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Special Meeting — September 16, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
and Port Townsend City Council
Healthier Together Task Force (HTTF) Presentation
Virtual and In-Person Attendance at
City Council Chambers —250 Madison St. Port Townsend, WA 98368
CALL TO ORDER: Jefferson County Chair/Commissioner Kate Dean called the special meeting to
order at the appointed time. City of Port Townsend Mayor/Councilmember David Faber called the City
Council regular meeting to order at the appointed time.
The following individuals were present for the Joint Special Meeting:
Jefferson County:
Kate Dean, Commissioner District No. 1, Chair
Heidi Eisenhour, Commissioner District No. 2
Greg Brotherton, Commissioner District No. 3, HTTF member
Mark McCauley, County Administrator
City of Port Townsend
David Faber, Councilmember, Mayor
Amy Howard, Councilmember, Deputy Mayor
Monica MickHager, Councilmember
Owen Rowe, Councilmember
Libby Wennstrom, Councilmember
Neil Nelson, Councilmember
Ben Thomas, Councilmember
John Mauro, City Manager
Carrie Hite, Director of Parks and Recreation Strategy
PRESENTATION re: Healthier Together Task Force (HTTF): HTTF Members Todd McGuire,
Cray Henry,Nancy Speser and Commissioner Greg Brotherton were in attendance to give a presentation
on their findings after months of research. The consensus reached by the HTTF members is that the
County should create a Public Facilities District(PFD), and that district conduct further research and
complete additional tasks, and then ask the voters for a .2% sales tax to fund a pool in a more centralized
location. After the presentation, they answered questions posed by the City and the County.
Commissioner Brotherton noted that he will look into the creation of an Interlocal Agreement between
the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County regarding the use of Lodging Tax funds.
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Commissioners Special Meeting Minutes of September 16, 2024
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Dean adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m. until the next regular
meeting or special meeting as properly noticed.
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