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Home My WebLink AboutM 011777 , , ~_;:J;\.~<D .~:- ,.J-~:..~:"-:-:::<)C\ CJ;:~~/~\'{ C(_:'>t.>~-=3SI;=Y~<-SP3 . , D:Lstr:-ict L';o. 1 Distric.t No. 2 District No. 3 Commiss2.oner Conunissio::1er CommissioneJ: A.N. OlNea:ca B.G. Brown Carroll I,1. Hercer, Chairman Clerk of the Board Engineer Secretary Betty J. Anderson, Auditor Edwin A. Becker, P.E. Jerdine c.. Bragg ------ M I NUT E S January 17, 1977 10.00a.m. Meeting called to order by Chairman Carroll M. Mercer with all members present. Hearing: Proposed road vacation; portions of Denison Street and Blocks in Captain Tibbals Lake Park; Homer H. Tobin, petitioner (con't from Jan.10th). No one appeared to speak for or against the proposed vacation. The question as to what portions of the blocks Mr. Tobin is requesting to be vacated is still unanswered, therefore, it was moved by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Con~issioner O'Meara to continue the hearing until January 24th to allow time to acquire the information needed to make a determination. Unanimous Von Webb, local Manager of the Department of Natural Resources, came before the Board to present the Department's brochure relating to the income from county trust lands, and to explain why the income was down last year and what can be expected through 1978. He said state wide income was down somewhat from projections in 1975-76 due to the "soft market", Le. decreas- ed construction and lack of logging on state lands. Estimated transmittals to the county for 1977 - $227,349, and 1978 - $570,867, based on estimated current appraisals and assuming payment over time periods projected by their area personnel. Commissioner Brown reported that he had attended a meeting regarding the case of the Snohomish Tribe and Slade Gorton, Atto~~ey General vs Jefferson County and Kala Point Co. in the matter of a Shoreline Management Develop- ment Permit issued by the county to Kala Point for the construction of four tennis courts. Contention is that the area designated for the tennis courts is an archaeological site. His understanding is Kala Point has agreed to hire an archaeologist to 'conduct an explority investigation to find out if its a bona fide site and if there are artifacts in the area, to have them dug out. If the Tribal Council demands additional ~ncessions, Kala Point is prepared to claim the challange was untimely filed. Brown said one of the biggest problems is that projects outside of shoreline jurisdiction, or those that are exempt from the shoreline permit system, are not investigated for historical value. Discussion was held with the Planning Director involving preventative planning, however, no solution was reached because of the county's enability to obtain the locations of all archaeological sites that have been established, except by section, and the possibility that there may be numerous sites within the county that are as yet unknown. Business From County Departments: Planning: 1) Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice No. 071-0YB-I-003504; Department of Natural Resources - reissuance of clam harvest- ing permit; Portage Canal, near Hadlock. Exempt from Shore- line Management Permit System due to operation existing prior to Shoreline Management Act of 1971. Moved by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner O'Meara to sign notice of "exemption" and "no objection" to the Corps. Unanimous 2) Correspondence from the Department of Natural Resources re: Fletcher & Fletcher Co.; Project on Hoh River Oxbow. State advised that Fletcher has met all requirements on the road construction and the stop-work order has been lifted. i!VOL 3 FAGE 53 ) , Minutes of January 17, 1977 con't. p. 2 Planning con't: ~) Copy of letter to David Goldsmith re: County's application for Federal funds for Recreation Center. Funding denied under the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976. Planning Director will look for other funding sources. ij) Port Boat Haven Facilities Analysis - Port of Port Townsend would like to joint sponsor with the county on the next funding cycle for Shore- line Management grant money to develop plans for future locations of marinas and boat launches. 5) Letter of disapproval from Earl Amick re: Corps of Engineers Public Notice No. 071-0YB-2-003743; Port's moorage project on Mats Mats Bay. Plan- ning Director advised that the Port is delaying drafting of the impact statement until the above noted study (#4) determines if Mats Mats Bay is the most logical location. Treasurer: Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for January, 1977. Moved by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Chairman Mercer (in the absence of Commissioner O'Meara) to sign certifica- tion. Pete Crane, new Trident Coordinator replacing John Horsley, appeared to meet the Commissioners and to brief them on the present statis. He said they have revised the population impact figures from 32,000 down to about 28,000 total through 1985 due to new data on grade level from the Navy, and it may be reduced further. The Board expressed their concerns over: (1) Kitsap County's report stating this county would only be impacted 2 percent; and (2) that the coordinator for Jefferson/Mason counties was suppose to have been hired six months ago. Crane said their thinking on the percentage was that Jefferson could be impacted by as high as 10 per- cent, but with a minimum of 2 percent, and he would like to have this figure worked out scientifically when the Jefferson/Mason counties co- ordinator is hired. Also, all fiscal 1976 budget monies have been depleted and there will be no funds available to hire the new coordinator until March 1st. A new budget has been submitted for Defense Department 608 funds including a $15,000 figure for the new coordinator, but Jefferson and Mason counties will have to supply a 25 percent match. Board advised that hiring arrangements had been agreed upon with John Horsley over eight months ago and asked Crane to check the records on financing of the new position. Board also requested Crane to start the process for hiring immediately and to send progress reports to both Jefferson and Mason Counties so they can be cognizant of whats going on. Irene Bergsagel, Emergency Medical Services Planner, presented the By-laws and resolution for establishing the Western Jefferson County Emergency Services Council. She said basically the wording was the same as was used for the Eastern Jefferson County Council with the exception that they chose to drop the word "medical" from their title, and prefer not to be incorpo- rated. After briefing, it was moved by Commissioner O'Meara, seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve By-laws and sign Resolution No. 2-77. Ms. Bergsagel also discussed the progress of the Councils. Resolution No. 3-77 re: Removal of right-of-way reservation from Treasurer's Deed -- Tract 28 Seahome Addition, was approved and signed by motion of Com- missioner Brown and second by Chairman Mercer in absence of Commissioner O'Meara. Letter was received from Edwin H. Wilder, wildlife Biologist, U.S. Forest Service, objecting to the DNR's clam harvesting permit in Kilisut Harbor. Response will be sent explaining project is exempt from S.M. permit system due to it being in operation prior to the Shoreline Management Act of 1971. . VOL 3 fAGE 54 ... . I'" Minutes of January 17, 1977 con't. p. 3 Minutes of the meeting held January 10, 1977 were approved by motion of Commissioner O'Meara and second by Commissioner Brown. Unanimous The remaining correspondence was reviewed with little or no comment as follows: Letter and information from the state Highway Commission reo County's participation in Section #209 & 210, Federal-aid Highway Safety Act. (Referred to Engineer Becker to determine if county should take action.) Two reports from the Assessor's office reo 1) 1977 Jefferson County, Washington Tax Levies for Ships and Vessels; and 2) Breakdown of Taxing Districts - Amended. List of property tax collections in Jefferson County during 1976 from the county Treasurer. Letter of appreciation from the Manager, Fort Flagler State Park, for the cooperation and help given through the Bicentennial Beautification Program. Letter and copy of draft Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement from the Quilcene District Ranger. (Written comments will be requested from Sheriff Hansen.) Notice from DSHS of additional funds for county's alcoholism program. Copy of letter from State Liquor Board of disapproval of application for class A license from Francis Marion Millard d/b/a Peg's, Brinnon. Information from the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. Minutes of Tri-Area Community Center Board of Directors meeting of January 3, 1977. There being no further business before the Board the meeting was adjourned. APPROVED by: ~ f1/l/Ji[m, /Jrje/lA'..t1 ' Carroll . Mercer, Chairman ATTEST: ~~ B.G. Brown, Member n erson, County nd Ex-officio the Board () 9Jc~Y/V# ~/ A.M.O'Mea " Member VOL 3 PAGE 55