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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM 092677 ~ <"\ ..... BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS District No. 1 Commissioner District No. 2 Commissioner District No. 3 Commissioner A. M. O'Meara B. G. Brown Carroll M. Mercer Clerk of the Board Engineer Secretary Betty J. Anderson Edwin A. Becker, P.E. Jerdine C. Bragg - -M-I-N-U-T-E-S- - September 26, 1977 10:00a.m. Chairman Mercer called the meeting to order with all members present. Rand Durant District Sanitarian, reported that he was still investigating the BrJ.dgehaven plat reo 1 completJ.on of the water system; 2) failure of water system; 3) water tap for "Thompson" in Division III. Randy will report his findings to the Board. Budget Amendment, Mental Health/Drug Abuse Fund, 1977. Robert Goehring, Director, Community Counseling appeared and reviewed the budget amendment with the Board. Additional 1977 Grant-In-Aid funds were granted to the Jefferson County Mental Health and Drug Abuse Program changing the total budget for the year from $83,465 to $95,895 or an increase of $12,430. The increase is due to a special projects grant, a 5.5% cost of living raise, additional revenue from Medicaid payments and less revenue from the hospital. The Board by motion of Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown signed Resolution No. 69-77 accepting the supplemental budget. No one appeared for or against. petition for the establishment of a county road along the course of the existing Griffith's Point Road, Marrowstone Island, lO signatures. According to the Revised Code of Washington, before a hearing can be set the Board must have the road and right-of-way checked by the county engineer. Therefore, Commissioner Brown moved, Commissioner O'Meara seconded to have Engineer Becker check the road and right-of-way. The Board reviewed the environmental checklist received from Chimacum School District #49 for the proposed declaration of non-signifi- cance for the construction of the new high school. The Chimacum School District is the lead agency. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara for Planner Dave Goldsmith to draft a letter stating the Board's findings. Unanimous. The letter was drafted and signed by Chairman Mercer. The Board reviewed a copy of a letter from Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Wagner to the Port Commission complaining about trespassing on the private property of Richard and Katherine Borden adjacent to the public beach on Quilcene Bay. The Board will check with the Planning Department about the progress of the Beach Marking Program. The Board reviewed an application to bur,ya cable along King Drive East of Seamount Drive, South of Brinnon (a county road right-of- way) from United Telephone Company of the Northwest. It was given to Engineer Becker to check. The Board reset the date for holding a public auction of surplus county property by signing a notice of public hearing to be advertised for two consecutive weeks in the local newspaper. Dorothy Adams appeared reo Renewal of permit to harvest brush at the County Gravel Pit, Coyle. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara to approve and sign. Unanimous. Les Findley and Bob Carlson of Howard Cooper Corporation submitted a report on the water system at the West-end Courthouse. The present filter system is not eliminating the contaminant which smells like gasoline and is greasy. Engineer Becker recommended digging the well deeper to see if the water is clearer. The Board feels additional tests and efforts would be wasted and therefore agrees that the filtering system be removed. , VOL 3 PACE 01290 - .\ - " 1../' ~utes of Page Two September 26, 1977 " Tom M~e of Domsea Farms, Inc. appeared to submit an environ- mental checklist for the proposed location of a shore service facility at either Hadlock, Indian Island or with the Port of Port Townsend. The Board reviewed the environmental checklist. McVanereported that Domsea Farms has many slides and films of existing sites available. Also the Planning Department has taken photos of these sites and of the proposed sites with a 135 mm lens which photographs in scale with the way the eye sees it. McVane invited the Board and local residents to visit the existing sites~ He reported when viewing the Manchester site from Bain- bridge (which is a similar distance as Indian Island to the mainland) people often times are not able to even see it. The main platform is 18" above water. It's covered with nets which are about knee height and keep birds from taking fish. 99% of the pens are that height. There's a small feed building and a warm up shack - both 8 feet high. The fish that die in the pens are picked, counted and taken to a shore base, put in containers and hauled to a solid waste refuse. Also every ounce of processing waste is vacuumed from the fish and taken to solid waste dis- posal. In response to Chairman Mercer's inquiry, MCV~ stated that the water at Manchester is leased from the Department of Natural Resources on a 3 year lease and is renewable. Planner Dave Cunningham inquired if the bottom of the Manchester site had been analyzed. McVaQe stated that it had been analyzed and that it was found to lack probe. Also, a blocking of light destroys the undergrowth. But there is an increase in bottom fish, crab and shrimp due to some of the feed filtering through the pens. Cunningham asked what the salaries would be if 12 local people are hired. MCVane said they would range from approximately $650 to $lOOO per month. Commissioner O'Meara stated that the county will get a percentage from the Department of Natural Resources. He also stated that he sees no need for a .full impact statement. Commissioner Brown pointed out that if it turns out at a later date that an E.I.S. is necessary it can be done. There will be some aesthetic problems which concern the local residents. Chair- man Mercer commented on a need to encourage the growth of such projects for the good of the county,. Cunningham replied that if there is not enough impact to warrant an E.I.S. and there are still impacts to address then it could be handled by including conditions with the permit. The Board indicated interest in visiting the Manchester site. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, seconded by Commissioner Brown that an E.I.S. not be required with the provision that No. 18 on the original checklist be changed to "yes." The Board received the petition signed by 153 Hadlock area residents opposing the Domsea Farms application to the Corps of Engineers, Reference No. 971-0YB-I-004218 for commercial fish pens off Hadlock. The Board approved and signed the minutes of September 19, 1977. APPROVED BY: !!.. tWLtrll /Ill, fin UI/Ct/v , Carroll M. Mercer, Chairman L5?d!&~ B. G. Brown, Member ATTEST: a~ . 1:1.-'..11 ./ ]1;,. . ' 0 ' e a, Member- Betty J. Anderson, County Auditor and Ex-officio Clerk of the Board :VOL 3 PAGE 01291.