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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM 112177 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, Chairman Clerk of the Board Engineer Secretary Betty J. Anderson Edwin A. Becker, P.E. Jerdine C. Bragg -M-I-N-U-T-E-S- - November 21, 1977 10:00 a.m. Meeting called to order by Chairman Mercer with all members present. landfill: Bid Opening for Sale of stockpiled timber at Port Townsend Jerry L. Short 30% Engineer Becker recommended the bid be rejected as unreasonable. Motion by Commissioner Brown to reject bid. Seconded by Commissioner O'Meara. Fred Palank re: Irondale road project. Mr. Palank, Mr. Bellinger and Bill Brayton appeared. palank reported they have been working on a project to open roads on property in Irondale since 1962. palank reported there has been some confusion on what was required. commissioner Brown explained that the county gets 50% of the timber to use to gravel and fine grade. Whoever opens the road gets the other 50% and has to clear, grub, and rough grade. palank reported that they would rather not clear and grub due to costs and problems of contacting the property owners. The Board recommended a Road Improvement District (RID) be formed and gave Palank the information how to do this. Steve Corra and Bonnie Brewer re: Encroachment Permit. Corra and Brewer are considering purchasing a house on Lot 5, Plat of South Port Townsend, but a portion of the house is on a county right-Of-way. They requested an encroachment permit or a road vacation. The lot is 45 x 120. The road right-of-way is 75.5 feet. The Board explained that there is no need for an encroachment permit as the house is already encroaching. Commissioner Brown stated that the road right-of-way may never be used but it is too early in the growth of that area to decide at this time. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara to approve Resolution No. 78-77 and 79-77, County Road Projects 427 and 428 respectively. CRP 427 is to grade, drain and surface County Road No. 12, Beaver Valley to SRl04, 2.32 miles. CRP 428 is to widen and resurface 1 mile of Dabob Road. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to approve Preliminary Drug Abuse Plan of 1978, and for Chairman Mercer to sign a letter to Mr. Ken Hardin at the Drug Abuse Office in Olympia notifying him of the approval. BUSINESS OF COUNTY DEPARTMENTS; Planning re: 1) Army Corps Notice 07l-0YB-2-004370, Fred Williams. Planner Tom Aumock reported that a cost breakdown to install boat ramp and place fill at Triton Cove has been received. Question is whether cost is under $1,000 to be exempt from Shoreline Management Act. The Board requested a further breakdown of costs to include the fair market value of all the items. 2) Forest Practices Permit Application FP-02-0l588, Harold Steinke to do logging near Beaver Valley Road to convert to residential. It is not within shoreline jurisdiction. Commissioner O'Meara moved that Chairman Mercer sign a letter of no objection to Forest Practices Administrator. The applicant was advised by the Planning Department that any subdivision should be coordinated with Jefferson County. 3) Coyle Community Plan. Planner Dave Cunningham reported that the State Environmental Policy Act has Statute of Limitations which requires that once action is taken VOL ~ ji oJ PAC" 0].524 . ~inu~es of November 21, 1977 Page Two (for example, approval of Community Plan), we must publish the Statute of Limitations in the local news- paper and send the Department of Ecology a notice. This has the effect of limiting the amount of time the county can be taken to court to challenge the adoption of the plan on the basis of non-compliance of the State Environ- mental Policy Act. It doesn't mean people can't challenge it for some other reason. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara second by commissioner Brown to publish notice according to the SEPA Guidelines. 4) Domsea Farms, Inc. Cunningham reported that responses have come in from Domsea, Corps of Navigation, Department of Game. It appears there are enough responses to make a Threshold Determination with the exception of the final response from the Navy. Domsea has requested the Board withhold' a Threshold Determination until December 5 to allow Domsea time to discuss it further with the Navy. The Board discussed the towboat situation and advised Cunningham to find out how many towboats go through the canal. The Department of Game reports there are no seal rookeries in that area known to them. The Health Department is satisfied with Domsea's sewage facilities on the fish pens. The Board approved delay until December 5, 1977. The Board is going to interview applicants for two Solid Waste jobs next Monday, November 28, 1977. petition for road vacation by Richard H. and Jeannette P. Earhart. The Board reviewed the petition and set the hearing for December 19, 1977 by a motion of Commissioner O'Meara, seconded by Commissioner Brown. Call for Bid. The Board approved and signed a call for bids for painting the Auditor's offices and the Commissioners' Chambers. Bid opening set for December 12, 1977 at 10:30 a.m. The Board signed a "Notice of Time and Place of Hearing Budget Extension for 1977 and Proposed Budget of Jefferson County for the year 1978," for publication in the Leader November 24 and December 1, 1977. The Board recessed until Tuesday morning. 10:00 a.m. The Board reconvened on November 22, 1977 to meet with the Teamsters agents to negotiate cost-of,'living raises for 1978 for the Sheriff's Department and the Road Department. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second Commissioner O'Meara to order 175 stacking chairs, 1 judge's chair and a swivel chair from Capitol Industries under State Contract No. 45~76. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara for Chairman Mercer to sign the Washington State Liquor Control License for I license for December 1, 1977 for the Harbormaster Restaurant. APPROVED BY: (: c?/!/L(,fj//lf! Iff'v /1/(';/7 Carroll M. Mercer, Chairman ~~ B. G. Brown, Member a,~<~~ A. . O'Mea a, Mem er ATTEST: An erson, County and Ex-officio of the Board VOL 3 fAGf 0:1.525