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Home My WebLink AboutM 022778 BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS .0 .' Qistrict 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 MIN'UTES-- February 27, 1978 10:00 a.m. Meeting called to order by Chairman Mercer with all members present. Lon Wyrick re: Trident Update. Lon Wyrick, Trident Coordinator appeared to report that 1) the water grant for the City of Port Townsend has been approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City already has the authorization to incur costs for the project. 2) LEAA law and justice grants have also been approved for a sheriff deputy and equipment and costs can be incurred from January 1, 1978. Reimbursement will come from LEAA on a monthly basis. 3) Chimacum Fire District figures they will need $22,000 for a tanker and communications equipment which amounts to 52% of the total purchase cost. The application will be submitted to HUD by April 15, 1978. 4) A tour to view construction progress on Indian Island will be scheduled in April. Property owners from the Oak Bay and Olele Point area re: Olele Tavern Application. 16 persons appeared in opposition to the application. Two letters of opposition were received. Pat Knapp submitted a petition with 66 signatures opposing the application. Five persons spoke against the application stating it will create a traffic hazard and the area should remain residential. No one appeared in favor. Motion by commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara to deny the application and let it be known to the Washington State Liquor Control Board. Unanimous. Applause from the audiance. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Strom appeared to inquire about the improve- ment of a road in the plat of sentinel Firs. A petition to form a road district was supposed to have been submitted approximately three weeks ago, however, the petition was lacking proper legal description. Mr. Strom will check with the person handling the petition. ClintAldrich from Olympic Disposal appeared to check if the County has received his full payment. The County has been paid in full. Norm Pollock re: Union Contract for the County Road Department and Sheriff's Department. Norm Pollock and Don Lang appeared with the contract which include the clarification of "call time." Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to approve and sign. unanimous. BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS: Planning re: 1) Final Environmental Impact Statement for a) Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan and, 2) Proposed Adoption of Revisions to the Jefferson County Subdivision Ordinance. Planner Dave Goldsmith reported that no adverse responses have been received. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown for Chairman Mercer to sign the final declaration of non-significance. 2) Proposal for folding doors for the Third Floor Hearing Room. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to accept a proposal from The Expediters for the amount of $1471.40 including tax. 3) SEPA Proposed Threshold Determination; Shoreline Management Permit Applications: a) Application No. 7-78; Dungeness Farms, Inc. Formal application made for North of Brinnon by the old Pope and Talbot log dump. These tidelands are leased from the Department of Natural Resources. The project is for a permanent location for seasonal moorage of barges for loading and unloading of oyster seed cultch, with tVlll f f.\~ to 394 Minutes of February 27, 1978 Page Two ~ moveable ramp between shore and barge. The barges are tied in the winter and moved in and out in the summer. The Board reviewed the environmental check- list. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara for Chairman Mercer to sign a proposed declaration of non-significance. b) Application #8-78; Sea Farms, Inc. Project located south of Docewallips River to convert temporary facility to permanent facility for oyster and clam hatchery; together with seawater intake and discharge line; and to extend pier 50 feet maximum to align dock to edge of barge; and place rock rip rap on three sides of barge. The Board reviewed the environmental checklist. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by commissioner Brown for Chairman Mercer to sign a proposed declaration of non- significance. 4) SEPA Final Threshold Determinations; Shoreline Management Permit Applications a) Application No. 4-78; Larry Matheson. Project located north of Olele Point for earth landfill to bring property to a useable grade and slope. Planner Tom Aumock reported that no adverse comments were received from state agencies. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara for Chairman Mercer to sign a final declaration of non-significance. Second by Commissioner Brown. Unanimous. b) Application No. 2-78; cape George Colony to cover an existing pool and construction of a recreation hall. Tom Aumock reported that no adverse comments were received from agencies. Motion by Gommissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara to sign a final declaration of non-significance. Unanimous. c) Application No. 1-78; Evangelical Methodist Church for wood walkway down to the beach. Planner Tom Aumock reported that no adverse comments from state agencies were received. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara for Chairman Mercer to sign the final declaration of non-significance. 5) Army Corps Public Notice 071-0YB-2-004488; Sea Farms, Inc. for project near Goeduck Tavern in Brinnon for rock rip rap. Planner Tom Aumock reported that the applicant has applied for a Shoreline permit. Aumock requested that the Corps permit be withheld until a Substantial Development Permit application has been reviewed. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to sign a notice to the Corps stating this request. unanimous. 6) Forest Practices Applications: a) #FP-09-3490,Manke Lumber Company for thinning 120 acres located west of Dosewallips State Park. Planner Tom Aumock reported that the project is not within shoreline jurisdiction. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown for Chairman Mercer to sign a notice of no objection to the Forest Practices Administrator. b) #FP-09-03501, York Tree Farm for selective cut logging on land by Spencer Creek on Walker Mountain. Not a conversion. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown for Chairman Mercer to sign a notice of no objection. l\'llL 4: r.lt! ~O 395 . . . ~ ~inutes of February 27, 1978 Page 2 7) Planner Dave Cunningham reported to the Board on the meeting he attended with the state Oceanographic Commission to review an interim study report on liquified natural gas (LNG) and liquified petroleum gas (LPG). Discovery Bay will be one of the represen- tative study sites. Cunningham emphasized that Discovery Bay should not have been one of the study sites as it doesn't have fire or disaster aid pro- tection and it has no port facilities as well as no depth near the shore. Public Works re: 1) Local Cooperation Agreement re: Bank Protection Project; Hoh River. Engineer Becker submitted the agreement for the Board's action. Prosecuting Attorney,Bill Howard, approved the contract. Motion by commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara to approve and sign. 2) County Road Project No. 431 to asphalt surface .53 mile of Old Fort Townsend State Park Road, Resolution No. 16-78; and County Road Project No. 432 to asphalt surface 1.63 m11es of Linger Longer Road, Resolution No. 17-78. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara to sign Resolutions No. 16-78 and 17-78. Unanimous. 3) Call for bids for the improvement of 5.54 miles of Jefferson County Roads located in the Quilcene and Hadlock areas. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to approve and sign. Gardiner Community Center. The Board asked that a letter be written to two architects - Johnston Associates and BJSS - requesting proposals to correct structural inadequacies and to expand and make alterations of the Gardiner Community Center. The Board approved and signed a notice of no objection to the issuance of a liquor license for Carol and Marlene Batt for Chevy Chase Golf Club Restaurant. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to approve and sign the minutes of February 21, 1978. The Board signed three letters to livestock owners in the West-end and a response to concerned citizens regarding problems in that area. The Board recessed until Tuesday, February 28, 1978 to attend two meetings scheduled for that day regarding Northern Tier Pipeline and the Department of Revenue on Open Space Regulations. APPROVED BY: /!,IUVud01, ~, ca~:jairman B. G. Brown, Member ()\~f4/J/J: .-/ r M. 0 Meara, Member ATTEST: nderson, County nd Ex-Officio the Board '. 4: ~1E f.'O 396