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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM 071078 BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ~',. I . I . I.' Dlst~lct 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 Betty J. Anderson, Audi tor Edwin A. Becker, P.E. Jerdine C. Bragg Engineer Secretary MINUTES July 10, 1978 10:00 a.m. Meeting called to order by Chairman Carroll M. Mercer with all members present. Gael Stuart re: Head Start Program: Mr. Stuart reported that: 1) A $3900 grant from HEW was received for the improvement of the basement of the Recreation Center for the Head Start program,and'2) a grant for carpeting for a portion of the Floor. 3) They have $2100 for dry wall for the west wall of the basement, but he hesitates to go ahead with the work until the moisture problem is corrected. The Board will have our building inspector check it and advise. 4) More than $13,000 have been received since December of 1977 for upgrading of the Recreation Center. Head Start pays $6,000 in rent for the building. They request a reduction of rent in return for the upgrading because of rising costs. Mr. Stuart will write a letter of request for this. 5) Use of kitchen at Recreation Center. T.he Senior Citizens have asked for a change of time for nutrition program from noon to 4:30 p.m. Head Start will still require use of kitchen facilities at noon time. A meeting to discuss the change was set for Thunsday at 10:30 a.m. petition for Excise Tax Refund: from Roberts and Knapp for The Tax was paid twice in error. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, Commissioner Brown to approve the refund. $39.50. second by Petition for Tennis Court in Brinnon. 23 persons signed a petition requesting a community tennis court in Brinnon. The Board will check with Engineer Becker to see if the County has any land in that area. Bike trails. The Chimacum Grange submitted a general request for bike trails along county roads. Bike trails are included in the County Road Program and will be added when improvements to roads are done. Phil Best, Attorney, Toandos peninsula Association. Nine persons from the Toandos peninsula Association appeared. A representative from Pacific Rim appeared. Prosecutor Howard and Planner Dave Goldsmith were present. Lester Lambert, President of the Toandos Association read aloud and submitted in writing statements and recommendations regarding the build- ing permit application and environmental impact of Thousand Trails Camper Club. Attorney Best summarized the impacts. He quoted a case of Polygon Corporation of May, 1978 which states that the state environmental policy act is one of the pertinent laws which must be satisfied before issuance of a building permit, and that a building permit can be denied on the basis of environmental impact. Chairman Mercer asked if there was opposition to the change of the entrance by Zelatched Road by the Toandos Association. The Association has no objection, but the property owners affected by it ~u1d be contacted. The Board will take time to review all the information presented. The following day the Board discussed the meeting with Prosecutor Howard and decided to have the Planning Department prepare a supplement to the original Environmental Impact Statement to include all the conditions discussed so far. Then the Board will review before making a final decision. Formation of Cemetary District; Quilcene. 3 persons from Quilcene appeared for the hearing in favor of the cemetary district. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara to adopt the formation of Cemetary District No. 2 and to put at least 3 names on the ballot for election in September. The Board will sign the resolution when at least 3 names are submitted. Second by Commissioner Brown. [VOL 4 fm f-01375 Minutes of July 10, 1978 Page '2 Phil Boling re: request for permanent easement across County property to his 5 acre tracts behind old County landfill at Hadlock. The Board will have Engineer Becker check the area. Mack Atkinson, Recreation Director submitted his resignation as Director of the East Jefferson County Recreation Program. Per diem, Board of Equalization. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to raise per diem rate to $50.00 per day. BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS: Planning re: 1) Sea Farms, Inc. The Board appeared and Chairman Mercer signed a letter of notification to Sea Farms for a 90-day extension of the temporary permit to allow adequate time to reprocess the permanent shoreline permit. 2) Contract between Jefferson County and the Department of Ecology for the County to receive $2700 for 1978- 79 fiscal year for administration of state and local permits related to the Environmental Coordination Procedures Act. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara to approve and sign. 3) Pope and Talbot Development, Inc., proposed preliminary plat of Port Ludlow #4. The proposed plat involved 120 acres of land to include 216 single family lots, or 56 % of total acreage. 29% is for open space and green belt. The proposed road will be a county road with a 12% grade. The Board reviewed the environmental checklist and raised several questions reo drainage, road grade, school designated area of original plan, will lots be included in Home Owners Association, recreational facilities, original plan. The Planning Department will check on these issues and report back. Clerk: 1) The Board signed a letter to the Washington State Association of County Clerks declining an invitation to the Clerk's Convention due to prior commitments. The Board recessed to attend the Health Board meeting on Tuesday, July 11, 1978 at 9:30 a.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. to continue regular business. Prosecuting Attorney: 1) Resolution No. 54-78, authorization of insurance benefits for elected officials. The Board discussed this with Prosecutor Howard. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara to adopt Resolution No. 54-78 to authorize hospital and medical aid insurance for the Jefferson County Commissioners on the same basis as provided other county employees and their dependents. 2) Setting of salaries of Commissioners. Prosecutor Howard drafted a resolution to establish salaries of the Jefferson County Commissioners at $12,000 for the year 1979, $13,000 for the year 1980; $14,000 for the year 1981; $15,000 for the year 1982; and $16,000 for the year 1983. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioners to approve Resolution No. 55-78, adopting the above salaries. Included intheResolution is a clause that allows for a reduction of salary or for it to remain the same should economic climate so indicate. The Board approved and signed the minutes of June 26, 1978. l~'aL 4 m! . 0 1376 ~Minu~es of July 10, 1978 Page' :3 . six Year Road Program: Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to adopt the six Year Road Program, Resolution No. 56-78. Request for funds - Department of Social and Health Services. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to approve and for Chairman Mercer to sign a letter authorizing the request of Bob Goehring to obtain a cash advance from the state for Mental Heal th, Drug Abuse Prevention, Alcoholism and Developmental Disabilities programs. APPROVED BY: f!tl/j/l~ Iff). @JI/lA1/( . Carroll M. Mercer, hairman ~-k~ B. G. Brown, Member ATTEST: fA),JJ1( &:dLM~~ A. M. O'Meara, Member nderson, County and Ex-Officio of the Board L VOL 4 rAC~ ~'01377