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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM 020480 . . ~i .... BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS District No. 1 District No.2 DistTil,t No.3 commissioner commissioner Commissioner A. M. O'Meara, Chairman B. G. Brown, Member Carroll M. Mercer, Member Clerk of th0 Board Enginenr SecreLHY Betty J. Anderson, Auditor Milt Sanstrom, P.E. Jerdine C. Bragg M I NUT E S Week of February 4, 1980 10:00 a.m. Meeting called to order by Chairman A. M. O'Meara with all members present. Architect Dave Johnston reported on the gymnasium repair at the Recreation Center and submitted Change Order #1, directing the contractor to nail the loose connections on the existing roof trusses. The increased contract time for this work will be 10 days and the cost will be increased by $1,784.98. Commissioner Brown moved to approve the Change Order No.1, Commissioner Mercer seconded the motion. Unanimous. Johnston informed the Board that the trusses are not even, making hanging the drywall difficult but possible. He advised that it won't look good but it is workable. Eleanor Stopps, Vice President of the Admiratly Audubon,appeared and submitted a letter and information on "Adopt a Seabird on Protection Island" campaign which they hope will bring attention to the concerns of protecting Protection Island. The Audubon Society would like the entire island to become a Seabird Sanctuary or Wildlife Refuge preferrably under the U.S. Fish & wildlife Service System. Ms. Stopps asked the Board for their support. The Board advised Ms. Stopps that they were in full support of their ~fforts. The Board will write letters of support to the Nature Con- servancy and the U.S. Fish & wildlife Service. Hearing. Proposed Budget Appropriation for Central Services. $14,016.00 to be used for salaries and travel in the Inventory Control Program. No one appeared to speak for or against the the appropriation. Commissioner Brown moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 20-80 re: Order of Budget Appropriation. Commissioner Mercer seconded the motion. Unani- mous. This is an eight months C.E.T.A. funded project. Contract #1503-BGG-24033(1) , D.S.H.S. Dependency Hearings Contract Amendment. The amendment increases the amount payable to a maximum of $1,500.00 during the calendar year 1980. The Prosecuting Attorney has approved the contract and recommends approval by the Board. Commissioner Brown moved to approve and sign the contract, Commissioner Mercer seconded the motion. Unanimous. Discovery Bay Lodge building. permit, final determination. Persons in attendenance were Mr. & Mrs. Broders; Charles Gunstone & Reed Gunstone; Peter Eglick, attorney for the Broders' and Gunstones'; Jim Perkins; and John Rassier, attorney for Discovery Bay Associates. The Board, on January 7, 1980, declared a proposed declar- ation of non-significance to the building permit. For the final determin- ation the Planning Department submitted 9 conditions for approval of the building permit. Planning Director Goldsmith requested a change in the nineth condition in which the Board concurred. The Broders' and Gunstones' attorney stated that they are objecting to, and protesting the Shoreline Management Act Exemption for these 9 units that was issuerl' by the Assistant County Planner. They request that, if the Board declares a final declaration of non-significance, the publishing be delayed 60 days in order that the two parties might be able to come to an agreement and they can withdraw their objections. After much discussion about this,Commissioner Brown moved to declare a final declaration of non-significance with the 9 conditions rec- ommended by the Planning Department and the change in #9 as recommended by the Planning Director. Commissioner Mercer seconded the motion. Unanimous. The Board will delay publication for 60 days. F: "'??'In V('._ ,~[. _._h.iU .. -. MInutes for the week of February 4, 1980 Page 2 Paul Murphy, Board Member! of the Gardiner Community Center, sub- mitted bids on the building material ~or the basement of the Gardiner Com- munity Center. Commissioner Mercer mpved to accept the bid on the building materials from Port Townsend Lumber a~ $2,654.00, Commissioner Brown second- ed the motion. Unanimous. Bid on electrical supplies was acc~pted from All Phase in the amount of $721.10 by motion of Commissioner MerCer, seconded by Commissioner Brown. Unanimous. Marion Meecham appeared r~garding the proposed Olympic Airport. M& Meecham submitted a statement to t~e Board dealing with background of the proposal, citizen concern over questipns not dealt with by the FEIAR, and lack of fair consideration of reasonable alternatives. She is requesting a Commissioners' action requiring a ful!l-scale Environmental Impact Statement on the proposal and a sixty day exten!sion of the comment period on behalf of all the citizens wishing to comment. Planning Director Goldsmith advised the Board and Ms. Meecham that he wil!l be responding to the Environmental Assessment done by the F.A.A.. Agreement. Amendment to the agreement between the State Depart- ment of Game and Jefferson County for! the installation of a Rainey well system at the department's Clearwater! property. The Board approved and signed the agreement amendment. Shari Carter, member of the Clayton Schaill Orthopedic Guild, appeared to request the use of Memori~l Field for an antique car show May 3rd & 4th. The Board approved t~ use if the the field is in a dry condition only. They advised Ms. Car!ter to check with field maintenance, Tim Black prior to use. The Board aprroved use of the concession stand. minutes for the motion. Minutes. Commissioner Me!rcer moved to approve and January 28, 1980 as corre!cted. Commissioner Brown Unanimous. sign the seconded Resolution No. 21-80 re: Appointment of Mental Health Profes- sionals. Ms. Judy Van Auken; Mr. Ruf!fin LeBrane; and Mr. Hichael Beers are appointed as County Hental Health Pro!fessionals joining the current staff of Mr. Steve Simon and Hs. Annemarie Mende. Appointments effective Jan- uary 1, 1980. Commissioner Mercer mo~ed to approve and sign the resolution, Commissioner Brown seconded the motioin. Unanimous. Letter from Margaret Berry, Superintendent of the Port Townsend Public Schools regarding the cost and' use of the pool by the County. The Board took no action at this time. BUSINESS FROH COUNTY DEPARTHENTS: Planning re: , 1. Letter to the Depart~ent of the Army regarding the Army Corps of Engineers P!ublic Notice #071-0YB-Z-004693; Northern Tier Pipeli~e Company. The letter requests clarification on the! use of the smaller pipeline and the related engineering !di ficul ties. Commissioner Brown moved to sign the letter, !Commissione r Hercer seconded the motion. Unanimous. . Public Works re: 1. Report on Roadside ~egetation Control. Carter Breskin reported to the Boar!d that they have done a cost analysis and concluded that a mechanical control of roadside vege- tation would be appr!opriate. Costs would vary from road to road but they ha~e received an estimate of $60.00 to $70.00 per road mile! (one side), with 11 to 15 foot shoulders. Four or !five firms have shown interest in bidding on jobs. T~e Board requested that the roadside vegetation maps be g!iven to the Supervisor of County Roads with areas marked fo!r coordination between road crew and private firms. The !Board agreed with the Public Works Department's attemp~ to control roadside vegetation mechan- ically. . Refund to Boise Cascade protest for excess tax collection. by Commissioner Brown to allow the ution will be drafted. e~ aI, who paid 1978 property taxes under ~oved by Commissioner Mercer, seconded Tr!easurer to refund the money. A resol- : VOL 6: rAGE221 , ~. L '! Minutes for the week of February 4, 1980 Page 3 The Board recessed and reconvened Tuesday, February 5, 1980 to continue regular business. All membe~s were present. , Insurance Agent Homer smit~ appeared regarding year-end premium adjustments. He submitted the statem~nt of premium adjustments and dis- cussed the changes with the Board. $3,730.00 over 1979 figures due to salary increases that were not anticipated. The Road Crew was incorrectly estimated and will have to be recalculated. The Board, by motion of Co~issioner Brown, seconded by Commis- sioner Mercer, rejected the bid on the Clearwater water system (opened January 28, 1980) due to excessive co!sts. Unanimous. , Agreement. C.S. 1605 SR !20 - Fredrerick street, Jefferson County Intersection Agreement GC 5926. cons~ruct a minor intersection within the right-of-way of SR 20, centered east of and opposite approximate Milepoint 9.01, located in the southwest quarte~ of Section 16, Township 30 North, Range 1 West, W.M. at the County's expense. The Board approved and signed the agreement. . The Board recessed and reconvened Thursday, February 7, 1980 to continue regular business. All members were present. Resolution No. 22-80 re: c!.R.P. #474. Miscellaneous construction, drainage structures, etc. on various ~oads to be done in the 1980 construc- tion year. Appropriation from the of!ficially adopted road fund is as follows: Engineering, $2,500.00; Co~struction $25,000.00. Commissioner Mercer moved to approve and sign the ,above resolution, Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. Unanimous. Setting of County Engineeri's Salary. By motion of Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Mercer the Board set the County Engineer's salary at $28,200 for the year 1980, :effective January 1, 1980. Resolution No. 23-80 re: !Timber tax refund. Jefferson County shall refund to each owner of forest !land situated in Jefferson County who paid 1978 property taxes under protes!t that amount of money which represents an excess tax collection. Computati!on of that refund shall be made in the same manner as in Jefferson County Ca!use No. 9640. Commissioner Brown moved to approve and sign resolution !#23-80, Commissioner Mercer seconded the motion. Unanimous. Resolution No. 24-80 re: !Timber tax refund. Jefferson County Treasurer pay the judgement in Jeffer!son County Cause No. 9640 Ilbise Cascade, et al frcrn the =rent expense fund & reimburse thie current expense fund from its various junior taxing districts when funds be!come available from collection of taxes during calendar year 1980. Commissioner Brown moved to approve and sign the resolution, Commissioner Merber seconded the motion. Unanimous. erson, County Auditor cio Clerk of the Board . VOL APPROVED BY: I/') au~\l !( /f, //1 . fj(J/L/J"-/ ~. M. O'.Heara, C airman -- ~ B. G. Brown, Member ~ {1/vcA I!f/. !h1t/iAY/t . . rroll M. Mercer, Member 6 mE222