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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM012009 District No.1 Commissioner: Phil Johnson District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan District No.3 Commissioner: John Anstin County Administrator: Philip Morley Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney MINUTES Week of January 20, 2009 Chairman David Sullivan called the meeting to order at the appointed time in the presence of Commissioner Phil Johnson and Commissioner John Austin. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments Were made by citizens: a citizen stated his opinion that the draft Shoreline Master Program needs to be re-evaluated because the regulations are onerous and will put a financial burden on shoreline property owners and there is no science to prove that the current Shoreline Master Program isn't working; the Board and the public were invited to a special event hosted by the Sportsmen's Association on January 29 where two Army marksmen who are Olympic athletes will give a shooting demonstration and promote Army recruitment; two citizens commented on the new guidelines for the Public Comment Period and one of them noted that in his opinion the County Commissioners need to take time to dialog with constituents rather than just listening to what they have to say and not responding; and a person commented that he thinks the Commissioners need to make an effort to speak louder so that the people in the back of the Chambers can hear them. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 08-09 reO Establishment of the Amount of Conservation Futures Tax Levy Funds Available in 2009 to Approve Projects and the Establishment of a Deadline for Submission of Applications in 2009 in Accordance with Ordinance No. 06-0708-02 to Provide a System of Public Open Spaces 2. CALL FOR BIDS reO Supply of Aggregate Products; Bid will be Accepted Until 9:55 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2009 and Opened and Read Publicly Shortly Thereafter in the Jefferson County Commissioners Chambers 3. AGREEMENT reo 2009 Hotel-Motel Funding for the Operation of the Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitor Center; Jefferson County Historical Society 4. AGREEMENT reO 2009 Hotel-Motel Lodging Tax Funding; Jefferson County Historical Society 5. AGREEMENTS (3) reO 2009 Community Services Funding; 1) Jefferson County Fair Association; 2) Port Townsend Senior Association; 3) Gardiner Community Center Board 6. AGREEMENT, InterlocaI reo Provision of Juvenile Detention Facilities; Jefferson County Juvenile and Family Court Services; Kitsap County 7. AGREEMENT, Intergovernmental, Amendment No.1 reO School Nurse Corps Program; Jefferson County Public Health; Olympic Educational Service District #114 Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of January 20,2009 8. AGREEMENT, Intergovernmental, reO School Based Health Center; Jefferson County Public Health; Jefferson Healthcare Hospital; Port Townsend School District; and Chimacum School District 9. AGREEMENT reo Medical Service Agreement; Jefferson County Public Health; Group Health Cooperative 10. Road Use Permit to Access One Waste Disposal Site Permitted to Rayonier Forest Resources; Jefferson County Public Works; Washington State Department of Natural ResourCes II. Advisory Board Resignation; Jefferson County Tourism Coordinating Council; Robert A. Huelsdonk 12. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated December 23, 2008 Totaling $565,947.34 and December 27, 2008 Totaling $3,790.88 Letter of Support for Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program Funding; State Legislators: Commissioner Johnson distributed a sample letter to the State Legislators in support of continued funding for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program. Jefferson Land Trust is seeking funding from the program for acquisition of conservation easements for Finnriver Farm and the Brown Dairy. Commissioner Johnson made a motion to have the Board sign letters to Senator James Hargrove, Representative Lynn Kessler, and Representative Kevin Van De Wege in support of full funding for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The County Administrator noted that there will not be a County Administrator Briefing and if the Board wants to discuss anything, this would be an appropriate time. The Commissioners reported on the following items: Chairman Sullivan: . There are important Peninsula Development Association and RC&D meetings on Thursday that he needs to attend. He won't be able to attend the WSAC Legislative Steering Committee meeting that day. . The State Department of Ecology (DOE) did a presentation on the draft instream flow rule at the WRIA 17 Planning Unit meeting last week. The County will need to develop a mechanism to shift water rights around as needed to benefit property owners who want to preserve their water rights and also make water available for agriculture and other people and uSes. Mason County created a Conservancy Board. The County Administrator stated that there will need to be broader policy discussion with other local agencies and municipalities on this issue. He added that the Water Team is drafting some initial comments on the draft rule to send to DOE. Commissioner Johnson: . He plans to attend the Hood Canal Coordinating Council meeting on Wednesday and then continue to Olympia for the WSAC Rural Issues Committee meetings. . On Thursday, he plans to attend the WSAC Legislative Steering Committee meeting in the morning and the Coastal Counties Caucus meeting in the afternoon. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of January 20,2009 ~p",,,, t":,>"s ~~j:~~~ . He attended the Fort Worden Advisory Committee meeting and most of the discussion was about the proposed closing of Old Fort Townsend State Park. A suggestion was made to incorporate the operations of Old Fort Townsend State Park under the administration of Fort Worden State Park. Commissioner Austin: . He plans to attend a Puget Sound Partnership meeting with the counties on Wednesday in Olympia. . The State Board of Health (BOH) held a teleconference meeting last week. He is concerned about some of the issues they discussed. Due to budgetary constraints, the State will not be distributing vaccines to clinics and is considering discontinuing the requirement of eye drops for new born babies. . He read in the newspaper that there was a shellfish closure in Discovery Bay because of red tide. He plans to find out more about it and ifthey know how long the closure will last. He is concerned about the commercial shellfish beds in that area. . He received an email from the Director of the Olympic Gateway Visitor's Center located at SRI9/SR20 requesting that the parking lot be paved. Commissioner Austin asked if this project could be considered for the Economic Stimulus Package? County Administrator Philip Morley: . Last week he met with Bill Tenent, Executive Director of the Jefferson County Historical Society. They plan to expand their Research Center on SRI9. They think that the project may qualify for Economic Stimulus Funding and he asked for County support. HEARING re: Amending 2009-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): Chairman Sullivan opened the hearing on amending the TIP. Josh Peters, Transportation Planner, reported that the Board approved the 2009-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) last summer. The document allowed Public Works to set up the annual Construction Program for 2009 which was adopted by the Board on the same day they adopted the 2009 Budget. Public Works is requesting that the Board take action to add another project to the list which is an overlay of seven miles on Center Road and about a mile on Chimacum Road. The overlay project was on past TIPs but was removed because the funding wasn't available and there were other transportation priorities. In order to receive funding, a project must appear on the TIP list. The State Department of Transportation (DOT) recently sent them criteria for public works projects that would be eligible for Economic Stimulus Funding. The projects have to be ready to go out to bid early this summer. The County's standard procedure is to have the funding in place before a project is started and the projects that are ready to go this summer already have funding. The Board discussed several other projects including work on various trails. Josh Peters explained that the current phases of the trail projects do not meet the DOT criteria. The Chair opened the public testimony portion of the hearing. Hearing no comment for or against the amendment to the TIP, Chairman Sullivan closed the hearing. Commissioner Austin moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 09-09, adopting the amended TIP for 2009- 2014. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of January 20,2009 BID OPENING re: Supply of Liquid Asphalt: Jack Reid, Public Works Operations Manager, explained that liquid asphalt is used for the County's annual chip seal program. One bid was received from Albina Asphalt. The bid for the CRS-2P is $575 per ton and for the CSS-l is $550 per ton. The bid for the CSS-l dilute is $275. The bid for the transportation cost is $75 per ton. He explained that this bid was slightly above last year's bid. The Engineer's estimate was $562. Due to the high cost of oil last year, he noted that he is pleased to receive this bid. Commissioner Johnson moved to direct staff to review the bid and come back to the Board with a bid award recommendation. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Austin moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:42 a.m. to the next regularly meeting on January 26,2009. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. ~. '.' '. j:J" ~ ) JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD 11 COMW~SI:,NERS Li?J ~ David W. S~&iv~, Chair --v5"Z' I J <//j ,,'/ D..;;-t:c.' /f---.. Phil Jo son, Member r7r?~Jcmc Julie Matthes, CMC Deputy Clerk ofthe Board ~~ Page 4