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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM061509District No. 1 Commissioner: Phil Johnson District No. 2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan District No. 3 Commissioner: John Austin County Administrator: Philip Morley Clerk of the Board: Loma Delaney MINUTES Week of June 15, 2009 The meeting was called to order at the appointed time by Chairman David Sullivan in the presence of Commissioner Phil Johnson and Commissioner John Austin. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens in attendance at the meeting: a property owner stated that he and some of his neighbors gave the County easements across their property for the Larry Scott Trail which recently became a portion of a national scenic trail without any notification to the property owners and he is concerned about liability issues; several residents of Port Ludlow asked the Boazd to reverse their current position on the Pope Resources- Department of Natural Resources land exchange and support the original proposal; a member of the Jefferson County Ferry Advisory Committee noted that there will be a State Ferries meeting in Port Townsend and one of the agenda items is a discussion on the current ferry reservafion process; several people stated that they think the Board should support the changes made by the Planning Commission in the latest draft of the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update because the Planning Commission made a good faith effort to address the concerns raised by shoreline property owners; and a citizen noted that he is concerned about how the regulations in the SMP will affect property values and the long-term financial sustainability of Jefferson County. APPRDYAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENTAGENDA: Commissioner Austin moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. AGREEMENT re: Nursing Services for School Based Health Center; Jefferson County Public Health Center; Jefferson Healthcare 2. AGREEMENT re: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services; Jefferson County Public Health; Office of Financial Management 3. AGREEMENT re: Collective Bargaining and Welfare Trust Subscription for Commissioned Deputies; January 2009 through December 2014; Jefferson County Sheriff s Office; Teamsters Local Union #589 4. AGREEMENT re: Center Road Overlay Project No. CR1827, Phase 4; Jefferson County Public Works; Lakeside Industries, Inc. 5. AGREEMENT re: Engineering and Design Services for Transfer Station Water Main Extension; Jefferson Count Public Works; Northwest Territories, Inc. 6. AGREEMENT re: Repairs to Oak Bay Road, Project No. XO 1813; Jefferson County Public Works; KPFF Consulting Engineers Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of June 15, 2009 ~~ ``' - ~ ~l t 7. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated June 8, 2009 Totaling $557,910.19 8. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated June 5, 2009 Totaling $725;383.54 and A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated June 5, 2009 Totaling $620,471.77 COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners reported on the following items. Commissioner Austin: • He did a site visit with some representatives from the Forest Service of the proposed locafion for the Dosewallips Road. The original road was the only access to the Olympic National Park in Jefferson County and it was washed out several yeazs ago. • He and the County Administrator toured the Port Townsend Paper Corporation facility. One-third of the cardboard recycled in Washington State is used at the mill. Commissioner Johnson: • He attended the Washington Association of Counties (WSAC) Conference last week. At the conference, he talked with Legislators from the House and Senate who head the Transportation Committees about the current ferry reservation system which he thinks is very misleading. Most people are not awaze that there is still stand-by loading when the Department of Transportation ferry webpage indicates that there aze no more reservations available. Chairman Sullivan: • He will attend a meeting at Fort Flagler regarding Mystery Bay water quality issues this week. • He will attend a meeting in Shelton with representatives from several local governments and the new Director of the State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. The State is changing the name of the department to the State Department of Commerce and they are also revamping the direction of this department. APPROVAL OFMINUTES: Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the minutes of June 1, 2009 as presented. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Discussion and Possible Approval: Two (2) AGREEMENTS re: Lease of TI Lines to Provide Network Data Connection to the Castle HiU Facilities and the Sheriff's Offue: County Administrator Philip Morley reported that the T1 line to Castle Hill Mall is a phone line and the Tl line to the Sheriff's Office is used for data. The Board asked about the difference between Tl and DSL service. Mike Frame, Information Services, commented that T1 service is more of a "mission critical" solution right now for the County. He stated that Tl is more stable. There are a few issues with the County using DSL lines because it can cost more and availability is questionable. Qwest has indicated that if adequate coverage of DSL is not available, they would recommend T1. The Department is looking at other solutions such as microwave from the Sheriff s Office or Port Hadlock to the Courthouse. One of the problems with bandwidth is not just Internet access, but the interaction between departments. The data traveling those Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of June 15, 2009 ' ' `'* ~-. lines includes backups which can take 4 or 5 days because of bandwidth issues. The ideal solution is fiber which is not available and is too costly. Commissioner Austin moved to approve the network service agreement with Qwest for the departments at Castle Hill. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Commissioner Austin moved to approve the network service agreement with Qwest for the Sheriff s Office. Commissioner Jolmson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the Week of June 22, 2009 as Amateur Radio Week: The Chair read the proclamation designating the week of June 22, 2009 as Amateur Radio Week. There will be a field day exercise June 26-28 at Old Fort Townsend State Park with an additional public awareness station at Pope Marine Park in Port Townsend. The public is invited to attend. Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the proclamation as presented. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The Board met in Executive Session from 10:20 a.m. to 11:15 am. with the County Administrator, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Planning Manager, Project Planner and Outside Legal Counsel regarding actual litigation. Prosecuting Attorney's Recommendation to Appoint Special Deputy Prosecutor; Mark Johnsen: After the Board came out of Executive Session, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney David Alvarez explained that their discussion concerned a Fourth Petition for Review faled on behalf of the Irondale Community Action Network (ICAN), Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board (WWGMHB) Cause No. 09-2-12. David Alvarez stated that the County has made a lot of progress on the Urban Growth Area, the General Sewer Plan, and compliance issues that needed to be addressed. A compliance hearing was held before the WWGMHB on June 2 and the Hearings Board has forty-five days to review the case and issue the Final Decision and Order on whether the County has come into compliance. Until then, the County remains invalid on certain issues and non-compliant on others. He noted that the Prosecuting Attorney plans to appoint Mark Johnsen as Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney to handle the Fourth Petition for Review because many of the issues in that petition are similar to issues in the first three petitions. Page 3 Commissioners Meefing Minutes: Week of June 15, 2009 *~~ County Administrator Briefing Session: Commissioner Johnson had an excused absence for the afternoon meeting. Chairman Sullivan and Commissioner Austin were present. The following subjects were discussed. • Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hoh Tribe for law enforcement services • Washington State~s3aeiation of Counties (WSAC) Conference debrief • Budget update • Preparation for June 25 Joint County/City Meeting • Fred Hill Materials, Inc. request for designation of Project of Statewide Significance (POSS) on the Pit to Pier Project • Irondale/Port Hadock Urban Growth Area and sewer system project grant • Status of legal challenge to the Brinnon Master Planned Resort • Status of Equestrian Park lease negatiations • Possibility of changing hours at the landfill • Bavshore Motel in Brinnon • Possible Gardiner Fire District merger • News release on Sheriff's Teamsters contract and update on Public Works contract • Status of Pope Resources/Department ofNatural Resources land exchange Letter of Appreciation to Agencies that Contributed to the Hood Canal Bridge Closure Mitigation: Commissioner Austin moved to direct the County Administrator to draft a thank you letter for the Boazd's signature to all the agencies and people who contributed to the Hood Canal Bridge closure mitigation. Chairman Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. NOTICE OFAD.7OURNMENT.• Commissioner Austin moved to adjourn the meeting at 3:50 p.m. until the next regular meeting on Monday, June 22, at 9:00 a.m. in the County Commissioners Chambers. Chairman Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by unanimous vote. MEE'j II~G` AI~~QURNED .~ '~•. S-~A~:` i ~, ~~ -~ _i.~_!r , <t .+s~~r ATTE r ie Matthes, CMC Deputy Clerk of the Boazd JEFFERSO COUNTY BOARD COMMISSIONERS David Sullivan, Chair ~"~. Phil Johnson, Member G,~(7 Jo Austin, Member Page 4