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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1228 Board received copy of memorandum from the Sheriff Hansen to the Dispatchers instructing them to minimize the building heat during the nights and weekends due to the raise in price of heating oil. Board concurs. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara to cut the furnace down at 4:00p.m. during the week and to write letter of advisement to the Planning Commissioner, Port Commission and the Shorline ManagemEn t Advisory Committee to dress warmly for the ir night meetings. Unanimous. I 418 Commissioner's Proceedings Vol. P Jefferson County, Washington ___ HU_.____,_~ i:-~~(i,~.~.'.__~'~-~-~_AY '__.~" l'T"'~:' 1S4111 February 11, 1974 . 10:00a .m. The Meeting called to order by Chairman Walter A. Kelly with all Member present. Hearing for Franchi se, Puget Sound Power & Light Company. Appearing are Mr. Walt Chitty and Mr. Ben A. Pederson, Right-of-way Agent and Supervising Engineer for Puget Power. Mr. Charles GutS tone, from Dis- covery Bay appeared also. Application includes all plats approved since last franchise was granted, all additional county roads and an expired state franchise regarding highway #90 extension from Center to Eagle- mount junciton to highway #13. Ellis Addition to City of Port Townsend, Bishop's Park Addition to Port Town- send and Pederson Addition to City Port Townsend, listed under Plats, were deleted due to their being inside the city limits. Upon thorough review of the application, motion was made by Commissioner 0' Meara. sconded by Commissioner Brown to approve and sign the 25 year franchise with Puget Power. Unanimous. I Mr. Jack Carroll, Member, MHIMR Bcmrd, appeared to request the Commissioners to write to Senator lackson for assistance in obtaining Federal funding for Bayshore Enterprises, Inc., Adult Mental Retardation",soirrool He advised that school has raised money locally, but has been unable to acquire any state or federal funding and is therefore in danger of being forced to close. Board will confir with the Director and obtain more facts' and figures pertaining to the school before writing a letter. I Assessor Hansen appeared with Richard 1. Jones, U.S.N. Ret. re:, Damaged access roads, Mats Mats Bay. Mr. Jones presented two letters, one Signed by him and the other signed by eleven property owners (7 by proxy) stating they wish to place a restrain!,ng order against Mr. E.A. Green and Mr. C. W. Gainer to prevent them from USing their heavy equipment on the access roads and doing more damage. Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner 0' Meara for Engineer Becker to write letter to Mr. Green advising of what type of equipment can and cannot be used on county roads. Board will' inspect the roads at lunch time today. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Brown to approve the minutes of last meeting. Unanimous. . Board received a letter from Mrs. Alice Lindsey Kawahara requesting the name of an agency that assists in cleaning up property damaged by winds and high tides. Commissioner Brown asked that answer be written adviSing that no such agency exists in lefferson County. Letter from County Sportsmen's Club re: Shooting Range. Request assistance is getting the clearing and logging contract let and completed at the earliest possible date. They also request that money derived from logging be placed in an escrow account to provide financing for other facilities in the Quilcene and Clearwater areas. Commissioner O'Meara advised that any money derived from logging must be placed in the general fund, however. Clllocations can be granted from said fund. Property will be inspected by the Board before action is taken. A discussion was held between the Board, Auditor Betty Temple, Prosecuting Attorney Daly and MH/MR Coordinator Bob Goehring re: Contract between the County and Bayshore Enterprises, Inc. Contract has to be written to enable the county to allocate funds to Bayshore, to be administered through the MH/MR Board. Pur- pose of Bayshore is to provide a diversified workshop program for the mentally retarded adults of lefferson County, in conjunction with the mental health program. Prosecuting Attorney Daly will draw up the <D ntract and required resolution for executiDn. . Board signed contract between the Department of Social and Health Services and the County fol' statl1 funding in the amount of $ 1,090.00 (for 1st. quarter of 1974) to be awarded to Bayshore Enterprises. Planning Director Cunningham appeared regarding the follOWing: (I) Letter from the Corps of Engineers relating to the procedural response to their public notices. Question as to whom shall reply to said notices. No final decision by the Board. (2) Hearing date for the Preliminary Plat of Palmers Homesite Addition. Date set for February 25,1974. Notices will be published and pasted by the Planning Department. (3) Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Plat of Seaire Condominiums, Termination Point. Mr. Lyle Kussman, Developer and Mr. Paul Webber, Geological Engineer and Consultant were both prl'lsent. Mr. Cunningham reviewed the Assessment and advised that the Planning Commission recommends that preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is not necessary, nor, in their opinion, should be required. Mr. Weeber presented the preli minary report on his findings regarding the soil. and geology of the proposed plat. He investigated the slide area mainly and explained method used to determine where the slipping is occuring and how to keep control of the processes he recommends to stabllit:e the sl1de marlS and for firect control during construction. Board finds that they concur with the Planning Commission's recommendations and by motion of Commissioner O'Meara, and second by Commissioner Brown, the applicant was instn.:cted to publish a Declaration of Insignificant Impact in the local paper for review by the public. Unanimous. I I Resolution No. 10-74, C .R.P. No. 376, in the matter of the South Bogachiel Road, County Road No. 218, approved and signed by the Board, as follows; .