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Home My WebLink AboutM040510 District No. I Commissioner: Phil Johnson District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Sollivan District No.3 Commissioner: John Austin County Administrator: Philip Morley Clerk oCthe Board: Lorna Delaney MINUTES Week of April 5, 2010 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 in attendance at the meeting: A man said that many people arc opposed to the grant the County has been given from the EP A because it will expand the Department of Community Development (DCD) and even though these grants sound good, they are always more expensive and have continuing costs; he added that he feels people will refuse to use the center; another man said that he represents the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights who are opposed to the County accepting the EP A grant; a man stated that he wonders if everyone is reading the same grant because he understood this grant would establish an education center to help people through land use planning processes; another citizen asked if it's been decided who will be involved in establishing this resource center and said that the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights group has many people who have the credentials and education to help with this type of resource center; another citizen thanked the Board for taking advantage of a grant that can help the County carry out some of the unfunded mandates for work that needs to be done; a citizen pointed out that unemployment is up again in Jefferson County and he thinks that the County would be wasting its time, money and effort for the work being funded by the grant; a citizen then spoke about the process of decision making by the Board and he feels that the citizens need to be in a higher level conversation than what is happening at these meetings and he suggested that the Wisdom Council process be used here; and another citizen referred to a political cartoon from this morning'S Peninsula Daily News and reminded the Board that the government exists because of the health of the private sector; another citizen pointed out that the economy is going to continue to deteriorate for the next several years; a citizen questioned why the County doesn't have an attorney present at their meetings; and a citizen congratulated DCD for the award of the EPA grant. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Austin moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. AGREEMENT: Designating the Official County Newspaper of Public Record for Legal Notices; Port Townsend - Jefferson County Leader 2. AGREEMENT re: Master Agreement for Products and Services; Jefferson County Central Services; Unisys Corporation 3. AGREEMENT Interlocal, Amendment No.1 re: Regional Duty Officer; Jefferson County Public Health; Kitsap County and Clallam County 4. AGREEMENT Interlocal re: Cooperative Bidding/Purchasing Software Agreement; Jefferson County Treasurer; Clark County Page I ~ Commissioners ~eeting Minutes: Week of AprilS, 2010 ~~\ :~~~i) 'Z::e,S;::;':/ 5. AGREEMENT re: Supply of Liquid Asphalt Products for Bituminous Surface Treatment Program; Jefferson County Public Works; Albina Asphalt 6. AGREEMENT re: 2010-2011 Pavement Marking on Various East Jefferson County Roads, Project No. 180-542-1844; Jefferson County Public Works; Stripe Rite, Inc. 7. AGREEMENT re: Quinault South Shore Road Emergency Repair, Project No. X01848; Jefferson County Public Works; Northwest Rock, Inc. 8. Concurrence and Authorization to Proceed with Real Property Negotiation and Acquisition for Larry Scott Memorial Trail - Segment 4, County Project No. CRI069 9. Waiver of Tipping Fee re: Annual All Volunteer Earth Day Cleanup: Jefferson County Public Works 10. Advisory Board Resignation re: JetTerson County Public Infrastructure Fund Board; Morris James, District #2 Representative II. Advisory Board Reappointment; Jefferson County Parks Advisory Board; Two (2) Year Term Expires March 24, 2012; Trevor Huntingford 12. Payment of Jefferson County V oucherslWarrants dated March 22, 2010 totaling $270,246.17; 13. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrauts dated March 19,2010 totaling S92.21 0.04 and AlP Warrants done by PaYToll dated March 19, 2010 totaling S33,617.77 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Austin moved to approve the minutes of March 15 and 22, 20 I 0 as presented. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: Each Commissioner provided an update: Chairman Sullivan asked the date for the next Joint Grmvth Management Steering Committee to which Philip Morley reported that because a date was suggested, but not confirmed by all the members, he is still working on this and will advise the Board when it is scheduled. Commissioner Austin reported that he attended a meeting on the Dosewallips State Park sewer system and that the ~arine Sciencc Center is looking at putting together a building to protect an Orca whale skeleton that is being assembled. Commissioner Johnson reported that the Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) under the Secure Rural Schools legislation is back in operation and will be reviewing projects for funding or funding match. County Administrator Philip Morley then reported that with regard to the EP A grant for DCD it is his understanding that this is a voluntary resource for citizens who are interested in assistance. He then advised that he will check with the Assessor regarding shoreline property values and he is continuing to work on a shared economic development strategy with the Port and the City. PROCLAMATION; Disability Awareness Month: Chairman Sullivan read the proclamation declaring April as "Disability Awareness Month." Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the proclamation as read. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of AprilS, 2010 ;:.~;?f'0. 1-';1 \,:\ \~,~-?Y PROCLAMATION; National Public Health Week: Chairman Sullivan read the proclamation declaring the week of AprilS to 1 L 2010 as National Public Health Week in Jefferson County. Commissioner Austin moved to approve the proclamation as read. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion and the Chair called for a vote on the motion. The motion canied unanimously. DNR TIMBER HARVEST UPDATE: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed new projections from DNR regarding the amount of revenue the County is expected to receive from timber harvests this year. DNR manages publically held timber lands for the County as well as other public entities. At the conclusion of the update Commissioner Austin moved to approve a letter to Peter Goldmark, Commissioner of Public Lands confirming that the Board supports the nomination of approximately 291 acres of State Forest Lands for the 2011-2013 Biennium Trust Land Transfer Program. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which earried by a unanimous vote. Workshop reo' Non-Motorized Transportation and Recreational Trails Plan - 2010 Update: Jim Pearson, Public Works Development Review Planning Project Coordinator, noted that this is the kickoff for the update of this plan which was adopted in 2002. The draft plan will only look at sections that need to be updated. They are proposing to hold this workshop and another workshop in 5 or 6 weeks, send out Press Releases, and post the draft plan on the website for public review before a public hearing by the Board in May. A capital improvement program will be added to this plan. HEARING reo' Road Name Change; Emil Road to Borgeson Road: Mara Dotson, Public Works Engineering Technician, reported that a petition was received to ehange the name of Emil Road which is located on the Coyle Peninsula. 4 out of 5 of the property owners on this road have signed the petition. There have been no objections from property owners, the Fire District, JEFFComm and Public Works do not objeet to this road name change. The Chairman opened the public hearing. Bill Magnan: stated that he and his cousins all own property on this road. John Borgeson is the original owner of the land and his family feels it is appropriate to name this road Borgeson Road after him. Hearing no further comment for or against the proposed road name change, the Chairman closed the public hearing. Commissioner Johnson moved to approvc changing the road name to Borgeson Road. (There was no second to the motion.) Commissioner Austin stated that he discussed this with JEFFCom and there is a Torkelson Road off of Center Road and there could be confusion with these names if an emergency call was made from a cell phone. He noted that the JetfCom person who signed off on the petition is the employee that works on the computers. County Engineer Monte Reinders reported that the road Commissioner Austin is referring to is Ole Torkelson Road and this road name would be Borgeson Road. He added that he personally checked with Jeff com and they felt there is an adequate ditlerence between the two names. Mara Dotson noted that Page 3 ~1~, \~) Mr. Stout the Jeff Com employee is the representative who has been appointed by Jeff Com to handle the department response to road name change petitions. Commissioner Austin stated that he is concerned that people may not say the full road name or say the name clearly. Philip Morley suggested that action be delayed on this road name for a week to allow staff to contact Jeff Com again to make sure they reviewed this request thoroughly. Mr. Mangan suggested that the road could be changed to Boregson Lane which might be easier to understand. Mara Dotson explained that if they vary from the 3 road name choices another hearing would be required. Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of AprilS, 2010 The Board met in Executive Session from 11: 12 a.m. to 11 :28 a.m. with the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney; Prosecuting Attorney; County Administrator and the Clerk of the Board regarding Attorney-Client Privilege Exemption as outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act as provided in RCW 42.30.110(1 )(i)(B); Potential Litigation. At the conclusion of the Executive Session the Board resumed their regular meeting and no action was taken. 2010 BUDGET UPDATE: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed handouts regarding how revenues arc coming in compared to what was budgeted for revenue in the 2010 budget. He explained that he is not currently recommending any immediate action, but he will continue to monitor the budget closely. He then reviewed new figures he received and projected based on the first 2 to 2 1/2 months of 201 O. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the following with the Commissioners: Calendar coordination Grant updates - Broadband BTOP and Google Broadband; and shared Resource Conservation \1anager Miscellaneous items Commissioner Austin moved to direct Al Scalf to draft a letter for the Board's signature to the EPA confirming the County's support of the Watershed Management (Resource Center) Grant application. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Page 4 .~~~N"':\ !'" u \" ~~)! '<GO/ NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Austin moved to adjourn the meeting at 3:40 p.m. until the next regular Monday meeting at 9:00 a.m. or special meeting as properly noticed pursuant to RCW 42.30.080. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of AprilS, 2010 , i.' . I, , ~ ,I, JEFFERSON COUNTY BOA;2RD or~COM;vrI,SSIONERS . , 1 / . P 1.1' i~% ~~~ David Sullivan, Chair MEETING ADJOURNED , , C o~ .,_ .'If, f.,..- '. 'J ""' u , SEAL; i J \'\00' . ;'. , " " '..0' ','\ . /./ ~. "/ ----- 'A,' ; ~ /,' /i.""--- Phil' J tm~oi1-lMember J~Cf!2., " -;\ . .;). ':J:J'> .c....-:"'.. . . ..... ATTEST: ,,<t '\ <"7j~- , (!. ''-) Dc Cc.~ h ~-I Lorna L. Delaney. CMC J. ., Clerk ofthe Board Page 5