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Regular Agenda
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR AGENDA REQUEST
TO:
Board of County Commi!l!j{oners
Philip Morley, County AllminilltJ'ator
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May 24, 2010
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT: . Joint Growth Management Steering Committee
Port Hadlock UGA
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
This Agenda Request includes a proposed resolution to outline the process to recruit and appoint a
representative from the Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area to the Joint Growth Management Steering
Committee.
ANALYSISISTRATEGIC GOALS:
The Growth Management Steering Co=ittee serves as a regional oversight body during the development of
comprehensive plans to as~ consistency with the County Wide PIlIT1ning Policies as required by the
Growth Management Act. This Committee is comprised of the Board of County Co=issioners, three
Council members from the City of Port Townsend, a Port of Port Townsend representative and with
approval of this resolution a representative from the Port Hadlock UGA.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Any fiscal impacts associated with adopting this resolution will be absorbed by the 2010 adopted budget by
Jefferson County.
;!mCOMMENDATlON:
Staff reco=ends the BOCC approve the resolution.
REVIEWED BY:
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Philip Morl
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
STATE OF WASHINGTON
In the Matter of Adding a Representative
of the Port Hadlock UGA as a Voting
Member to the Joint Growth
Management Steering Committee
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, Chapter 36.70A.210 RCW directs the County in cooperation
with its cities, to develop a County-wide Planning Policy to be uses as a policy framework
from which county and city comprehensive plans are to be developed and adopted; and
WHEREAS, by joint resolution (County Resolution No. 107-91 and City
Resolution No. 91-90) Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend established a
Growth Management Committee to oversee the development of this policy; and
WHEREAS, by joint resolution (County Resolution No. 128-92 and City
Resolution No. 92-112) the County and City of Port Townsend jointly adopted County-
wide Planning Policies on December 21, 1992 as a foundation from which to judge
consistency between County and City Comprehensive Plans; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Growth Management steering Committee (JGMSC)
has continued to function in an advisory capacity since the adoption of the County-wide
Planning Policies; and
WHEREAS, Policy #10 of the County-wide Planning Policy states "Once
unincorporated UGAs are identified, representation of the unincorporated UGA will be
included on the steering committee;" and,
WHEREAS, the Port Hadlock UGA has been formed in accordance with the
provision of the Growth Management Act found at RCW 36.70A; and,
WHEREAS, on January 27, 2010 the Westem Washington
Growth Management Hearings Board found the Port Hadlock UGA designation to be fully
compliant with the requirements of the Act.
NOIN, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that a representative
of the Port Hadlock UGA shall be invited to take a seat on the JGMSC and if the invitation
is accepted the representative shall be considered a voting member.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. that the representative of the Port Hadlock
UGA shall be selected for appointment through an application process with the criteria for
selection being as follows:
Resolution No. _ fe: Add Tel ArealPort Hadlock UGA Representative to the Joint Growth Maoagement Steering CommIttee
. Interested persons shall submit a letter of interest to the BOCC describing their
interest, experience and education as it relates to land use and community
planning.
. The applicant shall reside in. own property, or own a business within the boundary
of the Port Hadlock UGA.
. If more than one person applies to be the representative and meets the criteria for
appointment, all eligible persons will be interviewed by the Board of County
Commissioners who will then make the appointment based upon their review of the
letter of interest and the interview before the Board.
. The Port Hadlock UGA representative shall be appointed to the JGMSC for a
period of four years starting on the day of the appointment by the BOCC.
. The representative will become ineligible to serve on the JGMSC if they cease to
reside in, own property, or own a business with the boundary of the Port Hadlock
UGA.
. The representative can be removed from the JGMSC representation by the BOCC
for malfeasance, misfeasance, or reconstitution ofthe JGMSC upon a majority vote
of the BOCC.
APPROVED AND SIGNED this
day of
,2010.
SEAL
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST
David Sullivan, Chair
Phil Johnson, Member
Erin Lundgren
Clerk of the Board
John Austin, Member
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