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Home My WebLink About031725M 44.4 9SHINGC°� MINUTE S Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting — March 17, 2025, 9:00 a.m. Jefferson County Courthouse—Commissioners' Chambers 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA (Hybrid) CALL TO ORDER: Chair Heidi Eisenhour, Commissioner Greg Brotherton and Commissioner Heather Dudley-Nollette participated in the meeting. Chair Eisenhour called the meeting to order at the appointed time. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Chair Eisenhour called for public comments, and thirteen comments were received. The Commissioners addressed the comments. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Dudley-Nollette moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Brotherton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT re: Collection of the Transportation Benefit District(TBD); No Fiscal Impact; Washington State Department of Licensing 2. AGREEMENT re: Coordinated Water System Plan Update; In the Amount of$207,000; Community Development; HDR Engineering, Inc. 3. AGREEMENT re: Special Sex Offender Disposition Alternative (SSODA) Treatment;Not to Exceed$12,000; Juvenile and Family Court; Jake Leeper, LCSW 4. AGREEMENT re: Construction of Olympic Discovery Trail—Anderson Lake Connection Project; Project No. 18019893; Road No. 850200; Federal Aid Project No. STBGR-2016(030); RCO Project No. 20-1745; In the Amount of Grant Funding $3,782,268.93; Public Works; Seton Construction Inc., 5. CHANGE ORDER No. 7, Phase 2 re: Water Reclamation Plant for the Port Hadlock UGA, Project No. 405-2114-0; Commerce Project No. 22-96515-026; In the Increased Amount of $10,477,011.02; Public Works; Interwest Construction of Burlington, WA 6. ADVISORY COMMISSION REAPPOINTMENT (1) re: Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (JCPRAB);Jon Cooke, District 3 7. ADVISORY COMMISSION APPOINTMENT (1)re: Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee (CFFCOC); Unexpired term for District 1; Carol Bernthal 8. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT(1)re: Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC); Agricultural Community Representative; Sierra Young 9. ADVISORY COMMITTEE RESIGNATION(1) re: Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC); Jefferson County Conservation District; Glenn Gately 10. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated March 5, 2025 and Totaling $173,901.23 11. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANTS: Dated March 10, 2025 and Totaling $2,106,497.18 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2025 PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the Week of March 16,2025 as Sunshine Week: After all three Commissioners read aloud the proclamation, Commissioner Brotherton moved to approve the proclamation proclaiming the week of March 16, 2025 as Sunshine Week, as read. Commissioner Dudley-Nollette seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The meeting was recessed at 9:57 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. with all three Commissioners present. UPDATE re: Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR)Fourth Quarter County Income Report: DNR Olympic Region Manager Bill Wells, and DNR Assistant Region Manager Drew Rosanbalm,provided an update on the 46' Quarter County Income Report, and answered questions posed by the Board. Also present for discussion was Treasurer Stacie Prada, and Assessor Jeff Chapman. After discussion, Chair Eisenhour opened the floor up for public comments, and one comment was received. HEARING re: Amendments to the Jefferson County Code Regarding Short Term Rentals (STRs): DCD Chief Strategy Officer Brent Butler, and Development Code Administrator Greg Ballard were present to give a presentation on STRs, and answer questions posed by the Board. On June 10,2024, the Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 03-0610-24 establishing a moratorium on acceptance and processing of development permit applications for STRs,as regulated under Title 18 of the Jefferson County Code (JCC). As a part of the approved work plan, the Planning Commission (PC)held a public hearing on February 5,2025 and deliberated on the record during their February 19,2025 meeting.The Board of County Commissioners held a workshop on March 3,2025 to review the PC recommendation,and ultimately chose to hold today's hearing. Planning Commission members Cynthia Koan, Kevin Coker, Ahren Stroming, and Michael Shultz were present to participate in discussion, and answer questions posed by the Board. After discussion, Chair Eisenhour opened the floor to allow for public testimony. The following individuals provided testimony: Michael Volkmen- Port Townsend, Cynthia Koan- Port Townsend, Holly Stiley -Quilcene, Brian McFadden-Port Townsend,Nikola Caliparis-Port Townsend,Nicholas Nafton- Spokane,Jeremy Denniston—Port Townsend, Mike Hechtinger—Port Townsend, Maggie Mitchel—Port Townsend, Katherine Weldy - Port Townsend, Liz Revord - Port Hadlock, Ross Foster- Gig Harbor, Diana Denny—Port Townsend, Caitlin- Kenmore, Jean Ball - Quilcene, Tom Thiersch— Jefferson County, Shelly Yarnell—Brinnon, Brandon Bishop- Bremerton, and Devon Van Handel— Brinnon. Chair Eisenhour closed public testimony and stated that she will keep written testimony open, with continued deliberations to be continued on March 24, 2025. The Commissioners began deliberations. Due to a question from the public, Chair Eisenhour confirmed that the oral portion of the hearing was closed, but that written testimony has been extended through Friday, March 24, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2025 The meeting was recessed at 1:06 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. with all three Commissioners present. EXECUTIVE SESSION: an Executive Session was scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Chair Eisenhour announced that the Executive Session will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. regarding Potential Litigation; Exemption as Outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act, RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)as outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act. Staff present: County Administrator, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, and Department of Community Development Director. The Board concluded the Executive Session and resumed the regular meeting at 2:00 pm. There was no proposed action, and therefore no public comment taken on this topic. WORKSHOP re: 2026 Local Celebrations of 250th Anniversary of the United States: Commissioner Dudley-Nollette shared information regarding the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States of America. After discussion, she noted that she will reach out to local Tribes for their input. WORKSHOP re: 2026 Congressionally Directed Spending(CDS) Requests: The Commissioners discussed priority of local projects seeking CDS funds, which currently include: • Sewer Expansion System • Habitat for Humanity for Mason Street • Mill Road roundabout with the City of Port Townsend • Jefferson HealthCare • Mason PUD No. 1 The sewer expansion was emphasized as a top priority, with potential to extend service and reduce operating costs, while the Mill Road project remained important due to its partnership potential with the City of Port Townsend. The Commissioners discussed seeking clarification of funding overlaps, submitting letters of support, and coordinating next steps on applications and priorities. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners and County Administrator discussed recent meetings they attended, reviewed upcoming meetings, and revisited conversations involving Congressionally Directed Spending requests and hearing deliberations regarding Short Term Rentals. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Eisenhour adjourned the meeting at 4:06 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed. ,, pN" JEF RSON COUNTY �• c ti� �' .r�F $� BO•I $ OF CjQ MMISSIONERS 4 : assio~ . y $ SEAL: r svp (t";�.c: �"/ SEAL 1 Heidi Ei t,-nhour, air • • A EST 9�c�'' • "Goa• r- •�t - ion, Member � OF WAS �,, , ,/, • 'ght, • i.' ,ley- o e e, Member Deputy Clerk of g oard 3