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MEETING MINUTES
JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting – June 4, 2025
WSU Jefferson County Extension Classroom, 97 Oak Bay Rd, Port Hadlock, WA 98339 Actual start time 5:36 PM: Welcome Chair and Overview Presentation 1. Call to Order/Roll Call
Kevin Coker Unexcused Absence Matt Sircely Present VACANT Choose an item. Cynthia Koan Present LD Richert Present Chris Llewellyn Present Ahren Stroming Present Michael Shultz Present Andrew Schwartz Present
2. Approval of Agenda: approved by acclimation
3. Approval of Minutes:
a. May 21, 2025 2025: CK 1st/CL 2nd – 6 yay– approved unanimously
GENERAL UPDATES
4. Planning Commission Updates:
a. Schwartz – Connect and Collaborate Event at Quilcene Community Center happening June
5, 6:00 pm. South County Task Force is meeting on Friday, June 6 at the Brinnon
Community Center.
b. Sircely – went on KTPZ on June 3 with organizers from the Food Bank to talk about the
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
c. Richert – Commented on the last planning commission meeting and his surprise that a
community based organization was allowed to sit at the table with DCD and conduct a
meeting with the planning commission. This led to a larger conversation around this
subject.
d. Koan – Expressed concern at not receiving a letter from Engage JC that was sent to DCD
staff. This led to a larger conversation concerning how public comment is sent to the
planning commission. Later in the meeting during planning commission updates the
method of transmitting public comments to the planning commission, which was been
done over Laserfiche in preparation for this meeting, was discussed.
e. Koan – Expressed concern that a public statement made earlier that week by the BoCC
concerning the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort was not forwarded to the planning
commission by DCD staff.
5. DCD Staff Updates:
a. A Planning Commission email account has been opened called
planningcommission@co.jefferson.wa.us, and with the help of Jefferson County Central
Services multiple DCD Staff have been given access to this email. The Planning
Commission Clerk will manage this email, and until then DCD Staff will manage the email.
b. DCD staff and interns from WWU have worked together to create surveys for the 2025
Comprehensive Plan Update. The surveys have been published and links have been put on
the Jefferson County 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update page. Staff handed out flyers to
the planning commission to disperse in their districts.
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PUBLIC COMMENT – GENERAL
6. Public Comment – Public comments, in their entirety, can be viewed within the video recording
of the meeting which is located in our Laserfiche Web Portal: www.co.jefferson.wa.us – Services
– Laserfiche Web Portal (username and password are both: public) – Community Development -
Planning Commission – Mtgs - Recordings – PC Meeting Recordings 2025 – XX-XX-2025. Time
stamps within the video recording of the meeting are referenced below.
a. Cendre Hunt – Responded to previous email communication with DCD staff, as well as
Commissioner Richert’s comment during the Planning Commission Update portion of the
meeting. Time stamp 20:15 – 23:40.
b. Naiome Krienke – Commented that all tribes traditionally in the area should have that
recognition and find more space in the community. This includes being more involved in
planning and finding a way to give them space in the community. Time Stamp 23:40-
26:03.
7. Transmitted Information:
a. “TRACKS 6 Transportation 2025_0423”. Transportation Element of the Public Review Draft
of the Comprehensive Plan
b. “TRACKS 4 PROS and Historic 2025-0423”. Open Space, Parks & Recreation, Historical and
Cultural Preservation Element of the Public Review Draft of the Comprehensive Plan
c. “2025-05-28 Comp Plan Public Comments_combined”. All written public comment
submitted as of May 28, 2025 concerning the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update.
d. “STOCK PLAN C-PACER Update”. Update on stock plans and C-PACER.
REGULAR BUSINESS
8. Housekeeping – Use of paper in Planning Commission Meetings
a. DCD staff and the planning commission discussed the best way to transmit information to
the planning commission for regular meetings. The follow conclusions were made
i. Besides printing out agendas, DCD will print out 3 copies of the full agenda packet,
including the transmitting information, to bring to regular meetings for use by the
commission and the public. Commissioners plan to utilize technology to access the
packet ahead of time and
ii. The planning commission requested that DCD staff email the full agenda packet,
including all transmitted information, to the planning commissioners instead of
relying on the Laserfiche portal. DCD staff will still also put the full agenda packet
on Laserfiche for the public to access.
9. 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update
a. The planning commission went through the Open Space, Parks & Recreation, Historical
and Cultural Preservation Element of the Public Review Draft of the Comprehensive Plan
with the attending public. This included a conversation with Naiome Krienke concerning
local participation from tribal members like her that live in the area and may not be
actively represented by tribal entities. Naiome also discussed with the planning
commission various issues facing the local tribal community related to planning and
public participation, and communicated her desire for community space, similar to
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Chetzamoka park, for the Chimacum peoples, as well as her desire to be able to build
traditional homes in the region at traditional sites of the Chimacum people.
b. It was decided that a Special Planning Commission Meeting would be scheduled for June
25, 2025 to continue review of the Public Review Draft of the Comprehensive Plan.
10. Public Comment – None
7:41 pm ADJOURNMENT The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 2025-06-18 at 5:30. These meeting minutes were approved this ____________ day of_____, 2025. Matt Sircely, Chair Residing Secretary