The Board of Island County Commissioners (including Diking Improvement District #4) met in Regular Session on July 6, 1998 beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Island County Courthouse Annex, Hearing Room, Coupeville, Wa. Wm. L. McDowell, Chairman, and Mike Shelton, Member, were present. Tom Shaughnessy, Member, was absent. Also in attendance were Margaret Rosenkranz, Clerk of the Board, and Ellen Meyer, Administrative Assistant to the Board. Minutes from the meetings of June 8, 15 and 22, 1998, were approved and signed.

The following vouchers/warrants were approved for payment by unanimous motion of the Board, along with June payroll: Voucher (Warrant #): #29290 - #29536........................$ 657,223.94.

After the Board received a briefing from the Human Resources Director, Dick Toft, and reviewed each of the proposed personnel action authorizations, the Board by unanimous motion approved the following:

By unanimous motion, the Board made the following appointment and reappointment:

• Jim Pugh, Langley, appointed as a member on the Conservation Futures Program Citizen Advisory Board (CAB) representing the City of Langley, refilling the vacancy when the position representing the city of Langley was vacated by Ann Belov; term runs until September 30,1 999.
• George Wyse, Camano Island, reappointed to the Northwest Senior Services Board for a term to June 30, 2001.

Based on receipt of comments in favor of approval from the Sheriff and Health Department, the Board by unanimous motion noted to forward a recommendation of approval to the Washington State Liquor Control Board on Special Occasion Liquor License #071076 by the South Whidbey Shrine Club at the Langley Masonic Center on July 18, 1998 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Maggie Paczkowski, District Court Administrator, appeared before the Board, having briefed the Commissioners during Staff Session on June 17, 1998, regarding District Court recommendation to approve two contracts to put into place a process allowing individuals to use credit cards to pay fines imposed by District Court. Ms. Paczkowski confirmed that a charge back is used in cases of error; should a payment need to be reversed, the Court/County would be responsible only for the amount of money received and the defendant would still owe the fine amount to the Court. The two contracts presented for approval and signature at this time were:

(1) U. S. Audiotex, LLC – a California Limited Liability Corporation, Government IVR Agreement

with Island County District Court to provide interactive voice response services for accepting

various credit cards as agreed by both parties for acceptance of fines, fees, taxes and/or other

obligations owned to government entity

2. Pacific Bancard Association, a California corporation, Government Services Agreement for credit card transactions for the purpose of cardholders making payments of fines, fees and/or taxes to government entity.

By unanimous motion, the Board approved and signed contracts as presented with U. S. Audiotex, LLC and Pacific Bancard Association.

A Public Hearing was held at 10:15 a.m., as scheduled and advertised, for the purpose of hearing from members of the public and action by the Board on Ordinance #C-72-98 [R-22-98], renaming miscellaneous County roads on Whidbey Island as follows:

Craig Warren, representing I-COM, attended the hearing and was prepared to comment and/or answer questions on any of the proposed road name changes, as reviewed and discussed at recent staff session with the Commissioners.

Mr. Kwarsick recalled that one of the primary issues most recently discussed in staff session was the primitive portion of what had been known as Mortland Drive; proposed today is to rename the primitive portion to Headlands Way.

Commissioner Shelton recalled that consensus of the Board reached at staff session was to name the entire section of road from Swede Hill Road to Blakley Avenue "Mortland Drive". The way this portion is currently named [on County records] from Swede Hill Road to the primitive road portion Mortland Drive including the primitive road; past primitive road was called George Street.

One of four residents from the area checked yesterday and reported a sign reading Mortland Drive one way and George Street the other way; mail boxes show those addresses as well. Those present agreed with what Commissioner Shelton stated made sense, and they supported the action in front of the Board today to rename the primitive road portion of Mortland Drive to Headlands Way.

Mr. Kwarsick reminded that today’s hearing only dealt with the primitive road portion of Mortland Drive and not the main thoroughfare. After the hearing, he asked that the citizens from the area meet with Mr. Warren and further discuss what was found in the field.

Mr. Warren provided documentation of the names obtained from citizens in support of renaming the unnamed road a/k/a 320N its entire length to Twin Lagoon Lane [Plat of Muellers Park, Madrona Way Area, Central Whidbey].

No other comments were made by members of the public for or against any of the other proposed road name changes.

By unanimous motion, the Board approved Ordinance #C-72-98 as proposed.

IN THE MATTER OF RENAMING MISC. )

Mr. Kwarsick requested the Board’s approval of Supplemental Agreement #2 to the Agreement for Professional Services with Golder Associates, Inc., regarding geotechnical investigation, Ledgewood Beach area, to extend the period of performance, as follows:

IN THE MATTER OF APPROVING PLANS & )

The Board, on unanimous motion, approved and signed a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Bremerton as requested by the Public Works Director, in order to allow Island County’s purchase of a Lowboy Trailer & Mobile Sweeper from the City of Bremerton’s contract, as allowed under Chapter 39.34 RCW.