ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  -  MINUTES OF MEETING

REGULAR SESSION  -  MARCH 5, 2001

 

The Board of Island County Commissioners (including Diking Improvement District #4) met in Regular Session on March 5, 2001, beginning at  9:30 a.m. in the   Island County Courthouse Annex, Hearing Room, Coupeville, Wa., with   William F. Thorn, Chairman, and Wm. L. McDowell, Member, present.   Mike Shelton, Member, was absent from the meeting.  By  unanimous motion, the Board approved and signed the following minutes of previous meetings:  February 12, 2001  Regular Session;  February 13, 2001  Special Session.

 

VOUCHERS AND PAYMENT OF BILLS

 

The Board approved the February payroll, and the  following vouchers/warrants, by unanimous motion:   Voucher (War.) #94250 - 94467 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .$ 340,395.10.

 

PERSONNEL ACTION AUTHORIZATIONS

 

The Board, by unanimous motion,  approved the following Personnel Authorization Actions:

 

PAA #                    Department           Description/Position No.   Action                                    Eff. Date

  

029/01                     Public Works    Laborer I   #2245.01      Replacement                    3/5/01

027/01                     Planning/CD     Plans Ex/Bldg. Ins Trainee        Replacement                       3/21/01

                                                                                #418.04

028/01                     Planning/CD         Plans Ex/Bldg. Ins Trainee     New Position                     3/5/01

                              #418.05

 

Resolution #C-28-01   Certification of the Island County Personal Property Inventory for 2000

 

As customarily occurs this particular meeting in March, as required  by R.C.W. 36.32.210, the Board by unanimous motion  approved Resolution #C-28-01, Certification of the Island County Personal Property Inventory  for 2000.

 

BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

                       

IN THE MATTER OF CERTIFICATION     )

OF THE ISLAND COUNTY PERSONAL      )            RESOLUTION NO. C-28-01

PROPERTY INVENTORY FOR 2000            )

 

 

         WHEREAS, pursuant to R.C.W. 36.32.210, the Board of County Commissioners of Island County, Washington, hereby certifies that the inventory of all personal property of Island County, Washington, consisting of the returns from the various county departments for the year 2000 shall be filed with the Island County Auditor on March 5, 2001; and

 

        WHEREAS, the members of the Board of Island County Commissioners hereby certify that they have reviewed said inventory of personal property for the year 2000, and believe the same to be complete, accurate and true to the best of their knowledge and belief, based upon the information submitted and certified by the individual elected officials and county department heads.

       ADOPTED this 5th day of March, 2001.

                                                                        BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

                                                                        ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

                                                                        William F. Thorn, Chairman

                                                                        Mike Shelton, Member

                                                                        Wm. L. "Mac" McDowell, Member

ATTEST:    Margaret Rosenkranz

Clerk of the Board       BICC 01-156

 

Resolution #C-29-01   Approving Specifications and

Authorizing Call for bids for Title Reports

 

As submitted by the Island County Treasurer, the Board by unanimous motion, approved   Resolution #C-29-01   Approving Specifications and Authorizing Call for bids for Title Reports

with bids to be received April 2, 2001.

BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

 

IN THE MATTER OF APPROVING                                   )

SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING              )           RESOLUTION NO. C-29-01

CALL FOR BIDS FOR:  TITLE REPORTS                        )

 

            WHEREAS,  the purchase of title reports is required for tax foreclosure.

 

            BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Exhibit A, attached hereto, Invitation for Bids for Title Reports, together with bid form and specifications  are approved as written.  The Island  County Treasurer, Maxine R. Sauter, is hereby authorized and directed to call for bids for furnishing Island  County with these services.  The bids are to be received by the Island County Treasurer not later  than 3:00 p.m.  on April 2, 2001, with bid opening to occur at that time in the office of the Island County Treasurer and bid award to occur at 9:45 a.m. on April 9, 2001 in the Hearing  Room, Courthouse Annex, Coupeville, , Washington.

 

            ADOPTED  this 5th   day of  March,  2001.

 

                                                                     BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

                                                                     ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

                                                                     William F. Thorn, Chairman

                                                                     [absent-Mike Shelton,  Member]

                                                                     Wm. L. McDowell, Member

                                                                                  BICC 01-157

ATTEST:    By Ellen K. Meyer, Deputy

Margaret Rosenkranz, Clerk of the Board

 

HEALTH CONTRACTS APPROVED

 

The Board by  unanimous motion approved two health related contracts as follows:

 

Health Contract #HS-05-01 with Oak Harbor School District for State Incentive Grant, $153,807  [RM-HLTH-99-0090]

 

Health Contract #HS-04-01 Whidbey General Hospital, Protective Custody Monitoring, $2,000 [RM-HLTH-00-0001].

 

Resolution #C-30-01 Certifying the Levies for Collection of Taxes in the year 2001

 

As submitted by the Island  County Assessor, Tom Baenen the Board by unanimous motion,  approved Resolution #C-30-01 Certifying the Levies for Collection of Taxes in the year 2001.

 

Mr. Baenen  provided a hand-out in the form of a pie chart  to show visually and describe percentages and distribution of Island County Property Taxes, and along with the pie-chart supplied a press release for the news papers.   The average levy in the County this year is $10.19 per $1,000 assessed value.  Important to note that in Island County the average levy rate for a senior in Level 1 [income between $24,000 and $30,000] is $7.90; the    senior exemption exempts seniors from any voted levies.  Compared to other Counties in the State, Island County ranks 38 or 39 out of the 39 counties with respect to the lowest rate.

 

BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

 

IN THE MATTER OF CERTIFYING   )

THE LEVIES FOR COLLECTION OF )           RESOLUTION C-30-01

TAXES IN THE YEAR 2001                )

 

 

            WHEREAS,  the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners has received and filed as public record the certified budgets or estimates of the taxing districts of  Island County, for the purposes of levying taxes, all as required by RCW 84.52.020, and

 

            WHEREAS, the board scheduled a public meeting for  March 5, 2001 to receive the levy estimates and requests, and to set the levies for the year 2001 and

 

            WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners hereby determines to levy taxes as allowed and required by law, based upon the assessed valuation as determined by the Island County Assessor, and set forth in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto, and by reference incorporated herein.  NOW, THEREFORE,

 

            BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Island County, Washington, hereby levies and certifies to the Island County Assessor, the above taxes for collection in the year 2001 as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, to be extended upon the rolls against the taxable property in Island County. 

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED.

 

            ADOPTED this 5th day of March, 2001.

 

                                                                           BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Board of County Commissioners

                                                                           Island County, Washington

                                                                     William F. Thorn, Chairman

                                                                     [absent-Mike Shelton,  Member]

                                                                     Wm. L. McDowell, Member

                                                                               

ATTEST:    By Ellen K. Meyer, Deputy

Margaret Rosenkranz, Clerk of the Board

 

            [Exhibit t A placed on file with the Clark of the Board ]         BICC 01-158

 

Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus – Island County & Washington State Department of Transportation; East Camano Dr./Cross Island Rd. Signal Phase 2

 

As presented and reviewed by Larry Kwarsick, Public Works Director, assisted by Randy Brackett, Construction  Engineer, the Board by unanimous motion, approved  the Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus between Island County and Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) for the  East Camano Drive/Cross Island Road roadway reconstruction/signal phase 2,  (CRP)  99-07, Work Order #279.   The  modified project prospectus now includes a total of $440,000 of STP Funds and $150,000 of  School Safety Project funds.  

 

Local Agency Agreement – Island County & Washington State Department of Transportation; East Camano Dr./Cross

Island Road Signal,  Phase 2

 

By unanimous motion, the Board approved  Local Agency Agreement between Island County Washington State DOT for  East Camano Dr./Cross Island Road Signal Phase 2,  CRP 99-07, Work Order #279.  This Agreement reflects only the $440,000 in STP funds and $150,000 School Safety Project funds as the two relate to the construction, divided among the various parts of the construction project.

 

Petition for Vacation of County Road Right-of-Way – Portion of Madrona Street – Submitted by Ms. Jane Paton; area located in the Plat of Madrona Beach 1st Addition

 

By unanimous motion, the Board acknowledged receipt of a Petition for Vacation of County Road Right-of-Way by Ms.  Jane  Paton,  for a portion  of Madrona Street, an  area located in the Plat of Madrona Beach 1st Addition, Block 13, Lots 1-9, Sec. 34, Twp 32N. R 2E, Camano Island, and referred the petition to the County Engineer for review and recommendation back to the Board. 

 

ADOPT A ROAD LITTER CONTROL PROGRAM AGREEMENT RENEWALS

 

By unanimous motion, the Board approved the renewal of two Adopt-A-Road Litter Control Program Agreements:

 

Beachwood Community Association; Wilkinson Road from 100’ north of Herring Street to Witter Road

 

Whidbey Audubon Society; West Beach Road from one (1) mile south of Hastie Lake Road to one (1) mile north of Hastie Lake Road

 

Resolution #C-31-01/R-13-01 Amending   Comprehensive Stormwater and Flood Hazard Management Plan to include the Mutiny Bay Riviera Drainage Problem

 

Mr. Kwarsick presented proposed Resolution #C-31-01/R-13-01 for the purpose of  amending the  Island County Comprehensive Stormwater and Flood Hazard Management Plan to include the Mutiny Bay Riviera Drainage problem.  The whole drainage issue was brought to the Board’s attention on several different occasions.  The resolution is intended to include drainage issues, problems and proposed solutions identified through a community process into the Plan.  The Surface Water Manager presented the  proposal  to the Water Resource Advisory Committee  who recommended the County modify the plan to incorporate  the work done by the Mutiny Bay Riviera Association.  Mr. Kwarsick, on behalf of the Public Works Department, concurred and recommended the Board amend the previously approved Plan to include this specific project.

 

By unanimous motion, the Board approved Resolution #C-31-01/R-13-01 Amending  Island County Comprehensive Stormwater and Flood Hazard Management Plan to include the Mutiny Bay Riviera Drainage Problem.

 

BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

 

IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE ISLAND)

COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE STORMWATER    ) RESOLUTION C-31-01

AND FLOOD HAZARD MANAGEMENT PLAN  )                           R-13-01

TO INCLUDE THE MUTINY BAY RIVIERA        )

DRAINAGE PROBLEM                                             )

 

            WHEREAS, the Island County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved Resolution C-160-98 adopting Island County Comprehensive Stormwater and Flood Hazard Management Plan (CSFHMP), on December 21, 1998; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Island County CSFHMP identified, reviewed and ranked local drainage problems that require additional action by the county; and

 

            WHEREAS, after adoption of the CSFHMP, the Mutiny Bay Riviera Association (MBRA) alerted the county to a surface water drainage problem in the Shore Meadows Marsh/Lake Drainage Basin that was not identified in the CSFHMP; and

 

            WHEREAS, a narrative description of the drainage problem, accompanied by a watershed topographic map, aerial photo and street map were submitted by the MBRA to the county with a request that the BOCC participate in a drainage basin wide solution to periodic flooding in the area as shown in the attached Exhibit A; and

 

            WHEREAS, R the BOCC directed the Surface Water Manager to work with the MBRA to review and rank their request per ranking criteria outlined in the CSFHMP; and

 

            WHEREAS, the County Engineer presented the findings of the Surface Water Manager to the Island County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC),  which includes in its membership former members of the sunset Island County Stormwater Advisory Committee; and

 

            WHEREAS, the WRAC recommended amending the CSFHMP to include the drainage problem identified herein;   NOW THEREFORE,

 

            IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of Island County Commissioners that the Island County Comprehensive Stormwater and Flood Hazard Management Plan prepared by KCM, Inc., dated December 21, 1998, is revised to reflect the above mentioned drainage problem in the Shore Meadows Marsh/Lake Drainage Basin as appears in Exhibit B.

 

            APPROVED this 4th day of March, 2001.

 

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

                                                                       

William F. Thorn, Chairman

[absent-Mike Shelton, Member]

Wm. L. McDowell, Member

 

ATTEST:    By Ellen K. Meyer, Deputy

Margaret Rosenkranz   Clerk of the Board

BICC 01-169                                      [Exhibits on file with the Clerk of the Board]

 

Resolution #C-32-01/R-10-01 - Approving Plans & Specifications and Authorizing Call for Bids for Courthouse Expansion and Improvement Project, Phase 2: Courthouse Remodel

 

By unanimous motion, as presented, the Board approved Resolution #C-32-01/R-10-01  Approving Plans & Specifications and Authorizing Call for Bids for Courthouse Expansion and Improvement Project, Phase 2: Courthouse Remodel; Work Order #302.

 

BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

 

IN THE MATTER OF APPROVING PLANS  )

& SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING  )

CALL FOR BIDS FOR COURTHOUSE           )      RESOLUTION NO. C-32-01

EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT               )                                        R-10-01

PROJECT, PHASE 2: COURTHOUSE            )

REMODEL, WORK ORDER NO. 302              )

 

            WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available in the Construction and Acquisition Fund and the Courthouse Expansion Fund for the above project, NOW, THEREFORE,

 

            BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Plans and Specifications are approved and the Public Works Director is authorized and directed to call for bids for the Island County Courthouse Expansion and Improvement Project, Phase 2:  Courthouse Remodel.  Bid Opening is to be at 1:05 p.m., April 5th, 2001, in Meeting Room No. 3, Courthouse Annex, Coupeville, Washington.

 

            ADOPTED this 5th  day of March,  2001.

 

                                                            BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

                                                            ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

 

                                                            William F. Thorn, Chairman

                                                            [absent - Mike Shelton, Member]

                                                            Wm. L. McDowell, Member

ATTEST:   By Ellen K. Meyer, Deputy

Margaret Rosenkranz, Clerk of the Board                       BICC 01-170

 

HEARING CONTINUED:  Ordinance #C-121-99/PLG-043-99, Adopting the Oak Harbor Interlocal Agreement Governing Land Use Decisions within the Non-Municipal Portion of Oak Harbor UGA

 

A Public Hearing was scheduled for this date at 10:45 a.m. on Ordinance #C-121-99/PLG-043-99, Adopting the Oak Harbor Interlocal Agreement Governing Land Use Decisions within the Non-Municipal Portion of Oak Harbor UGA  (Continued from  10/25/99, 11/22/99, 11/23/99, 2/7/00, 3/13/00, 4/17/00, 6/5/00, 8/7/00, 12/18/00).    The City of Oak Harbor is still meeting on the matter, and by unanimous motion, the Board continued the hearing until June 4, 2001 at 10:45 a.m.  [Notice of Continuance GMA #_______]

 

HEARING HELD:  Ordinance #C-20-01/PLG-005-01,  Concerning Technical Amendments to the Island  County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and Island County Zoning Atlas

 

A Public Hearing was held at 10:45 a.m. as scheduled and advertised to consider Ordinance #C-20-01/PLG-005-01, concerning Technical Amendments to the Island  County  Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and Island County Zoning Atlas.  The proposed amended maps include:  #18, 49, 66, 67, 76, 226 and 785.

Attendance:

 

Public:              Tom Fisher,  South Whidbey; Dean Enell, South Whidbey; Bob Whitlow,                                                  Coupeville; Christine Smith, Whidbey News Times reporter

 

Staff:                Phil Bakke, Planning and Community Development Director

                        Jeff Tate, Planning Manager

 

Hearing Documents:

 

·         Ordinance #C-20-01 as introduced 2-12-01 and set for hearing this date and time,  GMA #6293

 

·         Jeff Tate Memorandum dated 2/8/01 regarding Technical Corrections to the Zoning Atlas, GMA #6294

 

Mr. Tate outlined the  changes proposed to six maps in Exhibit A to the Ordinance,  technical corrections of the Island County Zoning Atlas:

 

            Map #18:  Parcels #R13101-240-4780; R13101-187-4260; R13101-164-4260; R13101-142-4260; and R13101-110-4270.  These parcels now as they appear are zoned Rural AG but the lot lines are configured differently.  There were some lot line changes, no         new parcels, but reconfigured the lots.  Updated Map #18 shows the  updated lot lines.

 

            Property location is just east of  OLF field, Central Whidbey. This is consistent     with the Mineral Lands overlay map in the  Comprehensive Plan.  Dashed lines on the       map      represent Mineral Lands, and there should be added a notation to say “Mineral Lands of   Long Term Commercial Significance”.

 

            Map #49:  Parcel #R13110-515-3940 – change from CA to R.  There is a narrow strip at the

            north portion of the Commercial AG boundary, running east and west, then north and south           at a right angle.  The CA boundary was drawn on the map originally over that thinking it

            was a road rather than an independent tax parcel.  It is not in the same ownership as the lands      zoned CA, rather in the ownership of the lands zoned R.

 

            Maps #66, 67 and 76:  Parcels #R13115-220-2200; R13115-172-2510; R13115-026-2590; R13115-023-2250; R13115-036-3130; and R13115-027-2830 – change from RA to R, as indicated      through research in the Assessor’s data base.  Parcels were not in the tax program on June 2,

            1999 and because designation criteria states that parcels zoned RA had to be in the AG tax           program on that date. 

 

            Map #226:  Parcel #R13325-011-1350 should be zoned Rural; the parcel is on two different          quarter section maps and is currently split zoned. 

 

            Map #785:  Division 17 was approved prior to adoption  of the Zoning Atlas but the parcel lines     and numbers did not appear until recently;  this change shows the revised lines and numbers.

 

Public Comments

 

Dean Enell asked for further information about the  six parcels  apparently not in the tax program on June 2, 1999. He also inquired if that date  applied for Rural Forest land as well.

 

Mr. Tate verified that was the date set, and noted too that  the parcels do not meet the size threshold – ten acres of contiguous property  because  there are a number of  different ownerships.  Mr. Tate recalled that if there was a date established with regard to Rural Forest land  was the effective date of the Ordinance, September 28, 1998 .

 

Bob Whitlow, Coupeville, property owner of Lot 5, 6 and 7, Charles Crockett DLC, spoke in favor of the proposal, noting that all the land around his property is Rural, but the four parcels somehow were put into the RA category in error.  Lot 4 which he also owns is also  Rural.

 

No one else indicated a desire to speak either for or against the Ordinance.

 

Board Action

 

Commissioner McDowell moved that the Board adopt Ordinance #C-20-01/PLG-005-01, concerning Technical Amendments to the Island  County  Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and Island County Zoning Atlas, with change in Exhibit A to Map #18 by adding a foot note to explain the dashed line:  “Mineral Lands of Long Term Commercial Significance” .

Motion, seconded by Commissioner  Thorn, carried unanimously.

 

BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

IN THE MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ISLAND COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP AND THE ISLAND COUNTY ZONING ATLAS.

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)         ORDINANCE C-20-01

)             PLG-005-01

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WHEREAS, on September 28 and 29, 1998, the Board adopted the County’s GMA Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations; and

 

WHEREAS, by Ordinance C-123-98, the Board also adopted Chapter 17.03 ICC as Island County’s official Zoning Code to implement its GMA Comprehensive Plan with the Zoning Atlas as the Official Zoning Map of Island County; and

WHEREAS, certain technical amendments to the Future Land Use Plan Map and the Zoning Atlas have been identified to ensure that the zoning designations are consistent with the County Wide Planning Policies.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED that the Board of Island County Commissioners hereby adopts certain technical amendments attached hereto as Exhibit A to the Island County Zoning Atlas (Exhibit C to Ordinance C-123-98).

Reviewed this 12th day of February, 2001 and set for public hearing at 10:45 a.m. on the 5th day of March, 2001.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

William F. Thorn, Chairman

Mike Shelton, Member

Wm. L. McDowell, Member

ATTEST:   Margaret Rosenkranz

Clerk of the Board      BICC 01-119

 

     APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of March, 2001.

 

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

William F. Thorn, Chairman

[absent-Mike Shelton, Member]

Wm. L. McDowell, Member

ATTEST:    By Ellen K. Meyer, Deputy

Margaret Rosenkranz       Clerk of the Board

 

[Ordinance #C-20-01/PLG-005-01 as adopted this date, with all Exhibits, placed on file with the Clerk of the Board, entered as GMA record #_____]

 

There being no further business to come before the Board at this  time, the meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.    The Board will meet next in Regular Session on March   12, 2001, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

 

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

 

                                                 ______________________________

William F. Thorn,  Chairman

                                                                                                 

 

______________________________

Wm. L. McDowell,  Member

 

[Mike Shelton, Member – absent]

 

ATTEST:    ____________­­­­­___________

Margaret Rosenkranz,  Clerk of the Board