ISLAND COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS - MINUTES OF MEETING
REGULAR SESSION
- MAY 21, 2001
The
Board of Island County Commissioners (including Diking Improvement District #4)
met in Regular Session on May 21, 2001, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Island
County Courthouse Annex, Hearing Room, Coupeville, Wa., with William F. Thorn, Chairman; Mike Shelton, Member; and Wm. L. McDowell,
Member, present. By unanimous motion,
the Board approved and signed the
minutes from regular meeting May 7, 2001.
VOUCHERS AND PAYMENT OF BILLS
The following
vouchers/warrants were approved for payment by unanimous motion of the
Board: Voucher (War.) #99275 – 99683. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . $553,072.22.
Hiring Requests
& Personnel Actions
The
Board, by unanimous motion, approved the following personnel actions:
PAA # Department Description/Position No. Action Eff Date PAA
050/01 Assessor Appraiser
Trainee 109.01 Replacement 7-1-01
051/01 Coroner Death
Investigator 801.00
Replacement
*6-11-01
*Leave
buy-out approved
052/01 Plan./Com. Dev. Plans Ex./Bldg. Ins Tra.418.05 *Personnel Act. 5-21.01
reduction
in hours – to 32
053/01 Pub. Works Co. Eng.PW Dir.
2200.01 Replacement *
*Start recruitment now; hire date 7-31-01
054-01
Health Pub.
Health Nurse 2406.04
Replacement 7-16-01
Grant
Agreement–Education Advocacy with Achieving Permanence Project-Wa. State
Association of CASA/GAL Programs
Jennifer Roberts, CASA Coordinator, presented Grant Agreement for Education Advocacy with Achieving Permanence
Project Washington State Association of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad-Litem) Programs,
Agreement #RM-JUV-01-0037 in the amount of $27,000, reviewed and discussed at staff session May 16th .
The grant is for the purpose of
recruiting, training, assigning and
supervising CASA or GAL volunteers to move legally free children to
permanence, and participating in the
development and testing of training for advocacy for dependent children in the
education system. Facilities and sites around the State
working with the achieving permanency program have it noticed a real shortening
of time from the time that a child is placed in foster care until a permanent
home is found. The CASA/GAL program as
a whole across the country has made a
real impact in many children’s lives.
The
Board, by unanimous motion, approved Grant
Agreement for Education Advocacy with
Achieving Permanence Project Washington State Association of CASA/GAL Agreement
#RM-JUV-01-0037 in the amount of $27,000.
Review Monthly
Financial Reports from Auditor & Treasurer
Auditor’s
Suzanne
Sinclair, Island County Auditor, submitted the Auditor’s financial report for
the period ending April, 2001. Comments
included:
·
Investment interest down 23% due to lower interest rates
·
Treasurer’s delinquent tax collections may be
behind since posting is not as current
·
Juvenile grants includes grant reimbursement for
2000 that just came in
·
Voting registration shows now within the Auditor’s Budget
·
Courthouse Expansion – need to fix and
adopt budget
·
Guardian ad litem received grant for second half
·
motor pool has some vehicle purchases
·
Public Facilities reimbursed $1200
Treasurer’s
Although
the Treasurer was not present, she earlier provided the financial report
under cover memorandum dated May 10,
2001, noting that the ending cash balance equated to $1,453,744 over last year
at this time. Investment interest information was also attached.
Chairman
Thorn was still somewhat pessimistic
about revenues since reports showed the figure of $585,000 short of what was estimated at this
point; investment interest alone is
down by $275,000 which multiplied out
for 12 months equates to $750,000. The Commissioners shared the Chairman’s
concern. The Chair noted too that
unless something dramatic happens he still believed the may be necessary for
the Board to look at some type of a budget adjustment in the next few months.
[both
reports on file in the Commissioners’ Office]
Christensen
Building Lease Agreement
Lee
McFarland, Assistant Director, GSA, presented for the Board’s approval, Lease Agreement #RM-GSA-01-0026 between Island County and Gloria J. Christensen,
for the southerly section of the Christensen Building and
associated parking, for a four
year period, with the base monthly
rental rate adjusted on the January 1st of each calendar year using
the CPI for the Seattle “New All-Urban” .
By unanimous motion, the Board approved A, presented for the Board’s
approval, Lease Agreement #RM-GSA-01-0026 between Island County and
Gloria J. Christensen.
Staff Session
schedule - June, 2001
By
unanimous motion, the Board approved for distribution the Staff Session for
June, 2001,
with
regular staff sessions to be held on June 6 and 20, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Public Input or
Comments
Theresa
Marie Gandhi, Coupeville, representing
The Green Party, advised the Board that there had been some 717 signatures now,
and ten more sheets in the mail, on
petitions to stop all herbicide
and pesticide use in Island County.
The Green Party now has a web
site that includes all of the recent materials and information she has turned
in or referenced since appearing before the Board on April 9th
after “Trade Secrets” was broadcast on March 26. Ms. Gandhi
stated the Ninth Circuit Court case from Oregon, Headwaters vs. Talent,
ruled that ditches were
navigable waterways and putting Roundup and Rodeo into waterways that kills fish was not good. EPA is now being sued and several states
are signing on because what is being put in the water is eliminating the male
sex organ from the salmon. The impact
on individuals having to go to the doctor and burying their loved ones from
cancer is not cost effective.
Chairman
Thorn advised that the County Road Department was looking at implementing some
kind of a pilot program, and will identify several areas in order to evaluate
what this means to the County. Having
contacted several surrounding counties with no-spray policies, the Board is
aware it is significantly more expensive.
Island County is going ahead with the spray program this year and in
fact is almost finished, and the spray program is typically a one-time
occurrence, but could be spot applications.
The Chairman expressed his understanding that Ms. Gandhi and a number of
others in the County want the spraying stopped.
HEARING
SCHEDULED: Resolution #C-73-01(R-28-01)
– Petition for Vacation of Portion of unnamed County Road located in the Plat
of Saratoga BY John & Janice Joynt, et.al. Petitioners
On
presentation and recommendation by Lew
Legat, County Engineer, the Board by unanimous motion scheduled Resolution
#C-73-01(R-28-01), Petition for Vacation of Portion of unnamed County Road
located in the Plat of Saratoga in Section 19, Township 30 North, Range 3 East;
John & Janice Joynt, et.al. Petitioners,
for hearing on June 11, 2001 at 10:20 a.m.
Rural Arterial
Program ProjectS APPROVED
As
presented and recommended for approval by Lew Legat, the Board by unanimous motion approved three Rural Arterial Program
projects (RAP):
Project
No. 1501-01, Construction Proposal – Camano Hill Road 2; Milepost 00.00 to
02.22; Camano Island, total authorized
RATA Funds in the amount of $500,000
Project
No. 1500-01, Construction Proposal – Camano Hill Road; Milepost 02.22 to 03.42;
Camano Island, Total Amount of Authorized RATA Funds - $500,000
Project
No. 1501-02, Construction Proposal – Frostad Road 1B; Milepost 02.75 to 03.15;
Whidbey Island, Total Amount of Authorized RATA Funds - $171,938
Quit
Claim DeedS APPROVED – Camano Island
Yacht Club
Two
Quit Claim Deeds were presented for the
Board’s approval from Camano Island Yacht Club (formerly Stanwood-Camano Yacht
Club) in the general vicinity of the Yacht Club building. This relates to a long-standing problem
where the road has encroached across private property. The first Deed is for two small fillet
parcels on Lot 10 of Block 1 of the Plat of Madrona Beach, and the immediate
neighbors concerns have been resolved.
The second Deed is for the property where the Yacht Club office is
located, part of a short plat where the Club agreed to convey right of way as
part of the short plat process but had not been recorded.
By
unanimous motion, the Board approved
both Quit Claim Deeds as presented:
(1)
Camano Island Yacht Club- Parcel S7440-00-01010
(2)
Camano
Island Yacht Club - Parcel R23234-175-3050.
Addendum
#2 to Purchase & Sale Agreement – Terry’s Corner/Camano Island Park &
Ride
Addendum
#2 to the existing Purchase & Sale Agreement between Brown & Cole,
Inc., and Island County was presented by Mr. Kwarsick who recommended the
Board’s approval. This is for the purchase of property at Terry’s Corner for the Camano Island Park
& Ride lot, and reflects the Fair
Market Value established by the appraisal process and identifies a donation of $30,000, with the balance
now $350,000. It also provides that
the boundary line adjustment currently in process will be
appropriately reflected on the title of
the property when the State receives title of the property.
By
unanimous motion, the Board approved Addendum #2 to the existing Purchase &
Sale Agreement between Brown & Cole, Inc., and Island County for the
purchase of property at Terry’s Corner
for the Camano Island Park & Ride lot,
under Work Order #289, Parcel 080-1300, Sec. 20, Twp. 32N., Rge
3E..
Resolution
#C-74-01(R-16-01) – Initiating Public
Works
Project
PWP 01-02, Courthouse Expansion &
Improvement
Project Phase 2
The
Board by unanimous motion, approved Resolution #C-74-01/R-16-01 initiating Public Works Project PWP 01-02,
Work Order #302, for the Island County Courthouse Expansion & Improvement
Project Phase 2 for Courthouse
Remodel. Mr. Kwarsick indicated that
today was the first day of contract period that carries a 210 day completion period.
Consultant
Agreement PW01209 –
Cedars Trail Design
Gary
Hess, Public Works Engineer, presented for the Board’s approval Consultant
Agreement #PW01209 [Federal
Aid #P-STPE-TA96(077)],
between Island County and Atelier ps, Seattle, for Cedars Trail Design
Agreement, under Work Order #223 for a maximum amount payable $138,909.51, and
completion date December 31, 2002. The
agreement covers preliminary design, survey, right of way, and biological
assessment for the Cedars Trail.
By
unanimous motion, the Board approved
Consultant Agreement #PW01209, between Island County and Atelier ps,
Seattle, for Cedars Trail Design Agreement, under Work Order #223. [BICC ]
HEARING HELD:
OPS 124/01, Lois Collins
Requesting that approximately 47.09 acres be changed
from Designated Forest to Timber Land current use classification
A Public Hearing was held at 10:45 a.m. as scheduled and
advertised [May 9, 2001 issues of Whidbey News Times and the South Whidbey Record] for the purpose of considering Open
Space Application #OPS 124/01 by Lois
Collins, for approximately 47.09
acres from Designated Forest to Timber
Land current use classification,
Parcels R33030-114-4910, R33030-075-4930, R33030-028-5060 and R
33029-072-0200, located on South
Whidbey in the vicinity of Lone Lake Road.
Phil
Bakke, Planning and Community Development Director, and Michael Schechter,
Assistant Planner, presented the application along with the Island County
Planning Department Proposal, findings,
Analysis, Conclusions and Recommendation
dated April 24, 2001.
Applicant was not present at the time of hearing.
Applicant
owns four contiguous parcels totaling approximately 47.09 acres, undeveloped,
used for forestry purposes and
classified under the Designated Forest
Tax Program. The parcels will continue
to be used for timber activity and the
applicant requests a change to Open Timber Current Use Classification, and the applicants have submitted a Forest
Land Management Plan. Based on staff
findings and analysis, approval is recommended, with three conditions:
1. All
future forest practices activity on the subject property shall be consistent
with the submitted
Forest Management Plan and all Resource Management Recommendation (s) contained
in the report shall be followed as a condition of this approval.
2. All
future forest practices activity on the subject property shall (be) consistent with Washington Forest
Practices Regulations, RCW 76.09 and WAC 222, and all other applicable County,
State and Federal regulations.
3. Due
to the site’s partial location in a known bald eagle location, the property
owner and/or forest practice applicant shall contact the Washington State
Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Washington State Department of Natural
Resources – Forest Practices Division, and the Island County Planning and
Community Development Department to determine what protective measures must be
taken before any future forest practices.
No
comments, either for or against approval of OPS 124/01 were made by members in
the audience.
The
Board, by unanimous motion, approved Open Space Application #OPS 124/01 by Lois Collins, for approximately 47.09 acres
from Designated Forest to Timber Land current use classification, Parcels R33030-114-4910, R33030-075-4930,
R33030-028-5060 and R 33029-072-0200,
located on South Whidbey.
Syncline/MapCiti Contract
#RM-PLAN-01-0032
As
presented by Mr. Bakke and Mr. Schechter, reviewed and discussed at the last
Staff Session, the Board by unanimous motion approved Contract #RM-PLAN-01-0032
between Island County and Syncline/Mapciti for the period 5/1/01 – 11/30/01, in the amount of $2,000, paid
through GMA Grant funds.
As staff
explained, this would allow the County access to a fully automated web-based
mapping service that allows cities, towns, and government agencies to share
their Geographic/ Information Systems (GIS) data both internally and with the
public. Should the Board decide to
continue the contract further, the first
Year would be $20,000; and each additional year $15,000. [BICC
01-344 ] GMA No.
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There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m. to meet next in Regular Session on June 4, 2001 at 9:30 a.m.
[May 28, 2001, is a County Holiday, there
is no scheduled Board meeting]
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
______________________________
William F.
Thorn, Chairman
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Wm. L.
McDowell, Member
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Mike
Shelton, Member
ATTEST:
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Margaret
Rosenkranz, Clerk of the Board