ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  -  MINUTES OF MEETING

REGULAR SESSION  -  NOVEMBER 5, 2001

 

The Board of Island County Commissioners (including Diking Improvement District #4) met in Regular Session on November 5,  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 following minutes:  October 15, October 22, and October 23, 2001.

 

VOUCHERS AND PAYMENT OF BILLS

 

The following vouchers/warrants were approved for payment by unanimous motion of the Board:    Voucher (War.) # 110065 - 110468 ……………………..$466,349.38.

 

Hiring Requests & Personnel Actions

 

As presented by Dick Toft, Human Resource Director, the Board by unanimous motion,

approved the following personnel action authorization:  

 

Dept.               PAA #   Description          Position  #          Action              Eff. Date

Public Works  113/01   S.W. Att 1  .4fte   #2249.06           Replacement                 11/5/01

 

 Re-appointment to Workforce development council

 

The Board on unanimous motion reappointed Cynthia Shelton, Langley, to the Workforce Development Council for a term running until July 27, 2003, representing “education”.  It was confirmed for the record that Ms. Shelton is not a relative of Commissioner Mike Shelton.

 

RESOLUTION #C-134-01   - AUTHORIZING AND INCREASING  CERTAIN PETTY CASH, CHANGE, AND REVOLVING FUNDS WITHIN ISLAND COUNTY

 

Resolution #C-134-01 in the matter of authorizing and increasing certain petty cash, change, and revolving funds within Island County was adopted by unanimous motion of the Board, as sub-mitted by the Island County Auditor.

 

IN THE MATTER OF AUTHORIZING AND                         

INCREASING CERTAIN PETTY CASH, CHANGE,                    RESOLUTION C-134-01

AND REVOLVING FUNDS WITHIN ISLAND COUNTY

 

            WHEREAS,  the Island County Board of County Commissioners has, by resolutions duly adopted, established petty cash funds, change funds, and revolving funds for Funds and Departments under its jurisdiction over a period of many years, and

 

            WHEREAS,  the adoption of C- 114 - 01 by the Board of Commissioners on Aug 27, 2001 established Policies and Procedures with respect to Petty Cash Funds, and

 

            WHEREAS,  the Island County Auditor’s Office has reviewed the Change Fund as shown on Exhibit A and recommends each fund be authorized as shown, NOW THEREFORE

 

            BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the fund shown on Exhibit A be authorized as shown.

 

                        ADOPTED this 5  day of  November, 2001.   

 

                                                                                    Board of County Commissioners

                                                                                    Island County Washington

                                                                                    William F. Thorn, Chairman

                                                                        Mike Shelton, Member                          

                                                                                    Wm. L. McDowell, Member     

ATTEST:

Elaine Marlow

Clerk of the Board                                                                                 BICC 01-723

[Exhibit A on file with the Clerk of the Board]

 

HEARING SCHEDULED:   ORDINANCE #C-135-01  - AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE  #C-117-01, BURNING          PERMIT AND  ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM

 

After the meeting of October 22nd, the  Board was advised by the Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney that Ordinance #C-117-01 adopted  that date  changing  section 14.03D.050(C) by adding the words "up to" in front of "a two-hundred-fifty dollar ($250) penalty" when describing the penalty for a Class 1 civil infraction, was   inconsistent with state law.  RCW 7.80.120(1)(a) sets the maximum amount and default amount of a class 1 infraction at $250.  The way the Ordinance #C-117-01 was modified and adopted would leave it up to the  citing officer to choose a number between $0 and $250 to put on the Notice of Infraction for a Class 1 infraction, which amount could be different for various people committing the same infraction, and giving that  discretionary authority to a citing officer is not lawful.

 

At this time, the Board considered a proposed ordinance drafted to correct the  civil penalty amount of section 14.03D.050(  C  )  to  be $250 rather than “up to $250” to cure the problem of the County Ordinance being inconsistent with provisions  of State law. 

 

Commissioner McDowell read the referenced RCW  about the maximum $250 and a default amount.  He remained uncomfortable with a default $250 penalty amount, and was not interested in giving out mandatory $250 fines but was  interested to come up with something to  clearly specify what the fire warden  can do.

 

Chairman Thorn believed that the $250 should remain as a hammer,  with the warden’s option to deal with it case by case, and he did support that.   The issue for him was the potential  for fraud, i.e. where a warden could be persuaded to make an inappropriate judgment on a particular case.  He was willing to take   up as a separate issue at a subsequent staff session the consideration of  some sort of grace period or to give the warden some option for a first offense.

 

Betty Kemp, Director, GSA, supported and believed in education first, and pointed out that where there is a violation, the  warden does not automatically issue a $250 fine.  Once a violator fails to come into  compliance the warden would have the  ability to issue a citation which has to be $250, analogous to the  animal control officer.  The individual can then contest the ticket before the Judge at District court.

 

Commissioner Shelton acknowledged that the Board was advised that the ordinance enacted is incorrect and needs to be corrected; also that the fire marshal/warden does not have the ability to set different fines.  He agreed with the comments of Ms. Kemp and made the analogy to a traffic ticket – when stopped, the individual may only receive a warning, or could be issued a ticket, and the individual then has the option  of going to District Court and plead his/her case before the Judge.

 

Commissioner McDowell  remained convinced that the amount needed to be changed; he could not imagine someone being issued a $250 ticket for burning leafs  in their back yard, even a second or third time.

 

Chairman Thorn did not agree.

 

Commissioner McDowell questioned  the history of this County  in seemingly automatically choosing the  maximum amount.

 

The Chair pointed out that the County is not   setting out to fine people  to make money, rather intended  to be a self-supporting operation and he did hot expect that very many of those tickets would be  issued, and in most cases, thought the  warden would be working with people to get them educated and in to  compliance, but for repeat offenders, would have that hammer.

 

Commissioner McDowell suggested that a $75 fine would be enough to get someone’s attention.  Chairman Thorn’s opinion was that  a $250 fine would get people’s attention  a whole lot quicker and stop  it from happening again.  He was willing, however, to  consider dropping the amount from $250 to  $200.

 

Commissioner McDowell moved that the Board schedule Ordinance  #C-135-01 amending Ordinance #C-117-01, Burning Permit and Enforcement Program, for November 26, 2001 at 3:00 p.m., with the $250 amount to be changed to $125.

 

Motion died for lack of a second.

 

Commissioner Shelton proposed $150 in place of $250 as a compromise amount, and   Commissioner McDowell agreed as far as the number to take to public hearing. In the meantime Commissioner McDowell wanted to check with the Chief Deputy Prosecutor to confirm the Board has the ability to set a dollar figure other than $250.

 

Commissioner McDowell moved that the Board schedule Ordinance  #C-135-01 amending Ordinance #C-117-01, Burning Permit and Enforcement Program, for public hearing  on November 26, 2001 at 3:00 p.m. Motion, seconded by Commissioner Shelton, carried by majority vote; Commissioner Thorn voting in opposition, based on his earlier comments related to the $250 fine. 

 

Resolution #C-136-01  Declaring Legal Holidays for the Year 2002

 

As has been the custom for the past number of years at the  first meeting  in November,  the Board by unanimous motion, approved  Resolution #C-136-01  In the matter of Declaring Legal Holidays for the Year 2002 (RCW Chapter 1.16).

 

BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

 

 IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING LEGAL )

HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR  2002                  )              RESOLUTION NO. C- 136 -01

_______________________________________  )

 

      WHEREAS, Washington State holidays are outlined in the Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 1.16;  and

 

     WHEREAS, it is the policy of Island County to observe state holidays, NOW, THEREFORE,

 

     BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the following be observed as legal holidays for the year 2002:

 

January 1, 2002          Tuesday                 New Year's Day

January 21                 Monday                 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February 18                          Monday                  President's Day

May 27                     Monday                  Memorial Day

July 4                         Thursday                Independence Day

September 2              Monday                  Labor Day

November 11            Monday                  Veteran's Day

November 28            Thursday                 Thanksgiving Day

November 29            Friday                      Day After Thanksgiving

December 25          Wednesday              Christmas Day

 

         ADOPTED this 5th day of November,  2001.

 

      BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

      ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON     

       William F. Thorn,   Chairman

       Mike Shelton, Member

       Mac McDowell,  Member

ATTEST:

Elaine Marlow,  Clerk of the Board

 

HEARING SCHEDULED:   RESOLUTION #C-137-01  REDISTRICTING OF ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH  RCW 29.70.100

 

Resolution #C-137-01 was presented for review, and for  scheduling a public hearing on a   redistricting plan of the three Island County Board of County Commissioner election districts.

Pursuant to RCW 29.70.100, U.S. decennial census data from the year 2000 census was furnished to Island County.  In order to make each commissioner district of nearly equal population so that each person’s vote may be given equal weight in the election of county commissioners, the redistricting plan would do the following: move the Polnell precinct from Commissioner District No. 3 to Commissioner District No. 2, move the Penn Cove precinct from Commissioner District No. 2 to Commissioner District No. 1 and divide the current Westview and Hastie Lake precincts creating two new precincts, Fort Nugent and West Beach with the areas covered by the new Fort Nugent and West Beach precincts being retained in Commissioner District No. 2 and the areas covered by the amended Westview and Hastie Lake precincts being moved from Commissioner District No. 2 to Commissioner District No. 1.  Under the proposed plan, the population of the commissioner districts would be: Commissioner District No. 1 – 23,829, Commissioner District No. 2 – 23,757 and Commission District No. 3 – 23, 972.

Suzanne Sinclair, Island County Auditor, confirmed her understanding that once the public hearing has been held on Resolution #C-137-01 December 3rd,  the actual Redistricting Plan will be a matter of consideration on the  following week’s agenda for approval, along with  a resolution [pre-assigned resolution #C-138-01]  dividing and creating new election precincts.

 

By unanimous motion, the Board scheduled Resolution #C-137-01 for public hearing on 

December  3, 2001 at 11:00 a.m.

 

Assumption-liquor license #354674-3E dba Bailey’s Corner Store

 

Having received  favorable recommendations from the Island County Sheriff and Health Department,  the Board by unanimous motion approved Assumption of Liquor License #354674-3E by Darrell Thomas and Sherry Lynn Eggleston d/b/a Bailey’s Corner Store, 7695 S. Cultus Bay Road, Clinton, Wa. 

HEALTH CONTRACTS APPROVED

 

On recommendation of Tim McDonald, Health Services  Director,  transmitted under cover Memorandum  10/31/01, the following health contracts were approved by unanimous motion of the Board: 

 

Amendment #3-DSHS  Contract # 9863-15194(3)  Extend Family Planning PHN services for six months and overall 12 month allocation increased by $858.00, for total contract amount of $44,070, for contract period 7/1/01 to 12/31/01  [RM-HLTH-97-0016]  approved by the Board of Health 10/22/01.

 

Contract #7526-1 Alcohol & Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention- DSHS-DASA[RM-HLTH-99-0021] amendment in the amount of $188,800.00 for total new contract amount of $1,138,777.00.

 

#HS-13-01   State Incentive Grant (SIG) Student Assistance Program-Oak Harbor School District Contract  [RM-HLTH-99-0090] in the amount  of $139,483

 

Contract #HD-09-01    ABCD (Access to Baby & Child Dentistry) with Washington Dental Service Foundation for  $24,750    [RM-HLTH-01-0089] approved by Board of Health BOH 9/17/2001.

 

HEARING HELD:  – Resolution #C-128-01 -  Applying for a Community Development Block Grant for an Intergenerational Center

 

As scheduled and advertised, a Public Hearing was conducted at 10:15 a.m. for the purpose of considering Resolution #C-128-01 In the matter of Applying for a Community Development Block Grant [CDBG] for an Intergenerational Center.  At the time of hearing, in addition to County staff  approximately seven interested citizens were in the audience.    Bill Oakes, Public Works Director, opened with an introduction to the topic at hand, noting recommendation is that the Board approve and sign the resolution for submittal  of the grant.

 

Larry Kwarsick, Sound Planning Services, was present to help facilitate the hearing process, and present in support as a member of a group of South Whidbey citizens involved in the preparation of the  Community Development Planning Only Grant the County sponsored.  He explained that the primary purpose of the hearing was to  notify the public of the  availability of these CDBG funds and the fact that  $750,000 is available for local housing and public community facilities and economic development projects which principally  benefit low to moderate income persons.     Mr. Kwarsick handed out for the  record, Board members and members of the audience, a one page sheet explaining the purpose  of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.  The grant application submittal deadline is November 15th , with award announcements in February, 2002.  The citizens group has been working on a specific project, South Whidbey Intergenerational Commons and Mr. Kwarsick at this time asked for the Board’s support and prioritization  of that project.  Some very strong partnerships have been developed both between Senior Service of Island County, South Whidbey School District, South Whidbey Park & Recreation District, South Whidbey Youth Center, South Whidbey Children’s Center,  and Head Start.

 

He noted letters of support the Board received prior to the hearing are of record, which had been received from:

 

City of Langley

Neighbor to Neighbor

Child  Abuse Prevention Foundation, Inc.

Kelly Barlean, State Representative, Tenth District

Goosefoot Community Fund

Island Athletic Club

            Saint Hubert Church

Island County Juvenile and Family Court Services

Skagit Valley College [Skagit/Islands Head Start Director]

Freeland Chamber of Commerce

Island County Health Department, Human Services

Bayview Community Hall

Toddler Learning Center

Sno-Isle Regional Library System

South Whidbey Park & Recreation District

 

Mr. Kwarsick answered various questions  posed by the Commissioners, providing the following information :

 

·         From a facility operating cost standpoint,  under state statute community facilities including senior center facilities are designed as park and recreational facilities program costs are costs that are incurred by the individual programs themselves and all those costs will have to continue to find support  directly.  

·         Looking into potential of forming a limited  liability company in order to bring in other entities to provide other funding support for the project.

·         Senior  program is considering selling current facilities on South Whidbey and using the proceeds  as a means of supporting construction of this building.

·         The $750,000 grant represents about a quarter of the total building cost; it could easily be a 3 million dollar facility.   

·         There is no plan to embark on any phase of the project until sufficient funds are available to building the project – approximately 3 million needed potentially.

·         There is much direct support such as contained in the letter from Goosewood   and some outstanding  collaborative things that come if the building ends up being sited in  Bayview i.e. sanitary sewer, storm drainage,  parking, discounted long term  property lease, which all will help to reduce that cost.   There are benefits from

                  design efforts  Goosewood has already undertaken.

·         Intention is that the Senior Association be the  sub-recipient and  manage the project for the benefits of other participating non-profit entities. 

 

Mike McIntyre, Executive Director, Senior Services of Island County, spoke on behalf of himself and the  13 volunteer board of director members enthusiastically  about this project, having worked on it for over two years.    He was  very optimistic working with the other groups and confident about coming up with the  financial resources and expertise needed.  Overseeing  and managing  this project through Senior Seniors  is thought to be the best method, and a way to make it easy to understand where the money is going and how it is being spent. 

 

Martin Laster, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, South Whidbey School District, thought it wonderful to be able to  support needs of youth along with the needs of  elders and seniors, extraordinary when both can be done at the same time.  This  project is both innovative and fiscally conservative and he spoke in support of  submittal of the grant application. 

 

Dave Swensen, member of the Board of Directors  for the South Whidbey Youth Center, was excited  about the prospect of an intergenerational community facility on South Whidbey.  He pointed out that  South Whidbey Youth Center programs are expanding and with increased participation, are  running out of space and bursting at the seams.  They are pleased with the potential for location of the facility in Bayview, which is very central to the South Whidbey community and available to transportation.  The Center provides a supportive and safe facility  youth for the period between the time school gets out until parents come home from work.   It is important that these youth have the  feeling of community and family support the program helps to provide and Mr. Swensen believed the  proposed intergenerational facility would  enhance the feeling of support for these youth.

 

Kathy McLaughlin,  Executive Director,  Island County Stanwood-Camano  Public Health and Safety Network, expressed appreciation for the Commissioners’ support of this process since the Youth and Family Summit. She complimented North Whidbey for realizing for their youth center the importance of having outside retail in the building with the roller barn.  The roller barn has been very essential  to keeping the funding going for Partnership With Youth and she believed that concept would be very seriously looked at for  the South Whidbey facility.  At this time, she submitted additional letters of support of the project and the Board’s approval of submittal of the grant: 

 

Senior Services  of Island County

South Whidbey Schools

Citizens Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse

Housing Authority of Island County

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County

South Whidbey Children’s Center Board of Directors

Seeds of Change

South Whidbey  Youth Center

Island County Health Department  

The South Whidbey Kiwanis Club

Langley Methodist Church 

 

Commissioner Shelton recalled that the planning only grant received in relation to this project he thought provided comfort in moving forward as far as support  with this grant and bringing the project to fruition.  He recognized that $750,000 represented  a significant step forward, one that  would enable moving forward rather quickly with the remaining dollars.     In terms of community building this is a giant step forward and offers not only a chance for success here, but to serve as a model that can be utilized in other areas of the County and he was very excited about it.

 

Chairman Thorn advised that he had been privileged to sit in on some of the earlier sessions and large community effort that got the ball rolling, and he was quite struck with the interaction, compatibility and willingness of the groups  involved, especially the seniors and youth, in an effort  to  get together on this very worthy project.  Two years’ ago on Camano the seniors in the process of  generating a new building held an initiating facilitated meeting of various groups and one of the very strong comments coming out of that was a very strong  feeling that the intergenerational aspect was something they wanted to try to honor.  They are co-located with an elementary school on Camano which is a good beginning, but the  programs have yet to evolve, however.  He is very supporting of the South Whidbey effort and hoped Camano programs would evolve more in that same direction.   He saw what had been accomplished on South Whidbey to date was short of remarkable and hoped community participation would be sustained.

 

Commissioner  McDowell thought the concept great; he recognized there would be some  challenges to be faced yet but the concept of having the youth and seniors  in the same building

gives both groups some real pluses they would not have otherwise, and he looked forward to this being a model for possibly the rest of the State, and certainly for the rest of the County. 

 

Commissioner McDowell moved approval of Resolution #C-128-01/R-56-01 in the matter of applying for a community development block grant for an intergenerational  center.  Motion, seconded by Commissioner Shelton, carried unanimously.

 

BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

 

IN THE MATTER OF APPLYING FOR A         )

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK         )

GRANT FOR AN INTERGENERATIONAL)       RESOLUTION C- 128-01

CENTER                                                                          )                         R-56-01

 

WHEREAS, Island County is applying to the state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, Office of Community Development for funding assistance;

 

WHEREAS, it is necessary that certain conditions be met as part of the application requirements;

 

WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held on November 5, 2001 before the Board of Island County Commissioners to review information about the range of activities that could receive CDBG funding, including community facilities, economic development projects, housing, and public facilities all of which must principally benefit low-to-moderate income citizens and how to propose projects; to respond to proposals for, and questions about, community development and housing needs in the county; and to inform citizens about identified projects that are county priorities and applications being considered; and

 

WHEREAS, Island County has established policies in its adopted Growth Management Comprehensive Plan which include the County’s coordination and planning for the provision of public services, and their related facilities, in the most cost effective manner incorporating both the public and private sector; the identification of possible gaps and duplications in the delivery of all social and health service programs services; and the participation in the planning and decision-making processes of regional health planning agencies to assure efficient delivery of health care services; and

 

WHEREAS, based upon the final CDBG Planning-only report entitled A Planning Study for South Whidbey Intergenerational Center, submitted prepared by SLR, Inc. and presented to the Board on November 5, 2001 together with the public testimony presented at the hearing, the Board of Island County Commissioners has determined this project to be a community priority;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Island County authorizes submission of an application to the state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, Office of Community Development, to request $750,000 to construct an Intergenerational Center and certifies that, if funded, it:

 

Will comply with applicable provisions of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and other applicable state and federal laws; and

 

Has provided opportunities for citizen participation comparable to the state's requirements (those described in Section 104(a)(2)(3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended); has complied with all public hearing requirements and provided citizens, especially low- and moderate-income persons, with reasonable advance notice of, and the opportunity to present their views during the assessment of community development and housing needs, during the review of available funding and eligible activities, and on the proposed activities; and

 

Has provided technical assistance to citizens and groups representative of low and moderate-income persons that request assistance in developing proposals; and

 

Will provide opportunities for citizens to review and comment on proposed changes in the funded project and program performance; and

 

Will not use assessments against properties owned and occupied by low- and moderate-income persons or charge user fees to recover the capital costs of CDBG-funded public improvements from low- and moderate-income owner-occupants; and

 

Will establish a plan to minimize displacement as a result of activities assisted with CDBG funds; and assist persons actually displaced as a result of such activities, as provided in the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended; and

 

Will conduct and administer its program in conformance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act, and will affirmatively further fair housing, (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968); and

 

Has adopted and enforces a policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in nonviolent civil rights demonstrations; and has adopted and implement a policy of enforcing applicable state and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location which is the subject of such nonviolent civil rights demonstration within its jurisdiction, in accordance with Section 104(1) of the Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act or 1974, as amended; and

 

Will provide, upon request, and prior to any obligation of funds being made, a complete and accurate CDBG Federal Funds Disclosure Report detailing the required applicant / grantee information, and as appropriate other government assistance provided or applied for, interested parties and expected sources, and uses of funds; and

 

Island County designates William Oakes as the authorized Chief Administrative Official and authorized representative to act in all official matters in connection with this application and Island County's participation in the Washington State CDBG Program.

 

            REVIEWED this 8th day of October, 2001, and set for Public Hearing on the 5th              day of   November, 2001, at    10:15 a.m.

 

                                                            Board of County Commissioners      

                                                            Island County, Washington

                                                    William F. Thorn, Chairman

                                                     Mike Shelton, Member

                                                     Wm. L. McDowell, Member

 

ATTEST:  Elaine Marlow, Clerk of the Board

 

            REVIEWED and APPROVED this 5  day of November, 2001.

 

                                                            Board of County Commissioners      

                                                            Island County, Washington

                                                               William F. Thorn, Chairman

                                                               Mike Shelton, Member

                                                               Wm. L. McDowell, Member

ATTEST:  Elaine Marlow

Clerk of the Board                                                                         BICC 01-656                                 

 

Hearing HELD:   Franchise #121(1)R, Northgate Terrace Division No.1  Community Club, renewal of existing water distribution system, Plat of  Northgate Terrace, Div. No.1

 

At 10:20 a.m. as advertised, the Chairman opened a public hearing to consider Franchise #121(1)

R,  Northgate Terrace Division No.1  Community Club, for the renewal of the  existing water distribution system located in the Plat of  Northgate Terrace, Div. 1; Sec. 11, Twp 33N, R 1E.

 

The Board received a recommendation of approval from the   Public Works Director, based on details contained in a  Memo dated 10/5/01 from Richard K. Snyder, P.E., County Engineer,  that there are no plans for expansion  of this current system; departments requesting to comment responded with no objection to the proposal; the Prosecuting Attorney’s office reviewed and approved the documents as to form; and document has been reviewed and approved by the Risk Manager. 

 

No one in the audience at the time of hearing spoke either for or against the approval of the renewal of Franchise #121 (1) ( R ).

 

By unanimous motion, the Board approved  Franchise #121(1)R, Northgate Terrace Division No.1  Community Club, renewal of existing water distribution system, Plat of  Northgate Terrace, Div. No.1; Sec. 11, Twp 33N, R 1E.

 

HEARING HELD:  Franchise #29R, Long Beach Water District renew existing water distribution system, Plat of Long Beach

 

At 10:25 a.m. as advertised a public hearing was held for the purpose of considering  Franchise 29 R, Long Beach Water District, for  renewal of existing water distribution system, in the Plat of Long Beach in Sec.  5,  Twp 31N, R 3E.

 

The  Public Works Director presented a recommendation of approval, based on the Memo from Dick Snyder dated 10/5/01 indicating there are  no plans for expansion of the current system; departments requesting to comment responded with no objection to the proposal; the Prosecuting Attorney’s office reviewed and approved the documents as to form; and document has been reviewed and approved by the Risk Manager.

 

No one in the audience at the time of hearing spoke either for or against the approval of the renewal of Franchise #29 ( R ).

 

By unanimous motion, the Board approved  Franchise #29 [R] Long Beach Water District, renewal of existing water distribution system, Plat of Long Beach; Sec. 5,  Twp 31N, R 3E.

 

Resolution  #C-139-01/R-61-01–Temporary Road Closure-PORTION OF Seaward Way ON WHIDBEY ISLAND

 

Mr. Oakes presented with a recommendation of approval, Resolution #C-139-01/R-61-01, a temporary road closure for Seaward Way located in Sec. 7, Twp 31N, R 3E, W.M., closing the road from 7:30 a.m. until Noon and from 12:30 p.m.  until 5:00 p.m. in effect from November 12, 2001 through February 1, 2001. This closure will  allow the contractor to work on what is essentially a single lane road.  Intention is to work as much as possible with the community in an effort to through, even during those closure times, although the road will  have to be closed  for some portion of that time with no access.  There have  been several public meetings to announce the closure, and staff  already provided a press release to indicate times of closure.