ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MINUTES OF MEETING
DECEMBER 23, 2002
The Board of Island County Commissioners
convened in Regular Session at 11:30
a.m. December 23, 2002, to conduct a Roundtable with Elected
Officials in Conference Room #116, Courthouse Administration Building. Other agenda topics for the Regular Session followed at 1:30 p.m. as
outlined on the agenda, including Diking Improvement District
#4, held in the Law & Justice
Facility, Department III (Courtroom 3), 101 NE 6th Street,
Coupeville, Wa. Mike Shelton, Chairman;
Wm. L. McDowell, Member, and William F. Thorn, Member, attended.
Roundtable Meeting with Island County Elected Officials
Attendance:
Elected
Officials: Tom Baenen; Greg Banks, Sharon Franzen,
Suzanne Sinclair
Others: Elaine Marlow; Dick Toft
The Board met in Executive Session at the request of Greg Banks until approximately Noon,
conducted in accordance with provisions of
R.C.W. 42.30.140 (4) (a), collective bargaining. The next scheduled Elected Officials
Roundtable will be on January 27, 2003,
beginning at 11:30 a.m.
VOUCHERS
AND PAYMENT OF BILLS
The following
vouchers/warrants were approved for payment by unanimous motion of the
Board: Voucher (War.)
# 156077 156369 . . . . . . . .
$348,651.57.
Veterans Assistance
Fund: [emergency financial assistance to certain eligible veterans; the names and specific
circumstances are maintained confidential]. Veterans Claim V2-14 was approved by
unanimous motion of the Board in the amount of $2183.70. Veterans
Claim V2-16 was approved by
unanimous motion of the Board in the total amount of $1575, of which $1260 is
to be paid now for October, November and December, 2002 rent; and $315 to be paid when a voucher is received for
January, 2003 rent.
PERSONNEL ISSUES AND
HIRING ACTIONS
As presented by Dick
Toft, Human Resource Director, the Board by unanimous motion, approved the following personnel action
authorizations:
Dept. PAA #
Description Position # Action
Eff.
Date
Sup.
Ct. 106/02 Ct. Administrator 2001 Replacement 2/14/03
WSU
107/02 Nox. Weed Coord 1208
.2fte Personnel 11/20/02
Maint
108/02 Custodian 901.04
.5fte Replacement
12/23/02
Maint
110/02 Facilities Supt. 900 Replacement 4/3/03
Juvenile 109/02 Juvenile 1402.05 Replacement 1/9/03
Resolution #C-111-02 Establishing
Salaries for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (Excluding Elected Officials) for 2003
Resolution #C-111-02
Establishing Salaries for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (Excluding Elected Officials) for 2003 was approved by unanimous motion of the
Board.
BEFORE THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ISLAND
COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF ESTABLISHING )
SALARIES FOR NON-BARGAINING UNIT )
EMPLOYEES (EXCLUDING ELECTED ) RESOLUTION #C- 111 -02
OFFICIALS) FOR 2003 )
WHEREAS, the Board of Island County Commissioners finds that it
is in the public interest to make provisions for the 2003 salaries for
department heads and all non-bargaining unit employees (excluding Elected
Officials); and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to maintain morale and
compensation equity among county employees, both represented and non-represented; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, that department heads and all other
non-bargaining unit employees (excluding Elected Officials) may, if later
approved by the Board of County Commissioners, be granted a cost of living
adjustment effective retroactively to January 1, 2003, should the employee continue in his or her
county employment through the date of such commissioner approval.
ADOPTED this 23rd day of December, 2002.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ISLAND
COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mike Shelton, Chairman
Wm. L. McDowell, Member
William
F. Thorn, Member
ATTEST:
Elaine Marlow, Clerk of the Board
APPOINTMENT TO FREELAND
SUB-AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE
By unanimous motion, the Board appointed Ray
Gabelein, Langley, to serve as a member of the Freeland Sub-area Planning
Committee, refilling the position left vacant on resignation of Jerry
Robillard.
Staff Session Schedule for January, 2003
The Board approved, by
unanimous motion, the January, 2003 Staff Session schedule for
distribution. The schedule outlines the
sessions which will be held on January 8, a special staff session [first
Wednesday a holiday], and January 15,
the regular staff session, both beginning at 9:00 a.m. in Conference room #116,
Courthouse Administration Building.
2003-2004
Consolidated Contract #C08679 State Department of Health
Having been reviewed
at Staff Session on December 11, and approved by the Island County Board of
Health December 16, the Board by
unanimous motion approved the
200/3-2004 Consolidated Contract
#C08679 [RM-HLTH-02-0094] with the
State Department of Health in
the total of $494,764, for the period 1/1/03 to 12/31/04.
Resolution
#C-112-02/PLG-026-A02 AMending ISLAND COUNTY Planning
& Community Development Applications FEE SCHEDULE
The Board by unanimous
motion approved Resolution #C-112-02/PLG-026-02 Amending the Fee Schedule for Island County Planning and
Community Development Applications to reflect Health Department fee amendments
for 2003.
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING )
THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR ISLAND )
COUNTY PLANNING & COMMUNITY ) RESOLUTION C-112-02
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS TO ) PLG-026-02
REFLECT HEALTH DEPARTMENT )
FEE AMENDMENTS FOR 2003 )
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2001,
by Resolution C-176-01 Island County adopted a new fee schedule for Planning
and Community Development Department application processes to be effective on
January 1, 2001; and
WHEREAS, none of the fees for
Planning and Community Development land use applications are being changed for
the year 2003; and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2002
by Resolution C-99-02 the Board of Health increased Health Department fees
associated with Planning permits as reflected in attached Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to
re-adopt the adjusted Planning & Community Development fee schedule to
reflect the newly adopted fees for certain Health Department related permits; NOW, THEREFORE,
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of Island County Commissioners
hereby adopts the Planning and Community Development Department Fee Schedule
reflecting amended Health Department fees attached hereto as Exhibit A to be
effective on January 1, 2003.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of
December, 2002.
BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
ISLAND
COUNTY, WASHINGTON
William F. Thorn, Chairman Member
Mike Shelton, Member Chairman
Wm. L. McDowell, Member
ATTEST:
Elaine Marlow, Clerk of the Board
[Exhibit A placed on file
with the Clerk of the Board]
Salmon Recovery Funding Board #1252, Island County
Assessment & Coordination,
Project #01-1252N
As presented and
summarized by Don Meehan, WSU, the Board by unanimous motion approved
Contract #RM-EXT-02-0097 Salmon
Recovery Funding Board #1252, for Island County Assessment and
Coordination, Project #01-1252N.
Contract #RM-GSA-02-0075 Between Island County and All Wet Sprinkler
Systems, Freeland Sprinkler System for Rhododendron County Park
Contract #RM-GSA-02-0075 between Island County and All Wet Sprinkler
Systems, Freeland, was approved by the Board as presented by Lee McFarland,
Assistant Director GSA, for a Sprinkler
System for Rhododendron County Park in
the amount of $9,192.50 [including tax]
Xerox Copier
Lease Agreement - GSA
The Board by unanimous motion approved
Xerox Copier Lease Agreement #RM-GSA-02-0099 as presented by Betty Kemp,
Director, GSA. She advised the Board as
far as the allowable exemption from
bidding having been followed, and
identified the exemption to
mandatory bidding on the contract review
form.
Settlement
Agreement: Island County v. Zimmerman
As presented by David L. Jamieson,
Island County Chief Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney, and as previously discussed, the Board by unanimous
motion approved and signed Settlement Agreement in the matter of Island County
v. Zimmerman with John W. and Tracy C. Zimmerman, in the amount of
$18,285.49.
Quitclaim Deed Stephen Haggan,
Old County Road, CRP 00-05, W.O. #359;
As presented and
recommended for approval by Bill Oakes, Public Works Director, the Board by unanimous motion approved a
Quitclaim Deed from Stephen Haggan, Parcel 502-4280, Sec. 20, Twp. 30N, Rge.
2E, relating to Old County Road, CRP
00-05, W.O. #359, payment in the amount
of $2,450.00, representing $1,250.00 for land,
$700.00 for merchantable timber, and
$500.00 for fence and gate.
Drainage Easement Island County
and Jerry J. Lawrence, Maple Grove Outfall, Plat of Maple Grove Beach, Division
3, Lot 19
Drainage Easement between Island County and Jerry J. Lawrence
related to the Maple Grove Outfall, W.
O. #135, Parcel S7470-30-00019-0, in the Plat
of Maple Grove Beach, Division 3, Lot 19, was approved by unanimous motion of
the Board, as recommended by Mr. Oakes.
Lead Entity Grant Amendment
#38020210 PW 0220-94 Island County/Department of Fish & Wildlife
Lead Entity Grant
Amendment #38020210 (#PW 0220-94)
between Island County and the Department of Fish & Wildlife, an extension through June 2003, for a total
project cost of $85,000.00 (SRFB $50,000/County cost $35,000.00) was approved
by unanimous motion of the Board, as recommended by Mr. Oakes. As a follow-up item, Commissioner McDowell
indicated next year there needs to be discussion of this topic to decide what for Island County completion
is.
Adopt-a-Road Litter Agreement
Marguerite Hauberg
Adopt-a-Road Litter
Agreement with Marguerite Hauberg for
Bob Galbreath/Wilkenson Roads from Highway 525 to park on Wilkenson Road was approved by unanimous motion of the Board.
Commissioner McDowell joined Chairman Shelton
in extending heartfelt thanks to
Commissioner Thorn for his four years of very dedicated and productive service
given to Island County as an Island County Commissioner.
The
meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
The next regular meeting of the Board will be held on January 6, 2003,
beginning at 9:30 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
______________________________
Mike
Shelton, Chairman
______________________________
Wm.
L. McDowell, Member
____________________________
William
F. Thorn, Member
ATTEST: _______________________
Elaine Marlow, Clerk
of the Board