ISLAND COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS - MINUTES OF MEETING
REGULAR SESSION
- AUGUST 18, 2003
The Board of Island County Commissioners (including Diking Improvement District #4) met in Regular Session on August 18, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. in the Law & Justice Facility, Department III (Courtroom 3), 101 N.E. 6th Street, Coupeville, Wa. Wm. L. McDowell, Chairman, William J. Byrd, Member, and Mike Shelton, Member, were present. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. By unanimous motion, the Board approved the minutes from regular meeting held on August 11, 2003.
VOUCHERS AND PAYMENT OF BILLS
The
following vouchers/warrants were approved for payment by unanimous motion of
the Board, along with the August 15, 2003 payroll for pay period July 16-31,
2003:
Voucher (War.) # 170996-171199 ……………………………………….$1,439,958.21.
Auditor’s
Report
Suzanne Sinclair, Island County Auditor, submitted
the Auditor’s written financial report for the period ending July 31,
2003. The standard percentage for the end July would be
58%; the current expense revenue figure
is at 58% while expenditures are 59%.
In other funds, the revenue generally
is at 57% with expenditures at 49%.
Treasurer’s
Report
Linda Riffe, Island County Treasurer, likewise
submitted her written report for the same period. Even though figures
dipped down in specific areas of
revenue, overall figures are above
the previous year, primarily from the following areas:
Property tax [construction]
Line item 34 $255,000 up from previous year $116,000 - delinquent tax collection
Sales and Use tax from the State went up $60,000 [line 38].
Liquor taxes went up as did franchise tax.
By unanimous motion, the Board approved Island
Employment Services-Developmental Disabilities, Contract #HS-03-03 in the amount of $50,200
[RM-HLTH-99-0058].
Final Approval and signature of
Cheleek PRD by Terry
Mitchell, located on North Whidbey adjacent to the south side of Polnell Road at its northern
boundary, a 16 Lot Subdivision containing 13 Off-Site Drainfields within
the subject subdivision, PRD 169/96, SPR 405/96, was presented by Jeff Tate,
Assistant Director, Planning & Community Development. The PRD received preliminary approval 5 years ago and expires August
22, 2003. Mr. Tate presented Findings of Fact and Recommendation.
The Cheleek Planned Residential
Development (PRD) and associated Site Plan Review (SPR) received preliminary
approval in 1997 with the Hearing Examiner
Findings of Fact issued on August 22, 1997 and the Board of Island County
Commissioners’ approval on September 8, 1997.
A one-year extension was granted on June 18, 2002
with the condition that all outstanding requirements be met and the final PRD
recorded by August 22, 2003.
An application for final approval of the subdivision was submitted to Island County on July 11, 2003. New and revised information continued to be submitted through August 15, 2003. Island County Staff completed review of the application materials submitted and field verification. The original proposal indicated that only one of the existing residences would remain. During the review process, revisions were made to this proposal to keep all three residences.
Due to the time constraints for recording of the final subdivision, and
revisions made by the applicants just prior the this deadline, requirements
that are normally fulfilled prior to final approval were unable to be completed
by the applicants.
Given the fact that the lots will not immediately be sold as stated in Applicant’s letter 8-14-2003 [copy attached to Findings of Fact and placed on file with the Clerk of the Board, signed by Terry Mitchell, Co-Trustee, Mitchell Family Trust], Mr. Tate confirmed that staff recommended approval subject to the following conditions:
· In the event that these items are not fulfilled within the time frames established, the approval of the PRD and SPR may be revoked.
·
Within 30 days of Final PRD and SPR approval granted by Island County,
the applicants must obtain approved septic system permits for the existing
residences located on proposed Lots 2 and 4.
The new sewage disposal systems will replace the existing systems and must
utilize the respective off site drainfield
·
easements
established in SPR # 405/96. In
addition, the permits must include a requirement to abandon the existing sewage
disposal systems in accordance with ICC 8.07C.270.
·
Within 60 days of the Final PRD and SPR approval, the permitted sewage disposal
systems for proposed Lots 2 and 4 must be installed and the applicable as-built
documents filed with the Health Department.
The as-builts must document the proper abandonment of the existing
systems.
By unanimous motion, the Board
gave final approval of Cheleek PRD
169/96 by Terry Mitchell, for a 16 lot subdivision containing 13 off
site drainfields, subject to the conditions as outlined by Mr. Tate in Findings of Fact presented this
date.
The Chairman expressed the Board’s appreciation to
Mitzi Hall, Anathalie Dawkins and John Bertrand, and Mr. Tate, for the
extra time and effort expended to help the applicants satisfy the requirements and obtain final approval prior to preliminary PRD expiration.
Chairman
McDowell announced that the Board would meet at 10:30 a.m. in Executive Session for the purpose of considering the minimum price at which real estate will be
offered for Sale or lease, as allowed under
R.C.W. 42.30.110 (1)(c). The
session will be held in Island County Administration Building Conference
Room 218, 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, Wa. The session will last approximately one-half hour, and the Chairman indicated that any action after the Executive Session, if any, would be
taken in a regular meeting open to the public.
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 in Special Session August 19, 2003 beginning at 2:40 p.m., Camano Multipurpose Center located at 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Wm. L. McDowell, Chairman
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William J. Byrd, Member
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Mike Shelton, Member
ATTEST: _____________________
Elaine Marlow, Clerk of the Board