BOARD OF ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MINUTES OF MEETING- MARCH 1, 2004

The Board of Island County Commissioners (including Diking Improvement District #4) met in Regular Session 1 March 2004 at 9:30 a.m. in the Island County Courthouse Annex, Hearing Room, 1 N. E. 6^th Street, Coupeville, Wa. William J. Byrd, Chairman, Mike Shelton, Member, and Wm. L. McDowell, Member, were present. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a unanimous motion approving the minutes of February 10, 2004 and February 23, 2004 Special Sessions, and minutes of Regular Session from February 23, 2004.

VOUCHERS AND PAYMENT OF BILLS

By unanimous motion, the Board approved the payroll dated February 27, 2004, and approved the following vouchers/warrants for payment:

Voucher (War.) #184453 - 184728 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 295,494.98.

Hiring Requests & Personnel Actions

As presented by Dick Toft, Human Resources Director, the Board by unanimous motion, approved the following personnel action authorizations:

Dept. PAA # Description /Position # Action Eff. Date

Auditor 009/04 Indexing Deputy 208.01 Replacement 4/16/04

Prosecutor 010/04 Dep. Pros. Atty. 1814.00 Replacement 4/19/04

Central Serv. 011/04 Switch/Bd Operator 604.00 Replacement 4/19/04 *

· subject to final decision of the Board with respect to acceptance

of new automated phone system; refill authorization ready in case needed

CERTIFICATION OF LEVIES FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES IN THE YEAR 2004

Island County Assessor, Tom Baenen, provided a copy of the “Island County Assessor’s Certification of the Levies for Collection of Taxes in the year 2004 [copy on file with the Clerk of the Board].

The pie chart represents 100%. Out of the total revenue collected, those dollars primarily go to the following:

Schools [State and Local] 56.5%

County Current Expense, County Roads and Conservation Futures 17.9%

4 local Taxing Districts; Fire Districts, Hospital, Library, Town & Cities 24%

He made the following notes of interest:

· Composite tax rate for 2004 is $9.23 per $1,000 while for 2003 was $9.84 per $1,000;

· Assessed value increased $803,206,182.00 in 2004 to $7,884,333,300.00, an 11.3%

increase in total value;

· New construction value added $156,226,020.00; obvious how important the building

industry is to Island County

· Total revenue collection projected for 2004 is up $3,104,589.00 from 2003, while the

composite tax rate for 2004 is down 0.61 cents per $1,000 .

This information will be turned over to the Treasurer’s Office who is preparing to print tax statements.

Resolution #C-23-04 Approving Specifications and Authorizing Call for Bids for Title Reports for the 2004 Tax Foreclosure

Katy Wells, Foreclosure Deputy, Treasurer’s Office, presented a resolution for the Board to approve Specifications and Authorize Call for Bids for Title Reports for the 2004 Tax Foreclosure, with bids to be received by the Treasurer not later than 3:00 p.m. on March 29, 2004.

and bid award made April 5, 2004.

By unanimous motion, the Board approved Resolution #C-23-04 approving Specifications and Authorizing Call for Bids for Title Reports for the 2004 Tax Foreclosure as presented.

[Resolution #C-24-04 on file with the Clerk of the Board]

RESOLution #C-24-04 IN THE MATTER OF CERTIFICATION OF THE ISLAND COUNTY PERSONAL PROPERTY INVENTORY FOR 2003

Having reviewed the inventories of all personal property from the various individual elected officials and county department heads for the year 2003, pursuant to R.C.W. 36.32.210, the Board by unanimous motion approved Resolution #C-24-04 in the matter of Certification of the Island County Personal Property Inventory for 2003.

[originals filed with the County Auditor; Resolution and copy of the inventory on file with the Clerk of the Board]

HEALTH CONTRACTS APPROVED

The following Health Department contracts were approved by unanimous motion of the Board:

Grant Contract #C08679(8) Consolidated Contract-Department of Health, in the amendment amount of $9,635 for total new contract amount $967,433 [RM-HLTH-02-0094]

Grant Contract No.: 0463-41968 – DSHS - Foster Care Passport Program Contract, in the

amount of $9,068 [RM-HLTH-01-0064] .

Supplemental AgreementS APPROVED

Based on recommendation of Bill Oakes, Public Works Director, the Board by unanimous motion approved two supplemental agreements, as follows:

Supplemental Agreement 1 - PW0220-36(A) between Island County and Fakkema & Kingma for On-Call Civil Engineering Services, changing the completion date to December 31, 2006 and increasing the amount payable to $225,000.00.

Supplemental Agreement #2 – PW9920-23(B) between Island County and Fakkema & Kingma, for Madrona Way Road Improvements, under CRP 02-11, changing completion date to December 31, 2005, change in Scope of Work, and maximum amount payable increased to $128,568.14.

BID AWARDED FOR NEW Irrigation Reel with Field Gun - Farmer’s Equipment

As recommended by Mr. Oakes as well as the Solid Waste Manager, the Board by unanimous motion, awarded bid for a new irrigation reel with field gun to Farmer’s Equipment Company, Burlington, in the amount of $29,133.00, including sales tax and credit for trade-in.

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Minor Modification to PRD 004/93 Cavalero Estates - Terhune Homes and Mr. & Mrs. Haring

Phil Bakke, Planning & Community Development Director, introduced a minor modification of PRD 004/93 Cavalero Estates at the request of Robert Cray on behalf of Terhune Homes and Mr. & Mrs. Haring. He confirmed a Departmental recommendation of approval of the minor modification to the recorded final plat of the Cavalero Estates PRD consisting of moving a 68.8-foot section of the shared property line and 15-foot wide drainage easement between Lots 40 and 41 approximately 7.5 feet to the north. Located on Parcels S6347-00-00040-0 and S6347-00-00041-0 in Section 18, Township 31N, Range 3E, Camano Island, Wa. This action would resolve a long-standing issue on Camano Island resulting from a house being not located in the location originally intended.

Robert Cray was present at the time of consideration in support of approval.

By unanimous motion, the Board approved PRD 004/93 Cavalero Estates, a minor modification, at the request of Robert Cray on behalf of Terhune Homes and Mr. & Mrs. Haring to the recorded final plat of the Cavalero Estates PRD, consisting of moving a 68.8-foot section of the shared property line and 15-foot wide drainage easement between Lots 40 and 41 approximately 7.5 feet to the north. Located on Parcels S6347-00-00040-0 and S6347-00-00041-0 in Section 18, Township 31N, Range 3E, Camano Island, Wa.

[PRD Decision document signed and placed on file with the Clerk of the Board; Revised Final PRD Plat Map signed and will be recorded]

There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m. The next regular meeting of the Board will be on March 8, 2004, at 9:30 a.m.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

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William J. Byrd, Chairman

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Mike Shelton, Member

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Wm. L. McDowell, Member

ATTEST: _______________________

Elaine Marlow, Clerk of the Board