The Board of Island County Commissioners convened in Regular Session at 11:00 a.m. on
September 26, 2005, for a roundtable with Elected Officials and Appointed Department Heads, held in the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room (Room #102B), Annex Building, 1 NE 6^th Street, Coupeville, Wa. Other topics for the regular session followed at 1:30 p.m. as outlined on the agenda. Mike Shelton, Chairman, Wm. L. McDowell, Member, and William J. Byrd, Member, attended.

Elected Officials and Appointed Department Heads Attending:

Tom Baenen Greg Banks Bill Byrd Cathy Caryl Betty Kemp Elaine Marlow Tim McDonald Mac McDowell Don Meehan Bill Oakes Linda Riffe Mike Shelton Dan Sherk Suzanne Sinclair Dick Toft

Assessor. In the process of finishing printing of revaluation notices. When completed, will have sent out 5200 notices for real property and 6,000+ personal property. As of this morning for Island County, picked up $268 million in new construction; by the time the Assessor’s Office is completed, new construction should be around $275 million. Next year will add under personal property the valuation of housing taken over by American Eagle at NAS Whidbey, on the rolls as of 12/1/07 which will make it part of the tax base for 2008, better than double the total amount of personal property in Island County. Any new construction undertaken will be taxed as personal property but will be allowed to add as new construction.

Budget Director. About half-way through budget workshops; appreciative of all the cooperation received from the departments, as well as the level of detail and information provided.

Central Services. The Internet has been experiencing sporadic problems; not able to pin point the problem, but most problems experienced are with State web sites.

Commissioners. WSAC Meeting - heartened by proposals from the Governor’s Office focused around growth management: proposal to grandfather AG; provide structure to growth hearings boards; issues related to best available science. Excellent speaker from Libbey, Montana, whose family was a third or fourth generation logging family, starting up what is called "provider pals", example: where schools adopt a provider. For example, a provider goes to a middle school in Washington D.C. and explain what he does to give urban middle school children the understanding where any resource-based material comes from as opposed to "a store".

Public Hearing this evening with regard to the issue of hunting on four publicly owned properties: Kettles, Camano Ridge, Greenbank Farm north, and Deer Lagoon. Lone Lake property has been left out of the proposal and what ever is decided for the other four properties should probably include Lone Lake as well. The two proposed ordinances are on the County’s web site with maps.

Health. Flu season reminder. Clinics scheduled are up on the web site; the only people billed for directly are Medicare. The Health Department made the decision last Spring not to go along with the

multi-state contract because it has been so extremely problematic, and obtain vaccine from a private contractor.

Human Resources. Two weeks’ ago the Board adopted a resolution instituting a program to facilitate County employee donation of annual leave to go to the Katrina relief efforts via Red Cross. Thus far

24 employees have donated annual leave.

Prosecuting Attorney. Busy; putting finishes touches on an adult drug court in order to put more drug abusing felons into treatment in lieu of prisons.

Public Works.

Treasurer. Gearing up for tax season, the second half taxes due October 31. Folks have already begun mailing in tax payments. The web site with on-line payment capability was to have been ready to go but unfortunately there some programming needs to be done and doubts it will be ready in time.

Tax adjustments from May are now being processed.

WSU Extension. Reminder from Emergency Services [see e-mail] about the emergency exercise to be held on October 4. There are two orientation sessions tomorrow, one at 11:00 a.m. and another at 1:00 p.m. for Elected Officials and Appointed Department Heads.

Next Roundtable: October 24, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Commissioner Shelton asked that next month’s roundtable agenda include reconsideration of the "per diem" issue.

Other topics for the Regular Board session followed at 1:30 p.m. as outlined on the agenda. This portion of the meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. By unanimous motion, the Board approved the following minutes as presented: Regular Session September 12, 2005; Special Session September 16, 2005; Regular Session September 19, 2005.

The following vouchers/warrants were approved for payment by unanimous motion of the Board: Voucher (War.) # 222130 - 222383 ……………………………………….$1,283,316.88.

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

Sheriff 079/05 Correc. Officer 4015.07 Replacement 11-1-05

The Board by unanimous motion approved the Staff Session schedule for October, 2005. Both sessions are regular sessions scheduled on October 5 and October 19, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the County Courthouse Annex, Hearing Room, 1 N. E. 6^th Street, Coupeville, Wa.

Agreement (RM-PARKS-05-099) between Island County and EarthCorps, Seattle, to complete a project at English Boom, an Island County Parks property, in the amount of $24,322.46 as presented and recommended for approval by Terri Arnold, Assistant Director, GSA.

By unanimous motion the Board scheduled a Public Hearing: Ordinance #C-108 -05 Amending Chapter 3.22A ICC-Conservation Futures Program and ICC 3.22.010 for October 17, 2005 at 9:50 a.m. The purpose of the Ordinance is to amendment the Code to incorporate changes made by ESHB 1631.

Health Contracts were approved by unanimous motion of the Board as follows:

The Board having received favorable recommendations from the appropriate County departments, approved by unanimous motion Special Occasion Liquor License #092039 by Whidbey Island Writers Association for a special occasion to be held on October 1, 2005, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Greenbank Farm, located at 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank, WA

As presented by Bill Oakes, Public Works Director, the Board by unanimous motion approved the renewal of Adopt –A-Road Litter Control Program agreement between Island County and The Acey Deucey Association for Heller Road from Heller and Ault Field Road to Crosby Road.

As presented by Mr. Oakes, the Board by unanimous motion approved the following Quit Claim Deed and Construction Easement associated with Camano Hill Road Improvement project CRP 02-04, Work Order 176:

Consultant Agreement #SW-08-05 between Island County and SCS Engineers for On-call Solid Waste Facilities Project in the amount of $200,000 was approved by unanimous motion of the Board as presented by Mr. Oakes.

Resolution #C-109-05/PLG-018-05, In the matter of a Revision to the Schedule for the Update of GMA Critical Area Regulations Relating To Agricultural Best Management Practices, was presented for the

Board’s consideration by Phil Bakke, Planning & Community Development Director, and Jeff Tate, Assistant Director, Planning & Community Development. Mr. Tate described the revision as a minor amendment that came about as a result of the Agricultural Review Committee needing to convene once more, and that meeting is scheduled for tomorrow evening. The revision s to cancel the Joint Board/

Planning Commission Meeting to receive/review AG Review Committee recommendations and reschedule that to occur on October 10^th.

The Board by unanimous motion scheduled a Public Hearing for October 17, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. to consider OPS 289/05 by Applicants Bruce and Diane Fallon and Tom & Tami Fallon, requesting that 27.63 acres of Parcel R32906-295-3570 be transferred from Designated Forest to Timberland current use designation. Staff recommendation is for conditional approval.

By unanimous motion the Board scheduled a Public Hearing to be held on October 17, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. for the purpose of considering a correction to OPS 251/05, Pavey Agreement, approved and signed by the Board on September 12, 2005. Parcel R22915-242-4070, a 1-acre parcel, was inadvertently included in the original application.

By unanimous motion the Board scheduled a Public Hearing to be held on October 17, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. to consider Ordinance #C-110-05 (PLG-019-05) In the Matter of a Technical Correction to Rezone Parcel R23330-121-3200 from Commercial Agriculture to Rural Agriculture Correction to Zoning

Atlas, Christine Goodwin, Parcel R23330-121-3200 was inadvertently zoned Commercial Agriculture. The parcel meets the designation criteria for the Rural Agriculture Zone. [Ordinance #C-110-05 as introduced this date entered as GMA Record #8363]

ATTEST: __________________

Elaine Marlow, Clerk of the Board