The Board of Island County Commissioners (including Diking Improvement District #4) met in Regular Session on November 7, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. in the Island County Courthouse Annex, Hearing Room, 1 N. E. 6^th Street, Coupeville, Wa. Mike Shelton, Chairman, Wm. L. McDowell, Member, and William J. Byrd, Member, were present. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

By unanimous motion, the Board approved the minutes from previous meetings as follows:

The Board, on unanimous motion, approved the payroll dated October 31, 2005, and approved the following vouchers/warrants for payment: Voucher (War.) #225188-225639 …………..$665,647.32.

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

Juvenile 102/05 Prob. Aide & Diversion #1406.00 Reclassification 11/7/05

Health 103/05 Public Health Nurse II .8 FTE #2406.18 Replacement 11/16/05

Health 104/05 Env. Health Spec. II #2407.09 New Position 1/3/06

Health 105/05 Public Health Coord. .25 FTE #2408.07 Decrease Hours 11/7/05

The Board by unanimous motion appointed Arthur M. Peterson, Greenbank, to the Sno-Isle Regional Library Board refilling the vacancy left upon the resignation of Danetta Fowler, for an existing term running until January 1, 2007.

Following the Board’s action September 12, 2005 approving an Island County Low Income Surcharge

Fund award for Habitat for Humanity of Island County in the amount of $45,000, the Board by unanimous motion, approved the Contract between Island County and Habitat for Humanity of Island County, promissory note & deed of trust [RM-BOCC-05-0126].

Having been discussed at the last staff session, the Board by unanimous motion approved Interagency Agreement, Contract # IAA0645 (RM-JUV-05-0123) between the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts and Island County Juvenile Court to process Becca Bill programs and services, with the contract not to exceed $143,609.

As presented by Elaine Marlow, Budget Director, the Board by unanimous motion scheduled a public hearing to be held on December 5, 2005 at 9:45 a.m. to consider the following 2006 budget resolution and ordinances:

As submitted to the Board for approval under cover memo dated November 2, 2005 from Tim McDonald, Health Services Director, the Board by unanimous motion approved the following Health Department contracts:

The Board by unanimous motion approved the following liquor licenses, having received favorable recommendations from the appropriate county departments, subject to departmental conditions:

• New Application #363753-3F by Anneliese Petry and Gordon James Stewart, Jr., for Gordon’s on Blueberry Hill, located at 5438 Woodard Road, Freeland, WA, subject to conditions stipulated by the Island County Health Department.

Darcy Patterson, Oak Harbor, asked if a determination had been made regarding which County-owned public lands are classified as park areas and thereby subject to Island County Park Regulations.

Chairman Shelton clarified that Goss Lake and the Camano Ridge properties that were transferred to the County through the Washington State DNR trust transfer program were deeded to Island County.

The County has never taken any action to make those a part of the parks property and simply are properties owned by Island County. Part of the confusion results from the fact that the Parks Director is also the Property Manager for Island County. For a property to become parks property takes action by the Board of County Commissioners transferring the property from County owned property into the parks system. He confirmed that the Kettle’s property is not a park property.

In response to Ms. Patterson’s question with regard to the Parks Facility List, and whether or not there were other properties on the list that are not considered park properties, Chairman Shelton did not know but agreed to look at the list and get back to Ms. Patterson with a response.

Dave Harrington, Oak Harbor, understood the concept of the deeding of property to the County rather than the Parks Department. He asked the following questions: (1) Has there ever been a property deeded to the Parks Department; and (2) how many of the list of properties he was provided are

currently being managed by either the Manager for GSA or Director of Parks, and how many of those properties have actually been turned over to parks formally by resolution of the Board?

The Commissioners agreed there had been some properties that were in fact deeded for parks, example, Taylor Property deeded specifically for parks. As to the second part of the question, Chairman Shelton

advised he would look into and get the information back to Mr. Harrington.

A Public Hearing was held at 10:15 a.m. as scheduled and advertised to consider Ordinance #C-112-05/R-45-05, an Ordinance Regulating the Speed Limit on Bayview Road and Marshview Road, amending Island County Code Title X, Chapter 10.01.

Bill Oakes, Public Works Director, advised that the Ordinance is a reduction in speed limit proposed and recommended by the County Engineer:

No others spoke either for or against said Ordinance.

As presented and recommended for approval by Mr. Oakes, the Board by unanimous motion approved Resolution #C-123-05/R-47-05 adopting Island County 2006 Annual Construction Program, including

As presented by Mr. Oakes, the Board by unanimous motion scheduled a Public Hearing on Ordinance #C-124-05/R-48-05 Eliminating Annual Maintenance and Operation Charge in Marshall Drainage Basin Storm & Surface Water Utility, for November 28, 2005 at 2:15 p.m.

Amendment 2, #PW-0320-101(B), between Island County and the Department of Ecology for the Island County Watershed Implementation Actions Project, Grant #G0000207, authorizing time extension to March, 2006, was approved by unanimous motion of the Board, as recommended by Mr. Oakes.

Jeff Tate, Assistant Director, Planning and Community Development, presented for the Board’s approval an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement (RM-PLAN-05-0120) between Skagit County and Island County for the provision of geographic services, in the amount of $5,000 or less. This includes an operating agreement and a cap on spending. Skagit County will provide Island County with some geographic information services, staffing and resource work. Skagit County has a far more advanced system, and Island County has a one-time need for some product related to the Critical areas update.

Mr. Tate recommended that the Board release the bond in the amount of $14,310.75 guaranteeing completion of work with respect to SPR 027/92 by Golf Northwest, Inc., held by Frontier Bank, Everett, Wa. The site plan has expired, the work in SPR never constructed and of multiple parcels involved, each of those parcels have been sold.

There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting

adjourned at 10:40 a.m. Island County Offices will be closed Friday Nov. 11 in observance

of Veterans Day holiday. The next regular meeting of the Board will be November 14, 2005

at 9:30 a.m.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON

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Mike Shelton, Chairman

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Wm. L. McDowell, Member

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William J. Byrd, Member

ATTEST:

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Elaine Marlow

Clerk of the Board