The Board of Island County Commissioners and
Diking Improvement District #4 met in Regular Session April 18, 2005, at
9:30 a.m. in the Island County
Courthouse Annex, Hearing Room, 1 N. E. 6th 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. The minutes from the April
11, 2005 Meeting were approved by
unanimous motion of the Board.
By unanimous motion, the Board approved the payroll dated April 15, 2005 and the
following
vouchers/warrants: Voucher (War.) #210639-210913 …..$490,284.86.
As presented by Dick Toft, Human Resources Director,
the Board by unanimous motion, approved
the following personnel action authorizations:
Department PAA #
Description/Position # Action Eff. Date
Health 027/05 Dept. Asst
#2416.00 Replacement 4/23/05
GSA 028.05 DES HL Sec.Pln 1305.00 Personnel
Action 4/1/05
Planning 029/05 Plan Intern-temp 1600.01 New
Position 4/18/05*
Planning 030/05 Plan Intern-temp 1600.02 New
Position 4/18/05*
Planning 031/05 Plan Intern-temp 1600.03 New
Position 4/18/05*
Planning 032/05 Plan Intern-temp 1600.04 New Position 4/18/05 *
[* 6 months or less]
Aquatic Weeds
Management Fund Grant Agreement #G0500144
[RM-EXT-05-0040] between the State of Washington Department of Ecology
and Island County for the Lone Lake Egeria Eradication project was approved by unanimous motion of the
Board. The total project is $100,000
with 75% DOE funded.
Contract #HS-08-03 Amendment 2 with Compass Health to reallocate AL/SA treatment and crisis services for continuation of required services was approved by unanimous motion of the Board, the amendment amount $-20,304 for new total contract in the amount of $833,680 (RM-HLTH-99-0073).
Liquor Licenses APPROVED
The following applications for special occasion liquor licenses, having gone through the review process by the appropriate County Departments and received recommendations of approval, were approved by unanimous motion of the Board:
·
Application for Special
Occasion Liquor License #092672 by Whidbey Island Waldorf School for a special
occasion to be held on May 5, 2005 from 4:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Whidbey
Institute Thomas Berry Hall, located at 6449 Old Pietila Road, Clinton, WA
·
Application for Special
Occasion Liquor License #092151 by Camano Island Yacht Club for a special
occasion to be held on May 21, 2005 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Camano
Island Yacht Club, located at 129 N. Sunset Drive, Camano Island, WA
Auditor
Island County Auditor Suzanne Sinclair, reviewed with the Board her written financial report for the period ending March 31, 2005.
Revenue notes:
-
$150,000 of revenue for
the Auditor’s budget is anticipated from grant funds for the voter registration
system
-
WSU Extension revenues
are more than anticipated having received $9,661 in private donations compared
to budgeted amount of $4,000
-
Cable franchise [line
40] received $170,082 franchise tax is for 2004 so that will get accrued to
2004
-
Negative figure for
investment service fee; it is in the wrong line an should be in line 58
investment interest – the market value went down but interest earned is an overall gain for the County
Expenditure notes:
-
4-Springs – paid
$180,000 for building improvement project [$54,000 actually belongs in 2004]
Linda Riffe, Island County Treasurer, likewise
submitted the Treasurer’s Cash Revenue/Current Expense report for the same period, with several
explanatory comments:
-
WSU Extension shows a
significant decrease due to grant funds received
-
Juvenile Court – decrease
from last year due to a reduction in grant funds received
-
Excise PUD is paid one a
year un June [line 41]
-
Investment interest is
beginning to go up as compared to last
year.
DIKING IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO. 4 - Resolution #C-39-05/R-14-05 –
Appointing Three Appraisers to Apportion Special Benefits in Diking
Improvement District No. 4
As presented and recommended by Bill Oakes, Public Works Director, the Board by unanimous motion approved Resolution #C-39-05/R-14-05 In the Matter of Appointing Three Appraisers to Apportion Special Benefits in Diking Improvement District No. 4.
The three persons appointed as qualified appraisers to determine and apportion the special benefits accruing from maintenance of the dike within the District to each piece of property therein were: Richard Snyder, Island County Engineer; Edward R. Oetken, Island County citizen; and Robert Olson, Diking Improvement District No. 4 property owner. Island County Auditor Suzanne Sinclair administered the Oath of Office to the three appraisers.
[Resolution
#C-39-05/R-14-05 placed on file with the Clerk of the Board]
Resolution #C- 40-05/R-
16 -05 – Approving Plans & Specifications and
Authorizing Call for Bids for Madrona Way Reconstruction
Resolution #C-4005/R- 16 -05 In the Matter Approving
Plans & Specifications and Authorizing Call for Bids for Madrona Way
Reconstruction under CRP 02-11, work order #35, was approved by unanimous motion
of the Board. The bid opening was
scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. in Room #116, County
Administration Building, 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, Wa. [Resolution #C40-05/R- 16
-05 placed on file with the Clerk of the Board]
Adopt-A-Road Litter
Control Program – Renewal Agreement - Camano Island Yacht Club
Adopt-A-Road Litter Control Program Renewal Agreement was approved by unanimous motion of the Board with Camano Island Yacht Club, for East Camano Drive from Cross Island Road to Camano Hill Road.
Interagency
Agreement #PW-0520-176 - Department of Ecology - Deer Lagoon Dike
Interagency Agreement #PW-0520-176 between Island County and Department of Ecology for
clean-up of contaminated soils in Deer Lagoon Dike was approved by
unanimous motion of the Board as
presented and recommended for approval
by Mr. Oakes, 80% reimbursed by DOE for the work on the project.
Resolution
#C-41-05/R-17-05 – Exemption to
Competitive Bidding Requirements for Excavation of Contaminated Soils in Deer
Lagoon Dike
Resolution #C-41-05/R-17-05 In the Matter of an Exemption to Competitive Bidding Requirements for Excavation of Contaminated Soils in Deer Lagoon Dike was approved by unanimous motion of the Board, to authorize signing an engineering contract with Kleinfelder, Inc. for removal of contaminated soils on County property in Useless Bay.
[Resolution #C-41-05/R-17-05
on file with the Clerk of the Board]
Contract
#PW-0520-138 - Kleinfelder, Inc. -
Excavation of Contaminated Soils in Deer Lagoon Dike
Contract #PW-0520-138 between Island County and Kleinfelder, Inc. for
excavation of contaminated soils in Deer Lagoon Dike, in the amount of
$43,748.00, was approved by unanimous motion of the Board.
STORMWATER MITIGATION AGREEMENTS – PLAT OF HOLMES HARBOR GOLF & YACHT CLUB
The Board, by unanimous motion,
approved the following three Stormwater Mitigation Agreements associated with the Plat of Holmes Harbor Golf &
Yacht Club:
·
#PW-0520-22 - Jared & Brenda Peck, Lot 11, Block 1, Division #5, Plat of Holmes Harbor Golf & Yacht
Club, Sec. 3, Twp 29N, R 2E.
·
#PW-0520-59 - Matthew W. Schupp, Lot 22, Block 4, Division
#6, Plat of Holmes Harbor Golf & Yacht Club, Sec. 3, Twp 29N, R 2E.
·
#PW-0502-60 - Matthew W. & Debra L. Schupp, Lot 25,
Block 2, Division #6, Plat of Holmes Harbor Golf & Yacht Club, Sec. 3, Twp 29N, R 2E.
Ordinance #C-42-05 (PLG-008-05) In the matter of amending
Chapter 17.02 ICC relating to Type 5 Stream Buffers
Ordinance #C-43-05 (PLG-006-05) In the matter of amending
Chapters 17.02 and 17.03 ICC relating to Existing and On-Going Agricultural
activities
Ordinance #C-44-05 (PLG-007-05) In the matter of amending
Chapter 17.03 ICC and Ag BMPs to establish procedures for Determinations of
Consistency for Agriculture
ATTENDANCE
Planning and Community Development Staff:
Phil Bakke, Director
Jeff Tate, Assistance Director
Audience:
Press and Public – approximately 26 [attendance sheet GMA Record #7859]
Since adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in 1998, Mr. Bakke commented that the County dealt with a host of appeals raised by Whidbey Environmental Action Network (WEAN). Of the many issues raised by WEAN, two remain that require code changes, the most important relating to rural zone density of five acres, significant because the rural zone and its regulations impact up to 60% of land in Island County or about 80,000 acres. Mr. Bakke presented the three ordinances, with comments as follows.
Ordinance #C-42-05
(PLG-008-05) In the matter of amending Chapter 17.02 ICC relating to
Type 5 Stream Buffers
Island County was found in compliance with type 5 stream buffers in Whatcom County Superior Court; the Court of Appeals did not concur, and the County is required to increase the buffer for type 5 streams from 25’ to 50’. Type 5 streams do not feed into other critical areas, typically only run a few weeks out of the year, have no fish present, and most people would call these streams ditches. The appeal route for the County has been exhausted and this ordinance must be scheduled for a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners.
Ordinance
#C-43-05 (PLG-006-05) In the matter of
amending Chapters 17.02 and 17.03 ICC relating to Existing and On-Going
Agricultural activities
This has to do with application of the County’s Agricultural (AG) Best Management Practices (BMPs) for existing farmers with land not zoned Commercial or Rural AG. In 1998 the Board appointed a committee made up of farmers, scientists and other interested folks who developed in 1999 protection regulations for wetlands and streams.
Through one of WEAN’s appeals the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) agreed AG BMPs used best available science and protected critical areas; Whatcom County Superior Court ruled they could be applied to all AG uses. WEAN appealed to the Court of Appeals arguing that AG BMPs represented an exemption from the CA regulations and were not necessary in any zone except for Rural AG and Commercial AG zones.
Mr. Bakke contended that the AG BMPs in fact are not an exemption from Critical Area regulations, rather regulations specifically designed to provide protection given specific AG use. The County believes this change will impact thousands of property owners who have gardens, raise horses, goats, hay fields or have children in 4-H. The Court of Appeals found that the County did not have sufficient record demonstrating a need for AG BMPs outside Rural and Commercial AG zones.
Ordinance
#C-44-05 (PLG-007-05) In the matter of
amending Chapter 17.03 ICC and Ag BMPs to establish procedures for
Determinations of Consistency for Agriculture
This deals with amending the code to provide a formal process for Commercial and Rural AG landowners to get a determination for AG consistency, and postpones the implementation deadline to January 1, 2006, allowing an opportunity to make adjustments necessary to comply. In many cases compliance with AG BMPs is not easy or inexpensive. The lack of ability to apply BMPs to the rural zone comes with a concern that it could have the effect of ending farming on rural land, and potentially cause family suffering, loss of open space and ultimately the loss of rural character.
WEAN falsely accused the County of ignoring the Court of Appeals decision and petitioned the GMHB for financial sanctions on the taxpayers of Island County for failing to impose critical area regulations on farming located outside Rural and Commercial AG zones as well as changing the code to increase the buffer for type 5 streams. When the County and WEAN filed a petition for review with the Superior Court that action stayed the Court of Appeals decision leaving the Whatcom County Superior Court decision standing. The Court of Appeals did not issue a mandate on type 5 stream buffers. The County in every case since at least 1998 took action to comply with all directives from the GMHB and the Court. In the latest case, Island County acted in good faith on direction of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and followed the rules to the letter.
Mr. Bakke recommended that the Board refer PLG-006-05 and PLG-007-05 to the Planning Commission for public review and input. In anticipation the Planning Commission scheduled two evening hearings:
Camano Island: Utsalady Elementary School May 17 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Whidbey Island: Coupeville Recreation Hall May 24 7:00 to 9:00 pm
By unanimous motion, the Board scheduled a Public Hearing on Ordinance #C-42-05 (PLG-008-05)In the matter of amending
Chapter 17.02 ICC relating to Type 5 Stream Buffers for May 16, 2005 at 10:30
a.m. [Ordinance
#C-42-05 (PLG-008-05) as
introduced today and scheduled for hearing, entered as GMA Record # 7860]
Commissioner McDowell found the action on this and the other two proposals extremely distasteful. Requiring a 50’ buffer means a 100’ swath out of someone’s property for something the average person would probably call a ditch. The County started out prior to 1998 working with a coalition of environmental groups, and to the best of his knowledge, with the exception of WEAN, the coalition agreed with the proposal to the GMHB.
Commissioner Byrd found it galling that growth management was supposed to be a bottoms up type approach but that had not seemed to happen in this case. The County won the case in Superior court and lost in Appeals Court.
Public Input
Jim Henderson, E. Newman Road, South Whidbey, one of the
parties affected by implementation of the
proposed changes, stated that even the BMPs would probably make him question
continuing to have animals on his
property but the new proposal would absolutely put him out of business
and have to sell them all. More than
comments, he had questions such as what could he do with his property; can he
walk on it or use it in any way? If not, he thought his U.S. Constitutional
rights were being affected. He brought
up an issue in Snohomish County who received an exemption from the State for putting ball parks on farmland
– yet the farmer cannot farm, which does not
make sense.
Commissioner McDowell’s understanding was that since
Mr. Henderson’s property is zoned Rural and has an existing farm operation it
is not grandfathered. Everything else
within the County such as a golf course is grandfathered in and why that is so
makes no sense. It is unfortunate as
well because most people enjoy seeing farmers raising animals, etc.
The farmer can build a house on the property which is what is so ridiculous about the whole thing.
Chairman Shelton encouraged those present to be a part of the Planning Commission public hearing process.
Gayle Cerullo, N. Cerullo Drive, North Whidbey Island, having a family ranch in existence since the mid-Fourties, said the proposed changes would drastically affect their ranch, cow and horse operation. She too has many questions and concerns about the proposed changes. They have 100 plus acres and could turn it all in to houses, but that is not the integrity of the Island or their lifestyle. Part is in AG and part in rural. Not only are they affected for their livelihood but their aesthetics of lifestyle. She is concerned about what would be next.
Roy Engle, Hunt Road, North Whidbey Island, operates the five-acre Rock’n Apple Ranch, and expressed concern about the proposed changes. About fifteen years’ ago the County created a seasonal creek on his property by widening Fakkema Road and placing a large culvert underneath the road, turning the hay field behind his farm into a continuous bog. He now has a ditch that runs alongside the driveway all the way through his property and up to his house which every year flows from November until May, then dries up. If this is a stream that comes under the definition and he has to abide by the new 50’ buffer on each side, that will wipe out hundreds of his apple trees. He takes in a sizable amount of money every year from the apples, ranging from $13,000 to $20,000 in gross income from 1200 dwarf apple trees in his orchard that he started in 1980 before there was ever a stream on his property. The community benefits from his apple orchard as well in that he gave some 1500 boxes of apples to food banks last year. He also has a
small area that probably each winter becomes a spot for a couple of puddle ducks to sit in, dries up usually by the first of May.
Commissioner McDowell advised that not only was the area of the apple orchard something to be concerned about as far as a “stream” but also “wet pastures”. The average person would not recognize that as a wetland but a wet pasture [an area that remains green throughout the year] also comes under these regulations.
Carl Robinson, Langley, operating a B&B on about 27 acres, about half in forest and the other half in pasture land with hay most of the year, though not now raising animals, has thought about it. Some of the concerns he has include: whether or not there is a conflict with other ordinances in place at this time or about to be implemented; noxious weed ordinance and mosquito abatement problem, fire hazard situation; rules regarding streams, the size and the flow are vague. If a water feature created in a garden with a pond and small trickle, is that in violation? A study by a couple of universities on control of undesirable weeds resulted in one common finding over the 10-year study: use of goats in controlling noxious weeds has less environmental impact and a minimum amount of cost.
Len Engle, Terry Road, Coupeville, representing Engle Family Farms, Central Whidbey Farms and Sherhill Vista Farms, also serves on the Whidbey Island Conservation District, urged the Board not enact anything stronger than current laws. The new proposed regulations would take away from small land owners who raise a few cattle, horses, sheep and goats. He encouraged the County to draw the line if possible, noting initiative 37 in Oregon passed for a reason: WEAN wants to push it too hard he suspects it will get up to this part of the country as well.
Robert Nelson, Powell Road, Central Whidbey, came here to retire, not to be controlled by the government. His barn was built back in 1880. He has horses that dig holes in the pasture and there is a puddle; by this proposed regulation all of a sudden he would have a wetland. He finds the proposal offensive telling him what to do when everything has been working for a long time. He raises horses for his own pleasure; take animals to 4-H, Christmas Village and petting zoos, a “hobby farm”. But ordinances will ruin his retirement and result in his property not being able to be sole, unusable and all of a sudden his half million investment down the drain.
Ron Muzzall, Muzzall Farms, Scenic Heights Road, Central Whidbey Island, was a member of the AG Remand Committee who designed a system with the help of environmental groups, other than WEAN who dropped out, to mediate environmental concerns with on-going rural atmosphere in Island County. It was his belief that the Growth Management Act probably could be termed “the growth promotion act” because the new proposals on rural land will affect the five acre owners, as well as his operation. He runs about 500 head of cattle [200 head of beef and 300 head of dairy], raising seed crops on the north side of Penn Cove. Muzzall Farms fall within all of the environmental regulations and have tens of thousands of dollars in pollution control, animal nutrient storage, animal nutrient management program, a low input sustainable Agricultural operation. The farm pastures a tremendous amount, most on rural AG lands, very little commercial AG due to soils. Of 150 acres about 50 is rural zoned; the whole front part between the road and the bluff is all rural zoning. The bluff and beach are critical areas. The family started in 1910-11 on the bluff because it had been open for thousands of years and farmed right up to the edge of the bluff always far enough back it never caused erosion problems.
They cannot farm up to the edge, now having to step back 50’ and put a fence up to keep the cattle back; cannot cut hay there; yet on each side where there are homes, the neighbors can mow lawns up to the edge. They are one of two families left on Whidbey Island milking cows; one of three or four raising seed crops anymore; fewer all the time, because of the economics and he views this as another nail in the coffin. Long term he has to question the reality of keeping rural lands in AG operation and how this will affect open space taxation. If they cannot farm the land then will they qualify for open AG; if not, where do they go beyond that? His initial reaction when he found out about the latest proposals was that they should divest themselves of rural lands solely because of this type thing, and have begun the long plat work on their rural lands. The initial development would be a long plat of 43 or 44 homes, and have obtained sewer and water, commenting that thought they can’t farm on the land, isn’t it an anomaly they can put 44 homes on it.
Dave Smith, Crosby Road, Oak Harbor, has rural land and leases agriculture; started a small operation of beef, significant amount of money into orchard, hay. He agreed with what other speakers had to say. Mr. Smith serves as a supervisor on the Whidbey Island Conservation District and sees WEAN as being way out of hand.
Maggie Raymond, Henni Road, South Whidbey, has five acres of land raising meat and vegetables for her family. The proposed regulations will affect her as development behind her has changed the shape of the land. Though the proposed regulations are supposed to save the environment, ultimately they will destroy it and there will be nothing. The citizens have a right to feed their families and to educate others about where food comes from. She hoped something can be done for the benefit of those who want to keep their farms which are the backbone of
society.
Don Meehan, WSU Extension Agent, indicated that over the last month or two he had been working with a group in Central Whidbey focusing on sustaining agriculture, and finds these kinds of rules and regulations to be quite counter productive. He recognizes the challenge WEAN threw at the County, but also thought the courts played the role of deciding what the law had to say. He suggested the County go back to the legislature because when you look at wetlands and wet pastures there is a big problem, not just in Island County but all of Western Washington. When looking at agricultural history in the State, the successful farms were farmers farming the lowlands, i.e. the wet pastures where the water was. The law obviously is wrong here and he could not imagine Washington State legislators envisioned agriculture would be impacted in this way. People have been here for thousands of years and have an impact to the environment. Our cultural heritage is wound up in making food, whether from the land or sea and a balance has to be found. The farm families in Island County whether farming 5 acres or 500 acres need to eat; when laws and regulations are created impacting that, it is a disservice to our cultural heritage. Our cultural heritage gives us the rural character that everyone loves to come here and see.
Rufus Rose, South Whidbey Island, member of Island County Property Rights Alliance, and Real Estate broker, requested when the Board charges the Planning Commission with review, they be directed to inquire about the economic and rural character changes likely to result from the order of the GMHB. Also to be mindful of unintended consequences of those who try to preserve nature in the face of human activity and in fact accelerate subdivision and development. Wetlands should be regarded as a desirable feature on both public and private properties;
unfortunately on private property the existence of wetlands and streams has become an increasingly serious liability. He is concerned that the proposed changes rival the impact of Base closure in this County. A few of the questions he thought needed to be answered included:
Standards have been in place for several years now;
has damage happened because those buffers were inadequate?
BMPs
sounds like a neat thing; what are they?
Will
property owners be required to prevent
domestic animals from getting close to streams or is it just farm animals?
Is
there such a thing as best farming practices?
If someone else’s wetland buffer invades his
property – can a buffer from a neighbor prohibit him from using his property?
Carol Osterman, Farm Planner for the Whidbey Island Conservation District, visits rural zoned lands at least on a weekly basis. Many of these lands would be cut in half or three-quarters that would not be useable under the proposed regulations. She asked that the County take a look at that and make sure common sense is built in, and work with Conservation District as a State agency to help the County and citizens come to a common sense goal.
No one else in the audience indicated a desire to speak .
Commissioner Byrd could not disagree with any of the comments made. Being an “old farm boy’ himself he understood the importance of these issues and thought it unfortunate that the County did not have much choice in the proposed regulations, having been ordered by the Courts to do so. He did point out that under the County’s review of the regulations, biologists will be on board and provide a second look
Commissioner McDowell said that this type of thing disgusted him and questioned what had happened to the bottoms up process for growth management. Several folks mentioned having under their ownership rural and rural AG lands side by side. BMPs were ruled environmentally satisfactory for the Commercial AG farmers who has a more intensive use of the land than someone raising one or two cows on a five acre parcel, and the question comes to mind: why can’t that property owner use the same BMPs? Probably 90% of the 4-H kids are not “Commercial farmers”, rather on a 5-acre parcel and the ruling makes absolutely no sense. It is absolutely critical in Island County being able to maintain the rural character to provide an adequate record, important for citizen participation at the Planning Commission level, and asked that WSU to make sure as part of WSU education to get people involved in local government; this is an issue that truly will impact 4-H. Those who cannot attend should at least send an e-mail or letter which will become part of the record.
Chairman Shelton recalled that although there had not been a lot of agreement when the County started the growth management process among a broad cross-section of citizens of Island County but there was agreement about the desire to maintain the rural character of Island County. With some of the decisions that have been made he did not know how the rural character can be maintained if the farmers are thrown off the land. As Mr. Henderson mentioned, Snohomish
County went to the legislature to get special legislation to convert some of their AG lands into ball fields. Island County is trying to maintain AG lands and the courts are saying “no”; the nexus there between logical thought does not exist. The Seattle Times a week or two ago contained an article about the initiative in Oregon, started by people like those in the room today. On a family farm the next generation needed a place to live and wanted to obtain a building permit to put a second house on the farm and the State said no.
Chairman Shelton took great exception to e-mails fostered by WEAN calling Commissioners Shelton and McDowell “environmental criminals”. He explained that the way the system works is that when the Court of Appeals rules and subsequent to that some part is appealed on to the Supreme Court, the whole thing is stayed, and the County operates under the last court decision. Until the Court of Appeals issues their order, the Island County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said that Island County needs to abide by the Superior Court rule, which is 25’ on type 5 streams, not the 50’ as WEAN argued. When the Court of Appeals ruled on the BMPs in the rural zone, the Court did not tell Island County it was wrong; rather that the County did not have the record to support the extension of the BMPs into the rural zone. He saw today as the great beginning of a record to support that. The Board of County Commissioners will go back to the GMHB and Courts and do whatever has to be done to take it through the legal process. Those attending today’s meeting are only a small sample of those who will be adversely affected.
He advised that their friends and neighbors need to come to the Planning Commission when they hold community outreach meetings and public hearings and get their testimony on record which hopefully will support extension of BMPs into the rural zone.
By unanimous motion, the Board referred Ordinance
#C- 43-05 (PLG-006-05) In the matter of
amending Chapters 17.02 and 17.03 ICC relating to Existing and On-Going
Agricultural activities and Ordinance
#C-44-05 (PLG-007-05) In the matter of
amending Chapter 17.03 ICC and AG BMPs to establish procedures for
Determinations of Consistency for Agriculture
to the Planning Commission for input and public hearing.
[Ordinance
#C-43-05 (PLG-006-05) as
introduced this date entered as GMA
Record #7861 and Ordinance #C-44 -05
(PLG-007-05) as introduced this
date entered as GMA Record #7862]
Included as part of today’s regular Board agenda,
the Commissioners met at 3:00 p.m. with
Elected Officials from Island County, City of Oak Harbor, City of
Langley, Town of Coupeville, and Port Districts, commonly known as the Council
of Governments.
ATTENDANCE :
William
J. Byrd, Member, Board of County Commissioners
Patricia
Cohen, Mayor, City of Oak Harbor
Neil
Colburn, Mayor, City of Langley
Nancy
Conard, Mayor, Town of Coupeville
Wm.
L. McDowell, Member, Board of County Commissioners
Ed
Van Patten, Commissioner, Port of Coupeville
Mike
Shelton, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners
Hand-outs provided
by Mayor Conard included:
·
Rural
County Economic Development Funds – discussion of various issues
·
Suggestions
for application
·
Copy
of the RCW 82.14.370 governing the use of the funds
·
Copy
of ICC Chapter 3.02C
Primary focus of
the group this session was discussion with regard to .08 Rural Economic Development funds. The COG approved the criteria to be used for selection of those
applying for the .08 money and the application form.
Next COG scheduled for May
9, 2005 at 3:00 p.m.
There being no further
business to come before the Board at this
time, the meeting adjourned at
4:15 p.m. The next regular
meeting of the Board will be held on April 25, 2005, beginning at 11:00 a.m. for a roundtable discussion with Elected
Officials and Department Heads, followed at 1:30 p.m. by regular agenda items.
BOARD OF ISLAND COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
AND DIKING IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO. 4
______________________________
Mike Shelton, Chairman
_____________________________
Wm.
L. McDowell, Member
_____________________________
William
J. Byrd, Member
ATTEST:
_______________________
Elaine Marlow, Clerk of the Board