ISLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ISLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY= COMMISSIONERS

(including = Diking Improvement District #4)

February 9, 2009=

        &= nbsp;      10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting Board of County Commissioners<= /o:p>

February 11, 2009

            =    9:00 a.m. Staff Session

February 17, 2009

            =    1:00 p.m. Island County Board of Health

Location: (Unless otherwise noted) Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room (Room 102B Basement), Island County Annex Bldg., <= st1:Street w:st=3D"on">1 NE 6th Street, Coupeville= , WA

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MEETING AGENDA – FEBRUARY 9, 2009

¨ Welcome to the Board of County Commissioners meeting. The Board values your input and ideas, and sets aside a time called “Public Input or Comments” to listen to your comments about subjects not on the agenda; that time will commence at 10:00 a.m. immediately after the Pledge of Allegiance. A “Public Hearing” or “Public Meeting” will begin no sooner than the time shown. Occasionally, ite= ms do not make this agenda in time, but are added just prior to the meeting at the discretion of the Chairman. T= his separate “Chairman’s Agenda” will be addressed as the schedule permits.

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10:00 a.m. Convene Regular Meeting   Pledge of Allegiance

Employee service awards and Employee-of-the Mont= h

10:05 a.m. Public Input or Comments. =

This is time set aside for members of the public= to speak to the Board about subjects of concern or interest, or items not alre= ady set aside for a public hearing. The Board will take all information under advisement, but generally will not ta= ke any action unless it is emergency in nature. To ensure your comments are record= ed properly, you need to state your name and address clearly into the micropho= ne. Please limit your comments to 2 mi= nutes.

Consent Agenda

[Consent Agenda items will be considered togethe= r and will be approved on a single motion typically without discussion. The items proposed for the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and public comment or inquiries are not anticipated. Any item on the Consent Agenda will be moved to the Regular Agenda upon request from any Bo= ard Member prior to or during the Board meeting. An item moved to the Regular Agenda= will be considered after the Consent Agenda.]&n= bsp;

= 1)&n= bsp;            = ; Review pre-audited bills & approve vouchers for payment

= 2)&n= bsp;            = ; Approve = EFTs (electronic funds transfers)<= /p>
= 3)&n= bsp;            = ; Approve Minutes from previous meeting(s)

2% Hotel-Motel Sales = Taxes

Contracts for 2% Hotel Lodging Tax Tourism Promotion – 2009 Program Year <= /p>
= 4)&n= bsp;            = ; Penn Cove Water Festival Association for = Penn Cove Water Festival Marketing Project; Contract Amount: $972.00 (RM-BOCC-09-0009)

= 5)&n= bsp;            = ; Island County Historical Society for Staff Support for Tourist/Visitor Information Services; Contra= ct Amount: $1,166.00 (RM-BOCC-09-0008)

= 6)&n= bsp;            = ; Camano I= sland Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Visitor Information Center<= /st1:PlaceType> Staffing/Tourism Marketing & Fulfillment Program; Contract Amount: $11,665.00 (RM-BOCC-09-0004)

= 7)&n= bsp;            = ; Greater = Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce for = North Whidbey Tourism Services, Marketing & Special Events; Contract Amount: $21,386.00 (RM-BOCC-0007)

= 8)&n= bsp;            = ; Coupeville Arts= Center for “Shoulder Season” Marketing of Coupeville Arts Center Classes; Con= tract Amount: $1,458.00 (RM-BOCC-09-0005)

= 9)&n= bsp;            = ; Freeland Chamber of Commerce for Freeland Visitor Information= Center; Contract Am= ount: $13,609.00 (RM-BOCC-09-0006)

= 10)&= nbsp;           Langley Chamber of Commerce for Tourism Marketing Fulfillment Program; Contract Amount: $18,470.00 (RM-BOCC-09-0019= )

= 11)&= nbsp;           Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce for= Visitor Information Center<= /st1:PlaceType> & Tourism Promotion; Contract Amount: 18,470.00 (RM-BOCC-09-0020)<= /o:p>

= 12)&= nbsp;           Whidbey = Island Vintners for Promotion of Whidb= ey Island Vintner’s 2009 event(s) and Web Design; Contract Amount: $972.= 00 (RM-BOCC-09-0018)

= 13)&= nbsp;           Clinton Chamber of Commerce for Clinton Chamber Promotion and staff support; Contract Amount: $5,832.00 (RM-BOCC-09= -0028)

Facilities=

= 14)&= nbsp;           Addendum= A to Maintenance Agreement with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. for an additional 3-year period; Contract Amount: $27,168 (RM-FAC-09-0106)

Human Resources<= /o:p>

= 15)&= nbsp;           Personnel Action Authorizations as descri= bed in Memorandum from HR Director

= 16)&= nbsp;           Memorand= um of Agreement with WSCCCE Local 184= 5-I concerning compensatory pay

Human Services

= 17)&= nbsp;           Service Agreement with Jane Klassen, MS= W, is to provide outreach and support groups to seniors; Contract No. HS-11-08; Contract Amount: $1,800 (RM-HS-08-0289)

Planning & Commun= ity Development

18)      =       Schedule Public Hearing OPS 335/08 Appli= cants Tom, Irene, & Stephen Eggerman propose to reclassify 13 acres of their = 20 acre parcel, R13111-066-1650 from the Designated Forest tax classification to the Open Timber current use program. The parcel = is located on Central Whidbey. Suggested date/time: March 2, 2009 @ 10:20 a.m.

Public Works

County Roads

= 19)&= nbsp;           Resoluti= on C-07-09/R-02-09 – In the Matter of Amending Island County’s Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program for the Years 20= 09 – 2014.

= 20)&= nbsp;           Schedule Public Hearing – Franchis= e #356 – PW-0820-110; North Beverly Beach Association; Transfer of Franchise #77(1)R [James I. Metcalf Company, Inc.] to North Beverly Beach Association – existing water distribution system; Plat of Beverly Beach; suggested date and time: March 2, 2009 at 10:15 am

Liquor License(s)

= 21)&= nbsp;           Applicat= ion for Special Occasion Liquor License No. 092151 = by the Camano Senior Center for special occasions to be held March 7, 2009 from 3:= 00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., March 14, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and April 11, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Camano Senior Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island, WA

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Regular Agenda

[Items listed under this portion of the Agenda a= re typically considered separately.]

Planning & Commun= ity Development

= 22)&= nbsp;           Contract= with Whidbey Island Conservation District for t= he Provision of Technical Services within South Holmes Harbor Shellfish Protec= tion District - $75,000.00 (RM-PLAN-08-0285)

= 23)&= nbsp;           Contract= with Whidbey Island Conservation District for t= he Provision of Technical Services on Whidbey Island, outside of Holmes Harbor Shellfish Protection District,$6000.00 (RM-PLAN-09-0022)<= /p>

Appointments and/or re-appointments to various boards and committees

= 24)&= nbsp;           Consider= ation of appointments to the Veterans Advisory Board<= o:p>

= 25)&= nbsp;           Consider= ation of an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Diki= ng District No. 1 Board of Commissioners

Public Hearings

[A Public Hearing will begin no sooner than the = time shown.]

None Scheduled

Commissioners Comments & Announcements

[This time provides an opportunity for Commissioners to discuss events, actions or issues that may generate public comment, media calls or otherwise be of interest to the Board of County Commissioners.]

= 26)&= nbsp;           Letter to Washington State Legislators regarding the Washington State Ferry system

= 27)&= nbsp;           Resoluti= on C-08-09 Application of Island County for Designation as a Preserve America Community

1:30 p.m. Presentation – Human Services Department Jackie Henderson, Human Services Director, will brief the Board = as to the Department’s first year accomplishments

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CHAIRMAN’S AGENDA – FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The following item is added to the Board of County Commissioners Agenda:

Regular Ag= enda

28) L= etter Request for 20-day Extension for Approval of Special Occasion Liquor License No. 092439 by the Boy’s & Girls Club of Coupeville for a spec= ial occasion to be held March 14, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Crock= ett Farm Barn, 1056 Crockett F= arm Rd., Coupeville, WA

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NOTE: Island County Offices will be closed on Monday, February 16 in observance of President’s Day and will reopen Tuesday, February 17. The next regularly scheduled Monday meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will be held on Monday, Februa= ry 23 at 11:00 a.m.

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Elaine Marlow, Clerk of the Board of <= st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">County Commissioner= s (360) 679-7397

NOTICE: Persons with disabilities requiring elevator access to the Hearing Room, please call twenty-four (24) hours pri= or to the scheduled event: (360) 678-7919 from North Whidbey, (360) 629-4522 Ext. #7919 from Camano Island or (360) 321-5111 Ext. #7= 919 from South Whidbey