M I N U T E S KITSAP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS February 7, 2000 The Board of Commissioners met on the above-stated date. Present were Chair Charlotte Garrido, Commissioner Chris Endresen, Commissioner Tim Botkin, County Administrator Malcolm Fleming, Clerk of the Board, Holly Anderson and Deputy Clerk of the Board, Opal Robertson. ITEMS SET FOR TIME CERTAIN: 10:00) Meeting Called to Order with Pledge of Allegiance. 10:00) Employee of the Month Recognition. Congratulations and a Certificate of Appreciation was presented to Derrick Crawley, Fire Inspector III, Department of Community Development, for Employee of the Month for February, 2000. 10:00) Certificates of Appreciation for Kitsap County Y2K preparation. Congratulations and Certificates of Appreciation were presented to various County and non-County employees who were involved in the preparedness for Y2K and the Rollover activities. The Board also presented a special Employee of the Millennium Certificate to Phyllis Mann, Department of Emergency Management, for her efforts in coordinating the Y2K Rollover Action Plan. 10:00) Presentation/Resolution by the U. S. Bureau of Census. John Vodopich, Department of Community and Melannie Denise Cunningham, U.S. Census Bureau, gave a brief overview of the upcoming Census 2000 campaign and encouraged all Kitsap County citizens to participate in order for Kitsap County to achieve an accurate and complete count in 2000. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board adopt Resolution No. 028-2000* thereby proclaiming Census 2000 as a top priority for stakeholders and leaders within our community and encouraging participation in our jurisdiction's Complete County Committee. Motion carried unanimously. 10:00) A Public hearing to consider a Current Use Assessment Timberland Open Space application filed by Macario E. Justo on 10 acres located north of Feigley Road West, near the intersection of the Feigley Road and Old Clifton Road "Y" in the Sunnyslope area of South Kitsap, Commissioner District No. 2. Karanne Gonzalez, Department of Community Development, gave a brief overview of the application stating that the parcel was zoned Urban Reserve, one dwelling unit per 10 acres. She said that the property was logged in 1992 as a clear cut and replanted with Douglas Fir and that the applicant had done an excellent job of managing competing vegetation on the site. Gonzalez said that the Planning Commission and staff had recommended conditional approval. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board approve the Current Use Assessment Timberland Open Space application filed by Macario E. Justo; further that an Order be executed so stipulating. Motion carried unanimously. 10:00) B Public hearing to consider a Current Use Assessment Timberland Open Space application filed by Jorgen W. Mathiasen on 8.68 acres located directly north of 19035 NW Hite Center Road in the Seabeck area of Central Kitsap, Commissioner District No. 3. Karanne Gonzalez, Department of Community Development, said that this was a transfer application and that it was zoned Interim Rural Forest, one dwelling unit per 20 acres. She said that the site was in excellent condition and that the Timber Management Plan addressed age and stand conditions with recommendations for thinning to be repeated every five to ten years. Gonzalez said that the Planning Commission and staff had recommended conditional approval. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Chair Botkin and seconded by Commissioner Garrido that the Board approve the Current Use Assessment Timberland Open Space application filed by Jorgen W. Mathiasen; further that an Order be executed so stipulating. Motion carried unanimously. 10:00) C Public hearing to consider enacting an Ordinance adopting Interim Land Use Policies for Highway Tourist Commercial Zones. Darryl Piercy, Department of Community Development, said that the Highway Tourist commercial Zone (HTC) was intended to recognize the existing commercial development patterns of certain areas of Kitsap County. He said that significant HTC zones included the Bethel Road Corridor, the Mile Hill Corridor, the 303 Corridor, Areas in Gorst along Highway 16 and Highway 3 and an Area in Kingston along Highway 104. He said that the primary function of these corridors was to facilitate the movement of vehicles and freight efficiently and to connect the associated communities with other areas of the County and points beyond. Piercy said that as a part of the 1999 Bethel Corridor Study, staff looked at what was needed in terms of providing some assurance that development could continue along that corridor while the public and others were invited to participate in the design of the roadway. He said that as a part of the success of that project, staff also looked at some of the issues and difficulties that faced other areas throughout Kitsap County, particularly issues that were within the major transportation corridors throughout the HTC zones within the County. Piercy said that as a result of that analysis, the Board asked staff to look at options regarding land use issues that had some and significant effects on the transportation corridors. Discussion was held between the Board and staff regarding the proposed interim policy effective date, the Bethel Corridor Study process, whether a "blanket" plan would fit all areas of the County, hesitation on adopting an interim plan without a final plan in the works, whether the Highway 303 funding was still available after passage of I-695, generalized rights-of-way width for the areas, location of major intersections in HTC areas, the 15-acre minimum requirement, the arborist consultant requirement, state required local access, requirement for building frontages and setbacks, whether this would be a retrofit ordinance and how rules would apply to re-development of an existing site. Mike Hancock, Central Kitsap resident, said that he did not support adoption of this proposal without having the same type of input from area citizens as those on the Bethel Corridor plan. He was concerned about rural frontage and maximum setback requirements. Hancock believed that the Bethel Corridor plan should be tested for approximately 3-5 years before applying this process to other areas of the County. Ron Templeton, Silverdale resident, questioned who requested the County do this interim policy and why. He was concerned about the setback requirements and believed that this was not an issue relative to aesthetics but a moratorium on development. He suggested that the staff should do the same type of marketing research that retailers did prior to adopting this ordinance. Ronald Ross was concerned that he had not seen the public notice on this proposal and questioned if this plan was really about tourism. He did not believe that Hwy 303 was a tourist commercial zone. Ross was also concerned about the required setbacks, the glass building façade requirement, standards for new development and parallel and local access control. He believed if the builders and developers were allowed to work things out, there would be no problems. Howard Allnutt addressed the Board with concerns about the setback requirements and suggested that the Board find out why one developer did not build on the Bethel Road Corridor after attending a pre-application conference. Vivian Henderson, Kitsap County Association of Realtors, questioned where this proposal come from and said she was unaware that it was being considered for other areas in the County. Larry Johnson, Kitsap County Association of Realtors, believed that this interim ordinance was political suicide and did not believe that this "one size fits all" interim policy would work for the entire county. He said that the realtors were not interested in paving over Kitsap County and if the County continued along this route, it would chase developers and their livelihood away. Joe Mickelson, Windermere Commercial Realty, said that he liked the idea of avoiding what had happened on Wheaton Way. He believed that the glass façade requirement worked well for downtown areas but not for suburban type areas with residential dwellings. Dan Baskins was concerned that the County had instituted or allowed staff to continue using the "planning the plan" techniques in an attempt to allow public participation and increase the future of this County. Instead of creating an interim ordinance, Baskins suggested that the Board take a look at County requirements for parks and landscaping, highway access and stormwater and how these issues affected the lay of the land. Mike Hancock, questioned how the Board felt about frontage roads along SR 303. He said that the development community did have foresight about this issue some years ago but it was defeated. Darryl Piercy, Department of Community, said that staff recognized the success that was being achieved along the Bethel Corridor and the involvement from citizens. He said that staff had the opportunity to take advantage of what had been learned through that process and could now begin to apply it county wide. Piercy said that there was a tremendous amount of interest on the Bethel Corridor and that there were a number of very large firms looking at sites along the Bethel Corridor because it was a desirable place for major retailers. He reminded the Board that this proposal was at similar place in the process where staff started over a year ago in the Bethel project. Discussion was held between the Board and staff regarding the success of the Bethel Corridor plan and what it entailed, requests from citizens about the safety along Highway 303, request from the Suquamish citizens to implement the Suquamish Plan, a need for a County work plan and tailoring for the individual districts if there were interim regulations, a need to plan for the commercial areas, Kitsap County being the second most densely populated county in the state, similar comments made at the beginning of the Bethel Road project and addressing the issue of how to start the process. A motion was made by Chair Botkin and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board continue this matter to February 14, 2000 at the hour of 10:00 AM for further discussion. Motion carried unanimously. OTHER BUSINESS AND CONSENT ITEMS: 1) MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Commissioner Garrido that the Board: A. Approve Minutes of January 24 and 29, 2000. B. Approve Warrant Nos. 2841560 through 2843214 in the amount of $3,352,260.56 and warrant nos. 2843216 through 2844327 including manual warrant no. 2843215 in the amount of $1,283,180.58. C. Refer the following to the Prosecutor's Office and the Risk Manager: 1) Complaint for Damages filed by Darlene Hall; 2) Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Petition for Review filed by Michael Hastings; 3) Claim for Damages filed by Christopher R. Sylvia; 4) Claim for Damages filed by Anne Harriet Brown; 5) Voter Michael Hastings Designation of Record on Appeal for Transmittal to the Superior Court, Declaration of Service and Motion for Voluntary Non-Suit Dismissing Respondents Munro and Gregoire filed by Michael Hastings; and 6) Summons and Complaint for Monies Due and Owing on Promissory Note and Foreclosure of Deed of Trust filed by Security State Bank. Motion carried unanimously. 2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT: A. A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Commissioner Garrido that the Board approve and execute contract between Kitsap County and The Admiral Theatre Foundation (KC-019-00) in the amount of $45,000 for development of cultural and civic entertainment in West Sound for the period of January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. Motion carried unanimously. B. A motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board adopt Resolution No. 029-2000* thereby establishing printing and copying rates for the calendar year 2000. Motion carried unanimously. C. A motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board approve and execute the contract between Kitsap County and Kitsap Humane Society (KC-015-00) in the amount of $500,756 for animal control services for the period of January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. Motion carried unanimously. D. A motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board adopt Resolution No. 030-2000* thereby setting the Information Services Division rate structure for the calendar year 2000. Motion carried unanimously. 3) PERSONNEL & HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT: A. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board adopt Resolution No. 031-2000* thereby appointing Dr. Jim Hockstaff to serve on the Kitsap County Commission on Children and Youth for a 3-year term commencing February 1, 2000 and ending January 31, 2003. Motion carried unanimously. B. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board adopt Resolution No. 032-2000* thereby appointing Barbara Brewis to a 3- year term on the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board effective February 1, 2000 through January 31, 2003. Motion carried unanimously. C. A motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board adopt Resolution No.033- 2000* thereby adopting the Equal Employment Opportunity Plan for Kitsap County. Motion carried unanimously. 4) TREASURER'S OFFICE: A. A motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board adopt Resolution No. 034-2000* thereby authorizing the County Treasurer by affidavit to request cancellation of delinquent, un-collectible, personal property taxes in Kitsap County, Washington. Motion carried unanimously. 5) PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE: A. A motion was made by Commissioner Garrido and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board approve and execute the contract between Kitsap County and The City of Poulsbo (KC-066-00) in the amount of $56,673 to provide prosecution services to Poulsbo Municipal Court for the period of January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. Motion carried unanimously. 6) OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD: (Please limit comments to 3 to 5 minutes) A. Ron Ross questioned whether the Central Kitsap Community Council would be involved in the planning process for the Highway Tourist Commercial zones. He congratulated the City of Bremerton on adopting a resolution to resist funding of un- funded mandates by the State of Washington and encouraged the County and junior taxing districts to do the same. B. Vivian Henderson, Association of Realtors, said that National Marine Fisheries Service was not required to help anyone and that the County should not count on them for any help on lawsuits relative to Endangered Species Act. Henderson invited the Board to attend an ESA workshop for elected officials scheduled for February 25, 2000 at SeaTac. 7) COMMISSIONERS/ELECTED OFFICIALS/DEPARTMENT HEADS: A. Department of Community Development Budget presentation. Bruce Freeland, Department of Community Director gave a brief overview and presentation of his departmental budget. B. Recess to an executive session on Monday, February 7, 2000 at the hour of 1:30 PM to discuss potential land acquisition. The executive session was continued to February 14, 2000. C. Commission Garrido announced that there would be a Ferry Ride Rally to Olympia scheduled for February 17, 2000. Meeting adjourned. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KITSAP COUNTY WASHINGTON TIM BOTKIN, CHAIR CHRIS ENDRESEN, COMMISSIONER CHARLOTTE GARRIDO, COMMISSIONER ATTEST: HOLLY ANDERSON DATE APPROVED CLERK OF THE BOARD * See Resolution Journal Volume No. 53 ** See Ordinance Journal Volume No. 8 SPECIAL MEETINGS ATTENDED BY THE BOARD: 02/07/00 12:00 PM Lunch-Twetens 02/07/00 1:30 PM Executive Session-BCC conf room 02/07/00 2:00 PM Administrative Meeting-BCC conf room 02/08/00 3:00 PM Open Space Meeting-Island Lake 02/09/00 9:00 AM Work Study Session-3rd Floor PW conf room 02/10/00 6:00 PM KRCC Dinner-Eagle's Nest THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 14, 2000. NOTE: KITSAP COUNTY DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY. INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD CONTACT THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE AT (360) 337-4428 OR TDD (360) 337-7275 OR 1-800-816- 2782. (PLEASE PROVIDE TWO WEEKS NOTICE FOR INTERPRETER SERVICES). UPCOMING TIMED AGENDA ITEMS: (PLEASE NOTE: These dates and times are tentative and subject to change) FEBRUARY 14, 2000: 10:00) Public hearing to consider a Supplemental Appropriation increasing the budget of the General Fund in the amount of $56,686 in compliance with a contract with the City of Poulsbo for legal services. KITSAP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MINUTES, FEBRUARY 7, 2000 Page 29 Page 28