M I N U T E S KITSAP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS December 4, 2000 The Board of Commissioners met on the above-stated date. Present were Chair Tim Botkin, Commissioner Chris Endresen, County Administrator, Malcolm Fleming, Acting Clerk of the Board, Rosalie Sadler and Deputy Clerk of the Board, Opal Robertson. (THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS' PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPED). 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 Cindy Keiser, Public Works Department, on being selected employee of the month for the month of December. Cindy has taken on the role of team leader of the Open Line Staff and in doing so has created a team of informative, structured and supportive staff who are the backbone of Public Works. She is always willing to help her co-workers and does this with a positive "can do" attitude. 10:00) A Public hearing to consider Supplemental Appropriation increasing the budget of the Antiprofiteering Fund by the amount of $133,812 in order to appropriate both the revenue and expenditures associated with the receipt of a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Discussion was held comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board adopt Resolution No. 202-2000* thereby approving the Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $133,812. Motion carried. 10:00) B Public hearing to consider the Kitsap County Planning Commission's recommendation on the ordinance adopting Design Standards for the Community of Kingston and amending the Kitsap County Zoning Ordinance, Title 17 Kitsap County Code. Eric Baker, Department of Community Development, gave a brief summary of the Design Standards for the Community of Kingston and an amendment to Chapter 17 of the Kitsap County Code. He stated that this plan was similar to the Bethel Corridor Plan in South Kitsap and that it was divided into three areas; Old Town/Waterfront District, Village Green District and the Lindvog Commercial District. Baker said that the purpose of the Design Standards was to help implement the physical aspects of the Kingston Community vision for the downtown areas that had evolved out of the Kingston Community Design Study developed in 1993. He said that these standards were intended to promote Kingston's small town character and support local economic vitality while accommodating the impact of existing regional transportation and tourism issues. Robert Fellers, Kingston Revitalization Association, said that many meetings had been held relative to the design standards, believed that it was a completed document worthy of adoption and encouraged the Board to adopt the standards. A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board enact Ordinance No. 250-2000** thereby adopting Design Standards for the Community of Kingston and amending the Kitsap County Zoning Ordinance, Title 17 Kitsap County Code. Motion carried. 10:00) C Public hearing to consider a Resolution adopting the 2001 Annual Road Construction Program. Randy Casteel, Public Works Director, gave a brief summary of the 2001 Annual Road Construction Program stating that the department would be working on 28 projects for the coming year at various locations within the county and was funded through various funds. A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board adopt Resolution No. 203-2000* thereby approving the 2001 Annual Road Construction Program. Motion carried. 10:00) D Public hearing to consider a Resolution adopting the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program. Randy Casteel, Public Works Director, gave a brief summary of the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program stating that the department would be working on 50 projects at various locations within the county. He also gave a brief report on the safety inspection of in-service bridges and a list of equivalent expenditures for the ER&R Fund. Discussion was held between the Board and Casteel regarding whether the County would participate in the widening of State Route 305, funding for bicycle paths and whether there was an EIS required for West Kingston Road. Suzanne Arness addressed the Board with concerns about whether there was an EIS required for each project and also noted that in wildlife section of the Six-Year Plan, the word "bear" was not mentioned as it related to West Kingston Road. A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board adopt Resolution No. 204-2000* thereby approving the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program. Motion carried. 10:00) E Public hearing to consider the Fiscal Year 2001 Kitsap County Budget, Property Taxes and Revenues. William Nogle, Department of Administrative Services, gave a summary of the Proposed 2001 Final Budget stating that the total was $67.6 million which did not include capital outlay or new positions. Discussion was held between the Board and Nogle regarding Initiative 722, cost of living increases, increase in health insurance, use of the County's reserve, capital outlay, staffing positions, increase in the number of deputies and un-funded mandates. Barbara Sessions, Kitsap County Association of Realtors, said that she was unable to obtain a copy of the budget and did not feel comfortable discussing a matter that she had not reviewed. Steve Boyer, Kitsap County Sheriff, thanked the Board and staff for their work on the budget and said that he recognized that this was a demanding process. He said that he was concerned about inflation and under funding. He also said that the County would receive state reimbursement for prisoner incarceration. Reed Anderson advised that the County needed to do a better job on presenting the budget process to the citizens so that it could be better understood. He said that if citizens wanted service, they had to pay for it. No further discussion being heard, a motion was made by Chair Botkin and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board continue this matter to December 11, 2000. Motion carried. 10:00) F Public hearing to consider an ordinance adopting the 2000 Edition of the Kitsap County Code, a re-codification that includes reorganizations and revisions to, and repeals of, parts of the 1971 Kitsap County Code, as amended. Malcolm Fleming, County Administrator, said that the County Code was now ready and it would be accessible via the Internet in a few days. He then gave a brief summary of the County Code update stating that it would provide cross references and that included reorganizations and revisions to and repeals of parts of the 1971 Kitsap County Code, as amended. Fleming also said that there was a Legislative Drafting Manual that could be used by departments in preparing ordinances for consideration by the Board of Commissioners. He urged the Board to adopt the Code as presented. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board enact Ordinance No. 251-2000** thereby adopting the 2000 Edition of the Kitsap County Code, a re-codification that includes reorganizations and revisions to, and repeals of, parts of the 1971 Kitsap County Code, as amended. Motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS AND CONSENT ITEMS: 1) MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board: A. Approve Minutes of November 27, 2000. B. Approve Warrant Nos. 2895571 through 2896889 including manual warrant no. 289570 in the amount of $2,562,190.01. C. Refer to the Prosecutor's Office and the Risk Manager: 1) Proposed Decision of Property Tax Appeal filed by FSF Santa Fe Ridge LLC. Motion carried. 2) DEPARTMENT OF AMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: A. A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board approve and execute the contract between Kitsap County and Admiral Theater Foundation (KC-002-01) in the amount of 50% of an additional 2% of Lodging Taxes development of cultural and civic entertainment in West Sound. Motion carried. 3) DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin hat the Board approve and execute the Memorandum of Understanding between Kitsap County and Mason County, Pierce County, City of Bainbridge Island, City of Bremerton, City of Gig Harbor, City of Port Orchard, City of Poulsbo, Annapolis Water District, Kitsap PUD #1, North Perry Water District, Silverdale Water District, Port Gamble S'Klallam Indian Tribe, Skokomish Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Indian Tribe and Suquamish Indian Tribe (KC-498-00) establishing the process for conducting watershed planning in the Kitsap Watershed Resource Inventory Area (WRIA), for Chair's signature. Motion carried. 4) PERSONNEL& HUMAN SERCIVES DEPARTMENT: A. A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board approve and execute the Interlocal Agreement amendment between Kitsap County and Olympic Educational Service District $114 (KC-290-99B) increasing the amount by $99,149 for a new total of $234,804 for the school based Take Time Program. Motion carried. B. A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board approve and execute the Interlocal Agreement amendment between Kitsap County and Olympic Educational Service District #114 (KC-289-99C) changing funding line items and increasing the amount by $685 for a new total of $370,059 for the Youth Chemical Dependency Treatment and Outreach Programs for the period of July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2001. Motion carried. C. A motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board approve and execute the contract between Kitsap County and South King County Multi-Service Center (KC-476-00) for the maximum consideration of $34,353 for the 2000-2001 Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, for Chair's signature. Motion carried. D. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Chair Botkin and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board adopt Resolution No. 205-2000* thereby appointing Melinda Harmon representing District No. 3 to serve on the Kitsap County Commission on Children and Youth for a 3-year term commencing November 20, 2000 and ending November 19, 2003. Motion carried. 5) OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD: (Please limit comments to 3 to 5 minutes) 6) COMMISSIONERS/ELECTED OFFICIALS/DEPARTMENT HEADS: A. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Commissioner Endresen and seconded by Chair Botkin that the Board adopt Resolution No. 206-2000* thereby endorsing the Kitsap 2001 Countywide Legislative Agenda developed by the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council. Motion carried. B. Discussion was held, comments called for and hearing no objection, a motion was made by Chair Botkin and seconded by Commissioner Endresen that the Board adopt Resolution No. 207-2000* thereby defining authority of the Bremerton Ferry Advisory Committee and appointing the following individuals to serve on that committee; Diane Sloan, Julie Stuart and Ella Vesterbick to 4-year terms ending November 31, 2004. Motion carried. C. Chair Botkin announced that the Natural Resources Office had been officially relocated to the Department of Community Development; expressed condolences to the Walker family on the death of James T. Walker, former Kitsap County Boundary Review Board member and community activist; gave "kudos" to all who helped to make the Smart Growth Conference a success. D. Recess to executive session on Monday, December 4, 2000 at the hour of 1:30 PM to discuss land acquisition. Executive session began at 1:30 PM and ended at 2:00 PM. Public 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 OTHER MEETINGS ATTENDED BY THE BOARD: 12/04/00 12:00 PM Lunch – Housing Authority Mtg -Twetens 12/04/00 2:00 PM Administrative Mtg-BCC Conf Room 12/05/00 10:00 AM ESA Mtg-BCC Conf Room 12/05/00 12:00 PM Office Lunch-BCC Conf Room 12/05/00 2:00 PM Budget Mtgs-BCC Conf Room 12/05/00 5:00 PM Special Bd. Of Health Mtg-Bd. Of Health Office 12/06/00 8:30 AM Kitsap Executive Council-Silverdale 12/06/00 1:00 PM EDC Legislative Mtg-MaryMac's Restaurant 12/07/00 9:00 AM Work Study Session-3rd Floor PW Bldg 12/08/00 12:00 PM Annual Office Holiday Potluck-Givens Ctr. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 11, 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) DECEMBER 11, 2000: 10:00) A Public hearing to consider a Supplemental Appropriation increasing the following budgets in order to receive increased grants: 1) General Fund (Youth Commission) in the amount of $120,000; 2) Area Agency on Aging in the amount of $250,000; 3) Workforce Investment Act in the amount of $1,288,000; and 4) Mental Health Fund in the amount of $1,492,000. 10:00) B Public hearing to consider a Supplemental Appropriation increasing the budgets of the Workers Compensation Fund by $50,000 in order to recognize increased claim costs and the Telecommunications Fund by $60,000 in order to recognize increased service charges and costs. 10:00) C Public hearing to consider a Supplemental Appropriation increasing the budgets of the General Fund (Juvenile Detention) in the amount of $62,973 and the General Fund (Juvenile Court Services) in the amount of $75,902 in order to receive various grants. 10:00) D Public hearing to consider a Supplemental Appropriation increasing the budget of the General Fund in the amount of $57,755 in order to appropriate both the revenue and expenditures associated with an increase in BECCA grant funding and $19,647 in order to appropriate both the revenue and expenditures associated with a grant from DSHS Crisis Residential Center. 10:00) E Public hearing to consider a Supplemental Appropriation increasing the budget of the General Fund (Auditor's Licensing) in the amount of $23,000 to recognize increased postage for mailing licenses and the anticipated increase in state reimbursement. 10:00) F Public hearing to consider a franchise application filed by Puget Sound Energy, Inc to construct, operate and maintain electric utility transmission and distribution facilities in, over, along and under Kitsap County roads, highways and rights-of-way. 10:00) G Closed Record hearing to consider an appeal filed by SBA Towers, Inc/Sprint PCS represented by Michael P. Witek of the Hearing Examiner's Decision to grant a Conditional Use Permit for the Sprint PCS Facility – Gorst/Farnham /Victory Drive/Sunnyslope Site to construct and operate a wireless communication facility including a 130 foot monopole along with associated ground equipment on a 750 square feet area on a 10.58 acre parcel zoned Rural Residential located at 3936 Victory Drive SW, in South Kitsap, Commissioner District No. 2. DECEMBER 18, 2000: 10:00) A Continuation of the public hearing to consider the Kitsap County Planning Commission's recommendation that the Commissioners adopt an ordinance amending Kitsap County's Comprehensive Plan to comply with the Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW, by including within the transportation element of the plan, detail regarding state owned transportation facilities. These amendments are intended to clarify and distinguish responsibilities for monitoring transportation system performance and addressing system needs and deficiencies. 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