Preliminary agenda for County Council Feb. 28 regular meeting and March 2 special meeting
Published 1:30 am Friday, February 24, 2023
The San Juan County Council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 28 in-person at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington. It will also hold a special meeting Thursday, March 2 regarding the Aleutian Isle. There will be no public comment taken at that meeting.
For more information or to view the agenda on the County website, visit
https://www.sanjuanco.com/904/Upcoming-Council-Agenda
To view the meeting live stream, visit https://www.sanjuanco.com/773/Council-Hearing-Room-Live-Stream.
To sign up for public comment online, go to https://apps2.sanjuanco.com/Council/CouncilMe etingCommunitySignUp/signup.php, by 9 a.m. that day.
After signing up, call in at 9 a.m. to join the meeting via telephone: +1 360-726-3293 using the ID: 891 968 338#.
The Council wants to hear your ideas or concerns. To ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, all comments shall be limited to three minutes per person for this meeting. Each person may address the Council one time during the public comment period.
Please start by stating your name and home island.
The preliminary agenda for Feb. 28 is as follows:
Note: Discussion items may be added and/or the order or content changed at the discretion of the Council Chair. If there is a change in location, the alternative meeting location will be visibly posted at the location indicated above. Public Hearings will not start earlier than the posted time. Times listed on the agenda for other items are approximate and are provided as a rough guide to aid in planning.
9 a.m. Call to order and flag salute
Excused absences – if any
Approval of agenda
Approval of Jan. 9 minutes
Approval of consent agenda
1. Financial Items, the Auditor’s office requests approval for warrants issued the week of Jan. 27 and the week of Feb. 6
2. Miscellaneous, Sole Source contract – Fire Access Control, Resolution Waiving Competitive Bidding for Orcas Island Turtleback Mountain Preserve Trail Construction
Approval of Correspondence:
1. Letter of Support, Port of Friday Harbor, Federal Earmark for Cantwell’s Office.
2. Port of Port Angeles application for Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ):
Discussion items may be added and/or the order or content changed at the discretion of the Council Chair. If there is a change in location, the alternative meeting location will be visibly posted at the location indicated above. Public Hearings will not start earlier than the posted time. Times listed on the agenda for other items are approximate and are provided as a rough guide to aid in planning
Recognition: Shannon Wilbur, Senior Project Engineer, upon retirement after sixteen years of service to San Juan County
Public access time
9:15 a.m. Public hearing(s) – public testimony accepted:
1. Action: A Resolution to Convey a Conservation Easement Deed to the San Juan Preservation Trust on the Lopez Hill Preserve Addition Property on Lopez Island.
2. Discussion: Public Participation Plan, Critical Areas Ordinance – David Williams, Director of the Department of Community Development Sophia Cassam, Planner
3. Discussion/Action: Fire Marshal Software purchase –David Williams, Director of the Department of Community Development and Chad Kimple, Fire Marshall
4. Discussion: Development Code Update Necessary to Implement Comp Plan – David Williams, Director of the Department of Community Development Sophia Cassam, Planner
5. Discussion: USGS Groundwater Recharge Study Update – Kyle Dodd, Deputy Director/EH Mngr • Health & Community Services and Wendy Welch from USGS
6. Discussion: Home Fund Administrative and Finance Plan Changes for REET – Ryan Page, Affordable Housing Coordinator • Health & Community Services
7. Discussion: 1st Touch, Set a Public Hearing. Proposed Adoption of an Ordinance Regarding a San Juan County Safety Committee – Angie Baird, Director of Human Resources and Risk Management
8. Discussion: Fourth Quarter 2022 Update – Molly Foote, Budget Analyst
Discussion items may be added and/or the order or content changed at the discretion of the Council Chair. If there is a change in location, the alternative meeting location will be visibly posted at the location indicated above. Public Hearings will not start earlier than the posted time. Times listed on the agenda for other items are approximate and are provided as a rough guide to aid in planning
9. Discussion: Internal Controls Briefing – Molly Foote, Budget Analyst
10. Action: Resolution to Cancel Uncollectable Personal Property Taxes, Rhonda Pederson, Treasurer
11. Discussion/Action: 2023-2024 Capital Project Request for the Marie Boe Renovation
Break
12. Council member and county manager updates:
Council Update
Legislative Update
Manager Update: Mike Thomas, County Manager
Council Clerk Update: Sally Rogers, Clerk
a. Review Agendas and Council Calendar Items
b. Advisory Committee Appointments/ Reappointments:
∙ Appoint Peggy Bill to the Land Bank Conservation Commission, District 3 Position 3
13. Executive Session: Performance of a Public Employee, to Evaluate the Performance of a Public Employee pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g).
14. Closed session To discuss matters pertaining to collective bargaining pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(b)
2 p.m. adjourn – time approximate
Thursday, March 2 Special Aleutian Isle meeting:
Join the meeting for public access:
No Public Comment
Call in at 9 a.m. for public access – 360-726-3293
1. +1 360-726-3293,,891968338# United States, Seattle
2. Phone Conference ID: 891 968 338#
Aleutian Isle response and discussion: Challenges and Opportunities
10:30-10:45 Introductions, led by Tim Lupher (USCG)
10:45-11 Overall response operations, CWO Johnston (USCG)
11-11:15 Shoreline protection and SCAT, Allison Meyers (DOE)
11:15-11:30 Wildlife response, Don Noviello (WDFW) and CDR Knighton (NOAA)
11:30-11:5 Air Monitoring, Geoff Baran (DOE)
11:45- noon Public outreach/ Liaison, Jase Brooks (DOE)
noon-12:15 Overall response, FOSC CDR Ladyga (USCG), SOSC Dave Beyers (DOE), and LOSC Brendan Cowan (SJC).
12:15-12:45 Questions
Also attending: CAPT Hilbert (USCG), CAPT McDonnell (incoming USCG Captain of the Port), CDR Castaneda (USCG) and Carlos Clements (DOE)
