BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS Mason County Commission Chambers, 411 North 5 th Street, Shelton, WA September 12, 2017 1. Call to Order - The Chairperson called the regular meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance - Chief Spurling led the flag salute. 3. Roll Call - Present: Commissioner District 1 - Randy Neatherlin; Commissioner District 2 - Kevin Shutty; Commissioner District 3 - Terri Drexler. 4. Correspondence and Organizational Business 4.1 Correspondence 4.1.1 Resident Karen Herr sent a letter regarding funds from the property tax levy. 4.1.2 Resident Karen Herr sent a letter regarding night staffing at the jail. 4.1.3 The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board sent an application for the Shelton Rotary Club. 4.1.4 Washington State Department of Ecology sent a letter regarding Conditional Approval of the Shoreline Master Program Update. 5. Open Forum for Citizen Input - None 6. Adoption of Agenda - Cmmr. Neatherlin/Drexler moved and seconded to adopt the agenda as published. Motion carried unanimously. N-aye; S-aye; D-aye. 7. Approval of Minutes - August 28, 2017 Briefing Minutes Cmmr. Drexler/Neatherlin moved and seconded to approve the August 28, 2017 Briefing Minutes. Motion carried unanimously. N-aye; s-aye; D-aye. 8. Approval of Action Agenda: 8.1 Approval of the January 2017 through December 2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Mason County's Community and Family Health Members. Cmmr. Neatherlin/Drexler moved and seconded to approve action item 8.1. Motion carried unanimously. N-aye; s-aye; D-aye. 9. Other Business (Department Heads and Elected Officials) 9.1 Sheriff Casey Salisbury spoke about comments made at the September 5, 2017 meeting in regards to the missing 2018 budget requests from the Sheriff's office. 9.2 Judge Victoria Meadows voiced concerns about contract negotiations and also comments previously made by the Board at an earlier briefing. 9.3 Sheriff Casey Salisbury spoke again, this time about the current investigation and the help he received from Jerry Hauth and the staff at Public Works. This assistance and use of equipment saved the County a large sum of money. 10. 9:30 a.m. Public Hearings and Items set for a certain time - 10.1 Public Hearing to adopt an ordinance establishing a 60 day notice of intent to adopt the 2016-2036 Comprehensive Plan Update. Staff: Paula Reeves (Ex. A) Paula Reeves noted the update includes amendments to the 2005 Comprehensive Plan, the Mason County Land Use Map, the county wide Planning Policies, and amendments to Mason County Development Regulations. Paula stated that Mason County has been working on the Comprehensive Plan alongside the Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) since 2015. The PAC has held various work sessions
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS September 12, 2017 - PAGE 2 and hearings to gain insight from the public an also sent out a public survey at the beginning of 2017. Cmmr. Drexler questioned why this hearing was necessary. Paula explained that this hearing serves as a formal request to the Washington State Department of Commerce to begin review of the plan so they can submit official feedback. It also serves as a notice to the public to allow additional comments. Cmmr. Drexler then questioned how updates are done once the plan is adopted. Paula said it could either be adopted by ordinance if there was a need, or an annual update could be done. Conelly Watson asked if the final Comprehensive Plan and maps would be available at the Library. Paula said that they would be. No public comment was received. Cmmr. Drexler noted that though the mandatory items were the main focus, she looks forward to working in depth to improve the vision of the County in 2018. Cmmr. Neatherlin spoke about the need to add randomly located businesses within the next update. Cmmr. Shutty thanked the Planning Advisory Commission for their time. Cmmr. Neatherlin/Drexler moved and seconded to adopt an ordinance establishing a 60 day notice of intent to adopt the 2016-2036 Comprehensive Plan Update. N-aye; s-aye; D-aye. 10.2 Public Hearing to consider the change of control transaction for the required notice for the Wave Holdco franchise agreement. Staff: Loretta Swanson Loretta Swanson noted that under Mason County Code and Federal Communications Commission regulations, the Board needs to consent to a change in ownership. She added that the County must feel comfortable with the financial, technical and organizational capabilities of the new owner. Cmmr. Drexler asked a representative from WAVE what changes will occur. He said that no organizational or branding changes will be made. He added that WAVE service areas will see an increase in their internet speed with this change. No public comment received. Cmmr. Neatherlin asked to continue the hearing for two weeks until more information could be received. He said that his district has had some issues with WAVE so he would like to have more discussion. Loretta said that the question on the table isn't about service, but instead is whether the transfer of ownership is acceptable. She stated that if services issues are being reported, that can be discussed under the current franchise agreement.
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS September 12, 2017 - PAGE 3 Cmmr. Neatherlin moved to table the hearing for two weeks until September 26, 2017. No second was made. Loretta offered to speak to WAVE legal department and see if pushing the hearing out would be problematic. Cmmr. Shutty asked to have a break while she called. Break 10:03-10:11 Loretta said WAVE is trying to wrap everything up by the end of September, so if the hearing was continued until September 26th it would be acceptable. She mentioned that the transfer of ownership does not deal with the issues brought forward by Cmmr. Neatherlin, adding that the legal team from WAVE would be happy to meet with him over any service concerns. Cmmr. Neatherlin/Drexler moved and seconded to continue the hearing until September 26, 2017. N-aye; S-aye; D-aye. Cmmr. Drexler asked to go on record noting that she does not have an issue with the transfer. Cmmr. Shutty said he was prepared to vote in favor of the transfer, and is agreeing to continue the hearing on the grounds that service related issues are discussed at the September 18, 2017 briefing. 11. B0ard 1 s Reports and Calendar - The Commissioners reported on meetings attended the past week and announced their upcoming weekly meetings. 12. Adjournment -The meeting adjourned at 10:18 a.m. ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MASON COUNTY WASHINGTON ~ xler, -~ oner
Ex. A ORDI NANCENUMBER ::0-\l An Ordinance issuing a 60 Day Notice of Intent to Adopt the 2016-2036 Mason County Comprehensive Plan Update including amendments to the 2005 Comprehensive Plan and the Mason County Land Use Map; amendments to the Countywide Planning Policies; and amendments to Mason County Development Regulations as required by Washington State Law. An Ordinance of the Mason County Board of Commissioners ("Commissioners") issuing a 60 Day Notice Intent to Adopt the 2016-2036 Mason County Comprehensive Plan Update on or near November 14th, 2017. \ 1 Vhcreas Mason County is required by the Growth Management Act (GMA), RCW 36.70A.130, to conduct a periodic review and update of its comprehensive plan and development regulations to ensure consistency with updated state laws and population and employment projections; \ 1 \/hereas work on the 2016-2036 Update began in 2015, and included discussions w ith the City of Shelton on updated population and employment forecasts, as well as the Squa xin Island Tribal Nation, Skokomish Tribal Nation, the communities of Allyn and Belfair, state, regional, and local pa rtners, and the general public; vvhereas the update process included identification of new state laws that the Comprehensive Plan and development regulations must comply with; and the conduct of a public review, comment period, and hearing before the Planning Commission and Boa rd of County Commissioners ("Board") to help the County determine the scope and workplan for the 2016-2036 Update; 1 \ Vhercas the Planning Office and the Planning Commission held numerous public work sessions and community meetings over the past 2 years taking public input on various Comprehensive Plan elements, proposed code amendments, and other aspects of the 2016 Update as well as conducting an extensive public outreach su rvey in 2017 to ensure incorporation of updated public priorities; \ 1 \/hercas based on significant input from the Planning Commission and the public, Mason County developed and then released the 2016-2036 Comprehensive Plan Update proposal for public review beginning in ea rly April of 2017;
vvhereas the Board met on June 21 5 \ 2017 and will meet again on September 2ih, 2017 jointly with the Planning Commission to consider the Planning Commission's recommendations, and directing that the County hold an additional public comment period, focusing primarily on specific changes to the original proposal as recommended by the Planning Commission; vvhcrcas, per RCW 36.70A.130(5)(b), this periodic update was to be completed by June 30, 2016; \ 1 Vhereas, the Commissioners find that it is in the public interest to adopt the updated Comprehensive Plan as described above; NOvV THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of Mason County that: A 60 Day Notice of Intent to adopt the 2016-2036 Mason County Comprehensive Plan is hereby approved and will be transferred to Washington State Department of Commerce initiating their formal review with a target adoption date of November 13, 2017. AT'TEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~ Tim Whitehead, Chief DPA Terri J.e#F9.ys, Comi Jt C,.,)"\ "-/ Randy Neatherlin, Commissioner
Department of Commerce Innovation s in our nature. Indicate one (or both, if applicable): Notice of Proposed Amendment 60-Day Review Prior to Adoption ~ Comprehensive Plan Amendment ~ Development Regulation Amendment Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, the following jurisdiction provides notice of a proposed comprehensive plan amendment and/or development regulation amendment under the Growth Management Act. (If needed, you may expand this form and the fields below, but please try to keep the entire form under two pages in length.) Jurisdiction: Mason County, Community Development Mailing Address: 411 N. 5th Street, Shelton, WA 98584 Date: August 9, 2013 Contact Name: Paula Reeves Title/Position: Planning Manager Phone Number: 360.427.9670, X 286 E-mail Address: PaulaR@Co.Mason.WA.US Brief Description of the Update of the Mason County 2016-2036 Proposed/Draft Amendment: Comprehensive Plan ( 40 words or less) Public Hearing Date: 2nct Joint Mason County Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission Meeting:. September 27, 2017 Proposed Adoption Date: November 13, 2017 Numerous Public Hearings since 2015 - See Mason County Public Website: htt12://www.co.mason.wa.us/communit~services/121anning/2036-com12-12lan-u12date/index.12h12 REQUIRED: Attach or include a copy the proposed amendment text. Rev 09/2011