HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/09/26 - Briefing BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS'BRIEFING MINUTES
Mason County Commission Chambers,411 North 5th Street,Shelton,WA
Week of September 26,2022
Monday,September 26,2022
9:00 A.M. Closed Session—RCW 42.30.140(4)Labor Discussion
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask met in closed session for labor discussion from
9:00 a.m.to 9:45 a.m.via Zoom. Mary Ransier,Nichole Wilston,Cabot Dow,and Lindsey
Smith were also in attendance.
9:45 A.M. Community Development—Kell Rowen
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Michael MacSems requested to reappoint David Dally to the Historic Preservation
Commission. Approved to move forward.
• Ian Tracy discussed amendment no.3 for Hood Canal Regional Pollution and Identification
Correction(HCRPIC)with the Hood Canal Coordinating Council(HCCC)to extend the end
date from September 30,2022 to December 31,2022 and increase the maximum rebate
amount from$350 to$500 per rebate. Cmmr.Shutty suggested circulating a press release.
Approved to move forward.
• Cmmr.Shutty shared Mason County's response to Squaxin Island Tribe's Treatment as a
State application. Approved to move forward.
10:00 A.M. = Support Services—Mark Neary
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Mary Ransier requested the temporary promotion of Corrections Support Officer(CSO)Brad
McQuade to Alternative Sentencing Unit(ASU)Coordinator from August 8,2022 through
December 15,2022. The position is currently funded. Approved to move forward.
• John Taylor shared the Park Host Needed for Mason County Oakland Bay Park news release.
Approved to move forward.
• Jennifer Beierle discussed the request to award funding from the.09 Rural County Sales&
Use Tax fund to the Economic Development Council for the amount of$90k. Approved to
move forward.
• Cmmr.Neatherlin asked to get quotes for swings at Union and Walker parks. Bud is also
getting quotes for a shelter to put over a park host trailer.
• Cmmr.Shutty discussed increasing membership dues for the HCCC. Current dues are$2,500
annually. Other than dues,HCCC is almost exclusively grant funded. Outside council review
is not billable to those grants. Future dues will be$8k annually.
10:05 A.M. Public Works—Loretta Swanson
Utilities&Waste Management
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Loretta requested approval for the County Administrator to execute the easement agreement
with the Department of Natural Resources(DNR)across the North Bay Reclamation Facility
parcel for timber harvest. Approved to move forward.
• Loretta discussed granting easement to an individual across parcel no.32105-21-62000. A
neighboring property owner recently purchased a parcel with no easy access to the property.
Selling the parcel was suggested due to a ravine running diagonally through the parcel. The
parcel is zoned Rural Residential 10(RR10)and is approximately 13 acres. Cmmr.
Neatherlin added that granting easement access would decrease the value of the parcel.
• Loretta shared a request on improving the parking lot from the Port of Grapeview for the boat
ramp. Conversations have included potential speed reduction and additional signage. The
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recommendation from the County Engineer is to move the pedestrian crossing further south
for better sight distance but a crosswalk is not warranted at this time. It is suggested that the
Port have the grant pay for the crosswalk. Mike Collins encouraged the Port to conduct a
traffic study.
• Loretta received a letter from the Department of Ecology about potentially evaluating the
Shelton Urban Growth Area(UGA)for a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES)permit for stormwater and asking for a response from Mason County by the end of
the month.
• Mike Collins discussed adding County Road Projects(CRPs)to the Annual Construction
Program and Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program(TIP).
• Cmmr.Shutty requested an update on gravel road conversions.
Respectfully submitted,
McKenzie Smith,Clerk of the Board
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Kevin Shutty Sharon Tr sk Randy Neatherlin
Chair Vice-Chair Commission
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