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Board of Mason County Commissioners
Proceedings
Commission Chambers
411 N 5" St, Shelton, WA 98584
July 2, 2024
1. Call to Order—The Chairperson called the regular meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance—Kelly Frazier led the flag salute.
3. Roll Call—Present:Present:Commissioner District 1 —Randy Neatherlin;Commissioner
District 2—Kevin Shutty;Commissioner District 3—Sharon Trask.
4. Correspondence and Organizational Business
4.1 Correspondence
4.1.1 Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board sent in the following:special occasion
liquor license for the Port of Allyn Waterfront Park,liquor license approval for Spencer
Lake Grocery,discontinued liquor license for Westside Pizza in Belfair,and notice of
cannabis license application for Royal Kingdom Garden,LLC.
4.1.2 Randy Lewis sent in an application for the Planning Advisory Commission(PAC).
4.1.3 Department of Energy sent in notice for individuals interested in the Shelton-Fairmount
transmission line rebuild and fiber optic system replacement project.
4.1.4 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent in notice regarding the Cushman
Hydroelectric Project recreational use monitoring report.
4.1.5 Central Mason Fire&EMS sent in an announcement of the merger of Mason County Fire
District no.3 into Central Mason Fire&EMS.
4.1.6 Olympic Regional Clean Air Agency sent in notice of contribution for the calendar year
2025.
4.1.7 United States Bankruptcy Court District of New Jersey sent in notice of additional closing
stores for Rite Aid Corporation.
4.1.8 Department of Natural Resources sent holdover notification for aquatic lands lease no.20-
010218.
5. Open Forum for Citizen Input
Colleen Carmichael,Homeless Taskforce Provider representative,commented on the 2022 FCS
Group Housing Needs Assessment. One recommendation from the FCS Group was to follow
Bremerton Housing Authority's method to formally appeal the current Housing and Urban
Development(HUD)calculated income limits for determining housing voucher eligibility levels.
The Taskforce requested American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA)funds to pay for a study for this,the
request was denied. Cmmr.Neatherlin recently made a public statement about a voluntary exile
diversion program. There is research that demonstrates that providing affordable housing and
voluntary services is more cost effective than outdated approaches including criminalization.
Evidence-based practices and solutions should be offered.
Maria Agave, Shelton,shared her disappointment in the cancellation of the Shetland Road,Road
Improvement District public hearing. The County Road system needs to be improved to a paved
road for numerous safety reasons.
Loretta Swanson,Public Works Director,clarified that the public hearing was noticed incorrectly.
Individual mailings were not sent out.
Sally Sheetz,Shelton,also shared her disappointment in Public Works failing to follow the proper
procedure.
Cmmr.Shutty shared that the County is fully at fault for not sending out the proper notices. The
Commissioners are in support of this Road Improvement District.
6. Adoption of Agenda
Cmmr.Trask/Shutty moved and seconded to adopt the agenda as published with the removal of
item 10.1 and amend the agenda to include public comment before approval of minutes. Motion
carried unanimously. N-aye;S-aye;T-aye.
7. Approval of Minutes
Cmmr.Shutty/Trask moved and seconded to adopt the April 22,May 13,and May 20,2024
Briefing Minutes;April 23,2024 Regular Minutes;and May 16,2024 Special Meeting Minutes
as presented. Motion carried unanimously. N-aye;S-aye;T-aye.
8. Approval of Action Agenda
8.1 Approval of Warrants and Treasurer Electronic Remittances
Claims Clearing Fund Warrant#8105686-8105978 $1,730,088.72
Direct Deposit Fund Warrant# 107429-107845 $ 911,585.31
Salary Clearing Fund Warrant#7008208-7008235 $ 617,178.44
8.2 Approval of the Washington State Department of Corrections(DOC)Inmate Housing contract
amendment to allow for the billing of the first and last day of incarceration.
8.3 Approval to set a Public Hearing for Tuesday,July 30,2024 at 9:15 a.m.to consider revisions
to the 2017 Planning Program fee schedule.
8.4 Approval to set a Public Hearing for Tuesday,July 30,2024 at 9:15 a.m.to consider increasing
the height limit in the Airport Industrial Zone within the Shelton Urban Growth Area(UGA).
8.5 Approval of the Clean Water District(CWD)advisory committee by-laws.
8.6 Approval to accept the recommendation of the Hearing Examiner and grant the vacation of the
right-of-way as petitioned,subject to the conditions contained in the Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law,and Recommendations of the Hearing Examiner for Road Vacation no.
417.
8.7 Approval to accept the recommendation of the Hearing Examiner and grant the vacation of the
right-of-way as petitioned,subject to the conditions contained in the Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law,and Recommendations of the Hearing Examiner for Road Vacation no.
418.
8.8 Approval of the Environmental Health Supervisor position placed at Range 33 on the Non-
Represented Salary Schedule.
8.9 Approval for the County Administrator to sign the work order with TKE to replace the power
unit,rupture valve,and shutoff valve for the Jail elevator in the amount of$58,287.64.
8.10 Approval to appoint Cheryl Williams to the Board of Equalization(BOE)as a regular member
to fill a three-year term expiring May 31,2027.
8.11 Approval to appoint Randy Lewis to the Planning Advisory Commission(PAC)for a four-year
term expiring July 2,2028.
8.12 Approval of the contract with Revize for the County website redesign project in the amount of
$89,400 with an ongoing yearly cost of$12,700.
8.13 Approval to set a Public Hearing for Tuesday,August 13, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. to consider the
surplus of tax parcel no. 32005-31-660070.
8.14 Approval to extend the Phillips Lake County Park agreement with Jean Ennis for an additional
year commencing on August 1, 2024.
Cmmr.Shutty/Trask moved and seconded to approve action items 8.1 through 8.14 with the
removal of 8.8 for separate discussion and vote. Motion carried unanimously. N-aye;S-aye;T-
aye.
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Item 8.8 died for lack of motion.
9. Other Business(Department Heads and Elected Officials)
Steve Duenkel,Auditor,shared he is working with Leo Kim,Chief Financial Officer,to send out
notice for 2025 preliminary budget requests.
Randy Collins,Fire Marshal,advised,in accordance with the policy adopted in 2022 to follow the
National Fire Danger Rating System,to implement burn restrictions effective July 4,2024 at
12:01 a.m. The fire danger level would go from low to moderate. Any land clearing,burning,
residential burning will no longer be permitted.
10. 9:15 a.m. Public Hearings and Items Set for a Certain Time
Please see above options to provide public testimony. These options are available only while COVID-19 OPMA
meeting restrictions are in place.
10.1 Public Hearing to consider the proposed formation of a Road Improvement District(RID)no.
2024-01 to improve Shetland Road and become part of the County Road System. Staff:Mike
Collins
The Public Hearing was removed.
11. Board's Calendar and Reports—The Commissioners reported on meetings attended the past
week and announced their upcoming weekly meetings.
12. Adjournment—The meeting adjourned at 9:34 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON
McKenzie SrrQth,d Ic of the Board Randy Neatherli ,C air
Kevin Shutty,Vice-
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Sharon Trask,Commissioner
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