County Council shares Friday’s retreat agenda

Friday, January 31, 9 a.m., County Fairgrounds Conference Room

— from San Juan County Council —

The SJC Council will be holding a Special Meeting/Council Retreat on Friday, January 31, 2020 to discuss the items listed in the attached agendas for planning purposes.

The meeting will take place a the SJC Fairgrounds Office Conference Room at 849 Argyle Avenue, Friday Harbor beginning at 9 a.m.

1. DCD Major Workload Items for 2020 and beyond
   a. Comprehensive Plan Overview
   i. Schedule(s) of Comp Plan Update
   ii. Which elements have been reviewed and which are pending
   iii. Allocation of long range planning staff – Comp Plan v. All
   Other Policy and Code efforts and Fee Proposal
   iv. Other elements – WA Leg. Bills – salmon recovery, climate
   change
   v. When might the Comp Plan Update effort be completed?
    Council + DCD staff
2. Marijuana Moratorium
   a. General discussion of the options presented in the latest staff report
   b. Defining parameters – application of buffers, acceptable tiers, etc.
   c. Moving forward – schedule, process
    Council + DCD staff
3. Vacation Rentals
   a. General discussion of perceived issues arising from the existence of VRs
   b. Public comment received to date; Orcas VR group suggestions
   c. Workload implications if Council wishes to move forward with amendments
   to the VR ordinance
    Council + DCD staff
4. New Facilities
   a. Beaverton Valley Shop – 100% design status, Guard St. shop sale
   b. Civic Campus Plan – 30% design update
    Council = PW staff + County Manager
5. Biennial Budgeting
   a. Beginning 2020 fund balances – estimated timing
   b. Roll-over from Yr. 1 to Yr. 2 – what does that look like
   c. Additional funding priorities in 2020 if funds become available
    Council + Auditor + County Manager
6. 2020 Ballot Measures
   a. SJC Charter Review – Purpose and Process / Nov. 2020 ballot measure
   b. 1% for Arts
   c. Other?
    Council + PA
7. Tourism Master Plan
   a. Moving forward with scoping / funding
    Council
8. Public Works (including Environmental Resources) – brief update on 2020 projects
   and initiatives
    PW staff
9. Discussion of Legacy projects / initiatives
   a. Prioritization of what must be accomplished in 2020
    Council
10. New and Emergent Issues / Ideas / Projects – how to get consensus.
     Council
11. All Staff Meetings & Councilmember Town halls
    a. Yes or No. If yes, when would you like to hold these meetings?
     Council