Tuesday, September 20, 10—11:30 a.m.

The San Juan County Council will begin videoconferencing its Friday Harbor meetings to Orcas and Lopez Islands, beginning this Tuesday, Sept. 20.

Videoconferencing will begin at 10:00 with an opportunity to address the Council during Citizens Access and continue through a discussion on redistricting scheduled at 10:30. Public comment will be accepted during the discussion.

Orcas residents may participate in the videoconference from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Orcas Island Public Library on Rose Street in Eastsound. Lopez residents can atttend videoconferencing at the Lopez Public Library.

Although access to County Council meetings by videoconferencing is offered, it is not guaranteed due to potential technical difficulties. Citizen access and public testimony can only be guaranteed by submitting written comments or attending the Council meeting in person in the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor.

The agenda for the Tuesday  meeting will include a discussion of Redistricting; Public comment is accepted.

Further agenda items will be discussed off-camera at the conclusion of the videoconference at 11:30. The Council will then address:

  • County Administrator items:
  1. Parks and Fair 2010 Historic Preservation Grant Report on Brann Cabin – Dona Wuthnow, Parks & Fair Director
  2. Report on June Oil Spill Drill – Brendan Cowan, Emergency Management Director
  • Frequently Flooded and GeoHazard Areas Sections of the Critical Area Ordinance (2nd touch) – Janice Biletnikoff, Planner III; Jon Cain, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
  • General Section of the Critical Area Ordinance (CAO) (1st Touch) – Shireene Hale, Planning Coordinator; Janice Biletnikoff, Planner III; Jon Cain, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
  • San Juan County Agricultural Strategic Action Plan – Peggy Bill, Agricultural Resources Committee (ARC) Coordinator; SJC Land Bank, Tim Clark, Lopez Preserve Steward; San Juan Preservation Trust, Katie Hover, Conservation Easement Steward
  • Posting Public Records Requests [public commented accepted] – Council
  • Council Member Updates & Discussion Items:
  1. Legislative Priorities: Pratt
    Ferries/FAC/Intermodal:  Rosenfeld
    Budget Subcommittee:   Fralick
    General Government Subcommittee:  Peterson
    Solid Waste Subcommittee: Miller
  • Additional Updates & Discussion Items:
  1. Report on September 14 and 15 Islands Trust Council Meeting – Pratt, Stephens
  2. Report on the September 16th AOC Meeting – Pratt, Peterson
  3. Hovee Report Funding Update – Rosenfeld
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