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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-006 Appointing Citizen Members to the Metropolitan Park District Steering Committee STATE OF WASHINGTON Jefferson County Joint Resolution of the Board of } County Commissioners and the } County Resolution No. 14-13 Port Townsend City Council Appointing } City Resolution No. 13-OOCO Citizen Members to the Metropolitan } Park District (MPD) Steering Committee } The Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) of Jefferson County, Washington and the City Council of Port Townsend, Washington do hereby jointly resolve as follows: WHEREAS, pursuant to a 2010 Agreement (as amended by a 2011 Amendment), the County and the City established an Exploratory Regional Parks and Recreation Committee, comprised of citizens and elected officials, to make recommendations concerning sustainable and coordinated service delivery and funding for recreation facilities and services in the City and all or portions of the County; and WHEREAS, the Exploratory Regional Parks and Recreation Committee, after over a year of analysis, citizen surveys and technical data provided by outside consultants, concluded "... that the present approach for providing and funding park facilities and recreation programs at the current level is unsustainable;" and recommended: "(T)hat the County and City should form a Metropolitan Parks District (MPD) that contains all of East Jefferson County. During the process of forming an MPD the County and City should continue to look for efficiencies that can be achieved though coordinating and collaboration between the City and the County as well as other entities" (ERPRC Final Report, June 2012.); and WHEREAS, on February 11, 2012 the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners and the Port Townsend City Council adopted a Joint Resolution Relating to a Metropolitan Parks District Process, and Approving and Authorizing Execution of Amendment Number Two to an Agreement Concerning the 2010 Sales Tax Ballot Measure, County Resolution No. 011-13 and City Resolution No. 13-005; and WHEREAS, Exhibit B Steering Committee and Park & Recreation Stakeholders Composition, Roles & Responsibilities for MPD Process, part of the Joint Resolution, provides for the County Commissioners and City Council to appoint a citizen Steering Committee including a cross section of community representatives to prepare a Metropolitan Park District proposal for review by stakeholders and the public, and in appointing the Steering Committee members, the County and the City would also appoint the Steering Committee's Co-Chairs; and County Resolution 14-13 City Resolution 13-eta Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, the County and the City now wish to appoint the citizen members and Co-Chairs of the Steering Committee to operate in conformance with the Joint Resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY RESOLVED AND ORDERED by the Jefferson County Commissioners and the Port Townsend City Council as follows: Section 1. Initial Appointments The following individuals and Co-Chairs are hereby appointed to the Steering Committee drawn from diverse communities pursuant to County Resolution No. 011-13 and City Resolution No. 13-005 as follows: Individual Geographic Area Interests Cammy Brown* Port Hadlock/Tri-Area Non-profit Service Providers Herb Cook Gardiner/ Discovery Bay Non-profit Service Providers Area Mike Evans Kala Point Area Sports leagues / recreation organizations Doug Huber Port Ludlow Area Parks Facilities Volunteer Kathleen Kier* Quilcene Area Exploratory Regional Parks & Recreation Committee; Jefferson County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Susie Learned Port Hadlock/Tri-Area Parks Facilities Volunteer Garth McHattie Marrowstone Island Area Chair of Jefferson County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Port Townsend Parks, Port Townsend Area Chair of Port Townsend Recreation and Tree Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Committee Advisory Committee Chair Jeff Randall Port Townsend Area Pool interests Rich Stapf Quimper Peninsula Area Exploratory Regional Parks & Recreation Committee; Jefferson County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Mike Zimmerman Marrowstone Island Area Parks Professional * Co-Chairs Section 2. Purpose, Scope of Work and Term The MPD Steering Committee is appointed and shall operate pursuant to Jefferson County Resolution No. 011-13 and City Resolution No. 13-005, and all applicable local, state and federal laws. Participation as a Steering Committee member does not preclude one's later participation in any formal review or comment process before the City Council and/or Board of Commissioners. The duration of the Steering Committee County Resolution 14-13 City Resolution 13-0 Z�In Page 3 of 3 and the term of these initial appointments is until the Scope of Work has been completed, or until one year has elapsed, whichever is first, unless otherwise amended by subsequent joint action by the County Commissioners and the City Council. Members serve on a voluntary basis, and may resign at any time by notifying both the County and the City in writing. Section 3. Future Appointments The Board of County Commissioners and the City Council may by subsequent Joint Resolution(s) appoint one alternate per Steering Committee member, and/or may amend appointments to the Steering Committee. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS'q��`day of March, 2013 P T TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL David 4ing, Mayo City of Port Townsend Attest: Approved as to form: s c Pamela Kolacy, MMC, City ClerkJ John P. Watts, City Attorney APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 4th day of March, 2013 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SE L m (Excused Absence) v ' � ; ;I John Austin, Chair ATTEST:` ; Phil Johnson Member Raina Randall David S 1 ivant Member Deputy Clerk of the Board