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Joint Special Meeting
Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners,
Port Townsend City Council, and
Jefferson County Board of Health
Thursday, May 7, 2020, 5:00 p.m.
Jefferson County Courthouse — Commissioners' Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
Due to COVID-19, no in -person attendance
CALL TO ORDER: The Joint Special Meeting of Jefferson County, Port Townsend
City Council and Jefferson County Board of Health was called to order at 5:00 p.m. The following
members and staff participated:
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners: Chair Greg Brotherton, Commissioner David Sullivan,
and Commissioner Kate Dean.
Jefferson County Staff: Public Health Officer Dr. Thomas Locke, County Administrator Philip
Morley, Public Health Director Vicki Kirkpatrick, Public Health Deputy Director Veronica Shaw,
Emergency Management Director Willie Bence, Environmental Health Director Pinky Mingo,
Community Health Director Appalachia Martine, Water Quality Manager Mike Dawson and
Environmental Health Specialist Amanda Hsu.
Port Townsend City Council: Mayor Michelle Sandoval, Councilmember Ariel Speser,
Councilmember Monica Mick -Hager, Councilmember Owen Rowe, Councilmember Pamela Adams,
Councilmember Amy Howard and Councilmember David Faber.
Jefferson County Board of Health: Chair Sheila Westerman, Vice -Chair Pamela Adams (City of Port
Townsend Councilmember), Kate Dean (Jefferson County Commissioner), David Sullivan (Jefferson
County Commissioner), Kees Kolff (Public Hospital District #2 Commissioner) and Denis Stearns
(Citizen at Large).
Other participants: East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Chief Jim Walkowski, Jefferson Healthcare Chief
Executive Officer Mike Glenn, and Port of Port Townsend Executive Director Eron Berg
Washington State's Plan for Phased Reopening & Opportunity for 10 Counties to
Submit a Variance Application for turning the dial on Phase 2, based on 5 metrics and
Community readiness: Public Health Director Vicki Kirkpatrick provided a briefing on the variance
application to move Jefferson County into Phase 2 of Governor Inslee's state-wide reopening plan.
Jefferson County's Current Status in the Community, Public Health, and Jefferson
Healthcare: Public Health Officer Dr. Thomas Locke and Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn
provided a briefing and answered questions about the status of healthcare in Jefferson County.
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Joint Special Meeting Minutes of May 7 2020
Considerations for reopening safely — Jefferson County com
pared to the other 9
Counties, What is Necessary to Reopen Safely: Participants discussed the issue in-depth and briefly
touched on plans for reopening the County..
Setting a Next Meeting: for Public Input and to Assess Status of Community
Preparations, and Business and Non -Profit Sector Readiness to Reopen Safely: The participants
discussed timelines for upcoming meetings. The group came to a general consensus on the following
meeting schedule:
May 12, 2020 Dr. Thomas Locke to have finalized recommendation
May 14, 2020 Board of Health (BOH) Special Meeting to review Dr. Locke's
recommendation
May 18 or 19, 2020 Special Joint Meeting with the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC),
City of Port Townsend, Port of Port Townsend, Public t)tiility District
(PUD), Board of Health (BOH), and the business community
May 21, 2020 Regular BOH Meeting to potentially take action and make a
recommendation to the BOCC
May 26, 2020 Regular BOCC meeting to review recommendations made by the BOH
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
SEAL:
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ATTEST:
CarolyiGallaway, CMC
Deputy Clerk of the Board
CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST:
na Sanders, MMC
City Clerk
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BOARD )F C MISSIONERS
Greg Brotherton, Chair
David Sullivan, Member
Kate Dean, Member
BOARD of HEALTH
Sheila Westerman, Chair
ATTEST:
Jenny Matter, BOH Clerk
Public Health
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