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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Intergovernmental Collaborative Group (ICG)
Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
Commissioners’ Chambers - 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend. Virtual Meeting
CALL TO ORDER: Intergovernmental Collaborative Group (ICG) Rotating Chair/City
of Port Townsend Mayor/Councilmember Michelle Sandoval called the ICG Joint Special Meeting to
order at the appointed time. The following members and staff participated remotely and introduced
themselves:
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners and staff: Chair Kate Dean, Commissioner Greg
Brotherton and Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour. Staff present: Interim County Administrator Mark
McCauley
Port Townsend City Council and staff: Mayor/Councilmember Michelle Sandoval, Councilmember
Amy Howard, Councilmember Pam Adams, Councilmember Ariel Speser, Councilmember Owen
Rowe, Councilmember Monica Mick-Hager. Staff present: City Manager John Mauro
Jefferson County Public Utility District (PUD) No. 1 Board of Commissioners and staff:
Commissioner/President Dan Toepper, and Commissioner Jeff Randall. Staff present: PUD General
Manager Kevin Streett
Port of Port Townsend Board of Commissioners and staff: Commissioner/President Pete Hanke,
Commissioner Bill Putney and Commissioner Pam Petranek. Staff present: Executive Director Eron
Berg.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS: No public comments received.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: Member Hanke moved to approve the
Regular Meeting Minutes of February 18, 2021 as presented. Member Brotherton seconded the motion.
The motion carried.
REVIEW DRAFT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: Port Townsend
City Manager John Mauro reviewed the draft outline of the Economic Development Framework with the
ICG Members who participated in discussion. The members were in favor of forming an Economic
Development Framework subcommittee consisting of Administrators, one Elected Official from each
agency, and Economic Development Council (EDC) Team Jefferson.
JURISDICTION REPORTS: The Port of Port Townsend, PUD, Jefferson County and
City of Port Townsend each provided reports on their respective jurisdictions.
NEXT STEPS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Port of Port Townsend Executive
Director Eron Berg stated that the Economic Development Council (EDC) was awarded funds to
research the Economic Development Framework, which will be helpful in providing baseline data.
Member Putney stated jurisdictions should have staff work on the big projects before there is a shortage
of workers.
Intergovernmental Collaborative Group Meeting Minutes of May 20, 2021
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NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Rotating Chair Sandoval thanked everyone for
participating and adjourned the meeting at 6:44 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as
properly noticed.
APPROVED AND SIGNED this ________ day of ________________, 2021.
ATTEST:
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Carolyn Gallaway, CMC
Jefferson County Clerk of the Board