Port Ludlow Village Council Meeting

Minutes of Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 3:00 pm – Beach Club
Unofficial

 

1.      The meeting convened at 3:00 p.m., at the Beach Club by Lynn Gauche` President.

Present: Helen Cotta, Lynn Gauché, Doug Henderson, Jack McKay, Larry Nobles, Tony Simpson, Jim Boyer, and Laury Hunt.

 

2.      Consideration and Approval of Previous Minutes

Motion by Henderson, seconded by Nobles, to approve General Meeting minutes of February 5, 2009.  Passed.

 

3.      Appointment to the Iron Mountain Mitigation Committee.

Motion by Simpson, seconded by Hunt, to appoint Larry Nobles, PLVC Director from North Bay and Ken Snider, SBCA Vice President, as new members of the Iron Mountain Mitigation Committee.  Passed

 

4.      Community Reports

Jefferson County – John Austin, Commissioner

·         Discussed ideas to sustain the Washington State Park system, e.g., Fort Townsend.

·         DNR land exchange information-restrictions on DNR logging operations greater than on private operations.

 

5.      Jefferson County – David Wayne Johnson

·         Shoreline permit appeal withdrawn on Ludlow Cove II development.

·         Resort revision appeal to be held on June 25-26 at the Beach Club.

 

6.      Port Ludlow Associates – Diana Smeland, President

·         One new home in Olympic Terrace II sold.

·         The Port Ludlow Golf Course was rated as one of the top 5 courses by “Golf Week” magazine.

·         The Port Ludlow Marina was rated as one of the top marinas in the northwest by “Evening Magazine” on KING-TV. 

 

7.      Fire District #3 – Ed Wilkerson, Chief

·         Ongoing planning with the impact of the Hood Canal bridge closure in May.

·         Master Planning document (calls, types of service, responses, etc.) is completed and will be available on the fire district website.

·         Randy Coggan introduced as new Assistant Fire Chief.

 

8.      Port Ludlow Chamber of Commerce- Arlene Obtanario

·         C. of C. Mixer(Jefferson Co. C. of Cs.), March 19th, at The Inn at Port Hadlock.

·         Wildflower seeding project, March 26-28th, along the Paradise Bay Parkway.

 

9.      February Treasurer’s Report – Gene Carmody

 

FUND BALANCES

PLVC GENERAL FUND............................................................... $9,873.09

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT.................................................. $10,620.82

 

TRAILS FUND................................................................................ $4,100.00
TRAILS RESERVE ....................................................................... $3,960.94      

 

Motion by Simpson, seconded by Nobles, to approve the budget report. Passed

10.  Correspondence

Dean Mosier’s letter- no action taken

 

11.  Standing Committee Updates

Utilities Committee – Phil Otness – no report

 

12.  Community Development – Larry Nobles

·         Meeting to discuss the land swap issue, March 10th, 3:00 p.m., the Bay Club.

 

 

13.  Public Relations- Bill Browne Update

·         Discussed promotion of the “Pope and IMQ meeting on March 4, 2009.

 

14.  Trails- Larry Scott reported that:

·         Trails Committee has rescinded the use Port Ludlow trails by horses due to a previous agreement between the developer and the Council.

·         April 1st, traditional scotch broom removal day for the Port Ludlow area, hosted by the Trails Committee.

 

15.  Recycling -Steve Failla reported

·         Concern over non-resident use of recycling center

·         New truck will allow improved service

 

16.  Disaster Preparedness-Tom Stone  none

 

17.  Project Updates:

Port Ludlow Days: Doug Henderson reported

·         Seven day, August 10-16, 2009

·         Room for 107 vendors

·         93 craft vendors anticipates

·         Music concert at the Bay Club, August 13

·         Art Shows at various locations

·         Port Ludlow Day Golf Tournament – Tuesday, August 11

·         Sailboat races on Monday, Aug. 10

·         Logo has been developed for use on website

 

18.  Communications: New Chairperson needed

To be discussed at workshop

 

19.  Archiving PLVC Records Helen Cotta – Progress report – no report  Workshop agenda

 

20.  Updating By-laws: Laury Hunt- Update on evaluation and recommendations for changes to By-laws and Articles of Incorporation – no report

 

21.  Iron Mountain –Lynn Gauché reviewed the six major issues to be discussed with POPE Resources and Iron Mt. Quarry (IMQ):

·         No trucks through Port Ludlow

·         Leaving defined ridge line with trees

·         Mining is 20 acre increments

·         Sustain buffer zones around Port Ludlow

·         Pope to encourage IMQ to complete the Conditional Use Permit (CUP)

·         IMQ hold meetings in Port Ludlow to hear concerns

The CUP process is a Jefferson Co. Judge Verser’s decision. Hearing on March 13th in the Jefferson County Court House.

 

22.  Recess to Executive Session.

Motion by Laury Hunt, seconded by Larry Nobles, to recess to Executive Session at 5:00 p.m. to discuss issues relating the Iron Mt. Quarry.  Passed.

 

23.  Schedule of Future Meetings

March Workshop – Tuesday, March 170th 3:00 PM – Beach Club
April General Meeting – Thursday, April 2nd, 3:00 PM – Bay Club

 

Submitted by Jack McKay, Secretary

 

Attachment #1. Feedback on Pope Presentation by Audience at PLVC GM on March 6, 2009

 

Greg Hummer:

Pope did a good job on the history of Port Ludlow and in its pre3sentation of plans and maps.

It is clear that Pope did not attempt to protect the community.

What specific items are we discussing with Pope?

Lynn:

No (quarry) trucks will go into Port Ludlow (except local delivery).

Buffers and ridgelines needed to protect from noise, dust, and view loss.

We require limits on mining increments—e.g., 20 acres.

DNR transfer land must afford protections similar to existing Pope land.

Buffer zones around Port Ludlow be sustained and protected from mining

We want Pope to require a voluntary CUP by Iron Mountain.

IMQ have indicated a desire to talk with Port Ludlow.

Mel Hummer:

There is a lot we still do not know.

Negotiations must not lock us into an inflexible position as new information may dictate changes.

We should define agreement so later any better terms (e.g., CUP, SEPA) will prevail.

Sue Ryan:

We need to document the history of the pre-Mason quarry.

Teresa Forrest:

Pope either was not familiar or ignored Iron Mountain’s poor community record.

She is disappointed that not all residents of Port Ludlow are participating in the mitigation.

The quarry will affect property values since all future sales must include full disclosure.

Bruce Schmidt:

Iron Mountain averages about 25 MSHA violations per year.

Lynn:

We need to get comparisons with other companies to substantiate this claim.

Don Cooper:

Why is Iron Mountain coming here?

Laury:

What are the details of Iron Mountains lease option?

Howard Kessler:

Who is going to pay to limit future permit variations and to enforce the police powers?

Bill Browne:

Shine Quarry is currently operating at 60 percent of capacity.

Pope says Iron Mountain will be more efficient, but Pope did not address whether this would mean more noise, dust, blasting, etc.

Dan Darrow:

John Rose glibly admitted Pope’s failures to consider the community.

Popes disclosures (of factors affecting future property values) are inadequate.

Port Ludlow can use Pope’s image deterioration as a negotiation issue.

Teresa Forrest:

Per information from Olympia, real-estate disclosure form #17 has been required since 1995.

Prior to 1995, Pope & Talbot made extensive disclosure (e.g., 1974 Property Report)

Laury:

It may take a class-action suit to test the Property Report precedent and subsequent failure to disclose.

Mel Hummer:

Pope should require Iron Mountain to accept a CUP to protect the community.

Lynn:

Pope needs positive public relations (e.g., for Port Gambol and Tala Point).

Iron Mountain does not want a CUP.

However, the CUP is a matter for a Court decision.

Helen Cotta:

The County is responsible for and pays for CUP enforcement. However, the County is relatively poor, so it is not clear if the County will perform its obligations in full.

Bruce Schmidt:

We need to call the community to attend the CUP hearing in force on March 13.

Larry Nobles:

We should deal with facts not rumors.

The Jefferson County Code defines CUP requirements in paragraphs 18.20.240 (2)(g)(i) and (ii).

We can get other protections via a development agreement with Pope.

Iron Mountain proposes a black rock quarry; Fred Hills Materials is gravel—i.e., quite different.

Mats Mats is closer to some North Port Ludlow than Shine is to any South Port Ludlow residents.

The Iron Mountain MRLO is available on the Internet.