Agenda - 12-07-2020; 8-a - Minutes

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17 1 Commissioner Dorosin said he has the exact opposite opinion. He said it is bad 2 planning to have parcel and zoning lines that do not match. He said going through these issues 3 is not a good use of a Board's time. He said zoning lines run through parcels, and the rural 4 buffer, etc. He said this is a matter of cleaning things up, and not wasting resident, staff, and 5 Board time in the future. 6 Commissioner Bedford said she fully agrees with Commissioner Greene, and partially 7 agrees with Commissioner Dorosin. She said she would favor staff looking at areas of obvious 8 concern, if staff has time to do so. She said the definition of"minor" will vary, and she does not 9 want a policy, but would be in favor of doing the work. 10 Commissioner Marcoplos agreed with Commissioner Dorosin, and said 99% of the time 11 it would be an easy fix. He said Commissioner Greene's concerns could be included in any 12 policy, giving neighbors a chance to weigh in. He said if there were disagreements, then the 13 boards could get involved. 14 Commissioner Price asked if staff could clarify the exact policy that is being proposed. 15 Perdita Holtz said staff is having preliminary discussions, and suggested having the 16 policy be some sort of parameters with a maximum distance/square feet/acres that the 17 WASMBPA line could be changed to better match a zoning line. 18 Commissioner Price asked who made make the ultimate decision. 19 Perdita Holtz said the staffs of the five parties. 20 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, said in the majority of cases, the water sewer line was 21 a ridgeline. He said the maps were drawn by hand in 2001, and current technology could be 22 more accurate. He said the policy would say what is considered minor, and what could be 23 agreed to and handled by staff. He said major decisions would come back to the boards. 24 Commissioner Price agreed with streamlining the process, but said she is a little leery 25 about leaving staff responsible for these decisions, and determining minor versus major. 26 Commissioner Price asked if staff could bring the minor, easier, decisions to the five 27 boards for one large approval, and go through the more major decisions over time. 28 Craig Benedict said yes, and it would take a while for staff to come up with the 29 parameters. 30 Commissioner McKee agreed with Commissioner Dorosin, and said he is confident in 31 staff's judgement. 32 Commissioner Greene agreed that this particular one was obvious and minor, but said a 33 policy would take a lot of work. She said she would rather staff bring a slate of these minor 34 fixes, and have the boards approve them in one fell swoop. 35 Chair Rich reminded the Board that a vote is not necessary at this time on this particular 36 section. She said staff can bring back minor and major examples, and a policy may come out of 37 that. 38 Commissioner Greene said it is her understanding that this evening the BOCC is being 39 asked to direct staff on formulating a policy or not. She said she is not in favor of a policy on 40 this issue, but rather bringing items to the BOCC as they arise, or as staff is able to review 41 them. 42 Commissioner Dorosin said Commissioner Greene's suggestion is how the process 43 currently works, and any changes will still have to go through all 5 boards, which is inefficient. 44 Commissioner McKee said he did not want to speak for Commissioner Dorosin, but 45 believes they are in agreement. He said if staff brings back several of these issues, and the five 46 boards disagree on one particular property, the process gets bogged down in bureaucracy. He 47 said it is this type of situation that frustrates residents. 48 Commissioner Bedford said even with a policy, there will be 5 staffs that have to agree. 49 She said some of these issues will be difficult, and possibly very political. She said she