Minutes 11-17-2020 Virtual Business Meeting

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