HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1350 (2)Robertson: A first draft is always difficult, but this is a good first step. The ordinance is worded
in a fashion that will not impact the people living outside the watershed areas.
No one else desired to speak, and Chairman Tice closed the public hearing.
Robertson asked if the staff could revise the ordinance utilizing some of the concerns
mentioned by the board members.
Chairman Tice said a work session might be held between the board members and staff to
further review the ordinance.
County Manager Mashburn suggested that a work session be held prior to the next
agenda briefing, or at 4:00 p.m.
Robertson asked how long it would take the staff to incorporate the board's suggestions
into the document.
Interim Planning Director Warren said December 5 would be the next board meeting.
Commissioner Williams asked the deadline to apply for the erosion control grant.
Selquist said December 1.
Williams asked if the ordinance could be adopted with the board's suggestions in order to
meet the grant deadline.
Several commissioners said they were not ready to adopt the ordinance.
(Questions and Answers Continued)
Johnson: Page 10, Section 203 (e) reads that a district will review the plan and submit any
comments. I talked to Mr. Summers with the Soil and Water District several years ago and was
told his office had no regulatory authority. Summers said advice and recommendations could
be given, but the office had no "teeth" as far as enforcement. On page 11, under (i) there's a
reference to the Environmental Management Commission. Who are these guys? Will we have
people bumping into one another regulating this thing, or do we have a problem where there is
plenty of regulation on paper but no one enforcing it?
Robertson: I think you hit the nail on the head.
Johnson: Somebody needs to be out there getting their boots muddy. We don't have to re-
invent the wheel. We sit here time after time, and we whine and we moan about the State
telling us, "Well you have to do this for us because we are not going to pay for it anymore." Are
we fixing to pick up another responsibility? If we are going to do this, how many people will it
take to regulate or enforce 500 miles of lake shoreline? Much less, if they are preoccupied with
writing regulations. Maybe we need to just put more on the enforcement end rather than trying
to write laws.
Robertson: Well, this enables us to enforce it. All we have done is quote other standards
Johnson: I'm not so sure. Some of these things are more restrictive than the State. If they are
not more restrictive then why are we doing this?
Selquist: On page 11, Section (i), that's straight out of the model ordinance. I didn't put that in
there. I didn't change it. Basically, it's stating that if the plan would result in a violation of these
riparian areas, which are also protected, in that case, the plan itself could be disapproved.
Norman: We are taking on more responsibility from the state, as I've mentioned before. We will
have to fund this. The state should be enforcing this now. When will we be reimbursed from
the state?
Robertson: We decided to put a new erosion control specialist in the budget last year. That's
when we made the financial commitment to address this. That question has already been
decided.
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