2019-06-10-minutes-cds-study-session

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KITTITAS COUNTY CDS STUDY SESSION MINUTES COMMISSIONERS' AUDITORIUM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 109 - ELLENSBURG Regular Meeting MONDAY 1:30 PM June 10, 2019 Meeting was called to order at 1:30 pm CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Director Carlson provided a Code Enforcement Progress report to the Board of County Commissioners. Director Carlson stated the Code Enforcement Officer was hired in January and began using the SmartGov tracking software immediately to track the past and current code enforcement files. Director Carlson provided an update on one hi -profile case. Commissioner Wright asked how many cases get resolved by the education process. Director Carlson responded that Code Enforcement has been fairly successful with voluntary compliance, using compliance agreements that provide a schedule and/or a plan to resolve the code violations. FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY INSPECTIONS PROGRESS REPORT Director Carlson provided a quarterly progress report of the Fire and Life Safety inspections. Fire Marshall is doing research with the State Licensing to find other businesses that need their inspections completed. The Fire Marshall has a list of those businesses that he will be reaching out to for inspections. Commissioner Osaidacz asked if inspections have been or will they be done on Airbnb's. Director Carlson stated that the way our code is written now it exempts Airbnd's from fire and life safety inspections. Director Carlson received a recommendation from the Prosecutors Office to make some code changes to allow inspections to occur. EXECUTIVE SESSION - RCW 42.30.110(1)(g), at 1:44 p.m. Chairman Wright announced the Board would rece3ss into Executive Session for 7 minutes, to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. No action was anticipated. At 1:51 p.m. the Board requested 5 more minutes for the Executive Session. 2019-06-10 MINUTES 1