2021-03-22-minutes-public-works-study-session

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KITTITAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT STUDY SESSION DATE: TOPIC: ACTION REQUESTED: LEAD STAFF: Mark Cook March 22, 2021 Flood Control District Advisory Committee Bylaw Revision Approve Proposed Revisions RECOMMENDATION: Approve Proposed Revisions to the Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee Bylaws. BRIEFING SUMMARY: • Each year the Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee reviews the Advisory Committee Bylaws. • The Advisory Committee is recommending two changes for 2021: 1) clarification that regularly scheduled meetings can be canceled with advance notice and 2) the Advisory Committee recommends a Capital Facility Plan and utilizes evaluation criteria for this purpose. • Bylaw revisions must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. BACKGROUND: The Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee reviewed its bylaws during a special meeting held on March 10, 2021. The Advisory Committee approved a motion to recommend two bylaw changes to the Board of County Commissioners: 1) clarification that regularly scheduled meetings can be canceled with advance notice and 2) the Advisory Committee recommends a Capital Improvement Plan to the Board of County Commissioners and utilizes evaluation criteria supporting project selection. The bylaws specify that changes must be approved by the Advisory Committee and the Board of County Commissioners. DISCUSSION: The proposed bylaw changes reflect current (COVID 19 impacted meeting schedules) and proposed practices of the Advisory Committee. Specifying that project prioritization criteria will be adopted and utilized each year to develop the Capital Facility Plan reflects the goal of the advisory committee to utilize a transparent and defensible process to evaluate and prioritize potential flood alleviation projects. Page 1 of 3 PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT