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06/10/21 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING <br /> THURSDAY 9:00 A.M. JUNE 10, 2021 <br />Board members present via Webex: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice- <br />Chairman Laura Osiadacz, and Commissioner Cory Wright. <br /> <br />Others via Webex: Taylor Crouch, Administrative Assistant; Julie <br />Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Tristen Lamb, Public Health <br />Administrator; Lisa Young, HR Director; Darren Higashiyama, Chief <br />Deputy; Patti Stacey, Solid Waste Director/Interim Maintenance <br />Director/Project Manager; Chelsey Loeffers, Health Promotion <br />Supervisor; and one member of the public. SPECIAL MEETING IMT UPDATE COMMISSIONERS <br />At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to get an <br />update from the IMT and to discuss the Declaration of Emergency. <br /> <br />Tristen Lamb, Public Health Administrator discussed with the Board <br />how the response to COVID-19 is winding down. There was an increase <br />of 10 FTE Staff this last year directly associated with the <br />pandemic. <br /> <br />Darren Higashiyama, Chief Deputy stated the Resolution 2020-042 was <br />the Declaration of Emergency in response to COVID-19, this was <br />necessary because the pandemic overwhelmed local resources. Local <br />resources are no longer overwhelmed. The mass vaccination clinic <br />will have their last day on June 17th, 2021. The IMT is shrinking in <br />size, all contracts and PSAs are being transferred to Public Health. <br />There is no longer a need for FEMA funds or supplies. Mr. <br />Higashiyama recommended to the Board to lift the Declaration of <br />Emergency on June 21, 2021. <br /> <br />Commissioner Osiadacz asked what was learned through this process. <br />Mr. Higashiyama stated there would be a lot during the de-activation <br />process and there would be a full After-Action report prepared. <br />There were some big wins for the IMT and the County through this <br />process though. The Board would like to have a meeting to bring all <br />the key stakeholders together to recognize their efforts. <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 9:23 a.m. <br /> KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON