2023-10-10-minutes-solid-waste-and-maintenance

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KITTITAS COUNTY SOLID WASTE AND MAINTENANCE MINUTES BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 108 - ELLENSBURG Regular Meeting TUESDAY 1 2:00 PM October 10, 2023 Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Vice Chairman Brett Wachsmith and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz Others: Patti Stacey, Lisa Lawrence, Jeanne Killgore and Erin Moore Call to Order at 2:00 p.m. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit) None Other Business - No Action to be taken. Erin Moore introduced herself as Clerk of the 1/1 Oth% Committee. Discussion was held with the Board about considering funding a proposal outside of the RFP process. Further discussion was held on preparing a resolution to commit to funding and bringing it back to the Board for consideration. Erin exited the meeting at 2:01p.m. Personnel Discussion: At 2:01 the Board announced that they would recess into Executive Session for 10 minutes- with no action anticipated - RCW 42.30.110 (g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public. At 2:06 p.m. the Board reconvened no action was taken. Jeanne exited the meeting at 2:06 p.m. Update on New Transfer Station: Patti informed the Board that the City is reviewing the application. Discussion was held on the Public Works Trust Fund compliance with the GMA. Update on LPL Closure: Patti informed the Board that we are moving forward with closure. Discussion was held on working with Ecology on permits and closing in phases. Discussion was held on the cost to expand which would be approximately 7 million, because a liner would be required for expansion. Further discussion was held on the date of closure, which depends on the remaining capacity and the amount of material received. Further discussion included posting signage or a QR code on the website to give the public an estimate of the date of closure. Personnel Discussion: Patti informed the Board that we are down an operator and proposed preparing a PAF for a step increase for our float operator. The Board agreed 3-0. Update on Upper County Parking Lot: Patti informed the Board that the project is complete except for installation of the Flagpole. 2023-10-10 MINUTES