2024-03-05-minutes-commissioners-agenda

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03/05/2024 MINUTES 6 location next to the daycare, that they would deny the request. Cheryl Chance said the soccer world championships were coming to Seattle and she’s heard the city is providing homeless people with one way bus tickets out and there are people being let off in Ellensburg. She encouraged finding a more suitable location for the proposed Sleep Center, besides being next to a daycare facility. Angela Lang said they received an 8-week extension from the City Council for citizens to try and find a better location for a Sleep Center. She appreciated everyone working together to locate another site instead of being next to a daycare center. Pat Kelleher felt there was already existing space to house the homeless population. He said in the basement of the jail there’s space enough to house up to 30 people, and it already has good standards, including a kitchen facility and security. Logan Denlinger expressed concerns with having a homeless population housed next to a daycare facility. He said he’s talked to other child centers and businesses who have all experienced negative impacts due to homeless people, including theft and drug activity. BOARD DISCUSSION/DECISION ITEMS – NONE MISCELLANEOUS Representatives from ECOnorthwest provided a Feasibility Analysis report on a Sleep Enter in Ellensburg. It included a site analysis, operating framework, shelter type choices, pallet shelter locations, cost analysis overview, site preparation costs, building costs, operating costs per year, and 10-year expansion costs. The Board thanked the representatives for the presentation. Chairman Wachsmith said he would like to be a part of the Ad-Hoc committee. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 11:02 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess into Executive Session with Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board, for 5 minutes, under 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. Action was anticipated.