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KITTITAS COUNTY <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> PUBLIC WORKS—BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br /> STUDY SESSION DATE: October 14,2024 <br /> TOPIC: Flood Conservation Easement <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: Authorize Chair Signature on Flood <br /> Conservation Easement Granted to Kittitas <br /> County <br /> LEAD STAFF: <br /> Arden Thomas <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Authorize Chair Signature on Flood Conservation Easement Granted to Kittitas County <br /> BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br /> • Code enforcement case CE-15-00058 was opened in response to the unpermitted <br /> placement of floodplain fill on parcel 20523 (Lot 3C of Ginny Short Plat). <br /> • In August 2018, Public Works Director Mark Cook,the Floodplain <br /> Administrator, determined that the purchase of an adjacent vacant property and <br /> recording of a restrictive covenant protecting floodplain functions would mitigate <br /> the floodplain fill violation. <br /> • Parcel 20498 (Lot 4C of Anspach Short Plat) was purchased by the landowners of <br /> parcel 20523, Dennis W. Klemmer and Terri L. Marchon to mitigate for the <br /> floodplain fill. <br /> • Public Works has worked with Dennis W. Klemmer and Terri L. Marchon to <br /> finalize the conservation easement required to protecting floodplain functions and <br /> mitigate the floodplain fill violation. <br /> • This conservation easement has been finalized and signed by the landowners. <br /> Kittitas County must now sign as the grantee. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In 2015 Kittitas County became aware of unpermitted floodplain construction activities at <br /> 201 Twin Waters Lane (Lot 3C of Ginny Short Plat,parcel 20523). Prior owners, James <br /> Pfeffer and Carla Pfeffer, had constructed an extensive rock berm around two sides of the <br /> property without securing necessary floodplain permits. The violation was investigated <br /> by Christina Wollman, Kittitas County Floodplain Manager, and Lisa Iammarino, Code <br /> Enforcement Officer. Original owners James Pfeffer and Carla Pfeffer sold the property <br /> to Dennis Klemmer and Terri Marchon,who were unaware of the floodplain fill <br /> violations. Dennis Klemmer and Terri Marchon worked with Director Cook,who as <br /> Public Works Director, was responsible for flood management,to develop a mitigation <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />