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07/24/2017 MINUTES 1 <br /> COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM <br />REGULAR MEETING <br /> <br />MONDAY 9:50 A.M. JULY 24, 2017 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Paul Jewell & Vice-Chairman Laura <br />Osiadacz. Excused: Commissioner Obie O’Brien. <br /> <br />Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Jill Scheffer, <br />KVEC Director; Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager. <br /> <br />REGULAR MEETING DEPARTMENT HEAD EVENT CENTER <br /> <br />Jill Scheffer, Event Center Director stated that the Event Center’s <br />Dump Truck is no longer repairable. She questioned if the Board felt <br />strongly or had a preference if the County were to pursue a Dump <br />Trailer, Dump Truck or Garbage Service and reviewed the impacts to <br />the budget for each. <br /> <br />Chairman Jewell questioned if prices had been obtained for a <br />dumpster compactor and there was discussion regarding the cost <br />involved with hauling the compactor waste away. There was discussion <br />of fabricating a metal lid fabricated for a dump trailer. <br /> <br />Staff was directed to prepare a Budget Amendment and move forward <br />with the purchase of a dump trailer and a fabricated metal lid for <br />the trailer. <br /> <br />Ms. Scheffer reviewed a letter from 2016 the County received from <br />DOE and she has no record that it was responded to by the Board. She <br />stated that they need to respond regarding what the County intends <br />to do with the Rodeo Board Director Barn so that there is no longer <br />feces going into the stream, as that is one of the primary concerns <br />in the letter from Ecology. <br /> <br />There was discussion on removal of the barn and the potential to <br />replace them with temp stalls. Chairman Jewell suggested forming a <br />small panel consisting of a Commissioner (Osiadacz), Fair & Rodeo <br />Board, Ecology and WDFW. He suggested they begin meetings in October <br />or November and bring a letter back for Vice-Chair signature. <br /> <br />Ms. Scheffer provided an update on the Event Center’s desires to <br />pursue damage deposits. Ms. Scheffer was directed with work with the <br />Credit Card Company and have it set up to where they can have the <br />individual holding an event sign a pre-authorization letter to hold <br />funds instead of having to authorize refunds. Ms. Scheffer also was