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2024-10-29 9:00AM MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BUDGET MEETING MINUTES <br />BOCC AUDITORIUM ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 215 – ELLENSBURG <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br /> <br />Tuesday 9:00AM October 29, 2024 <br /> <br />Board members present: Brett Wachsmith, Cory Wright, Laura Osiadacz <br />Staff: Josh Fredrickson, Reid Burbank, Brian Carlson, Zack DeHaven, Sue Patterson <br />Other: Pat Kelleher <br />1. Call to order: 9:02am <br /> <br />2. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit): Pat Kelleher requests $100, 000 from Hotel Motel fund <br />or the REET 2 fund to the BLM for capital improvements for the Yakima River Canyon. <br /> <br />3. 2025 Preliminary Budget Meetings with Public Works & Airport <br />Public Works Director, Josh Fredrickson discusses the 7 funds of Public Works and their <br />Revenues and Expenses. County Road fund 106 is the primary fund that makes up the majority <br />of Revenues and Expenses for Public Works. <br /> <br />Fund 108- Public Facilities Budget – Primarily funded by sales and use tax. Revenue <br />averages $1MM plus a year. Year to date fund balance is $4084,496 <br /> <br />Fund 113- Park and Recreation/Tourism Budget- Revenue sources are General Fund and <br />Real Estate Excise Tax II-Currently the proposed budget accounts primarily for maintenance <br />activities. <br /> <br />Fund 101-Airport- Revenue source is the General Fund, Agriculture, Building and Hanger <br />lease. Tie down rentals. Also included are Grants from both the FAA and WSDOT. Property <br />transfer is being proposed for the main hangar to CWU and the current Centerfuse building <br />would come in under County ownership. Public Works is requesting $315K influx from the <br />General Fund. Capital projects total for 2025 is $549K. <br /> <br />Fund 107-Flood Control Budget- Revenue Sources is Property Tax: State Grants and Permit <br />fees. Revenue for 2025 is estimated $ 2,111,366 MM. Capital expenditures is 88% and driven by <br />projects. A larger capital cost is the Whiskey Creek syphon project. Total capital projects amount <br />is $4.9 MM <br />