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2015-12-15 MINUTES <br /> <br /> KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />TUESDAY 2:30 P.M. DECEMBER 15, 2015 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Gary Berndt and Commissioner <br />Paul Jewell. Absent:  Vice-Chairman Obie O’Brien. <br /> <br />Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board; Mark Cook, <br />Public Works Director. <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 2:30 p.m. Chairman Berndt opened a Special Meeting to discuss <br />with Public Works the Airport Industrial Park. <br /> <br />Mark Cook, Public Works Director explained that this discussion <br />was to consider authorizing a Cooperative Agreement with WSDOT <br />supporting Industrial land development at the Bowers Field <br />Airport. He explained that over the past year the County has <br />been in discussion with WSDOT regarding surplus water right <br />acquisition. He stated that the strategy has been to engage <br />WSDOT on Thorp Levee improvements and accepting surplus water <br />rights from WSDOT as their project contribution. He stated that <br />the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is not viewing the proposal <br />as favorable. <br /> <br />He stated that Staff has suggested a larger land deal likely to <br />meet with the AGO’s support. He reviewed the deal and explained <br />that it would be accepting WSDOT surplus property at Woodhouse <br />Loop, the property along University Way (Region 1 Maintenance <br />Facility) and surplus water right (100 acre feet), noting that <br />it would be in consideration of the WSDOT properties. He <br />explained that the County is proposing constructing a new <br />maintenance facility at Bowers Field. <br /> <br />He reviewed the discussions taking place and noted that Jason <br />Smith (Jacobs) has a Draft Agreement for consideration and <br />provided that for the Board. He stated that timing is crucial to <br />get this project underway, because the current acting Regional <br />Administrator (Brian White) is supportive of the effort but Mr. <br />White will likely step down from acting Administrator Position <br />sometime in the first part of 2016. He stated that ultimately <br />they would like to have the WSDOT appraisals in hand by the end