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02/24/2020 MINUTES 1 <br /> COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM SPECIAL MEETING <br /> MONDAY 3:00 P.M. FEBRUARY 24, 2020 <br />Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman <br />Laura Osiadacz, and Commissioner Cory Wright. <br /> Others: Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Mark Cook, <br />Public Works Director/Interim Engineer; Paul Berendt, Senior Vice <br />President for Strategies 360; and Aya Samman, Public Affairs and <br />Policy Manager for Strategies 360. There was 1 member of the public <br />present. <br /> SPECIAL MEETING PRESENTATION FROM STRATEGIES 360 COMMISSIONERS <br />At 3:00 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to obtain <br />information from Strategies 360 on a potential partnership for I-90 <br />projects. <br /> <br />Paul Berendt, Senior Vice President for Strategies 360 began with an <br />overview of the Company and highlighted projects they have <br />accomplished in the past. Their Company has 15 years of experience. <br />The Team that would be handling this project has ties to Kittitas <br />County and community members already. Their team has members that <br />lobby both at the State and Federal levels. Their project plan was <br />to get going as soon as possible with bringing all stakeholders to <br />the table and project plan development. The next stage would be <br />compiling study results from previous studies and seeing what other <br />studies may be needed for the project. Aya Samman, Public Affairs <br />and Policy Manager for Strategies 360 asked the Board if there were <br />any grassroots movements around the project. Commissioner Osiadacz <br />explained the Upper County Traffic Taskforce, community-based group <br />targeting the traffic problems resulting from I-90 overflow. <br /> <br />The Board was able to ask questions of the Company about their <br />capabilities to see if they were the best fit for the I-90 projects. <br /> <br />Mr. Berendt concluded his presentation by stating their company <br />would like this project; they’re excited about the possibilities of <br />it; and how it would utilize all the skill sets they had on their <br />Team. <br /> <br />Staff was directed to set a follow-up meeting for the BOCC to <br />discuss and consider Lobbyist Candidates. <br /> <br />