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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON AGENDA SESSION REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY 10:00 A.M. AUGUST 6, 2019
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith, and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Lindsey Ozbolt, Planning
Official; Mark Cook, Public Works Director/Interim Engineer; Taylor
Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor
and approximately 12 members of the public.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Wright called the meeting to order
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairman Wright led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW COUNTY EMPLOYEES
Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board introduced Taylor Crouch as their new
Deputy Clerk of the Board I. PROCLAMATIONS – NONE AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS – NONE APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chairman Wright noted Consent Item B was removed from the Agenda; two
items were added to Administrative Matters and that there would be an
Executive Session at the conclusion of the Agenda.
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve the Agenda, as amended.
Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0. CONSENT AGENDA
Commissioner Wachsmith noted Consent Item B had been removed from the
Agenda.
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Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as amended.
Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
MINUTES
DATE MINUTES
6/20/2019 Board of Health
7/1/2019 Office Admin
7/1/2019 Dept. Head—None
7/2/2019 Agenda Session
7/2/2019 Change Order Manastash Bridge Project
7/2/2019 EC Parking Lot
7/2/2019 Onsite Septic Rule
7/8/2019 Office Admin
7/8/2019 Dept. Head—None
7/8/2019 TNC Presentation
7/9/2019 Executive Session
7/10/2019 Executive Session
7/15/2019 Agenda Study Session
7/15/2019 Office Admin
7/15/2019 Dept. Head-HR
7/15/2019 Dept. Head—PW
7/15/2019 Executive Session
7/16/2019 Agenda Session
7/17/2019 EC Study Session
7/17/2019 Housing Authority
7/22/2019 Office Admin
7/22/2019 Dept. Head—SW
7/22/2019 IT Study Session
7/22/2019 PW Study Session
7/23/2019 Budget Retreat Planning
7/23/2019 Chamber Update
7/24/2019 Budget Retreat—Management Team
7/29/2019 Office Admin
7/29/2019 Dept. Head—PW
7/29/2019 Executive Session
7/29/2019 Executive Session
7/30/2019 Executive Session
REQUEST TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION REGARDING INITIATIVE 1639 WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA.
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CONTRACT ENHANCED 911 FUNDS AUDITOR
Approve Contract No. E20-014 between the Washington State Military
Department and Kittitas County in the amount of $291.080.00 for State
E911 Coordination Office (SECO) policies beginning July 1, 2019 through
August 15, 2020.
SET PUBLIC HEARING SURPLUS COUNTY ASSETS AUDITOR
Approve Setting a Public Hearing to consider the Disposition of County
Assets through Selling on publicsurplus.com, to other agencies, trade
ins, and/or disposal of assets, to be held on Tuesday August 20, 2019 at
2:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Auditorium, Room 109, Kittitas County
Courthouse 205 West 5th Avenue Ellensburg, WA and to authorize the Clerk
to publish said notice.
SET PUBLIC HEARING CDBG CLOSEOUT REPORT AUDITOR
Approve Setting a Public Hearing to review and approve the Closeout
Report for the CDBG Funds, Contract #18-62210-008 for the period July 1,
2018 through June 30, 2019, to be held on Tuesday August 20, 2019 at
2:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Auditorium, Room 109, Kittitas County
Courthouse 205 West 5th Avenue Ellensburg, WA and to authorize the Clerk
to publish said notice.
AGREEMENT BALANCED ACTION, INC. TREASURER
Approve Addendum #9 to the License Agreement between Kittitas County and
Balanced Action, Inc. in the amount of $29,000.00 to add or change items
within the CashTax software that will improve functionality and
productivity.
RESOLUTION 2019-124 SALE OF TAX TITLE PARCELS TREASURER
Approve Resolution No. 2019-124, to Authorize the Kittitas County
Treasurer to Sell Tax Title Parcels #12057 and #12060, by public action
and to advertise the auction with requirements set forth in RCW
36.35.120.
AGREEMENT DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY SOLID WASTE
Approve Agreement No. SWMCLCP-1921-KiCoSW-00003, between the State of
Washington Department of Ecology and Kittitas County Solid Waste for the
Community Litter Cleanup Program, beginning July 1, 2019 through June 6,
2021.
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AGREEMENT CENTRAL PAVING, LLC SOLID WASTE
Approve a Professional Services Agreement between Kittitas County and
Central Paving, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $38,663.10 for the
paving project of the parking lot north of the Solid Waste Office.
AGREEMENT WISE PUBLIC HEALTH
Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Service Agreement between
WISE and Kittitas County in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00 for
Consulting, Webinar, and Third Party Brokering Services between May 1,
2019 and June 30, 2020.
CONTRACT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH
Approve Amendment No. 9 to Contract Number CLH18249 between the
Department of Health and the Kittitas County Public Health Department,
increasing the amount by $11,829.00 for a revised maximum consideration
of $347,483.00.
AGREEMENT CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PUBLIC HEALTH
Approve a Standard Agreement between Central Washington University and
the Kittitas County Public Health Department, in an amount not to exceed
$30,000.00 to conduct quarterly food service inspections and training on
the CWU Ellensburg Campus, beginning July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.
AGREEMENT MUTUAL AID – KITTCOM CALL COVERAGE SHERIFF
Approve a Mutual Aid Agreement between KITTCOM and Kittitas County for
call coverage for KITTCOM due to the critical staffing shortage and
provide necessary “third position” coverage.
CONTRACT BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT SHERIFF
Approve the 2019 Contract and Statement of Work between the Bureau of
Land Management and the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office, in the amount
of $25,000.00 to provide Law Enforcement services as needed on public
lands, through September 30, 2019.
RESOLUTION 2019-125 WA ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS & POLICE CHIEFS SHERIFF
Approve Resolution No. 2019-125, Resolution Accepting Funding for a
Grant Pursuant to State Funding that was Allocated to Local Law
Enforcement to Verify Addresses and Residency of all Registered Sex
Offenders and Kidnapping Offenders Under RCW 9A.44.130.
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SET PUBLIC HEARING SURPLUS EQUIPMENT PUBLIC WORKS
Approve Setting a Public Hearing to consider Declaring Equipment Surplus
to the County’s Needs to be held on Tuesday August 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
in the Commissioners Auditorium, Room 109, Kittitas County Courthouse
205 West 5th Avenue Ellensburg, WA and to authorize the Clerk to publish
said notice.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS HYDROLOGY & HYDRAULIC MODELING PUBLIC WORKS
Approve a Request for Qualifications for Hydrology and Hydraulic
Modeling Services Creating a Two Dimensional Flow Model for Crystal
Creek in Kittitas County, to be received until August 22, 2019 at 10:00
a.m. at the Kittitas County Public Works Department 411 N. Ruby Street
Suite 1, Ellensburg, WA and to authorize the Clerk to publish said
notice.
RESOLUTION 2019-126 DUNFORD PUD CDS
Approve Resolution No. 2019-126, In the Matter of Approval of the Final
Development Plan for Dunford Planned Unit Development (RZ-08-00008 and
LL-08-00002), a zoning change of approximately 345.69 acres from
Agriculture 3 to Agriculture 5 to Planned Unit Development (PUD) and a
four lot Large Lot Subdivision located east of the City of Cle Elum off
State Highway 97 at the north intersection of Bettas Road, Cle Elum, WA.
SET PUBLIC HEARING SUNCADIA PHASE 3 DIVISIONS 15 & 16 CDS
Approve Setting a Public Hearing to consider the Suncadia Phase 3
Divisions 15 & 16, 105 Lot Preliminary Plat (LP-19-00002) with access
tracts, a lake amenity, open space tracts, and service tracts on
approximately 293 acres of land that is zoned Master Planned Resort, to
be held on Tuesday September 3, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Commissioners
Auditorium, Room 109, Kittitas County Courthouse 205 West 5th Avenue
Ellensburg, WA and to authorize the Clerk to publish said notice.
MYLARS PALOMINO FIELDS DIVISION 1 PLAT AMENDMENT CDS
Approve the Mylars Granting Final Approval for the Amended Palomino
Fields Division 1 Plat Amendment (LP-18-00004), amending the existing
Palomino Fields Division 1 Plat to dedicate the existing road easement
to Kittitas County, as a public easement, noting no new lots were
proposed through the amendment request.
CORRESPONDENCE - NONE
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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS LETTER 2020 BUDGET COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve a letter to Kittitas County
Elected Officials and Department Heads, regarding the 2020 Budget
process and priorities. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried
3-0.
PAYMENT CITY OF CLE ELUM – LARGE SCALE PROJECT AUDITOR
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve the Electronic Payment from the
Stadium Fund #140 for the Lodging Tax Large Scale Project for the City
of Cle Elum Horse Park, in the amount of $1,500.00. Commissioner
Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
William Coleman felt the Board should take a stand and fight for
citizen’s rights against Initiative 1639.
Cathy Matlin, President of the League of Woman Voters said there was 60%
voter approval of Initiative 1639 and that the Board should uphold the
laws, and by supporting a Resolution against it that would give the
green light to citizens to disobey laws.
Jackie Herum agreed with Ms. Matlin’s comments and urged the Board not
to support the proposed Resolution.
Eric Maldes commented on Initiative 1639 and said citizens cannot vote
their rights away. BOARD DISCUSSION/DECISION ITEMS - NONE MISCELLANEOUS - NONE EXECUTIVE SESSION EXECUTIVE SESSION LITIGATION COMMISSIONERS
At 10:20 a.m. Chairman Wright announced the Board would recess into
Executive Session for 15 minutes with Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor;
Mark Cook, Public Works Director/Interim Engineer; Lindsey Ozbolt,
Planning Official; and Dan Carlson, CDS Director; to discuss with legal
counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement
actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency
litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing
body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to
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become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is
likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the
agency. Possible action anticipated.
At 10:25 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No action
taken.
At 10:25 a.m. Chairman Wright announced the Board would recess back into
Executive Session for 5 minutes to discuss with legal counsel
representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions,
or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or
potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a
member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a
party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to
result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency.
Possible action anticipated.
At 10:30 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. Staff was
directed to prepare a matrix of driveway standards to use with the
upcoming road standards discussion. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:31 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Julie Kjorsvik Cory Wright, Chairman