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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY 1:30 P.M. JUNE 17, 2019
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz (left at 1:55).
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Arden Thomas,
WRP Manager; Erin Moore, WRP Coordinator; Samantha Cox, WRP Tech.,
Urban Eberhart, KRD District Manager; Mike Livingston, WDFW South
Central Region Director; G. Thomas Tebb, L.Hg., L.E.G.
Director, Office of Columbia River Department of Ecology; Peter
Dykstra, Plauche & Carr LLP; Kelsey Green, Conservation Outreach
Associate American Rivers and one member of the public.
SPECIAL MEETING WA WILDLIFE RECREATION COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS
At 1:30 p.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting with members
of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan (YBIP), for them to give a
presentation to the Board of County Commissioners and allow for a
question & answer session relating to YBIP.
Tom Tebb & Urban Eberhart presented a brief history and overview of
the YBIP and the political balance, resource challenges the diverse
stakeholder coalition, collaborative partnerships and the initial
development projects.
Mike Livingston, reviewed the seven elements: Reservoir Fish
Passage, Enhanced Water Conservation, Habitat Watershed Protection
and Enhancement, Market Reallocation, Structural & Operational
Changes, Surface Water Storage and Groundwater Storage and Teanaway
Community Forest/ habitat projects.
Peter Dykstra, reviewed recent legislation and current projects on
water marketing as well as wild and scenic river designation.
Urban Eberhart, reviewed current projects regarding Agricultural
Water Conservation projects and KRD stream supplementation.
Tom Tebb, reviewed the Cle Elum fish passage, pool raise/shoreline
protection and Kachess Drought Relief Pumping Plant (KDRPP).
There was a brief discussion on what’s next for the YBIP and general
roundtable Q&A.
The meeting was adjourned 2:30 p.m.
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KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Cory Wright, Chairman