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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 1:00 P.M. APRIL 9, 2019
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Greg Zempel,
Prosecutor; Katie Hagan, Housing Authority Interim Executive
Director; Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor; Susan Grindle,
HopeSource Executive Director; Katie Hagan, Interim Director for
the Housing Authority; and the Housing Authority Commissioners
John Little, Nicalee Smith, Rob Perkins, Carol Miller Rhodes
(via telephone) and 5 members of the public.
SPECIAL MEETING HOUSING AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS
At 1:00 p.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting to discuss
plans with the Kittitas County Housing Authority for housing
projects in Ellensburg and Cle Elum.
Mr. Rob Perkins, Housing Authority Commissioner, provided a
history of the Housing Authority including their finances,
staffing, etc. He said the Housing Authority was looking at a
project in the Upper County (Pine Terrace), but based upon their
meeting last week and financial information provided, things
have started to change and they are now unsure if they can move
forward. He said no matter how good of a project it can be, they
cannot allow the Housing Authority to go into bankruptcy.
Members of the Housing Authority indicated they would be in
favor of looking into other possible options for financial
assistance.
Commissioner Osiadacz expressed concerns about a “draft”
Resolution that was in front of the Housing Authority meeting
last week, which was to not move forward with the purchase of
Pine Terrace Apartments. She stated there was no notification of
that draft being before the Housing Authority Board and felt it
was misleading. Nicalee Smith, Housing Authority Commissioner
said the draft Resolution was in their meeting notice/Agenda
because any action must be done through a Resolution and they
wanted to be sure all options were included.
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Jim Brawner said when they met with the Commissioners they
didn’t know any of the finance information and his analysis
wasn’t completed until the day before their meeting. He reviewed
information including the Pine Terrace including the transaction
background; analysis of changing financing assumptions; and
current financing assumptions.
The Board agreed to table the discussion and to schedule a
Special Meeting for Tuesday April 16, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the
Commissioners Auditorium.
LETTER PINE TERRACE APARTMENTS COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve and authorize the Board
to sign a letter to the Housing Authority of Kittitas County,
offering to work as a partner to assist in an effort to find a
resolution to ensure the Pine Terrace Apartments acquisition is
successful. Chairman Wright seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:58 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Cory Wright, Chairman