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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY 2:00 P.M. JUNE 2, 2016
Board members present: Vice-Chairman Paul Jewell and Commissioner
Laura Osiadacz. Excused: Chairman Obie O’Brien.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Angela San Filippo,
Staff Planner; Doc Hansen, Planning Official/Interim Planning
Director; and 2 members of the public.
PUBLIC HEARING KITTITAS COUNTY RECREATION PLAN COMMISSIONERS
At 2:00 p.m. VICE-CHAIRMAN JEWELL opened a Public Hearing to
consider adopting the Kittitas County Recreation Plan.
He reviewed the history and explained how there are grant
opportunities available but only if the County has adopted a
qualifying recreation plan. He indicated the County had advertised
to accept applications for the Capital Facilities Program for the
Park, Recreation & Open Space Plan (PROS) and Tourism Infrastructure
Plans.
THOSE PRESENT & TESTIFYING: JILL SCHEFFER, REPRESENTING FORTERRA
AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NETWORK, reviewed
the applications that they submitted for recreational planning and
envisioning in Kittitas County. KATHLEEN HORNER, A COUNTY LODGING
TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER AND A MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON STATE
HORSE PARK, urged the County Commissioners to support the proposed
plan and their application and to establish priorities with
recreational and tourism facilities. THERE BEING NO OTHERS
REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED.
COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ moved to approve the Kittitas County Park,
Recreation & Open Space Plan, as presented. COMMISSIONER JEWELL
seconded.
COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ explained that although she agreed with the
majority of the rankings, she felt a couple of the applications
which were ranked as moderate should be moved to a high priority
including the CoalTrax Mountain Bike & Skills Park and the Upper
County Coal Mines Trail Master Plan. She also suggested moving the
Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park Accessible Playground and the
Evergreen Snow Park from a high priority to a moderate priority. She
felt the trail system and a bike park were something that would be
highly utilized, whereas the Evergreen Snow Park and Irene Rinehart
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Riverfront Park Accessible Playground is marketed towards a smaller
audience.
COMMISSIONER JEWELL recommended striking the Teanaway Yakima Rivers
as it’s duplicated by the Highway 10 Yakima River Recreation Access.
COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ moved to amend the previous motion to include
the referenced changes to the rankings and deletion of projects to
the Capital Facilities Program for Park, Recreation & Open Space
Plan. COMMISSIONER JEWELL seconded. Motion carried 2-0.
Motion carried 2-0 to approve the Kittitas County Recreation Plan.
COMMISSIONER JEWELL thanked everyone who had participated in the
process including the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and
consolidated groups.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Paul Jewell, Vice-Chairman