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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 P.M. JUNE 7, 2016
Board members present: Chairman Obie O’Brien; Vice-Chairman Paul
Jewell; and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mark Cook, Public Works
Director; Lucas Huck, Engineer; Angela San Filippo, Staff Planner;
Doc Hansen, Planning Official/Interim Planning Director; and 3
members of the public.
PUBLIC HEARING REECER CREEK ROAD SPEED PUBLIC WORKS
At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN O’BRIEN opened a Public Hearing to consider
lowering the speed limit on Reecer Creek Road from MP 0.76 at Bender
Road to MP 1.25 at Bowers Road.
MARK COOK, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, reviewed a request they received
to reduce the speed limit on Reecer Creek Road from 50 mph to 35 mph
from Bender Road to Bowers Road due to increased development in the
area. They did a traffic speed analysis and recommended approving
the request. He said there has been an increase in residential lot’s
totaling 249 acres, which have been platted into 699 residential
lots and therefore traffic will continue to increase over the next
few years. He mentioned within the last 7 years there have been 3
injury accidents and 7 property damage accidents.
THOSE PRESENT & TESTIFYING: PAT DENEEN said they will begin their
bridge construction on June 20th and there would be a lot of activity
in their development. He supported lowering the speed limit and felt
there will be a lot of increased activity in the area sooner rather
than later. THERE BEING NO OTHERS REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC
PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED.
ORDINANCE 2016-011 REECER CREEK ROAD SPEED PUBLIC WORKS
COMMISSIONER JEWELL moved to approve Ordinance No. 2016-011,
Establishment of a Speed Zone and the Placement of Speed Limit Signs
on Reecer Creek Road and Amending Section 10.08.020 of the Kittitas
County Code, effective upon the installation of the appropriate
signs. COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
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PUBLIC HEARING PALOMINO FIELDS SUBDIVISION CDS
At 2:17 p.m. CHAIRMAN O’BRIEN opened a Public Hearing continued from
May 17, 2016 to consider a proposal to create a Development
Agreement to allow the approved Palomino Fields Subdivision to be
completed in phases. He noted the record was closed.
DOC HANSEN, PLANNING OFFICIAL/INTERIM PLANNING DIRECTOR, reviewed
the proposed Development Agreement and Resolution and said the
document had been reviewed by the Prosecutors office. COMMISSIONER
JEWELL reviewed a couple of scrivener’s errors within documents and
Staff was instructed to make those corrections.
RESOLUTION 2016-073 PALOMINO FIELDS SUBDIVISION CDS
COMMISSIONER JEWELL moved to approve Resolution No. 2016-073,
Palomino Fields Phasing of Final Plat and Development Agreement, as
amended. COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
PUBLIC HEARING COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES CDS
At 2:24 p.m. CHAIRMAN O’BRIEN opened a Public Hearing continued from
April 19, 2016 to consider Amendments to the Countywide Planning
Policies as adopted and recommended by the Kittitas County
Conference of Governments. He noted the record was closed.
COMMISSIONER JEWELL noted the documents were not available online
for their review and suggested continuing it to another date.
COMMISSIONER JEWELL moved to continue the Public Hearing to Tuesday
June 14, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Auditorium, Room
109, Kittitas County Courthouse 205 West 5th Avenue Ellensburg, WA
noting the record was closed. COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ seconded. Motion
carried 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:29 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Obie O’Brien, Chairman