HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-07-27-minutes-washington-wildlife-recreation-commission-presentation07/27/2017 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY 3:00 P.M. JULY 27, 2017
Board members present: Chairman Paul Jewell; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz; and Commissioner Obie O’Brien.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mark Cook, Public Works
Director; Lucas Huck, Engineer; Jill Scheffer, Event Center Director
& Ellensburg City Council Member; Karen Hodges, Planner III; and
approximately 20 members of the public.
SPECIAL MEETING WA WILDLIFE RECREATION COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS
At 3:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN JEWELL opened a Special Meeting with
representatives from the Washington Wildlife and Recreation
Coalition and the Washington State Recreation and Conservation
Office. He reviewed work that has been going on in the County to
help improve recreation opportunities. He said the meeting was to
receive information about existing Statewide opportunities that may
assist and increase entities efforts in obtaining grant funding for
certain projects which fit into certain categories.
He described the County’s Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan and
the prerequisite to filing an application for grant programs
administered by the Recreation and Conservation Office. He noted
they would also be holding an open house in Cle Elum at 6:00 p.m. to
provide information and answer questions.
ANDREA McNAMARA DOYLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and ROB SENDAK, EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS MANAGER OF THE WASHINGTON WILDLIFE & RECREATION COALITION
reviewed the organization’s program and roles. They presented
information on existing Statewide grant opportunities for recreation
improvements and how they could assist entities. The WWRP is the
State’s premier conservation and recreation program which provides
matching funds to create new local and State parks, protect wildlife
habitat and preserve working lands. They reviewed some of the funded
projects in Kittitas County that included critical habitat, trails,
farmland preservation and a splash pad at a local city park.
The next round of grants will be in May 2018 and alternate years
thereafter.
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The meeting was adjourned 4:06 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Paul Jewell, Chairman