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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY 10:30 A.M. DECEMBER 11, 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; Josh Hink, Fire Marshal; Dan Carlson, CDS Director; Mike
Flory, Building Official; Val Barschaw, Clerk; Rich Elliott,
Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue District #2; Jay Wiseman, Kittitas
County Fire District #7; Jeremy Haberman, Building Inspector; Steve
Jensen, Kittitas County Fire District #3; Rose Shriner, Kittitas
County Conservation District; Scott Chambers, Department of Natural
Resources and a representative from the Daily Record.
SPECIAL MEETING JOLLY MOUNTAIN FIRE IMPACTS COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Jewell opened a Special Meeting to discuss areas of concern
relating to the prevention/development side to communities from the
Jolly Mountain fire.
Rich Elliott, Deputy Fire Chief of Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue #2,
described some of the issues they experienced relating to fire
suppression and responder safety challenges during the Jolly
Mountain Fire which could have been preventable. He expressed areas
of concern relating to the lack of access to certain communities.
He said they were asking for a more consistent application of
existing road standards and require that all structures be
accessible by fire apparatus including grade and turnarounds. The
Fire Districts would like to be able to review and make
recommendations on variances.
Chairman Jewell said they were going to be holding a Public Hearing
next week to consider amendments to the County Code and they could
look at amendments to make sure any Fire Districts impacted by a
request for a variance would be notified. He noted the County is
currently compliant with all the International Fire Code and the
Board doesn’t see variances unless they are appealed to them. The
Board asked to have specifics provided to them in a report so they
can take a look at what happened to see if changes are needed and
learn from each of the cases. They felt having the development names
would be helpful to them as well when reviewing the information. Jay
Wiseman said they would work on getting all of the Fire Chiefs on
the same page as well. Mr. Cook offered to get together with any of
the Fire Districts and provide information to help them with
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providing a report to the Board at a later date. Mike Flory provided
information on the Wildland Urban Interface Code requirements.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:26 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Paul Jewell, Chairman