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05/16/2017 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AGENDA SESSION
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY 10:00 A.M. MAY 16, 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; Jerry Pettit, Auditor; Jill Scheffer, Event Center Director;
Dan Carlson, CDS Director; Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor; Brett
Wachsmith, Treasurer; Tiffany Love, Fiscal Technician II; and 5 members
of the public.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Jewell called the meeting to order.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairman Jewell led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW COUNTY EMPLOYEES - NONE
PROCLAMATIONS - NONE
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS – NONE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chairman Jewell noted Consent Item E was moved to Board Discussion &
Decision and placed as Item B and there would be an Executive Session
held at the end of the Agenda Session. Commissioner Osiadacz moved to
approve the Agenda, as amended. Commissioner O’Brien seconded. Motion
carried 3-0.
CONSENT AGENDA
Chairman Jewell noted Consent Item E was moved to Board Discussion &
Decision as Item B.
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as amended.
Commissioner O’Brien seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
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MINUTES
DATE MINUTES
03/06/2017 Board of Health
04/18/2017 Public Hearing
04/24/2017 DPW Study Session
04/27/2017 Executive Session
05/01/2017 Agenda Study Session
05/01/2017 Office Admin
05/01/2017 Dept. Head- Event Center
05/01/2017 Dept. Head- HR
05/03/2017 Executive Session
05/03/2017 Conservation District
05/08/2017 Towns to Teanaway Recreation Corridor
SPECIAL EVENT ELLENSBURG OLYMPIC & SPRINT COMMISSIONERS
Approve a Special Event Application from BuDu Racing to hold the
Ellensburg Olympic and Sprint Triathlon on July 22, 2017; granting a
waiver to Kittitas County Code Chapter 5.20.100 Penal Bond – Bond of
Indemnity and Kittitas County Code Chapter 5.20.160 – Closing Hours; and
conditioned upon complying with the recommendations of the Kittitas
County Public Works Department.
AGREEMENT DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – FAIR EVENT CENTER
Approve an Agreement between Kittitas County and the Washington State
Department of Agriculture, in the amount of $2,500.00 for a Capital
Improvement Project for concrete and asphalt paving and repair, to be
completed prior to June 30, 2017.
CHANGE ORDER RASMUSSEN TRIEBELHORN MAINTENANCE
Approve Change Order No. 1 with Architects Rasmussen Triebelhorn in the
total amount of $164,500.00 for phase two of the Courthouse Feasibility
Study and Predesign.
REQUEST TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO CANCEL UNCOLLECTABLE PERSONAL
PROPERTY TAXES AND A RESOLUTION TO CANCEL UNCOLLECTABLE MOBILE HOME
TAXES PURSUANT TO RCW 84.56.240 – ITEM MOVED TO BOARD DISCUSSION &
DECISION
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SET PUBLIC HEARING SPEED LIMIT NO. 81 ROAD PUBLIC WORKS
Approve Setting a Public Hearing to consider Reducing the Speed Limit on
No. 81 Road and Amending Kittitas County Code Chapter 10.08.020 to be
held on June 6, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Kittitas County Commissioners
Auditorium, Room 109, Kittitas County Courthouse 205 West 5th Avenue
Ellensburg, WA and to authorize the Clerk to publish said notice.
SET PUBLIC HEARING HIGHWAY 9 PRELIMINARY PLAT CDS
Approve Setting a Public Hearing to consider the Highway 9 Preliminary
Plat (LP-17-00005), an application to subdivide approximately 4.76 acres
into 14 duplex town homes in 7 buildings, to be held on Tuesday June 6,
2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Kittitas County Commissioners Auditorium, Room
109, Kittitas County Courthouse 205 West 5th Avenue Ellensburg, WA and to
authorize the Clerk to publish said notice.
RESOLUTION 2017-086 LEGACY AT SUNCADIA PLAT CDS
Approve Resolution No. 2017-086, Preliminary Plat Approval for the
Legacy at Suncadia Long Plat (LP-17-00002), a subdivision of a portion
of a 16.6 acre parcel into 40 plots averaging 1/3 acre, noting the site
is zoned Master Planned Resort.
RESOLUTION 2017-087 RIVER RIDGE LONG PLAT CDS
Approve Resolution No. 2017-087 Approving the River Ridge Long Plat (LP-
17-00003), a subdivision of a portion of a 422 acre parcel with 39
single family residential lots with Open Space tracts, Phase 2 of
Division #3 of the Suncadia project noting the site is zoned Master
Planned Resort.
RESOLUTION 2017-088 MERGE FIRE MARSHAL INTO CDS CDS
Approve Resolution No. 2017-088, Merging the Fire Marshal’s Office into
the Community Development Services Department to provide for a
streamlined and efficient organizational structure in order to maximize
resources and provide the most efficient services to the citizens of
Kittitas County, effective June 1, 2017.
RESOLUTION 2017-089 U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PUBLIC WORKS
Approve Resolution No. 2017-089, Authorizing Submittal of the United
States Bureau of Reclamation Irrigation Canal Crossing Permit at the end
of Lund Lane, Cle Elum, WA.
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RESOLUTION 2017-090 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS
Approve to Ratify the Chairman’s Signature on the Washington State
Department of Transportation Reimbursable Agreement for Construction
Support Services.
RESOLUTION 2017-091 CRAB – WESTSIDE ROAD PROJECT PUBLIC WORKS
Approve Resolution No. 2017-091, Authorizing Payment Returning
Previously Reimbursed Funds to the County Road Administration Board for
the Westside Road Project.
CORRESPONDENCE - NONE
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS - NONE
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Doug Fillbrick wanted to reiterate the 4 page addendum he had previously
provided to the County at the last Agenda Session. He urged the Board
of County Commissioners to shut down the Upper District Court as he felt
it was unnecessary to have 2 different District Courts located within
the same County.
Pat Kelleher asked the Board to support a swimming beach at Vantage as
part of the Priest Rapids Project. He felt if they were to write a
letter of support it would carry a lot of weight and encouraged the
Commissioners to visit the other beaches in Desert Aire and Crescent Bar
to get an idea of how popular they are. He said a designated area would
be beneficial to the Sheriff’s Department as well instead of having to
go up and down the shorelines.
BOARD DISCUSSION/DECISION ITEMS
AGREEMENT MARION MEADOWS ESTATES DEVELOPMENT CDS
Commissioner Osiadacz recused herself and left the meeting due to a
conflict of interest in the matter.
Commissioner O’Brien moved to approve an Agreement between the Easton
Ridge Land Company, Inc. and Kittitas County for the Marian Meadows
Estates Development Project. Chairman Jewell seconded. Motion carried
2-0.
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RESOLUTION 2017-084 CANCEL PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES TREASURER
Commissioner Osiadacz returned to the Agenda Session.
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve Resolution No. 2017-084, to
Cancel Taxes Assessed Upon Personal Property Pursuant to RCW 84.56.240.
Commissioner O’Brien seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
RESOLUTION 2017-085 CANCEL MOBILE HOME TAXES TREASURER
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve Resolution No. 2017-085, to
Cancel Taxes Assessed Upon Mobile Home Taxes Pursuant to RCW 84.56.240.
Commissioner O’Brien seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
MISCELLANEOUS - NONE
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 10:25 a.m. Chairman Jewell announced the Board would recess into an
Executive Session with Mark Cook, Public Works Director, for 15 minutes
to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or
to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW
42.30.140 (4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and
other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency
shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body
elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual
employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an
employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public.
Action was anticipated.
At 10:40 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No action
was taken.
At 10:40 a.m. Chairman Jewell announced the Board would recess back into
an Executive Session for 5 minutes to evaluate the qualifications of an
applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public
employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140 (4), discussion by a
governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to
be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to
the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action
hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of
employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall
be taken in a meeting open to the public. Action was anticipated.
At 10:45 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session.
Mr. Cook reported on the upcoming vacancy of the Finance Director. The
Board agreed to extend the position of the current Finance Director for
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additional 6 months in order to train the new employee. The Board
provided direction to Mr. Cook to see if the applicant they interviewed
for Fiscal Analyst would be interested in the Public Works Department
Finance Manager position.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:45 a.m.
Commissioner O’Brien seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
Meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Paul Jewell, Chairman