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05/15/2020 MINUTES 1 <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM SPECIAL MEETING FRIDAY 10:00 A.M. MAY 15, 2020 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman Laura <br />Osiadacz (via phone), and Commissioner Cory Wright (via WebEx). <br /> <br />Others: Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Lisa Young, HR <br />Director; Amy Cziske, Treasurer; Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the <br />Board (via WebEx); Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board (via WebEx); <br />Ben Kokjer, Chief Deputy (via WebEx); Judy Pless, Budget and Finance <br />Officer (via WebEx), and 1 member of the public (via WebEx). <br /> SPECIAL MEETING PLANNING UPDATE/COVID-19 COMMISSIONERS <br />At 10:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting for the <br />Board to provide planning updates relating to COVID-19. <br /> LETTER LETTER TO GOVERNOR INSLEE COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />Commissioner Wright briefed the Board on a letter written to <br />Governor Jay Inslee. Commissioner Wright clarified the differences <br />between the two letters up for discussion today. He asked the Board <br />to not sign the first letter from just the Board of County <br />Commissioners, but instead consider the letter that was written in <br />collaboration with other community partners under other business. <br /> PURCHASE 20 CHAIRS FROM CARES FUNDING COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board requested the Board to approve a <br />purchase of 20 chairs for the auditorium using the CARES funding. <br />The chairs are needed because of COVID-19 restrictions and needing <br />non-cloth chairs for public use. Ms. Kjorsvik stated that Amazon was <br />selling a 5 pack of chairs for $239.00. Chairman Wachsmith moved to <br />approve the purchase of 20 chairs using the CARES funding. <br />Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> AGREEMENT HH-2020-002-HOPESOURCE-CIP COMMISSIONERS <br />Commissioner Wright updated the Board on the agreement. This was <br />approved though the Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee <br />through the NOFA process that was released earlier this year. This <br />project application was the only application for this grant. Judy <br />Pless, Budget and Finance Manager asked about the start date of the <br />contract. Ms. Pless asked that the term date of this agreement be <br />May 15, 2020 so there is no retroactive funding. Chairman Wachsmith <br />moved to approve contract HH-2020-002-HopeSource-CIP with an