2020-09-16-minutes-ppe-cares-funds-and-spud-follow-up

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2020-09-16 MINUTES 1 COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 Board members present: Chairman, Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura Osiadacz & Commissioner Cory Wright. Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager; Mark Cook, Public Works Director/Interim County Engineer; Amy McGuffin, Chamber CEO and 2 members of the public. SPECIAL MEETING PPE CARES FUNDS – SPUD COMMISSIONERS At 11:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting for a follow up discussion with Public Works to discuss waiving and application Fee and to discuss purchasing PPE for small businesses using the remining CARES Grant Funds allocated to the Chamber of Commerce for small business assistance. REQUEST CARES FUNDS FOR PPE COMMISSIONERS Item pulled and will be discussed at a future meeting when the Chamber is able to speak at the meeting (Ms. McGuffin was in attendance and due to joining multiple meetings she didn’t respond to the Board’s questions). DISCUSSION SPUD FEE APPLICATION WAIVED COMMISSIONERS Mark Cook, Public Works Director updated the Board on correspondence he received from Snoqualmie Public Utility District (SPUD). He recapped the Study Session discussion with the Board and his reasoning for suggesting that the Board authorizes waiving the Franchise Application Fee. Commissioner Wright stated that he does not support waiving the fee, but would consider waiving 50% of the fee. Commissioner Osiadacz was in agreement with Commissioner Wright and felt it’s not off base and was important to get the project moving. Chairman Wachsmith stated he had no issue with waiving 50% of the fee either. Director Cook stated he would notify SPUD and work on the Franchise to consider at a Public Hearing in the future.