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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON AGENDA SESSION REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY 10:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Board members present via WebEx: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman
Laura Osiadacz and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others via WebEx: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Taylor Crouch,
Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Mark Cook, Public Works Director/Interim
Engineer; Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Chelsey
Loeffers, Health Promotion Supervisor; Patti Johnson, Solid Waste
Director/Interim Maintenance Director/Project Manager; Neil Caulkins,
Deputy Prosecutor; Dan Carlson, CDS Director; Joshua Fredrickson, County
Engineer; and Arden Thomas, WRP Manager.
Kittitas County is currently in Phase 3 and in person participation is
prohibited. The public was encouraged to join the meeting by joining a
WebEx event online.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Wachsmith called the meeting to order.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE
Chairman Wachsmith led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW COUNTY EMPLOYEES
Mark Cook, Public Works Director/Interim Engineer introduced Joshua
Frederickson as the new County Engineer. PROCLAMATIONS - NONE AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS - NONE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve the Agenda, as presented.
Commissioner Wright seconded. Motion carried 3-0. CONSENT AGENDA
The Agenda Study Session had been cancelled for Monday September 14,
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2020, and therefore the Board would be reviewing all items individually
prior to making any motions. At the conclusion of reviewing each item
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as amended
noting Items B, J, and K had been removed. Commissioner Wright
seconded. Motion carried 3-0. MINUTES
DATE MINUTES
2/10/2020 CDS Study Session
6/18/2020 Board of Health
8/20/2020 Board of Health
8/24/2020 CDS Study Session
8/24/2020 PW Study Session
8/31/2020 Agenda Study Session
8/31/2020 Office Admin
9/1/2020 Agenda Session
9/1/2020 2pm Public Hearing
9/2/2020 Executive Session
9/2/2020 Law & Justice Study Session
9/21/2020 Dept. Head—None
9/28/2020 Dept. Head—None
REQUEST TO APPROVE THE LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE SMALL SCALE GRANT CONTRACTS LT-SS-2020-001 THROUGH LT-SS-2020-005 – ITEM REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION HUFFMAN FARMS PUMPKIN PATCH COMMISSIONERS
Approve a Special Event Application to hold the Huffman Farms Pumpkin
Festival from September 26, 2020 to October 31, 2020, contingent upon
complying with the requirements set forth by the Public Works
Department, Fire Marshal, Treasurer and the Public Health Department;
and to grant a waiver to Kittitas County Code Chapter 5.20.100 (Penal
Bond-Bond of Indemnity). AGREEMENT RIVERS EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. SOLID WASTE
Approve a Professional Services Agreement between Kittitas County and
Rivers Edge Environmental Services, Inc. to remove County owned mobile
homes and structures at the Shady Brook Mobile Home Park, in the amount
of $65,001.72.
ORDINANCE 2020-006 SALES & USE TAX PROSECUTOR
Approve Ordinance No. 2020-006, Creating a New Chapter in Kittitas
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County Code Regarding a Sales and Use Tax for Affordable and Supportive
Housing in Accordance with Substitute House Bill 1406 (Chapter 338, Laws
of 2019), effective July 21, 2020.
SET PUBLIC HEARING MARIAN MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CDS
Approve Setting a Public Hearing to consider the Marian Meadows
Development Agreement (DV-19-00001), a project received Planned Unit
Development, Preliminary Plat, and Conditional Use Permit approval on
May 1, 2018, to be held on Tuesday October 6, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in a
WebEx Video Conference either online or by phone at 1-408-418-9388,
Access Code 146 267 3595, and to authorize the Clerk to publish said
notice. RESOLUTION 2020-152 WATERSHED SCIENCES & ENGINEERING PUBLIC WORKS
Approve Resolution No. 2020-152, Authorizing the Chair’s Signature on
Watershed Sciences and Engineering Task Order No. 2 – Hanson Pits
Channel Migration and Avulsion Risk Assessment, in the amount of
$73,355.00.
RESOLUTION 2020-153 WALLA WALLA DEPT. OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH
Approve Resolution No. 2020-153, Authorizing Amendment #3 to Service
Agreement #19-33 between the Walla Walla County Department of Community
Health and the Kittitas County Public Health Department.
RESOLUTION 2020-154 YOUTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH
Approve Resolution No. 2020-154, Authorizing an Amendment to the
Professional Services Agreement between Kittitas County and Youth
Services of Kittitas County.
REQUEST TO APPROVE THE REVISED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ACCURATE ELECTRIC UNLIMITED AND THE KITTITAS COUNTY JAIL TO REPLACE (38) CAMERAS – ITEM REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. REQUEST TO APPROVE THE REVISED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ACCURATE ELECTRIC UNLIMITED AND THE KITTITAS COUNTY JAIL TO REPLACE THE EXISTING CCTV RECORDING SYSTEM AND APPLICATION SERVER – ITEM REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. CORRESPONDENCE – NONE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS - NONE
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS - NONE BOARD DISCUSSION/DECISION ITEMS - NONE
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MISCELLANEOUS - NONE EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 10:28 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess into
Executive Session for 10 minutes with Dan Carlson, CDS Director and Neil
Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor, to discuss with legal counsel representing
the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to discuss
with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential
litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting
in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party, when public
knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse
legal or financial consequence to the agency. No action was anticipated.
At 10:38 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:38 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Chairman