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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 P.M. OCTOBER 20, 2020
Board members present via WebEx: Vice-Chairman Laura Osiadacz and
Commissioner Cory Wright. Excused: Chairman Brett Wachsmith.
Others present via WebEx: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mandy
Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Mark Cook, Public Works
Director; Joshua Frederick, Engineer; Clay Myers, Sheriff; and 1
member of the public.
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.
PUBLIC HEARING SPEED REDUCTION LYONS ROAD PUBLIC WORKS
At 2:00 p.m. VICE-CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing to
consider a Speed Reduction on Lyons Road and to Amend the Kittitas
County Code Section 10.08.020 Speed Limits.
MARK COOK, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR reviewed a Staff Report and
indicated they received a neighborhood petition on July 22, 2020 to
conduct a speed study and consider a reduction of speed on Lyons
Road between Wilson Creek Road and Naneum Road from 50 MPH to 35
MPH. He explained the process of how they conduct their speed
studies with the results. Their evaluation of the roadway geometrics
(vertical curves) affirmed appropriate design conformance to the
national standards of engineering practice. Mr. Cook indicated that
Lyons Road is representative of most county roads: narrow lanes with
a minimal road shoulder and its operating at the upper end of their
accepted service level for rural road operation. The Public Works
Department’s most recent twenty-year transportation plan does not
forecast Lyons Road as breaking accepted levels of service in the
next twenty-years. Staff recommended maintaining the existing 50
miles per hour speed limit on Lyons Road.
THERE WAS NO ONE REQUESTING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE TIME OF HEARING. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT moved to continue the Public Hearing to consider
a reduction of speed on Lyons Road between Wilson Creek and Naneum
Road from 50 MPH to 35 MPH, to Tuesday December 29, 2020 at 2:00
p.m., noting to leave the record open to both written and verbal
comments. VICE-CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ seconded.
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COMMISSIONER WRIGHT said Chairman Wachsmith was not in attendance at
the Public Hearing and he’d rather have the full Board vote on the
issue so it didn’t end up being a tie vote (1-1) which would end up
being denied. VICE-CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ thanked Staff for preparing all
the information and expressed her support for leaving the public
comment open until the continued Public Hearing on December 29th.
Motion carried 2-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:24 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Chairman