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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 P.M. JANUARY 5, 2021
Board members present via WebEx: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-
Chairman Laura Osiadacz; and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Ken Grannan, Airport
Director; Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Mark Cook,
Public Works Director; Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II;
Chris Horner, Deputy Prosecutor; Candie Leader, Administrative
Supervisor; and 4 members of the public.
This meeting was provided to the public via WebEx and they were
previously notified on the Agenda as to where they could access and
provide public comments.
PUBLIC HEARING VICTOR STRAND LEASE AIRPORT
At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH opened a Public Hearing continued
from December 15, 2020 to consider Amending Victor Strand’s
Agriculture Lease. He noted the record was closed.
KEN GRANNAN, AIRPORT COORDINATOR provided a Staff Report and updates
since the previous Public Hearing on December 15, 2020. RESOLUTION 2021-002 VICTOR STRAND LEASE AIRPORT VICE-CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ moved to approve Resolution No. 2021-002,
Amending the Grazing Lease with Victor Strand, effective December 1,
2020 through November 30, 2021. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT seconded. Motion
carried 3-0.
PUBLIC HEARING DEFENSE & INDEMNIFICATION PROSECUTOR
At 2:06 p.m. CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH opened a Public Hearing to consider
an Ordinance Adopting Kittitas County Code Chapter 2.73 – Defense
and Indemnification of County Officers, Employees, and Volunteers.
CHRIS HORNER, DEPUTY PROSECUTOR reviewed a Staff Report and
explained how pursuant to RCW 4.96.041, Kittitas County is
authorized to implement a policy and procedure providing for the
defense and indemnification of County officers, employees, and
volunteers who are subject to a claim or action for damages.
Kittitas County previously adopted Resolution No. 87-20, but the
policy is not current, nor is it part of the County Code. He said it
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would be beneficial to adopt a current defense and indemnification
policy and for it to be codified.
THOSE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY: STACY HAMMOND felt the proposed
Ordinance was unlawful, unethical, a fraud, and that the Board
should not proceed with the Public Hearing and to continue it until
next week. THERE BEING NO OTHERS REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. ORDINANCE 2021-002 DEFENSE & INDEMNIFICATION PROSECUTOR COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ moved to approve Ordinance No. 2021-002,
Adopting Kittitas County Code Chapter 2.73f – Defense and
Indemnification of County Officers, Employees, and Volunteers. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
PUBLIC HEARING SPECTRUM PACIFIC WEST, LLC PUBLIC WORKS
At 2:20 p.m. CHAIRMAN WASCHSMITH opened a Public Hearing to consider
a Countywide Telecommunications Franchise with Spectrum Pacific
West, LLC, an Indirect Subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc.
MARK COOK, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR reviewed a Staff Report and said
the Prosecutors office has been working with them on renewing a
Franchise for Countywide Telecommunications and both parties have
come to an agreement on proposed changes. The Agreement will be for
ten (10) years and will be reevaluated at the end of the term.
THERE BEING NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. FRANCHISE AGREEMENT SPECTRUM PACIFIC WEST, LLC PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ moved to approve a Non-Exclusive Franchise to
use County Roads, Rights-of-Way and Other County Property Within
Kittitas County between Spectrum Pacific West, LLC, an Indirect
Subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc. and Kittitas County for a
term of 10 Years. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:25 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Chairman