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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WEBEX
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY 2:00 P.M. JANUARY 28, 2021
Board members present via Webex: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-
Chairman Laura Osiadacz; and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others via Webex: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Mark
Larson, Public Health Officer; Chris Horner, Deputy Prosecutor; Todd
Davis, Noxious Weed Program Coordinator and Julie Kjorsvik Clerk of
the Board.
SPECIAL MEETING PROPOSED RESOLUTION COMMISSIONERS
At 2:00 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to consider
a proposed Resolution and to discuss supporting HB1355.
Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II stated that she had
been working with the Prosecutor’s Office and the Public Health
Office to try and get ahead of the Special Event Applications coming
in. She stated she had already heard from 5 Applicants and was not
sure what kind of direction to give them given the un-certainty of
the new “Healthy Washington Roadmap to Recovery” and not being able
to guarantee what phase we will be in week to week. She stated that
Deputy Horner was in attendance and would be giving the Board an
overview of the Resolution, he drafted.
Deputy Horner reviewed the Resolution and stated that the Health
Department has reviewed the proposed document and is supportive of
it. He explained that what it does is provide an outline that the
County will accept applications when the State and Local Health
Orders are lifted, plus 30 days to allow the County to process, the
applications. Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II reminded
the Board that the Special Event Application is for 100 or more
people attending an event where admission is charged and not for on-
going events.
Commissioner Wright asked questions of how this would affect
something like a farm stand store where they use this as opposed to
the Conditional Use Permit because of the cost involved. He stated
he would like more time to consider this as he feels the intent of
the Resolution is good for one-time events. He had concerns over
events that could take place in Phase one or two and doesn’t want to
take away their ability to have something. He stated he would like
to meet with Staff and work through options to bring back before the
Board.
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DISCUSSION SUPPORT FOR HOUSE BILL 1355 COMMISSIONERS
Todd Davis, Noxious Weed Program Coordinator requested the Board
consider supporting HB1355 and explained why it was important to
Noxious Weed to get their support. The Board asked Mr. Davis to
compile a letter for them to review and they will determine the most
appropriate approach to present it whether it be public testimony or
submitting the letter in advance. Chris Horner, Deputy Prosecutor
reminded the Board of lawsuit with WSDOT and stated that this would
resolve issues like that.
Meeting adjourned 2:22 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD II KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman