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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM/WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 P.M. SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz; and Commissioner Cory Wright (Webex).
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Patti Johnson, Solid
Waste Director/Project Manager/Interim Maintenance Director; Ken
Grannan, Airport Director; Mandy Buchholz, Administrative
Supervisor; David Welz, Administrative Assistant; 2 members of the
public.
Per Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-28 et seq., the public was
encouraged to join the meeting virtually or in person.
PUBLIC HEARING REVISE GRAZING LEASES AIRPORT
At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH opened a Public Hearing continued
from August 3, 2021, to consider revised Grazing Leases at Bowers
Field. He noted the record was open.
KEN GRANNAN, AIRPORT DIRECTOR requested approval of a Resolution
approving the agricultural leases. He reviewed changes on the
proposed leases since the previous Public Hearing. He said the FAA
asked for them to move forward with a wildlife hazard assessment,
despite there being any issues and the FAA agreed to assist with
that process. He mentioned that the agriculture lands will be
modified to accommodate the development of Flood Mitigation which is
scheduled for construction in 2023 and 2024. Some of those leases
will be affected by the elimination of the KRD water and useable
area due to wetland mitigation and aviation safety. The Airport
Advisory Committee supported the approval of the new Ag Leases with
the inclusion of the grazing management program for individual
tracts as noted in Exhibits B & C.
THOSE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY: VICTOR STRAND felt Tract 1 would end up
being treated like a piece of dry land and was concerned it would
end up as a large weed patch and fire hazard. He felt it should be
grazed normally. He questioned what the difference was between
grazing and mowing. LINDA STRAND questioned how the County would go
about the bidding process. She felt there was a more of a fair way
of doing it than how it was done in the prior years. THERE BEING NO OTHERS REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED.
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RESOLUTION 2021-138 AG LEASES – BOWERS FIELD AIRPORT VICE-CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ moved to approve Resolution No. 2021-138,
Authorizing Ag Leases at the Bowers Field Industrial and Airport
Area. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
PUBLIC HEARING SOLID WASTE FEES SOLID WASTE
At 2:12 p.m. CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH opened a Public Hearing to consider
setting fees for the Kittitas County Solid Waste Department.
PATTI JOHNSON, SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR/PROJECT MANAGER/INTERIM MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR reviewed a Resolution setting fees for the
Solid Waste Disposal.
THERE BEING NO ONE IN ATTENDANCE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. RESOLUTION 2021-139 SOLID WASTE FEES SOLID WASTE VICE-CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ moved to approve Resolution No. 2021-139,
Setting Fees for Solid Waste Disposal, effective November 1, 2021. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:14 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Chairman