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08/10/21 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ROOM/WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING <br /> TUESDAY 1:00 P.M. AUGUST 10, 2021 <br />Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman Laura <br />Osiadacz, and Commissioner Cory Wright. <br /> <br />Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Patti Johnson, Solid <br />Waste Director/Interim Maintenance Director/Project Manager; Justin <br />Strahzl, DLR Associate; Lisa Lazar, DLR Associate; Erica Loynd, DLR <br />Principal. SPECIAL MEETING DLR UPDATE COMMISSIONERS <br />At 1:00 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to obtain <br />an update from DLR. <br /> <br />Erica Loynd, DLR Principal, said she was the Project Manager on the <br />proposed new Courthouse. She has also been working on preparing the <br />public involvement plan. Lisa Lazar, DLR Associate, reviewed the <br />various sites that had been looked at by the Courthouse Committee <br />including south of the interchange (I-90); near the Sheriff’s <br />Office; the new transfer station; airport; and downtown. She listed <br />out the pros and cons of each location and indicated the committee <br />preferred the downtown location. Justin Strahzl, DLR Associate, said <br />he has been also working with the public involvement plan including <br />draft presentations. Their goal was to give the public information <br />so they can provide their own thoughts. He noted the design work <br />would not be done yet. They will share three sites; how they were <br />weighted; and why the committee ultimately chose the downtown <br />location as their preference. <br /> <br />There will not be a cost estimate available, as they are basing <br />everything on the last study that was done except for the amount of <br />parking. Questions were raised as to when a dollar figure should be <br />put on it as well as how it would be financed. It was extremely <br />important to build community support and get feedback from the <br />public. Commissioner Wright said he'd like to get the height <br />restrictions on buildings out at the airport. <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m. KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br /> <br /> Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Chairman