2022-01-13-minutes-chamber-ceo-ado-update

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01/13/2022 MINUTES 1 COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM/WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY 9:00 A.M. JANUARY 13, 2022 Board members present: Vice Chair Cory Wright, and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith. Excused: Chairman Laura Osiadacz. Others: Taylor Crouch, Administrative Assistant; Carly Brettmann, Communications Director; Mark Cook, Public Works Director; Darren Higashiyama, Chief Deputy and Amy McGuffin, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director. SPECIAL MEETING CHAMBER ADO DELIVERABLES COMMISSIONERS At 9:00 a.m. Vice-Chair Wright opened a Special Meeting to discuss and consider Kittitas County Chamber ADO deliverables. Amy McGuffin, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director reviewed 2021 end of year Recruiting and Marketing Activities; Business Retention and Expansion Activities; Business Assistance Including Start-Ups; Readiness and Capacity/Asset Building; the number of members of the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce; and the analytics from their newsletter, websites, and social media platforms. She discussed business support systems in place at the County. OTHER BUSINESS The Board received an update on the extreme weather conditions last week. Director Cook and Chief Deputy Higashiyama explained a situation they were responding to in Hyak. The City of Cle Elum will be picking up sandbags from Public Works. There was a discussion on county roads, state roads, privately owned roads and how Public Works can only operate on county roads. There was discussion around a media strategy resulting from a press release done 1/12/22 regarding WSDOT. Chairman Osiadacz will be the media spokesperson from the BOCC on this issue. It was decided that this topic should remain in regional media and not expand into the national landscape. Meeting adjourned at 10:03 a.m.