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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM/WEBEX REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 P.M. FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Cory
Wright and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mandy Buchholz,
Administrative Supervisor; Ken Grannan, Airport Director; Jerry
Pettit, Auditor; Taylor Crouch, Administrative Assistant; Carly
Brettmann, Communications Director; Sue Higginbotham, Chief
Administrator; and 6 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 AERONAUTICAL LEASES AIRPORT
At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing to consider
new Aeronautical Leases for County Owned T-Hangars at Bowers Field
Airport.
KEN GRANNAN, AIRPORT DIRECTOR, reviewed a Staff Report to consider
approving a Resolution for new Aeronautical Leases for County Owned
T-Hangars at Bowers Field Airport. He said the leases would
increase from $125.00/$150.00 per month, to $175.00 per month, which
allows a stepped increase over the next couple years to keep in line
with current market trends and the findings of their most current
market study.
THERE BEING NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. RESOLUTION 2022-043 AERONAUTICAL LEASES AIRPORT VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to approve Resolution Authorizing T-
Hanger Leases and Terminating Month-to-Month Tenancies. COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSIONER DISTRICT PRECINCT LINES COMMISSIONERS
At 2:07 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing to consider
redrawing County Commissioner District & Precinct Lines.
JERRY PETTIT, AUDITOR explained how the Redistricting Advisory
Committee had been formed and met with the support of the Auditor’s
office and the Information Technology Department to develop the
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process for redrawing. He said the Committee has met and they’ve
submitted their recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.
He said precincts were currently adopted by Ordinance and placed
into the County Code. He explained they would return in the future
to be able to adopt them by Resolution, so they don’t have to come
back each time to hold a Public Hearing, but that it would still
need to be adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. BILL HINKLE
felt it was the best non-partisan group he had worked with, and it
was very encouraging. He said he was a non-voting member and
credited the members for their hard work in coming to a
recommendation for the Board of County Commissioners consideration. MATTHEW LUNDH said he was a member of the Committee and thanked the
Board for choosing the process. He thought the Board should take the
process to the Washington State Association of Counties to use as a
model example of how it worked.
THOSE PRESENT & TESTIFYING: PAULA McMINN commented on Bowers Field,
EPA and children who have led levels in their system. She felt the
maps were hard to understand from the public’s view and there was a
lack of transparency. THERE BEING NO OTHERS REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to direct Staff to prepare enabling
documents to adopt the Commissioner District Boundaries as agreed
upon and recommended by the Committee members. COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH seconded. The Board expressed their appreciation to the
Redistricting Advisory Committee’s hard work as well as members from
the Auditor and IT Department. Motion carried 3-0. PUBLIC HEARING CDBG CLOSE OUT REPORT AUDITOR
At approximately 2:34 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing
to consider a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Close Out
Report for Contract No. 20-62210-008. JERRY PETTIT, AUDITOR, reviewed a Staff Report and said the Public
Hearing was to obtain public comment on the performance of the
HopeSource project to provide public services to low-and moderate-
income residents in the amount of $84,239.00 from July 1, 2020,
through June 30, 2021. KATE SANDER, HOPESOURCE, explained how they
utilize the grant funds to help support members of the community.
PAULA McMINN felt the weatherization project which was done by
HopeSource was not a quality job and would be looking into it. THERE BEING NO OTHERS REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to approve and ratify the Chairman’s
signature on the Closeout Performance Report with the Department of
Commerce COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
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The meeting was adjourned at 2:41 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Laura Osiadacz, Chairman