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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM/WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 P.M. APRIL 5, 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; Brian Carlson, Budget & Finance Director;
Sue Higginbotham, Chief Administrator; Ken Grannan, Airport
Director; Jerry Pettit, Auditor; Codi Fortier, Administrative
Assistant; Mark Cook, Public Works Director; Taylor Crouch,
Administrative Assistant; Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor; Chris
Horner, Deputy Prosecutor; and 3 members of the public.
PUBLIC HEARING BOWERS FIELD LEASE PROPERTY AIRPORT
At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing that was
continued from February 1, 2022, to consider adopting the Bowers
Field Lease Policy. The record was open.
KEN GRANNAN, AIRPORT DIRECTOR said they were waiting to receive more
information back and requested the Board close the Public Hearing
and remand it back to Staff and to bring it again forward at a later
date.
VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to close the Public Hearing to consider
adopting the Bowers Field Lease Policy, and remand it back to Staff. COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
PUBLIC HEARING MIN. STANDARDS, RULES & REGS AIRPORT
At 2:02 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing continued
from February 1, 2022, to consider adopting the new Minimum
Standards, Rules and Regulations for the Bowers Field Airport. The
record was open.
KEN GRANNAN, AIRPORT DIRECTOR requested the Board remand it back to
Staff and they would republish a Public Hearing at a later date.
VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to close the Public Hearing and remand it
back to Staff to be considered at a later date. COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
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PUBLIC HEARING CARROLL/HAHNEMANN T-HANGAR LEASE AIRPORT
At 2:04 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing continued
from February 1, 2022, to consider amending the Carroll/Hahnemann T-
Hangar Lease. The record was open.
KEN GRANNAN, AIRPORT DIRECTOR provided a Staff Report and said the
original Lease was written to include Kelly Carroll, but they no
longer want to be a part of the lease and relinquishes all rights
and it has been changed to Austin Hahnemann.
THERE BEING NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. RESOLUTION 2022-088 AMEND T-HANGAR #8 AIRPORT VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to approve Resolution No. 2022-088, and a
T-Hangar Ground Lease between Kittitas County and Austin Hahnemann. COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
PUBLIC HEARING KCC CHAPTER 3.20.060 COMMISSIONERS
At 2:07 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing to consider
revisions to Kittitas County Code Chapter 3.20.060.
TAYLOR CROUCH, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT provided a Staff Report and
said the Kittitas County Code was updated with the implementation of
the Lodging Tax and mirrored the allowed uses in RCW 67.28.1815 –
Uses for Tourism Promotion and Tourism Facility. Currently the
County Code is more restrictive than the RCW, and the proposed code
change would enable the County to use the funds collected to the
full degree of the RCW.
THERE BEING NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED.
VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to approve the proposed revisions to
Kittitas County Code Chapter 3.20.060, and direct Staff to bring
back enabling documents at a later date. COMMISSIONERS WACHSMITH
seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
PUBLIC HEARING KCC CHAPTER 10.07.065 SHERIFF
At 2:13 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing to consider
adding a new section of Kittitas County Code 10.07.065, as requested
by the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Department.
MARK COOK, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR reviewed a Staff Report and said
there was recent increases to no parking fees through Kittitas
County Courts. Some of the tickets written by the Sheriff’s Office
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Deputies were being rejected due to code citation problems. The
Public Works Department has created a new section of the code and
approved by the Prosecutors office allowing for a single universal
citation in Kittitas County Code Chapter 10.07.065.
THERE BEING NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. ORDINANCE 2022-001 PARKING RESTRICTIONS PUBLIC WORKS VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to approve Ordinance No. 2022-001, Adding
a Section of Kittitas County Code Chapter 10.07.065 – Vehicles
Violating Parking Restrictions. COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH seconded.
Motion carried 3-0.
PUBLIC HEARING BOCC DIST. BOUNDARIES & VOTING PRECINCTS AUDITOR
At 2:18 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing to consider
adopting an Ordinance to amend County Code by setting County
Commissioner District Boundaries and removing Voting Precincts from
the County Code.
JERRY PETTIT, AUDITOR said the Board of County Commissioners had
established an advisory committee to work through the process of
redrawing Commissioner District lines based on population numbers
from the 2020 Census. The IT and Auditor’s office assisted with the
process. In February, the County Commissioners accepted the map as
drawn by the Advisory Committee and requested enabling documents be
created. He said if the precinct boundary descriptions were
eliminated from Code, they can be managed better and adopted by
Resolution versus an Ordinance which requires holding a Public
Hearing.
THOSE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY: PAULA McMINN expressed concerns about
Zoom meetings and how it drops people when they were trying to make
comments and how the newspaper is not reporting on issues, she
believes are important. She doesn’t believe it’s business as usual
right now and the health of the county needs to be considered
relating to air pollution and the CWU flight school. THERE BEING NO OTHERS REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. ORDINANCE 2022-002 VOTING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES AUDITOR VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to approve Ordinance No. 2022-002, and
amending the following language: under the last whereas to include
“be remained by the Elections Division of the Kittitas County
Auditor’s Office and adjusted periodically as required by law;
change from the County Auditor’s website to the Kittitas County
website; under 1.8.020 Voting Precincts: change from the Auditors
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website to the Kittitas County website; added sentence at the end of
code to include temporary precinct adjustments shall be referred to
the Board of County Commissioners for approval by Resolution within
one year of date of adjustment”. COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH seconded.
Motion carried 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Laura Osiadacz, Chairman