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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AUDITORIUM/WEBEX
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 P.M. APRIL 19, 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; Kelly Bacon, Staff Planner; Dan Carlson,
CDS Director; Mark Cook, Public Works Director; Jeremy Johnston,
Planning Official; Rachael Stevie, Staff Planner; Jeremiah Cromie,
Staff Planner; Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor, and 6 members of
the public.
PUBLIC HEARING SUNCADIA PHASE 2 DIVISION 7 PRELIM PLAT CDS
At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing to consider
the Suncadia Phase 2 Division 7 Preliminary Plat.
KELLY BACON, STAFF PLANNER, said the applicant requested to continue
the Public Hearing until May 3, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. and Staff does
not have any issues with the continuance.
STEVE LATHROP, ATTORNEY FOR SUNCADIA explained how a matter had come
up this past week that needed further discussion with Staff and in
order to keep the record clean, he suggested not taking public
testimony or Staff presentation at this point. He said the Staff
Report may or may not change, so they would like an opportunity to
try and work together to resolve the issue. MS. BACON said they did
not have any objections to their request. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ said she
would like to take public testimony for those who were in
attendance, and if the Board agreed to continue the Hearing, it
would remain open until the next date.
THOSE PRESENT & TESTIFYING: IRA ASTRACHAN said he was not opposed to
continued development in Suncadia but was concerned about not having
a full-time secondary access to the northwest end of in case of an
emergency. He said the other access gate is currently padlocked and
in case of an emergency, residents would not be able to wait to
contact someone to arrive and unlock it. He encouraged the Board to
not allow any further development inside Suncadia until a fully
functioning secondary access point is established. ALISA ASTRACHAN
felt time was critical to establish a secondary access and without
one it’s in violation of the Development Agreement. She felt the
developer has track record of ignoring conditions of approval in the
2008 agreement. TIFFANY CHRISTMAN expressed opposition to the
proposal. She said the EIS was done over 20 years ago and some of
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the items were not correct and report is incomplete. She mentioned
how affordable housing has never been addressed in the agreement.
MR. LATHROP said he would defer any comments until the continued
Public Hearing.
THE RECORD IS TO REMAIN OPEN.
VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to continue the Public Hearing until May
17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., noting the record is to remain open.
COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:17 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Laura Osiadacz, Chairman