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CDS STUDY SESSION MINUTES
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, WEBEX
Regular Meeting
MONDAY 1:30 PM June 13, 2022
Board members present: Chair Laura Osiadacz, Vice -Chairman Cory
Wright, and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Dan Carlson, Jeremy Larson, Jeremiah Cromie, Steph
Mifflin, and Jessica Miller Community Development Services; Mark
Cook and Rebecca Cruse, Public Works; and ten (10) members of
the public.
At 1:30 pm Vice -Chairman Wright opened the Community Development
Services Study Session.
CITIZEN COMMENTS (1 MIN. TIME LIMIT)
There were no citizen comments.
CWU CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SOLAR DECATHLON PRESENTATION
There was a request from the Central Washington University
Construction Management program to present their entry in the
Solar Decathlon competition. Faculty lead Hungtao Dang provided
a presentation of a national competition called Solar Decathlon
Built Challenge. The team have worked together since last
September and finished the design. The competition lasts two
years, the first year is the design of the build and the second
year is the construction part of the challenge. CWU formed a
team called Solar Cats and they have partnered up with Taylor
Family to design and build a net zero house and compete in the
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Built Challenge. If
funding is approved by the University, they will provide a local
community engagement event with dinner and a presentation this
summer.
BUILDING PLAN REVIEW TIMELINES UPDATE
CDS Building Official Jeremy Larson presented the updated plan
review time. We are still seeing high volume submissions of
preliminary site analysis, and building permits. Draft policy
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was provided on the pre -review building plan process as well as
a list of qualified vendors. Assistant Building Official Steph
Mifflin will be meeting with the City of Ellensburg to discuss
their online submittal process as they are also using the
SmartGov system.
IMPACT FEE DISCUSSION
CDS Director Dan Carlson presented a summary on the MRSC impact
fees and how they can be used. We will be adopting the impact
fees inside the City of Ellensburg urban growth areas as a part
of the interlocal agreement. Impact fees are a one time charge
assessed by local governments to pay for services that are
created by development and increased demand for services for
development. These fees are collected usually at the time of the
building permit. The fees need to be tracked and if they aren't
used within 10 years they then have to be returned to the
applicant. The Board directed CDS staff to move forward with
putting this item on the docket. Chair Osiadacz stated that we
need to pursue an interlocal agreement with the City of Cle
Elum, City of Roslyn, and the City of Kittitas as well.
OTHER BUSINESS
There is no other business.
Meeting concluded at 1:58 p.m.
siica Miller
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KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Laura Osiadacz, Chairman