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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
FRIDAY 3:00 P.M. JANUARY 6, 2023
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith; and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Kelly Bacon, Staff
Planner; Dan Carlson, CDS Director; Mark Cook, Public Works
Director; Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor; and 5 members of the
public.
PUBLIC HEARING SUNCADIA PHASE 2 DIVISION 8 CDS
At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN WRIGHT opened a Public Hearing continued from
January 3, 2023, to consider the Suncadia Phase 2 Division 8
Preliminary Plat (LP-22-00005). He noted the record was open.
VICE-CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH said after the previous Public Hearing, he
walked out with Mr. Wedin and although some may have viewed it as
ex-parte contact, he explained how there was no discussion of any
details relating to the matter. He indicated he does not have any
financial gain, nor own any land in Suncadia. There were no
objections or concerns.
DAN CARLSON, CDS DIRECTOR, said Staff had been working with the
Prosecutors Office, Public Works Department, and Suncadia and
they’ve come up with conditions where people could provide
complaints and how to track them. They were not able to come to an
agreement on the language and therefore recommended approving the
condition of approval which was previously proposed. An email from
Ira Astrachan was acknowledged and had been included into the
record. MARK COOK, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, reviewed the condition
contained in the Resolution and the discussions that went on between
the parties. STEVE LATHROP, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT,
said it there was any intent on any amendments to the Development
Agreement it needed to be pointed out, specifically within the
documentation. NEIL CAULKINS, CHIEF CIVIL DEPUTY PROSECUTOR,
reviewed the enforcement provision in the Development Agreement.
THERE BEING NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE
HEARING WAS CLOSED.
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RESOLUTION 2023-004 SUNCADIA PH. 2 DIV. 8 PRELIM PLAT CDS
VICE-CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH moved to approve Resolution No. 2023-004,
Preliminary Plat Approval, Suncadia Ph. 2, Div. 8 Preliminary Plat
(LP-22-00005), including Staff’s recommendation with the condition
to add the information regarding complaints to be directed to
Suncadia Development which shall be distributed throughout the
resort. COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 3:36 p.m. CHAIRMAN WRIGHT announced the Board would recess into
Executive Session for 10 minutes with Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the
Board, to under RCW 42.30.110(g) to evaluate the qualifications of
an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a
public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by
a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of
employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in
a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to
take final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual
employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an
employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the
public, for 10 minutes. Action was anticipated.
At 3:47 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. The
Board authorized signature of Commissioner Osiadacz on an annual
performance evaluation.
The meeting was concluded at 3:47 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Chairman Cory Wright