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Home My WebLink About2026-03-10-minutes-solid-waste-and-maintenanceKITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Solid Waste and Maintenance Regular Meeting Tuesday March 10, 2026 - 2:00 PM BOCC Conference Room 205 West Sth Room 108 - Ellensburg 1. Call to Order 2. Citizen Comments (I min. time limit) 3. Discussion/Decision For a onetime Relocation Assistance For Potential Candidate 4. Solid Waste Update Office Move 5. Cie Elum Transfer Station Entrance Discussion 6. Request BOCC Signature on an Addendum to ALSC Architect Contract 7. Rodeo Arena Update 8. Jail Update 9. Research and Rescue/EOC Update 10. Discussion on Air Quality in IT 11. Discussion and Decision on Storage area for Commissioners 12. Other Business - No Action to be taken 13. Concluded Created on 319/2026 11:43:12 AM KITTITAS COUNTY SOLID WASTE AND MAINTENANCE MINUTES BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 108 - ELLENSBURG Regular Meeting TUESDAY 1 2:00 PM I March 10, 2026 Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Brett Wachsmith Vice- Chairman, and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz Others: Greg Zempel, Patti Stacey, Cody Cupp, Lisa Lawrence and one member of the public. Call to Order at 2:00 p.m. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit) None Discussion/Decision For a onetime Relocation Assistance For Potential Candidate: Greg Zempel requested the Board approve a $3000.00 one-time stipend for relocation of a Candidate from Colorado. Discussion included budget, salary and that the position has been vacant for one year. Further discussion included County policy and working with HR. Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve the relocation assistance and working with HR. Commissoner Osiadacz seconded the motion. Motion passed 3-0. Solid Waste Update Office Move: Patti Stacey gave the Board an update on the upcoming move of the Solid Waste Office and MRW Facility, stating that the Contractor has called for occupancy and SCS Engineers will be on site this Saturday for final inspection. Discussion was held on closing the current location on March 30th and 31St and re -opening at the new site on April V with MRW appointments resuming on April 6th. Further discussion was held on the timeline of May or June for the move of the Transfer Station and Compost Facility. The Board directed staff to bring a resolution for closure to the next agenda or Admin meeting. Cle Elum Transfer Station Entrance Discussion: Patti informed the Board that 8 bids were received for the project and that the apparent low bidder had a substantial error. Patti informed the Board the documents were at legal for review and she would bring them forward once a determination is made. 2026-03-10 MINUTES Request BOCC Signature on an Addendum to ALSC Architect Contract: Patti Stacey requested Board approval and Chair's signature on an Addendum to the ALSC Architect Contract for additional structural and electrical engineering needed for the Rodeo Arena Project in the amount of $23,257.00. Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve, Commissoner Osiadacz seconded the motion. Motion passed 3-0. Rodeo Arena Update: Cody Cupp gave the Board an update on the Rodeo Arena Project that the project is moving forward, Norpac has mobbed in and the steel installation on the fairside over the track should begin on the 16tn Jail Update: Cody Cupp informed the Board the lift of the HVAC system was completed on the 3rd, they're checking the cooling, the building automation was done today and that McKinstry is still on site for monitoring. Cody informed the Board that the Jail Lobby will be closed for installation of a new door. Discussion was held on the completion of painting the building being weather dependant. Further discussion was held on all the repairs adding ten more years of life to the facility. Research and Rescue/EOC Update: Patti informed the Board they are currently working the RFI's on the project and that the groundbreaking is scheduled for Friday at 10am. Discussion on Air Quality in IT: Discussion was held on ways to provide more make up air to the area. Enivormental Health has tested the air stating it is moderate to low range. Mitigation is in place and staff is looking into cost efficient ways to address it. Discussion was held on IT staff hesitantcy to run cable to the new offices in the Auditors Office. The Board directed maintenance staff to perform the work and bill their hours to IT's budget. Discussion and Decision on Storage area for Commissioners: Discussion was held on the storage areas in the new probation office noting the Commisioners will retain the west storage area. The Chair and Maintenance staff will meet with Probation to discuss the East storage area. Further discussion included the need for a budget amendment to complete the door remodel. 2026-03-10 MINUTES 2 Other Business - No Action to be taken: Discussion was held on clarifying the document shredding recycling service located at the Ellensburg Admin building on the County Website. Meeting concluded at 2:31 pm Lisa Lawrence 2026-03-10 MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Cory Wright, Chairman KITTITAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STAFF REPORT STUDY SESSION DATE: March 10, 2025 ACTION REQUESTED: Approve one time relocation assistance. BACKGROUND: The Kittitas County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney (KCPAO) entered an interlocal agreement with the City of Ellensburg for Prosecution Services. We have been actively recruiting for this position and have identified a highly qualified candidate we would like to hire. He currently resides out of state, and to support his transition, we would like to offer a one-time relocation assistance payment. Historically, we have provided $2,500 for relocation. However, due to increased moving and travel costs compared to last year, we are requesting a 10% increase to ensure the assistance remains adequate and competitive. DISCUSSION: The moving stipend is a one-time expense that does not have an ongoing budget impact. The Board of County Commissioners approved relocation assistance for another attorney last year who moved from out-of-state to take a position as a criminal Deputy Prosecutor with the County. FISCAL IMPACT: The cost is fully supported within the existing financial structure of the interlocal agreement and does not require supplemental funding or budget adjustments. RECOMMENDATION: Approve a one-time $3,000.00 relocation assistance payment to a new hire for our office relocating from Colorado, to be paid to him on his first paycheck. ATTACHMENTS: n/a LEAD STAFF: Greg Zempel, Prosecutor Elishia Harvill, Chief Administrator Kittitas County 925 Industrial Way Ellensburg, WA 98926 March 10, 2026 ALSC Architects 203 N. Washington, Ste 400 Spokane, WA 99201 Project: Ellensburg Rodeo Arena Improvements Amendment Mr. Murphy, I am writing to formally amend your Professional Service Agreement dated May 20, 2025 to add additional services needed for the Rodeo Arena Improvement project per your letter dated February 11, 2026. Amendment is for additional Structural and Electrical engineering needed in the amount of $23,257.00. Please consider this letter as our formal acceptance of the amendment. We look forward to successfully completingthis project together with these agreed -upon adjustments. Thank you, IN Ken Murphy j Principal ALSC Architects 203 N. Washington, Ste 400 Spokane, WA 99201 CoFyWright Chair, Board of County Commissioners Kittitas County 205 W 5th Ave #108 Ellensburg WA 98926 11 ` : I K A: V . 203 rl W shinrron siu. d00 Spokane. Woo 99201 r Sn9s3E.E5€S alscaiChi; EC;5.Con: We hriruq owclients' . 1:-- to irl(-. February 11, 2026 Kittitas County Facilities and Waste Operations 925 Industrial Way Ellensburg, WA 98926 Attn: Patti Stacey, Director Re: Ellensburg Rodeo Arena Improvements Amendment 02 Dear Patti, This letter is intended as a request for an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement dated May 20, 2025. This request for additional services, is for costs incurred following the submission for permit and bidding documents. Following the completion of bidding documents for the stadia system, ALSC and consultant DCI coordinated the structural foundations with Dant Clayton's. Differences in the preliminary layout from NorPac to the current layout resulted in efficiencies in the stadia configuration but required additional foundations. During this coordination structural building foundations required redesign based on ongoing coordination with share foundations between building and stadia elements. In addition to stadia foundation coordination and design, we received requests from project stakeholders and the AHJ for changes that came following completion of construction and bid documents. Changes include stage relocation, site telecom infrastructure, buckaroo panel replacement, and event lighting panel feeders. The following is a summary of DCI Engineers and MW Engineers costs incurred for these additional services. ALSC incurred $5,120.00 in additional costs which we are absorbing in our current contract fee. Our request for the additional fee is our consultant team only. I have attached their cost breakdowns for your records and consideration. DCI Engineers: ® Stadia Foundation: $12,863.00 MW Engineers (Electrical): ® Electrical Adds: $8,280.00 Ken 1. Murphy,AIA, LEED AP IndyS, Dehal,AIA Troy H. Bishop Kim Phelps, AIA Sheila K. Boyce k\[� CITECTa Total Engineering services = $21,143.00 ALSC Markup: 10% x $21,143 = $2,114.00 Total = $23,257.00 Please let me know if you have any questjons or comments on this Proposal. Sincerely, Ken J. Murphy, AIA, LEED AP Principal KJM/2025-009 2025-009 — Ellensburg Rodeo Arena Completion Project — 2025-02-12