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KTTTTTAS COUNTY, DTASHTNGTON
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM
205 WEST sTH ROOM 108 - ELI,ENSBI'RG
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 1:00 PM
Committee members present:
Kittitas County Chairman Laura Osiadacz,
Porter was via Webex Others present: Amy
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Staff: Clerk Jodi Larsen
Excused: Roylene Crawford
Absent: Victor Woodward
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Jessica Karraker, Karen
McGuffin and Matt
p.m. chairman osiadacz opened the Special Meeting of the
Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC).
APPROVAI OF MINUTES
Jesslca Karraker moved to approve the minutes from July Bth,
2026, Karen Porter seconded. Motion carried.
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CTIAMBER UPDATE
Kittitas County Chamber President, Amy McGuffin, provided a
..Monthly Marketing snapshot" hi-qhlighting the performance of
Facebook and Instagram as well as the i-n-person contacts through
the Visj-tors Center. Ms. McGuffin also reviewed Major Projects &
Accomplishments including: $36m in reported grant funding'
Candidate forums, A Farmstand Workshop, and si-te planning for
the Thorp MiIl.
DISCUSS/UPDATE ON CLTAC GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS
While reviewing the online application and supporting documents,
it was determined that certain hyperlinks were not working. via
mobile devices. IT Application Developer Chelsey Pederson was
contacted. Chelsey was able to quickly make the necessary
changes to ensure accessibility. There were also two links that
she was asked to remove. Further discussion reveal-ed that the
Press Release Letter to the Applicant" was also inaccurate and
NOT the approved document. The correct document was sent to the
Clerk for correction. Status Update: The Clerk has updated the
document with the approved language. The document was sent to
the IT Dept with a request to update the Press Release.
Further discussion determined that the previously discussed
monthly CLTAC meetings had not been fully established or
scheduled. The Clerk will work wlth the Clerk of the Board to
get recurring meeting set for the 3'o Wednesday of the month in
the BoCC Auditorium for now. Chairman Osiadacz would like to
explore hosting those meeting in the Upper County or at least
propose a rotating location.
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DISCUSS/DECIDE DEFINITION OE. TTIE I.IASON
The Committee and Chamber Representatives reviewed the "Scope of
Service/Expectations". Having no changes and needing no further
discussion, Jessica Karracker made a motion to accept the "Definition
if Liaison" as presented, Karen Porter seconded. Motion passes. Ms.
McGuffin pointed out that this is not currently in the purview of the
Chamber, s contract, but she woul-d begin lmplementation immediately.
FINA}ICIAI, UPDATE
Budget and Finance Director Zack Dehaven entered the meeting at
this time to review the financials of the Committee, including
but not limited to: Fund balance, current commitments, revenue'
expenses, annual trends, and running totals. Jessica Karraker
presented a financial report from the Department of Revenue
(DOB.) with concerns about thc imbalancc between the 2 reports.
Mr. Dehaven explained that the DOR report usually has a 2-month
lag as they present fully funded numbersr dS to the county's
report which shows what's expected. When everything is funded'
the numbers are always balanced.
DISCUSS/DECIDE FINAI,ZE I,TAC BYI,AWS REVISION
The Bylaws discussion has been moved to September's meetinq
ISSUES ATiID OBSTACLES
None
OTHER BUSINESS
Jessica Karraker would like to open a dialogue with the Planning
Commission regardinq Short Term Rentals. Amy McGuffin agreed to
assist in preparing an outline with points of reference and
discussion topics /hiqhlights .
Karen Porter resigned from the Commit.tee effective August L4th,
2026. Ms. Porter's workload no longer allows her the ability to
commit the time necessary to be an effective Committee Member. This
is completely understood. The Committee thanks her for her years of
service. Ms. Porter did put forth a possible replacement for her
vacancy. The Committee looks forward to receiving her application.
Meeting adjourned at 1:58
Next meeting September 9th,2026 1:00 PM BoCC Conf Room
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J Larsen, LTAC Cl-erk Laura Osiadacz, LTAC Chairman