BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of October 17, 2005
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Monday,
October 17, 2005 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue in
Stevenson, with Commissioners Albert E. McKee, Chair, Paul Pearce and James D.
Richardson present, opening with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Public hearing was held to consider Resolution 2005-45 Supplemental Budget #3 for
2005 to supplement budgets for various department funds due to unanticipated
expenditures and revenues unknown at the time of passing the 2005 budget. Marilyn Butler, Director of Administrative
Services presented recommended changes to Resolution 2005-45 Supplemental
Budget #3 as follows:
1.
District Court – Skamania County received notification
that one payment would be made to the Trial Court Improvement account in 2005
for a total of $2,323. This is lower
than the anticipated amount of $6,100 due to timing of payments.
2.
General Services – Reduced Current Expense’s
ends cash balance to adjust for lower Trial Court Improvement payment.
3.
Operating Transfers Out – County will give Senior
Services Current Expense fund revenue rather than Federal Forest Fund revenue
to ensure that we are not matching federal funds with federal funds for grant
purposes.
4.
Non-Departmental Revenues - $126,000 in Federal Forest
Funds will be distributed to Current Expense rather than Senior Services. An operating transfer of general revenues
will then be made to Senior Services to offset their loss of revenue.
5.
Fair – Approximately $4,000
remaining in the Miscellaneous – Premiums and Prizes line item will be
transferred to the Fair Board Contract in addition to using $4,000 in Ending
Dedicated Funds.
6.
Trial Court Improvement Fund
– Operating
transfer to District Court reduced to $2,323.
Skamania County received notification that one payment would be made to
the Trial Court Improvement account in 2005 for a total of $2,323. This is lower than the anticipated amount of
$6,100 due to timing of payments.
7.
Senior Services - $126,000 in Federal
Forest Funds will be distributed to Current Expense rather than Senior
Services. An operating transfer of
general revenues will then be made to Senior Services to offset their loss of
revenue.
8.
Capital Improvements – Added $1,147 for additional
telephone system costs. Reduced ending
dedicated balance.
Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to approve Resolution
2005-45 Supplemental Budget #3, with changes as presented.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to approve
the Consent Agenda as follows:
1.
Minutes
of October 10, 2005.
2.
Liquor
license renewal for Wind River Market.
3.
Acknowledge
submission of letter to Dept of Ecology regarding Wind River Nursery Water
right Change Applications.
4.
Acknowledge
transfer of forest practice notification from Skamania County to Wind River
Public Development Authority approved by Dept of Natural Resources.
5.
Set
public hearing for 1:30 PM Monday, October 31, 2005 to consider Ordinance
2005-02, text amendments to Skamania County Code Title 21 – Zoning for creating
criteria for temporary dwellings, creating criteria for communication
facilities & for minor text amendments such as to remove obsolete text
& correct inaccurate text.
6.
Contract
amendment #2 with Skamania County Fair Board to include funding for 2005 Irish
Festival.
Scott
Pineo, Community Events and Recreation Director reported on Fairgrounds
activities, swim center, recreation programs, Underwood Recreation Center, Rock
Creek Recreation Center, parks and boat launches, Roger Malfait Park and
meetings and conferences.
Ole
Helgerson, WSU Cooperative Extension Agent, gave updates on the 4-H program,
Title III projects, forestry activities, gardening and pest management, and the
Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
The
Board participated in a workshop to discuss the 2006 Preliminary Budget. The following budget was discussed, with no
action taken: District Court.
The
meeting recessed at 12:00 p.m. Monday, October 18, 2005 and reconvened at 1:00
p.m. the same date, with Commissioners McKee, Pearce and Richardson present.
The
Board participated in a workshop to discuss the 2006 Preliminary Budget. The following budgets were discussed, with
no action taken: Civil Service, General Services, Commissioners, Title III,
Cumulative Reserve Funds, Hotel/Motel Tax, Nuisance Control, Operating
Transfers.
The
meeting recessed at 3:05 p.m. Monday, October 18, 2005 and reconvened at 9:00
a.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2005, with Commissioners McKee, Pearce and Richardson
present.
The
Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss 4-H issues, health and
liability insurance, public records, and 2006 budget issues, with no action
taken.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to
acknowledge receipt of a letter from Larry Mulcihy regarding Eyman Cemetery
Road.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner
Pearce and motion carried to approve a voucher to the United States Postmaster
for general election postage in the amount of $504.90.
Scott
Bryan, Assistant County Engineer reported on activities for the Road
Department, Solid Waste, Building Department, engineering, bridges, and
equipment, rental and revolving fund.
Karen Witherspoon, Planning and Community Development
Director reported on Title 21 Zoning Code text revisions, Title 22 National
Scenic Area text revisions, subarea plans, Western Water Resource Inventory
Area 29, and presented a long range planning project list.
The
meeting recessed at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2005 and reconvened at
11:00 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners McKee, Pearce and Richardson
present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Karen
Witherspoon, Planning and Community Development Director to review and discuss
proposed Ordinance
2005-07, text amendments to Skamania County Code Title 22 – Columbia River
Gorge National Scenic Area (CRG-NSA) to bring the text into compliance and
consistency with the National Scenic Area Management Plan, which was revised by
the Columbia River Gorge Commission and Forest Service in 2004; Ordinance
2005-10 map amendment for parcel number
01-05-03-3-0-1000-00 from undesignated to Special Management Area (SMA) Forest;
and Ordinance 2005-11 map amendment for
parcel number 03-09-32-3-0-0200-00 from SMA Open Space to SMA Forest,
included by the Forest Service in the revised Management Plan.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to set a public hearing at 1:30 p.m.
Monday, November 7, 2005 to consider Ordinance 2005-07 CRG-NSA text amendments,
Ordinance 2005-10 NSA map amendment and Ordinance 2005-11 NSA map amendment.
The
meeting recessed at 11:40 a.m. Monday, October 10, 2005 and reconvened at 2:10
p.m. the same date, with Commissioners McKee, Pearce and Richardson present.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to approve amendment #1 to the Interlocal Agreement with Washougal School District to increase County funds committed to assist in Phase II development of Roger Malfait Community Park in western Skamania County.
The
meeting recessed at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2005 and reconvened at 10:00
a.m. Thursday, October 20, 2005 with Commissioners Pearce and Richardson
present.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner
Pearce and motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending October 20,
2005 in the amount of $158,578.16.
The
meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, October 20, 2005.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON