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