BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of August 15, 2005
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Monday,
August 15, 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.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to approve
the Consent Agenda as follows:
1.
Minutes
of August 8, 2005.
2.
Claim
for Damages from Daniel Mitchell and Laura Mitchell.
3.
Notice
of Completion of contract for A-1 Gutter & Construction, Inc for
installation of gutters at Fairground facilities.
4.
Acknowledge
submission of a Coordinated Prevention Grant application to the Dept of Ecology
for funding for residential waste reduction & recycling.
5.
Acknowledge
receipt of letter from Kymberly Antonelli regarding Washougal Motocross.
6.
Resolution
2005-38 increasing the petty cash change funds for Mt. Pleasant, Stevenson
& Underwood Solid Waste Transfer Sites.
7.
Contract
amendment with Mid-Columbia Children’s Council, Inc correcting facility address
for lease of Rock Creek Daycare.
8.
Amendment
to Memorandum of Understanding with Ft. Vancouver Regional Library clarifying
the residential qualification of Position Nos. 1, 4 and 7 as it relates to
appointments from Clark County to exclude the incorporated area of the City of
Vancouver.
9.
Contract
with Greater Columbia Behavioral Health to provide funding for emergency &
outpatient mental health treatment.
10.
Contract
amendment #3 with CNR, Inc reducing the amount of the contract for the new
phone system by removing the DIS fee that was included in the tax amount.
Scott
Pineo, Community Events and Recreation Director reported on the 2005 Fair and
Fairgrounds activities, swim center activities, recreation program, Rock Creek
Center activities, and parks and boat launches.
Ole
Helgerson, WSU Cooperative Extension Agent, gave updates on the 4-H program,
forestry activities, gardening and pest management, and the Firewise project.
Marilyn
Butler, Director of Administrative Services gave a presentation regarding
Washington Counties Risk Pool premium options, payments and assessments. Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by
Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to increase the value of Skamania
County facilities and content by 13% for 2005-2006 fiscal year; continue the
current property insurance program with Lexington for 2005-2006 fiscal year or
until Risk Pool implements a joint property program; and participate in the
Risk Pool’s joint property insurance program when it becomes available.
The
Board advised they would be attending a Forest Youth Success luncheon at
Skamania Lodge at 11:30 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2005.
The
meeting recessed at 11:15 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2005 and reconvened at 3:00
p.m. the same date, with Commissioners McKee and Richardson present.
Commissioner
McKee gave an opening statement regarding the surplus sale of 3.45 acres of
real property zoned Commercial Recreation located in the City of Stevenson on
SW Rock Creek Drive, at the intersection of Foster Creek Road, and advised of
the terms of the sale. Minimum bid was
set at $180,000. At the close of the
bidding, the sale was awarded to John Crumpacker doing business as Lifekind,
LLC for the total bid amount of $180,000.00.
The
meeting recessed at 3:15 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2005 and reconvened at 10:00
a.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2005 with Commissioners McKee, Pearce and Richardson
present.
Tod
LeFevre, Public Works Director/County Engineer reported on activities for the
Road Department, Solid Waste, Building Department/Fire Marshall, engineering
projects, bridges, and the equipment, rental and revolving fund.
Karen
Witherspoon, Planning and Community Development Director, reported on the
pending application list, project tracking, Columbia River Gorge Commission,
and Water Resource Inventory Area 29.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
vouchers for the period ending August 16, 2005 in the amount of $148,122.64.
The
meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m. August 16, 2005.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON