BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of April 11, 2005
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April
11, 2005 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue in
Stevenson, with Commissioners Albert E. McKee, Chair, and Paul Pearce present,
opening with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mary Repar expressed concerns regarding the clarity of
meeting recordings and requested that the audio of Commissioner meetings be
available to the public on the County’s web site.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner McKee and motion carried to approve the
Consent Agenda as follows:
1.
Minutes
for week of April 4, 2005.
2.
Set
public hearing for 1:30 PM Monday, April 25, 2005 to consider adoption of
Ordinance 2005-04 amending Skamania County Code Title 21A Critical Areas,
Section 21A.05.020 allowed uses in Fish & Wildlife Protection area.
3.
Contract
amendment A (contract #E03-315) with Clark Regional Emergency Services to
extend term for training exercises for responding to a terrorist attack.
4.
Contract
amendment A (contract #E04-030) with Clark Regional Emergency Services to
extend term for training exercises for enhancing Region IV’s preparedness
against threats of foreign terrorist agents.
5.
Contract
with Firstline Business Systems, Inc for maintenance/support for Word Net
Recorder for emergency 911 system.
6.
Contract
with Klickitat County Economic Development for development of a two-county
Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
7.
Memorandum
of Agreement with Washington State Association of Counties to join the County
Workplace Safety Alliance for continued help with Labor and Industries Claims.
8.
Resolution
2005-13 amending fee schedules for Rock Creek Center, Stevenson Grange, &
swim pool.
9.
Public
Works Organization Chart for 2005.
10.
Liquor
license renewal for Stabler Country Store.
Darlene
Dickson, Senior Services Director, reported on program counts, gave an update
on the transit program, and advised of receiving a request for qualifications
application from Southwest Washington Area on Aging to provide in-home
services. The Board directed her to
proceed with preparing the qualifications application.
The
meeting recessed at 10:15 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2005 and reconvened at 10:30
a.m. the same date, with Commissioners McKee and Pearce present.
Sheriff
Dave Brown and Detective Monty Buettner presented a proposal to provide
additional storage space for evidence purposes by installing modern storage
racks in the area previously utilized as the trustee housing area in the old
jail. Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner McKee and motion carried to authorize the Sheriff to
proceed with the project and to obtain quotes from vendors.
The
meeting recessed at 10:45 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2005 and reconvened at 11:00
a.m. the same date, with Commissioners McKee and Pearce present.
Bernice
McCollum, presented statistics on the number of people served at the employment
security office in Stevenson, advised of a decrease in staff in the Stevenson
office, and her concern regarding the possible closure of the employment office
in Stevenson in the near future. She
presented two proposals for the Board’s consideration: 1) that Skamania County
and the Work Source Stevenson office no longer be affiliated with the Workforce
Development Council of Southwest Washington and Work Source Vancouver Plaza;
and 2) that the County Commissioners request that Skamania County and the Work
Source Stevenson office be transferred to the Tri-County Workforce Development
Council in Yakima, which would place Work Source Stevenson back in affiliation
with Work Source Columbia Gorge in White Salmon. The Board advised they would review this proposal.
The
meeting recessed at 11:50 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2005 and reconvened at 2:30
p.m. the same date, with Commissioners McKee and Pearce present.
The
Board met in executive session from 2:30 p.m. until 3:25 p.m. regarding
personnel, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 3:25 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2005 and reconvened at 10:35
a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2005, with Commissioners McKee and Pearce present.
Larry
Douglass, County Road Superintendent, presented a cost accounting work progress
report for the first quarter of 2005, reported on monthly maintenance completed
in March and work scheduled for April.
Tod
LeFevre, Public Works Director/County Engineer, reported on activities for
Solid Waste, Building Department, engineering, and bridges; and gave an update
on the anti-jump fencing project on the Washougal River Bridge. The Board directed Public Works to proceed
with the fencing project on the Washougal River Bridge. Mr. LeFevre advised of a proposal to trade
the Sheriff Trailblazer vehicle with the Engineering Tahoe vehicle, sell the
Trailblazer to Building and Well, and surplus Building and Well vehicle #409. He also advised of evaluating a more cost
efficient car for county Motor Pool use.
The
Board advised they would be attending the Drano Lake Boat Launch Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony at Drano Lake at 1:30 p.m. today.
The
meeting recessed at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2005 and reconvened at 10:05
a.m. Thursday, April 14, 2005 with Commissioners Pearce and Richardson
present. Commissioner McKee was
attending a National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition Conference in Sparks
NV.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
vouchers for the period ending April 14, 2005 in the amount of $76,038.55.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to set a public hearing at 7:00 PM
Monday, May 2, 2005 at the American Legion Cape Horn Post 122, 10221 Washougal
River Road to consider Ordinance 2005-03 creating Dougan Falls Recreation
Safety Corridor and setting regulations for said Recreation Area.
Walt
Loehrke and Kathy Sheehan, Columbia River Gorge Commission (CRGC) members,
reported on the CRGC meeting of April 12, 2005. Issues discussed included color requirements for farm labor
housing, plan amendments, air quality, and enforcement.
The
meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 14, 2005.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON