BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of
The Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss
scheduling from 9:50 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday,
A plaque was presented to Dave Cox for 25-years of
dedicated service to Skamania County.
Commissioner
McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously
to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
1. Minutes for week of
2. Set public hearing for
3. Contract with Zakula Beal
Auctioneers for sale of surplus vehicles.
Tod LeFevre, Public Works Director/County Engineer reported on Public
Works staffing, Road Department, Solid Waste, Building Department, engineering,
surveying/right of way, bridges, and equipment and rental revolving fund.
John
Carlson, Emergency Management Coordinator reported on monitoring of Mount St.
Helens, Community Emergency Response Team program, National Incident Management
System compliance, Region IV Mass Casualty Incident Trailer, Self Defense Kit
training, Emergency Operations Center progress, pandemic flu, and search and
rescue.
Dolores
Morgan, Interim Counseling Center Director reported on personnel, Counseling
Center structure, services and programs.
Ann
Lueders, Safety Committee Chair reported on the Safety Committee meeting of
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner McKee and motion carried to approve
the Personnel Committee’s recommendation for a reclassification of the Senior
Services Case Manager position from Range 17 to Range 18.
The
Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 11:50 a.m. until 12:10
p.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday,
A public hearing was held to consider Ordinance 2006-13 amending
Skamania County Code Title 10 Traffic, Chapter 10.08 Parking Restrictions, by
adding new Section 10.08.065 Smith-Beckon Road, new Section 10.08.075 Washougal
River Road, amending Section 10.08.100 Metzger Road; and amending Section
10.16.011 Violation-Parking-Penalty by adding a reference to Sections 10.08.065
and 10.08.075. Rick Hollatz, Engineering
Technician gave a staff report and advised of the need to make corrections to
mileposts on Smith-Beckon Road from 0.00 to 0.26 and 0.135 to 0.395, and the
need to delete Carson Elementary from the text.
Discussion included prohibiting parking along Smith-Beckon during ball
games at the ball field of Wind River Middle School, and parking along the
walking path on Metzger Road. Commissioner
McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously
to continue the hearing to 10:30 a.m. Monday,
A public hearing was held to consider a Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Services Application for 2007. The grant would provide $108,434 in CDBG
funds for essential services for low- and moderate-income persons in Skamania
and Klickitat Counties. Linda Schneider,
Executive Director for Washington Gorge Action Programs explained the services
provided with funding from this grant, which includes nutrition, employment,
money management, emergency services, and linkages to provide information and
referral to other agencies. Information
regarding the availability of CDBG funds, eligible uses, and income guidelines
was available and distributed to interested parties in attendance. Comments from the public included concern for
needs of homeless people in community and the need for affordable housing. Commissioner McKee moved, seconded by
Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2006-48, authorizing submission of the 2007 CDBG
Public Services Grant Application and Certifications of to the Department of
Community, Trade and Economic Development.
The
meeting recessed at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday,
A
public hearing was held at Canyon Creek Middle School, 9731 Washougal River
Road to accept testimony on and consider adopting the Westend Subarea Plan, as
submitted by the Planning Commission, with proposed changes by the Board of
Commissioners. Commissioner McKee moved,
seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously to
acknowledge receipt of letters from Kay Jonas, Richard Potter, Gerald Harteloo,
Paul Smith, Mary Repar, and Donnarae and David Querry. Commissioner Pearce explained the Board of
Commissioner’s proposed changes to the Planning Commission recommended Westend
Subarea Plan dated February 21, 2006: 1) including up to 32 acres of
Neighborhood Commercial designation at “5 Corners”; 2) allowing cluster
developments through the Westend Subarea Plan as conditional use applications,
except in Commercial Resource Lands since no homes are allowed in this
designation; 3) modify the siting of communication towers as regulated in the
County-Wide Zoning Code (Title 21), which would require listing attached communication
facilities located on BPA towers as an allowable use in all designations;
listing attached communication facilities not located on BPA towers as an
administrative review use in all designations; listing co-location of
communication towers and new communication towers as a conditional use in Rural
Lands 2 designation; listing co-location of communication towers and new
communication towers as an administrative review use in Rural Lands 5, Rural
Lands 10, Forest Lands 20, Commercial Resource Lands 40 and Neighborhood
Commercial designations. Comments from
the public included: opposed to changes by Board of Commissioners, opposed to
Neighborhood Commercial at 5 Corners, request and for Commercial for Washougal
River Mercantile, opposed to Forest Lands 20 for areas with existing smaller
lot sizes, support for Commercial for Washougal River Mercantile Store and
American Legion Post 122, request for notification and participation in process
for new cell towers, opposed to cluster developments. The hearing was closed to public
comment. Following Board discussion
regarding questions and comments presented from the public, Commissioner McKee
moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously to
require new communication towers to be a conditional use in all designations,
and attached communication facilities as an administrative review in all
designations. Commissioner McKee moved,
seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously to designate
Commercial for the property known as the Washougal River Mercantile. Following discussion of cluster developments,
the Board was in agreement to not include cluster developments in the
Plan. Commissioner McKee moved, seconded
by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously to continue the
hearing for further deliberations by the Board to 6:00 p.m. Monday, December
18, 2006 at Fire District #4 Fire Hall, 10042 Washougal River Road.
The
meeting recessed at 9:00 p.m. Tuesday,
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works and Planning and Community
Development to discuss solid waste bins, parking ordinance, snow parking, Swift
Area, George Barnes Short Plat, and Wind River Boat Ramp, with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with Planning
and Community Development to discuss Western WRIA 29 joint meeting, press
release for Underwood meeting, Future Forum Working Group, Washington DC map,
Washougal River commercial, and milfoil, with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with the
Recreation and Facilities Director to discuss winter weather preparations,
event security policy, Fair equipment, federal forest funds, milfoil
eradication project, Wind River Boat Ramp, Christmas in the Gorge Open House,
and a CTED meeting, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday,
The
Board of Commissioners of Klickitat and Skamania Counties held a joint public
meeting for the purpose of considering adoption of the proposed Watershed
Management Plan for Western Water Resource Inventory Area 29 (Western WRIA 29),
which includes Rock Creek, Wind River, Little White Salmon River, and Western
Tributaries to the Columbia sub-basins. Present were
Klickitat County Board of Commissioners Don Struck and Ray Thayer and Skamania
County Board of Commissioners Paul Pearce, Chair, James D. Richardson, and
Albert E. McKee. Karen Witherspoon,
Planning and Community Development Director and Charly Boyd of Advanced
Planning Solutions gave a staff report on the
proposed Watershed Management Plan and presented four draft motions for
discussion and consideration. No
comments were received from the public.
Commissioner Struck moved to adopt the Watershed Management Plan for
Western Water Resource Inventory Area 29 as submitted to this joint session with
the stipulation that approval of the Plan is based on the understanding that
those portions of documents in the Plan’s Appendices pertaining to subbasins
that are excluded from the Plan (i.e., the White Salmon River subbasin, the
Jewett, Catherine, and Major Creeks subbasins, and the eastern portion of the
Tributaries to the Columbia Subbasin) are not relevant to the Plan and receive
no endorsement or standing under the Plan; and further moved that approval of
the Plan is based on the understanding that any detailed implementation
plan(s), or amendments to the Plan, shall be subject to the same approval
processes as are required for approval of the original plan, including public
hearings and final approval by the county legislative authorities. Commissioner Richardson seconded motion. Following discussion of Klickitat County’s
concern with the need to stay involved with any amendments to the Plan should a
permanent split of WRIA 29 occur, Commissioner Struck withdrew the motion. Commissioner Pearce moved to adopt the
Watershed Management Plan for Western Water Resource Inventory Area 29 as
submitted to this joint session with the stipulation that approval of the Plan
is based on the understanding that those portions of documents in the Plan’s
Appendices pertaining to subbasins that are excluded from the Plan (i.e., the
White Salmon River subbasin, the Jewett, Catherine, and Major Creeks subbasins,
and the eastern portion of the Tributaries to the Columbia Subbasin) are not
relevant to the Plan and receive no endorsement or standing under the Plan; and
further moved that any future Western WRIA 29 Implementation Plan(s) do not
require approval of Klickitat County based on the understanding that those
portions of WRIA 29 excluded from the adopted Western WRIA 29 Plan may not be
addressed, included, or in any way affected by any such future implementation
plans. However, any amendment to said
Plan would be subject to the same approval process as the original Plan, including
public hearings in each county and a joint hearing in Skamania County. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Struck
and carried unanimously.
The
meeting recessed at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday,
The Board participated in a
workshop to discuss the 2007 milfoil budget, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday,
The
Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss the budget and public health,
with no action taken.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner McKee and motion carried to proclaim
The
Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss the budget, with no action
taken.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
a voucher to A&J Select in the amount of $519.11, removing two gift
certificates in the amount of $10.00 until additional information is provided.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and
motion carried unanimously to approve vouchers for the period ending
Commissioner Richardson
moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to set a public
hearing for 2:00 p.m. Thursday,
Commissioner
Richardson moved seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
a Non-Discrimination Agreement with the Department of Transportation for Public
Works grants and to name Marilyn Butler, Director of Administrative Services as
the Title VI Coordinator for Skamania County.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
a letter to the City of Washougal supporting the SR 14 Roundabout Design
Concept.
The
Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss the budget, with no action
taken.
The
meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. Thursday,
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON