BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of
A special meeting was held from 1:30 p.m. until 3:20 p.m.
on Monday, October 30, at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver
Avenue in Stevenson, with Commissioners Paul Pearce, Chair, and James D.
Richardson present, for the purpose of conducting a workshop to discuss the
2007 budget, with no action taken.
The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday,
Commissioner
McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve the
Consent Agenda as follows:
1. Minutes for week of
2. Set public hearing for
3. Letter to Transportation
Improvement Board for Route Jurisdiction Transfer request for various sections
of USFS 90 Road, Curley Creek Road and Wind River Road.
4. Deed of Right with State of
Washington ensuring no encumbrances will be placed on the real property
acquired by the County for expansion of Wind River Boat Launch Facility.
5. Agreement with WA State
Parks & Recreation Commission to provide funding for snowmobile/snowpark
enforcement services during winter months.
6. Contract with Greenworks,
P.C. to provide design services for logo & signage system for the Stevenson
Trail, which jointly uses City, County & Port District property.
Commissioner
McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve the
following appointments:
1. Resolution 2006-47 joint
with Clark, Klickitat & Skamania Counties appointing Bonnie J. Reynolds to
Position #6 as Klickitat County’s designee to serve as trustee of the Fort
Vancouver Regional Library.
2. Appoint J. Lofberg to
Position #1 as Skamania County’s representative on Skamania County Cable TV
Board.
3. Appoint Roy Mefford to
Position #2 as Skamania County’s representative on Skamania County Cable TV
Board.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner McKee and motion carried to require all
variance requests submitted to the Planning and Community Development and
Public Works Departments to be forwarded immediately to the Board of
Commissioners, with a public hearing to consider the request to be set within
45-days of receipt of the variance request.
Scott Bryan, Assistant County Engineer reported on Public Works, Road
Department, Solid Waste, Building Department, engineering, surveying/right of
way, bridges, and equipment rental and revolving fund.
The
meeting recessed at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday,
A public hearing was held to consider Ordinance 2006-09 adopting new
Chapter 2.72 entitled “Public Records Procedures” to Skamania County Code Title
2 Administration and Personnel, establishing public records officer contact
information, availability of public records, processing of public records
requests, exemptions, costs of providing copies of public records, and review
of denials of public records. Comments
from the public included a request to provide a records index, address
requirement for records requests, and the cost of records on a CD. The hearing was closed to public
comment. Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner McKee and motion carried to change Section 2.72.060(B)
Costs for electronic records to Five Dollars ($5.00), renumber Subsections C to
D and D to E; and add a new Subsection C to read “Costs for audio cassette
recordings. The County will charge Ten Dollars ($10.00) for copies of audio
recordings on a cassette.” Commissioner
McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
Ordinance 2006-09, with approved changes.
Commissioner McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve Resolution 2006-46, rescinding Resolution 2005-29 and Resolution 2005-48 appointing individuals in each department to receive public records requests.
A public hearing was held to consider Ordinance 2006-12 amending
Skamania County Code Title 2, Chapter 2.02 Board of Commissioners to establish
rules of procedure governing Board of Commissioners meetings and hearings by
adding new Sections 2.02.020 Election, Powers and Duties of Chair and Vice
Chair, 2.02.030 Quorum and Voting, and 2.02.040 Consent Agenda. Commissioner McKee moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve Ordinance 2006-12 as
presented.
The
meeting recessed at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday,
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works to discuss the budget,
forest service roads, Wind River Nursery, and Old Man Pass, with no action
taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with Planning
and Community Development to discuss the budget, West End, right to Farm, and
Annex meeting rooms, with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with the
Recreation and Facilities Director to discuss barn paving, window washing,
Public Health improvements, Horizons meeting, Capital Christmas tree,
Washington State Fairs Association, staffing, janitorial contract, Extension
reception, Recreation Coordinator, and change/reduction in services, with no
action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday,
The Board participated in a workshop with Central
Services to discuss computer rates, with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with District
Court Judge Ron Reynier to discuss reclassifications and the budget, with no
action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday,
Commissioner McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending
Commissioner McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to set a public hearing at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday,
The
meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m. Thursday,
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON