BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of October 17, 2006
The Board advised of attending a press conference at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 16, 2006 at Bonneville Dam sponsored by Congressman Brian Baird and Congressman Doc Hastings regarding seal issue.
The Board participated in staff workshop to discuss
reclassifications from 9:10 a.m. until 10:05 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2006
with Commissioners Paul Pearce, Chair, James D. Richardson and Albert E. McKee
present, with no action taken.
The meeting was called to order at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday,
October 17, 2006 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue in
Stevenson, with Commissioners Paul Pearce, Chair, James D. Richardson and
Albert E. McKee present, opening with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner
McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously
to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
1. Minutes for week of October
10, 2006.
2. Authorize the use of
existing budget funds of $2,500.00 to purchase a lap top computer for Planning
& Community Development.
3. Set public hearing for 2:30
PM Tuesday, November 14, 2006 to consider Ordinance 2006-11 amending Skamania
County Code Title 22 Skamania County Management Plan for Columbia River Gorge
(NSA) to be consistent with revisions to the National Scenic Area Management
Plan made by the Columbia River Gorge Commissioner through a Plan Amendment
(PA-05-02) to allow commercial uses in Historic Structures.
4. Intergovernmental agreement
with Dept of Community, Trade & Economic Development to provide STOP Grant
funding to improve criminal justice & community response to violence
against women.
5. Contract amendment with
Strategic Change amending the fee schedule for funding for providing family
therapy services to moderate to high-risk juvenile offenders and their
families.
6. Contract with Ground Water
Solutions to monitor, evaluate, record and write an aquifer test report to
assist in completion of the County’s water right change application at Wind
River Nursery site.
7. Contract with Laxson
Appraisal Services to provide appraisal services for county owned property.
8. Acknowledge Claim for
Damages from Peggy & Mark Lowry.
Commissioner
McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously
to award the bid for one 10-12 yard dump truck, with trade, to Brattain
International of Portland, OR for the total amount of $125,650.99.
Commissioner McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson and motion carried unanimously to approve revisions to Chapter 20
Travel of the Personnel Policy.
Commissioner McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson and motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2006-45
rescinding Resolution 1985-36 Skamania County Personnel Policy and all
amendments and adopting a new revised Skamania County Personnel Policy.
Tod LeFevre, Public Works Director/County Engineer reported on Public
Works, Road Department, engineering, surveying/right of way, bridges, and
equipment and rental revolving fund.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner McKee and
motion carried to approve a contract with Zakula Beal Auctioneers to sell
ER&R 2006 surplus vehicles and equipment.
Karen
Witherspoon, Planning and Community Development Director reported on the
pending application list, Western Water Resource Inventory Area 29, Hearing
Examiner code amendment, National Scenic Area historic building text amendment,
and research on a right to farm ordinance.
Scott
Pineo, Recreation and Facilities Director reported on facility usage, community
education and recreation programming, upcoming events, and presented a
facilities report for buildings and grounds maintenance and custodial
maintenance.
Monty
Buettner, Safety Committee member reported on the Safety Committee meetings of
September 12 and October 10, 2006, and advised of the Safety Committee’s
support of an employee weight loss challenge program entitled “The Biggest
Looser” sponsored by employees of the Community Events and Recreation
Department. The Board advised of their
support for the program. Following
discussion of a summary of reports, Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to agree with the Safety Committee’s
findings and recommendations for the following reports: 2006-12 2006-16,
2006-17, 2006-18, 2006-20, 2006-21, 2006-22, 2006-23, 2006-24, 2006-E-8,
2006-E-9, 2006-E-10, 2006-E-11, 2006-E-13, 2006-E-14, 2006-E-15, 2006-E-16,
2006-E-17, and 2006-E-20, with the exception of report numbers 2006-24 and
2006-E-12 that were returned to the Safety Committee for further review.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
a request from the Probation Department to purchase surplus vehicle #715 2001
Crown Victoria for the amount of $1,400 and surplus vehicle #9901 1994
Chevrolet Caprice.
The
meeting recessed at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday, October 17, 2006 and reconvened at 1:35
p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and McKee present.
A public hearing was held for the purpose of receiving public testimony
from interested parties regarding the proposed Watershed Management Plan for
Western Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 29, which includes Rock Creek,
Wind River, Little White Salmon River, and Western Tributaries to the Columbia
River. Karen Witherspoon, Planning and
Community Development Director and Charly Boyd of Advanced Planning Solutions gave a staff report on the public hearing process and
recommendations. Discussion
included the PUD’s projected need for a water reservation set in the Wind River
sub-basin to meet the community’s current and future needs. No comments were received from the public. Commissioner McKee moved, seconded by
Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to move forward with a joint public
hearing with Klickitat County Board of Commissioners to be set for 1:30 p.m.
November 29, 2006 to consider adoption of the Watershed Management Plan for
WRIA 29.
The
meeting recessed at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, 2006 and reconvened at 9:15
a.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2006, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and
McKee present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works to discuss Wind River Boat
Ramp, and a new Public Works/shop/subdivision issue, with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with Central
Services to discuss an increase in personnel, with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with the
Recreation and Facilities Director to discuss boat launch fees and issues, and
federal forest funds, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2006 and reconvened at
1:40 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and McKee
present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Planning
and Community Development, to discuss the Swift Subarea, West End Subarea,
I-933, and right to farm, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2006 and reconvened at
9:15 a.m. Thursday, October 19, 2006, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and
McKee present.
The
Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss the budget, with no action
taken.
The
meeting recessed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 19, 2006 and reconvened at
10:45 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce and Richardson present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with the Auditor to discuss personnel, with no
action taken.
The
Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss budgets, computers, ER&R
costs, snowplow schedule, Sheriff’s uniforms, and Solid Waste personnel, with
no action taken.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and
motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending October 19, 2006 in
the total amount of $198,951.42.
The
Board continued in a staff workshop to discuss the budgets, with no action
taken.
The
meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, October 19, 2006.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON