BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of December 2, 2008
The Board met at 9:12 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at
the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
The meeting recessed at 9:27 a.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2008
and reconvened at 9:58 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board met in executive session regarding potential
litigation from 9:27 a.m. until 9:49 p.m., with no action taken.
The meeting was called to order at 10:04 a.m. Tuesday, December
2, 2008 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously
to approve the Consent Agenda as follows, with the exception of Item #5 that
was removed:
1. Minutes for week of November 25, 2008.
2. Certification of 2009 Property Tax Levies from taxing
district for collection in 2009.
3. Consolidated Grant Application to WA State Department
of Transportation for funding for Senior Services Dial-A-Ride Project and fixed
route to Fisher’s Landing for 2009-2011.
4. Consolidated Grant Application to WA State Department
of Transportation for funding for the purchase of one rear entry
5. Resolution 2008-61 giving notice that the 2009
Skamania County Preliminary Budget has been completed and placed on file with
the Clerk of the Board, and setting a
public hearing for 1:30 PM Tuesday, December 30, 2008 to consider setting 2009
Current Expense and County Road Property Tax Levies and adoption of the 2009
Final Budget.
6. Resolution 2008-63 joint with Clark and Klickitat
Counties appointing Jane Higgins to Position No. 4 to serve as trustee of the
Fort Vancouver Regional Library as the Clark County designee for a term
expiring December 31, 2015.
7. Authorization to purchase Win Cams Cost Accounting
Management Software System for Facilities & Recreation Department.
8. Agreement with Cascade Software Systems, Inc for
maintenance and system services for Win Cams Cost Accounting Management System
for Facilities & Recreation Department.
9. Interagency agreement with Administrative Office of
the Courts to provide funding for reduced or waived fee guardian ad litem
services for indigent parties in parenting plan proceedings.
10. Agreement with Cybernetics for support and maintenance
for SAN and Disk-to-Disk Backup servers.
11. Contract renewal with Toweill Rice Taylor, LLC to
conduct land use Hearing Examiner services in unincorporated
12. Agreement with Nicholette Wilson and Goodwin Dasalla
for lease of the
13. Hold Harmless and purchase agreement with McNealy
Excavation, Inc. to remove materials from the stockpile site east of Rock Creek
that contains excavated materials from dredging Rock Creek Channel.
14. Contract with Wilcox and Flegel Oil Company to provide
card-lock systems, including billing and maintenance for the fueling sites at
Underwood, Stevenson and Prindle Shops.
John Carlson, Emergency Management Coordinator
reported on monitoring of Mount St. Helens, Piper Road/Rock Creek Landslide,
All Hazards Mitigation Planning, Region IV Multi-Agency Coordination,
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, Clark County American Red Cross,
Emergency Management Performance Grant, Washington State Staging Area Working
Group, Fire Wise Program, Community Emergency Response Team Program, Local
Emergency Planning Committee, National Incident Management System compliance, Mt.
Hood Planning Team, and Emergency Operations Center.
The
meeting recessed at 10:14 a.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2008 and reconvened at 10:35 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
Department Heads presented the following reports,
followed by discussion regarding the transit schedule and employee time sheets for
payroll, with no action taken.
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Larry Douglass,
Public Works Director reported on the
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Darlene Dickson,
Senior Services Director reported on policies, personnel, and completion of
grant applications for transportation programs.
The
meeting recessed at 11:13 a.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2008 and reconvened at 11:33 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board discussed employee time sheets for
payroll, with no action taken.
The Board met in executive session regarding
personnel from 11:36 a.m. until 12:17 p.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 12:17 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2008 and reconvened at 1:36 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
Johanna Roe, Program
Administrator for Skamania-Klickitat Community Network Program presented an
overview of Network goals, mission, Board of Directors, and service
providers. She advised that the Network is
charged by the state legislature to address specific problem areas in
communities advised that they have focused their efforts on child abuse and
neglect, teen and adult substance abuse, and domestic violence.
The Board discussed various
upcoming meetings, with no action taken.
The Board met in executive
session regarding personnel from 2:18 p.m. until 2:50 p.m., with no action
taken.
The
meeting recessed at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2008 and reconvened at 9:04 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The
Board participated in a meeting with staff to discuss mandates for county
business email, with no action taken.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Administrative Services to discuss the
proposed budget letter, telephone maintenance contract, and property liability
coverage, with no action taken.
The
Board met in executive session regarding litigation from 9:45 a.m. until 9:47
a.m., with no action taken.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works to discuss Rock Creek,
Prindle Shop and State Sheds, Solid Waste work schedule, and updates on the
Regional Mobility grant, with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with Facilities
and Recreation to discuss the Search and Rescue building, custodial schedule,
Courthouse electrical upgrade, and modification of the Exhibit Hall to create a
dance studio, with no action taken.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner
Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to authorize the Facilities and
Recreation Director to exceed the $2,500 debit card limit for the purchase of a
dance floor.
The
meeting recessed at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008, and reconvened at
10:38 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree
present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Community
Development to discuss the web site and flood control, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008, and reconvened at 1:42
p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The
Board participated in a workshop to discuss health insurance, with no action
taken.
The
Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 9:30 a.m. until 9:48
a.m., with no action taken.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree
and motion carried unanimously to approve vouchers for the period ending December 4, 2008 in the total amount of
$309,035.00.
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously
to approve an expenditure of funds up to $6,000 for an
appraisal for a potential affordable housing project.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to approve Resolution 2008-61 giving notice that the 2009 Skamania County
Preliminary Budget has been completed and placed on file with the Clerk of the
Board, and setting a public hearing for 1:30 PM Tuesday, December 30, 2008 to
consider setting 2009 Current Expense and County Road Property Tax Levies and
adoption of the 2009 Final Budget.
The
meeting recessed at 10:03 a.m. Thursday, December 4, 2008, and reconvened at
10:12 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree
present.
The
Board discussed health insurance, with no action taken.
Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to approve
Resolution 2008-70 setting hours of operation for departments/offices operating
on four-day work weeks, for departments/offices operating on five-day work
weeks, and repealing previous resolutions.
The Board discussed
appointments for Washington Gorge Action Programs Board of Directors, with no
action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 10:57 a.m. Thursday, December 4, 2008, and reconvened at
11:07 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree
present.
The
Board discussed health insurance, with no action taken.
The Board met in executive
session regarding personnel from 11:10 a.m. until 11:14 a.m., with no action
taken.
The
Board continued discussion of health insurance, with no action taken.
The
Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 11:32 a.m. until 11:34
a.m., with no action taken.
The meeting adjourned at 11:34
a.m. Thursday, December 4, 2008.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS