BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of December 9, 2008
The Board met at 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at
the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel from
8:50 a.m. until 9:56 a.m., with no action taken.
The meeting was called to order at 10:06 a.m. Tuesday, December
9, 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:
1. Minutes for week of December 2, 2008.
2. Special Occasion liquor license for American Legion
Post 122 for December 31, 2008.
3. Certification of 2009 Property Tax Levies from taxing
districts for collection in 2009.
4. Set a public hearing for 11:00 AM Tuesday, December
30, 2008 to consider Resolution 2008-66 amending the Critical Areas Update
Public Participation Program.
5. Set a public hearing for 1:30 PM Tuesday, December 30,
2008 to consider adoption of the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program.
6. Agreement with ESRI, Inc for maintenance of ArcEditor
GIS software.
7. Contract amendment #3 with Flowing Solutions to extend
the term to December 31, 2009 for providing services for Wind River Boat Ramp
permitting design.
8. Contract with Central Washington Comprehensive Mental
Health to provide consultation services to Community Health staff utilizing
mental health specialists.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion
carried unanimously to acknowledge receipt of a letter of retirement from
Darlene Dickson, Senior Services Director, effective January 1, 2009.
The Board advised of receiving a letter from Gene Burke of
The
meeting recessed at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 and reconvened at 10:34 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Tolfree and Pearce present.
Department Heads presented the following reports,
followed by discussion regarding transaction fees for payments by credit/debit
cards, with no action taken. The Board
advised that Marilyn Butler would be serving as Interim Director for Senior
Services for a six-month interim process.
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Larry Douglass,
Public Works Director reported on the Piper Road slide, Engineering Division
projects, County Road projects, ER&R, Building Department, and Solid Waste.
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Darlene Dickson,
Senior Services Director reported on completion of grant applications for
transportation programs, personnel and contracts.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion
carried unanimously to
allow the
acceptance of hydrology reports as proof of water for land divisions, if the
hydrology report was submitted to the Community Development Department prior to
October 29, 2008.
The Board discussed appointments for Washington Gorge Action Programs
Board of Directors, with no action taken.
Commissioner
Pearce gave an update on a potential economic stimulus package proposed by
Congress, and a request from Washington State Association of Counties to gather
data to support an initial listing of potential projects in
The Board
discussed decommissioning of forest service roads, with no action taken.
The Board
participated in a workshop to discuss options for health insurance, with no
action taken.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to select Washington Counties Insurance Fund option #1 and Kaiser Permanente
option #1 for health insurance for 2009, with the County agreeing to pick up
9.55% of the premium increase.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to discontinue the contract with BCI for insurance broker services, effective
in 30 days.
The
Board advised they would be attending an elected official lunch at River’s Edge
Café at 12:00 p.m. this date.
The meeting recessed at 11:33 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 and reconvened at 1:35 p.m. the same
date, with Commissioners Richardson, Tolfree and Pearce present.
The Board met with Nancy Ryke Gifford Pinchot District Ranger and Neil
Oliver, Gifford Pinchot District Engineer for an annual meeting, as required in
the Wind River Nursery (WRN) Conveyance Agreement, to discuss shared infrastructure. Nancy Ryke advised that the County needed to
submit a letter requesting an extension of the deadline for separation from the
Forest Service water system. Neil Oliver
presented FY2008 Wind River water and septic system maintenance costs and an
estimate for CY 2009 water and septic system maintenance. Discussion included shifting the water
infrastructure process to Facilities and Recreation, steps for taking over the
water system, separation of the drain field, and storm water.
The
meeting recessed at 2:08 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 and reconvened at 2:43 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Tolfree and Pearce present.
The Board met in executive
session regarding personnel from 2:43 p.m. until 3:08 p.m., with no action
taken.
The Board participated in a
workshop to discuss a proposed policy for county business email, with no action
taken.
The
meeting recessed at 3:58 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 and reconvened at 9:08 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008, with Commissioners
Richardson and Pearce present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Administrative
Services to discuss Interim Senior Services Director and health insurance,
with no action taken.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works to discuss Birkenfeld
property, Regional Mobility Grant, Stevenson fuel tank, Home Valley Pit
reclamation plan, and stimulus options, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 9:56 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 and reconvened at
10:11a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson and Pearce present.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve payroll for the period ending November 30, 2008 in
the total amount of $1,248,243.56.
The Board participated in a workshop with Facilities
and Recreation to discuss
The
meeting recessed at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 and reconvened at 10:59
a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson and Pearce present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Community
Development to discuss staff training, Office Assistant position, Dougan Falls
Water System violation, Public Health contracts, and violation updates, with no
action taken.
The Board discussed homeless
housing funds and health insurance, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 11:17 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 and reconvened at 10:00
a.m. Thursday, December 11, 2008, with Commissioner Richardson present. Commissioner Pearce was present via phone.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending December 11, 2008 in
the total amount of $222,512.39.
Commissioner Tolfree joined the meeting via phone at approximately
10:02 a.m.
A
public hearing was held to consider Resolution 2008-69 Supplemental Budget #6
for 2008.
Commissioner
Pearce advised of participating in a recent conference call regarding the
Resource Advisory Committee’s 2009-2010 projects, and advised of the need to
revise allocations for Title II and Title III funds for Federal Fiscal Year 2008. Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by
Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to change the allocation of
project funds for Federal Fiscal Year 2008 for Title II to 11% and for Title
III to 4%.
The
Board discussed the personal holiday for employees working 4-10’s and were in agreement
that the decision regarding using the holiday would be left to department heads
and elected officials.
The
meeting adjourned at 10:17 a.m. Thursday, December 11, 2008.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS