BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of October 7, 2008
The Board met at 8:40 a.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at
the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
The Board gave updates on attendance at various meetings,
with no action taken.
The meeting recessed at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2008.
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October
7, 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 September 30, 2008.
2. Authorize the purchase of sand bags to replenish the
supply for flood control.
3. Set a public hearing for 6:00 PM Thursday, October 30,
2008 to accept testimony on the Planning Commission’s recommended draft Title
21 Zoning Code text and associated map amendments to be consistent with the 2007
Comprehensive Plan and adopted Subarea Plans, (Carson, West End, and Swift)
[Ordinance 2008-11]; and to consider minor map amendments to the Comprehensive
Plan Map and Carson Subarea Plan Map to facilitate overall County Zoning
outside of the National Scenic Area [Resolution 2008-52].
4. Agreement with Lewis County Information Technology
Services to provide information to configure a CISCO VPN Concentrator for use
with the Sheriff Office’s MDC Project.
5. Contract with Apex Transcription Service to provide
services to transcribe psychiatrist taped clinical notes for client files.
6. Contract with Military Department Emergency Management
Division to provide funding for emergency management preparedness activities.
7. Agreement with Department of General Administration for
lease of office space to provide employment services.
Sealed
bids were opened for Snow Plowing Forest Service 90 and 25 Roads 2008. Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously to forward the following bid
to Public Works for review and recommendation:
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Creagan Excavating, Inc,
John Carlson, Emergency Management Coordinator
reported on monitoring of Mount St. Helens, Piper Road/Rock Creek Landslide,
All Hazards Mitigation Planning, 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 Search and Rescue.
The
meeting recessed at 10:23 a.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2008 and reconvened at 10:32 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
Commissioner Pearce gave an overview of
reauthorization of the
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Terry Blaisdell, Central Services Director reported on various
projects.
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Karen Witherspoon, Community Development Director reported on an
upcoming Gorge Commission meeting, environmental health, zoning project and
budget workshop.
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Kirby Richards, Community Health Director reported on chemical
dependency, mental health, developmental disabilities, and public health.
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Scott Pineo, Facilities and Recreation Director reported on various
projects and programs.
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Larry Douglass, Public Works Director reported on the
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Darlene Dickson, Senior Services Director reported on transportation
programs and staffing.
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Marilyn Butler, Administrative Services Director reported on the
budget.
The Board participated in a workshop with Senior
Services to discuss transportation grants and Senior Services management, with
no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 12:02 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2008 and reconvened at 1:32 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works and Community Development to
discuss staffing, with no action taken.
The
Board participated in 2009 Preliminary Budget workshop with
Community
Development, with no action taken.
The meeting recessed at 2:33
p.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2008 and
reconvened at 9:08 a.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2008, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a
workshop with Community Health to discuss telephones and Public Health
transition, with no action taken.
The Board participated in a
workshop with Community Development to discuss a check list for developers and
permitting, policy needs for animal complaints and nuisance calls,
environmental health issues, response time for permitting process, with no
action taken.
The meeting recessed at 10:00
a.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2008, and reconvened at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, October
9, 2008, with Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion
carried unanimously to approve payroll for the period ending September 30, 2008
in the total amount of $1,333,469.01.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to approve vouchers for the period ending October 9, 2008 in the total amount of $339,000.03.
The Board discussed public transit, with no action taken.
The meeting recessed at 9:47
a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2008, and reconvened at 10:02 a.m. the same date,
with Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in
2009 Preliminary Budget workshop with Community Health, with no action taken.
The meeting recessed at 10:39
a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2008, and reconvened at 1:17 p.m. the same date, with
Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in
2009 Preliminary Budget workshop with District Court, with no action taken.
The
meeting adjourned at 1:54 p.m. Thursday, October 9, 2008.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS