BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of December 16, 2008
The Board met at 8:52 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at
the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
The Board discussed meeting updates, with no action taken.
The meeting was called to order at 10:07 a.m. Tuesday, December
16, 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 9, 2008.
2. Request for Proposals for Courthouse Custodial
Services, set deadline to receive bids for 4:00 PM Monday, January 5, 2009, set
date to open bids for 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at the Facilities
& Recreation Office located in the Rock Creek Center, 710 SW Rock Creek
Drive.
3. Authorize the purchase of vehicle #641 (1995 Ford
Pickup) from ER&R for use as an AOC vehicle by Facilities and Recreation.
4. Rescind the contract approved on November 4, 2008 with
Daniel Ferber, MD.
5. Contract with Daniel Ferber, MD, PC to provide
medication management to mental health clients.
6. Contract amendment #4 with Maul Foster & Alongi,
Inc to extend the term to April 30, 2009 for development of a Reclamation Plan
for Home Valley Pit.
7. Agreement amendment #1 with
Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board amending the
conditions of a grant made from the Outdoor Recreation Account to assist in
funding the Rock Creek Pond Water Access Facilities to include an inadvertent
discovery plan.
8. Memorandum of agreement with Robert K. Weidner to
serve as
9.
Submittal of
Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and
motion carried unanimously to table the Memorandum of Agreement with the
USDA Forest Service and Washington State Historic Preservation Officer regarding
historic properties associated with Wind River Nursery conveyance for two weeks
to allow for discussion with the Prosecutor.
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously
to authorize an exception to the 4-10 work schedule and allow
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to approve a 2009-2011 Department of Transportation Regional Mobility Grant and
letter of support for the Skamania Transit Improvements Project.
Department Heads presented the following reports,
followed by discussion regarding filling vacant appointed positions and payroll,
with no action taken.
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Karen
Witherspoon, Community Development Director reported on environmental health,
WRIA 29A, office staffing, and Critical Areas Update.
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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 staffing plan, budget, and basic program
issues.
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The
meeting recessed at 11:01 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008 and reconvened at 11:10 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson and Tolfree present.
Commissioner Pearce joined the meeting at approximately 11:15 a.m.
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Report #2008-15. Commissioner Tolfree
moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to agree with the
Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Report #2008-16. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Report #2008-18. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Report #2008-21. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Report #2008-22. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously
to agree with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations, noting that
the incident was only preventable due to defective equipment.
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Report #2008-23. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously
to agree with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Report #2008-E-19. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously
to agree with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
The
Board discussed transaction
fees for using debit/credit cards for electronic payments, agreeing that the
County would pick up the cost of the transaction fee as the cost of doing
business.
The Board discussed a
proposed resolution for the creation of a Homeless Housing and Assistance Fund. Discussion included creation of the fund, the
amount of dollars, and the transfer of funds, with no action taken.
The Board discussed a
proposed resolution establishing legal holidays for 2009, with no action
taken. The Clerk of the Board was
directed to forward a copy of the proposed resolution to all elected officials
and department heads.
The
meeting recessed at 12:04 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008 and reconvened at 2:08 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The
Board participated in a workshop to discuss a proposed policy for county
business email, with no action taken.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to
authorize the purchase of Barracuda 450 Arc hiver to
archive email necessary for conducting county business.
The
Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 2:34 p.m. until 2:40
p.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008 and reconvened at 9:53 a.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008, with Commissioners
Richardson and Tolfree present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works to discuss Home Valley Pit
Reclamation, County Road Crew work schedule, and a letter to Birkenfelds, with
no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with Facilities
and Recreation to discuss water rights and the status of the structure at
The
meeting recessed at 10:36 a.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008 and reconvened at
10:51 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Community
Development to discuss updates on environmental health and planning, with no
action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 11:32 a.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008 and reconvened at 9:45
a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008, with Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree present.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending December 17, 2008 in
the total amount of $81,726.49.
The
meeting adjourned at 9:52 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS