BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of April 1, 2008
A special meeting was held at 9:25 a.m. on Monday, March
31, 2008 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
The Board met at 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the
Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue in Stevenson, with
Commissioners James D. Richardson, Chair,
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel from
9:33 a.m. until 9:54 a.m., with no action taken.
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April
1, 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 #11 that
was removed:
1. Minutes for week of March 25, 2008.
2. Reappoint Roberta Matta to position #2 on the Human
Services Advisory Board for a three-year term expiring on September 30, 2010.
3. Authorize purchase of a new Ford Crown
4. Approve the design concept for Wind River Boat Launch
Facility and authorize the Facilities and Recreation Director to move forward
with design and permitting of the project.
5. Contract Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest
to provide funding for prevention mentoring services for local youth.
6. Contract amendment #2 with Wilson Associates, AIA to
extend the term until December 31, 2008 for architect services for the
Courthouse remodel and
7. Contract with IRZ Consulting, LLC to provide technical
assistance for water right and other engineering issues related to the
8. Contract with Reinelda Doody to provide
Spanish/English interpreter services to mental health and chemical dependency
clients.
9. Change Order #3 to the contract with Creagan
Excavating, Inc for snow plowing Forest Service 90 and 25 Roads, increasing the
contract by $9,500 to include snow removal on
10. Change Order #5 to the contract with Creagan
Excavating, Inc for snow plowing Forest Service 90 and 25 Roads, increasing the
contract by $6,826 to adjust all increased and decreased contract item
quantities to reflect the contract work performed to date.
Gary Morningstar addressed
concerns at Wind River Boat Launch regarding the lack of enforcement of
permits, the need for improvements at the launch site and the need for dredging
at the mouth of
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner
Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to declare 14 horse stall door panels,
23 horse stall wall/divider panels, and 20 six foot gates surplus, set a
minimum price of $100 for each door panel, $150 for each wall/divider panel,
and $20 for each gate; and authorize the Director of Facilities and Recreation
to set the date and time for the sale, advertise the sale, and conduct the
sale.
John
Carlson, Emergency Management Coordinator reported on monitoring of Mount St.
Helens, Piper Road/Rock Creek Landslide, Comprehensive Emergency Management
Plan, Clark County American Red Cross, Hazard Mitigation Plan, Firewise
Program, Community Emergency Response Team Program, Local Emergency Planning
Committee, National Incident Management System compliance, Homeland Security
Region IV Retreat,
and Search and Rescue.
The
meeting recessed at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 and reconvened at 10:35 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board met with Department Heads from Central
Services,
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Kirby Richards,
Community Health Director reported on chemical dependency, mental health,
developmental disabilities, and Public Health Committee.
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Larry Douglass, Public Works Director reported on the Piper Road Slide,
Rock Creek, FEMA, rock contract, Engineering
Division projects, County Road projects, ER&R, Building Department and
Solid Waste.
The
meeting recessed at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 and reconvened at 1:20 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
Commissioner
Tolfree gave an update on a recent Human Services Council Board meeting.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Senior Services to discuss in-home care
services, with no action taken.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to adopt Washington Association of County Officials Code of Ethics, as
presented, for Skamania County Board of Commissioners.
The
Board participated in a staff meeting to discuss a clean air report and the
Broughton Plan Amendment, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 2:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 and reconvened at 9:23 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2008, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works to discuss the Sheriff’s
vehicle report, Solid Waste report on Earth Day Clean-Up,
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion
carried unanimously to approve vouchers for the period ending April 2, 2008 in
the total amount of $125,139.16.
The Board participated in a workshop with Planning
and Community Development to discuss Comprehensive Plan maps, Department of
Ecology and exempt wells, and accessory building size limits in the National
Scenic Area, with no action taken.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner
Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to direct the Planning Department to
hold in abeyance any enforcement action on accessory buildings size limits,
pending Plan Amendment review by the Gorge Commission.
The
meeting recessed at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2008, and reconvened at
11:30 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson and Pearce present.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to amend the
motion of April 1, 2008 regarding surplus horse stall panels at the Fairgrounds
to add that proceeds from the sale be deposited in the Fair Board Fund to be
used on the Fairgrounds.
The Board participated in a workshop with Facilities
and Recreation to discuss
The
meeting recessed at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2008, and reconvened at
12:40 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson and Pearce present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Administrative Services to discuss risk
management,
The meeting adjourned at 12:57
p.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2008.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONER
SKAMANIA COUNTY, WASHINGTON