BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of February 19, 2008
The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday,
February 19, 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 February 12, 2008.
2. Acknowledge receipt of Claim for Damages from Dolly
Newman.
3. Acknowledge receipt of a letter from Gifford Pinchot
Forest Supervisor regarding Gifford Pinchot National Forest Recreation Facility Analysis.
4. Resolution 2008-11 creating a new Special Revenue Fund
for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Community Services to replace
Agency Fund for CDBG - Community Services.
5. Contract with Steve Norton to provide polygraph
services to youth ordered by Skamania County Juvenile Court.
6. Interlocal agreement with
North Country Emergency Medical Services for NCEMS St. Helens Title III
Program.
7. Agreement with Underwood
Conservation District to provide natural resource technical assistance,
workshops and services to
The
Board was in agreement that the Chair would prepare a response to the letter
from the Gifford Pinchot Forest Supervisor with regards to Gifford Pinchot
National Forest Recreation Facility Analysis.
Sealed
bids were opened for supply and delivery of crushed aggregate. Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by
Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to refer the following bids
to Public Works for evaluation and recommendation.
Pacific
Rock Products, LLC Ken
W. Peterson Co, Inc
District No. 1 $142,149.50 District
No. 1 $153,809.29
District No. 2 $ 85,653.50 District
No. 2 No Bid
District No. 3 $101,697.10 District
No. 3 No Bid
Granite Northwest, Inc James
Dean Construction, Inc
District No. 1 $161,372.05 District
No. 1 $127,404.90
District No. 2 $ 85,894.25 District
No. 2 $
56,750.13
District No. 3 $ 69,587.45 District
No. 3 $
49,209.30
The
meeting recessed at 10:59 a.m. Tuesday, February 19, 2008 and reconvened at 11:08 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
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Report #2007-E-22. Commissioner Pearce
moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Report #2007-E-23. Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to agree with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Report #2007-E-24. Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to agree with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations, with the
comment that the abandoned vehicle should have been towed.
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Report #2008-E-01. Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to agree with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Report #2008-01. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously
to agree with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations, with the
comment that signage should be posted.
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Report #2008-02. Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to agree with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
The
Board met with Claire Lavendel, Gifford Pinchot National Forest Supervisor,
Nancy Ryke, Mt Adams District Ranger and Tom Mulder, Mount St Helens Monument
District Ranger. Topics and issues
discussed included mediation, snow plowing, Wind River site water system, new
employee at Wind River, cooperating agency status, historical structures at
Wind River site, law enforcement in the national forest, timber sales, budget, county
payments bill, Mount St. Helens Committee, Forest Service roads, Gifford
Pinchot Task Force report on their 5-year plan for the forest, elk habitat, and
an update on the moratorium on unzoned land.
The
meeting recessed at 12:57 p.m. Tuesday, February 19, 2008 and reconvened at 1:33 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson and Pearce present.
A public hearing was held to
consider an application from Todd and Randi Prince for a change of
classification to Open Space for Current Use Assessment for tax parcels
02-05-32-2-0-0300-00, 02-05-32-2-0-0301-00, and 02-05-32-2-0-0302-00 located at
The
meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 2008.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS