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2018-03-19 Business Meeting Minutes LEWIS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS(BOCC) Business Meeting minutes March 19, 2018 Present: Commissioner Fund, Commissioner Jackson, Commissioner Stamper Recorder: Rieva Lester Commissioner Fund called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m., determined a quorum and then proceeded with the flag salute. PUBLIC COMMENT Portland resident Sean Bell of RES Americas gave an update on RES Americas' application for the wind facility. He said the cost-reimbursement agreement is expected to be approved during the week. Sean said the facility will be south and east of the TransAlta site. Packwood resident Matt Comisky, a member of Pinchot Partners, discussed the Iron Crystal project. He said the project includes replacement of the Huffaker Bridge, which he noted is a critical link between Lewis and Skamania counties. Matt said he has been tasked with seeking funding for the bridge replacement and that he is seeking letters of support. Bob Guenther of Chehalis,who also is a member of Pinchot Partners, discussed plans for a solar farm. He said the solar farm would create 300 construction jobs and four full-time, permanent positions. PRESENTATIONS Commissioner Jackson made a motion to approve two presentations. Commissioner Stamper seconded. Cheryl Heywood,Timberland Regional Library Director, introduced herself as well as Timberland Regional Library (TRL) employees in the audience. Cheryl then gave a State of the Library address, including homework help available. Cheryl discussed Explore Our Timberland, a pilot program providing free used books to locals. Cheryl discussed Microsoft Office testing and also said TRL has partnered with Pacific Mountain (PacMtn). She discussed some of TRL's 2017 initiatives and programs. Stacey Anderson, Program Manager for Youth and Specialized Populations at Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council (WDC) discussed the High Impact Community Grant, which is designed to work with Workforce Development for youth and young adults. She presented checks for the following: 1 $5,000 for the White Pass Discovery Team: Debbie Layman and Chris Schumaker from the White Pass School District said the grant will allow students to work for the Forest Service. Debbie Layman said White Pass and Morton students ages 15 to 19 can apply for the program, which provides Forest Service work experience. $5,000 for Pinchot Partners: Matt Comisky of Pinchot Partners said Pinchot Partners coordinates with the White Pass Discovery Team. He discussed the group's huckleberry production effort, which requires monitoring. He said the grant will allow for additional monitoring in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Motion passed 3-0. NOTICE ITEMS Commissioner Jackson made a motion to approve Resolutions 18-100 and 18-101. Commissioner Stamper seconded. Resolution 18-100: Notice of the necessary acquisition of additional road right of way for North Fork Road, Chehalis.Authorization of condemnation for additional right of way will be considered in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at or after 10 a.m.April 9, 2018. Erik Martin, Director of Public Works, spoke to the resolution. He discussed the need for an additional roughly 25 feet of right of way. Commissioner Stamper asked what the procedure is when the county takes someone's property. Erik said a property owner is given fair market value for the portion the county wishes to purchase. Erik said the county has met the particular property owner six times to discuss the land. He said the county then left five phone messages that were not returned. Erik said there are 22 property owners along the site. He said the county is seeking roughly .50 acres of the property owner's total acreage of 115 acres. Resolution 18-101: Notice of the acceptance of an offer on tax title property located off of Coal Creek Road, Chehalis. Martin Roy of Real Estate Services spoke to the resolution. He said the county acquired a 0.10-acre piece of property due to tax delinquency. He said the property did not sell at tax sale and that the owner of the neighboring parcel has offered $1,675.88 for the property. Motion passed 3-0. CONSENT ITEMS Commissioner Stamper made a motion to approve minutes from the March 12, 2018, meeting as well as Resolution 18-102. Commissioner Jackson seconded. 2 Resolution 102:Approval of warrants/claims against the various county departments. Chief accountant Suzette Smith, representing the Auditor's Office, said warrants numbered 787110- 787194, totaling$257,605.51, were issued the week of March 9. She noted a skip in sequence for warrants 787078-787109, which were issued on behalf of Special Purpose Districts. Motion passed 3-0. DELIBERATION ITEMS Commissioner Jackson made a motion to approve Resolutions 18-103 through 18-105. Commissioner Stamper seconded. Resolution 18-103: Designations and related appointments with the Washington Counties Risk Pool. Commissioner Stamper spoke to the resolution. He said he will represent the county as the voting member of the Washington Counties Risk Pool. Resolution 18-104:The proposed acquisition of additional right of way for Stover Road, Packwood. Martin Roy of Real Estate Services spoke to the resolution. Martin said Stover Road would benefit from the addition of a turnaround. He said the turnaround would require the acquisition of property from one property owner. He said the resolution would instruct the county engineer to move forward with the acquisition. Resolution 18-105:Approve a Memorandum of Understanding for the Skookumchuck Wind Energy Facility Proposal. Lee Napier, Director of Community Development, spoke to the resolution. She said the Memorandum of Understanding with Thurston County flips the counties' roles and makes Lewis County the lead on State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) permits. Motion passed 3-0. GOOD OF THE ORDER Commissioner Stamper thanked Bob Guenther for his work with Pinchot Partners. He discussed the importance of employment opportunities for the students. 3 PRESS CONFERENCE Natalie Johnson of The Chronicle asked for the commissioners' perspective on the clean energy projects coming in. Commissioner Fund said it puts Lewis County on the map and is a good indicator for the future. Commissioner Stamper discussed the economic benefits, including the creation of 300 construction jobs. Bob Guenther further discussed the creation of construction jobs, as well as the permanent jobs that will be created. Erik Martin,Director of Public Works, said cleanup at the former Bonagofski property on Reynolds Road is right at around $100,000. He said grass seed is being added to stabilize the soil. He and Steve Skinner said the jail litter crew may provide the seed labor. Erik praised the efforts of Steve Skinner, Bill Teitzel, Danette York, Smokey Padgett and Loren Buckman. Commissioner Jackson commended the efforts of the transfer station, and he thanked Solid Waste for its efforts. Commissioner Fund said the county manager position has been posted through The Prothman Company. ADJOURNMENT The BOCC Business Meeting adjourned at 11 a.m.,with the next Business Meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2018, in the Commissioners' Hearing Room (Room 223). Please note that minutes from the BOCC Business Meeting are not verbatim.A recording of the meeting may be purchased at the BOCC office, or video footage can be viewed at no charge at LewisCountyWa.gov/bocc-meetings. Video footage of BOCC meetings also is aired on Comcast Channel 3 at 10 a.m.,2 p.m.,6 p.m., and 10 p.m. daily. Video footage also can be found on the Lewis County Commissioners'Facebook page. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON •••••._ • �,�S covnr7k . 41 i •• 0/ �*$ - -Edna J. und,Chair / i SINCE ,- i * 4 1845 i z• *• .lip ATTEST: *SA cQMMissl : Robert C.Jackson,Vice Chair • •••••• Rieva Lester,Clerk of the Board Gary Stam er,Commis ioner 4