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2019-09-09 Business Meeting Minutes LEWIS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS(BOCC) Business Meeting minutes September 9,2019 Present Commissioner Jackson, Commissioner Stamper Recorder Rieva Lester Absent Commissioner Fund Commissioner Jackson called the meeting to order at 10 01 a m , determined a quorum and then proceeded with the flag salute PUBLIC COMMENT Rodger Cool said the animal shelter's advisory committee is reviewing possible solutions to the failing animal shelter building He said the group already has secured $900,000 in private funding for a new shelter Roger said a rough design is complete and needs to be reviewed an engineered He said he hopes the county will consider matching funds and that the advisory group will be asking the county to release $50,000 from the group's coffers to move forward with design work JP Anderson, Public Health and Social Services Director said he would present a formal request to the commissioners later in the week Jack Tipping echoed the need for a new animal shelter Elisha Voetberg invited the public to a 911 Thank You to First Responders event planned for 5 30 to 7 p m Sept 11 at Coldwell Banker He said the event will include displays of emergency vehicles, live music from the Voetberg family and prize giveaways He said the event will be used to help raise funds for K-9 units PRESENTATIONS Commissioner Stamper made a motion to approve two proclamations one recognizing September 11, 2019, as a day of Remembrance and Commemoration and the other recognizing September 2019 as Senior Center Month Commissioner Jackson seconded Proclamation recognizing September 11, 2019,as a day of Remembrance and Commemoration. Commissioner Jackson read the proclamation into the record Steve Mansfield, Director of Emergency Services discussed the country's response to the tragedy 1 The commissioners discussed their memories of the 9 11 tragedy Proclamation recognizing September 2019 as Senior Center Month Former Commissioner Ron Averill of Centralia read the proclamation into the record Ron thanked the county for the opportunity to recognize Lewis County's senior citizens He noted that as president of the Lewis County Seniors, he sees the needs the sites throughout the county serve He said the sites give seniors the opportunity to get out and socialize The commissioners thanked Ron and the senior center support staff members for their commitment to the community Motion passed 2-0 CONSENT ITEMS Commissioner Stamper made a motion to approve minutes from the August 26,2019, meeting as well as Resolution 19-247 Commissioner Jackson seconded Resolution 19 247 Approval of warrants/claims against the various county departments Chief accountant Suzette Smith, representing the Auditor's Office, said warrants 818,467-818,627 and 818,655-818,847 were issued between Aug 23 and Sept S for payments against the county totaling $1,456,489 29 She said payroll/tax deposit warrants numbered 795,672 795,693 and Automatic Deposits 1235-1885 also were approved for payments totaling$1 416 778 88 Suzette noted a skip in sequence for warrants 818,435 818,466 and 818,628 818,654, which were issued on behalf of Special Purpose Districts Motion passed 2-0. DELIBERATION ITEMS Commissioner Stamper made a motion to approve Resolutions 19 248 through 19-251 Commissioner Jackson seconded Resolution 19 248 Approve an extension to the Communications Site Agreement between Weyerhaeuser NR Company and Lewis County for use of a radio repeater site for emergency communication on Baw Faw Peak and authorizing signatures thereon Steve Mansfield, Director of Emergency Services, spoke to the resolution He said the agreement allows for a five year extension regarding the use of an emergency radio repeater site 2 Resolution 19 249 Approve the SWMLSWFA Agreement between Washington Department of Ecology and Lewis County. JP Anderson, Director of Public Health and Social Services, spoke to the resolution He said the agreement provides$67,337 50 and requires a 25 percent match from the county for a project total of $89,783.33 JP said the funds will be used to reimburse Lewis County for Solid Waste enforcement and permitting activities Resolution 19 250•Approve an agreement between Lewis County and Danis McDaniel regarding the proposed purchase of properties located in the 100 block of NW Chehalis Ave.,and the 400 block of NW North St,Chehalis Steve Walton, Director of Central Services, spoke to the resolution He said the property owner has offered to sell a handful of properties to the county He said the properties will suit the county's future office and parking needs Steve said the purchase is covered by capital funds and will not affect the general fund Steve said the county eventually plans to build a new juvenile detention facility adjacent to the existing jail,creating the need for additional parking He said the county also would like to move Community Development to the main campus in the future, creating the need for more space Steve said the purchase will provide cost savings in the long run Resolution 19 251. List the bids received and contractor selected for the Lewis County 2019 Snow Sand Proposal. Don Carney,Senior Engineer in the Public Works Department,spoke to the resolution He said Good Crushing was the apparent low bidder($341,713 50) and that Public Works recommends awarding the snow sand bid to Good Crushing Motion passed 2-0. ANNOUNCEMENTS Commissioner Stamper thanked the public for their participation in county government Commissioner Jackson discussed his family's Labor Day weekend campout, noting that Candy Hallom was the group's corn hole champion He discussed recent groundbreaking ceremonies he attended and noted that the Penny Playground would soon hold its own groundbreaking ceremony Ron Averill said the Rotary club has raised $47,000 to support the Penny Playground renovation project He noted that the Lewis County Seniors will host their Night of Magic event at the Twin Cities Senior Center in October Peter Lahmann of Centralia invited the public to an event planned for noon Sept 14 to rename a Schaefer Park bridge in honor of the late Regina Clark 3 PRESS CONFERENCE No questions ADJOURNMENT The BOCC Business Meeting adjourned at 10 39 a m ,with the next Business Meeting scheduled for 10 a m Monday,September 16 2019, 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 80CC 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 :OARD 0 COUNTY COMMISSIO "S LEWIS •UNTY,WASHINGTON 41 a_ty .ri Rob rt C Jacksor"Chair 42faf ATTEST Gary Sta per, Vice Ch r\\Cx\ isi, Rieva L�, Clerk of t�j 3r. x N ' • Edna J Fund,Com ssioner •,\* i�0• , OF ��rti• u • SIN CE o • i • n 1845 *. • •, • proms 1s„,• 4