2013-08-19 Board Meeting Minutes 1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
August 19, 2013
The Board of County Commissioners for Lewis County, Washington met in regular
session on Monday, August 19, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Commissioners Schulte, Grose,
and Edna J. Fund were in attendance. Chairman Schulte determined a quorum,
called the meeting to order and proceeded with the flag salute. Commissioner Grose
moved to approve the minutes from the 10:00 a.m. meeting held on Monday, August 12,
2013. Commissioner Fund seconded the motion.
Motion Carried 3-0
NOTICE
Commissioner Fund made a motion to approve Notice Agenda item one.
Commissioner Grose seconded the motion.
1. Notice: Regarding the temporary closure of Wildwood Road to through traffic
from August 26, 2013 to October 11, 2013. Resolution No. 13-449
Tim Elsea, Director of Public Works, stated replacement of a culvert located at mile
post 2.98 on Wildwood Road will necessitate closing the road between the Pe Ell
McDonald Road and State Highway 506 to through traffic during the period of work. The
closure will be from August 26, 2013 to October 11, 2013, starting at 7:00 A.M. on the
first day of closure and ending 5:00 P.M. on the last day of the closure.
Motion Carried 3-0
CONSENT
Commissioner Grose made a motion to approve Notice Agenda items two through
five. Commissioner Fund seconded the motion.
2. Resolution No.13-450 Approval of warrants for payment.
Commissioner Grose stated this Resolution approves 208 regular warrants for a total
payment against the County in the amount of $471,925.87.
3. Resolution No. 13-451 Approving a grant agreement with the Department of
Social and Health Services for the WorkFirst Program.
Danette York, Director of Public Health and Social Services, stated DSHS will send
a referral to LCPHSS. A Public Health Nurse (PHN) then contacts the parent to arrange
an appointment to assess the impact of a child’s special needs. The PHN will refer
parents to community resources and conduct follow-up evaluations when requested and
approved by the DSHS staff. DSHS shall compensate Lewis County $325.00 for each
child for whom an evaluation was completed and returned to DSHS staff and $225.00
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for each child whom a DSHS authorized, follow-up evaluation was completed and
returned to DSHS staff.
4. Resolution No. 13-452 Approving the cumulative contract changes over
$40,000 for the Koontz Road Widening Project.
Tim Elsea, Director of Public Works, stated we are closing out the Koontz Road
Widening Project. The final contract will go from $2.9 million to $3.4 million. This is a 17
to 18 percent increase in the cost. The biggest portion of the cost is due to unsuitable
subgrade removal. This is a ratification of the change orders to bring the project into
compliance with the State Auditor’s Office requirements.
5. Resolution No. 13-453 Approving the Rural Arterial Program (RAP) project
agreement for construction proposal amendment with the County Road
Administration Board (CRAB) for the Highway 603 Stabilization Project.
Tim Elsea, Director of Public Works, stated this is an example of a public involvement
process that went really well. We had an initial public involvement meeting almost a
year ago out in Winlock. Some concerns were brought up at that time. We went back
and relooked at our design and found out that this project was originally submitted in
2006. The entire project was designed for a 50 MPH roadway which makes sense
except that it is going right into the City of Winlock. It made more sense to leave the
curve at a 40 MPH so you can have a transition to the 25 mph speed limit as it goes into
the City of Winlock. The BOCC previously approved a Rural Arterial Program Project
Agreement for Construction Proposal contract between Lewis County and the County
Road Administration Board for the project. The proposed amendment will add language
to Section 7 of the existing Project Agreement that permits the Design Speed for the
curve located at milepost 13.21 to remain at 40 MPH.
Motion Carried 3-0
There being no further business, the Commissioners’ public meeting adjourned at 10:10
a.m. on August 19, 2013. The next public meeting will be held Monday, August 26,
2013, at 10:00 a.m.
Please note that minutes from the Board of County Commissioners’ meetings are not
verbatim. A recording of the meeting may be purchased at the Commissioners’ office.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST: P.W. Schulte, Chairman
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Karri Muir, CMC, Clerk of the Board F. Lee Grose, Commissioner
Lewis County Commissioners
Edna J. Fund, Commissioner