2018-07-02 Business Meeting Minutes LEWIS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS(BOCC)
Business Meeting minutes
July 2, 2018
Present: Commissioner Fund, Commissioner Stamper
Absent: Commissioner Jackson
Recorder: Rieva Lester
Commissioner Fund called the meeting to order at 10:07 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 the Skookumchuck wind farm project.
He said RES Americas is working on the draft Environmental Impact Study, which he said the public will
have an opportunity to comment on. He said TransAlta and IPAT are discussing easement agreements.
Sean said RES Americas has received 21-24 comments. He said it's possible some of those comments
don't pertain to the project. Commissioner Stamper said he would speak with Lee Napier about the
project timeline.
CONSENT ITEMS
Commissioner Stamper made a motion to approve minutes from the June 25,2018, meeting as well as
Resolution 18-212. Commissioner Fund seconded.
Resolution 18-212:Approval of warrants/claims against the various county departments.
Chief accountant Suzette Smith, representing the Auditor's Office, said warrants 800435-800755,
totaling$608,126.89, were issued the week of June 22. She noted a skip in sequence for warrants
800756-800842, which were issued on behalf of Special Purpose Districts.
Motion passed 2-0.
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DELIBERATION ITEMS
Commissioner Stamper made a motion to approve Resolutions 18-213 through 18-216. Commissioner
Fund seconded.
Resolution 18-213: Authorize the initial placement of a Maintenance Technician I and/or Maintenance
Technician Senior on the Lewis County Salary Grid (13-step M grid)for non-union help.
Archie Smith, Human Resources Administrator, spoke to the resolution. He said the county has a lot of
projects for which it needs to bring on casual employees.
Resolution 18-214: List bids received and contractor selected for the Prairie Creek Culvert
Replacement Project(Bunker Creek Road MP 5.678), County Maintenance Project(CMP) No. 1604.
Tim Fife,County Engineer,spoke to the resolution. He said the call for bids was made June 11. He said
the project would be awarded to Barcott Construction, which provided the lowest responsive bid
($569,695.00).
Resolution 18-215: Restrict outdoor burning throughout unincorporated Lewis County.
Graham Gowing, Office Manager for Community Development,spoke to the resolution. He said the
burn restrictions are effective July 1. He said burn permits no longer are valid but that recreational fires
are still allowed. He said moisture readings indicate it's very dry out. He urged caution with fireworks.
Resolution 18-216: Designations and related appointments with the Washington Counties Risk Pool.
Wayne Whiton, Safety and Risk Administrator, spoke to the resolution. He said the resolution adds
Commissioner Jackson as the second alternate.
Motion passed 2-0.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
Commissioner Stamper sent his condolences to the family of Ben Eastman III.
Commissioner Fund discussed Destination Packwood's chicken dinner and her recent trip to the
lavender farm.
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PRESS CONFERENCE
Ron Averill of Centralia said the Farm Bureau will hold a meeting the following week.
Peter Lahmann said Centralia's Summerfest kicks off the morning of July 4 with a breakfast, followed by
a pie social and then the parade. Commissioner Fund noted that Pe Ell also has a parade on July 4.
ADJOURNMENT
The BOCC Business Meeting adjourned at 10:27 a.m., with the next Business Meeting scheduled for
10 a.m. Monday,July 9, 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.
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