2019-05-06 Business Meeting Minutes LEWIS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS(BOCC)
Business Meeting minutes
May 6, 2019
Present Commissioner Stamper, Commissioner Fund
Absent Commissioner Jackson
Recorder Rieva Lester
Commissioner Stamper called the meeting to order at 10:01 a m , determined a quorum and then
proceeded with the flag salute
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
The commissioners announced the nominees, including Lewis County Sheriff's Office employee Lori
Pulver, Public Works employees Loren Buckman, Bill Garrison,Jeff Sanford, Marc Hamilton, Robin Saline
and Ryan Kelso, Public Health and Social Services employees Smokey Padgett and-Meja Handlen,
Juvenile employees Jennifer Walker and Megan Shepherd, Clerk's Office employee Joelle Roberts,
Facilities employees Tim York, Mel Coon,Tim Spencer, Matt Thuston, Gary Smith and Keith Scharber,
Fair employee Kelly Sneed and Auditor's Office employee Kayla Reynolds
The commissioners named Ryan Kelso as the 2018 Employee of the Year for his complete redesign of the
county's various departmental mapping programs and public web mapping
AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Tina Nelson, past president of the American Public Works Association (APWA) discussed the history and
mission of the APWA She presented the Project of the Year award to Lewis County for its work on the
Coal Creek project She lauded the Lewis County team for its innovation, expedience and attention to
protecting the environment
PRESENTATIONS
Commissioner Fund made a motion to approve two proclamations—one for Drug Court and the other
for National Correctional Officers and Employees Commissioner Stamper seconded
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Proclamation recognizing May 2019 as Drug Court Month
Judge Andrew Toynbee said Drug Court started in 2004 and has had more than 190 participants He said
Lewis County has a 67 percent success rate He provided a variety of other statistics about the program
and noted that Lewis County serves as a model for other drug courts across the state and nation Judge
Toynbee read into the record a proclamation recognizing May 2019 as Drug Court Month Audience
members involved with Lewis County Drug Court introduced themselves
Proclamation recognizing the first full week of May as National Correctional Officers and Employees
Week
Commissioner Fund read into the record a proclamation recognizing the first full week of May as
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week Sheriff Rob Snaza thanked his staff and the
community for their support
Motion passed 2-0.
CONSENT ITEMS
Commissioner Fund made a motion to approve minutes from the April 29,2019, meeting as well as
Resolution 19-126 Commissioner Stamper seconded
Resolution 19-126 Approval of warrants/claims against the various county departments
Financial Analyst II Amanda Migliaccio, representing the Auditor's Office, said warrants numbered
813610 813775 and direct disbursements numbered 795 796, 798 804, 807-811, 813-819 and 832 were
issued the week of April 26 for payments against the county totaling$480,201.03 She noted a skip in
sequence for warrants 813599-813609, which were issued on behalf of Special Purpose Districts
Motion passed 2-0
DELIBERATION ITEMS
Commissioner Fund made a motion to approve Resolutions 19-127 through 19-132 Commissioner
Stamper seconded
Resolution 19-127•Authorize the Director of IT Services to execute the renewal of an Enterprise
Agreement with En Pointe,a Washington state contracted reseller for Microsoft Corporation licenses
Steve Wohld, Director of IT Services,spoke to the resolution He said the renewal takes place annually
to ensure the correct number of licenses are in place
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Resolution 19-128. Approve an amended agreement with Cascade Pacific Action Alliance for
Medication Assisted Treatment
Budget Services Manager Becky Butler spoke to the resolution She said the amendment amount is
$176,740 and that the grant is for funding through Jan 31, 2022
Resolution 19-129•Approve moving the oversight and fiscal responsibility of the Criminal Justice
Treatment Account from Great Rivers Behavioral Health Organization (GRBHO)to the Lewis County
Public Health &Social Services Department
JP Anderson, Deputy Director of Public Health and Social Services, spoke to the resolution He said it
will be more financially beneficial to have the long-standing treatment account go under local control
Resolution 19-130 Approve a Title VI Non-Discrimination Agreement between Lewis County and the
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and authorize signatures thereon
Josh Metcalf, Director of Public Works,spoke to the resolution He said all federal agency receiving
federal funds must establish a Title VI Non-Discrimination Program
Resolution 19-131•Selection of a consultant for the A&E Professional Services for the Lewis County
Communications Infrastructure Planning Study
Josh Metcalf, Director of Public Works, spoke to the resolution He said Public Works deems the lone
applicant, Hatfield and Dawson Consulting Engineers, qualified to perform the study and that the
contract amount will total no more than $89,180
Resolution 19 132 List the bids received and contractor selected for the Borst Avenue Safety
Improvements project,CRP 2139
Josh Metcalf, Director of Public Works,spoke to the resolution He said Lewis County received six bids
for the project and that C&R Tractor and Landscaping submitted the lowest responsive bid of
$3,185,381.41 Josh noted that the engineer's estimate had totaled $4,486,390 He said requesting the
bids earlier in the year likely helped attract bids that were less than the engineer's estimate
Motion passed 2-0
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GOOD OF THE ORDER
Commissioner Fund discussed her attendance at the recent Spring Youth Fair,Vader May Day parade
and Opioid Forum
Commissioner Stamper discussed his attendance at the weekend festival in Packwood He also thanked
Public Works and all county employees for their hard work
PRESS CONFERENCE
There were no questions from the press
Commissioner Fund discussed the previous week's Mayors' Meeting and U S Census Bureau's
presentation about the importance of counting every resident during the upcoming census count
ADJOURNMENT
The BOCC Business Meeting adjourned at 10.41 a m , with the next Business Meeting scheduled for
10 a m Monday, May 13, 2019, in the Commissioners' Hearing Room (Room 223)
Please note that minutes from the 80CC 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 80CC meetings also is aired on Comcast Channel3 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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