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Home My WebLink AboutCommissioners Proceedings - Commissioners - 20 (443)MINUTES GRANT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mondav, AUGUST 1s, 2007: 8:3o a.m. — 8:5o a.m. Elected Official Roundtable Discussion 9:3o a.m. — 9:50 a.m. WSU Extension MOA 1o:oo a.m. —1o:15 a.m. BOCC Office Safety Meeting 10:20 a.m. — 10:5o a.m. Commissioners Work Session Interlocal Agreement relating to Telecommunications Network between Grant County and Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County to provide the County with the ability to directly access and interconnect to the District's telecommunications Zipp system network. Commercial Lease Agreement between Grant County and Odessa Union Warehouse Cooperative for space on a structure for the placement of radio operating/testing equipment on the CounVs structure. 11:00 a.m. —11:50 a.m. Budget and Finance Update 1:30 p.m. —1:50 p.m. L Grammer, Assessor Update 2:00 p.m. — 2:50 p.m. B Varney, Accounting Software CANCELLED 3:00 p.m. — 3:20 P.M. R Smith, Human Resources Update 8 30 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. BOCC at Grant County Fair Opening Ceremony The Grant County Commissioners session was called to order at 9:oo a.m. with all the Commissioners in attendance with the Clerk of the Board. COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION The Commissioners approved and signed the Agreement between Grant County and Odessa Union Warehouse Cooperative, as stated above. The Commissioners reviewed the Agreement between Grant County and the Grant County PUD and have tabled it for further review by the PUD. As there was no further business to come before the Board the session was continued until August 14, 2007. Page 2 of 5 COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES TUESDAY. AUGUST 14. 2007; 8:3o a.m — 9:3o a.m. F DeTrolio, MACC Land Acquisition Meeting 1o:oo a.m. —11:3o a.m. R Stevens at MACC Finance Committee Meeting (Moses Lake) 10.3o a.m. —10:5o a.m. S Lorenz, Emergency Management Update 11:oo a.m. —11:2o a.m. V Cummings, Facility and Maintenance Update CANCELLED 11:3o a.m. — 3:00 P.M. HEARINGS EXAMINER 3:45 P.m. — 5:00 p.m. R Stevens, Out 3:00 p.m. — 3:20 P.M. S Hallstrom, PA Update 3:30 P.M. — 3:45 P.M. Consent Agenda 4:00 P.M. — 4:50 P.M. D Pohle, PW Update • Equipment Bid- Glass Pulverizer 4:00 p.m. — 4:10 p.m. Bid Opening, Ephrata Landfill Evaporation Pond The session was continued at 9:oo a.m. with all the Commissioners in attendance with the Clerk of the Board CONSENT AGENDA Commissioner Stevens moved to approve the Consent Agenda, Commissioner Carter seconded and the motion passed unanimously as presented below COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE: Commissioners Office Vouchers Resolution for notice of hearing in the matter of declaring certain county -owned property surplus and ordering the sale thereof, County Surplus Auction on September 5, 2007 at 10 30 am (Resolution No. 07 -111 -CC) GRANT MENTAL HEALTTiCARE Request for out of state travel for one employee to attend the "Benefits and Employment: Medical Assistance, Medicare, Social Security, and SSI" workshop on August 30, 2007 in Coeur d'Alene, ID. DISTRICT COURT Request for budget transfer in the amount of $1,105.00 from the Regular Salaries and Wages account (512.40.11.00) to the Temporary Help Account (512 40.12 o1) for extra help. Page 3 of 5 COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES BID OPENING EPHRATA LANDFILL EVAPORATION POND The following bids were received: Hilmes Construction $82,114.6o Bremmer Construction $96,869 92 Glacier Construction $105,007.74 A motion was made by Commissioner Carter to turn over the bids to Public Works for their review and recommendation, Commissioner Allison seconded and the motion passed with 2 Commissioners in attendance. D POHLE PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE The Commissioners approved and signed an Authorization to Call for Bids on Equipment Contract 2007- 13 for qty. 1 Mobile Glass Pulverizer. The Bid Opening was set for September 4, 2007 at 2:00 pm The Commissioners approved the recommendation of the Director to award the Bridge #425, Crescent Bar Rd NW (CRP 05-03) project to Westway Construction, Inc in the amount of $1,o61,359.00. The Chair of the Board was authorized to sign a Local Agency Agreement No. LA 5957 Supplement No. 2 between Grant County and the Washington State Department of Transportation for the Br #425, Crescent Bar Rd Project. The Commissioners approved the recommendation of the Director to award the Ephrata Landfill Evaporation Project to Hilmes Construction, Inc. in the amount of $82,114.6o. As there was no further business to come before the Board the session was continued until August 15, 2007. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1s, 2007: Too a.m. — 8:oo a.m. L Allison at GCEDC (Moses Lake) CANCELLED 8:3o a.m. — 1o:oo a.m. L Allison, RSN Medicaid Enrollee Review Conference Call 9:3o a.m. — 12:00 P.M. R Stevens, Disability Board Meeting 11:oo a.m. —1:30 p.m. LAllison with Gunpo Korea Delegation 1:30 P.M. — 3:00 p.m. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION (Sm Meeting Rm) 2:00 p.m. — 2:20 P.M. Closed Record Public Hearing, Boulder Ridge Acres Plat The session was continued at 9•oo a.m. with all the Commissioners in attendance with the Clerk of the Board. Page 4 of 5 COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES CLOSED RECORD PUBLIC HEARING, BOULDER RIDGE ACRES PLAT The Commissioners held a Closed Record Public Hearing regarding a Preliminary Plat Application from Kenneth McLeod of a 44.31 -acre parcel to create eight lots in the Rural Residential 1 zoning District of Grant County. The eight lots will range from 4.61 to 4 77 acres in size. All lots are presently vacant and will be for residential development A SEPA Mitigated Determination of Non -Significance (MDNS) was issued for this proposal on June 8, 2007. The subject area is located about 7 miles southeast of Ephrata, approx. half mile south of the intersection of State Hwy #17 and Neppel Road, and in the SW quarter of S 9, T 20 N, R 27 E, W M (Parcel no. 16-1633-007). Commissioner Stevens moved to uphold the Planning Commission recommendation and approve the application as presented, recognizing the 13 Conditions of Approval with modification to Condition #u, and fo Findings of Fact. Commissioner Allison seconded and the motion passed with 2 Commissioners in attendance. The hearing adjourned. (Resolution No. 07 -110 -CC) As there was no further business to come before the Board the session was continued until August 20, 2007. THURSDAY, AUGUST 16.2007: 9:oo a.m. — fo:oo a.m. L Allison at WRCIP All Board Conference Call CANCELLED 9:oo a.m. — fo:oo a.m. R Stevens at MACC (Moses Lake) 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. C Carter at Grant Transit Authority Board Meeting (Ephrata City Hall) MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: The Commissioners approved and signed Resolution No. o7-iog-CC in the matter of the Beasley Hill Wildfire on August 13, 2007 and declare it an emergency due to the impacts suffered. The Commissioners approved and signed 3 Personnel Action Requests recommending the salary, wage, and/or position changes for Barbara J. Vasquez and June Strickler, Commissioners Office; and for Melissa McKnight, Public Records Officer The Chair of the Board was authorized to sign the Randy Niessner (Randy Niessner Farm Unit 18 Short Plat) Final Plat Submission and Review, File #o6 -4676 -of, and the Gary Fendich (Willowcrest Estates Phase 3) Final Plat Submission and Review, File #03-3573-04 The Commissioners approved the recommendations of the Fairgrounds Facility Advisory Committee, Vern Cummings, Facilities and Maintenance Manager, and DOH & Associates to award the Fairgrounds Equine Barns project to Halme Builder, Inc., in the amount of S1,313,000.00; and to award the Fairgrounds Buildings 16 and 17 projects to Whitebird Construction and Development co. in the amount of S1,264,338.00. Page 5 of 5 COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES Signed this / ` day of, 20o8. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Grant County, Washington �wuy �ai/ciJ LeRoy A411son