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GRANT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2019
The Grant County Commissioners session began at 9:00 a.m. with all Commissioners in attendance.
9:00 a.m. — 9:20 a.m. B Rang, ASC Update and Misc BOCC Action (Items 1 through 7)
A motion was made by Commissioner Stevens, seconded by Commissioner Carter, to approve items 1
through 3, 5 and 6 on the agenda as presented. Item 4 was held and item 7 was for information only.
The motion passed unanimously.
1. Possible vouchers for insurance, legal services, grant administration, etc. (Approved)
2. Snow Removal Service Contract between Kevin Judkins of KJ's Lawn Care and Grant County
Facilities and Maintenance to include Juvenile Court and Youth Services, Courthouse Campus
Parking Lots and the Moses Lake District Court Parking Lot. Term of the contract is December 23,
2019 through November 15, 2020. (Approved)
3. Lease agreement between Grant County (Grant Integrated Services-GrIS) and Grant County
Public Hospital District No. 5 / Mattawa Community Medical Clinic for GrIS to lease office space
at the clinic located at 215 11t Street and Columbia, Mattawa, WA in the amount of $800.00 per
month. Term is January 1't, 2020 through December 31, 2020. (Approved)
4. Request from Coulee City asking for reconsideration of the contingency placed upon them on
November 18, 2019 that required a Letter of Support from the Soap Lake Hospital District for
Strategic Infrastructure Program SIP Project #2019-12: Port of Coulee City — Coulee City Medical
Clinic for approval of $169,000 grant funding. (Item placed on hold)
5. Agreement for Professional Services with Erlandsen and Associates from the County eligibility
list for Architectural and Engineering services to review, design and engineer the campground
facilities at the Fairgrounds. (Approved)
6. Memorandum of Understanding for participation in the Whole Person Care Collaborative
Learning Community between Grant Integrated Services and North Central Accountable
Community of Health (NCACH). Term is December 23rd, 2019 through December 31", 2021.
(Approved)
7. Master Services Agreement between Accountable Communities of Health and Grant Integrated
Services for the management of the 1115(a) Medicaid demonstration entitled Medicaid
Transformation Project demonstration. Term is December 23, 2019 through December 31, 2021.
(No signature needed, supplement to item 6 above.)
10:00 a.m. —10:15 a.m. Commissioners Office Safety Meeting
10:30 a.m. —10:45 a.m. Citizen Public Comment Period (No public in attendance)
11:00 a.m. —11:30 a.m. Budget and Finance Update
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11:30 a.m. —11:50 a.m. Consent Agenda (Items 1 through 14)
A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stevens, to approve items 1
through 13 on the agenda as presented. Item 14 was withdrawn by the Veteran Services Coordinator.
The motion passed unanimously.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
1. Commissioners Office and Public Defense Vouchers for approval. (Approved)
2. Recommendation from the Grant County Health and Wellness Committee to discontinue
medical benefits for retirees beginning January 1, 2020. (Approved)
3. Multi Agency Communications Center (MACC) Claims Payment Request for Batch 01-93 in the
amount of $20,178.67. (Approved)
4. Recommendations from the Health and Wellness Committee to amend the previously adopted
Wellness Program to be offered to county employees: (Approved)
a. Amend the date that all activities must be completed to November 15, 2020; and
b. Amend the date the incentive payment would be received to the first quarter of 2021.
5. Request for out of state travel for Brittany Rang to attend the Laserfiche Empower Conference
from February 10 —14, 2020 in Long Beach, CA, as an employee of the Commissioner's Office.
(Approved)
6. Recommendation from the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) to approve the following
grant fund dispersements: (Approved)
Basin Community Theatre
Promotion
$ 5,000
Central Basin Community Concert Assoc.
Promotion
$ 10,000
City of George —Monument
Capital
$ 3,000
Columbia Basin Allied Arts
Promotion
$ 10,000
Coulee City — Monument
Capital
$ 8,000
Coulee City Rodeo Association — Rodeo
Event
$ 4,000
Coulee Corridor Consortium — Sign
Capital
$ 2,783
Coulee Corridor Consortium
Promotion
$ 4,000
Desert Aire Owners Association
Promotion
$ 4,000
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce — Sign
Capital
$ 22,000
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce — Wine & Art Walk
Event
$ 3,000
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce — Car & Toy Show
Event
$ 5,000
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce — Miracle on Main
Event
$ 2,000
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce — Sage -N -Sun
Event
$ 5,000
Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce
Promotion
$ 12,000
Historical Ephrata Fund — K2 in the Park
Capital
$ 10,000
Moses Lake Spring Festival — Freedom Festival
Event
$ 50,000
Moses Lake Spring Festival — Spring Fest
Event
$ 25,000
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival
Event
$ 7,000
Quincy Chamber of Commerce — Farmers Market
Event
$ 1,000
Quincy Chamber of Commerce — Pike Minnow
Event
$ 2,000
Quincy Chamber of Commerce —Trout Derby
Event
$ 2,000
Quincy Valley Allied Arts
Promotion
$ 5,000
Quincy Valley Historical Society
Promotion
$ 9,000
Ridge Riders Saddle Club — Colorama Rodeo
Event
$ 10,000
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Royal City Royalfest — Summerfest
Event $ 5,000
Soap Lake Chamber of Commerce
Capital $ 8,000
Soap Lake Masquers Theater
Promotion $ 9,000
Total Recommended Grant Distribution
$ 242,783
AUDITOR'S OFFICE —ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
7. Payment of vouchers certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those
expense reimbursement claims certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.090,
as recorded on a listing and made available to the Board. (Approved in the amount of
$835,827.85)
AUDITOR'S OFFICE — ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
8. Designation of County Commissioner Tom Taylor to serve as the County Legislative Authority on
the Canvassing Board for the Special Election to be held on February 11, 2020. Commissioner
Carter was previously designated but is not unavailable. (Approved)
WSU EXTENSION
9. Request for out of state travel throughout 2020 for their employees to travel to WSU in
Hermiston, OR and Moscow, ID. Employees frequently travel to these locations to conduct their
jobs. This blanket approval will be in place of requesting travel for each individual travel date.
(Approved)
CENTRAL SERVICES
10. Recommendation to hire Southern Bleacher Company (who originally installed the bleachers) to
install an aluminum angle beneath the Fairgrounds bleachers to prevent garbage from falling
out of the stands (bleacher kickplates). The amount of this project is $42,401.42 and was added
to their 2020 budget. (Approved)
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
11. Request for out of state travel for Corrections Command Staff (Kriete, Durand, Coats and
Erickson) to attend the Jail and Prisoner Operational and Legal Issues Conference from January
13 —16, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV. (Approved)
12. Budget extension request in the amount of $9,427.75 to purchase a vehicle wrap, labor and
installation for their newly purchased mobile command vehicle, through CW Wraps. (Approved,
the public hearing was scheduled for January 14, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.)
13. Request to purchase a Tait Radio, Wireless Components, Cradlepoint items and RAM in the
amount of $5,800.00 through Technology Services, for upgrades to their newly purchased
command bus. These funds were previously designated for a GETAC Mobile Data Terminal but
they decided not to purchase it. (Approved)
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VETERAN SERVICES
14. Veterans Assistance Fund policy for approval. (Withdrawn by the Veteran Services Director)
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
The Commissioners approved and signed the Public Works County Payroll Salary Fund for their
December 20, 2019 payroll.
Working Agreement with Teamsters Local Union No. 760, Teamsters, Food Processing Employees, Public
Employees, Warehousemen and Helpers, Sheriff's Support Staff Unit - January 1, 2019 to December 31,
2021.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 AND 25, 2019
Christmas Holiday, Courthouse Closed
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 AND 27.2019
No meetings held
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
The Chair of the Board authorized the Clerk of the Board to initial his approval on the Gilbert Levander
(Gracie Lou Short Plat No. 2) File # P 19-0280 (preliminary P 18-0035); and the Brian Harwood and
Willson Harwood (Harwood Short Plat) File # P 19-0375 (preliminary P 19-0299) Final Plat Submission
and Reviews.
Signed this _LLTf"day of f�b 2020.
� Att st:
ar ara J. Vasquez,
of the Board
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
Cindy Carter, Chair
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Tom Taylor, Vice-CI}p
Richard Stevens, Member