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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - BOCCGRANT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Meeting Agenda Week of September 7, 2026 —September 13, 2026 Commission Chambers, 35 C Street NW Ephrata, WA 98823 � �Cv Please note that all meetings of the Grant County Board of Commissioners are offered as hybrid meetings and can be attended in person at the Commission Chambers at 35 C St. NW, Ephrata, WA 98823, or remotely through Zoom. Tuesday meetings include an Open Forum for Public Input at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted. Instructions for attending the meetings remotely: Web Address: https://grantcountywa.zoom.us/i/91453575883?pwd=iEgru3QsTslibMxcuSAQv9caV24f2S.1 Event Number: 914 5357 5883 Event Password: 26229323 To Join via Audio: United States: +1-253-205-0468 Meeting ID: 914 5357 5883 Password: 26229323 International Numbers: https://grantcountVwa.zoom.us/u/awaJgiWgl MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 Courthouse Closed in Observance of the Holiday TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 8:30 a.m. — 9:00 a.m. County Administrator Update 9:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. Consent Agenda Review /Work Session • Items to be moved to Board Discussion/Decisions 9:30 a.m. —10:00 a.m. Sheriff's Office Update 10:00 a.m. —10:30 a.m. Position Management Review/ Human Resources Update • Position Management Request Review • Open Forum for Public Comment (5-minute time limit, Human Resources related topics, only) • Anticipated Executive Sessions: o Labor Relations — RCW 42.30.140(4)(a) o Employee Evaluation — RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) o Personnel Disciplinary Matters — RCW 42.30.110(1)(f) Page 2of5 Grant County Commissioners Agenda Week of September 7, 2026 • Position Management • Budget, Finance, Compensation • Recruitment • Benefits 11:00 a.m. ®11:30 a.m. Commissioner's Meeting • Call to order • Open Forum for Public Input (3 minutes per person, 15-minute time limit) • Approval of Agenda • Correspondence (i.e. Emails received that need response, letters of support etc.) • Commissioners Roundtable — Miscellaneous Discussion • Consent Agenda — All items are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion of the Commissioners with no separate discussion. o If a separate discussion is desired, that consent item may be removed and placed under Board Discussion/Decision. AUDITOR'S OFFICE 1. Approve 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. COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE 2. Approve Commissioners' Minutes for the week of August 31, 2026. 3. Approve Letter to State Senators requesting to oppose the inclusion of SAVE America Act Provisions in the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). 4. Approve Letter of Support for the HopeSource Lakeview Apartments Housing project, Certification of Consistency with the Grant County Five -Year Plan to End Homelessness and Letter of Consistency with the Grant County Comprehensive Plan. 5. Approve Letter of Support for the proposed Residential Treatment and Withdrawal Management Facility, Holman Recovery Center (HRC)., in Moses Lake, WA. 6. Approve Letter of Appreciation to Susan Freeman for service on the Grant County Planning Commission. 7. Approve Reimbursement Request from Beverly Water District on the Strategic Infrastructure Program (SIP) No. 2025-04 New Reservoir project, in the amount of $121,249.85. 8. Approve Reimbursement Request from Housing Authority of Grant County on the Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG) No. 26-46108-10 in the amount of $158,,577.95 for July 2026 services. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES / FIRE MARSHAL 9. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Katie Smithson to attend the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland for required training. Dates of travel are November 8 through November 14, 2026. Estimated cost is less than $750.00, all other costs are covered by the federal government. This is a planned expense, to be paid from the 2026 CRR Budget line. Page 3 of 5 Grant County Commissioners Agenda Week of September 7, 2026 DISTRICT COURT 10. Approve Resolution and request for Kristen Arizmendi, District Court Administrator, to DocuSign Interagency Reimbursement Agreement AOC3579 between Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts and Grant County District Court. Reimbursement not to exceed $8,107.00 during the period from July 1,, 2026 to June 30, 2027. FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE 11. Approve Request to Proceed with moving the stairway at the Grant County Solid Waste Facility on Neva Lake Road in Ephrata. Montcada Sons LLC was the lowest bidder at $30,296. This is a 2026 planned Capital Project to be paid out of Public Works 401 funds. FAIRGROUNDS 12. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Lisa Sniffin and Tess Kaleohano to attend the Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs in Layton, Utah. Dates of travel are November 10 through November 14, 2026. Estimated cost per person is $1,763.12. NEW HOPE 13. Approve Resolution and Request for Kim Pope, Director,, to DocuSign Federal Interagency Agreement #F24-31219-450 with the Department of Commerce for the Office of Crime victims Advocacy Community Services Division, Children's Advocacy Center Child Centered Services Grant in the amount of $106,868 for the July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 grant cycle. PUBLIC WORKS 14. Approve Request to Purchase Alternate Daily Cover, for the Ephrata Solid Waste Landfill, from New Waste Concepts, Inc. in the amount of $73,170 delivered, excluding sales tax. This will consist of ProGuard SB 2, green dye packs & Hydro Lok. 15. Approve Award Recommendation and Award Letter to Moses Lake Iron & Metal for Scrap Metal Crushing 2026 in the amount of $105 per net ton for scrap metal and $0.15 per pound or $300 per net ton for refrigeration compressors. The first crushing work is to be completed no later than December 31., 2026. 16. Approve Federal Aid Project- Prospectus AND Local Agency Agreement between Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Grant County for County Road Project 24-03 (Desert Aire Pedestrian Safety), amended from the Walk -On Consent Items from August 31., 2026, excluding the addendum & additional documents originally included by the County. 17. Approve Federal Aid Project Prospectus AND Local Agency Agreement between Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Grant County for County Road Project 24-04 (Rd 24-NW Palisades Reconstruction), amended from the Walk -On Consent Items from August 31, 2026, excluding the addendum & additional documents originally included by the County. Page 4 of 5 Grant County Commissioners Agenda Week of September 7, 2026 18. Approve Federal Aid Project Prospectus AND Local Agency Agreement between Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Grant County for County Road Project 24-02 (Rd U-NE Overlay), amended from the Walk -On Consent Items from August 31, 2026, excluding the addendum &additional documents originally included by the County. RFNFW 19. Approve Request to Purchase Seventy -Five (75) New Computers (Computer replacement), from CDW-G in the amount of $114,483.41 including tax fund 115. 20. Approve Request for Dell Anderson, Director, to electronically sign Amendment #34 Agreement between Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc. and Grant County dba Renew. 21. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Tanya Nunez and Conne Guerrero to attend the 2026 Baldridge Conference in New Orleans, LA. Dates of travel are November 11 through November 13, 2026. Estimated cost per person $2,251.15. 22. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Dayana Ruiz to attend the 2026 Baldridge Conference in New Orleans, LA. Dates of travel are November 11 through November 13, 2026. Estimated cost per person $2,182.15. 23. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Juan Padilla to attend the 2026 Baldridge Conference in New Orleans, LA. Dates of travel are November 11 through November 13, 2026. Estimated cost per person $2,251.15. TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 24. Approve Purchase Order #1096 for CDW-G for (12) Replacement Laptops with a 3-year warranty total amount $25,886.74. This is a budgeted computer replacement to be paid out of fund 501. Board Discussion/Decisions Items (Items to discuss and items that were removed from Consent Agenda. These items will be acted upon together) • Adjournment 11:30 a.m. —12:00 p.m. Open Record Public Hearing, Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale or Distribution of Kratom Products An Open Record Public Hearing will be held to consider an Ordinance prohibiting the sale or distribution of Kratom products within the geographical confines of unincorporated Grant County. A copy of the Ordinance being considered can be found on the Grant County Website under "Upcoming Public Hearings" or may be requested by emailing the Commissioners' Office at commissioners@grantcountywa.gov. Page 5 of 5 Grant County Commissioners Agenda Week of September 7, 2026 Below, you will find a list of meetings that the Commissioners may be attending. For more information, please contact the Commissioner's Office by email at commissioners@grantcountywa.gov or by phone at (509) 754-2011 ext. 2901. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 No Individual Meetings Held TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 • 5:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m. Quincy Valley Regional Parks District Board Meeting (C Carter) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 0 10:00 a.m. —10:30 a.m. LEOFF-1 Disability Board Meeting (K Burgess) • 11:00 a.m. —11:30 a.m. PCC Rail Authority Meeting (K Burgess) • 1:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. Columbia Basin Development League (CBDL) Meeting (R Jones) • 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. Grant County Health Board Meeting (K Burgess & C Carter) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 • 9:00 a.m. —10:00 a.m. Multi -Agency Communications Center (MACC) Meeting (R Jones) • 11:00 a.m. —11:30 a.m. Meeting with Tourism Chair (R Jones) 0 1 1 •30 a.m. _ 1 •30 r, m Cr,h,Fata CeY\A aFd Ce neil ^f GeeyeFr,mor,ts. (K. LB 1rcr� Cancelled • 1:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. Area Aging/Council of Governments Meeting (C Carter) • 1:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. County Cabinet Meeting (K Burgess) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 No Individual Meetings Held NOTE: ALL TIMES ARE ESTIMATES TO ASSIST IN SCHEDULING AND MAY BE CHANGED SUBJECT TO THE BUSINESS OF THE DAY AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION. THE BOARD MAY ADD AND/OR DELETE AND TAKE ANY ACTION ON ANY ITEM NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE AGENDA. ANY SUBJECT PLACED ON THE AGENDA REGARDLESS OF HOW THE MATTER IS STATED ON THE AGENDA, MAY BE ACTED UPON BY THE BOARD. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ACCOMODATIONS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.