HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - BOCCPublic meetings were held in person with a WEBEX Conference Call/Video option available.
MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022
The Grant County Commissioners session began at 8:30 a.m. with all Commissioners in attendance.
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Travel Policy Meeting
9:30 a.m. —10:30 a.m. Commissioner's Office Update
• Grant Update — JF
• Boards/Committees — JG
• Horticultural Pest and Disease Board — Appointment - JG
10:30 a.m. —10:40 a.m. Bid Opening, County Paper of Record for Legal Notices
The only bid received was from the Columbia Basin Herald for the amount of $5.50 per column
inch. Per RCW 36.72, the contract will be awarded at the first Monday in April.
11:00 p.m. —11:30 a.m. Budget and Finance Update
11:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. D Stone, Finance Committee Meeting
11:30 a.m. —12:00 p.m. C Carter, Phone Call w/ Sarah Platin
12:00 p.m. —12: 30 p.m. Prosecuting Attorney Meeting regarding Ephrata Landfill
Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) Commissioner Stone called an Executive Session to order at
12:09 p.m. to go until 12:25 p.m. regarding Litigation. In attendance were Commissioners
Carter, Stone and Jones, Kevin McCrae and Rebekah Kaylor, Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
Commissioner Stone closed the session at 12:25 p.m.
12:00 p.m. —1:00 p.m. WSAC Virtual Assembly
1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. Commissioners Round Table — Miscellaneous Discussion
• Letter to City of Ephrata >A for Bus Stop in Front of the Courthouse (CC)
• Department Head/Elected Official Luncheon Training Topic
2:00 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. B Laughlin, Development Services Discussion
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2:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. RJones,. Out
3:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. Grant County Fire District-ARPA Funding Discussion
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
The Chair of the Board was authorized to sign the following Final Plat Submission and Reviews:
Kevin Child (KC-WLC Short Plat) File # P 22-0025 (preliminary P 21-0345)
Dale Wesselius (Wesselius Short Plat) File # P 22-0099 (preliminary P 21-0309)
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022
The session was continued to 8:30 a.m. with all Commissioners in attendance.
8:30 a.m. — 9:00 a.m. K McCrae, Prosecuting Attorney's Office Update
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. K Eslinger, Human Resources Update
Discussion Items
Req77
uest
Action
Change in Payroll Schedule
Authority
Authority
Building Official
Guidance
Provided
Development Services Interim
FYI Only
No Action
Schedule Flexibility
Guidance
Guided
Authorization Requests `
Request
Action
PAR —Desiree Ochocinski
Sign
Signed
New Hope —Enhancement Funds
Sign
Signed
Prosecutor— Relocation Allowance
Sign
Signed
Cornpen anon; Benefits, Payroll, &
I
Request
Action
'
.._ .Leave
Request
Action'
New Hope Financial Position
Guidance
Guided
Recruitment /Civil Seivice .` ..
Request
Action'
Building Official
Guidance
Guided
GIS Coordinator
Guidance
Guided
Development Service Director
Guidance
Guided
Plans Examiner 1
FYI Only
No Action
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Renew
FYI Only
No Action
Public Works
FYI Only
No Action
Labor Relations
Request r
Action
Bargaining Update &Authority
Authority
Authority
a) 2023 CPI Range
Provided
b) Sick Leave Payout
c) Retiree Benefits Program
Legal Actions
Request
Action ;
WSHRC Complaint
FYI Only
No Action
Adame v Grant County
FYI Only
No Action
Armstrong v Grant County
FYI Only
No Action
Prince v Grant County
FYI Only
No Action
Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(f) -Personnel Disciplinary Matters, RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) -Job
Applicant/Evaluation, and 42.30.140(4)(a) —Negotiations, Commissioner Stone called an
Executive Session to order at 9:27 a.m. to go until 9:55 a.m. In attendance were Commissioners
Carter, Stone and Jones, Kirk Eslinger and Decorah Anderson, Human Resources. Commissioner
Stone closed the session at 9:55 a.m.
Personnel Action Request (PAR) for the salary, wage and/or position change for Desiree
Ochocinski, District Court. (Approved)
Recommendation Memorandum fora 2022 Wage Enhancement Payment in the amount of
$3,500.00 for the employees of New Hope/Kids Hope due to one time wage enhancements from
the Department of Commerce and the Department of Social and Health Services. (Approved)
Request from the Prosecuting Attorney to allow fora $5,000.00 relocation allowance for
relocation expenses for Jeremiah Jensen. (Approved)
10:00 a.m. —1:00 p.m. Solar Regulations Workshop
The Commissioners will be meeting with the Department of Development Services to review
proposed regulations relating to solar and/or wind regulation on commercial projects. This
workshop is open to the public; however, public comment is not being solicited at this
workshop. An open record hearing is scheduled for April 26, 2022 at 3:15 p.m. at which time
any member of the public may provide direct testimony to the Board.
1:00 p.m. —1:30 p.m. S Castro, Public Works Recruitment Discussion
Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(8) Commissioner Stone called an Executive Session to order at
1:01 p.m. to go until 1:25 p.m. regarding Job Applicant/Evaluation. Commissioner Stone
continued the session to 1:31 p.m. In attendance were Commissioners Carter, Stone and Jones,
Decorah Anderson, and Kirk Edinger with Human Resources, and Sam Castro and Sam Dart with
Public Works. Commissioner Stone closed the session at 1:31 p.m.
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1:30 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING: S Castro, Public Works Performance of a Public
Employee
Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(8) Commissioner Stone called an Executive Session to order at
1:35 p.m. to go until 1:55 p.m. regarding Job Applicant/Evaluation. In attendance were
Commissioners Carter, Stone and Jones, Sam Castro and Sam Dart with Public Works.
Commissioner Stone closed the session at 1:55 p.m.
2:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. Commissioner's Meeting
1. Call to order
2. Open Forum for Citizen Input (3 minutes per person, 15 -minute time limit) None
3. Approval of Agenda A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner
Jones, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed unanimously.
4. Correspondence (ie. Emails that have come in that need response, letters of support etc)
5. Commissioners Roundtable — Miscellaneous Discussion
6. Consent Agenda- (Items 1 through 16) All items are considered routine and will be enacted by
one motion of the commissioners with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired,
that item may be removed and placed under Board Discussion/Decision. A motion was made by
Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Jones, to approve the consent agenda as
presented with the following amendments: Item 12 withdrawn, and item 13 will be held for
further discussion. The motion passed unanimously.
AUDITOR'S OFFICE
1. 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. In the amount
of $464,,604.69 and $1,815.52.
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
2. Approval of Commissioners March 7 and 14, 2022 Minutes.
3. Invoices
4. Request from the Benton County Commissioners Office fora letter of support for Three
Rivers Behavioral Health Recovery Center and their application for funding to provide
5. Approval of Grant Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Grant Agreements as follows:
Grant #
Grant funds for:
Organization Name: $Approved
2022-07
A Single Event
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce $500.00
2022-08
A Single Event
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce $3,000.00
2022-09
A Single Event
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce $5,000.00
2022-10
Tourism Promotion
Ephrata Chamber of Commerce $3,,000.00
2022-14
Tourism Promotion
Grant County LTAC $11'.000.00
2022-16
Tourism Promotion
Grant County Tourism $504,000.00
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2022-21 A Single Event Quincy Valley Tourism Assoc $1,000.00
2022-22 A Single Event Quincy Valley Tourism Assoc $1,.000.00
6. Request from the Veterans Advisory Board (VAB) to change their membership
composition to include a representative from the Combat Veterans Motorcycle
Association (CVMA).
7. Request to allow Sacred Assembly to hold a public prayer gathering on May 1, 2022 at
5:00 p.m. on the Grant County Courthouse lawn. If approved 2022 Agreement regarding
use of County property for public purpose will be signed.
CENTRAL SERVICES
8. Request for Sole Source Resolution to purchase comprehensive equipment package for
an autopsy suite for the new Grant County Morgue. Sole Source vendor is MOPEC.
Resolution No. 22 -033 -CC
NFW HnPF
9. Proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Grant County.
10. Proclamation declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Grant County.
11. Request to the County Road Department for reimbursable work between Grant County
and Adams County to provide asphalt plant inspection for Booker Road Overlay #2 CRP -
195. Work shall be completed no later than May 31, 2022 to July 1, 2022 with a total of
12 days of inspection with a maximum reimbursement amount of $7,000.00.
12. County Road Administration Board (CRAB) 2021 Digital Submittal Certification for annual
reports for RAP Certification of Diversion and Road Fund Expenditures for Traffic Law
Enforcement; 2021 Annual Certification and 2021 Certification of Road Fund
Expenditures for Fish Passage Barrier Removal. Withdrawn
RENEW
13. Out of state travel request for Darci Alamos to attend the 2022 Harm Reduction
Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico October 10-17, 2022. Total travel cost is $2.,812.11
and will be funded by Behavioral Health. Item held for further review/discussion.
14. Out of state travel request for Cecilia Godinez Hernandez to attend 2022 American
Association of Suicidology Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois April 27-30, 2022. Total
travel cost is $2,087.29 and will be funded by Cares Act (ABPA).
15. Out of state travel request for Dayana Ruiz to attend 2022 American Association of
Suicidology Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois April 27-30.,2022. Total travel cost is
$2,483.93 and will be funded by Cares Act (ABPA).
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SHERIFF'S OFFICE
16. Port of Ephrata Use Agreement to utilize Port District No. 9 of Grant County, (Port of
Ephrata) taxiway B to conduct Emergency Vehicle &Motorcycle Operator Instructor's
Course. Term of agreement is April 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 in the amount
of $900.00 for two yearly uses (for each training).
7. Board Discussion/Decisions Items (Items to discuss and items that were removed from Consent
Agenda. These items will be acted upon individually) A motion was made by Commissioner
Carter, seconded by Commissioner Jones, to approve the two (2) walk-on items as presented.
The motion passed unanimously.
o Walk-on items:
Letter of support to Senator Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell, and Dan Newhouse
for the Port of Moses Lake's funding requests to construct a new water main
and access road to the Port's Watergate Development and to install a new
sanitary sewer life state to support the Port's Southwest Hangar Development.
Real Estate Tax Affidavit and General Warranty Deed for the sale of county
property to the United States of America, Department of the Interior Bureau of
Reclamation, Columbia Basin Project, Moses Lake, Washington land purchase
agreement/contract # 16-07-16-L5621 for address of 9183 Stratford Road NE,
Moses Lake (parcel No. 170928002). The total purchase price is $46.,165.00
(Public Works).
8. Adjournment
3:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. K Allen, Clerk's Office Update
5:30 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. D Stone, North Central Workforce Development Board Meeting
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2022
9:30 a.m. —11:30 a.m. Tourism Commission Meeting
3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. D Stone, ARPA Committee Meeting
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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022
10:00 a.m. —11:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2022
D Stone, Out
R Jones, Lodging Tax Basics — MRSC (Webinar)
R Jones, Travel Policy Review Meeting
D Stone, WSAC Meeting to discuss potential opioids litigation
settlement (zoom)
Signed this day of 2022.
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