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HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation - BOCCBoard of County Commissioners Grant County WHEREAS, THE ROYAL CITY KNIGHTS FOOTBALL TEAM and their 2019 State 1A 1ST PLACE TITLE have brought great honor and recognition to ROYAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL, THE CITY OF ROYAL, CITY AND GRANT COUNTY, and WHEREAS, they are a great example of all that is wholesome in the youth of Grant County, and WHEREAS, Grant County wants to recognize and applaud the example of leadership they have exhibited to today's youth, and WHEREAS, they have shown what dedication and determination in striving to accomplish goals can do, and WHEREAS, they have shown perseverance throughout a year long process and attained State recognition by finishing first in the State, now therefore NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT that the Grant County Commissioners and all the citizens of Grant County thank them for representing our County so well and congratulate them on a job well done. Signed this 17th day of December, 2019. Dated this — day of , 20_ Board of County Commissioners Grant County, Washington Approve Disapprove Abstain t}ist#I Dist# 1 Dist# I Dist #2 Dist # 2 Dist # 2 Dist 43 _ Dist # 3 Dist # 3 To: Grant County Board of County Commissioners From: Tristyn Eldredge Chair, on behalf of the Grant Cou CC: Barbara Vasquez Date: December 10, 2019 Re: Grant County Central Safety Committee Recomm( --- - - r - i- - L_ge, o� 6!! "i— a?A-h— The Grant County Central Safety Committee would like to present a reLU11 111=11uaL1U11 concerning the safety and security of the Grant County Courthouse Campus. After much discussion, the Central Safety Committee is recommending Grant County move to a single entrance campus. In addition to the single entrance, the committee suggests closing off all current entrances and making them exit only doors. These changes would not only aid in ensuring the safety of Grant County Employees but the citizens who visit and practice business at the courthouse on a daily basis. This Committee believes these changes are necessary to eliminate possible risks and threats to the employees and the community we serve while conducting business at the Grant County Courthouse. While the Committee is unaware of the actual costs to implement a single entrance, the Committee believes a few directional signs placed strategically around the campus and locking all non -single point access doors with one additional screening device with staffing is relatively inexpensive. If compared to the costs of insurance deductibles, litigation, and the loss of faith and goodwill associated with one injury or death from an active threat carried out. Law Enforcement and experts in the field of safety continually recommend single point entry for schools and government buildings as one of the easiest ways to deter active threats. We need to think beyond the mentally ill individual and look closer at the fact that most active shooter or threat incidents are at places of business and not just schools and churches; these acts being committed by disgruntled former employees or aggravated citizens. In the last five years alone, there have been 121 active shooter incidents that happened in places of business such as County Police Department, Armed Forces Career Center, and a courthouse in Texas. The Committee would you like to thank you for your time and consideration of this recommendation and we look forward to your response. Grant County Central Safety Committee V E D ISSEti `:ERS Barbara Vasauez From: Tristyn R. Eldredge Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:30 PM To: Barbara Vasquez Subject: RE: Central Safety Committee recommendation to move Grant County Complex to a single entrance campus Good afternoon Barb, In reference to the letter of recommendation the Central Safety Committee sent to the Board of County Commissioners, I would like to provide some clarification. This letters intent was not to warrant a decision from the Commissioner's on if the campus should be moved to a single entry only, but more to provide the general consensus opinion of the Safety Committee. I believe the verbiage "we look forward to hearing your response" was misleading and at this time, there is no response required from the Commissioners other than that the letter has been received and reviewed. Please let me know if you have any questions or if I need to provide any more clarification. Have a wonderful rest of your day, Triy(-yw E(.df-edge Accounting Technician Cvg:�RANT 840 E Plum St Moses Lake, WA 98837 509-765-9239 ext. 5415 509-764-2643 Direct line treldredxeCastrantcountvwa.xov From: Barbara Vasquez <bvasquez@grantcountywa.gov> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 11:12 AM To: Tristyn R. Eldredge <treldredge@grantcountywa.gov> Cc: Tom Gaines <tgaines@grantcountywa.gov>; Richard Stevens <rstevens@grantcountywa.gov>; Cindy Carter <ccarter@grantcountywa.gov>; Thomas H. Taylor <thtaylor@grantcountywa.gov> Subject: Central Safety Committee recommendation to move Grant County Complex to a single entrance campus Hi Tristyn: Yesterday, the County Commissioners reviewed the recommendation of the Central Safety Committee and voted to place this item on hold so they can gather more information. I will let you know when the Board has made a decision Thanks! Barbara J. Vasquez, CMC Clerk of the Board Grant County Commissioners Office PO Box 37 35 C Street NW Ephrata, WA 98823 509-754-2011 ext 2928 509-754-6098 (fax) www.grantcountywa.gov