BOCC update for June 24 & 25, 2024, Agenda for week of July 1, 2024
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2024 9:30 am
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The weekly update contains links to the complete notes for each BOCC meeting.
Monday, June 24, 2024 AM
• Commissioners go into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)—current litigation—inviting Esther Milner (Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor), Pete Palmer (Director of Planning) and Rocky Robbins (Planner) for 20 minutes.
• Nick Bates, Fairgrounds Manager discusses bids for weed control at the racetrack and repairs to the Horse Barns.
• Pete Palmer, Planning Director, tells the commissioner about work by the Mazama Advisory Committee on the sub-area plan. The committee has an intern from Western Washington University working this summer on the plan update, but if very many other sub-areas wanted to write their own plan, the Planning Department might not have the manpower to assist them.
• Tom Even, Veterans Service Officer and others update the commissioners on the work of the Veterans Relief Board. They are receiving many calls about the PACT Act (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022).
• Wayne Walker of the Tonasket EMS District tells the commissioners (sitting as the EMS District Commissioners) about several problems in the district. Their most urgent need is for a new ambulance, as their best one is becoming increasingly unreliable. A new ambulance would cost at least $250,000 and would not be delivered until about 280 days after it is ordered. The commissioners promise to develop a plan in the near future. They also discuss the possibility of merging the Tonasket EMS District with the Oroville EMS District.
• Meeting adjourned for the day at 12:51.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 AM
• Demolition of morgue/sheriff’s storage building halted to sub-contract removal of
over-threshold asbestos and lead.
• County website video being updated to include new clinic on reservation, RN
training program, outdoor recreation, national jet ski championship; will highlight
local meat and produce.
• Commissioner Branch called to emergency meeting about future of Economic
Development district.
• Vague discussions about Branch’s chairing of Workforce Development Council, his
experiences with state legislature.
• Reference made to courts remaining in courthouse, Planning, Building and Public
Works sharing space in new building.
• Departments should learn proper language for making requests for budget
supplements.
• Aeneas Lake Irrigation District to receive letter of support for $110,000 grant.
• Assessor discusses possible land purchase in Ellisforde for EMS district.
• Meeting adjourned at noon.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 PM
• Stephanie Downey, Junior Rodeo representative, presents long list of disappointments after 3-day event at fairgrounds: bill for unused (but blocked off) electricity-equipped RV sites, un-watered ground, lack of hoses, building locked on morning of prom, feeling unwelcome; commissioners say management is new, trying to run it like a business, contract should be more clear; they’ll discuss it at Monday’s session when Commissioner Hover is present.
• Letter to Archeology and Historical Preservation for Courthouse renovation grant signed; architect outlines timeline of what must be done before construction can start.
• Meeting adjourned at 2:03.
AGENDA for the week of July 1, 2024
Monday, July 1, 2024
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9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda and Consent Agenda
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Commissioner’s Staff Meeting - Commissioners Hearing Room
10:30 AM Update Superior Court Clerk - Susan Speiker - Commissioners Hearing Room
10:40 AM Briefing Among Commissioners - Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedule
11:00 AM Discussion Purchasing Policy - Chief Civil Deputy Esther Milner - Engineer Josh Thomson
1:30 PM Discussion Planning Commission’s Recommendation Zone Code Revision – Pete Palmer
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Join Zoom Audio & Video https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88591469116 Meeting ID: 885 9146 9116 Or
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9:00 AM Review Meeting Minutes June 17th & 18th and June 24th & 25th, 2024
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Round Table Finance Discussion Commissioners’ Hearing Room
10:30 AM Discussion Fair grounds Rental High School Rodeo – Commissioners Hearing Room
11:00 AM Public Hearing Franchise Agreement Colville Gaming LLC, Utility Franchise U2-24 Jo Ann
Stansbury Commissioners Hearing Room
11:10 PM Public Hearing Cattle Guard Franchise USFS Lookout Mt. Rd Anna Randall Commissioners
Hearing Room
To Follow Update Public Works Engineer Josh Thomson Commissioners Hearing Room
12:00 PM Approve Meeting Minutes – June 17th & 18th and June 24th & 25th, 2024
12:05 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Reimbursable Work - Town of Twisp - Public Works
2. Contract - E911 NO E25.024 - Military Dept
3. Contract - Brewster RV Park Infrastructure fund - City of Brewster
4. Contract - Renew Radio Equipment Lease - US Army Corps
5. Agreement – Amend #3 – Public Works/Public Health Bldg Study - MJ Neal Assoc
6. ARPA Req 5 - Prof Engineering Services - City of Okanogan
7. ARPA Req 10 - Technical Assist - Economic Alliance
8. Resolution 89-2024 - Radio Equipment - Tunk Mtn Communications
12:10 PM Commissioners to set Wednesday’s Agenda by 1:30 PM
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Join Zoom Audio and Video: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87854826531 Meeting ID: 878 5482 6531 Or
Join Phone Audio Only +1 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 878 5482 6531
11:00 AM Safety Committee Monthly Meeting Commissioners Hearing Room
State, Community and Other Meetings or Notices
(Meetings in this section may not be opened to the public, however a Commissioner may attend one or all of these meetings. Meetings that more than one Commissioner attend will be noted above. Location of meeting will follow meeting name.)
Monday July 1, 2024
1:00 PM Veterans Board Meeting - Legacy Building 1 Tonasket shop Rd, Tonasket
Wednesday July 3, 2024
2:00 PM Okanogan County Water Conservancy Board Meeting – Zoom meeting
3:00 PM Civil Service Testing Vicky Poole Commissioners Conference Room
Thursday July 4, 2024
July 4, 2024 Court House Complex Closed for 4th of July Holiday Reopens Friday, July 5th at 8AM
UPCOMING MEETINGS
July 11 Aging & Adult Care – East Wenatchee Office 50 Simon St. S.E. Suite A East Wenatchee
July 11 Alta Vista Irrigation Meeting – Commissioners Hearing Room
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. The board may act upon any subject placed on the agenda regardless of how the matter is stated. All matters listed within the consent agenda have been distributed to each member of the board to read and study. The items are considered routine and will be enacted on by one motion by the commissioners with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired, then that item may be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda by request. Items discussed during Citizen Comment Period shall be limited only for issues not otherwise on the Agenda or scheduled discussion topics.
The weekly update contains links to the complete notes for each BOCC meeting.
Monday, June 24, 2024 AM
• Commissioners go into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)—current litigation—inviting Esther Milner (Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor), Pete Palmer (Director of Planning) and Rocky Robbins (Planner) for 20 minutes.
• Nick Bates, Fairgrounds Manager discusses bids for weed control at the racetrack and repairs to the Horse Barns.
• Pete Palmer, Planning Director, tells the commissioner about work by the Mazama Advisory Committee on the sub-area plan. The committee has an intern from Western Washington University working this summer on the plan update, but if very many other sub-areas wanted to write their own plan, the Planning Department might not have the manpower to assist them.
• Tom Even, Veterans Service Officer and others update the commissioners on the work of the Veterans Relief Board. They are receiving many calls about the PACT Act (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022).
• Wayne Walker of the Tonasket EMS District tells the commissioners (sitting as the EMS District Commissioners) about several problems in the district. Their most urgent need is for a new ambulance, as their best one is becoming increasingly unreliable. A new ambulance would cost at least $250,000 and would not be delivered until about 280 days after it is ordered. The commissioners promise to develop a plan in the near future. They also discuss the possibility of merging the Tonasket EMS District with the Oroville EMS District.
• Meeting adjourned for the day at 12:51.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 AM
• Demolition of morgue/sheriff’s storage building halted to sub-contract removal of
over-threshold asbestos and lead.
• County website video being updated to include new clinic on reservation, RN
training program, outdoor recreation, national jet ski championship; will highlight
local meat and produce.
• Commissioner Branch called to emergency meeting about future of Economic
Development district.
• Vague discussions about Branch’s chairing of Workforce Development Council, his
experiences with state legislature.
• Reference made to courts remaining in courthouse, Planning, Building and Public
Works sharing space in new building.
• Departments should learn proper language for making requests for budget
supplements.
• Aeneas Lake Irrigation District to receive letter of support for $110,000 grant.
• Assessor discusses possible land purchase in Ellisforde for EMS district.
• Meeting adjourned at noon.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 PM
• Stephanie Downey, Junior Rodeo representative, presents long list of disappointments after 3-day event at fairgrounds: bill for unused (but blocked off) electricity-equipped RV sites, un-watered ground, lack of hoses, building locked on morning of prom, feeling unwelcome; commissioners say management is new, trying to run it like a business, contract should be more clear; they’ll discuss it at Monday’s session when Commissioner Hover is present.
• Letter to Archeology and Historical Preservation for Courthouse renovation grant signed; architect outlines timeline of what must be done before construction can start.
• Meeting adjourned at 2:03.
AGENDA for the week of July 1, 2024
Monday, July 1, 2024
Join Zoom Audio and Video https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85243019263 Meeting ID: 852 4301 9263
Join by phone Audio Only• +1 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 852 4301 9263
9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda and Consent Agenda
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Commissioner’s Staff Meeting - Commissioners Hearing Room
10:30 AM Update Superior Court Clerk - Susan Speiker - Commissioners Hearing Room
10:40 AM Briefing Among Commissioners - Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedule
11:00 AM Discussion Purchasing Policy - Chief Civil Deputy Esther Milner - Engineer Josh Thomson
1:30 PM Discussion Planning Commission’s Recommendation Zone Code Revision – Pete Palmer
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Join Zoom Audio & Video https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88591469116 Meeting ID: 885 9146 9116 Or
Join Audio Only: +1 253 205 0468 Meeting ID: 885 9146 9116
9:00 AM Review Meeting Minutes June 17th & 18th and June 24th & 25th, 2024
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Round Table Finance Discussion Commissioners’ Hearing Room
10:30 AM Discussion Fair grounds Rental High School Rodeo – Commissioners Hearing Room
11:00 AM Public Hearing Franchise Agreement Colville Gaming LLC, Utility Franchise U2-24 Jo Ann
Stansbury Commissioners Hearing Room
11:10 PM Public Hearing Cattle Guard Franchise USFS Lookout Mt. Rd Anna Randall Commissioners
Hearing Room
To Follow Update Public Works Engineer Josh Thomson Commissioners Hearing Room
12:00 PM Approve Meeting Minutes – June 17th & 18th and June 24th & 25th, 2024
12:05 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Reimbursable Work - Town of Twisp - Public Works
2. Contract - E911 NO E25.024 - Military Dept
3. Contract - Brewster RV Park Infrastructure fund - City of Brewster
4. Contract - Renew Radio Equipment Lease - US Army Corps
5. Agreement – Amend #3 – Public Works/Public Health Bldg Study - MJ Neal Assoc
6. ARPA Req 5 - Prof Engineering Services - City of Okanogan
7. ARPA Req 10 - Technical Assist - Economic Alliance
8. Resolution 89-2024 - Radio Equipment - Tunk Mtn Communications
12:10 PM Commissioners to set Wednesday’s Agenda by 1:30 PM
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Join Zoom Audio and Video: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87854826531 Meeting ID: 878 5482 6531 Or
Join Phone Audio Only +1 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 878 5482 6531
11:00 AM Safety Committee Monthly Meeting Commissioners Hearing Room
State, Community and Other Meetings or Notices
(Meetings in this section may not be opened to the public, however a Commissioner may attend one or all of these meetings. Meetings that more than one Commissioner attend will be noted above. Location of meeting will follow meeting name.)
Monday July 1, 2024
1:00 PM Veterans Board Meeting - Legacy Building 1 Tonasket shop Rd, Tonasket
Wednesday July 3, 2024
2:00 PM Okanogan County Water Conservancy Board Meeting – Zoom meeting
3:00 PM Civil Service Testing Vicky Poole Commissioners Conference Room
Thursday July 4, 2024
July 4, 2024 Court House Complex Closed for 4th of July Holiday Reopens Friday, July 5th at 8AM
UPCOMING MEETINGS
July 11 Aging & Adult Care – East Wenatchee Office 50 Simon St. S.E. Suite A East Wenatchee
July 11 Alta Vista Irrigation Meeting – Commissioners Hearing Room
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. The board may act upon any subject placed on the agenda regardless of how the matter is stated. All matters listed within the consent agenda have been distributed to each member of the board to read and study. The items are considered routine and will be enacted on by one motion by the commissioners with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired, then that item may be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda by request. Items discussed during Citizen Comment Period shall be limited only for issues not otherwise on the Agenda or scheduled discussion topics.