2019 Archived BOCC notes
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Fair Events: Omak Fire Department practice at Agriplex, Floor work in the Annex; Admin & Fair Maintenance: Juvenile Sewer Bid, Stairs the back of Juvenile, Job reclassification for maintenance at Fair Grounds; BOCC Clerk: Ricoh copier lease is up; Exec. Session: Pending or potential litigation; Assessor: Survived first big test, Mobil devices no longer supported, conservation easement purchase & valuation, mineral or timber right sales & valuation, CCT land purchases, Perpetual timber rights; HR & Risk Management: Report on salary comparisons, Sheriff reviewing policies & procedures; Public Works: Maintenance & Roads, Network connection to Public works, Pickup bids from last week, WATV signage, Twisp-Carlton Rd speed reduction petition, Okanogan Levee Repairs, Area 1 Leadman, Similkameen; Letter from Assessor; Public Comment: TV District update; Supplemental appropriation: Superior Court; Salley Bull – Citizen: OB services, Affects NVH, MVH & Three Rivers; Central Services: Backup Software Purchase for County System; Weeds: Emergency staffing request; Veterans Affairs: Veterans Affairs Inter; ,Miscellaneous, Emergency: Emergency Management Committee.
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Public hearing: Wheeled ATV's - opening roads in District 1, part of District 2; written comment closed, meeting continued to March 25, 1:30 PM. Capital Facilities: Resolution for ballot; remodeled vs new Juvenile facility. WRIA 49 update: new sound system for phone call-ins; funding issues; Public hearing: Cannabis ordinances approved (OCC 17A.290, 17A.220) to replace interim controls; 5-acre minimums; cannabis vs. industrial hemp, Needed work on Comp Plan/Zoning: Odors & lighting issues in re cannabis raise need to address lighting county-wide; changes in zoning to address incompatible uses. Long-term Planning position funding: Planning/Roads Dept’s, Oroville, OCOG?
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Discussion on Wolf Advisory Committee call; Admin & Fair Maintenance: Sewer Bids concerning far lower bid, Repairing of bridge to Treasurer outside door; Fair Events: Propane refill process; Civil Attorney: Tonasket Mayor Recall, Contract with OBHC, French Creek case, Small Works Roster procedure; Planning & Admin: WRIA 49 update; Finance Committee: Treasurer: Cash on hand, Discussion of effects and process of closing SW fund, Residual, Current basis points, Revenue for February, State PILT, Champerty Shores bonds; Auditor: budget allocations to match current reality, filling open position, Added expense, handling of recent election, Bill sent to State for ballot boxes; State Transportation Commission; Public Works: Discussion of needed bridge replacements, Bid Openings; Engineering: Maintenance & Roads, Network Connection to PWorks Bldg, Yakima Nation coordination, 2019 Gravel Crushing, Hwy 7, Tonasket Bridge North, Riverside Levee, Similkameen Trail; SW & Admin: Computer Fiber Network, Apple Maggot Update; Executive Session on purchasing of property; Public Comment: KBTC - filming and interviewing of County Watch, Encourage BOCC to encourage citizen participation, Social Media consultant; Central Services: Fiber to Public Works Building, Temporary and long term fixes, 196 Fund Usage for Patrol Car Computer Upgrade; Sheriff: Financial Records Clerk; Dave Greveling: Uncollected Funds & Finder’s Fee; Miscellaneous Admin Business
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Civil Attorney: Nespelem property sale, Call from the Auditor, Response to lawsuit, TV District, costs of Tonasket recall; Fair Events: FAC meeting last Thursday, Hort Assn., Sunrise RV; Admin & Fair Grounds Maintenance: Jail kitchen drain fixed, Thermostat in Agriplex Annex stove, Colors for painting, Floor drain; Admin & Planning: 2 bills - affordable housing & timeline for permitting, Road signage, Airport Development, Possible apple maggot catches,Treasurer: Home taxes, Treasurer’s Conference, Back-entrance bridge, Tax statements going out soon, Champerty shores taxing district, TV District; Auditor’s Office: Ballot boxes, Voter Registration drives, Tonasket Mayor recall, Ballot bills, Open position in Auditor’s office; Public Works: Liquid Asphalt bid, New apple maggot, Soil Stabilizer bid, Surface Water problem; Public Health: Citizen’s Comments: NVH loosing OB services, Process of permitting an OTA, Maternal & Childhood grant, Community Health, Environmental Health; BOCC: Juvenile Sewer repair bids, HR & Risk Management; Emergency: Report on Water problem; Emerging Opportunity Grants
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Capital Facility Plan- trail status, Parks & Rec advisory group; WRIA 49 Watershed Plan- operating procedures, chair elected, Conservation District to provide facilitation; Comprehensive Plan- public records request, scoping EIS status; Intergovernmental Agreement- affordable housing project); Champerty Shores Sewer Extension.
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Planning & Admin: Champerty Shores, Legislation on increasing communication tax, WRIA 49; Admin & Fair Grounds Maintenance: Proline to cut concrete jail floor, Bids for jail/admin sewer repair, Adequate heat in the Agriplex, Arena tear down, Removal of 4 big cotton woods; Civil Attorney: GT about TV District progress and issues, Nespelem property, Exec Session @ 9:55 on pending litigation; HR & Risk Management: "Panic Button” system, Capital Improvements; Public Works: Fiber/T1 line from Admin to Public Works building; SW & Admin: New Office Mgr, SW Grant; Engineering: Maintenance & Roads, Elmway Levee, Riverside Levee, Similkameen Trail, Discussion with BOCC on funding from OCOG; Public Comment: Okanogan TV District, Phone in comments; Emergency Services: public health issue of measles, ice dam; WSU job re-classification, Discussion of salary / wages of various County positions.
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Note: this video is best heard through headphones on your device. Start times for the various topics of discussion are listed below- click on the time stamp to go directly to that part of the video.
07:00 - PH, JT and Commissioners discuss issues related to long term planning and hiring a Planner II. PH thinks it’s possible to have someone in place by March or April, but if there’s a delay, JT could use staff he already has to start work. 26:30 - Commissioner Hover askes about getting technology that will allow public to see maps with boundaries of closed basins. 31:40 - PH reminds commissioners about two upcoming public hearings on February 25th. Wheeled All Terrain Vehicles in District 1 (Chris Branch’s District) 1:30 pm, and OCC 17A.290 (Cannabis Operations) and 17A.220 (District Use Chart) at 3 pm. 33:00 - PH updates the commissioners about several bills in the state legislature that may impact Planning. One bill involves whether state-mandated environmental review must include review of the end use. He uses the shipping of coal as an example. Other bills involve building tiny houses in the counties impacted by the Grown Management Act, annexations. 56:00 - Draft letter concerning cannabis processing permitting near Aeneas Lake. 1:01:15 - Capital Facilities Plan—Update 1:02:30 - Comprehensive Plan Update 1:03:20 - WRIA 49 Watershed Plan Update Administrative agenda 1:06:00 Tonasket EMS Vouchers 1:08:30 Oroville EMS Update 1:14:15 Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Omak/Housing Authority 1:17:35 Champerty Shores Sewer Extension Update 1:18:50 WATV Dist. 1 Public Hearing Feb. 25, 2019 1:20:00 Discussion of improvements to the Fair Grounds. 1:29:50 Radio Network Improvements Fund. (Discussion with Mike Worden and Sheriff Tony Hawley concerning improvements to the dispatch system and financing them.) |
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Measuring water levels, Sage Grouse populations, Civil Attorney: Public records requests, Omak HS for a mock trial, Tax title property seizure at Nespelem, Interrogatory to the County on the French Creek, Bail bond justification, Clerk’s Office office key, Planning & Admin: Notetaker unavailable, Admin & Fair Grounds Maintenance: 5 vendors Jail/Admin sewer project, Jail kitchen drain blockage, Fair Events: Washington State Grange, Jones Hall, Operations and Events manual, Floor drain in the Agriplex Annex, Possible Agriplex usage, Omak/Okanogan Business Week, 5 tips for supporting a ballot propositions, Discussion of dealings with Okanogan TV District & CCT, HR, Risk Mgmt & Claims, Proposed HB 1579, Noxious Weeds: Supplemental 2019 budget, Aid from F&W for aquatics, Cooperation depends on local managers, Emergency road kits, Additional help 2019 field season, Washington Invasive Weed Council, Education sessions a month & ID, Job Descriptions, “Bad Event” list and manual, Public Works: Department Organization, SW & Admin: Office Manager new position, Summer Temps, Engineer: Maintenance & Road, Elmway Levee repairs, Riverside Levee, Similkameen Trail, Omak/Okanogan Rotary, Public Comment, Miscellaneous Business, Miscellaneous Actions
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County Water Availability Study Areas & Amendment to 17.400.120; Extended speculation on possible mitigations that could both preserve senior water rights and allow subdivision while eliminating impact of exempt wells upon instream flows; WRIA 48 - recent reversal of WDOE procedures in closed basins; How county is currently answering public questions re water situation; Hover pushes to move ahead on certain mitigations; Site analyses & vesting; Surveyor questions re closed basins; Long-term planning, Primitive Roads analysis (to be under Huston), Public works staffing; Transportation Plan /Circulation Element; WRIA 49 Update; Limiting Factors/Population growth; Tonasket Hospital Emergency & county marketing, economics, & CERB Board.
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Fair Events: Business Week Agriplex rental, Admin & Fair Grounds Maintenance: Juvenile sewer drain, Boiler system in the Agriplex, Planning and Admin: Capital Facility plan, Capital Improvement Plan, Water Overlay implementation, Public Works: Engineering: Maintenance & Roads - Salmon Creek is encroaching, WATV Routes & Signage, UAV for topo, Similkameen Trail, Elmway Levee, Riverside Levee, Edelweiss Sewer System, Conconully Sewer System, Public Comment: Comments on accountability, Supplemental Appropriation for Public Health Department, Discussion with E. Fritz VSO, WSU Extension Update, Miscellaneous.
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AH: MSRC policy for purchases, JD: Multiple accesses to a state highway, Civil Attorney: Property in Nespelem in a tax seizure, justification for bail bondsmen, process of sealing records, Pest Board - large orchard holding and abatement due to Codling moth, legal costs if found innocent by self-defense, Planning & Admin: FEMA mapping, Fair Events: Fair Advisory Board meeting, Fee Schedule & Cleaning deposit, Washington Friends inquiry, Admin & Fair Bldgs Maintenance: Jail & admin drains scoped, Walkway & entry to the Courthouse, Finance Committee + Juvenile: Discussion of 160 fund potential, Public Comment: AH to Tonasket, TV District/KSPS meeting, Building Dept: Quarterly Report, WDFW: Elk & Wolf update, Possible land acquisition, Misc. Admin
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Comprehensive Plan (roads); Mapping Project; WRIA 49 Watershed Plan; Tunk Watershed Water Availability Study Area (unscheduled discussion); Airport Safety Zones – Tonasket; Champerty Shores Sewer Extension
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Civil Attorney: Land use special deputy, Code Enforcement; Juvenile & Admin Bldg Security: Juvenile carpet replacement & Leakages, emergency repairs, Capital projects facilities Plan list, Large purchase reviewed by Treasurer & Auditor, RFQ for professional services; Admin & Fair Grounds Maintenance: request for maintenance; Fair Events: Billboard & Annex floor; Planning & Admin: property annexation – Omak; HR & Risk Management: Update on claims, Friday Civil Service oral boards, leave policy; Tonasket PD contract with County for Sheriff’s coverage; Veterans Affairs: Partial Stand Down, Increased outreach, Native American program, additional office personnel; Public Works: Engineer: Maintenance & Roads, WATV, Similkameen Trail inspection, Equipment purchases for 2019, CRC pit use agreement, Sinlahekin culvert, Enloe Dam; Public Health: Vacant Public Health Board position filled, 35 reported Pertussis cases in County.
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The audio for this session is best heard through headphones on your device. The topics discussed are outlines below, with the time stamp for each topic. Click on the time listed to go directly to that point in the video.
Public Hearing on Okanogan County Code (OCC) 17A.400.130 Water Availability Study Areas: Upper Tunk, Lower Tunk, Tamarack Springs 04:00 - 21:30 - Planning Director Perry Huston reviews OCC 17A.400.130. (copies of maps and handouts are on our website) 21:30 - 54:30 - public testimony on OCC 17A.400.130 54:30 - 1:32:00 - Commissioners discuss the testimony and the proposed ordinance amending OCC 17A.400.130 1:32:00 - 1:32:30 - OCC 17A.290 Cannabis Operations, District Use Chart, End of SEPA comment period 1:32:30 - 1:39:15 - Nightly Rentals Licensing Several minutes were lost during the videoing, including the first part of this discussion. During part of this, PH said he’d had the commissioners sign letters to a group of people, but realized later that the letter was not appropriate for some of them and so he didn’t send those. Later, during the WRIA 49 Watershed Plan Update, LJ references those letters. 1:39:15 - 1:44:40 Commissioner Hover discuses a meeting he'll be attending this afternoon to discuss the Tonasket Police Department contracting with the Sheriff's Office to perform some of its duties. 1:44:40 - 1:47:00 - Comprehensive Plan, Update--Scoping period extended, Index of comments. (Planning Director did not have information on how many comments had been received to date). 1:47:00 - 1:55:15 - WRIA 49 Watershed Plan Update 1:55:15 - 1:57:45 - Airport Safety Zones, Tonasket Update 1:57:45 - 1:59:30 - WRIA48. Closed Tributaries Update 1:59:30 - 2:02:20 - Champerty Shores Sewer Extension 2:02:20 - 2:02:40 - WATV District 1 Update 2:02:40 - end Wolf Incident Tracking System Update | ||||