Regular Public Meeting Agenda 5/14/2024

Arne Mortensen, Commissioner District 1

Dennis Weber, Commissioner District 2

Richard R. Dahl, Commissioner District 3

Kelly Dombrowsky, Clerk of the Board

Regular Public Meeting

May 14, 2024, 9:00 a.m.

Board Meeting Convenes at 9:00 a.m.

 Pledge of Allegiance

 Minutes of May 6-8, 2024

 Consent Agenda of May 14, 2024

 Motion Items

 Public Hearings

 Public Comments

o Citizen Participation may be anonymous. See RCW 42.30.040

Consent Agenda

Agreements/Contracts/Bid Awards

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1.Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kelso to provide after-hours Animal Control Services.

2.Agreement with North County Recreation Association to support projects for the North County Event Venue Completion Project. The total cost is $80,024 through the lodging tax fund.

3.Interlocal Agreements with the City of Kalama, the City of Castle Rock, the Port of Kalama, the Port of Woodland, and the Public Facilities District to expend Rural Public Facilities funds for 2024 submissions that will support economic development goals.

4.Contract Amendment No. 1 with 2022 Cowlitz Conservation District for services of the Cowlitz River Restoration Project. The amendment extends the contract until September 30, 2024, and not to exceed $100,000.

Correspondence

5.Letters/Notices/Resolutions

a. City of Longview Resolution Repealing Resolution No. 2431 Electing to Operate its ownLocal Homeless Housing Program.

Regular Public Meeting

May 14, 2024, 9:00 a.m.

Motion

Items

Public Works

6. Bid Award to Compass Construction NW LLC for the Slide Creek Road Realignment project. The total cost is $278,901.82.

7. Bid Award to Pile Contractors, Inc. for the Hazel Dell Slide Repair Project. The total cost is $847,550.

8. Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Gibbs & Olson, Inc. for the Toutle Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements.

Public Hearings

Public Works

9. 9:30 a.m. Public Hearing - Amended Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program for Cowlitz County 2024-2029

Building & Planning

10. 9:45 a.m. Public Hearing - Recodifying Section 18.01.100(B), Interim Mining of County Code, Special uses as final code in a New Chapter 18.15 Surface Mining Special Use of County Code

11. 10:00 a.m. Public Hearing - Adopt new Chapter 18.15 - Surface Mining Special Use County Code

Updates

Chairman Updates

Upcoming Events:

 Wednesday May 29th @ 2:30 p.m. – Washington Department of Ecology

 Wednesday June 5th @ 2:30 p.m. – 2024 Budget Amendment Review

 Wednesday June 19th – Canceled for Juneteenth

 Wednesday June 26th @ 2:30 p.m. – Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board (LCFRB) –Robert Sudar

Citizen Comments – Citizen participation may be anonymous. See RCW 42.30.040

Regular Public Meeting

May 14, 2024, 9:00 a.m.

RCW 42.30.040 - Conditions of attendance not to be required. A member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a governing body, to register his or her name and other information, to complete a questionnaire, or otherwise to fulfill any condition precedent to his or her attendance. People may remain anonymous when logging on to Zoom by creating any name and email of their choosing. In a meeting, public comment will be received, either or both, orally (raise hand in Zoom or use *9 on phone) and by writing. Note: Written comments may be sent to the Board at any time. For oral presentations, the Board may set a time for comments and speakers.

All matters listed with the Consent Agenda were previously distributed to each Board Member for reading and study, were available for public viewing, are considered items of regular County business, and will be approved, without separate discussion, by one motion of the Board of County Commissioners. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda for separate discussion and voting at the request of any Board Member.

The Board of Commissioners may add and take action on other items not listed on this Agenda.

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