Board of Cowlitz County Commissioners
Steve Rader, Commissioner District 1
Steven L. Ferrell, Commissioner District 2
Richard R. Dahl, Commissioner District 3
Kelly Grayson, Clerk of the Board
Regular Public Meeting
April 28, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
Board Meeting Convenes at 9:00 a.m.
Invocation by Invitation
Pledge of Allegiance
Minutes of April 20-21, 2026
Consent Agenda of April 28, 2026
o Agreements/Contracts/Bid Awards
o Resolutions
o Board Correspondence
o Vouchers
Motion Items
Public Comments
o Citizen Participation may be anonymous. See RCW 42.30.040
Board of Health – 10 A.M.
Consent Agenda
Agreements/Contracts/Bid Awards Public Works
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1. Warranty Deed and Temporary Construction Easement for Right of Way Purposes for the Burma Rd Toutle Park Bypass project. (14820)
2. Bid award for the one-time purchase of high-density polyethylene pipe to 2M Company, Inc., for a total cost of $34,356.30. (14801)
3. Third Amendment to lnterlocal Agreement with the Public Facilities District regarding the Design, Development, Financing, Construction and Operation of the Regional Conference and Special Events Center. (14806)
4. An agreement with the Washington State Department of Commerce to provide grant funding for the Tower Road Bridge at Rock Creek project. (14808)
5. Contract execution with NW Construction General Contracting, Inc. for the Camelot Large Onsite Septic System project in the amount of $799,519.84. (14819)
6. Local Agency Agreement and Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus for the Whitewater Road Curve Improvements project to obligate $70,000 of federal funds toward the Preliminary Engineering Phase of the project. (14818)
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Regular Public Meeting
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7. Agreement with the Cowlitz County Public Facilities District for the Provision and Funding of Promotional and Marketing Services. (14822)
Resolutions
Public Works
8. Public Notice of County Road Project No. 823 for the Italian Creek Road Improvement Project, located between mileposts 2.3 and 3.2. (14810)
Board Correspondence
9. Letters/Notices
a. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice dated 04/21/2026 regarding the Incident Reports Related to Project Safety, High Flow Events, Merwin, Yale and Swift No.1 Projects. (14816)
b. Affidavitof Posting Resume for the Month of March 2026 (14812)
Vouchers
Drainage Improvement District No. 1 recommends approval of the January 2026 vouchers in the total amount of $32,213.94.
Motion Items
Public Works
10.Local Agency Agreement and Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus for the Mill Creek Road Bridge No. 1 Replacement project to obligate $750,000 of federal funds toward the Preliminary Engineering Phase of the project. (14817)
Information Technology
11.Establishment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy for Cowlitz County (14814)
County Commissioners
12.A Resolution of Board of Commissioners of Cowlitz County Providing for Submission to Voters within County, at the August 4, 2026 Primary Election Authorizing a Sales and Use Tax of two- tenths of 1% to fund Cowlitz County and the incorporated cities of Cowlitz County for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Purposes (14815)
Board of Health – 10 a.m.
10:00 am - Call Meeting to Order
Old Business
o Review Minutes
New Business
o New Schedule with HHS Updates – June/October (3 per year)
o Current Events in Health
Regular Public Meeting
April 28, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
Public Comment Period
o Citizen Participation may be anonymous. See RCW 42.30.040
Executive Session (as needed)
AdjournMeeting
Updates
Chairman Updates
Cancellations:
Monday, May 25th – Office Closed
Tuesday, May 26th – Meetings canceled Upcoming Meetings:
Tuesday, April28th @ 10 a.m. – Board of Health
Tuesday, May 5th @ 10 a.m. – Humane Society of SW WA
Tuesday, May 5th @ 3 p.m. – Critical Areas Ordinance Update with Building and Planning and Planning Commission
Tuesday, June 23rd @10 a.m. – Department of Ecology
Regular Public Meeting
April 28, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
RCW 42.30.040 – Conditions to 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 willbe 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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