Regular Meeting Agenda 01.27.26

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

January 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

Board Meeting Convenes at 9:00 a.m.

 Invocation by Invitation

 Pledge of Allegiance

 Minutes of January12-13, 2026

 Consent Agenda of January 27, 2026

 Agreements/Contracts/Bid Awards

 Resolutions

 Board Correspondence

 Motion Items

 Public Comments

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Print Agenda

o Citizen Participation may be anonymous. See RCW 42.30.040

Consent Agenda

Agreements/Contracts/Bid Award Treasurer

1. County Commissioner approval for the County Treasurer to remove such taxes from the tax rolls per RCW 84.56.240. (14639)

2. County Commissioner review of refund list to fulfill the requirements of RCW 84.69.020. (14640) Public Works

3. Contract completion letter with Pavement Surface Control for the 2025 Countywide Delineators project. The final cost of the project was $154,886.00. (14643)

4. Amendment Number 4 with RH2 Engineering, Inc. for the Ryderwood Supplemental Water Source. This amendment increased the maximum amount payable by $45,500 from $291,730 to $337,230. (14653)

5. Acknowledgement of the Recreation and Conservation Applicant Resolution/Authorization for the North Fork Goble Creek Fish Passage Project. (14654)

6. Approval of the AnnualUpdate and Accomplishment Report for Fiscal Year2025 for the submittal to the Washington State Department of Transportation. (14655)

7. Acknowledgement of the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) Applicant Resolution/Authorization Form forthe Lapham Road Wyant Creek Fish Passage Design Project. (14656)

Regular Public Meeting

January 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

8. Acknowledgement of the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) Applicant Resolution/Authorization Form forthe South Toutle Road Outlet Creek Fish Passage Design Project (14657)

9. Acknowledgement of the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) Applicant Resolution/Authorization Form forthe Delameter Road Arkansas Creek Fish Passage Design Project. (14658)

10.Acknowledgement of the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) Applicant Resolution/Authorization Form forthe South Toutle Road Studebaker Creek Fish Passage Design Project. (14659)

11.Acknowledgement of the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) Applicant Resolution/Authorization Form forthe Delameter Road (MP 5.4) Delameter Creek Fish Passage Design Project. (14660)

Facilities

12.Approval of the sole source request for repairs to the firepanel located at Cowlitz County Youth Services Center in the amount of $49,800 plus applicable taxes. (14661)

Resolutions

Risk Management

13.Approval to update the 2026 Washington Counties Risk Pool resolution, to name the new Finance Director-Shawn Roewe effective 01-01-2026. (14649)

Board Letters

14.Letters/Notices

a. Letter dated 01/12/2026 from the United States Department of the Interior regarding "Cook Property". (14645)

b. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice dated 01/13/2026 regarding Authorization for Construction, Weir3 Improvements, Swift No. 2 Projects. (14646)

c. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice dated 01/13/2026 regarding the Inspection of Swift No. 2 Project. (14647)

d. Affidavitof Posting Resume for the Month of December 2025 (14648)

e. Letter dated 01/15/2026 from the United States Department of the Interior regarding Notice of Reservation Proclamation Request, 30-Day Notification Period (14651)

Motion Items

Public Works

15.Emergency Agreement with Quigg Bros. Inc. to repairdamage to Barnes Drive that occurred during the December storm event, including a Bond in Lieu of Retainage from Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America. The contract is estimated to be $646,325.00 and is based on estimated quantities and unit prices. (14650)

Updates

Chairman Updates

Upcoming Meetings:

 Tuesday, January27th @ 10 a.m. – Board of Health

 Tuesday, January27th @ 11:00 a.m. – PFD Bond Issuance

Regular Public Meeting

January 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

 Tuesday, March 24th @ 10 a.m. – Department of Ecology

RCW 42.30.040 - Conditions of attendance ne 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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