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
February 25 , 202 5 , 9:00 a.m.
Board Meeting Convenes at 9:00 a.m.
Invocation by Invitation
Pledge of Allegiance
Minutes of February 17-20, 2025
Consent Agenda of February 25, 2025
Motion Items
Public Hearing 9:30 a.m.
Board of Health 10:00 a.m.
Public Comments
Citizen Participation may be anonymous. See RCW 42.30.040
Consent Agenda
Agreements/Contracts/Bid Awards
1. Contract with Weatherguard for On-Call Roof Repair and Maintenance Services. The total amount will not exceed $100,000. (14034)
Resolutions
2. Resolution Updating the Capital improvement and Preservation Policy. (14035) Board Correspondence
3. Letters/Notices
a. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice dated 2/10/2025 regarding the 2024 Dam Safety Inspection Plan and Schedule, Merwin Project. (14036)
b. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice dated 2/11/2025 regarding the License Article 302: 2023-2024 Flood Management Plan, Merwin, Yale and Swift No. 1 Project. (14037)
Regular Public Meeting
February 25, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
c. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice dated 2/10/25 regarding Yale Spillway Performance Evaluation BOC, Yale Project. (14038)
d. Letter dated 2/25/2025 to Gary Gonser congratulating him on his retirement and his 42 years of service in the Department of Public Works. (14039)
4. Executed Contracts/Agreements/Resolutions
a. Signed Amendment #2 to the Contract for Animal Shelter Services with the Humane Society of Southwest Washington to extend the agreement from February 1 to February 15, 2025. (14032)
b. Signed Amendment #3 to the Contract for Animal Shelter Services with the Humane Society of Southwest Washington to extend the agreement from February 16 to February 28, 2025. (14040)
Motion Items
Information Technology
5. Participating Addendum with World Wide Technology for the purpose of technology solutions, products, and services and entitles access to OMNIA Partners cooperative purchasing contracts. The total amount will not exceed $12,560.00. (14042)
Public Hearing – 9:30 a.m.
Finance Department
6. 2025 Budget Amendment (14033)
Board of Health – 10:00 a.m.
10AM - Call Meeting to Order
Old / Unfinished Business
New Business
o H.H.S. Quarterly Update
o Other WA State County Recent Resolutions
o Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Project
Public Comment Period
o Citizen Participation may be anonymous. See RCW 42.30.040
Executive Session (as needed)
Adjourn Meeting
Regular Public Meeting
February 25, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
Updates
Chairman Updates
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, February 26th @ 2:30 p.m. – Cowlitz Public Facilities District Master Plan
Wednesday, March 19th @ 2:30 p.m. – District Court Billing Rates
Wednesday, April 2nd @ 2:30 p.m. – Rural Public Facilities Applications
Wednesday, April 16th @ 2:30 p.m. – Rural Public Facilities Presentations
Wednesday, April 23rd @ 2:30 p.m. – Department of Fish & Wildlife
Wednesday, April 30th @ 2:30 p.m. – Department of Ecology
Upcoming Cancelations:
Monday, March 3, 2025 – Meeting Canceled (No Quorum)
Citizen Comments – Citizen participation may be anonymous. See RCW 42.30.040
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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