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Roehrig described the landfill project as the GCCS (gas collection and control system), commonly implemented with vertical wells and associated infrastructure; the current solicitation covers approximately 20 wells and related systems. \"These are also known as vertical wells. It's the long term gas extraction system for the landfill,\" Roehrig said. The item will be presented as a call for bids at the upcoming meeting.

He also said the county will issue an RFP for a concessionaire to operate the shooting range and expects public interest in the solicitation. No contract awards were presented during the July 1 discussion; Roehrig said both items would appear on the next agenda for board consideration.

No discussion of funding sources or contract amounts occurred during the briefing; commissioners posed no substantive objections and the department indicated it would proceed with the procurement timeline.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Monday Business Meeting - 08.04.2025","oneSentenceSummary","Public Works announced two procurement items to appear on the county agenda: a call for bids to install roughly 20 vertical wells and infrastructure for the landfill gas collection and control system (GCCS) and an RFP for a new concessionaire to operate the county public shooting range.","taxTitle","Cowlitz County, Washington","taxId",5122,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6145778,"Risk management reports rising claim costs and details security response after museum threats",590,3375000,3965000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530751-2e80b1b1e91bfd8fb8d1270f9446a039&start=3375&end=3965","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530751-2e80b1b1e91bfd8fb8d1270f9446a039/thumbnail_3375000.jpg","/articles/6145778/Cowlitz-County/Washington/Risk-management-reports-rising-claim-costs-and-details-security-response-after-museum-threats","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6145778-8b3e19e764a16133f31a476457333f73/orig.mp4?Expires=1770516407&Signature=AK-jqXUM5UCy7olZYtHFBKLtdiEFvW6qcUrT9-MVRuIk194mZ9oNi-Ooe12tpvhUuqQ4wOFRKHWBaQ53FSzaid1ugVdMXbb1xZffFh90UkC02Lg3~H~57YAjJnVWNNSkOly991zIWaA3j47LNY1Fvw8e-XuliOCbsly2WVcUQO~pZEAvB2sjNP2Vc2jbTKSo5ftajfRCKMJooUFPwZd~aPD5CBAZP3D96WEfUCF1QSPgKUullbttIHyywnq~zT9jWEpwiqw9ljRSugABSKoR4Z3zf81RhyRTLTa3rvlT6i4ijJjpmKDPfZ-xI572HtcWNic1O7FKga5Rj1CTUOzcxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shelley Pierce, Cowlitz County risk manager, and Scott Kelly, risk analyst, briefed the Board of Commissioners on July 1 about workers' compensation and liability claims, an annual risk-pool audit and a recent security incident at the county museum.

Pierce said the county had two severe time-loss workers' compensation claims that account for about 80% of current payouts and that surgery costs are running about 6 to 7% higher compared with prior years. \"Those two severe injuries are what's causing our payments to go up,\" Pierce said. She reported 16 open workers' compensation claims year to date compared with 18 in the prior year and noted 2023 appeared to be an outlier with unusually low numbers.

On liability claims, Pierce said there were 11 new claims as of July 1 and eight claims in litigation; four of the litigation cases involve alleged abuse claims. She said the county plans a fourth-quarter budget amendment to account for additional revenue when a liability claim amount is finalized.

Pierce also described a security incident at the county museum on July 23 where two individuals made inappropriate comments and issued bomb threats near the museum. County security obtained surveillance footage and contacted the Kelso Police Department the same day; Pierce said the individuals are believed to be homeless and that staff were coached to call 911 and not approach suspicious persons. \"We filed an official report the same day,\" she said. The county will trespass the individuals if they return and will share the police report with the risk pool.

Risk management said it completed a state-mandated annual cybercrime/tort audit and reminded departments that the county is updating security badges to photo IDs following facilities moves related to court operations. Pierce noted the county's third-party administrator investigates third-party liability in workers' compensation claims and pursues recoveries when appropriate.

No formal decisions related to claims or security were made during the meeting; staff said they will update the board on litigation and claims during the quarterly report and will coordinate with the sheriff's office and police on the museum matter.","Risk management staff reported workers' compensation and liability claim trends, said two severe time-loss injuries account for most costs, described an annual risk-pool audit and cybersecurity reporting, and briefed the board on an incident at the county museum where security reported bomb threats and photos were filed with local police.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6145783,"Building and planning staff to seek grant for critical areas science as comp plan work continues",83,1675000,1758000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530751-2e80b1b1e91bfd8fb8d1270f9446a039&start=1675&end=1758","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530751-2e80b1b1e91bfd8fb8d1270f9446a039/thumbnail_1675000.jpg","/articles/6145783/Cowlitz-County/Washington/Building-and-planning-staff-to-seek-grant-for-critical-areas-science-as-comp-plan-work-continues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6145783-51a8344007041b4b4ce10180b04ba769/orig.mp4?Expires=1770516407&Signature=CEnmWXWPi7JqA5-azOvGLyG8IMVYFvatiyyiRtIqjFzislWREGCgZ-7N01b6SmjwuM8igspvou4ACrRzJ5rIF~I6x9tLA8pJ2X2OD94~X686DBqurEQd4lDBBK4145cMsVr6QZ~ZByMwfipvau4eDYcAlmZLh~luns~RpdreSVdV8MYnYdCTNo2paYtyeQk1lb1sCTAnMMbB72UpDaKTIar4sNikE9kwxUNBZVAhk1jEMe1K3X9kyN29v3tBzxSWL1chLXO6CWOGT39oYxXMJfdkRzTRy~Cq-5phy2BfZDnpSJlz7kkIh-Dn1f0PrpZx0qoNvSXnJ~E29mwyaUjH~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cowlitz County Building and Planning staff asked the Board of Commissioners for permission to apply for a $75,000 grant to hire a consultant to prepare the county's critical areas ordinance using the best available science. Planning Manager Tracy (last name not specified) said the county must complete its comprehensive plan update by June 2026 under state requirements and is carrying most of the comp-plan work in house, but lacks the specific scientific expertise needed for the critical areas component.

\"We have the chance to take half of that money now for this year to work on our critical areas ordinance,\" Tracy said. She described the funding as covering consultant work; the county would not receive the consultant fees in-house but would contract the work to pay for the scientific analysis. Tracy asked whether the board would like staff to bring the request back under miscellaneous the following week to include a commissioner who opposed the idea the prior year.

Tracy also updated the board on land-use revenue and activity: fees for land-use amendments and building permits are trending close to budget but somewhat lower than the prior year; planning staff anticipate outreach sessions and a joint Planning Commission meeting on Aug. 20 to review the draft comp plan. She said a single land-use amendment request had expanded from one parcel to about 10 parcels seeking changes from Rural Residential-5 to Rural Residential-2.

No formal board decision was recorded at the July 1 meeting; Tracy proposed bringing the grant-application matter back for board consideration at the next meeting so all commissioners could participate in the discussion.","Building and Planning requested permission to apply for a $75,000 grant to pay a consultant to prepare the county's critical areas ordinance using best available science; staff said the county must complete its comprehensive plan by June 2026 and is handling most comp-plan work in-house.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6145789,"Jail finance report highlights lower supply costs, shorter inmate stays and talks of cell-mounted monitoring",669,1840000,2509000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530751-2e80b1b1e91bfd8fb8d1270f9446a039&start=1840&end=2509","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530751-2e80b1b1e91bfd8fb8d1270f9446a039/thumbnail_1840000.jpg","/articles/6145789/Cowlitz-County/Washington/Jail-finance-report-highlights-lower-supply-costs-shorter-inmate-stays-and-talks-of-cell-mounted-monitoring","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6145789-dec8a90a3b07d2a5a4e12dbc31557a62/orig.mp4?Expires=1770516407&Signature=AoP-nWQv4wkINNE2XEsPIF~b2gaBtpQ1ajMlC8EBG0C0VuXmdFoLd9WVhKd4uN~Apm2ToZmO63n-suO3VIwLxYUOvz3t~hmkibZEBw6aJDwPycJneVeD-HajaehrPpOH9z6jkPhRhikjdHDGS~ZgSQLl7Y3i64uMmQwtLo81zDiAIsVS6TTLFq~Tppynz07aDsTwLV1hYv6I8zlT96iOa1wAdNyHZ9K2pA-USHm1SVyWcYZ0qrDuGK6pjh6EU~raDYnoM-kglQLGf7XP2rIaoKkttjH2dzi-phE-aZlloJEANElkG7Yi~onlBeqmii3PYzsiLCImHHVNNdSrqzktkA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cowlitz County jail staff reported July financials to the Board of Commissioners showing grants and billing from cities for room and board, lower-than-budgeted supply costs and ongoing vacancy-driven personnel savings. The department also discussed options to add health-monitoring systems in cells after a risk-pool presentation at a conference.

Marin (last name not specified), a jail official, told commissioners that intergovernmental revenue for the jail includes federal and state grants, with portions earmarked for a nutrition program and a medication grant to support opioid-use disorder treatment. \"A large portion\" of goods and services revenue comes from billing cities for room and board, Marin said, and city invoices were current through May but June and July remained outstanding.

Marin reported the jail has 49 full-time equivalents and six openings; those vacancies account for an estimated $270,000 of the annual payroll savings so far. She said that, overall, payroll and vacancy factors would likely leave expenditures near budget by midyear. Supplies are under budget because the jail's population is being booked at similar levels but inmates are serving shorter stays, reducing need for medical and other supplies. \"We're seeing a lot of misdemeanors... those people are typically not staying in jail very long at all,\" Marin said.

On monitoring, Marin described two options discussed at a risk-pool conference: wearable monitors and cell-mounted monitors. The jail favors cell-mounted units for now because wearable devices would be more costly if insurers begin to require them. She said the county plans to complete a medical RFP first and then evaluate monitor costs, noting ongoing operational expenses. \"The money from the risk pool pays for approximately six monitors,\" Marin said, adding ongoing costs are not insignificant and staff will brief the board before proceeding.

The board heard that consolidated or regional approaches were under discussion statewide to spread such equipment costs across jurisdictions. Marin said Chelan County has deployed monitoring broadly and used some opioid funds to support the program; she plans to tour Chelan's facility to review its implementation.

No formal decision to buy monitoring equipment was taken during the meeting. Commissioners asked staff to provide more detailed cost estimates, operational implications and potential funding sources before making a commitment.","County jail staff reported revenue from federal and state grants and that inmate stays are shorter, reducing supply costs; staff said they are evaluating cell-mounted health-monitoring systems and noted the risk and ongoing cost implications before implementation.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6145794,"Cowlitz County IT director seeks board approval to buy CrowdStrike endpoint security",304,2646000,2950000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530751-2e80b1b1e91bfd8fb8d1270f9446a039&start=2646&end=2950","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530751-2e80b1b1e91bfd8fb8d1270f9446a039/thumbnail_2646000.jpg","/articles/6145794/Cowlitz-County/Washington/Cowlitz-County-IT-director-seeks-board-approval-to-buy-CrowdStrike-endpoint-security","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6145794-52dc8f06fad31b93254084880e739765/orig.mp4?Expires=1770516407&Signature=hwSX7-RN7o-AHduoj-5QAdCuKFgBHhwO7E8nt~WksvwEUNdlu3W8kc481hUefVfE4oMbMSPYRATJjI31Ta96t7sHyHdhlNYuZHb8qQReHe3CxvIspHsxy-JdHKMfTL-VCTmxjqtfy9~HcnNM1dfGl42HKOV7bWXWqfc2mEuHatNlv1G8ZT3HJGZfCQeG753S9kb-JggWCCs65u4mXsZUVROFBc5a6gTeBTGXN~L986vEHW7YbnZCDQkj5WsOh-jJi6eFueUUvDQSCwPChFlCpnG~h6UmWH1VbF4XbLipib47KLflLzPyah~BhgsyhfSXykFYKvqKqN2gDpPnKDLdgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cowlitz County IT Director Travis Foschini asked the Board of Commissioners on July 1 to approve a purchase of the CrowdStrike endpoint security solution, saying the contract exceeds the county's $50,000 signature threshold and requires board authorization. The request follows a recent incident in which CrowdStrike assisted the county in identifying a threat actor.

Foschini told the commissioners the county has already installed CrowdStrike's agent on devices while responding to the incident and now recommends moving from Malwarebytes to CrowdStrike as the county's primary endpoint detection and response product. \"CrowdStrike is a better product. It's an enterprise grade product versus a lightweight EDR for small and medium business,\" Foschini said.

He said CrowdStrike provides managed services that include monitoring, investigation, threat hunting and remediation tied to the endpoint agent. \"This is an enhanced service that we did not have with the former product,\" Foschini said, adding the vendor helped identify a compromise when the former product could not. Foschini said the county used a competitive purchasing agreement and negotiated reduced pricing and that procurement and legal have reviewed the contract.

Foschini asked the board for approval and signatures so the purchase can proceed; he said the item would be placed on the board agenda the following day. No motion or vote took place during the discussion.

If commissioners approve the purchase at the upcoming meeting, county IT plans to transition fully to CrowdStrike and rely on the vendor's managed services. Foschini said because the agent is already installed countywide, the technical transition should be smoother than switching to a different vendor.

Details the county provided: the contract requires board signature because it exceeds $50,000; the procurement used a competitive purchasing agreement; procurement and legal reviewed the terms. The board did not take formal action during the July 1 session; the item was scheduled to be presented for approval the next day.","IT Director Travis Foschini asked the county commissioners to approve a purchase of the CrowdStrike endpoint security service, citing prior incident response work and the product's enterprise capabilities; the contract exceeds the $50,000 signature threshold and will be brought to the board for action.","actionData","errors"]

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