Commissioners approve consent agenda including event permits, contracts and project awards

The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners on April 18 approved the meeting agenda and then approved a consent agenda that bundled multiple routine permits, contracts, grant amendments and project awards.

The board first moved to approve the meeting agenda; a commissioner moved and another seconded the motion and the board voted in favor. The consent agenda included the following items, each presented by county staff and recommended for approval:

- Approval of minutes and routine administrative items. - Special event permit for the Eastern Memorial Day parade on May 24, 2025; county staff noted required actions from public works (advertising and detour signage), the fire marshal (separate tent permits if tents/canopies exceed size thresholds), and public health (additional portable toilets and handwashing stations). The applicant requested a waiver of certain fees; staff recommended approval subject to those departmental conditions. - Resolution authorizing an amendment to the 2025–2026 agreement with HopeSource for youth recreation scholarship programs (staff described the amendment as realigning resources and referenced a $4,000 change over two years). - 2025 agreement with the Kittitas County Events Center for internal operations (part of lodging tax contract timing adjustments). - 2025 professional services agreement with the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce for tourism services. - Acceptance of the Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee funding recommendation to allocate $250,000 from an RFP to two projects (HopeSource — 8 units; Habitat proposal — ~13 units on Flora Street in Cle Elum) and to reallocate previously approved ILOF funding to support both projects. - Resolution approving an algorithm and distribution for developmental disabilities (DDA) millage funding to current subcontractors. - Agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology for an air quality grant administered by Kittitas County Public Health. - Professional services agreements tied to the county’s Behavioral Bridge Program and a subsequent subcontract (extensions/adjustments tied to Division of Vocational Rehabilitation contracts). - Professional services agreement with Accurate Electric to install nine new cameras at the Public Works building (sales-tax adjustment noted). - Interlocal agreements and memoranda of understanding, including an agreement with the Seattle Police Department to reimburse costs tied to Internet Crimes Against Children work and a Permitium LLC subscription for concealed-pistol licensing application services. - Resolution to use 2025 Distressed County Sales and Use Tax funds to contribute $50,305 toward a Community Economic Development Strategy project led by Central Washington University and the Conference of Governments in partnership with Yakima County. - Award of the contract for the search-and-rescue site preparation project to Hurst Construction in the amount of $410,657.26; work includes rock ripping, site clearing and installation of a well in preparation for future phases; the board authorized the county engineer to execute the contract. - Amendment No. 2 to contract C1800153 related to the county water metering program and authorization for the public health director to sign the amendment so that existing state grant funds remain in place pending a later contract transfer to Public Works. - Interlocal agreements to act as the certified acceptance agency for the city of Cle Elum on several federal-aid projects (staff certified to administer funds on behalf of the city).

A commissioner moved to approve the consent agenda as presented; the motion was seconded and the transcript records the vote as two aye votes and the motion passing. The record does not list individual roll-call votes for each consent item beyond that bundled approval.

No citizen comments were received and there were no separate board discussion items or executive sessions scheduled for this meeting.