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Commissioners approve consent agenda including Fish & Wildlife maintenance agreement, landfill gas contract amendment and $2.63M in vouchers
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda, which included a 10-year maintenance agreement with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife for Kerr Road public access, an amendment adding $100,000 to a landfill gas engineering services contract (bringing total to $450,000) and vouchers totaling $2,633,425.49.
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda, which included several contracts and financial items.
Items listed in the consent agenda included:
- A cooperative-maintenance agreement with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to reestablish cooperative management and maintenance of the Kerr Road public access area at Silver Lake; Public Works staff said the county will maintain the parking lot, picnic area and stormwater infrastructure to keep the boat launch open to the public.
- Amendment No. 3 to the professional services agreement with Energy Nearing Solutions LLC for landfill gas engineering services, increasing the contract by $100,000 to a total not to exceed $450,000. County staff explained the additional $100,000 covers required flare verification testing and third-party validation of gas reporting that has been added under the state's Climate Commitment Act; staff said flare efficiency testing occurs on a five-year cycle and the new requirements add a third-party verification step and an annual component.
- An extension of a personal services agreement with CFM Strategic Communication (federal lobbying); staff said this is an extension with no cost change and that CFM works with the county to pursue tailored federal funding requests.
- A correspondence item to PUD No. 1 regarding electric distribution capacity upgrades along a line between Castle Rock and [location cited]; and vouchers in the amount of $2,633,425.49.
Nut graf: County staff described the landfill contract amendment as driven by new Climate Commitment Act verification requirements and said the Fish and Wildlife agreement formalizes county maintenance responsibilities at the Kerr Road boat launch for the next decade.
During public comment a resident asked whether the $450,000 contract covered routine methane monitoring; Public Works clarified routine well-site monitoring is done in-house and the amendment covers third-party flare verification and reporting validation. Commissioners approved the consent agenda by voice vote.
Ending: Staff said documentation for the agreements would be finalized and routed for signature; no separate budget amendment was recorded for the consent items beyond the contract amendment authority.
