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Commissioners report school-safety training, conservation-easement workload and review of historic Price River water right
Summary
Elected-official reports included a sheriff's account of school safety training, Commissioner Warwood's concerns that conservation easements are creating heavy workload for the county recorder and mention of a Price River water right dating to 1869; commissioners also reported recent meetings with Congressman Kennedy and changes to open meetings law.
During the elected-officials portion of the meeting, the transcript records several informational reports and public-advisory items from county officials.
A speaker identified in the meeting as 'Sheriff?' said county personnel were invited to the school district's professional development day to teach about nine safety topics to teachers, aides, maintenance staff and others. The speaker described presentations on school safety, tactical medicine and de-escalation and said a mental-health professional addressed the effects of violence on mental health; 4 Corners provided de-escalation and basic firearms instruction. "It was a good day, good opportunity to teach about safety in the schools," the speaker said.
Commissioner Warwood outlined concerns about recent conservation easements in Woodside and possibly elsewhere, saying the way easements have been implemented is "creating a tremendous workload for our county recorder." Warwood described instances of large parcels being split into "over 200 half acre parcels" and said the recorder must verify descriptions for each resulting parcel. Warwood also reported researching a water right conveyed with one of the conservation easements on the Price River that "goes back to 1869," and said that historic right has value and that the county will look to prevent changes to the point of diversion or use off the easement property.
Another commissioner reported that the commission met with Congressman Kennedy at the state capital and reminded the public that UAC's "day on the hill" was the following day, inviting residents to raise concerns about bills. Commissioners also discussed TRT (tactical response team) preparations related to the Olympics and noted that a change to the open meetings law took effect in January allowing certain inter-commissioner discussions under clarified conditions. The meeting closed with a public advisory about parking and a reminder to report incidents to the sheriff's office.
The reports were informational and no formal actions (motions or votes) on these items were recorded in the meeting transcript.
