HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/04/04 - Briefing BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING MINUTES
Mason County Commission Chambers,411 North 5th Street,Shelton,WA
Week of April 4,2022
Monday,April 4,2022
9:00 A.M. Support Services—Mark Neary
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Jennifer Beierle reviewed the American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA)Prioritization List. The
first,2021,round of funding was for$6,484,451 and there is currently$236,165 left to
allocate. Requests to remove: Belfair Water customer arrearages$26,271;Mason County
Utilities arrearages$145k;design for Sheriffs Office 2°d floor expansion$100k;and Public
Health message board$15k. Requests on hold: Sheriffs Office 21 floor expansion$800k;
ballot sorter machine$1.2 million;and Public Utility District(PUD)3 Rural Broadband
Cloquallum community$500k. Requests:Housing Authority rent arrearages$100k;signing
bonus for Corrections Deputies up to$30k;Community Development records archival
$500k;Prosecutor's Office 21 floor expansion$75k;Economic Development Council
(EDC)waterline from Highway 101 to Prison$1 million;Belfair Water backup generators
$197k;EDC sewer line extension from High School to Basin$2.5 million;EDC Wallace
Kneeland substation$3.2 million;Shelton gateway$250k;and Building 10$750k. Projects
brought forward:Public Works 70 grinder pumps$151,273. Projects approved to move
forward:Housing Authority$100k;signing bonuses for Corrections Deputies up to$30k;
Prosecutor's Office 21 floor expansion$75k;and Arc of the Peninsula$35k.
• Jennifer shared the draft ARPA Subrecipient Application. Any project not funded will need
to fill this application out. Approved to move forward.
• Jennifer discussed the ARPA scoring sheet which weighs heavily on capital projects. Needs
updated.
• Kelly Frazier requested to declare TK Elevator Corporation(TKE)as the sole-source to
replace the elevator doors in the Jail. Cost is$61,218.30 and Facilities has the budget for it.
This may be able to be reimbursed with ARPA funding. Approved to move forward.
• John Taylor discussed the Fiscal Year(FY)2020 Reallocated Emergency Management
Performance Grant(EMPG). This is to purchase Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT)cargo trailers and supplies for CERT response throughout the County. The amount
of the grant is$17,275 and requires a 50%match. Department of Emergency Management
has the funds budgeted. Approved to move forward.
• Mark requested approval to issue a Request for Proposals for labor/employment services to
negotiate the 14 Collective Bargaining Agreements. Approved to move forward.
• Mark discussed the County Administrator authority level and how to streamline the process
of giving staff the ability to efficiently conduct operations. Cmmr.Neatherlin would like
this checked over by legal.
• Cmmr.Neatherlin asked for additional Solid Waste vouchers for the City of Shelton.
9:20 A.M. Community Services—David Windom
Commissioners Neatherlin, Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Kell Rowen requested to post and fill a full-time Clerical position and an extra help position.
Approved to move forward.
• Malissa Paulsen asked to set a Public Hearing for Tuesday,May 10,2022 at 9:15 a.m.
regarding amendments to the administrative requirements within Title 16—Plats and
Subdivisions. This would require a surveyor for boundary line adjustments and to write
legal language to take the responsibility off of the County to ensure the legal language is
correct. Approved to move forward.
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• Malissa requested to also set a Public Hearing for Tuesday,May 10,2022 at 9:15 a.m.
regarding the application to the Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)for the
Evergreen Estates Water Project. Community Development would do the application,grant
management,and the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Shelton. This will be
a joint application with Malissa writing the grant and Dave being the main point of contact.
Approved to move forward.
9:30 A.M. Public Works—Loretta Swanson
Utilities&Waste Management
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Mike Collins discussed a Resolution for the approval of County Road Projects(CRP)
converting gravel road to chip seal. CRP 2037—Sunnyside Road,CRP 2038—California
Road,CRP 2039—Kelly Hall Road,and CRP 2040—Sunnyslope Road. Approved to move
forward.
• Loretta shared that Mike is still inspecting bridges. A reminder was sent out to utility
customers still in arrears. Cmmr. Shutty asked for an aggregate of customers broken down
by utility in arrears.
Respectfully submitted,
McKenzie Smith,Clerk of the Board
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Kevin Sh Sharon Tra c Kdy NeatheChair Commissioner ission
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