Agenda for Meeting on 2025-07-30

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Introductions
Public comment on any final-action items listed on this agenda

PRESENTATION(S)

There are no Presentations scheduled.

NOTICE ITEM(S)

IT Issue request for proposals for fiber infrastructure upgrade in the Lewis County Law and Justice Building and Jail
PHSS Notice of hearing for Ordinance 1366, which would rescind and replace Lewis County Code Chapter 8.40, On-Site Sewage Systems

CONSENT ITEM(S)

AUD Approval of warrants / payroll
BOCC Approval of minutes from the July 22, 2025, BOCC Business Meeting.

DELIBERATION ITEM(S)

DES Amend FEMA Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) grant agreement with Washington State Military Department
RISK Adopt Drug-free Workplace Policy for Lewis County employees
PW Approve an interlocal agreement between Lewis County and the City of Centralia for the construction of the Westside Connector Corridor Project Phase 1, Stage 1 - North Scheuber Road improvements between Mt. Vista Road and Galvin Road
PW Approve an interlocal agreement between Lewis County and the City of Centralia regarding work by county crews and authorize signatures thereon
PHSS Approve Contract #V02-0215-24 Amendment A between the Veterans Memorial Museum and Lewis County
PHSS Approve Contract #C15-0245-25 between Coastal Community Action Plan (CAP) and Lewis County
PHSS Approve Contract #M01-0247-25 between Morningside and Lewis County
PHSS Approve Interagency Agreement Contract #26-46108-18 between the Washington State Department of Commerce (DOC) and Lewis County
BOCC Establish the rate of pay for a non-union extra help Civil Service secretary
BOCC Reappoint Peter Lahmann to the Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council

HEARING(S)

PW Traffic Ordinance No. 223 - An ordinance fixing the maximum speed at which vehicles may be operated over certain roads in Lewis County, Washington: defining offenses, and providing penalties for the violation thereof

REMINDER: The Chronicle is Lewis County's newspaper of record as of July 1

Announcements / n
ew business
Wednesday Workshop
Water System Plan updates for Vader and Middle Fork - Anders Pollman, LC Public Works
Executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - David Bailey and Scott Gripp
   > Water System Plan updates for Vader and Middle Fork 
   > Workers' comp claim
   > Carrot sale timber litigation
   > Estrada tort claim
   > Lewis County Assessor / Darigold litigation and potential settlement
Cowlitz Tribe request for letter of support re: National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory (NTTFI) listings - Wes Anderson
Cowlitz River property in Packwood - Commissioner Brummer

Calendars
Aug. 5: Honoring Lewis County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) volunteers for their work on Tool Library at Chehalis Timberland Library
Aug. 5: Southwest Washington Fair Outreach Committee and Little Miss Friendly finalists, Miss Lewis County, Miss Lewis County Teen and the Dairy Ambassador 
Aug. 6: No Directors' Update
Aug. 12-17: Fair Week (no Business Aug. 12 / no Directors Aug. 13 - we'll review topics for the Aug. 19 Business Meeting during Aug. 18 Wrap-Up)

Correspondence
Adjournment

The public is invited to attend any Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting in person. Select meetings -- including the Wrap-Up, Directors’ Update, Business Meeting and Mayors’ Meetings -- also are available via Zoom. Following are the Zoom codes for this meeting:

ONLINE: Go to https://zoom.us/j/92770578873. The passcode is 085336.
BY PHONE: 
Call 888-475-4499. The meeting ID is 927 7057 8873, and the passcode is 085336.