IV. ORIENTATION PRESENTATION

The scheduled presentation regarding interlocal agreement methods of annexation by King County Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Robert Kaufman was canceled due to an emergency.  It will be rescheduled.

V. ADMINISTRATION

A. Chair's Report.

Chair Felt reported that the Washington State Association of Boundary Review Boards (WSABRB) conference will be held in Stevenson, Skamania County, October 12-14.  It will be the first in-person state conference since 2019.  The conference will be chaired by Robbie Myers of the Grays Harbor County BRB and Mary Repar of the Skamania County BRB.  Chair Felt shared that the King County BRB has funding for conference attendance registration fees and travel expenses for members available in the budget and encouraged members to attend if they wish to do so.  Executive Secretary Shelby Miklethun suggested that members look at the available lodging listed on the WSABRB conference website and shared that the lodging per diem is $182 per night for staff and members.  Jay Hamlin reported that he had not yet seen an agenda for the conference, but that he would post it on the WSABRB website once one is released.

B. Committee Reports.

1. Steering Committee

Steering Committee Chair Hank Margeson reported that the Steering Committee met on June 30, 2022 and discussed the Organization and Rules of Practice and Procedure (ORPP) as well as updates to the Board’s website.  He encouraged members to visit the About Us portion 1of the website and review their biographies in case updates are needed.  Committee Chair Margeson shared that the committee also discussed the possibility of adding public comment to regular Board meetings but, after discussion, chose not to recommend the addition.  Lastly, he stated that the committee discussed the fees associated with filing a Notice of Intention which are set by the legislature.

2. Legislative Committee

Mary Lynne Evans, Co-Chair of the King County Board’s Legislative Committee and Co-Chair of the WSABRB Legislative Committee provided an update from the Washington Chapter of the APA’s involvement with the Road Map to Washington - Phase III (RM III) Taskforce.  Joe Tovar had been the WA-APA representative to that taskforce, but he has now left to join the Washington State Department of Commerce.  The Taskforce will now be chaired by Chris Collier with support of consultant Clay White.  The next committee meeting will be August 29, and Chair Felt will attend the meeting on both the Board’s and WA-APA’s behalf.  Committee Co-Chair Mary Lynne Evans reported that she and Chair Felt continue to work with Taskforce members to identify whether a problem statement regarding the Taskforce’s work relating to annexations exists.  She shared that from prior conversations with Joe Tovar, it seems that there is some concern regarding interlocal annexations.  She further shared about work that both this Legislative Committee as well work that the Washington State Boundary Review Board Legislative Committee did for the 2021 Legislative Session regarding SB 5368.  That work sought to improve the bill to incorporate required public comment and analysis against the boundary review board objectives listed in RCW 36.93.180.  Jay Hamlin suggested that the materials provided in support of SB 5368 be gathered so they can be posted to the WSABRB website.  

C. Executive Secretary’s Report

1. BOARD VACANCY

Ms. Miklethun reported that she has been in contact with Twila Fluaitte of the Washington Association of Water & Sewer Districts regarding the vacancy.  She stated that Ms. Fluaitte informed her that although the Association had been doing outreach, it has not yet been able to identify a new candidate for the Board’s vacant potion.  Ms. Miklethun asked Members to let her know if they know of any potential candidates so that she could pass that information on to the Association.

2. WEBSITE UPDATE

Ms. Miklethun again shared with Members that she had made updates to the website and again invited them to let her know if they had changes to their biography sections.  She also reported that per direction of the Steering Committee, the Board is now posting Notices of Intention that have been deemed complete to its website.

3. AGENCY COLLABORATION

Ms. Miklethun provided an update regarding her work with Karen Meyering of PSB Regional Planning in support of Ms. Meyering’s efforts to start an annexation technical review committee.  The staff will be sharing the Board’s NOI distribution list with Ms. Meyering so that all parties know who will be receiving the notifications.

4. MEETING SCHEDULING

Ms. Miklethun informed the board of two upcoming conflicts regarding its regular meeting schedule.  She stated that she will be unable to make the normal meeting date in September and that the October meeting 2conflicts with the WSABRB Conference.  She added that the Board will need to have a special meeting in order to vote on the ORPP.  Jay Hamlin shared that the Board has historically canceled the regular meeting that occurs in the month of the WSABRB conference.  The members discussed the issue and upcoming Board workload and then decided that the Board would cancel the regular September, schedule a special meeting on September 22 to both vote on the ORPP and discuss regular business and then cancel the regular October meeting.

D. Correspondence:

General Correspondence/Articles of Interest - None