EYE ON CLALLAM: Board to discuss juvenile justice tax proposal

The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss juvenile services tax revenue on Monday.

The work session will begin at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ boardroom (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

County officials are considering a measure for the November ballot that would add a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax to support the operations and maintenance of the Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services Facility.

If approved, the tax would generate an estimated $1 million per year for juvenile services, county officials said.

Clallam County is facing a $1.5 million budget deficit in its general fund in 2017.

Other discussion items for the work session include:

• An Economic Development Corporation budget discussion.

• A discussion on a Board of County Commissioners administrative support position.

• Notice of call for hearing on the proposed sale of a surplus Sheriff’s Office pistol.

• An agreement with Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center to facilitate the coordination of services program.

• An agreement with the state Department of Social and Health Services for continuing funding for a program called “We’re in this Together.”

• A contract amendment with the state Department of Health for an on-site sewage system management plan, recreational shellfish activities and pollution identification and correction.

• An agreement with Washington State University to provide educational programs.

• An update on the Clallam Conservation District.

• A discussion on personal property tax.

• An easement agreement for the Olympic Discovery Tail between Freshwater Bay Road and Camp Hayden roads.

• Notice of a hearing on proposed changes to county policy for property control.

• A contract with the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation for the Marine Resources Committee to work on outreach to recreational crabbers and shoreline landowners.

The work session also will preview items set for action at their formal meeting, which begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Action items for the business meeting include:

• A memorandum of understanding with Peninsula Housing Authority for a $901,200 grant request from the Opportunity Fund for the Mount Angeles View Phase 1 project.

• Contract amendments with the state Department of Ecology to provide site hazard assessment activities and to move funds from Oil Spill Preparedness and rename the Moving Geographic Response Plan.

• A letter to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Council to request a joint meeting.

• Notice that supplemental appropriations will be adopted July 25.

• A call for July 25 hearing for consideration of debatable budget emergencies.

• Notice of a July 25 hearing on a proposal to change the number of appointed members for a quorum of the Permit Advisory Board.

Port of Port Angeles

Port of Port Angeles commissioners will consider an airport log yard lease credit for Merrill & Ring when they meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The special meeting will be at port headquarters, 338 W. First St.

Commissioners also will consider a request from the New Dungeness Light Station to waive a fee at John Wayne Marina.

Sequim City Council

The Sequim City Council will consider awarding a contract for the Carrie Blake Park access road when it meets at 5 p.m. Monday.

The council will meet at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.

The council also will consider a public hearing on an update of the comprehensive emergency management plan, consider an operations and maintenance agreement for Carlsborg and consider office hours for the civic center.

Forks City Council

The Forks City Council will conduct a public hearing on its proposed six-year transportation plan at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The meeting will be in City Council chambers at 500 E. Division St.

The plan covering 2018-23, is used by local, state and federal governments to prioritize and fund transportation projects.

Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. Tuesday. They should be addressed to the Forks City Council.

For more information, or to obtain a copy of the plan, contact Paul Hampton at 360-374-5412.

The council also will consider adoption of a capital facility improvement plan and will discuss the process for developing a police department vision statement.

Quillayute Valley schools

The Quillayute Valley School Board will consider adoption of the Forks High School science curriculum when it meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The meeting will be in the library at Forks High School, 261 Spartan Ave.

The board also will consider a revisions of policies concerning sexual harassment, maintaining professional staff and student boundaries, and excused and unexcused absences.

Clallam PUD

Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will consider awarding a bid for a transmission line rebuild near Elwha River Road where it crosses the Elwha River on Monday.

The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Lake Crescent Boardroom at the Carlsborg main office, located at 104 Hooker Road.

Other agenda items include agreements for a records management system and construction management services for capital improvement projects, contract completion with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. for the Bluffs Well replacement project and contractor pre-qualifications for inclusion on the district’s small works roster.

Clallam Conservation District

Clallam Conservation District members will discuss an irrigation and aquifer recharge project Tuesday.

The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in Suite H at Armory Square, 228 W. First St., Port Angeles.

Other agenda items include a Conservation Commission implementation grant addendum, an inter-local agreement with Clallam County for PIC implementation and a consulting engineer contract renewal.

Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee

The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee will meet with Clallam and Island MRCs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The joint meeting will be in the Marine Room on Hudson Street (next to the Shanghai Restaurant) at Point Hudson.

An agenda was not available by Saturday.

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