The boards of local government agencies will meet next week on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Clallam County
The three Clallam County commissioners will hear a legislative update during their weekly business meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The commissioners’ work session, at 9 a.m. Monday, will preview items set for action at their formal meeting on Tuesday.
All Clallam County public meetings on Monday through Friday next week will be conducted virtually only while the commissioners’ board room upgrade is underway.
The online meetings can be viewed at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/669/Live-Archived-Meetings-Online.
To participate via Zoom video, visit https://zoom.us/j/875561784.
To listen only, call 253-2125-8782, then enter meeting ID 875 561 7844 and passcode 12345.
Agenda items include:
• An agreement with Clallam Public Defender for $2,690,284 to provide indigent public defense services through June 30, 2024.
• An amended agreement with True Star Behavioral Health Services for $94,189 for outpatient substance use disorder services from Jan. 1, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2023.
• An amended agreement with the state Department of Ecology extending the current pollution identification and correction program through June 30.
• A resolution appointing Forks City Council member Jeff Gingell to the vacant seat on the county Board of Health.
• A letter of support for Feiro Marine Life Center’s new marine discovery center project.
• A letter of support for the Port of Port Angeles Foreign Trade Zone application.
• Updates on Olympic National Park, from park manager Sula Jacobs, and Olympic National Forest, from forest managers.
• Discussion on the possible replacement of the courthouse variable air volume system.
• A public hearing at 10:30 a.m. regarding the sale of two surplus boat motors.
• An amended agreement with Port Angeles Baseball to extend its Volunteer Field turf project.
• An agreement with the state Military Department for a $423,037 hazardous materials emergency preparedness grant.
• An agreement with the city of Port Angeles to share costs for a joint evidence storage facility.
• An agreement with the Department of Commerce for a STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant for training sheriff’s deputies as well as officers from the Sequim and Port Angeles police departments.
• An agreement the Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic for $460,180 in American Rescue Plan Act funding for the two-year Clallam Respite Care pilot project.
The meeting agendas are posted at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter.
Public comment may be sent to agores@co.clallam.wa.us.
Other Clallam County meetings:
• The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday.
To join the online meeting, visit https://zoom.us/j/8755617844.
To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 875 5617844 and passcode 12345.
• The Conservation Futures Program Advisory Board will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
To join the online meeting, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81081709022.
To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 810 8170 9022 and passcode 12345.
• The Fair Advisory Board will meet at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
The board meets at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles.
Jefferson County
The three Jefferson County commissioners will discuss the forestry management program when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday.
The hybrid meeting is at the commissioners chambers in the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend.
To view the meeting live go to www.co.jefferson.wa.us and follow the links under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.”
To join the meeting online go to https://zoom.us/j/93777841705. To listen only call 1-253-215-8782 and enter access code 937-7784-1705#.
Public comments emailed to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us will be included in the minutes, but no longer read aloud during the meeting; comments may still be made via Zoom or telephone.
The commissioners will hear an update on public health and emergency management at 9:45 a.m., hear an update on Peninsula Trails Coalition and consider a letter of support regarding a U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE grant and conduct workshop regarding noxious weed control.
Items on the consent agenda include an agreement with the caretakers of Gibbs Lake County Park, a temporary use permit for Rice Lake Pit, an agreement with Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) for $49,300 to provide transitional housing support and a series of agreements with Bayside Housing Services, Dove House and OlyCAP for a total $790,500 in 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness grant funds for housing projects.’
The full agenda can be viewed at www.co.jefferson.wa.us by following the link under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.”
Association of counties
The Washington State Association of Counties will hear a weekly update on COVID-19 when they meet at noon Monday.
Both Clallam and Jefferson counties will participate.
To attend the meeting, register with the association at https://wsac-org.zoom.us/j/96091320845.
The association will also discuss current and emerging issues facing counties across the state.
Port of Port Townsend
Port of Port Townsend commissioners will conduct a workshop meeting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and meet in a regular session at 1 p.m.
The hybrid meetings are in the Point Hudson Pavilion Building, 355 Hudson St., Port Townsend.
To access either of the meetings online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86269043651?pwd=MDlybTZHSmxaRW5BMW1CajdOTUJHUT09. To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID is 862 6904 3651 and password 911887.
The meeting agenda is expected to be posted at https://portofpt.com/about-us/port-commission/meeting-minutes.
Clallam PUD
Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will conduct a special meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
The commissioners will discuss the history of the existing Bonneville Power Administration contract, the current energy environment and relevant topics regarding the upcoming contract renewal.
The hybrid meeting is in the Lake Crescent boardroom at the PUD’s main office, 104 Hooker Road, Sequim.
To join the online meeting, visit https://clallampud-net.zoom.us/j/86335077681?pwd=L3ZLUEdUa0FOMS9TbWxTM1VGMG11Zz09.
To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 863 3507 7681 and passcode 115443.
The full agenda is expected to be posted at https://clallampud.net/commission-meetings.
Jefferson PUD
Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The hybrid meeting is in the PUD offices at 310 Four Corners Road, Port Townsend.
To join the meeting, go to www.zoom.us/my/jeffco pud or call 833-548-0282, meeting ID 4359992575#.
The meeting agenda is expected to be posted at https://jeffpud.communitybydiligent.com/Portal.
Port Angeles planning
The Port Angeles Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Pursuing Housing For All, an initiative to amend the municipal code at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The meeting will be in person at Port Angeles City Hall council chambers, at 321 E. Fifth St., as well as online via Webex, the link to which will be on the city planning commission website.
The City of Port Angeles is seeking public comment on proposed zoning code changes to improve housing development and affordability.
The public also can provide written comment up until 5 p.m. Wednesday by emailing ced@cityofpa.us or mailing the City of Port Angeles, c/o CED, 321 E. Fifth St., Port Angeles WA, 98362.
The initiative is outlined at https://www.cityofpa.us/1051/Pursuing-Housing-For-All.
A survey is available on the City of Port Angeles website at https://www.survey monkey.com/r/Housing ForAll regarding zoning code changes and housing in the city.
Port Angeles city
The Port Angeles City Council will consider a resolution to continue to waive interest on utility accounts through September when it meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
They also will consider suspending full payment requirements for reconnection through December.
The hybrid meetings will be in council chambers at city hall, 321 E. Fifth St., Port Angeles.
To join the meetings online, visit www.cityofpa.us/Live-Virtual-Meetings or https://cityofpa.webex.com/cityofpa/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee0c1aeb933383778976ba078d94ec7ce.
To listen only, call 1-844-992-4726 and enter access code 2558 656 2647.
Public comment sent to council@cityofpa.us will not be read during the meeting, but will be entered into the meeting record.
Council members also will consider a professional services agreement with Sargent Engineers, Inc., for deisgn support for the Laurel Street Stair Replacement project.
They will hear a presentation on glass recycling by Mike Healy, interim public works director.
They will hear a 2022 year-end building report.
The full agenda is expected to be posted at https://www.cityofpa.us/583/Meetings-Agendas.
Port Townsend city
The Port Townsend City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The hybrid meeting will be in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St., Port Townsend.
To view the meeting live, go to www.cityofpt.us/citycouncil/page/agendasminutesvideos. To join the meeting, go to www.joinwebinar.com and enter the webinar ID 578-066-435. To listen only, call 360-390-5064 and use access code 942-105-283#.
Written comments received at publiccomment@cityofpt.us more than two hours before the meeting will be attached to the council meeting record; public comments will not be read aloud during the meeting.
The council will consider authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with FCS Group for the update of the sewer and stormwater rate studies; solicit and enter into a contract with an engineering firm to develop a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase II Stormwater Program; and to enter into an agreement for sewer line video inspections.
The meeting agenda is posted at https://cityofpt.us/citycouncil/page/agendasminutesvideos.
Chimacum schools
The Chimacum School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The board meets in the library of the Junior/Senior High School, 91 West Valley Road, Chimacum.
The full agenda is expected to be posted at go.boarddocs.com/wa/chimacum/board.nsf/public.
Crescent school
The Crescent School Board will discuss the 2023/2024 budget and district procedure 4215P during a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The board will meet in the library at Crescent School, 50350 state Highway 112, Joyce.
The full agenda is expected to be posted at https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/crescent/Board.nsf/Public.
Port Angeles schools
The Port Angeles School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday. The board meets at Lincoln Center, 905 W. Ninth St., Port Angeles.
For more information, call 360-565-3702.
The full agenda is expected to be posted at https://www.boarddocs.com/wa/pasd/Board.nsf/public.
Sequim schools
The Sequim School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday.
The hybrid meeting is in the library at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.
The full agenda and meeting links are expected to be posted at https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/sequim/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.
Fire District 2
Clallam County Fire District 2 commissioners will discuss setting a reserve fund minimum and an amendment to the 2023 budget during a special meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The hybrid meeting is in the district administrative office, 1212 E. First St., Port Angeles.
To join the meeting online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4329081371?pwd=YlczSUZqMmRYclM4WkZJbkg5Q2N1Zz09. To listen to the meeting, call 253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 432 908 1371 and passcode 502502.
The meeting agenda is posted at https://www.clallamfire2.org/index.php/district-information/commissioners-meetings/special-meetings.html.
Fire District 3
Clallam County Fire Protection District 3 commissioners will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The hybrid meeting is in the district’s training and operations center, 255 Carlsborg Road, Sequim.
The agenda and meeting link are expected to be posted at https://ccfd3.org/about-the-district/board-of-commissioners.
The district covers the east side of Clallam County with a small portion in Jefferson County.
Cemetery commission
The Gardiner Community Cemetery commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday.
The public meeting will be held downstairs in the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road., Gardiner.
The public is invited to attend.
