EYE ON CLALLAM: County, public utility district to consider amendment to road work contract

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider a contract amendment with the county public utility district for improvements to Old Olympic Highway from Gunn Road to the McDonald Creek bridge.

The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ boardroom (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

The contract amendment would increase the maximum reimbursement from $7,500 to $25,000.

Agenda items include:

■ A letter supporting a Clean Cities proposal for electronic vehicle “fast charging” stations on the Olympic Peninsula.

■ A contract amendment with the Peninsula Housing Authority reallocating funds and revising scope of work.

■ An agreement with Public Health Seattle and King County to receive pre-packaged medication services.

■ An agreement with Ask Juan Networks LLC for rent of office space at the Third Street Professional Building.

■ A contract amendment with AHBL Inc. increasing fees for the courthouse stormwater retrofit project and extending the agreement to Dec. 11.

■ Notice of a June 23 hearing on proposed amendments policy for board operating guidelines.

The weekly work session was moved from Monday to 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The courthouse will be closed Monday for Memorial Day.

Port Angeles city

The Port Angeles City Council will discuss rates and priorities for utilities during a work session Tuesday.

The special meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St.

Public comment is not taken at City Council work sessions.

Port of Port Angeles

Port of Port Angeles commissioners will consider whether they will offer for sale the 4 acres occupied by Platypus Marine Inc. on the harbor at Marine Drive and Cedar Street when they meet Tuesday.

Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. in port headquarters, 338 W. First St.

Since March, Platypus has made public pleas to buy the site, saying it would double its marine repair and boatbuilding business and its present 75-person payroll.

Commissioners also will receive a study of marina rates by consultant BST Associates of Seattle. The presentation will start at 10 a.m.

Other agenda items include:

■ Amending the lease of the Sequim Bay Yacht Club from five years to two due to declining membership. The club leases 901 square feet of office/meeting space and exterior storage space of 1,740 square feet. It currently pays $818 per month, which would rise to $838 per month Sept. 1.

■ A first-quarter investment report.

■ Soliciting bids to redevelop Terminal 1.

■ A contract with the Clallam County Economic Development Council.

■ Funding for the proposed Composite Recycling Technology Center.

Sequim City Council

The Sequim City Council will consider approving a plaque for a 9/11 memorial when it meets Tuesday.

The council will meet at 6 p.m. at the Sequim Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar St.

The bronze identifying plaque would grace a monument displaying an 843-pound artifact from the World Trade Center that Sequim acquired in 2011. The monument would be in the new Civic Center Plaza.

The council also will consider approving an Arts on the Plaza program for the Civic Center at 152 W. Cedar St.

After the open meeting, the council will meet in executive session to consider city manager candidate qualifications.

Forks City Council

The Forks City Council will consider a resolution concerning an Olympic National Park proposal for U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent when it meets Tuesday.

The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 500 E. Division St.

The park is considering rehabilitation of 12.3 miles of the highway beginning in 2017 that would disrupt traffic on the main road to and from the West End.

The council also will conduct public hearings on a draft ordinance concerning operation of wheeled all-terrain vehicles within the city limits and on vacation of a portion of 10th Avenue Northeast.

Olympic Medical Center

Olympic Medical Center commissioners will conduct a quarterly educational retreat Tuesday.

The retreat will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the sunroom at Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles.

Topics of discussion will be the 2015-17 strategic plan, Quality Management System and ISO 9001 program, and Medicare reimbursement options. No formal action will be taken.

Clallam PUD

The Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will not meet Monday.

The next regular meeting will be Monday, June 1, at the PUD office at 2431 E. U.S. Highway 101 in Port Angeles.

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