EYE ON CLALLAM: County to consider hybrid meetings

Government meetings thoughout Clallam County

The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss beginning hybrid meetings on March 14 when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday.

The meeting can be viewed on a live stream at http://www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html.

To participate via Zoom video, go to https://zoom.us/j/875561784, by Zoom audio only, call 253-2125-8782.

The meeting ID is 875 561 7844 and the passcode is 12345.

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

Agenda items include:

• A hearing on granting Maple View Farm a franchise to use county roads.

• A hearing on amendments to the county’s employee benefits policy.

• A hearing on amending the county’s comprehensive plan map and the county’s zoning map.

• A contract with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to monitor Olympic oysters in Sequim Bay.

• An agreement with Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic for opioid use disorder treatment at the jail.

A request for a new, full-time assistant in the county’s emergency management section.

• An update on the county marine resources committee from Tim Cochnauer.

A proposal from Cascadia Consulting Group for $55,000 to perform a greenhouse gas inventory.

• A presentation from the North Olympic Regional Veterans’ Housing Network on how American Rescue Plan Act funds were disbursed and how these expenditures supported affordable housing for low-income households.

• An agreement for $2,250 with Sound Law Center for code enforcement hearing examiner services.

• A presentation from the Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County on how American Rescue Plan Act funds were disbursed and how these expenditures benefited the county’s homeless, disabled veterans.

The meeting agendas are posted at www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html.

Public comment can be sent to agores@co.clallam.wa.us.

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/meeting/register/tJItfuirrDsiHtHqvwmPWZmbRmA0Vt4DDKso.

The association will also discuss current and emerging issues facing counties across the state.

County planning commission

The Clallam County Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 160 at the Clallam County Courthouse.

The meeting agenda is expected to be posted at http://www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html.

Board of Health

The Clallam County Board of Health will conduct a hearing on the repeal of the county’s secure medication return regulations when it meets at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The meeting can be viewed on a live stream at http://www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html.

To join the meeting, visit https://zoom.us/j/93573435754.

To listen only, call 253-2125-8782 then enter meeting ID 935 7343 5754 and passcode 095863.

The board members also will discuss draft board bylaws, a draft amendment to ordinance 41.01, and the community health assessment and community health improvement plan.

The full agenda is posted at http://clallam.net/HHS/PublicHealth/boh_minutes.html.

Public Utility District

Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will hear an update on the power supply analysis when they meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday.

To join the meeting, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82503848665?pwd=bDZsb3pHOXV2QTNnaURjRHBXZzZYZz09.

To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 825 0384 8665 and passcode 576319.

Public comment may be submitted in advance to info@clallampud.net.

The commissioners also will discuss the post-2028 Bonneville Power Administration contract.

The full agenda is posted at https://clallampud.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2-14-22-BOC-Packet.pdf.

Clallam Transit

Clallam Transit board members will consider the solar project at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The meeting will be at the Clallam Transit System administration building at 830 W. Lauridsen Blvd.

To join the meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85810276869.

To listen in, call 1-253-215-8782 and enter meeting ID 858 1027 6869; no passcode is needed.

The full agenda is posted at https://www. clallamtransit.com/board-agendapackets.

Other agenda items include an update on the compensation plan for non-represented employees, an amendment to the board’s bylaws, board committee appointments for 2022 and the mid-year for the general manager

Port Angeles city

The Port Angeles city council will hear an update on municipal solid waste services during a regular meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The council will meet in executive session at 5:30 p.m. to discuss a collective bargaining agreement.

To join either meeting, visit www.cityofpa.us/Live-Virtual-Meetings or https://cityofpa.webex.com/cityofpa/onstage/g.php?MTID=ea6b9cbd8d94aa6d188fff4cd1a0736f6.

To listen only, call 1-844-992-4726 and enter access code 2554 089 4990.

Public comment sent to council@cityofpa.us will not be read during the meeting, but will be entered into the meeting record.

The full agenda can be viewed at https://www.cityofpa.us/583/Meetings-Agendas.

Sequim city

The Sequim City Council will consider a letter of support for a frontage road at the Simdars Road interchange at 6 p.m. Monday.

The council will meet in executive session at 5:45 p.m. to consider a real estate acquisition.

To join the meeting, visit https://zoom.us/j/9123546 4249; to listen only, call 253-215-8782 and enter meeting ID 912 3546 4249.

Written public comment can be sent to clerk@sequimwa.gov and will be distributed to the council prior to the meeting.

The full agenda is posted at https://www.sequimwa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2545.

Quillayute Valley

The Quillayute Valley School board will hear an update on the Spartan Stadium project when it meets at 5:40 p.m. Monday.

The meeting will stream at https://youtu.be/jm9MUEdyPKo.

Olympic Medical

Olympic Medical Center commissioners will hear a report on the audit of the center’s financial statements deon Moss Adams, LLP when they meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

For meeting links, the agenda or the meeting packet, visit https://www.olympic medical.org/virtual-board-meeting.

To listen by phone, call 1-408-418-9388 or 1-206-207-1700 and enter access code 248 824 75551. If prompted, enter the event passcode 6621234

Fire District 2

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 commissioners will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The commissioners will meet at in the district offices, 1212 E. First St.

To join the meeting online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4329081371?pwd=YlczSUZqMmRYclM4WkZJbkg5Q2N1Zz09.

Fire District 3

Clallam County Fire District 3 commissioners will discuss a firefighter’s grievance when they meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The commissioners meet at Station 34, 323 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim.

Masks must be worn by anyone attending regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.

To view the meeting live, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86852405153?pwd=QjZOVzdGQWptcFpvcUc1dmFLTE5zdz09.

To listen only, dial 1-877-853-5427 and enter meeting ID: 868 5240 5153 and password: 912707.

The commissioners will also discuss employment agreements, purchasing a dump trailer and hiring a firefighter/paramedic.

The full agenda is posted at https://ccfd3.org/about-the-district/board-of-commissioners/board-agendas-and-minutes.

The district covers the east side of Clallam County with a small portion in Jefferson County.

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