EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners might adopt population forecast

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider adopting a population forecast and allocation plan when they meet Monday.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.

Adoption of the plan is one of the first steps to an update of the county’s comprehensive plan.

Also on the agenda is an agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.

A contract with the union expired last December. The new agreement, which was ratified Oct. 9 by union members, would provide a 1.5 percent wage hike retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year, a 1 percent wage increase for 2016 and a 1.5 percent increase for 2017.

Items on the consent agenda include:

■   Setting a hearing for 10 a.m. Nov. 9 on a fee assessment by the Noxious Weed Control Board.

■ Considering approval of a license and use agreement with JeffCom for office space at the Jefferson County jail annex in Port Hadlock. The agreement would be for 2016-18. The amount for 2016 would be $42,266. Subsequent years will be adjusted by the Consumer Price Index.

■   A $6,850 contract with Able Opportunities Inc. of Silverdale for services to the Jefferson County Public Health Department. Funding is provided by the state.

■   A $8,430 contract with SCJ Alliance of Lacey for civil engineering services and a $18,000 landscaping contract with Fischer Bouma Partnership of Bainbridge Island for the Quilcene Complete Street Project. A state grant funds the contract.

■ An agreement, funded by $11,620 in grants, with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition for a Washington Conservation Corps crew for 14 days.

■ Approving acquisition of a piece of property near the Chimacum Park area.

At 1:30 p.m., commissioners will be briefed on WSU Extension programs and the Taming Bigfoot project.

Port Townsend City

Port Townsend City Council Budget and Finance Committee members will discuss the proposed 2016 budget and long-range financial plan when they meet Wednesday.

The committee will meet at 1 p.m. in the third-floor conference room at City Hall, 250 Madison St.

The Port Townsend City Council does not meet this week.

The budget committee also will discuss this year’s supplemental budget as well as capital projects and inter-fund loans.

Council office hours, during which members of the public can discuss any topic with a member of the City Council, take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the mayor’s office at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.

Other committee meetings, all of which are at 250 Madison St., are:

■   Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Board — 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, first-floor conference room.

■   Civil Service Commission — 2 p.m. Wednesday, second-floor conference room.

■   Comprehensive Plan Housing Workgroup — 9:30 a.m., third-floor conference room. The group will consider the scope of work for a housing inventory.

Port Townsend schools

The Port Townsend School Board will review the district’s non-resident student policy when it meets Monday.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St.

The board also will review district policy on bid requirements and get an update on capital projects.

Port of Port Townsend

Port of Port Townsend commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2016 operating budget when they meet Wednesday.

Commissioners will meet at 5:30 p.m. at 333 Benedict St.

The agenda for the meeting is expected to be posted on the website at www.portofpt.com on Monday.

Public development authority

The Fort Worden Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority board will discuss the bid process for creating the Guardhouse restaurant when it meets Wednesday.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at Fort Worden Commons.

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