The Port Townsend City Council will conduct a public hearing before considering approval on a first reading of an ordinance related to short-term property rentals when it meets Monday.
The special business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.
Since 2006, the council has looked into revising how the city regulates short-term rentals, defined as rentals of 29 days or less. In 2016, the council referred the matter to the planning commission, which recommended changes to the municipal code. The council will make a final decision on the proposed amendments at this hearing.
During the public hearing, the council also will consider:
• Approving on first reading an ordinance related to floodplain regulation.
• Approving a resolution related to affordable housing at the city’s Cherry Street properties, which would declare the property surplus and authorize the city manager to dispose of the property.
The planning commission meeting originally scheduled for Thursday has been canceled.
Jefferson County commission
The three Jefferson County commissioners generally meet at 9 a.m. Monday in commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
An agenda had not been posted as of Saturday.
Port Townsend schools
The Port Townsend School Board will consider a proclamation designating May 8-12 as Teacher Appreciation Week and May 9 as National Teacher Day when it meets Monday.
The work/study meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in Room S-11 of the Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St.
Other items on the agenda include consideration of:
• Approval of a resolution approving the district’s membership with the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.
• Approval of an amendment of the 2016-17 calendar.
The board also will consider board attendance at graduation, review policies and hear reports on the Port Townsend High School Master Plan, curriculum review, the Highly Capable program and the profile of a Port Townsend School District student.
On Tuesday, the school district will host a community listening session, open to the public, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Blue Heron School commons, 3939 San Juan Ave.
The topic will be wellness and food service.
Port of Port Townsend
Port of Port Townsend commissioners will discuss the Industrial Development District at its workshop and regular meeting Wednesday.
The workshop will be at 9:30 a.m. and the regular session at 1 p.m. in chambers, 333 Benedict St.
During the afternoon session, commissioners also will consider retaining Maul Foster Alongi Inc. for $70,000 as a consultant to prepare a long-term-use and development strategy for the Point Hudson facility.
They will hear a March financial report.
Quilcene School Board
The Quilcene School Board will host a special board meeting for community members to meet principal candidates Monday.
The meeting will be in Room 9 at 294715 U.S. Highway 101.
The schedule will be as follows: 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. for Candidate C, 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for Candidate B and 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. for Candidate A.
Jefferson PUD Citizen Advisory Board
Jefferson County Public Utility District Citizen Advisory Board will discuss board responsibilities regarding opening meeting regulations when it meets Monday.
The meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. at 230 Chimacum Road, Port Hadlock.
Also on the agenda are a subcommittee report on broadband delivery strategies, an update on board objectives/purpose, a discussion of meeting times/dates and next steps or additional boar actions.
Peninsula College
Peninsula College trustees will meet in Port Townsend on Tuesday.
They will meet at 2 p.m. in the Cornaby Center on the Peninsula College Port Townsend campus in Fort Worden State Park, 202 Eisenhower Ave.
An agenda will be available 24 hours before the meeting at http://pencol.edu/aboutpc/board/ agendas.
Strait ERN
Education, planning, funding and upcoming action will be discussed at the quarterly meeting of the Strait of Juan de Fuca Ecosystem Recovery Network on Friday.
The meeting of the Strait ERN will be from 9:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m. at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Red Cedar Hall in the Community Center on Old Blyn Highway in Blyn.
The Strait ERN is one of the Puget Sound Partnership’s Local Integrating Organizations working to implement the Action Agenda for Puget Sound protection and recovery.
It includes all of the tribes and local jurisdictions, and most of the non-governmental organizations, educational institutions and key business groups with interest in the Strait Action Area, which extends from Cape Flattery near Neah Bay east to Point Wilson in Port Townsend, said coordinator John Cambalik.
For information on the Puget Sound Partnership and the Puget Sound Action Agenda, see www.psp.wa.gov. For more on the Strait ERN, see www.straiternlio.org. To contact Cambalik, email coordinator@straiternlio.org.
