Trail, COVID before county commissions

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

The boards of local government agencies will meet next week on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Jefferson County

The three Jefferson County commissioners will review and discuss the scope of the draft Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail comprehensive plan when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday.

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 COVID-19 and monkeypox from Dr. Tom Locke at 9:45 a.m., conduct a workshop on Open Public Meeting Act guidelines for boards and committees at 10:30 a.m. and a quarterly workshop with departmental directors at 1 p.m.

The full agenda can be viewed at www.co.jefferson.wa.us by following the link under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.”

Other county meetings:

• The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will hear proposal presentation when they meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

To join the online meeting, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82621725610.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter webinar ID 826-2172-5610.

Clallam County

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider rescinding the county’s COVID-19 emergency resolution, work on the 2023 capital budget and review the draft 5-year capital plan during their weekly work session Monday.

The commissioners’ work session, at 9 a.m. Monday, will preview items set for action at their formal meeting, which starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

The hybrid meetings are in the county commissioners meeting room in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

The meetings can be viewed online at http://www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html.

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 update on the plan to allocate funds from the settlement of major opioid-related lawsuits from Stephanie Lewis and Jolene Kron of Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization.

• Agreements with Scarsella Brothers, Inc. for work on the lower Dungeness floodplain restoration project and several budget revisions related to the project.

• A letter to U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray and U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer voicing opposition to the Financial Data Transparency Act.

• An agreement with KnoxWorks for $18,000 to provide project management and policy support to the county’s Housing Solutions Committee.

• Authorization for staff to submit a boating facilities grant application with the Recreation and Conservation Office for the Lake Pleasant boat launch.

• A public hearing regarding the adoption of several debatable budget emergencies.

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

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

Joint meeting

The Clallam County commissioners will meet jointly with the Port of Port Angeles at 11 a.m. Monday.

Items on the agenda include:

• Clallam County Economic Development Council Update

• Small Business Development Center Update

• Center of Inclusive Entrepreneurship Update

• North Olympic Development Council written report review

• Emergency Operations Center update

• Joint Legislative Support Item

The hybrid meeting is in the county commissioners’ meeting room in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

The meeting can be viewed online at http://www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html.

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.

Port of PT

Port of Port Townsend commissioners will meet at 5:30 p.m.

The commissioners meet in the Point Hudson Pavilion, 355 Hudson St., Port Townsend.

To access the meeting 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.

Port of Port Angeles

Port of Port Angeles commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

To join the virtual meeting, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87822694318.

To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782 and enter webinar ID 878 2269 4318; no passcode is required.

Comments may be submitted until 8 a.m. Tuesday to braedib@portofpa.com or by calling 360 461-9515.

The full agenda and meeting packet is expected to be posted at https://www.portofpa.com/AgendaCenter.

Clallam PUD

Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will consider a $20,000 funding request from the Clallam County Economic Development Council when they meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday.

The hybrid meeting is in the Lake Crescent boardroom at the PUD’s main office, 104 Hooker Road, Sequim.

To join the meeting online, visit https://clallampud-net.zoom.us/j/89142297746?pwd=eGE0NVlBV2llYTVqSUJ1VnY3YXNEQT09.

To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 891 4229 7746 and passcode 162005.

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

The commissioners also will consider awarding a contract for the Neah Bay substation transformer to T&R Electric of Colman South Dakota and will discuss a letter to the Bonneville Power Administration requesting federal funding to improve the administration’s transmission lines to the West End.

The agenda is expected to be posted at https://clallampud.net/commission-meetings.

Climate Action

The Jefferson County/Port Townsend Climate Action Committee will present its Forest and Trees Greenhouse Gas Inventory during a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

To join the online meeting, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83231735342.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 832 3173 5342.

The full report is posted at https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/637/Climate-Action-Committee.

Forks city

The Forks City Council will conduct a public hearing regarding a proposed 2023 property tax levy when they meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

The council will discuss the vacancy in position 5 left by Mike Gilstrap’s resignation.

Participants can attend in-person at 500 Division St., or online.

Listening and webcast options, along with the full agenda, are expected to be posted on the city’s website, www.forkswashington.org.

Sequim city

The Sequim City Council will discuss the proposed 2023 budget at 6 p.m. Monday. The hybrid meeting is in the Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., Sequim.

To join the meeting online, visit https://sequimwa-gov.zoom.us/j/83397723647.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 and enter meeting ID 833 9772 3647.

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

The council also will consider the third quarter financial report and hear a presentation on the solid waste study.

The full agenda is posted at https://www.sequimwa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2705.

Chimacum school

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 agenda and meeting links are expected to be posted at go.boarddocs.com/wa/chimacum/board.nsf/public.

Crescent school

The Crescent School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday. The board meets 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.

Quillayute Valley

The Quillayute Valley School board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

The board meets in the library at Forks High School, 261 S. Spartan Ave., Forks.

The full agenda is expected to be posted at https://www.qvschools.org/Page/1764.

Sequim schools

The Sequim School Board will discuss planning for the upcoming Washington State School District Association conference during a study session at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The board will meet in the district offices, 503 N. Sequim Ave..

The full agenda and meeting links are expected to be posted at https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/sequim/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.

Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2023 budget when they meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

To attend the meeting, dial 509-598-2842. The conference ID number is 702065698#.

The full agenda is expected to be posted at https://jeffersonhealthcare.org/hospital-commission.

The commissioners will also host community listening forums concerning its draft stratecgic plan.

An in-person forum is set for 3 p.m. Monday at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker PLace, Port Ludlow.

An online forum is set for 10 a.m. Friday.

Meeting links are posted at https://jeffersonhealthcare.org/news/community-listening-session-for-the-draft-strategic-plan.

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue commissioners will conduct a budget workshop during a special meeting at 3 p.m. Friday.

To join the meeting, visit https://meet.goto.com/159268301.

To listen only, all 1-571-317-3112 and enter access code 159-268-301.

The full agenda is expected to be posted at https://www.ejfr.org/uncategorized/2022-ejfr-board-meetings.

Fire Protection District 3

Clallam County Fire Protection District 3 commissioners will review the performance of a public employee in executive session during a special meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The hybrid meeting is in the district’s training and operations center, 255 Carlsborg Road, Sequim.

To join the meeting online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86432077840?pwd=aGZ1RFRuVW9wc3QzbWJURnBKQUVNUT09.

To listen only, dial 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 864 3207 7840 and passcode 348820.

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.

Development authority board

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority board will hear third quarter financial reports when it meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The hybrid meeting is in Commons A, 210 Battery Way, Port Townsend.

To join the meeting online, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87620224042?pwd=ZWs0MmZZZHdNaE9FVVRzVG5UUW9PZz09.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter webinar ID 876 2022 4042 and passcode 460177.

Written comment can be submitted in advance to mvitale@fortworden.org.

The full agenda is posted at https://fwpda.gov/AgendaCenter.

NOLS

The North Olympic Library System Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

To join the online meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89963917044?pwd=cG9MUnp1MmpNYTFMeFpzK1ZUQytWZz09.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 899 6391 7044 and passcode 267523.

The meeting agenda is expected to be posted at https://www.nols.org/board-administration.

Water District 1

Jefferson County Water District 1 will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The district meets in the Paradise Bay Community Club, 141 W. Alder St., Port Ludlow.

Water District 1 serves Paradise Bay.

Fish and Wildlife Commission

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will discuss the Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project when they meet at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

The discussion is part of a three-day commission meeting Thursday through Saturday in room 149 of Kalispell Hall on the Colville campus of the Community Colleges of Spokane, 985 S. Elm St., Colville.

More information on the Duckabush project is posted at https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/habitat-recovery/puget-sound/estuary-restoration-projects/duckabush.

For the full agenda and online meeting links, visit https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/commission/meetings/2022/27-29Oct2022-fwc-agenda.

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