EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners eye contract for veterans center
Published 12:01 am Monday, November 3, 2014
The three Clallam County commissioners will consider awarding a $112,314 bid to Aldergrove Construction Inc. to improve the interior of the Clallam County Veteran Center in Port Angeles when they meet Tuesday.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ boardroom (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
Improvements to the veterans center will begin subsequent to Veterans Day ceremonies Nov. 11.
Other agenda items include:
■ A contract amendment with the state Department of Health adding funding.
■ Resolutions appointing members to the Animal Issues Advisory Committee and Homelessness Task Force.
■ Notice of a Dec. 9 hearing on special assessment roll of parcels for inclusion in the Lake Sutherland Management District.
■ Notice that supplemental budget appropriations and budget reductions will be adopted by resolution Dec. 2.
The board will hold its weekly work session at 9 a.m. Monday.
PA council
The Port Angeles City Council will conduct a first reading on proposed revenue sources for 2015, including a property tax levy increase, in a public hearing Tuesday.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St., Port Angeles.
Other hearings will be conducted on industrial transmission electric rate ordinance amendments, a Medic One utility rate adjustment and a Blue Mountain solid waste drop box surcharge rate ordinance amendment.
Carlsborg community council
The Carlsborg Community Advisory Council will discuss a draft agreement between the county and city of Sequim for Carlsborg wastewater Tuesday.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Sequim Valley Church of the Nazarene, 481 Carlsborg Road.
Other agenda items include an updated recommended residential density map and continued discussion on Carlsborg zoning regulations.
Planning Commission
The Clallam County Planning Commission will conduct a work session on the draft Shoreline Master Program update Wednesday.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the commissioners’ meeting room (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse.
The land-use advisory panel also will discuss county zoning for the state recreational marijuana law.
Olympic Medical Center
Olympic Medical Center commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2015 budget Wednesday.
The meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. in Linkletter Hall in the lower conference area of the hospital at 939 E. Caroline St., Port Angeles.
The board also will hear updates on construction projects, the respiratory therapy department and electronic health records.
Sequim schools
The Sequim School Board will consider a contract with BLRB Architects of Tacoma for a facilities study and survey when it meets Monday.
The board will meet at 6 p.m. at 503 N. Sequim Ave.
The contract would be funded by a grant from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for an inventory of district buildings.
The bulk of the report would be information used to determine if the buildings can adequately house students for the next 30 years.
Information, expected in December, will be used to prepare an application for state matching funds for facilities replacement and repair.
Sanctuary Advisory Council
The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will consider a letter of support for the proposed Washington Maritime Heritage Area when it meets Friday.
The meeting will be from 9:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the west wing of the Quileute tribal administration building in LaPush.
Public comment is set for 1:30 p.m.
The maritime heritage area designation would highlight the history of western Washington’s shoreline. Such designations are eligible for federal grants.
The idea was broached by U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, who represents the 6th Congressional District which includes the North Olympic Peninsula, U.S. Rep Denny Heck, D-Olympia, and U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell, D- Mountlake Terrace, and Patty Murray, D-Whidbey Island.
Clallam PUD
The Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners’ meeting for Monday has been canceled.
The next meeting will be Nov. 10.
