EYE ON CLALLAM: Board of commissioners to elect chair, vice chair
Published 12:01 am Monday, January 5, 2015
The three-member Clallam County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to elect a chair and vice chair for 2015 on 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.
Other agenda items include:
■ An agreement with Friendship Diversion Services to provide a community-supervised alternative for adult nonviolent offenders.
■ Resolutions initiating county road projects to identify cost estimates for logging stripe patterns and for marking roads for striping, as well as for the installation of new signs along county roads.
Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday for their weekly work session.
Discussion items include commissioner involvement on advisory boards and departmental interest areas, and proposed ordinances and policy amendments regarding the Opportunity Fund program.
Charter review
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission will elect officers and consider an initial review of any amendments for study Monday.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Clallam County Courthouse.
The after-hours entrance is between the two main entrances on the south side of the building along Fourth Street.
Other agenda items include adoption of bylaws and rules of procedure, adoption of a regular meeting schedule and a request to videotape meetings.
Port Angeles city
The Port Angeles City Council will consider awarding $15.2 million in two sewer- and stormwater-related infrastructure contracts when it meets Tuesday.
The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St.
Craig Fulton, director of public works, has recommended that low bidder TEK Construction Inc. of Bellingham be awarded a $14.9 million contract for phase two of the combined sewer overflow project and a $331,000 contract for the Front Street stormwater separation project.
The council also will consider extending the collection of combined sewer overflow rate revenues to pay back project-related loans.
It will consider final acceptance of the $1.1 million phase two waterfront development beach construction project, which included four change orders totaling $77,823.
It will take public input on the Port Angeles School District’s Feb. 10 bond and levy election and may take a position on the measures.
Olympic Medical Center
Olympic Medical Center commissioners will consider a plan to replace second-story flooring when they meet Wednesday.
The meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. in Linkletter Hall in the basement of the hospital, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles.
The plan is to replace current carpeted surfaces with hard rubber that will be both more sanitary and easier to clean, according to CEO Eric Lewis.
Other items on the agenda include resolutions to endorse a Port Angeles School District levy and bond measure and a Sequim School District bond measure, all of which will be on the Feb. 10 ballot.
The commission is scheduled to elect board officers and conduct a closed session on a personnel matter.
Clallam PUD
Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will hear an update from Energy Northwest on Monday.
The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the Port Angeles main office, 2431 E. U.S. Highway 101.
Other agenda items include contract completion for a 40-foot service truck, a general manager’s report, customary business and an executive session to evaluate the performance of a public employee.
Port of Port Angeles
Port commissioners will meet in a special closed session at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting will be at port headquarters, 338 W. First St. Port Angeles, to discuss potential litigation.
An open session will follow.
