EYE ON CLALLAM: County eyes law, justice pact with Port Angeles

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider an interlocal agreement with the city of Port Angeles for criminal justice services 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.

Consolidation of misdemeanor law-and-justice functions is expected to save the city $171,000 next year.

Additional expense to the county will be offset by improved efficiencies and $378,500 in new revenue, county officials said.

The Port Angeles City Council approved the same interlocal agreement last Tuesday.

A similar agreement with the city of Sequim is in the works.

Other agenda items for the county business meeting include:

â–  A resolution rescinding the formation of the Striped Peak Road Improvement District.

â–  An agreement with Klallam Counseling Services for chemical dependency treatment.

â–  An agreement with the state Department of Social and Health Services for treatment and recovery services to juveniles.

â–  A tentative settlement agreement with Teamsters Local 589 regarding a wage reduction grievance.

â–  A contract amendment with the city of Sequim extending prison confinement services through December 2016.

â–  An agreement with G&R Commercial Properties to purchase an easement for the Carlsborg sewer project.

â–  A contract extension with the city of Sequim for surface water flow monitoring.

â–  An agreement with the state Recreation and Conservation Office providing funding for the Spruce Railroad Trail and McFee Tunnel restoration project.

■ Resolutions appointing members to the Building Code Board of Appeals, Clallam Bay-Sekiu Sewer Advisory Committee, Crescent Community Advisory Council, Heritage Advisory Board, Marine Resources Committee, North Olympic Library System Board of Trustees, Opportunity Fund Board, Permit Advisory Board, Planning Commission, Sheriff’s Citizens Advisory Board, Solid Waste Advisory Committee and Trust Lands Advisory Committee.

â–  Notice that supplemental appropriations will be adopted Nov. 24.

â–  A call for Nov. 24 hearings on debatable budget emergencies, declaring property purchased for the Deer Park underpass project as surplus and declaring an easement purchased to construct and maintain bank protection and flood repair as surplus.

Commissioners will discuss the action items in a work session at 9 a.m. Monday.

They also will hear an update on boards, committees and commissions and discuss an interlocal agreement with Kitsap County, Jefferson County and the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe creating the Salish Behavioral Health Organization.

Port of Port Angeles

Port of Port Angeles commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2016 budget Tuesday.

Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. in port headquarters, 338 W. First St., Port Angeles.

The hearing and a hearing on the port’s 2016 tax levy will start at 9:30 a.m., preceded by a staff presentation on a lease to the Small Business Development Center.

They also will discuss an interim director to replace current Executive Director Ken O’Hollaren when he leaves the job at the end of the year.

Other agenda items include:

â–  Repairs to the autoclave at Angeles Composites Technologies Inc., or ACTI.

â–  Fee waivers at the John Wayne Marina for the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby and for meetings of the Composite Recycling Technology Center board of directors.

â–  Gate and navigational aid change orders at Fairchild International Airport.

â–  Introduction of a 2016 budget resolution and property tax resolution for approval or rejection in two weeks.

Sequim City Council

The Sequim City Council will host a public hearing concerning the Wi-Fi and mini-cell tower moratorium when they meet Monday.

The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.

The City Council on Oct. 26 enacted a moratorium on mini Wi-Fi/cell tower construction or installation within city limits until a code is drafted to better regulate the structures.

In compliance with state law, the City Council is holding the public hearing session within 60 days of the onset of the moratorium.

The council also will conduct a public hearing on the 2016 city budget.

Other agenda items include approval of 2015 year-end budget amendment and authorizing the city manager to sign a criminal justice interlocal agreement with Clallam County.

Utility committee

The Port Angeles Utility Advisory Committee, a subcommittee of the Port Angeles City Council, will meet Tuesday to discuss a change order for the Georgiana Street stormwater-wastewater project.

The meeting is at 3 p.m. in the Jack Pittis Room at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St.

Committee members also will discuss the solid waste post-closure maintenance fund and a lighting project agreement with Nippon Paper Industries USA.

Clallam PUD

Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will hold a work session to discuss the 2016 budget Monday.

The work session will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the PUD main office, located at 2431 E. U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles.

Clallam Conservation District

Clallam Conservation District commissioners will hear a report on the Golden Sands on-site septic system project when they meet Tuesday.

The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in Suite H at Armory Square, 228 W. First St., Port Angeles.

Board members also will hear an update on the Pinnell Road aquifer recharge project update and discuss participation with the city of Sequim on a proposed Bell Creek watershed planning effort.

Peninsula College

Peninsula College trustees will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Cornaby Center on the Port Angeles campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

The agenda will be available 24 hours prior to the meeting at www.pencol.edu/aboutpc/board/agendas.

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