The three Clallam County commissioners will conduct public hearings for consideration of $1.3 million in Opportunity Fund grants to port and city governments Tuesday.
The hearings will begin shortly after 10:30 a.m. in the commissioners’ chambers (Room 160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
Commissioners approved the grants in May, but County Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis rejected the associated warrants in June because there was no public hearing or signed contracts.
Another public hearing will be held on amendments to board operating guidelines.
The proposal codifies long-standing board practices, including a provision that the collective board will not take sides in private lawsuits.
Commissioners will conduct their regular business meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Action items include:
â– Contract amendments with the cities of Port Angeles and Sequim for prisoner confinement services extending termination dates and changing compensation.
â– An agreement with the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts for Becca programs and services.
â– Acknowledgement of proposals received for mental health and substance abuse intervention services in public schools.
â– Resolutions appointing members to the Fair Advisory Board, Building Code Board of Appeals, Clallam Bay/Sekiu Community Action Team and Heritage Advisory Board.
â– A resolution authorizing an expenditure from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund to the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau and the Feiro Marine Life Center.
â– A quit claim deed to the city of Port Angeles for a portion of right of way at the western terminus of East Lopez Avenue just west of South Eunice Street.
Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday for their weekly work session.
Discussion items include a Charter Review Commission recommendation to establish a salary review committee, an agreement with the state for services to individuals with developmental disabilities and the proposed vacation of portions of Sequim-Dungeness Way and 3 Crabs Road.
An annual report of the Washington County Risk Pool is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday.
Sequim schools
The Sequim School Board will consider making a third attempt at passing a construction bond in November when it meets Monday.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the district boardroom at 503 N. Sequim Ave.
The board will consider placing a measure for a $49.3 million bond on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
Voters defeated bond measures in February and April 2014. The February bond proposal was for $49,265,000, and the 2014 proposal was for $154 million.
Money would go toward renovation and expansion of Greywolf Elementary; construction of a new school to replace Helen Haller Elementary, which would be renovated to house fifth-graders and Olympic Peninsula Academy home-schoolers; renovation and expansion of Sequim High School; demolition of the Sequim Community School building; and upgrading the district kitchen and maintenance facility.
Port Angeles city
The Port Angeles City Council will discuss mailing a fluoridation survey and consider approving Stage 3 water restrictions when it meets Tuesday.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St. It will be preceded by a 5:30 p.m. executive session at the same location to discuss potential litigation, after which no action is expected.
Council members will discuss mailing a fluoridation survey to city residents and Clallam County Public Utility District residents who use city water.
The advisory mailing will ask water users if they want the city to continue fluoridating city water after May 18, when the city’s obligation to do so ends with the Washington Dental Service Foundation.
The council will consider instituting Stage 3 water restrictions, which would designate watering days and impose other restrictions.
Council members also will consider supporting a potential future consolidation of Peninsula Communications and Jefferson County Communications emergency and police dispatch services.
They will discuss second-quarter reports on the activities of the Clallam County Economic Development Corp. and Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Clallam PUD
Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will hear an update on the upper Fairview water system 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.
PUD commissioners have declared a water emergency in the upper Fairview Water District.
Other agenda items for Monday’s meeting include prequalifications of contractors for inclusion on the district’s small-works roster.
Charter review
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission will review ballot language for proposed charter amendments Monday.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 160 of the Clallam County Courthouse.
After the discussion, the commission will vote on a resolution transmitting ballot language to the county auditor.
County ÂPlanning ÂCommission
The Clallam County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on a proposed recreational marijuana ordinance Wednesday.
The hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 160 at the Clallam County Courthouse.
The ordinance would allow the growing, processing and sale of state-licensed recreational marijuana in a dozen county zones.