EYE ON CLALLAM: Port Angeles council eyes bridge measures

Port Angeles City Council members are expected to discuss suicide-prevention measures for the Eighth Street bridges when they meet Tuesday in regular session.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St.

Port Angeles resident Stephanie Diane Caldwell, 21, plunged to her death from the eastern Eighth Street bridge over the Valley Creek gorge Oct. 11.

The two bridges have 4-foot, 6-inch combination wall-railings and are about 10 stories high.

City staff have gathered information about potential suicide-prevention measures for the council’s consideration, City Manager Dan McKeen said last week.

“We anticipate the council will bring this up,” he said.

In other action, the council will consider a settlement agreement with Mueller Systems LLC on the city’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure System contract that involved the much-delayed installation of “smart” meters.

The meters are designed to transmit water and electricity usage data wirelessly from homes and businesses to City Hall and receive information from city utility staff by use of wireless transmitters.

City Council members also will conduct a second reading and may adopt a revised shoreline master program that allows water-dependent uses within the shoreline area and requires setbacks for non-water-dependent buildings and uses.

Council members also will conduct first readings of industrial transmission electric rate ordinance amendments and Medic One utility rate adjustments.

Commissioners also will consider approving a collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Local 656.

It calls for a one-year contract extension from Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2015; a 2 percent cost-of-living increase effective Jan. 1; and a continuation of the terms of the existing agreement.

The agenda and accompanying city staff reports are at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-Agenda.

County commissioners

The three Clallam County commissioners will hear a report on Washington State University Extension activities 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 the state Department of Social and Health Services Juvenile Justice and Rehabilitation Administration for drug court case management services.

■ A resolution appointing a Clallam County representative to the Peninsula Regional Support Network.

■ A resolution re-establishing and modifying the revolving, petty cash and change funds for the Health and Human Services Department.

■ Consideration of final approval of four-lot binding site plan.

Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday for their weekly work session.

They will discuss a proposed resolution authorizing discretionary 2012 medical benefit cost concession fairness restoration, a proposed resolution regarding elected officials’ salary and an agreement with the state Department of Ecology for Marine Resources Committee operations and projects.

Clallam Transit

The Clallam Transit board will consider approving a consolidated funding grant application Monday.

The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at the Clallam Transit System building at 830 W. Lauridsen Blvd.

Clallam PUD

Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will hear an update on Clallam County Economic Development Council activities from EDC Executive Director Bill Greenwood 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.

Commissioners also will consider a resolution supporting amending the Energy Independence Act.

Library system

The North Olympic Library System Board of Trustees will meet in Clallam Bay on Thursday to hold a public hearing on the proposed 2015 budget.

The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112.

The board regularly rotates meetings to all NOLS branches.

A second public hearing on the 2015 budget will be held Nov. 20 in Port Angeles.

For information on the library board and NOLS, visit www.nols.org.

Sequim schools

The Sequim School Board will discuss its facilities improvement plan and several policies on second and first readings when it meets Monday.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the district boardroom, 503 N. Sequim Ave.

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