EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to issue call for bids for Olympic Discovery Trail segment

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider issuing a call for bids on a segment of the Olympic Discovery Trail when they meet Tuesday.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend. An executive session on litigation is set for 10 a.m.

Bids for the south Discovery Bay segment of the Olympic Discovery Trail (ODT) would be received until 9:30 a.m. March 6. Bids will be opened at 10:15 a.m. that day.

The engineer’s estimate of the cost of construction is $1,208,711. The project has funding from the state Recreation and Conservation Office with a local match up to $195,000.

The item is on the consent agenda, meaning that commissioners will not discuss it.

Also on the consent agenda is the awarding of the bid for the 2017 supply of liquid asphalt products to Albina Asphalt of Vancouver, Wash. The contract is for $170,475.

Port Townsend City Council

The Port Townsend City Council will elect officers when it meets Tuesday.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.

City offices will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The council will discuss a draft work plan for 2017-18.

It also will discuss a proposed code amendment to allow agricultural uses as an incidental use in commercial zoning districts.

Port Townsend Winery is seeking to use property next to its winery to grow grapes. Such a use is not currently permitted in the city code.

A quorum of the city arts commission may attend.

Other city committee meetings, which are in conference rooms at City Hall, 250 Madison St., unless otherwise noted, are:

• Historic Preservation Committee — 3 p.m. Tuesday, first-floor conference room.

• Planning Commission Design Review Subcommittee — 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, second-floor conference room.

Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will discuss resolutions on the proposed Chimacum School District replacement levy and on the Jefferson County Mitigation Report when they meet Wednesday.

Commissioners will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the Dirksen Conference Room at 834 Sheridan St.

Public development authority

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority executive committee will review the Makers Square project and the State Parks capital budget when it meets Tuesday.

The committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Building 297 at Fort Worden.

It also will review a state audit and discuss partner leases and rates.

Jefferson PUD

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will consider a revised low-income reduced-rates policy when they meet Tuesday.

The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. at 230 Chimacum Road, Port Hadlock. An executive session is set for 6:30 p.m.

The action would rescind the district’s original program only for low-income seniors and disabled customers and expand it to all qualifying low-income water, sewer and electrical customers.

Those on the present program will be grandfathered in for three years, after which their qualifications will be calculated under the new program rates.

Commissioners also will consider action on purchase of water meters and encoder receiver transmitters.

They will consider a resolution honoring outgoing Commissioner Barney Burke and one adopting a revised personnel policy manual.

They will consider telecom rates and charges, a weatherization agreement with Olympic Community Action Programs and an agreement with the PUD labor union.

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue commissioners will receive an auditor update when they meet Wednesday.

The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at Station 1-5, 35 Critter Lane, Port Townsend.

They also will consider a fire station garage and an annexation.

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