EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend School Board expected to select school name

The Port Townsend School Board will consider approving a name for a new elementary school when it meets Monday.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St.

The top five names for the new school to replace Grant Street Elementary, which is scheduled to open for the 2018-19 school year, were selected by a committee made up of community members and educators.

The names are Chetzemoka Elementary, after the 19th-century S’Klallam Tribe chief; Kah Tai Elementary; Salish Coast Elementary; Salish Sea Elementary; and Salish Trails Elementary.

The board also will review proposed policies on release of resident students, infectious diseases, medication at school and anaphylaxis prevention and response.

County commission

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider a professional services agreement for work on the Olympic Discovery Trail when they meet Monday.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.

The agreement of $29,993 to secure Van Aller Surveying for construction surveying services will deal with Segment A of the project on South Discovery Bay.

Other items on the consent agenda include:

• A notice of intent to sell surplus county property at public auction at 10 a.m. May 12 at the county shop, 317 Chimacum Road, Port Hadlock. The lot will be open for preview from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

• Approval of a contract agreement of $32,115 with Jumping Mouse Children’s Center to provide mental health services.

• A supplement consultant agreement in the amount of $22,833.44 — for a total of $73,593.64 — with Legacy2012 LLC dba Nakano Associates of Seattle for services on Phase 1 of the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail project. The purpose of Phase 1 is to create a new multi-use non-motorized trail crossing Chimacum Valley between H.J. Carroll Park and Old Hadlock Road.

• A contract agreement for $48,000 for 2017 special project services with the Jefferson County Conservation District.

Afterward at 10 a.m., commissioners will hear a presentation on and discuss the Trust of Public Land’s application for a Sentinel Landscape Designation for a portion of the Hood Canal Watershed.

During the county administrator briefing session at 1:30 p.m., topics will include miscellaneous items, the 2017 legislative session, calendar coordination and future agenda items.

Port Townsend city

The Port Townsend City Council will consider no-occupant short-term rentals when it meets Monday.

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

Currently, the city’s code only allows for short-term rentals, which are defined as 29 days or less, in the form of bed-and-breakfasts, hotels, motels and tourist homes.

The council debated the planning commission’s recommendation on the issue at length during its most recent meeting.

The council will take no action at Monday’s meeting.

Other agenda items include council rules and procedures, as well as updates on lighting and housing.

Quilcene School Board

The Quilcene School Board will meet Wednesday.

The board will meet at 6 p.m. in Room 9 at 294715 U.S. Highway 101.

A board work session will precede the meeting at 5 p.m.

An agenda was not available by Saturday.

PUD Advisory Board

The Jefferson County Public Utility District Citizen Advisory Board will hear an update on the PUD’s low-income program when it meets Monday.

The meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the PUD Electrical Service Center, 310 Four Corners Road, Port Townsend.

Also on the agenda are updates on the noxious weed program, subcommittee objectives/purposes and customer disconnects.

The board also may take additional action.

Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will consider a resolution regarding Medicare, Medicaid and federal health insurance policy when they meet Wednesday.

Commissioners will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the Victor J. Dirksen conference room at 834 Sheridan St.

They also will consider a resolution regarding the Community Health Improvement Plan and hear reports on quality, patient safety and finances.

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