EYE ON JEFFERSON: Public to be introduced to Port Townsend public works director finalists

Finalists for the Port Townsend Public Works director position will be introduced to the public Monday.

The introduction will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St.

A quorum of the Port Townsend City Council, planning commission, Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Board or Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board members may be in attendance.

Also Monday, the Port Townsend City Council will hear special presentations on Salish Coast Elementary School, Makers Square and the Port of Port Townsend when it meets.

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

Also on the consent agenda is the appointment of Sidonie Wilson (Position 5) and Owen Rowe (Position 6) to the Library Advisory Board, and Sherri Hank (Position 2) to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee.

Council members will discuss a briefing on capital projects but take no action.

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

 Port Townsend Planning Commission — 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, City Hall council chambers, 540 Water St. The panel will discuss the Howard Street subarea plan and a critical areas ordinance update.

 Port Townsend Arts Commission — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, first-floor conference room.

 Historic Preservation Committee — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, third-floor conference room.

Jefferson County ­commission

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider awarding a contract to Shold Excavating Inc. of Port Hadlock for its bid of $557,319 on the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail, Phase 1 project 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.

Other items on the consent agenda include consideration of:

• Setting a public hearing date and publishing a public hearing notice on four Conservation Futures project applications for 2017. The hearing is tentatively scheduled for 10:30 a.m. June 19. The projects include Iglitzin Farm, Lower Duckabush River estuary open space, Serendipity Farm and Snow Creek Uncas Preserve Taylor.

• Scheduling a public hearing on a non-exclusive Mason County Public Utility District electric power franchise for 10:30 a.m. July 10.

• Cancellation and rescheduling of bid opening to 10 a.m. June 12 for Quilcene solid waste drop box site improvements. This item is also on the board’s regular agenda.

• An agreement for $8,849.40 with Krazan & Associates Inc. of Poulsbo to provide material sampling, testing and inspection services for the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail, Phase 1 project.

• A $20,423 agreement with Widener & Associates to contract for environmental permitting coordination on the previous completed Oil City Road emergency repair.

• An application for a final plat alteration on the Lagoon View long plat at Whitney Road in Quilcene, specifically to realign the easement to create more suitable building sites on Lots 7 and 8.

• Temporary reappointments of Cynthia Koan (District 1), Matt Sircely (District 2) and Richard Hull (District 3) to the Jefferson County Planning Commission.

• Appointment of Ken Przygocki to the Civil Service Commission.

Commissioners also will open bids for the Center Road overlay project as part of their regular agenda, as well as hear a legislative update from state Rep. Mike Chapman.

At the county administrator briefing session at 1:30 p.m., the board will hear a presentation from Jefferson County Sheriff David Stanko on a federal COPS three-year grant regarding a partnership with Brinnon, Quilcene and Chimacum school districts for a high school safety officer.

Jefferson PUD

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will conduct a workshop focusing on the PUD’s communications and qualifications for a communications specialist this Monday.

The workshop will begin at 10 a.m. at 230 Chimacum Road, Port Hadlock.

Liz Anderson of the state Public Utility District Association will discuss communications in general and for the PUD in particular.

At the PUD’s regular meeting this Tuesday, the board will consider resolutions on PUD net-metering policies and state of emergency.

The regular meeting will begin at 5 p.m. at the Port Hadlock address.

Commissioners also will consider board approval of Rural Utilities Service 219 and a Whatcom PUD interlocal agreement.

They will discuss and possibly take action on potential approval of a purchase sales agreement, board direction on PUD succession planning, Hadlock Daze participation, purchase of Power Town and other educational items, a resolution on credit cards and board direction on communications hiring.

The board may go into executive session to discuss the lease or purchase of real estate if there’s a likelihood that disclosure would increase the price.

Jefferson Healthcare

Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will hear a presentation on cybersecurity in health care when they meet Wednesday.

Commissioners will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the Victor J. Dirksen Conference Room on the first floor of 834 Sheridan St.

The board also will consider action on medical staff credentials/appointments/reappointments, medical staff policy and a resolution on surplus equipment.

CEO Mike Glenn will give a strategic plan update.

Jefferson County ­Marine Resources Committee

The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee will hold its general meeting this Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The meeting will take place in the port commissioners’ building, 333 Benedict St., Port Townsend.

An agenda was not available Saturday.

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