The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider an amendment to a contract to provide nurse practitioner services to Jefferson Healthcare for school-based health centers when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday.
The meeting will be in commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
The amendment would no longer require funds to be spent only in the Chimacum School District. The Jefferson Healthcare CEO has approved the changes.
Items on the consent agenda include:
• A project prospectus to obtain federal funding to prepare follow-up environmental documentation and permitting at Upper Hoh Road, which roadway’s prism was eroded by the Hoh River during a February 2016 storm.
• A quit-claim deed for the Chimacum Dairy (formerly known as Brown Dairy) Agricultural Conservation Easement to transfer interests from Jefferson County to the Jefferson Land Trust. Jefferson County Environmental Public Health, in partnership with the land trust, also is requesting approval to remove the county, as grantee, from the Brown Dairy Agricultural Conservation Easement.
• An agency agreement with the Department of Social and Health Services to provide early intervention services.
• Professional services agreements with Concerned Citizens and Skookum Contract Services to provide employment services to adults with development disabilities. Funding of $45,900 for Concerned Citizens and of $126,095 will be from the Developmental Disabilities Administration.
• A change order to a contract for construction with Coultas General Contracting for the Quilcene solid waste drop box site improvement project.
• A change order for the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail project, phase 1, with Shold Excavating Inc. in the amount of $6,000.
A hearing at 10 a.m. will be on declaring Gallagher House in Quilcene as surplus, followed by a hearing on the change of scope to the Snow Creek watershed acquisition with the Conservation Futures project.
During the county administrator briefing session at 1:30 p.m., commissioners will hear reports on miscellaneous items.
Other county committee meetings are:
• Budget Committee — 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, first-floor conference room, county courthouse.
• Planning Commission — 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, Chimacum.
• Board of Health — 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jefferson County Public Health, Pacific Conference Room, 615 Sheridan St., Port Townsend.
Port Townsend City Council
The Port Townsend City Council will considering approving on first reading an ordinance related to business licensing and taxation when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The meeting will be in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.
Staff is recommending changes to the municipal code regarding business and occupation taxes and business licenses to create efficiencies and adopt policies and code changes that are revenue-neutral.
To that end, the department is recommending a licensing structure that would raise the income for paying the city’s B&O tax to $100,000 per year, placing businesses falling under the threshold on a non-filing status to remain revenue-neutral to the current structure.
To absorb a loss in tax revenue of about $60,000, staff is recommending a graduated license fee.
Items on the consent agenda include:
• A resolution providing continued support of the employee wellness program.
• A resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a law enforcement participation agreement with the state Department of Enterprise Services for the transfer of surplus federal property.
• The appointment of Richard Knight to Position 3 of the Civil Service Commission.
• An ordinance extending the cable television franchise held by WaveDivision I LLC.
The City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Code of Ethics will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday in second-floor council chambers on a proposed ordinance related to the code of ethics, adopting state ethics requirements and amending the municipal code. Public comment will be accepted.
Port Townsend schools
The Port Townsend School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
The meeting will be at Blue Heron Middle School, 3939 San Juan Ave., Port Townsend.
An agenda was not available as of Saturday.
Quilcene School Board
The Quilcene School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with a work session to precede it at 5 p.m.
The board will meet in Room 9 at 294715 U.S. Highway 101.
An agenda was not available as of Saturday.
Jefferson Transit
Jefferson Transit board members will consider resolutions related to bond defeasance, a grant agreement, a salary matrix and vanpool policy change when they meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The board will meet at the transit facility at 63 Four Corners Road, Port Townsend.
Board members will go into executive session regarding personnel.
Jefferson PUD
Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will consider increasing the PUD’s regular property tax levy when they meet at 5 p.m. Monday.
The meeting will be at 230 Chimacum Road, Port Hadlock.
PUD commissioners also will mull a bid for tree trimming on Oak Bay Road and a contract for temporary finance director/district auditor staffing with UtiliBiz Solutions.
Action items requiring board discussion include an opt-out form, opt-out policy, discussion and review to hire Mycoff for the general manager selection process and a rate review update.
Port of Port Townsend
The port executive director will give an update to the commission at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the port commission building, 333 Benedict St. There will be no decisions and no public comment.
At 5 p.m. Thursday, the port will host a Point Hudson community open house in the Point Hudson Marina Room, 103 Hudson St., Building 110.
Jefferson Healthcare
Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will hear a resolution regarding the creation of the Jefferson County Home Opportunity Fund that considers expressing support for passage of a general election ballot measure (Proposition 1) that funds it when they meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The board will meet in the Victor J. Dirksen Conference Room on the first floor of 834 Sheridan St.
East Jefferson Fire-Rescue
East Jefferson Fire-Rescue commissioners will hear updates on annexation and fire chief succession when they meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The meeting will be at Station 1-5, 35 Critter Lane, Port Townsend.
Fire District 3
Clallam County Fire District 3 commissioners will consider a service delivery study update, volunteer pay reimbursement for the third quarter and financial reports Tuesday.
They will go into executive session before adjourning.
The district covers the east side of Clallam County with a small portion in Jefferson County.
Parks, recreation advisory
The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will host a special meeting from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Chimacum County Park, 9635 Rhody Drive, Chimacum.
The purpose of the meeting is to give a parks tour before adjourning.
PDA executive committee
The Fort Worden Public Development Authority board executive committee’s meeting, originally set for Tuesday, has been canceled.
