Proposed tax levies, code amendments and 2025 budgets will be before Peninsula boards and commissions next week.
Clallam County Commissioners
The three Clallam County commissioners will conduct a public hearing regarding proposed property tax levies during their weekly business meeting Tuesday.
The commissioners’ work session, at 9 a.m. Monday, will preview items set for action at their formal meeting, which will start at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The hybrid meetings will be in the county commissioners’ meeting room in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
The meetings can be viewed online at https:// clallamcowa.portal.civic clerk.com.
To participate via Zoom video, visit https://zoom.us/j/875561784.
To listen only, call 253-212-8782 then enter meeting ID 875 561 7844 and passcode 12345.
Agenda items include:
• Several resolutions appointing, or reappointing, members of various volunteer commissions and boards.
• Discussion and next steps regarding Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program’s proposed acquisition of 342 acres adjacent to Hoko River State Park.
• An addendum to the agreement with the Forks Police Department to allow for administrative support or training requests.
• Discussion and next steps regarding the installation of human trafficking signage and help buttons, funded by a local Soroptimist club, in bathrooms in the county courthouse.
• The annual report from the Conservation Futures Advisory Board presented by Barbara Pappas and Enrique Valenzuela.
• An agreement with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife for $400,000 to assist with implementation of the McDonald Creek Fish Passage and Irrigation Project.
• Approval of the proposed Dungeness River Management Team membership roster.
• Resolution authorizing expenditures of $1,862,530 from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund for 23 recommended 2025 Lodging Tax funding applications, including $1 million to the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau, $200,000 to Field Arts & Events Hall, $100,000 to Clallam County Public W0rks and $90,000 to the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation.
• Resolution authorizing the Board of Equalization to convene.
• A termination letter to Sequim Open Aire Market for $4,500 in American Rescue Plan Act funds that have not been utilized.
• An amended agreement with Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County regarding $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds.
• Discussion of resolutions regarding budget revisions and supplemental appropriations and a public hearing regarding debatable budget emergencies to be considered on Dec. 10.
• Agreements with Public Works regarding 2022 and 2023 lodging tax funding for the Olympic Discovery Trail.
• An amended agreement with the Western Olympic Peninsula Betterment Association for an additional $20,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding for Feeding 5000.
• A purchase order to acquire a Sentinel armored rescue vehicle with $381,783 in OPNET funding.
The meeting agendas are posted at https://clallam cowa.portal.civicclerk.com.
Public comment may be sent to agores@co.clallam.wa.us.
Other Clallam County meetings:
Meeting agendas are posted at https://clallam cowa.portal.civicclerk.com.
• The Solid Waste Advisory Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
The hybrid meeting will be in room 160 at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
To join the meeting online, visit www.zoom.us/join or call 1-253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 839-6528-6109 and passcode 12345.
Jefferson County commission
The three Jefferson County commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday.
The hybrid meeting will be at the commissioners’ chambers in the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
To view the meeting live, go to www.co.jefferson.wa.us and follow the links under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.”
To join the meeting online, go to https://zoom.us/j/93777841705.
To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782 and enter access code 937-7784-1705#.
Public comments emailed to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us will be included in the minutes but no longer read aloud during the meeting; comments may still be made via Zoom or telephone.
Agenda items include:
• A notice of a public hearing to be conducted at 11 a.m. Dec. 16 regarding amendments to Jefferson County Code Chapter 18.40 Permit Application and Review Procedures, for implementation of Senate Bill 5290.
• A notice of a public hearing to be conducted at 11 a.m. Dec. 9 regarding road renaming.
• An agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation for a $2,080,000 RAISE grant for the Olympic Discovery Trail – Puget Sound to Pacific.
• An amended agreement with the Peninsula Trails Coalition regarding 2024 Lodging Tax funding.
• An amended agreement with Natural Systems Design for donated LiDAR and aerial imagery datasets for the Lindner Complex project which are valued at $150,000.
• An amended agreement with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife for an additional $1,500 for North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee support.
• A change order on Phase 3 Low Pressure Sewer Collection System for the Port Hadlock sewer project. Increase of $166,076 from $5,109,616.50 to $5,275,692.52
The agenda is expected to be posted at www.co.jefferson.wa.us by following the link under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.”
Other Jefferson County meetings:
• The Civil Service Commission will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The hybrid meeting will be in the first floor conference room at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
To join the meeting online, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86832257765.
To listen only, call 253-215-8782 and enter meeting ID 868 3225 7765.
• The Housing Fund Board will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The hybrid meeting will be in the county commissioners’ chambers in the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
To join the meeting online, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/91098454388.
Port of Port Angeles
Port of Port Angeles commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
The hybrid meeting will be at the port commission, 338 W. First St., Port Angeles.
To join the meeting online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84862478894.
To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782 and enter webinar ID 848 6247 8894; no passcode is required.
Comments may be submitted until 8 a.m. Tuesday to braedib@portofpa.com or by calling 360-461-9515.
The agenda is expected to be posted at https://portofpa.com/about-us/agenda-center.
Port of Port Townsend
Port of Port Townsend commissioners will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
This is a change from the commission’s usual meeting time of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The hybrid meeting will be in the Point Hudson Pavilion Building, 355 Hudson St., Port Townsend.
To join either of the meetings online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86269043651?pwd=MDlybTZHSmxaRW5BMW1CajdOTUJHUT09.
To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 862 6904 3651 and password 911887.
The agenda is expected to be posted at https://portofpt.com/about-us/port-commission/meeting-minutes.
Clallam County Public Utility District
Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners’ meeting scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday has been canceled.
Jefferson County Public Utility District
Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will hear a presentation regarding the broadband business plan from Doug Dawson during a special meeting at noon Monday.
The hybrid meeting will be in the PUD offices at 310 Four Corners Road, Port Townsend.
To join the meeting online, visit www.zoom.us/my/jeffcopud or call 833-548-0282. The meeting ID is 4359992575#.
The full agenda is posted at https://jeffpud. communitybydiligent.com/Portal.
Forks city
The Forks City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
The council will conduct a budget workshop during a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
The hybrid meetings will be at city hall, 500 Division St., Forks.
The agendas and meeting links are expected to be posted at www.forks washington.org.
Sequim city
The Sequim City Council will conduct a final public hearing regarding the proposed 2025 budget when it meets at 6 p.m. Monday.
The hybrid meeting will be in the civic center, 152 W. Cedar St., Sequim.
To join the meeting online, visit https://sequimwa-gov.zoom.us/s/83199055728.
To listen only, call 253-215-8782 and enter meeting ID 831 9905 5728.
Written public comment can be sent to clerk@sequim wa.gov and will be distributed to the council prior to the meeting.
The agenda is expected to be posted at https://www.sequimwa.gov/215/Agendas-Minutes.
Crescent school
The Crescent School Board will hear a strategic planning update when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The board will meet in the library at Crescent School, 50350 state Highway 112, Joyce.
The full agenda is posted at https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/crescent/Board.nsf/Public.
Quillayute Valley schools
The Quillayute Valley School board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
The hybrid meeting will be in the library at Forks High School, 261 S. Spartan Ave., Forks.
The agenda and meeting link are expected to be posted at https://www.qvschools.org/o/qvsd/page/board-meetingsagendas.
