EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Transportation, broadband on agendas next week

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

A six-year transportation improvement plan, community development block grants and an update on broadband expansion will be before boards and commissions on the Peninsula next week.

Clallam County commission

The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss a settlement offer in the matter of numerous tax appeals during their weekly work session Monday and their 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 commissioners also will have an executive session to discuss litigation or possible litigation during a special meeting at 7:45 a.m. Monday.

The hybrid meetings are 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.civicclerk.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 boards and committees.

• A presentation regarding the proposed six-year transportation improvement plan; there will be a public hearing regarding the plan at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 12.

• A call for a public hearing to be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 26 regarding proposed levies for the general purpose, road fund and conservation futures property taxes.

• An agreement with Swift Plumbing and Heating for $484,079 to replace the chiller at the Juvenile Services Facility.

• Agreement amendment 1 with state Department of Transportation for the Clallam Slough bridge replacement project.

• An amended agreement with Clallam County Parks, Fair and Facilities to extend the completion date on the 2024 Lodging Tax funding request for Clallam Bay County Park.

• Amended agreements with Peninsula Housing Authority and the Sequim Food Bank regarding unspent American Rescue Plan Act funds.

The meeting agendas are posted at https://clallamcowa.portal.civicclerk.com.

Public comment may be sent to agores@co.clallam.wa.us.

Other Clallam County meetings:

Meeting agendas are posted at https://clallamcowa.portal.civicclerk.com.

• The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

The hybrid meeting will be in Room 160 at the Clallam County courthouse.

To join the meeting online, visit https://zoom.us/j/8755617844.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 875 5617844 and passcode 12345.

• The Law Library Board will meet at noon Tuesday.

The hybrid meeting will be in the county commissioners’ meeting room at the Clallam County courthouse.

To join the meeting online, visit https://zoom.us/i/8755617844.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 875 561 7844 and passcode 12345.

• The Trails Advisory Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The hybrid meeting will be in Room 160 at the Clallam County courthouse.

To join the meeting online, visit www.zoom.us/join or call 1-253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 938 0529 7962 and passcode 12345.

• The Clallam County Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The hybrid meeting will be in Room 160 at the Clallam County courthouse.

To join the meeting online, visit www.zoom.us/join or call 1-253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 857 7304 5582 and passcode 12345.

• The Clallam County Finance Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday.

The committee will meet in Room 160 at the Clallam County courthouse.

Jefferson County commission

The three Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing regarding the closeout of 2022-2024 Community Development Block Grants and applications for 2024-2025 grants for both Jefferson and Clallam counties when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday.

The hybrid meeting will be in 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 call for a public hearing at 10:45 a.m. Nov. 18 regarding Ad Valorem Tax Levies.

• A call for a public hearing at 3 p.m. Nov. 18 regarding countywide planning policy.

• A call for a public hearing at 11:15 a.m. Nov. 18 regarding 2024 Open Space Tax Applications.

• A call for a public hearing regarding the Transportation Benefit District, date and time to be determined.

• An agreement with OWL360 for $51,645, $24,501 in 2025 and $27,143 in 2026 to provide the Therapeutic Support for the Independent Living Project.

• An agreement with OWL360 for $19,945, $9,462.71 in 2025 and $10,483 in 2026 for resource navigation and substance use disorder for Peer Ally Outreach.

• An agreement with PBS Engineering for $18,812 to provide environmental health safety consultation services.

• Approval of a motion to delay the Public Infrastructure Fund Glen Cove funding project until 2026 and to use the allocated $850,000 to fund $486,641 in airport property acquisition and infrastructure, $202,767 for Quilcene Complete Streets and $160,592 for Lawrence Street Complete Streets.

• A monthly public health and emergency management update from Dr. Allison Berry and Willie Bence.

• A workshop regarding 2024-2025 Mid-Biennium Review and Modification of the General Fund.

• A continued hearing and deliberations regarding the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.

• A workshop regarding the 2025 county budget.

• A workshop regarding an Electric Vehicle Charger grant.

The full agenda is posted at www.co.jefferson.wa.us and can be found by following the link under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.”

Other Jefferson County meetings:

• The Board of Equalization will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

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/86972236438.

• The Risk Management Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The hybrid meeting will be in the county commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.

To join the online meeting, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85745374749.

• The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The hybrid meeting will be at the Washington State University classroom.

To join the meeting online, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88612340686.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 886 1234 0686.

• The Conservation Futures Oversight Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The hybrid meeting will be in the Pacific Room at Jefferson County Public Health, 615 Sheridan St., Port Townsend.

To join the meeting online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83478685385.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 and enter meeting ID 834 7868 5385.

• The Planning Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m Wednesday.

The hybrid meeting will be at the Quilcene Masonic Lodge, 170 Herbert St., Quilcene.

To join the meeting online, visit https://zoom.us/j/96997604223?pwd=NUJoRktHNEtOUjFHTUF1VDdSaXpXZz09.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 969 9760 4223 and passcode 742684.

• The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will conduct a special meeting at 10:30 a.m. Friday.

The hybrid meeting will be in the county commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.

To join the meeting online, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82621725610.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 826 2172 5610.

• The Housing Fund Board will meet at 2:30 p.m. Friday.

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.

Clallam County Public Utility District

Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will hear an update on the status of broadband expansion from Shawn Delplain during a special joint meeting with the Clallam County Board of Commissioners when they meet at 3 p.m. Monday.

The hybrid meeting will be in the Lake Crescent boardroom at the PUD’s main office, 104 Hooker Road, Sequim.

To join the meeting online, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84721624204?pwd=Q0pCaVRLWXFqeWpONVFYaFM0UFB2UT09.

To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 847 2162 4204 and passcode 718170.

Public comment may be submitted in advance to info@clallampud.net.

The agenda is expected to be posted at https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/clallampud/Board.nsf/Public.

Jefferson County Public Utility District

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

The commissioners also will have an executive session to discuss litigation or potential litigation and review the performance of a public employee during a special meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

The hybrid meetings will be in the PUD offices at 310 Four Corners Road, Port Townsend.

To join the meetings online, visit www.zoom.us/my/jeffcopud or call 833-548-0282, meeting ID 4359992575#.

The agendas are expected to be posted at https://jeffpud.communitybydiligent.com/Portal.

Port Townsend city

The Port Townsend City Council will conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed 2025 budget when it meets at 6 p.m. Monday.

The hybrid meeting will be in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St., Port Townsend.

To view the meeting live, visit www.cityofpt.us/citycouncil/page/agendasminutesvideos.

To join the meeting online, visit https://zoom.us/j/98187633367.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 and enter the meeting ID 981 8763 3367.

Written comments received at publiccomment@cityofpt.us more than two hours before the meeting will be attached to the council meeting record; public comments will not be read aloud during the meeting.

The council also will consider an ordinance adopting 2025 general tax levy and the Mountain View Commons capital improvement levy and will hear a briefing on Sandy Williams grant application.

The full agenda is expected to be posted at https://cityofpt.us/citycouncil/page/agendasminutesvideos.

Port Townsend schools

The Port Townsend School Board will meet in a work/study session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

The hybrid meeting will be in the library at Salish Coast Elementary School, 1637 Grant St., Port Townsend.

To attend the meeting online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85243494888.

To listen only, call 1-253-215-8782 and enter meeting ID 852 4349 4888.

The agenda is expected to be posted at https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/ptsd/Board.nsf/Public.

Quilcene School Board

The Quilcene School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The hybrid meeting will be in Room 9 at 294715 U.S. Highway 101, Quilcene.

The agenda and meeting link are expected to be posted at www.qsd48.org/district/1216-Board-Agenda.html 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Sequim schools

The Sequim School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

The hybrid meeting will be in the board room at district headquarters, 503 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.

The agenda and meeting link are expected to be posted at https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/sequim/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.

Olympic Medical Center

Olympic Medical Center commissioners will meet at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The commissioners will meet in Linkletter Hall in Olympic Memorial Hospital, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles.

To join the meeting online, visit https://www.olympic medical.org/virtual-board-meeting.

The meeting agenda is expected to be posted at https://www.olympicmedical.org/about-us/board-information.

Fire Protection District 3

Clallam County Fire Protection District 3 commissioners will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The hybrid meeting will be in the district’s training and operations center, 255 Carlsborg Road, Sequim.

To join the meeting online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84401730144?pwd=Y2ZtS0wzSDFLVlVlTG9CUW9GdDVidz09.

To listen only, dial 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 868 5240 5153 and passcode 912707.

The agenda is expected to be posted at https://ccfd3.org/board-meetings.

The district covers the east side of Clallam County with a small portion in Jefferson County.

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