Resolution and Certification/Designation Form designating the Clallam County Economic Development Corporation as the Associate Development Organization (3a)*

County Commission happenings

Monday's work session agenda highlight item(s)
Resolution and Certification/Designation Form designating the Clallam County Economic Development Corporation as the Associate Development Organization (3a)*
The BOCC received just one proposal to its RFP to coordinate economic development services for Clallam County, under a two year contract with the WA State Department of Còmmerce, as the Assocíate Development organization (ADo) for the county as listed in RCW 43.330.0g0. The proposal from the Clallam County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) was reviewed by the County Administrator, for compliance with the RFP and RCW lequirereìts, ãnd was found to be in compliance.
see further details: http://clallam.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=40&meta_id=9416
Editorial Note: This item is also on the County's agenda for Tuesday for consideration.

Status report regarding Planning Commission deliberations on zoning updates related to vacation rentals and bed & breakfast inns
Executive Summary:
The Board held a public hearing on April tL, 20L7, on recommended updates to the Clallam County Zoning Code related to vacation rental and bed & breakfast inn uses of a single-family dwelling. The Board did not take any action and requested the Department to take back to the Planning Commission for further consideration on a number of issue areas. The Planning Commission met on April 19 and May 3, 20t7, to consider the areas of remand by the Board.
http://clallam.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=40&meta_id=9414

Briefing regarding non-profit agency, Pennies for Quarters process of creating a housing support system for homeless veterans
Matthew Rainwater has asked for time to brief the BOCC on plans for his non-profit agency, Pennies for Quarters, as they begin the process of creating a housing support system for homeless veterans.
http://clallam.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=40&meta_id=9418
See complete work session agenda: http://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=40

Tuesday's regular session agenda item highlights
 Adopting an ordinance creating a chapter in the Clallam County Code title Public Records and a Resolution repealing Policy 320 and replacing it with Policy 321 – Public Records
An ordinance creating a chapter in the Clallam County Code titled Public Records
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF CLALLAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
Section xxx.010, Purpose, is created to read as follows:
The purpose of this Chapter is to ensure compliance with the provisions of Chapter 42.56 RCW
and other applicable laws relating to disclosure and production of public records. The citizens of
Clallam County insist on remaining informed and do not give their public servants the right to
decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know.
See details: http://clallam.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=145&meta_id=9452
See full agenda: http://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=145

City council happenings....
City Council Special Meeting Notice for May 9th
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Port Angeles will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 321 East Fifth Street.
The purpose of the meeting is for Councilmembers to attend a Town Hall Meeting. The topic of discussion will be heroin, its impact on the community, and what is being done to address the problem.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the Town Hall and ask questions of a panel of professionals who are working together in an effort to solve the problem. The panel will be made up of law enforcement officers, medical professionals, social service professionals, and others. A moderator will assist in fielding questions from the public.
http://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=407

Port held a special meeting on Friday, topics of discussion were:
A. CFPC-Alcan Lease
B. Airborne ECS Lease
See agenda: http://www.portofpa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/05052017-241

Editor's note: Looks like another rush job by the Port that didn't have any staff reports attached on the two topics, or at least 48 hrs notice wasn't given.

Other local and regional meetings next week...

City of Sequim agenda Highlight: Letter of support Electric Vehicle Charging Grant
See full agenda for details: http://www.sequimwa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1628

City of Forks agenda highlight: Resolution with WSDOT and the FAA for Quillayute Airport maintence grant
see agenda for details: http://forkswashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/agenda5817.pdf

Jefferson County Agenda Highlight: RESOLUTION NO. ______ re: Temporary Road Closure on Old Gardiner Road, M.P. 1.72 to M.P. 1.84, County Road No. C501109; Jefferson County Public Works
See full agenda for details: http://test.co.jefferson.wa.us/weblinkexternal/0,0,0,0/edoc/1683271/A050817.pdf

City of Port Townsend Special meeting
Agenda topic: Ordinance 3173 Related to Floodplain Regulation; Updating Floodplain Regulations and Adopting Certain Amendments to the Narrative Text and Tables of Chapter 16.08 (Flood Damage Prevention) and Chapter 20.01 (Land Development Administrative Procedures) of the Port Townsend Municipal Code
Action: Move to approve first reading of Ordinance 3173 Related to Floodplain Regulation; Updating Floodplain Regulations and Adopting Certain Amendments to the Narrative Text and Tables of Chapter 16.08 (Flood Damage Prevention) and Chapter 20.01 (Land Development Administrative Procedures) of the Port Townsend Municipal Code
See agenda for details: http://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=1206

In cased you missed it, the OMC board met May 3rd, see their agenda on what was discussed
http://www.olympicmedical.org/pdfs/AGENDA%20-%20May%203%202017.pdf

Board Meeting Wednesday, May 10 at Central Services
Port Angeles, Wash. - The Port Angeles School District Board of Directors will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Central Services Building, 216 East Fourth Street.
Directors will hold an executive session from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., followed by the 7:00 p.m. meeting. The regular meeting is open to the public. Executive sessions are closed.

 CLALLAM COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1
COMMISSION MEETING CANCEL NOTICE FOR MAY 8, 2017
There will be no meeting of the PUD Commissioner on Monday, May 8. The next meeting will
be a Commissioner work session to be held on Monday, May 15, 2017 at the PUD Main Office,
located at 104 Hooker Road in Carlsborg
https://www.clallampud.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Preagenda-May-8-2017.pdf

Local news story spotlight report
SEQUIM GAZETTE: Earthquake studies are next topic of Sequim Science Café
Liz VanBoskirk, a field engineer studying tectonic events along the Cascadia and Juan de Fuca subduction zones, is the featured guest at the next Science Café, sponsored by the Sequim Education Foundation.
The event is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at the Paradise Restaurant, 703 N. Sequim Ave., and is free and open to the public.
http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/earthquake-studies-are-next-topic-of-sequim-science-caf/

Daily Devotional
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
James 5:16 NKJV
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