Three items on the next city council meeting that caught my eye was one, the city's utility resource plan. According to the staff memo provided in the council packet:
The electric utility is required, by RCW 19.280.030, to submit an updated
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Resource Plan (Plan) to the Washington Department of Commerce by September 1, 2016. The principal desired outcome is to ensure that electric utilities have resources adequate to meet projected loads, especially as the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has moved to a tiered rate structure from its previous melded rate schedule.
In its projection of the resources estimated to serve future loads, the Plan must explain why those resources were chosen. If those chosen resources were not conservation, efficiency, or renewable energy resources, an explanation must be provided on why such a decision was made. Staff prepared the Plan using typical growth rates and the City’s current and anticipated future resource mix. The state-required Plan must be updated every two years and will be available to the public from the City’s website. The Plan can be modified in the future if opportunities arise for financially sound renewable energy resources. At the August 2, 2016 City Council meeting, the Council requested that a 2nd public comment period be conducted at the August 16, 2016 Council meeting to provide further opportunity for comment on the City’s resource plan. (See page h-1 for further details)
Editor's note: We keep bowing to the wishes of the mighty BPA don't we? One of the many reasons we start producing our own sources of energy.
The second item on next week's agenda is: Clallam County Economic Development Corporation - Contract
According to the staff memo provided: On February 2, 2016 City Council discussed the Clallam County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) contract. City Council voted 4 to 3 to request that staff draft a contract with the EDC in the amount of $10,000 from the restricted economic development account special project funds.
Funding: Historically, the City has provided $15,000 in funding to the Clallam County Economic
Development Council. Based on the 2015 City Council priority setting process, EDC Funding was eliminated from 2016 Budget. On February 2nd Council requested that staff allocate $10,000 for the contract. The approved budget does contain restricted funds that could be utilized for the EDC contract. Specifically staff identified $10,000 in the restricted economic development account identified for special projects. Based on Council direction from the February 2nd meeting these funds will be utilized for the contract. (see page I-1)
Editorial note: Why continue to feed this agency given it's track record to date? Have we seen any new industrial development? More Jobs? And yet, they come asking for another 10k, doing what?
And finally the hot topic of the evening coming on Tuesday: City Council Rules of Procedure
According to the staff memo provided: Council has worked to review and discuss changes to the Rules of Procedure on several occasions. Most recently, Council held a public hearing on the Rules of Procedure at its June 21st meeting and ultimately decided to continue the matter to a future meeting. Council is being presented with three versions of the Rules of Procedure for
consideration:
1. Version 1 are the rules as they are currently adopted; 2. Version 2 is a clean copy of what was presented at the June 21st meeting. It is based on the work done by Councilmember Collins and includes Council consensus on several of the sections; 3. Version 3 is the most recent version which incorporates suggested changes from Council member Bruch. (see page I-37)
Any person disrupting the business of the Council, either while addressing the Council or attending its meetings, shall be asked to cease such disruption. For clarification, disruption of a City Council meeting does not require behavior that constitutes a breach of the peace, although a breach of the peace would constitute a disruption of a City Council meeting. Rather, disruption of a City Council meeting is any behavior that interrupts the Council meeting or prevents the Council from accomplishing its business in a reasonably efficient manner. For purposes of illustration only, such disruption may include, but is not limited to:
• irrelevant or repetitious speech
• continuing to speak after the allotted time has expired
• audience demonstrations such as booing, display of signs, or any other conduct that disrupts the Council proceedings. (This is version 3 after the edits from Council member Bruch.)
Editor's note: looks like signs and flags are a no, no...I wonder if that includes Old Glory? As for signs I am still tempted to show up having my Army T-shirt in support of the military presence here in Port Angeles, and having old glory on my wheelchair...wonder if that would be considered disruptive? Include my sign on my chair promoting The Ripley Report....hum....so tempted.
See full agenda:
http://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/3257
County will hear presentation by Jim Buck on the report of Casadia Rising exercise.
At the next work session of the County Presentation by Emergency Management volunteer Jim Buck for 2016 Cascadia Rising Exercise after action report.
Among other items on the work session
(see full agenda)
see details of work session agenda:
http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_worksession_packet.pdf
During their regular meeting on Tuesday, the highlight item on their agenda is yet another executive session item, which the public, and media can't attend:
The Prosecuting Attorney's Office has requested an executive session with the Board of County
Commissioners, Department of Community Development, and Human Resources/Risk Department. The purpose of the session is to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency matters of relating to potential litigation related to Ord. 909, to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party.
Discussing such matters in executive session is appropriate because public knowledge of the discussion would reveal the County's legal strategies and likely result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency. RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) expressly authorizes a governing body to convene an executive session for the above-described purposes.
Other than that the next highlighted item on their agenda next week is: Resolution granting approval authority for emergency warrants as allowed by revised code of Washington (RCW) 42.24.180
see full agenda for other items:
http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_agenda.pdf
See details of agenda items:
http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_packet.pdf
Editorial note: Oh, one note worthy item that is on the next agenda coming this Tuesday that's this little item: Agreement with Peninsula Daily News for printing legal publications beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017
It is interesting that no other publication had issued a bid for this other than the PDN. Why hasn't the Port O Call issue a bid to do this advertising? Or has it been solely the PDN that the county wants to do business with. But, then again, who would want to be dubed Pravda for the year? Did the county bother to issue bids on this? Or did they assumed that the PDN would do the job?
In other local and regional meetings...
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA HIGHLIGHT ITEM:
Ordinance 3157 Amending Ordinance No. 3123 to Clarify the Projects to be Financed with Proceeds of the City’s Limited Tax General Obligation Bond Anticipation Note, 2014
See full agenda:
http://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=835
PUD Meeting agenda:
https://www.clallampud.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Preagenda-August-15-2016.pdf
JEFFERSON COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEM HIGHLIGHT: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION re: AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Salish Behavioral Health Organization; No Dollar Amount, Change in Membership Only; Jefferson County Public Health; Kitsap County, Clallam County, and Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.
See full agenda:
http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commissioners/Agenda/2016%20Agendas/08-15-16.pdf
NEWS COMMENTARIES FROM NATIONAL AND STATE SOURCES
Join the Army and Choose Whichever God You Like---NY TIMES
Is God Transgender?---NY TIMES
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A quote from Eastwood reflects my thoughts
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Quote from the article posted: In fact, the Hebrew Bible, when read in its original language, offers a highly elastic view of gender. And I do mean highly elastic: In Genesis 3:12, Eve is referred to as “he.” In Genesis 9:21, after the flood, Noah repairs to “her” tent. Genesis 24:16 refers to Rebecca as a “young man.” And Genesis 1:27 refers to Adam as “them.”
Surprising, I know. And there are many other, even more vivid examples: In Esther 2:7, Mordecai is pictured as nursing his niece Esther. In a similar way, in Isaiah 49:23, the future kings of Israel are prophesied to be “nursing kings.”
Editorial note: mis -quoting scripture to prove that changing sexual identity as normal, has got to be the most foolish thing to do. Which version of the bible he was quoting the "queen james bible" or something like that?
What those versus actually say:
Genesis 9:21 New King James Version (NKJV) 21 Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent.
Genesis 3:12New King James Version (NKJV) 12 Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
Genesis 9:21New King James Version (NKJV) 21 Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. (the versus was speaking of Noah...NOT EVE!)
Genesis 24:16New King James Version (NKJV) 16 Now the young woman was very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up. (Nope no referring Rebecca as a man there)
Genesis 1:27New King James Version (NKJV) 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
read this from the Gospel Way: Man in the Image of God
Unlike the animals, man was created in the image or likeness of God (Gen. 1:26-28). This is what makes man superior to animals. This concept is both challenging and amazing. What consequence does this have to the subject of creation as compared to evolution? (Note that Adam, in the image of God, in turn had a son in his image - Gen. 5:1-5).
http://www.gospelway.com/topics/man/man-image-god.php
Esther 2:7New King James Version (NKJV)
7 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
Isaiah 49:23New King James Version (NKJV)
23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, And their queens your nursing mothers;
They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, And lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord, For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”
Editorial Note: As I said typical liberal drivel to promote an abomination towards God.
Black Lives Matter must rescind anti-Israel declaration---Boston Globe
Editorial note: Prove once again that "black lives matter' group is just another hate group.
What a failed Soviet coup can teach us about 21st-century populism---WP
NORTHWEST COMMENTARIES
Washington’s ‘use it or lose it’ law hinders farm water efficiency---Bellingham Herald
I unfriended my best friend. When Facebook and family don’t mix---Bellingham Herald
Editorial note: In a word...Oh brother! Allow differences in politics to wreck relationships!
A parent’s survival guide for moving a college freshman---The Olympian
Reefer madness at the DEA — when will the feds catch up?---Seattle Times
NOTE PAD:
Today's video clip: Tuesday's Clallam County meeting....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HqizfnE8E4
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Many in the past have and many today continue to disobey the Word of God. This they do thinking all is well in their spiritual lives.---Truth for the World
