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HomeMy WebLinkAbout042621_electronic_CorrAll the news you can use on Washington's great outdoors View this email in your browser Coalition E-News: April 2021 From:Christine Mahler To:jeffbocc Subject:April E-News: Billy Frank Jr. Statue to D.C. Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 8:00:54 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Unifying voices for Washington's great outdoors Support the Coalition #RecreateResponsibly Billy Frank Jr. Statue to the National Statuary Hall Billy Frank Jr.’s important contributions to Washington State will continue to be recognized by memorializing him at the Nation’s Capital. Yesterday, April 14, 2021, Governor Inslee signed the HB Whose ancestral land do you recreate on? Click here to find out 1372 replacing the Marcus Whitman statue in the National Statuary Hall collection with a statue of Billy Frank Jr.. Frank’s story highlights the contributions of Native people who have lived here and stewarded the lands and waters since time immemorial. Billy Frank Jr. was a champion of tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, and environmental stewardship. He led effective “fish-ins,” modeled after sit-ins of the civil rights movement, during the tribal “fish wars” of the 1960s and 1970s. His activism paved the way for the “Boldt decision,” which reaffirmed tribal co- management of salmon resources in the state of Washington. While chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Billy Frank Jr. also served on the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition Board. We are very grateful for Billy Frank Jr.’s service and commitment to his community, human rights, and environmental sustainability. Dewi Ali's chat with Caitie Kimura Caitie Kimura has been with the Coalition for nearly two years now as the Executive and Operations Assistant. Caitie writes all the thoughtful stories of our community that you see on our monthly e- newsletters. Due to the ongoing pandemic, we’ve yet to meet in person. However, through many Team chats, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Caitie better. During our chat last week, we talked about her connection to the outdoors, growing up in Hawai’i, and how her perspective has shaped her approach when it comes to telling stories about communities. We also talked about her favorite foods, reflected on how the pandemic has shaped our work at the Coalition, and more! Read more GiveBig What if your giving could be a part of something bigger? Washington’s GiveBIG campaign is back on May 4-5, 2021. This is a chance to help spread the word about your favorite charities, while supporting community-driven change across Washington. Last year was a tough budget year for the Coalition and many other nonprofits, but we’re expecting this year to be even more challenging. GiveBIG is an important part of our fundraising, not only because of the donations we receive from generous supports like you, but because of the recognition the Coalition gains through this statewide campaign. Will you help us make this GiveBIG our BEST YET? YES I WILL Megan Duffy, New Director of the Washington State Recreation & Conservation Office OLYMPIA–Gov. Jay Inslee announced the appointment of Megan Duffy as the new director of the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO), the largest state agency grantor of funding for outdoor recreation and habitat conservation efforts in Washington. She replaces Kaleen Cottingham, who is retiring and has served the agency since 2007. Duffy, of Olympia, has more than 20 years of experience working in natural resources in Washington. She has served as the department supervisor for the Washington Department of Natural Resources, where she oversaw the daily operations of the agency and its 1,500 employees. Duffy also was the executive coordinator of the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office, which is housed in RCO and charged with implementing the state’s salmon recovery strategy. She started her career with Ross Strategic, where she helped local, state and federal agencies develop policies and programs related to a diverse set of environmental issues. She currently is the deputy director of the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board. Read more 12 Months of WWRP: State Lands Development & Renovation This month's featured project is Green Mountain State Forest. The Department of Natural Resources will use this grant to develop 14 miles of well-designed sustainable new trail in Green Mountain State Forest, approximately 18 miles southwest of the Silverdale/Bremerton area. This project will expand the trail system for mountain biking, hiking, and equestrian opportunities. The proposed new trails will improve trail loop opportunities and provide visitors a safer and less congested experience on the mountain. The primary recreation opportunity provided by the project will be improved non-motorized trail recreation. Read more No Time to Waste celebrates legendary 99-year-old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin's life and urgent mission to restore critical missing chapters of America’s story. Local Hero: Chevon Powell Alpinist Can a wildlife refuge help a community’s fight for environmental FEATURED STORIES WTA: Outdoor Leadership Training April - October ASL Classes for Land Managers & Outdoor Professionals UPCOMING EVENTS Watch No Time To Waste justice? HighCountry News The Things We Carry: On Roots and Purpose in Mountaineering Trailmixed HEROES Ayesha McGowan April - June WA State Parks Free Entrance Days June 5, 12-13; Aug. 25; Sept. 25; Nov. 11, 26 National Park Free Entrance Days April 17-25; Aug. 4, 25; Sept. 25; Nov. 11 Check Out Washington (Free Discover Pass) Copyright © 2021, Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition The Vance Building 1402 Third Avenue, Suite 714 Seattle WA 98101 Photo credits: Sean O'Neill (Billy Frank Jr.); RCO (Give Big/Megan Duffy); Caitie Kimura (Introducing Caitie Kimura) update subscription preferences unsubscribe from this list From:Hoss, Schuyler (GOV) To:Hoss, Schuyler (GOV) Subject:Governor Inslee Press Conference: April 15th 2:30 pm Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:24:00 AM Attachments:image001.png image002.png image003.png image004.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Governor Inslee will address the media in-person today at 2:30 pm from outside the Executive Residence in Olympia to give an update on the state's response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and updates from the legislative session. The governor will be joined by: Lacy Fehrenbach, deputy secretary, Department of Health Nick Streuli, executive director of external affairs, Office of the Governor TVW will livestream the availability. ***PRESS: TO ATTEND*** SCHUYLER F. HOSS Director of International Relations and Protocol Regional Representative – Southwest Washington Office of Governor Jay Inslee State of Washington, United States of America Cell: 360.239.1317 www.governor.wa.gov | schuyler.hoss@gov.wa.gov Email communications with state employees are public records and may be subject to disclosure, pursuant to Ch. 42.56 RCW. From:Concerned Residents of Port Hadlock To:Public Comments; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton; jeffbocc Subject:Petition re: Hadlock Sewer Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 12:43:53 AM Attachments:Hadlock Sewer Petition Signatures.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Jefferson County Commissioners, Please see the attached petition related to the Hadlock Sewer proposal. We look forward to discussing this further with you at the scheduled April 15 meeting. We would also appreciate having the petition read into the record as part of public comments at the next commissioner's meeting - for as long as time allows. Respectfully, Concerned Residents of Port Hadlock Mike Regan, Spokesperson hadlocksewer@gmail.com https://hadlocksewer.com/ From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Petition re: Hadlock Sewer Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 12:43:53 AM Attachments:Hadlock Sewer Petition Signatures.pdf From: Concerned Residents of Port Hadlock Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 12:43:04 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Public Comments; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton; jeffbocc Subject: Petition re: Hadlock Sewer CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Jefferson County Commissioners, Please see the attached petition related to the Hadlock Sewer proposal. We look forward to discussing this further with you at the scheduled April 15 meeting. We would also appreciate having the petition read into the record as part of public comments at the next commissioner's meeting - for as long as time allows. Respectfully, Concerned Residents of Port Hadlock Mike Regan, Spokesperson hadlocksewer@gmail.com https://hadlocksewer.com/ From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Legislative Action Alert! Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 8:06:00 AM From: Washington Counties | WSAC Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 8:05:34 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Legislative Action Alert! CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Call Today! Please contact your House and Senate members immediately. Funding to pay for legal financial obligations (LFOs) resulting from the Blake decision is at risk of being left out of the state budget. The Legislature must provide a minimum of $47 million. Legal financial obligations (LFOs) are a State responsibility. All criminal matters are prosecuted on behalf of the State pursuant to Art. 4, Sec 27 of the Washington State Constitution. The County Prosecutor’s Office represents the State in all criminal matters. See RCW 36.27.020(3) and RCW 36.27.020(4). The legislature set the county prosecutor’s function and role in RCW 36.17.020. The State passes laws and, in the case of drug laws, preempted Counties from passing any drug laws or penalties. See RCW 69.50.608. LFOs are created, amended, and revoked by the State. The State determines how LFOs are collected and to whom they are distributed. See RCW 9.94A.760. LFOs are ordered by Superior Courts on behalf of the State under RCW 9.94A.030(31). While LFOs are collected at the County level, the State directs how they are distributed. Counties cannot collect more or less than the Legislature provides. While some are discretionary fees, it is the State that sets the terms for what is discretionary, not the counties. Please confirm contact with your House and Senate members by emailing policy@wsac.org. House Phone Directory Senate Phone Directory Talking Points How much money do we think the LFO portion of the Blake decision will cost and why? The State should provide a minimum of $47M for LFOs. How did we get to this number? 47M is based upon the: Number of possible individuals convicted of simple possession, Level/amount of LFOs typically ordered; and Percent of LFOs that are typically paid. King County provided information regarding the amount of LFOs it anticipates being attributed to King County cases. Since the 1970s, King County has had 54,733 convictions for simple possession. King County alone has collected $10,719,537.90 on behalf of the State. However, King County has historically imposed lower LFOs than other counties. $10,719,537.90/ 54,733 convictions = an average of $195.95 per conviction. We round this up to $200. Data from the Caseload Forecast Council shows that between 1999-2019, there were 126,179 convictions for simple possession for that 20-year period. However, the simple possession crime was created in 1971. If you add on the 30 years between the 1970s and 1999, you can at the very least double the number of convictions, making it 250,000. Using the, likely low, King County average of $200 per conviction, and multiplying that by 250,000 convictions, the total amounts to $50,000,0000. Please confirm contact with your House and Senate members by emailing policy@wsac.org. Contact WSAC Policy Staff Copyright © 2021 Washington State Association of Counties, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are involved with county government. Our mailing address is: Washington State Association of Counties 206 10th Ave SE Olympia, WA 98501-1311 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Join NACo and White House Officials Today for a Call on COVID-19 Recovery for Counties Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:10:06 AM From: NACo Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:09:50 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Join NACo and White House Officials Today for a Call on COVID-19 Recovery for Counties CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email? Click Here NACo-primary-center_700px_1683049_1832951_1844665.png GettyImages-1176016994(1)_1824700.jpg JOIN NACo AND WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS FOR A CALL ON COVID-19 RECOVERY FOR COUNTIES TODAY AT 2 P.M. EDT | MEMBERS ONLY Please join the National Association of Counties (NACo) and White House officials today, April 15 at 2 p.m. EDT for a membership call with updates on American Rescue Plan implementation, vaccine distribution and other COVID-19 recovery efforts that are important to counties. NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP CALL DETAILS DATE TODAY, April 15 TIME 2 p.m. EDT DAIL-IN RSVP to receive dial-in information. QUESTIONS?Email your questions to question@naco.org. 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Click here to unsubscribe. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Letter for Dr. Locke Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:56:04 AM Attachments:1689_001.pdf From: Pam Petranek Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:55:46 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Philip Morley Cc: Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: FW: Letter for Dr. Locke CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Philip, I just listened to your commission meeting of Monday, April 12. I was quite surprised to hear you inform your county commission that the port commission had requested to have in person meetings. This does not make any sense to me, as our port commission had not discussed this at any time until it was “added” to the port’s agenda on April 14, (and passed 2:1). Our port meeting ended around 2:30 and the attached letter of request was sent out minutes later. Can you please let me know why this “Port” information was given to your commission on 4/12, during your briefing session on in person public meetings of which action was taken? Pam From: Eron Berg Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 2:55 PM To: Tom Locke <TLocke@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: Philip Morley <pmorley@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject: Letter for Dr. Locke Dr. Locke, Please see the attached letter from the port. Thanks! Eron Eron Berg - he/him/his Executive Director Port of Port Townsend – 2701 Jefferson Street - Port Townsend, WA 98368 eron@portofpt.com - (360) 385-0656 (Office) - (360) 316-6013 (Cell) NOTICE: Emails sent to and from the Port are likely public records under Washington’s Public Records Act, RCW 42.56, and may be subject to disclosure upon request. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Jefferson County Commissioner Meeting Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:45:15 AM From: Fee, Mary (AGR) Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:44:55 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Philip Morley; jeffbocc; dsullivan@co.jefferson.wa.us; Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; Julie Shannon; amcnight@co.jefferson.wa.us Cc: William Agosta (agosta@rockisland.com); Scheele, Steve (ATG) Subject: RE: Jefferson County Commissioner Meeting CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greetings Jefferson County BOCC, Mr. Morley, and Staff, The Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board (WSNWCB) has asked that the Chair Bill Agosta and I meet with the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners. The intent of this meeting is to give the Commissioners a brief update from the WSNWCB and to offer support and assistance. Here is a brief recap of my attempted communication with Philip Morley and the Commissioners to facilitate getting on the Jefferson County Commissioner agenda for this discussion. I have previously sent emails on 11/2/2020, 1/11/2021, 2/02/2021, and 3/12/2021. I have not received a response to those emails and am concerned that they may not have been read. Therefore, I telephoned on 3/1/2021, 03/25/2021, 4/05/2021, and 4/15/2021. Let me know what I need to do to help schedule a meeting with the Jefferson County Commissioners. Mr. Morley had asked that we postpone our tentative meeting from November until the new Jefferson County Commissioner(s) were seated after the election. I do believe there has been adequate time for this. I look forward to working with Jefferson County on upcoming legislative changes and offering my support and resources. Please note that Bill Agosta, the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board Chairman, and Steve Sheele, Assistant Attorney General, are included in this email. Thank you for your time, Mary Fee Executive Secretary WA State Noxious Weed Control Board 360-561-4428 (cell) www.nwcb.wa.gov From: Fee, Mary (AGR) Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:35 PM To: 'Philip Morley' <pmorley@co.jefferson.wa.us>; 'DOR Jefferson County Leg Authority' <jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us>; 'dsullivan@co.jefferson.wa.us' <dsullivan@co.jefferson.wa.us>; 'kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us' <kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us>; 'gbrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us' <gbrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: William Agosta (agosta@rockisland.com) <agosta@rockisland.com> Subject: RE: Jefferson County Commissioner Meeting Importance: High Good afternoon Mr. Morley and Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, The State Noxious Weed Control Board would like to schedule a meeting with the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners. Please see the previous two emails below for details. Please advise me on how the State Noxious Weed Control Board can get on the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners’ Agenda for a meeting time in April. Thank you, Mary Fee Executive Secretary WA State Noxious Weed Control Board 360-902-2053 (office) 360-561-4428 (cell) www.nwcb.wa.gov From: Fee, Mary (AGR) Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 11:43 AM To: 'Philip Morley' <pmorley@co.jefferson.wa.us>; DOR Jefferson County Leg Authority <jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us>; 'dsullivan@co.jefferson.wa.us' <dsullivan@co.jefferson.wa.us>; 'kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us' <kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us>; 'gbrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us' <gbrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: William Agosta (agosta@rockisland.com) <agosta@rockisland.com> Subject: Jefferson County Commissioner Meeting Good afternoon Philip, The Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board (WSNWCB) has asked that the Chair Bill Agosta and I meet with the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners. The intent of this meeting is to give the Commissioners a brief update from the WSNWCB and to offer support and assistance. We spoke previously about having this meeting back in November and you had asked that it be postponed until your new Commissioner had taken office. I emailed previously, please see the email below, about a tentative date for this meeting. Please let me know what dates and times are available to meet with the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, so we can get this meeting on the agenda. We look forward to meeting with them. Respectfully on behalf of the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board, Mary Fee Executive Secretary WA State Noxious Weed Control Board 360-902-2053 (office) 360-561-4428 (cell) www.nwcb.wa.gov From: Fee, Mary (AGR) Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 3:17 PM To: 'Philip Morley' <pmorley@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: William Agosta (agosta@rockisland.com) <agosta@rockisland.com> Subject: Jefferson County Commissioner Meeting Good afternoon Phillip, I am just checking in about the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board meeting with the Jefferson County Commissioners. Do you have a tentative date for the meeting? Thank you, Mary Fee Executive Secretary WA State Noxious Weed Control Board 360-902-2053 (office) 360-561-4428 (cell) www.nwcb.wa.gov From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Fireworks Regulation | Discriminatory Covenants | Roles and Responsibilities Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:47:48 AM From: MRSC – Local Government Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:47:24 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Fireworks Regulation | Discriminatory Covenants | Roles and Responsibilities CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. April 15, 2021 Local Fireworks Regulations: Timing is Everything By MRSC Insight This blog covers the basics of when and how cities and counties may restrict the sale and/or use of fireworks within their boundaries. More from MRSC Insight From MRSC The Lasting Impacts of Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants By Oskar Rey This blog looks at discriminatory restrictive covenants in county real property records and how property owners may remove or "strike" them from the record. More from MRSC Insight Ask MRSC The city is having problems with vandalism and graffiti at its public works yard. If it installs security cameras, is it required to post signs indicating the property is under video surveillance? Roles and Responsibilities: Questions and Answers By Linda Gallagher This blog explores frequently asked questions related to roles and responsibilities of elected officials versus local government staff. More from MRSC Insight Disaster Zone: Emergency Operations Center Facilities By Eric Holdeman This blog reviews what an Emergency Operations Center should include to allow staff to function effectively during an emergency. 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COVID-19 NEWSLETTER Update on Vaccine Breakthrough Cases in Washington State The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is reporting a total of 217 COVID- 19 vaccine breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals in Washington state as of April 3, 2021. That is up from 102 since we first reported cases of breakthrough on March 30, 2021. Breakthrough cases have now been identified in 24 of Washington’s 39 counties. Read more Announcements and Resources STATE Vaccine Distribution Update From the Washington Department of Health As of April 10, more than 4,189,884 doses of vaccine have been given across the state, which is more than 82% of the 5,094,380 doses that have been delivered to our providers and long-term care programs. Washington is currently averaging 57,577 vaccine doses given each day and more than 22% of people in Washington are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 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Update your preferences | Unsubscribe from this list Copyright © 2021 WSAC, All rights reserved. 206 10th Ave SE · Olympia, WA 98501-1311 · USA | Contact Us From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: WSF Weekly Update Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:06:20 PM From: Vezina, John Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:06:12 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Subject: WSF Weekly Update CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. banner Change to upcoming service plans Because of crewing challenges, we made the difficult decision to delay the addition of a second boat on our Port Townsend/Coupeville route until no sooner than Sunday, June 6. We’re still planning to increase service starting Sunday, May 9, at Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth (three- boat service similar to previous spring and fall schedules) and Anacortes/San Juan Islands, where timetables will be similar to previous summer schedules without a fifth vessel that mainly served Sidney, British Columbia. Crewmember relief requests have recently increased significantly, in part because vessel employees are requesting time off to get their COVID-19 vaccines. April 15, 2021 Expect traffic delays at new Mukilteo terminal for paving work Plan for traffic delays if driving in or out of our new Mukilteo terminal during the last two weeks of April. During this time, construction crews will pave the permanent road connecting the new facility to State Route 525. This work is necessary to complete the last of two elements of the Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal Project. The other, the overhead passenger walkway, is expected to open around the same time as the road late this month. Once the permanent road opens, the current I understand the impact this change will have on many riders and communities. That’s why we carefully analyzed recent ridership trends on the three routes where we plan to increase service. Total riders in the San Juan Islands are already above 2019 levels and we’re experiencing daily overloads on our “Triangle” route. In addition, Port Townsend/Coupeville vehicle reservations are relatively light before Memorial Day. As a reminder, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still recommends delaying travel and we continue to ask the public to limit rides on our ferries to essential purposes only. As far as crewing, if you’re interested in working in our fleet or know someone who may be, we’re currently accepting applications for on-call deckhands, oilers and terminal attendants. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate the various effects of the pandemic. Patty Rubstello Assistant Secretary, WSDOT/Ferries Division temporary access road in and out of our new Mukilteo terminal will close. New terminal employees join our workforce Training new crewmembers and terminal employees is critical to our plans to increase service in the weeks ahead and throughout the summer months. This year’s second group of terminal new hires recently completed vigorous training. Welcome aboard! Nine new terminal employees posed for a photo at our Bainbridge terminal following completion of training. WSF Weekly Updates are available online at www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/about-us/weekly-update Questions? Contact us at WSFWeeklyUpdate@wsdot.wa.gov Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) information If you would like to learn more about accessibility and the tools we have available, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Accessibility STAY CONNECTED: From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: The Legislative/Executive Authority & the County Road Department - CRAB training Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 2:11:23 PM From: Derek Pohle Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 2:09:21 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Drew Woods; John Koster; Steve Johnson; jamies@sanjuanco.com; jmayberry@co.walla- walla.wa.us; pweng@co.ferry.wa.us; mozias@co.clallam.wa.us; tomhandy@whitmancounty.net; tiffany.gering@co.chelan.wa.us; nnorvell@stevenscountywa.gov; eva.haney@clark.wa.gov; DAVE.MORELL@PIERCECOUNTYWA.GOV; JUDY.HURLEY@PIERCECOUNTYWA.GOV; danb@co.skagit.wa.us; hans.zeiger@piercecountywa.gov; cindyw@sanjuanco.com; Kate.adams@piercecountywa.gov; wcornwall@stevenscountywa.gov; mlane@co.clallam.wa.us; rsill@co.clallam.wa.us; fwolfe@co.pacific.wa.us; megan.dunn@snoco.org; vraines@co.grays- harbor.wa.us; vrhett@co.mason.wa.us; amanda.mckinney@co.yakima.wa.us; jani.hitchen@piercecountywa.gov; amy.cruver@piercecountywa.gov; marty.campbell@piercecoutywa.gov; jkarcher@co.whatcom.wa.us; josh.fredrickson@co.kittitas.wa.us; kmelefson@grantcountywa.gov; bcolyar@spokanecounty.org; gtompkins@co.walla-walla.wa.us; johnsonb@co.wahkiakum.wa.us; tischerl@co.wahkiakum.wa.us; mortensena@co.cowlitz.wa.us; bshinn@co.asotin.wa.us; christinem@sanjuanco.com; mackeys@co.wahkiakum.wa.us; scott.lindblom@co.thurston.wa.us; geoff.soderquist@lewiscountywa.gov; gary.stamper@lewiscountywa.gov; lindsey.pollock@lewiscountywa.gov; sean.swope@lewiscountywa.gov; cfrazey@co.whatcom.wa.us; james.parker@snoco.org; jnelson@co.garfield.wa.us; ERIC.NORDSTROM@SNOCO.ORG; sam.filetti@snoco.org; Charlie.green@snoco.org; alexander.hamm@snoco.org; paulrg@co.skagit.wa.us; bfisher@co.skagit.wa.us; Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; clyons@co.skagit.wa.us; rsimms@co.skagit.wa.us; phillipe@co.skagit.wa.us; jwarne@co.grays- harbor.wa.us; cwhitman@co.asotin.wa.us; strongg@co.wahkiakum.wa.us; brendao@co.skagit.wa.us; rkimble@co.pacific.wa.us; carolina.mejia@co.thurston.wa.us; sara.develle@co.thurston.wa.us; mheath@co.ferry.wa.us; shutsell@co.lincoln.wa.us; bpriest@co.pacific.wa.us; lolsen@co.pacific.wa.us; thomas.swanson@piercecountywa.gov; laura.brownkendrick@snoco.org; joyce.barnes@snoco.org; danc@klickitatcounty.org; jacoba@klickitatcounty.org; james.young@snoco.org; melanie.bacon@islandcountywa.gov; libbi.lovshin@piercecountywa.gov; rjones@grantcountywa.gov; destone@grantcountywa.gov; tricia.davis@kingcounty.gov; ruth.harvey@kingcounty.gov; mwhite@co.asotin.wa.us; marty.campbell@piercecountywa.gov; mlaybourn@co.asotin.wa.us; kelly.snyder@snoco.org; Tkimball@co.walla-walla.wa.us; dranney@co.whatcom.wa.us; Mark.Foote@kingcounty.gov; Monte Reinders Cc: Nordstrom, Eric; Green, Charlie; Snyder, Kelly; Young, James; Chuck Beyer; Joe Donisi (jdonisi@co.clallam.wa.us) (jdonisi@co.clallam.wa.us) Subject: The Legislative/Executive Authority & the County Road Department - CRAB training CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greetings All, CRAB recorded the above live training presented in March. For those of you who wanted to attend but couldn’t, or did but would like to see it again, or have others in your county you think this would be useful to view, the link to the training sessions is listed below. Each session is about 1.5 hours and they have been post-processed to save on time. https://www.crab.wa.gov/engineering/resources/bocc-training Derek Derek Pohle, PE Engineering and Administrative Support Specialist and Compliance Manager County Road Administration Board2404 Chandler Court SW, Suite 240Olympia, WA 98504-0913Phone: (360) 753-5989 Ext 6082Cell: (509) 760-2311derek@crab.wa.gov Notice: This E-mail and your response may be considered a public record and may be subject to disclosure under Washington's Public Records Disclosure Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: JTA April Board Packet & Meeting Invite Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 2:31:21 PM Attachments:Board Packet 4-20-21.pdf From: Sara J. Peck Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 2:29:57 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean; Ariel Speser; David Faber; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour Cc: Tammi Rubert Subject: JTA April Board Packet & Meeting Invite CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greetings, Please find attached the April 20th Board Packet. The boxed yellow items on the Agenda link to the corresponding page in the packet. The Home button will navigate you back to the Agenda from anywhere in the packet. The following is the GoToMeeting invitation: Authority Board Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://www.gotomeet.me/JeffErson2/authority-board You can also dial in using your phone. United States (Toll Free): 1 877 568 4106 Access Code: 210-818-749 Kind Regards, Sj Peck Executive Assistant/Clerk of the Board Jefferson Transit Authority 63 4 Corners Road, Port Townsend, WA 98368 speck@jeffersontransit.com | 360-385-3020 x 108 From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Coronavirus Pandemic Resources for Counties – April 15, 2021 Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 2:56:24 PM From: NACo Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 2:56:02 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Coronavirus Pandemic Resources for Counties – April 15, 2021 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email? Click Here federal-policy-feed_969768.png NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES | NACo.org/coronavirus APRIL 15, 2021 Digest-4-8-(2)_1877132.jpg U.S. TREASURY CREATES OFFICE DEDICATED TO IMPLEMENTING COVID-19 RELIEF; LAUNCHES ONLINE RESOURCE PORTAL The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the creation of a new office dedicated to the distribution of federal COVID-19 relief to state and local governments. Leading the new office will be new Chief of Recovery Officer Jacob Leinbenluft and Gene Sperling, the COVID Rescue Plan Coordinator at the White House. Treasury also launched a new website with resources on COVID-19 relief programs, including the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (Recovery Fund). On March 18, NACo sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury with feedback and recommendations for the responsible implementation and execution of the Recovery Fund from a member-wide survey. One of NACo’s key recommendations was the creation of a centralized office for Recovery Fund best practices and stakeholder engagement. READ NACo's STATEMENT NACo launches tool to assist counties in navigating county- related funding from the American Rescue Plan The new interactive tool helps navigate the roughly $1.5 trillion in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Programs that may provide counties with additional funding are denoted as “county eligible.” This information will be updated as federal guidance for the new and existing programs is released. ACCESS THE TOOL FDA, CDC recommend Johnson & Johnson vaccine pauses; NACo releases FAQ for county decision-makers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended pausing administration of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after rare reports of blood clotting. The White House says the announcement will not impact vaccine dose allotments, and it will increase allotments for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. LEARN MORE | NACo FAQ Recording: National membership call with White House officials on COVID-19 recovery Miss today’s NACo member call with White House officials? Access the recording for updates on American Rescue Plan implementation, vaccine distribution and other COVID-19 recovery efforts that are important to counties. Please note that this call is exclusive to NACo members. ACCESS RECORDING Share Your County's Story How is your county responding to the coronavirus pandemic and driving the recovery? Visit the NACo COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse to share with us how your county is using federal relief funds. SHARE YOUR STORY FEDERAL POLICY NEWS & RESOURCES hhs_180x150_1023278.jpg CDC publishes county vaccine hesitancy data The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a data mapping tool showing COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy estimates by county. County officials can use the data to target vaccine education and confidence initiatives. Access resources and educational materials at the We Can Do This campaign website. LEARN MORE WH-Image_1810817.jpg ACL issues brief on helping older adults and people with disabilities access COVID-19 vaccines The Administration for Community Living (ACL) released examples and best practices for states, counties, community-based partners and other local entities working to ensure that older adults and people with disabilities receive COVID- 19 vaccinations, including key strategies for outreach, education, appointment scheduling and site accessibility. LEARN MORE VACCINE DISTRIBUTION SPOTLIGHT Allegheny County, Pa.Contra Costa County, Calif. Seventy-one percent of seniors in Contra Costa County are fully vaccinated and 97 percent of seniors age 75 and over have received at least one shot. Using community outreach and working with nonprofits, the county contacted over 90 percent of its senior population for vaccine appointments and set up mobile clinics near residential care facilities and low-income senior housing, as well as at places of worship and in rural areas. LEARN MORE Butler County, Ohio Kenosha County, Wis. Kenosha County is using a $100,000 federal grant to create CDC-compliant messaging to boost vaccine registration. The county aims to counter disinformation and allocate resources to underserved areas to foster more equitable distribution. These plans include media messaging, live events and campaigning through other outlets. LEARN MORE Wake_1884656.jpg Wake County, N.C. Wake County is allotting equity doses for underserved communities and using mobile strike teams and volunteers, alongside the national guard, to assist in distribution. LEARN MORE To find additional examples of how counties are administering vaccines, visit NACo’s vaccine resource hub. NKN_Banner_collection-covid_1729564.png APR 20 Monitoring the Spread of COVID-19 Through Environmental Scanning APRIL 20 | 1 P.M. EDT REGISTER APR 22 HAFNIUM Hack: A Briefing & Analysis of the Microsoft Exchange Server Zero-Day Attacks APRIL 22 | 11 A.M. EDT REGISTER APR 22 NACo Tech Xchange Presents: Quantifying Public Records Complexity APRIL 22 | 3 P.M. EDT REGISTER APR 23 Federal Funding at the Intersection of Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice APRIL 23 | 2 P.M. EDT REGISTER MORE UPCOMING EXPLORE ON-DEMAND HOW COUNTIES ARE RESPONDING County News Coverage: COVID-19 County News has explored many facets of county governments' response to the COVID-19 pandemic, big and small. LEARN MORE NACo PARTNER RESOURCES cashvest_1870120.jpg Proven Data Strategies for the Maximization of Your County’s ARP Funds: CashVest® by three+one® is providing counties liquidity data to maximize the value of every taxpayer dollar and formulate a strategy for ARP funds over the next 44 months. Because three+one is neither a bank nor a Registered Investment Advisor, their independent perspective is certifying counties’ liquidity positions and uncovering new value and savings opportunities - a direct taxpayer benefit! apdu-logo_1877110.jpg A push toward payment digitization: Driven by the pandemic, ACI Worldwide is helping counties quickly incorporate contactless and digital payments. COVID-19 UPDATES FROM NACo During this critical and unprecedented time, NACo is focused on advocating for the needs of counties at the federal level, disseminating useful information to our members and facilitating the exchange of effective strategies and approaches. We share the latest news and resources online at www.NACo.org/coronavirus, as well as via this recurring digest. Click below to subscribe to updates. NACo.org/coronavirus SUBSCRIBE TO UPDATES 21AnnConf_STD_Slide_636V2_1862982.png 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20001 Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to stay up-to-date on topics affecting America’s counties! Click here to unsubscribe. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: U.S. Treasury Releases New Guidance on Certification Process for State & Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Date:Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:51:02 PM From: NACo Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:50:06 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: U.S. Treasury Releases New Guidance on Certification Process for State & Local Fiscal Recovery Fund CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email? Click Here TreasuryHeader_1884957.jpg U.S. Treasury Releases New Guidance on Certification Process for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Today, the U.S. Treasury released its guidance on pre-award requirements, outlining immediate steps counties need to take to receive direct payments from the U.S. Treasury under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act. As soon as possible, county governments should complete the steps below: 1. Ensure the entity has a valid DUNS number. A DUNS number is a unique nine-character number used to identify an organization and is issued by Dun & Bradstreet. The federal government uses the DUNS number to track how federal money is allocated. A DUNS number is required prior to registering with the SAM database, which is outlined below. Registering for a DUNS number is free of charge. If an entity does not have a valid DUNS number, please visit https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/ or call 1-866-705-5711 to begin the registration process. 2. Ensure the entity has an active SAM registration. SAM is the official government-wide database to register with in order to do business with the U.S. government. All federal financial assistance recipients must register on SAM.gov and renew their SAM registration annually to maintain an active status to be eligible to receive federal financial assistance. There is no charge to register or maintain your entity SAM registration. If an entity does not have an active SAM registration, please visit, SAM.gov to begin the entity registration or renewal process. Please note that SAM registration can take up to three weeks; delay in registering in SAM could impact timely payment of funds. Click here for a quick overview for SAM registration 3. Gather the entity’s payment information, including: Entity Identification Number (EIN), name and contact information Name and title of an authorized representative of the entity Financial institution information (e.g., routing and account number, financial institution name and contact information) NACo will keep you updated as additional guidance for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund is released in the coming weeks. Visit our new COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse for timely resources, including allocation estimations, examples of county programs using federal coronavirus relief funds, the latest updates from the U.S. Department of Treasury and more. 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20001 Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to stay up-to-date on topics affecting America’s counties! Click here to unsubscribe. WSAC Strategic Planning Survey View this email in your browser WSAC Members and Staff, During the upcoming May Board of Director’s meeting, we will be working on an organizational strategic plan for WSAC. This plan will not address our legislative agenda and priorities. Rather, it will focus on organizational operations such as business functions, programs and services, communications, and membership. We aim to create a plan to focus on high-level strategic issues, as well as goals, objectives, and key results. We invite you to provide us with your opinions which will serve as a foundational From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Strategic Planning Survey Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 8:56:49 AM From: Eric Johnson, WSAC Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 8:56:35 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Strategic Planning Survey CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. input into our planning process. Please submit your responses by Monday, April 19th, 5:00 pm. We appreciate you taking the time to participate in this process! Copyright © 2021 WSAC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are involved with county government. Our mailing address is: WSAC 206 10th Ave SE Olympia, WA 98501-1311 Add us to your address book Begin Survey This email was sent to Kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences WSAC · 206 10th Ave SE · Olympia, WA 98501-1311 · USA From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: WCRP County Connection Newsletter | April 2021 Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 9:08:51 AM From: PoolNews Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 8:53:00 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Subject: WCRP County Connection Newsletter | April 2021 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. News from the Washington Counties Risk Pool View in your browser April 2021 WHAT'S NEW AT THE POOL? Spring Conference & Board Meeting – Virtually a Success!! Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the 2021 Spring Conference & Board Meeting, which took place over two days, March 25-26. While it was certainly not the same as the in-person conferences we all enjoy so much, it was a great two days with a lot of great sessions, awesome presenters and fantastic attendance! As for the Board of Directors’ meeting, which occurred Friday, March 26, here are a few key takeaways: Ø Approval was granted to the Executive Director to enter into an agreement to upgrade our claims management system to the latest and greatest version. We can’t wait to get this new system up and running for better adjusting, easier claim reporting and greater member access to their pending claims. Ø The WCRP ended last Fiscal Year by increasing our Fund Balance by $5 million. This is an exceptional increase and credits the good risk management and claims efforts by our staff and member counties! Ø While we hate to see Columbia and Garfield Counties leave the WCRP, they have made the final decision to do so and will no longer be members of the WCRP as of October 1, 2021. They have been great members for many years and we wish them both the best at their new risk pool. Ø The Board of Directors approved the new Risk Manager and Claims Administrator Certification requirements – see below for more information. Ø The Board of Directors approved the addition of funding for a Cyber Risk Program, allowing for reimbursement of members’ subscriptions to the KnowBe4 cyber service – see below for more information. We are working hard to plan the 2021 Summer Conference & Board Meeting, July 28-30, 2021, and can’t wait to share more with you soon! Executive Committee and Officer Elections this Summer The WCRP Nominating Committee will forward candidates to the Board of Directors at the next Board meeting where elections will take place, July 29 & 30, 2021. Board members will elect candidates to fill three Executive Committee positions with terms set to expire at the end of September this year and fill one vacancy with a term set to expire in 2022. The Board of Directors will also elect the next Vice President/President-Elect for a two-year term and the next Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term. Look for additional information about these open positions and the election process to be sent out in the coming months. In the meantime, if you are interested in learning more about Executive Committee positions, please contact the WCRP Executive Director, Derek Bryan, by phone (360) 292-4497 or by email derek@wcrp.wa.gov. WCRP UNDERWRITING & RENEWALS Annual Underwriting Survey A critical piece of the annual renewals is the WCRP’s Annual Underwriting Survey (formerly called the Risk Assessment Survey). While this very comprehensive survey can be a bit onerous, it is a necessary piece for both our actuarial and underwriting purposes, in both how we are rated by the insurers we purchase coverage from, but also in how we rate our members each year. Thank you to those that have completed the survey and if you have not yet completed it, we ask that you please do so as soon as possible. If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to melissa@wcrp.wa.gov. We appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedules to complete it! WCRP Now Offering Group-Purchased Crime Policy Many don’t realize the significant coverage gap that exists when it comes to stolen money, whether by an employee or by someone on the outside. Neither the liability nor property coverage through the WCRP will cover lost or stolen money, and we believe it’s essential that each county has a crime policy to fill this coverage gap. Read more here to participate in a group-purchased crime policy to secure this important coverage. Cyber Security Awareness Program Approved! Cyber risk is on the rise and counties are exposed to potential threats more than any other entity. In a pro-active move, and with the recommendation of the WCRP Risk Management Committee, the WCRP’s Board of Directors approved funding a new Cyber Risk Program for the upcoming 2021-22 Fiscal Year. What’s the bottom line? WCRP members will be reimbursed for KnowBe4, or a similar service that promotes cyber awareness through testing and training. While this funding will not officially be effective until October 1, 2021, the Board’s approval included an understanding that members will contract with KnowBe4, or a similar service, prior to October 1, but can be reimbursed for that cost after October 1. In the coming weeks, additional information will be posted to our website and sent out to all county risk managers. If you have any questions about this in the meantime, please contact Risk-Claims@wcrp.wa.gov. WCRP MEMBER SERVICES NEWS Risk Manager & Claims Administrator Certification Requirements At their March 26th meeting, the Board of Directors approved Associate in General Insurance (AINS) 21 as the replacement for the Risk Management for Public Entities (RMPE) 352 course, which had been eliminated by The Institutes. The AINS 21 focuses on basic property and liability insurance principles and practices, and the ability to identify loss exposures, and this course is now one of three options for Risk Managers and Claims Administrators to achieve basic certification requirements. Click to review the updated Risk Manager and Claims Administrator Certification Requirements! CDIWA Welcomes First Cohort The County Development Institute of Washington (CDIWA) welcomed its first cohort of newly elected County Commissioners and Councilmembers last month! CDIWA is a partnership between WCRP and the Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC), and we are pleased to see 25 participants work through in-depth courses to become Certified Public Officials. There will be opportunities for others within Washington counties to participate in this program so keep an eye out for special announcements later this year. In the meantime, please check out cdiwa.org to learn more! WCRP Scholarships Public Risk Management Association Annual Conference 2021 - WCRP are eligible for one scholarship per member to the PRIMA Annual Conference, which will be taking place virtually this year, June 14 – 16, 2021. Because of the shift to a virtual conference, the WCRP is very excited to extend more opportunities to its members this year than we have in the past, and we hope you take advantage. To learn more about the event, please visit the PRIMA Annual Conference webpage. We ask that you please contact your county risk manager if you are interested in learning more about this offer. Labor Relations Institute (LRI) - WCRP members are eligible for one free registration per county to attend the virtual Labor Relations Institute, May 5-7, 2021, hosted by the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). To learn more or to register, please visit the Labor Relations Institute webpage. We ask that you please contact your county risk manager to request the scholarship code prior to registering. Association of County and City Information Systems (ACCIS) 2021 Spring Conference - WCRP members are eligible for a $150 scholarship per member county to attend the ACCIS 2021 Spring Conference, taking place virtually, April 19-23, 2021. ACCIS members can register up to 10 attendees for $150. ACCIS non-member fee is $150 per single attendee. To learn more and to register, please visit the ACCIS webpage. We ask that you please contact your county risk manager to request the scholarship code prior to registering. Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) - WCRP members are eligible for scholarships to attend the upcoming MRSC webinar listed below. To learn more and to register, please click the training title to be directed to the MRSC’s webpage. We ask that you please contact your county risk manager to request the scholarship code before registering. Making the Switch to Paperless Permitting | June 1, 2021 Planning Association of Washington (PAW) - WCRP members are eligible for one reimbursable scholarship per county, for the upcoming PAW webinar. To learn more and to register, please review PAW's webinar announcement, linked to event title below. We ask that you please contact your county risk manager if you wish to take advantage of this offer. Crafting Elegant Code | April 16, 2021 Visit the bottom of the WCRP Training & Scholarships page for the most current listing of available scholarships or email MemberServices@wcrp.wa.gov to learn more. WCRP Training – Spots still available! Foundations of Implicit Bias 2-Day Webinar Course This course is true to its name in that it is an introduction to implicit biases and how they can impact the daily decisions we make without our conscious awareness. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of hidden biases, how they impact our relationships and communities, and will learn tools to help them engage in constructive conversations and interrupt their own unconscious biases. Please join Janelle Tarasewicz, Principal Consultant at Aperture EQ, for this interactive two-day virtual course. Click on the training title above for a full description, specific details, and how to register. Space is limited to 30 attendees, so sign up today! April 28 & 29, 2021, 10:00am-1:00pm June 2 & 3, 2021, 10:00am-1:00pm Situational Awareness & Personal Safety 4-Part Webinar Series This series is needed now more than ever to help keep public sector staff safe and is meant for all county staff and officials, at all levels. In this training, Jesus Villahermosa, of Crisis Reality Training, Inc., will teach practical skills to help participants actively practice situational awareness, verbal de-escalation, and how to formulate a plan of action before crisis strikes. Click on the training title above for a full description, specific details, and to register. Space for 475! Each portion of the series builds upon concepts and principles, and we encourage you to sign up for all 4 parts! May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021, 10:00am-11:30am Ethics Training for County Government Back by popular demand! Attorney, Andy Cooley, of Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, examines common ethical dilemmas public employees and officials are faced with. This course is designed for public sector staff and will help attendees understand Washington State’s ethics and conflict of interest laws for various public sector roles. This webinar is 90-minutes, followed by an optional 15-minute Q&A session. Space for 475 attendees per session. Sign up to reserve your spot! May 27, 2021, 10:00am-11:30am July 8, 2021, 10:00am-11:30am October 6, 2021, 10:00am-11:30am For the most current training line-up and to register, please visit the WCRP Training & Scholarships page. Not seeing your training need? Email MemberServices@wcrp.wa.gov and let us know SAVE THE DATE! Events may be subject to cancellation or change due to gathering restrictions. Summer Conference & Board Meeting | July 28-30, 2021 Hotel Murano, Tacoma | Pierce County Fall Conference & Board Meeting | December 1-3, 2021 Alderbrook Resort, Union | Mason County 2558 RW Johnson Rd SW, Suite 106 | Tumwater, WA 98512 (360) 292-4500 | info@wcrp.wa.gov website: wcrp.info From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Congressionally Directed Spending FY2022 Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 9:18:52 AM From: Meiners, Colleen (Murray) Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 9:18:46 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Meiners, Colleen (Murray) Subject: Congressionally Directed Spending FY2022 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Good morning! Starting today, our office will be accepting Appropriations requests for FY2022. The big news this year is the resurrection of Congressionally Directed Spending after a decade-long hiatus! Please submit all requests by Friday, May 14th! Although the Senate Appropriations Committee has not finalized its guidance, we have decided to move early to give us all a longer runway. I want to let you know that we expect successful requests to largely fall within the same range as those included in the FY2010 cycle, or generally below $2,500,000 when accounting for inflation. Given what we do know, we will require requestors to meet and comply with the following to be considered eligible: Eligible Requestors: Public and Non-Profit entities only Eligible Bills: Ag, CJS, Defense, E&W, FSGG, Homeland, Interior, LHHS, Milcon/VA, THUD Community Letters of Support: At least two required; must be from a third party and must clearly communicate the benefits the project would confer upon the community Dollar Amount Cap: $2,500,000 (note: TIGER/BUILD is excluded from this cap) Attestations: Requestors must affirm that That submission of a request that meets the guidelines above does not guarantee that a request will be selected by Senator Murray Their request and any information submitted in support of it may be made public in part or in their entirety Their willingness to comply with any request presented to them by GAO, an agency IG, Congress, or other appropriate federal entity performing an audit, investigation, or oversight function They acknowledge that prior funding provides no guarantee of future funding To submit Non-Defense or Defense appropriation requests and/or Congressionally Directed Spending requests, we strongly encourage that you use the below online forms: https://sen.gov/PORM – Non-Defense https://sen.gov/JZ17 – Defense https://sen.gov/ONQ8 – Congressionally Directed Spending Again, please note that all requests are due by Friday, May 14th! Should you have any trouble accessing the online forms, I want to let you know that we do have word docs available to share. Please reach out to me directly if you need to go old school. Thank you! Respectfully, Colleen Meiners Kitsap and Olympic Peninsula Director U.S. Senator Patty Murray Work: (253) 365-8942 Cell: (360) 990-9057 From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Proposed DNR Land Transaction – Dabob Bay Inter-Trust Exchange Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 10:56:23 AM Attachments:image001.png Proposal Brief.pdf From: Bloomfield, Kristen (DNR) Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 10:55:44 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Cc: WINSLOW, ROBERT (DNR) Subject: Proposed DNR Land Transaction – Dabob Bay Inter-Trust Exchange CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on May 13, 2021, at the Quilcene School District Multipurpose Room (Gym) to provide information and receive testimony on a proposed inter-trust land exchange. A project summary is attached. You may also go to http://dnr.wa.gov/managed-lands/land-transactions/dabob-bay-inter-trust- exchange to find more information on this proposal. The hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a short informational presentation and an opportunity to ask questions before the formal testimony begins. A summary of testimony will be included in the presentation of the exchange to the Board of Natural Resources. Written testimony will be accepted through May 27th, 2021. Letters should be addressed to the Department of Natural Resources, ATTN: Dabob Bay Inter-Trust Exchange, PO Box 47014, Olympia, WA 98504-7014. Testimony may also be emailed to exchanges@dnr.wa.gov (please include the exchange name in the subject line). For more information, contact Bob Winslow at 360-480-7803 or robert.winslow@dnr.wa.gov. Kristen Bloomfield Property Acquisition Specialist Conservation, Recreation, and Transactions Division Wa State DNR 360-902-1631 (teleworking number 360-490-2470) April 16, 2021 FEDERAL NEWS U.S. Treasury Releases New Guidance on Certification Process for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund The U.S. Treasury released its guidance on pre-award requirements, outlining immediate steps counties need to take to receive direct payments from the U.S. Treasury under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Friday 5 | Fiscal Recovery Fund | Mental Health | Housing Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 10:44:32 AM From: Washington Counties | WSAC Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 10:44:17 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Friday 5 | Fiscal Recovery Fund | Mental Health | Housing CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. STATE NEWS State Teams With Premera Blue Cross to Invest $2.24 Million to Increase Rural Mental Health Crisis Care Capacity The Washington State Department of Commerce announced $2.24 million in capital grants to three behavioral health care providers across the state. Funding is provided through an innovative partnership with Premera Blue Cross – the first of its kind in Washington state - and will place needed capacity for health crisis stabilization care into rural communities. COUNTY NEWS Jefferson County Commissioners Eyeing $600K Grant for Affordable Housing Project The funds would be taken from those set aside in House Bill 1590, a one- tenth of 1 percent sales tax for affordable housing, which the county approved earlier this year. COUNTY NEWS Thurston County Will Spend Up to $1 Million to Manage Olympia Homeless Learn More Learn More Learn More Encampments Thurston County Board of Commissioners have unanimously approved a “scattered-site management” plan that will provide support to three homeless encampments in Olympia for the next year. STATE NEWS Inside Washington’s $328M Push to Prevent Disastrous Wildfires The push, led by Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, would see the state hire 100 firefighters and replace antique firefighting equipment. A forest restoration workforce paid to make Washington’s state and some federal lands less combustible would be created almost from scratch, and communities in fire-prone areas — most of Eastern Washington — would be better protected from fire. APRIL 1 - 30 National County Government Month Month of April APRIL 25 Last Day of Legislative Session Learn More Learn More UPCOMING EVENTS View More Upcoming Events FOLLOW US facebook twitter instagram linkedIn wsac.org View this email in your browser This email was sent to Kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us | Why did I get this? Want to change how you receive these emails? Update your preferences | Unsubscribe from this list Copyright © 2021 Washington State Association of Counties, All rights reserved. 206 10th Ave SE · Olympia, WA 98501-1311 · USA | Contact Us From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Jefferson County - PPE Requirements Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 9:39:45 AM From: chris.harris@ppeglobalhealth.com Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 9:39:37 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: RE: Jefferson County - PPE Requirements CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hi Kate, I know these days are incredibly hectic with everything going on, but I wanted to let you know I’m here as a resource and can certainly aid you and Jefferson County source available stock of PPE. Does it make sense for us to talk — if not, who is the best person for me to talk with regarding personal protective equipment? Thank you, Chris From: chris.harris@ppeglobalhealth.com <chris.harris@ppeglobalhealth.com> Sent: 12 April 2021 09:17 AM To: 'kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us' <kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject: RE: Jefferson County - PPE Requirements Hi Kate, I just wanted to follow up and drop you a quick note to learn if you received my email yesterday regarding PPE Global Health and if Jefferson County has outstanding personal protective equipment needs, we can help you with. To be clear, we’re not a broker or reseller. We’re a manufacturer and owner/operate of our factories. You will be buying directly, and we guarantee our products. Please let me know if you have 30 minutes for a brief discussion. Stay safe, Chris From: chris.harris@ppeglobalhealth.com <chris.harris@ppeglobalhealth.com> Sent: 07 April 2021 02:15 PM To: 'kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us' <kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject: Jefferson County - PPE Requirements Hello Kate, Hope things are well at your end and you and your loved ones are all keeping safe. I’m reaching out to you to learn about Jefferson County current PPE needs. PPE Global Health is a global distributor and manufacturer of PPE (personal protective equipment) with local warehouses stationed across the United States. Currently, we are exclusively focused on supporting municipalities who require sourcing large quantities of PPE. We understand that during these difficult times, access to supply across the US is extremely limited and demand is continuing to increase. Here is a bulleted list of what we have in stock: Protective Mask ( N95, KN95, 3ply) Hand Sanitizer (2oz, 16oz, 1L, 1gal) High Traffic, Touchless Sanitation Stations Nitrile Gloves Face Shields Isolation Gowns Do you have 30 minutes this week to discuss Jefferson County PPE needs? During this call, I can answer questions and share insights into what other municipalities purchase orders consist of and why. I look forward to hearing from you! Stay safe, Chris _________________________________ Chris Harris | PPE Global Health 1022 E Lancaster, Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania, 19010, USA ____________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice & Disclaimer This e-mail message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. 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From:Heidi Eisenhour To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Questions for the April19th, 2021, BOCC Meeting Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 11:43:59 AM From: Kathleen Keenan Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 11:43:44 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; KPTZ VTeam; Kate Dean; Keppie Keplinger; Tom Locke; Willie Bence; Heidi Eisenhour; jeffbocc Subject: Questions for the April19th, 2021, BOCC Meeting CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Good afternoon......yes, we do have questions this week. And it’s not surprising that we are all wondering the limits of who can gather and what circumstances might provide relative safety, when all are fully vaccinated. Respectfully, Kathleen Keenan, KPTZ Virus Watch Team Another compliment: “Many thanks for everything. We still listen every week. Though we may be experiencing “COVID fatigue", we’ve never had Dr. Locke fatigue.” Questions and related topics KPTZ would like to have presented on the air to Dr. Tom Locke, Public Health Officer, Jefferson County and Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management (DEM), Jefferson County, as time permits. Questions for the April 19th, 2021, Board of County Commissioners Meeting Dr. Tom Locke, Public Health Officer, Jefferson County: 1. I just heard that the new Covid-19 cases being diagnosed now are younger than in the first few waves. What is the trend among the new cases? 2. Our book club is considering meeting in person. We are eight(8) people from different households, all fully vaccinated. Is this a possibility at this time, given the new variants circulating? What would you advise? 3. After hearing a PSA on KPTZ indicated that the CDC is saying that vaccinated people who socialize in home can do so without masks, would it be OK if four(4) fully vaccinated people were in a car for a ride? Covid-19 Testing: 1. Is it possible to be a long hauler and get a negative Covid-19 test? Public Health Strategies/Vaccines: 1. I've heard that if people have been infected with Covid-19, they should still get vaccinated with at least one dose, which will serve as a booster against waning natural immunity. What is your opinion on this? 2. Do you have any recent news about how long the vaccine’s protection will be effective? 3. In our recent church newsletter, the following text appeared. “The three most widely used vaccines – made by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson – are 90% or more effective not only in preventing you from being infected with the virus but also, as scientists have recently learned, at preventing you from carrying the virus undetected. That means that your vaccination prevents you from being infected with the virus AND from transmitting it to anyone else. Vaccines stop it short” Can you comment on this? Board of County Commissioners: (none submitted) Willie Bence, Director, DEM/EOC, Jefferson County: (none submitted) From:Kathleen Keenan To:Greg Brotherton; KPTZ VTeam; Kate Dean; Keppie Keplinger; Tom Locke; Willie Bence; Heidi Eisenhour; jeffbocc Subject:Revised Questions for the April 19th, 2021, BOCC Meeting Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 2:06:55 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. I giddily sent the questions 15 minutes early and failed to include these two questions. So if you would ask you all to disregard the first email as this email includes the additional questions for the session on Monday morning. Sorry for the inconvenience...... Thanks, Kathleen Keenan, KPTZ Virus Watch Team Member Questions and related topics KPTZ would like to have presented on the air to Dr. Tom Locke, Public Health Officer, Jefferson County and Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management (DEM), Jefferson County, as time permits. Questions for the April 19th, 2021, Board of County Commissioners Meeting Dr. Tom Locke, Public Health Officer, Jefferson County: 1. I just heard that the new Covid-19 cases being diagnosed now are younger than in the first few waves. What is the trend among the new cases? 2. Our book club is considering meeting in person. We are eight(8) people from different households, all fully vaccinated. Is this a possibility at this time, given the new variants circulating? What would you advise? 3. After hearing a PSA on KPTZ indicated that the CDC is saying that vaccinated people who socialize in home can do so without masks, would it be OK if four(4) fully vaccinated people were in a car for a ride? 4. Under the phase 3 reopening guidelines, aren't fitness facilities limited to 50% capacity? What is the advice if they are not adhering to this protocol? 5. Is it still necessary to endlessly clean my vegetables and fruit, clean all surfaces when I go to the store and wipe down everything I handle. When will we be able to stop this cleaning protocol? https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30561-2/fulltext Covid-19 Testing: 1. Is it possible to be a long hauler and get a negative Covid-19 test? Public Health Strategies/Vaccines: 1. I've heard that if people have been infected with Covid-19, they should still get vaccinated with at least one dose, which will serve as a booster against waning natural immunity. What is your opinion on this? 2. Do you have any recent news about how long the vaccine’s protection will be effective? 3. In our recent church newsletter, the following text appeared. “The three most widely used vaccines – made by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson – are 90% or more effective not only in preventing you from being infected with the virus but also, as scientists have recently learned, at preventing you from carrying the virus undetected. That means that your vaccination prevents you from being infected with the virus AND from transmitting it to anyone else. Vaccines stop it short” Can you comment on this? Board of County Commissioners: (none submitted) Willie Bence, Director, DEM/EOC, Jefferson County: (none submitted) From:Rita Kepner To:Kathleen Keenan Cc:Greg Brotherton; KPTZ VTeam; Kate Dean; Keppie Keplinger; Tom Locke; Willie Bence; Heidi Eisenhour; jeffbocc Subject:Re: Revised Questions for the April 19th, 2021, BOCC Meeting Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 2:18:08 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Always a thanks to Kathleen. My question: Is it time for a PSA that says “Yes, says it’s your turn now. Please call for an appointment.” I know it feels like “everybody should know“ but I have had recent interactions that clearly indicate that they really don’t know yet that everyone is now eligible. And I had three interactions yesterday with people who had not a clue that the infection rate increased in our Peninsula counties. They were celebrating our high vaccination rate and have tuned out and tuned off any information that tells them about the increasing case rates. Two new opportunities for accurate, timely communication. Go VTeam! Rita On Apr 16, 2021, at 2:06 PM, Kathleen Keenan <nobokate65@gmail.com> wrote: I giddily sent the questions 15 minutes early and failed to include these two questions. So if you would ask you all to disregard the first email as this email includes the additional questions for the session on Monday morning. Sorry for the inconvenience...... Thanks, Kathleen Keenan, KPTZ Virus Watch Team Member Questions and related topics KPTZ would like to have presented on the air to Dr. Tom Locke, Public Health Officer, Jefferson County and Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management (DEM), Jefferson County, as time permits. Questions for the April 19th, 2021, Board of County Commissioners Meeting Dr. Tom Locke, Public Health Officer, Jefferson County: 1. I just heard that the new Covid-19 cases being diagnosed now are younger than in the first few waves. What is the trend among the new cases? 2. Our book club is considering meeting in person. We are eight(8) people from different households, all fully vaccinated. Is this a possibility at this time, given the new variants circulating? What would you advise? 3. After hearing a PSA on KPTZ indicated that the CDC is saying that vaccinated people who socialize in home can do so without masks, would it be OK if four(4) fully vaccinated people were in a car for a ride? 4. Under the phase 3 reopening guidelines, aren't fitness facilities limited to 50% capacity? What is the advice if they are not adhering to this protocol? 5. Is it still necessary to endlessly clean my vegetables and fruit, clean all surfaces when I go to the store and wipe down everything I handle. When will we be able to stop this cleaning protocol? https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473- 3099(20)30561-2/fulltext Covid-19 Testing: 1. Is it possible to be a long hauler and get a negative Covid-19 test? Public Health Strategies/Vaccines: 1. I've heard that if people have been infected with Covid-19, they should still get vaccinated with at least one dose, which will serve as a booster against waning natural immunity. What is your opinion on this? 2. Do you have any recent news about how long the vaccine’s protection will be effective? 3. In our recent church newsletter, the following text appeared. “The three most widely used vaccines – made by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson – are 90% or more effective not only in preventing you from being infected with the virus but also, as scientists have recently learned, at preventing you from carrying the virus undetected. That means that your vaccination prevents you from being infected with the virus AND from transmitting it to anyone else. Vaccines stop it short” Can you comment on this? Board of County Commissioners: (none submitted) Willie Bence, Director, DEM/EOC, Jefferson County: (none submitted) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Virus Watch Team" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vteam+unsubscribe@kptz.org. April 16, 2021 From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Legislative Bulletin | April 16, 2021 Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 3:01:08 PM From: Washington Counties | WSAC Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 3:00:31 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Legislative Bulletin | April 16, 2021 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. On the Hill Friday is the 96th day of this 105-day legislative session. With only 9 days to go, all signs point toward an on-time adjournment. Given the difficulties of a Zoom-based legislative session, legislators were encouraged to introduce fewer bills, and they stuck to their word with just over 800 bills introduced this year. In a “normal” long session, more bills are introduced by just one of the houses. For example, in 2019, both the House and Senate each introduced over 1,000 bills. So far, 130 bills have passed the entire legislature and are on their way to the governor for action. If a bill passes with more than five days left in session, the governor only has five days to act. After that, he has 20 days from the end of session. On a policy bill, he may veto a bill in its entirety or veto a section. For policy bills, he does not have line-item veto authority. The governor must act affirmatively to veto legislation. Unlike elsewhere, Washington’s executive does not possess “pocket veto” authority. If he does not act on a bill, it becomes law. So far, however, Governor Inslee has already signed 50 bills into law with no vetoes. Sunday was the deadline for House bills to pass out of the Senate and Senate bills to pass out of the House, unless the bills are “necessary to implement the budget” or “NTIB.” Of the 210 bills the Senate sent to the House, the House has acted on 150. The House sent 223 bills to the Senate, and the Senate has acted on 169 of them. Just five bills are currently in dispute – meaning the Senate doesn’t agree to the House changes or vice versa – and four more have been formally sent to conference. When a bill is sent to a conference committee, a designated set of legislators will negotiate a deal. The legislature has to vote for or against the agreement without the ability to amend it. As anticipated, both the operating and transportation budgets have been sent to conference. This will make them easier to pass once the final bills have been negotiated. Budget negotiations are currently underway, and we hope to see the final products around the middle of next week. Quick Links Weekly Legislative Hot Sheet Legislative Steering Committee Legislative Priorities Accessing the Legislature Remotely Committee Schedules RESOURCES House Remote Testimony Senate Remote Testimony County Zoom Backgrounds Upcoming Events WSAC Virtual Assembly Monday, April 19 LSC Meeting Friday, April 23 Public Health One clear sign that E2SHB 1152 - comprehensive public health districts - has been a “work in progress” since it was first introduced is that it was amended at every possible opportunity. It was amended when it passed out of the House Health Care & Wellness Committee, again out of the House Committee on Appropriations, and again on the House floor. Once in the Senate, it was amended by the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee and again by Senate Ways & Means. On the Senate floor, the Ways & Means Committee amendment was not accepted but the bill was amended once again. It is in that form that the bill was sent back to the House. The House decided to concur with the Senate amendments and passed the bill on Thursday. The final bill: Creates a Public Health Advisory Board (PHAB) consisting of 23 members, two of whom will be county commissioners and four of whom will represent local public health jurisdictions. The PHAB is tasked with; Providing formal recommendations on public health; Monitoring the performance of the governmental public health system; Developing goals and direction for improvement; Advising and reporting to the Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH); Coordinating with the Governor’s office, DOH, the Board of Health, local health jurisdictions, and the Secretary of Health; Evaluating emergency response and providing recommendations for improvement; and Evaluating the use of foundational public health services funding by the governmental public health system. Requires local boards of health to add unelected members from three categories by July 1, 2022, with specific rules applying to the number of additional members. If a federally recognized Indian tribe has land or provides services within the county, the board must include a tribal representative. The number of additional members must equal the number of city and county elected officials on the board. Provides that any decision by the board relating to setting or modifying permit, licensing, and applications fees may only be determined by the city and county elected officials on the board. Provides that a local board of health comprised solely of elected officials may retain its current composition if the local health jurisdiction had a public health advisory committee or board with its own bylaws established by January 1, 2021, which must meet certain requirements by January 1, 2022. Future changes to the composition must meet the new requirements. Provides that a local board of health comprised solely of elected officials and made up of three counties east of the Cascades may retain the current composition of the local health jurisdiction has a public health advisory committee or board by July 1, 2022. Provides that community health advisory boards must consist of 9-21 members appointed by the local board of health. These boards must include members with expertise in health care access, physical environment, housing, etc.; consumers of public health services; and community stakeholders. The boards are responsible for: Providing input on the selection of administrative and local health officers; Using a health equity framework to assess needs, policies, and priorities; Evaluate impacts of programs and policies; Promote public participation in identification of needs; Provide community forums; Establish community task forces; Review and make recommendations on the annual budget; and Advise on progress in achieving performance measures. The bill does include a null and void clause requiring funding be provided in the final appropriations bill. Time Running Out for Transportation Time is what transportation budget leadership needs right now, and it is fleeting. It appears they simply do not have enough time to pass a multi-year, billion- dollar revenue package. With just a week until sine die (the last day allowed for regular session), there are likely too many moving targets to get a package over the finish line. The competing revenue packages require big new revenue, including taxes on carbon, as well as bonding authority, and a steady stream of projects that have been vetted and are ready to move forward. The Senate moved its Forward Washington package of bills out of committee earlier this week, but no Republicans voted for any of the measures. To get a bond bill out of the Senate they will need a 60% majority vote. As of now, it does not appear they have those votes. In the House we have yet to see bill language for Rep. Jake Fey’s Miles Ahead proposal. Just like the Senate, they need a revenue bill, a spending bill, and a bond bill. To complicate matters further, both proposals rely heavily on carbon revenues ($5+billion). SB 5126 (cap and invest) has emerged as the likely vehicle to raise the carbon revenue needed for the packages. But it appears to have hit a snag in the House where five Democrats have introduced a competing carbon-fee- based bill. The next week will be a critical one for transportation. But reality is also sinking in. Time is not on the legislature's side. Some Good News and Some Bad News at Cutoff Last Sunday (April 11) was a major cutoff date in the legislature. Generally, all bills (other than budgets and budget-related matters) had to pass out of both chambers by that date. The good news is that HB 1069, the so-called “fiscal flexibility” bill, passed both chambers and is now awaiting the Governor’s signature. This bill would allow counties greater scope in spending certain criminal justice sales tax, lodging tax, real estate excise tax, and levy proceeds. Unfortunately, HB 1056, did not make it out of the Senate before the cutoff. This bill allows counties to conduct remote meetings (held over Zoom, phone, etc. without a traditional physical location) during a declared emergency (statewide or local) throughout the duration of the emergency. The bill was passed out of every committee and the full House unanimously, but it (like many other bills) simply did not come up for Senate Floor action in time. We are still trying to get it out before the Legislature adjourns, but it is doubtful the bill will pass this year and we expect to try and get it passed next year. Blake Decision Keeps Legislature Busy The Blake decision continues to keep the Legislature busy. Yesterday, the Senate sent a significantly amended SB 5476 over to the House with a mixed 28-20 vote. As amended, this version of the bill; Adds a statement of intent to increase funding for substance use disorder treatment programs; Reinstates criminal penalties for possession of personal use amounts of controlled substances, counterfeit substances, and legend drugs but decreases the criminal penalty from a felony to a gross misdemeanor; Requires the prosecutor to divert a person's first and second violations and encourages diversion thereafter when agreed by the prosecutor; Retains provisions removing criminal penalties for possessing drug paraphernalia for personal use; Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to establish the substance use recovery services advisory committee to make recommendations for implementation of a substance use recovery services plan, including recommended reforms to the law; Authorizes the presiding judge of the superior court of any county in the state to appoint court commissioners to assist the court with adult criminal cases, including the authority to conduct resentencing hearings and vacate convictions pursuant to State v. Blake; Clarifies a person may be released from confinement if Blake results in vacation of the person's conviction or resentencing and the person has served a term of confinement in excess of the new sentence; and Requires the HCA to submit a progress report to the legislature on the work of the Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee by December 1, 2021. However, on the same day, the House introduced HB 1578, which differs significantly. This version: Requires the HCA to establish a substance use recovery services plan, which must include outreach, peer recovery support services, intensive case management, treatment, recovery support services available on demand and in all jurisdictions; Requires the HCA to establish a Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee to advise in the development and implementation of the plan; Requires each Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organization (BHASO) to establish a community-based outreach and intensive case management program pursuant to standards and funding provided by HCA; Requires HCA to establish a grant program to provide treatment and services to low income persons; Requires HSC to establish, in consultation with the BHASO, expanded recovery support services; Requires all law enforcement to receive training on interaction with persons with substance use disorder starting July 1, 2022 and adds substance use disorder to the reasons law enforcement officers can divert someone to crisis stabilization or outpatient treatment; Defines personal use amounts and requires HCA to submit reports for potential adjustments; Makes knowing possession of a counterfeit substance, controlled substance, or legend drug a misdemeanor except for those under 21 or over 21 when the amount does not exceed the defined personal use amount, in which cases it shall be a class 2 civil infraction; Provides that it is not unlawful to use or deliver paraphernalia; Provides that it is a class 2 civil infraction to open substances in public; Allows criminal commissioners to conduct resentencing hearings for Blake; and Creates a State v. Blake reimbursement account – all penalties go into this account to be used for state and local government costs resulting from the decision including reimbursement of legal financial obligations. With just 10 days to go, it remains to be seen where the Legislature will land regarding how to handle Blake given widely opinions differ regarding what to do regarding criminalization versus more of a civil, treatment-based approach. Here's What Reform Looks Like Annexation reform has long been a priority for counties. Some cities have developed a preference for annexing commercial developments and industrial areas while leaving residential properties behind. This results in lands that produce more tax revenue than they require in services becoming part of the city. Simultaneously, residential neighborhoods that are developed at an urban standard and require urban service levels remain under county jurisdiction. Residential developments typically don't pay as much in taxes as they need in services, so rural residents end up subsidizing the services these developments require. Counties aren't well-equipped to provide such services, and the residents who live there are often confused as to who are their service providers. This practice creates additional unnecessary costs for counties while directing substantial revenue from commercial or industrial activity to cities. The pattern by some cities of only annexing revenue-positive properties within urban growth areas (UGA) isn't the only problem counties have encountered. Cities often refuse to annex costly infrastructure, like roads and bridges, even though it primarily serves the city's needs and residents. In other cases, infrastructure ownership may be intermittent as a result of various annexations over time. Intermittent ownership can cause maintenance issues and level of service problems. Sometimes cities will wait for infrastructure to be improved, creating new opportunities for development and related revenue increases, and then take ownership through annexation. Such action has made some counties hesitant to make investments if a city snaps up the benefits they may have been hoping for through annexation. All of these annexation practices are legal under current law. Unfortunately, the behaviors described here can have a profound impact on counties and their limited revenues. Much of this activity results from Washington's planning framework, including the Growth Management Act (GMA). Revenue disparities the GMA has created between cities and counties are made worse by these annexations. A county's Boundary Review Board (BRB) can address all of these concerns. BRB's are vested with the authority to review and approve, disapprove, or modify and approve any changes in the boundaries for cities. However, after the passage of the GMA, many counties disbanded their BRB's. The GMA limits the territory that a municipality may annex to that which lies within its UGA. Additionally, state law expressly permits the disbanding of a county's BRB once it has adopted a comprehensive plan and development regulations under the GMA. As UGA's are the 20-year growth boundary for the city, many counties no longer believed a BRB was needed. Two-thirds of Washington's counties do not have a BRB in place. Without a BRB, there is no review of the annexation a city wants to pursue, and counties have very little say in the matter. In the absence of a BRB, the only way to overturn or change a proposed annexation rests with voters through a referendum. Cities often cite the risk of a referendum as a reason for not pursuing annexations of residential properties. We have made progress in addressing specific types of annexations. However, broad changes were approved this year which provide a new annexation method. 2SSB 5368 allows a city and county to negotiate an inter-local agreement for all annexations within UGAs. The inter-local agreement must address balancing annexations between revenue-producing and non-revenue- producing properties, infrastructure issues, and revenue sharing. The inter-local agreement must include opportunities for the public to provide input and only be approved after a public hearing. Once approved, annexations can then move forward without the possibility of a referendum. If the city and county successfully negotiate an inter-local agreement, municipalities may qualify for a special tax rebate. The rebate program is for a share of the state portion of the sales tax in the newly annexed area if the legislature reauthorizes the rebate program. Counties and cities must develop recommendations for such a rebate program and prepare a report for the legislature by the end of the year. SSB 5368 passed both chambers and is awaiting concurrence consideration in the Senate FOLLOW US Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram WSAC.org View this email in your browser Copyright © 2021 Washington State Association of Counties, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are involved with county government. Our mailing address is: Washington State Association of Counties 206 10th Ave SE Contact Your WSAC Policy Team Olympia, WA 98501-1311 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. From:Tami Pokorny To:news@peninsuladailynews.com; jeffbocc; Veronica K. Shaw; jmcmacken@peninsuladailynews.com; lhaight@ptleader.com; joe@ssnwhq.com; ebnerent@olypen.com; lindasutton.wa@gmail.com; charliebermant@gmail.com; editor@plvoice.org; cbaron (cbaron@forksforum.com); jjaeger@peninsuladailynews.com Subject:Special Meeting Notice - April 27, 2021 Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 8:04:19 AM Attachments:DRAFT AGENDA CF Meeting April 27 2021 v04 20.pdf image001.png Attached is the agenda for a Special Meeting of the Jefferson County Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight Committee. Please be advised that this is your 24 hours' notice. 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Under the Public Records law the County must release this e-mail and its contents to any person who asks to obtain a copy (or for inspection) of this e-mail unless it is exempt from disclosure under state law, including RCW 42.56. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: 4-28 Trust Lands Performance Assessment Webinar- INFORMATION Date:Friday, April 16, 2021 6:07:17 PM From: Paul Jewell Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 6:06:17 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Timber Counties Subject: FW: 4-28 Trust Lands Performance Assessment Webinar- INFORMATION CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Timber Counties Caucus members, Below is information on an upcoming webinar on the trust lands performance assessment report. Please feel free to share this information, especially with officials from any junior taxing districts who are recipients of trust land revenues. Sincerely, -- Paul Jewell | Policy Director – Water, Land Use, Environment & Solid Waste Washington State Association of Counties | wsac.org pjewell@wsac.org | 360.489.3024 Disclaimer: Documents and correspondence are available under state law. This email may be disclosable to a third-party requestor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Trust Lands Performance Assessment Webinar Hello, We are sending this email to you because you have either attended a meeting with DNR staff on the Trust Lands Performance Assessment, or have expressed interest in the topic. You are invited to join a public webinar on the Trust Lands Performance Assessment on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Join DNR for an approximately 1.5 hour webinar on Zoom to learn: The results of the Trust Lands Performance Assessment, The proposed scope of work for the project going forward, and Initial ideas DNR is considering for future actions. Please register by April 26. Upon registration, a zoom link will be automatically emailed to you. Please note: registration will be allowed up to the time of the webinar, however we are requesting early registration in order to gauge the audience size. During the two weeks that follow the webinar, we are encouraging attendees to submit comments on the scope and ideas presented and make suggestions for DNR to consider. We will collect your feedback through Survey Monkey between April 28 and May 12 and will include it in the feedback summaries that will be provided to the Board of Natural Resources at their June 1st meeting. A link to Survey Monkey will be provided on DNRs TLPA web page on April 28. Please contact Heidi Tate at Heidi.tate@dnr.wa.gov with questions. Thank you, Heidi Tate Environmental Planner Projects and Planning Section Forest Resources Division Washington Department of Natural Resources Heidi.tate@dnr.wa.gov From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: This Week in Photos Date:Saturday, April 17, 2021 5:07:26 AM From: NACo Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 5:06:39 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: This Week in Photos CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email? Click Here This Week in Photos NACo @NACoTweets This Week in Photos NACo President Gary Moore leads a national membership call with White House officials, covering implementation of the American Rescue Plan and vaccine distribution. Troy Streckenbach @BrownWIExec This Week in Photos On #CountyHealthDay, counties highlight efforts to ensure residents' health and well-being, and Brown County, Wis. Executive Troy Streckenbach (center) thanks county health workers. Mary Ann Borgeson @maryannborgeson Commissioner Larry Johnson This Week in Photos Douglas County, Neb. commissioners, including past NACo Presidents Chris Rodgers and Mary Ann Borgeson (center), celebrate National County Government Month. This Week in Photos NACo First Vice President Larry Johnson hosts DeKalb County, Ga. Sheriff Melody Maddox for a discussion on jail administration, justice reform and community engagement. NYSAC @NYSCounties This Week in Photos NACo Executive Director Matthew Chase briefs New York counties on federal policy issues, including COVID-19 recovery and infrastructure. CCAO @OHCounties This Week in Photos County Commissioners Association of Ohio staff wear blue in support of National Child Abuse Prevention month. 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From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Finance Committee 1st Quarter Financial Update and Meeting Information Date:Saturday, April 17, 2021 2:08:45 PM From: Stacie Prada Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 2:08:32 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: jeffbocc; Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour; Rose Ann Carroll; Mark McCauley; Philip Morley Cc: treasurerstaff Subject: Finance Committee 1st Quarter Financial Update and Meeting Information Board of County Commissioners, Finance Committee members and interested parties: The Jefferson County Finance Committee will hold their regular quarterly meeting virtually on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. Due to COVID-19 and per the May 29, 2020 Jefferson County Public Health Officer Order, no in-person attendance will be allowed. To attend this meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone, go to https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/241158549 To Attend by phone, dial +1 (872) 240-3412 Access Code: 241-158-549 The March 2021 Finance Committee financial update and meeting documents have been posted to the website. The financial update information covers investments and debt held by Jefferson County and taxing districts. 1st Quarter Finance Reports 2021-03_FNCE_Reports_1stQtr Agenda: 2021-04-27_Finance Committee Agenda Minutes from the last meeting to be considered for approval: 2021-01-26_Jan_Finance Committee Minutes - DRAFT Click this link Finance Committee to view Finance Committee current and historical reports, agendas and minutes. Stacie Prada Jefferson County Treasurer | PO Box 571 | Port Townsend, WA 98368 | (360) 385-9154 | www.co.jefferson.wa.us WSAC Strategic Planning Survey View this email in your browser WSAC Members and Staff, During the upcoming May Board of Director’s meeting, we will be working on an organizational strategic plan for WSAC. This plan will not address our legislative agenda and priorities. Rather, it will focus on organizational operations such as business functions, programs and services, communications, and membership. We aim to create a plan to focus on high-level strategic issues, as well as goals, objectives, and key results. We invite you to provide us with your opinions which will serve as a foundational From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Final Reminder! | Strategic Planning Survey Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 7:29:36 AM From: Michael Largent, WSAC President Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 7:29:24 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Final Reminder! | Strategic Planning Survey CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. input into our planning process. Please submit your responses by Monday, April 19th, 5:00 pm. We appreciate you taking the time to participate in this process! Copyright © 2021 WSAC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are involved with county government. Our mailing address is: WSAC 206 10th Ave SE Olympia, WA 98501-1311 Add us to your address book Begin Survey This email was sent to Kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences WSAC · 206 10th Ave SE · Olympia, WA 98501-1311 · USA From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Join Terry Ward, Peninsula Daily News Publisher and VP Sound Publishing Wednesday Morning on Coffee with Colleen Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 8:39:36 AM From: Clallam EDC Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 8:39:21 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Join Terry Ward, Peninsula Daily News Publisher and VP Sound Publishing Wednesday Morning on Coffee with Colleen CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Please join us Wednesday morning at 8am for a broad ranging discussion with Terry Ward, the publisher of the Peninsula Daily News. Our local newspapers reflect the challenges and successes of our local businesses since their revenues are generated largely from marketing dollars spent by our local businesses. Sound Publishing also owns the Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum. Terry Ward is the current publisher of the Peninsula Daily News and is responsible for Sound Publishing’s operations in Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap County, Whidbey Island, Aberdeen, WA and its properties in Juneau, Kenai and Homer, Alaska. Please join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89474510306? pwd=VlIrRHh5RG1nYVh3V3JXRzFSMmRodz09 Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 One tap mobile +12532158782,,89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 Upcoming Guests: April 21 - Terry Ward - Publisher Peninsula Daily News May 5 - DNR Commissioner Hillary Franz Wineries, Lavender Farmers, Farmers Market Operators: The $15K Relief & Recovery Grants close Next Monday!  The WA State Dept of Agriculture Relief and Recovery grants are available thanks to a partnership with the Washington State Department of Commerce. Grants of approximately $15,000 are available for small businesses in four sectors: Shellfish growers Farmers market organizations Agritourism farms Small breweries, cideries, wineries, and distilleries (dependent upon tap or tasting room sales). These four sectors were selected for assistance as a way to bolster the health and diversity of the Washington state economy by providing support to disproportionately impacted and previously underserved agricultural sectors. The grant program opens Apr. 9 and runs through Apr. 26. Calling all employers! Are you looking for work-from-home, Virtual/Teleworking employees? Register for an upcoming state-wide virtual job fair this Thursday April 22, 2021 from 10am-2pm. To register for a free booth please complete this form at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=F- LQEU4mCkCLoFfcwSfXLbPhYeUfbs5BkDgVHcrWqk9UN0xQWlY2VlBMVlU5OV lUVjI4TjhUSjJZVi4u Questions can be directed to email to Mike Robinson at mrobinson@esd.wa.gov. Remote work is defined as potential to work anywhere which is a little ambiguous. Businesses that participate are expected to offer positions that are mostly Work from Home, Virtual, or Teleworking. Positions that are temporarily remote due to Covid-19 do not meet the need of this event and will have other opportunities. If there is an expectation that the potential employee returns to an office in the near future, those positions do not meet the employment topic of this fair. What are our local governments buying and building in the next few years and how can your business be hired for it? Two Panel Discussions with our local governments (county, cities, schools, PUD) on what they will be building and buying in the next 6 months - 2 years! Join us. Your EDC, in partnership with the Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and USDoT Northwest Small Business Transportation Resource Center, will be hosting panels on Tuesday and Thursday of this week to finish our month-long series of classes. Over $100M will be spent in Clallam County by the WA State Dept of Transportation over the next two years to remove fish barriers across our state highways. To register for the panel discussions go to: https://washingtonptac.org/bondingcontracting/ What's in the American Rescue Plan for me? We've created a Color-Coded Map for you to find the Funds and Programs for your Business or Non-Profit or as a household in the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan of 2021 You can download our color-coded map at our ChooseClallamFirst.com website to quickly search through the $1.9Trillion, 642 page document with direct links to the section that apply to you, so you can get prepared to apply for programs or funding. The map is much easier to see on a non-mobile device. For more information and to download the information in Word format go to https://chooseclallamfirst.com/the-american-rescue-plan-act/. Shuttered Venue Operator Grants The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal remains temporarily suspended but is expected to reopen any time now but register for an application portal account here. The SBA is working to resolve technical issues. We can confirm we did not accept any applications or distribute any funding. When a reopening date is determined, we'll provide updates in advance so that applicants have time to prepare. Do you or someone you know own a Restaurant, Bar, Winery or catering company? The Restaurant Revitalization Fund will cover up to $5M of lost revenue? Recipients are not required to repay the funding as long as funds are used for eligible uses no later than March 11, 2023. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $5 million per physical location. Who can apply Eligible entities who have experienced pandemic-related revenue loss include: Restaurants Food stands, food trucks, food carts Caterers Bars, saloons, lounges, taverns Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars For the following entities onsite sales to the public must comprise at least 33% of gross receipts Bakeries Brewpubs, tasting rooms, taprooms Breweries and/or microbreweries Wineries and distilleries Inns Licensed facilities or premises of a beverage alcohol producer where the public may taste, sample, or purchase products Download the RRF Guide Here. View a Sample Application Here. Signing up for SAM.gov, or getting a CAGE # or DUNS # are NOT going to be required! Does your home or place of business have limited Broadband Access? The county's draft report is available to offer public comment. Clallam County Community Broadband Team has completed the draft Broadband Feasibility Study Report by BG Communications, Telecommunications Research Corporation, and GeoDecisions county is completing a Feasibility Study. Public comments on the draft can be submitted to the NODC and closes today - submit them to ClallamBroadbandTeam@noprcd.org. Here is the link to the report Here is the link to the Exhibits. Census Data Summit Schedule – April and May: April 20th, 11am Accessing Census Bureau Data for Rural Communities Register Here This data summit will teach basic census geography, rural vs. urban terminology, as well as tools and tables using data from the American Community Survey for the contemporary rural landscape. April 22nd, 11am Statistics in Schools— Data for the Classrooms Register Here This summit will teach data users how to explore the Statistics in Schools website which provides valuable and easy-to-use lessons for K-12 students who have an increasing need for data literacy to compete in the 21st century. April 29th, 11am Census Business Builder for Small Business Retailers and Service Establishments Register Here This summit will teach data users how to access the Census Business Builder suite of services which provides selected demographic and economic data tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and user-friendly format. May 6th, 11am COVID-19 HUB Demographic and Economic Resources Register Here This summit will provide data users demographic and economic data designed to help guide decision-making related to the COVID-19 pandemic. May 12th 11am: Economic Recovery: Workforce Patterns Register Here This summit will teach data users how to analyze commuting patterns and workforce characteristics at the state and sub-state geographic levels as shown in the Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) Program. May 13th, 11am Census Data for Librarians Register Here This summit will teach users more about the demographic and economic characteristics of the patrons you serve. Featuring data from decennial censuses and various census surveys, this training will take a deeper dive into demographic, social and economic tabulations and how you can access them using the Census Bureau’s data access tool. May 13th, 11am: Census Bureau Data about Housing Characteristics Register Here This summit will teach data users about housing and household data available from various surveys, as well as indicators for building permits, construction, home ownership rates, and more. May 20th, 11am Data about Race, Ethnicity and Ancestry Register Here August 10th, 11am Census Bureau Data for Migrant Workers Register Here Save the Date: Future Data Summits May 5: Statistics in Schools (second offering) June 8: Data about Food Security June 22: Census Data for Asian/NHPI Populations June 24: Census Data for the LGBTQ Community July 13: Census Data about Persons with Disabilities and Aging Populations July 20: Accessing Community Health Needs Data for Health Care Professionals July 22: Early Childhood Census Data Sources July 29: Census Bureau Data for Emergency Management Choose Clallam First | ChooseClallamFirst.com ‌ Clallam County Economic Development Council | 338 W 1st St., Suite 105, Port Angeles, WA 98362 Unsubscribe kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by info@clallam.org powered by Try email marketing for free today! View this email in your browser Local 20/20 logo Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements April 19, 2021 From:Greg Brotherton To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 9:01:20 AM From: Local 20/20 Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 9:00:34 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Peekaboo by Jeanie Murphy COVID-19 Update on Mon, Apr 19th *Update* The Weekly COVID-19 update with Jefferson County Public Health Officer, Dr. Thomas Locke. To watch live or recorded videos of the entire 9 a.m. Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, including the 9:45 a.m. COVID-19 update, go to the website for videos of meetings. You can choose “Streaming Live” or, if viewing later, “Recorded.” You can also listen live to Dr. Locke on KPTZ or later in the KPTZ archives. For more information, you can go here. Project Grant - up to $750 from Master Gardener Foundation — Last Call for 2021 Applications *New* Not-for-profit projects are encouraged to apply for a project materials grant from the Jefferson County Master Gardeners Foundation. Applications need to be received by May 1. If you belong to a community garden, school, community organizations that has a project in mind, please email Nita or call 360-385-3590 for the full guidelines to review and get your grant application in right away. Master Gardener Plant Clinics Starting - Mon, Apr 19th *Online* Master Gardener Plant Clinics will take place on Mondays, starting April 19th and go till Sept 27th. Have a question about a gardening/landscaping/native plants? Master Gardeners are here to help! Whether it’s an insect infestation, what to plant on your septic field or an unknown pathogen destroying your beloved plants, certified Master Gardeners are available to give your science-based answers to your questions or provide advice. You can schedule a Zoom appointment here. Or you can submit your question(s) through an online form. Just click the Create a Sign-Up button their webpage, and you will be able to schedule a 30-minute time slot with a Master Gardener. Not able to meet on Mondays? You can fill out an online form and a Master Gardener will get back to you via email. Time: 12:30-2:30 pm Location: Zoom Online Exploring Radiocarbon Chronology of Western WA Shell Midden Sites - Wed, Apr 21st *Online* JCHS is thrilled to announce an upcoming online archaeology talk, hosted by Gary Wessen, 2020 recipient of the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Award for Career Achievement. This talk will present original research summarizing radiocarbon dates from shell midden sites in western Washington and what they may be telling us about changes in the precontact human population and the antiquity of maritime adaptations. Suggested $10 donation. Register here via Simpletix. For more information, go here. Time: 7:00 pm Location: Zoom Online Earth Day at Fort Flagler State Park - Sat, Apr 24th Help restore the natural beauty at Fort Flagler State Park by removing invasive plant species. Friends of Fort Flagler is organizing a park clean up. We’re looking for volunteers to sign up for two-hour shifts (9-11 or 11- 1). The Park will be giving free day passes to any volunteer who does not have state park passes. Volunteers will bring their own tools, water, masks, and gloves and be directed to a specific site. We will be following CDC and State pandemic guidelines to keep all our volunteers safe. Please sign up by registering here. If you have questions, please email them for more information. Times: 9 am and 1 pm Location: Fort Flagler Stream Stewards Class Registration Open: Applications Accepted through Fri, Apr 30th *Online* Want to know more about our local streams, salmon, water quality and habitat restoration? Join the WSU Extension Stream Stewards class! This 6-week virtual course offers presentations by regional experts around the Olympic Peninsula with an emphasis on the rivers/streams that flow into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound, and the environments that impact them. The class includes Zoom sessions, recommended field observations & activities, and connections with organizations that offer opportunities to get involved in local efforts. In addition, we are presenting a supplemental virtual natural history course which centers on Olympic Peninsula flora and fauna identification and observation, culminating in a field trip (COVID guidance permitting). Upon completion, volunteers are asked to commit to 20 hours of ecosystem-based volunteer service in the next year. Opportunities range from citizen science projects to engaging in public outreach. Volunteers choose the opportunities that best fit their skills and interests. Class lectures: Wednesdays, May 5th – June 9th, 9:30 – 12:30 pm Nature study: Mondays, May 10th – June 14th, 10:30 – 12:00 pm (no class May 31st) Cost: $25, Scholarships are available To register, go here. Go here for more information or email Bridget. Community Notices Local 20/20's Weekly Announcements is Seeking a Weekly Newsletter Editor Do you like to write? Do you have a passion for building local sustainability and resilience? As our volunteer editor you review submissions and edit them for brevity, clarity, and coherence, and check to see if they are still current. The Editor needs editing skills of course, plus basic writing and computer skills and an interest in keeping track of what’s going on in our community. Coaching in MailChimp will be provided, and a byline is an option. A great way to get experience! Our weekly distribution goes out to a list of about 1000 subscribers. Your weekly time commitment would be approximately 3-7 hours depending. It can be a fun and rewarding way to contribute to our community. Those with questions or interest are asked to email us here. Local 20/20 COVID-19 Resources l2020.org/COVID-19/ *Online* A central location for community-wide information relating to COVID-19, updated frequently. Includes Reliable Information Sources, Vaccine info, Food Sources, Community Covid-19 Resource pages, Giving and Getting Assistance, Community Events Online, Community Face Mask Program, and information web posts related to COVID-19. Look in the red box at the top of the page for all the newest information. Glendale Farm Ag Land for Lease *New* Glendale Farm has prime agriculture land for lease. Crop and pasture land, irrigated and non. Creek and Well/ equipment negotiable. Contact them at 360- 244-4335, Chimacum. Free Help with Medicare Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisor volunteers (SHIBA) provide free, unbiased, and confidential information to help you navigate Medicare. They work under the auspices of the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner and the Olympic Area Agency on Aging. They are available for in-person sessions by appointment only on Tuesdays in Port Townsend - call 360-385-2552, and Wednesdays in Sequim - call 360-452-3221. You can also call them at 360-452-3221. Chimacum Corner Farmstand Is Hiring The "Corner Store" has several different positions available, part-time to full time, as they gear up for the busy summer season. The Farmstand serves the farmers, producers, and community in the heart of the Olympic Peninsula farm country. They seek enthusiastic team players to help provide stellar service and create an exceptional shopping experience for the community. More information is here. Colinwood Farm Seeking Volunteers Would you like to pick strawberries in Hawaii? Or maybe cut lettuce in Bali? Come on down to Colinwood, where all the greenhouses are named after exotic warm spots. Colinwood Farm is located in Port Townsend at 1210 F St. and grows nutritious organic produce for sale at their farm stand. Lots of hard work needs doing, and Colinwood is asking the community to support the farm in its need. Volunteers able to help with weeding, planting and spring harvesting are especially needed at this time. Colinwood uses an alternate economic model and can usually offer a share of the harvest to community members who help get the work done. Also, community members with skills in marketing and basic maintenance skills are needed. Help sustain local small farms and keep them viable for our community’s long-term food security goals. Please contact farm manager Zak at 360-582-7116, or email here . Help Local 20/20 Implement its Mission Local 20/20's mission is "Working together toward local sustainability and resilience – integrating ecology, economy and community through action and education." As you likely know, we implement this in various ways. Much work happens through our action groups, including Community Gardens, Intergenerational Art Happenings, Neighborhood Preparedness, Compassionate Communication Trainings, the Taming Bigfoot carbon footprint contest, Health and Wellness and Waste Reduction projects. We also lead cross-action group projects such as the visioning the future survey, and public meet and greets. As part of the Transition Network (a movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world), we participate in regional and national virtual gatherings. The times we are living in are encouraging Local 20/20 to grow, to better serve and connect our community. If you are fortunate to have extra funds due to the stimulus, or just think the time is right for donating, please see our Donate page. We are a grassroots organization with no paid staff, so your money goes far. While on our website, check out the Action Group information and the ways you can get involved. Port Townsend Marine Science Center Re-Opening The PTMSC Aquarium and Museum will re-open in a limited capacity on Saturdays and Sundays, beginning April 10. Reservations are required and group sizes are limited. Reservations can be made by going here. For the latest information about the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, visit here. Regenerative Culture and DeGrowth Study/Practice Group Many argue (and are alarmed) that our world is on the edge of climate cataclysm and ecological, economic and social collapse brought on by capitalism. Degrowth calls for an end to continuous growth and excess production/consumption by bringing the economy back into balance with the living world in a just and equitable way. A small study/practice group is forming to explore regenerative culture and degrowth in the everyday world, in this particular home, as a way of being. The group may meet intentionally once a month or so. If interested, please contact them here. Job Opportunity for Olympic Angels Olympic Angels is looking for a dependable, compassionate, justice-seeker to join their team as a Case Manager, helping to support children and families experiencing foster care on the Olympic Peninsula. For more information read the job description on their website and/or email Mark. The Community Visioning Survey Report Is Now Available Many thanks to the 170 Jefferson County residents who responded in June and early July 2020 to the survey related to COVID-19. Given the distancing and isolation that had occurred, we wanted to hear how the crisis was affecting the people of our county, to give people the opportunity to consider and express their concerns and hopes for the future, and to capture that vision during that unusual time. The results are fascinating, with some of the top themes emerging including the economy, communities & neighbors, healthcare, environment and energy, housing, community services and resilience, attitudes, government, food, and more. (Note that we initially expected to distribute this report in the fall of 2020, but the primary author fell ill and is still recovering. We apologize for the delay, but hope the results will still be valuable to organizations and individuals throughout the county.) JCFM Hiring for Chimacum Farmers Market Manager Applications are accepted through April 7th; see details and Job Description here. Hours are primarily on Sundays, $17 per hour. In addition, JCFM welcomes volunteers to assist with Market Day set-up and take-down, as well as other tasks. If you like to be physically active, would enjoy safely interacting with customers at the market, or just want to do some fix-it or office projects on your own time, they would love to talk to you. Finnriver Cidery Hiring Multiple positions are available. Finnriver strives to emphasize their work as community-based and to build positive and enduring relationships that support mutual flourishing with industry partners. For more information, go here. Eat Local First CSA Promotion & Contest Eat Local First is a Washington State Food & Farm Finder. They use a map-based program to help people find local. While the map is central to this website there is much more to explore. While Local 20/20 does have a locally- crafted map-based food and farm finder on our website here, the Eat Local First site gives you other information. Local 20/20 encourages you to sign up soon for local CSA (community supported agriculture) programs . You can also win $100 towards a CSA of your choice! Farmers are making planting decisions, and last year demand was so high that many sold out. And remember that CSA programs build community resilience! Community Build Project Volunteers Needed! The Community Build Project is launching another wooden tent shelter village project soon and volunteers are invited to get involved. They especially need a photographer to document progress over the next 3 months. The project will begin in Port Hadlock, but may move to another location, yet to be determined. More than one photographer might be useful. If interested, please email them. Anyone interested in contributing to this effort to create safe, secure tiny housing for folks without access to shelter is also encouraged to indicate your interest in volunteering at the Community Build Project website, see the volunteer registration page. Eating Locally and Seasonally - A Cookbook Announcing a new book from our friends at Transition Lopez Island, Elizabeth Simpson and Henning Sehmsdorf. Eating Locally and Seasonally is a compilation of recipes using fresh ingredients grown and raised on their farm, S&S Homestead. Illustrated by local artists, it contains dozens of recipes, including basic cheesemaking, simple fermentation and preservation techniques, and a wide variety of vegetable and meat recipes. Elizabeth and Henning once again bring our focus back to the joy (and the health benefits) of eating food that can easily be grown or locally purchased in our own backyards. Softcover book available for $15 while supplies last. To order yours, contact Sonia soon! Veg Rx: Fresh Produce at The Food Co-op In partnership with Jefferson Healthcare and the Food Co-op in Port Townsend, JCFM is offering families who qualify for Apple Health and have children 18 years old and younger a 7-month voucher for $20 of fresh fruit and vegetable (VegRx). Vouchers are given while supplies last by Jefferson Healthcare clinicians when children 0-18 come in for a medial appointment or Well-Child-Check. VegRx is redeemable at the Port Townsend Farmers Market currently. Visit the market info booth or ask your child's doctor at your next medical appointment for more information about VegRx. Farmers Market Launches BIPOC Business Start-up Fund Jefferson County Farmers Markets (JCFM) has launched a Farmers Market BIPOC Business Start-up Fund. Applications are now being accepted, and will be open until funds are exhausted. The Fund seeks to reduce barriers for small business entrepreneurs to join the farmers market with low overhead and have a successful market season. Those applying to the Fund may receive $250- $1000 to procure supplies, mobile equipment, marketing/signage, etc., or other start-up costs. There are no strings attached, and applicants are welcomed to a 4-hour ‘Bootstrap Business’ class, to hone a business plan, led by the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, a Fund partner. The Farmers Market Vendor Application, and new Fund Application are available here. Free Biochar! Spring must be in the air. The Olympic Carbon Fund is giving away biochar again! Farms are eligible for whole cubic yards of biochar. Backyard food growers are eligible for the Bucket Share: All the biochar you want, ten gallons at a time. Read about both programs and about biochar generally on the OCF website. Local 20/20 Social Justice Workgroup Webpage Now Live *Online* Besides the Local 20/20 Social Justice Statement and Addendum, the newly launched pages feature sources we are reading and discussing, community organizations and businesses to support, a spotlight on a regional community artist, and links to other reading and visual resources. Our intent is to learn and share how to be an antiracist, how to support antiracist policies and ideas, and how to incorporate anti-racism into our core purpose, identifying the relationship between climate justice and social justice. To view the new pages, go here. You can find it here or at the Resiliency of the Heart group webpages. Check out our New Music section (on the first link) to share the voices of young Native Americans. Just Soup on Tuesdays On Tuesday, 11:30-1:30, Just Soup provides free, hot soup lunches at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St, on the Tyler St. bus line [by the Bell Tower.] Enter the rear church parking lot on Franklin, and whether you are on foot, bike, or car, you will be in line for curbside pickup, with masks, gloves, and safe distancing protocols in place. Pick up a lunch for yourself or your neighbor in need. No questions asked. Many partners and supporters have come together to feed Port Townsend one bowl at a time. This information also appears on Local 20/20 COVID- 19 Resources Meals Page here. Times and Locations: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Paul's Episcopal Church Download Port Townsend Walking Times Map Local 20/20 Transportation Lab's popular walking times map is downloadable here. It provides approximate travel time on foot between points. Estimates are based on an average speed of 3 mph. Walking is healthy, social, fun, costs nothing, keeps your carbon footprint small and allows you to maintain social distance. Use the map to find new routes across our beautiful town. Emergency Text Alerts from Jefferson County Sign up to receive Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management’s emergency alerts by text on your mobile phone and/or by email. NIXLE messages provide crucial information in an emergency & are sent directly to your text-enabled device and/or email. The sign up web page also has information about other alert and warning systems, including the tsunami warning system and the WSDOT alert system. A Tool for Neighborhood Organization Nextdoor is a private social network for YOUR neighborhood. Use this link to join one of 59 Nextdoor Neighborhoods in Jefferson County. Currently there are 12,464 subscribers, with many new members joining each day. Email Pete Hubbard with questions or comments. Calling Local Photographers! Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements invites local photographers to submit images that capture the character of our community and its natural setting. For the opening photo of each weekly email, we seek local color, horizontal (“landscape”) orientation, and jpeg format. Please no children, pets or recognizable faces. Kindly send to events@l2020.org. Please include your name in the jpeg filename. We are an all-volunteer non-profit, so compensation for your talent and generosity is a photo credit and our profound thanks. Resilience Readings Do you have readings, podcasts or videos to share that are aligned with our Local 20/20 mission? Please submit them here for consideration. Local 20/20 King Tide Monitoring Featured in Video Ian Miller, Coastal Hazards Specialist, Washington Sea Grant, highlights unique findings of Local 20/20 volunteers monitoring King Tides in this video. As an aide to visualize potential localized effects of Sea Level Rise, Washington Sea Grant archives shoreline photos taken by volunteers during predicted King Tide events. Supported by Local 20/20, a local group photo-documenting King Tides noticed water levels could be appreciably different from the predicted tide elevations and the level measured at the local tide gauge. With the guidance of Dr Miller, the team was able to measure water levels at a selected site and collect concurrent weather data in an effort to quantify and explain these differences. This type of documentation is rare in Puget Sound and may lead to improvements in coastal flood mapping and prediction. Weighing in on the Transit Long Range Plan This month's Local 20/20 Leader Column by Dave Thielk reviewed some of the work that members of Local 20/20's T Lab transportation action group are working on. Drawing on the Jefferson County 2018 Inventory of Greenhouse Emissions as well as the modeling work done for the Climate Action Committee, T Lab is using data to demonstrate the links between increase ridership and carbon reduction in Jefferson County. Jefferson Transit is currently gathering input for their Long Range Plan and TLAB is encouraging citizens to weigh in on including carbon reduction considerations in the plan. Four Changes by Gary Snyder Just yesterday and for the first time I heard apoem written 50 years ago by Gary Snyder. Its message is just as prescient now and even more pertinent to the situation humanity is in today. Discovering such a gem as this is bittersweet. Certainly it lifts the spirit but one can’t help but wonder "what if" humanity had not squandered the past five decades and had turned away from its headlong rush towards extinction. As we face an anthropogenic collapse of our ecosystem and reconsider our place in nature, we hear words from half a century earlier, “Revolutionary consciousness is to be found among the most ruthlessly exploited classes: animals, trees, water, air, grasses.” Snyder outlines our position, situation, goals and practical actions in four areas. 1) Population: the population in 1970 was less than half what it is today, and suggests the carrying capacity was half or less of that. 2) Pollution: atmospheric CO2 was 325 ppm in 1970 and is 414 now. 3) Consumption, and 4) Transformation. Please hear the wisdom of Gary Snyder here. Nature Needs a New Pronoun Continuing the theme of hearing wisdom from the past, we offer up this 2015 essay from Native American writer and a scientist, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. This blending of science and indigenous perspective offers hope that we might yet find a way to learn how to live within the limits of Earth’s ecosystem. We can start by turning away from the mindset that nature is something to dominate and exploit. We must relearn respect and gratitude. “By learning from other species we might even learn humility”. Kimmerer asks, “Might the path to sustainability be marked by grammar?” She proposes the singular pronoun ki to be used in place of ‘it” when talking about anything alive. The plural version is ‘kin” and so through language we can relearn that we are connected as brothers and sisters to all living beings on Earth. Please find Kimmerer’s article here. Notes from a 1.2C World This article uses maritime analogies--perfect for us dwellers-by-the-sea! Author Laurie Layborn- Langton starts with the observation that most of us do not yet comprehend we are experiencing a critical destabilization of the Earth System. “Stuck in a storm, the primary objective is to steer out, lest the ship be overcome. Yet attention gets diverted by fear and sickness, a hole in the hull, crew abandoning their posts and grasping for the lifeboats.” We are warned that mounting an effective response won’t be easy. The author advocates first of all “telling the truth” about the magnitude of the crisis. The author also sagely reminds us of the constraints of the political realities within which we must navigate the challenges of creating new paradigms and functioning systems within those paradigms. These will hopefully replace the neoliberal market capitalism that got us into this. The author knows all this won’t be easy, that it will require “engaging with issues that are out of the comfort zone [of our] communities.” Chock full of helpful thinking, this is an engaging and well written piece you are encouraged to read. The essay is linked here. Misplaced Hope This is a brief reflection on the meaning of hope in the context of climate change and an effort to persuade us to get moving. Remi Charron has little hope that technological advances will prevent climate catastrophe in the face of economic and population growth. Thermodynamics does not support such hope it is argued. Charron also quotes The New Yorker’s Jonathan Franzen: “You can keep on hoping that catastrophe is preventable and feel ever more frustrated or enraged by the world’s inaction. Or you can accept that disaster is coming, and begin to rethink what it means to have hope.” Charron (and many of us locally) place hope in the ability of our communities to adapt and build resilience against the coming storm. He notes: “Supporting local farming and community-centered support systems can’t just be buzzwords.” When we put aside misplaced hope in global institutions and technology, we can begin to feel genuine hope in our local community. Please take a look at the article here. The Marginal Uselessness of Muscle-Cars This essay reflects on the costs and benefits of the mode of transport most Americans use; cars. Author Bart Hawkins Kreps is an advocate for bicycles, believing in their utility while pointing out the deleterious effect of cars on equity in human society. He draws on the ideas of Ivan Illich, who said that when assessing the value of cars to human society we must include in the calculus all the time spent building and maintaining cars and all the time spent working so that we can afford cars, fuel, insurance, etc. Kreps also asks us to consider the effect on equity amongst humans due to how we structure our built environment. Please consider this article as an additional informative piece to the Op-Ed from Local 2020’s Sonja Hammar below, in which she describes the utility of electric bicycles. Kreps' article can be found by clicking here. COVID-19, Carbon And Bicycles The latest column for Local 20/20’s Resilience Review in The Port Townsend Leader is from Sonja Hammar, a member of the Local 20/20 Steering Council. Starting with some COVID-19 impacts on transportation, she shares how these drove her to buy an electric bike and why other locals have chosen to do so as well. Capital: The Doomsday Machine (or How to Repurpose Growth Capital) Richard Heinberg examines the insights of David Fleming in this recent essay. Fleming described six kinds of capital, (natural, human, social, scientific/cultural, material, and financial) and noted that each could be used in two ways: as foundational capital for societal maintenance or as growth capital for expansion of population and consumption. Heinberg highlights Fleming’s insight that a healthy society preserves foundational capital but periodically destroys or constrains growth capital. Heinberg’s efforts for years have been to increase awareness that the exponential growth of population and our consumption of resources cannot be sustained on a plant of finite resources. His aim is to avoid the societal collapse on a level never before experienced by our now global civilization. Heinberg describes ways we can give away growth capital; one of the supporting examples he offers is the potlatch ceremonies of the indigenous people of our region. Heinberg goes on to describe how our current society uses all six types of capital in the pursuit of endless growth. Make no mistake, Heinberg offers a grim outlook for global collapse if we do not change our ways. However, despite being a realist, Heinberg continues to explore ways that we might soften the blow in his sections, “Is There a Way out of This Thing” and “Preparing for What’s Next.” These two sections are especially relevant for readers interested in forging a local response to global challenges. Please read Heinberg’s new essay linked here. Also, local readers should please take note of the photo credit for the piece of art that accompanied this Resilience.org article: Watercolor by James G. Swan depicting the S'Klallam people of Chief Chertzemoka at Port Townsend. Our Moral Fate: Allen Buchanan on Escaping Tribalism This interview is of an academic who studies how humans developed morality and how morality and tribalism both evolved and coexist in the species Homo sapiens (so-called “wise man”). I found this conversation tremendously enlightening and potentially useful. If we are to stand a chance of not only confronting the challenges that seem to threaten the existence of American democracy but of dealing with global climate change, we will need to “escape” from the negative effects of tribalism. Buchanan views the challenge of confronting tribalism incredibly difficult, but he does offer a glimmer of hope and a few suggestions that we might, just maybe, implement. It all starts with an awareness of the potential for every one of us to engage in tribalistic thought and behavior. I recommend this article to all of us who imagine a truly resilient local community because it highlights a challenge that may be a potent obstacle. Please find the article, originally from MIT Press Reader, at this link to Salon. The Arctic Has a Cloud Problem As an ardent follower of climate science, I've paid especial attention to progress made in the understanding of how clouds form and what their role will be in future heating or cooling. The impacts can be huge, but the existing models don’t really factor in clouds, as the science has been scanty. It's kind of like the Joni Mitchell song "Both Sides Now,"-- “I really don’t know clouds at all.” This report by The Atlantic authors Quanta and Max Kozlov talks about clouds and how iodine seems to be an especially potent particle for cloud formation. Apparently, iodine is a naturally occurring component that gets into the atmosphere from melting sea ice, algae, and the sea surface. Its concentrations in the atmosphere have tripled over the past 70 years, and this will keep increasing in a positive feedback loop. While this article describes laboratory science it also talks about how this research will inform investigations in the field in the ongoing effort to help understand just how big a hole we’re digging for ourselves. Please find the article here at The Atlantic, which allows a few free articles per reader per month. What Does an Ecological Civilization Look Like? Yes! Magazine’s Spring 2021 issue is focused on “Ecological Civilization.” In their introduction they lay out the case that climate change is far more serious than most people understand and existing plans for responding to it are doomed to fall short unless we make deep and sweeping systemic changes. “We need to forge a new era for humanity —on that is defined, at its deepest level, by a transformation in the way we make sense of the world, and a concomitant revolution in our values, goals, and collective behavior.” They then describe “six rules” for humans rejoining the natural world including diversity, balance, fractal organization, life cycles, subsidiarity, and symbiosis. While the authors admit that we have a long way to go towards making this vision a reality they maintain that it is possible, and that young people especially are looking for a future worldview that they can believe in. I urge everyone, young and old and in- between, to read this essay and think about being part of the solution revolution rather than riding the business-as-usual train all the way to the end of the line. Find the essay (14 minute read) and the many really great accompanying articles here. Kalama Methanol Refinery and the Thin Green Line The January column for Local 20/20’s Resilience Review in The Port Townsend Leader is from Polly Lyle, a member of the Local 20/20 Climate outreach group. She describes the ramifications of a proposed methanol refinery in Kalama, Washington, and shares some good news on the recent developments from WA Department of Ecology. Learn more about that proposal, as well as another one in Oregon, in this article. Local 20/20 Mission Working together toward local sustainability and resilience – integrating ecology, economy and community through action and education. Action Groups are where we do most of our work. 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Sims Way #12 · Port Townsend, Wa 98368 · USA From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Visit Booth #118 during the National Association for County Engineers Virtual Conference Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 10:05:47 AM From: U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 8:08:17 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Visit Booth #118 during the National Association for County Engineers Virtual Conference CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. FHWA CLAS Graphic Attendees to the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Virtual Conference can visit the FHWA Center for Local Aid Support booth #118 on April 20 (1:30pm – 2:30pm EST) and April 21 (12:15pm – 1:15pm EST). We will have information on submitting nominations for the 2021 Build a Better Mousetrap and accessing new online training and technical briefs. 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This email was sent to kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration · 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE · Washington, DC 20590 · 202-366-4000 From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Nonprofits Need Your Support Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 11:01:57 AM Attachments:Impacts of the COVID-19 on Nonprofits.pdf Nonprofits-Vital to Recovery-ASKS.pdf Nonprofits-Vital To Recovery.pdf From: Aishe MemetovaOn Behalf OfDaniel Parkhurst Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:01:14 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Nonprofits Need Your Support CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Commissioner Dean, I’m writing you today on behalf of the nonprofit sector. Washington Nonprofits is the state association for our state. And with the recent passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), we are excited to see direct support for our state and counties included. As you know, nonprofits have been at the frontline of COVID-19, serving our communities, our families, and supporting our rich and diverse culture in Washington. With more than 50,000 nonprofits in Washington, and $13 billion in annual wages, nonprofits are also a key part of our economy. In Jefferson County, there are 244 active 501(c)(3) organizations which serve the county in the fields as diverse as education, health, youth development, arts and culture, disaster relief, housing etc. As you work towards allocating funding received from ARPA, we ask you to continue supporting the nonprofit sector as you did in 2020 with funds from the CARES Act. Availability of grants and loans to nonprofits made all the difference in the world to nonprofits in Jefferson County and we sincerely thank you for your support! I’ve attached a few one pagers covering some statistics about the nonprofit sector in Washington. Please let us know if you have any questions about these or if you would like to discuss these at all. We thank you for all your hard work in these unprecedented times. As we all strive to elevate our state and our communities during this crisis, your support will make all the difference. Thanks so much and we look forward to working with you, -Daniel Statewide Boards & Commissions View this email in your browser From:Heidi Eisenhour To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Statewide Boards & Commissions Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 11:59:36 AM From: Washington Counties | WSAC Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11:59:22 AM To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Statewide Boards & Commissions CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Your help is needed to serve in open seats on statewide boards and commissions. Those currently serving in seats with expiring terms are eligible to seek reappointment. Applications are due by Tuesday, April 27 at 5:00 pm Current Openings: Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) The Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) was formed in 1982 to respond to local economic development in Washington communities. CERB provides funding to local Click Here to Apply governments and federally-recognized tribes for public infrastructure which supports private business growth and expansion. Eligible projects include domestic and industrial water, storm water, wastewater, public buildings, telecommunications, and port facilities. Requirements: WSAC Member - Elected Term Begin Date: Immediate Term Expiration: 9/2/2022 Meeting Schedule: Every other month More Information County Road Administration Board - Elected (30K-150K pop.) The Washington State County Road Administration Board (CRAB) provides accountability through standards of good practice, fair administration of funding programs, and technical and professional assistance to the 39 Washington State County Road Departments in accordance with (RCW 36.78.070). Requirements: WSAC Member - Elected - County population between 30K - 150K Term Begin Date: 7/1/2021 Term Length: 3 years Compensation: Travel expenses Meeting Schedule: Quarterly More Information County Road Administration Board - Elected (Over 150K pop.) The Washington State County Road Administration Board (CRAB) provides accountability through standards of good practice, fair administration of funding programs, and technical and professional assistance to the 39 Washington State County Road Departments in accordance with (RCW 36.78.070). Requirements: WSAC Member - Elected - County population over 150K Term Begin Date: 7/1/2021 Term Length: 3 years Compensation: Travel expenses Meeting Schedule: Quarterly More Information County Road Administration Board - Engineer (Over 150K pop.) The Washington State County Road Administration Board (CRAB) provides accountability through standards of good practice, fair administration of funding programs, and technical and professional assistance to the 39 Washington State County Road Departments in accordance with (RCW 36.78.070). Requirements: County Engineer - County population over 150K Term Begin Date: 7/1/2021 Term Length: 3 years Compensation: Travel expenses Meeting Schedule: Quarterly More Information E-911 Advisory Committee | Alternate The Washington State Enhanced 911 Advisory Committee was created in 1991 to advise and assist the State Enhanced 911 Coordinator in coordinating and facilitating the implementation and operation of enhanced 911 throughout the state. The members of the committee represent diverse geographical areas of the state and work together to recommend actions that help set uniform National and State standards for Enhanced 911 services. Requirements: WSAC Member - Western WA Term Begin Date: Immediate Term Length: No term limits Meeting Schedule: Quarterly More Information Forensic Investigations Council (FIC) Oversees the bureau of forensic laboratory services and, in consultation with the chief of the Washington state patrol or the Chief's designee, control the operation and establish policies of the bureau of forensic laboratory services. The Council also studies and recommends cost- efficient improvements to the death investigation system in Washington and report its findings to the legislature. Requirements: WSAC Member Term Begin Date: 8/11/2021 Term Length: 4 years Compensation: Travel Expenses More Information Housing Finance Commission Issues revenue bonds and participates in federal, state, and local housing programs to make additional funds available to help provide low to moderate income housing throughout the state without the use of public funds or lending the state's credit. The Commission also establishes eligibility standards for eligible persons, considering income, family size, cost, condition, and energy efficiency of available residential housing. Requirements: Elected Official with experience in local housing programs Term Begin Date: 7/1/2021 Term Length: 4 years Compensation: Yes, $50 per diem + travel Meeting Schedule: Monthly More Information Public Works Board Provides financial and technical assistance to Washington communities for critical public health, safety, and environmental infrastructure that supports community at economic vitality. The Board administers four programs associated with the Public Works Trust Fund, the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program, and the Water System Acquisition and Rehabilitation Program. Requirements: Public Works Director or Manager Term Begin Date: 7/1/2021 Term Length: 4 years Compensation: Reimbursement of expenses Meeting Schedule: Monthly More Information Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee (Sunshine Committee) The Attorney General’s Office requested a bill to establish a Blue-Ribbon Committee to review all exemptions to the Public Disclosure Act. Senate Bill 5435, which created the Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee (Sunshine Committee), became law on July 22, 2007. The Sunshine Committee makes recommendations to the Legislature to repeal or amend exemptions to the Public Records Act. 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Click Here federal-policy-feed_969768.png NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES | NACo.org/coronavirus APRIL 19, 2021 GettyImages-483210448_1883939.jpg U.S. Treasury Releases New Guidance on Certification Process for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury released its guidance on pre-award requirements, outlining immediate steps counties need to take to receive direct payments from the U.S. Treasury under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act. NACo will provide updates as additional guidance for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund is released in the coming weeks. READ MORE NACo launches tool to assist counties in navigating county- related funding from the American Rescue Plan The new interactive tool helps navigate the roughly $1.5 trillion in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Programs that may provide counties with additional funding are denoted as “county eligible.” This information will be updated as federal guidance for the new and existing programs is released. ACCESS THE TOOL Vaccine hesitancy data added to NACo's County Explorer online interactive data tool The county-specific dataset reflects estimates on the percent of individuals who are hesitant and strongly hesitant to be vaccinated. Data will be updated on a weekly basis. VIEW ON COUNTY EXPLORER UPCOMING COVID-19 WEBINARS & EVENTS Monitoring the Spread of COVID-19 Through Environmental Scanning APR. 20 | 1 P.M. EDT Counties will hear from Biobot Analytics on how technology can monitor the spread of COVID-19 in communities through wastewater sampling, which can be used to inform planning for mobile test centers and vaccination sites. Tune in to learn more about how you can use wastewater testing data as part of your COVID-19 mitigation and response strategy. REGISTER HAFNIUM Hack: A Briefing & Analysis of the Microsoft Exchange Server Zero-Day Attacks APR. 22 | 11 A.M. EDT Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Customer Security and Trust will brief attendees on the recent Microsoft Exchange Server attacks, also known as the HAFNIUM hacks. Join us for an inside look at what Microsoft observed, the steps they took to secure and communicate with customers, and what they think about security going forward. REGISTER Federal Funding at the Intersection of Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice APR. 23 | 2 P.M. EDT Federal funding is a key component of implementing critical local justice system efforts. The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply impacted local communities but also provided new opportunities to enhance collaboration, address the root causes of justice system involvement and deploy innovative programs that reduce incarceration. REGISTER NACo Tech Xchange Presents: Quantifying Public Records Complexity MAY 6 | 2 P.M. EDT GovQA will moderate a discussion about the first-of-its-kind Peers in Public Records Index (PiPRIndex), a historical marker that quantifies predictable growth (or retraction) in complexity for public sector organizations managing public records requests. Panelists will discuss each of the seven figures that compose the PiPRIndex and how these figures represent a broader trend felt by most state and local governments. REGISTER COVID-19 UPDATES FROM NACo During this critical and unprecedented time, NACo is focused on advocating for the needs of counties at the federal level, disseminating useful information to our members and facilitating the exchange of effective strategies and approaches. We share the latest news and resources online at www.NACo.org/coronavirus, as well as via this recurring digest. Click below to subscribe to updates. NACo.org/coronavirus SUBSCRIBE TO UPDATES GettyImages-1220174508_1791091.jpg 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20001 Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to stay up-to-date on topics affecting America’s counties! Click here to unsubscribe. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Community Development Permit Delays Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 3:29:21 PM From: John P. McCormack Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 3:29:13 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton; Philip Morley Subject: Community Development Permit Delays CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Board of County Commissioners Chair, Kate Dean Commissioners, Heidi Eisenhour, Greg Brotherton County Administrator Philip Morely P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Phone: 360-385-9100 April 19, 2021 Dear Folks, Recently, I queried the Jefferson County Office of Community Development regarding the Residential Building Application that I was soon to turn in I was told that the wait for approval upon receipt was 6-8 weeks. Last week, I turned it in (Hard copy dropped in box 4/12 and digital copy turned in 4/13.). I followed up with a call to see that the office had received it on Friday 4/16. It had not, and as of today, has not been logged in. I dropped by the office today and knocked on the door. A young woman answered it. She was polite and helpful and said that the application will be logged in next week and that approval could take up to 8 weeks after that. She said that the office has a large number of applications, a large backlog and only so many staff. It seems to me that the staffing in the Office of Community Development is inadequate. It is a fee based service, and staffing levels should be flexible and increase to get plans approved in a place like Port Townsend where the building season is short. Thank you for your active solution to this issue. Sincerely, John John P. McCormack 1782 S. Jacob Miller Road Port Townsend, Washington 98368 tel 415.310.1770 email mccormack.johnp@gmail.com From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: JeffConnects April 2021 Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 4:04:10 PM From: The Chamber of Jefferson County Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:03:49 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: JeffConnects April 2021 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. www.jeffcountychamber.org 360.385.7869 director@jeffcountychamber.org JeffConnects April 2021 Reimagine - Reengineer - Revitalize Jefferson County Click here to read JeffConnects, forward or print it and enjoy! Join us for Chamber Cafe - your community conversation The 1st and 3rd Friday of each month 10:00 AM on Zoom Registration is required for these events to obtain Zoom access code. There is no fee or membership required www.jeffcountychamber.org/events Register for a Chamber Cafe Now! 2021Jefferson County Community Leadership Awards Tickets Now On Sale The Chamber of Jefferson County will host the Jefferson County Community Leadership awards on May 15th via zoom. Grace Love of Nadine’s Kitchen and Emiliano Marino with Pam-Sue Alvarado from the Artful Sailor will be some of the musical entertainers that will share their love of song with us. Congressman Derek Kilmer is our Keynote speaker for this year’s awards. There are exciting options for early-bird tickets found on the Chamber website at jeffcountychamber.org. There are personal pizzas, ready to customize, along with Finn River cider and Two Crows cookies delivered to your home or office within 7-mile radius of Chamber. 50% of ALL ticket sales will be donated to the Chamber Community Development Fund to build community through scholarships, micro-loans, grants and more. This year the event will honor the many leaders in our community that stepped up in response to the Covid crisis and are working toward the revitalization of Jefferson County. These are your community awards and service club members from throughout the area serve as the selection panel with the Chamber, the proud producers of this annual event. Reservations Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce | 2409 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Unsubscribe kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by director@jeffcountychamber.org powered by Try email marketing for free today! From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Request for assistance Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 5:41:28 PM ________________________________________ From: Ben Bauermeister Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 5:41:12 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: fred.lutz@wavebroadband.com Cc: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Candace Mangold; Sarah Rubenstein Subject: Request for assistance CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greetings Mr. Lutz - First, thank you for joining in on our local Jefferson County Broadband Action Team’s Zoom call a couple weeks back. Having your support and hearing your insights was useful to the team as we chart our County’s future steps toward greater internet access. As you may recall, my organization services roughly 17 low income families who have signed up for Wave’s ‘Internet First’ program. This program has been instrumental in getting us through a tough year for remote learning during the pandemic. Thank you. The problem is that we now a year later, and we are not through the pandemic yet. Schools are likely to offer a mix of in-person and remote learning next year, and we have families coming off of ‘Internet First’ due to the 12 month limit on that program. Is there any consideration of extending this program for our communities most vulnerable students? Taking them off of the program, outfitting them with a hotspot, and then getting them back onto Wave 2 months later might be more than our little organization can handle. :-) Thank you for your consideration, Ben Bauermeister The Connected Students Initiative www.JeffCoCSI.org 206.226.3280 View this email in your browser Every 2 years, hundreds of communities submit grant applications seeking funding for outdoor projects through the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP). And in budget years like this one, the Coalition works nonstop to make sure that the legislature approves robust funding to support these important projects. From:Katy Herko To:jeffbocc Subject:BIG things are happening at Roses Lake Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:59:31 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. But did you know that it’s YOUR support that allows the Coalition to connect communities with grant assistance, keep pressure on the legislature to approve robust funding, and educate Washingtonians about the importance of outdoor recreation and conservation? YOUR support helps to ensure that more projects receive WWRP funding – projects like... Holy carp! This WWRP State Lands project will transform the recreation experience at Roses Lake, one of Chelan County’s premier fishing spots. Plans to replace the gravel trails and makeshift shoreline access with ADA accessible walkways and a new fishing dock will increase safety, support shoreline sustainability, and allow people of all ages and abilities to access this popular angling site. This project was at risk of not receiving WWRP funding in 2019. But thanks to the Coalition’s collective advocacy efforts and your generous support, this project is currently in progress and on its way to improving our ecosystem and our connection with the outdoors! We’re so proud of the many outdoor projects we’ve helped to make a reality over the years – nearly 1,500 projects, in fact! But we need your commitment to make sure the WWRP continues to invest in these community priorities in the years ahead. Will you help to secure the future of the WWRP and projects like Roses Lake Access Redevelopment Phase 2 by making a generous gift to the Coalition through GiveBig? Act fast and your gift will be DOUBLED – our generous board of directors will be matching the first $10,000 in donations! Giving ends May 5th. Make your gift do BIG things for Washington’s great outdoors by donating today. Copyright © 2021 Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to Coalition emails or are a member of one of our partner organizations. Our mailing address is: Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition 1402 3rd Ave, Suite 714 Seattle, Wa 98101 Add us to your address book Photo Credit: RCO's PRISM Database Give BIG Today! Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Join NACo for a National Membership Call on the Latest Treasury Guidance Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:17:49 AM From: NACo Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:17:17 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Join NACo for a National Membership Call on the Latest Treasury Guidance CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email? Click Here NACo-primary-center_700px_1683049_1832951_1844665.png GettyImages-1176016994(1)_1824700.jpg JOIN NACo FOR A NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP CALL ON THE LATEST TREASURY GUIDANCE THURSDAY AT 2 P.M. EDT | MEMBERS ONLY Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released its guidance on pre-award requirements, outlining immediate steps counties need to take to receive direct payments under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act. This law, passed with NACo’s support, will invest $65.1 billion in every county in America. Please join the National Association of Counties (NACo) Thursday, April 22 at 2 p.m. EDT for a national membership call with updates on the guidance and steps counties should take to receive payments in a timely manner after the program is launched. NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP CALL DETAILS DATE Thursday, April 22 TIME 2 p.m. EDT DAIL-IN RSVP to receive dial-in information. QUESTIONS?Email your questions to question@naco.org. EXPLORE NACo's RECOVERY RESOURCES U.S. Treasury Releases New Guidance on Certification Process for State & Local Fiscal Recovery Fund New guidance on pre-award requirements outlines immediate steps counties need to take to receive future direct payments from the U.S. Treasury under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act. By following these guidelines, counties will be better positioned to receive payments quickly and efficiently. LEARN MORE NACo COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse To assist counties with response and recovery, we recently launched the NACo COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse, which features timely resources for counties, including allocation estimates, examples of county programs using federal coronavirus relief funds, the latest news and more. LEARN MORE State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Find your county's estimated allocation, potential allowable uses of new recovery funds, NACo's legislative analysis and more. LEARN MORE WATCH: Implementing the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds at the Local Level NACo Analysis of the American Rescue Plan Act Access NACo's analysis of the American Rescue Plan Act, which highlights key provisions for county governments. LEARN MORE 21AnnConf_STD_Slide_636V2_1862982.png 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20001 Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to stay up-to-date on topics affecting America’s counties! Click here to unsubscribe. View this email in your browser From:Wild Fish Conservancy To:jeffbocc Subject:Starting today 2x Match for GiveBig! Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 10:05:55 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Double Your Dollars & Double Your Impact DuringThis Year's GiveBIG! Event Today, as we kick off Washington's biggest community giving event of the year, we have big news to share! Thanks to World Salmon Founders and WFC members Bruce and Jeanne McNae, every dollar you donate to Wild Fish Conservancy during the 2021 GiveBIG event will be doubled, dollar-for-dollar up to $40,000! When you donate through Give BIG, you're not only providing critical funding for our DOUBLE YOUR GIFT TODAY! science, education, and advocacy initiatives, but you're joining a dedicated community of wild fish advocates collectively investing and taking action to protect the northwest's wild fish heritage. Early giving starts today, so don't wait! Schedule your donation any time between now and the 48-hour giving event May 4-5 to take advantage of this exciting 2x match! PREFER TO MAKE ONLINE DONATIONS THROUGH ACT BLUE OR PAYPAL? Thanks to requests from members like you, Wild Fish Conservancy now offers the option to donate through these secure donation platforms. Click here to make a donation through ActBlue. No matter how you donate, all donations qualify for the match and are tax-deductible! SCHEDULE YOUR MATCHED GIFT! BY MAKING A MATCHED DONATION DURING GIVEBIG YOU ARE HELPING TO: advance WFC's fish trap research that is paving the way for the legalization of sustainable commercial fisheries and providing viable alternatives to gill nets and other gears known to harm and impede wild fish recovery ensure wild fish have watchdogs advocating for hatchery and harvest policies that rely on best available science and are in the best interest of both wild fish and those who depend on them power our legal and grassroots advocacy initiatives working together to effectively end large-scale, commercial net pen aquaculture in Puget Sound fund critical water-typing research that has been informing responsible land-use policy and ensuring the protection of wild fish habitat for over three decades support our largest habitat restoration and protection projects we've undertaken since our foundation in 1989 continue a 30+ year legacy of holding industry and government responsible for adhering to our environmental laws and statutes vital to protecting wild fish and their habitats PREFER TO MAKE ONLINE DONATIONS THROUGH ACT BLUE OR PAYPAL? Every donation you make during GiveBiG is fully tax-deductible and all donations will be matched up to $40,000! Link www.wildfishconservancy.org SCHEDULE YOUR 2X MATCH TODAY! DONATE WITH ACTBLUE Copyright © 2021 Wild Fish Conservancy, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Wild Fish Conservancy PO Box 402 Duvall, Wa 98019 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Scan_20210420.png Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:42:57 AM Attachments:Scan_20210420.png From: J Baisch Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:41:15 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; heidenhour@co.jefferson Subject: Scan_20210420.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Join us tomorrow for Judge Bruce Hanify, and more! Lots more! Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 1:39:15 PM Attachments:image001.png image003.png image004.png image005.png image006.png image007.png image008.png From: director@forkswa.com Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 1:32:21 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Join us tomorrow for Judge Bruce Hanify, and more! Lots more! CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Kate Dean , Please join us Wednesday, April 21st for Judge Bruce Hanify, District Court II. We will hear how the Court is operating and what you may see in its future with the changes brought about due to the pandemic. There is a lunch special, or you can order off the menu. Our meetings take place at Blakeslee's Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Avenue, noon – 1pm and are open to the public and all are welcome to attend. We will not have a Zoom or call-in option to the meeting due to limited internet at the venue. Upcoming Programs April 21 – Judge Bruce Hanify, District Court II April 28 – Renee Rux, Quileute Oceanside Resort Manager May 5 – County Commissioner Bill Peach discusses Charter Review Recommendations May 12 – County Prosecutor Mark Nichols FROM CLALLAM EDC Please join us Wednesday morning at 8am for a broad ranging discussion with Terry Ward, the publisher of the Peninsula Daily News. Our local newspapers reflect the challenges and successes of our local businesses since their revenues are generated largely from marketing dollars spent by our local businesses. Sound Publishing also owns the Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum. Terry Ward is the current publisher of the Peninsula Daily News and is responsible for Sound Publishing’s operations in Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap County, Whidbey Island, Aberdeen, WA and its properties in Juneau, Kenai and Homer, Alaska. Please join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89474510306?pwd=VlIrRHh5RG1nYVh3V3JXRzFSMmRodz09 Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 One tap mobile +12532158782,,89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 Upcoming Guests: April 21 - Terry Ward - Publisher Peninsula Daily News May 5 - DNR Commissioner Hillary Franz Wineries, Lavender Farmers, Farmers Market Operators: The $15K Relief & Recovery Grants close Next Monday!  The WA State Dept of Agriculture Relief and Recovery grants are available thanks to a partnership with the Washington State Department of Commerce. Grants of approximately $15,000 are available for small businesses in four sectors: · Shellfish growers · Farmers market organizations · Agritourism farms · Small breweries, cideries, wineries, and distilleries (dependent upon tap or tasting room sales). These four sectors were selected for assistance as a way to bolster the health and diversity of the Washington state economy by providing support to disproportionately impacted and previously underserved agricultural sectors. The grant program opens Apr. 9 and runs through Apr. 26. Calling all employers! Are you looking for work-from-home, Virtual/Teleworking employees? Register for an upcoming state-wide virtual job fair this Thursday April 22, 2021 from 10am- 2pm. To register for a free booth please complete this form at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=F- LQEU4mCkCLoFfcwSfXLbPhYeUfbs5BkDgVHcrWqk9UN0xQWlY2VlBMVlU5OVlUVjI4TjhUSjJZVi4u Questions can be directed to email to Mike Robinson at mrobinson@esd.wa.gov. Remote work is defined as potential to work anywhere which is a little ambiguous. Businesses that participate are expected to offer positions that are mostly Work from Home, Virtual, or Teleworking. Positions that are temporarily remote due to Covid-19 do not meet the need of this event and will have other opportunities. If there is an expectation that the potential employee returns to an office in the near future, those positions do not meet the employment topic of this fair. What are our local governments buying and building in the next few years and how can your business be hired for it? Two Panel Discussions with our local governments (county, cities, schools, PUD) on what they will be building and buying in the next 6 months - 2 years! Join us. Your EDC, in partnership with the Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and USDoT Northwest Small Business Transportation Resource Center, will be hosting panels on Tuesday and Thursday of this week to finish our month-long series of classes. Over $100M will be spent in Clallam County by the WA State Dept of Transportation over the next two years to remove fish barriers across our state highways. To register for the panel discussions go to: https://washingtonptac.org/bondingcontracting/ What's in the American Rescue Plan for me? We've created a Color-Coded Map for you to find the Funds and Programs for your Business or Non-Profit or as a household in the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan of 2021 You can download our color-coded map at our ChooseClallamFirst.com website to quickly search through the $1.9Trillion, 642 page document with direct links to the section that apply to you, so you can get prepared to apply for programs or funding. The map is much easier to see on a non-mobile device. For more information and to download the information in Word format go to https://chooseclallamfirst.com/the-american-rescue-plan-act/. Shuttered Venue Operator Grants The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal remains temporarily suspended but is expected to reopen any time now but register for an application portal account here. The SBA is working to resolve technical issues. We can confirm we did not accept any applications or distribute any funding. When a reopening date is determined, we'll provide updates in advance so that applicants have time to prepare. Do you or someone you know own a Restaurant, Bar, Winery or catering company? The Restaurant Revitalization Fund will cover up to $5M of lost revenue? Recipients are not required to repay the funding as long as funds are used for eligible uses no later than March 11, 2023. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $5 million per physical location. Who can apply Eligible entities who have experienced pandemic-related revenue loss include: · Restaurants · Food stands, food trucks, food carts · Caterers · Bars, saloons, lounges, taverns · Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · For the following entities onsite sales to the public must comprise at least 33% of gross receipts · Bakeries · Brewpubs, tasting rooms, taprooms · Breweries and/or microbreweries · Wineries and distilleries · Inns · Licensed facilities or premises of a beverage alcohol producer where the public may taste, sample, or purchase products Download the RRF Guide Here. View a Sample Application Here. Signing up for SAM.gov, or getting a CAGE # or DUNS # are NOT going to be required! Does your home or place of business have limited Broadband Access? The county's draft report is available to offer public comment. Clallam County Community Broadband Team has completed the draft Broadband Feasibility Study Report by BG Communications, Telecommunications Research Corporation, and GeoDecisions county is completing a Feasibility Study. Public comments on the draft can be submitted to the NODC and closes today - submit them to ClallamBroadbandTeam@noprcd.org. Here is the link to the report Here is the link to the Exhibits. Census Data Summit Schedule – April and May: April 20th, 11am Accessing Census Bureau Data for Rural Communities Register Here This data summit will teach basic census geography, rural vs. urban terminology, as well as tools and tables using data from the American Community Survey for the contemporary rural landscape. April 22nd, 11am Statistics in Schools— Data for the Classrooms Register Here This summit will teach data users how to explore the Statistics in Schools website which provides valuable and easy-to-use lessons for K-12 students who have an increasing need for data literacy to compete in the 21st century. April 29th, 11am Census Business Builder for Small Business Retailers and Service Establishments Register Here This summit will teach data users how to access the Census Business Builder suite of services which provides selected demographic and economic data tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and user-friendly format. May 6th, 11am COVID-19 HUB Demographic and Economic Resources Register Here This summit will provide data users demographic and economic data designed to help guide decision-making related to the COVID-19 pandemic. May 12th 11am: Economic Recovery: Workforce Patterns Register Here This summit will teach data users how to analyze commuting patterns and workforce characteristics at the state and sub-state geographic levels as shown in the Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) Program. May 13th, 11am Census Data for Librarians Register Here This summit will teach users more about the demographic and economic characteristics of the patrons you serve. Featuring data from decennial censuses and various census surveys, this training will take a deeper dive into demographic, social and economic tabulations and how you can access them using the Census Bureau’s data access tool. May 13th, 11am: Census Bureau Data about Housing Characteristics Register Here This summit will teach data users about housing and household data available from various surveys, as well as indicators for building permits, construction, home ownership rates, and more. May 20th, 11am Data about Race, Ethnicity and Ancestry Register Here August 10th, 11am Census Bureau Data for Migrant Workers Register Here Save the Date: Future Data Summits May 5: Statistics in Schools (second offering) June 8: Data about Food Security View this email in your browser Connecting to Recovery: International Travel Outlook & Trend Report Join Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Expedia, Edelman, Visit Seattle, Washington Tourism Alliance and Greater Seattle Partners for the international travel trends that will bolster economic recovery. The free, virtual event will highlight how Washington can connect to the recovery, including an outlook for SEA Airport, the trends driving travel consumer behavior, and how destinations can adapt to welcome travelers. SEA Outlook featured speakers: · Stephanie Bowman, Port of Seattle Commissioner · Lance Lyttle, Managing Director, SEA Travel Trends featured speakers: · Tom Norwalk, President & CEO, Visit Seattle · Ian Jeffries, Sr. Vice President, Travel & Tourism Lead, Edelman · Nisreene Atassi, Sr. Director, Global Head of PR and Social, Brand Expedia · Denella Ri’Chard, Executive Producer, Traveling With Denella Ri'chard · David Blandford, Executive Director, Washington Tourism Alliance Panelists will take audience questions following the presentations. June 22: Census Data for Asian/NHPI Populations June 24: Census Data for the LGBTQ Community July 13: Census Data about Persons with Disabilities and Aging Populations July 20: Accessing Community Health Needs Data for Health Care Professionals July 22: Early Childhood Census Data Sources July 29: Census Bureau Data for Emergency Management FROM VISIT SEATTLE WEST END BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION (WEBPA) WEBPA meetings resumed in person on March 24th at the Congregational Church, 7:30am. Dues are only $10 for an individual, and $25 for a business. WEBPA is a wonderful non-profit organization that provides business networking, and through fundraising, keep our lovely town decorated for Christmas! For more information, please contact Christi Baron 360-374-3311 or cbaron@forksforum.com CHAMBER RENEWALS for 2021 were due on January 31st. We are in the process of delivering/mailing the certificates. Please let us know if you do not receive yours. If you have not paid we have a grace period so do not worry! Please feel free to contact me with questions. We accept cash, check and credit cards (we can take your card over the phone, or send you a PayPal invoice). We appreciate your continued support! Chamber News… FOREVER TWILIGHT IN FORKS FESTIVAL We are so excited to announce that our annual event, Forever Twilight in Forks Festival slated for September 9-12, 2021 has sold out of our VIT Ticket. Normally we would not sell out this early in the year but have due to the cancellation of last year’s events and the fact that most people held onto their tickets and applied them to 2021. There is great news though - we have created a waiting list for tickets and in the past, we have been able to accommodate everyone wanting a ticket! Also, we have individual party tickets available, and tons of free events. Please see our schedule on this link https://forkswa.com/wp- content/uploads/pdf/FTFSchedule.pdf FORKS VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER (VIC) We are open with a modified foyer to help visitors. We can help one group at a time (up to 4 people) inside the visitor center and we will be open Monday through Saturday 10 am – 4 pm and Sunday 11 am – 4 pm through the winter. FOREVER TWILIGHT IN FORKS COLLECTION Forever Twilight in Forks Collection is open our regular winter hours, Fridays and Saturdays Noon – 4pm (last showing/entry is at 3:30pm). We also do tours Sunday – Thursday with advance notice. Please see link for more details. We will be opening for the summer season on May 20th Thursday – Monday Noon – 4pm. FORKS CHAMBER STAFF DIRECTORY Lissy Andros, executive director Rob Hunter, VIC staff member and assistant to the E.D. Rob handles all of our visitor correspondence and administrative duties for the Chamber, and the online store. Gay Bunnell, Forever Twilight in Forks Collection and VIC staff member. Gay is our lead staff member at the Collection, including maintaining the records for the exhibits. She is in charge of procuring our brochures, maps, and information for the VIC. Kari Larson, VIC staff member. Kari is in charge of ordering our merchandise and sending out visitor packets. Bella Britt, VIC staff member. Bella is training at the VIC and Collection and we look forward to having her on the team! Susie Michels, IT Manager. Susie runs our website and handles all technical issues. PPP, EIDL and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Best regards, Lissy Lissy Andros, Executive Director Forks Chamber of Commerce 1411 S. Forks Avenue Forks, WA 98331 360-374-2531 office 903-360-4449 cell From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: County News Now – April 20, 2021 Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 3:09:49 PM From: NACo County News Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 3:09:12 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: County News Now – April 20, 2021 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email? Click Here County News April 20, 2021 CN-Now-4-20_1888270.jpg County academies pull back the curtain on local government operations Counties welcome members of the public in to learn how things get done and understand different facets of their government. READ MORE CN-Now-4-20-(2)_1888277.jpg Pandemic pivot allows for easier access to county meetings Virtual county meetings have lowered the barrier for civic engagement, allowing residents to listen and chime in while managing their households or avoiding long trips to the courthouse to attend public hearings. Read more CN-Now-4-20-(3)_1888280.jpg Q&A: iCivics’ Louise Dubé highlights need for civic education NACo President Gary Moore discussed the importance of civic engagement in communities with iCivics Executive Director Louise Dubé during NACo’s 2021 Virtual Legislative Conference. Read more CN-Now-4-20-(4)_1888281.jpg Activity book introduces students to county government Bernalillo County, N.M. put its own twist on the My County Works Activity Book, adapting it to fill a hole in local government education in the state's social studies curriculum. Read more MORE COUNTY NEWS Legislative Updates CN-Now-4-20-(5)_1888337.jpg New guidance on direct certification process for State & Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Counties must ensure they have a valid DUNS number and SAM registration. Read more CN-Now-4-20-(7)_1888482.jpg Bipartisan group forms congressional SALT Caucus to advocate for new tax relief from Congress A new SALT Caucus will advocate for new tax relief from Congress by repealing the $10,000 cap on State and Local Tax deductions established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Read more CN-Now-4-20-(8)_1888489.jpg HUD awards nearly $5 billion in grants to help homeless The allocation of $4.9 billion in new grants to state and local governments is intended to create affordable housing and provide services to people experiencing or at-risk of experiencing homelessness. 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From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Jeff. Co. Family Resources web connections Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 3:34:49 PM From: Tanya Barnett Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 3:34:07 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Subject: Jeff. Co. Family Resources web connections CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello Jefferson County Youth & Family Service Collaborators, I hope this spring finds you very well. I just want to take a moment to let you know of two ways in which we can stay connected with one another in between our quarterly meet ups (next one takes place on June 11): A new Jefferson County Family Resources Facebook Page: if you and/or your agency has a Facebook presence, please "like" or "follow" our page. I'll do my best to try to connect our respective agencies with each other and with the resources, events, job and volunteer opportunities, etc. that we have to share with one another. Facebook is one of the most popular ways in which families in Jefferson County communicate with each other, so I hope that this will help us to not only connect with one another but with our families as well. A YMCA Family Resource Navigator Page: this is a very simple page (for the time being) for accessing resources that may be helpful to those you serve in our community. I'm trying to keep communication as simple as possible and I hope these are helpful tools. Please do let me know if you have ideas for how I can help our respective agencies to know of one another's work in timely, practical ways. Very best wishes, Tanya Tanya M. Barnett Family Resource Navigator Social Services YMCA of Jefferson County 1925 Blaine Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Cell Phone: 360-565-6025 | Office Phone: 360-554-0011 Email: tanya@olympicpeninsulaymca.org | Web: Olympic Peninsula YMCA | FB: YMCA of Jefferson County Family Resources The Y: We’re for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. From:Washington State Department of Transportation To:jeffbocc Subject:WSDOT News Release: New roadway surface coming to US 101, SR 19 this summer Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 8:18:45 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Three-county chip seal and expansion joint project addresses worn pavement, six bridges Logo Washington State Department of Transportation – NEWS Olympic Region – PO Box 47440 – Olympia, WA 98504-7440 – 360-357-2600 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2021 Contacts: Tina Werner, communications, 360-704-3270 New roadway surface coming to US 101, SR 19 this summer Three-county chip seal and expansion joint project addresses worn pavement, six bridges PORT ANGELES – Nearly 60 miles of US 101 and State Route 19 across the Olympic Peninsula is set to get a facelift this summer. Travelers should expect weekday daytime lane closures with flaggers across multiple work zones and plan ahead to avoid delays. As soon as Monday, May 3, Doolittle Construction, LLC crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will begin site preparations along US 101 at milepost 192 near Forks. Crews will work in phases across multiple locations to resurface the pavement and replace expansion joints on six state bridges. The work requires warm, dry weather so travelers will see crews working during daytime hours until all work is complete. Any weekend or overnight road closures will be announced in advance. Work zones Crews will repair the roadway in the following areas: SR 19/SR 104 to south of West Valley Road: milepost 0.1 to 9.5 US 101/SR 104 to Quilcene River Bridge: milepost 285.2 to 296.7 US 101/Johnson Road to Riverside Road: milepost 192 to 210.5 US 101/East of Fisher Cove Road to west of Indian Creek: milepost 231.4 to 234.6 US 101/South of Shar Lane to north of Bourgault Road: milepost 324.5 to 339 In addition to these pavement repairs, crews will replace worn expansion joints and conduct routine bridge maintenance to six state crossings: US 101 Calawah River Bridge, milepost 192.4 US 101 Sol Duc River Bridge, milepost 194.3 US 101 Sol Duc River Bridge, milepost 203.2 US 101 Sol Duc River Bridge, milepost 203.7 US 101 Bear Creek Bridge, milepost 206 US 101 Skokomish River Bridge, milepost 338.8 “We know that anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 vehicles a day travel US 101 and SR 19 in Clallam, Jefferson and Mason counties,” said Project Engineer Karen Boone. “Chip sealing is a cost-effective solution to repair damaged pavement at one-fifth the price of traditional paving with comparable results.” WSDOT encourages travelers to slow down in work zones and watch out for crew members. Work is expected to wrap up in fall 2021. Olympic Peninsula travelers are encouraged to sign up for email updates. Real-time traffic information is available on the WSDOT app and WSDOT regional Twitter account. Hyperlink within the release: Facelift: www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/us101/clallam-jefferson-mason- counties/home Multiple work zones: www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/us101/clallam-jefferson- mason-counties/map Email updates: www.public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADOT/subscriber/new? topic_id=WADOT_542 WSDOT app: www.wsdot.wa.gov/travel/know-before-you-go/mobile-app WSDOT regional Twitter feed: twitter.com/wsdot_tacoma ### WSDOT keeps people, businesses and the economy moving by operating and improving the state's transportation systems. To learn more about what we're doing, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/news for pictures, videos, news and blogs. Real time traffic information is available at wsdot.com/traffic or by dialing 511. 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V/R, Ms. Raquel Stewart Executive Assistant to the Commanding Officer/Protocol Officer NAS Whidbey Island Oak Harbor, WA 98278-5000 email: raquel.m.stewart@navy.mil Office: ☎ DSN 820-2037/COMM (360) 257-2037 Mobile: ☎ 360-914-7514 Fax: DSN 820-1852/COMM (360) 257-1852 ________________________________________________________________________________Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile appClick here to join the meeting Or call in (audio only) +1 571-388-3904,,617986886# United States, Arlington Phone Conference ID: 617 986 886# Find a local number | Reset PIN Learn More | Meeting options From: Stewart, Raquel M CIV USN NAS WBY WA (USA) Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 11:11 AM Subject: **SAVE THE DATE** INVITATION NASWI In Person/Virtual CLF 26MAY21 Dear Community Leaders, You (or your representative) are cordially invited to a NAS Whidbey Island Team Whidbey Community Leadership Forum (CLF). We will host In Person on the Naval Air Station and via TEAMS, Wednesday - May 26, 2021 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. For those who wish to attend in person, please RSVP by May 19, 2021. Base access provided as needed. Please Note: Driver’s License, DOB, and Vehicle Make/Model are required for Security access information. Location: NASWI Officer’s Club M.T. McCormick’s Officer’s Lounge 1185 W Midway St Bldg 962 Oak Harbor WA 98278 If accessing TEAMS directly is not possible, dialing in is available. Please provide the phone number from which you will be dialing in from. A draft of discussion topics will be forwarded ahead of meeting. Feel free to provide comments or questions of interest to be included or addressed in the agenda by 19 May. Your continued support is greatly appreciated and provides for the success of Team Whidbey; our military families and communities surrounding NAS Whidbey Island. Please reply to Ms. Raquel Stewart by email: raquel.m.stewart@navy.mil or phone: (360) 257-2037, if you or a representative are available to participate. Thank you! V/R, Ms. Raquel Stewart Executive Assistant to the Commanding Officer/Protocol Specialist NAS Whidbey Island Oak Harbor, WA 98278-5000 email: raquel.m.stewart@navy.mil Office: ☎ DSN 820-2037/COMM (360) 257-2037 Mobile: ☎ 360-914-7514 Fax: DSN 820-1852/COMM (360) 257-1852 From:Stewart, Raquel M CIV USN NAS WBY WA (USA) To:Ann_Larson@murray.senate.gov; Colleen_Bryan@murray.senate.gov; Tommy_Bauer@cantwell.senate.gov; Rosa_Mcleod@cantwell.senate.gov; Cameron_Caldwell@cantwell.senate.gov; jordan.kronen@leg.wa.gov; brittany.jarnot@mail.house.gov; laura.gelwicks@mail.house.gov; Katy.Crabtree@mail.house.gov; MaryJane.Robins@mail.house.gov; Benjamin.Studley@mail.house.gov; Glenn.Carpenter@mail.house.gov; keith.wagoner@leg.wa.gov; ron.muzzall@leg.wa.gov; kevin.vandewege@leg.wa.gov; Joe.Timmons@gov.wa.gov; jim.baumgart@gov.wa.gov; greg.gilday@leg.wa.gov; Dave.Paul@leg.wa.gov; Sara.Develle@leg.wa.gov; alex.ramel@leg.wa.gov; mike.chapman@leg.wa.gov; district1@islandcountywa.gov; district2@islandcountywa.gov; j.stclair@islandcountywa.gov; jeffbocc; commissioners@co.skagit.wa.us; cindyw@sanjuanco.com; jamies@sanjuanco.com; rickf@co.island.wa.us; p.morley@co.jefferson.wa.us; Kate Dean; eron@portofpt.com; pam@portofpt.com; mayorrseverns@oakharbor.org; boborn@oakharbor.org; mayor@townofcoupeville.org; laurieg@cityofanacortes.org; mayor@townoflaconner.org; jmauro@cityofpt.us; mayor@langleywa.org; mvmayor@mountvernonwa.gov; msandoval@cityofpt.us; dfaber@cityofpt.us; lgibbon@ohsd.net; jirish@asd103.org; sking@coupeville.k12.wa.us; Gregory.Smith@edwardjones.com; stow62@comcast.net; icedc@whidbey.net; shamilton@anacortes.org; coupevillechamber@gmail.com; Roy_zipp@nps.gov; kristen_griffin@partner.nps.gov; danw@portofanacortes.com; executivedirector@portofcoupeville.org; Jason.armstrong@parks.wa.gov; e.brooks@co.island.wa.us; pat@wclt.org; morrow@islandtransit.org; director@oakharborchamber.com; Kelly@wallinfuneralhome.com; Oswalt, Timothy A CDR USN NAS WBY WA (USA); Lins, James M CIV NAS Whidbey Is., N5; steven.a.kewish.mil@mail.mil; zeber, richard; Bahner, Christopher M (Needles) CAPT USN COMVAQWINGPAC (USA); Harris, David F (Rooster) CAPT USN (USA); Martinez, Miguel R (Mike) CAPT USN CPRW-10 (USA); Huffine, Joseph Andrew CDR USN NAS WBY WA (USA); Newsom, Donny R CDR USN NAVFAC NW SVD WA (USA); Welding, Michael T CIV USN COMNAVREG NW (USA); Murphy, Patrigna R CIV NAS Whidbey Is., N926; Tyhuis, Brian P CIV USN NAVFAC NW SVD WA (USA); Lightfritz, Shawn Eric CIV USN NAS WBY WA (USA); Jobin, Ricardo Ernest CIV USN COMNAVREG NW BGR WA (USA); Voorheis, Jonathan G CAPT USN (USA); Pohrivchak, Stephen R NAF USN NAS WBY WA (USA) Cc:sharra.finley@leg.wa.gov; Eric.Hemmen@leg.wa.gov; Sam.Herriot@leg.wa.gov; amanda.hubik@leg.wa.gov; annika.pederson@leg.wa.gov; PamD@co.island.wa.us; debbiet@co.island.wa.us; vj.shaddy@co.island.wa.us; alexandrah@cityofanacortes.org; kerrig@mountvernonwa.gov; kandrews@ohsd.net; jeaston@coupeville.k12.wa.us; heppner@islandtransit.org; "elisabeth.gillespie.mil@mail.mil"; Dearing, Yumi P CIV USN COMPACFLT (USA); Bond, Charles A (Chuck) CIV USN COMVAQWINGPAC (USA); Lisa Felix; Mills, Thomas G CIV USN NAS WBY WA (USA); Arny, Matthew L (Flounder) CAPT USN NAS WBY WA (USA); Gilham, Thomas E II MCPO USN COMVAQWINGPAC (USA); Kittelson, Brett G CIV USN NAS WBY WA (USA) Subject:**SAVE THE DATE** INVITATION NASWI In Person/Virtual CLF 26MAY21 Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 11:11:37 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Community Leaders, You (or your representative) are cordially invited to a NAS Whidbey Island Team Whidbey Community Leadership Forum (CLF). We will host In Person on the Naval Air Station and via TEAMS, Wednesday - May 26, 2021 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. For those who wish to attend in person, please RSVP by May 19, 2021. Base access provided as needed. Please Note: Driver’s License, DOB, and Vehicle Make/Model are required for Security access information. Location: NASWI Officer’s Club M.T. McCormick’s Officer’s Lounge 1185 W Midway St Bldg 962 Oak Harbor WA 98278 If accessing TEAMS directly is not possible, dialing in is available. Please provide the phone number from which you will be dialing in from. A draft of discussion topics will be forwarded ahead of meeting. Feel free to provide comments or questions of interest to be included or addressed in the agenda by 19 May. Your continued support is greatly appreciated and provides for the success of Team Whidbey; our military families and communities surrounding NAS Whidbey Island. Please reply to Ms. Raquel Stewart by email: raquel.m.stewart@navy.mil or phone: (360) 257-2037, if you or a representative are available to participate. Thank you! V/R, Ms. Raquel Stewart Executive Assistant to the Commanding Officer/Protocol Specialist NAS Whidbey Island Oak Harbor, WA 98278-5000 email: raquel.m.stewart@navy.mil Office: ☎ DSN 820-2037/COMM (360) 257-2037 Mobile: ☎ 360-914-7514 Fax: DSN 820-1852/COMM (360) 257-1852 From:Tom Sparks To:Public Comments Subject:Our Turn..? Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 8:18:01 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello, After a tough week of many mass shootings all over this country, I was wondering if the reality of the situation was finally settling in with the Jefferson CCs? The common thread that seems to bind all of these shootings by gun crazeis, is this, "Geez, we never thought it would happen in our peaceful community..." or...." We though this was just a big city problem...or a black community issue....but here? In our own town? Such is the state of things with these mass shootings..... So I want to take this opportunity to shine the light directly on Commissioner Greg Brotherton, who said at a Monday public comment session a while back, " If you folks at the gun range need anything at all, or if there is anything I can do for you, just be sure and let me know..." This offer was never made to the hundreds of families who suffer from the extreme gun noise coming from the gun range, nor was any mention made of the rapid proliferation of guns in our county. Gun sales are through the roof and will continue. So It seems it will simply be a question of when, not if, we will have the first mass shooting right here in Jefferson County. Have the Commissioners ( and staff ) done anything at all to slow or discourage this proliferation of high capacity, high caliber guns? Sadly, the answer is a predictable, resounding NO. We could have closed the gun range, and sent the shooters packing.... easily, but the commercial gun range lawsuits in play would have been negatively affected by gun range closures . So instead of moving this dangerous time bomb out of town, the Commissioners awarded the gun range with 20 years extended lease....makes perfect sense right? Keep those campaign donations flowing, keep the hate mail and threats down to a minimum and to hell with the rest of the community that will suffer from grossly reduced property values and noise pollution and of course ground water pollution from lead bullets and shotgun pellets. When the first mass shooting happens here in Jefferson County, and it will....we can look to the County Commissioners and Staff and review their lack of spine to do the right thing . Most people would call this a major missed opportunity to do what is desperately needed in our county. So the only question that remains, is WHEN will the blood be on the hands of the Commissioners, not if. I guess we'll find out soon enough. Thanks for nothing. T.Parks From:Rita Kepner To:Public Comments Subject:Hadlock sewer Date:Sunday, April 18, 2021 9:48:51 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Subject: Hadlock sewer Please review water supply issues with consideration for the future of clean, affordable, drinking water for the area. Port Hadlock is in the rain-shadow and wells, including PUD wells, are already stressed. Climate change is likely to increase the stress and threaten the future of drinking water for our children and grandchildren. There are reasonable protective actions the County must consider before approving more sewer systems. Which of the many water conservation actions does the County plan to codify? Rita Marie Kepner, Ph.D. From:Justine Gonzalez-Berg Cc:citycouncil@cityofpt.us; jeffbocc; John Mauro; Lance Bailey; Philip Morley; DCD Front Staff Subject:Resources to inform strategies for Affordable Housing Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 3:23:49 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greetings County and City Electeds and Staff, As we all continue to work toward solutions for our local housing crisis, I would like to invite you to receive a free pass to a library of online resources that cover many different aspects of this issue. Many local housing advocates and providers have accessed this same pass, and we hope that these resources will help generate new ideas, increase our collective knowledge, and cultivate a common understanding of more housing solutions strategies. More information below. Thank you for your work in our community, Justine Receive a free pass for the Solutions Summit for the Housing Crisis Housing Solutions Network members have purchased an All-Community, All-Access Pass for the Solutions Summit for the Housing Crisis to share with community members, housing advocates & providers, and government officials in Jefferson County to expand and inform all of our work toward creating solutions to the affordable housing crisis. The Solutions Summit was an online event featuring over 60 information-packed sessions that covered a broad range of topics (listed below). We have a special link that includes FREE access to all of these sessions for up to 100 people in Jefferson County until November 2022. We hope to distribute these passes to individuals who will use them for research, to educate the community, to support the work for housing that is already happening, and to bring new ideas and tools to the field. In order to track how many passes have been distributed, individuals must register to receive a pass. There is no criteria for who can register. Register for a free pass today! (https://forms.gle/kqcB2PTsg1QyNGqS9) ABOUT THE SOLUTIONS SUMMIT RESOURCES The Solutions Summit talks have been categorized into the following tracks. All pass-holders will have access to all of these tracks. Zoning, Policies, and Public Support Successful Home Sharing Helping Renters Buy and Remodel Older Homes Increasing Accessory Dwelling Units Expanding Land Trusts and Co-op Ownership Funding, Finance, and Sources of Capital Leveraging Technology to Address the Housing Crisis Building Community in Apartment Complexes and Neighborhoods Preventing and Addressing Homelessness Strategy and Strategy Management Rapid Response to the Eviction Crisis Faith Communities Q&A Panels Access to a 2-hour E-Learning Course on Managing Community Health Improvement Strategies. Even though the example used in this course is community health improvement, the techniques and practices taught in the course are ideal for managing a strategy to address the crisis of housing affordability and local economic development. Please direct any questions to HSN Director Justine Gonzalez-Berg at justine@jcfgives.org From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: from Brinnon Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 5:23:26 PM From: Patricia Beathard Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 5:23:22 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: from Brinnon CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. I always appreciate your support of the needs of the Brinnon community. I encourage you to take the steps necessary to support the approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment that would allow for the Brinnon community waste water project. Thank you, Trish Beathard Superintendent Brinnon School District From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Brinnon Wastewater Plan Date:Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:04:44 PM From: Jay Ramos Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:04:24 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Jay Ramos Subject: Brinnon Wastewater Plan CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. To whom it may concern, We would like to voice our concern in favor of the sewer hook up in Brinnon. Please let this pass as we are on a commercial zone and would like to hook up in the near future. Our goal is to open a food vending business, Egg Roll Hut, LLC on Brinnon Lane. With that said we would encourage the safety and health of the public, bring the variety food to feed the people and also bring the small business growth into Brinnon. Please, lets pass the wastewater hook up so we can bring the future to a clean environmental safe place for everyone in Brinnon. Thank you and we hope to hear positive responses soon. Sincerely, Jay and Angie Ramos Egg Roll Hut, LLC Brinnon, WA From:Greg Brotherton To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: COVID-19 Weekly Report - 4/21/21 Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:01:32 AM From: Village Council Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:01:23 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: COVID-19 Weekly Report - 4/21/21 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. COVID-19 WEEKLY UPDATE April 21, 2021 This Weekly Update provides a link to the County Department of Emergency Management Community Situation Report rather than duplicating information that is being published by them. That report covers Dr. Locke’s presentation at the Monday County Commissioners meeting. 12 new cases last week For details, see the Jefferson County SitRep here JeffCo is still in PHASE III of the WA State Road Map to reopening One new hospitalization and death were reported last week Most new cases are coming from family and larger group gatherings; this includes high risk areas like indoor dining and workout centers Breakthrough cases are well below the vaccination efficacy rates but are climbing To download full County Case Information, click HERE To download full Global Case Count Information, click HERE Resources: jeffersonhealthcare.org/covid-19/ jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/1429/covid-19 Wash Hands Maintain Distance Wear a Mask Visit the Village Council Web Site Your Village Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation whose purpose is to be a unifying force and information conduit for the benefit of all Port Ludlow residents. ‌ Port Ludlow Village Council | Post Office Box 65012, Port Ludlow, WA 98365 Unsubscribe gbrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by portludlowvillagecouncileblast@gmail.com From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Christian Leinbach for NACo 2nd VP - Experience, Collaboration, Commitment Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:56:54 AM From: Christian Leinbach, Berks County, Pennsylvania Commissioner Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:56:51 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Christian Leinbach for NACo 2nd VP - Experience, Collaboration, Commitment CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. CHRISTIAN LEINBACH FOR NACo 2nd VICE PRESIDENT Experience, Collaboration, Commitment Dear NACo County Leader, I love county government and despite the extremely challenging past 13 months I believe county leaders aresetting the example of what good governance looks like. In many respects, we as county leaders are telling ourstory by the way we’ve led our counties during this crisis. I’m proud of my NACo family. Over the course of my nearly 14 years as a Berks County commissioner I’ve had the honor to serve in leadershipin both CCAP (my state association) and NACo. I serve because I love the work of county government as well asthe leadership of both CCAP and NACo. I believe the value of NACo is its ability to be our voice as an advocate for counties, and a source of educationfor each of us as county leaders. At NACo, urban and rural counties, red and blue counties, come together toget the job done. As NACo we represent our constituents. We help create resiliency in our counties. Weendeavor to educate legislators about what they do not know – sharing information that is critical to help themmake decisions that reflect the reality of what we see and know about our counties. I am committed to listening and partnering with you and NACo staff. This is how we can better understandwhat’s required for counties to navigate complicated issues, remain innovative, and create programs andservices that reflect the unique aspects of our counties. I am dedicated to using my experience and an open-minded approach to finding solutions and charting a course to address not only common challenges but alsohelping address specific issues that many of you have shared with me. By working together we can help NACoand our members do an even better job telling our story. As you contemplate who to support for NACo 2nd VP please consider my experience as well as my message.It’s not about a party, it's not about me - it’s about the issues that are important to our counties. It's aboutsolving problems and challenges for our county residents. It's about working together to move our countiesand the work of NACo forward. It’s all about telling the story around the great work each of us are doing forour county constituents. If you believe that we can do a better job Telling Our County Story.If you believe that we are strongest working together.If you believe that counties are a voice of reason and problem solving that can help move NACoforward in these very divisive times, I respectfully ask for your support for NACo 2nd VP. Please email me at Cleinbach@CountyofBerks.com to share your thoughts on NACo and issues that areimportant for your constituents. Sincerely, Christian Y. LeinbachChairman - Berks County Commissioners633 Court StreetReading, PA 19601-4310Phone: 610-478-6136 Ext. 3 / Ext. 6127Fax: 610-478-6139Email: CLeinbach@CountyofBerks.comWebsite: www.CountyofBerks.com www.TeamLeinbach.com YourStory@TeamLeinbach.com ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ CHRISTIAN Y. LEINBACH | 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601-4310 Unsubscribe kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by yourstory@teamleinbach.com powered by Try email marketing for free today! From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Did you miss this Chamber Cafe Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 8:25:24 AM From: The Chamber of Jefferson County Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 8:25:14 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Did you miss this Chamber Cafe CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. www.jeffcountychamber.org 360.385.7869 director@jeffcountychamber.org Centrum Chamber Cafe Did you miss this Chamber Cafe or were you with us for this informative session and want to review the content? Robert Birman, Centrum Executive Director, discussed latest developments at Centrum and described how the organization has evolved to meet a new future. Click this Link to YouTube channel to view Cafe video! The 1st and 3rd Friday of most months 10:00 AM Zoom Registration is required for these events to obtain Zoom access code. There is no fee or membership required www.jeffcountychamber.org/events Register for a Chamber Cafe Now! Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce | 2409 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Unsubscribe kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by director@jeffcountychamber.org powered by Try email marketing for free today! Statewide Boards & Commissions View this email in your browser From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Statewide Boards & Commissions Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 12:59:43 PM From: Eric Johnson, WSAC Executive Director Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 12:59:31 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Statewide Boards & Commissions CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Your help is needed to serve in open seats on statewide boards and commissions. Those currently serving in seats with expiring terms are eligible to seek reappointment. Applications are due by Tuesday, April 27 at 5:00 pm Current Openings: Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) The Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) was formed in 1982 to respond to local economic development in Washington communities. 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You are receiving this email because you are involved with county government. Our mailing address is: Washington State Association of Counties 206 10th Ave SE Olympia, WA 98501-1311 Add us to your address book Click Here to Apply This email was sent to Kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Washington State Association of Counties · 206 10th Ave SE · Olympia, WA 98501-1311 · USA From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Materials for next week"s Empowered Teens Coalition meeting: 4/27 3:30-4:30pm Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 2:32:16 PM Attachments:PortTownsend_2020_CPWI_CS_Results.pdf PT ETC minutes March 2021.pdf PT ETC Agenda April 2021.pdf image001.png image002.png image003.png From: Lindsay Scalf Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 2:32:12 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Lindsay Scalf Subject: Materials for next week's Empowered Teens Coalition meeting: 4/27 3:30-4:30pm Hi all! Attached you’ll find our minutes from March, our agenda for next week, and the pdf version of the community survey results we’ll be looking at. Looking forward to seeing you! Lindsay Scalf is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Port Townsend Empowered Teens Coalition Time: Sep 22, 2020 03:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Every month on the Fourth Tue, 10 occurrence(s) Sep 22, 2020 03:30 PM Oct 27, 2020 03:30 PM Nov 24, 2020 03:30 PM Dec 22, 2020 03:30 PM Jan 26, 2021 03:30 PM Feb 23, 2021 03:30 PM Mar 23, 2021 03:30 PM Apr 27, 2021 03:30 PM May 25, 2021 03:30 PM Jun 22, 2021 03:30 PM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Monthly: https://zoom.us/meeting/tJ0uf-qrpj0vHdSWZtKIgBQ6dSTWTkX_3gVJ/ics? icsToken=98tyKuChrTMpGdyTtR6HRox5A4qgb-nxiCFYgqduqyXxKAlUQDKgMtF2BYZ0KOeD Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99383386570 Meeting ID: 993 8338 6570 One tap mobile +12532158782,,99383386570# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,99383386570# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 993 8338 6570 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abhNvXXy4W -Lindsay Lindsay Scalf Gender Pronouns: she/her/hers Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Coordinator Jefferson County Public Health 615 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-385-9419 lscalf@co.jefferson.wa.us | https://jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/ Always working for a Safer and Healthier Jefferson County CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. 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From:Kate Dean To:Julie Shannon Subject:FW: Request for assistance Date:Wednesday, April 21, 2021 3:04:16 PM From: Fred Lutz Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 3:03:35 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Ben Bauermeister Cc: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Candace Mangold; Sarah Rubenstein Subject: Re: Request for assistance CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hi Ben, sorry for the delay but I wanted to check on some dates. The current plan is that the Internet First program will sunset at the end of 2021. I would reiterate though that it could change. These things are very fluid with Covid-19 as you can imagine. Also, and more importantly perhaps, is that Wave is part of the EBBP program that was created by the federal government and I think is a more robust program. I am including some information below about the program for you and feel free to contact me if you would like anything more. It too is a fairly new program that has now officially launched yet but is in process. Thanks! The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is open to households thatparticipate in an existing low-income or pandemic relief program offeredby a broadband provider; Lifeline subscribers, including those that are onMedicaid or accept SNAP benefits; households with kids receiving free andreduced-price lunch or school breakfast; Pell grant recipients; and thosewho have lost jobs and seen their income reduced in the last year. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 . How are the customers vetted for eligibility? A consumer mustuse USAC’s National Verifier Database (NVD) to determine whether she/heis eligible. The consumer then presents confirmation of her/his eligibilityto the provider, who confirms this information by using the provider portalof the NVD and then confirms using USAC’s National Lifeline AccountabilityDatabase (NLAD) that the consumer is not already enrolled with another provider. 2. What is our commitment for regarding keeping and providingproof of eligibility? We must collect and retain documentation for the six full preceding calendar years showing that, prior to enrolling an existing subscriber in the EBB Program, we disclosed to the householdthat the EBB Program is a government program that reduces thecustomer’s broadband Internet access service bill, is temporary in nature,that the household will be subject to the provider’s undiscounted ratesand general terms and conditions at the end of the program if theycontinue to receive service, that the household may obtain broadbandservice supported by the EBB Program from any participating provider of their choosing, and that the household may transfer their EBB Program benefit to another provider at any time. We also must also retain documentation demonstrating that, having received such disclosures, the household provided affirmative consent to applying their EmergencyBroadband Benefit to the service received from the EBB provider. 3. How do we get reimbursed? We submit the customer informationand upload into the Lifeline/USAC database. I will get you more specificsonce USAC posts the information. Here are some of the requirements forthat submission: (e) In order to receive Emergency Broadband Benefit Program reimbursement, an officer of the participating provider must certify, as part of each request for reimbursement, that: …(4) The participating provider has obtained valid certification and application forms as required by the rules in this subpart for each of the subscribers forwhom it is seeking reimbursement; (5) the amount for which theparticipating provider is seeking reimbursement from the EmergencyBroadband Connectivity Fund is not more than the standard rate; (6) eacheligible household for which the participating provider is seekingreimbursement for providing an Internet service offering— (A) has notbeen and will not be charged— (i) for such offering, if the standard rate for such offering is less than or equal to the amount of the emergency broadband benefit for such household; or (ii) more for such offering than the difference between the standard rate for such offering and the amount of the emergency broadband benefit for such household; (B) willnot be required to pay an early termination fee if such eligible householdelects to enter into a contract to receive such Internet service offering ifsuch household later terminates such contract; (C) was not, after the dateof the enactment of this Act, subject to a mandatory waiting period forsuch Internet service offering based on having previously receivedbroadband Internet access service from such participating provider; and (D) will otherwise be subject to the participating provider’s generally applicable terms and conditions as applied to other customers. (7) each eligible household for which the participating provider is seeking reimbursement for supplying such household with a connected device wascharged by the provider more than $10.00 but less than $50.00 for suchconnected device…(g) In order to receive reimbursement, participatingproviders shall submit certified reimbursement claims through LifelineClaims System by the 15th of each month, or the following business dayin the event the 15th is a holiday or falls on a weekend. If theparticipating provider fails to submit a certified reimbursement claim by the deadline for that month, the reimbursement claim will not be processed. 4. How do we get approval for our non-ETCs toparticipate? Regulatory will handle that and add the company non-ETCs. The FCC has established a streamlined process for non-ETCs to beapproved to participate, but we need to get that done by March 22. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What does the program offer consumers andproviders? The program is separate from the existing Lifeline program. (An eligible consumer could subscribe to both.) The EBBP subsidizes broadband service for in-needconsumers during the pandemic. An eligible consumer cansign up for broadband service from any eligible providerand obtain a discount of up to $50/month ($75 for tribalcustomers). Providers then are reimbursed for the amountof the discount. For example, if we are charging astandard rate of $90 for internet service, we would receive $50 from the program and the household would be charged up to $40. If the standard rate is $40, we would be reimbursed $40. Monthly equipment rental fees (i.e., modems & routers) can be included in calculating thestandard rate. In addition, in-need consumers can receivea discount for a connected device – up to $100 – (with aco-pay between $10-$50) and providers are thenreimbursed for the amount. What is the total funding for the program? $3.2B. The FCC will start the program in 60 days (from 2/25). Because existing Lifeline providers (largely mobilewireless) and Internet Essential providers will move quicklyto sign up consumers, it will be important to participatefrom the beginning. The expectation is that the fundingwill run out within 4-6 months. The FCC intends to giveparticipating providers notice of when this might occur – sothey can transition consumers participating in the program. Assuming funding is sufficient, the program ends when the emergency ends. Why participate in the program? There are two principle reasons to participate in theprogram: the potential for additional revenues from newand existing customers; and the likelihood that your competitors (e.g. mobile wireless and major cable companies) will be participating. Also, with the Democratsnow in charge, there is good chance that there will beadditional “adoption” programs like the EBBP. What are the requirements for a provider toparticipate? There are two paths for a provider to participate: as an ETC, and as a non-ETC. (Most of our entities are non- ETCs, but some are ETCs). And, the FCC has made it easyfor non-ETCs to participate. Here’s the roadmap toparticipate for each our entities -- a) A provider must register on the sam.gov website. (This will include entering information for all RCN, Grande, Wave, enTouch & Digital West companies. There are some entitieswhere we are already registered with sam.gov butwe would need to register any entities that are notregistered.) b) A provider must have been offering broadband service as of 12/1/2020 (as indicated on Form 477) c) ETCs must file a simple election with USAC to participate in areas where they are designated as an ETC d) Non-ETCs have to supply information aboutthemselves – but it shouldn’t be that burdensome –and obtain FCC approval and then filean election notice with USAC (If we were offeringas program like Internet Essential on 4/1/2020, we receive automatic approval from the FCC.) e) The election notice must identify the States where we want to participate in the program along with the internet offering(s) we will provideincluding documenting the monthly "standard" rateavailable as of 12/1/2021 for each state. What are the operational requirements? Once approved, we need to create accounts for OnePortal, National Verifier, and National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD) – all overseen the Universal ServiceAdministrative Company (USAC). This will ensure we only enroll eligible customers that are not already enrolled by another provider. We will also need to register employeesinto the Representative Accountability Database (RAD) as afraud prevention measure. Here are the operatingprocedures: 1) When a consumer contacts the company forEBBP service, she/he will need to prove that she/heis an eligible consumer by getting “verified” with the National Verifier database and obtaining a “number” indicating that status. We then take the “number” and verify it is accurate and that the consumer is not already subscribing to another provider bychecking the NLAD. (There are other methods toverify, but this seems to be the best approach so wedon't need to create our own verification process,that would require FCC approval.) 2) We will need to input the customer into our billing system, record enrollments into the National Lifeline Accountability Database, and update a USAC/Lifeline spreadsheet that will be uploaded monthly for reimbursement claims. Please note thatan officer of the company will have to certify eachmonth that the data being submitted forreimbursement is correct. The program has a requirement that we market theservice, but it is relatively generic. On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:41 PM Ben Bauermeister <ben@bauermeister.com> wrote: Greetings Mr. Lutz - First, thank you for joining in on our local Jefferson County Broadband Action Team’s Zoom call a couple weeks back. Having your support and hearing your insights was useful to the team as we chart our County’s future steps toward greater internet access. As you may recall, my organization services roughly 17 low income families who have signed up for Wave’s ‘Internet First’ program. This program has been instrumental in getting us through a tough year for remote learning during the pandemic. Thank you. The problem is that we now a year later, and we are not through the pandemic yet. Schools are likely to offer a mix of in-person and remote learning next year, and we have families coming off of ‘Internet First’ due to the 12 month limit on that program. Is there any consideration of extending this program for our communities most vulnerable students? Taking them off of the program, outfitting them with a hotspot, and then getting them back onto Wave 2 months later might be more than our little organization can handle. :-) Thank you for your consideration, Ben Bauermeister The Connected Students Initiative www.JeffCoCSI.org 206.226.3280