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At the meeting a commissioner said the resolution was crafted in response to a public input opportunity that occurs roughly every five years and that the board provided input at the prior cycle as well. The item was brought forward to allow the county to participate in the federal public comment period.

The consent agenda also included a call for a June 24 hearing on an agreement with the Clallam Economic Development Council regarding an Opportunity Fund program to support a Clallam Forest Products Industry Cluster Innovation Program. Both items were approved as part of the consent agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioner's Board Meeting - June 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","As part of the consent agenda the board approved a resolution opposing inclusion of new offshore oil and gas leasing off Washington in the 2024–2029 Outer Continental Shelf program and set a hearing on a separate economic development agreement.","taxTitle","Clallam County, Washington","taxId",54309,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6206839,"County approves Ecology grant amendment for channel migration work; some residents oppose scope",0,1265000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3760309-42305a8744d3af5fe974c17e51caef9e&start=1265&end=1265","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3760309-42305a8744d3af5fe974c17e51caef9e/thumbnail_1265000.jpg","/articles/6206839/Clallam-County/Washington/County-approves-Ecology-grant-amendment-for-channel-migration-work-some-residents-oppose-scope","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6206839-c442ef892182824a9ee62d2cfdf2f119/orig.mp4?Expires=1773567899&Signature=MFBeYhO0nl6wz21MYCE-dpulGwypdaeA63thAXIrmKCLJLut8ykRNxrrrFaPDmsLNFk7X50CO0XZFbLvIg88Qy3eQzvTlry6DHVjDbiEpBLMTeHfYX4yfuSIYtfirT9q7fNyI7tgLeV7FO4GyV11nin13J-FV9dcBYcO7iciVi5Rw2NYhBBeMse3Io6c1KGPjWfGtBj-HYz30nFvnQNfMpd6uIfC4NfcF0BDTHqNv5s6GfkjfpMkZg2IdPwRDMwOnqvhCn5UuD893Qz2JfnCuZR1cK~iZJY9kzw3WPDsYICm-tLifS-uF~DLAHDI2--GXV673N~ZoH3DvIq-dZXVNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clallam County commissioners approved an amendment June 10 to an agreement with Natural System Design Inc. to add $32,239 in Department of Ecology grant funds for task work on the Lower Elwha channel migration project, plus roughly $4,489 for final outreach.

Staff described the amendment as covering anticipated overages on task work that finalizes channel migration delineation and funding for wrap‑up outreach. The amendment was presented as part of consent and contract items; the board moved and approved the amendment during the meeting.

Residents who spoke during public comment said the project’s scope and local impacts were not adequately explained to affected communities. Ed Bowen of Clallam Bay said the resolution and related actions would hurt his local economy and asked who called for the work and whether it was connected to a marine sanctuary. Bowen also opposed proceeding while he said unmet needs in other areas remain unaddressed. John Worthington raised broader concerns about county involvement with tribal housing and federal positions, saying county resources were being used for activities he described as outside local priorities.

County staff did not modify the amendment based on public comment and the contract amendment was approved. Staff said the Ecology funds are restricted to the channel migration tasks described in the scope of work and that the additional funds are to be applied to anticipated overages and outreach.","Commissioners approved an agreement amendment adding $32,239 from the Washington Department of Ecology to the channel migration project contract with Natural System Design Inc.; nearby residents told the board they oppose the project and said their concerns about local impacts remain unaddressed.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6206843,"Clallam County schedules June 24 hearing on ARPA reallocation, approves notices for multiple budget revisions",805,1575000,2380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3760309-42305a8744d3af5fe974c17e51caef9e&start=1575&end=2380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3760309-42305a8744d3af5fe974c17e51caef9e/thumbnail_1575000.jpg","/articles/6206843/Clallam-County/Washington/Clallam-County-schedules-June-24-hearing-on-ARPA-reallocation-approves-notices-for-multiple-budget-revisions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6206843-15415cd12fc6236a448b2ce7026d4e84/orig.mp4?Expires=1773567899&Signature=iWVsSK62-EwQEnw8zYmdLutcUhy61kIEp2w85xED0afMjsCGFcqFzBWXa3aAZGMFbtH8AtSLrf2P5IvrcjFzFia9GROtwnDbaPG1jzqWQz7tx3eE6kSgRqAI9PehtBb63vMok7PKqGT2A2W929pSreS97WpOK1r7-MdWE78qI5Xs91azHWe9Kn1QjeE0UDqKKa5jUUh3HlQDhkPmpuyYICsPi0Awni0iYwjpBL82T-aUt4ZvMVO5OYd6Co81vHKu0LQLCcVYWbo7ibIYVkbW7uMtGB9QqIT3I9xhyiUSwXCXPE6UrKoPtzjuULtQHyHDpbaNcghWflumaYJ72f1G2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clallam County commissioners received notice June 10 of several proposed budget revisions and supplemental appropriations and voted to publish a public hearing for June 24 on a debatable emergency to reallocate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

CFO Mark Lane outlined three budget revision notices to be considered for adoption on June 24: $42,000 reallocated within Health and Human Services for lease-accounting adjustments; $88,047 moved within ARPA non‑departmental funds to cover recruitment and referral costs more appropriately charged to corrections; and $55,463 in ARPA funds moved to cover medical respite contract fee adjustments and an additional $20,000 to a local nonprofit contract. Lane also described six supplemental appropriations that staff will bring forward, including a $10,000 grant for Internet Crimes Against Children training, a $32,239 Ecology grant for Lower Elwha channel migration work, and a $155,144 recognition of a forgiven Department of Ecology loan in the Clallam Bay sewer fund.

Separately, the board voted to call a public hearing on June 24 at 10:30 a.m. regarding a proposed debatable budget emergency to reallocate $138,036 of ARPA non‑departmental funds. County staff said the amount reflects previously committed ARPA recruitment and retention incentives that were released when employees left before earning bonuses; memoranda of understanding allow re‑designation of the released funds to repay personnel costs incurred in 2025 by the general fund. The transcript identifies $85,810.40 as one component of that total tied to an earlier resolution (Resolution 41‑2025) and explains that the reallocation accelerates costs originally planned for 2026 into 2025.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about why this item is treated as a debatable emergency; staff said the primary driver is timing and acceleration of previously committed expenditures. The board approved notice of the revisions and the call for the June 24 public hearing; the hearing will determine formal adoption of the revisions and the debatable emergency.","County staff notified the board of several budget revisions and supplemental appropriations and the board called a public hearing for June 24 on a debatable emergency to reallocate $138,036 of ARPA funds to cover personnel costs and repay the general fund.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6206848,"Clallam County adopts ordinance tightening rules for frequently flooded areas",960,2412000,3372000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3760309-42305a8744d3af5fe974c17e51caef9e&start=2412&end=3372","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3760309-42305a8744d3af5fe974c17e51caef9e/thumbnail_2412000.jpg","/articles/6206848/Clallam-County/Washington/Clallam-County-adopts-ordinance-tightening-rules-for-frequently-flooded-areas","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6206848-debb8043aff07c5d4d38e6b906aa981f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773567899&Signature=F1UovxUk4oYvtwbXF59mEAa3vjRUWIWyUmJHKENyOYGqqwAvCI1qz--oNS3m-MUvYj2u6c8udSnvbvMj99rdq-Q8mEUntgUiO2gR54JSn5lxdbUj4mA6Eo2F-zU6~dVZcwJmgjNZkaywqup5wDJvsY78kHiZRsrCGg0~NcxMKEMUcaXi83bcCXU69PdlYudBT-sT4v5ub4UoPbIPQTud0Nr5p21WBvv26HONmpn4irYc4I7Mn7u2hNZxB0vMwvVWsTJoH3zxRQ9JDa0NnjvtV0Y4rHipPiWXptRcmKLXrfjhwppkwXLglyUgDs1EnriHAnx3zdavdN8o31MMC2cOpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clallam County commissioners on June 10 approved an ordinance amending Chapter 27.12, Part 5 (frequently flooded areas) to align local code with updated FEMA requirements and to preserve the county's standing in the National Flood Insurance Program.

The change narrows allowable cumulative floodway impacts: where the code previously allowed a one-foot aggregate rise in base flood elevation from encroachments, the amended language requires no rise (0 feet). County staff also clarified that the county’s floodplain administrator position resides with the director of community development.

County staff told the board the amendments were made to satisfy FEMA’s updated definitions and enable continued participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. Commissioners said maintaining NFIP eligibility was the immediate practical reason to update local code; staff warned that failure to adopt the revisions could lead to removal from NFIP and prevent new flood insurance purchases in the county.

At the planning commission level, staff reported unanimous support for the changes after limited drafting adjustments. During the public hearing, several residents raised concerns. Ed Bowen and John Worthington argued the changes could amount to a regulatory taking and criticized the planning process and adoption-by-reference steps; other residents asked how the change would affect property owners who bring in fill or otherwise alter lot elevation. Staff explained that compensatory storage or on‑lot mitigation would be required where a proposed change displaces flood volume so downstream water surface elevation does not increase.

The board opened and closed the public hearing, then voted to adopt the ordinance as presented. Commissioners did not provide a roll-call tally in the minutes recorded; the motion carried.

The ordinance amends definitions and procedural language in Chapter 27.12. Staff said additional administrative language will guide permit review and coordination with state and federal floodplain programs going forward.","The County Commissioners approved an amendment to Chapter 27.12 (Critical Areas — Frequently Flooded Areas) to align local code with FEMA requirements, designate the floodplain administrator, and change how floodway impacts are measured.","actionData","errors"]

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