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Port District #7 Grant County

 PUBLIC NOTICE OF A CHANGE OF MEETING DATE

OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONER

Notice is hereby given that Port District #7 of Grant County, Washington will be changing their Regular Meeting for the month of October from 10/28/21 to 10/21/21, at 3:45 pm due to a lack of quorum.  The meeting will be held by telephone conference calling.  Anyone wishing to join the conference call can contact the District Secretary at portdistrict7@gmail.com for connection instructions.

This notice is given by order of Jim Keene, Chair, Port District #7 Board of Commissioners.

Respectfully,

Debbie D. Bigelow

Secretary/Treasurer

Grant County Port District No. 7

(Publish October 13 and 20, 2021)

City of Electric City

Planning Commission Public Workshop

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Electric City Planning Commission will hold a public workshop at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Electric City City Hall to kick off the process to review and revise the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code (Title 18 Electric City Municipal Code) and other implementing regulations as may be required. The purpose of the workshop is to provide an overview of the update process, existing plan and regulations, to solicit comments from the public on land use related issues, and establish a “docket” of potential amendments to review during 2022.

All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard. Those requiring assistance are requested to contact City Hall a minimum of 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing to notify the City of the type of assistance required. Persons wishing to view project information may contact Electric City City Hall, 10 Western Avenue Street between the hours of 9:00 am until 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. For further information contact Kurt Danison, Planner at (509) 322-4037.

(Publish October 13 and 20, 2021)

CITY OF ELECTRIC CITY

REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

The City of Electric City will accept Statements of Qualifications from firms interested in providing professional municipal engineering services during the 2022-2023 calendar years. The City will be selecting a consulting engineering firm for various municipal engineering services for water, sewer, drainage, and street projects, comprehensive plans, municipal planning, traffic studies, capital facilities plans, rate studies, technical engineering reports, cost estimates, environmental reviews, plans, specifications, and construction administration services. Consultant shall have extensive experience with the preparation of funding applications. Design, plans, specifications, and services during construction for street and utility improvements may include those funded by TIB, WSDOT/FHWA, STBG, WDOE, USDA-RD, CDBG, CERB, SIP, EDA, DWSRF, PWTF, SRTS and federal stimulus grant funds.

The City may submit grant application(s) to the Washington State Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and/or applications to other agencies/programs for funding to complete a study and/or construction project(s). Should CDBG grant funds be secured, cost plus percentage of construction cost consultant agreements will not be allowed. State and federal equal opportunity and affirmative action requirements will apply to the selection process, consultant agreement and conduct of the project.

Statements of Qualifications shall be limited to twelve (12) pages and will be evaluated on relevant experience in similar work, qualifications of key personnel, familiarity with the City of Electric City and/or experience with municipalities of similar size, experience with state and federal funding programs, previous performance on public projects, and references. Three (3) copies of the Statement of Qualifications shall be submitted.

The City’s selection of a consultant for these engineering services will be made from the Statement of Qualifications received at City Hall by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Statement of Qualifications should be delivered to Diane Kohout, Mayor, City of Electric City, 10 Western Avenue, Electric City, WA 99123 or mailed to P.O. Box 130, Electric City, WA 99123. Phone: 509-633-1510. The most highly rated firm will be selected for negotiation of a professional services contract. Interviews may be held at the City’s discretion.

The City of Electric City, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination based on disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by contacting Diane Kohout, Mayor at the above address/phone number.

The City, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all consultants that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. The City of Electric City is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Qualified women- and minority-owned consultants are encouraged to respond.

Diane Kohout, Mayor

Publish in the Star Newspaper on October 20 & October 27, 2021

Colville Confederated Tribes

Public Notice of Code Amendment

Chapter 4-3 is being amended. The meeting for public comment is November 3, 2021 at 9 a.m. at the Lucy Covington Government Center in the Council Chambers.

Individuals may also participate by phone at: 303-928-2657 with a passcode: 4574331.

The proposed amendments can be reviewed by contacting Nichelle Gallaher, Code Reviser, at nichelle.gallaher.ora@colvilletribes.com or by phone at (509) 634-2534.

(Publish October 20 and 27, 2021)

Town of

Coulee Dam

Budget

Workshop

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Budget Workshop will be held for the Coulee Dam Town Hall via teleconference on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 5:15 p.m. Teleconference information can be obtained by contacting Town Hall, 509-633-0320, cdclerk@couleedam.org or by visiting townofcouleedam.org.

Stefani Bowden, Clerk/Treasurer

(Publish October 20, 2021)

Town of

Coulee Dam

Budget

Workshop

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Budget Workshop will be held for the Coulee Dam Town Hall via teleconference on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 5:15 p.m. Teleconference information can be obtained by contacting Town Hall, 509-633-0320, cdclerk@couleedam.org or by visiting townofcouleedam.org.

Stefani Bowden, Clerk/Treasurer

(Publish October 20, 2021)