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“Damson Avenue reconstruction project is complete,” McCandridge said, noting only minor warranty items remain. He said the post office crosswalk project is essentially complete, with a final restriping punch list item requested by the funding agency (WSDOT). McCandridge said the city has pre-purchased lighting for Rose Street and is concluding a right-of-way acquisition for the lighting on the east end of the corridor; installation will proceed after right-of-way is finalized.

On Johnier Road (the transcript references the larger north–south collector project as Mjolnir/Majjan/Majolnir in different places), McCandridge said right-of-way acquisition is well underway with several parcels signed and paid and others close to completion; staff aim to complete acquisitions this summer and obligate construction funds before the federal fiscal-year deadline so the project can advertise this fall and construct in early next year.

McCandridge described the newly drilled water well (identified in the meeting as Well 8, formerly Well 7). Initial yields were poor; after additional development by a second driller, yields increased from about 50 gallons per minute to over 500 gpm and the city expects further development to improve yields toward 700 gpm. Once final testing and development are complete, the well-house design will move forward.

Public Works also plans a Whitman multiuse pathway project: staff will advertise an RFQ in early June to select a consultant, with design targeted for completion in spring next year. McCandridge said Southeast Eighth sidewalk design is nearing completion and expected to advertise for bids in September for winter construction.

McCandridge closed by noting May is National Public Works Week and described planned public engagement and staff events including plant tours, a school visit, a coloring contest and a staff barbecue.

Commissioners thanked Public Works for the updates and asked no substantive questions at the time.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Utility and Transportation Advisory Commission Meeting 5.8.2025","oneSentenceSummary","Public Works Director McCandridge reported Damson Avenue reconstruction is complete, a Rose Street lighting project will proceed after right-of-way acquisition, Well 8 yields improved after redevelopment efforts, and Whitman multiuse-pathway design will be procured in early June.","taxTitle","College Place, Walla Walla County, Washington","taxId",59219,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6243405,"City engineer outlines wastewater upgrades, new reservoir design and Martin Airfield study findings",383,3520000,3903000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3239017-05215a5e965b398887e4bb09470dfd62&start=3520&end=3903","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3239017-05215a5e965b398887e4bb09470dfd62/thumbnail_3520000.jpg","/articles/6243405/College-Place/Walla-Walla-County/Washington/City-engineer-outlines-wastewater-upgrades-new-reservoir-design-and-Martin-Airfield-study-findings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243405-3e1ce5957a65b25d3725396ad98f912b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173968&Signature=mhwBencsd6I9kJPjgZ5Q0djLK7fuGcJy1spvF6eRQOjAOz2FSu8iE9b0HvXJ41gUAGiv2yuESC44CUspHjrOrr2Ijkf3pPbwdaW0oxi0wtEFzZhBwtZ5Jo5K6wOm4LVtJ1HkE5J0pEuIMgW7BfaD1mliPiLL4X3Slf7zsui9Ci5CP7Fy9GkreLhlOjxzGkBdBUQ9ngwRZqvFDxRxkXH~qmq91z0vmJsLLfkEB9Fr0dXzpXLVlMVCjWj5RsnCs2IB6BCViD83bXAbwMxgvC7HqqpOvPuH2llhXd8oR-Jv1-5L6FXzhtiQ2nyWXVc54A4uPPNOj-edIsveoTYKZBQgJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Engineer Fazari (introduced as the city’s engineering lead) summarized major infrastructure projects, including active construction and near-term bids and design milestones.

“Total project cost about $5,500,000 and plan is to have construction continuing on throughout the end of this year,” Fazari said of the wastewater treatment plant Phase 1A upgrades (headworks, air piping and expansion of a concrete basin).

Fazari reported Phase 1B at the wastewater plant is in final design and will include a UV disinfection system, a large pond, new pump stations and a new irrigation distribution system to serve land adjacent to the plant; the city expects to advertise that work for bids later this year. He said Lift Station No. 5 has started and is pumping sanitary sewage and needs final testing (backup generator) and paving before closeout.

On potable water, Fazari said 90% design is complete for a new 1,000,000-gallon elevated storage tank and a 16-inch transmission main; the work is broken into three construction phases tied to an Owens Road alignment and the proposed Mjolnir Road project. “The first project will coincide with the Mjolnir Road construction project,” he said.

Fazari presented the Martin Airfield planning study (a CURB-funded $100,000 planning grant). The 240-acre study area identified about 65 acres potentially suitable for industrial development and recommended infrastructure improvements to serve the site, including a new sanitary lift station/force main, water system expansion and confirmation that the existing roadway network could accommodate development. The study also recommended creation of an airport overlay zone to provide an appropriate zoning framework for aviation‑adjacent uses.

Fazari said transportation staff evaluated a requested pedestrian crossing and estimated a hardwired RRFB would cost about $200,000; the city is evaluating solar-powered RRFBs as a lower-cost alternative. He said engineering has recommended converting the Sixth & Bade location to a four-way stop and is finalizing a memo for city staff. Fazari also said the Southeast Eighth sidewalk design is nearing completion and is scheduled for bidding this fall with construction in winter.

Several commissioners asked follow-up questions: Commissioner Williams asked what an airport overlay zone means; a staff member explained it is a zoning approach to allow airport-related and ancillary industrial uses where existing zoning does not explicitly permit them. Williams also asked the consultant to consider reclaimed-water options for future industrial uses at Martin Airfield; commissioners noted the comprehensive plan will address future zoning and infrastructure needs.

Fazari concluded that some projects will be advertised for bids later this year and that staff will continue coordinating design with development proposals and funding opportunities.","City Engineer Fazari summarized active and planned capital projects including a $5.5 million wastewater Phase 1A under construction, Phase 1B in final design, a 1-million-gallon reservoir 90% designed, and a Martin Airfield study identifying 65 acres suitable for industrial use.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6243410,"College Place consultants present safety action plan draft, outline project priorities and grant path",2819,119000,2938000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3239017-05215a5e965b398887e4bb09470dfd62&start=119&end=2938","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3239017-05215a5e965b398887e4bb09470dfd62/thumbnail_119000.jpg","/articles/6243410/College-Place/Walla-Walla-County/Washington/College-Place-consultants-present-safety-action-plan-draft-outline-project-priorities-and-grant-path","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243410-3f6f1c6f1077ecb7812c2c1afabf7d10/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173968&Signature=JNhjVKVuG~e3tSt8gz0BuxunQl-RZcro9vWPfJ8Btbmn2Ei8OB9rW0UtmKDedFd8XIlvqwLYjz1tfsyNmL6tmYzKriX~tcg5LO~HsUhs1nxdqsYCVdT~N6mrzOYabaC6EqCXM3u8OP~sBJE-KuEzVFuW8YMkycfZ~5iKdbHlBuS9kzWL~NcbbjPUeQesXzecgGmBrSQkmUrjYQJZ4zZakdODCRplpr8ciiSPkZmiuhtR2D0PZvSYGJ~zMRdI6uNdf88q2Q1M~WGQXdz8b5lLdqbI~miBkl8upk3ruhs8xGJzYTGCx0o04N0-y~Ra7-zAmEfCgAMl1Hp~1ZMa8Xf1pQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spencer Montgomery, a consultant with JUB Engineers, told commissioners that JUB is finalizing a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan intended to make College Place eligible for Safe Routes for All implementation funding and to guide local safety work.

Montgomery said the plan uses five years of local crash data (2019–2023) for internal analysis but that the Safe Routes for All application process will require nationwide-comparable data through 2018–2022, which means College Place’s two 2023 fatalities do not appear in that application-period dataset. “The 2 fatalities that we have were in 2023. So during the time period that we're reporting for for the implementation grants, there's 0 fatalities,” Montgomery said, adding the team will “mention the fatalities in in our narrative” so the application provides context.

The plan, Montgomery said, documents leadership commitment (he cited a city resolution setting a goal of “0 fatalities and 0 serious injuries”), a safety analysis, public engagement, policy and process reviews, a prioritized project list and a strategy for transparency. “We've done a fair bit of safety analysis to identify trends,” he said, and reported roughly 430 public comments were used to identify candidate projects and lower-cost near-term treatments.

Key proposals in the draft include spot improvements and policy changes (updated pavement markings, trimming vegetation obstructing sight triangles, signal backplate retroreflectivity), targeted intersection projects (considered roundabouts or 4-way stops at high-scoring locations, and advanced signage to reduce rear-end collisions), and corridor upgrades (center medians on Meadowbrook and added bike/ped facilities on high-speed segments). Montgomery proposed extending the existing two-way cycle track on the south side of Fourth Avenue through the College Avenue intersection by removing the eastbound left turn lane on Fourth and operating split-phase signal timing to preserve north–south left-turns on College Avenue.

Montgomery described the plan’s prioritization method: nine factors (including collision counts, traffic volumes, fatalities/serious injuries, accident rate, presence of sidewalks, safe routes to school/transit, and posted speed). “We gave a hundred points in each category, and we tried to spread those out in a in a reasonable way,” he said; any road with average daily traffic above the team’s 10,000-vehicle threshold received full points in that category. He acknowledged the method was partly empirical and invited commissioner feedback.

Commissioners raised data and implementation questions. Commissioner Williams asked whether the federal requirement to use data through 2022 would make the city appear to need less funding despite the 2023 fatalities; Montgomery answered that the fatalities could be described in the application narrative. Williams also asked whether traffic-volume counts were gathered when the university and schools were in session; Montgomery said counts were collected in September and acknowledged the city should verify whether counts coincide with the academic calendar.

Montgomery said JUB will send a near-complete draft within one to two weeks, seek a council workshop in early June and aim for adoption the following week so the city can submit the Safe Routes self-certification checklist for implementation-fund eligibility. He cautioned the city might not be highly competitive for the specific implementation grants but noted the action plan can strengthen other grant applications (TIB, TIP, CIP) by listing prioritized projects.

The presentation included a short list of low-cost candidate projects drawn from public comments (about a dozen): adding or upgrading lighting (Rose Street, Whitman Drive corridor), pedestrian crossings at specific locations (Birch & Fourth, Davis & Fourth), trimming hedges at sight-triangle locations, restriping faded pavement markings, and converting some intersections to four-way stops. Montgomery estimated a hardwired RRFB at one location would cost about $200,000 and said the team is exploring solar-powered RRFBs to reduce cost.

Montgomery said the team recommends annual collision review and a full safety action plan update every five years, and that the final plan will be posted on the city website for transparency. He asked commissioners to review the draft and return comments before the council workshop.

The presentation drew multiple commissioner questions and local requests for further detail (site-triangle reviews, reassessing on-street parking on Fourth Avenue west of College, and current-condition photos), which Montgomery and staff agreed to incorporate before council consideration.

The consultants and commissioners did not take a formal vote on the plan at this meeting; next steps are staff review of the draft, a council workshop, and a council adoption vote scheduled for early June.","A consultant told College Place commissioners the city’s draft Comprehensive Safety Action Plan will be ready for review within two weeks, lays out prioritized projects and strategies to support Safe Routes for All grant eligibility, and recommends annual monitoring and five-year updates.","actionData","errors"]

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Public Works update: Damson reconstruction complete, Rose Street lights planned, Well 8 yields improve

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College Place consultants present safety action plan draft, outline project priorities and grant path