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Staff said the water board requested one representative from Coos Bay to sit on the budget committee; historically the position has been filled by a city official. Councilors were told meetings are scheduled for June 5 and June 20. The manager said if no council member is available she (the manager) or staff will serve as the city’s representative.

The manager also reported on the city’s HUD Distressed Community Technical Assistance engagement. She said staff presented at the Southern Oregon Economic Development Summit and hosted a developer that does nontraditional affordable housing with private donor support; staff sent follow-up materials and expect further conversations.

Other manager items included a reminder of an OBAP cleanup event at John Toppets Park on Saturday, front counter staffing shortages with council members covering shifts for outreach experience, and budget committee meeting dates with the mayor traveling to Salem to testify before the Ways and Means Capital Construction Committee on pump station funding.

Councilors and staff emphasized the importance of maintaining representation on the water board budget committee and pursuing funding for wastewater pump station needs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","5/6/2025 - City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","City Manager asked council for a representative to attend the water board budget committee, previewed HUD Distressed Community technical assistance work and said a private developer expressed interest in nontraditional affordable housing in Coos Bay.","taxTitle","Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon","taxId",61742,"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},6046334,"Coos Bay proclaims May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month and Wildfire Awareness Month",424,977000,1401000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3548400-2f9e3ab4cfed91d85637e2f07ab918f1&start=977&end=1401","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3548400-2f9e3ab4cfed91d85637e2f07ab918f1/thumbnail_977000.jpg","/articles/6046334/Coos-Bay/Coos-County/Oregon/Coos-Bay-proclaims-May-2025-as-Mental-Health-Awareness-Month-and-Wildfire-Awareness-Month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6046334-2e39c3482b81d288e36a3c97861d588e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771209947&Signature=aU2xiHXehemVL-xk2s2smFAd~-S6AEajBgLU0cscry-z-GRIUKreXwTphAj8zrPZ6KsBK6d0V~6RdmbPmoBAzVwVcQNAmPjZK3C3Wa1UwvitbN8lXhWycVwu8VwF-qS~yV6MjG51CQCV0ZrdVqdlwMZK~Y0TqAIz2NhpzR3fyExVStWZStGgpDGNCS-iEXPWdQO7IrJKzWTsgrf5KdfnMGSRhMNuMUtYEZdmhXg2d4RiQors4woknx4x9BE33qcp50fLhc1lfYJfOTlOhwxziB~elH6WKGLqmFwlemkpFSP5cs0Gvw06cCqNPKOUiZsjW5OboKPJqDEEuEC~ZqPsWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Coos Bay City Council voted unanimously to proclaim May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month and as Wildfire Awareness Month.

Mayor Joe Benetti read the mental health proclamation and called on citizens, agencies, schools and businesses to increase awareness of mental health needs and to support accessible services. Commissioner Drew Farmer, who the council invited to read portions of the proclamation based on his work in mental health, described outreach and funding challenges at the state level and said some reform efforts have been delayed while a state hospital is under federal investigation.

Chief Atkins and apprentice firefighter Ashton Galloway joined the council for the wildfire proclamation. The council’s wildfire proclamation cited changing climate conditions, increased fuel loads, and the need for defensible space, emergency planning and public awareness. The Coos Bay Fire Department noted deployments in 2024 and 2025 and urged residents to prepare defensible space and evacuation plans.

Both proclamations were approved by motion and voice vote with no recorded opposition. The mental health proclamation calls on local institutions to recommit to awareness and prevention efforts; the wildfire proclamation calls on residents to take proactive steps to reduce wildfire risk.","The City Council unanimously approved proclamations recognizing May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month and Wildfire Awareness Month and invited continued community and agency engagement on both issues.",{"_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},6046339,"Public urges more bike lanes; council appoints members to bike and pedestrian fact‑finding committee",1325,288000,1613000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3548400-2f9e3ab4cfed91d85637e2f07ab918f1&start=288&end=1613","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3548400-2f9e3ab4cfed91d85637e2f07ab918f1/thumbnail_288000.jpg","/articles/6046339/Coos-Bay/Coos-County/Oregon/Public-urges-more-bike-lanes-council-appoints-members-to-bike-and-pedestrian-factfinding-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6046339-821e3a95c306c06ba5ed7e344535b776/orig.mp4?Expires=1771209947&Signature=ECMHAOs1P-ejr0YJgd4G0x2nZMChwweRKFZqNSv~B4C5eRucWRpmZAZ8sIbDqD-N5eTdMcBXqNdYtmcllByzYJu-CWfKrHOv1Bb4nTLqaf-doMJGkq-g2SLACKQT5ZVzOADNTn~DM9bdwCrWlrvZ6eDXZXUZq7QthLp6CXwXKZI-jNk1~OeCSeckqFP4PHxSt2FdgIYk7zEwuotCR~EG-GL~RYFTgh0gEmOs3KwArs3fA-NKlAC0XdU0JL6rp4Ae888EnBHp0JHPjSl1guBClVQQHn0Cpm7fUpx8QVgUG18SFcSXRjixIh9fC~S9PFgo09mqP23fVE2Ma5E-yYHxgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A resident urged the Coos Bay City Council to expand and repair bike lanes to make the city more suitable for bike commuting, and the council appointed three volunteers to a new bike and pedestrian fact-finding committee formed by the Parks Commission.

Aaron Kin, who said he lives on Commercial Avenue, told the council Coos Bay is compact and well suited to cycling if bike lanes are improved and maintained. “We have a great city here, pretty compact. Could be a great place to have a lot of people commuting by bike,” Kin said.

Councilors said the administration plans to form a bike and pedestrian fact-finding committee and that materials, including the book Happy City, have informed the city’s thinking. Councilor Carmen Matthews noted the city will recruit volunteers for the committee and invited interested residents to watch for the application period.

The council considered three volunteer applications and voted to appoint Ryan Tuss, Emily Ranig, and David Milliken to the five-member committee with terms expiring June 30, 2026. A motion to appoint the three and set their terms through 2026 carried on a voice vote; councilors discussed balancing staggered expiration dates for future appointments so all seats do not expire at once.

The committee will carry out fact-finding work; staff described the positions as volunteers and said the Parks Commission created the committee with council approval. Councilors also discussed related outreach: a bike-to-school event scheduled for the next morning at Lighthouse School as part of National Ride Your Bike to School Day, and a planned Safe Routes to School connection.

The discussion mixed public comment advocacy, council planning for volunteer recruitment, and an action to fill three current vacancies. Councilors emphasized that more volunteers are needed to fill remaining seats and that the council will revisit term expirations during future appointments.","A resident urged expansion and repair of bike lanes; the City Council appointed three community volunteers to the newly formed bike and pedestrian fact‑finding committee and set term expirations through 2026.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6046344,"Coos Bay to Clean Large Downtown Sewers Overnight; City Warns of Brief Morning Delays",537,455000,992000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3548400-2f9e3ab4cfed91d85637e2f07ab918f1&start=455&end=992","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3548400-2f9e3ab4cfed91d85637e2f07ab918f1/thumbnail_455000.jpg","/articles/6046344/Coos-Bay/Coos-County/Oregon/Coos-Bay-to-Clean-Large-Downtown-Sewers-Overnight-City-Warns-of-Brief-Morning-Delays","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6046344-c8420191adb1048fbf9491dfb7a0ead3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771209947&Signature=LMKV6fbMKb39vPfNZOAfPHRIsilhYm6rCoWb2gak35WbThXcpGYVbp31xRQtSRLd2aq~Nv70CW3XbbkkNDLBJiPLcH~fByV1zNnNyDEMuFJTlV-Q1rrYXPoIwPDRZy3EgE5tF7bH221DIbCFTJIqCdBIf8tmd4ebcLPpoX8MIib5YhSdv2badzrfirSfUbmy0erdCd6NfZHvqB3-L9Nze3d0yccAS~w-Be4uid7rOwSiJ6N0~jQ6BTyI636V~4wTRjFMDDWPz4QE~2RyeYMcr3fcr4GVDjeXiA-wRi40cxGcOedpWO-XC882iXfIHdVE1QhSoTJz6Me2plfi5uIabQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Coos Bay will begin a targeted cleaning of the large sewer lines that serve downtown this spring and continue through July, city staff told the City Council. Work will occur primarily overnight to reduce traffic impacts, and staff said they will coordinate with downtown businesses and avoid cleaning in the farmers market footprint on market days.

The effort focuses on Pump Station 1’s grid, described by staff as the city’s largest pump station and the downstream collection point for several other pump stations, including Pump Station 2 and multiple east-side pumps. Staff said many downtown lines — which run 27 to 30 inches in diameter, compared with the city’s more typical 8- to 10-inch pipes — have not been cleaned since the city assumed operations in 2021 and contain debris such as sand and grease.

“Cleaning efforts are important as the wastewater infrastructure is the largest asset that the city owns,” the presenting city staff member said. Staff described the cleaning sequence as working from the outside of the grid toward the middle so debris is carried to manholes where vacuum trucks can remove it. Two city VACON vacuum trucks will be used; the Fire Department has agreed to lend a tender truck for water refills so the VACONs need not move frequently.

Officials described operational details: crews often begin work around 3 a.m. to minimize daytime traffic, they can typically clean two to three manhole-to-manhole segments per tank, and lines will be televised after cleaning to score them in the city’s grading assessment system and identify needed repairs. Staff said removed solids are taken to the wastewater treatment plant’s dewatering bin and non-water material is hauled to the landfill.

The city said it will publish public service announcements and provide Friday updates during the campaign. Staff also distributed flyers and said crews will speak with businesses ahead of cleaning in front of specific storefronts. Because flows are lower in summer, staff said the season provides the best opportunity to clean the large downtown lines with the least chance of new flows interfering with work.

Councilors asked about crew size and timing; staff said crews are six people but often operate with four on a given shift since two staff may be doing locates or other service calls. Councilors and staff emphasized safety and asked drivers to exercise caution when passing work zones.

The cleaning plan is maintenance and inspection work; staff said televising may identify defects that will be scheduled for later repair as part of capital improvement planning, but the cleaning itself does not authorize construction work.","City staff said crews will clean large downtown sewer lines from the outside in over the coming weeks, working mostly overnight and coordinating around the farmers market to limit disruption. The work will include televising lines and may reveal repairs that require future capital projects.","actionData","errors"]

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