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Public-works and pool staff said the error affects the pool’s ability to clean the filters and balance water chemistry; the contractor is responsible for correction, and the city is pursuing contractual remedies including liquidated damages if delays continue.

Public Works staff member Andy told the council the pool project involved multiple components and that replacement filters were installed but two valves were not installed correctly, preventing backwashing. “At the end of the day, it’s the contractor's responsibility to install something that we can backwash,” Andy said. Because of the valve issue, the city cannot properly backwash and is limiting the amount of chemicals and operational steps it will take until the issue is corrected.

Staff said backwashing is central to filter maintenance and that without a functioning backwash the filters clog and water quality cannot be reliably maintained; the city has been pressing the contractor to return and either fix the installation or the city will bring in a third party to make corrections. Andy said the city is seeking to recover costs under contract terms and noted the potential for liquidated damages.

The pool’s schedule was described as follows: staff aim to have pool staff on site by the 20th of the month and to open the pool to the public on the 21st, but Andy told the council that the timeline depends on the contractor completing the necessary corrective work and on utilities staff finishing chemical balancing once the backwash system functions. “We can only clean the pool so much, as our filters are clogging without being able to backwash,” Andy said.

Councilmembers asked whether corrective work would be at contractor expense; staff said the matter is being pursued with the contractor and that the city is prepared to bring in other contractors if necessary. Staff also noted they are tracking liquidated damages and timing as part of contract administration.

No formal council action was taken beyond receiving the status update; staff said they would return with updates when they could confirm the contractor’s corrective schedule or completion.

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The council’s acceptance acknowledges completion of contracted work and does not adopt the comprehensive plan or bind future changes; staff said the appendices may be updated later as additional information becomes available.

Maggie, city planning staff, explained the work was part of a two-part grant and that the city received $50,000 this year with another $50,000 available in a subsequent year. “As part of our 2026 periodic update and the grant that we received from Commerce, we have a contract with BHC to complete our comprehensive plan land use and housing technical appendices,” Maggie said. She added that the council was only accepting that BHC fulfilled the contract and was not adopting plan materials that night.

Katie, the project consultant from BHC, joined the meeting by phone to answer technical questions; staff confirmed the land-capacity analysis counted vacant and underdeveloped private parcels and excluded city-owned properties from the capacity totals under the assumption the city was not offering those parcels for development in this analysis. “We did a land capacity analysis, basically measuring the existing capacity for jobs and housing, and we actually excluded anything that was owned by the city,” Katie said.

Councilmembers asked about additional assessment of specific city-owned parcels for housing feasibility. Staff and the consultant said that feasibility would be a separate, more detailed study and that the second grant disbursement or other funding could be used to pursue property-specific feasibility work if the council wished.

A motion to accept the BHC work was made and the council voted unanimously to approve the resolution accepting the completed technical appendices; Maggie reiterated that accepting the work is distinct from adopting the comprehensive plan.

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The plan lays out prioritized projects including a mixed-use parking-structure consultant selection, a proposed roundabout gateway at Highway 2 and Bicycle Road, Sea Hill active-transportation phase 2 design and construction, multiple sidewalk extensions, and an annual street maintenance program; council members asked staff about sequencing and potential overlap between lot improvements and future parking-structure design.

Brandy, a city transportation staff member presenting the plan, told the council the packet included a reformatted chart that clarified timing by year and that the city was proceeding to select a consultant for the multi-level mixed-use parking structure. “That project is currently underway. We're actually in process of selecting that consultant to do the work next week,” Brandy said. The plan also lists a roundabout at Highway 2 and Bicycle Road described as a gateway feature; Brandy said the roundabout and gateway elements would be the subject of a future study session to get council direction.

Council discussion focused on coordination and sequencing. One councilmember raised whether the timing of parking-lot improvements should be altered if a lot is a likely site for a future parking garage. Brandy acknowledged that staff would consider sequencing to avoid spending funds on lots that might be redeveloped for a garage. For the Sea Hill active-transportation project, Brandy said design work is under way with construction planned for next summer.

The plan includes several pedestrian and bicycle facility projects across the city, stormwater and utility-related street reconstructions, a First Street roundabout tied to Pine Street Phase 2, and an annual street maintenance program. Brandy said the city is targeting $6,060,000 per year for annual street maintenance under the plan; she added the city would analyze pavement conditions to decide whether to repair a few locations fully or apply pavement-preservation treatments such as chip seal on longer stretches.

Councilmembers also asked about Armstrong extension (a developer-built road with a gated phase that would provide emergency access until the city accepts the road for public use) and about a Fort Steuser (?) intersection planning study to improve traffic flow near expanding apartment development.

The council moved and unanimously adopted the resolution accepting the 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Plan. Brandy and staff said the plan can be modified over time as funding and needs change.

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The hearing matters because annexation would bring the parcel into city limits and allow city utilities to serve proposed development; the council agreed to move the petition forward and directed staff to bring an ordinance at the next council meeting.

Maggie, a city planning staff member, said the petition is for a 0.6-acre lot and that an earlier packet entry misstated the size. “This property is located in the city's urban growth area in the multifamily zoning district,” Maggie told the council, adding the lot is a legal lot of record and that Chelan County authorized its current configuration via a 2024 boundary line adjustment. She said the petition was routed to the assessment office and the determination of sufficiency is included in the packet.

Property owner Adam Sawyer told the council he plans a single-family rental on the parcel and described possible ways to tap into the city water main, including an easement through a neighboring parcel. “Personally, I think it would make it would I prefer to go down the extension of West Bend,” Sawyer said, describing a residential water line extension as his preferred option but noting the city administration would make final determinations on mains and taps.

Amanda Tao, a GIS analyst with Douglas County who lives on West Benton Street, told the council part of the parcel falls in the city and part in the county and urged the city to pursue a future boundary cleanup so the lot is easier to map. “Maps are really cool for me. And I did notice that the quality that is to be found, this property that's being considered for annexation, part of it is in the city, but part of it is also in the county,” Tao said. Maggie replied the city is aware of the “wonky” boundary and that the 60% annexation petition required a timeline the city followed, but that staff want to clean up the boundary in the future.

Council members asked technical questions about when a multifamily tax exemption would be declared and about driveway and water access easements; planning staff said tax-exemption eligibility would be determined at building permit application and that the applicant had been working on access and easement agreements with neighbors. No council member opposed forwarding the petition; the mayor closed the hearing and the council indicated it would consider an annexation ordinance at its next meeting.

The hearing was procedural: the council did not adopt an ordinance or approve final annexation on June 10. The next formal step is an ordinance on a subsequent agenda, at which point the council could vote on annexation.

If the ordinance is introduced, subsequent hearings or a vote will be required before the parcel becomes part of the city and before city water and sewer hookups may proceed.

— End —","The Leavenworth City Council held a public hearing June 10 on a petition to annex a 0.6-acre parcel on West Benton Street so the owner can access city water and sewer for future development; council signaled support to advance an ordinance at its next meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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