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\"We would have a work session with your council, and he would present those, what we call semifinalist, candidates,\" said Jen (project manager), describing the process for council review. Dave Zabel described his prescreening approach as intentionally broad: \"I have a pretty wide gate to get through that. I'm pretty open minded on who gets through the the, first part of it, and I try to narrow that up quite a bit when I interview them.\"

Council members asked about timeline feasibility and logistics for finalist interviews and travel. GMP confirmed it is industry practice to cover travel and hotel for out-of-area finalists and said the 13-week schedule is achievable but may slip depending on scheduling of stakeholder interviews, council work sessions and finalist availability. Council agreed to provide a profile checklist, availability and a stakeholder list (recommended 8'20 names) to begin stakeholder interviews immediately. GMP will prepare draft profile materials and a firm schedule to return to council for approval.

No vote was required; the council signaled support for proceeding with GMP'led recruitment and staff will coordinate the profile checklist and interview list.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","7-22-2025 Council Meeting Video","oneSentenceSummary","The council received a recruitment kickoff from Grove Municipal Partners (GMP). GMP presented a nationwide recruitment plan with stakeholder interviews, a profile-development phase, semifinalist review and a proposed 13-week timeline toward a finalist hire; council and staff agreed to provide candidate profile materials and stakeholder lists.","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},6158271,"Council authorizes notices to begin eminent domain process for Mejonya Road project",153,2269000,2422000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5460201-6238a0dec0eb835cb49d02aebda4b7cd&start=2269&end=2422","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5460201-6238a0dec0eb835cb49d02aebda4b7cd/thumbnail_2269000.jpg","/articles/6158271/College-Place/Walla-Walla-County/Washington/Council-authorizes-notices-to-begin-eminent-domain-process-for-Mejonya-Road-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6158271-4c2f26e2b208a971223a0d3816d1f6ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1775035049&Signature=m15hC0D4qmRhJccoKF7NjcqNWeh4b8DbhTV8kh6dHZVijvQt4pROvNxvNB6j7CE-1WReiRD0ThAl5SEiEVOBMH8rpfXHLyI5UQOcGqcPYxhdccMx2LI8xxT9MWWayuTGTxwC5VjSPNy6rjre1w08~k0tucd6-WEMotyne3rUq~nZTY3tv25zePiVVL-a0MFjqyY0SJ9QQCaSpBTeX8UX~k-I73-GjkQIrorCZj7R5PvoTTQciLdeWPkFge64X42piOUI-m7~CQTaAKnL7IwsvTa49oiPCCReQHyJGAcwJOVv7M8rGT1ZLTjfhT5F7hOYrfGb1Ws6IpNk2V8S0fEqng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The College Place City Council on July 22, 2025 adopted Resolution 25-047 authorizing the mayor and city staff to begin the formal notice process required before any condemnation (eminent domain) action in the Mejonya Road Improvement Project. City Attorney Eric Ferguson presented the item as a procedural, time-sensitive step needed to preserve the city's ability to pursue condemnation if negotiations for required right-of-way cannot be completed by negotiation.

\"This is only the first step to even consider using the process. Nothing tonight is going to have any binding effect on whether the city moves forward with the condemnation process,\" Ferguson told council. He cited the statutory notice requirements governing condemnations and said the notice language and delivery method are strictly prescribed by statute. \"We need to get the clock rolling because...there's a minimum 15 day requirement from when the notice is delivered,\" he said.

Ferguson and staff declined to discuss negotiation particulars for individual properties in open session, and council members noted that more than one property owner may be involved; the agenda packet included written public comment from Michael McKernan and supporting documents. Council Member Espinosa moved adoption of Resolution 25-047; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The action authorizes staff to send the statutorily required notices and return to council on a date-specific ordinance should condemnation be necessary. No ordinance to condemn property was adopted; the resolution authorizes only the notice step required by the governing RCW language presented to council.

Council asked staff to preserve negotiation opportunities and to provide a specific return date when the notices are mailed so that council can consider any ordinance within the statutory timelines.","College Place adopted Resolution 25-047 authorizing the mayor to proceed with statutory notices related to potential condemnation for right-of-way acquisition in the Mejonya Road improvements project; council emphasized this is an initial, non-binding procedural step required by state law.",{"_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},6158277,"College Place council backs Walla Walla County ballot measure to fund emergency communications",325,1078000,1403000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5460201-6238a0dec0eb835cb49d02aebda4b7cd&start=1078&end=1403","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5460201-6238a0dec0eb835cb49d02aebda4b7cd/thumbnail_1078000.jpg","/articles/6158277/College-Place/Walla-Walla-County/Washington/College-Place-council-backs-Walla-Walla-County-ballot-measure-to-fund-emergency-communications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6158277-56403b82342929f37bffc14c331ea19f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775035049&Signature=gH2SsgA1ejL8PG6Ak5jg0656OOzvzUmYBmoaQOSv-oVbkpTf5mECdUQ8PxeUm7Mw3SG-Fe2Oze3jyUUkhkE8B49jz8p28cNQ0Vb6OCflvohRCAsCimQxE0KrhUfxSAmAhfPgI-HcFdShRjumY-0nB4~jKc5nh2hxQEeTBuLDZQI1sX9ccP4PYA4noosMbYVUWOGzd8-0oc1IbPaqdP~INbnKaV4bBDg0oaIZI5Wd0P1M0E9FQKNA84H5datZml1FlglupxAO2LzIWZ7FU8guZaIqIuWbMu756M0eBI809bnV1vaxtFNvAh7gpHyIGiNKI3t8BLXwikljuhKdd5QjKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The College Place City Council voted on July 22, 2025 to adopt a resolution of support for Walla Walla County Proposition 1, which would add two-tenths of 1 percent to the county sales and use tax to fund emergency communications and facilities operated by Westcom. Esther Click, manager for Westcom, answered council questions about program scope and funding.

\"It would take part of our budget. And so some of it would be operational. Some of it would be infrastructure,\" Click said, describing categories the tax would fund. She told council the RCW that allows this tax specifies how revenue may be used. Click also explained that if the tax is not approved, municipal user fees for dispatch services could increase: \"In essence, what we need to remember is that if this does not pass, your user fees are gonna increase substantially.\"

Council members requested clearer, more specific public materials showing how the sales tax revenue would be allocated, and several suggested visuals for outreach (including Spanish-language materials). Council members also discussed how the county and neighboring Walla Walla city tax rates would change; staff and Click clarified the measure would increase College Place's share by 0.2 percentage points (a 20-cent increase on a $100 purchase).

Council Member [unnamed in transcript] moved to approve the resolution of support (Resolution 25-045); the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The council opened the floor for public comment; no one spoke in person or online during the period when the record was open.","Council adopted a resolution supporting Walla Walla County Proposition 1, a proposed two-tenths-of-a-percent sales and use tax to fund emergency communications (Westcom). Council members asked for clearer public materials about spending plans and noted potential local tax-rate impacts.",{"_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},6158279,"Council adopts 2026'31 Transportation Improvement Plan, lists Mejonya Road among priority projects",33,479000,512000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5460201-6238a0dec0eb835cb49d02aebda4b7cd&start=479&end=512","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5460201-6238a0dec0eb835cb49d02aebda4b7cd/thumbnail_479000.jpg","/articles/6158279/College-Place/Walla-Walla-County/Washington/Council-adopts-202631-Transportation-Improvement-Plan-lists-Mejonya-Road-among-priority-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6158279-f64cc7e356c691271d7082bffd6fe3dc/orig.mp4?Expires=1775035049&Signature=Xyp2rC0tYKJC0P0ze0C7QgclS~d2WOEtOYkwLyn9Px3QrISWdg7MBVyxCC8zS10Pg-FLFL~~xpCQwsEnI7uA5r4V7KsQhELQOBp2Y1UHIUT5m5e1yP5dalM46MZcl7RXqOltZIopasquywtOYuQDyDOGi2jESWHMbEj9yFr6c0t~0yYOPiYnW7HjD88eu42Lb02jaBTvxNWxwotHlyx6-ghjk5sTMIdUegko4qu3QXIc-1aIV279U0-ezCXz6ngycodmyBnN-~wUplJa5YyrAwzhLOo8xZL4HqTGMsvS06pBrT4d6XWy2wHB8usWpvb1Y~YQRhs~L5MNh45hKUToVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","College Place City Council held a public hearing and on July 22, 2025 adopted the fiscal year 2026'31 Transportation Improvement Plan, a six-year prioritization required by the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. The plan lists six projects for 2026 and categories including street and transportation projects, pedestrian safety improvements, block resurfacing and a chip seal program.

\"The transportation improvement plan needed to be voted on and passed by council. It's mandatory by WSDOT and the Federal Highway Administration,\" said project presenter Mike Holden. He identified Mejonya Road and Southeast Sixth Street (from Fourth to Birch and continuation on Southwest Sixth to Bathe) among the transportation projects; West Whitman sidewalks and SafeWalk schools projects for Davis and Sager schools were listed among pedestrian projects.

Holden said the TIP functions as a prioritized project list that cities use to become eligible for WSDOT or MPO funding: projects not placed on the list typically do not receive those funds. He described schedule expectations for several items: West Whitman design work under RFQ selection will move toward construction after right-of-way acquisition likely in 2026'27, and SafeWalk school work aims for consultant selection by August and potential construction in mid-2026.

Council raised a question about roundabout projects discussed informally in prior years; Holden confirmed roundabout work is on the six-year plan but not in 2026. The council conducted a voice vote to adopt Resolution 25-046; the mayor declared the ayes carried. No additional public comments were offered during the hearing.","The City Council approved the six-year Transportation Improvement Plan for 2026'31 after a public hearing; projects include Mejonya Road improvements, Southeast Sixth Street segments, West Whitman sidewalk work and Safe Walk to School projects for Davis and Sager Schools.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6158284,"College Place adopts Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for EDA submission",85,929000,1014000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5460201-6238a0dec0eb835cb49d02aebda4b7cd&start=929&end=1014","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5460201-6238a0dec0eb835cb49d02aebda4b7cd/thumbnail_929000.jpg","/articles/6158284/College-Place/Walla-Walla-County/Washington/College-Place-adopts-Comprehensive-Economic-Development-Strategy-for-EDA-submission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6158284-7064270185c54b9c7289c66de00d63cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1775035049&Signature=dWWJo2Z0XW~OnT-UKyLw6daAa6uU-OXTmeAfbZ0XakwwWZpKp4Z63uyRvC0lqkyLjCis~kcI-6xYNCCLRNfX-dYukmjrNVDqdjOXpDZk-qhwKnashN9d9Zh9qUdMH7QAp8sWsEEnMhxRt4Ld0alE8jtF4G6wE~dVZ4RF2mcVc6~9~4k5lL9kEgCvcM5dAGywgSw5IhoeSddSvcPMHdAMbERyFew7P62hWlk6t95s5NOkJUjt6CBKCdT70byg1YZalfZWVp4-kZSb05exWWzujXUTBI8eIl7d7Bf-6z-e0tZH468JXHc1aYdGq4z48WbnZyQ0pdpYlP4JlNpSReZ0Xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","College Place Mayor Maya Hernandez and the City Council adopted Resolution 25-044 on July 22, 2025, approving the city's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and authorizing staff to submit the plan to the U.S. Economic Development Administration for review. The vote followed recommendations from the Economic Development, Tourism and Events Commission and a July 1 council workshop.

The adoption finalizes a strategy and project list the city intends to use to pursue EDA planning and funding programs. \"Once that action is taken, then we will work with staff to submit it to the Economic Development Administration for their review and their final acceptance of the plan,\" said Ray Saldana, who presented the plan to council.

The plan was recommended by the Economic Development, Tourism and Events Commission on June 2 and again on July 7 after council review. Council members asked no substantive questions during the adoption vote. Council Member Espinosa moved to adopt the resolution and a fellow council member seconded; the mayor called for a voice vote and the ayes carried.

The resolution incorporates the CEDS into the economic development element of the upcoming comprehensive plan update and makes the city eligible to pursue EDA funding opportunities tied to the strategy and project list. Council did not attach conditions or direct staff to make additional changes before submission; procedural next steps are for staff to transmit the adopted strategy to the EDA for final acceptance.","The College Place City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 25-044 to approve the city's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, enabling submission to the Economic Development Administration for potential EDA funding.","actionData","errors"]

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