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Cowlitz County commissioners approve consent agenda including FEMA culvert repair, humane‑society contract, ARPA watershed work
Summary
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners approved a consent agenda March 18 that bundled bids, contracts, reports and correspondence, including a FEMA‑funded culvert replacement estimated at about $740,000 and an ARPA‑funded wastewater treatment plant improvement contract.
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners on March 18, 2025 approved a consent agenda that bundled bids, contracts, reports and correspondence, the board confirmed during its 9 a.m. meeting.
Items listed and approved on the consent agenda included a call for bids for the Italian Creek Road culvert replacement (the county said the project is FEMA‑funded and estimated cost is about $740,000), a proposed one‑year contract with the Humane Society of Southwest Washington (county staff said the dollar amount fits within the current budget and excludes after‑hours veterinary services), and a final cost report showing the Camelot Lot paving by county forces completed at approximately $18,003.
Other consent items included a contract completion letter to Apex Mechanical for a boiler replacement at county administration and annex buildings; a purchase for geomembrane covers used at the landfill; execution of a contract with Tapanee for improvements to the Toul Watershed treatment plant (listed as an ARPA‑funds project); letters reappointing Kevin Bloom and Jeanette Ciavelli to the building and planning advisory council for four‑year terms ending July 2029; a letter to the Washington State Department of Ecology concerning the Western Washington Phase 2 municipal stormwater general permit; and a letter supporting Olympic Health and Recovery Services' application to be a 988 call center for the region.
The board recorded vouchers totaling $483,004.86 as part of the consent agenda. After a motion to approve, commissioners present voted aye; one commissioner, noted as Commissioner Raider, was absent.
Votes at a glance (consent agenda items approved as a single block): • Italian Creek Road culvert replacement (FEMA‑funded) — estimated cost: about $740,000 — approved as part of consent agenda. • One‑year contract with the Humane Society of Southwest Washington — contract amount not specified in the meeting; staff said it fits within current budget and excludes after‑hours veterinary services — approved. • Camelot Lot construction and paving final cost report — actual cost reported: about $18,003 — approved. • Apex Mechanical contract completion (boiler replacement) — approved. • Geomembrane covers purchase for landfill — approved. • Tapanee contract for Toul Watershed treatment plant improvements (ARPA funds) — approved. • Letters of reappointment to building and planning advisory council (Kevin Bloom; Jeanette Ciavelli) — approved; terms through July 2029. • Letter to Washington State Department of Ecology on municipal stormwater general permit — approved. • Letter supporting Olympic Health and Recovery Services' 988 call center application — approved. • Vouchers totaling $483,004.86 — approved.
County staff framed the Humane Society contract as a continuation after a temporary arrangement; staff noted the contract amount fits into the budget and that some services (after‑hours veterinary care or occasional large‑animal responses) would be billed separately. The board did not discuss individual consent items in depth during the meeting.
