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Shelton council: resolutions on stormwater outreach, rail crossing design, transportation plan and interlocal agreements approved; traffic-art and LTAC reports
Summary
At the June 5 Shelton City Council meeting the council advanced several administrative measures: it placed a stormwater public-education resolution on the June 17 action agenda, approved design services and multiple routine resolutions, and approved local traffic-box art and tourism presentations.
Shelton City Council took a series of votes and administrative steps on June 5 that affect city engineering projects, visitor services and intergovernmental cooperation.
Stormwater public-education (Resolution 1387): Council received a presentation from Kenny Oberg (stormwater permitting technician) and Jen (Mason Conservation District). The council voted to place Resolution 1387-0525 — a proposed strategy, schedule and budget with the Mason Conservation District for Western Washington Phase 2 municipal stormwater permit public education and outreach — on the June 17 action agenda for final consideration. The proposal includes a two-year budget just shy of $56,000 to continue and expand the city’s stormwater outreach and school-based watershed lessons that are funded with grant and partner dollars; the item was placed on the June 17 agenda for council action.
Rail crossing removal design (Resolution 1378): Public Works Director Jay Harris said the city secured a Federal Highway Administration safety grant in 2023 to remove three little-used railroad crossings. The council approved Resolution 1378-0425 authorizing the city manager to sign a professional services agreement with Pertit, Inc. for design work; the design contract will be funded through the existing federal grant and is expected to take the remainder of 2025 with advertisement for construction planned in 2026.
Six-year Transportation Improvement Program (Resolution 1383): The council adopted the city’s six-year Transportation Improvement Program for 2026–2031, a state-required list used to prioritize transportation capacity projects and to qualify for certain state grant programs. The plan includes road, trail and pedestrian connectivity projects and carries projects for the city’s capacity planning and impact-fee eligibility.
Interlocal agreement with Mason County (Resolution 1386): The council approved an interlocal agreement authorizing the city manager to sign an ILA with Mason County for multi-day roadway and utility maintenance and installation projects. The agreement formalizes cooperative use of equipment and personnel for recurring maintenance and occasional multi-day projects and is intended to reduce costs by sharing resources.
Traffic-box art and LTAC reports: The council approved three traffic-box art designs, funded in part by local foundations and partners, and heard tourism and community-event presentations: Diedra Petersen of the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce delivered the LTAC (tourism) quarterly report and Rachel Hansen presented a recap of Christmas Town USA and ongoing event work.
How council acted: most business items were approved by majority vote; several items were routine or grant-funded and did not require additional city appropriation. Resolution 1387 was placed on a future agenda for final action; design and ILA resolutions passed at the meeting.
What’s next: Resolution 1387 will return to the June 17 agenda for final approval and signature. Design work on railroad crossing removals will proceed under the Pertit, Inc. agreement; the city plans to advertise the construction phase in 2026 if design and permitting proceed on schedule.
