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Committee reviews six‑month work plan covering parks, utilities and transportation projects
Summary
Committee members heard a multi‑department work plan update that covered community center expansion grant timing, a delayed aquifer storage and recovery pilot, water reclamation and pump‑station work, bank restoration and multiple sidewalk, paving, and urban‑forestry projects; staff will provide a three‑minute synopsis for full council next week.
Staff walked the committee through a consolidated work plan listing parks, utilities, transportation and facilities projects that the city intends to advance over the coming months.
Key items and timing: staff said the community center expansion remains contingent on the outcome of a King County aquatics grant application; staff expect a notification around late June or early July and will not pursue a guaranteed maximum price until funding gaps are resolved. The aquifer storage and recovery pilot study has been pushed to fall because summer operations (high water demand) would compromise test conditions: “The pilot study phase has been pushed back, till fall,” staff said.
On utilities, staff reported Water Reclamation Phase 3 main facility work is complete; construction for the Kimball Creek Pump Station electrical upgrades will start this summer and is expected to require about six weeks to two months of temporary diesel pumping while motor control center components are replaced. The Class A water reservoir is under construction on Ridge Street; crews are clearing trees but work is temporarily constrained by a migratory bird nest and federal ecology funding requirements.
Permitting and restoration: Sandy Cove bank restoration remains permit‑dependent; staff said they were awaiting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ permit and listed the corps’ timeline as uncertain. The River Trail project is expected to be bid in the coming weeks, pending final permit clearances.
Parks and streets: staff described multiple potential playground and trail projects (Silent Creek, Stellar, Cottonwood), a planned summer sidewalk project and targeted pavement and mains replacement driven by pavement‑management priorities. Urban forestry work will prioritize targeted tree replacements on problem streets rather than attempting full‑street replacements across twenty years of backlog.
Implementation approach: staff told the committee they are bundling related work where feasible — pairing drainage or stormwater improvements with roadway repaving, or coordinating habitat and riparian restoration with other construction — to save mobilization costs and increase environmental benefits.
Committee directions and next steps: members asked staff to prepare a concise (three‑minute) synopsis of the work plan for the full council next week. Staff said they would provide that summary and return with more detailed cost and schedule points as projects approach design and procurement milestones.
Ending: No formal action was taken; the work plan was discussed and staff will brief council with a short overview and follow up with project‑level materials as projects advance.
