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Votes at a glance: Fairfax Town Council actions, June 10 meeting
Summary
Summary of formal actions and roll-call votes recorded during the June 10 Fairfax Town Council meeting, including tax, contract and road funding measures.
This item lists formal actions recorded during the Fairfax Town Council meeting on June 10, 2025. Each entry includes the action text, the vote tally where recorded, and the follow-up direction.
1) Utility Users Tax (UUT) rate set at 5% for FY 2025'26 Motion: Set the UUT rate at 5% for fiscal 2025'26. Vote: Passed 4'1 (Yes: Council member Egger, Council member Kohler, Vice Mayor Hellman, Mayor Blasch; No: Council member Gearan Gellie). Follow-up: Finance to incorporate the revenue in the proposed FY26 budget and expand public notice about the UUT cap and prepayment option.
2) Meadoway (Meadow Way) master-agreement transfer and grant acceptance (Amendment #10) Motion: Approve Amendment #10 to transfer the master agreement from CIC to MGE Engineering, increase the contract by $1,061,666 for final design/right-of-way/utilities coordination, and accept $842,826 in federal grant funds. Vote: Approved (unanimous among voting members; one councilmember recused for proximity to project). Follow-up: Public Works to complete right-of-way offers and utility coordination; counsel to assist with title clearing.
3) Creek Road / BPMP environmental studies (Amendment #11) Motion: Approve Amendment #11 to increase the master agreement by $174,280 for additional cultural and historic resource and environmental studies for Creek Road and the Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program; accept $115,739 in federal grant funding; combine Azalea Avenue agreement into the master agreement. Vote: Approved unanimously. Follow-up: Staff to finalize cultural-resource reports and submit regulatory permit applications; return with updates on schedule and any additional funding needs.
4) SB1 Local Road Project Listing Motion: Adopt the town's list of road projects funded by SB1 for FY25'26. Vote: Approved unanimously. Follow-up: Staff to proceed with project scheduling and rebidding where necessary and to coordinate with new Public Works director on priorities.
5) Consent calendar and minutes Motion: Approve a package of consent calendar items and meeting minutes with a small clerical correction to April 2 minutes as requested by a councilmember. Vote: Approved unanimously on the remaining consent items; selected items were pulled for separate discussion earlier in the meeting.
Ending: Several of the approved items require substantial follow-up work (right-of-way offers, utility coordination, cultural-resource reports and permitting). Staff will return to the council with schedule updates and any requests for additional appropriations if timing or cost changes.
