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Mount Vernon approves $80,000 boundary and utility survey for South Mount Vernon
Summary
City council authorized the mayor to sign an agreement with Pacific Surveying and Engineering for parcel-boundary clarification and utility mapping in South Mount Vernon, with costs shared across departments and a not-to-exceed amount of $80,000 plus tax.
Mount Vernon City Council on May 28 authorized the mayor to sign an agreement with Pacific Surveying and Engineering to complete South Mount Vernon boundary line parcel clarification and updates to stormwater and wastewater utility layers, a city presentation said.
The work, city staff said, builds on the Skagit County South Mount Vernon Monument Project and is intended to consolidate two decades of patchwork GIS records into a single, consistent mapping resource for West and South Mount Vernon and areas extending toward 15th Street.
Public Works director Chris Phillips told the council, “City staff recommends city council authorized the mayor to enter into an agreement with Pacific Survey and Engineering to, complete South Mount Vernon boundary line parcel clarification stormwater and wastewater utility layers, which builds on the Skagit County South Mount Vernon Monument Project, that occurred a few years ago in the amount not to exceed $80,000 plus tax.” He described the problem as lot lines being “plus or minus 80 feet” in some locations and said the mapping will make locating utilities and property corners easier for operations and permitting.
City staff reported the project cost will be split within existing budgets: $20,000 from Development Services and $30,000 each from Wastewater and Surface Water utilities. Councilmember Mary Mollinar moved to authorize the mayor to sign the agreement; Councilmember Melissa Beaton seconded the motion. The council voted in favor and the motion passed.
Council members did not request additional studies or public hearings as part of the vote; the contract was presented as a standard capital/operations agreement to improve GIS accuracy and utility coordination. The staff presentation included a project map showing much of West and South Mount Vernon as the coverage area.
The contract approval allows the city to proceed with the survey and utility-layer work; staff will implement the project under the stated budget allocations.
