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Council awards reservoir siting study; sewer capacity study funding delayed after budget concerns
Summary
The council authorized a contract with Keller Associates for a reservoir siting study and split action on several contract items after debate; a proposed $~170,000 capacity study with Grayling Engineers was delayed following budget concerns and a split vote.
The St. Helens City Council authorized a contract with Keller Associates for a reservoir siting study (project W-484) and debated a separate contract for sewer system capacity studies that members deferred after budget concerns.
Council approved the Keller Associates contract to study reservoir siting; the motion authorized the mayor to sign the agreement.
Separately, staff presented a proposed contract with Grayling Engineers for belt and sewer system capacity studies (project S-685). Sharon (public works/engineering), participating online, said the scoped cost is “well under $200,000” and estimated about $170,000. Councilors expressed concern about the timing and the size of the expense during a constrained budget cycle; one councilor suggested rolling the work into a future fiscal year. When councilors voted on item 11 (the Grayling contract), Councilor Sandeep voted yes and Council President Chilton, Councilor Hubbard and another council member voted no; several members asked for the item to return after the budget process.
Council voted to approve a separate list of items (including the Keller contract and other items numbered 5–10) and split out item 11 for separate consideration. Item 11 did not pass at this meeting; councilors requested it be returned for consideration after the budget cycle.
