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Votes at a glance: Port Orchard council ratifies Marine 7 repair change order, approves pump‑station contract and planning docket
Summary
At the meeting the council ratified a change order for Marine 7 repairs, approved the 2025 comprehensive plan amendment docket, adopted a resolution awarding the Melcher pump station rehabilitation contract to General Mechanical, and approved several routine items including minutes; all measures passed as presented.
Port Orchard City Council approved several administrative and capital actions during the meeting, including ratification of a change order for a police marine vessel repair, approval of the 2025 comprehensive plan amendment docket, adoption of a contract for a pump station rehabilitation project, and approval of meeting minutes.
Key votes and details:
• Marine 7 repair change order ratified — The council ratified the mayor’s signature on change order number 1 to purchase order 065-24 for repairs to Marine 7. Staff said Safe Boats International performed the work; the original repair quote was $27,151.92 and staff reported an additional required repair (a failing engine supercharger) for $10,134.35, increasing the total to $37,286.27 including taxes. Council action: motion to ratify (mover: Councilmember Chenery), seconded and approved unanimously.
• 2025 comprehensive plan amendment docket approved — Director Bond recommended a docket that includes three city‑initiated text amendments (including adoption of the Sherman Avenue stormwater park master plan by reference if completed this year), an annual update to the capital facilities element, transportation improvements, one applicant‑initiated text amendment to correct a capital facilities number, and two potential map amendments. Councilmember Chang moved to approve the 2025 docket; Councilmember Rose Pepe seconded; the council approved the docket.
• Melcher pump station rehabilitation contract approved — The council adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a contract with General Mechanical for the Melcher pump station rehabilitation project. Staff explained the project replaces pumps, motors, valves, controls and other electrical components and that the city had secured a $500,000 Public Works Board loan; the lowest qualified bid was $1,603,000.90 and the project has a budgeted amount of $975,000 plus the loan. Staff also said an additional design‑construction services contract of approximately $50,000 will come to council later. Councilmember Rose Pepe moved to adopt the resolution; the council approved it.
• Minutes and routine consent items — The council approved the consent agenda and the February 11, 2025 council meeting minutes; one councilmember abstained from the minutes vote because of absence from the referenced meeting. The council also approved an amendment to the consent agenda to excuse Councilmember Diener from the meeting.
What this means: the ratified change order keeps an existing police vessel in service, the pump station contract moves a major utilities rehabilitation into construction, and the docketed comprehensive plan amendments schedule the city’s annual planning updates and a placeholder to adopt a completed stormwater master plan by reference.
Ending: All the items listed above carried at the meeting; staff indicated follow-up items (for example, a future contract for construction-phase engineering services on the Melcher project and continued work on the comprehensive plan items) would appear on upcoming council agendas.
