Committee recommends council approve Fuller Designs service agreement for Beehive Industrial Area stormwater retrofit design

The City of Tumwater Public Works Committee on Feb. 20 recommended the City Council place a service provider agreement with Fuller Designs for the Beehive Industrial Area stormwater retrofit design project on the March 4 consent calendar with a recommendation to approve and authorize the mayor to sign.

City staff described the Beehive Industrial Area — the light-industrial area around Joppa and Lamkin on the north side of Prosper Road — as a prioritized location for stormwater retrofits because of localized flooding, lack of water-quality treatment, and direct discharge to Percival Creek. The project scope presented to the committee covers 90% design and permitting work funded through the Department of Ecology Water Quality Combined Funding Program with a 15% city match; staff said the funding runs through 2027 but design is expected to finish in 2025.

"This is a continuation of the request we had for the grant agreement through Department of Ecology. This is the other half for the service provider agreement for Fuller Designs to complete the work for the Beehive Industrial Area stormwater retrofit design project," said Dave, a city project staff member. He told the committee the conceptual design calls for a series of linear facilities along Joppa and Lamkin and an existing stormwater easement between the two streets; the facilities aim to reduce flooding, provide water-quality treatment, and improve curb appeal.

Dave said Fuller Designs was selected through a competitive process to complete data collection, engineering and permitting. He said construction funding will be pursued in the 2026–2028 funding cycle and that staff expect to balance construction timing with other programmatic work. The committee discussed the design timeline and staff indicated the construction phase is expected in the next funding cycle depending on workloads.

Committee members moved and seconded placing the service-provider agreement on the March 4 City Council consent calendar with a recommendation to approve and authorize the mayor to sign; the committee voice-voted the motion as approved.