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Votes at a glance: Grants Pass council appoints leadership, approves contracts and committee appointments
Summary
Council elected Victoria Marshall president and reappointed Rick as vice president, approved multiple consent items including labor contracts with the police association, and authorized staff to apply for a $2M EDA public-works grant for Spalding Industrial Park.
At its meeting, the Grants Pass City Council recorded the following formal actions and votes (motion language summarized). Most measures were approved unanimously unless otherwise noted.
Votes at a glance
- Council leadership: The council accepted the nomination of Victoria Marshall as Council President (mover: Eric; second: Kathleen) and voted to have Rick serve as Council Vice President (voice/thumb vote). Outcome: Victoria Marshall elected council president; Rick named vice president.
- Water treatment plant GMP (WA 6207): Motion to adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a Phase 2 agreement with Slayton Construction Group Inc. and related temporary and permanent power agreements. Mover: Rick. Second: Kathleen. Outcome: approved unanimously (7–0). (See separate article on the plant.)
- Pacific Power contracts (WA 6207): Resolutions authorizing the city manager to contract with Pacific Power for installation of temporary and permanent utilities for the replacement water treatment plant (consent agenda). Outcome: adopted as part of consent agenda.
- 5th Street stormwater and sanitary sewer replacement (D06371): Resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into the construction contract (consent agenda). Outcome: adopted as part of consent agenda.
- Amend city engineer master services agreement: Resolution to amend the master services agreement for engineering (consent agenda). Outcome: adopted.
- Public works and economic adjustment assistance (EDA) grant application for Spalding Industrial Park: Resolution authorizing the city manager to submit a grant application for sewer infrastructure in Spalding Industrial Park (grant request $2,000,000; total project estimated ~$5,000,000; local match from UR, SDCs and wastewater capital). Outcome: authorized submission as part of consent agenda.
- Interest rate for deferred development agreement monies (calendar 2025): Resolution establishing the interest rate applied during 2025 (consent agenda). Outcome: adopted.
- Labor agreements: Resolutions ratifying three-year labor contracts with the Grants Pass Police Association (GPPA) and a separate three-year contract with GPPA sergeants. Key financial terms presented: 6.5% salary adjustment in Jan 2025, additional scheduled adjustments in 2025–2027 and changes to certification and boot reimbursements; staff presented estimated incremental fiscal impacts for 2025–2027. Outcome: both contracts authorized (consent agenda).
- Comprehensive fee schedule corrections: Resolution amending the comprehensive fee schedule to correct calculation and rounding errors (retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025). Outcome: adopted (consent agenda).
- Administrative items and acknowledgements: Motions to accept certified November 5, 2024, election results; acknowledge system development charge annual report for FY2024; acknowledge monthly investment report (Nov 2024); and accept minutes from multiple advisory bodies were all approved as part of the consent agenda.
- Committee appointments: Several advisory committee appointments were approved by roll-call votes: Public Art Committee—Colleen and Krystal (appointed); Budget Committee—Terry Hopkins (one appointment approved with process to reopen for additional seats); Public Safety Advisory Committee—appointments included Tom (listed as preference), William Lovelace, Jay Meredith, Matthew Rosen, Alan Hartford and Terry Hopkins (unanimous). Outcome: appointments approved by roll call as recorded in meeting minutes.
Meeting context and notes
Most consent items were bundled and approved together; several items discussed at length earlier (notably the water treatment plant and labor contracts). Council conducted public comment before the consent vote; speakers raised housing and homelessness concerns, neighborhood safety and local contracting questions. A number of agenda items (construction oversight services, smaller construction contracts and further grant documentation) were identified by staff as forthcoming.
Full vote tallies and the official contract and grant documents are available in the city clerk’s record and the posted agenda packet for the meeting.
