Shelton council approves comprehensive plan submittal, compost procurement ordinance and Crosstown Trail design contract
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Summary
On Oct. 21 the Shelton City Council voted to submit its updated comprehensive plan for state review, adopt a compost procurement ordinance required under state law, and authorize design work for the Crosstown Trail phase 1.
The Shelton City Council on Oct. 21 voted to: authorize staff to submit the city’s updated comprehensive plan to the Washington State Department of Ecology for the required 60-day review; adopt an ordinance requiring compost procurement consistent with recent state law; and approve a design work order for phase 1 of the Crosstown Trail.
The council’s actions move three multi-step projects forward. The comprehensive plan submission begins the statutorily required interagency review that can produce recommended changes from state agencies. The compost ordinance implements recent state statutory direction cited by staff as House Bill 1799 and related RCW language. The Crosstown Trail resolution funds design with a consultant on a roughly 1.5-mile corridor stretching from Wallace Kneeland Park toward U.S. 101.
Community and Economic Development Director Jason Doze told the council the comprehensive plan update has been in process for about a year and a half and that submitting a final draft to the Department of Ecology starts the required 60-day review by state agencies. “It’s a required review by the state,” Doze said in introducing the item.
Stormwater technician Patrick Hoffman said the compost ordinance was prompted by state legislation: “Washington State legislator enacted House Bill 1799, which requires the city of Shelton to adopt 2 RCWs, both related to compost repair in the city,” he said during his presentation. The ordinance was read on the record as Ordinance No. 2033-0825 and adopts a local procurement requirement to align municipal purchases with the cited RCWs.
Assistant Public Works Director Aaron Nicks described the Crosstown Trail design scope, saying the segment the council authorized to design runs from Wallace Kneeland Park out toward Highway 101 and is “about I believe it’s about a 1 and a half miles.” The approved work order authorizes Keller & Associates to proceed with survey, pathway design, lighting, and native landscaping concepts for Phase 1.
All three items were moved, seconded and passed by voice vote. Roll call earlier in the meeting recorded seven council members present, and the council answered “aye” for each vote on the three items.
What passed
- Resolution No. 1389-0625 — authorizing staff to submit the City of Shelton comprehensive plan update to the Washington State Department of Ecology for the required 60-day review. Motion approved by voice vote.
- Ordinance No. 2033-0825 — adding a compost procurement requirement to city code to comply with language noted by staff (referenced in the meeting as House Bill 1799 and RCW 43.1980.15). Motion approved by voice vote.
- Resolution No. 1403-0925 — authorizing the city manager to approve a public works on-call consultant work order with Keller & Associates for Crosstown Trail project Phase 1 design. Motion approved by voice vote.
Councilors who participated praised staff for the outreach and drafting work on the comprehensive plan and the design timeline; no recorded dissents were entered into the record on any of the three items.
Ending
Council members and staff said the actions position the city to take next steps: the comprehensive plan will return if the Department of Ecology provides recommended edits, the compost ordinance will be implemented under the newly adopted code language, and trail design will proceed with public outreach and grant coordination ahead of construction funding.
