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Votes at a glance: Newport council and contract board approve ordinance, leases, grant application and engineering contracts
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Newport City Council and Local Contract Review Board approved Ordinance 2025-04, multiple lease and assignment consents, an authorization to pursue an ODOE CREP planning grant and a series of professional services contracts for water and wastewater projects; all actions passed by voice or unanimous roll call.
Key outcomes from the Newport City Council and Local Contract Review Board meeting on Sept. 2:
- Consent calendar approved (motion to accept consent calendar). Motion carries by voice vote.
- Ordinance No. 2025-04 adopted: Amendments to the Newport Peninsula Urban Design Plan and Transportation System Plan to implement the city center revitalization planning effort. Motion moved for final passage and read by title only; council roll-call vote recorded as unanimous (Councilor Emond; Councilor Romagu; Councilor Hickman; Mayor Jan Kaplan; Councilor Hall; Councilor Jacoby — all aye).
- Airport lease boundary correction approved: Council authorized amending the City of Newport airport lease with Signal Ventures LLC to correct a boundary description and authorized the city manager to execute the corrected lease; motion carried by voice vote.
- Consent to assignment approved: Council consented to assignment and assumption of the 10.73-acre airport property land lease from Signal Ventures LLC to SV008 LLC and authorized the city manager to sign the assignment; motion carried by voice vote. Staff said the lease had been reviewed by Local Government Law Group.
- ODOE CREP planning grant authorization: Council approved the mayor signing an authorization letter to pursue an Oregon Department of Energy Community Renewable Energy Program (CREP) planning grant to evaluate city facilities and advance resilient civic campus planning; motion carried by voice vote.
- Amendment No. 1 to IGA with Pacific Communities Health District: Council authorized the City Manager to sign Amendment No. 1 to an intergovernmental agreement relating to improvement of Northwest Biggs Street, incorporating a reallocation of Urban Renewal funds; motion carried by voice vote.
- Appointment to city council: The council appointed Angel Aparicio Reyes to fill a vacancy on the council for a term expiring Jan. 4, 2027. Motion carried by roll-call voice votes; council recorded unanimous assent.
Local Contract Review Board — professional services agreements authorized (motions carried):
- Nye Beach Pump Station capacity upgrade: Professional services agreement with RH2 Engineering for $229,864 for engineering design and bid-ready documents (City Project 26-25017). Funding: wastewater fund (design allocation $250,000 available). Motion approved.
- Water Treatment Plant clear well remediation: Professional services agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, $215,128 for engineering design and bid-ready documents (City Project 28-25007). Fiscal-year allocation reported at $503,767; construction funding to be refined after design. Motion approved.
- Northside Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements: Professional services agreement with Keller Associates for $119,820 for engineering design (City Project 26-24017). The project is partially funded with congressionally directed spending. Motion approved.
- McLean Point Wastewater Lift Station: Professional services agreement with Keller Associates for $262,738 for engineering design (City Project 26-25015). Design funding available ($300,000 allocation); construction funding undecided. Motion approved.
- Northwest 50th/5th Street pump station mitigation: Professional services agreement with Windsor Engineering for $178,000 for design and bid-ready documents (City Project 26-24015). Approval was contingent on a supplemental budget request (transfer of $50,000 from another line) to provide sufficient design funds; motion approved pending the supplemental budget and final city attorney review.
All motions recorded in the meeting were approved by voice vote or unanimous roll call. Where a roll call was recorded, the council’s recorded ayes were the six members present: Councilor Emond; Councilor Romagu; Councilor Hickman; Mayor Jan Kaplan; Councilor Hall; Councilor Jacoby.
