Council approves Pacific Power franchise, emergency plan and Ida Street sewer change order; consent agenda passes

Stayton City Council approved four formal items on July 21, 2025: readoption of a nonexclusive Pacific Power franchise agreement, adoption of an updated emergency operations plan, and a $374,000 change order for the West Ida Street sanitary sewer improvements (Phase 2). The council also approved the consent agenda, which included minutes, a collective bargaining agreement, two citizen appointments and acceptance of abstract election results.

The council voted 3-0 to readopt an electric utility franchise for PacificCorp, doing business as Pacific Power, after staff said the utility had not formally acknowledged an earlier ordinance within a 60-day window. The council later voted 3-0 to adopt an updated city emergency operations plan developed with Marion County Emergency Management and a contractor; staff said the update helps the city meet federal grant requirements. The council approved a negotiated change order of $374,000 for the West Ida Street sanitary sewer improvements, saying the increase covers unforeseen field conditions and extra work; staff said enterprise funds remain sufficient.

Votes at a glance - Ordinance 25-005: Readopt nonexclusive electric utility franchise to PacificCorp (DBA Pacific Power). Motion to approve made by Councilor Sims; second not specified on the record. Vote: 3 yes, 0 no. Outcome: approved. - Resolution 25-023: Adopt City of Stayton Emergency Operations Plan (dated July 2025). Motion to adopt made on the record by a council member; seconded. Vote: 3 yes, 0 no. Outcome: approved. - Resolution 25-024: Amend West Ida Street sanitary sewer improvements Phase 2 contract, authorizing additional compensation for project cost overages caused by field conditions. Motion to approve by Councilor Petty; second by Councilor Sims. Vote: 3 yes, 0 no. Outcome: approved. Change order authorized: $374,000 (negotiated down from a contractor request of $674,000); staff said existing enterprise fund budgets cover the amount. - Consent agenda (approved as presented): June 16 regular session minutes; Resolution 25-025 (approval of the State Police Officer Association collective bargaining agreement); Resolution 25-021 (appointments to the Public Arts Commission); Resolution 25-022 (accepting abstract of election results). Motion to accept consent agenda made and seconded. Vote: 3 yes, 0 no. Outcome: approved.

Council members who voted on these items recorded their support as “yes” and the mayor announced each motion’s passage. Staff repeatedly emphasized that the emergency plan update would position the city to access certain federal grants that require an adopted emergency operations plan and that the Ida Street change order would not break the city’s wastewater/stormwater enterprise budgets.

The council did not identify any public testimony opposing the franchise readoption, the emergency plan or the sewer change order during the hearings and deliberations recorded in the meeting.

Provenance (transcript highlights used as evidence): - Pacific Power franchise (topicintro): "...public hearing on ordinance number 25 dash 0 0 5, amending Chapter 4.12... readopt updated terms and conditions of the Pacific Power franchise agreement." (transcript excerpt near 427.2–430.8) - Pacific Power franchise (topfinish): "Councilor Sims: I'd like to make a motion to move to approve the ordinance granting a nonexclusive electric utility franchise to Pacific Corp, DBA, Pacific Power..." (transcript excerpt near 431.36–443.86) - Emergency operations plan (topicintro): "Resolution number 25 dash 0 2 3, adopting the the city of state and emergency operations plan." (transcript excerpt near 466.04–475.285) - Emergency operations plan (topfinish): "Motion to adopt resolution number 25 dash 0 2 3 adopting the city of state and emergency operations plan dated July 2025." (transcript excerpt near 1022.82–1035.78) - Ida Street sewer change order (topicintro): "That leads us to the next item, resolution number 25Dash024, Ida Street Sewer Change Order Adjustment." (transcript excerpt near 1054.49–1063.885) - Ida Street sewer change order (topfinish): "I move to approve resolution 25 Dash 0 2 4 amending the West Ida Street Cemetery Serum Improvements phase 2 contract to provide for additional compensation due to project cost overages caused by field conditions." (transcript excerpt near 1357.585–1371.04) - Consent agenda (topicintro & topfinish): "We'll move on to the consent agenda... Resolution number 25 0 2 5..." and later "Motion passes 3 to 0." (transcript excerpts near 233.075–288.295)

Ending: The council handled the items on a largely routine basis; several items (the emergency plan and the Ida Street change order) generated additional discussion about implementation and budget management, summarized in separate articles covering those topics.