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Newport council authorizes multiple administrative amendments, reallocations and an IGA amendment
Summary
Council approved an extension to the ODOT-funded city center planning timeline, authorized reallocations of project funds for park and recreation projects, approved a personnel reallocation to establish a full-time building attendant, and authorized an amendment to a health-district IGA to change the hospital emergency-water-tank site.
The Newport City Council approved several administrative measures on April 25, including a timeline extension for a state-funded planning grant, the reallocation of project funds to local park work, temporary budget transfers to create a full-time building attendant position at the recreation center and a first amendment to an intergovernmental agreement to site an emergency water tank on hospital property.
Community Development Director Derek Tokos told the council the city’s first amendment to an intergovernmental grant agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation extends the deadline for the Newport City Center revitalization plan from June 13, 2025, to Sept. 12, 2025, to allow staff to finish remaining deliverables; Tokos said no additional city funds are required for the extension. The council authorized the city manager to sign the amendment.
Parks and Recreation Director Mike Havanagh requested the council reallocate $10,000 from the Ocean-to-Bay kiosk replacement project to the newly completed Sam Moore Parkway playground landscaping work to repair retaining walls, improve drainage and replace wood-chip paths with pavers. The council approved reallocating the $10,000.
Separately, the council authorized reallocating $10,000 from the aquatic center vacancy and $10,000 from the recreation administration personnel services budget to the recreation center personnel services budget. The funds will carry the department to July 1 while staff adds a permanent 1.0 FTE building-attendant position in the next budget; councilors said the change is intended to reduce turnover and stabilize operations.
The council also approved a first amendment to an existing intergovernmental agreement with the Pacific Community Health District concerning a resilience project to provide an emergency water supply for Samaritan Pacific Health services. Derek Tokos said the health district concluded a previously proposed site on Fall Street was not feasible on seismic grounds and instead plans to construct the tank on hospital property; Samaritan will build the tank on the district’s behalf, and the district will transfer the improvements to the municipal system after construction. The amendment also reflects that the project has received FEMA funding. Councilors said the tank will have seismic isolation valves to ensure a reserve supply could be isolated for the hospital during a natural disaster.
Routine business on the consent calendar — receipt of approved committee minutes and related items — also passed by voice vote.
