The Woodland City Council authorized the mayor to sign a garbage, refuse collection and disposal agreement with Waste Control, approving a transition that will move billing and customer calls to the contractor while the city retains the utility-tax revenue. A Waste Control representative said the company will provide transitional mailings and app-based notifications and aims to issue the first new bills in January; council members cautioned that some residents may mistake the new bill as a scam and asked for clear mailings and inserts.

Council also approved a contract for on-call engineering services with Harper Hough Peterson (action item e) to ensure the city has compliant engineering support as needed. Both contract votes passed unanimously by roll call.

In budget-related business the mayor announced the city received a Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant of $715,000 for an overlay project on Gehrig (up to the railroad), funds earmarked for street overlay work. Council conducted a first reading of ordinance 15 80 (update to fire impact fees authorized by chapter 82.02 RCW) and a first reading of ordinance 15 82 (the 2026 budget). Both first readings passed; second readings will follow the city’s ordinance schedule. Finance staff clarified that a larger beginning balance shown for the hotel–motel (LTAC) fund reflected receipts from the previous year arriving in the current fiscal period and that previously audited LTAC disbursements will not require repayment.

Votes at a glance: consent items and vouchers were approved; Waste Control contract, on-call engineering services and both first readings (fire fees and 2026 budget) passed on unanimous council votes.

Ending: Council introduced Chris Herman as the new port director and then adjourned.