County staff reviewed several infrastructure and public-health items during the Oct. 30 work session, including an amendment to the Oregon Health Authority local public-health contract, a proposed consultant for a federally funded transportation-safety action plan, and a state runway grant.

Katie told the board the packet included the 13th amendment to the Oregon Health Authority local public-health contract, saying it reconciles fiscal-year 2024 accounts into the FY25 budget and that some program elements do not roll over within the biennium. She also said the county received an additional $99,004.82 allocated from the opioid-settlement board for local prevention efforts. "We received an additional, $99,004.82 that we did not originally budget for this fiscal year," Katie said. Staff said the health team will draft plans to spend those funds and that some COVID-related budgets have extended spending windows through June 2026.

On transportation, Will recommended naming Parametrix as the successful proposer for a federally funded Transportation Safety Action Plan because Parametrix had responded to the RFP and already provides consulting work on the county’s Transportation System Plan. "With the court's approval, county legal staff will move forward with negotiating the final contract with Parametrix for that project," he said. A motion to nominate Parametrix passed and staff will return with a negotiated contract for execution at a regular meeting.

Kelly requested signatures on a $250,000 state core grant to begin runway reconstruction; staff said work is planned to start Nov. 11 and asked that the grant agreement be signed next week if possible. Commissioners approved an acknowledgment for Kelly to proceed with the related advisory committee reappointment work and gave general support to move forward on contracting and grant execution as staff recommended.

The board took formal action to nominate Parametrix for the TSAP and gave staff delegated authority to negotiate and return with a contract for execution at a later meeting.