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Keizer approves town-hall outreach and up to $2,500 contract amendment for Keizer Rapids Park pavilion planning
Summary
Council directed staff Dec. 1 to expand outreach on a proposed pavilion at Keizer Rapids Park and approved amending consultant MIG’s contract up to $2,500 for a town‑hall engagement; council emphasized the engagement should seek preferred location ranges, maximum size, and potential uses and consider SDC eligibility.
Keizer — The Keizer City Council on Dec. 1 authorized additional public engagement on a proposed pavilion at Keizer Rapids Park, approving a contract amendment with consultant MIG not to exceed $2,500 to facilitate a town‑hall–style meeting and directing staff to use the city's online engagement platform to solicit broader feedback.
City staff and councilors discussed the scope of what the town hall should collect: preferred location ranges within Keizer Rapids Park, a maximum or range of pavilion sizes, and an acceptable range of uses. City Attorney (referred to in the meeting as Mister Lawyer) and City Manager Brown emphasized retaining flexibility in the master‑plan language so future adjustments would not require repeated master‑plan amendments.
Mister Lawyer told council that prior scope additions (for example, work done to support KeizerFest) had cost about $3,500 and that a single town‑hall event would likely be less. City Manager Brown noted the additional cost could be covered by a Community Prosperity Initiative grant from the county and would not come from the city’s general fund. Council debated specifying outcomes and 'not-to-exceed' terms; Council President Starr said the engagement should emphasize SDC (System Development Charge) eligibility for any facility identified.
Rhonda Rich of the West Keizer Neighborhood Association urged the council to solicit more community input on location and likely uses, including parking implications; she cited a small May survey where 60% (17 respondents) favored a pavilion and asked for more robust outreach.
Council President Starr moved to direct staff to provide additional engagement opportunities via a town‑hall meeting, amend MIG’s contract not to exceed $2,500, and use the city's engagement platform to seek feedback on alternative locations within Keizer Rapids Park for the pavilion under consideration. The motion passed unanimously, with one council member absent.
Next steps: staff will work with MIG and use the city's Polco engagement platform to collect town‑hall and online feedback, then return recommendations to the parks board and council for inclusion in the parks master plan update.
