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Council approves WSDOT fuel MOU and interlocal with port, denies Civil Air Patrol fee-waiver appeal
Summary
Council approved a WSDOT fuel-purchasing MOU and an interlocal agreement with the Port (packet spelled 'Euphrates'); it also denied an ERC fee-waiver appeal from the Civil Air Patrol after finding the event did not meet open-to-public/public-benefit requirements.
Resolution 25-79: WSDOT fuel MOU
Speaker 7 summarized a staff recommendation to join the state’s fuel-purchasing program administered by WSDOT. Under the proposal the city would pay state-bid price plus $0.17 per gallon for program management and receive statewide card-lock fueling, centralized billing, replacement cards and data reporting. Speaker 7 said the arrangement would eliminate much of the city’s manual fuel-accounting work and ensure consistent pricing: "they will provide all of our fuel cards... they will do all of our billing," he said. The council moved and adopted Resolution 25-79.
Interlocal with the Port
Staff presented an interlocal partnership with the Port (packet language read "Port of Euphrates"). The port will be the grant applicant and grant manager for a Dept. of Commerce economic-development pre-application and will be reimbursed for part of the application cost; the city will prepare the RFP and serve on the selection panel. Council discussed alignment with the comprehensive plan and approved the interlocal resolution; the vote recorded some opposition.
ERC fee-waiver appeal (Civil Air Patrol)
An applicant (Civil Air Patrol) sought an ERC fee waiver for a private banquet; staff and legal counsel explained policy requires fee-waiver applicants to provide a public benefit and be open to the public, and cautioned against gifting city funds. Council moved to deny the appeal. During the discussion the presiding officer offered to cover the fee personally for the organization, and council declined the waiver on policy grounds.
Votes and next steps: The WSDOT MOU and the port interlocal were adopted. The fee-waiver denial is final for this meeting; staff will handle follow-up as needed.
