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Tenino council approves EV-charger additions, building official contract and a vehicle surplus resolution
Summary
At its April 22 meeting Tenino’s council approved a change order to add two EV chargers under a grant, authorized a services agreement with building official Brian von Kluke and passed Resolution 2025-04 to surplus a 2005 Chevy truck; the council also approved the consent calendar totaling $120,291.97.
The Tenino City Council on April 22 approved several consent and contract items during a business-focused meeting that followed a long work-session discussion about a food-bank lease.
The council approved a change order for Traverse Electric to add two additional electric-vehicle chargers at the Ag park without increasing the grant’s total cost. Council discussion clarified charger capability and payment standards: council members were told the chargers meet a 60-kilowatt minimum (the grant requirement), will be broadly compatible with vehicles though some cars may need adapters, and payment will follow the new standard that allows credit-card tap payment.
Council also approved an updated professional services agreement with Brian von Kluke to combine plan-review and building-inspection duties after the previous staff member retires. The mayor said the contract adds the building-compliance scope to the existing arrangement but does not increase cost and, in one line item, reduces a fee from $150 to $125.
Separately, the council adopted Resolution 2025-04 to surplus a 2005 Chevy truck from Public Works. Council discussed disposal options (public auction, repurpose, sale at fair market value) and asked staff to determine fair-market value before sale.
At the start of the meeting the council approved the consent calendar listing payroll and claims for a total of $120,291.97. Several other updates and reports were given (planning commission comprehensive-plan progress, Timberland Library programming, public-works items and community events) but the formal votes on the charger change order, the Brian von Kluke agreement and Resolution 2025-04 were the meeting’s primary formal actions beyond the food-bank lease.
