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Newberg council launches 20‑year stormwater master plan update, approves resolution
Summary
Council unanimously approved a resolution to initiate a 20‑year Stormwater Master Plan update that staff said identifies roughly $9.5 million in improvements over two decades; staff also proposed moving municipal update cadence from five to ten years and estimated Phase 2 work at about $237,000.
The Newberg City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 2 to authorize staff to begin a Stormwater Master Plan update and related capital‑improvement planning.
Public Works staff told the council the existing plan covers a 20‑year horizon and currently lists about $9,500,000 in needed improvements spread across 26 projects. Staff said prior modeling was uncalibrated and that Phase 1 flow‑monitoring work is complete. The presentation noted the city manages roughly 67.9 miles of storm pipes, about 3,287 catch basins and 7.14 acres of swales and basins.
Staff recommended several changes to process and cadence, including a professional recommendation to shift the municipal code requirement for plan updates from every five years to every ten years, reflecting the city’s low growth rate. Staff also reported a Phase 2 effort cost estimate of approximately $237,000, reduced from an original $350,000 budget because a large portion of data gathering was done in‑house.
During the meeting Mayor Rosacker announced that Representative Andrea Salinas told the city it had secured an $850,000 grant to help defray the groundwater treatment plant filter‑cover work; staff said that represented about 90% of the project expenditures. After the presentation a council member moved to approve Resolution/Ordinance 2026‑4006 to initiate the Stormwater Master Plan update; the motion was seconded, the council voted "aye" with no opposition and the measure passed unanimously.
Next steps: staff will proceed with the Stormwater Master Plan update, refine project prioritization for future capital improvement plans, and return with detailed project and budget recommendations as the planning process advances.
