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Council approves $100,000 contract for Camp Murray boat-launch master plan after security collaboration debate
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Summary
Council approved motion 20 26-21 to contract SCJ Alliance for a $100,000 Camp Murray boat-launch master plan after questions from Council member Branstetter about whether the statement of work adequately implements the existing memorandum of understanding with the Washington Military Department.
The Lakewood City Council on March 16 authorized a $100,000 agreement with SCJ Alliance to produce a Camp Murray boat-launch master plan, voting to approve motion 20 26-21 after a debate about how the scope of work implements an existing memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Washington Military Department.
Council member Branstetter questioned whether the draft contract's statement of work ensured ongoing, substantive collaboration with the military department so the plan would address base operational and security needs. "The military department is relegated to just being one of a group of other stakeholders," Branstetter said, and he urged explicit language requiring the military department be engaged throughout design development rather than consulted incidentally.
A staff member with direct involvement in drafting the MOU responded that the MOU—and the consultant scope—intends the military department to be a primary collaborator and that several deliverables address security, site constraints and operational terms. Parks staff pointed to site-constraint reports and task items (including security) that would be part of the consultant eliverables.
Branstetter moved to delay consideration until the next regular meeting to reword the statement of work; that motion lacked a second. The council then voted to authorize the agreement. The journal shows Council member Branstetter recorded a "nay"; the motion otherwise passed by voice vote.
What it means: The city will proceed with the master plan work. Staff said the MOU and the consultant scope include security and site-constraint analyses and that these can be made more explicit in the contract language without increasing the not-to-exceed amount. Council member Branstetter asked staff to return with clearer contract language or to indicate how the deliverables will implement the MOU's collaborative intent.
Next steps: Staff will execute the agreement, conduct the site-constraint analysis in coordination with the military department as outlined in the MOU, and return to council with updates during master-plan development.
