Forks Council adopts updated Hazard Mitigation Plan, renews airport lease and sets 2026 budget schedule

The Forks City Council adopted Resolution No. 530 on Oct. 13, approving the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update (2024) and the City of Forks annex to the plan.

Council Member Gingell moved to adopt the resolution, and Council Member Patel seconded; the motion carried. Mayor Tim Fletcher had opened a public hearing on the plan earlier in the meeting and reported no members of the public spoke at the hearing.

The adopted plan updates the city’s hazard mitigation framework and brings the city into alignment with the 2024 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The council did not record further details in the meeting minutes about specific mitigation actions or funding sources tied to the adopted plan.

Council also approved a lease renewal with the EarthScope Consortium for equipment located at Quillayute Airport after a brief explanation from Attorney/Planner Fleck about the lease’s history and the equipment on site. The motion to renew the lease was moved by Council Member Soha and seconded by Council Member Gingell and carried.

Separately, the council reviewed and approved the proposed 2026 budget hearing schedule on a motion by Council Member Soha, seconded by Patel.

Other routine items handled during the meeting included approval of the Sept. 22 minutes and the council’s packet of expenditures: manual check 44890 and related EFTs totaling $9,876.64; payroll checks 44891 through 44908 totaling $135,740.35; claim checks 44909 through 44949 and related EFTs totaling $157,902.23; and travel checks 3758 through 3762 totaling $1,192.40. All motions on those items carried.

The meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m.