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Granite Falls council raises small-business exemption, approves planning contracts and green-street engineering work
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Summary
At its July 16 meeting the Granite Falls City Council adopted an ordinance raising the in-city business-license exemption from $2,000 to $4,000, authorized multiple-award planning contracts totaling up to $2 million over five years, and approved $225,360 in engineering services for LID improvements.
The Granite Falls City Council on July 16 adopted a change to local business-license rules, approved multiple planner contracts and authorized engineering services for neighborhood low-impact development (LID) improvements.
Council approved an ordinance amending Granite Falls Municipal Code Section 5.28.040(I) to raise the gross-revenue threshold for the city business-license exemption from $2,000 to $4,000. Councilmember David Griggs moved the ordinance and Councilmember Steven Glenn seconded; the motion carried. (The meeting record contains an internal discrepancy: a header references Ordinance 1063-2025 while the motion language cites Ordinance No. 1062-2025; the transcript does not resolve which number is authoritative.)
The council also authorized the City Manager to execute multiple-award IDIQ (indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity) contracts for city planner services with AHBL Inc., BHC Consultants, OTAK, Inc., and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for an initial three-year term with two one-year extension options and a stated maximum aggregate contract value up to $2,000,000 over five years. The motion was moved by Councilmember Tom FitzGerald and seconded by Councilmember Steven Glenn and carried.
Council approved Gray & Osborne, Inc.'s proposal for project administration, final design and construction inspection services for the Kentucky Avenue and Indiana Avenue LID Improvement Project for $225,360 and authorized the City Manager to execute the professional services agreement. The motion was moved by Councilmember Bruce Straughn, seconded by Councilmember Steven Glenn and carried.
Votes at a glance: the meeting record shows each of the above motions as "carried," but the transcript does not provide roll-call tallies for any of the motions.
Other council business included routine staff updates on the passport office, wastewater treatment plant and planning (including CUP applications), and announcements from Mayor Matthew Hartman about upcoming events. With no public commenters, the council adjourned at 8:19 p.m.
Authorities and procedure: the motion approving blanket bond coverage (discussed elsewhere on the agenda) cites RCW 35A.13.070 as the statutory bond requirement; the transcript also references Granite Falls Municipal Code Section 5.28.040(I) for the business-license exemption change.
Next steps: the transcript does not record additional legislative steps or implementation dates for the ordinance beyond adoption; the record contains no roll-call vote counts.