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Forks council approves RAC floor-resurface agreement, authorizes park movie nights; King Ranch contract passes 2-1
Summary
At its April 13 meeting the City of Forks Council approved routine finance items, authorized three free movie nights in Tillicum Park and approved a Scope of Work for King Ranch culverts engineering after debate; the King Ranch motion passed 2-1 with Council Member Soha opposed.
The City of Forks Council on April 13 approved a set of routine financial actions, a floor-resurfacing payment and agreement for the RAC, and a contested engineering contract for King Ranch culverts, while authorizing three free family movie nights in Tillicum Park this summer.
Clerk/Treasurer Caryn DePew presented the January 2026 Treasurer’s Report and commented on variance notes; Council approved the report. Council also approved minutes from the March 9 regular meeting and a batch of payments that included manual check 45551 for $12,569.66, manual check 45615 for $500.00, payroll checks 45552–45571 totaling $150,484.76, claim checks 45573–45614 and EFTs totaling $194,400.75, and travel checks 3768–3772 for $417.21.
Attorney/Planner Fleck reviewed a proposed payment and agreement for resurfacing the RAC floor that had been negotiated with the contractor’s attorney; after discussion the council approved the payment and agreement. Fleck also briefed the council on increases in the estimated cost for engineering of the King Ranch culverts compared with the bid from Skilling, explaining factors behind the increases. Council Member Pearson moved to approve the Scope of Work and Cost Summary for the King Ranch culverts engineering contract; Council Member Patel seconded and the motion carried 2-1, with Council Member Soha voting against the motion. The transcript notes the motion passed 2-1 but does not record a full roll-call tally beyond Soha’s opposition.
The council authorized the Forks Chamber of Commerce to host three free family movie nights in Tillicum Park in July and August 2026. The motion to authorize the events passed on a motion by Council Member Patel, seconded by Soha.
Attorney/Planner Fleck also updated council on other project-level items, including a review of bids for the Quillayute Airport runway rehab (Century West Engineering is evaluating bids and some issues were identified) and a discussion of a possible interfund loan for Industrial Park improvements; council took no action on those items at the meeting.
The meeting closed with staff reports: Public Works Director Hampton said the E Street project is nearly complete and noted event logistics for Tillicum Park; Police Chief Rowley responded to a complaint about an officer’s lunch by saying officers "take lunch whenever they can during their 12-hour shifts." Mayor Tim Fletcher reiterated use of the council event resource request form and said a person using a metal detector and leaving holes in Tillicum Park "will be trespassed." Council adjourned at 8:26 p.m.
A public hearing was announced for three zoning requests filed in 2025; dates and details for that hearing were not specified in the meeting record.