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Gig Harbor council approves amendment adding cultural‑resources study to Lift Station 1 design contract
Summary
On May 11 the Gig Harbor City Council unanimously approved Amendment No. 4 to the professional services contract for Lift Station 1, directing the design consultant to complete a cultural‑resources analysis after requests from local tribes; funding is available in the 2025–26 project budget.
Gig Harbor City Council voted 7–0 on May 11 to approve Amendment No. 4 to the professional services contract for the Lift Station 1 rehabilitation, directing the city’s design consultant to complete a cultural‑resources analysis.
Public Works Director Jeff Langham told the council the lift station at Crescent Creek Park was originally built in 1973 and has exceeded its useful life, and that “the amendment you have before you tonight, amendment number 4, directs our consultant to complete that cultural resources analysis.” He said the analysis responds to a request from local tribes after a land‑use notice and that project funding is available in the 2025–26 project budget.
Council member Ekberg asked whether the cultural‑resources study would be reusable for future phases of park work, and Langham replied that the information “will be useful information for the future phases.” Another council member asked whether a nearby culvert and future tidal inundation were being considered; Langham said the design reviews include sea‑level and tide considerations and that the station will be constructed above projected high‑water levels.
Council member Ekberg moved to approve the amendment and Council member Stone seconded. The mayor called for the vote; the motion passed 7–0, and the council authorized the mayor to execute the amendment.
The amendment adds the cultural‑resources analysis to the contract with the city’s design consultant (the original contract with Kennedy Jenks was approved in 2023 and has had prior amendments). Langham said the analysis was undertaken at the tribes’ request following the city’s standard notice of a land‑use application. The council did not discuss a timeline for the analysis or the anticipated consultant cost during the meeting.
Next steps: with the council’s approval the city will finalize and execute Amendment No. 4 and direct the consultant to proceed with the cultural‑resources analysis as scoped in the amendment.
