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Salem council approves engineering, airport and park spending; playground fence budget adjusted
Summary
At its regular meeting the Salem City Council approved a master engineering agreement, airport consultant and reimbursement requests tied to a hangar project, a pool maintenance contract, and a roughly $10,750 budget adjustment to replace playground fencing.
The Salem City Council approved several routine contracts and budget adjustments in a meeting that moved quickly through consent items and a slate of ordinances.
Council members voted unanimously to adopt Bill 3699, authorizing the mayor to enter a master agreement for engineering services with Toth & Associates Incorporated, and Bill 3701, approving a consultant agreement with H W Lochner for professional services on hangars at Salem Memorial Airport. Council members also approved Bill 3702, authorizing submission of reimbursement Request No. 5 for the K33 hangar project, which staff described as the final reimbursement request tied to a grant. Staff said the reimbursable portion of eligible costs was about $353,600 and characterized the project as a 90% grant; the record contained an inconsistent separate ‘‘total’’ figure that was unclear in the transcript.
Separately, the council approved Resolution 3-2026, authorizing the mayor to execute the city's annual aquatic pool opening and winterizing contract with Landmark Aquatic. City staff described the pool contract as an annual routine service to be executed by the mayor.
The council also approved a budget adjustment in the approximate amount of $10,750 to upgrade damaged playground fencing to steel after flood-related damage and difficulty sourcing replacement parts for the existing fence. Staff and the park board supported the upgrade, saying steel fencing would be more durable along the creek and allow replacement parts to be sourced in the future.
All measures passed by voice vote with the aldermen recorded as voting yes. Council members gave staff direction to proceed with the projects; the access-easement ordinance relating to the former pretreatment building at the industrial park (Bill 3700) received a first reading and will return for a second reading and a lease resolution at a future meeting.
Why it matters: The airport actions move a hangar build-out closer to construction by securing consultant services and finalizing grant reimbursement steps tied to federal funding availability; the playground work restores public infrastructure damaged by flooding; and the pool contract secures routine maintenance needed for summer operations.
What's next: Bill 3700 (access easement) returns for second reading at the next meeting; the council has authorized staff to submit the hangar reimbursement paperwork and to move ahead with engineering and consultant work as funding allows.
