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At-a-glance: Astoria council adopts parking fines ordinance and approves several infrastructure and equipment contracts
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the council unanimously adopted an updated parking-penalties ordinance and approved a set of contract amendments, grant acceptances and intergovernmental agreements including ODOT Riverwalk payment, Youngs Bay Gangway payment, Tetra Tech amendment for the Pipeline Road waterline, HDR engineering services, library FF&E awards, AFG radio purchases, and a building-inspection IGA update.
The Astoria City Council’s Dec. 16 agenda included multiple formal actions across transportation, public safety, utilities and capital projects. Key votes and outcomes were:
- Parking penalties ordinance (2nd reading and adoption): Council adopted updates to Astoria’s traffic code to modernize parking fines to deter illegal parking following a police department recommendation. Motion: moved by Councilor Davis, seconded by Councilor Brownson; roll-call vote: 5–0 (Aye).
- Memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard: Council approved an updated MOU covering fire protection and emergency services for two Coast Guard cutters berthed at the 17th Street Pier. Motion: moved by Councilor Adams, seconded by Councilor Davis; voice vote, motion carries.
- East Riverwalk Lights (ODOT payment): Council authorized payment of $69,340.07 to ODOT to cover increased construction costs for the east Riverwalk lighting scope (Mill Pond Trestle to 35th Street per the current contract). Motion: Councilor Hilton; second: Councilor Brownson; motion carries.
- Youngs Bay Gangway: Council approved a payment of $92,634.54 to Clatsop County under a prior intergovernmental agreement to split replacement costs for the Youngs Bay Gangway (destroyed in Dec. 2022). Motion: Councilor Hilton; second: Councilor Brownson; roll-call vote: 5–0.
- Pipeline Road Waterline Resilience Project: Council approved contract amendment #2 with Tetra Tech for $59,612 for additional survey and design to add ~1,300 feet of replacement pipe (increasing replaced transmission main to ~5,800 feet) and approved the associated grant-agreement amendment to use available funds for the added scope. Motion: Councilor Brownson; second: Councilor Hilton; motion carries.
- 16th Street waterline: Council approved HDR contract amendment #3 for $104,301 for construction-phase engineering services for the 16th Street distribution waterline replacement project. Motion: Councilor Davis; second: Councilor Brownson; motion carries.
- Estoria Public Library renovation FF&E: Council awarded contracts to Pacific WRO ($280,071.69) and Space Saver Specialists ($232,605) for furniture, fixtures and shelving within the project budget. Motion: Councilor Brownson; second: Councilor Adams; motion carries.
- AFG radio purchase (phase 2): Council authorized fire department staff to purchase additional communications equipment using remaining FEMA AFG funds ($137,724.60). Motion: Councilor Hilton; second: Councilor Davis; motion carries.
- Building inspection intergovernmental agreement: Council approved an updated IGA with Clatsop County that increases hourly inspection rates from $75 to $100 and adds plan-review services to meet city demand. Motion: Councilor Brownson; second: Councilor Adams; motion carries.
- Acceptance of $5,000 Clatsop County grant for fire equipment: Council accepted $5,000 in additional ARPA grant funding and approved a budget amendment to allow spending on fire-related equipment for the new engine. Motion: Councilor Brownson; second: Councilor Adams and Councilor Hilton; roll-call vote: 5–0.
Why it matters: The votes move forward several capital and operational items that affect public safety, waterfront access and water infrastructure. Several actions also adjust budgets or contract scopes and advance work already underway.
