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Council approves state legislative agenda, consultant agreements and bank-signer update
Summary
Airway Heights City Council unanimously approved four transportation projects for its 2026 state legislative agenda, a supplemental GMP consultant agreement for interim finance services, a supplemental on‑call operations agreement with Esvelt Environmental Engineers for the water reclamation plant, and Resolution 2025‑015 updating authorized bank signers.
The Airway Heights City Council voted unanimously to adopt several administrative and planning items on its agenda, including placement of four transportation projects on the city’s 2026 state legislative agenda, two supplemental consultant agreements and a resolution updating authorized bank signers.
Staff presentation and state agenda: Albert Tripp presented four transportation projects for council consideration—21st Avenue Phase 1 (Garfield to Hayford), Craig Road (1st Avenue to U.S. 2), and two phases of multimodal improvements on U.S. 2—and recommended they be transmitted to the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) for inclusion on a regional agenda. The council approved the recommendation without recorded opposition.
Consultant agreements and staffing cover: Council also approved a supplemental service agreement with GMP consultants to provide interim clerk/treasurer services while the city recruits a finance director and continues administrative leave management. Tripp said GMP’s services would end after the hire is complete. "We were looking to obtain this particular service during the time frame in which staff members [are] on administrative leave," Tripp said.
Water-plant transition support: The council approved a supplemental on‑call operations agreement with Esvelt Environmental Engineers to support the city’s water reclamation plant during the transition to a newly selected operator (a start date mentioned for the new operator was May 21). Tripp said Esvelt designed the treatment-plant process and will provide on‑call assistance and onboarding for the incoming operator.
Bank-signers resolution: Mr. Shield read Resolution 2025‑015, which repeals an earlier signer resolution and designates Mr. Tripp, Mr. Shield and accountant Diana Meal as authorized signers to meet state-auditor internal-control requirements; the council adopted the resolution unanimously.
Votes at a glance: Consent agenda approval (minutes and a $45,424 purchase registry) — approved unanimously; 2026 state legislative agenda (four transportation projects) — approved unanimously; GMP supplemental agreement for interim clerk/treasurer services — approved unanimously; Esvelt supplemental on‑call operation services (water reclamation plant) — approved unanimously; Resolution 2025‑015 (bank signers) — adopted unanimously.
What happens next: Staff will transmit the selected transportation projects to SRTC for inclusion on a regional agenda, continue recruitment for the finance director/clerk‑treasurer position, and use Esvelt support to onboard the new plant operator. No citizen comments were received and the meeting adjourned at 05:54.
