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Council approves consent agenda, salary-plan changes and sewer extension; several items advanced by voice votes
Summary
At its meeting the Moses Lake City Council approved the consent agenda, a 2026 salary-plan amendment adding three finance positions, authorized Stratford Road night work and a developer reimbursement sewer extension agreement, and approved the Paradise Point ETA; the McAtee/Desert View ETAs were tabled.
The Moses Lake City Council approved a package of routine and staffing items and took several contract-level actions during the meeting.
By voice vote the council approved the consent agenda.
Personnel: The council adopted a 2026 amendment to the unrepresented salary plan to add three positions in finance (assistant finance director, grant writer, and a budget/financial analyst). HR Director Shannon Springer said the positions will address recent turnover and capacity needs in the finance department; the council approved the amendment by motion and voice vote.
Contracts and construction: - Paradise Point extraterritorial and development agreement: council authorized the city manager to execute the negotiated agreement as presented. - Stratford Road / Alder Street water-main night work: council authorized a contractor request to perform limited night work to limit traffic disruption; staff will notify nearby residences of potential noise. - Desert Point sewer extension: council approved a direct reimbursement agreement with developers for sewer main extension design and installation, which is structured as 100% cost reimbursement and includes an initial consultant estimate ceiling ($125,000) with invoicing against an assigned savings account.
Votes: Each of the above motions passed by roll-call or voice vote as recorded in the meeting. The McAtee and Desert View extraterritorial applications were not approved and were tabled for further study of water capacity and DOH-related constraints.
Next steps: Staff will follow up on implementation details for the approved agreements and return with updates on candidate procurement for the LRC RFQ, and will expedite analysis of summer pumping and conservation data related to the tabled ETAs.
