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City administrator reports on completed SCA project, street plans, wastewater repairs and public trainings
Summary
City Administrator Nathan Fark reported Rice Lane SCA project acceptance by ODOT, plans to repave Goucher Street tied to ARPA water‑line work, ongoing repairs at the wastewater plant after blower motor failures, cybersecurity training rollout, and that psilocybin and marijuana tax measures will appear on the November ballot.
City Administrator Nathan Fark delivered the department reports at the Sept. 4 meeting and highlighted several infrastructure and administrative items.
Fark reported the SCA grant project on Rice Lane was completed and accepted by ODOT and that the city has submitted an SCA application to reconstruct Enos and Stanley Street with a target budget around $300,000. He said the ARPA water‑line project will require tearing up parts of Goucher Street; the city plans to use remaining contract leeway to repave as much of Goucher as funding allows once the water line work is complete. "This is our best chance at limiting engineering and other costs and making it fit within about $300,000," Fark said.
On wastewater operations, Fark said blower motors at the wastewater treatment plant failed about a month ago and repairs are underway; the council has received a small number of odor notices and staff are working to get the right parts and technician. On administrative matters, staff are rolling out cybersecurity policies and a short (0.5‑hour) training for officials and employees. He also noted that psilocybin and marijuana tax measures are officially on the November ballot.
Councilors asked about landscaping and seeding on Rice Lane swales and the city confirmed the area was seeded; staff said the contractor offered to reseed if necessary.
