City Council

The City of Columbia City In Columbia County on the Columbia River STREET COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 28, 2023 MEETING City Hall, 1840 Second Street, Columbia City 6:30 p.m. Attendees: Rob Forman, Council Committee Member & Chair David Jensen, Committee Member Jeff Peterson, Committee Member Mike McGlothlin, City Administrator Chair Forman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan: Members reviewed the current list of streets projects contained in the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). It was the consensus of the Committee to add the Street Sander Replacement Project, estimated at $11,000.00, and to place it into the 2023-24 fiscal year for appropriations. The Pavement Restoration Project – C, H, and Calvin Streets was retained for fiscal year 2023-24 and will be funded depending upon the success of a grant award from the Small Cities Allotment (SCA) state grant program. As well, the E Street Restoration Project – Sixth Street to Highway 30, was retained for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Additionally, the committee solidified plans to meet again in May of 2023 to complete the process for surveying the city’s street in order to update the 2017 streets inventory. Other Business: Public Works Superintendent Micah Rogers provided the following update to the committee on the efforts that his department was working on specific to city streets: 1. Quotes for the needed crack seal work, first focusing on the eastern side of the city, is in progress. 2. The city’s street sander is getting near the end of its service life and will soon need to be replaced. Estimated cost for replacement is between $7,000.00 - $10,000.00 (The Street Committee recommended that this equipment replacement project be added to the CIP for the 2023-24 fiscal year). 3. Additional thermoplastic materials are being ordered for maintenance projects within the city. PO Box 189 ◆ 1840 Second Street ◆ Columbia City, Oregon 97018 Phone 503-397-4010 ◆ Fax 503-366-2870 E-mail colcity@columbia-city.org ◆ Web site www.columbia-city.org  4. Normal sign and street maintenance activities are still ongoing and are directed to specific problem areas as is needed. The City Administrator also briefed the committee on two grant opportunites that he is pursuing on behalf of the Streets Department: an Oregon state grant for updating the city’s Transportation System Plan; valued at $175,000.00 and an Oregon state grant for the funding of paving projects; valued at $300,000.00 for all projects within the currently established CIP. Adjournment Time: 6:54 p.m. PO Box 189 ◆ 1840 Second Street ◆ Columbia City, Oregon 97018 Phone 503-397-4010 ◆ Fax 503-366-2870 E-mail colcity@columbia-city.org ◆ Web site www.columbia-city.org