Public Works Committee

MEETING MINUTES TUMWATER PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 CONVENE: 8:00AM PRESENT: Chair Eileen Swarthout, Councilmember Michael Althauser and Angela Jefferson Staff: City Administrator Lisa Parks, Finance Director Troy Niemeyer, Transportation & Engineering Director Brandon Hicks, City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick, Communications Specialist Marnie McGrath, Transportation & Engineering Assistant Director Jeff Cook, City Engineer Bill Lindauer, Fire Chief Brian Hurley, Capital Projects Manager Jared Verhey, Parks & Recreation Director Chuck Denney, Community Development Director Brad Medrud, Administrative Assistant Kelly Quiroz APPROVAL OF Councilmember Althauser moved, seconded by MINUTES: Councilmember Jefferson, to approve the minutes of August 21, 2025 as presented. A voice vote approved the motion. ORDINANCE NO. Director Medrud explained that this is the first of three O2025-009 FINAL ordinances this year that will be part of the Comprehensive Plan. DOCKET FOR 2025 Ordinance No. O2025-009 deals exclusively with the adoption of COMPREHENSIVE the Capital Facilities plan, which is a six-year plan that the City PLAN AMENDMENTS: updates every two years. Director Hicks presented the 2026-2031 Capital Facilities Plan, explaining what it is and how it informs our future budget process. SERVICE PROVIDER Director Denney presented the history, vision, and benefit of the AGREEMENT WITH Deschutes Valley Trail. He explained that the Deschutes Valley SCJ ALLIANCE FOR Trail will provide a system that spans the City from the south to THE DESCHUTES north and connects Capital Lake trails and Olympia. Manager VALLEY TRAIL: Verhey followed up with a brief review of the routing and plan segments and summarized the service provider agreement. The TUMWATER PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE – SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 1  service provider agreement with SCJ Alliance will be in the amount of $2,499,216.93. MOTION: Councilmember Jefferson moved, seconded by Councilmember Althauser, to place the service provider agreement with the SCJ Alliance on the October 7, 2025 Consent Calendar with a recommendation to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign. A voice vote approved the motion unanimously. SERVICE PROVIDER Manager Verhey gave an overview of the City Public Works AGREEMENT WITH Facility, formerly known as the Operations & Maintenance TCF ARCHITECTURE Facility. He explained that the new facility will accommodate all FOR THE PUBLIC of the Public Works Departments. The service provider WORKS FACILITY agreement amendment increased the not-to-exceed amount by (O&M) BUILDING A $1,247,727 to a total of $3,697,727. DESIGN AMENDMENT NO. 1: MOTION: Councilmember Jefferson moved, seconded by Councilmember Althauser, to place the service provider agreement amendment no. 1 on the October 7, 2025 Considerations with a recommendation to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign. A voice vote approved the motion unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: With there being no further business, Chair Swarthout adjourned the meeting at 9:31 a.m. Prepared by Kelly Quiroz, Administrative Assistant TUMWATER PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE – SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 2