St. Helens council approves routine resolutions, contract amendments and consent agenda

The St. Helens City Council on April 15 approved a package of routine business items, including a resolution adopting criteria for the city administrator’s performance review, authorization for contract amendments related to wastewater capacity engineering, and approval of the consent agenda.

Council approved Resolution No. 2070 to adopt parameters and a process for evaluating the city administrator. Council members moved, seconded and recorded affirmative votes during the resolution item.

The council also authorized signature on a fourth contract amendment with CONSORT North America for professional services related to wastewater capacity improvements (construction-phase engineering for sanitary sewer basins 4, 5 and 6) and approved an extension of agreement with Aaron Martin for pro tem judicial services. The motion to authorize those signatures was moved and seconded and passed by the council.

On the consent agenda the council approved minutes from the April 1, 2026 meeting, an OLCC license, ratification of an additional service agreement with McKenzie for value engineering on the new police station project, issuance of an RFP for water-taxi businesses, and the accounts payable bill list.

Several administrative and schedule items were also approved: a motion to change joint boards and commissions meetings from twice yearly to once yearly, and direction for staff to coordinate meeting dates; and authorization for the city administrator to proceed with finding a suitable disposal method for the Fish Eagle Osprey vessel per city code.

Councilors who recorded affirmative votes during these items included Councilor Sandeep, Councilor Hubbard and Councilor Gunderson; the presiding officer also announced concurrence. The meeting transcript does not include detailed fiscal amounts for the CONSORT amendment or contract line-item dollar totals.