Regular City Council Meeting 11 04 2026

The City of La Center City Council meeting was held November 4, 2026. The council approved an award to the lowest bidder, Eco Fencing and Decking, for downtown 2.0 property-line fencing: a bid of $23,135.23, with contingency authorization bringing the maximum amount to $27,762.28, within the $30,000 budget. The motion passed with one abstention. Staff also reported that construction of a shared-use path along Pacific Highway was expected to start November 9 and take about 80 days, with temporary traffic signals and additional traffic-management costs anticipated; the city has $197,000 for initial engineering work on Left Center Road improvements.

Council reviewed the preliminary 2027 budget, but did not adopt it; public hearings were scheduled for November 18 and final budget consideration for December 9. Major planned capital spending includes $22 million for roads and streets projects, supported by a projected $19 million in grant income and transfers from impact-fee and capital-project funds. The wastewater capital budget includes approximately $7.3 million in expenditures, including $2.8 million for an MBR project and $3.5 million for a screw-press building. The draft budget also includes a $1 million Clark County law-enforcement services contract and consultant allocations of $20,000 for the comprehensive plan, $60,000 for Crescent Engineering, $100,000 for HHPR, and $30,000 for DOWL; these were budget figures, not contract awards. Residents raised concerns about Downtown 2.0 development, construction impacts, and public outreach, and city officials described planned outreach and project information sessions.