August 18, 2026 City Council Meeting

The August 18, 2026, City of North Bend Council meeting included a procurement action for the South Fork Avenue extension and Starfish roundabout projects. Council unanimously approved AB26-070, authorizing a second supplement to Parametrix’s engineering contract for up to $225,938.70. The supplement covers separating the projects’ design plans, additional environmental work, and project-management tasks. Staff said the combined construction cost is about $9.6 million and that the design contract, including both supplements, remains at about 14.5% of construction cost. The project received a $4.25 million Transportation Improvement Board construction award; staff said advancing the roundabout bid by a year could produce savings. Committee reports also referenced proposed transportation actions involving a PSSE lighting-removal agreement, a KPFF right-of-way design-contract supplement, and federal construction funding with local matches for roundabout and trail projects; these were reported as committee items, not acted on by council in the transcript.

The Community and Economic Development Committee reviewed a proposed 12-month maintenance and content-retainer contract for the Adventure North Bend website and suggested considering branding alignment; no contract amount or council approval was reported. Council approved amendments to the parks element of the comprehensive plan, including updates to the parks capital facilities plan and adding Project Balle as a potential park acquisition eligible for park impact-fee funding; staff clarified this was not a commitment to spend. The Finance and Administration Committee reported ongoing preparation for the next biennial budget, with adoption targeted for November, and discussion of policies to guide potential human-services and cultural-arts expenditures. Planning and code updates were also discussed, but no related procurement awards were identified.