City planning staff provided brief city updates at the Oct. 8 Planning Commission meeting noting successful grant awards and upcoming capital work.

Elena, planning staff, reported the city received a parks master plan grant and plans to issue an RFP next month for a consultant to prepare the parks master plan. Staff also said the city received a Transportation Growth Management (TGM) grant to integrate land‑use and transportation planning for the mill mixed‑use and riverfront commercial zones, and a DLCD HAPO grant to help complete a previously started code audit.

On capital work, staff said the wastewater treatment plant contractor will begin setting forms and pouring concrete in the coming weeks. Separately, staff announced an upcoming RFP for preliminary engineering for the city’s water‑treatment plant upgrades; staff asked for one commissioner volunteer to assist with proposal evaluation. Commissioner Scott Stahl volunteered to assist.

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Staff said agendas, minutes and full meeting videos are posted on the city website; staff noted the parks and transportation grants will fund consultant work and that the water/wastewater projects are on a fast timeline.