Council previews wastewater facility master plan through 2045; adoption expected in March
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Summary
Consultants presented a facilities plan for Lebanon's wastewater treatment plant through 2045 with phased projects and a priority solids-handling predesign. The plan was released for public comment and staff expects to return in March for adoption; a cost figure was cited in the packet.
City consultants presented Lebanon’s wastewater treatment plant facilities plan extending to 2045 and asked the council to review the executive summary and recommendations ahead of a planned adoption in March.
A Kennedy Jenks consultant summarized the plan’s scope and phasing and said staff will pursue predesign work for the solids-handling system as Phase 1. The presenter stated the plan lists total project costs in the packet; the transcript records the consultant’s line as "total cost of projects listed in here are 95550029¢," a figure that appears to come from the packet but whose formatting in the spoken record is unclear. City staff told the council the document is being presented for public consumption and that formal adoption would follow at a future meeting (consultants and staff mentioned March as the target month).
City manager and staff emphasized that non-expert council members should focus on the executive summary and the plan’s recommendations, and Kennedy Jenks offered to answer questions about technical details. The manager said the adopted master plan is typically required to position the city for funding for capital projects.
What happens next: staff will post the plan for public comment, and the council is expected to consider adoption at its March meeting. The Jan. 14 session was a discussion and information item; no formal adoption or vote occurred.
