PORT ANGELES – Port Angeles’ draft 2026-3031 capital facilities plan is in the works, with 29 new projects added.
The additional projects include:
• Emergency operations center technology ($77,500)
• Core city facilities assessment ($50,000)
• Pebble Beach Park nourishment ($50,000)
• Greenhouse addition ($75,000)
• Parking lot repaving for Haynes Viewpoint and the Pier ($225,000)
• Crosswalk enhancement program ($150,000)
• 16th and 18th pavement from E to L Streets ($810,000)
• Streetlight placement program ($150,000)
• Continuous operations storage container added to the old Peabody Substation ($90,000)
• Building access control upgrade ($1.2 million)
• Underground cable replacement for cables over 35 years old ($300,000)
• Overhead reconductoring ($250,000)
• Vandalism repairs ($700,000)
• 2031 neighborhood sewer rehabilitation ($750,000)
• Wastewater system supervisory control and data acquisition upgrades ($250,000)
• Jones Street reservoir valve replacement ($300,000)
• Jones Street reservoir fence ($200,000)
• Installing PRV stations between high and low pressure zones within the water utility system ($750,000)
• Elwha surface water intake hydraulics ($325,000)
• Elwha flow metering and reporting ($50,000)
• P Street and McDonald Street outfall repairs ($480,000)
• Lower scale evaluation and replacement ($180,000)
• Repairing pavement within the metal recycling area of the transfer station ($350,000)
• Decommissioning of the old decant facility ($60,000)
• Decant facility site fencing ($150,000)
• Restoration of compost operations ($100,000)
• Long haul truck tarping station ($220,000)
• Transfer station tipping floor repair ($400,000)
• Transfer station building roof ($350,000)
The preliminary plan can be found online at cityofpa.us/774/Capital- Facilities-Plan.
“All these things together provide a plan that I feel really good about having,” Council member Navarra Carr said during a council work session Tuesday night. “It provides an opportunity to be able to see that vision of the future that we’re all trying to build together.”
Capital facilities plans include the installation, build or purchase of equipment or assets that exceed a one-year life cycle and $30,000 in costs, setting the vision for the city’s big projects over the next five years. Maintenance of assets is not included in capital facilities plans.
“It’s always important to keep in mind it [the capital facilities plan] is always changing based on need,” Finance Director Sarina Carrizosa said.
This year, the plan saw a number of cost increases due to inflation and more accurate estimates. Upcoming grant revenue will likely stay somewhat stable, as Carrizosa said anything allocated for 2025 or 2026 is still anticipated.
In total, about $75.6 million in grant funding has been identified for the next five years.
One hundred thirteen projects totalling $42.1 million are planned for this year, with 97 projects totalling $59.4 million planned for 2026.
Over the next five years, more staff would be needed to complete all the projects outlined in the plan.
As it currently stands, Carrizosa said the city would need an average of at least one and a half additional full-time staff, although this is decreased from the previous year’s estimated need of 5.3 additional staff.
A public hearing will be held during city council meetings on June 3 and June 17, providing citizens with an opportunity to provide input on the plan.
The capital facilities plan is “looking at really cool things that could be done in the city and figuring out what timeline” is going to be used, Council member Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin said. “Now is the time for people to speak up.”
Last year, 40 capital projects were completed with a cost of $24.5 million.
Some of the larger projects included the city pier tower repair, the Dream Playground, the Eighth Street chip seal and Marine Drive paving and the downtown tree and sidewalk repair.
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