TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Krishna Namburi, City Manager
FROM: Brian D. Martin, PE, Public Works Director
SUBJECT:
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Acquisition of easements for the Ferry Street Wastewater Pump Station Project.
Ward(s): 2
Councilor(s): Nishioka
Neighborhood(s): Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (CANDO)
Result Area(s):Safe, Reliable and Efficient Infrastructure.
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SUMMARY:
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The Ferry Street Wastewater Pump Station Project will replace an existing wastewater pump station that is over 60 years old and near the end of its useful life. Temporary and permanent easements are necessary on the adjacent property to construct and maintain the new pump station.
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ISSUE:
Shall City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-10 (Attachment 1) declaring a public need to acquire and the City’s intent to negotiate for the acquisition of easements for the Ferry Street Wastewater Pump Station Project?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt Resolution 2026-10 declaring a public need to acquire and the City’s intent to negotiate for the acquisition of an easement for the Ferry Street Wastewater Pump Station Project.
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FACTS AND FINDINGS:
• The Ferry Street Wastewater Pump Station Project location is shown on the Project Location Map (Attachment 2).
• The project is being designed in the public interest, and there is a public need to acquire easements from one property owner to construct and maintain the new pump station.
• The location and property owner of the easement acquisitions are shown on Exhibit 1 to Resolution 2026-10 (Attachment 3).
• The City will negotiate with the property owner to acquire the required easements and will pay just compensation for the acquisitions.
• A single resolution for the entire project declaring the need to acquire is all that is currently required. A separate resolution authorizing eminent domain will be requested later if negotiations between the City and the property owner fails.
BACKGROUND:
The existing Ferry Street Pump Station is over 60 years old and near the end of its useful life. Operation and maintenance of the facility is dangerous for Public Works staff since the station is located underground in the median of a busy Oregon Department of Transportation highway. Additionally, the existing station lacks features for resiliency and redundancy, increasing the risk of overflows. The design for the new pump station is currently underway. Construction is planned to begin in 2027.
Allen Dannen, PE
City Engineer
Attachments:
1. Resolution 2026-10
2. Project Location Map
3. Identified Properties (Exhibit 1 to Resolution)