Water System Improvement Project:            Phase I

Project components include: Columbia River Intake, new construction of Water Treatment plant including two 500,000 gallon treatment tanks, rehabilitate 500,000 storage tank, rehabilitate raw water tank, telemetry system, MIOX chlorinator, reservoir, reservoir pump station and corrosion protection.  Lee Engineering was the project engineer.  SPWF funded through OECD including $2m bond, $1.21m direct loan and $250,000 grant.  Five year principal deferred and interest waived on the direct loan.

Status: Project complete.  Estimated Cost:   $3,460,000

Local Participation: $3,210,000 (Bond and loan)

Water System Improvement Project:   Phase II

Water system improvements in West Rainier to support the US Gypsum project however, project components provided general system wide benefits and included:

• Upgrade water treatment capacity from 1m to 2m gallons per day.
• Reactivate existing 750,000 gallon reservoir.
• Install in-line booster pump station.
• Raise sanitary sewer manholes to grade adjacent to USG site.
• Install Rockcrest lift station telementry.

The budget was $1,386,347 and included $500,000 in grant funds.  The $886,347 was a direct loan through OECD.

Status: Project complete. Estimated

Cost: $1,386,347

Local Participation: $886,347 (Direct loan)

West “B” Street/Pedestrian Improvements

Project included street and pedestrian improvements on West “B” Street from West 6^th Street to Washington Way/West “C” Street intersection.  Funds included $410,000 loan from the Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Band (OTIB), $25,000 Small City Allotment (SCA) grant and $50,000 contribution from Redco.

Status: Project complete.

Estimated Cost: $485,000

Local Participation: $460,000 (OTIB Loan/$50,000 Redco)

Highway 30 Transportation Enhancement Project (TEP)

The City has received a TEP 21 project through ODOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHA).  ODOT is the administering agency.  The project work scope consists of replacing or constructing new curb, gutters and sidewalks, landscaping, and pedestrian facilities on the north and south sides of Highway 30 between East 2^nd Street and West 3^rd Street.  Original project funding was $523,794 with $470,000 from FHA and $53,794 from Redco.  The City received an ODOT award increase by $269,369.  This required an increase in the local match from $53,794 to approximately $84,625 for a total TE project $817,969 ($867,969 with the additional Fox Creek Crossing funds described below). 

W&H Engineering is the project engineer and has completed 95% final design.  W&H completed a preliminary design/magnitude of cost analysis for Highway 30 between East 6^th Street and West 6^th Street.  Total cost of the entire length of the highway is approximately $1.5 million.   Based on a critical need determination the Council selected East 2^nd Street to West 3^rd Street for final design.  This area was identified as having the greatest need for pedestrian improvements.

Status: Project design is 95% complete from East 2nd Street to West 3rd Street.  Right of way acquisition is complete.  ODOT is completing final review and is reviewing possible funding increase. 

Estimated Cost: $873,994

Local Participation: $84,625

Fox Creek Pedestrian Crossing

The City has received a $50,000 grant through ODOT’s Bicycle/Pedestrian program to construct a pedestrian crossing on the north side of Highway 30 at Fox Creek.  Pedestrians must currently enter the highway right-of-way to cross at this location.  Original engineer’s estimate was $110,000 however cost should be reduced as part of the TE Project.  The City requested ODOT combine these funds with the above TE project and use TE funds for the un-funded balance if required.  This has been approved.

Status: This work scope and funds have been added to the TE scope described above.

"A" Street Extension (Local Street Network Program)

"A" Street is identified in the City's Transportation Safety Plan to be extended from its current terminus west of West 2nd Street, parallel to and north of the railroad. Traffic will cross the railroad again at a new northward extension of Rockcrest Street where traffic currently crosses the tracks at the log storage yard. The cost estimate presented in the TSP to fully extend "A" Street from West 2nd Street to Rockcrest is approximately $2.78m.

The City received $2.25 million in project funding through ODOT's Local Street Network (LSN) Program to assist in part of the "A" Street improvements. This is timely due to a direct benefit that will be experienced by the property to serve the senior center and senior housing projects. The LSN Project extends "A" Street from West 2nd Street to approximately West 7th Street. The project will also provide improvements to 6th Street south of Highway 30, a realignment of the Highway. 30/6th Street intersection, 6th Street rail crossing improvements, connection of 6th Street to "A" Street, and Riverfront Park improvements. Local participation in this project was provided through a $100,000 match from REDCO and earmarked for Riverfront Park enhancements.

Rainier Marina Refurbishment Project:   Phase I (Pump-Out/Slips)

Phase I of the refurbishment project removed the two interior finger piers at the marina, installed one pier providing angle boat moorage in 12 slips.  This included: concrete floats, steel pilings, about 110 feet of gangway and a new boat waste collection system.

Project cost was $184,671.  Funding included: $20,600 (Redco), $59,000 (NOEA), $88,600 (OMB), $5,000 (Columbia River PUD), $9,600 (OECD), and $1,871 (City).

Status: Project completed in the spring 1999.

Cost: $184,671

Local Participation: $22,471

Marina Rehabilitation: Phase II

In September 2002 the City began the long awaited Phase II Construction Project for the Rainier Marina. Phase I was completed in 1999/00 and removed the old wood float boat slips replacing them with new concrete slips and steel piles and also installed a pump-out station for recreational boaters. Total cost for Phase I was approximately $185,000

Phase II included the replacement for the 300 foot transient tie-up facility, adding twelve more boat slips and relocating the pump-out station. The transient tie-up section has been closed to public use for more than seven years due to its unsafe condition. Replaced with concrete floats and steel piles, the new section will open in time for the Lewis & Clark Commemoration. Project financing was provided by a $308,000 Boating Infrastructure Grant, $53,600 Clean Vessel Act funds for the pump-out station and a local match by REDCO for approximately $53,000. Federal funds for the project were administered by the Oregon Marine Board, without whose help this project could not have been completed.

REDCO also funded 12 additional boat slips that were constructed at the same time as the transient tie-up facility. The addition brought the total number of slips to 24, two-thirds of the original 37 slips prior to the Phase I project. The Phase II Project was completed the end of March 2003.

Status: Construction completed March 2003

Cost: $498,984

Local Participation: $134,384

Rainier Marina: Phase III (Launch Construction)

Project scope included concrete floats, concrete launch, parking lot, handicap accessible bathrooms, landscaping with irrigation and a mitigation component.  Funding included $968,000 (Oregon State Marine Board), $500,000 (Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife) and $106,600 (Redco).  A side note is that a significant portion of shoreline stabilization work was completed and funded through this project.

Status: Project construction completed July 2005.

Cost: $1,574,600

Local Participation: $106,600

Rainier Senior Center

After more than 10 years of effort, construction of the new 5,000 squre foot Rainier Senior Center was completed in December 2003. The facility is located on the Rainier waterfront east of the new senior housing project and just west of Riverfront Park. Project funding was provided through a $600,000 community development block grant from the Oregon Department of Economic and Community Development, $86,200 grant from the Ford Foundation, $67,500 from REDCO and the Rainier Senior Center contributed $27,000 toward the project.

Status: Complete

Cost: $780,700

Local Participation: $67,500 

Public Works For Housing CDBG Project

The City received a Community Development Block Grant titled Public Works for Housing from OECD.  This project provided off-site infrastructure improvements that directly benefit the low and moderate senior housing project west of the Senior Center.  Project elements included: street, curb, gutter, sidewalks and utilities.  This was an addition to the west of the “A” Street Extension Project identified above.  Funding included $225,000 (OECD), $55,000 (Redco) and $30,000 from the housing project developers.

Status: Project complete

Cost: $310,000

Local Participation: $55,000

City Hall Accessibility Project (CDBG)

The City received a Community Development Block Grant from OECD ($256,500) to install an elevator at City Hall and make related accessibility improvements.  The local match for this project is $26,500.  The project originally completed a Facility Use Plan identifying future space utilization for the entire building including all three levels of City Hall.  Although this ADA project will not complete all necessary construction phases it required the relocation of some activities (Council Chambers/Municipal Court, Library, Director of Public Works) and therefore it is important this phase compliment future build-out.

Status: Project is near completion and will be completed during the fall 2006.  Project scope has been amended to return 3rd Floor and Council Chambers to its original full ceiling height.

Estimated Cost: $361,500

Local Participation: $105,000

Riverfront Park Enhancement Project: Phase I

The City has completed a multi-phase development plan for Riverfront Park. The first phase was bid as part of the Local Street Network (LSN) project and included replacing existing facilities; parking, basketball court, tennis courts, skate park, child play area and park grounds. Phase I also provided new landscaping, irrigation and additional pedestrian facilities. A $100,000 local match by the City's Urban Renewal Agency REDCO for the LSN project was earmarked for park activities. REDCO also committed an additional $92,000 for park improvements and play equipment and the Northwest Oregon Economic Alliance contributed a $50,000 grant. Phase I costs are approximately $500,000.

Most of the park improvements were completed by the end of December 2002.

Riverfront Park Redevelopment:  Open Space/Ball Field:      Phase II

The City received a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant ($111,970) from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to construct Phase II of the Riverfront Park Development Plan.  This project included a regulation size Little League field in the southeast area of the park, open area west of the ball field and some pedestrian/trail improvements.  The Rainier Little League participated with the project by contributing $30,000 to reduce Rainier’s local participation amount.

Status: Contractor has completed its work.  The Rainier Little League has agreed to help complete installation of bleachers, scoreboard, rock, etc.

Cost: $223,940

Local Participation: $81,970