Grants Pass City Council took several administrative actions Monday, approving a right-of-way property purchase, deferring an annual fee-schedule vote and appointing members to advisory committees.

Property purchase: Wade Elliott, transportation staff, presented a proposal to acquire 207 Southwest Oak Street for a negotiated $97,000 (appraised $149,840; assessed $83,400) to realign Oak Street with Dimock Street as part of a larger project to relocate the Booth Street railroad crossing. Elliott said the acquisition is funded in Project TR 6,247 and will improve long-term intersection safety and create space for potential future turn lanes or a traffic signal. Council moved and approved authorizing the city manager to complete the purchase; roll call indicated council approval.

Fee schedule: Staff proposed the annual cost-of-living (CPI-U) adjustments and several housekeeping edits to the comprehensive fee schedule, recommending a 2.7% adjustment based on an 11-month average because October CPI figures were unavailable. The packet included additional non-CPI edits (temporary-use fee increases, stormwater calculation fees, brewery-volume charges and internal billing-rate updates). Several councilors expressed concern that raising building, planning and engineering fees during a construction slowdown would discourage development. A motion to defer the fee-schedule vote to a future workshop carried; staff will return with suggested dates and targeted revisions.

Appointments and consent: Council completed multiple appointment votes, placing Keith Trahearn on the Urban Area Planning Commission, Reed Beaumont and Valerie Lovelace on the Parks Advisory Committee, and confirming Adrianna Reinhart and Donald Fashing to the budget and Public Safety Advisory Committee openings, respectively. The consent agenda (items A–K) was approved by roll call.