09/01/2026 - Mercer Island - City Council Regular Meeting

Mercer Island City Council regular meeting, September 1, 2026. The council approved a comprehensive plan map amendment for the Jewish Community Center (JCC), changing the designation of its properties from single-family residential to commercial office; the vote passed 7–0. The amendment allows the JCC to pursue future redevelopment, but is not itself a development approval: any project would require later permits and public review. The council also approved the consent agenda and received updates on capital projects, including a Mercerwood water-main replacement project now out to bid, with bids due in a few weeks and an award expected in early October, and phase two pressure-reducing-valve replacements planned from fall through spring.

On procurement and spending, the council approved the near-term construction authorization for phase two of the water supply pipeline project, including a new 24-inch, approximately 5,000-foot line and related connections. The action authorizes execution of the MiniaC 2 agreement with the project contractor, identified in the transcript as Scarsella Brothers, and funding from the water fund; the amount was not clearly captured. Staff said the project also received a grant exceeding $1 million. The council advanced a financing ordinance for the purchase of a Type 2 fire apparatus to a second reading scheduled for September 15; Pierce was identified as the manufacturer, but the financing amount was not discernible. No final fire-apparatus purchase approval is recorded in this transcript.