# City Council Regular Meeting - 13 October 2026


**Body:** City of Mill Creek, Washington
**Date:** October 14, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Mill Creek City Council regular meeting, identified by its title as October 13, 2026 (metadata records October 14 UTC), focused substantially on proposed annexation and the 2027–28 budget. Council considered a motion to authorize the city manager to pursue annexation of the defined South Mill Creek area (blocks C, D, and H), projected to add about 11,700 residents and generate an estimated $2.7 million net in the first year, growing to $5.3 million annually by 2045. Members discussed financial assumptions, staffing and implementation costs, public outreach, and possible off-ramps; the transcript does not show the vote outcome on the annexation motion. A budget study session reviewed general-fund expenditures and projected shortfalls, with roughly $5 million above the minimum reserve in 2027; staff recommended leaving that surplus unallocated pending council decisions. Body-worn cameras were discussed at an estimated recurring cost of $64,500 annually, potentially funded for about three years by reallocating $225,000 in remaining RPB funds, but no formal vote on that item is shown.

Other procurement- and spending-related items included approval of consent-agenda payments totaling $839,894.90 and payroll and benefits payments of $698,720.89, along with a traffic-safety task-force interlocal agreement (the consent motion passed 6–0). The city reported receiving a $20,000 WCIA grant toward sidewalk-shaving equipment, which had been received for a future sidewalk-maintenance program. Council approved, 6–1, nonbinding MOUs with the YMCA, Sno-Isle Library, and Northshore Senior Center to support planning for the proposed DRCC project. The police canine presentation noted that police dogs cost approximately $18,000–$25,000 each and described outside foundation fundraising support; no canine purchase was approved. The council also agreed staff should prepare a coordinated city comment letter on the Everett Link Draft EIS, with staff favoring the east-of-I-5 alignment. No new major contract award or competitive bid approval was identified.

**Source:** City of Mill Creek, Washington