October 13, 2026 Monroe WA City Council Meeting

The October 13, 2026 Monroe City Council meeting included two public hearings and several planning and administrative items. Council approved first reading of Ordinance 015-2026, amending the Monroe Transportation Benefit District Board’s functions as a step toward potentially considering an additional 0.1% sales tax for active-transportation capital and operations; the ordinance did not itself impose the tax. Staff cited an estimated $87 million backlog to fill sidewalk gaps, sidewalk construction costs of about $1,000 per foot, and roughly $400,000 in lost transportation-fund purchasing power. If the tax is pursued, staff outlined a conditional path toward sidewalk inventory and project design in 2027, with bidding and construction potentially beginning in spring 2028. The council’s vote on the first reading passed 6–0, and a second public hearing was scheduled for October 20. No contract awards, vendor selections, or specific purchasing approvals were identified.

Council also approved first reading of Ordinance 016-2026, making comprehensive-plan land-use and housing amendments, by a 6–0 vote. A workshop addressed proposed critical-area regulations, including stream-buffer and aquifer-recharge provisions; no action was taken on those regulations. The agenda also noted an upcoming public hearing on the 2026 annual road maintenance project and preliminary budget presentations, but the transcript records no related spending or procurement decisions.