2026-9-28 Snoqualmie City Council Roundtable & Regular Meeting

The Snoqualmie City Council held a roundtable and regular meeting on September 28, 2026. The roundtable focused on the mayor’s preliminary 2027–2028 biennial budget, proposing $108 million in uses supported by $122.3 million in sources, including a planned 2027 revenue bond for capital spending. The proposal includes $2.1 million annually for streets, parks, and facilities renewal and $3.3 million annually to replace utility mains and drains, along with 10.5 additional positions to support city services, including finance, purchasing, contracting, legal, engineering, and maintenance capacity. The budget assumes voters approve a levy lid lift for 2028; council members raised questions about relying on that assumption, and staff agreed to provide further legal analysis. Council will continue budget deliberations through scheduled hearings and work sessions. No budget was adopted at this meeting.

At the regular meeting, staff presented options for the upcoming landscape services contract, including maintaining the current approach, replacing turf, using low-growing plantings, or repairing irrigation. Staff described anticipated cost increases, particularly for traffic control, and proposed a two-year contract with a two-year extension option. Council members offered preliminary feedback, but made no selection or award; the matter will return through committee, with bids expected later in the fall. Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 1331, amending the 2025–2026 biennial budget to cover legally or contractually required payments. For Ordinance 1332, council approved an amendment removing authorization for an additional police position and reducing the related appropriation request to $35,000; the transcript does not clearly capture the final disposition of the amended ordinance. A regional community development grant of about $50,000 for the Snoqualmie Valley Senior Center elevator replacement was also reported.