Info and Strategy Session Presentation

The City of Redmond’s Info and Strategy Session Presentation on November 4, 2026, covered small-business support, tourism marketing, the World Cup program’s legacy, winter preparedness, and ways for businesses to participate in Redmond Lights. Staff described ongoing business promotion through the Experience Redmond directory, events calendar, social media, newsletter, and Shop Small/Love Local campaign. The Redmond Lights kickoff was announced for December 5 at Downtown Park, with an expected 10,000 visitors; businesses were invited to coordinate promotions, stay open later, or sponsor a booth. The transcript ends during that presentation.

The city reported that its earlier World Cup watch-party grant program awarded 27 grants totaling a little over $120,000, supporting 328 events and more than 27,000 attendees. Staff also explained that tourism marketing and event grants are partly supported by a 1% lodging tax. No new contract awards, RFPs, vendor selections, purchasing approvals, or procurement-related votes were identified. The winter-preparedness presentation highlighted business continuity planning, power-outage risks, Alert Redmond, and FEMA business planning resources.