September 15, 2026 City Council Meeting

The September 15, 2026 City of North Bend Council meeting included several infrastructure funding actions. Council unanimously approved a resolution accepting Federal Highway Administration Transportation Alternatives Program funds for the Tanner Trail Extension: just over $1.183 million in federal funding, with a local match of just over $184,000, for a stated construction budget of about $1.37 million. The project is planned for construction in 2028. Council also considered a resolution accepting federal Rural Town Centers and Corridors funds for the North Bend Way/Mt. Si Road roundabout; the transcript does not capture the funding amount or a clear vote result. Committee reports additionally referenced a proposed construction-contract award to Fury Site Works, Inc. for Ryberry Creek Sediment Pond maintenance and a PSE lighting agreement, but no council action on those items is recorded in this meeting segment.

Council held a public hearing and considered final approval of an ordinance adopting the 2027 school impact fee schedule, with fees differentiated by housing type and bedroom count; the transcript does not clearly preserve the final vote result. Members discussed the fees’ relationship to planned school capacity projects, including a proposed North Bend Elementary rebuild. Council also approved authorizing the mayor to enter a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 763 covering 12 employees; the city reported that costs are allocated 33% to utilities and 66% to the general fund, and the agreement includes annual cost-of-living raises. On the consent agenda, Council separately approved check #79443, discussed as a third payment under a $30,000 Art and Industry contract; staff noted that council had previously authorized the contract. The council also discussed discounted utility rates for qualifying low-income senior and disabled customers outside city limits.