City Council Meeting - November 9, 2026

At its November 9, 2026 meeting, the Renton City Council approved the Committee of the Whole’s recommendations for the proposed 2027–2028 biennial budget, including changing a director position’s pay grade from M22 to M20 and removing one building-inspector position when it becomes vacant. The council also approved finance items including $7,869,884.11 in accounts-payable payments, a 2027 stop-loss insurance contract with Symetra reflecting a 19% premium increase, and a $1.5 million grant agreement with Vision House for Children’s Village Phase 4, supporting 28 units of low-income family housing and related services. Two Washington Traffic Safety Commission grant agreements were approved: up to $4,000 for a law-enforcement liaison and a portion of $249,000 for multi-jurisdictional traffic-safety patrols.

The council adopted Easy Fiber’s franchise ordinance and approved 2027–2028 utility billing classifications and rates and solid-waste rates. Property-tax levy ordinances were advanced to second and final reading at the next meeting. Residents discussed the end of the Flock camera contract and requested camera removal; this was referenced as an earlier council action, not a new vote at this meeting. Residents also supported funding the Renton Rowing Center dock replacement, and speakers thanked the city for including a dock-extension project in the upcoming biennial project budget. A transportation committee meeting was announced with a forthcoming amendment, change order and project acceptance for the Williams Avenue South conversion project under city contract CAG-20-001 with Cascade Civil Construction LLC, and an engineering-design professional-services agreement with Gray & Osborne, Inc.; these items were announced for future consideration, not approved at this meeting.