# Pasco City Council Workshop Meeting of November 9, 2026


**Body:** Pasco City Television - PSC-TV
**Date:** November 08, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Pasco City Council workshop on November 9, 2026, focused primarily on the 2027–28 budget and potential revenue measures. Staff reviewed a range of service reductions and a proposed property-tax levy lid lift; council members discussed possible levy levels, use of reserves and one-time funds, employee compensation, and maintaining police and fire services. No final budget or levy action was taken. Staff was asked to return with updated figures, including the effects of possible reductions and labor negotiations. The fire chief said the previously authorized ladder-truck purchase was paused and no purchase contract had been signed; the city may owe limited engineering costs. The discussion also covered a $53,000 parks standards consulting project, of which about $25,000 had been paid, and a pending RFP related to farmers-market operations; neither was formally acted on during the workshop.

On capital projects, staff reported the Road 40 East extension is estimated to cost just over $3 million, with about $2 million remaining after approximately $1.2 million in REIT funding and more than $800,000 in traffic impact fees. The adopted budget covers design and right-of-way work; staff anticipated advertising the project and bringing a construction contract forward for award after final plans in January 2027. A recently secured additional right-of-way dedication helped avoid an estimated $1 million electrical relocation, with about $50,000 in signal modifications anticipated. The council also reviewed a lodging-tax advisory committee recommendation to allocate $652,489 for 2027 tourism-related activities and events, from $3.5 million in requests; the recommendation was to return for council action. Staff presented a four-year PWRF rate proposal, including staged rate increases and use of tax-credit funds as a subsidy, but no final rate action is recorded in the transcript.

**Source:** Pasco City Television - PSC-TV