Issaquah City Council Services, Safety & Parks Committee Meeting September 29, 2026

The City of Issaquah Services, Safety & Parks Committee met on September 29, 2026, to consider amendments to parking regulations, commercial gambling taxes, and public-records fees. For IMC Chapter 10.28, staff proposed a default $50 parking fine, a $25 penalty for failing to respond to a parking infraction, restrictions on parking within 10 feet of mailboxes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and an immediate parking prohibition for recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers on streets or in the public right-of-way. The committee voted to exclude the proposed RV/boat provision from its recommendation, citing concerns about fairness and enforcement; the remaining parking changes were to proceed for council consideration, with consent-calendar placement discussed. No contract awards, bids, or other procurement activity were identified.

A business had requested changing the commercial pull-tab and punch-board tax from 5% of gross receipts to 5% of receipts after prizes; staff recommended keeping the current tax, estimating a potential annual revenue reduction of $50,000–$75,000 if the change were adopted. The transcript shows no committee action on that item. Staff also presented proposed public-records fee changes, including a $3 electronic-transmission charge and revised copy fees. The committee unanimously voted to remove the proposed fee for copying Microsoft Exchange email records from its recommendation and asked staff to further examine alternatives, costs, and economies of scale. The transcript does not document a final vote on the other records-fee changes.