# Hybrid U.P. City Council Meeting, October 19, 2026

The University Place City Council meeting on October 19, 2026, included the first public hearing on the proposed 2027–28 biennial budget and a study session on expenditures and community grants. The proposed budget is balanced and maintains current service levels; it includes one new assistant city attorney position to bring certain prosecution work in-house, a 0.25 FTE reallocation to recreation, and capital projects. Staff identified a proposed $500,000 Alama lights project, offset by grant revenue, and described $1.5 million in new-item requests, mostly one-time costs. Council discussed but did not resolve whether to continue the $10,000 annual community-grants allocation or revise the grant process and amount. Budget approval is scheduled for November 16; no budget or capital-project award was approved at this meeting. The consent agenda was approved without objection, but the transcript does not specify its items.

The council also reviewed potential 2027 legislative priorities and funding requests, including maintaining $1.12 million in RCO funding for the CIRC Park sports-court project and seeking $300,000 for Day Island Spit Road design, $500,000 for a Homestead Park senior/community-center concept, and approximately $500,000 for the 57th Avenue stream crossing. A joint RFQ/RFP with Ruston for indigent-defense services was reported as underway. Tacoma Public Utilities presented proposed 2027–28 rate increases, including 6.3% for power and 5.6% for water in each year; these were proposals in TPU’s separate approval process, not council decisions. The council also discussed proposed changes to state housing requirements and support for local-government funding flexibility.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 19, 2026

### Sources
- [Hybrid U.P. City Council Meeting, October 19, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk5UwDG_jw4) - UniversityPlaceTV