# City of Anacortes - City Council Meeting (11/9/26)

The City of Anacortes City Council met on November 9, 2026, for a consent agenda, a contract action, and a 2027 budget work session. Council approved a modification to Contract 19095 TRN00005 for the Commercial Avenue Corridor Phase 1 project (12th and Commercial), increasing the contract by approximately $38,546 to a total of $2,469,781. The additional work included rebuilding the 11th Street speed table and addressing damaged signal conduit. The project was expected to finish slightly under budget, with an estimated city contribution of about $680,000 after grants. Separately, the Port City Committee reported that the West Basin upland improvements and event facility project is estimated at $18–20 million; a pre-bid walkthrough had occurred, with bids expected in late November or early December. The county has provided $1.25 million for the event center, in addition to earlier economic development funding. No award for the West Basin project was made at this meeting.

The council reviewed proposed 2027 departmental and Public Works budgets, including capital projects, utility spending, deferred maintenance, staffing requests, and funding pressures; the budget was not adopted at this session. Topics included a proposed $500,000 for A Avenue landfill remediation, $100,000 for generator load testing, utility-funded engineering and wastewater staffing, and planned use of utility fund balances for capital work. Council discussed a grant-dependent City Hall assessment and potential replacement planning, but no funding or construction commitment was approved. The IT committee also reported on Tyler ERP implementation and possible savings from consolidating phone services in Teams and discontinuing a redundant antivirus product; these were under review, not approved purchasing actions.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Sources
- [City of Anacortes - City Council Meeting (11/9/26)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEKsv8fAXSM) - City of Anacortes