TO: Committee of the Whole - Finance, Administration, and Communications
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Finance Kelley Cochran 425-556-2748
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Finance Haritha Narra Deputy Finance Director Finance Hailey Zurcher Financial Planning Manager
TITLE:
title
Adoption of an Ordinance for the 2025 - 2026 Budget Adjustment #8
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
An Ordinance amending Ordinance Nos. 3196, 3215, 3224, 3229, 3236, 3250, 3252, and 3262, by adjusting the City’s 2025 - 2026 Biennial Budget to recognize new and increased revenue sources, appropriate funds for projects previously approved by Council, and make minor corrections identified throughout the biennium.
General Fund (100): $18,297
Wildland Fire Department Reimbursement - $10,378
The Fire Department deployed firefighters to the Pomas wildfire in August 2026, and the Lower Sugarloaf wildfire in September 2026. The City is reimbursed for the costs of these deployments, and the adjustment amount represents the total revenue not already included in the 2025-2026 budget.
Puget Sound Energy Rebate - $7,919
The City received a rebate from Puget Sound Energy for participation in their commercial strategic management program. Revenues will be utilized by the Facilities Division to cover general city energy costs.
Parks Maintenance Projects Fund (095): $68,000
Downtown Redmond Link Extension – RCC Landscaping Improvements (AMLI) Funding - $68,000
In 2023, AMLI negotiated with the City of Redmond and Sound Transit to utilize a portion of Sound Transit Light Rail and City of Redmond RCC properties for a construction access "haul route" for the AMLI development project. As part of the negotiated agreement, the City of Redmond agreed to complete the landscaping and site improvements in the construction access area. Landscape/site improvements will include soil preparation, irrigation system installation, landscape planting, and installation of two concrete modular...
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