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Lindsay Falkenberg, parks planning manager and project manager for the engagement process, said the stakeholder group includes 23 participants drawn from teens, service providers, community organizations, commissioners, parents, city staff and alumni. The group will meet six times; Falkenberg told the committee it has met twice and has four meetings scheduled through October. The group is using a multi-objective decision analysis tool to weigh factors and produce a recommendation on either renovating the existing building or investigating a rebuild. Falkenberg said location is not within the stakeholder group's scope: an \"investigate a rebuild\" recommendation would prompt further community engagement about location.

Parks Director Lorraine Hamilton told council the building's exterior has condition issues'notably the roof, windows and building envelope'and that winter weather increases the risk of building failure if the council does not decide on preservation steps. \"So we are hoping to come to a decision on if we need to make steps to preserve the facility through the winter or, if a demolition will be in order,\" Hamilton said.

Hamilton described the stakeholder composition in more detail: three city employees are part of the stakeholder group (one facility staff member, one teen services staff and one city employee who is an OFH alum but not parks staff); those listed as \"teens\" are 18 years old; and the subcommittee asked staff to increase the number of teens on the roster. Falkenberg said focus groups supplement the stakeholder group: one round of focus groups took place the night before the meeting at the Redmond Senior & Community Center (about 30 attendees across breakout groups) and another round was scheduled for Sept. 23 at the Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village, with an online option.

Several council members sought clarification. Council member Fields challenged staff's description of how the stakeholder roster was finalized and said the subcommittee did not have a collaborative role in producing the final list; Fields recorded disagreement with staff's account of the selection process and asked whether the council should require additional information from consultants about what it would take to reopen the facility immediately. Staff responded that the roster was developed with subcommittee input, additional names were requested and the subcommittee asked staff to increase teen representation; staff said adding more stakeholder members now would be difficult because the group has already spent significant time together.

Committee leadership said it would seek additional previews and allow the teen center subcommittee to brief the full council to prepare members for the Nov. 12 study session. Falkenberg said the stakeholder goal is a recommendation that can be summarized in a short statement for the study packet and accompanied by a report and a focus-groups summary.

No formal motions or council votes were recorded during the Sept. 23 discussion. The timeline recorded in the transcript: an update to Committee of the Whole in October (staff stated Oct. 28), a study session presentation of the final recommendation on Nov. 12, and a hoped-for decision at the Nov. 18 business meeting. Staff said the stakeholder recommendation will be informational to council and that any action on property or location would require council direction.

Staff contacts: Lindsay Falkenberg, Parks Planning Manager; Lorraine Hamilton, Parks Director.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Redmond City Council, Committee of the Whole | September 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City parks staff told the Parks and Environmental Sustainability Committee on Sept. 23 that a stakeholder process is underway to produce a community-informed recommendation on the future of the Old Firehouse teen center and that staff expects to present a final recommendation to council on Nov. 12 with a potential decision on Nov. 18.","taxTitle","Redmond, King County, Washington","taxId",2615,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5975543,"City launches $25,000 pilot to seed community events; grants $250'$5,000, eligibility broadened to nonprofits under $500,000",516,2537000,3053000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5841316-ee1be4bafc8a657de1389aaab73ff5d1&start=2537&end=3053","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5841316-ee1be4bafc8a657de1389aaab73ff5d1/thumbnail_2537000.jpg","/articles/5975543/Redmond/King-County/Washington/City-launches-25000-pilot-to-seed-community-events-grants-2505000-eligibility-broadened-to-nonprofits-under-500000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975543-e251ea6072c809d95e1ac0eac547a3d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1773577227&Signature=g1SNq8uI7YSAR2aZJu9ub90TywYHWYKqgHfKxoX5m7ZjpdJ8AaAZKNnRoUjFUaK8-wM4r1EdEymSm11-diYHVPLoP7pEFGh~NxV4hGdO9moh7ErD5bnhhyzZ1fJAmJxmwr1Awz4HxLrMeq5pexFWVxC99V-iT~KZ6YY9CuKxeblwqYfXEHMufZw3KR4CeIyQyimom754dXU3hDGoJdrBdUXRRoCGx1QefgIOIdvr2iwZAAhyEiwRpQKyGyp0GI3rfYaBYI0ZhnA0LY879GG3JvM-Z1SK3w0Dk0~FtLKNOs9fqZBCFRF58g4p5wxOPH3eoePdzzPrrqFCG9bRWHntfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff detailed the administration plan for a $25,000 Community-Based Events Innovation Fund on Sept. 23, saying the pilot is intended to seed new and underserved public events in Redmond and to gather data for future budget decisions.

Lindsay Tussing, marketing and events supervisor, said Council adjusted eligibility after June feedback: the fund will accept active nonprofits or fiscally sponsored groups with annual budgets of less than $500,000 (raised from $250,000), and organizations must have been operational since Jan. 1, 2025. Events must be on city property and either require a special-event permit or expect 100 or more attendees in city rental spaces; events must be free and open to the public and serve missions such as community building, arts access, wellness or cultural heritage.

Tussing described award mechanics: individual grants will range from $250 to $5,000 per organization per year; awards may fund stand-alone events, series or specific event elements; awards will be paid directly to organizations (not reimbursements); and the program limits one grant per organization per year. The program administrator will screen applications for eligibility and an interdepartmental staff team will score qualifying applications using four equally weighted criteria: innovation, community impact, accessibility and financial need.

Tussing said the fund is deliberately inclusive: \"All qualifying applicants will receive some level of funding,\" she told the committee; the scoring determines award amounts rather than a pass/fail selection. The application window was scheduled to open in the coming weeks for 2026 events, with winter scoring and award notifications.

Administrative requirements include posting funded events on experienceredmond.com and submitting a post-event report within 30 days (attendance data, budgets, lessons learned); noncompliance could affect future eligibility. Staff said funds may be used to cover permit or rental fees if the organization chooses.

Council members asked implementation questions, including whether multiple nonprofits collaborating on an event could both receive funds (staff: yes, if each submits a qualifying application), whether awards might cover rental fees (staff: yes), and how to credit the city (staff: practice is to require acknowledgement and staff offered to provide a logo and phrasing for \"funded in part by the City of Redmond\"). Council members also suggested listing partner options on the website for groups that do not meet eligibility thresholds.

No formal council action was taken; staff expects to open applications soon and to assess the pilot before recommending continuation in future biennia.","City staff detailed a $25,000 Community-Based Events Innovation Fund on Sept. 23 that will award $250'$5,000 per qualifying organization to support 2026 events and help the city learn demand and gaps in event production.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5975548,"Public art master plan update underway; draft expected December 2025, public review January 2026",280,2020000,2300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5841316-ee1be4bafc8a657de1389aaab73ff5d1&start=2020&end=2300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5841316-ee1be4bafc8a657de1389aaab73ff5d1/thumbnail_2020000.jpg","/articles/5975548/Redmond/King-County/Washington/Public-art-master-plan-update-underway-draft-expected-December-2025-public-review-January-2026","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975548-3a1b965d28abcc9eac6f9b1af3e43ef1/orig.mp4?Expires=1773577227&Signature=HwO542xPZ-0C58bRoF9j7L6Uni8xiJsxvsb37ITh0lcjdehzGLGEA8Sf-XT5DHXVN-y4wFlu-RJ2jTTALXUPm8a-9Ax~fMtiSnGKiGTfeA0KaUpbwrv2C3cp7XvlNLHOMCEKAnWg42h2H1ujCfd2ieNT9K2cBIPWhB3bi9oW2fQbUYaUUzk9UUgtlcPfAH~aC2dJehyvLswNDB9BwjWpInEcaHZ59p7hZj5q4cO~nM6AuTNAoZAekQPZAzrH0tfX93jOY1hvg0c1bMlo3aTzuTuUoIx24T~FkfCKJJ-CWY9zNN1l-Kcul9vuT4fd9LosX88NkEpcFxjj5K15mn8PAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City cultural arts staff briefed the Parks and Environmental Sustainability Committee on Sept. 23 about an update to the city's Public Art Master Plan. Chris Webber, cultural arts supervisor, said the city's 2017 plan needs updating after population growth and demographic change; MIG was hired as the consultant and has completed research, site visits and outreach at events including Derby Days and the Downtown Art Walk.

Webber said MIG aims to deliver a draft plan by December 2025, invite public review in January 2026, present findings at a study session on Feb. 27 and finalize the plan by March 2026. Lorraine Hamilton, parks director, said a finance briefing on recommended updates to public art funding will accompany later updates; she clarified that the Public Art Master Plan itself does not require formal city-council adoption but that staff will present a draft and final report for review.

Staff said outreach will include a citywide questionnaire, additional focus groups, a public art master planning and creative-economy forum in November, and an internal effort to map public art (city-owned, county-owned, Sound Transit, King County Library and privately commissioned works) into a GIS layer. Webber said the plan will consider public art on private property and incentives that are already in local code for privately provided public art.

No formal action was taken; staff will report back at a Committee of the Whole meeting in November (staff noted PES does not meet on Nov. 27) and again in February when MIG presents the draft plan.","Cultural arts staff updated the committee on a public art master plan update led by consultant MIG, noting outreach completed to date, plans for a citywide questionnaire, GIS mapping of art assets and a non-adoption final product; staff expects a draft by December 2025 and a study session in February 2026.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5975558,"City to seek consent-agenda approval of sixth amendment with King County for Redmond Watershed trail maintenance",127,43000,170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5841316-ee1be4bafc8a657de1389aaab73ff5d1&start=43&end=170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5841316-ee1be4bafc8a657de1389aaab73ff5d1/thumbnail_43000.jpg","/articles/5975558/Redmond/King-County/Washington/City-to-seek-consent-agenda-approval-of-sixth-amendment-with-King-County-for-Redmond-Watershed-trail-maintenance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975558-b992c20c746c731fea86d19655624822/orig.mp4?Expires=1773577227&Signature=GTttVWRQao4KJgoTVs3u0u7F7-fyDhuaaS2xa8M6lkXUGKqgyGAxGQ5WEOhSZBWX854G5GDBugu2auGX93Q8VXdmxq7ezyAi~~45kUTjrVERK3xQ74MdZ2v2E-ztV7nQ1Yhc21UJimhZgIkvE7IPv2V6-WDj69PtHxrcfVWBu~eSq6mU5~SlfQU~P8vhC3krqe0VG4SgIPhC~xjPPqbL0YlIQTYYsSy1~IueOvTR2OOJCWyiOeHCx579GLyqDoAn8Yl5VhX8wH2Fv1sGkQDJuTg-HjqzKgL04LGYgFQE028xBv8pu9DLSeN6JCrlKOZqQYx4vntl5Hl4cwosF6jNHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Redmond parks staff asked the Parks and Environmental Sustainability Committee on Sept. 23 to place a proposed sixth amendment to an interlocal cooperation agreement with King County on the Oct. 7 business meeting consent agenda. Meg Antjevein, a park operations supervisor, said the first year of the amended term calls for a single remittance of $828,220.50 from King County to the city.

The amendment updates a long-running maintenance arrangement tied to a 1989 King County bond measure that funded acquisition and development of the Redmond Watershed Preserve, Antjevein said. She told the committee the agreement has been amended several times: the 2001 amendment reduced the county's annual contribution from $30,000 to $20,000, a 2010 amendment lowered it to $6,200 after regional trail construction, and subsequent amendments have adjusted obligations for inflation.

Antjevein said the interlocal agreement assigns King County a financial obligation to support maintenance, operations and administration of trails and related systems \"until the watershed has contiguous boundaries with Redmond or some other city.\" She told the committee that the agreement \"has been working well, and we hope it continues in the future.\"

Committee members gave a nonbinding thumbs-up to place the amendment on the Oct. 7 consent agenda; no formal vote was taken at the Sept. 23 meeting. The committee did not discuss changes to the agreement language during the informational presentation.

No further committee direction or final council action on the amendment was recorded in the Sept. 23 meeting transcript. If the council places the item on the Oct. 7 consent agenda and it remains there, approval would typically occur during the business meeting without separate public hearing.

Staff contact: Meg Antjevein, Park Operations Supervisor.","City staff told the Parks and Environmental Sustainability Committee on Sept. 23 that a proposed sixth amendment to the interlocal agreement with King County would increase the county's first-year payment to Redmond to $828,220.50; staff requested the amendment be placed on the Oct. 7 consent agenda.","actionData","errors"]

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