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Staff previews 2026 legislative agenda; council asks to prioritize capital asks and clarify technology and safety funding
Summary
City staff previewed a draft 2026 legislative agenda and two funding requests — $300,000 for Hartman Park playground replacement (capital) and $650,000 for drone docking stations (operating) — and counseled council that capital asks are more viable in the short, non‑budget legislative year.
Chief Policy Adviser Amy Tsai and city lobbyist Brianna Murray presented a draft Redmond legislative agenda for the 2026 Washington session during the Sept. 9 Committee of the Whole. They described the 2026 session as a short, 60‑day non‑budget year in the second year of the two‑year biennium and advised that operating‑budget asks will be difficult to advance; capital requests have greater chance in the short session because of available bond capacity.
The draft agenda’s two financial asks presented at the meeting were a $300,000 capital…
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