City parks and facilities staff on Tuesday presented the draft Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) 2050 — a citywide update of facility needs, potential locations and funding strategies through the year 2050 — and asked the City Council for direction on financial detail before the plan advances to adoption.

Loreen Hamilton, Parks and Recreation Director, introduced the plan and noted it extends Redmond's facilities planning horizon in alignment with Redmond 2050 growth targets. Cameron Zapata, senior park planner, said the CFP forecasts capital needs, updates facility-condition information and identifies potential funding approaches while emphasizing maintenance as a cost-saving strategy: “Proper maintenance can extend the service life of facilities and prolong the time between major reinvestment,” Zapata said.

Why it matters: The CFP informs capital investment, emergency preparedness and service access as Redmond grows, especially in higher-density growth centers such as Overlake where staff identified service gaps for police and indoor recreation.

Major findings and project priorities
- Condition and gaps: Most city facilities are in reasonable condition, but several buildings will reach the end of service life before 2050; some fire stations were flagged for more urgent work. Overlake lacks police and indoor-recreation facilities and is not ideally served by fire; staff recommended considering relocation of Fire Station 12 and site solutions that co-locate functions (police, community center, administrative offices) in constrained areas.
- Project categories: The plan organizes projects into near-term (underway and 2027–2032 CIP), midterm (priority rebuilds and relocations), long-term (needed to support population through 2050) and beyond-2050 buckets. Staff noted continued funding for routine maintenance is essential across all buckets.
- Example projects: Near-term: Fire Station 11 remodel and apparatus-bay work; tenant improvements for leased warehouse; completion of the MOC and reinvestment study for the Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village. Midterm: land acquisition and new Station 12, Station 16 life-cycle renovations, replacement study for the pool and City Hall life-cycle work. Long-term/beyond: potential relocation of Stations 11 and 19 and a new community center in Overlake.

Financing and council requests
- Funding tools identified include bond financing, impact fees, revenue bonds and pay-as-you-go approaches; the CFP does not commit specific funding sources for projects, and staff said specific strategies will be determined through the annual CIP and budgeting process.
- Council Member Stewart and others asked for a stronger financial narrative and better explanation of the pie charts and revenue-placeholders in the draft; Stewart noted a placeholder on page 25 where finance text was to be added. Staff and Director Cochran will return with finance staff to the Oct. 28 optional study session to walk through the fiscal assumptions and revenue options before adoption.

Overlake and property questions
- Overlake approach: Because land is constrained, staff encouraged mixed-use, flexible and colocated facilities if suitable parcels become available. The CFP identifies the need for police precinct space, community center, and administrative office in Overlake and flags that the city will need creative approaches including potential property acquisition; staff said they will provide details on specific parcels and any right-of-first-refusal timing when that information is available.

Next steps: staff will present the CFP to the Planning Commission for a public hearing on Oct. 8 and pursue final adoption before year-end. The council agreed to invite Director Cochran and finance staff for a deeper review of financial assumptions in an Oct. 28 optional study session prior to adoption.