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Redmond staff seek renewal of ORCA transit benefit contract; city paid about $13,513 this year

3676633 · June 4, 2025
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City staff asked council to place a one-year renewal of the annual ORCA card contract on the June 17 consent agenda, noting usage rose about 63% and that total fees for the year were about $13,513. The contract renewal is budgeted and not expected to exceed $30,000.

The city of Redmond will ask the City Council to approve a one-year renewal of its annual ORCA (One Regional Card for All) contract for employee transit and vanpool benefits, staff said at the Committee of the Whole on June 3.

The renewal request covers employee transit and vanpool benefits under the pay-as-you-go structure adopted in 2020 and, according to staff, was included in the adopted budget for the commuter assistance office. "This year we've paid about…

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