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Council signals support for second-year downtown association grant, approves six-month funding advance

3586888 · January 9, 2025
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Summary

City staff asked council to continue a one-year, $74,000 reimbursement grant to Enjoy Downtown Redmond (EDR). Councilors signaled consensus to fund the first six months ($37,000) from Urban Renewal funds and route remaining funding through the FY25–26 budget process.

City staff asked the Redmond City Council on the record to continue a one‑year, $74,000 Urban Renewal grant to support Enjoy Downtown Redmond, a newly formed downtown business association serving as a Main Street–style organizer.

The request came from Chuck Arnold, urban renewal program manager, and Megan (staff), who said the grant would be reimbursement-based and funded from the Urban Renewal Business Development Services Fund. "This is a reimbursement based grant," Megan said, describing quarterly reporting and reimbursements only after expenses are submitted and verified as aligned with the grant agreement.

The grant supports Enjoy Downtown Redmond’s start-up…

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