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Spokane council recap: appointments, federal priorities, housing ordinances and Safe Streets funding approved
Summary
Council Member Lambden said the Spokane City Council appointed members to several commissions, approved the city’s federal priorities for the 2026 session (including protections for Medicaid, SNAP and TANF), adopted two housing-related ordinances and approved Safe Streets funding priorities to complete the 27 by 27 projects.
Council Member Lambden, District 2, said the Spokane City Council took multiple actions at its Oct. 20 meeting, appointing members to local boards and commissions, approving the city’s federal priorities for the upcoming 2026 legislative session and adopting housing- and transportation-related measures.
The appointments included seats on the Spokane County Hotel and Motel TPA Commission, the Plan Commission, the Bicycle Advisory Board and the Transportation Commission. “At our meeting, we appointed several individuals to a variety of boards and commissions, including the Spokane County Hotel and Motel TPA Commission, the Plan Commission, our Bicycle Advisory Board, and the Transportation Commission,” Lambden said.
Lambden said the council approved the City of Spokane’s federal priorities for the 2026 legislative session. The priorities mentioned in the council recap included protection of federal programs Medicaid, SNAP and TANF; seeking EPA funding to support climate resiliency work with Gonzaga University; and restoration of funding for an aerospace technology hub in Spokane. Lambden said, “We also approved the City of Spokane’s federal priorities for this upcoming legislative session in 2026.”
The council also approved two ordinances related to housing: the “heart ordinance” and an “affordable fee housing permit deferral ordinance,” both described in the recap as measures related to affordable housing. The council approved the Safe Streets for All funding priorities aimed at completing the city’s 27 by 27 projects, Lambden said: “We also approved our safe streets for all funding priorities for the completion of the 27 by 27 projects.”
The recap did not include vote tallies, the names of appointees, or detailed ordinance text; Lambden summarized those approvals as part of the council’s business. The council’s actions described in the recap were presented as completed approvals and appointments; specific roll-call results, ordinance numbers and implementation timelines were not specified in the remarks.
The items Lambden described cover federal advocacy, local advisory appointments, housing-rule changes and transportation funding priorities. The council recap did not offer additional detail on next steps, staff assignments, or dates for implementation.
