City staff presented a resolution to establish additional sewer connection charges (ACCs) for properties in the Redmond Town Center area to support sewer system improvements needed to serve anticipated growth in the Redmond 2050 Comprehensive Plan. Deputy Director Chris Stenger and Senior Engineer Jeff Thompson said projects would include Lift Station 17 upgrades and associated sewer mains.

Staff said these improvements were originally identified as developer‑funded in the 2024 General Sewer Plan but the city proposes to front the costs to remove redevelopment barriers and ensure infrastructure readiness. The ACCs are designed so parcels that benefit from the improvements contribute proportionately, based on the pipes used to convey sewage and on redevelopment triggers described in the draft resolution. Staff described triggers and exceptions (for example, limited tenant improvements or retail maintenance that would not trigger ACCs) and said interest would accrue on fronted costs (finance provided an interest reference in discussion).

Councilmembers sought clarity about who would be surprised by the change, how timing and reimbursements would be forecast, and whether affected parties had been informed. Staff said they held outreach office hours and engaged with major interests, including the Redmond Town Center stakeholders and a hotel manager who called after receiving notice. Staff said the city previously used a similar model in the Marymount area and that GIS flags additional charges when parcels redevelop.

Staff requested placement of the resolution on the Nov. 18 consent agenda; the committee raised no objection.