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Redmond council narrows 2026 priorities to water, housing and outreach; schedules safe-parking ordinance vote
Summary
At a Dec. 5 goal-setting informal, councilors prioritized water conservation, managed responses to homelessness and stepped-up public outreach. Staff will present a condensed goal-tracking sheet and the council agreed to place a revised safe-parking ordinance on the Dec. 9 agenda while deferring decisions on shelter structures.
At an informal goal-setting meeting Dec. 5, the Redmond council coalesced around three top priorities for the coming years: water conservation, housing solutions for low-income and unhoused residents, and more effective public outreach.
Council members and staff described a range of near-term work. An unidentified council speaker said staff will bring a condensed "11-by-17" goal-tracking sheet to the council on a quarterly basis so members can see progress on roughly 20 high-priority projects. Heather, the city's communications lead, told councilors she could shift away from IT duties and reconstitute a small communications team to increase proactive messaging and make large documents (for example, the parks master plan) more accessible to residents.
Homelessness was a sustained focus. An unidentified council member noted the city…
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