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Council approves franchise, equipment purchase, park change order and snow plans; consent agenda adopted
Summary
The council unanimously approved a five-year telecommunications franchise with Quest (CenturyLink), authorized the purchase of an Elgin Crosswind regenerative air sweeper, approved Change Order No. 2 for the Central Dry Canyon project (with a small discrepancy in the spoken amount), and adopted FY25–26 snow-and-ice plans for the city and airport.
At a single meeting the Redmond City Council approved several administrative and capital items including a telecommunications franchise, an equipment purchase, a parks change order and snow-and-ice plans.
Key votes at a glance: - Franchise: The council adopted Ordinance 2025-19, granting a five‑year nonexclusive telecommunications franchise to Quest Corporation (doing business as CenturyLink); presenters said the fiscal effect will remain a 7% franchise payment on gross revenues. The ordinance passed following first/second reading and a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript.
- Street sweeper purchase: Streets operations manager Anthony Orkey requested authorization to buy an Elgin Crosswind regenerative air sweeper for $454,721.42. He said $425,000 was allocated in the FY25–26 capital budget and the remaining ~$29,721.42 would come from reserves; council moved and authorized the purchase.
- Central Dry Canyon change order: Assistant city engineer Lindsay Cromsite presented Change Order No. 2 (playground fall-surfacing) and asked for $55,132 to cover additional material; she said the total contract would be $4,225,739 and that the work was within budget. The motion recorded in the transcript lists the change-order amount as $55,001.32, an inconsistency that staff should reconcile. The council approved the change order by voice vote.
- Snow and ice control plans: The council adopted Resolution 2025-17, approving the FY25–26 snow-and-ice control plans for Public Works and Roberts Field (Redmond Municipal Airport). Presenters described priority routes, a 30-hour town pass goal after storms and new airport equipment arriving in January.
- Consent agenda: The consent agenda was moved, seconded and approved earlier in the meeting.
Several of these items drew short technical questions from councilors about delivery lead times, budget allocation and equipment differences; staff provided operational details and timelines. The meeting transcript records voice votes for most of these items; the ordinance adoption included a roll-call vote recorded in the minutes.
Members asked staff to follow up with documentation where details were missing (for example, the contract text and county operating-budget detail for the managed camp item and a reconciled change-order dollar amount for the Central Dry Canyon project).
