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City reports legislative priorities: seeks resiliency battery funding and is monitoring multiple bills
Summary
Staff briefed council on the 2026 short legislative session and highlighted a local community funding request for about $500,000 to buy a backup battery for the city's EOC and shop; staff also identified several state bills the city is tracking.
Jared provided the City Council with a legislative update on Jan. 20 as the 2026 short session began. He said the city will pursue a local community project funding request submitted with the first district delegation for a roughly $500,000 backup battery to provide emergency power for the emergency operations center and the maintenance shop for up to two days as a phase‑1 resilience measure. "The battery that we've…
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