Enumclaw council approves sewer reimbursement area and authorizes grant application for athletic-field lighting

The Enumclaw City Council on April 27 approved two resolutions that fund infrastructure and pursue grant funding for park lighting.

Resolution 1872: Chris Searcy, senior staff, reported that when the city installed a gravity sewer line as part of the Roosevelt Avenue roundabout project, the city agreed to front the work with the expectation of later reimbursement. Searcy said initial cost estimates were about $60,000 but soil conditions and administrative costs raised the amount to just under $88,000 to be recaptured from four parcels. Council moved and seconded the measure (motion by Councilmember Lafleur, second by Councilmember Storton per the transcript) and approved Resolution 1872 to record sewer-assessment reimbursement documents against those properties.

Resolution 1874: Parks Director Alena Hibbs described a Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) youth-athletic-facilities grant application seeking $400,000. She said the grant requires a 50% local match; the city currently has $202,000 in impact fees available and would budget the remaining $198,000 in the 2027 budget process. Hibbs said the full project budget is estimated at $800,000, including a 15% contingency, to relamp field lighting at Boise Creek and to light two currently unlit fields. Council moved and seconded and approved Resolution 1874 to authorize the mayor to submit the grant application.

Both resolutions were approved by voice vote during the meeting; the transcript records motion-makers and seconders for each item but does not list a roll-call tally for individual yes/no votes.

What happens next: For Resolution 1872 the city will record the reimbursement agreements against the affected parcels. For Resolution 1874 staff will submit the RCO grant application and, if the grant is awarded, return with contracting and budget details to fund the local match.