Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Administration topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Maple Valley council approves consent calendar, authorizes utility franchises and administrative changes
Summary
At its May 26 meeting, the Maple Valley City Council approved a consent calendar that included multiple franchise ordinances, a salary reclassification to add a Communications Manager, contract amendments and grant agreements; the consent vote carried as recorded in the minutes.
The Maple Valley City Council approved a broad consent calendar at its regular meeting on May 26, 2026, authorizing several franchise agreements and administrative changes and approving routine payments and minutes.
The consent calendar vote — recorded in the meeting minutes as carried 5–0 — included approval of vendor and payroll payments totaling $3,508,685.10 and several formal actions for city administration and public works. Among the items approved were Resolution R-26-2066 authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment 1 to the Public Works contract with Drain‑Pro Inc. for stormwater cleaning and maintenance; Resolution R-26-2067 ratifying an extension agreement with Perfectmind, Inc. for recreation management software; and Resolution R-26-2069 authorizing a grant agreement with 4Culture for a touring arts roster presenter incentive (contract #126131A).
Council approved Ordinance O-26-878 to amend the 2025–2026 salary schedule to add the position of Communications Manager and reclassify the Communications Specialist into that position. The consent calendar also included a nonexclusive master permit agreement (Ordinance O-26-883) granting Hyperfiber of Washington, LLC, dba Ripple Fiber, permission to install and operate telecommunications infrastructure in city rights-of-way; and ten‑year nonexclusive franchise ordinances for Soos Creek Water & Sewer District (O-26-884), Cedar River Water & Sewer District (O-26-885) and Covington Water District (O-26-886) to construct, operate and maintain sewer systems in specified public rights-of-way.
Council also approved Ordinance O-26-888 amending the 2026 Development Fee Schedule and recorded a motion approving the consent calendar (Deputy Mayor Didem Pierson/John Herbert). The minutes list the consent vote as carried 5–0.
The council did not discuss many items in detail during the meeting; several non-final items were introduced for later consent-calendar action, including a proposed budget amendment and a community grants program, both scheduled to return to the June 8 meeting.
