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Redmond Committee of the Whole - Public Safety and Human Services - November 18, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, November 18, 2025
BodyRedmond, Washington
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, November 18, 2025
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0:12

Thank you.

0:13

Good afternoon.

0:14

I'm calling to order the committee of the whole for uh public safety and human services.

0:19

Today is Tuesday, November 18th.

0:21

Online, we have Councilmember Anderson and in the room, we have Councilmember Nueva Kamina, Council President Kritzer, and myself, Councilmember Stewart.

0:30

And we have also just been joined online by Councilmember Fields.

0:33

Thanks for being here.

0:35

We have a unique circumstance with our agenda today.

0:38

So we'll be reordering the agenda.

0:40

We will first go through the action items in Section A and B.

0:45

Following that, we will skip to items from other committees in Section E before coming back to the informational items in section C.

0:54

The council members here in the room have been briefed on the new order.

0:58

And when we do get to the informational items due to some staff constraints, those will also be reordered.

1:03

So I will do my best to call out our uh our items in the correct order today.

1:08

So starting with section A of our agenda is the Capital Facilities Plan 2050 General Government introducing the briefing today is uh Deputy Parks Director Dave Chuchek.

1:18

Welcome.

1:19

Hello, Council members.

1:20

Uh Dave Tuchek, Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation Department.

1:24

I'm joined by Cameron Zapata, our senior parks planner, and then also Glenn Coyle, uh senior planner in the planning department.

1:34

Uh today we're bringing forward the Capital Facilities Plan 2050 General Government.

1:40

The plan most recently came before City Council on October 28th after going through the Planning Commission, which provided a recommendation to council.

1:50

During the October 28th study session, we presented the financial strategy, and council requested that a narrative of that strategy be incorporated into the Capital Facilities Plan at today's committee of the whole meeting with the addition of the council requested updates.

2:08

We are seeking direction to move toward a final resolution with the goal of obtaining approval at the December 2nd business meeting.

2:16

So now I will hand off the presentation to Cameron.

2:20

All right.

2:21

Thanks, Dave.

2:22

Uh good evening, council.

2:24

I am here to share the updated capital facilities plan, which has been included in your packet along with the change log.

2:31

As Dave mentioned, this update includes some clarifying edits, added images for context, and the new finance narrative.

2:40

The finance narrative explains how different funding sources are used, why they're applied within certain time frames, and these projections are based on historical estimates.

2:50

The final budget and financial decisions will be made through the CIP and the budget process to ensure alignment with our current resources, revenues, and the overall project scope.

3:03

And with that, I'm happy to open it up to any questions or concerns.

3:08

Thank you, team.

3:09

Thanks for being here for what is most likely our final briefing on this awesome capital facilities plan.

3:14

Council, what are our questions for the team?

3:20

Council President Kritzer.

3:23

I'll just say I appreciate the work on this by the planning commission, by the staff.

3:28

I appreciate the work that we've done and the fee and how the feedback at our study sessions has been integrated into this plan.

3:35

And I'm good to see it go to consent.

3:39

Wonderful.

3:40

Thank you.

3:40

Councilmember Nueva Camina.

3:42

Thank you.

3:43

And I too thank you for taking the feedback back to the team and bringing along.

3:48

So this way, whenever uh community member logs in and they they're taking a look at this, then it's easy for them to come along with it and be able to put that story to light.

3:58

So thank you very much.

3:59

And I'm happy for this to go to consent.

4:02

Thank you so much.

4:04

Other questions from the council.

4:08

Not seeing any.

4:09

I'll just add my comments.

4:10

Um, yes, thank you for bringing this back uh once again.

4:13

I think that I would always love the financial section to be bigger, and that is just going to be a truth throughout.

4:20

Um, but I think that um it does lay out a path that we can be comfortable with in the sense that we, the council today are helping draft the order of priorities and the all the work that your team has done, of course, um across the entire city.

4:38

In fact, we are helping to lay out the order of priorities and take care of the need to prioritize the long-term planning and maintenance that has been so frequently the conversation of the last few years, and we find ourselves yet again in a tough position with one of our silly facilities.

5:00

So I think the real gift of this plan is of course uh that it exists and um that the future generations of the council who are approving um new CIPs on six-year cycles uh will be able to to have this roadmap.

5:11

Um so I really look forward to the city uh having this in place.

5:16

Seeing no other comments from the council, um, are there any objections to this item going to consent on December 2nd, which is our final business meeting of 2025?

5:28

All right, seeing none, we will have this one back.

5:30

Thank you so much, everyone.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Affordable Housing██████████████████████████26%
Privacy and Surveillance███████████████████19%
Public Safety██████████10%
Parks and Recreation████████8%
Procedural███████7%
Parking Enforcement█████5%
Public Works█████5%
Homelessness████4%
Technology and Innovation████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Redmond Committee of the Whole - Public Safety and Human Services - November 18, 2025

The Committee of the Whole for Public Safety and Human Services met on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 4:30 PM. Councilmember Stewart presided, with Councilmembers Anderson, Fields, Nueva Kamina, and Kritzer present. The agenda covered capital facilities plans, a fire functional plan, parking enforcement, a housing framework report, and the future of automated license plate reading (ALPR) cameras. No public comments were received.

Action Items Approved for Consent Agenda on December 2

  • Capital Facilities Plan 2050 - General Government (CM 25-6141): Deputy Parks Director Dave Tuchek and senior planner Cameron Zapata presented the updated plan, which incorporates council-requested financial narrative changes. Council expressed appreciation and no objections, approving the item for consent on December 2.

  • 2025-2050 Redmond Fire Department Functional Plan (CM 25-6202): Deputy Chief Rarrell presented the plan, including Planning Commission redline edits. Council approved the revisions and directed staff to place it on the consent agenda for December 2. Adoption will allow the city to update fire impact fees in 2026, potentially generating $55 million in new revenue (about $2.2 million per year).

  • Approval of Contract with MAKERS for Citywide Design Standards Update (CM 25-6231): The council approved a $149,978 consultant contract for the design standards update. This item will go to consent on December 2.

  • Appointment to CFD 2016-01 Board of Supervisors (CM 25-6252): Councilmember Nueva Kamina was appointed to the Community Facilities District 2016-01 Board of Supervisors, filling a vacancy.

Feedback for Study Session: Police Parking Enforcement Program

  • CM 25-6291: Chief Lowe and parking program administrator Jacob Laster presented the transition from a vendor-based parking enforcement model to an in-house program managed by the police department. Council asked for more details on expanded enforcement areas, neighborhood communication, and wayfinding. A study session is scheduled for December 9.

Informational Items

  • Community Stability Allocation Fund Update (CM 25-6271, Read-only): Councilmember Stewart reported on the distribution of $250,000 in rapid response funds to community-based organizations supporting immigrant and refugee populations. Twenty-four applications were received totaling $1.2 million; seven organizations in Redmond received grants ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 for legal navigation, bilingual outreach, emergency needs, and rental assistance.

  • Housing Framework Report (CM 25-5962): Staff presented an overview of housing and human services strategic plans. Key data showed that 73% of net new housing need is for households at or below 50% AMI, equating to nearly 20,000 units. Staff proposed integrating the Housing Action Plan and Human Services Strategic Plan into one combined plan. Council feedback included: requesting dashboard improvements (e.g., including nonprofit units, pipeline tracking), moving the "keeping people housed" discussion earlier, and assessing internal capacity. The next presentation in this series is scheduled for February 2026.

  • FLOCK Automated License Plate Reading (ALPR) Cameras (CM 25-6311): Chief Lowe advocated for reactivating the paused ALPR program, citing safeguards and noting that an internal and external audit confirmed no unauthorized data access. He proposed reducing data retention from 30 days to 10-12 days and mentioned potential alternative vendors. Councilmembers expressed concerns about privacy, federal government hostility, and vendor accountability. Council directed staff to obtain a legal briefing on contract termination options, including the contract's "termination for convenience" clause.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved all four action items (Capital Facilities Plan, Fire Functional Plan, MAKERS contract, CFD appointment) for the December 2 consent agenda.
  • Scheduled a study session on the police parking enforcement program for December 9.
  • Directed staff to provide a legal review of FLOCK contract options, with possible further discussion on broader police technology governance.
  • Approved the revised supplemental questions for the council vacancy application; applications will go live November 19.
  • A good-of-the-order update highlighted upcoming changes to public defense caseload standards, which are projected to increase five-fold by 2035, impacting the city's legislative agenda.

Meeting Transcript

Thank you. Good afternoon. I'm calling to order the committee of the whole for uh public safety and human services. Today is Tuesday, November 18th. Online, we have Councilmember Anderson and in the room, we have Councilmember Nueva Kamina, Council President Kritzer, and myself, Councilmember Stewart. And we have also just been joined online by Councilmember Fields. Thanks for being here. We have a unique circumstance with our agenda today. So we'll be reordering the agenda. We will first go through the action items in Section A and B. Following that, we will skip to items from other committees in Section E before coming back to the informational items in section C. The council members here in the room have been briefed on the new order. And when we do get to the informational items due to some staff constraints, those will also be reordered. So I will do my best to call out our uh our items in the correct order today. So starting with section A of our agenda is the Capital Facilities Plan 2050 General Government introducing the briefing today is uh Deputy Parks Director Dave Chuchek. Welcome. Hello, Council members. Uh Dave Tuchek, Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation Department. I'm joined by Cameron Zapata, our senior parks planner, and then also Glenn Coyle, uh senior planner in the planning department. Uh today we're bringing forward the Capital Facilities Plan 2050 General Government. The plan most recently came before City Council on October 28th after going through the Planning Commission, which provided a recommendation to council. During the October 28th study session, we presented the financial strategy, and council requested that a narrative of that strategy be incorporated into the Capital Facilities Plan at today's committee of the whole meeting with the addition of the council requested updates. We are seeking direction to move toward a final resolution with the goal of obtaining approval at the December 2nd business meeting. So now I will hand off the presentation to Cameron. All right. Thanks, Dave. Uh good evening, council. I am here to share the updated capital facilities plan, which has been included in your packet along with the change log. As Dave mentioned, this update includes some clarifying edits, added images for context, and the new finance narrative. The finance narrative explains how different funding sources are used, why they're applied within certain time frames, and these projections are based on historical estimates. The final budget and financial decisions will be made through the CIP and the budget process to ensure alignment with our current resources, revenues, and the overall project scope. And with that, I'm happy to open it up to any questions or concerns. Thank you, team. Thanks for being here for what is most likely our final briefing on this awesome capital facilities plan. Council, what are our questions for the team? Council President Kritzer. I'll just say I appreciate the work on this by the planning commission, by the staff. I appreciate the work that we've done and the fee and how the feedback at our study sessions has been integrated into this plan. And I'm good to see it go to consent. Wonderful. Thank you. Councilmember Nueva Camina. Thank you. And I too thank you for taking the feedback back to the team and bringing along. So this way, whenever uh community member logs in and they they're taking a look at this, then it's easy for them to come along with it and be able to put that story to light. So thank you very much. And I'm happy for this to go to consent. Thank you so much. Other questions from the council. Not seeing any.

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