The Redmond City Council met in study session on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. All councilmembers were present, with Councilmember Prakriya attending online. The agenda listed Mayor Angela Birney, though the transcript referred to her as Mayor Burney; she was not in attendance. The agenda included five items: the Municipal Operations Center (MOC) project update, the 2027–2028 biennial financial forecast, the 2027–2032 Capital Investment Program (CIP) review, the Housing and Human Services Action Plan, and council talk time. The meeting was extended twice by unanimous consent and adjourned after council talk time.
Good evening. I am calling this meeting to order. This is a Redmond City Council study session held on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026, commencing at 7 p.m. All council members are in attendance. Councilmember Prakria is online. Mayor Burney will not be in attendance tonight. There are five items on the agenda. The Municipal Operations Center Project Update Validation Summary and Recommendation. From our last study session, the Housing and Human Services Action Plan and Council Talk Time. So the first item is the Municipal Operations Center project update, and Chris Stanger, interim public works director will kick us off. Thank you, Chris. Thank you, Council President, and good evening, Council members. As uh introduced Chris Stinger Public Works side, uh joining me tonight is uh Parks Director Lorreen Hamilton. Project manager Amy Kim from Capital Projects team. We're also joined by our progressive design build team from Lee Skrutter Lewis and Miller Hall, Duncan Howard from the Lewis side, and Claire Rennick from the Miller Hull side. And then online, if there's any permitting type of questions, we have the acting development service director, Jason Lynch. So joined by a cast uh tonight to present the validation maintenance and operations center or MOC campus redevelopment project. And tonight's presentation follows the completion of the validation phase and provides an overview of where we are headed as the project transitions into phase one design. Next slide, please. The purpose of tonight's presentation is to provide a summary of the validation phase, share the outcomes of that work, and outline the path forward as the project moves into design. The validation phase provided an opportunity for the city and progressive design build team to further define the project requirements, confirm the project approach, and make sure we remain aligned with the project goals, budget, and overall schedule. Tonight is also an opportunity to provide council with visibility into where we are in the process and upcoming decision points as the project advances. Next slide, please. So these are the primary goals that are guiding the MOC project. Oh, one slide back, thank you. First, we want to create a multi-general generational facility for our current and future public servants. That means a facility that is durable, adaptable, easy to maintain, and designed to evolve as the city's needs change. Second, we want to create a sustainable and functional workplace that supports staff well-being, collaboration, and changing workflows. The MOC will bring a uh multiple divisions together, so the layout and adjacencies are important. We want to reduce physical and operational barriers between the teams and create opportunities for staff to work together more efficiently and ultimately serve the public more effectively. Then finally, we're looking at the project through a long-term lens in the context of Redmond 2050. The goal is to create a forward-looking campus that maximizes sustainability, capacity, capacity, and infrastructure readiness, and provides a facility that can serve the generation uh city for generations. These goals have guided the validation phase and will continue to guide the design as we move forward. And finally, uh slide four for me. Slide here shows the overall project schedule and where we are today. So, as stated, we have completed the validation phase, which is the initial phase of the progressive design build process. So during the validation, the city and the design build team work together to confirm the project requirements, scope, schedule, risk and cost assumptions before advancing into the next phase. So now we are transitioning into phase one design and pre-construction. As part of phase one, the design build team will advance the design, continue to refine the project scope and cost, coordinate permitting, and develop the work necessary to prepare for construction. You'll see phase one and TP on the schedule. NTP stands for notice to proceed. This is an authorization for the design build team to begin the work associated with phase one. Project will then move through permitting and early works while the design and construction approach continue to be developed. You'll also see GMP, which stands for guaranteed maximum price. This is a major milestone associated with establishing the construction price before moving into primary construction phase. Following that pro that the project moves into phase two construction, followed by project closeout. So the current schedule anticipates substantial completion by May 2030, right around the corner. So at a high level, validation is complete. We are bringing uh beginning phase one design and pre-construction and folks now is advancing the design, refining the scope and cost, completing permitting and early work and preparing for construction. And with that, I'm handing it over to Director Hamilton.