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2026-11-11 - City Council Budget Review

Summary

Upcoming meeting; built from the final agenda only (printed 11/9; the agenda was republished 11/9 and versions were not compared).

  • R157: Certificates of Appropriateness for 509 N 6th St, 1035 W Turner St, 223 N 17th St and 37 N 17th St (final passage). R158: Certificate of Appropriateness for 421 N 10th St.
  • Budget review for Human Resources, Appointments and Administration: Law, Human Resources, Information Systems, Controller, Mayor, Non-Departmental and Council. Bills 93 and 94 (cable franchises) for discussion and referral to November 18; see Cable Franchise Renewals.
  • Community and Economic Development budget review. Bill 84 amends Property Maintenance Code Ch. 455 inspection fees (additional systematic inspections after substantiated violations; a single cancellation/no-show fee for mixed-use), referral to November 18; see Property Maintenance Inspection Fees.
  • Bill 82 adds Ch. 653 Workforce Housing (affordability for developments of 10 or more units that receive LERTA, at least $250,000 in Housing Trust Fund money, or use public land; sponsors Gerlach and Mota), referral to November 18; see Workforce Housing Ordinance.
  • Bills 87 (Building Code Fund 2027), 89 (General Fund and other 2027 funds, tax rate), 91 (Rental Unit Licensing Fund 2027) and 97 (Capital Projects 2027) are listed with no official action. See 2027 City Budget and Five-Year Plan.
  • Bill numbering: the 11/4 budget-session agenda (2026-11-04 - City Council Budget Review) labels Bill 82 as the 2027 General Fund budget and tax rate, while this agenda lists Bill 82 as workforce housing and Bill 89 as the budget. The sources label it differently; this page does not decide which is correct.

Agenda

Agenda PDF posted; items are digested in the Summary above.

Sources