2026-11-10 - City Council
Summary
Built from the posted agenda and packet only (upcoming meeting); no minutes or votes yet.
- Emergency: Council is asked to find that the public health emergency related to houselessness continues and to extend emergency measures under Ordinance 7443 for 12 more months, to December 10, 2027: Houselessness Public Health Emergency Extension.
- Budget: second reading of the Q3 2026 budget amendment ordinance (total increase $14,309,714) and an update on the 2027 budget: 2027 Budget Update.
- Taxes: public hearings and first-and-final readings of the 2027 regular property tax ordinance and the 2027 excess levy ordinance for fire station bonds ($1,062,589.16): 2027 Property Tax and Excess Levy.
- Consent: grant agreement and purchase agreement for an electric refuse truck ($484,904.86 total): Electric Refuse Truck Purchase.
- Second reading of the ordinance on advisory boards and commissions: Restructure of advisory boards - Social Justice and Equity Commission.
- Public hearing on the CDBG PY2025 annual performance report (CAPER).
Agenda
- Proclamation (26-0887): International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
- Consent: October 27 minutes (26-0865, see 2026-10-27 - City Council Meeting); Comprehensive Plan amendment application deadline (26-0872); resolution accepting a Department of Ecology grant for an electric refuse truck, with Ecology paying $363,678.64 and the City matching $121,226.22 (26-0880); resolution for a purchase agreement with Western Peterbilt, LLC for the truck, $484,904.86 (26-0881); resolution setting a public hearing on the 2027 Parking and Business Improvement Area assessment rate (26-0882, see 2026-11-04 - PBIA Advisory Board). See Electric Refuse Truck Purchase.
- Second readings: Q3 budget amendment amending Ord. 7475, total increase $14,309,714 (26-0827); ordinance amending OMC 2.100, 18.76 and 18.12.050 on advisory boards, commissions and committees (26-0844).
- Public hearings: CDBG PY2025 CAPER (26-0871); 2027 regular ad valorem tax ordinance, first and final reading (26-0883); 2027 excess levy ordinance, first and final reading, fire station bonds $1,047,750 plus $14,839.16 refund (26-0884).
- Other business: houselessness public health emergency extension resolution (26-0805); Lodging Tax Advisory Committee 2027 recommendations update (26-0855); 2027 budget update (26-0885).
- Ordinance and resolution numbers for the new items are blank in the drafts.
Sources
News coverage
Closest news found; none covers the 2026-11-10 item itself.
- Olympia extends public health emergency declaration caused by homelessness for another year (The JOLT News, earlier extension)
- Homelessness cited as grounds for Olympia to extend its public health emergency declaration (The JOLT News)
- Olympia City Council renews ordinance declaring state of public health emergency (The JOLT News)