Spokane
Top issues
The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.
| Issue5 | Status | Board | Minutes | Meetings | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown and East Sprague Parking and Business Improvement Districts | open | City Council | 0 | 4 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| State Legislative Agenda and Initiatives | open | City Council | 0 | 4 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| City Fees and Development Services Fee Table | open | City Council | 0 | 2 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Division Street Transit-Oriented Development Plan | open | City Council | 0 | 2 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Local Improvement District Process | open | City Council | 0 | 2 | Nov 11, 2026 |
Issues on upcoming agendas
Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.
Nothing right now.
Recent updates
Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.
| Issue7 | Status | Board | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Fees and Development Services Fee Table | open | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Division Street Transit-Oriented Development Plan | open | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Downtown and East Sprague Parking and Business Improvement Districts | open | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Local Improvement District Process | open | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Nuisance Properties Ordinance | open | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 |
| State Legislative Agenda and Initiatives | open | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Utility Pipe Rehabilitation Program | open | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 |
Upcoming meetings
| Meeting2 | Board | Date | Time | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-17 - City Council Agenda Review | City Council Agenda Review | Nov 17, 2026 | 11:00 AM (regular Tuesday time) | Scheduled by the Council's regular meeting pattern; not confirmed on the City calendar and no agenda read. |
| 2026-11-18 - City Council Legislative Meeting | City Council Legislative Meeting | Nov 18, 2026 | 6:00 PM (regular Wednesday time) | Scheduled by the Council's regular meeting pattern; not confirmed on the City calendar and no agenda read. |
Recent meetings
One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).
Issues with near term decisions
| Issue14 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown and East Sprague Parking and Business Improvement Districts | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| State Legislative Agenda and Initiatives | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| City Fees and Development Services Fee Table | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Division Street Transit-Oriented Development Plan | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Local Improvement District Process | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nuisance Properties Ordinance | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Utility Pipe Rehabilitation Program | City Council | Nov 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2027 Property Tax Levy | City Council | Nov 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emergency Loans of City Equipment | City Council | Nov 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Off-Premises Alcohol Outlets Interim Control | City Council | Oct 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2027 Utility Rates | City Council | Oct 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ARPA Residual Fund Reallocation | City Council | Oct 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Asbestos Surveying for Fire-Affected Properties | City Council | Oct 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Residential Street Maintenance Program | City Council | Sep 30, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Long running topics
Nothing right now.
No actions pending
Nothing right now.
Completed
Nothing right now.
Sources
Where the data comes from
- City website: https://my.spokanecity.org (City of Spokane, Spokane County). Council meetings calendar: https://my.spokanecity.org/citycouncil/meetings/, with a page per meeting (agenda PDF, ordinances, resolutions and roll-call votes). Council meetings and other City meetings are on the City's YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@cityofspokane.
- Collected 2026-11-12 (added at Dewey's request).
Governing body
- Strong-mayor government: Mayor Lisa Brown and a seven-member City Council (a President plus two members from each of three districts), meeting at 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Council President Betsy Wilkerson (term 2024-2027). District 1: Michael Cathcart and Sarah Dixit. District 2: Paul Dillon and Kate Telis. District 3: Kitty Klitzke and Zack Zappone.
- City Administrator Alex Scott (Deputy Maggie Yates), City Attorney Mike Piccolo, City Clerk Giacobbe Byrd. The Council Office Director position is listed as vacant.
- Council schedule: Agenda Review Tuesdays at 11 AM, Legislative meeting Wednesdays at 6 PM, Study Session Thursdays, plus committees (Finance and Administration; Public Infrastructure, Environment and Sustainability; Public Safety and Community Health; Urban Development or Urban Experience; Transportation Impact Fee Advisory; Tourism and Cultural Investment). Plan Commission, Transportation Commission, Park Board, Bicycle Advisory Board and Climate Resilience and Sustainability Board also meet. The Hearing Examiner issues land-use decisions.
Data quality notes
- Meeting pages are built from the YouTube video titles for 28 videos posted 2026-09-29 through 2026-11-12. Only five Legislative meetings (September 30, October 14, October 28, November 4 and November 11) have their agenda items captured, and only as ordinance and resolution numbers and titles from the City meeting pages.
- No separate source for minutes has been found, so votes and outcomes are not recorded. Committee, board and commission agendas were not read; those pages are known only from video titles.
- Only the newest 40 items on the YouTube channel were scanned, so earlier meetings are not built. Council Study Sessions, Agenda Review meetings and committee meetings have no agenda text.
- Videos have no transcripts yet; captions are queued.
- Scheduled pages for November 17 and 18 follow the regular meeting pattern and were not confirmed on the City calendar.