City Council

Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Richland City Hall ~ Council Chambers 625 Swift Boulevard City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. Welcome and Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Agenda (Approved by Motion) Presentations 1. Friends of Badger Mountain Update - David Comstock, Friends of Badger Mountain Member Public Hearing: Please limit public hearing comments to 3 minutes. Comments must speak only to the item for which the hearing is convened. Records intended for Council consideration must be given to the City Clerk for distribution. 2. Proposed Amendment to Exhibit A to the Compensation Plan for Unaffiliated Employees - 2024 & Continuing, Resolution No. 2026-102 Public Comments: Please limit public comments to 2 minutes. The public comment period is not an opportunity for dialogue with councilmembers, or for posing questions with the expectation of an immediate answer. Many questions require an opportunity for information-gathering and deliberation. For this reason, Council will accept comments, but will not directly respond to comments, questions or concerns during public comment. Records intended for Council consideration must be given to the City Clerk for distribution. Consent Calendar: Items on the Consent Calendar have been distributed to the City Council in advance for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the Council with no discussion. Councilmembers may transfer individual items to Items of Business for deliberation before voting. Minutes 3. Approval of the July 7, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Jennifer Rogers, City Clerk Ordinances - First Reading None. Ordinances - Second Reading & Passage 4. Ordinance No. 2026-16, Establishing Chapter 11.60 of the Richland Municipal Code related to Automated Traffic Safety Cameras - Drew Florence, Assistant City Manager Resolutions - Adoption 5. Resolution No. 2026-95, Authorizing Separate Reimbursement Agreements for Street, Water and Sanitary Sewer Improvements constructed by Costco Wholesale Corporation - Carlo D'Alessandro, Public Works Director 6. Resolution No. 2026-96, Authorizing Applications to the Washington State Department of Commerce Public Works Board for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Anaerobic Digester Improvements and Grit Works Rehabilitation Projects - Carlo D'Alessandro, Public Works Director 7. Resolution No. 2026-98, Authorizing a Project Review Reimbursable Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation for the Thayer & Lawless Access & Right-of-Way Revision Project - Mike Rizzitiello, Development Services Director 8. Resolution No. 2026-99, Ratifying a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Automated Permitting System Demonstration Program - Mike Rizzitiello, Development Services Director 9. Resolution No. 2026-100, Authorizing a Grant Application to the Washington State Department of Commerce for a Permit Review Process Update Grant - Mike Rizzitiello, Development Services Director 10. Resolution No. 2026-101, Authorizing a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care and Youth Demonstration Project - Toni Lehman, CDBG / HOME Administrator Items – Approval None. Expenditures - Approval 11. Expenditures from June 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026 for $37,524,403.58 including Travel Checks Nos. 21065-21071, Accounts Payable Check Nos. 347621-348323, Accounts Payable Wire Nos. 11053- 11094, Payroll Wires & ACH Nos. 15567-15628, Payroll Check Nos. 237694-237698, and Payroll Direct Deposit Nos. 261540023839-261800025514 - Brandon Allen, Finance Director Items of Business 12. Resolution No. 2026-102, Amending Exhibit A of the Compensation Plan for Unaffiliated Employees - 2024 & Continuing to Implement the 2025 Classification and Compensation Study - Lacey Paulsen, Human Resources Director 13. Resolution No. 2026-104, Adopting the City of Richland Parks, Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Plan - Chris Waite, Parks & Public Facilities Director Reports and Comments 1. City Manager 2. City Council  3. Mayor Adjournment This meeting will be broadcast live on Spectrum Channel 192, on the City's website at richlandwa.gov/CityViewTV and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@RichlandCityViewTV. Richland City Hall is ADA accessible. Any individual who has difficulty attending the meeting in-person may request to provide comments remotely. (RCW Ch. 42.30) Requests for sign interpreters, audio equipment, and/or other special services must be received 48 hours prior to the meeting by calling the City Clerk’s Office at 509-942-7389.