Council approves sewer reimbursement area and applies for $400,000 RCO grant for athletic lighting

The Enumclaw City Council on April 27 approved two resolutions on voice votes.

Resolution 1872: sewer assessment reimbursement area
The city clerk read Resolution 1872, "a resolution of the city of Enumclaw, King County, Washington establishing an assessment reimbursement area for sewer installed as part of the Roosevelt Avenue roundabout project." Community Development staff explained the city fronted construction costs and recommended recording a latecomers reimbursement document against four parcels to recapture slightly under $88,000. The council moved, was seconded, and approved the resolution by voice vote.

Resolution 1874: RCO youth athletic facilities grant application
The city clerk read Resolution 1874 authorizing the mayor to execute a grant application with the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for a youth athletic facilities grant. Parks Director Aliyah Hibbs said the application proposes a $400,000 award to relamp existing fluorescent lighting at Boise Creek fields and to light two currently unlit fields; staff plans to leverage $202,000 in impact fees toward the required 50% match and budget an additional $198,000 in 2027 for a total project budget of about $800,000 (including a 15% contingency). Council moved, seconded, and approved Resolution 1874 by voice vote.

Votes and procedure: Both measures passed on voice votes with no roll-call tallies provided in the meeting transcript. No amendments were recorded on either item at the April 27 meeting.

Why it matters: Resolution 1872 establishes a mechanism to recover previously advanced construction costs from specific parcels that benefited from a sewer extension. Resolution 1874 advances a grant application that, if awarded, would fund substantial upgrades to youth athletic-field lighting and require a city match funded by impact fees and future budget allocations.

What happens next: The sewer reimbursement document will be recorded as appropriate and staff will implement the latecomers process; for the RCO grant, staff will proceed with the application and return with budget details tied to the 2027 budget cycle if the grant is awarded.