Council approves staff application for $400,000 RCO grant to light youth athletic fields

Council approved Resolution 1874 authorizing the mayor to execute a grant application with the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for youth athletic facilities lighting.

Parks Director Aliyah Hibbs reported the city obtained earlier budget estimates to relamp fluorescent lighting at Boise Creek and to add lighting to Fields 1 and 2, but cost increases left an unfunded gap. The RCO grant application requests $400,000; Hibbs said the city will leverage $202,000 already budgeted in impact fees and plans to budget an additional $198,000 in 2027 to meet the 50% match requirement. She added staff included a 15% contingency and estimated the total project budget at about $800,000.

Council confirmed the match requirement and CSC’s conditional approval; the council then moved and voted to approve the application authorization. No roll‑call vote was recorded in the public remarks.