Washington City Council recap — September 23, 2026
What the Washington City Council took up on September 23, 2026
Brief summary of the September 23, 2026 Washington City Council meeting:
- Announcements — presentation.
- Oath of office for the Washington City Youth Council — presentation.
- Consideration to approve the minutes from the City Council meeting of 09/09/26 — consent.
- Award of bid for the Church Farm Road Pump Station and Pipeline to Interstate Rock Products in the amount of $2,894,325.00 — action.
- Public hearing and consideration of Height Waiver HW-26-02 for a church to be located at Riggs Loop Drive and Devils Garden Lane, applicant Jared Madsen — public hearing.
- Public hearing and consideration of Proximity to a Community Location for Riggatti's Washington LLC located at 28 N. 300 W. — public hearing.
- Local consent for the issuance of an On-Premise Restaurant Limited-Service Liquor License for Riggatti's Washington LLC — action.
- Ordinance for General Plan Amendment G-26-04 from LD, OS and NCOM to LD, MD, MHD and CCOM, located at 20 East and 2000 South, 20 East and Merrill Road and 240 West and 3090 South, applicant Adams Family Farm — land-use/ordinance.
- Resolution for the Reagan Billboard Litigation Settlement Agreement — action.
- Resolution approving an agreement and license governing discharge line installation, maintenance and operation to serve the Perfect Swell Zion Evaporation Pond within the Alaia PCD — action.
- Report of officers from assigned committee — presentation.
- City Manager report — presentation.
The largest item is the clearest. The Church Farm Road pump station and pipeline contract is nearly $2.9 million and it is listed under its own heading, outside consent, with the contractor and the exact amount. Unlike the August and early September agendas, this one notices public hearings, for the church height waiver and for the restaurant's proximity to a community location, and it tells residents how to submit written comment before the meeting. The liquor license consent that depends on the proximity decision is a separate vote after it. Consent is the September 9 minutes only. The general plan amendment is the exception to the pattern: it changes the designation of land at three locations for one applicant, adding the MD, MHD and CCOM designations, and it is listed as an ordinance with no hearing. The Reagan billboard settlement resolves litigation and the agenda prints nothing about its cost or terms. The closed session is not counted here.
*Procedural-transparency score grounded in the agenda as published: 12 listed item(s) — 2 public hearing(s), 1 on consent, 1 land-use/ordinance, 4 other action, 4 presentation(s).*
Notable dollar figures on the agenda
- Award of bid for the Church Farm Road Pump Station and Pipeline to Interstate Rock Products — $2,894,325.00
- Resolution for the Reagan Billboard Litigation Settlement Agreement — no amount or terms stated on the agenda
--- *This recap lists agenda items as published and draws no conclusions. Verify against the official packet or minutes on the Washington portal. Source: Washington City council agenda.*