Community Development Department was scheduled to brief council on its 2026-2030 workplan

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the Feb. 10, 2026 meeting, the record said the Community Development Department was scheduled to give a staff briefing on its 2026 workplan update ¹. The packet included two attachments: a list of 2025 workplan projects marked as completed and a proposed 2026-2030 workplan ¹. The staff memo identifies the major policy items planned for the next five years: a Downtown Subarea Plan update, a Housing Action Plan, a Shoreline Master Program update, and a Canyon Park Subarea update ¹. It also lists 2025 completions including the city's first Climate Action Plan, state-mandated Critical Areas Ordinance updates, and Middle Housing code amendments ¹. This was listed under the City Manager Report section of the agenda, meaning it was a briefing item rather than an item scheduled for a vote ¹. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.

• A Community Development 2026 Workplan Update staff briefing was scheduled under the City Manager Report at the Feb. 10, 2026 meeting.
• The packet included a list of 2025 completed workplan projects and a 2026-2030 workplan as attachments.
• The staff memo names the major 2026-2030 policy items as the Downtown Subarea Plan update, Housing Action Plan, Shoreline Master Program update, and Canyon Park Subarea update.
• The memo lists 2025 completions including the city's first Climate Action Plan, Critical Areas Ordinance updates, and Middle Housing code amendments.
• The item was a briefing, not an action or vote item.

Why it matters

A Community Development workplan is the city's to-do list for planning, permits, and development projects over the next five years, so the briefing would give residents a preview of which planning efforts Bothell expected to prioritize through 2030 ¹. Because the item was a briefing, no council decision was scheduled on it at this meeting ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The record introduced a proposed 2026-2030 Community Development workplan and documented which 2025 workplan projects were completed ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome; the packet shows only what was scheduled and proposed ahead of the Feb. 10, 2026 meeting ¹.