Plastic Bag Tax and FY26 Priorities
Summary
The Plastic Bag Tax and FY26 Priorities item is a work session topic before the City Council. It was originally scheduled for presentation on June 10, 2025 (Agenda Item 11c) but was rescheduled to July 8, 2025. At the July 8, 2025 meeting (Agenda Item 11b), Environmental Sustainability Coordinator Melissa McDonald delivered the staff presentation during the work session. No formal vote was taken at that meeting. The substance and conclusions of the presentation are not captured in the available record beyond the fact that it was delivered.
Open questions & options on the table
- No formal action or direction to staff has been recorded following the July 8, 2025 work session presentation; any next steps, decisions, or follow-up actions on the plastic bag tax and FY26 priorities remain unresolved in the available record.
What members have said
Council Member Peterson was addressed on July 8, 2025 in the context of a separate agenda item (Pickett Road Trail) immediately before the plastic bag tax presentation; no recorded comments or positions from Peterson on the plastic bag tax or FY26 priorities are captured in the available material.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Full history
[11c] Work session item was rescheduled for July 8, 2025; not presented at this meeting.
[11b] Staff presented an update on the plastic bag tax and FY26 priorities during the work session.