Key takeaways:

The council began a series of meetings to review utility rates and factors considered during the rate setting process.

The council reviewed a proposed $18 million development contract as part of “The District” redevelopment project planned near the Lynnwood Event Center.

The council revisited and reworked an ordinance regarding a proposed city youth council.

The Lynnwood City Council reviewed the city’s utility rate setting process, a proposed development agreement and a draft youth council ordinance, before moving into discussions on the city’s budget crisis at its Aug. 4 meeting.

Utility rates

Public Works Director Jared Bond and Sergey Tarasov, principal with consultant FCS,presented an overview of utility rate setting for the city, the first of several planned work

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