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August 12, 2025 ·5:00 PM Final

Council Chambers Webinar Link: www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 Passcode: 349099 Dial: 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126

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Agenda — 37 items

  1. 1 CALL TO ORDER
  2. 2 ROLL CALL
  3. 3 FLAG SALUTE
  4. 4 MOMENT OF SILENCE
  5. 5 ITEMS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
  6. 6 AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
  7. 7 CONSENT AGENDA
  8. 7 page break
  9. 8 PURCHASE RESOLUTIONS
  10. 1. A resolution awarding a contract to Dobbs Peterbilt, LLC, in the amount of $513,652, plus a 10 percent contingency, budgeted from the Solid Waste Fund, for a compressed natural gas front load truck for the collection of solid waste and recycling from commercial customers, for a projected contract total of $565,017, plus applicable taxes - Sourcewell Contracts 032824-PMC and 110223-LEG. [Lewis Griffith, Division Manager; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director/City Engineer, Environmental Services] RES41734 adopted
  11. 10 page break
  12. 11 FINAL READING OF ORDINANCES
  13. 2. An ordinance vacating portions of 6th Avenue and North Prospect Street to cure building encroachments. (Dazaifu LLC, Kim D. Marvik, LLC, and Hammer Advantage LLC; File No. 124.1456) [Jeff H. Capell, Hearing Examiner] ORD29047 passed
  14. 13 PAYMENTS
  15. 3. Date Range - 07/14/2025 to 07/27/2025 Payroll in the amount of $22,860,808.50; Payments in the amount of $32,924,806.00; for a total of $55,785,614.50. 25-0721 adopted Pass
  16. 15 PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
  17. 16 PUBLIC COMMENT
  18. 17 page break
  19. 18 REGULAR AGENDA
  20. 4. A motion may be considered to authorize the City’s full and final settlement of all claims against the City in the matter of Dorothy and Ellis Russ v. City of Tacoma, et al, related to a two-vehicle intersection collision involving a Tacoma Police vehicle on August 28, 2020, upon payment by the City in the amount of $230,000 and execution of a release in a form approved by the City Attorney. 25-0699 adopted Pass
  21. 4a. A motion to authorize the display of the Indian national flag over the Tacoma Municipal Building North, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma Police headquarters, and Tacoma Fire headquarters, on Friday, August 15, 2025, in recognition of India’s 79th Independence Day. 25-0745 adopted Pass
  22. 21 RESOLUTIONS
  23. 5. A resolution creating a 15-member task force to be named the Tacoma Labor Standards Task Force, and authorizing the use of Council Contingency Funds, in the amount of $50,000, for staffing and facilitation. [Mayor Woodards] RES41735 adopted Pass
  24. 23 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS
  25. 6. This is the date set for a public hearing by the City Council on the proposed amendments to the South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District Code, as recommended by the Planning Commission. [Maryam Moeinian, Senior Planner; Peter Huffman, Director, Planning and Development Services] 25-0665 presented
  26. 24 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * adopted
  27. 25 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  28. 26 COMMUNITY FORUM
  29. 26 page break
  30. 27 REPORTS BY THE CITY MANAGER
  31. 28 COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
  32. 29 Community Vitality and Safety Committee
  33. 30 ADJOURNMENT
  34. 31 The City Council may enter into a closed or executive session at any time during an open public meeting as provided by law. The Tacoma Municipal Building is served by Pierce Transit bus routes. Visit https://tripplanner.piercetransit.org to find your route.
  35. 31 page break
  36. 32 The City of Tacoma does not discriminate on the basis of disability in any of its programs, activities, or services. To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 253-591-5505, before 5:00 p.m., on the Monday preceding the City Council meeting. TTY or speech to speech users please dial 711 to connect to Washington Relay Services. Individuals using language or sign interpreters will be provided additional time when testifying before the City Council.
  37. 32 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * adopted Pass

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