City Council

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Agenda — 42 items

1. 1 CALL TO ORDER
2. 2 ROLL CALL
3. 3 FLAG SALUTE
4. 3 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
5. 4 MOMENT OF SILENCE
6. 5 ITEMS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
7. 1. Minutes of the Public Utility Board study session, July 9, 2025. 25-0685 filed
8. 2. Minutes of the Public Utility Board meeting, July 9, 2025. 25-0686 filed
9. 8 AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
10. 9 CONSENT AGENDA
11. 10 COMMUNICATIONS
12. 3. A letter from the City Council supporting proposed federal legislation to amend the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989. 25-0709 adopted
13. 12 page break
14. 13 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS
15. 4. A resolution authorizing the execution of an interlocal agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology, in the amount of $195,481, and accepting and depositing said sum into the Stormwater Fund, to facilitate a technical review panel of the latest infiltration methods and provide updated infiltration language for consideration in their stormwater manuals, through August 30, 2026. [Kyle Amoroso, P.E., Senior Engineering Project Manager; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director/City Engineer, Environmental Services] RES41726 adopted
16. 5. A resolution authorizing the execution of an interlocal agreement with King County, in the amount of $1,914,510, and accepting and depositing said sum into the Water Fund; and authorizing matching funds in the amount of $638,170, budgeted from the Water Fund, for a cumulative total of $2,552,680, to purchase approximately 600 acres within the Green River Municipal Watershed in King County to further protect the high-quality drinking water source and reduce the financial impact to customers. [Tyler Patterson, Watershed Services Manager; Keri Burchard-Juarez, Water Superintendent] RES41727 adopted
17. 6. A resolution authorizing the execution of an interlocal agreement with local governments within the Water Resource Inventory Area 9, in the amount of $26,514 annually, budgeted from the Water Fund, to support watershed-based salmon recovery in the Green River, Duwamish River and Central Puget Sound Watersheds, through December 31, 2035. [Tyler Patterson, Watershed Services Manager; Keri Burchard-Juarez, Water Superintendent] RES41728 adopted
18. 17 page break
19. 17 page break
20. 18 PURCHASE RESOLUTIONS
21. 7. A resolution awarding a contract to Western Specialty Contractors, in the amount of $1,358,453.91, plus a 40 percent contingency, budgeted from the Capital Project Fund, for exterior preservation work on the Tacoma Municipal Building, for a projected contract total of $1,901,835.47, plus applicable taxes - Specification No. PW25-0098F. [David Pagel, Project Manager; Jeffrey A. Jenkins, Director, Public Works] RES41729 adopted Pass
22. 20 PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
23. 8. Proclaiming August 3-9, 2025, as National Farmers Market Week. 25-0671 presented
24. 22 PUBLIC COMMENT
25. 23 page break
26. 23 page break
27. 24 REGULAR AGENDA
28. 25 RESOLUTIONS
29. 9. A resolution authorizing the submittal of applications for low-interest construction loans from the Washington State Public Works Board: · in the amount of $2,083,720, for Tacoma Water for two main replacement projects on Puyallup Avenue; · in the amount of $10,000,000, for Environmental Services to rehabilitate a stormwater main near Puyallup Avenue and 26th Street; and · in the amount of $2,900,000, for Public Works for improvements along South 12th Street, from South Cedar Street to South Sprague Avenue. [Keri Burchard-Juarez, Water Superintendent; Ramiro Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director/City Engineer, Environmental Services; Jeffrey A. Jenkins, Director, Public Works] RES41730 adopted Pass
30. 10. A resolution declaring surplus and authorizing the execution of a Quit Claim Deed and a Development Agreement to convey vacant, undeveloped residential land, located at 912 South 25th Street, to the Tacoma Ministerial Alliance, for the development of six affordable homeownership units. [Felicia Medlen, Housing Division Manager; Tanja Carter, Director, Community and Economic Development] RES41731 adopted Pass
31. 11. A resolution declaring surplus and authorizing the five-year lease of approximately 15.25 acres of Tacoma Rail property, located at 1738 Milwaukee Way, to the Northwest Seaport Alliance as licensee/agent of the Port of Tacoma, for the amount of $100,000 per month, plus eight percent for operating cost recovery and annual Consumer Price Index adjustments for an intermodal facility, effective September 1, 2025. [Dylan Harrison, Senior Real Property Manager; Alan Matheson, Rail Superintendent] RES41732 adopted Pass
32. 28 page break
33. 29 FINAL READING OF ORDINANCES
34. 12. An ordinance amending Subchapter 12.08B of the Municipal Code, relating to Use of Sanitary Sewer, by amending Section 12.08B.210, entitled “Rates and fees for wastewater service inside the City limits”, to change the assumed water usage for customers with incomplete or no winter flow records. [Christina Curran, Assistant Division Manager; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director/City Engineer, Environmental Services] ORD29049 passed Pass
35. 31 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
36. 32 REPORTS BY THE CITY MANAGER
37. 33 COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
38. 34 Economic Development Committee
39. 34 page break
40. 35 ADJOURNMENT
41. 36 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.
42. 37 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.

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