City Council

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

Agenda — 41 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. 1. Minutes of the Greater Tacoma Regional Convention Center Public Facilities District Board, October 17, 2024. 25-0043 filed
7. 2. Minutes of the Public Utility Board special meeting, December 4, and December 5, 2024. 25-0073 filed
8. 3. Minutes of the Public Utility Board meeting, December 11, 2024. 25-0074 filed
9. 9 AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
10. 10 page break
11. 10 page break
12. 11 CONSENT AGENDA
13. 12 PURCHASE RESOLUTIONS
14. 4. A resolution authorizing an increase to the contract with McKinstry Co., LLC, in the amount of $164,434.00, budgeted from the Tacoma Dome and Convention Center Operations funds, for maintenance services for the Tacoma Dome and Greater Tacoma Convention Center, for a cumulative total of $653,449.84, plus applicable taxes - Specification No. PF17-0363F. [Josh Kropf, Assistant Director; Adam Cook, Director, Tacoma Venues and Events] RES41612 adopted
15. 5. A resolution awarding a contract to SphereCommerce, LLC, in the amount of $600,000, budgeted from various departmental funds, for credit card processing gateway services, for an initial contract term of three years, with the option to renew for two additional three-year periods, for a projected contract amount of $1,500,000, plus applicable taxes - Direct Negotiation. [Julie Louviere, Treasury Manager; Andy Cherullo, Director, Finance] RES41613 adopted Pass
16. 15 PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
17. 16 PUBLIC COMMENT
18. 17 page break
19. 18 REGULAR AGENDA
20. 6. A motion may be made to authorize the City’s full and final settlement of all claims against the City in the matter of Ronald White v City of Tacoma, Pierce County Cause Number 23-2-07873-5, related to a single vehicle incident on a City of Tacoma public right-of-way and railroad track occurring on May 28, 2020, upon payment by the City in the amount of $119,440.24 and execution of a release in a form approved by the City Attorney. 25-0089 adopted Pass
21. 20 APPOINTMENTS
22. 7. A resolution appointing individuals to committees that will prepare statements “For” and “Against” Proposition 1, concerning utility taxes and property tax levy rate for street improvements, which will appear in the Voters’ Pamphlet for the Tuesday, April 22, 2025, Special Election. [Nicole Emery, City Clerk; Chris Bacha, City Attorney] RES41614 adopted Pass
23. 22 PURCHASE RESOLUTIONS
24. 8. A resolution awarding a contract to Insituform Technologies, LLC, in the amount of $2,828,013.00, plus a 10 percent contingency, budgeted from the Wastewater Fund, for the rehabilitation of approximately 5.7 miles of underground wastewater sewer pipes in various areas throughout the City, for a projected contract total of $3,110,814.30, plus applicable taxes - Specification No. ES24-0032F. [Olivia Mathison, Senior Engineer; Geoffrey M. Smyth, P.E., Interim Director, Environmental Services] RES41615 adopted Pass
25. 9. A resolution awarding a contract to KPG Psomas Inc., in the amount of $2,849,909.74, plus applicable taxes, budgeted from the Transportation Capital Fund, for professional engineering design services for the Schuster Parkway elevated trail, for an initial contract term of two years, with the option to renew for additional periods as applicable - Specification No. PW23-0243F. [Basel Kitmitto, P.E., Project Manager; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director/City Engineer, Public Works] RES41616 adopted Pass
26. 25 page break
27. 26 FINAL READING OF ORDINANCES
28. 10. An ordinance amending Chapter 1.12 of the Municipal Code, relating to the Compensation Plan, to implement rates of pay and compensation for employees represented by the District Lodge No. 160, on behalf of Local Lodge No. 282, of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisors Unit; the Professional and Technical Employees, Local 17, Tacoma Police Department Non-Commissioned Management Unit; and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 483, Supervisors’ Unit. [Kari Louie, Assistant Director; Shelby Fritz, Director, Human Resources] ORD29017 passed Pass
29. 11. An ordinance amending Chapter 1.12 of the Municipal Code, relating to the Compensation Plan, by amending Sections 1.12.220, 1.12.230, 1.12.232, and 1.12.248, to comply with recent updates to Washington State’s Paid Sick Leave law, retroactive to January 1, 2025. [Kari Louie, Assistant Director; Shelby Fritz, Director, Human Resources] ORD29018 passed Pass
30. 29 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS
31. 12. This is the date set for a public hearing by the City Council on the consideration for extending an existing moratorium on certain uses within the South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District. [Maryam Moeinian, Senior Planner; Peter Huffman, Director, Planning and Development Services] 25-0042 presented
32. 31 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
33. 32 REPORTS BY THE CITY MANAGER
34. 33 COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
35. 34 Infrastructure, Planning, and Sustainability Committee
36. 34 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS
37. 35 ADJOURNMENT
38. 35 This is the date set for a public hearing by the City Council on the consideration for extending an existing moratorium on certain uses within the South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District. [Maryam Moeinian, Senior Planner; Peter Huffman, Director, Planning and Development Services] 25-0042
39. 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.
40. 36 page break
41. 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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