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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/28/2025 5:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers Webinar Link: www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 Passcode: 349099 Dial: 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126
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RES41788 11.Purchase Resolution - Washington State Department of Ecology Interagency AgreementResolutionA resolution ratifying a contact with the Washington State Department of Ecology, in the amount of $622,720, plus applicable taxes, budgeted from the Stormwater Fund, for Washington Conservation Corps environmental services projects, stewardship, and restoration, through September 30, 2026 - Contract No. CW2276946. [Desiree Radice, Natural Resources Analyst, Principal; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director/City Engineer, Environmental Services]   Not available Not available
RES41789 12.Purchase Resolution – Northwest Industrial Staffing, IncResolutionA resolution authorizing an increase to the contract with Northwest Industrial Staffing, Inc., in the amount of $300,000, budgeted from the Tacoma Dome and Convention Center Operations funds, for temporary janitorial and maintenance services, for a projected contract total of $790,000, plus applicable taxes - Specification No. PF24-0131F. [Josh Kropf, Assistant Director; Adam Cook, Director, Tacoma Venues and Events]   Not available Not available
25-0952 13.PaymentsAction ItemDate Range - 09/22/2025 to 10/05/2025 Payroll in the amount of $23,708,818.63; Payments in the amount of $43,921,988.05; for a total of $67,630,806.68.   Not available Not available
25-0929 14.Proclamation - Veterans Appreciation DayProclamationProclaiming Tuesday, November 11, 2025, as Veterans Appreciation Day.   Not available Not available
25-0928 15.Proclamation - Tacoma’s Sesquicentennial BirthdayProclamationProclaiming Wednesday, November 12, 2025, as Tacoma’s Sesquicentennial Birthday.   Not available Not available
25-0975 16.Proclamation - Native American Heritage Month.ProclamationProclaiming November 2025 as Native American Heritage Month.   Not available Not available
RES41790 17.RES - Amendment to Increase Compensation Under AHF Agreement with the TCRAResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of an amendment to the agreement with the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority to increase compensation for administering a portion of the City's Affordable Housing Fund. [Felicia Medlen, Housing Division Manager; Tanja Carter, Director, Community and Economic Development]   Not available Not available
RES41791 28.RES - CCR - Larchmont Community Schoolyard ProjectResolutionA resolution authorizing the one-time use of Council Contingency Funds, in the amount of $32,380.44, to support the Larchmont Community Schoolyard project. [Council Member Bushnell]   Not available Not available
ORD29065 19.Ordinance - TMC Title 1 JLC Agmt UpdatesOrdinanceAn ordinance amending Chapter 1.12 of the Municipal Code, relating to the Compensation Plan, to amend several sections regarding standby pay and sick allowance with pay, to align with provisions contained in agreements negotiated with the Tacoma Joint Labor Committee, effective January 1, 2026. [Kari Louie, Interim Director, Human Resources]   Not available Not available
ORD29066 110.ORD - 2025-2026 Biennial Budget AmendmentOrdinanceAn ordinance modifying the 2025-2026 Biennial Operating Budget to recognize new revenues, budget for resolutions passed by the City Council, adjust for changes, and make corrections. [Andy Cherullo, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
ORD29067 111.ORD - 2025-2026 Capital Budget AmendmentOrdinanceAn ordinance modifying the 2025-2026 Capital Budget to recognize changes in transfers, additional revenues, and budget adjustments. [Andy Cherullo, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
ORD29068 212.ORD - Fatbeam, LLC Franchise AgreementOrdinanceAn ordinance granting a non-exclusive ten-year telecommunications franchise agreement to Fatbeam, LLC dba Fatbeam Fiber, to construct, operate, and repair a telecommunications system in the City. [Jeff Lueders, Cable and Franchise Services Division Manager; Amy Clancy, Director, Media and Communications]   Not available Not available
ORD29069 113.ORD - State the Dollar and Percent Increase for the Property Tax LevyOrdinanceAn ordinance authorizing no increase in the Ad Valorem general property tax revenue collection in terms of both dollars and percentage for the general property tax levy for 2026. [Jeff Upton, Finance Manager; Andy Cherullo, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
ORD29070 114.ORD - Ad Valorem Property Tax Levy AmountOrdinanceAn ordinance fixing the amount of the Ad Valorem tax levies necessary to identify the amount of the estimated revenues from property tax levies to match estimated expenditures for debt service and other funding requirements. [Jeff Upton, Finance Manager; Andy Cherullo, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
ORD29071 115.ORD - State the Dollar and Percent Increase of the EMS Tax LevyOrdinanceAn ordinance authorizing an increase for the Emergency Medical Services property tax levy in terms of both dollars and percentage for 2026. [Jeff Upton, Finance Manager; Andy Cherullo, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
ORD29072 116.ORD - Approve the EMS Tax LevyOrdinanceAn ordinance fixing the amount of the Emergency Medical Services levy necessary to identify the amount of the estimated revenues from the property tax levy to match estimated expenditures for debt service and other funding requirements. [Jeff Upton, Finance Manager; Andy Cherullo, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
25-0965 117.Public Hearing - 2026 Ad Valorem Levies for Emergency Medical Services and General Property TaxPublic HearingThis is the date set for a public hearing by the City Council on the proposed Ad Valorem levies for Emergency Medical Services and General Property Tax for 2026. [Andy Cherullo, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
25-0819 118.Public Hearing - Tideflats Subarea PlanPublic HearingThis is the date set for a public hearing by the City Council on the proposed Tideflats Subarea Plan, as recommended by the Tideflats Steering Committee, and related amendments to the One Tacoma Plan and Tacoma Municipal Code, as recommended by the Planning Commission. [Stephen Atkinson, Principal Planner; Peter Huffman, Director, Planning and Development Services]   Not available Not available