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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/5/2025 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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25-0685 11.Minutes of the Public Utility Board study session, July 9, 2025.Item FiledMinutes of the Public Utility Board study session, July 9, 2025.   Not available Not available
25-0686 12.Minutes of the Public Utility Board meeting, July 9, 2025.Item FiledMinutes of the Public Utility Board meeting, July 9, 2025.   Not available Not available
25-0709 13.Letter - Amend Puyallup Tribe SettlementAction ItemA letter from the City Council supporting proposed federal legislation to amend the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989.   Not available Not available
RES41726 14.Resolution - Interlocal Agreement with Washington State Department of EcologyResolutionA 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]   Not available Not available
RES41727 15.Resolution - Interlocal Agreement with King CountyResolutionA 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]   Not available Not available
RES41728 16.Resolution - Interlocal Agreement with Local Governments in WRIA9ResolutionA 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]   Not available Not available
RES41729 17.Purchase Resolution – Western Specialty ContractorsResolutionA 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]   Not available Not available
25-0671 18.Proclamation - National Farmers Market Week.ProclamationProclaiming August 3-9, 2025, as National Farmers Market Week.   Not available Not available
RES41730 19.RES - Joint Loan Application for Water, Environmental Services, Public WorksResolutionA 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]   Not available Not available
RES41731 110.RES - Declare Surplus and Quit Claim Deed - Tacoma Ministerial AllianceResolutionA 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]   Not available Not available
RES41732 111.RES - Lease of Tacoma Rail Property to the Northwest Seaport Alliance/Port of TacomaResolutionA 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]   Not available Not available
ORD29049 112.ORD - Amending Tacoma Municipal Code 12.08B.120 related to Wastewater Residential RatesOrdinanceAn 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]   Not available Not available