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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/18/2025 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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25-1000 11.Minutes of the Greater Tacoma Regional Convention Center Public Facilities District BoardItem FiledMinutes of the Greater Tacoma Regional Convention Center Public Facilities District Board, August 6, 2025.   Not available Not available
25-1012 12.Minutes of the Public Utility Board study session, October 22, 2025.Item FiledMinutes of the Public Utility Board study session, October 22, 2025.   Not available Not available
25-1013 13.Minutes of the Public Utility Board meeting, October 22, 2025.Item FiledMinutes of the Public Utility Board meeting, October 22, 2025.   Not available Not available
RES41796 14.Purchase Resolution – ANGI Energy Systems LLCResolutionA resolution awarding a contract to ANGI Energy Systems LLC, in the amount of $559,487.00, plus a 10 percent contingency, budgeted from the Solid Waste Fund, for a compressed natural gas compressor, for a projected contract total of $615,435.70, plus applicable taxes - Contract No. CW2276157. [Max Drathman, P.E., Senior Engineering Project Manager; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director/City Engineer, Environmental Services]   Not available Not available
RES41797 15.Purchase Resolution – Carollo Engineers, Inc.ResolutionA resolution awarding a contract to Carollo Engineers, Inc., in the amount of $817,817, plus applicable taxes, budgeted from the Wastewater Fund, for engineering design services for the Grandview Wastewater Pump Station Improvement Project - Contract No. CW2276630. [Sean Condon, P.E., Professional Engineer; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director/City Engineer, Environmental Services]   Not available Not available
RES41798 16.Purchase Resolution – Rognlins, Inc.ResolutionA resolution awarding a contract to Rognlins, Inc., in the amount of $812,060, plus a 20 percent contingency, budgeted from the Wastewater Fund, for construction of the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Blended Solids Storage Tank Transfer Pump Replacement Project, for a projected contract total of $974,472, plus applicable taxes - Specification No. ES25-0092F. [Lance Bunch, P.E., Principal Engineer; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director/City Engineer, Environmental Services]   Not available Not available
25-1029 17.PaymentsAction ItemDate Range - 10/20/2025 to 11/02/2025 Payroll in the amount of $23,767,317.89; Payments in the amount of $41,261,107.98; for a total of $65,028,425.87.   Not available Not available
25-1006 18.Proclamation - Transgender Day of RemembranceProclamationProclaiming Thursday, November 20, 2025, as Transgender Day of Remembrance.   Not available Not available
25-1028 19.Proclamation - Small Business SaturdayProclamationProclaiming Saturday, November 29, 2025, as Small Business Saturday.   Not available Not available
25-1041 110.Motion - Recruitment for Municipal Court Judge Position 2Action ItemA motion may be considered to authorize the recruitment process to fill an upcoming vacancy of Municipal Court Judge Position 2 and direct the City Manager to begin accepting applications for a period to begin this week and close at 9:00 a.m. on the morning of Monday, December 1; after the close of the application period, the City Clerk shall forward all applications to the Mayor and the Chair of the Government Performance and Finance Committee, who will shorten the interviewee list if necessary; interviews will take place at the Government Performance and Finance Committee meeting at 10:00 a.m. on December 2, 2025; and after completion of the interviews, the Committee will recommend two to three individuals to Mayor Woodards for consideration, prior to the full City Council for consideration at a Council meeting in January 2026.   Not available Not available
RES41799 111.RES - 2026 Legislative Priority IssuesResolutionA resolution adopting the priority issues for the 2026 sessions of the United States Congress and Washington State Legislature. [Alex MacBain, Senior Government Affairs Advisor; Hyun Kim, Interim City Manager]   Not available Not available
RES41800 112.RES - Year of BelongingResolutionA resolution authorizing the one-time use of Council Contingency Funds, in the amount of $25,000, to support the Year of Belonging initiative. [Mayor Woodards]   Not available Not available
ORD29068 213.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
ORD29073 214.ORD - Forged Fiber 37, LLC Franchise AgreementOrdinanceAn ordinance granting a non-exclusive ten-year telecommunications franchise agreement to Forged Fiber 37, LLC, 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
ORD29074 115.Ordinance - 160 Track Worker CBA and General Unit LOAOrdinanceAn 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 District Lodge No. 160, on behalf of Local Lodge No. 297 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Rail Track Workers and General Units. [Kari Louie, Interim Director, Human Resources]   Not available Not available
ORD29078 216.ORD - TMC 1.12 - Public Utility Board StipendsOrdinanceAn ordinance amending Title 1 of the Municipal Code, relating to Administration and Personnel, by adding a new Section 1.12.157, entitled “Compensation of Public Utility Board Members”, and amending Section 1.30.300, entitled “Exclusion from membership”, to provide stipends for Public Utility Board Members and exclude them from the City’s retirement program, effective January 1, 2026. [Council Member Bushnell]   Not available Not available