city of tacoma
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/11/2023 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Webinar Link: www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 Passcode: 349099
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23-0694 11.GPFMin20230307Item FiledMinutes of the Government Performance and Finance Committee, March 7, 2023.filed  Action details Not available
23-0699 12.LPCMin20230222Item FiledMinutes of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, February 22, 2023.filed  Action details Not available
23-0702 13.LPCMin20230308Item FiledMinutes of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, March 8, 2023.filed  Action details Not available
23-0690 14.TPLMin20230517Item FiledMinutes of the Tacoma Public Library Board of Trustees, May 17, 2023.filed  Action details Not available
RES41239 212.RES - Directing the City Manager on Rental Housing CodeResolutionA resolution directing the City Manager to prioritize questions and topics related to the Rental Housing Code, and bring back information, options, and timelines for advancing additional tenant protections, including amendments not adopted as a part of Amended Substitute Ordinance No. 28894, pursuant to City Charter Section 2.24. [Mayor Woodards]   Action details Video Video
RES41234 15.Purchase Resolution – Specialized Pavement Marking, LLCResolutionA resolution awarding a contract to Specialized Pavement Marking, LLC, in the amount of $683,654.80, plus applicable taxes, plus a 10 percent contingency, for a cumulative total of $752,020.28, budgeted from the Street Fund, for repainting and maintaining existing roadway striping, including applicable bike lane striping, throughout the City - Specification No. PW23-0111F. [Basel Kitmitto, P.E., Project Manager; Josh Diekmann, P.E. PTOE, Interim Director, Public Works]adopted  Action details Not available
23-0693 16.PaymentsAction ItemDate Range - 06/05/2023 to 06/18/2023 Payroll in the amount of $20,252,567.19; Payments in the amount of $28,459,977.00; for a total of $48,712,544.19.adopted  Action details Not available
23-0709 17.Presentation - Systems TransformationPresentationPresentation from the City Manager regarding Systems Transformation, including highlights from the Human Resources and Finance Departments’ racial equity action plans.presented  Action details Video Video
RES41235 18.RES - 12-Yr Agreement with 4011SPS LLCResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of a Multi-Family Housing 12-Year Limited Property Tax Exemption Agreement with 4011SPS LLC, for the development of 20 multi-family market and regulated rate rental housing units, located at 4011 South Puget Sound Avenue, in the Tacoma Mall Mixed-Use Center. [Debbie Bingham, Project Manager; Jeff Robinson, Director, Community and Economic Development]adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES41236 19.RES - 12-Yr Agreement with AS10X20 LLCResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of a Multi-Family Housing 12-Year Limited Property Tax Exemption Agreement with AS10X20 LLC, for the development of 120 multi-family market and regulated rate rental housing units, located at 3243, 3247, and 3251 South Thompson Avenue, in the Lincoln Mixed-Use Center. [Debbie Bingham, Project Manager; Jeff Robinson, Director, Community and Economic Development]adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES41237 110.Res - Landlord Fairness ActResolutionA resolution transmitting a ballot measure to the Pierce County Auditor to be placed on the ballot for the General Election on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, which reads: CITY OF TACOMA CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 1 Citizens’ Initiative Measure No. 1 concerns enacting rental requirements for landlords and rental rights for tenants. This measure would require landlords to comply with health and safety laws before raising rent or evicting a tenant; set limits on certain rental fees; require landlords provide two notices to increase rent and offer relocation assistance when the increase is 5% or more; create a defense against certain student/schoolyear evictions, evictions between November 1 and April 1, and evictions against servicemembers, seniors, families and others with protected status under the measure; and provide penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] No . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] [Susan Haigh, Interim City Clerk; Bill Fosbre, City Attorney]adopted  Action details Video Video
ORD28894 213.ORD - Municipal Code Chapter 1.95 Amendment: Rental Housing CodeOrdinanceAn ordinance amending Chapter 1.95 of the Municipal Code, relating to the Rental Housing Code, to require landlords to comply with health and safety laws; have a City business license before increasing rent or evicting tenants; set limits on late fees for rent and on pet deposits; require 120-day notice to raise rent; add new regulations for shared housing; and standardize screening criteria for the amount of tenant income required to qualify for housing, for reviewing a tenant’s criminal history, and acceptable identification. [Mayor Woodards]   Action details Video Video
RES41238 211.RES - Place Rental Housing Code Amendments on the November Ballot as an Alternative to the Citizen’s Initiative Measure No. 1.ResolutionA resolution transmitting a ballot measure to the Pierce County Auditor to be placed on the ballot for the General Election on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, which reads: MEASURES NO. 1 AND 2 CONCERN RENTAL HOUSING CODE REGULATIONS Measure No. 1 would require landlords to comply with health and safety laws before raising rent or evicting a tenant; set limits on certain rental fees; require landlords provide two notices to increase rent and offer relocation assistance when the increase is 5% or more; create a defense against certain student/schoolyear evictions, evictions between November 1 and April 1, and evictions against servicemembers, seniors, families and others with protected status under the measure; and provide penalties and enforcement mechanisms. As an alternative, the Tacoma City Council proposes Measure No. 2, which would repeal and reenact portions of the City’s rental housing code and require landlords to comply with health and safety laws; have a City license before increasing rent or evicting tenants; set limits on rent late fees and pet deposits; require 120adopted as amended  Action details Video Video
RES41239 212.RES - Directing the City Manager on Rental Housing CodeResolutionA resolution directing the City Manager to prioritize questions and topics related to the Rental Housing Code, and bring back information, options, and timelines for advancing additional tenant protections, including amendments not adopted as a part of Amended Substitute Ordinance No. 28894, pursuant to City Charter Section 2.24. [Mayor Woodards]continued  Action details Video Video
ORD28894 213.ORD - Municipal Code Chapter 1.95 Amendment: Rental Housing CodeOrdinanceAn ordinance amending Chapter 1.95 of the Municipal Code, relating to the Rental Housing Code, to require landlords to comply with health and safety laws; have a City business license before increasing rent or evicting tenants; set limits on late fees for rent and on pet deposits; require 120-day notice to raise rent; add new regulations for shared housing; and standardize screening criteria for the amount of tenant income required to qualify for housing, for reviewing a tenant’s criminal history, and acceptable identification. [Mayor Woodards]passed as amended  Action details Video Video