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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/18/2026 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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26-0678 11.Minutes of the Operational Strategy and Administrative Committee, May 8, 2026.Item FiledMinutes of the Operational Strategy and Administrative Committee, May 8, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-0679 12.Minutes of the Operational Strategy and Administrative Committee, June 12, 2026.Item FiledMinutes of the Operational Strategy and Administrative Committee, June 12, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-0680 13.Minutes of the Operational Strategy and Administrative Committee, June 26, 2026.Item FiledMinutes of the Operational Strategy and Administrative Committee, June 26, 2026.   Not available Not available
RES41985 14.RES - Setting Public Hearing for Street Vacation 124.1462 - A&A Property Holdings LLCResolutionA resolution setting Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., as the date for a hearing by the Hearing Examiner on the request to vacate a 836-square-foot area of air rights over 735 North 2nd Street, for balconies. (A&A Property Holdings LLC; File No. 124.1462) [Kandice Bremer, Senior Real Estate Specialist; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director, Environment and Public Works]   Not available Not available
RES41986 15.RES - Amendment to ILA with the Port of TacomaResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with the Port of Tacoma, to revise language and reduce the amount to $17,412.24, to reflect actual costs related to interpretive and wayfinding signage and a viewfinder at the McKinley Overlook. [Stephen Atkinson, Assistant Division Manager; Peter Huffman, Director, Planning and Development Services]   Not available Not available
RES41987 16.RES - 8-Yr Agreement with 4517 S Union Ave LLCResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of a Multi-Family Housing Eight-Year Limited Property Tax Exemption Agreement with 4517 S Union Ave LLC, for the development of six multi-family market-rate owner-occupied units, located at 4517 South Union Avenue, in the Tacoma Mall Regional Growth Center. [Paul Bakker, Business and Economic Development Analyst; Debbie Bingham, Interim Director, Community and Economic Development]   Not available Not available
RES41988 17.RES - 12-Yr Agreement with J14 South LLCResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of a Multi-Family Housing 12-Year Limited Property Tax Exemption Agreement with J14 South LLC, for the development of ten multi-family market and regulated rate rental and owner-occupied units, located at 1001 South 14th Street, in the Downtown Regional Growth Center. [Paul Bakker, Business and Economic Development Analyst; Debbie Bingham, Interim Director, Community and Economic Development]   Not available Not available
RES41989 18.Purchase Resolution – Baker Tilly US LLPResolutionA resolution awarding a contract to Baker Tilly US LLP, in the amount of $1,541,000, plus applicable taxes, budgeted from various funds, for annual utility audit services, for an initial contract term of five years, with the option to renew for two additional two-year periods - Specification No. FI26-0100F. [Susan Calderon, Assistant Director; Andy Cherullo, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
RES41990 19.RES - TACoD AppointmentAppointmentA resolution appointing and reappointing individuals to the Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities. [Nicole Emery, City Clerk; Chris Bacha, City Attorney]   Not available Not available
26-0682 110.Communication - Mayor and Council Members' SalaryCommunicationCity Clerk transmitting the Commission on Elected Salaries’ decision regarding the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Council Members' annual salary.   Not available Not available
RES41991 111.Purchase Resolution – Dobbs Peterbilt LLCResolutionA resolution awarding a contract to Dobbs Peterbilt LLC, in the amount of $4,950,126, plus a 10 percent contingency, budgeted from the Solid Waste Fund, for eight compressed natural gas side-loader refuse trucks to collect solid waste, recycling, and yard waste from residents, for a projected contract total of $5,445,139, plus applicable taxes - Sourcewell Contract Nos. 032824-PMC and 110223-LEG. [Lewis Griffith, P.E. Deputy Director; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director, Environment and Public Works]   Not available Not available
RES41992 112.Purchase Resolution – Systems Design West LLCResolutionA resolution awarding a contract to Systems Design West LLC, in the amount of $2,056,005, budgeted from the Emergency Medical Services Special Revenue Fund, for transport billing services, for an initial contract term of three years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, for a projected contract total of $3,334,616, plus applicable taxes - Direct Negotiation. [Joe Meinecke, Chief of Staff; Sionna Stallings-Ala’ilima, Fire Chief]   Not available Not available
RES41993 113.Purchase Resolution – General Mechanical IncResolutionA resolution authorizing an increase to the contract with General Mechanical Inc, in the amount of $1,200,000, budgeted from the Solid Waste and Wastewater funds, for on-call facility contracting services, through July 1, 2027, for a projected contract total of $2,750,000, plus applicable taxes - Specification No. ES22-0324F. [Lewis Griffith, P.E. Deputy Director; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director, Environment and Public Works]   Not available Not available
RES41994 114.RES - 483 Supervisors 2026-28 CBAResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 483, Supervisors’ Unit, retroactive to January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. [Dylan Carlson, Labor Relations Division Manager; Linnaea Jablonski, Director, Human Resources]   Not available Not available
RES41995 115.RES - 483 Custodian Bldg Maint 2026-28 CBAResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 483, Custodial and Building Maintenance Unit, retroactive to January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. [Dylan Carlson, Labor Relations Division Manager; Linnaea Jablonski, Director, Human Resources]   Not available Not available
RES41996 116.RES - 120 Sr Buyer Step 5 LOAResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of a Letter of Agreement with the Tacoma, Washington, City and Pierce County Employees Local Number 120 of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, regarding the classification of Buyer, Senior. [Dylan Carlson, Labor Relations Division Manager; Linnaea Jablonski, Director, Human Resources]   Not available Not available
RES41997 117.RES - 120 Retitle Buyer classes LOAResolutionA resolution authorizing the execution of a Letter of Agreement with the Tacoma, Washington, City and Pierce County Employees Local Number 120 of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, regarding title changes for the classifications of Buyer and Buyer, Senior. [Dylan Carlson, Labor Relations Division Manager; Linnaea Jablonski, Director, Human Resources]   Not available Not available
RES41998 118.RES - North Union Ave Greenway Historic Places DesignationResolutionA resolution designating the North Union Avenue Greenway, located along North Union Avenue from North 9th Street to North 30th Street, as a City Landmark and placing said property on the Tacoma Register of Historic Places. [Reuben McKnight, Historic Preservation Officer; Peter Huffman, Director, Planning and Development Services]   Not available Not available
ORD29116 119.ORD - 483Supv, Custodian, 120 & SMART-TD ConductorsOrdinanceAn 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 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 483, Supervisors’ Unit and Custodial and Building Maintenance Unit; the Tacoma, Washington, City and Pierce County Employees Local Number 120 of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees; and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation - Transportation Division, Conductor Unit. [Kari Louie, Assistant Director; Linnaea Jablonski, Director, Human Resources]   Not available Not available
ORD29117 120.ORD - Eminent Domain Authorization for the Puyallup Ave Sewer Utility ProjectOrdinanceAn ordinance declaring the public necessity for, and providing for the acquisition by eminent domain, certain property along a vacated alleyway located between Puyallup Avenue and East 25th Street, adjacent to the east side of “A” Street, for the acquisition of easement rights to repair, replace, maintain, and construct the stormwater trunk main and associated facilities. [Joseph Romero, Senior Real Estate Specialist; Ramiro A. Chavez, P.E. PgMP, Director, Environment and Public Works]   Not available Not available