City of Tacoma  
City Council Agenda  
747 Market Street, Tacoma, WA 98402  
Council Chambers  
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Dial: 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126  
November 18, 2025  
5:00 PM  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
FLAG SALUTE  
MOMENT OF SILENCE  
ITEMS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK  
1.  
25-1000  
Minutes of the Greater Tacoma Regional Convention Center Public Facilities District  
Board, August 6, 2025.  
GTRCCPFDMin20250806  
Attachments:  
2.  
3.  
25-1012  
25-1013  
Minutes of the Public Utility Board study session, October 22, 2025.  
PUBSSMin20251022  
Attachments:  
Minutes of the Public Utility Board meeting, October 22, 2025.  
PUBMin20251022  
Attachments:  
AGENDA MODIFICATIONS  
CONSENT AGENDA  
PURCHASE RESOLUTIONS  
4.  
5.  
6.  
RES41796  
RES41797  
RES41798  
A 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]  
Resolution No. 41796  
Attachments:  
Contract and Award Memorandum  
A 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]  
Resolution No. 41797  
Attachments:  
Contract and Award Memorandum  
A 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]  
Resolution No. 41798  
Attachments:  
Contract and Award Memorandum  
PAYMENTS  
Date Range - 10/20/2025 to 11/02/2025  
7.  
25-1029  
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.  
PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS  
Proclaiming Thursday, November 20, 2025, as Transgender Day of Remembrance.  
Proclaiming Saturday, November 29, 2025, as Small Business Saturday.  
8.  
9.  
25-1006  
25-1028  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
This is the time set aside for public comment on motions, resolutions, and first and final  
reading of ordinances. Speakers are asked to identify the specific legislation they wish  
to address. To comment virtually, use the Zoom link or phone number listed at the top  
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Chambers. Your name or the last four digits of your phone number will be called out  
when it is your turn to speak.  
Written comments may be submitted to cityclerk@tacoma.gov at least 24 hours prior  
to the Tuesday evening City Council meeting for the Public Comment period.  
Comments will be compiled and sent to the City Council and posted online.  
REGULAR AGENDA  
10.  
25-1041  
A 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.  
RESOLUTIONS  
11.  
RES41799  
A 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]  
Resolution No. 41799  
Attachments:  
City Council Action Memorandum  
A 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]  
12.  
RES41800  
Resolution No. 41800  
Attachments:  
City Council Action Memorandum  
FINAL READING OF ORDINANCES  
An 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.  
13.  
14.  
15.  
ORD29068  
[Jeff Lueders, Cable and Franchise Services Division Manager; Amy Clancy,  
Director, Media and Communications]  
Ordinance No. 29068  
Attachments:  
City Council Action Memorandum  
An 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.  
ORD29073  
[Jeff Lueders, Cable and Franchise Services Division Manager; Amy Clancy,  
Director, Media and Communications]  
Ordinance No. 29073  
Attachments:  
City Council Action Memorandum  
ORD29074 An 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]  
Ordinance No. 29074  
Attachments:  
City Council Action Memorandum  
Fiscal Impact Memorandums  
Ordinance Disclosure Memorandum  
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES  
An 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.  
16.  
ORD29078  
[Council Member Bushnell]  
Ordinance No. 29078  
Attachments:  
City Council Action Memorandum  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
REPORTS BY THE CITY MANAGER  
COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL  
Infrastructure, Planning, and Sustainability Committee  
ADJOURNMENT  
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