Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Good afternoon. I'd like to call to order the Pierce County Council. Today is August 18th, 2026. The time is 3 p.m. If the clerk could please call the roll.

With six members we do have a quorum. Thank you all for joining us both in person or online. In a moment here I'm going to ask Council Member Ayala to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and read a land acknowledgement following the pledge I'll ask that you remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of the men and women serving overseas in our military. If you can stand, please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Followed by a line.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional homelands of the Coast Salish tribes. Coast Salish people have lived on and stewarded these lands since time immemorial and continue to do so today. We recognize that this land acknowledgement is one small step toward true allyship, and we commit to uplifting the voices, experiences, and histories of the Indigenous people of this land.

Thank you. We are now at Section 5, which is our consent agenda, which today, or no, actually, I skipped one. Word approval of the agenda. Are there any objections to the agenda as it's been presented? Seeing none, we'll consider the agenda approved. We're now just gonna remind you a little bit about public comment. On today's council agenda, there'll be multiple opportunities for public comment. During the consent agenda, you may provide comments on any final action item. This does not include the items that are on the consent agenda for introduction and scheduling. And then during Section 9

been moved and seconded and before we open it up for general public comment i do want to make space if anyone is here because they are being appointed to a border commission i believe i saw matt wakefield online so if we want to if you are online because you are being appointed to a border commission if you want to raise your hand and then is there anyone in the room that's being appointed to a border commission So we do have some guests today. Well, Matt, thank you for saying yes to be part of the Pierce County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. If you'd like to introduce yourself, we'd love to

Thank you so much for saying yes. So just checking, I don't have anyone named Nick Neville, Benjamin Neal, Michael Neeson, Michael Kula, or Ulysses de la Torre.

not seeing anyone else, we're gonna go ahead and open this up for public comment. If you'd like to provide comment on the consent agenda, please come to the podium or Ms. Price will tell you how to engage online.

I'm not seeing any hands at this time. With no hands raised, I'm going to close public comment, bring it back to the council. Is there any further discussion on this item? Seeing none, can I get the clerk to, oh, sorry, Council Member Krueger, I was turning on your mic for the roll call.

Thank you, thank you, Manager. I just wanted to say how important Nick and Matt are to the lodging tax. Their information and their knowledge is very helpful. The expertise brings a lot of ideas to the group, and I'm just very glad that they chose to re-up their membership. Thank you so much.

Thank you. And thank you for serving as the leader of that group. Okay, so now I'm going to ask the clerk to call the roll on the approval of the consent agenda as presented.

With six ayes, zero nays, the motion is adopted. Thank you. That brings us to section six, which is messages from the executive. We received five different items from the executive that were all approved and signed on August 6th, 2026. First was ordinance number O2026-535, which was repealing the notice of funding availability process. Second one was ordinance O2026-536, which was a non-exclusive franchise agreement with Fat Beam LLC. The following one is ordinance O2026-537, which was another non-exclusive franchise agreement with Ziply Fiber Pacific LLC. And another franchise agreement under

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to move O2026-543 for approval.

And Mr. Tom Swanson, one of our policy analysts, is here to tell us what this does.

Thank you. Are there any questions from Council members? not seeing any so i am going to open this up for public comment uh if anyone in the chambers would like to provide comment on o2026-543 please come to the podium not seeing anyone come to the podium so miss price will go online for any member of the public that would like to provide comment on proposal number o2026-543 you can press the raise hand icon and zoom or star 9 on your telephone keypad

With no hands raised, we'll close public comment, bring it back to the council. Is there any further discussion on this one? Seeing none, I'd like to ask the clerk to call the roll on the approval of O2026-543.

With six ayes and zero nays, the motion is adopted. Thank you. That brings us to item number two, which is ordinance O2026-544. Council Member Kruver for a motion.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to move O2026-544 for approval.

thank you appreciate that are there also no sir we do we do have a representative from the applicant in the audience perfect thank you i'm going to assume they may have some comments during public comments so but we'll start with any questions are there questions from any of my colleagues related to this item not seeing any, so I'm gonna go ahead and open this up for public comment. I know we have one person that signed in, but if anyone would like to address the Council on Ordinance 2026-544, please come to the podium. And Mr. Rossman or Roseman, I'm not sure, you signed in. If you'd like to

Okay. Thank you. Appreciate it. Anyone else have comments on this item? Please state your name if you'd like it on the record.

Thank you for the lightheartedness and for the work. No one else in chambers is jumping up to say anything. So Ms. Price, let's just check online.

I'm not seeing any hands at this time. No other hands raised. I'm gonna close public comment, bring it back before the council. Is there any further discussion on this item? So I will just say gratitude to the department staff and for Habitat for Humanity and the people that figured out a way to do this. We know that some of these infill projects are really an interesting and creative and logical way to fill in. And instead of leaving land that is of no use off on its own, unattended potentially a nuisance depending on what's happening we're going to put affordable housing on it which i think

You have six ayes, zero nays. The six ayes and zero nays, the motion is adopted, so congratulations. I know there's probably more paperwork coming your way. We are now at community forum. Community forum is an opportunity for members of the public to address the council on any topic of significance to or affecting Pierce County government that did not appear on the agenda for final action this afternoon. There is a three minute limit. Please state your name if you'd like it on the record and address all comments to the chair. There are no longer any members of the public in chambers, so we wil

Thank you Mr. Hurd and the Planning and Public Works Director was in the audience when you said that so we'll make a point of passing it along.

With no other hands, I'm going to close community forum, bring it back before the council. Is there any other business from any of my colleagues? Seeing no other business or announcements today, we are adjourned. Thank you, everybody.