Remarks by Anders Ibsen
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“Thank you, Council Member Hines, and thank you to the three of you for your direct involvement in this regional conversation as well as your participation. And also just a big thank you to Pierce County and our colleagues, our jurisdictional partners who care. This is one of the issues, if not the issue, on the minds of so many Tacomans that all of us have talked about in community. And it can feel so frustrating when it feels like between what we're seeing federally and what we're seeing even closer to home with budgets and with priorities, that the problem just continues, what are you…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Council Member Walker. We have a question from Council Member Rumbaugh.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Seeing no further comments, all those in favor of adopting Resolution 42012, please signify by saying aye.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Opposed to say no. Resolution is declared adopted. Moving on to item 25. Clerk, please read.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“I'd like to call on Council Member Hines.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“OKAY. ANY FURTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SCOTT.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING RESOLUTION 42013, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. Supposed to say no. Resolution is declared adopted. Final reading of ordinances. Item 26. Clerk, please read.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“ALL RIGHT. THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED LAST WEEK. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. AYE.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Aye. Ordinance is declared passed. Item 27, clerk, please read.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“This item was presented last week. Are there any additional council questions or comments? Seeing none, clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Aye. The ordinance is declared passed. Is there any unfinished business? Seeing none, City Manager, do you have a report this evening? Mayor Ibsen, no report tonight.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay, moving on to comments and committee reports of the City Council. I'd like to call on Chair Walker from the Infrastructure Planning and Sustainability Committee.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Council Member Walker. Council Member Sedalge.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Council Member Rumbaugh. And a few announcements here. As a reminder, the September 1st and September 8th City Council study sessions and business meetings have been canceled. We are rescheduling and relocating the September 29th Council meeting to Wednesday, September 30th, as the first of our in-district council meetings. The in-district meeting will be held at the Star Center in South Tacoma. Doors are going to open on the September 30th meeting at 530, and the meeting will start at 6. There will be food, music, and child care provided. The meeting will include a brief city…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“That was the availability of the Star Center for that date for District Number 5. Okay. Any other comments? Seeing none, is there a motion to adjourn?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Moved and seconded. All those in favor say aye.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“All those opposed say no. We are adjourned. Good night.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Good evening. I'd like to call to order the City Council meeting of August 11th, 2026. Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Here. Please join me in listening to the land acknowledgment and flag salute led by Councilmember Scott, followed by a moment of silence.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Are there any modifications to the agenda this evening? Seeing none, we'll move on to the consent agenda.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Are there any questions, comments, or corrections? I'd like to call on Council Member Palmer.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Resolutions number 41980 and 41981 will now be considered under the regular agenda after item number 8. All those in favor of adopting the consent agenda, including resolution number 41982, please signify by saying aye. Aye. I was supposed to say no. Consent Addend is declared adopted. Moving on to proclamations, recognitions, presentations, and announcements. We have two ceremonials tonight. For Emergency Management Awareness Month, I would like to invite Tika Adyugan, Chief Emergency Management Officer from Tacoma Fire, to the podium as I read the proclamation. Whereas the city of Tacoma is…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. And it looks like we have some comments from the City Council, starting with Councilmember Rumbaugh.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. And thank you so much for all that you, our frontline staff, all of our emergency preparedness professionals do to respond to emergencies and ideally help us prep so they don't happen or so that there's enhancements and that there's things that we may ourselves not see as the general public, but you as the people keeping guard are continuing to do. And with that, we're so grateful for all that you do. Please come forward to accept the proclamation. And one more round of applause, please. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, everyone. Moving on to our second ceremonial, we're going to move on to the presentation of the Puget Sound Regional Council Vision 2050 Awards. For the presentation of the Puget Sound Regional Council Vision 2050 Awards, I would like to invite Josh Brown, Executive Director of PSRC, Ryan Mello, executive of Pierce County, Dick Marzano, commissioner from the Port of Tacoma, and attendees from the Port of Tacoma to the podium to begin the presentations.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026