Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Good afternoon. I'd like to call to order. The Pierce County Council today is August 11th, 2026, and the time is 3 p.m. If the clerk could please call the roll.

Council Member Morrell.

I am here.

Council Member Herrera.

Here.

Council Member Kruver. Here. Council Member Ayala. excused. Council Member Yambe.

Here.

Council Member Denson. Here. Council Member Hitchen.

Here. We have six members present. With six members, we do have a quorum. Thank you all for joining us this afternoon. In a moment, Council Member Yambe will be leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a Land Acknowledgement. After the pledge, I'd ask that you remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of two great leaders that were lost last week here in Pierce County that left marks on our county and residents. Kathy Purcell Stipek served Pierce County as an elected leader for decades. She served as a representative of the 29th Legislative District, Pierce County auditor, and a Pierce County council member, and as a member of the Tacoma School Board. She was an accomplished author and didn't let people tell her she didn't belong. We also lost Chairman Ellery Kenchoke, the chairman of the Nisqually Indian Tribe, who championed Nisqually taking a leadership role in the Paddle to Nisqually Canoe journey that just wrapped up last week. Both embraced hard work and brought people together that did not allow adversity to get in the way of their work that they did for the people they represented. Our thoughts are with their families and friends. And we mourn their loss, I'm going to ask council member to lead us. So, for those of you that can stand, please stand for the pledge of allegiance followed by a moment of silence.

I. States of America. 1 nation.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional homelands of the Coast Salish tribes. Coast Salish people have lived on and steward 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, Council Member Yamabe. We are at section four, which is approval of our agenda. Is there any objection to our agenda as presented this afternoon? Seeing none, we will consider our agenda approved. On today's council agenda, there'll be multiple opportunities for public comment. On the consent agenda, you may provide comments on any final action item. This does not include items that are placed on the consent agenda for introduction or scheduling. And then during section nine of the agenda, we'll take public comment on each ordinance individually. And finally, under community forum, there'll be an opportunity to address the council on any topic of interest that we did not take final action on. Pursuant to state law, Pierce County Council may not accept public comments during this meeting that support or oppose a candidate, a ballot measure. This also includes charter amendments, statewide initiatives, referendums, levies, bonds, or any other item that appears on a ballot. For information on the rules for public participation, please review the bottom of the first page of today's agenda. We are now at the consent agenda, and on our consent agenda today, we have one set of minutes and one grant application. Any... Item need to be removed. Otherwise, I'm gonna look to the Vice Chair for a motion.

Vice Chair. Chair, I move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.

Second.

It's been moved and seconded that we approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Because we are taking final action on this, I'm gonna open up for public comment. There are no members of the public in chambers. So, Ms. Price, we will go online. Again, these are on the two items on the Consent Agenda only.

For any member of the public wishing to make a comment on the consent agenda, you can press the raise hand icon on Zoom or star nine on your telephone keypad. There are currently no hands at this time.

With no hands raised, I'm going to close public comment, bring it back before the council to see if there's any further discussion. Seeing none, I'd ask the clerk to call the roll on the approval of the consent agenda as presented.

Councilmember Denson? Aye. Councilmember Morrell?

Aye.

Councilmember Herrera?

Aye.

Councilmember Kruver? Aye. Councilmember Yambe?

Aye.

Councilmember Hitchen?

Aye.

You have six ayes, zero nays.

With six ayes and zero nays, the motion is adopted. Thank you all. We do not have any messages from the executives, so we'll move right on to item number seven, which is proclamations. today we have a proclamation uh for from the council and executive proclaiming august 13th through the 16th 2026 as pierce county fair weekend in pierce county i'd like to invite shelly bennett who's not here in person but we think is online so we'll be looking for her but while that's all going on we are going to read this into the record council member krueger to do so thank you madam chair she's not on We'll keep looking.

Okay, darn. And I meant to wear my fair-being shirt today, and I just was in a hurry. I forgot.

I look forward to seeing it on Thursday at the kickoff.

I'll have to remember. Text me.

Text you at six o'clock. Remind me.

Okay. This is a proclamation of the Pierce County Council and Executive proclaiming August 13, 2026 as Pierce County Fair Weekend in Pierce County, Washington, whereas for 79 years... The Pierce County Fair has served as a cornerstone of community life, providing a vital bridge between our rich agricultural heritage and modern Pierce County life since its inception as a junior fair in Sumner in 1947. And whereas Frontier Park in Graham has served as the proud home of the fair since 1968, fostering a decades-long partnership that has improved public facilities and created a gathering place for families throughout the region. And whereas the Pierce County Fair provides an essential platform for the youth of our county through 4-H and FFA programs, allowing them to showcase their dedication to animal husbandry, agriculture, and the still life arts of quilting, canning, and photography. And whereas this year's theme, Pirates of the Faribian, celebrates the spirit of adventure and community discovery, inviting crews of all ages to explore the treasure trove of local talent and tradition found within the fairgrounds. And whereas the fair remains a significant economic and social contributor to the county, supported by approximately 400 exhibitors and more than 10,000 annual visitors who celebrate the skills, hard work, and creativity of our residents. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed on this 11th day of August 2026 by the Pierce County Council and Executive that august 13 through 16 2026 is hereby designated as pierce county fair weekend in pierce county washington the pierce county council and executive recognize the pierce county fair as an invaluable community asset and urge all community members to join in the festivities at frontier park to support our local youth farmers and artisans thank you councilmember krueger and i don't think they join

online, so...

jacob's going to fill in i feel like that would be a little unfair so councilmember would you like to make comments about the fair and then we know that we can record this and it has been very busy at the fair and they're preparing because this year they have the the mechanical rides back since what 2020 i believe it's been and so they're expecting big crowds the it's there are changes and there is also the playground has been improved They have gotten the new matting, I guess it's called the mat, has been replaced. And, of course, the arena had its blue ribbon cutting last week. And that's all prepped and ready to go. And it's pretty exciting out there. There's just a lot of cleanup and logistics. And people are very busy. You weren't able to come this week. Maybe we should do this the week before.

That was my thought, especially with next year being 80 years. I feel like we should do something special.

We just had 75, and that was a big deal. And we just don't know how it got to 80 so fast, or it's getting to 80.

Um, other comments from council members vice chair.

Thank you. Sure. Um, I just wanted to say, I love the theme pirates of the fair being, um, that brings back good memories of the pirates of the Caribbean, you know, the Disney ride and stuff like that. So I can imagine that's great, but. I just want to tell everybody, the Pierce County Fair, it's not the Puyallup Fair, it's not the Washington State Fair, is a little different than the Washington State Fair or the Puyallup Fair. Some people have seen at the Puyallup Fair, it's kind of changed a little bit. It's kind of gotten pretty crowded. It's kind of really commercial in some people's opinion. And some people really like that. But the Pierce County Fair kind of like... is more of a local flavor. It's something you can bring your family to and not be too stressed out. I don't know what the prices for the rides are, but hopefully they're affordable. But it's something that you can do early when kids are still out of school and it's coming up. So really appreciate it. So go to the Pierce County Fair. All right.

Let me turn on your mic. Tickets that you can get at, if you go to the Paris County Fair website, they will take you to where you can get a free student ticket, age 6 through 15. And with that, you can get an accompanying adult ticket for $5 off and the opportunity to purchase a wristband for the rides. And so they do go up on Thursday in price. I would recommend going to the website.

I like it. Any other comments from council members? Well, I know that I will be at the kickoff breakfast, so hopefully see some of you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 6 a.m. on Thursday out in Graham. It's great fun. You're going against traffic, if nothing else, so there's that benefit. And it's always a good time to come out, and I know we have many departments and offices that are out and community providers and then our 4-H clubs. so many clubs with all of their animals and crafts and learning and archery, and it's just a lot. For a county fair, we do it right, so appreciate the work. So, Council Member Cooper, do you want us to take a photo, or do you want to just consider the photo we took with the royalty a couple?

Then we can do a breakfast picture like last time.

Okay, we'll just make sure these go with us. So, Mr. Dominique will plan with... oh did she show up we filled enough time there we go okay so we're gonna move miss bennett is that right miss bennett over good afternoon miss bennett we have read the proclamation would love to hear an update uh from you if you have a couple minutes

Highly distracted here and, um, but so happy to join you and, you know, want to thank you all for your support continued support for the Pierce county fair. So we are in high setup mode. The carnival is out on the grounds as we talk and we're so excited to have the carnival back. And the animal barns and buildings are all getting set up. Our still life is out there. If you haven't entered your flowers yet, that happens tomorrow between 11 and 6. Even if you haven't registered, just grab your flowers or your vegetables and bring them on down. We'll get you entered in the fair. So we're super excited about this year. A lot going on, a lot of changes. And go online, grab your tickets at a discount, and come join us.

Thank you so much. And several of us will see you Saturday morning. Well, maybe we'll see you Saturday morning, but most of us will be popping in and out. I know Council Member Krueger and I will be there on Thursday.

Thursday morning for the 6th.

Yes. Are we going to get dad jokes again or bad jokes? I don't know exactly what they were. It was quite entertaining.

Oh, probably. Okay.

Okay. Well, thank you for finding a few minutes to join us, and we will bring the proclamation in person on Thursday and find you and share some food and then let you get to your busy, fair life. We're excited to see you.

Super. Thank you again so much.

Thank you. Okay, so we are going to move on. So we have no resolutions today. So we're going to move to section nine, which is ordinances. Today we have proposal O2026-539. Council Member Morrell, I'm going to you for a motion.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move proposal number O2026-539 for approval.

It's been moved and seconded. Can the clerk please read it into the record?

Proposal number O2026-539, an ordinance of the Pierce County Council establishing a prohibition on the use of compression brakes along Orting-Capausen Highway East in the Graham Community Plan area and requesting the county engineer to post signage as appropriate.

Thank you. And today we have Tom Swanson, one of our amazing policy analysts, to provide an update on what this actually does.

Thank you, Chair Hitchen. The proposal would restrict the use of compression braking systems on a segment of Ordnance-Capauson Highway from 150th Avenue East to 246th Street East in District 1. A map of the roadway segment is included. Exhibit A of the ordinance is the map of the roadway segment. Um, the segment under consideration is approximately 4 miles, um, and connects to a nearly 1 mile segment of ordnance and highway from 150th Avenue East to 155th Avenue East. Um, more compression breaks were previously prohibited by the passage of ordinance number 2015 54. Compression braking systems are also known as Jake brakes. They're used by trucks typically weighing over 10,000 pounds, especially on downhill slopes, as they help control speed and reduce wear on brakes. It's comparable to downshifting in a manual transmission, though the mechanics are actually slightly different, but it's energy from the drivetrain is absorbed by the engine versus using the friction of the brakes. to slow the vehicle. This does however produce quite a loud noise that can be found to be disturbing, especially in residential neighborhoods. To mitigate the impact, state law does require vehicles equipped with compression brakes do have operational muffler systems and exhaust systems that help alleviate some of the excessive noise. However, local jurisdictions do still maintain the authority to implement more restrictive regulations. Pierce County Code 10.20.010 specifically restricts the use of compression brakes on certain county roadways where signs prohibiting such usage are present. If approved, this proposal would direct Planning and Public Works staff to place such signage on the roadway shown in Exhibit A. A community impact analysis has been completed as well as a fiscal note that does show no or de minimis fiscal impact. A public hearing was held at EIDC on July 28th and the proposal was forwarded with a do pass recommendation. With that, Madam Chair, Council staff is available to answer any questions.

Thank you. Are there questions for staff? We're going to go to Council Member Denson.

I do have a question. I appreciate this. This was similar to a piece of legislation that we did last year out on the Key Peninsula, a request of some constituents. Mr. Swanson, I thought I remembered hearing something about the traffic engineers coming up with some more dialed-in criteria as to where these are appropriate and where these are not, just to kind of maybe make this process more efficient so it's not just responding to constituents. It's more like these are the roads.

That has been conceptually discussed in the past. There was an earlier draft of this ordinance that did contain that. In consultation with the department, talked to them, it would be the Transportation Advisory Commission that that work would fall on. In outlining it, conceptually, it is quite a bit of lifting for the TAC to do. They have a full workload right now. In meeting the timeline of getting this done, the decision was made to not include that. That is something council could have us explore in the future. But I mean, I will tell you just from talking to traffic engineering and planning public works about the current workload of the TAC, that would be down the line a little bit. They have fairly substantial workload right now and prioritizing this ahead of other Think about all the initiatives we've done related to roads being sent there. This probably would not be prioritized ahead of it at that time. There isn't technically a huge problem with the current system.

No, that totally makes sense. I just knew I'd heard something about it, and I agree. We certainly don't want to hold up areas like this where we can make a good positive difference in the neighborhoods. Thank you.

Thank you. We're going to go to Vice Chair Herrera.

Thank you, Chair. I just had a question about safety aspect. I mean, Jake, brakes do, when trucks kind of go down a grade for a while, the brakes could fail. There was an incident on Waller Road some years ago where at the end of Waller Road, they crashed and there was a fatality. Is that factored in this at all of safety? aspects.

This does get to kind of Council Member Denson's question. Currently, we don't have in our code a defined set of criteria. We haven't outlined, you know, where kind of is and is not appropriate for the use of compression braking systems. It is a bit ad hoc at this point as, you know, we're going to Putting, you know, it's nine times out of ten it's going to be brought to the council by a constituent complaint and the council member of the council will then choose based on that specific area whether to have signage placed or not. Okay.

thank you uh mr sunset i missed the hearing um curious about the enforcement side of this so signage is great um and there is a fee i'm just curious do we have anything, I'm just going to ask the question. I think I know the answer.

For this particular ordinance, I did not circle back with the sheriff's office and check to see if citations had been issued. The last time when we had two, which I believe was actually a couple years ago now, it doesn't seem like it's been that long, but it was. Prior to that, there had not been citations issued by the sheriff, nor had there been complaints of areas where signs get placed, truck drivers not respecting those signs. So the signage appears to work as intended. Though, I mean, we do have a very limited sample size of places signs have been placed throughout the county.

Okay. I mean, it is a gentle reminder to them to just choose a different way of slowing. So I appreciate it. And thankfully it sounds like the majority of them are complying, which I wish more drivers would deal with many of the signs that we put up for really good reasons. So I'm not seeing any other comments or questions. So I'm gonna go ahead and open this up for public comments. If you'd like to provide comment on ordinance 2026-539, there are no members of the public in here. I'm assuming none of the people here are here for this. So we will go online, Ms. Price.

For any member of the public that would wish to provide comment on proposal number 02026-539, you can press the raise hand icon on Zoom or star 9 on your telephone keypad. There are currently no hands at this time.

With no hands raised, I'm going to close public comment, bring it back before the council, and see if there's any further discussion on this item. Vice Chair Herrera.

I just had a question for the maker. I'm curious of what a Jake break sounds like.

Council Member Rowe.

Let me see if I can do it. No, I can't do it. I can't do it. Okay. I was hoping that I could do it. Okay, it's close. I just can't, I'm sorry.

just come to my house and listen around traffic like coming you can hear him on 512 non-stop under the planes it's great uh okay so we have ordinance 2026-539 up for final action if we could have the clerk call the roll on the approval

Council Member Yambe.

Aye.

Council Member Denson. Aye. Council Member Morrell. Aye. Council Member Herrera.

Aye.

Council Member Krueger. Aye. Council Member Hitchen. Aye. We have six ayes, zero nays.

The six ayes, zero nays. The motion is adopted. Thank you. That brings us to item number two, which is proposal O2026-540S. Council Member Denson for a motion.

Thank you, Chair. I move proposal number O2026-540S. Second.

So moved and seconded. Can the clerk please read it in its record?

Proposal number O2026-540S, an ordinance of the Pierce County Council ratifying the 2026 to 2028 collective bargaining agreement reached with the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorneys Association, amending the Pierce County Salary Classification Plan and permitting pursuant to Pierce County Charter Section 6.80, payment of funds from appropriations in subsequent fiscal years.

Thank you. And this afternoon we have Mr. Paul Boeke to brief us on this item. Mr. Boeke.

Thank you, Chair Hitchin. This is a three-year collective bargaining agreement for the period of January 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2028. This CBA impacts 126 full-time equivalent employees in the Prosecuting Attorney's Office. The positions covered are County Attorney 1, 2, 3, and 4. The three-year CBA calls for a general wage increase of 2.5% on January 5th, 2026. 3% on January 4, 2027, and 3% on January 3, 2028. The agreement also calls for a one-time ratification payment of $1,500 for employees on the payroll as of May 15, 2026. and a one-time retention payment of two and a half percent of their 2026 annual base salary for employees on the payroll as of December 31st, 2026, and for at least 90 days prior. This was the subject, it is a substitute because there was some language issue in the ordinance that was wrong, it did not match to the language, in the collective bargaining agreement, and it was precisely that around the retention bonus, so that's why that was fixed at rules. The fiscal impact on this in 2026 is $1,106,090. In 2027, $1,656,280. And in 2028, $2,843,930. So this was given a due pass recommendation as substituted at the July 27th, 2026 Rules and Operations Committee meeting. And we have both Ms. Robin Vasquez from our HR director, and we also have Ms. Melissa Arnold, she's on Zoom.

Thank you director Vasquez. Any comments on this 1? I assume you're just here in case we have questions, but I was okay. Any questions from customers. And thank you for clarifying the S, because it is unusual for us to have any amendments to collective bargaining agreements. All that's done before we ever see it. But this time there was a. The actual agreement had not quite made it into the language that we were looking at. We wanted to make sure they matched. It's important. Not seeing any, so I'm going to open this up for public comment at this time. Is there anyone in chambers that would like to provide public comment on the adoption of O2026-540S? Not seeing anyone come to the podium, Ms. Price will go online.

For anyone who wishes to provide public comment on proposal number 02026-540S, you can press the raise hand icon on Zoom or star 9 on your telephone keypad.

No hands at this time. With no hands raised, I'm going to close public comment, bring it back before the council. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, I'd like to ask the clerk to call the roll on the approval of O2026-540S. Council Member Morrell. Aye.

Councilmember Herrera?

Aye.

Councilmember Kruver? Aye. Councilmember Yambe?

Aye.

Councilmember Denson? Aye. Councilmember Hitchen? Aye. We have six ayes and zero nays.

With six ayes and zero nays, the motion is adopted. Thank you, everybody. That brings us to Proposal O2026-541, Vice Chair, for a motion.

Chair, I move Proposal O2026-541 for approval.

Second.

It's been moved and seconded. Can the Clerk please read it into the record?

Proposal number O2026-541, an ordinance of the Pierce County Council ratifying the 2026 to 2028 collective bargaining agreement reached with Council 2, Washington State Council of County and City Employees, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Local 120, Wastewater, amending the Pierce County Salary Classification Plan and permitting pursuant to Charter Section 6.80, Payment of Funds from Appropriations in Subsequent Fiscal Years. Thank you.

And Mr. Vokey, we're going back to you to brief on this item.

Thank you, Chair Hitchen. This is a three-year collective bargaining agreement covering 64 full-time equivalent employees in the sewer utility. The positions are industrial electrician, wastewater maintenance specialist instrumentation, wastewater maintenance specialist mechanical, wastewater maintenance technician, and wastewater maintenance worker. The agreement calls for a general wage increase of 2.5% on January 5th, 2026, 3% on January 4th, 2027, and 3% on January 3rd, 2028. All the positions in the funds to pay them are in the Sewer Utility Fund, which is an enterprise fund. The fiscal note on this in 2026 is $157,340. 2027, $368,710. And in 2028, $581,920. This was given a due pass recommendation at the July 27th, 2026 Rules and Operations Committee meeting. And Ms. Melissa Arnold is on the Zoom to answer any of your questions.

Thank you. Are there any questions on this particular collective bargaining agreement? not seeing any i'm going to open this up for public comment then if anyone would like to address the council on proposal 02026-541 we do not have any members of the public in chambers anymore so we will go online miss price for any member of the public that wishes to provide comment on proposal number 02026-541 you can press the raise hand icon and zoom or star 9 on your telephone keypad There are no hands at this time. With no hands raised, I'm going to close public comment, bring it back before the council. Is there any further discussion on this item? Seeing none, I'd ask the clerk to call the roll on the approval of O2026-541.

Council Member Krueger. Aye. Council Member Yambe.

Aye.

Council Member Denson. Aye. Council Member Morrell.

Aye.

Council Member Herrera.

Aye.

Council Member Hitchen. Aye. You have six ayes, zero nays.

With six ayes and zero nays, the motion is adopted. Vice Chair, I'm coming back to you for another motion. We now have proposal O2026-542. Vice Chair. Chair, I make a motion for O2026-542 to be approved.

Second.

It's been moved and seconded. Can we have the title read into the record?

Proposal number O2026-542, an ordinance of the Pierce County Council ratifying the 2025-2027 collective bargaining agreement reached with Council 2, Washington State Council of County and City Employees, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Local 3752, Correctional Lieutenants, modifying the previously ratified 2025-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement authorized in Ordinance No. 02025-528, amending the Pierce County Salary Classification Plan and Permitting pursuant to Charter Section 6.80, Payment of Funds from Appropriations in Subsequent Fiscal Years.

Thank you, and Mr. Boki, this is the last one for now, but I know we have more coming in the future. Can you brief us on this item?

Thank you, Chair Hitchin. This is a memorandum of understanding for the years 2025 to 2027, covering 12 full-time equivalent correctional lieutenants. Previously, the council approved ordinance number O2025-528, which was a two-year collective bargaining agreement covering the years 25 to 26. That agreement contained an MOU that had the following language. Should the Pierce County Corrections Guild negotiate or be awarded a 2025 general wage increase of more than 4%, the parties agree to provide the correctional lieutenants the same total general wage increase retroactive to January 6th, 2025. In addition, the correctional lieutenants will be provided the same general wage increase provided to the guild for 2026. So the Correctional Guild received a 2025 general wage increase of 5%, which results in an additional 1% for the correctional lieutenants in 2025. The proposal also asks the Council to approve expenditures in future years necessary to implement the CBA, and this is standard language you've now had in all of them. The MOU shown in Exhibit A makes modifications to the previously approved 2025-2026 collective bargaining agreement and extends the entire agreement to December 31st, 2027. Among the items modified is an additional 1% wage increase in 2025 for a total of 5%. A 4% wage increase retroactive to January 4th, 2026. And a 3.5% increase on January 4th, 2027. There's also longevity pay of 4% upon completion of 14 years, 6% upon completion of 20 years of service. Additionally, the swing shift differential pay will increase by 10 cents to 50 cents per hour, and the graveyard shift differential will increase by 15 cents to 75 cents per hour. provisions in the 2025-2026 collective bargaining agreement not specifically modified in this MOU will remain in full force. So the impact of this is fiscal impact in 2025 is $22,050. In 2026, $224,120. And in 2027, $336,110. This was given a due pass recommendation at the July 27th, 2026 Rules and Operations Committee meeting. And Ms. Melissa Arnold is on the line to answer any of your questions.

Thank you. Are there any questions from council members on this item? So slightly different than our other collective bargaining agreements because it's a mending one we already passed. But in that original collective bargaining agreement, there was a little note that said we could do that. So here we go. Okay, I'm not seeing any questions. So I'm going to open this up for public comment. Again, there's no member of the public in chambers. So Ms. Price, we'll go to you.

For anyone wishing to make public comment regarding proposal number 02026-542, you can press the raise hand icon on Zoom or star 9 on your telephone keypad. And there are currently no hands at this time.

With no hands raised, we'll close public comment, bring it back before the council. Is there any further discussion on this item? Not seeing any, I just want to extend gratitude to the both the members of the collective bargaining groups as part of the employee side and our hardworking bargaining, hardworking, tiny, mighty bargaining team that get these contracts over the finish line so that we can approve them. So people know how much money they will make if they work for the county because. I know you're going to be surprised. We're still hiring deputies. So if you don't know what your contracts will be. So I'm going to ask the clerk to call the roll on the approval of O2026-542.

Council Member Herrera?

Aye.

Council Member Kruver? Aye. Council Member Yambe?

Aye.

Council Member Denson? Aye. Council Member Morrell?

Aye.

Council Member Hitchen? Aye.

You have six ayes, zero nays. With six ayes and zero nays, the motion is adopted. Thank you. That is the end of our business, so we'll move to community forum. Community forum is an opportunity for members of the public to address the council on any topic that is of significance to or affecting Pierce County government that was not on our agenda for final action. You have up to three minutes. Same reminders are true in this section about items that are on the ballot. Again, there's no members of the public in here, assuming no one in chambers was here for committee forums, so we will go online, Ms. Price.

For any member of the public wishing to participate in Community Forum, you can press the raise hand icon in Zoom or star nine on your telephone keypad.

There are no hands at this time. With no hands raised, we'll close Community Forum, bring it back before the Council. Is there any other business or announcements this afternoon? Well, in case you joined late, I will just remind everybody that this weekend is the Pierce County Fair. Tickets are available at a reduced rate if you actually get online and do them now and tomorrow. But on Thursday, they go up. And I believe the youth tickets are still available all week. If you have questions, Pierce County Fair. And then in addition, I know there's a community meeting in Parkland tomorrow night from 5 to 7.30. We've got 20 different entities that will be tabling for the first hour. at Kevely Middle School in Parkland from 5 to 7.30. And then we have presentations from some county departments and offices to just share how do you access services in Parkland. And excited to provide that information in that community that continues to grow and wants to understand how to access services. So seeing no other business before us, we are adjourned. Thank you, everybody.