City Council - Regular Meeting

Thank you.

Thank you. I call the meeting of July 20th, 2026 to order at 6 p.m. Will you please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance? All right, I would ask Steve Starr to come up and do the invocation.

Madam Mayor, thank you for the opportunity to come. with Sumner News the best I can, and congratulations to our new chief. And I'm just lucky I have a Prius and wasn't invited to the auto racing, so that's a good thing. Also, I came from the Sumner Food Bank here, and they're doing a great job. Thank you for your support, and now they're serving on evenings, which very few food banks in the state are doing. So your support is well appreciated, and they're doing a great job. With all that, let's bar heads. Lord God, thank you so much for the chance to come and be a part of this greeting and this meeting. Lord, may the council make wise decisions today. May they hear and learn and just act upon what comes out. Thank you for their dedication, their devotion to come and spend their time. Lord, it is all in your hands, and we appreciate that. It's in your name we pray. Amen.

Amen. Thank you. Will the clerk... Will the clerk please call the roll? Elfers?

Here.

Evers?

Here.

Hogsetter?

Here.

Kenna?

Here.

Malcolm?

Here.

Woolsey? Here. All members are present. Thank you.

All right. Will the clerk please read the consent agenda?

Item number one. Resolution number 1754, Sumner Municipal Court Grant Awards. Item number two, approval of the meeting minutes from the June 29, 2026 Special Studies Session. No, I'm sorry, I'm reading the wrong one. Let me... No, I'm reading the right one. I'm so sorry. Item number three, approval of the text and electronic payments in the amount of $3,000,000. $767,566.42. Item number four, resolution number 1755, setting public hearing for the intergovernmental transfer of Bill Heath Sports Complex.

Thank you. Deputy Mayor Elpers, would you please make a motion to adopt the consent agenda?

Yeah, I'd like to make a motion to adopt the consent agenda of July 20th, 2026.

Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Council Member Evers. It's been moved and seconded to approve the consent agenda. Would any Council Member wish to remove an item? All right. Thank you. So, all in favor? Aye. Opposed? Great. Passes unanimously. Thank you. So that will take us right on to public hearing. We have nothing tonight for public hearing. So we'll move on to regular business. There is no unfinished business tonight. So we are already at public comment. Michelle, did anyone sign up for public comment? No, Mayor, there are no signups. Thank you. Is there anyone on Zoom? All right. Thank you so much. So we'll move on to new business.

All right, Mr. Adams. Yes. Yes.

Thank you, Mayor Bowman, for your sincere and humorous comments last Saturday at the memorial for Greg Roenke. He was a huge loss for not only the council, yet for the whole community as a whole. I learned about Greg from my brother, who became friends with him while he was picking up extra shifts at Golden State Foods. When he was placed on the council, I relayed my brother's congratulations to him, which surprised Greg that his friend was my brother. and told him that if he was half the person that my brother suggested to me he was, that we were fortunate to have him on the council. And now I know that maybe his wry grin was him thinking, here comes trouble, without actually saying so. Thank you, O Lord, for sharing Greg Greinke with the Sumner community for over four decades and blessing us with his presence. I will forever live in regret that I did not have the long-desired sit-down conversation with Greg. I understand that our hometown talented city attorney Andrea Marquez is moving forward into private practice. I'm sad to see her go, yet after seeing her preparedness, especially in court for the first Ryan House trial, I have no doubt that she will be successful as she builds her practice. Yes, we have not always agreed with her legal opinions expressed, like the second deed for the Ryan House not being valid, as the Ryans could not require changes be made to the first deed. Yet it seemed obvious to me that the city initiated those changes and reached out to the Ryan family to preclude not being out of compliance with the requirements of a park and a library as stated in the first deed. Now the city is doing the same thing and reaching out to a few Ryan family members to allow the gazebo removed from the Canal Block Heritage Park to be placed onto Ryan Park. The gazebo is a structure and thus not allowed per the first deed. Tomorrow is an open forum at the Lucy v. Ryan Park Is the city going to educate those who come about the restrictions that have been placed on that property or suggest it's a clean slate and you can do whatever you want to do with it? Or are you going to create a third deed that allows you to move forward with the desires of the city now or simply suggest that we talk to the Ryan family and move forward leaving the city legally exposed by not complying with the first deed? Let me say thank you to the council members who pushed back recently when a sophomoric effort was attempted to put political pressure on you to do what staff wanted of you. Yes, every decision you vote on has political ramifications. It defines why you are important to the city and why you are so appreciated for your commitment herein. You should also be included in the deciding of the final design of the fourth phase of the three-story park building and have your input on it because it's going to come back to you as to why you spent that money.

Okay, so we're good. Nobody else? All right, thank you. I didn't read my rules tonight. Normally I would have. We were operating a little out of sequence here, so that's all right. Now we're going to move on to new business. So we have a design commission appointment. So Council Member Hochstetter, would you please make a motion?

Yes, thank you, Mayor. I'd like to make a motion for an appointment to the design commission.

Is there a second? Deputy Mayor Elfers. I'll second that. Thank you. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Elfers. It has been moved and seconded to approve the mayoral appointment of James Mills to the Design Commission. So I call on Senior Planner Scott Waller.

Great. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council. I'm Scott Waller, Senior Planner for Development Services and staff liaison to the Design Commission. Sumner's Design Commission oversees a few areas as it relates to development. Their primary role is shaping the design standards for Sumner and how they relate to individual projects, balancing the demands of growth while ensuring developments adhere to a high level of quality. Mr. Mill, or JR, has over 20 years of experience as an architect and has worked with commissions in the past on the private side, working with projects as they come through. So there's a great understanding of a commission's role, what they do, and how they relate to a developer on the opposite side of the table. Staff feels JR's background and experience as an architect provide a valuable addition and insight to a commission.

Thank you. Thank you so much. Do we have any comments from the public? Anyone on Zoom? Okay, thank you. Any comments from the council? We're all good? Oh. Councilmember hockstetter Thank You mayor.

I just I want to say I got opportunity to talk with JR and I'm really impressed He lives in town He's got a real interest in the community. He's raising his kids here So anytime you can find someone that's invested in the community who lives here but also has a talent to To contribute as far as being an architect and all that it's a win-win. So I just just want to say I think he's a great choice Great.

Thank you. Anyone else? All right. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Overs?

Yes.

Malcolm?

Yes.

Overs? Yes. Hochstetter? Yes. Woolsey? Yes.

Canna?

Yes.

Pass 6-0. Thank you. So, Mr. Mills, would you like to make any comments? Sure. Great.

So anyways, thank you for the word got out. My name is J.R. Mill. And so anyways, I just want to thank you for the opportunity to serve my community. My family have a real love for Sumner and we're hoping to to help with the growth that's going on. And I'm just excited to be involved. So thank you again.

Thank you very much. And congratulations. All right. So we will move on to council regional appointment. Deputy Mayor Elfers, would you like to make a motion?

Can you help me get the motion figured out, Andrea? Sorry. Make a motion to appoint, to discuss.

I don't have it on my... Yeah, we're making a motion to appoint a new representative to PCRC. Okay.

I'd like to make a motion to appoint a new representative to Pierce County Regional Council.

With the term ending in 2027.

With the term ending in 2027.

Thank you.

Oh, my goodness.

That was a group effort, wasn't it? Can I get a second, please? Councilmember Kenna, thank you.

Yes, I'll second.

Thank you. Seconded by Councilmember Kenna. So it has been moved and seconded to choose a new representative for PCRC, that's Pierce County Regional Council, with the term ending in 2027. So I'd like to call on Assistant City Administrator Jeff Steffens.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. Council Member Reinke's passing has left a vacancy as city's representative on the Pierce County Regional Council. As discussed at last week's study session, per council rules, Council Member Evers had the first option to take the vacant seat as the city's alternate. Council Member Evers has declined and would rather stay as the alternate on the committee. During the study session, Council Member Malcolm volunteered to fill the city's role. And what I would be looking for tonight is a motion to appoint council member Malcolm to serve the city's role on the Pierce County regional council through 2027.

Thank you. Do we have any comments from the public? Is there anyone on zoom? Nope. Thank you. Any comments from the council? Oh, there we go. Deputy mayor Al first.

Do we need a motion to, uh, appoint council member Malcolm?

It's not right here on my little script. Do we need a motion? I think so.

You don't need another motion. You have a motion on the floor. You just need a formal nomination of council member.

Okay. I'd like to nominate council member Malcolm.

Thank you, Deputy Mayor Elfers. So any comments? Nope. All right. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Kenna?

Yes.

Elfers?

Yes.

Malcolm?

Yes.

Woolsey? Yes. Evers? Yes. Huckstetter?

Yes.

Pass 6-0. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Council Member Malcolm, for stepping up for that. Thank you. All right. We're going to move on to reports. So I would like to call on City Administrator Jason Wilson.

Thank you, Mayor. Let me go first tonight. I know normally I'm after council does their reports. Coming up at next week's study session, the library will be here to give you an update on where they're at on their construction project at the new library on Main Street across from Fred Meyer. And then we'll also start our discussion regarding the decision whether or not you want to consider adopting the public safety sales tax. This is the one-tenth of one percent public safety sales tax authorized by the state legislature for the use of criminal justice purposes. On August 3rd at the regular council meeting, You'll consider an ordinance that strengthens our code related to e-motorcycles and enforcement of regulations surrounding those, an ordinance that creates code provisions related to food truck pods, an ordinance related to building fees, and this is the general fund portion of the building fees that we've been discussing for a couple study sessions, and then also a resolution concerning the southeast UGA annexation south of Winco that you talked about at your study session last week. Next, I want to talk about something that isn't easy to actually talk about. And Andrea, I'm sorry. I'm going to have you come on up here when I talk about you. So over the past 10 years, Andrea has been much more than our city attorney. She's been a trusted advisor, a steady voice during challenging times, and a valued member of our leadership team. Municipal law is often a profession where your best work goes unnoticed. When things go well, people rarely realize the countless legal questions, risks, and challenges that were resolved behind the scenes. Andrea spent a decade helping this organization make sound decisions, navigate complex legal issues, and move important projects forward while always keeping the city's long-term interests at the forefront. What always stood out about Andrea is her judgment. Sorry, Andrea. She never approached issues by simply saying yes or no. She took the time to understand the city's goals, explain the legal landscape, identify risks, and help us find practical solutions. That approach earned the respect of myself and city staff, as well as the colleagues that she shares throughout the region. She is one of the most well-respected attorneys in Western Washington, if not the entire state. When she made the announcement that she was leaving, I had several people reach out to me like, what is going on? And Yeah, sad to see her leave the city because they work with her on a regular basis. She's also been an exceptional teammate. She's been approachable, thoughtful, and generous with her time and expertise, whether helping a department director navigate a difficult issue, mentoring staff, or answering one or more questions before a meeting. She consistently demonstrated professionalism and a genuine commitment to public service. Now, public service, it's not always easy. It requires a lot of resilience. Those who serve in visible leadership roles sometimes become the focus of criticism simply for doing their jobs. And throughout those moments, Andrea remained professional, ethical, and committed to providing objective legal advice. She never lost sight of her responsibility to the city or allowed outside pressures to compromise her integrity. Although we're disappointed to see Andrea leave, we understand why this next opportunity is the right one for her. It reflects the reputation she has built over many years and the respect she has earned within the public sector. On behalf of myself and the city staff, we thank you for your years of dedicated service. Thank you for your wisdom, your integrity, your professionalism, and most importantly, your friendship. Your contributions have helped shape this organization in lasting ways, and your legacy will continue long after tomorrow. So congratulations on your new position. And while we wish you weren't leaving, we're very happy for you. And we wish you success in your next chapter. That's not all. Some of you know this. Tenured employees that leave the city, we have a little tradition of giving them a street sign. And there's some things on this sign. One side is a little more professional. The other one's a little bit of a rip.

But that's OK. So I'm going to let her open it.

That's an operations-wrapping job. I'm not taking credit for that.

Okay.

I'll take the paper for you.

Very nice. All right. The Marquez way, and it depends drive.

Like any good attorney, it's always very nice. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much. All right. Thank you. All right, so we will move on to reports from the council. So we'll start with Council Member Malcolm.

Thank you, Mayor Bowman. I just wanted to comment on a few things. One, I wanted to call out the attendance for Greg's Celebration of Life this last weekend. It was remarkable to see how many people from the community and from every corner of the community there. And it was really appreciated, Mayor Bowman's. getting up and representing the city. She did a great job telling some fun stories, so it was good to see. Thank you so much for that. And I just can't help but remember my great story. I have to share this. I didn't get to share it last week, but it was, I don't know how many years ago at this point, three or four years ago, I used to kind of watch the council meetings on YouTube, and I was walking back from the train, and I thought, I'll stop in and watch one in person, and I think it was a study session, and I sat down. I was the only person here, and there was the full, everybody meeting around the table, and I I can't remember what they were debating. Might have been budget or something. But Greg, they took a recess. Greg got up and said, hi, my name's Greg. Ever thought about running for council? Was the second thing. And at the time, I thought it was so funny. It's like, well, yeah, I would never consider that. And lo and behold, here I am like three years later up here. So thank you, Greg. That was his idea. And next, Andrea, thank you so much for your service. Really appreciate it. I'm going to be so happy not to be in trouble with you anymore. I got an email from Andrea. Oh, no. What did I do? And also, just to remind everybody, the Music Off main concert series and the Night Market are absolutely wonderful. It was really well attended this last Friday. It was really attended the week before. I just highly recommend it. If you haven't made your way to it, please do. It was really, really fun. And getting out and supporting some of the businesses that are staying late and open for everybody, it really is kind of a fun, unique event, and you see everybody in town. It's kind of fun. So those are my comments.

Thank you so much. Council Member Evers.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Just thank you also, Andrea. I got to meet her two adorable kids the other day, and I tried to get her son to say, go Cougs. I'm wearing a Cougar shirt today just for you, Andrea. But anyway, he looked at his mom and was like, I don't think I can do that. So anyway, it was just fun to meet them finally. Good luck in your next venture. Funerals, like Mark said, was wonderful. I saw a lot of firefighters, summer firefighters, from like 25, 30 years ago that I hadn't seen for a while. That was fun. And Greg, I knew Greg for almost 30 years, but we were very close. He was three months older than me. We had similar musical tastes, but and I think similar conservative kind of parents maybe because I remember my mom and dad having problems with some of my albums I think I had but his sister shared Saturday that he had bought the Highway to Hell album and I think one of his sisters ratted him out and I guess she came in and just broke it over her knee but the good news is Greg eventually got the cassette tape a couple years later so that was my good story. This will be my one and only Pierce County Regional Council update. So you never have to hear from me again about this. Really quick, somebody was there from the library to speak about that. And I obviously asked about the Sumner Library status and I got nothing. So I am glad to see that's coming up here. I found out that there is 330,000 cardholders in the county. And then really quick, We talked about Pierce County Transit, which Sumner has not been a part of for like 14 years, but they have a 0.3% sales tax increase on the ballot in November. It's currently 0.6%, but that's going to, they say, add 47% to their service. senior citizens. I'm not quite there based on their thing. 65 plus will be able to add for free. Like I said, there's nothing in Sumner, but they did, they're going to open up a new route. Apparently it's Shaw Road. So that may help. So yeah, I don't know if being fairly new on the council, I'm not sure if Pierce Transit has come up at all in discussions or if there's, you know, a need for that or a want for that. So I'm Maybe we can chat about that down the road. Thank you.

Thank you. Council Member Hockstetter.

Thank you, Mayor. I just want to echo the thoughts about Greg Reinke. His service was wonderful and inspiring. The thing that I left that really stuck with me was his servant leadership. He wasn't a guy that was out front. He was a guy that was behind, but he was serving. Whether he's picking up the plates at the pancake feeds or pushing his daughter, or sorry, his granddaughter at the YMCA around the stroller, he served in a quiet way. And that's to be admired. That's really to be admired in this day and age, to serve quietly and not look for recognition. And I think the other thing was how his children spoke about him. That's touching. The respect that his children had and how deeply they loved their father was very, very touching. And now, Andrea, I just want to say thank you. I'm a true believer in homegrown talent when it comes to serving on commissions and serving as an attorney. I ran into Andrea at Children's Cheer Camp. We were dropping off her kids. I ran into her at Tacoma Dome for the girls' basketball final. I mean, talk about being all in for a community, not just serving here as an attorney, but in and with the people and from Sumner. you're gonna be greatly missed and I hope someday maybe you come back. Last I wanna say, Music Off Main, what a success. I think that's a testament to synergy of getting multiple things together. I served on the Arts Commission. We had the Music Off Main and it was kind of on its own, but then we worked as a private business and got a beer garden in there. with the Main Street Association. Then we worked with the night market and they put the night market and that was because we finished Hopps Alley. So all the pieces fell in place and when you can get multiple things lined up, you get a successful event. So it's a win-win. I hope we continue and I urge everyone to come out to Music Off Main next week. And Mayor, your comments at the funeral were great. I really thought you represented the city well. Thank you.

Thank you. All right, Council Member Wilsey.

Thank you. So I wasn't able to attend Greg's service, but it sounded like just wonderful, wonderful experience for everyone. And I hope that this is blessings for his family. As far as downtown, yeah, we have two more Friday nights for Music Off Main going. Super excited about that. And then we kind of finished that up in August. So July 24th and 31st are the last two Fridays this month for the Music Off Main. And then we kind of finished that up at the end, August 8th, for the Chalk Art Festival. But I want to give a special shout out to Lana Hoover. She has been a rock star. She is the the gal who who is boots on the ground for the city. And so she is doing a fantastic job getting these events going and connecting with all of our partners to make sure that these events are running smooth and working with. our public operations and all of our guys that are a part of putting this on. And then we've got Sumner Main Street Association is doing Sip and Stroll August 15th. And then we've also got Classy Chassis coming back at the high school August 2nd. And the bookstore is currently putting on a Where's Waldo hunt in all of the shops for the month of July. So if you've got kiddos that are looking for something to do, bring them downtown. They can look for Waldo in all of the shops. And then last but not least, Andrea, I haven't known you very long, but I wish you blessings on your next journey. So thank you. That's it for me.

Thanks. All right. Thank you. Council Member Kenna.

Sure. Just a few quick things. First, reporting out on the Public Works Committee that I am on. We discussed a few things that have already gone through council. In early July, we approved an amendment to move forward on Hunt Avenue between West Main and State Street and approving the installing sidewalks around there, utility work, curb gutters. and improving on-street parking. So we're working on that. We also accepted a grant for a planning study regarding a Puyallup River trail crossing that's looking into a potential pedestrian bridge crossing. It's studying things like location, cost estimate, et cetera. So those things are all still up in the air. This is just a planning study at this stage. We do have a Public Works Committee meeting tomorrow starting at 4 o'clock. That's going to be over at the wastewater treatment facility. We have a few things we're going to be discussing. Emergency storm repairs that took place in the spring, design contract amendments for fish passage culverts, and we also have some additional work on the White River restoration project. project as a result of the floods as well and that's a that meeting tomorrow is also a joint meeting with the city of bonnie lake as we're in partnership with them on wastewater treatment so um If you're joining us, just kind of expect that. A couple also things just to touch on. Andrea really enjoyed the year and a half or so that we've been able to work together. You had a superpower. You still have a superpower. Because being on council, we all bring different skill sets and experience and all sorts of things. But none of it is in the legal area. So we have things that come up and we're asking questions not even in left field, like way out there from left field, not even close. And you handle all those questions with such care and treat them delicately and honor them as real legitimate questions even when sometimes they're not and they don't have any standing in the conversation we're actually having. And you treat us with respect and care and all those conversations. And so I really appreciate that about you. And I know your next employer will appreciate that as well. We went through some difficult times and you just, you know, you were a steady hand through all of that. So thank you for your service and really appreciate you're going to miss you. Lastly, Greg's service. Yeah, I think a lot of folks touched on that, and I made some comments a couple of weeks ago as well, but Greg was just a special individual. It's really sad that he went this early, but I was especially touched only having known him in my time on the council, and I wasn't lucky enough to know him for the length of time that a lot of people here were But just the impact that he had on folks, even, you know, Council Member Malcolm down there saying he came to a meeting randomly and struck up a conversation and that left a mark on him. And Greg was just that kind of person. I'm going to miss just our random, you know, meetups where he would stop and give you 10 minutes of his time like that. You know, a lot of people, including myself, are in a rush. And we have places to go and things to do. And Greg... That was never an excuse for Greg. He took his time with everybody, regardless of their experience, perspective, whatever that might be. So going to miss him up here. But, yeah, I think that's where I'll end it, Mayor. Thank you.

Okay, thank you. Deputy Mayor Elpers.

Well, a lot of things I was going to say have already been said, but I want to just thank you, J.R. Mills, for being a part of the Design Commission. I really appreciated that, and we need people like you on there. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THE COUNCIL VACANCY IS STILL OPEN, I BELIEVE, UNTIL THE 31ST OF JULY. SO WE ALWAYS ARE LOOKING FOR GOOD APPLICANTS. AND SO I THINK IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE PUT AN APPLICATION IN. WE GOT A SEAT TO FILL. AND THEN FINANCE COMMITTEE, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THE TWO ITEMS ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT MY COMMITTEE REPORT WAS JUST THE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE BILL HEATH SPORTS COMPLEX, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER, and then the municipal court grant. And I think both of them are on the consent agenda today, so I don't think there's too much to mention there. Did go to the memorial for Council Member Reinke. It was a great service. It's been said. I think it was really nice to know him. I appreciate being able to work with him for a couple of years and his service to the community. And then I just want to say a shout out. I met with a guy over the week, a couple of things. One is a Seattle police officer, and he was just mentioning how impressed he was with the city of Sumner. They had a street takeover with a group. They had a pretty successful takeover. uh thing so i want to congratulate the the chief and the and the police department that was really is something that other cities are noticing and they were like man this is something we want to keep our streets safe and and i think the guy was saying seattle just struggles to well they struggle with a lot of things but uh we won't go into that but you know they were just looking at sumner as like a really great example so thank you for your work and thank you for the police department on that that's a great great thing to be in the news for those are the things we want to be to see and then andrea i don't know how we're going to fill that whole i feel like you've been just a rock uh on the council you know i got here and we spent a lot of time talking about the ryan house and you took a lot of beatings on a lot of that stuff that you were just um gave us a lot of advice so it'll we'll miss you a lot and i uh i don't know if we'll be able to find somebody as good as you so we'll uh i wish you well um and then i think just everyone enjoy the sunshine and i think i'm second to last so

There you go. All right. Okay, so I'll finish this off. So thank you, Mr. Mill, for applying and taking your time to be a great public servant. We always like it when people in the community sit and help. I would say, obviously, thank you to Andrea for all her hard work. I mean, really now. And we wish you the very best. And we're going to miss you, and we hope you come back and visit. All right? And Deputy Mayor Elfers is correct that you have got some very hard shoes to fill. In fact, I think the best thing we can do is not try to fill your shoes and just find somebody that'll be a good addition to the Sumner city family. All right. So we appreciate everything you've done talking about music off main and the night market. So, uh, as has been stated, we've had two concerts for music off the music off main series, and they have been a lot of great fun. Um, The new design of the park really does encourage people to gather and enjoy. I don't know how many people have seen how many people are actually in that park, and it is full. And sometimes there are so many people that you don't see all the people that you know. I mean, it's really amazing to hear about people that were there, but there's so many people you didn't see who you saw, right, or who you know. And then there's the beer garden. Not to go too crazy about a beer garden, but I think we need to expand it because people were picking their chairs up and taking them in the beer garden. So we've talked about that a little bit. But people also sit on the wood risers. I saw Council Member Hochstetter way back at a bistro table waving to him. So it's just really great. And the addition of the Sumner Night Market has been a huge success, so much so that if there's somebody missing, all the people coming to visit want to see or they want to know why wasn't that vendor there? Why don't we have more food trucks? So people have really, we've set the bar high and people really want to continue to see this. It's just expanded the festive atmosphere. And then using Hops Alley as the way it was intended has just really been a great pleasure to see. So I've seen a number of people there, a lot of familiar faces. And as was stated, there's two more concerts in there. The market starts at 5 p.m. and the concert starts at 6.30 p.m. So again, yes, thank you to Lana for all the hard work and the public operations people that are in there helping set stuff up and getting everything set up so that we can do it. If you didn't catch it, last week the News Tribune did a feature on what's coming in the old Bank of America building. So they really are going to town. I've been in there quite a bit myself. Carmen went over and talked with one of the actual investors. He's a partner in it. So they're going to bring back the 1950s features. It's really neat if you ever get to see inside. And they're creating a show place right in the heart of downtown. at their private developers and they're investing their money in projects like that because they've seen the city investing money in the town. I mean, we're fortunate that we get to meet with these people quite a bit and so we've got some great things coming to Main Street. With that being said, for those folks that May have seen some of the Facebook posts. I would just ask you if people are complaining about what's going in the building, let's help turn that negative around into a positive because we've had somebody that have come in. That building has been sitting empty for I don't know how many years. It's been an eyesore and they're going in there and investing a lot of money. So let's all just make that commitment that we're going to help it be a positive thing that's going on in our town, right? So that would be really helpful if we can all do that. Then we've got the Ryan Park pop-up. So speaking of downtown investments, thank you to our parks crew for laying some pavers in the Lucy v. Ryan Park. That's being done so we can add the temporary tables, chairs, and umbrellas there to be used in Heritage Park. That used to be in Heritage Park. And so for the permanent amenities in Ryan Park, Derek Berry will be sitting in the park tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to get people's input on what we should do. It's going to be a warm day tomorrow, so he'll have some shade and maybe a cold treat to share. I'm not sure what it is, but just go see what it might be and stop by and share your thoughts with them, all right, on what you'd like to see there. And then I'll jump on to what Deputy Mayor Elfers talked about, which was the police response. And this, too, had a lot of crazy input on social media. But, you know, over the weekend, you may have noticed Chief McCurdy on TV. He's becoming quite a star. And he was talking to Como about how the police quickly shut down the street race takeover in our industrial area last week. And apparently the young racers thought it would be a brilliant strategy to take over a dead end road. So police just blocked the road and started towing and writing tickets. All right. So that worked out well for us that they chose a dead end. So that was good. These takeovers, though, as you probably have seen in the media, are more than just kids trying to have fun. And they are a significant safety risk to anyone trying to get through there. So keep in mind this was when businesses still had employees working and freight trying to get in and out. It wasn't, you know, in the dead of night. And when we tried to shut down a race a few years ago, one of the racers even rammed a patrol car with their officer inside. So there is some risk involved with stopping this kind of behavior. I'm really glad it went smoothly, and hopefully that sent a message not to try to take over Sumner, right? We also really appreciated the help of Bonnie Lake and Puyallup Police Departments in shutting this down quickly. So I think this is just our true testimony to the fact that these things are happening. We're keeping ourselves very aware, and we have great people here taking care of us. So thank you. All right. So we have no executive session tonight. And so with that, no further business before the council. This meeting is adjourned at 6.38 p.m. Thank you.