City Council - Regular Meeting

I'd like to call to order the City Council meeting of August 18th, 2026. Clerk, please call the roll.

Deputy Mayor Bushnell.

Present.

Council Member Diaz.

Here.

Council Member Hines. Here. Council Member Palmer. Here. Council Member Rumba. Absent. Council Member Sedalge.

Here.

Council Member Scott. Absent. Council Member Walker. Here. Mayor Ibsen.

Here. Please join me in listening to the land acknowledgement and flag salute led by Council Member Walker, followed by a moment of silence in honor of Kathy Pearsall-Stypek. Kathy served as a representative in the Washington House of Representatives, a member of the Tacoma School Board, a member of the Pierce County Council, and later as Pierce County Auditor. In each role, she brought intelligence, courage, and determination. As the title of her memoir, Babe and the Big Boys, which she published at age 92, reminds us, Kathy spent much of her life proving that barriers exist to be overcome. She entered rooms where few women held power and earned respect through competence, preparation, and unwavering conviction. Even after leaving elected office, Kathy continued to serve. Through Votes Count Incorporated, she shared her expertise with communities across the country. Later, she continued her commitment to education as a member of the Bates Technical College Board of Trustees, helping shape opportunities for future generations. She was a devoted mother, stepmother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She understood that leadership begins with caring for others, the same compassion that guided her family life, guided her work in public life. Her legacy lives on in our schools, in our public institutions, in the community she inspired, and in the family that she cherished. It lives on in every person who believes that one individual can make a difference. Deputy Mayor Bush-Leon, I'd also like to say a few words.

Thank you, Mayor. And I just wanted to acknowledge Kathy. She is a friend of mine, and she spent her whole life fighting for her family and for our community, and she did that all the way up until she passed away. I had an opportunity to meet with her a few months ago, and I know she's got a beautiful home with a big pool, and she'd always like to throw parties through her life. And she is just such a big, strong advocate and someone to definitely look up to. And I'm really honored that we're able to honor her tonight. And I appreciate her family being here as well so we can honor her. And she's a woman that was going through politics in a time where there was not many women in politics. And she was constantly standing up for what was right and against a lot of people that would always tell her no. And she never took no for an answer. So she's such a strong person and really an inspiration for me. And so just really appreciate the ability to honor her tonight.

Thank you.

Oh, and I also, if you ever have an opportunity, she's got a phenomenal book about her life, Babe and the Big Boys. I have a copy right here, a signed copy, by the way. And so if you have an opportunity to read about the fight that she, the struggles that she went through and the fights that she had, then it's a great book to read from. Thank you.

That's awesome. Thanks, Deputy Mayor. Council Member Walker, when you're ready.

We gratefully honor and acknowledge that we rest on the traditional lands of the Puyallup people, where they make their home and speak the Lushootseed language. Please stand for the flag salute and remain standing for a moment of silence. .

Are there any modifications to the agenda this evening? Seeing none, we will move on to the consent agenda. Is there a motion?

I move to approve the consent agenda, including resolutions number 41985 through 41989. Second.

Move and second. Are there any questions, comments, or corrections? Council Member Palmer.

Thank you, Mayor. Per Rule 4B of the Council Rules of Procedure, I request to remove resolution numbers 41987, and 41988 from the consent agenda to be considered separately under the resolutions section of the regular agenda.

Resolutions number 41987 and 41988 will now be considered under the regular agenda after item number 13. All those in favor of adopting the consent agenda, including resolutions number 41985, 41986, and 41989, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed say no. Consent agenda is declared adopted. Moving on, there are no proclamations, presentations, or announcements. Moving on to public comment. Clerk, please read.

This is a time set aside for public comment. Speakers are asked to identify the specific legislation they wish to address.

Thank you, clerk. And this is for items just on tonight's agenda. If you're attending virtually, make sure to raise your hand or hit star nine. Clerk, do we have any written, any folks who are testifying in person?

Okay, just one.

Well, if you're the person who signed up, you're welcome to show up and to state your name.

Mayor, we have no one in person this evening.

Okay. No in-person testimony is signed up, and it does not appear that anyone is raising their hand for the online component. So we are going to close public comment and move on to the rest of the agenda, starting with appointments. Item 9, clerk, please read.

Resolution 41990, a resolution appointing and reappointing individuals to the Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities.

I move to adopt resolution number 41990. Second. Move and second. I'd like to call on Councilmember Scott.

Thank you, Mayor. At the July 23rd, 2026 Community Vitality and Safety Committee meeting, the committee conducted interviews for the Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities and recommended the appointment and reappointment of the following individuals. Maya Ramos, Sherry Coleman, Haley Edick, Amin Tony Hester, and Billy Perriman.

All right. Thank you, Council Member Scott. Are there any council questions or comments? All right. Seeing none, all those in favor of adopting resolution number 41990, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed say nay. Resolution is declared adopted. Thank you for all those who stepped up to serve. I'd like to thank you for volunteering, and we really appreciate your willingness. Please give a round of applause for the new appointees. Okay, moving on to communications. Item 10 is informational only and no action is needed. And the city clerk is transmitting the commission on elected salaries decisions regarding the mayor, deputy mayor, and council members' annual salaries. All right, so addressing that, we're going to move on to purchase resolutions. Item 11, clerk, please read.

Resolution 41991, a resolution awarding a contract to Dobbs Peterbilt LLC in the amount of $4,950,126 plus a 10% contingency for eight compressed natural gas trucks to collect solid waste, recycling, and yard waste from residents for a projected contract total of $5,445,139 plus applicable taxes.

I move to adopt resolution number 41991. Second.

Move and second. Any council questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor of adopting resolution number 41991, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed say no. Resolution is declared adopted. Item 12, clerk please read.

Resolution 41992, a resolution awarding a contract to Systems Design West LLC in the amount of $2,056,005 for transport billing services for an initial contract term of three years with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods for a projected contract total of $3,334,616 plus applicable taxes. I move to adopt resolution number 41992. Second. Second. Any council questions or comments?

Seeing none, all those in favor of adopting resolution number 4192, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed to say no. Resolution is declared adopted. Item 13, clerk, please read.

Resolution 41993, a resolution authorizing an increase to the contract with General Mechanical Inc. in the amount of $1,200,000 for on-call facility contracting services through July 1, 2027 for projected contract total of $2,750,000 plus applicable taxes.

I move to adopt resolution number 41993.

Move and second. Any council questions or comments? Seeing none, those in favor of adopting resolution number 41993, please say goodbye by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed say no. Resolution is declared adopted. Resolutions item 6, clerk please read.

Resolution 41987, a resolution authorizing the execution of a multifamily housing eight-year limited property tax exemption agreement with 4517 South Union Ave LLC for the development of six multifamily market rate owner-owned units located at 4517 South Union Avenue in the Tacoma Mall Regional Growth Center.

I move to adopt resolution number 41987. Second. Move in second. Any council questions or comments? Deputy Mayor? Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to say that I'm really pleased to see that we're looking at owner-occupied units for MFTE, and we don't have too many of those. And so I'm really excited that the program is being utilized in this way so we can have more owner occupancy. And home ownership is super important for this council, myself included, and so I'm really glad to see that here.

Thank you. Yeah, and what's really crucial is that since these are owner-occupied, your monthly payment is based on the purchase price. So the fact that these are artificially lower sub-market prices means that's ongoing affordability to families' monthly budget. That's not insignificant. So definitely a point well received, Deputy Mayor. Seeing no further questions, all those in favor of adopting Resolution No. 41987, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Those opposed say no.

Nay.

Resolution is declared adopted. Item 7, clerk, please read.

Resolution 41988, a resolution authorizing the execution of a multifamily housing 12-year limited property tax exemption agreement with J14 South LLC for the development of 10 multifamily market and regulated rate rental and owner-occupied units located at 1001 South 14th Street in the downtown regional growth center.

I move to adopt resolution number 41988. Second.

Moved and seconded. Any council questions or comments? Council Member Sedalge. I actually did have a question about this one because it popped up and I thought it was a little bit of an unusual one. Is this one development that has both rental and ownership together or they're two separate like structures? I was just interesting because there's four rental units. Half of them are going to be income limited to 70% and then there's also six ownership kind of I guess condos because they're one bedroom, one bath, but would love to kind of understand that.

Mr. Walker? Thank you for the question, Council Member Sedalge. Yes, this developer plans to build five duplexes, and they are going to sell four of them to owner-occupied units and retain one of the duplexes to rent as an affordable unit. You are correct, this is unique. We have never seen this before, but we have cleared with legal that this does satisfy the affordability requirement, and the way we see it, it's the best of both worlds. You get affordability and homeownership.

AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS THE TYPE OF MODEL THAT WE HERE IN TACOMA GENERALLY SPEARHEADED AND WERE AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON IN, FOR EXAMPLE, IN SAO SHAN WHERE WE HAVE BOTH RENTAL AND OWNER OCCUPANT UNITS IN THE SAME KIND OF NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE I do want to point out that one of the lessons we learned from the era of creating projects is you don't want to just concentrate certain socioeconomic classes in one area. You want to kind of have mixed income, mixed background, mixed ownership versus rental altogether. And to see that type of development finally coming on the development community side willing to do something that is really interesting. So it was pleasant for me to kind of see all three facets of what we're trying to do come together on one development over here. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Thanks for the briefing.

All right. Council Member Palmer, do you have a comment?

Thank you, Mayor. Question. Thank you. You're already here, so I'll ask. I'm curious as to, do we have an idea of the demographics that are in need of low-income housing? Is it single family, or is it single individuals, or is it families? Who's most in need, I guess, is my question.

Thank you for your question, Council Member Palmer. I think to speak generally, it's an all of the above need. We recognize that we need housing for nurses and firefighters and working class families. We need housing available to lower income families. The multifamily tax exemption addresses some of this, but we recognize there are all kinds of housing needs that different programs in the city are designed to address.

I'd be curious. If maybe on future, maybe not in future, but a question to ask between our meetings is if we can have maybe a breakdown of what those actual numbers look like as far as single family homes or individual homes in Tacoma and who's renting.

Of course, happy to follow up with you on that.

Thank you.

All right, thank you. Seeing no further questions, the motion before us is the passage of resolution number 41988. All those in favor of adopting the resolution, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed say no.

Nay.

Resolution is declared passed. Moving on to item 14. This item will also cover items 15, 16, 17, and 19. Clerk, please read.

RESOLUTION 41994, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 483 SUPERVISORS UNIT, RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY 1, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2028. IS THERE A MOTION?

I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 41994. SECOND.

MOVED AND SECONDED. I'D LIKE TO CALL ON DYLAN CARLSON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR IBSEN AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I AM DYLAN CARLSON, LABOR RELATIONS DIVISION MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF TACOMA. Resolution 41994 authorizes execution of a collective bargaining agreement as negotiated with the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers, IBEW Local 483 Supervisors Unit. The agreement is for three years, covers approximately 49 full-time equivalent positions, and was approved by the Public Utility Board as a resolution on August 12, 2026. The agreement provides for wage increases in each year of the collective bargaining agreement. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2026, the classification of office administrator is added to the agreement with a revised salary range established that includes a general wage increase of 3%. Employees in the office administrator classification will be placed on the revised salary range on the step closest to, but not less than, their current rate of pay and will not be eligible for longevity pay. Effective January 1, 2026, all other bargaining unit classifications will receive a general wage increase of 3% and market-based wage adjustments by classification ranging between 4.7 and 10.1%. Effective January 1, 2027 and January 1, 2028, a general wage increase of 3% will be provided. Other changes to the agreement include Increase to the amount of boot allowance for the biosolid supervisor classification from 250 to 300 dollars per year Removing language regarding employee participation in the voluntary employee beneficiary association plan adding language providing that the city of the ability to assign work out of the bargaining unit or subcontract where there is a need for a group to wastewater certification to perform related work at the Alder Lake Park and adding language requiring snow ice event overtime for office administrators, sorry, regarding snow and ice event overtime for office administrators and public works, and other language changes to provide clarity related to classified and unclassified employees in the articles on grievances, discipline, and rights of appointed employees. Next, Resolution 41995 authorizes execution of a collective bargaining agreement as negotiated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 43 Custodial and Building Maintenance Unit. The agreement is for three years, covers approximately 22 full-time equivalent positions, and was approved by the Public Utility Board on August 12, 2026. The agreement provides for wage increases in each year of the collective bargaining agreement. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2026, a general wage increase of 3% will be provided. The classification of custodian will receive a market-based wage adjustment of 3.5%, and the classification of building maintenance worker will receive a market adjustment of 7.5%. Effective January 1, 2027 and 2028, a general wage increase of 3% will be provided. Two more. Resolution 41996 authorizes execution of a letter of agreement as negotiated with Local 120 of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees. The collective bargaining agreement with the union was adopted with Resolution 41922 on June 2, 2026. That previously ratified collective bargaining agreement included a provision to add an additional pay step to the salary range for the classification of senior buyer. Specifics regarding the implementation of the new pay step were inadvertently excluded from the agreement. To clarify and remedy that error, this agreement provides that employees who have been at step four for longer than one year prior to January 1st, 2026, will move to the new step five retroactive to January 1 of 2026. Finally, Resolution 41997 authorizes execution of a letter of agreement as negotiated with Local 120 of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees. The agreement provides for a change in the title for the classifications of buyer to become contracting and procurement specialist and senior buyer to become senior contracting and procurement specialist. I'd be happy to answer any questions. Thank you, Dylan. Any council questions?

Seeing none, the resolution before us is resolution number 41994. All those in favor of adoption, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed say no. Resolution is declared adopted. Item 15, clerk please read.

Resolution 41995, a resolution authorizing the execution of a collective bargaining agreement with local 483 custodial and building maintenance unit retroactive to January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2028.

I move to adopt resolution number 41995. Second.

Moved and seconded. Any further council questions? This was just presented. Seeing none, all those in favor of adopting resolution number 41995, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed say no. Resolution is declared passed. Item 16, clerk please read.

Resolution 41996, a resolution authorizing the execution of a letter of agreement with local number 120 regarding the classification of senior buyer.

I move to adopt resolution number 41996. Second. Moved and seconded.

Any council questions? This item was just presented earlier. All those in favor of adopting the resolution, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed say no. Resolution is declared passed. Item 17, clerk, please read.

Resolution 41997, a resolution authorizing the execution of a letter of agreement with local number 120 regarding title changes for the classifications of buyer and senior buyer.

I move to adopt resolution number 41997. Second.

Moved and seconded. This item was presented earlier. Any additional council questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor of adopting resolution number 419, excuse me, 41997, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. All those opposed say no. Resolution is declared passed. Item 18, clerk please read. This item will have a power presentation.

Resolution 41998, a resolution designating the North Union Avenue Greenway located at North Union Avenue from North 9th Street to North 30th Street as a city landmark and placing said property on the Tacoma Register of Historic Places.

I move to adopt resolution number 41998. Second. Moved and seconded. I'd like to call on Mr. Reuben McKnight.

Good evening, Mayor and Council Members. I'm Reuben McKnight with Planning and Development Services. I'm the City's Historic Preservation Officer. And tonight, I'm presenting a resolution to place North Union Avenue Greenway on the Tacoma Register of Historic Places. This recommendation comes from the Landmarks Preservation Commission, who voted to forward the nomination to City Council on March 11th, following a public hearing. The nomination was researched and submitted to the City by Historic Tacoma, and the property is located entirely within the City right-of-way. The nomination specifically includes 18 blocks of the North Union Avenue median, which runs northerly from North 9th to North 30th streets, and does not include any trees, furniture, or structures. Here's a location map. If you can see it, it's a fairly long corridor there running along adjacent to the UPS campus. The alignment was originally the Tacoma and Lake City Railroad Corridor, Lake City now known as Lakewood, in the 1880s. The mediums were used as the Tacoma Wheelman's bicycle route in the early 1900s, and the planting strips were established in 1911 by the Metropolitan Parks Board. And for decades, it's been a familiar and popular walking route along Union Avenue for Tacoma residents. At its public hearing on February, the commission heard from over 50 individuals, nearly all of whom supported the nomination. The lone comment of concern dealt with the potential effects on other city initiatives like housing supply. The Landmarks Commission also received substantial comments from internal city departments about potential impacts to future improvements, operations, and maintenance. And these concerns are reflected within the Landmarks Preservation Commission's recommendation that was forwarded to city council. So if adopted by Council, this resolution would place the property on the Tacoma Register of Historic Places and would require design review from the Commission for major landscaping changes. Under the Land Works Commission's recommendation, maintenance, including trees and landscaping maintenance, would be exempt, as would many types of projects such as ramps, crossing, signaling and lighting, and utility work reflecting its nature as a public right-of-way. The Commission felt that this balances the public benefit of the historic listing with the practical requirements of the city right-of-way. The Landmarks Commission finds that this property meets its eligibility criteria within 1307.040 for its association with the development of the North End and the UPS campus, as well as for being a unique and familiar visual feature of the city and recommends that it be included in the Tacoma Register of Historic Places.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ruben.

Are there any council questions or comments?

Councilor Hines? Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Deputy Mayor, for taking my coffee for me. Just a quick question, Ruben. So something you said to the IPS committee meeting that I thought helped me understand this, right, is we have areas, open spaces that are under public control that are on the historic register. Can you name a couple of the other properties that are on the historic register that kind of meet that criteria?

Thank you, Council Member Hines. Yes, so there are a number of open spaces and public spaces that are on the register presently. Most recently, the City Council added Wapato Park to the register of historic places. Right Park is also another one that is also in the Tacoma Register of Historic Places. It's been there for a long time, along with the Seymour Conservatory inside the park. Actually, there's been some questions about how those things are managed. In the case of Right Park, there's a master plan that was, you know, years ago, went through the Landmarks Commission, and they've just been implementing along that path. And so this certainly wouldn't be the first time we have an open space like this.

Yeah, no, I think that was very helpful. Because usually when we think about landmarks, we think about, buildings, like physical buildings and structures that are being preserved. But when you talked about Wright Park and Wapato Park as examples, it helped me understand, OK, so we have this part two. And what that doesn't mean, and I think it was very clear, and I want to thank the Landmarks Preservation Commission for its diligence on this, that there were concerns for public works around what if a tree needs to be removed, what if we have to do ADA work in the right of way, all these things. And those are all exempted. Those are allowed without going to the Landmarks Commission, correct? That is correct. Yeah. So again, thank you for answering this question. I'm going to be supporting this. I think that as a longtime Tacoma, and then I'm also a Puget Sound alum, I've been on this historic Greenway multiple times throughout my life. And I just think it's a good example of a unique historical place here in the city of Tacoma. And I think as someone who is very pro-density, pro-housing, pro-investment and change, I do think that there are opportunities for us to think about how we balance that with some historic preservation. And so when we think about preserving this area, it's about how do we both grow and change and also hold on to some of the things that make certain neighborhoods unique and different. And so this is something that's been around since the 1880s, the old railroad line. And so I really appreciate the research that went into this by the commission and the community members that brought this forward. And I think it's a good example of what we can kind of hold on to while other parts of our city are changing. More broadly than that, I would love to see if there are other opportunities for things like this in other parts of the city. And as we've talked about trees and adding to our tree canopy, hopefully maybe we can identify some green ways where we plant trees where 100 years from now they're preserving them because they're historic and beautiful and part of all the efforts that a council did a century ago. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Palmer.

Thank you, Mayor. So you probably answered my question maybe. I am curious about the trees on the Greenway and what preservation does. Does it keep just making sure we still maintain that Greenway? Or are we making sure there's maybe more considerations when it comes to the trees if people are looking to remove them?

Thank you, Council Member Palmer, for the question. And it's a great opportunity to clarify. So the Greenway does have an alignment of trees and several different kinds of species and ages along the way. The management of that is within our urban forestry group within environmental services. And so the Landmarks Commission's recommendation designation does not include management of trees by the historic designation. But what we are looking at is the configuration of the landscaping. You know, if there are major changes to the plan or the shape of the medians or something like that, that would be Landmarks Commission's review. But tree work as authorized by Environmental Service, by Urban Forester, that's their jurisdiction, I guess. so to speak. And so the nomination was actually rather explicit to exclude trees from that historic designation because trees are a living thing. They grow, they change, they die. And so that particular thing, we have expertise in the city to deal with that.

Thank you.

Thank you. And thank you so much, Ruben, for your work and for all the... NUMEROUS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, ADVOCATES FROM HISTORIC TACOMA AND OTHER GROUPS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND FOR CHAMPIONING SOMETHING REALLY WONDERFUL FOR OUR CITY. I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. SEEING NO FURTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS, THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US IS 41998. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AS OPPOSED TO SAY NO. RESOLUTION IS DECLARED ADOPTED. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON TO FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES, ITEM 19. CLERK, PLEASE READ.

Ordinance 29116, 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 local 483 supervisors unit and custodial and building maintenance unit, local number 120, and the sheet metal, air, rail, and transportation, transportation division conductor unit.

This item was presented earlier in the meeting. Are there any additional council questions or comments? Seeing none, the ordinance will be set over for final reading next week. Thank you, Dylan. Item 20, this item will have a PowerPoint presentation. Clerk, please read.

Ordinance 29117, an ordinance declaring the public necessity for and providing for the acquisition by eminent domain certain properties along the vacated alleyway located between Puyallup Avenue and East 25th Street adjacent to the east side of A Street for the acquisition of easement rights to repair, replace, maintain, and construct the stormwater trunk main and associated facilities.

I'd like to call on Joseph Romero and Jordan Ennis.

Good evening, Mayor Ibsen and council members. I am Joseph Romero, senior real estate specialist here on behalf of Real Property Services with Public Works. I'm here to provide an update on the City of Tacoma Environmental Services Puyallup Avenue sewer utility replacement project, identified under project numbers ENV-03034-02-03, which is for stormwater, and ENV-04-03, I hope you remember all those numbers because there's a test at the end, and that's for wastewater. And to provide a recommendation on the approval for authorization for the use of eminent domain. Here with me is Jordan Ennis, Principal Engineer with the Environmental Services Capital Delivery Project Team. He is here to answer any technical questions about the project scope and construction. This slide provides an overview of the project. The Puyallup Avenue Sewer Utility Replacement Project is a storm and sewer utility improvement project approximately one-third of a mile in length consisting of approximately 5,000 linear feet of pipe and consisting of the following work. Essentially replacing and rehabilitating and or rerouting critical underground pipe infrastructure that is anywhere between 48 and 72 inches in diameter, and that is approximately 100 years old. This project will benefit the community by helping alleviate flooding in the general vicinity of 27th and Pacific Avenue. The owner holdout for this project is located at 102-106 Puyallup Avenue and 101 East 25th Street. The owner is a Washington Limited Liability Company. The site is a commercial building and associated parking lot under one common ownership and is located at the intersection of Puyallup Avenue, South 24th and A Street, west of 705 between 24th Street and 25th Street. At this site, the city requires a permanent easement of about 870 square feet to access an existing manhole and underground pipe. All work to reline the pipe and rehab it will be subsurface work. While it will take several weeks to cure the lining underground, the city will only require intermittent access to the site during that period. The surface area will remain undisturbed and access to the property will remain open at all times. The city initially reached out to the property owner in May of 2025. Site visits were conducted, offer packages were delivered via mail, both by regular mail and certified mail, and personally delivered on site to the offices of the registered agent. Real Property Service is recommending and requesting that the Council approve the Condemnation Authorization Ordinance authorizing the use of eminent domain in order to obtain the necessary property rights to construct this project for the community. As we are not seeking an emergency condemnation ordinance, the final action ordinance will have two readings, the first reading today and the second and final reading will be on August 25th. Publication of the ordinance in the Tacoma Daily Index will occur two days after the final reading and the ordinance will become effective 10 days thereafter. As required by state statute, RCW 8.25.290, notice was given to the affected property owner at least 15 days before the final action ordinance council hearing date. The notice of the final action ordinance was made as required by law as follows. Notice delivered by certified mail to the property owner at the address of record as found in the Pierce County Assessor's Record as required by state statute. Notice made by publication in newspaper with largest circulation in Tacoma, which is the Tacoma News Tribune. Notice made by publication in local newspaper routinely used by the city for legal noticing, which is the Tacoma Daily Index. Approval for the final action ordinance after our second reading will allow the city's legal department to file a petition and summons for a condemnation action with Pierce County Superior Court. If at any time during this process the property owner wishes to contact the city to negotiate or settle the matter, the city will do so up to and immediately prior to final determination at trial. Thank you for your time and consideration of this presentation. I can answer any questions, and Jordan can too, that you may have at this time.

Thank you for the briefing. Any council questions? All right. Seeing none, this ordinance will be set over for final reading next week.

Appreciate it.

Thank you. All right, is there any unfinished business? Seeing none, City Manager, do you have a report this evening?

Mayor, just one report. I'd like to take this opportunity on your behalf and on our city staff's behalf to thank the public for the trust that they have placed in the city by approving the Connect Tacoma initiative. We recognize that this support comes with a responsibility to deliver, and we view this as a clear direction to continue improving the Tacoma Street network and making meaningful investments in transportation and OPTIONS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH CITY COUNCIL, OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION. DIRECTOR CHAVEZ AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORK STAFF HAVE ALREADY BEGUN DEVELOPING A WORK PLAN TO GUIDE THESE INVESTMENTS AND ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR DELIVERY. WE ANTICIPATE PRESENTING THE WORK PLAN TO THE IPS COMMITTEE in October for review and discussion. Our goal is to have the necessary planning and coordination in place so that beginning January 1st, 2027, we can hit the ground running and deliver on the commitments we have made on Tacoma's behalf. And with that, I return that time back to you. Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you, City Manager. All right, we're going to move on to committee reports by the City Council. I have a brief report from the Operational Strategy and Administrative Committee. We've met twice since our last report out on July 24th. The committee revisited the role of the deputy mayor, including expectations, governance, succession planning, and peer jurisdiction practices. OSAC asked staff to research deputy mayor roles in peer jurisdictions and governance models, interview council members who've previously served as the deputy mayor, and returned to OSAC with findings and recommendations in September. On August 14th, the committee discussed the process for periodic review of the city manager work plan and were informed of a proposed change to the housing and homelessness metric in the work plan to emphasize moving unhoused residents inside to shelter or stable housing. A progress report on the city manager's work plan is expected to come to the full council in late September. The committee meets again on Friday, August 28th at 10.30 a.m. and is open to the public. Are there any questions? Seeing none councilmember Walker Thank you.

I was just getting excited about my final council comment This Saturday August 22nd from noon to 2 p.m. We are going to celebrate the opening of Sheridan Avenue which is now a MULTIMODAL STREETS AND THE EVENT IS AT FIRN HILL ELEMENTARY STARTING AT NOON AND THEN WE'LL CUT THE RIBBON AT 1230 AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER CHRIS BEAL WHO REALLY CHAMPIONED THIS PROJECT AND IT'S A VERY EXCITING CORRIDOR TO OPEN BUT IT'S ALSO A GOOD INDICATION OF HOW LONG THESE THINGS TAKE AND HE HAD SOME vision back even before I was on council, and here we are implementing it today. So very excited to get it open and celebrate with the community this Saturday at noon.

Thank you. Council Member Hines. All right. Thank you, Mayor Ibsen. And the police chief gave away what I was going to mention, which is I don't know if people have been paying attention as the, I guess, resident coach here, but not only sports lover, we recognize our Lincoln High School girls flag football state champions. We recognize the Sparta National Championship, and then I would also just want to make sure that a Tacoma Little League baseball team made it to the Little League World Series. So yes. And I don't know if any of you watched the game. I did, because one of my son's friends is one of the teammates on the team and plays soccer with him. We've been missing him on the soccer field, but he's doing great things on the baseball field. They have a Tacoma jersey. Like, their Soundview jerseys have a Tacoma on the back of it. So it's really kind of a cool advertisement for the city. So our Tacoma Little League baseball team is playing in the League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and they play tomorrow at noon. It is on ESPN or the Disney Channel or the Disney+. So I encourage you to watch. They are playing the representatives of the Southeast Division, Phoenix City, Alabama, tomorrow at noon. I will be watching it with my son so we can see his friends. But otherwise, I'm hoping, Mr. Mayor, that when they get back here, we can do a proclamation form and really recognize them for their accomplishment. Wonderful. Thank you. Council Member Diaz.

Thank you. I have the distinguished honor of sharing with everybody that this Saturday was a very important date for our council. It was Council Member Walker's birthday. So happy birthday, Council Member Walker. Taking the mantle from Council Member Rumba, who is missing today, and she is much better at the fanfare. But yay. I hope we all ride a bike in your honor. Perfect.

Very good. Thank you so much. Any other comments? Seeing none.

Oh, I just want to ditto Council Member Walker's statements on Sheridan, and I'm looking forward to seeing everybody come out for the remote cutting.

Thank you.

Anything else? I move to excuse Council Member Roth from the meeting tonight.

Second. Moved and seconded. All those in favor of the excusal, please take a vote by saying aye. Aye. All right. Any other motions? I move to adjourn.

Second.

Moved and seconded. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed say no. We are adjourned.