Council Contingency Funds and Consideration Requests

At a glance

• What: one-time Council Contingency Fund requests and Council Consideration Requests (sponsorships, flags, commemorations) and the process for handling them.
• Where it stands: Agendas in August list contingency requests of $15,000, $7,000, $1,225, $2,500 and $6,000 and several consideration requests; outcomes were not recorded.
• Next: Confirm outcomes from the minutes.

Details

• Built from the City's posted agendas; minutes and video of these meetings were not available, so votes and discussion are not recorded.

Sources

• The City's posted agendas (Legistar calendar: https://cityoftacoma.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx; meetings hub: https://tacoma.gov/i-want-to/city-council-agendas-minutes-and-meetings/).

Log

2026-08-04 - City Council

• RES41977: one-time Council Contingency Funds, $15,000, for a food-connection pilot partnership with the Tacoma Public Library; sponsor Council Member Rumbaugh
• RES41978: one-time Council Contingency Funds, $7,000, to sponsor a farmers market gala; sponsor Council Member Rumbaugh
• RES41979: one-time Council Contingency Funds, $1,225, for three wayfinding signs for the Eastside Community Center near East 56th Street and Portland Avenue East; sponsor Council Member Sadalge

2026-08-11 - City Council Study Session

• 26-0672: City Council Consideration Request, former mayor memorial sponsorship (Mayor Ibsen)
• 26-0673: City Council Consideration Request, Association of Washington Business Manufacturing Week commemorative flag raising (Council Member Diaz)

2026-08-18 - City Council Study Session

• 26-0705: City Council Consideration Request, A Place at Our Table sponsorship (Council Member Walker)
• 26-0707: City Council Consideration Request, City Flag Competition (Council Member Hines)

2026-08-25 - City Council

• RES42010: fly a commemorative flag, September 30 to October 7, 2026, for the tenth year of the Manufacturing Week Bus Tour; sponsor Council Member Diaz
• RES42012: one-time Council Contingency Funds, $2,500, to support a hunger-awareness event; sponsor Council Member Walker
• RES42013: one-time Council Contingency Funds, $6,000, to sponsor a City Flag Competition; sponsor Council Member Hines

2026-08-25 - City Council Study Session

• Briefing 26-0734: City Council Consideration Request and City Council Action Memorandum Process Update (Center for Strategic Priorities)
• 26-0736: City Council Consideration Request, resolution recognizing the City's commitment to minority and women-owned businesses (Mayor Ibsen)

2026-10-13 - City Council Study Session

• 26-0886: City Council Consideration Request - Trick or Streets (Council Member Hines)

2026-10-20 - City Council

• RES42047: one-time use of $5,000 in Council Contingency Funds to sponsor Trick or Streets, hosted by Safe Streets (Council Member Hines)

2026-10-20 - City Council Study Session

• 26-0927: City Council Consideration Request - Crystal Judson Family Justice Center Emergency Food Access (Council Member Rumbaugh)

2026-10-27 - City Council Study Session

• 26-0945: City Council Consideration Request - Downtown Tacoma Holiday Market Sponsorship (Council Member Rumbaugh)