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2026-08-04 - City Council

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; no minutes or video were available, so results of votes are not recorded.

  • Second reading of two resolutions amending the Council's Rules of Procedure: one on organizations' requests to present, one on clarifying language and the agenda order (Council Rules and City Manager Workplan).
  • Resolution 41975 would authorize a $1,250,000 loan to the Museum of Glass for non-construction costs of its renovation and expansion (Museum of Glass Loan).
  • Resolution 41976 would authorize a Letter of Agreement with IBEW Local 483 (Customer and Field Services Unit) on job placement and impacts of subcontracting Fire Department ambulance billing (Labor Agreements and Compensation Plan).
  • Three one-time Council Contingency Fund requests: $15,000 for a food-connection pilot with the Tacoma Public Library, $7,000 for a farmers market gala sponsorship and $1,225 for three Eastside Community Center wayfinding signs (Council Contingency Funds and Consideration Requests).
  • Filed with the City Clerk: minutes of the Regional Convention Center Public Facilities District Board (April 16) and the Public Utility Board (July 8).
  • No consent agenda items, proclamations or presentations.

Agenda

  1. Items filed with the City Clerk 1-3: Public Facilities District Board minutes (April 16, 2026); Public Utility Board study session and meeting minutes (July 8, 2026)
  2. Consent Agenda: none
  3. [[Council Rules and City Manager Workplan|RES41973 (second reading): amend Rule 8 of the Council Rules of Procedure to let organizations request presentations at regular meetings and direct the City Manager to post an application; sponsor Council Member Rumbaugh]]
  4. RES41974 (second reading): amend various Rules of Procedure to clarify language, remove outdated citations and revise the agenda order of business, as reviewed by the Operational Strategy and Administrative Committee (City Clerk, City Attorney)
  5. RES41975: loan agreement with the Museum of Glass, $1,250,000 from the Community and Economic Development Special Revenue Fund, for non-construction costs of its renovation and expansion
  6. RES41976: Letter of Agreement with IBEW Local 483, Customer and Field Services Unit, on job placement options and impacts of Fire Department ambulance billing subcontracting
  7. [[Council Contingency Funds and Consideration Requests|RES41977: one-time Council Contingency Funds, $15,000, for a food-connection pilot partnership with the Tacoma Public Library; sponsor Council Member Rumbaugh]]
  8. [[Council Contingency Funds and Consideration Requests|RES41978: one-time Council Contingency Funds, $7,000, to sponsor a farmers market gala; sponsor Council Member Rumbaugh]]
  9. [[Council Contingency Funds and Consideration Requests|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]]
  10. Committee report: Economic Development Committee

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