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2026-09-15 - City Council

Summary

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

  • Consent: Hearing Examiner hearing date set for a right-of-way vacation on East 62nd Street (Landmark and Right-of-Way Actions); a 12-year multifamily tax exemption agreement correction for 12 units at 1712 Tacoma Avenue South (Multifamily Property Tax Exemption Agreement).
  • Consent: Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement for the Pierce County Tourism Promotion Area (Pierce County Tourism Promotion Area) and a $500,000 King County grant for Rialto Theater HVAC replacement.
  • Purchase resolutions: three solid waste transfer trucks ($1,006,166.16, projected $1,106,782.78) and a $505,000 increase to a safety training contract (projected $1,000,000) (City Purchase Contracts).
  • Regular agenda: updated Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, and a City Manager report on Tacoma Police Department community safety efforts (Public Safety Funding and Oversight).
  • Regular agenda: Letters of Agreement with the Tacoma Police Union (Local 6) and Tacoma Police Management Association (Local 26), and first reading of Compensation Plan Ordinance 29118 (Labor Agreements and Compensation Plan).
  • Resolution joining the Community Investment Commitment on equity in contracting, local hire and apprenticeship (Housing Accelerator and Priority Hire Requests).
  • Payments report for August 10-23, 2026 totaling $52,289,404.52, and three proclamations.

Agenda

  1. Items filed with the City Clerk 1-3: minutes of the Operational Strategy and Administrative Committee (August 14, 2026) and Public Utility Board study session and meeting (August 12, 2026)
  2. Consent Agenda 4-9: minutes of City Council study sessions, June 2025 through November 2025
  3. Consent 10-15: minutes of City Council meetings, April through August 2025, and Committee of the Whole special meetings
  4. RES42014: set October 22, 2026, 1:30 p.m. as the Hearing Examiner hearing date on a request to vacate a 7,200 square-foot area of unimproved right-of-way abutting 1402 East 62nd Street (File 124.1470)
  5. RES42015: grant agreement with King County for $500,000, deposited into the Performing Arts Fund, to replace the Rialto Theater rooftop HVAC unit
  6. RES42016: correct Resolution 41980 to name the legal parcel owner and authorize a 12-Year Multi-Family Housing Limited Property Tax Exemption Agreement with 1712Tacoma LLC for 12 owner-occupied units at 1712 Tacoma Avenue South, Downtown Regional Growth Center
  7. RES42017: Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement with Pierce County, DuPont, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Puyallup, Ruston and Sumner establishing the Pierce County Tourism Promotion Area
  8. Payments 26-0751, 8/10/2026 to 8/23/2026: payroll $24,678,495.22; payments $27,610,909.30; total $52,289,404.52
  9. RES42018: contract with Western Peterbilt LLC, $1,006,166.16 plus 10 percent contingency (projected $1,106,782.78), Solid Waste Fund, three trucks to transfer solid waste and yard waste (Sourcewell)
  10. RES42019: increase and extension through December 31, 2028 of the Overton Safety Training Inc contract by $505,000, projected total $1,000,000, crane, rigging, forklift and related certification training
  11. Proclamations: International Day of Peace (September 21); Welcoming Week (September 10-19); Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)
  12. Public comment
  13. Regular Agenda, RES42020: approve and promulgate the updated Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
  14. RES42021: Letter of Agreement with the Tacoma Police Union, Local 6, regarding employees assigned to the Criminal Justice Training Commission
  15. RES42022: Letter of Agreement with the Tacoma Police Management Association, Local 26, on Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association participation requirements
  16. RES42023: recognize the City's commitment to minority and women-owned businesses, local hire and apprenticeship utilization and join the Community Investment Commitment as a Partner Agency (sponsor Mayor Ibsen)
  17. First reading ORD29118: amend Municipal Code Chapter 1.12 (Compensation Plan) for employees represented by the Tacoma Police Union, Local 6
  18. Report by the City Manager 26-0807: Tacoma Police Department Community Safety Efforts (presentation)
  19. Committee report: Economic Development Committee; adjournment

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