2026-10-27 - City Council Study Session

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; no minutes or video were found, so nothing about what was decided is recorded.

• Briefing from Municipal Court judges on a therapeutic court approach model.
• Department budget workshop presentations for Community Safety (Police, Fire) and Housing & Homelessness (Neighborhood and Community Services), part of the 2027-2028 budget.
• Council consideration request on sponsoring the Downtown Tacoma Holiday Market (Council Member Rumbaugh).
• City Manager's weekly report of October 22, 2026.

Agenda

1. Therapeutic Court Approach Model (26-0937; Municipal Court judges)
2. Department Budget Workshop Presentations - Community Safety and Housing & Homelessness (26-0938; Police Chief, Fire Chief, Director of Neighborhood and Community Services)
3. City Council Consideration Request - Downtown Tacoma Holiday Market Sponsorship (26-0945; Council Member Rumbaugh)
4. Weekly Report to the Mayor and City Council, October 22, 2026 (26-0940; City Manager)

Sources

• Agenda: https://legistar.granicus.com/cityoftacoma/meetings/2026/10/10933_A_City_Council_Study_Session_26-10-27_Agenda.pdf
• Meeting calendar: https://cityoftacoma.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
• Meetings hub: https://tacoma.gov/i-want-to/city-council-agendas-minutes-and-meetings/
• Meeting video is carried on TV Tacoma (https://cityoftacoma.granicus.com/player/camera/8?publish_id=9&redirect=true); no recording of this meeting was found on the City's YouTube channel or in the records seen.
• Town: Tacoma