[0:04] [RAPS THE GAVEL]
[0:08] >> Mayor Ibsen: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE CITY
[0:10] COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 25, 2026. CLERK, THESE CALL THE
[0:13] ROLL.
[0:14] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: PRESENT.
[0:16] >> Council Member Diaz: HE HERE BE EIGHT HERE.
[0:20] >> Council Member Palmer: HERE.
[0:21] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: HERE.
[0:23] >> Council Member Sadalge: HERE.
[0:25] >> Council Member Scott: HERE.
[0:26] >> Council Member Walker: HERE.
[0:27] >> Mayor Ibsen: HERE.
[0:27] >> Mayor Ibsen: PLEASE JOIN ME IN LISTENING TO THE LAND
[0:29] ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND FLAG SALUTE LED BY DEPUTY BUSHELL FOLLOWED
[0:33] BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
[0:34] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: [RAPS THE GAVEL]
[1:15] >> Mayor Ibsen: ARE THERE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA
[1:17] THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT
[1:22] AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION?
[1:25] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
[1:27] AGENDA INCLUDING RESOLUTION 41999 THROUGH 42003.
[1:31] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[1:32] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED ARE THERE ANY
[1:34] QUESTIONS COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS? OKAY SEEING NONE
[1:39] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE CONSENT AGENDA PLEASE
[1:41] SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS
[1:48] DECLARED ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO PROCLAMATIONS WE HAVE ONE
[1:50] CEREMONIAL TONIGHT FOR CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION DAY I
[1:52] WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THOMAS FOUNTAIN PRES. AND REBECCA
[1:53] FOUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS CONCRETE
[1:57] TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION TO THE PODIUM AS I READ THE
[1:58] PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
[2:22] CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING BY
[2:25] TACOMA NATIVES ARTHUR AND THOMAS ANDERSON, WHO PIONEERED
[2:32] THE PRETESTED CONCRETE INDUSTRY IN AMERICA AND WHEREAS THEIR
[2:34] INNOVATIONS IN ADVANCE CONCRETE DESIGN, AND PRETESTING,
[2:36] PRETESTING AND POST TENSIONING AND IN COST-SAVING CONSTRUCTION
[2:43] TECHNIQUES HAVE EARNED THEM GLOBAL RESPECT AND RECOGNITION
[2:44] AND WHEREAS THEY HAVE MANUFACTURED PROJECTS FOR MANY
[2:46] OF TACOMA'S AND THE PUGET SOUND REGION'S LANDMARK AND
[2:51] INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING JANIE STADIUM, TACOMA DOME, PEERS AND
[2:54] TERMINALS IN THE PORT OF TACOMA BUILDINGS AND PARKING GARAGES
[2:56] ALL AROUND THE CITY AND MUCH OF THE REGION'S HIGHWAYS AND
[3:01] INTERSECTIONS AND WHEREAS CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
[3:03] PRIORITIZES ITS ROLE AS A RESPECTED CORPORATION CITIZEN
[3:04] OF TACOMA SUPPORTING AND PARTNERING WITH MANY LOCAL
[3:08] COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ENCOURAGING ITS EMPLOYEES TO DO
[3:10] THE SAME AND WHEREAS THEY REMAIN A LOCAL FAMILY OWNED AND
[3:12] OPERATED CORNERSTONE OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMY PROVIDING
[3:20] GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HUNDREDS AND
[3:22] INVESTING IN EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING AND WHEREAS CONCRETE
[3:23] TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION CONTINUES TO CARRY ON THE
[3:25] VISION OF ITS FOUNDERS TO THE LEAD THE INDUSTRY BY CONSULATE
[3:29] PUSHING THE LIMITS OF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION,
[3:36] INCLUDING RECENT PRODUCTION OF THE LONGEST MOST COST-EFFECTIVE
[3:38] BRIDGE SPANS IN NORTH AMERICA WHICH STANDS THE PUYALLUP RIVER
[3:41] BRIDGE ALONG INTERSTATE 5. NOW, THEREFORE, I ANDERS IBSEN MAYOR
[3:43] OF THE CITY OF TACOMA ON HALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY
[3:45] PROCLAIM SUNDAY AUGUST 30TH 2026 AS CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
[3:51] CORPORATION DAY IN THE CITY OF TACOMA AND WE EXTEND OUR
[3:54] CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AT CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
[3:56] FOR 75 YEARS OF INNOVATION AND EQUALITY AND LEADERSHIP IN THE
[3:58] INDUSTRY, AND OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS
[4:02] TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
[4:06] SAY A FEW WORDS.
[4:07] >> Speaker: MAYOR IBSEN KEY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE
[4:11] HAPPY TO BE AN EXCITED TO BE A PART OF TACOMA. AND REMAIN A
[4:14] PART OF TACOMA LONG INTO THE FUTURE. AND, CURRENT
[4:20] GENERATIONS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE HERE WITH US AS
[4:23] A FAMILY IN THE BUSINESS LOOKING AT THE THIRD AND FOURTH
[4:31] GENERATION. WE ARE EXCITED TO PROLONG THAT IN THE FUTURE AND
[4:32] BE A VALUABLE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE REALLY
[4:35] INTERESTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS
[4:38] WELL AS JOBS FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO PARTNER WITH
[4:41] OUR COMMUNITY TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY INTO STRONG AND
[4:52] MEANINGFUL AREAS THAT WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BUILD A GREAT
[5:03] COMMUNITY AROUND US. THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
[5:04] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS?
[5:06] DELTA MEMBER SADALGE FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEINZ.
[5:12] >> Council Member Sadalge: IT WAS GREAT TO MEET YOU. I'M
[5:13] SURE THAT THEY WILL CHIME IN ON THE TOUR. I LEARNED SOME
[5:18] IMPRESSIVE FACTS ABOUT CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION. I
[5:22] WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ALLOW A CHANCE FOR YOU GUYS TO
[5:26] TOOT YOUR OWN HORN ON SOME OF THE STUFF YOU HAVE DONE. A FEW
[5:34] OF YOUR MEMBERS? YOU HAVE THE LONGEST SINGLE CONCRETE SPAN,
[5:35] CORRECT?
[5:37] >> Speaker: YEAH. WE ARE BUILDING RECORD SETTING GIRDERS
[5:40] WE WILL SAY FOR THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. GOING OVER ALL OF
[5:43] INTERSTATE 5 AS YOU SEE OUTSIDE OF TACOMA WAS A PRETTY
[5:47] IMPRESSIVE FEAT. THE FIRST COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES TO
[5:51] PROMOTE PRE-STRESSING, FLOATING CONCRETE STRUCTURES WHICH ARE
[5:56] SUPER UNIQUE TO THE NORTHWEST. SO WE REALLY ARE STILL 75 YEARS
[6:01] LATER LEADING INNOVATION AT A NATIONAL LEVEL WITH WHAT WE DO
[6:06] RIGHT HERE IN TACOMA.
[6:08] >> Council Member Sadalge: NOT ONLY HERE IN TACOMA WITH SOUND
[6:13] TRANSIT AND PROJECTS OVER THERE THE I-5 BRIDGE OVER THE WATER,
[6:16] ALL ACROSS YOU KNOW THE NATION AND I BELIEVE INTERNATIONALLY
[6:18] AS WELL. THE LARGE PROJECT UP IN ALASKA. WHAT REALLY DID
[6:25] WARM MY HEART WAS THE STORY OF HOW BACK WHEN NO ONE ELSE WAS
[6:29] WILLING TO DO IT, CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY BUILT PRODUCTS FOR
[6:35] THE MONORAIL DOWN IN FLORIDA. AT DISNEY WORLD. CORRECT? I
[6:41] HAVE BEEN ON THAT SO IT WAS REALLY COOL.
[6:44] [LAUGHTER] IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THAT WE
[6:45] HAVE A HOME GROWN COMPANY RIGHT HERE AND THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL
[6:53] STILL PART OF IT AND PROVIDE REAL UNION DROPS IN OUR
[6:58] INDUSTRY IN THE SPORT AND GIVE BACK NOT JUST ECONOMICALLY BUT
[7:03] IN WHO YOU ARE SO I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND I'M REALLY
[7:08] HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOU GET THIS PROCLAMATION.
[7:11] >> Speaker: THANK YOU.
[7:12] >> Mayor Ibsen: COUNCIL MEMBER HEINZ?
[7:13] >> Council Member Hines: THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND LIKE COUNCIL
[7:17] MEMBER SADALGE I WAS HAPPY TO GO ON THE TOUR. TAKE YOU ALL
[7:20] FOR BEING HERE. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS GROWING UP AS A KID
[7:23] BEING KIND OF A NERD I WATCHED A LOT OF MODERN MARVELS A SHOW
[7:28] ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL. IT WAS GREAT TO COME IN AND SEE THE
[7:37] LOCAL MODERN MARVELS WE HAVE. I CAUGHT MYSELF DRIVING DOWN
[7:38] I-5 MULTIPLE TIMES NOW AND I SAID NO, THOSE ARE PROBABLY
[7:42] FROM CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY. ALL THOSE HUGE STANDS YOU SEE DOWN
[7:46] THE CORRIDOR. AND IT REMINDS ME HOPEFULLY AS PEOPLE THINK
[7:53] ABOUT THESE MODERN MARVELS AND YOU ALL IN THE WORK YOU'RE
[7:54] DOING BUT ALSO THE CITY OF TACOMA AS YOU ARE A COMPANY
[8:00] THAT IS DEEPLY TIED TO US AND WE HOPE TO BE TIED TO YOU FOR
[8:02] THE YEARS AHEAD. I THINK MOSTLY BECAUSE LIKE COUNCIL
[8:03] MEMBER SADALGE SAID THE GREAT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU
[8:05] PRIDE FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE FACT THAT YOU
[8:11] ARE EXPORTING VALUE NOT ONLY REGIONALLY BUT ACROSS THE
[8:12] WESTERN HEMISPHERE IS ALL SORTS OF PLACES WHERE YOU CAN GO
[8:15] ACROSS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO SEE YOUR WORK BUT THEN ALSO
[8:17] THINKING ABOUT BEING A GREAT CORPORATE PARTNER IN WORKING
[8:21] WITH US IN THE CITY AND HOW WE THRIVE TOGETHER. SO, THANK YOU
[8:23] SO MUCH FOR THIS AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
[8:26] ANNIVERSARY AND HOPEFULLY MORE OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL TAKE YOU
[8:29] ALL UP ON THE TOUR. IT IS A GREAT ONE.
[8:35] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE WORK
[8:37] YOU DO AS WELL AS A VERY WELCOMING TO HER THAT YOU WERE
[8:39] SO KIND TO OFFER. IT WAS WONDERFUL LEARNING MORE ABOUT
[8:40] THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THE INFRA-STRUCTURE THAT WE TAKE
[8:44] FOR GRANTED BUT ALSO A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP THAT I
[8:46] SAW, TOO, IT WAS NICE TO SEE YOUR OPERATIONS. IT WAS NICE
[8:51] TO BREAK BREAD AND HOTDOGS WITH YOU. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
[8:59] AND A PROCLAMATION WELL EARNED. WITH THAT PLEASE STEP FORWARD
[9:00] TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND LET'S GIVE THESE FOLKS A ROUND
[9:02] OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE]
[9:58] S WONDERFUL LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THE
[10:00] INFRA-STRUCTURE THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED BUT ALSO A GOOD
[10:01] CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP THAT I SAW, TOO, IT WAS NICE TO SEE
[10:03] YOUR OPERATIONS. IT WAS NICE TO BREAK BREAD AND HOTDOGS WITH
[10:05] YOU. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND A PROCLAMATION WELL EARNED.
[10:06] WITH THAT PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND
[10:09] LET'S GIVE THESE FOLKS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[10:10] [APPLAUSE]
[10:11] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT, CLERK, PLEASE
[10:12] READ.
[10:13] >> THIS IS THE TIME SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON MOTIONS,
[10:14] RESOLUTIONS, AND FIRST AND FINAL
[10:16] READING OF ORDINANCES. SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO IDENTIFY THE
[10:17] SPECIFIC LEGISLATION THEY WISH TO ADDRESS.
[10:19] 15. A.
[10:19] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU. UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT THIS IS
[10:21] YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT ANYTHING ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
[10:23] IF YOU ARE SPEAKING TO SOMETHING PLEASE IDENTIFY YOUR
[10:24] TOPIC, ADDRESS FULL COUNCIL NOT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE
[10:26] COUNCIL OR STAFF . IF YOU ARE SPEAKING VIRTUALLY PLEASE MAKE
[10:32] SURE TO RAISE YOUR HAND OR á9. WITH THAT WE HAVE ONE PERSON
[10:33] WHO IS SIGNED AND TO SPEAK. HERE TONIGHT IS BURRELL
[10:38] BATTERSBY.
[10:47] >> Public Speaker: THANK YOU MAYOR IBSEN AND THE COUNCIL. I
[10:49] AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT RESOLUTION 42013. MY NAME IS
[10:53] BURRELL BATTERSBY AND I HAVE LIVED IN THE SOUTH END OF
[10:59] TACOMA FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE
[11:01] PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE FLAG OF TACOMA. FEW WOULD ARGUE THAT
[11:04] OUR CURRENT FLAG IS SOMETHING WE CAN REALLY RALLY BEHIND OR
[11:05] FEEL PROUD OF. THE POINT THAT IS CRITICAL TO THIS DISCUSSION
[11:14] TONIGHT IS NOT THAT THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT WILL START
[11:16] WITH THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE RESOLUTION. THIS
[11:17] CONVERSATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THREE YEARS. IT WAS A
[11:19] GRASSROOTS EFFORT THAT LACKED THE CATALYST TO BRING IT TO THE
[11:23] FRONT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS. COUNCIL MEMBER HINES RESOLUTION
[11:25] HAS DONE THAT. AND YOU. WHEN CHANDLER PASSED AWAY APRIL 2ND,
[11:32] 2023 SHE WAS ONLY 41 YEARS OLD. HER FAMILY, HER ART HER BOOKS
[11:35] AND FLAG THESE ARE ALL HER LEGACY. CHANDLER IN HER OWN
[11:38] CREED OF WAY LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON TACOMA THAT IS STILL A
[11:44] PART OF THE CITY'S SOUL. THE GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO ADOPT
[11:46] CHANDLER'S FLAG BEGAN IN AUGUST OF THAT SAME YEAR, 2023.
[11:50] CHANDLER HAD DESIGNED TO ENHANCE OWED A PROTOTYPE BETSY
[11:55] ROSS STYLE. IN 2012 FOR AN EXHIBIT THAT ASKED LOCAL
[12:00] ARTISTS TO PROPOSE A NEW FLAG FOR THE CITY OF TACOMA.
[12:02] FOLLOWING THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED IN THIS
[12:04] AGENDA ITEM, CHANDLER WROTE IN HER OWN WORDS, I WANTED TO TELL
[12:08] THE STORY OF OUR CITY AND ITS PLACE IN THE NORTHWEST BUT TO
[12:12] DO SO AS MINIMALLY AS POSSIBLE. THE WHITE TRIANGLE REPRESENTS
[12:17] MOUNT RAINIER.
[12:20] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU FOR A TIME IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
[12:22] COMMENTS YOU ARE WELCOME TO EMAIL THEM TO THE COUNCIL, TOO.
[12:27] THAT IS A NICE FLAT, TOO. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER
[12:28] LOGGED IN VIRTUALLY, LYT. CAN YOU IDENTIFY WHICH AGENDA ITEM
[12:32] YOU'RE SPEAKING TO?
[12:36] >> Public Speaker: HELLO I AM SPEAKING TO RESOLUTION 420 01
[12:41] FOR THE 12 YEAR TAX EXEMPTION. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE
[12:48] COUNCIL RESTRUCTURE THE WAY THEY AGENDA IS HANDLED TO
[12:52] ENSURE THE PUBLIC COMMENT GOES PRIOR TO CONSENT AGENDA IS.
[12:56] BECAUSE MAYOR IBSEN DID PROVIDE A VOTE OF AYE ON FOR 2001 WHICH
[13:05] THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST
[13:09] FINANCIALLY FOR A POTENTIAL TO FEW TRULY INVOLVED IN THE SALE
[13:15] OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT FROM THAT DEVELOPMENT. AND BECAUSE OF
[13:21] THAT I AM REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL REASSESS MAYOR IBSEN'S
[13:24] ABILITY TO VOTE ON ANY MATTER THAT INVOLVES TAX EXEMPTIONS
[13:28] FROM PERSONAL PROPERTY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANYTHING
[13:33] RESIDENTIAL AND THE SALES OF ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES A REAL
[13:35] ESTATE AGENT. BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A POTENTIAL
[13:38] FOR PERSONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS MAYOR IBSEN HIMSELF
[13:42] HAS ABSTAINED FROM VOTES IN THE PAST REGARDING MATTERS OF THOSE
[13:47] TOPICS. AND WHEREAS I HAVE WITNESSED MAYOR IBSEN MALLS AYE
[13:54] EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ABSTINENCE OF THE VOTE.
[13:58] BECAUSE THAT DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING PLACE ON A PLOT OF LAND
[14:01] THAT HAS ELEVATED LEVELS OF ARSENIC, LEAD AND CADMIUM, THE
[14:09] DESTRUCTION OF THAT SOIL IS A HEALTH RISK TO EVERYONE IN THAT
[14:11] COMMUNITY. >> Mayor I: THANK YOU
[14:12] FOR SPEAKING. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER COMMENTS YOU ARE
[14:16] WELCOME TO EMAIL THE COUNCIL, TOO. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE
[14:18] MORE SPEAKER ONLINE. TOM LLEWELLYN. CAN YOU IDENTIFY
[14:20] WHICH TOPIC YOU ARE SPEAKING TO ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? ARE YOU
[14:30] THERE?
[14:31] >> Public Speaker: OH, SORRY, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
[14:34] >> Mayor Ibsen: GO FOR IT.
[14:39] >> Public Speaker: I AM SPEAKING TO THE RESOLUTION
[14:41] ABOUT ADOPTING A NEW FLAG DESIGN AND I JUST WANT TO
[14:42] REITERATE THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS FORTUNATE
[14:48] ENOUGH TO CONSIDER CHANDLER O'LEARY A FRIEND AND WHAT AN
[14:54] HONOR IT WAS TO HAVE HER PART OF OUR ARTISTIC COMMUNITY OR
[14:56] SHE WAS A CORE MEMBER AND VERY DEDICATED TO CREATING ART AND
[14:59] THE IMPACT OF THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY ON THE CITY OF
[15:04] TACOMA. CHANDLER, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW WAS A GRADUATE
[15:10] OF THE PRESTIGIOUS ART SCHOOL RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
[15:14] AND MADE THE CHOICE TO MAKE TACOMA HER HOME AND HER FLAG
[15:20] DESIGN AS WAS STATED AS IT IS VERY INTENTIONAL AND REFLECTS
[15:26] THE HISTORY OF TACOMA WITH THE DETERMINISTS OF THE RAILROADS
[15:32] AS TACOMA'S LOCATION AT THE BASE OF MOUNT RAINIER. AND THE
[15:34] VERY IMPORTANT DESIGN AESTHETICS THAT ALLOWED THE
[15:39] FLAG TO BE RECOGNIZABLE FROM A LONG DISTANCE BY PEOPLE OF ANY
[15:44] ETHNICITY OR LEVEL OF LITERACY AND IT JUST SHOWS A LOVE TO THE
[15:49] COMMUNITY. IT ALSO REFLECTS THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES
[15:54] GOOD CREATED CREATIVITY AND GOOD EXECUTION. THANK YOU.
[16:00] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. LAURA
[16:01] DUNNINGTON?
[16:16] >> Public Speaker: HI. I AM LAURA DUNNINGTON AND I LIVE IN
[16:17] NORTH TACOMA. I HAVE LIVED HERE WITH MY FAMILY FOR THE
[16:19] LAST 5 TO 6 YEARS. I AM SPEAKING ON RESOLUTION 'S FOR
[16:21] 2013. IT'S THE FLAG. MY FAMILY LOVES TACOMA'S ARTS
[16:27] COMMUNITY AND I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF UPDATING THE CITY
[16:29] FLAG AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST THAT CHANDLER O'LEARY'S
[16:30] FLAG BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE COMPETITION. CHANDLER WAS
[16:32] JUST A CORE PART OF THE TACOMA ART SCENE AND I THINK ADOPTING
[16:35] HER FLAG DESIGN WOULD HONOR HER MEMORY AND ALL THAT SHE HAS
[16:39] GIVEN TO THE ARTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
[16:44] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ALYSSA ELLIOTT?
[16:52] >> Public Speaker: I AM HERE. HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
[16:55] >> Mayor Ibsen: YES.
[16:56] >> Public Speaker: MY NAME IS MELISSA ELLIOTT AND I TO HIM
[16:58] SIGNING IN, IN SUPPORT OF CHANDLER O'LEARY DOES FLAG
[17:04] DESIGN AS EITHER BEING A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CONTEST OR
[17:05] ACTUALLY JUST RECEIVING THE MERIT OF BEING THE FLAG OF
[17:08] TACOMA MOVING FORWARD. I THINK THE WORD SHE DID TO
[17:16] SUBSTANTIATE THE DESIGN AND THE ELEMENTS OF THE DESIGN ARE NOT
[17:18] ONLY INCLUSIVE OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BUT HUMAN RESOURCES
[17:20] IN THIS REGION THEY ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL TO THE
[17:22] DESIGN THAT SHE CREATED AND I ALSO THINK THAT THE IMPACT SHE
[17:32] HAS HAD ON THE TACOMA ARTS COMMUNITY AS KYLE MENTIONED IS
[17:34] INDELIBLE AND TO FOREVER CHANGE THE FACE OF THE CITY AND
[17:36] DESERVES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS SUCH. I HAVE LIVED IN TACOMA
[17:37] SINCE 1997 AND I AM VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT FOR 2013 WITH
[17:43] CHANDLER'S FLAG BEING THE FLAG OF THE CITY OF TACOMA.
[17:45] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU. SEEING AS THOUGH THERE ARE NO
[17:49] FURTHER SPEAKERS LOGGED IN WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC
[17:53] COMMENT AND MOVE ON TO THE REST OF OUR AGENDA MOVING ONTO THE
[17:56] REGULAR AGENDA WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US FOR CONSIDERATION.
[17:58] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: A. MOTION MAY BE CONSIDERED TO
[18:03] AUTHORIZE THE CITYb FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ALL
[18:04] CLAIMS AND APPEALS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF CLAIMANTb
[18:06] COMPENSATION CLAIM NO. SY72558 FILED ON OR
[18:07] ABOUT FEBRUARY 4, 2024, WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE
[18:09] DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES AND THE SURVIVOR
[18:11] BENEFITb OF THE CLAIMANTb
[18:12] WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON OR ABOUT JULY 16, 2025, UPON
[18:13] PAYMENT BY THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,0000 CONTINGENT
[18:17] UPON DISMISSAL OF THE APPEALS OF THE DENIALS OF THE
[18:20] WORKERb SURVIVORb
[18:22] AND EXECUTION OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN A FORM APPROVED BY
[18:25] THE CITY ATTORNEY.
[18:26] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[18:28] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED. ARE THERE ANY
[18:30] QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS? THIS IS A MAYOR
[18:33] COMMENTS. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS AN EXTRA ZERO ON THE 500,000
[18:36] WHICH WOULD INDICATE 5 MILLION. I AM GOING TO ASSUME THAT THE
[18:42] EXTRA ZERO IS A TYPO, CORRECT?
[18:49] >> City Attorney: YES, CORRECT MAYOR.
[18:50] >> Mayor Ibsen: WITH THAT NOTED, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
[18:52] ADOPTING THE MOTION WE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO.
[18:55] THE MOTION PASSES MOVING ON TO APPOINTMENTS ITEM 16 THIS WILL
[19:00] ALSO COVER ITEM 18 CLERK, PLEASE READ.
[19:02] >> RES42004 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE
[19:03] CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.
[19:07] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 42004.
[19:09] >> Council Member: SECOND B1 I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON COUNCIL
[19:14] MEMBER WALKER.
[19:15] >> Council Member Walker: AT THE AUGUST 12TH COMMITTEE
[19:16] MEETING THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS FOR THE CLIMATE
[19:21] SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION AND TRANSFER PATIENT COMMISSION AND
[19:23] RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING
[19:25] INDIVIDUALS. SARAH McCARTY TO THE CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY
[19:27] COMMISSION AND TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION LUKE
[19:34] CASSIDY, MARIA BUCHANAN, HERSCHEL WILSON, ANSLEY ZURA
[19:35] AND MATTHEW STEVENS.
[19:37] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL QUESTIONS
[19:39] OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM OR ITEM 18? OKAY SEEING NONE ALL
[19:43] THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING RESOLUTION 42004 WE SIGNIFY BY
[19:47] SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. THE RESOLUTION IS DECLARED
[19:52] ADOPTED ITEM NUMBER 17 CLERK, PLEASE READ.
[19:53] >> RES42005 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING
[19:56] INDIVIDUALS TO THE TACOMA CREATES
[19:56] ADVISORY BOARD.
[20:01] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 42005.
[20:05] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[20:06] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
[20:08] ON COUNCIL MEMBER DIAZ.
[20:09] >> Council Member Diaz: THANK YOU AT THE AUGUST 26 MEETING
[20:15] THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS AND RECOMMEND AT THE
[20:17] APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO
[20:19] THE TACOMA CREATES ADVISORY BOARD DANIEL DIETRICH, GLENN
[20:22] ADAMS, HOLLY IS SUNNI, THE LEADER GAINS AND MANDY THE
[20:27] LIST'.
[20:31] >> Mayor Ibsen: OKAY ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL
[20:39] QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
[20:40] ADOPTING RESOLUTION NUMBER 42005 PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING
[20:42] AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. RESOLUTION IS ACQUIRED ADOPTED
[20:43] ITEM 18 CLERK, PLEASE READ.
[20:45] >> RES42006 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING
[20:48] INDIVIDUALS TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.
[20:50] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 42006.
[21:05] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[21:06] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED THIS ITEM WAS
[21:08] PRESENTED EARLIER IN THE MEETING ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
[21:10] QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
[21:11] ADOPTING RESOLUTION 42006 PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[21:13] RESOLUTIONOPPOSED SAY NO. WE INVITED THOSE MEMBERS BEING
[21:15] APPOINTED OR REAPPOINTED TONIGHT VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON.
[21:16] I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING IN YOUR SERVICE TO
[21:19] THE CITY ON THE CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION,
[21:21] TACOMA CREATES ADVISORY BOARD AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.
[21:23] WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. PLEASE
[21:25] JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[21:26] [APPLAUSE] THANKS FOR STEPPING UP. MOVING
[21:33] ON TO PURCHASE RESOLUTIONS ITEM 19 CLERK, PLEASE READ.
[21:35] >> RES42007 A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT TO KENTb
[21:37] OIL SERVICE DBA ALBINA ASPHALT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $731,084,
[21:43] BUDGETED FROM THE STREET AND STREETS INITIATIVE FUNDS, FOR
[21:46] HOT APPLIED POLYMER MODIFIED LIQUID
[21:47] ASPHALT, FOR AN INITIAL CONTRACT TERM OF ONE YEAR, WITH
[21:50] THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS,
[21:52] FOR A PROJECTED CONTRACT TOTAL OF $4,386,504, PLUS APPLICABLE
[21:54] TAXES - WASHINGTON STATE.
[22:00] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: AMATEUR ADOPT RESOLUTION 42007.
[22:03] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED ANY COUNCIL QUESTIONS
[22:05] OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING
[22:10] RESOLUTION 42007 PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO.
[22:11] THE RESOLUTION IS A DULY ADOPTED. ITEM NUMBER 20 CLERK,
[22:17] PLEASE READ.
[22:17] >> RES42008 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE TO AND
[22:19] EXTENDING THE CONTRACT WITH KIDDER MATHEWS INC, IN THE
[22:21] AMOUNT OF $1,800,000.00, BUDGETED FROM THE WASTEWATER
[22:22] FUND, FOR CONTINUED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF THE
[22:24] CENTER FOR URBAN WATERS BUILDINGS, THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
[22:26] 2027, FOR A PROJECTED CONTRACT TOTAL OF
[22:29] $8,405,517.02, PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES.
[22:34] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 42008.
[22:38] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[22:39] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL
[22:44] QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
[22:47] ADOPTING RESOLUTION 42008 PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[22:49] OPPOSED SAY NO. RESOLUTION IS ACQUIRED ADOPTED. ITEM 21.
[22:53] THIS WILL HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. CLERK, PLEASE
[22:55] READ.
[22:56] >> RES42009 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE
[22:58] PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION NO. 1, SUBMITTED BY PIERCE TRANSIT, AT
[22:59] THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026, GENERAL ELECTION, WHICH READS AS
[23:01] FOLLOWS: PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC
[23:04] TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA PROPOSITION NO. 1
[23:06] MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING LOCAL TRANSIT SERVICE SALES AND USE
[23:11] TAX INCREASE THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PIERCE
[23:13] COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS
[23:16] PIERCE TRANSIT, ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2026-006
[23:18] CONCERNING A SALES AND USE TAX FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
[23:21] SERVICES. THIS PROPOSITION WOULD
[23:23] AUTHORIZE THE COLLECTION OF AN ADDITIONAL SALES AND USE TAX OF
[23:25] THREE-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT, OR THREE PENNIES FOR EVERY $10
[23:27] SPENT, TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE TRANSIT SERVICE,
[23:29] INCLUDING ADDING BUS ROUTES AND SPECIAL EVENT SERVICE;
[23:32] EXPANDING DAYTIME, EVENING, AND WEEKEND
[23:34] SERVICE; REDUCING WAIT TIMES BETWEEN BUSES; IMPROVING
[23:37] ACCESS TO LIGHT RAIL, HEALTHCARE, SCHOOLS, AND JOBS;
[23:39] EXPANDING SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH
[23:41] DISABILITIES; AND PROVIDING FARE-FREE BUS SERVICE TO
[23:43] SENIORS AND YOUTH, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2027.
[23:47] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell:
[23:53] >> Mayor Ibsen: SHOULD THIS BE APPROVED OR REJECTED?
[23:55] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 42009.
[23:57] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[23:58] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
[24:00] ON MIKE GRIFFIS AND KURT CORE WELL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
[24:08] MANAGER.
[24:09] >> Speaker: GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR. MY
[24:12] NAME IS MIKE GRIFFIS THE CEO OF PIERCE TRANSIT. IN JULY OUR
[24:17] BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO SEND A BALLOT MEASURE PACKAGE TO
[24:20] VOTERS ON THE NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION. IF APPROVED BY
[24:24] VOTERS PIERCE TRANSIT WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE, MORE
[24:31] PLACES, MORE OFTEN FOR 3/10 OF 1% SALES TAX CHANGE. THIS WAS
[24:33] BUILT ON YEARS AND YEARS OF ENGAGEMENT, DATA AND PLANNING.
[24:40] IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT REGIONAL PLANS, MUNICIPAL GOALS AND
[24:42] COMMUNITY INPUT TO ENSURE WE ARE PUTTING TRANSIT WHERE IT
[24:45] CAN HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THE
[24:53] PACKAGE IS IN THE HANDS OF THE VOTERS WHO WILL DECIDE THE
[24:55] FUTURE OF LOCAL TRANSIT ON THE NOVEMBER 3RD JOURNAL ELECTION
[24:57] BALLOT. PIERCE TRANSIT IS CURRENTLY FUNDED AT HALF THE
[25:01] RATE OF OUR PIER AGENCIES IN SL HOMELESS, THURSTON AND KITSAP
[25:07] COUNTY. THIS IS A DISPARITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND MOBILITY FOR
[25:13] PIERCE COUNTY RESIDENTS. WE ARE FUNDED 80 PERCENT THROUGH
[25:15] SALES TAX. THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS SENT SALES TAX
[25:19] AS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR LOCAL TRANSIT IN WASHINGTON.
[25:24] OUR SALES TAX RATE HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE 2002 NEARLY A
[25:27] FOURTH CENTURY. WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
[25:31] PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY DESPITE FUNDING CONSTRAINTS.
[25:38] THIS HAS TAKEN DELIBERATE EFFORT AND DISCIPLINED APPROACH
[25:40] TO MANAGING COSTS, STREAMLINING OPERATIONS AND IMPROVING
[25:49] EFFICIENCIES. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE COMPLETED 133
[25:51] PROJECTS, FOCUSED ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL
[25:53] IMPROVEMENTS. THE RESULTS OF THIS WORK SHOW BASED ON THE
[25:56] FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE, WE
[25:59] ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT LOCAL TRANSIT AGENCY AND OPERATING
[26:08] COST PER PASSENGER MILE IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION. OUR
[26:10] COMMUNITY IS GROWING AND IT NEEDS ARE CHANGING. WE ARE
[26:12] HITTING THE LIMIT OF HOW MUCH MORE CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED DOING
[26:16] MORE WITH LESS. LARGELY DUE TO INFLATION THE EXPENSES ARE
[26:23] EXPECTED TO EXCEED REVENUE AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR. WITHOUT
[26:27] ADDITIONAL FUNDING, PIERCE TRANSIT WILL CONTINUE RUNNING
[26:30] THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BUT
[26:32] TRANSIT TRANSIT SERVICE WOULD NEED TO BE REDUCED TO MATCH THE
[26:40] FUNDING AVAILABLE. SERVICE REDUCTIONS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY
[26:42] AS 2031. OUR COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR TRANSIT SERVICE MORE
[26:47] PEOPLE MORE PLACES MORE OFTEN. IN A TRANSIT'S IS THEM THAT
[26:51] CONNECTS WORK, SCHOOL AND ESSENTIAL PLACES LIKE
[26:55] HEALTHCARE AND GROCERY SHOPPING. 89% OF WRITERS TAKE
[26:56] TRIPS THAT BENEFIT THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND STUDIES SHOW THAT
[27:00] ONE DOLLAR INVESTED IN TRANSIT GENERATES 5 DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC
[27:05] RETURN. TODAY, I WANT TO FOCUS ON THREE ISSUES. PIERCE COUNTY
[27:10] IS GROWING AND GROWING RAPIDLY. OUR LOCAL ECONOMY DEPENDS ON
[27:14] HOW WELL PEOPLE CAN ACCESS JOBS AND HOW RELIABLY EMPLOYERS CAN
[27:25] ACCESS A WORKFORCE. LOOKING AHEAD PIERCE COUNTY IS EXPECTED
[27:27] TO ADD A FOURTH OF A MILLION NEW RESIDENT AND 117,000 NEW
[27:29] JOBS BY 2024. AS THE REGION EVOLVED TRANSPORTATION WILL
[27:36] CONTINUE TO SHAPE HOW EFFICIENTLY PEOPLE CAN CONNECT
[27:38] TO OPPORTUNITY. WITHOUT ADDITIONAL TRANSIT MOST OF THAT
[27:42] GROWTH WILL RELY ON CARS. ADDING CONGESTION TO ALREADY
[27:50] BUSY ROADS AND MAKING IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS JOBS,
[27:52] SCHOOLS, SAFE PLACES FOR YOUTH, MEDICAL APPOINTMENT AND OTHER
[27:55] ESSENTIAL SERVICES. ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK CONGESTION. EVEN
[28:01] IF YOU DON'T USE TRANSIT, SOMEONE YOU RELY ON USES
[28:05] TRANSIT. WHETHER THAT IS YOUR BARBARA, YOUR NURSE, YOUR
[28:12] MECHANIC OR YOUR KIDS TEACHER, TRANSIT GETS THEM THERE. THIS
[28:14] IS WHY YOU OFTEN HEAR US SAY EVEN IF YOU DON'T TAKE PUBLIC
[28:17] TRANSIT YOU BENEFIT FROM IT. YOU BENEFIT FROM LESS CARS ON
[28:19] THE ROAD AND MORE PEOPLE KEEPING OUR ECONOMY MOVING. WE
[28:21] HAVE A PLAN TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE IN MORE PLACES MORE
[28:30] OFTEN. A PLAN THAT WILL IMPROVE TRANSIT FOR THE 21,000
[28:31] DAILY TRIPS OUR WRITERS TAKE AND A PLAN TO HELP MAKE TRANSIT
[28:33] POSSIBLE FOR THOSE THAT ARE CURRENT SYSTEM DOES NOT REALLY
[28:38] ACCOMMODATE. A PLAN FOR A 47% INCREASE IN SERVICE THAT SPANS
[28:43] ACROSS THE 13,000 CITIES AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS THAT WE
[28:48] SERVE. PLEASE NOTE THIS DOES NOT EXPAND TRANSIT INTO NEW
[28:55] MUNICIPALITIES OR UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE
[28:56] COUNTY THAT WE DO NOT CURRENTLY SERVE. THAT IS A SEPARATE
[28:59] PROCESS DETERMINED BY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND VOTERS IN THAT
[29:04] AREA AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PAY FOR AND RECEIVE TRANSIT
[29:08] SERVICE. WE ALSO PROVIDE MICRO RUNNER TRANSIT SERVICE AND
[29:12] OPERATE THE 12TH LARGEST RIDESHARE PROGRAM IN THE
[29:14] NATION. BUT TODAY I AM GOING TO FOCUS ON BUS AND PARATRANSIT
[29:21] SERVICE AS THAT IS WHERE THE NEW FUNDING WOULD BE DIRECTED.
[29:23] I AM NOW GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO TINA LEE, OUR INTERIM CHIEF
[29:28] PLANNING OFFICER TO SHARE THE PLAN WITH YOU.
[29:31] >> Speaker: THANK YOU MIKE. IF APPROVED BY VOTERS IT WILL
[29:37] COST AN ADDITIONAL THREE PENNIES FOR EVERY $10 SPENT ON
[29:39] FOLLOWING PURCHASES AND PIERCE COUNTY TRANSIT AREA FOR EXAMPLE
[29:46] A $20 SWEATER WOULD COST SIX ADDITIONAL PENNIES. A PAIR OF
[29:53] $80 HEADPHONES WOULD COST AN EXTRA $0.24. THIS WOULD FUND
[29:55] 47% INCREASE IN TRANSIT SERVICE. IF APPROVED BY VOTERS
[29:58] WE WOULD ADD FOR NEW ROUTES. THE PORT OF TACOMA ROUTE WOULD
[30:01] SERVE THE NEW MARITIME 253 HIGH SCHOOL AND TO HEALTH WORKERS
[30:05] WOULD GET TO JOBS AT THE PORT. IT WOULD ALSO IMPROVE ACCESS TO
[30:08] SWAN PARK HOME OF THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER AND PIPELINE
[30:12] TRAIL. THE CENTRAL TACOMA ROUTE WILL CONNECT LAKEWOOD,
[30:19] TRIBAL ALONG TYLER TO CHENEY STADIUM AND ELEANOR HOSPITAL
[30:21] AND CONTINUE TO THE MEDICAL MILE AND DOWNTOWN TACOMA
[30:26] IMPROVING ACCESS TO JOBS, HEALTHCARE AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
[30:28] IN THE NORTHEAST TACOMA ROUTE WILL CONNECT RIDERS TO THE NEW
[30:31] LIGHT RAIL STATION ON FEDERAL WAY AND FIFE. WE WILL ADD A
[30:41] WEEKDAY ROUTE SERVING PUYALLUP AS PUYALLUP CONTINUES TO GROW
[30:42] AND THIS WILL SERVE NEW HOUSING AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE AGING
[30:44] IN PLACE. IT WILL ALSO ADJUST ROUTE 11 WHICH OPERATES FROM
[30:47] DOWNTOWN TACOMA TO THE POINT DEFIANCE FERRY TERMINAL WHICH
[30:54] WILL PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT IMPROVING
[30:55] ACCESS TO RECREATION AND CONNECTING EMPLOYEES TO JOBS
[30:58] AND CONNECTING SHOPPERS TO BUSINESSES. IF APPROVED BY
[30:59] VOTERS WE WILL ADD SEASONAL WATERFRONT TROLLEY AND SPECIAL
[31:02] EVENT SERVICES. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR COMMITMENT TO
[31:05] PROVIDE WATERFRONT TROLLEY SERVICE TO GIG HARBOR AND WORK
[31:10] WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DELIVER A SEASONAL TROLLEY TO THE TACOMA
[31:15] WATERFRONT AS WELL. THIS WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN A
[31:20] FLEXIBLE POOL OF FUNDING TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITIES
[31:22] AND PARTNERS EACH YEAR TO DESIGN SERVICES TO MEET THAT
[31:24] COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. OUR SPECIAL EVENT SERVICE HAS HISTORICALLY
[31:28] HAD SNIFFING AT RIDERSHIP INCLUDING OVER 100,000
[31:31] BOARDINGS WHEN WE OPERATED SPECIAL EVENT SERVICE TO THE
[31:33] WASHINGTON STATE FAIR. AND MORE THAN 12,000 WRITERS IN A
[31:38] SINGLE DAY WHEN WE PROVIDED SERVICE TO MAJOR REGIONAL
[31:43] EVENTS LIKE THE FREEDOM FAIR. IMAGINE THAT ALMOST 12,000 CARS
[31:44] GOING TO ONE EVENT ON THE SAME DAY. THIS PACKAGE ALLOWS US TO
[31:51] PARTNER IN MAKING TACOMA EVENTS MORE VIBRANT AND ACCESSIBLE.
[31:58] SPECIAL EVENT SERVICE TO REGNIER'S GAMES, THE SOUND OF
[32:00] NARROWS OR THE DUNE PENINSULA CONCERT SERIES MEANS FAMILIES
[32:02] DON'T HAVE TO SPEND TIME AND MONEY LOOKING FOR PARKING.
[32:03] INSTEAD THEY CAN SPEND THAT TIME ACHING MEMORIES. AND IF
[32:10] APPROVED BY VOTERS WE HAVE THREE HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT
[32:12] LINES THAT WILL SERVE PACIFIC AVENUE, 19TH AND BRIDGEPORT TO
[32:21] RIDLEY LAKE AND SOUTH TO COME AWAY. THIS MEANS BUSES ARRIVE
[32:22] EVERY 15 MINUTES ON WEEKDAYS AND 20 MINUTES ON WEEKENDS.
[32:24] STOPS WOULD RECEIVE IMPROVEMENTS. MORE THAN
[32:28] 140,000 PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK OF THE STOPS. MORE
[32:33] THAN 110,000 JOBS ARE LOCATED WITHIN A HALF A MILE OF THESE
[32:37] ROUTES. PUT SIMPLY, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK ALONG
[32:42] THESE CORE DOORS, TRANSIT BECOME SOMETHING THEY DON'T
[32:43] HAVE TO PLAN AROUND THE SAME WAY WITH BUSES ARRIVING EVERY
[32:45] FEW MINUTES THERE'S LESS TO CHECK SCHEDULES OR WORRY ABOUT
[32:49] A SHIFT ALIGNS WITH SCHEDULE BECAUSE THAT NEXT BUS IS ALWAYS
[32:51] CLOSE BY. HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT UNLOCKS TRANSIT
[33:05] ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTS MORE AFFORDABLE
[33:07] HOUSING IN OUR REGION. RECENTLY IN SPANAWAY NEAR
[33:09] TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND IN THE LINCOLN DISTRICT, HUNDREDS
[33:10] OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT HAVE BEEN BUILT NEAR TRANSIT AND
[33:12] NEAR TRANSIT STOPS. BUSES RUNNING MORE OFTEN IS OUR
[33:23] HIGHEST RANKED REQUEST THAT WE RECEIVE FROM WRITERS AND UNDER
[33:25] THIS PLAN 86% OF THE CURRENT ROUTES WILL RUN MORE OFTEN.
[33:27] SEVEN ROUTES WILL RUN EVERY 15 TO 20 MINUTES AND MOST ROUTES
[33:29] WILL OPERATE 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON A WEEK DAY. THE SEVEN
[33:30] ROUTES CARRY NEARLY HALF OF ALL OF OUR WRITERS MEANING THEY
[33:32] REPRESENT ONE OUT OF EVERY TWO BUS RIGHTS THAT WE PROVIDE.
[33:35] THEY CONNECT THE SOUTH HILL WOULD LIKE WOOD, FRANKLIN HIGH
[33:41] SCHOOL TACOMA MALL AND LAKEWOOD TOWN CENTER. THIS MEANS NO
[33:42] MORE HOURLY WAITS ON A WEEKDAY. NEARLY ONE IN FOUR PIERCE
[33:48] COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVED WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK OF A BUS ROUTE
[33:59] THAT WOULD OPERATE EVERY 15 TO 20 MINUTES AND THIS MAKES
[34:01] TRANSIT MORE RELIABLE AND PRACTICAL OPTIONS FOR EVERYDAY
[34:03] TRAVEL. IT MEANS GETTING TO YOUR DESTINATION IS FASTER AND
[34:04] IT HAS LESS WAIT TIME. THERE ARE A LOT OF NUMBERS AND BUSES
[34:08] ON THIS SLIDE BUT I WOULDN'T REALLY CALL OUT THAT THIS IS
[34:13] ABOUT WEEKEND IMPROVEMENTS. IT MEANS THAT PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY
[34:15] GET TO WORK AND TO THEIR DESTINATION AND THEN GET HOME
[34:17] ON THE WEEKENDS. CURRENTLY THE MAJORITY OF OUR ROUTE RATE ON
[34:19] THE WEEKENDS. THINK OF WHAT THAT MEANS IF YOU HAVE TO WAIT
[34:22] AN HOUR ON THE BUS. THE TRIPS YOU DON'T TAKE THE 45 MINUTES
[34:30] YOU WAIT FOR A TRANSFER. WHAT IT MEANS TO HOLD YOUR GROCERIES
[34:31] AT THE BUS STOP AS YOUR ARM GETS TIRED. TODAY 15 ROUTES
[34:41] OPERATE EVERY HOUR ON A SATURDAY AND WITH THIS PLAN 23
[34:42] ROUTES WOULD OPERATE EVERY 30 MINUTES. CURRENTLY 22 ROUTES
[34:44] OPERATE HOURLY ON SUNDAY THAT WOULD MOVE TO EIGHT. THIS IS
[34:46] ABOUT SERVICE BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT GETTING TO YOUR NEPHEWS A
[34:48] SMALL GAME OR GETTING TO A BABY SHOWER ON THE WEEKEND. AND
[34:56] WITH THIS PLAN, 23 ROUTES NEARLY 80% OF OUR SERVICE WILL
[34:58] RUN LONGER AND LATER HOURS. MOST OF OUR ROUTES WILL START
[35:00] BETWEEN FIVE AND 6 A.M. AND WILL AND AFTER 10 P.M. OR
[35:04] LATER. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AND
[35:07] IMPROVEMENT IN EVENING SERVICE, A LONG-STANDING REQUEST FROM
[35:11] OUR WRITERS. WE HEAR FROM OUR WRITERS THAT OUR SERVICES DO
[35:16] NOT OPERATE LATE ENOUGH FOR MANY OF THEM TO GET HOME AFTER
[35:18] WORK FOR AN EVENING CLASS OR OTHER COMMITMENTS. THESE
[35:21] CHANGES MAKE TRANSIT A MORE REALISTIC OPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO
[35:24] CAN CURRENTLY NOT RELY ON IT FOR A FULL DAY. STUDENTS
[35:29] ATTENDING A NIGHT CLASS OR RETAIL OR PEOPLE TRAVELING HOME
[35:36] AFTER A NIGHT ACTIVITY. THINK ABOUT THE AVERAGE CUBA RIDE
[35:38] FROM DOWNTOWN,TACOMA TO SEATTLE AND WHAT THAT COSTS. IT'S $84
[35:54] ON AVERAGE AND THAT SAME TRIP ON PUBLIC TRANSIT IS 3 TO 6
[35:56] DOLLARS. WE BUILT THIS PLAN TO ALIGN WITH OTHER REGIONAL
[35:57] PLANS, TRANSIT HUBS AND CONNECTIONS WITH LIGHT RAIL
[35:59] STATIONS. WE PLAN FOR CHANGES TO PIERCE COUNTY ROUTE TO
[36:00] BETTER ALIGN WITH REGIONAL LIGHT RAIL CONNECTIONS AS THE
[36:04] TACOMA DOME LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION COMES ONLINE. EIGHT
[36:06] ROUTES WILL CONNECT WITH LIGHT RAIL STATIONS AT SOUTH FEDERAL
[36:08] WAIT, FIFE, PORTLAND AVENUE AND AT THE TACOMA DOME STATION. IT
[36:11] MEANS EASIER TRANSFER, LESS TIME ON I-5 AND OTHER CONGESTED
[36:16] ROADS. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ONE OF THE
[36:24] FASTEST GROWING GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY MAKING ACCESSIBLE,
[36:25] RELIABLE TRANSIT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. ALL OF OUR BUSES
[36:27] ARE ACCESSIBLE IN LAST YEAR WE HAD 37,000 WHEELCHAIR
[36:29] BOARDINGS. THE SHUTTLES ARE PURE TRANSIT SERVICE FOR
[36:35] WRITERS THAT LIVE WITHIN THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE OF A FIXED
[36:37] ROUTE. THEY CAN'T USE THAT SERVICE DUE TO SOME DISABILITY.
[36:43] PARATRANSIT OPERATES THE SAME ROUTES AS OUR BUS ROUTES AND
[36:45] ANYTIME YOU MAKE A CHANGE TO A BUS ROUTE OR A BUS SCHEDULE
[36:47] THOSE CHANGES IMPACT PARATRANSIT SERVICES AS WELL.
[36:54] OTHERS UNDER THIS PLAN WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE WITH
[36:56] DISABILITIES ESPECIALLY IN PUYALLUP NEAR THE PORT AND IN
[36:58] NORTHEAST TACOMA. WE HEAR FROM OUR PARATRANSIT WRITERS HOW
[37:00] IMPERATIVE SHUTTLE RIGHTS ARE. SOME LOCATIONS ARE KIDNEY
[37:07] DIALYSIS TREATMENTS, GROCERY STORES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS
[37:09] WITH PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL
[37:12] DISABILITIES. EXPANDED PARATRANSIT MEANS PEOPLE HAVE
[37:19] ACCESS TO SAFE, RELIABLE AND FORMAL TRANSIT THAT MEETS THEIR
[37:21] NEEDS. FINALLY, UNDER THIS PLAN WE MAKE BUSES AND
[37:24] PARATRANSIT FREE FOR SENIORS AGE 65 AND OLDER JOINING YOUTH
[37:29] WHO ALREADY RIDE FREE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER ORCA LIFT AND
[37:31] REDUCED OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME AND DISABILITIES AS
[37:37] WELL. WE WOULD IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
[37:38] WE WILL BEGIN WITH WEEKEND SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS AS WE CAN
[37:45] IMPLEMENT THAT WITH OUR FLEET THAT WE HAVE. FOR REFERENCE IT
[37:47] TAKES TWO YEARS FOR US TO RECEIVE A BUS ONCE WE ORDER IT
[37:48] AND BE ABLE TO PUT THAT BUS INTO SERVICE. SO AS SOON AS WE
[37:52] START COLLECTING A POTENTIAL NEW RATE IN APRIL WE BEGAN
[37:59] ORDERING BUSES AND RECRUITING AND TRAINING NEW OPERATORS.
[38:01] THEN WE WOULD IMPLEMENT WEEKDAY SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW
[38:03] ROUTES WOULD START TOWARDS THE END OF THE TIMELINE FOLLOWING
[38:05] PERMITTING AND DESIGN. EVERY STEP OF THE WAY WE WILL WORK
[38:10] WITH THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE NEW ROUTES AND IMPLEMENTATION
[38:12] ALIGNS WITH NEW VISION AND NEEDS. WITH THAT I WILL TURN
[38:13] IT BACK OVER TO MIKE OR HIS CLOSE OUT.
[38:15] >> Speaker: SO, THIS IS ABOUT WELDING TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT
[38:22] WORKS FOR THIS REGION. IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE, CONNECTING
[38:31] EMPLOYERS TO A WORKFORCE, CONNECTING STUDENTS TO SCHOOL,
[38:33] CONNECTING SHOPPERS TO SMALL BUSINESSES. CONNECTING YOUTH,
[38:35] SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO MOBILITY. AND
[38:38] CONNECTING FAMILIES TO SPECIAL EVENTS WHERE MEMORIES ARE MADE.
[38:42] PROP ONE IS ABOUT CONNECTING OUR REGION TO OPPORTUNITY.
[38:46] THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND I AM READY TO TAKE ANY
[38:50] QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
[38:52] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU MIKE. ANY COUNCIL QUESTIONS?
[38:58] WE HAVE A FEW STARTING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RUMBAUGH.
[39:02] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: THANK YOU AND THANK YOU MIKE I
[39:03] REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. I WANT TO SAY AYE REALLY APPRECIATE
[39:05] THAT YOU HEARD THE PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST TACOMA SAID YOU WANT
[39:10] US TO SUPPORT THIS BUT WERE NOT GETTING ANY BENEFIT FROM IT.
[39:12] YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADD 63 BACK WHICH I HAVE HEARD FROM LOTS OF
[39:15] MY RESIDENT. THEY ARE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT. BECAUSE IF YOU
[39:23] MISSED THE SCHOOL BUS YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL MANY
[39:24] OF THEM. THEIR PARENTS HAVE LEFT ALREADY AND THEY HAVE TO
[39:28] GET AN UBER AND IS REALLY EXPENSIVE TO GET FROM NORTHEAST
[39:30] TO TOWN. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS AND SEEING
[39:34] IT AS A POTENTIAL IS REALLY ONE COMMENT TO YOU THAT IT IS GOING
[39:40] TO BE EASY FOR ME TO SUPPORT THIS AND SELL THIS KNOWING THAT
[39:41] WE ARE BENEFITING FROM WHAT YOU ARE BRINGING FORWARD SO THANK
[39:43] YOU.
[39:45] >> Speaker: THANK YOU.
[39:47] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SADALGE?
[39:54] >> Council Member Sadalge: THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU
[39:56] FOR BEING HERE. I FEEL LIKE I KEEP RUNNING INTO YOU.
[39:58] >> Speaker: I KNOW IT'S LIKE THREE TIMES IN A WEEK.
[40:03] >> Council Member Sadalge: SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND FOR
[40:04] OTHER REASONS. IN STARTING MY COMMENTS I AM VERY MUCH IN
[40:07] SUPPORT OF THIS BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FRUSTRATIONS
[40:11] THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT CONSTITUENTS WILL HAVE HEARD
[40:14] THE RESIDENCE AND THE VOTERS WILL HAVE. THIS IS JUST
[40:16] ANOTHER TAX AND I WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT WE
[40:21] LIVE IN A STATE THAT HAS AN AGGRESSIVE TAX SYSTEM. RIGHT?
[40:27] WE TAX POOR PEOPLE TO HELP PEOPLE AND THIS IS 3/10 OF 1%
[40:30] AND IT ISN'T A SMALL AMOUNT BUT THEN THE QUESTION BECOMES WHAT
[40:32] DO WE GET FROM IT? RIGHT? AND IN MY DISTRICT AS IN MANY OTHER
[40:46] PLACES INTO, BUT SPECIFICALLY I KNOW A LOT ABOUT MY DISTRICT
[40:48] ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST SIDE, THERE'S SO MUCH PENT-UP DEMAND
[40:49] FOR SAFE, UM, ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT. THE TOP 2 THINGS I
[40:53] HEAR GENERALLY THAT ARE EXACERBATING FACTORS IN
[41:01] PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE LACK OF HOUSING OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
[41:03] AND LACK OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO THE PLACES YOU NEED TO
[41:04] GET TO TO DO THINGS. RIGHT? ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS. I
[41:07] REALLY APPRECIATE THAT IN THIS PRESENTATION WE TALK ABOUT HOW
[41:11] WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT. THE FACT THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE
[41:16] FEW RELIABLE METHODS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS.
[41:21] THAT IS A REAL CHALLENGE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE.
[41:28] HEY, CAN SHE JUST DRIVE SOMEWHERE? AN ITEM LIKE WELL,
[41:31] SOMETIMES YOU PHYSICALLY ARE UNABLE TO OR PHYSICALLY AREN'T
[41:33] ABLE TO DO. IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THIS. THERE ARE
[41:43] ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND AS WE GROW WE NEED TO INVEST IN
[41:45] TRANSIT. I CAN BOTH BE VERY ANNOYED AND ANGRY THAT THE ONLY
[41:51] TOOLS I HAVE ARE REGRESSIVE TOOLS TO DO IT BUT THEN
[41:56] UNDERSTAND THAT THE END GOAL IS ONE THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO
[41:58] BE RESPONSIBLE TO OUR NEIGHBORS, TO THE PEOPLE WE
[42:01] REPRESENT AND MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ONLY
[42:06] TOOLS WE HAVE AND WE HAVE A DIFFERENT FIGHT ON THE STATE
[42:08] LEVEL TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR LESS AGGRESSIVE TOOLS ON A
[42:14] LOCAL LEVEL THAT ALLOW US TO STILL MEET THAT GOAL BUT IT
[42:17] DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T DO THE RIGHT THING TODAY. I THINK YOU
[42:18] HAVE MADE A REALLY COMPELLING CASE. I FELT IT WHEN YOU
[42:24] TALKED ABOUT UBER BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE WE HAVE TO BE
[42:30] COGNIZANT ABOUT IS YOU KNOW, OUR WHETHER EIGHT GREAT FOR A
[42:35] WHILE AND I'VE TAKEN AN UBER FROM MY HOUSE TO DOWNTOWN JUST
[42:38] BECAUSE IT'S RAINING AND THERE'S NO OTHER OPTIONS LATE
[42:40] AT NIGHT AND IT WASN'T EVEN ALL THAT LATE. SO, TO HAVE A VERY
[42:44] WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN THAT UNDERSTANDS HOW WE CAN YOU
[42:51] KNOW, BENEFIT THOSE THAT RELY ON THIS AND TO ALLOW A NEW
[42:56] ENTRANCE, RIGHT? THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T TAKE THE BUS
[43:05] BECAUSE IT'S NOT OFTEN ENOUGH. IT DOESN'T GO EARLY ENOUGH OR
[43:07] LATE ENOUGH OR OFTEN ENOUGH TO FIT IN THEIR WORLD AND YOU
[43:09] HAPPEN TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY. YOU KNOW, A CAR IS NOT CHEAP,
[43:15] NOT TO BUY, NOT TODAY. NOT TO FUEL, NOT TO OPERATE, NOT TO
[43:20] FUEL AND NOT TO FIX SO WE NEED THESE OTHER OPTIONS. AND WITH
[43:24] THIS FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO
[43:25] GET ANY CHEAPER. SO, THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE REASONS THAT
[43:29] REALLY MAKE ME APPRECIATIVE BUT THE LAST ONE IS THE FACT THAT
[43:34] YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER DIDN'T DRIVE. AND SURE, WE LIVED IN
[43:39] NEW YORK CITY THAT HAD REALLY GOOD TRANSIT THEN WHEN SHE
[43:45] MOVED OUT TO THE SUBURBS IT WAS A LOT HARDER AND SHE WAS MORE
[43:47] ISOLATED LATER IN LIFE. I THINK ABOUT THE SENIORS IN MY
[43:50] DISTRICT WHERE WE NEED TRANSPORTATION TO KEEP THEM
[43:53] SAFE. SO, FOR ALL THOSE REASONS I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE
[43:59] THOUGHT REALLY HARD AND DEEPLY ABOUT HOW DO YOU USE THAT
[44:04] MONEY? AND ULTIMATELY THAT IS REALLY THE QUESTION THAT
[44:08] CONSTITUENTS, THE RESIDENCE AND VOTERS WANT. ARE YOU GOING TO
[44:11] USE IT EFFECTIVELY? ARE YOU GOING TO BE SMART ABOUT IT OR
[44:15] ARE YOU GOING TO WASTE IT? AND WITH THE PLAN THAT YOU HAVE
[44:19] LAID OUT, I THINK YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING AND THAT IS WHY
[44:22] I SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU.
[44:27] >> Speaker: ONE THING WE USUALLY SAY AT THE AGENCY IS
[44:28] LIKE A PASSENGER BUT ALSO THINK LIKE A TAXPAYER.
[44:34] >> Mayor Ibsen: SURE. COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT?
[44:45] >> Council Member Scott: THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU FOR THE
[44:47] PRESENTATION. I JUST HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON THE SPECIAL
[44:48] EVENT SERVICE, HOW DO YOU DECIDE IS A SET DEPENDING ON
[44:50] EVEN, HOW DO YOU DECIDE AND WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS THAT
[44:51] YOU LOOK AT FOR WHAT SPECIAL EVENTS YOU HAVE THAT ARE
[44:59] SPECIAL?
[44:59] >> Speaker: WE WOULD WORK IN THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY THOSE
[45:02] EVENTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM AND THAT HAVE LARGE
[45:03] AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE ATTENDING. WE WOULD THEN PUT THOSE
[45:06] SERVICES IN PLACE WITH THE CITIES.
[45:09] >> Council Member Scott: THANK YOU. SO, I AM NOT A MATH WHIZ.
[45:17] BUT WE ARE ALSO FACING OUR OWN BUDGET DEFICITS HERE. I DO
[45:22] UNDERSTAND THE MATH OF WE HAVE THIS MUCH MONEY IN THE BANK AND
[45:25] EGGS COST THIS MUCH. AND SO, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS GOING TO HELP
[45:30] A BIT BUT I GUESS I AM LOOKING AT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ADD 47%
[45:39] MORE SERVICE AND YOU ARE JUST RAISING, YOU ARE DOING A 50%
[45:42] INCREASE IN THE TAX, I GUESS MY QUESTION, LET ME MAKE SURE I'M
[45:48] ASKING IT RIGHT HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS OF THE
[45:52] DEFICIT? BECAUSE I IMAGINE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. I
[45:58] GUESS THE QUESTION I'M GETTING AT IS AT WHAT POINT WILL THIS
[46:02] INCREASE SYSTEM, THE ENHANCED SYSTEM EXPANDED IS A BETTER
[46:05] WORD. AT WHAT POINT DO YOU START WORRYING THAT YOU ARE
[46:10] GOING TO BE HITTING A LIMIT OF LIKE, YOU CAN ONLY, WITH THE
[46:15] COSTS GOING UP YOU CAN ONLY MAINTAIN THIS EXPANDED SYSTEM
[46:18] FOR SO LONG?
[46:20] >> Speaker: OUR PROJECTIONS SHOW YOU CAN CARRY THIS THING
[46:25] OUT FOR 16 TO 17 YEARS THIS PLAN WITHOUT ANY NEW FUNDING.
[46:34] >> Council Member Scott: OKAY. AND THEN, I THINK I HAVE ONE
[46:36] MORE QUESTION WRITTEN DOWN HERE. SO, THINKING ABOUT MY
[46:46] MOM ALSO HAS NEVER DRIVEN AND I REALIZE ON TRANSIT SHE WORKS AT
[46:54] TACOMA GEN., SHE HAS TO AT THIS POINT SHE HAS TO LEAVE A FEW
[47:06] HOURS EARLY TO GET TO WORK ON TIME AND IT TAKES A FEW HOURS
[47:08] TO GET BACK FROM WORK AND ON THE WEEKENDS SHE HAS TAKEN OVER
[47:10] BECAUSE THE BUSES DON'T NECESSARILY AND SHE HAS TO MAKE
[47:11] MULTIPLE TRANSFERS ON THE WAY THERE. SO I GUESS AS YOU GUYS
[47:13] ARE FIGURING OUT WHICH ROUTES YOU CAN INCREASE, WHICH ROUTE
[47:20] YOU ADD, HOW DO YOU DO THAT WORK TO FIGURE OUT? IS IT ALL
[47:26] BASED ON WHAT IS FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE OR THE TAX AMOUNT YOU
[47:28] ARE PUTTING IN THEIR? OR IS IT BASED UPON NEED? IS IT A MIX
[47:34] OF ALL OF IT? AND THEN HOW DO YOU GATHER THAT INFORMATION TO
[47:38] HELP MAKE THAT DECISION WITH THE MOST AMOUNT OF DISCERNMENT
[47:41] TO ADDRESS THE NEED?
[47:44] >> Speaker: WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA THAT WE USE ON THIS AND
[47:47] ALSO SPEAKING TO THE COMMUNITY. WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE BOARD
[47:51] AT EACH STOP, WHEN THEY BOARD AND WHEN THEY GET OFF NOT
[47:56] INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE BUT HOW MANY. SO WHEN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT
[48:00] PUTS TOGETHER THIS PACKAGE THEY TRIED TO SERVE THE MOST PEOPLE
[48:02] THAT THEY COULD WITH THE MONEY THAT WAS AVAILABLE. AND THAT
[48:06] IS WHY THE EIGHT ROUTES THAT HAVE THE MOST FREQUENCIES SERVE
[48:11] MORE THAN HALF OF OUR RIDERSHIP RIGHT NOW.
[48:17] >> Council Member Scott: THAT IS MY CONCERN. THERE'S THAT.
[48:18] TO ME THERE MIGHT BE A GAP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE FULL LIKE
[48:21] THE ROUTES THAT ARE MOST POPULATED, I GET THERE'S A LOT
[48:25] OF PEOPLE IN THAT AREA BUT WHEN THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE,
[48:33] THEY PROBABLY RELIED ON CARS IN THE AREA SO HOW WOULD YOU
[48:35] ADDRESS IT? THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
[48:37] MIGHT RIDE THE BUS A LOT MORE IF THE BUSES WERE THERE AND
[48:40] RELIABLE AND READY. HOW DO YOU ACCOUNT FOR THAT? DO YOU EVER
[48:48] SAY WE ARE JUST GOING TO TRY THIS OUT AND SEE THE RIDERSHIP
[48:50] WE GET OR DO YOU JUST BASE IT ON THE USE THAT YOU ALREADY
[48:52] HAVE?
[48:53] >> Speaker: I DON'T THINK IT IS A STATIC PLAN. IT IS A PLAN
[48:59] THAT WE SEE BASED ON THE STATISTICS THAT WE HAVE NOW AND
[49:01] WHAT WE DO EVERY SERVICE CHANGE WHICH WE DO TWICE A YEAR IS
[49:05] LOOK AT WHERE THE WRITERS ARE AND MAKE OUR CHANGES BASED ON
[49:07] THE NEW DATA THAT WE GET IN.
[49:10] >> Council Member Scott: AND WITH THE INCREASED OBVIOUSLY
[49:16] TONS OF PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO THE AREA, DO YOU GUYS HAVE A
[49:19] PROJECTION OF HOW MUCH RIDERSHIP WILL INCREASE WITH
[49:23] THE NUMBERS? FOR EVERY 10 PEOPLE WHO MOVE HERE TWO OF
[49:26] THEM USE TRANSIT?
[49:27] >> Speaker: WE DON'T HAVE PROJECTIONS ON HOW MANY, BUT I
[49:32] CAN TELL YOU, WHEN AGENCIES MOVE THEIR SYSTEMS TO MORE
[49:37] FREQUENCY, THE WRITERS SHOOT UP A LOT TIMES MORE THAN DOUBLE.
[49:40] >> Council Member Scott: THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU
[49:42] MAYOR.
[49:43] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER?
[49:46] >> Council Member Palmer: THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE
[49:51] PRESENTATION, IT'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION. I THINK THE
[49:53] TIMING MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. RECENTLY A STATE CHANGED OUR
[49:57] PARKING REQUIREMENT AND A LOT OF OUR PARKING REQUIREMENTS ARE
[50:01] GOING AWAY FOR NEW BUILDERS. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONCERN
[50:05] FROM COMMUNITIES ABOUT WHAT THAT IS GOING TO DO FOR TRAFFIC
[50:11] AND HOW ARE PEOPLE GOING TO GET AROUND? WE NEED THIS RIGHT
[50:16] NOW. I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. AND ALSO I GUESS I WANTED TO
[50:19] BRING MY KIDS INTO THE CONVERSATION. MY KIDS, YOUR
[50:23] KIDS, THEY ARE NOT DRIVING THESE DAYS. THEY ARE NOT
[50:30] WANTING TO DRIVE. THEY UNDERSTAND THE BENEFIT OF
[50:35] WRITING PUBLIC TRANSIT AND NOT HAVING TO MAINTAIN A VEHICLE.
[50:37] NOT HAVING TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE, INSURANCE, ALL OF THE
[50:41] THINGS. AND THE BENEFIT TO OUR CLIMATE, OUR KIDS REALLY CARE
[50:44] ABOUT THAT. FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS I THINK WE NEED TO DO
[50:48] SOMETHING TO KIND OF CATCH UP TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE TO SERVE
[50:55] MORE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH PUBLIC TRANSIT. I AM
[50:58] LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BEING ON THE BALLOT AND I HOPE PEOPLE
[51:00] SUPPORT.
[51:04] >> Speaker: I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY LAST YEAR WE CARRIED
[51:06] OVER 1 MILLION CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER AND IN THIS PLAN WE ALSO
[51:10] MADE SURE THAT THE FREE FARES WOULD CONTINUE FOR THEM.
[51:18] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER?
[51:24] >> Council Member Walker: THANK YOU MAYOR I WANTED TO
[51:25] QUICKLY THANK STAFF. I DO HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING ON THE
[51:27] PIERCE TRANSIT BOARD ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HINES AND
[51:30] COUNCIL MEMBER DIAZ AS YOUR TACOMA REPRESENTATIVES ON THE
[51:34] BOARD. SO WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH STAFF AS THEY CREATED THE
[51:36] PACKAGE AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GREAT THE PROCESS WAS IN
[51:47] TERMS OF IT BEING ITERATIVE AND BACK AND FORTH AND TINA WOULD
[51:48] BRING SOMETHING FORWARD AND WE WOULD ASK FOR MORE NUMBERS AND
[51:50] ASK THE TEAM TO GO BACK. REALLY, REALLY GREAT WORK AND
[51:55] REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAYBE EVEN HUNDREDS EVENTS,
[51:58] I'M NOT SURE. YOUR OUTREACH TEAM DID AN AMAZING JOB. I
[52:02] KNOW WE PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE THAT REALLY NEED THE COMMUNITY
[52:08] ASKS, WANTS AND NEEDS. OF COURSE, WE CAN ALWAYS DO MORE
[52:11] BUT I THINK WE REALLY GOT TO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO WITH
[52:16] WHAT PEOPLE WANT. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THIS WORK. THANK YOU,
[52:20] ALL THREE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE TODAY THE PRESENTATION BUT MOST
[52:25] IMPORTANTLY ALL THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
[52:27] I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD AND TO HEAR WHAT
[52:33] THE VOTERS HAVE TO SAY AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT
[52:35] MORE AND MORE AND MORE TRANSIT. SO, THANK YOU.
[52:40] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER ANY OTHER
[52:42] COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER RUMBAUGH?
[52:44] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY
[52:47] NAME GOT RAISED AS A SPONSOR. I TRIED TO DO IT TODAY BUT IT
[52:50] DIDN'T HAPPEN.
[52:52] >> Mayor Ibsen: OF COURSE. MORE THAN HAPPY TO. THE KEY
[52:53] FOR YOUR SPONSORSHIP. AND WHAT I WILL ADD TO MY COLLEAGUES
[52:58] GREAT COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERT PRESENTATION MY
[53:06] SUPPORT FOR THIS IS BASED ON A LOT OF FACTORS. A LOT OF IT IS
[53:08] INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY AND MAKING SURE WE ARE DEALING WITH
[53:09] FOLKS FOR WHOM TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE A VERY REAL PART OF
[53:11] THEIR FAMILY BUDGET. BUT ON TOP OF THAT ON TOP OF JUST
[53:16] RESPONDING SOLELY TO CHALLENGES, THIS TO ME PLAINLY
[53:26] SPOKEN IS A WAY TO MAKE TACOMA MORE OF A VIBRANT AND ENJOYABLE
[53:29] PLACE. WHEN I THINK OF TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESS I
[53:30] THINK OF EVENTS LIKE LAST MONTH WHEN WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASING
[53:32] AMOUNT OF REALLY FUN CONCERTS AT PLACES LIKE DUNE PENINSULA
[53:36] FOR EXAMPLE WHICH INCREASINGLY IS BECOMING SO MUCH OF A
[53:38] TOURIST DESTINATION AND DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE IN OUR
[53:42] REGION. THERE'S EVEN PEOPLE WHO ROUTINELY TALK ABOUT IT ON
[53:44] SEATTLE SUB READ IT FOR EXAMPLE. THAT IS ALL WELL AND
[53:51] GOOD BUT TRY TO FIND PARKING ON RESTON WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF
[53:52] SUMMER IT'S A BIT OF A HARD DATE, RIGHT? BUT IMAGINE THE
[53:54] RESTORATION OF SOMETHING LIKE THE TROLLEY LINE THAT WE HAD ON
[54:00] RESTON WAY. IMAGINE GREATER UTILIZATION FOR THESE AMAZING
[54:02] COMMUNITY BUILDING VIBRANT ACTIVITIES THAT RING THE AREA A
[54:06] LIFE THAT INCREASES SAFETY THAT IS GOOD FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
[54:10] AND IMAGINE THAT ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY ESPECIALLY NOW WITH
[54:12] THE PASSAGE OF CONNECT TO TACOMA AND DEDICATED LOCKBOX
[54:17] TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. THIS IS EXCELLENT FOR HELPING PEOPLE
[54:20] GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND ALSO GREAT FOR OUR CITY TO
[54:24] ACTIVATE SPACES AND TO DO MORE OF LIKE GET HAVE DONE IN THE
[54:27] PAST IN PLACES LIKE THE LINCOLN DISTRICT. PLACES THAT WE CAN
[54:32] REALLY BRING TO LIFE LIKE THE COURT ORDERS THE OPPORTUNITY
[54:33] FOR TRANSCENDENTAL DEVELOPMENT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
[54:37] OPPORTUNITIES. THIS COULD BE A REAL GAME CHANGER FOR THE CITY
[54:39] AND FOR THAT AND FOR ALL THE OTHER REASONS THAT WERE
[54:41] ARTICULATED BEFORE I'M DEFINITELY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
[54:51] RESOLUTION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A ROBUST PUBLIC CONVERSATION
[54:52] ABOUT INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY AND MAKING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
[54:54] EVEN SAFER AND BETTER. WITH THAT VOTE IS BEFORE US ON THE
[54:56] RESOLUTION ALL IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING RESOLUTION 42009
[54:58] PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. THE RESOLUTION
[55:00] IS DECLARED ADOPTED. THANK YOU.
[55:05] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH ITEM 22 CLERK, PLEASE
[55:07] READ.
[55:09] >> RES42010 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FLYING OF A
[55:15] COMMEMORATIVE FLAG TO RECOGNIZE THE TENTH YEAR OF THE
[55:17] ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON BUSINESSb
[55:19] BUS TOUR, TO BE FLOWN FROM SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, TO OCTOBER
[55:20] 7, 2026.
[55:21] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 42010.
[55:24] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[55:25] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
[55:28] ON COUNCIL MEMBER DIAZ.
[55:29] >> Council Member Diaz: THANK YOU IF PASS THIS RESOLUTION
[55:30] HELPS US RECOGNIZE THE 10TH YEAR OF MANUFACTURING WEEK BUS
[55:37] TOUR THROUGH A COMMEMORATIVE FLAG RAISING HERE IN TACOMA.
[55:41] THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
[55:43] BUSINESSES MANUFACTURING WEEK BUS TO HER AS THE TWO ARISE
[55:45] THROUGH TACOMA BY ALLOWING THE MANUFACTURING WEEK FLAG TO BE
[55:54] FLOWN PER OUR FLAG POLICY IN TACOMA FROM SEPTEMBER 30TH,
[55:56] 2026 TO OCTOBER 7, 20 TO SIX. THE COMMEMORATIVE FLAG RAISING
[56:03] PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF TACOMA TO RECOGNIZE AND
[56:05] COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANUFACTURING TO OUR BROADER
[56:09] COMMUNITY. THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR PROVIDES HIGH-PAYING
[56:12] SKILLED AND FILLING JOBS FOR ENGINEERS, COMPUTER
[56:15] PROGRAMMERS, PROJECT MANAGERS, RESEARCHERS AND OTHERS THAT ARE
[56:20] VITAL TO THE COMMUNITY AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE EQUITABLE
[56:22] ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY. MANUFACTURING IS A MAJOR
[56:25] EMPLOYER AND JOB CREATOR IN WASHINGTON STATE WITH OVER
[56:31] 275,000 WORKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 8% OF GROSS STATE
[56:35] PRODUCT AND OVER 17,000 INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE
[56:39] MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN PIERCE COUNTY. MANUFACTURING IN
[56:44] TACOMA PRODUCES SUCH VARIED PRODUCTS AS AIRCRAFT
[56:47] COMPONENTS, PRECISION ROBOTICS, BATTERIES, COMPONENTS FOR THE
[56:50] MARITIME INDUSTRY AND CRAFT BEVERAGES. AND LOCAL
[56:57] MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES LEAD THE WAY IN SUSTAINABLE EFFORTS
[56:58] TO REDUCE ENERGY AND CARBON EMISSIONS INCLUDING BUSINESSES
[57:00] LIKE THOSE THAT RESIDE WITHIN THE PORT AND AID IN THE PORT OF
[57:05] TACOMA'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY TO REACH ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2040.
[57:13] FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD
[57:15] THIS RESOLUTION AND HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL VOTE FOR IT
[57:28] AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN MANUFACTURING WEEK ACTIVITIES
[57:30] WHEN THAT TIME COMES. THANK YOU.
[57:31] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR
[57:34] COMMENTS? OKAY ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 4120 SAY AYE. ITEM
[57:41] NUMBER 23 CLERK PLEASE READ.
[57:43] >> RES42011 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING INTENT AND
[57:45] COMMITMENT TO WORKING WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS TO LAUNCH A
[57:47] UNIFIED REGIONAL APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS AND TO COMMIT TO
[57:49] CERTAIN ACTIVITIES TO REGIONALLY ADDRESS
[57:52] HOMELESSNESS IN PIERCE COUNTY; AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
[57:54] TO WORK WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS TO
[57:55] DEVELOP AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
[57:59] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 42001.
[58:05] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[58:06] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
[58:07] ON COUNCIL MEMBER ABOVE.
[58:09] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: THANK YOU MR. MAYOR I AM SUPER
[58:10] PROUD OF TACOMA TONIGHT THIS IS A SYSTEM TO CREATE A REGIONAL
[58:12] SYSTEM TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING I FEEL
[58:19] ON OUR OWN FOR MANY YEARS. IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY TO GET
[58:21] HERE AND WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO COUNTY
[58:27] COUNCIL MEMBER JENNY HITCH AND . SHE'S BEEN A LEADER ON THIS
[58:29] ISSUE. PIERCE COUNTY HAS DEMONSTRATED REAL LEADERSHIP BY
[58:31] INVESTING IN A UNIFIED REGIONAL APPROACH TO ADDRESS
[58:33] HOMELESSNESS AND BRING CITIES TOGETHER AROUND A SHARED
[58:35] VISION. RATHER THAN ASKING EVERY JURISDICTION TO CHALLENGE
[58:36] THIS ON HIS OWN THE COUNTY RESOURCES CAN BE PARTNERS FROM
[58:44] ACROSS PIERCE COUNTY AND CREATE A PROCESS WHERE EVERY CITY HAS
[58:45] A VOICE IN SHAPING THE PATH FORWARD. I WANT TO ALSO THANK
[58:47] MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
[58:49] FORMING A UNIFIED APPROACH AS PART OF THE ELECTED LEADERSHIP
[58:50] GROUP AND THAT INCLUDES COUNCIL MEMBER SADALGE, HINES AND AS
[58:55] WELL AS MAYOR IBSEN. I ALSO APPRECIATE OUR CITY MANAGER,
[59:03] HYUN KIM, TO MEET WITH OTHER CITY MANAGERS INVOLVED IN THE
[59:05] PROCESS AS WELL AS OTHER STAFF THAT HAS PARTICIPATED THUS FAR.
[59:07] TACOMA IS NOT THE CITY TO SIGN ON FOR THIS WORK FOR THE
[59:18] SECOND. PIERCE COUNTY, FIFE, GIG HARBOR AND LAKEWOOD HAVE
[59:20] PASSED SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS TO WHAT IS BEFORE US TONIGHT.
[59:22] THESE ARE A FEW OF THE MANY PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THIS WORK.
[59:23] ALL OF US ARE AT THE TABLE COMMITTED TO THESE DISCUSSIONS
[59:25] BECAUSE WE EACH KNOW WE WILL GET FURTHER IF WE WORK
[59:28] TOGETHER. THIS BRINGS TO MIND THE WORDS OF OUR FORMER MAYOR,
[59:30] VICTORIA WOODARDS. IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST GO ALONE BUT IF YOU
[59:34] WANT TO GO FARGO TOGETHER. ONE OF THE ISSUES OF ADDRESSING
[59:37] HOMELESSNESS IN THE REGION IS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE GO
[59:39] FAR. THAT IS WHY THE COUNTY'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE IS SO
[59:41] IMPACT WILL. THEY HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER SO MANY DIFFERENT
[59:45] PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE SERVING DIFFERENT
[59:47] CONSTITUENCIES. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OTHER
[59:52] CITIES AND LEARN WHERE THEY SAT ON THIS ISSUE AND WHY THEY FEEL
[59:54] THE SAME WAY WE DO. SOMETIMES THIS IS HARD BECAUSE OUR
[59:56] CONSTITUENTS IN TACOMA HAVE SUCH HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF THE
[1:00:02] SERVICES WE PROVIDE OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS AND WE
[1:00:04] CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN OUR REGION HUMANS
[1:00:05] SERVICES SUPPORT. HOWEVER, THAT MAKES IT ALL THE MORE
[1:00:15] MEANINGFUL WHEN WE SEE PROGRESS HAPPEN. OTHER CITIES HAVE
[1:00:17] ALREADY STEPPED UP TO WORK TOGETHER TO FORMALLY LAUNCH THE
[1:00:18] URA. THEY ARE COMING TO THE TABLE AND COMMITTING TO THIS
[1:00:20] WORK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY OF TACOMA JOINING AND BE A
[1:00:22] PART OF THE SHARED WORK SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING
[1:00:23] HOMELESSNESS SO THAT IT IS RARE, BRIEF AND
[1:00:25] NON-REOCCURRING. THANK YOU.
[1:00:27] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SADALGE?
[1:00:34] >> Council Member Sadalge: THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU
[1:00:35] COUNCIL MEMBER RUMBAUGH FOR SPONSORING THIS I AM MORE THAN
[1:00:37] HAPPY TO BE A COSPONSOR. I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE URA
[1:00:42] DISCUSSION SINCE I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW LONG AGO IT WAS
[1:00:44] ACTUALLY, ALMOST 2 YEARS? AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PROCESS
[1:00:49] WHERE QUITE FRANKLY I LEARNED A LOT. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
[1:00:55] WHAT HOMELESSNESS MEANS TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS, HOW THEY
[1:00:57] SEE IT AND I ALSO THINK OTHER JURISDICTIONS LEARNED A LOT
[1:01:00] ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE IN TACOMA AND HOW THEY COULD
[1:01:06] BENEFIT FROM SOME OF OUR LEARNINGS. I THINK THROUGHOUT
[1:01:09] THE PROCESS, IT'S PROUD OF WHAT WE HERE IN TACOMA HAVE DONE IN
[1:01:17] THIS SPECTRUM OF WAYS THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS
[1:01:20] HOMELESSNESS. BUT IT WAS VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT WE DO NEED A
[1:01:28] REGIONAL APPROACH. WE CAN'T JUST DO IT ALONE. AND SO, WHAT
[1:01:37] IS REALLY AMAZING ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND AGAIN, I AGREE WITH
[1:01:40] COUNCIL MEMBER RUMBAUGH IN THINKING PIERCE COUNTY COUNCIL
[1:01:47] PRESIDENT JENNY HUTCHINS ON REALLY LEADING THROUGH SOME
[1:01:49] REALLY TOUGH CONVERSATIONS, A LOT OF DIALOGUE, AT THE END OF
[1:01:53] THE DAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT KING COUNTY DID AND WHAT
[1:01:57] WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS TO BE A COALITION OF THE WILLING.
[1:02:03] THOSE WHO HAVE COME AND TO HAVE TAUGHT AND WHO UNDERSTOOD. AND
[1:02:08] WE ARE GOING AROUND AND HAVING RESOLUTIONS OF INTENT THAT WE
[1:02:10] ARE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN. AND THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A
[1:02:18] RESOLUTION OF INTENT. PEOPLE ARE LIKE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN
[1:02:21] UNTIL I MAKE IT GET SIGNED. BUT IN THIS RESOLUTION WE ARE
[1:02:26] AGREEING EVERY SINGLE RESOLUTION DOING SOMETHING
[1:02:31] MEANINGFUL AND EFFECTIVE DOING SOMETHING TOWARDS HOMELESSNESS
[1:02:36] IN THEIR JURISDICTION AND THAT IS A BIG WIN. YOU ALSO TALK
[1:02:38] ABOUT IT WITH SHARED DEFINITIONS, SHARED DATA,
[1:02:47] SHARED INFORMATION, IS GOING TO HELP US ALL OUT. AND I CANNOT
[1:02:55] DESCRIBE YOU KNOW, THERE WERE TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS
[1:02:57] THAT I WAS LIKE EIGHT NO ONE SIGNING THIS THING. BUT WE
[1:03:00] PERSEVERED. WE GO THROUGH IT AND WE TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. WE
[1:03:05] LISTENED AND WE CAME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT COULD WORK FOR
[1:03:13] THE REGION AND WE ARE GOING TO BUILD ON IT. THIS IS A START
[1:03:15] AND WE ARE GOING TO BUILD ON IT. SO, I AM MORE THAN HAPPY
[1:03:17] TO BE HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND I AM REALLY
[1:03:21] LOOKING FORWARD TO HOW WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THIS IN
[1:03:25] THE ENTIRE REGION. THANK YOU.
[1:03:29] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HEINZ?
[1:03:33] >> Council Member Hines: THANK YOU MRS. MARRAH I WILL KEEP IT
[1:03:35] SHORT I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER HOTRUMBA AND SADALGE DID WELL
[1:03:40] IN OUTLINING THIS. I WAS THERE AT THE FIRST COMMITTEE WE HAD
[1:03:43] AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. I THINK THE THING THAT WE HAVE SAID
[1:03:48] MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IS
[1:03:49] THAT HOMELESSNESS DOES NOT RESPECT ANY BOUNDARIES. THE
[1:03:56] ONLY WAY WE WILL ADDRESS A PROBLEM THAT IS FLUID AND
[1:04:01] COMPLEX AND AS DYNAMIC AS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
[1:04:03] HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS WE HAVE TO SEE IT AS A
[1:04:04] COLLECTIVE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ON TOGETHER. AND I
[1:04:11] THINK WHILE WE ARE YET TO SEE WHERE THE URA IS GOING TO GO I
[1:04:13] THINK THIS IS A GOOD FIRST STEP IN GETTING SOME OF THE CITIES
[1:04:16] AND THE COUNTY ALIGNED ON THE IDEA THAT THIS IS A COLLECTIVE
[1:04:19] EFFORT THAT WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE WORKING ON TOGETHER TO TRY
[1:04:23] TO ADDRESS. I AM VERY EXCITED BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT WE ARE
[1:04:27] DOING AMAZING WORK. IN THE CITY OF TACOMA. I THINK THE
[1:04:30] PRIDE OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE ON THE COUNCIL CAN BE BOTH
[1:04:36] A I GUESS I WAS A AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY
[1:04:40] IN OUR AREA AND I GET TO BE A WAY TO SHARE WHAT WE HAVE
[1:04:49] LEARNED OVER TIME IN BEST PRACTICES BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY
[1:04:51] I AM ALSO EAGER TO LEARN FROM OTHERS TO SEE WHAT ELSE THEY
[1:04:52] ARE DOING. I WAS A FOOTBALL COACH FOR A LONG TIME AND WE
[1:04:54] TALK A LOT ABOUT THE FACT THAT NO MATTER WHO OR WHAT YOU CAN
[1:05:07] CONTRIBUTE YOU ARE PART OF A TEAM AND YOU CONTRIBUTE WHAT
[1:05:08] YOU CAN. AND SO, I THINK AS WE LOOK FORWARD WITH THIS I'M
[1:05:10] EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENT PLAYERS ARE GOING TO
[1:05:11] COME TOGETHER AND CONTRIBUTE AS WE TRY TO TAKE ON THINK THE
[1:05:13] NUMBER 1 MOST IMPORTANT PROJECT OF OUR TIME WHICH IS HOW DO WE
[1:05:16] MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. THANK YOU.
[1:05:21] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HINES AND THANK
[1:05:23] YOU TO THE THREE OF YOU WITH YOUR DIRECT INVOLVEMENT WITH
[1:05:26] THIS REGIONAL CONVERSATION AS WELL AS YOUR PARTICIPATION.
[1:05:28] AND ALSO JUST A BIG THANK YOU TO PIERCE COUNTY'S AND OUR
[1:05:31] COLLEAGUES OUR JURISDICTIONAL PARTNERS WHO CARE. THIS IS ONE
[1:05:33] OF THE ISSUES IF NOT THE ISSUE ON THE MINDS OF SO MANY
[1:05:38] TACOMANS THAT ALL OF US HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN COMMUNITY AND
[1:05:48] IT CAN FEEL SO FRUSTRATING WHEN IT FEELS LIKE BETWEEN WHAT
[1:05:50] WE'RE SAYING FEDERALLY AND WHAT WE ARE SEEING EVEN CLOSER TO
[1:05:52] HOME WITH THE BUDGETS AND PRIORITIES THAT THE PROBLEM
[1:05:53] DISCONTINUES, WHAT ARE YOU ACTUALLY DOING TO RESOLVE THIS?
[1:05:55] TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE GET HELP AND NEIGHBORHOODS GET RELIEF?
[1:05:59] THIS IS NOT THE THING BUT IT IS A CRUCIAL THING WITH WHAT WE
[1:06:02] CANNOT DO IT AND THAT IS NOT GOING IT ALONE. THAT IS THE
[1:06:06] SINGLE BIGGEST WENT TO THE UNIFIED APPROACH IS THAT WHAT
[1:06:09] IS POTENTIALLY REALLY GAME CHANGING ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE
[1:06:13] NOW, NOT CONCEPTUALLY BUT WE NOW HAVE THE WILLING OF
[1:06:16] VOLITIONAL PARTICIPATION OF OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT WHICH WAS NOT
[1:06:24] ALWAYS THE CASE. OF NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS,
[1:06:26] NEIGHBORING SUBURBANS, SMALLER JURISDICTIONS WITH IN TANDEM
[1:06:29] WITH US. THIS IS A MODEST START. IT IS NOT GOING TO
[1:06:31] SOLVE THE PROBLEM OVERNIGHT. BUT MAKING SURE, THE ACTUAL
[1:06:33] GAME CHANGING THING IS MAKING SURE WE ACTUALLY HAVE UNIFIED
[1:06:48] DATA SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO RE-CREATE AND RELIVE THEIR
[1:06:50] TRAUMA EVERY TIME THEY SEEK SERVICES OR GO INTO SHELTERS.
[1:06:52] THAT WE ARE NOT SEEING AS MUCH DUPLICATION BETWEEN SERVICE
[1:06:53] PROVIDERS. THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY SPENDING MONEY AND
[1:06:55] GIVING PEOPLE LONG-TERM HEALTH INSTEAD OF RE-CREATING THE SAME
[1:06:57] PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME SYSTEMS. PROPERLY DONE, THIS IS GOING TO
[1:06:59] BE A REALLY BIG GAME CHANGER AND WE ARE JUST GETTING
[1:07:00] STARTED. BUT THE FACT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SOMEBODY WILLING
[1:07:05] SUBURBAN AND COUNTY AND OTHER PARTNERS SIGNING ON TO PROVIDE
[1:07:06] A GREATER AND MORE FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICES
[1:07:12] THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THAT IS HUGE. THAT IS IMMEDIATE HELP
[1:07:15] PEOPLE IN NEED AND IMMEDIATE RELIEF FOR FRANKLY OUR CITY IN
[1:07:17] TERMS OF THE CONCENTRATION OF WHERE AND WHO HAS BEEN PAYING
[1:07:22] FOR THE SERVICES. MUCH MORE TO COME BUT I'M PROFOUNDLY
[1:07:25] GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES WITH YOUR HELP ON THIS FOR OUR
[1:07:29] JURISDICTIONAL PARTNERS FOR STEPPING UP AND ACTUALLY
[1:07:31] FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THIS AND HAVING THE LONG, HARD
[1:07:34] CONVERSATIONS BUT ABOVE ALL THE LONG COMMITMENT TO OUR PEOPLE.
[1:07:37] I'M VERY UP THE MYSTIC ABOUT WHERE THIS IS HEADED AND I'M
[1:07:47] DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO CONTINUE THIS WORK IN APPROVING THIS
[1:07:49] MOTION. WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING RESOLUTION
[1:07:51] 42011 TWO SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. THE
[1:07:55] RESOLUTION IS DECLARED ADOPTED. ITEM 24 CLERK, PLEASE READ.
[1:07:57] >> RES42012 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ONE-TIME USE OF
[1:07:59] COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500, TO
[1:08:01] SUPPORT b HOSTED BY NOURISH PIERCE
[1:08:03] COUNTY.
[1:08:08] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 42012.
[1:08:12] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[1:08:13] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
[1:08:15] ON COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER.
[1:08:15] >> Council Member Walker: THANK YOU MAYOR ENDS MEETIN
[1:08:17] BRINGING FORWARD DOUBLE DATE AS MOST OF YOU NOTE NOURISH PIERCE
[1:08:24] COUNTY BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T THEY ARE A VITAL
[1:08:36] ORGANIZATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. A NONPROFIT BASED IN TACOMA
[1:08:38] MISSION IS TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND SUPPORT
[1:08:39] SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND
[1:08:41] RESPECT. THEY OPERATE SIX BRICK-AND-MORTAR FOOD PANTRIES
[1:08:42] AND 16 MOBILE SITES COUNTYWIDE. THREE OF THOSE BRICK-AND-MORTAR
[1:08:50] PANTRIES AND EIGHT OF THE MOBILE SITES ARE HERE IN
[1:08:52] TACOMA. LAST YEAR THEY SERVED NEARLY 29,000 UNDUPLICATED
[1:08:54] TACOMA RESIDENTS WHICH IS JUST A BIT MORE THAN 12% OF OUR
[1:08:57] POPULATION. WE ALREADY KNOW THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO
[1:09:04] NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY IS HIGH AND NAVY THAT
[1:09:06] IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. IN FACT, IN TWO CENSUS TRACTS IN TACOMA
[1:09:19] THE EAST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF
[1:09:20] PARTICIPATION IN SNAP BENEFITS IN PIERCE COUNTY. WE ALSO KNOW
[1:09:21] THE NEED IS GOING WITH THE REDUCTION OF SOME FEDERAL FOOD
[1:09:24] BENEFITS AS WELL AS OUR OWN FOOD DESERTS THAT HAVE BEEN
[1:09:25] AMPLIFIED BY THE RECENT CLOSURE OF A CRITICAL FRED MEYER. WE
[1:09:27] NEED PARTNERS LIKE NOURISH TODAY MORE THAN EVER AND THIS
[1:09:30] OF COURSE IS A VERY SMALL CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREAT WORK
[1:09:33] THAT THEY DO BUT SMALL BUT MIGHTY TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN
[1:09:38] HAVE A GREAT EVENT AND SUPPORT AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY CAN
[1:09:47] SUPPORT THEM. I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SADALGE,
[1:09:49] COUNCIL MEMBER RUMBAUGH FOR COSPONSORING THE REQUEST AND
[1:09:50] THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF AT NOURISH WHO HELPED US GET
[1:09:52] ALL THE INFORMATION TOGETHER AND MIKE WHO IS HERE
[1:09:54] REPRESENTING NOURISH TODAY. AS YOU WOULD EXPECT PROBABLY BUT I
[1:09:57] WANTED TO NOTE THAT IN REACHING FOR OUR SUPPORT THE CITY OF
[1:10:02] TACOMA LOGO WILL BE ADDED TO THE PROGRAM AND PRESENTATION
[1:10:03] AND LISTED AS A PARTNER. AND I HAVE ALREADY SENT YOU AN INVITE
[1:10:09] TO SIT AT MY TABLE AT THE LUNCHEON. HOPE YOU CAN JOIN ME
[1:10:12] TO LISTEN TO ALL THE GREAT WORK THEY ARE DOING AND I'M HAPPY TO
[1:10:15] SUPPORT.
[1:10:19] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER DO WE
[1:10:21] HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER RUMBAUGH?
[1:10:23] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: I DID NOT HAVE A QUESTION I JUST
[1:10:24] WANTED TO SAY DEFINITELY I WILL SIT AT THE TABLE EVERY YEAR MY
[1:10:26] TEMPLE DOES A FOOD DRIVE FOR NOURISH PIERCE COUNTY. WE
[1:10:28] SUPPORT THE JACKSON STREET FOOD BANK AT ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL
[1:10:33] CHURCH. SO THESE EGGS ARE HAPPENING EVERY DAY IN OUR
[1:10:40] COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THE NEED IS SO HIGH. I WANT TO
[1:10:42] THANK COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER FOR DOING THIS SMALL BUT IMPORTANT
[1:10:44] COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND ASKED. THANK YOU.
[1:10:49] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU. SEE NO FURTHER COMMENTS ALL
[1:10:51] THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING RESOLUTION 42012 PLEASE SIGNIFY
[1:10:58] BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. THE RESOLUTION IS DECLARED
[1:10:59] ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO ITEM 25 CLERK PLEASE READ.
[1:11:01] >> RES42013 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ONE-TIME USE OF
[1:11:03] COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000, TO
[1:11:06] SPONSOR A CITY FLAG COMPETITION.
[1:11:09] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 42013.
[1:11:15] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[1:11:16] >> Mayor Ibsen: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON COUNCIL #.
[1:11:17] >> Council Member Hines: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON FUNDS TO
[1:11:21] DEFINE A SYMBOL THAT UNITES US. I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY REFLECT
[1:11:26] THIS THROUGH A FLAG DESIGNING COMPETITION. I WANT TO
[1:11:30] ACKNOWLEDGE THE DESIGN HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. THE IDEA
[1:11:34] IS WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS OF TACOMA? WHAT IS OUR COLLECTIVE
[1:11:40] HISTORY? WHAT BEST REPRESENTS US? THIS CONVERSATION HAS GONE
[1:11:42] ON FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT AS MANY OF
[1:11:44] THOSE ON THE DAIS IS SOMETHING THAT MANY OF US HAVE THOUGHT
[1:11:46] ABOUT COUNTLESS TIMES. A FLAG DESIGN CREATES A UNIQUE
[1:11:50] OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THE QUALITY AND CHARACTERISTIC OF
[1:11:55] OUR COMMUNITY AND CAN OFTEN BECOME AN ICON AND A DEEPLY
[1:11:57] MEANINGFUL IMAGE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT ICONIC FLAGS YOU CAN
[1:12:02] THINK OF THE TRICOLOR IN FRANCE OR THE MAPLE LEAF OR THE
[1:12:07] JAPANESE RISING SUN. YOU CAN THINK OF THE ST. GEORGE'S CROSS
[1:12:10] OF ENGLAND OR THE ST. ANDREW'S CROSS OF SCOTLAND. THESE
[1:12:14] SYMBOLS ARE POWERFUL BECAUSE THEY ARE SIMPLE. THEY ARE
[1:12:18] EASILY RECOGNIZABLE AND THEY CONVEY SOMETHING THAT IS CORE
[1:12:21] TO THE IDENTITY OF A PLACE. AND SO, THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
[1:12:28] A FLAG IS NOT ABOUT A PRODUCT. IT IS NOT ABOUT THE THING
[1:12:34] ITSELF. BECAUSE FLAGS ARE MORE THAN JUST THINGS THEY ARE A
[1:12:36] SYMBOL. THEY HAVE MEANING. IN MY GOAL BY BRINGING THIS
[1:12:43] FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY GIVING MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT IS THIS IDEA
[1:12:45] OF HAVING A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION IN THIS MOMENT
[1:12:46] ABOUT WHAT BEST SYMBOLIZES OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS THE CITY OF
[1:12:47] TACOMA. AND IN A FUN AND EXCITING WAY. YOU KNOW, IN
[1:12:55] TACOMA WE HAVE VALUES AND CHARACTERISTICS AND AS OUR CITY
[1:12:57] IS CHANGING, SOMEONE WHO LIKE I SAID HAS BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS
[1:13:01] GEEZ, MORE THAN THAT HOW OLD AND AM I? MY ENTIRE LIFE.
[1:13:05] TACOMA IS CHANGING AND GROWING. IT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE CITY I
[1:13:10] WAS BORN INTO AN DIFFERENT THAN THE CITY THAT MY KIDS WILL LIVE
[1:13:15] IN. IT'S A CORE IDENTITY OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE
[1:13:17] REPRESENT THAT A FLAG AS A SYMBOL CAN HELP REPRESENT. WE
[1:13:24] SEE THIS SPREAD OUT AND TAKE OVER PARTS OF THE WORLD. THE
[1:13:26] RADIATORS ARE FOR THE BASEBALL TEAM THE SECOND SELLING
[1:13:32] EVERYWHERE I GO I SEE SOMEWHERE WEARING THE HE HAT
[1:13:36] AND IT SPARKS SPARKS CONVERSATION I THINK ABOUT OUR
[1:13:45] UR SPIRIT ANIMAL JOLLY Y JERRY WHO HAS RESPONDED TO THE SAID
[1:13:49] SEATTLE CALLED TIMOTHY. THIS INSPIRING CREATURE THAT HAS
[1:13:55] REALLY CAPTURED SOMETHING ABOUT OUR CITY THE GRITTY NATURE TO
[1:13:56] OVERCOME EVERYTHING. THE SYMBOLS ARE POWERFUL AND
[1:14:02] REPRESENT SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY TY THAT DRAWS US IN
[1:14:05] AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE FLOOD E FLOOD COMPETITION WILL HELP
[1:14:07] US DO THAT. P US DO THAT. I THINK OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
[1:14:12] TALKING ABOUT A CONVERSATION AND HAVING THEMING THEM REALLY
[1:14:13] THINKING ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS SO I AM HAPPY THAT WHILE THE
[1:14:18] CONVERSATION HAS GONE ON FOR SOME TIME THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR
[1:14:24] US REALLY TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION NOW. IF YOU LOOK
[1:14:25] AT THE CURRENT FLAG WHICH IS BEHIND ME, IT WAS DEVELOPED AS
[1:14:28] PART OF THE CITY'S CORPORATE IDENTITY PROGRAM. I THINK WE
[1:14:34] CAN ALL AGREE THAT A CORPORATE IDENTITY PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY
[1:14:36] ANTITHETICAL TO OUR CREATIVE JOYFUL CREATIVE DIVERSE
[1:14:40] HARD-WORKING AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY. RIGHT? I THINK WE
[1:14:42] NEED SOMETHING MORE THAN OUR PRAYER IDENTITY REPRESENTING
[1:14:43] US. IT SHOULD REGULATE CAPTURE SOMETHING ABOUT OUR CITY AND
[1:14:50] WOULD ACHIEVE FAR FAR MORE THAN JUST A NEW FLAG. IT WILL
[1:14:53] ACHIEVE A CONVERSATIONSATION THAT WILL REALLY LEAD US INTO
[1:14:55] WHAT WE WHAT WE VALUE WHAT REPRESENTS US AND WHAT BRINGS
[1:14:58] US TOGETHER AS CLICHCAS IT SOUNDS A FLAG CAN BE A THING
[1:15:05] AND REMINDER THAT THINGS THAT BRING US TOGETHER ARE MORE
[1:15:14] POWERFUL THAN THE THINGS THAT DIVIDE US IN SOME CASES. AND I
[1:15:16] HOPE WE CAN GET FURTHER INTO THAT CONVERSATION. A
[1:15:18] BACKGROUND AND NOT JUST WHY THE HOPE AND DREAM OF THE FLAG
[1:15:22] COMPETITION FOR THE E FOLKS TUNING IN THIS WILL BE OPEN TO
[1:15:27] EVERYONE AND INCLUDING WE HAD MEMBERS MEMBERS HERE ABOUT A
[1:15:29] FLAG THAT WAS CREATED IN THE PAST. THAT ARTIST OR SOMEONE
[1:15:36] WHO REPRESENTS THE ARTIST IS WILLING TO SUBMIT THAT FOR THIS
[1:15:38] COMPETITION BUT WHEN I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT FLAG WHEN
[1:15:40] IT WAS DESIGNED AND WE READ THE WORDS OF THE ARTIST ONE OF THE
[1:15:42] THINGS THAT STRUCK ME AS SHE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT JUST
[1:15:45] THINKING ABOUT THAT INCREASING THE FLAG CAUSED HER TO THINK
[1:15:50] ABOUT THINGS THAT REPRESENTED THE CITY OF TACOMA REPRESENTED
[1:15:55] COMMUNITY. I WANT MORE FOLKS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
[1:15:56] REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT TRULY SYMBOLIZES AND REPRESENTS US.
[1:16:00] I THINK ONE THING ABOUT FLAGS RIGHT, GOOD FLAGS, THEY ARE A
[1:16:08] SYMBOL. IT'S NOT ABOUT MORE IT'S GETTING CLOSER TO LESS AND
[1:16:10] WHAT TRULY REPRESENTS US. IT'S OPEN TO EVERYONE INCLUDING
[1:16:12] FLAGS THAT WERE CREATED IN THE PAST. THAT CAN ALSO BE PART OF
[1:16:17] THIS CONVERSATION, TOO. WE ARE ASKING BUSINESSES TO UPLOAD A
[1:16:21] COPY OF THEIR DESIGN IN A BRIEF STATEMENT TO THE REASON WHY
[1:16:27] THEY THINK THEIR FLAG SHOULD BE THE ONE FOR THE CITY OF TACOMA.
[1:16:29] WE GET CREATIVE ORIGINAL WORK FROM ARTISTS SO WE ARE
[1:16:36] ENCOURAGING PEOPLE NOT TO USE AI AS PART OF THE PROCESS WE
[1:16:38] WANT ORIGINAL WORK AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE A DEEP
[1:16:40] CONNECTION TO TACOMA AND THINK ABOUT A FLAG THAT CAN BEST
[1:16:44] REPRESENT OUR CITY. OTHER CITIES AROUND US, THE CITY OF
[1:16:46] VANCOUVER, THE CITY OF SPOKANE HAVE RECENTLY DONE THIS PROCESS
[1:16:49] IN TALKING TO THEIR MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS IT REALLY WAS
[1:16:52] AN EMPOWERING PROCESS IN THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A
[1:16:53] CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FLAG WHAT REPRESENTS US AND WHAT IS
[1:16:56] THE CORE IDENTITY OF OUR CITY. AS PART OF THIS WE WILL BE
[1:17:00] SELECTING A FLAG COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS WILL NOT
[1:17:05] BE A NORMAL CBC IT WILL BE A LIMITED DURATION GROUP THAT
[1:17:08] WILL COME TOGETHER AND LOOK AT ALL OF THE SUBMISSIONS TURNED
[1:17:10] IN ONLINE. THE CITY OF SPOKANE GOT OVER 50. THE CITY OF
[1:17:14] VANCOUVER GOT OVER 45 SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL OVER THE
[1:17:21] WORLD FOR THE FLAGS OF THEIR CITY. WE WILL HAVE A FLAG
[1:17:22] COMMISSION THAT WILL NARROW THIS DOWN TO 10 FINALISTS. WE
[1:17:26] WILL THEN HAVE A PUBLIC VOTE ON TO GET US TO A FINAL THREE.
[1:17:28] THE FINAL THREE WILL COME TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
[1:17:30] WILL DECIDE THE WINNER. AS I WOULD IMAGINE IF PEOPLE ARE
[1:17:35] VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE FLAG WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE COMING HERE
[1:17:38] AGAIN AND ADVOCATE TO EITHER FLAG SHOULD BE THE ONE TO
[1:17:43] REPRESENT THE CITY AND INFLUENCE COUNCIL AS WE MAKE
[1:17:45] OUR FINAL DECISION. THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND
[1:17:51] REQUEST SORRY AND TALKING A LOT ABOUT FLAGS, IT'S SO EXCITING.
[1:17:53] IT IS EXCITING. THE $6000 IS FOR THE BIG WINNER. THE FLAG
[1:18:03] THE PERSON WILL GET THE $2000 AND THE TWO OTHER FINALISTS
[1:18:04] WILL GET $1000 EACH. WE WILL REWARD THE FOLKS, WE WILL
[1:18:10] PROVIDE A MONETARY REWARD FOR THE FLAGS TO GET TO THE FINAL
[1:18:16] THREE AND BASIC IDEAS. COUNCIL MEMBER BUSHNELL DON'T YOU HAVE
[1:18:18] A FLAG SITTING AROUND SOMEWHERE? THERE WE GO. WE
[1:18:20] ARE ALREADY TRYING THIS ON THE COUNCIL. HE CANNOT ENTER THAT
[1:18:22] FLAG FOR THE COMPETITION. WELL I GUESS HE CAN ENTER THAT ONE.
[1:18:29] SO THE STANDARDS WE ARE LOOKING AT IS THE NORTH AMERICAN DECKS
[1:18:37] GEOLOGY ASSOCIATION AND ADA HAVE SOME VERY BASIC RULES
[1:18:39] ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK MAKES A GOOD FLAG A GOOD FLAG. THEY
[1:18:41] SHOULD BE SIMPLE AND THINK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT A CHILD
[1:18:51] COULD DRAW IT LIKE THE CANADIAN FLAG MOST KIDS COULD PROBABLY
[1:18:52] DRAW THAT OR IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE AMERICAN FLAG MOST KIDS CAN
[1:18:54] PROBABLY DRAW A ROUGH ASSEMBLY OF THAT FLAG. IT SHOULD BE 2
[1:18:57] TO 3 BASIC COLORS, WHITE NOT INCLUDED UP TO FOUR IF YOU
[1:19:04] INCLUDE WHITE. NO LETTERING OR SEALS AND DISTINCTIVE TO
[1:19:07] SIMILAR AREAS THAT SHOW CONNECTIONS. IF YOU THINK
[1:19:09] ABOUT CERTAIN FLAGS THEY RIP OFF OF EACH OTHER TO SHOW
[1:19:11] CONNECTIONS TO OTHER THING. IT IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THE
[1:19:14] EXAMPLES THAT WE SAW THE ASSOCIATION MENTION IF YOU LOOK
[1:19:20] AT THE COUNTRY OF LIBERIA WHICH IS IN AFRICA IT WAS HELD BY
[1:19:28] FORMER SLAVES THAT WENT BACK TO AFRICA AND LIBERIA AND SETTLED
[1:19:29] THERE. THE CAPITAL IS MONROVIA. IT IS A FLAG THAT
[1:19:31] LOOKS ROUGHLY LIKE THE UNITED STATES TO RIP OFF THE FACT THAT
[1:19:33] THEY WERE FOLKS THAT LEFT THE UNITED STATES AND WENT BACK TO
[1:19:34] AFRICA. THAT'S ENOUGH FUN FLAGS FOR ME. GET READY FOR
[1:19:40] THE PODCAST, FUN WITH FLAGS AND COUNCIL MEMBER HINES COMING OUT
[1:19:47] SHORTLY. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT'S IDEAS
[1:19:51] FOR COSPONSORING THE REQUEST AND I HOPE EVERYONE WILL ENGAGE
[1:19:53] IN THIS CONVERSATION AND VOTE TO SUPPORT THIS REQUEST AND I
[1:19:57] AM OPEN TO ANY REQUESTS OR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY
[1:20:08] MUCH.
[1:20:08] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HINES COUNCIL
[1:20:10] MEMBER RUMBAUGH?
[1:20:10] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
[1:20:12] FORWARD I FEEL LIKE IF COUNCIL MEMBER SUBMIT ONE THEY SHOULD
[1:20:14] NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE $2500.
[1:20:15] >> Council Member Palmer: THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE FLAG
[1:20:17] COMMISSION TO DETERMINE WHAT MOVES FORWARD.
[1:20:19] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: ARE WE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT ONE,
[1:20:21] IS A QUESTION.
[1:20:22] >> Council Member Palmer: I WOULD SAY THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS
[1:20:24] ARE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ATTORNEY TO WONDER IF YOU
[1:20:27] CAN BEAT REMEMBER AYDA FOR THAT OR NOT BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DO
[1:20:31] NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TIED TO THE CITY TO NOT ANTICIPATE ISN'T
[1:20:33] THAT RIGHT CITY ATTORNEY?
[1:20:37] >> City Attorney: I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ASSUMPTION
[1:20:39] COUNCIL MEMBER.
[1:20:39] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: OKAY, BUMMER.
[1:20:42] >> Mayor Ibsen: OKAY. ANY OTHER FURTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS?
[1:20:45] COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT?
[1:20:47] >> Council Member Scott: JUST TO CLARIFY IT WAS IT NOTE TO
[1:20:51] COUNCIL MEMBER SUBMITTING OR GETTING THE MONEY TO?
[1:20:54] >> Mayor Ibsen: I THINK IT'S GETTING THE MONEY.
[1:20:56] >> Council Member Hines: OF HOPEFUL AND I WOULD SAY IF
[1:20:59] COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A DESIGN OR A VISION MAYBE TALK TO
[1:21:05] SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO ACTUALIZE THAT
[1:21:08] DESIGN WITH WHAT IS GOING ON. OKAY.
[1:21:09] >> Mayor Ibsen: ALL RIGHT. KILLS MEMBER DIAZ? OKAY. ALL
[1:21:14] RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING RESOLUTION FOR 2013
[1:21:17] PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. THE RESOLUTION
[1:21:23] IS DECLARED ADOPTED THE FINAL READING OF ORDINANCES ITEM 26
[1:21:25] PART, PLEASE READ.
[1:21:26] >> ORD29116 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1.12 OF THE
[1:21:30] MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN, TO IMPLEMENT
[1:21:32] RATES OF PAY AND COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY
[1:21:35] THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL
[1:21:38] 483, SUPERVISORSb
[1:21:39] AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE UNIT; THE TACOMA, WASHINGTON, CITY
[1:21:42] AND PIERCE COUNTY EMPLOYEES LOCAL NUMBER 120 OF THE
[1:21:43] WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES; AND
[1:21:45] THE SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL, AND TRANSPORTATION - TRANSPORTATION
[1:21:47] DIVISION, CONDUCTOR UNIT. 'S.
[1:21:50] >> Mayor Ibsen: THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED LAST WEEK. ARE THERE
[1:21:56] ADDITIONAL COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLERK
[1:21:57] PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[1:21:59] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: I.
[1:22:01] >> Council Member Diaz: AYE.
[1:22:03] >> Council Member Hines: AYE.
[1:22:04] >> Council Member Palmer: AYE.
[1:22:09] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: AYE.
[1:22:10] >> Council Member Sadalge: AYE.
[1:22:11] >> Council Member Scott: AYE.
[1:22:12] >> Council Member Walker: AYE.
[1:22:13] >> Mayor Ibsen: AYE.
[1:22:14] >> Mayor Ibsen: THE ORDINANCE IS DECLARED PASSED. ITEM 27
[1:22:18] CLERK, PLEASE READ.
[1:22:19] >> ORD29117 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE PUBLIC NECESSITY
[1:22:21] FOR, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION BY EMINENT DOMAIN,
[1:22:22] CERTAIN PROPERTY ALONG A VACATED ALLEYWAY LOCATED
[1:22:25] BETWEEN PUYALLUP AVENUE AND EAST 25TH
[1:22:27] STREET, ADJACENT TO THE EAST SIDE OF A STREET, FOR THE
[1:22:30] ACQUISITION OF EASEMENT RIGHTS TO REPAIR, REPLACE, MAINTAIN,
[1:22:32] AND CONSTRUCT THE STORMWATER TRUNK MAIN AND ASSOCIATED
[1:22:35] FACILITIES.
[1:22:38] >> Mayor Ibsen: THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED LAST WEEK. ARE THERE
[1:22:42] ADDITIONAL COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLERK,
[1:22:45] PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[1:22:48] >> Council Member Diaz: AYE.
[1:22:49] >> Council Member Hines: AYE.
[1:22:50] >> Council Member Palmer: AYE.
[1:22:51] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: AYE.
[1:22:52] >> Council Member Sadalge: AYE .
[1:22:55] >> Council Member Scott: AYE.
[1:22:56] >> Council Member Walker: AYE.
[1:22:57] >> Mayor Ibsen: AYE.
[1:23:01] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: AYE.
[1:23:02] >> Mayor Ibsen: THE ORDINANCE IS DECLARED PASSED. ARE THERE
[1:23:05] ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? SEEING NONE CITY MANAGER DO YOU
[1:23:08] HAVE A REPORT THIS EVENING?
[1:23:10] >> City Manager: THERE IS NO REPORT THIS EVENING.
[1:23:12] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS I WOULD LIKE
[1:23:16] TO CALL ON CHAIR WALKER FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING
[1:23:18] AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE.
[1:23:26] >> Council Member Walker: THANK YOU MAYOR WE HAVE MET
[1:23:28] TWICE SINCE OUR LAST REPORT OUT ON JULY 22ND THE COMMITTEE WAS
[1:23:30] BRIEFED ON AN UPDATE FROM TACOMA WATER ON GROUNDWATER
[1:23:32] SUPPLY AND REGULATIONS PROTECTING THE PUBLIC AND
[1:23:33] MEETING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PFA'S COMMONLY KNOWN
[1:23:35] AS FOREVER CHEMICALS. ON AUGUST 12TH THE COMMITTEE VOTED
[1:23:38] TO RECOMMEND CANDIDATES TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE
[1:23:40] MISSION AND YOU ALL VOTED ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TONIGHT.
[1:23:45] THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED FOUR MEMORANDUMS FROM PUBLIC
[1:23:47] WORKS PROVIDING UPDATES ON WALLOP AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS, THE
[1:23:51] FISHING MORRIS MEMORIAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND THE
[1:23:53] AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT EXPANSION AS WELL AS BACKGROUND
[1:23:59] INFORMATION ON THE SCHUSTER PARKWAY TRAIL PROJECT. I
[1:24:02] RECOMMEND THAT EVERYONE ON COUNCIL LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE
[1:24:03] MEMOS IS A TON OF GOOD INFORMATION AND GREAT WORK DONE
[1:24:05] IN PUBLIC WORKS. SINCE OUR LAST REPORT OUT THE COMMITTEE
[1:24:10] HAS RECEIVED ONE POLICY LETTER AND THAT WAS FROM THE
[1:24:13] TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SUPPORTING THE ELIMINATION OF
[1:24:14] PARKING MINIMUMS. OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE
[1:24:21] AUGUST 26. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WILL BE
[1:24:27] PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE TREE AND LANDSCAPING CODE AND DRAFT
[1:24:30] AMENDMENTS BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS OF A
[1:24:32] CARING PROCESS. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES STAFF WILL BE BRIEFING
[1:24:34] THE COMMITTEE ON THE URBAN FORESTRY PRIORITY ACTION PLAN
[1:24:35] ENTRY MINUTES IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AS BY RESOLUTION
[1:24:42] 41682 WHICH WAS OUR RESOLUTION ON URBAN FORESTRY AND MAYOR
[1:24:44] THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
[1:24:45] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER KILLS
[1:24:51] MEMBER SADALGE?
[1:24:52] >> Council Member Sadalge: THANK YOU MAYOR I HAD A COUPLE
[1:24:54] OF LAST THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT FIRST I WANTED TO THANK
[1:24:56] COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER PORTS COMMISSIONER SMITH AND EASTSIDE
[1:24:58] NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL PRESIDENT LYNETTE SHI'ITE VP
[1:25:00] TARA SHI'ITE JENNIFER CAMERAS ALL STREET OPERATIONS
[1:25:06] ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR COMING OUT WITH ME LAST
[1:25:09] WEEK TO DO THE UNVEILING OF THE WAYS FINDING SIGN FOR THE EAST
[1:25:16] SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER AND EARLIER TODAY I BELIEVE OUR
[1:25:17] MEDIA TEAM HAS POSTED SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO TALKING ABOUT THAT.
[1:25:24] I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK THE STAFF FOR GETTING THIS DONE SO
[1:25:28] QUICKLY. BECAUSE I REALLY WAS HOPING SOMETIME THIS YEAR I
[1:25:31] DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS ALSO GOING TO BE IN THE SAME MONTH
[1:25:32] OR RIGHT IN THE NEXT MONTH SO THAT WAS AMAZING. I HAVE
[1:25:37] ALREADY HEARD OR GOTTEN MESSAGES FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
[1:25:40] THAT JUST THOUGHT IT WAS DELIGHTFUL TO SEE THAT SIGN
[1:25:41] BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAD TROUBLE EVEN FINDING IT OR
[1:25:45] KNOWING IT WAS THERE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. SECOND, I ALSO WANT
[1:25:52] TO MENTION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I HAD THE HONOR OF VISITING
[1:25:59] IN MY DISTRICT AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL A PROGRAM CALLED THE
[1:26:01] NEWCOMERS CAMP. IN THAT PROGRAM IT IS BASICALLY A
[1:26:05] SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE REFUGEES OR ASYLUM-SEEKERS.
[1:26:14] THIS IS A PROGRAM PUT ON BY IN PART BETWEEN TACOMA PUBLIC
[1:26:21] SCHOOLS AND ASIA-PACIFIC CULTURAL CENTER. I WANT TO
[1:26:25] THANK MAYOR CHRIS CASTRO AND REHOME WHO HELPS RUN THE AS
[1:26:30] WELL AS ALL OF THE STAFF WHO WAS THERE. I DON'T KNOW
[1:26:33] EVERYBODY'S NAME BUT IT WAS AMAZING. I HAD THE DELIGHT OF
[1:26:40] BEING THERE WITH WASHINGTON STATE SEN. JAVIER VALDES WHO
[1:26:41] CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ALSO TALK TO THE KIDS ON THE VERY
[1:26:48] LAST DAY. IT WAS REALLY MEANINGFUL TO BE IN THAT ROOM
[1:26:49] TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WE ALL HAVE AGREED TO SO MANY
[1:26:56] TIMES IN SO MANY RESOLUTIONS AND BEING A WELCOMING CITY THAT
[1:26:58] WELCOMES EVERYONE, WHEREVER YOU ARE BORN OR COME FROM. IT WAS
[1:27:08] ACTUALLY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY TENURE AS A COUNCIL
[1:27:12] MEMBER TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE STUDENTS GIVEN THE WORLD IN
[1:27:19] WHICH WE LIVE NOW. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[1:27:25] >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR?
[1:27:29] >> Deputy Mayor Bushnell: THANK YOU MAYOR I WANTED TO DO
[1:27:30] AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT WE HAVE A PLAQUE FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
[1:27:32] IMPROVEMENT BOARD AND I WANTED TO PRESENT IT TO THE FOLKS OVER
[1:27:37] AT PUBLIC WORKS A JOB WELL DONE. WE JUST DID A
[1:27:41] RIBBON-CUTTING THIS PAST WEEKEND FOR THE SHERIDAN AVENUE
[1:27:42] PHASE I PROJECT. THAT TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN STAFF
[1:27:46] AND PARTNERS INCLUDING PARKS AND OTHERS. JUST IN
[1:27:49] RECOGNITION OF THE WORK THAT YOU WILL HAVE DONE VERY WELL
[1:27:54] DONE AND I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THE YEARS AHEAD IN FAMILIES
[1:27:56] BEING ABLE TO ENJOY THE NEW STREET AND GETTING TO THE PARK
[1:27:58] SAFELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
[1:28:03] GUYS HAD THIS.
[1:28:04] >> Mayor Ibsen: WONDERFUL COUNCIL MEMBER RUMBAUGH?
[1:28:05] >> Council Member Rumbaugh: THANK YOU MAYOR I WANTED TO
[1:28:08] THANK THE STAFF IN THE ROOM. I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE
[1:28:10] WORK IN OLD TOWN THAT FINALLY THANK GOD GOT FIXED. EVERY
[1:28:16] TIME I WAS AT THIS BAR AND HEARD IT GO OFF WITH MY FRIENDS
[1:28:21] EVERY THREE OR 4 MINUTES APOLOGIZING TO THEM AND I KNOW
[1:28:23] IT'S NOT MY FAULT BUT I FELT SO RESPONSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY
[1:28:26] AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE WORK FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND
[1:28:31] JENNIFER CAMERAS ALL AND EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON IT.
[1:28:34] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WORKING WITH US. I HEAR THAT THEY
[1:28:37] MIGHT HAVE A LOBBYIST THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO MORE WORK
[1:28:40] WITH NEXT TIME. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Ibsen: THANK YOU
[1:28:44] COUNCIL MEMBER RUMBAUGH. A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS. A REMINDER
[1:28:50] SEPTEMBER 4TH AND SEPTEMBER 8TH STUDY SESSIONS AND
[1:28:51] BIDDIESBUSINESS MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HER COUNSEL. WE ARE
[1:28:58] RELOCATING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER
[1:28:59] 30TH AS THE FIRST OF OUR IN DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETING IT
[1:29:06] WILL BE HELD AT THE STAR CENTER IN SOUTH TACOMA. DOORS WILL
[1:29:08] OPEN ON THE SEPTEMBER 30TH MEETING AT 5:30 IN THE MEETING
[1:29:10] WILL START AT 6:00. THERE WILL BE FOOD, MUSIC AND CHILDCARE
[1:29:12] PROVIDED. THE MEETING INCLUDED A BRIEF AGENDA AND COMMUNITY
[1:29:19] FORUM AND CITY STAFF WILL BE PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND
[1:29:21] DEAL WITH SERVICE REQUESTS. THE STUDY SESSION ON TUESDAY
[1:29:23] OCTOBER 29TH IS NOT BEING RESCHEDULED. THE STUDY SESSION
[1:29:27] WILL STILL TAKE PL., TUESDAY AT NOON ON THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
[1:29:29] AND WITH THAT WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:29:31] SCOTT.
[1:29:32] >> Council Member Scott: NOT A QUESTION.
[1:29:33] >> Mayor Ibsen: A COMMENT?
[1:29:37] >> Council Member Scott: I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT
[1:29:39] THE HILLTOP STREET FAIR IS TAKING PLACE THIS SATURDAY AT
[1:29:40] PEOPLE'S PARK.
[1:29:41] >> Mayor Ibsen: VERY GOOD KILLS MEMBER DIAZ?
[1:29:44] >> Council Member Diaz: I DO QUESTION WHY IS THE MEETING
[1:29:49] MOVING FROM TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY?
[1:29:51] >> Mayor Ibsen: THAT WAS THE AVAILABILITY FOR THE STAR
[1:29:52] CENTER FOR THAT DATE DISTRICT 5. OKAY ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
[1:29:57] SEEING NONE IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
[1:29:58] >> Council Member Hines: I MOVE TO ADJOURN.
[1:30:02] >> Council Member: SECOND.
[1:30:03] >> Mayor Ibsen: MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
[1:30:04] SAY AYE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. [RAPS THE GAVEL]