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Tacoma City Council – October 11, 2011

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The City Council was all business tonight. Not even some public comment or public forum could derail them. A quick and efficient meeting.

Proclamations
October 2011 is Crime Prevention Month. Hilltop Action Coalition and the Tacoma Police Department received the proclamation and all are called to “invest in the power of prevention”.

October 2011 is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A number of agencies were recognized for their hard work. The City’s Human Rights and Human Services department, the YWCA, the Korean Women’s Association, and the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center were all on hand to receive the proclamation.

Appointments
Resolution No. 38343 appointed a variety of citizens to serve on the Planning Commission, Citizens Recognition Committee, Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities, Human Services Commission, Human Rights Commission, and Conservation Futures Program.

Resolutions
Purchase Resolution No. 38344 awarded a variety of contracts. One caught my eye: a $30,890 increase in the contract for design services for the Old Town Dock and additional reports required by the Army Corps of Engineers. This project seems to be continuing to move along.

Resolution No. 38345 authorized $29,300 to the Pierce County AIDS Foundation for the operation of the Rapid HIV Testing Program.

Ordinances
Ordinance No. 28023 amends Chapter 6B.70 of the Municipal Code, relating to entertainment/dancing-alcohol served, to remove duplicate language, update criminal background checks per state law, and update the reasons for denial of a security personnel license.

Ordinance No. 28024 amends Chapter 6B.80 of the Municipal Code, relating to entertainment/dancing or skating rinks – all ages, to require written safety reports to be provided annually to the Fire Marshal and Police Chief, require all security personnel working at such establishments to receive City-approved training, amend license fees and exemptions, and delete the “Smoking Prohibited” section.

Want to attend the next City Council Meeting? 747 Market Street, Tuesdays at 5 p.m. See you there?

Tacoma City Council Oct. 4, 2011

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The City Council meeting last night was quick and efficient. Councilmembers Fey and Campbell were absent, but the rest did a great job with the business at hand.

Proclamations

Mayor Strickland read two proclamations last night. One declared October 2011 “Find an Hour Month” in honor of a new program to foster reading skills in at risk kids. Their motto is “1 great kid + 1 caring adult = one life changed”. The Mayor herself committed to volunteering in our schools one hour per week and challenged Tacomans to join her. To find out more about the program click here. The second proclamation decreed that October 9, 2011 will be History of Rock and Roll Day in Tacoma, in honor of our strong history and contributions to the rock and roll movement. Most notably the Wailers are originally from Tacoma.

Resolutions

Resolution No. 38339 awards a number of purchasing contracts. One of them caught our eye: Westwater  Construction Company, in the amount of $55,000, sales tax not applicable… for a cumulative total of $444,312.00, to increase the contract for additional work on the Commerce Street Light Rail Station.

Resolution No. 38340 authorized the execution of a Multi-Family Housing Eight-Year Limited Property Tax Exemption Agreement with Encompass Property Management, LLC, for the development of ten new market-rate, rental housing units, to be located at 630 North Trafton Street in the Sixth Avenue Mixed Use Center. The report given by City staff provided a few details: the approximately $900,000 project will be constructed between Fall of 2011 and Summer of 2012, it will feature 1 bedroom 600 square foot units from $700 and 2 bedroom 900 square foot units units for $850, and 5 parking spots will be built in.

Resolution No. 38341 declared surplus and authorized the conveyance of City-owned property located at 323 Puyallup Avenue, to SOTTOBOSCO, LLC for the amount of $100,000. This building is sandwiched into the corner of Puyallup Ave and D Street, and was acquired as part of the D Street overpass project. It is being sold to the folks who own the rest of the block and they have plans to renovate it.

Resolution No. 38342 authorized the execution of the Tacoma Link Joint Operating Agreement with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority for the use of the public right of way by the Sound Transit Link Passenger Rail System. This resolution is related to the new city owned LINK light rail stop at 11th and Commerce.

Final Reading of Ordinances

The one really interesting one was:

Ordinance No. 28021 adopted the findings of fact to justify continuation of the emergency moratorium enacted by Ordinance No. 28010 on the acceptance of applications for the establishment, location, operation, licensing, permitting, maintenance, or continuation of medical cannabis collective gardens or medical cannabis dispensaries within the City; and amending Ordinance No. 28010 to extend the moratorium for a period of one year to August 1, 2012, all as recommended by the Planning Commission.

That’s all folks!

S. 9th Street Improvements

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If you have been downtown in the past two weeks you may have noticed quite a bit of work happening on S. 9th Street between Commerce and Market Streets.

The City of Tacoma is reconstructing the streetscape. Improvements will include new sidewalks, crosswalks, bulb outs, and a new concrete road surface. Work should be completed in early November and the contractor will be working at least some Saturdays.

Here’s hoping for some mild weather to make the work go faster!

Board of Ethics Position is Open

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The City of Tacoma on the Board of Ethics. The Board of Ethics investigates and makes recommendations on all ethical violations for all elected officials, the City Manager, the Director of Public Utilities, members of the Public Utility Board, and other appointed members of City boards or commissions.

The board meets the second Wednesday of each quarter at 6:30 p.m. in the Tacoma Municipal Building at 747 Market Street, or as necessary.

The fine print:

This is an unpaid position appointed by the City Council. Applicants must live within Tacoma city limits, not hold any other elective public office, not be currently employed by the City of Tacoma or be an immediate family member of a City of Tacoma employee.

 

This vacancy is to fill the unexpired term of vacant Position No. 4 through December 31, 2013.

Would you be interested?

Send in your application to the Mayor’s Office by October 15, 2011. The application can be found here.