City Council 10/21/2025 07:00 PM Online via Zoom and In Person at Tumwater City Hall, Council Chambers, 555 Israel Rd. SW, Tumwater, WA 98501

1.Call to Order

2.Roll Call

3.Flag Salute

4.Special Items:

  1. a.Hope and Healing Clinic Presentation by Hana Klimek, Outreach Coordinator and Josette Ross, Indigenous Pact

  2. b.Update from Experience Olympia & Beyond by Emily Brooks, Director of Marketing and Community Engagement & Kelly Campbell, Vice President of Finance & Administration

5.Public Comment: (for discussion of items not having a public hearing on tonight's agenda)

6.Consent Calendar:

  1. a.Approval of Minutes: City Council, October 07, 2025

  2. b.Approval of Minutes: City Council Work Session, October 14, 2025

  3. c.Payment of Vouchers (Finance Department)

  4. d.Resolution No. R2025-019, Surplus Property (Finance Department)

  5. e.Award of Bid for the 2nd Avenue Pedestrian & Bicycle Improvements Project (Public Works Committee)

  6. f.Lodging Tax Advisory Committee 2026 Funding Recommendations (Lodging Tax Advisory Committee)

  7. g.Right-of-Way Procedures (Transportation & Engineering Department)

  8. h.Reappointment of Elizabeth Robbins to the Planning Commission (Executive Department)

7.Council Considerations:

  1. a.Ordinance O2025-017 Establishment of the Equity Commission (Council Work Session)

  2. b.Intergovernmental Agreement with Thurston County Medic One for Advanced Life Support Funding (Public Health & Safety Committee)

8.Committee Reports

  1. a.Public Health and Safety Committee (Peter Agabi)

  2. b.General Government Committee (Michael Althauser)

  3. c.Budget and Finance Committee (Debbie Sullivan)

  4. d.Public Works Committee (Eileen Swarthout)

9.Mayor/City Administrator's Report

10.Councilmember Reports

11.Any Other Business

12.Adjourn


Hybrid Meeting Information
The public are welcome to attend in person, by telephone or online via Zoom.

Watch Online
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Listen by Telephone
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Public and Written Comment
Attend in person to give public comment or register by 6:45 p.m. the day of the meeting to provide public comment using the web-based meeting platform: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u40czp8YQdeYqYT1kmz7cw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a login to join the online meeting.

As an alternative, prior to the meeting, the public may submit comments by sending an email to council@ci.tumwater.wa.us, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.  Comments are submitted directly to the Mayor and City Councilmembers and will not be read individually into the record of the meeting.

Post Meeting
Video of this meeting will be recorded and posted on our City Meeting page: https://tumwater-wa.municodemeetings.com.

Accommodations
The City of Tumwater takes pride in ensuring that people with disabilities are able to take part in, and benefit from, the range of public programs, services, and activities offered by the City. To request an accommodation or alternate format of communication, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator directly, call (360) 754-4129 or email ADACoordinator@ci.tumwater.wa.us. For vision or hearing impaired services, please contact the Washington State Relay Services at 7-1-1 or 1-(800)-833-6384.