City Council 09/02/2025 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.Proclamation: National Voter Registration Day, September 16, 2025

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, August 19, 2025

  2. b.Payment of Vouchers (Finance Department)

  3. c.Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with National Purchasing Partners (Budget & Finance Committee)

  4. d.Award of Bid with Active Construction for Percival Creek Fish Passage Barrier Removal project (Public Works Committee) 

7.Council Considerations:

  1. a.Local Agency Agreement and Project Prospectus with Washington State Department of Transportation for the Somerset Hill Fish Passage Barrier Removal (Public Works Committee)

  2. b.Ordinance No. O2025-012 Creating a Communications Department (Budget & Finance Committee)

  3. c.Resolution No. R2025-012, Purple Heart City Designation (Council Work Session)

8.Committee Reports

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

  2. b.General Government Committee (Michael Althauser)

  3. c.Public Works Committee (Eileen Swarthout)

  4. d.Budget and Finance Committee (Debbie Sullivan)

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_eRCO72LGQrWqEDeKZbHe-g

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.