City Council 10/17/2023 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: Walk to School Month, October 2023

  2. b.2023 Firefighter of the Year (Brian Hurley)

  3. c.The Nisqually Indian Tribe’s Hawks Prairie Project

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

6.Public Hearings:

  1. a.Thurston County Proposition 1 Public Safety Tax (Lisa Parks)

7.Consent Calendar:

  1. a.Approval of Minutes: City Council Work Session, September 26, 2023

  2. b.Payment of Vouchers (Shelly Carter)

  3. c.Interlocal Agreement with Pierce College for Paramedic Training (Brian Hurley)

  4. d.Service Provider Agreement with ICF Jones & Stokes, Inc. for the Bush Prairie Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Phase 2, Amendment 3 (Brad Medrud)

  5. e.Letter of Commitment with State Department of Commerce for 2025 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update Climate Planning Grant Application (Brad Medrud)

  6. f.Advisory Board Reappointments of David Shipley and Alex Rossiter to the Historic Preservation Commission and Terry Kirkpatrick to the Planning Commission (Melody Valiant)

8.Council Considerations:

9.Committee Reports

  1. a.Public Health and Safety Committee (Leatta Dahlhoff)

  2. b.General Government Committee (Michael Althauser)

  3. c.Public Works Committee (Eileen Swarthout)

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

10.Mayor/City Administrator's Report

11.Councilmember Reports

12.Any Other Business

13.Adjourn


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

The City of Tumwater broadcasts and livestreams City Council meetings on cable television and the internet. Council meetings can be viewed on Comcast Channel 26 or on the TCMedia website.

Watch Online
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Public and Written Comment
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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 recording of this meeting will be available within 24 hours of the meeting. https://tcmedia.org/stream.php

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 Clerk by calling (360) 252-5488 or email CityClerk@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. To contact the City’s ADA Coordinator directly, call (360) 754-4128 or email ADACoordinator@ci.tumwater.wa.us