City Council Amended 11/19/2024 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: GIS Day, November 20, 2024

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, November 4, 2024

  2. b.Payment of Vouchers (Finance Department)

  3. c.Ordinance No. O2024-006, Ad Valorem for Regular Property Taxes for the Fiscal Year 2025 (Finance Department)

  4. d.Ordinance No. O2024-010 Amending Tumwater Municipal Code 2.06 and Tumwater Municipal Code 2.10 Relating to Administration and Personnel Creating a New Department to be Entitled the Information Technology Department (Executive Department)

  5. e.Interlocal Agreement with Cities of Lacey, Olympia and Yelm for Accessory Dwelling Unit Plans (General Government Committee)

  6. f.Interagency Agreement with Washington Department of Commerce for Tumwater Fire Stations Solar + Storage Feasibility (Public Works Committee)

  7. g.Grant from the Dept of Ecology for the Golf Course Stormwater Retrofit Project Amendment 2 (Public Works Committee)

  8. h.Interlocal Agreement with City of Olympia for Mark Noble Regional Training Center (Public Health & Safety Committee)

  9. i.Interlocal Agreement with City of Olympia for FDCARES Program (Public Health & Safety Committee)

  10. j.Acceptance of Work with Sound Pacific Construction for the 2022 Pedestrian Improvements project (Public Works Committee)

  11. k.Acceptance of Work with Miles Resources, LLC. for the 2023 Pavement Maintenance project (Public Works Committee)

  12. l.Old Hwy 99 & 79th Ave Roundabout Schedule 74 Underground Conversion Design Agreement with Puget Sound Energy (Public Works Committee)

  13. m.Bargaining Agreement between the City of Tumwater and the International Association of Firefighters Local No. 2409 encompassing January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027 (Administrative Services Department)

  14. n.Advisory Board Appointment of Alex Chacon to the Tree Board (Executive Department)

7.Public Hearings:

  1. a.Ordinance O2024-007, 2025-2026 Biennial Budget (Finance Department)

8.Council Considerations:

  1. a.Ordinance O2024-009 Amending TMC 3.28.040 imposing utility taxes on water, sewer and stormwater utilities (Finance Department)

  2. b.Percival Creek Fish Barrier Removal Project, construction road closure (Public Works Committee)

9.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)

10.Mayor/City Administrator's Report

11.Councilmember Reports

12.Executive Session:

a.     Collective Bargaining pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(b)

b.     Potential Litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)

13.Any Other Business

14.Adjourn


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Post Meeting
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Accommodations
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