Council Database

Council Meeting
Date: October 18, 2016
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 1045
Tacoma, WA 98402

 Council Members
Name District
Douglas G. Richardson (Chair) 6
Dan Roach 1
Joyce McDonald 2
Jim McCune 3
Connie Ladenburg 4
Rick Talbert 5
Derek Young 7


Agendas and packets are uploaded by 3:00 pm the Friday before the meeting. Meeting agendas approved by the Council's Rules Committee are available at http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=1430 on Wednesdays by 1:00 pm.

 For Final Consideration
Proposal # Title
2016-39s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending Section 17C.60.230 of the Pierce County Code, "Fireworks," to Restrict the Days and Hours When Fireworks May Be Sold and Discharged; and Setting an Effective Date.
R2016-125 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Approving the Pierce County Board of Equalization's Request to Convene to Act on Timely Filed Taxpayer Petitions Which Exceed the Requirements of Revised Code of Washington 84.48.010.
R2016-131 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Directing the Department of Planning and Land Services (PALS) to Negotiate Acceptable Terms and Conditions to be Incorporated into a Development Agreement for Property Owned by Clarks Creek Farm, LLC, Sterino Family Partners, LLC, and Jake Sterino, Inc. (Sterino Farm) Generally Located in Unincorporated Pierce County to the East of Pioneer Way East, West of 66th Avenue East, and South of 52nd Street East; and for PALS to Forward its Recommendation to the County Council for Consideration and Authorization for the Executive’s Signature.
R2016-132 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Authorizing the Pierce County Executive to Execute an Interlocal Agreement Between Pierce County and the City of Orting for the Provision of Animal Services.
R2016-140 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Confirming the Appointment of Two New Members (Katharina Potter and Ariel Schonberg) to the Pierce County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee.

 Consent Items - Introduction, Referral, Setting Dates
Proposal # Title
2016-43s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Acknowledging its Approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Bonney Lake Regarding the Annexation of an Unincorporated Urban Area(s) Utilizing the Procedures Set Forth in Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 35A.14.460 and Authorizing the Pierce County Executive to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the Executive to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Transition of Governmental Services Related to Said Annexation; and Adopting Findings of Fact.
2016-61 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Granting the City of Sumner, a Municipal Corporation of Pierce County, a Nonexclusive Franchise to Construct, Operate, and Maintain a Sanitary Sewer Pipeline System, In, Along, and Under Certain Public Roads, Highways, and Other County Property in Pierce County, Washington; and Authorizing the County Executive to Execute Said Franchise.
2016-71 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending Pierce County Code Chapter 17C.10, "Administrative Provisions for the Construction Codes," and Chapter 17C.60, "International Fire Code," Updating the Fire Prevention Bureau Fees; and Setting an Effective Date.
2016-72s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending Section 11.02.050 of the Pierce County Code, "Method of Calculating Service Charges"; Modifying Criteria for the Surface Water Management Service Charge Credit Program; Modifying the Maximum Allowed Surface Water Management Service Charge Credit; and Setting an Effective Date.
2016-74s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending Chapter 14.20 of the Pierce County Code, "Parks and Recreation Service Fees," by Amending Fee Schedules and Adding New Fees for Parks and Recreation Activities and Facilities; and Setting an Effective Date.
2016-75s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending Chapter 2.05 of the Pierce County Code, "Planning and Land Services and Assessor-Treasurer Development Review, Inspection and Application/Processing Fees," by Adjusting the Fee Schedule for the Planning and Land Services Department; and Setting an Effective Date.
2016-76 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Repealing Ordinance No. 2015-44s; Finding the Proposed Non-Exclusive Telecommunications Franchise to Sprint Communications Company, L.P., for a Telecommunications Network in Pierce County to be in the Public Interest; Setting Forth Terms and Conditions Accompanying the Granting of the Telecommunications Franchise; Providing for the Regulation of Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and Use of the Network; Prescribing Remedies for the Violation of the Provisions of the Franchise; Authorizing the County Executive to Enter into the Franchise Agreement.
2016-78 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Making a Finding of Substantial Need Regarding the 2017 Property Tax Levy; and Setting an Effective Date.
2016-79 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending Section 4A.30.030 of the Pierce County Code (PCC), "School Impact Fee Schedule," to Adjust School Impact Fees for 2017 Based Upon Changes in the Consumer Price Index; Creating a Working Group to Review the School Impact Fee Methodology Set Forth in Title 4A PCC; Appointing Members; Requesting that the Working Group Report Back to the Council with its Findings and Recommendations by a Date Certain; and Setting an Effective Date.
2016-80 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending the Pierce County Salary Classification Plan Regarding the Pierce County Auditor, Assessor-Treasurer, Executive, and Sheriff Salaries on the Recommendation of the Pierce County Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.
2016-81s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Adopting the 2017-2022 Surface Water Improvement Program (SWIP), Pursuant to Pierce County Ordinance No. 2006-115s, Chapter 36.70A of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and RCW 36.70A.040 and 36.70.530; and Finding that Each Project Contained in the Plan is a Public Necessity.
2016-82s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending Ordinance No. 2015-60s2 as Amended by Ordinance No. 2016-27s; and Modifying the 2016 Pierce County Budget and Amending the Pierce County Capital Facilities Plan Adopted Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2015-56.
R2016-142s A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Related to Damaging Waves on Crescent Lake; Requesting the Boating Advisory Commission to Conduct a Review of the Scope and Effectiveness of the Regulatory Requirements for Such Activities Set Forth in Section 8.88.480 of the Pierce County Code and Other Related Code Provisions; and Requesting the Boating Advisory Commission to Forward Any Recommendations Regarding the Same to the Council by a Date Certain.
R2016-148 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Related to the Pierce County System Wide Improvement Framework (SWIF) Plan, Pertaining to an Agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to Provide a Systematic Approach to Levee Maintenance and Capital Improvements as Established under the Requirements of Federal Public Law (PL) 84-99; Directing Public Works Surface Water Management to Submit the SWIF Plan to the USACE, and Expressing County Intent to Implement the SWIF Plan Once Accepted by the USACE.