Council Database

Council Meeting
Date: June 22, 2021
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 1045
Tacoma, WA 98402

 Council Members
Name District
Jani Hitchen (Chair) 6
Dave Morell 1
Hans Zeiger 2
Amy Cruver 3
Ryan Mello 4
Marty Campbell 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
2021-44s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Adopting the "Manual on Accommodating Utilities in Existing Pierce County Rights-of-Way," 6th Edition.
2021-48 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Proposing an Amendment to Section 4.10 of the Pierce County Charter, "Election Procedures," to Make the Prosecuting Attorney a Nonpartisan Office; Requesting the Auditor to Submit this Amendment to the Voters at the November 2021 General Election; and Requesting the Prosecuting Attorney to Draft an Appropriate Ballot Title.
R2021-98 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Confirming the Appointment of One New Member (Stephen Black) to the Graham Advisory Commission.

 Consent Items - Introduction, Referral, Setting Dates
Proposal # Title
2021-52 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to Commence Condemnation Proceedings (After 180 Days From the Date the County Presents the First Formal Offer) to Acquire Real Property for County Road Project (CRP) 5675, Entitled 198th Avenue East, 120th Street East to 144th Street East and Providing Notice to Affected Property Owners of Record of the Final Action Specifically Relating to the Following Properties: Tax Parcel Numbers (TPN) 7000421440, 7000421450, 7000421540, 7000421550, 7000421560, 7001440860, and 7000230740.
2021-53 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending Ordinance No. 2019-86s, as Amended by Ordinance Nos. 2020-35, 2020-42, 2020-52, 2020-54, 2020-60, 2020-73, 2020-106, 2020-120s2, 2020-121, 2020-127, 2020-131s, 2020-132s, 2021-5, 2021-25s, and 2021-32, the Biennial Budget of Pierce County for Fiscal Years 2020-2021.
R2021-107 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Authorizing the Submittal of Grant Applications to the Recreation and Conservation Office for Funding Assistance for the Pierce County Lead Entity (2021-2023) Program.
R2021-108s A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Requesting that the Pierce County Executive Create a Tool Measuring Accessibility, Livability, Education, Environmental Health, and the Economy Throughout Pierce County to be Called the Countywide Equity Index; and Requesting a Completion Date of August 15, 2022.
R2021-109 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Relating to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Reaffirming the Pierce County Council's Commitment to Community Inclusivity; Incorporating by Reference Recitals Contained in Resolution No. R2020-43, "An Emergency Resolution of the Pierce County Council Requesting Thoughtful and Thorough Review of the Policies, Procedures and Best Practices Employed Through the Law and Justice Systems of Pierce County in the Discharge of Their Duties in the Service of the Citizens of Pierce County, in Embracing the Diversity of Our Citizenry"; Requesting that the County Executive Forward to the Council Legislative Recommendations to Establish a County Equity Index and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy; Requesting that the Proposed Equity Index and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy be Designed to Guide All Aspects of Executive Department and Council Decision Making, Including Services, Programming, Policy Development, Budgeting, and Employment; Requesting that Recommendations Include an Analytical Framework, Using Indicators in the Equity Index for Use in the Analysis of Ordinances and Resolutions; Requesting that Recommendations Include Assessment Tools to Assist Pierce County Government Become a More Culturally Competent Operation; Requesting that Certain Recommendations be Presented to the Pierce County Equity Review Committee as Soon as Each Recommendation is Completed, but No Later than a Date Certain; Establishing the Equity Review Committee to Review Recommendations Submitted by the Executive and to Monitor and Review the Continuing Data Analysis Conducted by the Executive's Criminal Justice Workgroup; Establishing a Delivery Date for Equity Review Committee Recommendations; Establishing the Composition of the Equity Review Committee; Establishing Administrative Support for the Equity Review Committee; Establishing a Timeline for the Work of the Equity Review Committee; Establishing a Scope and Mission for the Equity Review Committee; and Establishing a Sunset Date for the Equity Review Committee.