Council Database

Council Meeting

Date: August 3, 2021
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 1045
Tacoma, WA 98402

 Council Members
Name District
Dave Morell 1
Hans Zeiger 2
Amy Cruver 3
Ryan Mello 4
Marty Campbell 5
Jani Hitchen 6
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
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.
R2021-121 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Requesting the Department of Finance, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Parks and Recreation Services, and the Department of Planning and Public Works, to Provide the Council with a Report and Recommendation for Establishing a “Pierce County Neighborhoods Program”; Including Recommended Changes to the Pierce County Code Necessary to Implement the Program together with Eligibility Criteria for Neighborhood Matching Grant Funds; and Further Requesting the Department of Finance Provide an Initial Funding and Staffing Recommendation for the Neighborhood Program for Council to Consider as Part of the 2022-2023 Biennial Budget; and to Forward the Report and Recommendation to the Council by a Date Certain.
R2021-133 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Confirming the Appointment of One New Member (Abby Sloan) to the Pierce County Library District Board of Trustees.
R2021-134 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Confirming the Appointment of One New Member (Neesha Patel) to the Pierce County Library District Board of Trustees.
R2021-135 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Confirming the Appointment of One New Member (Kimber Starr) District 5 to the Pierce County Planning Commission.

 Consent Items - Introduction, Referral, Setting Dates
Proposal # Title
2021-64s An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Adopting Amendments to Chapter 2.03 of the Pierce County Code, “Amendment to Development Regulations,” Chapter 19C.10, “Procedures for Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan,” Chapter 19C.20, “Procedures for Developing New Community Plans and Community Plan Updates,” and the Pierce County Zoning Atlas to Implement Map and Policy Amendments from the 2021 Pierce County Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle; Adopting Findings of Fact; and Setting an Effective Date.
R2021-132 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Authorizing the Pierce County Executive to Execute an Interlocal Agreement for the Establishment of a Regional Coalition known as the South Sound Housing Affordability Partners (SSHAP).
R2021-137 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Initiating an Evaluation of the Reduction of the Speed Limit for Certain Segments of Orting-Kapowsin Highway East and Alder Cutoff Road East for the Purpose of Accommodating the Operation of Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles on Said Roadways; and Requesting Recommendations Regarding the Same from the County Engineer.
R2021-138s A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Relating to Hearing Examiner and Deputy Hearing Examiner Appointments and Compensation; Appointing Andrew Reeves of Sound Law Center, LLC to the Position of Pierce County Hearing Examiner Effective on a Date Certain; Terminating the Appointment of Stephen Causseaux of McCarthy & Causseaux, LLC as Hearing Examiner Effective on a Date Certain; Terminating all Current Deputy Hearing Examiner Appointments, Including Michael McCarthy, Keith Black, Stephen Richard Shelton, Matthew John Ley, and Sharon Rice Effective December 31, 2021; Appointing Gary Lee Raaen, Ted Paul Hunter, and Scott Ramsey Shoemaker as Deputy Hearing Examiners; Directing the Clerk to the Council to Forward a Copy of this Adopted Resolution to All Named Parties; and Requesting that the Chair of the Council Authorize a Professional Services Agreement with Sound Law Center, LLC.