Council Database

Council Meeting

Date: July 23, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 1045
Tacoma, WA 98402

 Council Members
Name District
Douglas G. Richardson (Chair) 6
Dave Morell 1
Pam Roach 2
Jim McCune 3
Connie Ladenburg 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
2019-37 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending the Bylaws of the Economic Development Corporation of Pierce County. (Economic Development Corporation - Bylaws)
2019-46 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Relating to Contracting Indebtedness; Providing for the Issuance of Not To Exceed $65,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 2019A, of the County for the Purpose of Providing Funds to Pay the Cost of Financing the Construction and Equipping of a Public Safety Communications Center and Upgrading the South 35th Street Building and Pay the Costs of Issuance and Sale of Such Bonds; Establishing a Bond Redemption Fund and a Project Fund; Fixing or Setting Parameters With Respect to Certain Terms and Covenants of the Bonds; and Appointing the Director of the Finance Department as the County’s Designated Representative to Approve the Final Terms of the Sale and Issuance of the Bonds and to Take Certain Other Actions With Respect to the Issuance of the Bonds. (Approving the Issuance of Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds - Appointing the Finance Director to Approve the Terms of Sale and Issuance of Bonds - Public Safety Communications Center Construction and South 35th Street Building Upgrades)
2019-48 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Relating to Contracting Indebtedness; Providing for the Issuance of Not to Exceed $15,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, 2019B, of the County for the Purpose of Providing Funds to Currently Refund Certain Outstanding Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds of the County and Pay the Costs of Issuance and Sale of Such Bonds; Establishing a Bond Redemption Fund; Fixing or Setting Parameters With Respect to Certain Terms and Covenants of the Bonds; and Appointing the Director of the Finance Department as the County’s Designated Representative to Approve the Final Terms of the Sale and Issuance of the Bonds and to Take Certain Other Actions With Respect to the Issuance of the Bonds. (Approving the Issuance of Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds - Appointing the Finance Director to Approve the Terms of Sale and Issuance of Bonds - Refinancing)
R2019-80 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Related to the Storm Drainage and Surface Water Management Utility; Finding that the Planning and Public Works Department has Complied With Provisions of the 2019 Budget; and Authorizing Potential Acquisition of Certain Floodplain Properties Located Along the Carbon River. (Authorization to Acquire Floodplain Properties)
R2019-91 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Confirming Heather Moss as the Director of the Human Services Department. (Human Services Director - Confirmation)
R2019-92 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council and Executive Recognizing the 25th Anniversary of the Final Effective Date of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Proclaiming July 26, 2019, as “Americans with Disabilities Act Day,” in Pierce County, Washington. (Americans with Disabilities Act Day 25th Anniversary - Proclamation)

 Consent Items - Introduction, Referral, Setting Dates
Proposal # Title
2019-52 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Ratifying the Collective Bargaining Agreement Reached with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO; and Washington State Council of County and City Employees, AFSCME, Council 2, Local 120 - Juvenile Court Unit; and Amending the Pierce County Salary Classification Plan. (Collective Bargaining Agreement - American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO; and Washington State Council of County and City Employees, AFSCME, Council 2, Local 120 - Juvenile Court Unit)
R2019-93 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Supporting the Dave Purchase Project’s Naloxone Training and Distribution Program to Prevent Loss of Life Due to Opioid Overdose Throughout Pierce County. (Naloxone Training and Distribution Program)
R2019-94 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Establishing an “Ending Veteran Homelessness Exploratory Task Force” to Report to the County Council on the Feasibility of Ending Veteran Homelessness in Pierce County. (Ending Veteran Homelessness Exploratory Task Force)
R2019-95 A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Declaring its Intent to Adopt Legislation to Authorize a Local Sales and Use Tax Credited Against the State Sales and Use Tax for Affordable or Supportive Housing. (Sales and Use Tax for Affordable or Supportive Housing - Declaration of Intent to Adopt)