City Council Meeting - August 26, 2008

Tonight’s meeting began with a proclamation that Saturday, September 6, is AIDS Walk Day. You can register for the walk or support someone you know by visiting piercecountyaids.org.

Consent Agenda
Resolution # 37578 authorizes the execution of an interlocal agreement with the Town of Ruston for paving, streetlighting, and utilities improvements associated with the Point Ruston neighborhood development.

Resolutions
Resolution # 37580 authorizes an amendment to the agreement with Seattle Northwest Securities Corporation to include financial advisory services for the Point Ruston Local Improvement District.

Resolutions # 37578 and # 37580 are both related to the interlocal agreement with Ruston for Tacoma to help fund improvements in Ruston. The plan is to fund this project with a LID assessment and have no long term cost for Tacoma, but there is the possibility that the LID doesn’t go through. That’s where # 37580 comes in – to receive financial advisement so that the treasury office can appropriately calculate the financial risks of this project and plan accordingly.

Resolution # 37581 authorizes an amendment to the agreement with VIA Architecture, in the amount of $50,000, for a cumulative total of $150,000, budgeted from the General Fund, to complete revised and additional planning work items associated with the downtown plan update to include the implementation of the International Financial Services Area and public outreach for the Tacoma Dome area.

This resolution amends an existing contract to pay for planning analysis that wasn’t budgeted for in the original agreement.

Councilmember Lonergan gave an update on last week’s Resolution # 37574. There are currently 99 jobs at Belina Interiors, but this resolution will cause 37 new jobs to be created.

While the creation of new jobs is good news, the highlight of the evening was Alan Douglas’ Garth Brooks t-shirt. It’s nice to know Mr. Douglas is avid in all areas of his fandom.