The City Council convened despite a late agenda modification to add a new resolution on immigrant resources and remove an ordinance under discussion regarding system development charges. The meeting was dominated by extensive public comments and council deliberations regarding federal immigration enforcement, the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC), and the recent killing of observer Renee Good in Minneapolis. The Council adopted a formal statement condemning the killing, passed a resolution to create a resource web page for immigrants (Resolution 41844), and made appointments to the Board of Ethics.
I'd like to call to order the city council meeting of January 13th, 2026. Clerk, we please call the roll. Deputy Mayor Bushnell. Present. Councilmember Diaz. Here. Councilmember Hines. Councilmember Palmer. Councilmember Rumba. Here. Councilmember Sidalgay. Here. Councilmember Scott. Here. Councilmember Walker. Here. Mayor Ibsen. Here. Please join me in listening to the land acknowledgement and flag salute led by Councilmember Walker, followed by a moment of silence in honor of George Russell. Tonight we dedicate our moment of silence to George F. Russell Jr., who helped shape a small family-run investment business in Tacoma into a global force managing hundreds of billions in assets now known as Russell Investments. George was a leader shaped by this community and deeply committed to it. He believed that success, whether in business or in public life, carried with it a responsibility to care for people and places. His contributions to Tacoma and the many lives he touched will continue to be felt, even as we pause now to honor his memory. Councilmember Walker. We gratefully honor and acknowledge that we rest on the traditional lands of the Puellet people where they make their home and speak the Lachut seed language. Please stand for the flag salute and remain standing for a moment of silence. One nation under God. We have modifications to the agenda tonight to remove ordinance two nine zero nine one from the agenda this evening and to add an additional resolution, resolution number four one eight four four to tonight's agenda as item 8A on the regular agenda. We have a motion before us for consideration. I move to remove ordinance number 29091 from the agenda this evening. Move and second, are there any council comments? Hearing none, I'll there are Councilman Sodake. Yes. Uh I just wanted just for sake of transparency, um, ordinance number two nine oh nine one was first uh was had the first reading last week. We had a number of questions uh around system development charges. We are in discussions uh about that, um, and that is why we're asking for just uh I was asking for a little extra time before we do the final reading. Thank you, Councilmember. Seeing no further comments, all those in favor of removing ordinance number two nine oh nine one from the agenda this evening, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed, say nay. The motion is declared adopted. We have a motion before us for consideration. I move to suspend Rule 4A of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the City of Tacoma to add an additional resolution. Resolution number 41844 relating to resources for immigrants, community members, and businesses to tonight's agenda as item 8a on the regular agenda. Are there any council comments? See none, all those in favor of adding resolution number 41844 to tonight's agenda, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed, signify by saying nay. Resolution is adopted.