Tacoma City Council Study Session – July 1, 2025
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Tacoma City Council Study Session – July 1, 2025
The Tacoma City Council held a study session on July 1, 2025. The agenda listed a 12:00 PM start, but the transcript refers to the meeting occurring "tonight" and the provided timestamp indicates 20:00 UTC, creating a time discrepancy. The open portion included a ceremonial proclamation for LGBTQIA2S+ Pride Month, followed by a motion to recess into executive session to discuss public employment qualifications and potential litigation. No public comments or other substantive discussion items occurred.
Roll Call
- Present: Mayor Woodard, Councilmember Bushnell, Deputy Mayor Daniels, Councilmember Diaz, Councilmember Rumba, Councilmember Sidalgay, Councilmember Walker.
- Absent: Councilmember Heinz, Councilmember Scott.
Ceremonial Proclamation
- Deputy City Manager Hyun Kim (referred to as interim city manager in the transcript) announced a ceremonial item proclaiming July 2025 as LGBTQIA2S+ Pride Month in Tacoma. No further action or discussion was taken on the proclamation.
Agenda Review & City Manager's Weekly Report
- Under agenda review, Deputy City Manager Kim presented the weekly report (attachment 25-0597) and noted no changes to the agenda, with the ceremonial proclamation being the only addition. No council comments followed.
Executive Session
- A council member moved to recess into an executive session for one hour and fifteen minutes under RCW 42.30 to evaluate qualifications of an applicant for public employment and to discuss potential litigation. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. The council then recessed for executive session, with no additional items expected upon adjournment.
Key Outcomes
- The council unanimously approved entering executive session for up to 75 minutes.
- No votes or decisions were made on any other matters during the open session.
Meeting Transcript
I'd like to call to order the City Council study session of July first, twenty twenty-five. Clerk, will you please call the role? Councilmember Bushnell. Present. Deputy Mayor Daniels. Council Member Diaz. Council Member Heinz. Absent. Councilmember Rumba here. Councilmember Sidalgay? Here. Councilmember Scott. Absent. Council Member Walker. Here. Mayor Woodard's here. The study session material sent you at eleven. All right. There are no briefing items on today's agenda. Are there any other items of interest? Seeing none, are there any committee reports? Seeing none. I'd like to call on interim city manager. Kim to begin the presentation. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Tonight we have one ceremonial on tonight's agenda proclaiming July twenty twenty-five as LGBTQIA two S plus Pride Month. No changes at this time for the agenda. And then just one note. And I and RCW forty two dot three zero. One hour and fifteen minutes. So moved. Second. All those in favor. All those opposed. The motion is declared adopted. At the adjournment of executive session, there will be no additional items to discuss. With that, we stand in recess. We'll go to an executive session for one hour and fifteen minutes.
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