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Parks and events: City staff said the Nisqually Tribe will partner with Lakewood for a chief honor walk on Friday, Feb. 28, from noon to 2 p.m. at Fort Steilacoom Park; the walking route will follow the proposed Nisqually Loop Trail and the plaza near Wahaup Lake will serve as the gathering area. Staff also reported a planned ribbon‑cutting and groundbreaking for the final segment of South Tacoma Way (80th to 88th) with Congresswoman Strickland; the council noted Strickland secured $2.5 million toward that project.

Land use and capital projects: Caulfield told the council that the city hearing examiner approved the Alliance Residential development following a lengthy hearing and public comment; conditions suggested by city staff were included in the ruling and the project will proceed through its regulatory steps. Staff also reported that the WSDOT‑led shared‑use connector path is expected to be bid in March, with bids opening in May and construction beginning in summer 2025 and continuing into 2026.

Grants and facilities: The city received a grant of nearly $45,000 to cover an investment‑grade audit for the police station, a step staff said is needed to plan building improvements required by state legislation. Caulfield noted the likely implementation costs for those improvements are not currently funded and the city is pursuing legislative solutions to modify statutory timing or metrics.

A separate application — the state’s Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (targeting mobile‑home park infrastructure) — was not approved. Lakewood had applied for roughly $5 million in federal HUD‑linked funds for mobile‑home park improvements and identified specific sites and infrastructure work; staff said the state will follow up with HUD for an after‑action review and that Lakewood’s application work could be reused for future rounds.

City hall and other items: Staff said the city’s city‑hall beam repair and sealant project is moving toward architectural plans, structural analysis and internal permitting, with plans to bid in April–May 2025 and construct in summer 2025. Staff also noted recent landscaping work at city hall and that the city will include maps and project timelines in an upcoming Lakewood Connections magazine issue.

Ending: Staff requested council input where needed for outreach and scheduling; several councilmembers suggested including project timelines or start/finish estimates in public materials. Caulfield and department staff will return with bids, permit timelines and further grant follow‑up as projects progress.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting of February 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff provided a bundle of operational updates at the Feb. 10 Lakewood study session: a tribal honor walk Feb. 28, a South Tacoma Way groundbreaking, hearing‑examiner approval for the Alliance Residential project, a $45,000 grant for a police‑station energy audit and a failed state application for mobile‑home park funding.","taxTitle","Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington","taxId",3978,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6341638,"Lakewood council asks staff to evaluate two consultant proposals for city manager search",1341,4635000,5976000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2256696-b879bd31f46bb0bb9ac2cf2d1869a52c&start=4635&end=5976","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2256696-b879bd31f46bb0bb9ac2cf2d1869a52c/thumbnail_4635000.jpg","/articles/6341638/Lakewood/Pierce-County/Washington/Lakewood-council-asks-staff-to-evaluate-two-consultant-proposals-for-city-manager-search","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6341638-053ae1142057114eecdaa53a4303ac8f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775912331&Signature=D4K-i3dUtfz~ziBXFZNw3DBjScA-t5Y1hArQWbehnbLvxiPdxkyxrwT5AjjkZSB7W8HknZp8JBgtnyDLPbklgZLU9MMnTV211pIiQaEnsrdcqk3edaf9R1Bz4IHsWvFyNR0B0K4ojvvn0vWA2GRJCOYqXrNgFZtdJ7tHjcc2ho1GPXOJ-qcHHemIn072QDJOYw~jECTvfjmJiSm1RIUGMita9WifmvDZAi8AofVKyM5GOmFizIi8wmE~V2-EE49z~l6yC2zP5ZsGGFEtk5TW5cJSfzh6nkAdYHvpw4CLTU8mNhZwQlQKoqzuoCAnBjCRysXtgHDmFVd8Az4UA5Ol6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Feb. 10 study session the Lakewood City Council discussed next steps for a city manager search and reviewed two consultant proposals submitted to assist with recruitment. Councilmembers directed city staff to conduct a technical evaluation of the proposals and return with a recommendation at the council’s first March meeting.

Two firms were identified in proposals distributed to the council; staff reported the fee ranges listed in the proposals were roughly $21,000 to $39,000 plus costs. City staff recommended that internal staff — including human resources — prepare a comparative analysis, check references and bring a recommendation back to the council rather than opening a new public RFP. City staff also said it could present evaluation results and, if the council wished, arrange brief interviews or phone calls with consultant principals.

Why it matters: The choice of a search consultant will shape outreach, candidate profile development and the mechanics of the recruitment. Councilmembers emphasized the need to be deliberate about the attributes sought in a next city manager and for public engagement during the recruitment process.

Council guidance and next steps: Several councilmembers said a consultant’s early work should include facilitation to help the council define the candidate profile; others suggested a smaller subcommittee could meet with finalist firms before full‑council engagement. Interim comments from staff indicated that a formal RFP is not required and that staff expects to return with an evaluation and recommendation at the first March council meeting.

Quotes: City staff said the two proposals \"have their pros and cons\" and recommended a staff‑led, metric‑driven comparison before the council chooses a firm. Councilmember Branstetter urged the council to define \"what we want to tell whomever we choose to assist us\" so the search firm can build an appropriate candidate profile.

Ending: Staff will perform reference checks and a technical evaluation of the consultant proposals and return to council with a recommendation in early March. The council may then decide whether to invite one or both firms for brief interviews or a public presentation.","Councilmembers reviewed two consulting proposals and asked city staff to complete a technical evaluation and return with a recommendation at the first March meeting; council indicated no requirement for an RFP and discussed public outreach and candidate profile development.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6341643,"Lakewood council signals support to develop Natural Environment and Climate Change program",2481,293000,2774000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2256696-b879bd31f46bb0bb9ac2cf2d1869a52c&start=293&end=2774","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2256696-b879bd31f46bb0bb9ac2cf2d1869a52c/thumbnail_293000.jpg","/articles/6341643/Lakewood/Pierce-County/Washington/Lakewood-council-signals-support-to-develop-Natural-Environment-and-Climate-Change-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6341643-b83c2150a9c2736d8c53617137a7efad/orig.mp4?Expires=1775912331&Signature=apyQyb79hmrE~VtqEELueQ~W9dqpLhXcYy4NyYvQwrEUxjOBhMb34z97~rpHoPck8JD-J5lXE1NcXWztH2AgpP3xZlGU30N64Syi9s~V9yuKT8-R5YZrApq3gF3Zryq32DYFZM77OZN8gvUCaygXiYbDC02xwbPjtWeIscjnDtyzjQ6MMK77Ja4quZiu6kUSY9IvYeaIuVmC-xzGg6QlEGS-NMV7DImmC7-9N8PHcrxJZEUtwRGlPFx5j0ZAcf3aV3Uwz0hh5FyGaCQx~Tqg7XwLox4ljapz40EqlcBK~5ydlhKhkPWCBTXRawxFdQ1fnNjUq~J2lb9r6NqdrzIzrA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning Manager Spear presented a proposed Natural Environment and Climate Change (NECC) implementation program at the Lakewood City Council study session on Feb. 10, 2025, and councilmembers gave staff a consensus to proceed with developing a more detailed implementation plan.

The proposal would consolidate existing city efforts — including tree canopy and urban forestry work, the city’s 2022 energy and climate change work plan, and newly required elements under state law E2SHB 1181 — into a cross‑departmental program meant to streamline administration, avoid duplication and improve grant competitiveness. \"This is a proposal. This is an idea,\" Planning Manager Spear told the council as she opened the presentation.

Why it matters: The program is intended to coordinate multiple existing policies, studies and funding sources so Lakewood can meet state planning requirements, pursue grants and implement local projects such as urban forest management, heat‑resilience measures and greenhouse gas reduction actions. Spear told the council the combined five‑year price tag for the proposed work would be roughly $1,487,000 if all elements move forward, funded by a mix of grant awards, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars and the City Tree Fund.

Spear summarized progress on the city’s prior 2022 three‑year energy and climate work plan: of the roughly 15 prioritized actions carried forward from that plan, nine are complete, four are ongoing and two have not started. The items not yet started include a five‑year greenhouse‑gas reduction plan (awaiting state guidance) and a regional electric‑vehicle infrastructure strategy. Ongoing items include regional coordination with Pierce County jurisdictions and an urban forestry/master reforestation plan.

Funding and numeric details provided to the council included: $150,000 of ARPA money already spent on last year’s tree assessment; an identified City Tree Fund balance with eligible uses up to about $475,000; a phased grant that would total about $700,000 to support compliance with E2SHB 1181; and a pending federal energy efficiency community block grant application that, if awarded, would provide about $123,000. Spear said the $1,487,000 total assumes these and other potential sources are available over approximately a five‑year window through mid‑2029.

Spear also cited recent studies the city will draw on, including a 2024 Lakewood Urban Forest Assessment and a heat‑mapping exercise conducted with Pierce County public‑health partners. The assessment estimated Lakewood’s current canopy at about 24.5 percent; the city’s long‑range canopy goal presented in the packet is 40 percent by 2050.

Council feedback mixed support and caution. Councilmember Branstetter said he did not object to organizing the work as proposed but warned that the program should not be read as fixing policy for the next decade. \"I don't necessarily want to establish a program now that says we know what we have to do for the next 10 years,\" he said, urging that the council retain the ability to add priorities from the original list of climate policies as capacity opens. Councilmember Laura Silva asked how the city will handle \"color of money\" accounting between grants and tree‑preservation funds; Spear replied that grants cannot be used to \"double dip\" but that bundling activities could allow different funding sources to pay for different program elements.

Several councilmembers and the presenter emphasized the cross‑departmental nature of the proposal: Planning and Public Works, parks, community services, communications, legal and other departments would participate in program implementation. Spear said the proposal is intended to replace the 2022 energy and climate work plan with a broader, consolidated implementation program and that staff would return later this year with a recommended plan for council adoption.

Ending: Councilmembers expressed general support for staff to proceed with further design and funding analysis; Planning Manager Spear and staff will return with a more detailed implementation and adoption recommendation for a future meeting.","At a Feb. 10 study session, Planning Manager Spear presented a proposed Natural Environment and Climate Change (NECC) program to consolidate tree canopy, urban forestry and climate-change work. Councilmembers expressed support for staff to return with a detailed implementation plan and funding options.","actionData","errors"]

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