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City Administrator Mary introduced Kelly Adams, saying Adams comes from the city of Lacey where she worked in the city manager’s office on special projects. Adams told the council she had worked on improving transparency and a 311-type system in Lacey and looked forward to working in Tumwater.

On utility assistance, Mary said the city had sent letters to potentially eligible households and, as a result, received 46 new applications in the two days after the mailing: “Yesterday and today, we have been inundated with 46 different applications and 44 of those have been approved already. The other 2 … didn't quite qualify for the income,” she said. Mary described the utility lifeline program as reducing utility rates by 50% for qualifying low-income seniors and people with disabilities and said staff will incorporate outreach lessons into future efforts.

Mary also noted that Energize Thurston, a regional program offering grants and workshops to help low-income residents access energy-efficiency measures (including heat-pump installations), launched and will hold a required information workshop on March 20 at Tumwater High School from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. She added that the city had contracted with Washington-based DHM Research to perform a statistically valid community survey and a broader public engagement survey to inform strategic planning.

Mary said staff will schedule annual department reports in upcoming work sessions and will present a strategic-planning schedule to the council in coming meetings. Kelly Adams and other staff did not request immediate council action during the report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting March 4 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff introduced Assistant City Administrator Kelly Adams and reported a surge of interest in the utility lifeline program after targeted outreach: 46 applications were received and 44 approved. Staff also noted the Energize Thurston program workshop March 20 and a contract with DHM Research for community surveying.","taxTitle","Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington","taxId",70653,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6298617,"Tumwater council approves consent calendar, greenlights public‑events code change and several contracts",0,253000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2503589-ca8ac8a46aeabcca215ab438e9cffcdb&start=253&end=253","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2503589-ca8ac8a46aeabcca215ab438e9cffcdb/thumbnail_253000.jpg","/articles/6298617/Tumwater/Thurston-County/Washington/Tumwater-council-approves-consent-calendar-greenlights-publicevents-code-change-and-several-contracts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298617-8cfc63d6b7e4db10ee6af5b69db15246/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170997&Signature=ac7Zcisr0C9u09RRpYL9ypo97obpNz27CH1tHzls1jwtfDwW-rR7QFQRiZ8iuImwmbQhZVPDencdmWTaCUI2JaDmmhcQUgoLo8hrKyxpB2xamFHPehQ8kxo1lAwPKIG4wern6SZrbgjS1tKOAbQf61M4LPLQJvWFOtRjwRAIx1asySi0L3k7elQQDG-1YdOCA~H-QpXBhtnJaLdHbMfFNr50~hjjs6wdAOPLmJ7vw~S58ZBNiwL6QbpVGPn7JjkBy48yFs6H3B6iIgxjoT8CGV6A4SufEXe6Dv5BcdRrUwlhJU0TX6dbth7veIOs-nezogNT9OEZ5NWs1I4m-42hmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tumwater City Council on March 4 approved the consent calendar, which bundled routine items including minutes, payment vouchers, and several ordinances and agreements.

Items listed on the consent calendar included approval of minutes from the Feb. 11 council work session and a Feb. 25 special joint planning commission tour; payment vouchers; Ordinance No. 02025-005 amending Tumwater Municipal Code section 20.12.28 on public events; a service provider agreement with Fuller Design for the Beehive Industrial Area stormwater retrofit design project; purchase of traffic signal controller and detection upgrade equipment; and an advisory board appointment adding Wendy Mauri as the third member of the [Veil] Service Commission (name as recorded in the minutes).

A motion to approve the consent calendar was moved and seconded; the mayor called the voice vote and the consent calendar was approved by the council.

The council did not provide individual roll-call tallies in the available transcript for the consent-calendar vote. Several items on the consent calendar were discussed or reviewed previously in committee, according to council reports.","The council approved the consent calendar including minutes, payment vouchers, Ordinance No. 02025-005 amending the public events code, a service agreement for the Beehive Industrial Area stormwater retrofit design, a traffic signal controller equipment purchase and an advisory board appointment.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6298622,"Tumwater council adopts ordinance pausing annual comprehensive-plan amendment cycle",213,325000,538000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2503589-ca8ac8a46aeabcca215ab438e9cffcdb&start=325&end=538","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2503589-ca8ac8a46aeabcca215ab438e9cffcdb/thumbnail_325000.jpg","/articles/6298622/Tumwater/Thurston-County/Washington/Tumwater-council-adopts-ordinance-pausing-annual-comprehensive-plan-amendment-cycle","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298622-de56de08b514580e1a615e4b853358c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170997&Signature=SkGcUt7yr05kYKlaxYIoNXpfqFrZ-XHTgwFbH1j2lMPoVsyp0et7JPY~LbcWzVre1mp385H8o84xNexYPCaJX2NVCFnP3Z7dV01qym1HJgQeKBAyagPNix~902GZjuO1xu3DyLxH~DGulb1EEo8YqPkNWUbjx7IiVWx~sGmppnjnwkJnZ5fUA-K6aWDFxXAQpzsQKB8Ny2dWKSxxSe~kT6m9RcCxRfBFiXTJJrIfUw83VapiYQJF-hu6C9hpDkSXZGPeqQcteG-6ZGo4gokaBd407ybaXS3pu8qGKpEAMKurW9JUxhN-hzg7FIBXbY2Ql4JOHpE7HPV33TdRu1~BEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tumwater City Council on March 4 adopted Ordinance No. 02025-004 to suspend the city’s annual comprehensive-plan amendment cycle while staff completes a state-mandated periodic update.

Brad, a city staff member presenting the item, told the council the pause responds to a previous 2022 suspension and a state deadline extension: “In 2022, the council suspended the annual amendment process for the comprehensive plan… the state legislature has extended our deadline to the end of this year, December 31, and we would like to extend this particular timeline for not accepting comprehensive plan amendments as part of this process to match that of the deadline for the periodic update.”

Council member Rauthausen moved adoption of the ordinance “amending chapter 18.6 of the Tumwater Municipal Code as recommended by the general government committee at their 02/18/2025 meeting.” The motion was seconded and the mayor called the voice vote; the motion carried.

The change means Tumwater will not run a formal annual amendment cycle in 2025; staff will continue to receive public requests and may incorporate them into the periodic update but will not process a separate amendment docket this year. Brad told the council they expect to restart solicitation for amendments during the year ahead of the next formal cycle, with the council making determinations toward the end of 2026.

Council members said the suspension had been vetted in committee. Council member Swartheu asked whether the city could still address urgent requests; staff responded that the process retains flexibility for immediate issues and that staff may fold public requests into the broader update.

The ordinance was presented and adopted during the regular meeting; the council recorded no roll-call tally in the available transcript.","The Tumwater City Council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 02025-004 to suspend the city’s annual comprehensive-plan amendment process through the state-mandated periodic update deadline, aligning the local amendment pause with the legislature’s extension to Dec. 31, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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