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\"I have been in contact with Harry Steinmetz asking about if the police department and city have a policy ... and Harry was kind enough to send to me the police chief's letter that openly talks about that Des Moines police will not actively assist,\" Cox said. She described her public‑safety background and asked the council to \"keep up the good work\" and to remain aligned with the community’s views.

Cox cited concerns about other jurisdictions where sheriffs or local agencies have pursued agreements with ICE, and she urged Des Moines to continue its approach to protecting residents and public safety.

Her comments were received during the public comment portion of the meeting; no formal council action was taken on her remarks during the session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting July 24th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Des Moines resident told the council she obtained a letter from the police chief indicating local officers will not actively assist ICE enforcement, and she urged the city to continue that position.","taxTitle","Des Moines City, King County, Washington","taxId",51807,"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},6149930,"Legacy Foundation thanks city after Waterland Kids Festival; pledges $10,000 for summer youth recreation",359,1393000,1752000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5509849-63dd00887f9cc4acaeb7d633ae6cb451&start=1393&end=1752","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5509849-63dd00887f9cc4acaeb7d633ae6cb451/thumbnail_1393000.jpg","/articles/6149930/Des-Moines-City/King-County/Washington/Legacy-Foundation-thanks-city-after-Waterland-Kids-Festival-pledges-10000-for-summer-youth-recreation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6149930-cc64b4d7ccb5f378da55e51014732418/orig.mp4?Expires=1770638227&Signature=IeTtVsVnSU2i8L1bZFP5KTjbakxqmvVOdvVg5exN2j30JetC7K6xCXGcTh~z~9Nvd~K8IDDmvyZBtVAaVDJKINbOkucrtrbSJXHlp4FpBldJYt7BMaYJT3wZ2CsWc9cEjBS7c66IQ8~d4Rm0yuDrnbeMGXK42VyOWkhd1lzGjfYywJqpLNc5GaM7baYBxlXgOvxsTNURdi4bipkFYvaSE2gVVtQLZoQ1LrTB~UuldRRrynLv2dqRWGnc4cbFN6GACIp~qoJXerqyoRy5ubcvJupKmuXAr7nDQDAYxehyPdfA29n2UOLrBdabT19cY-cfkEAgheHqckChazF3N5ZPzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of the Des Moines Legacy Foundation told the City Council on July 24 that last Friday’s Waterland Kids Festival drew an estimated 1,000 attendees and that the foundation contributed more than $5,000 toward the event.

\"We estimate over 1,000 community members attended this fun filled afternoon,\" said Pierre Bloss, vice president of the Des Moines Legacy Foundation, as he introduced other board members and thanked city staff and partner organizations for support. The foundation credited the city for providing park space, advertising, volunteers from Camp Chaos staff, public works, Community Enrichment Services and the police department, and for on‑site operations support such as traffic and street closures.

Bloss said the foundation also partnered with the city on a free summer youth recreation program at Midway Park serving low‑income children in the Pacific Ridge area and that the Legacy Foundation has dedicated $10,000 to reimburse the city for recreation program staff salaries and supplies.

The presenters named multiple local partners that assisted with the festival, including Mount Rainier Pool, the King County Library System, Des Moines Area Food Bank, Des Moines Yacht Club, Rotary and Destination Des Moines. The foundation showed a short video highlighting the event and thanked city departments and volunteers for their support.

Council members and staff acknowledged the foundation’s role in staging community events and noted the festival and related youth programming as examples of public‑private cooperation to expand recreation opportunities.","The Des Moines Legacy Foundation reported an estimated 1,000 attendees at the Waterland Kids Festival, said it contributed over $5,000 to the event, and pledged $10,000 to reimburse the city for summer youth recreation program staff and supplies at Midway Park.",{"_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},6149933,"Council approves changes to citizens advisory board structure, names deputy mayor as presiding officer",516,3139000,3655000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5509849-63dd00887f9cc4acaeb7d633ae6cb451&start=3139&end=3655","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5509849-63dd00887f9cc4acaeb7d633ae6cb451/thumbnail_3139000.jpg","/articles/6149933/Des-Moines-City/King-County/Washington/Council-approves-changes-to-citizens-advisory-board-structure-names-deputy-mayor-as-presiding-officer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6149933-1c8c3c013f63f0490b73f50388a0c330/orig.mp4?Expires=1770638228&Signature=Tpg~Fm4f~iYgBHGr1jRgUUDJbTOUywiqguuAbc5FlF3XBgnTSTKVnILWwtf0-uppkAyq-g1SRKKwFEdzA0W001rxVVv~uXQ8J7KIDajXKoMj0Zaj4r1Ng0BXj16jc~wYNAVaCUMHVHbkTSnWCMIoPt8t3WxPhuv830rjasHpZErEEaSaj-iYtlGVDL~-7KWadsT57yXl3hV8IlAcuEy36ftqrICqQlkayYJf2TBRYEyB5wn-A807SHQvlVQyXh5gnPFfKrY6DREFg4eVjg2xoDBV6OtN66ZGw8zH78rl-x4Kwo7CeM7pBsqx0CmhhfW7GTPU4feLAb9aQ3~H-~jv4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Des Moines City Council on July 24 approved on first reading an ordinance to reorganize the city’s volunteer advisory committees into a Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) with three subcommittees (arts, human services and senior services), to set membership structure and term rules, and to name the deputy mayor as the board’s presiding officer. The ordinance was moved to second reading on Sept. 11, 2025.

City attorney Tara Vaughn presented the ordinance and described the proposal to consolidate the arts, human services and senior services bodies as subcommittees of the CAB to reduce staffing needs and improve continuity. The draft ordinance would preserve 12 neighborhood seats (nine neighborhood seats plus two business owners and one marina tenant), allow up to 11 at‑large seats, set four‑year terms with an initial staggered two‑ and four‑year term schedule, and permit subcommittees to have three to nine members.

A council member proposed an amendment to designate the deputy mayor rather than the mayor as the CAB presiding officer; Deputy Mayor Steinmetz seconded that amendment. Supporters said naming the deputy mayor creates an additional formal leadership role for council members under the city’s committee‑of‑the‑whole model and gives councillors more opportunities for presiding duties. The amendment passed 6‑1 with Council member Harris opposed. The council then voted 6‑1 to pass the ordinance as amended to second reading on Sept. 11, 2025; Harris recorded the lone no vote on final passage.

During questions, council members and staff clarified workflow: subcommittees would meet as needed, report to the full CAB, and the CAB would forward recommendations to the city council; the ordinance reiterates existing DMMC 2.24 language about appointive committees and keeps the requirement for three council members to serve on appointive committees. The ordinance record notes staff intent to limit total board size in order to preserve effectiveness and to reduce staffing burdens.","The council voted 6‑1 to advance an ordinance reorganizing several advisory committees into a Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) with subcommittees for arts, human services and senior services, set term limits, and designate the deputy mayor as the CAB presiding officer.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":91,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6149937,"Council approves anti‑cruising ordinance with amendment to allow sanctioned events, limits chief’s emergency designation",483,2656000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5509849-63dd00887f9cc4acaeb7d633ae6cb451&start=2656&end=3139","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5509849-63dd00887f9cc4acaeb7d633ae6cb451/thumbnail_2656000.jpg","/articles/6149937/Des-Moines-City/King-County/Washington/Council-approves-anticruising-ordinance-with-amendment-to-allow-sanctioned-events-limits-chiefs-emergency-designation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6149937-afc2b5f46f73d81af6c0d59c2b65a94c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770638228&Signature=fPMyi579HXOi9wOYYrjuvh6QpvLb7Vl~vkSMQLdOgnK9Nh1cjiCK6zCx5RZvDS-uwUxL1w4Wm~Ikfbe193yhasXHN5N~a1Et2mm0gke7BiO0wj1Lci-tKHqENV7lq5tHAU-F1EVfl9zKON06O4CXB6e0GWXD9VH4SLG9bYi2VyBqlvO~fcNU2-5wxKQ5DHAGqfnzWPxTx1fwZyaJ8YA~xbgDveToYQ88ip1NZr0Cf691OjYS6VZVaBP0BxGPhZpSksM3l~z50-gRBxkguobO9BKt~yno6zZHBymB6aZdmLjbPQ8byHLPFPlqwiMXsGCFfoLceCMJCtdbXP7EHYcwfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Des Moines City Council voted 6‑1 on July 24 to pass a second‑reading anti‑cruising ordinance as amended, adding a provision to allow city‑sanctioned cruising events and a 30‑day limit on the police chief’s emergency area designation unless the chief terminates it earlier or the council votes to extend it.

Council member Ochsiger moved amendments to draft ordinance \"20 five‑sixty 5\" to add a subsection allowing \"any vehicle taking part in a city sanctioned cruising event\" and to amend the chief‑designation subsection so that any designation \"shall expire after 30 days unless terminated earlier by the chief of police or by adopted motion of the city council.\" Deputy Mayor Steinmetz seconded the amendment.

Council members supporting the amendment said the change provides a clear process for organized car events and places a time limit on executive authority. Deputy Mayor Steinmetz said a 30‑day limit \"is a good drafting\" practice to avoid overbroad or indefinite delegations of authority. Council member Harris voted no on both the amendment and final ordinance, saying enforcement resources are limited and expressing concern that the ordinance could be unenforceable in practice.

After the amendment passed on a 6‑1 vote (Council member Harris opposed), the council voted 6‑1 to adopt the ordinance as amended. The record shows the consent calendar initially passed 7‑0 for items other than the pulled anti‑cruising item; item 3 (the anti‑cruising ordinance) was considered separately after being pulled from consent.

The ordinance as amended creates a formal mechanism for the city to authorize sanctioned cruising events and caps the emergency designation period the chief may impose without council action.","The Des Moines City Council on July 24 amended and passed an anti‑cruising ordinance; the council added a carve‑out for city‑sanctioned cruising events and limited the chief of police’s emergency area designation to 30 days unless the council acts earlier.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6149940,"King County Metro outlines South Link bus restructure, proposes trade-offs to fund all‑day service",369,976000,1345000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5509849-63dd00887f9cc4acaeb7d633ae6cb451&start=976&end=1345","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5509849-63dd00887f9cc4acaeb7d633ae6cb451/thumbnail_976000.jpg","/articles/6149940/Des-Moines-City/King-County/Washington/King-County-Metro-outlines-South-Link-bus-restructure-proposes-trade-offs-to-fund-allday-service","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6149940-821f77a18a7aa920a769e70a1a9e51ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1770638228&Signature=OJHmGmmkEx8fQpYcr0AqysyMGlUyZRaO5nTJ-nEoc~06mexuIPp-8~cnTfcTrmQdMWa5R0kvcw8lEVtXvZAqzLwAOEGvj6PtwUTWWYVcGmuPK0j6UHeQFNlK04LKGiXZrNsVDV1ZS2MIrqmmiov0KEReE3Ja2fAMAQyNrI9-dkYG3EBrJzlZIZI~O1xJBPV6APxmWN5KWOWYgw4yLMwsk~IfbH-kIAZzCqR9v2RCx9THRhUnGgc7ncgJJVrP1eOHkMasqzmch0E8NNIu-dequoNgUhg2C0wvBE45iCgAn8KF2V1g0dFy6Nsg8aSxPt6G2W23NapEX8GP9zFAklQu0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","King County Metro presented its South Link Connections proposals to the Des Moines City Council on July 24, laying out a cost‑neutral plan that would shift resources from suspended peak‑only service into more frequent all‑day and weekend routes that connect to the Link light rail extension to Federal Way.

The agency said the project area includes 10 cities and parts of unincorporated King County and that the draft network is intended to support three new Link stations and improved east–west travel. \"This is a large restructure of bus service in South, Southwest King County ... Our project scope is 10 all day routes as well as 12 peak‑only routes,\" said Ryan Miller, service planner and network development lead for the South Link Connections mobility project.

Metro told the council it conducted multi‑phase engagement, outreaching to more than 200 organizations, multilingual materials and stop‑level outreach, and that public responses to an initial draft favored the proposed network by roughly 2 to 1 overall and by a similar margin among priority populations. The agency said the current proposal would increase trips in the project area by about 47% on weekdays, 61% on Saturdays and about two‑times on Sundays compared with the prior baseline.

To fund those increases within a cost‑neutral budget, Metro proposes removing nine suspended peak‑only routes plus two in‑service routes (identified as the 162 and 177 in the presentation), and an additional peak‑only route (162) that duplicates other all‑day service and Sounder connections. The change would also split a long, reliability‑challenged route into two routes (the new 164 and an adjusted 166) while preserving one‑seat rides for many current travelers: \"Every 166 trip will turn into a 164 trip,\" Miller said, describing the through‑routing plan.

Metro stressed tradeoffs in two examples Council members raised: adding service to extend RapidRide A to Star Lake would cost an estimated $2–$3 million per year and would force reductions in other all‑day investments, so Metro is not proposing that extension. Similarly, a southward deviation of Route 166 to serve Woodmont/Redondo would cost about $1 million per year and was rejected because prior ridership in that area averaged one or two riders per trip on routes 121/122.

Council members asked about demand building and data. Metro said it tracks comprehensive plans and land‑use changes and runs outreach and marketing campaigns (including free youth passes and ambassador programs) to build ridership. Metro also said it will share stop‑level ridership information with council staff and that its public engagement period for the current proposal runs through Aug. 31, 2025; the agency plans to bring a final recommendation to the King County Council in 2026 with an implementation target in the fall following Council approval.

Council members requested additional local data, such as license‑plate or stop‑level studies, to better identify latent demand around park‑and‑rides and transit access. Metro said some license‑plate studies have been done in the past and acknowledged limits to that dataset.

Metro staff asked the council to encourage residents to take a short, multilingual survey at southlinkconnections.com and to notify Metro of local events where staff can tabling outreach.

The presentation and the council’s questions focused on preserving peak‑period connections where possible while shifting limited resources to all‑day and weekend frequency that Metro said community responders prioritized.","King County Metro presented a cost‑neutral proposal to restructure bus service in South King County tied to the Link extension to Federal Way, prioritizing all‑day east–west connections and increased weekend service while removing several peak‑only routes to fund the changes.","actionData","errors"]

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