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Alyssa Jones Wood, who presented the report, said the city has adopted a purchasing policy favoring electric or hybrid replacements for light-duty city vehicles and has transitioned its diesel fleet to renewable diesel beginning October–November 2024. \"On an average, each session of our fleet vehicles and the public or employees plugging into any of the charging stations that we have at our city facilities, it's about a buck 50,\" Jones Wood said, referring to average electricity cost per charging session.

The dashboard — now posted on the city's website — shows several operational highlights for 2024: gasoline remained the largest share of fuel consumed (about 74% of fuel use in the data presented), renewable diesel was used for diesel vehicles in the final months of 2024, the city is using reclaimed water at the golf course (in 2024 potable and reclaimed water usage were roughly equal for city irrigation and operations), and the city is diverting about 50% of its operational waste from landfill. Jones Wood also presented solar production increases after adding panels on city operations in 2023, and said the city completed a canopy assessment of city-owned properties.

The Green Team listed recommended actions for the council and staff, including implementing the fleet-electrification memo (with separate goals for police and non-police vehicles), adopting targets for fully decarbonizing city facilities, funding projects identified in an investment-grade audit through the Capital Facilities Plan and seeking grant funding to design solar-plus-storage for the library, city hall and both fire stations. Jones Wood also pointed to an employee commute-trip-reduction program with roughly 3% of employees currently participating.

Council members praised the dashboard format and presentation. Council member Leeta Dollhoff thanked Jones Wood for making the data accessible: \"How do we know where we want to go if we don't know where we are at today?\" she said, adding that the dashboard helps identify where the city is making progress and where additional work is required.

The presentation included operational clarifications: 2024 potable-water usage rose in 2023 and remained above the city's stated goal in 2024; some natural-gas consumption is driven by the golf course and leased restaurant operations; waste-diversion estimates are based on container collection and frequency data rather than a full waste audit; and tree-canopy targets are higher than current coverage and will fluctuate with development and replanting.

No formal council action was taken at the meeting. Staff said the Green Team's materials will be used in project planning and grant-seeking and that specific capital and operating requests would be considered through the usual budget and Capital Facilities Plan processes.

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Troy Niemeyer told the council August produced \"an outstanding month for sales tax collection,\" with approximately $1,082,000 collected in August — the highest August total in three years in the data shown — and year-to-date collections about $121,000 (roughly 1.8%) higher than the prior year. Niemeyer cautioned that sales tax is volatile month to month and that earlier months in 2025 had been weaker, leaving the year-to-date total slightly behind budget through July until August helped close the gap.

Niemeyer's quarterly update also noted other revenue and expenditure items: public-safety sales tax (a voter-approved county measure that began collections in mid‑2024) had a solid August; business-and-occupation tax (B&O) revenue was ahead of prior-year expectations overall; building-permit revenue had already exceeded the year's budgeted total through August; and general-fund expenditures across departments were about 10% below expected levels for this point in the year, providing a cushion if revenues remain weak. He also said enterprise fund reporting can be skewed by big capital projects that have not yet incurred expenses or received reimbursements; for example, major water capital projects were shown as low in the report because billing and construction had not yet started.

On the economy, Niemeyer noted GDP's rebound in the second quarter (revised to +3%) after a first-quarter contraction, but he flagged labor-market risk: initial jobless claims for August were the highest in three years and the unemployment rate had ticked up. He also reported inflation at about 2.9% overall and 3.1% core (excluding food and energy), and that recent tariff court developments were adding uncertainty.

The council then heard a baseline 10-year financial model from Morgan Shook of Eagle Northwest, built as a tool to test scenarios for the city's general-government funds. Shook said the model separates payroll-driven costs (police and fire dominate) from nonlabor costs (transportation and infrastructure), and projects three levels of service demand (core, existing commitments, enhanced services). Using the city's current budget assumptions and departmental submissions, Shook presented a cumulative structural gap — a \"shadow deficit\" — between the city's current budget and the estimated cost of delivering core and additional services.

Shook described the shadow deficit as approximately $13 million when comparing the 2025 budget to the identified core needs and existing commitments. He cautioned that figure is cumulative, has grown over multiple economic cycles and is sensitive to local revenue growth, notably sales tax, which can expand in good years and contract in downturns. \"This helps you understand the relationship between decisions and the cost structure relative to what's happening in the economy and your ability to raise taxes off of that,\" Shook said.

Council members asked for the model file and a work session to run scenarios. Shook and staff said they could share a working version of the model and design scenario runs that show the budgetary impacts of staff additions, different wage agreements, or revenue options. Staff said the model will be useful as the council finalizes strategic-plan priorities and begins early budget work for the 2027–28 biennium.

Clarifying details from presentations and Q&A: August sales tax approximately $1,082,000; year-to-date sales tax about $121,000 (1.8%) above last year; general fund expenditures about 10% below expected through August; the model shows a cumulative funding gap on the order of $13 million (presenter described this figure as a longer-term cumulative difference between current budgets and the identified service needs); building-permit revenue has already exceeded the year's budgeted amount; single-audit work for the city's federal funds is underway and budgeted at about $80,000.

No formal council action was taken on the 10-year model itself. Council members asked staff and consultants for: the model workbook for hands-on scenario testing, a possible council work session to run scenarios, and follow-up reports tying the model to specific budget options for the next biennium.

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Troy Niemeyer, the city's finance director, briefed the council on the change and said it affects only businesses located outside the city that do a small amount of business inside Tumwater; businesses physically located in the city are unaffected. \"This is a change that was adopted by the state legislature, goes into effect 01/01/2026, and, keeps us adopting this change, keeps us in compliance with the model ordinance,\" Niemeyer said.

Council members moved and seconded the ordinance for adoption; the council voted unanimously to adopt the update. The change was described in the presentation as a business-friendly adjustment that slightly reduces revenue but is not expected to have a significant fiscal effect.

Authorities referenced: the presentation cited state legislation passed in 2023 that revised the state model B&O ordinance and directed the new threshold; the city amendment brings local code (Tumwater Municipal Code section 5.07.0.07) into alignment with the state model.

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Fire Department leadership introduced the agreement and said the program follows 2023 state legislation enabling community-based crisis teams to operate alongside fire and EMS services. The city will host an Olympic Health and Recovery team, which will monitor dispatch, respond to behavioral-health calls and provide community outreach. Fire staff said the team will have 24-hour coverage and will be supported operationally through the fire department.

Joe Avalos, representing Olympic Health and Recovery Services, described the program as a regional effort with existing programs in surrounding jurisdictions. \"We've been looking forward to this partnership... we're excited to be one of those and partnering with Tumwater,\" Avalos told the council. Timothy Lewis, the outreach program manager for Olympic Health and Recovery, also attended and answered technical questions.

Council members asked how the new team would coordinate with other local programs such as FD Cares and how the team would track individuals who move among jurisdictions. Olympic Health and Recovery responded that its information systems cover multiple counties and partner providers and that the team will coordinate with hospitals, ERs and neighboring jurisdictions to avoid duplicative responses.

The city will provide office and landing space for the team (a vacant unit on Lee Street was cited) and the responders will be dispatched through the city's dispatch system with the ability to see 911 call notes. The program will use a co-responder model; staff said the team will be able to transport people who are voluntary to appropriate resources, and it can facilitate involuntary admissions when legally required. Avalos said South Sound Behavioral Hospital accepts voluntary and involuntary patients and that Olympic Health and Recovery employs designated crisis responders who can initiate involuntary admission processes when necessary.

Council member Gavi moved to authorize the agreement; Council member Von Holtz seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

Clarifying details and implementation notes from the discussion: the co-responder teams will include a crisis clinician and a peer-support navigator; 24-hour coverage was stated; the program's operational start date was discussed as October 1; Olympic Health and Recovery will coordinate with regional hospitals and crisis systems; transport to emergency departments or voluntary facilities remains an option; inpatient bed availability was identified as a regional constraint but not a barrier to beginning outreach and follow-up services.

Authorities referenced: 2023 state legislation enabling community-based crisis teams (as described by fire staff); South Sound Behavioral Hospital was cited as a regional receiving facility. The council took formal action and authorized the agreement at the meeting; no details of the contract price were discussed during the public portion of the presentation.

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Speakers described the audit as low-cost for sellers but valuable for buyers and for reducing local greenhouse gas emissions.

The speakers said the proposed audit would be a short, inexpensive inspection that shows potential buyers a home's energy performance and gives sellers an incentive to make efficiency improvements before listing. \"The $200 cost of a home energy audit is negligible when hundreds of thousands of dollars are changing hands during a home sale,\" said Charlotte Persons, a resident who identified herself to the council during public comment. \"Home sellers can make wise updates before putting the home on the market. Home buyers can negotiate to have energy saving repairs or improvements as part [of] the transaction.\"

The request ties to a regional climate plan: speakers said the measure is one of the climate-mitigation actions in the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan adopted by jurisdictions in 2021. Lynn Fitzhugh, executive director of Restoring Earth Connection, told the council that housing accounts for a significant portion of the local greenhouse-gas footprint and that point-of-sale audits are an effective time to secure improvements. \"It is 26% of our local greenhouse gas footprint,\" Fitzhugh said. \"When a house sells, it is one of the easiest times for improvements to be made.\"

Several other residents backed the idea and asked the city to move quickly so all nearby jurisdictions would adopt the same rule and avoid inconsistent rules across ZIP codes and listing platforms. Tom Crawford, who described himself as long-involved in local climate work, called the ordinance \"a common sense measure\" and urged the council to \"put it on your agenda, get it passed.\" Paris McCluskey and Natasha Hayes also spoke in favor of a countywide approach during their three-minute remarks.

Council members did not take immediate action on the request during the meeting. Multiple speakers and proponents asked staff and council to schedule the item for a future council agenda so the city could join a countywide or multi-jurisdictional approach. The speakers repeatedly emphasized that the measure is already in use or under consideration in other U.S. cities, including Portland, Oregon, and jurisdictions in California and Minnesota, and that experience shows audits at sale can motivate pre-listing upgrades and reduce energy bills for buyers and tenants.

What proponents asked the council to do now: place the draft ordinance developed by the Thurston Climate Collaborative on a future Tumwater agenda and coordinate adoption with neighboring jurisdictions to avoid confusion for real-estate agents and the public. No ordinance language was adopted or voted on at the meeting.

Clarifying details from public comment: proponents said an audit would cost about $200; that home-energy improvements are more likely at the point of sale; that the action is included in the 2021 Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan; and that the proposal would apply to homes for sale and to rental housing, potentially reducing tenants' heating bills. Speakers also said existing evidence from Portland shows the requirement can influence sellers to make improvements before listing.

Why it matters: supporters framed the proposal as a low-cost, locally implementable tool to reduce household energy use, lower buyers' operating costs, and help the region meet greenhouse-gas reduction targets. Opponents or other perspectives did not appear during the public-comment time for this topic. The council did not refer the matter to a committee or schedule a public hearing during the meeting; proponents asked the council to do so.

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