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Sumner City Council approves consent agenda and excuses deputy mayor; routine votes pass unanimously
Summary
At the Jan. 20, 2025, Sumner City Council meeting the council excused Deputy Mayor Bowman and approved the consent agenda, which included several grants and resolutions; all procedural votes passed unanimously.
The Sumner City Council on Jan. 20, 2025, voted unanimously to excuse Deputy Mayor Barbara Bowman from the meeting and to approve the consent agenda, which bundled several resolutions, grant acceptances and routine items.
The consent agenda approved by the council included: approval of checks and electronic payments (amount read aloud during the meeting was garbled and not specified in the record), Resolution No. 1708 (Heritage Park at Hops Alley Phase 2 — Pierce County LTAC grant acceptance), the White River Restoration Project construction management consultant supplement, Resolution No. 1711 (endorsement for administration of the Sumner-Bonney Lake joint pretreatment program), Resolution No. 1705 (setting a public hearing for a multi-tax exemption ordinance), Resolution No. 1709 (simple possession advocacy and representation grant acceptance), and approval of minutes from the Jan. 6, 2025, regular meeting and the Jan. 13, 2025 study session.
During the meeting Mayor (name not specified in the record) called for a motion to excuse Deputy Mayor Bowman; a council member moved to excuse her and another council member seconded. The motion passed by voice vote with no opposition. The clerk then read the consent agenda items aloud; Council member Beteto moved to adopt the consent agenda, Council member Cole seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
Why it matters: Consent agendas package routine matters and grant acceptances for single votes; the packet the council approved included multi-agency and grant-funded projects that will move to implementation or later public hearings. Several members of the public raised questions about specific consent items during public comment, including the LTAC grant for Hops Alley, prompting requests for clearer public documentation.
Votes at a glance - Motion to excuse Deputy Mayor Bowman — mover: council member (name on record: motion made), second: (name on record: second made); outcome: approved (unanimous). - Consent agenda adoption (items listed above) — mover: Council member Beteto; second: Council member Cole; outcome: approved (unanimous).
Ending: The council moved from the consent agenda to regular business and public comment after the votes, scheduling routine follow-ups in subsequent staff briefings and committee work.
