Officials at the Lakewood session said Pierce Transit is likely to consider a ballot measure this year to increase its authorization and expand service, while local leaders raised retail theft and child-care access as top priorities for the upcoming legislative session.

Speaker 3, who identified himself as chair of Pierce Transit, said the board ‘‘will likely, make the decision to go to the ballot this year to get the full authorization from 0.6 to 0.9,’’ describing the increase as intended to add breadth and hours of service. He said the agency has operated with very low per‑dollar resources compared with similar agencies and that passing a ballot measure will require extensive outreach and education.

Speaker 5 urged state attention to retail theft, calling it an organized problem with broad economic impacts. She cited a statewide figure of a $3,000,000,000 hit and said the state loses ‘‘over 300,000,000 per year in taxes’’ from theft-related losses. She also urged attention to child-care access and cited a bill brought by Senator Richelli that allows certain federally accredited child‑care providers near military bases to operate without duplicative state licensing while remaining subject to DCYF oversight for public‑safety concerns.

On cannabis policy, officials noted Lakewood has a moratorium on new licenses; Speaker 3 recalled an earlier analysis that found modest net revenue (about $83,000) at the time of the study and said community concerns previously influenced the city’s decision. No immediate policy changes or votes were taken on cannabis, retail‑theft enforcement, transit authorization, or child‑care licensing at the meeting.

Participants closed by thanking council members for their partnership and said they will continue to coordinate on priorities during the short legislative session.