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Tumwater council approves consent calendar, Craft District extension, X Street eminent‑domain ordinance and comprehensive‑plan amendments
Summary
At its Dec. 2 meeting the Tumwater City Council adopted the consent calendar, approved Resolution R2025‑020 (fourth extension to the Craft District Development Agreement), adopted Ordinance O2025‑015 authorizing eminent‑domain for the X Street roundabout, and adopted Ordinance O2025‑009 approving 2025 comprehensive‑plan amendments (capital facilities plan). Council also approved the selection process to fill Council Position 1.
The Tumwater City Council on Dec. 2 approved a package of routine and substantive items by motion and voice vote, including the consent calendar, a fourth extension of the Craft District development agreement, authorization to pursue property acquisitions for the X Street roundabout, adoption of annual comprehensive‑plan amendments and a process to fill Council Position 1.
Consent calendar: Council approved minutes (Nov. 18), payment vouchers and multiple service agreements, including a vehicle‑miles‑traveled gap analysis, a sanitary‑sewer comprehensive‑plan update contract and a regional tech‑service agreement with King County for Puget Sound resilience work. The consent calendar was moved by Council member Angela Jefferson and seconded by Council member Kelly Vonholtz and was approved by voice vote.
Craft District extension: Brandon, a city project presenter, reviewed Craft District progress (public infrastructure and market delays) and described Resolution R2025‑020 as a term extension due to changed market conditions. Council member Sporthout moved adoption; the motion was seconded and the resolution carried.
Eminent domain for X Street roundabout: Staff presented Ordinance O2025‑015, outlining project purpose (congestion relief, safety, multimodal improvements), a total project cost estimate (approximately $6.8 million) and $5.4 million in grant funding. Brandon explained that federal grants typically expect agencies to pursue eminent domain if needed and described protections for property owners under the Uniform Relocation Act and Washington statutes. The ordinance authorizes condemnation if negotiations do not produce needed property rights; the council adopted the ordinance by voice vote.
Comprehensive Plan amendments: Associate Planner Dana Bowers presented Ordinance O2025‑009 to adopt updates to the six‑year Capital Facilities Plan. Bowers said the amendments conform with the Growth Management Act and Tumwater municipal code requirements; the council adopted the ordinance by motion.
Council Position 1 selection process: City Attorney Karen presented the proposed application, timeline and interview questions to fill a council vacancy; Council approved the selection process so staff can advertise the opening and schedule interviews.
Vote recording: All motions in the meeting were adopted by voice vote; individual member roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript.
