During public comment at the University Place council meeting, several residents and community leaders raised distinct concerns and announcements.

NewGenesis/New Beginnings founder George Boseman (transcribed variously in the record as Bosman/Boseman/Bozeman) and Erin Lee of Northwest Kidney Centers announced a planned walk to raise money and awareness for kidney disease; Lee described the nonprofit’s statewide services and wraparound supports for patients. Boseman said the walk would be held in University Place and funds would go to the Northwest Kidney Center.

Former Mayor Kent Kiel urged the council to oppose locating a Sound Transit maintenance yard in University Place, argued the city should press Sound Transit to place a planned station at 19th and Mildred underground, and encouraged the council to "lean forward" on opportunities rather than retreat from progress.

Two Bristonwood-area residents, Deborah Nellist and Dan Novogransky, urged continued code enforcement at 5502 Briston Wood. Nellist described ongoing neighborhood impacts from a neighbor (noise, unauthorized electrical use reported to utilities) and said city responses have been slow. Novogransky said the property appears to host commercial salvage activity and large commercial vehicles in a residential zone and asked the city to continue follow-up inspections and enforcement rather than temporary fixes that make a property appear compliant for a single inspection.

Responses and next steps: Councilmembers thanked speakers and acknowledged the issues; no formal council action on the items was taken that evening. Staff and councilmembers noted the matter of the Sound Transit yard and enforcement as topics for further attention; the transcript records requests and advocacy but no binding direction or vote on any of these public-comment issues.

Key quotes:
"We serve about 3,000 patients across the state of Washington..." — Erin Lee, Northwest Kidney Centers
"If that happens, that will degrade our business community and severely limit our tax revenue." — Kent Kiel on a potential Sound Transit maintenance yard

What happens next: These concerns remain matters for staff follow-up and for council consideration in future agenda items; no ordinance or enforcement outcome was reported in the meeting record.