Council approves consent agenda including building‑inspection interlocal and multiple grants

The Lakewood City Council approved a consent agenda that included minutes, interlocal agreements and several funding authorizations on July 20, 2026.

Clerk (reading the consent agenda) listed approvals including an interlocal agreement with Pierce County for on‑call building inspection services; an amendment to Grama Baba Architects for $177,243 for H Barn redevelopment design and bidding support; an agreement with McDonald Miller for $75,177 for energy planning related to State Clean Building Act compliance; acceptance of a Washington State Department of Commerce grant listed in the packet as $873,100,000 for the North Clear Zone project demolition of the Taylor Building; and acceptance of a $5,000 grant from the Office of Public Defense for public defense services. The council had no removals from the consent agenda and approved it by voice vote.

The approval was procedural and contained no separate roll call votes in the record. The clerk read all agenda items into the record before council members moved and seconded the motion; the chair then called for the ayes, and the consent agenda passed.

What happens next: items on the consent agenda will be implemented by staff under existing authorities and procurement processes. The contract amendments and grant acceptance will be carried out by the responsible departments in accordance with the city’s contracting and grant‑management policies.