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💙 Community members connected with City-supported programs and listened to a panel-discussion featuring local volunteers at Council Member Joe Bushnell’s Civic Summit on Saturday, May 10, 2025. One community-developed action that was identified is for more representation from District 5 ...community members on the City’s Committees, Board and Commissions to help keep District 5 at the forefront of discussions. Other feedback heard will be used to inform potential budgeting decisions in the future.

The OMWBE Certification 201 Workshop will be held on May 20, 2025, from 9-11 AM online and at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market Street, Room 243). Participants will have an opportunity to start or complete their OWMBE application to become a certified business. This is a hybrid event with ...in-person attendance is strongly encouraged. See a list of what you’ll need and apply at https://makeittacoma.com/events. And don’t worry if you missed the 101 workshop that was held on May 8. Attendance was encouraged but not required to participate in 201.

The Draft South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District Code is now out for public review. The Planning and Development Department is hosting a Community Informational Meeting on May 15, 2025, from 6 – 7:30 PM, at the STAR Center (3872 S. 66th Street), to help community members prepare for the ...Public Hearing on May 21.This update is part of our ongoing effort to strengthen protections for Tacoma’s groundwater resources. Learn more at https://tacoma.gov/project/south-tacoma-groundwater-protection-district/.

Join us for the May 13, 2025, Tacoma City Council Meeting and Community Forum at 5:00 PM. Here's a link to the agenda: https://ow.ly/PLx350VRhro. If you’d like to submit a comment relating to an item on the agenda, written public comments must be submitted to cityclerk@tacoma.gov at least 24... hours before the meeting, or you can also speak during the meeting. This meeting will be hybrid, in-person meeting at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers and virtually via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: https://ow.ly/hjaB50VRhrm and passcode: 349099 or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting will also be streamed live at https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/city-council/city-council-meetings/ and broadcast on TV Tacoma.

Join us for the City Council Study Session on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at noon. It’ll be conducted as a hybrid meeting on Zoom and in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St.), Council Chambers located on the 1st floor. Agenda items include:
🔷South Tacoma Neighborhood ...Plan
🔷One Tacoma Comprehensive Plan Update
The meeting will be streamed live at https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/city-council/city-council-meetings/ and broadcast on TV Tacoma. For more information, visit https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/city-council/city-council-meetings/.

💙🌍 The Tacoma Climate Stories Final Celebration, featuring spoken word artists from Creative Colloquy and a local author, Leslie Davenport, is tomorrow from 11 AM – 2 PM at the Tacoma Public Library Main Branch. The event is free, and light refreshments will be served!