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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013
Vol. CXXIII, No. 222
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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Tacoma City Council to discuss online B&O tax portal Tacoma residents will have plenty of opportunities next week to learn more about what's happening in city government. Tacoma City Council's Neighborhoods and Housing Committee will meet on Monday and is tentatively scheduled to discuss candidates for Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission. Tacoma City Council will hold its regular weekly study session and council meeting on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday, Tacoma City Council's Committee of the Whole will meet to discuss council consideration requests, committee reports, and other items of interest. Finally, Tacoma City Council's Government Performance and Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday to discuss recommendations made by the city's Fiscal Sustainability Task Force and a proposed $1.6 million contract with Accela, Inc. for the company to provide Web-based software to allow the city to process building, land use, and site development permits. Here is a look ahead at some notable meetings, events, and issues planned for next week at City Hall. -- Todd Matthews, Editor MULTI-CITY B&O TAX PORTAL Tacoma City Council will meet Tuesday at City Hall to discuss an online portal that aims to bring together five Puget Sound cities in an effort to make it easier for businesses to obtain business licenses and to pay their local business and occupation (B&O) taxes. According to City of Tacoma staff, the Multi-City Business License and Tax Portal will allow business owners in Tacoma, Seattle, Bellevue,
Everett, and Bellingham to create an online account and enter their sales information, allowing software to calculate the tax due for each city and providing a way for business owners to pay online. On Tuesday, City of Tacoma Finance Department staff will brief councilmembers on the proposed portal, branding, Web site, and interlocal agreement, which the full city council is tentatively scheduled to consider on Tues., Nov. 26. Councilmembers will discuss this issue during a study session, which will be held on Tues., Nov. 19 at 12 p.m. in Room 16 of Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St. Audio from the meeting will be broadcast live on TV Tacoma and online at tvtacoma.com. On-demand audio archives are available on the Web within 24 hours of the meeting online at tvtacoma.com. A copy of the agenda is available online at cityoftacoma.org. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION BIDS The City of Tacoma is accepting bids on a project to install three electric vehicle charging stations as part of the second phase of improvement to a parking lot located on the Tacoma tide flats, at 303 East D Street, and across the street from the Center for Urban Waters. The project budget is estimated at $23,000. A prebid meeting will not be held. Bids will be received until 11 a.m. on Weds., Nov. 20. More information is available online at cms. cityoftacoma.org/Purchasing/SmallWorksRoster/ ES13-0701S.pdf.
Tacoma seeks youth rep for bicycle, pedestrian advisory group Posted online Thurs., Nov. 14 The City of Tacoma is looking for a student to help the City as it keeps moving on bicycle and pedestrian matters. The city manager has appointed 10 Bicycle and Pedestrian Technical Advisory Group (BPTAG) city resident members with a range of perspectives and expertise, yet to more fully represent the community the group still seeks a youth representative. The BPTAG advises the newly created Transportation Commission on active transportation issues, such as bicycle and pedestri-
CORRECTION
Due to a production error this week, the date on the front page of the Weds., Nov. 13, edition of the Tacoma Daily Index incorrectly noted the year as 2012. We regret the error.
an planning, transportation regulation compliance, project prioritization, and implementing the City's Mobility Master Plan, including wayfinding, project design, connectivity and citizen encouragement. Students living in Tacoma between the ages of 16 and 18 and have knowledge or first-hand experience about pedestrian, bicycle, health, parks and Americans with Disabilities Act issues are particularly encouraged to apply. The chosen volunteer should expect to attend meetings from 5 to 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402. The volunteer position is a one-year commitment. Apply online at cms.cityoftacoma.org/Sustainability/CBCApplication-BPTAG.pdf. The deadline is Sun., Dec. 1. To apply by mail, inperson or ask question, call (253) 591-5788.
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Vanishing Tacoma New book highlights city's changed urban landscape
Posted online Thurs., Nov. 14 Image Courtesy Arcadia Publishing Two local writers and historians have written a book that aims to shed light on the history of Tacoma and the area's modern identity. According to Caroline Gallacci and Ron Karabaich, authors of Vanishing Tacoma (Arcadia Publishing, $21.99), Tacoma's urban landscape has changed over time as a result of l a n d o w n e r s, developers, community organizations, and government agencies contributing to the city's growth and transformation, as well as fires, earthquakes, and other acts of nature, leaving a rich mosaic of old and new. Their new book illustrates the city's past and present landscapes and honors the historic properties that still remain. The book's unique collection of more than 200 vintage photographs was drawn from the collections of co-author Karabaich and local historian Thomas R. Stenger, as well as the Tacoma Public Library. Through their book, Gallacci and Karabaich provide a brief journey through the streets of Tacoma, showing the many reasons why the city's landscape changed over time. Gallacci is co-founder of the Tacoma Historical Society and the Heritage League of Pierce County. She has written numerous works covering the history of the Pacific Northwest region. Vanishing Tacoma is the fifth title she has written for Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series. Vanishing Tacoma will be available at local retailers, online bookstores, or through Arcadia Publishing beginning on Mon., Nov. 25. More information is available online at arcadiapublishing.com/9781467130288/Vanishing-Tacoma.