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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014
Vol. CXXIV, No. 45
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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BIA contract up for annual renewal
Posted online Thurs., Feb. 6 Article and Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor Tacoma City Council is tentatively scheduled later this month to hear the first reading of an ordinance that would renew the City of Tacoma's agreement with the Business Improvement Area (BIA) to provide a variety of services in Tacoma's primary commercial area. The BIA is funded through a self-imposed assessment of property owners within an 84-block area that runs from South 7th Street to South 21st Street and 'A' Street west to Court 'D.' The BIA, which was established in 1988, provides common services for property owners and is an advocate for the general economic well being of downtown property owners. It provides services such as security patrols on bicycles; support for the Tacoma Police Department; coordination of downtown security officers; an e-mail alert system for downtown property owners and managers; pressure washing, sweeping, and cleaning of sidewalks and other common areas; installation of street banners; graffiti removal; providing timely information for potential investors; and overseeing Web sites and regular print
Tacoma hires IT Director
Jack Kelanic has been named the City of Tacoma's Information Technology Director. As interim director since June 2013, Kelanic led the Information Technology Department as it delivered on major technology related projects, such as the City of Tacoma's Web site, Tacoma Public Utilities' customer payment portal, the City of Tacoma's citizen request management system, the City of Tacoma's 311 initiative, and the City of Tacoma's online benefits enrollment system for its employees. Kelanic will step into his new role effective Mon., March 10. Before becoming interim director, Kelanic served as the Information Technology Department's assistant director. Prior to joining the City of Tacoma, he was the chief information systems director for the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2008 to 2011. He has a bachelor's degree in engineering from Vanderbilt University. As the City of Tacoma's Information Technology Director, Kelanic is responsible for providing a reliable infrastructure for the City of Tacoma's internal technology related operations and business systems for the management and distribution of information. He is also responsible for supporting technology related initiatives that serve the City of Tacoma's residents and customers.
Downtown Tacoma Business Improvement Area (BIA) bike patrol officers Sarah Kirkman and John Leitheiser carefully make their way beneath I-705. They regularly inspect the area for homeless encampments. publications that promote downtown Tacoma. Last month, Tacoma City Council approved a resolution to hold a public hearing on Tues., March 18, to consider expanding the BIA's boundaries to include the future McMenamin's Elks Lodge brewery and hotel. According to City of Tacoma staff, McMenamin's, which owns four parcels of land (most notably, the former Elks Lodge at 565 Broadway) within the proposed expansion area, has asked to participate in the downtown Tacoma BIA.
Jimmy John's open near UW Tacoma Posted online Thurs., Feb. 6 Photo Courtesy UW Tacoma Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches opened its doors this week on the University of Washington Tacoma campus. Located in the historic Russell T. Joy Building at 1708 Pacific Ave., Jimmy John's was founded in 1983 in the university town of Champaign, Ill., and now has 1,600 locations in 40 states. It joins other recently-opened merchants in the Pacific Avenue frontage of the University of Washington Tacoma, including Than Brothers Pho, Granola's Frozen Yogurt, Savor Tacoma Creperie, and Tinkertopia. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of new merchants near the University of Washington Tacoma, visit our Web site for the following articles: — Jimmy John's to open on UW Tacoma cam-
Also BIA-related, the Tacoma Daily Index joined BIA bike patrol officers on an overnight ride-along as they patrolled downtown Tacoma. A feature article about the experience was published in the newspaper (see "All eyes (and wheels) on the street," Tacoma Daily Index, April 19, 2007). Councilmembers are tentatively scheduled to hear the first reading of an ordinance—which would continue the BIA for the 27th year; provide for the levy of assessments and other projected income in the amount of $826,364; and approve the seventh year of the renewed BIA work plan, budget, and assessment rates—during their meeting on Tues., March 18, at 5 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 747 Market Street, First Floor. The meeting will be broadcast live on tvtacoma.com.
pus (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 2, 2013); — Granola's Frozen Yogurt to open near UW Tacoma (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 25, 2013); — Downtown Tacoma's Tinkertopia grand opening July 20 (Tacoma Daily Index, July 16, 2013); — 3 new dining options coming to UW Tacoma (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 25, 2013); — Lumpia World food truck arrives at UW Tacoma (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 8, 2012).