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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 223
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City reaches tentative agreement for convention center hotel Posted online Thurs., Nov. 13 Image Courtesy City of Tacoma City of Tacoma officials announced Thursday they have reached a tentative development agreement for a new four-star, 300-room hotel with parking in downtown Tacoma. The project, which will be developed by Yareton Investment and Management LLC, is expected to be built adjacent to the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, located at Broadway and South 17th Street. The development is expected to break ground in late 2016. "With strong commercial anchors at both ends of Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma — namely the University of Washington Tacoma, museums, and concentration of restaurants and retail stores — the new hotel will serve as a centerpiece for additional catalytic investment in the downtown core," said Tacoma City Manager T. C. Broadnax. Over the next several months, the City of Tacoma will work directly with Yareton in its due diligence and on the entitlement process, which will consist of preparing and submitting development plans for the hotel, according to City staff. A second phase of the project is also being contemplated by the developer, which would include approximately 200 residential condominiums, ground floor retail and/or office, and parking. In January, the Tacoma Daily Index reported the City issued a Request for Interest (RFI) from developers for the site. Five developers submitted proposals, which were evaluated by City staff. In April, the City and Yareton Investment and Management began to negotiate a development agreement for the project.
5 candidates apply to serve on Tacoma Human Rights Commission Posted online Weds., Nov. 12 Five people have applied to serve on the City of Tacoma's Human Rights Commission. The 15-member commission is tasked with studying, investigating, and mediating community issues that may result from prejudice,
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bigotry, and discrimination. Commission members serve three-year appointments and include representatives of the general public and the employer, labor, religious, racial, ethnic, handicapped, and women's groups in the city. The commission meets every third Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Tacoma City Hall. The following individuals have applied to serve on the commission: Kelsey Brennan, Kevin Cline, Darion Reese (seeking reappointment), Tono Sablan, and Suzanne Skaar. The City of Tacoma seeks to fill one unexpired term and two three-year terms on the commission. Following
the interviews, the council committee's recommendations for appointments are expected to be forwarded to Tacoma City Council for final approval. Tacoma City Council's Public Safety, Human Services, and Education Committee is scheduled to interview the candidates during a public meeting on Thurs., Nov. 13, at 4 p.m., at Tacoma City Hall, located at 747 Market St., Room 248, in downtown Tacoma. Copies of the agenda and meeting materials are available online at tacomadailyindex.com.