North End Neighborhood Council
Meeting – www.nenc.org or NENC FB
Monday September 11, 2023
6:00 p.m.
Cookies & Iced Tea from 5:30 p.m.
Where: Rotunda at the
University of Puget Sound
Wheelock Student Center, 3209 N 15th St.
Virtual – Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 882 2046 7648
Passcode: 649767
DOUBLE FEATURE!
Tacoma Library is going to talk about “TACOMA READS” and 27th District Representative and House Speaker Laurie Jinkins will be giving a LEGISLATIVE REPORT and answering questions.
1) Call to order, adoption of agenda —
2) Introductions and welcome—
3) Announcements —
Historic Cushman Street Fair – September 23rd 11 am – 3 pm
4) Approval of Minutes
5) Treasurer’s Report
6) Liaison Reports
- Police
- Tacoma Public Utilities
- City Manager’s Office
7) City Council Member Report(s)
8) Tacoma Public Library – “TACOMA READS” Kate Larsen, Library Director and Mariesa Bus, Library Public Information Officer
9) Legislative Session Report 27th District Representative and House Speaker, Laurie Jinkins.
Speaker Jinkins will present what was accomplished during the past legislative session and answer any questions from her constituents.
10) Old Business
11) New Business
12) Adjournment
NOTE: Our next meeting will be Monday, October 2 when we will be inviting candidates on the ballot for the November election to detail their platforms, address our concerns and answer our questions.
You’re Invited!
To the Historic Cushman Street Fair Sat., Sept. 23, 11:00-3:00
We hope you’ll bring your family and friends to this wonderful community event!
There will be free treats for kids, family activities, music, community booths and much more.
• Find out about the updates for the historic Cushman Building and get a “sneak peak” inside with a fantastic
video tour from Tacoma’s own Pretty Gritty Tours.
• Metro Parks, Historic Tacoma and the Tacoma Tree Foundation are just a few of the great organizations that
will be participating.
• Learn about the City’s plans for improvements to the Proctor neighborhood. And be sure to vote for your
favorite Proctor project!
The Fair will be held outside the Cushman Building on North 19th Street, between N. Adams and N.
Washington. The North End Neighborhood Council, Tacoma Public Utilities and the Proctor Neighborhood
Planning Project are sponsoring the event.
More Trees, Please!
The Tacoma Tree Foundation is busy gearing up for another exciting tree planting season! This great
organization “partners with people who want more trees in their neighborhoods as a way of improving quality of
life, as well as human and environmental health”. They sponsor a fun variety of tree events including tree
planting and plant giveaways, a variety of docent lead neighborhood tree walks and interesting webinars.
www.tacomatreefoundation.org
City of Tacoma Tree Coupon Program
$30 off coupons for a tree purchase are valid at participating local tree retailers during the program season,
October- March 3. A coupon can be applied to the purchase of a 5-gallon or larger tree, for up to 3 trees per
coupon/property. Go to the City website to learn more. trees@cityoftacoma.org
Neighborhood Updates
Proctor Neighborhood Plan
Please go online and provide your valuable input about Proctor’s
neighborhood issues such as business district vitality, pedestrian safety, parking, neighborhood livability,
historical identity and tree canopy/green spaces. cityoftacoma.org/NeighborhoodPlanning
Home in Tacoma Phase 2: Our Changing Neighborhoods You can join the discussion about how future
multi-family housing will be built within our established neighborhoods. You can go online to complete the
Home in Tacoma survey. homeintacoma@cityoftacoma.org
Rally and Canvassing: Stop the Mega-Warehouse Sun., Sept. 17th , 4-6:00
Meet at Oakland Madrona Park, 3114 South Madison Street
Concerned Tacoma citizens will be gathering at Oakland Park for a rally against the Bridge Industrial’s plan to
build a 1.5 million square foot warehouse that will pave 125 acres over Tacoma’s aquifer”. 1,000+ large semi-
trucks (4,000 total vehicles) will be traveling each day to and from the South Tacoma warehouse utilizing SR
16 and the Union Ave. exit, clogging our roads and freeway, and adding huge amounts of pollution to the air
that we breath. There is a critical need for a Health Impact Assessment. bit.ly/tacomawarehouse
Proctor Tree Celebration on Green Tacoma Day, Sat., Oct. 14th
Join our neighbors from 9:00-12:00 for a tree planting in the Proctor District. Then meet at 2:00 beneath the
Wheelock Library’s Pin Oak tree for a N. End Neighborhood Tree Walk led by Sarah Low.
Your North End City Council Members:
CM John Hines represents citizens in District 1 jhines@cityoftacoma.org
CM Sarah Rumbaugh represents citizens in District 2 srumbaugh@cityoftacoma.org
NENC Board Members Contact: officers@gmail.com
Chair Peter Bennett Vice-Chair Brad Stave Treasurer Jodi Cook Secretary Alex Morganroth
Joe Tieger Tye Minckler Georgette Reuter Tobi Bet