2025 Des Moines Legislative Priorities final

Collaborate with AWC, WASPC and other groups in efforts to secure more public safety (in particular behavioral health) funding for local governments, including: • Amending existing local option Public Safety Sales Tax to allow councilmanic implementation and greater flexibility for using the funds. • Supporting Governor Ferguson’s initiative to get more funding to public safety – and ensure that those funds are shared with local governments. Funding Requests Enhancing Local Government Financial Resources. Support lifting the 1% property tax cap and allowing further local government financing tools to address the crisis many local governments have with general government funding. Redondo Fishing Pier. The Redondo Fishing Pier is a regional attraction that was very popular when it was open. It needs to be replaced this biennium and can be if funding is available. Capital Budget request: $2 million. Airport Issues Support locating a permanent air quality monitor in Des Moines, including needed budget allocation. Support State funding for a City-led, independent airport community impacts study to evaluate the ongoing impacts of the SAMP. Support further enhancements to SB5955 and RCW53 to provide more opportunities for sound insulation repair and replacement, and to also allow unconstrained funding for mitigation of the public health impacts of airport operations. Support the joint StART Airport Community Legislative Agenda. Historic Preservation Support historic preservation funding opportunities in Des Moines. Ferry Development Electric passenger-only ferries have the potential to improve connectivity and mobility around Puget Sound. Foil ferries are much quieter, faster and reduce impacts to marine…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]