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This Week: SAMP kick-off. Big Study Session: Budget presentation. City Manager selection! Last Week: Police Chief meet and greet. City Manager Meet and Greets! City Manager private Q&A in Executive Session...

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City Manager Applicant Meet and Greet Postgame

August 27, 2024August 28, 2024

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Just got back from watching the community meeting. I can honestly say that you can feel good about all the choices. Keep sending in comments!...

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Weekly Update 08/25/2024

August 25, 2024

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Puget Sound Clean Air Agency explaining different types of air quality monitoring devices

This Week: Police Chief Meet and Greet! City Manager Meet and Greet! Last Week: Flood district taxes. Duwamish air quality study....

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City Manager Meet and Greet

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My absolute fave local restaurant in terms of exterior charm. Every detail just -screams- "fun and enjoyment are to be had here!"...

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Weekly Update 08/18/2024

August 18, 2024February 24, 2025

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--Future Agendas: Ferry consultant renewal. --Free steering locks. Free trees --New SR-509 web site info for 200th and Des Moines Creek Trail! --Troubling news from SCORE jail --History: How to pronounce Des Moines! :D --This Week: More Flood District meetings. Duwamish Community listening session --Last Week: Port Meeting Q2 financial reports. Rotary Club hosts Key to Change music studio presentation! ...

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History

How to properly pronounce Des Moines

August 18, 2024March 7, 2025

Weekly Update 08/11/2024

August 11, 2024August 18, 2024

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This Week: Port of Seattle. Last week: EnvComm on Des Moines Creek Basin. City Council meeting Midway Park, Barnes Creek, Dave Upthrove...

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Airport, Marina, Public Safety, Taxes, Weekly Updates

Weekly Update 08/04/2024

August 4, 2024August 8, 2024

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This week: EnvComm on Des Moines Creek Basin. Last Week: Big FinComm meeting to consolidate seniors and events! Study Session Part 150! Police update!...

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Marina, Public Safety, Taxes

Ferry, passenger ferry

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August 4, 2024August 23, 2024

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Get vaccinated! Yeah I know you’d like to forget about it, but there are new variants and the infection rate is climbing. Fortunately, there is an effective booster, which is recommended for people 65 and older and those who are immuno-compromised. It is available now, effective, free and you can get your appointment today here and here , including walk-Ins at SAFEWAY, Walgreen’s, Rite-Aid, SeaMar and Healthpoint.

Sign up for the King County Code Red Alert program. When you sign up for Code Red you’ll be notified immediately when there is a possible health threat. After the recent ‘Boil Water Notice’ I received just a few grouses that ‘it did not work’. I’m 99% certain that the problem is that you have to actually sign up for an account. Do It! There is this ‘guest’ option which is stupid and should not even be an option. Everyone who had an account in their system was notified. If you’re like me and signed up ten years ago (after the last notification), go to the site immediately and verify your account. Ten years is a long time for any computer system.
Check out the 223rd Green Street Project web site and take the 223rd Green Street Survey before December 11th!
Check out the Des Moines Marina Steps web site and take the Marina Steps Survey.
If you’re interested in any of our Kids or Senior activities, you can sign up here.
Learn more about our Comprehensive Plan and take the Housing Action Plan Survey.
Take the City Communication and Engagement Survey
Give blood! Schedule an appointment today. There is a CODE RED emergency shortage.
Masonic Home! There is a petition for those who are interested in historic preservation of the property. If you have questions, don’t contact me. Contact Barbara McMichael and Lloyd Lytle Jr
Community Service Officer Tonya Seaberry wants to hear from neighborhood groups interested in establishing block watch programs: Tseaberry@desmoineswa.gov or 206-878-3301.
City Of Des Moines Minor Home Repair Program: Low to moderate income households can get grants to do all sorts of necessary repairs. Email Tina Hickey (206) 870-6535.
Every home should have a Carbon Monoxide Detector–especially during the colder months! Full stop. If you need one but money is tight, South King County Fire And Rescue will get you one. Just call their Community Affairs Office at 253-946-7347.
And last, but not least: If your home has Port Package (sound insulation system) that is having issues, please go to SeatacNoise.Info

How to attend meetings and provide Public Comment

Meetings take place at City Hall 21630 11th Avenue S., Suite #C Des Moines WA 98198. They can also be viewed live:

Via Zoom (click here)
On Comcast Channel 21/321
On the City’s YouTube channel.

Meetings generally occur on the first, third and fourth Thursday of every month at 6:00PM. There is also Committee Of The Whole on the first Thursday of the month beginning at 5:00pm. Check the City Calendar for special meetings and agenda

You do not have to sign in to attend a meeting! The sign-in sheet is only for people wishing to make a Public Comment.

There are four ways to provide Public Comment:

In person: Show up a few minutes before the meeting and sign the sheet. Public Comment is usually conducted at the beginning of the meeting.
Zoom: To sign up, call (206) 870-6552 or email cityclerk@desmoineswa.gov the City Clerk by noon Wednesday — the day before the meeting.
E-mail: All e-mails sent to citycouncil@desmoineswa.gov are considered public comment. They are instantly available to all members of the City Council and the City Clerk who includes them into the record of public comments at the next meeting.
US Mail: Attn: City Clerk Office, 21630 11th Avenue S., Des Moines WA 98198. Please provide us with your first and last name and the city in which you live.

All public comments are added to the Agenda Packet available on the City web site following each meeting.

All letters or e-mails requesting a specific action are referred by the City Clerk to the appropriate City department.

If you would like a follow up from me, personally, please indicate that or call me (206) 878-0578.

The Clerk does not read e-mails to the Council in full; only the subject line. However, we do see them as soon as you send them.

JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington

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