JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is May 7, 2026
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
Here are the presentations the City will be talking about at Thursday’s meeting which were not included in the original packet. City Council Protocol Manual Review Discussion on City Appointive Committees Marina Steps, Redondo Pier & Bond Projects City of Des Moines WA DocuPet Pet Licensing
... continue reading.1Four year council positions are numbered according to two-year election cycles. Positions #1, 3, 5 and 7 are next chosen in 2025; #2, #4 and #6 are chosen in 2027.
April 2, 2025 Citizens Advisory Committee video, machine-generated transcript, agenda...
Greetings, At our February 6, 2025 City Council meeting (agenda), the Council will be asked to vote to approve another $100,000 in design work for the Marina Steps. However, although the packet does not provide specifics, the Council is encouraged to explore other options concerning the bond money we approved in 2023. The Redondo Fishing
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Since the Council has several weeks off, I want to wish you all Happy Holidays. For my family, that means a combo platter of Hanukkah gelt, midnight Mass, followed by every movie in the entire Die Hard franchise. 2Which makes us traditionalists. For Duty And Humanity! At my last chat with our new City Manager,
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At Thursday’s meeting we will vote to approve our Mission and Values Statement. As a double check, I asked a couple of AI’s for feedback. I agree with its assessments and think some of the alternatives it suggested are better than what we came up with. But I’d also like the community’s take on it
... continue reading.Marina Dry Stack Storage Presentation Chair Nutting: We’ll bring the Municipal Facilities Committee meeting to order. First order of business is the approval of minutes. Committee Member: So moved. Committee Member: Second. Chair Nutting: Minutes approved. Second order of business is the marina presentation about dry stack storage facility. Scott Wilkins: Thank you Chair Nutting,
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According to State law, the City is required to have a draft budget ready to go on October 1st. Here is the announcement to the City Council from Interim City Manager Tim George. Des Moines Submitted Budget October 1, 2024 Mayor and Councilmembers, In compliance with state law, the attached budget was provided to the
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On September 12, 2024 we voted 4-3 to approve renewing Peter Philips ferry consulting contract. I would encourage everyone, regardless of their POV on the ferry, to watch the above portion of the meeting because one of the most common questions I get from residents is that they aren’t sure where my colleagues land on
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