Lakewood City Press Release:
August 8, 2020
For: Mayor, City Hall
From: John J. Caulfield, city manager
Bricks engraved at Lakewood Veterans Memorial
This week, 153 bricks were engraved at the Lakewood City Hall’s outdoor Veterans Memorial at the Lakewood Towne Center. The monument, inaugurated in May 2003, celebrates and honors those who have protected and still protect our country.
A total of seven hundred bricks were placed around the monument. To date, all 82 are engraved. Bricks must leave a lasting and permanent legacy for veterans and their families.
A huge thank you to everyone who bought a brick.
Lakewood Police Department Citizens’ Academy 2020
The Lakewood Police Service (LPD) will host your Citizens’ Academy moment starting in September. Citizens Academy is an interactive education provided through Lakewood police officers that provides networked paintings with a greater understanding of police paintings in Lakewood. This elegance allows Americans to receive something of the same education as LPD agents. During the course, participants will have direct access to officials, detectives and painters’ command corps to answer questions.
The programme will take place on Thursdays from September 3, 2020 to October 22, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. 21:00. at Lakewood Police Station, if regulations permit. The program is subject to repositioning if permitted by regulations.
The program is open to over 18s and is free of charge. Limited offers are available.
Applications for the program may be here.
Nominations must be submitted no later than five o’clock in the afternoon. Thursday, August 20, 2020.
LASA to begin accepting Programs from Lakewood’s COVID-19 rental assistance program
Living Access Support Alliance (LASA) will begin accepting programs for the Lakewood COVID-19 Rent Assistance program.
LASA, a community-supported nonprofit organization committed to preventing transitority and recurrent homelessness, earned $407640 from Lakewood City Council as a component of the CARES (Aid, Relief, and Economic Security by Coronavirus) budget that it earned from Washington State. For more information, click here. The budget is expected for 175 Lakewood homes.
Applicants for this program must meet the following minimum needs to be eligible for one-time hiring assistance of up to $1500 directly to the owner:
For technical assistance, translation assistance, or special accommodations, call the LASA Homeless Prevention Line at (253) 582-5320 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The city understands that childcare is an essential resource for parents to return to work. Many parents are naturally reluctant to care for children, as COVID-19 cases continue to increase.
Now accepts grant programs for Lakewood child care providers
The City uses a portion of its CARES (Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act for Coronavirus) budget it earned from Washington State to grant grants to authorized child care providers in Lakewood. These budgets are intended for suppliers to create safety measures to help healthy environments.
Examples of uses:
To qualify for these grants, a provider must be located in Lakewood. Authorized relatives’ circle house providers can claim up to $1,000 and authorized day care centers can claim up to $2,000. Because the budget is limited, programs will be won until the entire budget has been dispersed.
You’ll get a little over $18,000 for those grants. The city is expected to have to organize a lottery of eligible programs for beneficiaries.
Grant programs can be here.
Nominations must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 14. All applicants will be notified on Monday, August 17. Additional documentation will be required for funded applications.
If you have any questions, please contact Human Services Coordinator Brian Humphreys at [email protected].
Coffee returns with the mayor – virtually
Mayor Don Anderson will offer a coffee with the mayor on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 7:30 a.m. This will be the first café in town with the mayor. The assembly will take place in Zoom.
The guest speaker at the assembly will be Kenneth Farmer Jr., MD, Director of the Office of Disaster Recovery, Pierce County Executive Office. Dr. Farmer will provide an update on COVID-19 disease activity and trends and a review of CARES funding allocations in Pierce County.
To participate in the by Zoom assembly visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85164679457?pwd=aHJ4QXU2QXJFdmxiQWZmVWNWUjhHUT09Webinar ID: 851 6467 9457 Enter the password: 088818-or-
By phone: Dial 1 (253) -215-8782 Webinar ID: 851 6467 9457 Access code: 088818
If you have any questions, contact Briana Schumacher at (253) 983-7705 or [email protected].
Pierce County Council Expands Support to Help More Local Businesses
In early August, Pierce County Council passed two ordinances to make more investments for local businesses suffering from the effects of COVID-19.
The first request doubled the total amount of investment that would be under a COVID-19 adaptation subsidy program established in the past, bringing total legal assistance to $10 million.
At the time the order established a loan assistance program and ad rental that provides limited assistance to companies eligible for COVID-19-threatened assistance jobs.
To be more informed about this extension, here.
Lakewood celebrates Farmers Market Week
On 30 July, the people issued a proclamation pointing out from 2 to 8 August the week of the farmers market. Since 2012, Lakewood Farmers Market has grown and provided thousands of citizens with access to new food, unique pieces and new tactics that combine and celebrate as a community.
Today’s market is starting at 3 p.m. 7 p.m. at Fort Steilacoom Park in the parking lot adjacent to the baseball fields.
Keeping the Lakewood Farmers Market here allows us to succeed in a social distance and comply with public fitness rules to ensure network protection in the event of an existing fitness crisis. Fort Steilacoom Park has a large loose parking lot for buyers. Market visitors can walk through the parking lot to access kiosks and buy parts or pick up parts that have been ordered in advance.
The market takes place every Friday at Fort Steilacoom Park from 3 p.m. 7 p.m. September 18, 2020.
See the full list of suppliers, adding food trucks and desserts on the Farmer’s Market page.
Movies behind the wheel at Fort Steilacoom Park
Looking for something fun to do in August? Join Lakewood Parks and Recreation to watch video from the wheel, food trucks and socially get away from your own vehicle at Fort Steilacoom Park!
Arrive early at Lakewood Farmers Market at the same location starting at 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Movies and Dates: The Sandlot Friday, August 21: 30:00 Fat Friday, August 28, 8:30 p.m.
Details:
Larry Saunders Award nominations are now open.
The Lakewood Community Foundation Fund (LCFF) is recently accepting nominations for the Larry Saunders 2020 Service Award. This award is awarded annually to a person or organization that deserves special popularity and recognition from the community. This 2020 ad marks the fourth year of the award. The nominating bureaucracy can only be obtained online by visiting lakewoodfoundation.org. Applications will be accepted until 25 September 2020.
Mail your finished nomination bureaucracy to LCFF, PO Box 39578, Lakewood, WA 98496 or email [email protected].
The base and city partnered in 2017 to create the award to recognize individuals/organizations that provide exemplary service to Lakewood and deserve special community popularity and recognition. Previous prize winners include:
2017 – Diane Formoso, founder of Caring for Kids
2018 – Rotary Club of Lakewood
2019 – J. Alan Billingsley, Lifetime Volunteer
Former Lakewood police chief Larry Saunders served our country and our city with distinction, retiring from the army to organize our police service in 2004 and our first leader. Returning from Iraq, where he joined the army to identify a police school in Baghdad, Larry embraced Lakewood with a tireless network service: our Boys and Girls Club, Rotary clubs, network associations, and LCFF. Larry was a ray of light. We were stunned when he passed away one morning in January 2016. This award allows us to honor his legacy by supporting those who are selfless, like Saunders.
Temporary approval procedure for food created
Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary of Health John Wiesman announced adjustments to Safe Start, Washington’s slow technique to reopen on July 23. To be more informed about flashbacks, here.
For restaurants and bars, new restrictions include restricting food inside to family members. Meals are left to eat outdoors and takeaways for small teams of other families. Restaurants must also close play and social spaces such as billiards, darts and video games. The bars will be closed for domestic service, but you can continue with the outside service. In-house alcohol service restaurants must be completed until 10 p.m. These amendments entered into force on 30 July 2020.
In reaction to these higher restrictions, the City has created a procedure to expand transient seats for existing lakewood restaurants and bars. Approvals for city seats are valid for an era of 90 days with the option of a long-term extension. Outdoor seating features may come with transitional seats that are organized and removed every day or more permanent seats in a tent structure.
The city asks applicants for data illustrating the proposed configuration for outdoor meals. The City works with businesses to ensure that consumers and pedestrians remain safe, that good parking is available on site and that all proposed structures are stable. Currently. The city attention of this app is free.
Additional permits may be required through the Tacoma-Pierce County Washington State Department of Health and/or Liquor Control. Applicants are encouraged to paint with the signature separately to ensure that all needs are met.
If you have questions about Lakewood city requirements, please contact Courtney Brunell at [email protected].
Lakewood Senior Activity Center receives funds from Pierce County COVID-19 grant
The Lakewood Senior Activity Center won a $7,000 grant from Pierce County to cover prices for more non-public protective appliances (PPE), signs, cleaning products, a camera to supply virtual systems, and single-use paper products (coffee cups and other) non-contact products”).
Summer nights in the Pavilion (series of concerts) cancelled
With deep sadness and grieving hearts, the city canceled Summer Nights in the Pavilion (concert series) of July and August for health and network protection and in accordance with state regulations.
Today, the city continues to prepare to supply movies while driving at Fort Steilacoom Park in late August (21/08 and 28/08), if regulations and the situation permit. More information on these occasions will be available soon.
As always, we look forward to communicating with you and giving you long-term events.
Applications available for the Global Plan 2021 change cycle
Changes to Lakewood’s general plan and certain zoning code regulations, such as property-specific zoning classifications, are allowed once a year under state law. As a first step in this process, the municipality invites stakeholders to identify the proposed adjustments. Subsequently, the Lakewood Planning Commission and then the City Council will review and verify the list of adjustments that will be considered as the year, adding adjustments to the personal initiative. This list is known as “Annual Full Plan Registration”.
Any individual, organization, company or other organization may propose an amendment. Proposals to amend the overall plan and related provisions of the zoning code should be submitted to Lakewood Community and Economic Development between August 1 and 28 for the 2021 replacement cycle. Proposals won after the deadline will be reviewed in the Global Plan 2022 Register.
Application bureaucracy for other types of adjustments must be taken online.
Email Tiffany Speir, planning officer, special projects or (253) 983-7702 for more information.
Now accepts 2021 human scholarship programs
Since its incorporation, the City of Lakewood has supported citizens and low income through investment network associations and organizations to provide basic health, housing and human services.
As a component of this, the city allocates 1% of its total fund to human facilities in the Lakewood community.
As of July 6, 2020, the City accepts grants for human services in 2021. The deadline is August 22, 2020.
Applicants must be a non-profit social or fitness facility organization or a public entity that serves Lakewood residents. All investment proposals should be aligned with one of the city’s investment strategies in human facilities:
Additional data can be obtained on the City’s online page at https://cityoflakewood.us/community-services/human-services-grants.
The City Council allocates careS budget to partners
The Federal Law on Assistance, Relief and Economic Security for Coronavirus (CARES) passed by Congress has assigned federal budget to jurisdictions in the country with a population of more than 500,000. The state of Washington provided $300 million in state CARES investments to local governments that obtained direct distributions, such as the city of Lakewood. Cities and counties with a population of less than 500,000 gained a state-30 distribution consistent with the capita.
Lakewood, with an estimated 59,670, earned an allocation of approximately $1.79 million from the state.
On June 15, Lakewood City Council signed an agreement with the Washington State Department of Commerce to obtain investment for the CARES Act and established investment principles to advise the allocation of this investment.
The investment principles followed through the City Council were:
As a component of the major government services investment, Array on July 6, the city council legalized the $142,000 allocation to West Pierce Fire and Rescue for the installation of bipolar ionization systems in seven (7) of its Lakewood facility and for the purchase of UV portable equipment. Lamps C.
As a component of the largest investment for “Individual and Family Economic Resilience” on July 20, the City Council legalized the $407,640 allocation to the Living Access Support Alliance (LASA). LASA will use that budget to help hire Lakewood residents. LASA will pay directly to landlords and lenders for one-month rent up to $1,500 according to the household. This budget will be available to Lakewood families with incomes of up to 120% of the region’s median income. The budget is expected to help 175 Lakewood families.
In addition, under the direction of the same principal, on July 20 the City Council legalized the allocation of $50,000 to communities in schools (CIS). SIC will use that budget to provide 8 weeks of summer case management, wellness controls, food delivery and fundamental desires, and the continuation of the virtual tutoring program.
Another budget has been for the intellectual health of the Great Lakes, Rebuilding Hope! Sexual Assault Center, Tacoma Community House, YWCA, Pierce County Library, Boys – Girls Club, Nourish and more.
Want to be more informed about the allocation of funds? The CARES Funding Scoreboard provides a review of how the city allocates the investment for the CARES Act it has received, adding government and CDBG investment.
For the dashboard, click here. For a complete view of the dashboard, click here.
Lakewood Small Business Coronavirus Emergency Emergency Aid Fund Grant Program
The City no longer accepts programs for the Lakewood Small Business Emergency Assistance Fund grant program. In total, the City won 78 programs. Lately, the City is reviewing those eligibility programs. To learn more about this program, click here.
Lakewood COVID-19 Business Assistance Loan Program Converted to Grants
In May, the City Council approved an interest-free deferred lending program to provide emergency financial assistance to small businesses affected by COVID-19. The cash for this program came from a $350611 grant that the City earned from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a component of its Comprehensive Community Development Grant (CDBG) program, the Federal Economic Assistance and Security Act for the Coronavirus (CARES). .
On 3 August, the City Council amended this program to convert existing deferred loan programs into grants. The City Council also amended this program to allow applicants for the Lakewood Small Business Coronavirus Relief Fund (LSBCRF), a separate source of funding, which has been a success in the LSBCRF lottery, to apply for a grant under the CDBG CARES Act effective July 27, 2020.
If your business has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be eligible to apply for assistance if you meet the criteria. This program will remain open until the entire budget runs out.
View the eligibility criteria and download the COVID-19 Trade Assistance Grant Program app in Lakewood.
Additional resources similar to COVID-19:
Phase 2 reopening guidelines
The Tacoma Pierce County Chamber and the Tacoma-Pierce County Economic Development Council shared resources for businesses to reopen and recover. See more.
Pierce County Small Business Emergency Loan Program
Small businesses in Pierce County that have suffered financial damage as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for this loan program if they meet the program’s criteria. See more.
Free non-public device for businesses
Pierce County offers FREE Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to companies physically located in Pierce County to help them comply with COVID-19 site express protection practices for workers and customers. See more.
Restoration of Waughop Lake continues with a “Alun” treatment
The city contractor implemented a momentary cycle of remedy for aluminum sulfate, commonly known as “alum” in the lake in mid-July. This remedy has been approved through the Department of Ecology. The alum remedy has been used for decades to treat bodies of water and for more than two hundred years to treat drinking water.
Treatment will be effective for five to ten years, depending on environmental situations. The village will continue to monitor the situation of the lake.
For more information on this treatment, see page 16 of Lakewood Connections magazine.
Summary of the City Council meeting on 10 August
Calendar items for the August 10, 2020 consultation include:
The exemption from the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) through the state’s legislative direction has been extended until September 1, click here to read the extension. As a result of this extension, the Municipal Council Chamber will be open for Municipal Council meetings until September 7, 2020, unless an additional extension is planned.
Residents can practically attend City Council meetings by watching them on the city’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/cityoflakewoodwa
Those who do not have access to YouTube can participate in Zoom either through a phone call: Dial (253) 215-8782 and enter the participant ID: 868 7263 2373.
The timetable and documents for the City Council assembly can be found here: https://cityoflakewood.us/city-council/city-council-time tables /.
For the following week, parts tentatively during normal assembly hours on August 17, 2020 include:
Changes and closures at I-5 North and South in Lakewood
The State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is rebuilding the Interchanges of Thorne Lane and Berkeley Street, and is adding lanes to I-5. Drivers are requested to allow extra time on their routes and to hold paint equipment when they are careful when crossing paint areas. All paintings are based on climatic situations and may be postponed.
For the latest information on the structure, adding other night closures, Tacomatraffic.com.
Travelers are encouraged to monitor their speed and provide crews with the area they want to work in. A transitority relief in the 60 mph to 50 mph speed restriction is in position on I-5 between terminals 121.9 and 124.1.
Before leaving, travelers can get the latest data about the WSDOT app and follow the WSDOT Regional Twitter Feed.
Transportation updates
Projects on the city’s roads are legal according to The order of Governor Jay Inslee, stay at home, stay healthy.
Onyx Unit
The city contractor continued to sink the side roads and driveways on the south side of Onyx Drive and pointed down the side roads on the north side. The westbound lanes east of 87th Street SW were repaired this week.
Intermittent lane closures will continue along any of the allocation segments through September. Wait for delays of up to 10 minutes while the contractor pours the sidewalk and gutter. In addition, the speed limit between Garnet Lane and Phillips Road has been reduced to 25 mph.
Learn more about the Onyx Drive task and see the most sensitive insights of the task on the task’s website.
Veterans Walk
The city contractor paved the base asphalt elevator on Lake City Boulevard west of Alameda Avenue SO. The contractor continued to install sidewalks and roads from Gravelly Lake Drive west of Alameda Avenue SO. These paintings will continue in the coming weeks.
The contractor also began leveling the new road and roundabout on Vernon Avenue. The contractor began installing curbs and ditches along Highland Avenue SW.
As a reminder, only other people who live in (and offer) the final limits can access. The closure is expected to last a total of 4 to five weeks. The base lift of the closed segment is expected to be completed in the last week of June. Once these paintings are finished, the closure will be lifted.
Learn more about The Veterans Drive mapping and view images from the previous assignment assignments on the assignment website.
Rainwater outlet modernization project
The city contractor ended this week seven (7) of the nine (9) sites of the stormwater outlet modernization assignment around Lake Carp. The contractor will soon place tar concrete in those areas.
On August 12, 2020, the force is expected to be cut off at 9200 and 9300 114th Street SW. Residents were notified via PSE via a letter sent dated August 4, 2020. Therefore, the force cut can be lifted and placed by a crane at the ninth and final location near the intersection of 114th St. SW and 94th Ave Ct. . SO.
The first of Steilacoom Boulevard’s assignments is almost finished!
The first phase of the Steilacoom Boulevard assignment is almost complete. Minor paints will soon be made through the contractor at the intersection of Phillips Road. This will result in a transitority lane closure when these paints take position. Phase two is expected to take place in the spring/summer of 2021.
Pavement repair
Lakewood city contractor Asphalt Patch has finished the 2020 patching program and will soon portray the tapes. O-M groups will continue to fix the streets as needed during the year.
Chip Seal in progress
The city’s Chip Seal 2020 program focused on spaces around Clover Park High School. At that time, the city contractor, Doolittle, placed all the splinters on the road and completed the application of the fog board. The contractor will complete the steering of those streets until next week.
Read all about it – Summer Lakewood Connections Magazine
The latest edition of Lakewood Connections magazine has arrived!
In this latest edition, you will find a list of all our occasions sponsored throughout the city 2020, adding dates and times. Events come with Lakewood Farmers Market, wheel videos and more!
Other highlights of Lakewood Connections magazine include upgrades to The Lakewood Station’s Subarea Plan, Lakewood Landing’s Opportunity for Progression, the proposed Western State Master Plan, Lakewood Fireworks, Park Innovations, Road Innovations and Waughop Lake Recovery.
You want to read the magazine now? You can view a pdf edit or view it in an animated book.
Municipal online services
Although the city’s services remain closed, most of the city’s activities continued to have minimal effect on the public, and city staff proceeded to serve consumers via email, telephone and virtual meetings. The following municipalities are available online:
Development and permits
Commercial license
Park and reserves
Municipal Court fines
Animal license
Requests for public documents
Information report
Reports and police articles
2020 Census: being counted
The Census Bureau continues to touch those who have not yet completed the census to make sure everyone is counted. In COVID-19, he recently announced that the deadline for completing the census had been extended until 31 October 2020.
As of August 6, 63.2% of American families had responded to the 2020 census. Washington’s reaction is 68.9%. Pierce County’s reaction is 69.3%. The reaction to the 2020 census in the city of Lakewood is 64.2% overall.
The Woodbrook-Tillicum has a reaction speed of 51.0% and Springbrook has a reaction speed of 42.4%. At the time of the 2010 census, these regions had reaction rates of 28.4% and 34.3%, respectively.
People can respond to the census in three ways:
How or get
Looking for tactics to help your network this time? Or are you looking for help?
Pierce County has created a network of data on how to donate to local food banks, adding the Lakewood-based Emergency Food Network and a particular fund to satisfy our network’s human service desires despite the effects of COVID-19.
There are also resources for Americans and businesses looking for more information about available funding and public assistance options. Check the website.
Registration remains open for Lakewood’s Camp Create week
There’s still camera space in line with the last week of Camp Create! Camp Create is an inexpensive summer camp presented through the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. Camps are held at one-week intervals; Camconsistent users can register for only one week or for full daylight saving time. The charge is $99 per week. The camp is open to young people between the ages of five and 12. The weeks of the camp are:
As a novelty this year, the camp will be held at Lakewood Senior Activity Center, 9112 Lakewood Dr. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. The camp will comply with existing public proficition rules established through the State Department of Health and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding child care.
Download and complete the log file, then send an email to Cameron Fairfield.
Join an advisory committee
Do you like to give back to the net? Are you looking for a greater attachment to Lakewood? Do you have free time to fill? Consider joining one of the city’s network advisory councils. Board members have experience or experience to lend, may meet by month and devote themselves to fulfilling a full or more mandate.
Boards with openings:
Board descriptions and commissions, meeting times and application bureaucracy can be obtained online.
Stay up-to-date with MyLakewood311
Did you know that Lakewood has its own loose mobile app? Everything you want to know about the city is at your fingertips. Updates on road projects and diversions around the city and other city announcements can be found under the heading “Public ads”.
Contact the city using the “submit a new request” button and choose the appropriate category. The app allows you to track the reaction of city staff to your request and stick to the process.
Submit only one request according to the article submission programs for the same article slows down the review process. Note: This app is not monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you report an emergency that requires immediate assistance, call 911.
Download it now from the iTunes App Store or Google Play.
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