Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma’s term expires at the end of December, so the City of Tacoma will have a new mayor next year for the first time since 2002. This is your opportunity to see and hear both candidates for the job: Jim Merritt and Marilyn Strickland. Each of the candidates will speak briefly and then take questions. The forum will be moderated by a member of the League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County, which is co-sponsoring this program.
Dinner Program Details: Wednesday, July 1; wine and cheese social begins at 6pm followed by buffet and program, which concludes at 8pm; University of Puget Sound Wheelock Student Center Rotunda. Register herebefore noon on Monday, June 29, to reserve for this dinner program: $23 for members; $30 for nonmembers. Prepayment is required and no-shows will be billed. (Please be sure your credit card on file is up to date. If we do not have your credit card on file, please register by phone at the City Club office: 253-272-9561.) A limited number of $5 coffee and dessert tickets are available at the door.
July 15 Lunch: Port Commissioners Candidates Forum
The Port of Tacoma is challenged by a decrease in container cargo and budget shortfalls. Layoffs have resulted in controversy over management. Our busy port is vital to the Tacoma economy, so we need to elect the best persons for the five-member Port Commission, the governing body of the Port.
The seven candidates running for three positions on the commission are being invited to participate in a candidates forum, to be moderated by Terri Baker of the League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. Elected at large by the voters of Pierce County, the winning candidates will join continuing Commissioners Clare Petrich and Don Johnson. Come hear the candidates so you can determine how to cast your vote in these three important positions. Thanks to Dawn Lucien for coordinating this program.
Lunch Program Details: Wednesday, July 15; doors open at 11:30 for informal networking and buffet service. Program begins about 12:15 and concludes at 1:15; Landmark Convention Center, Rooftop Garden Ballroom, 47 St. Helens, Tacoma. ***City Club attendees may park free in the lot across the street.***
Register herebefore noon on Monday, July 13, to reserve for this lunch program: $23 for members; $30 for nonmembers. Prepayment is required—please be sure your credit card on file is up to date—and no-shows will be billed. (If we do not have your current credit card on file, please register by phone: 253-272-9561.)
Save The Date: Future City Club Programs
July 1 Dinner Program, 6 pm, Wheelock Rotunda UPS Tacoma Mayoral Candidate ForumRegister here
July 15 Lunch Program, Noon at the Landmark Convention Center Port Commissioners Candidates Forum Register here
August 5 Dinner Program 6pm, 325 152nd St. East, Tacoma (off Pacific/Hwy. 7, Spanaway) Annual Summer Outing: LeMay Museum at Marymount Register Here
August 19, City Club Annual Meeting & New-Member Social; details TBA.
September 2 Dinner Program, 6 pm, Wheelock Rotunda UPS David Montgomery, U.W. geomorphologist, author, and a 2008 MacArthur “genius” winnerRegister Here
September 16Lunch Program, Noon at the Landmark Convention Center, 47 St. Helens Governor Christine Gregoire
October 7 Anniversary Celebration, 5pm at the Washington State History Museum, Tacoma "All Together Now " City Club's 25th Anniversary CelebrationClick here to make reservations
October 21 Lunch Program, Noon at the Landmark Convention Center, 47 St. Helens Pierce County Auditor Candidates Forum Register Here
November 4 Dinner Program, 6pm, Wheelock Rotunda, UPS Michael Medved, nationally syndicated radio talk show host Register Here
As you read in the last Catalyst, the Board of Directors approved a change in administrative structure for the club, from a single administrator to two part-time positions: an executive director (10 hours/week) and an administrative and membership coordinator (20 hours/week)... click here for more information
How Well Are We Living Our Mission? This past year we’ve worked on several initiatives to increase our membership, and one of the ways we can do this is by living our mission. Click here for more information
Change in the City Club Bylaws: Vote by June 22
As City Club election time draws near, the Board of Directors has found that a change in club bylaws is in order, which calls for a vote of the membership. Click here for more information
City Club of Tacoma Thanks our Generous 25th Anniversary Sponsors
