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Come to Wednesday’s Town Hall meeting to see a demonstration of the City’s Anti-Pursuit Equipment. On Wednesday, April 23rd, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at City Hall, the City Council will host its quarterly Town Hall meeting. The Normandy Park Police Department will start this meeting by demonstrating our anti-pursuit equipment. Some residents might ask, “What is anti-pursuit equipment?” In short, it’s a vehicle-mounted GPS Launcher that deploys a GPS tracking tag onto a suspect’s vehicle. Once the GPS tag sticks to the vehicle, it tracks it so that our Police Department can plan and coordinate an informed response while maintaining community and officer safety. We are excited to show off this equipment, which was funded 100% by a grant.

On Tuesday, April 8th, the City Council held its regular monthly meeting. Here are the meeting highlights to help keep you informed.
•Waste Management Annual Report Presentation – The City Council received the annual update from Waste Management. We heard more about Waste Management’s operations and Normandy Park’s waste stream.
•Parks Commission Annual Presentation – The Parks Commission, working with City staff, has had a productive year. This presentation highlighted the projects and programs that occurred over the past year.
•Approval of the Trails Connectivity Program – The City’s Long-Term Property Acquisition Ad Hoc Committee has completed its recommendation to promote trail connectivity in Normandy Park. The recommendation was approved, and staff will start researching ownership and property details of the proposed trail connections. Owners will be contacted shortly and invited to communicate with staff to discuss and hopefully negotiate easements and required improvements to enable trail connections.

The City of Normandy Park is proud to announce that we have been awarded a $45,450 grant to restore a 2-acre portion of Nature Trails Park. Since 2016, the City has been managing its urban forest restoration activities. While much has been accomplished, considerable work remains, and this grant will help with this effort.

Real-Time Translation Capabilities Are Here for Text-to-911
King County 911 service continues to enhance its ability to serve all communities by improving language accessibility in emergency communications. One of the most significant advancements in this area is the Text-to-911 Automatic Translation Service, which allows it to receive and respond to emergency texts in multiple languages in real-time.

City Council Meeting Roundup
On Tuesday, March 11th, the City Council held its regular monthly meeting. Here are the meeting highlights to help keep you informed. Adoption of Resolution No. 1017 authorizing the allocation of $6,552 to the South King Housing and Homelessness Partners (SKHHP) to finance affordable housing projects in South King County – The City of Normandy Park is a member of SKHHP. This partnership aims to bring together the cities in South King County to ensure the availability of housing that meets the needs of all income levels in South King County. In 2021, the City of Normandy Park executed an interlocal agreement to pool sales tax receipts with SKHHP to administer funds through its Housing Capital Fund. With the approval of this resolution, the City Council allocated its portion ($6,552) to help finance four affordable housing projects in South King County.

Animal Control in Normandy Park
As part of the 2025 Citizen Satisfaction survey, residents are being asked about animal control. While it is still early in our data collection, 38% of respondents say they don’t know or have no opinion on these services. In 2024, it was about the same percentage. So, I wanted to give you some additional information on animal control in Normandy Park. In Normandy Park, the Police Department is responsible for animal control and offers the following services: