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City of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Community Services & Safety Committee <br />FROM: Laurel Humphrey, Legislative Analyst <br />DATE: June 15, 2021 <br />SUBJECT: Resolution designating temporary weapon storage for Municipal Court <br />visitors. <br />ISSUE <br />With the Municipal Court's relocation to the Justice Center, the legislative designation of <br />weapons storage for court visitors needs to be updated. <br />BACKGROUND <br />RCW 9.41.300 prohibits weapons in areas associated with court proceedings, such as <br />courtrooms, jury rooms, judge's chambers, corridors and waiting areas. It also requires the <br />local legislative authority to provide either a locked box or designate an official to receive <br />weapons for temporary safekeeping. <br />The proposed resolution would repeal Resolution 1936 and update the designated location to <br />be at the Justice Center facility where the Municipal Court is now located. The draft satisfies <br />the requirements of the RCW by specifying that court visitors may temporarily store their <br />firearms or other weapons in the gun storage room at the Justice Center. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff is seeking a Committee recommendation on the draft resolution to be forwarded to the <br />Committee of the Whole on June 28, 2021 with potential final action to follow at the Special <br />Meeting Consent Agenda the same night. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Draft resolution <br />49 <br />