District 7

Councilmember Derek Young

Derek Young

Council Chair, District 7

Serving the communities of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsulas, Islands, and parts of North and West Tacoma.


Originally born in Indiana, Derek moved to Gig Harbor with his family at the age of 8. He attended Peninsula public schools, and after coming home from college, Derek worked in the private sector in finance and consulting.

 

In 1997, at the age of 21, Derek was first elected to the Gig Harbor City Council. Winning reelection three more times, he spent 16 years leading locally and regionally on growth, transportation, and budget policy. In 2015 Derek was elected to the Pierce County Council winning reelection in 2019. As a member of the Council, Derek represents District #7, which covers the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsulas, Islands, and parts of North and West Tacoma.

 

A recognized leader on land use and environmental issues, Derek is a member of the Community Development and Public Safety committees, and serves as Chair of the Human Services Committee. As Council Chair is also a member of the Rules and Operations Committee.


In 2021 Derek's peers chose him to serve as Council Chair. He previously served as Executive Pro Tem in 2020.


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10th Floor RM 1046
930 Tacoma Ave. S.
Tacoma, WA 98402

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Ending Homelessness in Pierce County


Homelessness is a regional issue that affects all of us. That’s why it’s going to take a regional approach to find solutions, and why we’re working at the county level with community partners to find ways to address the needs of our population that are without a sheltered place to sleep at night.
 
At the direction of Council, and lead by the county’s Department of Human Services, work is underway to craft the 2021 Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness. Dedicated service providers, community members and people with lived experience comprise two groups tasked with collaborating to develop this comprehensive plan and a shelter plan to identify ways we can help.
 
Part of that work includes gathering feedback from the community. If you would like to share your thoughts about how we can end homelessness in Pierce County, please take the survey.
 
Visit this website to learn more information about the work groups and their meeting dates and times. This website has more information about homelessness numbers in Pierce County, where current shelters exist in our community and additional details about the survey.

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Remembering Billy Frank, Jr.

At its March 2, 2021 meeting Council recognized the late Billy Frank, Jr. with a proclamation, celebrating his work to protect tribal fishing rights and salmon ecosystems throughout Puget Sound, and declaring March 9, 2021 as "Billy Frank, Jr. Day" in Pierce County to honor his birthday.


Chair Young read the proclamation.


Billy Frank Jr. Proclamation
Behavioral Health Tax

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Rules and Operations CommitteeChair
Community Development Committee
Member
Human Service CommitteeChair
Public Safety
Member

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Pierce County Council District 7
County-City Building 
10th Floor RM 1046

930 Tacoma Ave S 
Tacoma, WA 98402 

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