MATT DRISCOLL: ERIC ANDERSON IS AT IT AGAIN >>>

Eric Anderson is a man who knows how to brief. If he’s not briefing the press every Friday, he’s briefing the Tacoma City Council on Mondays. Eric Anderson briefs with the best of them. Here’s a look at what our City Manager told the council yesterday:

- Anderson met last week with stakeholders involved with Tollefson Plaza to review and discuss the recommendations made by public space fanatic Lars Gemzoe when he was in Tacoma last month from Copenhagen â€" where he works for the Center for Public Space Research at the School of Architecture.  According to Anderson’s briefing, which was distributed to press types by the lovable Rob McNair-Huff, the plan is to proceed with conceptual drawings that take Gemzoe’s suggestions into consideration. One idea being discussed, though Anderson noted it would require a “considerable public outreach element, is closing 17th Street between Pacific Avenue and Broadway to make for a much bigger contiguous space for the plaza. Mmmm. Contiguous.

- Also, Anderson met with representatives from the LeMay Museum last week to chew the fat about a plan to market Tacoma owned land in the Dome District in conjunction with the construction and opening of LeMay’s new digs in the area. Apparently no firm plan was settled on, and talks between Anderson and LeMay are scheduled to continue.