City Council
Pursuant to Washington State Governor's Proclamation No. 20-28.15 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 8402, this public meeting will be held remotely. Meeting participation is limited to access by the telephone number provided on the meeting agenda, and the meeting is accessible via telephone and Seattle Channel online.
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Approval of the Agenda, Approval of the Consent Calendar; Public Comment; Payment of Bills; Res 32041: expressing the Seattle City Council's support for workers at Starbucks in Seattle who are attempting to form a union, and urging Starbucks to accept card check neutrality; CB 120264: relating to permits in parks.
City Council 11/12/2024
Agenda: Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; Items removed from the Consent Calendar; Adoption of other resolutions; Other business; Adjournment.
City Council 10/29/2024
Agenda: Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations and proclamations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; CB 120868: Relating to City employment; Adjournment.
City Council 10/8/2024
Agenda: Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; Res 32147: relating to the City Light Department; CB 120862: related to recruitment and retention of police officers in the Seattle Police Department; CB 120832: relating to Seattle’s construction codes; CB 120839: relating to Seattle’s construction codes; CB 120844: relating to surveillance technology implementation; CB 120845: relating to surveillance technology implementation; Res 32149: expressing the Mayor and City Council’s opposition to Washington State ballot Initiative 2117 concerning carbon tax credit trading; Adjournment.
City Council 9/24/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Public Comment; CF 314473: Full unit lot subdivision of Blueprint Capital Services, LLC; CF 120859: approving and confirming the plat of “MT. BAKERSVILLE”; Appt 02930: Appointment of Mina Hashemi as Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations; CB 120831: relating to the West Seattle Junction Parking and Business Improvement Area; CB 120815: relating to City public works and the priority hire program; CB 120858: relating to homelessness; CB 120822: relating to land use regulations; CB 120823: relating to land use and zoning; CB 120824: relating to design review; CB 120857: relating to City streets; CF 314497: Petition of BRE-BMR LLC; Res 32145: relating to transportation infrastructure improvement and maintenance; Adjournment.
City Council 9/19/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Public Comment; CF 314535: City Council motion and declaration of City Council intent to not adopt Initiative 137; CB 120864: relating to funding the Seattle Social Housing; Res 32148: regarding Initiative 137 concerning excess compensation payroll taxes to fund the Social Housing Developer; Res 32142: regarding Initiative 137 concerning a payroll expense tax to fund the Social Housing Developer; Adjournment.
City Council 9/17/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Public Comment; Proclamation: Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Day; Res 32142: Regarding Initiative 137; CB 120817: relating to the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program; CB 120835: relating to Stay Out of Drug Area (SODA) zones; CB 120836: relating to prostitution; CB 120855: relating to Seattle Public Utilities; CB 120843: relating to King County Conservation Futures Levy proceed; CB 120854: relating to Seattle Public Utilities; Res 32146: relating to the City’s participation in the State of Washington’s Clean Fuels Standard Program; Res 32144: adopting the 2024 Food Action Plan and directing the Office of Sustainability and Environment; CB 120479: relating to historic preservation; CB 120562: relating to historic preservation; CB 120480: relating to historic preservation; CB 120849: relating to historic preservation; Adjournment.
City Council 9/10/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Consideration of Initiative Measure No. 137; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Committee Reports; CB 120847: Ordinance relating to city employment; Adjournment.
City Council 9/3/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Consideration of Initiative Measure No. 137; Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee appointments and reappointments; Parks, Public Utilities, and Technology Committee appointments and reappointments; Committee Reports; Appointment of Rob Lloyd as Chief Technology Officer; CB 120837: Relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation and moorages; CB 120819: Relating to Seattle Public Utilities drainages; CB 120820: Ordinance relating to SPU wastewater services; Res 32136: Resolution relating to SPU and 2025-2030 Strategic Business Plan; CB 120840: Ordinance relating to City Light and electric vehicle charging stations; Res 32130: Resolution relating to City Light endorsing Wholesale Energy Risk Management Policy; Res 32139: Relating to City Light 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Update; Adjournment.
City Council 8/13/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Consideration of Initiative 137; Res 32138: A resolution relating to the City Light Department; CB 120826: An ordinance relating to grant funds from non-City sources; CB 120811: An ordinance amending Ordinance 126955; CB 120812: An ordinance amending Ordinance 126955, which adopted the 2024 Budget; CB 120813: An ordinance relating to acceptance of funding from non-City sources; Adjournment.
City Council 8/6/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; CF 314533: Report of the City Clerk on the Certificate of Sufficiency for Initiative Measure No. 137; Res 32142: A resolution regarding Initiative 137 concerning a payroll expense tax; CB 120808: An ordinance relating to floodplains; CB120825: An ordinance relating to jail services; Adjournment.
City Council 7/30/2024
genda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; CF 314489: Full unit lot subdivision of 13th Avenue Townhomes; CB 120818: An ordinance approving and confirming the plat of “13TH AVE.TOWNHOMES”; Appt 02918: Appointment of Amy Smith as Chief of the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; CB 120810: An ordinance relating to Seattle Public Utilities; Res 32140: A resolution relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; Adjournment.
City Council 7/23/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; Appt 02897: Appointment of Jamie Carnell as Finance Director of the Office of City Finance; CB 120781: An ordinance updating definitions in the Seattle Municipal Code; Adjournment.
City Council 7/16/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Appt 02907: Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners; CB 120806: An ordinance relating to street racing; adding the crime of
racing; CB 120807: An ordinance relating to Seattle Public Utilities; Adjournment.
City Council 7/9/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; CB 120788: An ordinance relating to transportation; Res: 32137: A resolution relating to transportation; CB 120761: An ordinance relating to conversions of existing nonresidential structures to residential use; Adjournment.
City Council 7/2/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Appt 02896: Reappointment of Lisa Allison Judge as Inspector General; Adjournment.
City Council 6/25/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; CB 120801: An ordinance relating to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; Adjournment.
City Council 6/18/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; CB 120795: An ordinance relating to City employment; CB 120796: An ordinance relating to City employment; CB 120778; An ordinance relating to surveillance technology; CB 120797: An ordinance relating to the Seattle Center Department; Adjournment.
City Council 6/11/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of the Introduction and Referral Calendar, Approval of the Agenda, Approval of Consent Calendar; Committee Reports; Items Removed from Consent Calendar; Other Business; Adjournment.
City Council 6/4/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; Approval of the bills; Appointment of Dawn Lindell as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle City Light; CB 120777: An ordinance relating to unsafe building abatement; CB 120774: An Ordinance amending Ordinance 126955; Adjournment.
City Council 5/28/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; Approval of the bills; CB 120790: Relating to Seattle Public Utilities; CB 120786 and CB 120787: Relating to easements for electrical distribution rights in King County; CB 120768 and CB 120768: Relating to a UW skybridge; Adjournment.
City Council 5/21/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; CB 120789: An ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims; Seattle Fire Code Advisory Board appointments and reappointments; CB 120766: An ordinance relating to recruitment and retention of police officers in the Seattle Police Department; Adjournment.
City Council 5/14/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; CB 120785: An ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims; Res 32134: A resolution relating to the City Light Department; Seattle-King County Advisory Council on Aging and Disability Services: Appointments; Seattle LGBTQ Commission: Reappointment; Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council: Appointments and Reappointments; Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners: Appointments and Reappointments; Community Surveillance Working Group: Appointments; Seattle Arts Commission: Appointments and Reappointments; Committee Reports; CB 120783: An ordinance relating to City employment; CB 120784: An ordinance relating to City Employment; CB 120749: An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; 120780: An ordinance relating to Seattle Public Utilities; CB 120764: An ordinance granting Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center permission to continue maintaining and operating an existing skybridge; CB 120765: An ordinance granting Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center permission to continue maintaining and operating an existing service tunnel; Adjournment.
City Council 5/7/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; Committee Reports; Adjournment.
City Council Meeting 4/30/2024
genda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; Seattle Human Rights Commission appointments and reappointments; Seattle Women's Commission appointments; CB 120750: An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; CB 120772: An ordinance relating to the multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program; Res 32135: A resolution adopting the Seattle Parks and Recreation 2024 Parks Development Plan; Adjournment.
City Council Meeting 4/23/2024
Agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Presentations; Proclamations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; CB 120770: An ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims; Domestic Workers Standards Board Reappointments; Design Review Board appointments and reappointments; CB 120763: An ordinance relating to City Employment; A resolution approving the Seattle Transportation Plan; Adjournment.