docketcity.com
Home › Seattle › Meetings

City Council

August 18, 2026 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

Agenda PDF 📹 Watch video Official record ↗

Agenda — 43 items

  1. 1 Members of the public may register for remote or in-person Public Comment to address the Council. Speakers must be registered in order to be recognized by the Chair. Details on how to register for Public Comment are listed below: Remote Public Comment - Register online to speak during the Public Comment period at https://www.seattle.gov/council/committees/public-comment. Online registration to speak will begin one hour before the meeting start time, and registration will end at the conclusion of the Public Comment period during the meeting. In-Person Public Comment - Register to speak on the public comment sign-up sheet located inside Council Chambers at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting start time. Registration will end at the conclusion of the Public Comment period during the meeting. Written comments must be submitted prior to 10 a.m. to ensure that they are distributed to Councilmembers prior to the start of the meeting. Comments may be submitted at Council@seattle.gov or at Seattle City Hall, Attn: Council Public Comment, 600 4th Ave., Floor 2, Seattle, WA 98104. Comments received after 10 a.m. will be distributed after the meeting to Councilmembers and included as part of the public record.
  2. A. CALL TO ORDER
  3. B. ROLL CALL
  4. C. PRESENTATIONS
  5. D. PUBLIC COMMENT
  6. E. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
  7. 7 August 18, 2026 IRC 536 adopted Pass
  8. F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
  9. G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
  10. 10 Journal:
  11. 1. August 11, 2026 Min 580 adopted Pass
  12. 12 Bills:
  13. 2. An ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of August 3, 2026, through August 7, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121277 passed Pass
  14. 14 Appointments:
  15. 15 LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:
  16. 3. Appointment of Lakeya Afolalu as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027. Appt 03577 confirmed Pass
  17. 4. Appointment of Leon Garnett as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027. Appt 03578 confirmed Pass
  18. 5. Appointment of Amruta Mane as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027. Appt 03579 confirmed Pass
  19. 6. Appointment of Sofia Michelakis as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027. Appt 03580 confirmed Pass
  20. 7. Appointment of Girard Montejo-Thompson as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027. Appt 03581 confirmed Pass
  21. 8. Appointment of Jessica Tollenaar Cafferty as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028. Appt 03582 confirmed Pass
  22. 9. Appointment of Gabriel de los Angeles as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028. Appt 03583 confirmed Pass
  23. 10. Appointment of Fathima Garcia as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028. Appt 03584 confirmed Pass
  24. 11. Appointment of Lizbet Huizar as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028. Appt 03585 confirmed Pass
  25. 12. Appointment of Erica K. Johnson as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028. Appt 03586 confirmed Pass
  26. 13. Appointment of Zamzam Mohamed as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028. Appt 03587 confirmed Pass
  27. 14. Appointment of James Williams as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028. Appt 03588 confirmed Pass
  28. 15. Reappointment of Joe Krentz as member, Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board, for a term to June 30, 2028. Appt 03589 confirmed Pass
  29. 16. Appointment of Leslie Mehren as member, Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board, for a term to June 30, 2028. Appt 03590 confirmed Pass
  30. 17. Appointment of Dan Sloat as member, Landmarks Preservation Board, for a term to August 14, 2028. Appt 03591 confirmed Pass
  31. 18. Appointment of Huy Pham as member, International Special Review District Board, for a term to December 31, 2027. Appt 03592 confirmed Pass
  32. 19. Reappointment of Rachelle C. Olden as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2028. Appt 03593 confirmed Pass
  33. H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  34. 34 CITY COUNCIL:
  35. 1. A resolution requesting the Code Reviser to reformat tables within the Seattle Municipal Code to comply with federal accessibility guidelines. Res 32214 adopted Pass
  36. 36 LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:
  37. 2. An ordinance relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the Wilde-Streatfield House, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code. CB 121274 passed Pass
  38. 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the Burwell House, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code. CB 121273 passed Pass
  39. I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  40. J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  41. K. OTHER BUSINESS
  42. L. ADJOURNMENT
  43. 43 _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on September 15, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council