City Council
Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104
Agenda — 50 items
- 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.
- A. CALL TO ORDER
- B. ROLL CALL
- C. PRESENTATIONS
- D. PUBLIC COMMENT
- E. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
- 7 July 28, 2026
- F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
- G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
- 10 Journal:
- 1. July 21, 2026
- 12 Bills:
- 2. An ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of July 13, 2026, through July 17, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 14 HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
- 3. An ordinance relating to City employment; establishing the new Information Technology (IT) Talent Modernization classification title structure and corresponding rates of pay for IT positions across City departments.
- 16 Appointments:
- 17 HOUSING, ARTS, AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE:
- 4. Appointment of Zoe Bailey Stylianides as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2027.
- 5. Appointment of Terry Lin as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.
- 6. Reappointment of Katie Sophie Gonser as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.
- 7. Reappointment of Phillip Lewis as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.
- 8. Reappointment of Nicholas G. Leydon as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.
- 9. Reappointment of Brandon Monson as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.
- 10. Reappointment of Beverly Smith as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.
- 11. Reappointment of Kyle Tibbs as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.
- 12. Appointment of Adekunbi Ajiboye as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 13. Appointment of Rashaad O’Neal as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 14. Appointment of Daniel Ramier as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 15. Reappointment of Balvina E. Cortez as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 16. Reappointment of Shelby Dey as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 17. Reappointment of Naomi Snow as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 18. Reappointment of Sawyer Stearns as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 19. Appointment of Sawyer McCrabb as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 20. Appointment of Cadence Sagan as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 21. Reappointment of Andrew Ashiofu as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- 22. Reappointment of Ashley E. Ford as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.
- H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
- 38 SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, AND PROMISE LEVY 6-YR. IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION PLAN:
- 1. An ordinance relating to the 2025 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy; approving an implementation and evaluation plan as required by Ordinance 127238; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 40 LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE:
- 2. An ordinance relating to Council land use decisions; amending Sections 23.76.050, 23.76.062, 25.05.070, 25.05.340, 25.05.455, 25.05.460. 25.05.502, and 25.05.680 of the Seattle Municipal Code to clarify processes for Council land use decisions.
- 42 CITY COUNCIL:
- 3. An ordinance relating to City employment; authorizing execution of a Memorandum of Agreement between The City of Seattle and the Professional and Technical Employees, Local 17; regarding the accretion of the Fire Protection Engineer classification series; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 4. An ordinance relating to City employment; authorizing execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and Seattle City Light and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 77; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 5. An ordinance relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding that modifies a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the Professional and Technical Employees Local 17; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
- J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
- K. OTHER BUSINESS
- L. ADJOURNMENT
- 51 _____________________________________________________ Phillip Wood-Smith, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on August 4, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council Attachments: Att 1 - Action 1 of CB 121240 Att 2 - Action 2 of CB 121215 Att 3 - Action 3 of CB 121215 Att 4 - Action 4 of CB 121215 Att 5 - Action 5 of CB 121215