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May 19, 2026 ·2:00 PM Final

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

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Agenda — 34 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 May 19, 2026 IRC 524 adopted Pass
  8. F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
  9. G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
  10. 10 Journal:
  11. 1. May 12, 2026 Min 568 adopted Pass
  12. 12 Bills:
  13. 2. An ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of May 4, 2026, through May 8, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121210 passed Pass
  14. 14 Appointments:
  15. 15 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:
  16. 3. Appointment of Stan Diddams as member, Seattle Public Utilities Customer Review Panel, for a term to July 31, 2028. Appt 03495 confirmed Pass
  17. 4. Appointment of Gabriel Navarro as member, Seattle Public Utilities Customer Review Panel, for a term to July 31, 2028. Appt 03496 confirmed Pass
  18. H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  19. 19 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:
  20. 1. Reappointment of Andrew Lee as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities, for a term to December 31, 2029. Appt 03494 confirmed Pass
  21. 2. An ordinance relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities, or designee, to execute an amendment to the interlocal agreement between Seattle Public Utilities and the King County Flood Control Zone District for the South Park Interim Flooding Preparedness and Response Program; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities, or designee, to execute additional amendments to the interlocal agreement between Seattle Public Utilities and the King County Flood Control Zone District for the South Park Interim Flooding Preparedness and Response Program; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121202 passed Pass
  22. 22 LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:
  23. 3. Appointment of Quynh Pham as Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, for a term to December 31, 2029. Appt 03492 confirmed Pass
  24. 4. AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the Woodin 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 121197 passed Pass
  25. 25 LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE:
  26. 5. An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; adopting interim provisions to expand the capacity of transitional encampments; and amending Sections 23.42.054 and 23.42.056 of the Seattle Municipal Code. CB 121195 passed as amended Pass
  27. 27 HOUSING, ARTS, AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE:
  28. 6. A resolution creating an Arts and Cultural District in the Columbia Hillman City neighborhood of Seattle. Res 32200 adopted Pass
  29. 7. A resolution creating an Arts and Cultural District in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. Res 32201 adopted Pass
  30. I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  31. J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  32. K. OTHER BUSINESS
  33. L. ADJOURNMENT
  34. 37 _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on June 2, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council Attachment: Att 1 - Action 1 of CB 121195 Attachment: Att 2 - Action 2 of CB 121195 Attachment: Att 3 - Action 3 of CB 121195