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April 14, 2026 ·2:00 PM Final

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

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Agenda — 41 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 April 14, 2026 IRC 519 adopted Pass
  8. F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
  9. G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
  10. 10 Journal:
  11. 1. April 7, 2026 Min 563 adopted Pass
  12. 12 Bills:
  13. 2. An ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of March 30, 2026, through April 3, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121194 passed Pass
  14. 14 Appointments:
  15. 15 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:
  16. 3. Appointment of Evan M. Smith as member, Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, for a term to December 31, 2027. Appt 03470 confirmed Pass
  17. 4. Appointment of Andrea Lino as member, Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, for a term to December 31, 2028. Appt 03472 confirmed Pass
  18. 5. Appointment of Anita Khandelwal as member, Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, for a term to December 31, 2026. Appt 03473 confirmed Pass
  19. 19 HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
  20. 6. Reappointment of Juan C. Rodriguez as member, Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board, for a term to February 29, 2028. Appt 03457 confirmed Pass
  21. 7. Reappointment of Fynniecko Glover Jr. as member, Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board, for a term to February 28, 2029. Appt 03458 confirmed Pass
  22. 8. Reappointment of Eliana Horn as member, Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board, for a term to February 28, 2029. Appt 03459 confirmed Pass
  23. 9. Reappointment of Tiffany Kelly-Gray as member, Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board, for a term to February 28, 2029. Appt 03460 confirmed Pass
  24. 10. Reappointment of Stephanie Lachman as member, Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board, for a term to February 28, 2029. Appt 03461 confirmed Pass
  25. H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  26. 26 SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY LEVY:
  27. 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to regular property taxes; providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on August 4, 2026, of a proposition authorizing the City to levy regular property taxes for up to seven years in excess of the limitation on levies in chapter 84.55 RCW for the purpose of sustaining investments in Library operating hours, collections, technology, programming, and maintenance while expanding access to opportunity through Library materials, technology, and undertaking a seismic retrofit of one Library facility; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121181 passed as amended Pass
  28. 28 FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE:
  29. 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to leases; expanding the Director of Finance and Administrative Services’ authority to execute leases when the land is used for transitional encampment purposes; amending Section 3.127.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121184 passed Pass
  30. 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to the City’s response to homelessness; amending Ordinance 127362, which adopted the 2026 Budget, including the 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council. CB 121185 passed Pass
  31. 4. AN ORDINANCE relating to acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee to accept and authorize the expenditure of specified grants, private funding, and subsidized loans and to execute, deliver, and perform corresponding agreements; amending Ordinance 127362, which adopted the 2026 Budget, including the 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; revising project allocations for certain projects in the 2026-2031 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121187 passed Pass
  32. H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  33. 32 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:
  34. 5. AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager and CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to accept slope stabilization easements within two parcels of private property identified as King County Parcel Number 6844703215 located at 3822 NE 91st Street, and King County Parcel Number 6844703295 located at 3832 NE 91st Street; placing the properties under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121192 passed Pass
  35. 6. AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the acquisition of certain real property rights by negotiation or eminent domain (condemnation) of two parcels of land (Properties) identified as King County Parcel Number 4265700090 and King County Parcel Number 4265700085, both located at South Director Street; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to execute all documents and take other necessary actions to complete both Properties’ fee acquisition; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121193 passed Pass
  36. I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  37. J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  38. 7. A resolution setting the public hearing on the petition of The Yew, LLC, for the vacation of the remaining portion of the alley lying within Block 2, Wegener’s Addition to the City of Seattle, in the Greenwood neighborhood, according to Chapter 35.79 of the Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 15.62 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and Clerk File 314530. Res 32199 adopted Pass
  39. K. OTHER BUSINESS
  40. L. ADJOURNMENT
  41. 43 _____________________________________________________ Phillip Wood-Smith, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on April 21, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council