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City Council

February 17, 2026 ·2:00 PM Final

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

Agenda — 29 items

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  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 February 17, 2026 IRC 511 adopted Pass
  8. F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
  9. G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
  10. 10 Journal:
  11. 1. February 10, 2026 Min 555 adopted Pass
  12. 12 Bills:
  13. 2. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of February 2, 2026, through February 6, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121162 passed Pass
  14. H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  15. 15 CITY COUNCIL:
  16. 1. State of the City address delivered by Mayor Katie B. Wilson on February 17, 2026. CF 314547 filed Pass
  17. 17 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:
  18. 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to information sharing for enforcement of civil immigration laws; prohibiting City provision of nonpublicly available personal information for use in civil immigration enforcement; clarifying the City’s position on immigration enforcement being a federal matter; making technical corrections; adding a new Section 4.18.016 to the Seattle Municipal Code; amending Section 4.18.015 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Section 4.18.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code. CB 121158 passed Pass
  19. 19 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:
  20. 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to the Bitter Lake Reservoir Replacement Project; transferring partial jurisdiction of a portion of Seattle Public Utilities’ Bitter Lake Reservoir property to the Seattle Department of Transportation, situated in a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 19, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian, and Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 3, Allendale; designating the property for street and sidewalk purposes; and laying it off as right-of-way. CB 121155 passed Pass
  21. 4. AN ORDINANCE authorizing the General Manager and CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an interlocal agreement to participate in the regional Water Supply Forum to coordinate and collaborate on current and future regional drinking water supply issues in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121160 passed Pass
  22. 5. AN ORDINANCE relating to the Cedar River Municipal Watershed; amending the Secondary Use Policies, adopted by Ordinance 114632, to provide for the limited application of the herbicide imazapyr to treat invasive knotweed species; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 121161 passed Pass
  23. I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  24. J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  25. K. OTHER BUSINESS
  26. L. EXECUTIVE SESSION*
  27. 27 Executive Session I on Pending, Potential, or Actual Litigation (est. 30 min.) Executive Session II on Pending, Potential, or Actual Litigation (est. 20 min.) *Executive Sessions are closed to the public
  28. M. ADJOURNMENT
  29. 29 _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on February 24, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council