City Council

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 March 25, 2025 IRC 472 adopted Pass
8. F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
9. G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
10. 10 Bills:
11. 1. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of March 10, 2025, through March 14, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 120959 passed Pass
12. 12 Appointments:
13. 13 GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
14. 2. Appointment of Joy R. Shigaki as member, Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District Board, for a term to July 30, 2028. Appt 03080 confirmed Pass
15. 15 LAND USE COMMITTEE:
16. 3. Appointment of Tristan Fields as member, Urban Forestry Commission, for a term to March 31, 2027. Appt 03102 confirmed Pass
17. 4. Appointment of Andrea Starbird as member, Urban Forestry Commission, for a term to March 31, 2027. Appt 03103 confirmed Pass
18. H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
19. 19 CITY COUNCIL:
20. 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to federal funding; authorizing department directors to accept certain grants and passthrough funding in 2025; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 120955 passed Pass
21. 21 FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE:
22. 2. Appointment of Kiersten Grove as Director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services, for a term to March 1, 2029. Appt 03094 confirmed Pass
23. 23 GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
24. 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to reaffirming The City of Seattle as a Welcoming City; supporting access to reproductive health care services and gender-affirming treatment in Seattle; extending the responsibility of City employees to protect the provision of reproductive health care services and gender-affirming treatment; and adding a new Chapter 14.115 to the Seattle Municipal Code. CB 120950 passed as amended Pass
25. I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
26. J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
27. K. OTHER BUSINESS
28. L. ADJOURNMENT
29. 31 _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on April 1, 2025. _____________________________________________________ Sara Nelson, Council President of the City Council