City Council

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

Agenda — 33 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 4, 2025 IRC 465 adopted Pass
8. F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
9. G. PUBLIC HEARING
10. 10 AN ORDINANCE relating to taxes; creating a new sales and use tax deferral for the conversion of underutilized commercial property to housing; and adding a new Chapter 5.75 to the Seattle Municipal Code. CB 120937
11. H. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
12. 12 Journal:
13. 1. January 27, 2025 Min 504 adopted Pass
14. 2. January 28, 2025 Min 505 adopted Pass
15. 15 Bills:
16. 3. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of January 20, 2025, through January 24, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 120938 passed Pass
17. 17 Appointments:
18. 18 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:
19. 4. Appointment of David Benchlouch as member, Community Police Commission, for a term to December 31, 2027. Appt 03066 confirmed Pass
20. 5. Appointment of Arlecier L.N. West as member, Community Police Commission, for a term to December 31, 2026. Appt 03067 confirmed Pass
21. 6. Reappointment of Joseph Seia as member, Community Police Commission, for a term to December 31, 2025. Appt 03068 confirmed Pass
22. 7. Reappointment of Joel C. Merkel as member, Community Police Commission, for a term to December 31, 2027. Appt 03069 confirmed Pass
23. I. COMMITTEE REPORTS
24. 24 CITY COUNCIL:
25. 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; eighth extension of interim regulations established by Ordinance 126113, and as amended by Ordinance 126536, for an additional six months, to allow individuals to rely on updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps to obtain flood insurance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Insurance Program. CB 120927 passed Pass
26. J. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
27. K. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
28. 2. A RESOLUTION designating the monthly President Pro Tem of the City Council of The City of Seattle for 2025; superseding Resolution 32123. Res 32161 adopted Pass
29. 3. A RESOLUTION relating to committee structure, membership, meeting times, and duties of the standing committees of the Seattle City Council for 2025; and superseding Resolution 32124. Res 32162 adopted Pass
30. 4. A RESOLUTION relating to participation, for 2025, on King County Committees, Regional Committees, State Committees, and City of Seattle Committees; and superseding Resolution 32157. Res 32163 adopted Pass
31. L. OTHER BUSINESS
32. M. ADJOURNMENT
33. 35 _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on February 11, 2025. _____________________________________________________ Sara Nelson, Council President of the City Council