City Council

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

Agenda — 14 items

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2. A. CALL TO ORDER
3. B. ROLL CALL
4. C. PRESENTATIONS
5. D. PUBLIC COMMENT
6. E. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
7. F. COMMITTEE REPORTS
8. 8 CITY COUNCIL:
9. 1. City Council motion and declaration of City Council intent to not adopt Initiative 137, and placing Initiative No. 137 on the February 11, 2025, ballot in conjunction with the measure to fund the Seattle Social Housing Developer by allocating funds from Seattle’s existing Payroll Expense Tax (Council Bill 120864), a proposed alternative measure on the same matter. CF 314535 filed Pass
10. 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to funding the Seattle Social Housing Developer; requesting that a special election be held on February 11, 2025 for submission to the qualified electors of the City of a proposition to fund the Seattle Social Housing Developer through the City’s existing Payroll Expense Tax; amending Section 5.38.055 of the Seattle Municipal Code; proposing a ballot title; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. CB 120864 passed Pass
11. 3. A RESOLUTION regarding Initiative 137 concerning excess compensation payroll taxes to fund the Social Housing Developer (which the City Council determined not to enact on September 19, 2024); authorizing the City Clerk and the Executive Director of the Ethics and Elections Commission to take those actions necessary to enable proposed Initiative 137 to appear on the February 11, 2025 ballot and the local voters’ pamphlet in conjunction with the Payroll Expense Tax proposal (City Council Bill 120864), which is a proposed alternative measure dealing with the same subject matter in accordance with Charter Article IV; requesting the King County Elections Director to place the proposed Initiative 137 and its alternate on the February 11, 2025 election ballot in accordance with applicable law; and providing for the publication of such proposed Initiative Measure and its alternate. Res 32148 adopted Pass
12. 4. A RESOLUTION regarding Initiative 137 concerning a payroll expense tax to fund the Social Housing Developer; authorizing the City Clerk and the Executive Director of the Ethics and Elections Commission to take those actions necessary to enable the proposed Initiative Measure to appear on the November 5, 2024, ballot and the local voters’ pamphlet; requesting the King County Elections Director to place the proposed Initiative Measure on the November 5, 2024, ballot; and providing for the publication of such proposed Initiative Measure. Res 32142 postponed Pass
13. G. ADJOURNMENT
14. 14 _____________________________________________________ Emilia M. Sanchez, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on October 8, 2024. _____________________________________________________ Sara Nelson, Council President of the City Council