City Council
Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104
Agenda — 58 items
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- A. CALL TO ORDER
- B. ROLL CALL
- C. PRESENTATIONS
- D. PUBLIC COMMENT
- E. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
- 7 May 14, 2024
- F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
- G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
- 10 Journal:
- 1. May 7, 2024
- 12 Bills:
- 2. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of April 29, 2024 through May 3, 2024 and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 14 Resolution:
- 15 SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE:
- 3. A RESOLUTION relating to the City Light Department; acknowledging and approving the City Light Department’s adoption of a biennial energy conservation target for 2024-2025 and ten-year conservation potential.
- 17 Appointments:
- 18 HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE:
- 4. Appointment of Joel L. Domingo as member, Seattle-King County Advisory Council on Aging and Disability Services, for a term to December 31, 2025.
- 5. Appointment of Patricia P. Schnepf as member, Seattle-King County Advisory Council on Aging and Disability Services, for a term to December 31, 2025.
- 6. Appointment of Dolores Wiens as member, Seattle-King County Advisory Council on Aging and Disability Services, for a term to December 31, 2025.
- 7. Reappointment of Steven Pray as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2025.
- 23 LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS
- 8. Reappointment of Jan Hendrickson as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2027.
- 9. Reappointment of Ray Ishii as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2027.
- 10. Appointment of Gina Karaba as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2027.
- 27 PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:
- 11. Appointment of Ryan Baum as member, Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, for a term to March 31, 2027.
- 12. Appointment of Tricia Diamond as member, Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, for a term to March 31, 2027.
- 13. Appointment of Steve Lerer as member, Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, for a term to March 31, 2027.
- 14. Appointment of Whitney Nakamura as member, Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, for a term to March 31, 2027.
- 15. Appointment of John A. Flinn as member, Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, for a term to March 31, 2027.
- 16. Reappointment of Justin P. Umagat as member, Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, for a term to March 31, 2027.
- 17. Appointment of Alex Maestretti as member Community Surveillance Working Group, for a term to December 31, 2026.
- 18. Appointment of Carolyn Riley-Payne as member, Community Surveillance Working Group, for a term to December 31, 2026.
- 36 SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT, ARTS, AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
- 19. Appointment of Avery Barnes as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2025.
- 20. Appointment of Yoon Kang-O’Higgins as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2025.
- 21. Appointment of Rodney Howard King as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2025.
- 22. Reappointment of Leslie Anne Anderson as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2025.
- 23. Reappointment of Kayla DeMonte as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2025.
- 24. Reappointment of Holly Morris Jacobson as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2025.
- H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
- 44 CITY COUNCIL:
- 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild for the period from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023; authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 21SP, for the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2026; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 47 LAND USE COMMITTEE:
- 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Section 23.47A.012 of the Seattle Municipal Code to provide a 10-foot height limit exception in commercial zones in a portion of the Georgetown neighborhood.
- 49 PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:
- 4. AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the acquisition of real property by negotiation or eminent domain (condemnation) of seven separate parcels of land (“Properties”) or eminent domain (condemnation) of leases identified as King County Parcel Number 7327903645 located at 7760 8th Avenue South, King County Parcel Number 7327902490 located at 803 South Chicago Street, King County Parcel Number 7327902480 located at 811 South Chicago Street, King County Parcel Number 7327902520 located at 7814 8th Avenue South, King County Parcel Number 7327902500 located at 7808 8th Avenue South, King County Parcel Number 7327902510 located at 836 South Kenyon Street, and King County Parcel Number 7327902395 located at 850 South Kenyon Street; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities to execute all documents and take other necessary actions to complete the Properties’ acquisition, including acceptance and recording of the deeds; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 51 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE:
- 5. AN ORDINANCE granting Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center permission to continue maintaining and operating an existing skybridge over and across Eastlake Avenue East, north of Aloha Street; repealing Section 8 of Ordinance 124240; and providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions.
- 6. AN ORDINANCE granting Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center permission to continue maintaining and operating an existing service tunnel under and across Eastlake Avenue East, north of Aloha Street; repealing Section 8 of Ordinance 123918; and providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions.
- I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
- J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
- K. OTHER BUSINESS
- L. ADJOURNMENT
- 60 _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on May 21, 2024. _____________________________________________________ Sara Nelson, Council President of the City Council