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City Council

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 1:00 PM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The Seattle City Council held a meeting focused on appointments to various city commissions and committees, primarily filling roles in disability, LGBTQ, women's, and housing oversight groups. The meeting also included a public hearing on a council bill related to property use restrictions for grocery stores and pharmacies.

Key Decisions

  • Multiple Commission Appointments Approved
  • Appointments to Housing Levy Oversight Committee Confirmed
  • Public Hearing on Negative Use Restrictions for Grocery/Pharmacy Properties Discussed (Information Item)
  • Claims Payment Ordinance Approved
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. *The City Council will meet in a special session from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. At the conclusion of the special session, the City Council will move into its regularly scheduled 2:00 p.m. meeting. This is a combined agenda for the special and regular meeting.
  2. CALL TO ORDER
  3. ROLL CALL
  4. PRESENTATIONS
  5. PUBLIC COMMENT
  6. PUBLIC HEARING
  7. Inf 2813 Public Hearing on Council Bill 121094 / Ordinance 127329, relating to negative use restrictions that limit a property’s use a grocery store or pharmacy.
    Information Item (Inf)
  8. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
  9. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
  10. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
  11. Bills:
  12. 1. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of December 1, 2025, through December 5, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
  13. Appointments:
  14. GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
  15. 2. Reappointment of Thomas J. Kelly as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  16. 3. Reappointment of Lisa Reager as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  17. 4. Reappointment of Jonathan Schirmer as member, Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  18. HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE:
  19. 5. Appointment of Zachary Dar as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to October 31, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  20. 6. Appointment of Linda W. Finkle as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to October 31, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  21. 7. Appointment of Sawyer Stearns as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  22. 8. Appointment of Sierra Miles as member, Seattle Women’s Commission, for a term to July 1, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  23. 9. Appointment of Sonia Hitchcock as member, Seattle Women’s Commission, for a term to July 1, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  24. 10. Appointment of Elizabeth Perez as member, Seattle Women’s Commission, for a term to July 1, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  25. 11. Reappointment of Martine Pierre-Louis as member, Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  26. 12. Appointment of Carl G. Harris as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  27. 13. Appointment of Scott Humphreys as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  28. 14. Appointment of Roger W. Long as member, Community Roots Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to March 31, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  29. 15. Appointment of Aaron Pritchard as member, Community Roots Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to March 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  30. 16. Appointment of Diane Pietrowski as member, Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  31. 17. Appointment of Brandon Monson as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  32. 18. Appointment of Julia Thompson as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  33. 19. Appointment of Leah Martin as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  34. 20. Appointment of Yuvika Tolani as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  35. 21. Reappointment of Febben Fekadu as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  36. 22. Reappointment of Sunaree Marshall as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  37. 23. Reappointment of Dan Wise as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  38. 24. Appointment of Balvina E. Cortez as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  39. 25. Appointment of Naomi Snow as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  40. 26. Appointment of Marc G. Cote as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  41. 27. Appointment of Elliott McMurray as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  42. 28. Appointment of Dominic Del Castillo as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  43. 29. Reappointment of Kody L. Allen as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  44. 30. Reappointment of Chris Curia as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  45. 31. Reappointment of Jennifer Tran as member, Seattle Women’s Commission, for a term to July 1, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)