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City Council

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

Seattle City Council held a routine meeting on January 20, 2026, where they approved standard administrative items and two development-related permits. The council voted to allow a company to continue operating a pedestrian skybridge in West Seattle and approved the vacation of an alley in the Denny Triangle to make way for a parks project.

Key Decisions

  • West Seattle Pedestrian Skybridge Permit Passed
  • Denny Triangle Alley Vacation for Parks Development Passed
  • Payment of Claims for Week of January 5-9, 2026 Passed
  • Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (January 13, 2026) Passed
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  2. CALL TO ORDER
  3. ROLL CALL
  4. PRESENTATIONS
  5. PUBLIC COMMENT
  6. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
  7. IRC 507 January 20, 2026
    Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC)
    Action: adopted Passed

    By unanimous consent, the Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC) was adopted.

  8. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
  9. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
  10. Journal:
  11. 1. January 13, 2026
    Minutes (Min)
    Action: adopted Passed

    The Minutes were adopted on the Consent Calendar by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes (Min):

  12. Bills:
  13. 2. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of January 5, 2026, through January 9, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: passed Passed

    The Council Bill (CB) was passed on the Consent Calendar by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

  14. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  15. TRANSPORTATION, WATERFRONT, AND SEATTLE CENTER COMMITTEE:
  16. 1. AN ORDINANCE granting HST Lessee West Seattle LLC permission to continue maintaining and operating a pedestrian skybridge over and across Virginia Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue, for a 15-year term, renewable for one successive 15-year term; specifying the conditions under which this permit is granted; and providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: passed Passed

    The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

  17. 2. AN ORDINANCE vacating the alley in Block 24, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Second Addition, in the Denny Triangle neighborhood; and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement, on the petition of GID Development Group and the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department (Clerk File 313843).
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: passed Passed

    The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

  18. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  19. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  20. OTHER BUSINESS
  21. ADJOURNMENT
  22. Untitled item
  23. _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on January 27, 2025. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council