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City Council

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The Seattle City Council held a routine meeting on February 17, 2026, where they approved several ordinances focused on immigration enforcement policy, water infrastructure, and watershed management. Mayor Katie Wilson delivered the State of the City address. Most items passed unanimously or by consent without significant controversy.

Key Decisions

  • Immigration Information Sharing Restriction Passed
  • Bitter Lake Reservoir Property Transfer to Transportation Department Passed
  • Regional Water Supply Coordination Agreement Passed
  • Cedar River Watershed Herbicide Treatment for Invasive Knotweed Passed
  • Claims Payment Ordinance (February 2-6, 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 511 February 17, 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. February 10, 2026
    Minutes (Min)
    Action: adopted Passed

    The Minutes (Min) 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 February 2, 2026, through February 6, 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. CITY COUNCIL:
  16. 1. State of the City address delivered by Mayor Katie B. Wilson on February 17, 2026.
    Clerk File (CF)
    Action: filed Passed

    The Clerk File (CF) was accepted and filed by the following vote:

  17. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:
  18. 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to information sharing for enforcement of civil immigration laws; prohibiting City provision of nonpublicly available personal information for use in civil immigration enforcement; clarifying the City’s position on immigration enforcement being a federal matter; making technical corrections; adding a new Section 4.18.016 to the Seattle Municipal Code; amending Section 4.18.015 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Section 4.18.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: passed Passed

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

  19. GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:
  20. 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to the Bitter Lake Reservoir Replacement Project; transferring partial jurisdiction of a portion of Seattle Public Utilities’ Bitter Lake Reservoir property to the Seattle Department of Transportation, situated in a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 19, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian, and Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 3, Allendale; designating the property for street and sidewalk purposes; and laying it off as right-of-way.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: passed Passed

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

  21. 4. AN ORDINANCE authorizing the General Manager and CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an interlocal agreement to participate in the regional Water Supply Forum to coordinate and collaborate on current and future regional drinking water supply issues in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: passed Passed

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

  22. 5. AN ORDINANCE relating to the Cedar River Municipal Watershed; amending the Secondary Use Policies, adopted by Ordinance 114632, to provide for the limited application of the herbicide imazapyr to treat invasive knotweed species; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: passed Passed

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

  23. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  24. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  25. OTHER BUSINESS
  26. EXECUTIVE SESSION*
  27. Untitled item
  28. ADJOURNMENT
  29. _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on February 24, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council