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City Council

Tuesday, March 10, 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 March 10, 2026, where they approved several administrative items including utility easements for electrical distribution and reappointed members to the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. The council also advanced a moratorium on detention center applications, a significant land-use decision that will pause new filings for such facilities.

Key Decisions

  • Detention Center Moratorium Passed
  • City Light Department - 61 Electrical Easements Passed
  • City Light Department - 150 Electrical Easements Passed
  • Reappointments to Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (4 members) Passed
  • Payment of Claims for Week of Feb 23-27, 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 514 March 10, 2026
    Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC)
  8. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
  9. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
  10. Journal:
  11. 1. March 3, 2026
    Minutes (Min)
  12. Bills:
  13. 2. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of February 23, 2026, through February 27, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
  14. PARKS AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE:
  15. 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; accepting sixty-one easements for electrical distribution rights in King County, Washington; placing said easements under the jurisdiction of the City Light Department; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
  16. 4. AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; accepting one hundred and fifty easements for electrical distribution in King County, Washington; placing said easements under the jurisdiction of the City Light Department; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
  17. Appointments:
  18. PARKS AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE:
  19. 5. Reappointment of Summer Hepburn as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  20. 6. Reappointment of Todd Toshio Snider as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term December 31, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
  21. 7. Reappointment of Jeffrey G. Berry as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  22. 8. Reappointment of Michiko Starks as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  23. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  24. CITY COUNCIL:
  25. 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; adopting a moratorium on the filing, acceptance, processing, or approval of applications for the establishment, expansion, or change of use for detention centers; adding a definition for detention centers; amending Section 23.84A.008 of the Seattle Municipal Code; approving a work plan; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
    Council Bill (CB)
  26. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  27. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  28. OTHER BUSINESS
  29. EXECUTIVE SESSION*
  30. ADJOURNMENT