City Council

Agenda

2. CALL TO ORDER
3. ROLL CALL
4. PRESENTATIONS
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
6. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
7. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
8. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
9. Journal:
10. Bills:
11. PARKS AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE:
12. CB 121199 AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; accepting Statutory Warranty Deeds to the Meyer Family Trust property in King County, and the Brown, Crawford for Lewis Estate, Crozier and McGown, Fulwiler, Hershaw, Ruble, Whitmore Properties LLC, Lang, and Sims properties, a Bargain and Sale Deed to the Kalkoske property, and a Quit Claim Deed to the Loney property in Skagit County, Washington, all for salmonid habitat protection purposes; ratifying acceptance of the Salmon Recovery Funding Board grants and funding for property acquisitions; declaring certain real property rights surplus and no longer required for providing public utility service or other municipal purposes; ratifying the City’s grants of Deeds of Right to the State of Washington for the Brown, Crawford for Lewis Estate, Crozier and McGown, Fulwiler, Hershaw, Kalkoske, Loney, Whitmore Properties LLC, and Lang properties for salmon recovery and conservation purposes; placing said lands conveyed to the City under the jurisdiction of the City Light Department; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
13. CB 121205 An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer or designee to grant an easement over a portion of fee owned property to King County; and accepting payment of the fair market value for the easement.
    Council Bill (CB)
14. CB 121211 An ordinance relating to current use taxation; approving an application for classification of property located at 4807 SW 54th Street under the King County Public Benefit Rating System.
    Council Bill (CB)
15. CB 121212 An ordinance relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent to enter into a ten-year contract with The Madison Park Cooperative Preschool to operate and provide management of the Madison Beach Park Bathhouse located at 1900 43rd Ave East.
    Council Bill (CB)
16. CB 121213 An ordinance relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent to enter into a ten-year contract with Victory Heights Cooperative Preschool to operate and provide management of the Victory Heights Shelterhouse located at 1747 NE 106th Street.
    Council Bill (CB)
17. Appointments:
18. HOUSING, ARTS, AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE:
19. Appt 03505 Appointment of Kim Kkwafkwao as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
20. Appt 03506 Appointment of J. Queen Adams as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
21. Appt 03507 Appointment of David J. Isaak as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
22. Appt 03508 Appointment of Thomas Geffner as member, Seattle Social Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to May 22, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
23. LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:
24. Appt 03498 Appointment of Olivia Barlow as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
25. Appt 03499 Appointment of Negash Hassen as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
26. Appt 03500 Appointment of Nate Lessler as member, Historic Seattle Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to November 30, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
27. Appt 03501 Appointment of Bryce Seidl as member, Historic Seattle Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to November 30, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
28. Appt 03502 Appointment of Christopher Scott as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
29. Appt 03503 Reappointment of Devin McComb as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2029.
    Appointment (Appt)
30. Appt 03504 Reappointment of Paul Neal as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2029.
    Appointment (Appt)
31. COMMITTEE REPORTS
32. FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE:
33. 1. Appointment of Dwight D. Dively as Director of Finance of the Office of City Finance, for a term to December 31, 2029.
    Appointment (Appt)
34. HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
35. 2. Appointment of Beto Yarce as Director of the Office of Economic Development.
    Appointment (Appt)
36. 3. A resolution regarding next steps after the forensic evaluation of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA); requesting that the Seattle Mayor take steps to immediately safeguard public funds, provide an initial assessment of whether it is feasible for KCRHA to adequately address all of the findings in the forensic evaluation, recommend if KCRHA should be dissolved, restructured, or continue as is, submit a set of next steps on how the City will approach the dissolution or restructure of KCRHA if determined to be necessary, and submit monthly reports to Council.
    Resolution (Res)
37. GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:
38. 4. An ordinance relating to the 2026 Stormwater Code Update; updating stormwater control requirements for development, roadways, utilities, and maintenance activities; strengthening stormwater treatment and infiltration standards; clarifying vesting and review thresholds; ensuring the City’s compliance with requirements of the City’s 2024-2029 Phase 1 Municipal Stormwater Permit issued by the State Department of Ecology; and amending Chapters 22.800, 22.801, 22.802, 22.803, 22.805, and 22.807 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
    Council Bill (CB)
39. LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE:
40. 5. An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; rezoning certain land in the University District, the Fremont neighborhood, the Madison/Miller neighborhood, the Rainier Beach neighborhood, and the Downtown neighborhood; rezoning land and amending development standards to increase housing supply, support multi-purpose redevelopment on certain sites with community-based uses, remove code barriers to passive house, modular, and mass timber construction and to conversion from commercial space to housing in more zones, and incentivize community-serving uses along with the construction of more housing in certain areas; amending Sections 23.40.080, 23.47A.009, 23.49.008, 23.49.011, 23.49.036, 23.49.058, and 23.49.158 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 23.40.090 to the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Map 1L to Chapter 23.49 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at pages 60, 76, 109, 112, and 188 of the Official Land Use Map.
    Council Bill (CB)
41. PARKS AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE:
42. 6. An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer to grant an easement over a portion of fee owned property to Puget Sound Energy; and accepting payment of the fair market value for the easement.
    Council Bill (CB)
43. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
44. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
45. OTHER BUSINESS
46. ADJOURNMENT