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City Council

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

Seattle City Council held a regular meeting on July 21, 2026, with several significant items including a proposed sales and use tax for transit funding to be voted on in November, and updates to City Light Department utility rates and programs. The council addressed transportation electrification agreements, transferred management of Lake City Garage and Plaza to Parks and Recreation, and established new rate structures for data center electricity customers.

Key Decisions

  • Sales and use tax proposition for transit funding Approved for November 3, 2026 ballot submission
  • City Light ten-year transportation electrification customer agreements Approved
  • Lake City Garage and Plaza jurisdiction transfer to Parks and Recreation Approved
  • New City Light retail rate schedules and data center customer class Approved
Agenda PDF

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 121249 An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; authorizing ten-year agreements with customers eligible for transportation electrification programs.
    Council Bill (CB)
  13. CB 121250 An ordinance relating to City-owned real property known as Lake City Garage and Plaza; transferring jurisdiction and management authority from the Department of Finance and Administrative Services to Seattle Parks and Recreation for municipal purposes; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
  14. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  15. SELECT COMMITTEE ON SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT:
  16. 1. An ordinance relating to a sales and use tax; providing for the submission to qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, a proposition to collect a sales and use tax to fund transit and related transportation programs in Seattle; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
  17. PARKS AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE:
  18. 2. An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; establishing new retail rate schedules; establishing a new customer class and conditions of service for data centers whose electricity demand constitutes a new large load; modifying customer charges for service connections; augmenting the rate stabilization account mechanism; amending Sections 21.49.020, 21.49.030, 21.49.052, 21.49.055, 21.49.057, 21.49.058, 21.49.060, 21.49.065, 21.49.083, 21.49.086, 21.49.110, and 21.49.130 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 21.49.059 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Section 21.49.081 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
    Council Bill (CB)
  19. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  20. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  21. OTHER BUSINESS
  22. EXECUTIVE SESSION*
  23. ADJOURNMENT