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City Council

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The Seattle City Council held a regular meeting on August 18, 2026, primarily focused on appointments to various city boards and committees, along with two historic preservation ordinances. The council approved multiple new and reappointed members to oversight committees and landmark boards, and advanced ordinances to designate the Wilde-Streatfield House and Burwell House as protected historic landmarks.

Key Decisions

  • Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee appointments Approved
  • Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board appointments and reappointment Approved
  • Wilde-Streatfield House historic landmark designation Approved
  • Burwell House historic landmark designation Approved
  • Resolution to reformat Seattle Municipal Code tables for federal accessibility compliance 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. Appointments:
  12. LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:
  13. Appt 03577 Appointment of Lakeya Afolalu as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  14. Appt 03578 Appointment of Leon Garnett as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  15. Appt 03579 Appointment of Amruta Mane as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  16. Appt 03580 Appointment of Sofia Michelakis as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  17. Appt 03581 Appointment of Girard Montejo-Thompson as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  18. Appt 03582 Appointment of Jessica Tollenaar Cafferty as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  19. Appt 03583 Appointment of Gabriel de los Angeles as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  20. Appt 03584 Appointment of Fathima Garcia as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  21. Appt 03585 Appointment of Lizbet Huizar as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  22. Appt 03586 Appointment of Erica K. Johnson as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  23. Appt 03587 Appointment of Zamzam Mohamed as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  24. Appt 03588 Appointment of James Williams as member, Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  25. Appt 03589 Reappointment of Joe Krentz as member, Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board, for a term to June 30, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  26. Appt 03590 Appointment of Leslie Mehren as member, Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board, for a term to June 30, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  27. Appt 03591 Appointment of Dan Sloat as member, Landmarks Preservation Board, for a term to August 14, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  28. Appt 03592 Appointment of Huy Pham as member, International Special Review District Board, for a term to December 31, 2027.
    Appointment (Appt)
  29. Appt 03593 Reappointment of Rachelle C. Olden as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2028.
    Appointment (Appt)
  30. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  31. CITY COUNCIL:
  32. 1. A resolution requesting the Code Reviser to reformat tables within the Seattle Municipal Code to comply with federal accessibility guidelines.
    Resolution (Res)
  33. LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:
  34. 2. An ordinance relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the Wilde-Streatfield House, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
    Council Bill (CB)
  35. 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the Burwell House, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
    Council Bill (CB)
  36. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  37. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  38. OTHER BUSINESS
  39. ADJOURNMENT