CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION _________________
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A RESOLUTION amending Resolutions 31498 and 31499; updating the committee membership of the standing committees of the Seattle City Council for the final month of 2015, and Councilmember participation on King County Committees, Regional Committees, State Committees, and City of Seattle Committees.
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WHEREAS, the City Council established committee membership for 2014-2015 in January 2014; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Sally J. Clark vacated Council Position 9 on the Council on April 12, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City Council updated its committee membership when it appointed John Okamoto to fill the vacancy in Council Position 9 on April 27, 2015;
WHEREAS, the November 2015 election has now been certified and Position 9 is now filled by Councilmember Lorena González;
WHEREAS, the City Council will establish committee memberships for 2016-2017 in January 2016; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember González will fill the committee membership positions vacated by Councilmember Okamoto for the remainder of 2015; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT:
Section 1. Section 1 of Resolution 31499, as previously amended by Resolution 31579, is now further amended as follows:
Section 1. Effective immediately and until further notice, the Seattle City Council’s standing committees, membership, and meeting times are as shown below, superseding Resolution 31349.
Standing Committee |
Committee Members |
Committee Meeting Days and Times |
Education and Governance |
Chair: Tim Burgess Vice-Chair: Sally Bagshaw Member: ((John Okamoto)) Lorena González Alternate: Jean Godden |
1st and 3rd Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. |
Energy |
Chair: Kshama Sawant Vice-Chair: ((John Okamoto)) Lorena González Member: Mike O’Brien Alternate: Bruce A. Harrell |
2nd and 4th Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. |
Finance and Culture |
Chair: Nick Licata Vice-Chair: Jean Godden Member: Tim Burgess Alternate: Sally Bagshaw |
2nd and 4th Wednesdays 2 p.m. |
Housing Affordability, Human Services and Economic Resiliency |
Chair: ((John Okamoto)) Lorena González Vice-Chair: Tom Rasmussen Member: Kshama Sawant Alternate: Mike O’Brien |
1st and 3rd Thursdays 9:30 a.m. |
Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Gender Pay Equity |
Chair: Jean Godden Vice-Chair: Bruce A. Harrell Member: Tom Rasmussen Alternate: Kshama Sawant |
1st and 3rd Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. |
Planning, Land Use and Sustainability |
Chair: Mike O’Brien Vice-Chair: Tim Burgess Member: Nick Licata Alternate: ((John Okamoto)) Lorena González |
1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2 p.m. |
Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology |
Chair: Bruce A. Harrell Vice-Chair: Nick Licata Member: Sally Bagshaw Alternate: Tim Burgess |
1st and 3rd Wednesdays 2 p.m. |
Seattle Public Utilities and Neighborhoods |
Chair: Sally Bagshaw Vice-Chair: Kshama Sawant Member: Bruce A. Harrell Alternate: Tom Rasmussen |
2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2 p.m. |
Transportation |
Chair: Tom Rasmussen Vice-Chair: Mike O’Brien Member: Jean Godden Alternate: Nick Licata |
2nd and 4th Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. |
Section 2. Section 1 of Resolution 31498, as previously amended by Resolution 31579, is now further amended as follows:
Section 1. Effective immediately and until further notice, Seattle City Councilmembers will participate on the following King County Committees, Regional Committees, State Committees, and City of Seattle Committees, superseding Resolution 31350.
A. King County Committees
Committee |
Councilmembers |
King County Board of Health |
Nick Licata ((John Okamoto)) Lorena González Kshama Sawant Alt: Sally Bagshaw |
King County Committee to End Homelessness Governing Board |
((John Okamoto)) Lorena González |
Growth Management Planning Council of King County (GMPCKC) |
Mike O’Brien Tim Burgess Alt: Nick Licata |
GMPCKC Executive Committee |
Mike O’Brien Alt: Tim Burgess |
King County Regional Policy Committee |
((John Okamoto)) Lorena González Kshama Sawant Alt: Sally Bagshaw |
King County Regional Transit Committee |
Tom Rasmussen Mike O’Brien Alt: Jean Godden |
King County Regional Water Quality Committee |
Jean Godden Kshama Sawant Alt: Tim Burgess |
King County Flood Management Advisory Committee |
Sally Bagshaw |
B. Regional Committees
Committee |
Councilmembers |
Advisory Council on Aging and Disability Services |
((John Okamoto)) Lorena González |
Economic Development District (EDD) |
((John Okamoto)) Lorena González |
Enterprise Seattle |
Bruce A. Harrell |
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Policy Coordinating Group |
Sally Bagshaw |
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Executive Board |
Bruce A. Harrell Tim Burgess Tom Rasmussen Alts: ((John Okamoto)) Lorena González Jean Godden |
PSRC Growth Management Policy Board |
Sally Bagshaw Tim Burgess Alt: ((John Okamoto)) Lorena González |
PSRC Operations Committee |
Jean Godden |
PSRC Transportation Policy Board |
Mike O’Brien Tom Rasmussen Alt: Jean Godden |
Regional Food Policy Council |
Mike O’Brien |
Regional Law Safety & Justice Committee |
Bruce A. Harrell |
SeaShore Transportation Forum |
Tom Rasmussen |
Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau |
Sally Bagshaw |
Trade Development Alliance |
Jean Godden Bruce A. Harrell Alt: ((John Okamoto)) Lorena González |
Watershed Forums: WRIA 7: Tolt-Snohomish WRIA 8: Cedar-L Washington WRIA 9: Green-Duwamish |
Kshama Sawant Kshama Sawant Sally Bagshaw |
C. State Committees
Committee |
Councilmembers |
Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Board |
Tom Rasmussen ((John Okamoto)) Lorena González |
D. City of Seattle Committees
Committee |
Councilmembers |
Audit Committee |
Nick Licata |
Bridging the Gap Levy Oversight Committee |
Tom Rasmussen |
City Employees’ Retirement System, Board of Administration |
Nick Licata |
Debt Management Policy Advisory Committee |
Nick Licata |
Domestic Violence Prevention Council |
Bruce A. Harrell |
Families and Education Levy Oversight Committee |
Tim Burgess |
Fire Facilities Levy Oversight Committee |
Bruce A. Harrell Nick Licata |
Firefighters Pension Board |
Bruce A. Harrell Nick Licata |
Investment Committee for the New Market Tax Credits Program |
((John Okamoto)) Lorena González |
Labor-Management Leadership Committee |
((John Okamoto)) Lorena González Tom Rasmussen Kshama Sawant |
Police Pension Board |
Bruce A. Harrell |
Sister Cities Coordinating Council |
Jean Godden |
Adopted by the City Council the _____ day of __________________, 2015, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this _____ day of __________________, 2015.
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President ___________ of the City Council
Filed by me this _____ day of __________________, 2015.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
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