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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/16/2025 1:00 PM  
Meeting location: Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104
Special Meeting*
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
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Record NoVer.Agenda #Name:TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsSeattle Channel
IRC 504 1  Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC)December 16, 2025adoptedPass Action details
CB 121144 11.CB 121144Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of December 1, 2025, through December 5, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.passedPass Action details
Appt 03107 12. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Thomas J. Kelly as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03108 13. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Lisa Reager as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03437 14. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Jonathan Schirmer as member, Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03362 15. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Zachary Dar as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to October 31, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03363 16. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Linda W. Finkle as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to October 31, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03364 17. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Sawyer Stearns as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03365 18. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Sierra Miles as member, Seattle Women’s Commission, for a term to July 1, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03366 19. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Sonia Hitchcock as member, Seattle Women’s Commission, for a term to July 1, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03367 110. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Elizabeth Perez as member, Seattle Women’s Commission, for a term to July 1, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03370 111. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Martine Pierre-Louis as member, Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03371 112. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Carl G. Harris as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03372 113. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Scott Humphreys as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03373 114. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Roger W. Long as member, Community Roots Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to March 31, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03374 115. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Aaron Pritchard as member, Community Roots Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to March 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03375 116. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Diane Pietrowski as member, Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03376 117. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Brandon Monson as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03377 118. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Julia Thompson as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03390 119. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Leah Martin as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03391 120. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Yuvika Tolani as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03392 121. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Febben Fekadu as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03393 122. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Sunaree Marshall as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03394 123. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Dan Wise as member, Housing Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03395 124. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Balvina E. Cortez as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03396 125. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Naomi Snow as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03397 126. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Marc G. Cote as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03398 127. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Elliott McMurray as member, Seattle Disability Commission, for a term to April 30, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03399 128. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Dominic Del Castillo as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03400 129. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Kody L. Allen as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03401 130. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Chris Curia as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to October 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03402 131. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Jennifer Tran as member, Seattle Women’s Commission, for a term to July 1, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03403 132. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Kate Faoro Wright as member, Seattle Women’s Commission, for a term to July 1, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03404 133. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Avery Hultgren as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03417 134. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Gabriel de los Angeles as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03418 135. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Timothy Turner as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03419 136. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Chelsea Affleck as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03420 137. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Elise A. Herwig as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03421 138. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Nada Ramadan as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03422 139. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Jalen M. Smith as member, Community Involvement Commission, for a term to May 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03423 140. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Max Chandrasekaran as member, Seattle Youth Commission, for a term to August 31, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03424 141. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Koreb Tadesse as member, Seattle Youth Commission, for a term to August 31, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03425 142. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Audrey Mai Trinen as member, Seattle Youth Commission, for a term to August 31, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03426 143. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Sean O’Brien as member, Pioneer Square Preservation Board, for a term to March 1, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03427 144. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Katrina Plewinski as member, Pioneer Square Preservation Board, for a term to March 1, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03428 145. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Catherine Walker as member, Pioneer Square Preservation Board, for a term to March 1, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03429 146. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Maya Spotted Bear as member, Pioneer Square Preservation Board, for a term to March 1, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03430 147. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Maureen R. Elenga as member, Pioneer Square Preservation Board, for a term to March 1, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03431 148. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Sohyun Kim as member, Pioneer Square Preservation Board, for a term to March 1, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03432 149. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Joe Krentz as member, Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board, for a term to June 30, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03433 150. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Anthony R. Salazar as member, Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board, for a term to June 30, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03434 151. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Ras Peynado as member, Pike Place Market Historical Commission, for a term to December 1, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03435 152. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Alex Rasmussen as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2029.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03436 153. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Matthew D. Zinski as member, Landmarks Preservation Board, for a term to August 14, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03405 154. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Katie Garrow as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03406 155. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Emily Hoober George as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03407 156. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Eric R. Howard as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03408 157. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Shawn Jackson as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03409 158. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Gerry Johnson as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03410 159. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Edward M. Leigh as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03411 160. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Pamela Quadros as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03412 161. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Jim Rowe as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03413 162. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Michelle A. Rusk as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03414 163. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Ryan Smith as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03415 164. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Donny Stevenson as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03416 165. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Leslie Veloz as member, Central Waterfront Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03378 166. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Richard Greene as member, Public Safety Civil Service Commission, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03348 167. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Fatima Kabba as member, Green New Deal Oversight Board, for a term to April 30, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03349 168. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Douglas E. Norberg as member, Museum Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to July 13, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03350 169. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Stephanie Ellis-Smith as member, Museum Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to July 11, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03351 170. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Robert Strong as member, Museum Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to July 11, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03352 171. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Robert D. Kaplan as member, Museum Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to July 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03353 172. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Rosita I. Romero as member, Museum Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to July 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03354 173. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Raymond Tymas-Jones as member, Museum Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to July 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03359 174. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Gina Cristina Sima as member, City Light Review Panel, for a term to April 11, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03360 175. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Toyin Olowu as member, City Light Review Panel, for a term to April 11, 2026.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03361 176. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Leo L. Lam as member, City Light Review Panel, for a term to April 11, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03379 177. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Leslie Bain as member, Cultural Space Agency Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03380 178. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Aaron Nathaniel Carr as member, Cultural Space Agency Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03381 179. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of M. Angela Castañeda as member, Cultural Space Agency Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03383 181. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Nick Ronan as member, Cultural Space Agency Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03384 182. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Obadiah Stephens-Terry as member, Cultural Space Agency Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03385 183. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Nyema Clark as member, Cultural Space Agency Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
Appt 03386 184. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Afua Kouyate as member, Cultural Space Agency Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2028.confirmedPass Action details
CB 121126 11.CB 121126Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget; making appropriations from the General Fund for food programs and reserves; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.passedPass Action details
Inf 2813 1  Information Item (Inf)Public Hearing on Council Bill 121094 / Ordinance 127329, relating to negative use restrictions that limit a property’s use a grocery store or pharmacy.   Action details
Appt 03294 12. Appointment (Appt)Reappointment of Dwane Chappelle as Director of the Department of Education and Early Learning, for a term to August 1, 2029.confirmedPass Action details
CB 121139 13.CB 121139Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the Stewart 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.passedPass Action details
CB 121140 14.CB 121140Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon líq’t?d - Licton Springs Park, 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.passedPass Action details
CB 121073 25.CB 121073Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the SODO Parking and Business Improvement Area; changing the assessment rate and exemptions; and amending Ordinance 125678, as previously amended by Ordinance 126191.passedPass Action details
CB 121130 26.CB 121130Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the Ethics Code; establishing reporting and disclosure requirements for political consultants; prohibiting political consultants from providing political consulting services without reporting; adding a new Section 4.16.072 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Section 4.16.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passed as amendedPass Action details
CB 121141 17.CB 121141Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; exempting positions from the civil service system; returning positions to the civil service system; and amending Section 4.13.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code; all by a 2/3 vote of the City Council.passedPass Action details
CB 121142 18.CB 121142Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; and establishing the Deferred Compensation Analyst classification title series and corresponding rates of pay in the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System.passedPass Action details
CB 120985 29.CB 120985Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; repealing and replacing the Seattle Comprehensive Plan pursuant to a major update, with new goals, policies, and elements and a new Future Land Use Map; amending Sections 5.72.020, 5.72.030, 5.73.030, 6.600.040, 22.805.070, 23.34.007, 23.34.008, 23.34.009, 23.34.010, 23.34.011, 23.34.012, 23.34.014, 23.34.018, 23.34.020, 23.34.024, 23.34.028, 23.34.074, 23.34.076, 23.34.078, 23.34.080, 23.34.082, 23.34.086, 23.34.099, 23.34.100, 23.34.108, 23.34.110, 23.34.128, 23.40.070, 23.41.004, 23.41.012, 23.42.058, 23.44.019, 23.45.509, 23.45.510, 23.45.514, 23.45.516, 23.45.527, 23.45.530, 23.45.532, 23.45.550, 23.47A.004, 23.47A.005, 23.47A.008, 23.47A.009, 23.47A.012, 23.47A.013, 23.48.002, 23.48.021, 23.48.220, 23.48.221, 23.48.225, 23.48.245, 23.48.250, 23.48.285, 23.48.290, 23.48.602, 23.48.605, 23.48.610, 23.48.623, 23.48.690, 23.48.710, 23.48.720, 23.48.723, 23.48.740, 23.48.780, 23.48.785, 23.48.802, 23.48.905, 23.48.940, 23.49.012, 23.49.019, 23.49.036, 23.50.012, 23.50A.040, 23.50A.190, 23.50A.360, 23.51A.004, 23.52.004, 23.52.008, 23.53.passed as amendedPass Action details
CB 120993 210.CB 120993Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; implementing a major update of Neighborhood Residential zones and modifying development standards in other zones to comply with various state laws; amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 111, 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, passed as amendedPass Action details
Res 32183 211. Resolution (Res)A RESOLUTION relating to the One Seattle Plan Comprehensive Plan update; calling for additional measures by City departments to further advance the goals of the One Seattle Plan; and requesting that the Office of Planning and Community Development and other City departments develop additional amendments to the Comprehensive Plan in 2026.adopted as amendedPass Action details
CB 121137 112.CB 121137Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE amending the Amended Landscape Conservation and Infrastructure Program Funding Plan for the South Lake Union and Downtown as adopted by Ordinance 127252; amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget, including the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; making an appropriation from the Park and Recreation Fund for related costs; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.passedPass Action details
CB 121138 113.CB 121138Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to acquire by negotiation or eminent domain (condemnation) a parcel of land in Seattle, for utility purposes identified as King County Parcel Number 152504-9010 located at 4000 NE 41st St. and to execute, accept, and record deeds, conveyance documents, and agreements deemed by the General Manager/CEO to be necessary to this transaction on behalf of the City; placing the real property under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing payment of all other costs associated with the acquisition; amending Ordinance 127362, which adopted the 2026 Budget including the 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Program; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.passedPass Action details
Appt 03382 180. Appointment (Appt)Appointment of Gulgun Kayim as member, Cultural Space Agency Public Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to December 31, 2027.confirmedPass Action details