Agenda - Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL

Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee

Agenda - Revised

Revised

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

2:00 PM

Council Chamber, City Hall

600 4th Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

Dionne Foster, Chair

Eddie Lin, Vice-Chair

Joy Hollingsworth, Member

Debora Juarez, Member

Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Member

Chair Info: 206-684-8809; Dionne.Foster@seattle.gov

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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL

Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee

Agenda - Revised

July 22, 2026 - 2:00 PM

Revised

Meeting Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104

Committee Website:

https://seattle.gov/council/housing-arts-and-civil-rights

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A. Call To Order

B. Approval of the Agenda

C. Public Comment

Members of the public may address items on the agenda and

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D. Items of Business

Appointment of Zoe Bailey Stylianides as member, Seattle Human

Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2027.

Appt 03547

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Presenter for Items 1 - 19: Sebastian Wilson, Seattle Office for Civil

Rights

Appointment of Terry Lin as member, Seattle Human Rights

Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.

Appt 03548

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Katie Sophie Gonser as member, Seattle

Human Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.

Appt 03549

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Phillip Lewis as member, Seattle Human Rights

Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.

Appt 03550

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Nicholas G. Leydon as member, Seattle Human

Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.

Appt 03551

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Brandon Monson as member, Seattle Human

Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.

Appt 03552

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Beverly Smith as member, Seattle Human

Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.

Appt 03553

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Kyle Tibbs as member, Seattle Human Rights

Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.

Appt 03554

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Appointment of Adekunbi Ajiboye as member, Seattle Disability

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

Appt 03555

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Appointment of Rashaad O’Neal as member, Seattle Disability

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

10.

Appt 03556

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Appointment of Daniel Ramier as member, Seattle Disability

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

Appt 03557

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Balvina E. Cortez as member, Seattle Disability

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

Appt 03558

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Shelby Dey as member, Seattle Disability

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

Appt 03559

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Naomi Snow as member, Seattle Disability

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

Appt 03560

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Sawyer Stearns as member, Seattle Disability

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

Appt 03561

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Appointment of Sawyer McCrabb as member, Seattle LGBTQ

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

Appt 03562

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Appointment of Cadence Sagan as member, Seattle LGBTQ

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Appt 03563

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Andrew Ashiofu as member, Seattle LGBTQ

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

Appt 03564

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Reappointment of Ashley E. Ford as member, Seattle LGBTQ

Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.

Appt 03565

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

An ordinance relating to unfair housing practices; adding new

protections for homeowners from unwanted solicitation of

residential property by establishing a Do Not Solicit List;

providing an enforcement process; prescribing penalties;

amending Section 14.08.020 and 14.08.190 of the Seattle

Municipal Code; adding a new Section 14.08.042 to the Seattle

Municipal Code; and adding reporting requirements.

CB 121259

Supporting

Summary and Fiscal Note

Presentation

Documents:

Amendment 1

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Presenter: Jennifer LaBrecque, Council Central Staff

An ordinance relating to rental agreement regulation; requiring

disclosure of fees, prohibiting and limiting certain fees, requiring

retention of compliance records, expanding investigation

authority, and establishing new enforcement mechanisms;

amending Section 7.24.020, 7.24.050, 7.24.060, 7.24.120, and

7.24.130 of, and adding new Sections 7.24.039, 7.24.040, 7.24.045,

7.24.170, 7.24.180, 7.24.190, 7.24.200, 7.24.210, 7.24.220, 7.24.230,

and 7.24.240 to, the Seattle Municipal Code.

21.

CB 121254

Supporting

Documents:

Summary and Fiscal Note

Presentation

Amendment 1

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Presenter: HB Harper, Council Central Staff

E. Adjournment