Seattle Council Committee Report  
Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights  
Committee  
Council Chamber, City  
Hall  
600 4th Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 2:00 PM  
This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a  
committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee  
business.  
Please Note: Times listed are estimated  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting Start Time: 2:04 p.m.  
Presiding Officer: Chair Foster  
4 - Dionne Foster, Eddie Lin, Joy Hollingsworth,Alexis Mercedes Rinck  
1 - Debora Juarez  
Present:  
Excused:  
B. Approval of the Agenda  
C. Public Comment  
D. Items of Business  
Appointment of Zoe Bailey Stylianides as member, Seattle Human  
Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2027.  
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The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appointment of Terry Lin as member, Seattle Human Rights  
Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Katie Sophie Gonser as member, Seattle Human  
Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Phillip Lewis as member, Seattle Human Rights  
Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.  
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The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Nicholas G. Leydon as member, Seattle Human  
Rights Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Brandon Monson as member, Seattle Human Rights  
Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Beverly Smith as member, Seattle Human Rights  
Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Kyle Tibbs as member, Seattle Human Rights  
Commission, for a term to July 22, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appointment of Adekunbi Ajiboye as member, Seattle Disability  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appointment of Rashaad O’Neal as member, Seattle Disability  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
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The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appointment of Daniel Ramier as member, Seattle Disability  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Balvina E. Cortez as member, Seattle Disability  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Shelby Dey as member, Seattle Disability  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Naomi Snow as member, Seattle Disability  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Sawyer Stearns as member, Seattle Disability  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appointment of Sawyer McCrabb as member, Seattle LGBTQ  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
None  
In Favor:  
Opposed:  
Appointment of Cadence Sagan as member, Seattle LGBTQ  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
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The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Andrew Ashiofu as member, Seattle LGBTQ  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Reappointment of Ashley E. Ford as member, Seattle LGBTQ  
Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
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.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended the Council Bill  
(CB).  
4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth,Rinck  
None  
In Favor:  
Opposed:  
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.  
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The Council Bill (CB) was discussed in Committee.  
E. Adjournment  
Meeting Adjournment Time: 3:34 p.m.  
Prepared by: Sage Lawrence, Policy Advisor