CITY OF SEATTLE  
City Council  
Agenda  
Tuesday, August 4, 2026  
2:00 PM  
Council Chamber, City Hall  
600 4th Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Joy Hollingsworth, Council President  
Dionne Foster, Member  
Debora Juarez, Member  
Robert Kettle, Member  
Eddie Lin, Member  
Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Member  
Maritza Rivera, Member  
Rob Saka, Member  
Dan Strauss, Member  
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CITY OF SEATTLE  
City Council  
Agenda  
August 4, 2026 - 2:00 PM  
Meeting Location:  
Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104  
Committee Website:  
http://www.seattle.gov/council  
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A. CALL TO ORDER  
B. ROLL CALL  
C. PRESENTATIONS  
D. PUBLIC COMMENT  
Members of the public may sign up to address the Council for up to 2  
minutes on matters on this agenda; Introduction and Referral  
Calendar; and Council's Work Program; and total time allotted to  
public comment at this meeting is up to one hour.  
E. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:  
Introduction and referral to Council committees of Council Bills (CB),  
Resolutions (Res), Appointments (Appt), and Clerk Files (CF) for  
committee recommendation.  
F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA  
G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR  
The Consent Calendar consists of routine items. A Councilmember  
may request that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar  
and placed on the regular agenda.  
Journal:  
Bills:  
H. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Discussion and vote on Council Bills (CB), Resolutions (Res),  
Appointments (Appt), and Clerk Files (CF).  
CITY COUNCIL:  
1.  
An ordinance relating to City employment; adopting a 2026 Citywide  
Position List.  
CB 121262  
2.  
An ordinance relating to parking payment devices coin revenue  
collection; amending Section 11.16.480 of the Seattle Municipal  
Code to transfer responsibility for the physical collection of coin  
revenue from parking payment devices from the Department of  
Finance and Administrative Services to the Seattle Department of  
Transportation.  
CB 121264  
HOUSING, ARTS, AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE:  
3.  
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  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended  
the Council Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 4 - Foster, Lin, Hollingsworth, Rinck  
Opposed: None  
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:  
4.  
An ordinance relating to controlled substances; updating City policy  
for the enforcement of the crimes of knowing possession and use of  
controlled substances; amending Section 3.28.141 of the Seattle  
Municipal Code; and repealing Section 4 of Ordinance 126896.  
CB 121248  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended  
the Council Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 5 - Kettle, Saka, Juarez, Lin, Rivera  
Opposed: None  
GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:  
5.  
An ordinance relating to the City Light Department’s emergency bill  
assistance program; amending Section 21.49.042 of the Seattle  
Municipal Code to adjust program terms and conditions and expand  
eligibility guidelines for emergency bill assistance.  
CB 121247  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended  
the Council Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 5 - Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rivera, Strauss  
Opposed: None  
6.  
An ordinance relating to rates and charges for water services of  
Seattle Public Utilities; revising water rates and charges; revising  
credits to low-income customers; authorizing withdrawal of funds  
from the Water Fund Revenue Stabilization Subfund; and amending  
Sections 21.04.430, 21.04.440, and 21.76.040 of the Seattle  
Municipal Code.  
CB 121245  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended  
the Council Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 5 - Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rivera, Strauss  
Opposed: None  
7.  
An ordinance relating to emergency assistance for Seattle Public  
Utilities customers; amending Section 21.76.065 of the Seattle  
Municipal Code to adjust program terms and conditions and expand  
eligibility guidelines for emergency bill assistance.  
CB 121246  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended  
the Council Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 5 - Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rivera, Strauss  
Opposed: None  
LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE:  
8.  
An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; adopting temporary  
regulations previously in Ordinance 127309 for six months to exempt  
housing projects that meet Mandatory Housing Affordability  
requirements using on-site performance units from Design Review,  
and allowing permit applicants for all housing subject to Full Design  
Review the option of complying with Design Review pursuant to  
Administrative Design review; temporarily suspending mandatory,  
and allowing voluntary, design review of proposed development in  
Titles 23 and 25 of the Seattle Municipal Code, consistent with  
Chapter 333, Laws of 2023 and previously in Ordinance 127309;  
and amending Sections 23.41.002 and 23.41.004 of the Seattle  
Municipal Code.  
CB 121243  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council  
Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 4 - Lin, Strauss, Foster, Rinck  
Opposed: None  
TRANSPORTATION, WATERFRONT, AND SEATTLE CENTER COMMITTEE:  
9.  
An ordinance granting FH, LLC d/b/a Skyline permission to  
construct, maintain, and operate a pedestrian skybridge over and  
across 8th Avenue, south of Columbia Street and north of Cherry  
Street, in the First Hill neighborhood; and providing for the  
acceptance of the permit and conditions.  
CB 121242  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council  
Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 5 - Saka, Rinck, Foster, Kettle, Lin  
Opposed: None  
10.  
Petition of THE YEW, LLC, for the vacation of a portion the alley  
lying within Block 2, Wegener’s Addition to the City of Seattle, being  
the block bounded by N 87th Street, 1st Avenue NW, Palatine  
Avenue N, and N 85th Street, at 8623 Palatine Ave N.  
CF 314530  
The Committee recommends that City Council grant as  
conditioned the Clerk File (CF).  
In Favor: 5 - Saka, Rinck, Foster, Kettle, Lin  
Opposed: None  
I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR  
J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS  
11.  
A resolution declaring the intention of the City Council to hold a  
public hearing relating to clarifying provisions on assessment  
escalations for the Ballard Business Improvement Area.  
Res 32212  
12.  
A resolution of intention to modify the boundaries and assessment  
structure of the Capitol Hill Business Improvement Area and fix a  
date and place for a hearing thereon.  
Res 32211  
K. OTHER BUSINESS  
L. ADJOURNMENT