Seattle Council Committee Report  
Libraries, Education, and  
Neighborhoods Committee  
Council Chamber, City Hall  
600 4th Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 9:30 AM  
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: 9:33 a.m.  
Presiding Officer: Councilmember Rivera  
3 - Maritza Rivera, Eddie Lin,Alexis Mercedes Rinck  
2 - Joy Hollingsworth,Dionne Foster  
Present:  
Excused:  
B. Approval of the Agenda  
C. Public Comment  
D. Items of Business  
Appt 03577  
1.  
Appointment of Lakeya Afolalu as member, Families, Education,  
Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to  
December 31, 2027.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03578  
2.  
Appointment of Leon Garnett as member, Families, Education, Preschool,  
and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03579  
3.  
Appointment of Amruta Mane as member, Families, Education, Preschool,  
and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
None  
In Favor:  
Opposed:  
Appt 03580  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Appointment of Sofia Michelakis as member, Families, Education,  
Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to  
December 31, 2027.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03581  
Appointment of Girard Montejo-Thompson as member, Families,  
Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term  
to December 31, 2027.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03582  
Appointment of Jessica Tollenaar Cafferty as member, Families,  
Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term  
to December 31, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03583  
Appointment of Gabriel de los Angeles as member, Families, Education,  
Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to  
December 31, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03584  
Appointment of Fathima Garcia as member, Families, Education,  
Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to  
December 31, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03585  
9.  
Appointment of Lizbet Huizar as member, Families, Education, Preschool,  
and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to December 31, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03586  
10.  
Appointment of Erica K. Johnson as member, Families, Education,  
Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to  
December 31, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03587  
11.  
Appointment of Zamzam Mohamed as member, Families, Education,  
Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to  
December 31, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03588  
12.  
Appointment of James Williams as member, Families, Education,  
Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee, for a term to  
December 31, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03589  
13.  
Reappointment of Joe Krentz as member, Ballard Avenue Landmark  
District Board, for a term to June 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03590  
14.  
Appointment of Leslie Mehren as member, Ballard Avenue Landmark  
District Board, for a term to June 30, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03591  
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18.  
Appointment of Dan Sloat as member, Landmarks Preservation Board, for  
a term to August 14, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03592  
Appointment of Huy Pham as member, International Special Review  
District Board, for a term to December 31, 2027.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
Appt 03593  
Reappointment of Rachelle C. Olden as member, Community Involvement  
Commission, for a term to May 31, 2028.  
The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
CB 121274  
An ordinance relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the  
Wilde-Streatfield 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.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
CB 121273  
19.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon  
the Burwell 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.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB).  
3 - Rivera, Lin,Rinck  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
E. Adjournment  
Meeting Adjournment Time: 10:18 a.m.  
Prepared by: Phillip Wood-Smith, Deputy City Clerk