SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Transportation, Waterfront, and Seattle Center  
Committee  
Agenda  
Special Meeting  
Monday, July 27, 2026  
9:30 AM  
Council Chamber, City Hall  
600 4th Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Rob Saka, Chair  
Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Vice-Chair  
Dionne Foster, Member  
Robert Kettle, Member  
Eddie Lin, Member  
Chair Info: 206-684-8801; Rob.Saka@seattle.gov  
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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Transportation, Waterfront, and Seattle Center  
Committee  
Agenda  
July 27, 2026 - 9:30 AM  
Special Meeting  
Meeting Location:  
Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104  
Committee Website:  
https://seattle.gov/council/transportation-waterfront-and-seattle-center  
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.  
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Comment to address the Council. Please register in advance in order  
to be recognized by the Chair. Details on how to register for Public  
Comment are listed below:  
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Comment period at the meeting at  
https://www.seattle.gov/council/committees/public-comment. Online  
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and registration will end at the conclusion of the Public Comment  
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Comment, 600 4th Ave., Floor 2, Seattle, WA 98104. Business hours  
are considered 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Comments received after that time will  
be distributed after the meeting to Councilmembers and included as  
part of the public record.  
Please Note: Times listed are estimated  
A. Call To Order  
B. Approval of the Agenda  
C. Public Comment  
Members of the public may address items on the agenda and  
matters within the purview of the committee. Please register in  
advance to be recognized by the Chair.  
D. Items of Business  
1.  
CB 121242  
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.  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Summary Att A - Skyline Skybridge Area Map  
Summary Att B - Skyline Skybridge Annual Fee Assessment  
SDOT Presentation  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Presenters: Amy Gray, Seattle Department of Transportation  
(SDOT); Rebeccah Maskin, Council Central Staff  
2.  
CF 314530  
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.  
Alley Vacation Petition  
Vacation Map  
Attachments:  
Exhibits Combined  
BindingDocs  
Notarized Petition Form  
Supporting  
Flow Chart  
Documents:  
SDOT Recommendation  
Central Staff Memo (5/7/26)  
Presentation (7/27/26)  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Presenters: Amy Gray, Seattle Department of Transportation  
(SDOT); Rebeccah Maskin, Council Central Staff  
E. Adjournment