CITY OF SEATTLE  
City Council  
Agenda  
Tuesday, July 21, 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  
July 21, 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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of the public record.  
A. CALL TO ORDER  
B. ROLL CALL  
C. PRESENTATIONS  
D. PUBLIC COMMENT  
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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.  
IRC 532  
July 21, 2026  
Introduction and Referral Calendar  
Attachments:  
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:  
1.  
Min 576  
July 14, 2026  
Minutes  
Attachments:  
Bills:  
2.  
CB 121255  
An ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims for  
the week of July 6, 2026, through July 10, 2026, and  
ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming  
certain prior acts.  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
PARKS AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE:  
3.  
CB 121249  
An ordinance relating to the City Light Department;  
authorizing ten-year agreements with customers eligible  
for transportation electrification programs.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass  
the Council Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 5 - Juarez, Kettle, Rivera, Saka, Strauss  
Opposed: None  
Att A – Transportation Electrification Incentive  
Program Participation Agreement  
Attachments:  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
4.  
CB 121250  
An ordinance relating to City-owned real property  
known as Lake City Garage and Plaza; transferring  
jurisdiction and management authority from the  
Department of Finance and Administrative Services to  
Seattle Parks and Recreation for municipal purposes;  
and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass  
the Council Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 5 - Juarez, Kettle, Rivera, Saka, Strauss  
Opposed: None  
Attachments: Att 1 – Legal Description of Property  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Summary Att A – Property Map  
H. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Discussion and vote on Council Bills (CB), Resolutions (Res),  
Appointments (Appt), and Clerk Files (CF).  
SELECT COMMITTEE ON SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT:  
1.  
CB 121226  
An ordinance relating to a sales and use tax; providing for the  
submission to qualified electors of the City at an election to be  
held on November 3, 2026, a proposition to collect a sales and  
use tax to fund transit and related transportation programs in  
Seattle; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass as  
amended the Council Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 9 - Saka, Rinck, Foster, Hollingsworth, Juarez,  
Kettle, Lin, Rivera, Strauss  
Opposed: None  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Summary Att 1 - STM Racial Equity Toolkit  
Amendment A  
Amendment B  
Amendment C  
Amendment D  
PARKS AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE:  
2.  
CB 121231  
An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; establishing  
new retail rate schedules; establishing a new customer class and  
conditions of service for data centers whose electricity demand  
constitutes a new large load; modifying customer charges for  
service connections; augmenting the rate stabilization account  
mechanism; amending Sections 21.49.020, 21.49.030,  
21.49.052, 21.49.055, 21.49.057, 21.49.058, 21.49.060,  
21.49.065, 21.49.083, 21.49.086, 21.49.110, and 21.49.130 of  
the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 21.49.059 to  
the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Section 21.49.081 of  
the Seattle Municipal Code.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass as  
amended the Council Bill (CB).  
In Favor: 5 - Juarez, Kettle, Rivera, Saka, Strauss  
Opposed: None  
Attachments: Full Text: CB 121231 v2  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR  
J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS  
K. OTHER BUSINESS  
L. ADJOURNMENT