SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL

600 Fourth Ave. 2nd Floor

Seattle, WA 98104

Journal of the Proceedings of the Seattle City Council

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

2:00 PM

Council Chamber, City Hall

600 4th Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

City Council

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

Chair Info: 206-684-8803; Joy.Hollingsworth@seattle.gov

A. CALL TO ORDER

The City Council of The City of Seattle met in the Council Chamber in City

Hall in Seattle, Washington, on March 31, 2026, pursuant to the provisions

of the City Charter. The meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m., with

Council President Hollingsworth presiding.

B. ROLL CALL

Present:

8 - Foster, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Saka, Strauss

1 - Rivera

Excused:

By unanimous consent, Councilmember Rivera was excused from the

March 31, 2026, City Council meeting.

C. PRESENTATIONS

Councilmember Rinck presented a proclamation proclaiming March 31,

2026, to be "International Transgender Day of Visibility in Seattle." By

unanimous consent, the Council Rules were suspended to allow

Councilmember Rinck to present the proclamation, and to allow Jessa

Davis, Seattle Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ)

Commission; Jaelynn Scott, Lavender Rights Project; Rose Legionaires,

Trans Advocate; Danni Askini, Gender Justice League; Tweetie Fatuesi,

United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance (UTOPIA) Washington;

Violet Kawaguchi, Kawaguchi O’Connor Initiative; Morgan May, Mutual Aid

Network for Trans and Intersex Individuals in Seattle (MANTIS); and C.

Michael Woodward, Trans Community Action (TRACTION), to address the

Council.

D. PUBLIC COMMENT

The following individuals addressed the Council:

Yvette Dinish

Gwendolyn Hart

Carolyn Malone

Keondray Lucas

Aries L.

Mickey

Jim Baines

Long Nguyen

Michael Kennedy

Summer Miller

Em Smith

AJ Duryea

Howard Gale

Nathan Wall

Lou

Lady Scribe

Charlotte Phillippe

Jason Thiel

E. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:

IRC 517

March 31, 2026

By unanimous consent, the Introduction and Referral Calendar

was adopted.

In Favor:

8 - Foster, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Saka, Strauss

None

Opposed:

F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

By unanimous consent, the Agenda was adopted.

G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR

Motion was made by Council President Hollingsworth, duly seconded and

carried, to adopt the Consent Calendar.

Journal:

Min 561

March 24, 2026

The Minutes (Min) were adopted on the Consent Calendar

by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes

(Min):

In Favor:

Foster, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Saka,

Strauss

8 -

Opposed:

None

Bills:

An ordinance relating to appropriating money to pay

certain claims for the week of March 16, 2026, through

March 20, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and

ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

CB 121186

The Council Bill (CB) was passed on the Consent Calendar

by the following vote, and the President signed the Council

Bill (CB):

In Favor:

Foster, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Saka,

Strauss

8 -

Opposed:

None

H. COMMITTEE REPORTS

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:

AN ORDINANCE relating to collection of surveillance data;

specifying conditions for a mandatory 60-day pause in data

collection for Seattle Police Department Closed-Circuit Television

(CCTV) and Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR)

systems; and amending Ordinances 127044 and 127297.

CB 121179

The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council

Bill (CB).

In Favor: 5 - Kettle, Saka, Juarez, Lin, Rivera

Opposed: None

The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the

President signed the Council Bill (CB):

In Favor:

8 - Foster, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Saka, Strauss

None

Opposed:

AN ORDINANCE relating to inquiries into immigration status;

changing the requirements for circumstances where Seattle

Police Department personnel may inquire into a person’s

citizenship or immigration status to align the Seattle Municipal

Code with state law; and amending Section 4.18.015 of the

Seattle Municipal Code.

CB 121180

The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council

Bill (CB).

In Favor: 5 - Kettle, Saka, Juarez, Lin, Rivera

Opposed: None

The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the

President signed the Council Bill (CB):

In Favor:

8 - Foster, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Saka, Strauss

None

Opposed:

I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR

There were none.

J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS

There were none.

K. OTHER BUSINESS

Council President Hollingsworth presented a Proclamation for signature

proclaiming April 1, 2026, to be "Ben Noble Day."

The following Councilmembers affixed their signature to the Proclamation:

8 - Foster, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Saka, Strauss

By unanimous consent, Councilmember Kettle was excused from the April

7, 2026, and the April 14, 2026, City Council meetings.

By unanimous consent, Councilmember Saka was excused from the April

7, 2026, City Council meeting.

By unanimous consent, Councilmember Strauss was excused from the

April 28, 2026, City Council meeting.

L. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting

was adjourned at 3:41 p.m.