SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Human Services, Labor, and Economic  
Development Committee  
Agenda  
Public Hearing  
Friday, August 21, 2026  
9:30 AM  
Council Chamber, City Hall  
600 4th Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Chair  
Dionne Foster, Vice-Chair  
Joy Hollingsworth, Member  
Debora Juarez, Member  
Rob Saka, Member  
Chair Info: 206-684-8808; AlexisMercedes.Rinck@seattle.gov  
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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Human Services, Labor, and Economic  
Development Committee  
Agenda  
August 21, 2026 - 9:30 AM  
Public Hearing  
Meeting Location:  
Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104  
Committee Website:  
https://seattle.gov/council/human-services-labor-and-economic-development  
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A. Call To Order  
B. Approval of the Agenda  
C. Public Comment  
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D. Items of Business  
An ordinance relating to the Ballard Business Improvement Area;  
amending Section 6 of Ordinance 126911 to clarify provisions on  
assessment escalations.  
1.  
CB 121270  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Presentation  
Public Hearing, Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (20 min)  
Presenters: Thomas Malone, Ratepayer Advisory Board President,  
Ballard Alliance; Brian Scott, Founding Partner, Uncommon Bridges;  
Casey Rogers, Office of Economic Development  
An ordinance relating to the Capitol Hill Business Improvement  
Area; modifying the boundaries; amending Ordinance 113029, as  
previously amended by Ordinances 115998, 120303, and 124514;  
modifying the assessment structure for the Capitol Hill Business  
Improvement Area; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.  
2.  
CB 121272  
Ex A - Proposed Boundary Modification  
Ex B - Existing Boundaries  
Attachments:  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Presentation  
Documents:  
Public Hearing, Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (20 min)  
Presenters: Egan Orion, Executive Director, Broadway Business  
Improvement Area; Casey Rogers, Office of Economic Development  
An ordinance relating to domestic worker labor standards in  
Seattle; amending Sections 14.23.010, 14.23.020, and 14.23.095 of  
the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding new Sections 14.23.025,  
14.23.127, and 14.23.128 to the Seattle Municipal Code, to:  
establish written agreement requirement; establish protections  
for entitled paid and unpaid leave, including retaliation protection  
for taking permissible time off; require hiring entities to create and  
retain records; add advance notice of termination requirement;  
update remedies provisions; and conform to certain changes in  
state law and with City labor standards.  
3.  
CB 121266  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Central Staff Memo  
Presentation  
Documents:  
Discussion and Possible Vote (20 min)  
Presenter: Karina Bull, Council Central Staff  
An ordinance relating to prohibiting algorithmic-based price  
discrimination; requiring covered retailer disclosures to  
consumers; requiring that covered retailers retain certain  
records; and adding a new Chapter 7.35 to the Seattle Municipal  
Code.  
4.  
CB 121267  
Att A – Personal Information  
Attachments:  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Central Staff Memo  
Presentation  
Documents:  
Briefing and Discussion (40 min)  
Presenters: Jasmine Marwaha and Tamaso Johnson, Council Central  
Staff  
An ordinance relating to commercial tenancies; establishing  
lessor requirements to provide transparency regarding access to  
the lease agreement, previous certificate of occupancy for the  
space, the existing conditions of the space, and triple net  
expenses; and amending Sections 6.104.020, 6.104.030,  
6.104.060, 6.104.070, and 6.104.080 of the Seattle Municipal Code.  
5.  
CB 121275  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Central Staff Memo  
Documents:  
Central Staff Presentation  
OED Presentation  
Briefing and Discussion (30 min)  
Presenters: Alicia Teel, Celwyn Green, and Isaac Horwith, Office of  
Economic Development (OED); Jasmine Marwaha and Edin Sisic,  
Council Central Staff  
E. Adjournment