Seattle Council Committee Report  
Human Services, Labor, and Economic  
Development Committee  
Council Chamber, City Hall  
600 4th Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Friday, August 21, 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 Alexis Mercedes Rinck  
4 - Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Dionne Foster, Joy Hollingsworth,Rob Saka  
1 - Debora Juarez  
Present:  
Excused:  
B. Approval of the Agenda  
C. Public Comment  
D. Items of Business  
CB 121270  
1.  
An ordinance relating to the Ballard Business Improvement Area;  
amending Section 6 of Ordinance 126911 to clarify provisions on  
assessment escalations.  
A Public Hearing was held.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB).  
3 - Rinck, Foster,Saka  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
1 - Hollingsworth  
Absent(NV):  
CB 121272  
2.  
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.  
A Public Hearing was held.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB).  
4 - Rinck, Foster, Hollingsworth,Saka  
None  
In Favor:  
Opposed:  
CB 121266  
3.  
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.  
The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB).  
4 - Rinck, Foster, Hollingsworth,Saka  
In Favor:  
None  
Opposed:  
CB 121267  
4.  
5.  
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.  
The Council Bill (CB) was discussed.  
CB 121275  
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.  
The Council Bill (CB) was discussed.  
E. Adjournment  
Meeting Adjournment Time: 11:51 a.m.  
Prepared by: Rachel Alger