City Council — Minutes 2025-08-04
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The Seattle City Council held a special meeting on August 4, 2025, at 2:01 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall with nine members present (two arriving late: Councilmembers Kettle at 2:02 p.m. and Rivera at 2:05 p.m.). The Council unanimously adopted the agenda and considered Council Bill 121013, relating to a ninth extension of interim floodplain regulations originally established by Ordinance 126113 and amended by Ordinance 126536, extending the regulations for an additional six months to allow individuals to obtain flood insurance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Program using updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps. The Council suspended its rules and approved an amendment to Section 3 of Council Bill 121013 by a 9–0 vote, and held a public hearing on the bill from 2:17 p.m. to 2:19 p.m., during which Alex Tsimerman addressed the Council.
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