City Council — Minutes 2026-03-03
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The Seattle City Council met on March 3, 2026, at 2:02 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall with all nine members present: Joy Hollingsworth (President), Dionne Foster, Debora Juarez, Robert Kettle, Eddie Lin, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Maritza Rivera, Rob Saka, and Dan Strauss. Councilmember Rinck presented a proclamation designating March 2026 as "Women's History Month in Seattle," approved by unanimous consent, with representatives from the Seattle Women's Commission and other community organizations addressing the Council. The Council unanimously adopted the Introduction and Referral Calendar (IRC 513), approved the agenda, and passed Council Bill 121172 on the Consent Calendar by a 9–0 vote to appropriate funds for claims from the week of February 16–20, 2026.
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The Seattle Governance and Utilities Committee met on July 9, 2026, with Council President Hollingsworth presiding and three members present. The Committee recommended City Council confirm the appointment of Zahoor Ahmed to the Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District Board for a term ending July 30, 2030, approved 4–0. The Committee recommended passage of CB 121222, which amends Seattle Municipal Code Sections 21.49.040 and 21.76.030 to raise the income threshold for the utility discount program covering water, wastewater, drainage, solid waste, and electric services, also approved 4–0. Three additional ordinances addressing water service rates (CB 121245), emergency assistance for Seattle Public Utilities customers (CB 121246), and emergency bill assistance for City Light Department customers (CB 121247) were discussed but not voted on during the committee meeting. The meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
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