City Council — Minutes 2023-05-09
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On May 9, 2023, the Seattle City Council met with six members present (Juarez, Herbold, Lewis, Nelson, Pedersen, Strauss) and three excused (Morales, Mosqueda, Sawant). The council adopted IRC 392 by unanimous vote and passed a consent calendar that included approval of the May 2, 2023 minutes and ordinance CB 120561 appropriating money for claims covering April 24–28, 2023. Two proclamations were presented: Councilmember Strauss proclaimed May 7–13, 2023 as Affordable Housing Week with remarks from Housing Development Consortium leadership, and Councilmember Herbold proclaimed May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness Month with remarks from NAMI Washington's Director of Community Programs. Seventeen members of the public addressed the council during the public comment period.
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