Council Briefing — Minutes 2026-01-26
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These are Seattle City Council Committee briefing minutes from January 26, 2026, presided over by Council President Pro Tem Strauss with 4 members present, 2 excused, and 3 arriving late. The committee approved the January 12, 2026 Council Briefing Minutes, heard an Information Item on the State Legislative Session Update (Inf 2821), and reviewed the City Council Agenda (Inf 2819). The meeting included three executive sessions on pending, potential, or actual litigation; the council convened in executive session at 3:07 p.m. with an estimated end time of 5:15 p.m. but concluded at 4:37 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 4:37 p.m.
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