City Council — Minutes 2025-01-14
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The Seattle City Council met on January 14, 2025, at 2:03 p.m. in the Council Chamber with all eight members present: Nelson (President), Hollingsworth, Kettle, Moore, Rinck, Rivera, Saka, and Strauss. Councilmember Moore presented a Proclamation designating January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, with Yasminda Dorrough, Director of Survivor Services at I Want Rest, addressing the Council. A motion by Councilmember Strauss to re-refer Council Bill 120933 (relating to residential uses in the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District) from the Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee to the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan failed 3–5, with Kettle, Rinck, and Strauss in favor and Hollingsworth, Moore, Nelson, Rivera, and Saka opposed. The Introduction and Referral Calendar and the Consent Calendar were both adopted by unanimous consent.
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