City Council — Minutes 2025-08-12
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The Seattle City Council met on August 12, 2025, at 2:03 p.m. in the Council Chamber with eight of nine members present (Councilmember Rivera excused). The Council unanimously adopted the Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC 493) and approved the consent agenda, which included adoption of minutes from August 4 and August 5, 2025, passage of Council Bill 121054 appropriating funds for claims from July 28–August 1, 2025, and confirmation of Esther Lucero's reappointment to the Indigenous Advisory Council for a term through July 31, 2027. Four members of the public addressed the Council during the public comment period.
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