8 results for “cultural resources”
8 results for “cultural resources”
The Seattle Land Use and Sustainability Committee met on February 4, 2026, from 9:32 a.m. to 10:54 a.m., with four members present (Councilmembers Lin, Strauss, Foster, and Rinck) and one excused absence. The Committee recommended City Council pass two amended ordinances: CB 121093, which revises environmental review thresholds and addresses transportation-related, archaeological, and cultural resource preservation requirements in the Seattle Municipal Code; and CB 121135, which revises requirements for transportation impact analyses, transportation management plans, and construction management plans. Both ordinances were approved unanimously 4–0, with no opposing votes.
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The Seattle Land Use Committee met on December 3, 2025, from 2:03 p.m. to 3:22 p.m., with five members present including Presiding Officer Councilmember Lin. The committee discussed CB 121135, an ordinance revising transportation impact analyses, transportation management plans, and construction management plans through amendments to multiple sections of the Seattle Municipal Code including Chapters 23.52, 23.48, 23.49, 23.50A, 23.71, and 23.90. The committee also discussed CB 121093, an ordinance revising environmental review thresholds and transportation-related, archaeological, and cultural resource preservation requirements in Chapters 22.170, 23.52, and 25.05 of the Seattle Municipal Code. Additionally, the committee heard an information item on FEMA Floodplains Legislation (Inf 2806).
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The Seattle Land Use Committee met on October 31, 2025, with three members present (Mark Solomon, Debora Juarez, Alexis Mercedes Rinck) to confirm five appointments to the Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board. All five appointees—Stephanie Lachman (term to February 28, 2026), Eric Alipio (term to February 28, 2027), Amira Beasley (term to February 29, 2028), Ernesto Oliva (term to February 29, 2028), and E.N. West (term to February 29, 2028)—were approved unanimously 3–0 by the committee and recommended for City Council confirmation. The committee also held a public hearing on and discussed Council Bill 121093, which amends Seattle Municipal Code provisions related to land use, zoning, environmental review thresholds, transportation requirements, and cultural resource preservation, and heard an information item on State Environmental Policy Act threshold exemptions for transportation management plans.
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On October 28, 2025, the Seattle Select Budget Committee met to discuss Councilmember budget proposals for the 2026 Proposed Budget, including Council Budget Actions (CBAs) and Statements of Legislative Intent (SLIs) in advance of the Balancing Package development. Eight committee members were present, with Sara Nelson arriving late, and Chair Dan Strauss presiding. The committee heard seventeen Information Items spanning Finance General, City Budget Office, Office of the Mayor, Office for Civil Rights, Office of Arts and Culture, Department of Education and Early Learning, City Attorney's Office, Seattle Municipal Court, Office of Emergency Management, Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, Office of Labor Standards, Seattle Public Utilities, Office of Hearing Examiner, Seattle Information Technology Department, Seattle Department of Human Resources, and Department of Finance and Administrative Services.
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