18 results for “cultural resources”
18 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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The Seattle Select Budget Committee met on October 17, 2024, to review analyses of the 2025 and 2026 Proposed Budgets and consider department-specific policy options. The committee heard five information items in two sessions: the Office of Planning and Community Development (Inf 2574), Office of Arts and Culture (Inf 2575), Seattle Channel (Inf 2577), Seattle Department of Human Resources (Inf 2576), and Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (Inf 2578). The first session began at 9:31 a.m. with five council members present and four arriving late; the second session reconvened at 2:01 p.m. with seven members present, one excused, and one arriving late. The meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.
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The Seattle Sustainability, City Light, Arts and Culture Committee met on August 2, 2024, with four members present and one late arrival (Rob Saka). The committee unanimously approved the appointment of Eric Chan to the International Special Review District Board for a term ending November 30, 2025, with all five voting members in favor. The committee unanimously recommended adoption of Resolution 32138, approving the City Light Department's 2024 Integrated Resource Plan Progress Report for the biennium September 2024 through August 2026. Resolution 32139, relating to the City Light Department's 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Update and six-year rate path, was discussed but no final vote was recorded in the minutes.
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The Sustainability, City Light, Arts and Culture Committee met on July 19, 2024, at 9:34 a.m., with Councilmembers Woo, Saka, and Strauss present and Councilmembers Moore and Morales excused. The committee heard two information items: Inf 2493 on Arts/Economic Round-Table and Inf 2501 on the Seattle City Light Annual Independent Financial Audit Report Overview. The committee discussed two resolutions: Res 32138, which approves the 2024 Integrated Resource Plan Progress Report for the biennium September 2024 through August 2026, and Res 32139, which adopts a 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Update for the City Light Department and endorses an associated six-year rate path. The meeting adjourned at 11:42 a.m.
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The Historic Preservation Board held a meeting on February 7, 2012, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to review nine National Register nominations spanning multiple counties, including historic districts in Phoenixville, Wayne, and Lansford, as well as individual properties such as Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh and Scranton Lace Company. The agenda also included discussion of regional narratives for Agricultural Resources of Pennsylvania across multiple counties including Adams, Lehigh, York-Adams, and Lancaster. The meeting notice provided contact information for accessibility accommodations and inquiries regarding the National Register Office.
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This is a working document, last updated November 2021, compiled by Morris Robinson Jr. and Jenny Thompson to document City of Evanston policies and practices affecting the African American community from 1900 to 1969 and into the present, created at the request of City of Evanston staff. The report compiles published facts, studies, and resources across eight major topic areas: segregated practices, employment, cultural and social representations, public and private services, schools, housing and zoning policies, policing, and lawsuits, with additional sections on current protests and Illinois historical context including redlining and the Black Codes. The document began compilation July 1, 2020, received first full public viewing August 27, 2020, and has undergone periodic updates through September 2020 and beyond. The authors state they remain neutral in presenting evidence of instances where Evanston may have facilitated, participated in, enacted, or remained neutral regarding discriminatory practices against the Black community.
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The Portland Development Commission adopted its FY 2011-12 budget document, which provides a comprehensive overview of the agency's financial plan, strategic initiatives, and performance metrics. The budget includes detailed sections on total resources and requirements, fund structure, and key performance indicators, along with the Executive Director's message and description of PDC's programs supporting economic development in Portland. The document highlights PDC's work across areas such as clean energy development (including the Vestas wind turbine facility near Wasco), downtown revitalization through Portland Main Street districts, and support for cultural institutions like the Ethos Music Center.
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The Board of Land and Natural Resources held a meeting on January 23, 2026, at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center with seven members present (both in-person and via Zoom). The board approved minutes from two previous meetings and unanimously approved Kaheawa Wind Power I's Habitat Conservation Plan and a 25-year Incidental Take License for the operation of its wind energy facility, which permits the incidental take of six protected Hawaiian species including the Hawaiian Hoary Bat, Nēnē, and various seabirds.
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