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22 results for “housing initiatives” · minutes

  • City Council — Minutes 2024-09-19

    Sep 19, 2024

    ·Seattle, WA
    Minutes

    The Seattle City Council held a special meeting on September 19, 2024, at 2:02 p.m. with seven members present (Hollingsworth, Kettle, Morales, Nelson, Rivera, Saka, Woo) and two excused (Moore, Strauss). The Council unanimously approved Clerk File 314535, declaring intent not to adopt Initiative 137 and placing it on the February 11, 2025 ballot alongside Council Bill 120864, a proposed alternative measure to fund the Seattle Social Housing Developer through the City's existing Payroll Expense Tax. The motion for CF 314535 passed 7–0 with no opposition.

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  • City Council — Minutes 2024-09-17

    Sep 17, 2024

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Seattle, WA
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The Seattle City Council met on September 17, 2024, at 2:04 p.m. in the Council Chamber with all nine members present: Sara Nelson (President), Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Cathy Moore, Tammy J. Morales, Maritza Rivera, Rob Saka, Dan Strauss, and Tanya Woo. The Council considered Initiative Measure No. 137 (Inf 2525), which proposes a payroll expense tax to fund a Social Housing Developer, and voted to suspend Council Rules by unanimous consent to allow staff presentation on the measure. The public comment period, which included over 60 speakers, was extended and then postponed until after the Initiative 137 consideration and a presentation.

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  • Housing and Human Services Committee — Minutes 2024-09-11

    Sep 11, 2024

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle Housing and Human Services Committee met on September 11, 2024, with six members present, presided over by Councilmember Moore. The committee unanimously recommended (5–0) confirmation of four appointments to the Seattle LGBTQ Commission: reappointment of Andrew Ashiofu and Brett Pepowski, and new appointments of Ashley E. Ford and Amari L. Leach, all for terms ending April 30, 2026. The committee also unanimously recommended passage of CB 120817, which extends the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program's sunset date to March 31, 2025, and CB 120858, authorizing the Mayor to execute an amendment to the interlocal agreement between Seattle and King County establishing the King County Regional Homelessness Authority. An information item on Community Safety Investments and the Seattle Community Safety Initiative was also heard.

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  • City Council — Minutes 2024-09-10

    Sep 10, 2024

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle City Council met on September 10, 2024, at 2:08 p.m. in the Council Chamber with nine members present (eight initially, with Councilmember Saka arriving at 2:52 p.m.). The Council considered Resolution 32142 regarding Initiative Measure No. 137, which concerns a payroll expense tax to fund the Social Housing Developer and would appear on the November 5, 2024, ballot. A motion by Councilmember Rivera to postpone consideration of the resolution carried 6–3, with Kettle, Nelson, Rivera, Saka, Strauss, and Woo voting in favor and Hollingsworth, Moore, and Morales opposing. The Council also adopted the September 10, 2024, Introduction & Referral Calendar by unanimous consent.

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  • City Council — Minutes 2024-09-03

    Sep 3, 2024

    ·Seattle, WA
    Minutes

    The Seattle City Council held a regular meeting on September 3, 2024, at 2:02 p.m. in the Council Chamber with all nine council members present, including Council President Sara Nelson. The meeting included public comment from 39 individuals and consideration of Initiative Measure No. 137 concerning a payroll expense tax to fund a Social Housing Developer. The Council unanimously adopted the Introduction and Referral Calendar (IRC 450), approved the agenda, and adopted the August 6, 2024 meeting minutes (Min 485) without opposition. The Consent Calendar was adopted by motion, which included an ordinance (CB 120841) appropriating money to pay claims for the week of August 5–9, 2024.

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  • City Council — Minutes 2024-08-13

    Aug 13, 2024

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle City Council held a meeting on August 13, 2024, at 2:03 p.m. in the Council Chamber with all nine members present: Council President Sara Nelson, Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Cathy Moore, Tammy J. Morales, Maritza Rivera, Rob Saka, Dan Strauss, and Tanya Woo. The Council received public comment from 60 named individuals and suspended its rules to allow Jen LaBrecque from Council Central Staff to address the body regarding Initiative 137, a payroll expense tax measure to fund the Social Housing Developer (Inf 2525). By unanimous consent, the Council postponed consideration of the Introduction and Referral Calendar until after Initiative 137, and by motion made by Councilmember Strauss and seconded, moved Committee Agenda Item 4, Council Bill 120812, to be first under Committee Reports.

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  • City Council — Minutes 2024-08-06

    Aug 6, 2024

    ·Seattle, WA
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    On August 6, 2024, the Seattle City Council held a regular meeting with Council President Nelson presiding, with eight members present and one late arrival (Maritza Rivera). The council unanimously adopted the Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC 448) with a 9–0 vote. Councilmember Kettle motioned to remove Resolution 32142 from the agenda, which concerned Initiative 137 regarding a payroll expense tax to fund a Social Housing Developer and its placement on the November 5, 2024 ballot. Fifty-nine members of the public provided comments during the public comment period.

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  • Council Briefing — Minutes 2024-07-29

    Jul 29, 2024

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle City Council held a briefing on July 29, 2024, at 2:02 p.m. in the Council Chamber with eight council members present and one excused absence (Tammy Morales). The council approved the July 22, 2024 briefing minutes and heard information items regarding Initiative 137 on Social Housing Tax and the City Council Agenda for 2024. The meeting adjourned at 3:14 p.m.

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  • Land Use Committee — Minutes 2024-07-17

    Jul 17, 2024

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle Land Use Committee met on July 17, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, chaired by Councilmember Morales with five members present. The committee heard three information items: an Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) Projects Update, an Accessory Dwelling Unit Annual Report, and a Comprehensive Plan Community Roundtable Discussion focused on housing. The meeting adjourned at 4:04 p.m.

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  • Housing and Human Services Committee — Minutes 2024-02-14

    Feb 14, 2024

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle Housing and Human Services Committee met on February 14, 2024, from 9:36 a.m. to 11:57 a.m., with five council members present (Cathy Moore presiding, alongside Tammy J. Morales, Sara Nelson, Rob Saka, and Tanya Woo). The committee heard three information items: introductions to the Office of Housing (Inf 2383), the Human Services Department (Inf 2384), and the Office for Civil Rights (Inf 2385). No formal votes or actions on specific budget allocations, programs, or initiatives were recorded in the minutes.

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  • Land Use Committee — Minutes 2023-09-18

    Sep 18, 2023

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle Land Use Committee met on September 18, 2023, with Councilmembers Strauss, Morales, Nelson, and Pedersen present (Mosqueda excused). The Committee unanimously recommended confirmation of three appointments: Denise Perez Lally to the Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board (term to February 28, 2025), Evelyn Thomas Allen to the same board (term to February 28, 2026), and Nathan Collins to the Urban Forestry Commission (term to March 31, 2026). The Committee unanimously recommended passage of CB 120622 (vacant building monitoring and nuisance abatement amendments) and CB 120631 (increased flexibility for lodging uses in the DMR/R 95/65 zone). CB 120632, relating to rezoning in the Downtown Retail Core and increasing housing capacity and downtown activation, passed 3–2 (Strauss, Mosqueda, Nelson in favor; Morales and Pedersen opposed).

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  • Select Committee on 2023 Housing Levy — Minutes 2023-06-07

    Jun 7, 2023

    ·Seattle, WA
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    On June 7, 2023, Seattle's Select Committee on 2023 Housing Levy met to advance two measures for a low-income housing funding initiative. The committee unanimously recommended (8–0) passage of Council Bill 120584, which would authorize a special election concurrent with the November 7, 2023 general election to allow voters to approve additional property taxes for low-income housing over up to seven years, with exemptions for qualifying seniors, veterans with disabilities, and other disabled persons. The committee also unanimously recommended adoption of Resolution 32093 (8–0), which accompanies the ordinance and directs reporting and implementation of levy-funded housing programs. Councilmember Mosqueda presided over the meeting, held at City Hall, which lasted 45 minutes.

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  • Neighborhoods, Education, Civil Rights, and Culture Committee — Minutes 2023-03-10

    Mar 10, 2023

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle Neighborhoods, Education, Civil Rights, and Culture Committee met on March 10, 2023, with all five members present—Chair Tammy Morales, Kshama Sawant, Andrew Lewis, Sara Nelson, and Dan Strauss. The Committee unanimously approved Resolution 32088 (5-0 vote) regarding a Memorandum of Agreement with UW Medical Center-Northwest Campus to establish a Development Advisory Committee for the institution's Major Institution Master Plan. The Committee also heard an information update on the passage of Initiative 135, which creates the Seattle Social Housing Developer Public Development Authority, and discussed Council Bill 120525, which establishes the Race and Social Justice Initiative as City policy and transfers its governance to the Office for Civil Rights within Seattle Municipal Code Sections 3.14.941 through 3.14.945. The meeting ran from 9:31 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

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  • Land Use Committee — Minutes 2022-11-30

    Nov 30, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle Land Use Committee met on November 30, 2022, with five members present, chaired by Councilmember Strauss. The committee unanimously approved the appointment of Juan C. Rodriguez to the Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board for a term through February 28, 2025, with all five members voting in favor. The committee discussed Council Bill 120462 regarding amendments to the Seattle Comprehensive Plan as part of the 2022 annual amendment process, following a public hearing. Council Bill 120464, which would temporarily exempt affordable housing projects from Design Review requirements and amend Seattle Municipal Code Section 23.41.004, was also discussed. The committee heard the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan Update Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Report as an information item before adjourning at 4:06 p.m.

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  • Select Budget Committee — Minutes 2022-10-12

    Oct 12, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Select Budget Committee convened on October 12, 2022, to conduct budget hearings on the Mayor's 2023 and 2024 proposed budgets, with nine council members present initially and eight present after a midday recess. The committee heard information items from five departments: the Office of Planning and Community Development (Inf 2152), Department of Neighborhoods (Inf 2153), Office of Economic Development (Inf 2154), Office of Housing (Inf 2155), and a miscellaneous department issue identification item (Inf 2148), with representatives discussing significant changes or reductions relative to the 2022 budget. The meeting began at 9:35 a.m. under Councilmember Mosqueda's direction, recessed at 12:52 p.m., reconvened at 2:17 p.m., and adjourned at 4:42 p.m.

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  • City Council — Minutes 2022-09-13

    Sep 13, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle City Council convened on September 13, 2022 at 2:01 p.m. with all nine council members present: Juarez, Herbold, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Nelson, Pedersen, Sawant, and Strauss. The Council unanimously adopted the Introduction and Referral Calendar (IRC 364) and the agenda. The Consent Calendar was approved, including the adoption of September 6, 2022 minutes and passage of CB 120416, an ordinance appropriating money to pay claims for August 29 through September 2, 2022, approved 9–0. The Council addressed a report on Initiative No. 135 concerning the establishment of the Seattle Social Housing Public Development Authority (PDA), which was moved for postponement.

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  • Council Briefing — Minutes 2022-09-12

    Sep 12, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle City Council held a briefing meeting on September 12, 2022, at 2:01 p.m., presided over by Council President Juarez with all 9 council members present. The council approved the August 15, 2022 briefing minutes and heard a presentation on Seattle Initiative 135, which proposes establishing a public developer to create, own, and maintain public housing in Seattle. The meeting included two closed executive sessions on pending, potential, or actual litigation that began at 3:32 p.m., were extended, and concluded at 4:19 p.m.

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  • Finance and Housing Committee — Minutes 2022-06-09

    Jun 9, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Finance and Housing Committee met on June 9, 2022, at 2:03 p.m., with Councilmembers Mosqueda, Herbold, Pedersen, Nelson, and Lewis present. The Committee unanimously recommended (5–0) that City Council confirm the appointment of Maiko Winkler-Chin as Director of the Office of Housing. The Committee also heard information items regarding the Office of Housing Race and Social Justice Initiative and the City Budget Office Race and Social Justice Initiative. The meeting adjourned at 3:58 p.m.

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  • Sustainability and Renters' Rights Committee — Minutes 2022-05-20

    May 20, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle Sustainability and Renters' Rights Committee met remotely on May 20, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., with Councilmember Kshama Sawant presiding and four members present. The Committee recommended passage of CB 120325, relating to housing displacement mitigation and expansion of rental registration requirements under the Seattle Municipal Code, approved 3–2 with Sawant, Lewis, and Morales voting in favor and Nelson and Juarez opposed. The Committee also recommended passage of CB 120330, relating to just cause eviction and amending eviction defense provisions in the Seattle Municipal Code, approved 2–1 with Sawant and Lewis in favor, Juarez opposed, and Nelson abstaining. The Committee heard an Information Item from the Office of Sustainability and Environment regarding its Race and Social Justice Initiative Report. The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

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  • Finance and Housing Committee — Minutes 2022-03-02

    Mar 2, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Finance and Housing Committee met remotely on March 2, 2022, from 9:32 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., presided over by Councilmember Mosqueda with five members present (Mosqueda, Herbold, Pedersen, Nelson, and Lewis). The committee heard two information items: Inf 2002 on the National City Panel on Cannabis Policies and Programs and Inf 2003 on the Department of Finance and Administrative Services Cannabis Equity initiative. No votes or formal actions were recorded in the minutes.

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  • CITY OF C: zS SANjOSE capital of silicon valley City of San Jose

    San Jose, CA
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    The Station Area Advisory Group (SAAG) met on August 22, 2019, in San Jose City Council Chambers to discuss updates on the Citywide Anti-Displacement Strategy and related housing and economic development initiatives. The meeting included presentations from the Housing Department on an Affordable Housing Plan for the Diridon Station Area and from the Office of Economic Development on anti-displacement strategies for small businesses, followed by member discussion and questions. The group also approved previous meeting minutes and received an update on the Google Mixed-use Framework.

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  • ferguson township board of supervisors

    State College, PA
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    Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting on February 4, 2019, with an agenda including discussion of draft amendments to the Township's Zoning and Subdivision and Land Development ordinances, which have been in development since 2017 with planning firm Environmental Planning & Design. The meeting also included a special report on the Clearwater Conservancy Scotia Young Forest Conservation Initiative, approval of previous meeting minutes, and several new business items including a public hearing resolution on agreements with Thistlewood Homeowners Association and a liquor license modification request for Giant Food Stores. The Board planned an open house on February 21st to gather citizen input before presenting the ordinance amendments for public hearing and potential adoption in May 2019.

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