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Select Budget Committee — Minutes 2025-10-08
Oct 8, 2025
·Seattle, WA
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The Select Budget Committee met on October 8, 2025, to consider CB 121083, an ordinance imposing a local sales and use tax to fund criminal justice investments and amending related sections of the Seattle Municipal Code. Eight committee members voted in favor of recommending passage to City Council, with Councilmember Rivera voting in opposition. The meeting convened at 2:01 p.m. with Councilmember Strauss presiding and adjourned at 3:17 p.m.
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Select Budget Committee — Minutes 2025-09-25
Sep 25, 2025
·Seattle, WA

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The Select Budget Committee held a meeting on September 25, 2025, to review the Mayor's Proposed 2025 and 2026 Budgets through department overview presentations from the City Budget Office and department directors. The committee heard information items on budget process overview (Inf 2732), the CBO's 2026 proposed budget overview (Inf 2733), and federal backfill (Inf 2734). The committee also discussed Council Bill 121083, which proposes imposing a local sales and use tax to fund criminal justice investments and amends Seattle Municipal Code sections 5.60. The meeting was chaired by Councilmember Strauss with seven members present during the afternoon session, beginning at 9:31 a.m. and adjourning at 4:32 p.m.

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Housing and Human Services Committee — Minutes 2025-09-22

Sep 22, 2025

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The Seattle Housing and Human Services Committee met on September 22, 2025, and unanimously approved six Seattle Housing Authority Board appointments and reappointments. The committee, with five members present, recommended confirmation of Paula L. Houston (term to March 20, 2028), Robert D. Crutchfield (term to December 1, 2026), Paul Purcell (term to December 1, 2026), Kristin Ryan (term to March 19, 2027), Rita Howard (term to March 20, 2027), and Twyla Minor (term to September 30, 2026), with all five voting members in favor of each appointment and none opposed. The committee also unanimously recommended passage, as amended, of Council Bill 121055 relating to the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program, which renews and modifies the program and makes conforming changes to state law through amendments to Seattle Municipal Code chapters.

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Housing and Human Services Committee — Minutes 2025-09-10

Sep 10, 2025

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The Seattle Housing and Human Services Committee met on September 10, 2025, with five members present (Chair Juarez, Nelson, Rinck, Saka, Solomon) to address two ordinances. CB 121039, relating to residential property transaction disclosures and consumer protections for solicited property owners, was recommended for passage as amended with a 5–0 committee vote in favor. CB 121055, concerning the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program including modifications to align with state law and amendments to Seattle Municipal Code Chapters 5.72, 5.73, and sections 5.75.090 and 23.50A.062, was discussed but no committee action was recorded. The meeting ran from 9:39 a.m. to 11:29 a.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall.

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Housing and Human Services Committee — Minutes 2025-08-13

Aug 13, 2025

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The Housing and Human Services Committee of the Seattle City Council met on August 13, 2025, from 10:03 a.m. to 12:07 p.m., with Councilmember Solomon presiding and three members present (Debora Juarez, Rob Saka, Mark Solomon), while two members arrived late (Sara Nelson, Alexis Mercedes Rinck). The committee discussed CB 121039, an ordinance establishing consumer protections and disclosure requirements for residential property transactions by adding Chapter 6.610 to the Seattle Municipal Code. The committee also discussed CB 121055, an ordinance renewing and modifying the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program, repealing Chapter 5.72 and amending Chapter 5.73 and related sections of the Seattle Municipal Code to align with state law.

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City Council — Minutes 2025-02-11

Feb 11, 2025

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On February 11, 2025, the Seattle City Council met with all nine members present and approved the Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC 466) and the meeting agenda by unanimous consent. The Council adopted the Consent Calendar, which included approval of the February 4, 2025 minutes and passage of CB 120940 appropriating money to pay claims for January 27–31, 2025, both voted 9–0. Committee reports included consideration of CB 120937, an ordinance relating to a new sales and use tax deferral for converting underutilized commercial property to housing and adding Chapter 5.75 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

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City Council — Minutes 2025-02-04

Feb 4, 2025

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The Seattle City Council held a meeting on February 4, 2025, at 2:02 p.m. in the Council Chamber with eight members present and one excused (Joy Hollingsworth). The Council held a public hearing on Council Bill 120937, which creates a new sales and use tax deferral for converting underutilized commercial property to housing and adds a new Chapter 5.75 to the Seattle Municipal Code; the hearing opened at 2:17 p.m. and closed at 2:28 p.m. with six speakers addressing the Council. The Introduction & Referral Calendar and the City Council Agenda were each adopted by unanimous consent, and the Consent Calendar was adopted by motion, including approval of minutes from January 27 and January 28, 2025.

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Land Use Committee — Minutes 2024-12-04

Dec 4, 2024

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The Seattle Land Use Committee met on December 4, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., with five members present (Morales, Strauss, Moore, Rinck, and Rivera), presided over by Councilmember Morales. The committee voted 5–0 to recommend City Council adoption of Resolution 32156, which declares intention to establish a new sales and use tax deferral for conversion of underutilized commercial property to housing. The committee voted 4–0 to recommend passage of Council Bill 120833, amending Seattle Municipal Code subsection 23.49.156.A to clarify bonus allowances in the Living Building Pilot Program, with Councilmember Moore abstaining. The meeting adjourned at 3:36 p.m.

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Housing and Human Services Committee — Minutes 2024-08-14

Aug 14, 2024

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The Seattle Housing and Human Services Committee met on August 14, 2024, from 9:32 a.m. to 12:36 p.m., with six councilmembers present including Presiding Officer Cathy Moore. The committee discussed Council Bill 120817, which amends Section 5.73.120 of the Seattle Municipal Code to extend the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program's sunset date to March 31, 2025. The committee also heard informational items on the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) and Co-LEAD 2024 program overview and on addressing substance use disorder.

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MAYOR AND COUNCIL STUDY SESSION

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On December 3, 2025, the Mayor and Council Agenda Committee held a virtual meeting and approved the November 18, 2025 minutes by a 7-0 voice vote. The committee scheduled a study session for December 16, 2025, to discuss six agenda items including strategic initiatives on unsheltered homelessness, land and property disposition, non-disclosure agreement policies, new tax and fee revenue options, transit safety and security updates, and a planning and development services code update package aimed at modernizing development codes. The session topics span city-wide issues with estimated discussion times ranging from 20 to 45 minutes per item.

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