Like millions of people around the globe, I have had enough of the growing income inequality and social inequity that the Occupy movement has been calling out and standing up to. The extreme gap between the rich and poor, particularly in the U.S., threatens the foundations of our democracy. In a country where corporations are [...]
Month: October 2011
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October 19, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Budget Bingo
I was sitting in a budget meeting the other day listening to the burble of acronyms cross my colleague’s lips—BIPs, BUGs, and SLIs—and I remembered how alienating that alphabet soup was to me the first time I plunged into it. So I thought I’d write up a little guide to the ABCs of City of [...]
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October 19, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Godden, News Releases
Seattle City Council to hold second 2012 budget public hearing on Wednesday, October 26 at 5:30 p.m.
News Release
What: Seattle City Council public hearing
When: Wednesday, October 26, 5:30 p.m. public hearing (5 p.m. Sign-in)
Where: Seattle City Hall, Council Chambers, Second Floor, 600 Fourth Ave, Seattle 98104
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October 19, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
District Energy a Key Step for the Climate and Our Economy
District energy systems are one of the most effective ways to provide affordable and clean energy for heating and hot water. Generating energy in a central location and distributing it to nearby areas is much more efficient than having separate heating units in each building. Seattle is one of the fortunate cities around the world [...]
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October 19, 2011January 6, 2023City Clerk
Legislation of 10/3/2011 now filed with the City Clerk
PDF copies of the original, signed documents are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 123722 C.B. 117230 AN ORDINANCE related to the enforcement of the City’s sick and safe time regulations, increasing appropriations in the 2011 Adopted Budget for the Seattle Office for Civil Rights; and creating a position in the Seattle Office [...]
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October 18, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
Looking back on Land Use as Service
I can’t believe it’s the fourth quarter of the year already. As usual the year is flying by. It’s a little startling to realize I have just two and a half months left as chair of the Council’s Committee on the Built Environment – COBE, perhaps known to normal people as the land use committee. [...]
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October 17, 2011January 6, 2023City Clerk
Online Seattle Municipal Code has been updated.
The current online code incorporates ordinances with effective dates prior to August 18th, 2011. The most recent codified ordinance is Ordinance 123675.
http://clerk.seattle.gov/~public/toc/table.htm
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October 17, 2011January 6, 2023News Releases
Healthy Communities Guidelines Added to Countywide Planning Policies
The King County Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) has adopted the set of Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) that will guide King County and its 39 cities in their Comprehensive Plan updates. One new element: a set of guidelines developed by the Board of Health that emphasize healthy eating and active living (HEAL). The “Healthy Communities [...]
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October 17, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #314 Seattle Transportation Implementation Review Panel (STIRP)
Today I placed Resolution 31330 on the Council's referral calendar to create a Seattle Transportation Implementation Review Panel (STIRP) which will oversee spending of funds raised by the vehicle license fee, should voters approve Proposition 1. A vote on Resolution 31330 is planned for Monday, October 24.
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October 14, 2011January 6, 2023City Clerk
Seattle City Council 10/17/11 Introduction and Referral Calendar
Seattle City Council Introduction and Referral Calendar October 17, 2011 BY GODDEN 1. C.B. 117305 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof. Committee referral: Full Council BY HARRELL 2. C.B. 117306 AN ORDINANCE related to cable television; authorizing the Chief Technology Officer to execute [...]