Introduction and Referral Calendar (legislation being introduced to the Council)
BY GODDEN 1. C.B. 117301
AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof. Committee referral: Full Council [...]
News Release
Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Chair of the Transportation Committee, and King County Councilmember Joe McDermott, Chair of the King County Ferry District, encourage residents likely to be affected by the nine-day closure (October 21-31) of the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct attend one of this month's open houses hosted with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
On Tuesday, as I was returning from a meeting in Olympia my Legislative Assistant Brian Hawksford called to say that Doug Lefever had been hit by a car while crossing 15th Avenue W. Later we learned that he died from his injuries. I had known Doug for over a decade. When I was the director [...]
The City’s ‘Only in Seattle’ campaign implements the Council’s Economic Recovery strategy (Resolution 31135, adopted in May, 2009), which called for a ‘Buy Local’ campaign to help Seattle’s neighborhood business districts. We included this because we know that local businesses are critical parts of our community, and that dollars spent locally stay in the local [...]
Chinese Exclusion Act In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which suspended most immigration from China for ten years and blocked Chinese residents from becoming citizens. During the difficult economic period of the mid-1880s, Chinese workers were seen as taking the jobs of white residents. Resentment spilled over into riots, as mobs first [...]
The current online code incorporates ordinances passed through the end of July, 2011; the most recent codified ordinance is Ordinance 123659. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Office of the City Clerk if you have questions about the currency of the code, or about finding changes that have been approved but not yet incorporated into [...]
PDF copies of the original signed documents will be available October 6th in the database records linked below: Ord. 123709 C.B. 117253 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the acquisition of real property commonly known as 3656 34th Avenue South and 3640 35th Avenue South; authorizing acceptance and recording of deeds for open space, [...]
Mayor McGinn has now presented a proposed 2012 budget. The Council will take October and most of November to review and evaluate the Mayor’s proposal, and will vote to formally adopt a 2012 budget in mid-November.
The above photo is from last night's public hearing on the Mayor's proposed 2012-2013 budget. Many citizens testified about the reorganization of community centers, including a group from the International District/Chinatown area voicing objection to a reduction in center hours....
On Monday, September 26, the City Council unanimously approved an ordinance creating the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area (STIA). The legislation creates a special taxing district that will charge $2 per bed night to guests in hotels with 60 or more rooms in the greater downtown area. The estimated $6 million that will be raised will [...]