The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has approved a resolution that will engage cities in a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program to protect rural lands in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties. Under this program, counties would buy the right to develop from landowners, thus ensuring that those lands will remain as farmland or other [...]
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April 10, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Roxhill Stars Rock!
Council President Sally Clark and I visited Roxhill Elementary School last Friday morning. It was one of those visits that pump you up and get you excited. Roxhill is barely inside the city's southern boundary, hugging the north side of...
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April 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Poetry, Film & Committee Meetings
At my most recent Council committee meetng, I screened the Oscar winning film Undefeated, by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin. Set against the backdrop of a high school football season, it's an intimate chronicle of three underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and the volunteer coach trying to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
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April 9, 2012January 6, 2023City Clerk
Action Summary, Monday 04/09/2012
The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting. FULL COUNCIL: 1. Council Bill 117417 PASSED (9 – 0) Relating to Human Rights; amending sections 14.04.130, 14.06.090, and 14.08.150 of the Seattle Municipal Code to revise deadlines for appeal decisions by the Human Rights Commission. 2. Resolution 31368 ADOPTED [...]
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April 9, 2012January 6, 2023City Clerk
Legislation passed March 26, 2012 and filed with the City Clerk
PDF copies of the original, signed documents are available in the database records linked below. Ord. 123845 C.B. 117259 AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation, imposing controls upon the John B. Allen School, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table [...]
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April 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Godden, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Licata, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
Levy proposal addresses ongoing fiscal challenges and supports critical services
News Release:
After a two-year process involving the thoughtful contributions of tens of thousands of residents and collaboration between The Seattle Public Library, Mayor’s Office and City Council, a proposal to stabilize Library funding and improve Library services is complete.
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April 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Seattle’s favorite parks – and parks to be
I was delighted by how many responses we received from last week’s question of the week (What’s the park that’s nearest you? Your favorite? How often do you visit?). You confirmed how much we all love our parks, and I was impressed by how often we use our amenities. Ours is a city of active [...]
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April 9, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases
Libraries for the 21st Century on August Ballot
On Monday, April 9, the Council will vote on placing a seven-year, $122.6 million property tax levy on the August 7, 2012, ballot to support the Seattle Public Library (SPL). The Council is likely to approve the ordinance. This levy will restore the services that have been cut from the City budget since the recession [...]
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April 6, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Looking closer at the Arena Review Panel Final Report
This past Wednesday, April 4th, the Arena Review Panel, a citizens group appointed by Mayor McGinn and County Executive Constantine, released their final report. The panel examined an agreement that would be between the City, County and the investor Chris Hansen to fund a new sports arena for a professional basketball and hockey team. The [...]
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April 6, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #320 Arena Review Panel Looks Into Funding a Basketball and Hockey Arena
Urban Politics #320 4/6/12 By City Councilmember Nick Licata with Newell Aldrich, legislative assistant ARENA REVIEW PANEL LOOKS INTO FUNDING A BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY ARENA This past Wednesday, April 4th, the Arena Review Panel, a citizen group referred appointed by Mayor McGinn and County Executive Constantine, released their final report. The panel examined an agreement [...]