Month: September 2013

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Action Summary, Monday, September 30, 2013

Action Summary of the Seattle City Council Full Council Meeting Monday, September 30, 2013  No Absences LIBRARIES, UTILITIES, AND CENTER COMMITTEE: 1. Council Bill 117906 (PDF Version) PASSED (9-0) Relating to Seattle Public Utilities; prohibiting certain recyclable materials from disposal in commercial garbage ; and amending subsections A and B of Section 21.36.082 of the...

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Legislation approved September 9, 2013, by the Seattle City Counci and filed with the City Clerk

PDF copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124269 C.B. 117898 AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; extending by six months the effect of interim development regulations to prohibit incompatible buildings on undersized single- family-zoned lots; and declaring an emergency requiring a three-fourths vote of the […]

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2014 Budget released, October 3 public hearing

The Mayor released his proposed 2014 budget on Monday, September 23. After a number of very difficult budget years requiring extensive cuts, there has been a measure of economic recovery. Some city revenue sources have come in above projection, but some have not. Overall, the city budget office estimates general budget revenue is up around […]

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Hot Ideas to Cool Seattle

In May, the City adopted our Climate Action Plan to be a carbon neutral city by 2050.  Now it’s time for implementation! As the City develops our implementation for city-led actions, we’d want to hear YOUR ideas for neighborhood and community-led projects. Join us Monday October 7 from 5:30-8:00pm in the Bertha Knight Landes Room […]

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WORK BEGINS ON 2014 BUDGET REVISIONS

The Council is moving into our two month process of reviewing and formally adopting the 2014 Seattle budget. The City budget is in good shape, thanks to careful budgeting during the last several difficult years. As we come out of the recession, there is more money to spend, and the Mayor has proposed a number […]

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Health Care Coverage is Here

Do you need to find a health plan that meets your needs and fits your budget? Well, here is a new way for you to find, compare and enroll in health insurance coverage. It’s called Washington Healthplanfinder. Residents of Seattle can get help enrolling at a free event coming up: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2-5 p.m. […]

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Legislation approved by the Seattle City Council on September 3, 2013, and filed with the City Clerk

PDF copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124259 C.B. 117819 AN ORDINANCE granting BNSF Railway Company permission to construct, maintain, and operate Biotech Reader Kiosks and Optical Character Recognition Camera Portals in the westerly margin of Colorado Avenue South, south of Atlantic Street, for a ten-year term, […]

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PRESCHOOL FOR ALL CHILDREN PLAN ADOPTED BY COUNCIL

On Monday, September 23, the Council unanimously adopted a resolution setting out a work plan for making voluntary high-quality preschool available and affordable to all of Seattle’s children. The resolution calls for an action plan to be presented to the Council in April of 2014 with options for program design and funding sources. It commits […]