Month: February 2014

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Action Summary, Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Action Summary of the Seattle City Council Full Council Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2014  (No absences)  TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: 1. Clerk File 313573 (PDF Version)  CONFIRMED (9-0) Appointment of Jeff Aken as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to August 31, 2015. 2. Clerk File 313574 (PDF Version)  CONFIRMED (9-0) Appointment of...

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Legislation approved by the Seattle City Council on January 27, 2014, and filed with the City Clerk

Scanned copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124408 C.B. 117990 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor of the City of Seattle to execute an Interlocal Agreement to establish the Washington Multi-City Business License and Tax Portal Agency; authorizing payment of costs associated with the City’s share of the […]

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Legislation approved by the Seattle City Council on January 21, 2014, and filed with the City CLerk

Scanned copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Legislation passed by the Seattle City Council  1/21/14 Ord. 124411 C.B. 117899 AN ORDINANCE vacating a portion of an alley in Block 9, Plat of Holly Park Phase III, on the petition of the Seattle Housing Authority, a Washington public body, […]

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Boycott Poverty Tomorrow

 Tomorrow, on January 20, Seattle fast food workers and their supporters will be boycotting the big burger chains — McDonald‘s, Burger King, and Wendy’s.  If you want to join them, you can pledge to Boycott Poverty on February 20th. If you want to do more, you can sign up to join a boycott line. The folks […]

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Online Seattle Municipal Code updated

The current online code incorporates ordinances passed through 09 December 2013. The most recent codified ordinance is Ordinance 124367. Ordinance No. SMC sections affected 124326 Amended   §§ 23.42.058, 23.40.012, 23.84A.012, 23.84A.018 and 23.84A.025 124342 Amended   § 22.602.090 124344 Amended   § 18.28.010 124346 Amended   § 5.81.010 124347 Amended   §§ 22.900A.010—22.900A.030, 22.900A.050, […]

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Archives Find of the Month: Unsanitary Board of Health Headquarters, 1904

In 1904, the following article appeared in the Seattle Times: CONDEMNS OWN QUARTERS Health Office Complains of Unsanitary Condition of Yesler Way Site Asks to Have City Houses Vacated – Board’s Headquarters Unsanitary Worse than many private houses condemned by the health department, is the judgment of the city health officer, regarding the Board of […]

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Workforce Housing Forum

This afternoon I will join several of my Council colleagues at a Workforce Housing Forum here in City Hall. Affordable housing will continue to be one of the City's major challenges in the coming years and this forum gives us...