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...
Month: February 2014
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Councilmember Harrell to host community meeting regarding the Community Police Commission and the Office for Civil Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/18/2014
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmember Harrell to host community meeting regarding the Community Police Commission and the Office for Civil Rights
Seattle - City Councilmember Bruce Harrell will host a spec...
Caps on rideshares, taxis, and for hires? There’s a better way.
In case you didn’t catch it in The Stranger, this is my argument for why we should lift caps on rideshares. Thanks for taking part in the conversation. — Sally A year’s worth of meetings about the future of transportation reached a crescendo this past Friday morning in Seattle City Council chambers. In a room […]
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, […]
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 […]
Thoughts on Taxis, Flat-Rate For-Hires and App-Based Car Services
The intensity of the debate about regulations for taxis, flat-rate for-hire vehicles and app-based services like UberX and Lyft has been rivalled only by its complexity. With a meeting this morning on this issue, and a final vote coming soon,...
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...