FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/30/2014
Council President Tim Burgess
Councilmembers to host Committee Meetings, Budget Workshops around Seattle
SEATTLE – Councilmembers will host a series of Committee meetings and budget workshops for the general public in the month of May. Each event will afford community members an opportunity to engage with Council outside of City Hall.
“This year the Council has prioritized taking its official business into the community,” said Council President Tim Burgess. “I hope Seattleites join us in their neighborhoods at one of these eight dialogues over the next few weeks.”
Planning, Land Use and Sustainability Committee Meeting
SUBJECT: Mount Baker Neighborhood Rezone
DATE/TIME: Thurs., May 1, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 2100 Building, 2100 24th Avenue South
Community Budget Workshop
SUBJECT: Human Services/Housing/Economic Development
DATE/TIME: Tues., May 6, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Avenue South, Multipurpose Room
Community Budget Workshop
SUBJECT: Transportation/Land Use
DATE/TIME: Wed., May 7, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Garfield Community Center, 2323 E Cherry Street, Multipurpose Room
Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee Meeting
SUBJECT: Southeast Seattle Public Safety
DATE/TIME: May 7, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 South Holly Street
Community Budget Workshop
SUBJECT: Parks/Neighborhoods/Libraries/Arts
DATE/TIME: Thurs., May 8, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: University Heights Community Center, 5031 University Way NE, Room 209
Transportation Committee Meeting
SUBJECT: Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District Legislation
DATE/TIME: Mon., May 12, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Avenue, Fellowship Hall
Minimum Wage and Income Inequality Committee Meeting
SUBJECT: Minimum Wage
DATE/TIME: Tues, May 13, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Rainier Beach High School, 8815 S Seward Park Avenue
Community Budget Workshop
SUBJECT: Public Safety/Civil Rights
DATE/TIME: Wed., May 14, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, Room 111