Author: City Council News Releases (City Council News Releases)

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Seattle City Council committee to meet at Mary’s Place to hear report on families and children

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The Seattle City Council’s Housing, Human Services, Health, and Culture committee (HHSHC) will have a special meeting on Wednesday, July 25 at Mary’s Place. Please find the agenda and supporting documents here. Wednesday’s meeting is to learn about the unmet needs of families with children and to hear from the Human Services Department (HSD) on their progress ensuring that no families with children are sleeping outside by the end of the year.

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Community technology projects receive $320,000 in grants

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Mayor Mike McGinn and the City Council announced today that 23 community organizations will receive a total of $320,000 in Technology Matching Fund grants. The funds will increase computer and Internet training for our most vulnerable residents as well as helping them with basic education, job training, and access to health and other essential services.

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Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology Committee to discuss Automated Gunfire Locating Systems in Seattle

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Seattle - Councilmember Bruce Harrell, chair of the City Council's Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, has called for a special briefing on smart technology to help the police pinpoint the location of gunfire seconds after it occurs. The technology solution is called an Automated Gunfire Locating System and the committee will examine a potential pilot project in specific neighborhoods in Seattle.

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Have a question for the Seattle City Council? Get it answered on Seattle Channel’s Council Edition

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Do you have a question for the City Council? How can residents voice their opinion on the proposed NBA/NHL arena? Will there be program or staffing cuts in next year's budget? How are city leaders working to curb Seattle's rise in gun violence? Whatever your questions, submit them now.

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Seattle City Councilmembers approve Seawall replacement bond levy

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Seattle City Councilmembers today unanimously approved Council Bill 117498, a 30-year property tax bond measure of $290 million to provide public safety and protection of the Central Waterfront and related public infrastructure. Once approved at the Full Council meeting next week, the measure will be on the November 6, 2012 General Election ballot.