Among the events celebrating April's National Poetry Month is National Poem in Your Pocket Day, this Thursday, April 18th, sponsored by the Academy of American Poets.
Category: Councilmember Licata
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April Council Edition: SLU, affordable housing, marijuana zoning, and more
Check out the April episode of Council edition, where I appear with Council President Clark and Councilmember O’Brien. We discuss South Lake Union zoning, affordable housing, marijuana zoning, apodments, bus service funding, and more:
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2012 MFTE Annual Report Reveals Possible Negative General Fund Impact
We were told that there was no general fund impact resulting from the program because the tax reduction developers receive were actually offset with increased property taxes for all other property owners. Today we found out that this is not the whole story.
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Summer Art in the Park 2013
Did you know that Seattle’s Department of Parks & Recreation contributes to Seattle's ranking as a top U.S. arts destination?
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City Hall Open House April 6
Seattle City Hall will be open on Saturday, April 6 for an Open House, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can visit the Mayor’s Office on the 7th floor, and Councilmember offices on the 2nd floor. There will be adoptable animals, food trucks, and performances (acrobatics at 11a, and the Massive Monkees at noon). [...]
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Council-allocated Funds Used to Extend Seattle Winter Shelter Operations
I’m glad that with the 2013-2014 budget money allocated by the Council in 2012, HSD agreed to allow these shelter operations to extend past the winter months.
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The opportunity is yours: Ask City Councilmembers your questions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/2/2013
Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmember Mike O'Brien
The opportunity is yours: Ask City Councilmembers your questions
Councilmembers Clark, Licata and O'Brien to app...
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Parks Levy Funds for Neighborhoods
April 22nd is your chance to let the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Oversight Committee know what you think of their proposed 2nd round of Opportunity Fund grants.
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Seven remaining Councilmembers announce candidacy for Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/1/2013
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmember Mike O'Brien
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen
Seven remaining Councilmembers announce candidacy for Mayor
Will run as collective
Seattle -- The seven Councilmembers who are not already in the race for Mayor today announced that they will pioneer a new model for Seattle governance by running for Mayor as a collective. The seven will appear on the ballot as a single name, "O'Bagcloddenconrasita," reflecting their collegial approach to the position.
"Experience teaches us that seven heads are better than one," said the group speaking in unison. "Seven of nine is an excellent model for decision-making," they commented, making the obligatory geeky Star Trek allusion.
"This way the people of Seattle will know that there will always be a Mayor on the job," O'Bagcloddenconrasita added. "By taking shifts, we can cover the Mayor's office 24-7. And the Mayor can lobby in Olympia, cut a ribbon in West Seattle, and hold a town meeting in Ballard, all at the same time."
Commenting on the legality of the proposed candidacy, City Attorney Pete Holmes was sanguine about the outcome of any possible court challenge. "Nothing in the City Charter prevents innovative approaches to governance," Holmes added. "Furthermore, this will make it much easier to get a Mayoral signature on City documents."
The group noted that the departure of seven Councilmembers simultaneously would make it difficult to do business and fill the seven vacancies on the Council, since there would not be a quorum remaining. However, the group agreed that this could easily be resolved by the use of serial resignations spaced one week apart between the election and taking office on January 1. That way, each week eight Councilmembers could conduct business and appoint someone to the vacant seat. By the end of December, seven new Councilmembers would be seated and join Mayor O'Bagcloddenconrasita in governing the City.
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Affordable Housing in South Lake Union – Part 2
After you read this Urban Politics, consider sending a message to the Councilmembers asking them to dramatically increase the City's plans for providing for more affordable housing in South Lake Union.