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The Seattle City Council’s Libraries, Utilities and Center (LUC) Committee this morning received a report from the City Auditor and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) on the steps taken to protect the utility from fraud and theft.
Press Releases
The latest press releases from Seattle City Councilmembers.
City Council committee to begin discussing proposed towing industry regulations
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Legislation to place a cap the fees towing companies can charge for impounds from private property will be presented before the Government Performance and Finance Committee tomorrow:
City Council committee advances performance guidelines
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The Seattle City Council’s Government Performance and Finance Committee today unanimously approved performance guidelines (Resolution 31404) to ensure that new or modified City programs are able to demonstrate their value through measurable results. The Full Council will vote on the guidelines on Monday, September 10.
Yesler Terrace New Urban Community Approved
On Tuesday, September 4, the Council unanimously adopted five pieces of legislation to implement the redevelopment plan for the Yesler Terrace community. This vote is the culmination of many months of work by Councilmembers and our Central Staff. Council considered this project so important that we conducted all of our meetings in a Special Committee [...]
Seattle City Council approves Yesler Terrace redevelopment legislation
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The Seattle City Council voted unanimously today to approve legislation allowing the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) to redevelop the 22-acre Yesler Terrace public housing neighborhood.
Seattle City Council unanimously confirms Magdaleno M. Rose-Avila
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By a vote of 9-0, the Seattle City Council today confirmed Magdaleno M. Rose-Avila, known as Leno, as Director of the City's new Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. The Council initiated the creation of this department in 2011 and has high hopes for its positive impact on Seattle's residents.
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? Will the proposed NBA/NHL arena become a reality? What are the Council’s 2013 budget priorities and how will they align with those of Seattleites? What does passage of the Library Levy mean for Seattle libraries? What does the Council’s vote on Yesler Terrace mean for the neighborhood and residents? Whatever your questions, submit them now.
ALERT: A happy visitor!
I know we have a lot of happy visitors to Seattle and the Northwest, but sometimes I lose sight of that when reading emails from someone who received a parking ticket while here or who felt unsafe in some part of town. Once in a blue moon (literally right now), I get an email from [...]
Comprehensive Plan Amendments Advanced for Analysis
On August 13 the Council unanimously approved a resolution that advances possible Comprehensive Plan amendments for analysis and review by the Seattle Planning Commission and the Department of Planning and Development. These amendments will be considered for adoption in the spring of 2013 (state law limits the City to making general amendments to the Comprehensive [...]
Councilmember Licata applauds new Cultural Facilities Program
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Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata issued the following statement thanking Mayor McGinn for debuting the new Cultural Facilities Program:
Request for Concepts: Industrial Development Pilot Program
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Today Mayor Mike McGinn, Councilmember Richard Conlin, and Council President Sally J. Clark, in partnership with King County and Washington State, launched the Industrial Development Pilot Program. The program is designed to support and grow the region’s industrial economy by providing regulatory and policy flexibility, financial incentives, and/or workforce training in support of innovative and sustainable industrial projects.
Yesler Terrace redevelopment legislation passes out of Seattle City Council Special Committee
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The Seattle City Council’s Yesler Terrace Special Committee voted unanimously today to approve legislation allowing the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) to redevelop the 22-acre Yesler Terrace public housing neighborhood.