The Council has unanimously adopted changes to the ‘Living Building Challenge Pilot Program’ that will tighten the qualifications for participation and provide additional incentives for builders to participate in the program. We expect at least one additional building to be able to proceed into construction as a result of this change. The Living Building ordinance [...]
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July 20, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Redesigning the Central Waterfront
On Monday, July 23 the City Council will hear the recommendations of the Central Waterfront Committee about how to redesign the Downtown Seattle waterfront. The Central Waterfront Committee was created by the Council in Resolution 31264 to “advise the City on designing, developing and managing a series of premiere public spaces on the Central Waterfront [...]
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July 19, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #324: How Do We Ensure We Aren’t a City with Homeless Children Sleeping Outdoors?
I believe that this is a goal that we can accomplish.
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July 13, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
We finally have a bill…read more here about the Rental Housing Registration and Inspection Program Legislation
The vast majority of rental units in the city meet basic standards of habitability; still, we know that some units that do not.
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July 6, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases
Mid-point check-in
Somehow we got into July and I’m not sure how that happened. At the top of this year the Council went through our annual agenda priorities exercise which yielded this 2012 Action Agenda and I thought, “Great. We finished this relatively quickly at the start of the year. Now we have the year ahead of [...]
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June 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Great progress for Seattle Aquarium: 6/21 Committee Wrap Up
We started the June 21 Parks and Neighborhoods Committee meeting with a report from Department of Parks and Recreation’s acting (DPR) Superintendent Christopher Williams. Superintendent’s Report Christopher opened his report with the great news that the Coca-Cola Company gave Beacon BIKES a $10,000 award for the Beacon BIKES Circulation Plan Congratulations to Beacon BIKES! Coming up [...]
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June 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Today’s City Council Sponsored Noon Brownbag on Equitable Transit Oriented Development
Seattle’s diversity at risk from gentrification; new light rail could leave community behind
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June 26, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases
Industrial Jobs Coming Back to Seattle
Seattle’s long range strategy for encouraging manufacturing is paying off, as Forbes magazine, in a recent article, rated the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metropolitan Area as the top area for manufacturing growth in the nation over the last five years. Manufacturing employment is growing around the country, as industries realize the opportunity for ‘reshoring’ industrial activity. Much of [...]
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June 22, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Neighbors Win Pedestrian Improvements
Sometimes we forget to celebrate the small victories.
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June 15, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Preserve green open space – and get a tax break!
In last week’s Parks and Neighborhoods committee meeting, we gave four homeowners some good news – we approved their applications for a program that preserves green space in return for a tax break. The program, called “Current Use Taxation,” or CUT, gives tax relief to property owners who agree to maintain their property as open [...]