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Reappointment of Esther Lucero as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027.

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  • Item 4.

    Reappointment of Esther Lucero as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027.

    approved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):
  • Item 5.

    Reappointment of Donny Stevenson as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027.

    approved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):
  • Item 6.

    Appointment of Tia Yazzie as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027.

    approved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):
  • Item 7.

    AN ORDINANCE accepting twenty-five limited purpose easements for public sidewalk, alley turn-around, and signal pole purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following: rights of way: the sidewalk adjoining Lots 20 through 22, Central Addition to Columbia; the sidewalk adjoining Block 40, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 9, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; the sidewalk adjoining Tract L, Ravenna Springs Park; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian (being known as Tract 11, Stewart Estate Tracts, an unrecorded plat); the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, Lindsley’s Mineral Springs Plat; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 29, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Block 25, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, Yesler Terrace Community; the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Highland View; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3033003-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20211103900007 (previously known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian and Tract 10, Stewart Estate Tracts, an unrecorded plat); the sidewalk adjoining Edward Hanford’s Donation Claim No. 44, an unrecorded plat, and Block 2, Peters Gardens; the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, Bowen’s Replat of Rainier Gardens; the sidewalk adjoining Tract 2, Salmon Bay Acre Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Blocks 2 and 3, Canal Waterway, together with a portion of vacated alley; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3033559-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20220119900017 (previously known as Block 1, Prospect Terrace Addition to the City of Seattle, as amended; the sidewalk adjoining Tracts 7 and 13, Excelsior Acre Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3037257-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20220601900003 (previously known as Block 4, Rainier Boulevard Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 1, Rogers’ First Addition; the sidewalk adjoining Block 11, Porterfield’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, C. P. Stone’s Home Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 8, Dunlap’s Supplemental to the City of Seattle; the alley in 2100 Queen Anne Avenue North, a condominium, Vol. 330 of Condominiums, pages 4 through 17, under Recording No. 20220316000915 (previously known as Block 8, Cove Addition to Seattle); and the sidewalk adjoining the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 9, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian.)

    approved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):
  • Item 8.

    AN ORDINANCE accepting various deeds for street or alley purposes; laying off, opening, widening, extending, and establishing portions of rights-of-way; placing the real property conveyed by said deeds under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights of way: the alley in Block 16, Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, deceased (commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s Addition to the City of Seattle); South Willow Street abutting Tract 2, Coffman Garden Tracts; the alley in Block 2, West Seattle Land and Improvement Co’s Fourth Plat; the alley in Block 6, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; South State Street abutting Block 24, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the alley in Block 60, D. T. Denny’s Park Addition to North Seattle; South Angeline Street abutting Tract B, Short Plat No. 80-153, recorded under King County Recording No. 8102260516 (also known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the alley in Block 5, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 3, Winona Park; Southwest Orchard Street abutting Block 55, Homecroft; the alley abutting Block 12, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; East Mercer Street abutting Block 7, Madison Street Addition to the City of Seattle, the alley in Block 24, Woodland Addition to Salmon Bay City; the alley in Block 5, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 11, Fairview Homestead Association, for the Benefit of Mechanics and Laborers; the alley in Block 22, South Park; the alley in Block 35, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 7, Brygger’s First Home Addition to the City of Ballard; the alley in Block 16, Licton Springs Park; the alley in Block 6, Highland View; the alley in Block 36, Second Addition to that part of the City of Seattle, as laid off by A. A. Denny and W. N. Bell (commonly known as Bell & Denny’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3039052-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20221108900003 (also known as Block 8, Licton Springs Park); Northeast 103rd Street abutting Parcel A, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 8801045, recorded under King County Recording Number 198908150721 (also known as a portion of the Northwest quarter of Section 32, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the alley in Block 6, Hillman City Addition to the City of Seattle; and the alley in Parcel A, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3039574-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20221018900007 (also known as Block 2, Marion Highlands).)

    approved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025 2:00 PM SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL 600 Fourth Ave. 2nd Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 City Council Sara Nelson, Council President Joy Hollingsworth, Member Debora Juarez, Member Robert Kettle, Member Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Member Maritza Rivera, Member Rob Saka, Member Mark Solomon, Member Dan Strauss, Member Chair Info: 206-684-8809; Sara.Nelson@seattle.gov Journal of the Proceedings of the Seattle City Council

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes A. CALL TO ORDER The City Council of The City of Seattle met in the Council Chamber in City Hall in Seattle, Washington, on August 12, 2025, pursuant to the provisions of the City Charter. The meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m., with Council President Nelson presiding. B. ROLL CALL Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss Present: 8 - RiveraExcused: 1 - C. PRESENTATIONS There were none. D. PUBLIC COMMENT The following individuals addressed the Council: Bennett Haselton Yvette Dinish Alberto Alvarez David Haines E. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR: IRC 493 August 12, 2025 By unanimous consent, the Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC) was adopted. In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA By unanimous consent, the Agenda was adopted. Page 1

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR Motion was made by Council President Nelson, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the Consent Calendar. Journal: 1. Min 534 August 4, 2025 The Minutes were adopted on the Consent Calendar by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes (Min): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None 2. Min 535 August 5, 2025 The Minutes were adopted on the Consent Calendar by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes (Min): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None Bills: 3. CB 121054 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of July 28, 2025, through August 1, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Council Bill (CB) was passed on the Consent Calendar by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None Appointments: Page 2

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE: 4. Appt 03267 Reappointment of Esther Lucero as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027. The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 3 - Strauss, Kettle, Saka Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed on the Consent Calendar by the following vote: In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None 5. Appt 03268 Reappointment of Donny Stevenson as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027. The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 3 - Strauss, Kettle, Saka Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed on the Consent Calendar by the following vote: In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None 6. Appt 03269 Appointment of Tia Yazzie as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027. The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 3 - Strauss, Kettle, Saka Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed on the Consent Calendar by the following vote: In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Page 3

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes Opposed: None H. COMMITTEE REPORTS CITY COUNCIL: 1. CB 121059 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 127259 to correct a technical error on the duration of business and occupation tax rates; and amending Section 5.55.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code. Motion was made by Councilmember Rinck and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 121059. The Ordinance (Ord) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Ordinance (Ord): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE: 2. CB 121042 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget, changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 7 - Strauss, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Nelson, Rinck, Saka, Solomon Opposed: 1 - Rivera The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None Page 4

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes 3. CB 121029 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget, including the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; lifting a proviso; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 7 - Strauss, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Nelson, Rinck, Saka, Solomon Opposed: 1 - Rivera The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None LAND USE COMMITTEE: 4. CB 121009 AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Sections 23.22.024, 23.22.064, 23.22.066, 23.22.070, 23.22.072, 23.22.074, and 23.22.078 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Subchapter IV of Chapter 23.22, consisting of Sections 23.22.082, 23.22.084, 23.22.086, and 23.22.088, of the Seattle Municipal Code to update subdivision procedures. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 4 - Solomon, Strauss, Juarez, Rinck Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Page 5

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes 5. CB 121016 AN ORDINANCE relating to the NE 130th Street and NE 125th Street Mobility and Safety project; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (“SDOT”) to acquire, accept, and record, on behalf of The City of Seattle, a Deed for Street Purposes from Judith Strader Enriquez, situated in Tract 60, Country Home Plat, Division 1; placing the real property rights and interest conveyed by such deed under the jurisdiction of SDOT; laying off the deed as right-of-way; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 5 - Saka, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Rinck, Strauss Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None Page 6

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes 6. CB 121017 AN ORDINANCE accepting various deeds for alley or street purposes; laying off, opening, widening, extending, and establishing portions of rights-of-way; placing the real property conveyed by said deeds under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights of way: the alley in Block 2, University Lake Shore Park; the alley in Block 47, Central Seattle; the alley in Blocks 33 and 34, Woodlawn Addition to Green Lake Circle; the alley in Blocks 5 and 8, University Heights; 32nd Avenue Northeast abutting Blocks 6 and 7, Seattle Suburban Home Tracts; the alley in Block 135, A. A. Denny’s Broadway Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 2, West Seattle Land and Improvement Co’s Fourth Plat; the alley in Block 29, Capitol Hill Addition to the City of Seattle, (Division No. 4); the alley in Block 18, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 1, Pettit’s University Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 1, Shelton’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in a portion of the Southeast quarter of Section 8, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; Brooklyn Avenue Northeast abutting Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; Brooklyn Avenue Northeast abutting Block 8, University Heights; South Director Street abutting Tract 13, Excelsior Acre Tracts; South Holgate Street abutting Block 45, Central Seattle; the alley in Block 87, D. T. Denny’s Park Addition to North Seattle; the alley in Block 27, Addition to the City of Seattle, as laid off by D. T. Denny, Guardian of the Estate of J. H. Nagle (Commonly known as Nagle’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 10, Cowen’s University Park; the alley in Block 17, Licton Springs Park; 38th Avenue South and South Holly Street abutting Block 6, Hillman City Addition to the City of Seattle, Division Number 6; the alley in Block 6, Highland View; the alley in Block 32, South Park; and 23rd Avenue Southwest abutting Block 42, Homecroft.) The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 5 - Saka, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Rinck, Strauss Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Page 7

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes Opposed: None Page 8

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes 7. CB 121018 AN ORDINANCE accepting twenty-five limited purpose easements for public sidewalk, alley turn-around, and signal pole purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following: rights of way: the sidewalk adjoining Lots 20 through 22, Central Addition to Columbia; the sidewalk adjoining Block 40, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 9, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; the sidewalk adjoining Tract L, Ravenna Springs Park; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian (being known as Tract 11, Stewart Estate Tracts, an unrecorded plat); the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, Lindsley’s Mineral Springs Plat; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 29, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Block 25, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, Yesler Terrace Community; the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Highland View; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3033003-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20211103900007 (previously known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian and Tract 10, Stewart Estate Tracts, an unrecorded plat); the sidewalk adjoining Edward Hanford’s Donation Claim No. 44, an unrecorded plat, and Block 2, Peters Gardens; the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, Bowen’s Replat of Rainier Gardens; the sidewalk adjoining Tract 2, Salmon Bay Acre Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Blocks 2 and 3, Canal Waterway, together with a portion of vacated alley; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3033559-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20220119900017 (previously known as Block 1, Prospect Terrace Addition to the City of Seattle, as amended; the sidewalk adjoining Tracts 7 and 13, Excelsior Acre Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3037257-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20220601900003 (previously known as Block 4, Rainier Boulevard Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 1, Rogers’ First Addition; the sidewalk adjoining Block 11, Porterfield’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the Page 9

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes sidewalk adjoining Block 3, C. P. Stone’s Home Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 8, Dunlap’s Supplemental to the City of Seattle; the alley in 2100 Queen Anne Avenue North, a condominium, Vol. 330 of Condominiums, pages 4 through 17, under Recording No. 20220316000915 (previously known as Block 8, Cove Addition to Seattle); and the sidewalk adjoining the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 9, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian.) The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 5 - Saka, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Rinck, Strauss Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None Page 10

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes 8. CB 121019 AN ORDINANCE accepting various deeds for street or alley purposes; laying off, opening, widening, extending, and establishing portions of rights-of-way; placing the real property conveyed by said deeds under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights of way: the alley in Block 16, Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, deceased (commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s Addition to the City of Seattle); South Willow Street abutting Tract 2, Coffman Garden Tracts; the alley in Block 2, West Seattle Land and Improvement Co’s Fourth Plat; the alley in Block 6, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; South State Street abutting Block 24, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the alley in Block 60, D. T. Denny’s Park Addition to North Seattle; South Angeline Street abutting Tract B, Short Plat No. 80-153, recorded under King County Recording No. 8102260516 (also known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the alley in Block 5, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 3, Winona Park; Southwest Orchard Street abutting Block 55, Homecroft; the alley abutting Block 12, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; East Mercer Street abutting Block 7, Madison Street Addition to the City of Seattle, the alley in Block 24, Woodland Addition to Salmon Bay City; the alley in Block 5, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 11, Fairview Homestead Association, for the Benefit of Mechanics and Laborers; the alley in Block 22, South Park; the alley in Block 35, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 7, Brygger’s First Home Addition to the City of Ballard; the alley in Block 16, Licton Springs Park; the alley in Block 6, Highland View; the alley in Block 36, Second Addition to that part of the City of Seattle, as laid off by A. A. Denny and W. N. Bell (commonly known as Bell & Denny’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3039052-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20221108900003 (also known as Block 8, Licton Springs Park); Northeast 103rd Street abutting Parcel A, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 8801045, recorded under King County Recording Number 198908150721 (also known as a portion of the Northwest quarter of Section 32, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the alley in Block 6, Hillman City Addition to the City of Seattle; and the alley in Parcel Page 11

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes A, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3039574-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20221018900007 (also known as Block 2, Marion Highlands).) The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 5 - Saka, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Rinck, Strauss Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None Page 12

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes 9. CB 121020 AN ORDINANCE accepting twenty-five limited purpose easements for public sidewalk, alley turn-around, street turn-around, and signal pole purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following: rights of way: the sidewalk adjoining Block 12, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; the alley abutting Block 2, Denny & Hoyt’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 54, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sara A. Bell, (deceased) (commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining First Light, a Master Condominium, according to the Declaration, recorded in Vol. 331 of Condominiums, pages 1 through 8 under Recording No. 20220330000230, and First Light Parkade Condominium, a condominium according to the Declaration, recorded in Vol. 331 of Condominiums, pages 9 through 22 under Recording No. 20220330000232 (previously known as Lots 8, 9, and 12, Block 49, Addition to the Town of Seattle, as laid out by A. A. Denny) (commonly known as A. A. Denny’s 6th Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 44, Woodlawn Addition to Green Lake; the sidewalk adjoining Block 15, Hillman City Addition to the City of Seattle, Division Number 6; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel X, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3038348-LU under King County Recording Number 20220622900002 (also known as Block 379, Seattle Tidelands together with vacated South Dakota Street); the sidewalk adjoining Blocks 1 and 5, Creedmoor Addition to the City of Seattle, together with adjoining vacated alley; the sidewalk adjoining Block 26, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the sidewalk adjoining the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 9 Township 24 North Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk abutting Tract 29, Frye’s Addition to Columbia; the sidewalk adjoining Block 14, Jos C. Kinnear’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel C, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3038062-LU under King County Recording Number 20220307900002 (also known as Block 5, Greene’s Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, South Park; the sidewalk adjoining Block 52, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Lot 10, Lake Dell; the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Highland View; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels X and Y, Lot Boundary Adjustment Page 13

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes Number 3040593-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20230908900001 (also known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 32, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Osner’s Suburban Homes; the sidewalk adjoining Block 87, D. T. Denny’s Park Addition to North Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, Kittingers Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3036633-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20230405900005 (also known as Block 1, S. F. Barker’s Suburban Home Addition Number 1); the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3040378-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20240103900008 (also known as Lot 12, Coffman Garden Tracts); the sidewalk and street adjoining portions of the L. M. Collins Donation Land Claim No. 46 (also known as portions of Sections 20, 21, 28, and 29, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); and the sidewalk adjoining Block 78, Supplemental Plat of Woodland Park Addition to the City of Seattle.) The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 5 - Saka, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Rinck, Strauss Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None Page 14

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes 10. CB 121021 AN ORDINANCE accepting various deeds for street or alley purposes; laying off, opening, widening, extending, and establishing portions of rights-of-way; placing the real property conveyed by said deeds under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights of way: the alley in Block 35, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 2, West Seattle Land and Improvement Co’s Fourth Plat; Dayton Avenue North abutting Block 6, Osner’s Suburban Homes; the alley in Block "A", Third Addition to that part of the City of Seattle heretofore laid off by A. A. Denny & William N. Bell (commonly known as William N. Bell’s 3rd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 15, Hillman City Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block W, Bell’s 6th Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 8, Kaufman’s Addition to Green Lake Circle; the alley in Blocks 4, 23, 32, and 33, South Park; the alley in Blocks 27, 105, and 118, Gilman Park; the alley in Block 50, Sea View Park; the alley in Block 55, Boston Co’s Plat of West Seattle; the alley in Parcels B and C, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3039574-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20221018900007 (previously known as Block 2, Marion Highlands); South Holgate Street abutting Block 34, Central Seattle; the alley in Block 34, Central Seattle; 6th Avenue Northwest abutting Block 4, Ross Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 30, Gilman’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 25, Hill Tract Addition to the City of Seattle; South State Street abutting Block 23, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the alley in Block 21, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle.) The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 5 - Saka, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Rinck, Strauss Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None Page 15

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes 11. CB 121026 AN ORDINANCE vacating the alley in Block 14 Jos C. Kinnear’s Addition to the City of Seattle in the North Rainier Hub Urban Village neighborhood, and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement, on the petition of Grand Street Commons LLC, now Grand Street Commons MBH LLLP (Clerk File 314459). The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 5 - Saka, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Rinck, Strauss Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS 12. Res 32180 A RESOLUTION declaring the intention of the City Council to hold a public hearing relating to modifying the exemptions to the Levy of Special Assessment of the West Seattle Junction Business Improvement Area. Motion was made by Council President Nelson and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 32180. The Resolution (Res) was adopted by the following vote, and the President signed the Resolution (Res): In Favor: Nelson, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Kettle, Rinck, Saka, Solomon, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None K. OTHER BUSINESS By unanimous consent, Councilmember Hollingsworth was excused from the September 2, 2025, and September 9, 2025, City Council meetings. Page 16

August 12, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes L. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 2:40 p.m. _____________________________________________________ Phillip Wood-Smith, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on September 2, 2025. _____________________________________________________ Sara Nelson, Council President of the City Council Page 17

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  • Agenda item 4.Land useapproved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

    Reappointment of Esther Lucero as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027.

  • Agenda item 5.Ordinancesapproved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

    Reappointment of Donny Stevenson as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027.

  • Agenda item 6.Ordinancesapproved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

    Appointment of Tia Yazzie as member, Indigenous Advisory Council, for a term to July 31, 2027.

  • Agenda item 7.Ordinancesapproved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

    AN ORDINANCE accepting twenty-five limited purpose easements for public sidewalk, alley turn-around, and signal pole purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following: rights of way: the sidewalk adjoining Lots 20 through 22, Central Addition to Columbia; the sidewalk adjoining Block 40, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 9, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; the sidewalk adjoining Tract L, Ravenna Springs Park; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian (being known as Tract 11, Stewart Estate Tracts, an unrecorded plat); the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, Lindsley’s Mineral Springs Plat; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 29, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Block 25, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, Yesler Terrace Community; the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Highland View; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3033003-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20211103900007 (previously known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian and Tract 10, Stewart Estate Tracts, an unrecorded plat); the sidewalk adjoining Edward Hanford’s Donation Claim No. 44, an unrecorded plat, and Block 2, Peters Gardens; the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, Bowen’s Replat of Rainier Gardens; the sidewalk adjoining Tract 2, Salmon Bay Acre Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Blocks 2 and 3, Canal Waterway, together with a portion of vacated alley; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3033559-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20220119900017 (previously known as Block 1, Prospect Terrace Addition to the City of Seattle, as amended; the sidewalk adjoining Tracts 7 and 13, Excelsior Acre Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3037257-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20220601900003 (previously known as Block 4, Rainier Boulevard Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 1, Rogers’ First Addition; the sidewalk adjoining Block 11, Porterfield’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, C. P. Stone’s Home Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 8, Dunlap’s Supplemental to the City of Seattle; the alley in 2100 Queen Anne Avenue North, a condominium, Vol. 330 of Condominiums, pages 4 through 17, under Recording No. 20220316000915 (previously known as Block 8, Cove Addition to Seattle); and the sidewalk adjoining the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 9, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian.)

  • Agenda item 8.Ordinancesapproved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

    AN ORDINANCE accepting various deeds for street or alley purposes; laying off, opening, widening, extending, and establishing portions of rights-of-way; placing the real property conveyed by said deeds under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights of way: the alley in Block 16, Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, deceased (commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s Addition to the City of Seattle); South Willow Street abutting Tract 2, Coffman Garden Tracts; the alley in Block 2, West Seattle Land and Improvement Co’s Fourth Plat; the alley in Block 6, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; South State Street abutting Block 24, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the alley in Block 60, D. T. Denny’s Park Addition to North Seattle; South Angeline Street abutting Tract B, Short Plat No. 80-153, recorded under King County Recording No. 8102260516 (also known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the alley in Block 5, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 3, Winona Park; Southwest Orchard Street abutting Block 55, Homecroft; the alley abutting Block 12, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; East Mercer Street abutting Block 7, Madison Street Addition to the City of Seattle, the alley in Block 24, Woodland Addition to Salmon Bay City; the alley in Block 5, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 11, Fairview Homestead Association, for the Benefit of Mechanics and Laborers; the alley in Block 22, South Park; the alley in Block 35, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 7, Brygger’s First Home Addition to the City of Ballard; the alley in Block 16, Licton Springs Park; the alley in Block 6, Highland View; the alley in Block 36, Second Addition to that part of the City of Seattle, as laid off by A. A. Denny and W. N. Bell (commonly known as Bell & Denny’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3039052-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20221108900003 (also known as Block 8, Licton Springs Park); Northeast 103rd Street abutting Parcel A, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 8801045, recorded under King County Recording Number 198908150721 (also known as a portion of the Northwest quarter of Section 32, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the alley in Block 6, Hillman City Addition to the City of Seattle; and the alley in Parcel A, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3039574-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20221018900007 (also known as Block 2, Marion Highlands).)

  • Agenda item 9.Ordinancesapproved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

    AN ORDINANCE accepting twenty-five limited purpose easements for public sidewalk, alley turn-around, street turn-around, and signal pole purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following: rights of way: the sidewalk adjoining Block 12, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; the alley abutting Block 2, Denny & Hoyt’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 54, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sara A. Bell, (deceased) (commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining First Light, a Master Condominium, according to the Declaration, recorded in Vol. 331 of Condominiums, pages 1 through 8 under Recording No. 20220330000230, and First Light Parkade Condominium, a condominium according to the Declaration, recorded in Vol. 331 of Condominiums, pages 9 through 22 under Recording No. 20220330000232 (previously known as Lots 8, 9, and 12, Block 49, Addition to the Town of Seattle, as laid out by A. A. Denny) (commonly known as A. A. Denny’s 6th Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 44, Woodlawn Addition to Green Lake; the sidewalk adjoining Block 15, Hillman City Addition to the City of Seattle, Division Number 6; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel X, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3038348-LU under King County Recording Number 20220622900002 (also known as Block 379, Seattle Tidelands together with vacated South Dakota Street); the sidewalk adjoining Blocks 1 and 5, Creedmoor Addition to the City of Seattle, together with adjoining vacated alley; the sidewalk adjoining Block 26, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the sidewalk adjoining the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 9 Township 24 North Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk abutting Tract 29, Frye’s Addition to Columbia; the sidewalk adjoining Block 14, Jos C. Kinnear’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel C, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3038062-LU under King County Recording Number 20220307900002 (also known as Block 5, Greene’s Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, South Park; the sidewalk adjoining Block 52, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Lot 10, Lake Dell; the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Highland View; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels X and Y, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3040593-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20230908900001 (also known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 32, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Osner’s Suburban Homes; the sidewalk adjoining Block 87, D. T. Denny’s Park Addition to North Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, Kittingers Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3036633-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20230405900005 (also known as Block 1, S. F. Barker’s Suburban Home Addition Number 1); the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3040378-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20240103900008 (also known as Lot 12, Coffman Garden Tracts); the sidewalk and street adjoining portions of the L. M. Collins Donation Land Claim No. 46 (also known as portions of Sections 20, 21, 28, and 29, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); and the sidewalk adjoining Block 78, Supplemental Plat of Woodland Park Addition to the City of Seattle.)

  • Agenda item 10.Ordinancesapproved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

    AN ORDINANCE accepting various deeds for street or alley purposes; laying off, opening, widening, extending, and establishing portions of rights-of-way; placing the real property conveyed by said deeds under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights of way: the alley in Block 35, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 2, West Seattle Land and Improvement Co’s Fourth Plat; Dayton Avenue North abutting Block 6, Osner’s Suburban Homes; the alley in Block "A", Third Addition to that part of the City of Seattle heretofore laid off by A. A. Denny & William N. Bell (commonly known as William N. Bell’s 3rd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 15, Hillman City Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block W, Bell’s 6th Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 8, Kaufman’s Addition to Green Lake Circle; the alley in Blocks 4, 23, 32, and 33, South Park; the alley in Blocks 27, 105, and 118, Gilman Park; the alley in Block 50, Sea View Park; the alley in Block 55, Boston Co’s Plat of West Seattle; the alley in Parcels B and C, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3039574-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20221018900007 (previously known as Block 2, Marion Highlands); South Holgate Street abutting Block 34, Central Seattle; the alley in Block 34, Central Seattle; 6th Avenue Northwest abutting Block 4, Ross Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 30, Gilman’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 25, Hill Tract Addition to the City of Seattle; South State Street abutting Block 23, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the alley in Block 21, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle.)

  • Agenda item 11.Land useapproved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

    AN ORDINANCE vacating the alley in Block 14 Jos C. Kinnear’s Addition to the City of Seattle in the North Rainier Hub Urban Village neighborhood, and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement, on the petition of Grand Street Commons LLC, now Grand Street Commons MBH LLLP (Clerk File 314459).

  • Agenda item 3.Budget and financeapproved - The Council Bill (CB) was passed on the Consent Calendar by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB):

    AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of July 28, 2025, through August 1, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

  • Agenda item 2.Budget and financeapproved - The Minutes were adopted on the Consent Calendar by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes (Min):

    August 5, 2025

  • Agenda item 12.Resolutionsapproved - The Resolution (Res) was adopted by the following vote, and the President signed the Resolution (Res):

    A RESOLUTION declaring the intention of the City Council to hold a public hearing relating to modifying the exemptions to the Levy of Special Assessment of the West Seattle Junction Business Improvement Area.

  • Meeting recordOther meeting itemsapproved - By unanimous consent, the Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC) was adopted.

    August 12, 2025

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