City Council

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 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 Joy Hollingsworth, Council President Dionne Foster, Member Debora Juarez, Member Robert Kettle, Member Eddie Lin, Member Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Member Maritza Rivera, Member Rob Saka, Member Dan Strauss, Member Chair Info: 206-684-8803; Joy.Hollingsworth@seattle.gov Journal of the Proceedings of the Seattle City Council

March 24, 2026City 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 March 24, 2026, pursuant to the provisions of the City Charter. The meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m., with Council President Hollingsworth presiding. B. ROLL CALL Foster, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Rivera, Saka, StraussPresent: 8 - JuarezExcused: 1 - C. PRESENTATIONS There were none. Page 1

March 24, 2026City Council Meeting Minutes D. PUBLIC COMMENT The following individuals addressed the Council: Noah Williams Carolyn Malone Gary Lee Beth Ku Tanya Woo Astrid Clayton Long Nguyen Gwendolyn Hart Howard Gale Jason Thiel Em Smith Summer Miller Jim Baines Michael Nathan Wall Yvette Dinish Charlotte Phillippe Katherine VanHenley Harper Nalley Jim Buchanan Brian McRae Bennett Haselton Anita ShowerBad Kirk Robbins David Haines E. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR: IRC 516 March 24, 2026 By unanimous consent, the Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC) was adopted. In Favor: Foster, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Rivera, Saka, Strauss8 - Opposed: None F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA By unanimous consent, the Agenda was adopted. Page 2

March 24, 2026City Council Meeting Minutes G. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR Motion was made by Council President Hollingsworth, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the Consent Calendar. Journal: 1. Min 560 March 17, 2026 The Minutes were adopted on the Consent Calendar by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes (Min): In Favor: Foster, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Rivera, Saka, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None Bills: 2. CB 121182 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of March 9, 2026, through March 13, 2026, 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: Foster, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Rivera, Saka, Strauss 8 - Opposed: None H. COMMITTEE REPORTS GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE: Page 3

March 24, 2026City Council Meeting Minutes 1. CB 121163 AN ORDINANCE relating to cable television; authorizing the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee to execute an amendment to the Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, authorized by Ordinance 124957; authorizing the Chief Technology Officer to enter into other agreements for the purpose of implementing or administering the amended franchise; amending Section 21.60.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Hollingsworth, Kettle, Strauss Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Foster, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Rivera, Saka, Strauss8 - Opposed: None LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE: 2. CB 121152 AN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; adopting permanent regulations consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations; adopting the February 2020 updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps to allow individuals to continue to obtain flood insurance through FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program; repealing Ordinances 126113 and 126536; and amending Chapter 25.06 and Section 25.09.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Lin, Foster, Rinck Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Council Bill (CB): In Favor: Foster, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Rivera, Saka, Strauss8 - Opposed: None Page 4

March 24, 2026City Council Meeting Minutes I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR There were none. J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS There were none. K. OTHER BUSINESS There was none. L. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 3:24 p.m. _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on March 31, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council Page 5