The council took twenty minutes this afternoon to pass a fairly toothless resolution on cooperating with Cuba on COVID response. Also, details of a flurry of committee meetings late this week into next week.
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City Council and staff to telecommute, cancel committee meetings for remainder of March
Late this afternoon, Council President Lorena Gonzalez and Council President Pro Tem Teresa Mosqueda issued a directive to the city’s Legislative Department outlining several measures the department will take to address the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Topping the list: all department employees are instructed to telecommute through the end of the month, and all committee meetings will be cancelled for the remainder of March.
Continue readingNew Council committees announced
This afternoon, the City Council published a list of its proposed committee structure, to be approved at the new Council’s first full meeting on Monday. The committees and their membership give a strong indication of the topics that each Council member will be focused on, as well as who will be the likely power-brokers in a time of great change for the Council.
Continue readingHarrell announces new Council committee on homelessness and affordable housing
This afternoon, Council President Bruce Harrell announced the newest Council committee: the Select Committee on Homelessness and Housing Affordability.
Continue readingCouncil sets 2018 committee assignments
This afternoon the Council adopted a resolution setting in place its committee structure and responsibilities for next year. With Tim Burgess retiring and Teresa Mosqueda stepping in, changes were inevitable, and the committee areas of responsibility give us a clearer idea of the agendas for each of the Council members in the coming year.
Continue readingKey Arena renovation MOU gets its first hearing
Yesterday the Council had its first public hearing on the draft MOU with Oak View Group to renovate and operate Key Arena.
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council meetings
While most of the attention was on the police accountability legislation today, several other things happened that are noteworthy.
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council meetings
Here’s some quick hits from today’s Council Briefing and Full Council meetings.
Continue readingArenas committee holds its first meeting
Monday morning the Council’s Select Committee on Civic Arenas held its first meeting, which entailed a high-level overview of the committee’s purview, as well as the issues related to the SODO Arena and Key Arena proposals that are likely to come before it.
Continue readingCouncil forms new Select Committee on Civic Arenas
The City Council recently formed a new committee to deal with the issues related to competing arena plans for Key Arena at Seattle Center and the proposed SODO Arena in the Stadium District.
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