Seattle Seattle City Council 3/23/2020
March 23, 2020 — Regular meeting, 40m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
hrough electronic means. B. ROLL CALL The following Councilmembers were present and participating by phone: Present: 8 - González , Herbold, Juarez, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Late Arrival: 1 - Lewis C. PRESENTATIONS There were none. Councilmember Lewis joined the phone line. D. APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL Min 270 March 5, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
the council rules are suspended (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes: Lisa Herbold, Tammy Morales, Kshama Sawant, Alex Pedersen, Debora Juarez, Dan Strauss, Andrew Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Sara Nelson
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
URNAL Min 270 March 5, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Minutes by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes: In Favor: 9 - González , Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None Page 1 Meeting Minutes City Council Min 271 March 23, 2020 March 9, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
Hearing no objections, the minutes are being signed (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes: Lisa Herbold, Tammy Morales, Kshama Sawant, Alex Pedersen, Debora Juarez, Dan Strauss, Andrew Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Sara Nelson
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
arch 23, 2020 March 9, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Minutes by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes: In Favor: 9 - González , Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None E. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IRC 247 March 23, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
Hearing no objection, the introduction and referral calendar is adopted. (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes: Lisa Herbold, Tammy Morales, Kshama Sawant, Alex Pedersen, Debora Juarez, Dan Strauss, Andrew Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Sara Nelson
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the Agenda. G. PAYMENT OF BILLS CB 119759 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims for the week of March 9, 2020 through March 13, 2020 and ordering the payment thereof. Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119759.
How they voted
Hearing no objection, the agenda is adopted. (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes: Lisa Herbold, Tammy Morales, Kshama Sawant, Alex Pedersen, Debora Juarez, Dan Strauss, Andrew Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Sara Nelson
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion was made by Councilmember González, duly seconded and carried, to reconsider the vote confirming Appointment 01559. ACTION 3: Motion was made and duly seconded to confirm Appointment 01559. The Motion carried, and the Appointment (Appt) was confirmed
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
Yes: None, Debora Juarez, None, None, None, None, Dan Strauss
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gonzales, Mosquetta, Warris
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion was made by Councilmember Sawant to hold Council Bill 119760 until March 30, 2020. The Motion was not considered due to the lack of a second. ACTION 3: The Motion in Action 1 was restated.
How they voted
the motion fails for a lack of a second Conflict — see note
CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed
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Confirmation of appointment 1559
How they voted
Eight in favor, none opposed Unverified
Absent: Dan Strauss
Agenda item 2 · background & details
Councilmember Strauss voted aye after being dropped from the call.; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mesquita, Sowan
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion was made by Councilmember González, duly seconded and carried, to reconsider the vote confirming Appointment 01559. ACTION 3: Motion was made and duly seconded to confirm Appointment 01559. The Motion carried, and the Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 9 - González , Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None 3. Appt 015
How they voted
The motion carries and the appointment is confirmed Verified · official minutes
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
González , Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None Page 4 Meeting Minutes City Council 4. Appt 01573 March 23, 2020 Appointment of Carmen A. Bendixen as member, Seattle Public Library Board of Trustees, for a term to April 1, 2025. Motion was made and duly seconded to confirm Appointment 01573. The Motion carried, and the Appointment (Appt) was confirmed
How they voted
The motion carries and the appointment is confirmed Verified · official minutes
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Misseta
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
confirm appointments 1572 and 1573
How they voted
The motion carries and the appointments are confirmed. Unverified
Agenda item 3.3 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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