Seattle Seattle City Council 4/6/2020
April 6, 2020 — Regular meeting, 58m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
s by electronic means through May 4, 2020. By unanimous consent, the Council Rules were suspended to not require a Public Comment period at City Council and Committee meetings where the Council is participating through electronic means through April 17, 2020. C. PRESENTATIONS There were none. D. APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL Min 275 March 30, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
Hearing no objection, the council rules are suspended and the council will participate electronically through May 4th, 2020 (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
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Motion was made by Councilmember Morals and duly seconded, to reconsider the Motion in Action 2.
How they voted
Hearing no objection, the council rules are suspended and public comment will not be provided at meetings held through April 17th of 2020 (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
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motion to reconsider the amendment to introduce council bills and refer them to the sustainability and renter's rights committee
How they voted
The motion carries an amendment to introduce council, these council bills and refer them to the sustainability and renter's rights committee is before the council for discussion now. Unverified
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Motion was made by Councilmember Morales, duly seconded and carried, to amend the Motion as stated in Action 2, by amending the referral of the Bills from the Sustainability and Renters' Rights Committee to the Select Budget Committee. Amended Motion in Action 2: Motion to amend the proposed Introduction and Referral Calendar, by introducing Council Bills 119772, 119773, and 119774, and by referri
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
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rales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Agenda. G. PAYMENT OF BILLS CB 119767 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims for the week of March 23, 2020 through March 27, 2020 and ordering the payment thereof. Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119767.
How they voted
The motion carries and the motion to introduce the three bills and refer to the three bills and refer those bills to the select budget committee is now before the council Verified · official minutes
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blic Safety or designee; 7. The City Auditor or designee; and 8. The Chair of the Working Group, who shall be a member of the Seattle City Council nominated by the Chair of the Governance and Education Committee. Page 6 Meeting Minutes City Council April 6, 2020 ACTION 3: Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 31941 as amended. The Motion carried, the Resolution (Res) was adopted as
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed. The motion carries in the introduction and referral calendar is amended. Verified · official minutes
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to introduce and refer bills to the select budget committee
How they voted
The motion carries in the introduction and referral calendar is amended Unverified
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adopt the introduction and referral calendar as amended
How they voted
The introduction and referral calendar is adopted as amended at 2 Unverified
Agenda item 2 · background & details
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adopt the agenda
How they voted
Hearing no objection, the agenda is adopted. Unverified
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pass Council Bill 119-767
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Unverified
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amendment to substitute section 1A to clarify that councilmember Gonzales can designate somebody to be the primary city council member to chair this work group and report back to your committee
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Unverified
Yes: None, None, None, None, Dan Strauss, Debora Juarez
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gonzalez, Herbal, Mesquetta
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adopt the resolution as amended
How they voted
The motion carries and the amendment is adopted Unverified
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Adoption of the resolution as amended
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed. The resolution is adopted as amended Unverified
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Transcript
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