Seattle Seattle City Council — City Council 1/6/2026
January 6, 2026 — Regular meeting, 1h 15m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Motion was made by Councilmember Strauss and duly seconded, to place in nomination the name of Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth. Councilmember Juarez joined the meeting at 2:03 p.m. Hearing no further nominations, nominations were closed. The Motion carried and Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth was elected as
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
Motion by Dan Strauss
Mover: Strauss (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion was made by Council President Hollingsworth, duly seconded and carried, to amend the proposed Introduction and Referral Calendar by introducing Resolutions 32188,32189, and 32190, and by referring them to the City Council to be acted on at today’s City Council meeting. Resolution 32188, A RESOLUTION designating the monthly President Pro Tem of the City Council of The City of Seattle for 202
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed. Motion carries. Verified · official minutes
Motion by Joy Hollingsworth
Mover: Hollingsworth (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
adopt the introduction referral calendar as amended
How they voted
the introduction referral calendar is adopted as amended Unverified
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
carried, to adopt the Consent Calendar.
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
Agenda item consent · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion was made by Council President Hollingsworth and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 32188.
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 1 · background & details
Motion by Joy Hollingsworth
file_number normalized 32188 -> 'Res 32188' for matching Mover: Hollingsworth (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion was made by Council President Hollingsworth and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 32189.
How they voted
Nine in favor? None opposed. Motion carries. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 2 · background & details
Motion by Joy Hollingsworth
file_number normalized 32189 -> 'Res 32189' for matching Mover: Hollingsworth (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion was made by Council President Hollingsworth and duly seconded, to amend Resolution 32190, by changing the memberships as follows: by deleting Councilmember Juarez as a member of the Puget Sound Regional Council Growth Management Policy Board, and inserting Councilmember Rivera as a member of the Puget Sound Regional Council Growth Management Policy Board; deleting Councilmember Juarez as th
How they voted
The motion carries, the resolution is adopted Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 3 · background & details
Motion by Joy Hollingsworth
file_number normalized 32190 -> 'Res 32190' for matching Mover: Hollingsworth (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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