City Council, February 17, 2026
Approves Council Bill 121160 - regional water supply forum interlocal agreement, 8-0
How this board votes
The City Council approved 100% of 96 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Alexis Rinck (10 of 190 recorded votes).
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This Seattle City Council meeting contained no commercial or private-development land-use business; the substantive votes were on municipal utility and immigration-policy ordinances.
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle, WA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Council Bill 121158 - immigration information-sharing restrictions
Ordinance codifying the state Keep Washington Working Act into the Seattle Municipal Code, prohibiting city law enforcement and all city employees from sharing non-publicly available personal information for civil immigration enforcement absent a warrant or legal obligation. Passed 8-0 (Kettle excused).
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Meeting Summary
This Seattle City Council meeting contained no commercial or private-development land-use business; the substantive votes were on municipal utility and immigration-policy ordinances.
Key Decisions (4)
Council Bill 121158 - immigration information-sharing restrictions
Council Bill 121155 - Bitter Lake Reservoir land transfer to SDOT
Council Bill 121160 - regional water supply forum interlocal agreement
Council Bill 121161 - Cedar River Watershed herbicide use
Market Signals (3)
Sentiment
Strong and repeated public opposition to city surveillance infrastructure (flock/CCTV…
Infrastructure
Seattle is actively investing in pedestrian infrastructure (Bitter Lake sidewalk…
Housing Demand
Mayor Wilson's affordability agenda prioritizes building more homes of all…
Who Spoke (39)
On the record: the chair, the mayor, 3 councilmembers, and 28 members of the public.
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