City Council, April 7, 2026
Approves Surplus and sale of City Light property to Snohomish County (Council Bill 121183), 7-0
How this board votes
The City Council approved 100% of 100 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Alexis Rinck (10 of 195 recorded votes).
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The Seattle City Council held its April 7, 2026 meeting, whose principal substantive action was passing Council Bill 121-177 (unanimous, 7-0) authorizing the mayor to execute a comprehensive settlement agreement to relicense the Skagit River hydroelectric project before FERC, an…
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle, WA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Collective Bargaining Agreement with UA Local 32 (Council Bill 121189)
Council Bill 121189 authorizes a collective bargaining agreement between the city and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 32, for a three-year period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, covering 153 employees in five departments. Passed 7-0.
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Meeting Summary
The Seattle City Council held its April 7, 2026 meeting, whose principal substantive action was passing Council Bill 121-177 (unanimous, 7-0) authorizing the mayor to execute a comprehensive settlement agreement to relicense the Skagit River hydroelectric project before FERC, an…
Key Decisions (5)
Collective Bargaining Agreement with UA Local 32 (Council Bill 121189)
Resolution 32196 adopting Statements of Legislative Intent
Resolution 32188 affirming Seattle's readiness for an NBA team
Skagit River Hydroelectric Project Relicensing Settlement (Council Bill 121177)
Surplus and sale of City Light property to Snohomish County (Council Bill 121183)
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Multiple longstanding Mount Baker/Rainier Valley businesses (Neutral Fish, Borrachini's Bakery)…
Infrastructure
Labor and advocates are pushing for a November ballot Seattle…
Housing Demand
Mayor Wilson has an ambitious goal to build 500 shelter…
Sentiment
Business owners and residents repeatedly cited open-air drug dealing, encampments,…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, and 7 members of the public.
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