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Committee approves midyear supplemental and grant acceptances covering emergency housing, city facilities and state grants
Summary
The Select Budget Committee approved midyear supplemental appropriations and several grant acceptances, including state and federal awards for housing, diversion services and Seattle Center projects, and added minor supplemental adjustments to city operating budgets.
The committee approved midyear supplemental appropriations and accepted multiple grants totaling several million dollars across departments, forwarding both ordinances to full council.
What the action covers: The supplemental budget (Council Bill 121031) includes targeted midyear changes to departmental budgets and capital projects. Items of note in the ordinance and the companion grant-acceptance measure (Council Bill 121030) include: - State funds to Seattle Center (approx. $4 million) for Memorial Stadium work; - State funding to Human Services for Washington Cares program operations and other grants (several million dollars), along with appropriation of seven positions to administer some awards; - State Criminal Justice Training Commission grant (approx. $2.5 million) to support criminal diversion services for people experiencing homelessness; - Grants for I‑5 corridor engagement and planning work and other smaller awards.
The supplemental ordinance also includes operating adjustments such as a reallocation to fund a drug-diversion program and capital adjustments at Seattle Center and drainage/wastewater to support stadium and infrastructure projects.
Votes and procedure: Committee members moved and seconded both the grant-acceptance and the midyear supplemental budget items and voted to recommend them to full council for final passage. Several members said the items are routine midyear housekeeping and grant execution steps; others requested continued oversight of program implementation and outcomes.
Next steps: Both measures are scheduled for final action at the full council meeting in early August. Departments awarded grants were asked to complete required acceptance documentation and to coordinate with budget staff for appropriation closeouts and program reporting.
