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Council rejects move to shift referral of CB 12933 to comp‑plan committee
Summary
After a lengthy floor debate about procedure and committee jurisdiction, the Seattle City Council voted 5–3 to keep Council Bill 12933 in the Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee rather than sending it to the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan.
Council members voted down an amendment that would have changed the committee referral for Council Bill 12933, an economic development and land‑use measure. Council Member Strauss moved to amend the introduction and referral calendar to send the bill to the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan; the motion failed 5–3.
Strauss said he was offering the amendment “not to critique the substance of the bill, but to protect the council's process,” arguing the measure deserved time in a committee focused on comprehensive‑plan issues. Council President Sarah Nelson and members of the Governance, Accountability and…
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