City Council 8/18/2026

Seattle City Council · August 18, 2026

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Call to order and roll call

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Council President Joy Hollingsworth called the meeting to order and the clerk called the roll; five councilmembers (Kettle, Lin, Rinck, Rivera and President Hollingsworth) were present, establishing a quorum.

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Seattle City Council held its August 18, 2026 meeting, opened with a proclamation honoring long-serving Department of Neighborhoods employee Ellen Ruth, heard multiple public commenters on Lake Washington Boulevard closures and public-safety concerns, adopted consent calendar items including a digital accessibility resolution and two landmark designations, and recessed until Sept. 4.

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