Seattle City Council (Feb 17, 2026) — Mayor delivers State of the City; council passes ordinances on immigration data-sharing, utilities, water supply, and watershed herbicide use
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The Council convened Feb. 17, 2026. Mayor Katie B. Wilson delivered the 2026 State of the City (Clerk File 314547), which the Council accepted and filed. By unanimous consent the Introduction & Referral Calendar, meeting agenda, and Consent Calendar were adopted. The Council passed several ordinances: CB 121162 (payment of claims), CB 121158 (prohibiting City provision of nonpublic personal information for use in civil immigration enforcement), CB 121155 (partial transfer of Seattle Public Utilities’ Bitter Lake Reservoir property to SDOT for street/sidewalk use), CB 121160 (authorize participation in the regional Water Supply Forum to coordinate drinking water supply issues in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties), and CB 121161 (allow limited application of herbicide imazapyr in the Cedar River Municipal Watershed to treat invasive knotweed). The meeting included public comment from numerous speakers and an executive session on litigation; adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
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- Accepted and filed Clerk File 314547: Mayor Katie B. Wilson's 2026 State of the City address.
- Adopted the Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC 511) by unanimous consent.
- Adopted the meeting agenda by unanimous consent.
- Approved the Consent Calendar, including Min 555 (Feb. 10, 2026) and CB 121162 (ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims).
- Passed CB 121158 prohibiting City provision of nonpublic personal information for use in civil immigration enforcement (added Sec. 4.18.016; amended Sec. 4.18.015; repealed Sec. 4.18.010).
- Passed CB 121155 transferring partial jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities’ Bitter Lake Reservoir property to the Seattle Department of Transportation and designating the property for street and sidewalk purposes.
- Passed CB 121160 authorizing Seattle Public Utilities to enter an interlocal agreement to participate in the regional Water Supply Forum to coordinate drinking water supply issues in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties.
- Passed CB 121161 amending Cedar River Municipal Watershed Secondary Use Policies to allow limited application of the herbicide imazapyr to treat invasive knotweed.
- Concluded an executive session on pending, potential, or actual litigation (announced at 3:46 p.m.; concluded at 5:00 p.m.) and adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
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Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- PRESENTATIONS
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
- February 17, 2026
- APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
- Journal:
- February 10, 2026
- Bills:
- AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of February 2, 2026, through February 6, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- COMMITTEE REPORTS
- CITY COUNCIL:
- State of the City address delivered by Mayor Katie B. Wilson on February 17, 2026.
- PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:
- AN ORDINANCE relating to information sharing for enforcement of civil immigration laws; prohibiting City provision of nonpublicly available personal information for use in civil immigration enforcement; clarifying the City’s position on immigration enforcement being a federal matter; making technical corrections; adding a new Section 4.18.016 to the Seattle Municipal Code; amending Section 4.18.015 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Section 4.18.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
- GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:
- AN ORDINANCE relating to the Bitter Lake Reservoir Replacement Project; transferring partial jurisdiction of a portion of Seattle Public Utilities’ Bitter Lake Reservoir property to the Seattle Department of Transportation, situated in a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 19, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian, and Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 3, Allendale; designating the property for street and sidewalk purposes; and laying it off as right-of-way.
- AN ORDINANCE authorizing the General Manager and CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an interlocal agreement to participate in the regional Water Supply Forum to coordinate and collaborate on current and future regional drinking water supply issues in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- AN ORDINANCE relating to the Cedar River Municipal Watershed; amending the Secondary Use Policies, adopted by Ordinance 114632, to provide for the limited application of the herbicide imazapyr to treat invasive knotweed species; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
- ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
- OTHER BUSINESS
- EXECUTIVE SESSION*
- Agenda Item
- ADJOURNMENT
- _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on February 24, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council
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