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Seattle City Council minutes — March 10, 2026: unanimous adoption of consent items; moratorium on detention centers approved
SeattleMar 10, 20263 min read
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Council met March 10, 2026; adopted the Introduction & Referral Calendar and meeting agenda, approved the Consent Calendar (including claims payment ordinance and City Light easement ordinances), confirmed four reappointments to the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, and passed a moratorium on applications for detention centers. A corrected Women’s History Month proclamation was signed and an executive session on litigation was held.
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- Adopted the Introduction & Referral Calendar by unanimous consent.
- Approved the meeting agenda by unanimous consent.
- Approved the Consent Calendar, including adoption of Minutes (Min 558, March 3, 2026).
- Passed CB 121175 appropriating money to pay claims for the week of Feb 23–27, 2026.
- Passed CB 121169 accepting 61 easements for electrical distribution for the City Light Department.
- Passed CB 121170 accepting 150 easements for electrical distribution for the City Light Department.
- Confirmed reappointments to the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee: Appt 03444 (Summer Hepburn), Appt 03445 (Todd Toshio Snider), Appt 03446 (Jeffrey G. Berry), Appt 03447 (Michiko Starks).
- Passed CB 121174 adopting a moratorium on filing, accepting, processing, or approving applications for establishment, expansion, or change of use for detention centers; added a definition for detention centers, amended SMC Section 23.84A.008, approved a work plan, declared an emergency, and established immediate effective date.
- Council President and members signed a corrected proclamation declaring March 2026 as Women’s History Month in Seattle.
- Council convened an executive session to discuss pending, potential, or actual litigation (closed session).
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City Council
Mar 10, 2026, 12:00 AMCouncil Chamber, City Hall
600 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104scheduled
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- PRESENTATIONS
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
- March 10, 2026
- APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
- Journal:
- March 3, 2026
- Bills:
- AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of February 23, 2026, through February 27, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- PARKS AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE:
- AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; accepting sixty-one easements for electrical distribution rights in King County, Washington; placing said easements under the jurisdiction of the City Light Department; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; accepting one hundred and fifty easements for electrical distribution in King County, Washington; placing said easements under the jurisdiction of the City Light Department; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- Appointments:
- PARKS AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE:
- Reappointment of Summer Hepburn as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2026.
- Reappointment of Todd Toshio Snider as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term December 31, 2026.
- Reappointment of Jeffrey G. Berry as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
- Reappointment of Michiko Starks as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term to December 31, 2027.
- COMMITTEE REPORTS
- CITY COUNCIL:
- AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; adopting a moratorium on the filing, acceptance, processing, or approval of applications for the establishment, expansion, or change of use for detention centers; adding a definition for detention centers; amending Section 23.84A.008 of the Seattle Municipal Code; approving a work plan; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
- ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
- ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
- OTHER BUSINESS
- EXECUTIVE SESSION*
- ADJOURNMENT
- _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on March 17, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council
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