Seattle Council Briefing Minutes — May 4, 2026
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Meeting started 2:03 p.m.; Council President Joy Hollingsworth presided. April 27, 2026 minutes were approved. Information Item Inf 2819 (City Council Agenda) was heard. The Council convened in closed Executive Session(s) on pending/potential/actual litigation at 2:51 p.m.; the session concluded at 3:26 p.m. Meeting adjourned 3:26 p.m.
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- Approved Council Briefing Minutes from April 27, 2026 (Inf 2818).
- Heard Information Item Inf 2819 (City Council Agenda).
- Convened Executive Session(s) to discuss pending, potential, or actual litigation at 2:51 p.m.; Executive Session concluded at 3:26 p.m.
- Adjourned meeting at 3:26 p.m.
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Council Briefing
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Agenda
- Approval of the Minutes
- President's Report
- Signing of Letters and Proclamations
- Preview of City Council Actions, Council and Regional Committees
- Executive Session I on Pending, Potential, or Actual Litigation*
- *Executive Sessions are closed to the public
- Executive Session II on Pending, Potential, or Actual Litigation*
- Council Briefing Minutes (2026)
- City Council Agenda (2026)
- Agenda Item
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