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Standing Council Committees:
Titles, Memberships, Meeting Times, and Duties
The duties of the standing committees are to deliberate and make recommendations
on following legislative matters:
Built Environment
Meeting Days: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
Meeting Time: 9:30 a.m.
Legislative Matters:
Chair: Sally J. Clark
Vice-Chair: Tim Burgess
Member: Sally Bagshaw
Alternate: Tom Rasmussen
Committee Staff: David Yeaworth
Contact us at: (206) 684-8802
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Energy, Technology, & Civil Rights
Meeting Days: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Meeting Time: 2 p.m.
Legislative Matters:
- Seattle City Light, including but not limited to City Light finances, energy utility rates, resource matters, regional matters, air pollution regulations, environmental policies and initiatives, alternative energy sources, and waterway cleanup
- City information technology planning, implementation, and organization, cable telecommunications services and planning, broadband telecommunications planning and implementation, Seattle Channel, seattle.gov, and citizen technology literacy and access
- Civil rights issues
- The Customer Service Bureau
Chair: Bruce A. Harrell
Vice-Chair: Richard Conlin
Member: Nick Licata
Alternate: Mike O’Brien
Committee Staff: Jennifer L. Samuels
Contact us at: (206) 684-8804
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Finance & Budget
Meeting Days: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
Meeting Time: 9:30 a.m.
Legislative Matters:
- The financial management and policies of the City and its agents, including the biennial operating and capital budgets, levies, taxes, revenue, audits, and judgments and claims against the City
- Oversight of the City’s public works construction projects except as otherwise specified
- The City’s fleets, facilities, and other administrative functions
- Personnel issues, including labor-management relations, collective bargaining agreements, and other issues related to salary rates, hours and other conditions of employment
- The City Employees’ Retirement System
Chair: Jean Godden
Vice-Chair: Nick Licata
Member: Mike O’Brien
Alternate: Richard Conlin
Committee Staff: Monica Ghosh
Contact us at: (206) 684-8807
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Housing, Human Services, Health, & Culture
Meeting Days: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
Meeting Time: 2 p.m.
Legislative Matters:
Chair: Nick Licata
Vice-Chair: Sally J. Clark
Member: Tom Rasmussen
Alternate: Sally Bagshaw
Committee Staff: Lisa Herbold
Contact us at: (206) 684-8803
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Parks & Seattle Center
Meeting Days: 1st and 3rd Thursdays
Meeting Time: 9:30 a.m.
Legislative Matters:
Chair: Sally Bagshaw
Vice-Chair: Tom Rasmussen
Member: Bruce A. Harrell
Alternate: Jean Godden
Committee Staff: Philip Roewe
Contact us at: (206) 684-8801
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Public Safety & Education
Meeting Days: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Meeting Time: 9:30 a.m.
Legislative Matters:
Chair: Tim Burgess
Vice-Chair: Sally Bagshaw
Member: Sally J. Clark
Alternate: Bruce A. Harrell
Committee Staff: Betsy Graef
Contact us at: (206) 684-8806
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Regional Development & Sustainability
Meeting Days: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
Meeting Time: 2 p.m.
Legislative Matters:
- Sustainability and the Office of Sustainability and Environment
- The City’s energy and environmental policies, stewardship, conservation programs, and initiatives
- Economic development policies and programs
- The Seattle Public Library; to emergency preparedness, management and response
- Regional, state, federal and other governmental matters including charter review, Office of Intergovernmental Relations, and rules of the City Council
- Open government, including transparency of City Council decision-making, citizens’ access to public documents, and improved communication between the Council and citizens about potential Council actions
Chair: Richard Conlin
Vice-Chair: Mike O’Brien
Member: Jean Godden
Alternate: Tim Burgess
Committee Staff: Phyllis Shulman
Contact us at: (206) 684-8805
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Seattle Public Utilities & Neighborhoods
Meeting Days: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Meeting Time: 2 p.m.
Legislative Matters:
- Water, drainage, wastewater and solid waste services provided by Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), including SPU environmental services and utility rates, regional water resources and endangered species recovery plans
- Neighborhoods, including neighborhood plan updates and implementation
Chair: Mike O’Brien
Vice-Chair: Bruce A. Harrell
Member: Richard Conlin
Alternate: Nick Licata
Committee Staff: Esther Handy
Contact us at: (206) 684-8800
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Transportation
Meeting Days: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Meeting Time: 9:30 a.m.
Legislative Matters:
Chair: Tom Rasmussen
Vice-Chair: Jean Godden
Member: Tim Burgess & Nick Licata
Alternate: Sally J. Clark & Bruce A. Harrelll
Committee Staff: Ann Corbitt
Contact us at: (206) 684-8808
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