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Seattle City Council adopts public-safety ordinance, privacy resolution, and surplus-property sale; confirms multiple appointments

SeattleMar 17, 20263 min read

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At its March 17, 2026 meeting the Seattle City Council adopted an ordinance restricting civil immigration enforcement staging on City-owned property (CB 121164), adopted an amended resolution reaffirming data and privacy protections and requesting departmental reviews of data collection (Res 32194), passed an ordinance authorizing surplusing and sale of a Seattle Public Utilities parcel (CB 121166), approved the consent calendar including an appropriation bill for weekly claims (CB 121178), and confirmed several appointments to local commissions.

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Passed CB 121164 (Public Safety Committee): ordinance prohibiting civil immigration enforcement staging on all real property that is City-owned and controlled; adds new Chapter 14.125 to the Seattle Municipal Code (passed as amended).
Adopted Res 32194 (Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes) as amended: reaffirms data and privacy protections for people accessing City programs and services; requests Executive and departments review departmental data collection practices to align with Seattle’s Privacy Principles and requests Seattle Municipal Court review data collection and sharing practices (including attention to data shared with Criminal Justice Information Services).
Passed CB 121166 (Governance and Utilities Committee): declares Seattle Public Utilities real property identified as King County Parcel Number 1623049405 (South 138th St) surplus and authorizes sale to King County Water District 125.
Adopted the Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC 515) and approved the March 10, 2026 minutes.
Approved Consent Calendar including CB 121178: ordinance appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of March 2–6, 2026.
Confirmed multiple appointments on the Consent Calendar, including Carlin Llorente to Burke-Gilman Place Public Development Authority Governing Council; reappointments of Avery Barnes, Yoon Kang-O’Higgins, Yolanda L. Spencer, Linda Chavez-Lowry, Diana Garcia, Ricky Graboski, and Megan Kiskaddon to the Seattle Arts Commission; and appointment of Michael Gaston to the Seattle Film Commission.

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