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Jean Godden
Former councilmember · 2012–2015
Total in available record · LegisRate points
97.92015–2026 records · source checked Oct 8, 2026
36 sponsored measures adopted in the available record.
Service: 2012–2015. Coverage is limited to 2015–2026.
How scoring worksOverview and record
Background and tenure
Former councilmember · recorded terms: 2012–2015. The legislative record shown here covers 2015–2026.
Jean Godden is a former Seattle City Councilmember who served Position 1 from 2004 to 2016. Before entering elected office, she was a columnist and editor at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and The Seattle Times. She studied journalism at the University of Washington and was active in Seattle schools, neighborhood organizations, and civic groups.
Godden represented Position 1 from 2004 to 2016. Her tenure drew on her background as a newspaper columnist and included work on schools, neighborhoods, transportation, and other civic issues.
Background summary adapted from Wikipedia; it is separate from the LegisRate record and score.
Full available record · 2015–2026
Activity record
36 sponsored measures adopted; present or late in 50 of 50 Full Council attendance records.
Outcome, voting, and attendance describe the record; they do not add to or subtract from the LegisRate score.
0 opposed · 0 abstained
50 of 50 records
Sponsorship record25 prime · 6 co-sponsor · 5 unranked · 36 early-recorded
Record details Outcome, voting, attendance, and sponsorship context
Only the latest recorded legislative vote per matter is used; a missing structured tally is not counted as an absence.
Separate public records · non-scoring context
Financial information
Campaign contributions show money given to a campaign. Personal disclosure filings list reported income, investments and financial interests, often in broad ranges. These records do not estimate personal wealth or establish donor influence.
Campaign contributions
Reviewed2015 Council District 4
Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Donor list ranks reported donor names by direct private cash and in-kind contributions, net of audited corrections. Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and independent expenditures are separate.
Top 20 reported donor names · 50 names including ties
Equal amounts share a rank; names are alphabetical within a tie. The list includes ties at the cutoff.
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · A. Michael Adams $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Alyssa Petrie $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Ann Wyckoff $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · B. Gerald Johnson $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Barbara Ferris $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Bruce Lorig $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Bruce Nordstrom $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Catherine Mayer $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Clayton Lewis $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Consumer Fireworks Safety Assn. PAC $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · David Syre $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Donald E. Kern $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Eli Lilly and Company $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · George Petrie $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · James Raisbeck $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Jeannie Nordstrom $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Jeff Godden $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Joan S. Watjen $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · John A. Goodman $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Jon A. Shirley $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
Show 30 more names, including every tie at the cutoff
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Josephine Hotson $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Kathrine Beck $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Linda Larson $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Marjory Barbee $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Martin Selig $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Mary Odermat $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Maryanne Tagney-Jones $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Nancy S. Nordhoff $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · National Women's Political Caucus Campaign Fund $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Patricia Raikes $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Phil Fujii $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Republic Services Inc. $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · RHA PAC $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Robert B Strong $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Robert B. Burkheimer $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Sabey Corporation $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Sandy Hotson $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Seattle Firefighters VPAF $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · SEIU Healthcare 1199NW $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Shawn Goodman $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Sherry Raisbeck $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Sigfred Haugland $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Suzanne Hittman $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · The Seattle Mariners $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Thomas L. McQuaid Jr. $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Valerie Orlosky $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Victor Odermat $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Vulcan Inc. $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · Walter Ferris $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
- Tied rank 1 (50 names) · William Barbee $700.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
Names are grouped only by official contributor ID. Similar names, households and employers are not combined based on assumptions.
Campaign funding breakdown
- Candidate self-financing$2,200.00
- Miscellaneous receipts$20.00
- Direct private cash and in-kind, net of audited corrections$101,568.34
- Unitemized contributions$640.00
Sources and coverage
Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.
One election cycle; primary and general are combined. This is not a lifetime total.
Contributor names follow public campaign filing IDs; reported names are not inferred identities.
Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and other receipts are separate from the donor ranking.
Independent expenditures are outside the candidate donor list.
This is a dated snapshot; later filings or amendments can change amounts.
Independent expenditures are not included in this donor list; this does not mean none were reported. Separate from direct candidate donors; deferred in this pilot. Check the separate SEEC record
Personal financial disclosure
Filing copy unavailableLatest indexed PDC statement received 2015-03-24 covers 2014-01-01 through 2014-12-31; its official link requires an agency records request. Actual statement unavailable under this no-request audit; index dates do not support financial-content claims. No newer indexed filing found in the bounded verified-person query. This historical gap is not a none finding.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Washington PDC Personal Financial Affairs (F-1) · official filing index
Indexed reporting year 2014 · Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 · received Mar 24, 2015
No financial values are shown here.
Sources and coverage
Latest indexed PDC statement received 2015-03-24 covers 2014-01-01 through 2014-12-31; its official link requires an agency records request. Actual statement unavailable under this no-request audit; index dates do not support financial-content claims. No newer indexed filing found in the bounded verified-person query. This historical gap is not a none finding.
No actual personal financial statement was reviewed. Index identity and dates are not evidence of income, assets, liabilities, ownership, compliance, conflict or net worth.
No financial-content rows, contacts, addresses, signatures or family information are retained from inaccessible filings.
Indexed-only access gap; no request, credentials, access bypass or substitute financial claim.
Latest index record may predate later Seattle service; no newer record is inferred from that service.
PDC indexed filing: request-only actual copy · checked Oct 12, 2026: Latest indexed PDC statement received 2015-03-24 covers 2014-01-01 through 2014-12-31; its official link requires an agency records request. Actual statement unavailable under this no-request audit; index dates do not support financial-content claims. No newer indexed filing found in the bounded verified-person query. This historical gap is not a none finding. Source
SEEC separate local F-1 statements · checked Oct 12, 2026: SEEC directs readers to contact its office for statement copies. No request made. Source
What the work concerns
Policy-area mix
Environment, Climate & Parks accounts for the largest share of points in the full 2015–2026 record: 59.6 points (60.9%).
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Environment, Climate & Parks
59.6 points · 60.9%Arts, Culture & Community
13.7 points · 14.0%Labor & City Workforce
12.0 points · 12.3%Land Use & Development
8.7 points · 8.9%Health & Human Services
1.7 points · 1.8%Housing & Homelessness
1.1 points · 1.1%Other smaller areas
1.1 points · 1.2%Individual areas below 1% are grouped here only so the chart stays readable.
- Economy & Small Business0.4 points · 0.4%
- Civil Rights & Democracy0.4 points · 0.4%
- Public Safety & Justice0.3 points · 0.4%
By year
Annual work
In 2015, 36 sponsored measures were adopted, contributing 97.9 points.
Full annual history · 2015–2026. Points use the measure’s introduction year.
| Year | Points | Sponsored measures adopted |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.9 | 36 |
| Total in available record | 97.9 | 36 |
Year-by-year participation and sponsorship details
| Year | Points | Passed | Pass rate | Original | Co-sponsored | Opposed | Abstained | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.9 | 36 | 100.0 | 36 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Total in available record | 97.9 | 36 | 100.0 | 36 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
Rates are shown only when the relevant official record exists. Vote and attendance measures describe participation; they do not affect points.
Council roles
Committees & positions
12 committee assignments available for recorded service.
- ChairCommittee on Central Waterfront, Seawall, and Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program
- Vice ChairFinance and Culture Committee
- ChairParks, Seattle Center, Libraries, and Gender Pay Equity Committee
- AlternateEducation and Governance Committee
- MemberTown Hall Committee
- MemberTransportation Committee
- MemberSelect Budget Committee
- CouncilmemberSelect Committee on Housing Affordability
- MemberSelect Committee on Parks Funding
- MemberSelect Committee on Preschool for All
- MemberSelect Committee on Transportation Funding
- MemberSelect Committee on Utility Strategic Planning
Point-by-point audit
Contributing bills
36 adopted measures contribute to the full 2015–2026 total. Bills are listed by credited points.
Open filtered explorerAdding a new Chapter 4.27 to the Seattle Municipal Code to provide a Paid Parental Leave Benefit to eligible city employees.CB 118356 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Labor & City Workforce +6.0 pts
Official titleAn ORDINANCE relating to City employment; adding a new Chapter 4.27 to the Seattle Municipal Code to provide a Paid Parental Leave Benefit to eligible city employees; amending Seattle Municipal Code Subsection 4.20.055 to provide the Paid Parental Leave benefit to eligible temporary workers; and establishing other conditions of implementing the new benefit.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $1,350,000. Durability 2: the measure creates a lasting regulatory, charter, or voter-approved structure. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 2, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Director of the Office of the Waterfront to enter into a development agreement to distribute $34 million in bond proceeds….CB 118339 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Land Use & Development +5.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority; authorizing the Director of the Office of the Waterfront to enter into a development agreement to distribute $34 million in bond proceeds and to convey certain real property located at 1901 Western Avenue, Seattle, Washington to the Authority for the development of a mixed-used project with public parking, low-income housing, public open space, retail and commercial space; authorizing the acceptance of an easement from the Authority on that property; and authorizing the Director of the Office of the Waterfront and the Housing Director to execute documents and take other actions in connection with this project.
Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $34,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Approves the Seattle Aquarium Society’s Master Plan for the purpose of allowing the advancement of the design of a potential on land….Res 31603 · Resolution (Res) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +5.0 pts
Official titleA RESOLUTION relating to the Office of the Waterfront and the Department of Parks and Recreation; approving the Seattle Aquarium Society’s Master Plan for the purpose of allowing the advancement of the design of a potential on land Aquarium expansion, so that sufficient information is available for environmental review, and directing the Office and the Department to coordinate environmental review of the Aquarium expansion with the Seattle Aquarium Society.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $45,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the acceptance of a donation of real property in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood from the Housing Authority of the City of….CB 118320 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation and the City Light Department; authorizing the acceptance of a donation of real property in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood from the Housing Authority of the City of Seattle for open space, park, and recreation purposes; declaring certain real property rights surplus to the needs of the City Light Department; authorizing the partial release of a City Light easement that affects property in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood, including the property to be donated; reallocating funding from the Acquisition Category Inflation Adjustment to the Opportunity Fund Category of the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy; increasing appropriations to the Department of Parks and Recreation in the 2015 Adopted Budget; amending the 2015-2020 Adopted Capital Improvement Program; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.
Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $3,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes execution of an agreement with Seattle School District providing for the exchange of City-owned property at Garfield Playfield for District-owned property….CB 118321 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing execution of an agreement with Seattle School District providing for the exchange of City-owned property at Garfield Playfield for District-owned property adjacent to the Rainier Beach Community Center; authorizing execution, acceptance and recording of Quitclaim Deeds and easements necessary for the development of the properties; authorizing execution of a lease for the Garfield Teen Life Center within Garfield High School; superseding Ordinance 118477, which adopted Initiative 42, for the purposes of this ordinance; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.
Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $920,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Mayor to amend the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of Seattle and King County authorized by City of Seattle….CB 118357 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to King County Conservation Futures Levy proceeds; authorizing the Mayor to amend the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of Seattle and King County authorized by City of Seattle Ordinance 114978; and authorizing the deposit of 2012 supplemental allocations, 2013 supplemental allocations, and 2014 allocations from King County Conservation Futures Levy proceeds into the City of Seattle’s 2008 Parks Levy Fund.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $5,261,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the acceptance of monetary donations from the Seattle Parks Foundation, Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm, and Seattle Tilth to support….CB 118387 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Opportunity Fund category of the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy; authorizing the acceptance of monetary donations from the Seattle Parks Foundation, Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm, and Seattle Tilth to support the existing Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands Improvements project (K730153); increasing appropriations to the Department of Parks and Recreation in the 2015 Adopted Budget; and amending the 2015-2020 Adopted Capital Improvement Program; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $2,644,840. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the acquisition of real property commonly known as 8118 Greenwood Avenue North.CB 118392 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the acquisition of real property commonly known as 8118 Greenwood Avenue North; authorizing acceptance and recording of the deed for open space, park, and recreation purposes; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $5,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to sign a lease with Sprint Communications Company L.P. for continuing use of subsurface fiber-optic….CB 118434 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to sign a lease with Sprint Communications Company L.P. for continuing use of subsurface fiber-optic cable installed in the Burke-Gilman Trail.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $6,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Mayor to amend the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of Seattle and King County authorized by City of Seattle….CB 118489 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to King County Conservation Futures Levy proceeds; authorizing the Mayor to amend the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of Seattle and King County authorized by City of Seattle Ordinance 114978; and authorizing the deposit of 2015 allocations from King County Conservation Futures Levy proceeds into the City of Seattle’s 2008 Parks Levy Fund.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $5,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Related to the appropriations for Seattle Center.CB 118490 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Arts, Culture & Community +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE related to the appropriations for Seattle Center; amending Ordinance 124648, which adopted the 2015 Budget; amending Ordinance 124349, which adopted the 2014 Budget; lifting a proviso; and changing appropriations within the Seattle Center Department.
Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $1,914,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the acquisition of real property commonly known as 3650 34th Avenue South.CB 118493 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the acquisition of real property commonly known as 3650 34th Avenue South; and authorizing acceptance and recording of the deed for open space, park, and recreation purposes.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $2,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter into a lease agreement with Boyer Children’s Clinic to occupy and use a….CB 118515 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +4.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter into a lease agreement with Boyer Children’s Clinic to occupy and use a portion of Building 11 at Warren G. Magnuson Park for a children’s clinic and related general office purposes.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $1,884,873. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Seattle Center Director to execute an agreement with The Vera Project for presentation of an all-ages music and art program….CB 118386 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Arts, Culture & Community +3.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE authorizing the Seattle Center Director to execute an agreement with The Vera Project for presentation of an all-ages music and art program during 2015 and 2016; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $75,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to execute and accept from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources on behalf of….CB 118414 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Land Use & Development +3.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to execute and accept from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources on behalf of the City of Seattle a Waterway Permit for Waterway 3 and a Waterway Permit for a portion of Waterway 4, both in Lake Union Park.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes execution of an agreement with Festivals, Inc. for the presentation of the annual Bite of Seattle® Festival at Seattle Center in….CB 118408 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Arts, Culture & Community +3.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Center Department; authorizing execution of an agreement with Festivals, Inc. for the presentation of the annual Bite of Seattle® Festival at Seattle Center in 2015, 2016, and 2017; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.
Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $231,782. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Supports Executive Order 2015-02: Workforce Equity Initiative, which addresses gender and race/ethnic wage equity for City employees.Res 31588 · Resolution (Res) · 2015 · Labor & City Workforce +3.0 pts
Official titleA RESOLUTION supporting Executive Order 2015-02: Workforce Equity Initiative, which addresses gender and race/ethnic wage equity for City employees; and requesting the development of metrics and reporting processes to track the achievement of objectives listed in the Executive Order.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Seattle Center Director to execute a second amendment to the ground lease.CB 118459 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Arts, Culture & Community +3.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the ground lease between The City of Seattle and Experience Music Project authorized under Ordinance 118336; authorizing the Seattle Center Director to execute a second amendment to the ground lease.
Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $500,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to execute, for and on behalf of the City, a concession agreement granting Fifth Avenue….CB 118487 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +3.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to execute, for and on behalf of the City, a concession agreement granting Fifth Avenue Sports, LLC d/b/a Green Lake Boathouse the right to operate a concession providing boat rental service, and retail and food sales at the Department’s facility at Green Lake Park.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $69,677. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes applications for grant funding assistance to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for Youth Athletics Facilities projects as provided in….Res 31610 · Resolution (Res) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +3.0 pts
Official titleA RESOLUTION relating to the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing applications for grant funding assistance to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for Youth Athletics Facilities projects as provided in WAC 286 and subsequent legislative action.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $250,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the execution of an Agreement for Activation and Programming of Westlake Park and Occidental Square Park.CB 118478 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +3.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the execution of an Agreement for Activation and Programming of Westlake Park and Occidental Square Park; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $60,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to acquire, through negotiation or condemnation, land and other necessary property rights commonly known as….CB 118500 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +3.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to acquire, through negotiation or condemnation, land and other necessary property rights commonly known as portions of 12754 and13002 NE Riviera Place for open space, park, and recreation purposes, and to execute, accept, and record deeds and convenient documents and agreements deemed by the Superintendent to be necessary to this transaction on behalf of the City; placing conveyed real property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Superintendent of the Department of Parks and Recreation to acquire by negotiation certain land and other necessary property rights, commonly….CB 118509 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +3.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of the Department of Parks and Recreation to acquire by negotiation certain land and other necessary property rights, commonly known as the northwest corner of 14th Avenue NE and NE 65th Street, for open space, park, and recreation purposes, and to execute, accept, and record the deed and instruments deemed by the Superintendent to be necessary; authorizing the Seattle City Attorney to commence condemnation proceedings; placing the acquired real property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation and designating the property for open spaces, parks, and recreational purposes; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Authorizes the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter into a lease agreement with Oiselle Running Inc. to occupy and use a….CB 118488 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +3.0 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter into a lease agreement with Oiselle Running Inc. to occupy and use a portion of Building 11 at Warren G. Magnuson Park for general office purposes.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $758,138. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Re-affirming the City’s commitment to gender pay equity and expressing the City’s intent to join 100% Talent, a regional Gender Pay Equity….Res 31636 · Resolution (Res) · 2015 · Labor & City Workforce +3.0 pts
Official titleA RESOLUTION re-affirming the City’s commitment to gender pay equity and expressing the City’s intent to join 100% Talent, a regional Gender Pay Equity Initiative, as a founding member, and to help implement the Initiative as a means to strengthen gender pay equity in Seattle and the region.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $25,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Affirming the City of Seattle’s support of Planned Parenthood and recognizing its vital role in providing health care.Res 31624 · Resolution (Res) · 2015 · Health & Human Services +0.8 pts
Official titleA RESOLUTION affirming the City of Seattle’s support of Planned Parenthood and recognizing its vital role in providing health care.
Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal plan, study, request, or policy statement. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [0, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
DON Historic Preservation process improvements.SLI 19-1-A-1-2015 · Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) · 2015 · Land Use & Development +0.7 pts
Official titleDON Historic Preservation process improvements
Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal report, study, analysis, or plan request. Fiscal 0: the SLI does not itself appropriate or authorize the background program amounts it discusses. Durability 0: the request calls for a one-time report, study, analysis, or plan. Institutional scope 1: one department or city office is principally responsible for the requested work.
Factors [0, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Analysis and report by HSD on the impact of major funding shift for agencies working with older adults and people with disabilities.SLI 118-1-A-1-2015 · Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) · 2015 · Health & Human Services +0.7 pts
Official titleAnalysis and report by HSD on the impact of major funding shift for agencies working with older adults and people with disabilities
Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal report, study, analysis, or plan request. Fiscal 0: the SLI does not itself appropriate or authorize the background program amounts it discusses. Durability 0: the request calls for a one-time report, study, analysis, or plan. Institutional scope 1: one department or city office is principally responsible for the requested work.
Factors [0, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
DON programs and Council Districts.SLI 18-2-A-1-2015 · Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) · 2015 · Arts, Culture & Community +0.7 pts
Official titleDON programs and Council Districts
Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal report, study, analysis, or plan request. Fiscal 0: the SLI does not itself appropriate or authorize the background program amounts it discusses. Durability 0: the request calls for a one-time report, study, analysis, or plan. Institutional scope 1: one department or city office is principally responsible for the requested work.
Factors [0, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
DPD report to Council on (1) potential fee increases for the RRIO program to support an inspection auditing program and (2) a….SLI 25-2-A-2-2015 · Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) · 2015 · Housing & Homelessness +0.7 pts
Official titleDPD report to Council on (1) potential fee increases for the RRIO program to support an inspection auditing program and (2) a data collection plan on the value of repairs resulting from RRIO.
Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal report, study, analysis, or plan request. Fiscal 0: the SLI does not itself appropriate or authorize the background program amounts it discusses. Durability 0: the request calls for a one-time report, study, analysis, or plan. Institutional scope 1: one department or city office is principally responsible for the requested work.
Factors [0, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Regarding certification of The City of Seattle as a Bee City.Res 31582 · Resolution (Res) · 2015 · Environment, Climate & Parks +0.6 pts
Official titleA RESOLUTION regarding certification of The City of Seattle as a Bee City.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Related to imposing a tax on engaging in the business of making retail sales of firearms and ammunition.CB 118437 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Economy & Small Business +0.4 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE related to imposing a tax on engaging in the business of making retail sales of firearms and ammunition; amending Sections 5.30.010, 5.30.060, 5.55.010, 5.55.040, 5.55.060, 5.55.150, 5.55.165, 5.55.220, and 5.55.230 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding a new Chapter 5.50 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $177,000,000. Durability 2: the measure creates a lasting regulatory, charter, or voter-approved structure. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 2, 2, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Expressing regret for the anti-Chinese legislation passed by the Washington Territory and previous Seattle City Councils, recognizing the past and continuing contributions….Res 31605 · Resolution (Res) · 2015 · Civil Rights & Democracy +0.4 pts
Official titleA RESOLUTION expressing regret for the anti-Chinese legislation passed by the Washington Territory and previous Seattle City Councils, recognizing the past and continuing contributions of the Chinese to Seattle and reaffirming the City’s commitment to the civil rights of all people.
Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal plan, study, request, or policy statement. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [0, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Supports efforts by the State Legislature to allow local governments to propose ordinances that significantly increase the supply of rent restricted units….Res 31620 · Resolution (Res) · 2015 · Housing & Homelessness +0.4 pts
Official titleA RESOLUTION supporting efforts by the State Legislature to allow local governments to propose ordinances that significantly increase the supply of rent restricted units and that protect tenants from sudden and dramatic rent increases, without causing a negative impact on the quality or quantity of housing supply, by modifying or repealing RCW 35.21.830.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $2,015. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Requiring the reporting of lost and stolen firearms.CB 118436 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Public Safety & Justice +0.3 pts
Official titleAN ORDINANCE requiring the reporting of lost and stolen firearms; and creating a new Chapter 10.78 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $181,000,000. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.
Factors [1, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional
Requests the Executive identify policy direction, steps forward and sources of funding for a viable, privately operated childcare facility on the City's….SLI 76-2-A-2-2015 · Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) · 2015 · Health & Human Services +0.3 pts
Official titleRequesting the Executive identify policy direction, steps forward and sources of funding for a viable, privately operated childcare facility on the City's downtown Civic Center campus
Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal report, study, analysis, or plan request. Fiscal 0: the SLI does not itself appropriate or authorize the background program amounts it discusses. Durability 0: the request calls for a one-time report, study, analysis, or plan. Institutional scope 1: one department or city office is principally responsible for the requested work.
Factors [0, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional