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Seattle City Council held a Council Briefing on May 18, 2026; the May 4, 2026 briefing minutes were approved and an information item on the City Council agenda (Inf 2819) was heard. Meeting ran from 2:02 p.m. to 3:19 p.m.
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This was a routine Council Briefing where members approved the previous briefing's minutes and reviewed an information item about the upcoming City Council agenda. The meeting record does not show any new laws or budget votes—no substantive policy actions are recorded. If you wanted to comment, the Council’s meeting materials note that only written public comment was accepted for this briefing.
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