1 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:20,387 >>> GOOD AFTERNOON, GLAD 2 00:00:20,387 --> 00:00:24,824 EVERYBODY IS HERE . WELCOME , 3 00:00:24,824 --> 00:00:26,726 TODAY IS JUNE 17th. THIS IS THE 4 00:00:26,726 --> 00:00:29,829 MEETING OF PARKS AND CITY LIGHT. 5 00:00:29,829 --> 00:00:34,401 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 6 00:00:34,401 --> 00:00:41,641 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 7 00:00:41,641 --> 00:00:47,614 >>> FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILMAN 8 00:00:47,614 --> 00:00:52,218 RIVERA IS EXCUSED. LET'S GO TO 9 00:00:52,218 --> 00:00:56,189 THE AGENDA. IF NO OBJECTION, THE 10 00:00:56,189 --> 00:00:59,292 AGENDA IS ADOPTED. I WILL HAVE A 11 00:00:59,292 --> 00:01:01,861 RATHER LENGTHY CHAIR REPORT, WE 12 00:01:01,861 --> 00:01:08,635 HAVE A RATHER LENGTHY REPORT . I 13 00:01:08,635 --> 00:01:10,069 WANT TO SET FOR MY COLLEAGUES AN 14 00:01:10,069 --> 00:01:11,104 OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE 15 00:01:11,104 --> 00:01:12,472 HEADING. THERE WILL BE A REGULAR 16 00:01:12,472 --> 00:01:13,106 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE 17 00:01:13,106 --> 00:01:14,507 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND ONE 18 00:01:14,507 --> 00:01:18,178 REGARDING RESOLUTION 32206, THE 19 00:01:18,178 --> 00:01:21,281 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT INTEGRATED 20 00:01:21,281 --> 00:01:22,482 RESOURCE PLAN, WHICH IS ITEM 21 00:01:22,482 --> 00:01:23,883 NUMBER ONE. COMMENTS SHOULD BE 22 00:01:23,883 --> 00:01:29,088 RELATED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S 23 00:01:29,088 --> 00:01:30,757 AGENDA, TO BE RELATED TO THE 24 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:32,725 FIRST ITEM IN THE PUBLIC 25 00:01:32,725 --> 00:01:33,860 HEARING, THERE ARE TWO 26 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:40,700 RESOLUTIONS, FOR -- FOUR 27 00:01:40,700 --> 00:01:41,201 APPOINTMENTS, AND FOUR 28 00:01:41,201 --> 00:01:41,835 ORDINANCES. THE FIRST ITEM ON 29 00:01:41,835 --> 00:01:42,936 THE AGENDA IS A RESOLUTION THAT 30 00:01:42,936 --> 00:01:44,237 APPROVES SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 2026 31 00:01:44,237 --> 00:01:45,638 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN, WHICH 32 00:01:45,638 --> 00:01:50,910 WE CALL THE IRP , THIS IS THE 33 00:01:50,910 --> 00:01:52,011 SECOND TIME YOU WILL BE HEARING 34 00:01:52,011 --> 00:02:00,086 ABOUT THE IRP OVER THE NEXT 20 35 00:02:00,086 --> 00:02:00,720 YEARS. THE IRP IS REPUBLISHED 36 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,155 EVERY FOUR YEARS WITH PROGRESS 37 00:02:02,155 --> 00:02:02,755 REPORTS DUE EVERY TWO YEARS, 38 00:02:02,755 --> 00:02:07,060 AFTER EACH FULL RIP -- IRP, 39 00:02:07,060 --> 00:02:10,897 ADDRESSING CUSTOMER NEEDS, POWER 40 00:02:10,897 --> 00:02:11,498 SUPPLY, AND TECHNOLOGIES, AND 41 00:02:11,498 --> 00:02:15,268 COSTS . THIS PRESENTATION IS 42 00:02:15,268 --> 00:02:16,469 SEVEN SLIDES AND WILL BE 43 00:02:16,469 --> 00:02:22,876 PRESENTED BY ROB SANTOFF, 44 00:02:22,876 --> 00:02:24,878 SIOBHAN DOHERTY, KATHRYN EWING , 45 00:02:24,878 --> 00:02:34,687 REBECCA KLEIN, NATALIE RANDALL, 46 00:02:34,687 --> 00:02:35,755 AND OF COURSE, ERIC McCONAGHY 47 00:02:35,755 --> 00:02:36,990 FROM OUR CENTRAL STAFF. THOSE 48 00:02:36,990 --> 00:02:37,557 PRESENTERS CHANGE, YOU CAN 49 00:02:37,557 --> 00:02:38,124 INTRODUCE YOURSELVES . THE 50 00:02:38,124 --> 00:02:41,227 SECOND ITEM IS AN ORDINANCE, 51 00:02:41,227 --> 00:02:44,731 THAT IS COUNCIL BILL 121228, 52 00:02:44,731 --> 00:02:45,832 AUTHORIZING A FIVE-YEAR 53 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:47,934 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, MOAA, 54 00:02:47,934 --> 00:02:49,702 WITH WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ON 55 00:02:49,702 --> 00:02:53,072 PEER 48 AND THE SEATTLE TERMINAL 56 00:02:53,072 --> 00:02:55,375 ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT. THAT 57 00:02:55,375 --> 00:03:01,915 INCLUDES THE COLMAN DOCK AND 58 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:05,418 PIER 52 . WE WILL BE TAKING A 59 00:03:05,418 --> 00:03:08,688 VOTE TODAY, THEIR PRESENTATION 60 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:14,961 IS NINE SLIDES, ITEM NUMBER 61 00:03:14,961 --> 00:03:16,162 THREE THROUGH SIX, FOUR 62 00:03:16,162 --> 00:03:18,464 APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF 63 00:03:18,464 --> 00:03:21,901 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 64 00:03:21,901 --> 00:03:22,969 FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS. WE WILL 65 00:03:22,969 --> 00:03:24,637 HEAR FROM A REPRESENTATIVE FROM 66 00:03:24,637 --> 00:03:25,205 EACH OF THE APPOINTEES. MY 67 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:26,172 UNDERSTANDING IS THAT 68 00:03:26,172 --> 00:03:27,307 APPOINTMENT ONE WILL BE A 69 00:03:27,307 --> 00:03:31,811 MAYORAL APPOINTMENT , BRADLEY 70 00:03:31,811 --> 00:03:38,251 KAHN , REBECCA RASCH , PHILLIP 71 00:03:38,251 --> 00:03:43,223 MENG, AND JAMES WILLIAMS . THIS 72 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:44,157 PRESENTATION WILL BE PRESENTED 73 00:03:44,157 --> 00:03:46,559 BY MICHELE FINNEGAN, THE 74 00:03:46,559 --> 00:03:55,768 INTERIM DIRECTOR. THE SEVENTH 75 00:03:55,768 --> 00:03:56,402 ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN 76 00:03:56,402 --> 00:03:57,604 ORDINANCE, COUNCIL BILL 121229, 77 00:03:57,604 --> 00:03:58,738 AUTHORIZING THE ENTRY INTO 78 00:03:58,738 --> 00:04:01,007 AMENDMENT 6, WHO WROTE THAT 79 00:04:01,007 --> 00:04:05,411 WRONG? AMENDMENT SIX , TO THE 80 00:04:05,411 --> 00:04:08,414 CONSERVATION FUTURES INTERLOCAL 81 00:04:08,414 --> 00:04:09,782 COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN 82 00:04:09,782 --> 00:04:14,253 KING COUNTY AND THE CITY OF 83 00:04:14,253 --> 00:04:15,488 SEATTLE FOR OPEN SPACE 84 00:04:15,488 --> 00:04:16,356 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. AND MOST 85 00:04:16,356 --> 00:04:21,327 NOTABLY, IT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED, 86 00:04:21,327 --> 00:04:23,896 THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN A VERY 87 00:04:23,896 --> 00:04:30,536 NICE DISTRICT MAP. THIS ALLOWS 88 00:04:30,536 --> 00:04:31,904 THE CITY TO ACCEPT MONEY FROM 89 00:04:31,904 --> 00:04:33,273 KING COUNTY TO PAY FOR 90 00:04:33,273 --> 00:04:33,873 PROPERTIES THAT HAVE ALREADY 91 00:04:33,873 --> 00:04:34,440 BEEN PURCHASED OR WILL BE 92 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:35,608 PURCHASED SOON. THE PRESENTATION 93 00:04:35,608 --> 00:04:36,843 CONSISTS OF EIGHT SLIDES AND 94 00:04:36,843 --> 00:04:37,844 THEY WILL AGAIN BE PRESENTED BY 95 00:04:37,844 --> 00:04:42,148 MICHELE FINNEGAN , LISE WARD, 96 00:04:42,148 --> 00:04:50,023 AND OUR OWN TRACI RATZLIF. THE 97 00:04:50,023 --> 00:04:50,923 EIGHTH ITEM IS COUNTABLE 121230 98 00:04:50,923 --> 00:04:51,758 THAT WOULD ESTABLISH AUTHORITY 99 00:04:51,758 --> 00:04:53,459 FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND REC TO 100 00:04:53,459 --> 00:04:55,561 ACQUIRE THE PARCEL OF DELRIDGE 101 00:04:55,561 --> 00:04:56,462 NATIVE FOREST AT FAIR MARKET 102 00:04:56,462 --> 00:05:00,466 VALUE. DELL RIDGE, ITEMS SEVEN 103 00:05:00,466 --> 00:05:03,036 AND EIGHT , AND THE SAME FOLKS 104 00:05:03,036 --> 00:05:05,605 FROM PARKS THAT I WROTE A LITTLE 105 00:05:05,605 --> 00:05:09,876 OFF -- RATTLED OFF. I WILL SAY 106 00:05:09,876 --> 00:05:16,816 IT VERY BRIEFLY AND WE WILL HAVE 107 00:05:16,816 --> 00:05:17,383 THE PRESENTERS GO INTO MORE 108 00:05:17,383 --> 00:05:18,785 DETAIL, ITEM 9 IS RESOLUTION 109 00:05:18,785 --> 00:05:21,087 32210, AND ITEM 10 IS COUNTABLE 110 00:05:21,087 --> 00:05:22,955 121231, REGARDING THE NEW RETAIL 111 00:05:22,955 --> 00:05:30,830 RATE. CITY LIGHT, 2027 THROUGH 112 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:31,464 32 STRATEGIC RESOLUTION PLAN AND 113 00:05:31,464 --> 00:05:34,534 NEW RETAIL RATES ORDINANCE, 114 00:05:34,534 --> 00:05:35,535 THESE ITEMS WILL BE PRESENTED 115 00:05:35,535 --> 00:05:37,003 TOGETHER AS THE RESOLUTION FORMS 116 00:05:37,003 --> 00:05:41,107 THE ORDINANCE. THE RATE 117 00:05:41,107 --> 00:05:42,208 ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES NEW RETAIL 118 00:05:42,208 --> 00:05:43,309 RATE SCHEDULES, A NEW CUSTOMER 119 00:05:43,309 --> 00:05:44,577 CLASS, AND CONDITIONS FOR DATA 120 00:05:44,577 --> 00:05:51,851 CENTERS THAT MODIFY ELIGIBILITY 121 00:05:51,851 --> 00:05:53,553 FOR RATE ASSISTANCE, AND EXPANDS 122 00:05:53,553 --> 00:05:54,721 THE RATE STABILIZATION ACCOUNT 123 00:05:54,721 --> 00:05:57,824 MECHANISM. AGAIN, THAT IS 124 00:05:57,824 --> 00:06:04,797 COUNCIL BILL 1213 -- 121231, WE 125 00:06:04,797 --> 00:06:06,165 WILL BE HEARING THESE TWO PIECES 126 00:06:06,165 --> 00:06:07,367 OF LEGISLATION ACROSS THREE 127 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:09,535 COUNCIL MEETINGS, DUE TO THE 128 00:06:09,535 --> 00:06:10,603 SIZE OF THE LEGISLATION. THE 129 00:06:10,603 --> 00:06:12,171 RESOLUTION WILL BE HEARD TODAY 130 00:06:12,171 --> 00:06:13,906 AND VOTED ON, JULY 1st. THE 131 00:06:13,906 --> 00:06:15,141 RATES ORDINANCE WILL BE HEARD 132 00:06:15,141 --> 00:06:20,413 TODAY. JULY, TODAY. LET'S SEE, 133 00:06:20,413 --> 00:06:21,447 THE RATES ORDINANCE WILL BE 134 00:06:21,447 --> 00:06:25,351 HEARD TODAY, JULY 1st, VOTED ON 135 00:06:25,351 --> 00:06:27,086 JULY 15th, MY APOLOGIES. I HAVE 136 00:06:27,086 --> 00:06:31,157 JUNE , JUNE 17th IS TODAY, RATE 137 00:06:31,157 --> 00:06:35,795 ORDINANCE, JULY 1st , THEN WE 138 00:06:35,795 --> 00:06:39,665 WILL VOTE AGAIN, IN COMMITTEE, 139 00:06:39,665 --> 00:06:41,234 JULY 15th, IT WILL GO TO FULL 140 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:46,005 COUNCIL, HOPEFULLY -- IS IT MY 141 00:06:46,005 --> 00:06:49,642 BIRTHDAY? THE 22nd? FULL 142 00:06:49,642 --> 00:06:54,046 COUNCIL, AFTER THE 15th. JULY 143 00:06:54,046 --> 00:07:01,454 21st. IT WILL BE A HIGH LEVEL 144 00:07:01,454 --> 00:07:02,155 PRESENTATION. I ASK MY 145 00:07:02,155 --> 00:07:03,689 COLLEAGUES, PLEASE RESERVE YOUR 146 00:07:03,689 --> 00:07:07,960 QUESTIONS TO LET THEM GET 147 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:08,561 THROUGH THE HIGH-LEVEL 148 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:09,629 POWERPOINT AND WE WILL BE 149 00:07:09,629 --> 00:07:10,596 SUBMITTING WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO 150 00:07:10,596 --> 00:07:13,933 SEATTLE CITY LATE -- LIGHT, FOR 151 00:07:13,933 --> 00:07:15,201 A DETAILED RESPONSE, ALONG WITH 152 00:07:15,201 --> 00:07:20,273 AN IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION JULY 153 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:21,040 1st WHERE MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE 154 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:21,974 TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. 155 00:07:21,974 --> 00:07:23,442 THIS PRESENTATION IS 23 SLIDES 156 00:07:23,442 --> 00:07:26,612 AND PRESENTED AGAIN, BY ROB 157 00:07:26,612 --> 00:07:34,687 SANTOFF , AND LEO LAM , AND OF 158 00:07:34,687 --> 00:07:36,022 COURSE, ERIC McCONAGHY. ITEMS 159 00:07:36,022 --> 00:07:41,828 ONE THROUGH EIGHT, DID I MISS 160 00:07:41,828 --> 00:07:43,729 ANYTHING? ARE WE GOOD? SO WE 161 00:07:43,729 --> 00:07:46,532 WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT, 162 00:07:46,532 --> 00:07:48,234 WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID , WE 163 00:07:48,234 --> 00:07:53,272 HAVE PEOPLE ONLINE, TELL ME HOW 164 00:07:53,272 --> 00:07:54,907 MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE ONLINE. 165 00:07:54,907 --> 00:08:00,746 >> WE HAVE TWO SIGNED UP FOR IN 166 00:08:00,746 --> 00:08:01,881 PERSON AND THREE ONLINE. 167 00:08:01,881 --> 00:08:06,018 >> OKAY , FIVE IN TOTAL. LET'S 168 00:08:06,018 --> 00:08:09,188 START WITH THOSE WHO ARE HERE , 169 00:08:09,188 --> 00:08:10,890 DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THIS, OR 170 00:08:10,890 --> 00:08:13,159 DO YOU WANT? TWO MINUTES , COME 171 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:16,762 UP HERE . 172 00:08:16,762 --> 00:08:18,831 >> IN PERSON? 173 00:08:18,831 --> 00:08:21,567 >> TWO PEOPLE. 174 00:08:21,567 --> 00:08:24,270 >> THE FIRST IN-PERSON IS GOING 175 00:08:24,270 --> 00:08:27,440 TO BE ANDERS , FOLLOWED BY 176 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:31,611 JAMIE. 177 00:08:31,611 --> 00:08:37,817 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD COVER 178 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:39,685 FOR BOTH OF US, MY NAME IS 179 00:08:39,685 --> 00:08:40,753 ANDERS HANNAH SPURRED , WITH 180 00:08:40,753 --> 00:08:44,624 WASHINGTON STATE VARIES, ON 181 00:08:44,624 --> 00:08:45,925 BEHALF OF OUR STATE SECRETARY 182 00:08:45,925 --> 00:08:49,729 AND DEPUTY AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR 183 00:08:49,729 --> 00:08:54,400 . WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOA , 184 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:58,638 TO PROVIDE POWER FOR OUR 185 00:08:58,638 --> 00:09:00,039 ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT AT 186 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:05,411 COLMAN DOCK. THIS IS A PROJECT 187 00:09:05,411 --> 00:09:06,746 THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS, 188 00:09:06,746 --> 00:09:07,780 PARTNERING WITH SEATTLE CITY 189 00:09:07,780 --> 00:09:12,451 LIGHT. OUR BUSIEST TERMINAL , 190 00:09:12,451 --> 00:09:13,920 ALMOST HALF OF OUR RIDERSHIP 191 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:18,891 GOES TO COLMAN DOCK EACH YEAR 192 00:09:18,891 --> 00:09:20,359 AND IT IS PART OF A PROGRAM TO 193 00:09:20,359 --> 00:09:22,128 BUILD NEW FAIRIES TO 194 00:09:22,128 --> 00:09:24,530 RECAPITALIZE ON THE AGING FLEET, 195 00:09:24,530 --> 00:09:28,000 WE WILL HAVE THE PLUG-IN TO 196 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:29,669 CHARGE AT THE PIER, THAT IS THE 197 00:09:29,669 --> 00:09:34,674 PROJECT, WE HAVE APPRECIATED THE 198 00:09:34,674 --> 00:09:36,709 PARTNERSHIP TO GET TO THIS POINT 199 00:09:36,709 --> 00:09:38,678 AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING 200 00:09:38,678 --> 00:09:43,349 INTO THE EXECUTION PHASE OF THIS 201 00:09:43,349 --> 00:09:44,550 AMBITIOUS PROJECT. WE ARE GOING 202 00:09:44,550 --> 00:09:46,452 TO RELEASE AN RFP IN JULY TO DO 203 00:09:46,452 --> 00:09:49,555 THE DESIGN BUILD FOR THE PROJECT 204 00:09:49,555 --> 00:09:50,590 AT COLMAN DOCK. WE APPRECIATE 205 00:09:50,590 --> 00:09:51,824 EVERYONE THIS SUPPORT, REGARDING 206 00:09:51,824 --> 00:09:57,430 THE LAST ITEM, THE LARGE-LOAD 207 00:09:57,430 --> 00:09:58,831 USER PROPOSAL, OUR PROGRAM 208 00:09:58,831 --> 00:10:00,132 DIRECTOR HAD SENT A LETTER OF 209 00:10:00,132 --> 00:10:01,267 CONCERN TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 210 00:10:01,267 --> 00:10:02,335 EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN WE HAD 211 00:10:02,335 --> 00:10:03,769 CONCERNS THAT WE WOULD BE 212 00:10:03,769 --> 00:10:04,570 GROUPED TOGETHER WITH OTHER 213 00:10:04,570 --> 00:10:07,940 PRIVATE LARGE-LOAD USERS LIKE 214 00:10:07,940 --> 00:10:10,242 DATA CENTERS, PUBLIC ENTITY 215 00:10:10,242 --> 00:10:11,277 PROVIDING A PUBLIC SERVICE , AND 216 00:10:11,277 --> 00:10:21,821 A FIXED LOCATION, WE WERE HAPPY 217 00:10:21,988 --> 00:10:23,222 TO HEAR THE RECENT UPDATE TO 218 00:10:23,222 --> 00:10:24,156 THAT PROPOSAL MADE THE 219 00:10:24,156 --> 00:10:24,890 DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO AND 220 00:10:24,890 --> 00:10:25,825 I BELIEVE NOW, THE CURRENT 221 00:10:25,825 --> 00:10:27,059 PROPOSAL IS FOCUSED MORE ON A 222 00:10:27,059 --> 00:10:29,128 DATA CENTER LARGE LOAD USER, OUR 223 00:10:29,128 --> 00:10:31,530 PARTNERSHIP IN THAT REGARD. 224 00:10:31,530 --> 00:10:32,665 >> WHAT IS YOUR NAME? 225 00:10:32,665 --> 00:10:39,005 >> ANDERS. 226 00:10:39,005 --> 00:10:39,939 >> WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES, YOU 227 00:10:39,939 --> 00:10:41,707 HAVE A GREAT POWERPOINT, THANK 228 00:10:41,707 --> 00:10:41,907 YOU. 229 00:10:41,907 --> 00:10:42,208 >> THANKS. 230 00:10:42,208 --> 00:10:48,114 >> AND IT WAS FOR BOTH OF YOU? 231 00:10:48,114 --> 00:10:51,517 YOU ARE GOOD? WAS HE THE SECOND 232 00:10:51,517 --> 00:10:54,320 GUY? I DON'T KNOW WHO IS 233 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,023 GETTING UP . 234 00:10:57,023 --> 00:10:59,425 >> WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES , 235 00:10:59,425 --> 00:11:01,293 WELL REPRESENTED TODAY, GOOD 236 00:11:01,293 --> 00:11:01,594 JOB, GUYS. 237 00:11:01,594 --> 00:11:07,767 >> YVONNE , CAROLINE, DAVID , 238 00:11:07,767 --> 00:11:09,135 WHEN YOU HEAR THAT YOU HAVE BEEN 239 00:11:09,135 --> 00:11:15,508 UNMUTED, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. 240 00:11:15,508 --> 00:11:20,513 YVONNE? IF YOU CAN, PRESS STAR 241 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:23,249 SIX. 242 00:11:23,249 --> 00:11:29,388 >> HELLO . CAN YOU HEAR ME? OH , 243 00:11:29,388 --> 00:11:31,123 THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM 244 00:11:31,123 --> 00:11:35,928 YVONNE GRIFFIN , I AM COMMENTING 245 00:11:35,928 --> 00:11:41,600 ON COUNCIL BILL DELL RIDGE 246 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:45,738 NATIVE FOREST AUTHORITY . NOT 247 00:11:45,738 --> 00:11:53,212 BECAUSE OF HOW IT IS STRUCTURED 248 00:11:53,212 --> 00:11:54,080 AND WHAT IS ALLOWED. AT ITS 249 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,315 CORE, IT GRANTS BROAD AUTHORITY 250 00:11:56,315 --> 00:12:00,720 . THE PUBLIC , AND THIS COUNCIL 251 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,988 , TO SUPPORT DECISIONS ABOUT 252 00:12:02,988 --> 00:12:04,457 CLEARLY DEFINING THE COST OR 253 00:12:04,457 --> 00:12:09,095 LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS . IT IS A 254 00:12:09,095 --> 00:12:10,329 FUNDAMENTAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED . 255 00:12:10,329 --> 00:12:14,333 THE BILL DOES NOT REQUIRE 256 00:12:14,333 --> 00:12:15,401 ADEQUATE TRANSPARENCY , HOW 257 00:12:15,401 --> 00:12:17,970 THOSE ACQUISITIONS WILL BE 258 00:12:17,970 --> 00:12:22,041 PRIORITIZED OR HOW PUBLIC FUNDS 259 00:12:22,041 --> 00:12:26,078 WILL BE ALLOCATED. MEANINGFUL 260 00:12:26,078 --> 00:12:29,548 OVERSIGHT , AND THE ABILITY FOR 261 00:12:29,548 --> 00:12:35,888 COMMUNITY INPUT . SIMULTANEOUSLY 262 00:12:35,888 --> 00:12:39,558 REDUCING ACCOUNTABILITY, WE ALL 263 00:12:39,558 --> 00:12:43,863 SHARE THE SAME GOAL , SUPPORTING 264 00:12:43,863 --> 00:12:48,567 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, BOTH 265 00:12:48,567 --> 00:12:50,936 ARE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES. I AM 266 00:12:50,936 --> 00:12:54,406 SORRY, GOOD POLICY REQUIRES 267 00:12:54,406 --> 00:12:58,577 CLARITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND 268 00:12:58,577 --> 00:12:59,845 ACCOUNTABILITY. WITHOUT THOSE 269 00:12:59,845 --> 00:13:02,248 ELEMENTS, WE RISK A PRECEDENT 270 00:13:02,248 --> 00:13:07,620 WHERE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS ARE 271 00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:08,354 MADE WITHOUT SCRUTINY. EQUALITY, 272 00:13:08,354 --> 00:13:10,122 EQUALLY IMPORTANT , THIS DOES 273 00:13:10,122 --> 00:13:16,662 NOT ADDRESS THE SURROUNDING 274 00:13:16,662 --> 00:13:19,098 COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY WHEN IT 275 00:13:19,098 --> 00:13:22,001 COMES TO LONG-TERM USE. THESE 276 00:13:22,001 --> 00:13:22,635 ARE NOT SECONDARY CONSIDERATIONS 277 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:24,303 [ INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND 278 00:13:24,303 --> 00:13:27,740 NOISE ] . THIS IS NOT A QUESTION 279 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:32,111 OF HOW , BUT HOW DO WE DO SO 280 00:13:32,111 --> 00:13:37,583 THOUGHTFULLY? 281 00:13:37,583 --> 00:13:40,152 >> THE NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER WILL 282 00:13:40,152 --> 00:13:43,656 BE CAROLINE, FOLLOWED BY -- 283 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:50,863 >> WHAT IS HER NAME? CAROLINE? 284 00:13:50,863 --> 00:13:53,232 >> HI, YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME? 285 00:13:53,232 --> 00:13:58,871 YEAH. MY NAME IS CAROLYN AND I 286 00:13:58,871 --> 00:14:00,206 AM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM 287 00:14:00,206 --> 00:14:02,741 DIRECTOR AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF 288 00:14:02,741 --> 00:14:09,582 COUNCIL BILL 121230, FOR MORE 289 00:14:09,582 --> 00:14:11,784 THAN A DECADE WE HAVE BEEN 290 00:14:11,784 --> 00:14:16,121 TAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 291 00:14:16,121 --> 00:14:17,122 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONNECT 292 00:14:17,122 --> 00:14:18,357 WITH THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, WE 293 00:14:18,357 --> 00:14:22,795 HAVE PARTNERED WITH HOSTING 294 00:14:22,795 --> 00:14:30,002 ON-SITE , TO FOSTER STEWARDSHIP 295 00:14:30,002 --> 00:14:31,737 . THE TRANSFORMATION OF THIS 296 00:14:31,737 --> 00:14:34,607 AREA HAS BEEN REMARKABLE, 297 00:14:34,607 --> 00:14:38,210 CREATING A WELCOMING SPACE FOR 298 00:14:38,210 --> 00:14:40,613 PLANTS AND WILDLIFE IN THEIR OWN 299 00:14:40,613 --> 00:14:44,383 IMMUNITY. OFFERING STUDENTS 300 00:14:44,383 --> 00:14:47,686 HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN 301 00:14:47,686 --> 00:14:49,521 ABOUT THE CREEK WATERSHED . 302 00:14:49,521 --> 00:14:52,658 EXPANDING AND PRESERVING THE 303 00:14:52,658 --> 00:14:57,496 BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY. 304 00:14:57,496 --> 00:14:58,264 THANK YOU FOR YOUR 305 00:14:58,264 --> 00:15:00,399 CONSIDERATION. 306 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:04,236 >> THANK YOU, CAROL. 307 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:05,537 >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE 308 00:15:05,537 --> 00:15:10,909 DAVID, FOLLOWED BY LAUREN. 309 00:15:10,909 --> 00:15:15,014 >> DAVID? 310 00:15:15,014 --> 00:15:16,815 >> DAVID, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. 311 00:15:16,815 --> 00:15:20,986 >> I WANT TO POINT OUT, YOU GUYS 312 00:15:20,986 --> 00:15:23,222 GOT A LOT OF ELECTRICITY, THERE 313 00:15:23,222 --> 00:15:29,795 IS A LOSS AND THEN YOU APPLY THE 314 00:15:29,795 --> 00:15:31,964 RUNDOWN REAL ESTATE, A LOT OF IT 315 00:15:31,964 --> 00:15:33,666 GETS WASTED WHETHER IT IS 316 00:15:33,666 --> 00:15:34,967 BECAUSE OF THE DILAPIDATED 317 00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:37,536 CONDITIONS OF THE BUILDING . THE 318 00:15:37,536 --> 00:15:42,007 THING IS, THEY CONSUME SEVEN TO 319 00:15:42,007 --> 00:15:45,411 10 MEGAWATTS, 3000 HOMES 320 00:15:45,411 --> 00:15:48,981 EQUIVALENTS IN ELECTRICITY. THEY 321 00:15:48,981 --> 00:15:51,183 ARE ALLOWED TO EMIT TOXIC 322 00:15:51,183 --> 00:15:56,322 CONDITIONS , WE HAVE A VIRTUE 323 00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:58,324 SIGNALER ABOUT ALL THIS 324 00:15:58,324 --> 00:16:02,061 ELECTRICITY . WE HAVE A REALLY 325 00:16:02,061 --> 00:16:06,966 BAD DEAL , THE BOATS ARE CHARGED 326 00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:12,838 $7.50 PER PASSENGER AND THAT IS 327 00:16:12,838 --> 00:16:15,541 ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THEIR 328 00:16:15,541 --> 00:16:16,542 PAYMENTS TOWARD THE 329 00:16:16,542 --> 00:16:17,876 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THEY USE AND 330 00:16:17,876 --> 00:16:24,216 ABUSE. WE HAVE TO WEIGH THE 331 00:16:24,216 --> 00:16:25,384 PROPERTY TAXES FOR ALL THE 332 00:16:25,384 --> 00:16:26,218 HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 333 00:16:26,218 --> 00:16:27,853 IN DEBTS THAT THE PORT HAS 334 00:16:27,853 --> 00:16:28,921 CREATED WHILE THEY TURN AGAINST 335 00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:29,955 A COMMUNITY THAT WANTS A 336 00:16:29,955 --> 00:16:31,390 STADIUM, COMING FROM THE PORT TO 337 00:16:31,390 --> 00:16:41,633 THE HIGHWAY. THE PORT GETS 338 00:16:41,633 --> 00:16:44,336 ELECTRICITY TO THE CRUISE BOATS 339 00:16:44,336 --> 00:16:47,906 . ARE WE ALLOWED TO , SEEMINGLY 340 00:16:47,906 --> 00:16:52,111 CONTROL THE BENEFIT OF GAINING 341 00:16:52,111 --> 00:16:54,780 ACCESS TO THE POINT, DUMPING 342 00:16:54,780 --> 00:16:58,117 DEBT ONTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY . 343 00:16:58,117 --> 00:17:00,386 THIS IS SOMEWHAT UNFAIR, LIKE 344 00:17:00,386 --> 00:17:05,257 THE SLUSH FUND , DELRIDGE, THAT 345 00:17:05,257 --> 00:17:10,662 IS SUSPECT TO ME. YOU KNOW? 346 00:17:10,662 --> 00:17:12,965 THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF ON THIS 347 00:17:12,965 --> 00:17:16,935 COMMITTEE MEETING BECAUSE THE 348 00:17:16,935 --> 00:17:17,836 COUNCIL HAVE COUNSELED SO MANY 349 00:17:17,836 --> 00:17:19,738 OTHERS. YOU ONLY GIVE US TWO 350 00:17:19,738 --> 00:17:20,339 MINUTES BEFORE YOU START -- 351 00:17:20,339 --> 00:17:22,608 >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LAUREN 352 00:17:22,608 --> 00:17:26,745 REDFIELD. LAUREN IS NOT PRESENT 353 00:17:26,745 --> 00:17:30,082 CURRENTLY. 354 00:17:30,082 --> 00:17:31,650 >> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME 355 00:17:31,650 --> 00:17:40,626 ] LAUREN? DID SHE LEAVE? 356 00:17:40,626 --> 00:17:46,131 >> SHE IS NOT PRESENT . THAT WAS 357 00:17:46,131 --> 00:17:47,466 OUR LAST PUBLIC SPEAKER. 358 00:17:47,466 --> 00:17:50,502 >> SORRY ABOUT THAT, LAUREN, 359 00:17:50,502 --> 00:17:52,838 MAYBE SHE WILL COME BACK? THANK 360 00:17:52,838 --> 00:17:58,177 YOU , THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER, 361 00:17:58,177 --> 00:18:01,547 PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED, WE 362 00:18:01,547 --> 00:18:06,185 WILL PRESIDE -- PROCEED TO ITEMS 363 00:18:06,185 --> 00:18:10,022 OF BUSINESS . MR. CLERK , WILL 364 00:18:10,022 --> 00:18:11,423 YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE 365 00:18:11,423 --> 00:18:21,400 INTO THE RECORD? 366 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:22,901 >> RESOLUTION 32206, A 367 00:18:22,901 --> 00:18:23,569 RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE CITY 368 00:18:23,569 --> 00:18:24,203 LIGHT DEPARTMENT, ACKNOWLEDGING 369 00:18:24,203 --> 00:18:24,703 AND APPROVING THE 2026 370 00:18:24,703 --> 00:18:26,105 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN, 371 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:30,075 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 372 00:18:30,075 --> 00:18:31,410 >> I AM OPENING PUBLIC HEARING 373 00:18:31,410 --> 00:18:33,779 ON RESOLUTION 32206. CLERK , DO 374 00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:34,813 WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER SIGNED UP? 375 00:18:34,813 --> 00:18:41,286 WE MET ON THIS IN THE LAST 376 00:18:41,286 --> 00:18:41,920 MEETING, WE ARE DOING THE SECOND 377 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:43,322 ONE, DO WE HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK 378 00:18:43,322 --> 00:18:47,993 TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON 32206? LET 379 00:18:47,993 --> 00:18:51,296 US HEAR FROM OUR REMOTE SPEAKER. 380 00:18:51,296 --> 00:18:53,866 >> DAVID, YOU WILL HAVE TWO 381 00:18:53,866 --> 00:19:04,409 MINUTES, PRESS STAR SIX. DAVID? 382 00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:14,786 >> IS IT MR. HAYNES? HEY? MR. 383 00:19:14,786 --> 00:19:21,360 HAYNES? 384 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:22,961 >> THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE 385 00:19:22,961 --> 00:19:24,963 INTEGRATED RESOURCE. 386 00:19:24,963 --> 00:19:25,764 >> YES. 387 00:19:25,764 --> 00:19:30,169 >> THE PLAN? YOU KNOW? THERE 388 00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:32,871 REALLY IS A NEED TO ADDRESS THE 389 00:19:32,871 --> 00:19:34,873 FUNCTION WITHIN THE TRANSFER 390 00:19:34,873 --> 00:19:39,878 LINES THAT REQUIRES PURCHASING 391 00:19:39,878 --> 00:19:40,879 MORE ELECTRICITY. WHEN YOU ALLOW 392 00:19:40,879 --> 00:19:49,922 LIKE OTHER PEOPLE TO PLUG-IN AND 393 00:19:49,922 --> 00:19:51,056 THEY DUMP THE DEBT ONTO THE 394 00:19:51,056 --> 00:19:52,558 TAXPAYERS, THERE IS A 395 00:19:52,558 --> 00:19:53,559 SHORTCHANGING THAT TAKES PLACE 396 00:19:53,559 --> 00:19:54,092 WITH THE PEOPLE USING THE 397 00:19:54,092 --> 00:19:54,693 ELECTRICITY, LIKE THE CRUISE 398 00:19:54,693 --> 00:19:56,128 BOATS. IT IS SUSPECT HOW THE 399 00:19:56,128 --> 00:19:56,595 ELECTRIC, HEAVY-DUTY 400 00:19:56,595 --> 00:19:59,231 CARD-CARRYING AREAS. THERE IS 401 00:19:59,231 --> 00:20:07,072 LIKE A GREEDY SIDE TO CITY 402 00:20:07,072 --> 00:20:09,208 LIGHT. GAVE AWAY A BUNCH OF 403 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:14,780 MONEY FOR A TRUCK IN CANON BUT 404 00:20:14,780 --> 00:20:16,582 THEY WANT TO COVER THE COST. WE 405 00:20:16,582 --> 00:20:17,649 STILL HAVE A CONSUMPTION 406 00:20:17,649 --> 00:20:18,717 MALFUNCTION IN ELECTRICITY. ANY 407 00:20:18,717 --> 00:20:23,956 WAY , I THINK THERE WILL BE A 408 00:20:23,956 --> 00:20:26,925 CHANCE TO PERUSE THE AMOUNT OF 409 00:20:26,925 --> 00:20:27,559 THE PRESENTATION BEING OFFERED 410 00:20:27,559 --> 00:20:28,694 TODAY BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE, 411 00:20:28,694 --> 00:20:31,096 WHEN YOU PURCHASE FROM 412 00:20:31,096 --> 00:20:36,835 BONNEVILLE, YOU HAVE TO GET MORE 413 00:20:36,835 --> 00:20:37,803 ELECTRICITY BECAUSE YOU RUN OUT 414 00:20:37,803 --> 00:20:39,204 OF THE ELECTRICITY THAT YOU ARE 415 00:20:39,204 --> 00:20:40,472 TRYING TO GENERATE IN ADVANCE 416 00:20:40,472 --> 00:20:41,640 AND YOU HAVE TO GO TO A 417 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:42,708 DIFFERENT MARKETING AGENCY, 418 00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:47,512 EXTRA AMOUNTS OF MONEY, THERE IS 419 00:20:47,512 --> 00:20:48,880 NO CLARIFICATION ON THAT BUT YOU 420 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,015 WANT TO SUGAR COAT IT WITH 421 00:20:50,015 --> 00:20:52,985 ANOTHER IN GRAYS. IT IS NOT FAIR 422 00:20:52,985 --> 00:20:55,387 IN SEATTLE AND AROUND KING 423 00:20:55,387 --> 00:20:56,021 COUNTY, WE HAVE RUNDOWN PIECES 424 00:20:56,021 --> 00:21:00,158 OF REAL ESTATE WITH THOSE 425 00:21:00,158 --> 00:21:01,093 LOW-QUALITY TRANSFER LINES. WE 426 00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:01,960 GET CHARGED FOR THE ELECTRICITY 427 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:03,195 BUT WE NEVER GET THE FULL 428 00:21:03,195 --> 00:21:04,663 BENEFIT, IT IS THE SAME WITH THE 429 00:21:04,663 --> 00:21:07,566 HIGH WIRES , THAT ARE HIGHER 430 00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:08,700 THAN YOUR BUILDING WINDOWS, 431 00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:14,506 DISTRACTING YOUR VIEW, WE HAVE 432 00:21:14,506 --> 00:21:15,774 THESE LANDLORDS THAT PUT ALL THE 433 00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:16,808 RESTRICTIONS ON THE 434 00:21:16,808 --> 00:21:17,709 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE 435 00:21:17,709 --> 00:21:18,810 TRANSFER LINES IN FREMONT THAT 436 00:21:18,810 --> 00:21:20,512 EXPLODE BECAUSE THEY BUILD UP 437 00:21:20,512 --> 00:21:23,649 TOO MUCH ELECTRICITY AND THEY 438 00:21:23,649 --> 00:21:24,983 NEEDED VIDEOS, THEY GET THIS 439 00:21:24,983 --> 00:21:27,052 BUILD UP PRESSURE AND IT IS A 440 00:21:27,052 --> 00:21:31,490 PERFECT PLACE TO BLOCK OFF THE 441 00:21:31,490 --> 00:21:33,825 ROADS AND HAVE -- 442 00:21:33,825 --> 00:21:35,527 >> WE HAVE NO MORE PUBLIC 443 00:21:35,527 --> 00:21:37,529 SPEAKERS. 444 00:21:37,529 --> 00:21:39,665 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MR. 445 00:21:39,665 --> 00:21:40,966 HAYNES. THAT WAS OUR LAST 446 00:21:40,966 --> 00:21:46,405 SPEAKER, TO SPEAK ON RESOLUTION 447 00:21:46,405 --> 00:21:52,844 32206, PRESENTERS ARE ALREADY AT 448 00:21:52,844 --> 00:21:55,314 THE TABLE AND I WANT YOU TO 449 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:57,516 INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THE 450 00:21:57,516 --> 00:21:58,717 RECORD AND YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR 451 00:21:58,717 --> 00:21:59,718 PRESENTATION, IT IS SEVEN PAGES 452 00:21:59,718 --> 00:22:03,455 LONG. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO MY 453 00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:05,123 COLLEAGUES. 454 00:22:05,123 --> 00:22:09,895 >> ROB SANTOFF, INTERIM CEO AT 455 00:22:09,895 --> 00:22:11,697 CITY LIGHT. 456 00:22:11,697 --> 00:22:16,268 >> KATHRYN EWING, RESEARCH AND 457 00:22:16,268 --> 00:22:20,439 ANALYSIS. 458 00:22:20,439 --> 00:22:21,540 >> REBECCA KLEIN, RESEARCH, 459 00:22:21,540 --> 00:22:22,974 PLANNING, AND ANALYSIS FOR CITY 460 00:22:22,974 --> 00:22:23,208 LIGHT. 461 00:22:23,208 --> 00:22:24,376 >> RESOURCE PLANNING AND 462 00:22:24,376 --> 00:22:27,212 ANALYSIS. 463 00:22:27,212 --> 00:22:28,280 >> SIOBHAN DOHERTY, SUPPLY 464 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:34,219 OFFICER FOR CITY LIGHT. 465 00:22:34,219 --> 00:22:35,320 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE 466 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:36,221 MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR BEING 467 00:22:36,221 --> 00:22:38,390 HERE TODAY AS WE COMPLETE OUR 468 00:22:38,390 --> 00:22:39,558 PRESENTATION, AND YOUR VIEW FOR 469 00:22:39,558 --> 00:22:40,759 THE INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN, 470 00:22:40,759 --> 00:22:44,229 OR THE IRP. MY NAME IS ROB 471 00:22:44,229 --> 00:22:46,932 SANTOFF, INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER 472 00:22:46,932 --> 00:22:47,933 AND CEO AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, 473 00:22:47,933 --> 00:22:51,570 JOIN BY THE POWER SUPPLY AND 474 00:22:51,570 --> 00:22:53,038 RESOURCE TEAM. WE ARE HERE TODAY 475 00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:54,439 TO ANSWER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS 476 00:22:54,439 --> 00:22:55,674 ON THE LONG-TERM PLANNING 477 00:22:55,674 --> 00:22:59,277 DOCUMENT. LOOKING AHEAD 20 YEARS 478 00:22:59,277 --> 00:23:01,613 TO ENSURE THAT WE MEET THE 479 00:23:01,613 --> 00:23:04,950 FUTURE ELECTRICITY NEEDS SAFELY 480 00:23:04,950 --> 00:23:06,618 , AND SUSTAINABLY, AND WITH 481 00:23:06,618 --> 00:23:08,253 THAT, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO RUN 482 00:23:08,253 --> 00:23:09,488 THROUGH THE BRIEF SLIDE DECK. 483 00:23:09,488 --> 00:23:19,064 >> THANKS, ROB. WE TRUNCATED THE 484 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:20,832 SLIDES THAT WE PRESENTED AT THE 485 00:23:20,832 --> 00:23:21,400 LAST MEETING, WE WILL MOVE 486 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,300 QUICKLY THROUGH AND TRY TO GET 487 00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:23,001 THE QUESTIONS AS QUICKLY AS WE 488 00:23:23,001 --> 00:23:25,737 CAN. I HAVE SIOBHAN DOHERTY AND 489 00:23:25,737 --> 00:23:28,406 REBECCA KLEIN, WE ARE READY FOR 490 00:23:28,406 --> 00:23:38,016 YOUR QUESTIONS. REBECCA, KICK 491 00:23:38,016 --> 00:23:39,718 IT OFF AND TALK ABOUT THE NEW 492 00:23:39,718 --> 00:23:40,118 RESOURCES FIRST. 493 00:23:40,118 --> 00:23:40,852 >> OUR 2026 INTEGRATED RESOURCE 494 00:23:40,852 --> 00:23:42,454 PLANS SHOWS A NEED FOR 495 00:23:42,454 --> 00:23:43,054 GENERATING NEW RESOURCES. OUR 496 00:23:43,054 --> 00:23:45,023 KEY MODEL STUDY YEARS ARE ON THE 497 00:23:45,023 --> 00:23:47,726 AXIS AND THE AVERAGE MEGAWATTS 498 00:23:47,726 --> 00:23:49,528 OF THE PORTFOLIO CREATED BY THE 499 00:23:49,528 --> 00:23:54,733 IRC MODEL SHOWN AS STACKED BARS. 500 00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:57,836 ON TOP OF THAT IS THE FORECASTED 501 00:23:57,836 --> 00:24:02,073 ANNUAL LOAD, SHOWN AS THE SOLID 502 00:24:02,073 --> 00:24:04,242 BACK LINE AND FORECASTED PEAK 503 00:24:04,242 --> 00:24:06,044 LOAD IN MEGAWATTS, SHOWN AS THE 504 00:24:06,044 --> 00:24:11,082 DASHED LINE, IT IS FAR GREATER 505 00:24:11,082 --> 00:24:12,484 THAN THE AVERAGE ANNUAL LOAD BUT 506 00:24:12,484 --> 00:24:14,252 BELOW, THE PROJECTED PEAK LOAD. 507 00:24:14,252 --> 00:24:18,957 THE GENERATION RESOURCES NEED TO 508 00:24:18,957 --> 00:24:20,559 BE ABLE TO RELIABLY MEET THE 509 00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:24,095 PEAK LOAD ON AN HOURLY BASIS 510 00:24:24,095 --> 00:24:25,197 EVEN DURING EXTREME EVENTS AND 511 00:24:25,197 --> 00:24:29,267 THAT MEANS, DURING EXTREME 512 00:24:29,267 --> 00:24:30,535 WEATHER, WHICH IS MOST OF THE 513 00:24:30,535 --> 00:24:31,603 TIME, THERE IS EXTRA GENERATION 514 00:24:31,603 --> 00:24:32,871 AFTER WE HAVE MET THE LOAD, THAT 515 00:24:32,871 --> 00:24:35,173 EXTRA GENERATION IS USUALLY SOLD 516 00:24:35,173 --> 00:24:37,576 ON THE WHOLESALE ENERGY MARKET, 517 00:24:37,576 --> 00:24:39,978 THIS CAN MEET TAKES, ON-DEMAND 518 00:24:39,978 --> 00:24:42,113 RESOURCES, SUCH AS OUR DEMAND 519 00:24:42,113 --> 00:24:51,223 RESPONSE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS 520 00:24:51,223 --> 00:24:52,123 LIMITED ACCESS TO THE MARKET, 521 00:24:52,123 --> 00:24:53,124 THE NEED FOR NEW RESOURCES, 522 00:24:53,124 --> 00:24:54,326 ESPECIALLY FIRM ENERGY IS 523 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:57,829 HEAVILY DRIVEN BY SUSTAINED 524 00:24:57,829 --> 00:24:59,064 PEAKS. FOR THE PRIMARY IRP 525 00:24:59,064 --> 00:25:00,365 ANALYSIS, WE LIMITED SUPPLY 526 00:25:00,365 --> 00:25:01,933 RESOURCES TO WIND, SOLAR , THESE 527 00:25:01,933 --> 00:25:05,837 RESOURCES ARE WEATHER DEPENDENT 528 00:25:05,837 --> 00:25:07,839 AND THERE IS A RISK OF THESE NOT 529 00:25:07,839 --> 00:25:09,541 BEING AVAILABLE WHEN WE NEED 530 00:25:09,541 --> 00:25:11,643 THEM AND IMPACTING OUR ABILITY 531 00:25:11,643 --> 00:25:12,878 TO RELIABLY MEET CUSTOMER NEEDS, 532 00:25:12,878 --> 00:25:18,016 GENERIC ENERGY WAS LAYERED ON 533 00:25:18,016 --> 00:25:18,550 TOP, TO ENSURE THAT OUR 534 00:25:18,550 --> 00:25:19,784 PORTFOLIO CAN RELIABLY MEET THE 535 00:25:19,784 --> 00:25:21,753 LOADS, IN A SEPARATE ANALYSIS, 536 00:25:21,753 --> 00:25:25,056 WE EVALUATED CLEAN RESOURCES 537 00:25:25,056 --> 00:25:29,895 SUCH AS ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL AND 538 00:25:29,895 --> 00:25:30,962 MODULAR TECHNOLOGY MORE IN DEPTH 539 00:25:30,962 --> 00:25:32,063 AS WELL AS ON-DEMAND RESOURCES, 540 00:25:32,063 --> 00:25:35,634 SPECIFICALLY STORAGE. THESE 541 00:25:35,634 --> 00:25:36,902 RESOURCES SHOW SIGNIFICANT VALUE 542 00:25:36,902 --> 00:25:40,305 AND WILL HELP MEET OUR FUTURE 543 00:25:40,305 --> 00:25:41,740 LONG-RANGE EVENTS THAT ARE 544 00:25:41,740 --> 00:25:47,979 BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. SO, HERE 545 00:25:47,979 --> 00:25:48,580 IS A DIFFERENT VIEW OF WHAT 546 00:25:48,580 --> 00:25:51,182 REBECCA JUST WENT OVER, IT SHOWS 547 00:25:51,182 --> 00:25:54,486 THE RESOURCE NEED, IN TEN-YEAR 548 00:25:54,486 --> 00:25:55,820 SEGMENTS, FOR THE FIRST 10 549 00:25:55,820 --> 00:25:57,489 YEARS, THE SUPPLY SIDE IS ABOUT 550 00:25:57,489 --> 00:26:03,795 1700 MEGAWATTS WITH THE SECOND 551 00:26:03,795 --> 00:26:04,963 10 YEARS BEING ABOUT 1900 552 00:26:04,963 --> 00:26:06,464 MEGAWATTS, YOU CAN SEE, IT IS 553 00:26:06,464 --> 00:26:08,700 SPLIT BETWEEN BATTERY AND FIRM 554 00:26:08,700 --> 00:26:10,201 ENERGY, SO THE TOTAL FOR THE 555 00:26:10,201 --> 00:26:12,737 WHOLE STUDY, THE RESOURCE NEEDS 556 00:26:12,737 --> 00:26:18,343 IS ABOUT 3600 MEGAWATTS AND WE 557 00:26:18,343 --> 00:26:20,478 HAVE ANOTHER VIEW ON THE NEXT 558 00:26:20,478 --> 00:26:21,746 SLIDE. THIS COMBINES THE SUPPLY 559 00:26:21,746 --> 00:26:25,584 SIDE , THAT WAS DETAILED IN THE 560 00:26:25,584 --> 00:26:27,385 FIRST TWO SLIDES, WITH OUR 561 00:26:27,385 --> 00:26:30,488 DEMAND SIDE , RESOURCE NEEDS 562 00:26:30,488 --> 00:26:34,659 PRESENTED I GUESS LAST YEAR, AND 563 00:26:34,659 --> 00:26:37,762 THE POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT, THAT 564 00:26:37,762 --> 00:26:43,101 IS IN THE TOP BOX , IN THE FIRST 565 00:26:43,101 --> 00:26:49,140 10 YEARS AND 48 FOR A TOTAL OF 566 00:26:49,140 --> 00:26:50,842 155 OVER THE COURSE OF THE 567 00:26:50,842 --> 00:26:56,848 20-YEAR PERIOD. AT THE BOTTOM, 568 00:26:56,848 --> 00:26:58,450 IT TOTALS THE SUPPLY SIDE WITH 569 00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,185 THE CUSTOMER SIDE, AND AT THE 570 00:27:00,185 --> 00:27:03,088 VERY BOTTOM, THIS WAS THE FIRST 571 00:27:03,088 --> 00:27:04,389 TIME THAT WE EVALUATED THE 572 00:27:04,389 --> 00:27:09,361 TRANSMISSION NEED , YOU CAN SEE 573 00:27:09,361 --> 00:27:10,996 IN THE FIRST 10 YEARS, THE MODEL 574 00:27:10,996 --> 00:27:13,465 CALLED FOR ABOUT 300 MEGAWATTS 575 00:27:13,465 --> 00:27:14,199 OF ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION AND 576 00:27:14,199 --> 00:27:15,700 THE SECOND 10 YEARS AN 577 00:27:15,700 --> 00:27:19,270 ADDITIONAL 200 MEGAWATTS FOR A 578 00:27:19,270 --> 00:27:21,740 TOTAL OF 500 MEGAWATTS. SO, THE 579 00:27:21,740 --> 00:27:30,915 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE STUDY, IN 580 00:27:30,915 --> 00:27:31,449 RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE HAD 581 00:27:31,449 --> 00:27:32,083 INCREASED ELECTRIFICATION FROM 582 00:27:32,083 --> 00:27:32,684 BUILDING AND TRANSPORTATION, 583 00:27:32,684 --> 00:27:37,255 THIS CONTRIBUTES TO SUSTAINED 584 00:27:37,255 --> 00:27:38,423 LOAD GROWTH AND INCREASED 585 00:27:38,423 --> 00:27:39,924 WEATHER VOLATILITY , INCLUDING 586 00:27:39,924 --> 00:27:43,962 TRANSMISSION, TO BRING POWER 587 00:27:43,962 --> 00:27:45,764 FROM WHERE IT IS GENERATED TO 588 00:27:45,764 --> 00:27:47,966 SEATTLE. THE RESOURCES THAT ARE 589 00:27:47,966 --> 00:27:49,401 READILY AVAILABLE ARE 590 00:27:49,401 --> 00:27:50,702 INTERMITTENT RENEWABLE SUCH AS 591 00:27:50,702 --> 00:28:01,246 WIND AND SOLAR, THESE RESOURCES 592 00:28:01,479 --> 00:28:02,180 ARE WEATHER DEPENDENT, WHICH HAS 593 00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:03,314 MADE US INCREASINGLY INTERESTED 594 00:28:03,314 --> 00:28:05,517 IN CLEAN, FARM TECHNOLOGY, IN -- 595 00:28:05,517 --> 00:28:07,552 ENHANCED, THAT WILL BE A 596 00:28:07,552 --> 00:28:08,953 CRITICAL PART OF THE RESOURCE 597 00:28:08,953 --> 00:28:12,090 PROFILE. NEXT SLIDE. SO, GETTING 598 00:28:12,090 --> 00:28:13,858 BACK TO WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY, 599 00:28:13,858 --> 00:28:20,498 WASHINGTON STATE HAS A 600 00:28:20,498 --> 00:28:21,366 REQUIREMENT FOR UTILITIES TO 601 00:28:21,366 --> 00:28:21,933 CREATE INTEGRATED RESOURCE 602 00:28:21,933 --> 00:28:23,234 PLANS, AND ALSO REQUIRES THE 603 00:28:23,234 --> 00:28:24,502 APPROVAL OF THE UTILITIES ' 604 00:28:24,502 --> 00:28:26,271 GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE 605 00:28:26,271 --> 00:28:27,272 COUNCIL. WE REQUESTED APPROVAL 606 00:28:27,272 --> 00:28:29,974 OF THE RESOLUTION THAT APPROVES 607 00:28:29,974 --> 00:28:31,743 THE 2026 INTEGRATED RESOURCE 608 00:28:31,743 --> 00:28:33,478 PLAN AND AGAIN, THE IRP REPORT 609 00:28:33,478 --> 00:28:38,249 IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE 610 00:28:38,249 --> 00:28:40,151 LEGISLATIVE PACKET. THANK YOU. 611 00:28:40,151 --> 00:28:42,520 >> DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR 612 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,089 PRESENTATION ? ANY QUESTIONS 613 00:28:44,089 --> 00:28:47,659 FROM MY COLLEAGUES WE WHAT I 614 00:28:47,659 --> 00:28:51,329 NEED TO DO, IF THERE ARE NO 615 00:28:51,329 --> 00:28:57,368 OBJECTIONS , THE COUNCIL RULES 616 00:28:57,368 --> 00:28:58,636 WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE 617 00:28:58,636 --> 00:29:00,338 COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON THE 618 00:29:00,338 --> 00:29:01,606 RESOLUTION THE SAME DATA PUBLIC 619 00:29:01,606 --> 00:29:03,541 HEARING WAS HELD. TWO WEEKS AGO. 620 00:29:03,541 --> 00:29:11,082 SO? I DO NOT SEE ANY OBJECTIONS, 621 00:29:11,082 --> 00:29:12,450 NO OBJECTIONS, THE COMMITTEE 622 00:29:12,450 --> 00:29:18,723 WILL PROCEED WITH VOTING ON 623 00:29:18,723 --> 00:29:19,858 RESOLUTION 32206. I MOVED THAT 624 00:29:19,858 --> 00:29:21,192 THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED 625 00:29:21,192 --> 00:29:23,027 PASSAGE, IS THERE A SECOND? 626 00:29:23,027 --> 00:29:25,730 >> SECOND. 627 00:29:25,730 --> 00:29:29,601 >> CHAIR, I DO HAVE A QUESTION . 628 00:29:29,601 --> 00:29:34,272 THANK YOU , CAN WE GO TO SLIDE 629 00:29:34,272 --> 00:29:43,114 TWO ? I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS 630 00:29:43,114 --> 00:29:44,582 THE SECOND TIME IN COMMITTEE 631 00:29:44,582 --> 00:29:45,049 THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS 632 00:29:45,049 --> 00:29:45,950 INFORMATION, IT ALLOWED ME TO 633 00:29:45,950 --> 00:29:47,786 PREPARE MY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY 634 00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:51,389 TALKING ABOUT AVERAGES, PEAKS , 635 00:29:51,389 --> 00:29:53,057 STORAGE, AND HOW DO WE EXPAND 636 00:29:53,057 --> 00:29:56,394 OUR CAPACITY , SO THAT WE CAN 637 00:29:56,394 --> 00:29:59,430 SMOOTH THE BELL CURVE , THE PEAK 638 00:29:59,430 --> 00:30:04,302 CURVES ? SMOOTHING THE PEAKS WE 639 00:30:04,302 --> 00:30:14,779 THERE WE GO. THANK YOU THIS 640 00:30:16,414 --> 00:30:18,416 DEMONSTRATES THAT WE HAVE MORE 641 00:30:18,416 --> 00:30:23,288 THAN ENOUGH POWER ON AVERAGE 642 00:30:23,288 --> 00:30:25,824 CONSUMPTION DAYS AND AS WE 643 00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:27,992 CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE AND MORE 644 00:30:27,992 --> 00:30:30,061 PEAK DAYS IN WINTER AND IN 645 00:30:30,061 --> 00:30:33,631 SUMMER , AS WELL AS HAVING A 646 00:30:33,631 --> 00:30:35,533 COUPLE OF MORE PEAKS DURING THE 647 00:30:35,533 --> 00:30:37,702 DAY AS WELL, THIS IS GOING TO 648 00:30:37,702 --> 00:30:42,240 BECOME MORE AND MORE OF A 649 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:43,875 PROBLEM, WITH THE ABILITY TO 650 00:30:43,875 --> 00:30:48,646 STORE ENERGY, WE CAN SMOOTH 651 00:30:48,646 --> 00:30:50,582 THESE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, AND I 652 00:30:50,582 --> 00:30:54,953 HAVE KNOCKED ON YOUR DOOR ABOUT 653 00:30:54,953 --> 00:30:56,588 A PET PROJECT I WOULD LIKE TO 654 00:30:56,588 --> 00:30:59,958 SEE US USE, HOME BATTERY STORAGE 655 00:30:59,958 --> 00:31:05,129 , WHAT WORK CITY LIGHT HAS DONE 656 00:31:05,129 --> 00:31:07,765 AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR 657 00:31:07,765 --> 00:31:08,733 THE GENERAL PUBLIC HEARING THIS 658 00:31:08,733 --> 00:31:11,336 FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE IDEA IS 659 00:31:11,336 --> 00:31:17,308 THAT CITY LIGHT WOULD EITHER PAY 660 00:31:17,308 --> 00:31:18,843 FOR IT ENTIRELY OR ASSIST FOR A 661 00:31:18,843 --> 00:31:20,979 BATTERY TO BE IN YOUR HOME THAT 662 00:31:20,979 --> 00:31:21,613 YOU CAN PERSONALLY HELP SMOOTH 663 00:31:21,613 --> 00:31:25,049 THOSE AND IN THE MOMENTS WHEN 664 00:31:25,049 --> 00:31:27,085 CITY LIGHT NEEDS TO DRAW THE 665 00:31:27,085 --> 00:31:29,988 POWER OUT OF YOUR BATTERY FOR 666 00:31:29,988 --> 00:31:35,460 THE GENERAL GOOD OF YOUR UTILITY 667 00:31:35,460 --> 00:31:38,062 THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT 668 00:31:38,062 --> 00:31:39,230 AS WELL, THE LAST STATEMENT AND 669 00:31:39,230 --> 00:31:39,831 THEN I WILL TURN IT BACK FOR 670 00:31:39,831 --> 00:31:40,732 YOUR RESPONSE, RIGHT NOW, WE 671 00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:44,369 HAVE PRICING ON A VOLUNTARY 672 00:31:44,369 --> 00:31:44,969 BASIS, AT SOME POINT WE WILL 673 00:31:44,969 --> 00:31:48,806 HAVE THAT ON AN INVOLUNTARY 674 00:31:48,806 --> 00:31:50,475 BASIS, THERE ARE GOOD, PUBLIC 675 00:31:50,475 --> 00:31:55,647 BENEFITS EVEN IF IT IS A PRIVATE 676 00:31:55,647 --> 00:31:56,281 UTILIZATION, CAN YOU TALK TO US 677 00:31:56,281 --> 00:31:59,517 ABOUT WHAT THE POTENTIALITY FOR 678 00:31:59,517 --> 00:32:00,718 CITY LIGHT TO SUPPORT A HOME 679 00:32:00,718 --> 00:32:02,420 BATTERY PROJECT? 680 00:32:02,420 --> 00:32:05,223 >> THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT 681 00:32:05,223 --> 00:32:08,926 THIS BEFORE, WE WERE ABLE TO 682 00:32:08,926 --> 00:32:13,331 PREPARE REMARKS , FROM CUSTOMER 683 00:32:13,331 --> 00:32:16,901 ENERGY SOLUTIONS, STRONG 684 00:32:16,901 --> 00:32:17,535 LONG-TERM VALUE AND RESIDENTIAL 685 00:32:17,535 --> 00:32:22,340 BATTERIES FOR PEAK MANAGEMENT , 686 00:32:22,340 --> 00:32:25,076 THAT IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING 687 00:32:25,076 --> 00:32:26,044 ABOUT, WE EXPLORED THIS CONCEPT 688 00:32:26,044 --> 00:32:28,313 LAST YEAR IN THE BATTERY 689 00:32:28,313 --> 00:32:29,314 OPPORTUNITY STUDY, WE CURRENTLY 690 00:32:29,314 --> 00:32:34,886 LACK THE FOUNDATIONAL TOOLS TO 691 00:32:34,886 --> 00:32:36,688 RUN A PROGRAM SAFELY AND 692 00:32:36,688 --> 00:32:37,322 EFFECTIVELY, SPECIFICALLY, WE 693 00:32:37,322 --> 00:32:39,023 NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE BATTERIES 694 00:32:39,023 --> 00:32:43,127 ARE LOCATED, A POLICY TO EXPORT 695 00:32:43,127 --> 00:32:44,028 BACK TO THE GRID AND DISTRIBUTED 696 00:32:44,028 --> 00:32:47,865 ENERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 697 00:32:47,865 --> 00:32:49,867 SYSTEMS, YOU WILL HEAR THAT 698 00:32:49,867 --> 00:32:52,737 REFERRED TO AS TERM, A 699 00:32:52,737 --> 00:32:55,907 TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM TO COORDINATE 700 00:32:55,907 --> 00:32:57,709 BATTERY DISPATCH, WE ARE 701 00:32:57,709 --> 00:32:58,676 ACTIVELY BUILDING THESE 702 00:32:58,676 --> 00:33:03,014 CAPABILITIES NOW , WITH A PLAN 703 00:33:03,014 --> 00:33:04,816 FOR 2027 AND ONCE IN PLACE, WE 704 00:33:04,816 --> 00:33:09,821 EXPECT TO START WITH A BRING 705 00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:10,488 YOUR OWN BATTERY PILOT, FOCUSED 706 00:33:10,488 --> 00:33:11,122 ON CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY HAVE 707 00:33:11,122 --> 00:33:13,758 BATTERIES. 708 00:33:13,758 --> 00:33:15,927 >> WONDERFUL . WE NEED TO TAKE 709 00:33:15,927 --> 00:33:17,328 CARE OF INITIAL POLICIES FIRST 710 00:33:17,328 --> 00:33:20,631 AND FOREMOST . FROM THERE, WE 711 00:33:20,631 --> 00:33:23,201 WOULD THEN NEED TO ENGAGE IN 712 00:33:23,201 --> 00:33:27,472 CAPITAL COST AS THE NATIONS -- 713 00:33:27,472 --> 00:33:31,376 ESTIMATIONS , ABOUT HOW WE ARE 714 00:33:31,376 --> 00:33:38,082 USING A PRIVATE POLICY TO USE 715 00:33:38,082 --> 00:33:39,250 THIS THAT WE WOULD BE PERCHING 716 00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:39,884 IN ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS. 717 00:33:39,884 --> 00:33:41,619 HOW BEST CAN WE WORK WITH YOU TO 718 00:33:41,619 --> 00:33:44,655 KEEP THIS PROCESS MOVING? 719 00:33:44,655 --> 00:33:46,524 >> THIS WAS IN OUR CUSTOMER 720 00:33:46,524 --> 00:33:51,496 SOLUTIONS TEAM , THAT IS THE 721 00:33:51,496 --> 00:33:51,796 RIGHT WAY. 722 00:33:51,796 --> 00:33:54,399 >> FANTASTIC . 723 00:33:54,399 --> 00:33:57,168 >> I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED 724 00:33:57,168 --> 00:34:01,939 CONVERSATIONS. 725 00:34:01,939 --> 00:34:03,608 >> I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND 726 00:34:03,608 --> 00:34:05,610 MOVE IT AGAIN, I MOVE THAT THE 727 00:34:05,610 --> 00:34:06,144 COMMITTEE MOVE PASSAGE OF 728 00:34:06,144 --> 00:34:07,578 RESOLUTION 32206 . IS THERE A 729 00:34:07,578 --> 00:34:12,750 SECOND ? IT IS MOVED AND 730 00:34:12,750 --> 00:34:14,018 SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 731 00:34:14,018 --> 00:34:15,720 THE RESOLUTION. ANY COMMENTS ? I 732 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:18,790 AM NOT SEEING ANY. CLERK , 733 00:34:18,790 --> 00:34:19,690 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 734 00:34:19,690 --> 00:34:25,163 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR, 735 00:34:25,163 --> 00:34:28,466 THERE ARE FOUR VOTES. 736 00:34:28,466 --> 00:34:38,876 >> THE MOTION CARRIES, 737 00:34:39,010 --> 00:34:40,044 RESOLUTION 32206 WILL BE SENT TO 738 00:34:40,044 --> 00:34:40,845 THE JUNE 23rd FULL CITY COUNCIL 739 00:34:40,845 --> 00:34:42,180 MEETING. ALL RIGHT. MR. CLERK, 740 00:34:42,180 --> 00:34:43,347 READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD. 741 00:34:43,347 --> 00:34:47,785 >> AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILLED 742 00:34:47,785 --> 00:34:52,223 121228, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO 743 00:34:52,223 --> 00:34:53,157 THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT 744 00:34:53,157 --> 00:34:54,258 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A 745 00:34:54,258 --> 00:34:55,793 FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH 746 00:34:55,793 --> 00:34:56,461 WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES FOR THE 747 00:34:56,461 --> 00:34:57,195 CONSTRUCTION OF SYSTEM 748 00:34:57,195 --> 00:34:58,496 IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH 749 00:34:58,496 --> 00:34:59,897 PEER 48 AND THE SEATTLE 750 00:34:59,897 --> 00:35:04,368 TERMINAL. THERE WILL BE A 751 00:35:04,368 --> 00:35:05,002 BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND VOTE. 752 00:35:05,002 --> 00:35:07,872 >> I WILL INVITE OUR PRESENTERS 753 00:35:07,872 --> 00:35:12,410 , SEATTLE CITY LIGHT , THIS IS A 754 00:35:12,410 --> 00:35:13,010 NINE-DAY POWERPOINT REGARDING 755 00:35:13,010 --> 00:35:23,554 THE FIVE-YEAR ORD THE JUNE OF 756 00:35:23,821 --> 00:35:24,989 $3.2 MILLION, GO AHEAD AND 757 00:35:24,989 --> 00:35:25,823 INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THE 758 00:35:25,823 --> 00:35:26,958 RECORD AND YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR 759 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:27,291 PRESENTATION. 760 00:35:27,291 --> 00:35:28,926 >> ROB SANTOFF, INTERIM GENERAL 761 00:35:28,926 --> 00:35:33,931 MANAGER AND CEO. 762 00:35:33,931 --> 00:35:38,536 >> TAMARA JENKINS. 763 00:35:38,536 --> 00:35:40,404 >> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME 764 00:35:40,404 --> 00:35:40,972 ] 765 00:35:40,972 --> 00:35:43,941 >> GREEN LIGHT. 766 00:35:43,941 --> 00:35:49,814 >> JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER, LIZZY 767 00:35:49,814 --> 00:35:50,748 KAY, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. 768 00:35:50,748 --> 00:35:55,119 >> PHILIP AMBROSE , SEATTLE CITY 769 00:35:55,119 --> 00:35:56,821 LIGHT. 770 00:35:56,821 --> 00:36:01,459 >> ERIC McCONAGHY, CENTRAL 771 00:36:01,459 --> 00:36:01,692 STAFF. 772 00:36:01,692 --> 00:36:06,464 >> WE HAVE THE POWERPOINT, WE 773 00:36:06,464 --> 00:36:07,798 HAVE THE ORDINANCE, AND WE HAVE 774 00:36:07,798 --> 00:36:11,235 THE FISCAL NOTES. I WILL LET YOU 775 00:36:11,235 --> 00:36:11,502 GO AHEAD. 776 00:36:11,502 --> 00:36:14,272 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, I AM ROB 777 00:36:14,272 --> 00:36:17,608 SANTOFF, INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER 778 00:36:17,608 --> 00:36:19,410 AND CEO. PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF 779 00:36:19,410 --> 00:36:22,146 AGREEMENT FOR WASHINGTON STATE 780 00:36:22,146 --> 00:36:32,690 FERRIES, TODAY IS ITEM SUPPORTS 781 00:36:33,324 --> 00:36:34,325 A REGIONAL PRIORITY, 782 00:36:34,325 --> 00:36:34,959 ELECTRIFICATION WASHINGTON STATE 783 00:36:34,959 --> 00:36:35,593 FERRIES SYSTEM WHICH PLANS TO 784 00:36:35,593 --> 00:36:37,094 TRANSITION THE FLEET TO HYBRID 785 00:36:37,094 --> 00:36:37,962 ELECTRIC POWER BY 2040 AND TO 786 00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:39,030 EMISSIONS FREE BY 2050. THIS 787 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:40,031 WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF 788 00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:40,565 VESSEL CHARGING SYSTEMS, 789 00:36:40,565 --> 00:36:42,033 INCLUDING ELECTRIFICATION OF TWO 790 00:36:42,033 --> 00:36:49,440 SLIPS ADD ON THE DOCK, REQUIRING 791 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:50,641 15 MEGAWATTS OF CAPACITY. THE 792 00:36:50,641 --> 00:36:51,709 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ROLL IS 793 00:36:51,709 --> 00:36:56,013 ESSENTIAL, HERE 48 TO COLMAN 794 00:36:56,013 --> 00:36:58,549 DOCK, WASHINGTON STATE VERY 795 00:36:58,549 --> 00:36:59,617 SUMMONING CABLES, ADVANCING A 796 00:36:59,617 --> 00:37:05,056 MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE MARITIME 797 00:37:05,056 --> 00:37:06,190 TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION 798 00:37:06,190 --> 00:37:07,291 PROGRAM AND TRANSPORTATION 799 00:37:07,291 --> 00:37:07,925 ELECTRIFICATION INVESTMENT PLAN. 800 00:37:07,925 --> 00:37:13,598 THIS PROJECT NOT ONLY SUPPORTS 801 00:37:13,598 --> 00:37:14,498 TRANSPORTATION BUT CONTRIBUTES 802 00:37:14,498 --> 00:37:15,399 TO A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF 803 00:37:15,399 --> 00:37:20,905 CO2 EMISSIONS. A 70% REDUCTION 804 00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:22,206 BY 2040 AND A 95% REDUCTION BY 805 00:37:22,206 --> 00:37:23,641 2050. AND IT LOWERS UNDERWATER 806 00:37:23,641 --> 00:37:32,350 NOISE IMPACTS TO MARINE LIFE, 807 00:37:32,350 --> 00:37:32,950 CREATING BROAD, ENVIRONMENTAL 808 00:37:32,950 --> 00:37:33,851 IMPACT. IT AUTHORIZES CITY LIGHT 809 00:37:33,851 --> 00:37:35,786 TO EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR MOA ANY 810 00:37:35,786 --> 00:37:37,755 LONG-TERM OPERATION AGREEMENT, 811 00:37:37,755 --> 00:37:39,357 ENABLING THE ESSENTIAL PROJECT 812 00:37:39,357 --> 00:37:42,493 TO STAY ON SCHEDULE , ENTERING 813 00:37:42,493 --> 00:37:44,929 SERVICE MAY, 2029. THE SECOND, 814 00:37:44,929 --> 00:37:50,635 MAY, 2023. -- 2033. 815 00:37:50,635 --> 00:37:54,372 >> BEFORE YOU BEGIN, LIZZY KAY, 816 00:37:54,372 --> 00:37:57,375 YOU DID A GOOD JOB ON THE 817 00:37:57,375 --> 00:37:59,477 SUMMARY AND THE FISCAL NOTES. WE 818 00:37:59,477 --> 00:38:02,280 ACTUALLY DO READ THIS . I KNOW 819 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:07,752 THAT YOU THINK I DON'T, BUT I 820 00:38:07,752 --> 00:38:09,420 DO. AND I LIKE A GOOD WRITER. 821 00:38:09,420 --> 00:38:12,657 THANK YOU. 822 00:38:12,657 --> 00:38:14,058 >> I WILL START WITH AN OVERVIEW 823 00:38:14,058 --> 00:38:15,493 OF THE PROGRAM AND THEN WE WILL 824 00:38:15,493 --> 00:38:16,494 GET A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT 825 00:38:16,494 --> 00:38:20,831 THE SEATTLE TERMINAL COLMAN DOCK 826 00:38:20,831 --> 00:38:23,034 PROJECT AND GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT 827 00:38:23,034 --> 00:38:24,802 THE MOA AND THE PURPOSE OF OUR 828 00:38:24,802 --> 00:38:25,569 ORDINANCE. SO, THE FERRY 829 00:38:25,569 --> 00:38:29,240 ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM, THEY 830 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:31,108 PLAN TO TRANSITION THEIR FLEET 831 00:38:31,108 --> 00:38:32,476 TO HYBRID ELECTRIC VESSELS. AND 832 00:38:32,476 --> 00:38:38,783 THE GOAL IS TO TRANSITION THE 833 00:38:38,783 --> 00:38:40,284 FLEET BY 2040, BEING EMISSIONS 834 00:38:40,284 --> 00:38:43,087 FREE BY 2050. THEY PLAN TO 835 00:38:43,087 --> 00:38:44,622 INSTALL 16 CHARTING SYSTEMS FOR 836 00:38:44,622 --> 00:38:46,157 THEIR VESSELS AND THEY ARE GOING 837 00:38:46,157 --> 00:38:48,292 TO HAVE 16 NEW HYBRID ELECTRIC 838 00:38:48,292 --> 00:38:55,099 RETROFIT FERRIES. ONE OF THE 839 00:38:55,099 --> 00:38:56,167 MAIN DRIVERS OF THE PROGRAM IS 840 00:38:56,167 --> 00:38:57,401 TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL 841 00:38:57,401 --> 00:39:04,275 IMPACT OF FERRIES. A LARGE PART 842 00:39:04,275 --> 00:39:05,810 OF THAT IS REDUCING THE CARBON 843 00:39:05,810 --> 00:39:06,410 DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT, THE GOALS 844 00:39:06,410 --> 00:39:07,378 ARE 70% REDUCTION BY 2040, 95% 845 00:39:07,378 --> 00:39:09,046 BY 2050, THERE IS ALSO THE 846 00:39:09,046 --> 00:39:13,918 POTENTIAL TO REDUCE UNDERWATER 847 00:39:13,918 --> 00:39:14,719 RADIATED NOISE. MOST PEOPLE HAVE 848 00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:15,319 HEARD THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 849 00:39:15,319 --> 00:39:15,953 ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND INTERNAL 850 00:39:15,953 --> 00:39:21,158 COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLE. 851 00:39:21,158 --> 00:39:21,726 ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE MUCH 852 00:39:21,726 --> 00:39:24,462 QUIETER. THERE IS HOPE THAT THE 853 00:39:24,462 --> 00:39:27,498 SOUND , THE REDUCTION IN 854 00:39:27,498 --> 00:39:31,469 SOUNDWAVES WILL REDUCE HARM. 855 00:39:31,469 --> 00:39:34,238 >> I WILL BREAK MY OWN RULE. 856 00:39:34,238 --> 00:39:37,641 REAL FAST. HARMFUL TO MARINE 857 00:39:37,641 --> 00:39:40,511 LIFE, IS THAT FOR THE WHALES? 858 00:39:40,511 --> 00:39:42,380 >> I BELIEVE SO. I DON'T KNOW 859 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:44,582 THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT. 860 00:39:44,582 --> 00:39:49,153 >> WHEN YOU SAY, LESS HARMFUL TO 861 00:39:49,153 --> 00:39:50,221 MARINE LIFE. 862 00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:53,557 >> YES, INCLUDING OTHER MARINE 863 00:39:53,557 --> 00:39:54,492 LIFE. 864 00:39:54,492 --> 00:39:58,229 >> I AM JUST CHECKING. GO AHEAD. 865 00:39:58,362 --> 00:40:00,831 >> FOR THIS PROJECT, SEATTLE 866 00:40:00,831 --> 00:40:04,702 TERMINAL, ALSO KNOWN AS COLMAN 867 00:40:04,702 --> 00:40:06,270 DOCK, PIER 52, ALL OF THOSE ARE 868 00:40:06,270 --> 00:40:07,338 REFERRING TO THE SAME AREA. 869 00:40:07,338 --> 00:40:11,375 THERE IS GOING TO BE TWO SLIPS, 870 00:40:11,375 --> 00:40:14,612 30 MEGAWATTS TOTAL. THE GRAPHIC 871 00:40:14,612 --> 00:40:19,316 SHOWS THE AREA WE ARE TALKING 872 00:40:19,316 --> 00:40:21,318 ABOUT, COLMAN DOCK AT THE FAR 873 00:40:21,318 --> 00:40:23,587 NORTH OF THE GRAPHIC, AND YOU 874 00:40:23,587 --> 00:40:31,929 CAN SEE SLIPS THREE AND ONE, 875 00:40:31,929 --> 00:40:33,397 THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WILL BE 876 00:40:33,397 --> 00:40:34,131 ELECTRIFIED FIRST. THE SERVICE 877 00:40:34,131 --> 00:40:35,366 WILL BE EXTENDED FROM SOUTH OF 878 00:40:35,366 --> 00:40:39,770 PEER 48 AND EXTENDED USING A 879 00:40:39,770 --> 00:40:40,805 SUBMARINE CABLE THAT WILL BE 880 00:40:40,805 --> 00:40:42,606 OWNED AND OPERATED BY WASHINGTON 881 00:40:42,606 --> 00:40:48,012 STATE FERRIES. OUR EQUIPMENT AND 882 00:40:48,012 --> 00:40:48,913 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT METER WILL 883 00:40:48,913 --> 00:40:49,914 ACTUALLY BE ON COLMAN DOCK. THIS 884 00:40:49,914 --> 00:40:55,186 PROJECT IS PART OF OUR MARITIME 885 00:40:55,186 --> 00:40:56,587 ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM, THAT 886 00:40:56,587 --> 00:40:58,055 PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021 887 00:40:58,055 --> 00:41:02,092 AND IT WAS TO HELP OUR MARINE 888 00:41:02,092 --> 00:41:03,627 SECTOR CUSTOMERS WITH THEIR 889 00:41:03,627 --> 00:41:05,896 NONSTANDARD SERVICE UPGRADES 890 00:41:05,896 --> 00:41:09,500 TARGETING ELECTRIFICATION BUT TO 891 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:10,901 HELP US COORDINATE ACROSS 892 00:41:10,901 --> 00:41:15,706 CUSTOMERS, THESE ARE LARGE 893 00:41:15,706 --> 00:41:17,274 PROJECTS, HAPPENING ON THE 894 00:41:17,274 --> 00:41:23,214 WATERFRONT, WITH A HIGH DEMAND. 895 00:41:23,214 --> 00:41:24,215 WHERE WE CAN COORDINATE ACROSS 896 00:41:24,215 --> 00:41:25,349 CUSTOMERS, WE WANT TO TRY TO DO 897 00:41:25,349 --> 00:41:29,787 SO. AND I WILL GO INTO GREATER 898 00:41:29,787 --> 00:41:30,855 DETAIL ON THAT. THIS IS THE 899 00:41:30,855 --> 00:41:32,189 PROJECT TIMELINE. THE WASHINGTON 900 00:41:32,189 --> 00:41:34,391 STATE FERRIES HOPES TO PROCEED 901 00:41:34,391 --> 00:41:38,729 WITH THE DESIGN BUILDER IN MARCH 902 00:41:38,729 --> 00:41:40,397 OF NEXT YEAR, AND THE GOAL IS TO 903 00:41:40,397 --> 00:41:41,765 HAVE SLIPS THREE ELECTRIFIED AND 904 00:41:41,765 --> 00:41:49,273 IN SERVICE, MAY 2029, AND SLID 905 00:41:49,273 --> 00:41:50,941 ONE, APRIL, 2030. THIS GRAPHIC 906 00:41:50,941 --> 00:41:52,610 IS THE SAME ORIENTATION AS THE 907 00:41:52,610 --> 00:41:55,913 PREVIOUS ONE, FACING NORTH AT 908 00:41:55,913 --> 00:41:58,048 THE TOP, AND WHAT THIS SHOWS IS 909 00:41:58,048 --> 00:42:00,851 , WE HAVE THE CITY LIGHT 910 00:42:00,851 --> 00:42:06,190 THEATERS COMING FROM THE SOUTH 911 00:42:06,190 --> 00:42:07,057 AND TRANSITION VAULTS, THE 912 00:42:07,057 --> 00:42:09,460 SUMMONING CABLES WILL LEAD THE 913 00:42:09,460 --> 00:42:12,429 VAULTS AND GO TO COLMAN DOCK. 914 00:42:12,429 --> 00:42:14,265 SOMETHING TO NOTE, THE SEATTLE 915 00:42:14,265 --> 00:42:21,305 LIGHT THEATER , ONE OF THOSE WAS 916 00:42:21,305 --> 00:42:23,173 INSTALLED WITH THE PREVIOUS 917 00:42:23,173 --> 00:42:24,408 PROJECT, THAT IS OUR FIRST 918 00:42:24,408 --> 00:42:25,609 EXAMPLE OF BEING ABLE TO 919 00:42:25,609 --> 00:42:27,745 COORDINATE WITH THE MARITIME 920 00:42:27,745 --> 00:42:29,146 ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM AND SO, 921 00:42:29,146 --> 00:42:30,648 WITH THE COURT, THE PIER 66 922 00:42:30,648 --> 00:42:34,485 PROJECT , WE WERE ABLE TO EXTEND 923 00:42:34,485 --> 00:42:37,888 THAT FEEDER , TO WHERE 924 00:42:37,888 --> 00:42:38,656 WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES WILL 925 00:42:38,656 --> 00:42:46,196 INTERCEPT THAT FEEDER FOR THEIR 926 00:42:46,196 --> 00:42:47,097 SERVICE. IF YOU WORKED IN 927 00:42:47,097 --> 00:42:48,065 CONSTRUCTION, YOU KNOW THAT THE 928 00:42:48,065 --> 00:42:49,400 COST COMES FROM MOBILIZING, 929 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:50,868 GETTING OUT THERE, BREAKING 930 00:42:50,868 --> 00:42:52,436 GROUND, ANYWHERE WHERE WE CAN 931 00:42:52,436 --> 00:42:59,243 COMBINE PROJECT AND GET 932 00:42:59,243 --> 00:43:00,044 INFRASTRUCTURE IN WHILE THE 933 00:43:00,044 --> 00:43:01,145 GROUND IS ALREADY BROKEN CAN 934 00:43:01,145 --> 00:43:02,479 SAVE CUSTOMERS TIME AND MONEY. 935 00:43:02,479 --> 00:43:03,747 THIS IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF 936 00:43:03,747 --> 00:43:05,950 THAT. THE MEMORANDUM OF 937 00:43:05,950 --> 00:43:07,384 AGREEMENT, IT IS GOING TO BE 938 00:43:07,384 --> 00:43:08,953 $3.2 MILLION TOTAL. WASHINGTON 939 00:43:08,953 --> 00:43:15,960 STATE VERY COST IS $2.7 MILLION 940 00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:17,194 OF THAT, INCLUDING THE ESTIMATED 941 00:43:17,194 --> 00:43:18,195 COST FOR THE SERVICE UPGRADE 942 00:43:18,195 --> 00:43:19,396 WITH A 20% CONTINGENCY TO COVER 943 00:43:19,396 --> 00:43:20,264 SORT OF ANY UNFORESEEN 944 00:43:20,264 --> 00:43:28,038 CONDITIONS , COST ESCALATIONS, 945 00:43:28,038 --> 00:43:29,473 THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. ALSO THE 946 00:43:29,473 --> 00:43:31,342 ACTUAL COST TO EXTEND THE FEEDER 947 00:43:31,342 --> 00:43:35,946 . CITY LIGHT PAID THE PORT FOR 948 00:43:35,946 --> 00:43:37,481 THAT WORK NOW WHAT THAT NUMBER 949 00:43:37,481 --> 00:43:39,917 MEMORANDUM , WASHINGTON STATE 950 00:43:39,917 --> 00:43:42,653 FERRIES WILL REIMBURSE US AND IT 951 00:43:42,653 --> 00:43:47,625 ALSO INCLUDES FOR SEATTLE CITY 952 00:43:47,625 --> 00:43:49,193 LIGHT COST SHARE, NOT TO EXCEED 953 00:43:49,193 --> 00:43:57,635 $500,000, THIS IS TO POTENTIAL 954 00:43:57,635 --> 00:43:58,369 BETTERMENTS IDENTIFIED DURING 955 00:43:58,369 --> 00:43:59,103 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, THE 956 00:43:59,103 --> 00:43:59,937 BETTERMENTS MEANING ADDITIONAL 957 00:43:59,937 --> 00:44:01,105 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE WANT TO 958 00:44:01,105 --> 00:44:06,710 INCLUDE IN THE CONSTRUCTION 959 00:44:06,710 --> 00:44:07,878 WHILE WE ARE THERE, WHILE THE 960 00:44:07,878 --> 00:44:09,179 GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN BASICALLY 961 00:44:09,179 --> 00:44:10,581 AND THAT WOULD BE ANYTHING THAT 962 00:44:10,581 --> 00:44:12,082 DOES NOT HAVE TO DO WITH 963 00:44:12,082 --> 00:44:14,218 WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES SERVICE 964 00:44:14,218 --> 00:44:15,686 PROJECT. BASICALLY, ANYTHING FOR 965 00:44:15,686 --> 00:44:21,091 CITY LIGHT OR ANOTHER CUSTOMER 966 00:44:21,091 --> 00:44:22,493 AND THAT WILL BE FIVE YEARS, THE 967 00:44:22,493 --> 00:44:24,561 REASON WHY THE MOA IS FIVE 968 00:44:24,561 --> 00:44:30,334 YEARS, IT IS MEANT TO CARRY US 969 00:44:30,334 --> 00:44:31,468 THROUGH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, 970 00:44:31,468 --> 00:44:32,169 FOCUSED ON THE ROLES AND 971 00:44:32,169 --> 00:44:33,437 RESPONSIBILITIES OF DESIGNING 972 00:44:33,437 --> 00:44:34,738 CONSTRUCTION. SO, THE ORDINANCE 973 00:44:34,738 --> 00:44:39,043 ITSELF IS THAT MEMORANDUM OF 974 00:44:39,043 --> 00:44:40,544 AGREEMENT, THAT FIVE-YEAR MOA 975 00:44:40,544 --> 00:44:47,251 AND ALSO , WE PLAN TO NEGOTIATE 976 00:44:47,251 --> 00:44:49,787 AND EXECUTE A 30-YEAR OPERATION 977 00:44:49,787 --> 00:44:50,387 AGREEMENT IN THE FUTURE, THE 978 00:44:50,387 --> 00:44:52,456 REASON WE NEED TO DO THAT, THIS 979 00:44:52,456 --> 00:44:53,991 IS A NONSTANDARD SERVICE, AND 980 00:44:53,991 --> 00:44:58,195 THE CITY LIGHT METER WILL BEHIND 981 00:44:58,195 --> 00:44:59,396 A WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES OWNED 982 00:44:59,396 --> 00:45:06,003 SUBMARINE CABLE. NOT TYPICAL FOR 983 00:45:06,003 --> 00:45:07,938 US, WE WILL NEED TO HAVE THE 984 00:45:07,938 --> 00:45:10,407 OPERATIONS AGREEMENT FOR ONGOING 985 00:45:10,407 --> 00:45:11,608 MAINTENANCE AND THINGS OF THAT 986 00:45:11,608 --> 00:45:16,380 NATURE. 987 00:45:16,380 --> 00:45:17,715 >> WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN THE 988 00:45:17,715 --> 00:45:19,550 FLOOR TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF 989 00:45:19,550 --> 00:45:20,918 ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS 990 00:45:20,918 --> 00:45:21,552 REGARDING THE WASHINGTON STATE 991 00:45:21,552 --> 00:45:23,220 FERRIES MOA FOR THE COLEMAN 992 00:45:23,220 --> 00:45:26,356 DOCK ELECTRIFICATION ORDINANCE . 993 00:45:26,356 --> 00:45:34,865 >> CHAIR ? THANK YOU, FOLLOWING 994 00:45:34,865 --> 00:45:36,133 ALONG FOR MANY YEARS ON THIS 995 00:45:36,133 --> 00:45:37,201 PROJECT. IF YOU COULD SPEAK A 996 00:45:37,201 --> 00:45:40,704 LITTLE BIT NOW THE SUBSTATION 997 00:45:40,704 --> 00:45:41,972 THAT YOU ARE UTILIZING, WHAT IT 998 00:45:41,972 --> 00:45:43,540 HAS BEEN USED FOR IN THE PAST. 999 00:45:43,540 --> 00:45:44,908 SPOILER ALERT, IT WAS SUPPORTING 1000 00:45:44,908 --> 00:45:45,709 BOTH THE TUNNEL-BORING MACHINE 1001 00:45:45,709 --> 00:45:47,277 AND, AS THAT PROJECT WOUND DOWN 1002 00:45:47,277 --> 00:45:52,316 MAYBE A DECADE AGO, WE STARTED 1003 00:45:52,316 --> 00:45:53,517 TRANSITIONING MAY BE ONE DECADE 1004 00:45:53,517 --> 00:45:58,422 AGO. CAN YOU GIVE US HISTORY ON 1005 00:45:58,422 --> 00:45:59,123 HOW ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT 1006 00:45:59,123 --> 00:45:59,923 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE 1007 00:45:59,923 --> 00:46:01,792 PLAYING INTO EACH OTHER? 1008 00:46:01,792 --> 00:46:09,366 >> THE BOARD PROGRAM, SR 99, WE 1009 00:46:09,366 --> 00:46:10,033 AFFECTIONATELY REFER TO IT, HAD 1010 00:46:10,033 --> 00:46:16,273 ITS OWN TEMPORARY SUBSTATION 1011 00:46:16,273 --> 00:46:17,574 THAT HELPED POWER THE MACHINE, 1012 00:46:17,574 --> 00:46:18,142 WE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE 1013 00:46:18,142 --> 00:46:19,743 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS PUT IN 1014 00:46:19,743 --> 00:46:21,512 PLACE, TO LIZZIE'S POINT, IT 1015 00:46:21,512 --> 00:46:22,412 HELPS WITH THE COST OF 1016 00:46:22,412 --> 00:46:24,815 CONNECTING SUBMARINE CABLES . IT 1017 00:46:24,815 --> 00:46:27,584 GETS INTO RELIABILITY, 1018 00:46:27,584 --> 00:46:32,089 SUSTAINABILITY, BEING GOOD 1019 00:46:32,089 --> 00:46:33,624 STEWARDS OF THE FUNDS THAT WE 1020 00:46:33,624 --> 00:46:37,961 HAVE TO PRODUCE THE PARTNERSHIP 1021 00:46:37,961 --> 00:46:38,195 . 1022 00:46:38,195 --> 00:46:40,430 >> THAT IS GREAT, WE ARE ABLE TO 1023 00:46:40,430 --> 00:46:44,001 UTILIZE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PAST 1024 00:46:44,001 --> 00:46:45,435 PROJECTS WITH THE NEW ONE. 1025 00:46:45,435 --> 00:46:45,836 >> CORRECT. 1026 00:46:45,836 --> 00:46:47,171 >> CAN YOU REMIND ME, WE ARE 1027 00:46:47,171 --> 00:46:48,372 DOING THE DEEP ENERGIZING OF THE 1028 00:46:48,372 --> 00:46:49,907 BATTERIES OVER IN BREMERTON. 1029 00:46:49,907 --> 00:46:54,878 JUST FAST CHARGING, CAN YOU HELP 1030 00:46:54,878 --> 00:46:56,780 ME UNDERSTAND HOW THE WHOLE 1031 00:46:56,780 --> 00:46:58,448 PROGRAM WORKS? ARE WE DOING FAST 1032 00:46:58,448 --> 00:47:00,284 CHARGING ON OUR SIDE ? HOW IS 1033 00:47:00,284 --> 00:47:04,922 THAT ALL WORKING? 1034 00:47:04,922 --> 00:47:06,356 >> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF 1035 00:47:06,356 --> 00:47:08,058 IT. THE CHARGING ON BOTH SIDES 1036 00:47:08,058 --> 00:47:09,526 IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE FAST 1037 00:47:09,526 --> 00:47:19,903 ESSENTIALLY. THE BATTERY AND THE 1038 00:47:19,903 --> 00:47:20,537 FERRY SCHEDULE, THEY REVEALED A 1039 00:47:20,537 --> 00:47:22,272 PLUG-IN, GET A CHARGE, AND KEEP 1040 00:47:22,272 --> 00:47:22,906 MOVING. SO, THEY WILL BASICALLY 1041 00:47:22,906 --> 00:47:25,275 BE FAST CHARGING THE LARGE 1042 00:47:25,275 --> 00:47:25,943 -SIZED CHARGERS, ON BOTH SIDES. 1043 00:47:25,943 --> 00:47:28,612 >> COUNCILMEMBER, TO ANSWER YOUR 1044 00:47:28,612 --> 00:47:29,980 QUESTION IN OUR EARLY 1045 00:47:29,980 --> 00:47:31,348 COORDINATION WITH WASHINGTON 1046 00:47:31,348 --> 00:47:34,184 STATE FERRIES, THEY WILL 1047 00:47:34,184 --> 00:47:35,552 MAINTAIN THE SAME FREQUENCY WITH 1048 00:47:35,552 --> 00:47:41,592 ROUGHLY 25 MINUTES OR SO, 1049 00:47:41,592 --> 00:47:43,227 DISEMBARKING WITHIN THAT 25 1050 00:47:43,227 --> 00:47:47,164 MINUTE PERIOD, CHARGING THE 1051 00:47:47,164 --> 00:47:48,365 VESSEL BATTERIES RAMPING DOWN 1052 00:47:48,365 --> 00:47:52,569 THAT IS GOING TO BE BOTH UNLESS 1053 00:47:52,569 --> 00:47:55,172 SOMETHING HAS CHANGED BOTH AT 1054 00:47:55,172 --> 00:47:59,109 BREMERTON AND THE OTHER SIDE 1055 00:47:59,109 --> 00:48:00,143 FROM COLMAN DOCK, BREMERTON, AND 1056 00:48:00,143 --> 00:48:01,345 BAINBRIDGE TERMINALS. 1057 00:48:01,345 --> 00:48:07,885 >> I KNOW THAT, IN NORWAY, WE 1058 00:48:07,885 --> 00:48:11,355 HAVE ALL-ELECTRIC VARIES , THEY 1059 00:48:11,355 --> 00:48:12,789 ARE SMALLER BOATS THAT COME MORE 1060 00:48:12,789 --> 00:48:18,262 FREQUENTLY AND THEY ARE FAST -- 1061 00:48:18,262 --> 00:48:18,896 THEIR FAST-CHARGING EQUIPMENT IS 1062 00:48:18,896 --> 00:48:21,565 AMAZING. YOU ARE WORKING WITH 1063 00:48:21,565 --> 00:48:32,109 THE PARTNERS WHO DO THIS, CORBIS 1064 00:48:34,011 --> 00:48:35,646 IS A BURGEONING NORWEGIAN 1065 00:48:35,646 --> 00:48:36,580 COMPANY THAT IS PRODUCING THE 1066 00:48:36,580 --> 00:48:38,148 ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR 1067 00:48:38,148 --> 00:48:38,782 WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES. I AM 1068 00:48:38,782 --> 00:48:39,816 VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THIS 1069 00:48:39,816 --> 00:48:40,918 SAID TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, 1070 00:48:40,918 --> 00:48:42,452 YES, THE DIESEL ENGINES DO 1071 00:48:42,452 --> 00:48:43,120 REDUCE THE NOISE IMPACTS ON ALL 1072 00:48:43,120 --> 00:48:43,820 MARINE LIFE, INCLUDING WHALES, 1073 00:48:43,820 --> 00:48:45,455 WHAT IT DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF IS 1074 00:48:45,455 --> 00:48:47,257 THE WASH THAT STILL CAUSES NOISE 1075 00:48:47,257 --> 00:48:52,729 ISSUES. WE DON'T KNOW, NOW WE 1076 00:48:52,729 --> 00:48:53,297 KNOW. OVER TO YOU, CHAIR. 1077 00:48:53,297 --> 00:48:56,333 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1078 00:48:56,333 --> 00:48:56,800 STRAUSS. VICE CHAIR, 1079 00:48:56,800 --> 00:49:01,772 COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT KETTLE ? 1080 00:49:01,772 --> 00:49:04,841 >> DID YOU SAY GO ENGLAND? 1081 00:49:04,841 --> 00:49:09,479 >> I DID NOT, BECAUSE I DO NOT 1082 00:49:09,479 --> 00:49:11,682 THINK THAT IS A SPORT. BUT WHAT 1083 00:49:11,682 --> 00:49:13,750 DO I KNOW? 1084 00:49:13,750 --> 00:49:15,218 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. TO BOUNCE 1085 00:49:15,218 --> 00:49:19,790 OFF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 1086 00:49:19,790 --> 00:49:20,624 SAID, THE NORWAY PEAS, ENGAGING 1087 00:49:20,624 --> 00:49:22,559 ON THE MARITIME PIECE IS 1088 00:49:22,559 --> 00:49:24,494 IMPORTANT, WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT 1089 00:49:24,494 --> 00:49:29,099 WITH BERGEN, NORWAY , IN MARCH, 1090 00:49:29,099 --> 00:49:30,233 I VISITED TO IRELAND, GALWAY, 1091 00:49:30,233 --> 00:49:32,302 IRELAND, AND CHOOSING THEIR 1092 00:49:32,302 --> 00:49:37,674 MARITIME PIECES. OBVIOUSLY ALSO 1093 00:49:37,674 --> 00:49:39,443 WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE, REALLY 1094 00:49:39,443 --> 00:49:40,577 INTERESTING. AND, CHAIR, AT, I 1095 00:49:40,577 --> 00:49:44,448 MISSED AT D.C., WITH THE PORT OF 1096 00:49:44,448 --> 00:49:46,016 SEATTLE'S COMMISSION PRESIDENT 1097 00:49:46,016 --> 00:49:51,555 AND CEO. JOINT PORT OF SEATTLE 1098 00:49:51,555 --> 00:49:52,823 AND CITY OF SEATTLE VISIT, WITH 1099 00:49:52,823 --> 00:50:01,198 THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION 1100 00:50:01,198 --> 00:50:02,232 REGARDING WHAT THE FEDERAL 1101 00:50:02,232 --> 00:50:03,567 GOVERNMENT IS INVESTING INTO THE 1102 00:50:03,567 --> 00:50:04,368 MARITIME SPACE AROUND THE 1103 00:50:04,368 --> 00:50:04,968 COUNTRY AND THE POINT WAS TO 1104 00:50:04,968 --> 00:50:05,669 REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE PACIFIC 1105 00:50:05,669 --> 00:50:06,937 NORTHWEST, PUGET SOUND, IN TERMS 1106 00:50:06,937 --> 00:50:09,106 OF THE ARCHITECTURE INCREASE 1107 00:50:09,106 --> 00:50:13,477 CAPACITY AND ONE OF THE THINGS 1108 00:50:13,477 --> 00:50:16,947 THAT CAME UP, CRUISE LINES, 1109 00:50:16,947 --> 00:50:19,783 HAVING THE ELECTRIFIED PEERS , 1110 00:50:19,783 --> 00:50:21,651 HAVING THAT HOOKUP, AND DOING 1111 00:50:21,651 --> 00:50:26,890 THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHERE WE 1112 00:50:26,890 --> 00:50:28,225 ARE INVESTING IN OUR MARITIME 1113 00:50:28,225 --> 00:50:30,894 SPACE AND SHOWING THAT THE 1114 00:50:30,894 --> 00:50:31,695 PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND PUGET 1115 00:50:31,695 --> 00:50:33,330 SOUND GENERALLY IS, YOU KNOW? 1116 00:50:33,330 --> 00:50:36,933 VERY STRONG. AND WHEN YOU THROW 1117 00:50:36,933 --> 00:50:38,201 IN THE DIFFERENT PIECES, DRY 1118 00:50:38,201 --> 00:50:41,705 DOCKS , ACROSS THE BOARD, THE 1119 00:50:41,705 --> 00:50:42,706 TECHNOLOGY PIECES . SEATTLE CITY 1120 00:50:42,706 --> 00:50:48,378 LIGHT IS REALLY IMPORTANT , A 1121 00:50:48,378 --> 00:50:53,617 PARTNER IN THE PROCESS. I REALLY 1122 00:50:53,617 --> 00:50:54,217 APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. 1123 00:50:54,217 --> 00:50:56,586 VARIES IN THE FUTURE WILL BE 1124 00:50:56,586 --> 00:51:00,157 PRODUCED IN PUGET SOUND, SIDE 1125 00:51:00,157 --> 00:51:05,629 NOTE. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT 1126 00:51:05,629 --> 00:51:07,030 PIECE IN TERMS OF BUILDING 1127 00:51:07,030 --> 00:51:09,733 CAPACITY AND WHAT WE HAVE HERE 1128 00:51:09,733 --> 00:51:16,039 IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION THAT 1129 00:51:16,039 --> 00:51:17,074 SHOWS THAT WE ARE BEING 1130 00:51:17,074 --> 00:51:17,974 RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS FOR THE 1131 00:51:17,974 --> 00:51:21,778 WATERS. MY QUESTION IS , IN 1132 00:51:21,778 --> 00:51:26,316 TERMS OF THE BIGGER PICTURE, THE 1133 00:51:26,316 --> 00:51:28,285 CHALLENGES IN MEETING THE 1134 00:51:28,285 --> 00:51:35,325 REQUIREMENT, NOT TO GO INTO 1135 00:51:35,325 --> 00:51:36,159 ANOTHER AREA. BUT MY 1136 00:51:36,159 --> 00:51:36,793 UNDERSTANDING, FOR LARGE 1137 00:51:36,793 --> 00:51:38,295 CUSTOMERS, CITY LIGHT WAS 1138 00:51:38,295 --> 00:51:45,168 SELLING BLOCKS OF SIX MEGAWATTS. 1139 00:51:45,168 --> 00:51:46,937 SIX, 12, 18, 24, THESE ARE 215 1140 00:51:46,937 --> 00:51:55,245 EACH, AND IN TERMS OF LARGE 1141 00:51:55,245 --> 00:51:56,346 PRACTICE, EXPLAIN WHAT CITY 1142 00:51:56,346 --> 00:51:57,547 LIGHT DOES AND IS THIS DIFFERENT 1143 00:51:57,547 --> 00:51:58,548 BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUENESS OF THE 1144 00:51:58,548 --> 00:52:01,284 MARITIME CABLES AND THE LIKE? 1145 00:52:01,284 --> 00:52:03,019 >> I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET 1146 00:52:03,019 --> 00:52:04,554 BACK TO YOU WITH THAT ANSWER. 1147 00:52:04,554 --> 00:52:05,522 THE FOLKS THAT HANDLE THOSE 1148 00:52:05,522 --> 00:52:09,159 CONTRACTS , THEY ARE NOT HERE 1149 00:52:09,159 --> 00:52:09,659 RIGHT NOW. 1150 00:52:09,659 --> 00:52:09,926 >> OKAY. 1151 00:52:09,926 --> 00:52:11,528 >> I NOTICED THAT THE HOOKUPS, 1152 00:52:11,528 --> 00:52:21,238 THE 15, IF YOU GO TO 30, THAT IS 1153 00:52:21,238 --> 00:52:22,539 A MULTIPLE OF SIX. MAYBE THAT IS 1154 00:52:22,539 --> 00:52:24,474 YOUR ANSWER, I DON'T KNOW. YES, 1155 00:52:24,474 --> 00:52:28,545 THAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE DATA 1156 00:52:28,545 --> 00:52:29,412 CENTERS. IT WOULD BE REALLY 1157 00:52:29,412 --> 00:52:30,213 INTERESTING TO UNDERSTAND THAT 1158 00:52:30,213 --> 00:52:31,915 AND HOW WE DEVELOPED IT OVER 1159 00:52:31,915 --> 00:52:35,585 TIME. AND TO MEET THESE 1160 00:52:35,585 --> 00:52:36,553 ELEMENTS. IF THERE IS ANYTHING 1161 00:52:36,553 --> 00:52:37,687 FURTHER ON THAT, ANYBODY ELSE, 1162 00:52:37,687 --> 00:52:38,989 IN TERMS OF THAT? 1163 00:52:38,989 --> 00:52:42,459 >> THE SIX MEGAWATTS COMES FROM 1164 00:52:42,459 --> 00:52:44,461 THE NETWORK VERSUS OUR LOOP 1165 00:52:44,461 --> 00:52:47,831 RADIAL SYSTEM. WITH THE NETWORK 1166 00:52:47,831 --> 00:52:49,399 SYSTEM, WE ARE A LITTLE MORE 1167 00:52:49,399 --> 00:52:54,170 CONSTRAINED ON THE SIZE OF 1168 00:52:54,170 --> 00:52:56,740 SERVICES FOR CUSTOMERS, THIS IS 1169 00:52:56,740 --> 00:52:58,575 BANDWIDTH FROM THE SUBSTATION, 1170 00:52:58,575 --> 00:53:03,580 IT IS OUR LOOP RADIAL SYSTEM, A 1171 00:53:03,580 --> 00:53:04,881 DIFFERENT SYSTEM. I AM NOT AN 1172 00:53:04,881 --> 00:53:06,182 ENGINEER. I CANNOT SPEAK MUCH 1173 00:53:06,182 --> 00:53:07,217 MORE THAN THAT. 1174 00:53:07,217 --> 00:53:10,320 >> SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD ANSWER, 1175 00:53:10,320 --> 00:53:15,759 FOR A LAYMAN. MY EXPERIENCES 1176 00:53:15,759 --> 00:53:21,031 FROM THE U.S. NAVY. THAT IS IT , 1177 00:53:21,031 --> 00:53:29,773 I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS , AND I 1178 00:53:29,773 --> 00:53:30,607 LOVE THE FACT THAT WE ARE 1179 00:53:30,607 --> 00:53:31,074 INVESTING. OBVIOUSLY 1180 00:53:31,074 --> 00:53:32,409 ENVIRONMENTAL PIECES BUT WE ARE 1181 00:53:32,409 --> 00:53:33,043 INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY, 1182 00:53:33,043 --> 00:53:33,710 INVESTING IN OUR CAPACITY, 1183 00:53:33,710 --> 00:53:35,345 ACROSS THE BOARD, IT WILL IN 1184 00:53:35,345 --> 00:53:39,115 TURN REDUCE RESULTS, AND GIVE 1185 00:53:39,115 --> 00:53:45,322 WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES , TO 1186 00:53:45,322 --> 00:53:45,889 DEVELOP THE CAPACITY THAT 1187 00:53:45,889 --> 00:53:46,723 WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ARE 1188 00:53:46,723 --> 00:53:47,724 BUILT IN WASHINGTON STATE. SO, 1189 00:53:47,724 --> 00:53:48,525 THANK YOU. 1190 00:53:48,525 --> 00:53:49,759 >> COUNCILMEMBER WE 1191 00:53:49,759 --> 00:53:55,966 >> I WILL BE BRIEF. I WANT TO 1192 00:53:55,966 --> 00:53:56,766 THANK THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 1193 00:53:56,766 --> 00:53:58,268 TEAM FOR BEING HERE. STARTING 1194 00:53:58,268 --> 00:54:00,804 FIRST WITH INTERIM CEO AND 1195 00:54:00,804 --> 00:54:01,771 GENERAL MANAGER, ROB SANTOFF, 1196 00:54:01,771 --> 00:54:03,440 AND THE ENTIRE TEAM . I LOVE 1197 00:54:03,440 --> 00:54:08,244 THIS PRESENTATION. WE KNOW THAT 1198 00:54:08,244 --> 00:54:08,678 TRANSPORTATION, THE 1199 00:54:08,678 --> 00:54:09,246 TRANSPORTATION SECTOR MORE 1200 00:54:09,246 --> 00:54:10,313 BROADLY ACCOUNTS FOR ROUGHLY 40% 1201 00:54:10,313 --> 00:54:17,387 OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS . 1202 00:54:17,387 --> 00:54:18,488 HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE. AND 1203 00:54:18,488 --> 00:54:20,423 THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A VERY 1204 00:54:20,423 --> 00:54:22,259 FOCUSED AND INTENTIONAL , YOU 1205 00:54:22,259 --> 00:54:25,729 KNOW, PLAN. A STRATEGY TO BETTER 1206 00:54:25,729 --> 00:54:30,033 ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES. AND 1207 00:54:30,033 --> 00:54:31,735 THIS IS PART OF THAT, RIGHT 1208 00:54:31,735 --> 00:54:33,436 HERE. AS PART OF THE COUNCIL 1209 00:54:33,436 --> 00:54:39,175 CHAIR THAT OVERSEES THE 1210 00:54:39,175 --> 00:54:40,143 TRANSPORTATION POLICY IN THE 1211 00:54:40,143 --> 00:54:41,077 CITY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED 1212 00:54:41,077 --> 00:54:42,278 ABOUT THE EFFORT TO HELP 1213 00:54:42,278 --> 00:54:43,480 ELECTRIFIED THE FERRY TERMINAL, 1214 00:54:43,480 --> 00:54:47,050 ONE T FERRY TERMINAL IN OUR CITY 1215 00:54:47,050 --> 00:54:50,887 AND EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THIS 1216 00:54:50,887 --> 00:54:52,088 MEANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. 1217 00:54:52,088 --> 00:54:53,123 TRANSIT. THE INVESTMENTS IN OUR 1218 00:54:53,123 --> 00:54:57,260 PART , OUR BROADER ECONOMY, SO 1219 00:54:57,260 --> 00:55:03,366 MANY TERRIFIC THINGS. THANK YOU, 1220 00:55:03,366 --> 00:55:04,934 MADAM CHAIR. 1221 00:55:04,934 --> 00:55:06,202 >> DO I SEE OTHER HANDS WE 1222 00:55:06,202 --> 00:55:12,742 LISTEN UP, FOLKS , I TAKE BACK 1223 00:55:12,742 --> 00:55:13,877 THE SOCCER COMMENT. I KNOW I 1224 00:55:13,877 --> 00:55:16,446 WILL GET HATE MAIL. IT IS A 1225 00:55:16,446 --> 00:55:25,121 WONDERFUL SPORT. ENGLAND, 1226 00:55:25,121 --> 00:55:25,722 NORWAY, WE ARE ALL HAPPY NOW. 1227 00:55:25,722 --> 00:55:26,222 OKAY, WE ARE DONE WITH 1228 00:55:26,222 --> 00:55:33,563 QUESTIONS. I WILL MOVE THAT THE 1229 00:55:33,563 --> 00:55:34,197 COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 1230 00:55:34,197 --> 00:55:35,765 COUNCIL BILL 121228, IS THERE A 1231 00:55:35,765 --> 00:55:35,999 SECOND? 1232 00:55:35,999 --> 00:55:36,599 >> SECOND. 1233 00:55:36,599 --> 00:55:38,234 >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 1234 00:55:38,234 --> 00:55:38,902 SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 1235 00:55:38,902 --> 00:55:40,370 THE BILL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1236 00:55:40,370 --> 00:55:42,906 CALL THE ROLL ON THE 1237 00:55:42,906 --> 00:55:44,040 RECOMMENDATION OF PASSAGE OF THE 1238 00:55:44,040 --> 00:55:45,542 BILL? 1239 00:55:45,542 --> 00:55:49,079 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR, 1240 00:55:49,079 --> 00:55:52,482 FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR, ZERO 1241 00:55:52,482 --> 00:56:00,824 OPPOSE. 1242 00:56:00,824 --> 00:56:02,459 >> THE MOTION CARRIES, COUNCIL 1243 00:56:02,459 --> 00:56:03,293 BILL 121228 WILL BE SENT TO THE 1244 00:56:03,293 --> 00:56:04,427 FULL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY, 1245 00:56:04,427 --> 00:56:05,662 THE FUN PART HERE, WE ARE GOING 1246 00:56:05,662 --> 00:56:07,330 TO GO THROUGH ITEMS THREE AND 1247 00:56:07,330 --> 00:56:08,665 SIX, AND MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ 1248 00:56:08,665 --> 00:56:09,666 THE ITEMS. 1249 00:56:09,666 --> 00:56:13,470 >> ITEMS THREE THROUGH SIX, 1250 00:56:13,470 --> 00:56:16,673 APPOINTMENTS 03529, THROUGH 1251 00:56:16,673 --> 00:56:21,978 03532, IT IS MEMBERS OF THE 1252 00:56:21,978 --> 00:56:23,380 BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION 1253 00:56:23,380 --> 00:56:26,282 COMMISSIONERS FOR A TERM TO 1254 00:56:26,282 --> 00:56:28,985 THREE YEARS. DISTRICT 7, AND 20 1255 00:56:28,985 --> 00:56:34,591 , DISTRICT 1 , JAMES WILLIAMS, 1256 00:56:34,591 --> 00:56:35,992 THERE WILL BE A BRIEFING IN A 1257 00:56:35,992 --> 00:56:36,760 DISCUSSION AFTER THE VOTE. 1258 00:56:36,760 --> 00:56:38,628 >> GREAT, THANK YOU, SO, WE HAVE 1259 00:56:38,628 --> 00:56:43,600 IN FRONT OF US -- WHO , OH, 1260 00:56:43,600 --> 00:56:48,104 THANK YOU. LET ME SAY A FEW 1261 00:56:48,104 --> 00:56:49,672 WORDS BEFORE I GIVE YOU THE 1262 00:56:49,672 --> 00:56:50,840 OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE RIGHT ON IN 1263 00:56:50,840 --> 00:56:52,575 HERE. IS IT JUST GOING TO BE OUR 1264 00:56:52,575 --> 00:56:54,277 INTERIM DIRECTOR, MICHELLE? 1265 00:56:54,277 --> 00:56:58,848 >> MOST OF OUR NOMINEES ARE 1266 00:56:58,848 --> 00:57:00,283 ONLINE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 1267 00:57:00,283 --> 00:57:01,885 SPEAK TO THEM WITHOUT 1268 00:57:01,885 --> 00:57:06,089 RESERVATION. 1269 00:57:06,089 --> 00:57:07,223 >> I DO NOT SEE THEM! 1270 00:57:07,223 --> 00:57:10,026 >> OKAY. 1271 00:57:10,026 --> 00:57:12,028 >> CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO ONE 1272 00:57:12,028 --> 00:57:19,502 REMOTE. AND THEY MIGHT JUST BE 1273 00:57:19,502 --> 00:57:20,103 WATCHING ON SEATTLE CHANNEL. 1274 00:57:20,103 --> 00:57:24,707 >> I AM GOING TO , I AM USED TO 1275 00:57:24,707 --> 00:57:26,142 CALLING YOU MICHELLE, CAN I CALL 1276 00:57:26,142 --> 00:57:26,810 YOU MICHELLE? 1277 00:57:26,810 --> 00:57:32,949 >> YES, PLEASE. 1278 00:57:32,949 --> 00:57:36,553 >> MICHELLE, I AM GOING TO LET 1279 00:57:36,553 --> 00:57:37,187 YOU DO YOUR PRESENTATION. I WILL 1280 00:57:37,187 --> 00:57:38,588 MAKE OF YOU, TO OPEN UP TO MY 1281 00:57:38,588 --> 00:57:39,222 COLLEAGUES. GO AHEAD, THANK YOU. 1282 00:57:39,222 --> 00:57:49,766 >> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO GIVE 1283 00:57:50,233 --> 00:57:51,067 SOME CONTEXT TO OUR BOARD OF 1284 00:57:51,067 --> 00:57:51,534 PARKS AND RECREATION 1285 00:57:51,534 --> 00:57:56,406 COMMISSIONERS, IT IS A 15-MEMBER 1286 00:57:56,406 --> 00:57:56,973 COMMITTEE ADVISORY BOARD, A 1287 00:57:56,973 --> 00:57:57,574 COMPOSITION MADE UP OF EIGHT 1288 00:57:57,574 --> 00:57:58,208 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, 1289 00:57:58,208 --> 00:57:58,875 CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO 1290 00:57:58,875 --> 00:57:59,509 INCLUDE EIGHT AT-LARGE MEMBERS, 1291 00:57:59,509 --> 00:58:00,076 THREE IN COMMISSION AND ONE 1292 00:58:00,076 --> 00:58:02,278 MEMBER , SPECIFIC TO THE GET 1293 00:58:02,278 --> 00:58:03,112 ENGAGED PROGRAM. SEVEN MEMBERS 1294 00:58:03,112 --> 00:58:05,882 WITHIN EACH OF THE CITY COUNCIL 1295 00:58:05,882 --> 00:58:08,051 DISTRICTS, APPOINTED BY THE CITY 1296 00:58:08,051 --> 00:58:11,921 COUNCIL, EXCEPT FOR THE GET 1297 00:58:11,921 --> 00:58:12,789 ENGAGED POSITION, SERVING UP TO 1298 00:58:12,789 --> 00:58:17,560 TWO THREE-YEAR TERMS, PER 1299 00:58:17,560 --> 00:58:18,394 OPERATIONAL PROTOCOLS. WE WORK 1300 00:58:18,394 --> 00:58:23,333 TO COMMIT , WE WORK TO RECRUIT A 1301 00:58:23,333 --> 00:58:24,601 DIVERSE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 1302 00:58:24,601 --> 00:58:31,341 WHO LIVE AND REFLECT COMMUNITIES 1303 00:58:31,341 --> 00:58:32,742 WE SERVE, THEY WORK WITH THE 1304 00:58:32,742 --> 00:58:33,476 BOARD AND COMMISSION STAFF TO 1305 00:58:33,476 --> 00:58:34,444 IDENTIFY AND MANAGE THE 1306 00:58:34,444 --> 00:58:39,449 APPLICATIONS PROCESS. THIS 1307 00:58:39,449 --> 00:58:40,783 APPROACH STRENGTHENS OUR 1308 00:58:40,783 --> 00:58:43,286 DECISION-MAKING AND ENSURES THE 1309 00:58:43,286 --> 00:58:45,822 BROAD PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE 1310 00:58:45,822 --> 00:58:47,156 REFORMING OUR WORK. AS SUCH, WE 1311 00:58:47,156 --> 00:58:53,162 ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE CANDIDATES 1312 00:58:53,162 --> 00:58:54,430 BEFORE YOU TO FILL THE CURRENT 1313 00:58:54,430 --> 00:58:55,665 VACANCIES ON THE BOARD. WE 1314 00:58:55,665 --> 00:58:57,934 BELIEVE THEIR BACKGROUNDS PUT 1315 00:58:57,934 --> 00:58:59,969 THEM IN A GOOD POSITION AND WILL 1316 00:58:59,969 --> 00:59:01,337 BENEFIT THE BOARD OVERALL AND 1317 00:59:01,337 --> 00:59:05,775 THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. CAN'T 1318 00:59:05,775 --> 00:59:07,410 WAIT TO TALK ABOUT EACH OF THEM. 1319 00:59:07,410 --> 00:59:11,114 >> I HAVE BRIEF COMMENTS ON ALL 1320 00:59:11,114 --> 00:59:13,716 FOUR IN THE PACKETS WE RECEIVED. 1321 00:59:13,716 --> 00:59:15,919 I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE 1322 00:59:15,919 --> 00:59:16,653 OPPORTUNITY. 1323 00:59:16,653 --> 00:59:21,124 >> OUR FIRST CANDIDATE, IS 1324 00:59:21,124 --> 00:59:22,592 PHILLIP MENG, HE BEGAN WITH THE 1325 00:59:22,592 --> 00:59:24,394 GET ENGAGED PROCESS. HE HAS 1326 00:59:24,394 --> 00:59:27,430 CONTINUED AND HAVING PREVIOUSLY 1327 00:59:27,430 --> 00:59:31,568 SERVED ON THE ADVISORY BOARD, HE 1328 00:59:31,568 --> 00:59:34,270 HAS BEEN A DEDICATED AND ACTIVE 1329 00:59:34,270 --> 00:59:37,206 MEMBER AND HAS SERVED ON THE 1330 00:59:37,206 --> 00:59:38,341 PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE 1331 00:59:38,341 --> 00:59:42,879 AND SUBCOMMITTEE. HE -- WE 1332 00:59:42,879 --> 00:59:43,846 REGULARLY BENEFIT FROM HIS 1333 00:59:43,846 --> 00:59:45,715 PARTICIPATION, AND HIS 1334 00:59:45,715 --> 00:59:48,585 CONTINUOUS ADVOCACY FOR 1335 00:59:48,585 --> 00:59:53,189 DATA-INFORMED DECISION-MAKING. 1336 00:59:53,189 --> 00:59:53,790 AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING 1337 00:59:53,790 --> 00:59:54,824 ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH 1338 00:59:54,824 --> 00:59:58,628 HIM , IN THE DISTRICT 7 1339 00:59:58,628 --> 01:00:01,998 POSITION. AND BRADLEY KAHN IS 1340 01:00:01,998 --> 01:00:05,935 THE NEXT , HE HAS A FOCUS ON 1341 01:00:05,935 --> 01:00:07,170 FORESTRY AND CLIMATE ADVOCACY. 1342 01:00:07,170 --> 01:00:10,940 HE HAS SERVED MORE THAN 15 YEARS 1343 01:00:10,940 --> 01:00:12,976 ON NONPROFIT BOARDS, INCLUDING 1344 01:00:12,976 --> 01:00:15,878 THE FORWARD -- FOREST 1345 01:00:15,878 --> 01:00:20,483 STEWARDSHIP, AND THE FOUNDATION. 1346 01:00:20,483 --> 01:00:23,286 THIS, COUPLED WITH HIS 1347 01:00:23,286 --> 01:00:28,324 DEEPLY-INGRAINED SENSE OF SOCIAL 1348 01:00:28,324 --> 01:00:28,925 JUSTICE AND COMPASSION AND 1349 01:00:28,925 --> 01:00:29,525 HISTORY OF INVOLVEMENT WITH 1350 01:00:29,525 --> 01:00:32,095 ASPECTS OF THE PARKS SYSTEM 1351 01:00:32,095 --> 01:00:33,596 MAKES HIM A WONDERFUL CANDIDATE 1352 01:00:33,596 --> 01:00:34,497 AND WE ARE EXCITED TO NOMINATE 1353 01:00:34,497 --> 01:00:36,699 HIM TO THE OPEN COMMISSION 1354 01:00:36,699 --> 01:00:38,468 POSITION. AND JAMES WILLIAMS 1355 01:00:38,468 --> 01:00:44,941 EARNED A BRONZE STAR , AND WAS 1356 01:00:44,941 --> 01:00:46,476 CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED FOR HIS 1357 01:00:46,476 --> 01:00:48,378 LEADERSHIP, HE IS THE FATHER OF 1358 01:00:48,378 --> 01:00:51,614 YOUNG CHILDREN AND REGULARLY 1359 01:00:51,614 --> 01:00:52,782 SPENDS TIME AT DISCOVERY PARK, 1360 01:00:52,782 --> 01:00:54,584 HE VALUES OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES 1361 01:00:54,584 --> 01:00:59,188 IN SEATTLE, WANTING TO MAKE 1362 01:00:59,188 --> 01:01:01,958 ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE WAYS 1363 01:01:01,958 --> 01:01:03,059 TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, WITH 1364 01:01:03,059 --> 01:01:06,996 THIS , HE WOULD FILL THE OPEN 1365 01:01:06,996 --> 01:01:09,599 DISTRICT 6 POSITION. AND 1366 01:01:09,599 --> 01:01:12,168 ADVANCING CLIMATE ADAPTATION, 1367 01:01:12,168 --> 01:01:14,637 RENEWAL ENERGY, AND 1368 01:01:14,637 --> 01:01:17,206 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE , ACROSS 1369 01:01:17,206 --> 01:01:20,777 FEDERAL AGENCIES AND 1370 01:01:20,777 --> 01:01:21,444 PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS , SHE 1371 01:01:21,444 --> 01:01:25,314 HAS WORKED FOR AMAZON , GLOBAL 1372 01:01:25,314 --> 01:01:27,550 CHANGE INSTITUTE , AND WORKS AS 1373 01:01:27,550 --> 01:01:33,723 A SOCIAL SCIENTIST AT THE ENERGY 1374 01:01:33,723 --> 01:01:37,293 MANAGEMENT. SHE HAS EQUITIES IN 1375 01:01:37,293 --> 01:01:37,960 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM 1376 01:01:37,960 --> 01:01:38,928 DESIGN, MONITORING, AS WELL AS 1377 01:01:38,928 --> 01:01:42,098 ORGANIZATIONAL , SHE LIVES IN 1378 01:01:42,098 --> 01:01:46,836 THE HIAWATHA NEIGHBORHOOD AND 1379 01:01:46,836 --> 01:01:48,204 HER CHILDREN ATTAIN -- ATTEND 1380 01:01:48,204 --> 01:01:52,575 LAFAYETTE, SHE WOULD SERVE IN 1381 01:01:52,575 --> 01:01:54,544 THE DISTRICT 1 POSITION. 1382 01:01:54,544 --> 01:01:56,612 >> I WANT TO MAKE A FEW 1383 01:01:56,612 --> 01:01:58,314 COMMENTS, FIRST WE HAD AN 1384 01:01:58,314 --> 01:02:00,783 OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT EACH 1385 01:02:00,783 --> 01:02:02,118 EMPLOYMENT PACKET. AND I 1386 01:02:02,118 --> 01:02:04,487 UNDERSTAND, THAT HE IS A MAYORAL 1387 01:02:04,487 --> 01:02:15,031 APPOINTMENT, AND IT IS PHILLIP 1388 01:02:15,698 --> 01:02:16,933 MENG, A COUNCIL APPOINTMENT, 1389 01:02:16,933 --> 01:02:17,567 REBECCA RASCH, OUT OF DISTRICT 1390 01:02:17,567 --> 01:02:20,036 1, A COUNCIL APPOINTED, AND 1391 01:02:20,036 --> 01:02:21,604 JAMES WILLIAMS OUT OF THE SIX, A 1392 01:02:21,604 --> 01:02:22,905 CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT, WE 1393 01:02:22,905 --> 01:02:23,940 HAVE THREE APPOINTEES, FROM 1394 01:02:23,940 --> 01:02:26,609 MYSELF AND THE COMMITTEE, AND 1395 01:02:26,609 --> 01:02:34,617 ONE FROM THE MAYORAL. SO, WE HAD 1396 01:02:34,617 --> 01:02:35,651 A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THE 1397 01:02:35,651 --> 01:02:36,786 APPOINTMENT PACKETS AND I WANT 1398 01:02:36,786 --> 01:02:38,287 TO SHARE KIND OF WHAT YOU HAVE 1399 01:02:38,287 --> 01:02:39,655 ALREADY SAID. BUT THE NOTES THAT 1400 01:02:39,655 --> 01:02:40,723 I WENT THROUGH, THE EXPERIENCE 1401 01:02:40,723 --> 01:02:41,491 WITH PARKS AND RECREATION, 1402 01:02:41,491 --> 01:02:44,160 CLIMATE ADVOCACY, FORESTRY, THE 1403 01:02:44,160 --> 01:02:47,330 GET ENGAGED PROGRAM, THE 1404 01:02:47,330 --> 01:02:48,331 CONSERVATION, VERY IMPRESSIVE, 1405 01:02:48,331 --> 01:02:49,699 THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. IS 1406 01:02:49,699 --> 01:02:57,874 THAT REBECCA? YEAH, THAT IS 1407 01:02:57,874 --> 01:02:59,709 PRETTY COOL, I WAS LOOKING AT 1408 01:02:59,709 --> 01:03:00,343 HER RESUME. AND OF COURSE, WE 1409 01:03:00,343 --> 01:03:01,210 HAVE, WE HAVE, MR. WILLIAMS, MR. 1410 01:03:01,210 --> 01:03:04,313 WILLIAMS. WHO , WE THANK HIM FOR 1411 01:03:04,313 --> 01:03:06,215 HIS SERVICE, AND ALSO 1412 01:03:06,215 --> 01:03:11,187 REPRESENTING THE SIXTH I 1413 01:03:11,187 --> 01:03:11,454 BELIEVE? 1414 01:03:11,454 --> 01:03:11,788 >> YES. 1415 01:03:11,788 --> 01:03:19,195 >> I AM HAPPY WITH THESE 1416 01:03:19,195 --> 01:03:21,063 NOMINEES AND I HOPE MY 1417 01:03:21,063 --> 01:03:21,664 COLLEAGUES ARE. WITH THAT, I 1418 01:03:21,664 --> 01:03:22,932 WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR 1419 01:03:22,932 --> 01:03:24,000 QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES 1420 01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:24,634 ABOUT THE FOUR APPOINTEES. IF 1421 01:03:24,634 --> 01:03:25,902 YOU HAVE ANY? 1422 01:03:25,902 --> 01:03:31,407 >> THANK YOU, I AM EXCITED ABOUT 1423 01:03:31,407 --> 01:03:32,275 THE FOLKS YOU PUT FORWARD, 1424 01:03:32,275 --> 01:03:33,843 STEMMING FROM MY DISTRICT, I 1425 01:03:33,843 --> 01:03:36,846 HAVE CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESS 1426 01:03:36,846 --> 01:03:38,848 WE HAVE ENGAGED IN. I WAS WITH 1427 01:03:38,848 --> 01:03:48,457 THE PARTS DEPARTMENT , SO THAT 1428 01:03:48,457 --> 01:03:50,426 WE CAN HASH OUT THE QUESTIONS, 1429 01:03:50,426 --> 01:03:51,060 WE ANSWERED A LOT OF QUESTIONS 1430 01:03:51,060 --> 01:03:51,961 FOR THE OTHER LEGISLATION THAT 1431 01:03:51,961 --> 01:03:53,529 WE HAVE TO LABOR IT IS THE 1432 01:03:53,529 --> 01:03:54,730 REASON WE DID NOT DISCUSS THIS 1433 01:03:54,730 --> 01:03:55,031 LAST WEEK? 1434 01:03:55,031 --> 01:03:56,465 >> [ INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ] 1435 01:03:56,465 --> 01:03:57,533 OF THERE WAS NO INTENTIONAL 1436 01:03:57,533 --> 01:03:57,767 REASON. 1437 01:03:57,767 --> 01:04:00,336 >> THE ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT THE 1438 01:04:00,336 --> 01:04:01,470 PARTS DEPARTMENT HAS NOT 1439 01:04:01,470 --> 01:04:02,772 AFFORDED ME ENOUGH TIME TO EVEN 1440 01:04:02,772 --> 01:04:05,208 HAVE A CALL WITH MY WONDERFUL 1441 01:04:05,208 --> 01:04:07,743 DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS , YOU ARE 1442 01:04:07,743 --> 01:04:14,116 STATING THAT THESE ARE COUNCIL 1443 01:04:14,116 --> 01:04:14,951 APPOINTEES, THE PARKS 1444 01:04:14,951 --> 01:04:16,452 DEPARTMENT, THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A 1445 01:04:16,452 --> 01:04:17,787 CHALLENGE FOR MANY DEPARTMENTS, 1446 01:04:17,787 --> 01:04:20,122 DISTRICT ELECT, IF YOU ARE 1447 01:04:20,122 --> 01:04:24,093 ASKING ME, TO, YOU ARE ASKING 1448 01:04:24,093 --> 01:04:27,163 US, TO WORK WITH OUR 1449 01:04:27,163 --> 01:04:27,997 DISTRICT-APPOINTED BOARD 1450 01:04:27,997 --> 01:04:34,270 MEMBERS, THE PROCESS TODAY HAS 1451 01:04:34,270 --> 01:04:35,338 NOT AFFORDED ME AN OPPORTUNITY 1452 01:04:35,338 --> 01:04:36,639 TO BECOME ENGAGED WITH THEM. AND 1453 01:04:36,639 --> 01:04:39,542 THAT IS WHAT I AM CHALLENGED BY. 1454 01:04:39,542 --> 01:04:42,878 THE CANDIDATES , I CAME IN HERE 1455 01:04:42,878 --> 01:04:44,780 EXPECTING THE VOTE NO, BASED ON 1456 01:04:44,780 --> 01:04:50,820 THE PROCESS. BECAUSE, I AM NOT 1457 01:04:50,820 --> 01:04:55,258 IN A GOOD PLACE WITH THE PARKS 1458 01:04:55,258 --> 01:04:55,925 DEPARTMENT ON THE PROCESS TODAY. 1459 01:04:55,925 --> 01:04:56,459 BUT THE QUALITY OF THESE 1460 01:04:56,459 --> 01:04:58,160 CANDIDATES, I AM GOING TO VOTE 1461 01:04:58,160 --> 01:05:03,232 YES. THAT WAS A PRODUCT OF HOW 1462 01:05:03,232 --> 01:05:04,400 STUNNING THEY ARE. I AM HERE, 1463 01:05:04,400 --> 01:05:12,775 PUTTING ON THE RECORD, IT IS 1464 01:05:12,775 --> 01:05:13,976 REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE USE THE 1465 01:05:13,976 --> 01:05:15,444 PROCESS WE HAVE SET UP TO AVOID 1466 01:05:15,444 --> 01:05:16,178 THESE UNNECESSARY POINTS OF 1467 01:05:16,178 --> 01:05:17,446 CONFLICT AND MIGHT ASK IS THAT 1468 01:05:17,446 --> 01:05:19,048 WE DO A BETTER JOB OF CONNECTING 1469 01:05:19,048 --> 01:05:20,283 THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, TO 1470 01:05:20,283 --> 01:05:24,353 HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 1471 01:05:24,353 --> 01:05:25,488 CUSTOMERS THEY ARE OVERLAPPING 1472 01:05:25,488 --> 01:05:29,125 WITH, I WANT TO ENSURE THE 1473 01:05:29,125 --> 01:05:30,426 COMMISSIONERS HAVE AS MUCH 1474 01:05:30,426 --> 01:05:31,661 KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESS AS POSSIBLE 1475 01:05:31,661 --> 01:05:35,631 SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL 1476 01:05:35,631 --> 01:05:36,799 AS POSSIBLE, THE PARKS 1477 01:05:36,799 --> 01:05:39,602 DEPARTMENT HAS THREE SETS OF 1478 01:05:39,602 --> 01:05:41,003 OVERSIGHT, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, 1479 01:05:41,003 --> 01:05:44,974 THE CITY COUNCIL , AND I HAVE 1480 01:05:44,974 --> 01:05:48,411 BEEN CHALLENGED WHEN THIS HAS 1481 01:05:48,411 --> 01:05:49,145 NOT BEEN A GOOD CONNECTION 1482 01:05:49,145 --> 01:05:50,413 BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE 1483 01:05:50,413 --> 01:06:00,356 COUNCIL. AND I HAVE FOUND A LOT 1484 01:06:00,356 --> 01:06:01,624 OF REALLY GREAT BENEFITS WHEN 1485 01:06:01,624 --> 01:06:02,825 THERE HAS BEEN A CONNECTION. SO, 1486 01:06:02,825 --> 01:06:04,193 I AM PUTTING IT ON RECORD TODAY, 1487 01:06:04,193 --> 01:06:05,361 I AM CHALLENGED BY THE PROCESS 1488 01:06:05,361 --> 01:06:06,729 IN WHICH WE HAVE ENGAGED IN AND 1489 01:06:06,729 --> 01:06:07,863 THE QUALITY OF THE CANDIDATES 1490 01:06:07,863 --> 01:06:09,332 HAVE MOVED ME FROM A NO TO YES, 1491 01:06:09,332 --> 01:06:11,000 IN JUST ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THANK 1492 01:06:11,000 --> 01:06:11,734 YOU. 1493 01:06:11,734 --> 01:06:13,169 >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? 1494 01:06:13,169 --> 01:06:17,673 >> I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT 1495 01:06:17,673 --> 01:06:19,008 OF COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THERE 1496 01:06:19,008 --> 01:06:23,879 WAS A PROPOSED D 1 NOMINEE , MY 1497 01:06:23,879 --> 01:06:27,049 OFFICE WAS NOT ENGAGED IN THIS 1498 01:06:27,049 --> 01:06:33,022 WHOLE PROCESS. SO, A CALL TO 1499 01:06:33,022 --> 01:06:33,622 ACTION, FOR STRONGER 1500 01:06:33,622 --> 01:06:35,057 COLLABORATION AND REQUESTS FOR 1501 01:06:35,057 --> 01:06:39,962 COLLABORATION UP FRONT. AND, 1502 01:06:39,962 --> 01:06:41,964 THAT SAID, THIS IS NOT ABOUT ANY 1503 01:06:41,964 --> 01:06:43,733 ONE PERSON OR INDIVIDUAL, WE 1504 01:06:43,733 --> 01:06:44,500 LIVE IN A DISTRICT-DAYS THE 1505 01:06:44,500 --> 01:06:49,872 SYSTEM. SUPERINTENDENT, YOU KNOW 1506 01:06:49,872 --> 01:06:51,107 THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE 1507 01:06:51,107 --> 01:06:54,377 NEEDS AND THE PROJECTS, THE 1508 01:06:54,377 --> 01:06:56,178 PROGRAMS, IN DISTRICT 1 . WITH 1509 01:06:56,178 --> 01:07:05,087 THAT SAID , WE REALLY ENCOURAGE 1510 01:07:05,087 --> 01:07:06,956 , YOU KNOW, A BETTER AND MORE 1511 01:07:06,956 --> 01:07:08,090 INTROSPECTIVE LOOK , FROM THE 1512 01:07:08,090 --> 01:07:13,195 PROCESS STANDPOINT . THE SLATE , 1513 01:07:13,195 --> 01:07:17,066 OVERALL, IS VERY WELL QUALIFIED. 1514 01:07:17,066 --> 01:07:19,335 I AM GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE 1515 01:07:19,335 --> 01:07:24,106 SLATE AND I WILL SUPPORT THE 1516 01:07:24,106 --> 01:07:28,844 SLATE, AND JUST ASK FOR BETTER 1517 01:07:28,844 --> 01:07:30,212 COORDINATION ON A GOING FORWARD 1518 01:07:30,212 --> 01:07:30,446 BASIS. 1519 01:07:30,446 --> 01:07:35,584 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1520 01:07:35,584 --> 01:07:37,052 >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, I 1521 01:07:37,052 --> 01:07:38,220 HAVE REVIEWED THE PACKAGES 1522 01:07:38,220 --> 01:07:46,028 MYSELF. AND I AM HAPPY. THERE 1523 01:07:46,028 --> 01:07:48,564 WAS A PEACEFUL ASPECT, I DON'T 1524 01:07:48,564 --> 01:07:50,866 KNOW. BUT FIRST, MR. WILLIAMS, 1525 01:07:50,866 --> 01:07:55,838 WITH HIS ARMY SERVICE. AND ALSO, 1526 01:07:55,838 --> 01:08:03,145 WITH DR. REBECCA RASCH. ONE OF 1527 01:08:03,145 --> 01:08:04,013 THE THINGS I WANTED TO 1528 01:08:04,013 --> 01:08:05,314 HIGHLIGHT, THERE IS A NARRATIVE 1529 01:08:05,314 --> 01:08:07,016 ABOUT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY , 1530 01:08:07,016 --> 01:08:08,284 AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF AMAZON. 1531 01:08:08,284 --> 01:08:12,688 YOU KNOW? I HAD AMAZON TALKING 1532 01:08:12,688 --> 01:08:20,529 ABOUT THE AWS ENERGY PERSON, THE 1533 01:08:20,529 --> 01:08:21,597 NUMBER ONE PERSON TO FOLLOW UP 1534 01:08:21,597 --> 01:08:22,598 ON OUR CITY LIGHT CONVERSATION 1535 01:08:22,598 --> 01:08:23,766 WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATED IN 1536 01:08:23,766 --> 01:08:26,702 ADDITION TO THEIR SUPPORT, BUT I 1537 01:08:26,702 --> 01:08:28,037 AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE 1538 01:08:28,037 --> 01:08:30,973 WORKFORCE AT AMAZON, THEY ARE 1539 01:08:30,973 --> 01:08:33,142 WILLING TO VOLUNTEER AND ENGAGE. 1540 01:08:33,142 --> 01:08:37,012 I AM COMPING THEM ALL AS D 7 . 1541 01:08:37,012 --> 01:08:39,448 SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE , WHAT 1542 01:08:39,448 --> 01:08:43,853 IT TAKES TO GET TO THESE 1543 01:08:43,853 --> 01:08:46,722 DIFFERENT POSITIONS . A STRONG 1544 01:08:46,722 --> 01:08:52,194 SET , AND I APPRECIATE, YOU 1545 01:08:52,194 --> 01:08:53,662 KNOW, THEM COMING FORWARD TO THE 1546 01:08:53,662 --> 01:08:57,099 COUNCIL. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 1547 01:08:57,099 --> 01:09:02,137 >> I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE 1548 01:09:02,137 --> 01:09:03,539 RECORD, WE DID PUT OUT THESE 1549 01:09:03,539 --> 01:09:07,309 PACKETS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12th. 1550 01:09:07,309 --> 01:09:08,711 AND AS FAR AS THE PROCESS AND 1551 01:09:08,711 --> 01:09:10,045 PROCEDURE, I WANT TO TAKE SOME 1552 01:09:10,045 --> 01:09:11,213 RESPONSIBILITY SINCE I WAS THE 1553 01:09:11,213 --> 01:09:15,017 ONE THAT LOOKED AT ALL THREE OF 1554 01:09:15,017 --> 01:09:16,819 THEM, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD 1555 01:09:16,819 --> 01:09:17,853 DISTRICTS REPRESENTATION, AS 1556 01:09:17,853 --> 01:09:20,089 SOMEONE WHO WAS PART OF THE 1557 01:09:20,089 --> 01:09:24,059 FIRST ELECTED CLASS, WE FOUGHT 1558 01:09:24,059 --> 01:09:25,227 FOR DISTRICT REPRESENTATION . I 1559 01:09:25,227 --> 01:09:29,532 AM THE COUNCILMEMBER , WHO HAD 1560 01:09:29,532 --> 01:09:33,402 THESE FORMS CHANGED , BECAUSE 1561 01:09:33,402 --> 01:09:35,504 WHAT WE LEARNED, NOT JUST YOU, 1562 01:09:35,504 --> 01:09:38,407 BUT EVERY COMMITTEE, EVERY 1563 01:09:38,407 --> 01:09:42,111 COMMISSION EVEN AFTER THAT, THEY 1564 01:09:42,111 --> 01:09:43,612 WOULD NEVER LIST WHAT DISTRICT 1565 01:09:43,612 --> 01:09:45,281 THEY CAME FROM. WE WERE MISSING 1566 01:09:45,281 --> 01:09:51,420 BIG CHUNKS OF THE CITY. WE ARE 1567 01:09:51,420 --> 01:09:52,488 GOING TO WORK WITH THE 1568 01:09:52,488 --> 01:09:53,189 DEPARTMENT SENT TO APPOINTMENTS, 1569 01:09:53,189 --> 01:09:54,356 TO COMMISSIONS OR COMMITTEES. WE 1570 01:09:54,356 --> 01:09:55,424 HAVE TO START LISTING WHAT 1571 01:09:55,424 --> 01:09:56,825 DISTRICT THEY COME FROM SO WE 1572 01:09:56,825 --> 01:10:00,296 HAVE THAT PARITY. WE DO THAT IN 1573 01:10:00,296 --> 01:10:01,630 EVERY COMMISSION. WE SHIFT 1574 01:10:01,630 --> 01:10:03,365 THINGS AROUND. WE CAN UNDERSTAND 1575 01:10:03,365 --> 01:10:07,536 WHY THAT IS IN THE NORTH END , 1576 01:10:07,536 --> 01:10:09,171 AND WHY WE NEED MORE PEOPLE OUT 1577 01:10:09,171 --> 01:10:19,315 OF D 6, OR D1 IN WEST SEATTLE, I 1578 01:10:19,315 --> 01:10:20,015 WILL TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY 1579 01:10:20,015 --> 01:10:21,216 BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE THAT WAS 1580 01:10:21,216 --> 01:10:22,051 HAPPY WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS 1581 01:10:22,051 --> 01:10:24,053 SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT SO, THAT 1582 01:10:24,053 --> 01:10:31,627 BEING SAID , I WANT TO GO AHEAD 1583 01:10:31,627 --> 01:10:33,562 AND MOVE FORWARD, ARE WE GOOD? 1584 01:10:33,562 --> 01:10:35,064 OKAY, WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE 1585 01:10:35,064 --> 01:10:36,031 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED 1586 01:10:36,031 --> 01:10:38,267 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS 1587 01:10:38,267 --> 01:10:39,602 THREE TO SIX LISTED ON THE 1588 01:10:39,602 --> 01:10:45,541 AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND ? IT 1589 01:10:45,541 --> 01:10:46,775 HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO 1590 01:10:46,775 --> 01:10:47,509 RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF THE 1591 01:10:47,509 --> 01:10:48,344 APPOINTMENT, ARE THERE ANY 1592 01:10:48,344 --> 01:10:49,979 FURTHER COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL 1593 01:10:49,979 --> 01:10:50,613 THE ROLL. 1594 01:10:50,613 --> 01:10:54,950 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR, 1595 01:10:54,950 --> 01:10:59,054 THERE ARE FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR. 1596 01:10:59,054 --> 01:11:00,789 >> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE 1597 01:11:00,789 --> 01:11:03,158 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 1598 01:11:03,158 --> 01:11:04,693 CONFIRMS THAT THEY BE SENT TO 1599 01:11:04,693 --> 01:11:09,064 THE JUNE 1st FULL COUNCIL 1600 01:11:09,064 --> 01:11:09,999 MEETING, CONGRATULATIONS TO 1601 01:11:09,999 --> 01:11:11,567 THOSE FOLKS THAT GOT APPOINTED. 1602 01:11:11,567 --> 01:11:15,170 LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 1603 01:11:15,170 --> 01:11:16,905 SEVEN, PLEASE READ THAT INTO THE 1604 01:11:16,905 --> 01:11:17,139 RECORD. 1605 01:11:17,139 --> 01:11:24,179 >> AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, COUNCIL 1606 01:11:24,179 --> 01:11:25,014 BILLED 121229, AN ORDINANCE 1607 01:11:25,014 --> 01:11:26,682 RELATING TO KING COUNTY 1608 01:11:26,682 --> 01:11:27,283 CONSERVATION FUTURES AND THE 1609 01:11:27,283 --> 01:11:27,983 LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT 1610 01:11:27,983 --> 01:11:31,954 BETWEEN THE KING COUNTY AND CITY 1611 01:11:31,954 --> 01:11:33,255 OF SEATTLE FOR OPEN SPACE 1612 01:11:33,255 --> 01:11:37,893 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 1613 01:11:37,893 --> 01:11:39,895 >> BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO 1614 01:11:39,895 --> 01:11:40,562 SAY SOMETHING, THIS HAS CHANGED 1615 01:11:40,562 --> 01:11:42,364 SO MANY TIMES, FOR THE KING 1616 01:11:42,364 --> 01:11:43,198 COUNTY CONSERVATION FUTURES LEVY 1617 01:11:43,198 --> 01:11:45,234 , SOMETIMES IT IS CALLED A TAX, 1618 01:11:45,234 --> 01:11:50,305 SOMETIMES A LEVY. WE WILL MAKE 1619 01:11:50,305 --> 01:11:52,441 SURE WE ARE CLEAR ON ALL THE 1620 01:11:52,441 --> 01:11:53,676 ACRONYMS, I WILL LET YOU 1621 01:11:53,676 --> 01:11:58,714 INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM, EIGHT-PAGE 1622 01:11:58,714 --> 01:12:03,986 POWERPOINT, THANK YOU. 1623 01:12:03,986 --> 01:12:07,289 >> I AM STILL MICHELLE, JOINED 1624 01:12:07,289 --> 01:12:09,758 BY 1625 01:12:09,758 --> 01:12:18,367 >> A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT , WARD. 1626 01:12:18,367 --> 01:12:21,303 >> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT 1627 01:12:21,303 --> 01:12:24,707 TWO PIECES OF , RELATED TO OUR 1628 01:12:24,707 --> 01:12:27,910 ACQUISITION PROGRAM, WE WILL 1629 01:12:27,910 --> 01:12:35,517 TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO 1630 01:12:35,517 --> 01:12:36,952 LISE WARD TO WALK YOU THROUGH 1631 01:12:36,952 --> 01:12:37,619 THIS LEGISLATION. SEATTLE PARKS 1632 01:12:37,619 --> 01:12:38,554 AND RECREATION HAS A LONG 1633 01:12:38,554 --> 01:12:41,190 HISTORY OF ACQUIRING LAND AND 1634 01:12:41,190 --> 01:12:42,091 PROPERTY FOR PARKS, OPEN SPACE, 1635 01:12:42,091 --> 01:12:43,359 AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES 1636 01:12:43,359 --> 01:12:45,627 THROUGH HISTORIC PROGRAMS LIKE 1637 01:12:45,627 --> 01:12:46,895 THE BOND INITIATIVE AND THE 1638 01:12:46,895 --> 01:12:54,169 CITY'S 2008 PARKS LEVY, AS WELL 1639 01:12:54,169 --> 01:12:54,837 AS THROUGH THIS FUNDING SOURCE 1640 01:12:54,837 --> 01:12:56,138 THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, 1641 01:12:56,138 --> 01:12:57,072 THE KING COUNTY CONSERVATION 1642 01:12:57,072 --> 01:12:58,173 FUTURES LEVY PROGRAM, STRANGELY 1643 01:12:58,173 --> 01:13:02,211 KNOWN AS CFP , BECAUSE OF THE 1644 01:13:02,211 --> 01:13:05,047 CONSERVATION FUTURES TAX, WE 1645 01:13:05,047 --> 01:13:07,282 WILL BE USING CFT. 1646 01:13:07,282 --> 01:13:12,554 >> IT SWITCHES BETWEEN LEVY, 1647 01:13:12,554 --> 01:13:13,956 FUND, AND TAX. IT DRIVES ME 1648 01:13:13,956 --> 01:13:14,189 CRAZY. 1649 01:13:14,189 --> 01:13:19,895 >> THE CONSERVATIONS LEVY IS THE 1650 01:13:19,895 --> 01:13:21,463 COUNTYWIDE TAX, STARTING IN 1651 01:13:21,463 --> 01:13:25,134 1989, AND WAS USED TO MATCH CITY 1652 01:13:25,134 --> 01:13:26,368 FUNDING FOR ACQUISITIONS OF 1653 01:13:26,368 --> 01:13:28,670 PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. ONE OF THE 1654 01:13:28,670 --> 01:13:29,838 PRIORITIES REPORTED CFT FUNDING 1655 01:13:29,838 --> 01:13:35,577 IS OPEN SPACE IN UNDERSERVED 1656 01:13:35,577 --> 01:13:36,745 COMMUNITIES AND THEY HAVE A 1657 01:13:36,745 --> 01:13:37,646 WAIVER PROCESS TO ENCOURAGE SUCH 1658 01:13:37,646 --> 01:13:38,781 ACQUISITIONS. THE TEAM HAS BEEN 1659 01:13:38,781 --> 01:13:43,118 SUCCESSFUL IN LEVERAGING THESE 1660 01:13:43,118 --> 01:13:44,219 FUNDS TO ADDRESS GAPS IDENTIFIED 1661 01:13:44,219 --> 01:13:50,793 IN OUR PARKS AND HIGH DENSITY 1662 01:13:50,793 --> 01:13:51,493 LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES 1663 01:13:51,493 --> 01:13:52,194 EXPERIENCING EQUITY AND HEALTH 1664 01:13:52,194 --> 01:13:53,262 ISSUES. WE CERTAINLY LEAN INTO 1665 01:13:53,262 --> 01:13:54,630 THE CFT TO ACQUIRE OPEN SPACE 1666 01:13:54,630 --> 01:13:58,000 AREAS, GREEN SPACES , AND TRAILS 1667 01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:06,275 AS ONE OF OUR MANY APPROACHES TO 1668 01:14:06,275 --> 01:14:07,643 ACQUIRE PROPERTY BUT IT IS NOT, 1669 01:14:07,643 --> 01:14:09,144 HOWEVER, THE ONLY ONE, I WANTED 1670 01:14:09,144 --> 01:14:10,445 TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT 1671 01:14:10,445 --> 01:14:11,947 THAT WE ACQUIRE A LOT OF LAND 1672 01:14:11,947 --> 01:14:14,950 THROUGH DONATIONS WITH OTHER 1673 01:14:14,950 --> 01:14:16,151 CITY DEPARTMENTS, INTER-AGENCY, 1674 01:14:16,151 --> 01:14:19,354 AND IT IS THE ARBORETUM , THE 1675 01:14:19,354 --> 01:14:24,159 SMALLER EFFORTS WITH THE CLOSURE 1676 01:14:24,159 --> 01:14:26,929 PROGRAM THEY WILL HAVE THE 1677 01:14:26,929 --> 01:14:32,000 ORDINANCE PROGRAM AND SO THIS IS 1678 01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:33,168 ONE OF MANY WAYS THAT WE 1679 01:14:33,168 --> 01:14:41,143 RECOMMEND FOR YOU TO ACQUIRE 1680 01:14:41,143 --> 01:14:42,544 LAND. WITH ALL OF THAT, I WILL 1681 01:14:42,544 --> 01:14:44,246 TURN IT OVER TO LISE WARD TO 1682 01:14:44,246 --> 01:14:45,380 SHARE DETAILS OF THE CURRENT 1683 01:14:45,380 --> 01:14:47,850 PROJECTS AND THE PROJECTS THEY 1684 01:14:47,850 --> 01:14:48,350 HAVE RECENTLY APPROVED. 1685 01:14:48,350 --> 01:14:49,852 >> DID YOU PRESENT ON THAT IN 1686 01:14:49,852 --> 01:14:59,661 2032? BECAUSE -- 2022? BECAUSE 1687 01:14:59,661 --> 01:15:01,430 THIS IS ALL COMING BACK TO ME, I 1688 01:15:01,430 --> 01:15:02,831 AM SEEING A LOT OF LOVE FOR D1 1689 01:15:02,831 --> 01:15:04,900 AND D2, SO THAT IS NICE. 1690 01:15:04,900 --> 01:15:07,302 >> THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES 1691 01:15:07,302 --> 01:15:09,638 THE MAYOR TO AMEND AN EXISTING, 1692 01:15:09,638 --> 01:15:15,711 FOR OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION 1693 01:15:15,711 --> 01:15:16,945 PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE 1694 01:15:16,945 --> 01:15:20,315 CONSERVATION FUTURES LEVY, 1695 01:15:20,315 --> 01:15:21,783 AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF UP 1696 01:15:21,783 --> 01:15:22,451 TO $48,000 FROM THE KING COUNTY 1697 01:15:22,451 --> 01:15:27,723 CONSERVATION FUTURES LEVY, OR AS 1698 01:15:27,723 --> 01:15:33,295 WE CALL IT, THE CFT , FOR THE 1699 01:15:33,295 --> 01:15:34,363 PURCHASE OF OPEN SPACES IN 1700 01:15:34,363 --> 01:15:35,731 SEATTLE. FOR THE REST OF THE 1701 01:15:35,731 --> 01:15:37,032 SLIDESHOW, WE WILL ADDRESS GOALS 1702 01:15:37,032 --> 01:15:38,200 AND BACKGROUND OF CFT FUNDING IN 1703 01:15:38,200 --> 01:15:40,602 THE AMENDMENT FUNDING SUMMARY, 1704 01:15:40,602 --> 01:15:42,871 AND SHOW A MAP OF THE PROPOSED 1705 01:15:42,871 --> 01:15:50,979 PROJECTS. SO, OUR GOAL IS TO 1706 01:15:50,979 --> 01:15:52,748 LEVERAGE PRECIOUS FUNDING TO 1707 01:15:52,748 --> 01:15:56,785 SUPPORT PARKS ACQUISITIONS. THIS 1708 01:15:56,785 --> 01:15:58,554 IS BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO 1709 01:15:58,554 --> 01:16:00,455 COMPONENTS, EXISTING PROJECTS , 1710 01:16:00,455 --> 01:16:04,293 EXISTING PROJECTS ARE ELIGIBLE 1711 01:16:04,293 --> 01:16:06,595 TO RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH A 1712 01:16:06,595 --> 01:16:13,635 REALLOCATION PROCESS. IN THIS 1713 01:16:13,635 --> 01:16:14,269 PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, WE WERE 1714 01:16:14,269 --> 01:16:14,770 SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING 1715 01:16:14,770 --> 01:16:17,306 ALLOCATIONS TOWARDS WESTWOOD 1716 01:16:17,306 --> 01:16:20,409 HIGH LID PART [ INDISCERNIBLE ] 1717 01:16:20,409 --> 01:16:23,645 , THAT WERE , THAT HAVE ALREADY 1718 01:16:23,645 --> 01:16:27,916 BEEN PURCHASED . AND THE 1719 01:16:27,916 --> 01:16:29,051 REMAINDER OF THE AMENDMENT 1720 01:16:29,051 --> 01:16:31,520 ADDRESSES THE ACCEPTANCE OF 1721 01:16:31,520 --> 01:16:33,055 CLOSE TO $7 MILLION FOR 1722 01:16:33,055 --> 01:16:35,791 POTENTIAL ACQUISITIONS. IN 1723 01:16:35,791 --> 01:16:42,397 BELLTOWN, DELRIDGE, THE , 1724 01:16:42,397 --> 01:16:44,299 DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST, AND 1725 01:16:44,299 --> 01:16:45,500 LAKEWOOD PARK, ADDITIONALLY . 1726 01:16:45,500 --> 01:16:51,039 EXCUSE ME . A LITTLE BIT OF 1727 01:16:51,039 --> 01:16:52,441 BACKGROUND FOR NEW 1728 01:16:52,441 --> 01:16:55,377 COUNCILMEMBERS . THE 1729 01:16:55,377 --> 01:16:58,580 CONSERVATION FUTURES LEVIES THE 1730 01:16:58,580 --> 01:17:01,450 PROPERTY TAX THAT WAS ENABLED BY 1731 01:17:01,450 --> 01:17:08,156 THE STATE STATUTE , OPEN SPACES 1732 01:17:08,156 --> 01:17:11,326 , AND AS SUCH, THE FUNDING 1733 01:17:11,326 --> 01:17:14,363 DISTRICTS PROPERTIES ACQUIRED 1734 01:17:14,363 --> 01:17:20,435 WITH THIS MONEY, SPORTS FIELDS, 1735 01:17:20,435 --> 01:17:26,942 COURTS, AND IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, 1736 01:17:26,942 --> 01:17:30,379 TO 50% OF THE SITE. SINCE 1989, 1737 01:17:30,379 --> 01:17:32,381 THE CONSERVATION FUTURES HAVE 1738 01:17:32,381 --> 01:17:36,652 LEVERAGED OUR ACQUISITIONS 1739 01:17:36,652 --> 01:17:46,995 PROGRAMS BY OVER $117 MILLION , 1740 01:17:46,995 --> 01:17:48,096 200-PLUS ACQUISITIONS, WITH 1741 01:17:48,096 --> 01:17:49,131 APPROXIMATELY 151-PLUS ACRES FOR 1742 01:17:49,131 --> 01:17:50,632 THE SYSTEM. AND A LITTLE MORE 1743 01:17:50,632 --> 01:17:52,234 BACKGROUND. THIS GETS INTO A 1744 01:17:52,234 --> 01:17:58,073 LITTLE MORE SPECIFICITY . BACK 1745 01:17:58,073 --> 01:18:01,243 IN 2021, THE COUNCIL APPROVED 1746 01:18:01,243 --> 01:18:03,311 THE LATEST VERSION OF THE 1747 01:18:03,311 --> 01:18:06,348 AGREEMENT SIGNED IN 2022, AND IN 1748 01:18:06,348 --> 01:18:11,286 SUBSEQUENT YEARS, SUBSEQUENT 1749 01:18:11,286 --> 01:18:13,121 ROUNDS OF FUNDING, AN AMENDMENT 1750 01:18:13,121 --> 01:18:17,426 IS APPROVED , AMENDMENTS TO THE 1751 01:18:17,426 --> 01:18:19,828 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. WE ARE UP 1752 01:18:19,828 --> 01:18:22,731 TO AMENDMENT SIX NOW . 1753 01:18:22,731 --> 01:18:25,033 >> I HAVE BEEN HERE TOO LONG. IN 1754 01:18:25,033 --> 01:18:32,574 THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, AS I 1755 01:18:32,574 --> 01:18:33,175 SAID, THERE ARE TWO SEGMENTS, 1756 01:18:33,175 --> 01:18:33,842 REALLOCATION TO PRIOR 1757 01:18:33,842 --> 01:18:34,609 ACQUISITIONS AND NEW CONTRACTS. 1758 01:18:34,609 --> 01:18:35,677 THERE ARE, THERE ARE SOME 1759 01:18:35,677 --> 01:18:40,148 CATEGORIES I WOULD LIKE TO 1760 01:18:40,148 --> 01:18:41,216 DEFINE, SITE STABILIZATION COST 1761 01:18:41,216 --> 01:18:45,287 IS A NEW CATEGORY THE COUNTY IS 1762 01:18:45,287 --> 01:18:45,954 FUNDING WHICH INCLUDES 1763 01:18:45,954 --> 01:18:48,724 DEMOLITION, IT SORT OF HELPS THE 1764 01:18:48,724 --> 01:18:53,795 JURISDICTION SORT OF SET UP THE 1765 01:18:53,795 --> 01:18:55,831 PROPERTY, IMMEDIATELY AFTER 1766 01:18:55,831 --> 01:18:57,265 ACQUISITION. AND THE TABLE, IT 1767 01:18:57,265 --> 01:19:02,370 JUST REFLECTS, ADDED INCREASED 1768 01:19:02,370 --> 01:19:07,209 COSTS THAT WENT ABOVE BUDGET 1769 01:19:07,209 --> 01:19:09,010 THAT THE COUNTY CAN COVER. IT 1770 01:19:09,010 --> 01:19:14,249 COULD BE A HIGHER APPRAISAL THAN 1771 01:19:14,249 --> 01:19:15,450 EXPECTED, ADMINISTRATION COSTS , 1772 01:19:15,450 --> 01:19:20,689 CLOSING COSTS WERE HIGHER THAN 1773 01:19:20,689 --> 01:19:23,024 EXPECTED AND THE COUNTY HAS THE 1774 01:19:23,024 --> 01:19:25,694 ABILITY TO FUND THOSE IF 1775 01:19:25,694 --> 01:19:27,529 REQUESTED. SO THOSE CATEGORIES 1776 01:19:27,529 --> 01:19:28,530 IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, 1777 01:19:28,530 --> 01:19:31,867 LONGFELLOW CREEK, WE HAD A 1778 01:19:31,867 --> 01:19:32,868 COUPLE OF DEMOLITIONS BETTER. 1779 01:19:32,868 --> 01:19:34,136 THE COUNTY HELPED WITH SOME 1780 01:19:34,136 --> 01:19:37,272 FUNDING , OUR NEWEST 1781 01:19:37,272 --> 01:19:42,477 NEIGHBORHOOD SITE , MOUNT BAKER 1782 01:19:42,477 --> 01:19:44,513 URBAN VILLAGE, AT 17th AND 1783 01:19:44,513 --> 01:19:48,750 WALKER IS GETTING FUNDS, BOTH TO 1784 01:19:48,750 --> 01:19:50,552 COMPLETE, OR TO BE REIMBURSED 1785 01:19:50,552 --> 01:19:52,821 AND TO HELP WITH PENDING 1786 01:19:52,821 --> 01:19:55,690 DEMOLITION AND WEST LINN 1787 01:19:55,690 --> 01:19:58,160 HIGHLAND PARK, IS ALSO RECEIVING 1788 01:19:58,160 --> 01:20:01,930 $50,000 FOR ANTICIPATED 1789 01:20:01,930 --> 01:20:03,932 ACQUISITION COSTS . AND 1790 01:20:03,932 --> 01:20:09,738 ACTUALLY, ON THAT ONE, WE WILL 1791 01:20:09,738 --> 01:20:12,340 BE IN A POSITION TO GO FOR SOME 1792 01:20:12,340 --> 01:20:13,508 SITE STABILIZATION COSTS TO HELP 1793 01:20:13,508 --> 01:20:18,747 WITH THAT SIDE, THE NEW 1794 01:20:18,747 --> 01:20:19,681 ACQUISITIONS OR POTENTIAL 1795 01:20:19,681 --> 01:20:20,382 ACQUISITIONS IN BELLTOWN, 1796 01:20:20,382 --> 01:20:23,218 LAKEWOOD PARK, AND IT ALSO 1797 01:20:23,218 --> 01:20:25,820 DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST IN WEST 1798 01:20:25,820 --> 01:20:27,622 SEATTLE. THESE ARE STARTER 1799 01:20:27,622 --> 01:20:36,064 AMOUNTS FOR THESE, AND DELRIDGE 1800 01:20:36,064 --> 01:20:37,165 NATIVE FOREST IS A LITTLE 1801 01:20:37,165 --> 01:20:38,366 FURTHER ALONG SO THE AMOUNT IS 1802 01:20:38,366 --> 01:20:42,470 HIGHER , AND ONCE THESE PROJECTS 1803 01:20:42,470 --> 01:20:44,439 ARE CREATED, WE WILL PROCEED 1804 01:20:44,439 --> 01:20:45,607 WITH ACQUISITIONS AND COME BACK 1805 01:20:45,607 --> 01:20:50,245 FOR ACQUISITION AUTHORIZATION, 1806 01:20:50,245 --> 01:20:52,214 IF THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE 1807 01:20:52,214 --> 01:20:52,681 EXISTING GREEN SPACE 1808 01:20:52,681 --> 01:20:54,082 ACQUISITION. AND CLOSE THEM OUT 1809 01:20:54,082 --> 01:20:57,285 EVENTUALLY AND START THE PROCESS 1810 01:20:57,285 --> 01:20:59,321 ALL OVER AGAIN. 1811 01:20:59,321 --> 01:21:03,391 >> WE THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE 1812 01:21:03,391 --> 01:21:07,162 COUNCIL DISTRICTS. THANK YOU. 1813 01:21:07,162 --> 01:21:09,097 >> THIS IS A VISUAL. 1814 01:21:09,097 --> 01:21:13,335 >> MY FAVORITE SLIDE, PRINTED IN 1815 01:21:13,335 --> 01:21:15,437 COLOR. 1816 01:21:15,437 --> 01:21:22,377 >> I CHOSE TO USE YELLOW, THE 1817 01:21:22,377 --> 01:21:25,080 LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE SLIDE 1818 01:21:25,080 --> 01:21:25,780 SHOWS THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS, AND 1819 01:21:25,780 --> 01:21:32,220 THE BLUE , SQUARE -LIKE THINGS 1820 01:21:32,220 --> 01:21:33,255 ARE WHERE THE ACQUISITIONS ARE 1821 01:21:33,255 --> 01:21:34,823 GOING WHERE WE HAVE ALREADY 1822 01:21:34,823 --> 01:21:36,491 PURCHASED PROPERTY, AND THE RED 1823 01:21:36,491 --> 01:21:38,193 STARS ARE POTENTIAL 1824 01:21:38,193 --> 01:21:40,929 ACQUISITIONS. THE TOP LINE SHOWS 1825 01:21:40,929 --> 01:21:44,666 THE AREAS OF THE 2025 1826 01:21:44,666 --> 01:21:48,403 REALLOCATIONS. THERE ARE A 1827 01:21:48,403 --> 01:21:51,640 COUPLE OF HOUSES WORKING ON 1828 01:21:51,640 --> 01:21:55,310 THOSE, NORTH BEACON HILL IS OUR 1829 01:21:55,310 --> 01:22:00,882 MOST RECENT AND WESTWOOD-HIGHLAN 1830 01:22:00,882 --> 01:22:04,119 D PARK IS ALSO VERY RECENT. THE 1831 01:22:04,119 --> 01:22:05,954 LOWER ROW SHOWS POTENTIAL 1832 01:22:05,954 --> 01:22:07,088 ACQUISITIONS IN BELLTOWN , IN 1833 01:22:07,088 --> 01:22:14,362 THE AREA, IT IS REFERRED TO AS 1834 01:22:14,362 --> 01:22:15,930 THE PORTAL. LAKERIDGE PARK 1835 01:22:15,930 --> 01:22:20,135 ADDITION, TO CREATE TRAIL 1836 01:22:20,135 --> 01:22:25,907 ACCESS, AND DELRIDGE NATIVE 1837 01:22:25,907 --> 01:22:27,609 FOREST, WHICH WE WILL SPEAK IN, 1838 01:22:27,609 --> 01:22:28,777 IN MORE DETAIL, WHEN WE 1839 01:22:28,777 --> 01:22:30,111 DISCUSSED THE NEXT ORDINANCE. 1840 01:22:30,111 --> 01:22:32,147 AND THAT CONCLUDES THE 1841 01:22:32,147 --> 01:22:35,016 SLIDESHOW. 1842 01:22:35,016 --> 01:22:36,518 >> THANK YOU. 1843 01:22:36,518 --> 01:22:46,995 >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? 1844 01:22:47,529 --> 01:22:48,830 >> THERE WILL BE, EVERYONE HAS 1845 01:22:48,830 --> 01:22:49,497 RECEIVED, NOT JUST YOUR 1846 01:22:49,497 --> 01:22:50,598 POWERPOINT, BUT ALSO, THE ACTUAL 1847 01:22:50,598 --> 01:22:52,033 AMENDMENT TO THE CONSERVATION 1848 01:22:52,033 --> 01:22:52,667 INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT 1849 01:22:52,667 --> 01:22:55,437 BETWEEN KING COUNTY FOR OPEN 1850 01:22:55,437 --> 01:22:56,871 SPACE ACQUISITION PROJECTS. SO, 1851 01:22:56,871 --> 01:22:59,474 WE WENT THROUGH THAT, FIVE PAGES 1852 01:22:59,474 --> 01:23:00,742 LONG, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, I 1853 01:23:00,742 --> 01:23:02,577 KNOW THAT WE CONCENTRATED ON 1854 01:23:02,577 --> 01:23:09,017 THOSE PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS , 1855 01:23:09,017 --> 01:23:10,251 BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONES, THEY 1856 01:23:10,251 --> 01:23:11,419 WERE LACKING A LOT OF GREEN 1857 01:23:11,419 --> 01:23:12,654 SPACE, MORE THAN THEY ARE UP 1858 01:23:12,654 --> 01:23:14,222 NORTH. THAT IS A FAIR STATEMENT, 1859 01:23:14,222 --> 01:23:14,489 CORRECT? 1860 01:23:14,489 --> 01:23:16,391 >> GAP AREAS. 1861 01:23:16,391 --> 01:23:19,027 >> GAP AREAS. 1862 01:23:19,027 --> 01:23:23,732 >> REQUIRES LOTS . 1863 01:23:23,732 --> 01:23:27,402 >> ALWAYS HAPPIER TO HAVE MONEY 1864 01:23:27,402 --> 01:23:28,870 WITHIN THE COUNTY. WITH THAT, I 1865 01:23:28,870 --> 01:23:30,105 WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO MY 1866 01:23:30,105 --> 01:23:33,441 COLLEAGUES. AND I SEE THAT 1867 01:23:33,441 --> 01:23:35,310 COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE HAS HIS 1868 01:23:35,310 --> 01:23:35,577 HAND UP. 1869 01:23:35,577 --> 01:23:38,446 >> THANK YOU EVERYONE, I WANTED 1870 01:23:38,446 --> 01:23:42,417 TO PUT STOP THE IMPORTANCE OF 1871 01:23:42,417 --> 01:23:44,786 THE BELLTOWN BARREL WHETHER -- 1872 01:23:44,786 --> 01:23:50,091 BELLWETHER PROJECT, AT SOME 1873 01:23:50,091 --> 01:23:51,826 POINT I AM SURE WE WILL HAVE A 1874 01:23:51,826 --> 01:23:53,128 DIFFERENT NAME, BUT THIS IS 1875 01:23:53,128 --> 01:23:54,162 REALLY AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO 1876 01:23:54,162 --> 01:23:55,497 THE WORK WE ARE DOING WITH CITY 1877 01:23:55,497 --> 01:24:01,736 LIGHT TO FIRM UP THIS, 1878 01:24:01,736 --> 01:24:03,037 BELLWETHER, NOT BELLWETHER, BUT 1879 01:24:03,037 --> 01:24:03,872 BELLTOWN, AND HAS BASICALLY NO 1880 01:24:03,872 --> 01:24:06,408 GREEN SPACE ITSELF. AND THIS IS 1881 01:24:06,408 --> 01:24:07,108 IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. YOU 1882 01:24:07,108 --> 01:24:12,013 KNOW? FANTASTIC LOCATION, REALLY 1883 01:24:12,013 --> 01:24:13,481 PART OF THE EAST-WEST CONNECTION 1884 01:24:13,481 --> 01:24:16,951 BETWEEN THE WATERFRONT, AND IN , 1885 01:24:16,951 --> 01:24:19,220 TOWARDS THE SEATTLE CENTER AND 1886 01:24:19,220 --> 01:24:21,689 THE LIKE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING 1887 01:24:21,689 --> 01:24:26,227 ME HERE, I SUPPORT THIS AND I 1888 01:24:26,227 --> 01:24:32,801 ENCOURAGE AND I PUT STOP AND ALL 1889 01:24:32,801 --> 01:24:34,169 OF THE ABOVE, BECAUSE IT IS VERY 1890 01:24:34,169 --> 01:24:35,170 IMPORTANT TO THE OVERALL 1891 01:24:35,170 --> 01:24:35,437 PROJECT. 1892 01:24:35,437 --> 01:24:36,704 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1893 01:24:36,704 --> 01:24:40,508 KETTLE. THANK YOU FOR THE 1894 01:24:40,508 --> 01:24:42,210 COLORED MAP, I LIKE HOW YOU PUT 1895 01:24:42,210 --> 01:24:44,345 THE PICTURES UP . SO, I AM A 1896 01:24:44,345 --> 01:24:50,018 VISUAL LEARNER. I CAN SEE IT AND 1897 01:24:50,018 --> 01:24:54,022 IT MAKES MORE SENSE , I REMEMBER 1898 01:24:54,022 --> 01:25:00,728 THIS FROM 2021 AND 2022. ALL 1899 01:25:00,728 --> 01:25:02,464 RIGHT, I AM NOT SEEING ANY 1900 01:25:02,464 --> 01:25:03,865 QUESTIONS OR HANDS UP FROM MY 1901 01:25:03,865 --> 01:25:04,666 COLLEAGUE SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND 1902 01:25:04,666 --> 01:25:06,201 MOVE THAT THE MIDI REPRESENT 1903 01:25:06,201 --> 01:25:14,776 PASSAGE OF 121 229 . ANY OTHER 1904 01:25:14,776 --> 01:25:16,811 COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1905 01:25:16,811 --> 01:25:19,180 CALL THE ROLL? 1906 01:25:19,180 --> 01:25:23,151 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR, 1907 01:25:23,151 --> 01:25:24,986 THERE ARE FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR. 1908 01:25:24,986 --> 01:25:29,491 >> COUNCIL BILL 121229 WILL BE 1909 01:25:29,491 --> 01:25:34,496 SENT TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL 1910 01:25:34,496 --> 01:25:36,531 MEETING JULY, OR, JUNE 23rd. ALL 1911 01:25:36,531 --> 01:25:38,700 RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT , WHILE 1912 01:25:38,700 --> 01:25:39,767 THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1913 01:25:39,767 --> 01:25:40,668 NUMBER EIGHT INTO THE RECORD. 1914 01:25:40,668 --> 01:25:44,572 >> ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, COUNCIL 1915 01:25:44,572 --> 01:25:45,707 BILL 121230, AN ORDINANCE 1916 01:25:45,707 --> 01:25:47,108 RELATING TO THE SEATTLE PARKS 1917 01:25:47,108 --> 01:25:50,145 AND RECREATION, AT FAIR MARKET 1918 01:25:50,145 --> 01:25:51,746 VALUE, THERE WILL BE BRIEFING, 1919 01:25:51,746 --> 01:25:55,517 DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 1920 01:25:55,517 --> 01:25:58,820 >> YOU HAVE YOUR POWERPOINT UP? 1921 01:25:58,820 --> 01:26:01,289 >> WE WILL HAVE TO PHONE A 1922 01:26:01,289 --> 01:26:06,828 FRIEND . 1923 01:26:06,828 --> 01:26:08,096 >> I AM PRINTING THINGS BECAUSE 1924 01:26:08,096 --> 01:26:09,230 I BELIEVE IN PAPER. 1925 01:26:09,230 --> 01:26:13,134 >> CHAIR? I KEEP CALLING YOU 1926 01:26:13,134 --> 01:26:14,402 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FOR THE LAST 1927 01:26:14,402 --> 01:26:17,372 BILL AND COMPLIMENTS TO THE 1928 01:26:17,372 --> 01:26:19,774 PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR MEETING 1929 01:26:19,774 --> 01:26:21,109 WITH ME BECAUSE I HAD SOME 1930 01:26:21,109 --> 01:26:22,443 SERIOUS QUESTIONS. OH YEAH, I 1931 01:26:22,443 --> 01:26:25,013 WENT PRETTY FAR OFF SCRIPT , AND 1932 01:26:25,013 --> 01:26:28,583 TRACI RADCLIFFE AND THE TEAM, 1933 01:26:28,583 --> 01:26:34,956 THEY USED THAT TIME TO ANSWER MY 1934 01:26:34,956 --> 01:26:35,924 QUESTIONS. I HAVE NOTHING 1935 01:26:35,924 --> 01:26:38,092 FURTHER TO SAY. I WILL BE VOTING 1936 01:26:38,092 --> 01:26:38,960 YES. 1937 01:26:38,960 --> 01:26:39,661 >> MAYBE I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND 1938 01:26:39,661 --> 01:26:44,465 WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE, I SHOULD 1939 01:26:44,465 --> 01:26:46,134 NOT SAY THAT. LET ME REPHRASE, 1940 01:26:46,134 --> 01:26:47,535 WE HAD TRIBAL CONSULTATION WITH 1941 01:26:47,535 --> 01:26:50,505 MUCKLESHOOT NATION. YOU HAVE THE 1942 01:26:50,505 --> 01:26:55,376 SAME FOLKS , AND LISE WARD LOOK 1943 01:26:55,376 --> 01:26:58,646 SO EXCITED, GO AHEAD. 1944 01:26:58,646 --> 01:27:05,153 >> I NEED TO BLOW UP MY TEXT. 1945 01:27:05,153 --> 01:27:06,754 OUR SECOND PIECE OF LEGISLATION, 1946 01:27:06,754 --> 01:27:10,792 KING COUNTY CONSERVATION FUTURES 1947 01:27:10,792 --> 01:27:13,428 LEVY AWARDED THE CITY A GRANT 1948 01:27:13,428 --> 01:27:15,530 FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES 1949 01:27:15,530 --> 01:27:17,465 IN THE DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST , 1950 01:27:17,465 --> 01:27:20,802 WHICH IS PART OF THE WATERSHED 1951 01:27:20,802 --> 01:27:23,905 AND HAS A MATCH WAIVER 1952 01:27:23,905 --> 01:27:25,106 ELIGIBILITY IN THE KING COUNTY 1953 01:27:25,106 --> 01:27:28,776 CRITERIA . WE ARE MAKING 1954 01:27:28,776 --> 01:27:29,577 PROGRESS NEGOTIATING WITH THE 1955 01:27:29,577 --> 01:27:35,383 CURRENT OWNER OF THESE PARCELS 1956 01:27:35,383 --> 01:27:36,351 BUT RATHER THAN BRING THE 1957 01:27:36,351 --> 01:27:36,851 LEGISLATION OFFERING -- 1958 01:27:36,851 --> 01:27:47,395 AUTHORIZING , WE ARE ASKING FOR 1959 01:27:50,465 --> 01:27:51,032 BLANKET AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE UP 1960 01:27:51,032 --> 01:27:51,532 TO FOUR ACRES FOR THESE 1961 01:27:51,532 --> 01:27:52,166 PROPERTIES AND OTHER AREAS THAT 1962 01:27:52,166 --> 01:27:52,767 MAY BECOME AVAILABLE IN THIS 1963 01:27:52,767 --> 01:27:55,937 AREA. WE WOULD LIKE TO 1964 01:27:55,937 --> 01:27:56,738 ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 1965 01:27:56,738 --> 01:27:58,473 OUR PARTNERS INVOLVED IN THIS 1966 01:27:58,473 --> 01:27:59,007 GREEN SPACE RESTORATION, 1967 01:27:59,007 --> 01:28:00,008 INCLUDING THE DELL RIDGE 1968 01:28:00,008 --> 01:28:00,675 ASSOCIATION, AND THE WASHINGTON 1969 01:28:00,675 --> 01:28:03,878 NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY, AND SDOT , 1970 01:28:03,878 --> 01:28:08,549 WHICH KICKED OFF WITH A GRANT TO 1971 01:28:08,549 --> 01:28:10,418 THE FELLOW GOVERNMENT AND OUR 1972 01:28:10,418 --> 01:28:14,555 PARTNERSHIP HAS LEANED IN AS WE 1973 01:28:14,555 --> 01:28:16,524 HAVE PROPERTIES ADJACENT. TO 1974 01:28:16,524 --> 01:28:19,794 DATE, THE DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST 1975 01:28:19,794 --> 01:28:21,462 RESTORATION PROJECT HAS RESULTED 1976 01:28:21,462 --> 01:28:24,399 IN APPROXIMATELY 3.5 ACRES OF 1977 01:28:24,399 --> 01:28:27,368 DEBRIS REMOVAL, AND 423 NATIVE 1978 01:28:27,368 --> 01:28:31,205 SHRUBS. THE TREE WALK EVENT WAS 1979 01:28:31,205 --> 01:28:37,412 HELD IN MAY TO INTRODUCE THE 1980 01:28:37,412 --> 01:28:38,212 BROADER COMMUNITY TO THE 1981 01:28:38,212 --> 01:28:38,946 PROJECT. THE EVENT WAS ORGANIZED 1982 01:28:38,946 --> 01:28:40,381 BY THE DELRIDGE DEVELOPMENT 1983 01:28:40,381 --> 01:28:42,817 ASSOCIATION AND THE MUCKLESHOOT 1984 01:28:42,817 --> 01:28:46,988 TRIBE HAD REPRESENTATION WITH 1985 01:28:46,988 --> 01:28:51,125 THE GSP PARTNERSHIP. BEFORE 1986 01:28:51,125 --> 01:28:52,727 TURNING THIS OVER, I WOULD LIKE 1987 01:28:52,727 --> 01:28:55,596 TO NOTE, THERE COULD BE A NEXUS 1988 01:28:55,596 --> 01:28:57,765 BETWEEN OUR ACQUISITION GOALS 1989 01:28:57,765 --> 01:28:59,367 HERE, AND SOUND TRANSIT. WE ARE 1990 01:28:59,367 --> 01:29:04,105 EXCITED TO BE CLEAR AND 1991 01:29:04,105 --> 01:29:04,739 TRANSPARENT. BUT ANY SUCH 1992 01:29:04,739 --> 01:29:07,108 TRANSACTION WOULD NOT BE COVERED 1993 01:29:07,108 --> 01:29:10,111 BY THE BLANKET AUTHORITY, WE 1994 01:29:10,111 --> 01:29:12,447 WOULD RETURN TO COUNCIL IF THERE 1995 01:29:12,447 --> 01:29:13,948 WAS A PROPOSAL TO USE ANY OF 1996 01:29:13,948 --> 01:29:17,185 THESE AS REPLACEMENT PROPERTIES 1997 01:29:17,185 --> 01:29:20,755 ACCORDING TO SOUND TRANSIT , AND 1998 01:29:20,755 --> 01:29:21,756 WE WOULD -- 1999 01:29:21,756 --> 01:29:25,359 >> I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO 2000 01:29:25,359 --> 01:29:27,028 THERE. LET'S STAY WHAT YOU HAVE 2001 01:29:27,028 --> 01:29:31,065 HERE IN FRONT OF US. 2002 01:29:31,065 --> 01:29:34,435 >> OKAY , THIS LEGISLATION 2003 01:29:34,435 --> 01:29:41,876 AUTHORIZES , WOULD AUTHORIZE THE 2004 01:29:41,876 --> 01:29:42,810 SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND 2005 01:29:42,810 --> 01:29:44,612 RECREATION TO NEGOTIATE AN 2006 01:29:44,612 --> 01:29:45,580 ACQUIRED PROPERTY IN THE 2007 01:29:45,580 --> 01:29:48,616 DELRIDGE PROPERTY TO PRESERVE 2008 01:29:48,616 --> 01:29:49,317 THE DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST, 2009 01:29:49,317 --> 01:29:50,685 ESTABLISH LIKE IT AUTHORITY FOR 2010 01:29:50,685 --> 01:29:53,421 FUTURE ACQUISITIONS IN THE 2011 01:29:53,421 --> 01:29:57,892 FOREST WITHIN A SERIES OF 2012 01:29:57,892 --> 01:29:58,726 GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND 2013 01:29:58,726 --> 01:30:00,094 AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE AND 2014 01:30:00,094 --> 01:30:04,232 ESCROW INSTRUMENTS FOR 2015 01:30:04,232 --> 01:30:04,866 ACQUISITIONS. THE REMAINDER OF 2016 01:30:04,866 --> 01:30:05,800 THE SLIDESHOW SETS FORTH 2017 01:30:05,800 --> 01:30:08,736 PURPOSES AND GOALS AND THE 2018 01:30:08,736 --> 01:30:10,538 BACKGROUND OF THE GREEN SPACE 2019 01:30:10,538 --> 01:30:12,573 ACQUISITION AUTHORITY. THE 2020 01:30:12,573 --> 01:30:17,512 PROPOSED MAP , A MAP OF THE 2021 01:30:17,512 --> 01:30:22,517 PROPOSED AUTHORITY AREA. 2022 01:30:22,517 --> 01:30:28,289 >> THIS IS JUST , THIS IS, THIS 2023 01:30:28,289 --> 01:30:29,323 IS JUST, THIS IS JUST FOR THE 2024 01:30:29,323 --> 01:30:31,225 FOUR ACRES? THIS IS JUST , FOR 2025 01:30:31,225 --> 01:30:34,796 THE FOUR ACRES ? I DID NOT WANT 2026 01:30:34,796 --> 01:30:36,664 ANYONE THINKING IT WAS A 2027 01:30:36,664 --> 01:30:38,900 SWEEPING MANDATE. IT IS FOUR 2028 01:30:38,900 --> 01:30:43,604 ACRES . 2029 01:30:43,604 --> 01:30:45,907 >> 1000 WORDS! SO. WE ARE 2030 01:30:45,907 --> 01:30:50,011 SEEKING BLANKET AUTHORITY TO 2031 01:30:50,011 --> 01:30:52,880 ACQUIRE FOUR ACRES WITHIN THE 2032 01:30:52,880 --> 01:30:54,649 LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES OF THE 2033 01:30:54,649 --> 01:30:59,587 DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST. JUST SO 2034 01:30:59,587 --> 01:31:01,722 YOU KNOW, I HAVE SPOKEN TO ALL 2035 01:31:01,722 --> 01:31:04,659 PROPERTY OWNERS INVOLVED. [ 2036 01:31:04,659 --> 01:31:07,929 INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ] 2037 01:31:07,929 --> 01:31:09,163 PROVIDED THE PRICING IN TERMS 2038 01:31:09,163 --> 01:31:10,531 ARE RIGHT. OUR GOAL IS TO 2039 01:31:10,531 --> 01:31:13,534 PRESERVE AND EXPAND THE EXISTING 2040 01:31:13,534 --> 01:31:15,303 DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST, 2041 01:31:15,303 --> 01:31:19,874 SURROUNDING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT 2042 01:31:19,874 --> 01:31:20,408 AND REFORESTATION EFFORTS 2043 01:31:20,408 --> 01:31:24,712 INITIATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 2044 01:31:24,712 --> 01:31:25,346 TRANSPORTATION WITH ITS VARIOUS 2045 01:31:25,346 --> 01:31:30,585 PARTNERSHIPS . TO BOTH REMOVE 2046 01:31:30,585 --> 01:31:33,955 NONNATIVE PLANTING AND REPLACE 2047 01:31:33,955 --> 01:31:37,225 WITH NATIVE PLANTING . GREEN 2048 01:31:37,225 --> 01:31:40,528 SPACE ACQUISITION IS NOT A NEW 2049 01:31:40,528 --> 01:31:48,803 THING , IT HAS BEEN THE BACKBONE 2050 01:31:48,803 --> 01:31:50,638 OF OUR GREEN SPACE ACQUISITION 2051 01:31:50,638 --> 01:31:51,272 PROGRAM STARTING WITH THE 1989 2052 01:31:51,272 --> 01:31:51,906 OPEN-SPACE TRAILS FUND PROGRAM 2053 01:31:51,906 --> 01:32:00,448 AS WELL AS TWO LEVEES AND OUR 2054 01:32:00,448 --> 01:32:01,048 CURRENT AUTHORITY FOR PARK 2055 01:32:01,048 --> 01:32:02,950 DISTRICT FUNDS COMES FROM 2018 2056 01:32:02,950 --> 01:32:03,484 ORDINANCE, 125644, WHICH 2057 01:32:03,484 --> 01:32:04,118 AUTHORIZES US TO ACQUIRE GREEN 2058 01:32:04,118 --> 01:32:10,057 SPACES WITHIN THOSE IDENTIFIED 2059 01:32:10,057 --> 01:32:11,993 IN THE 1993 RESOLUTION AND DELL 2060 01:32:11,993 --> 01:32:14,595 RIDGE NATIVE FOREST IS NOT 2061 01:32:14,595 --> 01:32:20,334 INCLUDED IN THAT 1993 ORDINANCE 2062 01:32:20,334 --> 01:32:21,402 WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HERE BEFORE 2063 01:32:21,402 --> 01:32:21,702 YOU TODAY! 2064 01:32:21,702 --> 01:32:27,241 >> I DID NOT KNOW THAT! 2065 01:32:27,241 --> 01:32:28,509 >> SO, THE BENEFITS OF HAVING 2066 01:32:28,509 --> 01:32:33,014 THIS AUTHORITY, WHICH WE DO NOT 2067 01:32:33,014 --> 01:32:36,150 TAKE LIGHTLY SUPPORTS FULFILLING 2068 01:32:36,150 --> 01:32:38,452 PRIVATELY OWNED PARCELS WITHIN 2069 01:32:38,452 --> 01:32:43,491 EXISTING GREEN SPACES, 2070 01:32:43,491 --> 01:32:44,792 ADDRESSING DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES 2071 01:32:44,792 --> 01:32:46,627 OF THOSE PARCELS AND IT ALLOWS 2072 01:32:46,627 --> 01:32:54,869 US TO MANAGE THE GREEN SPACE OF 2073 01:32:54,869 --> 01:32:55,736 A UNIT, THE PLANNED RESTORATION 2074 01:32:55,736 --> 01:32:56,737 AND PERMANENTLY PRESERVES THE 2075 01:32:56,737 --> 01:32:59,573 GREEN SPACE, IN PERPETUITY. SO, 2076 01:32:59,573 --> 01:33:03,945 THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION 2077 01:33:03,945 --> 01:33:04,545 WOULD AUTHORIZE ACQUISITIONS 2078 01:33:04,545 --> 01:33:08,249 NEXT TO THE AREAS THAT HAVE 2079 01:33:08,249 --> 01:33:11,018 ALREADY BEEN RESTORED BY THE 2080 01:33:11,018 --> 01:33:15,156 DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST GARDEN 2081 01:33:15,156 --> 01:33:16,591 PROJECT. I AM SORRY, THERE ARE 2082 01:33:16,591 --> 01:33:17,625 SO MANY NAMES FLOATING AROUND 2083 01:33:17,625 --> 01:33:20,828 HERE. THIS GREEN SPACE, INCLUDED 2084 01:33:20,828 --> 01:33:25,066 IN THE LONGFELLOW WATERSHED, 2085 01:33:25,066 --> 01:33:26,067 WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ACROSS THE 2086 01:33:26,067 --> 01:33:30,137 STREET, LONGFELLOW CREEK ITSELF. 2087 01:33:30,137 --> 01:33:32,340 IT IS SORT OF ALL CONNECTED, 2088 01:33:32,340 --> 01:33:33,641 EVEN THOUGH THERE IS THE 2089 01:33:33,641 --> 01:33:37,378 INTERRUPTION OF DELRIDGE 2090 01:33:37,378 --> 01:33:38,713 SOUTHWEST. WE HAVE EXPANDED 2091 01:33:38,713 --> 01:33:40,648 COLLABORATIVE STEWARDSHIP WITH 2092 01:33:40,648 --> 01:33:42,850 THE TRIBES. THERE IS A LITTLE 2093 01:33:42,850 --> 01:33:46,153 FOOTNOTE, AND MICHELLE TALKED 2094 01:33:46,153 --> 01:33:50,858 ABOUT IT , THE REPLACEMENT 2095 01:33:50,858 --> 01:33:52,426 PROPERTY, WE WILL COME BACK TO 2096 01:33:52,426 --> 01:33:53,427 YOU SEPARATELY, FOR THAT. IT IS 2097 01:33:53,427 --> 01:33:58,432 JUST A LITTLE DESCRIPTION OF THE 2098 01:33:58,432 --> 01:33:59,800 PROJECT. AGAIN, THIS WAS 2099 01:33:59,800 --> 01:34:04,538 INITIATED BY SDOT TO RESTORE 2100 01:34:04,538 --> 01:34:06,674 FOUR ACRES, OVER WHICH SDOT HAS 2101 01:34:06,674 --> 01:34:10,378 JURISDICTION IN THIS FOREST, IN 2102 01:34:10,378 --> 01:34:12,213 COOPERATION WITH THE MUCKLESHOOT 2103 01:34:12,213 --> 01:34:15,583 TRIBE AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, 2104 01:34:15,583 --> 01:34:17,451 INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT 2105 01:34:17,451 --> 01:34:20,921 ASSOCIATION. I HEARD THAT ONE OF 2106 01:34:20,921 --> 01:34:23,858 THE REPRESENTATIVES SPOKE RIGHT 2107 01:34:23,858 --> 01:34:25,793 BEFORE THE MEETING. THE 2108 01:34:25,793 --> 01:34:29,497 MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE ADVISED THE 2109 01:34:29,497 --> 01:34:30,664 GROUP ON STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES 2110 01:34:30,664 --> 01:34:33,734 AND ENGAGEMENT, THE UNIVERSITY 2111 01:34:33,734 --> 01:34:39,106 GOT INVOLVED, THE PROPOSED 2112 01:34:39,106 --> 01:34:39,940 ACQUISITION AUTHORITY, YOU WILL 2113 01:34:39,940 --> 01:34:46,814 SEE ON THE MAP , CONNECTS 2114 01:34:46,814 --> 01:34:47,948 PUBLICLY, ON PROPERTY, BY 2115 01:34:47,948 --> 01:34:49,450 ALLOWING US TO ACQUIRE THE 2116 01:34:49,450 --> 01:34:51,652 INTERVENING PROPERTY. TO PROTECT 2117 01:34:51,652 --> 01:34:56,891 THE ENTIRE SWATH OF THE 2118 01:34:56,891 --> 01:34:58,492 GREENBELT. IF WE CAN DO THAT, 2119 01:34:58,492 --> 01:35:03,097 SDOT WILL ATTEMPT TO EXPAND THE 2120 01:35:03,097 --> 01:35:04,432 SCOPE AND THE FUNDING FOR THE 2121 01:35:04,432 --> 01:35:06,000 PROJECT THAT HAS ALREADY 2122 01:35:06,000 --> 01:35:08,269 STARTED. SO, THE GEOGRAPHIC 2123 01:35:08,269 --> 01:35:10,671 BOUNDARIES, SOUTH OF SOUTHWEST 2124 01:35:10,671 --> 01:35:14,708 MYRTLE STREET . I DON'T KNOW IF 2125 01:35:14,708 --> 01:35:17,812 YOU CAN SEE MY ARROW. AT THE 2126 01:35:17,812 --> 01:35:19,447 TOP, THE YELLOW REPRESENTS THE 2127 01:35:19,447 --> 01:35:21,115 AREA FOR WHICH WE ARE SEEKING 2128 01:35:21,115 --> 01:35:22,383 ACQUISITION AUTHORITY . 2129 01:35:22,383 --> 01:35:25,519 SOUTHWEST MYRTLE STREET IS AT 2130 01:35:25,519 --> 01:35:30,725 THE NORTH. THE EAST BOUNDARY 2131 01:35:30,725 --> 01:35:31,859 HERE IS THE 19th AVENUE 2132 01:35:31,859 --> 01:35:34,028 SOUTHWEST STAIRS . WHERE 2133 01:35:34,028 --> 01:35:37,164 APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF SILVER 2134 01:35:37,164 --> 01:35:42,570 AND AT THE INTERSECTION OF 2135 01:35:42,570 --> 01:35:43,738 DELRIDGE AND WE ARE EAST OF 2136 01:35:43,738 --> 01:35:44,705 DELRIDGE. THOSE WOULD BE THE 2137 01:35:44,705 --> 01:35:46,474 BOUNDARIES IN YELLOW THERE. AND, 2138 01:35:46,474 --> 01:35:52,446 YOU CAN SEE THE SDOT OWNERSHIP 2139 01:35:52,446 --> 01:35:55,182 REPRESENTED, AT THE NORTH END , 2140 01:35:55,182 --> 01:35:57,084 SO, IF WE CAN ACQUIRE THESE 2141 01:35:57,084 --> 01:36:00,721 AREAS IN YELLOW, IT ALREADY 2142 01:36:00,721 --> 01:36:06,727 EXISTS THERE IS A CONTINUATION 2143 01:36:06,727 --> 01:36:09,330 OF TREES THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO 2144 01:36:09,330 --> 01:36:11,165 PERMANENTLY PROTECT. 11 ACRES OF 2145 01:36:11,165 --> 01:36:13,567 FOREST HERE. 2146 01:36:13,567 --> 01:36:14,368 >> GREAT. 2147 01:36:14,368 --> 01:36:18,773 >> AND THE AREAS IN RED ARE 2148 01:36:18,773 --> 01:36:20,641 BEING ACTIVELY NEGOTIATED . AND 2149 01:36:20,641 --> 01:36:25,913 SO, THE FUNDING IN THE PREVIOUS 2150 01:36:25,913 --> 01:36:32,019 ORDINANCE, FOR THE CFT, IN THE 2151 01:36:32,019 --> 01:36:33,287 AMENDMENT, WOULD ALLOW US TO 2152 01:36:33,287 --> 01:36:34,088 CONTINUE NEGOTIATION WITH THESE 2153 01:36:34,088 --> 01:36:36,490 OWNERS AND PROCEED TO CLOSING. 2154 01:36:36,490 --> 01:36:39,326 >> THANK YOU, LISE WARD. 2155 01:36:39,326 --> 01:36:42,196 >> AND, WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE. 2156 01:36:42,196 --> 01:36:45,466 >> YOU ARE GOOD? OKAY. ARE YOU 2157 01:36:45,466 --> 01:36:53,407 DONE? I CAN TELL. [ LAUGHTER ] 2158 01:36:53,407 --> 01:36:56,911 TAKE A BREATH, WE ARE GOOD, WE 2159 01:36:56,911 --> 01:36:58,145 ARE MOVING ON. DO ANY OF MY 2160 01:36:58,145 --> 01:36:59,280 COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS? 2161 01:36:59,280 --> 01:37:03,184 EVERYONE IS GOOD ? OH, GOD. FOR 2162 01:37:03,184 --> 01:37:05,653 ONCE. WEIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER 2163 01:37:05,653 --> 01:37:08,355 SAKA. SORRY ABOUT THAT. 2164 01:37:08,355 --> 01:37:13,527 >> THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTERS 2165 01:37:13,527 --> 01:37:15,696 FOR BEING HERE TODAY, THE 2166 01:37:15,696 --> 01:37:18,532 DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST GARDEN 2167 01:37:18,532 --> 01:37:19,533 PROJECT WOULD SUPPORT 2168 01:37:19,533 --> 01:37:21,836 RESTORATION EFFORTS IN 2169 01:37:21,836 --> 01:37:25,172 PARTNERSHIP WITH SDOT, THE GREEN 2170 01:37:25,172 --> 01:37:27,107 SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP, THE 2171 01:37:27,107 --> 01:37:30,544 FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZE MUCKLESHOOT 2172 01:37:30,544 --> 01:37:32,980 INDIAN TRIBE AND COMMUNITY 2173 01:37:32,980 --> 01:37:34,081 GROUPS, TOGETHER, THIS EFFORT 2174 01:37:34,081 --> 01:37:40,921 HELPS CREATE A NATIVE FOREST 2175 01:37:40,921 --> 01:37:42,022 GARDEN THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO 2176 01:37:42,022 --> 01:37:43,090 GREEN SPACES, IMPROVES THE 2177 01:37:43,090 --> 01:37:44,525 CANOPY AND SUPPORTS LONGFELLOW 2178 01:37:44,525 --> 01:37:49,230 CREEK'S HEALTH. ALL WERE THE 2179 01:37:49,230 --> 01:37:51,298 GOALS AND GREAT THINGS WE NEED, 2180 01:37:51,298 --> 01:37:52,666 VOLUNTEERS HAVE REMOVED UNWANTED 2181 01:37:52,666 --> 01:37:59,473 PLANTS , LIKE ENGLISH IVY AND 2182 01:37:59,473 --> 01:38:00,174 HIMALAYAN BLACKBERRY, REPLACING 2183 01:38:00,174 --> 01:38:01,475 THEM WITH TREATIES, AND PLANTS, 2184 01:38:01,475 --> 01:38:04,645 IMPORTANT TO NATIVE AND 2185 01:38:04,645 --> 01:38:06,146 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES , INCLUDING 2186 01:38:06,146 --> 01:38:11,619 THE WESTERN RED CEDAR, AND A 2187 01:38:11,619 --> 01:38:15,089 FOOTPATH WOULD MAKE IT EASIER 2188 01:38:15,089 --> 01:38:18,225 FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY THE FOREST 2189 01:38:18,225 --> 01:38:21,562 GARDEN. NOTED EARLIER, SOME OF 2190 01:38:21,562 --> 01:38:23,664 THE VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENT . I 2191 01:38:23,664 --> 01:38:29,403 THINK , YOU ALL RECEIVED LETTERS 2192 01:38:29,403 --> 01:38:32,806 OF SUPPORT, FROM THE MUCKLESHOOT 2193 01:38:32,806 --> 01:38:37,044 TRIBE. WITH THAT SAID, CURIOUS 2194 01:38:37,044 --> 01:38:42,583 ABOUT THE BROADER COMMUNITY 2195 01:38:42,583 --> 01:38:44,184 OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS 2196 01:38:44,184 --> 01:38:45,352 FOR THIS SPECIFIC PLAN AND 2197 01:38:45,352 --> 01:38:48,589 PROPOSAL. WHO WAS CONSULTED , AT 2198 01:38:48,589 --> 01:38:52,493 WHAT TIME ? FOR EXAMPLE, WAS 2199 01:38:52,493 --> 01:38:55,529 ANYONE FROM THE DUWAMISH TRIBAL 2200 01:38:55,529 --> 01:38:57,464 SERVICES ENGAGED IN THIS EFFORT? 2201 01:38:57,464 --> 01:39:02,970 MR. KEN WORKMAN, FROM THAT 2202 01:39:02,970 --> 01:39:04,405 ORGANIZATION, HE IS IN THE 2203 01:39:04,405 --> 01:39:06,707 CHAMBERS TODAY. JUST CURIOUS TO 2204 01:39:06,707 --> 01:39:07,841 BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY 2205 01:39:07,841 --> 01:39:11,345 OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS 2206 01:39:11,345 --> 01:39:13,781 FOR THIS EFFORT. 2207 01:39:13,781 --> 01:39:16,650 >> ON THE PROJECT ITSELF , OR ON 2208 01:39:16,650 --> 01:39:21,889 THE BLANKET AUTHORITY? 2209 01:39:21,889 --> 01:39:23,157 >> THIS SPECIFIC PROPOSAL BEFORE 2210 01:39:23,157 --> 01:39:23,691 US. 2211 01:39:23,691 --> 01:39:25,426 >> WE DID NOT DO BROADER OUTRAGE 2212 01:39:25,426 --> 01:39:28,495 ON THE BROADER AUTHORITY, ON THE 2213 01:39:28,495 --> 01:39:29,797 PROJECT, THERE WAS AN EVENT IN 2214 01:39:29,797 --> 01:39:35,202 MAY , THAT WE DID OUTREACH TO 2215 01:39:35,202 --> 01:39:36,537 THE BROADER COMMUNITY. IN 2216 01:39:36,537 --> 01:39:41,642 ADDITION, OUR GREEN SEATTLE 2217 01:39:41,642 --> 01:39:42,643 PARTNERSHIP, IT WILL BE MORE 2218 01:39:42,643 --> 01:39:44,311 INVOLVED IF THESE PROPERTIES ARE 2219 01:39:44,311 --> 01:39:46,046 ACQUIRED IN THE PARKS AND 2220 01:39:46,046 --> 01:39:47,214 RECREATION SYSTEM AND THEY DO A 2221 01:39:47,214 --> 01:39:48,749 LOT OF OUTREACH WITH DUWAMISH 2222 01:39:48,749 --> 01:39:51,352 AND OTHER COMMUNITY 2223 01:39:51,352 --> 01:39:53,153 RESTORATIONS. I THINK THEY ARE 2224 01:39:53,153 --> 01:39:55,956 LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING ON 2225 01:39:55,956 --> 01:39:56,590 THAT SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP AND 2226 01:39:56,590 --> 01:40:06,033 THESE ACRES, IF WE CAN GET THEM 2227 01:40:06,033 --> 01:40:07,368 IN THE SYSTEM. LISE WARD, DO YOU 2228 01:40:07,368 --> 01:40:09,570 WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ? 2229 01:40:09,570 --> 01:40:12,306 >> YEAH. I HAD A COUPLE NOTES. 2230 01:40:12,306 --> 01:40:14,141 THE SEATTLE GREEN PARTNERSHIP, 2231 01:40:14,141 --> 01:40:17,911 SPECIFICALLY , HOW THEY 2232 01:40:17,911 --> 01:40:22,783 INTERFACE , THEY SUPPORT , WITH 2233 01:40:22,783 --> 01:40:27,521 FUNDS AND RESOURCES, COMMUNITY 2234 01:40:27,521 --> 01:40:28,555 STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITY FROM THE 2235 01:40:28,555 --> 01:40:32,259 WEST DUWAMISH GREENBELT LED BY 2236 01:40:32,259 --> 01:40:33,961 DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES AND 2237 01:40:33,961 --> 01:40:38,432 DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES 2238 01:40:38,432 --> 01:40:39,299 LIKEWISE SUPPORTS GREEN SEATTLE 2239 01:40:39,299 --> 01:40:41,802 PARTNERSHIP ACTION PLANNING, 2240 01:40:41,802 --> 01:40:46,373 THEY HAVE A WORKING CIRCLE. AND 2241 01:40:46,373 --> 01:40:48,375 THIS IS NOT MY WORLD. I AM NOT 2242 01:40:48,375 --> 01:40:51,578 SURE WHAT THAT IS , EXACTLY, AS 2243 01:40:51,578 --> 01:40:53,046 A COMMITTEE MEMBER. SO THERE IS 2244 01:40:53,046 --> 01:40:56,116 SOME INTERFACE , AGAIN ON THE 2245 01:40:56,116 --> 01:41:02,389 NATIVE -- DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST 2246 01:41:02,389 --> 01:41:03,590 GARDEN PROJECT, INITIATED BY 2247 01:41:03,590 --> 01:41:06,627 SDOT. AND BECAUSE IT WAS FEDERAL 2248 01:41:06,627 --> 01:41:10,197 MONEY, THE GRANT HAD A HIGHER 2249 01:41:10,197 --> 01:41:12,833 CHANCE OF BEING FUNDED, IF IT 2250 01:41:12,833 --> 01:41:14,401 WORKS WITH A RECOGNIZED TRIBE. 2251 01:41:14,401 --> 01:41:20,174 >> I WANT TO ADD TO WHAT 2252 01:41:20,174 --> 01:41:21,008 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS SAYING, 2253 01:41:21,008 --> 01:41:22,576 THAT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED BY US 2254 01:41:22,576 --> 01:41:24,445 , FOR THE FEDERAL GRANT, WE 2255 01:41:24,445 --> 01:41:26,180 NEEDED A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED 2256 01:41:26,180 --> 01:41:29,450 TRIBE, NO DISRESPECT OF THE 2257 01:41:29,450 --> 01:41:31,785 DUWAMISH PEOPLE. THIS DOES NOT 2258 01:41:31,785 --> 01:41:37,591 EXCLUDE, GOING FORWARD, AND THE 2259 01:41:37,591 --> 01:41:38,192 INCLUSION AND DISCUSSION AND 2260 01:41:38,192 --> 01:41:39,193 CONSULTATION WITH EVERY 2261 01:41:39,193 --> 01:41:43,497 COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE 2262 01:41:43,497 --> 01:41:44,665 DUWAMISH FOLKS. THAT WAS MY 2263 01:41:44,665 --> 01:41:45,966 UNDERSTANDING. 2264 01:41:45,966 --> 01:41:49,336 >> YOU ALREADY HAVE A GOOD 2265 01:41:49,336 --> 01:41:53,941 CONNECTION WITH THE 2266 01:41:53,941 --> 01:41:55,275 ORGANIZATIONS, THROUGH THE GREEN 2267 01:41:55,275 --> 01:41:57,277 SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP, AND AS WE 2268 01:41:57,277 --> 01:42:01,348 GET MORE ACREAGE, THEY LOOK TO 2269 01:42:01,348 --> 01:42:03,750 EXPAND THAT PARTNERSHIP. 2270 01:42:03,750 --> 01:42:05,619 >> I THINK WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO 2271 01:42:05,619 --> 01:42:12,559 BE CAREFUL OF YEAR, THE CITY OF 2272 01:42:12,559 --> 01:42:13,927 SEATTLE IS NOT TRYING TO BESTOW 2273 01:42:13,927 --> 01:42:15,062 ON ANYONE, ANY RECOGNITION OR 2274 01:42:15,062 --> 01:42:15,729 NONRECOGNITION, THIS IS PURELY 2275 01:42:15,729 --> 01:42:17,297 THE FOUR ACRES AND GETTING THE 2276 01:42:17,297 --> 01:42:20,734 MONEY TO PROTECT THIS, AND WE 2277 01:42:20,734 --> 01:42:22,069 WILL CONTINUE TO WORK, AS WE 2278 01:42:22,069 --> 01:42:23,837 HAVE, WITH OTHER GROUPS, 2279 01:42:23,837 --> 01:42:34,381 INCLUDING THE DUWAMISH FOLKS , 2280 01:42:37,150 --> 01:42:38,385 ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. 2281 01:42:38,385 --> 01:42:39,753 SOMETIMES, IT GETS A LITTLE 2282 01:42:39,753 --> 01:42:40,320 TRICKY BECAUSE TRIBES HAVE 2283 01:42:40,320 --> 01:42:40,988 DIFFERENT OPINIONS, THEY DO NOT 2284 01:42:40,988 --> 01:42:42,389 WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD 2285 01:42:42,389 --> 01:42:43,157 THINKING ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT 2286 01:42:43,157 --> 01:42:44,691 THAN THE OTHER. IT WAS JUST FOR 2287 01:42:44,691 --> 01:42:45,692 THIS FEDERAL GRANT PURPOSE, THE 2288 01:42:45,692 --> 01:42:46,393 FEDERAL RECOGNITION, WHICH IS 2289 01:42:46,393 --> 01:42:47,327 REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL LAW, 2290 01:42:47,327 --> 01:42:48,028 CONSULTATION AND THAT WAS 2291 01:42:48,028 --> 01:42:49,263 REQUIRED OF THEM. BY LAW. GO 2292 01:42:49,263 --> 01:42:50,063 AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 2293 01:42:50,063 --> 01:42:51,999 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, WELL SAID, 2294 01:42:51,999 --> 01:42:54,468 WELL PUT, REALLY APPRECIATE THE 2295 01:42:54,468 --> 01:42:56,003 CLARITY FROM YOU AND THE TEAM 2296 01:42:56,003 --> 01:42:57,104 HERE, SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF 2297 01:42:57,104 --> 01:42:58,805 THE, BECAUSE OF THE HOOK, THE 2298 01:42:58,805 --> 01:43:07,114 FEDERAL HOOK HERE, AT LEAST AT 2299 01:43:07,114 --> 01:43:07,981 THE INITIAL CONSULTATION WITH A 2300 01:43:07,981 --> 01:43:08,649 FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBE, THAT 2301 01:43:08,649 --> 01:43:09,917 DOES NOT PRECLUDE US, NOR SHOULD 2302 01:43:09,917 --> 01:43:13,754 IT INCLUDE US. IN FACT, I WOULD 2303 01:43:13,754 --> 01:43:15,622 STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO 2304 01:43:15,622 --> 01:43:17,858 ENGAGE WITH ALL COMMUNITIES, 2305 01:43:17,858 --> 01:43:18,759 INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE 2306 01:43:18,759 --> 01:43:22,596 DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES. PLEASE 2307 01:43:22,596 --> 01:43:26,333 SEE THEM, CHECK IN ON THE WAY 2308 01:43:26,333 --> 01:43:33,507 OUT, AND ON A GOING -FORWARD 2309 01:43:33,507 --> 01:43:34,308 BASIS, FOR THOSE REASONS I WILL 2310 01:43:34,308 --> 01:43:35,342 BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY AND 2311 01:43:35,342 --> 01:43:36,476 LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR STRONG, 2312 01:43:36,476 --> 01:43:37,244 ROBUST ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL 2313 01:43:37,244 --> 01:43:37,811 COMMUNITIES. 2314 01:43:37,811 --> 01:43:40,447 >> I AM SORRY. THANK YOU, 2315 01:43:40,447 --> 01:43:42,816 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AS A MEMBER 2316 01:43:42,816 --> 01:43:47,321 KETTLE ? 2317 01:43:47,321 --> 01:43:48,689 >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE, I WANTED 2318 01:43:48,689 --> 01:43:49,957 TO THANK MR. WORKMAN FROM 2319 01:43:49,957 --> 01:43:55,262 DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES, FOR 2320 01:43:55,262 --> 01:43:57,030 BEING HERE, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR 2321 01:43:57,030 --> 01:44:01,568 THAT REPRESENTATION. YOU ARE 2322 01:44:01,568 --> 01:44:03,437 WELCOME. AND I ALSO WELCOME THIS 2323 01:44:03,437 --> 01:44:07,374 EFFORT, FOR THE DELRIDGE NATIVE 2324 01:44:07,374 --> 01:44:10,877 FOREST ITSELF, AND SO, THANK 2325 01:44:10,877 --> 01:44:15,248 YOU , MY ONLY, MY ONLY 2326 01:44:15,248 --> 01:44:19,119 STATEMENT/, RELATES TO, AND I DO 2327 01:44:19,119 --> 01:44:23,757 APPRECIATE, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF 2328 01:44:23,757 --> 01:44:24,424 THE ACQUISITION, AS WE KEEP 2329 01:44:24,424 --> 01:44:30,530 ACQUIRING LANDS , THERE ARE A 2330 01:44:30,530 --> 01:44:31,732 FEW OTHERS BEING CONTEMPLATED AT 2331 01:44:31,732 --> 01:44:33,734 VARIOUS LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT. 2332 01:44:33,734 --> 01:44:36,903 THE LONG-TERM ABILITY TO 2333 01:44:36,903 --> 01:44:38,538 MAINTAIN. I THINK ABOUT THE 2334 01:44:38,538 --> 01:44:39,506 ELLIOTT BAY CONNECTIONS. I THINK 2335 01:44:39,506 --> 01:44:43,010 ABOUT -- I LOVE THE FRENCH GATES 2336 01:44:43,010 --> 01:44:47,714 , AND MS. SCOTT CAME IN AND DID 2337 01:44:47,714 --> 01:44:49,883 WHAT THEY DID, ABSOLUTELY 2338 01:44:49,883 --> 01:44:50,517 UNBELIEVABLE. OPERATING SUPPORT 2339 01:44:50,517 --> 01:44:57,190 SYSTEM , NOT UNLIKE THE STADIUM 2340 01:44:57,190 --> 01:44:59,393 AND MEMORIAL WALL, IN TERMS OF 2341 01:44:59,393 --> 01:45:02,963 ONE GROUP IN THAT FIVE-YOUR 2342 01:45:02,963 --> 01:45:05,165 TRANSITION BUT AT SOME POINT, 2343 01:45:05,165 --> 01:45:05,799 THESE COME BACK TO US. TO OWN 2344 01:45:05,799 --> 01:45:09,903 AND OPERATE, SO, WE HAVE THAT 2345 01:45:09,903 --> 01:45:11,271 CAPACITY, THAT IS MY FAVORITE 2346 01:45:11,271 --> 01:45:18,211 WORD, TO TAKE THEM ON AND PLAN, 2347 01:45:18,211 --> 01:45:19,046 THAT IS A STATEMENT, A QUESTION 2348 01:45:19,046 --> 01:45:21,248 AT THE END, ARE WE IN A GOOD 2349 01:45:21,248 --> 01:45:22,249 POSITION AS A PARKS DEPARTMENT? 2350 01:45:22,249 --> 01:45:23,684 METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT, TO 2351 01:45:23,684 --> 01:45:30,957 TAKE ON THIS, LONGER-TERM, TO 2352 01:45:30,957 --> 01:45:31,792 TAKE ON THE ACQUISITION THEN 2353 01:45:31,792 --> 01:45:33,660 MAINTAIN THEM AND I SAY THIS 2354 01:45:33,660 --> 01:45:34,294 PARTLY BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE 2355 01:45:34,294 --> 01:45:34,928 WITH THE EAST AND WEST 2356 01:45:34,928 --> 01:45:36,296 GREENBELT, WHICH ARE VERY MUCH A 2357 01:45:36,296 --> 01:45:40,033 CHALLENGE. 2358 01:45:40,033 --> 01:45:42,402 >> ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE , 2359 01:45:42,402 --> 01:45:44,604 THERE IS A UNIQUE COALITION THAT 2360 01:45:44,604 --> 01:45:48,942 WANTS TO BE IN THE SPACE AND 2361 01:45:48,942 --> 01:45:51,178 DEDICATE TIME AND ENERGY TO 2362 01:45:51,178 --> 01:45:54,815 RESTARTING THE LAND, WE FEEL 2363 01:45:54,815 --> 01:45:59,820 STRONGLY , THIS IS AN AREA , 2364 01:45:59,820 --> 01:46:03,690 THAT WE CAN BRING UNDER OUR 2365 01:46:03,690 --> 01:46:05,225 EXISTING SYSTEMS. INCLUDING THE 2366 01:46:05,225 --> 01:46:06,326 PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN 2367 01:46:06,326 --> 01:46:08,695 SUCCESSFUL, DOES THAT MEAN EVERY 2368 01:46:08,695 --> 01:46:10,764 DAY THERE WILL NOT BE SOME 2369 01:46:10,764 --> 01:46:13,467 ISSUE? NO, BUT WE WILL WORK 2370 01:46:13,467 --> 01:46:15,769 THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THE 2371 01:46:15,769 --> 01:46:18,372 ACQUISITION PROGRAM OVERALL, AS 2372 01:46:18,372 --> 01:46:20,073 WE THINK ABOUT WHAT OTHER 2373 01:46:20,073 --> 01:46:24,277 PLACES, TO MAKE SURE THERE WILL 2374 01:46:24,277 --> 01:46:29,416 BE ACTIVE AND ROBUST USE THAT WE 2375 01:46:29,416 --> 01:46:30,884 CAN DEVELOP THE PARCELS, THAT 2376 01:46:30,884 --> 01:46:33,320 COME WITH ACQUISITION AND WE ARE 2377 01:46:33,320 --> 01:46:37,591 MOVING TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2378 01:46:37,591 --> 01:46:40,560 OTHER SITES . WE TALKED ABOUT IT 2379 01:46:40,560 --> 01:46:43,864 YESTERDAY. THIS IS SOMETHING WE 2380 01:46:43,864 --> 01:46:45,165 ARE MINDFUL OF AND WE ARE TRYING 2381 01:46:45,165 --> 01:46:48,835 TO HAVE A SYSTEMATIC LOOK WITH 2382 01:46:48,835 --> 01:46:51,138 EACH CYCLE OF THE PARK DISTRICT 2383 01:46:51,138 --> 01:46:55,075 AND WHAT SITES HAVE WE BROUGHT 2384 01:46:55,075 --> 01:46:56,777 IN AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO 2385 01:46:56,777 --> 01:46:58,011 ABOUT THEM, AND HOW DO WE LEARN 2386 01:46:58,011 --> 01:47:00,280 FROM WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING 2387 01:47:00,280 --> 01:47:01,081 CURRENTLY AS STEWARDS OF THE 2388 01:47:01,081 --> 01:47:04,518 PARKS SYSTEM ? 2389 01:47:04,518 --> 01:47:07,521 >> I WANT TO WRAP THIS UP. LET 2390 01:47:07,521 --> 01:47:12,626 US NOT , THE GOAL IS FOR 2391 01:47:12,626 --> 01:47:20,567 PERMANENT PRESERVATION AND 2392 01:47:20,567 --> 01:47:21,635 EXPANSION. NO ONE IS GIVING UP 2393 01:47:21,635 --> 01:47:22,836 AND GIVING AWAY ANYTHING, ONE 2394 01:47:22,836 --> 01:47:23,503 GROUP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE 2395 01:47:23,503 --> 01:47:25,038 OTHER. IT IS PRESERVATION AND 2396 01:47:25,038 --> 01:47:25,939 EXPANSION OF THE DELRIDGE NATIVE 2397 01:47:25,939 --> 01:47:27,374 FOREST, CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH 2398 01:47:27,374 --> 01:47:30,310 COMMUNITY, THE INCLUSIVE AS 2399 01:47:30,310 --> 01:47:36,850 POSSIBLE . THAT IS WHAT I WANTED 2400 01:47:36,850 --> 01:47:37,584 TO END WITH AND THAT IS THE 2401 01:47:37,584 --> 01:47:39,119 ACTUAL TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE 2402 01:47:39,119 --> 01:47:42,989 BEFORE US, IT IS PRETTY CLEAR 2403 01:47:42,989 --> 01:47:44,591 ABOUT THAT, OKAY, SO, ARE WE 2404 01:47:44,591 --> 01:47:48,528 READY TO GO ? IT LOOKS LIKE WE 2405 01:47:48,528 --> 01:47:50,297 ARE GOOD. SO, WITH THAT, I WANT 2406 01:47:50,297 --> 01:47:54,301 TO THANK YOU, GUYS. LET'S GO 2407 01:47:54,301 --> 01:47:55,001 AHEAD. LET'S SEE, ANYMORE 2408 01:47:55,001 --> 01:47:57,737 QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE 2409 01:47:57,737 --> 01:47:58,972 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF 2410 01:47:58,972 --> 01:48:02,976 COUNCIL BILL -- COUNCIL BILL 2411 01:48:02,976 --> 01:48:05,145 121230, SECOND? CAN I GET A 2412 01:48:05,145 --> 01:48:06,913 SECOND? 2413 01:48:06,913 --> 01:48:09,883 >> SECOND. 2414 01:48:09,883 --> 01:48:11,318 >> THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR. 2415 01:48:11,318 --> 01:48:13,854 MOVED AND SECONDED, ARE THERE 2416 01:48:13,854 --> 01:48:17,157 ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ? I DO NOT 2417 01:48:17,157 --> 01:48:20,093 SEE ANY. ALL RIGHT. CLERK, WILL 2418 01:48:20,093 --> 01:48:22,529 YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE WE 2419 01:48:22,529 --> 01:48:25,031 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ? 2420 01:48:25,031 --> 01:48:28,502 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? CHAIR, FOUR 2421 01:48:28,502 --> 01:48:30,237 VOTES. 2422 01:48:30,237 --> 01:48:34,841 >> COUNCIL BILL 121230 WILL BE 2423 01:48:34,841 --> 01:48:37,310 SENT TO THE JUNE 23rd FULL 2424 01:48:37,310 --> 01:48:38,612 COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT, WITH 2425 01:48:38,612 --> 01:48:40,947 THAT BEING SAID , LET'S MOVE TO 2426 01:48:40,947 --> 01:48:43,750 OUR LAST TWO. CLICK, READ ITEMS 2427 01:48:43,750 --> 01:48:46,152 NINE AND 10 INTO THE RECORD. 2428 01:48:46,152 --> 01:48:50,857 THANK YOU, SEATTLE PARKS. 2429 01:48:50,857 --> 01:48:52,659 >> ITEMS NINE AND 10, RESOLUTION 2430 01:48:52,659 --> 01:48:58,532 32210 AND COUNCIL WILL 121231, 2431 01:48:58,532 --> 01:48:59,866 RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT 2432 01:48:59,866 --> 01:49:00,400 DEPARTMENT, A RESOLUTION 2433 01:49:00,400 --> 01:49:02,602 RELATING , ADOPTING A 2027-2020 2434 01:49:02,602 --> 01:49:10,911 THROUGH -- 2027-2032 STRATEGIC 2435 01:49:10,911 --> 01:49:11,811 PLAN, ESTABLISHING NEW RETAIL 2436 01:49:11,811 --> 01:49:14,547 RATE SCHEDULES, CONDITIONS, 2437 01:49:14,547 --> 01:49:16,149 CUSTOMER CLASS AND CONDITIONS 2438 01:49:16,149 --> 01:49:19,386 WITH DATA CENTERS, ELECTRICITY, 2439 01:49:19,386 --> 01:49:20,253 DEMAND CONSTITUTES A NEW LARGE 2440 01:49:20,253 --> 01:49:25,292 LOAD, MODIFYING SERVICE 2441 01:49:25,292 --> 01:49:26,493 CONNECTIONS, MODIFYING CUSTOMER 2442 01:49:26,493 --> 01:49:29,396 CHARGES FOR ELIGIBLE RATE 2443 01:49:29,396 --> 01:49:30,797 ASSISTANCE, AND AUGMENTING THE 2444 01:49:30,797 --> 01:49:31,665 RATE STABILIZATION ACCOUNT 2445 01:49:31,665 --> 01:49:31,965 MECHANISM. 2446 01:49:31,965 --> 01:49:37,704 >> THANK YOU. AND BEFORE COMING 2447 01:49:37,704 --> 01:49:39,306 BEFORE YOU GO BACK, INTRODUCE 2448 01:49:39,306 --> 01:49:40,140 EVERYBODY, THERE ARE SOME NEW 2449 01:49:40,140 --> 01:49:42,375 FOLKS UP HERE, SO, YOU HAVE THE 2450 01:49:42,375 --> 01:49:44,945 23-PAGE, HIGH-LEVEL PRESENTATION 2451 01:49:44,945 --> 01:49:47,380 GOOD AFTER WHICH, I AM GOING TO 2452 01:49:47,380 --> 01:49:51,418 ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO HOLD THEIR 2453 01:49:51,418 --> 01:49:52,152 QUESTIONS TO LET THEM GET 2454 01:49:52,152 --> 01:49:53,386 THROUGH THIS, BECAUSE, THE 2455 01:49:53,386 --> 01:49:56,823 COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ARE YOU 2456 01:49:56,823 --> 01:49:59,659 SUBMITTING WRITTEN QUESTIONS ? 2457 01:49:59,659 --> 01:50:00,727 THE DEADLINE FOR THAT IS JUNE 2458 01:50:00,727 --> 01:50:03,396 24th. CITY LIGHT WILL RESPOND 2459 01:50:03,396 --> 01:50:06,866 WITH A MEMO ON JUNE 30th AND AN 2460 01:50:06,866 --> 01:50:08,802 IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION ON JULY 2461 01:50:08,802 --> 01:50:12,539 1st , WHERE COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2462 01:50:12,539 --> 01:50:15,108 WILL BE ABLE TO ASK FOLLOW-UP 2463 01:50:15,108 --> 01:50:16,710 QUESTIONS AND WE WILL HAVE A 2464 01:50:16,710 --> 01:50:21,514 THIRD MEETING ABOUT THE RATE 2465 01:50:21,514 --> 01:50:22,148 ORDINANCE ON JULY 15th AND WE 2466 01:50:22,148 --> 01:50:29,622 WILL HAVE A VOTE THEN. THIS IS 2467 01:50:29,622 --> 01:50:31,057 THREE MEETINGS TO LEAD UP TO THE 2468 01:50:31,057 --> 01:50:32,325 VOTE ON JULY 15th. YOU WILL HAVE 2469 01:50:32,325 --> 01:50:33,259 AN OPPORTUNITY, OF COURSE, TO 2470 01:50:33,259 --> 01:50:34,260 SUBMIT WRITTEN QUESTIONS AND LET 2471 01:50:34,260 --> 01:50:35,462 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT RESPONDED, TO 2472 01:50:35,462 --> 01:50:37,464 THE RETAIL RATE ORDINANCE, AND 2473 01:50:37,464 --> 01:50:39,165 WE ARE NOT VOTING , WE WANT TO 2474 01:50:39,165 --> 01:50:46,806 HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION AND 2475 01:50:46,806 --> 01:50:48,274 AGAIN, I AM GUESSING MY 2476 01:50:48,274 --> 01:50:48,942 COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE A LOT OF 2477 01:50:48,942 --> 01:50:50,310 QUESTIONS. WITH THAT, I WILL LET 2478 01:50:50,310 --> 01:50:51,277 YOU DO YOUR INTRODUCTIONS AND 2479 01:50:51,277 --> 01:50:52,679 WALK YOU THROUGH YOUR 2480 01:50:52,679 --> 01:50:52,979 POWERPOINT. 2481 01:50:52,979 --> 01:50:57,517 >> I AM THE INTERIM CEO AND 2482 01:50:57,517 --> 01:50:58,718 GENERAL MANAGER AT SEATTLE CITY 2483 01:50:58,718 --> 01:50:59,886 LIGHT. 2484 01:50:59,886 --> 01:51:04,924 >> CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 2485 01:51:04,924 --> 01:51:09,529 >> LEO LAM. 2486 01:51:09,529 --> 01:51:10,563 >> I AM ERIC McCONAGHY, CITY 2487 01:51:10,563 --> 01:51:12,699 CENTRAL STAFF. 2488 01:51:12,699 --> 01:51:16,636 >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, 2489 01:51:16,636 --> 01:51:19,839 CHAIR JUAREZ AND COMMITTEE 2490 01:51:19,839 --> 01:51:24,978 MEMBERS. TODAY, WE WILL PROVIDE 2491 01:51:24,978 --> 01:51:33,620 A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE 2492 01:51:33,620 --> 01:51:34,287 INVESTMENT PRIORITY IT SUPPORTS 2493 01:51:34,287 --> 01:51:34,988 ON THE CUSTOMER ELECTRIC UTILITY 2494 01:51:34,988 --> 01:51:35,855 RATES NECESSARY TO KEEP THE 2495 01:51:35,855 --> 01:51:36,489 UTILITY SAFE, RELIABLE, 2496 01:51:36,489 --> 01:51:37,824 AFFORDABLE, AND PREPARED FOR THE 2497 01:51:37,824 --> 01:51:44,297 FUTURE BUT I WANT TO ALSO 2498 01:51:44,297 --> 01:51:45,565 WELCOME LEO LAM, THE CHAIR OF 2499 01:51:45,565 --> 01:51:46,800 THE REVIEW PANEL, YOU WILL BE 2500 01:51:46,800 --> 01:51:47,734 SHARING AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE 2501 01:51:47,734 --> 01:51:49,602 OF THE REVIEW PANEL. WILL WORK 2502 01:51:49,602 --> 01:51:50,203 HAND-IN-HAND WITH UTILITY AND 2503 01:51:50,203 --> 01:51:51,137 DEVELOP THE 2027-2032 STRATEGIC 2504 01:51:51,137 --> 01:51:54,407 RATE PLAN. THE STRATEGIC PLAN 2505 01:51:54,407 --> 01:51:55,508 AND RATE ORDINANCE. THE SIX-YOUR 2506 01:51:55,508 --> 01:51:57,977 PLAN REFLECTS OUTREACH AND 2507 01:51:57,977 --> 01:52:03,383 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS , IT 2508 01:52:03,383 --> 01:52:04,784 OUTLINES THE ROADMAP FOR 2509 01:52:04,784 --> 01:52:05,618 STRENGTHENING SYSTEM RESILIENCE, 2510 01:52:05,618 --> 01:52:07,220 IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER 2511 01:52:07,220 --> 01:52:09,255 EXPERIENCE, AND SUPPORTING CITY 2512 01:52:09,255 --> 01:52:14,828 LIGHT'S CLEAN ELECTRIFICATION 2513 01:52:14,828 --> 01:52:16,262 OBJECTIVES. IN ADDITION TO THE 2514 01:52:16,262 --> 01:52:16,896 COLLABORATION WITH THE REVIEW 2515 01:52:16,896 --> 01:52:18,031 PANEL, THIS PLAN REFLECTS THE 2516 01:52:18,031 --> 01:52:27,107 FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS, 2517 01:52:27,107 --> 01:52:27,774 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND 2518 01:52:27,774 --> 01:52:29,275 STAKEHOLDERS. THE PRIORITIES 2519 01:52:29,275 --> 01:52:29,909 HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WHERE THE 2520 01:52:29,909 --> 01:52:30,477 UTILITY CAN IMPROVE SAFETY, 2521 01:52:30,477 --> 01:52:31,144 RELIABILITY, EQUITY, AND 2522 01:52:31,144 --> 01:52:32,312 OPERATIONAL TRANSPARENCY. THE 2523 01:52:32,312 --> 01:52:34,848 RATE ORDINANCE SUPPORTS THE 2524 01:52:34,848 --> 01:52:36,182 STRATEGIC PLAN BY PROVIDING 2525 01:52:36,182 --> 01:52:36,783 STABLE, PREDICTABLE RESOURCES 2526 01:52:36,783 --> 01:52:39,886 NECESSARY . THE PROPOSAL 2527 01:52:39,886 --> 01:52:41,921 BALANCES AFFORDABILITY WITH 2528 01:52:41,921 --> 01:52:46,025 SYSTEM UPKEEP, AND INJURES THE 2529 01:52:46,025 --> 01:52:46,960 UTILITY REMAINS FINANCIALLY 2530 01:52:46,960 --> 01:52:51,164 HEALTHY WELL RETAINING 2531 01:52:51,164 --> 01:52:51,798 EXPECTATIONS. THE RATE INCREASES 2532 01:52:51,798 --> 01:52:54,601 ARE DIFFICULT FOR CUSTOMERS AND 2533 01:52:54,601 --> 01:52:55,568 WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO REDUCING 2534 01:52:55,568 --> 01:52:58,738 COST WHEREVER POSSIBLE AND 2535 01:52:58,738 --> 01:52:59,305 STRENGTHENING ASSISTING -- 2536 01:52:59,305 --> 01:53:02,275 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR ELIGIBLE 2537 01:53:02,275 --> 01:53:04,043 CUSTOMERS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2538 01:53:04,043 --> 01:53:08,148 WORKING COLLABORATIVELY. THE 2539 01:53:08,148 --> 01:53:09,582 PRESENTATION IS INTENDED TO 2540 01:53:09,582 --> 01:53:12,452 SUPPORT THE DELIBERATION AND 2541 01:53:12,452 --> 01:53:14,354 PROVIDE CLARITY ON THE LONG-TERM 2542 01:53:14,354 --> 01:53:16,022 DIRECTION AND RESOURCE NEEDS. I 2543 01:53:16,022 --> 01:53:20,994 WILL NOW AND IT OFF TO KRISTY 2544 01:53:20,994 --> 01:53:27,333 GRAINGER AND LEO LAM. 2545 01:53:27,333 --> 01:53:30,737 >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU MEMBERS. 2546 01:53:30,737 --> 01:53:33,039 I AM EXCITED TO SHARE THE 2547 01:53:33,039 --> 01:53:35,108 STRATEGIC PLAN, THE RESULTS OF 2548 01:53:35,108 --> 01:53:39,546 TWO YEARS OF WORK WITH THE TEAM 2549 01:53:39,546 --> 01:53:40,980 AND THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS OUR 2550 01:53:40,980 --> 01:53:49,189 EIGHTH PLAN. AND THE PLANS 2551 01:53:49,189 --> 01:53:51,524 INCLUDE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND 2552 01:53:51,524 --> 01:53:53,993 WORK WITH LEADERSHIP TO TRACK 2553 01:53:53,993 --> 01:53:59,766 PROGRESS. THE PLANS AND UPDATES 2554 01:53:59,766 --> 01:54:03,970 INCLUDE A RETAIL RATE THAT AND 2555 01:54:03,970 --> 01:54:04,671 ARE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP. 2556 01:54:04,671 --> 01:54:06,172 THIS IS A FULL PLAN. THROUGHOUT 2557 01:54:06,172 --> 01:54:09,075 DEVELOPMENT, WE WORK CLOSELY 2558 01:54:09,075 --> 01:54:10,710 WITH THE REVIEW PANEL. THEY ARE 2559 01:54:10,710 --> 01:54:14,914 MADE UP OF NINE MEMBERS 2560 01:54:14,914 --> 01:54:15,949 REPRESENTING CUSTOMERS AND 2561 01:54:15,949 --> 01:54:19,052 PARTNERS. THEIR ROLE IS TO 2562 01:54:19,052 --> 01:54:19,719 PROVIDE INPUT ON STRATEGIC 2563 01:54:19,719 --> 01:54:20,753 PLANNING, FINANCIAL PLANNING, 2564 01:54:20,753 --> 01:54:28,161 AND CREATE PROPOSALS. THEY ALSO 2565 01:54:28,161 --> 01:54:29,329 ASSESS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND 2566 01:54:29,329 --> 01:54:29,963 PROVIDE AN OPINION BEFORE IT 2567 01:54:29,963 --> 01:54:31,164 GOES TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL 2568 01:54:31,164 --> 01:54:32,298 FOR APPROVAL. EACH MEMBER HAS A 2569 01:54:32,298 --> 01:54:33,032 SPECIFIC AUDIENCE THEY 2570 01:54:33,032 --> 01:54:34,100 REPRESENT. TODAY, WE ARE HAPPY 2571 01:54:34,100 --> 01:54:35,401 TO HAVE THE CURRENT CHAIR, LEO 2572 01:54:35,401 --> 01:54:37,971 LAM, TO SHARE THE PROPOSED PLAN 2573 01:54:37,971 --> 01:54:46,079 AND RATE ORDINANCE. LEO? 2574 01:54:46,079 --> 01:54:47,480 >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. 2575 01:54:47,480 --> 01:54:49,449 I WANT TO BEGIN WITH THE MOST 2576 01:54:49,449 --> 01:54:51,651 IMPORTANT POINT, THE CITY LIGHT 2577 01:54:51,651 --> 01:54:56,122 REVIEW PANEL UNANIMOUSLY 2578 01:54:56,122 --> 01:54:56,890 ENDORSES THE 2027-2032 STRATEGIC 2579 01:54:56,890 --> 01:55:00,393 PLAN AND THE ASSOCIATED RATE 2580 01:55:00,393 --> 01:55:05,498 PLAN. THE FULL LETTER EXPLAINS 2581 01:55:05,498 --> 01:55:07,066 WHY. THE SUPPORT TIMES AFTER TWO 2582 01:55:07,066 --> 01:55:09,002 YEARS OF MONTHLY MEETINGS, 2583 01:55:09,002 --> 01:55:11,437 DETAILED ANALYSIS AND FRANK 2584 01:55:11,437 --> 01:55:12,372 CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY LIGHT 2585 01:55:12,372 --> 01:55:15,742 LEADERSHIP. I AM HERE 2586 01:55:15,742 --> 01:55:18,745 REPRESENTING THIS GROUP. AND I 2587 01:55:18,745 --> 01:55:20,179 WILL HIGHLIGHT OBSERVATIONS THAT 2588 01:55:20,179 --> 01:55:22,682 LED TO THIS ENDORSEMENT. CITY 2589 01:55:22,682 --> 01:55:29,756 LIGHT IS PHASING -- FACING 2590 01:55:29,756 --> 01:55:30,390 SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AND INDUSTRY 2591 01:55:30,390 --> 01:55:31,925 DISRUPTIONS, THE NEW LORD 2592 01:55:31,925 --> 01:55:35,094 FORECAST -- LOAD FORECAST SHOWS 2593 01:55:35,094 --> 01:55:36,963 CITY LIGHT BEING SHORT ON 2594 01:55:36,963 --> 01:55:38,264 SUPPLY. THEY ASKED THAT NEW 2595 01:55:38,264 --> 01:55:40,199 SUPPLY ADDITIONS WILL BE 2596 01:55:40,199 --> 01:55:41,567 CAREFULLY PLANNED AND AGREES 2597 01:55:41,567 --> 01:55:42,935 THAT THE RELIABILITY RISKS OF 2598 01:55:42,935 --> 01:55:46,973 BEING SHORT ON POWER ARE GREATER 2599 01:55:46,973 --> 01:55:48,174 THEN THE RISK OF HAVING 2600 01:55:48,174 --> 01:55:52,979 EXCESSIVE POWER. RELIABILITY HAS 2601 01:55:52,979 --> 01:55:54,948 SLIPPED IN PART, DUE TO DIRECT,. 2602 01:55:54,948 --> 01:55:57,850 UNDERGROUND CABLES AND THE COST 2603 01:55:57,850 --> 01:55:58,918 OF MAINTENANCE IS INCREASING 2604 01:55:58,918 --> 01:56:05,658 THROUGH IN PLACEMENT -- 2605 01:56:05,658 --> 01:56:06,526 INFLATION ON COPPER, CONCRETE, 2606 01:56:06,526 --> 01:56:08,328 AND WOODIN POLES. RECOGNIZING 2607 01:56:08,328 --> 01:56:12,865 THIS NECESSARY INCREASE IS A 2608 01:56:12,865 --> 01:56:13,933 HEAVY LIFT FOR CUSTOMERS. THE 2609 01:56:13,933 --> 01:56:14,634 PANEL RECOMMENDED CLEVER 2610 01:56:14,634 --> 01:56:15,902 COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT VIBRATES 2611 01:56:15,902 --> 01:56:17,103 ARISING AND WHEN CUSTOMERS 2612 01:56:17,103 --> 01:56:21,607 EXPECT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS. WE 2613 01:56:21,607 --> 01:56:22,975 SUPPORT CHANGES TO THE STRUCTURE 2614 01:56:22,975 --> 01:56:27,847 AND EXPANSION OF THE UTILITY 2615 01:56:27,847 --> 01:56:28,781 DISCOUNT PROGRAM TO BETTER 2616 01:56:28,781 --> 01:56:34,587 PROTECT VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS. 2617 01:56:34,587 --> 01:56:35,288 THE PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN AND 2618 01:56:35,288 --> 01:56:44,397 RATE ORDINANCE PROVIDES THE 2619 01:56:44,397 --> 01:56:45,264 NECESSARY RESPONSE TO ENSURE 2620 01:56:45,264 --> 01:56:45,798 RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND 2621 01:56:45,798 --> 01:56:46,466 SUSTAINABLE ELECTRICITY, NOW AND 2622 01:56:46,466 --> 01:56:47,867 IN THE FUTURE. UTILITY IS 2623 01:56:47,867 --> 01:56:54,974 PLAYING CATCH-UP ON TECHNOLOGY, 2624 01:56:54,974 --> 01:56:56,042 AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE, 2625 01:56:56,042 --> 01:56:57,877 THIS PLAN TARGETS RELIABILITY 2626 01:56:57,877 --> 01:56:58,444 THROUGH THE REPLACEMENT OF 2627 01:56:58,444 --> 01:56:59,011 FAILED ASSETS AND SECURES 2628 01:56:59,011 --> 01:57:02,081 LONG-TERM , COST-STABLE 2629 01:57:02,081 --> 01:57:03,783 RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE 2630 01:57:03,783 --> 01:57:04,684 THE POWER TO MEET GROWING 2631 01:57:04,684 --> 01:57:06,919 DEMAND. CITY LIGHT HAS BEGUN 2632 01:57:06,919 --> 01:57:13,760 OFFERING A RATE OPTION FOR 2633 01:57:13,760 --> 01:57:15,328 CUSTOMERS, AS YOU KNOW, 2634 01:57:15,328 --> 01:57:17,096 ENCOURAGING THE SHIFTING OF 2635 01:57:17,096 --> 01:57:19,899 ENERGY-EVERY TASKS TO LOWER 2636 01:57:19,899 --> 01:57:21,200 BILLS AND PREVENT INFRASTRUCTURE 2637 01:57:21,200 --> 01:57:28,307 STRAIN. WE SCRUTINIZE THESE 2638 01:57:28,307 --> 01:57:28,841 CAREFULLY AND ASKED HARD 2639 01:57:28,841 --> 01:57:39,218 QUESTIONS. WE WOULD PREFER A 2640 01:57:39,218 --> 01:57:40,787 LOWER RATE INCREASE, WE 2641 01:57:40,787 --> 01:57:41,354 CONCLUDED THAT THE PROPOSED 2642 01:57:41,354 --> 01:57:41,988 INCREASES ARE NECESSARY FOR THE 2643 01:57:41,988 --> 01:57:42,622 NEXT TWO YEARS. IT IS IMPORTANT 2644 01:57:42,622 --> 01:57:45,925 TO NOTE, THE CITY LIGHT RATE 2645 01:57:45,925 --> 01:57:46,793 INCREASE IS LESS THEN PEER 2646 01:57:46,793 --> 01:57:47,393 UTILITIES. BASED ON OUR MANY 2647 01:57:47,393 --> 01:57:57,904 HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS AT THE 2648 01:58:00,706 --> 01:58:01,240 PANEL MEETINGS, WE TRUST THAT 2649 01:58:01,240 --> 01:58:01,841 THIS PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN 2650 01:58:01,841 --> 01:58:02,408 WILL ENSURE CUSTOMERS HAVE 2651 01:58:02,408 --> 01:58:05,778 IMPROVED RELIABILITY , FEWER 2652 01:58:05,778 --> 01:58:06,312 OUTAGES, AND FOR SHORTER 2653 01:58:06,312 --> 01:58:06,813 DURATION. STABILITY AND 2654 01:58:06,813 --> 01:58:07,647 LONG-TERM POWER SUPPLY, AND 2655 01:58:07,647 --> 01:58:08,214 TECHNOLOGY, SUPPORTING MORE 2656 01:58:08,214 --> 01:58:09,715 EFFICIENT, INTERNAL PROCESSES, 2657 01:58:09,715 --> 01:58:10,817 AS WELL AS STREAMLINED 2658 01:58:10,817 --> 01:58:13,453 PROCESSES, LIKE THE ONE THAT 2659 01:58:13,453 --> 01:58:16,522 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DISCUSSED 2660 01:58:16,522 --> 01:58:21,160 EARLIER. THIS INCREASE IS 2661 01:58:21,160 --> 01:58:21,761 MATERIALLY HIGHER THAN PRIOR 2662 01:58:21,761 --> 01:58:24,330 PLANTS, IT ENSURES OUR 2663 01:58:24,330 --> 01:58:25,398 INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUES TO MEET 2664 01:58:25,398 --> 01:58:26,899 THE CITY NEEDS INTO THE FUTURE. 2665 01:58:26,899 --> 01:58:28,201 REDUCING THE RISK OF SUDDEN, 2666 01:58:28,201 --> 01:58:32,705 SURPRISE SHOCKS. ON BEHALF OF 2667 01:58:32,705 --> 01:58:34,841 THE REVIEW PANEL, I URGE YOU TO 2668 01:58:34,841 --> 01:58:38,344 PASS THE RATE ORDINANCE OUT OF 2669 01:58:38,344 --> 01:58:40,413 COMMITTEE, THESE PIECES OF 2670 01:58:40,413 --> 01:58:43,015 LEGISLATION, THEY ARE ART 2671 01:58:43,015 --> 01:58:44,717 FORWARD LOOKING ELECTRIC 2672 01:58:44,717 --> 01:58:53,659 SERVICES. THANK YOU. 2673 01:58:53,659 --> 01:58:59,632 >> OUR PROPOSED PLAN IS A SHIFT, 2674 01:58:59,632 --> 01:59:00,833 WE ARE ORGANIZING THE RESULTS WE 2675 01:59:00,833 --> 01:59:01,434 KNOW AND MUST DELIVER. THIS 2676 01:59:01,434 --> 01:59:02,668 OUTCOME-FOCUSED APPROACH GIVES 2677 01:59:02,668 --> 01:59:04,937 US ROUTE STRIVING TOWARDS WHAT 2678 01:59:04,937 --> 01:59:09,475 MATTERS MOST WELL ADAPTING AS 2679 01:59:09,475 --> 01:59:10,143 CONDITIONS CHANGE. EACH OF THESE 2680 01:59:10,143 --> 01:59:13,446 FOCUS AREAS INCLUDES MIDTERM 2681 01:59:13,446 --> 01:59:14,814 OUTCOMES AND A 10-YEAR ROADMAP 2682 01:59:14,814 --> 01:59:15,848 THAT HELPS US ANTICIPATE 2683 01:59:15,848 --> 01:59:16,816 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. 2684 01:59:16,816 --> 01:59:20,119 THE FOCUS AREAS ARE RELIABILITY, 2685 01:59:20,119 --> 01:59:20,686 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, POWER 2686 01:59:20,686 --> 01:59:27,093 SUPPLY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THEN 2687 01:59:27,093 --> 01:59:27,727 WORKFORCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WHICH 2688 01:59:27,727 --> 01:59:30,196 ARE WOVEN THROUGHOUT. THESE BOTH 2689 01:59:30,196 --> 01:59:31,831 DRIVE AND SUPPORT PROGRESS IN 2690 01:59:31,831 --> 01:59:39,171 EVERY AREA. AS A PART OF THE 2691 01:59:39,171 --> 01:59:39,906 SHIFT, WE ARE STRENGTHENING 2692 01:59:39,906 --> 01:59:42,942 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND OUR CORE 2693 01:59:42,942 --> 01:59:44,677 BUSINESS PRACTICES. WE ARE 2694 01:59:44,677 --> 01:59:45,177 INTEGRATING PERFORMANCE 2695 01:59:45,177 --> 01:59:47,947 REPORTING AND ENSURING 2696 01:59:47,947 --> 01:59:48,781 ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH OUTCOME 2697 01:59:48,781 --> 01:59:51,150 REPORTS AND LEADERSHIP GOALS. WE 2698 01:59:51,150 --> 01:59:57,590 ARE BUILDING ON ONGOING CYCLES , 2699 01:59:57,590 --> 01:59:58,791 AND WE ARE COORDINATING WITH THE 2700 01:59:58,791 --> 01:59:59,525 BUDGET PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT WE 2701 01:59:59,525 --> 02:00:04,664 FUND OUR PRIMARIES. TO BUILD 2702 02:00:04,664 --> 02:00:05,298 THIS PLAN, WE ENGAGE WITH MORE 2703 02:00:05,298 --> 02:00:07,066 THAN 200,000 PEOPLE REPRESENTING 2704 02:00:07,066 --> 02:00:07,800 A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF 2705 02:00:07,800 --> 02:00:10,403 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT 2706 02:00:10,403 --> 02:00:11,737 OUR SERVICE AREA, WE ALSO 2707 02:00:11,737 --> 02:00:14,407 REVIEWED 10 RECENT ENGAGEMENT 2708 02:00:14,407 --> 02:00:17,076 PORTS, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE 2709 02:00:17,076 --> 02:00:20,379 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INTO OUR 2710 02:00:20,379 --> 02:00:21,847 STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. WE 2711 02:00:21,847 --> 02:00:26,686 ATTENDED 17 COMMUNITY EVENTS, 2712 02:00:26,686 --> 02:00:27,286 REACHING THOSE THROUGHOUT THE 2713 02:00:27,286 --> 02:00:28,254 SERVICE AREA INCLUDING EVERY 2714 02:00:28,254 --> 02:00:30,656 COUNCIL DISTRICT. WE HOST THE 25 2715 02:00:30,656 --> 02:00:34,627 COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER 2716 02:00:34,627 --> 02:00:35,428 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING WITH 2717 02:00:35,428 --> 02:00:38,297 THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL, 2718 02:00:38,297 --> 02:00:39,799 [ INDISCERNIBLE ]. ENGAGED WITH 2719 02:00:39,799 --> 02:00:43,035 20 LANGUAGE MINIS WITH THE HELP 2720 02:00:43,035 --> 02:00:44,203 OF DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY 2721 02:00:44,203 --> 02:00:52,111 LIAISONS. THROUGH THIS 2722 02:00:52,111 --> 02:00:54,981 ENGAGEMENT, WE HAD A SHARED 2723 02:00:54,981 --> 02:00:55,581 ENGAGEMENT OF PRIORITIES. WE 2724 02:00:55,581 --> 02:00:58,651 DISCUSSED DEMAND, WEATHER 2725 02:00:58,651 --> 02:01:00,353 PATTERNS, ESCALATING COST, WHILE 2726 02:01:00,353 --> 02:01:02,555 HEARING DIRECTLY FROM A 2727 02:01:02,555 --> 02:01:03,723 CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES 2728 02:01:03,723 --> 02:01:04,757 THEY ARE FACING. WE ALSO 2729 02:01:04,757 --> 02:01:07,893 INCORPORATED INSIGHTS FROM OUR 2730 02:01:07,893 --> 02:01:09,362 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER 2731 02:01:09,362 --> 02:01:10,096 SATISFACTION SURVEY, CUSTOMER 2732 02:01:10,096 --> 02:01:11,330 SATISFACTION AND PUT SURVEY, AND 2733 02:01:11,330 --> 02:01:13,799 A THREE-DAY ONLINE FOCUS GROUP. 2734 02:01:13,799 --> 02:01:18,838 THREE THEMES WERE CONSISTENT 2735 02:01:18,838 --> 02:01:19,438 THROUGHOUT ENGAGEMENT. FIRST, 2736 02:01:19,438 --> 02:01:22,608 ELECTRICITY IS ESSENTIAL. OUR 2737 02:01:22,608 --> 02:01:28,214 CUSTOMERS COUNT ON US FOR THEIR 2738 02:01:28,214 --> 02:01:28,648 LIVES. RELIABILITY, 2739 02:01:28,648 --> 02:01:32,118 AFFORDABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL 2740 02:01:32,118 --> 02:01:34,620 RESPONSIBILITY MUST BE BALANCED. 2741 02:01:34,620 --> 02:01:35,187 FINALLY, SOLUTIONS MUST BE 2742 02:01:35,187 --> 02:01:35,921 CODESIGNED WITH THOSE MUST -- 2743 02:01:35,921 --> 02:01:41,861 MOST AFFECTED. WE HEARD THE 2744 02:01:41,861 --> 02:01:42,728 IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTING OUR 2745 02:01:42,728 --> 02:01:44,730 WORK TO THE VALUES WE SHARE, 2746 02:01:44,730 --> 02:01:45,731 PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, THE 2747 02:01:45,731 --> 02:01:47,600 ENVIRONMENT, AND SUPPORT, SO 2748 02:01:47,600 --> 02:01:48,734 THAT EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM THE 2749 02:01:48,734 --> 02:01:52,605 ENERGY TRANSITION. AS WE DO THIS 2750 02:01:52,605 --> 02:01:55,474 WORK, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WANT US 2751 02:01:55,474 --> 02:02:02,682 TO TAKE A SYSTEMIC APPROACH AND 2752 02:02:02,682 --> 02:02:03,182 ENGAGE WITH THEM. AS WE 2753 02:02:03,182 --> 02:02:03,783 IMPLEMENT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, 2754 02:02:03,783 --> 02:02:06,018 THEY ASKED US TO EXPAND 2755 02:02:06,018 --> 02:02:07,253 EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS, 2756 02:02:07,253 --> 02:02:07,887 CULTURALLY-RELEVANT ENGAGEMENT, 2757 02:02:07,887 --> 02:02:08,521 CONNECT WITH YOU, PROMOTE GREEN 2758 02:02:08,521 --> 02:02:12,124 JOBS, AND PARTNER WITH 2759 02:02:12,124 --> 02:02:12,758 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION. 2760 02:02:12,758 --> 02:02:13,959 WORKING ACROSS SILOS AND 2761 02:02:13,959 --> 02:02:14,460 IMPROVING COORDINATION 2762 02:02:14,460 --> 02:02:20,266 THROUGHOUT UTILITY. WITH THE 2763 02:02:20,266 --> 02:02:22,168 STRATEGIC FOUNDATION IN PLACE, I 2764 02:02:22,168 --> 02:02:24,370 WILL HAND IT OVER TO OUR CEO, 2765 02:02:24,370 --> 02:02:25,671 KRISTY GRAINGER, TO DISCUSS OUR 2766 02:02:25,671 --> 02:02:26,739 FINANCIAL PATH FORWARD. 2767 02:02:26,739 --> 02:02:30,810 >> SO, THE CHART ON THE SLIDE 2768 02:02:30,810 --> 02:02:32,011 DEPICTS THE RATE PATH, THE BLUE 2769 02:02:32,011 --> 02:02:35,347 BARS REPRESENT HISTORICAL RATE 2770 02:02:35,347 --> 02:02:36,749 CHANGES AND THE GOLD ONCE OUR 2771 02:02:36,749 --> 02:02:38,451 FUTURE INCREASES. THE CITY LIGHT 2772 02:02:38,451 --> 02:02:40,886 STRATEGIC PLAN RECOMMENDS A RATE 2773 02:02:40,886 --> 02:02:46,025 INCREASE FOR 2027, 9.5% IN 2774 02:02:46,025 --> 02:02:47,493 ANOTHER 9.5% IN 2028, INCREASES 2775 02:02:47,493 --> 02:02:58,037 IN THE 7% TO 11% RANGE THROUGH 2776 02:03:02,541 --> 02:03:03,743 2032. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING 2777 02:03:03,743 --> 02:03:05,444 TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ASK OF OUR 2778 02:03:05,444 --> 02:03:07,580 CUSTOMERS. I WANT TO ASSURE YOU, 2779 02:03:07,580 --> 02:03:08,180 WE DO NOT MAKE IT LIGHTLY, WE 2780 02:03:08,180 --> 02:03:08,748 HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS 2781 02:03:08,748 --> 02:03:10,015 PROPOSAL FOR TWO YEARS, IT IS 2782 02:03:10,015 --> 02:03:10,716 BASED ON EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS, 2783 02:03:10,716 --> 02:03:11,350 FORECASTING, AND PLANNING. AND 2784 02:03:11,350 --> 02:03:12,118 OUR GOAL IS FULL TRANSPARENCY. 2785 02:03:12,118 --> 02:03:13,419 THE STRATEGIC PLANNING INCLUDES 2786 02:03:13,419 --> 02:03:21,827 AN APPENDIX , IT IS PART OF THE 2787 02:03:21,827 --> 02:03:22,428 LEGISLATION. WE ARE GOING TO 2788 02:03:22,428 --> 02:03:23,095 WALK YOU THROUGH DRIVERS TODAY. 2789 02:03:23,095 --> 02:03:24,330 AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT YOU WILL 2790 02:03:24,330 --> 02:03:25,131 HAVE QUESTIONS. AND YOU SHOULD. 2791 02:03:25,131 --> 02:03:26,365 THIS RATE INCREASE REPRESENTS A 2792 02:03:26,365 --> 02:03:26,866 SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN 2793 02:03:26,866 --> 02:03:31,203 SEATTLE'S ENERGY FUTURE, WE 2794 02:03:31,203 --> 02:03:32,404 WANT EVERY RATEPAYER TO 2795 02:03:32,404 --> 02:03:34,673 UNDERSTAND WHY NOW IS THE RIGHT 2796 02:03:34,673 --> 02:03:36,208 AND NECESSARY TIME FOR THIS 2797 02:03:36,208 --> 02:03:38,010 INVESTMENT. [ INDISCERNIBLE - 2798 02:03:38,010 --> 02:03:40,412 MUFFLED ] 2799 02:03:40,412 --> 02:03:43,682 >> SERIOUSLY? 2800 02:03:43,682 --> 02:03:45,017 >> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME 2801 02:03:45,017 --> 02:03:46,719 ] 2802 02:03:46,719 --> 02:03:52,925 >> CARSTEN ? HE IS OUR FINANCIAL 2803 02:03:52,925 --> 02:03:54,460 PLANNING AND RATES MANAGER. HE 2804 02:03:54,460 --> 02:04:00,533 IS OFF-LINE. WE ARE PLANNING TO 2805 02:04:00,533 --> 02:04:02,368 BRING HIM IN FOR THE QUESTIONS 2806 02:04:02,368 --> 02:04:02,935 BECAUSE HE IS THE TECHNICAL 2807 02:04:02,935 --> 02:04:04,670 EXPERT. THANK YOU. 2808 02:04:04,670 --> 02:04:05,805 >> I GOT BACK JUST IN TIME, PAGE 2809 02:04:05,805 --> 02:04:07,206 11 AND PAGE 13, AND ALSO [ 2810 02:04:07,206 --> 02:04:09,208 INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]. 2811 02:04:09,208 --> 02:04:12,444 >> GOT IT. 2812 02:04:12,444 --> 02:04:14,079 >> WHEN I WENT THROUGH ALL OF 2813 02:04:14,079 --> 02:04:15,915 OUR DOCUMENTS AND OUR SUMMARIES 2814 02:04:15,915 --> 02:04:18,517 , THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF 2815 02:04:18,517 --> 02:04:19,151 QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, I DO THANK 2816 02:04:19,151 --> 02:04:20,419 YOU. 2817 02:04:20,419 --> 02:04:23,489 >> THIS SUMMARIZES THE FIVE MAIN 2818 02:04:23,489 --> 02:04:26,091 GUIDING FACTORS WHY THE 9.5% 2819 02:04:26,091 --> 02:04:32,832 RATE INCREASE IS NEEDED. THE WAY 2820 02:04:32,832 --> 02:04:35,034 THAT WE USE ELECTRICITY IS 2821 02:04:35,034 --> 02:04:35,701 CHANGING, WE HAVE MORE ELECTRIC 2822 02:04:35,701 --> 02:04:36,702 VEHICLES ON THE ROAD EVERY DAY, 2823 02:04:36,702 --> 02:04:39,905 THIS INCLUDES FLEET, BUSES, WE 2824 02:04:39,905 --> 02:04:41,273 ARE SEEING MORE HEAT PUMPS IN 2825 02:04:41,273 --> 02:04:42,675 HOMES AND BUSINESSES, THIS 2826 02:04:42,675 --> 02:04:45,077 SHIFT, HEATING AND COOLING, THIS 2827 02:04:45,077 --> 02:04:48,547 GOES FAR BEYOND ORGANIC ECONOMIC 2828 02:04:48,547 --> 02:04:55,855 GROWTH, THIS IS A SEACHANGE, 2829 02:04:55,855 --> 02:04:56,689 WORKING TO SHRINK THE CARBON 2830 02:04:56,689 --> 02:04:57,957 FOOTPRINT, AT THE SAME TIME, IT 2831 02:04:57,957 --> 02:04:59,225 IS STRETCHING THE POWER SUPPLY 2832 02:04:59,225 --> 02:05:01,360 AND ELECTRIC GRID . AS YOU HEARD 2833 02:05:01,360 --> 02:05:02,194 FROM OUR PRESENTATION, WE 2834 02:05:02,194 --> 02:05:06,565 ANTICIPATE WE NEED POWER AND WE 2835 02:05:06,565 --> 02:05:10,870 ARE ANTICIPATING HIGHER COSTS, 2836 02:05:10,870 --> 02:05:12,471 CITY LIGHT NEEDS NEW CLEAN 2837 02:05:12,471 --> 02:05:13,572 RESOURCES, WE WILL BE COMPETING 2838 02:05:13,572 --> 02:05:16,909 WITH OTHER UTILITIES AND THE 2839 02:05:16,909 --> 02:05:18,244 PRICE TAG WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER 2840 02:05:18,244 --> 02:05:26,051 THAN TODAY'S RESOURCES. AT THE 2841 02:05:26,051 --> 02:05:27,553 SAME TIME, THE OPERATIONAL COSTS 2842 02:05:27,553 --> 02:05:28,087 FOR OUR LEGACY HYDROPOWER 2843 02:05:28,087 --> 02:05:29,421 RESOURCES ARE GOING TO GROW. WE 2844 02:05:29,421 --> 02:05:30,656 ARE PROJECTING THAT THE NEW 2845 02:05:30,656 --> 02:05:31,290 OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE SKAGIT 2846 02:05:31,290 --> 02:05:32,424 DAMS AND THE BONNEVILLE POWER 2847 02:05:32,424 --> 02:05:35,528 CONTRACT WILL ALSO ADD TO THESE 2848 02:05:35,528 --> 02:05:37,997 POWER SUPPLY COSTS. 2849 02:05:37,997 --> 02:05:39,932 >> THE NEW BONNEVILLE POWER 2850 02:05:39,932 --> 02:05:41,233 CONTRACT [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW 2851 02:05:41,233 --> 02:05:43,669 VOLUME ]? 2852 02:05:43,669 --> 02:05:45,905 >> SORRY, WHEN DOES IT START? WE 2853 02:05:45,905 --> 02:05:48,908 JUST SIGNED IT. THE FALL OF 2854 02:05:48,908 --> 02:05:51,877 2028? 2855 02:05:51,877 --> 02:05:55,247 >> I WANTED TO MAKE SURE. 2856 02:05:55,247 --> 02:05:59,652 >> YES, WE CAN GO BACK FOR YOU. 2857 02:05:59,652 --> 02:06:05,491 SO, THIRD IS THE NEED TO MAKE 2858 02:06:05,491 --> 02:06:06,058 INVESTMENTS IN THE GRID TO 2859 02:06:06,058 --> 02:06:06,659 INCREASE CAPACITY, TO MEET 2860 02:06:06,659 --> 02:06:11,063 DEMAND, AND CATCHING UP ON 2861 02:06:11,063 --> 02:06:11,997 MAINTENANCE. OUR OUTAGE NUMBERS 2862 02:06:11,997 --> 02:06:14,934 ARE AFFECTING THE IMPACTS OF AN 2863 02:06:14,934 --> 02:06:16,869 AGING GRID. YOU HEARD FROM 2864 02:06:16,869 --> 02:06:17,736 CONSTITUENTS, CUSTOMERS IN 2865 02:06:17,736 --> 02:06:19,672 CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS ARE 2866 02:06:19,672 --> 02:06:20,839 STARTING TO EXPERIENCE BAD POWER 2867 02:06:20,839 --> 02:06:27,513 OUTAGES , HE WAS HERE , TALKING 2868 02:06:27,513 --> 02:06:30,049 ABOUT THE STATE OF THE GRID AND 2869 02:06:30,049 --> 02:06:31,951 TO START INVESTING MORE IN 2870 02:06:31,951 --> 02:06:36,922 UPKEEP. 2871 02:06:36,922 --> 02:06:40,793 >> THAT IS WHAT WE HEAR A LOT. 2872 02:06:40,793 --> 02:06:44,296 >> YEAH, OKAY. TECHNOLOGY IS 2873 02:06:44,296 --> 02:06:45,464 ANOTHER AREA WHERE CITY LIGHT 2874 02:06:45,464 --> 02:06:48,500 NEEDS TO INVEST IN GROWING 2875 02:06:48,500 --> 02:06:55,441 DEMAND, WE NEED TO INVEST IN 2876 02:06:55,441 --> 02:06:57,509 TECHNOLOGY SO THAT WE CAN 2877 02:06:57,509 --> 02:06:58,877 PREPARE FOR THE DYNAMIC AND 2878 02:06:58,877 --> 02:06:59,511 FLEXIBLE ENERGY FEATURE. THIS IS 2879 02:06:59,511 --> 02:07:00,980 SHAVING PEAK USAGE, INVESTING IN 2880 02:07:00,980 --> 02:07:03,849 BATTERIES . THESE ARE EFFECTIVE 2881 02:07:03,849 --> 02:07:08,487 STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING COSTLY 2882 02:07:08,487 --> 02:07:15,394 GRID CAPACITY EXPANSION AND PEAK 2883 02:07:15,394 --> 02:07:16,929 MARKET PRICES, WE ARE LOOKING TO 2884 02:07:16,929 --> 02:07:17,796 A FUTURE WHERE POWER FLOWS TWO 2885 02:07:17,796 --> 02:07:19,164 WAYS. AND THIS IS GOING TO 2886 02:07:19,164 --> 02:07:25,004 REQUIRE TOOLS LIKE D.E.R.M. LIKE 2887 02:07:25,004 --> 02:07:26,538 WE MENTIONED IN THE 2888 02:07:26,538 --> 02:07:27,172 PRESENTATION. ALL OF THESE ARE 2889 02:07:27,172 --> 02:07:30,209 SHAVING TECHNOLOGY. WE ALSO WANT 2890 02:07:30,209 --> 02:07:34,646 TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO DEAL WITH 2891 02:07:34,646 --> 02:07:35,714 OUTAGES. SENSORS AND SWITCHES ON 2892 02:07:35,714 --> 02:07:41,987 OUR LINES SO WE CAN FIND AND FIX 2893 02:07:41,987 --> 02:07:42,788 OUTAGES FASTER. WE DO HAVE AN 2894 02:07:42,788 --> 02:07:43,689 OUTAGE, WE WOULD LIKE TO TEXT 2895 02:07:43,689 --> 02:07:45,557 THE CUSTOMER AND SAY WE KNOW 2896 02:07:45,557 --> 02:07:50,329 YOUR POWER IS OUT. YOU KNOW, 2897 02:07:50,329 --> 02:07:51,630 HERE IS THE ESTIMATE FOR WHEN 2898 02:07:51,630 --> 02:07:53,298 YOU CAN EXPECT IT TO COME BACK 2899 02:07:53,298 --> 02:07:54,633 ON. THIS IS TECHNOLOGY WE WANT 2900 02:07:54,633 --> 02:07:56,201 TO INVEST IN. FINALLY, THIS IS A 2901 02:07:56,201 --> 02:07:57,836 LARGE FACTOR, BIG IMPACTS FROM 2902 02:07:57,836 --> 02:08:01,440 INFLATION. COSTS ARE RISING AND 2903 02:08:01,440 --> 02:08:02,441 OUR RATES HAVE NOT KEPT PACE. 2904 02:08:02,441 --> 02:08:12,985 OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, PRICES 2905 02:08:12,985 --> 02:08:13,819 FOR MATERIALS INCREASED BY 2906 02:08:13,819 --> 02:08:14,453 NEARLY 40% AND THIS REFLECTS THE 2907 02:08:14,453 --> 02:08:14,987 SUPERTIGHT SUPPLY CHAIN, 2908 02:08:14,987 --> 02:08:15,521 TARIFFS, PRICES FOR RAW 2909 02:08:15,521 --> 02:08:16,789 MATERIALS LIKE COPPER AND WOOD, 2910 02:08:16,789 --> 02:08:17,589 THEY ARE SKYROCKETING. ALSO, WE 2911 02:08:17,589 --> 02:08:19,024 ARE LOOKING TO KEEP PACE WITH 2912 02:08:19,024 --> 02:08:21,160 WAGES. THERE IS A FACTOR IN 2913 02:08:21,160 --> 02:08:22,561 RECRUITMENT, WE NEED TO MAINTAIN 2914 02:08:22,561 --> 02:08:27,099 COMPETITIVENESS IN RECRUITING, 2915 02:08:27,099 --> 02:08:28,300 ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE DOING WORK 2916 02:08:28,300 --> 02:08:32,337 OUT IN THE FIELD EVERY DAY. ALL 2917 02:08:32,337 --> 02:08:36,241 RIGHT ? 2918 02:08:36,241 --> 02:08:38,510 >> HERE IS THE FUN PART. 2919 02:08:38,510 --> 02:08:40,145 >> MOVING TO THE RATE ORDINANCE, 2920 02:08:40,145 --> 02:08:42,881 THE RATE ORDINANCE HAS FOUR MAIN 2921 02:08:42,881 --> 02:08:51,724 COMPONENTS. IN THE RATE 2922 02:08:51,724 --> 02:08:52,291 SCHEDULE, THE 9.5% INCREASE 2923 02:08:52,291 --> 02:08:53,292 CALLED FOR BY THE STRATEGIC 2924 02:08:53,292 --> 02:08:54,159 PLAN. THERE IS ALSO THREE 2925 02:08:54,159 --> 02:08:56,261 IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGES. FIRST, 2926 02:08:56,261 --> 02:08:57,629 THERE IS A NEW RATE THAT WOULD 2927 02:08:57,629 --> 02:08:58,931 APPLY TO DATA CENTERS. WE ARE 2928 02:08:58,931 --> 02:09:02,868 PROPOSING TO EXPAND THE RATE 2929 02:09:02,868 --> 02:09:04,136 STABILIZATION ACCOUNT AND 2930 02:09:04,136 --> 02:09:04,770 BROADEN UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM 2931 02:09:04,770 --> 02:09:09,675 ELIGIBILITY. WE ARE GOING TO 2932 02:09:09,675 --> 02:09:10,676 START WITH TALKING A LITTLE BIT 2933 02:09:10,676 --> 02:09:13,145 ABOUT HOW A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER 2934 02:09:13,145 --> 02:09:19,752 MIGHT SEE WHAT A 9.5% RATE 2935 02:09:19,752 --> 02:09:21,053 INCREASE WOULD LOOK LIKE ON 2936 02:09:21,053 --> 02:09:21,720 THEIR BILL. THIS SLIDE 2937 02:09:21,720 --> 02:09:22,621 SUMMARIZES THE RATES AS THEY 2938 02:09:22,621 --> 02:09:24,456 WOULD APPEAR ON THE BILL, IF YOU 2939 02:09:24,456 --> 02:09:25,424 WERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. 2940 02:09:25,424 --> 02:09:26,759 THERE IS A TABLE SUMMARIZING THE 2941 02:09:26,759 --> 02:09:29,194 IMPACTS AT THE BOTTOM. DEPENDING 2942 02:09:29,194 --> 02:09:30,195 ON CONSUMPTION, A CUSTOMER WOULD 2943 02:09:30,195 --> 02:09:34,299 EXPECT TO SEE THEIR BILL 2944 02:09:34,299 --> 02:09:36,034 INCREASE BETWEEN SIX DOLLARS AND 2945 02:09:36,034 --> 02:09:42,574 $14 PER MONTH. WE RECOGNIZE, THE 2946 02:09:42,574 --> 02:09:44,009 VERY DIVERSE USE OF ELECTRICITY 2947 02:09:44,009 --> 02:09:45,344 SEEN ON THE TABLE, THAT 2948 02:09:45,344 --> 02:09:47,079 SUMMARIZES DIFFERING IMPACTS. 2949 02:09:47,079 --> 02:09:55,320 ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. TAKING A 2950 02:09:55,320 --> 02:09:56,321 STEP BACK, THIS TABLE SUMMARIZES 2951 02:09:56,321 --> 02:09:57,389 THE RATE IMPACT FOR ALL CUSTOMER 2952 02:09:57,389 --> 02:09:59,758 CLASSES INCLUDING ALL OF OUR 2953 02:09:59,758 --> 02:10:00,692 CUSTOMER CLASSES. THE BOTTOM 2954 02:10:00,692 --> 02:10:06,932 LINE IS, NOT ALL CUSTOMERS WILL 2955 02:10:06,932 --> 02:10:07,900 SEE THEIR BILL INCREASE BY 2956 02:10:07,900 --> 02:10:08,767 EXACTLY 9.5%, IT INCORPORATES 2957 02:10:08,767 --> 02:10:10,035 ADJUSTMENTS TO COST OF SERVICE 2958 02:10:10,035 --> 02:10:11,036 AND RATE DESIGN, ENSURING THAT 2959 02:10:11,036 --> 02:10:12,604 CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR 2960 02:10:12,604 --> 02:10:15,774 SHARE OF COSTS . THIS TABLE 2961 02:10:15,774 --> 02:10:16,675 SUMMARIZES AVERAGE INCREASES BY 2962 02:10:16,675 --> 02:10:20,479 DIFFERENT SIZED BUSINESS AND 2963 02:10:20,479 --> 02:10:21,079 CUSTOMER CLASSES. THE GENERAL 2964 02:10:21,079 --> 02:10:26,118 SERVICE , CLOSE TO 9.5%, THE 2965 02:10:26,118 --> 02:10:27,419 NETWORKS ARE GOING TO SEE LOWER 2966 02:10:27,419 --> 02:10:28,620 THAN AVERAGE INCREASES, THIS IS 2967 02:10:28,620 --> 02:10:33,525 DUE TO FLATTER COST GROWTH IN 2968 02:10:33,525 --> 02:10:34,193 THE DOWNTIME THAT WERE COMPARED 2969 02:10:34,193 --> 02:10:35,994 TO THE REST OF OUR GRID. WE WANT 2970 02:10:35,994 --> 02:10:38,664 TO NOTE THAT THE RATES IN THE 2971 02:10:38,664 --> 02:10:39,498 DOWNTOWN NETWORK ARE MUCH HIGHER 2972 02:10:39,498 --> 02:10:40,532 THAN FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS BECAUSE 2973 02:10:40,532 --> 02:10:42,201 THE DOWNTOWN NETWORK REFLECT THE 2974 02:10:42,201 --> 02:10:43,268 PREMIUM SERVICE AND FINALLY, 2975 02:10:43,268 --> 02:10:48,507 STREETLIGHTS. THIS IS SOMETHING 2976 02:10:48,507 --> 02:10:49,107 THAT WILL IMPACT THE GENERAL 2977 02:10:49,107 --> 02:10:50,175 FUND, STREETLIGHT RATES ARE 2978 02:10:50,175 --> 02:10:51,109 EXPECTED TO, PROJECTED TO 2979 02:10:51,109 --> 02:10:53,078 INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY, THIS 2980 02:10:53,078 --> 02:10:59,184 INCREASES -- REFLECTS THE STEEP 2981 02:10:59,184 --> 02:10:59,618 COST IN MAINTAINING 2982 02:10:59,618 --> 02:11:00,152 STREETLIGHTS, RELATED TO 2983 02:11:00,152 --> 02:11:01,086 INSTALLING NEW LIGHTS TO SUPPORT 2984 02:11:01,086 --> 02:11:03,889 PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT ALSO 2985 02:11:03,889 --> 02:11:04,523 MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES RELATING 2986 02:11:04,523 --> 02:11:10,596 TO COPPER THEFT AND VANDALISM. 2987 02:11:10,596 --> 02:11:12,598 AND WE ARE HAPPY TO DIVE INTO 2988 02:11:12,598 --> 02:11:15,934 DETAILS ON THAT , IN THE NEXT 2989 02:11:15,934 --> 02:11:16,768 MEETING, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. 2990 02:11:16,768 --> 02:11:27,346 SO, THIS IS A QUICK SLIDE THAT 2991 02:11:27,346 --> 02:11:27,946 SUMMARIZES RATE INCREASES AT 2992 02:11:27,946 --> 02:11:29,181 NEIGHBORING UTILITIES, COMPARING 2993 02:11:29,181 --> 02:11:29,848 THEM TO CITY LIGHT BUT OVER THE 2994 02:11:29,848 --> 02:11:30,882 LAST FOUR YEARS, RATES HAVE 2995 02:11:30,882 --> 02:11:32,084 INCREASED BY 4.5% ON AVERAGE, 2996 02:11:32,084 --> 02:11:32,751 LOWER THAN NEIGHBORING UTILITIES 2997 02:11:32,751 --> 02:11:34,052 AND ALSO LOWER THAN THE 2998 02:11:34,052 --> 02:11:37,823 OPERATING COSTS . ALSO, AT THE 2999 02:11:37,823 --> 02:11:40,826 SAME TIME, OTHER UTILITIES, 3000 02:11:40,826 --> 02:11:48,000 INCLUDING PSE, THAT SERVES , AND 3001 02:11:48,000 --> 02:11:49,034 BE STUCK, THAT SERVES SPOKANE, 3002 02:11:49,034 --> 02:11:50,035 THEY HAVE PROPOSED SIGNIFICANT 3003 02:11:50,035 --> 02:11:51,069 INCREASES FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. 3004 02:11:51,069 --> 02:11:54,606 OKAY? IN ADDITION, THERE ARE 3005 02:11:54,606 --> 02:11:59,278 THREE RATE -RELATED POLICY 3006 02:11:59,278 --> 02:12:01,713 CHANGES. THE FIRST IS A POLICY 3007 02:12:01,713 --> 02:12:06,585 THAT WOULD CREATE A NEW RATE 3008 02:12:06,585 --> 02:12:07,753 CLASS THAT WOULD APPLY TO DATA 3009 02:12:07,753 --> 02:12:08,687 CENTERS THAT HAVE EXPANDED OR 3010 02:12:08,687 --> 02:12:10,455 NEW SERVICE OF MORE THAN 10 , 3011 02:12:10,455 --> 02:12:15,394 AFTER STABLE CUSTOMER BASE AND 3012 02:12:15,394 --> 02:12:19,931 NO NEW LARGE LOADS, WE ARE 3013 02:12:19,931 --> 02:12:21,833 RECEIVING INQUIRIES FOR NEW AND 3014 02:12:21,833 --> 02:12:23,969 EXPANDED LOADS. WE HAVE HAD A 3015 02:12:23,969 --> 02:12:31,777 GOOD DOZEN INQUIRIES, NOT ALL 3016 02:12:31,777 --> 02:12:33,111 ARE FOR DATA CENTER. GIVEN THAT 3017 02:12:33,111 --> 02:12:34,579 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DOES NOT HAVE 3018 02:12:34,579 --> 02:12:39,518 SURPLUS ELECTRICITY OR GRID 3019 02:12:39,518 --> 02:12:40,485 CAPACITY, SERVING ANY LARGE LOAD 3020 02:12:40,485 --> 02:12:41,653 WILL BE COSTLY, BUSINESSES ARE 3021 02:12:41,653 --> 02:12:46,858 MAKING REQUESTS TO ADD AMOUNTS 3022 02:12:46,858 --> 02:12:47,659 OF ELECTRICITY EQUIVALENT TO 3023 02:12:47,659 --> 02:12:49,461 THOUSANDS OF HOMES, THIS RAISES 3024 02:12:49,461 --> 02:12:50,629 THE QUESTION, CAN CITY LIGHT, 3025 02:12:50,629 --> 02:12:51,563 AND SHOULD WE, DO WHAT WE CAN TO 3026 02:12:51,563 --> 02:12:52,731 PROTECT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES 3027 02:12:52,731 --> 02:12:56,268 FROM FINANCIAL RISK , SOME USE 3028 02:12:56,268 --> 02:13:01,473 LARGE LOADS, PARTICULARLY DATA 3029 02:13:01,473 --> 02:13:02,774 CENTERS. THE NEW RATE COSTS 3030 02:13:02,774 --> 02:13:04,910 WOULD APPLY TO ANY DATA CENTERS 3031 02:13:04,910 --> 02:13:06,244 WITH ANYTHING GREATER THAN 10 3032 02:13:06,244 --> 02:13:11,550 MVA, AND UNDER THIS POLICY, THE 3033 02:13:11,550 --> 02:13:12,884 CUSTOMER WOULD PAY UPFRONT FOR 3034 02:13:12,884 --> 02:13:14,186 ANY NEEDED GRID INVESTMENTS, UP 3035 02:13:14,186 --> 02:13:18,623 TO AND INCLUDING GRID STATION. 3036 02:13:18,623 --> 02:13:25,097 WE WOULD NOT SERVE THEM WITH 3037 02:13:25,097 --> 02:13:26,298 CITY HYDRO OR OTHER RESOURCES, 3038 02:13:26,298 --> 02:13:27,165 WE WOULD PROCURE DIFFERENT 3039 02:13:27,165 --> 02:13:29,101 RESOURCES TO SERVE THEM AND THE 3040 02:13:29,101 --> 02:13:30,936 RATES WOULD REFLECT THAT COST. 3041 02:13:30,936 --> 02:13:31,903 TO CONTAIN THE RISK, WE REQUIRE 3042 02:13:31,903 --> 02:13:37,042 THE CONTRACT SIGNED UP FRONT , 3043 02:13:37,042 --> 02:13:38,110 WHERE THEY PAY FOR A CERTAIN 3044 02:13:38,110 --> 02:13:39,044 AMOUNT OF CAPACITY WITH STEEP 3045 02:13:39,044 --> 02:13:39,945 PENALTIES FOR OVERRUNS, THEY 3046 02:13:39,945 --> 02:13:41,380 WOULD AGREE TO CURTAIL THEIR USE 3047 02:13:41,380 --> 02:13:43,648 AND THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO 3048 02:13:43,648 --> 02:13:49,388 INVEST IN CONSERVATION MEASURES, 3049 02:13:49,388 --> 02:13:50,455 THE POINT OF THIS POLICY IS, IF 3050 02:13:50,455 --> 02:13:53,091 CITY LIGHT IS GOING TO SERVE A 3051 02:13:53,091 --> 02:13:54,359 DATA CENTER, AND I AM AWARE 3052 02:13:54,359 --> 02:13:56,028 THERE IS DISCUSSION GOING ON 3053 02:13:56,028 --> 02:14:01,333 ABOUT THAT. WE ARE ENSURING THAT 3054 02:14:01,333 --> 02:14:02,968 OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE NOT HAVING 3055 02:14:02,968 --> 02:14:04,770 TO PAY FOR THIS. FINALLY, WE 3056 02:14:04,770 --> 02:14:06,471 WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THIS POLICY 3057 02:14:06,471 --> 02:14:07,672 IS DESIGNED BASED ON OTHER 3058 02:14:07,672 --> 02:14:10,842 POLICIES IN PLACE AT OTHER 3059 02:14:10,842 --> 02:14:12,677 PUBLIC UTILITIES. THESE NEW 3060 02:14:12,677 --> 02:14:13,745 LARGE-LOAD POLICIES ARE BECOMING 3061 02:14:13,745 --> 02:14:14,012 STANDARD. 3062 02:14:14,012 --> 02:14:16,748 >> ANGELA? ANGELA, IS THAT 3063 02:14:16,748 --> 02:14:20,952 RIGHT? I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER, 3064 02:14:20,952 --> 02:14:25,757 QUICKLY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE 3065 02:14:25,757 --> 02:14:27,392 QUESTIONS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS 3066 02:14:27,392 --> 02:14:30,028 I AM HOPING WILL BE IN THE 3067 02:14:30,028 --> 02:14:31,063 POWERPOINT, WE NEEDED TACKLED 3068 02:14:31,063 --> 02:14:38,069 THE ISSUE OF NOT HAVING ANY MVA 3069 02:14:38,069 --> 02:14:39,237 . THAT HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE WITH 3070 02:14:39,237 --> 02:14:40,439 THE DATA CENTERS. IT IS A 3071 02:14:40,439 --> 02:14:42,107 PRIVATE COMPANY. 3072 02:14:42,107 --> 02:14:44,109 >> OKAY, THANK YOU. THAT IS THE 3073 02:14:44,109 --> 02:14:53,118 DATA CENTER RATED THE NEXT 3074 02:14:53,118 --> 02:14:54,553 POLICY CHANGE IS EXPANDING THE 3075 02:14:54,553 --> 02:14:55,187 RATE STABILIZATION ACCOUNT, OR 3076 02:14:55,187 --> 02:14:55,787 RSA, IT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 3077 02:14:55,787 --> 02:14:56,354 2010, IT EXISTS TO ABSORB 3078 02:14:56,354 --> 02:14:59,157 FLUCTUATIONS IN THE NET COST OF 3079 02:14:59,157 --> 02:15:01,893 THE POWER SUPPLY, IT IS AN 3080 02:15:01,893 --> 02:15:05,997 EFFECTIVE TOOL IN MANAGING THE 3081 02:15:05,997 --> 02:15:07,766 FINANCIAL RISK AND LIMITING 3082 02:15:07,766 --> 02:15:09,468 IMPACT ON THE CUSTOMER BILL. WE 3083 02:15:09,468 --> 02:15:10,435 ARE PROPOSING TO EXPAND TO 3084 02:15:10,435 --> 02:15:12,070 MANAGE NOT JUST FLUCTUATIONS, 3085 02:15:12,070 --> 02:15:17,609 BUT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS , OUR 3086 02:15:17,609 --> 02:15:18,677 BONNEVILLE CONTRACT, AS WELL AS 3087 02:15:18,677 --> 02:15:20,145 VARIATION IN RETAIL LOAD. THE 3088 02:15:20,145 --> 02:15:22,147 EXPANDED RSA WOULD BUFFER OUR 3089 02:15:22,147 --> 02:15:30,355 RISKS , AND INCREASE THE CASH 3090 02:15:30,355 --> 02:15:31,523 RESERVES FROM $100 MILLION-$150 3091 02:15:31,523 --> 02:15:33,625 MILLION AND THE CEILING WOULD BE 3092 02:15:33,625 --> 02:15:34,392 $200 MILLION. THE RSA HAS 3093 02:15:34,392 --> 02:15:35,227 AUTOMATIC RATE SURCHARGES THAT 3094 02:15:35,227 --> 02:15:37,629 WOULD TRIGGER TO REPLENISH THE 3095 02:15:37,629 --> 02:15:43,168 CASH RESERVE . WE HAD IT ROLL 3096 02:15:43,168 --> 02:15:44,169 OFF EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS 3097 02:15:44,169 --> 02:15:46,104 A NET DECREASE TO RATES. WE 3098 02:15:46,104 --> 02:15:52,177 WOULD SHIFT THE THRESHOLD TO BE 3099 02:15:52,177 --> 02:15:54,045 2% AT $120 MILLION, AND 5% AND 3100 02:15:54,045 --> 02:15:55,213 $80 MILLION AND ANOTHER HE 3101 02:15:55,213 --> 02:16:00,752 CHANGE , THE SURCHARGES WOULD BE 3102 02:16:00,752 --> 02:16:01,953 APPLIED ONLY TO ENERGY 3103 02:16:01,953 --> 02:16:03,722 CONSUMPTION, THE PER KILOWATT 3104 02:16:03,722 --> 02:16:08,159 RATE, IT WOULD SHIFT SOME OF THE 3105 02:16:08,159 --> 02:16:09,728 FINANCIAL BURDEN FROM SMALLER 3106 02:16:09,728 --> 02:16:10,529 CUSTOMERS, IN OTHER WORDS, 3107 02:16:10,529 --> 02:16:14,933 RESIDENTS , TO LARGER CONSUMERS 3108 02:16:14,933 --> 02:16:16,101 LIKE BIG BUSINESSES. BUSINESSES 3109 02:16:16,101 --> 02:16:16,968 ARE THE ONES CONSUMING THE 3110 02:16:16,968 --> 02:16:20,005 MAJORITY OF THE POWER SUPPLY, IF 3111 02:16:20,005 --> 02:16:21,239 WE HAVE ADDITIONAL COSTS, WE 3112 02:16:21,239 --> 02:16:24,176 WANT TO ASSIGN THAT FAIRLY TO 3113 02:16:24,176 --> 02:16:30,682 THE HIGH USERS. AN IMPORTANT 3114 02:16:30,682 --> 02:16:31,950 THING WE WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW, 3115 02:16:31,950 --> 02:16:32,817 THIS RSA EXPANSION WILL NOT 3116 02:16:32,817 --> 02:16:33,919 REQUIRE A SPECIAL SURCHARGE AND 3117 02:16:33,919 --> 02:16:35,620 IT WILL NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON 3118 02:16:35,620 --> 02:16:36,922 RATES. THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN 3119 02:16:36,922 --> 02:16:41,960 DO. ALL RIGHT . THE THIRD THING, 3120 02:16:41,960 --> 02:16:48,166 THIS ORDINANCE CHANGES THE 3121 02:16:48,166 --> 02:16:48,767 ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR THE 3122 02:16:48,767 --> 02:16:49,301 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM. 3123 02:16:49,301 --> 02:16:49,834 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM 3124 02:16:49,834 --> 02:16:52,938 PROVIDES A 60% DISCOUNT ON CITY 3125 02:16:52,938 --> 02:16:55,340 LIGHT BILLS. THE CUSTOMERS, 3126 02:16:55,340 --> 02:17:00,545 THERE IS ALSO A 50% DISCOUNT . 3127 02:17:00,545 --> 02:17:01,880 SEATTLE HAS ONE OF THE BEST 3128 02:17:01,880 --> 02:17:03,448 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAMS IN THE 3129 02:17:03,448 --> 02:17:04,549 COUNTRY. CHANGE IN THE 3130 02:17:04,549 --> 02:17:08,486 ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD FROM 70% 3131 02:17:08,486 --> 02:17:11,489 TO 60% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME, WE 3132 02:17:11,489 --> 02:17:16,261 ESTIMATE THIS WILL MEAN 31,000 3133 02:17:16,261 --> 02:17:17,829 MORE FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO 3134 02:17:17,829 --> 02:17:23,535 ENROLL IN THE EAP. 3135 02:17:23,535 --> 02:17:24,936 >> I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE 3136 02:17:24,936 --> 02:17:26,838 RECORD, THANK YOU THE COUNCIL 3137 02:17:26,838 --> 02:17:30,075 PRESIDENT, I UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE 3138 02:17:30,075 --> 02:17:35,347 A COMMITTEE ON JUNE 11th. AND WE 3139 02:17:35,347 --> 02:17:36,348 WILL BE IN COMMITTEE JULY 9th 3140 02:17:36,348 --> 02:17:38,250 AND WE WILL HAVE A FINAL VOTE ON 3141 02:17:38,250 --> 02:17:41,519 JULY 14th. SO, THAT WAS 3142 02:17:41,519 --> 02:17:46,591 COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS, THANK 3143 02:17:46,591 --> 02:17:51,029 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3144 02:17:51,029 --> 02:17:53,331 >> TO CLOSE, CITY LIGHT IS 3145 02:17:53,331 --> 02:17:55,033 PROPOSING TO RAISE RATES BECAUSE 3146 02:17:55,033 --> 02:17:57,135 WE NEED TO GET OUR COSTS TO 3147 02:17:57,135 --> 02:17:58,903 SERVE ARE INCREASING AND 3148 02:17:58,903 --> 02:18:00,405 CRITICAL INVESTMENT IS NEEDED. 3149 02:18:00,405 --> 02:18:01,973 BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE 3150 02:18:01,973 --> 02:18:10,015 IS EXPERIENCING RISING COSTS . 3151 02:18:10,015 --> 02:18:11,583 WE ARE NOT FOR PROFIT, A 3152 02:18:11,583 --> 02:18:12,250 PUBLICLY-OWNED UTILITY WE SERVE 3153 02:18:12,250 --> 02:18:13,818 THIS COMMUNITY AND WE WANT 3154 02:18:13,818 --> 02:18:17,856 EVERYONE TO SERVE -- WE SERVE TO 3155 02:18:17,856 --> 02:18:22,160 AFFORD THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE . 3156 02:18:22,160 --> 02:18:23,695 IF YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, IS 3157 02:18:23,695 --> 02:18:24,763 STRUGGLING WITH THEIR ELECTRIC 3158 02:18:24,763 --> 02:18:26,798 BILL, YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR ONE OF 3159 02:18:26,798 --> 02:18:28,099 THE DISCOUNT PROGRAMS, WE ARE 3160 02:18:28,099 --> 02:18:36,274 EXPANDING OUR ELIGIBILITY. IT IS 3161 02:18:36,274 --> 02:18:37,375 WORTH CHECKING ONLINE TO SEE IF 3162 02:18:37,375 --> 02:18:39,044 YOU ARE QUALIFIED THAT WE HAVE 3163 02:18:39,044 --> 02:18:39,811 PROGRAMS TO HELP YOU GET CAUGHT 3164 02:18:39,811 --> 02:18:41,446 UP ON THE YOU -- YOUR UTILITY 3165 02:18:41,446 --> 02:18:43,381 BILLS IF YOU ARE BEHIND. FOR 3166 02:18:43,381 --> 02:18:45,216 ANYONE, WE HAVE A BUDGET BILLING 3167 02:18:45,216 --> 02:18:49,020 PROGRAM , ANYONE CAN SIGN UP , 3168 02:18:49,020 --> 02:18:55,527 WHAT THIS DOES, IT TAKES SOME OF 3169 02:18:55,527 --> 02:18:56,661 THE STRESS OUT OF NOT KNOWING 3170 02:18:56,661 --> 02:19:01,099 WHAT YOUR ELECTRIC BILL IS GOING 3171 02:19:01,099 --> 02:19:01,866 TO BE, WE HAVE PAYMENT PLANS 3172 02:19:01,866 --> 02:19:03,034 AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO IS 3173 02:19:03,034 --> 02:19:04,569 BEHIND ON THEIR BILL. ALL RIGHT. 3174 02:19:04,569 --> 02:19:15,080 IN CONCLUSION, TWO PIECES OF 3175 02:19:16,614 --> 02:19:17,816 LEGISLATION, THE RESOLUTION THAT 3176 02:19:17,816 --> 02:19:18,483 ADOPTS THEIR STRATEGIC PLANNING 3177 02:19:18,483 --> 02:19:20,018 ENDORSES THE 9.5% RATE INCREASE. 3178 02:19:20,018 --> 02:19:21,052 AND THE ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD 3179 02:19:21,052 --> 02:19:26,124 IMPLEMENT THE INCREASE AND SET 3180 02:19:26,124 --> 02:19:26,958 RATE SCHEDULES FOR 2027 AND 3181 02:19:26,958 --> 02:19:27,592 2028, IT ESTABLISHES THE DATA 3182 02:19:27,592 --> 02:19:28,393 CENTER RATE WHICH WOULD BE 3183 02:19:28,393 --> 02:19:29,594 EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND EXPAND 3184 02:19:29,594 --> 02:19:30,662 THE RSA AND EXPAND ELIGIBILITY 3185 02:19:30,662 --> 02:19:31,763 FOR THE UTILITY DISCOUNT 3186 02:19:31,763 --> 02:19:34,065 PROGRAM. WE WELCOME QUESTIONS 3187 02:19:34,065 --> 02:19:37,969 AND WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO COMING 3188 02:19:37,969 --> 02:19:39,637 BACK IN TWO WEEKS. 3189 02:19:39,637 --> 02:19:41,806 >> WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT 3190 02:19:41,806 --> 02:19:45,910 THIS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ? 3191 02:19:45,910 --> 02:19:49,581 >> THANK YOU, INTERIM CEO ROB 3192 02:19:49,581 --> 02:19:53,318 SANTOFF AND OUR STAFF SUPPORT AS 3193 02:19:53,318 --> 02:19:55,086 WELL, THE WORD THAT COMES TO 3194 02:19:55,086 --> 02:20:02,494 MIND FIRST IS AFFORDABILITY. I 3195 02:20:02,494 --> 02:20:03,428 THINK OF AFFORDABILITY FOR OUR 3196 02:20:03,428 --> 02:20:04,396 RESIDENTS. I ALSO THINK OF 3197 02:20:04,396 --> 02:20:05,430 AFFORDABILITY FOR OUR 3198 02:20:05,430 --> 02:20:06,631 BUSINESSES, THE COMMERCIAL 3199 02:20:06,631 --> 02:20:07,432 PIECE. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE IS, 3200 02:20:07,432 --> 02:20:09,033 THERE IS THE CIVIC, THE 3201 02:20:09,033 --> 02:20:10,135 GOVERNMENT AFFORDABILITY ASPECT, 3202 02:20:10,135 --> 02:20:14,172 THERE ARE SOME , BUT THE 3203 02:20:14,172 --> 02:20:18,443 DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AND THE 3204 02:20:18,443 --> 02:20:19,844 IMPACT ON AFFORDABILITY, ONE 3205 02:20:19,844 --> 02:20:21,079 COULD BE SEEN THROUGH SEATTLE 3206 02:20:21,079 --> 02:20:22,180 CITY LIGHT , SEATTLE PUBLIC 3207 02:20:22,180 --> 02:20:27,018 UTILITY ON THE WATERFRONT, I 3208 02:20:27,018 --> 02:20:28,286 SERVED ON THE REGIONAL WATER 3209 02:20:28,286 --> 02:20:31,256 QUALITY COMMITTEE, AND 3210 02:20:31,256 --> 02:20:32,323 PARTICULARLY ON THAT FRONT, THE 3211 02:20:32,323 --> 02:20:38,296 CONSENT DECREE ON WATER, YOU 3212 02:20:38,296 --> 02:20:40,265 KNOW, CLEAN WATER FOR THE BAY 3213 02:20:40,265 --> 02:20:41,533 AND SO FORTH. PUGET SOUND 3214 02:20:41,533 --> 02:20:47,605 ENERGY. PROPERTY TAX. SALES TAX. 3215 02:20:47,605 --> 02:20:49,908 PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX, NOW WE 3216 02:20:49,908 --> 02:20:51,609 HAVE TRANSIT -RELATED SALES TAX, 3217 02:20:51,609 --> 02:20:54,379 THE COMBINATION OF CITY, COUNTY, 3218 02:20:54,379 --> 02:20:57,015 AND STATE, THAT DO NOT BY THE 3219 02:20:57,015 --> 02:20:58,783 WAY SEEM TO BE COORDINATING ANY 3220 02:20:58,783 --> 02:21:00,218 OF THIS. ALL OF THESE ACTIONS 3221 02:21:00,218 --> 02:21:06,391 HAVE A HUGE CUMULATIVE IMPACT ON 3222 02:21:06,391 --> 02:21:07,058 AFFORDABILITY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO 3223 02:21:07,058 --> 02:21:07,992 LIVE HERE, BUT ALSO FOR 3224 02:21:07,992 --> 02:21:08,993 BUSINESSES, WHICH REALLY CREATES 3225 02:21:08,993 --> 02:21:10,862 ISSUES BECAUSE THE IMPACT ON 3226 02:21:10,862 --> 02:21:16,134 BUSINESSES COULD IMPACT FUTURE 3227 02:21:16,134 --> 02:21:18,036 REVENUE FOR THE CITY. I WANTED 3228 02:21:18,036 --> 02:21:23,908 TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. OWNERSHIP, 3229 02:21:23,908 --> 02:21:24,576 THE CITY, COUNTY, STATE, I WOULD 3230 02:21:24,576 --> 02:21:26,544 ADD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 3231 02:21:26,544 --> 02:21:27,145 BETWEEN THE TARIFFS POLICIES, 3232 02:21:27,145 --> 02:21:32,116 THE WAR WITH IRAN, THE IMPACT ON 3233 02:21:32,116 --> 02:21:33,718 INFLATION HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE, 3234 02:21:33,718 --> 02:21:34,719 THE IMPACT ON REVENUE HAS BEEN 3235 02:21:34,719 --> 02:21:35,854 INCREDIBLE, IN TERMS OF 3236 02:21:35,854 --> 02:21:40,291 IMPORTING, EXPORTING, AND THE 3237 02:21:40,291 --> 02:21:41,626 LIKE. WE SHOULD NOTE THAT, TOO. 3238 02:21:41,626 --> 02:21:47,732 SO, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT, 3239 02:21:47,732 --> 02:21:49,133 WE SHOULD ASK OURSELVES WHY WE 3240 02:21:49,133 --> 02:21:50,568 DO NOT HAVE BETTER COORDINATION 3241 02:21:50,568 --> 02:21:51,536 BETWEEN THE CITY, COUNTY, AND 3242 02:21:51,536 --> 02:21:54,172 STATE. BY THE WAY, I USUALLY 3243 02:21:54,172 --> 02:21:55,373 FIND OUT ABOUT THESE THINGS FROM 3244 02:21:55,373 --> 02:21:56,574 READING ARTICLES IN THE SEATTLE 3245 02:21:56,574 --> 02:21:57,275 TIMES, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE. 3246 02:21:57,275 --> 02:21:59,110 BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE THIS 3247 02:21:59,110 --> 02:22:01,846 COMBINED LEADERSHIP THAT IS 3248 02:22:01,846 --> 02:22:02,513 THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHAT EACH 3249 02:22:02,513 --> 02:22:05,250 ELEMENT OF GOVERNMENT IS DOING. 3250 02:22:05,250 --> 02:22:07,185 WHAT APPARENTLY DOES NOT REALLY 3251 02:22:07,185 --> 02:22:08,152 REFLECT ON WHAT IS HAPPENING 3252 02:22:08,152 --> 02:22:11,656 HERE. BUT, SHIFTING TO THE 3253 02:22:11,656 --> 02:22:13,191 STRATEGIC PLAN IN GENERAL, I 3254 02:22:13,191 --> 02:22:17,228 WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE 3255 02:22:17,228 --> 02:22:18,463 WORK. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE 3256 02:22:18,463 --> 02:22:20,198 LOOKING TO DO IN TERMS OF 3257 02:22:20,198 --> 02:22:26,271 IMPACT. I SAW THIS , THROUGH THE 3258 02:22:26,271 --> 02:22:27,005 REGIONAL COMMITTEE, IT IS VERY 3259 02:22:27,005 --> 02:22:28,039 DIFFICULT WORK, AND ON THAT, IT 3260 02:22:28,039 --> 02:22:33,611 WAS NOT A BEST PRACTICE AT THE 3261 02:22:33,611 --> 02:22:34,412 COUNTY LEVEL THAT WE HAVE WITH 3262 02:22:34,412 --> 02:22:35,547 SPU LOCALLY. THAT IS YET ANOTHER 3263 02:22:35,547 --> 02:22:38,750 POINT. SO, BEST PRACTICE IS KEY 3264 02:22:38,750 --> 02:22:41,152 THERE. IN TERMS OF CITY LIGHT, 3265 02:22:41,152 --> 02:22:41,719 THE STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE, I 3266 02:22:41,719 --> 02:22:43,755 REALLY APPRECIATE IT, WE HAD THE 3267 02:22:43,755 --> 02:22:44,622 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN. YOU 3268 02:22:44,622 --> 02:22:47,325 KNOW, NOW SOME OF THE STRATEGIC 3269 02:22:47,325 --> 02:22:50,628 PLAN WITH THE HYDRO PROJECT, 3270 02:22:50,628 --> 02:22:53,698 SKAGIT RIVER , THAT WAS HUGE. WE 3271 02:22:53,698 --> 02:22:55,433 HAD THE WASHINGTON STATE VARIES 3272 02:22:55,433 --> 02:22:57,969 PIECE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 3273 02:22:57,969 --> 02:23:08,513 THESE NUMBERS, 15 AND 15 IS 30 3274 02:23:10,915 --> 02:23:12,483 MEGAWATTS, THAT IS BIG. SO, AND 3275 02:23:12,483 --> 02:23:13,151 THE ISSUES YOU ARE TALKING 3276 02:23:13,151 --> 02:23:14,285 ABOUT, EXPANSION, I AM READING 3277 02:23:14,285 --> 02:23:14,953 AN ARTICLE ABOUT HARBORVIEW AND 3278 02:23:14,953 --> 02:23:16,154 ITS ISSUES, RELATED TO ELECTRIC 3279 02:23:16,154 --> 02:23:16,988 POWER, TALK ABOUT ANOTHER MAJOR, 3280 02:23:16,988 --> 02:23:18,456 IN TERMS OF THAT SLIDE THAT YOU 3281 02:23:18,456 --> 02:23:22,293 HAD, ON THE SLIDE, BY THE WAY, 3282 02:23:22,293 --> 02:23:24,395 ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIR, THANK 3283 02:23:24,395 --> 02:23:25,530 YOU FOR ADDING THE OTHER SLIDE 3284 02:23:25,530 --> 02:23:29,667 NUMBERS. SLIDE 12, YOU TALK 3285 02:23:29,667 --> 02:23:39,010 ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND HE 3286 02:23:39,010 --> 02:23:39,911 PUMPS, HARBORVIEW, I MEAN, THIS 3287 02:23:39,911 --> 02:23:41,179 IS HUGE, WE SHOULD HAVE THIS 3288 02:23:41,179 --> 02:23:43,681 KIND OF MINDSET, IT IS EVEN 3289 02:23:43,681 --> 02:23:44,849 BROADER THAN THAT, CLIMATE 3290 02:23:44,849 --> 02:23:48,753 CHANGE IS OBVIOUSLY KEY, DATA 3291 02:23:48,753 --> 02:23:49,887 CENTERS, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, 3292 02:23:49,887 --> 02:23:54,892 THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON DIRECT 3293 02:23:54,892 --> 02:23:56,861 BURIED TABLE, THIS IS SOMETHING 3294 02:23:56,861 --> 02:23:58,129 THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 15 3295 02:23:58,129 --> 02:23:59,163 YEARS AGO. LOCAL GOVERNMENT 3296 02:23:59,163 --> 02:24:02,367 IMPACT . DECISIONS MADE, OR NOT 3297 02:24:02,367 --> 02:24:12,910 MADE , IS KEY. AND MAINTENANCE 3298 02:24:15,413 --> 02:24:16,180 IS KEY. REDUNDANCY AND 3299 02:24:16,180 --> 02:24:17,115 MAINTENANCE ARE KEY ELEMENTS IN 3300 02:24:17,115 --> 02:24:20,418 TERMS OF HOW I LOOK AT ISSUES 3301 02:24:20,418 --> 02:24:21,419 AND THEY ARE SO VERY IMPORTANT. 3302 02:24:21,419 --> 02:24:22,086 I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK 3303 02:24:22,086 --> 02:24:23,287 YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS EFFORT 3304 02:24:23,287 --> 02:24:24,822 AND I AM LOOKING TO CAPTURE IT 3305 02:24:24,822 --> 02:24:28,459 IN THE BROADER FRAMEWORK, PUT 3306 02:24:28,459 --> 02:24:32,697 THE ONUS ON THE GOVERNMENT SIDE 3307 02:24:32,697 --> 02:24:33,731 IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE 3308 02:24:33,731 --> 02:24:35,066 RESPONSIBLE FOR, WHAT IS OUR 3309 02:24:35,066 --> 02:24:38,536 PEACE? CITY, COUNTY, STATE. PUT 3310 02:24:38,536 --> 02:24:45,109 FEDERAL INTO A DIFFERENT 3311 02:24:45,109 --> 02:24:46,544 CATEGORY. I WANT TO SAY THANK 3312 02:24:46,544 --> 02:24:48,446 YOU TO EVERYONE, THESE ARE 3313 02:24:48,446 --> 02:24:50,415 CHALLENGING TIMES. THIS IS A 3314 02:24:50,415 --> 02:24:51,849 TIME OF GREAT CHANGE. THESE ARE 3315 02:24:51,849 --> 02:24:55,286 MASSIVE CHANGES. I WANT TO THANK 3316 02:24:55,286 --> 02:24:58,890 INTERIM ROB SANTOFF, I WANT TO 3317 02:24:58,890 --> 02:25:02,226 THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND I 3318 02:25:02,226 --> 02:25:04,395 DEFINITELY SUPPORT YOU AND WHAT 3319 02:25:04,395 --> 02:25:06,230 YOU ARE DOING AND I THINK THAT 3320 02:25:06,230 --> 02:25:08,099 YOU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. 3321 02:25:08,099 --> 02:25:12,637 BUT, WITH THAT BUILDUP, I WANT 3322 02:25:12,637 --> 02:25:17,508 TO ALSO ADD, WAS IT THE WISEST 3323 02:25:17,508 --> 02:25:21,679 DECISION TO LET GO OF A NATIONAL 3324 02:25:21,679 --> 02:25:25,516 LEADER, DON LINDELL, THE BEST 3325 02:25:25,516 --> 02:25:30,488 LEADER IN 40 YEARS. I WILL BE 3326 02:25:30,488 --> 02:25:34,392 BLUNT. I WILL ASK THE MAYOR TO 3327 02:25:34,392 --> 02:25:37,862 REVERSE THE ILL ADVISED 3328 02:25:37,862 --> 02:25:39,464 DECISION, A VERY EXTREMELY 3329 02:25:39,464 --> 02:25:44,368 POORLY-TIMED DECISION , GIVEN 3330 02:25:44,368 --> 02:25:44,936 ALL OF THESE THINGS WE WERE 3331 02:25:44,936 --> 02:25:46,204 TALKING ABOUT, WITH ALL OF THAT 3332 02:25:46,204 --> 02:25:47,972 ON THE PLATE, LET'S GET RID OF 3333 02:25:47,972 --> 02:25:53,878 A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED TOP GM. 3334 02:25:53,878 --> 02:25:59,150 POORLY. POORLY TIMED AND POORLY 3335 02:25:59,150 --> 02:26:04,822 ADVISED DECISION . THE SAVING 3336 02:26:04,822 --> 02:26:06,457 GRACE WAS THE GREAT WORK BY THE 3337 02:26:06,457 --> 02:26:08,126 ENTIRE TEAM, THE ADVISING 3338 02:26:08,126 --> 02:26:12,797 ELEMENTS THAT WE HAVE, SO, THANK 3339 02:26:12,797 --> 02:26:21,806 YOU, BECAUSE IT IS NEEDED , AND 3340 02:26:21,806 --> 02:26:23,307 I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. NO 3341 02:26:23,307 --> 02:26:23,975 QUESTIONS, I THINK I HAVE SAID 3342 02:26:23,975 --> 02:26:27,512 ENOUGH. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN 3343 02:26:27,512 --> 02:26:28,279 >> THANK YOU FOR BEING SO 3344 02:26:28,279 --> 02:26:29,747 STRAIGHTFORWARD AND CANDID, I 3345 02:26:29,747 --> 02:26:30,348 ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT. 3346 02:26:30,348 --> 02:26:37,989 >> JUST TO SAY, YOU ARE FROM 3347 02:26:37,989 --> 02:26:39,390 WESTERN NEW YORK AND THERE ARE 3348 02:26:39,390 --> 02:26:40,057 SOME OTHER REASONS TO LIKE YOU 3349 02:26:40,057 --> 02:26:42,160 BUT THE STRENGTH OF THIS TEAM, 3350 02:26:42,160 --> 02:26:44,162 THROUGH THIS, THROUGH THIS 3351 02:26:44,162 --> 02:26:44,996 UNNECESSARY TRANSITION OVER THE 3352 02:26:44,996 --> 02:26:46,130 LAST SIX MONTHS DEMONSTRATES THE 3353 02:26:46,130 --> 02:26:47,431 STRENGTH OF CITY LIGHT AND I 3354 02:26:47,431 --> 02:26:50,968 REALLY APPRECIATE , WHILE WE 3355 02:26:50,968 --> 02:26:52,069 WATCH PSE, PORTLAND, TACOMA, THE 3356 02:26:52,069 --> 02:26:57,341 RATES, DOUBLE DIGITS RAISED OVER 3357 02:26:57,341 --> 02:26:59,210 MULTIPLE YEARS. WE HAVE KEPT OUR 3358 02:26:59,210 --> 02:27:00,845 RATES IN THIS SINGLE DIGITS, 3359 02:27:00,845 --> 02:27:01,879 BELOW WHAT THEY SHOULD'VE BEEN. 3360 02:27:01,879 --> 02:27:04,282 BUT IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN 3361 02:27:04,282 --> 02:27:05,049 APPROPRIATE TO RAISE THEM 3362 02:27:05,049 --> 02:27:06,284 WITHOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN. I 3363 02:27:06,284 --> 02:27:13,925 KNOW THAT FORMER CEO DAWN 3364 02:27:13,925 --> 02:27:15,193 LINDELL HAD A LONG POWERPOINT 3365 02:27:15,193 --> 02:27:16,127 PRESENTATION SPANNING MANY 3366 02:27:16,127 --> 02:27:21,098 COMMITTEES THAT WE WERE EXCITED 3367 02:27:21,098 --> 02:27:23,935 TO DIG INTO AND THAT UNNECESSARY 3368 02:27:23,935 --> 02:27:25,536 LEADERSHIP TRANSITION WAS ONE OF 3369 02:27:25,536 --> 02:27:32,877 THE THINGS THAT WAS A LOSS . WE 3370 02:27:32,877 --> 02:27:34,946 DID NOT GET TO HAVE THAT PUBLIC 3371 02:27:34,946 --> 02:27:35,580 CONVERSATION. WE DID TALK ABOUT 3372 02:27:35,580 --> 02:27:36,247 THE HANGERS ON THE TRANSMISSION 3373 02:27:36,247 --> 02:27:37,582 LINE, BUT WE DID NOT TALK ABOUT 3374 02:27:37,582 --> 02:27:44,722 ENERGY PRODUCTION, STORAGE, THE 3375 02:27:44,722 --> 02:27:45,356 LOCAL DISTRIBUTION LINES, THERE 3376 02:27:45,356 --> 02:27:46,057 WERE SO MANY PARTS TO THE 3377 02:27:46,057 --> 02:27:47,024 CONVERSATION THAT HAD BEEN LEFT 3378 02:27:47,024 --> 02:27:47,992 OUT BECAUSE OF THE UNNECESSARY 3379 02:27:47,992 --> 02:27:50,061 LEADERSHIP TRANSITION. I AM HERE 3380 02:27:50,061 --> 02:27:51,629 TO SAY, I AM NOT GOING TO ASK 3381 02:27:51,629 --> 02:27:52,663 ANYMORE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I AM 3382 02:27:52,663 --> 02:27:53,831 ALREADY LATE TO MY NEXT MEETING 3383 02:27:53,831 --> 02:27:56,000 BUT I WILL BRING UP THE UTILITY 3384 02:27:56,000 --> 02:27:57,935 DISCOUNT PROGRAM. AND I AM JUST 3385 02:27:57,935 --> 02:28:01,639 SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE AT CITY 3386 02:28:01,639 --> 02:28:04,475 LIGHT AND SPU, WE WOULD NOT BE 3387 02:28:04,475 --> 02:28:07,778 IN THIS PLACE IF THERE WAS NOT 3388 02:28:07,778 --> 02:28:09,247 THIS INTENSE PARTNERSHIP AND THE 3389 02:28:09,247 --> 02:28:11,249 IMPORTANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS 3390 02:28:11,249 --> 02:28:13,784 MORE EVIDENT TODAY THAN EVER 3391 02:28:13,784 --> 02:28:14,518 BEFORE WITH US GOING INTO A 3392 02:28:14,518 --> 02:28:19,657 CYCLE OF NEEDING TO INCREASE 3393 02:28:19,657 --> 02:28:21,626 RATES. WE SHOULD BE WORKING TO 3394 02:28:21,626 --> 02:28:25,329 SEE WHAT ABILITIES WE HAVE FOR 3395 02:28:25,329 --> 02:28:25,963 OWNER OPERATED BUSINESSES WITH 3396 02:28:25,963 --> 02:28:26,864 THE SMALLEST MARGINS WITH 3397 02:28:26,864 --> 02:28:29,433 USUALLY LESS THAN 15 OR 20 3398 02:28:29,433 --> 02:28:30,401 EMPLOYEES, THEY ARE NOT 3399 02:28:30,401 --> 02:28:31,369 CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE BUT I CAN 3400 02:28:31,369 --> 02:28:32,703 TELL YOU, THEY ARE THE ONES WITH 3401 02:28:32,703 --> 02:28:34,572 ALL OF THESE AFFORDABILITY 3402 02:28:34,572 --> 02:28:40,177 ISSUES STACKING AND COMPOUNDING 3403 02:28:40,177 --> 02:28:42,847 ON THEM. JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR 3404 02:28:42,847 --> 02:28:43,581 YOUR WORK WITH THE UTILITY 3405 02:28:43,581 --> 02:28:44,181 DISCOUNT PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE 3406 02:28:44,181 --> 02:28:45,583 FAMILIES THAT NEED IT MOST NEED 3407 02:28:45,583 --> 02:28:50,388 IT NOW , THEIR BLADES ARE GOING 3408 02:28:50,388 --> 02:28:51,656 UP EVEN IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 3409 02:28:51,656 --> 02:28:53,591 THE PROGRAM. I HAVE A LOT MORE 3410 02:28:53,591 --> 02:28:57,728 QUESTIONS FOR YOU, WE WILL DIG 3411 02:28:57,728 --> 02:28:59,196 INTO THIS OVER THE COURSE OF A 3412 02:28:59,196 --> 02:29:00,431 LOT MORE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. I 3413 02:29:00,431 --> 02:29:06,570 AM LATE, I AM GOING TO SIGN OFF 3414 02:29:06,570 --> 02:29:07,772 , AND I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYONE 3415 02:29:07,772 --> 02:29:08,940 AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK. 3416 02:29:08,940 --> 02:29:12,977 >> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT 3417 02:29:12,977 --> 02:29:16,981 YOU DID THAT WAS CRUCIAL AND 3418 02:29:16,981 --> 02:29:17,448 KIND. 3419 02:29:17,448 --> 02:29:19,250 >> I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT 3420 02:29:19,250 --> 02:29:20,251 WITHOUT YOU. 3421 02:29:20,251 --> 02:29:23,321 >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ? 3422 02:29:23,321 --> 02:29:27,425 >> THANK YOU, I THANK THE 3423 02:29:27,425 --> 02:29:28,025 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TEAM FOR 3424 02:29:28,025 --> 02:29:28,759 BEING HERE, IMPORTANT TOPIC, 3425 02:29:28,759 --> 02:29:32,930 CANNOT UNDERSCORE ENOUGH THE 3426 02:29:32,930 --> 02:29:35,099 IMPACT OF WHAT WE ARE BEING 3427 02:29:35,099 --> 02:29:36,434 ASKED TO ULTIMATELY APPROVE, ON 3428 02:29:36,434 --> 02:29:39,337 PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY LIVES. 3429 02:29:39,337 --> 02:29:43,674 AFFORDABILITY. I WILL NOT 3430 02:29:43,674 --> 02:29:46,110 BELABOR THE POINT , ON, YOU 3431 02:29:46,110 --> 02:29:47,411 KNOW, THE COMPOUNDING EFFECTS, 3432 02:29:47,411 --> 02:29:54,185 THE SALES TAXES AT VARIOUS 3433 02:29:54,185 --> 02:29:54,785 LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, VARIOUS 3434 02:29:54,785 --> 02:29:58,155 LEVEES , IT ALL ADDS UP AND HERE 3435 02:29:58,155 --> 02:30:00,324 WE ARE, YET AGAIN, WITH ANOTHER 3436 02:30:00,324 --> 02:30:08,366 INCREASE. AT LEAST, IT IS 3437 02:30:08,366 --> 02:30:10,134 ATTRIBUTABLE, IN PART, BECAUSE, 3438 02:30:10,134 --> 02:30:13,738 WE KEPT THE RATE HIKES 3439 02:30:13,738 --> 02:30:17,241 ARTIFICIALLY LOW IN PRIOR YEARS 3440 02:30:17,241 --> 02:30:21,512 . AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 3441 02:30:21,512 --> 02:30:23,047 LITTLE MORE REALISTIC IN PRIOR 3442 02:30:23,047 --> 02:30:26,050 YEARS, ABOUT THE TRUE COSTS TO 3443 02:30:26,050 --> 02:30:27,151 MAINTAIN THE LEVELS OF SERVICE 3444 02:30:27,151 --> 02:30:31,022 THAT PEOPLE EXPECT AND DEMAND OF 3445 02:30:31,022 --> 02:30:33,824 A MAJOR PUBLIC UTILITY SUCH AS 3446 02:30:33,824 --> 02:30:35,626 THIS AND PLAN THOUGHTFULLY AHEAD 3447 02:30:35,626 --> 02:30:40,264 FOR THE FUTURE. SO , THIS IS A 3448 02:30:40,264 --> 02:30:49,907 BIG DEAL ! AS WE , AS WE EXPAND 3449 02:30:49,907 --> 02:30:57,148 AND INCREASE THE TOTAL COST TO 3450 02:30:57,148 --> 02:31:01,218 LIVE IN THE CITY. I WILL SPEAK 3451 02:31:01,218 --> 02:31:04,989 NOW, THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT 9.5% 3452 02:31:04,989 --> 02:31:14,365 INCREASE ON BILLS, WE NEED TO , 3453 02:31:14,365 --> 02:31:15,433 IN PARALLEL, EXPAND DISCOUNT 3454 02:31:15,433 --> 02:31:16,500 PROGRAMS. THANK YOU TO 3455 02:31:16,500 --> 02:31:25,009 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE NEED 3456 02:31:25,009 --> 02:31:26,243 TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR THOSE 3457 02:31:26,243 --> 02:31:27,044 PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO 3458 02:31:27,044 --> 02:31:33,384 OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS 3459 02:31:33,384 --> 02:31:35,753 AND KEEP UP WITH THE RAPID PACE 3460 02:31:35,753 --> 02:31:42,560 OF RISING COSTS HERE. WE KNOW WE 3461 02:31:42,560 --> 02:31:45,696 KNOW THAT , THE JUSTIFICATION 3462 02:31:45,696 --> 02:31:50,534 AND RATIONALE, I WANT TO THANK 3463 02:31:50,534 --> 02:31:54,104 MR. LEO LAM FROM THE CITIZEN-LED 3464 02:31:54,104 --> 02:31:57,141 EXPERT , CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL 3465 02:31:57,141 --> 02:32:04,615 , THE CHAIR OF THE ORGANIZATION. 3466 02:32:04,615 --> 02:32:05,149 I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR 3467 02:32:05,149 --> 02:32:06,183 PERSPECTIVE, JUST ONE QUESTION. 3468 02:32:06,183 --> 02:32:08,819 DO WE KNOW GENERALLY ABOUT WHY 3469 02:32:08,819 --> 02:32:12,656 THIS IS NEEDED? CAN YOU HELP US 3470 02:32:12,656 --> 02:32:14,425 BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COST AND 3471 02:32:14,425 --> 02:32:20,397 RISK ASSOCIATED WITH DECLINING 3472 02:32:20,397 --> 02:32:24,401 TO ADOPT THESE RATES ? I AM 3473 02:32:24,401 --> 02:32:28,472 ESPECIALLY CURIOUS TO HEAR FROM 3474 02:32:28,472 --> 02:32:31,008 THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL AS 3475 02:32:31,008 --> 02:32:32,977 WELL. BUT IF WE DON'T DO THIS, 3476 02:32:32,977 --> 02:32:36,914 BUT HAPPENS? WHAT IS THE RISK? 3477 02:32:36,914 --> 02:32:38,649 >> THE BIGGEST RISK THAT THE 3478 02:32:38,649 --> 02:32:39,416 REVIEW PANEL REVIEWED WAS THE 3479 02:32:39,416 --> 02:32:47,358 LACK -- WE MAY RUN OUT OF POWER. 3480 02:32:47,358 --> 02:32:51,862 IF WE RUN OUT OF POWER, WE GET 3481 02:32:51,862 --> 02:32:53,564 BLACKOUTS. THAT IS NOT GOING TO 3482 02:32:53,564 --> 02:32:54,465 HELP ANYBODY WITH OUTAGES, ET 3483 02:32:54,465 --> 02:32:59,503 CETERA AND ALSO WE ARE ALREADY 3484 02:32:59,503 --> 02:33:00,104 LAGGING BEHIND IN MAINTENANCE 3485 02:33:00,104 --> 02:33:04,241 AND ALSO INFRASTRUCTURE. WITHOUT 3486 02:33:04,241 --> 02:33:07,011 GOING FORWARD, THE FUTURE IS NOT 3487 02:33:07,011 --> 02:33:08,579 GOING TO BE GREAT FOR SEATTLE. I 3488 02:33:08,579 --> 02:33:14,718 WAS A FACULTY AT UW , AND , WHEN 3489 02:33:14,718 --> 02:33:19,023 I JOINED THE REVIEW PANEL I WAS 3490 02:33:19,023 --> 02:33:21,425 ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT SEATTLE 3491 02:33:21,425 --> 02:33:23,827 CITY LIGHT DOES NOT HAVE A 3492 02:33:23,827 --> 02:33:27,531 D.E.R.M. SYSTEM. THE D.E.R.M. IS 3493 02:33:27,531 --> 02:33:28,566 ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED FOR A 3494 02:33:28,566 --> 02:33:32,002 UTILITY OF THE FUTURE. WITHOUT 3495 02:33:32,002 --> 02:33:36,207 DOING THAT , WE CANNOT HAVE ANY 3496 02:33:36,207 --> 02:33:37,675 DISTRIBUTED POWER PLANTS, WE 3497 02:33:37,675 --> 02:33:38,309 CANNOT HAVE VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS 3498 02:33:38,309 --> 02:33:43,314 CALLED VPP, WE CANNOT HAVE 3499 02:33:43,314 --> 02:33:44,848 ELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEMS . 3500 02:33:44,848 --> 02:33:50,387 WITHOUT ANY OF THOSE, THERE IS 3501 02:33:50,387 --> 02:33:51,522 NO FUTURE FOR THE UTILITY DOES 3502 02:33:51,522 --> 02:33:53,123 SUPPLY RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE 3503 02:33:53,123 --> 02:33:55,459 ELECTRICITY TO THE CUSTOMERS 3504 02:33:55,459 --> 02:33:57,761 HERE. 3505 02:33:57,761 --> 02:34:01,298 >> THANK YOU. CITY LIGHT? 3506 02:34:01,298 --> 02:34:05,936 >> YOU DID A GREAT JOB . HE 3507 02:34:05,936 --> 02:34:08,205 SUMMARIZED IT VERY WELL. WE ARE 3508 02:34:08,205 --> 02:34:09,373 TALKING ABOUT KEEPING THE LIGHTS 3509 02:34:09,373 --> 02:34:14,612 ON . AND WE NEED THE RESOURCES 3510 02:34:14,612 --> 02:34:18,582 FOR TOMORROW. AS LEO PUT, PART 3511 02:34:18,582 --> 02:34:22,286 OF THE RESOURCES ARE NOT OUT 3512 02:34:22,286 --> 02:34:23,520 THERE, THEY ARE HERE IN SEATTLE, 3513 02:34:23,520 --> 02:34:25,055 WORK WITH OUR CUSTOMERS, IF THEY 3514 02:34:25,055 --> 02:34:30,527 ARE INTERESTED , INSTALLING 3515 02:34:30,527 --> 02:34:32,930 BATTERIES AND TO DO ALL THAT, WE 3516 02:34:32,930 --> 02:34:35,232 NEED THE TECHNOLOGY TO MANAGE 3517 02:34:35,232 --> 02:34:36,600 THAT, IT IS AN INVESTMENT WE 3518 02:34:36,600 --> 02:34:39,403 MAKE NOW FOR THE FUTURE. 3519 02:34:39,403 --> 02:34:42,072 >> GOT IT, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. 3520 02:34:42,072 --> 02:34:46,477 >> I AM GOING TO ROUND US OUT. 3521 02:34:46,477 --> 02:34:54,151 LET ME DO ALL THE THANK YOUSE . 3522 02:34:54,151 --> 02:34:55,686 THANK YOU, ROB SANTOFF. I AM 3523 02:34:55,686 --> 02:34:57,388 GOING TO CALL YOU BY YOUR FIRST 3524 02:34:57,388 --> 02:34:59,857 NAME, THANK YOU, ROB, THANK YOU, 3525 02:34:59,857 --> 02:35:01,125 ANGELA, THANK YOU, KRISTI, AND 3526 02:35:01,125 --> 02:35:02,760 THANK YOU, LEO. AND THANK YOU, 3527 02:35:02,760 --> 02:35:06,030 ERIC . ERIC IS TIRED OF ME AT 3528 02:35:06,030 --> 02:35:12,803 THIS POINT. YOU READ YOUR LETTER 3529 02:35:12,803 --> 02:35:14,571 OF SUPPORT INTO THE RECORD AND I 3530 02:35:14,571 --> 02:35:15,472 WAS HOPING THAT YOU COULD 3531 02:35:15,472 --> 02:35:16,640 PROVIDE THAT LETTER TO ALL OF 3532 02:35:16,640 --> 02:35:18,008 THE COUNCILMEMBERS, NOT JUST THE 3533 02:35:18,008 --> 02:35:19,043 COMMITTEE. AND ANY OTHER 3534 02:35:19,043 --> 02:35:23,847 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS . I DID 3535 02:35:23,847 --> 02:35:25,349 NOT, I WAS NOT COMPLETELY AWARE 3536 02:35:25,349 --> 02:35:27,518 OF YOUR BACKGROUND . BUT YOU 3537 02:35:27,518 --> 02:35:28,686 OBVIOUSLY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE 3538 02:35:28,686 --> 02:35:31,388 DOING. AND WITH THE GROUP AS 3539 02:35:31,388 --> 02:35:35,192 WELL , THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW 3540 02:35:35,192 --> 02:35:42,132 PANEL, BEING ON THIS COMMUNITY 3541 02:35:42,132 --> 02:35:44,001 -- COMMITTEE, WE ALWAYS HAVE AN 3542 02:35:44,001 --> 02:35:45,002 INCREDIBLE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE. 3543 02:35:45,002 --> 02:35:54,311 AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND ALL 3544 02:35:54,311 --> 02:35:55,979 OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE WAY 3545 02:35:55,979 --> 02:35:56,547 SMARTER THAN ME THAT BREAK 3546 02:35:56,547 --> 02:35:57,981 THINGS DOWN FOR US AND SO, WHEN 3547 02:35:57,981 --> 02:35:59,183 I WAS GOING THROUGH, AGAIN, THE 3548 02:35:59,183 --> 02:36:01,018 39-DAY ORDINANCE, WE GO BACK, [ 3549 02:36:01,018 --> 02:36:02,319 INDISCERNIBLE ] AND ALL THAT 3550 02:36:02,319 --> 02:36:07,057 STUFF. I AM A LAWYER. I AM MORE 3551 02:36:07,057 --> 02:36:09,893 OBSESSED WITH RULES. FOR THE 3552 02:36:09,893 --> 02:36:12,896 RECORD, EVEN THOUGH YOU DID TALK 3553 02:36:12,896 --> 02:36:15,666 ABOUT THAT IN THE POWERPOINT, I 3554 02:36:15,666 --> 02:36:18,769 JUST CANNOT STRESS MORE THAT THE 3555 02:36:18,769 --> 02:36:19,837 OPENING PARAGRAPH OF THE 3556 02:36:19,837 --> 02:36:23,640 ORDINANCE , THIS IS RELATING TO 3557 02:36:23,640 --> 02:36:24,274 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ESTABLISHING. 3558 02:36:24,274 --> 02:36:29,313 THIS IS WHAT I CIRCLED , A NEW 3559 02:36:29,313 --> 02:36:29,780 RETAIL RATE SCHEDULE, 3560 02:36:29,780 --> 02:36:31,915 ESTABLISHING A NEW CUSTOMER 3561 02:36:31,915 --> 02:36:37,654 CLASS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 3562 02:36:37,654 --> 02:36:39,056 . CONSTITUTING A NEW LARGE LOAD, 3563 02:36:39,056 --> 02:36:42,593 TO MODIFY CUSTOMER CHARGES FOR 3564 02:36:42,593 --> 02:36:46,163 SERVICE CONNECTIONS. AND TO 3565 02:36:46,163 --> 02:36:47,731 MODIFY CUSTOMER ELIGIBILITY FOR 3566 02:36:47,731 --> 02:36:50,134 RESIDENTIAL RATE ASSISTANCE. AND 3567 02:36:50,134 --> 02:36:53,637 AUGMENT THE RATE STABILIZATION. 3568 02:36:53,637 --> 02:36:58,542 YOUR POWERPOINT, IF I CAN GIVE 3569 02:36:58,542 --> 02:36:59,943 YOU SOME NOTES. IF YOU WANT TO 3570 02:36:59,943 --> 02:37:01,278 UPDATE AS WE GET DEEPER INTO 3571 02:37:01,278 --> 02:37:03,380 QUESTIONS. I WOULD REALLY FOCUS 3572 02:37:03,380 --> 02:37:05,649 ON THOSE AREAS AND WHAT THEY 3573 02:37:05,649 --> 02:37:10,120 MEAN , ALSO FOR THE VIEWING 3574 02:37:10,120 --> 02:37:11,422 PUBLIC. BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN A 3575 02:37:11,422 --> 02:37:13,223 LOT OF LETTERS AND QUESTIONS 3576 02:37:13,223 --> 02:37:16,894 FROM FOLKS ON THE RATE HIKE. AS 3577 02:37:16,894 --> 02:37:19,863 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS SAYING, 3578 02:37:19,863 --> 02:37:24,968 WE WERE ARTIFICIALLY LOW . WE 3579 02:37:24,968 --> 02:37:26,203 ARE MOVING TO ELECTRIFICATION. 3580 02:37:26,203 --> 02:37:35,512 IF WE PULL FROM HERE, IT COMES 3581 02:37:35,512 --> 02:37:36,480 OUT FROM OVER HERE, WE NEED THIS 3582 02:37:36,480 --> 02:37:37,748 BACK IN 2016, '17, '18, I AM 3583 02:37:37,748 --> 02:37:39,082 NOT SURPRISED THE DAY HAS COME. 3584 02:37:39,082 --> 02:37:40,350 IF IT REDUCES THE CARBON 3585 02:37:40,350 --> 02:37:41,285 FOOTPRINT, THAT WAS OUR GOAL. 3586 02:37:41,285 --> 02:37:43,020 BACK IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND 3587 02:37:43,020 --> 02:37:47,825 THE CITY FOLLOWED SUIT, THOSE 3588 02:37:47,825 --> 02:37:49,393 ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GOING 3589 02:37:49,393 --> 02:37:56,934 TO BE ASKED. AGAIN, I WANT TO 3590 02:37:56,934 --> 02:37:58,569 THANK ALL OF YOU. AND, ROB, YOU 3591 02:37:58,569 --> 02:38:00,604 ARE DOING A GOOD JOB. IF THERE 3592 02:38:00,604 --> 02:38:02,206 IS NOT ANYTHING ELSE . I WILL 3593 02:38:02,206 --> 02:38:03,574 WRAP US UP WITH SOME DATES THAT 3594 02:38:03,574 --> 02:38:05,075 WE ARE AGAIN CLEAR ON. AGAIN, 3595 02:38:05,075 --> 02:38:06,577 COMMUNITY MEMBERS , PLEASE SEND 3596 02:38:06,577 --> 02:38:07,911 YOUR WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO POLICY 3597 02:38:07,911 --> 02:38:18,422 PAUL , PAUL IN OUR OFFICE, BY 3598 02:38:21,024 --> 02:38:22,292 JUNE 24th, THAT IS ONE WEEK FROM 3599 02:38:22,292 --> 02:38:23,193 TODAY, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT WILL 3600 02:38:23,193 --> 02:38:24,294 RESPOND WITH A MEMO BY JUNE 3601 02:38:24,294 --> 02:38:25,395 30th, GET YOUR QUESTIONS AND, 3602 02:38:25,395 --> 02:38:26,697 AND WE WILL RESPOND BY JUNE 3603 02:38:26,697 --> 02:38:28,866 30th. AND YOU WILL GET A MORE 3604 02:38:28,866 --> 02:38:29,800 IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION BASED ON 3605 02:38:29,800 --> 02:38:30,701 THOSE QUESTIONS ON JULY 1st. 3606 02:38:30,701 --> 02:38:37,875 FOLLOWED BY A FINAL BRIEFING AND 3607 02:38:37,875 --> 02:38:39,409 DISCUSSION AND A VOTE ON JULY 3608 02:38:39,409 --> 02:38:40,377 15th. SO, WE HAVE JUNE 24th, 3609 02:38:40,377 --> 02:38:41,778 JUNE 30th, JULY 1st, JULY 15th, 3610 02:38:41,778 --> 02:38:49,119 TO WRAP ALL THIS UP. AND I WILL 3611 02:38:49,119 --> 02:38:50,053 BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU FOLKS, AS 3612 02:38:50,053 --> 02:38:51,755 THE QUESTIONS COME IN AND WE GET 3613 02:38:51,755 --> 02:38:53,824 FINER POINTS. I REALLY 3614 02:38:53,824 --> 02:38:54,958 APPRECIATE THAT YOU PROVIDED US 3615 02:38:54,958 --> 02:38:56,293 WITH A SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE, 3616 02:38:56,293 --> 02:38:58,128 THAT IS WHY I WAS ASKING WHO 3617 02:38:58,128 --> 02:38:59,496 WROTE IT AND GOING THROUGH THE 3618 02:38:59,496 --> 02:39:00,731 ORDINANCE, AGAIN, TO THE 3619 02:39:00,731 --> 02:39:04,568 POWERPOINT, ANTICIPATING , WHAT 3620 02:39:04,568 --> 02:39:05,602 KIND OF QUESTIONS WE WERE GOING 3621 02:39:05,602 --> 02:39:07,371 TO GET AND ALSO, OF COURSE, THE 3622 02:39:07,371 --> 02:39:09,640 LAST THING I WAS GOING TO SAY. 3623 02:39:09,640 --> 02:39:16,079 IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL, IF YOU DO 3624 02:39:16,079 --> 02:39:17,047 IT IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION, HOW 3625 02:39:17,047 --> 02:39:19,216 IS SEATTLE CITY LIGHT GOING TO 3626 02:39:19,216 --> 02:39:21,118 WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE ON THE 3627 02:39:21,118 --> 02:39:21,752 ONE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON DATA 3628 02:39:21,752 --> 02:39:22,853 CENTERS AND PUTTING TOGETHER THE 3629 02:39:22,853 --> 02:39:24,922 WORKGROUP? WE HAVE BEEN WORKING 3630 02:39:24,922 --> 02:39:25,822 WITH OTHER GROUPS LOCALLY, 3631 02:39:25,822 --> 02:39:30,127 NATIONALLY , PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT 3632 02:39:30,127 --> 02:39:35,532 , PAST MORATORIUMS , PEOPLE WHO 3633 02:39:35,532 --> 02:39:38,969 HAVE SUPPORTED THEM, AND IN 3634 02:39:38,969 --> 02:39:43,206 THOSE LEGAL CASES , THERE IS SO 3635 02:39:43,206 --> 02:39:47,878 MUCH THERE, I WILL BE GONE IN 3636 02:39:47,878 --> 02:39:50,514 FIVE MONTHS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW 3637 02:39:50,514 --> 02:39:52,382 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS GOING TO 3638 02:39:52,382 --> 02:39:54,484 MANAGE THIS, NOT JUST THE 3639 02:39:54,484 --> 02:39:56,353 INFRASTRUCTURE , BUT THE 3640 02:39:56,353 --> 02:40:01,325 POLICIES AROUND IT . MAYBE WE 3641 02:40:01,325 --> 02:40:03,727 NEED MORE FROM LEO. NO OFFENSE 3642 02:40:03,727 --> 02:40:05,729 TO THE REST OF YOU . THAT IS 3643 02:40:05,729 --> 02:40:11,134 SOMETHING ON MY MIND, BEFORE I 3644 02:40:11,134 --> 02:40:12,803 WALK OUT THE DOOR, ON THE 3645 02:40:12,803 --> 02:40:17,174 MORATORIUM, SO WE HAVE A PAUSE , 3646 02:40:17,174 --> 02:40:18,442 TO LOOK AT THESE ISSUES. ARE WE 3647 02:40:18,442 --> 02:40:22,279 GOOD, EVERYBODY? AGAIN, SORRY TO 3648 02:40:22,279 --> 02:40:23,780 THE SOCCER FANS OUT THERE IF I 3649 02:40:23,780 --> 02:40:26,350 OFFENDED YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] OKAY 3650 02:40:26,350 --> 02:40:32,122 ? OKAY. SO, WE HAVE REACHED THE 3651 02:40:32,122 --> 02:40:34,324 END OF TODAY'S MEETING. AND THE 3652 02:40:34,324 --> 02:40:36,827 AGENDA, ALL RIGHT ? WE MEET 3653 02:40:36,827 --> 02:40:38,228 AGAIN ON JULY 1st, CORRECT, 3654 02:40:38,228 --> 02:40:46,269 PAUL? JULY 1st IS OUR NEXT 3655 02:40:46,269 --> 02:40:47,070 COMMITTEE MEETING. IS THERE ANY 3656 02:40:47,070 --> 02:40:48,305 OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME 3657 02:40:48,305 --> 02:40:49,206 BEFORE THE COUNCIL, BEFORE THE 3658 02:40:49,206 --> 02:40:51,742 COMMITTEE? IF NOT, WE ARE 3659 02:40:51,742 --> 02:40:54,911 ADJOURNED, IT IS 4:43. THANK YOU 3660 02:40:54,911 --> 02:41:00,650 SO MUCH AGAIN, PARKS.