>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, GLAD
EVERYBODY IS HERE . WELCOME ,
TODAY IS JUNE 17th. THIS IS THE
MEETING OF PARKS AND CITY LIGHT.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>>> FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILMAN
RIVERA IS EXCUSED. LET'S GO TO
THE AGENDA. IF NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. I WILL HAVE A
RATHER LENGTHY CHAIR REPORT, WE
HAVE A RATHER LENGTHY REPORT . I
WANT TO SET FOR MY COLLEAGUES AN
OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE
HEADING. THERE WILL BE A REGULAR
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND ONE
REGARDING RESOLUTION 32206, THE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT INTEGRATED
RESOURCE PLAN, WHICH IS ITEM
NUMBER ONE. COMMENTS SHOULD BE
RELATED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, TO BE RELATED TO THE
FIRST ITEM IN THE PUBLIC
HEARING, THERE ARE TWO
RESOLUTIONS, FOR -- FOUR
APPOINTMENTS, AND FOUR
ORDINANCES. THE FIRST ITEM ON
THE AGENDA IS A RESOLUTION THAT
APPROVES SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 2026
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN, WHICH
WE CALL THE IRP , THIS IS THE
SECOND TIME YOU WILL BE HEARING
ABOUT THE IRP OVER THE NEXT 20
YEARS. THE IRP IS REPUBLISHED
EVERY FOUR YEARS WITH PROGRESS
REPORTS DUE EVERY TWO YEARS,
AFTER EACH FULL RIP -- IRP,
ADDRESSING CUSTOMER NEEDS, POWER
SUPPLY, AND TECHNOLOGIES, AND
COSTS . THIS PRESENTATION IS
SEVEN SLIDES AND WILL BE
PRESENTED BY ROB SANTOFF,
SIOBHAN DOHERTY, KATHRYN EWING ,
REBECCA KLEIN, NATALIE RANDALL,
AND OF COURSE, ERIC McCONAGHY
FROM OUR CENTRAL STAFF. THOSE
PRESENTERS CHANGE, YOU CAN
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES . THE
SECOND ITEM IS AN ORDINANCE,
THAT IS COUNCIL BILL 121228,
AUTHORIZING A FIVE-YEAR
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, MOAA,
WITH WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ON
PEER 48 AND THE SEATTLE TERMINAL
ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT. THAT
INCLUDES THE COLMAN DOCK AND
PIER 52 . WE WILL BE TAKING A
VOTE TODAY, THEIR PRESENTATION
IS NINE SLIDES, ITEM NUMBER
THREE THROUGH SIX, FOUR
APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS. WE WILL
HEAR FROM A REPRESENTATIVE FROM
EACH OF THE APPOINTEES. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
APPOINTMENT ONE WILL BE A
MAYORAL APPOINTMENT , BRADLEY
KAHN , REBECCA RASCH , PHILLIP
MENG, AND JAMES WILLIAMS . THIS
PRESENTATION WILL BE PRESENTED
BY MICHELE FINNEGAN, THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR. THE SEVENTH
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN
ORDINANCE, COUNCIL BILL 121229,
AUTHORIZING THE ENTRY INTO
AMENDMENT 6, WHO WROTE THAT
WRONG? AMENDMENT SIX , TO THE
CONSERVATION FUTURES INTERLOCAL
COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
KING COUNTY AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR OPEN SPACE
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. AND MOST
NOTABLY, IT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED,
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN A VERY
NICE DISTRICT MAP. THIS ALLOWS
THE CITY TO ACCEPT MONEY FROM
KING COUNTY TO PAY FOR
PROPERTIES THAT HAVE ALREADY
BEEN PURCHASED OR WILL BE
PURCHASED SOON. THE PRESENTATION
CONSISTS OF EIGHT SLIDES AND
THEY WILL AGAIN BE PRESENTED BY
MICHELE FINNEGAN , LISE WARD,
AND OUR OWN TRACI RATZLIF. THE
EIGHTH ITEM IS COUNTABLE 121230
THAT WOULD ESTABLISH AUTHORITY
FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND REC TO
ACQUIRE THE PARCEL OF DELRIDGE
NATIVE FOREST AT FAIR MARKET
VALUE. DELL RIDGE, ITEMS SEVEN
AND EIGHT , AND THE SAME FOLKS
FROM PARKS THAT I WROTE A LITTLE
OFF -- RATTLED OFF. I WILL SAY
IT VERY BRIEFLY AND WE WILL HAVE
THE PRESENTERS GO INTO MORE
DETAIL, ITEM 9 IS RESOLUTION
32210, AND ITEM 10 IS COUNTABLE
121231, REGARDING THE NEW RETAIL
RATE. CITY LIGHT, 2027 THROUGH
32 STRATEGIC RESOLUTION PLAN AND
NEW RETAIL RATES ORDINANCE,
THESE ITEMS WILL BE PRESENTED
TOGETHER AS THE RESOLUTION FORMS
THE ORDINANCE. THE RATE
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES NEW RETAIL
RATE SCHEDULES, A NEW CUSTOMER
CLASS, AND CONDITIONS FOR DATA
CENTERS THAT MODIFY ELIGIBILITY
FOR RATE ASSISTANCE, AND EXPANDS
THE RATE STABILIZATION ACCOUNT
MECHANISM. AGAIN, THAT IS
COUNCIL BILL 1213 -- 121231, WE
WILL BE HEARING THESE TWO PIECES
OF LEGISLATION ACROSS THREE
COUNCIL MEETINGS, DUE TO THE
SIZE OF THE LEGISLATION. THE
RESOLUTION WILL BE HEARD TODAY
AND VOTED ON, JULY 1st. THE
RATES ORDINANCE WILL BE HEARD
TODAY. JULY, TODAY. LET'S SEE,
THE RATES ORDINANCE WILL BE
HEARD TODAY, JULY 1st, VOTED ON
JULY 15th, MY APOLOGIES. I HAVE
JUNE , JUNE 17th IS TODAY, RATE
ORDINANCE, JULY 1st , THEN WE
WILL VOTE AGAIN, IN COMMITTEE,
JULY 15th, IT WILL GO TO FULL
COUNCIL, HOPEFULLY -- IS IT MY
BIRTHDAY? THE 22nd? FULL
COUNCIL, AFTER THE 15th. JULY
21st. IT WILL BE A HIGH LEVEL
PRESENTATION. I ASK MY
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE RESERVE YOUR
QUESTIONS TO LET THEM GET
THROUGH THE HIGH-LEVEL
POWERPOINT AND WE WILL BE
SUBMITTING WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO
SEATTLE CITY LATE -- LIGHT, FOR
A DETAILED RESPONSE, ALONG WITH
AN IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION JULY
1st WHERE MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE
TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THIS PRESENTATION IS 23 SLIDES
AND PRESENTED AGAIN, BY ROB
SANTOFF , AND LEO LAM , AND OF
COURSE, ERIC McCONAGHY. ITEMS
ONE THROUGH EIGHT, DID I MISS
ANYTHING? ARE WE GOOD? SO WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT,
WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID , WE
HAVE PEOPLE ONLINE, TELL ME HOW
MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE ONLINE.
>> WE HAVE TWO SIGNED UP FOR IN
PERSON AND THREE ONLINE.
>> OKAY , FIVE IN TOTAL. LET'S
START WITH THOSE WHO ARE HERE ,
DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THIS, OR
DO YOU WANT? TWO MINUTES , COME
UP HERE .
>> IN PERSON?
>> TWO PEOPLE.
>> THE FIRST IN-PERSON IS GOING
TO BE ANDERS , FOLLOWED BY
JAMIE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD COVER
FOR BOTH OF US, MY NAME IS
ANDERS HANNAH SPURRED , WITH
WASHINGTON STATE VARIES, ON
BEHALF OF OUR STATE SECRETARY
AND DEPUTY AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR
. WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOA ,
TO PROVIDE POWER FOR OUR
ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT AT
COLMAN DOCK. THIS IS A PROJECT
THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS,
PARTNERING WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. OUR BUSIEST TERMINAL ,
ALMOST HALF OF OUR RIDERSHIP
GOES TO COLMAN DOCK EACH YEAR
AND IT IS PART OF A PROGRAM TO
BUILD NEW FAIRIES TO
RECAPITALIZE ON THE AGING FLEET,
WE WILL HAVE THE PLUG-IN TO
CHARGE AT THE PIER, THAT IS THE
PROJECT, WE HAVE APPRECIATED THE
PARTNERSHIP TO GET TO THIS POINT
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING
INTO THE EXECUTION PHASE OF THIS
AMBITIOUS PROJECT. WE ARE GOING
TO RELEASE AN RFP IN JULY TO DO
THE DESIGN BUILD FOR THE PROJECT
AT COLMAN DOCK. WE APPRECIATE
EVERYONE THIS SUPPORT, REGARDING
THE LAST ITEM, THE LARGE-LOAD
USER PROPOSAL, OUR PROGRAM
DIRECTOR HAD SENT A LETTER OF
CONCERN TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN WE HAD
CONCERNS THAT WE WOULD BE
GROUPED TOGETHER WITH OTHER
PRIVATE LARGE-LOAD USERS LIKE
DATA CENTERS, PUBLIC ENTITY
PROVIDING A PUBLIC SERVICE , AND
A FIXED LOCATION, WE WERE HAPPY
TO HEAR THE RECENT UPDATE TO
THAT PROPOSAL MADE THE
DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO AND
I BELIEVE NOW, THE CURRENT
PROPOSAL IS FOCUSED MORE ON A
DATA CENTER LARGE LOAD USER, OUR
PARTNERSHIP IN THAT REGARD.
>> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> ANDERS.
>> WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES, YOU
HAVE A GREAT POWERPOINT, THANK
YOU.
>> THANKS.
>> AND IT WAS FOR BOTH OF YOU?
YOU ARE GOOD? WAS HE THE SECOND
GUY? I DON'T KNOW WHO IS
GETTING UP .
>> WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ,
WELL REPRESENTED TODAY, GOOD
JOB, GUYS.
>> YVONNE , CAROLINE, DAVID ,
WHEN YOU HEAR THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
YVONNE? IF YOU CAN, PRESS STAR
SIX.
>> HELLO . CAN YOU HEAR ME? OH ,
THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM
YVONNE GRIFFIN , I AM COMMENTING
ON COUNCIL BILL DELL RIDGE
NATIVE FOREST AUTHORITY . NOT
BECAUSE OF HOW IT IS STRUCTURED
AND WHAT IS ALLOWED. AT ITS
CORE, IT GRANTS BROAD AUTHORITY
. THE PUBLIC , AND THIS COUNCIL
, TO SUPPORT DECISIONS ABOUT
CLEARLY DEFINING THE COST OR
LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS . IT IS A
FUNDAMENTAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED .
THE BILL DOES NOT REQUIRE
ADEQUATE TRANSPARENCY , HOW
THOSE ACQUISITIONS WILL BE
PRIORITIZED OR HOW PUBLIC FUNDS
WILL BE ALLOCATED. MEANINGFUL
OVERSIGHT , AND THE ABILITY FOR
COMMUNITY INPUT . SIMULTANEOUSLY
REDUCING ACCOUNTABILITY, WE ALL
SHARE THE SAME GOAL , SUPPORTING
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, BOTH
ARE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES. I AM
SORRY, GOOD POLICY REQUIRES
CLARITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. WITHOUT THOSE
ELEMENTS, WE RISK A PRECEDENT
WHERE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS ARE
MADE WITHOUT SCRUTINY. EQUALITY,
EQUALLY IMPORTANT , THIS DOES
NOT ADDRESS THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY WHEN IT
COMES TO LONG-TERM USE. THESE
ARE NOT SECONDARY CONSIDERATIONS
[ INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] . THIS IS NOT A QUESTION
OF HOW , BUT HOW DO WE DO SO
THOUGHTFULLY?
>> THE NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER WILL
BE CAROLINE, FOLLOWED BY --
>> WHAT IS HER NAME? CAROLINE?
>> HI, YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YEAH. MY NAME IS CAROLYN AND I
AM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
DIRECTOR AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCIL BILL 121230, FOR MORE
THAN A DECADE WE HAVE BEEN
TAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONNECT
WITH THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, WE
HAVE PARTNERED WITH HOSTING
ON-SITE , TO FOSTER STEWARDSHIP
. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THIS
AREA HAS BEEN REMARKABLE,
CREATING A WELCOMING SPACE FOR
PLANTS AND WILDLIFE IN THEIR OWN
IMMUNITY. OFFERING STUDENTS
HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN
ABOUT THE CREEK WATERSHED .
EXPANDING AND PRESERVING THE
BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, CAROL.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
DAVID, FOLLOWED BY LAUREN.
>> DAVID?
>> DAVID, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
>> I WANT TO POINT OUT, YOU GUYS
GOT A LOT OF ELECTRICITY, THERE
IS A LOSS AND THEN YOU APPLY THE
RUNDOWN REAL ESTATE, A LOT OF IT
GETS WASTED WHETHER IT IS
BECAUSE OF THE DILAPIDATED
CONDITIONS OF THE BUILDING . THE
THING IS, THEY CONSUME SEVEN TO
10 MEGAWATTS, 3000 HOMES
EQUIVALENTS IN ELECTRICITY. THEY
ARE ALLOWED TO EMIT TOXIC
CONDITIONS , WE HAVE A VIRTUE
SIGNALER ABOUT ALL THIS
ELECTRICITY . WE HAVE A REALLY
BAD DEAL , THE BOATS ARE CHARGED
$7.50 PER PASSENGER AND THAT IS
ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THEIR
PAYMENTS TOWARD THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THEY USE AND
ABUSE. WE HAVE TO WEIGH THE
PROPERTY TAXES FOR ALL THE
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN DEBTS THAT THE PORT HAS
CREATED WHILE THEY TURN AGAINST
A COMMUNITY THAT WANTS A
STADIUM, COMING FROM THE PORT TO
THE HIGHWAY. THE PORT GETS
ELECTRICITY TO THE CRUISE BOATS
. ARE WE ALLOWED TO , SEEMINGLY
CONTROL THE BENEFIT OF GAINING
ACCESS TO THE POINT, DUMPING
DEBT ONTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY .
THIS IS SOMEWHAT UNFAIR, LIKE
THE SLUSH FUND , DELRIDGE, THAT
IS SUSPECT TO ME. YOU KNOW?
THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF ON THIS
COMMITTEE MEETING BECAUSE THE
COUNCIL HAVE COUNSELED SO MANY
OTHERS. YOU ONLY GIVE US TWO
MINUTES BEFORE YOU START --
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LAUREN
REDFIELD. LAUREN IS NOT PRESENT
CURRENTLY.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME
] LAUREN? DID SHE LEAVE?
>> SHE IS NOT PRESENT . THAT WAS
OUR LAST PUBLIC SPEAKER.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, LAUREN,
MAYBE SHE WILL COME BACK? THANK
YOU , THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER,
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED, WE
WILL PRESIDE -- PROCEED TO ITEMS
OF BUSINESS . MR. CLERK , WILL
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> RESOLUTION 32206, A
RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT, ACKNOWLEDGING
AND APPROVING THE 2026
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> I AM OPENING PUBLIC HEARING
ON RESOLUTION 32206. CLERK , DO
WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER SIGNED UP?
WE MET ON THIS IN THE LAST
MEETING, WE ARE DOING THE SECOND
ONE, DO WE HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK
TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON 32206? LET
US HEAR FROM OUR REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> DAVID, YOU WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES, PRESS STAR SIX. DAVID?
>> IS IT MR. HAYNES? HEY? MR.
HAYNES?
>> THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE
INTEGRATED RESOURCE.
>> YES.
>> THE PLAN? YOU KNOW? THERE
REALLY IS A NEED TO ADDRESS THE
FUNCTION WITHIN THE TRANSFER
LINES THAT REQUIRES PURCHASING
MORE ELECTRICITY. WHEN YOU ALLOW
LIKE OTHER PEOPLE TO PLUG-IN AND
THEY DUMP THE DEBT ONTO THE
TAXPAYERS, THERE IS A
SHORTCHANGING THAT TAKES PLACE
WITH THE PEOPLE USING THE
ELECTRICITY, LIKE THE CRUISE
BOATS. IT IS SUSPECT HOW THE
ELECTRIC, HEAVY-DUTY
CARD-CARRYING AREAS. THERE IS
LIKE A GREEDY SIDE TO CITY
LIGHT. GAVE AWAY A BUNCH OF
MONEY FOR A TRUCK IN CANON BUT
THEY WANT TO COVER THE COST. WE
STILL HAVE A CONSUMPTION
MALFUNCTION IN ELECTRICITY. ANY
WAY , I THINK THERE WILL BE A
CHANCE TO PERUSE THE AMOUNT OF
THE PRESENTATION BEING OFFERED
TODAY BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE,
WHEN YOU PURCHASE FROM
BONNEVILLE, YOU HAVE TO GET MORE
ELECTRICITY BECAUSE YOU RUN OUT
OF THE ELECTRICITY THAT YOU ARE
TRYING TO GENERATE IN ADVANCE
AND YOU HAVE TO GO TO A
DIFFERENT MARKETING AGENCY,
EXTRA AMOUNTS OF MONEY, THERE IS
NO CLARIFICATION ON THAT BUT YOU
WANT TO SUGAR COAT IT WITH
ANOTHER IN GRAYS. IT IS NOT FAIR
IN SEATTLE AND AROUND KING
COUNTY, WE HAVE RUNDOWN PIECES
OF REAL ESTATE WITH THOSE
LOW-QUALITY TRANSFER LINES. WE
GET CHARGED FOR THE ELECTRICITY
BUT WE NEVER GET THE FULL
BENEFIT, IT IS THE SAME WITH THE
HIGH WIRES , THAT ARE HIGHER
THAN YOUR BUILDING WINDOWS,
DISTRACTING YOUR VIEW, WE HAVE
THESE LANDLORDS THAT PUT ALL THE
RESTRICTIONS ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE
TRANSFER LINES IN FREMONT THAT
EXPLODE BECAUSE THEY BUILD UP
TOO MUCH ELECTRICITY AND THEY
NEEDED VIDEOS, THEY GET THIS
BUILD UP PRESSURE AND IT IS A
PERFECT PLACE TO BLOCK OFF THE
ROADS AND HAVE --
>> WE HAVE NO MORE PUBLIC
SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MR.
HAYNES. THAT WAS OUR LAST
SPEAKER, TO SPEAK ON RESOLUTION
32206, PRESENTERS ARE ALREADY AT
THE TABLE AND I WANT YOU TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THE
RECORD AND YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATION, IT IS SEVEN PAGES
LONG. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO MY
COLLEAGUES.
>> ROB SANTOFF, INTERIM CEO AT
CITY LIGHT.
>> KATHRYN EWING, RESEARCH AND
ANALYSIS.
>> REBECCA KLEIN, RESEARCH,
PLANNING, AND ANALYSIS FOR CITY
LIGHT.
>> RESOURCE PLANNING AND
ANALYSIS.
>> SIOBHAN DOHERTY, SUPPLY
OFFICER FOR CITY LIGHT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE TODAY AS WE COMPLETE OUR
PRESENTATION, AND YOUR VIEW FOR
THE INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN,
OR THE IRP. MY NAME IS ROB
SANTOFF, INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT,
JOIN BY THE POWER SUPPLY AND
RESOURCE TEAM. WE ARE HERE TODAY
TO ANSWER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
ON THE LONG-TERM PLANNING
DOCUMENT. LOOKING AHEAD 20 YEARS
TO ENSURE THAT WE MEET THE
FUTURE ELECTRICITY NEEDS SAFELY
, AND SUSTAINABLY, AND WITH
THAT, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO RUN
THROUGH THE BRIEF SLIDE DECK.
>> THANKS, ROB. WE TRUNCATED THE
SLIDES THAT WE PRESENTED AT THE
LAST MEETING, WE WILL MOVE
QUICKLY THROUGH AND TRY TO GET
THE QUESTIONS AS QUICKLY AS WE
CAN. I HAVE SIOBHAN DOHERTY AND
REBECCA KLEIN, WE ARE READY FOR
YOUR QUESTIONS. REBECCA, KICK
IT OFF AND TALK ABOUT THE NEW
RESOURCES FIRST.
>> OUR 2026 INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLANS SHOWS A NEED FOR
GENERATING NEW RESOURCES. OUR
KEY MODEL STUDY YEARS ARE ON THE
AXIS AND THE AVERAGE MEGAWATTS
OF THE PORTFOLIO CREATED BY THE
IRC MODEL SHOWN AS STACKED BARS.
ON TOP OF THAT IS THE FORECASTED
ANNUAL LOAD, SHOWN AS THE SOLID
BACK LINE AND FORECASTED PEAK
LOAD IN MEGAWATTS, SHOWN AS THE
DASHED LINE, IT IS FAR GREATER
THAN THE AVERAGE ANNUAL LOAD BUT
BELOW, THE PROJECTED PEAK LOAD.
THE GENERATION RESOURCES NEED TO
BE ABLE TO RELIABLY MEET THE
PEAK LOAD ON AN HOURLY BASIS
EVEN DURING EXTREME EVENTS AND
THAT MEANS, DURING EXTREME
WEATHER, WHICH IS MOST OF THE
TIME, THERE IS EXTRA GENERATION
AFTER WE HAVE MET THE LOAD, THAT
EXTRA GENERATION IS USUALLY SOLD
ON THE WHOLESALE ENERGY MARKET,
THIS CAN MEET TAKES, ON-DEMAND
RESOURCES, SUCH AS OUR DEMAND
RESPONSE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS
LIMITED ACCESS TO THE MARKET,
THE NEED FOR NEW RESOURCES,
ESPECIALLY FIRM ENERGY IS
HEAVILY DRIVEN BY SUSTAINED
PEAKS. FOR THE PRIMARY IRP
ANALYSIS, WE LIMITED SUPPLY
RESOURCES TO WIND, SOLAR , THESE
RESOURCES ARE WEATHER DEPENDENT
AND THERE IS A RISK OF THESE NOT
BEING AVAILABLE WHEN WE NEED
THEM AND IMPACTING OUR ABILITY
TO RELIABLY MEET CUSTOMER NEEDS,
GENERIC ENERGY WAS LAYERED ON
TOP, TO ENSURE THAT OUR
PORTFOLIO CAN RELIABLY MEET THE
LOADS, IN A SEPARATE ANALYSIS,
WE EVALUATED CLEAN RESOURCES
SUCH AS ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL AND
MODULAR TECHNOLOGY MORE IN DEPTH
AS WELL AS ON-DEMAND RESOURCES,
SPECIFICALLY STORAGE. THESE
RESOURCES SHOW SIGNIFICANT VALUE
AND WILL HELP MEET OUR FUTURE
LONG-RANGE EVENTS THAT ARE
BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. SO, HERE
IS A DIFFERENT VIEW OF WHAT
REBECCA JUST WENT OVER, IT SHOWS
THE RESOURCE NEED, IN TEN-YEAR
SEGMENTS, FOR THE FIRST 10
YEARS, THE SUPPLY SIDE IS ABOUT
1700 MEGAWATTS WITH THE SECOND
10 YEARS BEING ABOUT 1900
MEGAWATTS, YOU CAN SEE, IT IS
SPLIT BETWEEN BATTERY AND FIRM
ENERGY, SO THE TOTAL FOR THE
WHOLE STUDY, THE RESOURCE NEEDS
IS ABOUT 3600 MEGAWATTS AND WE
HAVE ANOTHER VIEW ON THE NEXT
SLIDE. THIS COMBINES THE SUPPLY
SIDE , THAT WAS DETAILED IN THE
FIRST TWO SLIDES, WITH OUR
DEMAND SIDE , RESOURCE NEEDS
PRESENTED I GUESS LAST YEAR, AND
THE POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT, THAT
IS IN THE TOP BOX , IN THE FIRST
10 YEARS AND 48 FOR A TOTAL OF
155 OVER THE COURSE OF THE
20-YEAR PERIOD. AT THE BOTTOM,
IT TOTALS THE SUPPLY SIDE WITH
THE CUSTOMER SIDE, AND AT THE
VERY BOTTOM, THIS WAS THE FIRST
TIME THAT WE EVALUATED THE
TRANSMISSION NEED , YOU CAN SEE
IN THE FIRST 10 YEARS, THE MODEL
CALLED FOR ABOUT 300 MEGAWATTS
OF ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION AND
THE SECOND 10 YEARS AN
ADDITIONAL 200 MEGAWATTS FOR A
TOTAL OF 500 MEGAWATTS. SO, THE
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE STUDY, IN
RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE HAD
INCREASED ELECTRIFICATION FROM
BUILDING AND TRANSPORTATION,
THIS CONTRIBUTES TO SUSTAINED
LOAD GROWTH AND INCREASED
WEATHER VOLATILITY , INCLUDING
TRANSMISSION, TO BRING POWER
FROM WHERE IT IS GENERATED TO
SEATTLE. THE RESOURCES THAT ARE
READILY AVAILABLE ARE
INTERMITTENT RENEWABLE SUCH AS
WIND AND SOLAR, THESE RESOURCES
ARE WEATHER DEPENDENT, WHICH HAS
MADE US INCREASINGLY INTERESTED
IN CLEAN, FARM TECHNOLOGY, IN --
ENHANCED, THAT WILL BE A
CRITICAL PART OF THE RESOURCE
PROFILE. NEXT SLIDE. SO, GETTING
BACK TO WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY,
WASHINGTON STATE HAS A
REQUIREMENT FOR UTILITIES TO
CREATE INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLANS, AND ALSO REQUIRES THE
APPROVAL OF THE UTILITIES '
GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE
COUNCIL. WE REQUESTED APPROVAL
OF THE RESOLUTION THAT APPROVES
THE 2026 INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLAN AND AGAIN, THE IRP REPORT
IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE
LEGISLATIVE PACKET. THANK YOU.
>> DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR
PRESENTATION ? ANY QUESTIONS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES WE WHAT I
NEED TO DO, IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS , THE COUNCIL RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE
COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION THE SAME DATA PUBLIC
HEARING WAS HELD. TWO WEEKS AGO.
SO? I DO NOT SEE ANY OBJECTIONS,
NO OBJECTIONS, THE COMMITTEE
WILL PROCEED WITH VOTING ON
RESOLUTION 32206. I MOVED THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> CHAIR, I DO HAVE A QUESTION .
THANK YOU , CAN WE GO TO SLIDE
TWO ? I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS
THE SECOND TIME IN COMMITTEE
THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS
INFORMATION, IT ALLOWED ME TO
PREPARE MY QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
TALKING ABOUT AVERAGES, PEAKS ,
STORAGE, AND HOW DO WE EXPAND
OUR CAPACITY , SO THAT WE CAN
SMOOTH THE BELL CURVE , THE PEAK
CURVES ? SMOOTHING THE PEAKS WE
THERE WE GO. THANK YOU THIS
DEMONSTRATES THAT WE HAVE MORE
THAN ENOUGH POWER ON AVERAGE
CONSUMPTION DAYS AND AS WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE AND MORE
PEAK DAYS IN WINTER AND IN
SUMMER , AS WELL AS HAVING A
COUPLE OF MORE PEAKS DURING THE
DAY AS WELL, THIS IS GOING TO
BECOME MORE AND MORE OF A
PROBLEM, WITH THE ABILITY TO
STORE ENERGY, WE CAN SMOOTH
THESE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, AND I
HAVE KNOCKED ON YOUR DOOR ABOUT
A PET PROJECT I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE US USE, HOME BATTERY STORAGE
, WHAT WORK CITY LIGHT HAS DONE
AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR
THE GENERAL PUBLIC HEARING THIS
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE IDEA IS
THAT CITY LIGHT WOULD EITHER PAY
FOR IT ENTIRELY OR ASSIST FOR A
BATTERY TO BE IN YOUR HOME THAT
YOU CAN PERSONALLY HELP SMOOTH
THOSE AND IN THE MOMENTS WHEN
CITY LIGHT NEEDS TO DRAW THE
POWER OUT OF YOUR BATTERY FOR
THE GENERAL GOOD OF YOUR UTILITY
THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT
AS WELL, THE LAST STATEMENT AND
THEN I WILL TURN IT BACK FOR
YOUR RESPONSE, RIGHT NOW, WE
HAVE PRICING ON A VOLUNTARY
BASIS, AT SOME POINT WE WILL
HAVE THAT ON AN INVOLUNTARY
BASIS, THERE ARE GOOD, PUBLIC
BENEFITS EVEN IF IT IS A PRIVATE
UTILIZATION, CAN YOU TALK TO US
ABOUT WHAT THE POTENTIALITY FOR
CITY LIGHT TO SUPPORT A HOME
BATTERY PROJECT?
>> THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT
THIS BEFORE, WE WERE ABLE TO
PREPARE REMARKS , FROM CUSTOMER
ENERGY SOLUTIONS, STRONG
LONG-TERM VALUE AND RESIDENTIAL
BATTERIES FOR PEAK MANAGEMENT ,
THAT IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT, WE EXPLORED THIS CONCEPT
LAST YEAR IN THE BATTERY
OPPORTUNITY STUDY, WE CURRENTLY
LACK THE FOUNDATIONAL TOOLS TO
RUN A PROGRAM SAFELY AND
EFFECTIVELY, SPECIFICALLY, WE
NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE BATTERIES
ARE LOCATED, A POLICY TO EXPORT
BACK TO THE GRID AND DISTRIBUTED
ENERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS, YOU WILL HEAR THAT
REFERRED TO AS TERM, A
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM TO COORDINATE
BATTERY DISPATCH, WE ARE
ACTIVELY BUILDING THESE
CAPABILITIES NOW , WITH A PLAN
FOR 2027 AND ONCE IN PLACE, WE
EXPECT TO START WITH A BRING
YOUR OWN BATTERY PILOT, FOCUSED
ON CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY HAVE
BATTERIES.
>> WONDERFUL . WE NEED TO TAKE
CARE OF INITIAL POLICIES FIRST
AND FOREMOST . FROM THERE, WE
WOULD THEN NEED TO ENGAGE IN
CAPITAL COST AS THE NATIONS --
ESTIMATIONS , ABOUT HOW WE ARE
USING A PRIVATE POLICY TO USE
THIS THAT WE WOULD BE PERCHING
IN ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
HOW BEST CAN WE WORK WITH YOU TO
KEEP THIS PROCESS MOVING?
>> THIS WAS IN OUR CUSTOMER
SOLUTIONS TEAM , THAT IS THE
RIGHT WAY.
>> FANTASTIC .
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED
CONVERSATIONS.
>> I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE IT AGAIN, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE MOVE PASSAGE OF
RESOLUTION 32206 . IS THERE A
SECOND ? IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
THE RESOLUTION. ANY COMMENTS ? I
AM NOT SEEING ANY. CLERK ,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR,
THERE ARE FOUR VOTES.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES,
RESOLUTION 32206 WILL BE SENT TO
THE JUNE 23rd FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. ALL RIGHT. MR. CLERK,
READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILLED
121228, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A
FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
PEER 48 AND THE SEATTLE
TERMINAL. THERE WILL BE A
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND VOTE.
>> I WILL INVITE OUR PRESENTERS
, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT , THIS IS A
NINE-DAY POWERPOINT REGARDING
THE FIVE-YEAR ORD THE JUNE OF
$3.2 MILLION, GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THE
RECORD AND YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> ROB SANTOFF, INTERIM GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO.
>> TAMARA JENKINS.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME
]
>> GREEN LIGHT.
>> JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER, LIZZY
KAY, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
>> PHILIP AMBROSE , SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
>> ERIC McCONAGHY, CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> WE HAVE THE POWERPOINT, WE
HAVE THE ORDINANCE, AND WE HAVE
THE FISCAL NOTES. I WILL LET YOU
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, I AM ROB
SANTOFF, INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO. PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT FOR WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES, TODAY IS ITEM SUPPORTS
A REGIONAL PRIORITY,
ELECTRIFICATION WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES SYSTEM WHICH PLANS TO
TRANSITION THE FLEET TO HYBRID
ELECTRIC POWER BY 2040 AND TO
EMISSIONS FREE BY 2050. THIS
WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF
VESSEL CHARGING SYSTEMS,
INCLUDING ELECTRIFICATION OF TWO
SLIPS ADD ON THE DOCK, REQUIRING
15 MEGAWATTS OF CAPACITY. THE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ROLL IS
ESSENTIAL, HERE 48 TO COLMAN
DOCK, WASHINGTON STATE VERY
SUMMONING CABLES, ADVANCING A
MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE MARITIME
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
PROGRAM AND TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION INVESTMENT PLAN.
THIS PROJECT NOT ONLY SUPPORTS
TRANSPORTATION BUT CONTRIBUTES
TO A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF
CO2 EMISSIONS. A 70% REDUCTION
BY 2040 AND A 95% REDUCTION BY
2050. AND IT LOWERS UNDERWATER
NOISE IMPACTS TO MARINE LIFE,
CREATING BROAD, ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT. IT AUTHORIZES CITY LIGHT
TO EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR MOA ANY
LONG-TERM OPERATION AGREEMENT,
ENABLING THE ESSENTIAL PROJECT
TO STAY ON SCHEDULE , ENTERING
SERVICE MAY, 2029. THE SECOND,
MAY, 2023. -- 2033.
>> BEFORE YOU BEGIN, LIZZY KAY,
YOU DID A GOOD JOB ON THE
SUMMARY AND THE FISCAL NOTES. WE
ACTUALLY DO READ THIS . I KNOW
THAT YOU THINK I DON'T, BUT I
DO. AND I LIKE A GOOD WRITER.
THANK YOU.
>> I WILL START WITH AN OVERVIEW
OF THE PROGRAM AND THEN WE WILL
GET A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT
THE SEATTLE TERMINAL COLMAN DOCK
PROJECT AND GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT
THE MOA AND THE PURPOSE OF OUR
ORDINANCE. SO, THE FERRY
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM, THEY
PLAN TO TRANSITION THEIR FLEET
TO HYBRID ELECTRIC VESSELS. AND
THE GOAL IS TO TRANSITION THE
FLEET BY 2040, BEING EMISSIONS
FREE BY 2050. THEY PLAN TO
INSTALL 16 CHARTING SYSTEMS FOR
THEIR VESSELS AND THEY ARE GOING
TO HAVE 16 NEW HYBRID ELECTRIC
RETROFIT FERRIES. ONE OF THE
MAIN DRIVERS OF THE PROGRAM IS
TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT OF FERRIES. A LARGE PART
OF THAT IS REDUCING THE CARBON
DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT, THE GOALS
ARE 70% REDUCTION BY 2040, 95%
BY 2050, THERE IS ALSO THE
POTENTIAL TO REDUCE UNDERWATER
RADIATED NOISE. MOST PEOPLE HAVE
HEARD THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND INTERNAL
COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLE.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE MUCH
QUIETER. THERE IS HOPE THAT THE
SOUND , THE REDUCTION IN
SOUNDWAVES WILL REDUCE HARM.
>> I WILL BREAK MY OWN RULE.
REAL FAST. HARMFUL TO MARINE
LIFE, IS THAT FOR THE WHALES?
>> I BELIEVE SO. I DON'T KNOW
THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT.
>> WHEN YOU SAY, LESS HARMFUL TO
MARINE LIFE.
>> YES, INCLUDING OTHER MARINE
LIFE.
>> I AM JUST CHECKING. GO AHEAD.
>> FOR THIS PROJECT, SEATTLE
TERMINAL, ALSO KNOWN AS COLMAN
DOCK, PIER 52, ALL OF THOSE ARE
REFERRING TO THE SAME AREA.
THERE IS GOING TO BE TWO SLIPS,
30 MEGAWATTS TOTAL. THE GRAPHIC
SHOWS THE AREA WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT, COLMAN DOCK AT THE FAR
NORTH OF THE GRAPHIC, AND YOU
CAN SEE SLIPS THREE AND ONE,
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WILL BE
ELECTRIFIED FIRST. THE SERVICE
WILL BE EXTENDED FROM SOUTH OF
PEER 48 AND EXTENDED USING A
SUBMARINE CABLE THAT WILL BE
OWNED AND OPERATED BY WASHINGTON
STATE FERRIES. OUR EQUIPMENT AND
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT METER WILL
ACTUALLY BE ON COLMAN DOCK. THIS
PROJECT IS PART OF OUR MARITIME
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM, THAT
PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021
AND IT WAS TO HELP OUR MARINE
SECTOR CUSTOMERS WITH THEIR
NONSTANDARD SERVICE UPGRADES
TARGETING ELECTRIFICATION BUT TO
HELP US COORDINATE ACROSS
CUSTOMERS, THESE ARE LARGE
PROJECTS, HAPPENING ON THE
WATERFRONT, WITH A HIGH DEMAND.
WHERE WE CAN COORDINATE ACROSS
CUSTOMERS, WE WANT TO TRY TO DO
SO. AND I WILL GO INTO GREATER
DETAIL ON THAT. THIS IS THE
PROJECT TIMELINE. THE WASHINGTON
STATE FERRIES HOPES TO PROCEED
WITH THE DESIGN BUILDER IN MARCH
OF NEXT YEAR, AND THE GOAL IS TO
HAVE SLIPS THREE ELECTRIFIED AND
IN SERVICE, MAY 2029, AND SLID
ONE, APRIL, 2030. THIS GRAPHIC
IS THE SAME ORIENTATION AS THE
PREVIOUS ONE, FACING NORTH AT
THE TOP, AND WHAT THIS SHOWS IS
, WE HAVE THE CITY LIGHT
THEATERS COMING FROM THE SOUTH
AND TRANSITION VAULTS, THE
SUMMONING CABLES WILL LEAD THE
VAULTS AND GO TO COLMAN DOCK.
SOMETHING TO NOTE, THE SEATTLE
LIGHT THEATER , ONE OF THOSE WAS
INSTALLED WITH THE PREVIOUS
PROJECT, THAT IS OUR FIRST
EXAMPLE OF BEING ABLE TO
COORDINATE WITH THE MARITIME
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM AND SO,
WITH THE COURT, THE PIER 66
PROJECT , WE WERE ABLE TO EXTEND
THAT FEEDER , TO WHERE
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES WILL
INTERCEPT THAT FEEDER FOR THEIR
SERVICE. IF YOU WORKED IN
CONSTRUCTION, YOU KNOW THAT THE
COST COMES FROM MOBILIZING,
GETTING OUT THERE, BREAKING
GROUND, ANYWHERE WHERE WE CAN
COMBINE PROJECT AND GET
INFRASTRUCTURE IN WHILE THE
GROUND IS ALREADY BROKEN CAN
SAVE CUSTOMERS TIME AND MONEY.
THIS IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF
THAT. THE MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT, IT IS GOING TO BE
$3.2 MILLION TOTAL. WASHINGTON
STATE VERY COST IS $2.7 MILLION
OF THAT, INCLUDING THE ESTIMATED
COST FOR THE SERVICE UPGRADE
WITH A 20% CONTINGENCY TO COVER
SORT OF ANY UNFORESEEN
CONDITIONS , COST ESCALATIONS,
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. ALSO THE
ACTUAL COST TO EXTEND THE FEEDER
. CITY LIGHT PAID THE PORT FOR
THAT WORK NOW WHAT THAT NUMBER
MEMORANDUM , WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES WILL REIMBURSE US AND IT
ALSO INCLUDES FOR SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT COST SHARE, NOT TO EXCEED
$500,000, THIS IS TO POTENTIAL
BETTERMENTS IDENTIFIED DURING
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, THE
BETTERMENTS MEANING ADDITIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE WANT TO
INCLUDE IN THE CONSTRUCTION
WHILE WE ARE THERE, WHILE THE
GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN BASICALLY
AND THAT WOULD BE ANYTHING THAT
DOES NOT HAVE TO DO WITH
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES SERVICE
PROJECT. BASICALLY, ANYTHING FOR
CITY LIGHT OR ANOTHER CUSTOMER
AND THAT WILL BE FIVE YEARS, THE
REASON WHY THE MOA IS FIVE
YEARS, IT IS MEANT TO CARRY US
THROUGH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION,
FOCUSED ON THE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF DESIGNING
CONSTRUCTION. SO, THE ORDINANCE
ITSELF IS THAT MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT, THAT FIVE-YEAR MOA
AND ALSO , WE PLAN TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE A 30-YEAR OPERATION
AGREEMENT IN THE FUTURE, THE
REASON WE NEED TO DO THAT, THIS
IS A NONSTANDARD SERVICE, AND
THE CITY LIGHT METER WILL BEHIND
A WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES OWNED
SUBMARINE CABLE. NOT TYPICAL FOR
US, WE WILL NEED TO HAVE THE
OPERATIONS AGREEMENT FOR ONGOING
MAINTENANCE AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE.
>> WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN THE
FLOOR TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF
ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES MOA FOR THE COLEMAN
DOCK ELECTRIFICATION ORDINANCE .
>> CHAIR ? THANK YOU, FOLLOWING
ALONG FOR MANY YEARS ON THIS
PROJECT. IF YOU COULD SPEAK A
LITTLE BIT NOW THE SUBSTATION
THAT YOU ARE UTILIZING, WHAT IT
HAS BEEN USED FOR IN THE PAST.
SPOILER ALERT, IT WAS SUPPORTING
BOTH THE TUNNEL-BORING MACHINE
AND, AS THAT PROJECT WOUND DOWN
MAYBE A DECADE AGO, WE STARTED
TRANSITIONING MAY BE ONE DECADE
AGO. CAN YOU GIVE US HISTORY ON
HOW ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE
PLAYING INTO EACH OTHER?
>> THE BOARD PROGRAM, SR 99, WE
AFFECTIONATELY REFER TO IT, HAD
ITS OWN TEMPORARY SUBSTATION
THAT HELPED POWER THE MACHINE,
WE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS PUT IN
PLACE, TO LIZZIE'S POINT, IT
HELPS WITH THE COST OF
CONNECTING SUBMARINE CABLES . IT
GETS INTO RELIABILITY,
SUSTAINABILITY, BEING GOOD
STEWARDS OF THE FUNDS THAT WE
HAVE TO PRODUCE THE PARTNERSHIP
.
>> THAT IS GREAT, WE ARE ABLE TO
UTILIZE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PAST
PROJECTS WITH THE NEW ONE.
>> CORRECT.
>> CAN YOU REMIND ME, WE ARE
DOING THE DEEP ENERGIZING OF THE
BATTERIES OVER IN BREMERTON.
JUST FAST CHARGING, CAN YOU HELP
ME UNDERSTAND HOW THE WHOLE
PROGRAM WORKS? ARE WE DOING FAST
CHARGING ON OUR SIDE ? HOW IS
THAT ALL WORKING?
>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF
IT. THE CHARGING ON BOTH SIDES
IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE FAST
ESSENTIALLY. THE BATTERY AND THE
FERRY SCHEDULE, THEY REVEALED A
PLUG-IN, GET A CHARGE, AND KEEP
MOVING. SO, THEY WILL BASICALLY
BE FAST CHARGING THE LARGE
-SIZED CHARGERS, ON BOTH SIDES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION IN OUR EARLY
COORDINATION WITH WASHINGTON
STATE FERRIES, THEY WILL
MAINTAIN THE SAME FREQUENCY WITH
ROUGHLY 25 MINUTES OR SO,
DISEMBARKING WITHIN THAT 25
MINUTE PERIOD, CHARGING THE
VESSEL BATTERIES RAMPING DOWN
THAT IS GOING TO BE BOTH UNLESS
SOMETHING HAS CHANGED BOTH AT
BREMERTON AND THE OTHER SIDE
FROM COLMAN DOCK, BREMERTON, AND
BAINBRIDGE TERMINALS.
>> I KNOW THAT, IN NORWAY, WE
HAVE ALL-ELECTRIC VARIES , THEY
ARE SMALLER BOATS THAT COME MORE
FREQUENTLY AND THEY ARE FAST --
THEIR FAST-CHARGING EQUIPMENT IS
AMAZING. YOU ARE WORKING WITH
THE PARTNERS WHO DO THIS, CORBIS
IS A BURGEONING NORWEGIAN
COMPANY THAT IS PRODUCING THE
ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES. I AM
VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THIS
SAID TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
YES, THE DIESEL ENGINES DO
REDUCE THE NOISE IMPACTS ON ALL
MARINE LIFE, INCLUDING WHALES,
WHAT IT DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF IS
THE WASH THAT STILL CAUSES NOISE
ISSUES. WE DON'T KNOW, NOW WE
KNOW. OVER TO YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. VICE CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT KETTLE ?
>> DID YOU SAY GO ENGLAND?
>> I DID NOT, BECAUSE I DO NOT
THINK THAT IS A SPORT. BUT WHAT
DO I KNOW?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. TO BOUNCE
OFF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
SAID, THE NORWAY PEAS, ENGAGING
ON THE MARITIME PIECE IS
IMPORTANT, WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT
WITH BERGEN, NORWAY , IN MARCH,
I VISITED TO IRELAND, GALWAY,
IRELAND, AND CHOOSING THEIR
MARITIME PIECES. OBVIOUSLY ALSO
WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE, REALLY
INTERESTING. AND, CHAIR, AT, I
MISSED AT D.C., WITH THE PORT OF
SEATTLE'S COMMISSION PRESIDENT
AND CEO. JOINT PORT OF SEATTLE
AND CITY OF SEATTLE VISIT, WITH
THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
REGARDING WHAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS INVESTING INTO THE
MARITIME SPACE AROUND THE
COUNTRY AND THE POINT WAS TO
REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST, PUGET SOUND, IN TERMS
OF THE ARCHITECTURE INCREASE
CAPACITY AND ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT CAME UP, CRUISE LINES,
HAVING THE ELECTRIFIED PEERS ,
HAVING THAT HOOKUP, AND DOING
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHERE WE
ARE INVESTING IN OUR MARITIME
SPACE AND SHOWING THAT THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND PUGET
SOUND GENERALLY IS, YOU KNOW?
VERY STRONG. AND WHEN YOU THROW
IN THE DIFFERENT PIECES, DRY
DOCKS , ACROSS THE BOARD, THE
TECHNOLOGY PIECES . SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT IS REALLY IMPORTANT , A
PARTNER IN THE PROCESS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.
VARIES IN THE FUTURE WILL BE
PRODUCED IN PUGET SOUND, SIDE
NOTE. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
PIECE IN TERMS OF BUILDING
CAPACITY AND WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION THAT
SHOWS THAT WE ARE BEING
RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS FOR THE
WATERS. MY QUESTION IS , IN
TERMS OF THE BIGGER PICTURE, THE
CHALLENGES IN MEETING THE
REQUIREMENT, NOT TO GO INTO
ANOTHER AREA. BUT MY
UNDERSTANDING, FOR LARGE
CUSTOMERS, CITY LIGHT WAS
SELLING BLOCKS OF SIX MEGAWATTS.
SIX, 12, 18, 24, THESE ARE 215
EACH, AND IN TERMS OF LARGE
PRACTICE, EXPLAIN WHAT CITY
LIGHT DOES AND IS THIS DIFFERENT
BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUENESS OF THE
MARITIME CABLES AND THE LIKE?
>> I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET
BACK TO YOU WITH THAT ANSWER.
THE FOLKS THAT HANDLE THOSE
CONTRACTS , THEY ARE NOT HERE
RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY.
>> I NOTICED THAT THE HOOKUPS,
THE 15, IF YOU GO TO 30, THAT IS
A MULTIPLE OF SIX. MAYBE THAT IS
YOUR ANSWER, I DON'T KNOW. YES,
THAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE DATA
CENTERS. IT WOULD BE REALLY
INTERESTING TO UNDERSTAND THAT
AND HOW WE DEVELOPED IT OVER
TIME. AND TO MEET THESE
ELEMENTS. IF THERE IS ANYTHING
FURTHER ON THAT, ANYBODY ELSE,
IN TERMS OF THAT?
>> THE SIX MEGAWATTS COMES FROM
THE NETWORK VERSUS OUR LOOP
RADIAL SYSTEM. WITH THE NETWORK
SYSTEM, WE ARE A LITTLE MORE
CONSTRAINED ON THE SIZE OF
SERVICES FOR CUSTOMERS, THIS IS
BANDWIDTH FROM THE SUBSTATION,
IT IS OUR LOOP RADIAL SYSTEM, A
DIFFERENT SYSTEM. I AM NOT AN
ENGINEER. I CANNOT SPEAK MUCH
MORE THAN THAT.
>> SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD ANSWER,
FOR A LAYMAN. MY EXPERIENCES
FROM THE U.S. NAVY. THAT IS IT ,
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS , AND I
LOVE THE FACT THAT WE ARE
INVESTING. OBVIOUSLY
ENVIRONMENTAL PIECES BUT WE ARE
INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY,
INVESTING IN OUR CAPACITY,
ACROSS THE BOARD, IT WILL IN
TURN REDUCE RESULTS, AND GIVE
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES , TO
DEVELOP THE CAPACITY THAT
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ARE
BUILT IN WASHINGTON STATE. SO,
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WE
>> I WILL BE BRIEF. I WANT TO
THANK THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
TEAM FOR BEING HERE. STARTING
FIRST WITH INTERIM CEO AND
GENERAL MANAGER, ROB SANTOFF,
AND THE ENTIRE TEAM . I LOVE
THIS PRESENTATION. WE KNOW THAT
TRANSPORTATION, THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR MORE
BROADLY ACCOUNTS FOR ROUGHLY 40%
OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS .
HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE. AND
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A VERY
FOCUSED AND INTENTIONAL , YOU
KNOW, PLAN. A STRATEGY TO BETTER
ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES. AND
THIS IS PART OF THAT, RIGHT
HERE. AS PART OF THE COUNCIL
CHAIR THAT OVERSEES THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY IN THE
CITY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THE EFFORT TO HELP
ELECTRIFIED THE FERRY TERMINAL,
ONE T FERRY TERMINAL IN OUR CITY
AND EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THIS
MEANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
TRANSIT. THE INVESTMENTS IN OUR
PART , OUR BROADER ECONOMY, SO
MANY TERRIFIC THINGS. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR.
>> DO I SEE OTHER HANDS WE
LISTEN UP, FOLKS , I TAKE BACK
THE SOCCER COMMENT. I KNOW I
WILL GET HATE MAIL. IT IS A
WONDERFUL SPORT. ENGLAND,
NORWAY, WE ARE ALL HAPPY NOW.
OKAY, WE ARE DONE WITH
QUESTIONS. I WILL MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 121228, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
THE BILL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION OF PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR,
FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR, ZERO
OPPOSE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, COUNCIL
BILL 121228 WILL BE SENT TO THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY,
THE FUN PART HERE, WE ARE GOING
TO GO THROUGH ITEMS THREE AND
SIX, AND MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ
THE ITEMS.
>> ITEMS THREE THROUGH SIX,
APPOINTMENTS 03529, THROUGH
03532, IT IS MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSIONERS FOR A TERM TO
THREE YEARS. DISTRICT 7, AND 20
, DISTRICT 1 , JAMES WILLIAMS,
THERE WILL BE A BRIEFING IN A
DISCUSSION AFTER THE VOTE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, SO, WE HAVE
IN FRONT OF US -- WHO , OH,
THANK YOU. LET ME SAY A FEW
WORDS BEFORE I GIVE YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE RIGHT ON IN
HERE. IS IT JUST GOING TO BE OUR
INTERIM DIRECTOR, MICHELLE?
>> MOST OF OUR NOMINEES ARE
ONLINE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK TO THEM WITHOUT
RESERVATION.
>> I DO NOT SEE THEM!
>> OKAY.
>> CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO ONE
REMOTE. AND THEY MIGHT JUST BE
WATCHING ON SEATTLE CHANNEL.
>> I AM GOING TO , I AM USED TO
CALLING YOU MICHELLE, CAN I CALL
YOU MICHELLE?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> MICHELLE, I AM GOING TO LET
YOU DO YOUR PRESENTATION. I WILL
MAKE OF YOU, TO OPEN UP TO MY
COLLEAGUES. GO AHEAD, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO GIVE
SOME CONTEXT TO OUR BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSIONERS, IT IS A 15-MEMBER
COMMITTEE ADVISORY BOARD, A
COMPOSITION MADE UP OF EIGHT
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR,
CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO
INCLUDE EIGHT AT-LARGE MEMBERS,
THREE IN COMMISSION AND ONE
MEMBER , SPECIFIC TO THE GET
ENGAGED PROGRAM. SEVEN MEMBERS
WITHIN EACH OF THE CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICTS, APPOINTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, EXCEPT FOR THE GET
ENGAGED POSITION, SERVING UP TO
TWO THREE-YEAR TERMS, PER
OPERATIONAL PROTOCOLS. WE WORK
TO COMMIT , WE WORK TO RECRUIT A
DIVERSE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP
WHO LIVE AND REFLECT COMMUNITIES
WE SERVE, THEY WORK WITH THE
BOARD AND COMMISSION STAFF TO
IDENTIFY AND MANAGE THE
APPLICATIONS PROCESS. THIS
APPROACH STRENGTHENS OUR
DECISION-MAKING AND ENSURES THE
BROAD PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE
REFORMING OUR WORK. AS SUCH, WE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE CANDIDATES
BEFORE YOU TO FILL THE CURRENT
VACANCIES ON THE BOARD. WE
BELIEVE THEIR BACKGROUNDS PUT
THEM IN A GOOD POSITION AND WILL
BENEFIT THE BOARD OVERALL AND
THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. CAN'T
WAIT TO TALK ABOUT EACH OF THEM.
>> I HAVE BRIEF COMMENTS ON ALL
FOUR IN THE PACKETS WE RECEIVED.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> OUR FIRST CANDIDATE, IS
PHILLIP MENG, HE BEGAN WITH THE
GET ENGAGED PROCESS. HE HAS
CONTINUED AND HAVING PREVIOUSLY
SERVED ON THE ADVISORY BOARD, HE
HAS BEEN A DEDICATED AND ACTIVE
MEMBER AND HAS SERVED ON THE
PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
AND SUBCOMMITTEE. HE -- WE
REGULARLY BENEFIT FROM HIS
PARTICIPATION, AND HIS
CONTINUOUS ADVOCACY FOR
DATA-INFORMED DECISION-MAKING.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
HIM , IN THE DISTRICT 7
POSITION. AND BRADLEY KAHN IS
THE NEXT , HE HAS A FOCUS ON
FORESTRY AND CLIMATE ADVOCACY.
HE HAS SERVED MORE THAN 15 YEARS
ON NONPROFIT BOARDS, INCLUDING
THE FORWARD -- FOREST
STEWARDSHIP, AND THE FOUNDATION.
THIS, COUPLED WITH HIS
DEEPLY-INGRAINED SENSE OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND COMPASSION AND
HISTORY OF INVOLVEMENT WITH
ASPECTS OF THE PARKS SYSTEM
MAKES HIM A WONDERFUL CANDIDATE
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO NOMINATE
HIM TO THE OPEN COMMISSION
POSITION. AND JAMES WILLIAMS
EARNED A BRONZE STAR , AND WAS
CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP, HE IS THE FATHER OF
YOUNG CHILDREN AND REGULARLY
SPENDS TIME AT DISCOVERY PARK,
HE VALUES OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES
IN SEATTLE, WANTING TO MAKE
ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE WAYS
TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, WITH
THIS , HE WOULD FILL THE OPEN
DISTRICT 6 POSITION. AND
ADVANCING CLIMATE ADAPTATION,
RENEWAL ENERGY, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE , ACROSS
FEDERAL AGENCIES AND
PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS , SHE
HAS WORKED FOR AMAZON , GLOBAL
CHANGE INSTITUTE , AND WORKS AS
A SOCIAL SCIENTIST AT THE ENERGY
MANAGEMENT. SHE HAS EQUITIES IN
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM
DESIGN, MONITORING, AS WELL AS
ORGANIZATIONAL , SHE LIVES IN
THE HIAWATHA NEIGHBORHOOD AND
HER CHILDREN ATTAIN -- ATTEND
LAFAYETTE, SHE WOULD SERVE IN
THE DISTRICT 1 POSITION.
>> I WANT TO MAKE A FEW
COMMENTS, FIRST WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT EACH
EMPLOYMENT PACKET. AND I
UNDERSTAND, THAT HE IS A MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT, AND IT IS PHILLIP
MENG, A COUNCIL APPOINTMENT,
REBECCA RASCH, OUT OF DISTRICT
1, A COUNCIL APPOINTED, AND
JAMES WILLIAMS OUT OF THE SIX, A
CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT, WE
HAVE THREE APPOINTEES, FROM
MYSELF AND THE COMMITTEE, AND
ONE FROM THE MAYORAL. SO, WE HAD
A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THE
APPOINTMENT PACKETS AND I WANT
TO SHARE KIND OF WHAT YOU HAVE
ALREADY SAID. BUT THE NOTES THAT
I WENT THROUGH, THE EXPERIENCE
WITH PARKS AND RECREATION,
CLIMATE ADVOCACY, FORESTRY, THE
GET ENGAGED PROGRAM, THE
CONSERVATION, VERY IMPRESSIVE,
THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. IS
THAT REBECCA? YEAH, THAT IS
PRETTY COOL, I WAS LOOKING AT
HER RESUME. AND OF COURSE, WE
HAVE, WE HAVE, MR. WILLIAMS, MR.
WILLIAMS. WHO , WE THANK HIM FOR
HIS SERVICE, AND ALSO
REPRESENTING THE SIXTH I
BELIEVE?
>> YES.
>> I AM HAPPY WITH THESE
NOMINEES AND I HOPE MY
COLLEAGUES ARE. WITH THAT, I
WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES
ABOUT THE FOUR APPOINTEES. IF
YOU HAVE ANY?
>> THANK YOU, I AM EXCITED ABOUT
THE FOLKS YOU PUT FORWARD,
STEMMING FROM MY DISTRICT, I
HAVE CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESS
WE HAVE ENGAGED IN. I WAS WITH
THE PARTS DEPARTMENT , SO THAT
WE CAN HASH OUT THE QUESTIONS,
WE ANSWERED A LOT OF QUESTIONS
FOR THE OTHER LEGISLATION THAT
WE HAVE TO LABOR IT IS THE
REASON WE DID NOT DISCUSS THIS
LAST WEEK?
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ]
OF THERE WAS NO INTENTIONAL
REASON.
>> THE ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT THE
PARTS DEPARTMENT HAS NOT
AFFORDED ME ENOUGH TIME TO EVEN
HAVE A CALL WITH MY WONDERFUL
DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS , YOU ARE
STATING THAT THESE ARE COUNCIL
APPOINTEES, THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT, THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A
CHALLENGE FOR MANY DEPARTMENTS,
DISTRICT ELECT, IF YOU ARE
ASKING ME, TO, YOU ARE ASKING
US, TO WORK WITH OUR
DISTRICT-APPOINTED BOARD
MEMBERS, THE PROCESS TODAY HAS
NOT AFFORDED ME AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BECOME ENGAGED WITH THEM. AND
THAT IS WHAT I AM CHALLENGED BY.
THE CANDIDATES , I CAME IN HERE
EXPECTING THE VOTE NO, BASED ON
THE PROCESS. BECAUSE, I AM NOT
IN A GOOD PLACE WITH THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT ON THE PROCESS TODAY.
BUT THE QUALITY OF THESE
CANDIDATES, I AM GOING TO VOTE
YES. THAT WAS A PRODUCT OF HOW
STUNNING THEY ARE. I AM HERE,
PUTTING ON THE RECORD, IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE USE THE
PROCESS WE HAVE SET UP TO AVOID
THESE UNNECESSARY POINTS OF
CONFLICT AND MIGHT ASK IS THAT
WE DO A BETTER JOB OF CONNECTING
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, TO
HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
CUSTOMERS THEY ARE OVERLAPPING
WITH, I WANT TO ENSURE THE
COMMISSIONERS HAVE AS MUCH
KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESS AS POSSIBLE
SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL
AS POSSIBLE, THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT HAS THREE SETS OF
OVERSIGHT, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
THE CITY COUNCIL , AND I HAVE
BEEN CHALLENGED WHEN THIS HAS
NOT BEEN A GOOD CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE
COUNCIL. AND I HAVE FOUND A LOT
OF REALLY GREAT BENEFITS WHEN
THERE HAS BEEN A CONNECTION. SO,
I AM PUTTING IT ON RECORD TODAY,
I AM CHALLENGED BY THE PROCESS
IN WHICH WE HAVE ENGAGED IN AND
THE QUALITY OF THE CANDIDATES
HAVE MOVED ME FROM A NO TO YES,
IN JUST ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT
OF COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THERE
WAS A PROPOSED D 1 NOMINEE , MY
OFFICE WAS NOT ENGAGED IN THIS
WHOLE PROCESS. SO, A CALL TO
ACTION, FOR STRONGER
COLLABORATION AND REQUESTS FOR
COLLABORATION UP FRONT. AND,
THAT SAID, THIS IS NOT ABOUT ANY
ONE PERSON OR INDIVIDUAL, WE
LIVE IN A DISTRICT-DAYS THE
SYSTEM. SUPERINTENDENT, YOU KNOW
THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE
NEEDS AND THE PROJECTS, THE
PROGRAMS, IN DISTRICT 1 . WITH
THAT SAID , WE REALLY ENCOURAGE
, YOU KNOW, A BETTER AND MORE
INTROSPECTIVE LOOK , FROM THE
PROCESS STANDPOINT . THE SLATE ,
OVERALL, IS VERY WELL QUALIFIED.
I AM GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE
SLATE AND I WILL SUPPORT THE
SLATE, AND JUST ASK FOR BETTER
COORDINATION ON A GOING FORWARD
BASIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, I
HAVE REVIEWED THE PACKAGES
MYSELF. AND I AM HAPPY. THERE
WAS A PEACEFUL ASPECT, I DON'T
KNOW. BUT FIRST, MR. WILLIAMS,
WITH HIS ARMY SERVICE. AND ALSO,
WITH DR. REBECCA RASCH. ONE OF
THE THINGS I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT, THERE IS A NARRATIVE
ABOUT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY ,
AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF AMAZON.
YOU KNOW? I HAD AMAZON TALKING
ABOUT THE AWS ENERGY PERSON, THE
NUMBER ONE PERSON TO FOLLOW UP
ON OUR CITY LIGHT CONVERSATION
WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATED IN
ADDITION TO THEIR SUPPORT, BUT I
AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE
WORKFORCE AT AMAZON, THEY ARE
WILLING TO VOLUNTEER AND ENGAGE.
I AM COMPING THEM ALL AS D 7 .
SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE , WHAT
IT TAKES TO GET TO THESE
DIFFERENT POSITIONS . A STRONG
SET , AND I APPRECIATE, YOU
KNOW, THEM COMING FORWARD TO THE
COUNCIL. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE
RECORD, WE DID PUT OUT THESE
PACKETS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12th.
AND AS FAR AS THE PROCESS AND
PROCEDURE, I WANT TO TAKE SOME
RESPONSIBILITY SINCE I WAS THE
ONE THAT LOOKED AT ALL THREE OF
THEM, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD
DISTRICTS REPRESENTATION, AS
SOMEONE WHO WAS PART OF THE
FIRST ELECTED CLASS, WE FOUGHT
FOR DISTRICT REPRESENTATION . I
AM THE COUNCILMEMBER , WHO HAD
THESE FORMS CHANGED , BECAUSE
WHAT WE LEARNED, NOT JUST YOU,
BUT EVERY COMMITTEE, EVERY
COMMISSION EVEN AFTER THAT, THEY
WOULD NEVER LIST WHAT DISTRICT
THEY CAME FROM. WE WERE MISSING
BIG CHUNKS OF THE CITY. WE ARE
GOING TO WORK WITH THE
DEPARTMENT SENT TO APPOINTMENTS,
TO COMMISSIONS OR COMMITTEES. WE
HAVE TO START LISTING WHAT
DISTRICT THEY COME FROM SO WE
HAVE THAT PARITY. WE DO THAT IN
EVERY COMMISSION. WE SHIFT
THINGS AROUND. WE CAN UNDERSTAND
WHY THAT IS IN THE NORTH END ,
AND WHY WE NEED MORE PEOPLE OUT
OF D 6, OR D1 IN WEST SEATTLE, I
WILL TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY
BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE THAT WAS
HAPPY WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS
SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT SO, THAT
BEING SAID , I WANT TO GO AHEAD
AND MOVE FORWARD, ARE WE GOOD?
OKAY, WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
THREE TO SIX LISTED ON THE
AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND ? IT
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT, ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR,
THERE ARE FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
CONFIRMS THAT THEY BE SENT TO
THE JUNE 1st FULL COUNCIL
MEETING, CONGRATULATIONS TO
THOSE FOLKS THAT GOT APPOINTED.
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN, PLEASE READ THAT INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, COUNCIL
BILLED 121229, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO KING COUNTY
CONSERVATION FUTURES AND THE
LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE KING COUNTY AND CITY
OF SEATTLE FOR OPEN SPACE
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
>> BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO
SAY SOMETHING, THIS HAS CHANGED
SO MANY TIMES, FOR THE KING
COUNTY CONSERVATION FUTURES LEVY
, SOMETIMES IT IS CALLED A TAX,
SOMETIMES A LEVY. WE WILL MAKE
SURE WE ARE CLEAR ON ALL THE
ACRONYMS, I WILL LET YOU
INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM, EIGHT-PAGE
POWERPOINT, THANK YOU.
>> I AM STILL MICHELLE, JOINED
BY
>> A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT , WARD.
>> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT
TWO PIECES OF , RELATED TO OUR
ACQUISITION PROGRAM, WE WILL
TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO
LISE WARD TO WALK YOU THROUGH
THIS LEGISLATION. SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF ACQUIRING LAND AND
PROPERTY FOR PARKS, OPEN SPACE,
AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
THROUGH HISTORIC PROGRAMS LIKE
THE BOND INITIATIVE AND THE
CITY'S 2008 PARKS LEVY, AS WELL
AS THROUGH THIS FUNDING SOURCE
THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY,
THE KING COUNTY CONSERVATION
FUTURES LEVY PROGRAM, STRANGELY
KNOWN AS CFP , BECAUSE OF THE
CONSERVATION FUTURES TAX, WE
WILL BE USING CFT.
>> IT SWITCHES BETWEEN LEVY,
FUND, AND TAX. IT DRIVES ME
CRAZY.
>> THE CONSERVATIONS LEVY IS THE
COUNTYWIDE TAX, STARTING IN
1989, AND WAS USED TO MATCH CITY
FUNDING FOR ACQUISITIONS OF
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. ONE OF THE
PRIORITIES REPORTED CFT FUNDING
IS OPEN SPACE IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES AND THEY HAVE A
WAIVER PROCESS TO ENCOURAGE SUCH
ACQUISITIONS. THE TEAM HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN LEVERAGING THESE
FUNDS TO ADDRESS GAPS IDENTIFIED
IN OUR PARKS AND HIGH DENSITY
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
EXPERIENCING EQUITY AND HEALTH
ISSUES. WE CERTAINLY LEAN INTO
THE CFT TO ACQUIRE OPEN SPACE
AREAS, GREEN SPACES , AND TRAILS
AS ONE OF OUR MANY APPROACHES TO
ACQUIRE PROPERTY BUT IT IS NOT,
HOWEVER, THE ONLY ONE, I WANTED
TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT
THAT WE ACQUIRE A LOT OF LAND
THROUGH DONATIONS WITH OTHER
CITY DEPARTMENTS, INTER-AGENCY,
AND IT IS THE ARBORETUM , THE
SMALLER EFFORTS WITH THE CLOSURE
PROGRAM THEY WILL HAVE THE
ORDINANCE PROGRAM AND SO THIS IS
ONE OF MANY WAYS THAT WE
RECOMMEND FOR YOU TO ACQUIRE
LAND. WITH ALL OF THAT, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO LISE WARD TO
SHARE DETAILS OF THE CURRENT
PROJECTS AND THE PROJECTS THEY
HAVE RECENTLY APPROVED.
>> DID YOU PRESENT ON THAT IN
2032? BECAUSE -- 2022? BECAUSE
THIS IS ALL COMING BACK TO ME, I
AM SEEING A LOT OF LOVE FOR D1
AND D2, SO THAT IS NICE.
>> THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES
THE MAYOR TO AMEND AN EXISTING,
FOR OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION
PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE
CONSERVATION FUTURES LEVY,
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF UP
TO $48,000 FROM THE KING COUNTY
CONSERVATION FUTURES LEVY, OR AS
WE CALL IT, THE CFT , FOR THE
PURCHASE OF OPEN SPACES IN
SEATTLE. FOR THE REST OF THE
SLIDESHOW, WE WILL ADDRESS GOALS
AND BACKGROUND OF CFT FUNDING IN
THE AMENDMENT FUNDING SUMMARY,
AND SHOW A MAP OF THE PROPOSED
PROJECTS. SO, OUR GOAL IS TO
LEVERAGE PRECIOUS FUNDING TO
SUPPORT PARKS ACQUISITIONS. THIS
IS BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO
COMPONENTS, EXISTING PROJECTS ,
EXISTING PROJECTS ARE ELIGIBLE
TO RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH A
REALLOCATION PROCESS. IN THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, WE WERE
SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING
ALLOCATIONS TOWARDS WESTWOOD
HIGH LID PART [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
, THAT WERE , THAT HAVE ALREADY
BEEN PURCHASED . AND THE
REMAINDER OF THE AMENDMENT
ADDRESSES THE ACCEPTANCE OF
CLOSE TO $7 MILLION FOR
POTENTIAL ACQUISITIONS. IN
BELLTOWN, DELRIDGE, THE ,
DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST, AND
LAKEWOOD PARK, ADDITIONALLY .
EXCUSE ME . A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND FOR NEW
COUNCILMEMBERS . THE
CONSERVATION FUTURES LEVIES THE
PROPERTY TAX THAT WAS ENABLED BY
THE STATE STATUTE , OPEN SPACES
, AND AS SUCH, THE FUNDING
DISTRICTS PROPERTIES ACQUIRED
WITH THIS MONEY, SPORTS FIELDS,
COURTS, AND IMPERVIOUS SURFACES,
TO 50% OF THE SITE. SINCE 1989,
THE CONSERVATION FUTURES HAVE
LEVERAGED OUR ACQUISITIONS
PROGRAMS BY OVER $117 MILLION ,
200-PLUS ACQUISITIONS, WITH
APPROXIMATELY 151-PLUS ACRES FOR
THE SYSTEM. AND A LITTLE MORE
BACKGROUND. THIS GETS INTO A
LITTLE MORE SPECIFICITY . BACK
IN 2021, THE COUNCIL APPROVED
THE LATEST VERSION OF THE
AGREEMENT SIGNED IN 2022, AND IN
SUBSEQUENT YEARS, SUBSEQUENT
ROUNDS OF FUNDING, AN AMENDMENT
IS APPROVED , AMENDMENTS TO THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. WE ARE UP
TO AMENDMENT SIX NOW .
>> I HAVE BEEN HERE TOO LONG. IN
THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, AS I
SAID, THERE ARE TWO SEGMENTS,
REALLOCATION TO PRIOR
ACQUISITIONS AND NEW CONTRACTS.
THERE ARE, THERE ARE SOME
CATEGORIES I WOULD LIKE TO
DEFINE, SITE STABILIZATION COST
IS A NEW CATEGORY THE COUNTY IS
FUNDING WHICH INCLUDES
DEMOLITION, IT SORT OF HELPS THE
JURISDICTION SORT OF SET UP THE
PROPERTY, IMMEDIATELY AFTER
ACQUISITION. AND THE TABLE, IT
JUST REFLECTS, ADDED INCREASED
COSTS THAT WENT ABOVE BUDGET
THAT THE COUNTY CAN COVER. IT
COULD BE A HIGHER APPRAISAL THAN
EXPECTED, ADMINISTRATION COSTS ,
CLOSING COSTS WERE HIGHER THAN
EXPECTED AND THE COUNTY HAS THE
ABILITY TO FUND THOSE IF
REQUESTED. SO THOSE CATEGORIES
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE,
LONGFELLOW CREEK, WE HAD A
COUPLE OF DEMOLITIONS BETTER.
THE COUNTY HELPED WITH SOME
FUNDING , OUR NEWEST
NEIGHBORHOOD SITE , MOUNT BAKER
URBAN VILLAGE, AT 17th AND
WALKER IS GETTING FUNDS, BOTH TO
COMPLETE, OR TO BE REIMBURSED
AND TO HELP WITH PENDING
DEMOLITION AND WEST LINN
HIGHLAND PARK, IS ALSO RECEIVING
$50,000 FOR ANTICIPATED
ACQUISITION COSTS . AND
ACTUALLY, ON THAT ONE, WE WILL
BE IN A POSITION TO GO FOR SOME
SITE STABILIZATION COSTS TO HELP
WITH THAT SIDE, THE NEW
ACQUISITIONS OR POTENTIAL
ACQUISITIONS IN BELLTOWN,
LAKEWOOD PARK, AND IT ALSO
DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST IN WEST
SEATTLE. THESE ARE STARTER
AMOUNTS FOR THESE, AND DELRIDGE
NATIVE FOREST IS A LITTLE
FURTHER ALONG SO THE AMOUNT IS
HIGHER , AND ONCE THESE PROJECTS
ARE CREATED, WE WILL PROCEED
WITH ACQUISITIONS AND COME BACK
FOR ACQUISITION AUTHORIZATION,
IF THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE
EXISTING GREEN SPACE
ACQUISITION. AND CLOSE THEM OUT
EVENTUALLY AND START THE PROCESS
ALL OVER AGAIN.
>> WE THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE
COUNCIL DISTRICTS. THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS A VISUAL.
>> MY FAVORITE SLIDE, PRINTED IN
COLOR.
>> I CHOSE TO USE YELLOW, THE
LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE SLIDE
SHOWS THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS, AND
THE BLUE , SQUARE -LIKE THINGS
ARE WHERE THE ACQUISITIONS ARE
GOING WHERE WE HAVE ALREADY
PURCHASED PROPERTY, AND THE RED
STARS ARE POTENTIAL
ACQUISITIONS. THE TOP LINE SHOWS
THE AREAS OF THE 2025
REALLOCATIONS. THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF HOUSES WORKING ON
THOSE, NORTH BEACON HILL IS OUR
MOST RECENT AND WESTWOOD-HIGHLAN
D PARK IS ALSO VERY RECENT. THE
LOWER ROW SHOWS POTENTIAL
ACQUISITIONS IN BELLTOWN , IN
THE AREA, IT IS REFERRED TO AS
THE PORTAL. LAKERIDGE PARK
ADDITION, TO CREATE TRAIL
ACCESS, AND DELRIDGE NATIVE
FOREST, WHICH WE WILL SPEAK IN,
IN MORE DETAIL, WHEN WE
DISCUSSED THE NEXT ORDINANCE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE
SLIDESHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THERE WILL BE, EVERYONE HAS
RECEIVED, NOT JUST YOUR
POWERPOINT, BUT ALSO, THE ACTUAL
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSERVATION
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN KING COUNTY FOR OPEN
SPACE ACQUISITION PROJECTS. SO,
WE WENT THROUGH THAT, FIVE PAGES
LONG, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, I
KNOW THAT WE CONCENTRATED ON
THOSE PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS ,
BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONES, THEY
WERE LACKING A LOT OF GREEN
SPACE, MORE THAN THEY ARE UP
NORTH. THAT IS A FAIR STATEMENT,
CORRECT?
>> GAP AREAS.
>> REQUIRES LOTS .
>> ALWAYS HAPPIER TO HAVE MONEY
WITHIN THE COUNTY. WITH THAT, I
WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO MY
COLLEAGUES. AND I SEE THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE HAS HIS
HAND UP.
>> THANK YOU EVERYONE, I WANTED
TO PUT STOP THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE BELLTOWN BARREL WHETHER --
BELLWETHER PROJECT, AT SOME
POINT I AM SURE WE WILL HAVE A
DIFFERENT NAME, BUT THIS IS
REALLY AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO
THE WORK WE ARE DOING WITH CITY
LIGHT TO FIRM UP THIS,
BELLWETHER, NOT BELLWETHER, BUT
BELLTOWN, AND HAS BASICALLY NO
GREEN SPACE ITSELF. AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. YOU
KNOW? FANTASTIC LOCATION, REALLY
PART OF THE EAST-WEST CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE WATERFRONT, AND IN ,
TOWARDS THE SEATTLE CENTER AND
THE LIKE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME HERE, I SUPPORT THIS AND I
ENCOURAGE AND I PUT STOP AND ALL
OF THE ABOVE, BECAUSE IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO THE OVERALL
PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. THANK YOU FOR THE
COLORED MAP, I LIKE HOW YOU PUT
THE PICTURES UP . SO, I AM A
VISUAL LEARNER. I CAN SEE IT AND
IT MAKES MORE SENSE , I REMEMBER
THIS FROM 2021 AND 2022. ALL
RIGHT, I AM NOT SEEING ANY
QUESTIONS OR HANDS UP FROM MY
COLLEAGUE SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THAT THE MIDI REPRESENT
PASSAGE OF 121 229 . ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR,
THERE ARE FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR.
>> COUNCIL BILL 121229 WILL BE
SENT TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING JULY, OR, JUNE 23rd. ALL
RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT , WHILE
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, COUNCIL
BILL 121230, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION, AT FAIR MARKET
VALUE, THERE WILL BE BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> YOU HAVE YOUR POWERPOINT UP?
>> WE WILL HAVE TO PHONE A
FRIEND .
>> I AM PRINTING THINGS BECAUSE
I BELIEVE IN PAPER.
>> CHAIR? I KEEP CALLING YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FOR THE LAST
BILL AND COMPLIMENTS TO THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR MEETING
WITH ME BECAUSE I HAD SOME
SERIOUS QUESTIONS. OH YEAH, I
WENT PRETTY FAR OFF SCRIPT , AND
TRACI RADCLIFFE AND THE TEAM,
THEY USED THAT TIME TO ANSWER MY
QUESTIONS. I HAVE NOTHING
FURTHER TO SAY. I WILL BE VOTING
YES.
>> MAYBE I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND
WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE, I SHOULD
NOT SAY THAT. LET ME REPHRASE,
WE HAD TRIBAL CONSULTATION WITH
MUCKLESHOOT NATION. YOU HAVE THE
SAME FOLKS , AND LISE WARD LOOK
SO EXCITED, GO AHEAD.
>> I NEED TO BLOW UP MY TEXT.
OUR SECOND PIECE OF LEGISLATION,
KING COUNTY CONSERVATION FUTURES
LEVY AWARDED THE CITY A GRANT
FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES
IN THE DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST ,
WHICH IS PART OF THE WATERSHED
AND HAS A MATCH WAIVER
ELIGIBILITY IN THE KING COUNTY
CRITERIA . WE ARE MAKING
PROGRESS NEGOTIATING WITH THE
CURRENT OWNER OF THESE PARCELS
BUT RATHER THAN BRING THE
LEGISLATION OFFERING --
AUTHORIZING , WE ARE ASKING FOR
BLANKET AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE UP
TO FOUR ACRES FOR THESE
PROPERTIES AND OTHER AREAS THAT
MAY BECOME AVAILABLE IN THIS
AREA. WE WOULD LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
OUR PARTNERS INVOLVED IN THIS
GREEN SPACE RESTORATION,
INCLUDING THE DELL RIDGE
ASSOCIATION, AND THE WASHINGTON
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY, AND SDOT ,
WHICH KICKED OFF WITH A GRANT TO
THE FELLOW GOVERNMENT AND OUR
PARTNERSHIP HAS LEANED IN AS WE
HAVE PROPERTIES ADJACENT. TO
DATE, THE DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST
RESTORATION PROJECT HAS RESULTED
IN APPROXIMATELY 3.5 ACRES OF
DEBRIS REMOVAL, AND 423 NATIVE
SHRUBS. THE TREE WALK EVENT WAS
HELD IN MAY TO INTRODUCE THE
BROADER COMMUNITY TO THE
PROJECT. THE EVENT WAS ORGANIZED
BY THE DELRIDGE DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION AND THE MUCKLESHOOT
TRIBE HAD REPRESENTATION WITH
THE GSP PARTNERSHIP. BEFORE
TURNING THIS OVER, I WOULD LIKE
TO NOTE, THERE COULD BE A NEXUS
BETWEEN OUR ACQUISITION GOALS
HERE, AND SOUND TRANSIT. WE ARE
EXCITED TO BE CLEAR AND
TRANSPARENT. BUT ANY SUCH
TRANSACTION WOULD NOT BE COVERED
BY THE BLANKET AUTHORITY, WE
WOULD RETURN TO COUNCIL IF THERE
WAS A PROPOSAL TO USE ANY OF
THESE AS REPLACEMENT PROPERTIES
ACCORDING TO SOUND TRANSIT , AND
WE WOULD --
>> I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO
THERE. LET'S STAY WHAT YOU HAVE
HERE IN FRONT OF US.
>> OKAY , THIS LEGISLATION
AUTHORIZES , WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO NEGOTIATE AN
ACQUIRED PROPERTY IN THE
DELRIDGE PROPERTY TO PRESERVE
THE DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST,
ESTABLISH LIKE IT AUTHORITY FOR
FUTURE ACQUISITIONS IN THE
FOREST WITHIN A SERIES OF
GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND
AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE AND
ESCROW INSTRUMENTS FOR
ACQUISITIONS. THE REMAINDER OF
THE SLIDESHOW SETS FORTH
PURPOSES AND GOALS AND THE
BACKGROUND OF THE GREEN SPACE
ACQUISITION AUTHORITY. THE
PROPOSED MAP , A MAP OF THE
PROPOSED AUTHORITY AREA.
>> THIS IS JUST , THIS IS, THIS
IS JUST, THIS IS JUST FOR THE
FOUR ACRES? THIS IS JUST , FOR
THE FOUR ACRES ? I DID NOT WANT
ANYONE THINKING IT WAS A
SWEEPING MANDATE. IT IS FOUR
ACRES .
>> 1000 WORDS! SO. WE ARE
SEEKING BLANKET AUTHORITY TO
ACQUIRE FOUR ACRES WITHIN THE
LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES OF THE
DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST. JUST SO
YOU KNOW, I HAVE SPOKEN TO ALL
PROPERTY OWNERS INVOLVED. [
INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ]
PROVIDED THE PRICING IN TERMS
ARE RIGHT. OUR GOAL IS TO
PRESERVE AND EXPAND THE EXISTING
DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST,
SURROUNDING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
AND REFORESTATION EFFORTS
INITIATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WITH ITS VARIOUS
PARTNERSHIPS . TO BOTH REMOVE
NONNATIVE PLANTING AND REPLACE
WITH NATIVE PLANTING . GREEN
SPACE ACQUISITION IS NOT A NEW
THING , IT HAS BEEN THE BACKBONE
OF OUR GREEN SPACE ACQUISITION
PROGRAM STARTING WITH THE 1989
OPEN-SPACE TRAILS FUND PROGRAM
AS WELL AS TWO LEVEES AND OUR
CURRENT AUTHORITY FOR PARK
DISTRICT FUNDS COMES FROM 2018
ORDINANCE, 125644, WHICH
AUTHORIZES US TO ACQUIRE GREEN
SPACES WITHIN THOSE IDENTIFIED
IN THE 1993 RESOLUTION AND DELL
RIDGE NATIVE FOREST IS NOT
INCLUDED IN THAT 1993 ORDINANCE
WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HERE BEFORE
YOU TODAY!
>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT!
>> SO, THE BENEFITS OF HAVING
THIS AUTHORITY, WHICH WE DO NOT
TAKE LIGHTLY SUPPORTS FULFILLING
PRIVATELY OWNED PARCELS WITHIN
EXISTING GREEN SPACES,
ADDRESSING DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES
OF THOSE PARCELS AND IT ALLOWS
US TO MANAGE THE GREEN SPACE OF
A UNIT, THE PLANNED RESTORATION
AND PERMANENTLY PRESERVES THE
GREEN SPACE, IN PERPETUITY. SO,
THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION
WOULD AUTHORIZE ACQUISITIONS
NEXT TO THE AREAS THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN RESTORED BY THE
DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST GARDEN
PROJECT. I AM SORRY, THERE ARE
SO MANY NAMES FLOATING AROUND
HERE. THIS GREEN SPACE, INCLUDED
IN THE LONGFELLOW WATERSHED,
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ACROSS THE
STREET, LONGFELLOW CREEK ITSELF.
IT IS SORT OF ALL CONNECTED,
EVEN THOUGH THERE IS THE
INTERRUPTION OF DELRIDGE
SOUTHWEST. WE HAVE EXPANDED
COLLABORATIVE STEWARDSHIP WITH
THE TRIBES. THERE IS A LITTLE
FOOTNOTE, AND MICHELLE TALKED
ABOUT IT , THE REPLACEMENT
PROPERTY, WE WILL COME BACK TO
YOU SEPARATELY, FOR THAT. IT IS
JUST A LITTLE DESCRIPTION OF THE
PROJECT. AGAIN, THIS WAS
INITIATED BY SDOT TO RESTORE
FOUR ACRES, OVER WHICH SDOT HAS
JURISDICTION IN THIS FOREST, IN
COOPERATION WITH THE MUCKLESHOOT
TRIBE AND COMMUNITY GROUPS,
INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION. I HEARD THAT ONE OF
THE REPRESENTATIVES SPOKE RIGHT
BEFORE THE MEETING. THE
MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE ADVISED THE
GROUP ON STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES
AND ENGAGEMENT, THE UNIVERSITY
GOT INVOLVED, THE PROPOSED
ACQUISITION AUTHORITY, YOU WILL
SEE ON THE MAP , CONNECTS
PUBLICLY, ON PROPERTY, BY
ALLOWING US TO ACQUIRE THE
INTERVENING PROPERTY. TO PROTECT
THE ENTIRE SWATH OF THE
GREENBELT. IF WE CAN DO THAT,
SDOT WILL ATTEMPT TO EXPAND THE
SCOPE AND THE FUNDING FOR THE
PROJECT THAT HAS ALREADY
STARTED. SO, THE GEOGRAPHIC
BOUNDARIES, SOUTH OF SOUTHWEST
MYRTLE STREET . I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU CAN SEE MY ARROW. AT THE
TOP, THE YELLOW REPRESENTS THE
AREA FOR WHICH WE ARE SEEKING
ACQUISITION AUTHORITY .
SOUTHWEST MYRTLE STREET IS AT
THE NORTH. THE EAST BOUNDARY
HERE IS THE 19th AVENUE
SOUTHWEST STAIRS . WHERE
APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF SILVER
AND AT THE INTERSECTION OF
DELRIDGE AND WE ARE EAST OF
DELRIDGE. THOSE WOULD BE THE
BOUNDARIES IN YELLOW THERE. AND,
YOU CAN SEE THE SDOT OWNERSHIP
REPRESENTED, AT THE NORTH END ,
SO, IF WE CAN ACQUIRE THESE
AREAS IN YELLOW, IT ALREADY
EXISTS THERE IS A CONTINUATION
OF TREES THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO
PERMANENTLY PROTECT. 11 ACRES OF
FOREST HERE.
>> GREAT.
>> AND THE AREAS IN RED ARE
BEING ACTIVELY NEGOTIATED . AND
SO, THE FUNDING IN THE PREVIOUS
ORDINANCE, FOR THE CFT, IN THE
AMENDMENT, WOULD ALLOW US TO
CONTINUE NEGOTIATION WITH THESE
OWNERS AND PROCEED TO CLOSING.
>> THANK YOU, LISE WARD.
>> AND, WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE.
>> YOU ARE GOOD? OKAY. ARE YOU
DONE? I CAN TELL. [ LAUGHTER ]
TAKE A BREATH, WE ARE GOOD, WE
ARE MOVING ON. DO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS?
EVERYONE IS GOOD ? OH, GOD. FOR
ONCE. WEIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTERS
FOR BEING HERE TODAY, THE
DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST GARDEN
PROJECT WOULD SUPPORT
RESTORATION EFFORTS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SDOT, THE GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP, THE
FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZE MUCKLESHOOT
INDIAN TRIBE AND COMMUNITY
GROUPS, TOGETHER, THIS EFFORT
HELPS CREATE A NATIVE FOREST
GARDEN THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO
GREEN SPACES, IMPROVES THE
CANOPY AND SUPPORTS LONGFELLOW
CREEK'S HEALTH. ALL WERE THE
GOALS AND GREAT THINGS WE NEED,
VOLUNTEERS HAVE REMOVED UNWANTED
PLANTS , LIKE ENGLISH IVY AND
HIMALAYAN BLACKBERRY, REPLACING
THEM WITH TREATIES, AND PLANTS,
IMPORTANT TO NATIVE AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES , INCLUDING
THE WESTERN RED CEDAR, AND A
FOOTPATH WOULD MAKE IT EASIER
FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY THE FOREST
GARDEN. NOTED EARLIER, SOME OF
THE VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENT . I
THINK , YOU ALL RECEIVED LETTERS
OF SUPPORT, FROM THE MUCKLESHOOT
TRIBE. WITH THAT SAID, CURIOUS
ABOUT THE BROADER COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
FOR THIS SPECIFIC PLAN AND
PROPOSAL. WHO WAS CONSULTED , AT
WHAT TIME ? FOR EXAMPLE, WAS
ANYONE FROM THE DUWAMISH TRIBAL
SERVICES ENGAGED IN THIS EFFORT?
MR. KEN WORKMAN, FROM THAT
ORGANIZATION, HE IS IN THE
CHAMBERS TODAY. JUST CURIOUS TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
FOR THIS EFFORT.
>> ON THE PROJECT ITSELF , OR ON
THE BLANKET AUTHORITY?
>> THIS SPECIFIC PROPOSAL BEFORE
US.
>> WE DID NOT DO BROADER OUTRAGE
ON THE BROADER AUTHORITY, ON THE
PROJECT, THERE WAS AN EVENT IN
MAY , THAT WE DID OUTREACH TO
THE BROADER COMMUNITY. IN
ADDITION, OUR GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP, IT WILL BE MORE
INVOLVED IF THESE PROPERTIES ARE
ACQUIRED IN THE PARKS AND
RECREATION SYSTEM AND THEY DO A
LOT OF OUTREACH WITH DUWAMISH
AND OTHER COMMUNITY
RESTORATIONS. I THINK THEY ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING ON
THAT SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP AND
THESE ACRES, IF WE CAN GET THEM
IN THE SYSTEM. LISE WARD, DO YOU
WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ?
>> YEAH. I HAD A COUPLE NOTES.
THE SEATTLE GREEN PARTNERSHIP,
SPECIFICALLY , HOW THEY
INTERFACE , THEY SUPPORT , WITH
FUNDS AND RESOURCES, COMMUNITY
STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITY FROM THE
WEST DUWAMISH GREENBELT LED BY
DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES AND
DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES
LIKEWISE SUPPORTS GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP ACTION PLANNING,
THEY HAVE A WORKING CIRCLE. AND
THIS IS NOT MY WORLD. I AM NOT
SURE WHAT THAT IS , EXACTLY, AS
A COMMITTEE MEMBER. SO THERE IS
SOME INTERFACE , AGAIN ON THE
NATIVE -- DELRIDGE NATIVE FOREST
GARDEN PROJECT, INITIATED BY
SDOT. AND BECAUSE IT WAS FEDERAL
MONEY, THE GRANT HAD A HIGHER
CHANCE OF BEING FUNDED, IF IT
WORKS WITH A RECOGNIZED TRIBE.
>> I WANT TO ADD TO WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS SAYING,
THAT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED BY US
, FOR THE FEDERAL GRANT, WE
NEEDED A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBE, NO DISRESPECT OF THE
DUWAMISH PEOPLE. THIS DOES NOT
EXCLUDE, GOING FORWARD, AND THE
INCLUSION AND DISCUSSION AND
CONSULTATION WITH EVERY
COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE
DUWAMISH FOLKS. THAT WAS MY
UNDERSTANDING.
>> YOU ALREADY HAVE A GOOD
CONNECTION WITH THE
ORGANIZATIONS, THROUGH THE GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP, AND AS WE
GET MORE ACREAGE, THEY LOOK TO
EXPAND THAT PARTNERSHIP.
>> I THINK WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
BE CAREFUL OF YEAR, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS NOT TRYING TO BESTOW
ON ANYONE, ANY RECOGNITION OR
NONRECOGNITION, THIS IS PURELY
THE FOUR ACRES AND GETTING THE
MONEY TO PROTECT THIS, AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK, AS WE
HAVE, WITH OTHER GROUPS,
INCLUDING THE DUWAMISH FOLKS ,
ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.
SOMETIMES, IT GETS A LITTLE
TRICKY BECAUSE TRIBES HAVE
DIFFERENT OPINIONS, THEY DO NOT
WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD
THINKING ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THE OTHER. IT WAS JUST FOR
THIS FEDERAL GRANT PURPOSE, THE
FEDERAL RECOGNITION, WHICH IS
REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL LAW,
CONSULTATION AND THAT WAS
REQUIRED OF THEM. BY LAW. GO
AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, WELL SAID,
WELL PUT, REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CLARITY FROM YOU AND THE TEAM
HERE, SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF
THE, BECAUSE OF THE HOOK, THE
FEDERAL HOOK HERE, AT LEAST AT
THE INITIAL CONSULTATION WITH A
FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBE, THAT
DOES NOT PRECLUDE US, NOR SHOULD
IT INCLUDE US. IN FACT, I WOULD
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO
ENGAGE WITH ALL COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE
DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES. PLEASE
SEE THEM, CHECK IN ON THE WAY
OUT, AND ON A GOING -FORWARD
BASIS, FOR THOSE REASONS I WILL
BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR STRONG,
ROBUST ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL
COMMUNITIES.
>> I AM SORRY. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AS A MEMBER
KETTLE ?
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE, I WANTED
TO THANK MR. WORKMAN FROM
DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES, FOR
BEING HERE, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
THAT REPRESENTATION. YOU ARE
WELCOME. AND I ALSO WELCOME THIS
EFFORT, FOR THE DELRIDGE NATIVE
FOREST ITSELF, AND SO, THANK
YOU , MY ONLY, MY ONLY
STATEMENT/, RELATES TO, AND I DO
APPRECIATE, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
THE ACQUISITION, AS WE KEEP
ACQUIRING LANDS , THERE ARE A
FEW OTHERS BEING CONTEMPLATED AT
VARIOUS LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT.
THE LONG-TERM ABILITY TO
MAINTAIN. I THINK ABOUT THE
ELLIOTT BAY CONNECTIONS. I THINK
ABOUT -- I LOVE THE FRENCH GATES
, AND MS. SCOTT CAME IN AND DID
WHAT THEY DID, ABSOLUTELY
UNBELIEVABLE. OPERATING SUPPORT
SYSTEM , NOT UNLIKE THE STADIUM
AND MEMORIAL WALL, IN TERMS OF
ONE GROUP IN THAT FIVE-YOUR
TRANSITION BUT AT SOME POINT,
THESE COME BACK TO US. TO OWN
AND OPERATE, SO, WE HAVE THAT
CAPACITY, THAT IS MY FAVORITE
WORD, TO TAKE THEM ON AND PLAN,
THAT IS A STATEMENT, A QUESTION
AT THE END, ARE WE IN A GOOD
POSITION AS A PARKS DEPARTMENT?
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT, TO
TAKE ON THIS, LONGER-TERM, TO
TAKE ON THE ACQUISITION THEN
MAINTAIN THEM AND I SAY THIS
PARTLY BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE
WITH THE EAST AND WEST
GREENBELT, WHICH ARE VERY MUCH A
CHALLENGE.
>> ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE ,
THERE IS A UNIQUE COALITION THAT
WANTS TO BE IN THE SPACE AND
DEDICATE TIME AND ENERGY TO
RESTARTING THE LAND, WE FEEL
STRONGLY , THIS IS AN AREA ,
THAT WE CAN BRING UNDER OUR
EXISTING SYSTEMS. INCLUDING THE
PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL, DOES THAT MEAN EVERY
DAY THERE WILL NOT BE SOME
ISSUE? NO, BUT WE WILL WORK
THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THE
ACQUISITION PROGRAM OVERALL, AS
WE THINK ABOUT WHAT OTHER
PLACES, TO MAKE SURE THERE WILL
BE ACTIVE AND ROBUST USE THAT WE
CAN DEVELOP THE PARCELS, THAT
COME WITH ACQUISITION AND WE ARE
MOVING TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF THE
OTHER SITES . WE TALKED ABOUT IT
YESTERDAY. THIS IS SOMETHING WE
ARE MINDFUL OF AND WE ARE TRYING
TO HAVE A SYSTEMATIC LOOK WITH
EACH CYCLE OF THE PARK DISTRICT
AND WHAT SITES HAVE WE BROUGHT
IN AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO
ABOUT THEM, AND HOW DO WE LEARN
FROM WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING
CURRENTLY AS STEWARDS OF THE
PARKS SYSTEM ?
>> I WANT TO WRAP THIS UP. LET
US NOT , THE GOAL IS FOR
PERMANENT PRESERVATION AND
EXPANSION. NO ONE IS GIVING UP
AND GIVING AWAY ANYTHING, ONE
GROUP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE
OTHER. IT IS PRESERVATION AND
EXPANSION OF THE DELRIDGE NATIVE
FOREST, CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH
COMMUNITY, THE INCLUSIVE AS
POSSIBLE . THAT IS WHAT I WANTED
TO END WITH AND THAT IS THE
ACTUAL TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE
BEFORE US, IT IS PRETTY CLEAR
ABOUT THAT, OKAY, SO, ARE WE
READY TO GO ? IT LOOKS LIKE WE
ARE GOOD. SO, WITH THAT, I WANT
TO THANK YOU, GUYS. LET'S GO
AHEAD. LET'S SEE, ANYMORE
QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL -- COUNCIL BILL
121230, SECOND? CAN I GET A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR.
MOVED AND SECONDED, ARE THERE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ? I DO NOT
SEE ANY. ALL RIGHT. CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE WE
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? CHAIR, FOUR
VOTES.
>> COUNCIL BILL 121230 WILL BE
SENT TO THE JUNE 23rd FULL
COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT, WITH
THAT BEING SAID , LET'S MOVE TO
OUR LAST TWO. CLICK, READ ITEMS
NINE AND 10 INTO THE RECORD.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE PARKS.
>> ITEMS NINE AND 10, RESOLUTION
32210 AND COUNCIL WILL 121231,
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT, A RESOLUTION
RELATING , ADOPTING A 2027-2020
THROUGH -- 2027-2032 STRATEGIC
PLAN, ESTABLISHING NEW RETAIL
RATE SCHEDULES, CONDITIONS,
CUSTOMER CLASS AND CONDITIONS
WITH DATA CENTERS, ELECTRICITY,
DEMAND CONSTITUTES A NEW LARGE
LOAD, MODIFYING SERVICE
CONNECTIONS, MODIFYING CUSTOMER
CHARGES FOR ELIGIBLE RATE
ASSISTANCE, AND AUGMENTING THE
RATE STABILIZATION ACCOUNT
MECHANISM.
>> THANK YOU. AND BEFORE COMING
BEFORE YOU GO BACK, INTRODUCE
EVERYBODY, THERE ARE SOME NEW
FOLKS UP HERE, SO, YOU HAVE THE
23-PAGE, HIGH-LEVEL PRESENTATION
GOOD AFTER WHICH, I AM GOING TO
ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO HOLD THEIR
QUESTIONS TO LET THEM GET
THROUGH THIS, BECAUSE, THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ARE YOU
SUBMITTING WRITTEN QUESTIONS ?
THE DEADLINE FOR THAT IS JUNE
24th. CITY LIGHT WILL RESPOND
WITH A MEMO ON JUNE 30th AND AN
IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION ON JULY
1st , WHERE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WILL BE ABLE TO ASK FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS AND WE WILL HAVE A
THIRD MEETING ABOUT THE RATE
ORDINANCE ON JULY 15th AND WE
WILL HAVE A VOTE THEN. THIS IS
THREE MEETINGS TO LEAD UP TO THE
VOTE ON JULY 15th. YOU WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY, OF COURSE, TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN QUESTIONS AND LET
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT RESPONDED, TO
THE RETAIL RATE ORDINANCE, AND
WE ARE NOT VOTING , WE WANT TO
HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION AND
AGAIN, I AM GUESSING MY
COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS. WITH THAT, I WILL LET
YOU DO YOUR INTRODUCTIONS AND
WALK YOU THROUGH YOUR
POWERPOINT.
>> I AM THE INTERIM CEO AND
GENERAL MANAGER AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
>> CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
>> LEO LAM.
>> I AM ERIC McCONAGHY, CITY
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE,
CHAIR JUAREZ AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. TODAY, WE WILL PROVIDE
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
INVESTMENT PRIORITY IT SUPPORTS
ON THE CUSTOMER ELECTRIC UTILITY
RATES NECESSARY TO KEEP THE
UTILITY SAFE, RELIABLE,
AFFORDABLE, AND PREPARED FOR THE
FUTURE BUT I WANT TO ALSO
WELCOME LEO LAM, THE CHAIR OF
THE REVIEW PANEL, YOU WILL BE
SHARING AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE
OF THE REVIEW PANEL. WILL WORK
HAND-IN-HAND WITH UTILITY AND
DEVELOP THE 2027-2032 STRATEGIC
RATE PLAN. THE STRATEGIC PLAN
AND RATE ORDINANCE. THE SIX-YOUR
PLAN REFLECTS OUTREACH AND
OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS , IT
OUTLINES THE ROADMAP FOR
STRENGTHENING SYSTEM RESILIENCE,
IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE, AND SUPPORTING CITY
LIGHT'S CLEAN ELECTRIFICATION
OBJECTIVES. IN ADDITION TO THE
COLLABORATION WITH THE REVIEW
PANEL, THIS PLAN REFLECTS THE
FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
STAKEHOLDERS. THE PRIORITIES
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WHERE THE
UTILITY CAN IMPROVE SAFETY,
RELIABILITY, EQUITY, AND
OPERATIONAL TRANSPARENCY. THE
RATE ORDINANCE SUPPORTS THE
STRATEGIC PLAN BY PROVIDING
STABLE, PREDICTABLE RESOURCES
NECESSARY . THE PROPOSAL
BALANCES AFFORDABILITY WITH
SYSTEM UPKEEP, AND INJURES THE
UTILITY REMAINS FINANCIALLY
HEALTHY WELL RETAINING
EXPECTATIONS. THE RATE INCREASES
ARE DIFFICULT FOR CUSTOMERS AND
WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO REDUCING
COST WHEREVER POSSIBLE AND
STRENGTHENING ASSISTING --
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR ELIGIBLE
CUSTOMERS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY. THE
PRESENTATION IS INTENDED TO
SUPPORT THE DELIBERATION AND
PROVIDE CLARITY ON THE LONG-TERM
DIRECTION AND RESOURCE NEEDS. I
WILL NOW AND IT OFF TO KRISTY
GRAINGER AND LEO LAM.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU MEMBERS.
I AM EXCITED TO SHARE THE
STRATEGIC PLAN, THE RESULTS OF
TWO YEARS OF WORK WITH THE TEAM
AND THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS OUR
EIGHTH PLAN. AND THE PLANS
INCLUDE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND
WORK WITH LEADERSHIP TO TRACK
PROGRESS. THE PLANS AND UPDATES
INCLUDE A RETAIL RATE THAT AND
ARE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP.
THIS IS A FULL PLAN. THROUGHOUT
DEVELOPMENT, WE WORK CLOSELY
WITH THE REVIEW PANEL. THEY ARE
MADE UP OF NINE MEMBERS
REPRESENTING CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS. THEIR ROLE IS TO
PROVIDE INPUT ON STRATEGIC
PLANNING, FINANCIAL PLANNING,
AND CREATE PROPOSALS. THEY ALSO
ASSESS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND
PROVIDE AN OPINION BEFORE IT
GOES TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
FOR APPROVAL. EACH MEMBER HAS A
SPECIFIC AUDIENCE THEY
REPRESENT. TODAY, WE ARE HAPPY
TO HAVE THE CURRENT CHAIR, LEO
LAM, TO SHARE THE PROPOSED PLAN
AND RATE ORDINANCE. LEO?
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
I WANT TO BEGIN WITH THE MOST
IMPORTANT POINT, THE CITY LIGHT
REVIEW PANEL UNANIMOUSLY
ENDORSES THE 2027-2032 STRATEGIC
PLAN AND THE ASSOCIATED RATE
PLAN. THE FULL LETTER EXPLAINS
WHY. THE SUPPORT TIMES AFTER TWO
YEARS OF MONTHLY MEETINGS,
DETAILED ANALYSIS AND FRANK
CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY LIGHT
LEADERSHIP. I AM HERE
REPRESENTING THIS GROUP. AND I
WILL HIGHLIGHT OBSERVATIONS THAT
LED TO THIS ENDORSEMENT. CITY
LIGHT IS PHASING -- FACING
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AND INDUSTRY
DISRUPTIONS, THE NEW LORD
FORECAST -- LOAD FORECAST SHOWS
CITY LIGHT BEING SHORT ON
SUPPLY. THEY ASKED THAT NEW
SUPPLY ADDITIONS WILL BE
CAREFULLY PLANNED AND AGREES
THAT THE RELIABILITY RISKS OF
BEING SHORT ON POWER ARE GREATER
THEN THE RISK OF HAVING
EXCESSIVE POWER. RELIABILITY HAS
SLIPPED IN PART, DUE TO DIRECT,.
UNDERGROUND CABLES AND THE COST
OF MAINTENANCE IS INCREASING
THROUGH IN PLACEMENT --
INFLATION ON COPPER, CONCRETE,
AND WOODIN POLES. RECOGNIZING
THIS NECESSARY INCREASE IS A
HEAVY LIFT FOR CUSTOMERS. THE
PANEL RECOMMENDED CLEVER
COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT VIBRATES
ARISING AND WHEN CUSTOMERS
EXPECT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS. WE
SUPPORT CHANGES TO THE STRUCTURE
AND EXPANSION OF THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM TO BETTER
PROTECT VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS.
THE PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN AND
RATE ORDINANCE PROVIDES THE
NECESSARY RESPONSE TO ENSURE
RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND
SUSTAINABLE ELECTRICITY, NOW AND
IN THE FUTURE. UTILITY IS
PLAYING CATCH-UP ON TECHNOLOGY,
AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE,
THIS PLAN TARGETS RELIABILITY
THROUGH THE REPLACEMENT OF
FAILED ASSETS AND SECURES
LONG-TERM , COST-STABLE
RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE
THE POWER TO MEET GROWING
DEMAND. CITY LIGHT HAS BEGUN
OFFERING A RATE OPTION FOR
CUSTOMERS, AS YOU KNOW,
ENCOURAGING THE SHIFTING OF
ENERGY-EVERY TASKS TO LOWER
BILLS AND PREVENT INFRASTRUCTURE
STRAIN. WE SCRUTINIZE THESE
CAREFULLY AND ASKED HARD
QUESTIONS. WE WOULD PREFER A
LOWER RATE INCREASE, WE
CONCLUDED THAT THE PROPOSED
INCREASES ARE NECESSARY FOR THE
NEXT TWO YEARS. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO NOTE, THE CITY LIGHT RATE
INCREASE IS LESS THEN PEER
UTILITIES. BASED ON OUR MANY
HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS AT THE
PANEL MEETINGS, WE TRUST THAT
THIS PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN
WILL ENSURE CUSTOMERS HAVE
IMPROVED RELIABILITY , FEWER
OUTAGES, AND FOR SHORTER
DURATION. STABILITY AND
LONG-TERM POWER SUPPLY, AND
TECHNOLOGY, SUPPORTING MORE
EFFICIENT, INTERNAL PROCESSES,
AS WELL AS STREAMLINED
PROCESSES, LIKE THE ONE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DISCUSSED
EARLIER. THIS INCREASE IS
MATERIALLY HIGHER THAN PRIOR
PLANTS, IT ENSURES OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUES TO MEET
THE CITY NEEDS INTO THE FUTURE.
REDUCING THE RISK OF SUDDEN,
SURPRISE SHOCKS. ON BEHALF OF
THE REVIEW PANEL, I URGE YOU TO
PASS THE RATE ORDINANCE OUT OF
COMMITTEE, THESE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION, THEY ARE ART
FORWARD LOOKING ELECTRIC
SERVICES. THANK YOU.
>> OUR PROPOSED PLAN IS A SHIFT,
WE ARE ORGANIZING THE RESULTS WE
KNOW AND MUST DELIVER. THIS
OUTCOME-FOCUSED APPROACH GIVES
US ROUTE STRIVING TOWARDS WHAT
MATTERS MOST WELL ADAPTING AS
CONDITIONS CHANGE. EACH OF THESE
FOCUS AREAS INCLUDES MIDTERM
OUTCOMES AND A 10-YEAR ROADMAP
THAT HELPS US ANTICIPATE
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
THE FOCUS AREAS ARE RELIABILITY,
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, POWER
SUPPLY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THEN
WORKFORCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WHICH
ARE WOVEN THROUGHOUT. THESE BOTH
DRIVE AND SUPPORT PROGRESS IN
EVERY AREA. AS A PART OF THE
SHIFT, WE ARE STRENGTHENING
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND OUR CORE
BUSINESS PRACTICES. WE ARE
INTEGRATING PERFORMANCE
REPORTING AND ENSURING
ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH OUTCOME
REPORTS AND LEADERSHIP GOALS. WE
ARE BUILDING ON ONGOING CYCLES ,
AND WE ARE COORDINATING WITH THE
BUDGET PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT WE
FUND OUR PRIMARIES. TO BUILD
THIS PLAN, WE ENGAGE WITH MORE
THAN 200,000 PEOPLE REPRESENTING
A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT
OUR SERVICE AREA, WE ALSO
REVIEWED 10 RECENT ENGAGEMENT
PORTS, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INTO OUR
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. WE
ATTENDED 17 COMMUNITY EVENTS,
REACHING THOSE THROUGHOUT THE
SERVICE AREA INCLUDING EVERY
COUNCIL DISTRICT. WE HOST THE 25
COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING WITH
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL,
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]. ENGAGED WITH
20 LANGUAGE MINIS WITH THE HELP
OF DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY
LIAISONS. THROUGH THIS
ENGAGEMENT, WE HAD A SHARED
ENGAGEMENT OF PRIORITIES. WE
DISCUSSED DEMAND, WEATHER
PATTERNS, ESCALATING COST, WHILE
HEARING DIRECTLY FROM A
CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES
THEY ARE FACING. WE ALSO
INCORPORATED INSIGHTS FROM OUR
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER
SATISFACTION SURVEY, CUSTOMER
SATISFACTION AND PUT SURVEY, AND
A THREE-DAY ONLINE FOCUS GROUP.
THREE THEMES WERE CONSISTENT
THROUGHOUT ENGAGEMENT. FIRST,
ELECTRICITY IS ESSENTIAL. OUR
CUSTOMERS COUNT ON US FOR THEIR
LIVES. RELIABILITY,
AFFORDABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSIBILITY MUST BE BALANCED.
FINALLY, SOLUTIONS MUST BE
CODESIGNED WITH THOSE MUST --
MOST AFFECTED. WE HEARD THE
IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTING OUR
WORK TO THE VALUES WE SHARE,
PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, THE
ENVIRONMENT, AND SUPPORT, SO
THAT EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM THE
ENERGY TRANSITION. AS WE DO THIS
WORK, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WANT US
TO TAKE A SYSTEMIC APPROACH AND
ENGAGE WITH THEM. AS WE
IMPLEMENT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN,
THEY ASKED US TO EXPAND
EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS,
CULTURALLY-RELEVANT ENGAGEMENT,
CONNECT WITH YOU, PROMOTE GREEN
JOBS, AND PARTNER WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.
WORKING ACROSS SILOS AND
IMPROVING COORDINATION
THROUGHOUT UTILITY. WITH THE
STRATEGIC FOUNDATION IN PLACE, I
WILL HAND IT OVER TO OUR CEO,
KRISTY GRAINGER, TO DISCUSS OUR
FINANCIAL PATH FORWARD.
>> SO, THE CHART ON THE SLIDE
DEPICTS THE RATE PATH, THE BLUE
BARS REPRESENT HISTORICAL RATE
CHANGES AND THE GOLD ONCE OUR
FUTURE INCREASES. THE CITY LIGHT
STRATEGIC PLAN RECOMMENDS A RATE
INCREASE FOR 2027, 9.5% IN
ANOTHER 9.5% IN 2028, INCREASES
IN THE 7% TO 11% RANGE THROUGH
2032. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING
TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ASK OF OUR
CUSTOMERS. I WANT TO ASSURE YOU,
WE DO NOT MAKE IT LIGHTLY, WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
PROPOSAL FOR TWO YEARS, IT IS
BASED ON EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS,
FORECASTING, AND PLANNING. AND
OUR GOAL IS FULL TRANSPARENCY.
THE STRATEGIC PLANNING INCLUDES
AN APPENDIX , IT IS PART OF THE
LEGISLATION. WE ARE GOING TO
WALK YOU THROUGH DRIVERS TODAY.
AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT YOU WILL
HAVE QUESTIONS. AND YOU SHOULD.
THIS RATE INCREASE REPRESENTS A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
SEATTLE'S ENERGY FUTURE, WE
WANT EVERY RATEPAYER TO
UNDERSTAND WHY NOW IS THE RIGHT
AND NECESSARY TIME FOR THIS
INVESTMENT. [ INDISCERNIBLE -
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>> SERIOUSLY?
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>> CARSTEN ? HE IS OUR FINANCIAL
PLANNING AND RATES MANAGER. HE
IS OFF-LINE. WE ARE PLANNING TO
BRING HIM IN FOR THE QUESTIONS
BECAUSE HE IS THE TECHNICAL
EXPERT. THANK YOU.
>> I GOT BACK JUST IN TIME, PAGE
11 AND PAGE 13, AND ALSO [
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>> GOT IT.
>> WHEN I WENT THROUGH ALL OF
OUR DOCUMENTS AND OUR SUMMARIES
, THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, I DO THANK
YOU.
>> THIS SUMMARIZES THE FIVE MAIN
GUIDING FACTORS WHY THE 9.5%
RATE INCREASE IS NEEDED. THE WAY
THAT WE USE ELECTRICITY IS
CHANGING, WE HAVE MORE ELECTRIC
VEHICLES ON THE ROAD EVERY DAY,
THIS INCLUDES FLEET, BUSES, WE
ARE SEEING MORE HEAT PUMPS IN
HOMES AND BUSINESSES, THIS
SHIFT, HEATING AND COOLING, THIS
GOES FAR BEYOND ORGANIC ECONOMIC
GROWTH, THIS IS A SEACHANGE,
WORKING TO SHRINK THE CARBON
FOOTPRINT, AT THE SAME TIME, IT
IS STRETCHING THE POWER SUPPLY
AND ELECTRIC GRID . AS YOU HEARD
FROM OUR PRESENTATION, WE
ANTICIPATE WE NEED POWER AND WE
ARE ANTICIPATING HIGHER COSTS,
CITY LIGHT NEEDS NEW CLEAN
RESOURCES, WE WILL BE COMPETING
WITH OTHER UTILITIES AND THE
PRICE TAG WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER
THAN TODAY'S RESOURCES. AT THE
SAME TIME, THE OPERATIONAL COSTS
FOR OUR LEGACY HYDROPOWER
RESOURCES ARE GOING TO GROW. WE
ARE PROJECTING THAT THE NEW
OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE SKAGIT
DAMS AND THE BONNEVILLE POWER
CONTRACT WILL ALSO ADD TO THESE
POWER SUPPLY COSTS.
>> THE NEW BONNEVILLE POWER
CONTRACT [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW
VOLUME ]?
>> SORRY, WHEN DOES IT START? WE
JUST SIGNED IT. THE FALL OF
2028?
>> I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
>> YES, WE CAN GO BACK FOR YOU.
SO, THIRD IS THE NEED TO MAKE
INVESTMENTS IN THE GRID TO
INCREASE CAPACITY, TO MEET
DEMAND, AND CATCHING UP ON
MAINTENANCE. OUR OUTAGE NUMBERS
ARE AFFECTING THE IMPACTS OF AN
AGING GRID. YOU HEARD FROM
CONSTITUENTS, CUSTOMERS IN
CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
STARTING TO EXPERIENCE BAD POWER
OUTAGES , HE WAS HERE , TALKING
ABOUT THE STATE OF THE GRID AND
TO START INVESTING MORE IN
UPKEEP.
>> THAT IS WHAT WE HEAR A LOT.
>> YEAH, OKAY. TECHNOLOGY IS
ANOTHER AREA WHERE CITY LIGHT
NEEDS TO INVEST IN GROWING
DEMAND, WE NEED TO INVEST IN
TECHNOLOGY SO THAT WE CAN
PREPARE FOR THE DYNAMIC AND
FLEXIBLE ENERGY FEATURE. THIS IS
SHAVING PEAK USAGE, INVESTING IN
BATTERIES . THESE ARE EFFECTIVE
STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING COSTLY
GRID CAPACITY EXPANSION AND PEAK
MARKET PRICES, WE ARE LOOKING TO
A FUTURE WHERE POWER FLOWS TWO
WAYS. AND THIS IS GOING TO
REQUIRE TOOLS LIKE D.E.R.M. LIKE
WE MENTIONED IN THE
PRESENTATION. ALL OF THESE ARE
SHAVING TECHNOLOGY. WE ALSO WANT
TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO DEAL WITH
OUTAGES. SENSORS AND SWITCHES ON
OUR LINES SO WE CAN FIND AND FIX
OUTAGES FASTER. WE DO HAVE AN
OUTAGE, WE WOULD LIKE TO TEXT
THE CUSTOMER AND SAY WE KNOW
YOUR POWER IS OUT. YOU KNOW,
HERE IS THE ESTIMATE FOR WHEN
YOU CAN EXPECT IT TO COME BACK
ON. THIS IS TECHNOLOGY WE WANT
TO INVEST IN. FINALLY, THIS IS A
LARGE FACTOR, BIG IMPACTS FROM
INFLATION. COSTS ARE RISING AND
OUR RATES HAVE NOT KEPT PACE.
OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, PRICES
FOR MATERIALS INCREASED BY
NEARLY 40% AND THIS REFLECTS THE
SUPERTIGHT SUPPLY CHAIN,
TARIFFS, PRICES FOR RAW
MATERIALS LIKE COPPER AND WOOD,
THEY ARE SKYROCKETING. ALSO, WE
ARE LOOKING TO KEEP PACE WITH
WAGES. THERE IS A FACTOR IN
RECRUITMENT, WE NEED TO MAINTAIN
COMPETITIVENESS IN RECRUITING,
ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE DOING WORK
OUT IN THE FIELD EVERY DAY. ALL
RIGHT ?
>> HERE IS THE FUN PART.
>> MOVING TO THE RATE ORDINANCE,
THE RATE ORDINANCE HAS FOUR MAIN
COMPONENTS. IN THE RATE
SCHEDULE, THE 9.5% INCREASE
CALLED FOR BY THE STRATEGIC
PLAN. THERE IS ALSO THREE
IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGES. FIRST,
THERE IS A NEW RATE THAT WOULD
APPLY TO DATA CENTERS. WE ARE
PROPOSING TO EXPAND THE RATE
STABILIZATION ACCOUNT AND
BROADEN UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY. WE ARE GOING TO
START WITH TALKING A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER
MIGHT SEE WHAT A 9.5% RATE
INCREASE WOULD LOOK LIKE ON
THEIR BILL. THIS SLIDE
SUMMARIZES THE RATES AS THEY
WOULD APPEAR ON THE BILL, IF YOU
WERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THERE IS A TABLE SUMMARIZING THE
IMPACTS AT THE BOTTOM. DEPENDING
ON CONSUMPTION, A CUSTOMER WOULD
EXPECT TO SEE THEIR BILL
INCREASE BETWEEN SIX DOLLARS AND
$14 PER MONTH. WE RECOGNIZE, THE
VERY DIVERSE USE OF ELECTRICITY
SEEN ON THE TABLE, THAT
SUMMARIZES DIFFERING IMPACTS.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. TAKING A
STEP BACK, THIS TABLE SUMMARIZES
THE RATE IMPACT FOR ALL CUSTOMER
CLASSES INCLUDING ALL OF OUR
CUSTOMER CLASSES. THE BOTTOM
LINE IS, NOT ALL CUSTOMERS WILL
SEE THEIR BILL INCREASE BY
EXACTLY 9.5%, IT INCORPORATES
ADJUSTMENTS TO COST OF SERVICE
AND RATE DESIGN, ENSURING THAT
CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR
SHARE OF COSTS . THIS TABLE
SUMMARIZES AVERAGE INCREASES BY
DIFFERENT SIZED BUSINESS AND
CUSTOMER CLASSES. THE GENERAL
SERVICE , CLOSE TO 9.5%, THE
NETWORKS ARE GOING TO SEE LOWER
THAN AVERAGE INCREASES, THIS IS
DUE TO FLATTER COST GROWTH IN
THE DOWNTIME THAT WERE COMPARED
TO THE REST OF OUR GRID. WE WANT
TO NOTE THAT THE RATES IN THE
DOWNTOWN NETWORK ARE MUCH HIGHER
THAN FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS BECAUSE
THE DOWNTOWN NETWORK REFLECT THE
PREMIUM SERVICE AND FINALLY,
STREETLIGHTS. THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WILL IMPACT THE GENERAL
FUND, STREETLIGHT RATES ARE
EXPECTED TO, PROJECTED TO
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY, THIS
INCREASES -- REFLECTS THE STEEP
COST IN MAINTAINING
STREETLIGHTS, RELATED TO
INSTALLING NEW LIGHTS TO SUPPORT
PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT ALSO
MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES RELATING
TO COPPER THEFT AND VANDALISM.
AND WE ARE HAPPY TO DIVE INTO
DETAILS ON THAT , IN THE NEXT
MEETING, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
SO, THIS IS A QUICK SLIDE THAT
SUMMARIZES RATE INCREASES AT
NEIGHBORING UTILITIES, COMPARING
THEM TO CITY LIGHT BUT OVER THE
LAST FOUR YEARS, RATES HAVE
INCREASED BY 4.5% ON AVERAGE,
LOWER THAN NEIGHBORING UTILITIES
AND ALSO LOWER THAN THE
OPERATING COSTS . ALSO, AT THE
SAME TIME, OTHER UTILITIES,
INCLUDING PSE, THAT SERVES , AND
BE STUCK, THAT SERVES SPOKANE,
THEY HAVE PROPOSED SIGNIFICANT
INCREASES FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.
OKAY? IN ADDITION, THERE ARE
THREE RATE -RELATED POLICY
CHANGES. THE FIRST IS A POLICY
THAT WOULD CREATE A NEW RATE
CLASS THAT WOULD APPLY TO DATA
CENTERS THAT HAVE EXPANDED OR
NEW SERVICE OF MORE THAN 10 ,
AFTER STABLE CUSTOMER BASE AND
NO NEW LARGE LOADS, WE ARE
RECEIVING INQUIRIES FOR NEW AND
EXPANDED LOADS. WE HAVE HAD A
GOOD DOZEN INQUIRIES, NOT ALL
ARE FOR DATA CENTER. GIVEN THAT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DOES NOT HAVE
SURPLUS ELECTRICITY OR GRID
CAPACITY, SERVING ANY LARGE LOAD
WILL BE COSTLY, BUSINESSES ARE
MAKING REQUESTS TO ADD AMOUNTS
OF ELECTRICITY EQUIVALENT TO
THOUSANDS OF HOMES, THIS RAISES
THE QUESTION, CAN CITY LIGHT,
AND SHOULD WE, DO WHAT WE CAN TO
PROTECT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES
FROM FINANCIAL RISK , SOME USE
LARGE LOADS, PARTICULARLY DATA
CENTERS. THE NEW RATE COSTS
WOULD APPLY TO ANY DATA CENTERS
WITH ANYTHING GREATER THAN 10
MVA, AND UNDER THIS POLICY, THE
CUSTOMER WOULD PAY UPFRONT FOR
ANY NEEDED GRID INVESTMENTS, UP
TO AND INCLUDING GRID STATION.
WE WOULD NOT SERVE THEM WITH
CITY HYDRO OR OTHER RESOURCES,
WE WOULD PROCURE DIFFERENT
RESOURCES TO SERVE THEM AND THE
RATES WOULD REFLECT THAT COST.
TO CONTAIN THE RISK, WE REQUIRE
THE CONTRACT SIGNED UP FRONT ,
WHERE THEY PAY FOR A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF CAPACITY WITH STEEP
PENALTIES FOR OVERRUNS, THEY
WOULD AGREE TO CURTAIL THEIR USE
AND THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
INVEST IN CONSERVATION MEASURES,
THE POINT OF THIS POLICY IS, IF
CITY LIGHT IS GOING TO SERVE A
DATA CENTER, AND I AM AWARE
THERE IS DISCUSSION GOING ON
ABOUT THAT. WE ARE ENSURING THAT
OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE NOT HAVING
TO PAY FOR THIS. FINALLY, WE
WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THIS POLICY
IS DESIGNED BASED ON OTHER
POLICIES IN PLACE AT OTHER
PUBLIC UTILITIES. THESE NEW
LARGE-LOAD POLICIES ARE BECOMING
STANDARD.
>> ANGELA? ANGELA, IS THAT
RIGHT? I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER,
QUICKLY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
QUESTIONS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
I AM HOPING WILL BE IN THE
POWERPOINT, WE NEEDED TACKLED
THE ISSUE OF NOT HAVING ANY MVA
. THAT HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE WITH
THE DATA CENTERS. IT IS A
PRIVATE COMPANY.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. THAT IS THE
DATA CENTER RATED THE NEXT
POLICY CHANGE IS EXPANDING THE
RATE STABILIZATION ACCOUNT, OR
RSA, IT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE
2010, IT EXISTS TO ABSORB
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE NET COST OF
THE POWER SUPPLY, IT IS AN
EFFECTIVE TOOL IN MANAGING THE
FINANCIAL RISK AND LIMITING
IMPACT ON THE CUSTOMER BILL. WE
ARE PROPOSING TO EXPAND TO
MANAGE NOT JUST FLUCTUATIONS,
BUT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS , OUR
BONNEVILLE CONTRACT, AS WELL AS
VARIATION IN RETAIL LOAD. THE
EXPANDED RSA WOULD BUFFER OUR
RISKS , AND INCREASE THE CASH
RESERVES FROM $100 MILLION-$150
MILLION AND THE CEILING WOULD BE
$200 MILLION. THE RSA HAS
AUTOMATIC RATE SURCHARGES THAT
WOULD TRIGGER TO REPLENISH THE
CASH RESERVE . WE HAD IT ROLL
OFF EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS
A NET DECREASE TO RATES. WE
WOULD SHIFT THE THRESHOLD TO BE
2% AT $120 MILLION, AND 5% AND
$80 MILLION AND ANOTHER HE
CHANGE , THE SURCHARGES WOULD BE
APPLIED ONLY TO ENERGY
CONSUMPTION, THE PER KILOWATT
RATE, IT WOULD SHIFT SOME OF THE
FINANCIAL BURDEN FROM SMALLER
CUSTOMERS, IN OTHER WORDS,
RESIDENTS , TO LARGER CONSUMERS
LIKE BIG BUSINESSES. BUSINESSES
ARE THE ONES CONSUMING THE
MAJORITY OF THE POWER SUPPLY, IF
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL COSTS, WE
WANT TO ASSIGN THAT FAIRLY TO
THE HIGH USERS. AN IMPORTANT
THING WE WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW,
THIS RSA EXPANSION WILL NOT
REQUIRE A SPECIAL SURCHARGE AND
IT WILL NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON
RATES. THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN
DO. ALL RIGHT . THE THIRD THING,
THIS ORDINANCE CHANGES THE
ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR THE
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM.
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM
PROVIDES A 60% DISCOUNT ON CITY
LIGHT BILLS. THE CUSTOMERS,
THERE IS ALSO A 50% DISCOUNT .
SEATTLE HAS ONE OF THE BEST
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAMS IN THE
COUNTRY. CHANGE IN THE
ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD FROM 70%
TO 60% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME, WE
ESTIMATE THIS WILL MEAN 31,000
MORE FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO
ENROLL IN THE EAP.
>> I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE
RECORD, THANK YOU THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE
A COMMITTEE ON JUNE 11th. AND WE
WILL BE IN COMMITTEE JULY 9th
AND WE WILL HAVE A FINAL VOTE ON
JULY 14th. SO, THAT WAS
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS, THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> TO CLOSE, CITY LIGHT IS
PROPOSING TO RAISE RATES BECAUSE
WE NEED TO GET OUR COSTS TO
SERVE ARE INCREASING AND
CRITICAL INVESTMENT IS NEEDED.
BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE
IS EXPERIENCING RISING COSTS .
WE ARE NOT FOR PROFIT, A
PUBLICLY-OWNED UTILITY WE SERVE
THIS COMMUNITY AND WE WANT
EVERYONE TO SERVE -- WE SERVE TO
AFFORD THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE .
IF YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, IS
STRUGGLING WITH THEIR ELECTRIC
BILL, YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR ONE OF
THE DISCOUNT PROGRAMS, WE ARE
EXPANDING OUR ELIGIBILITY. IT IS
WORTH CHECKING ONLINE TO SEE IF
YOU ARE QUALIFIED THAT WE HAVE
PROGRAMS TO HELP YOU GET CAUGHT
UP ON THE YOU -- YOUR UTILITY
BILLS IF YOU ARE BEHIND. FOR
ANYONE, WE HAVE A BUDGET BILLING
PROGRAM , ANYONE CAN SIGN UP ,
WHAT THIS DOES, IT TAKES SOME OF
THE STRESS OUT OF NOT KNOWING
WHAT YOUR ELECTRIC BILL IS GOING
TO BE, WE HAVE PAYMENT PLANS
AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO IS
BEHIND ON THEIR BILL. ALL RIGHT.
IN CONCLUSION, TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION, THE RESOLUTION THAT
ADOPTS THEIR STRATEGIC PLANNING
ENDORSES THE 9.5% RATE INCREASE.
AND THE ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD
IMPLEMENT THE INCREASE AND SET
RATE SCHEDULES FOR 2027 AND
2028, IT ESTABLISHES THE DATA
CENTER RATE WHICH WOULD BE
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND EXPAND
THE RSA AND EXPAND ELIGIBILITY
FOR THE UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM. WE WELCOME QUESTIONS
AND WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO COMING
BACK IN TWO WEEKS.
>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ?
>> THANK YOU, INTERIM CEO ROB
SANTOFF AND OUR STAFF SUPPORT AS
WELL, THE WORD THAT COMES TO
MIND FIRST IS AFFORDABILITY. I
THINK OF AFFORDABILITY FOR OUR
RESIDENTS. I ALSO THINK OF
AFFORDABILITY FOR OUR
BUSINESSES, THE COMMERCIAL
PIECE. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE IS,
THERE IS THE CIVIC, THE
GOVERNMENT AFFORDABILITY ASPECT,
THERE ARE SOME , BUT THE
DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AND THE
IMPACT ON AFFORDABILITY, ONE
COULD BE SEEN THROUGH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT , SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITY ON THE WATERFRONT, I
SERVED ON THE REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY COMMITTEE, AND
PARTICULARLY ON THAT FRONT, THE
CONSENT DECREE ON WATER, YOU
KNOW, CLEAN WATER FOR THE BAY
AND SO FORTH. PUGET SOUND
ENERGY. PROPERTY TAX. SALES TAX.
PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX, NOW WE
HAVE TRANSIT -RELATED SALES TAX,
THE COMBINATION OF CITY, COUNTY,
AND STATE, THAT DO NOT BY THE
WAY SEEM TO BE COORDINATING ANY
OF THIS. ALL OF THESE ACTIONS
HAVE A HUGE CUMULATIVE IMPACT ON
AFFORDABILITY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
LIVE HERE, BUT ALSO FOR
BUSINESSES, WHICH REALLY CREATES
ISSUES BECAUSE THE IMPACT ON
BUSINESSES COULD IMPACT FUTURE
REVENUE FOR THE CITY. I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. OWNERSHIP,
THE CITY, COUNTY, STATE, I WOULD
ADD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
BETWEEN THE TARIFFS POLICIES,
THE WAR WITH IRAN, THE IMPACT ON
INFLATION HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE,
THE IMPACT ON REVENUE HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLE, IN TERMS OF
IMPORTING, EXPORTING, AND THE
LIKE. WE SHOULD NOTE THAT, TOO.
SO, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT,
WE SHOULD ASK OURSELVES WHY WE
DO NOT HAVE BETTER COORDINATION
BETWEEN THE CITY, COUNTY, AND
STATE. BY THE WAY, I USUALLY
FIND OUT ABOUT THESE THINGS FROM
READING ARTICLES IN THE SEATTLE
TIMES, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE.
BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE THIS
COMBINED LEADERSHIP THAT IS
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHAT EACH
ELEMENT OF GOVERNMENT IS DOING.
WHAT APPARENTLY DOES NOT REALLY
REFLECT ON WHAT IS HAPPENING
HERE. BUT, SHIFTING TO THE
STRATEGIC PLAN IN GENERAL, I
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE
WORK. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE
LOOKING TO DO IN TERMS OF
IMPACT. I SAW THIS , THROUGH THE
REGIONAL COMMITTEE, IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT WORK, AND ON THAT, IT
WAS NOT A BEST PRACTICE AT THE
COUNTY LEVEL THAT WE HAVE WITH
SPU LOCALLY. THAT IS YET ANOTHER
POINT. SO, BEST PRACTICE IS KEY
THERE. IN TERMS OF CITY LIGHT,
THE STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE, I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT, WE HAD THE
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN. YOU
KNOW, NOW SOME OF THE STRATEGIC
PLAN WITH THE HYDRO PROJECT,
SKAGIT RIVER , THAT WAS HUGE. WE
HAD THE WASHINGTON STATE VARIES
PIECE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
THESE NUMBERS, 15 AND 15 IS 30
MEGAWATTS, THAT IS BIG. SO, AND
THE ISSUES YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT, EXPANSION, I AM READING
AN ARTICLE ABOUT HARBORVIEW AND
ITS ISSUES, RELATED TO ELECTRIC
POWER, TALK ABOUT ANOTHER MAJOR,
IN TERMS OF THAT SLIDE THAT YOU
HAD, ON THE SLIDE, BY THE WAY,
ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIR, THANK
YOU FOR ADDING THE OTHER SLIDE
NUMBERS. SLIDE 12, YOU TALK
ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND HE
PUMPS, HARBORVIEW, I MEAN, THIS
IS HUGE, WE SHOULD HAVE THIS
KIND OF MINDSET, IT IS EVEN
BROADER THAN THAT, CLIMATE
CHANGE IS OBVIOUSLY KEY, DATA
CENTERS, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT,
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON DIRECT
BURIED TABLE, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 15
YEARS AGO. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IMPACT . DECISIONS MADE, OR NOT
MADE , IS KEY. AND MAINTENANCE
IS KEY. REDUNDANCY AND
MAINTENANCE ARE KEY ELEMENTS IN
TERMS OF HOW I LOOK AT ISSUES
AND THEY ARE SO VERY IMPORTANT.
I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS EFFORT
AND I AM LOOKING TO CAPTURE IT
IN THE BROADER FRAMEWORK, PUT
THE ONUS ON THE GOVERNMENT SIDE
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR, WHAT IS OUR
PEACE? CITY, COUNTY, STATE. PUT
FEDERAL INTO A DIFFERENT
CATEGORY. I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO EVERYONE, THESE ARE
CHALLENGING TIMES. THIS IS A
TIME OF GREAT CHANGE. THESE ARE
MASSIVE CHANGES. I WANT TO THANK
INTERIM ROB SANTOFF, I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND I
DEFINITELY SUPPORT YOU AND WHAT
YOU ARE DOING AND I THINK THAT
YOU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
BUT, WITH THAT BUILDUP, I WANT
TO ALSO ADD, WAS IT THE WISEST
DECISION TO LET GO OF A NATIONAL
LEADER, DON LINDELL, THE BEST
LEADER IN 40 YEARS. I WILL BE
BLUNT. I WILL ASK THE MAYOR TO
REVERSE THE ILL ADVISED
DECISION, A VERY EXTREMELY
POORLY-TIMED DECISION , GIVEN
ALL OF THESE THINGS WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT, WITH ALL OF THAT
ON THE PLATE, LET'S GET RID OF
A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED TOP GM.
POORLY. POORLY TIMED AND POORLY
ADVISED DECISION . THE SAVING
GRACE WAS THE GREAT WORK BY THE
ENTIRE TEAM, THE ADVISING
ELEMENTS THAT WE HAVE, SO, THANK
YOU, BECAUSE IT IS NEEDED , AND
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. NO
QUESTIONS, I THINK I HAVE SAID
ENOUGH. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING SO
STRAIGHTFORWARD AND CANDID, I
ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT.
>> JUST TO SAY, YOU ARE FROM
WESTERN NEW YORK AND THERE ARE
SOME OTHER REASONS TO LIKE YOU
BUT THE STRENGTH OF THIS TEAM,
THROUGH THIS, THROUGH THIS
UNNECESSARY TRANSITION OVER THE
LAST SIX MONTHS DEMONSTRATES THE
STRENGTH OF CITY LIGHT AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE , WHILE WE
WATCH PSE, PORTLAND, TACOMA, THE
RATES, DOUBLE DIGITS RAISED OVER
MULTIPLE YEARS. WE HAVE KEPT OUR
RATES IN THIS SINGLE DIGITS,
BELOW WHAT THEY SHOULD'VE BEEN.
BUT IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
APPROPRIATE TO RAISE THEM
WITHOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN. I
KNOW THAT FORMER CEO DAWN
LINDELL HAD A LONG POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION SPANNING MANY
COMMITTEES THAT WE WERE EXCITED
TO DIG INTO AND THAT UNNECESSARY
LEADERSHIP TRANSITION WAS ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WAS A LOSS . WE
DID NOT GET TO HAVE THAT PUBLIC
CONVERSATION. WE DID TALK ABOUT
THE HANGERS ON THE TRANSMISSION
LINE, BUT WE DID NOT TALK ABOUT
ENERGY PRODUCTION, STORAGE, THE
LOCAL DISTRIBUTION LINES, THERE
WERE SO MANY PARTS TO THE
CONVERSATION THAT HAD BEEN LEFT
OUT BECAUSE OF THE UNNECESSARY
LEADERSHIP TRANSITION. I AM HERE
TO SAY, I AM NOT GOING TO ASK
ANYMORE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I AM
ALREADY LATE TO MY NEXT MEETING
BUT I WILL BRING UP THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM. AND I AM JUST
SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE AT CITY
LIGHT AND SPU, WE WOULD NOT BE
IN THIS PLACE IF THERE WAS NOT
THIS INTENSE PARTNERSHIP AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS
MORE EVIDENT TODAY THAN EVER
BEFORE WITH US GOING INTO A
CYCLE OF NEEDING TO INCREASE
RATES. WE SHOULD BE WORKING TO
SEE WHAT ABILITIES WE HAVE FOR
OWNER OPERATED BUSINESSES WITH
THE SMALLEST MARGINS WITH
USUALLY LESS THAN 15 OR 20
EMPLOYEES, THEY ARE NOT
CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE BUT I CAN
TELL YOU, THEY ARE THE ONES WITH
ALL OF THESE AFFORDABILITY
ISSUES STACKING AND COMPOUNDING
ON THEM. JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR
YOUR WORK WITH THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE
FAMILIES THAT NEED IT MOST NEED
IT NOW , THEIR BLADES ARE GOING
UP EVEN IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
THE PROGRAM. I HAVE A LOT MORE
QUESTIONS FOR YOU, WE WILL DIG
INTO THIS OVER THE COURSE OF A
LOT MORE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. I
AM LATE, I AM GOING TO SIGN OFF
, AND I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYONE
AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT
YOU DID THAT WAS CRUCIAL AND
KIND.
>> I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ?
>> THANK YOU, I THANK THE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TEAM FOR
BEING HERE, IMPORTANT TOPIC,
CANNOT UNDERSCORE ENOUGH THE
IMPACT OF WHAT WE ARE BEING
ASKED TO ULTIMATELY APPROVE, ON
PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY LIVES.
AFFORDABILITY. I WILL NOT
BELABOR THE POINT , ON, YOU
KNOW, THE COMPOUNDING EFFECTS,
THE SALES TAXES AT VARIOUS
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, VARIOUS
LEVEES , IT ALL ADDS UP AND HERE
WE ARE, YET AGAIN, WITH ANOTHER
INCREASE. AT LEAST, IT IS
ATTRIBUTABLE, IN PART, BECAUSE,
WE KEPT THE RATE HIKES
ARTIFICIALLY LOW IN PRIOR YEARS
. AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A
LITTLE MORE REALISTIC IN PRIOR
YEARS, ABOUT THE TRUE COSTS TO
MAINTAIN THE LEVELS OF SERVICE
THAT PEOPLE EXPECT AND DEMAND OF
A MAJOR PUBLIC UTILITY SUCH AS
THIS AND PLAN THOUGHTFULLY AHEAD
FOR THE FUTURE. SO , THIS IS A
BIG DEAL ! AS WE , AS WE EXPAND
AND INCREASE THE TOTAL COST TO
LIVE IN THE CITY. I WILL SPEAK
NOW, THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT 9.5%
INCREASE ON BILLS, WE NEED TO ,
IN PARALLEL, EXPAND DISCOUNT
PROGRAMS. THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE NEED
TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR THOSE
PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO
OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS
AND KEEP UP WITH THE RAPID PACE
OF RISING COSTS HERE. WE KNOW WE
KNOW THAT , THE JUSTIFICATION
AND RATIONALE, I WANT TO THANK
MR. LEO LAM FROM THE CITIZEN-LED
EXPERT , CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL
, THE CHAIR OF THE ORGANIZATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
PERSPECTIVE, JUST ONE QUESTION.
DO WE KNOW GENERALLY ABOUT WHY
THIS IS NEEDED? CAN YOU HELP US
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COST AND
RISK ASSOCIATED WITH DECLINING
TO ADOPT THESE RATES ? I AM
ESPECIALLY CURIOUS TO HEAR FROM
THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL AS
WELL. BUT IF WE DON'T DO THIS,
BUT HAPPENS? WHAT IS THE RISK?
>> THE BIGGEST RISK THAT THE
REVIEW PANEL REVIEWED WAS THE
LACK -- WE MAY RUN OUT OF POWER.
IF WE RUN OUT OF POWER, WE GET
BLACKOUTS. THAT IS NOT GOING TO
HELP ANYBODY WITH OUTAGES, ET
CETERA AND ALSO WE ARE ALREADY
LAGGING BEHIND IN MAINTENANCE
AND ALSO INFRASTRUCTURE. WITHOUT
GOING FORWARD, THE FUTURE IS NOT
GOING TO BE GREAT FOR SEATTLE. I
WAS A FACULTY AT UW , AND , WHEN
I JOINED THE REVIEW PANEL I WAS
ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT DOES NOT HAVE A
D.E.R.M. SYSTEM. THE D.E.R.M. IS
ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED FOR A
UTILITY OF THE FUTURE. WITHOUT
DOING THAT , WE CANNOT HAVE ANY
DISTRIBUTED POWER PLANTS, WE
CANNOT HAVE VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS
CALLED VPP, WE CANNOT HAVE
ELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEMS .
WITHOUT ANY OF THOSE, THERE IS
NO FUTURE FOR THE UTILITY DOES
SUPPLY RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE
ELECTRICITY TO THE CUSTOMERS
HERE.
>> THANK YOU. CITY LIGHT?
>> YOU DID A GREAT JOB . HE
SUMMARIZED IT VERY WELL. WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT KEEPING THE LIGHTS
ON . AND WE NEED THE RESOURCES
FOR TOMORROW. AS LEO PUT, PART
OF THE RESOURCES ARE NOT OUT
THERE, THEY ARE HERE IN SEATTLE,
WORK WITH OUR CUSTOMERS, IF THEY
ARE INTERESTED , INSTALLING
BATTERIES AND TO DO ALL THAT, WE
NEED THE TECHNOLOGY TO MANAGE
THAT, IT IS AN INVESTMENT WE
MAKE NOW FOR THE FUTURE.
>> GOT IT, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> I AM GOING TO ROUND US OUT.
LET ME DO ALL THE THANK YOUSE .
THANK YOU, ROB SANTOFF. I AM
GOING TO CALL YOU BY YOUR FIRST
NAME, THANK YOU, ROB, THANK YOU,
ANGELA, THANK YOU, KRISTI, AND
THANK YOU, LEO. AND THANK YOU,
ERIC . ERIC IS TIRED OF ME AT
THIS POINT. YOU READ YOUR LETTER
OF SUPPORT INTO THE RECORD AND I
WAS HOPING THAT YOU COULD
PROVIDE THAT LETTER TO ALL OF
THE COUNCILMEMBERS, NOT JUST THE
COMMITTEE. AND ANY OTHER
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS . I DID
NOT, I WAS NOT COMPLETELY AWARE
OF YOUR BACKGROUND . BUT YOU
OBVIOUSLY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
DOING. AND WITH THE GROUP AS
WELL , THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW
PANEL, BEING ON THIS COMMUNITY
-- COMMITTEE, WE ALWAYS HAVE AN
INCREDIBLE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE.
AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND ALL
OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE WAY
SMARTER THAN ME THAT BREAK
THINGS DOWN FOR US AND SO, WHEN
I WAS GOING THROUGH, AGAIN, THE
39-DAY ORDINANCE, WE GO BACK, [
INDISCERNIBLE ] AND ALL THAT
STUFF. I AM A LAWYER. I AM MORE
OBSESSED WITH RULES. FOR THE
RECORD, EVEN THOUGH YOU DID TALK
ABOUT THAT IN THE POWERPOINT, I
JUST CANNOT STRESS MORE THAT THE
OPENING PARAGRAPH OF THE
ORDINANCE , THIS IS RELATING TO
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ESTABLISHING.
THIS IS WHAT I CIRCLED , A NEW
RETAIL RATE SCHEDULE,
ESTABLISHING A NEW CUSTOMER
CLASS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
. CONSTITUTING A NEW LARGE LOAD,
TO MODIFY CUSTOMER CHARGES FOR
SERVICE CONNECTIONS. AND TO
MODIFY CUSTOMER ELIGIBILITY FOR
RESIDENTIAL RATE ASSISTANCE. AND
AUGMENT THE RATE STABILIZATION.
YOUR POWERPOINT, IF I CAN GIVE
YOU SOME NOTES. IF YOU WANT TO
UPDATE AS WE GET DEEPER INTO
QUESTIONS. I WOULD REALLY FOCUS
ON THOSE AREAS AND WHAT THEY
MEAN , ALSO FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC. BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN A
LOT OF LETTERS AND QUESTIONS
FROM FOLKS ON THE RATE HIKE. AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS SAYING,
WE WERE ARTIFICIALLY LOW . WE
ARE MOVING TO ELECTRIFICATION.
IF WE PULL FROM HERE, IT COMES
OUT FROM OVER HERE, WE NEED THIS
BACK IN 2016, '17, '18, I AM
NOT SURPRISED THE DAY HAS COME.
IF IT REDUCES THE CARBON
FOOTPRINT, THAT WAS OUR GOAL.
BACK IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND
THE CITY FOLLOWED SUIT, THOSE
ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GOING
TO BE ASKED. AGAIN, I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF YOU. AND, ROB, YOU
ARE DOING A GOOD JOB. IF THERE
IS NOT ANYTHING ELSE . I WILL
WRAP US UP WITH SOME DATES THAT
WE ARE AGAIN CLEAR ON. AGAIN,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS , PLEASE SEND
YOUR WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO POLICY
PAUL , PAUL IN OUR OFFICE, BY
JUNE 24th, THAT IS ONE WEEK FROM
TODAY, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT WILL
RESPOND WITH A MEMO BY JUNE
30th, GET YOUR QUESTIONS AND,
AND WE WILL RESPOND BY JUNE
30th. AND YOU WILL GET A MORE
IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION BASED ON
THOSE QUESTIONS ON JULY 1st.
FOLLOWED BY A FINAL BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION AND A VOTE ON JULY
15th. SO, WE HAVE JUNE 24th,
JUNE 30th, JULY 1st, JULY 15th,
TO WRAP ALL THIS UP. AND I WILL
BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU FOLKS, AS
THE QUESTIONS COME IN AND WE GET
FINER POINTS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT YOU PROVIDED US
WITH A SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE,
THAT IS WHY I WAS ASKING WHO
WROTE IT AND GOING THROUGH THE
ORDINANCE, AGAIN, TO THE
POWERPOINT, ANTICIPATING , WHAT
KIND OF QUESTIONS WE WERE GOING
TO GET AND ALSO, OF COURSE, THE
LAST THING I WAS GOING TO SAY.
IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL, IF YOU DO
IT IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION, HOW
IS SEATTLE CITY LIGHT GOING TO
WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE ON THE
ONE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON DATA
CENTERS AND PUTTING TOGETHER THE
WORKGROUP? WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH OTHER GROUPS LOCALLY,
NATIONALLY , PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
, PAST MORATORIUMS , PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SUPPORTED THEM, AND IN
THOSE LEGAL CASES , THERE IS SO
MUCH THERE, I WILL BE GONE IN
FIVE MONTHS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS GOING TO
MANAGE THIS, NOT JUST THE
INFRASTRUCTURE , BUT THE
POLICIES AROUND IT . MAYBE WE
NEED MORE FROM LEO. NO OFFENSE
TO THE REST OF YOU . THAT IS
SOMETHING ON MY MIND, BEFORE I
WALK OUT THE DOOR, ON THE
MORATORIUM, SO WE HAVE A PAUSE ,
TO LOOK AT THESE ISSUES. ARE WE
GOOD, EVERYBODY? AGAIN, SORRY TO
THE SOCCER FANS OUT THERE IF I
OFFENDED YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] OKAY
? OKAY. SO, WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S MEETING. AND THE
AGENDA, ALL RIGHT ? WE MEET
AGAIN ON JULY 1st, CORRECT,
PAUL? JULY 1st IS OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING. IS THERE ANY
OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL, BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE? IF NOT, WE ARE
ADJOURNED, IT IS 4:43. THANK YOU
SO MUCH AGAIN, PARKS.