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COME TO ORDER. I'M CHAIR 

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HOLLINGSWORTH. WILL THE CLERK 

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PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 

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>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 

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COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 

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COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 

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>> HERE. 

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>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? 

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>> I AM THE VICE CHAIR. I 

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SECOND. JUST KIDDING, HERE. 

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>> THERE ARE FIVE PRESENT. 

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>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. WE 

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QUICKLY, NOT QUICKLY BUT YOU 

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KNOW, ON POINT. WE WILL SECURE 

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THE AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO 

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OBJECTION TO THE AGENDA, IT WILL

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BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO 

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ADOPTED. OPENING THE HYBRID 

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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, HOW MANY 

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>> CHAIR, WE HAVE ONE. 

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>> MY FAVORITE SPEAKER. PLEASE 

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READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. 

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>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 

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LIKE TO YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE 

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THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT 

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AND COMMENT ON WHAT IS ON 

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TODAY'S AGENDA. WHEN CALLED 

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UPON, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. 

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ACTUALLY, WE HAVE SOMEONE 

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ONLINE, AND WE HAVE SOMEONE IN 

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PERSON, AND BEFORE WE START IF 

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RIGHT. WE'LL PUT YOUR TIME UP 

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AND GO AHEAD AND START WHEN 

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>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL AND 

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR

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THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. IT'S 

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HALL. I'M THE POLITICAL 

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DIRECTOR FOR THE JOINT COUNCIL 

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28. TEEMERS JOINT COUNCIL 28 

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TIME. WE WILL RESTART YOUR TIME 

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WORRIES AT ALL. IS THIS GOOD, 

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>> OH, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 

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STRAUSS. BAILEY, WE WILL GET THE

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MINUTES BACK. AWESOME. GO AHEAD.

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BACK AT CITY HALL FOR YOU. THANK

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YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY 

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TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS 

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MORNING. MY NAME IS BAILEY 

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BURGESS, THE POLITICAL DIRECTOR 

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FOR TEAMSTERS COUNCIL 28 WITH 

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SERVICE PROVIDERS. USUALLY, OUR 

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WORKERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO QUIT

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>> AWESOME, BAILEY. NEXT ONLINE 

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TO DAVID HAYNES. PLEASE PRESS 

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STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. STAR 

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TO POINT OUT THAT SOCIAL HOUSING

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BLANCHE RULES CHARGES YESTERDAY.

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SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO WERE 

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OWN RULES. LIKE THE NEXT SEVEN 

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COMMISSION, AND THEN THE BOARD? 

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DAMN THING. I SWEAR TO CHRIST, 

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IF YOU SCRUTINIZE THE LEGITIMACY

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OF THE SO-CALLED LUXURY 

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FORSAKEN TOXIC GARAGE AND THIS 

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GIGANTIC OPENING, AND IT'S 

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LOT OF THE VALUE. AND IT'S 

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POISONING THE AREA, AND YOU ACT 

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LIKE THE SOCIAL HOUSING 

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DEVELOPER SEEMS TO GIVE MORE 

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THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC 

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COMMENTERS? I WILL GIVE A QUICK 

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SUCCESS. ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC 

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>> APPOINTMENT NUMBER 03510, 

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APPOINTMENT OF SARAH CHAMP AS 

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MEMBER, SEATTLE PUBLIC U AT THIS

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TIME CUSTOMER FOR A TERM TO JULY

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31, 2028. 

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>> AWESOME. PLEASE START WHEN 

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YOU ARE READY, ANDREW LEE. 

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>> WE HAVE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES 

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CUSTOMER REPANEL WITH COMMENTS 

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ON THE RATES AND BUSINESS PLAN. 

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AS YOU RECALL WE WERE HERE LAST 

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MONTH TO PRESENT TWO NOMINEES TO

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THE PANEL. WE ARE BACK TODAY 

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WITH THE FINAL NOMINEE, AND HER 

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NAME IS SARAH CHAMP. SARAH WITH 

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MORNING BUT JUSTIN CHAN HERE TO 

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SPEAK ON HER BEHALF. 

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>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THIS IS 

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JUSTIN CHAN. AS A REMINDER, THE 

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2013 AND THIS MIGHTY DIVERSE AND

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MIGHTY PANEL EXPANDED FROM 11 TO

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WASTE REDUCTION ANALYST FOR 

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KITSAP COUNTY TO HELP RESIDENTS 

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POLLUTION AND CONSERVE NATURAL 

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RESOURCES AND HER BACKGROUND 

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MANAGEMENT GIVING HER A CRITICAL

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VIEW OF HOW IT RETAINS OVERTIME 

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AND SHE BRINGS PERSPECTIVE 

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ACROSS SOLID WASTE WITH A STRONG

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FOCUS ON EQUITABLE ACCESS. SHE 

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CHALLENGES FACED BY CUSTOMERS 

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WHO RELY ON UTILITY SERVICES BUT

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HAVE LIMITED CONTROL. AND AS 

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ANDREW MENTIONED, SHE IS UNABLE 

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TO JOIN US TODAY BUT WE'RE 

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GRATEFUL FOR HER WILLINGNESS TO 

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SERVE ON THE PANEL. LOOKING 

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CONSIDERED TO THE COMMITTEE 

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CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. 

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>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, JUSTIN. 

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COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY 

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QUESTIONS? A QUICK COMMENT. I 

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READ THROUGH MS. CHAMP'S 

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INFORMATION AND VERY IMPRESSED 

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AND ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR PEOPLE 

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WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO 

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SERVE. SO IS THERE ANY OTHER 

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QUESTIONS? AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. 

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THANK YOU. OKAY. PERFECT. WELL, 

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I'M GOING TO MOVE -- THANK YOU,

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JUSTIN. THANK YOU GENERAL 

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MANAGER LEE. I GO BACK AND FORTH

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SAYING GENERAL MANAGER LEE AND 

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DIRECTOR LEE. BOTH, YOU'RE 

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BOTH, GENERAL MANAGER AND 

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DIRECTORIALLY. I RECOMMEND THAT 

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THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE 

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CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT 

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3510. SECOND? 

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>> MOVED. 

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>> SECONDED. 

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>> THANK YOU. SECONDED AND 

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MOVED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 

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CALL THE ROLL? 

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>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 

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>> AWESOME. THE MOTION CARRIES 

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AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

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WILL BE SENT TO THE JUNE 16th 

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WILL THE 

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CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEMS 

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TWO THROUGH 10 INTO THE RECORD. 

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>> ITEMS 3520, 3522, 3525, 3523,

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2536 AND 35 BETWEEN FOR THE 

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TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD 

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APPOINTMENTS. 

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>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE NINE 

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APPOINTMENTS AND 

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RE-APPOINTMENTS. THANK YOU ALL 

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FOR JOINING US TODAY. YOU WILL 

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INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND TELL US

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ABOUT THE APPOINTMENTS AND 

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REAPPOINTMENTS. 

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>> THANK YOU. I AM RAJAT 

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AGGARWAL. I HAVE CALLED SEATTLE 

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HOME SINCE DECEMBER 2019. I 

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SERVED TWO YEARS IN THE BOARD 

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WHICH SERVES THE HOMELESS CENTER

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AND VOLUNTEERED WITH THE SEATTLE

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CITY COUNCIL. TODAY, MY FOCUS IS

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TECHNOLOGY AT THE PIKE MARKET 

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AND THE SENIOR CENTER. AND DOING

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THAT WORK, RISING TO TOP. I SAT 

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WITH SENIORS WHO LOST THEIR 

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SAVINGS AND THEIR CONFIDENCE TO 

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SOMEONE WHO SAW THEIR TRUST AS A

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TARGET. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT 

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REPORTED DOESN'T SHOW UP IN ANY

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SPREADSHEET IS THE FEAR THAT 

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FOLLOWS, AND THAT'S THE COST I 

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CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT. THIS

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IS A HARD PROBLEM WITH NO SINGLE

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FIX. IT TAKES TECHNOLOGY, POLICY

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AND EDUCATION WORKING TOGETHER. 

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BUT AT GROUND LEVEL I SEE 

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SOMETHING, HUNDREDS OF SENIORS 

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THAT SEE REAL HARM AND OFTEN 

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DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TERM. I 

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HOPE TO BE A BRIDGE BETWEEN 

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THOSE SENIORS AND THIS COUNCIL. 

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I WELCOME THE OUTREACH AND 

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EQUITY COMMITTEE AND I WANT TO 

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BRING WHAT I SEE ON THE GROUND 

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TO THE CITY, SHAPED BY THE 

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PEOPLE MOST OFTEN LEFT BEHIND BY

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TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU FOR 

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CONSIDERING ME. 

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>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL

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HAVE EVERYONE INTRODUCE 

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THEMSELVES AND THEN JUMP RIGHT 

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IN AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT 

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WAS BEAUTIFUL. PERFECT. GO 

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AHEAD. 

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>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. 

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I'M COLIN SANDERS. I'M AN 

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APPOINTMENT NOMINEE FOR THE 

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COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY 

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BOARD. 

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>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, GOOD 

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MORNING COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I AM 

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WILLIAM SMITH, THE CHIEF OF 

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STAFF FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. 

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>> GOOD MORNING. I'M SHANNON 

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SMITH. I AM THE ACTING CHIEF 

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TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. THANK YOU 

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FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE

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CITY. 

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>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 

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FRIDAY O. ENABULELE. I AM GLAD 

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TO BE HERE. I'VE BEEN IN THE 

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SEATTLE AREA FOR OVER 20 YEARS 

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AND I HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OF 

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TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE. I LOVE TO

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SERVE THE PEOPLE AND WORKING FOR

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MY REFUGEES. I KNOW HOW IT IS 

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FOR PEOPLE TO BE LEFT OUT. SO I 

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WANT TO BE HERE TO WORK FOR THE 

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COMMITTEE. 

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>> AWESOME. I KNOW WE HAVE TWO 

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ONLINE AND YOU WILL INTRODUCE 

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YOURSELF REAL QUICK AND I'LL 

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TURN IT BACK TO OUR TECHNOLOGY 

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DEPARTMENT WHO WILL DO AN 

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OPENING AND WE'LL GO AND ASK 

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QUESTIONS. OKAY. SO WE HAVE TWO 

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ONLINE? 

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>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.

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I'M VENITA SUBRAMANIAN. I AM AN

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APPOINTEE FOR THE TECHNOLOGY 

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ADVISORY BOARD. THANK YOU FOR 

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THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. 

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>> AND KATHLEEN? 

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>> THANK YOU. I AM KATHLEEN 

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ROHDE I AM ALSO AN APPOINTEE FOR

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THE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD. 

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>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. WE HAVE THE

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APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS 

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TO THE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY 

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ADVISORY BOARD KNOWN AS CTAB. 

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CTAB SERVES AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN 

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND 

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DEVELOPMENT AND GATHERS INPUT 

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AND HELPS RESIDENTS -- HELPS 

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CONDUCT RESEARCH, PROMOTE VISUAL

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EQUITY TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL 

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DIVIDE. CTAB'S WORK HAS 

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INCLUDED HOLDING A TELECOM 

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FORUM, PROVIDING INPUT ON A 

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CABLE FRANCHISE AND A.I. 

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TECHNOLOGY. THE BOARD IS 

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COMPRISED OF 10 MEMBERS, FOUR 

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APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 

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AND ONE ENGAGED MEMBER, AGES 

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FROM 18 TO 29. OVER THE LAST 

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MONTH, SEATTLE I.T. IN 

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COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY 

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COUNCIL CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS FOR

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THOSE PAYMENTS AND WANTS TO 

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THANK CAMERON YOUNG FOR BEING 

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PART OF THE INTERVIEW PANEL 

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WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERS FROM THE 

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EQUITY TEAM AND MEMBERS FROM 

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CTAB. WE HAVE NINE APPOINTMENT 

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FILES FOR THE CITY'S 

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CONSIDERATION, FIVE NEW 

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APPOINTMENTS AND FOUR 

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REAPPOINTMENTS. I KNOW WE ARE 

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EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE FIVE 

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NEW MEMBERS. WE HAVE COLIN 

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SANDERS, FRIDAY O. ENABULELE, 

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RAJAT AGGARWAL HERE WITH US, AND

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VENITA SUBRAMANIAN AND KATHLEEN 

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ROHDE JOINED US VIRTUALLY. 

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FILLIN MENG AND OMARI STRINGER 

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AND DEI'MARLON SCISNEY -- 

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EXCUSE ME FOR THE PRONUNCIATION,

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AND ALSO, AISHAH BOMANI. THANK 

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YOU FOR SERVING ON THE SECOND 

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TERM AND I WOULD LIKE THE NEW 

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MEMBERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES 

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AND SHARE THEIR BACKGROUND AND 

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BIO AND WHY THEY WANT TO SERVE 

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ON CTAB. THANK YOU. 

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>> AWESOME. I KNOW YOU CAME IN 

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HEARD. THAT'S WHY I'M SERVING.

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THIS IS WONDERFUL. GO AHEAD. 

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>> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, I'M 

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COLIN SANDERS. I HAVE BEEN IN 

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SEATTLE FOR JUST A FEW YEARS 

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NOW, A TRANSPLANT FROM THE 

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SOUTH, TEXAS, ORIGINALLY, AND 

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EXPERIENCE IN SOFTWARE 

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ENGINEERING, A.I. AND HARDWARE 

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STRUCTURE AND AN EMPLOYEE THEA 

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AMAZON WEB SERVICES AND AN 

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ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON 

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DATACENTER BUILDOUTS AND DOING 

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THAT THE RIGHT WAY AND EXCUSING 

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MYSELF FROM ANY CONTRACTS WITH 

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AMAZON. I HAVE A LARGE HISTORY 

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WITH A.I. EQUITY IN PARTICULAR. 

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I THINK IT'S AN UNDER 

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REPRESENTED AREA OF BUSINESS 

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WHERE THERE IS AN INCREASINGLY 

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LARGE DIVIDE WITH THOSE WHO HAVE

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ACCESS TO THOSE WHO HAVE A.I. 

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AND THOSE WHO DON'T. EXCITED TO

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SERVE. 

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>> THANK YOU, COLIN. OH, I 

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APOLOGIZE. 

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>> THANK YOU AGAIN, MY NAME IS 

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FRIDAY ENABULELE. I HAVE A 

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BACHELOR DEGREE IN COMPUTER 

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SCIENCE AND I HAVE 20 YEARS 

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SOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND 

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WORKING WITH VIDEO. I AM 

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CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF MICROSOFT 

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A.I. I HAVE BEEN IN THE SEATTLE 

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AREA. I BELIEVE MY COMMITMENT TO

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THE COMMUNITY WILL HELP THE 

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DIGITAL EQUITY DIVISION AND 

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BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND

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MAKE AMAZING DECISIONS WHEN IT 

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COMES TO TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY 

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ON A.I. TECHNOLOGY. IT'S A NEW 

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ENVIRONMENT THAT THE CITY SHOULD

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BE AWARE OF AND MAKE SURE THAT 

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NOBODY'S LEFT BEHIND. THAT'S 

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WHY I'M HERE TO BE NOMINATED. 

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THANK YOU. 

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>> THANK YOU, FRIDAY. THAT WAS 

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BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT. VENITA? 

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DID I SAY IT RIGHT? 

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>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER . 

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ANYTHING ELSE. I AM VENITA 

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SUBRAMANIAN. I AM HONORED TO BE 

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APPOINTED TO THE COMMUNITY 

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TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD. I AM 

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A CURRENT DESIGNER CURRENTLY AT 

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MICROSOFT AND HAVE SPENT MORE 

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THAN A DECADE HELPING NAVIGATE 

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TECHNOLOGY. A BIG PART OF MY 

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WORK IS TAKING COMPLEX SYSTEMS 

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AND MAKING THEM MORE HUMAN, AND 

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THE QUESTIONS THAT GUIDE MY WORK

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HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENT. FOR ME

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IT STARTS ASKING WHO BENEFITS? 

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WHO MIGHT BE LEFT OUT AND HOW DO

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YOU MAKE SURE THAT TECHNOLOGY IS

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UNDERSTANDABLE, ACCESSIBLE TO 

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THE PEOPLE THAT IT'S INTENDED 

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TO SERVE. THAT'S WHAT I WILL 

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BRING TO CTAB. I BELIEVE THAT 

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QUESTIONS MATTER MORE NOW 

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BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY IS SO DEEPLY 

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EMBEDDED IN OUR DAILY LIFE AND 

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HOW IT ACCESSES COMMUNITIES. MY 

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PERCEPTION IS SHAPED BY MY OWN 

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EXPERIENCES AS THE DAUGHTER 

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IMMIGRANTS I AM RAISING A 

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DAUGHTER IN SEATTLE AND HAVE 

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SEEN HOW THAT AFFECTS 

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OPPORTUNITIES. MY PERSPECTIVE IS

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OPPORTUNITIES DON'T HAPPEN BY 

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ACCIDENT. THEY REQUIRE LISTENING

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AND SEEK A PERSPECTIVE THAT 

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WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNHEARD. WHAT

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EXCITES ME MOST ABOUT CTAB IS 

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THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING MY 

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EXPERIENCE TO THE WORK WHILE 

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LEARNING FROM OTHERS. I LISTEN 

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AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS 

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THE COMMUNITY AND HELPING TO 

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ENSURE THAT TECHNOLOGY SERVES 

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SEATTLE RESIDENTS IN NEW AND 

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MEANINGFUL WAYS. THANK YOU FOR 

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YOUR CONSIDERATION. 

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>> THANK YOU, VENITA. AND WE'LL

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GO TO KATHLEEN. 

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>> THANK YOU. I AM EXCITED TO BE

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APPOINTED AS THE NEWEST MEMBER 

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OF THE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY 

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ADVISORY BOARD. I AM A COMMUNITY

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LEADER AND HAVE A DECADE OF 

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EXPERIENCE IN THE INTERSECTION 

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OF PUBLIC AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

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MY CAREER IS ON PUBLIC 

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ENGAGEMENT AND COMPLEX TOPICS 

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LIKE A.I. I SPENT MY 

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PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS 

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CAREER HELPING PEOPLE NAVIGATE 

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HIGH-STAKES MOMENTS, WORK 

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TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC TRUST AND 

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WHERE IMPACT CONVERGE. BEFORE 

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WORKING IN TECHNOLOGY FOR 

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TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, I BEGAN MY

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CAREER IN THE EDUCATION EQUITY 

508
00:22:16,668 --> 00:22:18,537
SAYS WITH NON-PROFIT CALLED 

509
00:22:18,537 --> 00:22:20,872
COLLEGE POSSIBLE WORKING TO 

510
00:22:20,872 --> 00:22:21,940
EXPAND ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY 

511
00:22:21,940 --> 00:22:22,641
FOR UNDER REPRESENTED STUDENTS. 

512
00:22:22,641 --> 00:22:24,242
EQUITY AND TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN 

513
00:22:24,242 --> 00:22:29,448
THE CORE OF MY VALUES SINCE THE 

514
00:22:29,448 --> 00:22:31,283
BEGINNING OF MY CAREER. I'M A 

515
00:22:31,283 --> 00:22:33,518
LONG-TIME SEATTLE RESIDENT AND 

516
00:22:33,518 --> 00:22:35,687
THAT IS WHERE I AM JOINING YOU. 

517
00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:41,593
AND I ENGAGE WITH THE CITY ON 

518
00:22:41,593 --> 00:22:42,861
BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS. THESE 

519
00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:43,962
DECISIONS DETERMINE IF ALL 

520
00:22:43,962 --> 00:22:44,830
SATELLITES CAN PARTICIPATE IN 

521
00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:47,532
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIFE. I 

522
00:22:47,532 --> 00:22:53,805
WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE BOARD

523
00:22:53,805 --> 00:22:55,774
THE ABILITY TO BRING COMPLEX 

524
00:22:55,774 --> 00:22:57,576
TECHNOLOGY TOPICS AND MAKING 

525
00:22:57,576 --> 00:22:58,443
THEM UNDERSTANDABLE AND 

526
00:22:58,443 --> 00:22:59,111
PRODUCING WELL-RESEARCHED 

527
00:22:59,111 --> 00:23:00,378
RECOMMENDATIONS TO DRIVE THEM. I

528
00:23:00,378 --> 00:23:02,013
AM ALSO A CAREFUL LISTENER AND I

529
00:23:02,013 --> 00:23:04,282
APOLOGIZE I COULD NOT BE THERE 

530
00:23:04,282 --> 00:23:13,125
IN PERSON BUT I WOULD HAVE LOVED

531
00:23:13,125 --> 00:23:14,059
TO AND BELIEVE THAT 

532
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:15,026
COMMUNICATING CLEARLY IS KEY. 

533
00:23:15,026 --> 00:23:17,629
I'M HONORED TO CONTRIBUTE AND 

534
00:23:17,629 --> 00:23:19,731
APPRECIATE THE TIME. THANK YOU. 

535
00:23:19,731 --> 00:23:21,500
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, KATHLEEN,

536
00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:23,201
AND THANK YOU FOR OUR 

537
00:23:23,201 --> 00:23:23,869
APPOINTMENTS AND RE-APPOINTMENTS

538
00:23:23,869 --> 00:23:25,737
THE PEOPLE IN PERSON AND THE 

539
00:23:25,737 --> 00:23:27,906
ONES THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT BUT 

540
00:23:27,906 --> 00:23:34,012
I WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE HERE TO 

541
00:23:34,012 --> 00:23:37,682
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS 

542
00:23:37,682 --> 00:23:39,050
REGARDING THE APPOINTEES BEFORE 

543
00:23:39,050 --> 00:23:40,619
I MAKE COMMENT? COUNCILMEMBER 

544
00:23:40,619 --> 00:23:40,852
KETTLE. 

545
00:23:40,852 --> 00:23:45,557
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO 

546
00:23:45,557 --> 00:23:51,530
THANK EVEN -- EVERYONE HERE AT 

547
00:23:51,530 --> 00:23:52,798
THE TABLE AND ONLINE. I 

548
00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:56,701
RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETIMES, YOU 

549
00:23:56,701 --> 00:23:58,003
HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF BECAUSE 

550
00:23:58,003 --> 00:24:03,074
OF YOUR DUTIES, MR. SANDERS, 

551
00:24:03,074 --> 00:24:03,975
WITH YOUR TIME AT AMAZON. AND I 

552
00:24:03,975 --> 00:24:06,378
HAD ADF IN MY OFFICE TALKING 

553
00:24:06,378 --> 00:24:09,748
ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE HAD TO 

554
00:24:09,748 --> 00:24:12,350
HAVE AN INFORMED DEBATE ABOUT 

555
00:24:12,350 --> 00:24:14,219
THAT. AND PLEASE INFORM YOUR 

556
00:24:14,219 --> 00:24:17,255
COLLEAGUES, USING YOUR EXPERTISE

557
00:24:17,255 --> 00:24:19,491
AND YOUR ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AND

558
00:24:19,491 --> 00:24:20,525
ALL THE ABOVE, REALLY, YOUR 

559
00:24:20,525 --> 00:24:21,560
PERSONAL BACKGROUND TO REALLY 

560
00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:26,765
BRING THAT TO BEAR FOR THE 

561
00:24:26,765 --> 00:24:28,033
CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE. THANK 

562
00:24:28,033 --> 00:24:31,803
YOU, ALL OF YOU TO INCLUDE -- 

563
00:24:31,803 --> 00:24:32,671
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, 

564
00:24:32,671 --> 00:24:34,372
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ARE THERE 

565
00:24:34,372 --> 00:24:35,340
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN OUR 

566
00:24:35,340 --> 00:24:36,341
APPOINTEES? WELL, I FIRST WANT 

567
00:24:36,341 --> 00:24:39,845
TO SEE -- I DON'T KNOW IF THERE

568
00:24:39,845 --> 00:24:43,949
IS ANY CLOSING REMARKS AT ALL 

569
00:24:43,949 --> 00:24:47,452
FROM ANYONE. 

570
00:24:47,452 --> 00:24:51,456
>> NO CLOSING REMARKS BUT THANK 

571
00:24:51,456 --> 00:24:52,224
YOU FOR THE TIME. 

572
00:24:52,224 --> 00:24:52,858
>> ABSOLUTELY. I AM VERY 

573
00:24:52,858 --> 00:24:55,293
GRATEFUL AND I BELIEVE I MET 

574
00:24:55,293 --> 00:24:57,095
WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THE 

575
00:24:57,095 --> 00:24:59,731
COMMITTEE BEFORE AND THE 

576
00:24:59,731 --> 00:25:02,467
EXPERTISE AND THE WORK THAT CAME

577
00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:06,671
OUT OF THE GROUP TO GIVE EQUITY,

578
00:25:06,671 --> 00:25:08,073
BROADBAND ACCESS, GOVERNMENT, 

579
00:25:08,073 --> 00:25:09,908
ALL THE THINGS WAS VERY, VERY 

580
00:25:09,908 --> 00:25:11,509
IMPRESSIVE. TO HEAR THE 

581
00:25:11,509 --> 00:25:16,748
KNOWLEDGE IN THE ROOM. AND YOU 

582
00:25:16,748 --> 00:25:20,485
MAKE A GREAT ADDITION, RAJAT -- 

583
00:25:20,485 --> 00:25:23,655
WAS IT RAJAT? VENITA AND 

584
00:25:23,655 --> 00:25:24,956
KATHLEEN ONLINE AND FRIDAY, 

585
00:25:24,956 --> 00:25:31,563
THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE, AND 

586
00:25:31,563 --> 00:25:36,234
COLIN. AND I AM GOING TO 

587
00:25:36,234 --> 00:25:37,369
RECOMMEND THAT THE COMMITTEE 

588
00:25:37,369 --> 00:25:38,770
RECOMMEND THE APPOINTS. IS THERE

589
00:25:38,770 --> 00:25:39,070
A SECOND? 

590
00:25:39,070 --> 00:25:39,471
>> SECOND. 

591
00:25:39,471 --> 00:25:43,808
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND 

592
00:25:43,808 --> 00:25:45,343
TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS. ANY

593
00:25:45,343 --> 00:25:48,179
OTHER COMMENTS ON THE 

594
00:25:48,179 --> 00:25:51,349
APPOINTEES? WILL THE CLERK 

595
00:25:51,349 --> 00:25:54,853
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 

596
00:25:54,853 --> 00:25:56,187
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 

597
00:25:56,187 --> 00:25:56,588
>> AYE. 

598
00:25:56,588 --> 00:25:57,989
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 

599
00:25:57,989 --> 00:25:58,290
>> AYE. 

600
00:25:58,290 --> 00:25:58,857
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 

601
00:25:58,857 --> 00:25:59,124
>> AYE. 

602
00:25:59,124 --> 00:26:00,425
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? AYE. 

603
00:26:00,425 --> 00:26:01,660
>> MOTION CARRIES, AND IT WILL 

604
00:26:01,660 --> 00:26:04,429
BE SENT TO THE JUNE 16th CITY 

605
00:26:04,429 --> 00:26:05,964
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU ALL 

606
00:26:05,964 --> 00:26:10,402
FOR BEING HERE AND REALLY 

607
00:26:10,402 --> 00:26:20,679
APPRECIATE GETTING TO KNOW YOU 

608
00:26:20,679 --> 00:26:26,051
ALL AS WELL. THANK YOU. WILL YOU

609
00:26:26,051 --> 00:26:27,218
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 11. AND 

610
00:26:27,218 --> 00:26:29,721
WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR OUR 

611
00:26:29,721 --> 00:26:33,058
PRESENTERS TO COME TO THE TABLE,

612
00:26:33,058 --> 00:26:34,826
I WILL TURN TO COUNCILMEMBER 

613
00:26:34,826 --> 00:26:35,493
STRAUSS FOR OPENING REMARKS. S 

614
00:26:35,493 --> 00:26:37,596
THIS HIS DURING THE BUDGET 

615
00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:40,598
SEASON LAST YEAR AND I AM 

616
00:26:40,598 --> 00:26:44,502
EXCITED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE 

617
00:26:44,502 --> 00:26:45,170
OUTCOME. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? 

618
00:26:45,170 --> 00:26:47,639
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

619
00:26:47,639 --> 00:26:49,274
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR BEING

620
00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:50,875
HERE. I WILL HAVE AN OPENING 

621
00:26:50,875 --> 00:26:58,016
REMARK. I WANT TO SAY THIS IS 

622
00:26:58,016 --> 00:27:02,087
MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS' WORTH OF

623
00:27:02,087 --> 00:27:06,891
ASKING QUESTIONS TODAY AND THIS 

624
00:27:06,891 --> 00:27:10,795
IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. THE HUMAN 

625
00:27:10,795 --> 00:27:11,696
SERVICES DEPARTMENT MADE 

626
00:27:11,696 --> 00:27:12,631
IMPLEMENTATIONS TO THE PROGRAM 

627
00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:16,801
AND WE CANNOT -- THAT'S A 

628
00:27:16,801 --> 00:27:19,337
SOURCE OF CHECKS AND BALANCES 

629
00:27:19,337 --> 00:27:21,339
AND THE SEPARATION OF POWER. AND

630
00:27:21,339 --> 00:27:22,507
THEY HAVE LIMITED THE PEOPLE 

631
00:27:22,507 --> 00:27:24,209
SIGNING UP FOR THIS PROGRAM, 4% 

632
00:27:24,209 --> 00:27:31,616
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS SO WE KNOW

633
00:27:31,616 --> 00:27:34,052
THE CHANGES ARE IN FACT WORKING 

634
00:27:34,052 --> 00:27:36,921
AND THERE MORE WORK TO DO. WHY 

635
00:27:36,921 --> 00:27:38,957
ARE WE HERE TODAY? WE'LL GET 

636
00:27:38,957 --> 00:27:40,191
INTO THE DISCOUNT UTILITY 

637
00:27:40,191 --> 00:27:41,993
PROGRAM. BUT WHAT IT DOES IS IT 

638
00:27:41,993 --> 00:27:42,727
PROVIDES DISCOUNTS ON UTILITY 

639
00:27:42,727 --> 00:27:45,063
BILLS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED 

640
00:27:45,063 --> 00:27:50,902
IT. WHY DO WE HAVE CHANGES 

641
00:27:50,902 --> 00:27:52,003
TODAY? WE HAVE CHANGES TODAY 

642
00:27:52,003 --> 00:27:54,572
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN USING THE 

643
00:27:54,572 --> 00:27:57,809
STATE-MEDIAN INCOME AS FOR THOSE

644
00:27:57,809 --> 00:27:59,344
WHO ARE ELIGIBILITY. WE HAVE A 

645
00:27:59,344 --> 00:28:00,412
CLIFF OF ELIGIBILITY. IF YOU 

646
00:28:00,412 --> 00:28:04,049
MAKE $1 MORE THAN WHAT IS 

647
00:28:04,049 --> 00:28:06,618
ELIGIBLE YOU CAN'T BENEFIT. WE 

648
00:28:06,618 --> 00:28:08,486
HAVE HAD INCREASING AFFORDABLE 

649
00:28:08,486 --> 00:28:11,523
CHALLENGES IN THE CITY. COUNCIL 

650
00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,591
PRESIDENT, HAD A PRESENTATION 

651
00:28:13,591 --> 00:28:15,126
THIS LAST WEEK DEMONSTRATING 

652
00:28:15,126 --> 00:28:15,860
WITH HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGES. 

653
00:28:15,860 --> 00:28:17,395
THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS 

654
00:28:17,395 --> 00:28:20,265
ONE OF THE FEW PLACES WE IN OUR 

655
00:28:20,265 --> 00:28:21,900
CITY FAMILY ARE ABLE TO MAKE A 

656
00:28:21,900 --> 00:28:24,035
CRITICAL AND LARGE DIFFERENCE 

657
00:28:24,035 --> 00:28:26,337
FOR FAMILIES THAT NEED A LITTLE 

658
00:28:26,337 --> 00:28:30,208
BIT OF HELP. AND SO THIS 

659
00:28:30,208 --> 00:28:34,279
LEGISLATION WILL MAKE ABOUT 

660
00:28:34,279 --> 00:28:36,548
31,000 NEW LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS

661
00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:37,415
ELIGIBLE FOR THE UTILITY 

662
00:28:37,415 --> 00:28:37,982
DISCOUNT PROGRAM. IT'S 

663
00:28:37,982 --> 00:28:40,652
ESTIMATED THAT 8800 ARE SENIOR 

664
00:28:40,652 --> 00:28:41,820
HOUSEHOLDS, MANY ON A FIXED 

665
00:28:41,820 --> 00:28:50,895
INCOME. I REALIZE ALL OF THESE 

666
00:28:50,895 --> 00:28:52,197
TALKING POINTS I AM SKEWING YOUR

667
00:28:52,197 --> 00:28:54,499
SLIDES. I WILL STOP AND LET YOU 

668
00:28:54,499 --> 00:28:55,834
BASK IN YOUR WORK. WHY ARE WE 

669
00:28:55,834 --> 00:28:58,269
HERE? WE ARE HERE FOR THE 

670
00:28:58,269 --> 00:29:00,572
PARENTS OF THE FRIENDS THAT I 

671
00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:03,608
GREW UP WITH THAT ARE PAYING 

672
00:29:03,608 --> 00:29:05,076
MORE THAN IN TAXES THAN THEIR 

673
00:29:05,076 --> 00:29:09,614
ORIGINAL MORTGAGE. WE ARE HERE 

674
00:29:09,614 --> 00:29:13,952
FOR THE SENIORS THAT HAVE HAD 

675
00:29:13,952 --> 00:29:16,087
DIFFICULTY IN SIGNING UP AND WE 

676
00:29:16,087 --> 00:29:16,988
ARE CHANGING OUR PROCESSES TO 

677
00:29:16,988 --> 00:29:18,857
MAKE IT ELIGIBLE. AND WE ARE 

678
00:29:18,857 --> 00:29:20,358
HERE FOR THE FAMILIES DOWN ON 

679
00:29:20,358 --> 00:29:21,426
THEIR LUCK AT THE MOMENT THAT 

680
00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:24,662
NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF HELP OR 

681
00:29:24,662 --> 00:29:25,830
THE PERSON WALKING DOWN THE 

682
00:29:25,830 --> 00:29:27,031
STREET THAT YOU WOULD PERCEIVE 

683
00:29:27,031 --> 00:29:29,167
BEING JUST FINE AND JUST LOST 

684
00:29:29,167 --> 00:29:30,969
THEIR JOB AND NEEDS HELP FOR A 

685
00:29:30,969 --> 00:29:32,670
COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO THIS IS 

686
00:29:32,670 --> 00:29:36,541
REALLY BIG -- THIS IS A REALLY 

687
00:29:36,541 --> 00:29:42,313
BIG AND IMPORTANT CHANGE AND WE 

688
00:29:42,313 --> 00:29:49,120
COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT

689
00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:50,488
COUNCIL PRESIDENT EMERITUS 

690
00:29:50,488 --> 00:29:57,529
JUAREZ AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, JOY

691
00:29:57,529 --> 00:30:01,499
HOLLINGSWORTH, AND EVERYONE AT 

692
00:30:01,499 --> 00:30:08,573
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND THE HUMAN

693
00:30:08,573 --> 00:30:09,040
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. 

694
00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:09,774
>> AWESOME. JUMP. 

695
00:30:09,774 --> 00:30:18,750
>> ANDREW LEE, CEO FOR SEATTLE 

696
00:30:18,750 --> 00:30:19,050
UTILITIES. 

697
00:30:19,050 --> 00:30:23,788
>> MARCUS JACKSON, SEATTLE CITY 

698
00:30:23,788 --> 00:30:24,622
LIGHT. TANYA KIM, DIRECTOR HUMAN

699
00:30:24,622 --> 00:30:25,323
SERVICES DIRECTOR. LESLIE 

700
00:30:25,323 --> 00:30:25,890
BRINSON, SPU. 

701
00:30:25,890 --> 00:30:28,860
>> WE WANT TO REPORT ON THE 

702
00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:29,928
EXECUTIVE RESPONSE FOR THE 

703
00:30:29,928 --> 00:30:31,196
COUNCIL'S STATEMENT OF 

704
00:30:31,196 --> 00:30:32,597
LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR THE RATE 

705
00:30:32,597 --> 00:30:35,400
SERVICES PROGRAM. BUT I WANT TO 

706
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,903
START BY THANKING THE COUNCIL 

707
00:30:38,903 --> 00:30:40,638
HERE FOR LEADERSHIP ON THIS 

708
00:30:40,638 --> 00:30:42,607
REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE. I KNOW 

709
00:30:42,607 --> 00:30:44,909
AFFORDABILITY IS THE TOP 

710
00:30:44,909 --> 00:30:45,476
FINANCIAL CONCERN FOR MOST 

711
00:30:45,476 --> 00:30:46,277
SEATTLE RESIDENTS. WHILE UTILITY

712
00:30:46,277 --> 00:30:47,512
BILLS ARE NOT THE LEADING 

713
00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:52,183
CONTRIBUTOR TO THE HIGH COST OF 

714
00:30:52,183 --> 00:30:55,753
LIVING IN THE REGION MORE PEOPLE

715
00:30:55,753 --> 00:30:58,856
FIND IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT 

716
00:30:58,856 --> 00:30:59,857
TO COVER MONTH-TO-MONTH 

717
00:30:59,857 --> 00:31:01,092
EXPENSES. OUR PRESENTATION HAS 

718
00:31:01,092 --> 00:31:01,793
SEVERAL PRIMARILY ELEMENTS. WE 

719
00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:04,095
WILL PROVIDE BACKGROUNDS WITH 

720
00:31:04,095 --> 00:31:08,399
THE PROGRAM AND HOW WE GOT HERE 

721
00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:12,871
TODAY. NEXT WE WILL DISCUSS THE 

722
00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:13,805
INCREASE ENROLLMENT OF THE 

723
00:31:13,805 --> 00:31:14,873
PROGRAM TO MAXIMIZE THE 

724
00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:16,875
ENROLLMENT OF THE ALREADY 

725
00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:19,611
EXISTING CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO 

726
00:31:19,611 --> 00:31:25,450
PARTICIPATE. AND LASTLY, WE WILL

727
00:31:25,450 --> 00:31:28,786
OUTLINE A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE

728
00:31:28,786 --> 00:31:29,454
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. AS 

729
00:31:29,454 --> 00:31:30,255
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SAID, 

730
00:31:30,255 --> 00:31:31,556
EXPANDING EMERGENCY EXISTENCE TO

731
00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:35,193
80% OF THE AREA AS WELL. THE 

732
00:31:35,193 --> 00:31:37,395
BOTTOM LINE OF ALL THESE 

733
00:31:37,395 --> 00:31:39,297
RECOMMENDATIONS IS IT EXPANDS 

734
00:31:39,297 --> 00:31:41,366
THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR THE

735
00:31:41,366 --> 00:31:48,006
PROGRAM. BEFORE BEGINNING OUR 

736
00:31:48,006 --> 00:31:53,077
PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE TO 

737
00:31:53,077 --> 00:31:59,284
OFFER DIRECTOR KIM AND INTERIM 

738
00:31:59,284 --> 00:32:00,351
MANAGER AND CEO SANTOFF TO MAKE 

739
00:32:00,351 --> 00:32:00,818
OPENING REMARKS. 

740
00:32:00,818 --> 00:32:04,822
>> WELL, THE DIRECTOR HIT ON THE

741
00:32:04,822 --> 00:32:06,257
FUNCTIONS IN THE ROLE. AND 

742
00:32:06,257 --> 00:32:10,328
NUMBER ONE, I AM WEARING THE 

743
00:32:10,328 --> 00:32:13,264
UTILITY DISCOUNTS PROGRAM SWAG. 

744
00:32:13,264 --> 00:32:15,967
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 

745
00:32:15,967 --> 00:32:17,702
REALLY WORKS TO BRING ON 

746
00:32:17,702 --> 00:32:20,638
RESOURCES AND HAVE RESOURCES 

747
00:32:20,638 --> 00:32:21,539
ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

748
00:32:21,539 --> 00:32:24,942
IN THIS CASE YOU MAY KNOW US AS 

749
00:32:24,942 --> 00:32:27,078
A FUNDER. WE ARE THE DIRECT 

750
00:32:27,078 --> 00:32:30,415
PROVIDER. WE HAVE SEATTLE PUBLIC

751
00:32:30,415 --> 00:32:36,120
UTILITIES AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT

752
00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,590
SUPPORTING OUR MIGHTY TEAM OF 21

753
00:32:39,590 --> 00:32:42,794
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE EMBEDDED DO 

754
00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:47,031
THOSE OUTREACHES AND HAVE THE 

755
00:32:47,031 --> 00:32:48,466
LANGUAGE AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS,

756
00:32:48,466 --> 00:32:49,267
RECERTIFICATIONS, ALL OF THE 

757
00:32:49,267 --> 00:32:51,135
GOOD STUFF THAT COUNCILMEMBER 

758
00:32:51,135 --> 00:32:53,638
STRAUSS HAS NOTED IN HIS OPENING

759
00:32:53,638 --> 00:32:56,207
REMARKS. AND I WANTED TO JUST 

760
00:32:56,207 --> 00:32:57,308
HIGHLIGHT WITH THAT TEAM, 21 -- 

761
00:32:57,308 --> 00:33:00,578
I THINK THAT'S SMALL AND MIGHTY

762
00:33:00,578 --> 00:33:03,147
FOR THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 

763
00:33:03,147 --> 00:33:05,850
APPROXIMATELY 39,000 FOLKS WHO 

764
00:33:05,850 --> 00:33:09,253
ARE ENROLLED IN BENEFITING AS OF

765
00:33:09,253 --> 00:33:14,258
DECEMBER. AND JUST IN 2025, THE 

766
00:33:14,258 --> 00:33:16,694
PROGRAM PROCESSED OVER 13,000 

767
00:33:16,694 --> 00:33:17,962
APPLICATIONS. AND IT CONSIDERED 

768
00:33:17,962 --> 00:33:19,230
17400 PHONE CALLS AND MET WITH 

769
00:33:19,230 --> 00:33:22,100
NEARLY 600 WALK-IN CUSTOMERS SO 

770
00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:25,069
THIS IS A LABOR OF LOVE, AND IT 

771
00:33:25,069 --> 00:33:28,306
BENEFITS PEOPLE ON A, YOU KNOW, 

772
00:33:28,306 --> 00:33:31,943
A MONTHLY BASIS. SO IT'S REALLY

773
00:33:31,943 --> 00:33:33,778
IMPORTANT. THE OTHER -- I 

774
00:33:33,778 --> 00:33:34,912
MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY EVENTS. 

775
00:33:34,912 --> 00:33:37,849
WE ARE IMMERSED IN VERY 

776
00:33:37,849 --> 00:33:39,417
IMPRESSIVE STATS ON THIS, TOO, 

777
00:33:39,417 --> 00:33:41,052
BUT INCREASING OUR OUTREACH AND 

778
00:33:41,052 --> 00:33:46,090
IT'S REALLY INCREASING OUR 

779
00:33:46,090 --> 00:33:46,724
OUTREACH, ALSO, WITH THOSE WHO 

780
00:33:46,724 --> 00:33:51,696
ARE UNDERSERVED. IT'S BEING 

781
00:33:51,696 --> 00:33:53,798
WITH A COMMUNITY THAT IS TRUSTED

782
00:33:53,798 --> 00:33:55,600
PARTNERS AND IN ALL AREAS YOU 

783
00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:56,868
KNOW HOW CRITICAL THAT IS. I 

784
00:33:56,868 --> 00:33:58,736
WILL SAY AS A SERVICE PROVIDER 

785
00:33:58,736 --> 00:34:02,673
WE ARE READY TO HELP IN THE 

786
00:34:02,673 --> 00:34:04,575
EXPANSION AND WE ARE REALLY 

787
00:34:04,575 --> 00:34:05,209
EXCITED TO LEAN IN. THANK YOU. 

788
00:34:05,209 --> 00:34:07,378
>> LET ME START OUT BY SAYING 

789
00:34:07,378 --> 00:34:10,948
THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR AND 

790
00:34:10,948 --> 00:34:11,582
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE 

791
00:34:11,582 --> 00:34:12,617
OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF YOU TODAY. 

792
00:34:12,617 --> 00:34:15,686
AT CITY LIGHT, AFFORDABILITY 

793
00:34:15,686 --> 00:34:18,689
REMAINS AT THE CENTER OF OUR 

794
00:34:18,689 --> 00:34:20,725
WORK. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL 

795
00:34:20,725 --> 00:34:22,126
YEARS WE'VE FOCUSED ON MAKING 

796
00:34:22,126 --> 00:34:23,895
SURE HOUSEHOLDS FACING FINANCIAL

797
00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:26,464
PRESSURE CAN MORE EASILY ACCESS 

798
00:34:26,464 --> 00:34:29,167
THE SUPPORT THEY QUALIFY FOR, 

799
00:34:29,167 --> 00:34:31,903
INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL 

800
00:34:31,903 --> 00:34:33,805
RESOURCES. BY WORKING BY 

801
00:34:33,805 --> 00:34:35,640
SIMPLIFYING ENROLLMENT AND 

802
00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:36,707
PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY 

803
00:34:36,707 --> 00:34:37,942
ORGANIZATIONS, ALIGNING OUR 

804
00:34:37,942 --> 00:34:39,377
PROGRAMS, INCOME ELIGIBILITY 

805
00:34:39,377 --> 00:34:41,813
WITH SPU, WE ARE HELPING MORE 

806
00:34:41,813 --> 00:34:45,783
FAMILIES, SENIORS AND WORKING 

807
00:34:45,783 --> 00:34:48,753
PEOPLE KEEP THEIR ELECTRIC BILLS

808
00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:51,823
MANAGEABLE. WE ARE ALSO GUIDED 

809
00:34:51,823 --> 00:34:53,191
BY WASHINGTON'S CLEAN ENERGY 

810
00:34:53,191 --> 00:34:54,092
TRANSFORMATION ACT, CETA. THAT 

811
00:34:54,092 --> 00:34:57,929
KEEPS THE HOUSEHOLD ENERGY 

812
00:34:57,929 --> 00:34:58,496
BURDEN TONIGHT 6% OR LESS 

813
00:34:58,496 --> 00:35:00,097
ENSURING THAT THE TRANSITION TO 

814
00:35:00,097 --> 00:35:02,033
CLEAN ENERGY DOES NOT IMPACT THE

815
00:35:02,033 --> 00:35:03,134
MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION. I 

816
00:35:03,134 --> 00:35:07,138
WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE TEAM AT

817
00:35:07,138 --> 00:35:08,372
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT FOR 

818
00:35:08,372 --> 00:35:13,110
COLLABORATING WITH OUR PARTNERS 

819
00:35:13,110 --> 00:35:20,084
AND COMMITTING TO A CONTINUOUS 

820
00:35:20,084 --> 00:35:23,020
FOCUS ON THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT. 

821
00:35:23,020 --> 00:35:23,254
THANKS. 

822
00:35:23,254 --> 00:35:24,989
>> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL KICK OFF 

823
00:35:24,989 --> 00:35:26,791
THIS PRESENTATION. I HAVE BEEN 

824
00:35:26,791 --> 00:35:29,961
NOMINATED BY THESE LOVELY FOLKS 

825
00:35:29,961 --> 00:35:31,395
TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. THE 

826
00:35:31,395 --> 00:35:32,697
CENTRAL BUILDING HAS CONTRIBUTED

827
00:35:32,697 --> 00:35:34,966
THIS PRESENTATION AND TODAY WHEN

828
00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:40,037
I SAY WE I AM SPEAKING FOR ALL 

829
00:35:40,037 --> 00:35:40,905
THREE DEPARTMENTS UNLESS I 

830
00:35:40,905 --> 00:35:42,607
CERTIFY SPU. ALL RIGHT. THIS 

831
00:35:42,607 --> 00:35:45,042
ALSO HAS BEEN A PATH. WE HAVE 

832
00:35:45,042 --> 00:35:46,544
BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH 

833
00:35:46,544 --> 00:35:49,614
COUNCIL FOR MANY YEARS BUT ALSO 

834
00:35:49,614 --> 00:35:51,015
-- BUT SPECIFICALLY OVER THE 

835
00:35:51,015 --> 00:35:51,482
LAST SEVERAL YEARS. 

836
00:35:51,482 --> 00:35:53,684
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I CAN 

837
00:35:53,684 --> 00:35:55,219
REMEMBER REACHING OUT WHILE WE 

838
00:35:55,219 --> 00:35:59,257
WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 

839
00:35:59,257 --> 00:36:00,324
PROGRAM EVALUATION TALKING ABOUT

840
00:36:00,324 --> 00:36:01,559
EXPANSION. THAT PROGRAM 

841
00:36:01,559 --> 00:36:03,261
EVALUATION WE DID IN 2023-2024 

842
00:36:03,261 --> 00:36:04,795
WAS REALLY A REFLECTION POINT 

843
00:36:04,795 --> 00:36:06,864
COMING OUT OF COVID WHERE WE 

844
00:36:06,864 --> 00:36:09,500
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE 

845
00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:11,669
HEARING DIRECTLY FROM OUR 

846
00:36:11,669 --> 00:36:15,973
CUSTOMERS. WE SURVEYED OVER 1000

847
00:36:15,973 --> 00:36:17,341
TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND HOW 

848
00:36:17,341 --> 00:36:18,876
THE UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

849
00:36:18,876 --> 00:36:23,981
WERE IMPACTING THEM AND WHAT WAS

850
00:36:23,981 --> 00:36:24,682
PREVENTING THE CUSTOMERS FROM 

851
00:36:24,682 --> 00:36:25,483
ENROLLING. WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH

852
00:36:25,483 --> 00:36:28,753
THAT OVER THE YEARS AND WE 

853
00:36:28,753 --> 00:36:31,822
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE 

854
00:36:31,822 --> 00:36:33,057
BARRIERS OUT OF THE WAY. TODAY 

855
00:36:33,057 --> 00:36:36,160
IS HOW TO CHANGE OUR APPROACH TO

856
00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:43,067
ENROLLMENT IN THAT WAY AND AS 

857
00:36:43,067 --> 00:36:44,168
DIRECTOR LEE MENTIONED, WE WILL 

858
00:36:44,168 --> 00:36:44,669
TALK ABOUT EXPANSION. 

859
00:36:44,669 --> 00:36:47,038
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DID STEAL 

860
00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:49,240
MY THUNDER A LITTLE BIT ON THE 

861
00:36:49,240 --> 00:36:49,473
SLIDES. 

862
00:36:49,473 --> 00:36:49,774
>> SORRY! 

863
00:36:49,774 --> 00:36:53,511
>> ALL GOOD. SO THE UTILITY 

864
00:36:53,511 --> 00:36:56,080
DISCOUNTS PROGRAM IS KNOWN AS 

865
00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:58,015
ONE OF THE MOST GENEROUS ACROSS 

866
00:36:58,015 --> 00:37:00,451
THE COUNTRY. WE ARE INCREDIBLY 

867
00:37:00,451 --> 00:37:03,187
GENEROUS WITH THE 60% ON THE 

868
00:37:03,187 --> 00:37:06,224
CITY LIGHT BILL AND 50% ON SPU 

869
00:37:06,224 --> 00:37:09,327
BILL. WE ARE KNOWN AMONG THE 

870
00:37:09,327 --> 00:37:10,761
WATER UTILITIES AS INNOVATIVE 

871
00:37:10,761 --> 00:37:12,163
PROVIDING WATER, SEWER, AND 

872
00:37:12,163 --> 00:37:13,497
SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE FOR 

873
00:37:13,497 --> 00:37:18,069
RENTERS WHO PAY THEIR SERVICE 

874
00:37:18,069 --> 00:37:21,939
THROUGH THEIR RENT OR A 

875
00:37:21,939 --> 00:37:23,207
THIRD-PARTY BILLER. SO THE 

876
00:37:23,207 --> 00:37:25,042
SITUATIONS LIKE THE RATIO 

877
00:37:25,042 --> 00:37:26,244
UTILITY BILLING SITUATION, THOSE

878
00:37:26,244 --> 00:37:28,779
RENTERS IF THEY HAVE A SEATTLE 

879
00:37:28,779 --> 00:37:31,382
CITY LIGHT ACCOUNT THEY HAVE 

880
00:37:31,382 --> 00:37:34,251
ACCESS TO SPU EVEN IF THEY ARE 

881
00:37:34,251 --> 00:37:35,786
PAYING OTHERWISE FOR SERVICES. 

882
00:37:35,786 --> 00:37:38,155
CURRENTLY -- THIS WILL BECOME A 

883
00:37:38,155 --> 00:37:40,391
MAIN PART OF CONVERSATION -- 

884
00:37:40,391 --> 00:37:44,262
ELIGIBILITY GOES UP TO 70% OF 

885
00:37:44,262 --> 00:37:52,670
THE STATE MEDIUM INCOME WHICH 

886
00:37:52,670 --> 00:37:56,807
FOR REFERENCE IS 52, 53% OF AREA

887
00:37:56,807 --> 00:38:00,711
MEDIUM INCOME. SO DURING OUR 

888
00:38:00,711 --> 00:38:04,382
SURVEY PROCESS THESE TWO QUOTES 

889
00:38:04,382 --> 00:38:06,317
WERE THE MOST IMPACTFUL. THIS 

890
00:38:06,317 --> 00:38:12,089
PROGRAM MAKES A DIFFERENCE. 

891
00:38:12,089 --> 00:38:14,325
IT'S FUNDED BY CITY LIGHT AND 

892
00:38:14,325 --> 00:38:16,794
SPU RATEPAYERS AND CAN OFFER UP 

893
00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:25,436
TO $1400 A YEAR IN SAVINGS. WHEN

894
00:38:25,436 --> 00:38:28,739
WE SURVEYED OUR CUSTOMERS, 80% 

895
00:38:28,739 --> 00:38:31,676
OF THOSE ENROLLED SAID IT HELPS 

896
00:38:31,676 --> 00:38:36,681
THEM TO STAY CURRENT. AND THE 

897
00:38:36,681 --> 00:38:38,082
EMERGENCY SYSTEM IS REALLY 

898
00:38:38,082 --> 00:38:41,419
INTENDED FOR MORE EPISODIC 

899
00:38:41,419 --> 00:38:42,386
HARDSHIPS VERSES ELIGIBILITY AND

900
00:38:42,386 --> 00:38:44,455
IT HELPS WITH THE WATER SHUTOFF 

901
00:38:44,455 --> 00:38:49,860
WHEN THE CUSTOMERS GET BEHIND ON

902
00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:55,232
THEIR BILLS AND HIT THE 

903
00:38:55,232 --> 00:38:59,603
UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES. YOU CAN 

904
00:38:59,603 --> 00:39:02,039
SEE THESE PROGRAMS OFFER HIGHER 

905
00:39:02,039 --> 00:39:09,046
SAVINGS. THE PROJECT -- SPD 

906
00:39:09,046 --> 00:39:11,449
LIGHTS PROJECT SHARE GOES UP TO 

907
00:39:11,449 --> 00:39:14,151
80% AMI. ONE THING TO NOTE, 

908
00:39:14,151 --> 00:39:16,620
CURRENTLY, THE ASSISTANCE 

909
00:39:16,620 --> 00:39:24,061
PROGRAMS OFFER -- ONLY OFFER 

910
00:39:24,061 --> 00:39:24,695
MAXIMUM ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSEHOLD

911
00:39:24,695 --> 00:39:35,106
WITH CHILDREN, AN IMPORTANT 

912
00:39:35,106 --> 00:39:35,773
DISTINCTION WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN

913
00:39:35,773 --> 00:39:42,947
A MINUTE. ALL RIGHT. DURING THIS

914
00:39:42,947 --> 00:39:45,149
PROCESS WE HAVE LANDED ON 

915
00:39:45,149 --> 00:39:46,817
MULTIPLE GOALS IN REDESIGNING 

916
00:39:46,817 --> 00:39:47,918
AND EXPANDING THE PROGRAM. THESE

917
00:39:47,918 --> 00:39:48,719
GOALS ARE NOT COMPREHENSIVE. 

918
00:39:48,719 --> 00:39:50,321
THERE ARE MANY, MANY WITHIN THEM

919
00:39:50,321 --> 00:39:53,457
BUT WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE 

920
00:39:53,457 --> 00:39:54,892
THAT THE PROGRAM IS HELPING 

921
00:39:54,892 --> 00:39:56,160
CUSTOMERS REDUCE THEIR ENERGY 

922
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:57,895
BURDEN OR THEIR UTILITY BURDEN. 

923
00:39:57,895 --> 00:40:01,432
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 

924
00:40:01,432 --> 00:40:02,933
CUSTOMERS ARE MAINTAINING THAT 

925
00:40:02,933 --> 00:40:05,536
BENEFIT OVER TIME, THAT AS 

926
00:40:05,536 --> 00:40:11,108
MENTIONED, CITY LIGHT IS ABLE TO

927
00:40:11,108 --> 00:40:13,411
COMPLY WITH THE WASHINGTON CLEAN

928
00:40:13,411 --> 00:40:14,512
ENERGY TRANSFORMATION ACT. AND 

929
00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:16,914
THAT WE'RE MAKING ENROLLMENTS 

930
00:40:16,914 --> 00:40:19,150
SIMPLE AND LOWEST. BOTH FOR 

931
00:40:19,150 --> 00:40:20,584
CUSTOMERS AND STAFF WHO ARE 

932
00:40:20,584 --> 00:40:21,218
PROCESSING APPLICATIONS. THESE 

933
00:40:21,218 --> 00:40:23,387
NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE REALLY 

934
00:40:23,387 --> 00:40:25,189
LOOKING AT HOW WE HAVE CHANGED 

935
00:40:25,189 --> 00:40:27,725
THINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE 

936
00:40:27,725 --> 00:40:33,164
YEARS COMING OUT OF THAT PROGRAM

937
00:40:33,164 --> 00:40:34,298
ENROLLMENT I MENTIONED, THE 

938
00:40:34,298 --> 00:40:35,399
PROGRAM EVALUATION THEY 

939
00:40:35,399 --> 00:40:37,768
MENTIONED. IN RULING 

940
00:40:37,768 --> 00:40:39,703
PREQUALIFIED CUSTOMERS HAS BEEN 

941
00:40:39,703 --> 00:40:42,373
A KEY STRATEGY. GENERALLY 

942
00:40:42,373 --> 00:40:45,009
CUSTOMERS WHO ACCESS GOVERNMENT 

943
00:40:45,009 --> 00:40:46,310
PROGRAMS ARE OFTEN SUBJECT TO 

944
00:40:46,310 --> 00:40:47,111
MULTIPLE BURDENSOME PROCESSES TO

945
00:40:47,111 --> 00:40:49,980
PROVE THAT THEY QUALIFY FOR THIS

946
00:40:49,980 --> 00:40:51,315
PROGRAM AND THIS PROGRAM. AND 

947
00:40:51,315 --> 00:40:54,084
OUR GOAL IS TO REDUCE BURDEN ON 

948
00:40:54,084 --> 00:40:59,790
CUSTOMERS AND GET THEM INTO THE 

949
00:40:59,790 --> 00:41:00,791
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAMS AND 

950
00:41:00,791 --> 00:41:02,126
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE HAD A 

951
00:41:02,126 --> 00:41:03,661
DATA-SHARING PARTNER WITH THE 

952
00:41:03,661 --> 00:41:07,198
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND WE

953
00:41:07,198 --> 00:41:09,667
WERE ABLE TO SHARE DATA WITH THE

954
00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:13,337
CUSTOMER'S CONSENT, BEING, TO 

955
00:41:13,337 --> 00:41:14,104
AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL THEM. WE 

956
00:41:14,104 --> 00:41:17,374
REMEMBER ABLE TO EXPAND THAT THE

957
00:41:17,374 --> 00:41:20,277
LAST YEAR OR SO TO INCLUDE THE 

958
00:41:20,277 --> 00:41:22,313
KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY TO

959
00:41:22,313 --> 00:41:24,515
INCLUDE RESIDENTS OUTSIDE THE 

960
00:41:24,515 --> 00:41:29,987
CITY OF SEATTLE AND FOR THE 

961
00:41:29,987 --> 00:41:32,590
RECIPIENTS OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY

962
00:41:32,590 --> 00:41:34,525
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE'VE ALSO 

963
00:41:34,525 --> 00:41:37,261
ENTERED ANOTHER PIECE COMING OUT

964
00:41:37,261 --> 00:41:38,462
OF COVID WHERE OUR PARTNERSHIP 

965
00:41:38,462 --> 00:41:39,296
STRATEGIES GENERALLY WITH 

966
00:41:39,296 --> 00:41:40,297
HOUSING PROVIDERS HAD LANGUISHED

967
00:41:40,297 --> 00:41:42,600
A LITTLE BIT. THANKS TO A NEW 

968
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,236
STAFF MEMBER AT CITY LIGHT WE 

969
00:41:45,236 --> 00:41:49,340
HAVE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO INVEST 

970
00:41:49,340 --> 00:41:51,108
ENERGY IN BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS 

971
00:41:51,108 --> 00:41:53,277
AND WE RECEIVED 20 NEW 

972
00:41:53,277 --> 00:41:54,311
PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOUSING 

973
00:41:54,311 --> 00:41:56,447
PROVIDERS PERSONALLY INCLUDING 

974
00:41:56,447 --> 00:41:58,148
SHAG, ONE OF THE CITY'S LARGEST

975
00:41:58,148 --> 00:41:58,749
SENIOR HOUSING PROVIDESSER. 

976
00:41:58,749 --> 00:42:01,852
THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALLOWS YOU TO

977
00:42:01,852 --> 00:42:08,826
HOST ENROLLMENTS ON SITE AND GO 

978
00:42:08,826 --> 00:42:13,931
WHERE CUSTOMERS ARE AND LEVERAGE

979
00:42:13,931 --> 00:42:16,300
THEIR AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

980
00:42:16,300 --> 00:42:24,108
VERIFICATION. FINALLY, WE ARE 

981
00:42:24,108 --> 00:42:25,042
WITH A CROSS-COUNTY PUBLIC 

982
00:42:25,042 --> 00:42:26,443
ENROLLMENT WITH KING COUNTY. 

983
00:42:26,443 --> 00:42:27,411
AGAIN, DOUBLING DOWN ON 

984
00:42:27,411 --> 00:42:28,145
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WAS A 

985
00:42:28,145 --> 00:42:33,217
BIG, BIG PART OF THE FEEDBACK 

986
00:42:33,217 --> 00:42:35,019
THAT WE HEARD DURING THE PROGRAM

987
00:42:35,019 --> 00:42:40,057
EVALUATION. WE ARE SHIFTING THE 

988
00:42:40,057 --> 00:42:42,259
WAYS WE ARE ENGAGING COMMUNITY. 

989
00:42:42,259 --> 00:42:44,061
WE ARE BOTH LEVERAGING OUTSIDE 

990
00:42:44,061 --> 00:42:45,062
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT 

991
00:42:45,062 --> 00:42:46,230
CUSTOMER ENROLLMENT. WE ARE ALSO

992
00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:47,898
REALLY ENGAGING WITH THEM TO 

993
00:42:47,898 --> 00:42:52,369
HELP US DESIGN NEW POLICY AND 

994
00:42:52,369 --> 00:42:55,806
PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE

995
00:42:55,806 --> 00:42:57,107
HISTORIC ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS

996
00:42:57,107 --> 00:42:58,108
FACED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE 

997
00:42:58,108 --> 00:43:01,211
ACTUALLY WORKING. WE HAVE 

998
00:43:01,211 --> 00:43:03,113
SHIFTED TO -- IN THE PAST WE 

999
00:43:03,113 --> 00:43:05,349
HAVE MOSTLY FLYERED AND 

1000
00:43:05,349 --> 00:43:07,484
ADVERTISED FOR THE PROGRAM AND 

1001
00:43:07,484 --> 00:43:08,752
NOW WE SHIFTED TO IN-PERSON 

1002
00:43:08,752 --> 00:43:10,454
ENROLLMENT SUPPORT AT EVENTS. WE

1003
00:43:10,454 --> 00:43:13,524
HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH THE 

1004
00:43:13,524 --> 00:43:14,692
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND 

1005
00:43:14,692 --> 00:43:17,061
TRAINED A COHORT OF COMMUNITY 

1006
00:43:17,061 --> 00:43:18,228
LIAISON TO PROVIDE IN-LANGUAGE 

1007
00:43:18,228 --> 00:43:20,531
SUPPORT BOTH AT EVENTS AND ALSO 

1008
00:43:20,531 --> 00:43:22,099
THEIR EXPERTISE IN MAKING SURE 

1009
00:43:22,099 --> 00:43:23,601
THAT OUR RESIDENTS WHO SPEAK 

1010
00:43:23,601 --> 00:43:24,935
OTHER LANGUAGES ARE ABLE TO 

1011
00:43:24,935 --> 00:43:31,442
ACCESS PROGRAMS AND THAT THE 

1012
00:43:31,442 --> 00:43:32,042
PROGRAM CHANGES THAT WE'RE 

1013
00:43:32,042 --> 00:43:32,576
MAKING ARE WORKING FOR THEM. 

1014
00:43:38,615 --> 00:43:44,221
THESE IMAGES ARE JUST TO CAPTURE

1015
00:43:44,221 --> 00:43:46,557
THE WORK THAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS

1016
00:43:46,557 --> 00:43:49,059
FOLKS AND TEAM -- IF YOU LOOK TO

1017
00:43:49,059 --> 00:43:51,161
THE FAR LEFT, THAT WAS OUR PAPER

1018
00:43:51,161 --> 00:43:53,630
APPLICATION BEFORE THE RECEIPT 

1019
00:43:53,630 --> 00:43:55,566
REDESIGN. IT DOESN'T MATTER 

1020
00:43:55,566 --> 00:43:58,702
WHAT THE WORDS SAY. YOU CAN ALL 

1021
00:43:58,702 --> 00:44:00,037
PROBABLY IMAGINE THE LEVEL OF 

1022
00:44:00,037 --> 00:44:01,772
BUREAUCRACY AND CONFUSION 

1023
00:44:01,772 --> 00:44:02,806
THAT'S EMBEDDED IN THOSE BLACK 

1024
00:44:02,806 --> 00:44:06,677
AND WHITE LINES. OUR TEAM HAS 

1025
00:44:06,677 --> 00:44:08,679
REALLY GONE ABOUT LOOKING 

1026
00:44:08,679 --> 00:44:11,582
THROUGH AND MAKING SURE THAT WE 

1027
00:44:11,582 --> 00:44:12,583
ARE CREATING APPLICATION 

1028
00:44:12,583 --> 00:44:13,450
PROCESSES THAT CUSTOMERS CAN 

1029
00:44:13,450 --> 00:44:14,084
ACTUALLY COMPLETE DIRECTLY THE 

1030
00:44:14,084 --> 00:44:16,987
FIRST TIME TO REDUCE THE BACK 

1031
00:44:16,987 --> 00:44:18,322
AND FORTH WITH STAFF. BEFORE 

1032
00:44:18,322 --> 00:44:20,057
THIS, OUR STAFF REPORTED THAT 

1033
00:44:20,057 --> 00:44:21,392
GENERAL HEY CUSTOMERS WERE 

1034
00:44:21,392 --> 00:44:25,062
UNABLE TO CORRECTLY COMPLETE AN 

1035
00:44:25,062 --> 00:44:26,030
APPLICATION WITHOUT ENGAGING 

1036
00:44:26,030 --> 00:44:27,097
WITH STAFF. WE'RE REALLY 

1037
00:44:27,097 --> 00:44:31,602
LOOKING TO EMPLOY DESIGN BEST 

1038
00:44:31,602 --> 00:44:37,641
PRACTICES AND INPUT FROM 

1039
00:44:37,641 --> 00:44:38,442
COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT 

1040
00:44:38,442 --> 00:44:39,510
WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT. AND 

1041
00:44:39,510 --> 00:44:41,145
FINALLY, WE'VE BEEN TAKING A 

1042
00:44:41,145 --> 00:44:44,415
HARD LOOK AT OUR PROGRAM 

1043
00:44:44,415 --> 00:44:46,550
POLICIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE

1044
00:44:46,550 --> 00:44:48,385
ALIGNING THOSE WITH THE GOALS 

1045
00:44:48,385 --> 00:44:51,955
WITH HELPING CUSTOMERS GET THE 

1046
00:44:51,955 --> 00:44:55,292
HELP THEY NEED. A FEW CHANGES TO

1047
00:44:55,292 --> 00:44:56,026
HIGHLIGHT. JUDGMENTALLY, THE 

1048
00:44:56,026 --> 00:45:00,164
PROGRAM REQUIRES CUSTOMERS TO 

1049
00:45:00,164 --> 00:45:02,366
CONFIRM THEY ARE PROGRAM 

1050
00:45:02,366 --> 00:45:03,734
ELIGIBLE ARE EVERY YEARS. WE 

1051
00:45:03,734 --> 00:45:09,039
HAVE REMOVED THAT FOR 65 AND 

1052
00:45:09,039 --> 00:45:14,411
OLDER INCOMES. WE FOUND THE RISK

1053
00:45:14,411 --> 00:45:20,284
OF THEM INCREASING THEIR INCOME 

1054
00:45:20,284 --> 00:45:29,560
WAS NEGLIBLE. WE REACHED OUT TO 

1055
00:45:29,560 --> 00:45:30,194
S.N.A.P. RESIDENTS TO RENEW AND 

1056
00:45:30,194 --> 00:45:30,794
RECONFIRM THEIR INCOME. AND 

1057
00:45:30,794 --> 00:45:32,996
LOOKING AHEAD, THERE IS STILL A 

1058
00:45:32,996 --> 00:45:36,934
LOT OF WORK IN PROCESS OVER THE 

1059
00:45:36,934 --> 00:45:38,535
NEXT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETELY 

1060
00:45:38,535 --> 00:45:39,670
REDESIGN THE RENEWAL PROCESS 

1061
00:45:39,670 --> 00:45:41,038
GENERALLY AND TO STREAM LINE OUR

1062
00:45:41,038 --> 00:45:42,706
INCOME DOCUMENTATION 

1063
00:45:42,706 --> 00:45:47,144
REQUIREMENTS AND TO MAKE SURE 

1064
00:45:47,144 --> 00:45:49,680
THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR 

1065
00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:50,514
COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE IN 

1066
00:45:50,514 --> 00:45:51,548
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. WE ARE ALSO 

1067
00:45:51,548 --> 00:45:53,884
IN THE MIDDLE OF A TECHNOLOGY 

1068
00:45:53,884 --> 00:45:56,453
OPTIONS ANALYSIS TO MAKE SURE AS

1069
00:45:56,453 --> 00:46:01,425
WE MOVE FORWARD TECHNOLOGY 

1070
00:46:01,425 --> 00:46:02,392
ISN'T A BARRIER FOR CUSTOMERS .

1071
00:46:02,392 --> 00:46:05,028
OKAY. THE GOOD NEWS ALL OF THIS 

1072
00:46:05,028 --> 00:46:10,667
WORKS WITH THE ARMY OF FOLKS AND

1073
00:46:10,667 --> 00:46:17,541
IT'S ACTUALLY WORKING. IT'S 

1074
00:46:17,541 --> 00:46:19,376
INCREASING PARTICIPATION. MY 

1075
00:46:19,376 --> 00:46:22,112
PHONE IS ON. THAT'S NOD GOOD. 

1076
00:46:22,112 --> 00:46:28,619
RIGHT NOW AT 70% OF STATE INCOME

1077
00:46:28,619 --> 00:46:31,922
WE HAVE 70,000 ELIGIBLE 

1078
00:46:31,922 --> 00:46:34,691
CUSTOMERS ACROSS CITY LIGHT AND 

1079
00:46:34,691 --> 00:46:35,359
SP U TERRITORY. WITH THE EFFORTS

1080
00:46:35,359 --> 00:46:37,895
IN 2025, WE HAVE INCREASED UP TO

1081
00:46:37,895 --> 00:46:40,130
36% AND WE ARE NOW AT ROUGHLY 

1082
00:46:40,130 --> 00:46:43,367
39% AND ARE HOPING TO REACH 40 

1083
00:46:43,367 --> 00:46:46,436
BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THIS 

1084
00:46:46,436 --> 00:46:52,042
SLIDE IS REALLY TO SHOW AS WE 

1085
00:46:52,042 --> 00:46:53,076
INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF THE 

1086
00:46:53,076 --> 00:46:53,610
CURRENT ELIGIBLE POOL OF 

1087
00:46:53,610 --> 00:46:57,614
CUSTOMERS THAT IT ALSO INCREASES

1088
00:46:57,614 --> 00:46:58,849
THE COST OF THE PROGRAM. THE 

1089
00:46:58,849 --> 00:47:01,852
COST CAN INCREASE WHEN WE 

1090
00:47:01,852 --> 00:47:02,519
INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND LATER

1091
00:47:02,519 --> 00:47:03,954
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INCREASING 

1092
00:47:03,954 --> 00:47:04,555
AND EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY. I 

1093
00:47:04,555 --> 00:47:07,224
WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE

1094
00:47:07,224 --> 00:47:09,793
TWO PRESSURES ON THE FINANCIAL 

1095
00:47:09,793 --> 00:47:19,036
SIDE. IF OUR GOAL IS TO REACH 

1096
00:47:19,036 --> 00:47:19,570
50% OF ENROLLMENT OF THE 

1097
00:47:19,570 --> 00:47:23,407
CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE POPULATION 

1098
00:47:23,407 --> 00:47:25,142
THAT WOULD RUN ROUGHLY 75 

1099
00:47:25,142 --> 00:47:26,910
MILLION. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING 

1100
00:47:26,910 --> 00:47:28,145
TO TRANSITION. ARE THERE ANY 

1101
00:47:28,145 --> 00:47:30,948
QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? 

1102
00:47:30,948 --> 00:47:32,149
>> YEAH. PERFECT. LET'S PAUSE 

1103
00:47:32,149 --> 00:47:34,918
HERE AND SEE IF WE HAVE 

1104
00:47:34,918 --> 00:47:37,955
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. 

1105
00:47:37,955 --> 00:47:41,258
COUNCILMEMBER -- WERE YOU FIRST 

1106
00:47:41,258 --> 00:47:41,959
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? WE'LL GO 

1107
00:47:41,959 --> 00:47:42,593
TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 

1108
00:47:42,593 --> 00:47:44,695
>> I APOLOGIZE I DIDN'T GET THE

1109
00:47:44,695 --> 00:47:46,129
HAND UP QUICKLY ENOUGH. I WAS 

1110
00:47:46,129 --> 00:47:47,898
GOING TO ASK WHEN WE CAN ASK 

1111
00:47:47,898 --> 00:47:50,234
QUESTIONS. SO I WILL GO AHEAD 

1112
00:47:50,234 --> 00:47:53,704
AND ASK MY QUESTIONS. GOOD TO 

1113
00:47:53,704 --> 00:47:55,172
SEE YOU AGAIN, LESLIE. I DIDN'T

1114
00:47:55,172 --> 00:47:58,809
RECOGNIZE YOU. I'M LIKE THAT'S

1115
00:47:58,809 --> 00:48:02,846
LESLIE FROM YOUR OTHER JOB AND 

1116
00:48:02,846 --> 00:48:06,016
NOW HERE AT SPU DOING YOUR SAME 

1117
00:48:06,016 --> 00:48:06,383
EXCELLENT WORK. 

1118
00:48:06,383 --> 00:48:08,285
>> I JUST DON'T GO AWAY. 

1119
00:48:08,285 --> 00:48:09,386
>> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE WHAT

1120
00:48:09,386 --> 00:48:11,255
YOU ARE DOING SO MUCH. AND I 

1121
00:48:11,255 --> 00:48:13,423
DON'T WANT TO GET TO -- ON PAGE

1122
00:48:13,423 --> 00:48:20,364
EIGHT -- FIRST OF ALL, THANK 

1123
00:48:20,364 --> 00:48:25,902
YOU, THIS IS ALL GREAT AND I AM 

1124
00:48:25,902 --> 00:48:27,404
THE ONE PERSON FOR THANK YOUING 

1125
00:48:27,404 --> 00:48:32,109
YOU THANK YOU -- YOU FOR DOING 

1126
00:48:32,109 --> 00:48:34,111
YOUR JOB. AND ON PAGE 8, THE 

1127
00:48:34,111 --> 00:48:35,913
PROCEED FOR SIGNING UP FOR UDP, 

1128
00:48:35,913 --> 00:48:43,487
THE DATA, WHAT IS THE NEW 

1129
00:48:43,487 --> 00:48:46,156
CONSENT PROCESS AND WHAT DOES IT

1130
00:48:46,156 --> 00:48:47,891
LOOK LIKE? HOW DO YOU GET PEOPLE

1131
00:48:47,891 --> 00:48:50,827
TO SAY YOU CAN USE MY 

1132
00:48:50,827 --> 00:48:52,929
INFORMATION AND ARE YOU HEARING 

1133
00:48:52,929 --> 00:48:54,331
ON ZIP CODES -- TWO QUESTIONS 

1134
00:48:54,331 --> 00:48:56,800
HERE. ARE YOU USING ZIP CODES 

1135
00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:58,068
LIKE WE DO WITH HOUSING AND 

1136
00:48:58,068 --> 00:48:59,136
OTHER INDICATORS AND DATA 

1137
00:48:59,136 --> 00:48:59,936
MARKETERS? IF YOU LOOK AT THE 

1138
00:48:59,936 --> 00:49:01,805
CITY AND SEE A HEAT MAP AND YOU 

1139
00:49:01,805 --> 00:49:04,207
SEE WHO'S NEEDING IT THE MOST 

1140
00:49:04,207 --> 00:49:07,477
YOU CAN KIND OF GET AHEAD IT AND

1141
00:49:07,477 --> 00:49:09,613
GET TO THE COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE

1142
00:49:09,613 --> 00:49:11,348
98125 OR WHATEVER WHEN THEY ARE 

1143
00:49:11,348 --> 00:49:13,383
HAVING EVENTS. I KNOW YOU HAVE 

1144
00:49:13,383 --> 00:49:14,685
BOOTHS EVERYWHERE, AND THE THIRD

1145
00:49:14,685 --> 00:49:18,121
THING QUICKLY AND CORRECT ME IF 

1146
00:49:18,121 --> 00:49:19,990
I'M WRONG, YOU STILL HAVE A 

1147
00:49:19,990 --> 00:49:20,991
CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM. WAS IT 

1148
00:49:20,991 --> 00:49:25,462
WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT WHERE 

1149
00:49:25,462 --> 00:49:26,963
FOLKS LIKE ME CAN CONTRIBUTE TO 

1150
00:49:26,963 --> 00:49:36,006
THE WARM HOUSE -- WARM -- WHAT 

1151
00:49:36,006 --> 00:49:38,241
WAS IT CALLED? YOU CAN GIVE 

1152
00:49:38,241 --> 00:49:38,508
MONEY -- 

1153
00:49:38,508 --> 00:49:40,944
>> PROJECT SHARE? YOU CAN INTO 

1154
00:49:40,944 --> 00:49:48,585
NATE FOR THE BILLS. 

1155
00:49:48,585 --> 00:49:51,355
>> WAS THAT ONLINE OR IN THE 

1156
00:49:51,355 --> 00:49:54,191
PAPER? DON'T THEY GIVE US THE 

1157
00:49:54,191 --> 00:49:55,559
OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE IN THE 

1158
00:49:55,559 --> 00:49:55,792
WINTER? 

1159
00:49:55,792 --> 00:49:59,329
>> IT WOULDN'T BENEFIT SEATTLE 

1160
00:49:59,329 --> 00:49:59,663
CITY LIGHT. 

1161
00:49:59,663 --> 00:50:01,098
>> OKAY. SO CAN SEATTLE CITY 

1162
00:50:01,098 --> 00:50:04,001
LIGHT AND SPU HAVE THE DONATION 

1163
00:50:04,001 --> 00:50:11,742
PROGRAM IN THE PAPER BILL? MY 

1164
00:50:11,742 --> 00:50:15,412
DAUGHTERS CALL ME AMISH MOM. MY 

1165
00:50:15,412 --> 00:50:16,713
MILLENNIAL DAUGHTERS BECAUSE I 

1166
00:50:16,713 --> 00:50:18,215
AM NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND I 

1167
00:50:18,215 --> 00:50:20,884
DON'T CARE BUT I THINK ON THE 

1168
00:50:20,884 --> 00:50:23,286
PAPER BILL YOU CAN GIVE MORE FOR

1169
00:50:23,286 --> 00:50:26,323
THE WARM HOMES IN THE WINTER. 

1170
00:50:26,323 --> 00:50:33,930
THAT WOULD BE A NICE AREA 

1171
00:50:33,930 --> 00:50:34,464
BESIDES LOWERING AMI FOR 

1172
00:50:34,464 --> 00:50:44,674
ELEVATING EXPANDING AMI FOR 

1173
00:50:44,674 --> 00:50:52,582
THOSE OF US WHO WOULD LIKE TO? 

1174
00:50:52,582 --> 00:50:52,883
THANK YOU. 

1175
00:50:52,883 --> 00:50:53,250
>> MADAM CHAIR? 

1176
00:50:53,250 --> 00:50:53,583
>> GO AHEAD. 

1177
00:50:53,583 --> 00:50:55,452
>> THE PROCESS -- REALLY, THE 

1178
00:50:55,452 --> 00:50:56,086
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE

1179
00:50:56,086 --> 00:50:57,387
WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CLIENTS 

1180
00:50:57,387 --> 00:50:59,623
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DIRECTORS 

1181
00:50:59,623 --> 00:51:01,258
PROGRAM, WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING 

1182
00:51:01,258 --> 00:51:03,994
THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE A CONSENT

1183
00:51:03,994 --> 00:51:06,930
DISCLOSURE PROCESS, BUT WE 

1184
00:51:06,930 --> 00:51:11,068
WEREN'T ACCEPTING THAT 

1185
00:51:11,068 --> 00:51:15,138
DISCLOSURE FORM SO THEY COULD 

1186
00:51:15,138 --> 00:51:16,540
INQUIRE ON THEIR CLIENTS' 

1187
00:51:16,540 --> 00:51:18,508
BEHALF. WE RULED THAT OUT ON ALL

1188
00:51:18,508 --> 00:51:19,309
THREE ASSISTANCE UTILITY TEAMS 

1189
00:51:19,309 --> 00:51:21,845
SO WE WERE SHARING THE 

1190
00:51:21,845 --> 00:51:24,614
INFORMATION IN A WAY THAT WAS 

1191
00:51:24,614 --> 00:51:26,016
HELPFUL OPPOSED TO PUTTING UP 

1192
00:51:26,016 --> 00:51:27,784
BARRIERS. THE SECOND QUESTION IS

1193
00:51:27,784 --> 00:51:30,153
ZIP CODES AND HEAT MAPS. I WOULD

1194
00:51:30,153 --> 00:51:32,189
LOVE TO GET BACK TO COUNCIL ON 

1195
00:51:32,189 --> 00:51:34,858
THAT. WE DO HAVE THAT BUT IF I 

1196
00:51:34,858 --> 00:51:37,761
TRANSPORT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD

1197
00:51:37,761 --> 00:51:39,729
-- 

1198
00:51:39,729 --> 00:51:40,797
>> CUSTOMERS CAN DONATE. IT'S 

1199
00:51:40,797 --> 00:51:42,399
ON YOUR BILL. IT IS ON AVERAGE 

1200
00:51:42,399 --> 00:51:44,901
BILL HOWEVER MUCH YOU WANT TO 

1201
00:51:44,901 --> 00:51:55,445
DONATE OR DO IT ONE TIME AND IT 

1202
00:52:01,651 --> 00:52:02,219
GOES IN THE PROJECT CHAIR FUND. 

1203
00:52:02,219 --> 00:52:04,454
>> WE DO INCLUDE IT ON THE BILL.

1204
00:52:04,454 --> 00:52:06,123
>> THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS

1205
00:52:06,123 --> 00:52:07,557
WHEN WE DO THE PLANNING FOR 

1206
00:52:07,557 --> 00:52:08,225
OUTREACH LANGUAGE, WHERE WE ARE 

1207
00:52:08,225 --> 00:52:10,093
PROMOTING, WE DO LOOK AT WHERE 

1208
00:52:10,093 --> 00:52:11,094
THERE ARE LOWER INCOME 

1209
00:52:11,094 --> 00:52:14,164
RESIDENTS, OF COURSE, AND WHO IN

1210
00:52:14,164 --> 00:52:18,335
THE PAST WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, FOR

1211
00:52:18,335 --> 00:52:23,640
EXAMPLE, THE REAL NEED TO PUSH 

1212
00:52:23,640 --> 00:52:25,375
FOR SPANISH SPEAKING AGENCIES TO

1213
00:52:25,375 --> 00:52:26,409
WORK WITH. SO THAT MARKETING 

1214
00:52:26,409 --> 00:52:29,513
OUTREACH DEPARTMENT IS IMPORTANT

1215
00:52:29,513 --> 00:52:36,820
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE KIND OF 

1216
00:52:36,820 --> 00:52:42,392
FLOODING THAT ZONE. WE HAVE 

1217
00:52:42,392 --> 00:52:42,926
DEFINITELY UTILIZED THAT 

1218
00:52:42,926 --> 00:52:45,695
DEMOGRAPHIC AS WELL. 

1219
00:52:45,695 --> 00:52:47,197
>> ONE QUICK COMMENT. IT'S GOOD

1220
00:52:47,197 --> 00:52:48,565
TO SEE YOU. WE USE THE DATA FROM

1221
00:52:48,565 --> 00:52:49,633
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 

1222
00:52:49,633 --> 00:52:50,600
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS FOR LUNCH. 

1223
00:52:50,600 --> 00:52:52,402
SO ARE YOU WORKING WITH SEATTLE 

1224
00:52:52,402 --> 00:52:53,937
PUBLIC SCHOOLS? THAT MIGHT BE 

1225
00:52:53,937 --> 00:52:56,406
SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO 

1226
00:52:56,406 --> 00:53:01,778
THINK ABOUT BECAUSE WE DID THAT 

1227
00:53:01,778 --> 00:53:04,047
WITH THE PROGRAM PROMISE. AND WE

1228
00:53:04,047 --> 00:53:06,116
CAN GET IT OUT WITH THE 

1229
00:53:06,116 --> 00:53:06,716
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER 

1230
00:53:06,716 --> 00:53:08,118
STRAUSS AND THE COUNCIL 

1231
00:53:08,118 --> 00:53:09,019
PRESIDENT -- ACTUALLY, EVERYBODY

1232
00:53:09,019 --> 00:53:11,521
HERE. I THINK IF WE HAVE MORE WE

1233
00:53:11,521 --> 00:53:14,691
SHOULD GIVE MORE AND IF YOU GIVE

1234
00:53:14,691 --> 00:53:20,297
US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, 

1235
00:53:20,297 --> 00:53:22,132
WE WILL COME THROUGH. THANK YOU,

1236
00:53:22,132 --> 00:53:22,365
CHAIR. 

1237
00:53:22,365 --> 00:53:22,899
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 

1238
00:53:22,899 --> 00:53:25,502
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND FIRST, 

1239
00:53:25,502 --> 00:53:32,676
I WANT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR MY

1240
00:53:32,676 --> 00:53:34,644
COLLEAGUE ON THE OTHER END OF 

1241
00:53:34,644 --> 00:53:43,186
THE DAIS. I, TOO, LIKE TO PAY ON

1242
00:53:43,186 --> 00:53:47,624
MY BILLS. AND IT'S PAPER. AND I

1243
00:53:47,624 --> 00:53:51,361
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. YOU CAN 

1244
00:53:51,361 --> 00:53:57,834
COMPARE THIS YEAR TO LAST YEAR 

1245
00:53:57,834 --> 00:53:59,436
AND YOU CAN TAKE A GLANCE. AND 

1246
00:53:59,436 --> 00:54:02,272
BY THE WAY, STRONG MOVE BY THE 

1247
00:54:02,272 --> 00:54:06,810
SLIDE NUMBERS AGAIN. AND FOR THE

1248
00:54:06,810 --> 00:54:13,383
SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUE ON THE 

1249
00:54:13,383 --> 00:54:15,151
RECOLLECT END OF THE DAIS . WE 

1250
00:54:15,151 --> 00:54:18,388
ARE ON SLIDE EIGHT. IF YOU COULD

1251
00:54:18,388 --> 00:54:22,259
GO TO SLIDE 10. I REALLY 

1252
00:54:22,259 --> 00:54:23,893
APPRECIATE THE REMARKS REGARDING

1253
00:54:23,893 --> 00:54:24,894
-- THE FIRST BULLET REGARDING 

1254
00:54:24,894 --> 00:54:26,763
THE REMOVAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR 

1255
00:54:26,763 --> 00:54:28,264
SENIORS OF THE 65 HOUSEHOLD. AS 

1256
00:54:28,264 --> 00:54:29,466
SOMEONE WHO IS GETTING 

1257
00:54:29,466 --> 00:54:30,467
EVER-CLOSER TO THAT NUMBER 

1258
00:54:30,467 --> 00:54:35,772
MYSELF, I RECOGNIZE THAT ISSUE 

1259
00:54:35,772 --> 00:54:36,806
AND I REALLY RECOGNIZE IT FOR 

1260
00:54:36,806 --> 00:54:38,875
TWO ISSUES. ONE, MY ENGAGEMENT 

1261
00:54:38,875 --> 00:54:40,777
IN THE COMMUNITY, THERE ARE A 

1262
00:54:40,777 --> 00:54:42,012
LOT OF ELDER CONSTITUENTS, 

1263
00:54:42,012 --> 00:54:44,147
NEIGHBORS THAT I KNOW THAT LIVE 

1264
00:54:44,147 --> 00:54:44,814
IN HOMES. AND IT'S DIFFICULT. 

1265
00:54:44,814 --> 00:54:47,917
THEY WANT TO AGE IN PLACE, YOU 

1266
00:54:47,917 --> 00:54:50,253
KNOW. THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO GET 

1267
00:54:50,253 --> 00:54:52,088
THEIR HOUSE PAINTED. THEY CAN'T

1268
00:54:52,088 --> 00:54:54,190
AFFORD TO GET A NEW ROOF WHICH 

1269
00:54:54,190 --> 00:54:57,861
IS LIKE BUYING A NEW CAR WHICH 

1270
00:54:57,861 --> 00:55:00,430
IS LIKE BUYING THREE HOUSES WHEN

1271
00:55:00,430 --> 00:55:01,998
THEY WERE YOUNGER. THE 

1272
00:55:01,998 --> 00:55:03,900
AFFORDABILITY ISSUE IS MASSIVE 

1273
00:55:03,900 --> 00:55:05,268
BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT. IT 

1274
00:55:05,268 --> 00:55:07,370
GOES TO YOUR POINT THEY HAVE 

1275
00:55:07,370 --> 00:55:09,306
INCREASE THE NEXTS BUT THE 

1276
00:55:09,306 --> 00:55:10,974
DIFFICULTY OF DOING SO. I THINK 

1277
00:55:10,974 --> 00:55:12,742
OF MY MOTHER AND MY DAD PASSED 

1278
00:55:12,742 --> 00:55:14,678
FIVE YEARS AGO, AND ONE BROTHER 

1279
00:55:14,678 --> 00:55:18,281
AND I TOOK CARE OF THE FINANCIAL

1280
00:55:18,281 --> 00:55:20,283
AND LEGAL PIECES WITH ANOTHER 

1281
00:55:20,283 --> 00:55:21,318
BROTHER HELPING OUT. SISTER 

1282
00:55:21,318 --> 00:55:24,421
LIVED ACROSS THE STREET SIX 

1283
00:55:24,421 --> 00:55:25,055
HOUSES DOWN. FANTASTIC, AND 

1284
00:55:25,055 --> 00:55:26,289
GOING BACK TO THE CONSTITUENTS, 

1285
00:55:26,289 --> 00:55:28,425
RESIDENTS, AND FRIENDS, A LOT OF

1286
00:55:28,425 --> 00:55:31,461
THEM DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT 

1287
00:55:31,461 --> 00:55:34,364
NETWORK. AND THE IDEA THAT, YOU 

1288
00:55:34,364 --> 00:55:37,867
KNOW, THEY GET CONFUSED IN THIS 

1289
00:55:37,867 --> 00:55:38,868
EVER-INCREASING TECHNOLOGICAL 

1290
00:55:38,868 --> 00:55:39,836
WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN. IT'S 

1291
00:55:39,836 --> 00:55:42,338
SUPER IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, 

1292
00:55:42,338 --> 00:55:43,273
KEEP IT SIMPLE, BOTTOM LINE. 

1293
00:55:43,273 --> 00:55:45,075
KEEP IT SIMPLE. SO I APPRECIATE 

1294
00:55:45,075 --> 00:55:46,676
THAT ELEMENT. I WANTED TO PUT 

1295
00:55:46,676 --> 00:55:50,680
THAT SLIDE AND THAT BULLET 

1296
00:55:50,680 --> 00:55:53,516
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE REASONS 

1297
00:55:53,516 --> 00:56:03,560
THAT I JUST SAID AND ALSO TO 

1298
00:56:03,560 --> 00:56:04,194
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 

1299
00:56:04,194 --> 00:56:10,700
THANK YOU, CHAIR. 

1300
00:56:10,700 --> 00:56:12,869
>> IF I CAN TAG ON TO THAT FOR 

1301
00:56:12,869 --> 00:56:13,803
THE VOWING PUBLIC MEMBERS, THE 

1302
00:56:13,803 --> 00:56:20,477
SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS THE 

1303
00:56:20,477 --> 00:56:21,845
AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES 

1304
00:56:21,845 --> 00:56:24,180
DIVISION THAT WE CAN LEAN ON AS 

1305
00:56:24,180 --> 00:56:25,849
WELL AND WE HAVE TRUSTED 

1306
00:56:25,849 --> 00:56:27,083
PARTNERS AT SENIOR CENTERS AND 

1307
00:56:27,083 --> 00:56:30,153
OTHERS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE 

1308
00:56:30,153 --> 00:56:32,188
ALSO ENGAGING FOLKS IN A WAY 

1309
00:56:32,188 --> 00:56:35,024
THAT WE ARE MEETING THEIR NEEDS 

1310
00:56:35,024 --> 00:56:37,093
BEING PRESENT AND HAVING THE 

1311
00:56:37,093 --> 00:56:38,895
PAPER FORMS AND I WANTED TO 

1312
00:56:38,895 --> 00:56:41,898
EXPRESS THAT WE CAN LEAN ON OUR 

1313
00:56:41,898 --> 00:56:43,800
OWN INTERNAL RESOURCES. WHAT IS 

1314
00:56:43,800 --> 00:56:46,269
REALLY NICE ABOUT THE AGING AND 

1315
00:56:46,269 --> 00:56:47,403
DISABILITY SERVICES, TOO, WE 

1316
00:56:47,403 --> 00:56:48,405
HAVE A COUNTY-WIDE REACH. SOME 

1317
00:56:48,405 --> 00:56:54,511
OF THE SERVICES ARE BEYOND THE 

1318
00:56:54,511 --> 00:56:56,980
CITY OF SEATTLE. SO WE HAVE THE 

1319
00:56:56,980 --> 00:56:57,914
INTERNAL MECHANISM. AND WITH 

1320
00:56:57,914 --> 00:57:00,150
PAPER WE WERE VERY SPECIFIC THIS

1321
00:57:00,150 --> 00:57:06,256
YEAR TO REDESIGN OUR PAPER 

1322
00:57:06,256 --> 00:57:09,492
APPLICATION WITH THE IDEA THAT 

1323
00:57:09,492 --> 00:57:12,195
WE KNOW FOLKS -- I WAS IN THE 

1324
00:57:12,195 --> 00:57:14,431
MIDST OF ELDER CARE AND THEY 

1325
00:57:14,431 --> 00:57:15,799
HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE ONLINE 

1326
00:57:15,799 --> 00:57:17,300
TECHNOLOGY AND PAPER IS A TEST 

1327
00:57:17,300 --> 00:57:20,270
TO SEE WHICH WORKS BETTER AND WE

1328
00:57:20,270 --> 00:57:27,110
CAN RULE THAT OUT OF OUR 

1329
00:57:27,110 --> 00:57:27,710
TECHNOLOGY. SO THAT'S WHERE 

1330
00:57:27,710 --> 00:57:37,454
WE'RE AT. 

1331
00:57:37,454 --> 00:57:40,657
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

1332
00:57:40,657 --> 00:57:46,196
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW. 

1333
00:57:46,196 --> 00:57:46,796
WE'LL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER 

1334
00:57:46,796 --> 00:57:48,231
RIVERA. 

1335
00:57:48,231 --> 00:57:49,666
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. 

1336
00:57:49,666 --> 00:57:50,333
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU HERE. AND 

1337
00:57:50,333 --> 00:57:51,401
THE DISCOUNT UTILITY PROGRAM IS 

1338
00:57:51,401 --> 00:57:52,602
SOMETHING I KNOW GENERAL MANAGER

1339
00:57:52,602 --> 00:57:54,070
LEE AND LESLIE FROM WORKING 

1340
00:57:54,070 --> 00:57:54,938
TOGETHER IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE 

1341
00:57:54,938 --> 00:57:55,672
A FEW YEARS AGO. IT'S SOMETHING

1342
00:57:55,672 --> 00:57:57,507
THAT I REALLY CARE ABOUT AND I 

1343
00:57:57,507 --> 00:57:58,474
HAVE A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS, 

1344
00:57:58,474 --> 00:57:59,075
ELDER CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE 

1345
00:57:59,075 --> 00:58:00,476
LIVED IN THEIR HOMES FOR MANY, 

1346
00:58:00,476 --> 00:58:03,179
MANY YEARS AS YOU HAVE HEARD ME 

1347
00:58:03,179 --> 00:58:08,184
SAY IN THE PAST. SOME OF THESE 

1348
00:58:08,184 --> 00:58:09,285
EXPENSES ARE, YOU KNOW, 

1349
00:58:09,285 --> 00:58:11,554
DIFFICULT FOR THEM. SO I WANT TO

1350
00:58:11,554 --> 00:58:17,961
ACKNOWLEDGE DIRECTOR KIM. THANK 

1351
00:58:17,961 --> 00:58:22,565
YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT ALL THE 

1352
00:58:22,565 --> 00:58:24,934
OTHER AREAS WHERE YOU WILL FIND 

1353
00:58:24,934 --> 00:58:26,536
SENIORS. IT'S NOT JUST FHA. AS 

1354
00:58:26,536 --> 00:58:27,837
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE DESCRIBED, 

1355
00:58:27,837 --> 00:58:30,473
AGE IN PLACE AND THEY ARE HAVING

1356
00:58:30,473 --> 00:58:31,774
TROUBLE MAKING ENDS MEET WITH 

1357
00:58:31,774 --> 00:58:33,576
THE AFFORDABLE ISSUES THEY ARE 

1358
00:58:33,576 --> 00:58:34,244
EXPERIENCING BECAUSE THEY BOUGHT

1359
00:58:34,244 --> 00:58:42,285
THEIR HOMES SO LONG AGO AND NOW 

1360
00:58:42,285 --> 00:58:43,953
THEY'RE WORTH SO MUCH. BUT YET 

1361
00:58:43,953 --> 00:58:46,823
THEIR INCOMES ARE NOT INDICATIVE

1362
00:58:46,823 --> 00:58:49,158
OF HOW MUCH THEIR HOMES ARE 

1363
00:58:49,158 --> 00:58:50,293
WORTH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE

1364
00:58:50,293 --> 00:58:52,762
FEATURES OF THIS, ANDS TO 

1365
00:58:52,762 --> 00:58:58,201
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S POINT, I

1366
00:58:58,201 --> 00:59:00,336
WANT TO SAY IN TERMS OF THE 

1367
00:59:00,336 --> 00:59:02,438
PROMISE STUDENTS AND SPF, THOSE 

1368
00:59:02,438 --> 00:59:03,773
ARE GREAT PARTNERS BECAUSE THE 

1369
00:59:03,773 --> 00:59:05,375
PROMISE STUDENTS, THAT WE ARE 

1370
00:59:05,375 --> 00:59:10,613
SERVING, 70% OF THEM I THINK ARE

1371
00:59:10,613 --> 00:59:12,348
LOW INCOME OR IN THAT RANGE 

1372
00:59:12,348 --> 00:59:17,253
ANYWAY. IF I GOT THE 70% WRONG, 

1373
00:59:17,253 --> 00:59:18,922
IT'S NOT FAR ENOUGH. I THINK 

1374
00:59:18,922 --> 00:59:20,690
THESE ARE PARTNERS THAT WE CAN 

1375
00:59:20,690 --> 00:59:22,358
MAKE SUCH A GREAT PARTNER TO US.

1376
00:59:22,358 --> 00:59:25,228
IF WE ARE NOT ALREADY DOING THAT

1377
00:59:25,228 --> 00:59:26,896
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT AS 

1378
00:59:26,896 --> 00:59:27,764
ANOTHER GREAT PARTNERSHIP, 

1379
00:59:27,764 --> 00:59:30,366
LESLIE, SO WE CAN REACH THE 

1380
00:59:30,366 --> 00:59:31,200
FAMILIES OF THOSE STUDENTS. 

1381
00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:34,070
THAT'S IMPORTANT, TOO. THANK 

1382
00:59:34,070 --> 00:59:37,440
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THANK 

1383
00:59:37,440 --> 00:59:39,342
YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL 

1384
00:59:39,342 --> 00:59:41,811
COLLECTIVELY ARE DOING TO ENSURE

1385
00:59:41,811 --> 00:59:43,546
THIS PROGRAM IS BEING UTILIZED 

1386
00:59:43,546 --> 00:59:44,981
AND ALSO EXPANDED. I KNOW YOU 

1387
00:59:44,981 --> 00:59:48,651
ARE GOING THERE NEXT TO REACH 

1388
00:59:48,651 --> 00:59:51,588
MORE FOLKS IN THE CITY. WE NEED 

1389
00:59:51,588 --> 01:00:00,096
THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 

1390
01:00:00,096 --> 01:00:00,396
PRESIDENT. 

1391
01:00:00,396 --> 01:00:00,964
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 

1392
01:00:00,964 --> 01:00:02,899
RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? 

1393
01:00:02,899 --> 01:00:04,434
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

1394
01:00:04,434 --> 01:00:05,635
I GUESS I ALSO REALIZE WE ARE 

1395
01:00:05,635 --> 01:00:06,703
TALKING ABOUT THE STATEMENT OF 

1396
01:00:06,703 --> 01:00:07,470
LEGISLATIVE INTENT RIGHT NOW AND

1397
01:00:07,470 --> 01:00:08,605
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE 

1398
01:00:08,605 --> 01:00:11,641
COUNCIL BILL IN JUST A SECOND. 

1399
01:00:11,641 --> 01:00:12,308
IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME 

1400
01:00:12,308 --> 01:00:13,443
PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO 

1401
01:00:13,443 --> 01:00:15,878
THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL OF YOUR 

1402
01:00:15,878 --> 01:00:18,047
WORK ON THIS. WE HAVE BEEN 

1403
01:00:18,047 --> 01:00:20,183
WORKING AND ASKING QUESTIONS FOR

1404
01:00:20,183 --> 01:00:21,851
OVER EIGHT YEARS. WE'LL TALK 

1405
01:00:21,851 --> 01:00:23,486
ABOUT THE LEGISLATION IN A 

1406
01:00:23,486 --> 01:00:25,688
MINUTE. PART OF THIS IS THE 

1407
01:00:25,688 --> 01:00:28,324
CLIFF THAT WE NEED TO ATTEND TO 

1408
01:00:28,324 --> 01:00:30,660
IF SOMEONE MAKES $1 MORE THAN 

1409
01:00:30,660 --> 01:00:34,697
THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR. THEY ARE 

1410
01:00:34,697 --> 01:00:38,935
LEFT OUT IN THE COLD. THIS 

1411
01:00:38,935 --> 01:00:41,637
LEGISLATION SETS THE SCHEDULE TO

1412
01:00:41,637 --> 01:00:42,372
CONTINUE EXPANDING BEYOND THE 

1413
01:00:42,372 --> 01:00:43,439
60% MEDIUM INCOME. WE MADE THE 

1414
01:00:43,439 --> 01:00:45,875
CHANGE TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE 

1415
01:00:45,875 --> 01:00:47,810
JUST OUT OF REACH, AND THERE IS 

1416
01:00:47,810 --> 01:00:50,146
MORE FAMILIES THAT WE NEED TO 

1417
01:00:50,146 --> 01:00:53,783
HELP SERVE IN THE 60 TO 70 AND 

1418
01:00:53,783 --> 01:00:55,652
70 TO 80% MEDIUM INCOME. SO THIS

1419
01:00:55,652 --> 01:01:01,824
BILL THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN 

1420
01:01:01,824 --> 01:01:07,330
JUST A SECOND BUT THE 

1421
01:01:07,330 --> 01:01:08,865
PRESENTATION ESSENTIALLY 

1422
01:01:08,865 --> 01:01:10,366
KICKSTARTS THE WORK TO THOSE 

1423
01:01:10,366 --> 01:01:11,868
HOUSEHOLDS. THE LEGISLATIVE 

1424
01:01:11,868 --> 01:01:13,002
INTENT WAS THE PRE-WORK TO GET 

1425
01:01:13,002 --> 01:01:16,939
TO WHERE WE ARE AND REALLY 

1426
01:01:16,939 --> 01:01:21,310
HELPED US TO REALLY STAY ON THIS

1427
01:01:21,310 --> 01:01:22,812
SCHEDULE. THIS WORK THAT HSD, 

1428
01:01:22,812 --> 01:01:25,681
AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS DONE,

1429
01:01:25,681 --> 01:01:28,051
AND FOR THE ELDERS AND THOSE ON 

1430
01:01:28,051 --> 01:01:30,219
A FIXED INCOME THAT SUDDENLY 

1431
01:01:30,219 --> 01:01:32,121
FOUND THEMSELVES ON HARD TIMES 

1432
01:01:32,121 --> 01:01:33,956
AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T MOVED

1433
01:01:33,956 --> 01:01:35,992
OR CHANGED JOBS BUT OUR CITIES 

1434
01:01:35,992 --> 01:01:37,193
CHANGED AROUND THEM. THE FAMILY 

1435
01:01:37,193 --> 01:01:39,996
I GREW UP IN WOULD NOT BE ABLE 

1436
01:01:39,996 --> 01:01:41,864
TO AFFORD TO MOVE TO BALLARD 

1437
01:01:41,864 --> 01:01:44,333
TODAY. THE PARENTS OF THE 

1438
01:01:44,333 --> 01:01:48,137
FRIENDS I GREW UP WITH ARE 

1439
01:01:48,137 --> 01:01:49,806
PAYING HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES 

1440
01:01:49,806 --> 01:01:50,807
THAN THEIR ORIGINAL MORTGAGE. 

1441
01:01:50,807 --> 01:01:52,742
THE K-SHAPED ECONOMY BANDS THAT 

1442
01:01:52,742 --> 01:01:55,678
WE SAW IN THE PRESENTATION LAST 

1443
01:01:55,678 --> 01:01:58,748
WEEK SHOWED HOW WE WENT FROM A 

1444
01:01:58,748 --> 01:02:01,651
PORT CITY, GATEWAY TO ALASKA, 

1445
01:02:01,651 --> 01:02:07,323
SLEEPY FICTIONING VILLAGE INTO A

1446
01:02:07,323 --> 01:02:09,325
TECH HUB LEADING THE WORLD IN 

1447
01:02:09,325 --> 01:02:10,193
SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGICAL 

1448
01:02:10,193 --> 01:02:11,694
ADVANCE. ANYONE IN ANY OF THOSE 

1449
01:02:11,694 --> 01:02:12,995
BANDS COULD HAVE A CHANGE IN 

1450
01:02:12,995 --> 01:02:19,202
THEIR LIFE THAT MAKE THEM REALLY

1451
01:02:19,202 --> 01:02:20,203
NEED THIS PROGRAM. IT REALLY 

1452
01:02:20,203 --> 01:02:22,505
ONLY TAKES THREE EVENTS IN 72 

1453
01:02:22,505 --> 01:02:27,543
HOURS TO TRANSFER ANYONE FROM A 

1454
01:02:27,543 --> 01:02:28,878
STABLE LIFE TO POTENTIALLY BEING

1455
01:02:28,878 --> 01:02:30,780
HOMELESS. THIS IS NOT A SILVER 

1456
01:02:30,780 --> 01:02:32,381
SOLUTION TO STOP THAT TRANSFER 

1457
01:02:32,381 --> 01:02:34,984
FROM OCCURRING BUT WHEN YOU CAN 

1458
01:02:34,984 --> 01:02:36,919
TAKE 50 TO 60% OFF YOUR UTILITY 

1459
01:02:36,919 --> 01:02:38,387
BILL UNTIL YOUR SITUATION 

1460
01:02:38,387 --> 01:02:42,558
STABILIZES, THAT'S A REALLY BIG

1461
01:02:42,558 --> 01:02:45,294
DEAL. I AM JUST GOING TO TAKE --

1462
01:02:45,294 --> 01:02:46,329
WHILE WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION 

1463
01:02:46,329 --> 01:02:47,897
GOING ON AND GET INTO THE 

1464
01:02:47,897 --> 01:02:51,768
SPECIFICS IN JUST A MINUTE, I 

1465
01:02:51,768 --> 01:02:53,035
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ABOUT 

1466
01:02:53,035 --> 01:02:54,303
THIS. LIKE THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT

1467
01:02:54,303 --> 01:02:55,538
SAID WE DON'T THANK THEM FOR 

1468
01:02:55,538 --> 01:03:01,577
DOING THEIR JOBS BUT FOR A GOOD 

1469
01:03:01,577 --> 01:03:08,251
JOB. AND WE HAVE KATIE SOLDER, 

1470
01:03:08,251 --> 01:03:11,521
DILLON KING, JESSICA KENYAN, 

1471
01:03:11,521 --> 01:03:15,057
CRIST MATHENY, MIKE HAMILTON, 

1472
01:03:15,057 --> 01:03:16,959
CATHERINE A.M.S BURG, MARCUS 

1473
01:03:16,959 --> 01:03:18,661
JACKSON, MIKE HAYNES, CRAIG 

1474
01:03:18,661 --> 01:03:21,864
SMITH, AND ABSOLUTELY DON 

1475
01:03:21,864 --> 01:03:23,900
LINDELL. AND SEATTLE PUBLIC 

1476
01:03:23,900 --> 01:03:26,135
UTILITIES, WE GOT LESS LEE 

1477
01:03:26,135 --> 01:03:26,936
BRINSON, WAYNE LOUISIANA, PAUL 

1478
01:03:26,936 --> 01:03:29,272
HANNAH, AND PAUL HENNESSY, AND 

1479
01:03:29,272 --> 01:03:36,212
LEFT YOUR NAME OFF AND I'M 

1480
01:03:36,212 --> 01:03:36,979
THANKING YOU AS WELL. I'M SORRY

1481
01:03:36,979 --> 01:03:38,281
ABOUT THAT. SORSIA, WE COULDN'T

1482
01:03:38,281 --> 01:03:39,582
HAVE ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU. I 

1483
01:03:39,582 --> 01:03:44,687
HAVE BEEN A DOG WITH A BONE ON 

1484
01:03:44,687 --> 01:03:49,058
THIS FOR YEARS AND YOU HAVE BEEN

1485
01:03:49,058 --> 01:03:58,935
HELPFUL IN GETTING US TO WHERE 

1486
01:03:58,935 --> 01:03:59,502
WE ARE TODAY. REALLY CANNOT 

1487
01:03:59,502 --> 01:04:05,608
THANK YOU ENOUGH. SURE. YEAH. 

1488
01:04:05,608 --> 01:04:08,377
>> SO I WILL READ ITEM NUMBER 12

1489
01:04:08,377 --> 01:04:09,078
INTO THE RECORD. 

1490
01:04:09,078 --> 01:04:14,417
>> WE ARE NOT TO THE BILL YET. 

1491
01:04:14,417 --> 01:04:16,586
WE ARE STILL DOING THIS -- I 

1492
01:04:16,586 --> 01:04:17,687
DON'T KNOW. ANYWAY, WE ARE 

1493
01:04:17,687 --> 01:04:18,888
CLOSING UP. I WILL SAY CHRISTIE 

1494
01:04:18,888 --> 01:04:19,789
PARKER YOU HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE 

1495
01:04:19,789 --> 01:04:21,224
TO THE WORK AND HUMAN SERVICES 

1496
01:04:21,224 --> 01:04:24,260
DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE JEN 

1497
01:04:24,260 --> 01:04:27,396
SHALBURG, KATIE HOLLINS, LANA 

1498
01:04:27,396 --> 01:04:27,964
SORENSON, KATIE KILPATRICK, 

1499
01:04:27,964 --> 01:04:28,698
ALLISON McCLEAN-WRIGHT, MAGGIE 

1500
01:04:28,698 --> 01:04:30,666
THOMPSON, DIRECTOR KIM, ALLISON 

1501
01:04:30,666 --> 01:04:33,202
-- I JUST -- 2018 WE WERE 

1502
01:04:33,202 --> 01:04:36,472
WORKING FOR SALLY BAGSHAW SAYING

1503
01:04:36,472 --> 01:04:40,276
WHY CAN'T WE CHANGE THESE 

1504
01:04:40,276 --> 01:04:42,645
THINGS? IT'S YOURS. HERE WE 

1505
01:04:42,645 --> 01:04:46,249
ARE. AND AT THE CITY COUNCIL WE 

1506
01:04:46,249 --> 01:04:46,849
HAD COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW, 

1507
01:04:46,849 --> 01:04:47,483
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AND 

1508
01:04:47,483 --> 01:04:48,117
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 

1509
01:04:48,117 --> 01:04:50,386
AND ANTHONY AND JESSIE THOUGHT I

1510
01:04:50,386 --> 01:04:51,921
WAS GOING UP A BIG MOUNTAIN WITH

1511
01:04:51,921 --> 01:04:58,961
A REALLY BIG ROCK AND WERE WE 

1512
01:04:58,961 --> 01:05:09,472
EVER GOING TO GET TO THE TOP? 

1513
01:05:09,705 --> 01:05:10,706
HERE WE ARE. ERIC McCONAGHY AND 

1514
01:05:10,706 --> 01:05:11,107
BRIAN GOODNIGHT. 

1515
01:05:11,107 --> 01:05:13,609
>> THAT WAS A FULL LIST AND I AM

1516
01:05:13,609 --> 01:05:14,110
SURE THERE IS MORE. 

1517
01:05:14,110 --> 01:05:20,349
>> THEY WOULD NOT LET ME SAY THE

1518
01:05:20,349 --> 01:05:20,850
WHOLE LIST AT THE PRESS 

1519
01:05:20,850 --> 01:05:21,150
CONFERENCE. 

1520
01:05:21,150 --> 01:05:22,985
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, 

1521
01:05:22,985 --> 01:05:23,653
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND ALL 

1522
01:05:23,653 --> 01:05:27,256
YOUR WORK AND LEADERSHIP ON 

1523
01:05:27,256 --> 01:05:28,724
THIS. I KNOW IT TOOK A LOT. I 

1524
01:05:28,724 --> 01:05:30,793
KNOW WE WILL TALK, AND YOU SAID 

1525
01:05:30,793 --> 01:05:32,028
THE PRE-WORK TO GET TO THE BILL.

1526
01:05:32,028 --> 01:05:32,895
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THAT.

1527
01:05:32,895 --> 01:05:34,530
I WILL READ NUMBER 12 INTO THE 

1528
01:05:34,530 --> 01:05:35,598
RECORD IF THERE ARE NO MORE 

1529
01:05:35,598 --> 01:05:36,332
QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER SHAW I 

1530
01:05:36,332 --> 01:05:37,667
WILL KICK IT BACK TO YOU IF 

1531
01:05:37,667 --> 01:05:39,235
THAT'S OKAY AND WE WILL JUMP 

1532
01:05:39,235 --> 01:05:40,269
BACK IN AND INVITE BRIAN AND 

1533
01:05:40,269 --> 01:05:43,139
ERIC, YEAH, BRIAN AND ERIC, TO 

1534
01:05:43,139 --> 01:05:47,677
THE TABLE. I AM GOING TO READ 

1535
01:05:47,677 --> 01:05:50,246
THIS INTO THE RECORD, ITEM 

1536
01:05:50,246 --> 01:05:51,547
NUMBER 12, COUNCIL BILL 

1537
01:05:51,547 --> 01:05:52,348
121-22-2222, AN ORDINANCE 

1538
01:05:52,348 --> 01:05:53,849
RELATING TO THE UTILITY DISCOUNT

1539
01:05:53,849 --> 01:05:54,817
PROGRAM AMENDING THE NEXT 

1540
01:05:54,817 --> 01:05:56,686
THRESHOLD. THIS WILL BE FOR 

1541
01:05:56,686 --> 01:05:59,288
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. I 

1542
01:05:59,288 --> 01:06:01,490
DON'T THINK WE NEED TO 

1543
01:06:01,490 --> 01:06:03,125
REINTRODUCE OURSELVES BUT IF 

1544
01:06:03,125 --> 01:06:05,528
BRIAN AND ERIC AND --AS. THE 

1545
01:06:05,528 --> 01:06:15,071
PEOPLE THAT JUST CAME IN, IF YOU

1546
01:06:15,071 --> 01:06:15,705
COULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE

1547
01:06:15,705 --> 01:06:26,248
RECORD, WE WILL JUMP RIGHT IN. 

1548
01:06:29,518 --> 01:06:30,019
>> BRIAN GOODNIGHT, COUNCIL 

1549
01:06:30,019 --> 01:06:33,155
CENTRAL STAFF. 

1550
01:06:33,155 --> 01:06:33,923
>> ERIC McCONAGHY, COUNCIL 

1551
01:06:33,923 --> 01:06:34,924
CENTRAL STAFF. 

1552
01:06:34,924 --> 01:06:36,058
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, 

1553
01:06:36,058 --> 01:06:36,392
RIGHT TO YOU. 

1554
01:06:36,392 --> 01:06:37,660
>> I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO ADD. I

1555
01:06:37,660 --> 01:06:38,961
MADE MY CLOSING REMARKS BUT 

1556
01:06:38,961 --> 01:06:39,829
LET'S JUMP INTO THE BILL. 

1557
01:06:39,829 --> 01:06:41,330
>> WE HAVE A SMASHUP OF THE 

1558
01:06:41,330 --> 01:06:42,298
PRESENTATION BUT WE HAVE A FEW 

1559
01:06:42,298 --> 01:06:43,599
MORE SLIDES TO WALK THROUGH 

1560
01:06:43,599 --> 01:06:44,934
BEFORE WE GET TO THE LEGISLATION

1561
01:06:44,934 --> 01:06:50,473
IF THAT'S OKAY. CUT ME OFF IF I

1562
01:06:50,473 --> 01:06:51,841
AM STEALING YOUR TALKING POINT. 

1563
01:06:51,841 --> 01:06:52,508
>> NOT MY DECISION TO MAKE. I'M

1564
01:06:52,508 --> 01:06:52,708
UP HERE. 

1565
01:07:04,754 --> 01:07:06,589
>> THAT'S FINE. YES. SO WHAT 

1566
01:07:06,589 --> 01:07:07,189
WE'LL DO IS GO THROUGH THE 

1567
01:07:07,189 --> 01:07:07,890
SLIDES, AND WE'LL TURN TO BRIAN

1568
01:07:07,890 --> 01:07:15,364
AND ERIC AND SEE IF THEY HAVE 

1569
01:07:15,364 --> 01:07:16,565
ANY COMMENTS FROM CENTRAL STAFF.

1570
01:07:16,565 --> 01:07:17,233
AWESOME. LET'S ROLL. OH, ROCK. 

1571
01:07:17,233 --> 01:07:17,867
>> SO AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 

1572
01:07:17,867 --> 01:07:18,734
MENTIONED, THIS IS A LOT OF THE 

1573
01:07:18,734 --> 01:07:19,835
PREWORK TO WHAT THESE FINE 

1574
01:07:19,835 --> 01:07:20,970
GENTLEMEN WILL TALK ABOUT. AS I 

1575
01:07:20,970 --> 01:07:22,071
MENTIONED EARLIER, SEATTLE 

1576
01:07:22,071 --> 01:07:23,773
UTILITY ASSISTANCE STANDS OUT 

1577
01:07:23,773 --> 01:07:27,076
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AMONG OUR

1578
01:07:27,076 --> 01:07:33,382
PEERS. MOST AGENCIES EITHER CUT 

1579
01:07:33,382 --> 01:07:35,484
OFF THE ASSISTANCE AT A LOWER 

1580
01:07:35,484 --> 01:07:37,486
INCOME THRESHOLD, OFTEN AROUND 

1581
01:07:37,486 --> 01:07:39,955
30% AMI OR 50% AMI OR OFFER 

1582
01:07:39,955 --> 01:07:43,459
SMALLER FIXED MONTHLY CREDIT 

1583
01:07:43,459 --> 01:07:46,829
THAT DON'T NEARLY GET US THE 

1584
01:07:46,829 --> 01:07:49,265
IMPACT OF THE UTILITY PROGRAM 

1585
01:07:49,265 --> 01:07:52,101
DISCOUNT. IN THINKING ABOUT THIS

1586
01:07:52,101 --> 01:07:55,671
THIS SLIDE REALLY JUST HELPS US 

1587
01:07:55,671 --> 01:07:57,473
VISUALIZE THE MOVE BETWEEN 70% 

1588
01:07:57,473 --> 01:08:02,077
OF THE STATE MEDIUM INCOME INTO 

1589
01:08:02,077 --> 01:08:04,013
THE MEDIUM INCOME CATEGORY. AS I

1590
01:08:04,013 --> 01:08:07,883
MENTIONED, THE 70% SMI IS 

1591
01:08:07,883 --> 01:08:14,990
ROUGHLY 52, 53% OF AMI. SO THE 

1592
01:08:14,990 --> 01:08:19,061
NEXT KIND OF NATURAL STEP UP 

1593
01:08:19,061 --> 01:08:21,030
WOULD BE AT 60% AMI. JUST FOR 

1594
01:08:21,030 --> 01:08:22,498
THE RECORD THESE NUMBERS COME 

1595
01:08:22,498 --> 01:08:24,200
FROM THE 2025 LIMIT THROUGH THE 

1596
01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:25,434
CONSISTENCY OF THE FINANCIAL 

1597
01:08:25,434 --> 01:08:28,871
WORK WE DID. AND WE WANTED TO 

1598
01:08:28,871 --> 01:08:31,006
MAKE SURE WE STUCK WITH ONE 

1599
01:08:31,006 --> 01:08:33,109
GROUPING OVERTIME. THOSE NUMBERS

1600
01:08:33,109 --> 01:08:39,181
RECENTLY WENT UP TO 2026 AND 

1601
01:08:39,181 --> 01:08:45,054
INCREASED BY A FEW THOUSAND 

1602
01:08:45,054 --> 01:08:51,026
DOLLARS EACH. THIS GRAPH REALLY 

1603
01:08:51,026 --> 01:08:51,594
SHOWS HOW SEA LIGHT AND SPU 

1604
01:08:51,594 --> 01:09:01,136
CUSTOMERS BREAK ACROSS THE AREA 

1605
01:09:01,136 --> 01:09:02,238
MEDIAN INCOME SCALE. EVERYTHING 

1606
01:09:02,238 --> 01:09:04,340
TO THE RIGHT OF THE LINE ARE 

1607
01:09:04,340 --> 01:09:07,243
FOLKS THAT WE CONSIDERED AS WE 

1608
01:09:07,243 --> 01:09:08,410
WERE LOOKING AT EXPANSION. YOU 

1609
01:09:08,410 --> 01:09:15,150
WILL SEE THE 50 TO 60% AMI IS 

1610
01:09:15,150 --> 01:09:18,187
REALLY A FAIRLY BIG GROUPING. SO

1611
01:09:18,187 --> 01:09:21,223
JUST MOVING TO 60% AMI -- AS 

1612
01:09:21,223 --> 01:09:23,826
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS SAID 

1613
01:09:23,826 --> 01:09:27,463
-- 31,000 CUSTOMERS, THERE WILL 

1614
01:09:27,463 --> 01:09:28,797
BE 50,000 CUSTOMERS BETWEEN 50 

1615
01:09:28,797 --> 01:09:31,167
AND 60% AMI. SO FAR WE'VE 

1616
01:09:31,167 --> 01:09:32,501
TALKED ABOUT HOUSEHOLD DOLLAR 

1617
01:09:32,501 --> 01:09:37,439
AMOUNTS. AND I THINK THIS SLIDE 

1618
01:09:37,439 --> 01:09:43,012
REALLY HELPS US LAND THAT MORE 

1619
01:09:43,012 --> 01:09:46,382
IN A HUMAN CONTEXT. CURRENT 

1620
01:09:46,382 --> 01:09:49,118
ELIGIBLE UPD CUSTOMERS ARE FOLKS

1621
01:09:49,118 --> 01:09:54,523
ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND FOLKS 

1622
01:09:54,523 --> 01:09:55,424
EARNING MINIMUM WAGE. EXPANDING 

1623
01:09:55,424 --> 01:09:59,295
THE AMI WOULD TAKE HOURLY WAGES 

1624
01:09:59,295 --> 01:10:01,697
UP TO $31 AN HOUR AND EXPANSION 

1625
01:10:01,697 --> 01:10:04,466
TO WOULD BE $42 AN HOUR ROUGHLY 

1626
01:10:04,466 --> 01:10:05,601
IF SOMEONE WERE WORKING 

1627
01:10:05,601 --> 01:10:06,202
FULL-TIME. PROBABLY THE FIRST 

1628
01:10:06,202 --> 01:10:08,270
QUESTION WE ASKED OURSELVESES IS

1629
01:10:08,270 --> 01:10:11,574
WHAT WOULD IT BE? WHAT WOULD IT 

1630
01:10:11,574 --> 01:10:14,143
LOOK LIKE IF WE EXPANDED THE 

1631
01:10:14,143 --> 01:10:16,312
UTILITIES DISCOUNT PROGRAM AS IS

1632
01:10:16,312 --> 01:10:20,015
WITH THE 50 AND 60 DISCOUNTS ALL

1633
01:10:20,015 --> 01:10:23,085
THE WAY UP TO 80% AMI. THIS 

1634
01:10:23,085 --> 01:10:24,053
DEMONSTRATES IT'S A VERY LARGE 

1635
01:10:24,053 --> 01:10:25,421
FINANCIAL IMPACT AND IT ROUGHLY 

1636
01:10:25,421 --> 01:10:28,257
DOUBLES THE COST OF THE PROGRAM 

1637
01:10:28,257 --> 01:10:31,994
WHEN WE DO THAT. WHEN WE SAW 

1638
01:10:31,994 --> 01:10:34,163
THAT AND THE 2.4 AND 2.7% IMPACT

1639
01:10:34,163 --> 01:10:37,199
WE THOUGHT WE NEED TO CONSIDER 

1640
01:10:37,199 --> 01:10:39,068
THIS DIFFERENTLY. AND WE NEED TO

1641
01:10:39,068 --> 01:10:39,935
THINK ABOUT EXPANDING 

1642
01:10:39,935 --> 01:10:41,403
INCREMENTALLY UP THE NEXT SCALE 

1643
01:10:41,403 --> 01:10:46,175
AS WE CAN ABSORB ALONG THE WAY 

1644
01:10:46,175 --> 01:10:47,943
OR ADHERING TO A DISCOUNT. OUR 

1645
01:10:47,943 --> 01:10:48,711
CURRENT TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T 

1646
01:10:48,711 --> 01:10:49,678
SUPPORT THE TIERED DISCOUNT. SO 

1647
01:10:49,678 --> 01:10:57,286
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY 

1648
01:10:57,286 --> 01:10:58,787
WE ARE NOT YET SUGGESTING THAT. 

1649
01:10:58,787 --> 01:11:02,658
NEXT. ANOTHER METHOD THAT WE 

1650
01:11:02,658 --> 01:11:04,226
LOOKED AT IS UTILITY BURDEN. 

1651
01:11:04,226 --> 01:11:06,028
IT'S WELL KNOWN IN THE 

1652
01:11:06,028 --> 01:11:07,129
LITERATURE AND CHOIRS CITY LIGHT

1653
01:11:07,129 --> 01:11:16,505
TO GET THE ENERGY BURDEN KNOW TO

1654
01:11:16,505 --> 01:11:19,441
BE LESS THAN 6% OF THE HOUSEHOLD

1655
01:11:19,441 --> 01:11:20,909
INCOME. WATER AND WASTEWATER HAS

1656
01:11:20,909 --> 01:11:25,781
A TARGET OF 4.5%. THE CONCEPT OF

1657
01:11:25,781 --> 01:11:27,316
UTILITY BURDEN IS SOMETHING WE 

1658
01:11:27,316 --> 01:11:29,952
CREATED TO THINK WHAT IS THE 

1659
01:11:29,952 --> 01:11:34,623
BURDEN OF THE SPU BILLS AND OUR 

1660
01:11:34,623 --> 01:11:38,627
CUSTOMERS SO WE LOOKED AT THESE 

1661
01:11:38,627 --> 01:11:39,395
FOUR SERVICES, ELECTRICITY, 

1662
01:11:39,395 --> 01:11:41,697
WATER, SEWER, SOLID WASTE, AND 

1663
01:11:41,697 --> 01:11:44,300
LOOKED AT MAKING SURE THOSE WERE

1664
01:11:44,300 --> 01:11:46,268
BELOW 10%. WITH THE UTILITY 

1665
01:11:46,268 --> 01:11:47,236
DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR EVERYONE 

1666
01:11:47,236 --> 01:11:49,772
EXCEPT THE VERY LOWEST INCOME 

1667
01:11:49,772 --> 01:11:53,275
CUSTOMERS WE HAVE ALREADY MET 

1668
01:11:53,275 --> 01:11:56,178
THAT METRIC. WE PUT THAT ONE OFF

1669
01:11:56,178 --> 01:12:02,017
TO THE SIDE. HERE IS WHERE I GET

1670
01:12:02,017 --> 01:12:03,352
TO STEAL BRIAN AND ERIC'S 

1671
01:12:03,352 --> 01:12:05,888
TALKING POINT. SEATTLE LIGHT IS 

1672
01:12:05,888 --> 01:12:07,489
LOOKING TO EXPAND THE UTILITY 

1673
01:12:07,489 --> 01:12:10,292
PROGRAM UP TO 60% OF THE MEDIUM 

1674
01:12:10,292 --> 01:12:12,294
INCOME. WE THINK THIS APPROACH 

1675
01:12:12,294 --> 01:12:15,230
EXPANDS AT A RATE THAT CAN BE 

1676
01:12:15,230 --> 01:12:15,864
SUPPORTED FINANCIALLY. THE CITY 

1677
01:12:15,864 --> 01:12:21,837
LIGHT 2027 AND 2828 RATE PACKAGE

1678
01:12:21,837 --> 01:12:25,641
THAT IS COMING TO COUNCIL IN 

1679
01:12:25,641 --> 01:12:30,913
ABOUT A WEEK INCLUDES A .5% 

1680
01:12:30,913 --> 01:12:35,751
IMPACT ON RATES TO FUND THIS 

1681
01:12:35,751 --> 01:12:37,820
EXPANSION AND SPU IS MORE 

1682
01:12:37,820 --> 01:12:41,290
FLEXIBILITY WITH THE RATE PACKS 

1683
01:12:41,290 --> 01:12:42,424
BUT THIS FUNDS THE SIX-YEAR RATE

1684
01:12:42,424 --> 01:12:44,326
PACK, FUNDING ALL OF THEM 

1685
01:12:44,326 --> 01:12:47,296
TOGETHER AT .1% AND WE THINK 

1686
01:12:47,296 --> 01:12:51,400
THIS EXPANDS US AT A PACE THAT 

1687
01:12:51,400 --> 01:12:54,002
CAN SUPPORT US OPERATIONALLY AND

1688
01:12:54,002 --> 01:12:55,671
IT BOTH MAXIMIZES AUTO 

1689
01:12:55,671 --> 01:12:56,572
ENROLLMENT WITH AFFORDABLE 

1690
01:12:56,572 --> 01:12:58,574
HOUSING SINCE 60% OF AMI IS THE 

1691
01:12:58,574 --> 01:12:59,675
STANDARD CUTOFF FOR AFFORDABLE 

1692
01:12:59,675 --> 01:13:02,811
HOUSING INCOME AND ALLOWS US A 

1693
01:13:02,811 --> 01:13:04,980
BIT MORE TIME TO ROLL OUT AND 

1694
01:13:04,980 --> 01:13:08,050
CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE 

1695
01:13:08,050 --> 01:13:09,551
IMPROVEMENTS WE TALKED ABOUT 

1696
01:13:09,551 --> 01:13:15,457
WHICH GET TO WHERE WE HAVE A 

1697
01:13:15,457 --> 01:13:19,395
SOLIDLY OPERATING PROGRAM. THIS 

1698
01:13:19,395 --> 01:13:27,736
EXPANSION, THAT .5% AND .1% RATE

1699
01:13:27,736 --> 01:13:34,143
IMPACT EQUATES TO AN EXTRA $6 

1700
01:13:34,143 --> 01:13:36,879
PER YEAR FOR A RESIDENT, AND $3 

1701
01:13:36,879 --> 01:13:38,647
PER YEAR. AND UPD FOLKS WOULD 

1702
01:13:38,647 --> 01:13:40,716
GET A DISCOUNT ON THAT. SPEAKING

1703
01:13:40,716 --> 01:13:42,985
TO THE BENEFIT CLIFF, ONE WAY 

1704
01:13:42,985 --> 01:13:44,186
THAT WE HAVE CONSIDERED 

1705
01:13:44,186 --> 01:13:45,888
ADDRESSING THAT IS TO EXPAND OUR

1706
01:13:45,888 --> 01:13:47,923
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ALL THE WAY

1707
01:13:47,923 --> 01:13:49,191
UP TO 80% AMI TO MAKE SURE THAT 

1708
01:13:49,191 --> 01:13:51,593
FOLKS WHO ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE 

1709
01:13:51,593 --> 01:13:54,096
OF 60% HAVE OPTIONS AND HAVE 

1710
01:13:54,096 --> 01:13:57,866
ASSISTANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT 

1711
01:13:57,866 --> 01:14:03,605
THEY ARE ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS

1712
01:14:03,605 --> 01:14:09,678
AND AVOID SHUTOFFS. THIS WILL --

1713
01:14:09,678 --> 01:14:12,014
THE UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

1714
01:14:12,014 --> 01:14:12,648
WILL OPERATE DIFFERENTLY. FOR 

1715
01:14:12,648 --> 01:14:16,452
CITY LIGHT THAT WILL ADD 50,000 

1716
01:14:16,452 --> 01:14:17,719
MORE CUSTOMERS FOR ASSISTANCE 

1717
01:14:17,719 --> 01:14:19,421
OPPORTUNITIES AND FOR SPU, OUR 

1718
01:14:19,421 --> 01:14:20,222
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PRIMARILY 

1719
01:14:20,222 --> 01:14:23,225
IS AVAILABLE TO DIRECTLY BUILD 

1720
01:14:23,225 --> 01:14:28,931
CUSTOMERS SO THOSE FOLKS WHO 

1721
01:14:28,931 --> 01:14:34,036
HAVE THEIR OWN WATER METER, WE 

1722
01:14:34,036 --> 01:14:36,004
WOULD ADD 13 -- 13,000 MORE 

1723
01:14:36,004 --> 01:14:37,973
CUSTOMERS. THIS IS GOING TO 

1724
01:14:37,973 --> 01:14:39,341
SMASHUP ALL THE NUMBERS. SO 

1725
01:14:39,341 --> 01:14:43,212
THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE I CAN 

1726
01:14:43,212 --> 01:14:50,819
STOP. WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO TAKE

1727
01:14:50,819 --> 01:15:01,196
OVER WITH THE SLIDES? 

1728
01:15:07,569 --> 01:15:09,137
>> YES, ERIC AND BRIAN, PLEASE. 

1729
01:15:09,271 --> 01:15:11,273
>> SO I'LL JUMP IN TO HELP US 

1730
01:15:11,273 --> 01:15:19,348
STAY ORIENTED. WHAT WE ARE 

1731
01:15:19,348 --> 01:15:20,449
TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS COUNCIL 

1732
01:15:20,449 --> 01:15:23,018
BILL 121222. I'LL SAY THAT 

1733
01:15:23,018 --> 01:15:24,520
AGAIN I DROPPED OFF A 2. 121222.

1734
01:15:24,520 --> 01:15:25,120
THIS IS SPONSORED BY 

1735
01:15:25,120 --> 01:15:26,755
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THE 

1736
01:15:26,755 --> 01:15:28,290
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND IT HAS 

1737
01:15:28,290 --> 01:15:28,824
BEEN DISCUSSED. THIS NEXT 

1738
01:15:28,824 --> 01:15:32,561
ORDINANCE AND SOMEONE OVER THERE

1739
01:15:32,561 --> 01:15:38,066
F YOU DON'T MIND JUMPING TO THE

1740
01:15:38,066 --> 01:15:38,867
NEXT SLIDE. I'M SORRY. THANK 

1741
01:15:38,867 --> 01:15:39,935
YOU VERY MUCH. THIS WOULD MAKE A

1742
01:15:39,935 --> 01:15:40,969
CHANGE FROM 70% OF THE STATE 

1743
01:15:40,969 --> 01:15:42,771
MEDIUM INCOME TO 60% OF THE AREA

1744
01:15:42,771 --> 01:15:43,839
MEDIUM INCOME FOR BOTH SPU AND 

1745
01:15:43,839 --> 01:15:45,073
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND WOULD 

1746
01:15:45,073 --> 01:15:46,275
ALSO ANTICIPATE AND CALL FOR 

1747
01:15:46,275 --> 01:15:52,447
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION 

1748
01:15:52,447 --> 01:15:57,152
DURING 2027 TO LOOK AT THE OTHER

1749
01:15:57,152 --> 01:15:59,354
TWO THRESHOLDS AND A YEAR LATER 

1750
01:15:59,354 --> 01:16:01,790
IN 2029, 80% OF THE AREA MEDIUM 

1751
01:16:01,790 --> 01:16:04,459
INCOME. THOSE ARE THE AFFECTS OF

1752
01:16:04,459 --> 01:16:06,161
THE ORDINANCE. AND I THINK WITH 

1753
01:16:06,161 --> 01:16:09,331
THAT, I'LL PAUSE AND LET THE 

1754
01:16:09,331 --> 01:16:16,171
SPONSOR, COSPONSOR SPEAK TO 

1755
01:16:16,171 --> 01:16:21,476
THAT. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY 

1756
01:16:21,476 --> 01:16:27,783
THE NEXT BEST THING. 

1757
01:16:27,783 --> 01:16:28,951
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? 

1758
01:16:28,951 --> 01:16:30,018
>> I REALLY HAVE NOT MUCH MORE 

1759
01:16:30,018 --> 01:16:34,323
TO SAY. WE SAID IT A BUNCH OF 

1760
01:16:34,323 --> 01:16:34,556
TIMES. 

1761
01:16:34,556 --> 01:16:35,090
>> I KNOW. I KNOW. 

1762
01:16:35,090 --> 01:16:36,925
>> I WILL SAY THAT THIS CHANGE 

1763
01:16:36,925 --> 01:16:37,526
THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT SIMPLY 

1764
01:16:37,526 --> 01:16:39,328
CHANGING FROM STATE TO AREA 

1765
01:16:39,328 --> 01:16:39,995
MEDIUM INCOME ALLOWS US TO PAIR 

1766
01:16:39,995 --> 01:16:40,929
THE APPLICATION WITH OTHER 

1767
01:16:40,929 --> 01:16:41,797
APPLICATIONS FOR SUPPORT 

1768
01:16:41,797 --> 01:16:45,467
SERVICES AND WE COULD NOT 

1769
01:16:45,467 --> 01:16:48,303
NECESSARILY DO THAT BEFORE WE 

1770
01:16:48,303 --> 01:16:50,072
MADE THIS CHANGE BECAUSE IT WAS 

1771
01:16:50,072 --> 01:16:51,807
INACCURATE FOR ALL CLIENTS TO 

1772
01:16:51,807 --> 01:16:54,576
RECEIVE THAT SET OF PACKAGE -- 

1773
01:16:54,576 --> 01:16:55,277
THAT SET OF PAPERWORK. IT 

1774
01:16:55,277 --> 01:16:58,013
DOESN'T APPLY TO EVERYONE. IT 

1775
01:16:58,013 --> 01:17:00,082
APPLIED TO MANY BUT NOT ALL. 

1776
01:17:00,082 --> 01:17:05,587
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE IMPORTANT 

1777
01:17:05,587 --> 01:17:09,324
CHANGE WE ARE MAKING TO INCREASE

1778
01:17:09,324 --> 01:17:13,261
THE UPTAKE, THE USAGE, AND THIS 

1779
01:17:13,261 --> 01:17:15,664
IS IMPORTANT TO DO AND THIS HAS 

1780
01:17:15,664 --> 01:17:18,467
MORE OF AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT 

1781
01:17:18,467 --> 01:17:20,836
TOOL THAT WE HAVE DIRECT CONTROL

1782
01:17:20,836 --> 01:17:23,171
OVER. THE CITY COUNCIL, AS YOU 

1783
01:17:23,171 --> 01:17:26,208
CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, THE 

1784
01:17:26,208 --> 01:17:28,210
CHANGES ARE SIMPLE. THE BACKEND 

1785
01:17:28,210 --> 01:17:30,312
WORK IS COMPLICATED. THAT'S WHY

1786
01:17:30,312 --> 01:17:33,115
IT'S TAKEN SO MANY YEARS TO GET

1787
01:17:33,115 --> 01:17:35,250
US TO HERE TODAY. AND TODAY WE 

1788
01:17:35,250 --> 01:17:37,119
ARE TAKING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO

1789
01:17:37,119 --> 01:17:39,721
MAKE OUR SEATTLE MORE AFFORDABLE

1790
01:17:39,721 --> 01:17:41,223
FOR 81,000 FAMILIES OVER THE 

1791
01:17:41,223 --> 01:17:42,557
NEXT THREE YEARS. THAT'S ALL I 

1792
01:17:42,557 --> 01:17:42,758
GOT. 

1793
01:17:42,758 --> 01:17:43,592
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, 

1794
01:17:43,592 --> 01:17:44,626
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND I 

1795
01:17:44,626 --> 01:17:45,894
WILL SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

1796
01:17:45,894 --> 01:17:48,997
LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND ALL THE 

1797
01:17:48,997 --> 01:17:50,565
WORK THAT YOU DID. IT WASN'T 

1798
01:17:50,565 --> 01:17:55,437
JUST THE LAST YEAR. IT WAS ALL 

1799
01:17:55,437 --> 01:18:01,009
THE PREP WORK TO GET TO GET 

1800
01:18:01,009 --> 01:18:02,577
HERE. I WILL SAY OFTEN TYPES 

1801
01:18:02,577 --> 01:18:04,446
ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 

1802
01:18:04,446 --> 01:18:08,150
AFFORDABILITY IT FEELS OUT OF 

1803
01:18:08,150 --> 01:18:10,652
REACH FOR US AS ELECTED 

1804
01:18:10,652 --> 01:18:12,521
OFFICIALS. WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT

1805
01:18:12,521 --> 01:18:13,855
HOUSING WITH GRANDIOSE IDEAS AND

1806
01:18:13,855 --> 01:18:16,992
PEOPLE CAN FEEL IN TOUCH WITH 

1807
01:18:16,992 --> 01:18:19,127
THIS IMMEDIATELY. I AM GRATEFUL 

1808
01:18:19,127 --> 01:18:21,196
FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT'S JUST A 

1809
01:18:21,196 --> 01:18:22,998
BASIC WORKING BARRIER THAT FEEL 

1810
01:18:22,998 --> 01:18:28,470
CAN FEEL AND TOUCH EVERY DAY. I 

1811
01:18:28,470 --> 01:18:30,305
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS COMING 

1812
01:18:30,305 --> 01:18:33,875
BEFORE US AS WELL AND HAPPY TO 

1813
01:18:33,875 --> 01:18:34,776
COLLABORATE WITH COUNCILMEMBER 

1814
01:18:34,776 --> 01:18:36,144
STRAUSS AS WELL. COLLEAGUES, 

1815
01:18:36,144 --> 01:18:37,379
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 

1816
01:18:37,379 --> 01:18:40,782
THIS? I AM GOING TO THROW IT 

1817
01:18:40,782 --> 01:18:48,523
BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 

1818
01:18:48,523 --> 01:18:49,124
FOR MORE COMMENTS. I AM JUST 

1819
01:18:49,124 --> 01:18:52,294
KIDDING. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? 

1820
01:18:52,294 --> 01:18:53,795
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS 

1821
01:18:53,795 --> 01:18:55,464
BUT A COMMENT MUCH I WANT TO ASK

1822
01:18:55,464 --> 01:18:56,698
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IF HE 

1823
01:18:56,698 --> 01:18:57,566
FORGOT ANYONE TO THANK? SOMEONE 

1824
01:18:57,566 --> 01:19:06,308
WILL BE HURT BUT WE THANK 

1825
01:19:06,308 --> 01:19:06,942
EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE FOR DOING 

1826
01:19:06,942 --> 01:19:07,542
EVERYTHING, OPRAH, CHER, GOD, 

1827
01:19:07,542 --> 01:19:13,281
EVERYBODY. 

1828
01:19:13,281 --> 01:19:13,815
>> WHAT HAPPENED TO MARY 

1829
01:19:13,815 --> 01:19:18,987
MITCHELL? WHERE IS SHE? SHE DID 

1830
01:19:18,987 --> 01:19:20,489
GREAT WORK. 

1831
01:19:20,489 --> 01:19:21,723
>> A GREAT SHOUTOUT, THE WHOLE 

1832
01:19:21,723 --> 01:19:21,923
TEAM. 

1833
01:19:21,923 --> 01:19:23,291
>> I WANT TO ADD COUPLE 

1834
01:19:23,291 --> 01:19:24,092
PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. YOU AND I 

1835
01:19:24,092 --> 01:19:25,927
TALKED AND THIS IS ONE THING I 

1836
01:19:25,927 --> 01:19:26,461
LIKE ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER 

1837
01:19:26,461 --> 01:19:27,562
STRAUSS. I WILL EMBARRASS HIM 

1838
01:19:27,562 --> 01:19:28,697
FOR ONE SECOND AND I'LL BE 

1839
01:19:28,697 --> 01:19:30,065
QUIET. I LOVE WHEN HE COMES INTO

1840
01:19:30,065 --> 01:19:31,166
MY OFFICE AND HE DOES AND HE 

1841
01:19:31,166 --> 01:19:32,567
CALLS ME BOSS BEHIND THE SCENES.

1842
01:19:32,567 --> 01:19:34,336
I DON'T KNOW WHY. AND HE SAID I

1843
01:19:34,336 --> 01:19:35,971
KNOW YOU ARE CHAIR OF SEATTLE 

1844
01:19:35,971 --> 01:19:36,638
CITY LIGHT. WHAT DO YOU THINK? 

1845
01:19:36,638 --> 01:19:38,440
AND I SAID YEAH AND COME BACK 

1846
01:19:38,440 --> 01:19:40,375
AND WE TALKED ABOUT AND I SAID 

1847
01:19:40,375 --> 01:19:42,744
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, JUST GO 

1848
01:19:42,744 --> 01:19:45,080
WITH IT. YOU GOT THIS. YOU GOT 

1849
01:19:45,080 --> 01:19:47,315
MY SUPPORT AND YOU ARE WORKING 

1850
01:19:47,315 --> 01:19:49,985
WITH COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW AND I

1851
01:19:49,985 --> 01:19:53,989
WAS WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ON 

1852
01:19:53,989 --> 01:19:55,190
THAT COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST A 

1853
01:19:55,190 --> 01:19:59,361
DECADE. THIS WAS A GREAT IDEA 

1854
01:19:59,361 --> 01:20:06,434
AND GO DO GOOD THINGS. GOOD 

1855
01:20:06,434 --> 01:20:07,068
LUCK. GOD BLESS. DON'T DIE. 

1856
01:20:07,068 --> 01:20:12,140
HERE WE ARE. 

1857
01:20:12,140 --> 01:20:12,741
>> THANK YOU, GUYS. GOOD JOB. 

1858
01:20:12,741 --> 01:20:17,646
THANK EVERYONE. WE DONE? 

1859
01:20:17,646 --> 01:20:22,851
>> YES. NOW WE ARE GOING TO 

1860
01:20:22,851 --> 01:20:28,190
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU.

1861
01:20:28,190 --> 01:20:28,723
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

1862
01:20:28,723 --> 01:20:30,559
>> I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER

1863
01:20:30,559 --> 01:20:31,092
JUAREZ FOR THANKING 

1864
01:20:31,092 --> 01:20:31,593
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 

1865
01:20:31,593 --> 01:20:32,194
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. OR 

1866
01:20:32,194 --> 01:20:32,661
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 

1867
01:20:32,661 --> 01:20:33,228
>> I KNOW WHAT USER MEANT. 

1868
01:20:53,582 --> 01:20:57,485
>> I KNOW WE WILL BE LOOKING AT 

1869
01:20:57,485 --> 01:20:58,653
AN INCREASE IF CITY LIGHT AND 

1870
01:20:58,653 --> 01:20:59,621
SPU RATEPAYERS. AND MY QUESTION 

1871
01:20:59,621 --> 01:21:06,928
IS, I WILL ASK IT FOR THE 

1872
01:21:06,928 --> 01:21:15,203
RECORD. I ASSUME THAT WAS TAKEN 

1873
01:21:15,203 --> 01:21:19,541
INTO ACCOUNT, WITH THE CHANGING 

1874
01:21:19,541 --> 01:21:24,379
OF THE AMI AND FOR THE CUSTOMERS

1875
01:21:24,379 --> 01:21:29,751
THAT WERE TRYING TO HELP WITH 

1876
01:21:29,751 --> 01:21:31,987
UPD. SO THAT WAS MY QUESTION. 

1877
01:21:31,987 --> 01:21:33,989
ALL THE RATEPAYERS GET AN 

1878
01:21:33,989 --> 01:21:35,190
INCREASE BUT WITH THIS PROPOSAL 

1879
01:21:35,190 --> 01:21:37,626
WE WILL SEE THE FOLKS GET A 

1880
01:21:37,626 --> 01:21:40,128
BENEFIT THAT ARE ELIGIBLE AND IN

1881
01:21:40,128 --> 01:21:41,563
PART, MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE ARE 

1882
01:21:41,563 --> 01:21:43,098
INCREASING THE AMI, CHANGING 

1883
01:21:43,098 --> 01:21:44,699
FROM SMI TO AMI AS WE HAVE DONE 

1884
01:21:44,699 --> 01:21:46,167
OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE CITY. THIS

1885
01:21:46,167 --> 01:21:47,769
IS NOT NEW. WE HAVE DONE THIS 

1886
01:21:47,769 --> 01:21:57,245
ALSO WITH CHILD CARE AND SOME OF

1887
01:21:57,245 --> 01:21:57,879
OUR OTHER INVESTMENTS WHERE WE 

1888
01:21:57,879 --> 01:22:08,390
ARE NO LONGER DOING THE STATE 

1889
01:22:15,697 --> 01:22:15,997
MEDIUM INCOME. 

1890
01:22:15,997 --> 01:22:18,900
>> I WANT TO COMMENT ON THE -- 

1891
01:22:18,900 --> 01:22:22,304
>> CAN I JUST IN REAL QUICK TO 

1892
01:22:22,304 --> 01:22:24,639
SAY? DON'T CONFIRM OR TELL ME 

1893
01:22:24,639 --> 01:22:28,610
THAT I'M WRONG. IT'S A .4% 

1894
01:22:28,610 --> 01:22:32,213
INCREASE FOR CITY LIGHT AND .1% 

1895
01:22:32,213 --> 01:22:36,985
FOR SPU. .5% FOR CITY LIGHT. 

1896
01:22:36,985 --> 01:22:40,889
>> THAT'S TO COVER THIS 

1897
01:22:40,889 --> 01:22:41,556
PROGRAM, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 

1898
01:22:41,556 --> 01:22:42,490
I'M TALKING ABOUT WE'RE 

1899
01:22:42,490 --> 01:22:43,958
INCREASING RATEPAYER -- FOLKS AT

1900
01:22:43,958 --> 01:22:46,061
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ARE 

1901
01:22:46,061 --> 01:22:49,297
INCREASING RATES BOTH AT CITY 

1902
01:22:49,297 --> 01:22:52,534
LIGHT AND SPU ABOVE THAT IN 

1903
01:22:52,534 --> 01:22:56,638
GENERAL. SO EVERYONE IS SUBJECT 

1904
01:22:56,638 --> 01:22:57,906
TO THE RATEPAYER INCREASES. SO 

1905
01:22:57,906 --> 01:23:03,678
MAYBE PART OF THE .5 INCREASE 

1906
01:23:03,678 --> 01:23:10,452
AND .1 INCREASE IS TO COVER UPD.

1907
01:23:10,452 --> 01:23:11,753
BUT EVERYTHING IS INCREASING FOR

1908
01:23:11,753 --> 01:23:12,854
EVERYBODY BEYOND  .5 AND .1. SO 

1909
01:23:12,854 --> 01:23:18,560
I GUESS WHAT I AM GETTING TO IS 

1910
01:23:18,560 --> 01:23:21,629
WE ARE ALL GOING TO PAY MORE, 

1911
01:23:21,629 --> 01:23:26,134
INCLUDING LOW-INCOME FOLKS. I AM

1912
01:23:26,134 --> 01:23:28,903
GOING TO DAYLIGHT EVEN IS PAYING

1913
01:23:28,903 --> 01:23:31,506
MORE, MORE THAN .5 AND .1. AND 

1914
01:23:31,506 --> 01:23:32,607
THE ADDITIONAL INCREASE WILL 

1915
01:23:32,607 --> 01:23:37,178
INCLUDE THE .1 AND  .5 IN ORDER 

1916
01:23:37,178 --> 01:23:38,813
TO COULD HAVE THE EXPANSION. AND

1917
01:23:38,813 --> 01:23:41,015
IN ADDITION, THIS EXPANSION WILL

1918
01:23:41,015 --> 01:23:43,051
HAVE A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE 

1919
01:23:43,051 --> 01:23:46,921
FOLKS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE BECAUSE 

1920
01:23:46,921 --> 01:23:50,925
WE ARE DOING ALL THOSE INCREASES

1921
01:23:50,925 --> 01:23:53,294
ACROSS THE BOARD AND I SEE BOTH 

1922
01:23:53,294 --> 01:23:54,262
CITY LIGHT FOLKS NODDING. 

1923
01:23:54,262 --> 01:23:54,929
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU'RE

1924
01:23:54,929 --> 01:23:57,399
CORRECT. SO THIS .1 AND .5 IS 

1925
01:23:57,399 --> 01:23:59,434
THE IMPACT OF THE EXPANSION OF 

1926
01:23:59,434 --> 01:24:01,269
THE UTILITIES DISCOUNT PROGRAM. 

1927
01:24:01,269 --> 01:24:06,207
WHEN YOU SEE THE CITY LIGHT 

1928
01:24:06,207 --> 01:24:07,776
RATES COME FORWARD NEXT WEEK, I 

1929
01:24:07,776 --> 01:24:09,778
THINK, AND THE WATER RATES COME 

1930
01:24:09,778 --> 01:24:16,785
FORWARD, YOU WILL SEE THIS BASED

1931
01:24:16,785 --> 01:24:18,987
INTO THE OVER ALL RATE 

1932
01:24:18,987 --> 01:24:23,391
INCREASES. THIS IS A PORTION OF 

1933
01:24:23,391 --> 01:24:23,591
THAT. 

1934
01:24:23,591 --> 01:24:27,562
>> BUT A VERY SMALL PORTION? 

1935
01:24:27,562 --> 01:24:29,697
>> YES. WE EXPECT ABOUT -- OFF 

1936
01:24:29,697 --> 01:24:31,566
THE TOP -- 19 MILLION IN 

1937
01:24:31,566 --> 01:24:32,667
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE GOING OUT.

1938
01:24:32,667 --> 01:24:35,603
>> THANK YOU, LESLIE, AND I WANT

1939
01:24:35,603 --> 01:24:41,242
TO SAY AND TO THE PUBLIC 

1940
01:24:41,242 --> 01:24:45,914
WATCHING, WE RECOGNIZE THERE IS 

1941
01:24:45,914 --> 01:24:46,581
NO AVOIDING INCREASING RATES. 

1942
01:24:46,581 --> 01:24:48,183
THAT'S JUST -- SADLY, I WISH I 

1943
01:24:48,183 --> 01:24:50,585
COULD AVOID THAT BUT WE ARE 

1944
01:24:50,585 --> 01:24:51,653
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THIS WILL 

1945
01:24:51,653 --> 01:24:54,222
HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON A LOT OF 

1946
01:24:54,222 --> 01:24:55,523
FOLKS IN OUR CITY, SO WE'RE 

1947
01:24:55,523 --> 01:24:57,492
DOING THIS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE

1948
01:24:57,492 --> 01:24:58,927
ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME BENEFIT TO 

1949
01:24:58,927 --> 01:25:01,329
THE FOLKS THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED

1950
01:25:01,329 --> 01:25:03,565
BY THE INCREASES ACROSS THE 

1951
01:25:03,565 --> 01:25:07,268
BOARD THAT WE ARE FORCED TO DO. 

1952
01:25:07,268 --> 01:25:14,609
WE HAVE TO. SO I REALLY WANT TO 

1953
01:25:14,609 --> 01:25:16,544
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. COUNCIL -- 

1954
01:25:16,544 --> 01:25:18,046
NOT COUNCIL, GENERAL MANAGER LEE

1955
01:25:18,046 --> 01:25:20,081
AND I HAVE HAD MANY, MANY 

1956
01:25:20,081 --> 01:25:22,016
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS AND I 

1957
01:25:22,016 --> 01:25:26,554
ALSO HAD A CONVERSATION WITH 

1958
01:25:26,554 --> 01:25:28,756
GENERAL MANAGER JOHN LINDELL, 

1959
01:25:28,756 --> 01:25:30,625
FORMER, ABOUT HAVING TO INCREASE

1960
01:25:30,625 --> 01:25:33,962
RATES, AND THEN ITS IMPACT TO 

1961
01:25:33,962 --> 01:25:36,531
OUR LOW-INCOME FOLKS. I 

1962
01:25:36,531 --> 01:25:38,333
APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE EXPANDING

1963
01:25:38,333 --> 01:25:43,671
THE U.P. D IN RESPONSE TO HAVING

1964
01:25:43,671 --> 01:25:46,241
THE RATE INCREASES. SO THANK 

1965
01:25:46,241 --> 01:25:46,441
YOU. 

1966
01:25:46,441 --> 01:25:47,609
>> AWESOME. 

1967
01:25:47,609 --> 01:25:50,778
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 

1968
01:25:50,778 --> 01:25:52,347
RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, 

1969
01:25:52,347 --> 01:25:53,081
CLOSING COMMENTS? OR THANKING? 

1970
01:25:53,081 --> 01:25:54,349
>> NO MORE THANK YOUs. 

1971
01:25:54,349 --> 01:25:55,316
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA CALLED OUT 

1972
01:25:55,316 --> 01:25:56,317
SOMETHING VERY CRITICAL AND VERY

1973
01:25:56,317 --> 01:25:58,453
IMPORTANT HERE AND I JUST WANT 

1974
01:25:58,453 --> 01:26:01,222
TO THANK YOU FOR NOTING THAT. SO

1975
01:26:01,222 --> 01:26:02,790
I WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT. ON 

1976
01:26:02,790 --> 01:26:06,661
AVERAGE, THIS PART OF THE RATE 

1977
01:26:06,661 --> 01:26:08,563
INCREASE THAT WE'LL SEE OVER 

1978
01:26:08,563 --> 01:26:11,366
THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS IS 

1979
01:26:11,366 --> 01:26:14,002
ABOUT 50 ACCEPTS PER MONTH FOR A

1980
01:26:14,002 --> 01:26:14,903
CITY LIGHT CUSTOMER OR 27 

1981
01:26:14,903 --> 01:26:17,939
ACCEPTS A MONTH FOR AN SPU 

1982
01:26:17,939 --> 01:26:20,041
CUSTOMER WHO IS NOT ON THE 

1983
01:26:20,041 --> 01:26:21,476
DISCOUNT UTILITY PROGRAM. AS 

1984
01:26:21,476 --> 01:26:22,710
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA NOTED AS 

1985
01:26:22,710 --> 01:26:26,781
THE RATES CHANGE, EVEN THOSE ON 

1986
01:26:26,781 --> 01:26:28,416
THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM 

1987
01:26:28,416 --> 01:26:29,584
WILL ALSO HAVE TO SEE AN 

1988
01:26:29,584 --> 01:26:32,820
INCREASE. ONE OF THE ASPECTS IF 

1989
01:26:32,820 --> 01:26:35,857
YOU GO TO THE SLIDE PREVIOUS TO 

1990
01:26:35,857 --> 01:26:37,358
THIS, ABOUT FOUR QUESTIONS, WHAT

1991
01:26:37,358 --> 01:26:41,496
WE DID WITH THIS LEGISLATION IS 

1992
01:26:41,496 --> 01:26:45,900
WE SET THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 

1993
01:26:45,900 --> 01:26:49,037
THE INCREASE OF THE THRESHOLD TO

1994
01:26:49,037 --> 01:26:50,705
COINCIDE WITH THE DISPERSAL OF 

1995
01:26:50,705 --> 01:26:51,639
UPDATED FIGURES FOR AREA MEDIUM 

1996
01:26:51,639 --> 01:26:55,243
INCOME. I AM JUST GOING TO NOTE 

1997
01:26:55,243 --> 01:26:58,079
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A GAP 

1998
01:26:58,079 --> 01:27:00,582
BETWEEN JAN 1 WHEN RATES CHANGE 

1999
01:27:00,582 --> 01:27:04,385
AND APRIL 1 SO WE MAY MAKE A 

2000
01:27:04,385 --> 01:27:06,287
ONE-YEAR ALTERATION SO WE GET 

2001
01:27:06,287 --> 01:27:10,191
PEOPLE -- IF WE ARE INCREASING 

2002
01:27:10,191 --> 01:27:12,160
RATES THIS YEAR WE NEED A GAP. 

2003
01:27:12,160 --> 01:27:13,461
BUT WE NEED MORE CONVERSATION. 

2004
01:27:13,461 --> 01:27:16,531
AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT THE 

2005
01:27:16,531 --> 01:27:19,634
APRIL 1 DATE IS DIFFERENT THAN 

2006
01:27:19,634 --> 01:27:27,408
THE RATE INCREASE DATE OF 

2007
01:27:27,408 --> 01:27:27,709
JANUARY 1. 

2008
01:27:27,709 --> 01:27:28,209
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, 

2009
01:27:28,209 --> 01:27:28,843
COUNCILMEMBER STRAW. STRAUSS. 

2010
01:27:28,843 --> 01:27:30,612
DID YOU -- 

2011
01:27:30,612 --> 01:27:36,251
>> NO. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I

2012
01:27:36,251 --> 01:27:41,522
WANTED TO DAYLIGHT BOTH THE CITY

2013
01:27:41,522 --> 01:27:43,791
LIGHT AND SPU END AND OFFER 

2014
01:27:43,791 --> 01:27:45,526
TRANSPARENCY, AND THAT'S WHY I 

2015
01:27:45,526 --> 01:27:47,729
RAISED THE FACT THAT WE WILL BE 

2016
01:27:47,729 --> 01:27:48,296
INCREASING THOSE RATES AND 

2017
01:27:48,296 --> 01:27:53,334
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO THAT, WE 

2018
01:27:53,334 --> 01:27:56,504
ARE MINDFUL ABOUT AFFORDABILITY 

2019
01:27:56,504 --> 01:27:57,138
AND THE HIGH IMPACT ONLY INCOME 

2020
01:27:57,138 --> 01:27:57,772
RESIDENTS INCLUDING SENIORS WHO 

2021
01:27:57,772 --> 01:27:59,340
MIGHT HAVE DIFFICULTY PAYING 

2022
01:27:59,340 --> 01:28:00,508
THEIR UTILITY BILLS AND THAT'S 

2023
01:28:00,508 --> 01:28:02,977
WHY WE ARE LOOKING AT DEALING 

2024
01:28:02,977 --> 01:28:08,816
WITH -- CHANGING OUR DISCOUNT 

2025
01:28:08,816 --> 01:28:10,852
PROGRAM TO MEET THAT NEED. THANK

2026
01:28:10,852 --> 01:28:11,052
YOU. 

2027
01:28:11,052 --> 01:28:11,986
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, 

2028
01:28:11,986 --> 01:28:12,920
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I'M 

2029
01:28:12,920 --> 01:28:13,888
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. JULY 9 

2030
01:28:13,888 --> 01:28:16,057
WE WILL HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION

2031
01:28:16,057 --> 01:28:21,029
ABOUT THIS AS WE CONTINUE TO 

2032
01:28:21,029 --> 01:28:22,397
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND THANK

2033
01:28:22,397 --> 01:28:25,300
YOU ALL. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME 

2034
01:28:25,300 --> 01:28:27,702
AND WORK ON THIS. AND THANK YOU.

2035
01:28:27,702 --> 01:28:28,836
HOPEFULLY, SOMEONE IS NOT 

2036
01:28:28,836 --> 01:28:30,204
PLAYING THE WATER DRINKING GAME 

2037
01:28:30,204 --> 01:28:33,541
AT HOME FOR THE THANK YOU. THAT 

2038
01:28:33,541 --> 01:28:37,645
WOULD BE VERY FULL OF WATER. 

2039
01:28:37,645 --> 01:28:39,180
ITEM NUMBER 13 INTO THE RECORD. 

2040
01:28:39,180 --> 01:28:42,950
>> AGAIN, ITEM 13, CB 121221, AN

2041
01:28:42,950 --> 01:28:44,452
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE 

2042
01:28:44,452 --> 01:28:45,787
PUBLIC UTILITIES AUTHORIZING THE

2043
01:28:45,787 --> 01:28:50,825
GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO TO ENTER

2044
01:28:50,825 --> 01:28:52,794
INTO A CONTRACT WITH WASTE 

2045
01:28:52,794 --> 01:28:53,761
MANAGEMENT OF WASHINGTON 

2046
01:28:53,761 --> 01:28:59,233
INCORPORATED TO PROVIDE 

2047
01:28:59,233 --> 01:29:00,034
RECYCLING PROCESSING SERVICES 

2048
01:29:00,034 --> 01:29:01,135
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. FOR 

2049
01:29:01,135 --> 01:29:03,104
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 

2050
01:29:03,104 --> 01:29:06,808
>> I LIKE WHEN YOU TALK TRASH. 

2051
01:29:06,808 --> 01:29:09,577
THIS IS RECYCLE BUT IT'S STILL 

2052
01:29:09,577 --> 01:29:14,949
TRASH. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 

2053
01:29:14,949 --> 01:29:22,590
LIKES TO TALK TRASH A LOT. WE 

2054
01:29:22,590 --> 01:29:28,329
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TRASH

2055
01:29:28,329 --> 01:29:28,529
TALK. 

2056
01:29:28,529 --> 01:29:33,768
>> MORE INTRODUCTIONS? 

2057
01:29:33,768 --> 01:29:34,135
>> ABSOLUTELY. 

2058
01:29:34,135 --> 01:29:34,602
>> MICROPHONE, SALLY. 

2059
01:29:34,602 --> 01:29:41,809
>> SORRY. I AM SALLY HULSMAN, 

2060
01:29:41,809 --> 01:29:42,210
SPU. 

2061
01:29:42,210 --> 01:29:52,754
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH 

2062
01:29:53,654 --> 01:29:56,357
FOR OUR DRINKING GAMES AT 

2063
01:29:56,357 --> 01:29:57,458
MOMENT. THANK YOU. SO RECYCLABLE

2064
01:29:57,458 --> 01:29:58,259
PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. AND 

2065
01:29:58,259 --> 01:30:00,261
COLLEAGUES, BEFORE WE START, WE 

2066
01:30:00,261 --> 01:30:07,001
HAVE THIS ON THE AGENDA, IF WE 

2067
01:30:07,001 --> 01:30:07,935
FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT VOTEING 

2068
01:30:07,935 --> 01:30:10,705
-- VOTING ON THIS -- OKAY. I 

2069
01:30:10,705 --> 01:30:13,775
WANTED A TEMPERATURE CHECK AND 

2070
01:30:13,775 --> 01:30:14,675
CHECK WITH MY COLLEAGUES. 

2071
01:30:14,675 --> 01:30:16,277
>> A PROPOSED ORDINANCE 

2072
01:30:16,277 --> 01:30:21,983
AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT TO 

2073
01:30:21,983 --> 01:30:29,991
PROCESS RECYCLES MATERIAL 

2074
01:30:29,991 --> 01:30:31,259
COLLECTED IN THE CITY. SPU'S 

2075
01:30:31,259 --> 01:30:33,060
CURRENT RECYCLING CONTRACT WITH 

2076
01:30:33,060 --> 01:30:35,229
REBANKO EXPIRES MARCH 31, 2027. 

2077
01:30:35,229 --> 01:30:38,900
HAPPY TO SAY THAT WASTE 

2078
01:30:38,900 --> 01:30:40,001
MANAGEMENT OF WASHINGTON ALSO 

2079
01:30:40,001 --> 01:30:46,274
KNOWN AS WM, WAS SELECTED BASED 

2080
01:30:46,274 --> 01:30:48,075
ON THE CRITERIA AND TODAY WE 

2081
01:30:48,075 --> 01:30:50,011
HAVE SALLY HULSMAN, SPU'S SOLID

2082
01:30:50,011 --> 01:30:51,946
WASTE MANAGER HERE TO TALK MORE 

2083
01:30:51,946 --> 01:30:55,449
ABOUT THE PROPOSED CONTRACT. 

2084
01:30:55,449 --> 01:30:56,751
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW. 

2085
01:30:56,751 --> 01:30:57,452
>> GOOD MORNING, EVEN. EVERYONE 

2086
01:30:57,452 --> 01:31:01,756
AND THANK YOU FORGIVING US THE 

2087
01:31:01,756 --> 01:31:04,192
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE 

2088
01:31:04,192 --> 01:31:06,093
CONTRACT IN DETAIL AND ANSWER 

2089
01:31:06,093 --> 01:31:07,829
YOUR QUESTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF 

2090
01:31:07,829 --> 01:31:09,797
THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TODAY

2091
01:31:09,797 --> 01:31:14,168
IS TO AUTHORIZE SEATTLE PUBLIC 

2092
01:31:14,168 --> 01:31:16,003
UTILITIES INTO CENTER INTO A 

2093
01:31:16,003 --> 01:31:16,671
CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT, 

2094
01:31:16,671 --> 01:31:17,338
WM WITH WASHINGTON FOR SERVICES 

2095
01:31:17,338 --> 01:31:19,273
FOR THE CITY. I WANT TO MENTION 

2096
01:31:19,273 --> 01:31:21,175
RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE THIS IS A 

2097
01:31:21,175 --> 01:31:27,348
MORE EXTENSIVE CONTRACT THAN OUR

2098
01:31:27,348 --> 01:31:28,416
CURRENT CONTRACT IT WILL NOT 

2099
01:31:28,416 --> 01:31:29,851
HAVE ANY RATE IMPACT. I AM GOING

2100
01:31:29,851 --> 01:31:32,787
TO PROVIDE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF 

2101
01:31:32,787 --> 01:31:33,588
AN OVERVIEW OF THE SOLID WASTE 

2102
01:31:33,588 --> 01:31:35,356
CONTRACT. THIS WILL GIVE YOU A 

2103
01:31:35,356 --> 01:31:38,593
BIG PICTURE OF HOW WE ARE 

2104
01:31:38,593 --> 01:31:40,094
RUNNING THE SOLID WASTE SYSTEM. 

2105
01:31:40,094 --> 01:31:42,630
WE HAVE THE RECYCLING PROCESS 

2106
01:31:42,630 --> 01:31:45,066
CONTRACT AS ONE OF FIVE MAJOR 

2107
01:31:45,066 --> 01:31:46,400
CONTRACTS, STARTED IN 2009 AND 

2108
01:31:46,400 --> 01:31:48,603
AS ANDREW SAID IT WILL END MARCH

2109
01:31:48,603 --> 01:31:52,573
31, 2027. WE HAVE A LONG HAUL 

2110
01:31:52,573 --> 01:31:53,708
AND DISPOSAL CONTRACT WITH WM 

2111
01:31:53,708 --> 01:31:57,411
THAT WAS STARTED IN 1991 AND 

2112
01:31:57,411 --> 01:32:05,920
ENDS A YEAR LATER. WE HAVE 

2113
01:32:05,920 --> 01:32:08,422
CURVESIDE COLLECTION CONTRACTS 

2114
01:32:08,422 --> 01:32:13,861
WITH BOTH WM AND RECOLOGY AND 

2115
01:32:13,861 --> 01:32:16,297
THE WASTE COLLECTION CONTRACT 

2116
01:32:16,297 --> 01:32:19,267
WITH CEDAR GROVE AND LENZ. WE 

2117
01:32:19,267 --> 01:32:21,002
COVER ALMOST ALL THE CONTRACT 

2118
01:32:21,002 --> 01:32:26,073
RENEWALS TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE 

2119
01:32:26,073 --> 01:32:27,642
EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. A 

2120
01:32:27,642 --> 01:32:28,876
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON 

2121
01:32:28,876 --> 01:32:34,548
SEATTLE'S RECYCLING. OVER THE 

2122
01:32:34,548 --> 01:32:36,884
PAST 20 YEARS, SEATTLE HAS 

2123
01:32:36,884 --> 01:32:38,185
GROWN. OUR SOLID WASTE 

2124
01:32:38,185 --> 01:32:39,420
COLLECTIONS AT TIMES GENERATED 

2125
01:32:39,420 --> 01:32:41,722
INCLUDING RECYCLE AND COMPOST 

2126
01:32:41,722 --> 01:32:45,793
HAS STAYED FLAT OR DROPPED AS 

2127
01:32:45,793 --> 01:32:47,194
OUR POPULATION HAS GROWN. THIS 

2128
01:32:47,194 --> 01:32:49,664
HAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE EXCELLENT 

2129
01:32:49,664 --> 01:32:52,500
ACTIVITIES OF OUR RESIDENTS AND 

2130
01:32:52,500 --> 01:32:54,268
BUSINESSES WHO HAVE LEARNED TO 

2131
01:32:54,268 --> 01:33:01,442
IMPROVE UPON WASTE DIVERSIONS 

2132
01:33:01,442 --> 01:33:03,177
AND WASTE PREVENTION. WE HAVE 

2133
01:33:03,177 --> 01:33:04,745
ABOUT 80,000 TONS OF RECYCLING 

2134
01:33:04,745 --> 01:33:08,516
PER YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 62% OF 

2135
01:33:08,516 --> 01:33:09,917
THOSE KNOW TOES ARE SINGLE 

2136
01:33:09,917 --> 01:33:11,752
FAMILY. 35% ARE MULTI-FAMILY AND

2137
01:33:11,752 --> 01:33:15,423
THE REMAINDER ARE SMALL BUSINESS

2138
01:33:15,423 --> 01:33:17,658
AND SELF-HAULED TONS WHICH IS 

2139
01:33:17,658 --> 01:33:18,960
THE TONS TAKEN TO THE 

2140
01:33:18,960 --> 01:33:23,064
TRANSPORTATION. THE WAY THE CITY

2141
01:33:23,064 --> 01:33:27,768
WORKS IS THE CITY HAS A LIST OF 

2142
01:33:27,768 --> 01:33:32,506
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLES AND WE 

2143
01:33:32,506 --> 01:33:34,609
REQUIRE CUSTOMERS TO SORT THEIR 

2144
01:33:34,609 --> 01:33:35,943
MATERIAL AT CURBSIDE LOCATIONS. 

2145
01:33:35,943 --> 01:33:39,347
SPU HAS EDUCATED CUSTOMERS AND 

2146
01:33:39,347 --> 01:33:41,082
YOU HEARD CLEAN AND DRY AND THAT

2147
01:33:41,082 --> 01:33:42,283
ALLOWS FOR A SUCCESSFUL 

2148
01:33:42,283 --> 01:33:43,217
RECYCLING OUTCOME. AND I DON'T 

2149
01:33:43,217 --> 01:33:49,457
KNOW IF THIS IS STANDARD BUT 

2150
01:33:49,457 --> 01:33:51,492
PLEASE INTERRUPT ME IF NEEDED. 

2151
01:33:51,492 --> 01:33:52,893
THANK YOU. SEATTLE'S RECYCLING 

2152
01:33:52,893 --> 01:33:54,061
PROCESSING CONTRACT AND 

2153
01:33:54,061 --> 01:33:57,298
PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS SUCH THAT

2154
01:33:57,298 --> 01:34:01,035
WE CONTRACT FOR RESIDENTIAL 

2155
01:34:01,035 --> 01:34:03,337
RECYCLE PROCESSING SEPARATELY 

2156
01:34:03,337 --> 01:34:03,971
FROM OUR COLLECTIONS CONTRACT. 

2157
01:34:03,971 --> 01:34:10,978
THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM MANY OF 

2158
01:34:10,978 --> 01:34:14,515
OUR SUBURBAN NEIGHBORS CITIES 

2159
01:34:14,515 --> 01:34:22,890
WHICH PACKAGE WITH THE 

2160
01:34:22,890 --> 01:34:24,558
CONTRACTORS IS, WM AND RECOLOGY 

2161
01:34:24,558 --> 01:34:27,028
ARE THE MAIN. CITY SEATTLE HAS 

2162
01:34:27,028 --> 01:34:28,562
SUFFICIENT TONS AND FACILITIES 

2163
01:34:28,562 --> 01:34:30,231
TO MANAGE OUR OWN PROCESSING 

2164
01:34:30,231 --> 01:34:31,332
CONTRACT WHICH ALLOWS US, THE 

2165
01:34:31,332 --> 01:34:36,237
CITY OF SEATTLE TO TAKE 

2166
01:34:36,237 --> 01:34:39,340
ADVANTAGE OF HAVING OUR OWN AND 

2167
01:34:39,340 --> 01:34:47,782
MEETING OUR OWN GOALS AND 

2168
01:34:47,782 --> 01:34:49,116
PRIORITIES. CITIES WITH SIMILAR 

2169
01:34:49,116 --> 01:34:50,351
PROCESSING SERVICE CONTRACTS ARE

2170
01:34:50,351 --> 01:34:51,185
TACOMA, OLYMPIA, SPOKANE, 

2171
01:34:51,185 --> 01:34:53,254
VANCOUVER, AND LOS ANGELES, SAN 

2172
01:34:53,254 --> 01:34:54,722
DIEGO, NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON

2173
01:34:54,722 --> 01:34:56,090
D.C., AND OTHERS. THESE ARE 

2174
01:34:56,090 --> 01:34:58,325
LARGE CONTRACTS THAT WE ARE ABLE

2175
01:34:58,325 --> 01:35:04,765
TO MANAGE OURSELVES, AND WE DO 

2176
01:35:04,765 --> 01:35:06,500
GET FINANCIAL AS WELL AS 

2177
01:35:06,500 --> 01:35:07,168
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. 

2178
01:35:07,168 --> 01:35:08,269
SEATTLE'S CONTRACT WITH 

2179
01:35:08,269 --> 01:35:10,404
REPUBLIC SERVICES STARTED IN 

2180
01:35:10,404 --> 01:35:13,441
2009. AS A RESULT OF THIS AGING 

2181
01:35:13,441 --> 01:35:14,308
CONTRACT, THE TERMS ARE OUTDATED

2182
01:35:14,308 --> 01:35:15,810
AND INSUFFICIENT. WE DEVELOPED A

2183
01:35:15,810 --> 01:35:19,346
PROCESS TO COME UP TO DATE WITH 

2184
01:35:19,346 --> 01:35:20,081
ALL THE CONTRACT TERMS. TO 

2185
01:35:20,081 --> 01:35:23,217
PREPARE FOR THE CONTRACT WE DID 

2186
01:35:23,217 --> 01:35:25,219
A BENCH-MARKING STUDY, NATIONAL 

2187
01:35:25,219 --> 01:35:28,722
AS WELL AS CANADIAN CONTRACTS. 

2188
01:35:28,722 --> 01:35:31,892
AND THEN WE DID A REQUEST FOR 

2189
01:35:31,892 --> 01:35:32,460
INFORMATION FROM INTERESTED 

2190
01:35:32,460 --> 01:35:33,828
CONTRACTORS AND WE RECEIVED 

2191
01:35:33,828 --> 01:35:36,263
SEVEN RESPONSES TO OUR REQUEST 

2192
01:35:36,263 --> 01:35:42,236
FOR INFORMATION AND WE TOOK THE 

2193
01:35:42,236 --> 01:35:43,537
INFORMATION, THE BENCH MARKING 

2194
01:35:43,537 --> 01:35:46,040
AND RFI FEEDBACK AND DEVELOPED 

2195
01:35:46,040 --> 01:35:51,445
AN RFP ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2025. 

2196
01:35:51,445 --> 01:35:56,117
WE RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES TO OUR

2197
01:35:56,117 --> 01:36:01,021
CONTRACTS -- TO OUR RFT, EXCUSE 

2198
01:36:01,021 --> 01:36:04,391
ME. REPUBLIC AND WM RESPONDED. 

2199
01:36:04,391 --> 01:36:07,061
AS ANDREW MENTIONED, WM WAS 

2200
01:36:07,061 --> 01:36:09,063
BASED UPON THE EVALUATION, WAS 

2201
01:36:09,063 --> 01:36:10,765
THE HIGHER RESPONDER TO THE 

2202
01:36:10,765 --> 01:36:11,665
EVALUATION. THEY SCORED HIGHER 

2203
01:36:11,665 --> 01:36:14,068
ON THE TECHNICAL AND THE PRICE. 

2204
01:36:14,068 --> 01:36:21,642
TH E TECHNICAL THEY SCORED 50%, 

2205
01:36:21,642 --> 01:36:23,010
JUST OVER 50% HIGHER. THE 

2206
01:36:23,010 --> 01:36:25,746
TECHNICAL CRITERIA INCLUDED 

2207
01:36:25,746 --> 01:36:28,149
COMMODITY CAPTURE, RESIDUAL 

2208
01:36:28,149 --> 01:36:30,184
WASTE RATES, PROCESSING, 

2209
01:36:30,184 --> 01:36:33,187
MARKETING, AND OPERATOR 

2210
01:36:33,187 --> 01:36:34,588
PERFORMANCE AND EXPERIENCE AND 

2211
01:36:34,588 --> 01:36:35,256
CONTINGENCY PROCESSING OPTIONS. 

2212
01:36:35,256 --> 01:36:38,425
ON THE PRICE CRITERIA, WM SCORES

2213
01:36:38,425 --> 01:36:42,096
43% LOWER IN TERMS OF THE PRICE.

2214
01:36:42,096 --> 01:36:47,134
SO BOTH TECHNICAL AND THE PRICE 

2215
01:36:47,134 --> 01:36:49,069
THEY WERE OUTPERFORMED. WE THEN 

2216
01:36:49,069 --> 01:36:50,471
ENTERED INTO A NEGOTIATION AND 

2217
01:36:50,471 --> 01:36:51,071
CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT STAGE. I 

2218
01:36:51,071 --> 01:36:54,608
JUST WANT TO PROVIDE YOU A 

2219
01:36:54,608 --> 01:36:57,545
LITTLE BIT OF A DETAIL ON THE 

2220
01:36:57,545 --> 01:37:02,383
PROPOSED -- ON THE EVALUATION 

2221
01:37:02,383 --> 01:37:11,959
CRITERIA. YOU SEE HERE THE FINAL

2222
01:37:11,959 --> 01:37:15,329
RESULT OF THE CRITERIA WAS WM 

2223
01:37:15,329 --> 01:37:16,831
81.4. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, 

2224
01:37:16,831 --> 01:37:18,399
THIS WILL COME AT A HIGHER COST 

2225
01:37:18,399 --> 01:37:21,869
TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE CHANGES 

2226
01:37:21,869 --> 01:37:23,504
OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. THE NEW 

2227
01:37:23,504 --> 01:37:26,740
CONTRACT IS ESTIMATED TO COST 

2228
01:37:26,740 --> 01:37:29,210
APPROXIMATELY 6.4 MILLION IN 

2229
01:37:29,210 --> 01:37:32,146
2027 WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM 

2230
01:37:32,146 --> 01:37:35,983
1.4 MILLION IN 2025. WHILE WE 

2231
01:37:35,983 --> 01:37:36,784
DID ANTICIPATE INCREASES IN THE 

2232
01:37:36,784 --> 01:37:41,555
RECYCLING CONTRACT COST, THEY 

2233
01:37:41,555 --> 01:37:42,823
WERE OVER WHAT WE HAD 

2234
01:37:42,823 --> 01:37:45,593
ANTICIPATED. BUT AS NOTED, THEY 

2235
01:37:45,593 --> 01:37:49,630
WILL NOT RESULT IN A RATE 

2236
01:37:49,630 --> 01:37:51,932
INCREASE. THE SOLID WASTE FUND 

2237
01:37:51,932 --> 01:37:57,571
WILL ABSORB THE COST. SO WHY IS 

2238
01:37:57,571 --> 01:38:03,377
THE PRICE OF RECYCLING GOING UP?

2239
01:38:03,377 --> 01:38:04,979
CONTRACTORS -- CONTRACTING COSTS

2240
01:38:04,979 --> 01:38:06,647
ARE BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS. 

2241
01:38:06,647 --> 01:38:11,952
THE FIRST IS THE FEE TO PROCESS 

2242
01:38:11,952 --> 01:38:15,923
ALL OF SEATTLE'S RECYCLABLES. 

2243
01:38:15,923 --> 01:38:17,324
THAT WOULD BE THE GROSS COST. 

2244
01:38:17,324 --> 01:38:21,061
THE NET COST IS MINUS THE 

2245
01:38:21,061 --> 01:38:22,363
MONTHLY COMMODITY CREDIT REVENUE

2246
01:38:22,363 --> 01:38:25,466
BASED ON HOW WELL THE RECYCLED 

2247
01:38:25,466 --> 01:38:28,369
MATERIALS ARE SORTED AND THEN 

2248
01:38:28,369 --> 01:38:32,706
TURNED INTO COMMODITYS THAT ARE 

2249
01:38:32,706 --> 01:38:34,241
THEN SOLD INTO THE MARKETPLACE. 

2250
01:38:34,241 --> 01:38:36,310
SINCE 2009, THE INDUSTRY HAS 

2251
01:38:36,310 --> 01:38:37,878
SEEN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES 

2252
01:38:37,878 --> 01:38:39,747
IMPACTING OVERALL PROCESSING 

2253
01:38:39,747 --> 01:38:43,984
COST BOTH IN THE PROCESSING -- 

2254
01:38:43,984 --> 01:38:45,886
THE REQUIREMENTS TO PROCESS THE 

2255
01:38:45,886 --> 01:38:49,623
MATERIALS AS WELL AS THE 

2256
01:38:49,623 --> 01:38:50,958
COMMODITY CREDIT REVENUE AREA. 

2257
01:38:50,958 --> 01:38:52,993
THE DIFFERENCES THAT WE SEE NOW 

2258
01:38:52,993 --> 01:38:56,130
THAT WERE DIFFERENT -- THAT HAVE

2259
01:38:56,130 --> 01:38:57,131
CHANGED SINCE 2009 ARE THE 

2260
01:38:57,131 --> 01:39:00,501
MATERIALS MIXED AND THE CURBSIDE

2261
01:39:00,501 --> 01:39:02,903
RECYCLING BIN, THE BIN THAT -- 

2262
01:39:02,903 --> 01:39:07,508
THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE BLUE 

2263
01:39:07,508 --> 01:39:09,910
BIN. MANY MORE PLASTICS AND 

2264
01:39:09,910 --> 01:39:12,880
TYPES OF PLASTICS ARE THE 

2265
01:39:12,880 --> 01:39:15,883
PREDOMINANT CHANGE TO THE 

2266
01:39:15,883 --> 01:39:16,850
RECYCLING MIX. BUT THIS COMPLEX,

2267
01:39:16,850 --> 01:39:19,653
MORE COMPLEX STREAM REQUIRES 

2268
01:39:19,653 --> 01:39:20,554
PROCESSING IMPROVEMENTS WHICH 

2269
01:39:20,554 --> 01:39:25,125
ARE GENERALLY IN THE FORM OF 

2270
01:39:25,125 --> 01:39:29,296
AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGY 

2271
01:39:29,296 --> 01:39:30,898
IMPROVEMENTS WHICH COME AT A 

2272
01:39:30,898 --> 01:39:33,233
SIGNIFICANT COST. SO IT'S IT'S

2273
01:39:33,233 --> 01:39:34,635
A MIXED RECYCLING FACILITY WHERE

2274
01:39:34,635 --> 01:39:37,204
WE TAKE OUR RECYCLING TO BE 

2275
01:39:37,204 --> 01:39:38,439
CHANGED INTO COMMODITY THAT HAS 

2276
01:39:38,439 --> 01:39:41,408
CHANGED INTO A TECHNOLOGY THAT 

2277
01:39:41,408 --> 01:39:45,579
IS USED TO SHORT THROUGH ALL THE

2278
01:39:45,579 --> 01:39:46,213
VARIOUS MATERIALS. ADDITIONALLY,

2279
01:39:46,213 --> 01:39:47,481
THE MARKETS NOW DEMAND CLEANER 

2280
01:39:47,481 --> 01:39:48,716
COMMODITIES. IF YOU'RE 

2281
01:39:48,716 --> 01:39:55,155
FAMILIAR, IF YOU THINK BACK TO 

2282
01:39:55,155 --> 01:39:57,224
2018, WE HAVE WHAT IS CALLED 

2283
01:39:57,224 --> 01:39:58,659
CHINA SWORD OR CHINA REJECTED 

2284
01:39:58,659 --> 01:40:01,395
OUR RECYCLING MATERIAL BECAUSE 

2285
01:40:01,395 --> 01:40:02,896
IT'S NOT CLEAN OR QUALITY 

2286
01:40:02,896 --> 01:40:05,532
COMMODITIES. SO NOW, THE MARKETS

2287
01:40:05,532 --> 01:40:07,468
OVERALL, EVERYONE LAND INS 

2288
01:40:07,468 --> 01:40:13,907
HIGHER QUALITY MATERIALS WHICH 

2289
01:40:13,907 --> 01:40:15,175
REQUIRES HIGHER QUALITY 

2290
01:40:15,175 --> 01:40:16,410
PROCESSING. AND ADDITIONALLY OR 

2291
01:40:16,410 --> 01:40:18,545
FINALLY, THE COMMODITIES ARE 

2292
01:40:18,545 --> 01:40:20,047
CHANGING, ALUMINUM CONTINUES TO 

2293
01:40:20,047 --> 01:40:23,450
GROW BUT THINGS LIKE CLASS AND 

2294
01:40:23,450 --> 01:40:26,286
LATELY PDT DECLINED IN VALUE AND

2295
01:40:26,286 --> 01:40:27,087
THAT AFFECTS THE MATERIAL 

2296
01:40:27,087 --> 01:40:28,389
COMMODITY MIX WHICH I WILL BRING

2297
01:40:28,389 --> 01:40:34,294
BACK TO HAVE TO ADDRESS IN THE 

2298
01:40:34,294 --> 01:40:36,330
OVER ALL COST OF RECYCLING. SO 

2299
01:40:36,330 --> 01:40:40,033
AGAIN, THE PROCESSING FEE MINUS 

2300
01:40:40,033 --> 01:40:42,503
THE COMMODITY CREDIT REVENUE 

2301
01:40:42,503 --> 01:40:46,840
THAT BRINGS US TO THE CURRENT 

2302
01:40:46,840 --> 01:40:48,509
COMMODITY -- CURRENT RECYCLING 

2303
01:40:48,509 --> 01:40:53,547
COST. ON A GOOD NOTE WE HAVE 

2304
01:40:53,547 --> 01:40:54,214
UPCOMING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 

2305
01:40:54,214 --> 01:40:54,715
RECYCLING REVENUES. THE 

2306
01:40:54,715 --> 01:40:59,286
RECYCLING TAX PASSED LAST YEAR 

2307
01:40:59,286 --> 01:41:04,391
AND AS A RESULT OF THE 

2308
01:41:04,391 --> 01:41:06,326
LEGISLATION, PACKAGING PRODUCERS

2309
01:41:06,326 --> 01:41:11,732
WILL FUND THE COST FOR RECYCLING

2310
01:41:11,732 --> 01:41:13,100
PRODUCTS. THE STATE WILL 

2311
01:41:13,100 --> 01:41:15,102
IMPLEMENT THIS. THE DEPARTMENT 

2312
01:41:15,102 --> 01:41:17,004
OF ECOLOGY WILL IMPLEMENT THIS. 

2313
01:41:17,004 --> 01:41:22,776
AND IN 2030 WE WILL START TO SEE

2314
01:41:22,776 --> 01:41:24,178
REIMBURSEMENTS OF THE RECYCLING 

2315
01:41:24,178 --> 01:41:31,351
COSTS. IN 2031, IT WILL GO UP TO

2316
01:41:31,351 --> 01:41:34,721
75% REIMBURSEMENTS OF RECYCLING 

2317
01:41:34,721 --> 01:41:38,859
COSTS AND IN 2032, THE 

2318
01:41:38,859 --> 01:41:41,228
REIMBURSEMENTS WILL TAP OUT AT 

2319
01:41:41,228 --> 01:41:44,131
90%. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE SOME 

2320
01:41:44,131 --> 01:41:45,866
IMPORTANT OTHER UPDATES THAT WE 

2321
01:41:45,866 --> 01:41:51,905
HAD TO MAKE, TO ADDRESS CHANGES 

2322
01:41:51,905 --> 01:41:56,243
TO -- OVERALL CHANGES AND NEEDS 

2323
01:41:56,243 --> 01:41:57,945
IN THE RECYCLING INDUSTRY BOTH 

2324
01:41:57,945 --> 01:42:02,916
TO MAINTAIN AFFORDABILITY HERE 

2325
01:42:02,916 --> 01:42:08,555
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND TO 

2326
01:42:08,555 --> 01:42:09,656
BENEFIT A STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL 

2327
01:42:09,656 --> 01:42:15,229
OUTCOME. WE WANT TO CAPTURE AS 

2328
01:42:15,229 --> 01:42:17,631
MUCH AS RECYCLABLES IN IN THE 

2329
01:42:17,631 --> 01:42:19,867
BLUE BIN AND TURN THEM INTO 

2330
01:42:19,867 --> 01:42:22,402
COMMODITIES. THE CONTRACT WILL 

2331
01:42:22,402 --> 01:42:25,539
ALLOW US TO ACHIEVE VERY HIGH 

2332
01:42:25,539 --> 01:42:28,509
CAPTURE RATES AS WELL AS 

2333
01:42:28,509 --> 01:42:33,981
HIGH-QUALITY COMMODITIES. WE 

2334
01:42:33,981 --> 01:42:34,515
ALSO WANT TO SEE IMPROVED 

2335
01:42:34,515 --> 01:42:41,655
ENVIRONMENTAL OUT OUTCOMES AND 

2336
01:42:41,655 --> 01:42:48,428
WE WANT TO SEE MORE TRANSPARENCY

2337
01:42:48,428 --> 01:42:49,863
IN THE CONTRACT. WHAT HAPPENS TO

2338
01:42:49,863 --> 01:42:50,597
OUR RECYCLABLES? THIS THIS 

2339
01:42:50,597 --> 01:42:53,200
CONTRACT WE HAVE IMPROVED 

2340
01:42:53,200 --> 01:42:54,668
COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHERE OUR 

2341
01:42:54,668 --> 01:42:57,905
MATERIALS ARE GOING. WE WILL 

2342
01:42:57,905 --> 01:42:59,806
KNOW THE NAME AND THE 

2343
01:42:59,806 --> 01:43:00,541
RESPONSIBLE MARKETING BUSINESSS 

2344
01:43:00,541 --> 01:43:02,476
THAT WILL BE TAKING OUR 

2345
01:43:02,476 --> 01:43:03,343
COMMODITIES AND WE HAVE BUILT 

2346
01:43:03,343 --> 01:43:07,114
INTO THE CONTRACT THE ABILITY 

2347
01:43:07,114 --> 01:43:11,618
FOR THE CITY OF STATLE TO SAY IF

2348
01:43:11,618 --> 01:43:16,323
WE DO NOT FIND THAT IS NOT 

2349
01:43:16,323 --> 01:43:19,159
ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE, WE CAN 

2350
01:43:19,159 --> 01:43:20,294
CURTAIL THE WORK WITH THAT 

2351
01:43:20,294 --> 01:43:22,963
COMPANY. WE ALSO WANT TO HAVE 

2352
01:43:22,963 --> 01:43:24,064
FLEXIBILITY IN THIS CONTRACT. IF

2353
01:43:24,064 --> 01:43:27,267
THE MATERIAL VALUE CHANGED, THEN

2354
01:43:27,267 --> 01:43:29,269
WE CAN QUICKLY RESPOND TO THE 

2355
01:43:29,269 --> 01:43:30,370
CHANGES TO THE UNDERLYING 

2356
01:43:30,370 --> 01:43:31,838
COMMODITY VALUE SUCH AS THE 

2357
01:43:31,838 --> 01:43:34,508
DECLINE OF PDT SO WE ARE NOT 

2358
01:43:34,508 --> 01:43:36,410
COLLECTING MATERIALS THAT DON'T

2359
01:43:36,410 --> 01:43:43,517
HAVE A VALUE. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED

2360
01:43:43,517 --> 01:43:44,985
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES TO THE 

2361
01:43:44,985 --> 01:43:45,986
CONTRACT, ADDITIONAL 

2362
01:43:45,986 --> 01:43:46,920
PERFORMANCES AND VERY IMPORTANT 

2363
01:43:46,920 --> 01:43:48,622
STRONG YEARLY AUDITS TO ASSESS 

2364
01:43:48,622 --> 01:43:51,425
HOW THE CONTRACTOR IS DOING IN 

2365
01:43:51,425 --> 01:43:52,859
RELATION TO OUR CONTRACTING ON 

2366
01:43:52,859 --> 01:43:55,028
AND PROCESSING GOAL. SO I WANT 

2367
01:43:55,028 --> 01:43:58,265
TO CONCLUDE AND BE ABLE TO 

2368
01:43:58,265 --> 01:44:02,269
ADDRESS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS 

2369
01:44:02,269 --> 01:44:12,813
THAT WAS ASKED IN THE QUESTIONS 

2370
01:44:14,181 --> 01:44:14,715
TODAY, A QUESTION ABOUT WAGES 

2371
01:44:14,715 --> 01:44:19,186
AND ANTIDISPLACEMENT PROVISIONS.

2372
01:44:19,186 --> 01:44:19,820
P RO VISIONS. SPU FOLLOWED THE 

2373
01:44:19,820 --> 01:44:20,420
GUIDELINES IN DEVELOPING THIS 

2374
01:44:20,420 --> 01:44:23,323
CONTRACT INCLUDING ALL WAGE 

2375
01:44:23,323 --> 01:44:27,060
REQUIREMENTS. WM MET ALL OF THE 

2376
01:44:27,060 --> 01:44:28,228
WAGE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL THE 

2377
01:44:28,228 --> 01:44:32,633
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF 

2378
01:44:32,633 --> 01:44:34,301
SEATTLE CONTRACTING GUIDELINES 

2379
01:44:34,301 --> 01:44:38,372
THAT WERE PROVIDED. WE FOLLOWED 

2380
01:44:38,372 --> 01:44:41,608
THE GUIDELINES THAT SAS PROVIDED

2381
01:44:41,608 --> 01:44:47,814
TO SPU. WM AND REPUBLIC HAVE A 

2382
01:44:47,814 --> 01:44:54,755
STRONG COMMITMENT TO UNION 

2383
01:44:54,755 --> 01:44:58,225
EMPLOYEES. WM HAS 245 EMPLOYEES 

2384
01:44:58,225 --> 01:45:06,700
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND THE 

2385
01:45:06,700 --> 01:45:10,804
CITY OF SEATTLE THANKS BOTH 

2386
01:45:10,804 --> 01:45:15,342
REPUBLIC AND WM FOR THEIR UNION 

2387
01:45:15,342 --> 01:45:16,610
EMPLOYEES. THEY HAVE UNION 

2388
01:45:16,610 --> 01:45:18,311
EMPLOYEES IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE

2389
01:45:18,311 --> 01:45:20,614
AND SO THE CITY OF SEATTLE 

2390
01:45:20,614 --> 01:45:22,716
ENTERS INTO THIS CONTRACT AND 

2391
01:45:22,716 --> 01:45:26,820
ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS WITH THE 

2392
01:45:26,820 --> 01:45:28,989
GOAL OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH

2393
01:45:28,989 --> 01:45:29,856
STRONG CONTRACTORS AND EXCELLENT

2394
01:45:29,856 --> 01:45:30,557
EMPLOYEE OPPORTUNITIES. AND WE 

2395
01:45:30,557 --> 01:45:32,159
FEEL THIS CONTRACT REALLY 

2396
01:45:32,159 --> 01:45:36,196
REPRESENTS THE BEST OF WHAT WE 

2397
01:45:36,196 --> 01:45:46,740
ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE IN RECYCLING

2398
01:45:47,607 --> 01:45:48,141
WITH WM AS OUR PARTNER. THANK 

2399
01:45:48,141 --> 01:45:48,341
YOU. 

2400
01:45:48,341 --> 01:45:51,945
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT 

2401
01:45:51,945 --> 01:45:52,979
PRESENTATION. BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE

2402
01:45:52,979 --> 01:45:53,814
ANYTHING FROM CENTRAL STAFF? 

2403
01:45:53,814 --> 01:45:56,249
>> NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, 

2404
01:45:56,249 --> 01:46:01,455
CHAIR. I THINK IT WAS WELL 

2405
01:46:01,455 --> 01:46:01,888
COVERED. THANK YOU. 

2406
01:46:01,888 --> 01:46:09,796
>> OKAY. AWESOME. DIRECTOR LEE, 

2407
01:46:09,796 --> 01:46:11,298
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ALL 

2408
01:46:11,298 --> 01:46:11,932
RIGHT. AWESOME. COLLEAGUES, ARE 

2409
01:46:11,932 --> 01:46:12,766
THERE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE

2410
01:46:12,766 --> 01:46:13,834
CONTRACT AND THE TERMS? 

2411
01:46:13,834 --> 01:46:14,468
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? OH, SORRY.

2412
01:46:14,468 --> 01:46:23,944
I THOUGHT THE SMILE MEANT YES. 

2413
01:46:23,944 --> 01:46:24,244
>> I DO. 

2414
01:46:24,244 --> 01:46:24,811
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 

2415
01:46:24,811 --> 01:46:26,213
>> I WILL BE QUICK. SALLY 

2416
01:46:26,213 --> 01:46:27,481
HULSMAN IS A PERSON THAT WORKS 

2417
01:46:27,481 --> 01:46:28,582
FOR OUR CITY WHO IS STALK 

2418
01:46:28,582 --> 01:46:29,683
BETWEEN OUR BUREAUCRACY AND THE 

2419
01:46:29,683 --> 01:46:30,417
CONTRACTS THAT WE CONTRACT. AND 

2420
01:46:30,417 --> 01:46:31,385
SOMETIMES, THERE ARE ISSUES WITH

2421
01:46:31,385 --> 01:46:32,252
PEOPLE GETTING THEIR RECYCLING 

2422
01:46:32,252 --> 01:46:34,054
PICKED UP OR THE TRASH PICKED 

2423
01:46:34,054 --> 01:46:34,588
UP. SOMETIMES, THE DRIVER 

2424
01:46:34,588 --> 01:46:35,322
DOESN'T REALIZE THAT THE 

2425
01:46:35,322 --> 01:46:36,289
UNPAVED ROAD IS ACTUALLY AN 

2426
01:46:36,289 --> 01:46:37,190
ALLEYWAY THOUGH IT'S HERE IN 

2427
01:46:37,190 --> 01:46:38,425
THE 17th LARGEST CITY IN THE 

2428
01:46:38,425 --> 01:46:39,793
NATION. SALLY, YOU DO REALLY 

2429
01:46:39,793 --> 01:46:41,995
HARD WORK ON BEHALF OF OUR 

2430
01:46:41,995 --> 01:46:45,532
CLIENTS STUCK BETWEEN THE 

2431
01:46:45,532 --> 01:46:46,399
CONTRACT AND THE HARD PLACE. I 

2432
01:46:46,399 --> 01:46:50,103
WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO

2433
01:46:50,103 --> 01:46:51,772
THANK YOU. I WILL HAVE 

2434
01:46:51,772 --> 01:46:52,639
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 

2435
01:46:52,639 --> 01:46:53,907
PREVAILING WAGE AND 

2436
01:46:53,907 --> 01:46:54,508
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT CLAUSES. IF 

2437
01:46:54,508 --> 01:46:56,877
YOU WANT TO VOTE THIS OUT TODAY 

2438
01:46:56,877 --> 01:46:59,446
I MIGHT BRING AN AMENDMENT TO 

2439
01:46:59,446 --> 01:47:09,222
FULL COUNCIL BUT NOT KNOWING, I 

2440
01:47:09,222 --> 01:47:09,756
DON'T KNOW. THIS IS ALL 

2441
01:47:09,756 --> 01:47:10,357
REAL-TIME OPEN PUBLIC MEETING 

2442
01:47:10,357 --> 01:47:19,466
DISCUSSION. 

2443
01:47:19,466 --> 01:47:21,968
>> YOU'RE GOOD. I THINK I WILL 

2444
01:47:21,968 --> 01:47:24,137
CHECK IN WITH COLLEAGUES IF THEY

2445
01:47:24,137 --> 01:47:25,272
FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING. I AM 

2446
01:47:25,272 --> 01:47:25,906
SEEING HEAD NODS. COUNCILMEMBER 

2447
01:47:25,906 --> 01:47:29,576
STRAUSS, ARE YOU OKAY OUT OF 

2448
01:47:29,576 --> 01:47:30,310
COMMITTEE IN BRINGING YOUR 

2449
01:47:30,310 --> 01:47:30,610
AMENDMENT? 

2450
01:47:30,610 --> 01:47:33,947
>> YEAH. I HATE DOING THAT AND I

2451
01:47:33,947 --> 01:47:39,352
SEE BOB LOOKING AT ME. 

2452
01:47:39,352 --> 01:47:45,492
>> IS THAT -- OKAY. AWESOME. AND

2453
01:47:45,492 --> 01:47:53,900
OH, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU 

2454
01:47:53,900 --> 01:47:57,604
HAVE A QUESTION. I'M SORRY. I 

2455
01:47:57,604 --> 01:47:58,071
DIDN'T FORGET YOU. 

2456
01:47:58,071 --> 01:48:03,376
>> YES, CHAIR, AND THANK 

2457
01:48:03,376 --> 01:48:06,079
EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. I 

2458
01:48:06,079 --> 01:48:06,646
APPRECIATE THE RUNDOWN. I 

2459
01:48:06,646 --> 01:48:07,247
REVIEWED THE BRIEF BEFORE. IT 

2460
01:48:07,247 --> 01:48:08,348
STRUCK ME -- THERE NEEDS TO BE A

2461
01:48:08,348 --> 01:48:09,516
STRONG DISPARITY IN TERMS OF THE

2462
01:48:09,516 --> 01:48:11,084
SERVICE THAT WE SEE TODAY OVER 

2463
01:48:11,084 --> 01:48:11,852
THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS. IS 

2464
01:48:11,852 --> 01:48:18,191
THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DRAWN

2465
01:48:18,191 --> 01:48:18,825
FROM THAT? THE DISPARITY OF THE 

2466
01:48:18,825 --> 01:48:29,369
SCORES BETWEEN WM AND REPUBLIC? 

2467
01:48:31,938 --> 01:48:33,240
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, 

2468
01:48:33,240 --> 01:48:34,241
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I THINK WM

2469
01:48:34,241 --> 01:48:35,175
AND REOFFER STRONG RECYCLING 

2470
01:48:35,175 --> 01:48:35,742
PROCESSING SERVICES. WM HAS 

2471
01:48:35,742 --> 01:48:36,810
COMMITTED AND INVESTED MORE AND 

2472
01:48:36,810 --> 01:48:37,677
MORE RECENTLY IN THEIR MIXED 

2473
01:48:37,677 --> 01:48:38,745
RECYCLING FACILITIES, BOTH HERE 

2474
01:48:38,745 --> 01:48:39,746
AND THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC 

2475
01:48:39,746 --> 01:48:42,115
NORTHWEST. THAT IS A REFLECTION 

2476
01:48:42,115 --> 01:48:47,187
IN THE EVALUATION. WE SEE A 

2477
01:48:47,187 --> 01:48:48,922
STRONGER PROCESSING -- A 

2478
01:48:48,922 --> 01:48:51,024
COMMITMENT TO STRONGER 

2479
01:48:51,024 --> 01:48:53,059
PROCESSING, STRONGER AUTOMATION 

2480
01:48:53,059 --> 01:48:55,695
AND STRONGER OVERALL OPERATION 

2481
01:48:55,695 --> 01:48:58,431
OF THE FACILITY AND WE EXPECT 

2482
01:48:58,431 --> 01:49:01,101
WITH THE RECYCLING REFORM ACT 

2483
01:49:01,101 --> 01:49:04,371
THAT REPUBLIC WILL ALSO BE DOING

2484
01:49:04,371 --> 01:49:07,407
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN ORDER 

2485
01:49:07,407 --> 01:49:10,410
TO IMPROVE ON THEIR MRF RESULTS 

2486
01:49:10,410 --> 01:49:12,646
AND MRF OPERATIONS. IT WILL 

2487
01:49:12,646 --> 01:49:13,947
INCREASE RECYCLING THROUGHOUT 

2488
01:49:13,947 --> 01:49:15,048
THE PUGET SOUND AND THE STATE. 

2489
01:49:15,048 --> 01:49:16,550
THE RECYCLING FORMAT IS DRIVING 

2490
01:49:16,550 --> 01:49:19,352
A LOT OF ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS

2491
01:49:19,352 --> 01:49:21,988
THAT YOU SEE IN THIS CONTRACT. 

2492
01:49:21,988 --> 01:49:22,622
THESE ARE INDUSTRY-WIDE 

2493
01:49:22,622 --> 01:49:23,523
IMPROVEMENTS. SO BOTH REPUBLIC 

2494
01:49:23,523 --> 01:49:28,862
AND WM WILL HAVE TO MEET THE 

2495
01:49:28,862 --> 01:49:30,497
GOALS OF THE -- THE GOALS AND 

2496
01:49:30,497 --> 01:49:31,431
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 

2497
01:49:31,431 --> 01:49:32,732
RECYCLABLE FORMAT IN ADDITION TO

2498
01:49:32,732 --> 01:49:34,200
HAVING MORE MATERIALS THAT NEED 

2499
01:49:34,200 --> 01:49:36,703
TO BE PROCESSED. I THINK THAT 

2500
01:49:36,703 --> 01:49:41,675
WILL CHANGE IN THE TIMELINE THAT

2501
01:49:41,675 --> 01:49:43,343
THE RECYCLABLE FORMATS WILL COME

2502
01:49:43,343 --> 01:49:50,984
OUT. WM AND REPUBLIC BOTH HAVE 

2503
01:49:50,984 --> 01:49:51,518
CONTINUAL COMMITMENTS TO 

2504
01:49:51,518 --> 01:50:01,995
UPDATING THEIR FACILITIES. 

2505
01:50:02,762 --> 01:50:05,332
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

2506
01:50:05,332 --> 01:50:06,800
IT BEGS THE QUESTION WHEN YOU 

2507
01:50:06,800 --> 01:50:07,734
SEE SUCH A DISPARITY. I GUESS 

2508
01:50:07,734 --> 01:50:09,102
IT'S MORE OF A POSITIVE RELATED

2509
01:50:09,102 --> 01:50:10,403
TO WM OPPOSED TO A NEGATIVE TO 

2510
01:50:10,403 --> 01:50:11,438
REPUBLIC. I FOUND IT INTERESTING

2511
01:50:11,438 --> 01:50:12,405
IN SUPPORT, SLIDE TWO, IN TERMS 

2512
01:50:12,405 --> 01:50:14,207
OF THE OVER VIEW AND THE VARIOUS

2513
01:50:14,207 --> 01:50:15,008
CONTRACT TYPES AND HAVING THE 

2514
01:50:15,008 --> 01:50:16,409
POINT THAT YOU MADE AT THE END 

2515
01:50:16,409 --> 01:50:18,044
IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY FOR THE 

2516
01:50:18,044 --> 01:50:20,180
CITY TO DO ITS PIECE AND TO BACK

2517
01:50:20,180 --> 01:50:21,548
UP MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER 

2518
01:50:21,548 --> 01:50:22,482
STRAUSS, IT SAID CURVESIDE 

2519
01:50:22,482 --> 01:50:23,249
COLLECTION. MINE'S IN THE 

2520
01:50:23,249 --> 01:50:27,354
ALLEY. AND I WANTED TO PUT A 

2521
01:50:27,354 --> 01:50:30,423
PLUG IN FOR ALLEY COLLECTION AS 

2522
01:50:30,423 --> 01:50:34,527
WELL. MINE IS PAVED OR 

2523
01:50:34,527 --> 01:50:36,997
CONCRETED, IF YOU WILL. SO 

2524
01:50:36,997 --> 01:50:38,431
THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND BY THE 

2525
01:50:38,431 --> 01:50:42,769
WAY, I DO EMPTY CLEAN AND DRY 

2526
01:50:42,769 --> 01:50:43,636
OUR RECYCLING. FOR SOME REASON, 

2527
01:50:43,636 --> 01:50:50,243
IT'S ME IN THE FAMILY THAT CAN 

2528
01:50:50,243 --> 01:50:51,244
PUT EVERYTHING OUT IN THE 

2529
01:50:51,244 --> 01:50:52,345
RECYCLING BIN. I CAN CONFIRM 

2530
01:50:52,345 --> 01:50:55,882
THAT FOR MY FAMILY AND I WANTED 

2531
01:50:55,882 --> 01:50:58,084
TO POINT OUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO 

2532
01:50:58,084 --> 01:50:59,886
DO THIS AND ORGANICS FOR CEDAR 

2533
01:50:59,886 --> 01:51:02,455
GROVE AND THE OTHER AREAS THAT I

2534
01:51:02,455 --> 01:51:07,560
DO FOR MY FAMILY TO HAVE THE 

2535
01:51:07,560 --> 01:51:08,895
DIFFERENT TYPES OF RECYCLING AND

2536
01:51:08,895 --> 01:51:11,598
EVEN THE BROADER MORE INDUSTRIAL

2537
01:51:11,598 --> 01:51:16,269
RECYCLING IT, IT PAINS ME WHEN A

2538
01:51:16,269 --> 01:51:23,043
CONTRACTOR IS DOING DRYWALL OR 

2539
01:51:23,043 --> 01:51:25,945
RECYCLING GLASS THAT IS WATT OUT

2540
01:51:25,945 --> 01:51:26,613
BY THE FRENCH RECYCLING COMPANY 

2541
01:51:26,613 --> 01:51:29,315
AND THEY DON'T CARE AND WE NEED

2542
01:51:29,315 --> 01:51:31,885
TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR THE BIGGER

2543
01:51:31,885 --> 01:51:33,853
PICTURE SO WE HAVE IN ADDITION 

2544
01:51:33,853 --> 01:51:36,189
TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE THE 

2545
01:51:36,189 --> 01:51:38,058
INDUSTRIAL RECYCLING BECAUSE 

2546
01:51:38,058 --> 01:51:39,893
IT'S SO IMPORTANT IN A GENERAL 

2547
01:51:39,893 --> 01:51:40,994
SENSE. THAT'S JUST AN EDITORIAL

2548
01:51:40,994 --> 01:51:43,663
COMMENT ADDED TO THE ECONOMIES 

2549
01:51:43,663 --> 01:51:51,905
AND THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE 

2550
01:51:51,905 --> 01:51:52,505
SLIDE DECK AND MY OWN FAMILY 

2551
01:51:52,505 --> 01:52:02,015
PRACTICES. THANK YOU. 

2552
01:52:02,015 --> 01:52:03,550
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING A 

2553
01:52:03,550 --> 01:52:04,284
COMMITTED FAMILY MEMBER. IT IS 

2554
01:52:04,284 --> 01:52:05,552
INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE 

2555
01:52:05,552 --> 01:52:06,319
ALLEYWAYS ARE A SIGNIFICANT PART

2556
01:52:06,319 --> 01:52:07,787
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE SOLID 

2557
01:52:07,787 --> 01:52:08,922
WASTE SYSTEM, AND THE BENEFIT OF

2558
01:52:08,922 --> 01:52:10,490
THAT IS IT KEEPS THE TRUCKS OFF 

2559
01:52:10,490 --> 01:52:11,858
THE MAIN ROADWAYS. SO WE ARE 

2560
01:52:11,858 --> 01:52:12,859
ALWAYS ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF 

2561
01:52:12,859 --> 01:52:13,493
WELL-MAINTAINED ALLEYS. SO 

2562
01:52:13,493 --> 01:52:14,961
THAT'S A GOOD PLUG FOR ALWAYS 

2563
01:52:14,961 --> 01:52:16,596
WELL-MAINTAINED ALLEYS. IT KEEPS

2564
01:52:16,596 --> 01:52:18,565
THE TRUCKS OFF THE MAIN STREETS.

2565
01:52:18,565 --> 01:52:22,535
>> GOD BLESS THEM WITH THE STEEP

2566
01:52:22,535 --> 01:52:23,837
SLOPED STREETS --  SAY THAT 

2567
01:52:23,837 --> 01:52:26,639
THREE TIMES FAST -- IN SEATTLE 

2568
01:52:26,639 --> 01:52:28,608
BETWEEN MAGNOLIA AND QUEEN ANNE 

2569
01:52:28,608 --> 01:52:30,076
PARTICULARLY AND THE SKILL THEY 

2570
01:52:30,076 --> 01:52:31,678
MANEUVER AND THEN COME BACK INTO

2571
01:52:31,678 --> 01:52:34,047
MY DEAD-END ALLEY, IT'S A FEAT 

2572
01:52:34,047 --> 01:52:37,851
EVERY WEEK FOR THOSE GUYS TO DO 

2573
01:52:37,851 --> 01:52:40,286
THAT. SO PLEASE PASS, YOU KNOW, 

2574
01:52:40,286 --> 01:52:42,021
OUT IN THE CHAMBER, HERE AT THE 

2575
01:52:42,021 --> 01:52:43,022
TABLE, PLEASE PASS THE 

2576
01:52:43,022 --> 01:52:44,090
ADMIRATION FOR THEIR ABILITY TO 

2577
01:52:44,090 --> 01:52:45,558
DRIVE THE BIG RIGS IN THE 

2578
01:52:45,558 --> 01:52:45,792
ALLEYS. 

2579
01:52:45,792 --> 01:52:46,793
>> WE WILL APPRECIATE THAT AND 

2580
01:52:46,793 --> 01:52:51,765
WE WILL PASS IT ON AND I WILL 

2581
01:52:51,765 --> 01:52:56,136
SEE YOU IN THE FUTURE ON THE C 

2582
01:52:56,136 --> 01:52:57,403
AND D COLLECTION CONTRACT THAT 

2583
01:52:57,403 --> 01:52:58,738
ADDRESSES OUR CONCERN AND 

2584
01:52:58,738 --> 01:53:06,613
INTERESTS ON THE RECYCLING IN 

2585
01:53:06,613 --> 01:53:13,686
THE INDUSTRIAL SIDE OF THE 

2586
01:53:13,686 --> 01:53:13,920
WORLD. 

2587
01:53:13,920 --> 01:53:14,921
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 

2588
01:53:14,921 --> 01:53:15,788
KETTLE. COLLEAGUES, IF WE ARE 

2589
01:53:15,788 --> 01:53:16,856
COMFORTABLE I WILL MOVE THIS OUT

2590
01:53:16,856 --> 01:53:17,690
OF COMMITTEE WITH A POTENTIAL 

2591
01:53:17,690 --> 01:53:18,458
AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER 

2592
01:53:18,458 --> 01:53:19,325
STRAUSS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO 

2593
01:53:19,325 --> 01:53:20,260
THAT AND THANK YOU FOR -- I AM. 

2594
01:53:20,260 --> 01:53:22,996
I DIDN'T SAY THAT IN THE RUDE 

2595
01:53:22,996 --> 01:53:25,031
WAY -- IT WAS THE LAST THAT MADE

2596
01:53:25,031 --> 01:53:27,467
IT -- [ LAUGHTER ] OKAY. AND 

2597
01:53:27,467 --> 01:53:31,638
OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT

2598
01:53:31,638 --> 01:53:33,106
THE COMMITMENTEE RECOMMEND 

2599
01:53:33,106 --> 01:53:36,409
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121221. 

2600
01:53:36,409 --> 01:53:38,778
IS THERE A SECOND? MOVED AND 

2601
01:53:38,778 --> 01:53:43,750
SECONDED TO MOVE PASSAGE OF THE 

2602
01:53:43,750 --> 01:53:47,453
BILL. ANY COMMENTS? WILL THE 

2603
01:53:47,453 --> 01:53:55,428
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. 

2604
01:53:55,428 --> 01:53:55,962
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 

2605
01:53:55,962 --> 01:53:56,196
>> AYE. 

2606
01:53:56,196 --> 01:54:01,301
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? 

2607
01:54:01,301 --> 01:54:01,534
>> AYE. 

2608
01:54:01,534 --> 01:54:02,068
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? 

2609
01:54:02,068 --> 01:54:07,407
>> AYE. 

2610
01:54:07,407 --> 01:54:07,941
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 

2611
01:54:07,941 --> 01:54:08,174
>> YES. 

2612
01:54:08,174 --> 01:54:12,812
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 

2613
01:54:12,812 --> 01:54:19,018
>> YES IT WILL BE MOVED. AND 

2614
01:54:19,018 --> 01:54:20,987
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD 

2615
01:54:20,987 --> 01:54:21,621
WORK. IT'S REALLY GREAT. AND 

2616
01:54:21,621 --> 01:54:22,455
TWO THINGS. THIS BRINGS US TO 

2617
01:54:22,455 --> 01:54:23,423
THE END OF OUR MEETING AND 

2618
01:54:23,423 --> 01:54:24,757
HOWEVER, BEFORE WE CLOSE AND SHE

2619
01:54:24,757 --> 01:54:25,792
WILL BE MAD THAT I EMBARRASSED 

2620
01:54:25,792 --> 01:54:27,427
HER, MARTHA NEWMAN IS RETIRING 

2621
01:54:27,427 --> 01:54:28,661
AND THIS WILL BE HER LAST 

2622
01:54:28,661 --> 01:54:29,596
MEETING. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE 

2623
01:54:29,596 --> 01:54:37,036
WORKING WITH YOU, AND YOU WORKED

2624
01:54:37,036 --> 01:54:42,041
14 YEARS WITH SPU AND YOU 

2625
01:54:42,041 --> 01:54:42,942
STARTED WITH GOVERNANCE, AND YOU

2626
01:54:42,942 --> 01:54:44,010
MAKE INFORMATION PALATABLE AND 

2627
01:54:44,010 --> 01:54:45,979
MAKE IT SO I CAN UNDERSTAND IT 

2628
01:54:45,979 --> 01:54:47,213
AND YOU MAKE IT SO CAN I 

2629
01:54:47,213 --> 01:54:55,221
ARTICULATE IT TO OTHER PEOPLE 

2630
01:54:55,221 --> 01:55:00,627
AND SO THAT CAN I GET IT. EVEN 

2631
01:55:00,627 --> 01:55:01,928
THE MOST WONKIEST STAFF ON THE 

2632
01:55:01,928 --> 01:55:03,029
WASTEWATER COMMITTEE THAT 

2633
01:55:03,029 --> 01:55:04,898
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE USED TO BE 

2634
01:55:04,898 --> 01:55:06,766
ON BUT NOW IT'S ME AND IT'S 

2635
01:55:06,766 --> 01:55:08,301
BEEN A TRUE PLEASURE AND WE ARE 

2636
01:55:08,301 --> 01:55:11,871
SO GRATEFUL AND I KNOW WE HAVE 

2637
01:55:11,871 --> 01:55:14,073
STUFF, SURPRISES FOR YOU, BUT IF

2638
01:55:14,073 --> 01:55:15,942
THERE IS NO OBJECTION IF YOU 

2639
01:55:15,942 --> 01:55:20,513
WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON THE

2640
01:55:20,513 --> 01:55:23,416
RECORD, COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WANT 

2641
01:55:23,416 --> 01:55:25,518
TO. COME ON, MARTHA NEWMAN. AND 

2642
01:55:25,518 --> 01:55:33,126
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE ANY 

2643
01:55:33,126 --> 01:55:38,398
COMMENTS AFTER, I'LL GO TO YOU.

2644
01:55:38,398 --> 01:55:39,065
>> IS THAT MICROPHONE ON? 

2645
01:55:39,065 --> 01:55:43,002
>> I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO THIS 

2646
01:55:43,002 --> 01:55:47,340
AND I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO BE 

2647
01:55:47,340 --> 01:55:48,374
HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN

2648
01:55:48,374 --> 01:55:49,776
AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO 

2649
01:55:49,776 --> 01:55:50,576
SERVICE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND

2650
01:55:50,576 --> 01:55:51,344
THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES. I 

2651
01:55:51,344 --> 01:55:52,945
LEARNED SO MUCH FROM ALL OF YOU,

2652
01:55:52,945 --> 01:55:53,947
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION

2653
01:55:53,947 --> 01:56:00,753
TO MAKE OUR CITY IAR WELCOMING 

2654
01:56:00,753 --> 01:56:01,387
AND LIVABLE PLACE. I WILL MISS 

2655
01:56:01,387 --> 01:56:08,594
ALL OF YOU. 

2656
01:56:08,594 --> 01:56:09,228
>> DON'T GO, MARTHA! 

2657
01:56:09,228 --> 01:56:10,296
>> DON'T GO. PROBABLY THE MOST 

2658
01:56:10,296 --> 01:56:11,464
IMPRESSIVE THING I READ IN LIKE 

2659
01:56:11,464 --> 01:56:13,032
YOUR BIO AND ALL THIS STUFF WAS 

2660
01:56:13,032 --> 01:56:14,200
THE TWO YEARS YOU SPENT IN 

2661
01:56:14,200 --> 01:56:15,168
SIERRA LEONE HELPING FARMERS 

2662
01:56:15,168 --> 01:56:16,469
LEARN ABOUT LIKE RICE AND HOW TO

2663
01:56:16,469 --> 01:56:17,537
FARM AND ALL THOSE PIECES, SO 

2664
01:56:17,537 --> 01:56:19,339
THAT WAS LIKE TO ME SHOWS THE 

2665
01:56:19,339 --> 01:56:20,773
TYPE OF PERSON YOU ARE, JUST 

2666
01:56:20,773 --> 01:56:25,878
COMMITTED TO SERVICE AND 

2667
01:56:25,878 --> 01:56:31,184
COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. SO 

2668
01:56:31,184 --> 01:56:31,784
GRATEFUL FOR YOU. COLLEAGUES, 

2669
01:56:31,784 --> 01:56:42,028
ANY COMMENTS? 

2670
01:56:43,262 --> 01:56:45,698
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

2671
01:56:45,698 --> 01:56:47,367
>> YES, CHAIR. FIRST, I WANT A 

2672
01:56:47,367 --> 01:56:48,401
THANK YOU. I HAVE BEEN ON PUBLIC

2673
01:56:48,401 --> 01:56:49,335
UTILITIES THE WHOLE TIME AND 

2674
01:56:49,335 --> 01:56:50,636
WE'VE HAD CHANGES FOR THE 

2675
01:56:50,636 --> 01:56:51,904
COMMITTEE AND IN TERMS OF THE 

2676
01:56:51,904 --> 01:56:52,705
EXTERNAL COMMITTEE, THE COUNCIL 

2677
01:56:52,705 --> 01:56:53,206
PRESIDENT MADE CHANGES. 

2678
01:56:53,206 --> 01:56:54,607
THEREFORE I AM NOT ON THE 

2679
01:56:54,607 --> 01:56:55,208
REGIONAL WASTEWATER COMMITTEE 

2680
01:56:55,208 --> 01:56:56,109
ANY LONGER BUT THAT EXPERIENCE 

2681
01:56:56,109 --> 01:56:57,176
IN ADDITION TO BEING ON THE 

2682
01:56:57,176 --> 01:56:59,345
COMMITTEE REALLY POINTS TO THE 

2683
01:56:59,345 --> 01:57:01,381
GREAT WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND

2684
01:57:01,381 --> 01:57:02,248
I ALSO APPRECIATE BOB HENNESSY, 

2685
01:57:02,248 --> 01:57:03,416
TO, AND PREPARING THE PIECES 

2686
01:57:03,416 --> 01:57:09,889
RELATED TO THE COUNCIL AND THE 

2687
01:57:09,889 --> 01:57:11,724
WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO AND 

2688
01:57:11,724 --> 01:57:13,559
SUPPORT OF SPU AND THE SUPPORT 

2689
01:57:13,559 --> 01:57:18,197
OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY, AND I

2690
01:57:18,197 --> 01:57:22,301
WANT TO SAY FAIR WINDS AND 

2691
01:57:22,301 --> 01:57:23,469
FOLLOWING SEAS WHICH IS APROPOS 

2692
01:57:23,469 --> 01:57:24,670
NOT JUST FOR THE NAVY BUT 

2693
01:57:24,670 --> 01:57:33,579
WASTEWATER AND SO THANK YOU FOR 

2694
01:57:33,579 --> 01:57:34,213
YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. THANK 

2695
01:57:34,213 --> 01:57:41,687
YOU. 

2696
01:57:41,687 --> 01:57:42,255
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 

2697
01:57:42,255 --> 01:57:52,765
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 

2698
01:57:53,366 --> 01:58:02,675
>> OH, MARTHA. I'M SO SAD. I'M

2699
01:58:02,675 --> 01:58:04,377
SO APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE HELP 

2700
01:58:04,377 --> 01:58:05,778
YOU PROVIDED AS PART OF MY 

2701
01:58:05,778 --> 01:58:06,446
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT. AND IT'S 

2702
01:58:06,446 --> 01:58:07,346
NOT JUST YOUR HELP. IT'S JUST 

2703
01:58:07,346 --> 01:58:09,148
ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE

2704
01:58:09,148 --> 01:58:10,283
CARING THAT YOU HAVE TOWARDS 

2705
01:58:10,283 --> 01:58:14,921
THIS WORK AND ALL THE WORK THAT 

2706
01:58:14,921 --> 01:58:17,757
YOU DO. IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE.

2707
01:58:17,757 --> 01:58:24,063
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR IT. AND I 

2708
01:58:24,063 --> 01:58:24,664
KNOW YOU HAVE TO RETIRE. YOU 

2709
01:58:24,664 --> 01:58:29,802
DESERVE IT. I HOPE YOU HAVE A 

2710
01:58:29,802 --> 01:58:30,670
GREAT RETIREMENT. BUT YOU WILL 

2711
01:58:30,670 --> 01:58:34,340
BE MISSED. AND WE'RE BEING 

2712
01:58:34,340 --> 01:58:36,142
JOKEY UP HERE BUT YOU WILL BE 

2713
01:58:36,142 --> 01:58:37,009
MISSED. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO 

2714
01:58:37,009 --> 01:58:38,611
KNOW THAT ON THE RECORD I AM SO 

2715
01:58:38,611 --> 01:58:39,612
APPRECIATIVE TO THE SERVICE TO 

2716
01:58:39,612 --> 01:58:43,950
THE CITY. THE CITY IS BETTER FOR

2717
01:58:43,950 --> 01:58:45,284
YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

2718
01:58:45,284 --> 01:58:50,122
YOU WILL BE VERY, VERY TERRIBLY 

2719
01:58:50,122 --> 01:58:54,494
MISSED. I MIGHT TRACK YOU DOWN. 

2720
01:58:54,494 --> 01:58:59,031
>> I LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT. 

2721
01:58:59,031 --> 01:59:00,399
>> I'M JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU,

2722
01:59:00,399 --> 01:59:01,033
MARTHA AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 

2723
01:59:01,033 --> 01:59:02,969
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MARTHA, I

2724
01:59:02,969 --> 01:59:07,673
KNOW YOU WERE EXPECTING THAT. 

2725
01:59:07,673 --> 01:59:08,608
APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. I KNEW 

2726
01:59:08,608 --> 01:59:13,646
YOU WOULD NOT BE MAD AT ME FOR 

2727
01:59:13,646 --> 01:59:14,514
PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT. YOU 

2728
01:59:14,514 --> 01:59:15,114
LIKE ME. AND COLLEAGUES, IF 

2729
01:59:15,114 --> 01:59:15,948
THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL -- IF 

2730
01:59:15,948 --> 01:59:16,949
THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, 

2731
01:59:16,949 --> 01:59:18,050
THIS CONCLUDES THE JUNE 11th 

2732
01:59:18,050 --> 01:59:18,818
MEETING ON THE GOVERNANCE AND 

2733
01:59:18,818 --> 01:59:19,619
UTILITIES MEETING. THE NEXT 

2734
01:59:19,619 --> 01:59:21,387
MEETING JANUARY 9 AT 9:30 A.M. 

2735
01:59:21,387 --> 01:59:23,489
AND HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,

2736
01:59:23,489 --> 01:59:24,157
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. IT'S

2737
01:59:24,157 --> 01:59:24,690
11:31. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.