>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
I'M COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN.
THIS IS THE JANUARY 15th, 2020
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE THAT
WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
IT'S 9:31 A.M.
AND I'M JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
STRAUSS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
BEFORE WE BEGIN LET'S APPROVE
OUR AGENDA FOR THIS COMMITTEE
MEETING.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA TODAY WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, IT'S
ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL TAKE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE'RE GONNA COLLECT THE NAMES
OF ANYBODY WHO SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK AND LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM YOU.
WE WILL, AS USUAL, KEEP THE
PUBLIC COMMENT TO 2 MINUTES PER
PERSON AND IF YOU EXCEED THE
TWO MINUTES, I WILL SIGNAL TO
YOU THAT.
BUT LET'S KEEP IT STRICT TO 2
MINUTES.
APPRECIATE THAT, AND RIGHT NOW,
WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED TOWN
SPEAK.
THAT'S RYAN PACKER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YOU CAN HEAR ME?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
>> PARDON ME.
COUNCILMEMBERS, WELCOME TO THE
FIRST TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES MEETING OF 2020.
I WANT TO COME HERE AND THANK
YOU FOR SERVING ON THE
COMMITTEE AND EXPRESS MY THANKS
FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THEY
HAVE BEEN DOING PARTICULARLY
AROUND RAPID IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE CENTER CITY BIKE
IMPROVEMENT.
BUT I HAVE CONTEXT I WANT TO
DELIVER TO YOU.
SEATTLE HAS A COMMITMENT TO
LOWER VEHICLE COMMISSIONS TO
82% BY 2030.
BETWEEN 2008 AND 2016 WE
LOWERED THEM ONLY 1.8%.
THE DATA THAT WAS JUST RELEASED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR 2018, THE
MOST RECENT SHOWED AN INCREASE
OF 36,000 VEHICLES PER DAY ON
OUR STREETS COMPARED TO 2017.
SO WE ARE NOT MAKING PROGRESS
ON THAT GOAL.
AND WE ONLY HAVE LESS THAN
TONIGHT YEARS TO MAKE IT.
THOUGH MORE IMMEDIATELILY AND
JUST AS URGENT IS 2019 WAS THE
DEADLIEST YEAR ON OUR STREETS
IN OVER A DECADE WITH THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THE FATALITIES
FALLING ON PEOPLE USING ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES, THEIR OWN
BODIES TO MOVE AROUND THE
STREETS, PEDESTRIANS.
THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CRISIS IS
IMMEDIATELY AND HAS BEEN
ESCALATING FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
IT'S TIME TO DIG IN AND TRY AND
SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
THAT'S ALL I CAME HERE TO SAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING
ON THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK FROM THE AUDIENCE?
THANK YOU, MR. PACKER.
THAT'S THE END OF OUR SPEAKERS.
SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
I WILL DO A READ BEFORE THE
CLERK READS THEM.
THIS ALSO HAS THE DEPARTMENT OF
TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'LL BE
OVERSEEING, AND WE ARE GOING TO
HEAR TODAY FROM THE 3 LARGEST
COMMITTEES, SO SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, SITE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND TALK ABOUT WHAT
THEY SEE COMING THROUGH OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THIS YEAR,
AND A KEY ISSUE WE WILL HEAR
ABOUT IS THE SEATTLE BEFORE
DISTRICT WHICH WILL EXPIRE THIS
YEAR.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT FUNDS NEARLY ALL
OF OUR POTHOLE FILLING BUDGET.
IT ALSO IS MOST WELL KNOWN FOR
EXPANDING TRANSIT WHICH WE NEED
TO PRESERVE AND CONTINUE TO
EXPAND.
THIS IS COMPLICATED BY WHAT I
BELIEVE TO BE THE HARMFUL
INITIATIVE 976 WHICH IS TIED UP
IN COURT RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE WILL, IN TALKING ABOUT
THE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND
WE'LL PROBABLY HEAR ABOUT THEIR
EFFORTS TO FOCUS ON UTILITY
RATES AND THE PREVIOUS CITY
COUNCIL DID APPROVE STRATEGIC
PLANS WHERE THERE ARE SCHEDULED
RATE INCREASES, AND WE WANT TO
STAY ON TOP OF THAT AND BE
MINDFUL THAT THE LOWER THE
RATES, THE BETTER.
SO WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND
READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE
RECORD HERE?
>> SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION OVERVIEW AND
DISCUSSION OF ITEMS OF BUSINESS
ANTICIPATED TO BE HEARD IN THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE IN 2020.
>> SO WE'LL JUST -- WE'LL
INTRODUCE -- HAVE YOU ALL
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
WE TRADITIONALLY START WITH OUR
ESTEEMED CENTRAL STAFF MEMBER
AND GO AROUND TO THE
DEPARTMENTS.
CENTRAL STAFF.
CAN
>> THANK YOU.
ALL THESE ITEMS ARE JUST
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION, AND WE
ARE JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER AND
PRO TEAM LISA HERBOLD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
OKAY.
SO YOU ARE GOING TO WALK US
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION?
CALVIN, ANY INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> GOOD MORNING, FOLKS.
THANKS FOR HAVING US.
GREAT TO BE HERE.
WE WANT TO GIVE A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF SDOT BUT TALKING
ABOUT THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT.
THIS IS SIMILAR TO A
PRESENTATION BEFORE A PREVIOUS
COMMITTEE BUT WE WANTED TO
REPRISE THAT AND USE IT AS A
CONTEXT FOR WHERE WE SEE A LOT
OF NEED OVER THE COURSE OF THIS
YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW AND TURN IT OVER TO
CANDIDA AND RACHEL.
WE WILL START WITH OUR MISSION
VISION AND VALUE, AND WE SPENT
A LOT OF TIME LAST YEAR WORKING
THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT TO
HAVE SORT OF REFRESH THIS AND
COME TO A CONSENSUS ON WHAT OUR
KEY FUNCTIONS ARE AND HOW THIS
INFORMS OUR WORK.
WE STATE EVERY PRESENTATION
WITH THE INFORMATION BECAUSE IT
GROUNDS WHAT WE DO.
SO OUR MISSION IS OR OUR VISION
AS WE SAY IS THAT WE ENVISION
SEATTLE POWERED BY
TRANSPORTATION AND TODAY'S
CONVERSATION IS RELEVANT TO THE
CORE VALUES OF EQUITY AND
AVAILABILITY, AND IT SUPPORTS
THE OTHERS AS WELL.
WE HAVE THREE OVERVIEW SLIDES
OF SDOT AS A WHOLE.
WE HAVE CLOSE TO A THOUSAND MEN
AND WOMEN WHO COME TO WORK
EVERY DAY TO SERVE THE ESTATE
OF SEATTLE AND THE RESIDENTS,
AND WE DELIVER CAPITAL PROJECTS
AND SMALL VITAL IMPROVEMENTS
LIKE CURB RAMPS AND S CHOOLS.
WE HAVE A VAST INVENTORY OF
ASSETS AND ARE STAFFED FULLY,
AND YOU HAVE SEEN THAT WORKING
ON THE WINTER WEATHER RESPONSE
24/7, AND WE HAVE HAD CREWS
DEPLOYED SINCE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU.
>> AND THANK YOU.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THAT POINT IN
MY OPINION, THE RESPONSE FROM
THE CITY HAS BEEN EXCELLENT
DURING THESE SNOWSTORMS.
I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THE
MAYOR HAS ASSEMBLED SEVERAL
DEPARTMENTS TO HELP TO KEEP THE
STREETS CLEAR AND KEEP PEOPLE
SAFE AND TO LET PEOPLE KNOW TO
SHOVEL THEIR SWACKS AND WORK
WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.
I HAVE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED
WITH SDOT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND CITY LIGHT AND THANK YOU TO
THE PEOPLE IN THE FIELD DOING
THE WORK.
>> CALVIN IS GETTING ME SOME
WATER TO SHOW HOW CRITICAL
STAFF IS NOT JUST FOR
SUPPORTING COUNCIL BUT THE
AGENCIES AS WELL.
AND I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE
THAT WE ARE STAFFED 24/7 TO --
OUR TRANSPORTATION OPERATION
CENTER, SOME OF OUR MAINTENANCE
STAFF REGARDLESS OF GOOD
WEATHER OR BAD.
WE JUST RAMP THAT UP WHEN THERE
IS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO
DEAL WITH.
THE PHONE NUMBER ON THIS SLIDE,
684-ROAD, IS A GREAT WAY FOR US
TO GET INFORMED ABOUT ANYTHING
THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR
DISPATCH AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
GROUPS THAT CAN RESPOND TO
THOSE THINGS ON A REGULAR
BASIS.
WE ALSO HAVE REGULATORY
FUNCTION AT WHICH WHERE WE
ISSUE PERMITS FOR WORK IN THE
RIGHT OF WAY AND PARTNER WITH
AGENCIES SUCH AS SOUND TRANSIT,
WSDOT, KING COUNTY METRO, AND
WE HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF
WORKING DAILY ON COORDINATION
OF ACTIVITIES AND THINGS
HAPPENING THROUGH THE SEATTLE
SQUEEZE.
THE MAJOR EMPHASIS OF WHAT WE
DO FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE.
FINALLY, WE HAVE PLANNING AND
POLICY DEVELOPMENT WORK TO
SHAPE THE NEEDS NOW AND IN THE
FUTURE AND THIS INCLUDES OUR
WORK TO DELIVER ON THE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
AND PLAN FOR THE NEEDS OF THE
CITY AND WHEREY WITH NEED TO GO
FROM A TRANSPORTATION REMEMBER
SPECULATIVE.
WITH THAT, I'LL HUNDRED IT TO
CANDIDA AND RACHEL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
STATE LAW ALLOWS CITIES, TOWNS,
AND COUNTIES TO RESPOND TO
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
IN 2010, THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL CREATED THE SEATTLE
BENEFIT DISTRICT AND THE
FOLLOWING YEAR ENACTED A $20
VEHICLE LICENSE FEE TO FUND
IMPROVEMENT.
IN 2014, PROP 1 WAS ADDED TO
THE BALLOT ASKING FOR VOTER
APPROVAL OF A $60 VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE AND .1% SALES TAX
ALL OF WHICH GOES TO FUNDING
TRANSIT SERVICE AND LOW-INCOME
ACCESS.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.
SEATTLE VOTERS PASSED
PROPOSITION 1 BY 62% IN 2014
ALLOWING THE CITY TO COLLECT
$50 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR
TRANSIT SERVICE.
THIS CREATED OUR TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD, AN ADVISORY
BODY THAT INCLUDES 12 SEATTLE
RESIDENTS, MOST OF WHICH ARE --
HAVE OF WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND
MEMBERS USED TO GET FOLKS MORE
ENGAGED.
AND AS COUNCILMAN PEDERSEN
POINTED OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PRESENTATION IS THIS ENDS
AT THE END OF 2020.
IT'S A 6-YEAR PERIOD THAT WE
WERE ASKING THE REVENUE FOR
THESE PURPOSES.
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS THE $20.
SO IN TOTAL, THE CITY COLLECTS
$80 IN VEHICLE LICENSE FEES AND
.1% SALES TAX.
THIS TAKES IN ABOUT $8 MILLION
ANNUALLY AND FUNDS BASIC
SERVICES LIKE STREET PAVING,
POTHOLES AND SIGNS AND MARKINGS
ON THE STREETS, TRANSIT SPOT
IMPROVEMENTS, AND SOME BIKE AND
PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN
INITIATIVES.
MAY I?
>> PLEASE
>> THANK YOU.
AND MAYBE IT'S HERE AND I'M
JUST NOT SEEING IT.
HOW MUCH OF THE BENEFIT
DISTRICT REVENUE COMES FROM THE
SALES TAX EACH YEAR?
>> AM I ON?
>> YEAH
>> SO OF THE TOTAL BENEFIT
DISTRICT, ROUGHLY $30 MILLION
COMES FROM SALES TAX.
>> AND SO THAT LEAVES HOW MUCH
FROM THE VLF?
>> VLF GENERATES 60 THERE
MILLION A YEAR.
>> PERFECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AND I WILL HAND THIS OFF TO
RACHEL TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE
VOTER-APPROVED PROGRAM.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO AS KIND OF ILLUSTRATED IN MY
ANSWER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, ALL OF THESE ARE UNDER
THE UMBRELLA OF THE BENEFIT
DISTRICT BUT WE THINK OF THEM
AS TWO ITEMS, ONE THAT WAS
COUNCIL APPROVED AND DOESN'T
HAVE A SUNSET DATE AND ANOTHER,
THE 6-YEAR VOTER APPROVED
MEASURE.
AS WE TALK ABOUT THE VOTER-
APPROVED MEASURE WE OFTEN
REFERENCE IT AS STD PROP 1. THE
BULK OF THE FUNDING WE GENERATE
GOES TO BUYING ADDITIONAL TRIPS
ON KING COUNTY METRO ROUTES
THAT OPERATE IN SEATTLE AND WE
FUND PROGRAMS LIKE ORCA
OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE PROVIDE
FULLY FUNDED ORCA CARDS TO
STUDENTS AND SHA RESIDENTS TO
IMPROVE TRANSIT ACROSS THE
CITY.
IN 2018, THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED A SCOPE CHANGE WHICH
GAVE US FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE
FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL CAPITOL
PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE TRAVEL
TIME AND RELIABILITY FOR SOME
OF THE TRANSIT ROUTES WE ARE
INVESTING IN.
THIS NEXT GRAPHIC WALKS THROUGH
HOW WE HAVE SPENT OUR PROGRAM
FUNDS TO DATE.
THIS SHOWS THE ACTUALS THROUGH
2018, OUR 2019 WHERE IT STANDS,
AND PROPOSED.
YOU CAN SEE 80% OF THE FUND
GUESS DIRECTLY TOWARDS ADDING
THE TRIPS ON THE ROUTES ACROSS
THE CITY, AND 7 CENTS ON EVERY
DOLLAR GOES TO LOW-INCOME
ACCESS AND EQUITY.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION.
>> YES
>> I KNOW THERE ARE SOME
LIMITATIONS ON THE KING COUNTY
SIDE AS TO HOW MUCH TRANSIT WE
CAN BUY FROM THEM.
Y KNOW THERE WERE LIMITATIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBER OF
BASES.
ARE THERE OTHER LIMITATIONS WE
SHOULD BE CONSIDERING HELPING
KING COUNTY PLAN FOR TO BUY
MORE SERVICE?
>> SO WE, RIGHT NOW WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT THE CURRENT
LIFETIME OF STBD WHICH EXPIRES
NEXT YEAR, AND WHEN WE DID FACE
THE STRUGGLE IN CAPACITY AND
AVAILABLE BUSES, THAT WAS
REALLY IN 2017 AND 2018.
IT WAS THE MAIN DRIVER FOR WHY
WE DID THE SCOPE CHANGE TO
ALLOW US THE FLEXIBILITY TO
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TRANSIT IF
WE WERE NOTABLY TO SPEND OUR
FUNDS ON ADDITIONAL BUS TRIPS.
WE ARE IN CLOSE COORDINATION
WITH KING COUNTY WHEN IT COMES
TO THEIR BASE EXPANSION AND HOW
THEY PLAN TO GROW IN THE NEXT
10, 20, AND 30 YEARS TO BETTER
ALIGN OUR PLANNING COSTS.
>> SO I -- Y AM NOT SURE I AM
FOLLOWING THE ANSWER.
WILL WE GET WHAT WE NEED TO ADD
MORE CAPACITY, AND IF NOT, WHAT
ARE THE OTHER LIMITATIONS?
I GET YOU ARE SAYING WE ARE
ALIGNED CLOSELY BUT CAN YOU
GIVE MORE TEXTURE TO WHAT THAT
MEANS AND HOW IT MIGHT AFFECT
OUR DECISION MAKING?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS RACHEL
TRIED TO HIGHLIGHT HERE IS WE
REACHED THE POINT WHERE WE ARE
NOW NOT MAKING ADDITIONAL
SERVICE INVESTMENTS, SO THAT
CAPACITY, PIECE WHILE STILL TO
BE MINDFUL OF, NOT AS IMMEDIATE
BUT WE ARE, I THINK, THE
IMPORTANT THING TO HIGHLIGHT IS
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY
TO UNDERSTAND THEIR BASE
CAPACITY.
ACTUALLY, THEIR EXPANSION.
MORE THAN LIKELY, WE'LL HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE
SERVICE BECAUSE THEY ARE LIKELY
TO TAKE ON MORE BUSES AND
DRIVERS.
SO FOR ANY RENEWAL CONVERSATION
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
KEEPING TRACK OF.
BUT FOR THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS
LIKE WE WORKED THROUGH THOSE
AND AVE REACHED THE TOP LEVEL
OF WHAT OUR INVESTMENT WILL BE
FOR THE LIFE OF THE STBD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU
>> MAY I ADD, IT WILL ALSO
AFFECT JUST THE TERM OF WHICH
THE RENEWAL MIGHT BE SO, EXCUSE
ME, WE EXPECT IT TO INCREASE
BUT -- EXCUSE ME.
>> CATCHING.
>> IT IS.
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT IF WE GO FOR A
LONGER TERM, IT MIGHT MEAN A
DIFFERENT CONVERSATION WITH
METRO ABOUT WHAT THEIR CAPACITY
IS OVERTIME, AND IF IT'S A
SMALLER TIME, IT WILL PROBABLY
BE MORE CONSTRAINED THAN TODAY.
I THINK IT'S EARLY TO TALK
ABOUT THE RENEWAL PORTION OF IT
BUT I THINK THE CONCERNS HAVE
BEEN RAISED AND CONTINUE TO BE
DISCUSSED, AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING THE INFORMATION
FORWARD AS THE OPTIONS GET
DEVELOPED.
>> SO NEXT I'M GOING TO GO INTO
THE TRANSIT SERVICE INVESTMENTS
HAVE BEEN TO DATE.
CURRENTLY, STBD FUNDS 8% OF
KING COUNTY'S METRO NETWORK, A
PORTION OF THE 350,000 HOURS
THAT STBD CURRENTLY FUNDS.
>> WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS
THE SEATTLE NETWORK?
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE SEATTLE
NETWORK?
>> BECAUSE THE ROUTES TRANSFER
ACROSS THE CITY AND OUTSIDE THE
COUNTY, IT'S DIFFICULT TO
DEFINE EXACTLY WHERE THEY
BREAKDOWN.
BUT YOU COULD SAY, YOU KNOW,
YOU COULD BREAK IT DOWN INTO
THIRDS AND SAY A THIRD OF THE
SERVICE IS IN KING COUNTY IF
YOU WANTED TO.
SO SINCE STBD BEGAN MAKING THE
SERVICE INVESTMENTS WE USED
STBD FUNDS TO REALLY MEET THE
EVER GROWING DEMAND IN TRANSIT
IN SEATTLE AND HELPED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FREQUENCY
ACROSS THE CITY.
DECIDING WHERE TO SPEND THE
DOLLARS, WE FOCUSED ALONG THE
INVESTMENT GOALS.
WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT THE
FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK
SETTING UP 10, 15, AND 30-
MONDAY ROUTES SERVING ALL AREAS
OF THE CITY.
NEXT, WE WANT TO IMPROVE ACCESS
FOR THOSE HISTORICALLY
DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.
THIS INCLUDES FINDING THE
RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSIS FROM
2017 AND IMPLEMENT AND ACT THE
FINDINGS.
THIRD, WE LIKE TO ALIGN
TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE
GOALS.
ONE THING WE'LL DO IS ADD
ADDITIONAL TRIPS GROWING ACROSS
THE CITY, AND WE WANT TO
ADDRESS IF THERE ARE ANY OVER
CROWDED TRIPS ON THE BUS
ROUTES.
LASTLY AND ALL INCLUSIVE IS WE
WANT TO IMPROVE CONNECTIONS
ACROSS THE CITY.
WE KNOW FOR THE RIDERS, THESE
CONNECTIONS CAN BE DIFFICULT ON
TRANSIT AND WHERE THE ROUTES
EXIST.
AND WE WANT TO INCREASEY FROM
CONSEQUENCES ON THOSE SERVICES.
WE HAVE USED SB FUNDS TO
IMPROVE OUR NIGHT OWL NETWORK
TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN
TRAVEL WHENEVER THEY NEED,
WHETHER AT NIGHT, WEEKENDS, OR
PEAK PERIODS.
SO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE
OF THE LAST YEAR OF THE
PROGRAM, THE LAST 12 MONTHS OF
THE PROGRAM.
IT'S WHAT WE REFER TO AS YEAR
4. FIRST OFF, I HAVE THE YEAR 4
PERFORMANCE REPORT IF ANYONE
WOULD LIKE IT.
I WILL PASS AROUND THE COPIES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IN YEAR 4, STBD ADDED 95,000
NEW HOURS OF SERVICE.
BECAUSE I KNOW NOT EVERYONE
THINKS ABOUT THINGS IN TERMS OF
BUS HOURS, THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO
1550 NEW WEEKLY TRIPS CROSS THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
IN SEPTEMBER 2018, WE ADD OVER
300 NEW WEEKLY TRIPS.
IN MARCH OF 2019, ANOTHER 316,
AND MOST RECENTLY IN SEPTEMBER
OF 2019, WE ADDED 937 NEW
WEEKLY TRIPS ON 23 ROUTES
ACROSS THE CITY.
>> AND THAT'S ADDED, NOT
CUMULATIVE?
>> YES, ADDED.
>> AND ADDED TO WHAT WE HAVE
DONE IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF
THE PROGRAM.
>> DID OUR EARLIER CONVERSATION
ABOUT THE CAPACITY MEAN WE
SHOULDN'T EXPECT MORE SERVICE
ADDED IN MARCH?
>> CORRECT.
WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY MORE ADDS
TO THE LIFETIME OF THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I ALSO JUST THINK, YOU KNOW,
THE QUESTION ABOUT CAPACITY IS
A COMPLEX ONE AND DESERVES A
LONGER DISCUSSION AS WELL BUT
WE HAVE ADDED A LOT OF THESE
TRIPS IN OFF-PEAK TIMES WHEN
THERE MIGHT BE MORE CAPACITY
FOR METROBUSES AND OPERATORS,
ADDING PEAK HOUR CAPACITY TRIPS
MAY BE HARDER BUT WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO ADD TRIPS WHERE WE SO
ALIGNED WITH WHAT RACHEL
DESCRIBED AS THE SERVICE GOAL.
>> ON THAT, WHY WOULDN'T WE
CONSIDER DOING THAT FOR MATCH,
ADDING NON-PEAK TRIPS TO AREAS
THAT, YOU KNOW, AREN'T FOR
INSTANCE, MEETING THE GOAL OF
HAVING THE -- THE AREAS OUTSIDE
OF THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WITH A 10-
EMPTY -- 10-MINUTE WALK TO A
10-MINUTE SERVICE.
I CAN THINK OF TWO, SOUTH PARK
AND ADMIRAL, AND ADMIRAL IN
PARTICULAR LOST SERVICE.
WHY ARE WE NOT CONSIDERING THE
BASE -- WHY WOULD WE NOT DO
THAT FOR MARCH?
IS THAT THE CURRENT VOTER
APPROVED INITIATIVE EXPIRES IN
2020.
AND THERE ARE LIMITS IN HOW
MUCH WE CAN ADD OR SUBTRACT
SERVICE WITH KING COUNTY.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A REASONABLE
CONTINGENCY AND UNCERTAINTY OF
THE VLF PORTION OF THE PROP 1
FUNDS.
WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN
GETTING A PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION TO CONTINUE TO
COLLECT THOSE FUNDS.
BUT THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHETHER WE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
SO AT THIS POINT, WE ARE NOT
GOING TO ADD DURING 2020 BUT
WANT TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION AS
WE LEAD INTO A RENEWAL AND PLAN
FOR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND
CAN COMMIT TO VOTERS.
>> SO WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IN
OUR PROGRESS OVER THE PROGRAM
TO DATE IS THE EXPANSION OF
WHAT WE CALL THE VERY FREQUENT
NETWORK.
THESE ARE 10-MINUTE ROUTES
BETWEEN 6:00 A.M.
AND 7:00 P.M.
ON WEEKDAYS AND SCALE SERVICE
FROM THAT AT OTHER TIMES OF THE
DAY.
WE -- FOR OUR TEEN MINUTE
NETWORK, WE STRIVE ON THE FOCUS
OF THE HIGHEST DENSITY AND
RIDERSHIP, NORTH, EAST, SOUTH,
AND WEST TO SERVE HOMES, JOBS,
AND ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE CITY.
AND IN THE LEVEE, WE PUT
FORWARD THE GOAL OF PROVIDING
72% OF SEATTLE HOUSEHOLDS WITH
ACCESS TO A 10-MINUTE OR BETTER
ROUTE BY 2025.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS GRAPHIC,
WE STARTED WITH 25% OF
HOUSEHOLDS AND WE HAVE
INCREASED TO 85%, AND WE'RE
WITHIN 2% OF OUR 2025 GOAL.
>> I'LL SHUT UP FOR THIS ONE.
>> I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT
THERE ARE A LOT OF AREAS ON THE
MAP THAT DON'T MEET THIS BUT
SOUTH PARK AND ADMIRAL.
MAKE A NOTE OF THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
WE ARE AWARE.
SO NEXT I'LL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT
HOW WE IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION
EQUITY AND TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS.
FIRST, TO IMPROVE
TRANSPORTATION OPTION FOR
STUDENTS, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
LAUNCHED THE ORCA PROGRAM IN
2018; AND THIS EXPANDED OUR USE
OF 12-MONTH CARDS FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCOME
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AND GRAPHIC
SCHOLARS AND HIGHLIGHTED THE
PROGRAM THROUGH JUNE OF 2019,
SO IT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE ARE
CURRENTLY IN.
THIS IS THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDE
FROM EARLIER.
HERE IS A QUICK SNAPSHOT.
I MENTIONED THE ORCA
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM AS IT
PERTAINS TO STUDENTS AND YOUTH.
WE LAUNCHED A 12-MONTH PILOT TO
EXPAND ORCA STUDENT AND PROVIDE
1500 ORCA INCOME CARDS TO
INCOME ELIGIBLE FHA RESIDENTS.
TODAY, OVER 1600 FHA RESIDENTS
HAVE A FULLY FUNDED ORCA CARD,
AND WE WORKED WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK
GROUP WITH COMMUNITY-GUIDED
REPORTATIONS TO DEVELOP THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AGENDA.
THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
ENGAGES WITH YOUTH COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP TO
TEACH THEM ABOUT ACCESSIBLE AND
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS AND TO BE A RESOURCE
WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE
COMMUNITIES TO SHARE
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO
AFFORDABLE ACCESS
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
AND LASTLY, THIS PAST YEAR, WE
LAUNCHED THE SENIOR REGIONAL
FARE PERMIT PILOT.
AND THIS REALLY SEEKS TO ENGAGE
OUR ELDERLY COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT
ARE UNAWARE THIS PROGRAM EXISTS
WHICH IS A WONDERFUL WAY FOR
THE 65-PLUS COMMUNITY TO BE
ABLE TO GET AFFORDABLE TRANSIT
OPTIONS.
WE ENROLL THEM IN THE PROGRAM
AND HOW TO USE IT.
SOME OF THESE FOLKS HAVE NEVER
BEEN TAUGHT TO USE TRANSIT, AND
WHEN THEY DO, THEY LOVE IT AND
CONSIDER TAKING IT FOR NEW
TRIPS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE
BENEFITS.
IT'S APTLY NAMED THE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT.
I KNOW WE WILL HEAR MORE
THEATER YEAR ABOUT OPTIONS FOR
RENEWAL SO WE CAN STAY ON TOP
OF THAT AND COMMUNICATE THAT TO
CONSTITUENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE LET THEM
GO?
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
WE'LL HAVE THE CLERK READ THE
NEXT ITEM.
>>
>> SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
OVERVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ANTICIPATED
TO BE HEARD IN THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE IN 2020.
>> GREAT.
SO NOW WE HAVE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES HERE.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING
HERE AND WHY DON'T WE HAVE YOU
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES?
WE'LL AGAIN START WITH OUR
ESTEEMED CENTRAL STAFFER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANDREW LEE.
>> KAHREEN TEBEAU.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IN A
PUBLIC PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE NEW COMMITTEE MEMBER S
THIS YEAR, INCLUDING MYSELF.
AND THIS IS A GREAT OVERVIEW OF
WHAT WE WILL SEE FOR 2020.
>> WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING, I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
I AM NOT MAMI HARA.
SHE REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE
BUT SHE CAME DOWN WITH AN
ILLNESS.
I AM ANDREW LEE, THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF WASTEWATER AT
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND I
AM HAPPY TO BE HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE RATEPAYERS.
SPU HAS 1400 EMPLOYEES TO MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE SAFE
DRINKING WATER, HAVE TOILET
THAT CAN BE FLUSHED AND ROADS
THAT WON'T BE FLOODED AND PICK
UP THE THRASH.
T R ASH.
WE DON'T GET A LOT OF ATTENTION
BUT IT'S ARGUABLY THE MOST
ESSENTIAL PART OF LIFE IN OUR
CITY.
I WILL PROVIDE THE OVERVIEW AND
WE WILL DIVE INTO THE
PARTICULAR FOCUS AREA FOR SPU
WHICH IS THE WORK ON KEEPING
OUR SERVICES EFFICIENT AND
AFFORDABLE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.
KAHREEN TEBEAU WILL SPEAK ON
SPEAKING TO ENSURE THAT OUR
RATES ARE AFFORDABLE FOR OUR
CUSTOMERS.
SPU'S BUDGET IS AMONG THE
LARGEST FOR OUR CITY, TOTALING
$1.4 BILLION IN 2020.
WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST CAPITAL-
INTENSIVE DEPARTMENTS IN THE
CITY AND FOR REFERENCE, ALMOST
1/3 OF THE BILLION ANNUALLY IS
FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PRESENTS.
WE PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER
TO 1.4 MILLION PEOPLE AND
SUBURBAN WATER DISTRICTS AND
CITIES.
WE PROVIDE GARBAGE AND
RECYCLING AND COMPOST
COLLECTION.
WE BUILD AND MAINTAIN 2100
MILES OF PIPES TO TRANSPORT
WASTEWATER.
WE OPERATE THE CALL CENTER FOR
SPU AND CITY LIGHT CUSTOMERS.
WE PROVIDE ENGINEERING AND
SURVEYING, AND LASTLY ON THE
LEFT-HAND PICTURE, WE PROVIDE
CLEAN CITY SERVICES SUCH AS
CLEANING ILLEGAL DUMPING, AND
THE VEHICLE HOTLINE AND
PROVIDING HOMELESS SERVICES AND
TRASH, RELIEVING GRAFFITI,
NEEDLES, AND PUBLIC LITTER AND
RECYCLING ACROSS THE CITY.
THE NEXT SLIDE?
WE STRIVE TO FOCUS ON WHAT OUR
CUSTOMERS IN OUR COMMUNITY
VALUE, ENGAGING AND LISTENING
TO OUR CUSTOMERS WHICH IS THE
FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING WE DO.
BASED ON OUR RESEARCH AND
OUTREACH BY OUR CITY AND OTHER
CITY DEPARTMENTS, SIX
PRIORITIES ON THIS SLIDE
CONSISTENTLY RISE TO THE TOP.
THESE ARE THE CUSTOMER VALUES
WE USE TO INFORM OUR PLANNING
AND SERVICE DELIVERY, AND THEY
PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FOR OUR
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
THE NEXT SLIDE.
THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
DIRECTS OUR FOCUS AREAS FOR A 6-
YEAR TIME FRAME.
THE FRAMEWORK IS BUILT AROUND
THREE FOCUS AREAS, AND THOSE
FOCUS AREAS REFLECT EQUITY AND
EMPOWERMENT, RISK AND
RESILIENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
AND AFFORDABILITY.
BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED TIME I
AM GOING TO FOCUS ON ONE
ASPECT, ACCOUNT AND AND --
AFFORDABILITY.
>> THANK YOU
>> SPU'S AVERAGE SINGLE-FAMILY
MONTHLY BILL WHICH COVERAGES
OUR SERVICES IS $200 PER MONTH.
THIS IS COMPARABLE TO BUILD
FROM OTHER CITIES IN THE
REGION.
HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT RISING
UTILITY BILLS TEND TO HAVE A
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON
THOSE WHO CAN LEAST AFFORD TO
PAY.
>> QUESTION.
>> YES
>> IT INCLUDES THE UTILITY
PACKS?
>> IT DOES.
>> JUST TO MAKE A NOTE BECAUSE
OF AN INTEREST IN INCREASED
TRANSPARENCY, THE TAXES ARE
GOING TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THEY ARE NOT -- IT'S NOT
REVENUE.
WE WORKED WITH SPU OVER THE
PREVIOUS YEARS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THAT UTILITY IS CALLED OUT
ON OUR UTILITY BILLS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NOT
GOING BACK TO THE UTILITY.
IT'S GOING INTO OUR GENERAL
FUND.
THERE IS A LOT OF, I THINK
REGRESSIVITY.
AND ALSO ON THE AFFORDABILITY
CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH
UTILITY BILLS THAT MIGHT BE
WORTH TAKING A LOOK AT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN HERBOLD CHAIRED
THE COMMITTEE THAT OVERSAW THE
PUBLIC UTILITY PREVIOUSLY AND
WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THE
KNOWLEDGE AND BRINGING THE
ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY TO THE
PEOPLE'S BILLS.
UTILITY TAX HAS BEEN AROUND FOR
A LONG TIME, AND IT'S
CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE TO PAY
THOSE BILLS AND IT'S GOOD TO
KNOW THAT IT'S SUBSIDIZING.
THANK YOU.
>> AND WE PROVIDED THE COUNCIL
WITH THE AFFORDABILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.
THAT PROVIDED IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE SIX AREAS THAT ARE SHOWN ON
THE SLIDE.
ON THE NEXT SIX SLIDES, I'M
GOING TO WALK THROUGH EXAMPLES
OF HOW WE ARE WORKING ON
IMPROVING THE PRACTICE IN EACH
AREAS, AND I WILL TELL A STORY
TO BRING THIS TO LIGHT.
CAPITAL PROJECT PLANNING AND
DELIVERY, AN AREA OF
CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY.
AS I MENTIONED OUR BILLION IS
ABOUT A THIRD MADE UP BY
CAPITAL PROJECTS.
JUST FOR CONTEXT AS WELL, THE
2018 TO 2023 BUDGET HAS
APPROXIMATELY $2 BILLION IN
SPENDING CAPITAL.
THE PLAN IDENTIFIED 16 ACTIONS
TO REDUCE COSTS TO IMPROVE
SPEED AND REDUCE THE COST OF
THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S A
LARGE PROGRAM $2 BILLION, AND
EVEN A 1% SAVINGS IS $20
MILLION, SO IT'S HUGE.
AND OUR CONTRACTING PROCESS FOR
GETTING ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS
FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES
OFTENTIMES AVERAGES AROUND 6
MONTHS AND GO TO A YEAR.
IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME WE ARE
IN ESSENCE WAITING.
IF WE CAN IMPROVE THE SPEED
WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE
COMMITMENT TO A FAIR AND
EQUITABLE PROCESS THIS CAN LEAD
TO SAME SAVINGS AND DOLLAR
SAVINGS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES
TO WORK OUTSIDE OUR BUSINESS
WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO
REDUCE COSTS.
>> ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE
HAVE IN THE COMMITTEE IS IT'S
AN INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AND
WE CAN COORDINATE WITH SDOT WHO
WE HEARD FROM AND SAVE MONEY
AND SERVICE.
>> WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH
SDOT FOR YEARS ON THE
REHABILITATION OF THE SEWERS,
AND SOME OF THE LOWEST DELIVERY
COSTS IS WHEN WE PARTNER.
SO THAT'S ADVANTAGEOUS.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID IN
THE RATE PROCESS IS -- WE WANT
100% OF THE PROJECTS DELIVERED
100% ON TIME.
AND WHAT WE DID IS APPLIED A
MORE REALISTIC 97% COMPLETION
RATE, AND THAT HAD AN IMPACT.
SO THAT MIGHT BE ANOTHER THING
TO TAKE A LOOK AT, HOW -- WHAT
IS OUR COMPLETION RATE FOR THE
PROJECTS AND SACRIFICING THE
GOAL OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
SHOULD THE RATE PASS BE SET AT
SOME DIFFERENT MEASURE BASED ON
THE REALTY.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
WE TEND TO BE FAIRLY OPTIMISTIC
IN WHAT WE DELIVER WHICH IS
GOOD BUT IT CAN MEAN MORE RATE
MONEY THAT DOESN'T GET SPENT.
MOVING TO EFFICIENCY AND
MOVEMENT, SPU IS FOCUS ON A
CULTURE OF CONSTANT
IMPROVEMENT.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF LEAN, AND
IT WORKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE
INDUSTRY LIKE TOYOTA, AND THE
ENTIRE ORGANIZATION BUYS INTO A
MENTALITY OF CONTINUOUSLY
LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN HOW
THEY DELIVER THEIR WORK.
THE METHODOLOGY IS INTENSELY
FOCUSED ON ANALYTICS.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT LEAN IS IT
EMPHASIZES EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES
TO COME TO WORK WITH THEIR BEST
IDEAS AND BEST CREATIVE
THINKING OF HOW TO DO THEIR
WORK BETTER.
WE HAVE HAD SOME ISOLATED LEAN
PROJECTS IN THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS BUT WE HAVE
SYSTEMATICALLY ESTABLISHED A
COHORT OF 20 TO 30 INDIVIDUALS
APPLYING LEAN ACROSS THE
UTILITIES.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A SMALL
EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A SERVICE
LEVEL GOAL IN OUR OPERATIONS OF
RESPONDING TO PRIORITY 9 WORK
ORDERS WHICH ARE THE MOST HIGH
PRIORITY LIKE SEWER BACKUP,
FLOODING OR WATER MAIN BREAKS.
90% OF THOSE WORK ORDERS I WANT
TO RESPOND WITHIN ONE HOUR, AND
WHAT WE FOUND LAST YEAR IS WE
WERE NOT HITTING OUR MARK AND
DECREASING ON THE TREND, AND
TAKING A PRINCIPLE FROM LEAN WE
HAVE A DASHBOARD TO SHOW THE
WORK ORDERS IN THE CITY AND
INFORMATION TO TRACK LIKE WHEN
THE CALL CAME IN AND WHO
RESPONDED AND HOW FAST.
AND OUR TEAMS MET WEEKLY TO
REVIEW THE DATA.
THAT'S A PROCESS OF CALLED
DOING HUDDLES, ACTUALLY.
THE PROCESS IS VERY SIMPLE, AND
THE EMPLOYEES CAME AND LOOKED
AT THE DATA AND SAID A LOT OF
THE PROBLEMS ARE RISING FROM
THIS PARTICULAR CAUSE.
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE CAUSES
THEY IDENTIFIED IS WE WERE
MISSING THE MARK ESPECIALLY
WHEN WE HAD SHIFT CHANGES.
THE HANDOFF FROM THE PREVIOUS
CREW LIKE THE AFTERNOON CREW
WASN'T GOING SMOOTHLY TO THE
EVENING CREW.
WE WERE EXCEEDING OUR MARK.
WE SAID LET'S SMOOTH THAT
TRANSITION, AND MAKING THOSE
TRANSITIONS LIKE THAT AND
MONITORING AND IMPROVING IT, WE
WERE ABLE IN 4 OUT OF 6 MONTHS
AT THE END OF 2019 WE WERE ABLE
TO HIT THE 90% MARK.
AGAIN, IT'S A SIMPLE,
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
SO THIS IS AN EXCITING
ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSITION.
I THINK WE WILL SHARE THIS
INCOMING YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MOVING TO PARTNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, WE'RE STRONGLY
COMMITTED TO BUILDING
PARTNERSHIP.
AS A UTILITY PROVIDER, YOU ARE
PROBABLY FAMILIAR THAT WE ARE
LEGALLY REQUIRED TO SPEND
RATEPAYER MONEY ON UTILITIES
AND NOT THAT DOESN'T HAVE A
UTILITY NEXUS.
THIS CAN LIMIT US.
IT CAN BE OFTENTIMES MUCH MORE
EFFECTIVE AND BENEFICIAL FOR
COMMUNITIES IF THEY ARE DONE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH NON-UTILITY
INTERESTS.
THE PARTNERS, I BELIEVE, ARE
THE KEY TO UNLOCKING THE
POTENTIAL.
AS AN EXAMPLE, MORE THAN $100
MILLION WILL BE SPENT IN SOUTH
PARK, AND WILL IMPROVE DRAINAGE
AND WATER QUALITY IN THE AREA.
EVERY TIME WE ARE IN THE SOUTH
PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WE HEAR ABOUT
JOBS AND WE HEAR ABOUT HOUSING
AND CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL
DISPLACEMENT, THINGS THAT ARE
NOT TRADITIONALLY IN THE
UTILITIES ARENA.
WE HAVE PARTNERED AND RECEIVED
A GRANT TO WORK WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGH THE
GRANT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE
PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO GO
BEYOND UTILITYS IN SOUTH PARK
TO ENHANCE CLIMATE RESILIENCE,
BUILD ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES,
AND AVOID DISPOLICEMENT
DISPLACEMENT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
LIVE HERE
>> I WANT TO THANK THE UTILITY
FOR THE RECOGNITION THAT THE
VERY THING THAT YOU DO TO MAKE
-- THE UTILITY-RELATED THINGS
TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY LIKE
SOUTH PARK MORE RESILIENT CAN
HELP ACCELERATE THE
DISPLACEMENT THAT IS ALREADY
HAPPENING THERE.
I THINK IT'S FROM THAT
RECOGNITION, YOU KNOW, EVEN
RAIN GARDENS MAKE IT MORE
ATTRACTIVE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
RECOGNITION AND THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE COMMUNITY WITH OTHER
THINGS THAT CAN MAKE IT
RESILIENT OUTSIDE OF THE
UTILITY BALIWICK.
>> OUR GENERAL MANAGER MAMI
HARA HAS BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT
THAT
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
DISPLACEMENT MENTIONING.
I THINK THAT WILL BE A THEME
WITH THE CITY COUNCIL LIKE THE
COMMITTEE THAT YOU ARE
CHAIRING, MORALES AND STRAUSS'S
COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU FOR
TALKING WITH CLIMATE
RESILIENCY.
THE GREEN NEW DEAL RESOLUTION
WAS PASSED LAST YEAR, AND I AM
INTRODUCING THIS ON A FISCAL
NOTE, THEY WILL ASK CLIMATE
CHANGE, AND WE ARE -- WE WANT
TO BE MORE MINDFUL OF THAT, AND
YOU ARE AHEAD OF THE CURVE.
THANK YOU.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP.
MOVING TO REGULATORY ALIGNMENT,
UTILITY IS A HIGHLY REGULATED
BUSINESS.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY FOR
FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS FOR SAFE
DRINKING WATER, STORMWATER
POLLUTION, AND ENVIRONMNTAL
IMPACT, AND I COULD GO ON AND
ON, AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
IS A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER FOR THE
OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET.
THE TWO PICTURES HERE SHOW THE
TWO LARGER PROJECTS WITH THE
OVERFLOW INTO THE WATER.
THE LEFT PICTURE IS THE TUNNEL
LAUNCH SITE IN BALLARD FOR THE
$570 MILLION SHIP CANAL WATER
QUALITY PROJECT OUR LARGEST
EVER, AND THE RIGHT IS THE
HENDERSON OVERFLOW FACILITY
THAT WAS COMPLETED SEVERAL
YEARS AGO.
BOTH PROJECTS ARE IN RESPONSE
TO REGULATIONS WITH ETA AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY.
WE ARE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO
PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND
THE ENVIRONMENT IN PROJECTS
LIKE THESE, AND AT THE SAME
TIME, WE ARE LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO REGULATE
INFLUENCE, AND WE CAN MAXIMIZE
THE BENEFIT OF EVERY DOLLAR WE
SPENT AND KEEP AFFORDABILITY
FOR RESIDENTS.
>> I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND
SAY THANK YOU AND SHARE KUDOS.
I MET WITH THE TEAM ON THE 24th
ON THE HUGE OVERFLOW SITE IN
BALLARD.
THE PLANS ARE COMING ALONG VERY
WELL, AND THE TEAM SEEMS TO BE
VERY WELL VERSED AND ENGAGE IN
THE COMMUNITY IN A POSITIVE
WAY.
>> THANK YOU
>> I WANTED TO SHARE THE THANKS
AND CONGRATULATIONS
>> AND THANK YOU FOR THE
PARTNER ON THAT.
SO MOVING ON TO BUDGET AND
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, WE ARE
CONTINUOUSLY MOVING TO BRING
DOWN THE RATE OF GROWTH IN THE
RATES.
ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GRAPHIC
YOU CAN SEE THE 6-YEAR AVERAGE
RATE OF INCREASE FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL FUNDS.
THE HIGHEST RATES OF GROWTH NOT
SURPRISINGLY ARE IN DRAINAGE
AND WASTEWATER, AND IN OUR
PROJECT TO REDUCE SEWAGE
OVERFLOWS WHICH I JUST SPOKE
ABOUT.
THE SEPARATE BILLS LEAD TO AN
INCREASE IN THE COMBINED BILL
WHICH IS OUR CUSTOMERS USUALLY
SEE.
THE 6 YEAR INCREASE IN THE
COMBINED BILL IS ON THE RIGHT
SIDE HAND IN THE WHITE BOX
BELOW THE GREEN BOX.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE UPPER
WHITE BOX, PLANNED IN SPB, THE
MOST RECENT PLAN PROJECTED A
5.2% INCREASE FROM 2018 TO
2023.
BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHAVE
OFF 0.2% WHICH WAY NOT SOUND
LIKE A LOT BUT IS A LOT FOR OUR
CUSTOMERS, AND WE'RE NOT DONE.
BY IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
AFFORDABILITY RECOMMENDS THAT I
DESCRIBED EARLIER, OUR AIM IS
TO CONSIDER LOWERING THE RATE
CAPACITY MORE.
>> THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WORKED HARD ON THAT
WITH MAMI HARA THE YEAR BEFORE,
SO ANYTHING THAT THE COMMITTEE
CAN DO TO BRING THE RATES DOWN,
PLEASE LET US KNOW, AND WE'LL
ENCOURAGE YOU ALONG THE WAY FOR
SURE.
>> SO LASTLY, THIS IS THE LAST
SLIDE AND I'LL TRANSFER IT OVER
TO KAHREEN.
I COME TO AN IMPORTANT PART OF
OUR BUSINESS WHICH IS CUSTOMER
ASSISTANCE.
AS YOU KNOW, DESPITE THE
BOOMING ECONOMY HERE IN SEATTLE
AND IT'S ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST
REGIONS, AND GIVEN THE GROWING
DISPARITIES, THE CUSTOMER
SERVICES EFFORTS, FOCUS ON
ENSURING THAT OUR SERVICES ARE
EACH
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE.
AND I PASS IT TO KAHREEN TEBEAU
WHO WILL SHARE HIGHLIGHTS OF
THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW, AND GOOD
MORNING CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE.
I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH
SHOWING YOU THIS GRAPHIC THAT
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IN THE
SEATTLE TIMES RECENTLY.
IT SHOWS THE LARGE DISPARITIES
IN WEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY,
THOSE WHO OWN A HOME AND THOSE
WHO DO NOT AND THE RACE LINES.
THE MEDIAN NETWORK OF THE WHYS
HOUSEHOLDS IS ALMOST 20 TIMES
AS THE BLACK HOUSEHOLD, AND WE
HAVE A LARGE DISPARITY IN AGE
AND EDUCATION LEVEL.
BECAUSE OF THE DISPARITIES IN
THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE,
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE NOT
JUST ONE APPROACH BUT MULTIPLE
TOOLS TO ADDRESS THE
AFFORDABILITY GAPS AND MAKE
SURE THAT THE CRITICAL SERVICES
ARE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE.
TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO TWO OF OUR
MOST IMPORTANT AFFORDABLE
PROGRAMS AND TWO RELATED PILOT
PROGRAMS.
THE FIRST PROGRAM I WOULD LIKE
TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT IS THE
UTILITY DISPOWNT PROGRAM OR
UDP, HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO
70% OF THE STATE MEDIAN INCOME
CAN QUALIFY, AND EACH AND EVERY
BILL IS CUT IN HALF, A 50%
DISCOUNT.
THIS IS A JOINT PROGRAM BETWEEN
TWO UTILITYS, AND ENROLLED
HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVE A DISCOUNT
FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND
PERSONS AT THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AND ADMINISTER THE
PROGRAM ON OUR BEHALF.
TODAY, WE HAVE JUST OVER 34,000
HOUSEHOLDS ENROLLED IN THE
PROGRAM.
THE OTHER PROGRAM I WOULD LIKE
TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE SPU'S
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR
EAP.
HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 80% OF
THE STATE MEDIAN CAN QUALIFY.
UDP PROVIDES A DISCOUNT ON
EVERY BILL BUT EAP FORGIVES A
BILL FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT
CHILDREN OR TWO A YEAR FOR
HOUSEHOLDS WITH 2 CHILDREN FOR
A MAXIMUM OF 448 EVERY YEAR.
AND THAT GOES UP TO COMBINED
BILLS.
>> WE HAVE RECEIVED REQUESTS
FOR INFORMATION THIS MORNING
FOR FOLKS ABOUT THE PROGRAM,
AND YOU MIGHT BE GETTING TO IT
BUT DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE -- YOU SAID 34,000
ARE ENROLLED.
IS THAT NEW UNIQUE ENROLLEES
EVERY YEAR VERSUS THE FOLKS WHO
ARE RENEWING THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM?
DO YOU HAVE THAT DATA?
>> WE DO HAVE THAT DATA.
THE 34,000 IS JUST THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVING
THE DISCOUNT.
BUT WE HAVE DATA FROM 2018
SHOWING NEW ENROLLEES IN 2019,
AND CAN I ASK HUMAN SERVICES TO
GET THAT DATA.
>> AND WHAT IS THE INFORMATION
AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS TO
UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS FOR
REENROLLING?
BECAUSE PART OF THE QUESTION WE
RECEIVED IS WHY IS IT SO
DIFFICULT FOR FOLKS TO RE-
ENROLL IF THEY HAVE ALREADY
QUALIFIED AND CONTINUE TO MEET
THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS?
IS THERE A WAY TO REDUCE
BARRIERS TO GET THAT DONE MORE
QUICKLY?
>> YES, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT
THAT AND DEVELOP A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO THE E-
MAIL I SAW JUST BEFORE I CAME
TO THE HEARING.
>> DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATION OF
HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS IN SEATTLE
WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
PROGRAM AND HOW MANY ARE
ENROLLED?
>> WE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW --
YOU KNOW THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN
SEATTLE CAN CHANGE QUICKLY, AND
THE LAST FIGURE WAS 98,000
HOUSEHOLDS.
WE HAVE ROUGHLY 1/3 IF THE
NUMBER STAYS RELATIVELY SIMILAR
TO WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR.
>> THE 34,000 NUMBER, I HAVE TO
CHECK THAT.
IT WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER
DOCUMENT AN HSD DOCUMENT THAT
REPORTEDLY STATES THAT THIS
NUMBER IS NEW ENROLLMENT AND
THEY ONLY REPORT NEW
ENROLLMENT.
IT MIGHT NOT BE ACCURATE BUT I
WOULD LOVE TO DOUBLE CHECK
THAT.
AND ALSO ON THE -- ON THE
THRESHOLD TO INCOME QUALIFY FOR
BOTH PROGRAMS, I WANT TO FLAG
MY INTEREST IN NOT USING THE
STATE'S MEDIAN INCOME THAT, FOR
A HIGH-COST CITY LIKE SEATTLE,
WE SHOULD BE USING AN AREA
MEDIAN INCOME THAT IS LINKED TO
THE COST OF LIVING IN OUR CITY.
I'VE RAISED THIS ISSUE IN THE
PAST, AND I WANT TO FLAG IT FOR
-- I KNOW THAT THAT -- THAT IN
MAKING UTILITIES MORE
AFFORDABLE FOR LOW INCOME FOLKS
IT HAS AN OFFSETTING COST ON
UTILITY BILLS FOR FOLKS WHO
DON'T QUALIFY.
I THINK THOSE ARE THINGS WE
HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH.
>> THANK YOU.
FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
THAT EAP IS IN ADDITION TO UDP.
HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 70%
CAN QUALIFY, SO IT ADDS UP TO A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RELIEF.
SO THE FIRST PILOT PROGRAM I
WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, WE
RECENTLY LAUNCHED TWO THAT WERE
RELATED TO THE CORE PROGRAMS TO
SEE HOW WE CAN OPTIMIZE THEM,
AND WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE
OFFICE OF RENOVATION AND
PERFORMANCE TO CARRY THEM OUT.
THE FIRST PILOT IS THE UPD SELF
CERTIFICATION PILOT.
WE ARE ATTESTING THEIR OWN
INCOME RATHER THAN HAVING TO
QUALIFY THAT.
AND SELF CERTIFICATION IS USED
IN CALIFORNIA BY PG&E PROGRAM
WIDE AND IT WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL.
SO I THINK THE PURPOSE IS
CLEAR.
WE ARE TRYING TO REDUCE
BARRIERS TO ENROLLMENT, MAKE IT
EASIER, AND TRY AND GET MORE
HOUSEHOLDS ENROLLED OUT OF THE
65,000 HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE AND NOT ENROLLED.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR BETTER AND
EASIER WAYS TO GET PEOPLE
ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.
THERE IS RISK, SO WE ARE
DEVELOPING NEW AUDITING
TECHNIQUES THAT ARE USED IN
CALIFORNIA TO MAKE AUDITING
MORE EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE AND
MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SELF
CERTIFICATION, AND IF THIS IS A
MORE COST EFFECTIVE WAY OF
DOING THE PROGRAM.
>> I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
UTILITIES IN WORKING WITH
CONSTITUENTS TRYING TO USE THE
FAST TRACK APPLICATION PROCESS.
WE RAN INTO ONE CONSTITUENT WHO
TRIED TO RENEW USING FAST TRACK
AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ONLY
FOR NEW ENROLLEES, AND THE
UTILITY STAFF ADVOCATED ON HER
BEHALF ABLY AND HSD WANTED TO
RE-WRITE THE RULES BEFORE THEY
WOULD APPLY THEM OR ALLOW HER
TO APPLY USING THEM.
AGAIN, THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF
BARRIERS I THINK ARE IN
CONFLICT OF CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
DILIGENCE IN THAT.
>> GOOD.
THANK YOU.
SO THE LAST -- THE SECOND PILOT
THAT WE RECENTLY LAUNCHED THAT
úI WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT
IS THE UDP SHUT-OFF PREVENTION
PILOT TO REDUCE THE RATES OF
HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE THEIR
WATER SHUT OFF DUE TO NON-
PAYMENT.
CURRENTLY, THE SHUT-OFF RATE IS
ALMOST EXACTLY 1%.
OUR GOAL IS TO REDUCE THAT TO
AS CLOSE TO ZERO AS POSSIBLE.
AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE TOOLS
WE'LL USE TO ACHIEVE THAT.
THE FIRST TOOL IS WITH
LEADERSHIP FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS SIGNIFICANTLY
EXPANDED THE EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM I JUST
MENTIONED, DOUBLED THE AMOUNT
OF ASSISTANCE AND ALLOWED MORE
HOUSEHOLDS TO QUALIFY.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT THIS
PIECE ALONE WILL BE A VERY
EFFECTIVE TOOL IN PREVENTING
WATER SHUT-OFF FOR LOWER INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS.
WE'LL BE DOING BETTER AND MORE
PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH
THE HOUSEHOLDS TO LET THEM KNOW
THAT THE PROGRAM EXISTS.
WE STARTED WITH ANY HOUSEHOLD
WHO IS POTENTIALLY FACING A
WATER SHUT OFF, AND WE STARTED
TO PLACE DOOR HANGERS AT THEIR
HOUSE, AND THE DAY THAT THEY
WOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT OFF TO
SAY, ARE YOU AWARE OF EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE?
PLEASE CONTACT US AND GIVE THEM
A WEEK TO CONTACT US, AND WE
WERE FINDING MANY PEOPLE WERE
NOT AWARE OF THE PROGRAM AND
ARE NOW TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT.
SO IT SEEMS VERY EFFECTIVE.
SO THE BENEFITS OF THE PILOT
ARE 2 FOLD.
THE FIRST, OBVIOUS, PREVENTING
SHUT-OFF THAT MIGHT BE TAKING
PLACE.
THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE, THE
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,
THE OUT REACH, AND THE UDP
DISCOUNT I THINK COMBINED WILL
BE EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING THE 1%
RATE DOWN TO A SMALL FRACTION
OF THAT, AND I ANTICIPATE THERE
WILL STILL BE A SMALL NUMBER OF
HOUSEHOLDS DESPITE THE POLICIES
AND TOOLS AND PROGRAMS WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE A DIFFICULT TO
PAY THE BILL OUT RIGHT ONCE A
YEAR.
THE OTHER MAJOR BENEFIT IS THIS
WILL PROVIDE US WITH CRITICAL
DATE TO UNDERSTAND THE SMALL
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THAT GAP
FOR WHOM THE CURRENT TOOLS JUST
AREN'T ENOUGH.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW IT'S
GENERALLY LOW-INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS.
BUT IS IT 100% OF THE POVERTY
úLINE?
200%?
IT'S JUST GUESSWORK, SO THIS
PILOT WILL BE LOOKING AT AND
TALKING WITH HOUSEHOLDS AND
LOOKING AT THE DATA THAT WE
HAVE FROM LIKE THE UDP
APPLICATIONS TO SEE THE INCOME
LEVELS THAT THEY ARE FALLING
INTO SO THAT WE CAN GET A
BETTER SENSE OF WHICH
HOUSEHOLDS ARE FALLING INTO THE
GAP AND WHAT INCOME LEVEL ARE
THEY AT AND OTHER RELEVANT
CIRCUMSTANCES SO THAT WE CAN
DESIGN A TARGETED AFFORDABILITY
TOOL.
>> I WANT TO ALSO FLAG THAT
THERE IS ALSO A NUMBER OF
PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS OF
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING WHERE LOW
INCOME PEOPLE LIVE THAT DO NOT
PAY THEIR BILLS AND THEIR
LANDLORD DOES.
I RAN 2 TWO LARGE MULTIUNIT
BUILDINGS WHERE THE LANDLORD
DID NOT PAY THE BILL AND THE
TENNANTS WERE FACING A SHUT OFF
THAT WAS AVERTED BUT I THINK
THAT'S ANOTHER POPULATION THAT
WE SHOULD LOOK AT, CREATING
TOOLS TO NOT GET TO THAT POINT.
AGAIN, THE UTILITY IS FORGIVING
AS FAR AS HOW BEHIND IN YOUR
BILL YOU HAVE TO BE BEFORE
FACING A SHUT OFF.
THESE ARE LANDLORDS WHO ARE
OPERATING -- SOME OF THEM,
LARGE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES THAT
OPERATE THOUSANDS OF UNITS OF
HOUSING IN THE CITY THAT ARE
ENGAGING IN THE PRACTICES.
I THINK WE NEED TO DRILL DOWN
ON THOSE AS WELL.
>> AGREED.
AGREED.
MY FINAL NOTE IS THIS IS JUST A
FEW EXAMPLES OF BROADER
EFFORTS.
WE HAVE OTHER ESTABLISHED
PROGRAMS AND POLICY TOOLS
INCLUDING RECENT WORK TO
IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH
TENNANTS IN MELTY FAMILY
BUILDINGS, AND WE HAVE NEW
TOOLS UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME
BACK AND BRIEF YOU OR
INDIVIDUALLY BRIEF YOU ON THE
BREADTH OF OUR CUSTOMER
ASSISTANCE EFFORTS.
>> JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR THE PROGRAM AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO
ENROLL AS MANY FAMILIES AND
HOUSEHOLDS AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK YOU HEARD A THEME OF
AFFORDABILITY.
IT WAS IMPRESSIVE.
WE GOT AN E-MAIL FROM A
CONSTITUENT AND BROUGHT IT UP
AND WE'VE ALL READ IT, AND WE
ARE IN TUNE WITH OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND THE
RATEPAYERS.
WE WILL LEAN INTO AFFORDABILITY
FOR SURE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE
AGENDA ABOUT CITY LIGHT.
>> SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, OVERVIEW
AND DISCUSSION OF ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ANTICIPATED TO BE
HEARD IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE IN 2020.
>>> WELCOME.
WELCOME.
SO WE'LL START AS USUAL WITH
INTRODUCTIONS AND START WITH
THE CENTRAL STAFF PERSON.
GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M THE COUNCIL STAFF.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> SORRY.
A LOT GOING ON HERE.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M DEBRA SMITH AND THE GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO OF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'LL JUST DIVE INTO YOUR
PRESENTATION, THE OVERVIEW, AND
WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE IN 2020.
>> RIGHT.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON, AND I'M
EXCITED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU
AND WITH OUR NEW
COUNCILMEMBERS.
AND SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
UPDATING OUR MISSION AND
VALUES.
I APPRECIATED THAT WHEN SAM WAS
TALKING FOR US, THAT'S WHAT HE
STARTED.
WE ARE BRINGING UPDATED OR
INCORPORATING UPDATED MISSION
VALUES INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN
YOU WILL BE REVIEWING THIS
SUMMER BUT I WILL SHARE OUR
VISION WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN
THE VISION YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN
IF I PUT THE POSTER UP THERE.
OUR VISION GOING FORWARD IS
PARTNERING WITH OUR CUSTOMERS
AND ENSURING THAT THEIR ENERGY
NEEDS ARE MET IN WHATEVER WAY
THEY CHOOSE.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON CREATING
CUSTOMER CHOICE AND MEETING
CUSTOMER WHERE IS THEY ARE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SAY THAT WE ARE
UNIQUE BUT WE'RE NOT.
THE CUSTOMERS HAVE MORE CHOICES
AND THE NOTION OF OUR ELECTRIC
UTILITY AS A MONOPOLY THAT CAN
PATERNALISTICALLY DECIDE HOW
YOU PAY FOR IT.
THAT'S A RELIC OF THE PAST, AND
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD QUICKLY
IN MAKING THAT TRANSITION.
THE FUTURE IS SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST PUBLIC
UTILITIES IN THE COUNTRY AND
THE 10th LARGEST PUBLIC UTILITY
IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE
LARGEST PUBLIC UTILITY IN THE
NORTHWEST.
SO THAT WAS THE FUTURE.
THIS IS THE FUTURE THAT WE TALK
ABOUT NOW.
THIS IS A SLIDE THAT IN PROCESS
BUT I LOVE IT.
IT KIND OF TALKS ABOUT WHERE
WE'RE HEADED AND CAPTURES A
WHOLE LOT OF WHAT YOU ARE GOING
TO SEE NEXT YEAR AND IN FUTURE
YEARS ALL IN ONE PICTURE.
SO WHEREVER YOU SEE THE LITTLE
RADIO, THOSE ARE -- THAT
REPRESENTS THE AMI SYSTEM
WHERE, AS YOU KNOW, MANY OF YOU
ARE AWARE WE HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTING THE AMI SYSTEM,
AND IN 2020, ONE OF THE
PRIORITIES IS TO COMPLETE THE
SECOND PHASE OF INTEGRATION SO
WE CAN START DELIVERING VALUE
TO OUR CUSTOMER OWNERS FROM THE
INVESTMENT THAT THEY HAVE MADE
IN THE SYSTEM, AND YOU ALSO
SEE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE
PICTURE, DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
WHICH CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH
PRIORITY FOR THE CUSTOMERS.
THEY LIKE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.
OUR JOB IS AGAIN TO SUPPORT
THEM IN HAVING THEIR ENERGY
NEEDS MET IN A WAY THEY CHOOSE,
ROOFTOP SOLAR, BATTERY STORAGE,
MICROGRIDS.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF
TECHNOLOGYS THAT ARE EMERGING
AND BECOMING COMMERCIALLY
VIABLE.
I SOMETIMES TALK ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY BEING A DRIVER FOR
CHANGE AND CUSTOMER'S
EXPECTATIONS ABOUT HOW THE
SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED TO
THEM HAS CHANGED.
I THINK THAT IS NOWHERE TRUER
THAN SEATTLE WHERE WE LIVE IN
THE MIDST OF TECHNOLOGY AND
IT'S THE ENABLER OF CHANGE.
SO THE THINGS THAT OUR
CUSTOMERS WANT ARE, YOU KNOW,
WE COMPETE -- I TALK ABOUT
THIS, WE COMPETE NOT WITH PSE
OR TACOMA POWER BUT AMAZON AND
ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THEY HAVE A
SPACE IN THE ENERGY FUTURE AND
MANY ORGANIZATIONS, MANY TECH
PLACES WHO SPEND A LOT OF TIME
THINKING ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S WHAT OUR SHARED
CUSTOMERS WANT.
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CITY
LIGHT.
THIS IS OUR ADOPTED BUDGET,
$1.432 BILLION FOR 2020.
SO OF THAT, A LITTLE OVER A
BILLION IS OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE EXPENSE AND OUR
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS
$378 MILLION.
SO IF YOU START AT THE PIE WITH
THE GREEN PURCHASE POWER AND
PROVIDE BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR
BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG-TERM
SERVICES, AND DEBT SERVICE ON
OUTSTANDING DEBT, AND CITY
LIGHT IS GENERALLY IN THE BOND
MARKET ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THAT IS PART OF HOW WE MANAGE
OUR RATE STRUCTURE, BY FUNDING
WITH LONG-TERM DEBT INSTRUMENT.
AND TAXES PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
BOTH STATE AND CITY TAXES.
DEFERRED O AND M. YOU CAN SEE
THAT SLICE OF THE PIE.
THAT IS USED FOR CONSERVATION
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, AND WE
FINANCE THEM SIMILAR TO CAPITAL
COSTS.
THAT'S WHY THEY ARE DEFERRED.
CAPITAL EXPENSE IS THE FULLY
LOADED COST THAT INCLUDES
INVESTMENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION
AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM,
GENERATION FACILITIES, AND
BUILDINGS AND FKS.
CITY SERVICES IS THE COST OF
SEATTLE IP AND THE CALL CENTER
THAT YOU HEARD IS PROVIDED FOR
US.
WE HAVE A SHARED CALL CENTER
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
O AND M AND GENERAL EXPENSE IS
MOSTLY LABOR AND BENEFITS FOR
THE 1792 EMPLOYEES THAT
CURRENTLY MAINTAIN AND
ADMINISTER THE UTILITY PROGRAM.
LASTLY, YOU'LL NOTE WE HAVE
CALLED OUT CONTROLLABLE O AND M
OF $306 MILLION, AND THAT
REPRESENTS THE BILLION PART
THAT WE CAN REDUCE, CAN'T
REDUCE ALL OF IT BECAUSE OF ALL
THE ASSETS BUT THOSE ARE THE
EXPENSES THAT IN SOME WAY WE
HAVE DAY-TO-DAY CONTROL OVER.
A QUICK OVERVIEW.
WE SERVE THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AND 8 FRANCHISE COMMUNITIES AND
A TOTAL POPULATION OF OVER
900,000 PEOPLE.
SO CUSTOMER STATISTICS, THESE
SLIDES COMING OUT OF OUR NEW
FINGER FACTS BOOK, AND MORA
WILL PROVIDE THOSE TO YOU.
SO THEY ARE 2018 DATA, AND
THERE IS GENERALLY A 1-YEAR
LAG.
>> CURRENTLY HAVE ONE OF THESE
ON MY DESK.
>> IT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
I CARRY 1 WITH ME EVERYWHERE I
GO.
WHILE WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS,
IRONICALLY, THEY USE 25% OF THE
POWER AND NON-RESIDENTIAL
REPRESENTS 50% OF THE POWER,
AND IN RETURN, 20% AVAILABLE
THROUGH WHOLESALE PURCHASES
THROUGH LONG-TERM CONTACTS AND
THE ENERGY MARKET.
U-DUB IS THE LARGEST CUSTOMER,
AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN THE
VERBIAGE AND LANGUAGE.
WE CONTROVERSY IT AS BEING
LONG.
SO WE ARE LONG IN POWER, AND
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE
GENERALLY, GENERALLY CAN HAVE
ACCESS TO MORE POWER THAN WE
NEED TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS.
HOWEVER, THE PRUDENT RISK
MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND THE
SEASONALITY OF WHEN WE GENERATE
MORE POWER WHICH IS GENERALLY
IN THE SPRING VERSUS UNITED
STATES BEING A WINTER-PEAKING
UTILITY MEAN THAT ON ANY DAY WE
ARE GENERALLY IN THE MARKET.
THAT MEANS WE ARE BUYING AND
SELLING, BOTH TO CLOSE AND
BALANCE IN THE HOUR BUT ALSO TO
CLOSE OUR POSITION.
SO THAT'S RISK MANAGEMENT
TERMINOLOGY AND IT REFERS TO
ESSENTIALLY MANAGING RISK BY
CLOSING OUT THE LONG POSITION
WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE IT.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WHEN
WE LOOK AHEAD, AND THIS COMES
UP IN TERMS OF OUR ABILITY TO
SERVE TRANSPORTATION, YES,
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE -- WE HAVE
LOCKED IN SALES FOR THAT LONG
POSITION BUT WITH PROPER
PLANNING, WE HAVE THE ABILITY
TO CHANGE OUR STRATEGY BASED ON
INCREASED LOAD.
SO THAT'S WHY SOMETIMES, YOU
GET A NUANCE ANSWER FROM US
WHEN YOU ASK, DO YOU HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO CERTAIN
TRANSPORTATION?
THAT'S WHY.
AND THE OTHER --
>> AND I BELIEVE THAT PLANNING
BASED ON CONVERSATIONS THAT WE
HAD TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR
AROUND THE COUNCILMEMBER'S
PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT YOU
ANTICIPATE SUFFICIENT LOAD AS
WELL SHOULD THE COUNCIL AT A
LATER DATE DECIDED TO REQUIRE
NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO NOT ALLOW
FOR NATURAL GAS HEATING AND
THAT YOU HAVE THAT OVERTIME AS
WELL?
>> WE REQUEST -- CAN DO A
WHOLE SESSION ON POWER SUPPLY,
AND I WOULD LOVE TO AT
SOMETIME, BUT CAN YOU STAND UP
FOR JUST A SECOND?
THIS IS TOM DAVORE AND HE JUST
JOINED US.
IS THIS WEEK 2?
>> YEAH
>> AND TOM -- YEAH, EXACTLY.
TOM WILL BE REPLACING ALTHOUGH
NO ONE CAN REPLACE LYNNE, OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER BUT WE
HAVE HIRED TOM TO FILL IN THE
ROLE AND HE HAS AN EXTENSIVE
POWER SUPPLY BACKGROUND WITH A
LOT OF TALENTED FOLKS IN THE
ORGANIZATION.
SO, YES.
NOT ONLY ARE THERE -- WE HAVE A
LONG-TERM CONTRACT WITH THE
POWER ADMINISTRATION.
AND THERE IS ANOTHER SLIDE AND
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT THE FEDERAL SYSTEM, THEY
LOOK AT LOAD.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOAD, WE
MEAN THE LOAD ON THE SYSTEM.
SO AT ANY POINT IN TIME THE
LOAD IS HOW MUCH POWER IS OUR
CUMULATIVE LOAD AT ANY POINT IN
TIME.
THAT'S THE SYSTEM LOAD.
THE WAY BONNEVILLE ALLOCATES
RESOURCES IS THEY LOOK AT YOUR
PROJECTED LOAD AND THEN TAKE A
LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO
AND TAKE THAT BACK AND PUT
EVERYTHING IN THE HOPPER AND
ALLOCATE ON THAT BASIS.
WE CURRENTLY ARE IN A CONTRACT
WITH BONNEVILLE THAT ENDS IN 20
2028.
BUT AS WE LOOK AHEAD,
PARTICULARLY OF THE
TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY,
BONNEVILLE WILL HAVE DIFFERENT
-- THE VARIOUS UTILITIES THAT
RECEIVE POWER FROM BONNEVILLE,
THOSE LOADS WILL CHANGE.
WE WILL HAVE ABILITY TO HAVE
ACCESS.
THAT'S THE LONG VERSION AND THE
OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION
BEFORE I MOVED OFF THIS SLIDE,
IT'S NOT LISTED ON THE PRIORITY
SLIDE BECAUSE WE ARE SO CLOSE
TO BEING DONE, AND MANY OF YOU
HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE EIM.
WE HAVE WORKED THROUGH OUR
COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL THROUGH A
NUMBER OF YEARS IN A VERY
THOUGHTFUL, CAREFUL PROCESS
THAT HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE --
THERE WERE MULTIPLE MILESTONES
WHERE WE HAVE BROUGHT
LEGISLATION TO THE COUNCIL FOR
ACTION, AND THE LAST PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THIS LAST FALL, AND
WE ARE ENTERING THE MARKET THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO BUY AND SELL
POWER IN VERY SHORT INTERVALS.
YOU KNOW, THE HOURLY VARIATIONS
AND WHAT THAT WILL DO FOR US
IS, IT WILL ALLOW US TO GET
MORE VALUE BACK TO THE
CLEARANCE BY SELLING INTO
CALIFORNIA.
SO CALIFORNIA HAS A VERY
INTERESTING LOAD CURVE BECAUSE
THEY HAVE SO MUCH SOLAR.
SO THEY HAVE SO MUCH SOLAR IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND THEN
úTHE SUN GOES DOWN AND SUDDENLY
THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS.
AND THEIR STATE STANDARDS,
THER RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO
STANDARDS ARE LIKE WASHINGTON,
REQUIRING UTILITIES TO GET EVER
MORE GREEN.
SO THEIR STRUGGLE IS WHEN
EVERYBODY COMES HOME AT THE END
OF THE DAY AND WANTS TO START
THE DRYER, COOK DINNER AND PUT
THEIR KIDS IN THE BATH, THAT'S
THE TIME WHEN THE SUN IS GOING
DOWN, AND THERE IS NO POWER.
SO OUR THOUGHT IS WE HAVE THIS
POSITION AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO
SELL INTO THOSE TIMES -- WE
CALL THEM SHOULDER TIMES --
WHEN WE HAVE THE MOST VALUE.
PART OF OUR STRATEGY AROUND
THAT, THAT YOU WILL BE VERY
INVOLVED IN AS WE WORK THROUGH
THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
IS TO OFFER TIME OF DAY RATES
WHERE WE CAN USE LESS POWER
DURING THOSE TIMES OF DAY WHEN
THAT POWER HAS THE MOST VALUE
IN THE MARKET.
SO KIND OF AGAIN, IT'S WHERE
THE INDUSTRY IS HEADING.
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST
PUBLIC UTILITY TO ENTER THE EIM
BUT SACRAMENTO BEAT US.
WE DEFERRED.
WE NEEDED TO PUT IN A NEW
ENERGY TRADING AND RISK
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND IT WENT
SUPER WELL, AND WE ARE IN THE
FINAL STAGES OF THE EIM
IMPLEMENTATION.
AND THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT
SYSTEM OPERATOR, THEY COME UP
HERE EVERY OTHER MONTH, AND
WE'RE THE POSTAL CHILD FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION IS GOING L IT'S
NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT.
WE THINK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME
BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRING A LOT OF
ATTENTION BECAUSE IT'S GOING
VERY, VERY WELL.
AND IT'S ONLY ON APRIL 1. SO
YOU JOIN A GROUP GOING FORWARD.
SO THERE IS A GROUP OF
UTILITIES THAT WILL GO APRIL 1
OF 2021.
SO THEY IN AN EARLIER STAGE.
I BELIEVE TACOMA POWER JUST
ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION TO
JOIN.
I BELIEVE THEY ARE GOING IN
2020 -- WHEN IS IT, TOM?
2022.
>> SO FOR THE RATEPAYER, WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN?
DOES IT MEAN SOMETHING FOR
APRIL?
>> NO.
IT JUST MEANS THAT IN APRIL, WE
WILL BEGIN TO TRADE IN THE EIM
AND ENERGY AND BALANCE MARKET.
THEN THE GOAL IS TO BRING YOU
NEW RATE STRUCTURE AS, AGAIN,
PART OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE ON
RIGHT NOW AND THEN THE NEW RATE
STRUCTURES COULD GO INTO EFFECT
JANUARY 1 OF 2021.
THAT'S WHERE HOPEFULLY, WE
WOULD BEGIN TO REALLY DEVELOP
STRONG FINANCIAL VALUE.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S FINANCIAL BUT
OVERTIME SHOULD HELP TO IMPROVE
OUR WHOLESALE REFER --
REVENUES AND OFFSETS THE
CUSTOMER, AND IT PROVIDES A
BENEFIT TO ALL OF OUR
CUSTOMERS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING INNOVATIVE
ON THAT AND LOOKING DOWN THE
PACIFIC COAST AND HOW TO
MAXIMIZE THAT.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE CREDIT
FOR IT, BUT IT'S THE PEOPLE
THAT CAME BEFORE ME HERE AT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT SO THANK
YOU.
SO I'M NOT NEXT SLIDE NOW.
SO THIS IS OUR SOURCES OF
POWER.
SO, ON, WE DO GENERATE A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCE
AND THE CAPACITY TO GENERATE.
THE NAME PLATE RATING ON THE
FACILITY IN TOTAL IS 21 -- 2.1
-- I'M SAYING THIS WRONG.
IT'S 2 -- 2000 MEGAWATTS.
IN REALITY ESPECIALLY IN THE
SUMMER AND ESPECIALLY YOU
TALKED ABOUT CLIMATE IMPACTS.
YOU KNOW, IT IS HARD TO KNOW,
BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE SEEN
LOWER GENERATIONS FROM SOME OF
OUR FACILITIES.
THIS LAST SUMMER, SKAGIT, ONE
OF OUR LARGE FACILITIES, WE
WERE NEVER ACTUALLY ABLE TO
OPEN THE RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES BECAUSE THE WATER
LEVELS WERE SO LOW, AND WE DO
THINK ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME
AND THINK AS WE BEGIN OUR RE-
LICENSING WITH SKAGIT, FOR
INSTANCE, ARE MINDFUL THAT THE
LONG-TERM POSITION AND CITY
LIGHT POSITION IS WE LEAD WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP BUT
AS WE APPROACH THE RELICENSING
PROCESS WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL
OF THE ECONOMICS OF THE
NEGOTIATIONS SIMPLY BECAUSE THE
OUTPUT OR GENERATION OF THE
FACILITY IS LESS.
SO WE, AS I SAID, WE ARE
BLESSED WITH SIGNIFICANT
HYDROPOWER RESOURCES OF OUR
OWN.
IN 2018, 60% OF THE POWER AND
WE ARE THE SECOND LARGEST
CUSTOMER OF THE BONNEVILLE
POWER LOCATION.
AND I AM CHAIR, AND IT'S THE
MAJOR TRADE ASSOCIATION, AND I
BELIEVE THERE ARE 80 SOME WHO
ARE MEMBERS IN PPC.
BONNEVILLE IS A PMA.
IT'S A POWER MARKETING AGENCY.
SO THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
AND BUREAU OF RECLAMATION OWN
FACILITIES.
BONNEVILLE IS CHARGED WITH
REALLY TWO THINGS.
MARKETING THAT POWER AND
PROTECTING THE SPECIES AND
FOLKS IMPACTED BY THE PRESENCE
OF THE DAM SO THEY WORK HARD TO
BALANCE THEIR STEWARDHIP
STEWARDSHIP AND MAXIMIZE
REVENUES ON THE POWER CUSTOMER.
SO BONNEVILLE HAS 31 FEDERAL
DAMS.
YOU HEAR ABOUT THEM MOST OFTEN.
THEY ARE THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND
LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS.
I THINK MOST OF US ARE AWARE
THERE IS A LOT OF CONTROVERSY
ABOUT THE LOWER SNAKE RIVER
DAM.
AGAIN, WE COULD HAVE A GREAT
CONVERSATION, BUT IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I AM PERSONALLY
INVOLVED IN AND SPENDING TIME
ON.
THERE IS ONE NUCLEAR PLANT AND
NON-FEDERAL POWER PLANTS.
WE USE BONNEVILLE TRANSMISSION
TO BRING POWER TO LOAD FROM OUR
BOUNDARY FACILITY.
SO THAT'S THAT SLIDE.
TOP PRIORITIES, SO THIS IS KIND
OF A MIX.
THESE ARE ALL PRIORITIES THAT
WERE CONTAINED IN THE LAST
STRATEGIC PLAN.
BUT I -- SINCE I INHERITED A
PLAN, WHAT I DID IS I PULLED
OUT A NUMBER OF THEM THAT TO ME
WERE FOCUSED ON.
IT'S A HEAVY LIFT.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON.
WE HAVE A LOT TO DO.
TRANSPORTATION ELECTIFICATION
IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING
FROM US.
WE SETTLED ON A NAME.
>> TRANSPORTATION
ELECTIFICATION STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> SO THAT'S THE PLAN THAT YOU
AS OUR GOVERNING BODY IS --
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO
PRESENT AND OBTAIN APPROVAL AS
PART OF THE BILL THAT WILL
ALLOW US TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES
FOR TRANSPORTATION
ELECTIFICATION ENTER
ELECT -- INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT
CARS OR BIKES BUT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT SIMILAR
TO CUSTOMERS SIMILAR TO THE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY TODAY.
WE ARE DEVELOPING A PLAN THAT
WILL COME TO YOU FOR
CONSIDERATION AND HOPEFULLY
APPROVAL.
THAT NEEDS TO HELP.
THAT IS THE FIRST STEP BEFORE
WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
NEW AUTHORITY THAT WAS GRANTED
UNDER THE LEGISLATION.
>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION SAKE,
ARE YOU, AS IT RELATES TO THE
AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE STATE
LEGISLATURE, ARE YOU ALSO
CONSIDERING THE PORT
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AS
PART OF THAT INITIATIVE?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AS WE LOOK TO TRANSPORTATION
ELECTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
CITY LIGHT, WE ARE -- WE ARE
VERY FOCUSED ON MASS TRANSIT
AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND
FERRIES, BUSES, ET SET -- ET
CETERA.
I DRIVE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE,
AND I DRIVE IT VERY, VERY
RARELY IN SEATTLE.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE BANG FOR
OUR BUCK ENVIRONMENTALLY AND
FROM A LOAD PERSPECTIVE, AND
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IS AROUND
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
>> SO MODERNIZING OPERATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY, AND SOME OF THAT IS
AROUND GETTING THINGS READY FOR
ELECTRICIFICATION, THE GRID AND
WE TALKED ABOUT THE INCREASING
LOADS RELATED TO
TRANSPORTATION.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS
ALONG I-5 AND OTHER PLACES.
THEY ARE SOLVABLE.
EVERYONE HAS THEM BUT THAT'S
PART OF WHAT THAT IS ABOUT.
AND IMPLEMENTING THE SMALL
SERVICE, CELL PERMIT PROCESS.
AND THAT IS ANOTHER AREA TO
BRIEF YOU.
IT'S GOOD GOVERNMENT, QUITE
HONESTLY.
IT'S WORKING IT COULD TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO THE CARRIERS BUT
IS MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS.
ACCELERATE UTILITY POLE
REPLACEMENTS, I THINK EVERYONE
KNOWS THAT WE HAD 26 POLES THAT
CAME DOWN LAST SPRING.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO
DEVELOP A PLAN.
THIS WILL BE A PRIORITY FOR US,
AND FROM THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN PERSPECTIVE,
IT'S PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY.
WE HAVE BEEN -- OUR CIP LOOKS
VERY DIFFERENT LOOKING AHEAD AS
WE CREATE SPACE FOR THE
INVESTMENT REQUIRED.
I MENTIONED SKAGIT HYDROPOWER.
YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT THAT QUITE
A BIT.
OUR FIRST ACTION IS TO FILE A
PRELIMINARY APPLICATION ABOUT
THE LICENSING APPROACH WE
INTEND TO TAKE.
THAT WILL HELP Q 1 HERE COMING
UP SOON.
BUT AS OUR NEW GOVERNING BODY,
YOU KNOW, JOINT -- I DON'T
WANT TO BE OVERLY OPTIMISTIC.
IT'S A LONG PARTY, AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE HAVE GREAT
RELATIONSHIPS WITH, AND WE WILL
CONTINUE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS
WITH THIS NEGOTIATION, AND
LASTLY, ENHANCING THE EMPLOYEE
EXPERIENCE.
THAT IS NOT LAST BECAUSE NONE
OF THOSE THINGS WILL HAPPEN
WITHOUT A WORKFORCE THAT CAN'T
COME TO WORK AND TO THEIR BEST
EVERY DAY, AND WE ARE MINDFUL
OF THAT PARTICULARLY WITH BEST
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND
REALLY, HOLDING THE OFFICERS --
ME, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR CREATING THE
ENVIRONMENT WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN
DO THEIR BEST.
>> JUST A QUESTION GOING BACK
TO THE TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRICIFICATION.
THE QUESTION ABOUT THE
UTILITIES IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE
AND THE QUESTION OF INVESTMENTS
THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS WISH
TO MAKE TO ALLOW FOR
ELECTRICIFICATION, NAMELY
CHARGING STATIONS.
I HAVE A NUMBER OF CONSTITUENTS
AT PUGET RIDGE CO-HOUSING WHO
ARE SEEKING A VARIANCE ON A 3-
YEAR-OLD POLICY THAT YOU ONLY
ALLOW FOR A DROP IN A SINGLE --
>> YES, YES.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU ARE
WILLING TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK
AT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
DEVELOPING A VARIANCE PROSE FOR
WHERE WE CALL IT 1 SITE, 1
SERVICE, AND A VARIANCE THAT
WILL DEAL WITH CLEARANCE
BETWEEN CITY LIGHT'S RULES AND
THE STATE.
THAT'S PART OF QUITE HONESTLY
COUPLE MEMBER, A BIG PART OF
BEING A CUSTOMER AS A UTILITY
AND UNDERSTANDING THAT
CUSTOMERS HAVE RIGHTS.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT SLIDE, I AM GOING TO FOCUS
ON OUR PROGRAMS.
I THINK THE FOLKS DID A GREAT
JOB OF TALKING ON THE PROCESS
IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING THROUGH TOGETHER.
SO THE DISCONNECTION PREVENTION
PROGRAM IS ONE WE ARE INVOLVED
IN, AND WE HAVE OUR OWN PILOT
WE ARE WORKING ON AND MANY
AREAS THAT THEY DISCUSSED ARE
EFFORTS THAT HUMAN SERVICES,
CITY LIGHT AND SPU HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON TOGETHER.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST
GENEROUS LOW-INCOME RATE
PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY, AND
ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS SUPPORT
THE PROGRAM, 60% FOR ELECTRIC
BILLS, AND IN ADDITION TO RATE
DISCOUNT, WE OFFER ALL THE
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ACCESS TO
PAYMENT PLANS IF THEY ARE
STRUGGLING WITH A LARGER THAN
UNUSUAL BILL OR UNEXPECTED
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
WE HAVE BEEN REWORKING OUR
DEPARTMENT POLICY TO
CLARIFICATION A GREAT DEAL OF
FLEXIBILITY.
I THINK A CHALLENGE FOR US AS
AN ORGANIZATION AND A CITY IS
TO EMPOWER EMPLOYEES TO HELP
CUSTOMERS WITH THAT 1-CALL
RESOLUTION AT THE SAME TIME
MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONTROLS.
I WILL OWN THAT IS SOMETHING WE
ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
AND WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.
BUT THE PILOTS THAT WE ARE
DOING, THE ENERGY EQUITY RATE
PILOT, AND IT SAYS FALL 2020.
IT'S REALLY FALL 2019 BUT THEN
IN ALL HONESTY, WE ARE STILL IN
THE PROCESS OF SIGNING
CUSTOMERS UP.
SO BASICALLY, WHAT OUR PROGRAM
DOES IS IT LOOKS AT -- IT'S
DESIGNED TO SERVE AND PROVIDE
BENEFIT TO THE LOWEST INCOME
CUSTOMERS.
SO TYPICALLY A CUSTOMER THAT
MAKES IN THE $25,000 RANGE PER
YEAR.
SO IN THE -- IF YOU LOOK
NATIONWIDE, THE AVERAGE ENERGY
BURDEN IS AROUND 4% BECAUSE WE
HAVE LOWER RATES THAN MOST
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
WE USE A DIFFERENT NUMBER.
THE IDEA HERE IS TO SAY WE WANT
THE LOWEST INCOME CUSTOMERS TO
HAVE A SIMILAR ENERGY BURDEN AS
YOU OR I MIGHT HAVE.
WE ARE USING 6% AS THAT NUMBER.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS IF THEY SIGN
UP FOR THE PROGRAM, WE -- WE --
THEY WILL QUALIFY FOR A FIXED
RATE.
THERE IS NO FIXED CHARGE.
THERE IS NO TIERED RATES.
OUR TYPICAL RATE STRUCTURE HAS
TIERS WHERE YOU PLAY LESS FOR
THE FIRST BLOCK OF POWER AND
MORE IF YOU USE MORE.
IT'S A FLAT RATE WITHOUT A
FIXED CHARGE.
IT'S QUITE LOW, AND IT -- THE
RESULT OF THE RATE -- THIS WAS
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TOOK
LONGER, BECAUSE UTP OFFERS
ALREADY A DISCOUNT WE WANTED
TO PROVIDE MORE THAN THE
EXISTING UDP PROGRAM.
SO THAT'S WHAT IT DOES, AND
THEN ONE OF THE REALLY NICE
THINGS, AND A LOT OF THE
CUSTOMERS ARE PEOPLE WITH PAST-
DUE BILLS, AND SO THE NOTION IS
THAT YOU ENTER A RELATIONSHIP
WITH THEM.
WE ARE GOING INTO THEIR HOMES
AND DOING AS MUCH ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AS WE CAN, AND WE
ARE LOOKING AT SOLVING LONG-
TERM PROBLEMS AS WELL, AND THEN
AT THE END OF THE DAY, USING
CUSTOMER-DONATED FUNDS, IF THE
CUSTOMER IS ABLE TO MAKE THEIR
PERSPECTIVE PAYMENTS AND KEEP
THOSE CURRENT, WE OFFER
FORGIVENESS AT AN AGREED-
PERIOD.
THEY HAVE A LOWER RATE AND A
FRESH START.
RIGHT NOW, THIS PROGRAM IS
ELECTRIC ONLY BUT I THINK WHEN
WE TALK WITH SPU AND CITY LIGHT
AND PARTNERS ON THE UDP WE
THINK ABOUT LEARNING FROM EACH
OTHER AND TRYING DIFFERENT
THINGS WITH THE DIFFERENT
UTILITIES THAT ULTIMATELY CAN
BE OFFERED EITHER PLACE.
>> THANK YOU
>> THE REST OF MY PRESENTATION
WILL TOUCH ON THE STRATEGIC
PLAN AND PLANNING PROCESS.
THE PURPOSE IS TO ROAD MAP NEW
CUSTOMER NEEDS DRIVEN BY OUR
MISSION VALUES.
I'M SUPER EXCITED.
THIS IS MY FIRST STRATEGIC
PLAN.
I INHERITED ONE AND I AM
EXCITED TO DEVELOP A NEW ROAD
MAP FOR 2021-2026.
BACKGROUND, 2012 WAS THE FIRST
YEAR THAT WE DID A STRATEGIC
PLAN WITH THE REVIEW PANEL.
IT CREATED -- IT WAS A 6-YEAR
BUSINESS PLAN AND SETS THE
FOUNDATION FOR OUR BY-ANNUAL
BUDGET AND ENDORSES A RATE
PASS.
THEY PROVIDE INPUT ON THE
STRATEGIC PLAN, 9-PANEL OF
VOLUNTEER MEMBERS.
THE MAYOR APPOINTS SOME, THE
COUNCIL APPOINTS SOME.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE
INCORPORATED SCENIC PLANS.
AND WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS VERY
GOOD AT CREATING A FUTURE.
AND ONE OF THOSE WAS THE FUTURE
AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT
IF CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE THING
THAT HAPPENS MUCH FASTER AND IS
IMPACTFUL?
YOU START OUT WITH THE FUTURES,
AND WE LOOK AT 3 OF THEM AND
COME BACK AND SAY WHAT DO I
NEED TO DO TODAY TO PROVIDE
THIS POTENTIAL FUTURE SCENARIO?
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.
IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, THIS IS JUST A LITTLE
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO'S ON
THE REVIEW PANEL.
YOU DO HAVE A VACANCY, AND WE
HAD CONVERSATION ALREADY.
SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
IDENTIFY I THINK A FINANCIAL
ANALYST POSITION THAT THE CITY
COULD BRING FORWARD, AND WE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAN SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER BECAUSE WE
ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE
PLANNING PROCESS AND WELCOME
THE DIVERSE FEEDBACK FROM THE
VARIOUS CONSTITUENTS OF THE
REVIEW PANEL.
SO WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE IN THE THICK OF THINGS
AND ON TRACK TO BRING YOU A
2021-2026 STRATEGIC PLAN IN THE
EARLY SUMMER.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
ADOPT, WE WILL BRING YOU THE
2021 AND 2022, THE FIRST TWO
YEARS OF THE PLAN THAT WOULD BE
ADOPTED BEFORE THE COUNCIL
UNDER TAKES THE PROCESS.
IN 2017 WE BUILT A FORECAST
SALES MODEL THAT INCORPORATED
NEW CODING STANDARDS AND
UPGRADED TECHNOLOGIES LIKE
L.E.D.S, SOLAR PANELS, AND
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND RELEVANT
FACTORS LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NEW PLAN
SHOWS LOADS DECREASING, AND
THEY CAN BEEN DECREASING FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS.
THE MOST RECENT LOAD FORECAST
HAS BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE ONE
REFERENCED HERE SHOWS THAT
LOADS DON'T START TO INCREASE
AGAIN.
THE LOAD FORECAST DOESN'T BEND
AND START TO MOVE UP UNTIL 2031-
2032.
THAT'S REALLY AS A RESULT OF
THAT'S THE POINT AT WHICH
ELECTRICIFICATION, OUR
ASSUMPTIONS AROUND
TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRICIFICATION BECOME
GREATER THAN THE CONTINUING
LOAD DECREASE WHICH IS
ASSOCIATED WITH ALL THE THINGS
WE TALKED ABOUT.
IT'S FUNNY.
YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THIS BUT
WHEN I TALK WITH GROUPS, THEY
SEE SEATTLE AND SEE ALL THE
GROWTH AND HOW CAN YOUR LOADS
BE DECREASING?
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE -- I KNOW
IT'S BECAUSE AS WE HAVE REBUILT
THIS CITY, THE PROPERTY WE TAKE
DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW
ARE USE ESSENTIALLY MORE ENERGY
THAN THEIR INCREDIBLY MORE
DENSE REPLACEMENTS.
WE TAKE DOWN A SMALLER -- SAME
FOOT PRINT, NOT AS HIGH
PERHAPS, AND THEY ARE SO
EFFICIENT TODAY THAT THEY WILL
USE LESS ENERGY.
IT'S A VERY INTERESTING PLACE
TO BE.
EMPLOYEES ARE DEALING WITH ALL
THE GROWTH AND IMPACTS OF
GROWTH.
IT'S HUGE EVEN WHILE THE LOADS
AND REVENUES THAT WOULD SUPPORT
THE GROWTH IN MANY CITIES ARE
ON THE DECLINE.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS JUST INFORMATION.
MORA AND I WERE IN THE AUDIENCE
RECOGNIZING THIS WOULD HAVE
BEEN INFORMATION THIS WAS INPUT
INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN
APPROVED IN SUMMER OF 2018.
BUT IT'S STILL INTERESTING IN
TERMS OF WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO
CUSTOMERS?
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO
CUSTOMERS?
I WOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED THIS
TO CHANGE, CLASS CONCERNS ARE
NUMBER ONE, AND THE ENERGY
INDEPENDENCE IS NUMBER 2. AND
THEN RELIABILITY.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTS
ARE KEY TO RELIABILITY AND THAT
MATTERS TO US MORE AND MORE AS
WE ARE MORE DEPENDENT ON
DEVICES.
RELIABILITY IS MOST IMPORTANT.
AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE THEY
HAVE INCREASINGLY SENSITIVE
ELECTRONICS AND TECHNOLOGY.
IT ISN'T JUST LIKE LARGE
MANUFACTURING.
IT'S THE NEW BUILDINGS GOING
UP.
THEY HAVE ELEVATOR SYSTEMS AND
CONTROL SYSTEMS WITHIN THE
BUILDING THAT ARE EXTREMELY
SENSITIVE.
SO COST IS STILL A CONCERN.
BUT RELIABILITY IS MOST
IMPORTANT.
IN 2020, WE DO PARTICIPATE IN
JP POWERS, AND AT TIMES, WE
HAVE BRIEFED THE COUNCIL.
IT'S NOT A FREE STORY RIGHT
NOW.
YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITY WITH RESPECT TO OUR
JD POWER RATINGS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING
THIS YEAR TO HAVE IN GRANULAR
INFORMATION TO UNDERLINE THAT
IS WE WILL BE DOING A CUSTOMER
SATISFACTION SURVEY IN 2020.
THE PLAN GOING FORWARD IS EVERY
OTHER YEAR WE WILL SURVEY
CUSTOMERS AND HAVE A
STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY AND
THIS WAS NOT SO WE'LL HAVE A
MUCH BETTER AND MORE CURRENT
TOUCH POINT ON HOW THE
CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE
FEELING ABOUT THEIR UTILITY.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES?
WELL, THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO -- I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US
NEWBIES, PROBABLY THE NEWEST
ONES --
>> WE HAVE BRIEFED COUNCIL
BEFORE.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
SHARING ALL OF THIS AND WHAT
YOU JUST SAID ABOUT THE FUTUREY
-- FUTURE SCENARIOS, AND
CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT A
SCENARIO THAT YOU CHOOSE FROM
BUT A FRAMEWORK THAT NEEDS TO
BE PART OF THE PLANNING.
>> YES, AND IT IS.
WHAT YEAR, MORA?
>> IN THE FIRST STRATEGIC PLAN,
WE HAVE A CLIMATE ADAPTATION
PLAN, AND WE ARE GETTING READY
FOR THE FIRST UPDATE OF THE
PLAN.
WE HAVE A FULL -- VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENT, 100 PAGES.
HAPPY TO SEND IT TO YOU.
IT'S A MODEL PLAN.
>> YEAH.
VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WE HAVE A
LOT OF WORK TO DO.
THAT'S JUST 3 OUT OF 4
DEPARTMENTS THAT WE WILL BE
WORKING WITH.
WE WILL BE VERY BUSY.
>> PLEASE LET US KNOW.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SIT AND BRIEF
YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
OUR GOAL IS FOR YOU ALL TO BE
ENERGY GEEKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS OUR FINAL ITEM.
>> BEFORE YOU ADJOURN, I WANT
TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
COMMITTEE AND A VERY LARGE
COMMITTEE, AND I HAVE SPENT A
LOT OF TIME WORKING ON A MORE
ROBUST APPROACH FOR THE COUNCIL
TO EXERCISE OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY OF OUR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
AND OUR ABILITY REALLY TO BE
SUCCESSFUL AT THAT FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE HAS BEEN BOUNDED BY
SHARING THE LOAD IN A WAY THAT
IS EQUITABLE ACROSS ALL
COMMITTEES.
WE TONIGHT HAVE A STRUCTURE TO
DO THAT AND WE WILL ALL HAVE TO
WORK HARDER.
THIS COMMITTEE NOT ONLY HAS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF 5000 TO
12,000 CITY IMBLOWEES BUT
7,443,000,000 OF 1.4 BILLION IN
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS FOR 2020.
SO, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
I BELIEVE THAT WE BRING THAT
COMMITMENT TO OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE WORK THAT
WE DO BECAUSE IT IS -- IT IS
TRUE THAT THE -- SOME OF THE
PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH
PRIORITY YEARS' CRITIQUES
AROUND OVERSIGHT AND COST
OVERRUNS HAVE BEEN PROJECTS IN
THIS COMMITTEE PORTFOLIO.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY BIG
RESPONSIBILITY.
AND I APPRECIATE THE CHAIR'S
WILLINGNESS TO TAKE IT ON
>> YES.
YES.
ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY.
YOUR CAP TAP PROJECTS' WATCH
LIST YOU SET UP WILL BE HELPFUL
TO THE COMMITTEE.
>> AND EFFECTIVELY USE THE
INFORMATION WE GET.
ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO PASS
ON TO YOU, THIS IS WORK FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES THAT I
HOPE YOU TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION.
WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT IMPACT
FEES.
WE TALK IMPACT FEES AND
USUALLY TRANSPORTATION OR PARKS
OR SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
THOSE ARE CALLED IMPACT FEES IN
STATE LAW WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO
IMPLEMENT, AND THERE IS A
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE FOR
WATER AND WASTEWATER AND
DRAINAGE.
JUST LIKE THE TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEES, IT'S NOT FULLY
IMPLEMENTING OUR ABILITY TO
FULLY RECOVER THE COSTS FOR THE
RATEPAYERS.
THE FAILURE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO
HIGHER RATE COSTS.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
DELIVERED PAPERS THAT DO
ANALYSIS AROUND THIS WORK
BECAUSE OF THE LATENESS IN THE
TERM FOR ME, SUMMER, AND THEN
THE BUDGET, SO WE HAVEN'T
WITHIN ABLE TO FOLLOW UP ON
THIS WORK, AND I WOULD LOVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU.
SOME OF THE CONCERNS RELATE TO
THE IMPACTS OF THESE TYPES OF
CHARGES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I THINK THERE IS GOOD ANALYSIS
ABOUT HOW TO MITIGATE IT.
I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT WOULD
LIKELY HAVE TO BE COUNCIL-
DRIVEN WORK.
THE EXECUTIVE IN JUNE WHEN THEY
DELIVERED THAT WORK DECLINED AS
IT RELATES TO THEIR INTEREST IN
DRIVING IT FORWARD BECAUSE OF
THEIR CONCERNS AROUND IMPACT
AFFORDABILITY.
I THINK WE CAN WITH THE GOOD
ANALYSIS TAKE THAT ON.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT.
IT'S IMPORTANT WORK AND THANK
YOU FOR RECOGNIZING A GAP THAT
THE CITY HAD IN TERMS OF
CAPTURING THE IMPACTS AND
TRYING TO COLLECT THOSE FEES.
I AM VERY INTERESTED IN IT.
YEAH.
ANYBODY ELSE?
THANK YOU.
WELL, THIS CONCLUDES THE
JANUARY 15th 2020 MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR
ATTENDING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.