.
>>> FEBRUARY 3, 2021
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE MEETING.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR PIERCE DEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
PUBLIC REPORT, THE INTEGRATED
REPLANNED PARENTHOOD PROGRESS
REPORT, BUT WE WILL VOTE ON IT
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING.
TODAY'S MEETING IS RELATIVELY
LIGHT, BUT WE DO EXPECT IN THE
FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, WE
WILL START TO HAVE LONGER
MEETINGS WITH HEAVIER ITEMS.
SO AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN
THE REMOTE GENERAL COMMENT
PERIOD.
THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP
FOR THE GENERAL COMMENT PERIOD
BUT
SPEAKERS CAN STILL SIGN UP
LATER AND HAVE INFORMATION ON
THE AGENDA.
IF WE CAN HAVE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY FOLKS CONFIRM THERE
ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTERS SIGNED
UP
>> CONFIRMED, THERE ARE NO
PUBLIC COMMENTERS SIGNED UP.
>> IN THAT CASE, WE WILL CLOSE
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, AND WE WILL GO RIGHT TO
ITEM ONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
FIRST AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE.
APPOINTMENT OF DENNIS GATHARD
AS MEMBER, LEVY TO MOVE SEATTLE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO A TERM
OF DECEMBER 21, 2023 FOR A
BRIEF DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO RACHEL
MCCAFFREY, THE ADVISER AT SDOT.
THE OVERTIME SITE COMMITTEE
OPERATES WITH 16 MEMBERS, AND
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF
APPOINTMENTS FROM COUNCIL, CITY
COUNCIL.
THIS IS A SPECIAL POSITION FOR
A LICENSED ENGINEER WITH BRIDGE
AND STRUCTURES EXPERIENCE.
SO, MR. GATHARD WOULD BE
FULFILLING THAT REQUIREMENT.
RACHEL, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE THIS MORNING.
WE WERE AT THE MOVE SEATTLE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT
SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING UP
EARLY THIS MORNING TO BE HERE,
AS WELL.
REMIND THE VIEWING AUDIENCE A
LITTLE ABOUT THE MOVE SEATTLE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM MR.
GATHARD.
>> YES.
I AM RACHEL
McKATHY, THE LIAISON FOR THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED ALONG WITH
THE VOTER-APPROVED MOVE
SEATTLE COMMITTEE AND BELOOK AT
REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDITURES
AND PROGRAM AND PROBLEM
IMPLEMENTATIONS.
THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SDOT
PROGRAM AND PROBLEM PRIORITIES
AND FINANCIAL PLANS AND MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE
SPENDING OF LEVY PROCEEDS.
AS YOU MENTIONED, IT IS 16
MEMBERS, INCLUDING FIVE
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL, THE ONE UNIQUE ONE IS
A LICENSED ENGINEER WITH BRIDGE
AND LEVY EXPERIENCE.
>> WE HAVE OUR ESSENTIAL STAFF
ON THE LINE, AS WELL.
CALVIN CHOW IS WITH US, AS
WELL, AND WE WILL HEAR FROM
THEN
MR. GATHARD, THE APPOINTEE.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD.
>> THANK YOU.
MR. GATHARD, GO AHEAD AND TURN
ON YOUR VIDEO AND AUDIO AND
TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF
AND WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE
ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING ME.
I AM A LICENSED CIVIL AND
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND I HAVE
BEEN LICENSED FOR WELL OVER 40
YEARS.
MY EXPERIENCE INCLUDES PROBABLY
30 YEARS OF DESIGN OF BRIDGES
AND STRUCTURE, BUT IT ALSO
INCLUDES A LOT OF DIVERSITY IN
DESIGN AND C, INCLUDING DAMS,
WATERFRONT STRUCTURES AND
STREETS.
I HAVE WORKED FOR THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY OF ALEM
AS A DIRECT EMPLOYEE AND --
SALEM AS A DIRECT EMPLOYEE AND
WITH THE BRIDGE DEPARTMENT.
I WORKED FOR 30 YEARS PRIMARILY
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BUT
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS I WORKED
PRIMARILY FOR FEDERAL, CITY AND
STATE AGENCIES AS AN
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT.
BASICALLY PROVIDING OVERSIGHT,
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT, COST ESTIMATING,
ETC., FOR BIG CONSTRUCTION
PROBLEMS.
BASICALLY, WHAT I THINK I
BRING TO THE TABLE IS A WEALTH
OF EXPERIENCE AND DIVERSITY.
>> THANK YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
THE NEW APPOINTEE, PLEASE LET
ME KNOW.
YES, AND I WILL LOOK AT THE
PARTICIPANTS.
YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND OR I
CAN SEE YOU ALL.
VICE CHAIR STRAUSS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK
YOU, DENNIS FOR JOINING US
TODAY IN YOUR WORK WITH THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
I READ YOUR RESUME.
I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
ALL YOUR DAM REMOVAL PROJECTS
INCLUDING THE LY DAM, BUT THAT
IS NOT EXACTLY WHY YOU ARE HERE
TODAY.
I AM WONDERING, YOU
KNOW, THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS
REQUIRE A VAST AMOUNT OF
CAPITAL FROM A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT SOURCES, NEEDING TO
INSURE THAT PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS
ARE MET TO DELIVER THE PROJECTS
WITHIN YOUR BUDGET.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR
US AT THIS MOMENT ON WHAT
INSIGHTS YOU WILL BE BRINGING,
OR WHAT INSIGHT YOU HAVE FOR US
THAT WE NEED TO BE CONSIDERING
RIGHT NOW REGARDING THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY
>> NO, I DON'T, BECAUSE I DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON
THE BACKGROUND OF THESE
PROJECT, BUT I WILL SAY THIS.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I
THINK I BROUGHT TO A GREAT
NUMBER OF PROJECTS WAS THE
ABILITY TO COME UP WITH
CREATIVE APPROACHES, BECAUSE
COST WAS ALWAYS AN ISSUE FOR
DAM REMOVAL.
YOU COULD NEVER DO A DAM
REMOVAL PROJECT WITHOUT COST
PERHAPS BEING A PRIMARY TO
CENTRAL ISSUE OF EVERYTHING
DONE SO I WAS BROUGHT IN AS A
CONSULTANT BECAUSE I HAVE A
CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN
BACKGROUND.
A LOT OF TIMES IT WOULD BE AN
AGENCY FROM A TRIBE OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT DIDN'T
HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, SO THAT
WAS THE PRIMARY FOCUS.
BUT I CAN'T SAY A WHOLE LOT
ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR SET OF
PROJECTS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF BACKGROUND ON WHAT IS
GOING ON.
>> THANK YOU.
AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR WORK, MY
REQUEST TO YOU IS PLEASE REACH
OUT TO ME, IN PARTICULAR, AS
YOU ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY IS
DOING, AND IF THERE IS ANY
CONNECTION, AS WE REBUILD AND
BUILD PROJECTS IN OUR CITY, IF
THERE ARE WAYS WE CAN PROTECT
OUR SALMON POPULATION AND
BETTER THE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR
SALMON POPULATION HERE, I THINK
WE HAVE MISSED A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES AS WE BUILD NEW
CONSTRUCTION, TO AT THE SAME
TIME IMPLEMENT PROTECTIONS FOR
OUR SALMON POPULATIONS.
SO, PLEASE, I WELCOME THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN PERIOD
SEN.
AND I WANT TO ECHO THANKS TO
DENNIS FOR BEING WITH US THIS
MORNING AND YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THE
MOVE SEATTLE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE . IT IS BE A BIG JOB.
IT IS ONE OF THE COMMITTEES
THAT IS REALLY CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT TO MAKING SURE THAT
THE SPIRIT OF THE LEVY AS
PASSED BY THE TAX PAYERS AS
PROPOSED TO PASSED BY THE TAX
PAYERS IS BEING
MET.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT INTEREST
FROM ONE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND EVERYBODY BRINGS
THEIR PERSPECTIVE WHICH LEADS
TO A MORE ROBUST CONVERSATION
WITH THE OVERSIGHT AND LEVY
DOLLAR, BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE HELPFUL TO HEAR FROM YOU
ABOUT HOW YOU NAVIGATE THOSE
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AS A
MEMBER OF THIS TRANSPORTATION
AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE
>> YES.
I ATTENDED LAST NIGHT AS A
GUEST IN THE ECONOMY MEETING.
>> I CAN SEE THERE IS A LOT OF
VERSETY OF OPINION BUT AS AN
ENGINEER, BY PRIMARY FUNCTION
IS TO DO THE JOB, BE CREATIVE
AND COME UP WITH INCLUSIONS,
CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS THAT
HAVE WORKED IN OTHER PLACES.
THE OBJECTIVITY IS MY MAIN
ASSET, I BELIEVE.
I DON'T HAVE A PREORDAINED
OBJECT AS PART OF THE BICYCLE
COMMITTEE OR SOME OTHER GROUP
OF PEOPLE.
SO I THINK THAT IS AN ASSET ON
HOW THAT SHOULD HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
I NOTICED LIKE HOW VICE CHAIR
STRAUSS NOTICED, YOU HAVE QUITE
A BIT OF EXPERIENCE IN THE DAM
AND HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES
AREA.
ONE OF THE PROJECTS IN THE CITY
THAT I HAVE BEEN MOST IMPRESSED
BY IN TERMS OF RESTORATION WORK
IS UP IN THORNTON CREEK IN THE
NORTH GATE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
ACTUALLY UNCOVERED A CULVERT
THERE THAT HAS HAD REALLY GREAT
BENEFITS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
AND THE WILDLIFE ENVIRONMENT
THAT WAS NATURAL TO THAT
PARTICULAR AREA.
I WAS WONDERING HOW YOU VIEW
THE WORK ON THIS LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE IN CONNECTION WITH
THE GOALS AROUND CLIMATE
JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY AND
THE ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL IN
TERMS OF THE WORK THAT THE
MOVE SEATTLE LEVIES IS ENTITLED
TO FUND
>> WELL, I AM BIAS TO THAT
ENVIRONMENT, SO THAT IS WHY I
RAN FOR THE INDEPENDENT
CONSULTANT, BECAUSE I THOUGHT I
WOULD ACTUALLY PROVIDE
SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE CAN
PROVIDE, COMPANIES ESPECIALLY
DON'T PROVIDE.
KIND OF AN OBJECTIVE VIEW,
SOMETIMES.
SO, I HAVE BEEN FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS AN ADVOCATE OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, BUT I AM OBJECTIVE
ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE I
DON'T HAVE ALL THE BACKGROUND
NECESSARY.
>> I DON'T INTEND TO PUT YOU IN
A POSITION WHERE YOU HAVE A
PREORDAINED OPINION ON
SOMETHING . WE WANT TO GET A
SET OF VALUES THAT PEOPLE BRING
TO THIS IMPORTANT WORK.
FOR ME, WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT
ALL OUR TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS AND MOBILITY
EFFORTS AROUND THE CITY, IT IS
DRIVEN BOTH IN THE SPIRIT OF
MAKING SURE THE PEOPLE CAN GET
AROUND THE CITY WITH AS MUCH
EASE AS POSSIBLE, BUT, FOR ME,
IT IS ALSO VALUES DRIVEN FROM
THE PERSPECTIVE OF WANTING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING
OUR CLIMATE JUSTICE GOAL,
BECAUSE WE KNOW TRANSPORTATION,
IF IT IS SINGLE OCCUPANCY
VEHICLE ONLY, IS ONE OF THE
MAIN DRIVERS OF CARBON
EMISSIONS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
BRING A COMMITMENT TO
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
IN ADDITION TO MOBILITY OF
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND
WORK TO THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
I THINK THAT WOULD SERVE THE
CITY WELL AND THE TAX PAYERS
WELL WHO
VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE LEVY.
>> WELL, I ASSURE YOU THAT I
BRING EXPERIENCE.
I HAVE 11-KILOWATTS OF SOLAR
PANELS ON MY ROOFMENT IT IS
ONE OF MY PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
I THINK WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD
WITHOUT HAVING A PRIMARY
CONCERN WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK SOME
QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU,
DENNIS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
NOMINATION AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO SUPPORTING YOUR APPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND THANK YOU, MR. GATHARD.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF THERE ARE
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE
COMMITTEE, I WILL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF
APPOINTMENT 01788, ITEM ONE ON
OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND.
>> SECONDED.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
AND PASSED ONTO THE FULL
COUNCIL.
ARE THERE FINAL COMMENTS?
WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE FOR FORWARDING TO THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL
>> GONZALEZ
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YEAH.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FIVE FAVORED, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION IS
THAT THE APPOINTMENT BE SENT TO
APPROVAL TO THE FEBRUARY 8
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU, RACHEL AND DENNIS.
ITEM TWO, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
YOUR VOICE, YOUR CHOICE
PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(SDOT) TO ACQUIRE, ACCEPT, AND
RECORD, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, AN EASEMENT FOR
STREET PURPOSES FROM SEATTLE
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.
1, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
SITUATED IN A PORTION OF THE
TRACT DESCRIBED AS "RESERVE" IN
THE PLAT OF S.P.
DIXON'S GREEN LAKE ACRE TRACTS;
DESIGNATING THE EASEMENT FOR
STREET PURPOSES; PLACING THE
REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF SDOT; AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS..
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THIS IS A SMALL PIECE OF
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 117th
STREET, A SMALL SECTION IN
DISTRICT 5 AND IMPACTS THE
SCHOOL THERE.
IT IS A COMPLICATED AREA . I
THINK WE ARE GOING TO GET A
PRESENTATION HERE, SO, CALVIN
AND GRETCHEN AND JOEL, GO AHEAD
AND SHOW YOURSELVES.
AND YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND, CALVIN, IF YOU WANT TO
PROVIDE, AS OUR CITY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFFER, IF YOU WANT TO
PROVIDE INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS,
GO AHEAD.
>> JUST AS AN INSTRUCTION, THIS
IS, I THINK THE PRESENTATION
WILL SPEAK FOR ITSELF, SO
PERHAPS I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
SDOT INTO IT.
>> OKAY.
WELCOME SDOT, GRETCHEN AND
JOEL.
>> OKAY.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS SLIDE -- THIS PROPOSED
LEGISLATION IS AN'SMENT FOR
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THE
PINEHURST, NORTHWEST 117th
STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT.
NEXT SLIDE?
HAZELWOLF PROJECT UPGRADES THE
INTERSECTION OF PINEHURST,
NORTHWEST NORTH-NORTHEAST 117th
STREET TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND
MOBILITY OF SCHOOL ACCESS.
UPON ACCEPTING THE APPLICATION
IS CITY CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC
STUDY THAT UNCOVERED A
COLLISION PATTERN.
A REDESIGN OF THE INTERSECTION
WAS DETERMINEED BY THE CITY TO
BE AN APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION,
ALONG WITH ADDING NEW SIDEWALKS
TO CONNECT TO THE SCHOOL.
THIS PROJECT HAS RECEIVED
FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING THROUGH
WSDOT.
I NOW TURN THE PRESENTATION TO
THE PROJECT MANAGER TO TALK
ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
>> THIS IS A MAP OF THE
PROBLEMS WE GLEANED FROM
APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS OF
COLLISIONS AT
117th, 15th AVENUE NORTHEAST
AND PINEHURST WAY.
IT IS A CONFUSING GRAPH AND
THAT REPRESENTS THE CONFUSING
NATURE OF THIS INTERSECTION.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS
TO CROSS PINEHURST WAY AND 15th
AVENUE NORTHEAST FROM NORTHEAST
117th . ALL THIS IS HAPPENING
TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE HAZEL
WOLF SCHOOL DOWN IN THE LEFT
HAND CORNER OF THE GRAPHIC.
THE RED STARS INDICATE THE
LOCATION OF A COLLISION, THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED AT
THAT LOCATION AND IF YOU HAD A
PEDESTRIAN COLLISION -- [ AUDIO
DROPPING ]
-- TO MAKE IT MORE SAFE FOR
DRIVERS BUT ALSO MORE
IMPORTANTLY FOR STUDENTS OF K-
8 THAT WOULD LIKE TO CROSS THE
STREET HERE AND CURRENTLY
CANNOT DO SO SAFELY.
WE ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THE
BIKING COMMUNITY'S NEEDS TO
CROSS HERE SAFELY, AS WELL, SO
THAT IS PART OF OUR PROJECT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
TO DO THIS WE NEED A VERY SMALL
102 SQUARE FOOD EASEMENT FROM
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WE WILL BE RECONFIGURING ONE
CORNER OF ONE CURB BOWL.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AND ADD
ADEQUATELY WIDE SIDEWALK FOR
THE STUDENTS AND GENERAL
PUBLIC, WE NEED JUST A FEW FEET
ALONG THE EDGE OF THE SCHOOL
PROPERTY TO DO THAT, SO THIS IS
THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING A
PERMANENT EASEMENT.
WE WILL ALSO GET A SMALL
CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM THE
SCHOOL WHICH IS NOW PART OF THE
LEGISLATION IN ORDER TO
CONSTRUCT A SMALL SIDEWALK AREA
ON THE SCHOOL, WHAT IS
CURRENTLY THE SCHOOL'S
PROPERTY.
HERE IS A SNAPSHOT, FACING
WEST TOWARD THE SCHOOL.
THERE IS NO WAY FOR
PEDESTRIANS TO CURRENTLY CROSS
THE STREET.
YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN
MARKINGS INDICATING THE BIKE
ROUTE.
BOTH OF THOSE METHODS OF
CROSSING HERE -- INTENTIONALLY
TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR STUDENTS
AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
CROSSING AT THE LIGHTS.
NEXT SLIDE, I TOUCHED ON THIS
ALREADY, BUT
BASICALLY WE ARE RECONFIGURING
THE INTERSECTION, ARE ADD NEW
SIGNALS FOR DEDICATED BICYCLES
AND PEDESTRIANS, DEDICATED
CROSSWALKS AND A MEDIAN TO STOP
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
INTERSECTION SAFELY AND CROSS
FOR THOSE A LITTLE SLOWER . WE
ARE WANTING TO PREVENT THE
COLLISIONS WE ARE SEEING NOW,
WE WILL INSTALL PHYSICAL
BARRIERS TO PREVENT THE
MOVEMENTS WE SEE AS DANGEROUS
AND CAUSING COLLISIONS AND WE
WILL IMPROVE SIDEWALKS ON ALL
LEGS OF THE INTERSECTION AND
SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE TRAFFIC
AND STUDENTS.
OOH PART OF THIS PROBLEM IS A
NEW SIDEWALK ONE BLOCK AWAY
FROM THE INTERSECTION ALSO
BEING CONSTRUCTED AT THE SAME
TIME THE INTERSECTION IS BEING
CONSTRUCTED.
THERE WILL BE NEW SIGNALS ON
ALL LEGS OF THE INTERSECTION TO
SAFELY METER THESE DIFFERENT
MOVEMENTS AND AVOID CONFLICTS.
ALSO THERE WILL BE BICYCLE
IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL.
IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECT
BENEFITS OF THOSE WALKING AND
BIKING TO SCHOOL AND REDUCING
COLLISIONS, THIS INTERSECTION
ALSO SERVES -- [AUDIO
DIFFICULTIES - STATIC,
INTERRUPTED OR LOST AUDIO.
PLEASE STAND BY]
VIA BIKE, AS WELL, SO MULTIPLE
BENEFITS TO THE PROJECT.
THAT IS ALL WE HAD.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR US.
>> THANK YOU, GRETCHEN AND
JOEL.
I DO SEE ONE QUESTION FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER --
>> THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF
US IS REALLY JUST THE
ACCEPTANCE OF THE PART OF THIS
MUCH MORE INTERESTING LARGER
PROJECT THAT THE LEGISLATION IS
VERY, VERY TARGETED.
>> THANK YOU, CALVIN.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> THANK YOU, CALVIN.
I AM INTERESTED IN THE BIGGER
PROJECT . SO, I APPRECIATE THE
REMINDER.
BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
THE ACTUAL IMPROVEMENTS
PLANNED, IF I MIGHT.
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING, A YOUR
VOICE, YOUR CHOICE PROBLEM.
THE COMMUNITY DECIDED THIS WAS
A PRIORITY AND THIS IS WHAT
HAPPENS . NOW WE ARE WORKING ON
MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS SO
THAT THE STUDENTS IN THE AREA
CAN GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY, SO,
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE BIKE
IMPROVEMENTS BEING
PLANNED HERE.
IT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE ARE
SEVERAL LANES HERE.
THERE IS SOME PAINT, OBVIOUSLY.
I WONDER IF THE WHITE HASH
MARKS HERE ARE BOLLARDS OR IS
THAT GOING TO BE A RAISED
BARRIER?
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THE
BIKE IMPROVEMENTS ARE HERE
>> THERE ARE TWO IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE BIKE USERS.
ONE WOULD BE RESTRIPING AND
RE-LOOKING AT PARTS OF THE BIKE
LANES THAT EXIST NOW TO FIT
WITHIN THE RECONFIGURED
INTERSECTION.
MOST OF THE IMPROVEMENT, ALSO
THECEPS BETWEEN THE BIKE LANE
AND TRAVEL LANE ARE THESE KIND
OF WHITE, PLASTIC MARKERS THAT
ARE APOXIED TO THE ASH SHALT.
THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF
SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TRAVEL
LANE AND THE BIKE LANE HERE,
WHICH IS NICE FOR
CYCLISTS.
THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS A
DEDICATED BIKE SIGNAL FOR THOSE
CROSSING FROM EAST TO WEST .
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THESE SIGNALS
DOWNTOWN.
THEY ARE RELATIVELY SMALL
SIGNALS, AND THEY WILL BE A
DEDICATED MOVEMENT SO THEY
DON'T HAVE TO COMPETE WITH
OTHER TRAFFIC MAKING
IMPROVEMENT S IN THE
INTERSECTION WHILE THE BICYCLES
AND PEDESTRIANS CROSS AT THE
SAME TIME, SO IT IS A BIG
IMPROVEMENT THAT WILL SERVE THE
STUDENTS AND ALSO THE CYCLISTS
USING THE GREENWAY ON 117th AS
THEY CROSS.
>> THANK YOU.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE INTENTION OF
A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IS TO BE
ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND NONE ON
THE NORTH SIDE
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
INTENTIONALLY, IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO GET A SAFE
CROSSING ON THE NORTH LEG OF
THIS INTERSECTION AND MAINTAIN
FLOWS OF TRAFFIC, PEOPLE AND
BIKES.
>> THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU.
WHILE COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, I
SEE YOUR HAND UP.
REAL QUICK, I WANT TO LET FOLKS
KNOW WHILE WE ARE NOT ALWAYS
ABLE TO DO THIS, WE DID CHECK
IN WITH THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
MEMBERS NOT ON THE COMMITTEE,
COUNCIL MEMBER WAREHOUSE, I
WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
>> HAVING BEEN A STUDENT OF THE
SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL JUST NORTH
OF THERE AT A TIME I RELIED
ENTIRELY ON A BICYCLE, I CAN
TELL YOU THIS WAS A VERY
DANGEROUS INTERSECTION FOR A
LONG TIME AND THE
IMPROVEMENTS MADE OVER TIME AND
THESE IMPROVEMENTS, IN
PARTICULAR, WILL MAKE IT A LOT
SAFER FOR FOLK, AS WELL AS THEM
BEING A PERSON THAT DRIVES A
CAR IN THE SAME
INTERSECTION, I CAN TELL YOU
THAT HAVING THESE DEDICATED AND
CLEAR LANES OF WHERE I CAN AND
CANNOT DRIVE WILL ALSO HELP ME
INSURE THAT I AM A SAFE DRIVER.
SO, THIS IS REALLY GREAT,
BECAUSE IT HELPS ME HAVE MORE
SAFETY AS I AM RIDING MY BIKE,
AND IT HELPS ME AS A DRIVER
KNOWING WHERE AND WHERE NOT TO
DRIVE.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR GREAT WORK ON THIS
>> ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
MOVE ON THIS?
OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF
COUNCIL BILL 119-989, ITEM 2 ON
OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND
>> I SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND A PASSAGE OF THIS
BILL.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE
ON COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 119-
989 BE APPROVED FOR FORWARD TO
THE FULL CITY COUNCIL.
>> HERBOLD --
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE
MOTION CARRYING COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL BE
SENT FOR APPROVAL TO THE
FEBRUARY 8 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
. NOW WE ARE MOVING TO OUR
THIRD AND FINAL AGENDA ITEM.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 3 INTO THE
RECORD?>> AGENDA ITEM 3.
LEXINGTON INCLUSION 31986.
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT;
ACKNOWLEDGING AND APPROVING THE
2020 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
PROGRESS REPORT AS CONFORMING
WITH THE PUBLIC POLICY
OBJECTIVES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON; AND
APPROVING THE PROGRESS REPORT
FOR THE BIENNIUM SEPTEMBER 2018
THROUGH AUGUST 2020.
>> THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARING
SIGN UPS
>> AFFIRMATIVE, THERE ARE NO
PUBLIC HEARING SIGNED UP.
>> IF THERE IS NOT A MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC PRESENT FOR THIS
PUBLIC HEARING, IT IS NOW
CLOSED.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PASS IT ON
TO OUR PRESENTER WHO WILL START
WITH THE CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF, IN THIS CASE, ERIC
McCONAUGHEY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO
INTRODUCE THIS
>> OTHER THAN TO SAY GOOD
MORNING.
ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU
COVERED, CHAIR PEDERSEN, WERE
THE THINGS THAT I HAD PUT ON MY
NOTES, SO YOU DID IT VERY WELL.
I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO THE
PRESENTATION TO FOLLOW.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ERIC.
NOW WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO
OUR CEO AND GENERAL MANAGER,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DEBORAH
SMITH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU
ALL TODAY.
I AM DEBORAH SMITH.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE A ROLE
EXCEPT TO SAY HELLO, GOOD
MORNING AND INTRODUCE THE TEAM
THAT WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU
TODAY.
THANK YOU, AGAIN.
THIS IS KIND OF BREAD AND
BUTTER OF WHAT WE DO SO WE
APPRECIATE THE STUDENTS TO
BRIEF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
PEDERSEN AND STRAUSS.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE TEAM
>> THANK YOU, DEBRA, GOOD
MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
AUDIENCE.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE WITH YOU ALL TODAY.
I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE
INDUSTRY, THE WORLD AND THE
UTILITY INDUSTRY AND THE ENERGY
INDUSTRY ARE CHANGING, SO WE,
TOO, MUST ADAPT.
THE INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
PROGRESS REPORT THAT WE BROUGHT
FORTH TODAY INTRODUCES A NUMBER
OF SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN
OUR APPROACH AND THE
SURROUNDING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
ARE RESPONSE I HAVE TO THOSE
CHANGES.
AND MANY OF THOSE EMERGING
INFLUENCES ARE PROBABLY WELL
KNOWN TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND AUDIENCE, THINGS LIQUORY
COSTS THAT CONTINUES TO DROP,
ADVANCES IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY,
SUCH THAT ENERGY USE IS AS
HISTORICALLY LOW LEVELS.
WE ARE SEEING NEW USE IN
EELECTRIFY OCCASION AS ELECTRIC
VEHICLES APPROACH COST PAIRING
WITH GASOLINE VEHICLES AND NOT,
OF COURSE THE LEAST OF, THE
IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC.
SO, ON THE HORIZON WE SEE
CONNECTIVE DEVICES THAT WILL
ENABLE COMMUNICATION THAT
SHOULD ALLOW IMMEDIATE LESS
STRESS ON THE SYSTEM.
WE THINK THE FUTURE WILL
REQUIRE MORE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION THAT WE SHARE WITH
CUSTOMERS AND USE OURSELVES.
AND THE EFFORT THAT WE ARE
ENGAGED IN RIGHT NOW AS PART OF
OUR WORK AT CITY LIGHT IS GOING
TO HELP US REFINE AND SHARE
THAT INFORMATION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE?
SO YOU ARE GOAL TODAY AS THE
INTRO SAID IS TO PROGRESS A
PROGRESS UPDATE ON OUR IRP
EFFORTS.
SO, WE WILL START BY FIRST
EXPLAINING, OR FOR SOME OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS RECAPPING WHAT
THE IRP IS AND WHY WE DO IT.
WE WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT WHY
CITY LIGHT LAST YEAR PIVOTED
FROM DOING A FULL IRP UPDATE TO
AN IRP PROGRESS REPORT, SOME
OF WHICH IS CHAIR SORT OF
HIGHLIGHTED EARLIER.
WE WILL THE WALK THROUGH WHAT
THAT TYPICAL PROCESS LOOKS
LIKE.
WE WILL ALSO LAY OUT HOW THE
PROGRESS REPORT DESCRIBES
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF OUR NEW
FRAMEWORK AND PROVIDES
FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION TO
HELP US GUIDE THOSE FUTURE
RESERIOUS CONDITIONS.
SECONDLY WE WILL EXPLAIN THE
KEY FACTORS THAT IDENTIFIED
THAT EMERGE THAT IMPACT OUR
RESOURCE PLANNING APPROACH, THE
CLIMATE CRISIS, IS, OF COURSE,
ONE OF THOSE TOP EFFECTS.
IT HAS
INCREASED THE URGENCY OF NEW
STATE AND REGIONAL ENERGY
POLICY, AND THESE COUPLED WITH
ADVANCEMENTS IN RENEWABLE
ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER ARE
DRIVING RAPID CHANGES IN POWER
SUPPLY.
WE ALSO NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE LESS DEFINED IMPACTS OF THE
COVID PANDEMIC STILL EVOLVING,
AS WELL AS THE PROSPECTS FOR
BROAD EELECTRIFY OCCASION ALSO
IMPACTED BY THE EVENTS OF LAST
YEAR.
WE WILL DISCUSS SOME OF THE
INFORMATION AND THE
IDEAS WE ARE DEVELOPING TO
RESPOND TO EXISTING AND
EMERGING PRESSURES AND FINALLY
WE WILL CLOSE BY REITERATING
TODAY'S REQUEST, WHICH IS
MOVING TOWARD THE APPROVAL OF
THE ARE HE HASLUSION THAT
ADOPTS THIS PROGRESS REPORT,
WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR
US TO MEET OUR STATUTORY
OBLIGATIONS AS AGREED TO WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE THAT
REQUIRE US TO PERFORM PLANS
ACTIVITIES THAT INSURE WE CAN
MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS
GOING FORWARD.
WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT OFF
TO ELIZA TO TAKE YOU THREE THE
PRESENTATION
>> THANK YOU.
I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN HEAR ME.
ANYWAY, THE INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLANS AND PROGRESS REPORTS ARE
A UTILITY PRACTICE TO HELP
DEVELOP GUIDANCE, STRATEGY
ABOUT LONG TERM RESOURCE NEEDS
AND RESOURCE CHOICES TO HELP
THE UTILITY TAKE NECESSARY
STEPS TO INSURE AFFORDABILITY,
RELIABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY
RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SERVICES.
FORMALLY UTILITIES HAVE BEEN
PRODUCING OUR IRPs IN
WASHINGTON STATE TO SUBMITTAL
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SINCE 2008.
THIS DATA INFORMS THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TO HELP DEVELOP
STATE ENERGY POLICY.
DUE TO SEVERAL EVENTS AND
DEVELOPMENTS, CITY LIGHT
REQUESTED A ONE TIME EXCEPTION
IN 2020 TO PRODUCE THE
INTEGRATIVE RESOURCE PLAN AS
DISCUSSED EARLIER INSTEAD OF
THE FULL IRP UPDATE.
WE USED THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPLAIN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
THAT ARE HAPPENING AND THE
STEPS CITY LIGHT IS TAKING TO
PREPARE FOR THESE CHANGES AS
WE HAVE ALL DISCUSSED
THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION.
THIS PROVIDES ADDITIONAL TIME
TO DEVELOP A MORE ROBUST
RESOURCE PLAN FOR CITY LIGHT'S
PARTICULAR NEEDS AND
OBJECTIVES.
THE PROGRESS REPORT IS SETTING
THE STAGE FOR VALUABLE PUBLIC
AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO
KEEP THE UTILITY AND CUSTOMERS
IN STEP WITH UNANOTHER.
ADDITIONALLY CITY LIGHTS
CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH
CUSTOMERS THROUGH OUR MANY
ACTIVITIES, NOTABLY THROUGH OUR
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS,
ALONG WITH CITY POLICY, WILL
PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT CONTEXT
FUTURE IRP PLANS WILL NEED TO
ADAPT TO THE WAYS WE ARE
PARTNERING WITH CUSTOMERS IN A
SHARED ENERGY FUTURE IN
WHATEVER WAY THEY CHOOSE.
NEXT
SLIDE.
AS MECCA REVEALED, FOUR FACTORS
MADE THE IRP RECOMMENDED CHANGE
IN COURSE FOR DOING THE FULL
IRP TO A PROGRESS REPORT.
LET'S REVIEW THESE FACTORS IT
FELT CLEAN ENERGY
TRANSFORMATION ACT, OR CETA
THAT YOU WILL HEAR IN THE
INDUSTRY IS THE NEW WASHINGTON
STATE LAW TO TRANSFORM THE
WASHINGTON POWER SUPPLY TO 100%
CLEAN WITH RULES BEING
DEVELOPED WHILE TRYING TO
CREATE THE IRP ITSELF.
COUPLED
WITH CLEAN ENERGY, THERE IS A
LOT TO UNPACK IN TERMS OF THE
CHOICES WE NEED TO MAKE.
ALSO, THE ADVERSE HUMAN AND
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE -- ARE
STILL INVOLVING, IMPROVING THE
ECONOMY AND INSURING THE
COMMUNITIES ARE NOT
DISPROPORTIONATELY SHOULDERING
THE WEIGHT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
NEEDS TO BE A FOCUS OF FUTURE
PLANS.
FINALLY GAINING A MORE THURSDAY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE PASS OF
CARBON IIZATION AND PACE OF
ELECTRICIFICATION WHICH ITSELF
IS STILL BROADLY TAKING SHAPE
ACROSS TRANSPORTATION BUILDINGS
AND OTHER SECTORS
IS AN IMPORTANT CONSEQUENTIAL
FACTOR WE WILL TALK ABOUT MORE.
LET'S LOOK AT HOW THE WORK
GETS DONE.
NEXT SLIDE.
THESE ARE THE STEPS OF AN IRP.
THE PROGRESS REPORT FOCUSED ON
THE FIRST THREE.
LATER IN THE PRESENTATION WE
WILL TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT THE
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF AN IRP STUDY,
INCLUDING RESOURCE NEEDS,
REVIEW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND,
RESOURCE ADEQUACY AND RESOURCE
CHOICES.
WE WILL WORK HARD TO TRY TO
DEFINE THESE TERMS FOR YOU
BECAUSE THEY ARE IMPORTANT
TERMS TO KNOW AS WE CONTINUE
THROUGH
IRP PLANNING AND UTILITY
PLANNING . FOR THE 2022IRP WE
WILL GO THROUGH ALL THE STEPS.
THE TIMELINE SHOWN IS A DESIGN
TO BE ABLE TO BRING INTO THE
2020 IRP ELEMENTS AND INPUTS
INCLUDING THE STRATEGIC PLAN
AND THE PLANS.
THE PROCESS IS ALWAYS ONGOING.
WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING AN
EQUITY-FOCUSED ROAD MAP TO HELP
GUIDE OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH
INEQUITY INDICATORS.
WE EXPECT THIS TO BE
COMPREHENSIVE ACROSS SEVERAL
EFFORTS INCLUDING THE STRATEGIC
PLAN AND TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION.
NEXT IS THE FRAMEWORK I
MENTIONED EARLIER.
NEXT SLIDE.
THE CHANGING ENERGY LANDSCAPE
IS CREATING NEW ENERGY
FRONTIER, BUT IT REQUIRE AS
MORE TARGETED APPROACH.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A
FRAMEWORK THAT CAN IDENTIFY HOW
CHANGES AND DEMAND AND SUPPLY
WILL REQUIRE NEW FOCUS TO FIND
THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR SEATTLE
AND ALL ITS CUSTOMER S. WE ARE
WORKING TO PINPOINT NEW
OPPORTUNITIES, SEEKING
SOLUTIONS IN LINE WITH OUR
MISSION AND VALUES.
TO DO THIS WORK, WE DEVELOPED
RESOURCE
NEEDS.
RESOURCE NEEDS TRANSLATE LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS
INTO DEFINED MINIMUM OR MA'AM
THRESHOLDS FOR HAVING A CERTAIN
TYPE AND AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO
MEET DEMAND OR A PORTION OF
DEMAND.
THERE ARE THREE VERY IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATIONS FOR CITY LIGHT
THAT HAVE VERY SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS.
AND INITIATIVE 937, THE ENERGY
AND INDEPENDENCE ACT IS A
INTURE REQUIREMENT THAT CITY
LIGHT HAS PLANNED FOR SINCE
2006 WHEN IT WAS CAST INTO LAW.
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE BEEN
EXECUTING ON PLANS AND THUS IT
IS A LESSER NEAR TERM NEED.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN
THE PRESENTATION, CETA IS NEW
AND WILL TRANSFORM THE STATE'S
POWER SUPPLY.
CETA REQUIRE NOT COAL TO BE
USED IN WASHINGTON STATE FOR
ELECTRIC USE BY 2026.
IT ALSO REQUIRES 80%
GREENHOUSE POWER BY 2030, WHICH
WE WILL ALSO HAVE TO INSURE IS
100% GREENHOUSE CONTROL AND
100% CLEAN BY 2045.
BUS OF CITY LIGHT'S EXISTING
THE GREENHOUSE NEUTRAL PROGRAM
THEY ARE ALREADY PRETTY CLOSE
TO THE REQUIREMENT BUT THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW ARE
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN OUR
PROGRAM, SO WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE IN LINE WITH THE
RULES AS DEFINED AND STILL
BEING DEFINED . EXPLAINING HOW
CITY LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD ON ITS CLEAN ELECTRICITY
FOUNDATION AND IDENTIFY WHEN
NEW PRESSURES MAY EMERGE
BECAUSE OF CHANGING ENERGY USE
AND SUPPLY IS AN IMPORTANT PART
OF THE FOCUS IN THE 2020
PROGRESS REPORT AND
CETA.
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE ARE
NEW PRESSURES IN SUMMER
BASED ON CHANGES IN REGIONAL
ENERGY SUPPLY, AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT WHEN WE THINK OF
RESOURCE ADEQUACY.
I AM NOW GOING TO STEP THROUGH
THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO DEFINE
RESOURCE ADEQUACY IN MORE
DEPTH.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IT STARTS WITH CITY LIGHT'S
CURRENT POWER MIX.
THE CHART SHOWS THE CURRENT
COMPOSITION OF CITY LIGHT'S
POWER SOURCE, EXPRESSION OF
CURRENT SUPPLY AS PART OF THE
FOUNDATION FROM WHICH WE BUILD
AND TUNE OUR PLANS BASED ON THE
RESOURCE NEEDS AND RESOURCE
CHOICES.
HERE IS BREAKDOWN OF OUR
CURRENT STACK FROM RENEWABLE
ENERGY AND CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES
EXPECT FOR THE PORTION
UNSPECIFIED.
THE MAP SHOWS CITY LIGHTS OWNED
AND CONTRACTED RESOURCES EXCEPT
FOR OUR CONTRACT PROVIDED TO US
UNDER CONDITIONS LAID OUT IN
THE 1980 POWER ACT.
IN ANY YEAR OUR POWER MIX CAN
VARY DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURE,
PRECIPITATION AND PLANNED ON
UNPLANNED GENERATION AND
TRANSMISSION OUTAGES.
SKAGIT, COMPRISED OF THREE DAMS
IN THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE
STATE, ROSS, DIABLO AND GORGE,
IN ADDITION TO OUR BOUNDARY
PROJECT IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER
OF THE STATE, MAKE UP ABOUT
HALF OF OUR HYDROSUPPLY.
ANOTHER 40% OF OUR SUPPLY,
MONEYLY HYDRO, IS FROM THE
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
CONTRACT.
ITS CONTRACT TERMS CONTINUE
INTO 2028.
THE UNSPECIFIED PORTION OF THE
POWER MIX MAY INCIDENTALLY
INCLUDE COAL OR NATURAL GAS
RESOURCES.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR
GREENHOUSE GAS NEUTRALITY
POLICY, ANY EMISSIONED
ASSOCIATED WITH MARKET
PURCHASES IS OFFSET THROUGH
CITY LIGHT EMISSIONS IN THE
COUNTRY THAT REDUCE OR MITIGATE
EMISSIONS TO THE ATMOSPHERE.
WHILE SOME END AND NEW ONES
CHANGE, WE KNOW MODIFICATIONS
WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH CETA
AND WE EXPECT THE CHANGES TO BE
MANAGEABLE . UP NEXT IS
RESOURCE ADEQUACY WHERE SUPPLY
AND DEMAND ARE STUDIED
TOGETHER.
>> ALIZA, WE ARE ABOUT HALF WAY
THROUGH THE POWERPOINT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
AT THIS POINT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, ALIZA.
GREAT PRESENTATION SO FATHER.
I WANT TO CALL OUT THE BIOGAS.
COULD YOU FELL ME A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT THAT?
WHAT IT IS, HOW IT ORNAMENTS
OPERATES AND I HAVE A COUPLE
OTHER QUESTION, AS WELL.
>> THE BIOGAS POWER COMES FROM
CONVERTING RENEWABLE AND
ORGANIC POWER.
IT FUELS AN INDENTAL COMBUSTION
ENGINE SIMILAR TO A AUTOMOBILE
ENGINE TO DRIVE A GENERATOR AND
PRODUCE ELECTRICITY.
IT IS PART OF CITY LIGHT'S MIX
THAT MEETS THE CLEAN EMERGENCY
TRANSFORMATION ACT REQUIREMENTS
AND THE RENEWABLE REQUIREMENTS
OF INITIATIVE 937.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT
>> THANK YOU.
A LITTLE ABOUT THE NUCLEAR AND
UNSPECIFIED.
I KNOW THAT WHEN WE NEED TO BUY
POWER OFF OF THE MARKET, OFTEN
TIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE AS YOU
INDICAT ED TO ME BLIND
PURCHASES WHERE WE DON'T -- WE
LEGALLY CANNOT KNOW THE TYPE OF
GENERATION OF THE POWER THAT WE
ARE PURCHASING WHICH IS WHY
YOU HAVE THE OFFSET PURCHASING
PROGRAM SET UP, WHICH I THINK
IS ADMIRABLE AND EXACTLY IN
LINE WITH OUR VALUES.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT -- IS THE NUCLEAR
POWER ALSO OFFSET AND WHY WE
HAVE TO MAKE BLIND PURCHASES
AND HOW THE CARBON OFFSET
PURCHASES WORK IN TANDEM WITH
IT.
>> WELL, THE NUCLEAR POWER IS
PART OF OUR BONNEVILLE
CONTRACT.
WE RECEIVE A SMALL PORTION OF
OUR GENERATION FROM THE
BONNEVILLE CONTRACT THAT HAS
COME FROM THE ONE OPERATING
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE
STATE.
SO, THAT IS NOT PART OF THAT,
WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO AS A
BLIND PURCHASE OR UNSPECIFIED
MARKET PURCHASE.
BLIND PURCHASES, AND
SPECIFIED POWER IS SURPLUS
POWER THAT IS PURCHASED FROM
ENERGY PROVIDERS IN ADVANCE OF
WHEN THE POWER IS GOING TO BE
USED.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU ENTER INTO A
TRANSACTION, IT IS ALWAYS
BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT
DEMAND IS GOING TO BE, BECAUSE
DEMAND IS DYNAMIC BY SECOND.
IT DEPENDS IF YOU ARE RUNNING
A BLOW-DRYER THAT, WILL CHANGE
DEMAND SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY POWER.
WHEN IT IS SOLD, EVEN
PRECIPITATION AND WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE CONSTANTLY
CHANGING, AND THEREFORE IT IS
NOT KNOWN WHAT MIX A POWER WILL
BE GENERATING, WHEN THE ENERGY
WILL BE DELIVERED.
SO PEOPLE SELL FROM THEIR
SYSTEM.
WHEN YOU SELL FROM YOUR SYSTEM,
THAT MIX IS THEN LATER ASSIGNED
AS AN UNSPECIFIED PURCHASE.
THAT -- TO CALCULATE HOW TO
OFFSET THAT POWER, WE USE THE
SYSTEM MIX TO DETERMINE WHAT WE
NEED TO OFFSET . DOES THAT
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
>> IT DOES.
I AM
WONDERING IF YOU COULD DIVE IN
A LITTLE DEEPER ABOUT WHY WE
CAN'T -- YOU KNOW, I HAVE ASKED
THE QUESTION.
>> WHY WE CAN'T KNOW
>> OR WHY WE CAN'T DENY, YOU
KNOW, IF SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO
SELL US COAL POWER, WHY CAN WE
NOT JUST DENY IT AND NOT
PURCHASE IT, RIGHT
>> I THINK AT THIS POINT IT IS
DIFFICULT TO REALLY TRACE THAT,
BUT IT IS PART OF CETA, TRYING
TO LOOK AT IF THERE ARE MARKET
REFORM, HOW WE WOULD DO THAT TO
REALLY MAKE SURE THAT COAL IS
NOT COMING INTO THE MIX OR
ANYTHING THAT WE DON'T WANT.
I WOULD SAY IT IS A COMPLICATED
PROCESS OF BUYING AND SELLING
POWER SO I LOOK INTO BEING ABLE
TO TELL YOU MORE CONFIDENTLY
MORE COAL IS NOT COMING INTO
THE MIX VERY SOON.
>> LET ME LAYER ON TO THAT
BECAUSE SHE IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
ONE OF THE THINGS REALLY
IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS QUESTION
IS HOW IT HIGHLIGHTS THE
CRITICCALITY OF REGIONAL
ACTION, RIGHT?
YOU ARE BUYING FROM A MARKET
THAT IS FROM ENTITIES THAT
SURROUND YOU.
YOU ARE DOING THIS IN REAL
TIME.
IT IS ISN'T LIKE FIVE MINUTES
AHEAD YOU CAN REJECT WHAT IS IN
THE MIX TO LEAD YOUR CUSTOMER'S
NEEDS.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
POINT OUT, YOU ASKED THE
QUESTION ABOUT OFFSETTING
NUCLEAR.
WHAT LITTLE PORTION OF THE
NUCLEAR SUPPLY THAT WE GET
THROUGH OUR BONNEVILLE CONTRACT
IS EMISSION-FREE.
IT DOES MEET THE EMISSIONS-
FREE, CARBON FREE REQUIREMENTS
OF CETA.
SO EACH THOUGH IT IS A SMALL
PORTION OF OUR POWER, IT IS
EMISSION FREE.
>> TO JUMP ON, I APOLOGIZE FOR
THE LIGHT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOT REALLY
SUNNY IN SEATTLE.
BUT TWO OTHER THINGS I WOULD
SAY . ONE IS THAT WE ARE AWARE
OF THE PROSPECTIVE PROHIBITION
AROUND NUCLEAR AND SO IS
BONNEVILLE TO WE MEET WITH THEM
ON A REGULAR BASIS SO WE KNOW
WHEN THESE CONTRACTS RENEW WE
WILL HAVE TO EITHER CHANGE OUR
POSITION OR THINK DIFFERENTLY
ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS.
SO THAT WE ARE ON.
AND NUMBER TWO IS THAT JUST
LIKE CITY LIGHT WENT LIVE WITH
THE EIM LAST APRIL, BONNEVILLE
HAS ELECTED TO JOIN THE ENERGY
AND BALANCE MARKET, AS WELL.
SO, I THINK AS THEY WORK
THROUGH THAT, THE PRESSURE ON
THEM TO BE ABLE TO TAG --
BECAUSE THAT IS THE METHOD BY
WHICH RESOURCES GET IDENTIFIED,
THE ABILITY TO TIE IN THE
AMOUNT OF UNSPECIFIED RESOURCE,
I THINK WILL DROP, SIMPLY
BECAUSE FOR THEM TO HAVE VALUE
AS THEY ARE SELLING
POTENTIALLY INTO THE EIM, WHICH
IS, AS ALIZA SAID, IS SUPER
DYNAMIC.
THEY ARE VERY SHORT
INTERMITTENTS.
THEIR VALUE WILL BE MAXIMIZED
BY BEING ABLE TO SPECIFY THE
RESOURCES.
>> LET'S MOVE ONTO THE NEXT
SIDE . RESOURCE ADVOCACY
ASSURES SUPPLY ACROSS A WIDE
RANGE OF CONDITIONS.
A STUDY THAT TAKES EXISTING
SUPPLY AND MATCHES IT WITH OUR
DEMAND EVEN WHEN THE REGION HAS
SURPLUS ENERGY WE CAN RELY ON.
THE CHART SHOWN IS EXPECTED
ENERGY COMPARED TO DEMAND BY
MONTH FOR YEARS THROUGH 2021
AND 2026, OUR BEST VIEW AT
THE'M OF THE PROGRESS REPORT
AND INCLUDES APPROVED
CONSERVATION PLANS AND
HIGHLIGHTS INCREASING PRESSURE
IN OUR ABILITY TO SERVE AUGUST
NEEDS.
TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS
ILLUSTRATIVE AND NOT A
REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR PERCEIVED
ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS.
IT SIMPLY SHOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN
IF WE DO NOT PLAN AHEAD.
AN HOURLY STUDY IS
CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHEN
CITY LIGHT'S POWER SUPPLY IS
MOST STRESSED.
PAST STUDIES FOCUSED ON WINTER
BECAUSE THE REGION HAS BEEN
SURPLUSSED IN THE OTHER
SEASONS.
WITH CLIMATE CHANGEING AND
CHANGE IN REGIONAL POWER SUPPLY
AND DEMAND FROM NEW ENERGY
POLICY, CONSEQUENTIAL TIMES OF
STRESS CAN CHANGE.
THE NEW ANALYSIS POINTS TO CITY
HYDRORUNNING LOW AND
TEMPERATURES HIGH IN JULY AND
AUGUST.
BECAUSE WE EXPERIENCE STRESS,
IT IS IMPORTANT TO WEIGH THAT
AGAINST THE POWER WE PICK UP OR
CONSIDER OTHER ALTERNATIVES.
OF INTEREST IS ANOTHER EFFORT
THAT IS DEVELOPING WHICH IS A
REGIONAL PROGRAM FOR RESOURCE
ADEQUACY.
THE NORTHWEST POWER POOL IS
LEADING AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP A
PROGRAM TO NEW UTILITIES CAN
APPROPRIATELY RELY ON NEIGHBOR,
LEVERAGING RESOURCES AND
INSURING NONE OF US ARE
UNNECESSARY LEADING ON ONE
ANOTHER.
THIS SPRING WE WILL PRESENT
MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THAT
WILL HELP CITY LIGHT FURTHER
WITH THIS ANALYSIS . I WILL
MOVE ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE AND
EXPLAIN HOW THE NEW FRAMEWORK
HELPS US MEET BETTER AND
CLEANER ENERGY SOURCES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> SORRY, I WILL KEEP MY
QUESTION SHORT AND GENERAL
MANAGER SMITH, I NOW HAVE THE
SUN IN MY FACE.
I SWEAR WE ARE IN SEATTLE.
DOES RESOURCE ADEQUACY IN SHORT
MEAN ENERGY SUPPLY
>> IT IS THE DIFFERENCE.
MAKING SURE YOU HAVE A
SUFFICIENT ENERGY SUPPLY TO
MEET YOUR DEMANDS.
SO IT IS LOOKING AT THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUPPLY AND
DEMAND
>> AND THE OTHER THING IS THAT
THERE IS CAPACITY.
CAPACITY IS WHAT HAPPENS, IF WE
GO BACK TO ALIZA'S EARLIER
COMMENT, WE ALL TURN OUR HAIR
DRYERS ON AT THE SAME TIME.
WE ARE ALL GETTING READY TO GO
TO WORK AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THE NORTHWEST CAPACITY IS
THEN CONSTRAINED.
SO IT IS A SUPER INTERESTING
TIME FOR RESOURCE PLANNING IN
GENERAL, BECAUSE YOU ARE
BALANCING THE TWO AND SETTING
WHAT WE NEED IS SUFFICIENT
RESOURCE IF WE ALL FLIP THE
SWITCH ON AT THE SAME TIME WE
DON'T OVERLOAD OR FLIP THE
SYSTEM.
WHEN WE HEARD OF ROLLING
BLACKOUTS IN CALIFORNIA IN
AUGUST, THAT WAS A CAPACITY
ISSUE.
THERE WASN'T SUFFICIENT
CAPACITY TO MEET THE PEAK LOAD
OR PEAK DEMAND, SO IT IS SUPER
COMPLICATED.
EVEN RESOURCE PLANNING,
AGAIN, THE CITY LIGHTS ENGAGED
IN THAT THAT ARIZA IS LEADING
IS A TIME WE ARE REALLY
MORPHING IN THAT SENSE.
>> THANK YOU, DEBRA.
IS THERE MORE -- CAN I ANSWER
ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS SLIDE
BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
>> SO, ONCE THE RESOURCE
ADEQUACY NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED
AND THE ANALYSIS CONSIDER AS
WIDE RANGE OF
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SUPPLY
AND ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY
TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS,
RESOURCE CHOICES IS ANOTHER
DEFINITION REFERS TO THE KINDS
OF PROGRAMS AND FUELS CHOSEN TO
MEET DEMAND.
LIKE ENERGY CONSERVATION OR
DEMAND RESPONSE, HYDROELECTRIC
GENERATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY
SUCH AS WIND, SOLAR, BOTH
UTILITY SCALE AND BY CUSTOMERS,
SHORT TERM MARKET RELIANCE,
BATTERY OR OTHER SOURCES.
SO, THESE ARE CHOICES WE HAVE
TO MAKE TOGETHER.
ANOTHER NEW CHOICE IS DEMAND
RESPONSE, A CHANGE IN POWER
CONSUMPTION OF A ELECTRIC
UTILITY CUSTOMER TO BETTER
MATCH THE DEMAND FOR POWER WHEN
THE SUPPLY NEEDS RELIEF.
HOW DO WE MEET THESE CLEAN
REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFIC GOALS
ARSON RENEWABLE RESOURCES.
IT ALSO IS MORE IMPORTANTLY
TRACKING REPORTS ON TIME-
SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO HELP
INFORM THESE CHOICES.
THAT IS WHAT IS REALLY NEW.
INCORPORATED CUSTOMER CHOICES
WITH THE AMOUNT -- AND THE
AMOUNT OF CONSERVATION
AVAILABLE AND FUTURE BPA
OPTIONS ARE GOING TO BE
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS FOR US.
WORK IS ONGOING, THOUGH
ADDITIONALLY WITH HOW TO DEFINE
AND INCORPORATE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EQUITY IS
MORE NEW FOR UTILITIES BECAUSE
IT IS OUTSIDE THE REALM OF
ENERGY BENEFITS.
AS PART OF CETA , THE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
IS DEVELOPING EQUITY INDICATORS
WITH INFORMATION THAT
UTILITIES HAVE PROVIDED AND THE
OUTCOME WE ARE EXPECTING SOON
WILL HELP CREATE AND TRACK NEW
NON-ENERGY INDICATORS THAT WILL
INFORM OUR PLANS.
HOW DO WE RISE TO THIS
OCCASION?
NEXT SLIDE.
IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2022 IRP
WORK, WE WILL REINVIGORATE
OUTREACH WITH FOCUSING ON
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES AND COLLABORATING
WITH REGIONAL POWER PROVIDERS
AND CUSTOMERS TO SEEK EFFECTIVE
SOLUTIONS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT
DEEP ANALYSIS TO EXAMINE
VARIOUS OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US
THAT SUPPORT THE CUSTOMER'S
VOICES AND THAT ALIGN THE CITY
POLICY ON CLIMATE AND
DECARBONIZATION.
THE IRP PROGRESS REPORT
SUPPORTS PLANNING THAT ALLOW TO
BUILD A ROBUST STRATEGY THAT
WILL COME TO CITY COUNCIL LATER
THIS YEAR AND STATUTORY
REQUIRED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
FOR CETA ALSO KNOWN AS THE
CLEAN ENERGY IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN THAT IS DUE AT THE END OF
THE YEAR TO THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
WE WILL MAINTAIN STRONG
COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS AND
PEERS TO BENEFIT A STRONG
COLLABORATION BENEFIT.
NEXT SLIDE.
TO HELP DESCRIBE THE WORK
AHEAD, WHEN CONSIDERING
CHANGING LOADS FROM COVID AND
ELECTRIFICATION, CONS
QUESTIONABLE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT
PLAN, LET'S REVIEW QUICKLY OUR
OUTLOOK ON DEMAND AND HOW IT
CHANGED COURSE FOR ONE YEAR.
IT IS A ZOOMED IN VIEW FOR THE
CHANGES.
EACH 10-MEGAWATTS IS 1% OF
CURRENT ANNUAL DEMAND.
THE CHART DOESN'T REFLECT
SEASONAL IMPACTS, HIGHER IN
PEAK DEMAND PERIODS AND LOWER
IN OTHER PERIODS.
THE VERTICAL ACCESS STARTS AT
900-MEGAWATTS SO PLEASE KEEP
THAT IN PERSPECTIVE AS YOU VIEW
THIS.
IT IDENTIFIES OUR BEST
ESTIMATES OF CHANGESTHAT WE
MAY SEE THAT ARE GOING INTO THE
2022 TO 2026 STANDARDIC PLAN.
IT IS COMPARED TO THE FORECAST
IN THE IRP PROGRESS REPORT.
I WILL I HIGHLIGHT THINGS FOR
YOUR OBSERVATION.
OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS, LOADS
HAVE BEEN DECLINING .
CONSISTENTLY LOWER THAN
EXPECTATIONS.
THE 2022 DROP FROM COVID WAS A
RELATIVELY BIG DROP IN ONE
YEAR, BUT NOW WE HAVE A
REALISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF
WHERE WE ARE AND IT GIVES US A
BETTER FOCUS TO MAKE PLANS AS
NEW THINGS ARE EMERGING.
WHILE LOAD RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
TO BE SLOW AND CONSERVATION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE
DEMAND UNTIL ABOUT 2027, WITH
THE NEW SEATTLE ENERGY CODE AND
INNOVATIONS WE EXPECT NEW
GROWTH BY THE MID TO LATE
2020s.
IT
PROVIDES US TIME TO CONTINUE TO
REFINE AND STUDY THE RANGE OF
ELECTRIFICATION PAST, INCLUDING
MORE AGGRESSIVE ONES AND SHAPE
AN ACHIEVABLE
PATH.
THE NEW FORECAST SHOWN BUSINESS
THE SOLID BLUE LINE WILL BE A
CLOSER REPRESENTATION OF WHAT
WE WILL SUPPORT IN THE FULL IRP
UPDATE AS WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN
THAT WORK.
SO, TO BRING THE BEST SCIENCE
WE CAN TO THIS, WE ARE NOW
WORKING WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, A LEADING
INDEPENDENT AND NON-PROFIT
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A RANGE
OF EXPERIENCE TO HELP US
UNDERSTAND ELECTRIFICATION AND
HELP MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
SUPPORTING OUR CHOICES.
NEXT SLIDE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING
AUTOMOTIVE OF MY QUESTIONS.
YES, ON THIS SLIDE IN
PARTICULAR, GRANTED IT LOOKS
LIKE THE BLUE LINE HAS DROPPED
A LITTLE BIT QUICKER THAN
ANTICIPATED,
HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT REALLY
CHANGED THE OVERALL TRAJECTORY
OF THE 2019 FORECAST, CAN YOU
EXPLAIN A LITTLE ABOUT HOW
COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED THIS
PROJECTION THIS YEAR.
THEN, AM I CORRECT IN
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BLUE
LINE TICKS BACK UP IN PART DUE
TO THE ENERGY CODE CHANGES THAT
WE MADE EARLIER THIS WEEK
>> YES.
SO, COVID HAS DROPPED LOAD --
YOU CAN SEE THAT DROP FROM 2019
TO 2020, AND WE ARE STILL
DETERMINING WHAT FINAL LOAD IS
FOR 2020.
SO, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT
FIGURE, BUT IT IS ABOUT 4%
LOWER, A LARGE DROP IN ONE
YEAR.
AND WE ARE NOT EXPECTING THE
RECOVERY TO BE FAST FROM COVID,
BUT THERE IS SOME RECOVERY
HAPPENING, BUT THAT IS OFFSET
MORE BY ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION
THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THAT
TIMEFRAME.
THERE IS BENEFICIAL
CONSERVATION BECAUSE YOU NEED
TO START NOW TO HAVE ACHIEVE
LATER.
IT TAKES A WHILE TO RAMP IN.
SO,, YOUR OTHER QUESTION WAS
ABOUT NEW ENERGY CODE.
THAT IS THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE
WHEN YOU SEE BLUE LINE HIGHER
THAN THE DASHED BLACK LINE.
THAT IS THE -- OUR BEST VIEW OF
HOW WE THINK THAT NEW CODE IS
GOING TO COME IN WILL DEPEND
ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF --
IT WILL DEPEND ON OUR ECONOMY
AND HOW QUICKLY THESE NEW
BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED AND
HOW MANY, SO THAT CAN EVOLVE
AS WE SEE HOW OUR ECONOMY IS
DOING.
>> A COUPLE THINGS I WILL ADD
ON . I THINK IT IS ALSO
IMPORTANT TO NOTE REALLY AS WE
LOOK AT THE TRAJECTORY OF
SUPPLY, WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
BEHAVIOR, RIGHT?
WE OBVIOUSLY SAW COMMERCIAL
LOAD GO DOWN AS THE PANDEMIC
TOOK HOLD, AND RESIDENTIAL LOAD
GO UP AS ARIZA SAID. THEY DID
NOT PERFECTLY OFFSET SO THE
LOAD IS STILL DOWN.
THE BLUE LINE REALLY STARTS TO
TICK UP BECAUSE OF THAT BROAD
DECOKINGIZATION WE WILL SEE IN
DEELECTRIFICATION.
CERTAINLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THAT CASE.
AS WE LOOK AT WHERE WE THINK WE
ARE HEADED, AND SOME OF THIS IS
A LITTLE IN THE DISRUPTION
CHANGING AND TIMING BECAUSE OF
THE PANDEMIC, WE ALWAYS
PROJECTED THAT ELECTRIFICATION
WOULD BE A PART OF THE
TRAJECTORY CARRYING US FORWARD,
SO YOU SEE THAT
REFLECTED IN THE CHARTS HERE
>> YEAH.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD THIS IS
STILL VERY MUCH A RISK FOR US.
THIS IS AN AREA WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT WILL GO.
EVEN THIS MORNING IN THE PAPER,
THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT
NORDSTROMS NOW GETTING RID OF,
OR LETTING SOME SPACE GO.
I THINK AT 7th AND WEST OLIVE
BECAUSE THEY ARE RECOGNIZING
THAT WHILE THEY ARE AN IN-
PERSON BUSINESS, A LOT OF THEIR
JOBS CAN BE DONE REMOTELY, SO
AS I LOOK OUTSIDE THE
BUILDINGS, WE WORRY A LOT, AS
LEASES AND EXISTING LEASES
EXPIRE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
YEARS, WHAT WILL THAT IMPACT
BE?
SO, WE FEEL LIKE WHAT WE DID
WAS, THE FIRST BLUSH OF THIS
WAS PRETTY SCARY.
THEN WE DID GO BACK AND SAY
LET'S DO A BETTER JOB OF
INCLUDING OUR BEST -- AND STILL
BE RELATIVELY CONSERVATIVE --
OUR BEST ESTIMATE OF WHAT
ELECTRIFICATION MAY DO.
WE ARE SUPER PLEASEED THAT A
LOT OF OUR PUBLIC AGENCY
PARTNERS ARE MOVING FORWARD,
ESPECIALLY ON THE
TRANSPORTATION SIDE, WITH
ELECTRIFICATION PLANS . BUT
THIS IS AN AREA OF RISK FOR US
LOOKING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, YOU TWO, FOR
HELPING ME WITH THIS.
IT IS IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE
UTILITY.
I CANNOT CONVEY ENOUGH HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN
BRINGING THESE PLANS TO YOU
ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION.
AND YOU REALLY HELP BRING OUR
TEAMS TOGETHER.
I AM GOING TO CONCLUDE WITH
LETTING YOU KNOW, AS WE ARE
WORKING ON THIS PROGRESS REPORT
AND THE NEW IRP UPDATE, ENERGY
USE AND SUPPLY WILL TRANSITION.
IT IS A REAL NEW ENERGY
FRONTIER.
AND WE WILL ADD THE WORD
"ADAPTATION" TO OUR VOCABULARY,
úAS WELL.
WHAT DOES THAT DO?
IT DEFINES
THE FLEXIBILITY AND OPENNESS WE
NEED TO HAVE IN A RECOVERING
ECONOMY, ADJUSTING TO EVER-
CHANGING REGULATIONS AND
EMBRACING INNOVATION AND
BALANCING WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO
MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE
CHANGE.
THE IRP FRAMEWORK SUPPORTS
NIMBLE
DECISION-MAKING BY IDENTIFYING
IMPORTANT DATA AND INFORMATION
TO SUPPORT CUSTOMER AND UTILITY
CHOICES.
THIS WORK TAKES TIME AND THERE
ARE BOUNDARIES ON WHAT WE CAN
KNOW ABOUT ALL THESE FACTORS.
OUR JOB IS TO BRING THE
SCIENCE, THE MODELING
CONCLUSION, THE PUBLIC'S
OPINION AND RESPONSE AND OTHER
RELEVANT FACTORS TO YOU TO HELP
YOU IN OUR JOB AND HELP OUR
CUSTOMERS, AS WELL, IN THEIR
CHOICES.
WE MUST WORK TO SIMPLIFY THESE
COMMUNICATIONS AND KEEP OUR
CUSTOMERS WANTING TO LEARN MORE
AND MEET OUR CALLS FOR
RELIEVING FUTURE PRESSURES.
WORKING TOGETHER WILL INSURE
THAT WE FIND THE BEST SOLUTIONS
AND, AS SUCH, DELIVER THE
OUTCOMES OUR COMMUNITIES NEED.
WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP BRINGING
CUSTOMERS INTO THE FUTURE TO
INFORM AND INSURE EXCLUE SIT BY
LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT THE
IRP.
NOW BACK TO MECA TO CLOSE THIS
OUT.
>> THANK YOU.
A GREAT PRESENTATION.
IN
CLOSING, I WANT TO LEAVE THIS
SLIDE OUT TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION TO THOSE LISTENING
IN
TODAY.
THE IRP PROCESS IS FROM A BROAD
GROUP THAT ASKS TOUGH QUESTION,
PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO
OUR PLANS AND HAVE DIVERSE
BACKGROUNDS IN ENGINEERING AND
ECONOMICS, WATER RESOURCES, AIR
POLLUTION, SUSTAINABLE
BUILDINGS, ENERGY POLICY -- SO,
LOTS OF REALLY GREAT, DEEP,
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE.
WE MET WITH THEM SEVEN TIMES
IN THIS PROCESS.
TWO MEETINGS IN 2019, AND
FIVE MEETINGS IN 2020 IN THE
MIDST OF A PANDEMIC, SO THEY
WERE REALLY GRACIOUS OF GIVING
US THEIR TIME AND HAVE BEEN
PIVOTAL IN HOW WE THINK ABOUT
TUNING THE INFORMATION WE
PRESENT.
AND EACH ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS
AS HAS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION.
WE GIVE PRESENTATIONS AND TALK
ABOUT INPUTS AND METHODOLOGIES,
ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND HOW WE
ARE PLANNING FOR THE 2022IRP
LOOKING FORWARD.
FOR THE 2022 IRP PROCESS, WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
WORKING WITH A LOT OF THESE
SAME FOLKS TO PROVIDE THE
GUIDANCE ON THE BREADTH AND
TIMES OF POLICIES CONSIDER
CANNED FOR INPUT WITH THEM,
CUSTOMER, STAKEHOLDERS AND
LEADERSHIP FROM OUR COUNCIL.
AND, LAST WEEK WE ACTUALLY
STARTED THE 2022 PROCESS
ALREADY, SO WE HAD OUR FIRST
KICK-OFF MEETING OF THAT CYCLE
AND BEGINNING TO SORT OF FRAME
AND SHAPE THE WORK THAT WILL GO
INTO THAT.
SO, YOU WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE
ACCESS TO THE PROPOSED
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE IRP
PROGRESS REPORT AND COPY OF THE
REPORT AND THE ASSOCIATED
LEGISLATIVE AND BACKGROUND
DOCUMENTS.
AGAIN, AS THE CHAIR POINTED
OUT AT THE START, HAVING THE
APPROVAL OF THIS ECONOMY AND
SUBSEQUENTLY THE FULL COUNCIL,
WILL COMPLETE AN IMPORTANT
SAITHTORY OBLIGATION AND SET
THE STAGE FOR THE 2022 IRP.
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR TIME AND LEADERSHIP
AND GREAT QUESTIONS AND WE WILL
STOP HERE FOR LAST QUESTIONS
>> THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU AND
THOSE FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE PRESENTATION
TODAY IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION
31986 AT OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING.
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS BEFORE CITY
LIGHT SIGNS OFF.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN.
GENERAL MANAGER SMITH, A
WONDERFUL PRESENTATION, ALWAYS
GREAT SO EALL OF YOU AND THANK
YOU FOR THE GREAT INFORMATION.
MY FINAL QUESTION IS, IF I GO
ON A TOUR WITH YOU, WILL I
RECEIVE SOME OF THOSE SALMON
GLASSES I SAW IN SLIDE 12
>> I HAVE TO ASK MY ENVIRONMENT
LAND LICENSING BUSINESSING
OFFICE IF ME STILL HAVE SOME.
I HOPE WE CAN GET YOU SOME.
THAT CAME FROM THE TRIP TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTE
>> WONDERFUL!
NOT A PRE-CONDITION, JUST
REALLY LOVE ALL OF YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU!
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, AND
THANK YOU, AS WELL.
APPRECIATE IT.
WE WILL VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION
IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF THERE IS
NOTHING FURTHER, THIS
CONCLUDES THE FEBRUARY 3, 2021
MEETING OF OUR TRANSPORTATION
AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET AGAIN
ON FEBRUARY 17 AT 9:30 IN 2
MORNING, A WEDNESDAY.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND WE
ARE ADJOURNED.