>>> THE MARCH 9, 2022 MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER.
WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDA AND IT IS 9:31.
I AM COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
PRESENT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
PRESENT.
FIVE PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL NOW GO
INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
FOR THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY.
I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
PATIENCE AND COOPERATION AS WE
OPERATE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
SYSTEM.
I WILL MODERATE IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THIS MEETING IS UP TO 20
MINUTES AND WITH EACH SPEAKER
HAVING UP TO TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK.
THERE ARE ONLY, THERE ARE THREE
PEOPLE ON THE LIST RIGHT NOW.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED ONLINE TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN REGISTERED
AND USE THE ID AND PASSCODE
THAT WAS EMAILED.
THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL WAS IN LINE.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION CHECK YOUR SPAM
AND JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
I WILL:EACH SPEAKER BY NAME AND
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK THAT WILL WOULD LIKE TO
YOU COULD SIGN UP BEFORE THE
END OF PUBLIC COMMENT BY GOING
TO THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS ALSO
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A SPEAKER'S NAME
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND THE
AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF, YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED WILL BE THE Q IT
IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AND IN TURN THE SPEAKER MUST
PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN
SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT AT THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
WE WILL ASK YOU PLEASE BEGIN TO
WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU DO NOT AND YOUR
COMMENTS, THE SPEAKERS
MICROPHONE MAY BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
PERSON IN LINE.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED, WE ASK
YOU PLEASE DISCONNECT AND IF
YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING
THIS MEETING, DO SO VIA THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR THE
LISTENING OPTIONS ON THE
AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
OF, YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THE FIRST PERSON ON A LIST IS
LAURA.
WITH THAT IS NOT PRESENT.
WE WILL GO WITH WADE.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM HERE TO ADDRESS CB 120273.
I AM THE GENERAL MANAGER AND AN
OFFICER FOR THE SEATTLE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA OR STIA
ADVISORY BOARD TO ADDRESS THIS.
I AM HONORED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF THE STIA HOTEL COMMUNITY
WHICH UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS THIS
PROPOSED ASSESSMENT CHANGE.
PRE-PANDEMIC TOURISM WAS $8.1
BILLION INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE,
KING COUNTY.
GENERATED BY 21.9 MILLION
OVERNIGHT VISITORS.
COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED ALL OF
OUR LIVES IN SO MANY WAYS,
PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY
BUT FOR TRAVEL, TOURISM AND
HOSPITALITY IT IS BEEN REALLY A
HUGE IMPACT.
IN 2020, SEATTLE KING COUNTY
WELCOMED 54% FEWER VISITORS AND
ALSO THAT YOU'RE RESULTING IN A
52% LESS ECONOMIC IMPACT.
56% LESS IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX
REVENUES AND 40% FEWER JOBS.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2011,
THE STIA TO DOLLAR ASSESSMENT
ON EACH OCCUPIED ROOM NIGHT HAS
REMAINED FLAT.
IN ORDER TO REMAIN RELEVANT IN
THIS ULTRACOMPETITIVE TRAVEL
INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY DURING A
TIME OF CRITICAL RECOVERY, THE
STIA ADVISORY BOARD HAS VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY TO PURSUE AN
INCREASE OF THE TWO DOLLAR STIA
ASSESSMENT TO 4 DOLLARS PER
OCCUPIED ROOM NIGHT.
WHILE TRAINING FUNDS ARE
GENERATED BY THESE PAID GUEST
ROOM NIGHTS OF DOWNTOWN HOTELS,
THE MARKETING EFFORT SUPPORTED
BY STIA CELEBRATE SEATTLE'S
DIVERSITY AND EXPERIENCE
ACROSS THE CITY AND THE REGION.
STIA SUPPORTED CAMPAIGNS AND
EVENTS AND IT HELPS ILLUSTRATE
HOW CONSUMERS ARE INSPIRED TO
EXPLORE SEATTLE THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, NATURAL
LANDMARKS, ARCH AND CULTURAL
SCENES, CULINARY OFFERINGS IS A
MUCH MORE.
INCREASE FUNDING THROUGH STIA
AND INCREASED ASSESSMENT DAN
TO BENEFIT OUR SMALL BUSINESS
PARTNERS OF ALL KINDS INCLUDING
RETAIL, RESTAURANTS, ARTS AND
CULTURE INSTITUTIONS, ET CETERA.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PRESENT.
LAURA.
YOU ARE FREE TO SPEAK.
>> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
MY NAME IS LAURA AND I AM THE
FOUNDER AND CEO OF A SEATTLE-
BASED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE.
OUR ONLINE PLATFORM CONNECTS
CONSUMERS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES
AND THE DIVERSE PEOPLE BEHIND
THEM.
THROUGH OUR DIRECTORY GUIDES
AND EVENTS CALM WE MAKE IT
EASIER TO SPEND LIKE IT MATTERS
IN SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES
OWNED BY WOMEN, PEOPLE OF
COLOR, VETERANS, FAMILIES,
MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
AND DIFFERENTLY ABLE PEOPLE.
THE SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK
INCLUDES NEARLY 2000 SEATTLE
BRICK-AND-MORTAR BUSINESSES
ALONGSIDE OUR PUBLIC SECTOR,
PRIVATE SECTOR AND NONPROFIT
PARTNERS, WE BELIEVE THAT
EVERYDAY DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE
WE EAT, DRINK AND SHOP ARE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH AND
CONTRIBUTE TO DIVERSE SMALL
BUSINESSES AT THE HEART OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE PARTNERED CLOSELY WITH
VISIT SEATTLE AND THE STIA TO
PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESSES AND
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH
CAMPAIGNS LIKE, I KNOW IT
PLACE.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT SHAPE OUR
COMMUNITY.
AS WE WORK TOWARD ECONOMIC
RECOVERY, STIA CAN BE A
POWERFUL VEHICLE AND SEATTLE'S
LONG-TERM RECOVERY , SUPPORTING
THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY
THAT HAS BEEN HIT SO HARD
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
SUCCESS TODAY DOES NOT PRECLUDE
THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES. THAT CAN HELP OUR
CITY NAVIGATE ECONOMIC
RECOVERY.
THE INCREASED ASSESSMENT WILL
HELP DRIVE TOURISM WHEN IT IS
NEEDED MOST AND COMES AT NO
COST TO THE CITY.
PLEASE APPROVE THE STIA
LEGISLATION SO WE CAN DRIVE
TOURISM AND MUCH-NEEDED
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION IN A
WAY THAT CELEBRATES AND SUPPORTS
THE MAIN STREET SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT MAKE SEATTLE A
TRULY SPECIAL DESTINATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I MUST NOTE WE HAVE RECEIVED
EMAILS ABOUT THIS GREAT CHANGE
AND LEGISLATION.
THOSE ARE BEING ENTERED IN THE
COMMENT RECORD AS WELL.
SEEING NO OTHER PEOPLE SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 1 INTO
THE RECORD.>> ITEM 1. COUNCIL
BILL 120278.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND
GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CITY LIGHT
TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, OPERA SKAGIT INDIAN
TRIBE IN THE NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE OF CERTAIN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS
RECOVERED DURING A RESTORATION
PROJECT AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> PER WASHINGTON STATE LAW
BECAUSE THE ARTIFACTS WERE
FOUND ON CITY PROPERTY THEY ARE
UNDER THE PROPERTY OF SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT
SHOULD GO INTO PERMANENT
OWNERSHIP ELSEWHERE.
I WILL NOT GO INTO DETAIL
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A
PRESENTATION WITH THE
PRESENTERS.
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
>> THANK YOU.
CHAIR NELSON TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE ARTIFACT TRANSFER
ORDINANCE.
MY NAME IS CHRIS TOWNSEND AND I
AM THE DIRECTOR OF NATURAL
RESOURCES AND HYDRO LICENSING
AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE.
IN 2013, THERE WERE ABOUT 260
ARTIFACTS FOUND UNDERNEATH THE
GORGE INN WHEN WE DID OUR
RENOVATION.
JUST TO ORIENT YOU , THE
PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE UPPER
SKAGIT RIVER WATERSHED AND THE
UPPERMOST RESERVOIR EXTENDS
INTO CANADA WHICH IS INDICATED
BY YELLOW AT THE TOP OF THE
SLIDE.
THE ARTIFACTS WERE FOUND IN THE
TOWN OF NEW HAVEN WHICH IS A
COMPANY TOWN THAT SUPPORTS THE
OPERATIONS OF THE HYDROELECTRIC
PROJECT.
JUST FOR ORIENTATION, I
INCLUDED THE LOCATION OR THE
PRIMARY LOCATION OF THE THREE
TREATY TRIBES LOCATED IN THE
BASIN.
ONE IS LOCATED IN SNOHOMISH
COUNTY AND SKAGIT COUNTY.
WE HAVE THE UPPER SKAGIT OFFICE
WHICH IS -- IN 2013 WHEN WE
INITIALLY FOUND THE ARTIFACTS,
ALL THREE OF THESE TRIBES WERE
INTERESTED BECAUSE THEY ALL HAD
TREATY RIGHTS AND USUAL
GATHERING AREAS IN THE SKAGIT
VALLEY.
AS CHAIR NELSON INDICATED WE
HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH
AND DETERMINED THE ARTIFACTS
ARE MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH
THE UPPER SKAGIT TRIBE.
THEY ARE KNOWN TO HAVE HAD A
PERMANENT WINTER VILLAGE WHERE
THE TOWN CURRENTLY SITS AND
THOSE ARTIFACTS, ARE MOST
CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PERMANENT VILLAGE RATHER THAN
MIGRATORY AND SEASONAL CAMPSITES
FOR HUNTING AND GATHERING.
THE EVIDENCE IN THE
ETHNOGRAPHIC RECORD IS PRETTY
CONCLUSIVE ABOUT THE CLOSE
ASSOCIATION WITH THE UPPER
SKAGIT TRIBE.
>> BEFORE YOU GO ON, JUST
BECAUSE THE ITEM IS GENERATED
SIGNIFICANT INTEREST, I WOULD
LIKE THE OTHER PRESENTERS TO
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES
BRIEFLY.
THE OTHER PRESENTERS LISTED
WITH THIS ITEM.
>> DIANA BOB WAS LISTED BUT WAS
SHE ABLE TO SIGN ON?
>> YES.
HELLO.
HELLO COMMITTEE MY NAME IS
DIANA BOB AND I AM ATTORNEY
SUPPORTING CITY LIGHT ON THIS
WORK AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO
ADDRESS ANY SUBSTANTIVE
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON THIS
PROCESS.
OR ANYTHING THAT RELATES TO THE
ORDINANCE WERE CHRIS'S
PRESENTATION TODAY.
>> THIS IS DEBORAH SMITH AND A
COMMENT.
THANK YOU, CHRIS YOU ARE SO
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE YOU
JUMPED IN BEFORE I COULD DO ANY
INTRODUCTIONS.
>> SORRY.
>> IT IS ALL RIGHT YOU ARE ON
IT.
WE HAVE WITH US MY CAME TO IS
THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF
FEDERATION, ENVIRONMENTAL
GENERATION AND ENGINEERING.
AND I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK
POINT TO NOTE THAT FOR SOME
TIME AS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
THROUGH, PARTICULARLY THIS
ISSUE, THE CITY HAS NOT HAD A
TRIBAL LIAISON.
DIANA, WHO IS A MEMBER AND PART
OF THE LEGAL TEAM ON THE SKAGIT
PROJECT AND THE ONLY MEMBER OF
THE ORIGINAL LEGAL TEAM THAT WE
RETAINED WHEN WE MADE OUR
SWITCHING COUNCIL ABOUT A YEAR
AGO.
DIANA HAS BEEN SUPER HELPFUL
AND HAS BEEN STANDING IN AND
HELPING US WITH TRIBAL ISSUES
BECAUSE SHE IS AN ENROLLED
MEMBER AND HAS BEEN HELPFUL.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO HAVE SOME
CONTEXT FOR WHY SHE IS HERE
WITH US TODAY AND WHY HER
PERSPECTIVE HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TO US.
THANK YOU.
AND CHRIS, YOU CAN GO BACK TO
YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> SORRY.
YOU CAN TELL I AM EXCITED ABOUT
THIS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME
COMING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS IS JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME
ORIENTATION ABOUT WHERE THE
PROJECT IS.
THE SLIDE ON THE LEFT IS WHAT
THE GORGE INN LOOKED LIKE
BEFORE RENOVATIONS. IT WAS
LIFTED UP AND IT IS AND IS
STORED DINING HALL THAT
ORIGINALLY SERVED THE WORKERS
WHO CONSTRUCTED THE
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT AND NOW
IT SERVES OUR OPERATIONS STAFF,
WHO MANY ARE LIVING IN THE TOWN
OF NEW HAVEN IRMA AND ANOTHER
BUNCH OF CONTRACTORS THAT COME
UP THAT COME TO WORK ON THE
HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES ARE
MOST RECENTLY THE LICENSING FOR
THE SKAGIT PROJECT.
WE HAVE RESEARCHERS IN THE
VALLEY RIGHT NOW.
THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY WITH A FEW
ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE IT.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF
THE ARTIFACTS THAT WERE FOUND.
MOST OF THEM ARE MORE LIKE THE
ONES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR
SCREEN, ROCK CHIPS AND MATERIAL
THAT HAS BEEN WORKED AND IT IS
EASY TO TELL IT HAS BEEN.
THERE IS A SMALL PIECE ON THE
LEFT UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER
THAT IS A FINER POINT AND THAT
HAS BEEN REPLICATED AND IS ON A
SIGN, INTERPRETIVE SIGN, SO
PEOPLE CAN SEE WHAT THE
MATERIALS ARE LIKE WHEN WE DO
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIGS. IT WAS
DONE ON A 3-D PRINTER.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ARTIFACT
IS THE STONE CLUB YOU SEE ON
THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF YOUR
SCREEN.
THAT IS THE ARTIFACT THAT WOULD
BE MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH
A PERMANENT VILLAGE RATHER THAN
A CAMP OR OTHER HISTORICAL
ACTIVITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THERE WERE 270 ARTIFACTS
APPROXIMATELY THAT WERE RELATED
TO PREHISTORIC OR PRE-CONTACT
TIME PERIODS.
THEY WERE INTERMINGLED WITH A
LOT OF HISTORIC ARTIFACTS
RELATED TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
ACTIVITY AND WE SEPARATED THE
COLLECTION SO WE ARE JUST
TRANSFERRING THE ARTIFACTS THAT
SHOULD BELONG TO THE UPPER
SKAGIT TRIBE.
WE MAINTAIN ACCESS AT AN
APPROVED DURATION FACILITY THAT
IS RUN BY THE NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE AND THE ORDINANCE
ANTICIPATES KEEPING THE
ARTIFACTS, AS LONG AS THE NEW
OWNER DESIRES THAT.
IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE UPPER
SKAGIT TRIBE IT IS THE BEST
OPTION BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE TO
THEM.
THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE A
MUSEUM WHICH WOULD BE
CONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE TO VISIT
AND THE ARTIFACTS WOULD
CONTINUE TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO
THE OTHER TRIBES IN THE AREA.
WE PAY THE COST FOR KEY RATION
OF THE ARTIFACTS AND IT IS A
MINIMAL COST.
WE PAY FOR ABOUT EIGHT OR 10
WEEKS OF LABOR PER YEAR WHICH
TRANSLATES INTO ABOUT $19,000
OR $25,000 AND IT IS FOR THE
CURE RATION OF ALL ARTIFACTS,
NOT JUST THESE. THE NATIONAL
PARK SERVICE HAS AGREED TO
CONTINUE CURATING THESE
ARTIFACTS UNDER THE EXISTING
ARRANGEMENT WITH THEM. IT WILL
NOT BE ANY ADDITIONAL COST TO
THE CITY.
IN 2016, WHEN WE HIRED OUR
ARCHAEOLOGIST FOR THE FIRST
TIME, WIDELY RESPECTED AMONG
THE TRIBES IN THE SKAGIT
VALLEY, THAT IS THE FIRST TIME
THE UPPER SKAGIT TRIBE REQUEST
TO THE ARTIFACTS BE TRANSFERRED
TO THEM.
I WORKED AT CITY LIGHT FOR
THREE YEARS AND ONE OF THE
FIRST THINGS THE UPPER SKAGIT
TRIBE TOLD ME IS THEY WANT
THEIR ARTIFACTS BACK AS ONE OF
THE PRIORITIES FOR THE CURRENT
RELICENSING PROCESS.
THEY HAVE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY
TO DEMONSTRATE THE CULTURAL AND
SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
ENTIRE AREA WHERE THE PROJECT
IS.
ALONG WITH THOSE REQUESTS AND
THE OTHER WORK, THAT IS WHAT
HAS LED US TO WHERE WE ARE
TODAY.
WE HAVE COORDINATED WITH THE
OTHER TWO TRIBES, SPEAKING WITH
THEM SPECIFICALLY.
THE SAUK-SUIATTLE TRIBE SEEM
THE MOST INTERESTED.
I REACHED OUT TO UPPER SKAGIT
AND THEY INDICATED A PREFERENCE
OF TALKING DIRECTLY TO THE
TRIBE AS IT SHOULD BE DONE AND
THE CONVERSATION DID HAPPEN AND
I HEARD FROM BOTH PARTIES.
AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY
REQUESTS SINCE THAT TIME FROM
THE SAUK-SUIATTLE TRIBE.
JUST TO EMPHASIZE THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO BE OPEN AS LONG AS
THE NATIONAL PARK DURATION
FACILITY IS OPEN TO VISIT.
NEXT SLIDE.
I AM OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.
>> YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO
THIS ITEM?>> NO.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
>> OKAY.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY RAISED
HANDS.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120278. SECOND. THANK YOU.
IT IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT.
WILL THE CLERK CALLED THE ROLE
ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON . YES.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL
BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY
COUNCIL ON MARCH 15 FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH EVERYONE FOR THE
PRESENTATION.
I'M GLAD THIS IS MOVING
FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
MOVING ON.
TO THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM 2. COUNCIL BILL 120273.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREA MODIFYING THE ASSESSMENT
RATE AND AMENDING ORDINANCE
123714.
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS
A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON
THIS LEGISLATION OF A RATE
CHANGE FOR THE SEATTLE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA.
AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 23
, WE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING
AND A POSSIBLE VOTE ON THIS
AGENDA ITEM.
WILL THE PRESENTERS PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THIS IS PHILIP FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
TOM NORWALK.
VISIT SEATTLE AND ALLIE
DANIELS, VISIT SEATTLE.>> I AM
HERE.
SORRY.
TREY LAMONT.
>> HAVE I MISSED ANYONE?
OKAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHAIR
NELSON.
MY NAME IS PHILIP AND I WORK FOR
OED.
I WILL DO A SHORT PRESENTATION
ABOUT THE STIA AND I WILL SEND
IT OVER TO TOM AND ALLIE FOR A
SEPARATE PRESENTATION.
MY PRESENTATION WILL BE ABOUT
FIVE MINUTES AND THEN TOM AND
ALLIE WILL GO OVER THERE SLIDES
AND WE WILL LEAVE PLENTY OF
TIME FOR QUESTIONS.
AS THE BIA PROGRAM MANAGER,
CURRENTLY WE HAVE 11 IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND CURRENTLY
THEY ARE GENERATING ABOUT $26
MILLION IN ENHANCED PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES IN OUR CITY.
THE BENEFIT OF THE DISTRICTS OR
INDUSTRIES TO CREATE A BIA IS
PREDICTABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING.
AND DURING THE PANDEMIC AND
PRIOR THEY SERVED IS THAT
APARTMENTS BETWEEN CITY
DEPARTMENTS, CITY LEADERSHIP
AND OUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.
HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW OF SOME OF
THE BIAS.
W HAVE ACTIVE CONVERSATIONS IN
OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL.
IN TERMS OF FUNDING FOR A
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA, IT
IS UP TO THE PARTICULAR
DISTRICT WHEN THEY CREATE THE
ORGANIZATION ON WHAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO FOCUS THOSE ASSESSMENTS
AND REVENUES FOR.
HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF SOME
OF THE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
THAT A NUMBER OF OUR BIAS ARE
FOCUSING ON.
IN THE CASE OF STIA IT IS ABOUT
PROMOTING THE REGION AND LOCAL
TOURISM AND INTERNATIONAL
TOURISM.
HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
SCREENSHOT OF SOME ACTIVITIES
IN THE CITY.
SPECTRUM OF PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES THEY OFFER RUNS THE
GAMUT.
IN TERMS OF THE SERVICE AREA,
THE STIA FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE
DOWNTOWN HOTELS, HOWEVER THEIR
MISSION AND VISION IS PRIMARILY
TO FOCUS ON MARKETING THE
ENTIRE REGION AS A WHOLE.
HERE IS A GEOGRAPHIC LOOK AT
THE DIFFEREN HOTELS THAT
ENCOMPASSES STIA.
STIA WAS ESTABLISHED BY CITY
COUNCIL IN 2011.
THROUGH THAT ORDINANCE, VISIT
SEATTLE SERVES AS THE PROGRAM
MANAGER TO SEATTLE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA FUNDS. THEY IN
TURN REPORT TO A ADVISORY BOARD
COMPRISED OF HOTEL OPERATORS
AND MANAGERS IN THIS SERVICE
AREA.
HOTEL GUESTS ARE ASSESSED TO
DOLLARS PER OCCUPANT NIGHT, VIA
THE ORDINANCE AND ASSESSMENTS
ARE SPELLED OUT FOR
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND OFF-
SEASON TRAVEL.
UNLIKE MANY OTHER BIAS IN THE
CITY STIA DOES NOT HAVE A
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
MOST OF THE BIAS HAVE A GROWTH
FACTOR TO KEEP LOW COST AND TO
EXPAND NEW SERVICES AS THEIR
DISTRICT GROWS.
IN THE CASE OF STIA THEY DO NOT
HAVE A GROWTH FACTOR WHEN THE
ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WAS CREATED.
IN 2018 OR 2019 THE LEADERSHIP
OF VISIT SEATTLE AND STIA
APPROACHED THE CITY ON A
POTENTIAL RATE CHANGE GIVEN
THAT REALITY OF THE FACT THAT
THERE WAS NO GROWTH FACTOR
BUILT INTO THE ORDINANCE AND
COMPETING MARKETS WAS
ESSENTIALLY CONTINUING TO GROW
THEIR REVENUES IN OTHER MARKETS.
STATE ALLOWS FOR RATE CHANGE
ONCE PER YEAR AND ALLOWED BY
ORDINANCE AFTER A HEARING
BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE
AUTHORITY.
STIA HELD AN ANNUAL MEETING IN
OCTOBER 2021.
AND THE RATEPAYERS APPROVED THE
RESOLUTION INTERNALLY TO
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT CHANGE.
WHILE AN AMENDMENT PROCESS DO
NOT REQUIRE PETITIONS AS WITH A
FORMATION OR CREATION OF A NEW
BIA, VISIT SEATTLE WAS ABLE TO
SECURE 94% WITH NO KNOWN
OPPOSITION.
IN TERMS OF FORECASTING WHAT
WOULD OCCUR AFTER THE AMENDMENT
IF IT WAS TO BE PASSED, THIS IS
ALL ESTIMATES BASED ON A NUMBER
OF FACTORS.
BUT THERE IS SOME UNKNOWNS.
IF IT WERE TO INCREASE THE RATE
ON A CONSERVATIVE OCCUPANCY
ESTIMATE, THIS IS WHAT THE
GROWTH FACTOR COULD LOOK LIKE
IN THE COMING YEARS.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO KNOW AS WE
GET INTO THIS RECOVERY PERIOD
FOR THE REGION AND THIS
PARTICULAR INDUSTRY.
TOM AND ALLIE WILL GO MORE INTO
DETAILS ABOUT PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES RELATED TO THIS
AMENDMENT.
I WILL SEND IT OVER TO THEM AT
THIS TIME.
>> MADAM CHAIR, CAN I ASK A
QUESTION QUEST? I WAS MEANT TO
DO THAT BEFORE WE GOT TO
CENTRAL STAFF BECAUSE THEY WILL
GO INTO OVERDRIVE.
I ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR POWER
POINTS IN THE INFORMATION YOU
PROVIDE REGARDING THE BIAS AND
NOW SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREA.
YOU GOT A LITTLE AHEAD OF ME ON
THE GROWTH FACTOR WHEN YOU SAID
THERE WAS NO GROWTH FACTOR.
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN?
THERE IS SOMETHING I WANT TO
ASK ABOUT THE NORTH END.>> EACH
OF THE BIAS THAT ARE
PARTICULARLY TIED TO PROPERTY
OWNERS OR BUSINESS OWNERS,
THERE IS A 3% OR LESS GROWTH
FACTOR FOR EACH YEAR AND THAT
IS IN TERMS OF SERVICES
INCREASING COST AND INFLATION
AND A WAY FOR THE BIA
ORGANIZATIONS TO KEEP UP WITH
COST.
OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE DIFFERENT
FORMULAS TO ACCOUNT FOR NEW
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT
AS WELL.
IN THE CASE OF STIA THE TWO
DOLLARS OF OCCUPANCY PER NIGHT
HAS STAYED CONSISTENT SINCE
2011.
>> YOU KNOW THIS AND I WANT TO
SHOW THIS AGAIN BECAUSE WE ARE
PUSHING HARD.
I THINK WE HAVE ONE BIA NORTH
OF THE SHIP CANAL.
OR 11.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
WE HAVE HAD TREMENDOUS GROWTH
IN DISTRICT 5 WITH LIGHT RAIL
AND SIMON PROPERTIES AND OTHERS
AND TWO HOTELS HAVE COME ONLINE
AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING TWO
MORE ON THE NORTHGATE FOOTPRINT
AND THE BIA.
WOULD WE BE WORKING WITH YOUR
OFFICE AND MADAM CHAIR COMMITTEE
TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE STIA
WOULD FIT INTO THE STRICT FIVE
AND GROWTH EVEN IF WE DON'T
HAVE A BIA YET?>> WHILE THE
ASSESSMENT IS BEING DRAWN FROM
THE HOTEL, 65 OR SO COMMON THE
REVENUES BEING LEVERAGED BY
VISIT SEATTLE IS LEVERAGED FOR
THE ENTIRE CITY REGION.
FOR VISIT SEATTLE TO MARKET AS
úA DESTINATION FOR SEATTLE,
THERE IS MARKETING AND OTHER
PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THE
SEATTLE BUSINESS DISTRICTS,
INCLUDING DISTRICT 5. I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO TOM AND ALLIE
IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING
ELSE.
>> I THINK PEOPLE COME TO
SEATTLE FOR DISTRICT 5.>> DID
VISIT SEATTLE WANT TO COMMENT?
>> I WOULD ECHO WHAT PHILIP
SAID.
WE ARE PROMOTING THE ENTIRE
REGION AND WE KNOW VISITATION
TAKES PLACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY
IN EVERY DISTRICT.
AND I AGREE WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WAREZ.
IT IS AN ENTIRE CITY WE SELL.
WE WILL TRY TO GET INTO THAT A
LITTLE BIT IN OUR PRESENTATION.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT I
AM HAPPY TO BE A CHAMPION FOR
THE FORMATION OF ANOTHER BIA,
NORTH OF THE SHIP CANAL.
>> TOM AND ALLIE.
WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW
HONORED AND PROUD WE ARE TO
SELL THE CITY, WHICH WE DO
AROUND THE WORLD.
AND WE THINK WE HAVE ONE OF THE
GREATEST REGIONS IN THE NATION
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE
THIS WORK AS THINGS IMPROVE.
AND IF YOU CAN ADVANCE THE NEXT
SLIDE, THANK YOU FOR DOING
THAT.
I WILL NOT BELABOR THE POINT OF
WHERE WE HAVE BEEN OVER THE
LAST COUPLE YEARS AND I THINK
WE HAVE SAID OFTEN THAT THE
TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS
BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY HIT
WITH THIS PANDEMIC IN EVERY AREA
FROM EMPLOYMENT TO JOB LOSSES,
TO THE REDUCTION IN REVENUES
COMING IN AND FLOWING THROUGH,
WHICH ARE CREATED BY LODGING
TAX THAT HELP FIND SO MANY
OTHER THINGS IN ADDITION TO
OPERATIONS OF RESTAURANTS AND
ET CETERA.
YOU WILL HEAR FROM TREY
MOMENTARILY ABOUT HIS THOUGHTS
ON THAT.
THESE NUMBERS GO BACK AND WE
WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAIL IF YOU
WOULD LIKE BUT THIS IS LOOKING
AT 2020. WE ARE LOOKING AT
MEETINGS AND CANCELLATIONS AND
MEETINGS AND EVENT
CANCELLATIONS.
CRUCES IS THAT WERE CANCELED OR
MODIFIED AND WE ARE GETTING
READY NOW FOR WHAT COULD BE A
ROBUST SEASON THIS SUMMER.
ONE OF THE MEASUREMENTS IS WE
USE THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY.
LAST WEEK, FOR EXAMPLE,
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND THE
BROADER SEATTLE AREA RAN ABOUT
A 46% OCCUPANCY OF HOTEL ROOMS.
IF YOU LOOK COMPARED TO A YEAR
AGO, THAT WAS 21%. IF YOU LOOK
BACK TO WHERE WE WERE PRE-
PANDEMIC THE NUMBERS FOR THE
SAME WEEK AND TIME WERE CLOSER
TO 78%.
WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
AND WE REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT
INCREASED FUNDING WITH THE
MECHANISM IN PLACE IT IS ONE OF
THE FASTEST AND SUREST WAYS TO
ENSURE RECOVERY FOR THIS REGION
AND PRIMARILY IN EMPLOYMENT AND
MORE VISITATION.
WE ARE GETTING TO THE POINT
WHERE EVERY CITY AND EVERY
DESTINATION AROUND THE COUNTRY
IS DOING THE SAME THING.
FOR US TO BE COMPETITIVE WE FEEL
WE NEED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND
INCREASE THIS RATE.
WE KNOW THAT TOURISM IS
COMPETITIVE AND WE KNOW THAT
LEISURE TRAVEL SPECIFICALLY,
WHICH THE TIA IS BY ORDINANCE,
EMPOWERED TO GO OUT AND CREATE.
IT IS COMPETITIVE AND IN MANY
CASES, LEISURE TRAVEL IS
RESEARCHED AND PEOPLE TAKE TIME
TO LOOK AT WHERE THEY WANT TO
GO.
ESPECIALLY ARTS AND CULTURAL
TRAVELERS THAT COME TO THIS
AREA THAT TAKE TIME TO RESEARCH
. WE KNOW LEISURE TRAVEL CAN BE
SPONTANEOUS AND IMPULSIVE.
IN EITHER SCENARIO WE NEED TO
BE TOP OF MIND AND DO THAT IN A
STRONG WAY.
LOOKING AT COMPETITIVE CITIES
THAT WE COMPETE AGAINST,
STARTING WITH NASHVILLE ON THE
LEFT DOWN THROUGH VANCOUVER,
THESE ARE THE TOTAL MARKETING
AND ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGETS OF
LIKE ORGANIZATIONS TO VISIT
SEATTLE.
THEY ARE IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
. WITH $32 MILLION IN NASHVILLE
DOWN THROUGH $8 MILLION ROUGHLY
IN VANCOUVER, THE TWO DIFFERENT
BARS REPRESENT THE DIFFERENT
OPERATING BUDGETS OF THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS.
IF YOU LOOK AT SEATTLE, OUR
$10.4 MILLION IN THESE ARE THE
21, NUMBERS.
$5.7 MILLION OF OUR BUDGET CAME
FROM A SMALL PIECE OF THE
CONVENTION CENTER LODGING TAX
IN THE CITY.
AND THE 4.7 WAS THE AMOUNT
GENERATED BY OUR TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA.
YOU CAN SEE EVEN COMBINED,
THOSE SOURCES OF FUNDING, WHERE
WE ARE CURRENTLY AND PROJECT TO
GO WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR US
TO BE DOING THE JOB WE THINK,
TO GET BACK TO CLOSE TO PRE-
PANDEMIC LEVELS.
WE KNOW THE RECOVERY JOB WILL
BE LONG AND NOT ALL PARTS OF
TRAVEL AND TOURISM WILL COME
BACK AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT LEISURE, TOURISM, WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN LIVING ON FOR THE
LAST TWO YEARS IN A SMALL WAY,
REALLY IS WHAT WE HAVE TO
PROMOTE AND GO FORWARD WITH.
AND THAT IS SPECIFICALLY WHAT
THE TIA IS SET UP TO DO.
WE ASKED TREY LAMONT, A BOARD
MEMBER AND RESTAURANT TOUR,
SEATTLE NATIVE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY
BUT I THINK THE POINT IS,
TOURISM GENERATES JOBS AND
REVENUES IN MANY SECTORS IN
ADDITION TO LODGING, OVERNIGHT
LODGING.
AND 24% OF VISITORS SPENT IS
SPENT AND RESTAURANT, FOOD AND
PRIVILEGE, BROADLY AROUND THE
CITY AND COUNTY.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD A
VISIT SEATTLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOW
NOT JUST TOURISM BUT WITH THE
INCREASE TO THE STIA AMENDMENT
AND AN INCREASE TO THE RIGHT
FOR HOTELS WOULD IMPROVE -- AND
HOW THEIR MARKETING HAS
IMPROVED.
HOW IT WOULD IMPROVE THE SALES
AND FOOT TRAFFIC OF DOWNTOWN
RESTAURANTS AS WELL BECAUSE ME
BEING A RESTAURANT TOUR AND
HAVING MY OWN BRICK AND MORTAR
FOR ALMOST THE PAST FIVE YEARS
NOW, ZERO DOLLARS ON MARKETING
AND BRANDING. VISIT SEATTLE ARE
THE ONES THAT HAVE SPENT THEIR
BUDGET AND THAT IS WHAT THE
BUDGET IS FOR.
AND THEY ARE THE ONES I LOOK TO
TO MARKET RESTAURANTS LIKE MINE
A WELL AS THE HOTEL, CONCIERGE
AND HOTEL INDUSTRY THAT
SURROUNDS MY RESTAURANT.
WHEN I COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN
AND MEET CUSTOMERS, MOST OF MY
CUSTOMERS ARE NOT EVEN FROM
SEATTLE.
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
NOW IT IS MOSTLY SEATTLE
RESIDENTS.
WHEN IT IS TOUR SEASON, I WILL
ALWAYS ASK HOW DID YOU HEAR
ABOUT US AND WHERE DID YOU COME
FROM? AND I COULD HAVE A WHOLE
CONVERSATION WITH CUSTOMERS
THAT DO NOT COME FROM SEATTLE.
I WOULD BE SO AMAZED ON HOW
THEY WOULD FIND OUT ABOUT US
AND IT WAS THROUGH ORGANIZATION
SUCH AS, VISIT SEATTLE.
AND IF WE DON'T FIND THESE
ORGANIZATIONS, MY BUSINESS
WOULD CEASE TO EXIST.
AND I THINK THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO INCREASE THE RATE.
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE
TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
THIS MORNING.
I APOLOGIZE.
I GET EXCITED WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGNS AND THE HUGE
HONOR WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE THIS
AMAZING DESTINATION.
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THE TIA
GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY, THE
STIA GAVE US A FIRST
OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE SEATTLE
AS A LEISURE DESTINATION.
WE FOUND GREAT SUCCESS IN USING
REAL PEOPLE'S VOICES.
REAL LOCALS, REAL VISITORS TO
TELL THE STORY.
IN 2015 WE MOVED INTO VIDEO
CONTENT AND YOU WILL SEE SOME
OF THE SERIES.
WE CREATED OVER 17 DIFFERENT
VIDEO SERIES.
PEOPLE CAN VIEW THIS EASIER AND
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN THEY
LOOK THAT CONTENT, THEY WERE
THINKING ABOUT SEATTLE.
THIS IS NOT TRADITIONAL TRAVEL
CONTENT.
THESE ARE STORIES ABOUT
SEATTLE.
WE USE VOICES FROM ALL KINDS OF
PEOPLE. THAT TELLS ABOUT WHY
THIS IS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE.
AND WE HAVE VIDEOS FROM 30
SECONDS UP TO 30 MINUTES.
ONE HAS BEEN VIEWED OVER 7
MILLION TIMES.
DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN WE
CANNOT PROMOTE A DESTINATION WE
ENGAGED OUR OWN CHANNELS WITH
THIS CONTENT SAYING, TRAVEL
MIGHT BE DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW
BUT DREAMING IS NOT.
AND ALLOW THEM TO KEEP SEATTLE
TOP OF MIND.
NEXT SLIDE.
ONE OF OUR SERIES, FAMILY-STYLE
TALKED ABOUT IMMIGRANT CHEFS IN
THEIR RESTAURANTS AND FAMILY
RECIPES THAT THEY BROUGHT TO
SEATTLE.
THEY SEE IT AS THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO CARRY ON
THEIR FAMILY RECIPES AND THEY
HAVE CHOSEN SEATTLE TO DO IT.
I COULD SPEND ALL DAY TALKING
ABOUT THIS ONE.
BUT THIS SERIES HAS BEEN VIEWED
4.4 MILLION TIMES.
AND THEY GET TO TELL THAT STORY.
I'M GOING SO FAST.
I LOVE THE STUFF SO MUCH.
WE LAUNCH THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE PANDEMIC AND WE CREATED A
NIMBLE PLATFORM THAT WE COULD
SPEAK TO LOCALS AND ENCOURAGE
THEM TO SUPPORT LOCAL
BUSINESSES TO STAY DOWNTOWN. TO
EXPLORE THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
BUT WE CREATED IT IN A WAY IN
WHICH WE CAN TURN THAT UP AND
SPEAK TO VISITORS AS WELL.
WE WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE THAT
SEATTLE MAINTAINS THIS VIBRANCY
AND YOU CAN MAINTAIN. WE ADDED
VIDEO CONTENT.
WE HAVE OUR FRIENDS. THIS IS A
CAMPAIGN WE WANT TO CONTINUE.
SEATTLE MUSEUM MONTH WE JUST
FINISHED OUR EIGHTH ANNUAL AND
THAT HAPPENS THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY.
IF YOU STAY DOWNTOWN YOU
RECEIVE A VOUCHER FOR 50% OFF.
THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADD VALUE TO TRAVELERS DURING
FEBRUARY WHEN WE KNOW IT IS A
QUIET MONTH BUT ALSO TO
CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE ARTS
AND CULTURE SCENE WE HAVE AND
HOW EVERYONE PLAYS TOGETHER AT
THE SAME TIME.
NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE AN INTERNAL
PR TEAM THAT IS PITCHING AND
DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
MEDIA, WE CREATED SEATTLE GOOD
NEWS.COM AND IT IS A RATION OF
THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT
HAPPEN HERE.
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THAT
SEATTLE IS SPECIAL ON ALL THESE
LEVELS.
>> THANK YOU.
THE LAST TWO SLIDES, WE ARE
ASKING FOR THE COUNCIL TO
INCREASE THE ASSESSMENT. WHEN
WE LOOK AT WHAT THE NUMBERS
COULD MEAN TO US, IF THE
ASSESSMENT WERE TO GO FORWARD
MIDYEAR THIS YEAR THAT WOULD
INCREASE OUR TOTAL MARKETING
BUDGET AND POTENTIAL UP TO
ABOUT $10 MILLION AND CERTAINLY
IN FUTURE YEARS IT HELPS US AND
AS WE START TO EXPERIENCE
RECOVERY.
IT DOES NOT PUT US AT THE TOP
OF THAT COMPETITIVE LIST. IT
PUTS US MORE TOWARD THE TOP BUT
NOT THERE AND WE REALIZE WE
NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO BRING OUR
BUSINESS BACK, IN A VERY
EQUITABLE WAY.
AROUND THE REGION WHERE IT IS
NEEDED THE MOST.
IN THE LAST SLIDE, THERE IS A
NUMBER OF THINGS WE WOULD DO
WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING. WE DO
MORE OF WHAT WE KNOW WORKS AND
WE WOULD SPEND MORE TIME IN
DOMESTIC MARKETS THAT MAKE SENSE
, WHERE THE TIMING IS RIGHT AND
AND THAT IS CANADA TO THE NORTH
OR MORE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH
COMMENT THIS GLOBAL CITY WILL
SEE LARGE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH
IN FUTURE YEARS OF OVERSEAS
VISITORS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
GETTING OUR FAIR SHARE. WE
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION AND
WE KNOW WE HAVE ALMOST
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM THE
HOTELS. AND WE ARE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR SEND
YOU MORE DETAIL AS YOU WOULD
LIKE.
>> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THOSE
THOUGHTS AND YOUR
PRESENTATIONS.
OTHER ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES OR THE CENTRAL STAFF
PREFER TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS AS
WELL?
GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
BUT I WANT TO DO SOME RESEARCH
FIRST. ARE TOM AND ALLIE COMING
BACK?
>> WE HAVE NOT THOUGHT THAT FAR
AHEAD ABOUT PRESENTERS.
WE COULD HUDDLE AFTERWARDS.
I AM HAPPY TO HAVE THEM BACK
AGAIN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, IF
THAT FEELS COMFORTABLE.
>> WE WILL TALK OFF-LINE.
>> OKAY.
>> I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
SHARING MY PLACES I KNOW.
WE WILL TALK LATER.
>> THAT NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
MARCH 23 AND THERE WILL BE A
PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE WILL BE A POSSIBLE VOTE
ON THIS LEGISLATION.
IN CLOSING TODAY, I WANT TO
REPEAT THAT OUR TOURISM
INDUSTRY HAS BEEN HAMMERED.
ESPECIALLY OUR HOTELS IN THE
SMALL BUSINESSES AND
PARTICULARLY THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY THAT RELIES ON THOSE
GUESTS.
WE ARE COMPETING WITH OUR
NEIGHBORING CITIES FOR GUESTS,
AS THE TRAVEL SEASON LAUNCHES
AND HEATS UP IN SEATTLE AND
ACROSS THE REGION.
AND HIS PEOPLE FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE ABOUT TRAVELING. WE
HAVE TO BE COMPETITIVE.
FOR EXAMPLE, OUR NEIGHBORING
CITY OF PORTLAND ALSO HAS AN
IMPROVEMENT AREA, SIMILAR TO
SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREA, BUT THEIR RATE IS 2%.
ON GUEST STAYS.
AS THEIR RUNNER AS THEIR ROOM
PRICES GO UP, THE REVENUE GOES
UP.
THEIR MARKETING BUDGET AND OURS
HAS STAYED FLAT SINCE THE
INCEPTION OF THIS PROGRAM.
THAT IS WHY I SUPPORT RAISING
THIS RATE FROM $2.00 TO $4.00
A NIGHT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUED DELIBERATIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL SEE YOU LATER.
MOVING ON.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ITEM
ú3 INTO THE RECORD.
>> INTRODUCTION OF THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERIM
DIRECTOR MARKHAM McINTYRE.
>> MARKHAM McINTYRE HAS BEEN ON
THE JOB, TODAY WILL BE HIS 16th
DAY.
AND WE ARE FORTUNATE TO GET ON
HIS DANCE CARD TO COME IN TODAY
BECAUSE THE ANTICIPATION AND
THE EXCITEMENT ABOUT HIM TAKING
THIS JOB HAS BEEN GROWING SINCE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ABOUT
A MONTH AGO.
I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME AND
INTRODUCE HIM BRIEFLY.
HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
SEATTLE ON CAPITOL HILL AND HE
KNOWS THE CITY INSIDE AND OUT.
WE LURED HIM FROM THE SEATTLE
METROPOLITAN CHAMBER WHERE HE
WAS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
AND LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
EQUITY PARTNERSHIPS AND
REGIONAL OUTREACH.
PRIOR TO WORKING AT THE CHAMBER
, HE WORKED FOR THEN CONGRESSMAN
JAY INSLEE AND FUN FACT, BEFORE
THAT HE WAS A FARMER IN EAST
KING COUNTY.
HE AND I GO BACK A WAYS.
I FIRST MET HIM WHEN I WAS A
STAFFER FOR COUNCILMEMBER
CONLON AND WE COLLABORATED ON
SMALL BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT OVER
THE YEARS SINCE THEN.
AND HE HAS NOW BEEN RECOGNIZED
AS ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE AND
KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EFFECTIVE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LEADERS IN
TOWN.
I AM GROPING FOR SUPERLATIVES
BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT THE CITY
IS SCORED BIG TIME IN GAINING
MARKHAM McINTYRE TO OUR CITY
TEAM.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS
AND EXPRESS HOW EXCITED I AM TO
BEGIN WORKING WITH YOU.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH I WILL
DO MY BEST TO LIVE UP TO THOSE
KIND WORDS. I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO STEP INTO THIS ROLE AS THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR. I HAVE BEEN
WORKING IN BUSINESS AND
GOVERNMENT ISSUES FOR A LONG
TIME NOW.
I REALLY PRIDE MYSELF ON
PARTNERSHIP AND I THINK
PARTNERSHIP IS THE WAY TO MAKE
PROGRESS. SITTING IN A POSITION
WHERE I CAN FORGE PARTNERSHIPS
BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
BETWEEN THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES
AND NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IS EXCITING FOR
ME.
THE COUNCILMEMBER MENTIONED IT
BUT I AM A DIEHARD REGIONALIST.
I BELIEVE THINGS HAPPEN BETTER
REGIONALLY AS WE THINK ABOUT
OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
WORKFORCE ISSUES, THOSE ARE
REGIONAL ISSUES. ONE THING I AM
EXCITED TO DO IS TO WORK WITH
YOU AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE MAKE
SURE SEATTLE IS SHOWING UP ON
THE REGIONAL STAGE AND OED HAS
A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND
REPRESENTS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS,
BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES IN
THE REGIONAL CONVERSATIONS.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TO
WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING CONVERSATIONS
AND HEARING ABOUT YOUR
AMBITIONS AND YOUR ECONOMIC
AGENDA, ESPECIALLY AS WE TURN
THE CORNER FROM EMERGENCY
ECONOMIC RELIEF HOPEFULLY TOWARD
REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
GOING FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU.
TO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANYTHING TO SAY OR ASK?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT IS SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE
WITH US.
ARE YOU INTERIM OR ACTING.
>> I THINK IT IS INTERIM.
THAT'S WHAT THEY KEEP TELLING
ME.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT KEEPS
GETTING KICKED AROUND AND I KNOW
DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE
DIFFERENT VISIONS.
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW YOUR
THOUGHTS AROUND THE FUTURE OF
WHAT WAS OR IS, I'M NOT SURE
WHAT THE STATUS IS, THE
DIVISION OF OED.
KNOWN AS THE OFFICE OF FILM AND
MUSIC.
>> I AM LEARNING THAT.
AS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SAID I
AM IN MY SECOND WEEK.
IT IS CLEARLY AN IMPORTANT
ISSUE.
BOTH FOR THE FILM AND MUSIC
INDUSTRY BUT AS FAR AS I
UNDERSTAND THE OTHER CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES IN THE ARTS AND
CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS AND JOBS
REPRESENTED BY THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS. I AM TRYING TO
LISTEN AND LEARN FROM THOSE WHO
ARE CURRENTLY IN THE OFFICE OF
FILM AND MUSIC AND EXTERNAL
STAKEHOLDERS TO LEARN THE ENDS
AND OUTS OF WHY IT HAS BEEN
DESIGNATED AN OFFICE VERSUS WHY
IT HAS BEEN FOLDED INTO A LARGER
CONVERSATION.
I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THAT.
>> IT USED TO BE THE OFFICE OF
THE MAYOR.
AND COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WILL
REMEMBER THIS WELL.
WHEN ADMINISTRATIONS CHANGED,
IT MOVED FROM BEING AT THE
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO AN
OFFICE WITHIN THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND
HAS BEEN A REDHEADED STEPCHILD
AND WE HAVE LOST A LOT OF
AMAZING TALENT TO THE COUNTY.
WHO IS PARTICULARLY IN THE
MUSIC AND FILM AREA, TAKING ON
SOME REALLY AMAZING INITIATIVES
THAT I SO WISH THE CITY HAD
TAKEN ON.
I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU
MORE ABOUT THIS IN THE FUTURE.
AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
HAS SOME GREAT IDEAS IN THIS
AREA AS WELL.
>> I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
THE ARTS AND CULTURE INDUSTRY
HAS BEEN HIT REALLY HARD.
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO
THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
I THINK YOU AND I COULD REALLY
JOIN TOGETHER AND SUPPORT THE
EFFORT TO REVITALIZE OUR FILM
ECONOMY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING
INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
EXECUTIVE AND ALSO WITH EXTERNAL
PARTNERS, LABOR, AT THE COUNTY
AND STATE.
ALL I AM CHOMPING AT THE BIT
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE?
OKAY.
STAY TUNED.
YOU WILL BE BACK IN THIS ROOM
SOON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MOVING ON.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
4 INTO THE RECORD.
>> A BRIEFING ON SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT ELECTRIFICATION
ASSESSMENT.
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> JUST A BRIEF INTRODUCTION.
TO ACHIEVE AN ACCELERATED
TRANSFORMATIVE SHIFT FROM AND
USED COMBUSTION TO
ELECTRIFICATION, SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT WILL NEED TO SUPPLY
ENERGY TO CUSTOMERS FOR
EXISTING AND EMERGING ELECTRIC
TECHNOLOGIES AT SCALE.
THIS ASSESSMENT THAT WE WILL
DISCUSS TODAY LOOKS AT ENERGY
NEEDED FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION
OF BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION
AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
APPLICATIONS WITHIN SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT SERVICE TERRITORY
UNDER SEVERAL ADOPTION
SCENARIOS.
WILL THE PRESENTERS PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
>> THIS IS DEBORAH SMITH.
GENERAL MANAGER, CEO.
AND WE HAVE A TEAM OF ALL-STARS
WITH US TODAY.
MANY OF WHOM YOU HAVE MET.
WE HAVE OUR OFFICER IN CHARGE
AND HIS JOB IS TO CREATE THE
FUTURE.
ALONG WITH HIS SAY KICK, DAVID
WHO IS IN CHARGE OF SEVERAL
THINGS STEPHANIE JOHNSON.
SHE IS DOING THE TRANSFORMATION
WORK.
SHE HAS BEEN LEAD ON THIS AND
SHE IS WORKING REALLY HARD TO
ATTRACT FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT
WILL BECOME AVAILABLE THROUGH
THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.
MIKE IS THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF
ENVIRONMENT, GENERATION.
SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW, JAMIE.
SHE IS PART OF THE ELECTRIC
POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE STAFF.
A VERY ASTUTE ORGANIZATION. WE
WERE HONORED AND PLEASED TO
PARTNER WITH THEM ON THIS PIECE
OF WORK.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE TEAM.
>> THANK YOU, DEBORAH.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR
HAVING US TODAY.
I AM EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THIS
PIECE OF WORK.
I WILL DIVE RIGHT IN.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THERE IS
POLICY ALIGNMENT FOR SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT THAT IS HELPING US
PUSH DECARBONIZATION AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE.
THIS SLIDE FOCUSES ON THE MOST
DRIVING ASPECTS TERMS OF CITY
AND STATE POLICY OBJECTIVES. AT
THE CITY LEVEL THE CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN IS THE PRIMARY
GUIDING DOCUMENT.
THAT'S A NET ZERO BY 2050
OBJECTIVE.
NEXT WAS THE GREEN NEW DEAL
WHICH WAS SETTING A MORE
AGGRESSIVE TARGET. SPECIFICALLY
THIS BODY OF WORK THAT WE WILL
TALK ABOUT TODAY ACTUALLY TIES
BACK TO A COUNCIL STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT FROM 2019
WHICH DIRECTED THE UTILITY TO
REPORT ON THE TRANSITION TO
REPORT ON ALL TRANSPORTATION
AND BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE IN
RESPONSE TO THE GREEN NEW DEAL
RESOLUTION.
THAT IS WHERE THE'S GOT ITS
START.
AT THE STATE LEVEL WE HAVE THE
WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY STRATEGY
, NORTHWEST POWER CONSERVATION
TO DECOLONIZE.
A CLEAN ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
ACTS THERE IS GREAT ALIGNMENT
REGIONALLY AS WE THINK ABOUT
HOW WE PLAN FOR THIS ENERGY
FUTURE.
LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD WAS
PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR FIRE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
FOR CITY LIGHT, CARBON NEUTRAL
ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON
ELECTRIFICATION OF END USE.
I WORK AROUND THIS IS WITHIN
THE PORTION OF OUR STRATEGIC
PLAN THAT IS CALLED, CREATE OUR
ENERGY FUTURE.
WHICH IS TO ELECTRIFY
TRANSPORTATION AND BUILDINGS,
MODERNIZE THE GRID TO KEEP IT
RELIABLE AND RESILIENT. THIS
WORK RESPONSE TO A KEY QUESTION
WE GET ASKED WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
DECARBONIZATION IN THE FUTURE
OF OUR ENERGY SYSTEM.
CAN THE GRID HANDLE
ELECTRIFICATION OF BUILDING AND
TRANSPORTATION AND YOU CAN SEE
FROM THE PIE CHART THOSE ARE
THE BIG TRANCHES OF EMISSIONS
IN OUR AREA.
THIS STUDY IS A FOUNDATIONAL
TOOL THAT ALLOWS US TO PLAN FOR
OUR ELECTRIFIED FUTURE.
THIS WORK IS RESPONSIVE TO THE
COUNCIL STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND AS WE
DID THIS WORK WE HAVE ENGAGED
AND COORDINATED INFORMATION
SHARING WITH A BROAD COALITION
OF STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS UTILITY,
ACROSS THE CITY AND BEYOND IN
THE WAY WE SEE THIS, IT WILL
IMPACT ALL ASPECTS FOR THE
UTILITY AND THE COMMUNITIES WE
SERVE. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
HELP US REALIZE SIGNIFICANT
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS AND HELP US MAINTAIN A
STEADY AND AFFORDABLE RATE
PATH.
THIS IS THE FOUNDATION. I WOULD
LOVE TO INVITE DAVID IN TO DO A
QUICK OVERVIEW OF HOW WE
APPROACH BUILDING AT CITY
LIGHT.
>> WE WILL GET INTO THE DETAILS
OF THE ASSESSMENT BUT I WANTED
TO START WITH THE BODY OF WORK.
AND TO START WITH, HOW DO WE
APPROACH OUR WORK.
HOW DO WE APPROACH THE WORK
WITHIN CITY LIGHT? THE KEY TO
OUR APPROACH IS STARTING OUR
WORK FROM THE FOUNDATION OF OUR
VALUES.
THAT MEANS THINGS CENTERED ON
EQUITY AND PARTNERING WITH THE
COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
THAT MEANS BRINGING BENEFITS.
WE ARE PLANNING AND BUILDING
FOR NOW. WE ARE REIMAGINING THE
GRID MAKING INVESTMENTS THAT
ALLOW FLEXIBILITY. IT IS KEY.
AND KEY TO MAKING A GRID THAT
IS RELIABLE AND RESILIENT.
THIS REQUIRES US TO LEVERAGE
TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY IS ONLY
A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
PARTNERSHIPS, WE HAVE TO GO
BEYOND AND PARTICIPATE WITH
CUSTOMERS SO WE KNOW HOW TO PLAN
TO MEET THE LOAD GROWTH AND WE
MUST CONTINUE TO LEARN EVERY
DAY.
WE NEED TO BE BOLD THAT
PREPARES US FOR THE FUTURE.
WE HAVE TAKEN THAT APPROACH TO
CITY LIGHT FOR MORE THAN FIVE
YEARS HAS BEEN PLANNING TOWARD
ELECTRIFIED FUTURE.
WE HAVE HAD PARTNERED WITH
OTHER DEPARTMENTS. ARE MOST
DIRECT EFFORTS AROUND ALL OF
THE INITIATIVES ARE REPRESENTED
ON THE SLIDE.
EACH OF THESE SET OUT LONG-TERM
STRATEGIES AND EFFORTS. THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
SECTOR IS KEY FOR THE
INVESTMENT PLAN.
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WE WILL HAVE CHARGERS IN THE
THIRD QUARTER.
WE HAVE THIRD-PARTY
INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT WILL BE KEY
AS WE BUILD OUT THE GROWTH ON
THE WAY.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO SUPPORT
CONVERSION. [INDISCERNIBLE-POOR
AUDIO]
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CURRENT
INITIATIVES.
WE WILL LAUNCH NEW PROGRAMS.
NEXT IS GRID MODIFICATION.
THIS SUPPORTS THE PLAN.
IT FOCUSES ON RESILIENCE.
IT LAYS OUT PROJECTS. THE
PROJECT I WILL HIGHLIGHT IS A
MICRO GRID AND IT WILL GO LIVE
THIS YEAR.
IT HAS SUSTAINED OPERATION.
BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION.
WE ARE BUILDING A STRATEGY.
AS THE GRID HAS AN IMPORTANT
ROLE TO PLAY.
WE ARE GETTING FEEDBACK. UTILITY
NEXT IS SOMETHING I WILL
HIGHLIGHT.
THIS KICKED OFF DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
ANTICIPATING INVESTMENTS WOULD
BE ON THE WAY.
WE HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN $3
MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING.
WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE
SPENDING THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
THIS IS AN ENABLER. WE
WANT TO HIGHWAY THAT THIS IS
UNDERWAY.
>> BEFORE WE GO INTO DETAILS, I
WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN
OVERVIEW OF KEY INSIGHTS AND
THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY THAT
WILL FRAME THE DISCUSSION.
WE FOUND THREE KEY POINTS.
ELECTRIFICATION PROVIDES A PATH
TO MEET THE CITY'S GOALS.
THE SCENARIOS REEVALUATED,
LOOKED AT SCENARIOS THAT WERE
BASED ON GOALS AND THE GREEN
NEW DEAL.
UNDER THESE SCENARIOS
ELECTRIFICATION SUPPORTED THOSE
GOALS.
THE SECOND IN SIGHT IS
ELECTRIFICATION WILL
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THE IMPACT OR VERY BASED ON ITS
LOCATION.
THIS IS THE IN SIGHT THAT SEEMS
OBVIOUS ON ITS FACE. [
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THE THIRD IN SIGHT IS THE
ANALYSIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A
LARGER UNDERTAKING.
I WILL DISCUSS THIS LATER BUT
WE NEED TO DO ADDITIONAL
ANALYSIS.
NEXT SLIDE.
THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY, THIS IS
A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. AS WELL
AS INVOLVEMENT FROM -- WE
WANTED TO TAKE A WIDE RANGING
LOOK TO INCORPORATE POLICIES.
WE LOOK AT [INDISCERNIBLE-POOR
AUDIO]
WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS? AND WE
HAVE TO LOOK AT THE GRID IN OUR
SERVICE TERRITORY THAT IS
SERVING CUSTOMERS.
WHAT IS THE AVAILABLE CAPACITY?
TO WE HAVE ROOM TO PROVIDE THAT
SERVICE?
WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
IMPACTS MIGHT BE AND HOW WE
THINK ABOUT THE GRID MOVING
FORWARD.
THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL
ANALYSIS IN THE STUDY THAT
LOOKS AT POTENTIAL STRATEGIES,
BUT WE WILL NOT GET INTO THAT
TODAY.
EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS
OUT OF SCOPE.
THE FIRST THING IS CONSERVATION
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
THIS SEEMS ODD BECAUSE THEY ARE
CRUCIAL PIECES.
IT WAS IMPORTANT TO NOT INCLUDE
IT IN THE STUDY. BY HOLDING
THAT OUT, IT ALLOWS US TO DO
THE ANALYSIS IN HOUSE AND
UNDERSTAND WHAT ELECTRIFICATION
MIGHT BE IF WE DID NOT
INSTITUTE NEW POLICIES AND
UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE POTENTIAL
IMPLICATION IS WITHOUT THE
CONSERVATION. SIMILARLY, WE DID
NOT ASSESS DEMAND RESPONSE.
WE DON'T LOOK AT TRANSMISSION.
THE GENERATION THAT IT TAKES.
AND WE DON'T LOOK AT THE COST
OR RATE IMPACT.
HERE IS SOMETHIN BEING
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
THAT WE HOPE TO ADOPT. I WILL
HAND THE SERVER TO JAMIE AND
SHE WILL WALK US TO THE RESULTS.
>> I AM SPEAKING FROM MY HOME
OFFICE.
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH
INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT.
HOPING TO SUPPORT UTILITIES.
WE ARE GETTING SHORT ON TIME.
I'M EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THIS
PRESENTATION.
I WILL JUMP BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN WHERE WHEN AND HOW MUCH.
WHERE POWER ELECTRICITY IS
NEEDED, WHEN AND HOW MUCH.
I WILL KEEP THOSE IN MIND AS WE
GO THROUGH AS I EXPLAINED THE
DIFFERENT FINDINGS WE FOUND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED THAT
WE LOOKED INTO THREE DIFFERENT
SCENARIOS AND THEY ARE OUTLINED
HERE. THE MODERATE MARKET
ADVANCEMENT WAS MORE OF A
BUSINESS AS USUAL WHERE WE
LOOKED AT ADOPTION IN THE AREA,
WHERE WE SEE ADOPTION GOING AND
ADOPTION OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES
. AND SCENARIO 2 AND 3 ARE
BASED ON GOALS THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
HAD.
THEY ARE OUTLINED HERE.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE THIRD
SCENARIO, WE ARE LOOKING AT 100%
OF ALL PASSENGER VEHICLES, ON
MEDIUM AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
BEING ELECTRIC. FROM THE
BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRIAL SIDE
IN THE THIRD SCENARIO IT IS
FULL ADOPTION BY 2030.
THIS LETS US ELECTRIFY
EVERYTHING.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE SECOND
SCENARIO, THERE ARE STILL SOME
LARGE TARGETS THAT ARE THERE.
LONG HAUL AND INNER-CITY BUS ON
THE LOW END BUT THAT IS BECAUSE
THE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT HERE YET.
THAT WILL BE AN EMERGING GROUP
THAT WILL COME QUICKLY AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH.
2020 TO 2042 AND WE ARE LOOKING
AT TOTALED TERAWATT HOURS. HOW
MUCH ENERGY WOULD IT TAKE TO
MEET THE GOALS.
AND THE RED IS THE SCENARIO,
FOR SCENARIO, BUSINESS AS
USUAL.
THE BLUE IS MORE ADVANCED
ADOPTION AND THE GREEN IS 100%
ELECTRIFICATION.
YOU MIGHT ASK WHY WE DID NOT
EXTEND THE GREEN ALL THE WAY TO
2020. IN THE ELECTRIC
TRANSPORTATION REALM, IF WE
WERE TO FORCE EVERYONE TO ADOPT
AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE TOMORROW WE
STILL WOULD NOT MEET THE GOAL.
WHICH IS START IN 2030 WITH 100%
RECTIFICATION.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NOT
IMPORTANT.
THAT IS THE UPPER GOALPOST THAT
SHOWS WHAT WOULD IT TAKE AND
PLANNING FOR THAT ULTIMATE
SCENARIO IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT.
WHERE IS THE GRID AT AND WHAT
DO WE NEED IF THIS IS THE FINAL
END GOAL?
NEXT SLIDE.
IF WE TAKE THAT SCENARIO 2 AND
WE COLOR UNDERNEATH BY THE
DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT
ATTRIBUTE TO THE ENERGY NEEDED,
WE SEE THE BUILDINGS AND
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
ACCOUNTING FOR APPROXIMATELY
80% OF THE TOTAL ENERGY NEEDED
OVERTIME.
THERE IS GROWTH WITHIN THESE
OVERTIME BUT AS THE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES COMING IN, THE
TECHNOLOGIES ARE VERY EFFICIENT.
AS THOSE TECHNOLOGIES ARE
GETTING ADOPTED WE ARE SEEING A
HUGE GROWTH OVERTIME.
BUT BECAUSE THE TECHNOLOGY IS
BETTER WE SEE SLOWER GROWTH.
THE BIGGER PIECE IS THE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
THE LARGEST CHANGE.
GOING FROM VERY LITTLE, ALTHOUGH
SEATTLE HAS A PRETTY HIGH
ADOPTION RATE.
IT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE
THE PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLE SALES
. I THINK WE ARE UP 10%.
ONE OUT OF EVERY 10 VEHICLES IN
SEATTLE CURRENTLY PURCHASED OUR
ELECTRIC.
WE SEE THE RAPIDLY GOING
OVERTIME.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS THE FULL
ELECTRIFICATION SCENARIO.
WE ARE NOT DOING IT STARTING AT
2020 WE ARE STARTING AT 2030.
YOU SEE THE RATIO BETWEEN THE
DIFFERENT NEEDS PLAY OUT OVER
TIME.
WITH TRANSPORTATION TAKING
ABOUT 23% OF THE TOTAL ENERGY
NEEDED AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE SEEING ON A
NATIONAL LEVEL IF WE WERE TO
ELECTRIFY EVERYTHING.
NATIONALLY IT IS ABOUT 25%
WOULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO
ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION.
NEXT SLIDE.
NOW WE ARE TALKING WHEN.
THIS IS A LOW CURVE OVER A
WHOLE YEAR.
IN THE UTILITY INDUSTRY. ON THE
X-AXIS YOU SEE THE ENTIRE YEAR
AND ON THE Y-AXIS WE ARE
TALKING MEGAWATTS.
THE AMOUNT OF POWER NEEDED.
WHAT THIS IS SHOWING IS WHEN
THE POWER IS NEEDED OVERTIME.
SEATTLE IS A WINTER PEEKING
UTILITY AND AS WE ADOPT MORE
AND MORE ELECTRI TECHNOLOGY
YOU WOULD EXPECT THE POWER
NEEDED OVERTIME WOULD GROW.
WE SEE LOTS OF SPIKES BECAUSE
AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY,
FOLKS WOULD USE ELECTRICITY AT
DIFFERENT POINTS.
IF YOU WERE TO COUNT ALL THE
LARGER SPIKES, IT IS PROBABLY
52.
WE SEE WITH ADOPTED ELECTRIC
TECHNOLOGIES THIS SCALE
OVERTIME IS INCREASING.
WE ARE LOOKING IN THE SUMMER,
SORRY IN THE WINTER OF 4.4
GIGAWATTS AND IN THE SUMMER AT
ABOUT TWO GIGAWATTS.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS THE SAME PLOT SHOWING
WHEN.
FOR REFERENCE WE HAVE THE 2020
WINTER AND 2020 SUMMER VALUES.
YOU CAN SEE THE POWER NEEDED AT
BOTH OF THOSE TIMES IS
INCREASING WHEN WE LOOK AT THE
FULL ELECTRIFICATION SCENARIO.
THE POWER NEEDED IS ABOUT 30%
DUE TO TRANSPORTATION AND THE
REST IS USED IN BUILDINGS.
SIMILAR TO THE ENERGY NEEDS
THAT WE PROJECTED YEARLY
OVERTIME.
NEXT SLIDE.
ALL OF THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE
UNLESS WE PUT IT INTO CONTEXT
OF WHAT THE GRID CAN HANDLE.
I WILL TALK IN A COUPLE SLIDES
ABOUT WHAT ARE THE AVAILABLE
CAPACITY AND HOW WE NEED TO BE
THINKING ABOUT THIS AS WE MOVE
FORWARD.
NEXT SLIDE.
THE GRID ANALYSIS THAT WE DID,
WE DID A DETAILED SYSTEMWIDE
ANALYSIS LOOKING AT HOW MUCH
CAPACITY WAS AVAILABLE. WE DID
THIS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. WE
CONSIDERED VOLTAGE AND THERMAL
ISSUES AS WELL AS TIME SPECIFICS
. YOU CAN IMAGINE THERE MAY BE
TIMES WHEN THERE IS MORE
AVAILABLE CAPACITY THAN OTHERS.
THERE IS LOTS OF WAYS TO DRAG-
AND-DROP THIS BUT WE TOOK A
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE
GRID WAS ABLE TO HANDLE.
NEXT SLIDE.
BEFORE I GET INTO A COUPLE OF
MY HEAT MAPS I WANTED TO DRAW
ATTENTION TO HOW WE CALCULATED.
THIS IS ANOTHER 8760.
AND WE HAVE CAPACITY ON THE Y-
AXIS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP
LOT, THIS IS SHOWING THE
CAPACITY. WE ARE REMOVING THE
ENERGY THAT FOLKS ARE USING AND
WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO BE USED
FOR OTHER USES? HIGHLIGHTED IS
THE WORST POSSIBLE DAY FOR THAT
. IF YOU CARRY THAT DOWN YOU SEE
IT DROPS DOWN TO SLIGHTLY BELOW
TWO MEGAWATTS. WHEN WE GENERATE
THESE GRAPHS SHOWING AVAILABLE
CAPACITY WE ARE OFTEN LOOKING AT
WHAT IS THE DAY THAT CONSTRAINS
US THE MOST OR THE HOUR THAT
CONSTRAINS US THE MOST?
WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS
THERE ONE DAY, A LOT OF
AVAILABLE CAPACITY AT OTHER
TIMES.
IN TAKING ABOUT MOVING FORWARD
AND A NEW GRID, THINKING ABOUT
HOW WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE WITH OUR
DEMANDS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
COULD WE USE ENERGY ON
DIFFERENT DAYS OR DIFFERENT
TIMES, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO
TAKE ABOUT.
AS YOU THINK OF THIS IN LOOKING
AT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS IN THE
TIMES WHEN THE GRID MIGHT BE
MOST CONSTRAINED WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT LIMITS MOVING FORWARD.
NEXT SLIDE.
HERE HEAT MAPS SHOWING WHAT WE
FOUND ON THE GRID.
KEEP THE PREVIOUS SLIDE IN MIND
AS WE LOOK AT THIS.
ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE MORE RED
ONE. THIS IS CAPACITY DURING
PEAK LOAD HOUR.
WHEN THE FEEDER IS LOADED THE
MOST AND HAS THE LEAST AMOUNT
OF CAPACITY.
THIS GRAPH IS SHOWING THE
AVAILABLE CAPACITY AT THE WORST
HOUR OVER THE ENTIRE YEAR.
WE WERE THINKING OF A WAY OF
EXPLAINING THIS.
IF YOU WERE TO DRAFT A SPORTS
TEAM BASED ON THE PLAYERS WORST
HOUR OF PLAYING IN THEIR ENTIRE
YEAR OF PLAYING AND PUT THEM
ALL TOGETHER, THIS IS WHAT IT
WOULD LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS THE WORST CASE SCENARIO.
IT PROVIDES AN IN SIGHT OF WHAT
WE MIGHT BE DEALING WITH IN THE
WORST CASE SCENARIO.
ON THE RIGHT SIDE WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE CAPACITY DURING
THE MINIMUM LOAD HOUR.
THIS IS THE BEST CASE SCENARIO
OVER THE YEAR OF WHEN THERE
MIGHT BE A LOT OF CAPACITY AND
THE GRID IS NOT GETTING USED
VERY MUCH OR THERE IS NOT A LOT
OF DEMAND ON THE GRID. THERE IS
A LOT OF VARIABILITY. AND THERE
IS A LOT OF AVAILABLE CAPACITY.
THESE ARE SIMILAR ONES BUT
LOOKING AT ENERGY.
RATHER THAN LOOKING AT POWER
NEEDED AT A SPECIFIC TIME THIS
IS ENERGY AVAILABLE OVERALL
TIME.
IF YOU WERE ABLE TO SOAK UP ALL
THE AVAILABLE ENERGY WHETHER
YOU STORED IN BATTERIES TO USE
WHEN YOU NEEDED OR SHIFT YOUR
BEHAVIOR TO USE IT WHEN IT IS
AVAILABLE, THIS IS HOW YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO DRAW FROM THE
GRID.
ANNUAL ENERGY CAPACITY.
THIS IS UNDER THE LINE I SHOULD
PREVIOUS.
HOW MANY MEGAWATT HOURS ARE
AVAILABLE? AND THE MINIMUM
DAILY ENERGY CAPACITY.
LOOKING AT THE WORST DAY AND
THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY AVAILABLE
ON THE DAY.
IF YOU MODELED THE AMOUNT OF
ENERGY AND YOU WANT TO THE SAME
AMOUNT OF ENERGY EVERY DAY, YOU
WOULD MODEL ON THE MINIMUM DAY.
TAKE-HOME IS THERE IS A LOT OF
AVAILABLE CAPACITY.
IT DEPENDS ON SPACE AND TIME.
BUT THINKING CLEVERLY AS WE
MOVE FORWARD IS THERE IS A LOT
OF FLEXIBILITY.
>> ONE THING I WOULD ADD IS ON
THE PRIOR SLIDE, IT MENTIONS
THE CAPACITY AS WE MEASURE IS
BASED ON LIMITS WE USE FOR
PLANNING.
IT IS EITHER 50% OF PHYSICAL
CAPACITY OR -- ONE THING WE ARE
LOOKING AT IS WHETHER THE
NUMBERS MAKE SENSE GOING
FORWARD.
>> TO PUT THE SEWING CONTEXT
HERE IS ANOTHER 8760.
THIS SHOWS THE CURRENT DEMAND
ON THE GRID. THE ORANGE IS WHAT
FOLKS ARE USING.
AND THE BLUE IS THE AVAILABLE
CAPACITY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A LOT
OF AVAILABLE CAPACITY.
THE DROP IN THE SUMMER IS DUE
TO CONSTRAINTS AND PLANNING
LIMITS ON THE GRID THAT
STEPHANIE MENTIONED.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE
SCENARIOS THAT I MARKED OUT IN
THE BEGINNING, SCENARIO 2 LOOKS
AT A POWER DEMAND OF 2.1
GIGAWATTS AND THAT FITS NICELY
UNDER THIS CURVE.
YOU HAVE DIFFERENT AREA
CONSTRAINTS.
BUT THE WINTER IS QUITE A BIT
HIGHER AND IF WE GO TO SCENARIO
TREE, WE SEE SUMMER AT THE
LIMIT BUT THE WINTER WOULD HAVE
MORE DEMAND. THINKING ABOUT
FULL ENERGY AVAILABLE WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE.
TO GIVE OUT FLEXIBILITY. AND I
WOULD SAY ALL OF THE LOAD
SHAPES I SHOWED DON'T HAVE ANY
SMARTS BUILT INTO THEM.
WITH ALL THE SCENARIOS WE ARE
SHOWING THE WORST DAY OR THE
WORST HOUR. FOR EXAMPLE WITH
THE ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION, WE
ASSUMED PEOPLE COME HOME AND
PLUG IN AT HOME.
THAT IS A NATURAL HABIT. BUT
THERE ARE MANY THINGS YOU CAN DO
TO SHIFT THAT FROM MIDNIGHT
UNTIL 5:00 A.M.
CHARGING.
WHETHER IT IS A DIFFERENT RATE
OR PROGRAM YOUR SMART CHARGER
TO DO SOMETHING.
THERE ARE TONS OF WAYS TO SHIFT
THAT.
LOTS OF FLEXIBILITY.
LOTS OF AVAILABLE CAPACITY.
I WILL STOP.
BACK TO YOU, STEPHANIE.
>> BASED ON THE RESULTS, WE
WERE ABLE TO DRAW SOME
CONCLUSIONS.
UNDER THE BUILDINGS AND
INDUSTRY SIDE OF THINGS, WE KNOW
BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRY WILL
ACCOUNT FOR MOST OF THE
INCREASE IN LOAD AND THAT WOULD
BE DUE TO -- I DISCUSSED AT THE
BEGINNING -- WITHOUT ENERGY
EFFICIENCY. FLEXIBILITY AND BE
ABLE TO SHIFT TO OTHER HOURS
WILL BE IMPORTANT. THINK ABOUT
IN TERMS OF THE GRID BEING BUILT
TO SMOOTH OUT THE PEAKS AND
HAVE AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION, WILL
ALLOW US TO MOST EFFICIENTLY
USE OUR ASSETS.
NEXT SLIDE.
UNDER ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION.
PASSENGER VEHICLES WILL BE THE
PRIMARY USER IN TERMS OF TOTAL
ENERGY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE
GRAPHICS ON THE RIGHT.
THE BLUE SECTION IS THE ENERGY
CONSUMPTION ASSOCIATED WITH
PASSENGER VEHICLES. IT IS A
LARGE COMPONENT, MOSTLY BECAUSE
OF THE SHEER NUMBER OF
PASSENGER VEHICLES.
ANOTHER TRANSIT BUSES WILL BE A
PLAYER. IT IS SOMETHING KING
COUNTY METRO IS WORKING ON.
THESE BIG LOADS WOULD COME ON
ALL AT ONCE.
WORKING WITH PARTNERS, WE CAN
FIND WAYS TO COME UP WITH
EFFORTS.
[ INDISCERNIBLE --LOW VOLUME ]
NEXT SLIDE. CITY LIGHT
DISTRIBUTION GRID HAS
SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY AVAILABLE
MUCH OF THE YEAR.
BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE
CAPACITY WILL BE LIMITED.
úTAKE AWAY RIGHT NOW IS
FLEXIBILITY WILL BE KEY. THAT
WILL BE CRITICAL.
UNDERSTANDING CAPACITY
LIMITATIONS WILL HELP US
CONSIDER NEW APPROACHES.
SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS RELATED
TO HOW WE PLAN.
WE WILL LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN TRY
TO ANALYZE THIS GOING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST TO RECAP. OUR GOAL TODAY
HAS BEEN TO GIVE THE COMMITTEE
AN OVERVIEW OF THIS WORK.
AND GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT
COMES NEXT.
THIS WORK AS PART OF --
BUSINESS STRATEGY.
IT IS ALL AROUND HOW WE BUILD
AND MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM.
THE GRID.
AS A SMART AND RESILIENT AND
FLEXIBLE, RELIABLE SYSTEM THAT
PREPARES US FOR INCREASED
ELECTRIFICATION INCLUDING
THINGS LIKE ENERGY RESOURCES.
IT REQUIRES A LOT OF LONG-TERM
THINKING.
AND DEEP PARTNERSHIPS, HOLISTIC
PLANNING PROCESSES AND TOOLS.
YOU ALSO HEARD IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO STAY GROUNDED IN THE
EQUITY IMPACTS OF THIS
TRANSITION AND MAKING SURE THAT
WE ARE NOT ONLY AVOIDING
INEQUITIES BUT WE ARE LOOKING
FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO REVERSE
HISTORICAL INEQUITIES IN THE
WAY THE SYSTEM IS BUILT AND
OPERATED.
OWNERSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS AND
OTHER REGIONAL LEADERS, TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH
TECHNICAL EXPERTS. IT IS
EXCITING AND CRUCIAL WORK
BECAUSE IT STARTS TO BUILD US A
PATH. WE ARE REALLY COMMITTED
TO MAKING SURE THE GRID
INFRASTRUCTURE IS A PLATFORM
THAT ALLOWS THE ELECTRIFIED
FUTURE.
THIS IS THE WORK IT TAKES TO
GET THERE.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT STEP.
WE'VE GOT MORE TO DO IN TERMS OF
INVOLVING OPERATIONAL PLANNING
AND POLICY FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE
THEY ARE ALIGNED TO BEGIN TO
BUILD THE ADDITIONAL PIECES.
THE SMARTS AS DESCRIBED, THAT
WILL ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN IN
BOTH THE GRACEFUL PLAN OR
ORGANIZED WAY AND IN A JUST WAY
AS WELL.
REALLY CREATING A JUST
TRANSITION.
SOME OF THE FOLLOW-UP PHASES
WILL BE AROUND TECHNICAL PIECES
ABOUT LOAD FORECAST. THE WAY WE
ANALYZE THE SYSTEM AND
INTEGRATING THE GRID SIDE, INTO
MORE OF THE RESOURCE SIDE
GENERATION ANALYSIS. AND THAT
WILL BE STUFF WE WORK ON.
AND THINKING ABOUT THE
TRANSITIONS AROUND ELECTRIC
TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDIUM AND
HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.
WE HAVE PINPOINTED TRANSIT.
THAT IS WHERE COMMUNITIES HAVE
BEEN EMPHATIC AND MAKES A REAL
DIFFERENCE. ESPECIALLY FOR
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERSERVED.
AND WE PRIORITIZE THAT.
AND WE WILL WORK ON IMPLEMENTING
FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATIONS.
DEMAND RESPONSE.
IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO USE THIS WORK TO INFORM
SOMEWHAT STRATEGIC DECISION-
MAKING.
WE HAVE USED PIECES OF THIS IN
OUR RESPONSE TO THE CLEAN ENERGY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
EVEN THOSE THEY ARE NOT
FORMALLY ANALYZED WE ARE
BEGINNING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE INSIGHTS FROM THIS WORK TO
HELP US PREPARE AND HELP US
PLAN AHEAD.
AS WE DO THAT WORK, WE HOPE
WE'LL HAVE THIS CONVERSATION
WITH THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS OUR
COMMUNITY AND OUR CUSTOMER
GROUP.
AND I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY
AND SHARE THIS WITH YOU.
IT IS EXCITING WORK.
AND WITH THAT WE CAN GO TO ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION.
I WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT
ALSO LINKED TO THE AGENDA IS
THE REPORT.
IT IS 244 PAGES LONG.
AND THERE IS A LOT MORE
INFORMATION.
THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU.
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
IT IS A LOT TO DIGEST.
ONE THING I KNOW OUT OF THE
SCOPE OF THE STUDY WAS THE
TRANSMISSION SITE.
I AM LEARNING THIS LANGUAGE IS
A GO ALONG.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE GENERATION
OF ELECTRICITY AND THE WATER IN
OUR RIVERS AND SALMON IN THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT FALLS OUT OF
THIS REPORT FOR THIS AREA OF
STUDY BUT I AM THINKING ABOUT
THAT AND I AM ALSO THINKING
ABOUT COST TO RATEPAYERS. WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT POTENTIALLY NEW
TECHNOLOGIES, DISTRIBUTED
ENERGY SYSTEMS.
ANYTHING THAT WE WILL NEED TO
IMPLEMENT.
NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE ABLE
TO MAINTAIN CAPACITY.
THE NEEDED CAPACITY GOING
FORWARD. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
I AM THINKING ABOUT AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND LOOK
FORWARD TO ANY OF THE OTHER
NEXT STEPS. YOU ARE ALWAYS
WELCOME TO PRESENT ONGOING WORK
IN THIS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO ALLOW US TO
SHARE WITH YOU BACKGROUND AND
THE DEEP STUFF THAT WILL BE
SUPER IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE
FORWARD IN MAKING CRITICAL
DECISIONS.
FOR INSTANCE, THE IRP, WHICH IS
OUR RESOURCE PLANNING DOCUMENT
WILL BE COMING THROUGH COUNCIL
LATER THIS YEAR.
HAVING AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW
THAT INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
SITS ON THIS FOUNDATION, WILL
BE SUPER IMPORTANT FOR YOU AS
YOU CONSIDER THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> BEFORE YOU LEAVE I DID SEE
THAT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAD
A HAND UP.
>> THANK YOU.
I DID NOT KNOW IF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT IS MEETING WITH THE GREEN
NEW DEAL BOARD ON THIS WORK
AROUND ELECTRIFICATION.
>> WE ARE ON THE GREEN NEW DEAL
CITY TEAM.
WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING BUT WE DID
A PRESENTATION AT THEIR MEETING
IN FEBRUARY WE GAVE AN OVERVIEW
úOF THIS WORK.
>> FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OKAY.
SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THIS
CONCLUDES THE MARCH 9 MEETING
OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR MARCH 23 AT 9:30 A.M.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, WE WILL A. WE WILL
ADJOURN.