>>> GOOD MORNING, THE MARCH 820
23 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTE WILL NOW
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:30 ON
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
EXCUSE ME. COUNCILMEMBER SAWAN
HAS BEEN ASKED TO BE EXCUSED.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
HERE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HERE
CHAIR NELSON PRESENT
THREE PRESENT , ONE ABSENT.
>> THE GIVE A MUCH. THERE ARE
THREE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA A
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBL
VOTE COUNCIL BILL 120518 UPDATE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT FOR
FORWARD-LOOKING INFRARED
REAL-TIME VIDEO. A BRIEFING BY
SEATTLE I.T. ON ITS WORKING
2022 AND 2023 AND A BRIEFING B
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ON SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN. ARE
THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE
AGENDA? SEEING NONE THE AGENDA
IS NOW APPROVED. LET'S MOVE ON
TO PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE PLAY
THE VIDEO. WE WILL BE
ENTERTAINING COMMENTS ON ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA.
>> SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WELCOME
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT AND IS
EAGER TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS OF
OUR CITY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
BE A SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A
VERBAL COMMENT YOU MAY REGISTER
TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING
VIA THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER I
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER MUST CAL
IN FROM THE PHONE NUMBER
PROVIDED WHEN THEY REGISTERED
ONLINE AND USE THE MEETING ID
AND PASSCODE THAT WAS EMAILED
UPON CONFIRMATION. IF YOU DID
NOT RECEIVE EMAIL CONFIRMATION
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK
MAIL FOLDERS. A REMINDER, THE
SPEAKER MEETING ID IS DIFFERENT
FROM THE GENERAL LISTENING LINE
MEETING ID PROVIDED ON THE
AGENDA. ONCE THE SPEAKER NAME
IS CALLED THE SPEAKER
MICROPHONE WILL BE UNMUTED AND
THE AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY
THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE. THAT
IS YOUR CUE THAT IT IS YOUR TUR
TO SPEAK. AT THE TIME YOU MUST
PRESS STAR SIX, THEN YOU WILL
HEAR A PROMPT OF YOU ARE
UNMUTED BE SURE THE PHONE IS
UNMUTED ON YOUR END SO YOU WIL
BE HEARD. AS A SPEAKER BEGIN BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A CHIME
WILL SOUND WHEN SECONDS ARE LEF
IN YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. AS A
GENTLE REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THE END OF
THE ALLOTTED TIME YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED AND
THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED WIL
BE CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS
COMPLETE PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE AND JOIN US BY
FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THROUGH THE LISTENING LINE
OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR I
THE PROCESS IMPEDES COUNCIL
ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS ON
BEHALF OF RESIDENTS OF THE CITY
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDING
OR THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING
MUTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSION THAT WILL ASSIST
ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES
BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. W
WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST, PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR SIX
AFTER HEARING THE PROMPT OF YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. THANK YOU,
SEATTLE.
>> CHAIR, MY APOLOGIES I HAVE
BEEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS WITH
US. WE HAVE GOT FOUR PEOPLE
SIGNED UP IN PERSON AND FOUR
PRESENT FOR THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT SO WE WILL START IN
PERSON AND EVERYONE HAS TWO
MINUTES. THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS
ARE [ SPEAKER NAME ] AND [
SPEAKER NAME ] PLEASE COME UP
AND PICK A MIC RIGHT IN THE
CENTER.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING. I AM
PART OF SMALL ENVIRONMENTAL
NONPROFIT AND I'M HERE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC, AND SUPPORT
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
IN COLLABORATION WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT. CREATED IN 1994 TO
ADDRESS THE IMBALANCE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE AND
SERVICES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THESE DISPARITIES CAUSE
DIFFERENCES IN LANGUAGES AND
CULTURE TO ENSURE IMMIGRANT
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES CAN
PARTICIPATE IN BENEFIT FROM THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THEM ARE MENTAL
SOLUTIONS. WE SPEAK 10
LANGUAGES THE RELATIONSHIP-BASE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WE FOCUS
ON IMPACT AREAS CLEAN WATER,
RISK REDUCTION, CLEAN ENERGY
AND A GROWING AREA OF WORK IS
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY
AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, THE GOA
IS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND
FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF LOW
INCOME IMMIGRANT REFUGEES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR BY REDUCIN
TRANSPORTATION POLLUTION AND
INCREASING ACCESS , SOME OF THE
WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE
COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS EDUCATIO
OUTREACH AND ENGAGING
COMMUNITIES ON ELECTRICITY,
ELECTRIFICATION AND
DECARBONIZATION. WE PROVIDED
INSIGHT ON PRIORITIZING
INVESTMENT WITH INCLUSION AND
UNHEARD VOICES TO SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT PLANNING WE PLAN TO
CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP , IN ORDER
TO INFLUENCE STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT. THE LONG-TERM
SUCCESS OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
EMISSION GOALS DEPEND ON
COMMUNITIES GETTING AUTONOMY
OVER HOW AND WHERE THE
INITIATIVE IS IMPLEMENTED. BY
PROTECTING EQUITY IN THIS
TRANSITION WE CAN CREATE A
FUTURE MORE SUSTAINABLE AND MOR
JUST AND EQUITABLE. CREATING
NEW JOBS, SUPPORTING LOCAL
ECONOMY AND IMPROVING PUBLIC
HEALTH. I URGE ALL OF US TO
PRIORITIZE EQUITABLE TRANSITIO
FROM FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCY TO
ELECTRIFICATION AND TO SUPPORT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ON THIS
INVESTMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. MARANDA, WERE
YOU JUST STANDING THERE? OKAY.
NEXT ON THE LIST IS [ SPEAKER
NAME ]
>> BEFORE YOU START, IN CASE
YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR, YOU WILL
HEAR THE CHIME AND YOU HAVE 10
SECONDS AFTER THAT. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO LIBERTY I'M THE
COFOUNDER OF THE ENERGY GROUP
HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR ROVER
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
PROJECT TO PRIORITIZE
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FOR
OVER 15 YEARS WITH UTILITIES
LIKE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO
ENTER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE
ACCESSED BY GROUPS THAT ARE
TRADITIONALLY BEEN UNDER
PRIORITIZE COME IN THAT TIME
WAS 70,000 IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
OVER 60 TRIBAL NATIONS
OPERATING 7000 LOW-INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS. WORK SEEKS TO BUIL
EQUITY WITHIN THE ENERGY SECTOR
WE HIRE FROM COMMUNITIES WE
SERVE TO BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN
CITY LIGHT AND COMMUNITIES, TH
SPACES CREATE MANY PLACES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EQUITABLE
PARTNERSHIP AND ARE DESIGNED S
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES CAN
ENGAGE WITH, OFFER FEEDBACK AN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CITY LIGHT
PROGRAMS. WE ARE SUPPORTING
ENGAGEMENT ON SEVERAL PROJECTS
THE CITY LIGHT INCLUDING
ELECTRIFICATION, MULTI FAMILY
CHARGING, DEMAND RESPONSE AND
WITH ALL OF THESE PROJECTS THE
ROLE IS TO REPRESENT
COMMUNITIES ENSURING THEIR
VOICES AND FEEDBACK ARE CENTERE
IN THE DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM AN
ENSURING THEY ARE PARTICIPATIN
AS PRIORITIZED. EQUITY CENTERE
MODEL BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND WE OFFER
EDUCATION, SUPPORT, TRANSLATION
CONCIERGE SERVICES ENTERING
ACCESSIBLE PARTICIPATION TO
THESE PROGRAMS. THE TEAM IS
HIRED FROM COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
AND WE ARE CERTIFIED MINORITY
OWNED BUSINESS AND THE TEAM IS
59% WOMEN AND 95% PEOPLE OF
COLOR. OUR TEAM CONNECT
COMMUNITIES WITH A DEEP
UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS,
CHALLENGES AND OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES. OUR APPROACH IS
DESIGNED TO OPEN UP FEEDBACK
MECHANISMS BETWEEN THE COMMUNIT
AND CITY LIGHT ENSURING
COMMUNITIES HAVE THE ABILITY AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR
NEEDS. NOBODY CAN DO THE WORK
ALONE AND WE ARE PROUD AND
HONORED TO DO THIS WORK
ALONGSIDE PARTNERS AT CITY
LIGHT, OUR FRIENDS AND
COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FINALL
WE HAVE [ SPEAKER NAME ] AND I
BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST. SORRY
THE LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER.
>> MY NAME IS, I WORK WITH
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, A NONPROFIT
WORKING TO ACCELERATE CLEAN
ENERGY SOLUTION FOR THE CLIMATE
CRISIS IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON
WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH CITY
LIGHT AS IT WAS DEVELOPING
TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN, WORK TO HELP
GET A PASS THROUGH COUNCIL AND
WE WORKED CLOSELY ON PASSING TH
CLEAN FUEL STANDARD ALONG WITH
MANY OTHER DIVERSE PARTNERS. IT
IS CRITICAL ALL VEHICLES ARE
ZERO EMISSION IN SHORT ORDER AN
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS A BIG
ROLE TO PLAY. CITY GOALS
ALIGNING WITH CLIMATE GOALS
REQUIRE THAT 30% OF GOODS
DELIVERY AND 90% OF PERSONAL
TRIPS AND THE WHOLE CITY FLEET
ARE ZERO EMISSION BY 2030.
REQUIRING GRID UPGRADES,
CHARTING, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND
MORE. THIS IS A REALLY FAST
TRANSITION WE HAVE TO MAKE BUT
IT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE
CLIMATE CRISIS AND BECAUSE OF
TOXIC AIR POLLUTION WE ARE
BREEDING FROM GASOLINE AND POWE
VEHICLES. A COUPLE EXAMPLES OF
WHAT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS
BEEN WORKING ON. WE KNOW THE
WORK IS IN DEMAND. CURBSIDE
CHARGING OVER 1000 APPLICATIONS
FOR 30 POSSIBLE CHARGING EFFORT
WHICH HELPS FOLKS WHO MAY HAV
A VEHICLE BUT DON'T HAVE A
PLACE TO PARK THEIR VEHICLE AT
HOME SO FOR EXAMPLE THIS IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN
WORKING ON. THEY BEEN WORKING
ON HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.
TRANSPORTATION SHOULD NOT JUST
BE PASSENGER CARS, THIS INCLUDE
GARBAGE TRUCKS, TRANSIT BUSES,
SCHOOL BUSES AND MORE. THESE
VEHICLES OFTEN RUN ON DIESEL
CREATING TOXIC AIR POLLUTION.
WORKING REALLY HARD ON
ELECTRIFYING TAKING CONTAINERS
FROM THE PORT THIS IS AN AREA
HARDEST HIT TOXIC AIR POLLUTION
REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS WORK
NOW THAT THE CLEAN FUEL IS
BEING IMPLEMENT IT CITY LIGHT
WILL INVEST EVEN MORE. THIS IS
CRITICAL EFFORT, CLIMATE AND AI
POLLUTION ARE IMPACTING THE
COMMUNITY SO WE ENCOURAGE
AMBITION AND ASKED THE COUNCIL
TO SUPPORT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
IN THIS GOOD EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THER
ARE NO OTHER COMMENTERS THAT
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT WE WILL MOVE TO THE
ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST W
HAVE GOT [ SPEAKER NAME ] GO
AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM ADDRESSING SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS. I AM
THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE WASHINGTON STATE AUDIT
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING 296
FRANCHISE CAR AND TRUCK
DEALERSHIPS WHO HOLD 500
FRANCHISES ACROSS THE STATE.
THE FRANCHISE DEALERS ARE
INVESTING MILLIONS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING TO
HELP FACILITATE TRANSITION TO
ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2035
ASSOCIATION IS THE PROUD OWNER
OF THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL
AUTO SHOW, AN ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF NEW MODEL VEHICLES INCLUDING
A BROAD ARRAY OF ELECTRIC ,
PLUG-IN HYBRID AND HYBRID
VEHICLES HELD AT THE EVENT
CENTER. FOR SEVERAL YEARS WE
PRODUCED AN ONGOING PUBLIC
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN CALLED THE
EV REVOLUTION COMBINING ADVANCE
TELEVISION, RADIO, DIGITAL AN
OTHER ASPECTS TO HELP EDUCATE
CONSUMERS ON HOW EV'S CAN FIT
THEIR LIFESTYLE. THE CAMPAIGN
FEATURES AN EXHIBIT CALLED THE
ELECTRIC HIGHWAY WHICH
SHOWCASES EV'S INCLUDING FLOOR
EXHIBITIONS AND TEST DRIVES.
LAST YEAR WE WERE HAPPY TO ADD
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AS A SHOW
PARTNER AND IN THE EV REVOLUTIO
CAMPAIGN . THEIR COMMITMENT TO
EDUCATION CREATES POSSIBILITY
FOR VEHICLES WITH EVIDENCE IN
THE MOMENT. THEY HAVE BEEN IN
VIABLE PARTNERS. WE HAVE
INCLUDED SEATTLE CITY LIGHT I
TELEVISION AND INTERNET
ADVERTISING IN THE ELECTRIC
HIGHWAY TO HELP ANSWER A VARIET
OF QUESTIONS ON EV'S. WE ARE
ABLE TO LEVERAGE THIS
PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE
DEALERSHIPS AND THE CUSTOMER
INFORMATION , AVAILABLE IN
SERVICE AREAS WE THINK IT IS
CRITICAL THAT GROUPS COORDINAT
TO HELP EXPLAIN THINGS LIKE TH
MULTITUDE OF CHARTING OPTIONS
AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WITH OR
WITHOUT A GARAGE. THANK YOU VER
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT IS [ SPEAKER
NAME ].
>> HI MY COMMENTS REGARDING
AGENDA ITEM 1. MARKED ONLINE A
ATTACHMENT ONE ON COUNCIL BILL
120518 ENTERING ITEMS THEREFOR
THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED SHOULD
INCLUDE UPDATED ITEMS TO
INCLUDE HELICOPTERS ITEM 4.7
SHOULD CONTINUE TO DESCRIBE HO
THE DATA IS SHARED AND RETAINED
STATEMENT ON EVIDENCE FOR HARD
DRIVES OR OTHER PHYSICAL MEDIA
, THE SAME ATTENTION OF WORDING
SHOULD OCCUR AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE WITH A METHOD OF DATA
SHARING IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLI
TO KNOW TO UNDERSTAND THE
POSSIBLE SECURITY AND PRIVACY
RISK RELEVANT. NUMBER THREE
SHOULD BE ADOPTED AND CITY
COUNCIL SHOULD ACQUIRE MUST
HOST PUBLICLY THE OVERVIEW WIT
TRACK CHANGES VISIBLE.
REGARDING I.T. PRESENTATION ON
SLIDE FIVE MATERIAL UPDATE
PROCESS RECOMMENDATION IS NOT
OCCURRED SINCE CHANGE
ADDITIONALLY SLIDE NUMBER FIVE
WAS TIMELINE A PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE WORK REVIEW IS
WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE AND AN
ATTEMPT TO SILENT PUBLIC
FEEDBACK. FOR THE ORDINANCE
14.18 .080 AT THE CONCLUSION
OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
CTO WILL SHARE THE FINAL WITH
THE WORKING GROUP 6 WEEKS PRIO
TO SUBMITTING TO COUNCIL FOR
APPROVAL . THE CLOCK ON THE
WORKING GROUP DOES NOT START
UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS CLOSED SO PAST
BEHAVIOR GIVING THE WORKING
GROUP INCOMPLETE INCLUDING THE
SIX-WEEK CLOCK AS THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UNKNOWN IS A
VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE, THE ONL
ORDER OF EVENTS THAT WOULD
FOLLOW THE SPIRIT OF THE
ORDINANCE WOULD BE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT TO CONCLUDE AND IN THE
WORKING GROUP START WORK SO
SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT
DOES NOT OCCUR TO THE COUNCIL
BILL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP
IS [ SPEAKER NAME ].
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS [
SPEAKER NAME ]. HELLO?
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU MY NAME IS SAMANTH
ORTEGA I AM HERE TO SUPPORT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
TRANSPORTATION EFFORTS. WAY
WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED COMPAN
PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR FOR
SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE FOR LEVEL
IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
SPECIALIZED CHARGING
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS ARE
HELPING TO BRIDGE THE GAP
BETWEEN INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO TH
CHARGING COMPANIES AND OTHER
OWNERS AND OPERATORS TO ENSURE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
STATIONS ARE RELIABLE FOR EV
DRIVERS. PARTNERING WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AS OF
MARCH, EXCUSE ME WE PARTNER WIT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AS OF MARCH
2022 BRINGING IN SUPPORT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT PUBLIC
SAFETY CHARTERS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY AND TO MEET RELIABILITY
GOALS. ONGOING MAINTENANCE IS
TAILORED TO TROUBLESHOOTING
UPGRADES, REPLACING PARTS AND
REPROGRAMMING PARTS, TESTING
NETWORK ACTIVITY, VISUAL
INSPECTIONS AND DOCUMENTING
KEEPING THE DRIVER EXPERIENCE I
MIND WE SHARE DATA COLLECTED
AND ANALYZED WITH CITY OF
SEATTLE LIGHTS TO ENSURE THE
DEPARTMENT IS HEADED TOWARD A
RESOLUTION AND PROVIDING BEST
PRACTICE TO REACH RELIABILITY.
NOW WE SEE QUITE A BIT OF
ISSUES THAT ARISE FROM
VANDALISM WEAR AND TEAR, WEATHE
AND INTEROPERABILITY ISSUES SO
PART OF THE LARGER SERVICE IS
RELIABILITY AS A SERVICE WHICH
ENSURES WITH AN ISSUE ARISING
WE ANALYZE THE PROBLEM AND
ISSUE. I WILL ADD THE LAST
POINT THAT COMMITTING STRONG
GOALS TO INTERPRETATION OF
TRANSPORTATION TAILORED TO THE
DEPLOYMENT OF THE CHARTERS
WITH EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
RELIABLE CHARTERS IMPORTANT FO
THE ADOPTION OF CLEANUP
TRANSPORTATION AND IS NOT MORE
AFFLUENT COMMUNITIES, BUT ALL
COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT I
[ SPEAKER NAME ]
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM SYSTEM
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATOR OF WASHINGTON
STATE FERRIES HERE TO COMMENT O
AGENDA ITEM 3 WHICH IS SEATTL
CITY LIFE TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIC PLAN
BRIEF. THE LARGEST FERRY SYSTE
IN THE UNITED STATES , CARRYING
OUT 450 SAILINGS PER DAY CARIN
NEARLY 24 MILLION PASSENGERS PE
YEAR. ARE THE LARGEST EMITTER
OF GREENHOUSE GAS IN STATE
GOVERNMENT, IN RESPONSE TO
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTION OF THE
GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE ORDER
WASHINGTON STATE FERRY DEVELOPE
SYSTEM ELECTRIFICATION PLAN IN
2020, A DETAILED PLAN TO
TRANSITION THE FLEET TO HYBRID
ELECTRIC PROPULSION REDUCING
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM
2005 LEVELS BY 76% BY THE YEAR
2040. WE WILL CONVERT SIX
EXISTING VESSELS , BUILD 16 NEW
VESSELS AND ELECTRIFY 16
TERMINALS, THE LEGISLATURE
SUPPORTS THE PLAN WITH OVER $1.
BILLION IN CAPITAL FUNDING. A
KEY ELEMENT OF THE PLANET IS
ELECTRIFICATION OF THE SEATTLE
WATERFRONT COME OF THIS
FACILITY SERVES BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND IN BREMERTON AND IN
ADDITION TO EMITTING GREENHOUSE
GAS THE FERRIES IN THE AREA
GENERATE NITROGEN WHICH HAVE
LONG AFFECTED THE RIVER VALLEY
AND OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITIES. W
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AND SIGNED A MOU TO
COLLABORATE ON BUILDING THE
ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY THAT
WILL HELP ELECTRIFY COLEMAN DOC
AND THE ASSOCIATED FERRIES
OPERATED BY LARSON STATE
FERRIES IN THE COUNTY PASSENGE
ONLY FERRIES. LOCATED ON. 48 ,
OWNED AND OPERATED BY SEATTLE
CITY LATE , WE STRONGLY SUPPORT
THE TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SAMANTHA, BECAUSE YOU HAD MORE
TO SAY PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENT
TO COUNCIL. GO AHEAD AND WE
WILL VIEW YOUR FULL COMMENTS
LATER AND THAT APPLIES TO
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT
IN WRITING. LAST PUBLIC SPEAKER
IS [ SPEAKER NAME ] GO AHEAD
PLEASE.
>> HI I AM COMMENTING ON AGEND
ITEM NUMBER ONE. I LIVED IN
SEATTLE FROM 2001 TO 2016 NOW
INTO, I AM BUSY WITH A CHILD
BUT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH COUNTLES
NOT COUNTLESS BUT DOZENS OF CIT
COUNCIL MEETINGS. I'VE KNOWN
COUNCILMEMBER FOR MORE THAN A
DECADE, INVITED TO SIT AT THE
TABLE ON PRIVACY RELATED
MEMBERS. WE WERE HEAVILY
INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF
THIS CIVILIAN ORDINANCE AND IT
HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING TO SEE
HOW IT HAPPEN. A MOCKERY OF
PUBLIC INPUT. I WANT TO POINT
OUT PRIMARILY OR LARGELY WHEN
THESE MEETINGS OCCUR THE PUBLI
INPUT THAT'S INVITED THE POLIC
SHOW UP TO TAKE THE SIDE OF
SURVEILLANCE WITH NO EXPERT
SHOWING UP TO TAKE THE SIDE OF
PRIVACY. THAT IS A PROBLEM. TH
WAY IT IS CONDUCTED NOWADAYS IS
A PROBLEM. THE SCHEDULE IS
MESSED UP, I SUPPORT ALL OF THE
COMMENTS WRITTEN AND SPOKEN SHE
HAS DONE A TON OF WORK AND I
KNOW HOW MUCH WORK IT IS. MY
GROUP CAME TOGETHER YEARS AGO
WHEN THE POLICE RULED OUT THE
DRONE PROGRAM PURCHASED THROUGH
FUNDING AND THE LATER PORT
SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM THROUGH
FUNDS THEY BUILT THIS MESH
NETWORK FOR SURVEILLANCE OF
THE PORT OF SEATTLE BUT THE
REALITY WAS THEY PUT UP NODES
ALL OVER DOWNTOWN AND DOWN
RAINIER AVENUE. FAR FROM THE
PORT AND THE WATER WE FOUND OU
ABOUT THIS WE FOUND THIS
ORDINANCE THAT SAID THAT TO
COME UP WITH POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES AND GET APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL THEY COULDN'T BE
BOTHERED TO DO THAT SO IT SAT
AND THE CITY PAID TO TAKE IT
DOWN. I URGE YOU TO THINK WHEN
YOU HEAR ABOUT GRANTS FUNDING
THING SURVEILLANCE GEAR FOR
COPS A BACKDOOR METHOD OF
BRINGING IN THINGS THAT DO NOT
BENEFIT THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF
THERE ARE NO OTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENT IS
NOW CLOSED. OF THE CLERK PLEAS
READ ITEM 1 INTO THE AGENDA ?
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE
COUNCIL BILL 120518 ORDINANCE
RELATED TO SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF USE AND
ACCEPTING THE 2023 UPDATED
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT AND
2023 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT USE O
FORWARD-LOOKING INFRARED
REAL-TIME VIDEO. BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO WE WERE THERE
INTRODUCTIONS IN A BIT. I WILL
INTRODUCE THE LEGISLATION AND
THEN WE WILL GET INTO
INTRODUCTIONS. PASSAGE OF THIS
BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE SEATTLE
POLICE TO PURCHASE AND USE A
FLIR VIDEO DOWNLOAD TOLD TO
RELAY LIVE INFRARED IMAGES FRO
KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
HELICOPTERS TO THE SPD UNITS ON
THE GROUND. COUNCIL APPROVED TH
ORIGINAL FLIR SIR IN MAY OF
2021 THE OVERVIEW STATED WHILE
HELICOPTERS ARE CAPABLE OF
TRANSMITTING VIDEO FOR ONGOING
EVENTS TWO UNITS ON THE GROUND
SPD DOES NOT UTILIZE THAT
FUNCTION. HELICOPTER PILOTS
NARRATED INFORMATION FROM THE
VIDEO TO SPD UNITS. SO IN 202
COUNCIL APPROVED RECEIPT OF A
$144,000 FEDERAL URBAN AREA
SECURITY INITIATIVE HOMELAND
SECURITY GRANT THAT WOULD
ENABLE SPD TO PURCHASE THE
TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD LET
OFFICERS ON THE GROUND VIEW THE
LIVE STREAM AS WELL AS TO GET
THE AUDIO. THE TECHNOLOGY WOULD
NOT GIVE SPD CAPACITY TO RECOR
THE VIDEO. SO I WANT TO NOTE
WHILE SPD AND OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES USE THIS
TECHNOLOGY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT,
THIS IS ALSO USED BY AND IS
HELPFUL TO AND CAN BE USED BY
AGENCIES IN CASES OF EMERGENCY
SEARCH AND RESCUE FOR EXAMPLE
FOR EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER
NATURAL DISASTERS. SO, THE
REASON THIS COUNCIL BILL IS UP
FOR POSSIBLE VOTE TODAY IS THE
EXECUTIVE HAS REQUESTED THAT IT
BE PASSED OUT A FULL COUNCIL BY
MARCH 14th IN ORDER TO USE THE
GRANT MONEY. I UNDERSTAND THAT
CENTRAL STAFF HAS OFFERED
BRIEFINGS TO COUNCILMEMBERS
INDIVIDUALLY AND FOR THOSE WHO
ARE NOT ON THE COMMITTEE THE
OFFER STILL STANDS SO PLEASE
REACH OUT. TODAY WE WILL
DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY VOTE ON
FIVE TECHNICAL HOUSEKEEPING
AMENDMENTS. HERE IS HOW IT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN. I'M GOING TO
MOVE THE BILL, THE
REPRESENTATIVES WILL THEN
DESCRIBE THE LEGISLATION AND
THEN TURN IT OVER TO WALK US
THROUGH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SO,
WITH THAT WILL PRESENTERS PLEAS
INTRODUCE YOURSELF?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HAVE A QUESTION THAT MEANS W
ARE DEFINITELY VOTING ON THIS
LEGISLATION TODAY. I THOUGHT I
READ SORRY. JUST PROMOTED YOU
CENTRAL STAFF SAID THAT IT WA
A POSSIBLE VOTE? YOU HAVE
DECIDED? YOU SAID YOU WOULD
MOVE THE BILL , SO I ASSUME THA
MEANS YOU HAVE DECIDED THAT
THERE IS GOING TO BE A VOTE
TODAY?
>> I WAS GOING , IT IS UP FOR
POSSIBLE VOTE , SO.
>> I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY YO
WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE
BILL WHICH IS THE PRECURSOR
STEP TO VOTE, I'M SORRY IF I'M
CONFUSING THINGS.
>> THAT WAS MY INTENTION, YES.
>> TRYING TO GET THE RULES OF
THE ROAD STRAIGHT.
>> PRESENTERS PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES.
>> MY NAME IS [ SPEAKER NAME ]
CHIEF PRIVATE OFFICER FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND DIVISION
DIRECTOR THAT HAS THE TEAM THA
DOES PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE
COMPLIANCE. WITH THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO PASS IT ON.
>> HI THANK YOU I AM A PRIVACY
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE CITY
WITHIN SEATTLE I.T. PRESENTING
SOME OF THESE SLIDES TODAY.
>> GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS I
AM THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND I WILL PRESENT AND RESPOND
TO QUESTIONS ON THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY BY SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
>> HOLD ON LET'S GET
EVERYBODY'S NAME.
>> HELLO I WILL NOT BE
PRESENTING TODAY BUT I AM ON
THE TEAM .
>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD .
>> YES. I'M GOING TO KICK IT
OFF AND THEN HAND OFF. WE WILL
SPEND A COUPLE MINUTES TALKING
ABOUT THE OVERVIEW HOW WE DO
UPDATES, WHAT THE PROCESS IS.
THE SIR UPDATE PROCESS IN THE
ORDINANCE IS NOT AS
PRESCRIPTIVE AS RETROACTIVE
REVIEWS SO WE ARE WORKING WITH
LEGISLATIVE SIDES WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH LAW AND POLICE AN
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO FIGURE
OUT AND PRESENT THE PROCESS
FOR UPDATING SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REVIEWS SO IT WILL TAKE
YOU THROUGH THAT AND THEN WE
WILL PASS IT ON TO TALK ABOUT
SPECIFICALLY THE FLIR UPDATE.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE. SO, A BRIEF
OVERVIEW AND RECAP OF WHERE WE
ARE. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS
WE HAVE SUBMITTED 26 OUT OF TH
28 SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS
FOR TECHNOLOGY ON THE MASTER
LIST TO COUNCIL. SINCE THE TIM
OF THE PASSAGE OF THOSE WE KNOW
THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES TO THE
TECHNOLOGY OVER TIME . THE
ORDINANCE REQUIRES COUNCIL
APPROVAL BY ORDINANCE FOR WHA
IS CALLED MATERIAL UPDATE TO
SIR AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE
TODAY TO DISCUSS ONE SUCH
MATERIAL UPDATE. SMC DOES NO
REQUIRE AS PRESCRIPTIVE OF A
PROCESS FOR MATERIAL CHANGE.
AS IT DOES FOR INITIAL
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
SUBMISSION TO COUNCIL. SO AGAI
AS MENTIONED WE HAVE WORKED OVE
THE LAST YEAR OR YEAR AND A
HALF WITH CENTRAL STAFF , THE
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, TH
AUDITOR OFFICE, CITY ATTORNEY
AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO
DEVELOP A WORKING DEFINITION O
WHAT CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL
UPDATE AND WE HAVE ADDED THOSE
TO OUR SURVEILLANCE POLICY.
THAT WAS UPDATED AT THE END O
2022. SO WE WILL TALK ABOUT
WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE ON THE
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS TEXT HEAVY
SWEAT WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF. SO
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A CRITERIA
FOR EVALUATING WHAT IS A
MATERIAL UPDATE, WORK WE DID
WITH STAKEHOLDERS DISCUSSED ON
THE LAST SLIDE. ESSENTIALLY
MATERIAL CHANGES INCLUDE NEW
CAPABILITIES OR USE OF THE
TECHNOLOGY THAT ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THE SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT APPROVED BY
COUNCIL. SO WHEN WE LOOK AND
THINK ABOUT MATERIAL UPDATES W
HAVE THEM IN THE CRITERIA ON TH
LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE BOX. IF
THERE ARE CHANGES TO THE PURPOS
AND USE OF THE SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY, IF THERE ARE
CHANGES TO THE OPERATIONS THAT
CAN BE RUN ON THE SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY, USE OF THE
TECHNOLOGY AND ANY ASSOCIATED
RULES OR PROCESSES REQUIRED
BEFORE THAT USE , INCLUDING
USES THAT ARE PROHIBITED. IF
THERE ARE CHANGES FROM THE
ORIGINAL SIR AND THE
SURVEILLANCE DATA, MEANING THE
SCOPE OF THE DATA COLLECTED OR
ASSOCIATED DATA PROCESSING
ACTIVITY WHICH INCLUDES CHANGE
TO DATA SHARING WILL BE
CONSIDERED AS A MATERIAL UPDATE
AS WELL AS CHANGES TO RETENTIO
AND STORAGE OF DATA. ANY NEW OR
NEWLY DISCOVERED NEGATIVE
IMPACTS AS REPORTED IN THE
EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT WITH
CHANGES TO CIVIL RIGHTS OR
CIVIL LIBERTIES WILL ALSO BE
CONSIDERED AS PART OF A
MATERIAL UPDATE CRITERIA. IN
THE CITY SURVEILLANCE POLICY YO
WILL FIND THE PROCESSES BY
WHICH ITD WILL BECOME AWARE
OR TRY TO IDENTIFY MATERIAL
UPDATES. SO WE WILL BE RELYING
ON DEPARTMENTS WHO WERE CLOSER
TO THE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
AND ITS USE TO FLAG FOR US IF
THERE ARE ANY CHANGES. THAT IS
THE FIRST AND PRIMARY THING.
WE WILL ALSO WORK TO REACH OUT
TO DEPARTMENTS 90 DAYS PRIOR T
THE SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL CT
EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT TO
INQUIRE WITH THE DEPARTMENTS
IF THERE ARE MATERIAL UPDATES
OR CHANGES THEY HAVE NOT
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. WE WILL
ALSO LEVERAGE THE WORK OF THE
CITY AUDITOR AND THE OIG
THROUGH ANNUAL USAGE REVIEWS T
DETERMINE IF THERE ARE FINDINGS
TO CONSTITUTE MATERIAL UPDATE O
CHANGE THAT WE'VE NOT BEEN
PREVIOUSLY MADE AWARE OF.
FINALLY, WE WILL WORK WITH TH
PROCUREMENT TEAM WITHIN I.T. T
MONITOR ANYTHING THAT INDICATES
MATERIAL CHANGE TO A
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY. ONE
EXAMPLE MIGHT BE , IT SHOULD
ACCOMPANY GET ACQUIRED. NOW
THERE MAY BE CHANGES TO CONTRAC
TERMS OR DATA SHARING SO WE
WILL WORK WITH PROCUREMENT AND
CONTRACTING TEAMS TO FLAG
ANYTHING THAT COMES THROUGH THA
MEDIUM. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
OKAY. IN TERMS OF WHAT IS THE
PROCESS. FOR SUBMITTING WITH
MATERIAL UPDATES THERE IS THE
PROCESS THAT WE HAVE COME UP
WITH. OBVIOUSLY THE SIR NEEDS
TO BE UPDATED WITH CHANGES AND
YOU WILL SEE HERE THE
ESTIMATED TIMELINE TO COMPLETE
SO, A ONE-PAGE OVERVIEW OF
CHANGES WILL BE TRANSLATED
INTO LEVEL ONE LANGUAGE AND
THAT WILL BE POSTED WHERE WE
POST THE SIR CURRENTLY AND ALL
THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE
COMPLAINS MATERIALS ON THE
SEATTLE.GOV PRIVACY SITE. WE
WILL HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IS
IMPORTANT. WE WANT TO HEAR
FEEDBACK. WE HAVE SHORTENED IT
BECAUSE THERE WILL BE LESS
CONTENT TO SIFT THROUGH
COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL SIR.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
PARTICULAR UPDATES. WE WILL
LET THE WORKING GROUP KNOW AS
THESE THINGS COME THROUGH THAT
THERE HAS BEEN MATERIAL CHANGE
IN WHEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS AND ENCOURAGE COMMENT
FROM THE GROUP ON WHAT CHANGES
ARE , WE WILL COLLECT ALL THE
PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THAT 2 TO
WEEK PERIOD, ADD THAT TO THE SI
AS WE DO WITH THE ORIGINAL SIR
AND THEN SUBMIT THE LEGISLATIV
PACKET. ALL OF THAT BUNDLED
TOGETHER. THAT'S THE PROPOSED
PROCESS FOR MATERIAL CHANGE.
NOW I CAN HANDED OVER TO TALK
ABOUT SPECIFICALLY.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS I
THINK IT HAS BEEN FRAMED, WE
ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT A SINGL
CHANGE TO THE FUNCTIONALITY AND
ALLOWED USE OF THE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED TECHNOLOGY. THIS WAS
APPROVED IN MAY OF 2021, WENT
TO THE FULL SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE PROCESS AT THE TIME
IN ORDER TO GAIN APPROVAL AND
THE FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND ALL THE PROCESSES THAT THE
ORDINANCE SET OUT. WHAT HAS NO
BEEN CLEAR IN THE PAST PERIOD O
TIME IS HOW TO DO THE MATERIAL
UPDATES WHICH BRINGS US HERE
TODAY. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
MATERIAL UPDATE, WE BROUGHT
THAT TO PARTNERS AT ITD AND
WORKED ON A PROCESS OF HOW DO
WE GET THIS BEFORE COUNCIL TO
IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN WITH THE
MATERIAL CHANGE IS. THE
FORWARD-LOOKING INFRARED
REAL-TIME VIDEO, THE FLIR IS A
SYSTEM MOUNTED ON KING COUNTY
SHERIFF OFFICE HELICOPTERS. TH
WAY THIS WORKS OPERATIONALLY
IS WHEN THE HELICOPTER FLIES
AND USES THE INFRARED TECHNOLOG
TO TRACK PEOPLE ON THE GROUND
IN THE INFRARED FORMAT. IT DOES
NOT IDENTIFY THE PERSON BUT
ALLOWS THE HEAT SIGNATURE TO BE
TRACKED. IT CANNOT SEE INTO
BUILDINGS BUT IT WILL SEE THE
HEAT SOURCE. VEHICLE, PERSON,
FIRE, ANYTHING DETECTED IN THE
INFRARED RANGE. CURRENTLY THE
WAY THIS WORKS IS WHEN THERE I
A CRIME OR DISASTER SCENE AND
THERE IS AVAILABILITY OF THE
HELICOPTER SPD CAN REQUEST
ASSISTANCE AND THIS PROVIDES
THE AERIAL VIEW OF EVENTS ON TH
GROUND. CURRENTLY AS THIS IS
USED THE , WHAT IS BEING SEEN B
THE HELICOPTER IS NARRATED TO
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS AND
COMMANDERS ON THE GROUND IN
ORDER TO RESPOND TO THE INCIDEN
IS. THERE IS NO REAL-TIME
VIEWING OF WHAT THE HELICOPTER
CAN SEE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
THIS IS PRIMARILY EXAMPLES OF
THE TYPE OF IMAGES THAT ARE
GATHERED TO THE INFRARED
TECHNOLOGY. AS YOU CAN SEE THE
FIRST SLIDE THERE IS SOME HEAT
SIGNATURE BUT YOU CANNOT SEE IN
THE HOME. IN THE MIDDLE SLIDE
THE HEAT FROM VEHICLES IS
CLEARLY EVIDENT WHICH WOULD TEL
US THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECENTL
DRIVEN. THE THIRD PICTURE ON
THE RIGHT, IMAGES OF PEOPLE AN
A DOG AS WELL AND THAT'S THE
TYPE OF VISIBILITY THAT COMES
THROUGH THIS SYSTEM. NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE. SO WHAT ARE WE
HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT? THIS
UPDATE COVERS USE OF THE VIDEO
DOWN LINK PROVIDED BY THE KING
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
GUARDIAN HELICOPTERS. WE HAVE
FACILITY IN MAPLELEAF WHICH
HOUSES RECEIVERS, IP ENCODER
EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO ALLOW
SPD TO VIEW LIVE STREAM VIDEO
FROM THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE AS OPPOSED TO HAVING
NARRATION AND LATER REQUESTING
THE RECORDED DATA. AS NECESSAR
FOR AN INVESTIGATION, THE
EQUIPMENT IS STATIC AND IS A
PASS-THROUGH ALLOWING A PERSON
TO VIEW THE LIVE FEED. NO DATA
OR IMAGES FROM THE VIDEO DOWN
LINK ARE RECORDED OR STORED TO
THE DEGREE ANYTHING IS RECORDED
IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
ORIGINAL SIR AND IT IS RECORDE
BY THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE AND IF WE NEED A FOR
EVIDENCE WE DO IT IN A REQUEST
TO THEM FOR THE INFORMATION BUT
WE DO NOT INDEPENDENTLY RECORD
IN THE MAPLELEAF DOWNLINK SITE
ALLOWS PERSONNEL TO VIEW FROM
REAL-TIME ONLY. NO RECORDING O
RETROACTIVE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
THIS IS JUST A LISTING OF THE
POLICIES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE
AND SOME OF THESE ARE FROM THE
KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WE HAVE OUR OWN EVIDENTIARY
POLICIES THAT GOVERN WHAT WE
CAN OBTAIN AND FOR WHAT PURPOS
AND HOW LONG WE CAN KEEP IT. O
COURSE WE ARE BOUND BY THE
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES, KNOW
AS THE INTELLIGENCE ORDINANCE I
THE COMMON VERNACULAR WHICH IS
EMBEDDED IN POLICY 6.060.
ADDITIONALLY OUR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INFORMATION POLICY CAN
APPLY TO SOME INFORMATION WHE
THERE IS PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
AGAIN, HOW CAN THESE FILES BE
DISSEMINATED? WE HAVE GOVERNIN
POLICIES ON EMAIL AND INTERNET
AS WELL AS USE OF CLOUD STORAGE
SERVICES AND ALL OF THIS IS
ONLINE IN THE POLICE MANUAL AT
SEATTLE.GOV . NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE. SORRY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> LOOKING AT MADAM CHAIR
>> I SEE YOU AND LET ME EXPLAIN
CAN I ASK?
>> I DID NOT KNOW HOW YOU WANTE
TO PROCEED IF YOU WANT ME TO
WAIT OR JUST ASK.
>> DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
THE TECHNOLOGY? OR THE
PROCEDURE?
>> ON THIS SLIDE. THANK YOU FO
THE GREAT MEMO PROVIDED AHEAD
OF TIME. SHE DID PUT MAPLE LIN
AND GET READING I THINK SHE
MEANS LEAF. ANYWAY, WHEN I WAS
LOOKING AT THIS, YOU'RE SAYING
THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFIC
WOULD HOLD THE MATERIAL, BUT NO
SPD? THERE WAS NO RECORDING?
>> THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE IS THE SOURCE OF THE
DATA, THE ENTITY THAT RECORDS I
AND IF WE NEED A RECORDED
PORTION OF WHAT THE FLIR HAS
VIEWED WE HAVE TO GO TO THE KIN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND
REQUEST THAT IN A DIGITAL FILE.
>> WE NEED TO REQUEST IS A JUST
LIKE INTER- DEPARTMENTAL OR IS
IT DOCUMENTED OR YOU JUST PICK
UP THE PHONE AND SAY HEY, YOU
GUYS HAVE THE LAST WEEK ON THI
CRIME AND WE NEED THIS FOR
EVIDENCE CAN WE HAVE IT , HOW
DOES IT WORK?
>> SIMILAR TO ANY EVIDENCE WE
NEED TO REQUEST FROM ANY AGENCY
WE DO NOT GO TO PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE, WE WOULD HAVE THE
DETECTIVE CALL AND ASK FOR
TRANSMISSION OF THE FILE.
HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION IS
RECORDED AND TRACKED SO WE KNO
WHAT WE ARE TAKING IN AND THERE
IS DOCUMENTATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
>> WE FINISHED WITH YOUR
PRESENTATION?
>> YES, THANK YOU. HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> IT WAS MY PREFERENCE TO HAV
THE PRESENTATION TO PROVIDE MOR
INFORMATION BEFORE MAKING A
MOTION. SO, THE LEGISLATION IS
ON THE AGENDA AS A POSSIBLE
VOTE PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY, I
MENTIONED ON MONDAY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD GO AHEAD
>> I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION, BUT I
AM HAPPY TO WAIT FOR THE
PROCEDURAL APPROACH THAT YOU
WANT TO USE.
>> GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR
QUESTION.
>> LET'S SEE. SO, APPRECIATE
THE OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS ,
THE MATERIAL UPDATE PROCESS. I
UNDERSTAND THIS WAS ADOPTED I
DECEMBER, LATE IN THE YEAR , BU
IT APPEARS TO ME FROM THE
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS AND
THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO THAT
ACCOMPANIED THE LEGISLATION
THAT THE RECOMMENDATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROCESS
WERE NOT QUICKLY FOLLOWED. CAN
YOU SPEAK WHY THAT MIGHT BE AN
WHETHER OR NOT IN THE FUTURE
THE DEPARTMENT OR PD IN THIS
CASE WILL FOLLOW THE
RECOMMENDED APPROACH.
>> WHAT YOU MEAN ADOPTED LAST
DECEMBER?
>> MATERIAL UPDATE PROCESS AS
PART OF THIS PRESENTATION THAT
I BELIEVE WAS ADOPTED IN
DECEMBER, I COULD BE WRONG , BU
THE PROCESS WAS NOT STRICTLY
FOLLOWED AS I UNDERSTAND. AND
WAS HOPING THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT COULD SPEAK TO THAT.
>> WILL FIRST ASK LISA TO
SPEAK.
>> YES, THAT WAS AN INTERNAL
POLICY ADOPTED BY ITD, THE
MATERIAL UPDATE PROCESS. IT
WAS AN INTERNAL OPERATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION. I DON'T THINK
THIS WOULD BE, THIS IS A
RECOMMENDED PROCESS BY ITD, TH
QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT IN
THE FUTURE IF THERE ARE MATERIA
UPDATES WE CAN EXPECT OTHER
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS TO FOLLOW
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ITD.
>> THAT WOUD BE OUR DIRECTION.
>> I'M ASKING OTHER DEPARTMENTS
IN THIS CASE SPD.
>> HE CAN SPEAK TO THE TIMING
OF THIS IN THIS UNIQUE CASE.
THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO ADOPT A
LIGHTER TOUCH TO WHAT WOULD BE
UPDATING THE EXISTING TECHNOLOG
THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN VETTED
PUBLICLY AND COMMENTED ON AND
THOSE CHANGES WERE NOT DRASTIC.
WE WOULD THINK THAT WOULD TAKE
A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME FOR
REVIEW FOR ALL PARTIES. DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS
ONE?
>> I UNDERSTAND THE REASON FOR
THE QUESTION AND I WILL ADDRES
IT DIRECTLY. THE MOTIVATOR FOR
TRYING TO MOVE THIS
EXPEDITIOUSLY IS THE $144,000
GRANT THAT IS OR WILL EXPIRE ,
SO THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE
DOES NOT ALLOW US TO PURCHASE
EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO GOING
THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.
SWITCHING TO SERVE BOTH PURPOSE
WHICH LED TO THE NEED FOR AN
EXPEDITED PROCESS WHICH WE
GREATLY APPRECIATE BECAUSE
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK IN
THE BACKGROUND BY ITD, BY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND BY TH
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO TRY TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD SO WE CAN RECOUP
THE GRANT FUNDING. IN THE
FUTURE, ABSOLUTELY WE ARE
TAKING A CONFERENCE A REVIEW O
INTERNAL PROCESSES AND
COLLABORATION WITH ITD AND ALL
THE PLAYERS INVOLVED TO BRING
SIR BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE AND
ULTIMATELY TO THE COUNCIL TO
IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES AND THE
COMMUNICATIONS THEY ARE IN. SO
THINK OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS A
THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPED, SOMETIMES WE BUILD
IT WHILE WE ARE FLYING IT AND W
WILL REALLY BEAR DOWN AND
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE CLEAR
PROCESSES, CHECKLISTS, ROLES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES SO HAVE A
LITTLE LESS THRASHING AROUND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. RECOGNIZE
THAT THERE IS AMBIGUITY IN THE
ORDINANCE FOR HOW TO HANDLE
THESE MATERIAL UPDATES AND
REALLY APPRECIATE ITD TAKING
THAT ISSUE STRAIGHT ON AND THA
ITD WILL HAVE THE COOPERATION
OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
THAT HAVE THESE MATERIALS
MOVING FORWARD. QUESTIONS IF I
MAY. LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT THAT WE HEARD TODAY.
ONE OF THE TEST THE FIRES
SUGGESTED IT IS IMPORTANT TO
INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF
HELICOPTER NUMBERS. I WILL
ADMIT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
THAT MIGHT BE. IS THERE A
RELATION BETWEEN THE NUMBERS OF
HELICOPTERS AND HOW THE SIR
VIDEO SYSTEM OR DOWNLINK
FUNCTIONS AS SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THERE ARE TWO
HELICOPTERS, GUARDIAN ONE AND
TWO. AS I SIT HERE TODAY I
DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON THE TAIL O
THE HELICOPTERS. THOSE ARE THE
RESOURCES INCLUDED UNDER THE
CURRENT SIR. SO YOU KNOW I SE
NO REASON WHY WE COULDN'T PUT
THE TAIL NUMBER DOWN AND IF THA
CHANGES THEN UPDATE .
>> SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT THE
TAIL NUMBER IS ANOTHER WAY TO
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN HELICOPTER
ONE AND TWO? ANOTHER
IDENTIFYING MARKER?
>> AGAIN I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW
WHAT IS ON THE TALES OF
GUARDIAN ONE OR TWO. I AM
ASSUMING THERE ARE UNIQUE
NUMBERS AND IF THAT'S TRUE THEY
WOULD BE UNIQUE TO THAT AIRCRAF
AND WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE
IDENTIFIED AS TO WHETHER IT IS
GUARDIAN ONE OR GUARDIAN TWO.
>> AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION
RELATES TO THE RISK ASSOCIATED
WITH DIGITAL TRANSFER. IS
THERE A GREATER RISK WITH THE
DIGITAL TRANSFER THAN PHYSICAL
TRANSFER VIA EVIDENCE GRADE
USB DRIVE, EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE
OR OTHER PHYSICAL MEDIA? I
GUESS THE QUESTION DRIVES FROM
THE ISSUE OF WHAT EXTENT IS A
DIGITAL TRANSFER THAT MIGHT
BEAR THE RISK OF AN
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AND OTHER
SECURITY RISKS, HOW DOES THAT
COMPARE TO THE PHYSICAL
TRANSFER?
>> SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE
FROM ITD WANTS TO WEIGH IN. FRO
MY PERSPECTIVE, WHEN YOU HAVE
MEDIA SUCH AS CDS OR THUMB
DRIVES, THAT IS MUCH LESS
SECURE BECAUSE THEY CAN BE
REPLICATED OUTSIDE OF A SECURE
ENVIRONMENT. THEY CAN BE HANDE
AROUND , YOU DON'T KNOW THE
LEGACY OF THE MEDIA. WHEN WE
HAVE DIRECT DIGITAL TRANSFER WE
HAVE A RECORD OF THAT AND IN
TERMS OF THE SECURITY OF THIS
PARTICULAR TYPE OF VIDEO , WE
DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INFORMATION IN MOST
CASES. IT DOES NOT TYPICALLY
CONTAIN PII OR PERSONAL
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. AND,
CURRENTLY I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
IT IS ALL OF THE VIDEO OR SOME
SELECT PORTION, KING COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THE INTERES
OF TRANSPARENCY POSTS THESE
VIDEOS TO YOUTUBE CHANNEL
WHERE IT CAN BE VIEWED PUBLICLY
WE HAVE THAT FOR TRANSPARENCY
PURPOSES. I BELIEVE THAT THE
DIGITAL DIRECT TRANSFER IS THE
MOST SECURE WAY OF HANDLING THI
INFORMATION TO ENSURE THAT
ADDITIONAL COPIES ARE NOT BEING
MADE. AGAIN THAT IS PART OF TH
ORIGINAL SIR AND WE MUST
REQUEST THIS FROM THE KING
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. TO
OBTAIN THAT.
>> SO ARE YOU SAYING, I THINK
THIS QUESTION DRIVES FROM THE
INTEREST AND DESIRE TO ENSURE
THAT THERE IS EXPLICIT
DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE DATA IS
SHARED BETWEEN THE KING COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SPD. I
THINK I AM HEARING YOU SAY THA
UNTIL IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE
IN THIS UPDATE BECAUSE IT IS I
THE UNDERLYING SIR. IS THAT
MORE OR LESS CORRECT?
>> I BELIEVE THAT IS AN
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE
ORIGINAL SIR WHICH WILL BE
ADDRESSED SHORTLY. THE
ORIGINAL SIR IT SAID IT WAS
TRANSFERRED BY PHYSICAL MEDIA
AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE
ANYMORE. IT IS NOW DIGITALLY
TRANSFERRED WHICH I BELIEVE IS
MORE SECURE. SO WHETHER THAT I
MATERIAL UPDATE OR DROUGHT I
DON'T KNOW BUT IN THE INTEREST
OF ACCURACY WE ARE RECOMMENDIN
THAT BE INCLUDED IN THIS
UPDATE.
>> SO I SHOULD SHUT UP UNTIL
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO DESCRIBE
THE AMENDMENT.
>> YES THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
SAW YOUR HAND UP. , HAD.
>> GOING BACK. SO I HAVE TO
KIND OF , JUST SOME PROCEDURAL.
SO YOU WANT OR WE WANT OR THI
COMMITTEE IS BEING ASKED TO
PASS THIS IN THE AMENDMENTS ON
MARCH 14th SO YOU CAN RETAIN
$144,000 IN FEDERAL GRANT MONEY
TO BUY THIS SYSTEM IN AUGUST.
FIVE MONTHS BETWEEN NOW AND THE
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE
EMERGENT SITUATION IS THERE? I
THERE A LAGGING PERIOD OR
DEADLINE, IS THE DEADLINE IN
AUGUST?
>> THE DEADLINE IS IN AUGUST
AND WE HAVE THE CITY
PROCUREMENT. WE ARE NOT
PERMITTED TO PROCURE THE
EQUIPMENT ABSENT GOING THROUGH
THIS PROCESS SO WE ARE IN A
HOLDING PATTERN BEFORE WE CAN G
THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT
MECHANISMS AND THE GRANT
EXPIRES IN AUGUST AND WE ARE
TRYING TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO ACTUALLY OBTAIN
THIS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD
AND WE ARE NOT 100% SURE OF TH
PROCUREMENT MECHANISM, WHAT WIL
BE PERMITTED. IF IT IS SO
SOURCED OR A BID SO WE ARE
TRYING TO LEAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
A BUFFER TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN
USE THE GRANT MONIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
WHAT I WAS NOT CLEAR ON WAS THE
EXPEDIENT NATURE OF THIS. THIS
IS MORE, I MEAN I THINK WE HAV
TO FRAME THIS, THIS IS A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE THERE IS
AN EMERGENT SITUATION IN WHICH
ONE TO GET SOMETHING BECAUSE
THERE IS PROCUREMENT, A
FIVE-MONTH PERIOD TO GET THIS
DONE. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD
IS MORE OF A OPERATIONAL
QUESTION. IF THE PILOT.
>> CAN YOU PAUSE? LISA WHO IS
SITTING AT THE TABLE MAKING HAN
GESTURES HAS SIGNALED SHE
WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
>> OKAY THANK YOU, SIR.
>> YOU DID GET THAT CORRECT.
THERE IS A FAIRLY LENGTHY
PROCUREMENT PROCESS WITH SOME
UNCERTAINTY SO PROCUREMENT DID
SHOW US A TIMELINE WITH MAJOR
MILESTONES THAT WOULD HAVE
POINTING TO THE NEED TO ACQUIRE
COUNCIL APPROVAL BY MARCH 14th.
THERE MAY BE SOME WIGGLE ROOM
BUT I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO B
ABLE TO SECOND-GUESS THE
PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, THAT HELPS TO KNO
THERE'S A FIVE-MONTH LAG AND
WITHIN THAT IT IS NOT JUST
AIRTIME, THAT YOU HAVE A
PROCESS TO GET IT DONE. SO
GETTING BACK IF I MAY. THANK
YOU FOR THE MEMO THAT WE
RECEIVED FROM OUR FRIEND LISA.
SO IF THE PILOT UP UNTIL THIS
POINT HAVE BEEN NARRATING KIN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
NARRATING INFORMATION TO SPD
AND IT IS ON THE GROUND WHY IS
THAT NOT GOOD ENOUGH ANYMORE?
IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A SIMPLE
QUESTION. I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU
HAVE BEEN DOING THAT NOW WE SAY
WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, WHY I
IT NOW IMPORTANT AND EMERGENT
TO PURCHASE FLIR OR TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS FEDERAL GRAN
MONEY? I UNDERSTAND IT ISN'T
JUST FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT
COULD BE FOR NATURAL DISASTER,
SEARCH AND RESCUE, SO WHY NOW?
>> WHY NOW WAS AGAIN A LITTLE
BIT OF CONFUSION ON HOW TO GET
THIS DONE AND THEN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES IN
DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. AND THE
THE OVERLAY OF THE GRANT AND
PROCUREMENT DEADLINE, THAT'S
WHAT'S CREATING THE URGENCY. TH
REASON WHY DO WE WANT THIS,
THERE IS A HOST OF REASONS.
FIRST OF ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY
DOES NOT JUST SERVE US, THIS
ACTUALLY , WE HAVE A GAP IN
KING COUNTY ON DOWNLINK CAPACIT
FOR MANY OF OUR REGIONAL
PARTNERS AND WE DETAILED ALL OF
THIS IN OUR SIR AMENDED
REPORT. SO, OUR ORIGINAL
PARTNERS NEED TO HAVE THIS
CAPABILITY AS WELL AS WE DO. FO
THE OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT I
WILL TRY TO DO JUSTICE TO THIS.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE DEPENDENT ON
THE PILOT INTERPRETATION OF
WHAT THEY ARE SEEING ON THE
GROUND AND THEN OUR , WHAT THEY
ARE SEEING FROM THE AIR ON THE
GROUND WHERE OUR PEOPLE ARE ON
THE GROUND HAVING TO RESPOND .
IT IS JUST AN EXTRA LAYER OF
TELEPHONE . TO USE A COMMON
ANALOGY OR IF COMMANDERS CAN
SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING, WE CAN
MAKE OUR OWN DECISIONS BASED O
FULL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND
INSURE THE POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN
OUR DEPARTMENT WERE ABSOLUTELY
FOLLOWED. WE ARE NOT NOT
FOLLOWING THEM WHEN IT'S BEEN
TRANSLATED BY HELICOPTER PILOT,
WE JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THINGS SHOUL
BE DONE. ULTIMATELY THE MORE
INFORMATION WE HAVE IN REAL TIM
AS WE ARE DEPLOYING NEEDS TO
LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES FOR
EVERYONE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
>> A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. IN
REGARDS TO CIVIL LIBERTIES AND
PRIVACY AND THANK YOU FOR THE
SLIDE TO SHOW , IT SHOWS THOSE
PICTURES. SO IF IT IS A TOOL
USED BY DETECTIVES THAT WILL BE
USED AS A PROSECUTORIAL TOOL
HOW WOULD THE DEFENSE COUNCIL,
I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW FOR
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND PRIVACY AND
EVIDENCE, ADVANCED COUNCIL
WOULD HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY
VIA DISCOVERY OR JUST BEING
ABLE TO MAKE THE SAME REQUEST A
A DETECTIVE WITH THIS
INFORMATION?
>> YES, IF THIS WERE USED AS
EVIDENCE IN A CASE OR IF IT WA
INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION
AND THE DEFENSE COUNCIL WOULD
HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION
AS WELL AS WE WOULD.
>> DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT WOULD B
ON THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL?
>> IT CERTAINLY COULD BE. I
DON'T KNOW THAT IT ALL GOES ON
YOUTUBE BUT I'M SURE THEY WOULD
WANT AN ORIGINAL COPY THAT WE
WOULD PROCURE FOR THEM FROM TH
KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE
QUESTIONS? BEFORE I GO ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. DO YOU
KNOW IF THIS IS IN THE SIR I
MISSED THIS DETAIL. WHEN WERE
THE HELICOPTERS EQUIPPED WITH
THIS TECHNOLOGY? DO YOU KNOW?
>> I DO NOT KNOW, THIS
TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN IN USE FOR
LONG TIME.
>> OKAY THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR NELSON.
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE I'M NOT
AWARE AND ALL THE QUESTIONS I
HAD WERE ASKED IN A BETTER
FASHION BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT S
MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED AN
ANSWERED IN A BETTER WAY THAN
COULD HAVE EVEN ASKED. SO,
THANK YOU CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FOR
THE QUESTIONS BEFORE I MOVE THE
LEGISLATION? OKAY, NEVERMIND.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. I WIL
GO AHEAD AND I MOVE , EXCUSE M
I HAVE TO GET BACK INTO MY
SCRIPT. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120518. A SECOND
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE O
THE BILL. THERE ARE FIVE
AMENDMENTS AND AT THIS POINT I
WILL ASK TO PRESENT THOSE
AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND
THANK YOU FOR RUNNING THE
SLIDES. AMENDMENTS WILL BE PUT
UP ON THE SCREEN. SO AS THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR MENTIONED THER
ARE FIVE AMENDMENTS, TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS WHICH SHE HAS
SPONSORED, NOT MAKING MATERIAL
CHANGES TO THE SIR OR POLICIES
IN MICAH MEDICATION THEY HAD NO
ISSUES WITH AMENDMENTS 1 TO 3
AND FOUR AND FIVE WERE
REQUESTED BY SPD. STARTING WITH
AMENDMENT ONE, AMENDMENTS ONE
AND TWO WILL ADDRESS THE SAME
ISSUE BUT THE FIRST IS AMENDING
THE SIR AND THE SECOND AMENDS
THE EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW.
AMENDMENT ONE WOULD STATE
THROUGHOUT THE SIR AS SPD DOES
NOT RECORD OR STORE DATA AND
IMAGES IT DOES OBTAIN THE VIDEO
FROM THE COUNTY AS YOU HEARD I
THE PRESENTATION WHICH IS THEN
STORED AS EVIDENCE. PREFERENCES
ARE MADE IN AT LEAST ONE PLACE
ABOUT OBTAINING FROM THE COUNTY
WE THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE MADE
CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE
DOCUMENT SO THAT THERE IS
SIMILAR LANGUAGE USED THROUGHOU
AND WITH THAT I WILL TURN THE
MICRON BACK TO THE SPONSOR.
>> OKAY I WILL NOW MOVE THE
AMENDMENT. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
APOLOGIES. OKAY. I MOVE THAT
AMENDMENT ONE ACCOUNTABLE 12051
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA BE
ADOPTED.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
COUNCILMEMBER , COUNCILMEMBER,
FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PLEASE
CALL THE AMENDMENT TWO. PLEASE
READ AMENDMENT TWO. NEVERMIND.
EXCUSE ME. DO YOU FEEL YOU
NEED TO EXPLAIN AMENDMENT TWO ?
>> I WILL HAVE A ONE SENTENCE
EXPLANATION. PUT THAT UP ON TH
SCREEN FOR US AND AMENDMENT TW
TICKETS AMENDMENT ONE BUT
APPLIES TO THE EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW. SO, SPD STATING SPD
REQUESTS VIDEO FROM THE COUNTY
AND STORES AS EVIDENCE.
>> OKAY THANK YOU A MUCH AND
MOVE AMENDMENT TWO BE ADOPTED .
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT AMENDMENT TWO IS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, CHAIR
NELSON FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
AMENDMENT PASSES AND WE WILL
MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT THREE. I
WILL GIVE A CHANCE TO PUT IT U
ON THE SCREEN.
>> AMENDMENT THREE ASKING SPD
TO ADD RECORD OF CHANGES PAGE T
THE SIR AND EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
WHICH IS A ONE-STOP SHOP SO YOU
CAN LOOK TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN
CHANGED EACH TIME THE DOCUMENT
IS UPDATED. THE CLERK WOULD
STILL BE RETAINING TRACK CHANGE
FOR THIS RECORD SO YOU COULD
HAVE A MORE DETAILED , YOU COUL
SEE IT IN LIVE HOW IT SHOWS ON
THE DOCUMENT AND THE CLERK
WOULD SAVE TRACK CHANGES
VERSIONS BUT THE RECORD WOULD
BECOME INCORPORATED INTO THE
SIR.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY. I MOVE AMENDMENT THREE
ACCOUNTABLE , ARE THERE ANY OR
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MUCH, MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT AMENDMENT THREE PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AMENDMENT
THREE ADOPTED AND WE WILL GO
ON TO NUMBER FOUR. GO AHEAD.
>> THE LAST TWO REQUESTED BY SP
AS WITH AMENDMENTS ONE AND TWO
THERE ALMOST IDENTICAL JUST
THAT THE AMENDMENT FOUR APPLIES
TO THE SIR AND AMENDMENT FIVE
TO THE EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW.
AMENDMENT FOUR CLARIFIES HOW
OFTEN TECHNOLOGY WILL BE IN
OPERATION AND THE FORMAT OF THE
DATA SO IT SHARES DETAIL THAT
THE AIR SUPPORT UNIT AVERAGE IS
1200 HRS. OF FLIGHT TIME PER
YEAR IN THE REGION AND IT
SPECIFIES THE DOWNLINK VIDEO
RECORDINGS STORED ON DIGITAL
FILE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MOV
, GO AHEAD. SORRY.
>> RETURNING TO MY EARLIER
INQUIRY. THERE HAS BEEN CONCER
EXPRESSED ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT
THAT IT DOES NOT EXPLICITLY
DESCRIBE HOW THE DATA IS SHARED
BETWEEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SPECIFICALLY WITH CONCERN THAT
THERE ARE WORDS DELETED THAT
SHOULD BE RETAINED AND THAT TH
WORDS ON EVIDENCE GRADE DVD,
USB DRIVE, EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE
OR OTHER PHYSICAL MEDIA. IF YO
CAN SPEAK TO THAT PLEASE.
>> I WOULD DEFER TO SEE IF
THERE IS A TECHNICAL REASON .
INTERPRETED DIGITAL FILES TO B
ENCOMPASSING OF ALL THE OTHER
TERMS. SO IT WOULD BE MORE
INCLUSIVE AND PERMISSIVE, BUT
WOULD ASK IF THERE IS ANY
INSIGHT ONTO THAT.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE
TRANSFER IS DONE SECURELY TO
THE EVIDENCE CLOUD-BASED SYSTE
ONTO OUR EVIDENCE CLOUD-BASED
SYSTEM THROUGH A DIRECT FILE
TRANSFER. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE
MOST SECURE WAY TO TRANSFER
THESE FILES. AGAIN, THE REASON
I EXPRESSED EARLIER THE PHYSICA
MEDIA IT HAS LESS , LESS
SECURE IN MY OPINION AND IS NO
AS EASILY TRACKED AS THE CLOUD
TO CLOUD DIGITAL FILE TRANSFER
DID THE ANSWER THE QUESTION?
>> WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS
THE POLICY REFERENCED, FOR FOLK
WHO WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS
INFORMATION IS TRANSFERRED,
WANT THERE TO BE A CLEAR
EXPLANATION THAT , THAT BECAUSE
IT IS A DIGITAL FILE IT IS
FOUND BY THE POLICY REFERENCE I
THE AMENDMENT IS SELF. AS
OPPOSED TO THE LANGUAGE WHICH
IS RELATED TO A PHYSICAL
TRANSFER.
>> THAT'S CORRECT AND THAT'S TH
INTENTION.
>> OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
OKAY. ALL RIGHT I MOVE THAT
AMENDMENT FOUR TO COUNCIL BILL
AS PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA BE
ADOPTED.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>>
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> OKAY, THE AMENDMENT FOUR
ADOPTED AND IT IS THE SAME,
BUT MODIFYING A DIFFERENT PART
OF THE SIR SO I WILL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE AMENDMENT FIVE TO
COUNCIL BILL 120518 BE ADOPTED
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, MOVED AND
SECONDED. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>>
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION
CARRIES AMENDMENT FIVE AS
ADOPTED AND THE AMENDED BILL I
BEFORE THE COUNCIL. WE HAVE
DISCUSSED AND I AM GOING TO
MOVE THE BILL AND THEN WE CAN
CONTINUE DISCUSSION AND
QUESTIONS. I SEE YOUR HAND IS
UP. JUST A SECOND. GO AHEAD.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
FIRST. I AM SORRY. LET ME GO
AHEAD AND MOVE THIS AND THEN WE
CAN CONTINUE. NEVERMIND. GO
AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER .
>> BEFORE THE VOTE IS CALLED I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY THINKING ON
THIS, GIVEN THAT IN MY MIND
THERE IS ONE OUTSTANDING ISSUE
I WOULD LIKE TO DO MORE
CONSIDERATION OF. I KNOW MADAME
PRESIDENT DOES NOT LIKE
AMENDMENTS AT FULL COUNCIL.
BUT GIVEN THAT THIS HAS MOVED
QUICKLY AND IT WAS NOT CERTAIN
THERE WOULD BE A VOTE, I DID NO
THINK IT WAS CERTAIN THERE
WOULD BE A VOTE SCHEDULED TODAY
I AM HOPING THAT I CAN BE
GRANTED THE GRACE TO CONSIDER
AND ABSTENTION TODAY WITH THE
IDEA THAT I MIGHT , GIVEN THAT
THE COO HAS SAID HE BELIEVES
IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE AND THE
FACT THAT ONE OF OUR
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
STAKEHOLDERS HAS EXPRESSED A
CONCERN, I AM INTERESTED IN
BRINGING FORWARD AND AMENDMENT
THAT IDENTIFIES THE
HELICOPTERS . SO, YEAH. WITH
THAT, AGAIN, I WANT TO AIR MY
INTENTIONS BEFORE THE CALL.
>> THAT IS FINE. I APPRECIATE
YOU LETTING US KNOW YOU WOULD
PREFER TO ABSTAIN AND THAT'S
FINE WITH ME. OKAY WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? AS
AMENDED.
>>
>> THREE IN FAVOR, ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
WILL GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE
FULL COUNCIL, BUT THERE COULD B
SOME ABSTENTIONS. I DO
RECOMMEND FOLKS TALK BEFORE
NEXT WEEK. OKAY, LET'S PROCEED
TO AGENDA ITEM 2.
>> SEATTLE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT 2022
THROUGH 2023 BRIEFING. BRIEFIN
AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WIL
WAIT FOR FOLKS TO COME UP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYBODY
FOR THE ROBUST DISCUSSION OF
AGENDA ITEM ONE AS WE WAIT FOLK
TO SIT DOWN. I APPRECIATE THAT
GENERALLY THE SIR PROCESS ,
WHEN IT COMES TO THE COUNCIL I
, IT TAKES LONGER. WILL THE
PRESENTERS PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES ? EXCUSE ME GO AHEA
AND READ IN THE ITEM AND THEN
WE WILL HAVE INTRODUCTIONS.
OKAY. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVIN
US. I AM THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTO
INTERIM FOR SEATTLE I.T. AND
JOIN ME AT THE TABLE TODAY I
WILL LET THEM INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES.
>> I'M JOHN MORRISON WINTERS
DIGITAL BROADBAND MANAGER FOR
SEATTLE I.T.
>> GREG SMITH CHIEF INFORMATIO
SECURITY OFFICER AND DIRECTOR O
SECURITY AND INTERSECTION
DIVISION SEATTLE I.T.
>> BEFORE WE START FOR COMING
IN PERSON. THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME WE HAVE HAD SEATTLE I.T. I
COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS YOUR WORK
>> ONLINE I WANT TO INTRODUCE
COUPLE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM.
TRACY AND GINGER.
>> HELLO CLIENT AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR. FULL
REPRESENTATION WITH MY TEAM I A
THE DATA PRIVACY CAN ABILITY
AND COMPLAINTS DIVISION. WE HAV
OPEN DATA, PUBLIC RECORDS ,
PRIVACY AND COMPLIANCE. SO THA
IS MY POSITION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT T
ACKNOWLEDGE WHO HAS BEEN VERY
PATIENT WITH US AS WE HAVE BEE
PREPARING THIS PRESENTATION. H
WILL BE RUNNING THE SLIDES.
AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR HAVIN
US HERE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY T
DISCUSS SEATTLE I.T.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS FOR
THE NEXT YEAR. I WILL BE
READING ALONG FORGIVE ME FOR
NOT MAKING EYE CONTACT AS MUCH
AS I WOULD LIKE TO. FIRST OF AL
SEATTLE I.T. AS A CITY
DEPARTMENT CAME TO BE IN 2016
FOLLOWING THE CITYWIDE
CONSOLIDATION OF I.T. STAFF AND
SERVICE. CITY SEATTLE I.T. WAS
CREATED TO ENSURE CONSISTENT
SERVICE ACROSS THE CITY TO
IMPROVE I.T. SECURITY AND REDUC
COST AND COMPLEXITY RELATED TO
DUPLICATE OF EFFORTS. PROVIDING
SERVICES FROM THE NETWORK TO
THE END-USER DEVICE FOR ALL
CITY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. WE
PARTNER WITH I.T. STAFF AND
LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL
BRANCHES, CORE SERVICES AND
ENTERPRISE LICENSING, WE OFFER
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE
ATYPICAL FOR I.T. SUCH AS
DIGITAL EQUITY WORK . WORK TO
REGULATE AND COORDINATE WORKS
WITH A COMMERCIAL CABLE TV AND
BROADBAND PROVIDERS IN SEATTLE.
AWARD-WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL
IS PRODUCING THIS MEETING AS W
SPEAK AND AS THE COMMITTEE IS
AWARE OVERSIGHT AND
ADMINISTRATION OF CITY
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
ORDINANCE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
TO COVER BASIC NUMBERS AND QUIC
STATISTICS 2023 WORKING WITH
$265 MILLION OPERATING BUDGET
AND ARE FOR THE RESPONSIBLE FOR
CAPITAL EFFORTS AROUND 47
MILLION. 669 EMPLOYEES IN EIGH
DIVISIONS IN THE TEAM RESPONDE
LAST YEAR TO OVER 100,000
REQUESTS FOR ONE OR MORE OF TH
128 SERVICES THAT WE OFFER.
INCLUDING 60,000 CALLS TO THE
HELP DESK , IN 2022 WE COMPLETE
12 CAPITAL PROJECTS AND WE HAV
30 CAPITAL PROJECTS CURRENTLY
UNDERWAY AND RUNNING. A LOT OF
WORK. AS I MENTIONED, OUR
DEPARTMENT IS DIVIDED INTO EIGH
DIVISIONS. DIVIDE IS NOT A
GREAT WORD, WE ARE ORGANIZED
INTO EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WORK WELL TOGETHER IN HARMONY.
THIS INCLUDES APPLICATIONS ,
SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND
GREG SMITH IS WITH US TODAY .
CLAN COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENTS
AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND
CHIEF OF STAFF AREA INCLUDING
HR, ACTIVITIES AND MANY OTHER
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. THAN
YOU, AN EXCELLENT. SEATTLE I.T
IS A TRUSTED PARTNER PROVIDING
SECURE RELIABLE AND COMPLAIN
TECHNOLOGY ENABLING THE CITY TO
DELIVER EQUITABLE AND RESPONSIV
SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. WE
APPROACH WORK ACCORDING TO THE
PRIORITIES LISTED. WE BELIEVE
FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT
EMPLOYEES ARE THE TOP PRIORITY,
FOR EVERYTHING WE DO ,
EVERYTHING WE DO FOR CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND FOR THE PUBLIC
OF SEATTLE DEPENDS UPON HAVING
A SKILLED AND HIGH-PERFORMING
AND SATISFIED WORKFORCE. WE
PRIORITIZE SECURITY AND
COMPLIANCE AND WE CANNOT
COMPROMISE THE COMMITMENT TO
KEEP CITY DATA AND ASSET SECUR
AND TO ENSURE WE COMPLY WITH
RELEVANT REGULATIONS, LAWS AND
POLICIES. WE ARE COMMITTED TO
SUSTAINABLE AND SUPPORTABLE
TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBLY MANAGED
THROUGHOUT ITS ENTIRE
LIFECYCLE. IT IS EASY FOR A
LARGE I.T. ORGANIZATION TO AMAS
TECHNICAL DEBT WERE OBSOLETE
AND UNSUPPORTED SYSTEMS THAT
ACCRUE LIKE BARNACLES ON A
FISHING VESSEL. WE HAVE TO
PRIORITIZE THE NON-GLAMOROUS,
CONTINUOUS AND UNDER THE SURFAC
WORK THAT MAY OR MAY NOT GET
RECOGNIZED OR APPRECIATED BUT I
NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN EFFECTIV
OPERATIONS AND TO BE
RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF PUBLIC
FUNDS. WE DO DELIVER I.T.
SERVICES AND WE WORK TO IMPROVE
DELIVERY THROUGH CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT GUIDED BY DATA AND
BY THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT
AND EXPERIENCE OF THE WORKFORCE
WE WELCOME CHALLENGES TO STATU
QUO AND INCENTIVIZE STAFF TO
IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND
COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE
PERFORMANCE. TO THE MANAGEMENT
OF CITY WEBSITE AND OTHER
ENGAGEMENT AND MEDICATION TOOLS
WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO
KEEP THE PUBLI INFORMED ABOUT
CITY SERVICES AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY THROUGH DIGITAL EQUIT
EFFORTS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST W
DEVELOP AND ENHANCE TECHNOLOGY
SOLUTIONS THAT ALLOW CITY
WORKERS TO DO THEIR JOBS AND
SERVE THE PUBLIC , THIS IS THE
BREAD AND BUTTER OF THE
OPERATION AND THIS IS WHERE
TECHNOLOGY CAN DIRECT THE
BENEFIT PEOPLE OF THE CITY BUT
IT CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT
THE OTHER PRIORITIES ON THIS
LIST BEING SATISFIED AND
OPERATING IN HARMONY. NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE. I'M GOING TO TAK
SOME TIME TO GO OVER SOME OF
WHAT WE ARE PROUD OF HAVING
ACCOMPLISHED IN 2022. I WILL
NOTE CONSISTENT WITH ONE OF TH
HIGHEST PRIORITIES OF SECURITY
WE FORMED A CITYWIDE GOVERNANCE
BOARD WITH CITY LEADERS, THE
GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND
ATTENTION THAT WE GIVE TO
SECURITY RISKS AND THREATS. TH
I.T. DEPARTMENT ALONE CANNOT
PROTECT THE CITY FROM ALL THE
RISKS AND THREATS WE FACE. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE COOPERATIO
OF CITY LEADERSHIP AND ALL CITY
STAFF IN FULFILLING THE
RESPONSIBILITY. CYBER SECURITY
AND RISK BOARD OPERATES AT THE
EXECUTIVE LEVEL AND A LEVEL
INVOLVING OPERATIONAL STAFF FRO
ACROSS THE CITY. BOTH THE HIGH
CARB AND LOW-CARB WORK TOGETHE
TO ENSURE WE HAVE BROAD SUPPORT
AND ENGAGEMENT FOR THE ACTIONS
WE ALL NEED TO TAKE TO ENSURE
SECURE I.T. ENVIRONMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THAT
ACTIVITY, YOU WILL HEAR FROM TH
CHIEF SECURITY INFORMATION
OFFICER ABOUT RECENT AND PLANNE
CYBER SECURITY EFFORTS. I WANT
TO SPEAK TO THE WORK
ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR TO
IMPROVE TEXT MESSAGE RETENTION
AD PUBLIC RECORDS RESPONSE. WE
HAVE MADE SEVERAL MAJOR CITYWID
IMPROVEMENTS AND IMPLEMENT IT
SOLUTIONS IN THAT SPACE TO
ENSURE CITY RECORDS CAN BE
PRESERVED AND WE ARE BEING
RESPONSIVE TO REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION. WE ACHIEVED THIS
ON TIME AND ON BUDGET WITH
PARTNERS IN RECORDS MANAGEMENT,
THE CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE AND
WITH ALL THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
OFFICES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
ACROSS THE CITY. IT WAS A BIG
EFFORT AND VERY PROUD OF THE
EFFORT OF OUR TEAM AND OTHERS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO HELP TO
GET THAT DONE. ALSO LAST YEAR
WE AWARDED $595,000 IN FUNDING
TO 19 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
WHO DELIVER ASSISTANCE AND
TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS TO HEL
THEM USE TECHNOLOGY TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. WE WORKED WITH
COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE SECTOR
PARTNERS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
TO 20,000 RESIDENTS TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE FEDERAL
AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM
. WORK THAT SEATTLE I.T. HAS
BEEN DOING FOR 20 YEARS WITH
MORE AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR THIS
YEAR YOU WILL HEAR FROM JOHN
MORRISON WINTERS ABOUT UPCOMING
PLANS TO CONTINUE THIS
IMPORTANT WORK. TO PICK ONE
HIGHLIGHT I WANT TO SHOWCASE TH
WORK OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SYSTEMS TEAM WHO HAVE DEVELOPE
AND RELEASED SEVERAL CRITICAL
TOOLS FOR INTERNAL CITY IN
PUBLIC USE IN THE LAST YEAR.
THE ONE SEATTLE DAY OF SERVICE,
HOMELESSNESS AND CHEMIST
PORTALS, RAPID DAMAGE ASSESSMEN
ET CETERA JS IS CRITICAL TO
SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
TRANSPORTATION, SUSTAINABILITY
AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND MANY
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE. THE WORK OF
SEATTLE I.T. RECOGNIZES REGIONA
AND NATIONAL IN 22 WE WERE
SABEANS OF AWARD AND RECOGNITIO
FOR WORK IN DIGITAL EQUITY,
ENGAGEMENT, RESPONSIBLE ACCESS
STEWARDSHIP AND VIDEO
PRODUCTION.
>> REGULATIONS.
>> SO I'M GOING TO STEP THROUG
QUICKLY THE WORK AS ORGANIZED
BY THE PRIORITY AREA TO
HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE THINGS WE AR
PLANNING FOR 2023. AS I SAID
PEOPLE ARE A TOP BEAUTY AND WE
ARE DEVELOPING PROGRAMS THAT
FOCUS ON THEIR WELL-BEING,
PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS, SKILL
DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONCEPT OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY SO PEOPLE
CAN FEEL SAFE AND SECURE IN
THEIR WORKSPACE. NONPHYSICAL
SECURITY NECESSARILY, I AM
TALKING ABOUT FEELING THAT THE
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE WELCOMED AND
THAT THERE ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH
OTHER HAPPENS IN A SAFE AND
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. WE HAVE
ACTIVE AND ENGAGED TEAM TO
ATTRACT A MORE DIVERSE AND
INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE. I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION IN GENERAL IS A HUGE
ISSUE IN THE I.T. FIELD. WE ARE
WORKING ON A PROJECT WITH
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HR AND
LABOR PARTNERS AND LOCAL 77 TO
EXAMINE HOW I.T. PROFESSIONAL
JOB CLASSIFICATIONS CAN BE
UPDATED TO BETTER REFLECT THE
MODERN WORKFORCE THAT WE AND
EMPLOYEES NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. I HAVE
SPOKEN ABOUT THE COMMITMENT TO
SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE, CYBER
SECURITY EVOLVES AND THAT'S TO
THE NATURE OF THE THREATS WE AR
SEEING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
ROLLOUT IMPROVEMENTS TO REDUCE
VULNERABILITIES IN ALL LAYERS O
TECHNOLOGY FROM NETWORK TO THE
END-USERS. ONE OF THE MOST
VISIBLE ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN AND
WILL CONTINUE TO BE PHISHING
CAMPAIGNS WHERE WE TEST CITY
EMPLOYEE ABILITIES TO DETECT
FRAUDULENT AND POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS EMAILS. I AM PROUD T
ANNOUNCE AS OF LAST WEEK THE
CITY WEBSITE IS NOW BEING SERVE
EXCLUSIVELY OVER THE SSL
ENCRYPTION PROTOCOL WHICH IS A
BIG IMPROVEMENT ENABLING USERS
TO TRUST THAT THE CONTENT THEY
ARE SEEING IS LEGITIMATE.
>> CAN I MENTION RIGHT HERE IN
MONTH TWO OR THREE OF TAKING
OFFICE I FELL PREY TO ONE OF
YOUR PHISHING TESTS AND I
LEARNED. AND WHENEVER I SEE THE
UPDATE AVAILABLE ON MY PHONE
SINCE I WENT TO THAT MEETING I
DO SO IMMEDIATELY.
>> WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL,
THE INTERNET WAS A NEW THING,
PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
BUT I KNOW THAT A LOT OF FOLKS
THAT DIDN'T GROW UP WITH THESE
TYPES OF TRICKS IN THEIR LIFE,
IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO FALL
INTO A SITUATION WHERE YOU ARE
TRUSTING THE INFORMATION THAT
YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE READING.>>
ABSOLUTELY.
>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME?
>> I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT
ANYONE IN PARTICULAR.>> WE
WILL HEAR FROM GREG IN A
COUPLE MINUTES ABOUT THIS
CONCEPT OF ZERO TRUST
SECURITY, WE AND OUR SYSTEMS
TRUST NO ONE INCLUDING
OURSELVES AND HOW IMPORTANT
THAT IS TO ACHIEVING OUR CYBER
SECURITY POSTURE.
BUT, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
THE PACKS ARE GETTING
CRAFTIER, NOT FROM ALL OF US,
BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU
WILL GET ONE AND WE HOPE THAT
YOU RECOGNIZE IT.
>> JUST TO SET THE RECORD, THE
PROPER PROTOCOLS FOR US TO
ATTACH THE EMAIL SENT TO SPAM,
WE DON'T WANT TO FORWARD IT,
WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE ON THE
LINKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY, AND WE ARE
KEEPING TRACK OF THOSE WHO
OPEN AND CLICK ON A MESSAGE,
THOSE WHO ACTUALLY PROVIDE
THEIR CREDENTIALS AND THOSE
WHO DO THE RIGHT THING AND
FORWARD IT AND WE ARE BUILDING
UP SOME INCENTIVES AND
POSSIBLE REWARDS SO YOU MIGHT
END UP WITH A COFFEE CARD OUT
OF IT IF YOU DO IT CORRECTLY.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU, NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE.
SO, I SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT THIS
NOTION OF TECHNICAL DEBT, WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES
THAT ARE LARGELY HAPPENING
BEHIND THE SCENES AND LIKELY
WON'T BE DIRECTLY EXPERIENCED
BY ANYONE HERE BUT ARE
IMPORTANT TO REMAIN CURRENT
AND RESONSIBLY MANAGING THE
CITY'S ASSETS.
WE WON'T BE ISSUING ANY PRESS
RELEASES ABOUT MIGRATING TO A
NEW STORAGE CLUSTER,
ELIMINATING OLD OPERATION
SYSTEMS OR COMPLETING
DOCUMENTATION, BUT WE WILL BE
CELEBRATING INTERNALLY WHEN
THAT WORK IS COMPLETE AND WE
WILL TURN AROUND AND START
OVER AGAIN.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS THE WORK THAT OUR
CLIENTS WILL SEE AND THEY DO
EXPERIENCE AND AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, WE ARE IN A CONSTANT
STATE OF IMPROVING OUR
DELIVERY PROCESSES, THROUGH
DATA ANALYTICS AND THE
JUDGMENT OF OUR PROFESSIONAL
STAFF, WE ARE IDENTIFYING
BOTTLENECKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
TO IMPROVE WORK SERVICES
THROUGH AUGMENTATION, AND
BETTER DIALOGUE AND ENGAGEMENT
WITH OUR CLIENTS.
YOU WILL HEAR MORE FROM TRACY
ABOUT SOME SPECIFIC SERVICE
IMPROVEMENTS.
NEXT SLIDE.
THANK YOU.
FOR OUR PUBLIC FACING
SERVICES, WE HAVE A SLATE OF
IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR PIPELINE
FOR THE OPEN DATA PORTAL AND
PUBLIC WEBSITE.
FOR SEATTLE.GOV, OUR
PRODUCTION TEAMS AND DESIGNERS
HAVE BEEN LEVERAGING ANALYTICS
TO IMPROVE SITE NAVIGATION AND
DISCOVERABILITY OF CITY
SERVICES SUCH AS DISCOUNT
SERVICES, THE AVAILABILITY OF
DISCOUNT SERVICE PROGRAMS AND
THE ABILITY TO APPLY THEM.
WE ALSO WORK WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT
CONTENT IS WRITTEN AND SIMPLE
AND DIRECT LANGUAGE AND WE
HAVE IMPLEMENTED AUTOMATED
TRANSLATION SERVICES ACROSS
ALL OF OUR SITES TO ENSURE OUR
MATTEL YOUR IS ACCESSIBLE TO
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING MEMBERS.
WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING OUR
EFFORTS TO CONNECT MORE
RESIDENTS TO LOW COST INTERNET
SERVICES AND CONDUCTING
TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESS ADOPTION
RESEARCH STUDY WHICH YOU WILL
HEAR MORE ABOUT IN A MINUTE.
AND FINALLY, FOR ME AT LEAST,
WE ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE HOW
WE DELIVER I.T.
PRODUCTS AND BUILD SOLUTIONS
ON TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS.
THE CITY USES OVER 1000
DIFFERENT SOFTWARE
APPLICATIONS ACROSS OUR
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
WE ARE TAKING OPPORTUNITIES TO
AVOID ADDING TO THAT NUMBER BY
BUILDING NEW BUSINESS
CAPABILITIES USING COMMON
TOOLS AND STANDARD INTERFACES.
ALSO, AS THE INDUSTRY MOVED TO
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE DELIVERY
MODEL, WE ARE RAMPING UP
EFFORTS TO ENSURE OUR CONTRACTS
CONTAIN FAVORABLE TERMS FOR
THE CITY AND ENSURE THAT
VENDORS MEET CITY AND
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS WITH
REGARDS TO SECURITY, DATA
PRIVACY, ACCESSIBILITY AND
USABILITY.
SO, THAT IS AN OVERVIEW, WE
HAVE THREE AREAS TO SPOTLIGHT
AND WE ARE BEING MINDFUL OF
THE TIME AND THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM
TODAY, SO I'M GOING TO TURN
THINGS OVER RIGHT NOW TO JOHN
MORRISON WINTERS WHO WILL TALK
ABOUT OUR DIGITAL EQUITY
EFFORTS.
JOHN?>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE,
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US,
COMMITTEE CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS.
HAPPY TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT
THE DIGITAL EQUITY TEAM AT
SEATTLE I.T., WE ARE A TEAM OF
SEVEN DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS
AND WE ALSO OVERSEE THE CITY'S
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS,
WIRELESS AFFAIRS AND THE
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY
BOARD.
OUR 2023 PRIORITIES START WITH
THE INTERNET FOR ALL OF SEATTLE
INITIATIVE.
THIS IS A PANDEMIC ERA
INITIATIVE WITH A GOAL OF 100%
CONNECTIVITY FOR RESIDENTS, IT
IS AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL
INITIATIVE AND WE HAVE WORKED
WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO
CREATE AN ACTION PLAN AND AT
THIS POINT, WE ARE IN THE
MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION
STAGES OF THAT PLAN.
ON THE MONITORING SIDE, WE
HAVE CREATED DATA DASHBOARDS
THAT ARE ON THE SEATTLE.GOV
WEBSITE AND WE ARE TRACKING
AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY
PROGRAM ENROLLMENT AND OTHER
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE
CONNECTIVITY, DISTRIBUTE
DEVICES AND PROVIDE TECH
SUPPORT.
AND LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING
THE PLAN, WE HAVE AMONG THE
IMPLEMENTATION STEPS ARE THE
TWO THAT I'M HIGHLIGHTING
TODAY AS 2023 PRIORITIES, ONE
OF WHICH IS OUTREACH AND
ENROLLMENT FOR THE AFFORDABLE
CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM IS A FEDERAL
INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES UP TO
$30 OFF THE COST OF BROADBAND
INTERNET SERVICE FOR THOSE WHO
QUALIFY AND IN JANUARY, WE
APPLIED FOR A $650,000 GRANT
TO PARTNER WITH THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY AIR
NONPROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCELERATE
THE SIGN-UPS OF ACP THROUGH
OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT
CLINICS.
WE APPLIED IN JANUARY AND EVEN
IF WE DIDN'T GET THE GRANT, WE
ARE DEVELOPING A PLAN TO
IMPROVE AND INCREASE UPON THE
EFFORTS THAT WE DID LAST YEAR
AROUND ACP ENROLLMENT IN
GETTING THE WORD OUT.
ANOTHER STEP THAT REALLY IS
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNET
FOR ALL SEATTLE INITIATIVE AS
WELL AS BUILDING ON THE WORK
THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING AS OUR
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND
PROGRAM, DIGITAL EQUITY GRANTS
PROGRAM.
WE ARE CONTINUING OUR FOCUS ON
DIGITAL NAVIGATION TO IMPROVE
ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AS WELL
AS THE OTHER ASPECTS OF
DIGITAL EQUITY AND WE ARE
SHIFTING THINGS A LITTLE BIT
AND LOOKING TO EXPAND THE
DIGITAL NAVIGATOR COHORT FROM
LAST YEAR AND EXPAND
PARTICIPATION IN THE COHORT TO
ANY OF THE 2023 TECHNOLOGY
GRANTEES THAT CHOOSE TO
PARTICIPATE.
THE AMOUNT IS OUT RIGHT NOW,
IT IS AN RFP RIGHT NOW AS
$545,000.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR STRONG
SUPPORT.
FINALLY, THE TECH ACCESS AND
ADOPTION STUDY IS UPDATED
EVERY 4 TO 5 YEARS AND THAT
GIVES US A SENSE OF THE
CURRENT SITUATION AMONG
SEATTLE RESIDENTS, HOW
CONNECTED THEY ARE, WHAT THE
GAPS AND CONNECTIVITY ARE AND
REALLY GIVES US OUR DATA THAT
WE USE TO PLAN INITIATIVES
MOVING FORWARD.
CURRENTLY WE ARE COLLECTING
THE DATA AND WE WILL ALSO BE
CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS TO GET
A SENSE OF THE WHOLE STORY
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
THE FOCUS GROUPS THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT ARE FOCUSED ON
AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION,
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
TWO LANGUAGE GROUPS, AND WE
ARE LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH
THE STATE BROADBAND OFFICE TO
DO SOME ADDITIONAL FOCUS
GROUPS AND EXPAND OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT I WOULD
LIKE TO EMBRACE INVITE TRACYE
CANTRELL , TO TALK ABOUT THE
PERFORMANCE OF OUR SERVICE
DESK.
>> THANK YOU, I.T.
IS A SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND
ONE OF OUR FOCUS AREAS OVER
THE LAST 18 MONTHS, TO 2 YEARS
HAS BEEN THE SERVICE DESK AND
THIS IS THE ORGANIZATION WHERE
EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE CALL FOR HELP.
IT MAY BE A SIMPLE REQUEST TO
úRESET YOUR PASSWORD OR IT MAY
BE PREPARING FOR A NEW
EMPLOYEE THAT IS COMING IN AND
WE NEED EMAIL SET UP.
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF
ACTIVITIES THE SERVICE DOES
FOR US.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT SIDE
OF THE CHART THAT IS SHOWN
HERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
18 MONTHS AGO, THERE WERE WAIT
TIMES OF 10 MINUTES, THAT WERE
CONSISTENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
WE DO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
EFFORTS WITHIN SEATTLE I.T.
AND WE MADE A CONCENTRATED
EFFORT TO REDUCE THOSE WAIT
TIMES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT SIDE
OF THE CHART, OUR WAIT TIMES
ARE NOW ONE MINUTE, TWO
MINUTES, UNDER THREE MINUTES
IS THE AVERAGE.
AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO
OFFER THAT SERVICE.
WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
GET HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT
QUICKLY.
SO WE ARE VERY PLEASED AT THE
PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE AND WE
WANT TO KEEP UP THIS GOOD
WORK.
I LIKE THE PURPLE CIRCLE HERE
THAT DESCRIBES 96% OF THE CALLS
ARE NOW UNDER FIVE MINUTES.
THIS IS GOOD.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
úTHAT IT WAS A PARTICULARLY
CHALLENGING TIME, DURING THIS
LAST 18 MONTHS, OUR CALLS WENT
UP, SO IN ADDITION TO TRYING
TO MAKE CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT, WE HAD A HIGHER
VOLUME.
SO IT REALLY IS PLEASING TO
SEE THOSE NUMBERS ON THE RIGHT
SIDE OF THE CHART.
SO THAT IS JUST ONE STORY OF
THE SERVICE THAT SEATTLE I.T.
OFFERS THAT WE ARE MAKING
INVESTMENTS TO IMPROVE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, AND I
WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE POINT
THAT THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES
ON THE SERVICE DESK HAVE NOT
GONE DOWN AND IN FACT, IT
INCREASED AS THE RESPONSE HAS
GONE UP AND WE ARE MAINTAINING
FULL EMPLOYMENT ON THE SERVICE
DESK BUT THAT IS ALSO NOT
THROUGH THE RESULT OF ADDING
ANY RESOURCES OR HEADCOUNT TO
THE SERVICEDESK.
IT IS REALLY THROUGH OUR
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUR
PROCESSES.
NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE
GREG SMITH, THE DIRECTOR OF
SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE,
TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT A COUPLE KEY POINTS IN
CYBER SECURITY.
>> IT IS NO SECRET THAT CYBER
THREATS ARE NEAR THE TOP OF
THE LIST FOR ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS THE WORLD, PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE.
THEY HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF
MOTIVATIONS FOR DOING WHAT
THEY DO, WHETHER IT IS
FINANCIAL GAIN OR WORKING ON
BEHALF OF NATIONSTATES. ON
MOST DAYS, YOU CAN FIND A
STORY IN THE MEDIA ABOUT A NEW
IMPACT OF CYBER ATTACK ON
ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, WHETHER
IT IS PUBLIC OR PRIVATE.
THEY ARE BASICALLY HAPPENING
EVERY DAY.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE CYBER
SECURITY PROGRAM, WE FOCUS ON
PROTECTING THE CITY'S ABILITY
TO DELIVER SERVICES BY
REDUCING THE RISK OF THE CITY
EXPERIENCING A CYBER ATTACK.
AND REDUCING THE PROBABILITY
OF MATERIAL IMPACT TO THE
CITY, SERVICES AND DATA SHOWED
A CYBER EVENT OCCUR.
WE CAN AND WE DO FOCUS ON RISK
REDUCTION AND PREPAREDNESS,
NOT ONLY AT THE TECHNICAL LEVEL
AND ALSO IN THE BROADER AREAS
SUCH AS THE ACTIONS AND
DECISIONS WE MIGHT NEED TO
TAKE AND MAKE AS A CYBER EVENT
UNFOLDS.
JIM MENTIONED THE RISK BOARD,
AND WE DO WORK HARD WITH CITY
LEADERS TO TRANSLATE CYBER
RISK INTO THE LANGUAGE OF
BUSINESS RISK.
IT'S NOT SIMPLY AN I.T.
PROBLEM.
WE TALK ABOUT THE CYBER THREAT
SITUATION IN A WAY THAT
HOPEFULLY RESONATES IN THE
CONTEXT OF BUSINESS MISSIONS,
AND I WANT TO ECHO THE THANKS.
LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR MAJOR
AREAS, WE BREAK THIS DOWN INTO
TWO THINGS, BOLSTERING OUR
TECHNICAL SECURITY CONTROLS
AND DEFENSE ON THE BACKEND AND
ALSO IN FURTHER EDUCATION AND
AWARENESS WORK FOR CITY STAFF,
THE HUMAN FRONT END, IF YOU
WILL.
WE WILL BE FOCUSING
SPECIFICALLY ON UPDATING ANY
AGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE
BEGINNING TO COMPROMISE OUR
CYBER SECURITY POSTURE BECAUSE
OF THEIR INABILITY TO BE KEPT
SECURE, TO BE PATCHED, ETC.
BEYOND THAT, WE WILL ALSO
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR
TECHNICAL SECURITY CONTROLS BY
DEPLOYING TOOLS TO PROTECT OUR
SYSTEMS FROM DATA ATTACKS ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO
DETECT ATTACKS WHEN THEY
OCCUR, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE DATA
LOSS PREVENTION, WHICH I'M
PARTNERING WITH GINGER
ARMBRUSTER ON, THIS IS A
SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS THE
POTENTIAL RELEASE OF SENSITIVE
DATA THROUGH EMAIL AND
SHAREPOINT BY BUSINESS USERS.
PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT,
SECURES THE ELEVATED RIGHTS IN
OUR I.T.
ENVIRONMENT, ELEVATED RIGHTS
ARE USED FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT
TECHNICAL CONFIGURATION
ACTIONS AROUND SYSTEMS AND
DATA NETWORKS AND GAINING
ACCESS TO ELEVATED RIGHTS IS A
TACTIC USED THESE DAYS TO DO
DAMAGE DATA, IT IS A CRITICAL
STEP IN DOING WHAT WE DO.
FINALLY, WE WILL EXPAND OUR
FOCUS ON ZERO TRUST
ARCHITECTURE, JIM SAID WE
DON'T TRUST ANYBODY, WE DON'T
WANT TO TRUST EVEN OURSELVES,
THIS REFERS TO TECHNOLOGY
TOOLS AND APPROACHES DESIGNED
TO MAKE THE I.T.
ENVIRONMENT VERY DIFFICULT FOR
ATTACKERS TO MAKE HEADWAY.
THERE IS A LOT ON THE SURFACE
THERE THAT I WON'T GO INTO.
ONE THING TO KNOW IS THAT
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS INSTRUCTED
ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES BY
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO BE MOVING
TOWARD ZERO TRUST ARCHITECTURE
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
IT IS WIDELY ACCEPTED AS A
STRONG DIRECTION FOR ALL
ORGANIZATIONS TO BE MOVING IN
AND WE WILL BE DOING JUST
THAT.
ON THE HUMAN SIDE, WHICH JIM
ALSO TALKED ABOUT, DEFINITELY
FOCUSING ON THIS, BECAUSE
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF 80% OF ALL CYBER ATTACKS
BEGIN WITH THE HUMAN ELEMENT
IN SOME WAY, WHETHER IT IS
CLICKING ON A PHISH, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO COMBAT PHISHING,
AND CONTINUOUSLY AWARE OF WHAT
A PHISHING EMAIL LOOKS LIKE.
WE DEVELOP SECURITY AND
PRIVACY TRAINING TO ELEVATE
AWARENESS OF SECURITIES OF
TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CITY AND
TO REINFORCE HOW SECURITY AND
PRIVACY BEST PRACTICES AND
POLICIES APPLY TO THE WAY WE
WORK AS STATE EMPLOYEES ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
FINALLY, PUBLIC RECORDS
TRAINING TO ENSURE ADHERENCE
TO OUR POLICIES.
ULTIMATELY, THE OBJECT OF ALL
THIS HUMAN FOCUSED WORK IS TO
HELP OUR EMPLOYEES UNDERSTAND
THE PART THEY PLAY IN
PROTECTING OUR TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT JUST SO CENTRAL TO
HOW WE DELIVER SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE ONE
FINAL SLIDE FOCUSING ON
COMPLIANCE AND I WOULD LIKE TO
INVITE AN UNACCREDITED
PARTICIPANT, GINGER
ARMBRUSTER, TO SPEAK TO THESE
PRIORITIES , ONE OF WHICH OUR
WORK ON THE SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY ORDINANCE, WE
ALREADY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPERIENCE EARLIER TODAY.
GINGER, TALK US THROUGH THE
OTHER IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOUR
GROUP DOES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY, FOR 2023,
FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT GREG HAD
TO SAY, WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON
CONTINUING AND HOPEFULLY
GETTING TO 100% COMPLETION FOR
PUBLIC RECORDS AND DATA
RETENTION TRAINING.
ALL EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE ACCESS
TO THIS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
US TO UNDERSTAND THE
OBLIGATIONS OF WHAT WE NEED TO
DO TO BE TRANSPARENT AND TO DO
WHAT WE NEED TO DO AROUND
PUBLIC RECORDS TO BE
COMPLIANT.
WE WILL BE DOING OUTREACH TO
LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE CITY AND
DEPARTMENTS ABOUT PUBLIC
RECORDS REQUIREMENTS AND
SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTION,
THEY DO A LOT OF WORK AROUND
PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL
SUPPORT WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
MY TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
COMPLIANCE PIECE, FOR THE
ANNUAL AUDIT AND THE EMPLOYEE
TRAINING THAT IS GOING ON
RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS WHAT ALLOWS US TO
CONTINUE TO TAKE THESE CARDS
AND OTHER PAYMENT CARDS, FROM
EVERYTHING FROM PET LICENSING
TO PARKING METERS.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MEET
THAT COMPLIANCE AND WE
CONTINUE TO USE THOSE CARDS.
GREG MENTIONED THE PRIVACY AND
SECURITY ANNUAL TRAINING. WE
CAN DO ALL WE CAN AROUND
AUTOMATING SECURITY AND
PROVIDING THE SCAFFOLDING BUT
IT'S REALLY THE CHOICES WE
MAKE EVERY DAY ABOUT WHAT WE
DO AND WHAT WE DON'T DO AND
JUST IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS I
HEARD ABOUT TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE
PROFESSIONALS THAT GOT CAUGHT
IN SOCIAL ENGINEERING, SO THEY
ARE GETTING BETTER OUT THERE,
DON'T FEEL BAD.
THEY ARE SOME OF THE BEST.
SO, WE ARE ABOUT 88% TRAINING,
AND WE WILL STRIVE FOR 100%,
AND WE WILL KEEP DOING IT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WHAT IS
AVAILABLE.
THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE
WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSEOUT
REVIEWS, AND FINALLY WE ARE
LOOKING TO AUTOMATE OPEN DATA
CONTENT SO WE CAN REFRESH WHAT
WE ARE DOING AROUND OPEN DATA,
THAT TRANSPARENCY PIECE IS SO
IMPORTANT TO NOT ONLY OUR OWN
COMMUNITY BUT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND EVEN THE WORLD
AROUND THE DATA THAT IS MADE
AVAILABLE FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL
REASONS AND JUST TO KNOW WHAT
THE CITY IS UP TO AND HOW WE
ARE USING PRECIOUS RESOURCES.
THANK YOU, JIM.>> THANK YOU,
THAT CONCLUDES OUR FORMAL
PRESENTATION, AND NOW WE WILL
OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS AS TIME
ALLOWS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOU
MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE, ALL
CITY EMPLOYEES USE YOUR
TECHNOLOGY, AND WE APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU DO, AND THE PUBLIC
GETS TO WATCH THESE MEETINGS
BECAUSE OF THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
WE ARE RUNNING LATE, SO I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M
GOING TO ASK IF IT'S POSSIBLE
THAT FOLKS STAY FOR THE CITY
LIGHT PRESENTATION ON
TRANSPORTATION, IF THAT IS ALL
RIGHT.
I WILL ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS AND I DO HAVE ONE
FROM COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ,
WHO HAS BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON
DIGITAL EQUITY.
AND HE ASKED ME TO ASK IF THIS
IS A COMPLICATED RESPONSE, I
WELCOME THAT YOU CAN ALSO GET
BACK TO US OFF-LINE.
BUT FOR THE RECORD, A 2018
STUDY AND FIGHT AFFORDABILITY
AS THE KEY CAUSE TO WHY WE
DON'T HAVE UNIVERSAL ACCESS
AND ADOPTION OF HIGH-SPEED
INTERNET IN SEATTLE, AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
UNDERSTANDS THAT IS ABOUT 5%
TO 10% , AND GIVEN THAT IT
PASSED IN THE 2020S, WHAT
STEPS CAN WE TAKE THIS YEAR TO
CLOSE THE GAP?
SO, IF YOU WANT TO RESPOND
QUICKLY, THAT IS FINE.
>> AS YOU ANTICIPATED,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THAT IS
A DEVOTED QUESTION THAT
DESERVES SOME FURTHER FOLLOW-UP
, BUT I WILL STAY AS JON
MENTIONED THE AFFORDABLE
CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM, WE WERE
SUCCESSFUL IN FACILITATING
ABOUT 20,000 RESIDENTS TO GET
CONNECTED THROUGH THAT PROGRAM
LAST YEAR WHICH INCLUDES A $30
PER MONTH SUBSIDY WHICH TAKES
A SIGNIFICANT BITE OUT OF THE
COST OF INTERNET SERVICES FOR
LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND
QUALIFYING FAMILIES.
AND I THINK YESTERDAY, I HEARD
, IF YOU DO THE MATH, THAT IS
ABOUT $6 MILLION OF SAVINGS
THAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED
IN GETTING THAT PROGRAM, AND
WE HAVE FURTHER CONNECTIVITY
TO KEEP THAT WORK GOING IN
2023.
THAT IS A SIMPLE ANSWER, BUT I
DO THINK THAT WE CAN
DEFINITELY FOLLOW UP WITH
COUNCIL ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR , I
JUST WANTED TO ECHO YOUR
GRATITUDE FOR THE I.T.
DEPARTMENT AND RECOGNITION OF
HOW MUCH WE ALL RELY ON THEIR
SERVICES, THE SERVICE DESK,
THEIR QUICK TURNAROUND TO
ADDRESS OUR NEEDS.
I ALSO WANTED TO JUST SAY HOW
GRATEFUL I AM FOR THE WORK
THAT THEY ALSO DO ON BUILDING
DIGITAL EQUITY ACROSS THE
CITY.
SPECIFICALLY THE AFFORDABLE
CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM AND THE
DIGITAL EQUITY GRANTS, JUST
NOT A QUESTION BUT I JUST
WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION, WE
WILL HAVE YOU HERE MORE OFTEN.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, GO AHEAD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE,
TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION, STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN, BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE SPEAK TO
THIS ITEM, SO I WANTED TO
RECOGNIZE THAT MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY DID, AND EXPRESS
THEIR PARTICIPATION AND
APPRECIATION FOR THIS WORK.
WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE
AUDIENCE, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR
INTRODUCTIONS PLEASE.
>> JUST BEFORE WE GET GOING, I
HAVE AN 11:45 HARD STOP.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> JUST A HEADS UP, I'M
GETTING OVER A VERY BAD CASE
OF LARYNGITIS, I STILL SOUND A
LITTLE FUNKY IN MY VOICE COMES
IN AND OUT, I APOLOGIZE, IT IS
HARD TO LISTEN TO.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE
TODAY, THIS IS AN EXCITING
CHECKPOINT ON AN IMPORTANT
PIECE OF WORK.
CITY LIGHT HAS A STRATEGIC
PLAN WITH KEY BUSINESS
STRATEGIES THAT ARE MOVING US
TOWARD OUR FUTURE AND
ELECTRIFICATION IS AT THE CORE
OF CREATING OUR ENERGY FUTURE
AND YOU KNOW, WE ARE A UTILITY
THAT HAS EXPERIENCED FLAT OR
DECLINING LOADS IN THE PAST
YEAR.
BUT, WITH THE ELECTRIFICATION
THAT IS COMING OUR WAY, BOTH
IN TERMS OF VEHICLES OF ALL
TYPES BUT ALSO NEW BANDING
BUILDING SERVICES, ETC., WE
HAVE A DIFFERENT PATH IN FRONT
OF US AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT
THAT AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS
MAKE SURE THAT WE ROLLOUT
ELECTRIFICATION IN A WAY THAT
MEETS THE CITY'S NEEDS AND
MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITIES WE ARE TRYING TO
SERVE.
WE BEGAN IN DEVELOPING OUR
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN --
SAY THAT FIVE TIMES REALLY
FAST AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS
[LAUGHTER].
IT WAS REALLY A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TEAM AND
THEY DEVELOPED RELATIONSHIPS
AS THEY WERE DOING THAT
OUTREACH, THEY CONTINUED TO
SUPPORT US AND SERVE US IN THE
WORK WE ARE DOING NOW.
WE WERE REALLY HAPPY TO
RECEIVE THE CITY COUNCIL'S
APPROVAL FOR OUR PLANNED IN
OCTOBER 2020 AND TODAY WE ARE
EXCITED TO SHOW THE PROGRESS
AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE
MADE.
REMINDER, THE LEGISLATURE BY
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON WAS
ALLOWING LOCAL AGENCIES OR
GOVERNMENTS TO DECIDE TO OPT
IN OR NOT. THE CITY COUNCIL
GAVE US PERMISSION AND
AUTHORITY TO DO SO THROUGH
THAT STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN
AND THE REQUIREMENT TO CHECK
IN WITH YOU ON A REGULAR BASIS
IS PART OF THE PLAN THAT YOU
APPROVED.
I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO
DAVID LOGSDON.
>> I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
ELECTRIFICATION AND STRATEGIC
TECHNOLOGIES FOR SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.>> MY NAME IS ANGELA
SONG.
>> I'M ERIC McCONAGHY, AND
I'M ON THE COUNCIL STAFF ON
CITY LIGHT, HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE
ERIC IN PERSON.
I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
ANGELA IS ONE OF OUR ROCK
STARS WHO IS TRULY DOING THE
HARD WORK TO MOVE US FORWARD.
IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE?
YEAH, EVEN THOUGH SHE'S A
LITTLE NERVOUS, SHE KNOWS HER
STUFF.
>> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE
IN PERSON, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE
HERE IN PERSON, AND I WANTED
TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SAY THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS WHO
ISSUED A PUBLIC STATEMENT, FOR
SHOWING UP TODAY AND
CONSISTENTLY.
SO, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT IN
A MOMENT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT
OVER TO ANGELA TO GET INTO THE
DETAILS BUT I WANTED TO START
WITH ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ABOUT
THAT BUSINESS STRATEGY AND HOW
THIS WORK FITS IN WITH THAT.
THIS IS A GREAT ONE, SO THIS
WORK REALLY ANCHORS ON OUR
GRID IN TERMS OF
DECARBONIZATION, AND IN 2005,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT BECAME THE
FIRST ELECTRIC UTILITY IN THE
NATION TO ACHIEVE ZERO NET
GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS, WE HAVE
MAINTAINED THAT EVERY YEAR
SINCE, AND WITH THE 2022
INNOVATIVE RESOURCE PLAN
UPDATE THAT THE COUNCIL
APPROVED LATE LAST YEAR, WE'VE
GOT CERTAINTY THAT WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE.
SO THAT REALLY CREATES A GREEN
GRID THAT BECOMES THE CENTER
OF THE PUSH.
THE FOCUS ON ELECTRIFICATION
ON THE POWER SIDE OF THAT, AND
ON THE SIDE OF THE SLIDE, THAT
IS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF OUR
MISSIONS COME FROM.
THE SECRETARY SO FAR IS THE
LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR,
ELECTROCUTION OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR TO MAKE
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE
REGION.
AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I WILL
SHOW YOU HOW THIS WORK IS
DEEPLY TIED TO OUR CORE VALUES
OF EQUITY.
THE SECTOR CAN ELIMINATE
POLLUTION THAT HARMS THE
HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS,
COMMUNITIES AND THE
ENVIRONMENT.
THIS IS IMPORTANT IN THE
CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, WHICH YOU
CAN SEE IS A MAJOR ISSUE ON
THIS SLIDE, THIS PARTICULAR
AREA WE ARE FOCUSED ON. THIS
AREA HAS ALSO SUFFERED FROM
NOISE POLLUTION, FLOODING RISK,
HIGHER CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
AND OVERALL THE IMPACT OF
FOSSIL FUEL USE.
WE HAVE TO BE CONSCIOUS OF THE
ROLE WE PLAY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND WHAT WE HAVE
TAKEN FROM THAT IS A CONTINUED
FOCUS ON EQUITY THAT REALLY
STRIVES TO REVERSE THE CURRENT
AND HISTORICAL IMPACTS THESE
COMMUNITIES ARE SUFFERING FROM
AND ALSO HEARING THE NEEDS OF
THE COMMUNITY FROM THE EARLY
STAGES, BAKING THOSE INTO THE
PLANS, AND ENSURING OUR
INVESTMENTS CAN CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYBODY
CAN THRIVE IN THE FUTURE.
THE PLAN IS ALSO RESPONSIVE TO
THE GROWING DEMAND OF ELECTRIC
VEHICLES IN OUR TERRITORY,
WHICH WE CAN SEE ON THE NEXT
SLIDE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THE MARKET
TRANSITION AROUND ELECTRIFIED
TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN
RAPIDLY ACCELERATING.
WE HAVE A REALLY HIGH GROWTH
RATE OF 26% FOR ELECTRIC
VEHICLES IN THE SERVICE
TERRITORY.
THAT IS TRIPLE THE ADOPTION
RATE ACROSS THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE WHICH IS ALSO GOING
UP.
OUR CUSTOMERS ARE PRIMARILY
MOTIVATED BY ADDRESSING
CLIMATE CHANGE AND RIGHT AFTER
THAT IS THE CONCERN OF
AFFORDABILITY, HOW DO WE
AFFORD THE TECHNOLOGY
NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS
TRANSITION.
WE ARE PREPARING TO DO THAT
WITH SOME OF THE GREENHOUSE
GAS BENEFIT OPPORTUNITIES THAT
EXIST.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT,
PASSENGER VEHICLES IS THE
LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO
REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS, AND TRUCKING IN
FRIGHTS IS CONTRIBUTING TO
THAT.
AND CITY LIGHT IS LOOKING
HOLISTICALLY AT THE ENERGY
TRANSITION, WHICH WE WILL SEE
ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
THESE ARE EACH PORTFOLIOS
UNDER THAT BUSINESS STRATEGY.
WE HAVE A STRATEGY UNDERWAY TO
ENSURE WE ARE USING OUR
STRATEGIES.
THIS IS AROUND AFFORDABILITY,
RELIABILITY, AND ALSO
DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO BUILD
THAT GRID IN THE FUTURE, THAT
BECOMES MORE RESILIENT AND
SECURE INTO THE FUTURE,
ESPECIALLY AS WE GO FORWARD.
ND UTILITY, THIS IS REALLY
OUR STRATEGY AROUND HOW DO WE
AUGMENT AND ACCELERATE ALL OF
THAT WORK BY MINIMIZING THE
INVESTMENT NECESSARY BY
TAPPING INTO THE HISTORICAL
LEVELS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF
THE STATE AND GOVERNMENT
LEVELS RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS REALLY ENFORCING EACH
OTHER TO CREATE OUR FUTURE.
WE ARE BUILDING THE FUTURE FOR
UTILITY, AND GOOD
MODERNIZATION IS A KEY ASPECT
BECAUSE THE GRID IS THE
PLATFORM, IT IS THE D
CARBONIZED PLATFORM THAT
SUPPORTS ALL OF THESE, GIVING
US AN INCREASING ROLE IN THE
COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I WILL TAKE
A LOOK AT IT AT A HIGH LEVEL.
THIS SHOWS THE ROADMAP WITH
AND WITHOUT ELECTRIFICATION.
THIS REQUIRES GOOD
MODERNIZATION, LONG-TERM
PLANNING, YOU CAN SEE THE
SALES FORECAST, RETAIL SALES
ARE GOING TO INCREASE AT LEAST
50% BY 2040.
THIS SUSTAINED GROWTH IS TIED
TO STRATEGIES AROUND
AFFORDABILITY, AND THEY CAN
REMAIN AFFORDABLE FOR ALL
CUSTOMERS.
AND TRANSPORTATION EXPECTATION
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, IT IS NOT
JUST A CITY LIGHT PRIORITY, IT
IS CITYWIDE AND STATEWIDE,
WITH ALL OF THE EXISTING AND
EMERGING CITY AND STATE
LEGISLATION AND POLICY GOALS,
MAKING TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION A REALITY
REALLY REQUIRES CLOSE
COORDINATION AMONGST ALL OF
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS.
AS WELL AS LOCAL, COUNTY,
INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES,
PARTNERS WHO GAVE COMMENT
EARLIER. IT'S THE ALIGNMENT
ACROSS THE CITY THAT PAVED THE
WAY FOR THE CREATION OF THE
ORIGINAL TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN.
AND AS ONE SEATTLE, CITY LIGHT
SHARES CLINICALS WITH ALL OF
THESE DEPARTMENTS AND WE HAVE
BEEN COORDINATOR WITH THEM
CLOSELY ON PROJECTS AND
PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES BUT
ALSO THERE'S A LOT OF EXISTING
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM EFFORTS
THAT ARE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS TOWARD THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER THAT THE MAYOR SIGNED
OFF ON LATE LAST YEAR AND THAT
COLLABORATION IS GOING TO KEEP
INCREASING AND THE NUMBER OF
PARTNERS NECESSARY IN THIS
WORK IS GOING TO KEEP
INCREASING.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO ANGELA
SONG TO GET INTO THE REAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM HER TEAM
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE
THAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS
A HARD STOP , AND YOU CAN
WATCH THE REST OF THIS ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL LATER.
GO AHEAD.
>> I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE
ONE SLIDE ON PROJECTIONS.
CLEARLY, I CAN SEE YOUR SECOND
THOUGHT HERE, TO SCALE FOR
FUTURE LOAD GROWTH, CAN YOU
SAY ONE OR TWO SENTENCES ABOUT
WHAT WE NEED TO DO?
I KNOW THIS PRESENTATION IS
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, AND WE
HAVE TALKED EXTENSIVELY ABOUT
THIS BUT IT IS HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE GRID
CURRENTLY ISN'T SET UP. AND I
THINK I WILL GIVE SOME
CATEGORIES JUST TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION, BUT, UPGRADING THE
GRID AND ADDING AUTOMATION TO
IT TO PREPARE THE LOCAL
DISTRICT NETWORK FOR ANALYZING
ANY LARGE-SCALE RESOURCES.
BUT, BEYOND THAT,
INCREASINGLY, IT'S ABOUT
FINDING CUSTOMER SIDE
RESOURCES, I THINK SOMEBODY
MENTIONED IT, THAT IS
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE,
THAT IS REALLY FINDING NEW
MODULAR RESOURCES ON THE
CUSTOMER SIDE, FIGURING OUT
WAYS TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN
THOSE AND BASICALLY PUTTING
TRADITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN THE
GRID ONTO THE CUSTOMER SIDE OF
THE METER, TO REDUCE LOAD AND
FLEXIBILITY.
WE HAVE A STRATEGY AROUND
MANAGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES,
BATTERY STORAGE, AND SOME NEW
CASES, WE HAVE A SEPARATE
DISTRIBUTOR RESOURCE STRATEGY
COMING UP THIS YEAR THAT IS
GOING TO FINISH AND UPDATE OUR
CONNECTION POLICIES, UPDATE
OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
AROUND DISTRIBUTED
RESOURCES.>> WONDERFUL,
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
THANK YOU.
>> SO, AS THE USE OF ELECTRIC
VEHICLES GROW, ACTUALLY, LET
ME GO BACK TO THE FIRST SLIDE
REALLY QUICK.
WE ARE WORKING WITH PRIVATE
AND PUBLIC SECTORS TO MAINTAIN
INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE
CHARGING CAPACITY KEEPS PACE
WITH DEMAND, CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE IS AFFORDABLE
AND RELIABLE AND ACCURATELY
DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE
REGION.
I WILL SHARE THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
WORK THAT IS HAPPENING AT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IN THE
PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE.
CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING ON
TE FOR MORE THAN 8 YEARS.
CITY LIGHT CONDUCTED IN-DEPTH
ANALYSIS WITH THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL
IMPACTS OF THIS GROWING
MARKET.
CITY LIGHT ALONG WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN
MOVING TOWARD THAT ELECTRIFIED
FUTURE, LIKE DAVID MENTIONED,
AND IN 2019, THIS WAS A
CRUCIAL YEAR BECAUSE OF THE
PASSING OF THE HOUSE BILL 1512
WHICH ENABLED MUNICIPAL
ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO
INCORPORATE TRANSPORTATION,
ELECTRIFICATION INTO THEIR
INVESTMENTS AND THE AUTHORITY
TO USE FUNDS FOR TRACKING
INFRASTRUCTURE.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT BEGAN THE
EFFORT TO DEVELOP OUR
TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
SINCE 2020, WE HAVE LAID THE
FOUNDATION AND STARTED MOVING
TOWARD THE VISION OF CREATING
THIS ENERGY FUTURE.
MAKING INITIAL INVESTMENTS IN
OUR COMMUNITIES AND DEVELOPING
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS TO
COLLABORATE ON THESE COMPLEX
CHALLENGING PLANS.
IT COVERS ALL MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ENSURE
EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS, AND THE
ACTIVITY AREAS ARE PRIORITIZED
BY THE OUTREACH WE CONDUCTED
DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO, BACK IN 2019 AS WE BEGAN
DEVELOPING OUR STRATEGY, THE
VERY FIRST STEP WAS TO START
WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
WE SHARED A DRAFT WITH 25
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITY LEADERS OVER 40
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS INCLUDING
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL
DISTRICTS, ADVOCACY,
ORGANIZATIONS, MULTIPLE
COMMERCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ENTITIES AND MANY MORE.
THE CONCERNS, NEEDS AND
ASPIRATIONS THAT WE HEARD FROM
THESE STAKEHOLDERS IS DIRECTLY
REFLECTED IN THE PORTFOLIO
INVESTMENT AREAS AND THE
PRIORITIES AS WE CONTINUE WITH
THIS PRESENTATION.
SO, IN 2021, WE FOCUSED ON
LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR
CITY LIGHT TO EXPAND TO OUR
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
INITIATIVES, WE IDENTIFIED KEY
STAFF AND HAVE GROWN STRONGER
PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES,
TO MAKE THE UTILITY READY FOR
ADOPTION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
REACHING OUR ENVIRONMENT,
ECONOMIC AND EQUITY ROLES.
SO, IN 2021, WE MADE MAJOR
STRIDES IN ADDRESSING
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES IN
DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS THAT
SPAN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SECTORS.
WE SET UP PROJECT-BASED
PARTNERSHIPS WITH AGENCIES
LIKE KING COUNTY METRO, AND
THESE PARTNERSHIPS WERE
ESTABLISHED TO IDENTIFY AND
PRIORITIZE EFFORTS TO ENSURE
WE DEVELOP THAT RELIABLE,
FLEXIBLE, AND RESILIENT PLAN
FOR THEM.
WE ALSO WORKED ON THE SEATTLE
WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY
STRATEGY WITH THE PORT OF
SEATTLE AND THE SEAPORT
ALLIANCE TO MAKE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE
WATERFRONT MISSIONS.
CITY LIGHT HAS PRIORITIZED
THESE INITIATIVES DUE TO THEIR
SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM BENEFITS
LIKE REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS AND INCREASING
ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE
SECTOR PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE WHO HAVE ROUTES THAT
EMIT HIGH LEVELS OF GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS AND DIRECTLY IN
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN A GREAT
WAY FOR US TO WORK TOWARD OUR
AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS.
ONE OF OUR EARLIEST INCENTIVES
WAS WITH BNSF RAILWAYS AND
HELPING THEM TO ACCELERATE
THEIR ELECTRIFICATION OF EIGHT
YARD TRUCKS DIRECTLY REPLACING
EMISSIONS. ALSO IN 2020, CITY
COUNCIL APPROVED AN ORDINANCE
CHANGE FOR US, AND THIS
ALLOWED CITY LIGHT TO INSTALL
AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO A
CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY, AND THAT
MAKES IT EASIER FOR THEM TO
ELECTRIFIED.
THIS IS THE TYPE OF
LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS OUR
CUSTOMERS TO HAVE MORE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THEIR
TERRITORY.
>> I KNOW I'M SHORT ON TIME
AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
YOU GAVE ME AN IN DEPTH
BRIEFING BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
, AS THEY HAVE BEEN REFLECTING
THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION,
AND TODAY, BOTH WITH THE CHART
IN THE SLIDE, IT IS CLEAR TO
ME THAT WHETHER OR NOT WE DO
UPGRADE THE GRID, THESE
DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS ARE
GOING TO WORK WITH OR WITHOUT
US.
SO IT IS OUR DUTY TO MANAGE
OUR GRID AND EMBRACE THE
DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS.
I GUESS THAT WAS MORE OF A
REFLECTION SINCE THE LAST TIME
YOU BROUGHT ME UP TO SPEED ON
THIS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.
>> WE APPRECIATE THE COMMENT.
AND WE AGREE WITH IT.>>
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS A
QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU, YES, ON THAT
LAST SLIDE, THE REFERENCE TO
THE EFFORTS WITH THE PORT OF
SEATTLE, I WORKED EARLY IN MY
FIRST TERM TO ENSURE THAT THE
PERMITTING FOR TERMINAL FIVE
INCLUDED AN EXPECTATION THAT
THERE WOULD BE POWER AVAILABLE
AT TERMINAL FIVE AND I KNOW --
LAST I HEARD, WE WERE GETTING
CLOSE TO THAT GOING LIVE BUT
THERE WAS STILL THE USE OF THE
SHORT POWER, BUT THERE WERE
STILL SOME LABOR ISSUES.
THEY WERE ASSOCIATED, AS I
UNDERSTAND IT, ASSOCIATED WITH
WHO PAYS TO PLUG-IN THE SHIPS.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN JUST
VERY QUICKLY TOUCH ON THAT AND
MAYBE THIS WOULD BE A GOOD
TIME TO GET A SENSE ON WHERE
WE ARE AT, I KNOW IT IS A HUGE
PRIORITY, FOR ALL OF PORT
OPERATIONS.
>> AND I CAN TALK ABOUT THAT,
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SHORT
POWER SERVICE FOR CITY LIGHT
IS IN PLACE BUT I UNDERSTAND
THERE'S SOME LABOR ISSUES AND
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT
ALL OF THAT KNOWLEDGE, THAT IS
PROBABLY MORE WITH THE SEAPORT
ALLIANCE OVER THE PORT
DIRECTLY.
>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING,
TOO.
BUT WE CAN GET YOU SOME
INFORMATION, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> IT IS A PRIORITY FOR US SO
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
KEEP ON TOP OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND I THINK
IT'LL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR CITY
LIGHT.>> IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT
TO REMEMBER THAT WE'VE GOT THE
ISSUE GOING ON WITH TERMINAL
FIVE, AND THAT IS WHERE WE DID
THE CABLE, THAT WAS THE
CREATIVE SOLUTION, AND AT THE
SAME TIME, WE ARE ALSO DOING
PLANNING WORK AND WE DID WITH
THE PORT ABOUT HYDROGEN.
THERE'S A SEPARATE PIECE OF
WORK GOING ON, WE HAVE
RECEIVED ABOUT $2.5 MILLION
FROM DOE TO DO PLANNING WORK
ON HOW WE MIGHT USE HYDROGEN
AS A PORTSIDE FUEL IN THE
FUTURE.
SO THAT IS WORK THAT IS
CURRENTLY HAPPENING, INVOLVING
THE LAB AND OUR HOPE IS, BASED
ON WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED, WE
WILL BE ABLE TO POTENTIALLY
ROLL THAT INTO, HOPEFULLY AS
WASHINGTON STATE IS A LEADER
IN THE HYDROGEN HUB AND WE
WILL HAVE SOME PLANNING WORK
THAT IS AHEAD OF THE GAME.
>> SO, IN 2021, WE WERE ABLE
TO CULTIVATE THE FOUNDATIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS NEEDED WITH KEY
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS AND
UNDERSTANDING OF ELECTRIC
VEHICLES.
WE CONTRACTED WITH TWO LOCAL
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND PROVIDED A TRAINING SERIES
TO ENSURE OUR PARTNERS REALLY
UNDERSTOOD THE CITY'S
PRIORITIES AROUND CLIMATE
CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT OF JUSTICE
AND TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION.
THIS APPROACH ALLOWED US TO
DEVELOP GREAT RELATIONSHIPS
AND SET US UP FOR SUCCESS IN
2022.
CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERESTED
IN DEPLOYING INFRASTRUCTURE
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES TO FILL THE GAP IN
OUR CHARGING NETWORK.
WE CONDUCTED OUTREACH WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
TO CO-LOCATE PUBLIC CHARGING
IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND AS AN
EARLY INVESTMENT, WE
IDENTIFIED A DESTINATION THAT
PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY VISITED,
THAT WAS THAT VERY ENDING OF
THE PUBLIC MEETING.
CITY LIGHT IS PARTNERING WITH
KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE REGION
TO BRING THOSE INNOVATION
PROJECTS INTO OUR SERVICE
TERRITORY.
FOR EXAMPLE, DAVID MENTIONED
WE ARE DESIGNING A BATTERY
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR OUR
FERRY ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT,
AND WE ARE WORKING TO DEPLOY
INDUCTION CHARGING TO MOVE
FREIGHT BETWEEN SEATTLE AND
PORTLAND.
WE ALSO BEGAN TESTING THE VERY
FIRST BUS BASED, THE FIRST BUS
CHARGING BASED AREA, THIS WILL
LEAD TO OUR SUCCESS IN 2022.
SO, MOVING ON, WE WERE ABLE TO
BUILD FROM THE MOMENTUM IN
2021 AND WE WERE ABLE TO
IMPLEMENT A LOT OF GREAT
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT OUR
CUSTOMERS HAVE ACCESS TO TODAY.
KING COUNTY METRO OPENED A
BRAND-NEW CHARGING FACILITY
FOR THE BATTERY ELECTRIC BUS
FLEET, THEY ARE TRANSITIONING
TO ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES. THE
STATE-OF-THE-ART BASED AREA
WAS CREATED WITH AN
INTERCHANGEABLE DESIGN THAT
UTILIZES MULTIPLE
MANUFACTURERS, MEANING THAT
ALL MAJOR BATTERY ELECTRIC
BUSES WILL BE ABLE TO CHARGE
AT ANY OF THE STATIONS.
A TOTAL OF 40 BATTERY ELECTRIC
BUSES ARE CURRENTLY IN SERVICE
AND WE ARE DESIGNING THE NEXT
BUS BASE WHICH WILL BRING AN
ADDITIONAL 120 BUSES TO THE
REGION.
THIS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
WENT WITH KING COUNTY METRO TO
HELP US PRIORITIZE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERS A
TRIPLE WIN TO THE COMMUNITIES,
THE ENVIRONMNT AND THE
UTILITY.
I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON FOR
ATTENDING THE RIBBON CUTTING
CEREMONY AND SUPPORTING THIS
PROJECT.
MOVING ON, FLEET
ELECTRIFICATION IS ANOTHER TOP
PRIORITY IN OUR STRATEGY,
ESPECIALLY THE VEHICLES THAT
RUN THROUGH THE VALLEY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FLEETS, WE
GOT EVERYTHING FROM SEDANS,
TRUCKS, FORKLIFTS AND YARD
TRUCKS THAT ARE LOCATED IN
WAREHOUSES AND DISSOLUTION
CENTERS.
TO REFLECT THIS PRIORITY, CITY
LIGHTS FIRST INCENTIVE PROGRAM
WAS DEVELOPED FOR COMMERCIAL,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT
SERVICE TERRITORY.
THIS PROGRAM OFFERS THE
ADVISORY SERVICES TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND
RECOMMENDATION UNDER SPECIFIC
FLEETS.
AND WE ALSO ARE OFFERING
CHARGING INCENTIVES THAT CAN
BE APPLIED TO OFF-ROAD AND ON
ROAD CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO FAR, OUR ADVISORY SERVICES
HAVE IDENTIFIED OVER 92% OF
THE VEHICLES ASSESSED TO BE
COST-EFFECTIVE TO CONVERT TO
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
IN CONVERTING THOSE VEHICLES,
IT COULD REDUCE UP TO 26,000
METRIC TONS OF CARBON.
AND THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO
ABOUT 2.9 MILLION GALLONS OF
GASOLINE.
SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO
SEE THIS PROGRAM GROW GIVEN
THE POTENTIAL GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.
NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR FLEET
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
AVAILABLE, WE WANTED TO SHIFT
GEARS TOWARD MEDIUM HEAVY DUTY
ELECTRIFICATION.
WE COVERED THIS A LITTLE BIT
EARLIER BUT WE WANT TO FOCUS
ON THIS SECTOR BECAUSE OF THE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO PMG 2.5.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT
CONCENTRATION IN SOUTH
SEATTLE.
SO WE PARTNERED WITH THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT TO HELP DEVELOP
THEIR MEDIUM DUTY, HEAVY-DUTY,
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCENTIVE
PROGRAM.
THE CITY IS FOCUSING ON SHORT
HAUL TRUCKS THAT MOVE FREIGHT
FROM THE PORT TO DISSOLUTION
CENTERS.
CITY LIGHT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
IDENTIFYING AND CONSTRUCTING
THE CHARGING STATIONS TO MEET
THE NEEDS AND WILL BEGIN
DESIGNING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE
THIS YEAR.
EXPANDING AT HOME AND IN YOUR
HOME CHARGING FOR MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENCE IS ANOTHER TOP
PRIORITY IN OUR STRATEGY.
IN 2022, WE WORKED ON
DEVELOPING A MULTIPRONGED
APPROACH, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR
EXISTING FAST CHARGING NETWORK
, DESIGNED AND BUILT A
MULTIFAMILY INCENTIVE PROGRAM
AND LAUNCHED A NEW PILOT TO
INSTALL CHARGERS IN THE RIGHT-
OF-WAY.
OUR PERSONAL MOBILITY PROGRAMS
WILL EXPAND THESE CHARGING
OPTIONS AND RESIDENTIAL AND
PUBLIC SPACES.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE KNOW ABOUT 52% OF
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT CUSTOMERS
ARE LIVING IN APARTMENTS OR
CONDOS, OR EVEN CO-OPS.
SO AS WE EXPAND SEATTLE'S
PUBLIC CHARGING NETWORK, WE
ARE FOCUSED ON FILLING IN THE
GAPS OF THE EXISTING NETWORK.
SEATTLE'S HOUSING STOCK
FREQUENTLY LACKS OFFSTREET
PARKING, SO TO SUPPORT
CONVENIENT HOME CHARGING AND
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS
BECOMING MORE DENSE.
CITY LIGHT CURRENTLY OWNS 19
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
STATIONS AND WE ARE FOCUSING
ON BUILDING EVEN MORE NEW
CHARGING STATIONS. WE ARE
STARTING TO SEE AN INCREASE OF
CUSTOMER UTILIZATION AS WE SEE
MORE AND MORE EV'S ON THE ROAD.
THE LAST THING I WANTED TO
COVER IS ABOUT AN EXCITING
DEVELOPMENT IN OUR EXPANSION
IN PUBLIC CHARGING PROGRAM.
CITY LIGHT PARTNERED WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY FOR
OUR RESIDENTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE
EASY OFFSTREET CHARGING. CITY
LIGHT IS CURRENTLY RAMPING UP
FOR CONSTRUCTION AND
INSTALLATION OF THESE SITES IN
THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
AS YOU HEARD, PREPARING THE
EXISTING POWER GRID IS TOP OF
MIND, THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM
WORKS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION
WITH OUR GRID MODERNIZATION
TEAM AND OTHER INDUSTRY
LEADERS TO ENSURE WE ARE
PILOTING TOOLS AND
TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS THAT
HELP IMPROVE THE GRIDS
RESILIENCY SO WE CAN DELIVER
POWER WHERE AND WHEN IT IS
NEEDED.
TO PLAN FOR RELIABLE AND
STRUCTURE OF POLICIES AND
SYSTEMS, WE NEED TO COMANAGE
THESE WITH OUR EXTERNAL
PARTNERS.
SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS WORK
INCLUDE DEVELOPING THE
UTILITIES MANAGED IN THE
CHARGING STRATEGY,
PARTICIPATING IN THE
ELECTRICAL POWER RESEARCH
INSTITUTE FLEET
ELECTRIFICATION PLANNING
ASSESSMENT AND THE WEST COAST
CLEAN TRANSIT CORRIDOR.
THE WEST COAST CLEAN TRANSIT
CORRIDOR IS AN ONGOING
COLLABORATIVE AMONG 16
UTILITIES TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF CHARGING
STATIONS AND FACILITIES ALONG
I-5 FOR HEAVY-DUTY AND MEDIUM
FREIGHT HAULERS.
AND ALWAYS, WE HAVE TESTED NEW
AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.
IN 2022, WE COMPLETED AN
ELECTRIC PEDESTAL -- SORRY,
OUR COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF
THE ELECTRIC PEDESTAL WAS
UNVEILED ON EARTH DAY AND
ALLOWED THEM TO LEAVE THEIR
GAS GENERATORS BEHIND AND USE
POLLUTION FREE GENERATED
ELECTRICITY INSTEAD.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS
BECAUSE OF THE MARKETING
CAMPAIGN AND ENGAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW THIS
PILOT.
IN 2022, WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD
ON THE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS
WE ESTABLISHED IN THE PREVIOUS
YEAR, WE CONDUCTED DIRECT
OUTREACH AT FESTIVALS AND
FACILITATED SEVERAL FOCUS
GROUPS AROUND LOCAL YOUTH AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN
THE CLEAN MARKET ENERGY
TRANSITION.
WE WERE ABLE TO BRING OUR
COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS TO AN
INDUSTRY-LEADING CONFERENCE
AND WE EVEN GOT TO MEET EPA
ADMINISTRATOR, CASEY.
OUR PARTNERS WERE ABLE TO
DRIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND
LEARN MORE FROM THE INDUSTRY.
AND FOR MANY, IT WAS THE FIRST
EXPERIENCE IN TEST DRIVING AN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE.
AND LAST, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IS A KEY EQUITY OUTCOME AND TO
THAT END, WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH
MULTIPLE VENDORS TO SUPPORT
OUR EFFORTS. EARLIER YOU HEARD
ABOUT CHARGER HELP WHICH IS A
WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS THAT
HIRES AND TRAINS LOCAL
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY
EQUIPMENT TECHNICIANS AND
CONTRIBUTES TO LOCAL WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE UTILIZING THEIR
SERVICES TO SUPPORT AND
MAINTAIN AND REPAIR ALL OF OUR
CITY LIGHT OWNED CHARGERS.
SO BRINGING MORE VENDORS INTO
OUR PROGRAM WILL BE A
CONTINUED FOCUS FOR US IN THE
FUTURE.
SO, ONCE THE GROUNDWORK WAS
LAID IN 2021, WE MASSIVELY
SCALED UP OUR CITYWIDE
ENGAGEMENT IN 2022 WITH
NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENTS,
DEEPER ENGAGEMENT AROUND
CUSTOMER NEEDS AND
RESPONSIVENESS TO OUR
COORDINATION.
OUR PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN 2022,
ALSO IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND
MEETING CUSTOMERS WHERE THEY
ARE AT.
WE ALSO CONDUCTED SOME HIGH
OUTREACH EFFORTS AT THE
SEATTLE AUTO SHOW, AND LASTLY,
WE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS AND
RESEARCH ON OTHER PERSONAL
MOBILITY NEEDS TO CONTINUE
BUILDING OUR UNDERSTANDING
AROUND THIS SECTOR.
THIS IS JUST A QUICK LITTLE
RECAP OF OUR PREVIEW OF 2023,
WE ARE FOCUSING ON NEW
TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES
THROUGH THE RECENT EXECUTIVE
ORDER, IMPLEMENTING WASHINGTON
STATE'S CLEAN FUEL PROGRAM AND
CONTINUING TO CENTER THE
COMMUNITY IN OUR INVESTMENTS.
IT IS A MAJOR UNDERTAKING FOR
THE UTILITY BECAUSE IT CAN
GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO
INVEST BACK INTO
TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION
AND CAN REALLY EXPAND OUR
ABILITY TO INVEST BEYOND
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
NEXT SLIDE.
IN CLOSING, WE HAVE MANY FOCUS
AREAS BUT THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR
BENEFITS THAT I WANT TO LEAVE
WITH YOU TODAY.
TRANSPORTATION ELECTROCUTION
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
DECARBONIZATION AND IS CRUCIAL
WORK TO MEET OUR LOCAL AND
REGIONAL CLIMATE GOALS.
THE IMPACT IS MULTIMODAL, IT
EXPANDS ACROSS ALL
TRANSPORTATION FROM THE BUSES
TO VEHICLES, TO EVEN ELECTRIC
BIKES.
OPPORTUNITY FOR EQUITY HERE,
WE ARE ADDRESSING THE HISTORIC
AND PRESENT-DAY ENVIRONMENTAL
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
INEQUITIES, SO THE PORTFOLIO
WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO
THIS.
WE ARE ALSO ENGAGING AND
SUPPORTING CUSTOMERS ON ALL
LEVELS THROUGH OUR
PARTNERSHIPS.
CITY LIGHT IS POISED TO BE A
GOOD PARTNER IN THESE
PARTNERSHIPS REALLY HELP US
INCREASE THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK
AND THE SPEED OF ADOPTION WE
ARE SEEING IN OUR SERVICE
TERRITORY.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THE TIME AND I'M READY FOR ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT GIVEN THAT 60% OF
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE
COMING FROM VEHICLES, THIS IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO MEET
OUR CLIMATE ACTION GOALS AND
WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT, WHEN
SOMEBODY HEARS ABOUT ELECTRIC
VEHICLES, AS I BELIEVE IT WAS
FROM THE CLIMATE SOLUTION, WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT BUSES AND
FAIRIES AND GARBAGE TRUCKS, SO
THIS IS A LOT OF WORK IN
CREATING THE CAPACITY FOR
CHARGING, IT IS CRUCIAL.
SO, YOU ARE DOING THIS WORK AND
IT IS OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL
REALM OF WHAT AN ELECTRIC
UTILITY USUALLY DOES BUT I
JUST WANT TO SAY, THIS IS
CRUCIAL. AND ONE THING, WHEN
IT DOES COME TO THE PASSENGER
úVEHICLES, SOMETIMES WHEN THEY
TALK ABOUT IT, CITY LIGHT
NEEDS TO EXPAND THE ELECTRICAL
VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
NETWORK, A LOT OF TIMES I
HEAR, WELL, THE CARS
THEMSELVES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.
WHILE THAT IS TRUE, WE STILL
HAVE TO FOCUS ON MAKING SURE
THAT PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALL OVER
THE CITY CAN CHARGE THEIR
PERSONAL VEHICLES.
SO FOR THAT, I THINK THAT WE
DO NEED TO PARTNER WITH THE
PRIVATE SECTOR TO CHARGE
STATIONS, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE
DO ATTAIN OUR EQUITABLE GOALS
IN TERMS OF WHERE THIS NETWORK
IS BUILT UP.
SO, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WOULD
LIKE TO RESPOND.
>> YES, AND THE BROADER
RESPONSE I WANTED TO MAKE TO
YOUR COMMENTS, I LOVED WHAT
YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT THE NEW
FUNCTION THAT UTILITIES HAVE
HERE, AND ANGELA'S LAST SLIDE
MENTIONED THE CLEAN UTILITY
PROGRAM, AND CITY LIGHT JUST
REGISTERED THAT.
I JUST LOVE THAT BECAUSE IT'S
SOMETHING THAT BAKES RIGHT
INTO THE IDENTITY OF THE
TRANSITION THAT IS HAPPENING
WITH THE UTILITIES.
WE ARE PROVIDING CLEAN FUEL TO
OUR CUSTOMERS.
AND ON YOUR CONCEPT OF THE
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS, THAT HAS BEEN A
KEY ASPECT.
ANGELA MENTIONED SEVERAL WAYS,
BUT THEN THERE'S THE OTHER
ASPECT, WE HAVE OUR OWN
INFRASTRUCTURE WE ARE
DEPLOYING, THE FAST CHARGERS,
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH SDOT,
AND WE ALREADY CHANGED SOME
POLICIES.
2 YEARS AGO WE CHANGED THE ONE
SITE, ONE SERVICE, WHICH WAS
LIMITING THE SERVICE IN THE
CHARGING EQUIPMENT.
WE GOT TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
LAST YEAR WHICH IS THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER PLAN.
SO THIS IS CORONATION ACROSS
CITY DEPARTMENTS, WORKING WITH
CONSULTANTS, TO SAY HOW DO I
PROCESS THIS AND WHERE IT
CURRENTLY STANDS AND WHAT CAN
WE DO BETTER?
AND WE ARE ACTUALLY WRAPPING
THAT UP THIS MONTH, WE ARE
TAKING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS
AND WE WILL TAKE THAT INTO THE
FOLLOW-UP FROM THAT EXECUTIVE
ORDER.
SO THAT IS A KEY ASPECT OF THE
PARTNERSHIP AND I'M GLAD YOU
HIGHLIGHTED IT.>> THANK YOU.
>> I JUST THINK THESE ARE ALL
EXAMPLES OF A SUPER EXCITING
TIME AS WE MOVE TOWARD
DECARBONIZATION AND ANOTHER
EXCITING EVENT THIS WEEK, I
THINK IT WAS TUESDAY, THE
FIRST AUCTION FOR CREDITS
UNDER THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT
ACT, AND WHAT THAT DOES, IT
REQUIRES CERTAIN UTILITIES AND
ENTITIES TO PURCHASE OFFSETS
FOR THE CARBON USE, AND OVER
TIME, THE COST OF THOSE WILL
INCREASE AND THEORETICALLY THE
NUMBER OF THEM REQUIRED WILL
DECREASE BUT IN THIS FIRST
AUCTION, IT WAS $300 MILLION I
THINK WAS WHAT THE STATE SOLD
FOR.
SO I KNOW THERE'S SOME REALLY
GOOD WORK HAPPENING, AND
THEY'RE LOOKING AT HOW THE
CITY CAN COORDINATE, BECAUSE
THERE ARE CERTAINLY A LOT OF
FOLKS WERE LOOKING FOR MONEY
UNDER THOSE PROGRAMS AND WE
SHALL SEE HOW IT GOES.
WE SAW A REALLY INTERESTING
PROPOSALS YESTERDAY THAT HAD
TO DO WITH CHARGING ELECTRIC
CARS FOR FOLKS WHO ARE INCOME
CHALLENGED.
>> AND I WILL QUICKLY ADD, THE
AFFORDABILITY IDEA IS KEITH
FOR US, HOW DO WE MAKE THESE
VEHICLES MORE AFFORDABLE TO
DEBORAH'S POINT, THERE IS
FUNDING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL,
WE GOT THE INFLATION REDUCTION
ACT WHICH IS NOW GOING TO
OFFER INCENTIVES FOR USED
VEHICLES. AND THERE IS INCOME
QUALIFICATIONS UNDER THE
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT FOR
THOSE.
THESE ARE ALL AVENUES FOR US
TO USE TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE
UPFRONT COST BARRIER FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND
TRANSPORTATION.
>> AND WE DO KNOW THIS IS AN
ISSUE AND WE THINK ABOUT IT
ALL THE TIME.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FIRST, IF YOU DID COVER THIS,
I JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND A
LITTLE BIT BETTER, OF HOW WE
ARE SORT OF MATCHING THE NEED
FOR ELECTRIFICATION AND OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GOALS,
GEOGRAPHICALLY AND ON SLIDE
SIX, THERE WAS THE MAP THAT
SHOWED WHAT WE KNOW, THAT AIR
QUALITY IS WORSE IN
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE SOUTH PARK
AND THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH
SEATTLE. I MENTIONED EARLIER
THERE EFFORT TO REQUIRE SHORT
POWER AT TERMINAL FIVE. WE
HAVE A LOT OF WORK SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE LOW
INCOME, THAT WILL BE THE
BENEFICIARIES OF
ELECTRIFICATION OF THE PORTS.
BUT I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
HOW THIS MAP GUIDES WHERE WE
ADD INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHERE
ARGUABLY IT IS MOST NEEDED.
>> I DON'T WANT TO STEAL YOUR
THUNDER ANGELA BUT I'M HAPPY
TO LEAD.
THIS AREA IN THE ENVIRONMENT
OF JUSTICE COMMUNITY IS THE
PRIMARY AREA OF FOCUS AND I
THINK THE OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT SIDE AND BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS IS KEY TO
THAT.
AND IT IS REALLY ALIGNING OUR
INVESTMENTS WITH BENEFITS IN
THIS COMMUNITY, THE FLEET
ELECTROCUTION PROGRAM THAT
ANGELA ROLLED OUT LAST YEAR,
THAT HAS HIRED FLEETS THAT
OPERATE THROUGH THESE
COMMUNITIES.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO TARGET AND
MAKE SURE WE ARE INVESTING TO
THE BENEFIT OF OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES.>> MAYBE JUST TO
CLARIFY, THEY DON'T HAVE THE
HIGHER TIER ACCESS OF
INCENTIVES BUT THEY HAVE
ACCESS TO POTENTIAL FUNDS.
SO, WE ARE USING THIS MAP,
MAYBE I WILL ALSO POINT OUT,
WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT THE
STATE TO LEAD IN THIS AS WELL,
THEY RELEASED THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS MAP AND WE ARE
UTILIZING TOOLS LIKE THIS TO
HELP US WITH THOSE INVESTMENTS
, SO IF YOU ARE IN THE HIGHER
RANGE, WE WOULD LIKE TO
STRATEGICALLY PUT OUR
INVESTMENTS IN THOSE AREAS.
>> AS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT
OUR OWN FUNDING REQUEST, THESE
GUYS HAVE PUT A LOT OF WORK
INTO UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY
BENEFITS AND MOST ALL OF WHAT
WE ARE SUBMITTING FOR FALLS
UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIONS
JUSTICE INITIATIVE, WHICH MEANS
WE ARE TRYING TO SUBMIT
PROJECTS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE
TO THAT, EVEN AS WE BRING THEM
FORWARD.
>> A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT, I SEEM
TO RECALL THAT OSC AND CITY
LIGHT WERE WORKING JOINTLY ON
DEVELOPING A FREIGHT CORRIDOR
PROJECT FOR CLEAN TRUCKS.
AGAIN, THE COMMUNITIES THAT I
REPRESENT, SOUTH PARK AND
GEORGETOWN AND SOTO ARE VERY
IMPACTED BY LARGE TRUCKS GOING
THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
AND I RECALL THERE IS AN
EFFORT TO TRY TO INCENTIVIZE
THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC
TRUCKS.
>> THEY ARE LEADING THAT
PROJECT, IT IS THEIR MEDIUM
AND HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC
VEHICLE INCENTIVE, THAT IS
WHERE WE ARE FOCUSING ON
TRYING TO ELECTRIFY TRUCKS IN
OUR REGION, THERE ARE LEADING
SOME OUTREACH EFFORTS AS WELL
WITH THE AFRICAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AS A PART OF THAT
TEAM, AND CITY LIGHT IS REALLY
COMING IN TO PROVIDE THE
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND
MAKING SURE WE CAN SUPPORT
THOSE VEHICLES WHEN THEY ARE
HERE.>> THANK YOU, SO THE CITY
LIGHTS INVOLVEMENT RELATES TO
THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
AGAIN.
VERY HELPFUL.
AND ON THE QUESTION --
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WE ARE CLOSELY WORKING WITH
THEM AND WE ARE ON PHASE 2 IN
TERMS OF HOW THAT PROJECT IS
MOVING FORWARD.
SO, IT'S AN EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY AND IT'S A LOT
ABOUT AFFORDABILITY, AS YOU
ALL KNOW.>> CORRECT.
SO MY SECOND QUESTION, RELATES
TO THE CURBSIDE PILOT AND
PUBLIC CHARGING, ON SLIDE 21,
A CONSTITUENT RECENTLY WROTE
TO ME ON THE ELECTRIC PILOT
PROGRAM, AND THAT CONSTITUENT
HAD A CONCERN ABOUT WHO THE
OWNER, OF THE PROVIDER CHOSEN
IN THE PILOT IS CURRENTLY.
I BELIEVE THE OWNERSHIP HAS
CHANGED, AS IT WAS INITIATIVE
IN 2017.
IT WAS SELECTED THROUGH A
COMPETITIVE PROCESS. AND MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
EQUIPMENT THAT IS OCC
COMPLIANT.
BUT JUST MOVING FORWARD, THIS
QUESTION, JUST WONDERING HOW
WILL CITY LIGHT ASSESS THE
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ON THE
MARKET, WHAT FACTORS WILL YOU
BE CONSIDERING IN ANY FUTURE
COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESSES?
>> I BELIEVE, THE PROVIDER WE
HAVE BEEN USING WAS PURCHASED
BY A LARGER COMPANY AND I
THINK WE DID WORK WITH YOUR
STAFF TO GET AN UP ANSWER ON
THAT.
WE ARE AT A POINT OF
COLLABORATION WITH ALL THE
CITY DEPARTMENTS AND WE ARE
LOOKING AT HOW WE RAPIDLY
SCALE UP.
SO, DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON
HOW WE ARE THINKING ABOUT
THIS?
>> YEAH.
SO, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE
CURRENT CHARGING STATIONS THAT
WE HAVE ARE A PART OF THE
PILOT, WE CLOSED THAT DOWN AND
STARTED DOING AN EVALUATION OF
EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT.
SO, WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO
COMPLETE THAT, WE STARTED THE
REDESIGN OF WHAT THIS PROGRAM
WOULD LOOK LIKE, WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE SPECIFICATIONS
AND HOW THAT SHOULD SUPPORT
THE PROGRAM AND HOW WE SCALE.
SO WE ARE NOT WORKING WITH A
FULLY DESIGNED CONCEPT YET.
>> AND ONCE WE DO, WE WILL GO
INTO THE LARGER SOLICITATION
PROCESS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE
ITEMS YOU ARE BRINGING UP.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IF
THERE ARE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, MAYBE YOU CAN FORWARD
IT TO THE STAFF HERE.
>> THEY COVERED IT, THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR CLOSING POINTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE?
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT
EVERYBODY HAS STAYED A LITTLE
BIT LONGER TO DISCUSS THIS.
THIS HAS BEEN ON THE SCHEDULE
FOR A WHILE AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO LEARNING MORE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I
APPRECIATE IT.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA
TIME, CHAIR NELSON AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THANK YOU.>> I DO
HAVE TO SAY THAT WHAT WAS
INTERESTING ABOUT THE RIBBON
CUTTING, IT WAS AN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE STORES AND THE LOCATION,
WHERE THOSE ARE INSTALLED,
BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING WILE THEY ARE
WAITING, AND IT WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES THERE.
SO, UNLESS THERE IS FURTHER
BUSINESS, I DON'T SEE ANY
HANDS RAISED, THIS CONCLUDES
THE MARCH 8 MEETING OF THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE.
AND I WILL CLOSE AT 12:12.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE,
I APPRECIATE IT.