>>> GOOD MORNING, THE MAY 3rd,
2024 MEETING OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT,
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:32 A.M.
I AM TANYA WOO, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED AS INDICATED
ON THE AGENDA, THERE WILL BE
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE MAY 17th
MEETING REGARDING APPOINTMENT
2864, AND A POSSIBLE VOTE ON
THE APPOINTMENT OF DAWN
LINDELL, EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS. I ALSO
WANT TO MENTION THAT ON MAY
11th, THE SEATTLE OPERA
CELEBRATES ITS 60th
ANNIVERSARY, AND THE SEATTLE
OPERA IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE
INSTITUTION THAT BRINGS HISTORY
AND SO MUCH JOY TO OUR
COMMUNITY. I'M EXCITED TO
RECOGNIZE AND PROCLAIM THEIR
ANNIVERSARY, AND SEATTLE OPERA
MONTH OF MAY, WITH MY
COLLEAGUES AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE NEXT WEEK. TODAY WE WILL
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT CANDIDATES FOR THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION, WHICH
LEVERAGES ARTS TO UPLIFT AND
REVITALIZE OUR DOWNTOWN.
NEIGHBORHOODS IS A PRIORITY OF
MINE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
FROM THE SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION MEMBERS. THE COUNCIL
AND I WILL BRING FORTH AN
ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE AND AMPLIFY
THE ARTS AND CULTURE VOICES.
MORE DETAILS ON THIS ROUNDTABLE
WILL BE COMING SOON. TODAY, WE
WILL ALSO CONTINUE OUR
DISCUSSION ON CITY LIGHTS
CONSERVATION TARGETS FROM THE
APRIL 19th COMMITTEE DATE. FOR
WHICH, WE HAD HELD A PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD AT THE LAST
MEETING. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA, AND WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
CLARK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP FOR TODAY?
>> WE HAVE ZERO IN PERSON
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP, AND ZERO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> SO, WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO
OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO
EITHER SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC
COMMENT OR SIGN-UP CARDS ARE
ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE PODIUM.
YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL THE COUNCIL.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT
ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH
SIX, APPOINTMENTS 2858 , 2863,
THE APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS OF AVERY BARNES,
YOON KANG-O'HIGGINS, LESLIE
ANNE ANDERSON, KAYLA DEMONTE,
AND HOLLY MORRIS JACOBSON AS
MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 31st, 2025. FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, ALL SIX ITEMS
HAVE BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD.
WILL BE DEPARTMENT COORDINATORS
AND PRESENTERS, WHO ARE PRESENT
AT THE COMMUNITY TABLE, ONCE
READY, PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES. WE ARE EXCITED TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR NOMINEES.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE
CHAIR . MY NAME IS ALLIE LEE.
THE SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION
SUPPORTS THE CITY BY ADVOCATING
FOR ARTS POLICY, CREATING
ACCESS FOR EQUITABLE
PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS, AND
FOSTERING ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOR
ALL RESIDENTS. THE SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION IS COMPRISED OF 16
MEMBERS, WHO ARE COMMUNITY
MEMBER VOLUNTEERS APPOINTED BY
THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THE
COMMISSIONERS INCLUDE ARTISTS,
ART PROFESSIONALS, AND ART
ADMINISTRATORS, AND CITIZENS
WITH STRONG CONNECTIONS TO
SEATTLE'S VIBRANT ARTS
COMMUNITY. TODAY, I WOULD LIKE
TO INTRODUCE THE THREE NEW
MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THE FIRST
CANDIDATE I HAVE IS AVERY
BARNES. AVERY BARNES IS AUTO
MANURE, AFRICAN ART CURATOR AND
COMMUNITY BUILDER, TITLED THE
CONNECTOR BY SEATTLE MAGAZINE,
AND WAS A SEATTLE 30 UNDER 30
AWARDEE. SHE OWNS AND OPERATES
SEATTLE'S ONLY AFRICAN ARTS
GALLERY. AVERY ADVOCATES FOR
CAUSES THAT EMPOWER WOMEN,
PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS.
>> HELLO. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO
COMMENT HOW I WOULD BE HONORED
TO REPRESENT MY AREA OF THE
COMMUNITY, WHICH I SEE AS
REPRESENTING THE FORMING ARTS
AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN
SEATTLE. THE FIRST OF MANY OF
THE SEATTLE RESTORED
PARTICIPANTS, AND SMALL
BUSINESSES WITH
BRICK-AND-MORTAR'S . I'M EAGER
TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE
COUNCIL. I'M CURRENTLY A
MEMBER OF THE DSA ARTS AND
CULTURAL COMMISSION, AND I'M
OVERALL DRIVEN BY ADDING TO THE
VIBRANCY AND DIVERSITY OF OUR
FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT CANDIDATE WE HAVE
FOR CONSIDERATION IS YOON
KANG-O'HIGGINS. YOON
KANG-O'HIGGINS IS THE DIRECTOR
OF COMMUNITY IMPACT AND
PROGRAMS FOR FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT PARK, WERE HER TEAM
CO-CREATES DYNAMIC AND FREE
PROGRAMMING FOR THE WATERFRONT.
SHE HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF
PROGRAM EXPERIENCE AND ARTS,
CULTURE, AND EDUCATION CONTEXT
IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. ANOTHER
CANDIDATE FOR MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT IS RODNEY HOWARD
KING. HE IS THE OWNER AND
ARTIST OF KINGS PEN, LLC. HIS
GOAL IS TO CREATE VIBRANT
IMAGES THAT CELEBRATE THE
GREATNESS OF BLACK CULTURE,
PRIMARILY FOCUSING ON HIP-HOP,
JAZZ AND BASKETBALL IN HIS
PIECES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. MY NAME
IS RODNEY KING. I WAS RAISED AT
29th AND DEARBORN IN SEATTLE,
AND MOST OF MY PIECES ARE GOING
TO BE A REPRESENTATION OF THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE. I DO
PIECES CENTERED ON GARFIELD
HIGH SCHOOL , AND THE COMMUNITY
AT LARGE. I HAVE BUILT A
FOLLOWING IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT WORKING WITH AFRICA
TOWN, WORKING WITH DIFFERENT
BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. I WOULD
LOVE TO BRING MORE ART TO THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT , IN ORDER TO
HAVE LIKE AN ART WALK, JUST
LIKE WE HAVE AT PIONEER SQUARE
DOWNTOWN, AND WEST SEATTLE AND
GEORGETOWN. WE JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE
PROPER REPRESENTATION IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, AND THE AREA
AT LARGE. I APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE FOR REAPPOINTMENT,
LESLIE ANDERSON. LESLIE
ANDERSON IS THE CHIEF CURATOR
OF THE NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM,
FORMER FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR, AND
HAS ORGANIZED MANY EXHIBITS
WITH SWEDEN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM.
NORWAY'S NATIONAL MUSEUM, AND
COLLABORATED WITH A
WORLD-FAMOUS VOCALIST ON HIS
FIRST ART EXHIBITION AT THE
U.S. MUSEUM. SHE CURRENTLY
SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE
PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OF THE SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION
AND IS SEEKING REAPPOINTED FOR
A SECOND TERM.
>> THANK YOU. MY WORK AS AN ART
CURATOR HAS BEEN AMPLIFIED ,
PAST AND PRESENT TO FOSTER
CONNECTION WITH ART AND IDEAS
IN THE COMMUNITIES I SERVE AND
TO TELL UNTOLD STORIES. A
RECENT EXAMPLE OF THIS WORK WAS
THE TRAVELING EXHIBITION I
COCREATED ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
IN THE 20th CENTURY THAT
PREMIERED IN BALLARD AT THE
NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM , AND
THE SCANDINAVIA HOUSE IN NEW
YORK. I BROUGHT THIS EXPERIENCE
TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
UNSUPPORTED PUBLIC ART AS A
MEMBER OF THE SALT LAKE PUBLIC
DESIGN BOARD, AND MORE
RECENTLY, AS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE ART COMMISSION, AND AS
CHAIR AS THE PUBLIC ART
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MY
COLLEAGUES AND I ON THIS CALL
HAVE BEEN STEADFAST VOLUNTEERS
DURING OUR TERMS . THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE KAYLA DEMONTE. KAYLA
DEMONTE IS THE CHIEF PROGRAM
OFFICER AT CITIZENS UNIVERSITY,
A NATIONAL NONPROFIT WORKING TO
BUILD A CULTURAL, POWERFUL,
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP ACROSS
THE UNITED STATES. PRIOR TO HER
CURRENT ROLE, SHE WAS DIRECTOR
PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS OF
THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHERE SHE
BUILT A ROSTER OF PUBLIC
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE YOUNG
PROFESSIONAL NETWORK AND WOMEN
IN BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP
INITIATIVE. SHE SERVES AS THE
CO-CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL
INVESTMENTS COMMITTEE OF THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION AND IS
SEEKING REAPPOINTED FOR A THIRD
TERM.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M REALLY
EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE,
AND THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN
SEATTLE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE
ART SECTOR IS SO IMPORTANT TO,
NOT ONLY CIVIC LIFE OF THE
COMMUNITY, BUT IT SUCH AN
ECONOMIC ENGINE , AND SO, ON
THE COMMISSION, WE WANT TO
CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT ARTISTS
AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS CAN
CONTINUE TO GROW AND THRIVE AND
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN
PARTNERSHIPS AND INITIATIVES
AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH YOU ALL
IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY. TO
SUPPORT THAT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. FINALLY, I WOULD
LIKE TO INTRODUCE HOLLY
JACOBSON. HOLLY MORRIS JACOBSON
IS THE DIRECTOR OF PATH FOR
ART, AN ORGANIZATION THAT
SUPPORTS COMMUNITY RECOVERY
THROUGH TRAUMA INFORMED ARTS.
SHE HAS CREATED STRATEGIC
SOLUTIONS FOR MICROSOFT, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE
CO-CHAIR FOR THE CULTURAL
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE OF THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION AND IS
SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT FOR A
THIRD TERM.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE A THIRD
TERM. I HAVE A LOT OF HOPE FOR
WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT TWO
YEARS OF MY TENURE, AND I'M
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW --
DOING THAT WITH MY CURRENT
CO-COMMISSIONERS, BUT ALSO, OUR
NEW NG ONTO THE ARTS
SIONI WORK AT THE
INTERSECTIONALITY OF ARTS AND
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING, WORKING WITH
SYSTEMS , PATH OF ART, THE
ORGANIZATION I RUN SERVES ABOUT
1500 INDIVIDUALS, WHO ARE
SYSTEMS IMPACTED. AND, 65
SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY --
PROVIDING ARTS TO THOSE WHO MAY
NOT HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY , AS
A PATH TO HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING, AND TO UPLIFT THE
SECTOR IN GENERAL. WE ARE ALSO
WORKING WITH JOHNS HOPKINS IN
MARYLAND ON DEMONSTRATING THE
IMPACT OF ARTS ON -- THE
EFFECTS OF ART ON HEALTH ,
MENTAL HEALTH, AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH. ALSO, THIS SUMMER, WE
ARE DIVIDING [ INAUDIBLE ]
WHICH WILL INCLUDE MANY ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS IN SEATTLE, SO
I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY , IF
APPROVED, TO MOVE THAT BALL
FORWARD AND PUT SEATTLE ON THE
MAP IN THAT WAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. IT'S SO EXCITING TO
SEE SO MANY ACCOMPLISHED AND
EXCITED PEOPLE WILLING TO
SERVE, SO COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU ALL . I HAVE
REVIEWED ALL OF YOUR RESUMES,
AND IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. I AM
TICKING DOWN THE LINE , NOT
NECESSARILY IN ORDER, BUT I'M
NOT SURE IF YOON KANG-O'HIGGINS
IS HERE, -- SORRY, I DID NOT
GET YOUR NAME WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING, BUT JUST TO SAY, WHEN
WE ARE REIMAGINING THE
WATERFRONT ART AS A CENTRAL
ASPECT OF IT, IT'S REALLY
EXCITING TO HAVE HER JOINING IN
VOLUNTEER SERVICE. WITH HOLLY,
YOUR WORK , PATHWAY TO ART,
FROM REDMOND TO SEATTLE, WE ARE
REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU HERE
WORKING ON THE ARTS COMMISSION.
RODNEY, LOOKING AT YOUR RESUME
, BORN AND RAISED HERE IN
SEATTLE. IT'S REALLY
INCREDIBLE TO GET TO SEE YOU
PARTICIPATE , AND YOUR RESUME
SPEAKS VOLUMES. I WILL SHARE MY
HIGH LINE CONNECTION LATER, BUT
THEN, LESLIE, FOR EVERYONE ELSE
OUT HERE, I KNOW LESLIE VERY
WELL BECAUSE I HAVE A STRONG
CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL
NORDIC MUSEUM. WHILE I DON'T
KNOW YOU ALL AS WELL, LESLIE ,
I GET TO INTERACT WITH HER
QUITE OFTEN , AND I WILL
HIGHLIGHT ONE THING BEYOND ALL
OF THE AMAZING DIFFERENT
EXHIBITS THAT SHE HAS BROUGHT,
BUT LAVON BELL, A HISTORY OF
UNRULY RETURNS, WAS THE ART
EXHIBIT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO
OPEN IN MARCH OF 2020, AND
LESLIE MADE SURE TO BRING IT
BACK JUST LAST YEAR. GETTING TO
CHAT WITH LAVON, SHE SAID THE
NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM WAS THE
ONLY GALLERY OR MUSEUM THAT
ASKED FOR HER TO RETURN AFTER
THE PANDEMIC HAD CLOSED DOWN A
LOT OF HER SHOWS, AND I JUST
THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO
YOUR WORK, LESLIE. YOU WORK
WITH KINGS, QUEENS, PRINCES,
PRESIDENTS EVERY DAY. IT'S
AMAZING. JUST CONTINUING TO
TAKE DOWN THE LINE, KAYLA,
GETTING TO KNOW YOU OVER THE
YEARS, I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU
PARTICIPATE HERE IN THE ARTS
COMMISSION IN THIS WAY, AND
AVERY, YOUR RESUME -- I'M NOT
SURE HOW YOU FITTED ON ONE
PAGE. IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE.
I WILL JUST TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO OUR CITY,
AND I WAS TALKING TO A PERSON
LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE ROLE OF
ART IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS
WHAT MAKES IT VIBRANT. SEATTLE
HAS ONE OF THE DENSEST CULTURAL
ARTS PLACES IN THE NORTHWEST.
DOWNTOWN, SPECIFICALLY. IT IS
THIS ACCESS TO ARTS AND
CULTURE, AND ALL OF YOUR WORK
TO INFLUENCE OUR WORK. IT
CAN'T BE OVERSTATED. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER
SERVICE.
>>> I, ACTUALLY, HAVE A
QUESTION. I WAS HOPING FOR
THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING AT
REAPPOINTMENTS , ARE WILLING TO
DISCUSS ANY PROJECTS YOU SEE
COMING THROUGH THE ARTS
COMMISSION THAT YOU WERE
EXCITED ABOUT, AND FOR THOSE
WHO ARE COMING INTO THE ARTS
COMMISSION FOR THE FIRST TIME,
I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
WHY YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT
SERVING AND THE COMMISSION.
>> DO YOU WANT TO GO, KAYLA OR
LESLIE?
>> SURE, I WILL JUMP IN FIRST.
JUST TO QUICKLY SAY, THANK YOU
SO MUCH. I THINK ONE OF THE
MOST EXCITING PROJECTS THAT THE
ARTS COMMISSION HELP SUPPORT
WITH THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY.
THAT WAS REALLY BORN OUT OF ONE
OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE
ARTS COMMISSION, AND IS NOW
SORT OF AN INDEPENDENT,
OPERATING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SO
MANY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING
FOR SPACE. THAT IS JUST ONE
EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF WORK
THAT WE CAN DO, NOW THAT I AM
GETTING SOME NEW COMMISSIONERS
ON BOARD AND ARE UP TO SPEED.
I'M REALLY EXCITED, AS HOLLY
SAID, TO CONTINUE THIS WORK,
ESPECIALLY, COMING OUT NOW INTO
A TIME WHERE WE ARE THROUGH A
CHAOTIC PERIOD OF COVERED
TIMES, KIMBERLY LOOK TO THE
FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR THE NOTE
ABOUT THE WATERFRONT. THERE ARE
SO MANY AWESOME OPPORTUNITIES
COMING AHEAD THAT WE CAN REALLY
ENGAGE WITH. HOLLY OR LESLIE?
>> I WILL JUST ADD BRIEFLY THAT
IN MY ROLE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE,
THE PUBLIC ART ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT SEATTLE HOSTING
THE WORLD CUP AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES , AND SHOWCASING
OUR CITY AS A LOCUST FOR PUBLIC
ARTS, IN ADDITION TO SPORTING
EVENTS. NOT ONLY BEAUTIFYING
AND EDIFYING OUR COMMUNITY
THROUGH ARTS, BUT ALSO [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> I WILL JUST CHIME IN THAT,
IT'S BEEN A REAL HONOR TO WORK
WITH MY CO-COMMISSIONERS
THROUGH, AS KAYLA MENTIONED, A
REALLY CHAOTIC TIME. IT SPEAKS
A LOT TO THE TENACITY, AND
EVERYONE'S COLLECTIVE TENACITY,
AND DEDICATION , KNOWING THAT
THE ARTS CAN REALLY LIFT UP
COMMUNITIES , AND AS YOU
MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, FOR ME, KAYLA AND I
CO-CHAIR THE CO-INVESTMENTS
COMMITTEE, AND I'M HOPING TO
GET SNOW A LOT MORE OF YOU
SOON, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO
BE WORKING ON SOME ADVOCACY
EFFORTS AND , JUST WANTING TO
PARTNER WITH THE COUNCIL AND
THE NEW DIRECTOR ON HOW WE CAN
HELP SEATTLE LEAD IN THAT AREA
ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. MY WORK
, AS ARTS ADMINISTRATORS, WE
ARE OFTEN LOOKING AT THE
NATIONAL STAGE, AND I REALLY
THINK THAT THERE IS A LOT
HAPPENING AT THE INTERSECTION
OF ARTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND
INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH, AND WE CAN DO WHAT WE
DO BEST IN SEATTLE, AND LEAD .
I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS. THIS IS THE FIRST
RE-APARTMENT I'VE HAD WHERE WE
HAVE HAD SUCH INTERACTIVE
DISCUSSION.
>> WELL, THIS IS REALLY GREAT
TO HEAR FROM THE REST OF THE
GROUP. ESPECIALLY, HOW, OF
COURSE, ARTS AND CULTURE HAS
CONTRIBUTED TO THE REGROWTH IN
OUR COMMUNITY OR IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE , AND WHAT THE ARTS
COMMISSION WAS WORKING MY BACKGD
, I WILL SAY, I AM 24 YEARS
OLD, SO I REPRESENT A YOUNGER
GROUP OF COMMUNITY, OF LEADERS,
I WILL SAY, BECAUSE IT HAS
TAKEN SO MUCH DEDICATION AND
WORK , ESTABLISHING , PRIOR TO
COVID, IN EARLY 2022 , BEING
ONE OF THE FIRST BUSINESSES
SELECTED IN THE SEATTLE
RESTORED PROGRAM , AND TO BUILD
A THRIVING GALLERY AND EVENT
SPACE THAT IS BRINGING ARTISTS
FROM ALL OVER AFRICA . RODNEY
HAS BEEN A RESIDENT ARTIST OF
HOURS FOR THE LAST YEAR, AND TO
FORM A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
ALLIED ARTS FOUNDATION , FOR
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, AND BEING
ABLE TO TAKE GROUPS , FIRST,
STUDENTS OF INTERNATIONAL
LEARNING OR SOMETHING, BUT
ACTUALLY, VISITING WITH GROUPS
OF STUDENTS FROM AFRICA AND
BRINGING AUTHORS IN . AND,
DELBERT RICHARDSON , AND LEAD
POETRY WORKSHOPS . WE ARE TWO
YEARS OLD NOW, AND AT A POINT
WHERE WE ARE SEEING US
EXPANDING, NEEDING A LARGER
SPACE, AND SEEING EMPTY SPACES
AND BUSINESSES FILL
YEAR-BY-YEAR, AND SEEING WHAT
THE PIONEER SQUARE ALLIANCE HAS
BEEN DOING IN THE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION. I WAS ALSO
A PART OF THAT POLICY REVISION
WITH THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE , SO
I AM COMMITTED TO THIS , AND
I'M IN FOR THE LONG RUN, AND I
FEEL LIKE WE ARE JUST GETTING
STARTED, AND I FEEL LIKE NEW
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE ARISEN
FROM COVID, NEW ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS . I SEE
COLLABORATION AND I LOVE HOW
THIS CAN BE SEEN HERE AT THIS
TABLE , SO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. IT WILL BE REALLY
INTERESTING TO SEE HOW OUR
PERSPECTIVES , ESPECIALLY WITH
ALL OF THE NEW FUNDING, OPEN
DOORS AND CAN SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO WITH THAT.
>> I CAN'T AGREE MORE. TO
PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT AVERY WAS
SAYING, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD
TO MAKING SEATTLE LIKE IN OUR
DISTRICT. I WAS TALKING TO SOME
FELLOW ARTISTS YESTERDAY, AND
THEY WERE SAYING THAT SEATTLE
DOESN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE IT
HAS ITS OWN ART DISTRICT. I DO
WORK IN BELLTOWN. CURRENTLY, I
HAVE A SOLO SHOW COMING UP AT
ACCESS FOR JULY AND AUGUST, AND
AVERY OPENED HER DOORS TO ME
WITH MY FIRST SOLO SHOW, SO I
AM WORKING ON MY FOURTH ONE. I
DID A COUPLE OF GROUP SHOWS AND
I HAVE A LARGE COLLECTIVE OF
ARTIST FRIENDS THAT CONGREGATE,
HANGOUT, AND WE ARE ALWAYS
LOOKING FOR SPOTS, AND WE SEE A
LOT OF EMPTY STOREFRONTS WITHIN
SEATTLE, BUT EVENTUALLY, WE CAN
HAVE AS OUR HUB, AND AS
ARTISTS, MEETING SPOTS, WHERE
YOU'RE KEEPING PEOPLE OFF OF
THE STREETS AND DOING SOMETHING
COLLECTIVELY. IT'S GREAT FOR
THE CITY, AND BEAUTIFYING THE
CITY, ADDING COLOR, GETTING
AWAY FROM THE GRAY AND THE
BLUE, AND THE DENSE USE OF
SEATTLE THAT ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH US, THAT WE APPRECIATE AND
EVERYTHING, BUT ADDING SOME
COLOR AND SPIRIT THAT HAS
PEOPLE FEELING NOSTALGIC, MAKES
THEM GO BACK TO THEIR
CHILDHOOD. MAKE THEIR HEARTS A
JUMP FOR JOY WHEN THEY SEE
THESE PIECES, AND THERE ARE SO
MANY DIFFERENT ARTISTS THAT ARE
JUST WAITING TO BE AWAKENED. I
FEEL LIKE WE CAN REJUVENATE
THIS STUFF AND MAKE IT HAPPY,
AND OUT OF THE NORM. JUST GIVE
THE VIBRANCY THAT THE CITY
NEEDS, BECAUSE DEPRESSION RUNS
HIGH AROUND HERE. IT RAINS A
LOT AND EVERYTHING, AND THE
COLOR WILL AWAKEN PEOPLE'S
SPIRITS. THAT'S WHAT I HOPE TO
BRING TO IT, JUST THAT JOY.
I'M NOT AS YOUNG AS AVERY, BUT
IN MY HEART, I'VE STILL GOT
THAT. I STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF
STRIDES IN ME.
>> THANK YOU. YES, I'M SO VERY
EXCITED FOR ALL OF THE THINGS
YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH. I WANTED
TO THANK KAYLEE FOR MENTIONING
THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY. I
WENT TO THE GRADUATION THIS
WEEKEND MET A GENTLEMAN
PRESENTING A SHOW, I BELIEVE,
AT THE MOORE THEATRE. I'M
EXCITED TO GO SEE THAT THIS
WEEKEND, IT'S CALLED TALES OF
THE LIEN. THANK YOU FOR
MENTIONING FIFA SOCCER. I HAD A
MEETING WITH THE TRANSPORTATION
CHOICES COMMISSION, AND THEY
ARE HOPING THAT FIFA SOCCER
LEAVES WHAT THE WORLD'S FAIR
LEFT FOR SEATTLE, AND HOW ARTS
AND CULTURE TIES INTO THAT, AND
ESPECIALLY, HOW WE REVITALIZE
DOWNTOWN INTO THE ARTS AND
CULTURAL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS,
HOW DO WE INVITE PEOPLE TO COME
INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, TO
LEARN ABOUT ITS HISTORY AND THE
INTERSECTION OF HISTORY AND
ARTS AND WHAT -- CULTURAL
PRESERVATION. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK. WE ARE EXCITED FOR
ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS YOU ARE
GOING TO ACCOMPLISH.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL
OF YOU FOR STEPPING FORWARD,
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU, WHO ARE
REAPPOINTING FOR THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE, SO FAR, BECAUSE WE
ARE NOW DISTRICTWIDE, I JUST
WANT TO PUT IN A PLUG, FOR WHEN
YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT
INITIATIVES, TO LOOK AT
DISTRICT FIVE. WE REALLY ARE,
SORT OF, TREMENDOUS DIVERSITY
AND POTENTIAL, BUT WE ARE AND
ARTS AND CULTURE DESERT, AND WE
HAVE NORTHGATE THAT'S GOING TO
BE OPENING UP. LAKE CITY IS
DESPERATE FOR THAT KIND OF
SPACE, SAME WITH CROWN HILL.
THERE IS SO MUCH POTENTIAL UP
THERE, AND MY OFFICE IS VERY
HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE
COMMISSION AND INDIVIDUAL
COMMISSIONERS ON HOW WE CAN
EXPAND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES,
PARTICULARLY, FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL
MURAL PROJECT, BUT I WOULD LOVE
TO SEE THAT EXPANDED. THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
WILL MAKE THIS BRIEF. I WANT TO
ECHO A LOT OF THE SENTIMENT
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN EXPRESSED
BY MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES HERE
, NAMELY, HIGHLIGHTING THE
IMPORTANCE OF ART TO OUR CITY,
OUR REGION, OUR ECONOMY , AND
IT TRULY MAKES AN IMPACT IN THE
DAILY LIVES OF EVERYONE , AND
IT IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HIGHLIGHT OUR CULTURE , BROADLY
AND INCLUSIVELY DEFINED, AND
HAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON
MAKING SURE WE HAVE A THRIVING
ECONOMY , AND SO, I ALSO WANT
TO THANK AND EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR
YOU ALL, FOR STEPPING UP TO
SERVE, AND THIS WORK, AGAIN,
VERY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT . I
WILL SHARE A QUICK PRIORITY OF
MINE, BECAUSE IT WAS CALLED OUT
AND MENTIONED A COUPLE OF
TIMES. THE FIFA WORLD CUP. WAS
IT LESLIE THAT MENTIONED THAT?
REGARDLESS, THAT IS A REALLY,
REALLY HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
CITY , THE REGION, THE STATE ,
AND OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE THE
WORLD CUP IS OCCURRING ACROSS
THE CONTINENT, LITERALLY , IN
MANY CITIES, IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY LOCALLY TO SHOWCASE
WHAT SEATTLE HAS TO OFFER, AND
WHAT KIND OF CULTURE AND VALUES
DO WE WANT TO PUT FORTH ON
DISPLAY FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO
VIEW? WE HAVE, I THINK, BASED
OFF OF THE BRIEFING THAT I LAST
RECEIVED ON FIFA, WE WERE
ANTICIPATED TO HAVE 1 MILLION+
UNIQUE VISITORS TO SEATTLE FOR
FIFA. PLUS, $4 BILLION -- 4
BILLION EYEBALLS, VIEWERS
WATCHING ON TV. WHAT KIND OF
IMPRESSION DO WE WANT PEOPLE TO
HAVE? OF SEATTLE , WHEN THEY
WALK AWAY FROM THE ARTS AND
CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE? YOU ALL
HAVE AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY
TO HELP SHAPE THAT, AND FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT FIFA IS A SAFE,
WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL,
AND WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STANDPOINT , BUT ALSO, MAKING
SURE AGAIN THAT WE ARE
HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF THE RICH,
TREMENDOUS DIVERSITY AND
CULTURAL DIVERSITY ACROSS THE
CITY , SO THANK YOU ALL FOR
TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS URGENT
AND IMPORTANT WORK, THE NEW
FOLKS, AND THE FOLKS BEING
REAPPOINTED. I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONTINUED SERVICE AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
2858 TO 2863.
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> TRAN20 SIX.
>> CHAIR WOO.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION CARRIES,
AND THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE
SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK
YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, RESOLUTION
32134, A RESOLUTION RELATING TO
THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT, ACKNOWLEDGING AND
APPROVING THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT'S ADOPTION OF THE
BIANNUAL ENERGY CONSERVATION
TARGET FOR 2024-2025, AND THE
10 YEAR CONSERVATION POTENTIAL.
FOR PUBLIC HEARING, BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. ONCE READY,
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES,
AND I'M EXCITED TO LEARN AND
CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT
CONSERVATION TARGETS FOR 2024
THROUGH 2025, AND OUR 10 YEAR
CONSERVATION POTENTIAL.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL CHAIR
WOO. I AM DAWN LINDELL. I AM
THE INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER AND
CEO FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
>> AT MORNING, I AM JENNIFER
FINNIGAN. I WORKED IN CUSTOMER
ENERGY SOLUTIONS AT SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
>> GOOD MORNING, JOE FERNANDI,
DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER ENERGY
SOLUTIONS AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
>> MORNING, CRAIG SMITH, CHIEF
CUSTOMER OFFICER AT SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM ERIC, I
AM WITH THE CENTRAL STAFF.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SEEK
YOUR APPROVAL OF CITY LIGHTS
CONSERVATION TARGETS TO FULFILL
A STATE LEGISLATIVE
REQUIREMENT. THIS IS PART TWO.
WE WERE HERE TWO WEEKS AGO ON
APRIL 19th. TODAY, WE WANT TO
CLARIFY HOW THE TARGETS WERE
CALCULATED, TO ADDRESS YOUR
QUESTIONS, AND TO SEEK YOUR
APPROVAL. NEXT SLIDE. WE ARE
HERE BECAUSE WASHINGTON I-937,
KNOWN AS THE WASHINGTON ENERGY
INDEPENDENCE ACT, REQUIRES US
TO PRESENT OUR TWO YEAR AND 10
YEAR CONSERVATION TARGETS TO
YOU, CITY COUNCIL, EVERY TWO
YEARS. THAT MEANS THAT WE WERE
HERE TWO YEARS AGO, AND WE WILL
BE BACK TWO YEARS FROM NOW. THE
TARGETS IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT OF
COST-EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION IN
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS SERVICE
TERRITORY. TO SET THE TARGETS,
WE FOLLOW A METHODOLOGY SET BY
THE STATE. WE DO A BIG REPORT
CALLED THE CONSERVATION
POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT THAT SHOWS
OUR WORK, AND WE DO A LARGE
QUANTITATIVE MODEL THAT IS
FILLED WITH LOTS OF INPUTS THAT
HELP SET THOSE TARGETS. THE
INPUTS ARE SPECIFIC TO OUR
SERVICE TERRITORY AND OUR
CLIMATE ZONE, AND THEY INCLUDE
A LOT OF THINGS, INCLUDING
INPUTS ABOUT OUR ENERGY CODE,
AND THANKS TO YOU, WE HAVE SOME
OF THE STRICTEST ENERGY CODES
IN THE COUNTRY. WE BUILD THIS
OFF OF OUR BUILDING STOCK
ASSESSMENTS THAT LOOK AT THE
AGE, SIZE, AND ENERGY USES FOR
BUILDING TYPES IN OUR SERVICE
TERRITORY. WE BUILT THIS OFF OF
TECHNOLOGY PENETRATION, BASED
OFF OF MARKET STUDIES THAT SHOW
WHAT HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND
WHEN. AND, WE DO THIS OFF OF
ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR
HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF
ENERGY MEASURES, SPECIFIC TO
OUR CLIMATE ZONE. WE ALSO
INCLUDE LABOR COSTS, THE
RESOURCE MIX, LOAD FORECAST,
ELECTRIFICATION, AND THE PAST
CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENT. 50
YEARS OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
ADD UP. THE OUTPUT OF THIS BIG
MODEL IS THE AMOUNT OF
COST-EFFECTIVE EFFICIENCY IN
CITY LIGHT'S TERRITORY FOR
THIS TIME PERIOD. WE USE THE
RESULTS OF THE POTENTIAL
ASSESSMENTS TO COMPLY WITH
STATE REQUIREMENTS, LIKE 937,
THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
ACT, AND WE ALSO USE IT AS AN
INPUT INTO SEVERAL ENERGY
MODELS HERE AT THE UTILITY,
INCLUDING THE INTEGRATED
RESOURCE PLAN AND THE LOAD
FORECAST, WHICH WILL COME
BEFORE YOU IN FUTURE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, AND WE ALSO USE IT TO
SET ASSUMPTIONS FOR WHAT
INCENTIVES WE WILL OFFER TO
CUSTOMERS IN THE FUTURE. NEXT
SLIDE. THIS GRAPH SHOWS OUR
HISTORY. IT SHOWS OUR PAST TWO
YOUR TARGETS IN GREEN, AND THE
AMOUNT OF CONSERVATION SAVINGS
IN BLUE THAT WE COLLECTED EVERY
TWO YEARS. LET ME EXPLAIN THE
ACCESS. ON THE BOTTOM IS TIME.
IT SHOWS 20 YEARS DIVIDED UP
INTO TWO YOUR CHUNKS. ON THE
LEFT IS 2004 THROUGH 2005, AND
ON THE RIGHT IS 2022 THROUGH
2023. ON THE VERTICAL ACCESS IS
AVERAGE MEGAWATTS, AND ONE
AVERAGE MEGAWATT IS THE
EQUIVALENT OF ELECTRICITY
CONSUMED BY 1200 AVERAGE
SEATTLE HOMES. THE GREEN BLOCKS
SHOW THE PAST CONSERVATION
TARGETS, AND THE BLUE BLOCKS
SHOW THE AMOUNT OF CONSERVATION
THAT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
COLLECTED IN THAT TIME PERIOD.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS I WANT
TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. THE
FIRST IS THAT THESE GREEN
BLOCKS, THE CONSERVATION
TARGETS CHANGE OVER TIME, AND
THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING SMALLER.
THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING SMALLER
FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. ONE IS
THE STRICT ENERGY CODES THAT WE
HAVE IN SEATTLE. STRICT ENERGY
CODES ARE GREAT. THEY HELP
EVERYBODY SAVE MONEY, AND THEY
HELP EVERYBODY SAVE
ELECTRICITY, BUT FOR US, WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE
INCENTIVES, WE CAN ONLY PROVIDE
INCENTIVES FOR THINGS THAT ARE
ABOVE CODE, AND SO WHEN CODE
RAISES, THAT MEANS THERE IS
LESS IN THE BASKET FOR US TO BE
ABLE TO COLLECT. THAT'S NOT A
BAD THING, BECAUSE THAT MEANS
THAT WITH INCENTIVES, WE
PROVIDE MONEY TO PEOPLE THAT
CAN GO ABOVE CODE, BUT NOT
EVERYBODY CAN. ANOTHER REASON
WHY THE GREEN BLOCKS HAVE
GOTTEN SMALLER OVER TIME IS
MARKET TRANSFORMATION. OUR 50
YEARS OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
AT CITY LIGHT HAVE HELPED
TRANSFORM THE MARKET, AND
TRANSFORM THE BUILDINGS WHERE
RESIDENTS LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.
THEY SIMPLY USE LESS ENERGY
THAN THEY USED TO, AND THAT
MEANS THERE IS LESS OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO MAKE THINGS MORE
EFFICIENT. THE OTHER THING THAT
I WANT TO RAISE FOR YOUR
ATTENTION IS THAT CITY LIGHT
HAS A HISTORY OF GOING BEYOND
WHAT WE HAD TO. WE HAVE OVER
ACHIEVED BY COLLECTING MORE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY THAN IS
REQUIRED. THAT IS SHOWN BY THE
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT BETWEEN
THE GREEN AND THE BLUE BARS.
JUST BECAUSE A TARGET IS SET
DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE LIMITED TO
COLLECTING THAT AMOUNT OF
ENERGY EFFICIENCY. NEXT SLIDE.
IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, I SHOWED
YOU WHERE WE HAVE BEEN. NOW,
LET'S GO TO THE FUTURE AND THE
TWO YOUR TARGETS WE ARE ASKING
YOU TO APPROVE. I SHOWED THIS
GRAPHIC TWO WEEKS AGO. ON THE
BLUE AREA ON THE RIGHT IS ONE
OF THE THINGS I'M ASKING YOU
TO APPROVE. IT SHOWS YOU THAT
THE TWO YOUR TARGET IS 18
AVERAGE MEGAWATTS, SHOWN IN THE
GREEN BOX. THE GRAY AREA TO THE
LEFT IS THE RESULT OF THE
PREVIOUS STUDY THAT WE
PRESENTED TWO YEARS AGO. IT
SHOWS THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
COST-EFFECTIVE SAVINGS IS
SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT 18.74
AVERAGE MEGAWATTS, AND WHEN I
DO THE MATH, THAT MEANS A 4%
DECREASE. LET'S LOOK AT THE
TENURE TARGET. NEXT SLIDE. THE
SLIDE IS LOOKING AT THE 10 YEAR
TARGET. THE BLUE AREA ON THE
RIGHT IS THE CURRENT TARGET OF
79 AVERAGE MEGAWATTS THAT WE
ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE. ON
THE LEFT IS THE RESULT OF THE
PREVIOUS STUDY, THE 10 YEAR
TARGET OF 76.89 AVERAGE
MEGAWATTS, AND THE THING TO
NOTE IS THAT THE TARGET HAS
INCREASED BY 2.7%, AND THE
OTHER THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE
AMOUNT OF RESIDENTIAL POTENTIAL
HAS DOUBLED, WHILE THE AMOUNT
OF COMMERCIAL HAS GONE DOWN A
LITTLE BIT, AND INDUSTRIAL HAS
STAYED ABOUT THE SAME. THE
REASON WHY THE SHIFTED IS THAT
OUR MODELS REALLY LIKE THE LOAD
SHAPE, OR WHEN CONSERVATION
SAVINGS WERE HAPPENING FOR
RESIDENTIAL EFFICIENCY. THEY
SAVED ENERGY, WEATHERIZATION
AND HEATING SAVES ENERGY AT
EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME WHEN
MARKET PRICES ARE HIGH. NEXT
SLIDE. YOU GUYS ASKED QUESTIONS
ABOUT, HOW THESE RESULTS
COMPARE WITH OTHERS IN THE
REGION, AND OTHER UTILITIES.
THESE 10 YEAR RESULTS ARE IN
LINE ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT WE
ARE HEARING FROM AROUND THE
REGION AND FROM OUR PEERS. IN
FACT, I'M PRESENTING AT A
CONFERENCE IN A LITTLE OVER A
WEEK, WHERE I WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT OUR RISING TARGETS AND
THE DOUBLING OF RESIDENTIAL
ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THIS IS A
BIG CONTRAST FROM MANY
UTILITIES THAT HAVE DECLINING
TARGET. ON THE RIGHT IS
REGIONAL INFORMATION REFLECTING
THE CONSERVATION POTENTIAL FOR
OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO AND
MONTANA. ESSENTIALLY, THE STUDY
WE DO EVERY TWO YEARS IS DONE
AT A REGIONAL LEVEL EVERY FIVE
YEARS. AND, EVERY FIVE YEARS,
THIS IS CALLED THE NORTHWEST
POWER PLAN, THAT IDENTIFIES THE
AMOUNT OF COST-EFFECTIVE
CONSERVATION IN THE NORTHWEST.
THE HORIZONTAL ACCESS IS TIME.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT I SHOWED YOU BEFORE
IN THE SLIDES FOR CITY LIGHT,
IN THAT THE TIME PERIOD IS A
SIX YEAR TIME HORIZON, AND A 20
YEAR TIME HORIZON. ON THE METRIE
ON CITY LIGHT SLIDES THAT ARE
EVER -- AVERAGE MEGAWATTS. THE
BLUE BLOCKS SHOW THE AMOUNT OF
COST-EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION IN
THE NORTHWEST AS OF 2016, AND
THE ORANGE BLOCKS SHOW THE
AMOUNT OF COST-EFFECTIVE
CONSERVATION IN THE 2021 PLAN
THE 2021 NORTHWEST POWER PLAN.
THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SIX YEAR
TIME HORIZON IS THAT THE AMOUNT
OF COST-EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION
FOR THE NORTHWEST DECREASED BY
ABOUT 50% , AND THE AMOUNT OF
COST-EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION FOR
THE REGION DECREASED BY ABOUT
40% OVER THE 20 YEAR TIME
HORIZON. SO, THAT IS THE
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE. SHIFTING
TO THE UTILITY PERSPECTIVE, I
WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT WE HAVE
HEARD FROM OUR NEIGHBORS. IT
WAS A SIMPLE QUESTION, BUT
IT'S NOT AS EASY TO ANSWER,
BECAUSE ALL OF THE UTILITIES
ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPORTING
OUR RESULTS TO THE STATE, AND
SO, NOT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION
IS AGGREGATED TOGETHER YET.
THOSE RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE
LATER THIS SUMMER. IN TALKING
WITH A FEW OF OUR PEERS, WE
HEARD THAT SNOHOMISH PD'S
TENURE TARGET IS RISING BY 7%,
AND TACOMA POWER'S TENURE
TARGET IS RISING BY 1.2% OVER
THE 10 YEAR TIME PERIOD, SO WE
ARE IN THE RANGE BETWEEN THEM.
THE RESULTS OF SNOHOMISH AND
TACOMA POWER'S POTENTIAL
ASSESSMENTS ARE BASED OFF OF
THEIR SERVICE TERRITORY , THEIR
PAST ACHIEVEMENT, THEIR
RESOURCE MIX, AND THEIR ENERGY
CODES, WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM
OURS. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS MY
LAST SLIDE, AND THE THING THAT
I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH IS
THAT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S
COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION
REMAIN STRONG, AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE
PROGRAMS. OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS, BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME
WE COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN, WE
WILL BE SCALING UP RESIDENTIAL
OFFERINGS, LEVERAGING THE
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, AND WE
WILL BE DESIGNING OUR PROGRAMS
BASED AROUND EQUITY, SO WE
FORMALLY ASK YOUR APPROVAL OF
THE TWO-YEAR CONSERVATION
TARGET OF 18 AVERAGE MEGAWATTS,
AND THE 10 YEAR CONSERVATION
TARGET OF 79 MEGAWATTS.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING BACK AND PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION. I'M
STILL TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD
AROUND A LITTLE BIT -- WHY
THERE IS LESS CONSERVATION
PROVIDED FOR THE COMMERCIAL
ARENA, AND YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE FACTORS OF SUPPLY
CHAIN, INCREASED BUILDING
VACANCIES, AND DECREASED
INVESTMENT. CAN YOU JUST
EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THAT AFFECTS
THE TARGET?
>> YEAH, THERE ARE SEVERAL
THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. THERE
ARE LOTS OF INPUTS INTO THE
MODEL, AND YOU ARE EXACTLY
RIGHT. AT LEAST, WHEN WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE NEAR TERM, THE
AMOUNT OF COST-EFFECTIVE
COMMERCIAL CONSERVATION IS
LOWER. PART OF THAT HAS TO DO
WITH THE HIGHER VACANCY SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUES , AND HIGHER
INTEREST RATES. PEOPLE ARE NOT
INVESTING IN COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE AS MUCH RIGHT NOW IN THE
SHORT-TERM, BUT LONG-TERM, WE
KNOW THEY WILL. THAT IS ONE
THING THAT IS GOING ON. THE
OTHER THING GOING ON IS THAT WE
HAVE REFINED OUR MODELS TO
PROVIDE MORE GRANULAR DIRECTION
IN WHERE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
PROVIDES THE MOST
COST-EFFECTIVE VALUE TO THE
UTILITY. AND, WE WERE
DELIGHTED, SURPRISED, SHOCKED
WHEN WE SAW THAT THE MODELS
JUST LOVED RESIDENTIAL
WEATHERIZATION AND HEATING, AND
THE MODEL SAID, IT INDICATED
THAT WE SHOULD BE REDOUBLING
OUR EFFORTS.
>> OKAY.
>> ANOTHER THING THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT IS,
GOING BACK TO THE CODE, SEATTLE
IS THE ONLY JURISDICTION IN THE
STATE THAT HAS ITS OWN
COMMERCIAL ENERGY CODE , AND SO
THAT IS CONTINUING TO RAISE THE
BAR ON WHAT FOLKS ARE REQUIRED
TO DO WHEN THEY ARE
CONSTRUCTING NEW BUILDINGS, AND
WHEN THEY ARE UPGRADING MAJOR
SYSTEMS. THAT CODE EATS INTO
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
PROGRAMMATIC CONSERVATION
SAVINGS.
>> HOW WAS I GOING TO PLAY OUT
WITH THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL
SPACE CONVERSIONS INTO
RESIDENTIAL SPACE? HAS THERE
BEEN ANY CONTEMPLATION OF THAT?
>> IN TERMS OF CONVERTING
OFFICE SPACE TO RESIDENTIAL
SPACE? IF IT'S LARGE,
MULTIFAMILY, THE SEATTLE ENERGY
CODE THINKS OF THAT AS A
COMMERCIAL FACILITY, SO THE
IMPACT THAT CRAIG HAS JUST
DESCRIBED WILL APPLY TO THOSE
BUILDINGS AS WELL.
>> EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE A
RESIDENTIAL SPACE, YOU WON'T
BE ABLE TO APPLY THE
RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION
APPROACHES? TO THE COMMERCIAL
SPACES?
>> WE WOULD LOOK AT IT AS A
MAJOR RENOVATION INTO A
HIGH-RISE, MULTIFAMILY BUILDING
TYPE, ESSENTIALLY. WE HAVE
PROGRAMS THAT SERVE OUR NEW
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ACROSS
BOTH COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND
MULTIFAMILY, THAT REWARD
DEVELOPERS FOR EXCEEDING WHAT
IS REQUIRED OF THEM BY SEATTLE
ENERGY CODE.
>> SO YOU WILL BE LOOKING AT
WAYS TO INCREASE CONSERVATION
WHEN THOSE CONVERSIONS HAPPEN?
>> ALWAYS. ABSOLUTELY. BEYOND
THE CODE, BUT THE CODE WILL
HELP US OUT BY SETTING A HIGHER
BAR THAN WHAT BUILDINGS WOULD
BE REQUIRED TO MEET, AND THAT
EATS INTO WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO
INCENTIVIZE, PROGRAMMATICALLY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU REMIND ME
WHEN I-937 WAS PASSED?
>> 2006.
>> BASIC MATH HERE, 18 YEARS.
AND, WHAT WAS THE INTENT OF
I-937?
>> IT WAS A RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO
STANDARD. IT HAD SOLAR
PROVISIONS AND RENEWABLE
PROVISIONS, AND IT ALSO SET A
LOT OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
TODAY, SAYING THAT UTILITIES
NEED TO COLLECT ALL
COST-EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION IN
THEIR TERRITORIES, AND SET OUT
THE METHODOLOGY FOR HOW WE
DETERMINE WHAT IS
COST-EFFECTIVE, AND IT ALSO SET
OUT WHEN WE NEED TO BE
REPORTING ON IT.
>> CAN YOU REMIND ME OF THE
CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENT IN
2006? HOW WERE UTILITIES , HOW
WERE INDIVIDUALS CONSERVING
ELECTRICITY? WAS IT WIDELY
USED? WAS IT NEW? WHERE WERE WE
AT IN 2006?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I
HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I WAS NOT
WORKING IN THE NORTHWEST IN
2006.
>> WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS FOR 50
YEARS, FOR UTILITIES LIKE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT THAT WERE
ALREADY ACTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE
IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SPACE,
AND FRANKLY, IN THE CLEAN
ENERGY SPACE ON THE SUPPLY SIDE
. THE REQUIREMENT WAS PROBABLY
LESS IMPACTFUL TO US THAN TO
OTHERS, SO THAT IS REALLY FROM
A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. A LOT
HAS HAPPENED, THOUGH, SINCE
2006 AND NOW, IN TERMS OF
TECHNOLOGY.
>> HANG ON, SORRY, THAT WAS A
LEADING QUESTION TO GIVE YOU
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, THERE
WAS NOT CONSERVATION WIDELY
USED THROUGHOUT THE MARKET AND
THROUGHOUT UTILITIES. WOULD YOU
SAY THAT IS A CORRECT
STATEMENT?
>> YES.
>> SO, 2006, 937 WAS PASSED
WITH CONSERVATION STANDARDS
THAT WE HAVE TO REPORT BACK TO
THE STATE. THAT IS, GENERALLY,
HOW WE GOT TO TODAY, RIGHT? SO,
I WILL SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES, I
WAS NOT COMFORTABLE VOTING ON
THIS AT THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING, BECAUSE I DID NOT
THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO
VOTE ON CONSERVATION STANDARDS
THAT WERE LOWER THAN WHAT WE
HAD DONE IN THE PAST. IT HAS
BEEN HELPFUL TO LEARN MORE ,
AND NOT SIT HERE AND ASK TOUGH
QUESTIONS ON THE DAIS, BUT DO
HAVE A QUESTION IN MY OFFICE,
TO UNDERSTAND THE BELL CURVE OF
18 YEARS AGO TO TODAY. IF YOU
COLLEAGUES WANT TO THINK OF
EARLY ADOPTERS, REGULAR
ADOPTERS AND LATE ADOPTERS, I
AM ALWAYS A LATE ADOPTER TO NEW
TECHNOLOGY. I WILL NEVER STAND
IN LINE FOR AN iPHONE, BUT
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT
WILL, RIGHT? THEN, THERE ARE
SOME PEOPLE THAT WAIT FOR THE
REBATE TO, THEY WILL GO GET
THEIR NEW iPHONE. I AM AN
ANDROID USER. IT HAS REALLY
BEEN HELPFUL FOR ME TO
UNDERSTAND THAT BELL CURVE OF,
CONSERVATION, BECAUSE IN MY
TIME HERE, IT IS SOMETIMES GOOD
TO BE FIRST AND BEST IN THE
NATION. SEATTLE HAS BEEN THE
LEADING EDGE ON IMPORTANT
THINGS, AND I WAS HONORED AND
PROUD TO SPONSOR THE BILL, THE
ENERGY BILL THAT, AT THE TIME,
WAS THE STRONGEST ENERGY CODE
IN THE NATION. THAT MADE YOUR
JOB HARDER, BECAUSE WE CHANGED
THE CODE , SO THAT ENERGY
CONSERVATION WAS OUT OF YOUR
REALM TO PRESENT TO US TODAY.
IT'S IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THAT WE
ARE STILL OUTPACING OTHERS, AND
WE STILL NEED TO DO MORE, AND
SO WHILE I WILL VOTE TO APPROVE
THIS TODAY, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE
ON THE DOWNSIDE OF THE BELL
CURVE , THE NEXT TIME YOU COME
TO COMMITTEE, I WILL BE LOOKING
FOR MORE CONSERVATION SAVINGS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
TIME THAT YOU TOOK WITH ME,
BECAUSE I KNOW I HAD A LOT OF
QUESTIONS AND I ASKED A LOT OF
YOU -- I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND
ALL OF THE COMMUNAL TIME HERE
TODAY GOING THROUGH ALL OF
THAT, BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
SOME OF THE BETTER PARTS OF OUR
CONVERSATION. I REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK.
>> YES, AND THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THANK
YOU FOR COMING IN, ANSWER OUR
QUESTIONS, AND PRESENTING THIS
OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 32134.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. ARE THERE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
32134.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE
COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTION 32134.
IT WILL BE SENT TO THE APRIL
30th, 2024 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU. SO, WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
MEETING AGENDA. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE
ADJOURN? I AM HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.