>>> MORNING, THE MAY 17th ,
2024 SUSTAINABILITY, CITY
LIGHT, ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL NOW COME
TO ORDER. I AM ADJOURN . WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> ROLL ?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> SHE IS , NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WILL BE IN
MY PLACE. IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. TODAY,
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF
THE MANY PROGRAMS THAT OUR
DEPARTMENT RUNS. AS CHAIR OF
THIS COMMITTEE , I AM FEATURING
THIS. THAT BEING SAID, JUNE
21st , WILL BE THE KICKOFF FOR
THE ARTS ROUNDTABLE . TODAY, WE
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT DAWN
LINDELL, OUR NOMINEE FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT GM AND CEO.
THANK YOU FOR PREPARING
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. IF WE
HAVE TIME, WE WILL HEAR ABOUT
THE ORDINANCES. WE WILL NOW
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. COMMENTS SHOULD BE
LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THIS
AGENDA, WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THIS COMMITTEE.
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.
AND THERE IS ONE REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. WE WILL SPEAK
WITH IN- PERSON SPEAKER. I WILL
NOW READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. THEY
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER, THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES. THE SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN ORDERS -- THE ORDER
THEY WERE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME WITHIN THE
LAST 10 SECONDS OF THEIR CHILD.
THE SPEAKERS' MICS WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END AT THE
END OF THEIR ALLOTTED TIME. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN. AND WE WILL NOW CALL THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> ALEX ZIMMERMAN, FOLLOWED BY
PARKER DAWSON.
>> THESE FILES . [ SPEAKING IN
A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] I TRY
UNDERSTAND WHAT CULTURE SEATTLE
HAVE. I COME TO THIS
CONCLUSION. CAN I EXPLAIN TO
YOU ? IN GERMANY , WHEN YOU
LIVE IN AMERICA, YOU HAVE
FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUT WE DO
NOT HAVE --
>> MR. ZIMMERMAN, DO YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS
AGENDA?
>> YOU ARE MORE DANGEROUS THEN
THE NAZI GESTAPO . I COME AND
SPEAK THIS FOR MANY YEARS. WE
DO NOT HAVE ANY FREEDOM OF
SPEECH. YOU DON'T GIVE US A
CHANCE TO SPEAK FAIRLY. YOU
GIVE US 30 MINUTES ONE TIME PER
WEEK. THIS MAKES ME TOTALLY
SICK. ALL MINORITY , DO NOT
HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. WHY?
YOU ARE MORE DANGEROUS THEN THE
NAZI GESTAPO. YOU UNDERSTAND ?
YOU HAVE A CONSTITUTION WITH
FREEDOM OF SPEECH. ONE MINUTE,
30 SECONDS, 15 SECONDS, IT IS
OKAY WITH ME. I TALK ABOUT THIS
MANY TIMES. ONE DAY PER WEEK,
PEOPLE WILL COME AND SPEAK .
MORE THAN 4000 ? IT IS -- [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS TO
ME FOR AN OLD MAN LIKE ME? WHO
WILL ANSWER? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH .
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> NEXT, WE HAVE PARKER DAWSON.
>> GOOD MORNING . THIS IS ON?
HELLO ? MORNING AND THANK YOU,
CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY
NAME IS PARKER DAWSON THE, ON
BEHALF OF THE MASTER BUILDERS
ASSOCIATION OF SNOHOMISH
COUNTY. THE MASTER BUILDERS ARE
HONORED TO ENTHUSIASTICALLY
SUPPORT THE CHOICE IN THE
CONFIRMATION TODAY OF DAWN
LINDELL. HER WORK HAS EARNED
HER A REPUTATION AS A PENSIVE
AND INSPIRING LEADER. HER BONA
FIDES ARE IRREFUTABLE, GIVEN
HER YEARS OF SERVICE THAT SHE
HAS ACCRUED. WE, AT THE MASTER
BUILDERS, AT THE VERY LEAST,
ARE CONFIDENT IN HER ABILITY TO
LEAD A RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE THAT WE ALL DESPERATELY
NEED. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
A PARTNER TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
UNDER HER LEADERSHIP AND WE
PICK MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL 'S
TEAM, CHAIR TANYA WOO, AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR BRINGING FORTH
SUCH A CHOICE AS DAWN LINDELL.
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT,
IT REALLY TOOK JUST ONE MEETING
TO APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND
HER ABILITY. THROUGH YOUR
QUESTIONS TODAY, YOU WILL
UNDERSTAND THE SAME. AS WELL AS
GETTING TO WORK WITH HER, IN
THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REMOTE
SPEAKER IS NANCY HIRSCH. PLEASE
PRESS STAR SIX, WHEN YOU HEAR
THE PROMPT.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
WOO, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME ?
>> YES.
>> GREAT. I AM THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE NORTHWEST
ENERGY COALITION. A NONPROFIT
ADVOCACY COORDINATION --
COALITION OF 100 ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS OREGON, WASHINGTON,
IDAHO, AND MONTANA WORKING TO
ADVANCE A CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE
AND EQUITABLE ENERGY FUTURE. AT
THE OFFICE OF CITY LIGHT, THEY
ARE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE
COALITION. LAST WEEK, I
SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE, A
MORE DETAILED LETTER OF SUPPORT
FOR DAWN LINDELL TO LEAD
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. SHE IS AN
EXPERIENCED AND PROACTIVE CEO
WHO WILL MOTIVATE AND CHALLENGE
CITY LIGHT TO EXPAND LEADERSHIP
WITHIN THE REGION AND WITH
INNOVATIVE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY,
AND ELECTRICITY-DEMAND
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM , THAT
SUPPORTS CUSTOMERS WITH HIGH
ENERGY BURDENS, AND A DEEP
COMMITMENT TO RECOVERY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. MS.
DAWN LINDELL 'S EXPERIENCE
SPEAKS TO INNOVATION AND
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN HER
WORKFORCE. IT WILL SERVE HER
WELL IN SEATTLE. AS YOU KNOW,
THE ELECTRICITY CENTER IS
FACING SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES
IN MEETING THESE GROWING
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES , AND IN
MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS FROM
DROUGHT AND EXTREME WEATHER. WE
WILL NEED MS. ALBERT 24 TO KEEP
OPEN LINES OF INFORMATION AND
TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
TRIBAL NATIONS AND
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT
CITY LIGHT'S INVESTMENTS ARE
AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE TO
ADVANCE OUR SHARED GOAL FOR A
CLEAN AND EQUITABLE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, WE WILL
PROCEED TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED TO
OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS. IF
ANYONE HAS ANY ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE EMAIL
THEM TO US, EMAIL THEM TO US AT
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV. WILL THE
CLERK READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO
THE RECORD.
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE , SEATTLE
ARTS AND CULTURE HOPE CORE
OVERVIEW , FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> WHEN YOU ARE READY, PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. WE ARE
EXCITED TO LEARN MORE.
>> HELLO? THANK YOU. CHAIR WOO,
AND COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
SAKA. MY NAME IS GULGUN KAYIN,
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
ARTS AND CULTURE. I AM JOINED
BY ALEX ROSE, WHO MANAGES OUR
CREATIVE ECONOMY WORK. AND I AM
HAPPY TO PRESENT TO YOU ON THE
HOPE CORPSE -- CORPS PROGRAM.
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT
AS A WAY TO STIMULATE DIALOGUE
AND ABOUT THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
WITHIN SEATTLE. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. SO COME BEFORE DIVING
INTO THE DETAILS, I WANT TO
REMIND EVERYONE OF THE MISSION
AND THE VISION OF OUR OFFICE.
THE MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE IS TO ACTIVATE
AND SUSTAIN SEATTLE THROUGH
ARTS AND CULTURE AND THE VISION
IS, WE ENVISION A CITY DRIVEN
BY CREATIVITY THAT PROVIDES THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO
ENGAGE IN DIVERSE ARTS AND
CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. THIS IS
WHAT WE ARE STRIVING FOR, THESE
ARE THE OUTPUTS , OR THE
OUTCOMES, THAT WE ARE STRIVING
TO DOUGH -- DO. WE NEED TO LAY
DOWN A FOUNDATION OF A STRONG
ECONOMY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE
THESE THINGS. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE . SO, I AM GOING TO BE
PROVIDING SOME BACKGROUND AND
SOME CONTEXT BEFORE WE DIVE
INTO THE INFORMATION, SO THAT,
AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS
PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC. TO
THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS
EXPERIENCED BY INDIVIDUAL
WORKERS, SO I WILL PRESENT TO
YOU SOME DATA THAT WAS GATHERED
IN 2020 ON THE STATE OF THE
WORKFORCE. I REMIND YOU, THIS
DATA WAS COLLECTED IN EARLY
2020. AND I WILL GIVE YOU A
LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON WHAT
HAS HAPPENED LATER IN 2020. SO,
AS WITH OTHER SECTORS, THE
PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCED A
LOSS OF WORK. AND IN EARLY 2020
, WE FOUND, THROUGH SURVEYS
THAT WERE DONE NATIONALLY THAT
65% OF CREATIVE WORKERS WERE
IMPACTED. SO, THEY HAD LOST
THEIR JOBS. NOW, ONE THING THAT
YOU WILL NOTE IN THAT FIRST
BULLET, WE REFER TO CREATIVE
WORKERS AND NONTRADITIONAL
WORKERS. WHAT WE MEAN BY
NONTRADITIONAL, IT IS THE GIG
ECONOMY. MANY IN THE CREATIVE
WORKFORCE ARE WORKING IN THE
GIG ECONOMY. AND ARTISTS ARE
THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE
MEMBERS OF THE GIG ECONOMY. AND
SOME ARE PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT,
THEY ARE COBBLING TOGETHER
MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS. SO,
THAT IS SOMETHING TO TAKE NOTE
OF, BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE
RELEVANCE ON THE WORKFORCE IN
GENERAL AND HOW THEY ARE ABLE
TO GET UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
ANOTHER FACTOR IN THE CREATIVE
WORKFORCE, DUE TO THE LOSS OF
INCOME WAS THAT CREATIVE'S OF
COLOR WERE PARTICULARLY
IMPACTED BY JOB LOSS. AND I
WILL BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT
MORE IN DETAIL ABOUT WHEN WE
DESEGREGATE THE DATA, WHAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT, ONE FACTOR
THAT WAS NOT AT ALL WELL-KNOWN,
THE CULTURAL BRAIN DRAIN,
ANOTHER IMPACT OF JOB LOSS.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, MANY
WORKERS HAVE HAD TO SEEK WORK
FROM OTHER SECTORS, SOME LEFT
ENTIRELY AFTER THE PANDEMIC.
FOR EXAMPLE, HAVING A VERY
SERIOUS IMPACT ON THE SECTOR
ITSELF. I GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE,
STAGE TECH WORKERS , BACKSTAGE
WORKERS IN PERFORMANCE, THEY
LEFT THEIR INDUSTRIES AND THEY
ENDED UP WORKING IN OTHER
VENUES SO SOME OF THEM WENT
INTO FOR-PROFIT EVENTS. AS A
RESULT WE HAVE A LACK OF
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCED WORKERS
IN BACKSTAGE WORK. THAT IS
WHERE WE HAVE BEEN LEFT. SO,
THE BRAIN DRAIN IN ISRAEL. NEXT
SLIDE, HERE IS THE DATA I WAS
REFERRING TO EARLIER, AS
MENTIONED , THE WORKFORCE DATA
WAS DESEGREGATED BY RACE . AND,
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, CREATIVES
WHO IDENTIFY AS NATIVE,
HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
WERE THE MOST AFFECTED AT 78%.
THESE WERE FOLLOWED BY CREATIVE
SPRAIN IDENTIFIED AS BLACK AND
ARAB MIDDLE EASTERN , THEY WERE
AFFECTED BY 72%, FOLLOWED BY
HISPANIC AND LATINX WORKERS.
THAT IS WHERE WE DESEGREGATE
THE DATA. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
YOU TO BE AWARE OF, LATER ON,
IN 2020, WHEN THE SURVEY
RESULTS WERE DONE AGAIN, WE HAD
95% JOB LOSS. SO WE WENT FROM
63% TO 95%. THAT PROVIDES YOU
SOME CONTEXT , SO THAT YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND HOW HOPE CORPS WAS A
RESPONSE DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS THESE JOB LOSSES. I
WILL HAND OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE,
ALEX, WILL TALK MORE.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GULGUN
KAYIN, AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS. HOPE CORPS
LAUNCHED IN 2021 WITH A PILOT
PROJECT, THE BELOVED CAMPAIGN,
A MEDIA CAMPAIGN AGAINST
NONVIOLENCE. POSITIONING GUN
VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUE. THIS PROGRAM, AS
DIRECTOR GULGUN KAYIN SAID, IS
MEANT TO ADDRESS UNEMPLOYMENT
IN THE CREATIVE SECTOR. IT
SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS,
AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS, SO YOU
CAN THINK OF MUSICIANS, STAGE
TECHNICIANS, TEACHING ARTISTS,
CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS,
FILMMAKERS, ARTS
ADMINISTRATORS. IT IS A LONG
LIST OF FOLKS WHO WERE LEFT
WITHOUT AN INCOME, AND THESE
DEVASTATING AFFECTS OF THE
PANDEMIC ARE STILL FELT IN OUR
SECTOR TODAY. WE WERE VERY
INTENTIONAL IN OUR PROGRAM
DESIGN, WE LOOKED AT PAST
FEDERAL WORK PROGRAMS, LIKE THE
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION,
OR WPA, THE COMPREHENSIVE
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT,
AND WE CONNECTED WITH AND LEARN
FROM OTHER CITIES AND OTHER
GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO
WERE DOING THIS WORK. THEY WERE
TRYING TO GET CREATIVE WORKERS
WORKER -- WORKING. WE WERE IN
FOCUS GROUPS AND WE HAVE ALSO
WORKED WITH FELLOW CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO PUT ARTISTS TO
WORK. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE
CREATIVE WORKERS THEMSELVES. IT
IS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AS A
WHOLE. AT EVERY TURN, HOPE
CORPS HAS ADDRESSED ARE VERY
REAL CIVIC NEED STARTING WITH
PUBLIC HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH
AND HEALING , FOOD SECURITY,
MEDIA, STORYTELLING, SOCIAL
COHESION, AND ARTS EDUCATION.
HERE ARE JUST A HANDFUL OF
EXAMPLES OF THE MORE THAN 60
PROJECTS THAT HOPE CORPS
LAUNCHED IN 2021 WITH A PILOT
PROJECT. WE HAVE HAD ARTISTS
RUNNING FREE WORKSHOPS IN
SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND
OTHER PUBLIC GATHERING SPACES,
MANY GRANTEES HAVE TOLD STORIES
THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF
THEIR OWN COMMUNITY, WHETHER
THAT IS THROUGH SHARING
TRADITIONAL PRACTICES TO
ILLUSTRATION AND PORTRAITURE,
AND A PODCAST THAT WAS AIRED .
AND MURALS HAVE BEEN GOING UP
ACROSS SEATTLE IN PARKS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, ALONG
WITH DOWNTOWN ACTIVATIONS THIS
SUMMER. THERE IS A BIT OF A LAG
, THERE WE GO. WELL EACH YEAR,
THE PROGRAM HAS HAD A DISTINCT
FOCUS , OR FLAVOR, HOPE CORPS
HAS BEEN SUPPORTED THROUGH
ONE-TIME INVESTMENTS TO THE
TUNE OF NOT QUITE $4 MILLION
FROM 2021 UNTIL NOW. AND IT IS
WORTH NOTING, BEFORE RELEASING
EACH YEAR'S FUNDING , AND THIS
IS TRUE OF ALL OF THE ARTS
GRANTS PROGRAMS, THE STAFF
MANAGES THE RIGOROUS PROCESS OF
CONDUCTING THOUGHTFUL COMMUNITY
OUTREACH, BUILDING, AND TESTING
OF THE APPLICATION AND FLOCKS ,
THE CITY'S GRANT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM. WE SUPPORT APPLICANTS
IN APPLYING. AND WE FACILITATE
HOURS -- OUR PANELS THAT REVIEW
THE APPLICATION. THEN WE OFFER
AWARDS AND WE CONTRACT WITH
AWARDEES. ALL OF THAT HAS TO
HAPPEN BEFORE MONEY GOES OUT
THE DOOR. WHAT THAT MEANS FOR
HEART -- HOPE CORPS, FUNDING
USUALLY GETS ENCUMBERED IN THE
FALL. THEY ARE UNDER CONTRACT ,
IN THE FALL, WITH PROJECTS
TAKING PLACE THE FOLLOWING
YEAR. THE MURAL PROJECTS I
MENTIONED THAT WE FUNDED LAST
YEAR, IN 2023, WILL ACTUALLY BE
REALIZED THIS YEAR. AND OF
COURSE, THAT IS AFTER SITE
PREPARATION, PERMITTING, AND
ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF HAS
HAPPENED. SIDE NOTE, REACH OUT
, IF YOU ARE CURIOUS TO KNOW
WHAT MURALS ARE GOING UP WITHIN
YOUR DISTRICT OR IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO JOIN US FOR A TOUR OF
SOME MURALS, THAT WOULD BE PART
OF THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
PLAN. NOW, I WANT TO TELL YOU
ABOUT THE SCALE OF THIS
PROGRAM. HOPE CORPS HAS
SUPPORTED MORE THAN 200
CREATIVE WORKERS . AND THE
AWARDEES WHO HAVE COMPLETED
THEIR PRODUCTS HAVE REPORTED
THAT THEY REACHED 80,000
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN
PERSON. AND MORE THAN 200,000
VIRTUALLY. THOSE ARE PRETTY
GOOD NUMBERS, I WOULD SAY, IN
TERMS OF THE REACH OF THE
PROGRAM. INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO COUNT ON UP TO $30,000
OF INCOME FOR A YEAR-LONG
PROJECT, AND GRANTEES HAVE BEEN
PART OF A COMMUNITY WHERE ARTS
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SOCIAL
SUPPORT BEYOND FUNDING. TO GIVE
YOU A SENSE OF THE DEMAND, WHEN
HOPE CORE LAUNCHED IN 2022, AND
A PUBLIC APPLICATION PROCESS,
WE WERE ABLE TO FUND JUST 10%
OF PROJECTS PROPOSED, WE HAD
300 APPLICANTS, AND OF THOSE,
WE FUNDED 30. SOME OF THOSE
WERE NOT FUNDED BY THE FULL
AMOUNT REQUESTED, AS SAID
EARLIER, THE NEED FOR THIS
PROGRAM REMAINS VERY STRONG.
OUR CREATIVE ECONOMY IS STILL
STRUGGLING AND RECOVERING POST
PANDEMIC, THE PROGRAM CONTINUES
TO BE FUNDED YEAR AFTER YEAR
BECAUSE IT HAS PROVEN TO BE
EFFECTIVE AND WORTHY OF
FUNDING. I WILL SHOW YOU THE
IMPACT IT IS HAVING ON
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
ACROSS OUR CITY. LET'S LOOK AT
THE DATA FOR THE 34 COMPLETED
PROJECTS. MOST WERE FUNDED IN
2022. ON THE RIGHT, THIS MAY BE
OF INTEREST TO YOU ALL, YOU CAN
SEE THE DATA WHERE THOSE 34
PROJECTS WERE PLACED, MANY WERE
IN DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 3,
AND SOME WERE SPREAD ACROSS THE
CITY. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE
SLIDE, WE ASK THE AWARDEES, TO
RATE THESE PROMPTS ABOUT THEIR
HOPE CORPS EXPERIENCE BUT THIS
IS ON A FIVE-POINT LIKERT
SCALE, FOR MY DATA NERDS , AND
THE STATEMENTS REFLECT THOSE
WHO ANSWERED, WHETHER THEY
AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE, SO,
YOU CAN SEE THE VAST MAJORITY
EXPANDED THE DEVELOPER
NETWORKS, THEY SAW THE EARNINGS
INCREASE, THE ADVANCED SKILLS ,
KNOWLEDGE, PORTFOLIOS, RESUMES,
OVERALL, THEY WERE SATISFIED
WITH THEIR HOPE CORPS
EXPERIENCE. MOST WERE FINDING
WORK AFTER THE PROGRAM. IT IS
GOOD WORK, BUT IT CAN OFTEN
FEEL PRECARIOUS. ANECDOTALLY,
WE HAVE HEARD FROM AWARDEES ,
HOW MANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS HAVE
DRAWN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BEYOND
HOPE CORPS, SOME HAVE CONTINUED
TO WORK WITH OTHER ARTISTS OR
OTHERS THAT THEY HAVE CONNECTED
WITH, THROUGH THEIR HOPE CORPS
PROJECTS. THE MATTER
COLLECTIVE, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS
HIRED YOUTH FROM THE STREET ART
PROGRAM, THOSE YOUTH ARE NOW
TEACHING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
THE SKILLS THAT THEY LEARNED
FROM THE TEACHING ARTISTS. SO,
EACH ONE, TEACH ONE , THAT
MODEL, IT IS BEING LIVED OUT IN
REAL TIME. ALL RIGHT. SO,
WHAT'S THAT? [ LAUGHTER ]
THERE WE GO. OKAY. WE ASKED FOR
A PROJECT TO REPORT ON
DEMOGRAPHICS OF CREATIVE
WORKERS INVOLVED IN THEIR
PROJECTS. YOU CAN SEE ON THIS
SLIDE, THE MAJORITY IDENTIFY AS
FEMALE , MOSTLY IN THE 24-65
AGE RANGE, AT LEAST 70%, EXCUSE
ME, AT LEAST 76%, BIPOC. THOSE
ARE THE NUMBERS THAT I WANTED
TO GIVE YOU, A SENSE OF SOME
QUALITATIVE DATA AS WELL. TO
SHOW YOU HOW INDIVIDUAL
AWARDEES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED.
SO, THIS IS IN THE WORDS OF
LOCAL MUSICIAN JR RHODES, THE
KEY INTENTION OF THE HOPE CORPS
GRANT IS TO INSPIRE HOPE, I
BELIEVE , I AM STRONGER AND
MORE CAPABLE THAN I PREVIOUSLY
BELIEVED. COLLABORATIONS AND
ASKING FOR HELP IN CREATING IS
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU FROM THE
DEPTH OF MY HEART. THIS GOAL
WAS MET BY THE MEASURE OF
POSITIVE RESPONSES FROM THE
ARTISTS INVOLVED. INSPIRED BY
THE MUSIC AND BEING FAIRLY
COMPENSATED FOR THEIR TIME,
CONTRIBUTING TO THE MUSIC AND
SUCH A POSITIVE AUDIO --
AUDIENCE RESPONSE. JR'S
PROJECT WAS FUNDED IN 2022. ONE
OF OUR 2023 AWARDEES , WHO IS
CAROLYN HIT, A VISUAL ARTIST
AND ORGANIZER. SHE RECENTLY
COMPLETED A MURAL AT THE ROGERS
PLAYGROUND AS PART OF OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION. AND SHE SAYS,
AS ONE WHO DOES NOT SPEND A LOT
OF TIME AROUND YOUNG PEOPLE, I
LOVED TALKING WITH THE
STUDENTS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS,
AND ULTIMATELY ALLOWING SOME OF
THEIR IDEAS TO INFLUENCE THE
FINAL DESIGN. I LET THEM PULL
UP ALL THE TAPE USED TO HELP IN
THE DESIGN. IT WAS A LOT. I WAS
MOVED BY HOW SUPPORTIVE,
SATISFIED, AND ENTHUSIASTIC THE
NEIGHBORS WERE THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS. BACK TO YOU, DIRECTOR
GULGUN KAYIN.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX. AS ALEX
MENTIONED, OUR 2023 INVESTMENTS
WERE FOCUSED ON THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN. SO, THAT IS,
IN TERMS OF GEOGRAPHY, AGAIN,
THIS YEAR, WE WILL, AGAIN, BE
WORKING ON THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION. THAT IS IN THAT
GEOGRAPHY. WE HAVE OVERLAID IT
WITH THE FIFA WORLD CUP,
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION THIS YEAR
ALONG WITH C FOR WORLD CUP,
THAT IS THE PRIORITY. AND IT ,
THAT REPRESENTS THE AREA THAT
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, WHERE WE
WILL BE INVESTING. THE SHADES
REPRESENTS PARITY. THE DARKER
THE SHADE, THE HIGHER THE
PRIORITY. AND THE WAY, THE WAY
THAT WE GOT THERE, WAS WE
LOOKED AT WHERE THE INVESTMENTS
WERE READY , AMONG OUR PARTNERS
, WHERE WE COULD GO WITHOUT
FUNDING THAT OTHERS WOULD NOT.
AND WE DID AN OVATION EQUITY
OVERLAID TO SEE WHERE THE NEED
WAS GREATEST. AND THAT IS WHERE
WE GOT TO THESE. I AM HAPPY TO
TALK ABOUT THEM ALL. JUST TO GO
OVER WHAT WE WILL BE FUNDING.
WE DECIDED WITH THEMES. WE HAVE
THEMES TO SUPPORT IDENTITY ,
CLIMATE, AND WATER JUSTICE , AS
WELL AS THE IDEA THAT SEATTLE
IS DRIVING. SO WE ARE WORKING
AT INVITING ARTISTS TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS, FROM
THEIR PERSPECTIVE, THE OTHER
ELEMENT THAT WE ARE REALLY
INTERESTED IN, PLACE MAKING,
PLACE KEEPING, AND BELONGING.
AND THE REASON WE WANTED TO
THINK ABOUT THOSE, WE ARE
INTERESTED IN WORKING FROM OUR
ASSETS OUT, THE WAY WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHY,
THE WAY WE ARE THINKING ABOUT
CORRIDORS. WHERE ARE THE ASSETS
ALREADY IN THESE GEOGRAPHIES WE
KING STREET STATION, BEN ARROYO
HALL, THAT AREA IS AN ASSET,
CAN WE WORK FROM THE ASSETS
OUT, RATHER THAN PUTTING THE
PROJECT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN
EMPTY STREET. THAT IS WHAT WE
ARE THINKING ABOUT, IN TERMS OF
ODORS AND PLACE KEEPING. AND I
THINK THAT IS IT. ONE OTHER
THING I SHOULD SAY, IT WILL BE
OPENED IN JULY. AS YOU CAN SEE
IN THIS SLIDE, WE EXPECT THE
WORK TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER. ONE
LAST ELEMENT, THIS YEAR, ALSO,
WE ARE PUTTING IN SOME
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE
GRANTEES. WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT, WHILE WE ARE FUNDING
PROJECTS, WE ARE ALSO FUNDING
SKILL BUILDING AND SUPPORT FOR
THOSE ARTISTS WHO ARE
COMMISSIONED, SO, WE ARE
DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF
PRACTICE, WE ARE DEVELOPING
SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOPS TO
HELP THESE ARTISTS AND
INDIVIDUALS GROW FROM THIS
WORK. SO, I AM GOING TO STAND
FOR QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS
EXCITING. IT IS INTERESTING TO
HEAR THINGS COMING UP ABOUT
WHAT WE DID IN THE PANDEMIC,
BECAUSE, FOR THOSE OF US WHO
WERE HERE, IT WAS REALLY
TRAUMATIC , YOU KNOW, TRYING TO
RESPOND, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DEAL WITH SMALL
BUSINESSES CLOSING, AND WITH
OUR KIDS BEING HOME BECAUSE
THERE WAS NO SCHOOL. THERE WAS,
THERE WAS JUST A LOT GOING ON,
SO GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF
PTSD, I THINK [ LAUGHTER ]
AGAIN. BUT, THAT BEING SAID, I
DO THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
IMPACT WAS ON THIS PARTICULAR
SECTOR OF WORKERS AND WHAT WE
DID TO RESPOND TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE WERE SUPPORTING THE
ABILITY TO HAVE SOME SORT OF
LIVELIHOOD. AND NOT HAVING TO
DEAL WITH IT ON THE OTHER END,
WITH INCREASED SOCIAL SERVICES
AND ALL THE REST. SO, THAT IS
JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT IS
BACKGROUND ON WHAT I RECALL
FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS. ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT HE
MENTIONED, WHEN YOU SHOWED THE
MAP OF, OR THE CHART, OF WHERE
THE PROGRAMS -- WHERE PROJECTS
REFUNDED IN DIFFERENT
DISTRICTS, THERE WERE SEVERAL
HAPPENING ACROSS DISTRICTS. I
WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE THOSE
WERE?
>> I CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE,
IF IT IS HELPFUL. THAT IS NOT
THE ONE. I WANT TO GO BACK, I
WILL TRY IT THIS WAY. BACK,
BACK, AND HERE WE GO, THE
LOCATIONS OF THE 34 COMPLETED
PROJECTS. SEVEN OF THOSE TOOK
PLACE IN MULTIPLE DISTRICTS,
AND THOSE ARE PROGRAMS THAT MAY
BE RAN WORKSHOPS IN DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS OR THEY HELD
REHEARSALS FOR THEIR DANCE
PERFORMANCE IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT PERFORMED IN ANOTHER,
>> THAT IS HELPFUL.
>> I WANT TO SIGN UP FOR A TOUR
OF MURALS. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I WONDER IF YOU CAN TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT, OH, SHOOT. I
LOST MY QUESTION . COULD YOU GO
TOWARDS THE END OF THE --
>> THE NEXT?
>> OH, I KNOW. REGARDING THE
PLACE MAKING AND ALSO SEE FOR
-- FIFA IN PARTICULAR, I HAVE
TALKED WITH FOLKS AT KING
STREET STATION AND I KNOW THAT
THERE IS INTEREST IN ENSURING
THAT WE DO NOT HAVE SORT OF THE
REPLICATION OF WHAT HAPPENED
WITH MLB, AND WE ARE CREATING
ACTIVE, INTERESTING THINGS THAT
KEEP PEOPLE IN THE CITY SO THEY
CAN SPEND MONEY BETTER, I
UNDERSTAND THAT THE GRANT
PROCESS IS JUST BEGINNING, BUT
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT SOME OF
THOSE IDEAS ARE?
>> WE ARE WORKING AT KING
STREET STATION TO AMPLIFY THE
WORK THEY ARE REALLY DOING, SO
FIRST THURSDAYS , THAT IS
SOMETHING, WE OPEN UP THE
GALLERY FOR NEW EXHIBITS. AND
OUR PARTNERS DOWNSTAIRS ARE
ALSO CORRESPONDINGLY OPENING UP
THEIR SPACES AND HOLDING
EVENTS. THAT IS SOMETHING WE
ARE THIS SORT OF MOVING TOWARDS
AT THE MOMENT. BUT THE CONCEPT,
IN GENERAL, IS TO CREATE STICKY
SPACES. ACKNOWLEDGING THE WAY
THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT IS
DESIGNED, THINK ABOUT KING
STREET STATION, IT IS DESIGNED
TO BE A PLACE THAT YOU ARRIVE
AT AND LEAVE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU ARE TAKING
A TRAINING GOING SOMEWHERE
ELSE. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE
A STICKY SPACE. HOWEVER, IN
PROXIMITY TO THE STATION, WE
HAVE A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY
OF AUDIENCES COMING TO KING
STREET, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT FIFA
IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY, WE ARE LOOKING AT
MAKING KING STREET MORE STICKY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE CID AREAS
. AREAS IN THE CID, WE WANT
AUDIENCES NOT JUST TO COME FOR
THE WORLD CUP, BUT TO LINGER
AND CONSIDER COMING EARLY, TO
CONSIDER, YOU KNOW HAVING POST
-GAME DINNER OR HANGING OUT AND
EXPERIENCING, SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT IS EXPANDING ON THE WORK
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, BUT
ALSO ACTIVATING THE PLAZA AREA,
PUTTING PERFORMANCES OUT THERE.
PUTTING UP TEMPORARY PUBLIC
ART, MAKING DESTINATION
ARTWORK, SO, ARTWORK THAT STAYS
THERE, FROM A DISTANCE, THAT
HAS A NIGHTTIME OR DAYTIME
PRESENCE, SORT OF ANNOUNCING,
THIS IS NOT A PLACE THAT YOU,
TO TRAVEL THROUGH, BUT A PLACE
YOU CAN ARRIVE AT, AND ENGAGE
WITH, THAT IS JUST THE WAY WE
ARE GOING TO ENGAGE ALONG OUR
GEOGRAPHIES, AS WELL, INVITING
ARTISTS TO REALLY BRING THE
BEST IDEAS AND RESOURCE THOSE
IDEAS. THERE IS ONE THING YOU
SHOULD BE AWARE OF, BECAUSE OF
THE FUNDING PLATFORM, THIS IS
ALL PROTOTYPING AT THE MOMENT.
WE ARE PROTOTYPING THESE IDEAS
SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT WORKS.
AND THEN, FIFA, WHICH IS IN
2026, THAT IS GOING TO BE
ANOTHER , YOU KNOW, WORKING ON
WHAT THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE AT
THAT TIME. WE ARE HOPING TO
SORT OF BUILD TOWARD ENGAGING
COMMUNITIES, AND GETTING
PARTNERS, AND HELPING US DREAM
TOWARD WHAT THAT FUTURE WILL
LOOK LIKE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
>> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, AS WAS
SAID EARLIER, 65% TO 95%.
>> BY MID PANDEMIC , IT WAS UP
TO 95%, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE
CRATED SECTOR IS COMPOSED OF,
ABOUT 30%, THEY ARE GIG WORKERS
WITH TEMPORARY CONTRACTS. THEY
ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY IN
THE CREATIVE SECTOR,
OFTENTIMES, PEOPLE TEND TO
THINK ABOUT WORKERS IN THE
CREATIVE SECTOR AS BEING A
HOBBY. ACTUALLY, IT IS NOT.
THESE ARE WORKERS, IT IS A
WORKFORCE THAT GENERATES
SIGNIFICANT REVENUE AND GROSS
DOMESTIC PRODUCT. SO, THERE IS
AN ECONOMY THERE AND IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY
GOT TO OVERCOME. OUR
ASSUMPTIONS THAT THESE ARE JUST
THINGS PEOPLE DO IN THEIR SPARE
TIME.
>> I AM CURIOUS TO SEE IF THAT
CAME BACK UP AFTER THE PANDEMIC
AND WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE OVER
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> WELL, ONE THING I DID NOT
SHARE WITH YOU , THE WAY IN
WHICH THE WORKFORCE COULD
ACCESS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS,
SO, YES, IT HAS COME BACK, BUT
IT HAS COME BACK LATE, BECAUSE
WHEN YOU HAVE 1099 'S AND W-2
'S , A PART-TIME JOB: A BUNCH
OF CONTRACTS, WHEN YOU WENT IN
BURNING THE PANDEMIC AND YOU
HAD TO CHOOSE. YOU HAD TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN A 1099 ORDER W-2
INCOME. SO, WHEN PEOPLE DIDN'T
GO IN, IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY,
THEY HAD TO DECIDE IN WHICH
IRINA TO CREATE -- COLLECT
BENEFITS BUT THE WAY THAT THE
QUESTIONS WERE DIRTY, BUT IT
WAS ACTUALLY VERY DIFFICULT FOR
PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE OF THE
1099 IN GENERAL, SO, IN LOOKING
AT, IN LOOKING AT THE BUREAU A
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, THEY DID
REPORT THAT THE UPTAKE ON THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY WAS BELOW WHAT
THEIR TARGET WAS, SO, IT JUST
SHOWS YOU, THAT THESE ARE
NATIONAL NUMBERS, AND IT JUST
SHOWS YOU , THAT, REALLY, WE
WEREN'T , WE DIDN'T ACHIEVE
WHAT WE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE, IN
PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN
THE GIG ECONOMY DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
>> WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT? ONLY
34% OF GIG WORKERS? [
INDISCERNIBLE - OVERLAPPING
SPEAKERS ]
>> OF GIG WORKERS TOOK THAT
UNEMPLOYMENT.
>> ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR THE
PROGRAMMING, BUT I HAVE A QUICK
QUESTION. $3.7 MILLION WAS
FUNDED, THAT WAS IN 2021?
>> THAT IS TOTAL. SPIRIT IS
THAT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
PROGRAM?
>> IT HAS BEEN ABOUT $1 MILLION
.
>> IS THAT COMING FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC BUDGET?
>> THE FUNDING SOURCES IS FROM
TAX DOLLARS.
>> GREAT. WELL, OH --
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR,
THANK YOU , DIRECTOR, FOR THIS
INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION. IN MY
ENGLISH . FIRST OFF, CAN YOU
PLEASE CLARIFY THE PROPER
PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR LAST
NAME?
>> KAYIN .
>> I WILL BE HONEST, MY EARS
STARTED PERKING UP A LITTLE BIT
MORE WHEN YOU STARTED TALKING
ABOUT FIFA. WELL, I HAVE SAID
IT IN MULTIPLE FORMATS AND
FORUMS, ON THIS FORUM AND
OTHERS, FIFA IS THE TOP
PRIORITY FOR ME, MY OFFICE, THE
CITY, AND I THINK MANY
COUNCILMEMBERS. NOT JUST
SELFISHLY , BECAUSE A LOT OF
THE CORE GAMES ARE GOING TO BE
IN MY DISTRICT, IN SODO, BUT I
HAVE MET WITH FOLKS FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THIS,
THERE ARE PLANS FOR VIEWERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY.
AND PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO
CONNECT. ANYTHING TIED TO WORLD
CUP IS IMPORTANT, AND I DO LIKE
YOUR POINT, IT IS A
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.
I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS A ONCE
IN A CENTURY OPPORTUNITY. WE
MAY NEVER SEE THIS LEVEL OF
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY AND
IMPACT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, IN THE
NEXT 100 YEARS OR SO. BUT 4
BILLION PEOPLE, FOUR BILLION
SETS OF EYES , POTENTIALLY,
WATCHING THIS ACROSS THE WORLD,
1 MILLION, A CONSERVATIVE
ESTIMATE OF THE NET NEW
VISITORS INTO THE CITY, WHO
KNOWS, WE GET A BIG MATCH ,
FROM COUNTRIES TO TRAVEL. IT IS
A HUGE OPPORTUNITY AND WE WANT
PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE
VIBRANCY OF THE CITY FROM THE
ARTS AND CULTURAL EXPENSIVE,
DIRECTLY GERMANE TO THIS
CONVERSATION, BUT ALSO, WE WANT
PEOPLE TO HAVE A SAFE
EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC SAFETY
WITH RELIABLE TRANSIT, EASY TO
NAVIGATE, CONNECT, AND WE WANT
EVERYONE TO BENEFIT FROM, YOU
KNOW, THE ECONOMIC, THE
ECONOMIC BOOST TO OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY HERE. SO, SO, YES,
WORLD CUP IS IMPORTANT. GLAD TO
SEE THE OVERLAY HERE. ALSO, I
AM CURIOUS, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE
I AM HEARING, SO, THE ORIGINAL
PURPOSE AND GOAL, HAVING HEARD,
YOUR SORT OF, REPORT OUT HERE.
AND THE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES, SUCH AS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THE
ORIGINAL PURPOSE AND INTENT ,
THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO
ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, LIKE,
CREATORS GREAT CREATORS WHO
WERE DEEPLY IMPACTED,
ESPECIALLY FROM AN EQUITY
PERSPECTIVE, AS A DIRECT RESULT
OF COVID-19. TO YOUR POINT,
PEOPLE WHO , WHO CREATE THINGS
, AND OUR CONTRIBUTING THINGS
TO OUR ECONOMY, IT IS MORE THAN
JUST A SIDE HUSTLE. AND IT
SOUNDS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THERE
HAS BEEN SOME GOOD PROGRESS.
AND , YOU KNOW, I AM HERE, I AM
HEARING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT KIND
OF SPARKED AND IT KIND OF
BOOSTED THE THIRD-PARTY
ACTIVATIONS, AND THE WORK,
WHICH IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF
THING THAT IT SHOULD BE DOING,
EXACTLY AND IDEALLY BIT BECAUSE
YES, THIS EVENT, ABSOLUTELY,
THE CITY GOVERNMENT ABSOLUTELY
HAD PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. YOU
CANNOT BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR SOME OF THE UNDERLYING
CHALLENGES. BUT, SO, GLAD TO
HEAR IT, ON THAT FRONT. AND YOU
MENTIONED THE FUNDING SOURCE OF
THIS . IT WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF ONE-TIME INVESTMENTS, SINCE
2021, $3.75 MILLION TOTAL.
THOSE ONE-TIME INVESTMENTS,
WHAT WAS THE SOURCE OF THOSE,
TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WAS THAT
COVID RELIEF FUNDS ?
>> YEAH, IN THE BEGINNING OF
THE PROGRAM, IT WAS FEDERAL
RELIEF DOLLARS. AND THAT WAS A
MIX OF WHAT WE GOT THROUGH THE
CITY, THAT WAS FOR THE CITY, AS
WELL AS A SIGNIFICANT GRANT
FROM THE NEA , THE NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, AND THE
SUBSEQUENT YEAR, IT WAS THE
PAYROLL TAX , THE JUMPSTART
PAYROLL TAX REVENUES. AND THEN,
AS DIRECTOR SDCI SAID, IT WAS
THE ARTS AND CULTURE FUND.
>> THE ADMISSIONS TAX.
>> THE WHAT NOW?
>> THE ADMISSIONS TAX.
>> OKAY. THERE ARE NINE
PROJECTS IN DISTRICT ONE, THAT
HAVE BEEN PART OF 2022 TO 2023.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PROMINENT
EXAMPLES OTHER HAND, THAT
PEOPLE MIGHT RECOGNIZE THAT
WOULD HAVE CREATED A PURSUANCE
OF THIS PROGRAM? AND IF YOU DO
NOT KNOW RIGHT NOW, THAT IS
TOTALLY FINE, I WAS JUST
CURIOUS. WE CAN FOLLOW UP
OFF-LINE, BUT IF YOU DO HAPPEN
TO HAVE ANY, OFFHAND?
>> I AM TRYING TO GO THROUGH
THE SPREADSHEET. YOU ARE
PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT HERE.
>> MIGHT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A
WALKING TOUR, AFTER THIS LEVY.
>> THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT
WE MIGHT SEE THIS YEAR.
>> ALL GOOD.
>> I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK ON
BEHALF OF ANY OF OUR GRANTEES.
>> FAIR ENOUGH. IN ANY EVENT,
THIS IS EXCITING WORK. AND I
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT
YOU ALL DO FOR OUR CITY, IN THE
SPACE. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
WORK. I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE
YOU TO LEAN INTO THE FIFA
ASPECT. ALSO, LIKE, PERSONALLY,
THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, IT
ADDRESSES A VERY SPECIFIC
CONCERN. AS WE MOVE BEYOND, YOU
KNOW, THE PANDEMIC? I AM
PERSONALLY IN FAVOR OF
SUNSETTING PROGRAMS AND
STARTING UP NEW PROGRAMS, IF
YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD
SOMETHING TO ADDRESS WORLD CUP,
FUND THAT THROUGH THAT. ONCE
YOU START EXPANDING THE SCOPE
OF PROGRAMS THAT WERE DESIGNED
ORIGINALLY, ANYWAY. IT IS, SO,
THAT IS JUST HOW WE ADMINISTER
THESE THINGS. AND THOSE KINDS
OF DETAILS.
>> MAY I SAY SOMETHING ?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WHAT THIS PROGRAM HAS
DEMONSTRATED IS THAT IT IS
FLEXIBLE. INITIALLY, WHEN WE
STARTED OUT , IT WAS FOCUSED ON
CROSS SECTOR WORK, WITH ARTISTS
WORKING IN OTHER SECTORS, THAT
IS HOW THE WPA , IT WAS SORT OF
INSPIRED BY THAT. AND AS NEW
PRIORITIES HAVE COME UP, WE
HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO DEPLOY IT,
TOWARDS THOSE NEW PRIORITIES.
SO, FROM THAT STANDPOINT, WE
ARE CONTINUING TO HELP BUILD
AND RESOURCE, UNDER EMPLOYED
ARTISTS . SOMETIMES FOR
ORGANIZATIONS. ORGANIZATIONS
ARE ALSO COLLABORATED --
COLLABORATED WITH US. WE HIRE
ARTISTS , BUT WE HAVE PROVIDED
THIS RESOURCE. AND IT IS A VERY
FLEXIBLE PROGRAM. I JUST WANT
TO POINT THAT OUT, IN TERMS OF
THE FUTURE, WE ARE HEARING VERY
CLEARLY FROM THE NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THAT
THEIR PARTIES ARE VALIDITY IN
INTEGRATING THE ARTS FURTHER.
AND, THAT WILL BE ARTS, FOOD,
ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. ARTS,
AND HEALTH. THOSE TYPES OF
THINGS. IN A WAY, THIS PROJECT
IS FUTURE-FORWARD, IN TERMS OF
HOW IT HAS BEEN STRUCTURED. SO
I WOULD BE VERY HESITANT , YOU
KNOW, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF
STARTING SOMETHING NEW, I JUST
WANT TO RESPOND TO WHAT YOU ARE
SAYING BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE,
STARTING NEW THINGS JUST TAKES
HEAVY LIFTING. IT IS A GREAT
DEAL OF PUSH. YOU CAN THINK
ABOUT IT AS LAUNCHING A ROCKET,
YOU HAVE MOST OF YOUR ENERGY
JUST TO GET IT UP HERE, SO, WE
SHOULD BE CONSIDERING,
OBVIOUSLY, WHAT IS WORKING, AND
WHAT IS NOT WORKING, BUT IN
TERMS OF STARTING SOMETHING
BRAND-NEW, I WOULD JUST BE VERY
HESITANT TO DO THAT WITHOUT
FULLY SORT OF SAYING, IS IT
DOING EVERYTHING WE WANT IT TO?
CAN WE DEPLOY IT TO DO OTHER
THINGS, ET CETERA? I JUST
WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT
CONTEXT.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A
POTENTIALLY SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
VIEW OF HOW WE CAN BEST DRIVE
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES. BUT,
I DO HEAR YOU, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ON YOUR WEBSITE,
I LOVE THE PICTURES, AND THERE
IS A LIST OF DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS, THAT HAVE
RECEIVED THE GRANTS, AND WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT HEARING ABOUT THE
NEXT YEAR OF GRANTEES. WE ARE
EXCITED, ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP, DO
NOT WORRY. I WILL GET YOU THE
NEW DATA AND WILL GET YOU THE
INVITE FOR DOWNTOWN.
>> OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
NEXT ITEM? IF
>> ITEM NUMBER TWO, 210786,
THIS IS APPOINTMENT OF DAWN
LINDELL , 40 BREATHING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> PLEASE COME TO THE TABLE, WE
WILL START WITH THE
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BEFORE
OPENING THEM UP TO COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS.
>> CHAIR, AM I ON? CHAIR, WOULD
YOU REMIND IF I -- MIND IF I DO
THE INTRODUCTION TO 24 WE ARE
SAYING THIS.
>> IN MY PORTFOLIO , WE ARE
EXCITED TO PRESENT DAWN LINDELL
TO THIS COMMITTEE AS THE
POTENTIAL NEW GENERAL MANAGER
OF CITY LIGHT. IT IS A CRITICAL
STORIED DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE
CITY, ESSENTIAL TO US LIVING IN
SEATTLE. THE LIGHTS COME ON,
THE CARS CHARGE, AND WE TAKE IT
FOR GRANTED THAT SO MUCH WORK
AND LEADERSHIP MAKES THAT
HAPPEN. SO, IT IS SCARY WHEN
THEY SAY WE WILL HAVE A NEW
POSITION OPEN, YOU JUST DREAM
OF GETTING CANDIDATES LIKE DAWN
LINDELL. WE DID A NATIONAL
SEARCH ATTRACTING CANDIDATES
FROM ACROSS AMERICA. AND FROM
THE EARLIEST STAGE OF THE
SEARCH, DAWN'S NAME WAS RISING
TO THE TOP, SHE HAS AN AMAZING
RESUME, SHE HAS LED MAJOR PARTS
OF ORGANIZATIONS I DID NOT KNOW
EXISTED, AND IS COMING FROM A
UTILITY IN A VERY DIFFICULT,
LIVELY, AND EXCITING MARKET IN
CALIFORNIA. IN THIS POSITION,
WE ARE AT A CROSSROADS. I
DON'T THINK IT IS EASY TO RUN
THIS UTILITY. I AM OLD ENOUGH
TO REMEMBER WHEN ENRON RATED
OUR FINANCES IN THE EARLY
2000'S. AFTER DECADES OF
RELATIVELY STABLE POWER USAGE,
WE ARE WATCHING CITY LIGHT
POWER DEMANDS GO UP AND OUR
CURRENT GENERATION OF POWER
WILL HAVE TO INCREASE, NOW WE
HAVE PEOPLE LIKE ME, WHO BOUGHT
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND NEED THEM
TO CHART, WE ARE SEEING WILDER
WEATHER EVENTS. CITY LIGHT
NEEDED TO KEEP PEOPLE WARM AND
SAFE. AND WE HAD BRAINS THAT
ALWAYS COME TO REPLENISH THE
RESERVOIR, AND THEY DID NOT
ARRIVE. WE ARE SEEING SNOWPACK
TODAY THAT IS UNDER AVERAGE.
CITY LIGHT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF
RELICENSING WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WE ARE WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS IN THAT PROCESS. IN
THE MIDST OF ALL THESE
PRESSURES, WE ALL EXPECT CITY
LIGHT TO KEEP RATES AS LOW AS
POSSIBLE. YOU DO NOT GET TO
CHOOSE HOW TO PAY YOUR POWER
BILL. IF THE RATES GET TOO
HIGH, PEOPLE MAY HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN POWER, FOOD, OR
LIGHTING. I AM SO PROUD TO
PRESENT OUR 24. SHE WAS VERY
CLEARLY GOING TO TELL US WHAT
WE NEEDED TO HEAR, NOT WHAT WE
WANTED TO HEAR AND THAT HAS NOT
CHANGED, EVEN REPORTS, I HAD A
CONVERSATION WHERE I LAID OUT
EVERYTHING THAT I COULD THAT
WAS CONCERNING ME, BEFORE ME.
AND SHE IS STILL HERE TODAY.
SINCE ARRIVING, SHE HAS LED
WITH THAT BLUNT HONESTY. I WILL
SEE FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS THAT
SEEMED A LITTLE ROSY. SHE WAS
IN THE JOB FOR LITTLE WHILE,
AND THOSE THINGS CHANGED. AND
WE MENTIONED THE TRAUMA THAT WE
ALL WENT THROUGH DURING COVID.
PEOPLE AT HOME HAD CHILDREN,
LOVED ONES, ELDERS, WHO NEEDED
TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. EVEN JUST
THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR HOUSEHOLD
CHANGED, THERE WERE MANY CITY
EMPLOYEES WHO DID NOT GET TO
STAY HOME. THEY HAD TO KEEP THE
POWER ON. AND DAWN HAS TO
JUGGLE THE WORKFORCE, ALREADY,
SHE HAS GONE DOWN TO CHARLES
STREET AND MET WITH THE WORKERS
FACE-TO-FACE. THEY GET TO MEET
HER, THEY GET TO JUDGE . AND,
YOU KNOW, TO WRAP UP, HER
EXPERIENCE, HER BLUNTNESS, HER
LEADERSHIP, I BELIEVE THAT IS
WHAT WE NEED. AND THAT IS WHY
THE MAYOR AND I ARE PROUD TO
PRESENT HER FOR YOUR DECISION,
FOR THE RESIDENTS AND ALSO FOR
THE GREAT PAIRS OF CITY LIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I AM DAWN LINDELL
. I AM , OH , IS MY MICROPHONE
NOT ON?
>> PUT IT A LITTLE CLOSER. A
LOT CLOSER.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COACHING.
I AM DAWN LINDELL AND I AM THE
CURRENT INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT,
WHERE I HAVE SERVED SINCE
FEBRUARY 20th OF THIS YEAR. AND
SO, IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE,
GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH ME
TODAY. AND I ALSO WANT TO
START, JUST BY THANKING EACH OF
YOU. COUNCILMEMBER WOO, WE
SPENT TIME DRIVING TO AND FROM
THE SKAGIT OPERATION, WHERE WE
GOT TO VISIT WITH TRIBES AND
THE CITY EMPLOYEE TEAM, AND WE
LEARNED ABOUT THAT OPERATION.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
INSIGHT AND WISDOM THAT YOU
GAVE ME DURING THAT TIME. AND
THEN, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU HAVE
ALSO TAKEN TIME OUT OF YOUR
BUSY SCHEDULES TO MEET WITH ME,
SHARE YOUR PRIORITIES, AND TELL
ME MORE ABOUT THE GOOD WORK
THAT YOU DO WITHIN THIS
COMMUNITY. AND I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THAT. I REALLY DO
LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING YOUR
QUESTIONS, AS WE REPAIR TO
CONTINUE WITH THE CONFIRMATION
PROCESS. AND I WAS REALLY
THRILLED TO BE NOMINATED FOR
THIS ESTEEMED POSITION BY MAYOR
BRUCE HARRELL. I HAVE BEEN
GREATLY BENEFITING FROM OUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH EMPLOYEES,
FROM CUSTOMERS, FROM REGIONAL
LEADERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS,
COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CITY AS WELL AS BUSINESS,
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS, AND
TRIBAL LEADERS. THEIR INSIGHTS
AND THEIR EXPERIENCES HAVE
HELPED ME TO GET TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE CITY AND THE UTILITY.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, ABOUT THE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN
SEATTLE AND IN THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES AND THE WONDERFULLY
DEDICATED EMPLOYEES, THE
PROFESSIONALS, AT EVERY LEVEL,
WHO WORKED AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. EXAMPLES, FROM JUST
YESTERDAY, INCLUDE SPENDING
TIME IN THE MORNING WITH THE
SWINDLE MISH TRIBE, AND
SPENDING YESTERDAY EVENING IN
THE PLAIN HEARSE NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ,
EXCUSE ME , WITH NINA , FROM
COUNCILMEMBER WOO 'S OFFICE.
THE TRIBE IS A CRITICAL
PARTNER, IN PINEHURST , WE MET
WITH VERY CARING NEIGHBORS,
PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE RELIABILITY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, WE WERE ABLE TO
HEAR THEIR CONCERNS, WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT HOW WE COULD
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS, IN THE
SHORT TERM, AND THAT ALSO, IN
THE LONG TERM, AND WHERE WE
FALL SHORT, JUST HELPING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ROOT CAUSE
OF THAT WAS, AND I AM EXCITED
TO BE AT CITY LIGHT, AND TO BE
AN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER IN THE
INDUSTRY. IT ALIGNS WITH MY
VALUES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, IN
THE PUBLIC UTILITY SECTOR. AND
MY PASSION FOR GROWING PEOPLE
AND SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS. I
HAVE BEEN COMING UP TO SPEED.
AND, I WAS LEADING THE LARGEST
DEPARTMENT, IT COMES WITH
OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS MANY
CHALLENGES. THIS IS AN AMAZING
ORGANIZATION, IT IS MADE UP OF
HARD-WORKING, DEDICATED
PROFESSIONALS, AS I SAID, AT
EVERY LEVEL, THEY ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE,
RELIABLE, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY
SOUND ENERGY TO CUSTOMERS.
EVERY PERSON AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT DESERVES A CULTURE WHERE
THEY FEEL INCLUDED, VALUED, AND
WHERE THEY CAN BRING THEIR VERY
BEST SELVES TO WORK. CITY LIGHT
IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK FOR
MANY, WE HAVE FALLEN SHORT IN
SOME AREAS AND WE HAVE HAD SOME
CONCERN FROM RESIDENTS IN
RECENT YEARS. AS A NEW LEADER,
I CONTINUE TO VOW TO WORK ON
IMPROVING THE CULTURE. AND
IMPROVING THAT THE ONE WHERE WE
CAN RAPIDLY ADDRESS AND RESOLVE
ISSUES AND TAKE THE STEPS
NECESSARY TO DEMONSTRATE OUR
COMMITMENT TO CREATING THAT
CULTURE. ON A DIFFERENT NOTE,
WITH MORE THAN 490,000
CUSTOMERS, I BELIEVE THAT WE
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO GO
BEYOND JUST KEEPING THE LIGHTS
ON. ALSO, PREPARING FOR OUR
ENERGY FUTURE , REDUCING
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND
EQUITABLY MEETING THE NEEDS OF
THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE,
INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE
UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTE
D. IT IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF
INGENUITY. IT WILL TAKE A LOT
TO FIND THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD.
IN A WAY THAT IS RELIABLE,
AFFORDABLE, AND CLIMATE
SUSTAINING. WE WILL NEED TO
ADDRESS HOW WE MEET THE
INCREASING ENERGY LOAD THAT
COMES WITH MAKING THE RIGHT
LEGISLATIVE POLICIES , TO
INCREASE TRANSPORTATION AND
ELECTRIFICATION. THIS, I
BELIEVE, IS THE ADAPTIVE
CHALLENGE OF OUR TIME THERE A
KEY PART IS THE ELECTRIFICATION
OF TRANSPORTATION AND
BUILDINGS. LEADING SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT THROUGH THE CHALLENGES OF
SUPPLYING ENOUGH SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY TO MEET THE INCREASED
LOAD AND DOING SO RELIABLY ,
THAT IS A CHALLENGE THAT I
FAVOR, IDENTIFYING THOSE
TRANSMISSION SOURCES AND THE
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS TO MOVE
THIS ENERGY IS KEY TO ACHIEVING
THAT GOAL. TO DO SO
SUCCESSFULLY, WE MUST ALSO
ACTIVELY PLAN AND ASSESS OUR
HYDRO SITUATION, RAPIDLY
DEVELOP, DEMAND RESPONSE, AND
TIME OF USE RATES. AND , ALL OF
THESE MEASURES ARE GOING TO BE
HELPING US. WE ALSO WILL WORK
TO MEET THE INCREASE IN DEMAND
BY DIVERS DICED -- DIVERSIFYING
OUR AGREEMENTS FOR GEOTHERMAL,
WIND, COMBINED WITH BATTERY
STORAGE. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP
OUR OPTIONS OPEN TO NEW AND
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY. BUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER
UTILITIES CAN LOWER
IMPLEMENTATION COSTS. BUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS LOCALLY WITH
BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, TRIBAL
NATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS,
AND OTHERS WILL DRIVE
INNOVATION IN OUR APPROACH. AND
WE WILL ALSO FOCUS ON INTERNAL
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AS A WAY OF
LIFE. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
REDUCE COSTS WHEREVER POSSIBLE,
AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY, SO
THAT WE CAN REINVEST THOSE
RESOURCES IN THIS ADAPTIVE
CHALLENGE. IN THE ROLE OF
GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO OF
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, I PLAN TO
TACKLE THESE CHALLENGES
HEAD-ON, FORGING TANGIBLE
SOLUTIONS, AND WORKING TOWARD
BUILDING A POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE
WORKPLACE WHERE EMPLOYEES FEEL
SAFE AND SUPPORTED. FRANKLY, I
CANNOT WAIT TO GET STARTED,
WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU AS A
COLLABORATIVE TEAM, TO MAKE A
REAL IMPACT FOR SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. I AM SO GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR INFORMATIVE, WELL
THOUGHT OUT, AND AUTHENTIC
RESPONSES WE RECEIVED MANY
PAGES OF QUESTIONS. AND I
LEARNED SO MUCH READING THROUGH
YOUR RESPONSES. I LOVED
LEARNING ABOUT THE PASSION YOU
HAVE FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES. YOU
ARE BRINGING A LOVE FOR
SUSTAINABILITY. EVEN IN YOUR
INTERIM ROLE, YOU HAVE ALREADY
ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH AT SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT, SUCH AS PURCHASING
POWER AGREEMENTS THAT WILL HELP
US IN THE WHOLESALE MARKET, AND
UPHOLD THE PHYSICAL AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IN THE
WORKPLACE, AND YOU HAVE ENGAGED
WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND
AGENCIES, AND TRIBAL NATIONS,
AND YOU CAN ALSO SPEAK ON
CUSTOMERS. I HEARD AMAZING
THINGS ABOUT YOUR VISIT TO
PINEHURST. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DUMP IT
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO
OPEN THIS UP TO MY COLLEAGUES
FOR QUESTIONS.
>> I WILL GO, IF I MIGHT. THANK
YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU , FOR
RESPONDING TO OUR QUESTIONS. IT
WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL 32 PAGES .
[ LAUGHTER ] IF YOU HAVE NOT
SEEN THE RESPONSES, THEY ARE
POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, I WOULD
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO READ
THEM, BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY
INFORMATIVE, AND THEY REALLY
PROVIDE US WITH A RICH
UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR
BACKGROUND AND WHAT YOU BRING
TO THIS ROLE. I APPRECIATE YOU
LEARNING -- LEARNING ABOUT THE
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS, FOR
PROTECTING RATEPAYERS WHO ARE
LOW INCOME IN OUR COMMUNITY,
AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE
GETTING ACCESS TO THE SERVICE
THAT THEY NEED AND THAT THEY
CAN AFFORD IT. AND REALLY FOR
THE GIG, WE HAD AN INTERESTING
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO THINK
STRATEGICALLY ABOUT A LONG-TERM
PLAN FOR REDUCING OUR RELIANCE
ON HYDROPOWER. THAT IS HOW WE
DO THINGS HERE. BUT, IT
CERTAINLY HAS SOME CHALLENGES,
AND WE DO NEED TO BE THINKING
ABOUT WHAT KINDS OF SHIFTS WE
MIGHT MAKE, SO I APPRECIATE
THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU. YOU
ALLUDED TO THIS, BUT, FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT READ
YOUR RESPONSES, I WOULD LIKE TO
FOCUS ON THE QUESTION OF
CULTURE IN THE DEPARTMENT, WE
ALSO HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THIS IN OUR MEETINGS. THE
CITY OF SEATTLE HAS KNOWN, FOR
SOMETIME, THAT WE HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH WORKPLACE CULTURE.
CITY LIGHT HAS COME UNDER FIRE
FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, BUT IT
IS NOT THE ONLY DEPARTMENT. WE
HAVE BEEN SUED BY WOMEN,
PARTICULARLY BLACK WOMEN, FROM
OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, FROM OUR
POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND WE ARE
HEARING REGULARLY FROM WORKERS
IN DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE CITY
WHO ARE OPERATING IN A TOXIC
WORK ENVIRONMENT, WHO ARE
FEARFUL OF RETALIATION, WHO ART
TREATED POORLY BY SUPERVISORS .
AND THE PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE
ENOUGH, IN 2018, WE CREATED AN
OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE ON BUD , TO
SUPPORT EMPLOYEES DEALING WITH
HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION,
THE POINT OF THIS OFFICE REALLY
IS TO BE A WATCHDOG FOR US , TO
THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, FOR THE
DIRECTORS, FOR THE SUPERVISORS,
TO SEE HOW WE ARE HANDLING
WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION. SO, I
SAY ALL OF THAT KNOWLEDGE, IT
IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM ALONE. AS
CITY LEADERS, WE ALL HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO HOLD OUR
DEPARTMENTS, WORKERS, AND OUR
SUPERVISORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR HOW
WORKERS IN THE CITY ARE
TREATED. AND SO, I WOULD LIKE
TO HEAR FROM YOU, QUESTION
FIVE, ON THE PACKET THAT WE
SENT. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR JUST
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR
RESPONSE, SO THE QUESTION IS,
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS
THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS TAKING
TO CREATE A SAFETY CULTURE,
PARTICULARLY IN PREVENTING
HARASSMENT? AND WHAT IS YOUR
PHILOSOPHY ON CREATING A SAFETY
CULTURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT?
>> THANK YOU. SPECIFIC ACTIONS
THAT WE HAVE TAKEN, TO DATE,
PREDATE , IN PART, AND IT WILL
CONTINUE UNDER MY LEADERSHIP.
THEY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT
ENHANCED UNDER MY LEADERSHIP AS
WELL. SO, THE FIRST THING THAT
WE NEEDED TO DO WAS ENSURE THAT
THE LEADERS UNDERSTAND THEIR
ACCOUNTABILITY, LEADERS AT
EVERY LEVEL. THE THING IS, IN
THE UTILITY ENVIRONMENT, WE GET
GREAT ENGINEERS, GREAT
TECHNICIANS, GREAT CRAFT
INDIVIDUALS, ACCOUNTANTS, ET
CETERA. THESE PEOPLE, LIKE IN
ANY PROFESSION, SOMETIMES WE
WORK WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST
OF THEM TO PROMOTE THEM TO
LEADERSHIP, IT IS REALLY A
DIFFERENT SET OF SKILLS, WHEN
SOMEONE BECOMES A SUPERVISOR,
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY
HAVE A DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITY
TO WORK THROUGH PEOPLE, INSTEAD
OF DOING THE WORK THEMSELVES,
AND THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR
CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT IN
WHICH THEIR EMPLOYEES WORK, AND
ENSURING THAT THE CULTURE IN
INDIVIDUAL AREAS, IS ONE THAT
SUPPORTS AND ENSURES THAT
EMPLOYEES FEEL SAFE . PROVIDING
THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO DO JUST
THAT, IN ADDITION, LEADERS HAVE
AN ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY HAVE
ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN SOMEONE
BRINGS FORWARD A PROGRAM, THEY
MUST ADDRESS IT, SPECIFICALLY
IN THE AREA OF HARASSMENT OR
SEXUAL HARASSMENT, THEY ARE
REQUIRED TO ACT ON THAT
INFORMATION. THAT WAS NOT CLEAR
TO ALL LEADERS, AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. SO, WHAT WE HAVE DONE,
WE HAVE MADE MANDATORY CLASSES
ON MANDATORY REPORTING, SO THAT
EVERY LEADER UNDERSTANDS THEIR
REQUIREMENTS, AND WE ALSO HAVE
DEVELOPED TRAINING FOR
INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES THAT WILL
BE ROLLING OUT THAT ENABLES
EMPLOYEES TO UNDERSTAND, WHEN
THEY GO TO THEIR LEADER, WHAT
THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THEIR
LEADER IS. SOME OF THE
INCIDENTS THAT WERE REPORTED,
THE EMPLOYEE REQUESTED THAT THE
LEADER NOT ACT. THAT CANNOT
HAPPEN. THAT IS SIMPLY NOT A
POSSIBLE OUTCOME FOR A LEADER,
THE LEADER MUST ACT . WE NEED
EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT, WE
NEED TO PROVIDE OUR LEADERS
WITH THE TOOLS TO DO THAT, THE
FIRST STEP, REALLY, IS
TRAINING. IT IS NOT ONE AND
DONE, IT CAN NEVER BE ONE AND
DONE. WE NEED OUR LEADERS, NOT
ONLY IN THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS ,
TO ADDRESS THE URGENT CULTURE
ISSUES, BUT ALL OF OUR LEADERS
NEED TRAINING IN HOW TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY. THEY NEED
TRAINING IN PROBLEM-SOLVING AND
CONFLICT RESOLUTION. AND WE
HAVE NEW LEADERS COME IN, AS
OTHER LEADERS EXIT, WE HAVE
LEADERS PROMOTE, AND WE DO NEED
TO KEEP THIS TRAINING ONGOING.
FOR THIS YEAR, AND FOR NEXT
YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON
THE TRAINING FOR ALL EXISTING
LEADERS. IT NEVER HURTS TO
REFRESH. EVERY SIGEL TIME I
HAVE BEEN IN LEADERSHIP, AND WE
HAVE BEEN BECOMING ELIGIBLE.
AND SO, EACH TIME, I WALK AWAY
WITH SOME NUGGETS AND
REMINDERS. WE NEED TO SHARPEN
LEADERSHIP NEEDED TO MAKE ALL
OF THAT AVAILABLE FOR OUR
EMPLOYEES. PHILOSOPHICALLY, NOT
EVEN JUST PHILOSOPHICALLY, BUT
THERE IS NO WAY IN MY
COMPREHENSION , FOR US TO
ACHIEVE THE INCREDIBLE
CHALLENGES FACED BY THESE
INDUSTRIES RIGHT NOW. OTHER
THAN CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT,
WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN ENGAGE WITH
THEIR FULL MINDS AND THEIR FULL
HEARTS NUMBER WITHIN THEIR
JOBS. I NEED THEM TO BE FULLY
ENGAGED. I NEED THEM COMING TO
WORK THINKING, NOT ONLY IN
THEIR CURRENT ROLE, BUT IN A
BROADER PERSPECTIVE, EMPLOYEES
WHO REALLY CARE, AND WHO FEEL
SECURE IN DOING THAT WILL BE
DOING THAT TO US. THAT IS WHAT
WE NEED TO OVERCOME FOR THESE
CHALLENGES. SO IT IS CRUCIAL
AND CRITICAL FOR THIS UTILITY
AND THIS COMMUNITY, THAT WE
CREATE THAT ENVIRONMENT.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
ANSWER. ESPECIALLY THAT LAST
POINT, ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES
NEEDING TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE
FULLY . AND, BECAUSE, AS I SAID
BEFORE, IT IS NOT JUST YOUR
DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE HEARD FROM
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY AND
WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, AS CITY
LEADERS AND OUR COMMUNITY, IF
WE HAVE EMPLOYEES COMING TO
WORK AND THEY CANNOT OPERATE
BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF
WORKPLACE HOSTILITY, THEY ARE
IN A TOXIC CULTURE, THEY CANNOT
DELIVER, FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT
ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS. I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE COMING
IN, EYES WIDE OPEN, WITH A
PLAN, AND UNDERSTANDING, WE, AS
A CITY, WE NEED TO BE DOING
MUCH MORE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE RESPONDING WHEN WE ARE
HEARING THAT OUR CITY WORKERS
ARE AFRAID TO SHOW UP FOR WORK.
BECAUSE OF THAT, IT DOES NOT
JUST IMPACT THE WORKPLACE
CULTURE, IT IMPACTS OUR ABILITY
TO DELIVER THE SERVICES TO OUR
COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THAT,
AND I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU , WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTARY SO
FAR. A COUPLE OF THINGS. I
APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION
AND THE CONVERSATION THAT WE
HAD IN OUR MEETING A WHILE
BACK. FIRST OFF, LET ME LEVEL
SET. THIS IS , THIS IS, THIS IS
, WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW, THIS
CONFIRMATION PROCESS, IT IS ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE
HAVE TO FURTHER OUR
COLLABORATION BETWEEN, BETWEEN
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND THE
EXECUTIVE, AND OUR OVERSIGHT.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
SOLEMN DUTIES THAT WE HAVE.
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO RIGHT
NOW, AT OUR LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT, THIS IS VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT, BUT I DO WANT -- I
AM HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS
CONFIRMATION PROCESS. BUT I
WANT TO ENABLE THIS, YOUR
CONVERSATIONS NOW , ABOUT
CULTURE, SORT OF TOUCHING UPON
OUR EARLIER CONVERSATIONS
TOWARD THE END OF THAT
CONSERVATION -- CONVERSATION.
YOU AND I TALKED A LOT ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF DRIVING
EFFICIENCIES AND SYSTEMS AND
FOCUSING ON OPERATIONAL
EXCELLENCE, AND EFFECTIVE AND
EFFICIENT DELIVERY, IN ADDITION
TO ANY STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND,
ALL OF THOSE THINGS, CULTURE IS
VERY IMPORTANT, TO THE POINT OF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THERE
ARE CULTURE CHALLENGES ACROSS
THE DEPARTMENT, THIS IS NOT NEW
BUT WE HAVE, WE HAVE AN URGENT
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE BETTER
PROGRESS, AND WE NEED TO DO
BETTER. AND SO, I AM, I AM
CONFIDENT, I AM CONFIDENT IN
YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE PROGRESS
OVER TIME, AND LIVE UP TO THE
THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TALKED
ABOUT. IN CREATING A TRULY
DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND
INCLUSIVE THING, TO SHOW UP AS
THEIR AUTHENTIC SELF. AND
ULTIMATELY, IT REFLECTS THE
DIVERSITY AND THE RICHNESS ,
LOCALLY, AND EVERYONE,
EMPOWERED AGAIN, TO SHARE AND
HAVE THEIR THOUGHTS, AND
ACCOUNTABILITY , AT ALL LEVELS
IS IMPORTANT, EVEN RIGHT HERE.
SO, I APPRECIATE KIND OF
DOUBLING DOWN ON THAT EMPHASIS
. I WANT TO TALK -- I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS, OR I
DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT A FEW
THINGS. ONE, AS YOU MENTIONED,
YOUR QUESTIONS, AND THE
IMPORTANCE, I THINK IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY, REGION,
STATE, COUNTRY, WORLD,
ELECTRIFICATION, VERY , VERY
IMPORTANT, WE NEED TO DO MORE,
WE NEED TO DO MORE QUICKLY. AS
IT RELATES , TO SOME AREAS OF
INTEREST FOR ME RIGHT NOW AND
IT IS, ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS,
ACROSS THE TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR, SO, YOU KNOW,
ELECTRIFICATION AT THE PORT,
THE DRAINAGE, ET CETERA, ET
CETERA. AND, I AM A LITTLE, I
AM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT,
THE PENDING VOTE , IT COULD
POTENTIALLY IMPACT, OR IT COULD
REPEAL THE STATE CCA . WE HAVE
UNCERTAINTY , IN OUR NATIONAL
POLITICS. AND ABOUT WHAT THE
POTENTIAL MIGHT BE , ABOUT THE
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR
ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS , AND,
WE, AS A CITY, WE HAVE OUR OWN
UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITY TO
INVEST, ON OUR OWN, AND , I AM
CONCERNED, ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS, AND
THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT AND OUR
ABILITY TO EXECUTE , AS IT
RELATES TO TRANSPORTATION, SO I
AM JUST CURIOUS TO KIND OF HEAR
YOUR THOUGHTS, ON HOW WE CAN
BEST, WHATEVER LEVEL OF
INVESTMENT THAT WE DO HAVE,
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS OF
MAKING SURE, THAT CITY LIGHT
WILL BE KIND OF FRONT LINING IN
NETWORK FROM THE CITY
GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE, HOW ARE
WE BEST PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT,
BUILD, AND HELP THE CITY TO
ELECTRIFY?
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE
THAT, AND SO, THANK YOU FOR
THAT AMAZING INTRODUCTION OF
ME. HE IS AN EV OWNER , AND SO
MY, COMING INTO SEATTLE ON THAT
VERY FIRST DAY, I WAS GETTING
VERY LOW ON CHARGING, AND I
WENT TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER
CHARGING STATION, DOWNTOWN,
THAT WAS VERY CHALLENGING, I
WOULD'VE HAD TO PAY TO PARK
AND TO CHARGE, NOT JUST CHARGE.
RIGHT AWAY, THAT OPEN MY EYES
TO THE NEED, BECAUSE I HAD TO
DRIVE BACK OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN
, AND RIGHT AWAY, I SAW SOME
OPPORTUNITY, IN FACT, IN MY
VERY FIRST MEETING , WITH CRAIG
SMITH, I MENTIONED, WE REALLY
NEED TO WORK ON THE
INFRASTRUCTURE, HE VEHEMENTLY
AGREED . FOR THIS REGION, 61%,
I BELIEVE IT IS 61% OF OUR
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS COME
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR,
IT IS VERY MUCH WORTHY OF OUR
FOCUS, WHEN I GOT THERE, WE HAD
ABOUT 20 CHARGING STATIONS THAT
WE OWNED AND OPERATED AT ABOUT
ANOTHER 20 THAT THE COMMUNITY
BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY
OWNED AND OPERATED, INCLUDING
THE FIRST TESLA CHARTING
STATION IN THE NATION, IT
HAPPENS TO BE AT THE
INTERSECTION OF A COUPLE OF BIG
FREEWAYS. AND THAT REALLY
PLAYED INTO THAT. NOW, WHEN WE
LEFT, IN BOTH SECTORS, WE
MULTIPLIED THAT BY A FACTOR OF
10, WE HAD 200 UTILITY-OWNED
CHARGING STATIONS, AND 400 THAT
WERE OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY,
AND I RECENTLY READ A REPORT
THAT SAID, BETWEEN NOW AND
2030, WE NEED 8000 CHARGING
STATIONS IN THE CITY OF
BURBANK, TO MEET THE NEED, ON
JUST THE PHYSICAL CHARTING, WE
ARE SET TO HAVE 2000, WE HAVE A
LOT TO DO, TO HELP US WITH THAT
GAP, WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A
GRANT FROM THE STATE, GIVING US
ENOUGH FUNDING , TO BOTH
DELIVER AND PARTNER TO DELIVER
1500 CHARGING STATIONS, SO, WE
ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION , AND WE WILL BE
RETHINKING HOW WE OWN AND HOW
WE OPERATE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
WE USE , TO CHARGE OUR OWN
FLEET, AS WELL AS THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE CAN PUT
YOUR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. ALSO,
THEN ENCOURAGING MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING TO LET PEOPLE CHARGE.
IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I JUST
LEFT, I LIVED IN AN APARTMENT,
AND I CHARGED MY VEHICLE ON
SITE, PAYING THE APARTMENT
COMPLEX EXTRA. AND I COULD
CHARGE THAT REGULARLY, I ALSO
CHARGED AT WORK, THOSE WERE
BOTH LOW-LEVEL, AND, THOSE WERE
ABOUT [ LAUGHTER ] 120 VOLT,
YOU KNOW, AND I AM USE TO
DEALING WITH BIGGER NUMBERS [
LAUGHTER ] AND IT ENABLED ME TO
STAY CHARGED AT THE RANGE THAT
I NEEDED TO BE, WE GOT A LOOK
FOR ALL OF THOSE, SO THAT,
DOWNTOWN, EVERY FAMILY HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RESIDENTS,
NO MATTER WHAT THE INCOME
LEVEL, TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE
THEIR VEHICLES, AND AT BURBANK,
WE ALSO CREATED AN APP, AND
THAT APP ENABLED ANYONE, WE
COULD DO IT FROM HERE. TO BE
ABLE TO DO IT TO COMPARE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES. WE DID NOT
DO THAT FOR NEW VEHICLES, WE
USED IT, WITH THE EXPECTED
BATTERY LIGHTS, AND, WHAT THEY
HAVE, IN TERMS OF
FUNCTIONALITY, SO THAT PEOPLE
COULD GET COMFORTABLE WITH
MAKING THEIR NEXT VEHICLE
PURCHASE AN ELECTRIC ONE. AND
IN THE UTILITY SECTOR, WE WILL
FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND
ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES, WE
ARE LOOKING FOR THE MARKET TO
CATCH UP, WE ARE LOOKING FOR
THAT TO CATCH UP TO OUR NEEDS,
WE CANNOT GO ALL ELECTRIC, AND
HERE IS WHY, SHOULD WE HAVE A
HUGE EVENT THAT TAKES OUT THE
POWER IN THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES, IT IS WORKING, AS
OUR ELECTRIC VEHICLES DO, ALL
DAY LONG, IT WILL LAST US FOUR
HOURS. IF WE ARE OUT TRYING TO
RESTORE POWER, AND WE ONLY HAVE
FOUR HOURS TO DO IT, THAT IS
UNREALISTIC. WE WILL NEED SOME
PERCENTAGE OF OUR FLEET TO BE
ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES,
POTENTIALLY HYDROGEN. I
ACTUALLY WORKED WITH A PERSON
IN COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITY,
WENT AROUND TO McDONALD'S AND
GOT THE USED FRENCH FRY OIL AND
HIS VEHICLE RAN ON THAT. I
THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
POTENTIAL AND INTO DOING A --
INGENUITY, GOING FORWARD, AND
WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
FULLY SUPPORTIVE. I LOVE, I
LOVE, I LOVE THAT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT IS ALREADY ENGAGED WITH
THE COUNTY ON THE CONVERSION OF
OUR BUS FLEET AND PROVIDING
DISCHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
WITHOUT, FULLY ENGAGED WITH THE
PORT OF SEATTLE. AND, I THINK
THAT THE LAST REPORT IS VISIBLE
FROM MY APARTMENT, ELECTRIFYING
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN COME
INTO PORT, AND DO THE HOOKUPS
TO THE ELECTRICAL GRID. I THINK
THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY,
AND WE HAVE ALSO BEEN INVOLVED
WITH THE PLANNING GROUP, TO SEE
WHAT ADDITIONAL ELECTRIFICATION
WE NEED, TO ENSURE THAT THE
LIGHTS STAY ON COMPLETELY AND
FALLING DURING THAT EVENT. BUT
ALSO THINKING LONG-TERM, WHAT
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE CAN WE
PUT IN PLACE, FOR SCOOTERS, AND
BICYCLES, SO THAT PEOPLE , SO
THAT WE MAKE THOSE AVAILABLE
WHILE PEOPLE ARE HERE VISITING.
AND THEN CONTINUE TO BE
AVAILABLE AFTERWARDS.
>> SO, SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS.
FINAL COMMENT ON VEHICLE
ELECTRIFICATION, VERY URGENT,
VERY IMPORTANT PRIORITY. AGAIN,
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. I WOULD
JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK
ABOUT FLEXIBILITY AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF NOT LOCKING IN
THE PRINCIPLES THAT WE KNOW TO
BE TRUE TODAY. THE REASON WHY,
I THINK , I THINK AS IT RELATES
TO OUR ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS,
ACROSS TRANSPORTATION ,
BROADLY, I THINK IT IS A
RAPIDLY-EVOLVING AND DYNAMIC
MARKET. ACROSS TRANSPORTATION,
CATEGORIES, AND MODES, THAT
ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE, YOU
KNOW ? SCOOTERS, TRANSITS , OR
ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY, TOP OF
MIND, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,
CARS, PERSONAL EVs. AND THE
MARKET, THERE IS SO MUCH
INNOVATION GOING ON, IN THE
PACE OF INNOVATION. WHAT WE
UNDERSTAND TODAY, IN TERMS OF
THE BEST PRACTICES, IT MIGHT
NOT BE THAT CASE, IN 10 YEARS.
AND, YES, LEVEL TWO, LEVEL
THREE, LEVEL THREE, IT TAKES AN
HOUR TO CHARGE, TO GO FROM
EMPTY TO FULLY CHARGED. AN HOUR
IS GREAT, THAT IS BETTER THAN
LEVEL ONE, THAT TAKES DAYS.
DAYS. LEVEL TWO, FOUR HOURS,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHATEVER
IT IS, BUT, LEVEL THREE, ONE
HOUR, THAT STILL DOES NOT FULLY
REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE, WHEN
PEOPLE USE FOSSIL FUELS,
BURNING THEM IN VEHICLES, WHEN
THEY GO TO THEIR LOCAL GAS
STATION. UNDER FIVE MINUTES,
THEY FILL UP AND THEY ARE ON
THEIR MERRY WAY. AND THAT
CONVENIENCE FACTOR IS GOING TO
BE CRUCIAL TO ADOPTION OF EVs
AND THE DEPLOYMENT AND HOW
SUCCESSFUL THIS IS. SO, OTHER
AREAS, IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING
CERTAIN PARTS OF CHINA , THEY
HAVE BATTERY SWAPPING STATIONS,
THAT IS ABOUT THE CLOSEST THING
THAT REPLICATES THE CHANGE OF
BATTERY, AND THAT IS WAY LESS
AN HOUR. AS YOU BUILD OUT, AND
SCALE THE EV CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WE WILL,
WITH THE CITY POLICY AND
FUNDING PERSPECTIVE, TO ALSO BE
MINDFUL THAT, INNOVATION IS
STILL HAPPENING RAPIDLY, AND TO
LEAVE ROOM FOR FLEXIBILITY AS
THE INDUSTRY EVOLVES OVER TIME.
AND I AM JUST CURIOUS, THIS
WILL , THIS AS -- HOPEFULLY
MANY YEARS YOUNGER -- LONGER,
AFTER THIS PROCESS. WHAT KEEPS
YOU UP AT NIGHT? WHAT KEEPS YOU
UP AT NIGHT , AS A LEADER OF
THIS ORGANIZATION?
>> I AM KNOWN FOR WAKING UP AT
2:00 AND STEWING FOR AN HOUR
AND I WORKED TO MAINTAIN THAT
SAME ROUTINE. ONE OF THOSE
ITEMS IS ENSURING THAT OUR GRID
CONTINUES TO GROW , IN RESPONSE
TO THE ELECTRIFICATION. BOTH
BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION AND
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
NEEDS. WHEN WE COMPARE THE
STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE ARE
DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW TO THE ONE
THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN 2022 ,
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE BEEN
FORECASTING THAT THE BUILDING
ELECTRIFICATION NEEDS, OUR LOAD
WILL TRIPLE , IN THAT SPACE,
COMPARED TO WHERE IT WAS IN
2022, THE TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION, WE EXPECT TO
CLIMB 20% MORE IN LOAD, THEN WE
DID, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT
THIS IN 2022. WE ARE SEEING THE
IMPACTS OF THE LEGISLATION ON
THE ACTUAL CHANGES HAPPENING.
AND WE ARE SEEING THE IMPACT ON
OUR GRID. THAT MEANS, WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
PREPARING PREPARING TO BUILD
OUT THE ADDITIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE WILL
NEED. WE TYPICALLY BUILD , SO
THAT WE ARE NORMALLY OPERATING
IN LESS THAN HALF CAPACITY. AND
THAT ALLOWS US TO SERVE, SO WE
HAVE ROOM, WE HAVE ROOM IN THE
NEAR TERM. IN ORDER TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN SERVE , WE
NEED TO ALSO STRENGTHEN. WE
HAVE GOT TO, WE HAVE GOT TO
INVEST. BECAUSE OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE, HERE IN
SEATTLE, IS AGING AND IT IS
AGING GRACEFULLY, BUT IT IS
AGING, SO, MANY OF, MOST OF,
MANY OF THE LINES THAT WE HAVE
GOT, TRANSFORMERS, ET CETERA,
THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE
IN PLACE. IT HAS A LIFESPAN OF
ABOUT 40 YEARS. AND WE ARE AT
50-PLUS IN MANY CASES. THE
GREAT MAINTENANCE WORK THAT OUR
CREWS HAVE DONE HAVE ENABLED US
TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THESE
ASSETS, AND WE MUST BE PREPARED
TO REPLACE THEM AND TO UPDATE
THEM AS WE GO, THIS INCLUDES
THE FLEETS THAT OUR FOLKS
DRIVE, WE HAVE VEHICLES THAT
ARE WELL PAST THEIR PRIME, AT
20 YEARS PLUS. I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY OF US DRIVE A 20-YEAR
-OLD VEHICLE, BUT THESE ARE
WORKING FLEET VEHICLES. THEY
OPERATE ALL DAY LONG. RECENTLY,
I HAD THE EXPERIENCE WHERE I
HAD A QUESTION, FROM THE CREWS
. IT WAS A GENTLEMAN ON THE
CREW WHO SAID, WHY DO WE HAVE
TO KEEP DRIVING THESE BROKEN
DOWN TRUCKS. GOSH , I'M SORRY
YOU HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE, HOW
MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD A TRUCK
BREAKDOWN ON THE JOB? EVERY
HAND WENT UP. AND THAT IS
INDICATIVE OF THE AGE OF THE
FLEET. AS OUR CARS GET OLDER,
THEY BREAKDOWN MORE OFTEN. EVEN
WITH A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE,
THAT CAN HAPPEN. WE ARE
SPENDING $1000 PER HOUR EVERY
TIME THAT HAPPENS, WHETHER OR
NOT TO INVEST IN OUR FLEET
VEHICLES. WE DO 29 OF THEM,
THEY ARE ON ORDER. WE ARE
WORKING ON THAT AS WELL, OUR
PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UNDER THE
ENGINEERING GENIUS OF ANDREW
STRONG, IS LOOKING AT A
10-YEAR-OUT OR MAYBE EVEN
20-YEAR-OUT VIEW OF THE UTILITY
TO SEE WHERE WE HAVE TO
ACTIVELY UPDATE. SO, I BELIEVE
THAT WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT
PLANNING, NOW WE NEED TO DO THE
INVESTMENT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN,
THE SECOND AREA THAT WILL
ALWAYS KEEP ME UP, AS A 15-YEAR
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER WILL
BE AROUND THE AREA OF
CYBERSECURITY. WE NEED TO
ADVANCE OUR SYSTEMS. WE ARE, IN
MY OPINION, GRANTED, I MIGHT BE
A LITTLE BIASED, BUT WE ARE
ABOUT 10 YEARS BEHIND WHERE WE
NEED TO BE IN TERMS OF OUR
SYSTEM. TYPICALLY, UTILITIES
HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN PLACE,
THAT IS IN ADVANCED
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
, WE NEED TO HELP DISTRIBUTE
MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING
ADDITIONAL SOLAR, ADDITIONAL
WIND, ET CETERA, THE OLD MODEL
OF BRINGING ON FROM A FEW
HYDRO-SOURCES IS NOT
WELL-EQUIPPED. AND WE NEED A
SYSTEM THAT WILL OPERATE AT THE
SPEED OF LIGHT AND LET US
INTEGRATE THE ENERGY. WE HAVE
TO PUT THAT IN PLACE. WE HAVE
APPLIED FOR A $45 MILLION GRID
GRANT TO DO JUST THAT. AND I
HOPE THAT WE GET THAT BUT IF WE
DO THAT, WE HAVE A $45 MILLION
MATCH. I WILL BE RIGHT IN FRONT
OF YOU, LOOKING FOR AN
APPROPRIATION TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE CAN MEET OUR MATCH. BUT THAT
IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE. AS WE
ADVANCE OUR TECHNOLOGY, WE HAVE
GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
REMAINS SECURE. WE HAVE
ADVERSARIES THAT ABSOLUTELY
LOOK AT A CITY . THEY DECIDE IT
AS BEING A PLACE THEY WANT TO
ATTACK. FINALLY, WE MUST LOOK
AT OUR WORKFORCE, AND WE THEN
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT JUST
PLANNING FOR THE WORKFORCE THAT
WE HAVE, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
SUCCESS, TO THE NEEDS OF TODAY,
WE ARE LOOKING OUT. ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE IS THE NEED WHERE
THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL IN
RAPIDLY IDENTIFYING THE
CONDITION OF OUR OUTLETS. WE
NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING
LIKE THAT, WE NEED ANALYTICS .
WE NEED TO BE BEGINNING
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE PARTNER
WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND WITH OUR
UNIVERSITIES LOCALLY TO ENSURE
THAT THE WORKFORCE IS READY.
>> THAT IS VERY HELPFUL. AS A
FORMER CYBERSECURITY ATTORNEY,
TECH LAWYER, FORMER CODE
ENFORCER, I UNDERSTAND , FIRST
HAND, AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR
PRIORITY, YOUR CONCERN, ABOUT
THE CYBERSECURITY
VULNERABILITIES, I KNOW THAT WE
ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE
ADVERSARIAL THREAT. WHICH IS A
REAL CHALLENGE. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO PARTNERING TOGETHER
TO ADDRESS THAT , HEAD ON,
GOING FORWARD, AND I AM GLAD
THAT YOU ARE ALREADY THINKING
ABOUT IT. FINAL QUESTION, IN 30
SECONDS, WHAT IS, SO, I ASKED
YOU THE UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTION
ABOUT WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT
NIGHT, BUT ON MY LINE OF
QUESTIONING , ON A SLIGHTLY
MORE OPTIMISTIC NOTE, TALKING
ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACKS AND
VULNERABILITY IN ALL OF THESE
KINDS OF THINGS. WHAT GIVE YOU
THE MOST SENSE OF HOPE AND
OPTIMISM ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
GOING FORWARD? WHAT ARE YOU
MOST EXCITED ABOUT WEIGHT?
>> THIS TEAM AND THE TEAMS THAT
THEY LEAD. I HAVE SPENT A LOT
OF TIME WITH PEOPLE WHERE THEY
WORK , WHETHER THAT IS UP AT
THE CONTROL CENTER , OR IN
SERVICE CENTERS, WHERE THEY
PICK UP THE CONTROL TO GO TO
WORK, SPEND TIME ON MARKETING
ISSUES . THIS TEAM, AND THE
TALENT THAT THEY HAVE DRAWN IN
, IT IS AMAZING, IT IS AMAZING.
AND I AM REALLY CONFIDENT IN
THE INGENUITY, THE INNOVATION,
THE ADAPTABILITY. THE
WILLINGNESS TO BE AGILE , AND
BRING CHANGE ABOARD, AND TO
TACKLE THINGS IN A NEW WAY,
THEY ARE SUPER IMPRESSIVE, AND
I AM SO LUCKY TO GET TO WORK
WITH THEM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT IS VERY CLEAR YOU VALUE
YOUR STAFF AND YOUR EMPLOYEES.
THERE IS A PIPELINE OF
APPRENTICESHIPS AND OTHER
ROLES, LOOKING AT QUESTION
FOUR, YOU SAID AT LEAST THREE
SHOULD BE READY TO STEP IN THE
LEADERSHIP GOALS, BUT HOW DO
YOU SEE THE SECESSION FORMING
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEES?
>> THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE, ON
LEADERS, I THINK THAT IS GOING
TO HELP QUITE A BIT. WE ARE
ACTUALLY INITIATING WORK,
AROUND THE STRUCTURE TO LEAD US
FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS,
THINKING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE IN THE LONG-TERM,
WHAT THAT SHOULD LOOK LIKE, AND
THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE NEED, IN
TERMS OF THE SKILLS SETS FOR
THE LONG-TERM. AND SO, IN THE
SHORT TERM, WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE
WHO ARE READY TO STEP UP, AND
WE ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO
BRING PEOPLE IN FROM EXTERNAL.
AND THOSE ARE IMPORTANT, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE FRESH
PERSPECTIVE, THE DEPTH OF
KNOWLEDGE, THE DEPTH OF
EXPERIENCE RIGHT HERE. I ALSO
THINK THAT WE NEED TO THINK
ABOUT, MAYBE EXPANDING,
EXPANDING OUR WORKFORCE ,
WITHIN THE AREA OF
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK. WE HAVE A
WONDERFUL SET OF
HIGHLY-QUALIFIED SCIENTISTS
HELPING US IN THAT ARENA. BUT I
FIGURED MIGHT BE TIME TO ADD A
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER, FULLY
FOCUSED JUST ON THAT, AS
OPPOSED TO ONE WHO HAS A
MULTIFACETED FOCUS, THINGS ARE
CHANGING SO RAPIDLY. WITH THAT
LOAD INCREASE , IN THAT SPACE .
AND WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK
BETTER. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE
TECHNOLOGISTS IN PLACE WHO ARE
ABLE TO SUPPORT THE TECHNOLOGY
THAT WE NEED TO BRING IN. THAT
IS YET ANOTHER AREA. FINALLY,
WITH THE INCREASED IN WORK THAT
WE HAVE TO DO ON THE GRID, THE
BUILD UP THAT ROAD, WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE
RIGHT NUMBER OF CREWS AND THE
RIGHT AMOUNT OF SPACE IN PLACE.
WE NEED CREWS IN PLACE. WE NEED
TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ALSO
THINKING ABOUT NOT ONLY THE
TRADITIONAL CREW WORK, BUT THE
NONTRADITIONAL WORK, LIKE
MAINTAINING THE CHARGING
STATIONS , FOR INSTANCE, THAT
WE TYPICALLY HAVE NOT DONE, SO,
IT IS A BROAD, BROAD FOCUS
CASTING A WIDE NET, THINKING
ABOUT HOW WE CAN EMPLOY THE
EMPLOYEES TO GET THERE.
>> I FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND
MENTIONED THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE HAS JOINED US. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANTED
TO SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
OUR SOON-TO-BE -DIRECTOR DAWN
LINDELL FOR COMING TO
PINEHURST. IT HAS CHRONIC POWER
OUTAGES , FOR A WHOLE HOST OF
REASONS. AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS TO
GO OUT AND SIT WITH THEM,
LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS, GIVE
THEM HONEST ANSWERS, AS WELL AS
POINTS OF ACTION TO MOVE
FORWARD, IF THAT IS THE
LEADERSHIP THAT WE WILL SEE
UNDER YOU, I HAVE BECOME VERY
ENCOURAGED. THANK YOU.
>> IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING
AND ENJOYABLE MEETING, I
APPRECIATE HEARING FIRSTHAND
FROM OUR CUSTOMERS, THEIR
PERSPECTIVES.
>> I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 2864. IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO CONFIRM
THE APPOINTMENT. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL WE
WILL HAVE THE CONFIRMATION
APPOINTMENT.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. WE
RECOMMEND THAT THE CONFIRMATION
WILL BE SENT TO THE FULL
COUNCIL ON JUNE 4th.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
YOU THEN. OKAY, I BELIEVE THAT
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE LAST
ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEMS THREE
AND FOUR INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120786 , AND
ALSO 120786 , RELATING TO THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT,
ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING
EASEMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL
DISTRIBUTION IN KING COUNTY ,
PLACING SAID EASEMENT UNDER THE
JURISDICTION, AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN, THIS IS
DAWN LINDELL, INTERIM GENERAL
MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
>> I AM GREG SANCEWICH , AND I
WORKED WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
>> ANDREW STRONG .
>> GOOD MORNING , STILL? GOOD
MORNING. 28, CELTIC CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> -- ERIC McCONAGHY , CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> IT REQUIRES THAT ALL
ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF
REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS MUST BE
BY ORDINANCE. TYPICALLY,
ANNUALLY, WE REQUEST THAT CITY
COUNCIL EXCEPT ALL OF THE
EASEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAND-USE
, SINCE THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE.
WE HAVE TWO RELATED ORDINANCES
BEFORE YOU TODAY, THE
DISTRIBUTION EASEMENT AND GREG
SANCEWICH, THE CITY LIGHT REAL
ESTATE PROGRAM MANAGER WILL
RUN THROUGH A SLIDE DECK,
OUTLINING WHAT IS IN THE
ORDINANCES BEFORE YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU AGAIN, FOR YOUR TIME
AND YOUR ATTENTION.
>> THIS WILL BE A QUICK, BRIEF
INTRODUCTION. WE REQUIRE ALL
ACQUISITIONS OF REAL PROPERTY
TO THE THROUGH ORDINANCE,
THROUGH CITY COUNCIL. AND
TODAY, WE HAVE TWO PACKAGES WE
ARE PRESENTING . ONE
PRESENTATION IS FOR SIMPLICITY
AND CLARITY. THE FIRST PACKAGE,
THAT WE ARE REPRESENTING ARE
THE DISTRIBUTION EASEMENTS,
REPRESENTING EASEMENTS FOR OUR
SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS, WE
HAVE 51, WITHIN THE
DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE. THESE ARE
NECESSARY ANY TIME THAT THE
CITY LIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE
PROCESS PROPERTY, EITHER
OVERHEAD OR UNDERGROUND. YOU
CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE WITH A
SIMPLE ILLUSTRATION OF A LINE
CROSSING A PRIVATE PROPERTY,
AND THE RED CIRCLE REPRESENTS A
TELEPHONE POLE, THE REDLINE IS
THE SERVICE LINE, CROSSING
PRIVATE PROPERTY, ON THE, ON,
ON THE ROAD RIGHT THERE. AND SO
WE WOULD NEED AN EASEMENT,
ANOTHER MORE COMPLEX EXAMPLE,
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE
SLIDE, WE SHOW OTHER
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE WOULD
HAVE, PROVIDING MORE POWER,
MORE SERVICE, THE TRANSFORMERS
, AND ANOTHER STRUCTURE. AND
THAT POWER LOT, THAT IS ON TOP
OF THAT ILLUSTRATION. THE OTHER
PACKAGE WE HAVE REPRESENTS 182
EASEMENTS. THESE ARE THROUGH
WHAT WE CALL PLATTED EASEMENTS,
A SHORT PLAT, OR A
RECONFIGURATION OF A PROPERTY,
THAT WILL ALLOW US TO GET
EASEMENTS ACROSS THE PROPERTY
TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ONGOING
SERVICE OPERATIONS AND IN THE
MAINTENANCE CAPACITY, FOR THAT
POWER. AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE
THE PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS
? OTHERWISE, IT IS
STRAIGHTFORWARD FROM THE
OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT . THAT
IS NOT DIFFERING DAY TODAY,
FROM WHAT WE DO.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? THIS SEEMS PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. SO. I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
FOR ADOPTION OF COUNCIL BILL
120786, AND CONFIDENT BILL
120787. WILL BE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION
OF 120786 AND 120787 ?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THERE ARE FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> AWESOME. THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE RECOMMENDATION PASSES THAT
BOTH OF THESE BILLS BE SENT TO
FULL COUNCIL. THE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT CONFIRMATION WILL TAKE
PLACE ON JUNE 4th. AND THANK
YOU, DAWN LINDELL, FOR BEING IN
THE NOMINEE PROCESS AND STAYING
. AND ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS .
WE WILL SEE YOU AT FULL COUNCIL
ON JUNE 4th. THIS WILL GET
FORWARDED ON MAY 28th. WE HAD
TO DO A LITTLE WORK AROUND AND
SCHEDULING. BASED ON
AVAILABILITIES. SO, WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF THE MEETING
AGENDA. IS THERE ANY OTHER
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
COMMITTEE, BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE COMMITTEE MEETING,
WE ARE ADJO