>> THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY
LIGHT ARTS AND CULTURE MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:40
-- 9:36 . I AM CHAIR MERCEDES
RINCK . PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR RINCK.
>> HERE.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED .
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED. WELCOME TO THE
SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT,
ARTS AND CULTURE MEETING. THIS
IS MY FIRST TIME CHAIRING A
COMMITTEE FOR SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. I AM SO HONORED THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE SENT ME HERE
TO DO THIS CRITICAL WORK. I'M
EXCITED TO WORK WITH MY
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS
VIBRANT COMMUNITY WE CALL HOME.
BEFORE LIVING TO REGULAR
COUNCIL BUSINESS I WANT TO
BRIEFLY OUTLINE MICHAEL'S FOR
CHAIRING THE COMMITTEE. FIRST,
AS THE YOUNGEST PERSON IN CITY
OF SEATTLE HISTORY TO EVER BE A
LITTLE TO THIS BODY, MY
GENERATION HAS BEEN SCREAMING
FROM THE ROOFTOPS ABOUT THE
EXISTENTIAL CRISIS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE. WE'VE SEEN HORRIFIC
IMAGES COMING OUT OF LOS
ANGELES WITH ENTIRE URBAN
COMMUNITIES WIPED OUT LEAVING
THOUSANDS OF ANGELENOS WITHOUT
HOMES IN THE WAKE. AS WE'VE
SEEN THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE ON OUR OWN DOORSTEP HEAT
WAVES AND WILDFIRE SMOKE
CAUTION US ABOUT WHAT COULD BE
AHEAD IF WE DO NOT ACT TO
CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE. WE CONTINUE TO SEE
PEOPLE OF COLOR IN
WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
CLIMATE CHANGE HEALTH OUTCOMES.
TO BUILD RESILIENCE WE NEED TO
TAKE AN EQUITY FIRST APPROACH.
SEATTLE AND THE GREATER
NORTHWEST ARE POISED TO BE
LEADERS IN THIS WORK. WE NEED A
REALISTIC AND FOR CUTTING
EMISSIONS THAT ARE KILLING OUR
PLANET AND COMMUNITIES. THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT RELEASED A
GREENHOUSE GAS REPORT.
EMISSIONS HAVE NOT BEEN REDUCED
TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS AND
TRANSPORTATION IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR 58%. THIS CLEARLY SAYS WE
NEED TO CONSIDER AN URBAN
PERSPECTIVE AND REDUCING SINGLE
OCCUPANCY VEHICLES . MY OFFICE
IS WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
TO PERMIT -- PRESENT THIS LATER
THIS YEAR WHICH I HOPE MY
COLLEAGUES WILL FIND FRUITFUL.
LATER THIS MORNING WE WILL HEAR
FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ABOUT
THE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN
WHICH IS A CRITICAL RESOLUTION
TO SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING
ROBUST ELECTRIFICATION
INFRASTRUCTURE AND GREEN ENERGY
GOALS. CITY LIGHT WILL ALSO
PRESENT ON THE NOVEMBER BOMB
CYCLONE STORM THAT STRUCK OUR
REGION IN NOVEMBER, 2024. THIS
IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF EXTREME
WEATHER CAUSED BY CHANGING
CLIMATE. I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE INCREDIBLE WORK
OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURE AND
CREATIVE ECONOMY WORKERS
INCLUDING THE CITY OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE. I HOPE TO
PROPOSE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL
MAKE SEATTLE A PLACE WHERE
ARTISTS AND THE BROADER
CULTURAL SECTOR WORKERS CAN
HAVE A STABLE CAREER WHERE THEY
CAN THRIVE AND NOT JUST GREAT
GUY. FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO
BE CLEAR THAT THE KEY TO OUR
QUALITY WORK IS NOT POSSIBLE
WITHOUT PEOPLE POWER AND
SUPPORTING OUR WORKERS IN EVERY
CORNER OF THE COMMUNITY WILL BE
PARAMOUNT IN THE WORK WE DO
HERE ON COUNCIL. WITH THAT, WE
WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT . IT SHOULD RELATE TO
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND BE IN
THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> SEVEN IN PERSON SPEAKERS AND
TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> FABULOUS. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. WE WILL START
WITH IN PERSON FIRST. CAN YOU
PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE
MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER. IT IS UP TO 60 MINUTES.
SPEAKERS TO BE CALLED IN ORDER
IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED.
SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN
IN-PERSON AND REMOTE UNTIL
PUBLIC COMMENT HAS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT.
MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT AND THEIR COMMENTS
IN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW
US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN AND
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST IS JAZMIN
ABRAHAM.
>> HELLO. WELCOME. PERFECT. IS
THAT GOOD?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
ABOUT OUR WORK IN SUPPORTING
SEATTLE'S TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN. OUR MISSION IS
TO MAKE CLEAN ENERGY AND
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE.
SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN
UNDERSERVED. FOR US THIS IS
ABOUT ADDRESSING NOT ONLY
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES BUT
ALSO HEALTH, EQUITY AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. AS A
PARTNER WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT, OUR ROLE IS TO ENSURE
THE VOICES OF THOSE MOST
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED GUIDE THE
STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS WE
CREATE TOGETHER THROUGH
WORKSHOPS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND
OUTREACH WE CONNECT WITH PEOPLE
DIRECTLY LISTENING TO THEIR
EXPERIENCES AND TURNING THEIR
FEEDBACK INTO ACTIONABLE
CHANGE. AT A RECENT WORKSHOP
PARTICIPANTS SPOKE ABOUT LIVING
NEAR HIGHWAYS AND THEIR
RESPIRATORY HEALTH. HEARING
STORIES LIKE THESE REINFORCE
THE URGENT NEED FOR
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
AS A WAY TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY
HEALTH AND ADDRESS SYSTEMIC
INEQUALITIES. AT SEATTLE
CENTRAL COLLEGE WE HOSTED A
SESSION ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES
AND THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE
EMISSIONS. IT WAS ENERGIZING TO
SEE STUDENTS AND FACULTY NOT
ONLY ENGAGE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TIED TO
ELECTRIFICATION LIKE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. IN TUKWILA WE MET
SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES .
THEIR FEEDBACK IS HELPING SHAPE
HOW WE APPROACH ACCESSIBILITY .
BY PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY INPUT
WE ARE BUILDING A
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT ERYO
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHLEEN
PEREZ MARTINEZ.
>> MY NAME IS KATHLEEN PEREZ
MARTINEZ. OF THE YEAR 2050, 25
YEARS FROM NOW , ALL VEHICLES
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL BE
ELECTRIC. THE TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENT PLAN WILL BE
PREPARING THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE
TO MOVE TOWARD SUSTAINABLE,
JUST AND RESILIENT ELECTRIC
TRANSPORTATION. THIS WILL
REQUIRE A COMMITMENT TO
ACTIVELY LISTEN AND ENGAGE IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO
ARE MOST HARMED BY
TRANSPORTATION FOSSIL FUELS AND
POLLUTION. WHO ARE THESE
PEOPLE? OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
THAT CONTRIBUTE DAILY TO OUR
STRENGTH AND BEAUTY? WE ARE THE
MOST VULNERABLE AND
UNDERREPRESENTED PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. WE ARE LOW INCOME,
LACK, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND THE DISABLED WHO ARE
UNFAIRLY THE PEOPLE MOST
IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, HEALTH,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS. AS
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS PART OF
THIS COMMUNITY I WORK WITH A
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION,
CULTIVATE SOUTH PARK, TO
CONVENE A FOCUS GROUP WITH 10
YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16 TO 21. IN
2015, THE FOCUS GROUP
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE 41 TO 46
YEARS OLD. I WILL BE 90. THEY
WILL HAVE THEIR OWN FAMILIES
AND A COMMUNITY RELYING ON THEM
TO MAKE INFORMED AND SOUND
DECISIONS. HERE ARE JUST A FEW
CONCERNS THEY HAVE VOICED. WILL
ELECTRIC VEHICLES BE AFFORDABLE
TO THE LOW INCOME COMMUNITY?
WILL LEADERSHIP DRIVEN
DECISIONS BE HONORED? WILL WE
HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY
JOBS CREATED BY THIS INDUSTRY?
THERE ARE MANY MORE CONCERNS WE
DO NOT HAVE TIME TO ADDRESS
HERE. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST IN
GATHERING THIS GROUP OF YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SO MUCH TO
CONTRIBUTE. MY NAME IS KATHLEEN
PEREZ MARTINEZ. ON THE
COMMUNITY LIAISON WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. IT IS MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM AND
SERVE AND AMPLIFY THE VOICE OF
UNDERREPRESENTED MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES TO LEAD IN
DECISION-MAKING. WE HAVE A
LEGITIMATE NEED TO INFLUENCE
THE DECISIONS AND ISSUES THAT
IMPACT US. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARANDA
PEREZ.
>> WE ARE GOING TOGETHER. HELLO
AND GOOD MORNING. OUR NAMES ARE
MARANDA PEREZ AND ERNEST MACK.
WE ARE PART OF A SMALL
ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT. WE ARE
HERE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
IN SUPPORT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. WE WERE
FOUNDED IN 1994 TO ADDRESS THE
IMBALANCE OF SERVICES AVAILABLE
TO THE SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
TO ADDRESS THESE DISPARITIES WE
USE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TO
ENSURE THAT THESE COMMUNITIES
CAN DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THESE
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS. WE
SPEAK EIGHT LANGUAGES IN HOUSE
AND WE FOCUS ON POOR IMPACT
AREAS CLEAN ENERGY, SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT, CLEAN WATER. FOR
THE PAST YEARS WE CO-CREATE
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS
OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND
PRIORITIES AS THEY PERTAIN TO
THE ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGY
INCLUDING TESIP, ELECTOR FOR --
ELECTRIFICATION SERVICES. THE
COMMITTEE AS THOUGHTS, NEEDS
AND DESIRES TO ENSURE THESE ARE
REFLECTED IN THE UPDATED PLAN.
OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES
CONTINUE TO VOCALIZE THEIR
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING AS THE TOP
PRIORITY. A MORE EQUAL WAY TO
RECEIVE BENEFITS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS AND
PROGRAMMING. A BENEFIT IS THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
COMMUNITIES AND THEIR LOVED
ONES WHICH INCLUDES INCREASING
THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING OF
ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS AS IT
RELATES TO AIR, WATER AND SOIL
QUALITY , INJURIES AND DEATHS.
THE LONG-TERM BENEFITS IS
DEPENDENT ON THE COMMUNITIES
ASSUMING AUTONOMY OVER HOW AND
WHERE THIS INITIATIVE IS
IMPLEMENTED. THE TESIP DIRECTLY
ENABLES AND EMPOWERS
COMMUNITIES IN TRANSPORTATION
EFFORTS THAT WILL EFFECTIVELY
CREATE AN ENERGY FUTURE THAT IS
JUST AND SUSTAINABLE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALLIE
LEE.
>> GOOD MORNING. HAPPY NEW YEAR
. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I AM
A HEALTH AND EQUITY SPECIALIST
WHO HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE
TESIP PROGRAMMERS SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. A LOT OF THE SUPPORT I
HAVE BEEN DOING HAS BEEN ON THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
PLAN, TESIP, AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. I THEN PULLED
TOGETHER NINE DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES. SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
ALL ENCOMPASSES FURTHER THAN
JUST SEATTLE. A LOT OF TIMES
PEOPLE THINK IT IS JUST SEATTLE
BUT IT GOES MUCH FURTHER. IT IS
SHORELINE, LAKE FOREST PARK,
UNINCORPORATED KING COUNTY,
BURIEN, RENTON, SEATAC, AND
NORMANDY PARK. AS YOU THE
COMMUNITIES BETWEEN ONE AND
FIVE MILES FROM THE AIRPORTS
ARE 1 TO 5 YEARS LAST AS FAR AS
THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY. HERE
LOCALLY IN SEATTLE, SOME AREAS
ARE UP TO 10 YEARS LESS LIFE
EXPECTANCY DUE TO THE PLAN FOR
DECARBONIZATION. HOPEFULLY WITH
WHAT WE HAVE THE TOGETHER WE
CAN THEN PULLED TOGETHER
EVERYBODY AS FAR AS THROUGH
ELECTRIFICATION TO HELP. THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS ONE
AREA THAT CAME UP QUITE OFTEN.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS
AS OPPOSED TO OTHER AREAS IS
IMPORTANT. KEEPING IT WITHIN
ZIP CODE. MAKING SURE IT IS
MULTILINGUAL AND ACCESSIBLE TO
EVERYBODY. THAT INCLUDES
TRAINING, TECHNICAL COLLEGES
AND HIGH SCHOOLS MAKING SURE
EVERYBODY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY.
TESIP GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY
TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN THE
DIFFERENT AREAS. THOSE PEOPLE
WANTED TO TALK MORE ABOUT
RITUAL AID FIRST AND THEN TALK
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION. SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HEAR THEIR VOICES AND THEN
ADVANCE THE PLAN. HEARING THEIR
VOICES FIRST WE CAN THEN MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE PLAN. WE THINK
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND SUPPORT
TESIP. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PHILIP
JONES.
>> IS THIS THE LIVE ONE? MADAM
CHAIR, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
FIRST MEETING . I AM A RESIDENT
OF SEATTLE , SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
RATEPAYER. I LIVE IN THE 43rd
DISTRICT SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE
YOU ON BOARD. I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT
ADVOCATES IN 30 STATES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY FOR ACCELERATED
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION.
WE SEE A LOT OF PLANS. THIS IS
ONE OF THE BEST ONES. WE HAVE
SOME REALLY FORWARD LEANING
UTILITIES IN THE NORTHWEST AND
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN
LEADING THE WAY. THE PLAN WAS
ADOPTED FIVE YEARS AGO, AS YOU
KNOW. SOME TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION PLANS EVERY
THREE YEARS IN 15 STATES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY REQUIRE THEM. FIVE
YEARS IS OKAY. IT'S A VERY
DYNAMIC INDUSTRY. LET ME POINT
OUT A FEW THINGS THAT ARE
NOTABLE ABOUT THE PLAN. FIRST,
IT FOCUSES ON INFRASTRUCTURE.
IF YOU LOOK AT TVS, THE TWO
BIGGEST REASONS PEOPLE OR
COMPANIES LIKE TO -- DO NOT
ELECTRIFY. THE HIGH COST OF THE
VEHICLE OR NO INFRASTRUCTURE OR
THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS
INADEQUATE OR UNRELIABLE. WITH
THIS PLAN DOES IS FOCUSES ON
INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY .
WE TEND TO FOCUS ON THE
INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE WITHOUT
INFRASTRUCTURE THIS REVOLUTION
IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. THE
GOALS ARE AMBITIOUS. 700 FAST
CHARGING PORTS BY 2030 . WE ARE
NOT THERE YET. 11,000 PUBLIC
LEVEL II PORTS. WE ARE NOT
THERE YET. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AND GIVE IT
YOUR POSITIVE REVIEW . I AM
BASED IN SEATTLE AND I WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER HELP .
>> OUR FINAL IN PERSON SPEAKER
IS BRITTANY BARNWELL. AND THEN
WE WILL MOVE TO ONLINE
SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE DEEPER -- DEEPA
. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN HE
HERE THE PROMPT.
>> HELLO. MY APOLOGIES. I
THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE MORE IN
PERSON SPEAKER. CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
>> YES. WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I AM THE LOCAL
POLICY MANAGER AT CREDIT
SOLUTIONS. I'M HERE TO URGE
YOU TO ADOPT TESIP. I WANTED TO
THANK YOU FOR THE POWERFUL
OPENING STATEMENT. WITH THE
GROWING DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC
VEHICLES AND THE PROGRESS OF
THE STATEWIDE STANDARD IN CLEAN
VEHICLES THE NEED FOR CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE WILL ONLY
INCREASE. TESIP IS SMART IN
PREPARING FOR THIS NEED. THIS
BUILDS ON THE IMPRESSIVE WORK
SO FAR AND INCREASING
INFRASTRUCTURE . IT ALSO
IDENTIFIES COMMUNITY ACCESS
PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND
THOSE OVERBURDENED BY CLIMATE.
THE TESIP ALSO HIGHLIGHTS OTHER
NEEDS FOR DRIVERS OF THESE
VEHICLES -- THERE'S ALSO AN
EMPHASIS ON EMPLOYEES AND OF
WOMEN AND MINORITY ON
BUSINESSES. THAT REALLY IS
DRIVEN BY THE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH . I AM VERY HAPPY TO
URGE COMMITTEE APPROVAL AND WE
WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND THE
CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR FINAL ONLINE
SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES. PLEASE
PRESS STAR SIX.
>> THANK YOU. IS IT SUSTAINABLE
TO IGNORE THE TOXIC NEGATIVE
IMPACT THAT THE PORT SPEWS WHEN
THE TOXIC INDUSTRIAL TRAIN
PASSES? I WISH CITY COUNCIL
WOULD STOP IGNORING THE WARREN
BUFFETT TRAINS THAT HAVE SIX
LOAD THEM -- LOCOMOTIVES
VIEWING TOXICS THAT THROUGH THE
WATERFRONT AND CONGESTION PRICE
THAT. I WAS WONDERING, IF YOU
ELECTRIFY EVERYTHING WOULD LOS
ANGELES BE ABLE TO OPERATE WHEN
THEY ARE TRYING TO SHUT DOWN
THAT FIRE? IF WE HAVE A STORM
CYCLONE BOMB THAT CUTS OFF
ELECTRICITY IS CITY LIGHT STILL
GOING TO BE ABLE TO MOBILIZE?
HAVE THEY IMPROVED AND ADVANCED
THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY THAT
MUCH THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH
BATTERY LEFT? IT SEEMS THAT IF
YOU HAVE THE LEVEL II CHARGING
STATIONS, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU
CAN ONLY CHARGE SIX CARS A DAY.
THAT IS NOT VERY MUCH. IT IS
KIND OF LIKE THE CONSUMPTION OF
ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT WE HAVE
IN THE CRAPPY RENTALS THAT ARE
DILAPIDATED. THEY NEED MORE
QUALITATIVE TRANSFER LINES SO
THAT THEY ARE NOT WASTING
ELECTRICITY OR NOT GETTING THE
FULL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY SO
WE CAN HAVE THE ROBUST ACCESS
TO ELECTRICITY. IMPROVING THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF SEATTLE WHERE
YOU DO NOT HAVE A ROAD DRIVING
THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY
BLOCK TO GIVE PEOPLE A REPRIEVE
FROM THE ROAD RAGE AND ALL OF
THE HOUSING THAT YOU WANT
NONPROFITS TO BUILD ON THE SIDE
OF THE ROAD, THEY ARE STILL
KICKING UP STREET DUST, HONKING
HORNS, BLIND BY ROAD RAGE. YOU
NEED TO REIMAGINE THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE MORE
PEDESTRIAN AND RESIDENT
FRIENDLY AND MAYBE FOCUS A
LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE REAL
PROBLEMS WITH THE FRESH AIR .
IT IS THE TOXIC INDUSTRIAL
PORT. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A
HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE WHEN IT
COMES TO SPORTS. WE HAVE TO
RELY ON THE OTHER TEAM.
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR TURNING
OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR
ITEMS OF BUSINESS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> REAPPOINTMENT OF ROSITA
ROMERO AS A MEMBER, MUSEUM
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL FOR A TERM OF JULY 31,
2025. AND APPOINTMENT 03049.
>> THANK YOU. ROSITA HAS SERVED
ON THE GOVERNING COUNCIL SINCE
2007. IS SHE HERE TODAY BY ANY
CHANCE AND WOULD LIKE TO SAY A
COUPLE WORDS? IF NOT WE WILL
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE HER
SERVICE SINCE 2007 TO THIS
GOVERNING COUNCIL. THAT IS
FANTASTIC. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
3049. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MOVED AND SECONDED . ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR RINCK.
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR, ZERO
OPPOSED. ZERO EXTENSION.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES . THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL
BE SENT TO THE JANUARY 28 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEMS TWO THROUGH
FOR -- FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
>> EQUIPMENT HERO 3051, 03051,
03052. APPOINTMENT 03050
APPOINTMENT AT BRUCE FLORY TO
THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT REVIEW
PANEL. APPOINTMENT 03051, RYAN
MONSON AS A MEMBER CITY LIGHT
REVIEW PANEL UNTIL APRIL 27.
APPOINTMENT 03052, APPOINTMENT
OF 20 AND ALLOW -- TOYIN OLOWU
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2025.
>> I AM THE CHAIR AT CITY
LIGHT. I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO
BRING FORWARD THREE
APPOINTMENTS -- LET ME FIX THE
VIEW. HOLD ON. I AM TRYING TO
MAKE THIS A SLIDESHOW. THANK
HEAVENS FOR REVIEW PANEL
MEMBERS. TODAY I AM BRINGING
FORWARD THREE APPOINTMENTS FOR
THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL. AS
YOU SEE, THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW
PANEL IS NINE-MEMBER VOLUNTEERS
REPRESENTING CITY LIGHT
CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS. FIVE
ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND
FOUR BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS SET
FORTH BY RESOLUTION. THE
PRIMARY DUTIES OF THE PANEL ARE
TO GUIDE AND PROVIDE INPUT ON
THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND RATE
PROPOSALS. WE HAVE ONE VACANCY
THAT WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE
BROUGHT FORWARD TODAY, BUT THAT
PERSON HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION
WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT WHICH
IS ALSO GOOD NEWS. SO TODAY I
HAVE THREE APPOINTMENTS. ONE
CANDIDATE IS NOT AVAILABLE. I
WILL READ THE SYNOPSIS FOR
BRUCE FLORY WHO IS AN
ECONOMIST. BRUCE FLORY BRINGS
OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS
A RESOURCE ECONOMIST. HE HOLD A
BA IN ECONOMICS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND A
PHD IN ECONOMICS AND
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
MADISON. DURING HIS 30 YEAR
TENURE WITH THE CITY, HE LED
EFFORTS IN UTILITY RATE
STUDIES, FINANCIAL ANALYSES,
UTILITY FORECASTING AT BOTH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES. SINCE
RETIRING IN 2019, BRUCE HAS
CONTINUED CONTRIBUTING TO
REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT
THROUGH PART-TIME WORK WITH THE
CASCADE WATER ALLIANCE. HIS
WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND
DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE
MAKE HIM AND EXCELLENT
CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION.
NOW I WILL INTRODUCE RYAN
MONSON , OUR NOMINEE FOR
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER
REPRESENTATIVE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME. I AM RYAN
MONSON. I WORK FOR CITY DATA
CENTERS. I'VE BEEN WITH THEM
FOR 10 YEARS NOW. ON THE
GENERAL MANAGER, RESPONSIBLE
FOR DEVELOPING THE CAN THIS IS
THE CAMPUS, SUPPORTING LEASING
ACTIVITIES, MAXIMIZING
OCCUPANCY. I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
THE ADVISORY PANEL.
>> NEXT, TOYIN OLOWU.
>> GOOD MORNING. TOYIN OLOWU. I
WORK FOR NEWPORT AND I WOULD
LIKE TO JOIN THE REVIEW PANEL
AS CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE. I
HAVE WORKED FOR THEM FOR TWO
YEARS STARTING IN A LOCATION IN
UTAH NOW WORKING HERE IN
SEATTLE. I BRING OVER 20 YEARS
OF INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN
MANUFACTURING. I WORKED WITH
SEVERAL UTILITIES ON DEMAND
RESPONSE PROGRAMS . I AM
EXCITED TO JOIN THE PANEL
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FABULOUS. I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE
TODAY AND ALSO YOUR INTEREST IN
SERVING IN THIS CAPACITY. I
TOOK A LOOK AT YOUR MATERIALS.
CERTAINLY REPRESS -- IMPRESSIVE
AND THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL
WOULD BE WELL SERVED BY YOUR
EXPERTISE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU BOTH. RYAN,
IN YOUR PACKET IT SAYS THAT YOU
STARTED AS A JOURNEYMAN
ELECTRICIAN AND NOW YOU DO
LARGE DATA CENTERS. ALONG THE
WAY FROM THERE, IN PART OF THIS
TRANSITION , IT USED TO BE ALL
OF THE MEMORY WAS ON THE PHONE
OR COMPUTER AND NOW IT IS IN
DATA CENTERS WITH 5G AND A.I.
COMING ON BOARD. WHAT DO WE
NEED TO KNOW IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE? I AM LOOKING AT THAT
PERSPECTIVE ALL THE WAY TO A
JOURNEYMAN TODAY . WHAT IS YOUR
REFLECTION OF THINGS WE NEED TO
BE PAYING ATTENTION TO?
>> CHANGE IS COMING. THE A.I.
WAVE IS COMING. POWER NEEDS ARE
GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER.
APPEARING FOR THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT WILL
BE KEY FOR THIS AREA.
>> IS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AS IN
TRANSMISSION LINES FOR THE
POWER SOURCE OR THE COMMUNITY?
>> IT COULD BE ALL OF THE
ABOVE.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
WOULD BE -- WE SHOULD BE
THINKING ABOUT?
>> I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD
THING. WE ARE ALL GOING TO NEED
TO GET ON BOARD WITH IT OR IT
WILL PASS US UP SO IT'S A GOOD
THING TO EMBRACE A.I.
>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. TOYIN
OLOWU, YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR
CONVERSATION THAT YOU WORKED AT
THE NEWPORT FACILITY IN UTAH
AND NOW YOU ARE HERE IN
SEATTLE. THE NEXT CLOSEST CITY
OF OUR SIZE IN THE UNITED
STATES IS EITHER SALT LAKE CITY
OR DENVER, TWIN CITIES,
CHICAGO, SACRAMENTO, SAN
FRANCISCO. YOU ARE IN THAT IN
BETWEEN SPACE BUT IT IS A VERY
DIFFERENT PLACE HERE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. WHAT IS YOUR
REFLECTION ON THE LARGEST
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OPERATING A
FACILITY IN UTAH AND HERE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE DELTA UP ONE
OF THE LARGEST RIVERS WE USED
TO HAVE?
>> ONE OF THE BIG DIFFERENCES
-- WITH SEATTLE AND THE
LOCATIONS WITH THE POPULATION
THEY ARE TYPICALLY ABOUT TWO
HOURS OUTSIDE OF A MAJOR CITY.
HERE WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT MAKES US UNIQUELY
SUITED HERE IN SEATTLE IS THE
WAY THE OPERATION RUNS. WE
PRODUCE , SPECIFICALLY AT THE
SEATTLE OCCASIONALLY IS ABOUT
99.6% RECYCLED MATERIAL. THAT
HELPS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS. IF
YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF OTHER
MANUFACTURERS THEY USE A LOT OF
NATURAL GAS . WE USE
ELECTRICITY SPECIFICALLY HERE
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SO
THAT REDUCES THAT EVEN FURTHER.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE
WORKED ON WITH THE CLIMATE
COMMITMENT ACT IT WILL BE
BENEFICIAL FOR BUILDING
MATERIALS WITH THE
CARBONIZATION ELECTRIFICATION I
THINK THE GOAL WILL HELP FOR
THAT
>> I WILL ADMIT. I DID NOT
REALIZE IT WAS SO MUCH RECYCLED
MATERIAL BEING USED. WHILE OUR
ENERGY SOURCES ARE NOT 100%, WE
ARE DARN GOOD AT WHAT WE DO
HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I
GUESS I DID NOT REALIZE THE
GREEN FACTOR .
>> IF YOU LOOK AT STEEL
MANUFACTURING, IT'S ABOUT 66%
LOWER THAN THE GLOBAL AVERAGE.
YOU LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY
PRODUCED IN SEATTLE, IT'S ONE
OF THE BEST WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
GREENHOUSE GASES. WE'VE
ACTUALLY PUT OUT THAT WE EXPECT
TO BE NET ZERO BY 2050.
>> THAT IS FANTASTIC. YOU ARE
ON THE REVIEW PANEL BECAUSE YOU
ARE OUR LARGEST CUSTOMER. IS
THERE ANYTHING WE SHOULD BE
THINKING ABOUT AS YOU ARE ONE
OF THE LARGEST USERS OF
ELECTRICITY .
>> I WILL KIND OF MIRROR THAT.
I THINK AROUND THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THE NEW SOURCES
OF GENERATION AS WE GET MORE
THINGS FROM ELECTRIC. WE WILL
NEED MORE POWER AS THE A.I.
BOOM COMES AS WELL. MAKING SURE
WE HAVE CAPACITY FOR GENERATION
AS WELL IS ONE OF THOSE
IMPORTANT THINGS.
>> YOU TO -- TWO ARE AWESOME
NOMINEES. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS.
JUST A COMMENT. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SELFLESS SERVICE
TO THIS BODY AND THIS CITY. IT
MEANS A LOT. IT'S INCREDIBLY
ENRICHING, REWARDING AND
IMPACTFUL. I HAVE THE PLEASURE
OF SERVING ON A NUMBER OF
COMMITMENTS BEFORE TAKING
OFFICE. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY
IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. WE ARE
GLAD YOU ARE HERE AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU ALL
TODAY. ALSO, WITH RESPECT TO
TOYIN OLOWU, GOOD TO SEE YOUR
EXPERTISE AND NO THAT YOU ARE
THE PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL VOICE
FOR THIS SPECIFIC PANEL . AS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS APTLY
NOTED A MOMENT AGO IT IS THE
TOP CUSTOMER FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. TECHNICALLY IT IS JUST
AFTER THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON. IN TERMS OF THE
SITE IT IS DEFINITELY THE TOP
CUSTOMER BY THAT STANDARD. I
KNOW YOUR EXPERTISE WITH DEMAND
RESPONSE. IT IS IN MY DISTRICT
AND I KNOW THE IMPACT IT HAS ON
OUR ECONOMY AND THE GREAT WORK
EVERYBODY DOES ALL DAY TO KEEP
THE CITY RUNNING EFFICIENTLY
AND EFFECTIVELY. I AM GLAD THAT
YOUR EXPERTISE AND VOICE AND
PERSPECTIVE WILL BE REPRESENTED
ON THIS BODY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. WITH THAT, UNLESS THERE
ARE ANY FINAL COMMENTS I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
3050 THROUGH 3052. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> YES.
>> CHAIR RINCK.
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR ZERO OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND A
RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT TO
THE JANUARY 28 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK TO
HOPEFULLY SECURE THAT FINAL
VACANCY. WONDERFUL. MOVING US
RIGHT ALONG, THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 5 INTO THE RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32160. A
RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT ADOPTING AND
UP DATED TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT THAT WILL
GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
AND PRIORITIES RELATED TO
ELECTRIFICATION OF
TRANSPORTATION.
>> WELCOME.
>> IN MOURNING, CHAIR RINCK AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS SAKA AND
STRAUSS. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND
ADOPTION THE TRANSPORTATION
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN. I AM
CRAIG SMITH, CHIEF CUSTOMER
OFFICER AT CITY LIGHT. I WILL
LET THE TEAM INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM THE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES.
>> I AM THE TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION EDITOR.
>> HELLO, CHAIR RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, SAKA,
MOORE. DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> GOOD MORNING. CENTRAL STAFF.
>> OKAY. THE TEAM HERE TODAY
HAS BEEN LEADING THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
IMPLEMENTATION OVER THE LAST
FOUR YEARS. COUNCIL APPROVED
THE INITIAL PLAN ABOUT FOUR
YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN, THE TEAM
HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET
THE PLAN USING INSIGHTS FROM
COMMUNITY, INDUSTRY PARTNERS,
MARKET TRENDS, AND LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THE LAST FOUR
YEARS. AS YOU HAVE HEARD FROM
MANY OF OUR SPEAKERS TODAY, THE
VOICE OF COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
CENTRAL IN FOUNDATION TO DO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN FROM
THE OUTSET. THOSE INSIGHTS THAT
WE GAIN FROM THE COMMUNITY AS
WELL AS THE DISTRICT PARTNERS
HAS REALLY BEEN KEY TO WHAT WE
ARE BRINGING HERE TODAY. YOU
WILL HEAR MORE FROM THE TEAM
MEMBERS AS WE GO THROUGH THE
PLAN. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE
DIRECTOR CHANNEL -- HERE FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP . THE DIRECTOR
WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE WORK
WE HAVE BEEN DOING ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS. WITH THAT, I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO DAVID TO START
THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK I HAVE
THE FLIGHT THE PROPERLY. THANK
YOU . WE WILL START OFF WITH A
QUICK LOOK AT THE AGENDA FOR
TODAY. I WILL COVER THE
BACKGROUND ON THE CURRENT
EMISSIONS LANDSCAPE AND THE
RAPID PACE OF ELECTRIC ADOPTION
WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE IN
SUPPORT. I WILL THEN HIGHLIGHT
SOME OF THE KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
QUICKLY AND THEN ANGELA AND
DIRECTOR CHAO WILL HELP WITH
THE OUTLOOK . I FEEL LIKE
PUBLIC, AND MUCH OF THE EARLIER
DISCUSSION COVERED MUCH OF
THIS. THE BIGGEST DRIVER IS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THEY
REPRESENT -- THE TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY
TWO THIRDS OF EMISSIONS IN THE
REGION. SO TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION BY NATURE IS
THE BEST PLACE TO GET
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS. AS
WE MOVE THESE, THE SECTOR ONTO
A CARBON NEUTRAL GRID WHICH HAS
BEEN CARBON NEUTRAL SINCE 2005,
WE ARE EFFECTIVELY DEEP CARBON
ICING IS GET D CARBON ICING.
THAT IS SUPPORTED BY THE PLAN
THAT WAS APPROVED RECENTLY.
MOVING ENERGY TO THE LOW CARBON
IS THE BEST -- BEST PASS WAY
FOR DECARBONIZATION. I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT HOW THIS IS DEEPLY
TIED TO THE CORE VALUE OF
BUILDING EQUITABLE CONNECTIONS.
WHAT THIS SLIDE REALLY SHOWS IS
THAT WE HAVE THE LARGER PROBLEM
OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
THIS NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTES TO
CLIMATE CHANGE, IT IS ALSO
POLLUTING THE LOCAL
ENVIRONMENT, HARMING THE HEALTH
OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.
THESE IMAGES ARE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
DISPARITIES MAP. THIS IS PART
OF THE BOUNDARY TOOL. WHAT THIS
SHOWS IS THAT THERE ARE
LOCALIZED CONCENTRATIONS OF
ARTICULATE MATTER THAT FORM
FROM THE COMBUSTION OF DIESEL
GAS. THESE CAN LEAD TO HEALTH
AFFECT DISPARITIES LIKE CANCER,
HEART DISEASE, LOW BIRTH
WEIGHT. BLUE INDICATES
LOW-IMPACT. RED AREAS ARE
HIGH-IMPACT. WHAT YOU CAN SEE
IS THERE ARE ADVERSE IMPACTS
THAT ARE NOT DISTRIBUTED. THEY
ARE CONCENTRATED IN SPECIFIC
COMMUNITIES. THAT HAS REAL
IMPACTS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
TOOL FOR CITY LIGHT TO THESE
COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY. THE TAKE
AWAY FOR THE SLIDE IS REALLY
THE ELECTRIFICATION HAS
IMPROVED THE HEALTH OF OUR
COMMUNITIES, TYPICALLY
OVERBURDEN POPULATION STAND TO
BENEFIT THE MOST. WE APPROACH
THIS, YOU GOT A SENSE FROM
PUBLIC COMMENT NOT FROM A
DISTANCE BUT BUILDING LINKS
WITH COMMUNITY. GOOD NEWS ON
THE NEXT SLIDE IS THAT
CUSTOMERS ARE RAPIDLY ADOPTING
AND RESPONDING TO SUPPORT. HERE
YOU SEE ELECTRIC VEHICLE
ADOPTION IN THE SERVICE
TERRITORY. IT'S GROWING AT ONE
OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE
NATION. THE GRAPH SHOWS THE
GROWTH OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE
SALES . THE WHY AXIS SHOWS THE
NUMBER OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON
THE ROAD EACH YEAR . THE 2024
NUMBER I WILL HIGHLIGHT IS NOT
THE FULL DATA FROM 2024 . THAT
IS AUGUST OF LAST YEAR.
OVERALL, ELECTRIC VEHICLE
ADOPTIONS INCREASING RAPIDLY.
WE HAVE ONE IN FOR NEW VEHICLES
SOLD IN KING COUNTY IS ALREADY
ELECTRIC. THAT'S AT A GROWTH
RATE OF 33%. WE WILL HAVE MORE
THAN 280,000 ON THE ROAD IN THE
SERVICE TERRITORY. SO WE ALL
NEED TO BE READY AND SUPPORT
ADOPTING THESE BENEFICIAL
TECHNOLOGIES. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING HARD TOWARD THAT END.
THIS SLIDE IS A QUICK RECAP OF
THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF
INVESTMENT. IN THOSE FOUR YEARS
WE HAD SEVERAL KEY PROGRAMS
BASED ON PRIORITIES OF INITIAL
OUTREACH. THOSE PROGRAMS HAVE
HAD A BIG IMPACT OF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, RESOURCE
INCENTIVES, OFTEN WITH HIGHER
INCENTIVES AVAILABLE IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES HIGHLIGHTED ON THE
MAP AND HIGHER INCENTIVES FOR
WOMEN AND MEN . TO DATE, CITY
LIGHT HAS COMPLETED MORE THAN
215 ELECTRIFICATION
ASSESSMENTS. OUR CUSTOMERS
UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS FOR
THEM AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT IT MEANS. WE SUPPORTED THE
DEPLOYMENT OF MORE THAN 900
CHARGES ACROSS THE PROGRAMS. IN
ADDITION, WE ARE ALSO MAKING
DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP BRIDGE
GAPS IN AVAILABILITY. WE
PARTNERED WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION
OF 60 CHARGES ON THE PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY. FILLING A KEY GAP
THAT IS NOT INVESTED IN IN THE
SERVICE TERRITORY. WE ALSO HAD
SOME BIG WINS AROUND BUS
ELECTRIFICATION. KING COUNTY
METRO, SUPPORTING THE FIRST
BATTERY BUSES IN THE REGION
ALSO LAUNCHED WITH AMTRAK THE
FIRST ALL ELECTRIC BUS. THAT
RUNS FROM SEATTLE TO BELLINGHAM
AND BACK ON A DAILY BASIS.
EVERY ELECTRIC COACH REPLACES
THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
AND SAVES 10,000 GALLONS OF
DIESEL FUEL PER YEAR . THOSE
ARE JUST SOME OF THE KEY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AS WE MOVE
FORWARD AND START TO TALK ABOUT
THE PLAN, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THE INNOVATION EQUITY
PARTNERSHIPS AT THE CORE OF THE
WORK. YOU HAD A SENSE . THIS IS
IMPORTANT TO US. THE KEY
PARTNERSHIP IS THE COMMUNITIES
THAT WE SERVE . WE NEED
PARTNERS TO MAKE THAT REAL. I
WILL HEADED OVER TO ANGELA
HERE. ANGELA WILL HIGHLIGHT HOW
WE DEVELOP THE PLAN AND SOME OF
OUR KEY STRATEGIES .
>> DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> JUST BEFORE WE MOVED INTO
WHERE WE ARE GOING, HELP ME
REMEMBER. . I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU
HAVE DONE SO FAR. CAN WE TALK
ABOUT WHERE THIS CAME FROM,
WHAT WE DID IN 21. LOOKING AT
THIS SLIDE, A FEW YEARS AGO WE
CHANGE THE SUBGROUP MEETING
POLICY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT WE
DID THERE.
>> THE ORIGINAL PLAN CAME
ABOUT, LIKE YOU SAID, COUNCIL
APPROVED IT IN 2021 IN RESPONSE
TO SOME STATE LEGISLATION.
THERE IS HOUSE BILL 1512, THE
STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED A BILL
BENEFITING UTILITIES ACROSS THE
STATE BECAUSE IN WASHINGTON
STATE THERE WERE PROHIBITIONS
WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW UTILITIES
TO MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS WE
HAVE BEEN MAKING. STATE AND
LEGISLATURE PASSED THAT . THEY
NEEDED TO GO TO THE GOVERNING
BODY WITH A PLAN FOR INVESTMENT
THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO USE
THOSE PARTIES IN PLACE. SO THAT
CAME ORIGINALLY. THAT IS AROUND
WORKING WITH ENTITIES LIKE THE
PORT WORKING WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT ON DECARBONIZATION
EFFORTS, BUILDING OTHER
PARTNERSHIPS AROUND
ELECTRIFICATION. WE HAVE BEEN
COMING PERIODICALLY WITH SOME
OF THE SUPPORTIVE LEGISLATION
THAT HAS HELPED US TO GET TO
THIS POINT. I THINK ANGELA IS
GOING TO SPEAK TO SOME OTHER
ONES. SOME -- THIS IS REALLY
COMMON PRACTICE ACROSS THE
INDUSTRY. IT ALLOWED THE
INSTALLATION OF CHARGERS FROM A
COMMON ELECTRIC SERVICE. YOU
CAN SUB METER UNDER THAT TO
SELL ELECTRICITY WITHOUT HAVING
TO GET A WHOLE NEW SERVICE
PUTTING. IT'S A COST SAVING
MECHANISM. WE WILL TALK ABOUT
PARTICULARLY MULTIFAMILY AND
WORKPLACE CHARGING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU,
DAVID. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM. I AM
HONORED TO BE AT THIS TABLE AND
SHARE THE NEXT INVESTMENTS
AROUND TRANSPORTATION AND
ELECTRIFICATION INVESTMENTS.
CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO BRING
NEW RESEARCH TO INFORM OUR
STRATEGY AND PREPARE FOR THIS
GROWING CUSTOMER DEMAND OF
ELECTRIC VEHICLES. WE WORKED
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COUNTRANA
TODAY AND HOW MANY WILL BE
NEEDED TO SUPPORT OUR
ELECTRIFICATION GOALS. BY
PREDICTING HOW QUICKLY PEOPLE
SWITCH TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND
HOW MUCH CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED TO
SUPPORT THEM WE CAN PLAN WHERE
TO BUILD NOW TO ENABLE
CUSTOMERS FUTURE CHOICES. THIS
CHART ILLUSTRATES THE PROJECTED
GROWTH AND THE NUMBERS OF
NON-HOME CHARGERS NEEDED EACH
YEAR. SO WE HAVE THE PROJECTION
BY YEAR. THEN WE HAVE THE
NUMBER OF CHARGERS NEEDED TO
SERVE THIS FUTURE DEMAND.
STARTING AT THE TOP, IN BLUE
AND PURPLE YOU CAN SEE ONGOING
NEED BUT NOT A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF FAST CHARGERS. THESE
ARE LOCATED AT DESTINATIONS
ALONG LONGER TRAVEL ROUTES.
THEN YOU WILL SEE A GROWING
NEED FOR DESTINATION AND
OVERNIGHT LEVEL II CHARGERS.
THESE ARE SLOWER BUT SERVE A
LOT OF CUSTOMERS, PARTICULARLY
THOSE IN MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS
THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AN
AT-HOME GARAGE OR PARKING
SPACE. THIS SHOWS THE NEED FOR
SIGNIFICANT GROWTH FROM WHERE
WE ARE TODAY. WE HAVE JUST
UNDER 2000 TOTAL CHARGERS IN
THE SERVICE TERRITORY. PER THIS
ANALYSIS BY 2030 WE WILL NEED
SEVEN TIMES MORE THAN WHAT WE
HAVE TODAY. THE PLAN WE ARE
PRESENTING IS AN IMPORTANT
MEANS BY WHICH CITY LIGHT CAN
WORK TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN
WHERE WE STAND TODAY AND WHERE
WE NEED TO BE AS A REGION.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CARRY
RACIAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
BURDENS HAVE EXPERIENCE THAT
CAN HELP CITY LIGHT IDENTIFY
TOP PRIORITIES FOR INVESTMENTS.
TO LEARN FROM COMMUNITY WISDOM,
CITY LIGHT PARTNERED WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
A TEAM OF COMMUNITY LEADERS TO
CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
THROUGH THE SERVICE AREA. THE
COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT
WE HAVE RECEIVED AS WELL AS
ONGOING EXISTING COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT HAS DIRECTLY
INFORMED THE INVESTMENT
PRIORITIES DETAILED IN THE
STRATEGY. THE MOST COMMON AND
CONSISTENT MESSAGE WE HEARD WAS
A NEED FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS ,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND INCENTIVES.
OUR COMMUNITIES ARE ASKING FOR
MORE INFORMATION AND REGULAR
COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE ABILITY
TO REDUCE NOISE AND AIR
POLLUTION THEREBY IMPROVING
BOTH PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH IS A MAJOR AREA OF
ENTHUSIASM ACROSS CULTURES,
INC. WHICH, ANGIOGRAPHY. MANY
PARTICIPANTS SUPPORTED AND
NAMED OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP
COMMUNITIES BECOME MORE
CONNECTED, RESILIENT AND
RESOURCED FOR SUCCESS. FOR
EXAMPLE, OUR VERY FIRST LEVEL
II RIGHT-OF-WAY CHARGER LAUNCH
THE FIRST ALL ELECTRIC
ACCESSIBLE VAN SHARE IN THE
STATE. ADJUST HIS FOCUS
COMMUNITY BOOKSTORE AND LIBRARY
LOCATED IN SEATTLE CENTRAL
DISTRICT IS SERVED. THIS
UPDATED TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN DESCRIBES THE
FOCUS AREAS AND PRIORITIES AS
WE CONTINUE INVESTING AND
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, THE
GRID AND COMMUNITIES. WE ARE
COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN THE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TOWARD A
CLEANER, HEALTHIER AND MORE
EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENT. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO MARKET
FORCESAND CUSTOMER NEEDS WITH
A STRATEGIC FOCUS ON BUILDING
MORE CHARGERS, INCREASING
EQUITABLE ACCESS,
ELECTRIFICATION ENABLEMENT AND
STRATEGIES TO MANAGE NEW LOADS.
THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
EXPANDS THE EXISTING COMMITMENT
AND COLLABORATION WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS INVITING
THEM TO HELP SHAPE SOLUTIONS
AND IDENTIFY PRIORITIES. ON THE
FOLLOWING SLIDES WE WILL COVER
THAT FOCUS . CITY LIGHT
SUPPORTS A ROBUST PUBLIC
TRANSIT SYSTEM INCLUDING BUSES,
LIGHT RAIL, THE FAIRIES, AND
MORE. SOME ARE FULLY ELECTRIC
BIKE -- LIKE THE SEATTLE
STREETCAR. MANY STILL RELY ON
DIESEL. ELECTRIFICATION REALLY
AIMS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH,
LIGHT AND COST. CITY LIGHT
PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN PROVIDING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKING WITH
KEY PARTNERS WHERE WE ENTERED
-- ENERGIZE THE FIRST ELECTRIC
BUS BASE IN 2022. CITY LIGHT
PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING
PUBLIC CHARGING FOCUSING ON
EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR OVERBURDEN
COMMUNITIES. AS OF 2024 WE OWN
AND OPERATE 25 FAST CHARGERS
AND 60 LEVEL II CHARGERS. IN
2024 THESE CHARGERS DISPENSED
OVER 1 MILLION KILOWATT HOURS
WHICH IS ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT TO
3 MILLION MILES. MOVING FORWARD
WE ARE UPGRADING CHARGERS FOR
FASTER SPEEDS AND GREATER
RELIABILITY TO ADDRESS ISSUES
LIKE VANDALISM. WE ARE
EXPANDING THE NETWORK TO FILL
IN GAPS FOCUSING ON THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY, IMMISCIBLE AND
COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATIONS BY
INCORPORATING NEW TECHNOLOGIES
AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO
SUPPORT ADDITIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK AIM TO MEET
THIS DEMAND FOR DEPENDABLE EV
CHARGING OPTIONS. AT HOME AND
NEAR HOME CHARGING ARE CRUCIAL
FOR MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE AND
CONVENIENT. FAMILIES CAN EASILY
INSTALL CHARGERS. MANY
HOUSEHOLDS, PARTICULARLY
MULTIFAMILY FACE SIGNIFICANT
BARRIERS. TO ADDRESS THIS, CITY
LIGHT INTRODUCED PROGRAMS
OFFERING DISCOUNTS FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND REBATES
FROM MULTI FAMILY HOMES. OUR
PRIORITIES ARE MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING TO REDUCE INSTALLATION
COST AND IDENTIFY CHARGING
SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE WITHOUT
ON-SITE PARKING. COMMERCIAL
VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION
PRESENTS A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY TO
REDUCE AIR, NOISE AND
GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION .
MEDIUM AND HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS
WHICH CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY
CAN DELIVER SUBSTANTIAL LOCAL
BENEFITS WHEN REPLACED BY
ELECTRIC MODELS. HOWEVER,
CHALLENGES LIKE HIGH UPFRONT
COST AND SIGNIFICANT POWER
NEEDS FOR FLEET CHARGING
REQUIRES CAREFUL AND THOUGHTFUL
PLANNING. THE CITY LIGHT SLEEP
ELECTRIFICATION LAUNCHED IN
2022 . IT PROVIDES REBATES FOR
91 CHARGERS AND WILL CONTINUE
PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR
PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT ANY
BUSINESSES IN THEIR OPERATION.
WORKPLACE CHARGING IS AN
IMPORTANT SOLUTION FOR
EMPLOYEES THAT LACK ACCESS TO
HOME CHARGING. INSTALLING
CHARGERS CAN BE EXPENSIVE AND
COMPLEX. THE PRIORITIES INCLUDE
OFFERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TO GUIDE PROPERTY MANAGERS
THROUGH THE PROCESS AND
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO
OVERCOME THE COST BARRIERS.
SEATTLE IS A MAJOR HUB FOR
NONROAD TRANSPORTATION
INCLUDING CARGO SHIPS, FERRIES,
RAIL AND CONTRIBUTE
SIGNIFICANTLY TO POLLUTION.
ELECTRIFICATION IS CHALLENGING
FOR THESE VEHICLES. EMISSIONS
CAN BE REDUCED BY USING GRID
POWER ENGINES WHILE MAINTAINING
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THIS IS
TRANSITIONING BY 2040 . AT PIER
66 WE COMPLETED A SYSTEM TO LET
CRUISE SHIPS TURN OFF THEIR
DIESEL ENGINES . TO PUT THESE
INTO PERSPECTIVE, A SHIP
CONNECTED TO SHORE POWER
ELIMINATES OMISSIONS EQUIVALENT
OF AN AVERAGE CAR DRIVING FROM
SEATTLE TO NEW YORK 30 TIMES.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE
MARITIME SPACE AND PORT FOR
PROJECTS.
>> I SEE A HAND FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS.
GOING BACK TO THE CRUISE SHIPS
AND THE FERRIES , THIS LAST
YEAR THE CRUISE SHIPS WERE
HOOKED UP TO SHORE POWER?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. ? WHAT
IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON THE
GRID AND THE LEADING QUESTIONS
I'M GETTING TO OUR WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO SO FOR THE
FERRIES SHORTLY, NOT YET, AND
WHAT IMPACT WILL THAT HAVE? IF
I GOT ANY OF THAT WRONG JUST
TELL ME I AM WRONG.
>> THE ENTIRE AREA OF THE
WATERFRONT IS AN AREA OF
TREMENDOUS LOW GROWTH. I WOULD
SAY THE KEY THING FOR US IS TO
GET IN WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS
AND THE WATERFRONT, UNDERSTAND
WHAT IS COMING SO WE CAN WORK
WITH ENGINEERING TEAMS TO GET
ALL OF THE INVESTMENTS IN
PLACE. THAT IS HOW WE
APPROACHED IT. THAT'S HOW WE
PARTNER WELL BEFORE THOSE
CUSTOMERS ARE COMING WITH
SERVICE CONNECTION REQUEST. SO
WE HAVE AN MOU WITH THEM. WE
MEET WITH THEM ON A MONTHLY
BASIS AT THIS POINT. THE PORT
OF SEATTLE, WE ARE ONE OF THE
KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SEATTLE
CITY WATERFRONT STRATEGIC PLAN,
HOW THEY WILL ELECTRIFY
OMISSIONS AND ELIMINATE THEM BY
2050. SO THAT IS US, THAT GIVES
US THE ABILITY TO HELP . FROM
THEIR PLANNING IT GIVES US THE
ABILITY TO TELL THEM WHAT THE
PLANNING IS NOW, GIVE US SOME
ESTIMATED VALUES FOR WHAT WE
CAN INVEST WHEN THEY WILL NEED
IT. IT'S ABOUT WORKING WITH
THEM FROM AN EARLY STAGE,
PARTNERING WELL BEFORE THEY
HAVE THE PLANS EVEN FULLY BAKED
SO WE CAN GET THOSE
CONSIDERATIONS IN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AS TRANSPORTATION,
ELECTRIFICATION ACCELERATES,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS COMMITTED
TO BUILDING A STRONG AND
RESILIENT GRID TO SUPPORT THE
TRANSITION WHILE ENSURING
AFFORDABILITY AND RELIABILITY.
WE ARE IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES
TO BALANCE DEMAND, OPTIMIZE
GRID RESOURCES. BY 2045,
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
IS PROJECTED TO ACCOUNT FOR 20%
OF THE TOTAL ELECTRIC LOAD
REQUIRING INVESTMENTS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND MODELING
TOOLS TO ACCOMMODATE
EFFECTIVELY. THE CLEAN STANDARD
PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE REQUIRING
A 20% REDUCTION IN CARBON
INTENSITY BY 2038 AND POSITIONS
ELECTRICITY AS A LOW CARBON
TRANSPORTATION FUEL. CITY LIGHT
TO LEVERAGE THESE CREDITS TO
ACCELERATE DECARBONIZATION
ESPECIALLY IN OVERBURDENED
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR
PASSING A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD
RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS US TO
WORK WITH THE FINANCIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES,
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE
POLICY AND ALIGN THE GOALS
TOGETHER. IN ADDITION, IT IS
ANOTHER CRUCIAL POLICY
INITIATIVE . IT IS PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR
FUNDING AND GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES. LAST, THIS
OFFERS SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES. AS
ELECTRIFICATION GROWS THERE'S
DEMAND FOR SKILLED WORKERS TO
MAINTAIN STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT
THE GRID. CITY LIGHT IS FOCUSED
ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES BY
PROVIDING CAREER PATHWAYS AND
SUPPORTING WOMEN AND MINORITY
OWNED FIRMS. WE FELT 17 FIRMS
OBTAIN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS
TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN
CHARGING STATIONS, GROWING THE
LOCAL SKILLS NEEDED TO ENTER
THIS TRANSITION. WITH THAT, I
WILL HAND IT OFF TO DIRECTOR
CHAO.
>> THANK YOU. ANGELA, IN THE
YEARS YOU HAVE BEEN HERE IT
REALLY DOES SHOW, ALL THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE. I WAS READY TO
AT ALL OF THE OUTCOMES AS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WAS
ASKING QUESTIONS I'M BEING
EDUCATED EVEN AT THE TABLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE
IMPACTFUL WORK OF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHAT WE ARE
DOING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE HAS EQUITABLE ACCESS
TO CONTRIBUTE TO TRANSPORTATION
OUTCOMES. SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF
ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITIES SO
THEY HAVE A VOICE IN SHAPING
SERVICES THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS.
THEY KNOW HOW CRITICAL IT IS TO
PARTNER WITH PARTNERS AND
COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN
ENGAGEMENT WITH FOLKS THAT LIVE
AND PLAY AND WORK IN SEATTLE
WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY
AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS WAS CREATED
FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO CONNECT
PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT AND
NEIGHBORS TO EACH OTHER. WE
PROMOTE BELONGING AND INCLUSION
AND BROUGHT ACCESS SO EVERYONE
HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE IN
THE GROWING CITY. OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT STARTED IN 2021. IT'S AN
EXAMPLE OF STRONG DEPARTMENTAL
COLLABORATION THAT RESULTS IN
CODEVELOPING SOLUTIONS AND
RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMUNITY.
FOR THIS INITIATIVE, WE
PARTNERED WITH THE COMMUNITY
LIAISON PROGRAM TO BUILD DEEPER
RELATIONSHIPS BY PROVIDING
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
ENGAGEMENT. IT REFLECTS THE
COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THEY HELP
TO TRANSLATE MEANING SO IT
SPEAKS TO THEM AND WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO HAVE ELECTRIFICATION
AND HOW DOES IT BENEFIT THEM
AND WHY AND PROVIDE A LOT FOR
UNDERSTANDING. SOME OF OUR
COMMUNITIES DO NOT UNDERSTAND
THIS LANGUAGE NOT BECAUSE OF
THE LACK OF BRILLIANCE BUT
BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE EDUCATED
AND THEY NEED TO HAVE
KNOWLEDGE. 14 MAJOR ACTIVITIES
WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN THE END
OF AUGUST AND THE END OF
SEPTEMBER. WE DEDICATED A WHOLE
YEAR TO ENGAGEMENT. EVEN THOUGH
I WOULD SAY THERE WERE 14, WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT QUANTITY I WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT THE DEEP
ENGAGEMENT IN THOSE 14 AREAS.
WE HAD A TEAM OF 12 COMMUNITY
LIAISONS AND COMPLETED
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT
TOUCHED HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHERE THEY CONVENE AND
WHERE THEY GATHER. WE MET THEM
WHERE THEY WERE AT. MOSTLY
BLACK, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND PEOPLE WHO SPEAK
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. HALF A
DOZEN ORGANIZATIONS WE WORKED
WITH BECAUSE WE PARTNER WITH
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALREADY HOLD
RELATIONSHIPS SO WE CONTINUE TO
ENHANCE THAT, THAT, AND
STRENGTHEN THAT. THROUGH
INTERVIEWS, SURVEYS, FOCUS
GROUPS, DEMONSTRATIONS WE DID
THAT ALSO AS WE TALK ABOUT
COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO NEED TO
KNOW HOW TO ACCESS AND USE THE
ELECTRIFICATION AND HOW IT
BENEFITS THEM. WE ALSO DID
TAPING AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
I WILL NAME SOME OF THE
LANGUAGES REPRESENTED. THEY
INCLUDE ARABIC, KOREAN,
LAOTIAN, MANDARIN, SOMALI,
SPANISH, TAGALONG , AND
CANTONESE. THESE ARE JUST A FEW
OF THE LANGUAGES WE PROVIDED.
OTHER COMMUNITIES REPRESENTED
INCLUDE INDIGENOUS, SENIORS,
YOUTH AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. SO IT IS NOT JUST
AROUND AGE, BUT DIVERSE CITY
AND REPRESENTATION FOR GENDER
AND ALSO RACE AND ETHNICITY AND
CULTURE. SO WE WENT TO THE
GROCERY STORES. COMMUNITY-BASED
PROGRAMS I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
STANLEY IN THE AUDIENCE. IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO JUST HONOR
YOU . THEY ARE THE ONES THAT
REALLY DO THE WORK. IT WAS A
LOT OF WORK TO CONVENE AND
GATHER AND PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO
DO THAT. ORGANIZING TAKES A LOT
OF WORK AND A LOT OF TRUST. WE
ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY LIGHT WE
KNOW THAT IT IS VITAL TO THIS
IS CLASS IS A -- SUCCESS OF
THESE EFFORTS. PEOPLE NEED TO
SEE THEMSELVES AS PART OF THE
TRANSITION. THEY NEED TO KNOW
WHY AND HOW IT FITS. WE NEED TO
BREM KNOW
THAT THEY ARE PART OF SEATTLE
AND PART OF THIS TRANSITION AND
CREATING BETTER COMMUNITIES TO
MINIMIZE POLLUTION. WITH THAT,
MOVING FORWARD I WANT TO END
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
TO EXPAND OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND
STRENGTHEN THE HOLISTIC
APPROACH FOR UTILITIES. THIS IS
ONE PROJECT THAT HAS MODELED
THE SUCCESS WITH BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND MAINTAINING IT
AND MAKING SURE THEIR VOICES
SHAPE THE SERVICES THAT BENEFIT
THEM. WE WILL BE EXPLAINING
THAT MOVING FORWARD IN 2025 AND
2026 AS WE DEEPEN OUR
RELATIONSHIPS.
>> ALL RIGHT. TO CLOSE OUT, OUR
RESOLUTION SEEKS ADOPTION OF
THE UPDATED TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN. CITY LIGHT
WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER AND
WORK WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS,
STAKEHOLDERS, AND COMMUNITY TO
IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY. WE WILL
SUBMIT ANNUAL PROGRESS PARTS AS
WELL. THANK YOU, CHAIR RINCK
AND MEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY. WE ARE READY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
EVERYONE, FOR THIS TERRIFIC
PRESENTATION. I LEARNED A LOT.
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. FIRST OF
ALL, WITH RESPECT TO THE EV
PROGRAM IN SEATTLE, I AM PROUD
TO REMIND THAT AS PART OF THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY THE
LEGISLATION WE CONSIDERED OVER
THE SUMMER AND VOTERS
ULTIMATELY APPROVED, IF I
RECALL CORRECTLY WE EXPANDED BY
THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE
MAYOR'S INVESTMENT ,
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
EXCEEDING $32 MILLION IF MY
MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY.
HERE IS ANOTHER IMPLEMENTATION
AS WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY. WITH
A GOAL AND PLAN OF ROLLING OUT
EV CHARGING STATIONS. AS I
RECALL WE INCLUDED SOME
LANGUAGE SPECIFYING LEVEL II
VERSUS LEVEL III CHARGING. WITH
THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF DEPLOYING
AND ROLLING THESE OUT TO
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY.
COMMUNITY CENTERS, PARKS, AND
DOING MORE. THIS IS REALLY
URGENT AND IMPORTANT WORK. I
APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR LEADING
THE CHARGE ON IMPLEMENTING THIS
HUGE INVESTMENT THAT WE CRAFTED
CAREFULLY AND VOTERS ULTIMATELY
APPROVED. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE DATA
AROUND HOW WE ARE GOING TO ROLL
OUT MORE CHARGING STATIONS IN
SEATTLE. ON ONE OF THE EARLIER
SLIDES IT WAS VERY HELPFUL FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE. IT NOTED THAT
EV ADOPTION IS GROWING FAST IN
SEATTLE WHICH IS GREAT. IT
SHOWED THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR
TRENDS AND THE TAKE AWAY, RAPID
ADOPTION IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
WHICH IS TERRIFIC. WE ALSO NEED
TO ASPIRE TO MAKE EVEN FURTHER
DATA INFORMED DECISIONS. WE
KNOW , AS WE THINK ABOUT THE
OPTIMAL LOCATION TO SEE THAT WE
HAVE THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK
BRINGING THIS TO LIFE, ALSO
HARMONIZING THE NEED TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE DEPLOYING THESE
STARTING IN AREAS WHERE WE KNOW
ADOPTION IS GOOD. IS THERE A
MAP AVAILABLE THAT SHOWS
ADOPTION BECAUSE WE KNOW 84
SQUARE MILES. THAT IS A HUGE
LANDMASS. WE WANT TO BE SMART
ABOUT HOW WE ROLLOUT THESE
INVESTMENTS. IS THERE A MAP
AVAILABLE? I KNOW THE DATA IS
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE , IS THERE A
MAP AVAILABLE THAT YOU CAN
SHARE THAT INCLUDES WHERE
ADOPTION IS HIGHEST AND
CONCENTRATED THE MOST?
>> THE ANSWER IS YES. WE ARE
HAPPY TO SHARE THAT. THERE'S
TWO MAPS THAT COME TO MIND THAT
WE CAN SHARE. I WENT TO THIS
SLIDE . THIS IS FROM OUR WORK
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
FOR CLEAN TRANSPORTATION. AS
YOU WERE SAYING, THERE IS RAPID
ADOPTION BUT HOW MANY CHARGERS
WILL WE NEED AS WE GROW . IT
DOES NOT GET TO THE GEOGRAPHY
QUESTION BUT I DO HAVE MAPS
THAT WE WILL SHARE ON THE
CURRENT ADOPTION AND ALSO HOW
THIS FUTURE NEED FOR CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE BREAKS DOWN BY
ZIP CODE. I THINK WE HAVE THAT
IN THIS LARGER STUDY THAT THE
GROUP WAS PLACED ON. LIKE YOU
HIGHLIGHTED, THIS WAS A
TREMENDOUS NEED. ANGELA
MENTIONED EARLIER THAT YOU CAN
SEE IT KEEPS GROWING. ONE OF
THESE THAT WE HAVE IS TO
INCENTIVIZE CUSTOMERS. THESE
WILL COME INTO THE SERVICE
TERRITORY . INCENTIVIZE AND
SUPPORT CUSTOMERS . THESE WERE
ALLOCATED ELECTRIC VEHICLES
WHICH WE ARE FORTUNATE TO SEE.
WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING THROUGH
THIS WHOLE PLAN. WE HAVE BEEN
INSTALLING CHARGERS WITH THEM
ALREADY. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON SOME OF THE PREPLANNING.
THAT LEVY FUNDING IS SUPPORTIVE
OF EVERYTHING IN THE PLAN. SO
THIS IS BUILDING NEW PUBLIC
CHARGERS AS WELL. OTHER
EXTERNAL FUNDINGS LIKE THE
CLEAN FUEL STANDARDS WILL START
GENERATING REVENUE ON AN ANNUAL
BASIS . WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH
THOSE MAPS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. A VERY HELPFUL
RESPONSE. THAT WAY THERE IS
SOME INITIAL CLARITY. WE WOULD
ALSO LOVE TO SEE THOSE
ADDITIONAL MAPS. PERSONALLY I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BREAK DOWN
OF AN OVERLAY OF COUNCIL
DISTRICTS . I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THAT IN TERMS OF , IN ANY EVENT
PLEASE DO FOLLOW UP. MY OTHER
QUESTION PERTAINS TO
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION.
WE KNOW THAT ADDING MORE
INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE IT
EASIER TO DRIVE ADOPTION, THAT
IS ONE OF THE UNIS EXACTLY
WHAT THE PROPOSED PLAN IS
DESIGNED TO DO. PERSONALLY, AS
SOMEBODY WHO IS A FORMER
TECHNOLOGY LAWYER, I AM NOT
SURE IF , THIS IS A RAPIDLY
EVOLVING SPACE AND LANDSCAPE IN
TERMS OF CHARGING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR LEVEL II
CHARGING THAT IS 2 TO 3 HOURS,
WHATEVER IT IS CITIZEN HOUR
PLUS. LEVEL III CHARGING IS
VERY FAST, I THINK AN HOUR OR
LESS. LEVEL I IS A COUPLE DAYS.
REGARDLESS, EVEN WITH THE
FASTEST CHARGING CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE, WE ARE STILL LOOKING
AT 45 MINUTES, AN HOUR PLUS.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S A RAPIDLY
EVOLVING LANDSCAPE. OTHER
AREAS, OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD
NAMELY CHINA AND PARTS OF
EUROPE HAVE THESE COOL SWABBING
STATIONS WHICH YOU GO IN AND
DRIVE YOUR CAR. THEY TAKE OUT
YOUR OLD BATTERY AND INSERT A
NEW BATTERY. THAT IS THE
CLOSEST THING CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE TO REPLICATE THE
EXPERIENCE , WE TALK ABOUT THE
NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM GASOLINE
AND COMBUSTION ENGINES, THAT IS
THE CLOSEST THING THAT
REPLICATES THE EXPERIENCE OF
GOING TO A GAS STATION AND
WAITING FIVE MINUTES OR
WHATEVER TO FULLY FILL UP. WE
HAVE NOT SEEN WIDE ADOPTION YET
FROM THOSE IN THE UNITED STATES
AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND. HOW
DOES THIS PROPOSED BAN
CONTEMPLATE? THAT IS ONE
EXAMPLE BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY.
HOW DOES THE PROPOSED PLAN
CONTEMPLATE THE RAPIDLY
EVOLVING NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY
AND ELECTRIFICATION AND
TRANSPORTATION.
>> GOOD QUESTION. THE NICE
THING ABOUT THE PLAN IS THE
ADAPTABILITY AND THE EMBRACING
INNOVATION. WITH THE
ADAPTABILITY, WE ARE STARTING
WITH WHAT WE KNOW TODAY .
WORKING WITH SOME OF THOSE
INDUSTRY EXPERTS . WE WORK WITH
THEM EACH YEAR TO REEVALUATE
HOW THE MARKET IS ADAPTING. ON
THE CHARGING STRATEGIES IT WILL
TAKE ALL OF THE ABOVE. THEN WE
WILL NEED TO EVALUATE ALL OF
THOSE TECHNOLOGIES AS THEY COME
IN. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IF THEY
ARE VIABLE AND PROVIDING
SOLUTIONS WE WILL MAKE THOSE
INVESTMENTS. INNOVATION IS AT
THE CORE OF THE PLAN AND WE
KEEP THE ADAPTABILITY AS THEY
COME TO MARKET.
>> ADAPTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY
IS KEY . THAT IS GREAT. WITH
RESPECT TO THOSE, I MENTIONED
THE EXPANSION THAT WE DID OF
THE PROGRAM, THE
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM I AM
PROUD THAT WE DID THAT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES
INCLUDING OUR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS AT IBEW. GOOD TO SEE
SOME OF THIS BEING IMPLEMENTED
AND APPRECIATE THE WORK. THE
FINAL QUESTION IS VERY HYPER
SPECIFIC BUT I UNDERSTAND IF WE
NEED TO FOLLOW UP OFF-LINE.
MORGAN JUNCTION IN MY DISTRICT
CHARGING STATION HAS BEEN IN
THE PLANS FOR A WHILE. THERE
HAVE BEEN SOME DELAYS AND
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT. DO
YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT
AND TIMING? WHEN THAT WILL BE
COMPLETED AND DELIVERED? IF THE
ANSWER IS NO, I UNDERSTAND. I
WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW UP ONLINE.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S STAY
CONNECTED ON THIS PROJECT. THIS
LOCATION IN PARTICULAR HAS
FACED SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS. THE
ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER WHEN OUT
OF BUSINESS EARLIER THIS YEAR
FORCING US TO RETHINK THE
INNOVATION SIDE IN WHICH
TECHNOLOGY AND NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE
ASSESSED SO WE ARE SEEING A LOT
OF MARKET TURNOVER AS WELL IN
THE INDUSTRY, TRYING TO KEEP AN
EYE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE
INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY SIDE HAS
BEEN KEY TO TRY TO MONITOR THE
SPECIFIC LOCATION. RIGHT NOW WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A LOT OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRYING TO
PRIORITIZE THE LOCATION IN
PARTICULAR DUE TO THE DELAYS WE
HAVE BEEN SEEING. WE ARE
MONITORING IT CLOSELY AND
WORKING HARD TO GET IT OUT THE
DOOR SO WE CAN BUILD THAT
CHARGING STATION.
>> THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND THE
CHALLENGES, BUT I LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO WORK ALONGSIDE
YOU ALL . THANK YOU. NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS . I
WILL CLOSE WITH A COUPLE OF
COMMENTS AND ONE QUESTION. I AM
JUST SO IMPRESSED BY THE AMOUNT
OF WORK AND THE APPROACH YOU
HAVE TAKEN TO CONDUCTING THIS
WORK. REALLY, I LOOK TO THE
PASSAGE OF THE HEEL ACT BY THE
STATE LEGISLATURE AS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT HAS HELPED US TAKE STEPS
TO CONFRONT THE INEQUITIES WE
SEE AROUND POLLUTION. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING IN THIS
WORK TOGETHER AND ALSO SEEING
THE CROWD THAT IS HERE TODAY.
IF YOU WERE PART OF WORKING ON
THIS PLAN IF YOU COULD WAVE A
HAND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK AND
ENGAGING IN IT. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING HOPE AND A BETTER FUTURE
WHERE WE ARE CARBON NEUTRAL AND
FULLY ADDRESSING EMISSIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT
TO WORKING ALONGSIDE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO PUT TOGETHER A
PLAN THAT TRULY ADDRESSES
INEQUITIES IN THE COMMUNITY IN
THIS MATTER . AS I MENTIONED WE
WILL BE GETTING UPDATES ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN. MY
FOCUS ON THAT IS I WOULD LOVE
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE
WORKFORCE COMPONENTS AS WELL.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY
HERE FOR GOOD PAIN, GREEN JOBS.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR UPDATES
ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES THERE. OF
COURSE, CONTINUED UPDATES ON
HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING
INEQUITIES. I GUESS MY QUESTION
IN ALL OF THIS AND LOOKING
THROUGH THE PLAN AND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE WILL
NEED TO BE LEVERAGING FEDERAL
AND STATE RESOURCES TO
IMPLEMENT COMPONENTS OF THIS. I
SAY THIS ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE
OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND
I KNOW A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY
AHEAD OF US . I WANT TO REMAIN
COMMITTED TO THIS WORK AND
THINKING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES
HOW WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND IMPLEMENTING
THE PLAN. YOUR THOUGHT ON ANY
CHANGES TO THE CHANGE IN
ADMINISTRATION AND HOW WE CAN
KEEP THE PLAN ON TRACK BECAUSE
IT REPRESENTS OUR BEST HOPE FOR
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS.
>> I THINK AT WE WILL HAVE TO
WAIT AND SEE. WE ARE POISED. WE
HAVE BUILT AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO
PURSUE ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES
THAT COME OUR WAY. WE ARE
CLOSELY MONITORING THAT
ACTIVITY . WE HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM ELECTRIC
POWER RESEARCH HERE IN THE
AUDIENCE . THEY ARE WORKING
WITH US ON THAT AS WELL SO
WHATEVER COMES WE WILL BE READY
AND WE WILL BE AGGRESSIVE.
>> THE FIRST THING THAT COMES
TO MIND, ON A PERSONAL NOTE I
STARTED HERE ON THIS WORK
DURING THE FIRST TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION. I DID THAT
BECAUSE THIS IS THE PLACE TO DO
IT. I DO THINK WE WILL , NO
MATTER WHAT COMES WE WILL NEED
TO LEAN IN WITH THE REGION. WE
HAVE SO MANY SUPPORTIVE
ACTIONS. YOU MENTIONED THE
BALLOT MEASURE WHICH PASSED
WITH SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES. THE
CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT PROVIDES
FUNDING WE WILL NEED. THE CLEAN
FUEL STANDARD ESPECIALLY . WE
HAVE A LOT OF TALENTED FOLKS WE
WILL WANT TO HAVE DIALOGUE WITH
TO KEEP THAT FOCUS EVEN AS
THINGS CHANGE.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT TO
THE CLEAN FUEL STANDARD. THIS
IS A THANK YOU TO THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON. A LOT OF THE FUTURE
FUNDING FOR THIS PORTFOLIO IN
PARTICULAR WILL BE LED BY THE
STATE. A LITTLE BIT CENTERED ON
THAT. WE STILL HAVE TO KEEP AN
EYE ON THE FEDERAL LANDSCAPE,
BUT THIS GLOBAL IN-STATE
POLICIES HAVE ENABLED US TO
CONTINUE OUR WORK. THE OTHER
POINT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
IS THE LEADING POINT .
TRANSPORTATION CAN LOOK AND BE
SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AT THE
SAME TIME. WE HAVE A LOT OF
CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO
GET TO THE OUTCOMES WE WANT AT
THE SAME TIME WITHOUT
HARNESSING SOLELY ON THE
INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE OR THE
ENABLEMENT PIECE AND COMMUNITY.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF
FLEXIBILITY.
>> ALSO, OUR CUSTOMERS WANT
THIS. NOT JUST THE COMMUNITY
THAT'S HERE BUT ALSO OUR
BUSINESS CUSTOMERS THAT ARE
MANAGING FLEET AND HAVE THEIR
OWN SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. WE
BELIEVE THAT WILL HELP CONTINUE
THE MOMENTUM. THEY ARE READY .
>> I WANTED TO ADD SHORT AND
BRIEFLY AROUND THE COMMUNITY
CENTER LANDSCAPE RESPONSE TO
THAT IS THAT WE ARE RESILIENT
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU FOR SPENDING THE
TIME WITH US THIS MORNING. WITH
THAT I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32160. IS THERE A
SECOND? IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR RINCK .
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR, ZERO
OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL
BE SENT TO THE JANUARY 28 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU ALL.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I AM
COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS
PROPOSED PLAN OUT OF COMMITTEE
FOR PURPOSES OF TODAY. I WANT
TO FOLLOW-UP WITH CITY LIGHT ON
A FEW THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT
TODAY, BUT THE FINAL VOTE AT
THE FULL COUNCIL. I AM GLAD TO
ENGAGE WITH OUR PARTNERS AT
CITY LIGHT.
>> CERTAINLY. SOUNDS LIKE A
PLAN. THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 6 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 6, BOMB CYCLONE
STORM RESPONSE AND RECOVERY.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR
PRESENTERS THAT ARE ON THEIR
WAY UP . WHEN YOU GET SETTLED
IN FEEL FREE TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US THIS MORNING AND THANK YOU
TO THE FOLKS WHO CAME OUT.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M THE CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER FOR SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
>> BRITTANY BARNWELL EMERGENCY
MANAGER FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
>> THIS MORNING WE WILL GIVE
YOU A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF THE
STORM EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE
BEGINNING NOVEMBER 19. SINCE WE
ARE UP AGAINST TIME I WILL HAND
IT OFF TO BRITNEY WITH JUST ONE
AND IT OUT. AFTER THAT STORM WE
HAD IN 2006 KNOWN AS THE
HANUKKAH EVE STORM A SIMILAR
EVENT WITH WIDER IMPACTS BUT WE
LEARNED A LOT. BRITNEY IS NOW
LEADING A MAJOR PORTION OF
THOSE PROGRAMS. WE MADE A LOT
OF PROGRESS AND WE HAVE
LEARNING TO DO STILL. WE WILL
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THAT SO GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION. TODAY WE WILL JUST
GO THROUGH THE BOMB CYCLONE
OVERVIEW. I BROKE IT DOWN INTO
THE PHASES OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. WE WILL TOUCH ON
PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE,
RECOVERY, AND MITIGATION. OKAY.
JUST TO GIVE A OVERVIEW. THE
BOMB CYCLONE HIT THE AREA
NOVEMBER 20. WE STARTED TO
PREPARE FOR THE EVENT A FEW
DAYS IN ADVANCE WHICH GAVE US
THE UPPER HAND TO GETTING
STAFFING AND PERSONNEL LEVELS
TO SUPPORT THE RESPONSE. WE HAD
NO CHALLENGES DURING THE
RESPONSE AND WE WERE ABLE TO
PRE-POSITION LINE WORKER STAFF
IN THE FIELD. THEY ALSO
MAINTAINED A 17 HOUR SHIFT WITH
SEVEN HOURS ARREST. ON 11/19,
WE HAD 198 PERSONNEL IN THE
FIELD INCLUDING OPS, CIVIL,
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, SHOPS
AND WAREHOUSE. WE HAD 551
PERSONNEL IN THE FIELD. WE HAD
553 PERSONNEL IN THE FIELD. ON
1123 WE HAD 224 PERSONNEL IN
THE FIELD. ON 1124 -- 11/24 WE
HAD 229. 11/25 WE HAD 222
PERSONNEL IN THE FIELD WHICH
TOTAL 22,000 HOURS FOR
PERSONNEL IN THE FIELD. THE
PEAK OUTAGES, WE HIT AT 114,000
WHICH IS 20% OF THE CUSTOMER
BASE. WE ALSO DID THE ONE
SEATTLE COORDINATION EFFORTS
WITH THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT . WE HAD THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. ALONGSIDE
THAT WE HAD THE SYSTEMS
OPERATION CENTER . THEY WERE
STAFFED FOR 24/7 COVERAGE . I
ALSO WANT TO ADD WE HAD ZERO
INJURIES. THAT IS ALWAYS GREAT.
IN PREPARATION TO THE INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT TEAM, WE WERE ALL
HANDS ON DECK BY NOVEMBER 19
THROUGH 2025 WHICH ALL OF OUR
CUSTOMERS WERE FULLY RESTORED
BY THEN. I WILL TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THAT ON SLIDE
NINE. ALSO I WANT TO MENTION
THE RESTORATION PRIORITIZATION
WHICH WE TAKE CRITICAL. NUMBER
ONE THE CRITICAL FACILITIES
INCLUDING HOSPITALS AND NURSING
HOMES. NUMBER TWO IS AN
EQUITABLE APPROACH MAKING SURE
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE
SERVICE TERRITORY AND PROVIDING
EVENLY DISTRIBUTED SERVICES.
NUMBER THREE WOULD BE THE
LARGEST CUSTOMER OUTAGES.
NUMBER FOUR WOULD BE THE CITY
OF SEATTLE INFRASTRUCTURE,
MAKING SURE WE CAN CONTINUE
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS. HERE
I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU AN
OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE OUTAGE MAP
LOOK LIKE NOVEMBER 20, ABOUT
9:30 A.M. THE ORANGE DOTS ON
THE CALENDAR , ON THE MAP
STANDS FOR 100 TO 200 -- 100 TO
249 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
THE LIGHT GRADE YOU CAN SEE AND
ALSO DOWN IN THE DELRIDGE AREA
THAT STANDS FOR 250 TO 999
CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER. THE
DARK RED STANDS FOR 1000 WERE
MORE CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
THE LIGHT GREEN OUR PLANNED
OUTAGES WE ARE AWARE OF .
>> I AM RECOGNIZING A HAND FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. WHAT WAS YOUR
ROLE IN ALL OF THIS?
>> I AM THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT . I WAS THE
COORDINATOR MAKING SURE WE HAD
EVERYTHING WE NEEDED, TALKING
TO EVERYBODY, BASICALLY THE
MAIN POINT OF CONTACT MAKING
SURE WE HAD EVERYTHING RUNNING.
>> SO YOU ARE IN CHARGE.
>> YES.
>> I UNDERSTAND NOW WHY THIS
WENT AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE.
HEARING YOUR PRESENTATION MAKES
ME FEEL RELAXED . I RAISED MY
HAND BECAUSE THIS MAP CLEARLY
SHOWS MY DISTRICT DID NOT
SUFFER FROM POWER OUTAGES
DURING THE BOMB CYCLONE. I WANT
TO BRING US BACK IN TIME TO
THAT WEEK. WHEN THIS OCCURRED
THERE WAS A CHOKING DISTRICT 6.
EARLIER THAT WEEK ABOUT A
QUARTER OR MAYBE OVER A THIRD
OF DISTRICT 6 WAS WITHOUT POWER
FOR 12 TO 36 HOURS. I JUST
BRING THAT UP BECAUSE IT LOOKS
BAD BUT IT IS BECAUSE WE GOT
HIT WITH THE BOMB CYCLONE
EARLIER THAT WEEK. ANYTHING
EITHER OF YOU WANT TO ADD TO
THAT. I JUST WANTED TO RAISE
THAT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GIVING
SPECIAL ATTENTION THERE.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE
THAT. THE UNDERGROUND
INFRASTRUCTURE WE WERE WORKING
ON WAS HELPFUL THERE AS WELL.
>> I WAS GOING TO MAKE THAT
JOKE AS WELL. DISTRICT 6 LOOKS
PRETTY GOOD. WE REQUESTED THESE
MAPS TO GET YOU FAMILIARIZED
WITH WHERE IT IS. THANK YOU TO
CITY LIGHT FOR ACCOMMODATING
THE REQUEST.
>> WE ALSO ADDED , WE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY COULD SEE
HOW WE WERE ABLE TO RESTORE
CUSTOMERS IN A TIMELY FASHION.
WE PEAKED AT 114,000 CUSTOMERS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT DROPPED. WE
HAD 100,000 CUSTOMERS WERE
STORED IN THAT FIRST DAY AND
ALSO AS WE GOT TOWARD THE END
OF THE ACTIVATION WE HAD THE
SMALL ONES THAT TOOK A LITTLE
BIT LONGER THAN NORMAL THAT WE
HAD TO BRING MUTUAL CREWS TO
HELP US MAKE SURE WE GOT
CUSTOMERS FULLY RESTORED. SO WE
DID HIGHLIGHT THE NUMBERS. SO
WE ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THE
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM CHART.
THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OUR
SISTER DEPARTMENTS USE AS WELL
BUT THIS IS ALSO THE U.S.
CHART. YOU HAVE YOUR INCIDENT
COMMANDER WHO LEADS THE
INCIDENT. FROM THERE YOU HAVE
THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
GATHERING THE INFORMATION. THEY
DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION TO
THE PUBLIC. YOU HAVE YOUR
SAFETY OFFICER MAKING SURE
EVERYBODY IS SAFE DURING THE
EVENT AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE
LIAISON OFFICER IS THE ROLE
THAT I PLAYED. I WAS THE
LIAISON BETWEEN THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND ALL OF THE
OTHER SISTER DEPARTMENTS AS
WELL ALONG WITH THE POINT OF
CONTACT. YOU HAVE THE OPERATION
SECTION CHIEF WHO BASIC THE
MANAGES YOUR FIELD OPERATIONS
MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS
RUNNING SMOOTHLY. YOU HAVE THE
PLANNING SECTION CHIEF DEALING
WITH THE PLANNING ASPECT MAKING
SURE WE HAVE HOLES,
TRANSFORMERS, ALL OF THOSE GOOD
THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
RESTORE OUR CUSTOMERS. YOU HAVE
THE LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF
DEALING WITH FOOD, HOUSING,
DURING INCIDENCES LIKE THAT WE
WANT TO BE SURE EMPLOYEES CAN
STAY CLOSE AND THEY DO NOT HAVE
TO TRAVEL FAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN
WE HAVE AN ALL HANDS ON DECK
RESPONSE. THE FINANCE AND ADMIN
CHIEF IS THERE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAPTURE ALL COSTS THAT
ARE INCURRED SO WHEN WE GET THE
FEMA DECLARATION WE HAVE ALL OF
THE DOCUMENTATION IN LINE TO
GIVE THE SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION TO KING COUNTY TO
GET THE DECLARATION. SO THIS IS
JUST A BREAKDOWN OF HOW THE
CHART IS MANAGED.
>> I WANT TO ADD THE REASON THE
SYSTEM WORKS IS BECAUSE OF WHAT
BRITTANY DOES FOR ALL OF US TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE UP-TO-DATE. IT
CANNOT GO UNNOTICED BECAUSE OF
THE WORK THAT SHE DOES.
>> LET'S JUMP TO THE
PREPAREDNESS PHASE. WHEN IT
COMES TO THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT WE DID A REALIGNMENT
LAST YEAR WHICH MATCHED YOUR
POSITIONS WITH THE INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT TEAM. IT IS BETTER
THIS WAY SO WHEN SOMEBODY DOES
LEAD THE UTILITY I'M ABLE TO
GRAB THEM AND GET THEM UP TO
SPEED AND BRING THE TRAINING TO
THE FOREFRONT . THEY ARE NOT
CAUGHT ON GUARD AND WE ARE ALL
ON THE SAME PAGE. FOR THE
WEATHER, I WORK CLOSELY WITH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. I
HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH
THEM AND ALSO UW. WE WORK
CLOSELY WITH THEM TO MONITOR
THE WEATHER BEFOREHAND SO WE
KNOW WHAT IS COMING SO WE CAN
PREPARE AND MAKE SURE WE
COMMUNICATE WITH CUSTOMERS
PROPERLY BEFORE THE WEATHER
COMES. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
TRAINING AS MIKE JUST
MENTIONED, WE DO THIS YEARLY.
WE KNOW WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS.
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WE ARE
ABLE TO RESPOND IN A GREAT
MANNER. IT IS SO IMPORTANT WE
HAVE TO BE SURE WE ARE LOOKING
AT IT FROM A HOLISTIC BASIS. WE
TALK ABOUT CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH IS
HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES AND
WE LOOK AT THE EQUITABLE
APPROACH. HOW ARE WE
APPROACHING THE SERVICE
TERRITORIES . EVERYBODY GIVING
THE SAME SERVICE. LAST,
CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION IS THE
BIGGEST PIECE . MAKING SURE WE
ARE COMMUNICATING WITH
CUSTOMERS AND MAKING SURE THEY
KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND IF
THE OUTAGE WILL BE OUT LONGER
THAN NORMAL WE COMMUNICATE
THAT. IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE THEIR TRUST
AND WE ARE COMMUNICATING THE
RIGHT THING. WE TAKE PRIDE ON
THIS . THE COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT IS SO GREAT WE MAKE
SURE THIS IS READILY AVAILABLE.
SO THE RESPONSE PHASE WHICH IS
ALWAYS GREAT. THE MEAT OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WE HAD 11
TOTAL CALLS WHICH WERE TWO A
DAY. ONE IN THE MORNING AND ONE
IN THE EVENING. WE HAD CALLS ON
THE WEEKEND FOR SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AS WELL. THAT MEANS WE
WERE ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR
SEVEN DAYS STRAIGHT. FOR THAT
WE ALSO REALIZED WE NEEDED TO
BRING IN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE. WE
ARE PART OF THE WESTERN ENERGY
GROUP WHICH I AM THE SECRETARY
OF. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN WE
THEY WERE READILY AS POSSIBLE .
WE HAD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH
MYSELF. THE INCIDENT COMMANDER
AND ALSO THE WHOLE WEST COAST
FOR MUTUAL AID SUPPORT. WE DID
RECEIVE MORE SUPPORT THIS WAS
WHAT WE NEEDED . WE ARE
DEFINITELY GRATEFUL FOR THE
PARTNERSHIP AND ALSO THEM
COMING TO SEATTLE. FOR
COORDINATION EFFORTS. AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAYED A
HUGE PART IN CONNECTING THE
DEPARTMENTS. A HUGE SHOUT OUT
TO THEM AND THEN OUR SISTER
DEPARTMENTS. ALSO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WE WANT TO
GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE
GARFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY
GOT THE SHELTER UP AND RUNNING.
WE MADE SURE WE DELIVERED GREAT
FOOD FOR THEM. WE JUST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU TO GARFIELD
COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY GOT
EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING. SO
THE RESTORATION PHASE ALWAYS
TAKES LONGER THAN NORMAL. WE
HAD SMALL JOBS THAT WE HAD TO
GO LOOK INTO. A FEW WERE LAKE
FOREST PARK WHAT YOU MIGHT BE
AWARE OF. WE WERE ABLE TO GET
THE MUTUAL AID CREWS OUT THERE
TO RESTORE EVERYBODY. GREAT
COMMUNICATION WITH LAKE FOREST
PARK . WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS
WE WANT TO ADJUST AND CHANGE
GOING FORWARD BUT WE FIND THAT
OUT AFTER EVERY MAJOR EVENT. WE
COMPLETED THE NOTES AND WE WILL
BE READY FOR THE NEXT EVENT
THAT HAPPENS. FOR THE MUTUAL
AID DEMOBILIZATION. WE WERE
ABLE TO DEMOBILIZE THE MUTUAL
AID CREWS AND SEND THEM BACK
HOME SAFELY. THEY WERE THANKFUL
FOR EVERYTHING WE DID. THEY
EXTENDED THEIR HANDS . IF WE
EVER NEEDED AGAIN THEY WILL BE
THE FIRST ONES TO COME DOWN.
FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL WE ARE
WORKING THROUGH THAT. A LOT OF
VEGETATION CAME DOWN DURING THE
BOMB CYCLONE. AS YOU CAN SEE, I
WANTED TO SHARE SOME PHOTOS OF
WHAT THE DEBRIS LOOKED LIKE. WE
WERE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF TREE
TRIMMING DURING THE EVENT .
LASTLY WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. WE ARE
WAITING ON THE FEDERAL
DECLARATION TO COME THROUGH.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE INCURRED
$1.4 MILLION IN COSTS SO FAR
THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEND
TO KING COUNTY TO GET THAT
DECLARATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN
LOOKING FOR. WITH THAT, WE WERE
ABLE TO GET SALARIES BACK WITH
ANY OVERTIME THAT WAS
PERMITTED. ANY COST OF MATERIAL
OR ANYTHING ELSE WE INCURRED
DURING THE STORM LIKE HOUSING
AND FOOD COSTS AS WELL. FOR THE
MITIGATION PIECE, THE REVIEW
WENT GREAT. AS YOU CAN SEE I
PUT A PICTURE WHERE WE GATHERED
AROUND THE TABLE TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT WENT WELL. THE FIRST THING
WE DO IS CELEBRATE THE WIN.
DURING A STORM SOMETIMES YOU
NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY -- WHAT WAY
IT MAY GO BUT WITH THE HELP OF
EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER, WE
EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS AND
ROCKED THE BOMB CYCLONE. WE
WERE ABLE TO DO THINGS WE KNEW
WE COULD DO. EVERYBODY IS SO
GREAT, VERY PROFESSIONAL. THAT
JUST SHOWS OUR STRENGTHS AND
HOW FAR WE HAVE COME WITH
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WITH THAT
, THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE
EXPANDING THE PROGRAM. WE WILL
BE GETTING A TRAINING AND
EXERCISE COORDINATOR AT AN ALL
HAZARD MITIGATION SPECIALIST TO
HELP BUILD OUT THE PROGRAM AND
MAKE SURE WE ARE READY FOR
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS AND WE
HAVE A ROBUST SYSTEM IN PLACE.
>> ALL RIGHT. LASTLY WE WILL
TALK ABOUT THE SBA LOANS. I WAS
ABLE TO REACH OUT TO KING
COUNTY AND GET SOME STATS FOR
THE SUCCESS RATE OF SBA LOANS.
RIGHT NOW ALL APPLICATIONS ARE
ONLINE. YOU CAN GO AND APPLY
FOR ALL APPLICATIONS. RIGHT NOW
FOR HOMES, THE FULL COUNT THAT
HAS BEEN SUBMITTED IS 206 .
PROGRESS IS 68. 51 APPLICATIONS
WERE DECLINED AND 50 WERE
WITHDRAWN WITH A COUNTEROFFER
TO 37 AND 11 DISBURSEMENTS
WHICH TOTALS $135,100 HAVE BEEN
DISPERSED SO FAR. FOR
BUSINESSES YOU HAVE 39 FULL
APPLICATIONS WITH 17 IN
PROGRESS, FIVE DECLINED. 13
WITHDRAWN AND FOUR WITH A
COUNTEROFFER. RIGHT NOW THEY
HAVE DISPERSED THREE OF THE
BUSINESS LOANS . ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> MAY I? THANK YOU FOR THIS
ROBUST PRESENTATION. THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ESPECIALLY
ON THE GROUND DURING THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. YOU DID A
REALLY GOOD JOB IN MY OPINION.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD
SHARE. THIS IS NOT TO POINT
FINGERS FOR OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. AS I WAS
WATCHING THIS UNFOLD, I SAW
THAT BOTH SNOHOMISH PUD AND PSC
HAVE MORE CUSTOMERS OUT. WE
WERE ABLE TO BRING HOURS ONLINE
FASTER. GRANTED, THEY HAVE MORE
TREES ON THE EAST SIDE THAN WE
DO . BUT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
WHAT SETS US APART? IS IT
REALLY JUST THE ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS? DO WE HAVE
PROCESSES IN PLACE THAT ALLOW
US TO BE SO SUCCESSFUL.
>> WE DO HAVE PROCESSES IN
PLACE. WE ARE IN A NICE NEST
EGG IN THE CITY. WE DON'T HAVE
VEGETATION LIKE SNOHOMISH. TO
GIVE A RUNDOWN, WE RAMPED UP ON
1119 -- 11/19. THEY WORKED
THROUGH 11/27. THEY HAD
APPROXIMATELY 600,000 CUSTOMERS
IMPACTED . FOR SNOHOMISH, THEY
ACTIVATED ON 11/19 AND
DEACTIVATED ON 11/24 WITH
165,000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT
POWER. SIMILAR TO US, WE ALL
BROUGHT MUTUAL AID AND CONTRACT
CREWS IN. DUE TO THE VEGETATION
WE ARE LUCKY TO NOT HAVE AS
MUCH VEGETATION AND NOT BE AS
RURAL . ALSO I WANT TO ADD
WHICH IS A QUESTION, EVENTS
START LOCALLY AND AND LOCALLY.
KNOWING HOW FEMA IS GOING WE
MAY NOT HAVE FUNDS IN THE NEW
-- NEAR FUTURE. IT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT
ANY EVENT THAT HAPPENS WE ARE
ABLE TO RESPOND AND NOT WAIT
FOR THEIR HELP. WE HAVE TO BE
SURE WE ARE SETTING ASIDE THE
DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
RESPOND TO THESE EVENTS AND
MAKE SURE WE CAN RECOVER
BECAUSE IT COULD TAKE ANYWHERE
FROM FOUR MONTHS TO A YEAR TO
GET HERE KNOWING WHAT IS GOING
ON THROUGH THE WHOLE U.S..
THERE'S HURRICANES ON THE EAST
COAST, WILDFIRES, TORNADOES AND
THINGS IN THE MIDWEST. IT IS
JUST BEST TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE
TO BE PREPARED . WE CAN EXPECT
FOR FEMA TO COME BUT WE HAVE TO
HOLD OUR OWN.
>> I WOULD NOTE THAT FEMA IS
LOCATED IN BOTTLES SO THEY
WOULD PROBABLY BE HERE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STORM AND I KNOW
THAT THE FOLKS FROM BOTTLE ARE
RESPONDING TO FIRES TODAY. THE
NEXT QUESTION IS
FORWARD-LOOKING.
>> WE HAVE LOST QUORUM AND WE
NEED TO END THE MEETING.
>> THAT IS UNFORTUNATE.
>> APOLOGIES FOR THAT. I'M
SURE CITY LIGHT WILL BE
AVAILABLE OFF-LINE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR HARD WORK. WE WANT TO
FIND WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE HARD
WORK YOU HAVE DONE.
>> THANK YOU. THIS ADJOURNS OUR
MEETING.