COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> [NO AUDIO]
>> GOOD MORNING. THE
SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT, ARTS
& CULTURE MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 9:34 A.M. JULY 11,
2025. I'MAL MERCEDES RINCK,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK, CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE.
>> OKAY. TESTING.
>> GOOD MORNING. HEAR YOU LOUD
AND CLEAR.
>> FABULOUS. OKAY. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYBODY. THE SUSTAINABILITY,
CITY LIGHT, ARTS & CULTURE
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 9:35 A.M. JULY 11,
2025. I'M ALEXIS MERCEDES
RINCK, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON?
>> THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. WELCOME,
EVERYONE, TO THE JULY 2025
SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT, ARTS
& CULTURE MEETING. AS YOU CAN
SEE, I AM DOING THIS MEETING
REMOTELY TODAY. FIRST, A SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON FOR SUPPORTING ME IN
CHAMBERS. I'M IN CHICAGO
TRADING IDEAS WITH PROGRESSIVE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS FROM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I'M HAVING
A LOT OF FUN AND LEARNING A LOT,
AND SO WHEN I'M READY TO GET
BACK HOME AND REALLY LAUNCH SOME
OF THESE IDEAS IN SEATTLE, EAGER
TO CHAT WITH YOU ALL, MY COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES ON AREAS OF
COLLABORATION IN THE COMING
WEEKS AND MONTHS. MOVING ON TO
TODAY'S MEETING, WE HAVE A
PACKED AGENDA WITH ITEMS THAT
INCLUDE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE
ARTS COMMISSION, SEVERAL
APPOINTS TO THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD. A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON CITY
LIGHT AND POWER SUPPLY. WITH
THAT, WE'LL OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THEY
SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA OR WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. HOW
MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP FOR
TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE ZERO
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND TWO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. WITH THAT,
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 30
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
ON THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE
WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST IS ALBERTO
ALVAREZ. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6
WHEN YOU HAVE HEAR THE PROMPT.
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
>> [NO AUDIO]
>> THERE WE GO.
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES.
>> HELLO?
>> PLEASE PROCEED.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WE HAD A
MAJOR NATURAL DISASTER NOVEMBER
OF LAST YEAR. THE WIND STORM AND
BOMB CYCLONE. POWER LINES WERE
OUT FOR DAYS, TREES AND DEBRIS
MADE DRIVING EVEN MORE
DANGEROUS, PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE
ACCESS TO ANYTHING LIKE
MEDICATIONS, HEALTH CHECK-INS,
FOOD OR WATER. WE CANNOT WAIT
UNTIL THE NEXT MAJOR DISASTER
HITS. WE KNOW THE FUNDING WILL
NOT BE THERE OR BE SEVERELY
LIMITED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. A
MAJOR EVENT LIKE THAT IS
INEVITABLE. PEOPLE HAVE TO BE
WARNED. THE MESSAGING NEEDS TO
GET OUT THERE EARLY. WEATHER
MODELING, FEMA, AND OTHER
CRUCIAL SERVICES THE CITY RELIED
ON DURING THE LAST MAJOR
DISASTER HAVE BEEN CUT AND ARE
NOT UP TO PAR. WE ARE RUNNING
BLIND. PEOPLE HAVE TO BE WARNED.
ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS CITY COUNCIL
DYNAMICS CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT
SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE
DRAGGING THEIR FEET IN PLANNING
FOR AND TAKING ACTION TO DEFEND
THE CITY. CALLING THINGS
PERFORMATIVE OR SAYING THEY
BELIEVE IN THE SPIRIT OF
SOMETHING BUT THEN CHOOSE TO DIG
THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND. IT'S
SICKENING THAT OTHER PEOPLE ON
THAT DAIS ARE TOO SCARED OR
COMPLACENT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON. THOSE IN POWER
WHO ARE WILLING TO TAKE ACTION
HAVE TO USE WHATEVER PLATFORM
AND CONNECTIONS THEY HAVE TO
MAIM AND SHAME POLITICIANS WHO
ARE UNWILLING TO PROTECT US.
THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD
DAY.
>> THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTER IS
DAVID HAYNES.
>> HI, DAVID HAYNES. YOU KNOW
THE TRAINING CENTER AND THE IDEA
THAT AMERICA IS SUPPOSED TO
TRADE FOR PEACE WITH THE NATIVE
AMERICANS WHO'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN
SHORTCHANGED THAT SEATTLE
ACKNOWLEDGES WHEN THEY'RE ON
STOLEN LAND? IS IT REALLY ENOUGH
TO, LIKE, OFFER PEOPLE AN
OPPORTUNITY IN A TRAINING CENTER
WHERE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO
BUILD A TRAILER SHOWER FOR A
TINY VILLAGE. I MEAN, WHAT TYPE
OF SKILLS ARE YOU GOING TO BE
ABLE TO, LIKE, IMPLEMENT AS LIKE
A SURVIVING CAREER? YOU KNOW,
ARE YOU GOING TO COME TO SEATTLE
AND BUILD LIKE LITTLE TINY
VILLAGES? I MEAN, THERE SEEMS TO
BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INVESTMENT
THAT'S NEEDED IF YOU'RE GOING
TO CALL IT THE KALISPEL TRAINING
CENTER. ANY WAY, WHEN IT COMES
TO SUSTAINABILITY, I DON'T
THINK IT'S SUSTAINABLE IF
YOU'RE GOING TO APPLY A RACE
WAR AND SKIN COLOR PRIORITY
WITHIN YOUR GREEN NEW DEAL THAT
WANTS TO BLAME THE WHITE MAN FOR
EVERYTHING. AND IF YOU TAKE A
LOOK AT WHAT CITY COUNCIL DID
RECENTLY A WHILE BACK, THEY
CHANGED THE LAW THAT SAID A
SMALL BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE TO
LIKE RETROFIT TO BE LIKE
ELECTRIC. BUT A BIGGER BUILDING
DOES, I BELIEVE. BUT WHEN YOU'RE
GOING PAST ALL THESE SMALL
BUILDINGS, THEY HAVE THESE TOXIC
PIPES THAT ARE KICKING OUT LIKE
RIGHT AT YOUR NOSTRIL LEVEL
HITTING YOU IN THE EYES WITH
THIS POISONOUS AIR LIKE WHEN
YOU'RE WALKING PAST. AND THAT
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN IGNORED. AND
THAT'S LIKE A NEGATIVE IMPACT
ON THE QUALITY OF LIVING THAT
HAS BEEN PURPOSELY DISCOUNTED
BECAUSE COUNCIL DIDN'T WANT TO
UPSET THE SMALL BUSINESS OR THE
SMALL BUILDING OWNER. THEY JUST
WANTED TO ACT LIKE THEY WERE
TACKLING THE BIG BUILDINGS. AND
IT'S JUST LIKE ANOTHER
UNSUSTAINABLE LIKE DESIGN.
ANYWAY, UM, I STILL THINK THAT
CITY AND LIGHT LEADERSHIP IS
SUSPECT WITH ALL THE CLOWN
FOOLISHNESS THAT TOOK PLACE THAT
SAID OH, WE HAVE TO RETRAIN
SOMEBODY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
KNOW .
>> ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS
OF BUSINESS FOR TODAY. WITH
THAT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE REED
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENT 03177,
APPOINTMENT OF JO MIKESELL AS
MEMBER OF SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION FROM DECEMBER 31,
2026 BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> ANGELA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL WAIT UNTIL OUR PRESENTERS
ARRIVE AT THE TABLE. WHEN YOU
HAVE A MOMENT TO SETTLE IN, IF
YOU COULD PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT
TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THE
RECORD BEFORE SPEAKING.
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
CHAIR RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AND
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> I HAVE THE PLEASURE TODAY OF
INTRODUCING JO MIKESELL WHO IS A
NEW ARTS COMMISSION APPOINTEE
HERE TO BE RECOMMENDED BY
COUNCIL. I'LL GO A LITTLE BIT
INTO THE ARTS COMMISSION FOR
THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW, THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION IS
COMPRISED OF 16 MEMBERS WHO ARE
COMMUNITY MEMBER VOLUNTEERS
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AND THEY SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
COMMISSIONERS INCLUDE ARTISTS,
ARTS PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHERS
WITH STRONG LINKS TO THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMUNITY. THE SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION SUPPORTS THE CITY BY
ADVOCATING FOR ARTS POLICY,
CREATING ACCESS FOR EQUITABLE
PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS, AND
FOSTERING ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOR
ALL RESIDENTS. A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT BROUGHT
JO HERE. SO ALL SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION VACANCIES ARE
ANNOUNCED THROUGH THE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS WEBSITE. AFTER THAT,
THE SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS
APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDS TO
THE MAYOR AND FOR MAYOR AND
COUNCIL SEATS, AT WHICH TIME
THOSE ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED
AND THEN THEY'RE BROUGHT BEFORE
YOU FOR CONFIRMATION. I'LL, THE
REVIEW CRITERIA THAT ARE USED
ARE GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY, SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL
COMMISSIONERS ARE REPRESENTING,
WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF
COMMISSIONS WHO REPRESENT
VARIOUS COUNCIL DISTRICTS,
DIVERSITY OF DISCIPLINE IN THE
CREATIVE SECTOR, DIVERSITY OF
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE, AND
THEN THEY LIVE AND WORK IN
SEATTLE. SO THOSE ARE ALL OF THE
CRITERIA. AND FINALLY, I'M
GONNA JUST A LITTLE BIT OF JO'S
BIO HERE. SO JO MIKESELL IS THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR ARTS
BUSINESS SERVICES AT SHUNPIKE
ARTS. SHE'S A DELICATE AND
COMPASS GNAT LEADER WITH OVER 20
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS
AND CULTURE FIELD. HER EXPERTISE
INCLUDES ARTS PROGRAMMING,
EXHIBIT MANAGEMENT, ARTS
FUNDING, AND DIGITAL HUMANITIES.
JO IS DEDICATED TO NURTURING
SOCIAL EQUITY BY FACILITATING
TRANSFORMATIVE ARTS EXPERIENCES
FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES. JO SERVES
ON THE BOARD OF FINE ARTS CENTER
AND AS CO-VICE PRESIDENT, SHE'S
ALSO AN INDEPENDENT CURATOR AND
A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF
READERS FOR THE COLLEGE ART
ASSOCIATION. AND I'M NOW GOING
TO INTRODUCE JO TO SAY A FEW
MORE THINGS ABOUT HERSELF.
>> HI. HA. I AM INCREDIBLY
EXCITED TO BE HERE. I AM VERY
MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
OPPORTUNITY, AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO CONTRIBUTE MY EXPERIENCE TO
HELPING TO ADVISE AND GUIDE THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION.
>> FABULOUS. THANK YOU BOTH FOR
BEING HERE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
KAYIM AND FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE, JO. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS TODAY FOR JO?
>> CHAIR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TODAY. YOU HAVE TO GET THE
MICROPHONES CLOSE TO YOU,
THOUGH. IT IS A LITTLE
DECEIVING. JO, I SEE FROM YOUR
RESUME AND YOUR APPLICATION
HERE, YOU WORKED HERE IN SEATTLE
ALMOST A DECADE AGO FOR A SMALL
LOCAL COMPANY, AMAZON IN AN
EARLY STAGE, AND THEN YOU MOVED
OUT TO NEW YORK. I ASSUME TO GET
YOUR MA IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION?
HAD SOME SUCCESSFUL POSITIONS
THERE, AND THEN YOU RETURNED
HERE. YOU'VE HAD SOME TIME TO
COME BACK TO THE CITY. I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU GREW UP HERE, BUT
YOU SPENT TIME HERE 20 YEARS
AGO. AND NOW YOU ARE IN A VERY
NOTABLE ORGANIZATION. AND NOW
YOU'RE COMING TO THE ARTS
COMMISSION. HOW HAS THAT
TRANSITION FROM WHAT SEATTLE WAS
20 YEARS AGO AND BEING INVOLVED
HERE GOING TO A BIG CITY LIKE
NEW YORK AND NOW COMING BACK,
HOW DOES THAT EXPERIENCE HELP
YOU ADVISE OUR ARTS COMMISSION?
>> OH, WOW. SO YOU'RE RIGHT. I
STARTED AT AMAZON.COM BACK IN
THE LATE '90s, AND THERE WAS
ONE WAREHOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF
GEORGETOWN, AND IT WAS A VERY,
VERY DIFFERENT PLACE. SEATTLE
WAS SORT OF THIS INTERESTING MIX
OF A SMALL TOWN AND A BIG TOWN,
SORT OF ON THE VERGE OF
EXPLOSIVE GROWTH, AND I WAS
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE HERE
DURING A LOT OF THAT GROWTH. I
DID DECIDE TO MOVE TO NEW YORK
TO GET MY GRAD DEGREE, AND I
STAYED THERE FOR SOMETIME UNTIL
COVID. AND MY INTENT TO GO THERE
WAS KIND OF TO SEE WHAT I COULD
BRING BACK TO SEATTLE FROM A
PLACE LIKE NEW YORK THAT IS
KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY TO BE THE
SORT OF LOCUS FOR THE ARTS.
BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS
INCREDIBLE ART IN SEATTLE. THERE
ARE INCREDIBLE ARTISTS IN
SEATTLE. BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT
OF SUPPORT FOR THEM OR AT LEAST
AT THAT TIME THERE WASN'T. SO
IN MOVING BACK, I WAS ABLE TO
TAKE SOME OF MY EXPERIENCE IN
NEW YORK AND REALLY REFRAME HOW
I THOUGHT ABOUT ARTISTS AND HOW
THEY NEED TO BE SUPPORTED IN
SEATTLE. AND IT LED ME TO WORK
FOR SHUNPIKE WHICH EXISTS
ENTIRELY TO SUPPORT THE ARTS.
AND I THINK, I THINK IF I COULD
REALLY SORT OF COMPARE WHAT IT
WAS BACK THEN AND WHAT IT IS
NOW, IT'S SUCH A DIFFERENT
CITY. IT'S ALMOST COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT. BUT THERE IS MORE ART
SUPPORT NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH
THINGS LIKE DOORS OPEN. THERE IS
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY THAT BACK
IN THE LATE '90s AND EARLY
2000s, AT LEAST I WASN'T AWARE
OF IT, AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN
AN AMAZING MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO
GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT HOW
ARTISTS CAN BE FUNDED AND HOW
THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND HOW
THEY CAN EXIST IN A CITY LIKE
SEATTLE WHERE IT IS INCREDIBLY
HARD TO LIVE AS AN ARTIST.
>> THANKS. IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE THAT'S GOING ESPECIALLY
WELL OR ESPECIALLY POOR AT THE
MOMENT THAT YOU'RE EXCITED TO
EITHER HELP SUPPORT OR HELP
CHANGE COURSE ON?
>> I MOVED BACK HERE IN 2020,
AND IT WAS A LITTLE SHOCKING TO
BE HONEST. I MOVED DOWNTOWN. I
LIVE DOWNTOWN NOW. SO I SEE THE
GROWTH THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER
THE PAST FIVE YEARS. I SEE THE
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO FUND
REVITALIZATION IN DOWNTOWN. AND
I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE A PART
OF THAT THROUGH SHUNPIKE. WE
SUPPORT THE SEATTLE RESTORED
PROGRAM, AND SO I AM EVERY DAY
TALKING WITH ARTISTS AND WITH
ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE BEING PUT
INTO DOWNTOWN TO REALLY BUILD
THIS CITY BACK UP AND BEYOND.
AND I THINK IT'S, IT'S
INCREDIBLY REWARDING TO SEE THAT
KIND OF GROWTH. BECAUSE ALL I
HAVE TO DO IS WALK OUT MY FRONT
DOOR TO SEE IT.
>> THAT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE ON
THE COMMISSION, AND LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING WHAT YOU CONTRIBUTE TO
THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COLLEAGUES, ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR JO?
>> I THINK WE'RE GOOD HERE.
>> FABULOUS. THEN I'LL JUST
CLOSE OUT WITH THIS QUESTION,
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I
APPRECIATED YOUR QUESTION ABOUT
WHAT IS GOING WELL? I'M GOING
TO PIVOT AND ASK IF, JO, YOU
COULD SPEAK TO SOME OF THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING THE
ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR AT THIS
TIME. I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR
INSIGHT.
>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES
I THINK IS, WELL, IT'S THE COST
OF LIVING IN A PLACE LIKE
SEATTLE. I THINK IT'S VERY
HARD. EVERYBODY'S GOT A SIDE
GIG. EVERYBODY IS DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO EXIST AND
TO STILL BE ABLE TO MAKE ART AND
TO LIVE AND TO EAT. THAT IS
ALWAYS THE CHALLENGE, RIGHT?
>> EVERYBODY'S GOTTA EAT. MY
GOSH. APPRECIATE THAT RESPONSE.
AND COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, I'M GOING
TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND THE CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 03177. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND THE CONFIRMATION OF
THE APPOINTMENT. ANY FINAL,
FINAL COMMENTS? NO? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR RINCK?
>> YES.
>> THERE ARE FOUR IN FAVOR, ZERO
OPPOSED, AND ZERO ABSTENTIONS.
>> THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE APPOINTMENT BE
CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO THE
JULY 22nd CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR
BEING HERE, JO, AND THANK YOU
AGAIN, DIRECTOR KAYIM. WITH
THAT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM TWO THROUGH 10 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENTS 03219 THROUGH
03226, APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS OF BRITTANI CAIN,
AKIKSHA CHATTERJI, ROSALUND
JENKINS, JOHN SANCHEZ, JAMIE
STROBLE, LEAH WOOD, PETER
HASEGAWA, AND NINA OLIVIER AS
MEMBERS OF GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR A TERM OF
APRIL 30, 2028. A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WONDERFUL. WELCOME ALL. I'M
NOT THERE, BUT I CAN SEE PEOPLE
HEADING UP TO THE FRONT THROUGH
THE CAMERA. SO I'LL GIVE FOLKS
A MOMENT TO SETTLE IN AT THE
TABLE. AND WHEN FOLKS ARE
SETTLED IN, IF YOU COULD TAKE A
MOMENT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR
THE RECORD BEFORE SPEAKING.
>> GOOD MORNING. WE'RE GLAD TO
BE HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE THE
RECOMMENDED APPOINTEES TO THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
AND SHARE MORE ABOUT THE GREEN
NEW DEAL FOR SEATTLE. MY NAME IS
ELISE RASMUSSEN. I'M THE
INTERIM CLIMATE JUSTICE ADVISOR
AT THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT WHERE I HAVE THE
DISTINCT PLEASURE TO LEAD THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SEATTLE'S
GREEN NEW DEAL. I WILL PASS THE
MIC TO MY COLLEAGUE JAZZMIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
JAZZMIN FRAGIACOMO. I USE
SHE/HER PRONOUNS. I AM THE
INTERIM CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATE
AT THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT, AND I HELP
STAFF THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD.
>> WONDERFUL. WE WILL DIVE INTO
OUR PRESENTATION, AND JUST WANT
TO KNOW IF WE ARE SUPPOSED TO
PULL UP OUR SLIDES ON OUR END?
>> YES.
>> OH, I'M SORRY.
>> IF YOU ALL WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND THE SEAT THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDED TO
BE APPOINTED TO, THAT WOULD BE
LOVE LY.
>> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
AKIKSHA CHATTERJI. I AM A
CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR WITH 350 350
SEATTLE.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M NINA
OLIVIER SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT TO
THE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT
BOARD. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS AN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD
MEMBER, AND I SERVE AS A
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
SPECIALIST. BY DAY, I AM KING
COUNTY'S CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PROGRAM MANAGER THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
AND PARKS.
>> HELLO, MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ROSALUND
JENKINS. I'M SEEKING
APPOINTMENT TO THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT SEAT ON THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD. AND I
AM CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE
REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE
NORTHWEST OF EMERALD CITY'S
COLLABORATIVE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
BRITTANI CAIN SEEKING THE LABOR
REPRESENTATIVE POSITION FOR THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD,
AND I AM CURRENTLY A BUSINESS
AGENT FOR PLASTERS AND CEMENT
MASONS LOCAL 5528.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE OUR SLIDES PULLED
UP. SO WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO
PRESENT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
GREEN NEW DEAL TO PROVIDE THAT
CONTEXT WHERE WE'LL BRIEFLY
SHARE ABOUT THAT AND LAUNCH MORE
INTO INTRODUCTIONS. NEXT SLIDE.
SO BEFORE WE GET TO HEAR FROM
THE RECOMMENDED APPOINTEES, WE
WANTED TO BRIEFLY PROVIDE THE
HISTORY AND THE CONTEXT ON THE
GREEN NEW DEAL AND THE WORK OF
THE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT
BOARD SO YOU CAN BEST UNDERSTAND
HOW THESE WONDERFUL INDIVIDUALS
WILL BE CONTRIBUTING TOWARD THE
CITY'S BROADER CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GOALS AND
ACTIONS. IN 2015, THE CITY IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY
PUBLISHED THE EQUITY AND
ENVIRONMENT AGENDA. THIS AGENDA
BROUGHT ABOUT PROGRAMS LIKE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND AND
IT WAS A CATALYST FOR THE GREEN
NEW DEAL FOR SEATTLE. THE GREEN
NEW DEAL IS GROWING THE CITY'S
CLIMATE JUSTICE WORK WHERE THE
EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENT AGENDA
SETS BROAD GOALS, THE GREEN NEW
DEAL IS WORKING TO EXPAND ON AND
DEVELOP NEW AND INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS THAT RESPOND TO OUR
CITY'S CURRENT AND FUTURE
CLIMATE CHALLENGES. AS YOU CAN
SEE IN THE BLUE BOXES, ALL OF
THOSE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
ARE ACTIVE TODAY. WHILE TODAY
OUR FOCUS IS TO SHARE ABOUT ONE
KEY COMPONENT OF THE GREEN NEW
DEAL, WHICH IS THE MEMBERS OF
THE OVERSIGHT BOARD, I WANTED TO
TAKE A MINUTE TO SHARE A
HIGH-LEVEL LOOK AT THE GREEN NEW
DEAL. IN 2019 AS THE GREEN NEW
DEAL WAS GARNERING ATTENTION AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL, SEATTLE
COMMUNITIES CAME TOGETHER WITH
CITY COUNCIL TO CO-DEVELOP THE
LEGISLATION FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL
IN SEATTLE VIA AN ORDINANCE.
MANY OF THOSE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
ARE CURRENT AND FORMER GREEN NEW
DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD MEMBERS AND
ARE INTEGRAL IN SUPPORTING THE
EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
GREEN NEW DEAL TODAY. THE GREEN
NEW DEAL IS THE ONE SEATTLE
APPROACH FOR CLIMATE ACTION, AND
IT CREATES THE SPACE FOR CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO
BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCE,
BOLSTER WORKFORCE DEVELOP AND
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, TRACK OUR
PROGRESS TOWARD OUR CLIMATE
GOALS, AND INVEST IN CLIMATE
SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE OUR
EMISSIONS AND PROTECT COMMUNITY
HEALTH AND SAFETY. NOW THAT YOU
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND
ON THE GREEN NEW DEAL, LET'S
TALK JUST A BIT ABOUT THE BOARD
ITSELF. THE BOARD HOLDS MONTHLY
PUBLIC MEETINGS AND IT HAS THREE
SUBCOMMITTEES WHO WORK TO CARRY
OUT THE BOARD'S FUNCTIONS,
WHICH ARE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE
AND THAT SUPPORTS LONG-TERM
SUCCESS OF THE STRATEGY OF THE
GREEN NEW DEAL AND TRACKING
GREEN NEW DEAL RELATED POLICIES,
PROJECTS, AND PROGRAMS. THE
BOARD CREATES CLIMATE RELATED
BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS, MANY OF
WHICH THE CITY HAS ADOPTED, AND
IT ENGAGES AND COLLABORATES WITH
OVERBURR BURDENED COMMUNITIES TO
FOSTER THE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND GREEN
NEW DEAL IMPLEMENTATION. FOR
EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR THE BOARD IS
HOSTING MORE COMMUNITY
ASSEMBLIES TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE
FUTURE BOARD AND GREEN NEW DEAL
PRIORITIES AND TO INFORM THE
CITY'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
UPDATE. SO WE'RE GONNA BE
PARTNERING WITH THE YOUTH-LED
ORGANIZATION AND INDIGENOUS-LED
ORGANIZATION FOR THOSE
ASSEMBLIES. THE BOARD ALSO
PARTNERS WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS
TO SUPPORT THE EQUITABLE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GREEN NEW
DEAL. THEY ARE REALLY SUPPORTING
OUR COLLABORATION ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS. WE'RE ALWAYS
GETTING NEW IDEAS AND GREAT
QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
THAT HELP US TO DO OUR WORK
BETTER AND DESILO OUR AGENCIES.
OVERALL, THIS BOARD IS A MAJOR
REASON SEATTLE CONTINUES TO LEAD
IN THE CLIMATE SPACE. THE
UPCOMING CLIMATE ACTION PLAN,
PLANNING PROCESS, AND CLOSELY
CONNECTS COMMUNITY PRIORITIES TO
CITY CLIMATE ACTIONS. ON YOUR
SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE PHOTOS OF
SOME OF THE BOARD MAYORS WHO
ATTENDS THE EARTH DAY EXECUTIVE
ORDER SIGNING. ONE OF THE BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
EMILY PINCKNEY, WAS A FEATURED
SPEAKER AT THE EVENT ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. WITH THAT,
I WILL PASS THE MIC TO JAZZMIN.
>> THANK YOU, ELISE. THAT WOULD
BE VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. SO
AS ELISE MENTIONED EARLIER, THE
SEATTLE'S GREEN NEW DEAL
LEGISLATION CAME ABOUT THROUGH
GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
AROUND CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD ENSURES THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SEATTLE'S
GREEN NEW DEAL IS CARRIED OUT AS
IT WAS INTENDED, WHICH IS TO
IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL,
COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC, AND HEALTH
OUTCOMES BY UPLIFTING THE VOICES
AND PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITIES
AND WORKERS MOST OVERBURDENED BY
THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES. TO DO
THIS, BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO
REFLECT THE VOICES AND
PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITY AND
NEED TO BE EXPERTS THROUGH THEIR
LIVED EXPERIENCE AND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES. BOARD
MEMBERS BRING A DIVERSITY OF
PERSPECTIVES, BACKGROUNDS, AND
EXPERTISE TO THE BOARD, AND THEY
ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE,
WHICH ARE THE KEY CONSTITUENCIES
WITH WHOM WE DO OUR CLIMATE
WORK. EXCUSE ME. THESE
CONSTITUENCIES ARE REFLECTED IN
THE MAKEUP OF THE 19-PERSON
BOARD REPRESENTING COMMUNITIES
OVERBURDENED BY RACIAL,
ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC
INJUSTICE. TRIBAL MEMBERS,
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATIONS, WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND
LABOR UNIONS, TECHNICAL CLIMATE
AND GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
CLIMATE SPECIALISTS, AS WELL AS
YOUTH. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS TO RECRUIT
THE INCREDIBLE FOLKS YOU SEE
BEFORE YOU TODAY. THROUGH REVIEW
AND SELECTION COMMITTEE MADE UP
BY SELECT GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD MEMBERS AND OSC
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED SEVEN
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD MEMBERS
AND THREE REAPPOINTMENTS. THIS
TIMELINE ABOVE OVERVIEWS OUR
PROCESS AND TIMING OF APPOINTEE
RECRUITMENTS. OSC STAFF WORKED
CLOSELY WITH MAYORAL AND COUNCIL
STAFF AND THE BOARD TO PLAN AND
IMPLEMENT THIS PROCESS. IN
TOTAL, WE RECEIVED 22
APPLICATIONS, SELECTED SEVEN
CANDIDATES TO MOVE FORWARD AS
RECOMMENDATIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT
TO NOTE HERE WE STILL HAVE TWO
REMAINING VACANT SEATS, ONE
LABOR SEAT AND ONE TRIBAL
REPRESENTATIVE SEAT. WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
TO IDENTIFY A CANDIDATE FOR THE
VACANT LABOR SEAT, AND WE HAVE
JUST SENT A MEMO TO THE
SNOQUALMIE AND OTHER TRIBES TO
RECRUIT FOR THE VACANT TRIBAL
REPRESENTATIVE SEAT. WITH THAT
AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU, I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO OUR WONDERFUL
APPOINTEES JUST TO SAY A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY. HELLO. HI, EVERYONE,
AND THANK YOU FOR THE WELCOME.
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, MY NAME IS
AKIKSHA CHATTERJI, AND I'M
HONORED TO BE JOINING THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD. I COME
TO THIS WORK AS A COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER AND CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR
AT 350 SEATTLE. I'VE BEEN
INVOLVED WITH 350 IN DIFFERENT
ROLES OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
FIRST, AS A MASTER OF SOCIAL
WORK INTERN THROUGH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, THEN
AS A BOARD MEMBER, AND I JOINED
STAFF EARLY LAST YEAR. MY WORK
AT 350 FOCUSES ON BUILDING
CAMPAIGNS THAT ADVANCE
INTERSECTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO THE
CLIMATE CRISIS, APPROACHES THAT
REDUCE POLLUTION WHILE TACKLING
DEEP-ROOTED INEQUITIES AND
BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. I
BRING EXPERIENCE IN CAMPAIGN
STRATEGY, RESEARCH AND POLICY
ADVOCACY, COALITION WORK, AND
NARRATIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS,
ALL OF WHICH I'M EXCITED TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE BOARD. I'M
JOINING THE BOARD AT A TIME WHEN
CLIMATE PROGRESS AND FUNDING FOR
IT IS BEING RAPIDLY UNRAVELED AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL. I BELIEVE
THAT MAKES OUR WORK HERE IN
SEATTLE ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT
AND URGENT. WE HAVE A CRITICAL
ROLE TO PLAY IN MODELING WHAT'S
POSSIBLE AND MUST REMAIN
COMMITTED TO THE TASK OF
ADVANCING COMMUNITY CENTER
SOLUTIONS THAT BUILD RESILIENCE
AND PUT OUR CITY ON THE PATH TO
ACHIEVING RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND
CLIMATE JUSTICE. SO ALTHOUGH WE
ARE LIVING THROUGH A HEAVY
MOMENT IN HISTORY WITH
TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES AHEAD, I
REMAIN EXCITED FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
IMPORTANT WORK OF ADVANCING A
GREEN NEW DEAL HERE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, AND I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
TOGETHER.
>> OH. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS BRITTANI CAIN, AND I
AM EXCITED TO BE JOINING THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD.
I AM A UNION REPRESENTATIVE FOR
THE LOCAL 528. AS A UNION
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE
PLASTERER'S, AS A UNION MEMBER,
I BELIEVE STRONGLY IN SAFE
WORKING CONDITIONS WITH FAIR
WAGES AND BENEFITS IF FOR ALL
PEOPLE. AS A UNION MEMBER, I AM
AN ADVOCATE FOR CWAs WHICH
INCREASE HOURS TRAINING AND
WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS. SINCE JOINING THE
PLASTERER'S AND CEMENT MASONS,
I HAVE BEEN A VOCAL ADVOCATE OF
MOVING TOWARD GREEN
TECHNOLOGIES. I WORK WITH OTHER
LOCAL 528 AGENTS AND INDUSTRY
PARTNERS TO FACILITATE THE
TESTING AND TRAINING REGARDING
LOW-CARBON CONCRETE AT OUR
TRAINING CENTER IN GEORGETOWN.
WE ARE WORKING TO ENCOURAGE THE
WIDER ADOPTION OF THESE
MATERIALS WITHIN THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. I LOOK
FORWARD TO KEEPING LABOR A KEY
PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS
REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE,
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND JOB GROWTH.
THANK YOU.
>> AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF
INTRODUCING EMILY PINCKNEY WHO
COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY BUT IS
SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT AS THE
EMISSIONS REDUCTION SPECIALIST.
EMILY PINCKNEY ATTENDED HUMBLE
STATE UNIVERSITY AND DUKE
UNIVERSITY. HER AREAS OF STUDY
INCLUDED PSYCHOLOGY, HUMAN
IMPACTS ON MARINE ENVIRONMENTS,
SENSORY, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
SAY THAT WORD, I'M SORRY, OF
MARINE ANIMALS, VERY SMART
STUFF. SHE HAS WORKED IN
WILDLIFE SPACES SUCH AS THE
SEATTLE AQUARIUM AND POINT
DEFIANCE ZOO AND AQUARIUM. THE
ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS
UNDERREPRESENTED FOLKS IN STEM.
SHE USES SCIENCE AND ORGANIZING
TO MAKE POLICY MORE EQUITABLE
AND INCLUSIVE. SHE SERVED ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TASK
FORCE, THE SUSTAINABILITY TACOMA
COMMISSION, AND THE WASHINGTON
BUILD BACK BLACK ALLIANCE. SHE
CURRENTLY SITS ON THE PUGET
SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY ON THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I WILL ALSO
INTRODUCE FATIMA. A YOUTH
ORGANIZER, COMMUNITY ADVOCATE,
AND LONG-TIME MEMBER OF RAINIER
BEACH ACTION COALITION WHERE
SHE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL
ENGAGEMENT WORK FOR OVER SIX
YEARS. BORN AND RAISED IN
SEATTLE, SHE'S DEEPLY
PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING SPACES
WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR FEEL
SEEN, SUPPORTED, AND EMPOWERED.
HER WORK CENTERS AROUND EQUITY,
HEALING, AND SHIFTING SYSTEMS TO
BETTER SERVICE HISTORICALLY
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES,
ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH SEATTLE .
AND THEN I WILL ALSO INTRODUCE
JAMIE STROBLE WHO'S SEEKING
APPOINTMENT AS ANOTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE.
JAMIE IS A LONG-TIME
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE
JUSTICE ADVOCATE, EDUCATOR, AND
STRATEGIST ROOTED IN SEATTLE AND
SHAPED BY HER UPBRINGING IN
HAWAII. SHE HAS LED
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
CLIMATE EQUITY INITIATIVES
ACROSS GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT
SECTORS. THE ENVIRONMENT AND
EQUITY INITIATIVE STEERING
COMMITTEE AND SERVED NINE YEARS
ON THE SEATTLE PLANNING
COMMISSION. SHE'S ALSO LED THE
SHAPING OF KING COUNTY'S FIRST
EVER FRAMEWORK AND FOUNDED A
COMMUNITY TASK TO ENSURE FRONT
LINE COMMUNITIES LEAD CLIMATE
DECISION MAKING. JAMIE'S WORK
REFLECTS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO
BUILDING BIPOC LEADERSHIP AND
STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CAPACITY IN
CLIMATE ACTION. SHE'S
CONSISTENTLY BUILT PATHWAYS FOR
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TO
ENGAGE IN SYSTEMS CHANGE. JAMIE
ALSO SERVED ON THE EARTH LAB
ADVISORY BOARD, IS A BOARD
CO-CHAIR OF FOOD JUSTICE
ORGANIZATION FEAST AND COACHES A
HAWAIIAN CANOE TEAM.
>> ALL RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY,
JOHN SANCHEZ COULDN'T BE HERE
TODAY, SO I WILL READ HIS BIO.
JOHN SANCHEZ IS SEEKING
APPOINTMENT FOR THE LABOR UNION
REPRESENTATIVE SEAT. JOHN IS AN
ORGANIZER WITH THE HEAT AND
FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED
WORKERS LOCAL SEVEN. HE
REPRESENTS MECHANICAL INSULATORS
ACROSS 20 COUNTIES IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON AND THE ENTIRE STATE
OF ALASKA. HE HAS BEEN IN THE
TRADE FOR NINE YEARS AND AN
ORGANIZER FOR TWO. HIS WORK
FOCUSES ON ADVOCATING FOR ENERGY
JUSTICE, HEALTHIER BUILDINGS,
AND WORKFORCE EQUITY. JOHN HAS
BEEN LEADING EFFORTS TO
INTEGRATE MECHANICAL INSULATION
INTO PUBLIC CLIMATE STRATEGIES
BECAUSE IT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE
IN CUTTING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS PREVENTING ENERGY
WASTE AND PROTECTING, EXCUSE ME,
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE
SCHOOLS AND HOUSING. HE WORKS
CLOSELY WITH UTILITIES, PUBLIC
AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS
TO PROMOTE BUILDING ASSESSMENTS,
SECURE INCENTIVES, AND CREATE
ACCESS TO UNION CAREERS FOR
WORKERS IN FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES. JOHN IS ALSO A
PROUD FATHER WITH A GROWING
FAMILY. HE IS EXPECTING A BABY
GIRL SOON, WHICH IS PART OF WHAT
DRIVES HIM TO ENSURE SEATTLE'S
GREEN NEW DEAL CREATES REAL
LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY FOR
WORKING FAMILIES AND FOR THE
NEXT GENERATION. LEAH WOOD ALSO
UNABLE TO BE PRESENT TODAY, SO I
WILL ALSO READ HER BIO. SHE IS
SEEKING APPOINTMENT FOR AN
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE
SEAT. LEAH IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTITIONER WITH OVER 10 YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE COLLABORATING WITH
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL BEING.
THROUGH HER WORK WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CENTER
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EQUITY,
SHE SUPPORTS FRONT-LINE
COMMUNITY-LED AND GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZATIONS BUILD CAPACITY TO
ADDRESS ENVIRONMENT INEQUITIES
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TO
THRIVE. IN HER FREE TIME, SHE
LOVES ATTENDING COMMUNITY
EVENTS, RUNNING, MAKING ART, AND
HOLDING SCIENCE CLUB WITH HER
FRIENDS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
NINA.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS,
I'M HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED
FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD AS A
CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
SPECIALIST. MY BACKGROUND IS
ROOTED IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE,
CLIMATE RESILIENCY, AND SYSTEMS
TRANSFORMATION. AS KING
COUNTY'S CIRCUMSTANCE LAIR
PROGRAM MANAGER, I FOCUS ON
INNOVATE WAYS TO REDUCE
EMISSIONS, CLOSE RESOURCE LOOPS,
AND SHIFT REGIONAL MARKETS
TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY. MY WORK
INTERSECTS POLICY, EQUITY, AND
IMPLEMENTATION FROM SUPPORTING
ZERO WASTE ACTION PLAN AND
CIRCULAR CONTRACT STRATEGIES, I
HAVE ALSO LED THE UPDATES TO
KING COUNTY'S 2025 STRATEGIC
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS
NOW IN THE HANDS OF COUNTY
COUNCIL AND PENDING APPROVAL.
SERVING ON THE BOARD HAS BEEN
DEEPLY MEANINGFUL WITH A LOT OF
THESE PEOPLE HERE I'M WITH
TODAY. WE HAVE HELPED SHAPE
BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS,
PARTICIPATED IN THE BUILDING
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE WORKING
GROUP TO SET THOSE STANDARDS,
ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PATHWAYS,
AND RULES. AND SUPPORTED
COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES THAT CENTER
FRONTLINE VOICES. I LED SEVERAL
OF OUR LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT
SEATTLE'S BUILDING EMISSIONS
STANDARDS SHOULD LOOK LIKE, OUR
SEATTLE ENERGY CODE, AND I AM
EXCITED TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING
FOR CLIMATE POLICY THAT REFLECTS
OUR VALUES AND OUR COMMUNITIES.
DURING MY NEXT TERM, I HOPE TO
STRENGTHEN PATHWAYS FOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDE
INPUT AND GUIDANCE ON THE UPDATE
PROCESS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN,
AND ENSURE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
SUPPORT BOLD, MEASURABLE CLIMATE
ACTION ROOTED IN JUSTICE. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE THIS WORK.
>> THANK YOU, NINA. I WILL READ
PETER'S BIO. SO PETER IS A
CO-CHAIR OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD BOARD AND HOLDS
A SEAT REPRESENTING LABOR. HE IS
THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC
CAMPAIGNS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
POLICY FOR THE ELECTRICIANS
UNION IBEW LOCAL 46. PETER IS A
PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR THE
LABOR MOVEMENT TO HELP LEAD THE
CLIMATE TRANSITION. I WILL NOW
PASS IT OFF TO ROS.
>> THANK YOU, ELISE. MY NAME IS
ROSALUND JENKINS. I'M HERE
BECAUSE EIGHT YEARS AGO, I
APPLIED FOR A JOB I DIDN'T
THINK I COULD GET WITH A
NON-PROFIT I'D NEVER HEARD OF
CALLED EMERALD CITY'S
COLLABORATIVE, AND IT CHANGED MY
LIFE. IN THAT ROLE, I LAUNCHED
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
CONTRACTOR TRAINING PROGRAMS TO
EQUIP DIVERSE PEOPLE TO BE
PARTNERS IN DELIVERING OUR
REGION'S ENERGY FUTURE. I LATER
JOINED SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IN A
SERVICE EQUITY ROLE, AND THERE I
ENGAGED WITH TALENTED LEADERS
ADVANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY,
SUSTAINABILITY, ELECTRIFICATION
OF TRANSPORTATION AND BUILDINGS,
AND MUCH MORE. THEY TAUGHT ME,
THEY SUPPORTED ME. AS A MEMBER
OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT
BOARD, I PROMISE TO KEEP
LEARNING AND TO CONTINUE
SUPPORTING GOOD PEOPLE DOING
ESSENTIAL WORK HOWEVER I CAN.
I'M NOW BACK AT EMERALD CITY AS
A REGIONAL DIRECTOR, AND WE JUST
LAUNCHED THE ELECTRICAL PATHWAYS
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP. OUR FIRST
NINE GRADUATES RECEIVED
PLACEMENT LETTERS TO START
APPRENTICESHIP. OUR CAREER PREP
ACADEMY WILL BECOME A REGISTERED
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP LEADER NEXT
MONTH. BOTH PROGRAMS BENEFIT
FROM CITY OF SEATTLE
INVESTMENTS, INFLUENCED BY THE
WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE, AND THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD.
I WOULD SAY TO YOU ALL THANK YOU
AND IT'S WORKING. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SERVE. I'M HONORED. AND LET US
KEEP PRESSING AHEAD TOGETHER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'VE
JUST NOW HEARD FROM EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. I'LL PASS IT BACK TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR
OUR APPOINTEES TODAY?
>> CHAIR, IF I MIGHT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO OUR
CITY. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL
HERE. I HAD QUESTIONS FOR
BRITTANI, AND I SEE SHE HAD TO
TAKE OFF PROBABLY TRYING TO MAKE
CONCRETE AND CEMENT MORE
SUSTAINABLE. THAT'S A REALLY
GOOD THING TO DO. ROZ, REALLY
GREAT TO SEE YOU. I CAN READ
YOUR PIN, SO THAT'S WHY I
CALLED YOU BY A SHORTHAND NAME.
I GUESS I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR
THAT YOU WERE SURPRISED TO GET
THAT JOB. AFTER READING YOUR
RESUME, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE,
YOU'VE WORKED FOR GOVERNMENT,
YOU'VE WORKED IN ADVOCACY,
POLICYMAKING, WORKED DIRECTLY
FOR GOVERNORS, YOU'VE DIRECTED
STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGNS, AND YOU'VE
EVEN LAUNCHED PROGRAMS HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WITH ALL OF
THAT EXPERIENCE, UNDERSTANDING
WHAT IT TAKES TO CAMPAIGN FOR
SOMETHING, UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT
TAKES TO BUILD SOMETHING FROM
THE INSIDE OF GOVERNMENT AND
THEN TO IMPLEMENT, WHAT DO YOU
SEE AS THE VISION FOR THE NEXT
FEW YEARS HERE ON THE GREEN NEW
DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD?
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING WE MUST
DO IS WE MUST MAINTAIN OUR
COURAGE IN THIS MOMENT. IT'S
NOT AS BAD AS IT'S GONNA GET.
I'LL JUST SAY IN OUR CASE, WE
HAD THREE DIFFERENT FEDERAL
CONTRACTS THAT WERE ALL CUT.
SOME WE LOST 100% FUNDING, SOME
WE LOST 40%. FIRST THING WE HAVE
TO DO IS MAINTAIN OUR COURAGE,
SUSTAIN THE WORK THAT WE'RE
DOING, AND REDOUBLE OUR
COMMITMENT TO DOING IT. NO
MATTER WHAT THE OUTSIDE FORCES
MAY ENCOURAGE US TO DO. AND SOME
OF WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE IN
THE WORKFORCE SPACE, WE MIGHT
HAVE TO DOUBLE DOWN ON SOME OF
OUR DIFFICULT PROGRAMS. IN THE
CASE OF ELECTRICAL PATHWAYS AT
OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE IT, ONE
CHALLENGE IS IT TAKES A WHILE TO
MINT OUT AN ELECTRICIAN. WILL
THERE BE WORK FOR THAT PERSON
WHEN THEY JOURNEY OUT? AND HOW
CAN WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND
MAKE THE CITY A FAVORABLE PLACE
TO BUILD AND INVEST SO WHEN THEY
JOURNEY OUT, THERE WILL BE
PROJECTS THEY CAN WORK ON? THOSE
ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I THINK
ABOUT AT NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF
IT FULLY ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION,
BUT IT GIVES US SOMETHING TO
CHAT ABOUT WHEN THE TIME COMES.
>> I THINK YOU'RE ONE TO HAVE
THE FIRST APPOINTEES I'VE SEEN
AS A FORMER CITY OF SEATTLE
EMPLOYEE. IT GIVES YOU A UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE IT'S NOT
NECESSARILY INTUITIVE HOW
BEAURACRACY WORKS GENERALLY, AND
THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY
TRANSFER TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR
OTHERS, WHETHER THIS COMMISSION
OR ANY OTHER COMMISSION, HOW CAN
A BOARD OR COMMISSION MOST
EFFECTIVELY WORK WITH
POLICYMAKERS AND PEOPLE WORKING
WITHIN THE BEAURACRACY OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, IT'S ABOUT
RELATIONSHIPS.
>> AMEN.
>> AND DIGGING DEEP INTO THOSE,
BUILDING THEM SO AT THE MOMENT
OF CHALLENGE, WE CAN BE THERE
FOR EACH OTHER WITH THE
KNOWLEDGE AND THE WILL TO WORK
TOGETHER TO DO WHAT'S
NECESSARY, NOT JUST WHEN IT'S
EASY, BUT WHEN IT'S HARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU
DEFINITELY MADE ME SIT UP
STRAIGHTER IN MY SEAT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NINA, COMING DOWN
THE CONFERENCE TABLE TO SPEAK
ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION, YOU'VE
BEEN ON THE BOARD ALREADY. WHILE
YOU TALKED ABOUT BEING A
CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROGRAM
MANAGER, YOU SKIPPED OVER
ACTUALLY BUILDING BUILDINGS. I
KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT WORKING ON
THE BUILDING EFFICIENCY
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS STANDARDS.
WHAT CAN YOU SHARE ABOUT THE
COMMISSION OR THAT WORK THAT'S
BEEN GOING WELL? AND WHAT'S
SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE
IMPROVED?
>> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER. I HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE
BUILDING EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS WORKING GROUP, AND
DURING THAT WORKING GROUP, WE
MET OH ABOUT MONTHLY FOR A YEAR
AND A HALF TO SET THE RULES,
ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PATHWAYS,
LANGUAGE, TERMINOLOGY, AND
UNDERSTANDING WHAT VACANCY RATES
OR SQUARE FOOTAGE SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED FOR EACH OF THE
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
RULES. AND SO I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SIT ON THAT
RULE-MAKING GROUP AS THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD BOARD
MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVE. AND
DURING THAT EXPERIENCE, I GOT TO
HEAR FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUILDERS, PRIVATE BUILDERS,
COMMERCIAL BUILDERS,
RESIDENTIAL, THE WHOLE GAMUT OF
OUR CITY'S BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE
AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT. AND
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES EACH OF THOSE SECTORS
EXPERIENCE. BUT THE MAIN THING
IS COST AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE
ALSO PROVIDING AN EQUITABLE AND
AFFORDABLE CITY TO LIVE, LEASE,
WORK, PLAY IN. AND THE GOAL OF
THOSE WORKING GROUPS WERE TO
ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
DID NOT HINDER THE ABILITY FOR A
SMALL BUSINESS OR A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION TO BE ABLE TO MEET
THOSE STANDARDS IN AN EQUITABLE
WAY. THOSE ALTERNATIVE
COMPLIANCE PATHWAYS WE SORT
FORTH WAS WITH THAT INTENT. I
SEE THE CHALLENGE BETWEEN, YOU
KNOW, SUSTAINABILITY AND
MEETING, YOU KNOW, REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR EMISSIONS OR
BUILDINGS. BUT THEN ALSO MAKING
RENT. AND THERE'S THIS CAVEAT,
BUT THERE'S ALSO A REALLY GREAT
MIDDLE GROUND TO BE EXPLORED AND
FURTHER ASSESSED AND FURTHER
MET. SO AS THE RULE MAKING, I
UNDERSTAND THE RULE-MAKING
PROCESS IS STILL ONGOING. I KNOW
PUBLIC COMMENT JUST CLOSED FOR
THAT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING HOW THAT MIDDLE GROUND IS
MET.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR ALL
YOUR WORK ON THAT. AS A
RETURNING MEMBER, DO YOU HAVE
ANY ADVICE FOR NEW MEMBERS?
WHAT'S ONE THING YOU DIDN'T
EXPECT, SOMETHING UNEXPECTED
FROM YOUR FIRST TERM?
>> UM, NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR WAS
A LITTLE UNFORTUNATELY
UNEXPECTED. OF THE SUDDEN SHIFT
IN OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
PRIORITIES. FOR ME, I DIDN'T
SEE THAT COMING. BUT MY ADVICE
TO BOARD MEMBERS IS TO KEEP
GOING AND TO NEVER, EVER ERASE
DEI AND EQUITY IN THE WORK WE DO
FOR IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAMS AND SUSTAINABILITY
INITIATIVES AND FURTHERING CITY
OF SEATTLE'S CLIMATE ACTION
PLAN. I AM SO EXCITED THAT OUR
2013 CITY OF SEATTLE CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN IS FINALLY BEING
UPDATED. THIS IS A HUGE
OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN SET
TARGETS, STRATEGIES, ACTIONS
THAT REALLY PAVE THE WAY FOR A
MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE. WE JUST WENT THROUGH
THAT PROCESS AT KING COUNTY AND
HAVE LEARNED A LOT. THERE ARE
SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE MET AND
LEARNING POINTS THAT I CAN
SHARE, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO IN ANY WAY THROUGH THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD BE
INVOLVED IN CITY OF SEATTLE'S
CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING PROCESS.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR ALL
OF YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND
THE IMMENSE KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT
YOU'RE BRINGING TO THIS WORK.
REALLY APPRECIATE ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE GOOD POLICY NOT
IMPLEMENTED DOESN'T WORK,
RIGHT? SO IT'S REALLY THAT
IMPLEMENTATION. AND AKIKSHA, YOU
STARTED OUT IN THE EARLY DAYS AS
WHAT I'M SEEING AS A CAMPAIGN
INTERN FOR THIS WHOLE PROGRAM
BEFORE US. AND THEN YOU'VE BEEN
INVOLVED EVER SINCE. WHAT IS
THAT VISION THAT YOU SAW BACK
THEN? HOW IS IT WORKING NOW, AND
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
>> UM, YEAH. SO I STARTED AS AN
INTERN THROUGH THE SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WORK WITH 350 SEATTLE.
AND THAT WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE
TIME THAT 350 SEATTLE BEGAN
WORKING ON A GREEN NEW DEAL AND
GREEN NEW DEAL CAMPAIGN
SPECIFICALLY. I HAD A CHANCE TO
WORK ON CAMPAIGNS LIKE SOLAR
SCHOOLS WHERE WE WON FUNDING TO
UPGRADE SCHOOLS TO HAVE SOLAR,
CLEAN AIR COOLING, SIMILARLY OUR
HEALTHY THROUGH HEAT AND SMOKE
CAMPAIGN WHERE WE WON FUNDING TO
UPGRADE OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS TO
SERVE AS RESILIENCY HUBS. THE
VISION THERE WAS ONE THAT IS
REALLY LIKE OF A GREEN NEW DEAL
THAT CLIMATE POLICY DOESN'T SIT
IN A SILO BUT IT TOUCHES ALL
ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES. SO WE'RE
BASICALLY TRYING TO CREATE A
CITY THAT HAS RESILIENT, THAT
TAKES CARE OF ITS PEOPLE, WHERE
FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN AIR
AND COOLING WHEN HEAT WAVES AND
WILDFIRE SMOKE ARRIVE. BUT WE'RE
ALSO DOING IT IN A WAY THAT IS
BUILDING AN ECONOMY THAT'S
ROOTED IN UNION LABOR, GOOD
GREEN JOBS, AND SO THIS HOLISTIC
VISION IS REALLY WHAT DROVE ME
AND STILL DRIVES ME, AND IT'S
WHY I WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD
AS WELL TO HELP CONTINUE TO
IMPLEMENT THESE KINDS OF
POLICIES.
>> WONDERFUL. I THINK IT IS VERY
HELPFUL TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO WAS
HERE FROM THE START TO HELP US
GUIDE INTO THE FUTURE. AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE
TO OUR CITY. CHAIR, THOSE ARE
ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR THE MOMENT.
NOTHING TO ADD.
>> APPRECIATE IT. VERY
THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> NO QUESTIONS FROM ME, MADAME
CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> NONE FOR ME AS WELL. THANK
YOU, MADAME CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, WITH
THAT, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS,
BUT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS' WERE
SO THOUGHTFUL, OUR AMAZING
APPOINTEES COVERED THEM. I
DON'T HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
FOR TODAY. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND SERVING ON
THIS IMPORTANT BODY. BEFORE WE
MOVE ON WITH VOTING, THE CLERK
HAS NOTED WE NEED TO READ ITEM
10 INTO THE RECORD AS WE CITED A
MISSING APPOINTMENT NUMBER INTO
THE RECORD INITIALLY. CLERK, CAN
YOU READ ITEM 10 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENT 03227,
APPOINTMENT OF EMILY PINCKNEY AS
MEMBER OF GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR A TERM TO
APRIL 30, 2028. BRIEFING
DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WONDERFUL. WITH THAT, I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
03219 THROUGH 03227. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND THE CONFIRMATION OF
THE APPOINTMENTS. ANY FINAL
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR RINCK?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR IN
FAVOR, ZERO ABSTENTIONS, AND
ZERO OPPOSED.
>> WONDERFUL. THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
WILL BE SENT TO THE JULY 22nd
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU
ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND WITH THAT, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM THREE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 121025, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING THE
GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CITY LIGHT
TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH KALISPEL TRIBE OF
INDIANS. BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. WE WILL
GIVE OUR PARTNERS AT CITY LIGHT
A MOMENT AS THEY HEAD UP TO THE
TABLE.
>> WHEN YOU'RE READY, IF YOU
CAN TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF BEFORE SPEAKING.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. I AM DAWN LINDELL, THE
GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, AND I'LL
ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES AS WELL.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, CHAIR.
MY NAME IS BRIDGETTE MOLINA, THE
COORDINATOR FOR SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
>> GOOD MORNING. MIKE KING, THE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR CITY
LIGHT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US
TODAY.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD
AND GET STARTED. WE ARE HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT THE ORDINANCE
SUPPORTING THE RENEWAL OF OUR
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
KALISPEL TRIBE OF INDIANS. AN
AGREEMENT THAT CONTAINS A
MEANINGFUL PLACE-BASED
PARTNERSHIP GROUNDED IN MUTUAL
RESPECT, SHARED VALUES, AND
LONG-TERM COLLABORATION. THE
AGREEMENT NOW IN ITS FIVE-YEAR
TERM SUPPORTS, EXCUSE ME, NOW IN
ITS THIRD FIVE-YEAR TERM
SUPPORTS THE KALISPEL TRAINING
CENTER, AN INITIATIVE THAT
PROVIDES PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING FOR
TRIBAL MEMBERS IN THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IN THE
COUNTY WHERE OUR HYDRO-ELECTRIC
PROJECT OPERATES. OUR SUPPORT
FOR THIS PROGRAM ISN'T
SYMBOLIC, IT'S STRATEGIC. THE
KALISPEL CAREER CENTER IS
DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF SKILLED WORKERS IN
CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL TRADES,
AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO OUR
REMOTELY LOCATED, BOUNDARY
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT LOCATED
IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON ON
THE CANADIAN BORDER, ALSO OUR
LARGEST HYDRO-ELECTRIC FACILITY.
THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, WE'RE
ALSO SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE
PROJECTS WITH CLIMATE RESILIENCE
BENEFITS LIKE ENERGY EFFICIENT
TINY HOMES AND MOBILE SHOWER
UNITS FOR WILDFIRE CREWS,
DESIGNED AND BUILT BY STUDENTS
AT THE CENTER. CITY LIGHT IS
COMMITTED TO THIS WORK BECAUSE
WE BELIEVE STRONG COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS LEAD TO STRONG
OUTCOMES. FOR OUR UTILITY, OUR
CUSTOMER, AND THE TRIBAL NATIONS
LOCATED NEAR OUR FACILITIES.
MIKE HAYNES, CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER AND JANET HART WILL WALK
THROUGH THE MORE DETAILED
PRESENTATION.
>> YEAH. IF IT PLEASE THE CHAIR,
JANET, YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF?
>> THAT'S OKAY. GOOD MORNING.
I'M JANET HART, THE OPERATIONS
MANAGER. I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR
CITY OF SEATTLE FOR 24 YEARS AND
THE LAST SEVEN UP HERE IN THE
COUNTY.
>> JANET IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PUSHING THIS LEGISLATION, MAKING
IT HAPPEN. SHE COORDINATES THE
LOCAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
TRIBE AND MANY OTHER
JURISDICTIONS IN THE COUNTY.
THANKS FOR HAVING US AGAIN. I
THINK NEXT SLIDE AS DAWN
MENTIONED, THIS AGREEMENT'S
BEEN RENEWED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE
2012. I'VE SHOWN JUST A FEW
BACKGROUND FACTS HERE FOR YOUR
EDUCATION, AND I THINK THE
BOTTOM LINE IS WE'VE ENJOYED A
LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE TRIBE. NEXT SLIDE. WHAT THIS
SLIDE DOES IS IT SHOWS A COUPLE
OF THINGS. IT IDENTIFIES THE
AUTHORITY WE HAVE UNDER STATE
RCW TO ENTER INTO THIS
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. WE WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE MAP ON THE
RIGHT. YOU SEE THE TRADITIONAL
TERRITORY OF THE TRIBE AS SHADED
THAT IDENTIFIES THEIR ORIGINAL
TERRITORY RECOGNIZED BACK AT
TIME IMMEMORIAL. ANOTHER
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HISTORY
WITH THE COUNTY IS THE WORK
WE'VE DONE TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. WE'VE HOSTED JOB
FAIRS AND A LOT OF RECRUITING
ACTIVITIES AND RELATED
ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COUNCILS,
AND THINGS LIKE THAT. JANET
SERVES AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON
SEVERAL OF THOSE COUNTY
ACTIVITIES. KALISPEL CAREER
TRAINING IS TO BUILD CAPACITY IN
THE SKILLED TRADES. BY PROGRAMS
ADMINISTERED BY THE TRIBE. AND
CITY LIGHT IS ONE OF SEVERAL
CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES THAT HAVE
BEEN PART OF THIS PROGRAM FOR
MANY YEARS. NEXT SLIDE. THIS
SLIDE, AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE
SHADED AREA OF THE TRADITIONAL
PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE
SMALL SLIVER OF PROPERTY THAT'S
IDENTIFIED AS THE RESERVATION AS
IT STANDS TODAY. THAT'S WHERE
THE TRAINING CENTER IS. THAT'S
WHERE THE TRIBAL LEADERSHIP AND
FACILITIES RESIDE AS WELL. NEXT
SLIDE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT,
AS DAWN SAID, TO HIGHLIGHT SOME
OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT THE
STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN.
AND WE CAN GO INTO THE NEXT
SLIDE THAT IDENTIFIES THE FIRST
KIND OF EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE
METAL PRODUCTS THAT THE STUDENTS
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. THE TRADES
IDENTIFIED HERE, HIGHLIGHTED
HERE ARE WELDING TRADES.
THERE'S OTHER TRADES INCLUDING
CARPENTRY AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
THAT THE TRIBE IS SUPPORTING
BASED ON THE INTEREST OF THEIR
STUDENT CANDIDATES THAT ARE IN
THE PROGRAM. THE NEXT SLIDE
HIGHLIGHTS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
SOME OF THE METAL WORKS THAT ARE
POPPING UP THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY, AND I THINK THAT THE
TRAINING CENTER IS ACTUALLY
STARTING TO BID ON WORK OUTSIDE
OF THE TRIBE IN SUPPORT OF OUR
PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
ON THE BOUNDARY PROJECT. ONE OF
THE NEXT PROJECTS ON THE NEXT
SLIDE IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITES. I
THINK HIGHLIGHTS THE OUTREACH
THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS OR SO IN
BUILDING SMALL HOMES, TINY HOMES
FOR THE UNHOUSED IN NORTH
PONDERAY COUNTY TO PROVIDE THAT
SERVICE AS A BENEFIT TO THE
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE
NICE THING ABOUT WORKING WITH
THE TRIBE IS IT'S NOT JUST THE
TRIBE WORKING FOR THE TRIBE, THE
TRIBE IS ACTUALLY WORKING FOR
THE COMMUNITY. THE NEXT SLIDE
HIGHLIGHTS ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT
DAWN MENTIONED IN HER START, HER
OPENING REMARKS. THIS IS KIND OF
THE SHELL OF A FIREFIGHTER
FACILITY THAT THEY'RE SUPER
PROUD OF THAT THEY MAKE
AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE SHOWER
RESOURCES TO MOBILE FIREFIGHTER
CREWS THAT WORK IN NORTH
PONDERAY COUNTY. THERE'S
PROBABLY ONE OF THESE IN SERVICE
TODAY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME
ACTIVITY OVER THERE AS WE SPEAK.
AGAIN, A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM
FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE
FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE NOT ALWAYS
FROM THIS AREA WHO COME IN
SERVICE TO OUR STATE TO SUPPORT
WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND
FIGHTING. SO FINALLY, TO CLOSE,
JUST A REMINDER THAT WE'RE HERE
TO GET AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT
WITH THE KALISPEL TRIBE IN
SUPPORT OF THE KALISPEL CAREER
TRAINING CENTER, WHICH OBLIGATES
CITY LIGHT TO $50,000 FOR FIVE
ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF $50,000 TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE TRIBAL
WORKFORCE, SUSTAINABLE TRADE
TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIPS FOR
TRIBAL MEMBERS AND PARTICIPANTS
IN THE PROGRAM. AND SO WITH
THAT, I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION TODAY. COLLEAGUES,
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> CHAIR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
I JUST WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE JANET HERE IN COMMITTEE,
IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU
HERE, JANET. I HOPED TO MAKE IT
OUT TO BOUNDARY DAM LAST MONTH
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WAS UNABLE TO.
CAN YOU SHARE WITH THE COMMITTEE
A LITTLE BIT MORE SINCE WE HAVE
THE SPECIAL PLEASURE OF HAVING
YOU HERE ABOUT BOUNDARY DAM AND
WHY IT'S INTERESTING. IF YOU
WANT TO QUOTE THE EVENING
MAGAZINE, THAT'S FINE TOO. TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE
WORKING IN MONTANA TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. MY PLEASURE, I'D
LOVE TO SPEAK ABOUT BOUNDARY.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES.
WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT BOUNDARY IS
THE RIVER RUNS NORTH. IT'S ONE
OF THE FEW RIVERS THAT RUN NORTH
IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEN
THE RIVER RUNS THROUGH OUR POWER
PLANT, THE WATER COMES OUT, AND
WITHIN A QUARTER OF A MILE,
IT'S IN CANADA. AND THE RIVER
CONTINUES UP THROUGH CANADA AND
GOES TO THE WEST, AND THEN IT
DROPS BACK DOWN INTO THE
COLUMBIA BASIN, THE COLUMBIA
RIVER. SO WE GET A LOT OF USE
OUT OF THIS WATER. AND I'M
EXTREMELY PROUD TO REPRESENT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HERE IN
NORTHERN PONDERAY COUNTY. I WAS
IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE FOR 17 YEARS
UNTIL MOVING HERE. AND IT'S A
DIFFICULT PLACE TO OPERATE A
POWER PLANT BECAUSE WE ARE SO
REMOTE. WHAT MAKES ME REALLY
PROUD ABOUT WORKING FOR SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT IS OUR PUBLIC
OUTREACH, LIKE WE SUPPORT ALL OF
THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE
AREA, WE PARTNER WITH THE
TRIBES, WE PARTNER WITH ALL THE
DIFFERENT TOWNS, AND I'M GIVEN
A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM MY
COLLEAGUES IN SEATTLE TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN. AT BOUNDARY DAM
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ABOUT 50
EMPLOYEES, AND THEY'RE ALL
REPRESENTED BY DIFFERENT UNIONS.
SO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS THE
LARGEST EMPLOYER IN NORTHERN
PONDERAY COUNTY. SO IT'S VERY
REMOTE. WE HAVE NO STORES. WE
CAN'T GO TO TARGET. YOU KNOW,
SO IT'S, THE EMPLOYEES THAT
WORK HERE, THEY'RE VERY, VERY,
EXCUSE ME, DEDICATED TO
PROVIDING THAT RELIABLE POWER.
SO MY SKILLED TRADES, THE
MACHINISTS AND THE ELECTRICIANS,
THEN I HAVE HYDRO-MAINTENANCE
WORKERS, PAINTERS, WE'RE KIND
OF LIKE OUR OWN LITTLE CITY. SO
WHEN WE NEED EQUIPMENT, I MEAN,
WE HAVE TO DRIVE TWO AND A HALF
HOURS TO SPOKANE. SO IT'S,
IT'S NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
WORKING HERE. IT'S CHALLENGING.
BUT BOUNDARY, WE HAVE SIX
GENERATORS. AND AS MIKE
MENTIONED, IT IS OUR LARGEST
POWER-PRODUCING POWER PLANT IN
OUR SEATTLE CITY AND LIGHT
PORTFOLIO. SO ONCE WE'RE DONE
WITH ALL OF OUR GENERATOR
OVERHAULS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY I
PICKED MY BACKGROUND PICTURE,
THAT IS ONE OF THE GENERATORS
THAT POWERS THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
ONCE WE'RE FINISHED WITH OUR
OVERHAULS, WE'LL HAVE A NAME
PLATE CAPACITY OF 1,158.5
MEGAWATTS. SO THAT'S VERY BIG.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU,
JANET. MAYBE IF WE COULD TICK
BACK TO SLIDE, I BELIEVE IT'S
THREE. YES, THREE. BECAUSE WHEN
WE LOOK AT LINES ON A MAP OR WE
HEAR WORDS, IT'S SOMETIMES
HELPFUL TO HEAR AND SEE THEM
TOGETHER, AND I SAY THAT TO MEAN
THE RIVER, THE PANDERAY RIVER
RUNNING INTO PANDERAY LAKE AND
TO BOUNDARY DAM, I DON'T KNOW
THAT BOUNDARY DAM IS ON THIS
MAP. OR NOT CALLED OUT ON THE
MAP, I SHOULD SAY.
>> YEAH, NOT CALLED OUT ON THE
MAP.
>> AND SO MAYBE IF SOMEBODY
WANTS TO USE THE CLICKER. YOU
BROUGHT SOMETHING UP THAT'S VERY
INTERESTING, JANET, WHICH IS
THIS IS A NORTHERN-FLOWING RIVER
THAT EVENTUALLY FLOWS INTO THE
COLUMBIA AFTER IT GOES TO CANADA
AND THEN COMES BACK TO US. AND
CAN YOU SHARE WITH US, WE CAN
SEE THE SHADED AREAS OF THE
TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE
KALISPEL INDIAN TRIBE SINCE TIME
IMMEMORIAL AND EVEN BEFORE, CAN
YOU HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE CONNECTION IS BETWEEN
BOUNDARY DAM AND THE TRIBE? AND
MAYBE THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND
WHY WE'RE PROVIDING THESE
PUBLIC BENEFITS TODAY.
>> MOST CERTAINLY. THAT'S A
GREAT QUESTION. THIS SLIDE SHOWS
THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY. IF
YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'VE
HIGHLIGHTED SOME AREAS THAT
WOULD BE EASIER TO EXPLAIN.
THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WHERE IT
SAYS USK FISH HATCHERY. THE
SHADED LITTLE SQUIGGLE RIGHT
THERE, THAT IS THE CURRENT
RESERVATION LAND. SO WHEN A
POWER PLANT EXISTS, WE REGULATE
IT BY FIRK. AND WHAT'S CALLED A
PROJECT BOUNDARY IS EITHER SIDE
OF THE RIVER. SO ON THE NORTHERN
PART, OUR PROPERTY BASICALLY,
CITY OF SEATTLE'S PROPERTY IS
THE ENTIRE RIVER. AND IT GOES
ALL THE WAY UP TO THE VERY
NORTHERN CANADIAN BORDER, AND
THAT'S WHERE BOUNDARY DAM IS
LOCATED IS THAT LITTLE STAR
RIGHT THERE AT THE BORDER. SO WE
HAVE DONE, WE APPLIED FOR A NEW
LICENSE, AND WE WERE ISSUED A
NEW LICENSE IN 2013. AND THROUGH
THAT PROCESS, WE HAD TO
COLLABORATE WITH ALL OF OUR
PARTNERS AROUND. SO THE TRIBE,
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE,
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. I'M
SURE I'M LEAVING A FEW OUT.
>> A LOT OF FISHERY AGENCIES
TOO.
>> FISHERIES, OF COURSE. AND WE
HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS
BASED ON HAVING A NEW LICENSE WE
COMMITTED TO. BECAUSE WE, YOU
KNOW, WE WANT TO BE A GOOD
PARTNER IN THIS COMMUNITY AND
PROVE THINGS FOR PEOPLE. SO A
LOT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WE DO IS
TO ENCOURAGE RECREATION IN THE
AREA, IMPROVE FISH AND WILDLIFE
HABITATS, AND THEN PARTNERING
WITH THE TRIBE BECAUSE THIS IS
THEIR TRADITIONAL NATIVE LAND. I
MEAN, ONE PROJECT WE'RE JUST
ABOUT TO COMPLETE IS VERY COOL,
WE BUILT A TRAIL ALL THE WAY
FROM I GUESS IT WOULD BE
MENDALINE ALL THE WAY TO THE
CANADIAN BORDER. AND THAT WAS ON
A TRADITIONAL PATH THE KALISPEL
TRIBE WOULD TAKE IN THE SUMMER
MONTHS TO MIGRATE. THEY WOULD
MIGRATE TO CANADA, SET UP
FISHING CAMPS TO FISH AND GATHER
FISH FOR THEIR WINTER. SO
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF
COLLABORATION WE DO WITH THE
TRIBE. AND EVEN THOUGH MOST OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE KALISPEL
CAREER TRAINING CENTER ARE
TRIBAL MEMBERS, IT IS OPEN TO
EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU, JANET. THAT WAS A
GREAT EXPLANATION OF THE WORK
AND THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS
WORK TODAY THROUGH THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE
MAYOR FROM THE FALLS A FEW WEEKS
AGO. IF YOU CAN TELL HER I SAY
HELLO THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER,
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THOSE ARE
ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COLLEAGUES, ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
>> NO QUESTIONS FROM ME, MADAME
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER,
SOLOMON. I DON'T HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS EITHER BUT
WANT TO UPLIFT A COUPLE OF
THINGS RELATED TO THIS AND
EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY. I
KNOW CENTRAL STAFF HAS NOT
IDENTIFIED ANY ISSUES WITH THIS
LEGISLATION. THE PROPOSAL IS
CONSISTENT WITH ITS PREDECESSOR
IN TERMS OF DURATION AND
FINANCIAL IMPACT. THE
EXPENDITURE IS ALREADY INCLUDED
IN CITY LIGHT'S BUDGET. AS YOU
CAN SEE, THIS AGREEMENT IS
CRITICAL FROM A RELATIONAL
STANDPOINT, PARTICULARLY WITH
THE KALISPEL TRIBE AND INCLUDES
THIS IMPORTANT PIECE AROUND, OF
COURSE, BUILDING OUT THE ONGOING
DEVELOPMENT OF A SKILLED
WORKFORCE, SPREADING CULTURAL
DIVERSITY. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL
BE MOVING FORWARD TODAY, AND I
MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
ADOPTION OF THE BILL 121025. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED
RECOMMENDING THE ADOPTION. ARE
THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS? OKAY.
WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE
ORDINANCE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR RINCK?
>> YES.
>> THERE ARE FOUR IN FAVOR, ZERO
OPPOSED, AND ZERO ABSTENTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED
WILL BE SENT TO THE JULY 22nd
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. AND WITH THAT, WILL
THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM FOUR INTO THE RECORD?
>> SEATTLE CITY LIGHT POWER
BRIEFING, BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO GIVE A
HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR CITY LIGHT
COLLEAGUES FOR BEING HERE AND
PRESENTING ON THE IMPORTANT BODY
OF WORKS. THANK YOU ALSO FOR
YOUR WORK AND THE WORK THAT
YOU'RE DOING OUT THERE. IT'S
INCREDIBLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD
MORNING. I'M OUT OF SORTS BEING
A LITTLE BIT REMOTE, SO THANK
YOU ALL AGAIN FOR BEARING WITH
ME. I BELIEVE WE HAD A COUPLE
NEW FOLKS JOIN AT THE TABLE. SO
IF YOU CAN TAKE A MOMENT AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD BEFORE SPEAKING.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. I'M
THE POWER SUPPLY OFFICER FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING
AGAIN, CHAIR RINCK AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU TODAY.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT TO INTRODUCE A
BRIEFING ON OUR POWER SUPPLY
OUTLOOK, INFORMED BY OUR 2024
INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN AND
RECENT SYSTEM DATA. AS WE
DISCUSSED, THE OUTLOOK FOR
ELECTRICITY DEMAND IS RISING.
DRIVEN BY ELECTRIFICATION,
POPULATION GROWTH, AND ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY. AT THE SAME TIME, WE
ARE FACING VERY REAL PRESSURES
IN THE ENERGY MARKETS, INCLUDING
INCREASING POWER SUPPLY COSTS,
TIGHTENING REGIONAL CAPACITY,
AND AS I LEARNED YESTERDAY, CUTS
IN FUNDING. $14BILLION IN CUTS
SO FAR THIS YEAR IN FEDERAL
FUNDING FOR SOLAR AND WIND
PROJECTS. WE'RE PLANNING AHEAD
AND PROPOSING ACTION TO ENSURE
THAT WE MEET GROWING DEMAND WITH
RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND CLEAN
ENERGY. THAT MEANS A PROACTIVE
STRATEGY FOR ACQUIRING NEW
RESOURCES, MAXIMIZING OUR
EXISTING GENERATION RESOURCES,
MAINTAINING SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY,
AND STRENGTHENING REGIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS. TODAY'S BRIEFING
WILL COVER HOW DEMAND IS
EVOLVING AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR
SYSTEM PLANNING, OUR 20-YEAR
ROAD MAP FOR CLEAN ENERGY
RESOURCE ADDITIONS, THE
IMPORTANCE OF TRANSMISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE
TRANSITION, AND HOW REGIONAL
COLLABORATIONS ARE HELPING US
ADDRESS THESE SHARED CHALLENGES.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT AS WE WORK TO ENSURE
CITY LIGHT REMAINS A NATIONAL
LEADER IN RELIABLE, EQUITABLE,
AND CARBON-FREE POWER DELIVERY.
I WILL NOW HAND IT OVER TO OUR
POWER SUPPLY OFFICER TO DELIVER
THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. SO OUR FIRST SLIDE
IS SHOWING US OUR ESTIMATED
POWER RESOURCE MIX FROM LAST
YEAR, FROM 2024. THANKS TO THE
OWNERSHIP OF SEVERAL
HYDRO-ELECTRIC FACILITIES, AS
WELL AS LONG-TERM CONTRACTS, WE
HAVE A VERY CLEAN ELECTRICITY
SUPPLY. ABOUT 90% OF OUR FUEL
MIX IS COMING FROM HYDRO
RESOURCES. HALF IS COMING FROM
OUR OWNED RESOURCES, INCLUDING
THE BOUNDARY PROJECT JANET JUST
TALKED ABOUT, AND THEN ANOTHER
44% OR 45% IS COMING FROM THE
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE POWER
COMING FROM WIND RESOURCES, AND
THEN A SMALL PERCENTAGE COMING
FROM UNSPECIFIED AND OTHER
RESOURCES. GO TO THE NEXT ONE
PLEASE. SO ABOUT 45% OF OUR
POWER COMES THROUGH THE
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION.
WE HAVE A LONG-TERM CONTRACT
WITH THEM. BPA IS A FEDERAL
AGENCY UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY. THIS MAP IS SHOWING
THEIR SERVICE TERRITORY, WHICH
COVERS 30,000 SQUARE MILES,
INCLUDING THE STATES OF
WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO,
WESTERN MONTANA, AND THEN SMALL
PORTIONS OF KALISPEL, NEVADA,
UTAH, AND AYE WYOMING. OH, I'M
SORRY, I HAVE MORE ON THIS
SLIDE. BPA SELLS THE OUTPUT OF
THE COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION,
WHICH IS A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
AROUND RICHLAND, WHICH IT BUYS
FROM ENERGY NORTHWEST, WHICH IS
A JOINT OPERATING AGENCY STORMED
BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES THAT OWN
IT, INCLUDING SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. OVERALL, BPA SUPPLIES 28%
OF THE REGIONAL POWER SUPPLY TO
END USERS. WE BUY POWER FROM BPA
THROUGH A LONG-TERM CONTRACT.
THE STATUTES THAT CREATED BPA
MANDATE THAT IT SELLS POWER AT
COST. THIS IS A MUCH LOWER
OPTION FOR BUYING POWER THAN OUR
ALTERNATIVES. OUR CURRENT
CONTRACT EXPIRES IN 2028. OVER
THE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE
COLLABORATED WITH BPA AND OTHER
PUBLIC POWER TO DEVELOP A
CONTRACT FOR WHEN OUR CURRENT
CONTRACT EXPIRES. WE ARE
FINALIZING THOSE NEGOTIATIONS,
AND WE'LL BRING A REQUEST FOR
AUTHORIZATION FORWARD TO COUNCIL
IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. GO TO
THE NEXT ONE. SO AS DAWN
MENTIONED, WE ARE SEEING OUR
LOAD CHANGE. WE ARE ANTICIPATING
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN DEMAND
FOR ELECTRICITY IN SEATTLE. THIS
CHART SHOWS OUR ACTUAL
HISTORICAL AND FORECAST
ELECTRICITY DEMAND FROM
CUSTOMERS. THE HORIZONTAL AXIS
IS SHOWING YEARS AND THE
VERTICAL AXIS IS SHOWING IN
MEGAWATTS. NOTE THIS AXIS IS
ZOOMED IN A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE
IT EASIER TO READ CHANGES THAT
WE'RE SEEING. THE BLUE LINE
SHOWS ACTUAL LOAD IN AVERAGE
MEGAWATTS FROM 2010 THROUGH
2024. OVER THE PAST DECADE,
SEATTLE SAW A FLAT TO DECLINING
ELECTRICITY USAGE. THIS WAS
DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY ADVANCEMENTS
IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY SUCH AS LED
LIGHTING AND HEAT PUMPS. THIS
HAS MORE THAN OFFSET THE CITY'S
GROWTH THAT WE'VE SEEN. THE
DOTTED BLUE LINE IS OUR FORECAST
FOR HOW WE EXPECT OUR ENERGY
USAGE TO CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 10
YEARS. SO WE CAN SEE WE HAVE
INCREASING ELECTRICITY USAGE.
THE BOLD ORANGE LINE IS OUR
HISTORICAL PEAK ELECTRICITY.
THIS IS OUR HIGHEST ONE-YEAR
ELECTRICITY USE FOR EACH YEAR.
IN DECEMBER 2022, WE SET A NEW
PEAK RECORD OF HOW MUCH THE
HIGHEST ELECTRICITY USAGE IS.
AND THEN WE BROKE THAT RECORD IN
JANUARY 2024. SO THOSE TWO
YEARS, WE HAD A HIGHER
ELECTRICITY USE PEAKS THAN OVER
THE PAST 30 YEARS. THIS IS
DRIVEN BY EXTREME WEATHER IN IN
BOTH EXAMPLES. OH, SORRY. ONE
MORE. YEAH. THE DOTTED ORANGE
LINE IS SHOWING OUR CHANGES TO
PEAK LOAD THAT WE'RE
FORECASTING. WE EXPECT OUR PEAK
LOAD TO INCREASE FASTER THAN OUR
AVERAGE LOAD. THIS IS PRIMARILY
BEING DRIVEN BY ELECTRIFICATION
BOTH AT THE BUILDING AND
TRANSPORTATION LEVEL AS WELL AS
INCREASED ECONOMIC GROWTH. GO TO
THE NEXT ONE, THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN A
NET SELLER OF ELECTRICITY. WE'VE
PRODUCED OR PURCHASED THROUGH
LONG-TERM CONTRACTS MORE THAN WE
NEEDED TO SERVE CUSTOMERS. ON
THIS SLIDE, WE HAVE ALONG THE
BOTTOM YEARS FROM 2013 THROUGH
2030, AND THEN MEGAWATTS ALONG
THE VERTICAL AXIS. THIS IS
SHOWING OUR ANNUAL HISTORICAL AS
WELL AS FORECAST LOAD AND
RESOURCES FOR THOSE YEARS. THE
YELLOW LINE IS OUR ELECTRICITY
USAGE, OUR LOAD, BOTH THE ACTUAL
FOR THE PAST AND THEN FORECAST
FOR THE FUTURE. AND THEN THE
ORANGE DOTTED LINE IS OUR PEAK
NUMBERS. THE BARS REPRESENT OUR
AVERAGE RESOURCES TO MEET LOAD
EACH YEAR. THE DARK BLUE IS THE
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
CONTRACT, AND THEN THE LIGHT
BLUE IS OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE
PROCURE. SO WHAT WE CAN SEE IS
THAT HISTORICALLY WHEN THOSE
BARS HAVE EXCEEDED THE YELLOW
LINE, WE'VE HAD EXCESS POWER TO
SELL. IN 2023, THE BAR DOES NOT
MEET THAT YELLOW LINE, SO WE HAD
TO GO TO OUR NEIGHBORS TO BUY
POWER FROM THEM. IN '23, '24,
AND AGAIN IN '25, WE'VE HAD
VERY DRY WATER YEARS SO WE'VE
HAD TO PROCURE MORE RESOURCES
THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD. LOOKING
FORWARD, WE KNOW THAT OUR LOAD
IS GOING TO BE INCREASING. WE'VE
HADED TURQUOISE BARS THAT
REPRESENT THE NEW RESOURCES THAT
WE'LL NEED TO PROCURE TO MEET
THAT INCREASING LOAD. OKAY. SO
THIS IS A CHART FROM OUR 2024
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN. THE
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN IS A
20-YEAR PLAN FOR HOW WE'LL MEET
OUR CHANGING LOAD WITH NEW
RESOURCES. WE REFRESH THIS PLAN
EVERY TWO YEARS. IN EARLY 2026,
WE'LL BRING TO COUNCIL A
REQUEST TO APPROVE OUR 2026
PLAN. THIS PLOT IS SHOWING
FORECASTED LOAD AND GENERATION
FOR 2035. SO LOOKING 10 YEARS
INTO THE FUTURE. ON THE VERTICAL
AXIS, WE HAVE MEGAWATTS. ON THE
HORIZONTAL AXIS, WE HAVE 12
PANELS, EACH ONE REPRESENTS ONE
MONTH OF THE YEAR IN 2035. AND
THEN EACH PANEL IS FURTHER
DIVIDED INTO 24 HOURS. SO THESE
ARE REPRESENTING TYPICAL DAYS
FOR EACH MONTH FOR 2035. THE
LIGHT BLUE SHADING REPRESENTS A
SIMULATION OF THE GENERATION WE
WILL SEE FROM OUR CURRENT
RESOURCES IN 2035. SO IN A
PARTICULARLY GOOD,
HIGH-PRECIPITATION YEAR, WE
WOULD EXPECT OUR RESOURCES TO
PRODUCE GENERATION AT THE TOP OF
THAT BLUE BAND. AT A DRIER YEAR,
THEY WOULD PRODUCE AT THE BOTTOM
OF THAT BAND. THE ORANGE SHADING
REPRESENTS OUR FORECASTED LOAD
IN 2035. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE A
RANGE. IF IT'S A PARTICULARLY
COLD WINTER DAY, WE WOULD EXPECT
US TO BE AT THE TOP OF THAT
RANGE. A MORE MILD DAY IN THE
WINTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT
RANGE, AND THEN VICE VERSA FOR
THE SUMMERTIME. OVER THIS, WE
HAVE PUT ACTUAL STRESSED EVENTS
THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS. SO IN JANUARY,
WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT FRIDAY
BEFORE MLK WEEKEND WHEN WE HAD
EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. THIS
ORANGE LINE IS SHOWING OUR LOAD,
HOW MUCH OUR CUSTOMERS USED OVER
THE COURSE OF THAT DAY IN
JANUARY, AND THEN THE BLUE LINE
IS SHOWING HOW OUR RESOURCES
PRODUCED OVER THAT DAY. AND WHAT
WE CAN SEE IS THAT OUR LOAD FROM
JANUARY 2024 WHEN WE HAD A VERY
EXTREME EVENT IS IN THE MIDDLE
OF THAT ORANGE BAND IN 2035. SO
WHAT WAS A VERY EXTREME EVENT
LAST YEAR IS JUST A NORMAL DAY
IN 10 YEARS.
>> HUH.
>> WE CAN SEE THIS AGAIN FOR
JUNE 2021. WE LABELED IN THE
HEAT DOME EVENT. WE LABELED
ANOTHER HEAT EVENT IN 2023,
AUGUST. AND THEN DECEMBER '22,
ANOTHER COLD EVENT. FOR ALL OF
THESE, WE'RE SEEING WHAT WAS
VERY EXTREME IS NORMAL IN 10
YEARS. SO THIS IS DRIVING OUR
NEED PROCURE MORE RESOURCES. GO
TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS
SHOWING THE RESULTS OF OUR 2024
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN. SO
OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS, WE'RE
GONNA NEED TO ACQUIRE A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NEW
RESOURCES TO MEET THAT CHANGING
LOAD THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
SO AGAIN, ON THE VERTICAL AXIS,
WE HAVE MEGAWATTS OF CAPACITY,
AND THEN ALONG THE HORIZONTAL
AXIS, YEARS. SO IN 2023, WE'RE
LOOKING AT -- 2033, SORRY. OF
WIND IN BLUE, THE YELLOW
REPRESENTS SOLAR, GRAY
BATTERIES, AND SO ON. THE GREEN
SLICE REPRESENTS GEOTHERMAL.
THIS IS A CLEAN, FIRM RESOURCE.
SO IN CONTRAST TO SOLAR OR WIND
WHERE WE ARE DEPENDENT ON THE
SUNSHINING OR WIND BLOWING, THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
PORTFOLIO AND COULD BE FILLED
WITH A SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR
REACTOR AS SOON AS THOSE TYPES
OF RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. ONE
THING IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS IT'S
GOING TO TAKE A VERY DIVERSE SET
OF RESOURCES TO MEET THAT NEED
AS WE SEE OUR LOAD GROW. NEXT
ONE. OKAY. WE WILL NEED
TRANSMISSION TO GET THOSE NEW
RESOURCES TO SEATTLE. THIS SHOWS
A MAP OF THE BPA SERVICE AREA.
THE SAME SERVICE AREA WE SAW AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE
PRESENTATION, ON HERE THE LIGHT
GREEN SHOWS BPA'S AREA. THE
LITTLE BLACK HALF CIRCLES
REPRESENTS THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC
DAMS IN BPA SERVICE. AND THEN
THE DARK GREEN ARE THE
TRANSMISSION LINES THAT BPA
OWNS. BPA OPERATES 15,000 MILES
OF HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC
TRANSMISSION TO MOVE POWER FROM
THE NORTHWEST. THIS REPRESENTS
75% OF THE TRANSMISSION IN THE
NORTHWEST AND 90% OF SEATTLE'S
TRANSMISSION COMES THROUGH BPA.
THIS IS CRITICAL FOR THE
DELIVERY OF RESOURCES TO
ELECTRIC LOADS. AS WE INCREASE
OUR NEED FOR NEW RESOURCES,
WE'LL NEED TO FIND MORE
TRANSMISSION TO GET THE POWER
FROM THAT RESOURCE IS LOCATED TO
SEATTLE. WE'RE.COM PETEING WITH
OTHER UTILITIES AROUND THE WEST
WHO ARE LOOKING FOR
TRANSMISSION. IT ALSO TAKES A
LONG TIME TO BUILD NEW
TRANSMISSION. BPA IS SEEING AN
INCREDIBLE INCREASE IN REQUEST
FOR TRANSMISSION. LAST YEAR, BPA
RECEIVED 68,000 MEGAWATTS IN
REQUEST FOR NEW TRANSMISSION.
IT'S A DRAMATIC CHANGE. JUST
FOUR YEARS AGO, THEY SAW 5,000
MEGAWATTS REQUESTED. BPA HAS
TAKEN A PAUSE IN PROCESSING
THOSE REQUESTS TO FIGURE OUT
CHANGES TO THEIR PROCESS TO MAKE
IT MORE EFFICIENT. ANOTHER
EXAMPLE IS THERE'S A
TRANSMISSION LINE CALLED THE
BOARDWAY TO HEMMINGWAY PROJECT
THAT'S BEING IN DEVELOPMENT FOR
20 YEARS AND HAS NOT STARTED
CONSTRUCTION YET. IT TAKES AN
INCREDIBLY LONG TIME TO BUILD
TRANSMISSION, AND THERE WILL BE
A LOT OF DEMAND FOR IT. SO WE'LL
HAVE TO THINK VERY CAREFULLY HOW
DO WE MAXIMIZE OUR CURRENT
TRANSMISSION, AND HOW DO WE
PARTNER WITH NEIGHBORS TO BUILD
MORE TRANSMISSION? NEXT ONE. WE
ARE NOT ALONE. AS I MENTIONED, A
LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE FACING
SIMILAR CHALLENGES. THEY'RE
SEEING INCREASES IN DEMAND, NEED
FOR NEW RESOURCES, RESPONDING TO
CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE NEED FOR
MORE TRANSMISSION. SO WE ARE
PARTICIPATING IN A NUMBER OF
REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS TO
MAINTAIN SUSTAINABILITY AND
RELIABILITY ACROSS THE REGION.
WE'RE LOOKING AT PARTNERING
WITH NEIGHBORING UTILITIES TO
BUILD TRANSMISSION. WE'RE DOING
PLANNING WITH NEIGHBORING
UTILITIES TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW
HOW MANY RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE
AND HOW WE CAN USE THOSE
RESOURCES MOST EFFICIENTLY. WE
HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES, BUT
WE'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF WAYS
TO FACE THOSE CHALLENGES AS
WELL. THANK YOU. PLEASE LET ME
KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW,
AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
HAS HIS HAND RAISED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. A COUPLE OF QUICK
QUESTIONS FOR YOU. IF YOU GO
BACK TO SLIDE SEVEN, PLEASE.
YES, THERE. THANK YOU. LOOKING
AT FUTURE CLEAN ENERGY, LOOKING
AT INCREASING THE VARIETY OF
ENERGY SOURCES FOR US, GIVEN THE
CURRENT FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION'S HOSTILITY
TOWARD RENEWABLE, GREEN,
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, HOW ARE WE
GONNA PAY FOR THIS?
>> HOW ARE WE GOING TO GO ABOUT
IT?
>> YEAH.
>> IT IS, THIS WAS A CHALLENGE.
THIS WAS ALREADY GOING TO BE A
CHALLENGE FOR THE CURRENT
ADMINISTRATION. IT WILL BE A
BIGGER CHALLENGE WITH THE
CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE
SIGNED TWO SOLAR PPAs, WHICH ARE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE EXPECT
ONE TO START DELIVERING THIS
YEAR AND ONE TO START DELIVERING
NEXT YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO BE
WORKING WITH, LIKE I SAID,
COLLABORATE WITH OTHER UTILITIES
TO SEE HOW WE CAN BUILD THINGS
TOGETHER. WE CAN COLLABORATE
WITH SOME OF THE HYPER SCALERS
THAT ARE ALSO NEEDING A LOT OF
ELECTRICITY, AND THEN WE'RE
LOOKING AT ALL DIFFERENT TYPES
OF ENERGY RESOURCES. I THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF HOSTILITY TO
WIND AND SOLAR, BUT LESS TO
GEOTHERMAL, SMALL MODULAR
REACTOR, AND ENERGY STORAGE. AS
A MEMBER OF THE ENERGY
NORTHWEST, THEY ARE DEVELOPING
SMALL MODULAR REACTOR, AND WE
CAN WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM.
IT'S GONNA TAKE MORE WORK AND
IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG
CHALLENGE, BUT I THINK BY
LOOKING AT A DIVERSE SELECTION
OF RESOURCES, WE CAN FIND WAYS
TO ACQUIRE THOSE.
>> AND THE ONE THING I WOULD ADD
IS IN THIS MODEL, WHENEVER WE
INTRODUCE BASE-LOAD RESOURCE, SO
HERE WE USE GEOTHERMAL AS OUR
FILLER FOR THAT, WHEREVER WE
INTRODUCE BASE-LOAD RESOURCE,
THE MODEL GRABS IT. SO ALREADY,
THE MODEL WAS REALLY TELLING US
THAT WE NEEDED MORE BASE-LOAD
RESOURCE, AND WE MAYBE NEEDED TO
ADJUST ON WIND/SOLAR. SO WE
WILL, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO
SOURCE ALL OPTIONS, AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON CLEAN
RESOURCES HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF
GEOTHERMAL. BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S
DEPENDENT ON IF THE WIND IS
BLOWING OR THE SUN IS SHINING.
THE EARTH ALWAYS HAS SOMETHING
IT'S GENERATING. FINAL QUESTION
I HAVE FOR YOU IS ABOUT
TRANSMISSION. HOW MUCH ENERGY DO
WE BLEED OR DO WE LOSE IN THE
TRANSMISSION FROM ONE LOCATION
TO ANY OTHER?
>> 10%. YEAH. LESS THAN 10%.
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> SORRY. LESS THAN 10%.
>> LESS THAN 10%. AND ARE THE
CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, FUTURE
TECHNOLOGY LOOKING AT REDUCING
THAT AMOUNT OF BLEED SO WE
ACTUALLY RETAIN MORE AND LOSE
MORE OF THAT?
>> YEAH. THERE'S A LOT OF
TECHNOLOGY WORK GOING INTO HOW
DO WE USE THE CURRENT
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MOST
EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT
WE CAN EITHER HAVE LESS LOSSES
OVER THAT DISTANCE.
>> AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, I
THINK MIKE IS GONNA JUMP IN AS
WELL, BUT I WOULD ADD THAT NOT
ONLY ARE WE LOOKING AT HOW TO
REDUCE LOSSES, BUT WE ARE ALSO
LOOKING AT HOW CAN WE PUT MORE
ENERGY SAFELY THROUGH THE SAME
SPACE? AND SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE
CAN USE SENSORS ON THE LINES FOR
ELECTRIC LINES. THE HOTTER IT IS
OUTSIDE, THE MORE SAG THERE IS
IN THE LINES, AND THE MORE RISK
THERE IS THAT ENERGY WOULD
ESCAPE THE LINES AND GROUND TO
SOMETHING ELSE. AND SO WE HAVE
CLEARANCES THAT WE ABSOLUTELY
ABIDE BY SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT
HAPPEN. BUT IF WE COULD TELL,
AND THEN WE RUN THE GRID BASED
ON OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE DAY,
BUT WITH SENSORS WE COULD
ACTUALLY RUN THE GRID WITH
EXPECTATIONS IN THE MOMENT. SO
FOR EXAMPLE, IT MIGHT BE A DAY
THAT'S PREDICTED TO BE HOT, BUT
IT TURNS OUT TO BE
CLOUD-COVERED. SO IT'S COOLER
THAN EXPECTED. AND THEN THE WIND
COMES UP, AND THAT FURTHER
LOWERS THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE,
AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO PUT MORE
ENERGY THROUGH THOSE LINES.
MIKE, DID YOU WANNA ADD?
>> JUST IT SHOULD COME AS NO
SURPRISE WE'RE VERY ACTIVE AT
THE LOCAL, REGIONAL LEVEL IN
PLANNING FOR WHAT WE CALL
GRID-ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY. IN
ADDITION TO WHAT DAWN IS TALKING
ABOUT, DYNAMIC LINE RIDING,
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT NEW
CONDUCTORS, RECONDUCTING
EXISTING CORRIDORS TO ADD
CAPACITY DURING ALL CONDITIONS
BY INCREASING THE CONDUCTOR OR
USING MODERN CONDUCTOR
TECHNOLOGY AND A WHOLE HOST OF
OTHER THINGS WE'RE CURRENTLY
STUDYING. SOME OF THAT IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL
LABS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. AND IT'S
KIND OF LIKE, STRANGE ANALOGY,
BUT BEAR WITH ME FOR A MINUTE.
WHEN I LOOK AT LIGHTING
TECHNOLOGY AND YOU THINK ABOUT
THE INCANDESCENT BULB, 90% OF
THE ENERGY FOR THAT BULB IS
GENERATING HEAT, NOT GENERATING
LIGHT. SO YOU LOOK AT NEWER
TECHNOLOGIES LIKE LED, HOW MUCH
OF THE ENERGY EXPENDED THERE IS
ACTUALLY GENERATING LIGHT VERSUS
HEAT? AND THAT'S WHY I WAS
ASKING, OKAY, HOW MUCH OF WHAT
WE'RE TRANSMITTING IS ACTUALLY
BEING LOST IN THE TRANCE MISSION
PROCESS? IF WE'RE DOING
SOMETHING TO CAPTURE THAT, TO
REDUCE THAT LOSS, TO INCREASE
OUR EFFICIENCY, HEY I'M ON
BOARD. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR
ENTERTAINING MY QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU, MADAME CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
COLLEAGUES, ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS?
>> CHAIR, I'LL TAKE SOME,
UNLESS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WANTS
TO GO AHEAD.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANKS. WHAT I APPRECIATE
ABOUT THIS ENTIRE PRESENTATION
IS IT IS PULLING TOGETHER THREE
OR FOUR OTHER PRESENTATIONS THAT
YOU'VE PROVIDED US THAT GO
REALLY DEEP INTO THE WEEDS AS A
MORE HIGH-LEVEL GIVING US THE
CONTEXT OF HOW IT ALL FLOWS
TOGETHER. THE SLIDE THAT YOU
HAVE UP RIGHT NOW, SEATTLE
CHANNEL, IF YOU MIGHT WANT TO
SHOW IT. THANK YOU, FRIENDS. FOR
ME, JUST AS WE ARE IN THE COMP
PLAN, THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS TO
ME YOUR ENERGY COMP PLAN. AND
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS OUR COMP
PLAN IS CREATED EVERY 20 YEARS
OR EVERY 10 YEARS FOR THE
20-YEAR OUTLOOK, SO WE'RE
ALWAYS LOOKING 20 YEARS IN THE
FUTURE AND BEING PLANFUL FOR THE
NEXT DECADE. WHY THIS GRAPHIC
STANDS OUT TO ME IN THAT WAY IS
LOOKING AT OFFSHORE WIND. WE
DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE IT, BUT WE'LL KNOW IN 10
YEARS FROM NOW WHETHER THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO. AND
THAT'S WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT
THIS GRAPH WHERE THERE'S MORE
ANGULAR LINES ON THE LEFT-HAND
SIDE, AND THEN IT GETS MORE
BROAD BECAUSE THERE'S MORE
UNKNOWNS, AND THAT WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO UPDATE THIS GRAPHIC
AND THE PLANS THAT GO BEHIND IT
IN ANOTHER 10 YEARS. ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO SHARE REACT TOGETHER
THAT, AND THEN WE CAN TAKE
THROUGH SOME OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> I'LL ADD THIS PLAN IS
UPDATED EVERY FOUR YEARS WITH A
REFRESH EVERY TWO YEARS. SO
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THAT
ALLOWS US, AS YOU SAID, TO
UPDATE IT AS WE SEE NEW
TECHNOLOGY CHANGING, AS WE SEE
THE COST OF TECHNOLOGY CHANGING,
WE CAN REFRESH THIS AND REFINE
OUR PLANS.
>> THE ONLY THING I'LL ADD IS
WE WILL SEE ADJUSTMENTS. WE WILL
LIKELY SEE, YOU KNOW, LARGER
GREEN BAND. WE'LL SEE SMALL
MODULAR REACTORS ADDED IN AS AN
OPTION BECAUSE THAT TECHNOLOGY
IS DEFINITELY MOVING. AND DURING
OUR NEGOTIATIONS ON THE RIVER
PROJECTS, WE ALSO SPOKE WITH
TRIBAL NATIONS ON THE POSSIBLE
OF USING PUMPED HYDRO. TAKING
SOME OF THE WATER THAT COMES OUT
OF THE ENERGY-MAKING PROCESS,
AND THEN PUMPING THAT BACK UP
AND REFILLING ABOVE THE DAM. SO
THAT'S A WAY TO GET EVEN
FURTHER USE OUT OF THAT SAME
WATER, AND THEY WERE AMENABLE TO
OPENING CONVERSATIONS. THOSE
THREE SOURCES, GEOTHERMAL,
HYDROPOWER, AND SMALL MODULAR
REACTORS ARE THE VIABLE
BASE-LOAD RESOURCE, CARBON-FREE
OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US
TODAY. WHERE.
>> IF WE CAN TAKE IT BACK TO
SLIDE FIVE AND WE'LL GO FROM
THERE. THIS IS A DESCRIPTIVE
SLIDE. OH, SORRY, LAST COMMENT I
HAD TO MAKE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN CONNECTION THERE FROM THE
PREVIOUS SLIDE. COLLEAGUES,
WHETHER IT'S PARKS, WHETHER
IT'S COMMUNITY CENTERS, WHETHER
IT'S LIBRARIES, SEWAGE, THE
ABILITY TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY
FOR THESE GOALS THAT WE ARE
UPDATING FOR 20 YEARS FROM NOW
WHAT OUR CITY WILL LOOK LIKE,
THIS IS THE ACTUAL DEMONSTRATION
OF THE UTILITY GOING DEEPER THAN
MAYBE WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO
RECEIVE DURING THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN COMMITTEE, AND IT
DEMONSTRATES THAT THEY ARE
CONTINUALLY WORKING TO UPDATE SO
THAT IF WE ARE CHANGING
POPULATION GROWTH, CITY OF
SEATTLE -- SAID IN ANOTHER WAY,
IF WE MAXIMIZED ALL OF OUR
POTENTIAL, IF EVERY AREA THAT
WAS UPZONED RIGHT NOW WAS BUILT
TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL, WE'D BE
IN A WORLD OF HURT BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH
ELECTRICITY TODAY. WHAT IS ALSO
TRUE IS THAT AS WE CREATE THESE
PLANS INTO THE FUTURE, CITY
LIGHT IS DOING THAT WITHIN THEIR
OWN UTILITY AS WELL, AND YOU'RE
DOING THAT UPDATE EVEN MORE
FREQUENTLY EVERY TWO YEARS SO
THAT WE'RE NEVER CAUGHT FLAT
FOOTED. JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN
COMMITTEES THERE. GOING ON TO
MEETING THE GROWING ENERGY
DEMAND, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT
HOW THESE CURVES CHANGE, ONE
QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS
WITH ONE OF THE OTHER TACTICS
I'VE SEEN YOU USE IN
PRESENTATION, THAT YOU HAVE
PRESENTED ABOUT IS THE NEED TO
LOWER THAT PEAK. SO SMOOTH THE
PEAKS BOTH IN THE MORNINGS AND
THE EVENINGS, WHETHER IT'S
USING BATTERY POWER THAT WE AS
THE CITY OWN OR BATTERY STORAGE
THAT WE AS A CITY OWN, OR WITHIN
HOMES TO JUST SET SMART
APPLIANCES TO RUN THE WATER
HEATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT, TO HAVE THE CAR CHARGE
OVERNIGHT, AND NOT DURING THE
DAY. HAVE THOSE, MORE
SPECIFICALLY THE BATTERY
STORAGE, HAS THAT BEEN FACTORED
INTO WHAT WE THINK THE ACTUAL
PEAK FORECAST IS HERE? OR IS
THIS USING THE CURRENT STATUS TO
PROJECT INTO THE FUTURE? THIS
ISN'T A G OTCHA QUESTION. I SAY
IT'S BETTER TO BE CONSERVATIVE.
HOW DOES THAT FACTOR INTO THIS
MODEL?
>> OUR LOAD FORECAST RIGHT NOW
IS INCLUDING SOLAR, AND IT IS
INCLUDING EFFICIENCY. I DON'T
THINK IT HAS A LOT OF BATTERY IN
IT RIGHT NOW. IT WILL BE PART OF
THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE USE TO
MEET THE GROWING DEMAND THAT
WE'RE SEEING. LATER, I THINK IN
AUGUST THE CITY LIGHT WILL BRING
FORWARD WHAT'S CALLED THE
DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL
ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS ALSO A
FORWARD-LOOKING PLAN AROUND HOW
DO WE USE THOSE BEHIND THE METER
OR CUSTOMER-SIDE RESOURCES TO
MEET THAT DEMAND? AND THAT IS
ALSO AN INPUT INTO OUR
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN, SO WE
LOOK AT THIS COMBINATION OF
RESOURCES THAT WILL EMPOWER US
TO DO THAT. I BELIEVE WE'LL
BRING FORWARD IN AUGUST OR
SEPTEMBER LEGISLATION AROUND
DEMAND RESPONSE, THE ABILITY TO
DO MORE DEMAND-RESPONSE
PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL EITHER
DECREASE THAT PEAK, MOVE THE
ELECTRICITY TO DIFFERENT PERIODS
OF THE DAY, DIFFERENT SEASONS.
>> THEN WE WILL BE, UM, VERY
SOON DOING OUR SORT OF PILOT
ENTRY INTO THAT TIME OF USE
EFFORT AND COMMUNICATING ON
THAT. SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE
INCENTIVIZED CHOICES ON WHEN
THEY USE THEIR POWER. WE ALSO
WILL BE WORKING ON OUR
COMMUNICATIONS. SO ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE CAN DO BETTER IS
TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE LETTING
CUSTOMERS KNOW HOW THEY CAN, HOW
THEY CAN TIME THEIR USAGE TO
HELP STAVE OFF SOME EXPENSES. SO
I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME
OPPORTUNITY THERE. ESPECIALLY AS
WE SEE THESE WEATHER EVENTS
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN,
LENGTHEN, AND BROADEN. THAT RED
LINE, WE CANNOT CONSERVE OUR WAY
OUT OF. I WISH WE COULD. BUT
THAT IS, IN FACT, ALMOST, IT
CERTAINLY IS, YOU KNOW, IT
CONTAINS THE GROWTH, BUT THAT
GROWTH IS IN THE YELLOW LINE.
THE RED LINE AS NOTED EARLIER,
THAT'S REALLY OUR WEATHER
IMPACTS. AND AS TEMPERATURE
CONTINUES TO RISE, WE CAN EXPECT
THOSE WEATHER EVENTS TO CONTINUE
TO IMPACT. AND THEY ARE
INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE. BECAUSE
THEY'RE BROADER, ALL UTILITIES
IN ANY GIVEN REGION ARE
FRANTICALLY GOING AFTER THE SAME
ENERGY IN THOSE WEATHER EVENTS,
AND IT IS SIMPLE ECONOMICS. IT
DRIVES THE COST WAY UP VERY
QUICKLY IN THE HOUR-BY-HOUR
MARKET. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO
WORK TOWARD THAT. THE ONE OTHER
THING I WOULD JUST NOTE, IT'S A
LITTLE BIT HARD TO SEE, BUT IF
WE LOOK AT 2027, WE ALREADY
START TO SEE THAT YELLOW LINE BE
IN BETWEEN THE LIGHT BLUE, WHICH
IS RESOURCE WE DON'T OWN YET,
AND THE DARK BLUE. BY 2028, YOU
CAN SEE LIGHT BLUE BELOW THE
YELLOW LINE. SO IF WE ARE NOT
ABLE TO SOURCE THOSE RESOURCES
BY 2028, THEN WE HAVE SOME RISK
THAT WE WILL HAVE TO BUY MORE
OFF OF THE MARKET. AND I WANT TO
SAY, THE TEAM DO AN AMAZING JOB
TODAY OF BUYING OFF THE MARKET
WHEN THE PRICE IS LOW, IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE DAY WHEN WE CAN
GET LOW-COST KALISPEL SOLAR, AND
WE PULL THAT IN. THAT SAVES OUR
WATER FOR WHEN WE CAN DELIVER
IT. WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THAT
OPTION, THOUGH, DEPENDING ON
WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. SO IT'S
REALLY URGENT BECAUSE MOST
RESOURCES ARE GOING TO TAKE
YEARS, EVEN A DECADE TO BUILD
THAT WE ARE AHEAD OF THIS AND
THAT WE ARE NEGOTIATING AND
BUYING NOW SO WE CAN BUILD THE
RESOURCES IN TIME FOR WHEN WE
NEED THEM.
>> THANK YOU. SOME OF THOSE NEW
RESOURCES YOU'RE DISCUSSING, WE
RECENTLY IN COMMITTEE HAD THE
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR A
SOLAR FARM IN OREGON. IS THAT
ONE OF THOSE NEW RESOURCES, OR
ARE THEY SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT?
>> YES. AND WE NEED MORE.
>> WE SIGNED TWO PURCHASE
AGREEMENTS, LONG-TERM CONTRACTS
WITHOUT WHICH THE PROJECT WOULD
NOT BE BUILT TO BUY POWER FROM
TWO SOLAR FARMS WILL BE IN
OREGON.
>> SO IT'S MORE WORK AKIN TO
THIS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SO
THAT IN '27, '28, '29 WE'RE
MEETING THE GOALS WE HAVE SET
FOR OURSELVES TODAY?
>> YOU ARE CORRECT. AND TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT WE'VE SEEN FEDERAL
FUNDING FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS
THAT BUILD SOLAR AND WIND CUT BY
$14 BILLION SO FAR THIS YEAR. SO
THAT'S NOT FEDERAL FUNDING TO
US. THAT IS FEDERAL FUNDING TO
THE COMPANIES, THE U.S.
COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE WIND AND
SOLAR.
>> THANK YOU. LAST COUPLE
QUESTIONS ON THIS. THE YELLOW
LINE YOU SAID DOES NOT MOVE
REALLY, SORRY. THE ORANGE LINE
DOES NOT MOVE BECAUSE THEY'RE
ASSOCIATED WITH WEATHER EVENTS.
IS THE YELLOW LINE I ASSUME THAT
HAS ALREADY TAKEN INTO, SINCE
IT'S THE AVERAGE OF ALL DEMAND,
THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE PEAK
EVENTS AS WELL?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND SO WHILE WE CAN'T
CONSERVE OUR WAY OUT OF THE
ORANGE LINE, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO STORE OUR WAY
OUT? OR ARE WE STILL GONNA HAVE
THESE LARGE PEAK DAYS THAT WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO BE BUYING POWER
FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE?
>> WE WILL STILL HAVE LARGE PEAK
DAYS THAT WE CANNOT BUY OUT.
THAT WHITE SPACE BETWEEN OUR
PLANNED RESOURCE AND THE RED
LINE IS ALL MARKET POWER ON
THOSE DAYS.
>> I WOULD SAY A LOT OF THE PEAK
EVENTS THAT WE SEE, ESPECIALLY
IN THE WINTERTIME ARE MULTI-DAY
EVENTS. WE SEE SUSTAINED HIGH
PRICES FOR MULTIPLE DAYS. MOST
STORAGE RESOURCES ARE A COUPLE
OF HOURS RIGHT NOW. SO YES, WE
COULD STORE FOR SHORT PERIODS OF
TIME, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO STORE TO COVER A THREE
OR FOUR OR FIVE-DAY EVENT.
>> THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. SO SAID
ANOTHER WAY, THE STORAGE FOR US
CAN HELP US SMOOTH THE DOUBLE
PEAKS THAT WE SEE EVERY DAY LIKE
IN THE MORNING AND THE EVENING,
BUT IT MIGHT NOT SMOOTH A PEAK
THAT WE SEE THAT'S WEATHER
RELATED THAT LASTS MANY DAYS?
>> YES. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
RECHARGE THOSE RESOURCES.
THEY'RE JUST BATTERIES. SO
THEY, THEY GIVE UP THEIR ENERGY,
AND THEY GO TOWARD DYING, AND
THEN THEY NEED TO BE RECHARGED.
IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO
RECHARGE, THEY'RE NOT HELPFUL
THE NEXT TIME WE NEED THEM.
>> YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON
IN CALIFORNIA. SOLAR IS COMING
UP SUPER FAST. THAT'S WHEN THEY
CHARGE THEIR BATTERIES. THEIR
BATTERIES WILL DISCHARGE
PROBABLY SOMETIME IN THE PEAK,
SOMETIME AFTER 7:00 P.M. TONIGHT
TO HELP THEM COVER THAT RAPID
SOLAR DECREASE AT THE END OF THE
DAY. THAT'S HOW CALIFORNIA IS
USING THAT RESOURCE OF
BATTERIES. THEY HAVE SO MUCH
BATTERY, THEY CAN ALSO STAGGER
SOME OF THAT WITH SOME EXTENDING
BEYOND JUST FOUR HOURS. SO
THEY'RE SHOWING THE MARKET WHAT
BATTERIES CAN DO, AND WE'RE
GONNA BENEFIT FROM THAT OVER THE
LONG TERM.
>> NICE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
MORE. IF WE COULD TAKE ON TO THE
NEXT SLIDE WITH THE SIMULATED
RANGES AND STRESSED EVENTS, I'LL
ASK THE MAYOR OF NEW HAYLEM
ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO
DEMAND. CLEARLY, WE CAN'T TURN
ON OUR DAMS FULLY ALL THE TIME
BECAUSE WE NEED TO STORE THE
WATER FOR FUTURE EVENTS. IT'S
MY UNDERSTANDING, THOUGH, THAT
THE GOVERNOR ON THE GENERATORS
CAN TURN A WICKET TO BE FULL
POWER IN 12 SECONDS. IS THAT
RIGHT, MIKE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. YOU'RE PAYING
ATTENTION. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF WE
HAVE A CLIENT ON THE SYSTEM,
WHETHER IT'S IN OUR, IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE OR ANYWHERE ON
THE GRID, IF IT SUCKS A BUNCH OF
ENERGY OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN TO
MAINTAIN ELECTRICITY THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE GRID, OUR HYDRO
FACILITIES ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN
THAT STABILITY, THE MEGAHERTZ BY
TURNING ON AUTOMATICALLY. THIS
SLIDE, I'M SEEING THE
GENERATION VERSUS THE STRESSED
EVENT, GENERATION IS LAGGING
WHAT SEEMS TO BE HOURS AND NOT
SECONDS. CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN FROM THOSE
STRESSED AND I SEE IN JANUARY,
IT WAS THE WINTER. JUNE, AUGUST,
DECEMBER, AND DECEMBER AGAIN IN
THE WINTER THEY CLEARLY HAVE
SOME IN WINTER HAVE DIFFERENT
PROFILES OF THE STRESS EVENT.
CAN YOU SHARE WITH US WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN THAT EVENT GETS
STRESSED? CHAIR, I SEE WHERE
WE'RE AT 11:25, SO THAT'S MY
LAST QUESTION.
>> YEAH, SURE. AHEAD OF A
STRESSED EVENT, WE'RE WATCHING
THE WEATHER EVERY DAY. WE'RE
LOOKING TO SEE IS IT GOING TO BE
EXTRA COLD, WARM? WHAT DO WE
EXPECT FROM THE WEATHER? GOING
INTO MLK WEEKEND, WE COULD SEE
THAT THERE WAS AN EXPECTED COLD
EVENT COMING. AT OUR BOUNDARY
PROJECT, WE HAVE ABOUT 24 HOURS
OF STORAGE. SO WE STORED UP
WATER TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A FULL
RESERVOIR AT BOUNDARY AHEAD OF
THAT EVENT. GOING INTO THAT, WE
LOOKED AT LOAD FORECAST. OUR
LOAD ENDED UP BEING PRETTY
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WE HAD
FORECASTED DURING THAT EVENT.
THE WAY THAT WE USED OUR
GENERATION IS WE LOOK AT POWER
PRICES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND
WE LOOK AT WHEN THERE'S OTHER
RESOURCES AVAILABLE. AND SO IN
THE MIDDLE OF DAY WHERE WE SEE
THE BLUE LINE, THE GENERATION
LOWER THAN OUR LOAD, THAT
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BLUE LINE
AND THE ORANGE LINE, WE'RE
BUYING FROM THE MARKET AT LOWER
PRICES. AND THEN IN THE EVENING,
WE SEE OUR LOAD INCREASE, AND WE
SEE OUR BLUE LINE INCREASE TO
MEET THAT LOAD. AND WE ACTUALLY
WENT A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND
BEYOND OUR LOAD DURING THOSE
PERIODS BECAUSE PRICES WERE AT
THE HIGHEST PERIOD AND WE WERE
ABLE TO SELL THAT TO OUR
NEIGHBORS WHO DESPERATELY NEEDED
IT.
>> TO PUT A FINER POINT ON THAT,
WE SOLD IT AT THE HIGH, WHICH
MEANS THAT WE MADE MONEY FOR OUR
RATE PAYERS?
>> YEAH. OVER THE COURSE OF THE
WEEKEND, WE TURNED OUT TO BE
ABOUT EVEN, WHICH IS VERY
DIFFERENT FROM A NUMBER OF OTHER
UTILITIES. OTHERS LOST 10s OF
MILLIONS DURING THAT WEEKEND
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE
FLEXIBLE RESOURCES OR DIDN'T
PREPARE THE WAY WE DID.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
OUR CITY. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COLLEAGUES, ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I WANT TO
GET US OUT OF HERE ON TIME, SO
I'M GOING TO ASK ONE QUESTION.
A LITTLE BIT CHUNKY BUT HOPING
WE CAN CLOSE US OUT MAYBE WITH
THIS. TAKING US BACK TO SLIDE
FIVE, WHICH I KNOW WE'VE SPENT
A LOT OF TIME ON THIS SLIDE
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT HERE,
BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S
INFORMING THE PROJECTED
ELECTRICITY DEMAND. AND I
IMAGINE OUR INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLAN DIVES INTO THIS A BIT, BUT
UNDERSTANDING HOW WE'RE
FACTORING IN INCREASED EV USE,
BUT ALSO DO WE UNDERSTAND AT
THIS TIME WITH THE NEW
PROLIFERATION OF A.I., HOW WOULD
THAT BE REFLECTED IN THESE
PROJECTIONS? WE KNOW THAT SO FAR
THIS YEAR, MICROSOFT HAS PUMPED
$80 MILLION INTO A.I. -- SORRY,
$80 BILLION INTO A.I.
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.
THAT'S ENOUGH TO COVER THE CITY
OF SEATTLE'S BUDGET FOR THE
PAST 13 YEARS. HOW WILL WE COME
TO UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES IN OUR
OWN ELECTRICITY DEMAND RELATIVE
TO A.I.?
>> YEAH. THE LOAD FORECAST WE
HAVE, WE REFRESH IT EVERY YEAR,
AND IT DOES INCORPORATE SUCH
THINGS AS ELECTRIFICATION, BOTH
ON THE BUILDING SIDE, EV
CHARGING. IT INCLUDES ENERGY
EFFICIENCY, IMPACT OF BEHIND THE
METER SOLAR, A LOT OF PIECES
THAT GO INTO IT. IT ALSO
INCLUDES SOME LARGE AREAS WHERE
WE KNOW THERE'S ELECTRIFICATION
HAPPENING AROUND THE PORT AND
WITH SOME OF THE BUSES IN THE
REGION. IT HAS NOT SO FAR
INCLUDED A LOT OF DATA CENTER
DEMAND. HISTORICALLY, WE
HAVEN'T RECEIVED MANY OF THOSE
LARGE LOAD REQUESTS FROM DATA
CENTERS, BUT OVER THE PAST YEAR,
WE HAVE RECEIVED 11 OF THOSE.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH EACH
OF THOSE TO UNDERSTAND HOW REAL
IS THAT REQUEST? ARE THEY MAKING
REQUESTS TO US AND ALL OF THE
OTHER NEIGHBORING UTILITIES BUT
ONLY PLANNING TO BUILD ONE OF
THOSE? ARE THEY LOOKING TO
ACTUALLY BUILD IN SEATTLE? AND
SO WE HAVE TO WORK VERY CLOSE
WITH OUR PARTNERS AND BE VERY
CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE PLAN FOR
THAT. IF WE EXPECT SOMETHING
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AND WE
PROCURE RESOURCES FOR THAT, OUR
CUSTOMERS ARE ON THE HOOK FOR
THOSE RESOURCES OVER THE LONG
TERM. ON THE FLIP SIDE, WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
PROCURING MORE THAN ENOUGH
RESOURCES FOR THE LOAD WE'RE
EXPECTING. IT IS A VERY TIGHT
LINE THAT WE NEED TO WALK TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING
IN THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF
FORECASTING.
>> THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS
JUST SOMETHING FOR SCOPE. SO OUR
INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN LAST
YEAR SHOWED THAT WE NEEDED TO
COVER 1,900-ISH ADDITIONAL
MEGAWATTS. SOME THROUGH
CONSERVATION, ABOUT 118 THROUGH
CONSERVATION, AND THEN THAT LEFT
US WITH 1,825 MEGAWATTS THAT WE
NEEDED TO PLAN FOR OVER THE
COMING 10 YEARS. NOW NINE YEARS.
LAST YEAR, WE RECEIVED 1,100
MEGAWATTS OF REQUESTS. SO WE
WERE LOOKING TO HAVE AN INCREASE
IN LOAD OF 1,825 IN NINE YEARS,
BUT WE RECEIVED 1,100 MEGAWATTS
OF REQUESTS IN ONE YEAR. SO IT
WAS A SEA CHANGE FOR US. THAT'S
HOW RAPIDLY THE INDUSTRY IS
CHANGING. WHAT SHE SAID IS THE
RIGHT APPROACH FOR US TO TAKE,
AND SHE AND HER TEAM ARE DOING
THAT, AND WE ARE IN CONVERSATION
NOW.
>> 11 DATA CENTERS. LOVE TO SEE
HOW THAT HASHES OUT. I'LL CLOSE
WITH THIS NOTE, MORE OF A
COMMENT LOOKING AT SLIDE I
BELIEVE SEVEN. THE DISTRIBUTION
OF OUR FUTURE PLANNING.
UNDERSTANDING OUR CURRENT SYSTEM
DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY
ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL OR SMALL
MODULAR, PARDON ME, SMALL
MODULAR REACTORS, JUST HOPING WE
CAN HAVE A FUTURE CONVERSATION
AS A COMMITTEE ABOUT THE
REALITIES OF ONLINING SOME OF
THESE NEW CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES
AND MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING
THIS EVALUATION WITH AN
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LENS,
UNDERSTANDING THAT CLEAN ENERGY
IS FANTASTIC, ESPECIALLY WHEN
TALKING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO
LOWER POLLUTION, BUT ALSO
THINKING ABOUT LOCAL IMPACTS FOR
COMMUNITIES THAT MAY BE
SURROUNDING ANY TYPE OF CLEAN
ENERGY CENTERS. AND THEN ALSO
NAMING JUST A DESIRE TO ENSURE
WE'RE THINKING IN TANDEM ABOUT
WORK FORCE AND HOW WE'RE
WORKING WITH SOME OF OUR
PARTNERS IN THE TRADES ENSURING
WE HAVE THE WORKFORCE TO SUPPORT
THE ONLINING OF ALL THIS NEW
CLEAN, GREEN ENERGY. AND WITH
THAT, COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS? I APPRECIATE THIS
REALLY RIVETTING DISCUSSION
TODAY. WONDERFUL. WELL, WITH
THAT, WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE
WE ADJOURN? HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT
IS