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-- THANK YOU PAUL. GOOD
AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. I'M GOING
TO CALL THE PARKS AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE TO ORDER. TODAY IS
JULY 15th AND THE TIME IS 208.
I'M DEBORA JUAREZ CLERK. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. PRESENT.
VICE CHAIR. KETTLE. HERE. CHAIR
JUAREZ.
-- HERE.
-- CHAIR. THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS
PRESENT.
-- GREAT. WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. GO THROUGH
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED. NOT HEARING OR
SEEING AN OBJECTION. THE
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR
BEING HERE. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. I'M GLAD
YOU'RE HERE TO HEAR ABOUT LAKE
CITY. I KNOW YOU WORKED ON THIS
IN YOUR PRIOR LIFE, SO THIS IS
GREAT. ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I HAVE THE
CHAIR'S REPORT THAT I WANT TO
SHARE WITH YOU FOLKS. AND THEN
WE'LL LAUNCH RIGHT INTO OUR
AGENDA. ARE WE GOING TO PUBLIC
COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. THERE WILL
BE A REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD BEFORE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. COMMENTS SHOULD BE
RELATED TO THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THIS COMMITTEE. DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT. THERE ARE THREE
ORDINANCES AND ONE INFORMATION
ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY. THE
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO,
FIVE ZERO IS AN ORDINANCE THAT
TRANSFERS PROPERTY IN MANAGEMENT
OF THE LAKE CITY GARAGE AND
PLAZA FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION. THIS LEGISLATION IS
PART OF THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY
CENTER REDEVELOPMENT. THE
PRESENTATION, I UNDERSTAND, IS
12 SLIDES AND WILL BE PRESENTED
BY MICHELE FINNEGAN, INTERIM
SUPERINTENDENT, PARKS OF PARKS
AND RECREATION. LISE WARD. PARKS
AND RECREATION. MARIA. DEWEES.
SEATTLE OFFICE OF HOUSING. KAREN
GRUEN. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND OUR
OWN TRACI. RATZLIFF FROM
SEATTLE. I DON'T SEE OUR
CENTRAL STAFF IS TRACI HERE. OH,
THERE SHE IS. SHE. SHE'S TIED.
OKAY. THE SECOND ITEM ON THE
AGENDA IS CITY LIGHTS, NEW
RETAIL RATES ORDINANCE. COUNCIL
BILL 121231. THIS IS THE THIRD
TIME WE'VE BEEN HERE. WE'VE
HEARD THIS ITEM. SO WE'LL BE
VOTING ON THAT TODAY. TODAY WE
WILL DISCUSS AN AMENDMENT THAT
WILL AMEND THE UTILITY PROGRAM
TEP THAT IS PART OF THIS
ORDINANCE. THIS AMENDMENT IS
BASED ON THE UDP LEGISLATION
THAT PASSED OUT OF THE
GOVERNANCE AND UTILITY COMMITTEE
AND WAS PASSED BY FULL COUNCIL
YESTERDAY. THE PRESENTATION IS
FOUR SLIDES AND WILL BE
PRESENTED BY ERIC MCCONAGHY FROM
CENTRAL STAFF. JOINING ERIC AT
THE TABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
FROM THE LEGISLATIVE STAFF ARE
FROM ON THE LEGISLATION ARE
INTERIM DIRECTOR ROB SANTOFF AND
ANGELA BERTRAND AND CHRISTIE
GRAINGER GRAINGER. GRAINGER
GRAINGER. OKAY GRAINGER. I'M
SORRY. WELL, I'LL LET YOU
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES WHEN YOU
GET UP HERE. I'M JUST GOING.
FROM WHAT WE GOT ON THE AGENDA
ITEMS. OH, YEAH. AND THAT
AMENDMENT WILL BE PRESENTED AND
DISCUSSED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THE THIRD ITEM ON THE
AGENDA IS AN INFORMATION ITEM.
THIS ITEM IS A PRESENTATION
ABOUT THE 2025 AUDIT OF CITY
LIGHT. THIS IS AN ANNUAL
INDEPENDENT AUDIT WHICH IS DONE
BY BAKER TILLY. THE PRESENTATION
IS 16 SLIDES AND PRESENTED BY
NATALIE HAYASHI CITY LIGHT AND
AARON WORTHAM CPA BAKER TILLY
REPRESENTATIVE. THE FOURTH ITEM
ON THE AGENDA IS COUNCIL BILL
121249 IS AN ORDINANCE THAT
GIVES CITY LIGHT THE AUTHORITY
TO ENTER INTO TEN YEAR
AGREEMENTS WITH CUSTOMERS
ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS, AND I
UNDERSTAND AGAIN, THAT WE WILL
HAVE INTERIM DIRECTOR SANTOFF
DAVID LOGSDON AND ANGELA SONG
FROM CITY LIGHT AND ERIC
MCCONAGHY, OF COURSE, FROM
CENTRAL STAFF. I EXPECT A VOTE
ON AGENDA ITEMS ONE, TWO AND
FOUR. THAT BEING SAID, WITH THE
DIRECTOR'S OVERVIEW OF TODAY'S
AGENDA, WE'LL NOW OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND MR.
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE GO AHEAD
AND LET US KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE SIGNED UP TODAY? AND HOW
MANY OF YOU ARE IN CHAMBERS AND
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ONLINE?
-- WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON AND
FOUR REMOTE.
-- OKAY. EACH PERSON WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES. DO YOU WANT TO GO
AHEAD AND READ THE INSTRUCTIONS?
AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE PEOPLE
THAT THE FOUR PEOPLE THAT ARE IN
CHAMBERS, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO
REMOTE.
-- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, THEN MOVE ON
TO REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN THEIR
TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME ALLOWED. THE FIRST PUBLIC
SPEAKER IN PERSON IS SIDIQ,
FOLLOWED BY COLIN AND SPENCER.
-- COME ON UP.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS SADIQ
KAKKAR AND I LEAD THE LAKE CITY
SENIOR CENTER BEFORE I START
WITH MY COMMENTARY ON THE
PROJECT, I WANTED TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
EFFORTS OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS,
ESPECIALLY OUR CHAIR, DEBORA
JUAREZ. I HAVEN'T MET YOU IN
PERSON YET, BUT I KNOW ALL THE
EFFORTS THAT YOU HAVE PUT IN
SUPPORTING THE LAKE CITY SENIOR
CENTER AND MAKING THIS PROJECT A
REALITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ON BEHALF OF THE SENIORS MY
JOURNEY WITH THE LAKE CITY
SENIOR CENTER IS NOT THAT OLD.
IT'S EIGHT MONTHS THAT I'M
LEADING THE CENTER. A LOT OF
WORK HAS BEEN DONE, BUT IN MY
SHORT EXPERIENCE IN LEADING THE
LAKE CITY SENIOR CENTER, I'VE
OBSERVED A LOT OF NECESSITIES
THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR A SENIOR
CENTER TO FUNCTION, ONE OF WHICH
IS THE FACILITY, ONE OF WHICH IS
THE LOCATION. AND THIS PROJECT,
THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER,
IS AN ESSENTIAL PART FOR THE
SENIOR CENTERS TO FUNCTION.
WE'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING OUT
OF LAMB OF GOD LUTHERAN CHURCH,
WHICH IS JUST A BLOCK BEHIND THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. IT IS IT
HAS ITS OWN CHALLENGES AND
ISSUES. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES
THAT WE HAVE IS ACCESSIBILITY
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY TO
THAT BUILDING WITH SENIORS. AND
IT ALSO REPRESENTS RISKS IN AYE.
IF WE HAVE ANY FIRE OR ANY OTHER
EMERGENCY TYPE OF SITUATION,
EVACUATING THAT BUILDING WOULD
BE VERY CHALLENGING.
-- FOR.
-- GO AHEAD, KEEP GOING.
-- OKAY, SO WITH THE NEW
PROJECT, I WOULD WANT US
EMPHASIZED SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE
THE SAME ISSUES THERE FOR
ACCESSIBILITY WITH WHEELCHAIR
WALKERS AND ALL OF THAT. THE
SECOND ISSUE IS THE CAPACITY
CURRENTLY AT THE LAMB OF GOD
FACILITY THAT WE USE. IT WAS
ENVISIONED THAT WE WOULD BE
ABLE. THE FACILITY IS A THREE
STORY BUILDING. IT HAS A
CAPACITY FOR 80 SENIORS, BUT
WITH RECENT CHANGES IN
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, MEDICAID
AND ALL, I'M SEEING AN INCREASE
FROM NEWCOMERS. NEW MEMBERS
COMING TO SEEK SERVICES AT OUR
CENTER. THAT NUMBER IS
INCREASING ON AVERAGE WHEN THE.
THE SENIOR CENTER IS OPEN, WE'RE
SEEING 80 TO 90 PEOPLE ON A BUSY
DAY. WHEN WE HAVE MORE PARTNERS
COMING AND GIVING THEIR SERVICES
100 TO 110 PEOPLE. SO IT'S
RESULTING IN A LOT OF WEAR AND
TEAR OF THE FACILITY. AND I HAVE
RECEIVED COMPLAINTS. THE KITCHEN
IS BEING OVERUSED BECAUSE IT'S
NOT MEANT TO HOLD THOSE MANY
SENIORS.
-- OKAY.
-- SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING. THE
CAPACITY IN THE NEW BUILDING,
WHEN IT'S IT'S BEING DESIGNED,
WHAT IS THE CAPACITY GOING TO
BE, AT LEAST GIVEN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, IT SHOULD BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT AND HOST 150 TO 200
EASILY ON AN AVERAGE DAY. THE
THIRD THING IS THE KITCHEN. THE
KITCHEN IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THE SENIOR CENTER TO FUNCTION
FOR MEALS, BECAUSE WE PROVIDE
COMMUNITY DINING, WE. ONE OF THE
MAIN PROGRAMS THAT THROUGH SOUND
GENERATIONS IS THE COMMUNITY
DINING ASPECT THAT A LOT OF
SENIORS HELPS THEM TO GET OUT OF
ISOLATION, TO SOCIALIZE, AND TO
HAVE A MOMENT.
-- SO I NEED YOU TO WRAP IT UP
REAL QUICK.
-- I WILL TRY TO.
-- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YOU HAD TWO
MINUTES, BUT GO AHEAD.
-- SO THE DINING AREA AND THE
KITCHEN TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE
FACILITIES THAT CAN SUPPORT
PREPARING THE MEALS. THE REST, I
THINK THE SOONEST WE CAN HAVE
THE BUILDING WOULD BE GREAT
BECAUSE A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND THE SENIORS, THEY'RE
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
AND IT WILL ELIMINATE A LOT OF
THESE ISSUES THAT WE ARE FACING
IN THE CURRENT FACILITY. SO WE
REALLY, REALLY DO HOPE THAT THIS
IS DONE AND ACHIEVED AS.
-- SOON AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
IT FOR TEN YEARS. WE GOT YOU.
THANK YOU. YOU SHOULD LOOK AT
THE POWERPOINT BECAUSE THE
POWERPOINT DOES ADDRESS ADA.
-- OKAY, I WILL.
-- DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NOT EVERYONE GOES THAT
LONG. OKAY. YOU GUYS GO AHEAD.
-- THE NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS
COLIN, FOLLOWED BY SPENCER. AND
THEN LAUREN.
-- COLIN.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS COLIN MORGAN CROSS. I
LEAD REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FOR
MERCY HOUSING NORTHWEST, AND
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
ITEM ONE COUNCIL BILL 121250
REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF LAKE
CITY COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS BILL
IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO
ADVANCING THE LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT. MERCY HOUSING
NORTHWEST IS PARTNERING WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE ON THIS
IMPORTANT PROJECT, WHICH IS AN
INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO
CO-LOCATING A NEW COMMUNITY
CENTER WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR FAMILIES. WE ARE PROUD OF
OUR TRACK RECORD AND COMMITMENT
TO SERVING FAMILIES IN SEATTLE
OVER THE LAST DECADES, AND WE'RE
EXCITED TO EXPAND THIS
COMMITMENT TO LAKE CITY. WE ALSO
APPLAUD THE VISION OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE TO LEVERAGE THE
COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT TO MAKE
OUR CITY MORE AFFORDABLE FOR
FAMILIES. IT'S A CONCRETE WAY
THAT THE CITY IS STEPPING UP TO
HELP ADDRESS THE AFFORDABILITY
CHALLENGE, WHILE ALSO CREATING A
NEW COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR
FAMILIES. CHAIR, I KNOW THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN A CHAMPION OF THIS
PROJECT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS,
AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT THAT
SUPPORT AND YOUR VISION.
-- I RECOGNIZE YOU FROM BEFORE.
-- YEAH. THE KEY ELEMENTS OF, OF
OUR OUR NEW COMMUNITY WILL
INCLUDE 112 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AGAIN, PRIMARILY FOR
FAMILIES. IT WILL INCLUDE THE
NEW COMMUNITY CENTER TO SERVE
THE WIDER COMMUNITY, REPLACING
THE PREVIOUS COMMUNITY CENTER, A
PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILY WORKS
WILL ENSURE THAT ROBUST ON SITE
SERVICES FOR FAMILIES ARE
PROVIDED, BOTH FOR RESIDENTS IN
THE BUILDING AND ALSO THE LARGER
COMMUNITY. AND AT THE HEART,
WE'RE CREATING A NEW CIVIC
PLAZA THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
RESIDENTS AND THE WIDER
COMMUNITY FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
AND GATHERINGS. MERCY HOUSING
NORTHWEST HAS PARTNERED
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE PARTNERS OFFICE OF
HOUSING, SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION. OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS WITH
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO RE
RE-ENVISION THE PROJECT. AND
WE'VE MADE IT A PRIORITY TO
START CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR SO
THAT WE CAN OPEN THE NEW
COMMUNITY AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. THIS LEGISLATION IS
INTENDED TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT
AND TO REIMAGINE AN UNUSED PIECE
OF INFRASTRUCTURE, TO MAKE THE
COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT MORE
COST EFFECTIVE AND BETTER SERVE
ITS USERS.
-- THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
-- OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER WILL
BE SPENCER, FOLLOWED BY LAUREN.
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
-- SPENCER.
-- HELLO, MY NAME IS SPENCER.
I'M A RENTER IN CAPITOL HILL.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE THE
LARGE LOAD POLICY FOR DATA
CENTERS. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE
CURRENT MORATORIUM. WHILE WE GET
THIS FIGURED OUT, AND I'M
OVERALL SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
POLICY, BUT THERE ARE A FEW WAYS
I THINK IT COULD BE IMPROVED.
THE BIG ONE IS THAT THE CURRENT
WAVE OF AI DATA CENTER
DEVELOPMENT IS A BUBBLE, AND I
DON'T WANT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
SEATTLE RESIDENTS AREN'T LEFT
WITH THE BILL WHEN THAT BUBBLE
BURSTS. SO I THINK WE NEED TO TO
REQUIRE SOME FORM OF GUARANTEE,
SOME MONEY SET ASIDE OR
SOMETHING TO, TO PAY FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S BUILT TO
SUPPORT DATA CENTERS THAT END UP
GETTING CANCELED OR CLOSED DOWN
EARLY OR, YOU KNOW, SO I'M
SUPPORTIVE OF AN AMENDMENT THAT
REQUIRES THAT IT WOULD ALSO BE
GREAT TO REQUIRE SOME TIME
FLEXIBILITY SO THEY CAN PLAY
NICER WITH THE GRID. THAT'S
THOSE ARE MY TWO BIG
SUGGESTIONS. JUST PROTECT
RATEPAYERS SO WE DON'T GET
STUCK WITH THE BILL FOR, FOR
THINGS THAT GET SHUT DOWN EARLY.
THANK YOU.
-- OUR NEXT IN-PERSON PUBLIC
SPEAKER WILL BE LAUREN. AND THEN
MOVING ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS,
WE'LL HAVE REBECCA AND KRISTEN.
-- LAUREN, HI.
-- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M LAUREN FROM
DISTRICT SIX AND ONE OF THE LEAD
ORGANIZERS OF WASHINGTON'S AI
RESISTANCE. I SUPPORT SEATTLE
SEATTLEITES PROPOSED LARGE LOW
TARIFF. IT'S AN IMPORTANT FIRST
STEP TO ENSURE THAT NEW LARGE
ELECTRICITY USERS, INCLUDING
DATA CENTERS, PAY THE COSTS THEY
IMPOSE ON OUR ELECTRIC SYSTEM.
INSTEAD OF SHIFTING THOSE ON TO
HOUSEHOLDS AND SMALL BUSINESSES,
NEW LARGE LOAD CUSTOMERS SHOULD
PAY THE TRUE COST OF SERVING
THEIR ENERGY DEMAND, RATHER THAN
RELYING ON DECADES OF PUBLIC
INVESTMENT. I APPRECIATE THAT
THE PROPOSAL REQUIRES
INFRASTRUCTURE AND POWER
RESOURCES TO BE SECURED BEFORE
SERVICE BEGINS, HELPING PREVENT
SPECULATIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND
THAT IT PROTECTS SEATTLE'S
LEGACY PUBLIC HYDROPOWER, WHICH
BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. AS YOU CONTINUE
STRENGTHENING SEATTLE'S
APPROACH, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
REQUIRE GRID FLEXIBILITY AS A
CONDITION OF SERVICE, NOT MERELY
INCENTIVIZE, AS IT CURRENTLY IS.
PLEASE ALSO REQUIRE STRONG
FINANCIAL INSURANCES, SUCH AS
LETTERS OF CREDIT OR PARENT
COMPANY GUARANTEES, SO THAT IF
SPECULATIVE AI PROJECTS ARE
CANCELED OR ABANDONED, THE
FINANCIAL RISK FALLS ON THE
DEVELOPERS AND NOT ON SEATTLE
RESIDENTS. THE CITY'S WORK PLAN
SHOULD ALSO COORDINATE LARGE
LOAD GROWTH WITH LONG TERM CLEAN
ENERGY PLANNING. MORE
FUNDAMENTALLY, WE SHOULD BE
ASKING HOW MUCH OF THIS INDUSTRY
SEATTLE ACTUALLY WANTS OR NEEDS.
WHILE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT MAY
VIEW DATA CENTERS AS A WAY TO
FINANCE NEW TRANSMISSION AND
RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS,
WHICH ARE IMPORTANT, WE SHOULD
NOT EVALUATE THESE PROJECTS
SOLELY THROUGH AN ENERGY LENS,
EVEN IF SUFFICIENT CLEAN ENERGY
WERE AVAILABLE. WE MUST ALSO
CONSIDER IMPACTS ON WATER AND
LAND USE, CLIMATE AND
COMMUNITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, RISING
WATER TEMPERATURES IS A LEADING
POLLUTANT AFFECTING OUR
WATERWAYS, THREATENING OUR
SALMON. LARGE DATA CENTERS COULD
WORSEN THESE THERMAL IMPACTS.
WHILE OUR ECOSYSTEMS ARE ALREADY
UNDER IMMENSE STRESS FROM
CLIMATE CHANGE. FINALLY, BEFORE
APPROVING ADDITIONAL DATA CENTER
DEVELOPMENT, I ENCOURAGE THE
CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING ON SEATTLE'S USE OF AI
OR CONVENE A CITIZENS ASSEMBLY
SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT
SNOHOMISH COUNTY RECENTLY
COMPLETED. RESIDENTS DESERVE A
MEANINGFUL VOICE IN DECIDING
WHAT AI INFRASTRUCTURE IS
ACTUALLY NEEDED AND HOW MUCH
DATA CENTER CAPACITY SHOULD BE
BUILT. OUR LIMITED ENERGY, WATER
AND LAND USE OR LAND SHOULD NOT
BE ALLOCATED, SHOULD BE
ALLOCATED ACCORDING TO PUBLIC
PRIORITIES AND NOT SPECULATIVE
DEMAND. DRIVEN BY A HANDFUL OF
THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST
COMPANIES.
-- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
THAT'S WHY COUNCILMEMBER LIN IS
HERE. HE'S WRITING ALL THIS
DOWN. THANK YOU.
-- THE FIRST SPEAKER IS REBECCA,
FOLLOWED BY KRISTEN AND BRIAN.
REBECCA, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT THAT
YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED
-- I DO NOT, REBECCA. I'M
LOOKING FOR HER TILE. OH, THERE
WE ARE. REBECCA.
-- OH, HELLO. AND THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS. HI. MY NAME IS REBECCA
YOUNG. I'M A RESIDENT IN
DISTRICT THREE. AND HERE
REGARDING AGENDA ITEM TWO,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS PROPOSED NEW
LARGE DATA CENTER LOAD ORDINANCE
IS A STRONG FIRST STEP TOWARD
PROTECTING RATEPAYERS AND
ENSURING THAT DATA CENTERS PAY
THE FULL COSTS THAT THEY IMPOSE
ON OUR SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IT DOES
NOT GO FAR ENOUGH AND COULD BE
STRENGTHENED. FIRST, I'D LIKE
TO SEE THIS ORDINANCE
STRENGTHENED TO PROTECT EXISTING
CLEAN ENERGY FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS
AND TO REQUIRE THAT ALL NEW
ENERGY RESOURCES THAT THESE
LARGE LOAD FACILITIES ACQUIRE BE
CLEAN ENERGY FROM THE START.
SEATTLE HAS A LIMITED SUPPLY OF
EXISTING CLEAN ENERGY, AND WE
SHOULD PRIORITIZE ELECTRIFYING
HOMES, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, AND
TRANSPORTATION TO MEET OUR
URGENT, LEGALLY MANDATED CLIMATE
GOALS. THESE AI TECH COMPANIES
BEHIND THESE LARGE DATA CENTERS
HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY TO
BUILD OUT ALL OF THE CLEAN
ENERGY NEEDED TO POWER THE DATA
CENTERS THAT THEY WANT TO BUILD.
WE SHOULD ENSURE THAT ANY AND
ALL NEW POWER BUILT OR PURCHASED
TO SUPPORT LARGE LOAD
FACILITIES, BE CLEAN ENERGY,
INCLUDING ANY BACKUP ENERGY
SOURCES. FOR EXAMPLE, LARGE DATA
CENTERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO
USE DIESEL BACKUP GENERATORS AND
INSTEAD MUST GUARANTEE CLEAN
SOURCES OF BACKUP POWER. SECOND,
I WOULD ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO
STRENGTHEN THIS ORDINANCE BY
MAKING GRID FLEXIBILITY AND
OPTIMIZATION A CONDITION OF
SERVICE FOR THESE LARGE
CUSTOMERS. DATA CENTERS SHOULD
BE REQUIRED TO REDUCE
ELECTRICITY USE DURING PEAK
DEMAND OR GRID EMERGENCIES, AND
AVOID EXPENSIVE NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE WHENEVER POSSIBLE
THROUGH OPTIMIZING THE GRID, WE
CURRENTLY HAVE TO KEEP COSTS
DOWN. AND FINALLY, I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO VIEW THIS NEW POLICY AS A
MINIMUM BASELINE FOR PROTECTING
RATEPAYERS AND USE THE CITY'S
ONGOING MORATORIUM AND WORK PLAN
TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING THIS
LARGE LOAD DATA POLICY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
-- THANK YOU. REBECCA.
-- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KRISTEN.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU
HEAR THE PROMPT THAT YOU'VE BEEN
UNMUTED.
-- KRISTEN STAR SIX THERE YOU
GO.
-- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
KRISTEN GRANSTRAND AND I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AT FAMILY
WORKS. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT,
AND ENCOURAGE THIS COMMITTEE TO
TRANSFER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
LAKE CITY PARKING GARAGE AND
PLAZA TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION SO THIS REDEVELOPMENT
CAN MOVE FORWARD. THIS PROJECT
REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF WHAT
COMMUNITY CENTERED DEVELOPMENT
CAN LOOK LIKE BY CO-LOCATING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, A COMMUNITY
CENTER, AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY
PROGRAMS IN ONE PLACE. THE CITY
IS CREATING A HUB WHERE PEOPLE
AND FAMILIES CAN EASILY ACCESS
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO
THRIVE. FAMILY WORKS IS EXCITED
TO BE A PART OF THIS VISION. IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH MERCY HOUSING
AND SEATTLE PARKS AND REC FAMILY
WORKS WILL PROVIDE FREE ON SITE
FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS,
INCLUDING RESOURCE CONNECTION
AND REFERRAL, PLAY AND LEARN
GROUPS, PARENTING WORKSHOPS,
PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, A DIAPER
BANK AND OTHER SERVICES THAT THE
COMMUNITY TELLS US THEY WANT AND
NEED. FAMILY WORKS PROGRAMS WILL
BE AVAILABLE NOT ONLY FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TOWER, BUT FOR THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. PEOPLE USING
THE COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS
THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS
INTEGRATED APPROACH REDUCES
BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND HELPS
ENSURE THAT PEOPLE CAN FIND
SUPPORT, CONNECTION AND
OPPORTUNITY IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD IN A SPACE THEY
ALREADY KNOW AND TRUST. THE
REDEVELOPMENT WILL CREATE
LASTING BENEFITS FOR THE LAKE
CITY COMMUNITY BY STRENGTHENING
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS,
SUPPORTING HOUSING STABILITY AND
MAKING ESSENTIAL SERVICES MORE
ACCESSIBLE. IT RECOGNIZES THAT
THRIVING COMMUNITIES NEED MORE
THAN HOUSING ALONE. THEY NEED
PLACES TO GATHER, BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS, ACCESS RESOURCES,
AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. WE
APPRECIATE THE CITY'S INVESTMENT
IN THIS INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP
AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE
MOVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD. WE
ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH MERCY
HOUSING AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IN CREATING A MORE CONNECTED,
EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT LAKE
CITY FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE
GENERATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT.
-- THANK YOU, THANK YOU KIRSTEN.
-- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRIAN.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU
HEAR YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED.
-- BRIAN. BRIAN. BRIAN.
-- HI. DOES THAT WORK OKAY?
YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIR
JUAREZ AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS BRIAN DAN.
I'M A DISPLACED TECH WORKER, A
LIFELONG ARTIST, AND A CUSTOMER
OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS. I'M
HERE TODAY TO COMMENT ON CB
121231. FIRST, I SUPPORT THE
LARGE LOW TARIFF MAKING DATA
CENTERS PAY THEIR ELECTRICITY
COSTS INSTEAD OF THE REST OF US
AND SMALL BUSINESSES. BUT I
WOULD LIKE SEATTLE TO GO
FURTHER. CHAIR JUAREZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. YOU MIGHT
REMEMBER ME AS THE MEGA
REGULATION GUY, BUT LET ME TELL
YOU MORE ABOUT WHAT I MEAN BY
THAT. THERE MAY BE TIMES DURING
GREAT EMERGENCIES AND PEAK
EVENTS THAT THE UTILITY MAY NEED
TO REDUCE LOAD. WE NEED
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD TREAT
HYPERSCALE AI DATA CENTERS AS
FLEXIBLE LOADS, SO THAT THEY
WOULD INCORPORATE MECHANISMS
THAT ALLOW THE UTILITY TO REDUCE
LOADS DURING THOSE TIMES THAT I
MENTIONED, TWO, THEY WOULD
PARTICIPATE IN DEMAND RESPONSE
PROGRAMS AND THREE, ESTABLISH
INTERRUPT INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE
OPTIONS. IN GENERAL, WE NEED
STRONGER DEMAND FLEXIBILITY AND
CURTAILMENT REQUIREMENTS.
FINALLY, I'LL REPEAT THIS EVERY
TIME AI DOESN'T NEED MORE
MEGAWATTS. IT NEEDS MORE MEGA
REGULATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
-- THANK YOU BRIAN.
-- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DARCY.
DARCY, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
-- HELLO EVERYONE. CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
-- GO AHEAD. DARCY.
-- PERFECT. THANK YOU. MY NAME
IS DARCY BUENDIA AND I'M FROM
THE ORGANIZATION FORMERLY KNOWN
AS HUNGER INTERVENTION PROGRAM
AND CURRENTLY A NEWLY KNOWN AS
NORTH SEATTLE FOOD CONNECTION.
AND WE ARE THE FOLKS WHO RUN THE
SENIOR COMMUNITY MEAL. THAT IS A
PART OF LAKE CITY SENIOR DAYS AS
SENIOR SERVING MULTIFACETED
PROGRAM THAT YOU HEARD SIDDIQ
SPEAKING ABOUT EARLIER. SO MY
THANKS TO SIDDIQ FROM SOUND
GENERATIONS FOR COVERING SOME OF
THE GROUND THAT ENABLES ME TO
SPEAK WITH MORE BREVITY TODAY.
WE OUR SENIOR MEAL PROGRAM
BEFORE IT WAS A HOLISTIC,
MOVABLE SENIOR CENTER WITHOUT
WALLS MODEL BEGAN IN THE OLD
LAKE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER. AND
EVEN IN THAT ERA BEFORE IT WAS
TAKEN ON BY SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC, OFFICIALLY, THAT WAS SUCH
A. THAT WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY HAVING
ACCESS TO THE SPACE TO HAVE
PROGRAMING LIKE THAT. LAKE CITY
OBVIOUSLY CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE
A COMMUNITY CENTER, AND LAKE
CITY HAS NEVER HAD A SENIOR
CENTER. AND I THINK IT'S A VERY
SMART WAY. OUR PROGRAM
TRANSFORMS THE SPACE FOR A
POPULATION THAT'S GENERALLY
UNDERSERVED IN THE AREA. OUR
COMMUNITY MEAL IS DESIGNED TO
SUPPORT ACCESS TO NUTRITION AND
CREATE SOCIALIZATION
OPPORTUNITIES. I KNOW THAT WE'RE
CURRENTLY JUST TALKING ABOUT A
PARKING GARAGE, BUT WE'RE
OBVIOUSLY TALKING ABOUT SO MUCH
MORE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO
TAKE TIME OUT OF MY DAY TO COME
AND REP THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY
CENTER AND REALLY JUST REITERATE
HOW, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO US
AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO LAKE
CITY AND UNDERSERVED URBAN HUB
IN THE D5 AREA. SO I APPRECIATE
ALL THE COUNCIL'S WORK ON THE
PRIORITIZATION AND THE MOVING
FORWARD OF THIS PROJECT. AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-- THANK YOU. DARCY.
-- OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS DAVID
HAYNES.
-- MR. HAINES. MR. HAINES, STAR
SIX. THERE YOU GO.
-- HI. HELLO, COUNCIL. THIS IS
DAVID HAINES. IS THERE ANY WAY
WE CAN ADDRESS THE GRAVEL DUST
AT OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK THAT
MEETS AND GREETS YOU WITH DUST
IN YOUR FACE AND YOUR NOSTRILS
AS SOON AS YOU GET ON THEIR
PROPERTY. COMING OFF OF, I
THINK, WESTERN AVE, IT'S NOT
VERY FRIENDLY, BUT IT DISTRACTS
FROM THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE TO
WALK OVER THIS LITTLE PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE THAT SOMETIMES GETS
OVERWHELMED BY THE TOXIC
INDUSTRIAL SOOT THAT COMES OUT
OF THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA
FE TRAINS AND THE CSX TRAINS AND
IT'S CONCERNING BECAUSE IF YOU
GO THROUGH THE PARK DOWN TO
MYRTLE EDWARDS, YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO HAVE A SOFT GROUND TO WALK ON
WITHOUT BEING FORCED ONTO THE
ASPHALT AND CONCRETE. AND WHEN
YOU GET LIKE OVER HALFWAY
THROUGH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE
CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT HAS SOME
HEDGEROWS BLOCKING, LIKE THE
UGLY VIEW OF THE TRAIN YARD, IT
GOES EMPTY AND BARREN, AND IT'S
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GET SOME
HEDGEROWS TO ADD TO THAT, AND
POSSIBLY A NOISE WALL, BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, THE QUALITY OF BEING
IMPACTED AT THE WATERFRONT AND
ALL THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST BECAUSE OF THE TOXIC
INDUSTRIAL TRAINS THAT OVERWHELM
GOLDEN GARDENS. MYRTLE EDWARDS
PARK, WITH THEIR ABUSIVE HORN
HONKING AND ALL TOO WELL SOUTH
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. THE OTHER
THING IS, IS LIKE, IS THERE ANY
WAY THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THE
CRUISE BOATS THAT KEEP GETTING
TO PLUG INTO OUR ELECTRICAL GRID
AND BASICALLY CONSUME A SMALL
CITY RIGHT AT THE WATERFRONT IN
ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS,
GETTING A DISCOUNT ON THEIR PORT
FEES THAT CAUSE US TO RAISE
PROPERTY TAXES TO COVER THE BOND
PAYMENTS FOR ALL THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE WERE
FORCED TO FINANCE SO THAT THE
CRUISE BOATS COULD LAUNDER
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OUT OF OUR
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. REGULATORY
OVERSIGHT AND PUT IT INTO KUALA
LUMPUR. AND BERMUDA OR BAHAMAS.
THAT WINDS UP IN EUROPE THAT
OPPRESSES THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHILE THEY
DUMP CITY AMOUNTS OF SEWAGE IN
THE SALMON RUNS CURRENT. ANYWAY,
WE NEED TO RAISE THE RATES ON
THE CRUISE BOATS.
-- THANK YOU, MR. HAINES. ALL
RIGHT.
-- THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.
-- THAT WAS OUR LAST ONLINE
SPEAKER, AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANYONE ELSE WE KNOW. MORE ON THE
SIGN UP SHEET. OKAY, GREAT. ALL
RIGHT. SO THAT BEING THE END, WE
ARE NOW WE ARE NOW CLOSING THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AND WE'LL
MOVE ON TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
ONE INTO THE RECORD.
-- AGENDA? ITEM NUMBER ONE,
COUNCIL BILL 121250. AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY OWNED
LAKE CITY GARAGE AND PLAZA
TRANSFERRING JURISDICTION AND
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
THERE WILL BE A BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND VOTE.
-- THANK YOU I SEE THAT WE
ALREADY HAVE ALL OF OUR FOLKS UP
HERE. I'M GUESSING WE HAVE OUR
REPRESENTATIVES FROM PARKS,
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND FAS, AND
I'LL LET YOU ALL JUST INTRODUCE
YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC. AND THEN HOW
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO THIS? I
WAS THINKING WHAT WE WOULD DO IS
GO THROUGH, LET THEM GO THROUGH
THEIR POWERPOINT AND THEN ASK
QUESTIONS AT THE END, BECAUSE
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS A FEW
TIMES. GO AHEAD. FLOOR IS YOURS.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M MICHELE
FINNEGAN, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
OF SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION,
AND WE HAVE AN
INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TEAM HERE
TODAY, SO I'LL LET THEM ALL
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
-- HI, I'M LISE WARD
INTERAGENCY PROPERTY ADVISOR,
SEATTLE PARKS REAL ESTATE.
-- MARIA DEWEES WITH THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING POLICY AND PLANNING
TEAM.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. KAREN GRUEN
WITH FAS. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRACI.
-- RATZLIFF. COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
-- TRACI. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL
LET YOU GUYS GO AHEAD AND WALK
US THROUGH THIS POWERPOINT.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IT BEFORE,
BUT I JUST WANT TO, AGAIN, THANK
ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WORKING
TOGETHER. I'LL LET YOU GO
THROUGH YOUR POWERPOINT. I HAVE
A FEW COMMENTS TO MAKE AND THEN
I'LL OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO THE
TO MY COLLEAGUES. SO GO AHEAD
-- GREAT. SO BEFORE WE GET
STARTED, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
THE PARTNERS HERE AT THE TABLE,
AS WELL AS MERCY HOUSING AND THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS SPEAKING
TODAY, I'D ALSO LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THIS PROJECT
ALONG THE WAY, ESPECIALLY
COMMITTEE CHAIR JUAREZ, WHO'S
BEEN A CHAMPION FOR YEARS. AND
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
LIN HERE, TOO, AS WE'VE WORKED
TOGETHER ON THIS PROJECT, WE'RE
VERY EXCITED TO UPDATE YOU ALL
ON THIS PROGRESS. AND THE FIRST
OF OUR TWO LEGISLATIVE PACKAGES
WE PLAN TO BRING. BEFORE YOU.
NEXT SLIDE. THE FIRST PART OF
OUR PRESENTATION IS TO UPDATE
YOU ON THE INNOVATIVE
COLLABORATION TO CONTINUE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR SORRY, TO
COMBINE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH
COMMUNITY CENTER SERVICES
ADJACENT TO OTHER ESSENTIAL
SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SPACES TO
CREATE A WELCOMING CIVIC CAMPUS
WHERE SEATTLEITES CAN LIVE,
GATHER, PLAY AND THRIVE. WE'LL
THEN WALK THROUGH THE FIRST OF
THE TWO LEGISLATIVE PACKAGES. WE
PLAN TO BRING BEFORE YOU THIS
YEAR. THIS LEGISLATION, AS YOU
KNOW, TRANSFERS JURISDICTION OF
AN EXISTING GARAGE BENEATH THE
LAKE CITY LIBRARY WITH THE
ADJACENT STAIRS AND ELEVATORS
SERVING THAT GARAGE AND THE
PLAZA ABOVE FROM FAS TO SPR.
THIS IS A NECESSARY STEP TO
SUPPORT THE PROJECT. THE
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO CONTRACT FOR
PARKING MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS
WELL. AND THEN WE'LL BRING YOU
A SECOND PACKAGE LATER THIS
SUMMER TO EXECUTE CERTAIN
AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS NEEDED
TO BUILD THE FACILITY BUT FIRST
BUT FIRST, WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE
BACKGROUND ON THE EVOLUTION OF
THIS SITE AND PROJECT. AS YOU
HEARD TODAY, THE LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER HAS BEEN AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE LAKE CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE THE LIONS
CLUB BUILT AND BEGAN OPERATING
THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN 1957.
THE LIONS CLUB LATER DEEDED THE
PROPERTY TO THE CITY AND SPR IN
THE 60s, WHILE SPR DIDN'T
ACTUALLY BEGIN OPERATING THE
FACILITY UNTIL 2017, THE IDEA OF
BUILDING A FULL SERVICE
COMMUNITY CENTER AT THIS
LOCATION BEGAN YEARS EARLIER. IN
FACT, I REMEMBER A LOT OF
COMMUNITY DESIRE AND DEMAND
BEING EXPRESSED DURING THE
INITIAL PARK DISTRICT CREATION
PROCESS. COMMUNITY WAS VERY
ARTICULATE DURING THAT PROCESS
AND SUBSEQUENTLY ABOUT THE
DEMAND FOR SERVICES IN THE AREA
AND REFLECTING THAT THE SMALL
EXISTING BUILDING WAS NOT AND
WOULD NOT MEET COMMUNITY DEMAND.
WHILE THE BIG VISION WAS NOT
FUNDED IN THAT FIRST CYCLE,
FUNDING WAS SEPARATELY MADE
AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES, AND IN
2018, SPR COMPLETED A
FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A NEW
COMMUNITY CENTER CO-LOCATED WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING. THOSE STUDIES INFORM
THE 2019 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PLAN, WHICH CREATED A NEW LAKE
CITY COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT
AND IDENTIFIED SEED FUNDING FOR
THE PROJECT CHAMPIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. AS YOU MAY
RECALL, THAT FOLLOWING YEAR OF
2020, WE HAD INTENDED TO
CONSIDER AND PASS THE NEXT PARK
DISTRICT CYCLE FINANCIAL PLAN.
UNFORTUNATELY, COVID DELAYED
THAT. BUT WHEN CYCLE TWO WAS
LATER, FUND WAS LATER PASSED IN
2022, IT INCLUDED FUNDING FOR
THE FULL SIZE COMMUNITY CENTER
ENVISIONED YEARS EARLIER BY THE
COMMUNITY WHILE UNFORTUNATELY,
IN 2023, A FIRE DESTROYED A
MAJOR PORTION OF THE EXISTING
BUILDING AND THE COMMUNITY
CENTER WAS DEMOLISHED. THE FULLY
FUNDED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT HAS
OFFERED SOMETHING FOR THE
COMMUNITY, AND SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
IT HAS ALSO PROVIDED AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR SPR AND O TO
COLLABORATE ON THE PROCESS TO
FIND A DEVELOPER. ULTIMATELY,
MERCY HOUSING, SELECTED IN 2025
AND SINCE THEN, THE TEAM, THIS
TEAM AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN
WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THEM AND
OUR OTHER INTERAGENCY PARTNERS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO NOW A LITTLE BIT
MORE ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE
ACTUAL PROJECT. THE PROJECT WILL
BE DEVELOPED ON CITY OWNED
PROPERTY. THE CITY OWNS A PARCEL
UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SPR
AND ANOTHER PARCEL UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF FAS. THESE TWO
PARCELS ARE THE SUBJECT OF A LOT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND WILL BE
RECONFIGURED TO ACCOMMODATE THE.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT.
THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE A 99
YEAR GROUND LEASE FOR ONE OF THE
RECONFIGURED PARCELS, THE ONE
THAT WILL BE IN SPR OWNERSHIP
AND ULTIMATELY THE PROJECT WILL
INCLUDE 112 AFFORDABLE RENTAL
HOUSING UNITS ABOVE A 27 OR
28,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMUNITY
CENTER FEATURING ALL OF OUR FULL
SERVICE AMENITIES SUCH AS A GYM,
CHILD CARE SPACES, RECREATION
PROGRAMS, SPACES, A LARGE
KITCHEN AND THERE WILL ALSO BE
ONE LEVEL OF BELOW GRADE PARKING
WITH SEPARATE ELEVATORS
SUPPORTING THE SEPARATE USES. A
PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP IS
ENGAGED WITH AND PROVIDING
FEEDBACK TO THE DESIGN TEAM.
THIS COMMUNITY GROUP WAS FIRST
CONVENED IN 2025 AND SERVES AS A
SOUNDING BOARD FOR THE DESIGN
TEAM AND ACTS AS AN ENGAGEMENT
BRIDGE BETWEEN THE DESIGN TEAM
AND THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY.
THIS GROUP IS COMPRISED OF
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, LOCAL
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE GROUP HAS
BEEN CENTRAL TO CONNECT A
CENTRAL CONNECTING POINT,
ENSURING AMPLE PEOPLE WERE
PRESENT AT ALL THE COMMUNITY
MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATING.
REFERENCES. DON COMMUNITY
LIAISON LIAISONS WERE ALSO QUITE
HELPFUL IN MAKING SURE THAT
EFFORT WAS AMPLIFIED. I'D NOW
LIKE TO HAND OVER THIS
PRESENTATION TO MARIA TO PROVIDE
SOME BACKGROUND ON THE HOUSING
REDEVELOPMENT ASPECTS.
-- MICHELE. THIS PROJECT
INVOLVES SEVERAL PARTNERS, AS
YOU'VE HEARD TODAY, INCLUDING
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION AND
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, WORKING
TOGETHER TO REDEVELOP CITY LAND.
WE'VE ALSO HAD TREMENDOUS
SUPPORT FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, OPCD, FAS,
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. IN THIS
JOINT EFFORT. MERCY HOUSING
NORTHWEST IS THE LEAD DEVELOPER
WORKING WITH SPECTRUM
DEVELOPMENT, THE GENERAL
CONTRACTOR IS WALSH
CONSTRUCTION, AND THE ARCHITECT
IS METHUEN. MERCY HOUSING HAS
PARTNERED WITH FAMILY WORKS TO
PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES WHO LIVE AT THE NEW
DEVELOPMENT, AND PEOPLE WHO
VISIT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THE
PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN
PRE-DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSING
QUICKLY. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE
SCHEDULE ON THIS SLIDE THAT MANY
OF THE STEPS ARE IN PROGRESS OR
COMPLETE. THE DESIGN IS
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AND THE
PROJECT IS IN PERMITTING.
CURRENTLY, MERCY HOUSING WILL
SECURE ALL PROJECT FINANCING BY
THE END OF THE YEAR FOR CLOSING.
HAPPENING IN DECEMBER. CITY
BONDS WILL BE SECURED AND
FINALIZED IN QUARTER ONE, 2027,
AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN
SHORTLY AFTER FINANCIAL CLOSING.
FOR A BREAKDOWN OF THE BUDGET
AND FUNDING SOURCES, THE
COMMUNITY CENTER WILL IS
EXPECTED TO COST APPROXIMATELY
38 MILLION AND WILL BE FUNDED BY
REIT AND GRANTS AND BONDS. THE
HOUSING PORTION WILL COST
APPROXIMATELY 86 MILLION. IT'S
FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND OTHER
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING
SOURCES. WE EXPECT THE
CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE
PROJECT TO START IN QUARTER FOUR
OF 2026, AND CONSTRUCTION WILL
COMPLETE IN 2028, WITH A GRAND
OPENING IN 2029. AND NOW I'LL
HAND IT BACK TO MICHELLE.
-- GREAT. THIS NEXT SLIDE
PROVIDES SOME VISUALS OF THE
LOCATION OF KEY ASPECTS OF THE
BUILDING AND AMENITIES INCLUDED
IN THE PROJECT PLAN. THE GRAPHIC
ON THE LEFT OUTLINES THE
ENTRANCES OF THE COMMUNITY
CENTER, HOUSING UNITS, AND
GENERAL BUILDING ACCESS. PLEASE
NOTE THE AREA IDENTIFIED AS
NUMBER TWO ON THE LEFT IMAGE
THAT'S INTEGRAL TO THIS
LEGISLATION IS THAT RAMP
PROVIDES CURRENTLY AND WILL
PROVIDE AS A PRIMARY ACCESS
POINT FOR PARKING. WE WILL SHOW
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AREA
AS WE DIVE DEEPER. THE GRAPHIC
ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE
CONNECTION TO ALBERT DAVIS PARK.
THE NEW PARK PLAYGROUND, AND THE
PROXIMITY TO OTHER CITY
SERVICES. SORRY, THAT WAS ON THE
LEFT. THE GRAPHIC ON THE RIGHT
OUTLINES THE LAYOUT OF THE
COMMUNITY CENTER ON TWO LEVELS,
WITH LEVEL ONE HAVING THE
GYMNASIUM, MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS,
KITCHEN, AND SEVERAL OTHER
PROGRAM SPACES. THE SECOND LEVEL
WILL HAVE SPACES FOR CHILD CARE
AND TODDLER PROGRAMS. NOW THAT
WE HAVE PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF
THE ENTIRE PROJECT, WE WILL
FOCUS ON THE LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF YOU. AS I MENTIONED AT
THE BEGINNING, THIS IS PART ONE
OF TWO LEGISLATIVE PACKAGES
NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PROJECT
HAPPEN. WE'LL BRING YOU MORE
INFORMATION ON THE SECOND AND A
SUBSEQUENT BRIEFING, BUT WILL
PROVIDE A QUICK PREVIEW PREVIEW
AT THE BEGINNING. SO NOW I'LL
HAND IT OVER TO LISE.
-- THIS SLIDE PROVIDES
BACKGROUND ON THE NEED FOR
TODAY'S LEGISLATION. FAS IS
DETERMINED IT HAS NO FUTURE NEED
FOR THE PROPERTY, AND THE
PROPERTY WOULD BEST SERVE
COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH TRANSFER
OF JURISDICTION TO SPR TO
SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS
WHAT THIS LEGISLATION IS DOING.
AND WE BELIEVE THIS PROPERTY
TRANSFER WILL MEET MULTIPLE
NEEDS, WHICH WILL DESCRIBE MORE
IN THE NEXT SLIDE. IN 2004, THE
CITY BUILT A PLAZA AND
SUBTERRANEAN GARAGE LOCATED AT
12509 28th AVENUE NORTHEAST.
PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 121471,
WHICH ESTABLISHED THE LAKE CITY
CIVIC CORE CENTER AND CAME UNDER
THE JURISDICTION OF FAS SINCE
2004, FAS HAS MANAGED THE JOINT
USE OF THE GARAGE AND ADJACENT
STAIRS AND ELEVATOR, SERVING THE
GARAGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND
ASSUMED COSTS OF MAINTENANCE AND
UPKEEP FOR THOSE STRUCTURES.
WHILE SPR HAS MANAGED THE PLAZA.
AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THERE'S A
CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER INSIDE
THE LIBRARY BUILDING, WHICH IS
OPERATED BY FAS. THE GARAGE WAS
USED PRIMARILY REGULARLY BY CITY
STAFF AND PATRONS UNTIL IT WAS
CLOSED TO SECURITY CONCERNS IN
2023. AFTER MERCY HOUSING
NORTHWEST WAS AWARDED THE RFP
FOR DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY. SPR
REACHED OUT TO FAS IN 2025 WITH
A REQUEST TO TRANSFER
JURISDICTION OF THE PROPERTY TO
PROVIDE PARKING FOR THE
COMMUNITY CENTER PATRONS, NEW
HOUSING UNITS, AND CONTINUED
PARKING NEEDS FOR THE LIBRARY
AND CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. IN
RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS
ABOUT PARKING, THIS TRANSFER OF
JURISDICTION OF THE EXISTING
GARAGE FROM FAS TO SPR WILL
FACILITATE PARKING FOR THE
COMMUNITY CENTER AND OVERFLOW
FOR THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AND
WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR TO COMPLY
WITH THE FAS CUSTOMER SERVICE
CENTER AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR
FUTURE PARKING NEEDS. NOTE THAT
WHILE SPR AND FAS HAVE AGREED TO
TRANSFER JURISDICTION OF THE
PROPERTY, TO SPR FOR THE
PROJECT, VARIOUS DETAILS WILL BE
WORKED OUT IN SUBSEQUENT
INTER-DEPARTMENTAL AGREEMENTS.
WE THEREFORE BELIEVE THIS
PROPERTY TRANSFER WILL MEET
MULTIPLE NEEDS IN THE SHORT
TERM, THE EXISTING PROPERTY WILL
BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION,
STAGING AND EVENTUALLY FOR
PARKING. AFTER CONSTRUCTION.
ALSO, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
EXISTING RAMP AND CURB CUT
ALLEVIATES THE NEED FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND ACCESS
RAMP TO SERVE THE NEW GARAGE
UNDER THE SPR COMMUNITY CENTER
AND O FUNDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
STRUCTURE STILL ON THE SAME
SLIDE HERE, THE EXISTING PARKING
GARAGE HAS 59 SPACES. THESE
STALLS WOULD BE RESERVED FOR THE
COMMUNITY CENTER, LIBRARY,
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER,
VISITORS AND OVERFLOW FOR
HOUSING. IT COULD ALSO BE
AVAILABLE FOR USE DURING THE
FARMERS MARKET. MERCY IS ALSO
CONSTRUCTING A NEW GARAGE AS
PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT.
CURRENT DESIGN IS APPROXIMATELY
75 PARKING STALLS. FOUR STALLS
WILL BE DEDICATED TO VAN AND ADA
PARKING FOR THE COMMUNITY
CENTER, LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE
ELEVATOR THAT SERVES THE
COMMUNITY CENTER AND CHILD CARE.
ON THE SECOND FLOOR, THERE'S A
SEPARATE ELEVATOR THAT SERVES
THE RESIDENTIAL FLOORS OF THE
BUILDING. WE ALSO WANT TO NOTE
THE T O ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE FUTURE
PARKING OPERATOR FOR BOTH
GARAGES FOR CONTRACT TERM NOT TO
EXCEED FIVE YEARS WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL APPROVAL. THE
INTENT IS THAT THE CONDO
ASSOCIATION WOULD MANAGE THE NEW
PARKING FACILITY, AND THIS
AUTHORITY OFFERS FLEXIBILITY TO
THE SUPERINTENDENT TO OPERATE
AND GET THE SITE OPEN ON TIME.
ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED.
IN 2829, WITHOUT GOING BACK TO
COUNCIL. TO RESTATE THE GOALS OF
THIS LEGISLATION AND WHAT'S
NEXT? THE LAKE CITY GARAGE AND
PLAZA COMPRISED OF THE RAMP,
GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED
INFRASTRUCTURE. T O ORDINANCE
BEFORE YOU TODAY TAKES THE FIRST
STEP IN MAKING THIS PROJECT A
REALITY. THIS INCLUDES AUTHORITY
TO HIRE PARKING OPERATOR FOR
FIVE YEARS. WE WILL BE
SUBMITTING A SECOND ORDINANCE TO
REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT
THROUGH THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE AND
SIGN ALL SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENTS
REQUIRED OF THE PROJECT,
INCLUDING A GROUND LEASE WITH
SUBSEQUENT WITH MERCY HOUSING
NORTHWEST, A DEED RESTRICTION
LIFT WITH KING COUNTY. THE
EVENTUAL CONDO DOCUMENTS AND
CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT. ONCE
CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE AND
OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND OPEN IT
UP FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE NOW
HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
WITH OUR PARTNERS HERE AT THE
TABLE.
-- THANK YOU. AND ALSO, BEFORE
WE HAND IT OFF TO MY COLLEAGUES
TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE
THANK YOU TO MY CHIEF OF STAFF,
KELLY BROWN, FORMER EDITOR OF
NORTH HELPLINE, WHO WORKED WITH
TRACI RATZLIFF FOR. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING TOGETHER FOR ALMOST A
DECADE TO PUT TOGETHER THE
CHRONOLOGY BECAUSE YOU GUYS
KNOW, I LIKE A GOOD CHRONOLOGY.
I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO PUT THINGS
INTO CONTEXT HOW LONG THESE
THINGS HAVE GONE ON. THAT'S WHY
WE WENT BACK TO 1954 AND ALSO
THE OTHER ISSUE IS FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES AND THOSE THAT
AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH DISTRICT
ARE THE NORTH END AND D FIVE.
THE HISTORY OF THE OF THE LAKE
CITY COMMUNITY CENTER. AND NOW
THE ADDITION OF NOT ONLY
HOUSING, BUT THE CHILDCARE ADA
EXTRA PARKING SPACES. AND SO I
JUST, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL
YOU GUYS. YOU'RE PROBABLY TIRED
OF HEARING ME TALK ABOUT IT, BUT
I'VE BEEN VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS FOR A LONG TIME. OKAY. WITH
THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE
FLOOR AND SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. YOU GUYS ARE
GOING TO PROBABLY USE THE
COMPUTER HAND, BUT I'D RATHER
YOU JUST WAVE AT ME. OH, OKAY.
HOW ABOUT DO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY COMMENTS
THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
ABOUT THE POWERPOINT? GO AHEAD.
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THANK
YOU, CHAIR. JUAREZ BEEN EXCITING
TO GET TO WORK ON THIS SINCE I
BELIEVE IN MY HISTORY OF 2013,
2014. I DO SEE KAREN GRUEN FROM
FAS, THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY'S
INFRASTRUCTURE HERE. I WAS JUST
WONDERING IF KAREN HAD ANYTHING
TO ADD, BECAUSE I KNOW WHENEVER
WE CONVERSE ABOUT ANY TOPIC, YOU
ADD GREAT INSIGHT. SO I JUST
WANTED TO OPEN THAT UP.
-- NO, I'LL JUST SAY FAS IS
REALLY PLEASED TO BE
TRANSFERRING THIS PROPERTY TO
PARKS FOR THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
DEVELOPMENT. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A
LONG TIME COMING, SO.
-- YEAH, AND NOT THAT ANYONE
HERE IN THIS ITERATION OF THIS
PROJECT SAID WHAT I'M ABOUT TO
SAY, BUT I REMEMBER A DECADE
PLUS AGO HAVING THE RESPONSE
FROM THE CITY BE, LAKE CITY
DOESN'T NEED A COMMUNITY CENTER
BECAUSE MEADOWBROOK IS SO CLOSE.
AND THAT REALLY STUNG WHEN I
HEARD THAT, BECAUSE MEADOWBROOK
IS A VERY DIFFERENT COMMUNITY,
EVEN THOUGH IT IS AS THE CROW
FLIES GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSE, IT
IS ACROSS A MARSH AND A LARGE
HILL AND JUST A VERY DIFFERENT
COMMUNITY. AND SO I JUST
HIGHLIGHT THAT LAKE CITY NEEDS
THIS COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY NEED
THIS HOUSING. THEY NEED THIS
CENTRAL CIVIC HUB. AND THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, FOR
BEING AN ARDENT ADVOCATE FOR IT.
THAT'S ALL I GOT.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU TO TO YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN BEING SUCH A
STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THIS. I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ALL THE
DIFFERENT PARTNERS HERE TODAY,
INCLUDING OUR MERCY HOUSING.
THIS IS HARD WORK. OBVIOUSLY,
IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME AND
IT'S COMPLEX. AND, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE PUSHING FOLKS TO DO STUFF
THAT THEY DON'T NORMALLY DO.
BUT I THINK I'M EXCITED TO SEE
THIS COME TO FRUITION. YOU KNOW,
WE KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE MORE
LAND IN THE CITY, BUT WE'RE
CONTINUING TO GROW AND WE GOT TO
GET CREATIVE. AND I THINK THIS
IS ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES THAT
HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY LOOKS BACK
AT AND IS JUST SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT. AND, BUT OVERALL, JUST
REALLY WANT TO SAY, SAY THANK
YOU FOR, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
PUSHING FOR THIS AND FOR
EVERYONE THAT'S SPENT MANY,
MANY HOURS AND YEARS ON THIS.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
-- YEAH, OF COURSE.
-- DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH
FOLKS WHAT YOU WORKED ON WHEN
YOU WERE AT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OR. YEAH, YEAH.
-- I MEAN, JUST A LOT OF THE
COMPLICATED SORT OF LAND ISSUES
RELATED TO THIS, AS YOU NOTED
HERE, THERE'S A LONG HISTORY WE
HAD TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE
PRIOR OWNERS THERE, AND, AND
YEAH, JUST WORKING VERY CLOSELY
WITH, WITH PARKS, WE HAVE ONE
OTHER EXAMPLE OF A, OF A
BASKETBALL COURT IN THE CITY
WITH HOUSING ON TOP, BUT THAT'S
A MUCH SMALLER. IT IS NOT THE
LEVEL OF, OF THIS. AND SO, YOU
KNOW, AGAIN, ASKING SOME OF OUR
DEPARTMENTS TO KIND OF GO
OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE PARKS
BEING, BEING SUCH GOOD PARTNERS
HERE. AND, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW,
AND IT'S NOT JUST PARKS AND
HOUSING, WE ALSO HAVE A
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT ON
THIS ONE. ANOTHER SORT OF NEW,
YOU KNOW, AGAIN, TRYING NEW
THINGS HERE ON THIS ONE. AND THE
MOUNT BAKER SITE AS WELL. SO WE
ARE EXPLORING KIND OF ALL OUR
DIFFERENT OPTIONS HERE AND
TRYING OUT NEW THINGS. AND WE'RE
LEARNING AS WE GO. AND WE'LL,
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR US TO, TO TRY NEW
THINGS.
-- SO THANK YOU. I THINK THE
PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LIN WAS IN THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND HE
UNDERSTANDS AND WORKED WITH US
ON ALL THE TRANSACTIONAL
DOCUMENTS. I THINK THAT'S LISTED
ON PAGE 11 OF THE POWERPOINT.
AND I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC
REALIZES. AND SO YOU'RE BEING A
BIT SHY ABOUT HOW HARD YOU
WORKED ON ALL THESE DOCUMENTS.
AND, AND ALSO THE IDEA AS WITH
THE FORMER TWO CHAIRS OF SEATTLE
PARK AND REC, HE'S GOT AND AJ,
IS THAT THE CITY HAD NEVER BUILT
HOUSING ON TOP OF A COMMUNITY
CENTER. AND THAT TOOK A LOT OF
CONVINCING. AND PEOPLE LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER LIN WHEN HE WAS IN
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO
SAY, YEAH, WE CAN DO THIS. AND
SO THAT'S WHY I'M KIND OF
TOOTING YOUR HORN FOR YOU,
BECAUSE YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT TOO
SHY TO DO IT, BUT YOU DID A
REALLY GREAT JOB. SO THANK YOU.
AND I'M REALLY GLAD YOU'RE HERE
TODAY FOR THIS. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR JUAREZ. NOW
I'M THINKING I NEED TO CHECK IN
WITH COUNCILMEMBER LIN. FOR LIKE
THE QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY CENTER.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- YOU DO.
-- SEE THAT HE WORKED ON THAT
TOO.
-- I TOLD HIM BEFORE THE MEETING
STARTED, YOU'RE HONORARY NOW.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE AN
HONORARY MEMBER. YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO BE A FULL TIME MEMBER OF
THIS COMMITTEE. CHAIR. I
RECOGNIZE THE GREAT WORK THAT'S
BEEN DONE ON THIS, AND I CAN SEE
WHY YOU'RE IT'S ON YOUR BUCKET
LIST, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE IT'S
IMPORTANT. I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO PARKS AND OH, AND
FAST AND OF COURSE, OUR OWN
CENTRAL STAFF FOR BEING HERE. I
THINK THIS PROJECT IS A GREAT
ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT CAN BE DONE
IN DIFFERENT THINGS AND ALSO
HIGHLIGHTS, YOU KNOW, THE, YOU
KNOW, BRINGING THINGS TOGETHER.
I'LL HAVE TO SAY I'M QUITE
JEALOUS AS BEING THE DISTRICT
SEVEN DISTRICT REP BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, MY COLLEAGUE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS A
SERVICE CENTER. HE HAS HIS
OFFICE OFFICE HOURS ARE EASY.
NOW. THE D5 REP IS GOING TO HAVE
A GREAT PLACE TO, YOU KNOW, HOLD
OFFICE HOURS AND THE LIKE. AND,
YOU KNOW, AND I TRY TO DO THE
SAME. I HAVE A MEETING TONIGHT
AND I TRY TO DO IT LIKE THE
QUEEN ANNE LIBRARY. BUT, YOU
KNOW, THEY CLOSED TOO EARLY. SO
I'M GOING TO BE GOING TO A
CHURCH, WHICH I REALLY RESPECT
AND I'M THANKFUL FOR. BUT WHEN
I LOOK AT THIS AND SEE WHAT'S
AVAILABLE IN THESE DIFFERENT
DISTRICTS, ONE SHOULD NOT FORGET
THE CLOSED END DISTRICT BECAUSE
I'VE ASKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE,
BY THE WAY, AND THEY SAID, WELL,
YOU CAN HAVE AN OFFICE IN THE
MUNICIPAL TOWER. I GO, WELL,
THAT DOESN'T HELP ME. SO. SO
I'M LEARNING. I'M LEARNING
FROM THIS CHAIR. AND THEN FROM
MY COLLEAGUES IN THE OTHER
DISTRICTS. AND, AND I'M SEEING
THE EXAMPLES THAT FOR EVERYBODY
AT THE TABLE. SO WHEN, YOU KNOW,
AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THE QUEEN
ANNE COMMUNITY CENTER, I'LL BE
FOLLOWING. AND NOW I'LL ALSO BE
CHECKING IN WITH COUNCILMEMBER
LIN. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE IS GOING TO REMEMBER
THIS. SO JUST KNOW THAT HE'S
GOING TO ROLL THE TAPE AND
REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED. BUT YOU
CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING UNTIL WE
BREAK GROUND AND OPEN OURS. SO
LET ME JUST PUT THAT I WILL BE
GONE IN NOVEMBER. BUT I'M JUST
SAYING, DOES SOMEONE ELSE HAVE
THEIR HAND UP? COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA I'M SORRY.
-- NO WORRIES CHAIR, THANK YOU
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE. AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR
THIS. AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO
MANY FAMILIES AND KIDS IN THIS
AREA THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO
BENEFIT FROM THIS. AND SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE THIS A
REALITY. AND ALSO, OF COURSE,
OUR CITY'S ONLY GROWING. SO WE
NEED MORE COMMUNITY CENTERS. AND
SO I AM SO HAPPY THAT THIS
PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD TO PUT
A COMMUNITY CENTER IN A PLACE
WHERE THERE ISN'T ONE TODAY, ONE
TODAY, BUT VERY MUCH NEEDED. AND
OF COURSE, I DON'T KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER LIN WHY IT SHOULD
BE AN ISSUE TO HAVE A COMMUNITY
CENTER WITH HOUSING ABOVE TO
SERVE, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY
CENTER WILL SERVE THOSE FAMILIES
AND RESIDENTS, AND
-- THEN EVERYONE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND AREA. AND I
WILL SAY, I KNOW IN THE D FOR AT
MAGNUSON PARK, WE HAVE A
COMMUNITY CENTER AND MERCY
HOUSING AND SOLID GROUND AROUND
THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE
COMMUNITY CENTER WAS THERE
FIRST. THE HOUSING IS NOT ON
TOP, BUT NEVERTHELESS, THERE ARE
FAMILIES NOW AND KIDS AND
RESIDENTS AT LARGE THAT GET TO
ENJOY THE SERVICES AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S A
PAIRING. AND OF COURSE, THE
COMMUNITY CENTER SERVES THE
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT JUST
THE FOLKS THAT LIVE THERE AT THE
PARK. SO TO ME, IT'S A NO
BRAINER. AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT
THIS IS MOVING FORWARD. AND I'M
VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE THEY SEE
BENEFIT IN THESE PROJECTS. THEY
WORK SO HARD TOGETHER TO MAKE
THESE THINGS A REALITY. THEY
TAKE TIME BECAUSE REAL ESTATE
PROJECTS TAKE A LONG TIME.
THAT'S JUST THE BOTTOM LINE.
WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC OR PRIVATE,
IT DOESN'T MATTER. ALWAYS TAKES
A LONG TIME. BUT I'M SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS MOVING FORWARD
AND VOTING ON THIS TODAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- I WON'T BE AROUND FOR THE
BREAKING GROUND, BUT I'M GOING
TO BE THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO
BE KIND OF A NERD AND GO BACK
TO, CAN WE GO TO JUST SLIDE SIX
REAL QUICK? BECAUSE THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT I JUST DON'T. I
KNOW TRACY'S TIRED OF ME DOING
THIS AND MAKING HER AND MY, MY
STAFF. I JUST WANT TO. IS THIS
REALISTIC NOW ON, ON THIS WHOLE,
THE DESIGN PERMITTING THE LEGAL
JUST THIS, THE TIMELINE THAT WE
HAVE HERE THAT WE HOPE TO BREAK
GROUND IN DECEMBER 2026 IS THAT
IS THAT.
-- YEAH, I'LL JUST SAY THE
DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS WORKING
REALLY HARD TO MEET THIS
TIMELINE.
-- OKAY, WELL, I KNOW, BUT WE'VE
BEEN SAYING WORKING REALLY HARD
SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE.
AND NOW I'M BACK. SO I'M BACK.
BUT I WILL BE GONE IN NOVEMBER.
SO I WANT A COMMITMENT THAT THIS
IS INDEED REALISTIC BECAUSE THE
COMMUNITY WILL COME TO US TO SAY
WHAT'S GOING ON. AND THEN I
HAVE TO CALL YOU GUYS AND THEN
IT TURNS INTO A THING. SO WE CAN
WE CAN LEGITIMATELY SAY AND
HONESTLY STATE AND PUT IN OUR
NEWSLETTER THAT. DECEMBER 2026,
Q4, WE WOULD BREAK GROUND. AND I
KNOW THINGS WILL HAPPEN IN
BETWEEN IF INDEED WE HAVE A
GRAND OPENING IN 2029, BUT AT
LEAST WE CAN BE CONSISTENT ON
BREAKING GROUND.
-- YEAH, THIS IS A VERY
COMPLICATED PROJECT WITH A LOT
OF MOVING PARTS, BUT EVERYTHING
IS MOVING FORWARD VERY QUICKLY.
-- AND THE OTHER THERE'S TWO
OTHER THINGS I WANT TO FOCUS ON
ON THE FINANCING PIECE. NOW, THE
PROJECT BUDGET IS ESTIMATED AT
124 MILLION. AND I REMEMBER WHEN
WE FIRST STARTED, TRACY,
REMEMBER, SHE'S NODDING HER
HEAD WHEN WE FIRST START ASKING
FOR MONEY. 5 MILLION, THEN 10
MILLION, THEN 15, AND THEN
GETTING MORE IN THE BUDGET,
LOOKING AT RIGHT, LOOKING AT HOW
WE WOULD ISSUE TAX EXEMPT BONDS
UP TO 38 MILLION. AND THEN WE
HAVE THE 86 FROM OFFICE OF
HOUSING. THE OTHER QUESTION I
HAD IS WE ARE OR WHAT ARE. AND
THIS IS MORE FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC AS WELL. THE OTHER PUBLIC
FUNDERS.
-- YEAH. SO THIS PROJECT WILL
HAVE HOUSING TAX CREDITS AS WELL
AS STATE HOUSING TRUST FUNDS.
THE STATE'S COMMITTED 6.8
MILLION TO THE PROJECT. THE CITY
OF SEATTLE HAS 33 MILLION IN THE
DEAL. AND THERE'S ALSO A PRIVATE
LENDER. AND THE DEVELOPER AS
WELL IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE
PROJECT BUDGET.
-- HOW MUCH WAS THE STATE DID WE
GET FROM THE STATE? WAS IT TEN?
6.8 OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS TEN. I
HEARD A ANOTHER COLLEAGUE OF
MINE SAY 10 MILLION. I WAS
THINKING, I DON'T THINK THAT'S
CORRECT. OKAY. SO ON THE OTHER
PUBLIC FUNDERS, IS IT IS IT THE
LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT?
SO IT IS THEM. SO THAT'S GOING
TO BE THROUGH THE STATE FOLK.
AND WHAT IS OUR AM I ON THE
HOUSING.
-- YEAH.
-- WE HAVE A.
-- 60% IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
-- IT DOES GO UP TO 60, BUT
IT'S A MIX OF 30, 50 AND 60.
AND THERE'S A MIX OF 1 TO 4
BEDROOMS.
-- SO I JUST WANT TO. SO THIS IS
AND A LOT OF THIS I'M DOING
BECAUSE I WANT THE PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY WHO ARE WATCHING AND
ALSO MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE GOING
TO BE WANTING TO DO ONE THING,
DO THIS AS WELL. WE FOUGHT
REALLY HARD TO HAVE AFFORDABLE
HOMES AT A LOW. AM I OR HIGHER?
ABLE TO TO CAPTURE THAT THAT
GROUP TO OFFER TWO, THREE AND
FOUR BEDROOMS TO SERVE FAMILIES
BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE SEEING IN
THE NEW HOUSING STOCK, INCLUDING
LOW INCOME AND MIXED, WAS ONE
BEDROOM CONDOS, BASICALLY BUILT
FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING A LOT
OF MONEY AND JUST DON'T WANT TO
OWN A CAR AND CAN GET ON LIGHT
RAIL. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU
GUYS FOR WORKING REALLY HARD IN
MERCY HOUSING ON US TO MAKE A
COMMITMENT, BECAUSE THAT WAS
ANOTHER NEW THING. PEOPLE WERE
NOT WILLING TO GO BEYOND A TWO
BEDROOM AND WE WERE LIKE, NO,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TWO, THREE
AND FOUR BEDROOMS. WE'RE HAVING
THE SAME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
NORTHGATE COMMONS FOLKS TWO AND
THREE AND FOUR BEDROOMS FOR
FAMILIES. NOT ALL TOWNHOUSES.
AND NOT EVERYONE. EVERYONE CAN
HAVE THEIR. I KNOW THIS SOUNDS
LIKE A SMALL THING, BUT IT'S A
BIG THING. IF YOU GREW UP IN
PUBLIC HOUSING, TO HAVE YOUR OWN
PLACE TO DO LAUNDRY THAT YOU
KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE THOSE
COMMUNAL SPACES, BUT YOU SHOULD
HAVE THE PRIVACY TO, TO ACTUALLY
LIVE IN A 2 OR 3 BEDROOM ON
THESE TRANSIT LINES LIKE LIGHT
RAIL WITH YOUR FAMILY AND DO ALL
THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO
WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE A
COMMUNAL SPACE TO LIKE DO YOUR
LAUNDRY. SO THANK YOU GUYS THAT
I KNOW. I KNOW, IT DOESN'T
SOUND LIKE A LOT TO THE PUBLIC
WATCHING, BUT IT REALLY, AS YOU
SAY, IT'S VERY COMPLICATED WHEN
YOU START BRINGING IN FINANCING
AND MONEY FROM THE STATE AND
WHAT THEIR REQUIREMENTS ARE, LOW
INCOME TAX CREDITS AND HOW YOU
GET THAT IN THERE, HOW YOU GET
IN THE MIXED INCOME. SO I WON'T
BORE YOU WITH ALL THE STUFF. SO
THANK YOU. AND I DO SEE IT NOW.
THE AM I IS BETWEEN 30, 50 AND
60. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE ON MY
NOTES HERE.
-- CORRECT.
-- OKAY, GOOD. AND I ALSO WANT
TO THANK FAMILY HOUSING, OUR
MERCY HOUSING AND FAMILY WORKS.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT
PARTNERS. JUST REACHING OUT TO
US AND YOUR, YOUR ADVOCATES
REACHING OUT TO US IN THE LAST
EIGHT YEARS, MAKING SURE THAT WE
COULD MAKE THIS IN EVERY HOUSING
IS GOING TO REFLECT THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IT ISN'T JUST
GOING TO BE UP IN DISTRICT FIVE
AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER ISN'T
FOR JUST PEOPLE ON THE NORTH
END. I REMEMBER THE EXCITEMENT
WHEN YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER SOME
OF THIS TRACI WHEN MEADOWBROOK
WAS BUILT, THE MEADOWBROOK
COMMUNITY CENTER.
-- THAT WAS A LITTLE
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- BEFORE MY TIME.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- WAS IT OKAY? WOW, YOU'RE JUST
GOING TO PUT ME OUT THERE. OKAY,
SO MAYBE I REMEMBER, BUT BUT ONE
THING THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO
DO, AND I KNOW THAT MY
COLLEAGUES ARE TRYING TO DO THE
SAME THING, AND THIS BECAME A
THING BACK IN 15 AND 16. IS THIS
WHOLE TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING,
TRANSIT ORIENTED, YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING TRANSIT ORIENTED,
CHILD CARE, TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT'S WHAT
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IN THE
LAKE CITY AND THE NORTHGATE
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SPECIFICALLY
WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO LIGHT
RAIL STATIONS. AND WE'VE BEEN
REALLY SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THAT
AND ALSO WORKING WITH REWA IN
THE THREE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE
BEEN PUTTING THERE WITH THE TONY
LEE HOUSE AND OTHER FOLKS, AND
ALSO THE CRACKING COMMUNITY
ICEOPLEX, AND WORKING WITH THE
SIMON FOLKS IN THOSE DEVELOPERS
THAT ARE UNDERSTANDING THE
SENSIBILITIES OF THAT DISTRICT
AND THEIR NEEDS. AND I COULD
STAY HERE ALL DAY ABOUT ALL THE
FOLKS BEHIND THE SCENES THAT
MAKE THOSE PHONE CALLS THAT DO
THOSE THINGS. AND I JUST WANT
I'M HOPING THAT THEY'RE
WATCHING. I WANT THEM TO KNOW
THAT I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
THEIR HARD WORK BECAUSE THIS IS
GOING TO HOUSE SO MANY FAMILIES
AND TAKE CARE OF SO MANY KIDS.
AND I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THE
CHILD CARE PIECE. THAT WAS
ANOTHER PIECE THAT WE HAD TO
REALLY WORK HARD ON TO MAKE SURE
THAT PRE-K, REWA, CHILDHOOD, ALL
THOSE THINGS WERE THERE FOR
FAMILIES. SO THEIR KIDS, LIKE
THE TONY LEE HOUSE, CAN GO TO
SCHOOL, PARENTS CAN HOP ON LIGHT
RAIL, THERE'S BUSSES THERE,
THERE'S LIBRARY THERE, THERE'S
A POOL THERE AT MEADOWBROOK. SO
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WITHOUT
GOING ON AND ON ABOUT D5, THANK
YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. I DON'T
THINK THERE'S. LET ME SEE IF I
HAVE. I THINK I'M PRETTY GOOD
ON. OH, I HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION
ON THE. ON THE. I'M GUESSING
THAT ON THE TRANSACTIONAL
DOCUMENTS ON PAGE 11, THE TERM
SHEET AND ALL THOSE THINGS AND
THE GROUND LEASE AND ALL THAT
YOU HAVE ON THERE, GROUND LEASE
TERM SHEET COMPLETE. SO THE TERM
SHEET IS COMPLETE ON PAGE 11.
-- THEY'RE READY TO TO EXECUTE.
YEAH.
-- OKAY.
-- WITH THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE.
-- OKAY. SO ALL OF THOSE
TRANSACTIONAL DOCUMENTS, WE HOPE
TO BE IN COMMITTEE ON NINE 16,
SEPTEMBER 16th.
-- THE HIGHER LEVEL, YOU WON'T
HAVE ALL OF THE COPIES, RIGHT?
-- BUT WE'LL HAVE THE ONES. SO
I'M GIVING YOU A HEADS UP NOW
THAT OUR LAST COMMITTEE MEETING
THAT WE'RE DOING, ESPECIALLY
FOR, FOR YOU GUYS, FOR PARKS TO
GET THIS STUFF DONE BEFORE I GET
OUT THE DOOR IS SEPTEMBER 16th.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th. SO
WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET THOSE,
THOSE, THOSE THOSE THOSE
FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS DONE
BEFORE, BEFORE WE HEAD OUT.
WELL, BEFORE I HEAD OUT AND I
HOPE YOU INVITE ME TO THE BREAK.
THE GROUNDBREAKING. SO WE'LL BE
THERE. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT
COLLEAGUES? WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. I
DON'T SEE ANYBODY ONLINE
EITHER. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I'M
GOING TO MOVE THEN THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21250. IS
THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? NOT SEEING
OR HEARING ANY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
BILL?
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA I
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I VICE
CHAIR KETTLE. I CHAIR JUAREZ.
-- AYE.
-- THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR
AND ZERO OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU SO THE MOTION
CARRIES. COUNCIL BILL 121250
WILL BE SENT TO THE JULY. WHY IS
THAT? JULY 21st, OH JULY 20th.
OUR FULL COUNCIL MEETING. FULL
COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 21st.
GOT IT. OKAY. SORRY, I WAS
LOOKING AT MY NOTES WRONG. ALL
RIGHT. THAT BEING SAID, IT
PASSED. THANK YOU. WERE YOU
CLAPPING? THANK YOU. THAT WAS
VERY NICE OF YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'RE HAPPY. THIS HAS BEEN A
LONG TIME COMING. THANK YOU GUYS
OKAY. CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO
AND TWO THE RECORD.
-- THANK YOU.
-- AGENDA ITEM 2CB121231.
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING NEW RETAIL RATE
SCHEDULES ESTABLISHING A NEW
CUSTOMER CLASS AND CONDITIONS OF
SERVICE FOR DATA CENTERS.
ELECTRICITY DEMAND CONSTITUTES A
NEW LARGE LOAD MODIFYING
CUSTOMER CHARGES FOR SERVICE
CONNECTIONS MODIFYING CUSTOMER
ELIGIBILITY FOR RESIDENTIAL RATE
ASSISTANCE AND AUGMENTING THE
RATE STABILIZATION ACCOUNT
MECHANISM. THERE WILL BE
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND VOTE
-- THANK YOU PARKS. THANK YOU
GUYS. I'LL SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL
LET YOU GUYS GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. AND THEN
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION ALL.
-- ROB SANTOFF INTERN, GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
-- KIRSTY GRAINGER SEATTLEITES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
-- HI, I'M ERIC MCCONAGHY, I'M
THE COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
-- GREAT. SO WHAT I WILL DO NOW
IS. SO DO I DO THIS NOW? DO I
MOVE IT NOW AND THEN GET A
SECOND AND THEN OKAY, I'M JUST
LOOKING AT I HAD THIS IN
REVERSE. SO I MOVED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121231.
IS THERE A SECOND SECOND. THANK
YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND THE
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL ONE
21231. THIS IS OUR THIRD TIME
HAVING THE NEW CITY LIGHT RETAIL
RATES IN COMMITTEE. AT OUR FIRST
MEETING, WE HAD A HIGH LEVEL
OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT THE 2027
2032 STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE NEW
RATES ORDINANCE. FOLLOWING THE
MEETING, OUR OFFICE COLLECTED
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OFFICES
AND WE SUBMITTED THEM TO SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT RECEIVED A RESPONSE
ON JUNE 30th, FOLLOWED BY AN
IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION ON JULY
1st. AS YOU ALL REMEMBER THAT
FUN DAY WITH THE POWERPOINT
BASED ON THOSE QUESTIONS AND WE
PASSED THE STRATEGIC PLAN
RESOLUTION. TODAY WE WILL HEAR
AN UPDATE. WE'LL HEAR AN
AMENDMENT TO THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM UDP SECTION OF
THE ORDINANCE. THIS AMENDMENT
COMES FROM LEGISLATION THAT
PASSED OUT OF FULL COUNCIL
YESTERDAY AND IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ERIC
MCCONAGHY FROM. CENTRAL STAFF
WILL PRESENT ON THE AMENDMENT
FOLLOWING THE AMENDMENT, WE WILL
TAKE A FINAL QUESTIONS ON THE
ORDINANCE FOR SEATTLE FOR CITY
LIGHT FROM. SORRY, LET ME GET
THIS RIGHT. FOLLOWING THE
AMENDMENT, WE WILL TAKE FINAL
QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE FOR
CITY LIGHT. FOR CITY LIGHT
REPRESENTATIVES. OKAY, SO WITH
THAT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THE AMENDMENT. CLERK YEAH,
I'LL MOVE IT AND THEN I'LL
GIVE IT TO YOU. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WOULD YOU
LIKE TO MOVE YOUR AMENDMENT?
-- YES, I MOVE AMENDMENT ONE TO
COUNCIL BILL 1212, THREE, ONE.
-- SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE
RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED AS
AMENDMENT ONE. WE HAVE OUR
PRESENTERS HERE. SO STARTING
RIGHT NOW, WE'LL LET YOU GO
AHEAD WITH THE PRESENTATION AND
THEN WE'LL LET COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS SPEAK TO HIS AMENDMENT
-- SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS
THE AMENDMENT. WE'RE JUST I
THINK WE MAYBE I'LL TRADE SEATS
SO I CAN DRIVE THAT DECK. SHOULD
WE DO THAT? THAT'D BE GREAT.
OKAY WE CAN DO THIS. ALL RIGHT.
THAT SHOULD PUT IT UP. THERE. IT
IS. FANTASTIC. GREAT SO THIS IS
AMENDMENT ONE. VERSION ONE THE
ONLY AMENDMENT TWO TO THE BILL.
THE SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. AND JUST
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. SO
THIS REMOVES MODIFICATIONS TO
THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT DEALS
WITH THE UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM. THOSE WERE. HANDLED
SEPARATELY IN COUNCIL BILL
121222. THAT THAT HAS NOW
PASSED. SO BECAUSE OF THE TIMING
OF THE LEGISLATION AND WHEN THEY
CAME TO COMMITTEE, THE RATE
ORDINANCE DID COME WITH THESE
CHANGES OF BOARD. BUT THEY'RE NO
LONGER NECESSARY BECAUSE THEY'VE
BEEN HANDLED WITH SEPARATE. SO
WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS REMOVE
THESE REDUNDANT MODIFICATIONS.
AND AS A REMINDER, THIS PART OF
THE THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
DEALS WITH RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC
RATE ASSISTANCE FOR SEATTLEITE
CUSTOMERS. CITY LIGHT AND SPU,
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITY.
THESE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
TOGETHER ARE CALLED UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM. AND SO THE
BILL THAT PASSED IN COUNCIL THIS
WEEK, 1212222 DOES MODIFY THE
UDP. IT MOVES IT THE THRESHOLD
FROM 70% OF THE STATE MEDIAN
INCOME TO 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN
INCOME. IT ALSO STATES
COUNCIL'S INTENT TO CONSIDER
LEGISLATION NEXT YEAR TO EXTEND
THE. THE BENEFITS TO 70% OF AREA
MEDIAN INCOME IN. IN 2028 AND
SIMILARLY, 80% IN 2029 REQUESTED
ANNUAL REPORTS. AND JUST THE
LAST POINT HERE IS JUST POINTING
OUT THAT ON JULY 9th, THE
GOVERNANCE UTILITIES COMMITTEE
AMENDED THAT BILL. AND THEN JUST
JUST ON THE 14th, THE COUNCIL
VOTED AND PASSED IT. THESE ARE
THE ACTUAL, SPECIFIC THINGS THAT
IT DOES TO THE BILL IN TERMS OF
STRIKING THE REFERENCE FROM THE
TITLE, REMOVING THE SECTION THAT
DEALS WITH UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM, AND THE CHANGING SOME
EFFECTIVE DATE LANGUAGE IN
SECTION 16. THOSE ARE THE
TECHNICAL DETAILS TO THIS IS A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO CLEAN UP
THE LEGISLATION SO THAT IT'S
CONSISTENT WITH OTHER
LEGISLATION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN
PASSED. WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS OR JUST HAND IT
OVER. YEAH.
-- BEFORE WE HAND IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS QUICKLY,
JUST BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER
CAO ONE IS THAT THE WHOLE
UTILITY CODE.
-- 21 HAS. YEAH, IT HAS ALL
UTILITIES IN THERE. SEATTLEITE.
SPU. YEAH.
-- OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT, WITH THAT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR
AMENDMENT?
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR JUAREZ. AND
I WAS JUST REFLECTING. KIRSTIE
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN MANY
OTHERS AT SEATTLEITE HAVE BEEN
WORKING TOGETHER SINCE BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC. WE WENT THROUGH A
PANDEMIC AND NOW WE'RE ON THE
OTHER SIDE. AND I JUST REALLY
APPRECIATE ROB GETTING SANTOFF
GETTING TO WORK WITH YOU. OVER
THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW
YEARS, YOU, THE TWO OF YOU, HAVE
BROUGHT STRENGTH, HAVE CONTINUED
STRENGTH THROUGH TURBULENT
TIMES, AND THIS AMENDMENT IS AN
EXAMPLE OF THAT. AND I SAY THAT
BECAUSE THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP,
YOU WERE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE
THAT THE UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM WAS, IN FACT PART OF
THIS RATES ORDINANCE, NO MATTER
WHAT WE WERE ABLE OR UNABLE TO
DO HERE AT COUNCIL. LUCKILY FOR
EVERYONE, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN
OUR OUR JOINT VENTURE, AND THAT
MAKES PART OF THIS REDUNDANT. SO
THE AMENDMENT TODAY JUST SIMPLY
REMOVES THE REDUNDANT ACTIONS
THAT. AND THIS ACTION
DEMONSTRATES A TRULY ONE CITY,
ONE SEATTLE THINKING MENTALITY
WHERE WE ARE ALL WORKING
TOGETHER, WE'RE ALL ROWING IN
THE SAME DIRECTION AND I JUST
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO WITH
THAT, I URGE EVERYONE TO REMOVE
THE REDUNDANT INFORMATION. THANK
YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AT CITY
LIGHT.
-- THANK YOU.
-- DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE I MAKE A
FEW COMMENTS? NOPE. OKAY. WE'RE
GOOD. NOT SEEING ANYBODY RIGHT?
OKAY. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR THE
ONLY COMMENT I WANT TO MAKE IS I
WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. YOU'VE BEEN VERY
MODEST. I WAS GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING. I PROBABLY WOULD GET
IN TROUBLE IF I SAID IT, BUT
THIS IS A BIG DEAL. THE UDP, I
DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THE
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND THE
EXPANSION THAT YOU'VE DONE AND
HOW MANY IF YOU IF YOU WOULDN'T
MIND, WOULD YOU SAY HOW MANY
MORE FAMILIES WILL BE SERVED
BECAUSE YOU DID THIS.
-- SIMPLY CHANGING FROM 60%
STATE MEDIAN INCOME TO 60% AREA
MEDIAN INCOME. WE HAVE INCREASED
31,000 FAMILIES AND AS WE
PROGRESS, WHETHER IT'S A
PRORATED DISCOUNT OR A FULL
DISCOUNT, UP TO 80% AREA MEDIAN
INCOME, THAT WILL BE A TOTAL OF
81,000 FAMILIES. FOR YOUR
REFERENCE, MY DISTRICT HAS THE
HIGHEST VOTER REGISTRATION AND
VOTER TURNOUT IN THE STATE, AND
WE HAVE ABOUT 76,000 REGISTERED
VOTERS.
-- WOW SO THE REASON WHY I
WANTED TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT
IS PEOPLE SOMETIMES AREN'T
ALWAYS HAPPY WITH US. AND WE DO
TRY TO DO THE WORK AND MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. AND THIS IS SUCH A
GOOD EXAMPLE OF A GOOD
LEGISLATOR SEEING A PROBLEM,
WORKING WITH THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS. AND IT GETS A
LITTLE WITH THE LAW, A LITTLE
IDIOSYNCRATIC, AND TRYING TO
JUST FIGURE OUT HOW WE CHANGE
IT, YOU KNOW, EXPANDING IT. AND
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND, OH, WELL, I HOPE
THEY DO. I DON'T MEAN IT IN A
NEGATIVE WAY THAT WE ALSO USE
THE UDP ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD
INFORMATION FOR OTHER PROGRAMS
AS WELL. AND THAT IS ALL THAT
DATA IS SO IMPORTANT TO GET TO
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY WHO CAN'T
AFFORD. AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE A
DECISION BETWEEN PAYING FOR
THEIR WATER BILL, GARBAGE
LIGHTS, HEAT, AND JUST, JUST THE
EXPANSION OF THAT IS, IS
PHENOMENAL. AND LIKE YOU SAY, IF
THAT, IF THAT TAKES US UP TO
WHAT, 81,000 FAMILIES, THAT'S A
BIG DEAL. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
-- I THINK YOU STARTED THE WORK.
I JUST PICKED UP THE BATON
-- I'M ALWAYS A LITTLE NERVOUS
WHEN YOU'RE NICE TO ME. I
DON'T KNOW WHY
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- YOU'RE BEING NICE, BUT.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- OKAY WE'RE GOOD FRIENDS. I'M
JUST KIDDING. ALL RIGHT. OKAY,
SO WITH THAT, AND I DO NOT
ANYTHING YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STILL
MAD
-- [LAUGHTER].
-- I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY.
CHAIR. YOU SAID YOU WERE JUST
KIDDING ABOUT BEING GOOD FRIENDS
WITH
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- OUR COLLEAGUE.
-- YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. I'M JUST
KIDDING. ALL RIGHT? WE'RE JUST
HAVING WAY TOO MUCH FUN IN THIS
COMMITTEE. I KNOW WE'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO. ALL RIGHT, SO WITH
THAT AND THE QUESTIONS IN THE
COMMENTS THAT WE'VE ALL MADE,
THERE'S NO FURTHER. THE CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION
OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- AYE.
-- VICE CHAIR KETTLE. AYE. CHAIR
JUAREZ.
-- AYE, CHAIR.
-- THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR
AND ZERO OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES
AMENDMENT ONE A IS ADOPTED. IS
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE
ON THE BILL, AS AMENDED, BEFORE
WE GO FORWARD WITH THE FULL VOTE
ON THE ACTUAL UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION? OKAY. I'M NOT
SEEING ANY. SO WITH THAT CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. OH, OH,
DID I MOVE IT? OH, WHO DID? OH
YOU DID ROB DID YOU.
-- DID YOU HAVE COMMENTS?
-- DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS?
APPARENTLY MY CLERK HAS TAKEN
OVER. SO THAT BEING SAID, THANK
YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. PAUL, I'M
SORRY, MR. DIRECTOR. IS THERE
SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SHARE?
-- NO, I'M ALL SET. THANKS.
-- I GOT MESSAGED.
-- OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. IT'S
GOOD TO HAVE GOOD HELP, RIGHT? I
KNOW, I'M JUST TEASING. PAUL'S
MY FRIEND TOO. JUST SO EVERYONE
KNOWS, I'M FRIENDS WITH
EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT, SO WHERE
WAS I? WE ARE GOING TO CALL THE
ROLL ON THE LEGISLATION AS A AS
AMENDED.
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA A
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AYE. VICE
CHAIR. KETTLE.
-- AYE.
-- CHAIR JUAREZ. AYE, CHAIR.
THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR
AND ZERO OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES. COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO,
ONE, TWO, THREE ONE WILL BE SENT
TO THE JULY 21st FULL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AND IT IS
PASSED. GREAT. WELL, CLERK,
PLEASE READ ITEM THREE INTO THE
RECORD.
-- AGENDA ITEM THREE.
INFORMATIONAL ITEM 2921 SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT 2025 INDEPENDENT
AUDIT REPORT BY BAKER TILLY.
THERE WILL BE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
-- ALL RIGHT, I THINK. THANK
YOU. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE. OH,
THANK YOU SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
FOLKS. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE IS
AARON IS GOING TO JOIN US.
THERE'S AARON. I SEE HIS TITLE.
OKAY. AARON WORTHAM FROM BAKER
TILLY WILL BE PRESENTING THIS
AUDIT REPORT. IT IS IT IS
VIRTUAL. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE IS A 16 PAGE POWERPOINT.
SO ONCE YOU'RE READY, PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU CAN
BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION.
-- SOUNDS GREAT. GOOD AFTERNOON
EVERYONE. AGAIN. MY NAME IS
AARON WERTHMANN. I'M THE LEAD
AUDIT PRINCIPAL, AND I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FISCAL
YEAR 2025 FINANCIAL AUDIT WHAT
I'D LIKE TO DO FIRST IS JUST GO
THROUGH AN AUDIT OVERVIEW. YOU
KNOW, WHAT IS IT EXACTLY THAT WE
DO AS PART OF THE AUDIT PROCESS?
I WANT TO TOUCH ON BRIEFLY SOME
OF THE MAIN AUDIT AREAS. OUR
AUDIT FOCUS, IF YOU WILL TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT INTERNAL
CONTROL COMMUNICATION. AND THEN
END WITH OUR REQUIRED
COMMUNICATION WITH YOU CHARGED
AS GOVERNANCE. AND THEN AT THE
VERY END, OPEN UP TO ANY
QUESTIONS ANYONE MAY HAVE SO IF
WE LOOK AT THE AUDIT AS A WHOLE,
OUR FIRM SPENDS ABOUT 1000 HOURS
AUDITING SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND
TAKING A LOOK AT THEIR ANNUAL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IF I LOOK
AT THIS YEAR'S AUDIT, I'D SAY
IT WENT VERY WELL. THIS YEAR. WE
HAD NO MAJOR ACCOUNTING
PRONOUNCEMENT CHANGES. SO IT WAS
VERY IT WAS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD
YEAR. AGAIN, MANAGEMENT AND
STAFF WERE PREPARED AND
COOPERATIVE AND READILY
AVAILABLE. WE MAINTAINED OUR
AUDIT SCHEDULE. WE CONDUCT
ROUGHLY WHAT WE CALL FOUR WEEKS
OF FINAL AND PRELIMINARY FIELD
WORK. WE SPEND ONE WEEK IN THE
FALL CONDUCTING WORK AND THEN
THREE WEEKS WE COME ON SITE AND
DO OUR FINAL FIELD WORK WITH OUR
LAST DATE OF FIELD WORK BEING
APRIL 3rd, 2026. AND ONE THING
OF NOTE, AS PART OF THE AUDIT
PROCESS, WE OFTEN HAVE WHAT WE
CALL OUR ADJUSTING JOURNAL
ENTRIES OR CORRECTING ENTRIES
THAT WE DISCOVER. THIS YEAR WE
DID NOT HAVE ANY ADJUSTING
JOURNAL ENTRIES, SO THAT'S A
GREAT JOB BY MANAGEMENT. SO
AUDIT WAS PERFORMED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY
ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS.
THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT
WERE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW AS AUDIT
FIRM. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE
ALSO FOLLOW ADDITIONAL STANDARDS
GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
THAT ARE STANDARDS SPECIFIC TO
OUR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION, SUPERVISION OF OUR
AUDIT TEAM, QUALITY CONTROL, DUE
CARE AND INDEPENDENCE OF OUR
AUDIT TEAM, OUR AUDIT OBJECTIVE
IS TO ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS ARE FREE FROM
MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT, AND AT
THE END OF THIS YEAR'S AUDIT,
YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE
RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION,
WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS A CLEAN
OPINION, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST
LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE CAN
PROVIDE. AS YOUR AUDIT FIRM.
WHAT I'VE DONE HERE IS I'VE
OUTLINED SOME OF THE MAJOR AREAS
OF FOCUS FOR OUR AUDIT. I THINK
IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT YOUR
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, NONE OF
THESE SHOULD REALLY COME AS ANY
SURPRISE. WE SPEND A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME
LOOKING AT THE INTERNAL CONTROLS
FOR YOUR PROCESSES, YOUR
ACTIVITIES, YOUR ENVIRONMENT IN
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, MOST OF
WHICH CENTER IN THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AREA. WE SPEND A LOT
OF TIME LOOKING AT YOUR CAPITAL
ASSETS, YOUR REVENUES, YOUR
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, YOUR
UTILITY BILLINGS, ENVIRONMENTAL
LIABILITIES, EXPENDITURES,
PAYABLES, PAYROLL, AND THEN
LASTLY, TO WRAP UP THE AUDIT, WE
SPEND A LOT OF TIME TAKING A
LOOK AT YOUR FINANCIAL REPORT.
SO I'D MENTIONED WE TAKE A
LITTLE WE TAKE A LOOK AT
INTERNAL CONTROLS. ONE THING I
DID WANT TO POINT OUT, WE DO NOT
PROVIDE AN OPINION ON INTERNAL
CONTROLS. HOWEVER, IF WE
IDENTIFY ANY MAJOR INSTANCES OF
A LACK OF INTERNAL CONTROLS OR A
BREAKDOWN IN INTERNAL INTERNAL
CONTROLS, WE'RE REQUIRED TO
COMMUNICATE THOSE TO YOU AS YOUR
GOVERNANCE. AND WE DID NOT
IDENTIFY ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES
IN YOUR INTERNAL CONTROL
STRUCTURE OR SIGNIFICANT
DEFICIENCIES JUST AGAIN, WANT TO
TOUCH ON OUR REQUIRED
COMMUNICATION WITH YOU CHARGED
WITH GOVERNANCE. I WON'T GO
THROUGH ALL THESE, BUT I DID
WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE
HIGHLIGHTS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT
YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO
NOTE ONE, YOU'LL SEE ALL YOUR
ACCOUNTING POLICIES THAT CITY
LIGHT USES. IF YOU HAVEN'T,
I'D URGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THOSE. WHAT WE DO AS AUDITORS IS
WE LOOK AT THOSE POLICIES. WE
MAKE SURE THAT THEY COMPLY WITH
GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES, AND NOT ONLY THAT,
THEY COMPLY WITH THOSE
PRINCIPLES, BUT THAT YOU'RE
FOLLOWING THOSE. I OFTEN GET
QUESTIONS FROM GOVERNING BODIES.
WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, YOU KNOW,
WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS OF
THOSE STATEMENTS OR WHAT SHOULD
YOU PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO?
AND I WILL SAY THAT ALMOST
ALWAYS HAS TO DO WITH A
SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATE. SO MUCH
SO, IN FACT, THAT WE'RE
REQUIRED TO POINT OUT THE
SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES WITHIN
YOUR FINANCIALS. SO WHEN YOU
TAKE A LOOK AT CITY LIGHTS,
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, YOU'LL
NOTE THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT
ESTIMATES FOR UNBILLED REVENUES
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS,
YOUR PENSION LIABILITY, YOUR
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
LIABILITIES, YOUR SELF-INSURANCE
CLAIM LIABILITY AND OTHER
POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. IF WE
HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTIES
ENCOUNTERED PERFORMED DURING
YOUR AUDIT, WE WOULD DISCLOSE
THOSE AND PLEASED TO REPORT WE
DID NOT. I MENTIONED EARLIER WE
DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR ADJUSTING
JOURNAL ENTRIES. I WILL SAY AS
PART OF MANY AUDITS FOR.
OFTENTIMES WE WILL HAVE WHAT WE
CALL IMMATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS.
NORMALLY THOSE ARE JUST
CORRECTIONS THAT ARE NOTED BY
MANAGEMENT AFTER THEY CLOSE
THEIR BOOKS. BUT BECAUSE THEY
ARE INSIGNIFICANT IN NATURE,
THOSE DON'T GET POSTED. WELL,
WE AS AUDITORS JUST NEED TO
ACCUMULATE THOSE TO MAKE SURE
NONE OF THOSE IMMATERIAL. AND
WE'VE DONE THAT. IF WE HAD ANY
DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT OR
OTHER FINDINGS OR ISSUES, WE'D
BE REQUIRED TO REPORT THOSE TO
YOU. AND WE DID NOT HAVE ANY
DISAGREEMENTS OR ANY SIGNIFICANT
FINDINGS OR ISSUES. JUST KNOW IF
AT ANY TIME WE DID HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT ISSUE, THIS
WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME
YOU'D BE HEARING ABOUT IT. I
WOULD REACH OUT TO YOU TO HAVE
THOSE DISCUSSIONS ON A TIMELY
BASIS. WHEN WE DISCOVERED THOSE
ISSUES, AGAIN, WE DID NOT HAVE
ANY ADJUSTING JOURNAL ENTRIES AS
PART OF THIS YEAR'S AUDIT. IN
YOUR COMMUNICATION PACKET, YOU
WILL SEE THAT THE LAST PART WE
HAVE IS WHAT WE CALL OUR
MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION
LETTER. WITHIN THAT LETTER, IT
LISTS OUT THE REPRESENTATIONS
THAT YOUR MANAGEMENT TEAM MAKES
AS PART OF THE AUDIT. THERE'S
REPRESENTATIONS RELATIVE TO
INTERNAL CONTROL ACCOUNTING
POLICIES, FRAUD, FRAUD RISKS,
THINGS TO THAT EXTENT. SO IF YOU
HAVEN'T, I'D URGE YOU TO TAKE
A LOOK AT THAT REPRESENTATION
LETTER TO SEE THE TYPES OF
THINGS THAT YOUR MANAGEMENT TEAM
IS REPRESENTING AS PART OF THE
AUDIT PROCESS. IF YOUR
MANAGEMENT TEAM CONSULTED WITH
ANY OTHER ACCOUNTING FIRMS
DURING THE YEAR, WE'D BE
REQUIRED TO BE NOTIFIED OF THAT
COMMUNICATION. AND NONE OF THAT
CAME TO OUR ATTENTION. AND THEN
THE LAST ITEM, AUDITOR
INDEPENDENCE. YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO AS
YOUR AUDIT FIRM IS WE NEED TO
REMAIN INDEPENDENT, IN FACT, AND
APPEARANCE. AND I'M HERE TO
STATE THAT OUR FIRM AND EVERY
INDIVIDUAL ON OUR AUDIT
ENGAGEMENT IS INDEPENDENT WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. SO WITH
THAT, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO
THANK YOUR ACCOUNTING TEAM AND
ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO. YOU
KNOW, EARLIER I'D MENTIONED WE
HANNAH THORESON HOURS AS PART OF
THE AUDIT PROCESS. I'D SAY YOUR
MANAGEMENT TEAM AND ACCOUNTING
TEAM, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY NOT
SPEND 1000 HOURS, IT'S A
SIGNIFICANT EFFORT. SO I
WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED WITH
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ALL
THOSE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY COME
CLOSE TO THAT EFFORT. SO AGAIN,
GIVEN THE FINANCIAL OR THE
RESULTS THAT WE HAD HERE AND NO
FINDINGS THAT THAT JUST SHOWS
THAT THEY DID A GREAT JOB DURING
THE YEAR. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL
THEIR EFFORT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL
OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS
ANYONE MIGHT HAVE.
-- THANK YOU. MR. WORTHAM. DO MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE SEE IF WE HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE FROM YOU FOLKS? IS
THERE ANYTHING YOU GUYS WANT TO
ADD? YOU GOOD? YOU DO YOU GOOD,
YOU GOOD? OKAY.
-- NO ONE.
-- OH YOU DO? YEAH. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND THEN I
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- JUST A STATEMENT. AND IT'S
ANOTHER EXAMPLE. COLLEAGUES,
THIS AUDIT REPORT IS FOR 2025.
DURING THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE
CEO GENERAL MANAGER WAS DAWN
LINDELL. AND THIS IS JUST
ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT THE
DECISION BY THE MAYOR TO LET
DAWN LINDELL GO WAS NOT FOUNDED
ON ANYTHING CONCRETE, AND I JUST
WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO RESTATE THAT, BECAUSE IT WAS
A AN UNFORTUNATE ERROR TO LET
MISS LINDELL LEAVE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. AND THIS IS DONE AFTER A
LOT OF WORK ON MY PART, ENGAGING
WITH MANY PEOPLE ON THE TOPIC
AND IT'S IT'S IMPORTANT. AS WE
NOTED IN THE PREVIOUS, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE FISCAL
CHALLENGES, THE AFFORDABILITY
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE. AND
IT'S NOT JUST WITH UTILITY
RATES, IT'S ALSO WITH PROPERTY
AND SALES TAXES. AS I'VE BEEN
SAYING RECENTLY. BUT I THINK
IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THIS
AUDIT REPORT AND HOW IT'S
PRESENTED HIGHLIGHTS THE
LEADERSHIP OF MISS LINDELL. NOW,
HAVING SAID THAT, I AM FULLY
SUPPORTIVE OF MR. SANTOFF AND
HIS ROLE AND HIS TEAM AND THE
WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO HIM FOR
CONTINUING ON THE GREAT WORK AND
THE TEAM CONTINUING ON THE GREAT
WORK HERE IN 2026. SO THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU.
-- AND I AGREE WITH YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND YEAH,
I THINK IT WAS REALLY GOOD THAT
YOU POINTED OUT IT WAS FOR 2025.
SO. MR.. IS IT MR.. WORTHMAN,
ARE YOU STILL THERE?
-- YES. YEP.
-- SO I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN I
WENT THROUGH THIS AUDIT, THE
THINGS THAT JUST, I, THAT I JUST
ZEROED IN ON, WHICH I WAS VERY
HAPPY. I WAS, I WAS HAPPY TO
READ FREE FROM MATERIAL
MISSTATEMENT, FREE FROM MATERIAL
WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT
DEFICIENCIES, NO DISAGREEMENTS,
A CLEAN OPINION AND NO AUDIT
ADJUSTMENTS. THOSE ARE THE ONLY
THINGS I WAS FOCUSED IN ON. SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT AND GOOD JOB
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT WELL DONE. WE
DON'T ALWAYS GET THE CLEANEST
AUDIT. WELL, LET ME RESTATE
THAT. IT'S NICE TO HAVE A NICE
CLEAN AUDIT. IS THAT A GOOD WAY
TO SAY IT? YES. OKAY. YES. IS
THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY.
YEAH. GO AHEAD. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
-- I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. AND WITH YOU CHAIR, I
REALLY APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW,
AUDITS GIVE US THE ABILITY TO,
TO, TO GIVE CONFIDENCE TO THE
PUBLIC THAT WE'RE DOING GOOD
WORK AND, YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES
IT'S KIND OF SEEN AS A
NEGATIVE, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY
POSITIVE THINGS IN MY MIND
BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT'S REALLY
GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SHOW OUR WORK
TO THE PUBLIC AND SEE THAT, THAT
THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING GREAT
WORK. AND I, I AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ABOUT DAWN
LINDELL LEADERSHIP. THIS AUDIT
GOES TO THE WORK SHE WAS DOING
IN 2025. ALSO, TO ALL OF THE
STAFF AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. SO
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE STAFF,
APPRECIATE ROB STEPPING UP IN
THIS INTERIM ROLE TO THE TO THE
TO THE PLEAT. I KNOW YOU WORKED
VERY CLOSELY WITH DON. SO WE
HAVE SOME CONTINUITY WITH YOU,
WHICH I VERY MUCH PERSONALLY
APPRECIATE. AND SO THIS THIS IS
A CLEAN, ALMOST LIKE CLEAN BILL
OF HEALTH. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE CITY LIGHT AND, AND
THE PUBLIC AT LARGE CAN FEEL
CONFIDENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS
DOING REALLY GREAT WORK. AND I
KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME
UNFORTUNATE THINGS AT THE
DEPARTMENT, BUT DON HANDLED
THOSE VERY WELL. ROB YOU AND I
HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT AS WELL,
AND THE DEPARTMENT IS IN GOOD
STEAD. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE
YOU AND THE TEAM AT CITY LIGHT.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I JUST WANT TO END ON
THE NOTE THAT FOR THE PUBLIC TO
THAT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS OUR
NUMBER ONE ECONOMIC ENGINE. SO
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THEY
GENERATE THE MOST REVENUE THAT
THE CITY OWNS FOR ALL KINDS OF
THINGS. AND IT'S NICE TO KNOW
THAT OUR NUMBER ONE ECONOMIC
ENGINE IS DOING GREAT. AND ALSO
THEY ARE THE SECOND LARGEST
EMPLOYER OF THE CITY. SO THANK
YOU.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- ROB ALL RIGHT. OKAY, I THINK
WE'RE IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? SO
YOU GUYS ARE GOOD. OKAY, GOOD.
SO WITH THAT BEFORE. HOLD UP,
HOLD UP. OH,
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- SO WITH THAT, LET ME JUST LET
ME CATCH UP WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PAUL. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT PRESENTATION. WE'LL
MOVE ON. WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE
RECORD.
-- AGENDA ITEM FOUR, COUNCIL
BILL 121249. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING TEN YEAR
AGREEMENTS WITH CUSTOMERS
ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS. THERE
WILL BE A BRIEFING, DISCUSSION
AND VOTE.
-- THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE FOLKS
HERE BESIDES YOU, INTERIM
DIRECTOR. I'LL LET YOU GUYS
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND SAY,
THIS IS VERY EXCITING. BELIEVE
IT. I MEAN IT. I'M NOT BEING
SARCASTIC. IT'S VERY EXCITING.
-- ROB SANTOFF GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
-- GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD
AFTERNOON, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS ANGELA SONG. I'M THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION.
SORRY. TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION PORTFOLIO
MANAGER AT CITY LIGHT.
-- AFTERNOON. DAVID LOGSDON
INTERIM CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER
AND DIRECTOR OF ELECTRIFICATION
FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
-- I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO
AHEAD WITH YOUR PRESENTATION.
-- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT TODAY ON CITY LIGHTS
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
AGREEMENT ORDINANCE. THIS
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES
CITY LIGHT TO ENTER INTO A LONG
TERM TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION AGREEMENTS WITH
ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS, SUPPORTING
ELECTRICAL UPGRADES AND EXPANDED
EV CHARGING. THESE AGREEMENTS
ALLOW THE ASSIGNMENT OF
WASHINGTON CLEAN FUEL STANDARD
CREDITS TO THE UTILITY, WHICH
GENERATES REVENUE TO SUPPORT
INVESTMENTS IN CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND GRID
IMPROVEMENTS. THESE AGREEMENTS
IMPROVE CITY LIGHTS ABILITY TO
PLAN AND INVEST IN
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
ADVANCES THE CITY'S CLIMATE AND
MOBILE GOALS, WHILE PROMOTING
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MAINTAINING
STRONG FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP.
THIS ACTION ALIGNS WITH THE 2025
TO 2030 COUNCIL ADOPTED CITY
LIGHT TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN, OR CIP, AND IT
REFLECTS THE ONGOING ENGAGEMENT
WITH CUSTOMER PARTNERS AND
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. WITH
THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
ANGELA TO WALK THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION. THAT INCLUDES
BACKGROUND ON CIP, THE
WASHINGTON CLEAN FUEL STANDARDS,
AND DETAILS ON THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE
-- THANK YOU.
-- THANKS, ROB. GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. AGAIN,
I'M ANGELA SONG. I LEAD A LOT
OF THE ELECTRIFICATION
TRANSPORTATION WORK AT CITY
LIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH THIS
ORDINANCE. I'LL SHARE A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THIS FITS
INTO OUR BROADER STRATEGY, WHY
IT'S NEEDED, AND HOW IT
POSITIONS CITY LIGHT TO MEET THE
RAPIDLY GROWING ELECTRIFICATION
NEEDS. THERE WE GO SO THANKS,
ROB, FOR FOR THE REMINDER. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL, FOR PASSING THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN FOR
SHORT. THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY
GREAT DOCUMENT FOR US. IT'S OUR
LONG TERM STRATEGY AND ROADMAP
FOR TRANSPORTATION,
ELECTRIFICATION AND INVESTMENTS
IN GRID MODERNIZATION. IT GUIDES
WHERE AND HOW WE PRIORITIZE
INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIORITIZE
INFRASTRUCTURE, ENSURES
ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CLIMATE AND
MOBILITY GOALS, AND HELPS US
PLAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. WITH
THAT LONG VIEW IN MIND, THE
ORDINANCE WE'RE DISCUSSING
TODAY IS JUST ONE OF THE TOOLS
THAT WILL ENABLE US TO MEET THE
SCALE OF WORK OUTLINED IN THE
STRATEGY. SO ANOTHER INFLUENTIAL
POLICY IS THE WASHINGTON
STATE'S CLEAN FUEL STANDARD.
IT'S A KEY FUNDING MECHANISM IN
THIS SPACE. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO
REDUCE TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS
BY GENERATING CREDITS FOR CLEAN
FUELS. SO THAT INCLUDES
ELECTRICITY. AND THOSE CREDITS
CAN THEN BE REINVESTED DIRECTLY
INTO TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS. THIS
IS ONE OF THE FEW NON RATEPAYER
FUNDING STREAMS AVAILABLE AT
SCALE, AND IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR
KEEPING ELECTRIFICATION
AFFORDABLE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. SO
THAT'S OUR STRATEGY. AND THE
CLEAN FUEL STANDARD PROVIDES THE
REVENUE THAT HELPS US EXECUTE
IT. MORE ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND
CHARGERS LEAD TO MORE CLEAN FUEL
STANDARD CREDITS, WHICH
SEATTLEITE CAN REINVEST INTO
INCENTIVES, INFRASTRUCTURE
UPGRADES AND EQUITY FOCUSED
PROGRAMS. SO TOGETHER THEY
CREATE A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE THAT
SUPPORTS COST EFFECTIVE,
EQUITABLE DEPLOYMENT OF CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE CITY
AND ACROSS OUR SERVICE
TERRITORY. SO DEMAND FOR
ELECTRIFICATION IS ACCELERATING
QUICKLY. SEATTLE NOW HAS THE
HIGHEST NUMBERS OF NUMBER OF EVS
IN THE STATE. AND HERE ON THE
SLIDE YOU CAN SEE THE TRAJECTORY
OF EV REGISTRATION IN OUR
SERVICE AREA. OVER THE PAST
DECADE.
-- ANGELA, CAN I STOP YOU FOR
ONE SECOND? HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
SEATTLE HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER
OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE
STATE? SO WHEN I READ THAT, I
WAS SURPRISED.
-- YEAH, WE WORK WITH AN
INDUSTRY PARTNER. THE
ELECTRIFICATION POWER RESOURCE
INSTITUTE, AND THEY PROVIDE US
REGISTRATION DATA THROUGH
EXPERIAN.
-- OKAY, SO I HAVE TO GO ON SOME
SHOW AND EXPLAIN SOME OF THIS.
SO DON'T MAKE ME A LIAR WHEN I
USE THIS POWER, WHEN I USE THIS
BULLET POINT, I WANT TO JUST
MAKE SURE THAT YOU, ANGELA SAID,
THIS IS A THING. OKAY, GOOD.
-- YEP. WE HAVE THE DATA TO BACK
IT UP. THANK YOU. YOU'RE
WELCOME. SO THE CHART SHOWS A
STEADY, STEADY RATE RATE RISE IN
THE TREND FROM 2015 THROUGH
APRIL 2026. BUT WHAT'S MOST
STRIKING IS HOW SHARPLY THE
CURVE BENDS IN THE LAST FIVE
YEARS, BETWEEN 20.
-- WENT UP.
-- WAS THAT I REALLY WENT UP?
-- YES. YEAH. PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT. SO BETWEEN 2015 AND
2015 AND 2025, WE SAW A COMPOUND
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF ABOUT 37%.
THIS RISING ADOPTION DIRECTLY
CONNECTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDS. AND BASED ON OUR CURRENT
REGISTRATION AND PROJECTED
UPTAKE, OUR CUSTOMERS WILL
REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 11,000
PUBLIC CHARGERS BY 2030. SO
TODAY WE HAVE ROUGHLY 2000,
MEANING WE NEED TO ACHIEVE MORE
THAN FIVE FOLD INCREASE IN
AVAILABLE CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR TERRITORY.
-- CAN I ASK YOU A QUICK
QUESTION? WHEN YOU SAY PUBLIC
CHARGERS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
IF PEOPLE ARE BUILDING LIKE
HOUSING UNITS, ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT THOSE THINGS THAT WE SEE,
LIKE AT MALLS OR WALGREENS,
WHERE PEOPLE.
-- FOCUSED ON WHAT YOU'RE SEEING
AT MALLS? SO IT ALSO INCLUDES
WORK WORKPLACE CHARGING IN
PARTICULAR, AND THEN PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBLE CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU'LL SEE
AT MALLS OR GROCERY STORES.
-- SO WE HAVE 11. YOU SAID WE'RE
GOING TO GET TO 11,000.
-- BASED ON THE PROJECTION. WE
NEED ABOUT 11,000 BY 2030.
-- WE NEED.
-- WE NEED 11,000. OKAY.
-- AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE 2035.
-- OKAY. THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.
OKAY. I'M GOING TO BE USING
THAT LITTLE FACTOID AS WELL. SO
THANK
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- YOU.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- THAT'S A GOOD.
-- ONE. I SEE IT NOW ON THE
PAGE. OKAY, I GET IT. I'M SORRY.
I WAS LISTENING AND NOT LOOKING
AT YOUR POWERPOINT. GOT IT.
-- NO WORRIES. SO IT'S A TALL
ORDER. WE MEET THIS MAN THOUGH
THROUGH SEVERAL CUSTOMER
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. SO WE
SUPPORT FLEET ELECTRIFICATION.
SO THOSE ARE FOR BUSINESSES THAT
ARE LOOKING TO ELECTRIFY THEIR
THEIR VEHICLES AND OPERATION. WE
FOCUS ON MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS,
WHICH ARE THE HARDEST PLACES TO
ELECTRIFY WORKPLACES AND
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS ALSO
COMPLEMENTS CITY LIGHTS, OWNED
PUBLIC CHARGERS AND 2025 OUR
CHARGERS ARE REPLACED ROUGHLY 6
MILLION GASOLINE EQUIVALENT
MILES. SO THESE INVESTMENTS ARE
TANGIBLE, MEASURABLE AND
FOUNDATIONAL TO ACHIEVE OUR
CLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY GOALS.
AND IN 2026, WE'RE ALREADY
SURPASSING OUR 25 USAGE DUE TO
OUR EFFORTS TO MITIGATE
VANDALISM AND CABLE THEFT IN OUR
REGION. SO WE'VE DEMONSTRATED
STRONG RESULTS IN PARTNERSHIPS.
SEATTLEITE WORKS REALLY CLOSELY
WITH KING COUNTY METRO AND THE
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ON HIGH
IMPACT FLEET ELECTRIFICATION. WE
OWN AND OPERATE ABOUT 83
CHARGERS ACROSS EVERY SINGLE
DISTRICT, AND WE'VE SUPPORTED
THE INSTALLATION OF MORE THAN
1000 CUSTOMER OWNED CHARGERS TO
DATE. THESE ACHIEVEMENTS
CONTRIBUTED TO SEATTLE'S ALL
AMERICAN CITIES AWARD IN 2025
AND SHOWS THAT WE HAVE THE
EXPERIENCE TO EXPAND, EXPAND
THIS, WORK RESPONSIBLY AND AT
SCALE. I'M ALSO EXCITED TO
ANNOUNCE THAT CITY LIFE SOLD OUR
FIRST CLEAN FUEL STANDARD
CREDITS IN JUNE. SO JUST LAST
MONTH, THE REVENUE WILL BE USED
TO TO REINVEST INTO OUR CUSTOMER
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT
THEIR THEIR EFFORTS TO DEPLOY
MORE CHARGERS. AND WE'LL
CONTINUE TO SELL CREDITS 26 TO
CONTINUE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
OUR STRATEGY AND BUILD ON THE
SUCCESSES YOU'VE HEARD TODAY.
-- WHO DO WE SELL TO IN JUNE?
-- SAY THAT AGAIN. SORRY.
-- WHO DID WE SELL TO IN JUNE?
-- WE SOLD TO A BROKER BY THE
NAME OF MERCURIA. I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S THE EXACT
PRONUNCIATION, BUT YOU SELL
THESE CREDITS THROUGH A BROKER.
THEY CONNECT US TO A
COUNTERPARTY. THE COUNTERPARTIES
ARE USUALLY FUEL PROVIDERS THAT
GENERATE FUELS THAT ARE HAVE A
HIGHER CARBON EMISSION. SO
REALLY FOCUSING ON LIKE GAS,
DIESEL SUPPLIERS IN OUR REGION.
-- THANK YOU. AND THE REASON WHY
I'M DOING SAYING THIS IS
BECAUSE PAUL, COUNCILMEMBER PAUL
AND I WERE TRYING TO GO THROUGH
THE CHAIN OF HOW THESE GET SOLD
AND WHO, HOW THE CREDITS AND HOW
THE STATE LAW GOT PASSED. AND
THEN THE CREDITS WE HAVE AND HOW
WE WERE GENERATING REVENUE FROM
THESE. AND WHO ARE THE CUSTOMERS
THAT WERE GETTING THEM. SO THANK
YOU.
-- YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. HAPPY
TO DO A DEEP, DEEP DIVE ALL
RIGHT. SO THIS BRINGS US TO THE
PROPOSED ORDINANCE. THE
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZED CITY
LIGHT TO ENTER TEN UP TO TEN
YEAR TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION AGREEMENTS
SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR CUSTOMERS
PARTICIPATING IN OUR INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS. THE LONGER TIMELINE IS
ACTUALLY VERY CRITICAL. IT
SUPPORTS PHASED, FUTURE PROOFED
CONSTRUCTION, AND IT GIVES US
CLEAR AUTHORITY TO SET
OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS TO
COLLECT PERFORMANCE DATA. SO
KILOWATT HOURS DISPENSE IN
EXCHANGE FOR THESE INCENTIVES,
PARTICIPANTS WILL ASSIGN THEIR
CLEAN FUEL STANDARD CREDITS TO
CITY LIGHT FOR THE TERM OF THE
AGREEMENT. THOSE CREDITS
GENERATE A REVENUE STREAM THAT
OFFSET THOSE INCENTIVES AND
SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL
ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS WITHOUT
RELYING ON RATEPAYERS. THE
AGREEMENT ALSO ENSURES WE
ENFORCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND
COLLECT CHARGER UTILIZATION AND
OTHER DATA NECESSARY TO COMPLY
WITH THE STATE CLEAN FUEL
STANDARD PROGRAM. SO, IN SHORT,
THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS US TO SCALE
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE
PACE REQUIRED, KEEPS COSTS DOWN,
KEEPS COSTS DOWN, MAINTAIN OUR
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CLEAN FUEL
STANDARD, AND REINVEST THOSE
FUNDS BACK INTO TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION.
-- THANK YOU. BEFORE WE OPEN THE
FLOOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND. IS IT
OKAY IF I CALL YOU? I'VE BEEN
CALLING YOU ANGELA. IS THAT
OKAY? YOU KNOW, IN THE OLDEN
DAYS WHEN WE HAD COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, WE SAT AT THE TABLE
AND WE JUST GOT TO TALK. SO I'M
STILL GETTING USED TO THIS MORE
FORMAL WHERE WE COULD JUST ASK
YOU QUESTIONS LIKE NORMAL
PEOPLE. SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN
DOING.
-- I APPRECIATE IT.
-- I LIKE THE OLD WAY BETTER. SO
BEFORE WE LEAVE PAGE EIGHT,
THERE'S THERE'S A QUESTION. I
HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS JUST REAL
QUICK. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
FOR THE REALLY GOOD SUMMARY AND
FISCAL NOTE. YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT DID THIS, RIGHT? YEP. YEAH.
GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. I LIKE IT
BECAUSE THEN I WAS EXPLAINING,
SO HOW DID YOU LAND ON TEN YEAR
TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENTS? WHY
TEN?
-- YEAH. SO TEN YEARS IS A FEW
THINGS. ONE IS THE LIFE CYCLE OF
A TYPICAL LIFE CYCLE OF CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND I THINK THAT
IS SORT OF WHERE WE ARE SET. WE
ALSO ARE TRYING TO GIVE OUR
CUSTOMERS LONGER TIME FRAMES IN
ORDER TO BUILD THEIR, THEIR
PROJECTS. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT FUTURE PROJECTS, WE'RE
TRYING TO DO ALL THE
CONSTRUCTION CONDUIT AND ALL OF
THE WIRES AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PROJECT. SO THAT REDUCED THE
COST UPFRONT. AND SO IT'S
ALLOWING THE, YOU KNOW, LET'S
SAY, BUSINESS TO TURN OVER THEIR
FLEETS. SO MOST BUSINESSES
USUALLY HAVE A TIMELINE OF WHEN
THEIR VEHICLES ARE SOLD AND, AND
WHEN THEY PURCHASE NEW VEHICLES.
SO IT ALLOWS FOR THAT TURNOVER
IN THEIR ASSETS AS WELL.
-- SECOND QUESTION, I HAD YOU
HAD AGREEMENTS ARE WITH METRO
AND THE FERRIES. WHY DID YOU DO
THOSE? IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND OR HOW
IS THAT GOING HOW THAT'S GOING?
-- YEAH, THOSE ARE LARGER
PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE ACTUALLY
OUTSIDE OF, OF THE PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT, ALTHOUGH KING COUNTY
JUST SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION.
SO SO THAT'S NEW. BUT WITH
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES AND
KING COUNTY METRO, THOSE ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT CUSTOMERS WHO
HAVE LARGE SCALE PROJECTS. AND
SO WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
THEM SPECIFICALLY TO HELP WITH
THEIR ELECTRIFICATION. AND I
BELIEVE.
-- I'LL JUMP IN QUICKLY BECAUSE
WE ACTUALLY HAVE MEMORANDUMS OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH BOTH OF THOSE
ENTITIES. AND, AND YOU ALL
ACTUALLY APPROVED THE THE
UPDATED WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES
MOU. I THINK TWO MONTHS AGO,
MAYBE IT WAS PRETTY RECENT. SO
WE HAVE SPECIFIC MOU WITH THEM.
-- WE DID.
-- YES, YES.
-- HOW COME I DON'T REMEMBER
THAT. GO AHEAD.
-- YEAH. IT WAS THE MARINE
CABLE.
-- OH THE MARINE CABLE.
-- OKAY.
-- THANK YOU MAURA. ANOTHER
COUNCILMEMBER
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- IN THE BACK.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- OKAY
-- BUT LET ME ASK YOU THIS
BECAUSE OKAY, THIS IS WHY I WAS
GETTING CONFUSED. WHEN YOU LOOK
AT PAGE SIX OF YOUR POWERPOINT
AND YOU SAY WHO YOUR CUSTOMERS
ARE, CUSTOMER INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS, I'M GUESSING THIS IS
JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE
CUSTOMERS. SO WAS METRO AND
FERRIES ARE WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES ARE CONSIDERED CUSTOMERS
AS WELL.
-- YES.
-- THEY ARE CONSIDERED
CUSTOMERS.
-- OKAY.
-- SO IT'S THE FLEETS, THE
MULTIFAMILY PUBLIC WORKSPACE,
AND THEN TRANSPORTATION FOLKS
LIKE THE FERRIES AND, AND I KNOW
THAT EVEN THE CITY DEPARTMENTS
HAVE TRANSFERRED THEIR FLEETS
OVER TO ELECTRICITY AS WELL. SPU
SEATTLE CITY CAN'T THINK OF.
-- ANYONE ELSE.
-- FAS ARE ALL PART OF
ELECTRIFICATION EFFORT OF OF
THEIR FLEETS.
-- WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
AGAIN, ANGELA. AND I REALLY DID
APPRECIATE READING YOUR SUMMARY
AND FISCAL NOTE. I THINK PEOPLE
THINK WE DON'T READ THAT STUFF,
BUT WE DO, AND I APPRECIATE IT
WHEN SOMEONE WRITES VERY CLEARLY
AND CAN EXPLAIN STUFF TO ME
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU GET A
LITTLE TIRED SOMETIMES OF THIS
STUFF I JUST WANT AND ALSO A
REALLY GOOD JOB ON ANSWERING THE
QUESTION ABOUT THE CLIMATE
CHANGE IMPACTS. I APPRECIATE
THAT WE PUT THAT IN MUCH LATER.
AND NOW CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE
DOING THE SUBMARINE FISCAL NOTES
ARE ADDRESSING THAT. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO OPEN
THE FLOOR UP TO MY COLLEAGUES
AND SEE IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
-- THANK YOU. THIS ONE CAME TO
ME IN OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK,
WHICH IS A UNIQUE AND NOVEL WAY
OF HOW DID YOU SAY, SMOOTHING
THE.
-- SORRY.
-- THE BELL CURVE. YOU GUYS HAVE
A BETTER SMOOTHING THE.
-- THE PEAK LOAD.
-- PEAK LOAD BY USING OUT OF
SERVICE ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO TAP
BACK INTO THE GRID. IS THAT
SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXPLORING
AT THIS TIME? SORRY, I LOVE THIS
WHOLE PRESENTATION. LOVE ALL
YOUR WORK. I KNOW WE TALKED
OFFLINE PREVIOUSLY. HERE'S THE
NEW IDEA. DO WE HAVE THAT
CAPABILITY, THAT CAPACITY.?
-- RIGHT NOW? WE DON'T HAVE THE
CAPABILITY. SOME OF THAT DEPENDS
ON TECHNOLOGY. AND SO THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS IS
GETTING THE TECHNOLOGY IN PLACE
SO THAT OUR OUR CONTROL CENTER
CAN VIEW WHAT'S ON OUR SYSTEM
AND THEN BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT.
SO THAT'S, THAT WILL BE A
FUTURE STATE. BUT IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE
RESEARCHING AND MOVING TOWARDS
EVENTUALLY.
-- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK
YOU.
-- DITTO TO MY COLLEAGUE, CHAIR
JUAREZ, COMMENTS ABOUT CLARITY
AND AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT
YOU GIVE, BECAUSE WE DO READ IT.
I KNOW I READ IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. I DO HAVE
A QUESTION ON PAGE FIVE ABOUT
THIS 11,000 BECAUSE I THOUGHT I
HEARD YOU SAY, ANGELA, WE
CURRENTLY HAVE 2000. AND SO
WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR REACHING
THE 11,000 BY 2030? BECAUSE THAT
SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME FROM NOW,
BUT IT'S NOT SINCE WE'RE IN
2026.
-- YEAH.
-- IT'S A IT'S A MIXED
STRATEGY. WE BOTH NEED PUBLIC
INVESTMENT AND PRIVATE
INVESTMENTS. AND SO THROUGH THE
CUSTOMER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS,
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SEEING A LOT
OF MOVEMENT. SO THROUGH OUR
INVESTMENTS, WE'VE SEEN ABOUT
11,000 CHARGERS BEING DEPLOYED.
SO THOSE CUSTOMER FACING
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS ARE REALLY
CRITICAL. WE WE NEED THE PRIVATE
MARKET TO ALSO HELP FILL IN
THOSE GAPS. WE'VE SEEN THEM AS
FIRST MOVERS, CITY LIGHTS ROLE
HERE IS REALLY TO FILL IN THOSE
GAPS. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING
WITH SDOT. THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WE
ARE IN PARTNERSHIP ON THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY, WHERE WE'RE
GOING TO BE INVESTING OVER $32
MILLION OF CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE NEXT
SEVEN YEARS, EIGHT YEARS. SO
THAT IS A WAY THAT WE ARE ALSO
GOING TO BRIDGE UP TO THAT
11,000, 11,000 CHARGERS THAT ARE
NEEDED, YOU KNOW, TO BE QUITE
FRANK, WE ALSO NEED A LOT OF THE
COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES TO STEP IN
AND PROVIDE THAT AMENITY FOR,
FOR THE CUSTOMERS AND OUR
RESIDENTS. SO WE DO A LOT OF
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR
CUSTOMERS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH,
JUST TO REALLY TRY TO HAVE THEM
UNDERSTAND, LIKE, WHAT ARE THE
BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION?
WHAT COULD A DRIVER POTENTIALLY
WANT EITHER IN THEIR WORKPLACE
OR IN THEIR HOME? SO WE ARE ALSO
OUT THERE DOING A LOT OF
ENGAGEMENT IN ORDER TO LIKE
BUILD THAT UNDERSTANDING IN
ORDER FOR THEM TO KIND OF LIKE
GET TO THE DECISION TO INVEST IN
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
ON THEIR PROPERTY.
-- THANK YOU. ANGELA. IT TAKES A
VILLAGE. WE NEED TO WORK
TOGETHER, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR ROBUST ENGAGEMENT TO MAKE
THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE IT'S NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS WE ARE
ACTUALLY ENGAGING AND REACHING
OUT TO FOLKS IN THE PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC SECTOR. SO APPRECIATE
CITY LIGHTS AND YOUR WORK ON
THIS. I WILL SAY JUST A GENERAL
COMMENT. I APPRECIATE THAT
SEATTLE HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER
OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BECAUSE I
KNOW PEOPLE IN SEATTLE VERY MUCH
CARE ABOUT THE CLIMATE, WHICH I,
I, I DO AS WELL. AND I WILL SAY
THAT WE OFTEN AND I HAVE SAID
THAT WHEN CUTS HAPPEN, WE OFTEN
TURN TO OUR CLIMATE GOALS AND
INVESTMENTS, AND WE TEND TO CUT
THOSE FIRST, BECAUSE WE SEE
CLIMATE AS A TOMORROW PROBLEM
WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY A TODAY
PROBLEM. SO YOU ARE VERY
ROBUSTLY TACKLING THE TODAY
CLIMATE PROGRAM. I MEAN, PROBLEM
WITH YOUR ELECTRIFICATION
PROGRAM. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT. AND I KNOW MY CONSTITUENTS
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT TOO. SO
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE GO TO A
VOTE? OH, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I
KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO WHEN YOU
HEARD TRANSPORTATION, I SAW YOUR
HEAD GO UP. I WAS WATCHING YOU.
GO AHEAD.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU,
INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER SANTOFF
AND YOUR TEAM FOR THIS
PRESENTATION TODAY. CLIMATE.
WELL, THIS EFFORT AND WHAT WE'RE
BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER AND
APPROVE DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR
CLIMATE, AS WE'VE LEARNED. AND
WE ALL KNOW. AND SO SUPER
IMPORTANT, STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE,
INCLUDING THAT SORT OF BLENDED
STRATEGY OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE
INVESTMENT TO EFFECTIVELY BRING
OUR TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION GOALS AND
PRIORITIES TO LIFE SO REALLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THAT, YOU KNOW,
MORE BROADLY, BUT I WOULD BE
REMISS IF I, IF I DIDN'T
MENTION, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE
IRONY WITH RESPECT TO A ELECTRIC
OR TRANSPORTATION CHARGING
STATION PROJECT IN MY OWN
DISTRICT RIGHT NOW. YESTERDAY OR
THE DAY BEFORE, I HEARD A, I
RECEIVED A VERY TROUBLING AND
CONCERNING UPDATE FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT THAT THAT PROJECT,
ABOUT TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING IN
THE MORGAN JUNCTION, THE MORGAN
JUNCTION EV CHARGING STATION, IS
GOING TO BE EVEN FURTHER
DELAYED. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
THAT'S A TEN YEAR SAGA. SO
YEAH, MORE BROADLY, I'M
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IN
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION BEFORE
US. BUT THE IRONY THAT MY OFFICE
RECEIVED THAT WORD. AND HERE WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION. WE CAN'T EVEN
GET OUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER ON.
MY CONSTITUENTS IN WEST SEATTLE
AND MORGAN JUNCTION DESERVE
BETTER FROM THE CITY. MY OFFICE
HAS BEEN PUSHING HARD ON THAT.
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT AND TWO
ADMINISTRATIONS. NOW I DON'T
KNOW WHAT ELSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ELSE YOU ALL NEED. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT OTHER SUPPORTS YOU NEED TO
BE SUCCESSFUL. INTERIM GENERAL
MANAGER SANTOFF, YOU AND I HAVE
DISCUSSED THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT
OFFLINE DIRECTLY THIS IS
NONSENSE. SNAP OUT OF IT. I'LL
BE FOLLOWING UP OFFLINE ABOUT
THAT WHICH, SPEAKING OF THE
OTHER EFFORT TO ROLL OUT AS PART
OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY MORE
CHARGING STATIONS, PUBLIC
CHARGING STATIONS ACROSS THE
CITY. JUST THINKING OUT LOUD
HERE, I THINK THAT ACTUALLY BE A
TERRIFIC, TERRIFIC AGENDA ITEM
AND TOPIC. WE'D LOVE TO INVITE
YOU ALL TO DELIGHT AND PARTNER
WITH AS NOT TO COME BRIEF LATER
THIS YEAR ABOUT THE THE STATUS
OF THAT EFFORT. BECAUSE WE'RE
TWO YEARS IN, ALMOST AT THE END
OF YEAR TWO OF TRANSPORTATION
LEVY OF AN EIGHT YEAR LEVY TO
COME BRIEF ON THE STATUS OF THAT
ROLLOUT USING THE MORGAN
JUNCTION EV CHARGING STATION AS
AN EXAMPLE. FOCUSING HEAVILY ON
THAT, THIS IS OUT OF HAND. I
DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WHAT OTHER
SUPPORTS YOU ALL NEED, BUT IT'S
NOT RESOURCING. LET'S GET THIS
DONE. BUT PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS
BROADER INITIATIVE. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE MOVE ON? I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR SALE, CITY
LIGHT AND ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR
TAKING TAKING THIS STUFF
SERIOUSLY. I THINK SOMETIMES
PEOPLE THINK THAT NOT ONLY MAYBE
WE DON'T READ EVERYTHING, BUT
WE'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. AND
WE ARE. AND, AND AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA POINTED OUT,
WE'RE WHEN WE REPRESENT NOTHING
AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE ELECTED
CITYWIDE. BUT WHEN WE REPRESENT
A DISTRICT AND EXPECTATIONS ARE
RAISED BY OTHER FOLKS, AND THEN
WE RESPOND TO OUR CONSTITUENTS
WHEN THOSE EXPECTATIONS AREN'T
MET. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S THE
FRUSTRATION THAT WE GET. AND
WE'VE WE'VE HAD THOSE ISSUES
WITH WITH OUTAGES. QUEEN ANNE
PINEHURST. AND THEN WE GET THE
CALLS, WHICH IS. YEAH, SO AND I
UNDERSTAND, I GET IT. SO THAT'S
KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE HEARING IS
SOMETIMES THAT FRUSTRATION. SO
ANGELA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID
HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. INTERIM
DIRECTOR SANTOFF, AND THANK YOU.
MR.. IS IT. LOGSDON. THAT'S
RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS WANT TO
ADD BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE
-- NO. THANK YOU.
-- YOU'RE GOOD.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- DON'T LOOK AT PAUL. IT'S
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU
FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE
INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL ONE,
TWO, ONE TWO, FOUR NINE. IS
THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN RIVERA.
IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE BILL OR
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. NOT SEEING
ANY. ALL RIGHT. CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. AYE. VICE
CHAIR KETTLE. AYE. CHAIR JUAREZ.
AYE, CHAIR. THERE ARE FIVE VOTES
IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES. COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO,
ONE, TWO, FOUR NINE WILL BE SENT
TO THE FULL COUNCIL ON JULY
21st. THAT IS NEXT TUESDAY. ALL
RIGHT, FOLKS, WE HAVE REACHED
THE END OF TODAY'S MEETING
AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING
ANY. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. AND
MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE WILL MEET
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5th.
CORRECT. COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER.
WE WILL SEE YOU ON AUGUST 5th.
THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU ROB. THANK YOU. ANGELA.
THANK YOU. DAVID. DID YOU GET
ALL MY PAPERS.
-- HERE?
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