-- AND MARK ANTHONY.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAVE A. OH!
WE'RE READY. OH, SORRY. OH,
YEAH. I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
OKAY, WE'RE ON TV NOW, SO STOP,
STOP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, I'M
GONNA DO A CALL TO ORDER. UH,
THE AUGUST 5th, 2026 MEETING OF
THE PARKS AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
I'M DEBORA JUAREZ WITH THE
CHAIR, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
THAT'S ME WITH THE COMMITTEE
CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
PRESENT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- HERE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- PRESENT CHAIR.
-- VICE CHAIR. KETTLE CHAIR
JUAREZ.
-- HERE.
-- CHAIR. THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS
PRESENT.
-- THANK YOU. AND FOR THE
RECORD, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT HEARING OR SEEING A
OBJECTION. IT ALREADY SAID THAT
IS ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. I'M
SORRY. I'VE GOT TO GET BACK ON
SCRIPT HERE. WHEN COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA IS HERE, I DON'T BEHAVE.
OKAY. UM, THERE WILL BE A. I'M
GOING TO GO THROUGH THE CHAIR'S
REPORT. THERE WILL BE A REGULAR
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. A COMMENT
SHOULD BE RELATED TO THE ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE.
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY,
THERE ARE TWO ORDINANCES AND ONE
RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA. THE
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO,
SIX. ONE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT
UPDATES THE CITY LIGHTS
VOLUNTARY GREEN POWER PROGRAMS
AND COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM.
VERY EXCITING. THIS LEGISLATION
IS PART OF THE CITY'S EFFORTS IN
CONTINUING OUR TRANSITION TO
GREEN ENERGY. THE PRESENTATION
IS. EIGHT SLIDES WILL BE
PRESENTED BY FOLKS FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT, AND I'LL LET THEM
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES WHEN THEY
GET UP HERE BECAUSE I HAVE
DIFFERENT NAMES UP HERE. I'M
NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO I KNOW FOR
SURE WILL BE HERE IS ERIC
MCCONNAUGHEY. THERE HE IS BACK
THERE. GOOD JOB ERIC. OKAY, ITEM
TWO ON THE AGENDA. COUNCIL BILL
121269. AUTHORIZING THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE FERC LICENSE
FOR THE BOUNDARY HYDROELECTRIC
PROJECT. THE PRESENTATION IS
NINE SLIDES AND WILL BE
PRESENTED BY SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
I THINK I SEE DENNIS MCLAREN
HERE. CHRIS TOWNSEND, LLOYD
DIXON, AND OF COURSE, ERIC
MCCONAUGHEY. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A BORING TOPIC, BUT IT'S
ACTUALLY VERY EXCITING. THE
THIRD ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A
RESOLUTION RESOLUTION THREE,
TWO, TWO, ONE THREE IS A
RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE
PARKS AND RECREATION
SUPERINTENDENT TO APPLY FOR
FUNDING FROM THE WASHINGTON
STATE RECREATION AND
CONSERVATION OFFICE. THIS
INCLUDES SEVEN APPLICATIONS FOR
SIX DIFFERENT PROJECTS. THIS
PRESENTATION IS 14 SLIDES AND
PRESENTED BY MICHELLE FINNEGAN,
THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, ANDY
SCHAEFFER AND KARINA BULL, OUR
OWN KARINA BULL FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. THIS IS ALSO VERY
EXCITING. WE'VE DONE THESE
BEFORE, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS. I EXPECT A VOTE ON ALL
THREE ITEMS I THINK I SENT OUT
TO OUR COLLEAGUES YESTERDAY OR
THE DAY BEFORE, AN EMAIL
SUGGESTING AND LETTING US
LETTING YOU ALL KNOW I WANTED TO
VOTE ON ALL THREE TODAY. SO
LET'S MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL NOW OPEN
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
TODAY TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE CLERK. HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
-- CURRENTLY, WE HAVE FOUR
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP,
AND THERE IS ONE REMOTE SPEAKER.
-- OKAY, SO WITH THAT, UM, WE
WILL START WITH THE FOUR
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. EVERYONE
GETS TWO MINUTES. UM, LET'S SEE.
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
-- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND THEN MOVE
ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS
WERE HERE. HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT ON THEIR TIME.
SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS
WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO
ALLOW US TO CALL IN THE NEXT
SPEAKER. THE FIRST IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS JOYCE, FOLLOWED BY
CAROLINE AND THEN BRADLEY.
-- GREAT ARE THE OTHER TWO FOLKS
HERE. CAN YOU GET YOU GUYS TO
LINE UP HERE? JUST GO QUICKER SO
YOU'LL KNOW YOU'LL GO RIGHT
AFTER ONE ANOTHER, AND THEN
WHO'S THE FOURTH PERSON?
WASN'T THERE?
-- FOURTH PERSON IS THE FOURTH
PERSON.
-- OKAY.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JOYCE
MOODY AND I'M WITH
-- I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET
YOUR FULL TWO MINUTES. LET'S
HAVE THE CLERK HERE GET READY.
YOU TELL US WHEN SOPHIA.
-- OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
JOYCE MOODY AND I'M WITH COEXIST
LAKE WASHINGTON, A COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION WORKING TO KEEP
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD OPEN
FOR EVERYONE. SOUTHEAST SEATTLE
HAS GENEROUSLY HOSTED BICYCLE
SUNDAYS AND BICYCLE WEEKENDS FOR
MORE THAN THREE DECADES. IT
STARTED WITH ONE BICYCLE SUNDAY
A MONTH AND GREW INTO BICYCLE
WEEKENDS THAT WERE TWICE A
MONTH, LEAVING THE BOULEVARD
OPEN TO ALL FOR TWO WEEKENDS.
THIS YEAR, MAYOR WILSON DECLARED
EVERY WEEKEND WOULD BE CLOSED TO
CARS FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER. THIS
IS DISCRIMINATORY AND PUNITIVE
TO THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE. CARS ARE OCCUPIED BY
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ENJOY THE
BEAUTY AND SERENITY OF THE
OLMSTED LEGACY BOULEVARD. PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES, ELDERS AND
PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL
LIMITATIONS, FAMILIES WITH SMALL
CHILDREN LOOKING TO GET TO THE
BEACH. CAREGIVERS AND PEOPLE WHO
CAN NO LONGER RIDE A BIKE. THE
POWERFUL BIKE LOBBY PRACTICES
SELECTIVE OUTREACH TO TAKE OVER
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD FROM
MOUNT BAKER BEACH TO SEWARD
PARK, WITH A DESIRE TO
PERMANENTLY CLOSE IT TO CARS
THEY HAVE SPEARHEADED THE
CONSTRUCTION OF GATES AT THREE
ENTRANCES THAT SPANNED THE
ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE BOULEVARD,
CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB AND SEATTLE
SAFE STREETS HAVE CO-OPTED THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION, STEWARDS OF OUR
PUBLIC PARKS, AND OLMSTED LEGACY
BOULEVARDS. PARKS HAS ALLOWED
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO TRANSFORM WHAT WAS ONCE A
MEANDERING AND CHARMING, TREE
LINED OLMSTED LEGACY BOULEVARD
ALONG LAKE WASHINGTON INTO A
STREET CLUTTERED WITH EXCESSIVE
PAINT, PLASTIC REFLECTORS,
CEMENT CURBS, REDUNDANT SIGNAGE,
PLANTERS AND SPEED BUMPS THAT
MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE RIDING
A ROLLER COASTER. THE 2024
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PROVIDED
$133 MILLION TO EXPAND PROTECTED
BIKE LANES. THEY NEED TO USE
THEM. COEXIST IS ASKING THAT
BICYCLE WEEKENDS ROTATE AROUND
THE CITY SO THAT NOT JUST
SEATTLE'S SOUTHEAST SEATTLE IS
CARRYING THE BURDEN. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU OH. I'M SORRY.
YEAH. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING, JUST
GO AHEAD AND PLACE IT IN THE
BOX. CALL THE NEXT NAME.
-- NEXT SPEAKER IS CAROLINE.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THIS
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CAROLINE
VILLANOVA AND I'M THE DIRECTOR
OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND
COMMUNITY IMPACT AT SEATTLE
PARKS FOUNDATION. SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH
COMMUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR PARKS
AND PUBLIC SPACES IN SEATTLE FOR
OVER 25 YEARS, WE HAVE SUPPORTED
OVER 300 COMMUNITY LED PROJECTS
AND LEVERAGED PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
DOLLARS FOR THE HIGHEST AMOUNT
OF COMMUNITY IMPACT. TODAY, I'M
HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
RESOLUTION 32213, WHICH IS A
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO
APPLY FOR MUCH NEEDED GRANT
FUNDING THROUGH WASHINGTON STATE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE. RCO GRANTS LIKE THESE,
ARE KEY PART IN THE FUNDING
EQUATION FOR PARKS PROJECTS IN
OUR CITY, AND RCO HAS HAD MORE
THAN A $4 BILLION IMPACT ACROSS
THE STATE SINCE THE OFFICE'S
BEGINNINGS. THEIR MODEL OF A
MATCH REQUIREMENT DEMONSTRATES
THAT IMPORTANT LOCAL BUY IN TO
COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT HAVE
BEEN A PRIORITY LIST FOR YEARS
AND ALLOWS THESE PROJECTS BE
DEPLOYED ALSO THROUGHOUT THESE
FUNDS TO BE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. AND AS YOU KNOW,
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
MANAGES NEARLY 500 PARKS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, REQUIRING
INVESTMENTS IN ONGOING CARE AND
MAINTENANCE, CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND FUNDING FOR
PARK ACQUISITIONS. THE PROJECT
LIST IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY
DISPLAYS PROJECTS THAT MEET THE
RCO GRANT CRITERIA
APPROPRIATELY, ARE IN LINE WITH
THE CITY'S ADOPTED PLAN AND
HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATELY VETTED
BY SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
STAFF. THIS LIST DOES NOT
ENCOMPASS ALL THE PROJECTS THAT
SPR IS WORKING ON, AND SEATTLE
PARKS FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO
PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO
ADVANCE OUR COMMITMENT TO
COMMUNITY LED PROJECTS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY ON THIS
COMMITTEE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING TOWARDS A MORE BEAUTIFUL
PARK AND PLAY SPACES IN THE CITY
TOGETHER. THANKS.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT SPEAKER IS BRADLEY.
FOLLOWED BY ALI.
-- HELLO COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
BRADLEY DOSH. I'M A RESIDENT OF
CAPITOL HILL AND I WORK IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR PV AND
BATTERY STORAGE HERE IN SEATTLE.
I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF
AMENDING SECTIONS 21, 49, 84,
AND 21, 49, 87 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE
VOLUNTARY GREEN POWER PROGRAMS
AND COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM.
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW
THIS AND FOR ALYSSA KAY FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT FOR BRINGING
THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD. IN MY
WORK, I HAVE DEVELOPED SEVERAL
SOLAR PROJECTS THROUGH THE WSU
COMMUNITY SOLAR EXPANSION
PROGRAM, AND I BELIEVE THE CITY
OF SEATTLE SHOULD PURSUE
PROJECTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. I
BELIEVE THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
WASHINGTON STATE ARE FAR BEHIND
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY
SOLAR, WHICH CONTINUES TO
INCREASE IN CUSTOMER DEMAND.
COUNTLESS SHALLOW RESIDENTS DO
NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TYPICAL
ROOFTOP SOLAR BECAUSE OF WHERE
THEY LIVE, AND WOULD GREATLY
BENEFIT FROM BEING ABLE TO
SUBSCRIBE TO A COMMUNITY SOLAR
PROGRAM. AS WITH ALL OTHER
ELECTRIC UTILITIES, SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT HAS A STRONG NEED OF MORE
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND
DEMAND MANAGEMENT. OTHER
ELECTRIC UTILITIES IN WASHINGTON
STATE ARE ALSO LACKING IN
COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAMS, AND
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LEADER AT
THE FOREFRONT OF THIS PUSH. UM.
ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY, AS OF JUNE 2024,
WASHINGTON STATE HAS AN
INSTALLED CAPACITY OF 90MW AC OF
COMMUNITY SOLAR. UM, THERE ARE
SEVERAL OTHER STATES IN THE US
WITH SMALLER AREAS AND
POPULATIONS WHICH HAVE MUCH MORE
INSTALLED CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY
SOLAR. OUR NEIGHBOR OREGON, HAS
ROUGHLY HALF THE POPULATION OF
WASHINGTON, YET MORE THAN
DOUBLED THE INSTALLED CAPACITY
OF COMMUNITY SOLAR AT 41
MEGAWATT AC. UM. THE SAME IS
TRUE FOR MANY OTHER STATES IN
THE NATION LIKE GEORGIA,
MARYLAND, ARKANSAS, AND MAINE.
SO PLEASE HELP SEATTLE PUSH
COMMUNITY SOLAR FORWARD. THANK
YOU.
-- THANK YOU
-- NEXT SPEAKER IS ALI, FOLLOWED
BY THE REMOTE SPEAKER, HANNAH.
-- HELLO, MY NAME IS ALI. I'M A
GREEN LAKE RESIDENT AND A MOTHER
OF TWO AND A BOARD MEMBER OF
SPLASH FORD, AN ORGANIZATION
DEDICATED TO BUILDING STRONGER,
HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES THROUGH
AQUATICS. I'M HERE TODAY TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE EVANS POOL AT
GREEN LAKE. SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION IS CURRENTLY
PROPOSING TO REFURBISH A POOL
THAT IS MORE THAN 70 YEARS OLD.
WHILE EVANS HAS SERVED OUR
COMMUNITY WELL, IT'S NO LONGER
MEETING TODAY'S NEEDS FOR
RECREATION, SWIM LESSONS,
ATHLETICS AND WATER SAFETY.
RIGHT NOW, CHILDREN AND ADULTS
ARE OFTEN FORCED INTO CROWDED
LANES, WITH TEN OR MORE SWIMMERS
SHARING A SINGLE LANE DURING A
PRACTICE. IMAGINE TRYING TO PLAY
A BASKETBALL GAME WITH 20 OR 30
KIDS ON THE COURT AT THE SAME
TIME. THAT'S THE REALITY OF
MANY SWIMMERS FACE TODAY. ON TOP
OF THAT, THE LANES ARE NARROW
THAN MODERN COMPETITION
STANDARDS AND SHALLOW. THE
SHALLOW END IS TOO SHALLOW FOR
MANY AQUATIC ACTIVITIES,
CREATING ADDITIONAL SAFETY AND
USABILITY CONCERNS. IN A CITY
SURROUNDED BY WATER, WE'VE ADDED
ONLY ONE NEW PUBLIC POOL IN THE
LAST 50 YEARS, EVEN AS THE
SEATTLE'S POPULATION HAS GROWN
MORE THAN 58%. AT THE SAME TIME,
WASHINGTON IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST
DROWNING RATES IN THE COUNTRY.
THE CITY IS INVESTING $88.5
MILLION IN THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER AND POOL
PROJECT. YET THE CURRENT
PROPOSAL LEAVES US WITH
ESSENTIALLY THE SAME POOL. THIS
IS A ONCE IN A GENERATION
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AQUATIC
FACILITY THAT SERVES TODAY'S
COMMUNITY AND FUTURE
GENERATIONS. OUR CHILDREN AND
COMMUNITY DESERVE BETTER. I URGE
YOU TO MAKE THIS PROJECT AND TO
HELP MAKE THIS PROJECT ONE THAT
EXPANDS ACROSS ACCESS TO
SWIMMING, IMPROVES SAFETY AND
ULTIMATELY HELPS SAVE LIVES.
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. SO WE'LL.
-- GO ON TO OUR ONLINE.
-- FOLKS. ALL RIGHT.
-- THE.
-- OH, SORRY.
-- I WAS TRYING TO LOOK UP AND
SEE WHOSE TIME WAS UP.
-- THE ONLY REMOTE SPEAKER IS
HANNAH. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
-- HELLO. HI.
-- HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
-- YES. GO AHEAD.
-- HI. MY NAME IS HANNAH. I'M
FROM PIONEER SQUARE. I'VE BEEN
ATTENDING THE MEETINGS FOR ABOUT
TWO WEEKS, AND I REMEMBER AT THE
LAST SEATTLE CITY LIGHT MEETING,
I VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT THE
COPPER LIGHT. UM, POSTS, LIGHT
LAMPS GETTING TAKEN AWAY. UM,
THEY WERE SUGGESTING THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE LIGHT AND
THEY WANT TO INCREASE THE BUDGET
THAT'S BEEN TAKEN OUT. AND
KETTLE SAID THAT HE'LL MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
EXPERIENCE CORPORATE RATING, UM,
VIA SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. AND HE
ASKED TO HAVE A PRIVATE MEETING.
SO I'M, I'D LIKE TO HEAR IF
THERE'S BEEN PROGRESS TO MAKE
SURE THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. I
KNOW THAT I READ AND NOTICED
THAT THERE'S A RESOLUTION THAT
YOU GUYS MIGHT VOTE ON TODAY
WHERE SOMEONE MIGHT BE GIVEN THE
AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE CITY OF
SEATTLE PROPERTY IN PERPETUITY.
UM, AND I JUST HAVE A REAL EYE
ON BUSINESS WITH THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN. UM, SO I
UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO KEEP
THINGS MOVING FORWARD, BUT JUST
TO AVOID THE CORPORATE RATING
THAT WE COULD EXPERIENCE AND TO
PROMOTE, UM, WHAT A GOOD THING
IT IS THAT WE OWN THE SEATTLE
CITY OWNS SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
UM, JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THAT FOR
THE BUDGET AND FOR OUR PROPERTY
THAT WE ALL OWN THE TRUST
PROPERTY. UM, AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE, UM,
GIVING AWAY ANY RESOURCES AND
INSTEAD WE COULD USE THAT
CAPITAL AND INVEST IT INTO ANY
KIND OF THING LIKE SOLAR. UM,
PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. HANNAH. MADAM
CLERK, ARE WE DONE
-- CHAIR THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS.
-- ALL RIGHT. SINCE THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. PUBLIC
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR
AGENDA TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS ITEM
ONE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
-- AGENDA ITEM ONE. COUNCIL BILL
121261. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
CITY LIGHT AMENDING SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE
VOLUNTARY GREEN POWER PROGRAMS
AND COMMUNITY SOLAR. THEY WILL
BE BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
VOTE.
-- THANK YOU. UM, WE HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AND THEY WILL BE
PRESENTING. I UNDERSTAND THEY
HAVE A POWERPOINT THAT'S EIGHT
PAGES. THIS ORDINANCE. THIS
ORDINANCE UPDATES THE CITY'S
VOLUNTARY GREEN POWER PROGRAMS
AND COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM.
THESE PROGRAMS WILL ALLOW ACCESS
TO LOWER INCOME INDIVIDUALS
WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO INSTALL
OR RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM SOLAR
PANELS, AND PROVIDES AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COST SAVING
MEASURES AND PARTICIPATION IN
GREEN ENERGY. SO WE HAVE THE
PRESENTERS AT THE TABLE, AND
I'LL LET YOU ALL INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND YOU CAN START YOUR
PRESENTATION.
-- ALL RIGHT.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, MARCUS
JACKSON, I'M THE INTERIM CHIEF
CUSTOMER OFFICER HERE AT SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIR JUAREZ
AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
BRIDGET MOLINA. I'M THE COUNCIL
LEGISLATION COORDINATOR FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I'M ALEX PORTER. I
OVERSEE THE UTILITY'S CUSTOMER
SOLAR AND BATTERY STORAGE
PROGRAMS.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. JOE
FERNANDEZ, DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER
ENERGY SOLUTIONS AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. THANK YOU.
-- HI THERE, ALYSSA K. I AM A
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY
SOLAR AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
-- AFTERNOON. I'M ERIC
MCCONAGHY ON THE COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
-- OH, THERE'S ERIC. GREAT. SO
I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WE
GOT YOUR POWERPOINT. WE HAVE THE
LEGISLATION AND WE HAVE THE
SUMMARY IN FISCAL NOTE. THANK
YOU, ALEX, FOR WRITING THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE. WELL IT
SAYS YOUR NAME ON IT. SO I'M
GUESSING YOU DID IT. UM, SO WITH
THAT I'LL LET YOU GUYS START
YOUR SET UP. PAUL. OKAY. I'LL
LET YOU GO AHEAD AND START YOUR
PRESENTATION
-- ALL RIGHT.
-- UM, SO THIS ORDINANCE THAT
WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD
MODERNIZES CITY LIGHTS
AUTHORITY, UH, TO DESIGN AND
ADMINISTER FUTURE COMMUNITY
SOLAR PROGRAMS, ENSURING THAT WE
CAN OFFER FLEXIBLE, ACCESSIBLE
OPTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT
TO PARTICIPATE IN SOLAR ENERGY
WITHOUT INSTALLING PANELS AT
HOME. UH, IT ALSO CLARIFIES THAT
VOLUNTARY, GREEN POWER PROGRAM
FUNDS MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT
THESE PROJECTS. UH, THE UPDATES
ALIGN WITH CITY LIGHTS, BROADER
CLEAN ENERGY AND EQUITY
PRIORITIES BY EXPANDING ACCESS
TO RENEWABLE ENERGY AND REDUCING
ENERGY BURDEN, ESPECIALLY FOR
OUR INCOME ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS.
UH, THEY POSITION US TO LEVERAGE
NEW STATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES,
INCORPORATE LESSONS FROM PAST
PROJECTS, AND MANAGE FUTURE
PROGRAMS WITH TRANSPARENCY AND
RELIABILITY. OVERALL, THIS
ORDINANCE STRENGTHENS CITY
LIGHTS ABILITY TO PLAN AND
IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY SOLAR
PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE CLIMATE
GOALS, EXPAND CUSTOMER
PARTICIPATION, AND MAINTAIN
STRONG FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP.
UH, I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO
ALEX PORTER, WHO WILL WALK
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND
DETAILS OF THE ORDINANCE.
-- BEFORE YOU BEGIN. ALEX, ARE
YOU GOING TO ARE YOU GOING TO BE
THE MAIN NARRATOR THROUGH THE
WHOLE POWERPOINT? I AM. OKAY, SO
JUST SO WHEN WE GET TO PAGE
THREE, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT ME AND PAUL HAD TO LOOK AT
WHAT PV MEANT. WE DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANT.
-- SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS. PV IS AN
ABBREVIATION FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS.
-- OKAY, I'LL LET YOU I'LL LET
YOU EXPLAIN THAT. BUT WE FOUND
IT SO GREAT.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARCUS.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS.
REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO TALK
WITH YOU ABOUT COMMUNITY SOLAR.
THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A LABOR OF
LOVE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS, AND EXCITED TO BE HERE
AND TALK WITH YOU ABOUT IT
TODAY. FIRST, I WILL DEFINE
COMMUNITY SOLAR. NEXT, I WILL
DESCRIBE WHY THE UTILITY IS
PRIORITIZING THIS PROGRAM. THEN
I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF OUR PAST COMMUNITY SOLAR
PROGRAM. I WILL ALSO DESCRIBE
OUR KEY NEXT STEPS AND FINALLY
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
ORDINANCE PURPOSE. COMMUNITY
SOLAR IS ANY SOLAR PROJECT WHERE
THE BENEFITS FLOW TO MULTIPLE
CUSTOMERS. COMMUNITY SOLAR CAN
BENEFIT A VARIETY OF CUSTOMERS,
INCLUDING RENTERS, LOW TO
MODERATE INCOME, SINGLE FAMILY
HOME CUSTOMERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD
TO PURCHASE OR INSTALL SOLAR,
AND CUSTOMERS WHO LIVE IN HOMES
WITH SHADED OR OLD ROOFS.
COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS
GENERATE ELECTRICITY FROM
SUNLIGHT, AND THE ELECTRICITY
FLOWS THROUGH A METER TO THE
UTILITY GRID. CITY LIGHT CAN
TRACK SOLAR ENERGY GENERATED AND
ALLOCATE THE BENEFITS OF THAT
ENERGY TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
CITY LIGHT PLANS TO SITE
PROJECTS ACROSS OUR SERVICE
TERRITORY. SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PV
PROJECTS.
-- PHOTO CITY PHOTO.
-- THESE ARE SOME OF THE
UTILITY'S STRATEGIC DRIVERS FOR
COMMUNITY SOLAR. THE. WHY WE
WANT TO DEVELOP A NEW PROGRAM.
THE CITY LIGHT INTEGRATED
RESOURCE PLAN, CLEAN ENERGY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND THE
UTILITIES. NEW SIX YEAR
STRATEGIC PLAN. ALL PRIORITIZED
INCREASED CUSTOMER SOLAR
GENERATION AND INCREASED ACCESS
TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR THOSE
HISTORICALLY LEFT OUT OF THE
CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION.
-- HEY ALEX, CAN I STOP YOU FOR
JUST ONE SECOND? SURE. CAN YOU
GO BACK TO WHAT PV IS FOR?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JUST
QUICKLY YOU WENT OVER IT REALLY
QUICK. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE.
-- SURE. SO IN BULLET POINT
NUMBER ONE, PROVIDE BENEFITS OF
SOLAR TO CUSTOMERS WITHOUT
RESOURCES TO INSTALL SOLAR.
REPLACE THE PV WITH SOLAR.
-- OKAY, SO MAYBE YOU SHOULD
HAVE JUST TYPED IN SOLAR, BUT.
-- IT'S GOOD FEEDBACK. VOLTAIC.
-- I KNOW I GOT IT WRITTEN DOWN,
I FIGURED IT OUT, BUT THAT'S NOT
ON YOU. THAT'S ON ME. OKAY.
THANK YOU. SOLAR. THE SUN. GOT
IT. ALL RIGHT.
-- THESE ARE SOME OF THE UTILITY
STRATEGIC DRIVERS FOR COMMUNITY
SOLAR. THE WHY? WE WANT TO
DEVELOP A NEW PROGRAM, CITY
LIGHTS, INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLAN, CLEAN ENERGY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND THE
UTILITIES. NEW SIX YEAR
STRATEGIC PLAN ALL PRIORITIZED
INCREASED CUSTOMER SOLAR
GENERATION AND INCREASE ACCESS
TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. FOR THOSE
THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN LEFT
OUT OF THE CLEAN ENERGY
TRANSITION, WASHINGTON STATE
UNIVERSITIES COMMUNITY SOLAR
EXPANSION PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED
BY HOUSE BILL 1814 IN 2022, AIMS
TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE BENEFITS
OF RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR LOW
INCOME CUSTOMERS. 50 MILLION OF
THE ORIGINAL 100 MILLION
ALLOCATION IS LEFT TO COVER UP
TO 100% OF COSTS FOR COMMUNITY
SOLAR PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE A
DIRECT BENEFIT TO INCOME
QUALIFIED RESIDENTS FOR AT LEAST
TEN YEARS. CITY LIGHT HAS A
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO
LEVERAGE THIS FUNDING TO BUILD
UP TO FOUR MEGAWATTS OF SOLAR
AND SOLAR, PLUS BATTERY
PROJECTS. WE PARTNERED WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
COMMUNITY LIAISONS PROGRAM TO
UNDERSTAND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES
AND WHAT BENEFITS ARE IMPORTANT
TO CUSTOMERS. WE STARTED TO
BUILD TRUST OVER THE LAST TWO
AND A HALF YEARS, AND WE'RE
LEARNING A LOT. FOR EXAMPLE,
CUSTOMERS WANT THE BENEFIT OF
BACKUP POWER DURING OUTAGES,
ACCESS TO CONSTRUCTION JOBS, AND
REDUCED ENERGY BURDEN. THEY ALSO
WANT TO CELEBRATE EXISTING
COMMUNITY SPACES BY SITING
PROJECTS ON COMMUNITY
FACILITIES, INTEGRATING PUBLIC
ART, AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
COMMUNITY SOLAR IS NOT NEW FOR
THE UTILITY. CITY LIGHT OFFERED
ITS FIRST COMMUNITY SOLAR
PROGRAM FROM 2011 TO 2020. CITY
LIGHT LEVERAGED A $300,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GRANT TO
BUILD FIVE PROJECTS AT FOUR
SITES. IT ALSO LEVERAGED THE
STATE'S FORMER RENEWABLE ENERGY
COST RECOVERY INCENTIVE PROGRAM,
1200 CUSTOMERS BOUGHT SHARES IN
THE PROJECTS. THE PROGRAM WAS
DESIGNED SO THAT PARTICIPANTS
WOULD RECOUP THEIR INVESTMENT
WHEN THE PROGRAM ENDED. ONCE THE
SUBSCRIPTION TERM ENDED, CITY
LIGHT TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP OF
THE SOLAR PROJECTS TO THE SITE.
HOSTS WHO CONTINUE TO BENEFIT
FROM THOSE PROJECTS. NEXT SLIDE.
-- THIS HOLD UP FOR ONE SECOND.
JUST ONE SECOND. SO WE'RE ON
PAGE SIX. DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS? ALEX IS JUST
FLIPPING THROUGH THIS REAL
QUICK, LIKE, UH, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS YOU GOOD? YEP. ALL
RIGHT, GO AHEAD.
-- YEAH. THANK YOU.
-- ACTUALLY, I HAVE A.
-- RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU. UM, CAN YOU JUST
SO CITY LIGHT IS INSTALLING
SOLAR PANELS SOMEWHERE, AND THEN
WE'RE GETTING THE POWER FROM
THAT. THOSE SOLAR PANELS AND
WE'RE, UM, USING IT FOR
COMMUNITY BENEFIT. MY
UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY CAN
CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW THIS WORKS? LIKE CITY LIGHTS
PAYING FOR THE SOLAR PANELS?
-- YEP. SO IN THE FUTURE
PROGRAM, WE WOULD LEVERAGE STATE
FUNDING TO RECOVER THE COSTS OF
BUILDING COMMUNITY SOLAR
PROJECTS IN COMMUNITY. WE MIGHT
BUILD THEM ON A CITY OWNED
FACILITY. WE MIGHT BUILD THEM IN
COMMUNITY, FOR EXAMPLE, ON A
FOOD BANK. AND THEN WE WOULD
TRACK HOW MUCH ENERGY EACH
SYSTEM GENERATES, AND WE WOULD
ALLOCATE THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT
TO THE PARTICIPATING CUSTOMERS.
-- AND THE PARTICIPATING
CUSTOMERS ARE THE FOOD BANK.
-- LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS.
-- SO SO YOU'RE GETTING MONEY
FROM GRANTS TO SITUATE THE
PANELS, THE ENERGY YOU'RE
GETTING FROM THE PANELS, WHICH
YOU'LL SITUATE IN COMMUNITY.
YOU'RE THAT YOU'RE OFFERING TO
LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS, THE
FINANCIAL AT A LOWER PRICE.
-- EXACTLY. THE FINANCIAL VALUE
OF THE ENERGY GENERATED TO
THOSE.
-- JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I
WAS TRACKING.
-- YEAH. BECAUSE WHEN WE FIRST
LOOKED AT THIS, I THOUGHT YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING IN
PANELS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU WERE ALREADY PUTTING THE
PANELS. AND WE GET THE BENEFIT
OF THE PANELS TO PEOPLE WHO CAN
QUALIFY, WHO ARE LOW INCOME, WHO
DON'T NORMALLY GET TO
PARTICIPATE IN ENERGY.
-- WE HAVE NOT YET BUILT NEW
COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS. WE DID
BUILD FIVE PROJECTS FROM 2011 TO
2020, BUT THOSE FIVE PROJECTS
ARE NOW OWNED BY FOUR SITE
HOSTS, SO THEY ARE NO LONGER OUR
PROJECTS, AND WE'RE NO LONGER
ALLOCATING THOSE BENEFITS TO
CUSTOMERS.
-- OH, OKAY. I THOUGHT THEY
STILL WERE ALL.
-- THE PROJECT SITE HOSTS ARE
BENEFITING FROM THOSE PROJECTS,
AND THEY'RE PARTICIPATING IN
OUR SOLAR PROGRAMS.
-- SO WHEN YOU SAY 1200
CUSTOMERS PARTICIPATED, WHO
WHO'S THE 1200 CUSTOMERS?
-- I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THE
MAKEUP, BUT THEY BOUGHT SHARES
IN EACH PROJECT AND THAT SHARE
WAS WORTH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
SOLAR ENERGY. AND THEN WE
REFLECTED THE VALUE OF THAT
ENERGY ON THEIR BILL.
-- OKAY, NOW I UNDERSTAND YOU.
OKAY, COUNCILOR RIVERA, I KNOW
-- I WILL GET THERE.
-- WE'LL GET THERE. OKAY.
-- WE'LL GET.
-- WE'LL WE'LL LET YOU. WE'RE
JUST TRYING TO I'M JUST TRYING
TO MAKE SURE WE WE UNDERSTAND.
SO THANK YOU. OF COURSE.
-- BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT JUST
GETTING YOU'RE NOT SITUATING
THE PANELS WITH JUST GRANTS.
ALSO, PEOPLE ARE PAYING INTO THE
SYSTEM TO SITUATE PANELS.
THAT'S WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY.
THE PARTICIPANTS ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO THE PLACEMENT,
TO THE BUYING OF THE PANELS AND
PLACEMENT OF THE PANELS. AND
THEN THEY GET A BENEFIT BACK.
SO, SO THERE ARE LIKE TWO THINGS
GOING ON. AND I GUESS THAT'S
I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE BOTH
AND THANK YOU FOR NODDING
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE, DO YOU AM I
ARTICULATING?
-- YOU'VE GOT IT. YEAH, YOU'RE
YOU'RE TRACKING WELL. SO, UM,
THIS WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS
IT PROVIDES CITY LIGHT, THE
FLEXIBILITY TO DESIGN A FUTURE
COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM. AND
WE'RE LEADING OFF WITH A PROGRAM
THAT IS FOCUSED ON INCOME
QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS. SO IN THAT
INSTANCE, THEY'RE NOT
PURCHASING ANY ADDITIONAL
SHARES. WE'RE JUST PROVIDING THE
BENEFITS OF THAT RENEWABLE
ENERGY. BACK TO THEIR BILL AS
CREDITS. ANOTHER FUTURE FLAVOR
OF THE PROGRAM. WE MIGHT OPEN
THIS UP TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND
MARKET RATE CUSTOMERS THAT
DECIDE THEY WANT TO PAY A LITTLE
BIT MORE ON THEIR BILL TO, TO
SUPPORT LOCALLY SITED COMMUNITY
SOLAR. SO THIS FIRST ITERATION
OF THE PROGRAM THAT WENT FROM
2011 TO 2020, HAT WAS SORT OF
MIMICKED THAT PARTICULAR DESIGN.
-- OH, OKAY.
-- BUT IN THIS, THE 20 THESE
FIVE PROJECTS FROM 2011 TO 2020,
AND YOU SAID THE FIVE PROJECTS
AT FOUR SITES, THE AQUARIUM,
JEFFERSON PARK, CAPITOL HILL,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WOODLAND
PARK ZOO, YOU CITED THOSE
PRESUMABLY THESE 1200 CUSTOMERS
PAID INTO PARTIAL SITING OF
THOSE. SO THEY GOT SOME BENEFIT
BACK. THEY NO LONGER ARE GETTING
BENEFIT. THEY PRESUMABLY GOT THE
BENEFIT THEY PUT IN MAYBE A
LITTLE MORE. AND THEN NOW, UM,
THESE FOUR ENTITIES OR I'M NOT
SURE CAPITOL HILL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, IF THAT'S MULTIPLE
ENTITIES OR NOT, BUT THEY'RE NOW
GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THE SOLAR
POWER. YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THE 1200 CUSTOMERS
WHO HELPED YOU SITE THAT FOR
THIS NEXT ITERATION OF THE
PROGRAM, YOU'RE TRYING TO
LEVERAGE GRANTS TO SITE FUTURE
PANELS. AND THE BENEFIT FROM
THAT PANEL, YOUR WILL FLOW TO
INCOME ELIGIBLE FOLKS THAT
AREN'T ACTUALLY PAYING INTO THE
SYSTEM BECAUSE PRESUMABLY THESE
ARE LOW INCOME FOLKS, BUT THEY
WILL GET THE BENEFIT AND YOU
WILL PURCHASE IT WITH THE THE
GRANTS AND SOME CITY LIGHT
FUNDING. AM I TRACKING THAT
RIGHT? AND THEN THEN THEN YOU
JUST INTRODUCED A FUTURE FUTURE.
UM, OFFERING WHERE PERHAPS SMALL
BUSINESSES OR RESIDENTS WHO WANT
TO CONTRIBUTE INTO THIS SYSTEM
SO THAT OTHERS GET, UM, SOME
COST BREAK TO THEIR CITY LIGHT
BILL.
-- YOU'VE GOT IT.
-- YEAH. OKAY.
-- OKAY, GOOD. YOU WANT TO GO
JOIN THEM? YEAH. I'M READY.
THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. ALEX, I'M
GLAD WE CLEARED THAT UP THOUGH,
BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE BIT
CONFUSED TOO, BUT THANK YOU. GO
AHEAD. ALEX. GREAT.
-- SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS NEXT
ITERATION OF COMMUNITY SOLAR.
WE'RE INTENDING TO INITIALLY
DESIGN, LIKE JOE SAID, AND
IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM THAT WOULD
LEVERAGE THE STATE FUNDING
ENROLL INCOME ELIGIBLE
CUSTOMERS, AND OFFER THOSE
CUSTOMERS SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL
BENEFIT. WE WANT TO SITE
PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH NOT ONLY
OUR UTILITY NEEDS, BUT ALSO
CUSTOMER PRIORITIES, AND THEN
COMPENSATE PROJECT SITE HOSTS
FOR HOSTING THE PROJECTS. WE
PLAN TO BUILD ON. LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THIS FIRST VERSION
TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT FUTURE
OFFERS FOR ADDITIONAL CITY LIKE
CUSTOMERS THAT CAN'T INSTALL
SOLAR OR NEED OUR HELP TO MEET
CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
GOALS.
-- OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO APPLY
LEVERAGE AND BUILD. MHM. THAT'S
WHAT YOUR POWERPOINT SAYS.
-- YES.
-- OKAY. GOOD. STRONG VERBS. ALL
RIGHT. THAT WAS THE EXCITING
PART.
-- ONE MORE SLIDE TO REALIZE OUR
VISION FOR COMMUNITY SOLAR,
WE'VE BROUGHT TO YOU A REQUEST
TO AMEND THE SMC SO CITY LIGHT
CAN DESIGN A NEW COMMUNITY SOLAR
PROGRAM, DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER
COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS THAT
ALLOW LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS TO
BENEFIT FROM SOLAR ENERGY AND
BATTERIES. OWNED AND MANAGED BY
CITY LIGHT TRACK, THE ENERGY
PRODUCED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DISTRIBUTING A POTENTIAL
FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO EACH
PARTICIPANT, SUBJECT TO PROGRAM
RULES AND A PARTICIPANT
AGREEMENT DEVELOPED BY CITY
LIGHT AND USE FUNDS GENERATED
FROM OUR VOLUNTARY GREEN POWER
PROGRAMS LIKE GREEN UP TO BUILD
COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND
QUESTIONS.
-- YEAH, I DO HAVE A FEW. JUST
JUST ONE. UM, FIRST OF ALL, I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THE,
UM, THE SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE
ON PAGE SIX, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS
KIND OF GO RIGHT THERE FOR THE
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE IMPACTS. SO I'M
GUESSING YOU WROTE THIS PART.
YES. OKAY. SO, UM, JUST BRIEFLY,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE
WHOLE THING INTO THE RECORD, BUT
SO FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, WE
UNDERSTAND WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT.
BUT THIS IS KIND OF ON TRACK
WITH WHY WE INITIALLY, UM,
STARTED TALKING ABOUT A RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE WHEN
WE PASSED LEGISLATION, HOW IT,
HOW WE BENEFIT OTHER
COMMUNITIES. WE SEE THIS IN OUR
BENEFIT COMMUNITY, UM, CONTRACTS
THROUGH PARKS AND SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. WE SEE THEM ALL TIME.
WHAT ARE THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS?
DO THEY OUTWEIGH THE SPACE THAT
THEY'RE TAKING? HOW ARE THEY
GIVING BACK? CAN YOU JUST
BRIEFLY TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE PIECE THAT YOU WROTE IN
HERE?
-- SURE. IT'S A REAL WORK IN
PROGRESS. WE'RE REALLY COMMITTED
TO WORKING WITH COMMUNITY AND
BUILDING TRUST, AND WE STARTED
THIS TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO,
AND WE KNEW THAT WE NEEDED TO GO
AND BE IN COMMUNITY AND SIT AND
LISTEN TO WHAT OUR COMMUNITY
PRIORITIES AND NOT MAKE ANY
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THESE SOLAR
PROJECTS, PROVIDING BENEFIT OR
EVEN BEING A VALUE TO COMMUNITY.
SO WE PARTNERED WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
COMMUNITY LIAISONS PROGRAM,
RECOGNIZING THAT THOSE ARE
COMMUNITY LEADERS. THEY KNOW
WHAT THEIR COMMUNITIES WANT, AND
THEY CAN HELP CONNECT US WITH
FOLKS THAT CAN HELP US BETTER
UNDERSTAND HOW THE UTILITY
SHOULD BE DESIGNING A PROGRAM.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
THOSE SEALS, AS THEY'RE REFERRED
TO FOR SOME TIME, AND IT TAKES
TIME TO BUILD TRUST. SO FIRST
IT'S BUILDING TRUST WITH THEM
AND THEN IS ATTENDING COMMUNITY
EVENTS AND NOT ASKING FOR
ANYTHING. AND THEN IS BEING
REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT
STRUCTURING A GUIDE AND
QUESTIONS IN A WAY FOR THOSE
COMMUNITY LEADERS TO INTERACT
AND ASK, HEY, DO YOU WANT
COMMUNITY SOLAR? IF WE DID SITE
COMMUNITY SOLAR, WHAT ARE YOUR
CONCERNS? DO YOU HAVE SAFETY
CONCERNS? WHAT ABOUT BATTERIES?
WHAT WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD IS, YES,
THEY WANT COMMUNITY SOLAR. THERE
ARE SAFETY CONCERNS, OF COURSE,
AND RIGHTFULLY SO, ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT COMES TO BATTERIES. AND
ALSO THEY WANT EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES. SO THEY'RE
THINKING ABOUT WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. THEY'RE THINKING
ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE AND NEEDING
TO UNDERSTAND, WELL, HOW DOES
SOLAR EVEN WORK? AND SO WE'RE
WE'RE LISTENING AND WE'RE
HEARING THEM AND WE'RE, WE'RE
PLANNING TO INTEGRATE ALL OF
THIS FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE
RECEIVED INTO OUR PROGRAM
DESIGN. AND WE REALLY JUST HAVE
STARTED THAT PROGRAM DESIGN. SO
THERE'S SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO
CONTINUE THAT ENGAGEMENT,
CONTINUE BUILDING TRUST AND TO
BE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY
WE DID IT.
-- RIGHT. IN YOUR EYE IS ON PAGE
SIX AND SEVEN, BUT I REASON WHY
I KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE A PLUG
TO THE COMMUNITY FOLKS THROUGH
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
BECAUSE I REMEMBER THEY WERE
WORKING CLOSELY WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT WITH THE FORMER
DIRECTOR. UM, I REMEMBER HER
TALKING TO US ABOUT HOW THEY HAD
CERTAIN PEOPLE WITHIN CERTAIN
DEPARTMENTS AND NOT JUST
CHECKING A BOX. SO, UM, QUITE
FRANKLY, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED
WITH WHAT YOU WROTE ABOUT THE
SAS THE RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
IMPACTS, BUT THE TOOLKIT PIECE
AS WELL. SO, UM, AND AS YOU
KNOW, THIS IS IN THE SUMMARY AND
FISCAL NOTES, SO WE CAN LET THE
PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY
IMPLEMENTING THESE THINGS IN
EACH CITY DEPARTMENT. SO WE LOOK
AT IT THROUGH THAT LENS THAT WE
HAVE THOSE COMMUNITY FOLKS THAT
ARE AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, UM,
PARKS, YOU KNOW, ALL THE 18
DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE 19
DEPARTMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE
CITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT. UM, WITH THAT, I'M GOING
TO ASK MY, OH, I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS HIS HAND
UP. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK
YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION TODAY.
I'M, I'M, UH, I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE US.
THIS IS SUPER COOL. THE, THE
COMMUNITY SOLAR INITIATIVE, UH,
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND I THINK THE PROPOSAL BEFORE
US, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WOULD
ESSENTIALLY BE THE TO HELP ALLOW
US TO LAUNCH THE NEXT WAVE OF
THE COMMUNITY SOLAR INITIATIVE,
THE ONE THAT WAS, UH, RETIRED OR
ABROGATED IN 2020. SO, SO
MODERNIZE THE, THE CODE WITH
EXISTING PLANS AND ALLOW US TO
BRING TO LIFE THE NEXT ITERATION
OR 2.0 VERSION OF THIS, IF YOU
WILL, UM, CAN YOU, ARE THERE ANY
OTHER KIND OF, UH, EXEMPLAR
JURISDICTIONS LIKE NATIONALLY OR
GLOBALLY THAT HAVE, HAVE
PROGRAMS AND CAPABILITIES THAT
ARE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE MORE
ADVANCED OR BUILT OUT THAN OURS
THAT WE STRIVE TO EMULATE OR
BEAT IN THE, IN THE ARMS RACE,
SO TO SPEAK, RACE TO THE TOP.
-- THERE
-- YEAH, I'LL JUST SAY THAT,
YOU KNOW, AS, UM, ACROSS OUR
PORTFOLIO OF CUSTOMER ENERGY
PROGRAMS, WHEN WE SET OUT AND WE
HEAR FROM COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR
PREFERENCES AND WHERE WE CAN
PROVIDE BENEFITS, WHEN WE SET
OUT TO DESIGN A PROGRAM, WE'RE
OFTEN TALKING TO OUR UTILITY
PEERS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN LEARN
FROM OUR PEERS ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
THINGS THEY LEARNED ALONG THE
WAY AND REALLY SPEED THOSE
LEARNINGS THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN
PROCESS. SO ALEX AND TEAM HAVE
TALKED TO MANY OF OUR PEERS HERE
LOCALLY, INCLUDING PUGET SOUND
ENERGY, UM, SNOHOMISH, I BELIEVE
AS WELL. SNOHOMISH, PUD. THERE
HAVE BEEN OTHER UTILITIES HERE
IN THE NORTHWEST THAT HAVE TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF THESE EARLY PHASES
OF THE WASHINGTON STATE
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY SOLAR
EXPANSION PROGRAM. SEATTLEITE
HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT
THUS FAR, AND WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED TO, UH, TRY TO ACCESS
SOME OF THAT CAPITAL TO PROVIDE
BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
-- THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND THE
THE LOCAL UTILITIES AND
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE STATE NEXUS
WITH THE, UH, WAZOO GRANT, BUT,
UM, BUT ALSO REALLY CURIOUS
ABOUT LIKE INTERNATIONALLY, LIKE
ANY, ANY LEADING JURISDICTIONS
OR UTILITY PROVIDERS NATIONALLY
OR INTERNATIONALLY, UM, THAT
HAVE, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, MORE,
MORE ADVANCED PROGRAMS THAT
WE'RE SEEKING TO EMULATE
ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF.
-- WE'RE PART OF THE NATIONWIDE
COMMUNITY SOLAR PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM. SO WE'RE TALKING WITH
OUR PEERS IN OTHER STATES ABOUT
WHAT'S WORKED AND WHAT HASN'T.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN STATE
LEGISLATION THAT'S REQUIRED THAT
UTILITIES OFFER COMMUNITY SOLAR.
SO WE'RE LEARNING A LOT STATES
LIKE COLORADO, NEW YORK IS
PRETTY FAR ALONG AS WELL. SO
IT'S AN ITERATIVE PROCESS. WE
REACH OUT, WE TALK, WE HAVE AN
IDEA, WE GO OUT AGAIN, AND WE'RE
DEFINITELY KEEPING TABS ON THE
GENERAL STATE OF COMMUNITY
SOLAR. AS WE MOVE INTO FULL
PROGRAM DESIGN.
-- GOT IT. UH, SO I UNDERSTAND
INCOME QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS IS,
IS SORT OF ONE METRIC YOU'LL,
YOU'LL USE TO GUIDE THIS WORK.
UM, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE SOME
OTHER KIND OF HIGH LEVEL
EVALUATION CRITERIA YOU ALL
ANTICIPATE ON LEVERAGING TO, TO
GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS.
-- UM
-- SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
THE COMMUNITY LIAISONS TO
DEVELOP SOME DRAFT SITING
CRITERIA TO THINK STRATEGICALLY
ABOUT HOW WE CAN BALANCE UTILITY
NEEDS. SO THE TECHNICAL NEEDS
AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS WITH
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. SO THINGS
LIKE, IS THE BUILDING READY? IS
IT IN A HIGHLY IMPACTED
COMMUNITY? IS IT AT AN EXISTING
HONORED COMMUNITY SITE? IS IT
VALUABLE FOR OUR GRID? SO WE'VE
DONE SOME WORK TO MODEL WHAT
FEEDER LINES AND TRANSFORMERS
CAN ACCOMMODATE CERTAIN SIZED
SOLAR PROJECTS. SO WE'LL HAVE
THAT INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO
LAYER IT WITH WHAT WE KNOW
COMMUNITY WANTS AND NEEDS. AND
AS WE ENTER DESIGN, WE'LL THINK
ABOUT MORE CRITERIA RELATED TO
HOW WE ENROLL CUSTOMERS, FOR
EXAMPLE, AND HOW WE SHOW THEM A
FINANCIAL BENEFIT. BUT WE'RE
STILL AT THE EARLY STAGES OF
DESIGN.
-- WITH THE PROGRAM PRIMARILY
SERVE, UH, RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS, ORGANIZATIONAL
CUSTOMERS, A MIXTURE OF BOTH. IF
BOTH LIKE, WHAT IS THE ROUGH
SPLIT THAT YOU ANTICIPATE THERE.
-- INITIALLY, RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS THAT ARE AT 80% OF THE
AREA MEDIAN INCOME, IT'S LIKELY
THAT WE'LL MATCH TO OUR NEW
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM INCOME
THRESHOLD OF 60% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME, WHICH WILL BROADEN THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO
PARTICIPATE. THE STATE REQUIRES
THAT THE BENEFIT BE OFFERED FOR
TEN YEARS TO CUSTOMERS THAT ARE
AT THE 80% AMI THRESHOLD.
-- GOT IT. AND FINAL QUESTION
IS, YOU KNOW, IF THIS PROPOSAL
PASSES, LIKE ROUGHLY HOW MANY
PROJECTS DO YOU ANTICIPATE, LIKE
BRING IT TO LIFE OR WHAT IS YOUR
DO YOU HAVE A GOAL FOR THE
NUMBER OF PROJECTS IF THIS
PROPOSAL PASSES? AND ROUGHLY HOW
MANY CORRESPONDING CUSTOMERS
WOULD THAT WOULD THAT SERVE?
-- GREAT QUESTION. SO WE'RE
EARLY IN DESIGN AGAIN, AND WE'RE
THINKING WE COULD COVER ABOUT
90% OF A TYPICAL LOW IN LOW
INCOME CUSTOMERS ELECTRICITY
BILL. AND IF WE BUILT FOUR
MEGAWATTS, THAT'S OUR GOAL. WE
COULD SERVE ABOUT 700 CUSTOMERS.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DETERMINE BREADTH VERSUS DEPTH
SO WE COULD COVER LESS OF AN
ELECTRICITY BILL AND HAVE A
LESS, LESSER FINANCIAL BENEFIT,
BUT OFFER THE PROGRAM TO MORE
CUSTOMERS. WE'LL NEED TO DIVE
INTO THOSE DETAILS IN THE COMING
MONTHS.
-- YEAH, NOW THAT MAKES SENSE.
WELL, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PROPOSAL. OVERALL, I WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT,
UH, YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORHOODS. AND
I THINK I HEARD THAT AS PART OF
YOUR POTENTIAL EVALUATION
CRITERIA THAT ARE ALREADY
OVERBURDENED AND OVER POLLUTED.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE,
DURING THE RECENT SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE CONVERSATIONS WE
HAD HERE, UH, WE, WE PASSED AN
AMENDMENT TO PRIORITIZE ELECTRIC
BUS DEPLOYMENT IN THE DUWAMISH
VALLEY OF A VERY, UH, CLIMATE
BURDENED, UM, AND HISTORICALLY
MARGINALIZED AND POLLUTED
NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, SO I WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO, YOU KNOW,
START THERE AS A STARTING POINT
FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS. AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT, WANT
IT. AND I IMAGINE NOT EVERYONE
OBVIOUSLY MIGHT WANT THIS, BUT,
UH, BUT, UM, I'M EXCITED ABOUT
THIS OVERALL. SO THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. ALEX, I HAVE A
QUESTION. BUT IT'S AND IF YOU
DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER, THAT'S
OKAY. BUT I JUST WAS WONDERING
IF, IF WE'RE DOING 80, 80%, AM
I FOR THE SOLAR? AND YOU KNOW,
THAT WE LOWERED IT TO 60. AM I
FOR THE UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM? I WAS JUST THINKING
THAT WHEN YOU WERE SAYING IT,
BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAY IT
ANYWAY. UM, WHY WOULDN'T WE HAVE
WITHIN THE ORDINANCE OR THE
AMENDMENT OR, UM, JUST GO AHEAD
AND LOWER THAT TO 60. NOW.
-- SO, THE AT LEAST 80% AM I IS
A REQUIREMENT OF THE GRANT. UM,
WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN PROGRAM
DESIGN TO, TO, UM, DRAW OUR
ELIGIBILITY LINES WHERE WE MAY,
UM, AND PLAN TO MIMIC THE
ELIGIBILITY FOR UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM.
-- RIGHT. WHAT I'M ASKING, WHY
WOULDN'T YOU JUST DO IT TODAY
-- WELL. GENERALLY WE DON'T, WE
DON'T PUT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
INTO THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE THE
UDP PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY MAY
CHANGE OVER TIME. AND THIS
ALLOWS US TO MIMIC AND KIND OF
KEEP IT UPDATED WITH THAT. MANY
OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE INITIAL
ORDINANCE THAT YOU THAT WAS
AMENDED, UM, BROUGHT IN A LOT OF
SPECIFIC DESIGN PARAMETERS THAT
WERE SPECIFIC TO THE LAST
ITERATION OF THE GRANT. AND THEN
WE HAD, WE'RE BACK HERE TODAY
TO AMEND ALL THAT TO MAKE IT. SO
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT A
LITTLE BIT BROADER AND MORE
FLEXIBLE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO GIVE
US FLEXIBILITY TO, TO AMEND
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY BASED ON
WHAT WE HEAR FROM CUSTOMERS.
-- SO IN A PERFECT WORLD, IN THE
FUTURE, YOU WOULD BE BACK TO
AMEND IT. IF YOU IF YOU CAN
-- UH, IN A, I THINK IDEALLY,
THE AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING
TODAY PROVIDES US FLEXIBILITY
TO, TO, UM, CHANGE THAT
ELIGIBILITY OVER TIME AS NEEDED.
-- ERIC, WERE YOU GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING? AYE.
-- I JUST WAS ANIMATED BECAUSE I
WAS FOLLOWING THE CONVERSATION,
BUT JUST, JUST TO SAY THAT I
THINK THAT THE CHANGES TO THE
CODE ALLOW UTILITY, THE
FLEXIBILITY TO DESIGN THESE
PROGRAMS, THIS FIRST ROUND THAT
FOLKS ARE TALKING ABOUT WILL BE
FOR LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS, BE
ELIGIBLE ACCORDING TO THESE
THRESHOLDS, THE FUTURE THEY
COULD BE MARKET RATE, BUT WITHIN
THAT WHOLE ENVELOPE, IT ALLOWS
THESE FOLKS TO SET IT UP TO BE
CORRESPONDED WITH UDP OR WHAT
HAVE YOU. SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO
COME IN FOR AN AMENDMENT IN THE
FUTURE TO MAKE THEM GOOD.
-- OKAY, GREAT. I SEE WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING. OKAY, SO YOU
DON'T NEED A STATUTORY FIX.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING AT.
-- OKAY. GOT IT.
-- OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ERIC. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE
ANY IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
GUYS WANT TO ADD BEFORE I ASK MY
COLLEAGUES AND WE GO TO A VOTE?
YOU GOOD? OKAY. UM, DO YOU SEE
ANYTHING FROM MY COLLEAGUES? NO,
I DO NOT SEE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
OH, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. GO
AHEAD
-- UH, JUST SHARE AN
APPRECIATION FOR GETTING TO
MEET, UH, BEFORE THIS MEETING TO
HAVE ALL MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
AND I'M EXCITED TO VOTE
YESTERDAY. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. OKAY, THAT BEING SAID,
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE
US TO A VOTE. THEN I MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE
TWO, SIX ONE. IS THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
THE BILL. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
NOT SEEING ANY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION OF PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AYE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. I
CHAIR JUAREZ. I CHAIR, THERE ARE
FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR.
-- GREAT. THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES. COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO,
ONE, TWO, SIX ONE WILL BE SENT
TO THE AUGUST 11th, 2026 FULL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO LET'S
THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER TWO. MADAM CLERK,
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER TWO AND
THE RECORD.
-- AGENDA ITEM TWO, COUNCIL BILL
121269 RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT. AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO OF SEATTLEITE TO EXECUTE
THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
COMMISSION'S LICENSE FOR THE
BOUNDARY HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT.
THERE WILL BE BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND VOTE.
-- THANK YOU. SO WHILE YOU GUYS
ARE GETTING SITUATED, I'LL. I'LL
BE A QUICK LITTLE INTRO AND THEN
I'LL LET YOU. I'LL HAND IT
OVER TO YOU. WE HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT. THEY HAVE A 910 PAGE
POWERPOINT. AND THIS ORDINANCE
ALLOWS THE GENERAL MANAGER, THE
CEO OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, TO
EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE FERC
LICENSE FOR THE BOUNDARY
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT. THE
LICENSE WAS ISSUED IN 2013 FOR A
42 YEAR TERM AND WAS SUPPORTED
BY A COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT WITH SIX TRIBAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL PARTIES, WHICH ARE
THE KALISPELL TRIBE, THE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE, THE BUREAU OF
INDIAN AFFAIRS, THE U.S. FISH
AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, AND THE
PONDERAY PUD PUBLIC UTILITIES
DISTRICT. THIS AMENDMENT, I
BELIEVE, AND I'M. I'M SURE
YOU'VE SAID IT THREE TIMES IN
YOUR POWERPOINT. THIS AMENDMENT
WILL SAVE OVER $100 MILLION
ACROSS THE LICENSE TERM. WE
NEVER SEE THAT IN POWERPOINT.
THAT'S WHY I WAS HAPPY TO SEE
THAT. YOU MENTIONED IT THREE
TIMES. UM, THE PRESENTERS ARE AT
THE TABLE. I'M GOING TO LET YOU
GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES. AND THEN I WILL LET
YOU GO AHEAD WITH YOUR
PRESENTATION. GO AHEAD SIR.
-- GREAT. I'M DENNIS MCLAREN,
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER.
-- BRIGITTE MOLINA, COUNCIL
LEGISLATION COORDINATOR FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
-- I'M THE MANAGER OF THE
BOUNDARY LICENSE IMPLEMENTATION
GROUP.
-- AND I'M CHRIS TOWNSEND, THE
DIRECTOR OF NATURAL RESOURCES
AND HYDRO LICENSING.
-- AND I'M ERIC MCCONAGHY ON
THE COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
-- SO WE DON'T HAVE LLOYD HERE
OR YOU'RE LLOYD. I'M SORRY I
DID THAT AGAIN. LLOYD, THANK YOU
FOR RAISING YOUR HAND. I WAS
TRYING TO MATCH UP WHO WROTE THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE. AND
WHEN I WAS LOOKING DOWN. AND.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR RAISING
YOUR HAND, I APPRECIATE THAT.
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD. WHY DON'T
YOU GUYS GO AHEAD WITH YOUR
PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL OPEN
IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. OH, WAIT.
LET ME ASK MY COLLEAGUE
SOMETHING. DO YOU WANT THEM TO
GO THROUGH IT AND THEN ASK
QUESTIONS? OR DO YOU GUYS WANT
TO BE ABLE TO JUST ASK QUESTIONS
AS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH IT?
WHAT DO YOU PREFER. THROUGH IT?
DO IT. OKAY, WELL, WE'LL LET YOU
GET THROUGH IT. THEN WE'LL ASK
QUESTIONS.
-- GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU, CHAIR
JUAREZ AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
UH, MY NAME IS DENNIS MCLAREN,
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER AT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. AND THANKS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
THE BOUNDARY PROJECT LICENSE
AMENDMENT ORDINANCE. AND THIS IS
A TRUE WIN-WIN. UH, WE'RE
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AND,
UH, I'M JOINED TODAY BY CHRIS
TOWNSEND, DIRECTOR OF NATURAL
RESOURCES AND LICENSING, AND
LLOYD DIXON. OUR BOUNDARY
LICENSE PROGRAM UNIT MANAGER.
AND BACK IN MARCH OF 2010, UH,
CITY LIGHT FILED A COMPREHENSIVE
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
BOUNDARY PROJECT AND ITS CITY
LIGHTS LARGEST HYDROELECTRIC
PROJECT. AND IT'S LOCATED IN
PONDERAY COUNTY, ABOUT TWO HOURS
NORTH OF SPOKANE. AND, UH, AS,
UH, CHAIR JUAREZ SAID, THE FERC
ISSUED THE 42 YEAR LICENSE FOR
THE DAM ON MARCH 20th, 2013. SO
THIS IS A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
THAT OCCURRED IN 2010, BEFORE
THE LICENSE WAS ISSUED. THIS
ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TODAY
AUTHORIZES CITY LIGHT TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH AN AMENDMENT TO
BOUNDARIES PROJECT. THE BOUNDARY
PROJECTS FEDERAL LICENSE THAT
REFLECTS, UH, YEARS OF
COLLABORATION WITH TRIBAL,
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
PARTNERS. IT REFOCUSES OUR
COLLECTIVE EFFORTS ON MEASURES
THAT DELIVER STRONGER ECOLOGICAL
OUTCOMES WHILE ALSO REDUCING
LONG TERM COSTS FOR RATEPAYERS.
THESE UPDATES REFLECT OUR
CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT
SCIENCE BASED, SCIENCE BASED
ACTIONS AND OPERATING THE
BOUNDARY PROJECT, CONSISTENT
WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE
EXPECTATIONS OF OUR REGIONAL
PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE
KALISPELL INDIAN TRIBE, THE
KALISPELL INDIAN TRIBE HAS BEEN
VERY ENGAGED IN THESE CHANGES
AND STRONGLY SUPPORTS THEM AS
THEY ARE BENEFICIAL FOR
FISHERIES RESOURCES AS WELL AS
OUR RATEPAYERS. AS YOU'LL HEAR
FROM LLOYD'S PRESENTATION. AND
I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO LLOYD
TO WALK THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION, WHICH INCLUDES THE
CHANGES AND BENEFITS AND THE
PROPOSED LICENSE AMENDMENT. AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING ANY
QUESTIONS. AND I ALSO WANT TO
THANK LLOYD AND CHRIS AND THEIR
TEAM FOR THE HARD WORK ON THIS.
IT'S MULTIPLE YEARS OF WORK
WITH THE LICENSING PARTNERS OVER
THERE. AND, UH, IT'S REALLY A
BENEFICIAL OUTCOME FOR FISH AND
FOR THE TRIBES AND FOR, FOR THE
UTILITY AND OUR RATEPAYERS.
-- THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU BEGIN,
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, THOUGH.
DIDN'T THIS COME OUT OF THE
LITIGATION WHERE THE KALISPELL
TRIBE SUED PONDERAY BACK IN THE
90s? NO IT DIDN'T. OKAY. I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I WAS
AT MY THAT WAS MY CASE. SO I WAS
WONDERING IF THIS WAS IT, BUT.
-- SEPARATE ISSUE. THEY
NEGOTIATED FAIRLY STRONGLY WITH
CITY LIGHT. I THINK DURING THE
RELICENSING PROCESS. UM, GOT
GENERALLY WHAT THEY WANTED OUT
OF US. UM, IN TERMS OF RESOURCE
BENEFIT, BUT THAT IS A SEPARATE
ISSUE THAN THIS.
-- OKAY. I'LL LET YOU GO AHEAD.
-- OKAY. I'LL TRY NOT TO REPEAT
TOO MUCH. UM, DENNIS HAD A VERY
COMPREHENSIVE, UH, INTRO THERE.
SO, UM, IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW,
THE RIVER IS ACTUALLY IN FAR
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON, TWO HOURS
NORTH OF SPOKANE. IT FLOWS FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH. SO IT'S ONE OF
THOSE, UM, DIFFERENT RIVERS. UM,
NOT MANY DO, BUT THIS ONE DOES.
SO 42 YEAR TERM. SO WE'RE GOOD
THROUGH 2055. UM WHICH ALLOWS US
TO OPERATE THE FACILITY, UM
CREATING 35% OF THE POWER FOR,
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
-- WHAT YEAR IS IT GOOD TO.
PARDON ME? TWO YEARS. WHAT DID
YOU SAY? 2055.
-- YES, MA'AM.
-- OKAY.
-- UM, THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE
ENTIRE LICENSE WAS, UH, NATIVE
FISH ENHANCEMENT. UH, IT COMES
IN VARIOUS WAYS THROUGH MEASURES
DIRECTLY RELATED TO FISHERIES,
HABITAT ENHANCEMENT. AND WE HAVE
ACTUALLY A HATCHERY OUT THERE
NOW THAT WE BUILT AS PART OF THE
LICENSE, WHICH WE'RE ACTUALLY
PUTTING NATIVE FISH BACK INTO
THE LANDSCAPE. SO EVERYTHING
THAT WE'VE DONE RELATED TO THIS
LICENSE, UM, FROM THE, FROM THE
LICENSE IS PRIMARILY FISHERIES
BASED. SO IT'S A PRETTY UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY FOR CITY LIGHT TO
MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE
COMMUNITY ITSELF. UH, THE
AGREEMENT REALLY ALSO FOCUSED ON
PRESERVATION OF, UH, CITY
LIGHTS, ABILITY TO FLEXIBLY
CREATE POWER, PRODUCE POWER, UM,
THERE ARE NOT, UH, WE DON'T
HAVE LOW FLOW RESTRICTIONS. WE
DON'T HAVE TO PASS WATER WHEN
WE'RE NOT MAKING POWER. UM, SO
WE HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE PRIMARY
FOCUSES OF RELICENSING WAS TO
MAINTAIN THAT FLEXIBILITY. UH,
THIS IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT
SINCE 2013. WE'VE WORKED
DILIGENTLY TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF
THE, THE MEASURES IN THE LICENSE
TO DATE. UM, AND THIS IS SORT OF
A CULMINATION OF YEARS OF
SCIENTIFIC DATA COLLECTION TO BE
ABLE TO GET TO THIS POINT AND
MAKE A MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THE
LICENSE.
-- HERE'S THE FUN SLIDE.
-- YES, MA'AM. UH, SO THE, THE
BIGGEST, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COST
ITEMS IN THE LICENSE IS
ENTRAINMENT REDUCTION. SO
ENTRAINMENT IS WHEN A FISH
PASSES THROUGH THE DAM, EITHER
THROUGH THE TURBINES THEMSELVES,
THROUGH A SPILLWAY, OR IN THIS
CASE, THROUGH A SLUICE GATE.
-- THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE
DEFINITION IN THERE. I WAS
WONDERING WHAT ENTRAINMENT MEANT
TO.
-- RIGHT. IT'S KIND OF JARGONY
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
-- THAT'S OKAY. JUST JUST SAY
IT'S HOW THE FISH GET THROUGH.
-- YEAH. SO, UM, SOMETIMES THAT
LEADS TO MORTALITY. AND IF
MORTALITY HAPPENS TO AN
ENDANGERED SPECIES, FISH REALLY
BAD.
-- NOT GOOD FOR US. THE FISH DIE
AND.
-- THEY CAN DIE. THEY DON'T ALL
DIE. UM, FISH THAT GO THROUGH
THE TURBINES ACTUALLY SURVIVE
HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD SURVIVAL
RATE. UM, THERE'S SOME PRESSURE
AND THINGS THAT I THINK MESS
WITH THEIR PHYSIOLOGY, BUT WE DO
HAVE TAGGED FISH THAT WE TAGGED
IN THE UPPER RESERVOIR THAT
WE'VE CAUGHT BELOW THE DAM. AND
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO GET
THERE. IT'S 350FT TALL AND THEY
DON'T CLIMB. SO THEY WENT
THROUGH UM, SO ENTRAINMENT IS A
VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS. UH, A
LOT OF THE ENTRAINMENT, UM
PROJECTS ARE RELATED PRIMARILY
TO THE WAY THAT THE COLUMBIA
RIVER WORKS. UM, THE COLUMBIA
RIVER HAS MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
OF SALMON. WE DON'T HAVE
SALMON, WE HAVE SALMONIDS, WHICH
ARE TROUT, BUT THEY DON'T GO TO
THE OCEAN. SO ON THE COLUMBIA
RIVER, MANY, MANY FISH GO UP,
THEY SPAWN AND THEN THEY'RE
LITTLE BABY FISH HEAD OUT
TOWARDS THE OCEAN, GETTING THOSE
LITTLE BABY FISH THROUGH THE
DAMS IS SUPER, SUPER IMPORTANT
TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THOSE
FISH POPULATIONS. MANDATORY
CONDITIONING AUTHORITIES FROM
FEDERAL AGENCIES DICTATE
-- THAT IF YOU GET A FEDERAL
LICENSE FOR A HYDROPOWER
FACILITY, YOU WILL HAVE TO DEAL
WITH DOWNSTREAM PASSAGE OF FISH
AND UPSTREAM PASSAGE OF FISH.
OUR FISH DON'T FIT WELL INTO
THEIR BOX. SO OVER THE YEARS,
WE'VE REALLY DEVELOPED A LOT OF
SCIENCE TO TO SHOW, TO
DEMONSTRATE THAT OUR FISH DON'T
ACT LIKE FISH ON THE COLUMBIA
RIVER, SALMON, ANADROMOUS FISH
ON THE ON THE COLUMBIA WITH
MILLIONS OF FISH MIGRATING
DOWNSTREAM, WE HAVE VERY FEW
FISH. THE RIVER IS WARM AND
TROUT DON'T LIKE WARM WATER, SO
WE HAVE VERY FEW FISH. AND WE
WOULD HAVE A VERY, VERY SLIM
CHANCE OF ACTUALLY CAPTURING
THEM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM
AROUND THE DAM TO, TO THEN
COMPLETE WHATEVER LIFE CYCLE
THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO
COMPLETE. SO THESE ARE VERY
EXPENSIVE PROJECTS. THEY'RE
VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN. THEY'RE
JUST CHALLENGING IN GENERAL. SO
OUR GOAL FOR A LONG TIME HAS
BEEN TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS
TO PROVE TO THEM THAT THIS
MEASURE IN PARTICULAR, ISN'T
GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE, EVEN IF
WE BUILD IT, AND IT'S JUST GOING
TO COST A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY.
UM, THEY WERE AWARE OF THAT.
THEY'RE COGNIZANT OF THAT AND
THEY WERE SYMPATHETIC TO US AND
SAW THAT WE COULD PROVIDE A
BETTER BENEFIT TO OTHER
RESOURCES WITHIN THE WATERSHED
IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT
MEASURE, WE COULD USE THAT MONEY
IN A BETTER IN DIFFERENT WAY.
OKAY. SO REMOVAL OF THAT PROJECT
WILL SAVE US APPROXIMATELY $100
MILLION, UM, PLUS OR MINUS, UM,
OVER THE LIFE OF THE LICENSE IN
ADDITION TO THAT PARTICULAR
MEASURE, WE HAVE THREE OTHER
MEASURES THAT WE'RE GOING TO
REMOVE. UM, THERE WAS A CULVERT
THAT THE FOREST SERVICE HAD
ASKED TO BE PUT INTO THE LICENSE
FOR REPLACEMENT. THEY THOUGHT
THAT IT WOULD PROVIDE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN FISH
HABITAT. UM, IN ACTUALITY, IT'S
A VERY SHORT SECTION OF STREAM
ABOVE THAT CULVERT. UM BEFORE IT
GOES TO THE DAM WHERE THERE'S NO
FISH PASSAGE. AND THAT'S FOR THE
CITY OF MEDELLIN FALLS WATER
TREATMENT SYSTEM. UM, SO THAT
WAS A DAM THAT WASN'T COMING
OUT. SO FOREST SERVICE AGREED
THAT WE COULD REMOVE THAT
MEASURE FROM THE LICENSE AS
WELL. THAT SAVES US ABOUT $10
MILLION. UH, THERE'S A FEW
LOGJAMS. UM, THEY'RE CALLED
ENGINEERED LOGJAMS. BASICALLY,
WE CREATE A LITTLE HABITAT
FEATURE IN A CREEK FOR VARIOUS
REASONS. CONSTRUCTABILITY
LANDOWNER ISSUES. WE WEREN'T
ABLE TO REALLY BE ABLE TO
IMPLEMENT THOSE. SO WE'RE TAKING
THOSE OUT AS WELL. AND ONE
ADDITIONAL PROJECT, UM, IN THE
MAIN STEM POND AREA THAT WAS
TARGETING MOUNTAIN WHITE FISH
SPAWNING HABITAT. AGAIN, WE HAD
VERY HARD TIME. UM, WORKING WITH
THE PARTNERS TO, TO PROVE THAT
OUR MEASURE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE.
SO TOTAL COST SAVINGS OF ABOUT
$12 MILLION TO REMOVE THOSE
THREE LITTLE PROJECTS. IN
COMPARISON. THE OTHER THING THAT
THIS REALLY DOES, AND THIS IS
WHERE THE TRIBE AND ALL OF OUR
PARTNERS ARE SUPER EXCITED, IT
DOES ALLOW US TO USE THIS
HATCHERY THAT WE BUILT AS PART
OF THE LICENSE COMPLETED IN 2020
FOR, FOR REGIONAL BENEFIT,
MEANING THAT WE WILL TAKE FISH
FROM THE WATERSHED WHILE
THERE'S UM. WHILE THERE'S
NON-NATIVE FISH ERADICATION
HAPPENING IN THESE CREEKS WILL
PRESERVE THOSE FISH AND TAKE
THEM BACK AFTER, UM, ERADICATION
HAS HAPPENED. AND WE CAN TALK
ABOUT ERADICATION IF YOU WANT
LATER. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, WE
WILL BUILD A THIRD WILL LIKELY
BUILD A THIRD BUILDING AT OUR
FACILITY TO, UH, HANDLE
POTENTIALLY DIFFERENT STOCKS OF
FISH AND POTENTIALLY MORE FISH
DEPENDING ON WHAT THE
PROGRAMING, THE BIO BIOLOGICAL
PROGRAMING LOOKS LIKE.
ULTIMATELY FOR THAT, UM, SYSTEM.
SO ONE NEW BUILDING IN OUR BRAND
NEW FACILITY, UM, AND THEN THE
TRIBES AND THE AGENCIES ALSO
WANTED US TO CREATE A $4 MILLION
FUND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO
FUNDING TO HELP IMPROVE NATIVE
FISH RESTORATION EFFORTS IN THE
WATERSHEDS OUTSIDE OF OUR
WATERSHED. SO THE TRIBE DOES A
LOT OF WORK FOR US IN THE
FISHERIES REALM, AND THEY WOULD
HAVE ACCESS TO THESE FUNDS, AS
WOULD WDFW UM, AS WE REMOVE
NON-NATIVE FISH FROM THE
WATERSHEDS AND, AND TRY TO, UM,
REPOPULATE THE STREAMS WITH
NATIVE FISH.
-- THANK YOU LLOYD, THAT'S A
LOT, BUT THANK YOU.
-- IT IS. I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY.
I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT
THIS. ALWAYS.
-- HAPPENS WITH WITH BIO PEOPLE.
I REMEMBER ALL MY TRIAL DAYS ARE
COMING BACK LIKE, OKAY, I GET
IT. AND THANK YOU. SO ARE WE
GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE?
-- UM, A LITTLE DUPLICATIVE. UM,
OKAY.
-- WHAT IS THIS? IS THIS THE
PONDERAY ONE?
-- YES, MA'AM. THAT IS THAT'S
BOUNDARY DAM. SO YOU CAN SEE AT
THE VERY, VERY TOP IN THAT
PICTURE, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
OF A TOWER. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE
SPILLWAYS IS JUST ADJACENT TO
THAT. SO IF A FISH GOES OFF OF
THAT, IT TAKES ABOUT A 200 FOOT
FREE FALL. UM, THE BIG BOXES IN
THE MIDDLE OF THAT PICTURE ARE
SLUICE GATES. THOSE ARE ABOUT
200FT UNDER WATER. THEY CAN OPEN
THAT, UH, FOR EMERGENCY DRAINING
OF THE RESERVOIR. AND THEN OUT
OF SCREEN HERE, JUST TO THE
RIGHT IS WHERE THE ACTUAL
TURBINES ARE. UM, SO ONE OF THE
BIGGEST THINGS THAT THIS DOES,
OBVIOUSLY, IT SAVES US $100
MILLION. IT ALSO ADVANCES OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KALISPELL.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY
HARD SINCE 2013, SINCE BEFORE
2013. UM, AS SOON AS WE AS SOON
AS WE PUT THE LICENSE INTO FERC
FOR APPROVAL, WE'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH THE KALISPELL TRIBE ON OUR
FISHERIES PROGRAMS. THEY
IMPLEMENT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
OUR FISHERIES PROGRAMS FOR US.
AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH US. SO
EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, UM, WE
WORK WITH THE TRIBE. IT'S THEIR,
IT'S THEIR RESOURCE AS WELL. SO
IT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THAT
RELATIONSHIP AND MAINTAIN THAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. AND IT
ALSO, UM, CAN, ALLOWS US THE
CONTINUED OPERATION, EFFICIENT
OPERATION OF BOUNDARY, UM, TO
THE BENEFIT OF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT
-- ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME WHAT
KIND OF FISH THIS IS?
-- THAT IS MY FAVORITE FISH.
THAT IS A WEST SLOPE CUTTHROAT
TROUT CUTTHROAT.
-- I KNEW IT WAS A CUTTHROAT.
-- YEAH. SO IT'S BEAUTIFUL. UM,
VERY UNIQUE POPULATIONS. 70% OF
THE OF THE HABITAT VALUE OF WEST
SLOPE CUTTHROAT TROUT, WHICH
KIND OF COVERED MONTANA,
NORTHERN IDAHO, WASHINGTON, UM,
HAS BEEN LOST. SO THIS FISH IS
IMPERILED. UM, AND EVERYTHING
THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP PRESERVE
THESE POPULATIONS IS SUPER
IMPORTANT. UM.
-- SO YOU'RE ON THE
STAKEHOLDERS.
-- THOSE ARE OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
THEY'VE ALL BEEN PART OF THIS.
WE'VE BEEN FOR TWO, THE 2:02
PAST YEARS. WE'VE HAD EVERY
OTHER WEDNESDAY, WE HAVE AN HOUR
LONG MEETING WITH THESE FOLKS,
HAMMERING OUT THIS AGREEMENT.
SO, UM, EVERYONE IS TRULY ON
BOARD.
-- TRUE CONSULTATION.
-- INDEED.
-- LOVE IT. OTHERWISE YOU GET
SUED. BUT GREAT.
-- YEAH, WE'RE NOT.
-- GONNA COME ON NOW. YOU KNOW,
THAT'S WHAT THIS, YOU KNOW, I
CAN SAY.
-- THAT I'M NOT A LAWYER. I
CAN'T.
-- SAY THAT
-- ALL RIGHT? YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE,
UM, IT JUST ALLOWS ROB. SANTOS,
OUR CEO, TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT.
WE WILL BE THE LAST ONES TO SIGN
IT. ALL OF OUR PARTNERS WILL
SIGN IT FIRST. UM, IT WOULD
ALLOW ROB TO SIGN IT. AND AT
THAT POINT IT WILL, UM, THEN GO
TO FERC, WHICH WILL TAKE 12 TO
18 MONTHS BEFORE THEY'LL ISSUE
THE NEW LICENSE AND ALLOW THIS
TO, TO GO INTO ACTION. UM, IT
TRULY SUPPORTS THE KALISPELL
TRIBES RESTORATION EFFORTS FOR
NOT ONLY WESTSLOPE CUTTHROAT
TROUT, THAT IS A BULL TROUT THAT
IS AN ENDANGERED FISH. UM, AND
THAT IS A FISH OF CULTURAL
SIGNIFICANCE TO THE TRIBE FOR
SURE. SO THIS NEW FACILITY AND
THIS NEW INITIATIVE WILL ALLOW
US TO BROADEN THE RESTORATION
EFFORTS FOR BULL TROUT AS WELL
-- SO I I'M YOU'RE ON MOVING
ON TO PAGE SEVEN.
-- YES, MA'AM.
-- SO THAT PICTURE IS THAT IS
THAT A KALISPELL TRIBAL PICTURE?
-- YES, MA'AM. SO FROM THE
EARLY 1900s, THAT IS A STURGEON
CANOE. UM, IS WHAT THEY CALL
THAT. AND THE, THE FRONT AND
BACK, UM, APPARENTLY LOOK LIKE
THE BACK OF A STURGEON. SO, UM
THAT WAS THEM FISHING AND
STURGEON IS ANOTHER SPECIES
POTENTIALLY THAT UM THAT USED TO
EXIST IN THE RIVER DOESN'T
EXIST ANYMORE, BUT WE'RE
CONSIDERING IT. SO. OKAY. UM
BULL TROUT WESTSLOPE CUTTHROAT
TROUT PICTURE.
-- SEND ME A PICTURE OF ONE.
-- A STURGEON. YEAH. THEY'RE
AMAZING. UM, SO YEAH, SO, UM.
CONSEQUENCE OF DELAY CERTAINLY
WOULD STRAIN OUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE TRIBE. THEY HAVE BEEN
PUSHING VERY, VERY HARD FOR US
TO GET THIS DONE. UM, THEY'RE
THERE WITH US EVERY TIME. UH, I
HAVE HEARD REPEATEDLY HOW
QUICKLY WE WERE ABLE TO
NEGOTIATE THE ENTIRE LICENSE FOR
BOUNDARY AND HOW LONG THIS ONE
HAS TAKEN JUST TO DO AN
AMENDMENT. SO, UM, THE
FRUSTRATION LEVEL IS THERE, BUT
UNDERSTANDABLY, WE'RE REALLY
TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING, UM,
NAILED DOWN COMPLETELY STRAIGHT
SO THAT WHEN WE TAKE IT TO FERC,
IT COMES BACK QUICKLY AND
WITHOUT ISSUE. SO, UM, AND IT
INCREASES FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR TRIBAL HARVEST ACROSS THE
REGION. IT DOES NOT REDUCE
OPPORTUNITIES. UM, IT INCREASES.
-- SO THE PONDERAY DAM WAS ONE
OF THE DAMS THAT WERE UP FOR
RELICENSING IN THE 90s. THEIR
LICENSE EXPIRED IN THE 90s,
RIGHT?
-- SO IN 1965, WE GOT THE FIRST
LICENSE. IT WAS FOR 50 YEARS, SO
IT ACTUALLY EXPIRED IN 2000 AND
505.
-- OKAY.
-- UM, AND WE HAD ANNUAL
LICENSES UP TO THAT POINT. AND
THEN IN 2010, WE FILED OUR, UM,
FILED FOR A NEW LICENSE AND
RECEIVED THAT LICENSE IN 2013.
-- SEE, THAT'S WHY I WAS GETTING
CONFUSED. THE LITIGATION I WAS
TALKING ABOUT WAS WHEN THE
KALISPELL TRIBE SUED PONDERAY
FOR FLOODING THEIR TRIBAL LANDS.
YES, THAT WAS IN THE LATE 90s.
DENNIS, YOU PROBABLY REMEMBERS
THAT ONE.
-- NOT US.
-- IT WAS ME. I SUED YOU, OKAY?
YEAH. AND ONE.
-- IT WASN'T OUR DAM, OKAY? IT
WASN'T OUR DAM THAT CAUSED THAT
FLOODING. YEAH.
-- GREAT. OKAY, SO, LLOYD, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I LEARNED A LOT.
AND THE PICTURES, THE FISH, UM,
IS THERE ANY IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD?
-- I DON'T THINK SO.
-- ARE YOU SURE?
-- YES, MA'AM.
-- OKAY, UM, LET ME ASK MY
COLLEAGUES. I'M LOOKING AT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. HE'S
PROBABLY FASCINATED WITH THE
CANOE. YES, I KNEW IT. GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
-- I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE
AGAIN THE TIME THAT WE GOT TO
SPEND IN MY OFFICE AHEAD OF THIS
MEETING. AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
EMERITUS JUAREZ, I TOO HAD TO
ASK WHAT ENTRAINMENT MEANT. SO I
REALLY APPRECIATED THAT
CLARIFICATION THIS TIME THROUGH,
UM, YEAH, THIS IS A GOOD, GOOD
DEAL. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS
AMENDMENT AND I'M EXCITED THAT
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE
WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT OF THE ORIGINAL
AGREEMENTS DO AND DO NOT WORK,
AND THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THEM
THROUGH THIS AMENDMENT SO THAT
WE CAN KEEP MEETING OUR
COMMITMENT AREAS WHILE ALSO NOT
SPENDING MONEY OR ENGAGING IN
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT
ULTIMATELY FRUITFUL. SO JUST
GREAT APPRECIATION TO EVERYONE.
THANK YOU.
-- AND I WANT TO ADD ON THIS
NOTE, UM, THIS IS SUCH A GOOD
EXAMPLE WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
UM, PRACTICING TRUE TRIBAL
CONSULTATION. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T HAVE
SAID THIS 30 YEARS AGO, EVEN 20
YEARS AGO, UNTIL FEDERAL COURT
SAID THAT. SO, UM, IF THERE'S
ANY LAW STUDENTS WATCHING, UM,
THIS IS, THIS IS HOW YOU DO
TRIBAL CONSULTATION. AND I THINK
YOU SAW IT IN THE LAST
PRESENTATION IN COMMUNITY,
ASKING PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED,
BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING WHEN WE
COME BACK TO YOUR ISSUE ON
TRIBES AND THEIR TREATY RIGHTS
AND THEIR RIGHT TO THE FISH AND
USB WASHINGTON. SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. UM, AND ALSO FOR THE
PICTURES APPRECIATED THAT AS
WELL. I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING
ELSE FROM ANY OF MY, MY CLIENTS,
FROM MY COLLEAGUES. ARE YOU
GOOD? OKAY. I MEAN, GO AHEAD.
-- I'LL JUST SAY, UM, THANK YOU
FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU
FOR THE WORK. I SIT ON THE WIRE,
SALMON RESTORATION COMMITTEE, AS
YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW. SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK
THAT HAS GONE INTO PARTNERING
WITH THE TRIBES TOWARD SALMON
AND TROUT PRESERVATION. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT. AND, UM, YOU
KNOW, BEING ABLE TO, UH, HAVE
THESE ROBUST RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THE TRIBES AND THE STAKEHOLDERS
IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF
THIS WORK. AND I APPRECIATE HOW
SERIOUSLY YOU ALL ARE TAKING IT.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
SAVING US $100 MILLION, LLOYD.
WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS FOR
DOING US A SOLID. WE USUALLY GET
BEAT UP FOR OTHER STUFF, BUT NOW
WE THANK YOU, LLOYD. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. THAT BEING SAID, I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121269.
IS THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE.
UH, PARDON THE PUN, PASSAGE OF
THE BILL. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS SEEING OR HEARING ANY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.?
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AYE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I CHAIR
JUAREZ. I CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR
VOTES IN FAVOR.
-- THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES. COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO,
ONE, TWO, SIX NINE WILL BE SENT
TO THE TO THE AUGUST 11th, 2026
FULL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
EVERYBODY. GOOD JOB. SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
THREE. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM THREE INTO THE
RECORD.
-- AGENDA ITEM THREE, RESOLUTION
32213. AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION TO SEEK GRANT
FUNDING ASSISTANCE MANAGED
THROUGH THE WASHINGTON STATE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE. THERE WILL BE BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND VOTE.
-- THANK YOU. OKAY. SO, UM, WE
GOT OUR FOLKS FROM PARKS HERE,
PARKS AND RECREATION. UM, I'M
GOING TO DO A QUICK LITTLE
PREVIEW, AS I ALWAYS DO, UH, FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC AS WELL. WE
HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM PARKS
AND RECREATION. IT'S A 14 PAGE
POWERPOINT. THIS RESOLUTION
ALLOWS SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION TO APPLY TO GRANTS TO
THE STATE, AND INCLUDES SEVEN
APPLICATIONS FOR SIX DIFFERENT
PROJECTS. I BELIEVE OF THE SIX,
FIVE OF THEM ARE IN PLAYGROUNDS.
SO WHEN YOU GUYS ARE READY, GO
AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
AND WHY DON'T WE LET YOU GET
THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION? IS
THAT CORRECT? AND THEN WE'LL ASK
QUESTIONS
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE TODAY TO
PRESENT THIS LEGISLATION. I'M
MICHELLE FINNEGAN, INTERIM
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION, HERE WITH.
-- ANDY SCHAEFFER, DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF PLANNING AND
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION.,
-- AND KARINA COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
-- THANK YOU. SO ANDY'S GOING
TO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING, BUT
I'LL JUST INTRODUCE THIS TODAY
TO SAY WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING
FORWARD THIS LEGISLATION THAT
AUTHORIZES SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION TO APPLY FOR, UH,
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE GRANT FUNDING. THE
RESOLUTION ALLOWS SPR TO COMPETE
FOR OUTSIDE FUNDING THAT HELPS
US LEVERAGE OUR CITY FUNDING,
STEWARD PUBLIC ASSETS, EXPAND
ACCESS TO RECREATION, AND
DELIVER HIGH QUALITY PARK
IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS SEATTLE. THE
GRANT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN ANY
GIVEN YEAR REALLY DRIVE WHICH
PROJECTS WE SEEK FUNDING FOR.
AND THIS YEAR, AS COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ MENTIONED, WE WILL. WE
ARE PROPOSING TO SUBMIT SEVEN
APPLICATIONS FOR SIX PROJECTS
ACROSS FIVE GRANT PROGRAMS
AVAILABLE FOR APPLICATION, AND
ANDY IS GOING TO WALK YOU
THROUGH THE DETAILS.
-- THANK YOU. THIS LEGISLATION
AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO
SEEK AND ACCEPT CAPITAL PROJECT
GRANT FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON RECREATION AND
CONSERVATION OFFICE. RCO AND
ACCEPT ALL PROPERTY OBLIGATIONS
OUTLINED IN THESE GRANT FUNDS IN
THE SLIDE DECK PRESENTED TODAY,
WE WILL SHARE CONTEXT, TIMELINE.
THE 2026 GRANT PROGRAM
OPPORTUNITIES. THE SUMMARY OF
PROPOSED PROJECTS AND GO INTO
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION.
-- I LIKE THIS MAP. I LIKE THIS
ONE.
-- THIS SLIDE. UH, VISUALLY
OUTLINES THE VARIOUS GRANTS. SBR
HAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 2019 AND
2025. GRANTS ARE INTEGRAL TO OUR
ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN. THEY HELP
US SYSTEMATICALLY CLOSE INTO
INDUSTRY STANDARD LIFECYCLE
RENEWALS. YOU CAN SEE THE
GEOGRAPHIC REACH OF OUR GRANT
TEAMS WORK. RCO REQUIRES
APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT AN
APPLICANT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
SBR TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS.
WITHOUT THIS ADOPTED RESOLUTION.
SPRS PROJECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE
TO REMAIN IN CONSIDERATION BY
SUBMITTING THE ADOPTED
RESOLUTION, WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING
TWO IMPORTANT GRANT
REQUIREMENTS. FIRST, THE CITY
MUST PROVIDE THE REQUIRED LOCAL
MATCH AND SECOND, GRANT FUNDED
PROJECTS MUST BE OPERATED AND
MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY AS
OUTDOOR RECREATION. AGAIN,
APPROVAL OF THIS LEGISLATION
DOES NOT GUARANTEE AWARD. FOR
CONTEXT, IN 2025, WE HAD
INTENDED TO APPLY FOR SEVEN RCO
GRANTS. UM, THE FIRST BEING STAN
SAYRES, WHICH WAS AWARDED
880,000. THAT WILL START
CONSTRUCTION NEXT MONTH FOR THE
RENOVATION OF ONE OF THE BOAT
RAMPS. THE NEXT FOUR WERE
ASSOCIATED WITH A GRANT PROGRAM
THAT WAS PUT ON PAUSE. THAT'S
THE GRANT. THE OUTDOOR
RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP
GRANT. AGAIN, THAT WAS PAUSED
THE NEXT TWO PROJECTS. FIRST, T
BILL WRIGHT GOLF COMPLEX AND
DISCOVERY PARK, SOUTH BEACH
TRAIL RANKED HIGH, BUT THERE WAS
INSUFFICIENT FUNDING TO FUND
THOSE. NOW, MOVING ON TO THE
TIMELINE, APPLICATIONS WITH THE
APPROVED RESOLUTION ARE DUE ON
AUGUST 25th. OUR CEO WILL
ANNOUNCE RANKED FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS IN LATE OCTOBER,
AND THE FORMAL AWARD
NOTIFICATIONS WILL OCCUR IN
SEPTEMBER 2027, AGAIN, ACTUAL
AWARD NOTIFICATIONS ARE
DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING THE STATE LEGISLATURE
APPROPRIATES TO EACH RCO
PROGRAM. THIS SLIDE LISTS OUR
SCORING CONSIDERATIONS. AS
MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE GRANT
PROGRAM CRITERIA DRIVE WHICH
PROJECTS WE SEEK GRANT FUNDING
FOR OUR STAFF REVIEWS. EACH
FUNDING PROGRAM CLOSELY AND
EVALUATES WHERE SPR EXISTING
PROJECTS ARE MOST COMPETITIVE.
ACCORDING TO CRITERIA AND OTHER
SCORING CONSIDERATIONS. WE ALSO
LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT TIMING. A
PROJECT MAY BE WORTHY, BUT IF
ITS SCHEDULE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH
THE GRANT CYCLE, IT MAY NOT BE A
STRONG CANDIDATE. DELAYING
PROJECTS CAN ALSO INCREASE
COSTS, INCLUDING OPPORTUNITY
COSTS, TO THE PUBLIC. THE
PROJECTS IN THIS PACKAGE WERE
SELECTED BECAUSE THEY COMBINE
REAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT, CLEAR
CAPITAL NEED AND A STRONG
ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROGRAMS
CRITERIA. S, P R IS SEEKING
AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR
APPROXIMATELY 5.1 MILLION IN RCO
FUNDING. MORE SPECIFICALLY, IF
THIS RESOLUTION IS APPROVED, WE
WOULD SUBMIT SEVEN APPLICATIONS
FOR SIX PROJECTS ACROSS FIVE
GRANT PROGRAMS SPR REGULARLY
SEEKS LOCAL PARKS FUNDING TO
SUPPORT OUR PLAY AREA RENOVATION
PROGRAM. FIRST, UM ASSOCIATED
WITH THE WASHINGTON WILDLIFE
RECREATION PROGRAM, LOCAL PARKS.
WE'RE APPLYING FOR JUDKINS PARK
WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR JUDKINS
PARK TO EXPAND INCLUSIVE PLAY
AND IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND
POPULAR NEIGHBORHOOD IN A
POPULAR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK IN
SEATTLE CENTRAL DISTRICT. THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT PARK NOT JUST
FOR THE IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY, BUT
FOR HOSTING COMMUNITY EVENTS
LIKE MOJO FEST. THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD IS HEAVILY INVESTED
IN THIS PROJECT.
-- AND CAN I STOP YOU FOR JUST
ONE SECOND? I KNOW I SAID I
WOULD WAIT TILL THE END, BUT
JUST BECAUSE AND I LOVE HOW
YOU'RE FLIPPING THROUGH THIS
BECAUSE WE WENT THROUGH THIS,
UM, IN THE FUTURE, WHICH I, WHEN
WE GET TO PAGE 13, I WENT AND
MARKED UP LIKE JUDKINS MILLER
AND JOSE RIZAL, WHAT DISTRICTS
THAT THEY WERE IN BECAUSE YOU
KNOW, HOW YOU DID THAT GREAT
MAP. SO JUDKINS IS IN D-3,
MILLER'S IN D-3, JOSE RIZAL IS
IN D-2, BUT WHEN WE GET TO PAGE
13, I KIND OF DID A COLUMN. SO
IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU COULD DO
THAT, BECAUSE THE REASON WHY I
LIKE THAT OTHER MAP YOU HAVE IS
BECAUSE I REMEMBER DOING THESE
BACK WHEN I WAS HERE BEFORE
DOING THESE RCO. SO WE GET THE
MONEY AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT
WE HAD THIS DISTRICT PARITY, BUT
ALSO NOT IGNORING PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THAT'S JUST A
DEMONSTRATIVE, IT'S JUST A
HELPFUL POINT. WELL TAKEN. OKAY.
THANK YOU ANDY.
-- ABSOLUTELY. UH, MILLER
PLAYGROUND IS LOCATED IN CAPITOL
HILL, JUST NORTH OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. THIS IS ANOTHER STRONG
EXAMPLE OF A FOCUS NEIGHBORHOOD
INVESTMENT THAT CAN DELIVER
IMMEDIATE PUBLIC BENEFIT. WE ARE
DEVELOPING A FULLY INCLUSIVE
PLAYGROUND THAT SERVES THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WILL ALSO BE A
REGIONAL DRAW AND BUILD. ONE OF
THE BEST FULLY ACCESSIBLE
PLAYGROUNDS IT REFLECTS OUR
COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE
CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO EXCITING
PLAYGROUNDS DR. JOSE RIZAL PARK
IN NORTH BEACON HILL, JUST
ACROSS THE STREET FROM A NEW
MULTI FAMILY LOW RISE BUILD WITH
HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS, IS VERY
AND A VERY POPULAR DAYCARE IS IN
NEED OF A SAFE AND WELCOMING
PLAY AREA AND PARK. THIS IS A
PRIORITY NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT
WITH CLEAR COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
UM, I ALSO WANT TO CALL
ATTENTION TO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE PLAY
AREAS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL
ACCESS. THIS IS BUILDING BACK
BETTER. AND THAT'S REALLY OUR
FOCUS IN OUR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
IN OUR PLAY AREA PROGRAM.
-- I'M REALLY GLAD YOU'RE
FOCUSING ON THE JOSE PARK TOO,
BECAUSE THAT'S WAS SUCH A WE
HAD SO MANY ENCAMPMENTS THERE,
AND I KNOW THAT WE HAD TO. I
KNOW THAT THAT WAS A LOT ON
PARKS AFTER 2020, SO I'LL LET
THAT GO. BUT WHEN WE GET TO PAGE
13, I'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THAT.
-- YEAH. AND IT CONTINUES TO BE.
YEAH. UM, LET'S SEE, NEXT
SLIDE. WASHINGTON WILDLIFE
RECREATION PROGRAM AND AQUATIC
LANDS ENHANCEMENT ACT. WE'RE
APPLYING FOR TO BOTH THESE
PROGRAMS WITH THE SAME PROJECT
BEING THE ARBORETUM WATERFRONT
TRAIL THAT CONNECTS THE
ARBORETUM WITH THE UW. UH UM,
CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE.
UM, IT PASSES THROUGH ONE OF
SEATTLE'S LARGEST WETLANDS,
EXCITING HISTORIC WETLAND WALK
AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IT WAS
ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH RCO
FUNDING IN 1972. AND WE'RE
SEEKING RCO FUNDING TODAY TO
RENOVATE IT.
-- AND I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYONE
CONNECT WETLANDS AND EXCITING
TOGETHER. BUT THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
-- AND THE BIRDS ARE PHENOMENAL.
-- I KNOW I CAN TELL YOU'RE THE
OUTDOORSY GUY, BUT THAT WASN'T
ON MY BINGO CARD. BUT THANK YOU
-- UM, NEXT, UH, IS OUR YOUTH
ATHLETIC FACILITIES PROGRAM. OH,
SORRY. HUNTLEY. UM PLAY FIELD.
UH, WHICH RECENTLY HOSTED THE
LOOP TO LOOP COMMUNITY
FUNDRAISER RACE, WHICH WAS
ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL. UM, THIS
FACILITY IS IN GREAT NEED OF A
SYNTHETIC TURF REPLACEMENT, BUT
MOST IMPORTANTLY, ACCESSIBILITY
IMPROVEMENTS TO CONNECT THE
PLAYING FIELD TO THE SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY
CENTER. WE WANT TO BUILD BACK
BETTER.
-- YEAH. THAT'S INDEED ONE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA PAYING
ATTENTION NOW. AND YOU WEREN'T
BEFORE, BUT.
-- AND LASTLY, OUR BUILDING
FACILITIES, UH, THE BUILDING
FACILITIES PROGRAM, WHICH RCO
WAS ORIGINALLY BASED OFF OF IN
1964, WE'RE APPLYING FOR
PLANNING AND PERMITTING OF EDDIE
VINE BOAT RAMP IMPROVEMENTS. ALL
OF OUR BOAT RAMPS ARE IN NEED OF
IMPROVEMENTS, PERMITTING AND
PLANNING IS VERY INTENSIVE
BECAUSE THE IN-WATER WORK. UM,
AND THAT'S ADJACENT IMMEDIATELY
ADJACENT TO GOLDEN GARDENS PARK.
SO THIS CHART SHOWS A SUMMARY OF
THE 5.1 MILLION ASKING GRANT
FUNDING. AND THESE GRANTS ALLOW
TRANSLATE LOCAL CAPITAL DOLLARS
INTO LARGER, MORE COMPLETE,
DURABLE AND INVESTMENTS.
-- LET ME ADD ONE THING. WE
DON'T. YOU'RE NOT DONE YET.
LET ME JUST SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS SLIDE. WHY I LIKED IT. SO
UM, TWO THINGS. SO LET ME JUST
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
DISTRICTS AGAIN. BUT I ALSO WANT
TO PINPOINT IN THE RESOLUTION IN
THE SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE, UM,
WHO DID THE OH, SHE WROTE THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE. GOOD
JOB. UM, SO JUDKINS IS IN
DISTRICT THREE. MILA'S IN
DISTRICT THREE. JOSE RIZAL IS IN
D2. THE ARBORETUM IS IN DISTRICT
THREE. THE WALT IS IN D1 AND THE
EDDIE VINE BOAT RAMP IS IN D6.
SO FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC OR
THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ONLINE AND
CAN PULL THESE DOCKS UP OR WANT
TO LOOK AT IT IN THE RESOLUTION
PAGE, TWO OF THE ORDINANCE LISTS
THE FIVE PLAYGROUNDS AND IN THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE, PAGES
FIVE AND SIX ADDRESS THE
CRITERIA IN THE COMMUNITY.
BENEFITS IN THE RSG ANALYSIS FOR
THE FY PLAYGROUNDS, WHICH WAS
REALLY WELL DONE TO MOSHE. HE
DID A GREAT JOB. SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT. SO JUST IN THE FUTURE,
YOU CAN SEE I MARKED UP MINE. IF
WE CAN LAY THAT OUT BECAUSE WE
ALWAYS PEOPLE ALWAYS WANT TO
KNOW LIKE, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON WITH HIS HIS SOCCER FIELDS
PICKLEBALL PARKS WANT TO MAKE
SURE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP
D ONE'S GETTING A LOT OF LOVE.
I'M JUST SAYING. YEAH. GO
AHEAD.
-- ALTHOUGH CHAIR, I MEAN, I
WILL SAY, UM, THERE ARE A LOT OF
PARKS ACROSS THE CITY. I KNOW,
AND I KNOW WE NEED TO, UM, DO
WORK ON MAINTAIN AND UPGRADE A
LOT OF ALL THE PARKS. I MEAN,
ALL THE PARKS AT SOME POINT,
RIGHT? BUT YOU KNOW, THIS
ARBORETUM IS IN D THREE, BUT
IT'S HEAVILY UTILIZED. I KNOW
BY D FOUR AND FIVE. SO I JUST
WANT TO ALSO CALL THAT OUT
BECAUSE YOU KNOW PARK MIGHT BE
LOCATED IN ONE DISTRICT, BUT
DEPENDING UPON WHERE IT IS,
IT'S ALSO HEAVILY UTILIZED. BUT
THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. SO I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS
WELL.
-- YEAH, PARKS ARE FOR
EVERYBODY. BUT I THINK THE
REASON WHY I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THE PARKS IS THAT, UM, WHEN WE
HAVE CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE LIKE
JUST LASER FOCUSED ON THEIR,
LIKE, YOU HEARD IT PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU HEARD SOME PEOPLE
LIKE THE GREEN LIGHT CENTER AND
WHAT THEY WANT THEIR NEW POOL.
SO GETTING BACK TO JOSE RIZAL
PARK, THE ONLY THING I WANT TO
ASK ANDY IS, AND THIS MAY BE
TRUE OF SOME OF THE OTHER PARKS
AS WELL, I KNOW THAT PARKS HAS
SPENT A LOT OF TIME HAVING TO
DO, UH, ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL.
WE'VE HAD TO SPEND MONEY ON, ON
CLEANUP AND SAFETY AND ALSO GO
BACK AND REPAIR PLAYGROUNDS THAT
WERE DAMAGED. IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO SHARE ABOUT THAT,
THAT, OR IS THIS MONEY
SPECIFICALLY GOING TO, AS YOU
SAY, JUST MAKING THE PARK
BETTER? OR IS IT ALSO GOING TO,
UM, REBUILDING AND FIXING PARKS
THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED?
-- IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE
ACCESSIBILITY OF THE PLAY AREA
AND USABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY
OF THE PARK. UM, SO WE'RE, I
THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IS TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE IN
ORDER FOR THE RESIDENTS ACROSS
THE STREET TO ENJOY THAT PLAY
AREA. CURRENTLY, UM, SPD HAS SET
UP A SERIES OF COMMUNITY WALKS
THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN
THROUGH LEWIS PARK AND DR. JOSE
RIZAL PARK. AND WE ARE LOOKING
FOR DEVELOPING A STRONGER
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND
ACTIVATION IDEAS THROUGH THE
THROUGH THOSE PARKS.
-- ANDY, CAN YOU SPEAK QUICKLY
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS AT JOSE RIZAL THAT KIND
OF LED TO.
-- THIS? OH YEAH.
-- YEAH. THANK YOU. I WAS.
-- GOING TO DID I?
-- YEAH.
-- UM, YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY
EXCITING. WE, UM, STARTED A NEW
PROCESS, UM, AND WORKED VERY
CLOSELY WITH SEATTLE DESIGN
COMMISSION AND THE, THAT WAS
CALLED ELEVATE WHERE, UH, THE
COMMUNITY DESIGNED THE PARK
THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH A
DESIGN CONSULTANT, UM, TO MORE
DIRECTLY TRANSLATE COMMUNITY
IDEAS INTO DESIGN. UM, IT'S BEEN
A VERY LENGTHY PROCESS, BUT, UM,
HAS REAPED A LOT OF REWARDS
FROM, UM, KIND OF A, UH,
FOLLOWING THROUGH ON SPECIFIC
COMMUNITY IDEAS.
-- OH, OKAY. SO YOU DESIGNED THE
PARK.
-- THERE WAS A SPECIFIC, THERE
WAS, IT WAS A DESIGN COMPETITION
IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE ENTITY WAS
SELECTED AND THEY WERE PAIRED UP
WITH A DESIGN FIRM TO TRANSLATE
THEIR IDEAS INTO A DESIGN.
-- OH THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU.
UM, WITH THAT, I SEE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS HIS HAND
UP. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- YES, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU AND THANK
YOU, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
FINNEGAN. THANK YOU, MR.
SCHAEFFER. UH, OF COURSE,
KARINA, REALLY ALWAYS APPRECIATE
YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR
COLLABORATION AND YOUR INSIGHTS.
UH, NOT JUST INTO THIS, BUT LIKE
EVERYTHING PARKS RELATED AND ALL
THE OTHER POLICY AREAS YOU COVER
FROM A CENTRAL STAFF
PERSPECTIVE. UM, YOU KNOW, I
ALMOST STOOD UP AND GAVE YOU THE
SLOW CLAP WHEN YOU STARTED
SAYING BUILD BACK BETTER. ANDY.
UH, I HEAR YOU. I SEE WHAT
YOU'RE DOING AND VERY, VERY
WISE, VERY SMART. UM, YOU
DEFINITELY PAY ATTENTION IN OUR
VARIOUS MEETINGS AND
CONVERSATIONS AND UNDERSTAND,
YOU KNOW, KIND OF HOW I
APPROACH, UH, WHICH IS
CONSISTENT WITH, I THINK HOW YOU
AND THE DEPARTMENT APPROACHES
THESE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND
INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS. SO,
UH, ON THE, AND I'LL JUST
SHARE. I WAS IN LAST NIGHT, I
WAS DELIGHTED BECAUSE AFTER
SEVEN PLUS HOURS OF PUBLIC
MEETINGS, THREE IN THE MORNING
AND FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON OR
WHATEVER, INCLUDING THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, I WAS
ABLE TO UNPLUG A LITTLE BIT, UH,
AND GET BACK INTO COMMUNITY I
ATTENDED LAST NIGHT WAS
NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT, SO I WAS
ABLE TO ATTEND FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD
NIGHT OUT ACTIVITIES WITHIN MY
DISTRICT. AND, UM, ME AND MY
TEAM WERE AS WELL. WE KIND OF
BRANCHED OUT AND THERE WAS
LITERALLY HUNDREDS WITHIN D1.
SO, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GO TO FIVE
AND WE COVERED ABOUT TEN TOTAL.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT. UM, ONE
OF THE ONES THAT I PERSONALLY
COVERED WAS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE
STREET FROM WALT HUNDLEY
PLAYFIELD. AND LET ME TELL YOU
THAT WHEN I SHARED WITH THE, THE
FAMILIES AND THERE WERE A LOT OF
YOUNG KIDS, YOU KNOW, RUNNING
AROUND PLAYING AND SOCCER BALLS
EVERYWHERE AND ONE WAYWARD
SOCCER BALL LANDED NEAR ME AND I
TRIED TO KICK IT BACK. AND I
REALIZED, I'LL, I WON'T TRY AND
KICK SOCCER BALLS AGAIN. UM, BUT
IN ANY EVENT, WHEN I SHARED WITH
THEM THAT THE WALT HUNDLEY
PLAYFIELD WILL BE REFURBISHED,
THE TURF WILL BE REFURBISHED,
THERE WAS LIKE, I ALMOST GOT A
STANDING OVATION FROM, FROM
LIKE, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE
THAT GOOD NEWS ALL THE TIME. UM,
SO THERE'S A LOT OF ALL THIS TO
SAY. THERE'S A LOT OF
CONSTITUENTS IN WEST SEATTLE,
PARTICULARLY, UH, IN THE
VICINITY OF WALT HUNDLEY
PLAYFIELD, HIGH POINT
SPECIFICALLY, BUT NOT JUST THOSE
AREAS. A LOT OF PEOPLE, PEOPLE
TRAVEL ALL OVER FROM THE CITY
TO, TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE EVENTS
AND GAMES AND THINGS AT WALT
HUNDLEY. SO IT'S A GREAT
PROJECT. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR WORK AND BRINGING THAT
TO LIFE. UM, AND HONORED TO BE
ABLE TO, TO SUPPORT THIS HERE
TODAY. UH, I AM CURIOUS THOUGH
ABOUT SOME OF THOSE. SO I
UNDERSTAND WITH RESPECT TO THE
WALL, HUNDLEY PLAYFIELD PROJECT,
THOUGH, NOT ONLY DO THE, THE
SYNTHETIC TURF REFURBISHMENT,
UH, BUT THERE'S ALSO GOING TO
BE SOME UPGRADES TO THE
RESTROOM, MUCH NEEDED BY THE
WAY, ON THE RESTROOM UPGRADES.
AND SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT. AND, BUT CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOME OF
THE, UM, YOU KNOW, ACCESSIBILITY
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA? LIKE
WHAT KIND OF SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
COULD THAT OR WOULD THAT LOOK
LIKE FOR THAT PARTICULAR
PROJECT?
-- SURE. UM, ACCESSIBILITY TO
PLAYFIELDS HAS REALLY CHANGED
OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS AND THAT
WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE PATHWAYS
ADJACENT TO THE EDGE. UM, NOT
JUST HAVING A SINGLE POINT OF
ENTRY AND, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT,
BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN
LINEAR FOOTAGE OF PATHWAYS, WE
OFTEN HAVE TO LEVERAGE GRANTS
FOR THAT REASON.
-- GOT IT.
-- THANK YOU. AND UM, CHANGING
THE GRADES ON EXISTING PATHWAYS
BECAUSE AS THEY SETTLE, THEY
DON'T ALWAYS, THEY DON'T
MAINTAIN THEIR ADA
ACCESSIBILITY.
-- RIGHT? YEAH.
-- ANDY, WOULD IT BE ACCURATE
FOR COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WHO WAS
ACROSS THE STREET LAST NIGHT,
THAT THOSE FOLKS COULD MORE
EASILY ACCESS AS OPPOSED TO
HAVING IT BE MORE ALIGNED WITH
THE PARKING LOT OR A PARKING
SPACE? IS THAT.
-- YES.
-- GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. WELL,
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE
PRESENTATION. UH, AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY, THE WORK THAT THIS
THIS HELPFUL INFORMATION
REPRESENTS. SO, UH, IT REALLY
DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND I'M
SO EXCITED ABOUT NOT JUST
SYNTHETIC TURF PLAYFIELDS. MADAM
CHAIR, I'M EXCITED ABOUT, UH,
THE TURF. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
RESTROOMS IN OUR PARKS. I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THE VARIOUS
PROGRAMMINGS AT THE VARIOUS
COMMUNITY CENTERS. I'M, I GEEK
OUT ABOUT THE LINES ON THE
BASKETBALL COURTS AND THE
PICKLEBALL AND RACQUETBALL
COURTS AS WELL. LIKE THOSE
LITTLE DETAILS, OPERATIONAL
DETAILS AND PROJECTS MATTER. AND
THEY TRULY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY LIVES. AND
IT'S PRECISELY THE SCOPE OF
WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN AND
SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON AND
CRUSHING AS A STARTING POINT. SO
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. SO, UM, AND
JUST TWO QUICK POINTS. UM, FIRST
OF ALL, ON THE REASON WHY I LIKE
A COUPLE OF YOUR SLIDES, LIKE
PAGE 13 AND PAGE THREE IS
BECAUSE YOU PUT THE BLUE
THUMBTACK IN WHERE WE GOT
AWARDS. AND I THINK THAT'S A
REAL POWERFUL, UM, NEXT TIME,
MAKE IT BIG, BIGGER BECAUSE WE
PUT THESE IN OUR NEWSLETTERS SO
PEOPLE CAN SEE THEM. AND THEN
ALSO WHERE THE PROPOSED
APPLICATIONS ARE. AND YOU SAW WE
HAD SOMEONE HERE FROM THE PARK
FOUNDATION. SO WE HEAR FROM
THOSE FOLKS AS WELL. UM, I WOULD
LOVE AND THIS WILL BE IN SINCE
THIS IS FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION.
NOW, THIS WILL BE IN OUR
NEWSLETTER. WE ALWAYS LIKE TO
PUT THAT IN THERE AND EVERYBODY
CAN CLICK. I KNOW MICHELLE KNOWS
THAT. I MAKE SURE SHE'S IN OUR
NEWSLETTER. UM, BECAUSE OF THE
LAKE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER AND
WHERE WE'RE AT. SO THIS IS
ALWAYS, IT'S MORE THAN
INFORMATION UNLESS PEOPLE KNOW
WHERE WE'RE HEADED. AND THEN
JUST LASTLY, UM, GOOD JOB. I SAW
THAT ON THE LAST SLIDE ON PAGE
14. THAT IS A PICTURE OF THE
JOSE RIZAL PARK. IS THIS A
RECENT PICTURE?
-- UH, NO IT ISN'T.
-- YEAH, I DIDN'T THINK SO.
THAT'S WHY I WAS WORRIED OR
WONDERING. SO YEAH, THIS IS AN
OLDER PICTURE.
-- NOW THIS IS OLDER. UM, THE
SHELTER STRUCTURE HAS BEEN
DEMOLISHED IN PREPARATION FOR
THE PLAY AREA. THE PLAY AREA IS
GOING TO GO IN THAT LOCATION.
-- THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. SEE
EVERY NOW AND THEN I DO LOOK AT
THIS STUFF.
-- I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
AND THANK OUR GRANTS TEAM.
THEY'RE FABULOUS. THEY'RE
INSPIRED, THEY'RE PASSIONATE.
AND AGAIN, IT'S REALLY INTEGRAL
TO OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN. WE
NEED THAT FUNDING TO SHORTEN OUR
LIFECYCLE RENEWALS. SO THEY'RE
JUST WONDERFUL, HARD WORKING
PEOPLE ON DEADLINES THAT STAY
LATE TO MEET DEADLINES.
-- SO LET ME ASK YOU QUICKLY,
ANDY. SO WHEN THEY DO THE
PIPELINE OF MONEY, DOES IT GO
FROM THE STATE TO THE COUNTY TO
THE CITY, OR DOES IT GO FROM THE
STATE RIGHT TO THE CITY?
-- THIS ONE GOES FROM THE STATE,
RIGHT TO THE CITY.
-- OKAY. BUT WE HAVE SOME THAT
GO TO THE COUNTY AND THEN GO TO
US. YEAH. OKAY. I WAS JUST
TRYING TO REMEMBER.
-- THE OTHER. SLIDE THREE.
THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT GRANT
PROGRAMS THAT WE APPLY THROUGH,
AND THEY'RE ALL A LITTLE
DIFFERENT.
-- OKAY. THANK YOU MICHEL. THANK
YOU FOR BEING. THANK YOU FOR
SERVING AS INTERIM DIRECTOR TO.
WHAT AN HONOR. OH, THANK YOU.
UM, YOU'RE NOT THE CLERK TODAY.
SHE IS. SO, UM, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR. IF EVERYONE
WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECTS
IN THE DISTRICT. I JUST WANTED
TO BRING UP THE EDDIE VINE BOAT
RAMP SITUATION WHERE, UH, YOU
KNOW, IT IS ADJACENT TO THE
PARK. IT'S NOT BEHIND THE GATES
OF THE PARK. WE'VE BEEN HAVING A
LOT OF PROBLEMS. YOU KNOW, WHEN
I WAS GROWING UP, GOING DOWN TO
GOLDEN GARDENS, WE'D BRING A
BOOM BOX, WE'D HAVE A BOOM BOX.
KIDS THESE DAYS ARE USING
AMPLIFIED SOUND THAT YOU CAN
HEAR A MILE AWAY. UH, EDDIE VINE
HAS BEEN A PLACE WHERE THIS HAS
BEEN HAPPENING. I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IT'S BEEN
HAPPENING OVER MAGNUSON. AND SO
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE
ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT IS BRINGING TO
THE EDDIE VINE BOAT RAMP DOWN
THERE AT GOLDEN GARDENS. THAT'S
ALL. CHAIR. THANK YOU.
-- WE'RE TOO YOUNG TO HAVE BOOM
BOXES. SO THAT WASN'T OUR ERA.
BUT THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. BOOM BOXES. OKAY. IS
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.
OH, GO AHEAD.
-- I'LL JUST SAY CHAIR, I
REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, PARKS,
UH, THE WHOLE GRANTING, YOU
KNOW, GOING, GOING OUT FOR
GRANTS. AND IT IS, YOU KNOW, AS,
UM, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
FINNEGAN SAID, EVERY PROCESS IS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. THERE ISN'T
A UNIVERSAL APPLICATION FOR ALL
THESE THINGS. AND IT TAKES WORK
AND IT TAKES STAFF TIME. SO I
JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. I
WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM
FOR TAKING THE TIME TO APPLY AND
SUBMIT THOSE APPLICATIONS, SOME
OF WHICH CAN BE REALLY LENGTHY.
UM, AND, AND IT'S, BUT IT'S
IMPORTANT IF THERE IS MONEY THAT
THE CITY CAN GET TO DO THESE
IMPORTANT PROJECTS, WE SHOULD BE
DOING THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PART IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER.
OKAY. WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
RESOLUTION THREE TWO, TWO, ONE
THREE.
-- SECOND.
-- IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE
RESOLUTION. ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOT
SEEING ANY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
-- AYE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I CHAIR
JUAREZ AYE CHAIR. THERE ARE FOUR
VOTES IN FAVOR.
-- THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES
AND RESOLUTION THREE, TWO, TWO,
ONE THREE WILL BE SENT TO THE
AUGUST 11th FULL CITY COUNCIL.
OKAY. WE REACHED THE END OF OUR
AGENDA. I WANT TO THANK YOU. UH,
INTERIM DIRECTOR MICHELLE
FINNEGAN. THANK YOU. ANDY. THANK
YOU. KARINA. I KNOW YOU'RE
THERE, BUT I KNOW YOU DO ALL THE
WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HELPING US AND BEING HERE TODAY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS? UH,
NOT SEEING ANY IF THERE IS NOT
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS, THEN WE
WILL BE ADJOURNED. AND THE TIME
IS 337. GOOD JOB. SOPHIA.
-- THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANDY.