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