Seattle City Council Parks, Public Utilities and Technology Committee 4/9/25
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON , IN THE APRIL 9th, 2025 MEETING OF PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS TO: 04 P.M. I'M JOEY HOLLINGSWORTH, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . >> HERE. >> RIVERA -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> PRESENT . >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. >> HERE. >> THERE ARE THREE COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS EXCUSED TODAY. LAST WEEK WE HEARD FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, CITY LIGHT AND OUR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP EFFORTS ON THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY CLEANUP SITE. ON OUR AGENDA WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ORDINANCE WILL AUTHORIZE UTILITIES AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO EXPEND FUNDS FOR THAT. SO IT'S A FUN AGENDA. PRETTY SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. WE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION. COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE HAD A BRIEFING AND WE WILL BE VOTING TODAY. I HOPE EVERYONE FEELS CONFIDENT ABOUT THAT. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED, AND FOR THE RECORD WE ARE JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS HERE SO WE HAVE FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. NOW WE ARE GOING TO JUMP INTO THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR BE WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP? >> WE HAVE TWO IN PERSON AND ONE REMOTE. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU TO THE TWO IN PERSON WHO CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE AT 2:00 P.M. ON A WEDNESDAY TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. I APPRECIATE THAT. WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. I'LL CALL ON THE SPEAKERS BY NAME IN THE ORDER THEY ARE REGISTERED , BOTH ON COUNCIL'S WEBSITE OR FROM THE SIGN IN SHEET AVAILABLE HERE IN CHAMBERSBURG WE'LL START WITH THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST AND IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE OR BY SIGNING UP ON THE SIGN-UP SHEET NEAR THE PUBLIC COMMONS MICROPHONE. WHEN SPEAKING PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS OR LEFT OF THE ALLOTTED TIME. IS EAGER DO NOT END THERE TIME AT THE MICROPHONE TO ALLOW US TO CALL HIM THE NEXT PERSON. AND THE FIRST SPEAKER FOR IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT IS TIM PRICE. >> HEY MR. TIM, WELCOME. >> THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME. >> JUST ONE SECOND, WE'RE GOING TO DO A CLOCK. EACH SPEAKER IS GOING TO GET TWO MINUTES. APOLOGIES, YOU'RE ALL GOOD. JUST GIVE US ONE SECOND. WAIT UNTIL THAT POPS UP. JUST GIVE US A QUICK SUSSING. AWESOME, YOU'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL. YOU'RE A GOOD. >> I THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU. I KNOW NORMALLY THIS IS A TIMEFRAME WHERE YOU HEAR GRIEVANCES AND COMPLAINTS, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT I COME WITH A DIFFERENT ENERGY. MY NAME IS TIM PRICE AND I REPRESENTED A WORLDWIDE COMPANY. WE PROVIDE TWO WAY RADIOS FOR ENTITIES WORLDWIDE, FOR SECURE RADIO COMMUNICATION, AND WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE ARE SEEKING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WHERE WE ABSORB THE COST TO PROVIDE RADIOS FOR YOU, FOR EVENTS, ANYTHING RELATIVE TO TECHNOLOGY, PARKS, WHAT MIND YOU, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WOULD SAVE MONEY FROM BUDGET, AND ALSO IT PROVIDES A MEANS FOR US TO UNDERSTAND OUR PRODUCTS, TO KNOW HOW TO MARKET IT WORLDWIDE. I WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PLATFORM TO EXTEND THIS OFFER TO THE CITY, LEAVE MY BUSINESS CARD WITH THOSE WHO ARE APPROPRIATE, SO THAT WAY WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT MORE IN DETAIL, AND I'M HOPING IT CAN BE A BENEFICIAL, MUTUAL SITUATION THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. AND THAT'S LITERALLY ALL THAT I'M HERE TO DO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AND YOU UTILIZING IT, TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS. THAT'S A FIRST BUT WE APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBERS, WE ARE NOT -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY ALOUD TO, BUT IT'S NOT WITHIN OUR PURVIEW TO DIRECT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHO TO PARTNER WITH. BUT YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO LEAVE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE BOX, AND YOUR CARD, AND MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO GO ONLINE DURING THE PORTAL FOR DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS TO FIND ALL THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. >> PERFECT. ONE THING, I DON'T WANT TO TRANSGRESS THE PURPOSE OF THIS, IF NOT REALLY FOR PROMOTION, IT'S LITERALLY JUST TO GET THINGS ENHANCED FREE TO THE CITY AND WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO HELP IN LEAVE MY INFORMATION. >> PLEASE DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP I'M ASSUMING IS MR. ALEX ZIMMERMAN. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. >> MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN TRUMP MAGA. 6000 DAY OF TRESPASS AND FIVE TIMES YOU PROCEDURE ME. NO KNOWLEDGE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. MAY BE IN HUMAN HISTORY. MA'AM, I VERY RESPECT YOU. I THINK OF YOU LIKE A WOMAN, LIKE A BLACK, HAVE TOO MANY PRIVILEGE, AND I THINK THESE PEOPLE CUT YOUR PRIVILEGE 100%, MAYBE 59, MAYBE 60, DEPENDING I'M NOT SURE. AND I SPOKE ABOUT THIS FOR MANY YEAR. PEOPLE WHO HAVE MEETING 2:00 DIFFERENT FROM COUNCIL WHO HAVE MEETING AT 9:30, AND I TALKED TO YOUR STAFF A COUPLE TIMES, YOU ROTATE IT PROBABLY EVERY TWO MONTHS, GIVE EQUAL TO EVERYBODY. BECAUSE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW IN SEATTLE, IN AROUND HERE RIGHT NOW, NEVILLE RIGHT NOW, TRAFFIC 9:30 ABSOLUTELY STUPID . IT'S A NIGHTMARE. I LIVED THERE FOR A YEAR. I NEVER SEE IT LIKE THIS BEFORE. SOME PEOPLE MAYBE WEREN'T TALKING TO YOU, WEREN'T TALKING FROM UPSTAIRS, IT'S OKAY, TOO. BUT YOU POSTED THE CHANGES. THIS MAKE EVERYBODY EQUAL BECAUSE RIGHT NOW ONE 9:30 FOR 40 YEARS, 2:00 FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS. SO PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVILLE FOR EXAMPLE AT 2:00 LOSE THEIR PRIVILEGE. AND I TALKED TO YOU BEFORE, FOR MANY YEARS I TALKED, SORRY FOR I SPEAK NOT EXACTLY ABOUT AGENDA BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S PRIVILEGE FOR PEOPLE WHO SPEAK ONLY ONE LEVEL, THESE PEOPLE SPEAK AT ANOTHER LEVEL. STAND UP, AMERICA, FOR DONALD TRUMP. MAKE EVERYBODY COMMONSENSE. THAT'S THE KEY WHAT IS RIGHT NOW, COMMON SENSE. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. YOU THINK ME AS A BLACK WOMAN IS PRIVILEGED. THANK YOU. IT'S A GIFT. I'M BLESSED . IF I WOULD COME BACK AS A PERSON IT WOULD BE A BLACK WOMAN, HONESTLY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT PERSON ONLINE. >> I WILL NOW MOVE TO THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. ONCE I CALL THE SPEAKER'S NAME TREES PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN. DAVID. >> PRESS STAR SIX, MR. HAYNES, AND YOU'RE READY TO GIVE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES. YOU KNOW HOW COUNCIL HAS OVERSIGHT ON THE DUWAMISH CLEANUP? IT WOULD BE GREAT IF COUNCIL MADE A RULE OR A LAW WITHIN THE PUBLIC/ PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF THAT CLEANUP WHERE IT REQUIRED THE CONTRACTOR TO BRING TWO FULL SHIFTS ONTO THE JOBSITE, TO EXPEDITE GETTING THE JOB DONE, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL OPERATING SOME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT DOESN'T HAVE THE PROPER RESOURCE AND SUPPORT TO STOP WHAT THEY'RE DREDGING FROM BASICALLY ESCAPING BACK INTO THE RIVER BE OLATEDIT SUTO BE WHEN THEY'RE MAKING AN EFFORT TO CLEAN IT UP. IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR THAT WE ARE GOING TO JUST PAY INTO A FUND AND THEN SOME CONTRACTOR THAT'S GOING TO PAD THE COST OF THE LABOR AND PAD THE COST OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND THEN SHORTCHANGE THE EFFORT BY NOT PUTTING ENOUGH WORKERS ON SITE , BECAUSE SOME OF THE WORKERS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE OWNERS WHO DON'T SHOW UP TO DO ANY WORK. BUT SOMETIMES THEY PAD UP TO 60% TO 70% OF ALL THE MONEY THAT'S BEING PAID INTO, LIKE A PROJECT, AND NOBODY IN OVERSIGHT IS KEEPING THEM HONEST ABOUT THEIR LACK OF DILIGENT WORK ON THE JOBSITE. THAT'S DELAY IN CLEANING UP THE DUWAMISH. IF YOU REALLY CARED ABOUT IT YOU WOULD MAKE A RULE THAT SAID WE ARE PAYING INTO THIS FUND, THE CONTRACTORS HAVE TO PONY UP TWO FULL SHIFTS WITH PUBLIC WORKS KEEPING THEM HONEST ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING A COUPLE DUDES MOVING SOME EQUIPMENT AROUND AND MAKE IT SEEM LIKE THEY ARE WORKING HARD FOR THE PEOPLE, WHILE THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE PATTING THE COST AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN OVERSIGHT KEEPING THEM HONEST. ALL WE GOT IS [ INAUDIBLE ] SO PLEASE CONSIDER DOUBLE SHIFTS AND FULL SHIFTS ON ALL THESE PROJECTS SO WE CAN GET SOME THINGS DONE AROUND HERE. >> THANK YOU MR. HAYNES. IF THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP, THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED. THANK YOU ALL WHO CAME TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC AND THEN ALSO FOR OUR ONLINE CALLERS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM 1, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY AUTHORIZING SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO CONTINUE EXPENDING FUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND REDOING REMEDIATION OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY SUPERFUND SITE. FOR BREATHING, DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE VOTE. PRESENTING IS BRIAN GOOD NIGHT FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. >> THANK YOU MR. GOOD NIGHT. LOOKING SHARP AS EVER TODAY, I MIGHT ADD. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE VOTING ON TODAY. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, RYAN GOOD NIGHT FROM YOUR COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER AT THE PRIOR MEETING ON MARCH 26th, THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IN THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. COUNCIL BILL 120960, WHICH IS RELATED TO THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY SUPERFUND SITE. AS A BRIEF REMINDER, THE SUPERFUND SITE IS A FIVE-MILE STRETCH OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER BETWEEN HARBOUR ISLAND IN THE NORTH AND AN AREA KNOWN AS THE TURNING BASIN IN THE SOUTH. SINCE THE YEAR 2000 THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, KING COUNTY, THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND BOEING TO INVESTIGATE CONTAMINATION AND EXPLORE REMEDIATION OPTIONS FOR THE WATERWAY. THE EPA ISSUED A PROPOSED CLEANUP PLAN IN 2013 AND SUBSEQUENTLY SELECTED A CLEANUP REMEDY IN 2014 IN WHAT IS KNOWN AS A RECORD OF DECISION. IN 2023 THE EPA ISSUED NOTICE TO THE CITY AND OTHER PARTIES REQUIRING ENTRY INTO CONSENT DECREE NEGOTIATIONS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE 2014 RECORD OF DECISIONS CLEANUP PROVISIONS. AND AFTER 18 MONTHS OF NEGOTIATION THE CITY, COUNTY, AND BOEING REACHED AGREEMENTS WITH THE EPA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY ON TERMS FOR THE CONSENT DECREE. SO THE PURPOSE OF COUNCIL BILL 120960 IS TO ALLOW SPU AND CITY LIGHT TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE CLEANUP ACTIVITIES , INCLUDING EXPENDING FUNDS FOR CONTAMINATION INVESTIGATION AND REMEDIATION IN THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY AND RELATED SITES, ACCEPT FUNDS FROM OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES TO IMPLEMENT THE CONSENT DECREE, AND SEEKING AND ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE FOR CLEANUP ACTIVITIES. THE COUNCIL HAS NOT BEEN ASKED TO APPROVE THE ACTUAL CONSENT DECREE OR THE RELATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER PARTIES BECAUSE THAT AUTHORITY RESTS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. RATHER THE COUNCIL IS JUST BEING ASKED TO AUTHORIZE SPU AND CITY LIKE TO MAKE ITS MANAGERS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONSENT DECREE AND BEYOND CURRENT BUDGET CYCLE AND THIS TYPE OF AUTHORITY IS ALLOWABLE UNDER STATE LAW FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES. AND THEN LASTLY I'LL JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE EFFORTS, BOTH FOR THE CITY AND OVERALL. SPU ESTIMATES THAT OVER THE 30 YEAR PROJECT PERIOD THE CLEANUP COST WILL TOTAL ABOUT $757 MILLION FOR ALL PARTIES WITH THE CITY BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR 31.5% OF THOSE COSTS OR ABOUT $238 MILLION. ONE OF THE BENEFITS FOR ENTERING INTO THE CONSENT DECREE FOR THE CITY IS THAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE SETTLEMENT FUNDS FROM OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. THE CITY EXPECTS TO RECEIVE ABOUT $88 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT FUNDS AND ALSO THE EPA WILL WAIVE ABOUT $11 MILLION IN OVERSIGHT COSTS. SO THAT BRINGS THE CITY'S RESPONSE ABILITY DOWN TO $141 MILLION OVER 40 YEARS AND THE EXECUTIVE IS HOPEFUL THAT THE CITY COULD RECEIVE FUNDING FROM STATE SOURCES COVERING ABOUT HALF OF THOSE COSTS. ULTIMATELY ANY COSTS TO COVER CLEANUP ACTIVITIES WILL COME FROM SPU AND CITY LIGHT FUNDS IN BOTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDING THOSE COSTS IN THEIR CURRENT FORECAST AND INTO THEIR RATE STRUCTURES. THAT INCLUDES MY BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE BILL AND OF COURSE AS YOU SEE BEHIND ME WE HAVE STAFF FROM SPU, CITY LIGHT AND THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU MR. GOODNIGHT. I KNOW I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, WE'VE HAD SOME BRIEFINGS AND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AND SOME INFORMATION, SO I WANT TO PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS POTENTIALLY AT ALL? LOOKING TO THE RIGHT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> I HEARD YOU SAY 30 YEAR PROJECT, SO IS IT REALLY GOING TO TAKE THAT LONG, 30 YEARS TO COMPLETION? AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN SOME WORK RELATED TO THE CLEANUP, SO COULD YOU ALSO JUST REMIND ME WHAT THAT WAS? >> THAT'S CORRECT. THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE BEEN PERFORMING CLEANUP COSTS FOR THE LAST FIVE OR SO YEARS, I BELIEVE. I'D HAVE TO BRING UP STAFF IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO ANSWER FURTHER QUESTIONS. I THINK THE 30 YEAR PROJECT, THAT'S THE ESTIMATE, THIS WOULD REQUIRE REMEDIATION FOR THE LONG-TERM AND MONITORING WHAT I THINK IT'S A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO ESTIMATE COST. >> THANK YOU. THAT MAKES SENSE THAT THERE IS MONITORING THAT IS CONTINUOUS. THANK YOU. >> WOULD YOU LIKE ANY STAFF, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TO COME UP? >> THAT WAS MY ANSWER. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE OR COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST LET ME KNOW. OKAY, AWESOME. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU MR. BRIAN GOODNIGHT FOR THE OVERVIEW AND ALSO PREPARING ALL THE INFORMATION FOR US TO GET TO THIS POINT, AND ALSO SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING ON THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY BUT ALSO HAVING JUST VERY THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO THIS AND BEING GOOD, WANTING TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR LAND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING IT, OBVIOUSLY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AS WELL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALONG THE LOWER DUWAMISH AND UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND DIFFICULTIES THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW WITH SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL, AS WELL. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. JUST SAY A QUESTION, NOTHING RELATED TO THE AGENDA ITEM BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO MAYBE HAVE A COMMITTEE MEETING UNDERWAY WHERE WE TOUR WATERSIDE FROM HARBOUR ISLAND DOWN TO THE TURNING BASIN AND BACK AND JUST GET A SENSE OF THIS AREA. I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. I'M NOT SURE IF SPU HAS PERIODIC UNDERWAY BOAT LAUNCH KIND OF REVIEW OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL JUST TO PUT EYES ON AND GET A SENSE OF THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT, AND THEN UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF IT, TOO. THERE'S OTHER PIECES THAT COME INTO THIS, AS WELL, IN TERMS OF THE CSO S AND THE LIKE. I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL TO SEE IT FROM THE WATER AS OPPOSED TO DRIVING OVER IT, DRIVING BY IT, THOSE KINDS OF LOOK ANGLES. I THINK I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE MAYBE THROUGH COORDINATION WITH SPU? THANK YOU. >> I SEE HEADS NODDING WITH MY FAVORITE HENNESSY, BOB HENNESSY, NODDING ABSOLUTE WE. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO DO. THANK YOU FOR THAT SUGGESTION, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. OKAY, GREAT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120960. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. A SECOND AND THIRD. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND AND THIRD TO RECOMMEND, FOURTH, PASSAGE OF THESE COUNCIL BILL. OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNCIL BILL 120960? >> COUNCILMEMBER? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. >> AYE. >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> THERE ARE FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> WONDERFUL, THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THIS APPOINTMENT -- THIS BILL, COUNCIL BILL 120960 WILL BE SENT TO THE TUESDAY, APRIL 15th CITY COUNCIL MEETING . IF THERE IS NOT -- WELL FIRST OF ALL LET ME THANK EVERYONE FOR THAT. I KNOW THIS IS A LONG PROCESS, SO REALLY APPRECIATE US GETTING TO THIS POINT. AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, I SEE COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, YOUR HAND IS UP. >> I JUST WANTED TO ECHO YOUR GRATITUDE, CHAIR, TO SPU STAFF, BECAUSE I DO KNOW AND I'VE KNOWN IT BEFORE THAT MY INVOLVEMENT WITH IT GOES WAY BACK TO THE EARLY 2000'S. AND I KNOW YOURS PRECEDES THAT AS EVEN BEFORE THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD AND DILIGENT WORK TO THIS POINT. AND IT'S NOT OVER. SO THANK YOU. >> IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS FOR THE COMMITTEE, I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS BREAKING THE RECORD FOR OUR FASTEST COMMITTEE MEETING FOR OUR PARKS, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY, WHICH IS NOT USUALLY WHAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE DOES IN HIS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. SHOTS FIRED AT YOU. GET SHOTS FIRED, PUBLIC SAFETY? THIS CONCLUDES THE APRIL 9th MEETING OF THE PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, TECHNOLOGY. OUR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23rd, AT 2:00 P.M. THE CURRENT TIME RIGHT NOW IS TO: 23 P.M. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. >> THANKS, CHAIR. >>