>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. BE
DECEMBER 14th, 2022 MEETING OF
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
TECHNOLOGY, AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
I AM SARA NELSON, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE AND THIS IS THE LAST
COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR.
PRESIDENT JUAREZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ARE
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S COMMITTEE.
THAT WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>>
>> CHAIR NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>>
>> THERE ARE THREE PRESENT.
>> ALL RIGHT, ON TODAY'S AGENDA
THERE ARE NINE ITEMS AND TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE MUSIC
COMMISSION, FOUR REAPPOINTMENTS
TO THE MUSIC COMMISSION, TWO
COUNCIL BILLS ON EASEMENTS
OVER SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
PROPERTY AND THOSE TWO ITEMS
ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IN
ADVANCE. AND THEN FINALLY WE
WILL HAVE A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE VOTE ON
THE 10 YEAR FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY. SO
BEFORE WE DIVE INTO, OH, LET ME
FIRST JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA.
>> THAT IS THE AGENDA. ABSENT
ANY OBJECTION, THE ITEMS WILL
BE HEARD IN THE ORDER I JUST
RELAYED. HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. SO
BEFORE DIVING AND I WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO REVIEW THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE
COMMITTEE OVER THE COURSE OF
2022, WHICH WAS MY FIRST YEAR
IN OFFICE, OF COURSE. AND JUST
SUMMARIZE WHAT WE DID. SO WE
HAD 11 INFORMATIONAL BRIEFINGS
ON VARIOUS TOPICS. SOME OF
THESE WERE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH
ACTUAL DEFLATION. THEY ARE
IMPORTANT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC
ON IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE IN
THE DEPARTMENTS. THERE WERE,
LET ME SEE, A TOTAL OF 14
APPOINTMENTS OR
REAPPOINTMENTS, WHICH ALSO
INCLUDED HOPEFULLY THE ONES
THAT WE WILL BE HEARING TODAY.
I ALSO SPONSORED FIVE
RESOLUTIONS, AND HOPEFULLY BY
MEETING'S END, 15 ORDINANCES.
AND IN ADDITION, COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN AND I SPONSOR
TWO COUNCIL BILLS THAT DID NOT
GO THROUGH COMMITTEE BUT WENT
DIRECTLY TO FULL COUNCIL. AND
THEY EXPANDED EMERGENCY BILL
ASSISTANCE TO SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES CUSTOMERS. THIS
COMMITTEE ALSO ADVANCED A
COUNCIL BILL SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WHICH
MADE PERMANENT THE 15% CAP ON
RESTAURANT SERVICE DELIVERY
FEES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT. AND BOOK ENDING ALL OF
THIS WORK, THERE WERE TWO
ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE
IN PARTICULAR. THE FIRST WAS
THE SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION IN MY SECOND
COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT WAS A
DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACTS OF
RISING CRIME ON SMALL
BUSINESSES , THEIR CUSTOMERS,
AND STAFF COUNCILMEMBERS. THIS
WAS NOT JUST, THIS WAS NOT
JUST OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
BUSINESS OWNERS AND
REPRESENTATIVES OF NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICTS TO AIR THEIR
GRIEVANCES, IT WAS OPPORTUNITY
TO SERVICE THINGS THAT THE
COMMUNITY TO DO THE SERVICE.
ONE WAS THE STOREFRONT REPAIR
FUND, WHICH I PUSHED FOR, AND
WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER. THIS
PROVIDES GRANTS OF UP TO $2000
TO SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELP
REIMBURSE THE COST OF REPAIRING
DAMAGED WINDOWS AND DOORS.
THE SECOND WAS CASE
CONFERENCING, A PROCESS THAT
IS A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS
WHICH INCLUDES NUMBERS OF THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THE COORDINATORS OF
THE LEAD AND CO-LEAD PROGRAMS,
AND COMMUNITY COUNCILMEMBERS
TO BASICALLY HIGHLIGHT WHAT
IS GOING ON WITH HIGH IMPACT
INDIVIDUALS , PUT THE
INDIVIDUALS WITH SERVICES AND
HOPEFULLY NEGATE SOME HARM IN
THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
PUTTING THAT THROUGH THE
BUDGET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO
THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS
THAT CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE
RECOMMENDATIONS PUT FORWARD BY
THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE
COMMITTEE. IT ALSO INFORMED MY
THINKING ON REALLY THE URGENCY
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE
SITUATION THAT IS NOT JUST
BUSINESSES BUT ALSO RESIDENCES,
WE ARE PLEADING FOR HELP ON.
SO I WENT ON TO PUT FORWARD A
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A
STAFFING INCENTIVES PROGRAM TO
INCENTIVIZE AND ACCELERATE THE
HIRING OF NEW SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS IN THE WAKE OF THE
STAFFING SHORTAGE THAT WAS
HAPPENING. AND THAT LEGISLATION
WAS HEARD AND ADVANCED IN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. SO,
THOSE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS
THAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF
OF THE YEAR. AND AT THE VERY
LAST MEETING THE COMMITTEE
MEETING, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT
HAD BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG
TIME AND I AM REALLY PROUD TO
BE ABLE TO SAY WE ACCOMPLISH
TOGETHER, COMMITTEE
COUNCILMEMBERS. THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS SEATTLE
FILM COMMISSION. THIS IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE FILM
INDUSTRY IS A DRIVER OF
ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SEATTLE.
AND COUNCILMEMBERS OF THE FILM
COMMUNITY HERE HAD BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR YEARS OF THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A FILM
COMMISSION TO SUPPORT OUR
EXISTING FILM COMMUNITY AND
ALSO ATTRACT MORE TO SEATTLE.
SO THAT WAS A LONG TIME IN
COMING AND I HAVE TO THANK MY
STAFF COUNCILMEMBERS, CHIEF
OF STAFF JEREMY MOON, WHO LED
ON THIS EFFORT. AND ALSO CHRIS
WINSTON IN THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOO WHO
HAS DEEP ROOTS IN THE FILM
COMMUNITY AND GOT THIS OFF THE
GROUND. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS THE END OF THE
COMMITTEE WORK AND IN THE
MIDDLE OF ALL OF THAT WE ALSO
CONFIRMED A NEW DIRECTOR,
MARTHA McINTYRE, AS NEW
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I CANNOT
SAY ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO HAVE SUCH A STRONG ADVOCATE,
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT SMALL,
LARGE BUSINESSES NEED TO THRIVE
IN SEATTLE AT THE HELM OF THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THE
CITY ADDED, WELL, GOT B'S ,
THE, NOT THE STOREFRONT REPAIR,
ALREADY MENTIONED THAT,
SEATTLE RESTORE OFF THE GROUND
THE CAPITAL ACCESS PROGRAM WAS
LAUNCHED. IT PROVIDES SMALL
BUSINESSES WITH VERY LOW
INTEREST LOANS. THAT IS ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT IS THE HARDEST,
ESPECIALLY TO BUY POK BUSINESS
OWNERS, THAT IS ACCESS TO
CAPITAL. THAT WAS LAUNCHED
UNDER THE MAYOR AND WAS
CARRIED FORWARD UNDER THEIR
LEADERSHIP. AND THEN THE TENANT
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HELPS
PROVIDE ACCESS TO CAPITAL,
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO EXPAND
THEIR BUSINESSES, OR MAKE
ESSENTIAL REPAIRS, UPGRADES TO
THEIR BUSINESSES, TO BASICALLY
EXPAND OR KEEP THEIR
OPERATIONS GOING. AND THAT WAS
THIS PROGRAM, IT WAS INCREASED
WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS AND WAS
ABLE TO HELP MORE SMALL
BUSINESSES STAY IN SEATTLE. I
SEE THAT PROGRAM AS AN
ESSENTIAL ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
TOOL. IT ENABLED BUSINESS IS,
MANY OF WHOM COULD HAVE BEEN
DISPLACED WHEN THEIR
STOREFRONTS WERE CLOSED FOR
SOME REASON. AND SO THESE
PROGRAMS, ALL OF THE
INITIATIVES, I HAVE TO SAY
THEY GET CASH INTO THE HANDS OF
PEOPLE THAT NEED IT THE MOST.
AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL
THEY TARGETED, AT BIPOC
ENTREPRENEURS, AND IT IS THESE
KIND OF INITIATIVES WHERE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD
GENERATIONAL WEALTH ARE BORN.
AND THAT IS FUNDAMENTALLY
IMPORTANT. AND I THANK THE
EXECUTIVE FOR ALL OF YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTOR
McINTYRE'S JOB AS WELL. SO
THAT IS A BIT OF WHAT HAPPENED
IN COMMITTEE THIS YEAR. AND I
HAVE SOME THANK YOU, FIRST OF
ALL I THANK MY FELLOW
COMMITTEE COUNCILMEMBERS, WE
ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND
YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ON
THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION,
ALL OF WHICH WENT TO FULL
COUNCIL AND PAST , MEANS A
GREAT DEAL TO ME IN MY FIRST
YEAR OF OFFICE, ESPECIALLY. I
ALSO OF COURSE HAVE TO THANK
CENTRAL STAFF, CENTRAL STAFF
ARE THE PEOPLE THAT DO ALL THE
RESEARCH, THE ANALYTICS, RIGHT
THE LEGISLATION, THAT KEEPS
THE CITY RUNNING. AND I
RECOGNIZE IT IS NO SMALL TASK
TO BREAK IN A NEW
COUNCILMEMBER. SO, SPECIAL
THANKS TO YOLANDA, WHO WAS THE
COMMITTEE COORDINATOR, LISA,
THE CENTRAL STAFF ARE IN
CHARGE OF ALL THINGS HAVING TO
DO WITH SEATTLE I.T., AND
JASMINE, WHO IS LEAD ON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW.
AND OF COURSE ERIC McCONAGHY,
AN EXPERT ON ALL THINGS CITY
LIGHT. THAT IS EXTREMELY
COMPLEX AND TECHNICAL
LEGISLATION. AND YOUR HELP
ERIC, IT REALLY GAVE ME THE
CONFIDENCE TO TAKE ON A LOT OF
THE LEGISLATION, WHICH KEEPS
THE LIGHTS ON IN SEATTLE. SO,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SO
FINALLY, SITTING HERE IN
CHAMBERS ARE MY COMMITTEE
CLERKS, STEPHEN ELLIS AND
TEAM, WHO DO ALL THE BACKEND
WORK. I WENT THROUGH THE
TRAININGS TO FIGURE OUT HOW
DOES ONE LOAD LEGISLATION ONTO
THE SYSTEM, SO IT WILL APPEAR
ON THE AGENDA. AND IT IS HARDER
THAN ONE MIGHT THINK. SO, THANK
YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
HARD WORK AND ALSO TO JEREMY,
MY CHIEF OF STAFF. SO WITH ALL
OF THAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE
FOR HEARING THAT SUMMARY AND
WE WILL MOVE NOW ONTO PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE WILL PLAY THE
VIDEO AND BEGIN, THANK YOU.
>> IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS [
LAUGHTER ] SINCE WE HAVE BEEN
HERE, IN COMMITTEE. SO, WARMING
BACKUP.
>> HELLO SEATTLE, WHERE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND GOODWILL. BUILT ON
INDIGENOUS LAND, TRADITIONAL
TERRITORY OF THE -- PEOPLES.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND IS EAGER TO HEAR
FROM RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPEAKER
AND PROVIDE A VERBAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE'S SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE, AND USE THE
MEETING I.D. AND PASSCODE.
THAT WAS EMAILED UPON
CONFIRMATION. IF YOU DID NOT
RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION,
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK
MAIL FOLDERS. A REMINDER, THE
SPEAKER MEETING I.D. IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D.
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A
SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED, THE
SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE
UNMUTED AND AN AUTOMATIC
PROMPT WOULD SAY, "THE HOST
WOULD LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR
MICROPHONE." THAT IS YOUR
QUEUE AND TURN TO SPEAK. AT
THAT TIME YOU MUST PRESS STAR
SIX. AT THAT TIME YOU WILL HEAR
A PROMPT OF "YOU ARE UNMUTED ."
MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE UNMUTED
ON YOUR END, SO THAT YOU WILL
BE HEARD. A CHIME WILL SOUND
WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN
YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. IS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THE END OF
THE ALLOTTED TIME, YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED. IN
THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITH
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE
DISCONNECT THE LINE AND JOIN US
BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
CHANNEL SEATTLE BROADCAST OR
THE LISTEN LINE OPTION ON THE
AGENDA. THE COUNCIL RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO END PUBLIC
COMMENT IF IT IS BEING ABUSED
OR THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
ABILITY OF THE COUNCIL TO
CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY. ANY OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE THAT IS DISRUPTIVE OR
NOT FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE
TOPIC AS SPECIFIED IN COUNCIL
RULES, MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER
BEING MUTED BY THE PRESIDING
OFFICER. OUR HOPE IS TO
PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT
WILL ASSIST OUR ORDERLY
CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES BEFORE
THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN.
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
OF, "YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. "
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND THERE ARE
NO PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL
BEGIN AND END WITH IN PERSON
COMMENTERS. PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM TO WHICH YOU
ARE SPEAKING. PLEASE BE
RESPECTFUL AND YOU WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. WE HAVE
GOT ONE SPEAKER HERE. ALEX
ZIMMERMAN. PLEASE COME TO THE
PODIUM.
>> -- MAFIA CARTEL AND
PSYCHOPATH. I AM PRESIDENT OF
-- AMERICA. THE COUNCIL MAKES
A VERY GOOD SPEECH. YOU KNOW?
IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I KNOW
WHO YOU SPEAK TO. 750,000
IDIOTS. I AM SO SORRY. BUT I
SUPPORT YOU. GOOD SPEECH. SO
RIGHT NOW, WHAT IS YOUR POINT?
MUSICIANS. FOR THE LAST FEW
MONTHS YOU APPOINTED 100
PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, THESE
MUSICIANS COME HERE AND ASK
VERY SIMPLE QUESTION, WHY NOT
SHOW FACES? THEN SOMEBODY
PLAYED VIOLIN, YOU KNOW, IT IS
VERY NICE WHEN YOU SEE AN
ARTIST'S FACE. BUT NOBODY
HERE. RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I LIKE
MUSIC FOR ALL MY LIFE, NOBODY
GIVE HELLO TO THIS MUSICIAN.
-- WHERE IS YOUR MUSICIAN?
WHY DON'T YOU COME HERE AND AS
COUNCIL WHY YOU DON'T SHOW
FACES OF PEOPLE OF UNITED
STATES PEOPLE? HELLO! HELLO!
HELLO! AGAIN, AGAIN, AGAIN,
EDITION, MUSICIAN, MUSICIAN,
COME TO THIS PLACE AND ASK
EVERY COUNCIL WHY THEY DON'T
SHOW FACES. YOU SEE HOW I AM
GOOD? [ LAUGHTER ] YOU GUYS I
AM SICK FROM IDIOT, WHAT IS
THIS FOR? MANY YEAR, I COME TO
THIS PLACE FOR 20 YEARS, EVERY
DAY. 750,000 -- AND WILL BE
DOING THE SAME. IT IS TRUE. --
FOR ANOTHER 20 OR 30 YEARS.
STANDUP AMERICA. -- AN IDIOT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT, IF THERE ARE NO
OTHER PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK ONLINE OR IN PUBLIC,
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, WE
WILL PROCEED TO THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE,
APPOINTMENT 02423, APPOINTMENT
OF ANDREA FRIEDMAN AS MEMBER
OF SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION,
FOR A TERM TO AUGUST 31st,
2024. BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WHY DON'T YOU COME UP TO THE
TABLE? WE WILL HAVE ALL OF
THE, YES. --
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR NELSON
AND COMMITTEE COUNCILMEMBERS,
MY NAME IS SCOTT PLUSQUELLEC
AND I AM THE NIGHTLIFE IS IN
THIS ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY AND
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. AND THE STAFF
PERSON FOR THE SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION. I AM ALSO JOINED
ONLINE BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR
PREETI SHRIDHAR OF OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPING AS WELL.
AND I WERE TWO APPOINTEES.
QUICKLY, BEFORE WE START I
WANTED TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF
THE SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION.
AGAIN, THE MUSIC COMMISSION WAS
CREATED IN 2010 AND RATIFIED BY
COUNCIL ORDINANCE IN 2014. THE
SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION IS
MADE UP OF 20 COUNCILMEMBERS,
21 COUNCILMEMBERS, 10 ARE
APPOINTED BY COUNCIL AND 11 I
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THE
COMMISSION IS A GROUP OF
INDUSTRY AND VOLUNTEER
STAKEHOLDERS, ASSEMBLE TO
ADVISE THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN ADVOCACY FOR
AND POLICY OF SEATTLE SUPPORT
AND GROWTH OF THE LOCAL MUSIC
INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY. THE
COMMISSION STRIVES TO ENHANCE
THE SEATTLE MUSIC SECTOR AND
COMMIT TO THE LIVE MUSIC
AUDIENCE THAT COMPRISES THE
LOCAL ECONOMY AND 21 SEATS
REPRESENT A BROAD RANGE OF
MUSIC INDUSTRY BACKGROUNDS FROM
ARTISTS, VENUE, NONPROFIT,
LABEL MANAGEMENT, AND
INTERACTIVE MEDIA. THAT IS A
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE SANDRA
BALL. OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT AS
STATED IS ANDREA FRIEDMAN.
THEY WILL BE SERVING A TERM OF
STARTING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021,
FILLING OUT THE REMAINDER OF
THE TERM. THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE
FOR REAPPOINTMENT IN 2024. AND
I WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW ANDREA
FRIEDMAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
A FEW WORDS.
>> YES, HELLO, MY NAME IS
ANDREA FRIEDMAN. I CURRENTLY
WORK AT K EXP AS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, I WORK ON
THE EDUCATION AND YOUTH
PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PLANNING
SOME EVENTS. MY ROOTS ARE IN
DIY, I DID COLLEGE RADIO WHEN I
WENT TO UC DAVIS. THAT IS
REALLY WHERE I FOUND MY PEOPLE.
WHEN I MOVED TO SEATTLE I KNEW
TO FIND MY PEOPLE I NEEDED TO
FIND MY MUSIC COMMUNITY. SO,
MY FIRST SORT OF INDUSTRY JOB
IN SEATTLE WAS LOOKING AT THE
-- PROJECT, A GREAT MEETING OF
INDUSTRY AND DIY PUNK SPIRIT.
AND I HAVE JUST SORT HAVE BEEN
GROWING IN THAT SPACE SINCE. I
HAVE WORKED ON A NUMBER OF LIKE
COMMUNITY COLLECTIVES, THROWN
EVENTS THERE. I AM A MEMBER OF
SEATTLE'S UNDERGROUND
ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMMUNITY. I
HAVE ALSO BRIEFLY WORKED AT AN
ELECTRONIC MUSIC MENU. AND I
AM THRILLED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE
SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION AND
ADVOCATE FOR MY COMMUNITIES.
COMING FROM THE ELECTRONIC
MUSIC SPACE, I AM REALLY
THINKING ABOUT SEATTLE BEING A
24-HOUR CITY ONE DAY AND WHAT
THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. IT WOULD
BE INCREDIBLE FOR FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. AND
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOUNG PEOPLE HERE IN SEATTLE
SEE THIS AS A SPACE WHERE THEY
CAN THRIVE, NO MATTER WHAT THEY
WANT TO DO IN MUSIC OR ART.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREA FRIEDMAN.
FIRST OF ALL I HAVE TO THANK
YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND BEING
ABLE TO SERVE ON THE SEATTLE
MUSIC COMMISSION. I HAVE READ
YOUR RESUME AND BACKGROUND IN
DEPTH, ACTUALLY I WAS BROUGHT
UP IN THE TOWN JUST TO THE EAST
OF YOU, SACRAMENTO. [ LAUGHTER
] AND I AM A FELLOW UC ALUM.
ALSO I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A BS,
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND
PLANNING. WHICH WAS INTERESTING
TO ME. BECAUSE THAT IS A
SCIENCE. [ LAUGHTER ] YOU KNOW?
AND SO YOU HAVE APPLIED
THOSE, THAT KNOWLEDGE WELL, IN
YOUR WHOLE CAREER. WORKING AT
TWO OF THE MOST VENERABLE MUSIC
INSTITUTIONS IN SEATTLE, THE
-- PROJECT, WHICH I HAVE
EXPERIENCE WITH WAY BACK WHEN I
WAS A STAFFER, ENSURING THE
PROJECT GOT FUNDING AND WAS
ABLE TO STAY IN ITS SPACE. A
HUGE FUNNEL FOR ARTISTS FOR
YOUTH TO APPRECIATE. AND ALSO,
NOT JUST NEW MUSIC AND
CONSUME IT, BUT ALSO HOW TO
MAKE A CAREER OUT OF THEIR
ART. AND THEN OF COURSE K
EXP. YOU ARE THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, YOU WERE
ABLE TO DO SO MUCH, ESPECIALLY
DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN A LOT
OF ENGAGEMENT WAS SHUT DOWN.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. I
WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
>> ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE. IF
THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS, AND WOULD YOU
LIKE TO HAVE ANY FINAL WORDS?
DID I MISS ANYTHING?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, YEAH,
FOR HAVING ME HERE. THANK YOU.
YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT. OKAY! SO I MOVE
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
02423. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
APPOINTMENT 02423. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
CONFIRM THIS APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THREE ARE IN FAVOR.
>> OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE RECOMMENDATION THAT 0
2423 WILL BE CONFIRMED.
MOVING TO THE COUNCIL ON
JANUARY 3rd FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION. THAT WILL BE
BEFORE FULL COUNCIL, YOU ARE
WELCOME TO COME. NOT
NECESSARY. BUT THAT IS WHERE
THE MAIN ACTION IS. SO, YOU CAN
CHOOSE IF THAT FITS IN WITH
YOUR OTHER DUTIES. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BEING WILLING TO
SERVE. I AM REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THANK YOU SCOTT FOR
YOUR WORK IN SHEPHERDING THIS
FORWARD.
>> THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS
JULIUS CAESAR ROBINSON, AND
APPOINTMENT TO A VACANCY WHICH
CAME OPEN THIS SEPTEMBER. WHEN
A FORMER, THE PREVIOUS HOLDER
OF THE SEAT TRANSITIONED OFF.
HE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
REAPPOINTMENT IN 2025.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
BEFORE WE CONTINUE I HAVE TO
MOVE.
>> I AM SO SORRY.
>> IT IS OKAY. AGENDA ITEM 2.
WOULD YOU PLEASE READ IT INTO
THE RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENT 02424,
APPOINTMENT OF JULIUS CAESAR
ROBINSON , AS MEMBER TO THE
SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION, FOR A
TERM THROUGH AUGUST 31st, 2025.
>> OKAY. CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL NOT
REPEAT MYSELF BUT I WILL ALLOW
JULIUS CAESAR ROBINSON TO HAVE
THE FLOOR.
>> I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU,
FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE. I
PRACTICED A WHOLE SPEECH LAST
NIGHT IN THE MIRROR AND I
CANNOT REMEMBER NONE OF IT. I
-- I AM JUST THRILLED TO BE
HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ON
THE COMMISSION, BECAUSE I AM
MUSIC. I HAVE BEEN IN THE MUSIC
BUSINESS MY ENTIRE LIFE. MY
FATHER WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER,
THE LEAD SAXOPHONE PLAYER OF "
SAM AND DAVE." THE FIRST TIME I
WAS ON STAGE AND PERFORMED I
WAS SIX YEARS OLD, THE FIRST
TIME I GOT PAID FOR PLAYING AN
INSTRUMENT I WAS EIGHT. I HAVE
BEEN IN THE BUSINESS EVER
SINCE. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS I
HAVE BEEN A CIVILIAN RAISING A
FAMILY BUT I STILL PRODUCE
THESE IT, RIGHT MUSIC, MY
CHILDREN ARE MUSICIANS. AND I
AM OUT IN THE COMMUNITY A PLOT,
AS FAR AS BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY,
AND REALLY TRYING TO UPLIFT
THE SOUND THAT IS IN SEATTLE. I
AM AN EAST COAST TRANSPLANT
AND THE THING THAT SOLD ME
ABOUT THE COMMISSION ARE THE
PEOPLE THAT I MET IN THE
COMMISSION, I LOOKED AT THE
VISION, IT WAS REFRESHING TO BE
AROUND PEOPLE THAT AT THE SAME
VISION I HAD. ABOUT WHAT IS
GOING ON IN SEATTLE. THE NEED
FOR MUSIC VENUES, AND THE
COMMISSION IS IN THE RIGHT
PLACE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THERE
IS A NEW MUSIC RESOLUTION
REVOLUTION THAT IS BUILDING
UNDER OUR FEET RIGHT NOW THAT
WILL EXPLODE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF YEARS. THERE IS A
SOUND OUT ON THE STREETS RIGHT
NOW THAT IS GOING TO COME UP,
AND IT IS GOING TO BE A GOOD
SOUND. AND I THINK I WANT TO BE
ON THE COMMISSION WHEN THAT
HAPPENS. ALSO I LIKE THE VISION
ABOUT, SINCE WE ALL COME FROM
BASICALLY WHAT WE CALL
LEARNING TRIAL BY FIRE, THROUGH
THE MUSIC BUSINESS, AND WE HAVE
A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE TO LEND TO
YOUNGER MUSICIANS ABOUT HOW TO
NAVIGATE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE
MUSIC BUSINESS, WHERE THEY CAN
BE FULLY COMPENSATED. THAT IS
BASICALLY WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO
PUT A LOT OF ENERGY IN WITH THE
HELP OF THE COMMISSION.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IS THE BEST
TIME TO BE AN INDEPENDENT
MUSICIAN BUT YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO GET FULLY
COMPENSATED. AND LIKE I SAID, I
AM SORRY FOR BABBLING. I HAD
THIS GREAT SPEECH THAT I
PRACTICE IN THE MIRROR LAST
NIGHT AND IT SOUNDED GREAT BUT
I CANNOT REMEMBER A WORD OF IT
SO I AM JUST GOING TO BE QUIET
RIGHT NOW.
>> WELL, I HAVE SOME THINGS TO
SAY. AND IF YOU, I ALWAYS
BELIEVE IN SECOND CHANCES AND
ALWAYS BELIEVE IN WHAT I SHOULD
HAVE SAID WHEN THE MOMENT
PASSES. SO WE WILL GIVE YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW UP. BUT,
I MET CEASER ON A CAMPAIGN
EVENT LAST YEAR. I MET HIM, IT
IS CALLED THE "GREAT DEBATE."
AND HE CREATED AND HAS
PRODUCED THE GREAT DEBATE SINCE
2013. IT WAS AN ALL DAY
CAMPAIGN EVENT WITH EVERY
SINGLE RACE ON THE BALLOT,
ALL THE CANDIDATES. THIS WAS
RIGHT BEFORE THE GENERAL
ELECTION. WITH ALL THE
CANDIDATES ON STAGE AT SOME
POINT. HANDS-DOWN IT WAS THE
MOST, IT WAS THE BEST CAMPAIGN
EVENT. IT WAS WELL MODERATED,
AND CIVIL, WELL ORCHESTRATED
AND ORGANIZED, AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY FOR THE PUBLIC, I
BELIEVE IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY SURFACE AND GET INTO
THE ISSUES. IT WAS A TRUE
DEBATE FORMAT, REBUTTALS BACK
AND FORTH, ET CETERA. AND I DO
LEAVE IT WAS THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE VOTERS TO HEAR WHERE
THE CANDIDATES WERE REALLY
COMING FROM. AND HE REALLY
COULD NOT HAVE PULLED THAT OFF
WITHOUT THE RESPECT THAT YOU
HAVE IN COMMUNITY. YOU HAD TO
RECRUIT VERY WELL INFORMED
MODERATORS, AND MUSICIANS,
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND ALSO,
JUST, YOU COULD TELL THAT YOU
COMMANDED RESPECT BECAUSE THERE
WAS NO FUNNY BUSINESS
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DAY, ALSO.
SO THAT WAS MY INTRODUCTION TO
YOU, AND THAT IS WHAT PUT YOU
ON MY RADAR. AND OVER THE
COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,
SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE I
HAVE SEEN YOU PRETTY MUCH
EVERYWHERE IN COMMUNITY. AT THE
PANTHERS' GAMES, AT THE
GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE PLAZA,
A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
ART CENTER, GROUNDBREAKING.
AND ONE DAY YOU MENTIONED TO ME
SOMETHING THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY
EAR, THAT WAS THAT IT IS ALWAYS
A HASSLE TO PRODUCE THESE
KINDS OF EVENTS FOR YOU,
BECAUSE OF THE BARRIERS TO
BLACK OWNERSHIP. OF ACTUAL
VENUES. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT
TO SHOWCASE BLACK ARTISTS IN
TOWN, ESPECIALLY, ALL OVER
TOWN, WELL, BECAUSE THE
PHYSICAL SPACES DO NOT EXIST.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT
YOU, SO YOU ARE ALWAYS TRYING
TO FIND A PLACE AND NEGOTIATE
PRICES, ET CETERA, PAY THE
ARTISTS WELL. THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT MY
ATTENTION AND I THOUGHT THAT
THAT PERSPECTIVE COULD BE
VALUABLE ON THE COMMISSION. I
DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, WHICH IS,
HOW DID YOU SAVE THE HISTORIC
AND ICONIC ARC LARGE CINEMAS,
THAT WAS PART OF YOUR RESUME?
IN COLUMBIA CITY.
>> THAT WAS ACTUALLY A
COMMUNITY EFFORT. THE PLAN WAS
TO REACH OUT TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WOULD BENEFIT
FROM THE VENUE AND TO RAISE
ENOUGH MONEY TO KEEP THE
BUYERS FROM SNATCHING IT. I
THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT
VENUE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF
YOU LOOK AT MOST COMMUNITIES,
MOST COMMUNITIES, NOT SO MUCH
NOW, BUT MOST COMMUNITIES ARE
IDENTIFIED BY THE MOVIE
THEATER. THAT, YOU CAN GO TO
ANY MOVIE THEATER AND YOU CAN
PRETTY MUCH TELL WHAT THE
COMMUNITY IS LIKE. THAT LODGE
HAD BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
AND FROM THE DISTANCES, THERE
IS NOT ANOTHER MOVIE THEATER
WITHIN FIVE OR 10 MILES OF
THAT COMMUNITY. AND I THOUGHT
THAT THEY DESERVED IT. SO WE
JUST REACHED OUT, I REACHED
OUT TO THE MEDIA AND WE DID A
LOT OF HIGH-PROFILE STUFF IN
THE MEDIA, TELEVISION, PRINT,
RAISED THE MONEY AND I THINK
THEY ARE STILL IN BUSINESS
RIGHT NOW. AND I HAVE TO SAY
THAT THERE WAS SOME ASSISTANCE
TOO BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALITIES, WHO ALSO HELPED
GET SOME EYEBALLS ON THAT. SO I
DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AND IT IS WHERE I HAD
MY PRESS CONFERENCE RIGHT
BEFORE THE VOTE OF THE SEATTLE
FILM COMMISSION. SO, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR HELPING ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SAY?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR STEPPING UP AS WELL. SO,
WITH THAT, LET'S PROCEED TO A
VOTE. OH, EXCUSE ME.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? OH, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. AND IS IT
JULIUS OR CAESAR? I GUESS I
DID NOT CATCH WHICH NAME YOU
PREFER TO GO BY, SIR.
>> EITHER OR. MY FRIENDS CALL
ME JULIUS, MY CLOSER FRIENDS
CALL ME CAESAR, AND THOSE THAT
FEAR ME CALL ME JULIUS CAESAR.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] WILL THAT IS
WONDERFUL. I WILL TAKE THE
PRIVILEGE AND I WILL CALL YOU
CAESAR. I AM INCREDIBLY
IMPRESSED BY YOU, SIR. AND, YOU
KNOW, THE SPEECH THAT YOU
PRACTICED IN THE MIRROR LAST
NIGHT, I KNOW IT WAS PROBABLY
VERY GOOD, AND WHAT I HEARD
FROM YOU CAME STRAIGHT FROM THE
HEART. AND I CAN HEAR THE
PASSION THAT YOU HAVE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. BOTH YOU AND ANDREA
FRIEDMAN, HAVING SPENT YOUR
LIFE IN MUSIC, IT IS JUST AN
HONOR TO HAVE YOU SIT ON THIS
COMMISSION. BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT THIS IS VOLUNTEER SERVICE,
THIS IS YOU VOLUNTEERING TO
MAKE OUR CITY BETTER, AND
PROVIDE MORE ACCESS TO
RESOURCES, AND STRATEGIES, AND
POLICYMAKING, TO IMPROVE THE
MUSIC SCENE IN OUR COMMUNITY,
A MUSIC SCENE THAT I HAVE
BENEFITED MY ENTIRE LIFE FROM.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU, TO BOTH OF YOU. AND ALSO
TO SCOTT PLUSQUELLEC, FOR
BRINGING YOU FORWARD TO US
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND'S CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 02424. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO APPROVE
CONFIRMATION OF ADOPTION OF
02424. ALL RIGHT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TRAINING?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THREE IN FAVOR.
>> EXCELLENT. THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTMENT OF
02424 WILL BE CONFIRMED AND
BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR A FINAL
CONSIDERATION ON JANUARY 3rd.
BEFORE YOU BOTH LEAVE, AGAIN,
THANK YOU. HE BOTH TOUCHED ON
SOMETHING I WANTED TO NOTE.
WHICH WAS NIGHTLIFE. AND NEXT
YEAR I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE
POTENTIAL OF EXPANDING OR
EXTENDING SERVICE HOURS, THAT
IS NOT WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THE CITY. BUT THAT, THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT I HEAR FROM
ARTISTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
ALIKE, THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY
MUSIC, AND ALSO WELL,
GENERATE REVENUE. AND KEEP THE
CITY ALIVE, AND MORE VIBRANT.
SO, MORE ON THAT NEXT YEAR.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE TO
REAPPOINTMENTS NOW. LET'S SEE,
WE WILL TAKE ITEMS 3, 4, 5, 6
TOGETHER. WILL THE CLERK READ
THEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> APPOINT MEANT 02384,
REAPPOINTMENT OF JOVINO SANTOS
NETO, AS MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
MUSIC COMMISSION FOR A TERM
THROUGH AUGUST 31st, 2025.
AGENDA ITEM 4, APPOINTMENT
02385, REAPPOINTMENT OF JESSICA
TOON AS MEMBER OF SEATTLE IS A
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO AUGUST
31st, 2025. AGENDA ITEM 5,
AGENDA NUMBER 02386,
REAPPOINTMENT OF NICK
VAEREWYCK FOR THE SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF
AUGUST 31st, 2025. AGENDA
NUMBER SIX, AGENDA NUMBER
02387, REAPPOINTMENT OF SHANNON
WELLES AS A MEMBER OF SEATTLE
MUSIC COMMISSION, FOR A TERM
TO AUGUST 31st, 2025.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR NELSON. ALL
FOUR OF THE REAPPOINTMENTS WERE
ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2021.
TO FULFILL THE REMAINDER OF THE
TERMS. THEY WILL NOW BE
REAPPOINTED TO A FULL
THREE-YEAR TERM. JOVINO SANTOS
NETO, TO GIVE YOU A QUICK
BACKGROUND ON EACH OF THE
BACKGROUNDS, JOVINO SANTOS NETO
IS A THREE TIME LATIN AWARD
WINNING PIANIST, FLUTIST,
EDUCATOR, AND HAS PERFORMED
SOLO AS WELL AS LECTURING ON
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND
MUSIC. JESSICA TOON, SINCE
2019 HAS SERVED AS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER OF
THE RECORDING ACADEMY, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE GRAMMYS. SHE IS A
FORMER CO-OWNER AND OPERATOR OF
THE MADE IN MEXICO RECORD
LABEL. AND SERVED AS DIRECTOR
OF MARKETING AND AUDIENCE
ENGAGEMENT AT EMP, NOW KNOWN
AS --. NICK VAEREWYCK IS VICE
PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING AT
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA AND
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRATEGIC
CONTENT GROOMING OF ALL
CONCERTS, FAMILY SHOWS, AND
SPECIAL EVENTS. AS WELL AS
FACILITATING THE NHL HOCKEY
AND WNBA BASKETBALL SCHEDULES
AT THE FACILITY. AND SHANNON
WELLES IS A LIFELONG MUSIC
LOVER AND BRINGS DEPRESSION TO
MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF WORK IN
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. SHE HAS MFA
IN ARTS LEADERSHIP FROM SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY AND FOUNDER OF
FRIENDS OF THE SHOW BOX. A
COMMUNITY COALITION TO LANDMARK
AND SAVE SEATTLE'S ICONIC MUSIC
VENUE AND FORMALLY IN A
MANAGEMENT POSITION THERE.
>> I HAVE SOME OTHER FUN FACTS
, SORT OF PROFESSIONAL THINGS
OF NOTE. JOVINO SANTOS NETO
WAS A MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY
-- GROUP FOR 15 YEARS, A
BRAZILIAN BUT WORLD-RENOWNED
GROUP. JESSICA ALSO WAS , SHE
FOCUSES ON BIG PROJECT WHERE
ART AND TECHNOLOGY MEET. THIS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE SO
OFTEN I BELIEVE THAT WE FORGET
THAT TECHNOLOGY IS AN INTEGRAL
PART OF MUSIC AND FILM. SO I
APPRECIATE THE CONNECTION.
LET ME SEE, BEFORE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA, NICK WAS ALSO
EVENTS, THE DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
BOOKINGS AT US AIRWAYS CENTER,
ALSO WHERE THE PHOENIX SUNS
MAC PLAY. AND ALSO HE WAS VICE
PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING AT
NASSAU POLICY FOR SEVERAL
YEARS, BEFORE BECOMING VP FOR
CLIMATE PLEDGE. AND THEN ONE
THING YOU DID NOT NOTE WAS THAT
SHANNON WAS A HUGE LEADER OF
THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO KEEP
MUSIC ALIVE DURING THE
PANDEMIC. THIS WAS A
PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVOR TO
RAISE MONEY AND GIVE IT
DIRECTLY TO MUSIC VENUES.
WHICH WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
>> SHE WAS A MAJOR DRIVING
FORCE WITHOUT.
>> YES. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
I AM HUMBLED BY THE DEPTH AND
BREADTH OF THE TALENT THAT IS
REPRESENTED ON THE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO
EVERYONE. THESE PEOPLE ARE
HEROES TO ME FOR KEEPING MUSIC
ALIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND
I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
THAT WE JUST SORT OF
INTRODUCED TO THE COMMITTEE.
AND WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
AFFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
02384, 02385, 02386, AND 02387.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
CALL ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THERE ARE THREE VOTES IN
FAVOR OF THE FOUR APPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
MOTION IS CARRIED AND COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENTS BE
CONFIRMED AND FORWARDED TO THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION ON JANUARY 3rd.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM
7, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 7 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 7, COUNCIL BILL
120461, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT,
DECLARING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
RIGHT SURPLUS TO UTILITY NEEDS,
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY TO GRANT
AN EASEMENT OVER A PORTION OF
THE CITY'S FEE OWN TRANSMISSION
CORRIDOR NEAR 19541 STONE
AVENUE NORTH IN SHORELINE,
WASHINGTON. ACCEPTING PAYMENT
FOR THE TRUE AND FULL VALUE OF
THE EASEMENT BEEN GRANTED FROM
ANN AND PAUL MICHEL, WIFE AND
HUSBAND. AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO,
JUST BRIEFLY, WE WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING AFTER THE
HESITATION. BUT, JUST A NOTE OF
INTRODUCTION, IN RECENT YEARS
CITY LIGHT HAS CONDUCTED A
PROGRAM TO INCITE
ENCROACHMENTS ON THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY. IN THE ORDINANCE
WOULD ALLOW CITY LIGHT TO
GRANT THE EASEMENT TO THE
OWNERS OF A HOUSE WITH THE
PORTION OF A STRUCTURE OVER ,
THAT IS ENCROACHING ON CITY
LIGHT PROPERTY, IN EXCHANGE FOR
ABOUT OR ALMOST $63,000. SO
WITH THAT, PRESENTERS, PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY
WEAKEN THE PRESENTATION.
>> I AM ON. GREAT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER FOR HAVING US.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE A CROWD
HERE BUT WE HAVE HUGE ROLES TO
PLAY AND I AM THE LEAST OF ALL.
I THINK WHAT I WILL DO QUICKLY
IS ASK THE TEAM TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES, AND THEN TRY 26
WILL BE LEAD FOR US. I AM
TRENT 24, GENERAL MANAGER FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIFE.
>> AND I AM --.
>> I AM ASSISTANT MANAGER.
>> I AM GREG SANCEWICH.
>> AND I AM THE ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY.
>> AND ERIC?
>> A MORNING. I'M ERIC
McCONAGHY, I AM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND IT IS GOOD TO SEE
YOU ALL.
>> WITH THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND GET STARTED. AND TIM WILL
LEAD THIS FIRST ONE.
>> OKAY. THANKS. SO, NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR NELSON
MENTIONED, CITY LIGHT OWNS A
LOT OF RIGHT AWAY OVER 100
MILES, BETWEEN HERE AND -- AND
SECTIONS IN AND AROUND TOWN AS
WELL. AND OVER THE YEARS, THIS
IS COMMON IN THE INDUSTRY, THE
ENCROACHMENTS APPEAR, FENCES
APPEAR ON THE PROPERTY AND
SOMETIMES EVEN STRUCTURES. CITY
LIGHT HAS A REQUIREMENT TO KEEP
THE RIGHT AWAY FREE AND CLEAR
AND ACCESSIBLE IN CASE OF
EMERGENCY. AND FOR ELECTRIC
SAFETY, AND ALSO THE ISSUE OF
PRIVATE USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
WITHOUT COMPOSITION THAT NEEDS
TO BE ADDRESSED. STARTING IN
2018 CITY LIGHT STARTED A
PROGRAM TO RESOLVE THE
ENCROACHMENTS. NOW THE ONE WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, ON
THE MICHEL PROPERTY WAS
IDENTIFIED EARLY IN THE
PROPERTY. IN THAT CASE THE
FENCE HAD BEEN ON CITY LIGHT
PROPERTY FOR DECADES.
SOMETIMES IT HAD BEEN UNDER
PERMANENT AND NOT OTHER TIMES.
SO STARTING IN THE PROGRAM WE
APPROACH THE OWNER AND SAID WE
NEED THE FENCE MOVED, BACK TO
YOUR PROPERTY LINE. TO OUR
BOUNDARY. THE OWNER HAD
SECURITY CONCERNS ABOUT MOVING
THE FENCE BECAUSE OF CAMPERS IN
THE AREA. ANYWAY, LONG STORY
SHORT, DESPITE OUR BEST
EFFORTS TO RESOLVE IT, IT LED
TO LITIGATION, IN 2018. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THERE IS THE
LOCATION, IT IS ON THE EAST
SIDE OF ECHO LIKE AND
SHORELINE, SOUTH OF AURORA
VILLAGE, AND EAST OF AURORA
AVENUE. IT IS ALONG THE
INTERURBAN TRAIL THAT GOES
THROUGH SHORELINE. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. SO, YOU CAN PROBABLY
SEE ONLINE , THIS BETTER THAN
YOU CAN ON THE SCREEN HERE, BUT
THE ORANGE DIAGONAL LINES ARE
THE BOUNDARIES OF CITY LIGHT'S
RIGHT AWAY THERE . YOU CAN SEE
IN THE PHOTO THAT THE CARPORT
FOR THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY
IS ON CITY LIGHT PROPERTY.
AND THEN PRETTY MUCH IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY IS THE
BLACK LINE THERE, THAT IS THE
FENCE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE
FOR SOME TIME. ALMOST HALFWAY
ACROSS THE PROPERTY. SO IT IS
QUITE EXTENSIVE. ON THE
RIGHT-HAND SIDE, A DIAGRAM
SKIPPING TO THE PUNCHLINE HERE
A LITTLE BIT, PART OF THE
RESOLUTION OF THIS IS ALSO
OFFERING AN EASEMENT FOR A FEE.
TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE
BLACK DARK LINE IS THE SIZE OF
THE EASEMENT, QUITE A BIT
SMALLER THAN THE PRESENT
ENCROACHMENT. BUT IT SHOWS THE
RELATIONSHIP OF THINGS THERE.
AGAIN, TO CLARIFY, WE ARE
OFFERING THE EASEMENT AND NOT
SELLING THE PROPERTY, WE WILL
MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. SO THE OUTCOME OF THE
LITIGATION WITH THE WASHINGTON
STATE COURT OF APPEALS
CONFIRMED IN 2021, OUR PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN THIS PARTICULAR
CASE, AND MORE BROADLY
CLARIFIED CERTAIN CLAIMS
AGAINST PUBLICLY HELD
PROPERTY. BASICALLY IT
REAFFIRMED THAT ANY GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY HELD FOR A PUBLIC
PURPOSE IS IMMUNE FROM ADVERSE
POSSESSION UNDER PROPERTY LAW.
SO, WITH THAT RULING THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE NEGOTIATED A
SETTLEMENT TO RESOLVE THE
REMAINING ISSUES AND CLOSE OUT
THE LITIGATION THAT HAD A
COUPLE COMPONENTS. ONE WAS THAT
WE AGREED TO PROVIDE THE
EASEMENT FOR A SMALLER AREA
THAT IS PRESENTLY WITHIN THE
FENCE LINE. FOR $62,780, AND
$.80, DO NOT FORGET THE $.80,
AND THAT ALLOWS THE CARPORT TO
CONTINUE AND THE RELOCATED
FENCE, AND ADDRESSES SECURITY
CONCERNS IN A SMALLER
FOOTPRINT. WE ALSO AGREED TO
PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIME FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW
FENCE ON THE EASEMENT AREA.
BEFORE THE OLD FENCE HAD TO BE
REMOVED. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE
ORDINANCE IS SIMPLY TO DECLARE
SURPLUS TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE
IN THE EASEMENT AREA AND
AUTHORIZE THE EASEMENT AND
ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.
>> THANK YOU. SO, AS PROVIDING
, AS PRESIDING OFFICER I AM
OPENING THE HEARING ON COUNCIL
BILL 120461. THE ONLINE
REGISTRATION TO SIGN UP TO
SPEAK AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING
OPEN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE
MEETING TODAY, FOR REMOTE
SPEAKERS, AND TO SIGN UP FOR IN
PERSON SPEAKERS WAS OPENED 15
MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.
AND I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS IN
THE ORDER OF REGISTRATION. AND
THE RULES APPLY TO THIS, THAT
APPLIED TO THIS PUBLIC
HEARING, ARE THE SAME AS TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
EXCEPT THAT WE WILL HAVE ONE
MINUTE TO SPEAK AND THERE WILL
BE A 10 SECOND WARNING TO WRAP
UP COMMENTS. SO, ARE THERE
ANY, IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP
TO SPEAK REMOTELY?
>> NO, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT, WE WILL PROCEED TO THE
IN PERSON.
>> ALEX TSIMERMAN, PLEASE?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> OKAY. THAT WAS OUR LAST
SPEAKER TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC
HEARING. IN THE PUBLIC HEARING
ON COUNCIL BILL 120461 IS NOW
CLOSED. SO, LET'S SEE, NOW
PRESENTERS, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? ERIC,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> JUST, IF ANY COMMITTEE
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, OF COURSE.
>> OKAY.
>> I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD, THANK
YOU FOR ASKING. I APPRECIATE
IT.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO JUST A
QUESTION THAT I HAVE, ARE WE
SELLING ANY PUBLIC POVERTY?
>> NO, WE ARE RETAINING THE FEE
OF OWNERSHIP AND NOT SELLING
ANY PROPERTY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION. I WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS CLEAR TO
FOLKS. AND NOW I HAVE A
QUESTION. HOW MANY MORE
EASEMENT NEGOTIATIONS ARE IN
THE PIPELINE?
>> WELL, WE HAVE MANY, MANY
CASES OF ENCROACHMENTS STILL TO
WORK ON. MANY HAVE BEEN
RESOLVED, OVER 100. USUALLY
MOST OFTEN PEOPLE WILL MOVE A
FENCE AND THEN IT IS DONE. IN
SOME CASES WE FOUND WITH A
SURVEY THAT WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS
AN ENCROACHMENT WAS NOT, SO IT
IS RESOLVE THAT WAY. IN OTHER
CASES WE ISSUE A PERMIT WHERE
THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE A
CERTAIN AREA OF OUR RIGHT AWAY,
BUT BECAUSE IT IS FOR A TERM
LESS THAN A YEAR IT DOES NOT
REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVA AND IS
NOT A PERMANENT THING. IT IS A
YEAR-TO-YEAR PERMIT. IN THIS
CASE IT WAS MORE APPROPRIATE TO
DO A PERMANENT EASEMENT, THOSE
ARE RARE, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS.
>> THAT WAS WHAT I WAS
WONDERING. WHAT TRIGGERS
LEGISLATIVE ACTION? IT IS WHEN
IT IS PERMANENT?
>> WHEN IT IS A PERMANENT
EASEMENT. AND THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT THEY CAN SELL IF THEY SELL
THEIR PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE.
AND WE CANNOT REVOKE THAT.
>> OKAY. GOT IT.
>> CHAIR NELSON, THIS IS KIND
OF ONE OF MANY THAT WE HAVE
TAKEN, WHEN I TOOK OVER THE
TEAM I ASKED THEM TO FOCUS ON
THE HIGHEST AND MOST KIND OF
INVASIVE ONES THAT HAD THE
BIGGEST IMPACT ON OUR
OPERATION. SO THIS IS ONE OF
THOSE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL
OTHERS IN THE WORKS. SOME OF
THOSE WILL JUST RESOLVE
THEMSELVES WITH DIRECT CONTACT
WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS. I
SUSPECT THIS WILL NOT BE THE
LAST ONE OF THESE THAT YOU WILL
SEE OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.
BUT JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THE
GREAT WORK OF GREG AND HIS TEAM
AND 10 IN PARTICULAR, WORKING
WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
IN GETTING HERE, SUPER HELPFUL.
>> GOT IT. WELL, THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT, SEEING
NO QUESTIONS. LET'S SEE. I
MOVE THAT THE, OH, EXCUSE ME. I
HAVE TO DO THIS. [ LAUGHTER ]
SO, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
AND THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE
COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON THE BILL
ON THE SAME DAY AS THE PUBLIC
HEARING WAS HELD. ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NO OBJECTIONS. I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL
120461. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF THE COUNCIL BILL. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THERE ARE THREE VOTES IN
FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES, COUNCIL
RECOMMENDATION THAT 120461
PASS WILL BE FORWARDED FOR
FINAL CONSIDERATION ON
GENERATOR. OKAY, MOVING ON.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
8 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 8.
>> I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE
STICKING AROUND. HOLD ON A
SECOND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
THOUGHT THAT SHE WOULD BE HERE
FOR THE NEXT ONE, THANK YOU FOR
COMING. GO AHEAD.
>> EXCUSE ME.
>> AGENDA ITEM EIGHT, COUNCIL
BILL NUMBER 120430, AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT, AUTHORIZING
THE GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO TO
CONVEY AN EASEMENT TO THE CITY
OF SHORELINE, AND EXCEPTING THE
PAYMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE
FOR THE EASEMENT. PUBLIC
HEARING, BRIEFING, DISCUSSION,
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THE TITLE IS SELF-EXPLANATOR
Y AND THE VISITATION IS WORTH
1000 OF MY WORDS. SO I WILL
ASKED THE PRESENTERS TO PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND THEN
BEGIN.
>> HELLO. GREG SANCEWICH.
MANAGER FOR SERVICES AT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. WE HAVE
ALREADY MET MIKE HAYNES AND
DEBRA SMITH AS WELL. THE
AUDIENCE REQUESTS
AUTHORIZATION TO CONVEY AN
EASEMENT TO THE CITY OF
SHORELINE FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES.
ACCOMMODATES NOT ONLY
NON-VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ACROSS
THE AREA, BUT ALSO FACILITATES
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH
AND EAST OF THE PROPERTY. WE
DO HAVE A SLIDE UP HERE IF WE
CAN GET THE SLIDESHOW GOING TO
SHOW THE LOCATION.
>> OKAY. GO AHEAD.
>> ON THE SECOND SLIDE WE SEE
THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED
EASEMENT. IT IS NORTH OF 1/55
STREET IN SHORELINE. THE IMAGE
ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE AREA FOR
THE EASEMENT AND CITY LIGHT'S
CORRIDOR, WHICH RUNS NORTH AND
SOUTH AND ALSO WITH THE INNER
URBAN TRAIL THAT RUNS THROUGH
SHORELINE. THE PARTICULAR PIECE
OF PROPERTY IS ON THE WEST SIDE
OF AURORA AVENUE. AND IT
ALLOWS A DRIVE-THROUGH ON THE
NEXT SLIDE, WE WILL SEE THE
PROPOSED EASEMENT AREA. THE
ROADWAY EASEMENT IS
APPROXIMATELY 820 SQUARE FEET
WITH A MINUTE PIECE TO THE
NORTH, A TRIANGLE CROSSHATCHED
UP THERE. AND SO AS PART OF
THE TRANSACTION, CITY LIGHT AND
CITY OF SHORELINE HAVE
NEGOTIATED AT QUITE LENGTH, [
LAUGHTER ] TO NAVIGATE WHAT WAS
MINIMAL AND HOW TO PROTECT
CITY LIGHT'S INTEREST AND ALSO
THE ACCESS AND ALSO A DRIVEWAY
TO CONNECT WESTMINSTER WAY ON
THE WEST AND AURORA AVENUE ON
THE EAST. THE EASEMENT ITSELF
PRESERVES CITY LIGHT'S
INTERESTS, IT GRANTS COMPATIBLE
USE WITH CITY LIGHT'S EXISTING
CORRIDOR IN THE URBAN TRAIL.
IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF
REQUESTS THE COMMANDS DOCUMENT
TO BE CONVEYED OVER TO CITY OF
SHORELINE AND ACCEPT PAYMENT
FOR THE EASEMENT THEREOF.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. FOR THE RECORD, THAT
IS $33,000.
>> YES.
>> SO FROM MY UNDERSTANDING,
THE EASEMENT WILL ALLOW FOR
BETTER ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENT,
I BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE
HOUSING THAT IS PRODUCED IN THE
FUTURE ON THIS PROPERTY?
>> CORRECT. TO THE SOUTH OF THE
EASEMENT AREA IS PART OF THE
ROADWAY ACCESS, THEY ARE
PUTTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THERE. JUST OVER 330 UNITS, A
BUILDING.
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING
] IT COULD HAVE A LOT OF SAFETY
CONCERNS IF YOU'RE WALKING.
>> HOUSING MULTIMODE OF
TRANSPORTATION AND GENERATES
$30,000. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THAT. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES?
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, LET'S
SEE. I THINK I HAD A QUESTION.
OH, YES. WELL I'LL HOLD THAT
ONE UNTIL LATER. SO I WILL
OPEN IT TO PUBLIC HEARING.
SAME THING THAT I SAID BEFORE.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER I'M
HOLDING THE BILL ON 120430,
AND THE SAME RULES APPLY.
SPEAKERS WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE
TO SPEAK. I BELIEVE THERE IS NO
ONE LISTED ON THE ONLINE
REGISTRATION.
>> THAT'S CORRECT,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> AND WE HAVE NOBODY PRESENT
TO MAKE COMMENT. SO THERE IS
NOT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
REMOTELY, OR IN PERSON TO
PRESENT FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING
ON COUNCIL BILL 120430. THIS
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
AND THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES. SO IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO VOTE ON
THE BILL THE SAME DAY AS THE
PUBLIC HEARING. SEEING NO
OBJECTION, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
THE BILL. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL.
THERE DON'T APPEAR TO BE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SO WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. CHAIR
NELSON. THERE ARE THREE VOTES
IN FAVOR.
>> OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES,
AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL
BILL 120430, WILL BE PASSED. IT
WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION
ON JANUARY 3rd.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO STAY HERE
WHILE WE DO A SWITCH.
>> WHILE THAT IS HAPPENING,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NINE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA BILL 9. 120481.
APPROVING TO MAINTAIN, OPERATE,
AND REPAIR AN ELECTRICAL AND
POWER LIGHT SYSTEM IN ACROSS,
OVER, BEYOND, AND THROUGH
CERTAIN PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY IN
KING COUNTY, AND RATIFYING
CERTAIN PUBLIC ACTS. BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO IN
ESSENCE, THIS AGREEMENT ALLOWS
CITY LIGHT TO USE THE RIGHT OF
WAY TO SERVE CUSTOMERS IN TWO
AREAS OF UNINCORPORATED KING
COUNTY, WHICH ARE SKYWAY, AND
WHITE CENTER, IF I HAVE THAT
CORRECT. OKAY. SO THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. SO PRESENTERS PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND
BEGIN.
>> LET'S JUST START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS AGAIN. I'M DEBRA
SMITH, CEO OF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
>> SANDRA BALL, MANAGER OF THE
CUSTOMER SERVICES A THE SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
>> CARSTEN CROFT.
>> STEPHEN KARBOWSKI,
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
>> BEFORE MORE BEGINS, I JUST
WANT TO SAY THIS WAS A BIG
DEAL. THIS WAS A HUGE PIECE OF
WORK. HUGE KUDOS TO STAFF. IT
TOOK A LONG TIME, PARTLY
BECAUSE OF COVID AND STAFFING
CHANGES AT KING COUNTY. BUT
GETTING THIS BEHIND US WILL BE
VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COUNTY
AND VERY IMPORTANT TO US. SO
WITH THAT, MAURA.
>> THANKS.
>> MAKE SURE ALL YOUR MICS ARE
ON PLEASE.
>> THIS HAS BEEN A LONG HAUL AS
DEBORA MENTIONED. LAST WEEK,
THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL DID
ADOPT THE AGREEMENT ON THEIR
CONSENT AGENDA I JUST ALSO WANT
TO CALL OUT THE LAWSUIT
DEMOCRATIC, AND STEVE
KARBOWSKI, WHO HAS BEEN WITH US
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. I'M
PLEASED TO HAVE HIM TODAY TO BE
A PART OF THIS BEING ADOPTED.
SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND. IN
2016, KING COUNTY ADOPTED AN
ORDINANCE TO RECEIVE
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY'S
RIGHT OF WAY. THE COUNTY IS
UNABLE TO COLLECT UTILITY TAXES
IN UNINCORPORATED CITY. SEVERAL
WATER DISTRICTS SUED THE COUNTY
AFTER THEY PASSED THE
ORDINANCE, BUT THE WASHINGTON
STATE SUPREME COURT UPHELD THE
COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO CORRECT
REVENUE. CITY LIGHT WAS ALWAYS
WILLING TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION
TO KING COUNTY. IT WAS JUST A
MATTER OF WHAT THAT LOOKED
LIKE, AND ALSO, WE NEEDED A NEW
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. NEXT
SLIDE. AS COUNCIL CHAIR
MENTIONED, THE FRANCHISE AREA
IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF I-5.
IT'S BETWEEN WEST SEATTLE AND
BURIEN. THEN ON THE EAST SIDE,
IT'S BETWEEN SEATTLE AND
RENTON. THERE ARE 18,000
CUSTOMERS. 1,000 ARE RESIDENTS.
AND THE REVENUE FROM THE
FRANCHISE COMPENSATION WILL GO
TO THE KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF LOCAL SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE.
THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE
AGREEMENT WERE REVOLVED AROUND
THE ISSUE OF COMPENSATION. AND
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE
COLLECTING AN ADDITIONAL 8% ON
RETAIL REVENUE THAT'S GOING TO
BE BILLED TO THE CUSTOMERS IN
THE FRANCHISE AREA. THIS IS
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE COLLECT FROM
OUR CITY FRANCHISES, AS WELL.
THEY RECEIVE -- WE COLLECT 8%.
THEY RECEIVE 6%. AND THEN 2%
GOES TO -- IS RETAINED BY CITY
LIGHT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
IN ORDER FOR US TO ADDRESS THE
BACK DUE COMPENSATION TO KING
COUNTY, WE ARE GOING TO BE
ALLOWING THEM TO RETAIN THE
FULL 8% OF THE REVENUE FOR FIVE
YEARS TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR
THE FIVE YEARS BACK TO 2018.
THE OTHER KEY PART OF THE
AGREEMENT WAS THERE ARE NEW
KING COUNTY ROAD STANDARDS, SO
WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE, BY
WHICH WE WILL BE TAKING A LOOK
AT WHERE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS
LOCATED, AND HOW WE CAN MEET
THESE NEW ROAD STANDARDS, AND
WE HAVE ALREADY DONE SOME
PRELIMINARY WORK ON THAT
ANALYSIS AND WE HOPE TO GET IT
UNDERWAY IN 2023, AND PERHAPS
EVEN COMPLETE OUR PLAN IN 2023.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT PROVISION WAS
WE WERE ABLE TO INDEMNIFY, WE
WERE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD
NO INDEMNIFICATION OF COUNTY
CAUSE RELEASES, SO THAT WAS AN
IMPORTANT THING, AND AGAIN LOOK
TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT HELPING
US GET THROUGH THAT COMPLICATED
PART OF THE AGREEMENT, AND THEN
IT'S A TEN YEAR AGREEMENT WITH
A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION ALLOWED.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE NEW RATES
WERER INCLUDED IN THE 2023, AND
2024 RATE ORDINANCE, SO THEY'VE
ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED, AND WILL
GO IN EFFECT ALONG WITH THE
REST OF THE RATES ON JANUARY
1st, 2023, IN THIS AREA ABOUT
15% OF THE CUSTOMERS ARE
ENROLLED IN UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE
WORKING CLOSELY WITH KING
COUNTY AND COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO DO OUTREACH.
THE AVAILABILITY OF THE LOW
INCOME HEATING, ENERGY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS A
FEDERAL PROGRAM. EMERGENCY BILL
ASSISTANCE, WEATHERIZATION
PROGRAM, AND THEN ALSO, AS YOU
KNOW, WE DID RECEIVE FUNDING
FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO
HELP WITH A RARAGES,
BACK-TO-BACK FROM OUR CUSTOMERS
FROM COVID. AND IN FACT, WE
RECEIVED $9.8 MILLION FROM THE
STATE, WHICH IS BEING APPLIED
AS WE SPEAK TO OUR CUSTOMERS'
BILLS, WHO ARE INCOME ELIGIBLE.
AND BE THEN WE WILL BE DOING A
LANGUAGE ACCESS PROGRAM. THIS
IS A VERY DIVERSE PART OF OUR
SERVICE TERRITORY, AND WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REACH ALL
OF THE CUSTOMERS WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS. AND IF THERE'S ANY
QUESTIONS, WE'RE HAPPY TO
ANSWER THEM.
>> AN INTERESTING FACT. WE
JUST, JUST THIS MORNING, WHILE
I WAS SITTING HERE, SIGNED AN
AGREEMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL
MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE JUST
GOT FROM THE STATE THAT WE WILL
BE GETTING HERB AND WE WILL
STILL APPLY IT ON THE BACK END
BEFORE YEAR-END. SO WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE COVID FUNDING
AND THE STATE, WE WILL HAVE
APPLIED $11 MILLION TO OUR
CUSTOMERS' BILLS TO HELP THEM
WITH THE RARAGES DUE TO COVID.
>> CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT
EXTRA SUPPORT. SO ARE THERE
OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH
THESE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS
EXIST?
>> YEAH, WE HAVE SEVEN
FRANCHISE COMMUNITIES. SIX
CITY, AND THEN UNINCORPORATED
KING COUNTY.
>> DO THE AGREEMENTS ALL GO
THROUGH A COMMITTEE?
>> ALL OF THE AGREEMENTS COME
TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL,
BUT AS WE MENTIONED, THEY'RE
FAIRLY LONG TERM AGREEMENTS. I
THINK WE HAVE THE CITY OF
TUKWILA COMING UP NEXT. YEAH,
WE HAVE THE CITY OF TUKWILA
COMING UP, I BELIEVE IN 2023?
YEAH. SO THEY'RE USUALLY 10 TO
15 YEAR AGREEMENTS. SO YOU
WON'T SEE THEM OFTEN.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE THAT. IT DIDN'T
OCCUR TO ME THAT I ALWAYS, I
SUPPOSE I JUST ASSUMED THAT ONE
PUBLIC UTILITY CAN USE THE
RIGHT OF WAY TO SERVE ITS
CUSTOMERS, AND OF COURSE, IT'S
MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT, AND
THE DETAILS, THEY'RE LAUGHING
AT THE TABLE, YES, IT IS MORE
COMPLICATED. BUT I LEARNED
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IT'S NOT
AS EASY TO NEGOTIATE THE PUBLIC
PROPERTY OF TWO JURISDICTIONS
EVEN WHEN IT'S ABOUT SERVING
THE SAME CUSTOMERS. ALL RIGHT.
COLLEAGUES. DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
THEN I WILL -- HOLD ON A
SECOND. I MOVE THAT COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE
COUNCIL BILL 120481. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I BELIEVE YOU
NEED TO SUSPEND THE RULES
FIRST.
>> AHH. OKAY.
>> IF IT'S OKAY, STEPHEN,
COUNCILMEMBER, I'LL JUST JUMP
IN FOR THIS ONE, BECAUSE THERE
WASN'T A PUBLIC HEARING SO YOU
DON'T NEED TO SUSPEND THE
RULES, BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE
WAS A VERBAL AMENDMENT TO ADD
INTO A KING COUNTY ORDINANCE
NUMBER IN THE RECITAL.
>> OKAY. JUST A SECOND HERE.
ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE
AMENDMENT BE -- WHERE IS? OH,
THERE IT IS. WHERE IS THE
COMMITTEE, THE BILL NUMBER
FROM? OKAY. I MOVE TO AMEND. WE
NEED TO MAKE A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO ADD ADD THE KING
COUNTY COUNCIL NUMBER TO THE
TEXT OF THIS BILL. I MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120481 FOR
RECITAL TO MOVE IN THE BLANK
WITH THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL
ORDINANCE, NUMBER 119551.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
AMENDMENT TO FILL IN THE BLANK
WITH THE ADOPTED KING COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NUMBER 19551?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> THERE ARE THREE VOTES IN
FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
BILL IS AMENDED. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED
BILL? SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> THERE ARE THREE VOTES IN
FAVOR.
>> IT WILL BE SENT TO THE
JANUARY 2023 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING FOR FINAL
RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR SAVING THAT FROM THE
-- WOULDN'T THAT BE TERRIBLE IF
ALL THE WORK FAILED BECAUSE OF
THAT AMENDMENT? ANYWAY, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR CATCHING
THAT. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR WORK ON THIS. I APPRECIATE
IT. WHILE EVERYBODY IS LEAVING,
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I SO
APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOUR
TEAM. IT HAS BEEN A JOY. I HAVE
LEARNED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT, WHICH
IS WHAT IS THE SYSTEM THAT
KEEPS THE LIGHTS GOING? AND
IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WERE
BEING SUCH GOOD SPORTS WORKING
WITH A NEW COUNCILMEMBER.
>> WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT
YOU GIVE US, AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO DEEPER ON
SOME OF THESE ISSUES, AND LOOK
FORWARD TO BRINGING YOU SOME
REALLY MEATY STUFF HERE IN
2023. SO THANK YOU.
>> I LOVE THE MEATY STUFF.
THANKS. BYE BYE. ALL RIGHT
FOLKS. IF THERE'S NO OTHER
BUSINESS, THIS CONCLUDES THE
DECEMBER 14th MEETING OF THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE. OUR
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR
JANUARY 11th, 2023 AT 9:30 A.M.
AND IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THIS MEETING WILL
ADJOURN. IT IS 10:45. THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU
ALL.