, 2023 MEETING OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE ACTION
WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:30
A.M. . CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE,
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
PRESENT.
>> ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE WILL BE
HEARING COUNCIL BILL 1207 108
TWO -- LARGE BUILDINGS IN
SEATTLE. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD
TO IMPROVE OUR AGENDA FOR OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY. THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
COMMITTEE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. SEEING NO OBJECTION,
HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW
TRANSITION INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WILL MODERATE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE
GIVEN ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK. I
WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN VIRTUAL
AND IN PERSON COMMENTERS,
STARTING WITH THE IN PERSON
COMMENTERS. FOR IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTERS, PLEASE STEP
UP TO THE MICROPHONES . WHEN
YOU HEAR ME CALL YOUR NAME,
THERE ARE MICROPHONES ON BOTH
SIDE OF THE NERVE -- THE ROOM.
I WILL CALL TO NAMES AT EACH
TIME. IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE. IF
YOU HAD NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO
SO, YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT SESSION. WHEN I CALL ON
THE SPEAKERS NAME, IF YOU ARE
USING THE VIRTUAL TESTIFYING
OPTION YOU WILL HEAR A PROMPT.
ONCE YOU'VE HEARD THE PROMPT WE
ASK THAT YOU PRESS STAR SIX IN
ORDER TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE
ALSO ASK THAT YOU BEGIN
SPEAKING BY FIRST STATING YOUR
NAME IN THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HER A
CHILD WHEN THERE ARE 10 SECONDS
LEFT ON THEIR ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE THE SPEAKER HERE'S THE
CHIME, WE ASK YOU BEGIN TO WRAP
UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SPEAKERS DO NOT END BY THE
TIME PROVIDED, THE STRIKERS --
SPEAKERS WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO HEAR FROM THE NECK
SPEAKER. WHEN YOU FINISH WE
ASK THAT YOU DISCONNECT THE
LINE. WE CONTINUE THE MEETING
AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW.
WE HAVE 36 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. 12 OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS ARE SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK VIRTUALLY . 15 IN PERSON.
WE WILL START WITH THE FIRST
FIVE IN PERSON SPEAKERS,
STARTING WITH WENDY KRAKAUER,
FOLLOWED BY BILL RAUCH.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
WENDY KRAKAUER, I AM HERE TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE --
POLICY. HAVE A GRANDMOTHER THAT
WORRIES THAT CLIMATE CHANGE
WILL DESTROY MY GRANDKIDS LIFE
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS
WE KNOW IT. TO ALLEVIATE MY
FEARS, I URGE THE COUNCILS TO
ADOPT THE POLICY, WHICH THE
CITY HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR
OVER TWO YEARS. AS WE ALL
KNOW, BOTH OF -- THOSE OF US
PRESENT IN THE ROOM, BUILDINGS
ARE THE FASTEST GROWING SOURCE
OF CARBON EMISSIONS IN
WASHINGTON STATE. GIVEN THE
LONG-RANGE TIMETABLE TILT INTO
THE PROPOSED POLICY, WE CANNOT
AFFORD TO KEEP FINE-TUNING IT.
WE NEED TO ENACT IT NOW. THE
BENEFITS OF THIS POLICY, IN
TERMS OF HEALTH, THE ECONOMY ,
AND CLIMATE CHANGE ARE HUGE.
FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE.
PLEASE ENACT THIS POLICY NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BILL
RAUCH. FOLLOWED BY MARY LOU.
AND I WOULD HAVE CALLED ON YOUR
FIRST, I MISSED YOUR NAME.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM BILL
RAUCH, RESIDENT OF VERIZON
HOUSE. ON FIRST HILL. WE LIVE
IN AN 800,000 SQUARE FOOT
CAMPUS, WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS PROPOSED POLICY. THEY
REPRESENT -- I REPRESENT A 30
MEMBER COMMUNITY, AND WE ALL
HEARTEDLY SUPPORT THE PROPOSED
POLICY. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR
ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE HORIZON
HOUSE CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2032.
THIS POLICY ENABLES US TO
ACHIEVE MUCH MORE THAN THE
ASPIRATIONAL GOAL . INSTEAD
-- IT'S ACHIEVABLE,
STEP-BY-STEP ACTIONS AND SPURS
US TO REACH CARBON ZERO BY 2040
IN THE HORIZON HOUSE. WE ARE
PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGED THE
CITY HAS DEVELOPED A FINAL
CONSENSUS POLICY BY WORKING
WITH BOTH BUSINESS OWNERS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE
URGE OR PASSAGE OF THIS
CRITICAL POLICY WITHOUT
AMENDMENT TO COMBAT CLIMATE
CHANGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARY LOU DICKERSON. MARY LOU
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY RACHEL
KOLLER.
>> I NEED TO BE TALLER. IS THIS
ON? GOOD MORNING, I AM MARY
LOU DICKERSON, FORMER STATE
REPRESENTATIVE . I AM HERE
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THIRD
ACT WASHINGTON. I AM
TESTIFYING, JUST TO MAKE IT
CLEAR, ABSOLUTELY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. WE BELIEVE THE BILL
IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE
REDUCTION OF FOSSIL FUELS IN
SEATTLE. IT PROVIDES A
TEMPLATE , ALSO, THAT CAN BE
USED BY OTHER CITIES IN OUR
STATES, AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE ALL KNOW THE CLOCK IS
TICKING , AND OUR ABILITY TO
REDUCE FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS ,
AND THAT WE HAVE PRECIOUS
LITTLE TIME TO SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE THAT. THE INCREASE IN
FIRES AND SMOKE IN OUR STATE
ARE THREATENING REMINDERS OF
THE CLIMATE CRISIS. WE SUPPORT
THIS LEGISLATION. I WILL GIVE
YOU RECOMMENDATIONS OFF-LINE ,
BECAUSE I SEE THAT MY TIME IS
UP. I TRIED TO TALK REALLY
FAST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. WONDERFUL TO SEE
YOU. NECK SPEAKER IS RACHEL,
FOLLOWED BY MARY SWEENEY.
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM RACHEL,
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SHIFT ZERO
AN ALLIANCE OF 50 GREEN
BUILDING, ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND CLIMATE
ACTION BUSINESSES AND
ORGANIZATION. TOGETHER WE WORK
TO ADVANCE ZERO CARBON BUILDING
FOR ALL IN WASHINGTON STATE.
FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS
TAKING SERIOUS STEPS TO REDUCE
CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCED --
PRODUCED BY BUILDINGS. THIS IS
WHY THE MEMBERS ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT . IT WAS DEVELOPED
WITH EXTENSIVE STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING MEMORY OF
OUR MEMBERS. IT'S AN ESSENTIAL
TOOL , TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM
FOSSIL FUELS TO CLEAN ELECTRIC
HEATING AND HOT WATER SYSTEMS
IN OUR BUILDINGS THAT WILL
BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITIES BY
PROTECTING HEALTH . I URGE YOU
TO PASS IT AND OUR MEMBERS LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT
EQUITABLE --
>> NEXT WE HAVE ROSEMARY
SWEENEY. WE WILL GO BACK UP TO
THE VIRTUAL TESTIFYING HOURS .
AFTER ROSEMARY, WE WILL START
WITH FRANCESCA HOME .
>> HI, MY NAME IS ROSEMARY
SWEENEY. I'M SPEAKING ON MY OWN
BEHALF. ON BEHALF OF MY
CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN. I
AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
CLIMATE EMERGENCY THAT WE ARE
SEEING THE EVIDENCE OF
WORLDWIDE. I KNOW THAT
BUILDING AND MISSIONS MAKE UP A
VERY SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE
ADMISSIONS IN SEATTLE.
THEREFORE, IN MY VIEW, IT IS
REALLY VITAL TO START CUTTING
DOWN THESE EMISSIONS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. TIMING IS VERY
CRITICAL. THEREFORE, I BEG YOU
GUYS TO PASS THE BUILDINGS
ADMISSIONS PERFORMANCE STANDARD
. IT'S A NO-BRAINER.
>> ON NEXT SPEAKER IS
FRANCESCA HOME, FOLLOWED BY
STEVE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS FRANCESCA
HOME, AND I AM HERE TODAY TO
ASK YOU TO PASS THE BUILDING
AND MISSIONS STANDARDS POLICY
WITHOUT DELAY. I AM A PUBLIC
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL , SO I KNOW
HOW QUICKLY OUR CRISIS IS
BECOMING A HEALTH CRISIS. WITH
THIS WE HAVE A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE EXPOSURE
TO HARMFUL POLLUTION FROM GAS
BURNING STOVES AS WE ELECTRIFY
OUR BUILDING. WE HAVE A
CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE
OUR HEALTH LONG-TERM BY DOING
OUR PART TO REDUCE OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS, WHICH WILL HELP
PREVENT THE WILDFIRE SMOKES
WE'VE SEEN EVERY YEAR HITTING
WORSE. MY DAUGHTER IS SIX
YEARS OLD, AND I NEED TO KNOW
THAT WE, AS A CITY, WILL STAND
UP FOR HER FUTURE WHEN IT
COUNTS. WITH THE BUILDING
EMISSIONS , THIS IS ONE OF
THOSE AND WHAT WE DO COUNT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS STEPHEN. FOLLOWED BY BRIAN.
>> HI, I AM STEPHEN, SEATTLE
RESIDENT, I ORGANIZE THE 350
SEATTLE. I AM SPEAKING TODAY IN
PASSING THE BAPS POLICY.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND
THE PARKS WHERE PEOPLE NEED TO
-- I ALSO VOLUNTEER
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION,
CONNECTING OUR CITIES . I CAME
HERE TODAY TO INVITE YOU FOLLOW
THAT SPIRIT APART. THIS WILL
NOT ONLY HELP MITIGATE CLIMATE
CHANGE BUT SERVE AS A BIG
OPPORTUNITY IN A MORE POSITIVE
DIRECTION AND SERVE AS A MODEL
FOR OTHER CITIES. FURTHERMORE,
THE MORE WE START HERE THE MORE
WE HAVE -- THE STRONGER THE
STANDARDS HERE -- PLEASE JOIN
ME IN BUILDING LEGACY FOR THE
EMERALD CITY. STARTING WITH
PASSING BAPS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. BRIAN IS SHOWING
IS NOT PRESENT. WE WILL MOVE
DOWN TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE
HAVE ALAYNA , FOLLOWED BY
PETER.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ALANA. I LIVE
IN D6. MY PARTNER AND I ARE
CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF
MOVING TO NEW YORK FOR A FEW
YEARS. THIS WILL BE MY FIRST
TIME LIVING AWAY FROM HOME. I
AM REFLECTING ON LEAVING
SEATTLE. WHILE SEATTLE MEANS
DRIVING A SUBARU OR IN MY CASE
BICYCLE. DOES THAT MEAN
SEATTLE IS A GREEN CITY? I SO
BADLY WANT THAT PERCEPTION OF
SEATTLE AS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE
OF THE EARTH, TO TRANSLATE INTO
REAL GREEN LEADERSHIP AND
EFFECTIVE POLICY. PLEASE PASS
THIS POLICY NOW. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS PETER. FOLLOWED BY DAKOTA.
>> IN MORNING. I AM PETER. I
AM SPEAKING AS A CO-CHAIR OF
THE GREEN AND DEAL OVERSIGHT
BOARD. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT FOR LEADING THE
WAY ON BAPS. THE GREEN NEW
DEAL IS TASK WITH PROVIDING
SUPPORT TO CITIES PARTNERS BY
ELIMINATING -- AS WE WORK
TOGETHER TO HAVE A BETTER
SEATTLE. CREATING ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES. BAPS IS
ESTIMATED TO GENERATE 152
250,000 JOBS IN THE CLEAN
ENERGY ECONOMY. WHILE
TRANSITIONING TO EXISTING
WORKERS TO A CLEAN ENERGY
FUTURE AND PROVIDING EXTENDED
CAREER PATHS FOR WOMEN AND
MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES.
INCLUDES $1 MILLION A YEAR FOR
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND JOB
READINESS PROGRAMS. MANY OTHER
STEPS. THE CITY HAS THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAM
THAT PROMOTES THE TRANSITION TO
INCLUDE A LOW CARBON ECONOMY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAKOTA. FOLLOWED BY CHARLES.
DAKOTA, CAN YOU HIT STAR SIX
SO WE CAN HEAR YOU, PLEASE.
THERE YOU GO.
>> HELLO, I DIDN'T KNOW .
MORNING. MY NAME IS DAKOTA. I
AM HERE TO URGE YOU TO PASS
THE BAPS POLICY IS WRITTEN. I
LIVE IN WASHINGTON, AND I'VE
LIVED IN WASHINGTON MY WHOLE
LIFE. I LOVE THE STATE FOR THE
WATER, MOUNTAIN, STATE FOREST.
I LOVE THE RAIN. IT'S BEEN
DEEPLY DISTRESSING TO SEE THE
PLACE I LOVE START TO
TRANSFORM THE PAST FEW YEARS OF
SMOKE AND EXTREME HEAT .
WESTERN RED CEDAR'S DIANE, AND
PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HAVE BEEN
PHYSICALLY IMPACTED BY THESE
THINGS IS ALL VERY CLEAR SIGNS
WE ARE NOT HEADED DOWN THE
RIGHT PATH. THE EARTH JUST
PASSED TWO DEGREES OF WARMTH
IN -- FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
HISTORY. IT SLOWS THE GAP BY
DOING MORE THAN MAKING
PROMISES. WE HAVE A CHANCE TO
MAKE A POLICY THAT WILL HAVE AN
ACTUAL IMPACT. PLEASE PASS IT
AS WRITTEN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CHARLES. CHARLES WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JUST.
>> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
AND EVERYONE ELSE LISTENING TO
THIS MEETING. MY NAME IS
CHARLIE, COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR FOR MLK LABOR. AND
ALSO A MEMBER OF -- LOCAL AID.
WE REPRESENT MORE THAN 150
UNITS ACROSS MANY INDUSTRIES
IN KING COUNTY, AND MORE THAN
100,000 UNION WORKERS. WE
SUPPORT THE BUILDING EMISSIONS
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS POLICY
BECAUSE IT'S THE EXACT TYPE OF
POLICY THAT BATTLES THE CRISIS
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
SUPPORTS GOOD JOBS. IT IS
ABSOLUTELY KEY THAT IT DOES
BOTH OF THESE THINGS. WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS IS
THAT CLIMATE POLICY IS REALLY
NOT WORKING UNLESS IT IS
CENTERED AROUND THE NEEDS OF
WORKING PEOPLE, AND THE PEOPLE
MOST RUNNABLE. THAT'S WHY THE
POLICY IS GREAT. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING THIS PASS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS A -- IS JUST. FOLLOWED BY
--.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND STAFF. I AM THE
DIRECTOR WITH 360 SEATTLE.
WE'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS AND
KIDS WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED ,
FROM WORKERS WHO WALKED OFF THE
JOB BECAUSE OF WILDFIRE SMOKE
AND RENTERS WHO PAY TOO MUCH.
FROM MENTORS WHO LOST THEIR
HOME IN THE FLOODS. AND
SENIORS WHO WANT TO LIVE
THROUGH THE NEXT HEAT WAVE. WE
ARE ALL SCARED. WE ARE ALSO
HOPEFUL. IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO
ACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE. WE NEED
POLICIES LIKE BAPS TO TURN THE
TIDE. IT TAKES BUILDINGS OFF OF
FOSSIL FUELS AND OUR CHANCE TO
TACKLE THE SOLUTION. FOR OUR
FAMILIES AND FUTURE, PAST BAPS
AS WRITTEN AND WITHOUT DELAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS -- FOLLOWED BY BEN JONES.
CAN YOU HEAR -- CAN YOU HIT
STAR SIX SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
MAYBE IF YOU COULD TRY ONE MORE
TIME. STAR SIX. MY APOLOGIES,
WE CANNOT HEAR YOU. YOUR PHONE
STILL SHOWS IT ON MUTE. I
UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO HIT STAR SIX, BUT IT
DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING. I
AM GOING TO MOVE ON TO SOME
OTHER CALLERS. IF I SEE YOUR
STATUS CHANGE, I WILL COME BACK
TO YOU. MOVING ON TO BEN JONES.
BEN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
JASMINE.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS BEN
JONES, AND THE COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR AT -- I WOULD LIKE TO
USE MY TIME TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF BAPS. AT THIS POINT I
CONSIDER US IN THE VICTORY LAP
FOR THIS POLICY. FOR CLOSE TO A
YEAR, MEMBERS OF OUR
ORGANIZATION, REPRESENTATIVES
HAVE BEEN JUSTICE ADVOCATES,
AND MANY STAKEHOLDERS HAVE
WORKED TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF
CITY COUNCIL TO CRAFT A POLICY
THAT TACKLE SOLUTIONS FROM OUR
GROWING SOURCE OF CLIMATE
ADMISSIONS. THIS IS A POLICY WE
ARE PROUD OF. I ESPECIALLY
WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
BRINGING THIS TO COUNCIL.
WORKING WITH COUNCIL ON A
POLICY WAS NEW TO OUR
ORGANIZATION. WE ARE EXCITED
TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE
INCOMING CITY COUNCIL TO PASS
MORE GREEN NEW DEAL STYLE
LEGISLATION. PLEASE PASS THIS
LEGISLATION, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JASMINE. WE WILL MOVE BACK
TO IN PERSON SPEAKERS. FIRST
IN PERSON SPEAKER FOLLOWING
JASMINE WILL BE SIMONA.
JASMINE.
>> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I
WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY TO HEAR PUBLIC
COMMENTS. MY NAME IS JASMINE,
AND I WORK AT SUPPORT AMERICA
COALITION. LIKE MANY OTHERS ON
THIS MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO
REITERATE THE BENEFITS BUILDING
EMISSION DEPARTMENTS --
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS BROUGHT
TO SEATTLE. IT CAN ALSO CREATE
GOOD PAYING JOBS, REDUCE
SOLUTION -- POLLUTION AND
IMPROVE OUTDOOR EQUALITY.
OTHER CITIES HAVE INITIATED
BUILDING PERFORMANCES.
CONTRIBUTING 37% OF SEATTLE'S
CLIMATE SOLUTION, AND
INCREASING WILDFIRES IN THE
REGION AND MAKES BUILDING AND
PROTECTION FROM POOR QUALITY.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME
AND CONSIDERATION TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE SIMONA ,
FOLLOWED BY RUTH SAWYER.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING. I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT 350
SEATTLE. I WANT TO THANK
PRESIDENT SEATTLE AND CHAIR
HERBOLD FOR BRINGING THIS TO
THE COUNCIL. 350 SEATTLE URGES
THE COMMITTEE TO PASS THIS
CAREFULLY CRAFTED COMPROMISE
LEGISLATION AS WRITTEN , AND
WITHOUT DELAY. WITHOUT IT,
SEATTLE CANNOT MEET ITS CLIMATE
GOALS. HOLDING RETROFITS WILL
BRING LIFE-SAVING COOLING TO
RESIDENTS. THE POLICY WILL
RESULT IN 250 GOOD GREEN JOBS
PER YEAR. THOUSANDS IN TOTAL.
BY TAKING DECISIVE CLIMATE
ACTION, AND BY THE VERY NAME OF
THIS COMMITTEE , COMMITTEE ON
CLIMATE ACTION, YOU WILL BE
SETTING A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR THE
FUTURE COUNCILS. FOR ALL THESE
REASONS, PLEASE PASS THE
BUILDING PERFORMANCE ADMISSION
STANDARDS NOW.
>>
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. MY
NAME IS RUTH SAWYER. I AM
SPEAKING ABOUT BEPS
LEGISLATION. SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF THE LEGISLATION CLUB. WE
SUPPORTED AS WRITTEN. I WANTED
TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE A BIT
ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE
WHO COULDN'T BE HERE , BUT WHO
SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION. ALL
SUMMER INTO A NEXT SENTENCE
EXTENT WE'VE BEEN OUT AND
ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY,
SPEAKING TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, FAIRS AND FESTIVALS ,
AND MANY OTHERS. PEOPLE ARE
EXCITED TO SEE THE CITY TAKING
ACTION. TOWARDS OUR CLIMATE
GOALS. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
HOPELESSNESS OUT THERE. TO SEE
US USING OUR COLLABORATIVE
MUSCLES AND CREATING A POLICY
THAT MANY OF PEOPLE AGREE ON IS
REALLY EXCITING. I WANTED TO
BRING IN THE ROOM AND THE OVER
2000 SIGNATURES WE GOT IN THAT
PROCESS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVID, FOLLOWED BY ALICE.
>> GOOD MORNING , MY NAME IS
DAVID. I'M A HOMEOWNER IN
DISTRICT ONE FOR THE HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING WITH CURRENT AND
FUTURE GENERATIONS. I URGE YOU
TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE POLICY
IS WRITTEN. AS A MENTAL HEALTH
AND EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
THAT HAS THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK
WITH MANY OF THE NEXT
GENERATION, I CAN ASSURE YOU
THEY ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS OF
CRISIS LOOMING. IF NOT
PHYSICALLY, THEN EMOTIONALLY
AND OFTEN BOTH. THE CURRENT
PROPOSAL IS A RESULT OF
COMPROMISE AND COLLABORATION
BETWEEN A WIDE RANGE OF
STAKEHOLDERS THAT RESULTS IN
GREEN TRANSITION OR JOBS , IT
DOES NOT AFFECT SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND IS NOT AN
UNREASONABLE ASK FOR LARGE
BUSINESSES. A COMMITMENT TO
THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF
OUR CONSTITUENTS. THE BEST
POLICY AS WRITTEN IS THE NEXT
STEP FOR THE REGION.
PERSONALLY, I'VE MADE MY
SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL
COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE BY
UPGRADING TO SOLAR AND TO A
HEAT PUMP. SOMEONE IN A
PROFESSION THAT DOESN'T MAKE A
LOT OF MONEY, IT'S A
SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENT. WHEN I
COULD NOT IGNORE , AND ONE I AM
PROUD TO LEAVE THE LEGACY OF
THE FUTURE DWELLERS. AT THE
CERTAIN TIME, WE NEED YOU TO
COMMIT TO OUR FUTURE, TOO, BY
ACCEPTING THE BEPS POLICY IS
WRITTEN.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALICE.
ALICE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
NICOLE GRANT.
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE. I
AM ALICE WITH 350 SEATTLE.
CHAIR HERBOLD AND PRESIDENT
JUAREZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS UP NOW. IT'S NOT
ONLY IMPORTANT BUT TRULY
URGENT. WE NEED TO PASS A NO
BECAUSE THE NEW COUNCIL WILL BE
BUSY WITH OTHER STUFF FOR SOME
MONTHS. WE HEAR IT WILL TAKE
YEARS TO STAND UP. WE NEED TO
PASS AND ALSO OSC CAN GET
STARTED. IT WILL LITERALLY
SAVE LIVES DURING HEAT AND
SMOKE EVENTS. PASSING IT NOW
WELL ALLOW SOME RESOURCES TO
SHIFT TO RETROFIT INCOME
HOUSING. THIS MONEY WILL NOT
WAIT AROUND. READ THE T-SHIRT.
ELECTRIFIED. PLEASE PASS BEPS
AS WRITTEN NOW. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WEEK OR IS NICOLE
GRANT. NICOLE WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY ANTHONY.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS NICOLE
GRANT. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR LOCAL
46. WE REPRESENT 6200 UNION
ELECTRICIANS IN KING COUNTY,
AND WE ARE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC
ABOUT THIS POLICY. WE ARE THE
UNION THAT BUILT CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA. WE ARE THE UNION
THAT IS GOING TO ELECTRIFY THE
FERRY SYSTEM. WE WANT TO BE
THE UNION THAT USHERS SEATTLE
INTO A NEW ERA OF CLEAN ENERGY.
THE DATA IS CLEAR ABOUT THIS
POLICY CAN PREVENT POLLUTION IN
OUR COMMUNITY. PROTECTING YOUNG
PEOPLE FROM ASTHMA. IT'S THE
KIND OF THING THAT WILL MAKE
SEATTLE ATTRACTIVE. IT WILL BE
SEATTLE'S LONGEVITY, AS WE GO
FORWARD FOR GENERATIONS TO
COME. THANKS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANTHONY,
FOLLOWED BY SARA.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING CHAIR
HERBOLD AND OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS ANTHONY. I AM A
RANK-AND-FILE MEMBER OF LOCAL
46 HERE IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON.
I AM ALSO A LICENSED
ELECTRICIAN. I AM HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE BEPS
POLICY. MANY MEMBERS, NOT ONLY
IN OUR LOCAL HELPED BUILD THE
CITY , BUT WE CONTINUE IN THE
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TO
ELECTRIFY THE CITY AND MAKE IT
BETTER. MANY OF OUR MEMBERS
ARE CERTIFIED AND TRAINED TO
GET THIS JOB DONE. I URGE YOU
TO PASS THIS TO WORK.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARA.
SARA WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BILL.
>> HI, I AM SARA. I'M A
RESIDENT IN DISTRICT FOR, AND
I'M A FARMER. I WILL SPEAK TO
YOU IN THAT CAPACITY TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF BEPS. FARMERS HERE
AND EVERYWHERE ON THE FRONT
LINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. IN MY
TIME OF MARKETS, I'VE HARVESTED
THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF CARROTS,
IN AN UNEXPECTED FLOOD SEASON.
I'VE SWEATED IN AND N 95 FOR
WEEKS BECAUSE THE CROPS DON'T
STOP. I WANT TO LIVE IN A CITY
WHERE I CAN KEEP GROWING FOOD
FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE LOCAL
FOOD SYSTEM CAN CONTINUE TO
THRIVE. FARMERS ARE RESILIENT,
BUT WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE. ON
BEHALF OF MY FELLOW GROWERS AND
CONSUMERS, I AM URGING YOU TO
PASS ANY LEGISLATION YOU CAN TO
SLOW THE PROCESS AND MITIGATE
THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CRISIS.
THAT MEANS PASSING BEPS AS
WRITTEN, WITHOUT DELAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BILL,
FOLLOWED BY CARISSA. AFTER
CARISSA, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY
12 MORE PEOPLE TO SPEAK. I
WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COOPERATION OF MY COLLEAGUES SO
WE CAN HEAR EVERYBODY SPEAK.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I
WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES
TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL 25
MINUTES TO SPEAK FOR A TOTAL OF
AN ADDITIONAL 20 MINUTES ON
TOP OF THE ORIGINAL , I THINK,
20. 40 MINUTES TOTAL OF PUBLIC
COMMENT. SEEING AND HEARING NO
OBJECTION, WE WILL EXTEND THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE WILL
MOVE BACK INTO OUR IN PERSON
PUBLIC SPEAKERS, AND WE WILL
FINISH UP WITH VIRTUAL
SPEAKERS. BILL SAMSON FOLLOWED
BY CARISSA KNIGHT.
>> HI, MY NAME IS BILL SAMSON.
I LIVE IN SEATTLE. I SUPPORT
THE POLICY. THANK YOU FOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR CRAFTING
THE POLICY AND ALLOWING PUBLIC
COMMENT ON IT. SINCE I AM LATE,
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A FEW
THINGS SOME OF THE PEOPLE
MIGHT NOT HAVE MENTIONED PERIOD
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
AWARE ABOUT THE BAD AIR QUALITY
IN THE SUMMER WITH THE
WILDFIRES PERIOD EVEN THIS
MORNING, THE AIR QUALITY INDEX
WAS 86, WHICH IS LISTED AS
MODERATE PERIOD IT SMELLS
FUNNY AND LOOK SMOGGY PERIOD
WHEN I STARTED TESTIFYING AT
HEARINGS LIKE THIS, POLLUTION
WAS MORE OF A PROBLEM PERIOD
EAST ASIA OR LOS ANGELES AND I
HERE PERIOD I SEE THIS POLICY
AS A NECESSARY STEP TOWARDS
IMPROVING HEALTH AND SAFETY
PERIOD
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARISSA,
FOLLOWED BY NICOLE PERIOD
>> HELLO PERIOD I AM CARISSA
PERIOD I AM A RENTER IN
DISTRICT 4, AND I SUPPORT
PASSING THE BEPS POLICY PERIOD
WE KNOW THE CLIMATE CHANGES WE
MAKE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS WILL
DECIDE OUR FUTURE FOR HUNDREDS
OF YEARS TO COME PERIOD I CAN
IMAGINE IT BEING A TERRIFYING
CREATURE DRIVEN BY FURTHER
ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL
INSTABILITY PERIOD I SEE HOW
THIS IS BOTH A REALITY AND AN
ANXIETY FOR SO MANY PEOPLE
AROUND ME AND AROUND THE WORLD
PERIOD BUT I CLOSED ONE WHERE
WE ALL HAVE SHELTER, A CITY ON
THE PLANET TO CALL HOME PERIOD
THEY DO NOT PERMIT US -- I
WOULD BE THRILLED TO LIVED --
TO BOTH MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO
CLIMATE CHANGE THAT HAS GOOD
AIR QUALITY, EFFICIENT
AIR-CONDITIONING, AND PLENTIFUL
GREEN JOBS PERIOD WITH THIS
POLICY WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO
MOVE TOWARDS ALL OF THESE
THINGS PERIOD AND WE HAVE THE
WILLINGNESS. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NICOLE.
AFTER NICOLE, WE WILL SWITCH
BACK TO ONLINE SPEAKERS.
S.T.E.M. THANK YOU. I AM A
SUSTAINABILITY PRACTITIONER
HERE IN SEATTLE. I WANT TO ZOOM
OUT AND MAKE TWO QUICK POINTS,
BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE RUNNING
SHORT ON TIME. FIRST, AND I
THINK THIS IS MORE CRITICAL
PERIOD THIS LEGISLATION IS
EQUITY LEGISLATION, GIVING THE
WELL-DOCUMENTED SUPPORTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE
BUILDING SECTOR SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THOSE IMPACTS
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE
THIS WORK THAT ATTENTION, AND
FOCUS LIKE CODY WORK REALLY
DESERVES. BUILDINGS CAN GET
TECHNICAL REALLY QUICKLY. THIS
REALLY IS EQUITY DRIVEN
LEGISLATION. SECOND, RETURN --
CONCERNS REGARDING COSTS ,
WHICH I EXPECT PEOPLE WILL
RAISE . I HEAR THAT AND A LOT
OF MY WORK. THE RESEARCH I
REVIEWED REDUCE THE COST WILL
FAR OUTWEIGH THE COSTS FOR
HOMEOWNERS FOR THE CAPITOL
IMPROVEMENTS THAT MAY NEED TO
BE FOR THIS. THEY ARE ALREADY
PAYING ATTENTION. RESILIENT
STRATEGIES, WHICH IS WHAT THIS
LEGISLATION IS, ALREADY INTO
BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRETT.
BRETT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
BOBBY.
>> THE MORNING, MY NAME IS
BRETT. I'M A MEMBER OF THE
FIRST GENERATION TO BE BORN
INTO THIS CLIMATE CRISIS. LYNNE
MISHELE WHAT THAT MEANS PERIOD
IN 2020 WHEN I WASHED MY
BROTHER SUFFER STRICT
HEATSTROKE PLANE OUTSIDE. IN
2022 -- THIS YEAR I WATCHED
ANOTHER FRIEND DESIGN THE
CAMPUS. WHILE FIGHTERS THEY
COULDN'T WALK AROUND WITHOUT
SEVERING SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK
PERIOD IT WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE MOST. WHILE KNOWING
THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS JUST
GETTING STARTED -- IT IS
IMPERFECT, BUT IT IS PROGRESS.
37% OF OUR CLIMATE -- IT MUST
BE PASSED NOW. BILLIONS ARE
ALREADY FEELING THE CLIMATE
CRISIS TODAY. PASS BEPS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS BOBBY, FOLLOWED BY CARRIE.
BOBBY WE CANNOT HEAR YOU , IF
YOU ARE SPEAKING.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS BOBBIE.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK THIS MORNING. I AM IN MY
80s, AND I LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR
OVER 40 YEARS. I AM HEALTHY AND
ACTIVE, BUT I SUFFER FROM SOME
DIFFICULTY BREATHING BECAUSE I
GREW UP IN THE TEXAS GULF COAST
NEAR REFINERIES AND OIL RIGS.
IN THE SOUTH THAT MEANS AN OPEN
FLAME HEATER. I GREW UP WITH
THE SLOGAN AND ADD SAYING ,
COOKING WITH GAS IS THE EPITOME
OF LOT -- MODERN LIVING. I
BELIEVE DID. BURNING GAS AND
OIL ARE ANYTHING BUT MODERN,
AND ARE KILLING OUR PLANET. WE
ARE ALL BEING CROOKS BY THE
BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS.
BECAUSE I CAN AFFORD IT I
SWITCH TO AN INDUCTION STOVE.
SEATTLE THE CITY KNOWN FOR
TECHNOLOGY. WE MUST USE THE
BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY TO
KEEP US WARM, AND COOL IN THE
SUMMER. I COMMEND MANY PEOPLE
HAVE WORKED ON FOR YEARS ON
THIS BUILDING AND MISSIONS
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. PASS
THE POLICY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GARY,
FOLLOWED BY ROBIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, FOR THE
RECORD, MY NAME IS GARY. A
NONPROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTING BUSINESSES . I AM
HERE TO SHARE OUR ORGANIZATION
SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED POLICY
PERIOD EMISSIONS FROM BUILDINGS
ARE THE SECOND LARGEST OF
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. IN
SEATTLE THEY SUPPORT OVER A
THIRD OF OUR ADMISSIONS. IT'S
AN ESSENTIAL TOOL TO HELP THE
CITY ADDRESS THE EMISSIONS AND
MEET THE CLIMATE GOALS. SEATTLE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENERGY -- AN ENVIRONMENT,
SORRY. CAREFULLY DEVELOPED
FROM INDUSTRY BUILDING OWNERS,
CLIMATE GROUP, OR HOUSING
PROVIDERS. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED
WITH THE STANDARDS IN
WASHINGTON AND OREGON. I
BELIEVE THE VETTING OF THE
POLICY WILL MIXTURE -- ENSURE
ITS SUCCESS. I URGE THE
COUNCIL TO PASS WITHOUT DELAY.
>> ROBIN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
JUSTIN.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ROBIN. I'M A
HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT 3. I AM
ENCOURAGED TO SEE THE COUNCIL
PERFORM -- PASS THE HOLDING
AND MISSIONS PERFORMANCE TO
ESTABLISH A TIMELINE AND
REQUIREMENT FOR OUR LARGEST
BUILDINGS TO MAKE THE
TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY.
IT'S BEEN THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS. ADOPTING
THIS RULE WILL GIVE A CLEAR
ROLL. IT WILL REDUCE OUR
GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS BY 10%.
WITH THE COUNCIL PASS A POLICY
KNOWINGLY DONNA FROM
FOUNDATION AS WE MEET OUR
CLIMATE GOALS. THE WORLD IS
MOVING TOWARDS SUPPORTIVE
CLIMATE CHANGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JUSTIN. JUSTIN WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JOSEPH.
>> A MORNING, MY NAME IS JUSTIN
LOGAN. I LIVE IN D3. I'M HERE
TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
BEPS. I WOULD LIKE TO
EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR ACTION
PERIOD THE ANNUAL CLIMATE
DISASTERS ARE OUR CURRENT
REALITY AND IT'S EVERY SINGLE
YEAR. THE BEPS BEFORE YOU IS
OUR BEACON OF HOPE REDUCING
OUR CARBON EMISSIONS AND
LIFESAVING COOLING IS CRITICAL
PERIOD EVERY DELAY THE PUMP
MORE LIVES AT RISK AND FALL
FURTHER BEHIND OUR COMMITMENT.
PLEASE PASS THIS ORDINANCE AS
WRITTEN, AND SHOW THE NATION
SEATTLE LEADS ON CLIMATE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOSEPH. JOSEPH WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY MARIA. JOSEPH.
JOSEPH, WE NEED YOU TO HIT STAR
SIX SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
JOSEPH? WE NEED YOU TO HIT
STAR SIX, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
BY HITTING STAR SIX THAT WILL
UNMUTE YOU SO WE CAN HEAR YOUR
TESTIMONY. ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE
TIME. HOPEFULLY THIRD TIME IS
THE CHARM. CALLING FOR JOSEPH
TO PLEASE HIT STAR SIX ON YOUR
PHONE TO UNMUTE HERSELF. ALL
RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
COME BACK TO JOSEPH, PERHAPS .
IF THE ABILITY TO TALK TO HIS
CHANGES, WE WILL MOVE ON TO
MARIA , SHOWING ASTHMA PRESENT.
IF MARIA'S STATUS CHANGES
BEFORE THE END OF PUBLIC
COMMENT, WE WILL COME BACK TO
MARIA. NEXT WE HAVE DYLAN
PLUMMER. FOLLOWED BY JESSE
SIMPSON.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS DYLAN
PLUMMER, IMA -- THAT
REPRESENTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
MEMBERS IN SEATTLE. I'M TRYING
TO VOICE THE SUPPORT FOR THE
BEPS. FOR OVER TWO YEARS THE
SIERRA CLUB HAS WORKED WITH OUR
MEMBERS. VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS POLICY. THROUGH COUNTLESS
HOURS OF COLLABORATION WE HAVE
COME UP WITH A BILL FOR SUPPORT
AS WELL AS ORGANIZE LAID --
LABOR AND BUILDING
PROFESSIONALS. WE URGE THE
COUNCIL TO PASS THIS POLICY,
REDUCE EMISSIONS, CREATE GREEN
JOBS, PROTECT GLEANER --
CLEANER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. I ALSO
WANT TO NOTE -- TO TESTIFY AT
SOME POINT TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. JESSE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY NATHANIEL.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. JESSE SYMPTOMS --
HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS LEGISLATION. TWO
YEARS OF STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT. IT ADDRESSES THE
URGENCY OF THE CRISIS, AS WELL
AS THE PRACTICAL CHALLENGES .
ESPECIALLY WANTING TO CALL HOW
THE LEGISLATION SUPPORTS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OPERATES ON A MARGIN.
MEETING OUR CLINICALS IT
REQUIRES A SYSTEMIC SOLUTION.
IDENTIFYING FUNDING --
PROGRESSIVE TIMELINES GIVE THE
PREDICTABILITY TO THE BUILDINGS
SECTOR. IT CAN BRING US THE
CLEAN BUILDINGS WE NEED FOR THE
HELP OF OUR CITY AND
, I STRONGLY URGE TO PASS THE
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NATHANIEL. NATHANIEL WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY WAYNE.
>> HI, THANK YOU. I'M HERE
WITH 350 SEATTLE. OUR RECENT
HOMEOWNER IN D2. ON CALLING
YOU WANT TO URGE YOU TO PASS
BEPS. MY OLDER DAUGHTER IS
FOUR YEARS OLD. HAVE A
10-WEEK-OLD. MY OLDER DAUGHTER
HAS GROWN UP KNOWING NOTHING
BUT THE BAD AIR QUALITY AND
WILDFIRES. IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY
DEVASTATING TRYING TO HELP
KEEP MY DAUGHTER SAFE FROM THE
PANDEMIC AND THE WILDFIRES .
INSIDE WE ARE SAVED FROM THE
PANDEMIC, AND OUTSIDE WE ARE
UNSAFE FROM THE WILDFIRES. AS
SHE GETS OLDER, HEY, THIS IS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] WE HAVE TO
TAKE WHATEVER ACTION WE CAN TO
ENSURE A BETTER FUTURE SO WE
DON'T SUFFER FROM THE EFFECTS,
PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL,
MENTAL HEALTH . IT HAS BEEN
TERRIBLE. PLEASE DO WHATEVER
YOU CAN .
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS WE ARE GOING BACK. I
BELIEVE SOMEBODY ELSE IS SIGNED
UP ON THE IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENT SHEET THAT IS LEFT.
THAT WILL BE ALL WE HAVE. SO
YOU CAN GRAB THAT. THAT WOULD
BE GREAT.
>> DID YOU CALL BRIAN?
>> MY APOLOGIES. YES, BRIAN,
THEN DEEPER .
>> THANK YOU. YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THANK YOU
FOR PUTTING UP WITH MY
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES HERE. MY
NAME IS BRYAN. I AM A PRODUCT
DESIGNER , AS WELL AS A HUSBAND
AND MUSICIAN. I URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO PASS THE BEPS AS
WRITTEN, IN ORDER TO REDUCE
EMISSIONS AND MAKE IT HEALTHIER
-- MAKE SEATTLE A LEADER ON
CLIMATE ISSUES. BUILDINGS ARE
THE LOWEST HANGING FRUIT WHEN
IT COMES TO EMISSIONS. IN
SEATTLE, COMMERCIAL,
MULTIFAMILY EMISSIONS ACCOUNT
FOR 30% OF THE CLIMATE
POLLUTION. THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF
THIS. BY IMPROVING HOW OUR
LARGE BUILDINGS ARE HEATED, IT
WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE
EMISSIONS, NOT ONLY MAKING
SEATTLE LEADER ON CLIMATE, BUT
OTHER AREAS AS WELL. FIRST, OUR
LOCAL AIR QUALITY WILL IMPROVE
. THESE POLLUTIONS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA, HEART
ATTACK, STROKE , INCREASING OUR
HEALTHCARE COST. SECOND, OUR
BUILDINGS WILL BE MORE
VALUABLE. BUILDING OWNERS WILL
HAVE ANOTHER REASON TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF FEDERAL TAX
CREDITS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH PERIOD
OUR LAST VIRTUAL PUBLIC SPEAKER
IS -- SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
-- WE NEED YOU TO HIT STAR
SIX. SO WE CAN HEAR YOU. MY
APOLOGIES. I HOPE WE WOULD
HAVE WORKED THIS OUT SO WE
COULD HEAR FROM YOU , BUT I'M
GOING TO ASK ONE MORE TIME.
I'M GOING TO CALL OUR FINAL IN
PRISON SPEAKER. IF IT DOESN'T
WORK. IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CAN
YOU HIT STAR SIX? ALL RIGHT.
MY APOLOGIES. THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT AS -- AT OUR
NEXT MEETING. MOVING TO OUR
LAST SIGNED UP SPEAKER IN
PERSON.
>> HIGH. I AM A COLLEGE
STUDENT AT SEATTLE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. I BELIEVE THIS BILL,
SEATTLE BUILDING IN MISSION IS
A CRUCIAL STEP TO A SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE AND CLEANER AND MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS
SEATTLE. I THINK IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO REDUCE EMISSION
AND COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE. I
URGE YOU TO PASS THIS
INITIATIVE AND TRANSITION TO
CLEAN ENERGY. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 10:17
A.M. WE WILL MOVE TO REDO THE
FIRST ITEM INTO A THE AGENDA.
CAN YOU READ THE AGENDA ITEM
ONE.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120718. AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
REGULATING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS IN LARGER EXISTING
NONRESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY
BUILDINGS; ESTABLISHING AND
IMPOSING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS INTENSITY TARGETS AND
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS;
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES, ADDING A
NEW CHAPTER 22.925 TO THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE,
AMENDING SECTIONS 22.920.010,
22.920.020, 22.920.030,
22.920.120, 22.920.130,
22.920.170, 22.930.010,
22.930.020, 22.930.040,
22.930.050, 22.930.120,
22.930.140, AND 22.930.180 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
REPEALING SECTION 22.920.040 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE ACTION. I
WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT JUAREZ
FOR CREATING THIS COMMITTEE.
AND THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING. IF WE
COULD START WITH A QUICK ROUND
OF INTRODUCTIONS, AND I'M GOING
TO SAY A FEW INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS AND WE WILL HAND BACK
OVER TO YOU.
>> HELLO. COUNCIL STUFF.
>> MARY'S OFFICE.
>> DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
>> OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH PERIOD I
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO
TOOK TIME TODAY TO GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD REALLY I
APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT AND
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU HAVE
BEEN DOING TO GET US TO THIS
POINT. ALSO, I WANT TO THINK
THE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENTS WE
SAW IN THE MAYOR'S PRESS
RELEASE, INCLUDED FROM CLIMATE
SOLUTIONS, SIERRA CLUB, MLK
LABOR, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,
SHIFTED ZERO, AND THRIFTY.ORG.
THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY
APPROACH TO REDUCING GREENHOUSE
EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING LARGE
BUILDINGS. IT HAS FLEXIBLE
COMPLIANCE PATHWAYS TO
ACCOMMODATE BUILDINGS OF MANY
USES, SIZE, TYPE, OWNERSHIP,
AGE AND SYMPTOMS -- SYSTEMS.
LOW INCOME HOUSING GIVING A
LONGER LEAD TIME TO PREPARE.
THE LEGISLATION CREATES
PREDICTABILITY FOR ASSET
MANAGEMENT, FOR BUILDING
OWNERS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION
TIMELINE IS DESIGNED TO SYNC
WITH THE STATE CLEAN
PERFORMANCE HOLDING STANDARD.
AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR
BUILDING OWNERS. AS I'VE SAID
BEFORE, I LIKE TO THINK OF THIS
LEGISLATION AS STEP TWO FOR THE
LARGER BUILDINGS. STEP ONE WAS
TAKEN IN LEGISLATION FOR
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , AND
PROPOSED AND SHEPHERDED IN 2021
TO UPDATE THE COMMERCIAL ENERGY
CODE FOR NEW COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS, AND MULTIFAMILY
CONDOMINIUMS AND APARTMENTS.
THAT LEGISLATION PROHIBITS THE
USE OF FOSSIL FUELS OR GAS FOR
SPACE HEATING AND WATER HEATING
, AND NEWLY BUILT HOTELS AND
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTS. ALSO, I
JUST WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE EXTENSIVE
OUTREACH THEY'VE DONE ON THIS
LEGISLATION, AND THEIR
COMPREHENSIVE AND THOROUGH WORK
WITH STAKEHOLDERS. WITH THAT I
WILL PASS IT OFF TO YOU TO
PRESENT. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR? COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> MY APOLOGIES, BEFORE WE GET
GOING BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR GETTING THIS
LEGISLATION TO US BEFORE THE
END OF THE YEAR. CHAIR, IF YOU
ARE OPEN TO IT, I WOULD LIKE TO
COSPONSOR THIS LEGISLATION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I SHOULD HAVE
MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA HAS ALSO ASKED TO BE A
CULTURE. WE WILL ADD YOUR NAME.
>> THANK YOU. EXCITED FOR
TODAY.
>> I AM GOING TO KICK IT OFF
WITH A FEW BRIEF COMMENTS. GOOD
MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M
VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH
YOU TODAY TO PRESENT MAYOR
HAROLD'S -- RECOGNIZE THE
EXTENT TO CRISIS BY CLIMATE
CHANGE. BOLD ACTION IS REQUIRED
TO MOVE OUR CITY AWAY FROM
FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCE. TO THAT
END, UPON TAKING OFFICE, THE
MAYOR MADE IT A PERSONAL
PRIORITY TO CHAMPION THIS
POLICY. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST
IMPACTFUL ACTIONS THE CITY CAN
TAKE TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE
EMISSIONS. THE MAYOR HOPES
THAT THIS WILL HELP INSPIRE
OTHER CITIES TO FOLLOW SUIT.
AS WE ALL KNOW, COLLECTIVE
ACTION IS NEEDED TO STAVE OFF
THE WORST IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE. WITH THAT, WE ARE VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF TAKEN THE TIME
TODAY TO CONSIDER THIS
LEGISLATION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE DIRECTOR
HARRELL, AND DIRECTOR FARRELLY
, AND HER COMMITTED STAFF WHO
HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY
TO BRING TOGETHER A WIDE RANGE
OF STAKEHOLDERS TO REACH
CONSENSUS ON THIS LEGISLATION .
THAT INCLUDES MANY OF THE
PEOPLE YOU HEARD FROM TODAY ,
AND ALSO BUILDING OWNERS, THE
TRADES , AND LABOR. AMONG
OTHERS. THEIR INPUT IN
COLLABORATION IS REFLECTED IN
THIS BILL BEFORE YOU. FINALLY,
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ, AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. IT IS
BECAUSE OF YOUR COMMITTED
PARTNERSHIP WITH US THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, AND
HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING
THIS LAW PASSED FOUR YEARS AND
PERIOD WITH A I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO DIRECTOR FARRELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH ,
COUNCIL, FOR HAVING US HERE
TODAY. IT'S A VERY EXCITING. I
WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE WORDS OF
KRISTA. 12 THINK THE MAYOR OF
THIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE
BILL.'S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN
CRUCIAL IN GETTING US TO THIS
POINT. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR HER
NEVER TAKING HER EYES OFF THE
PRIZE, AND KEEPING US FOCUSED
ON GETTING THIS BILL OVER THE
FINISH LINE. AND THE SPECIAL
WARM THANK YOU TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WAR IS, FOR
ESTABLISHING THE FIRST EVER
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE,
WHICH IS A TOOL I HOPE WE GET
TO USE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
A FEW WORDS OF INTRODUCTION,
AND SANDRA IS GOING TO WALK YOU
THROUGH THIS VERY COMPLICATED
AND EXCITING LEGISLATION. I
JUST WANT TO START BY REALLY
CENTERING THIS LEGISLATION IN A
LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO THE
CITY ON ADVANCING AND COMBATING
CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS IS PART
OF THE MAYOR STATES OF THE CITY
ADDRESS THIS YEAR.'S COMMITMENT
TO THIS, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
HAS REPEATEDLY SPOKEN OUT IN
FAVOR OF TAKING BOLD ACTION ON
CLIMATE. THIS IS JUST YET
ANOTHER STEP THE CITY HAS
TAKEN. WHY DON'T WE MOVE TO
THE NEXT SLIDE? YOU CAN SEE A
CUTE PICTURE OF THE SPACE
NEEDLE. WE ARE LITERALLY
THREADING THE NEEDLE WITH THIS
LEGISLATION. I BELIEVE WE
STRIKE THE BALANCE OF
ADDRESSING THE URGENT CLIMATE
CRISIS BEFORE US. ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. WE ARE IN, OF COURSE,
VERY IMPORTANT MOMENT IN
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION. WE
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HOW IMPORTANT
THAT IS, AS THE HEART OF OUR
CITY. WE ARE LOOKING AT
EQUIPMENT LIFECYCLES, MARKET
SIGNALS. OUR WORKFORCE AND
LABOR CONCERNS. WHAT
TRANSITION REALLY LOOKS LIKE.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HUMAN
SERVICES, AND OF COURSE , OUR
OWN COMMITMENT AS A CITY TO
DECLARE OUR OWN BUILDING
PORTFOLIO. THIS POLICY
ADDRESSES MULTIPLE PRIORITIES .
I BELIEVE IT STRIKES A BALANCE.
SANDRA IS GOING TO WALK US
THROUGH HOW IT DOES THAT. WITH
THAT, SANDRA CAN TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THE MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT DURING
WHAT I KNOW IS A VERY BUSY
TIME. I WILL BE SPENDING THE
NEXT 30 MINUTES OR SO WALKING
YOU THROUGH THE POLICY,
COVERING THE CONTEXT, THE
POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ,
DETAILS OF THE STANDARD, SOME
EXAMPLES OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
NET ZERO EMISSIONS, HOW FOLKS
COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND WHY
WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THIS POLICY NOW.
FIRST, CONTEXT, FOR WHY WE ARE
OPPOSING THIS PARTICULAR
POLICY. AS YOU HAVE HEARD,
BUILDINGS ARE ONE OF THE
LARGEST SOURCES OF CLIMATE
POLLUTION, -- IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, WE ARE BLESSED WITH
EXTREMELY LOW EMISSIONS ,
ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED BY CITY
LITE. OVER 90% OF BUILDING
RELATED EMISSIONS COME FROM
BURNING FOSSIL FUELS. GAS USED
IN FURNACES, STOVES, OTHER
APPLIANCES, AS WELL AS IN
BOILERS THAT GENERATE STEAM
FOR DISTRICT SYSTEMS. THE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS
ARE NOT JUST FROM BURNING THESE
FUELS DIRECTLY, BUT ALSO OCCUR
DURING EXTRACTION AND
DISTRIBUTION. WE KNOW BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES ARE THE
CLOSEST TO, AND MOST EXPOSED
TO THIS POLLUTION, AND MOST
IMPACT GOOD OVERALL BY LAMET
POLLUTION. FOR ALL OF THE
CITY'S INNOVATIVE
SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND
VOLUNTARY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS,
AS WELL AS VERY LEADING WORK OF
MANY SEATTLE BUSINESS OWNERS,
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, WE ARE
STILL FALLING WELL SHORT OF THE
TRAGIC JURY NECESSARY TO REACH
OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN GOALS.
BUILDINGS GETTING TO NET
EMISSIONS BY 2050. TO REDIRECT
THAT TRAJECTORY, THE APPROACH
WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY IS A
BUILDING STANDARD FOR THE
LARGER EXISTING BUILDINGS.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARE A
CLIMATE ACTION BEING
IMPLEMENTED IN JURISDICTIONS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FROM BOSTON
TO CALIFORNIA. ENACTING IN PART
-- PERFORMANCE STANDARDS NOW
IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE
ACTIONS SEATTLE CAN TAKE TO GET
US BACK ON TRACK IT WOULD
REDUCE BUILDING RELATED
EMISSIONS 27% BY 2050, AND IT'S
A POWERFUL TOOL FOR ENSURING
THE PLACES WE LIVE AND WORK ARE
HEALTHY AND EFFICIENT. THE
PROPOSED POLICY WOULD ESTABLISH
REDUCTION TARGETS THAT
BUILDING OWNERS MEET OVER TIME.
FIRST TARGETS WOULD START IN
2031, GETTING EASIER, AND
GETTING MORE STRINGENT OVER THE
FOLLOWING TWO DECADES. THE
TARGETS GIVE WELDING OWNERS
THE PREDICTABILITY OF LONG-TERM
EXPECTATION. OWNERS HAVE AMPLE
TIME TO PLAN AHEAD AND
GRADUALLY IMPLEMENT
IMPROVEMENTS. SINCE THESE ARE
PERFORMANCE-BASED TARGETS, NOT
PRESCRIPTIVE, OWNERS HAVE THE
FLEXIBILITY TO UTILIZE
TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR OWN
BUILDINGS, AND THAT INTEGRATE
BEST WITH OUR OWN ASSET
MANAGEMENT PROCESSES. THE
BENEFITS OF THE POLICY ARE WIDE
REACHING. TENANTS AND OWNERS
WILL HAVE LOWER UTILITY BILLS,
AND MORE COMFORTABLE SPACES .
INVESTMENTS IN OUR BUILDINGS
WILL CREATE LOCAL, WELL-PAYING
JOBS FROM REFRIGERATION
MECHANICS TO ELECTRICIANS TO
SHEET METAL WORKERS AND
ENGINEERS. FEWER FOSSIL FUELS
IN BUILDINGS ALSO MEANS LESS
RISKS OF ACCIDENTS, AS WELL AS
CLEANER AIR INDOORS AND OUT. A
BUILDING PERFORMANCE POLICY FOR
EXISTING BUILDINGS WAS FIRST
IDENTIFIED AS A KEY LIME ACTION
IN THE 2013 CLIMATE ACTION
PLAN. SINCE THEN WE'VE
EVALUATED THE -- AS PART OF
THE AMERICAN CITIES CLIMATE
CHALLENGE. WE ARE PART OF A
COHORT OF 30 CITIES NATIONWIDE
WHO HAVE IMPLEMENTED OR
DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS. OSC HAS A WEALTH OF
EXPERIENCE WORKING ON OWNERS
OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS.
UNDER THE PROGRAM OWNERS
REPORT AN ANNUAL ENERGY USE TO
THE CITY. UNDER THE BUILDING
TUNEUPS PROGRAM, OWNERS
IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF LARGE
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS BY
ENACTING LOW-COST OPERATIONS
AND MAINTENANCE MEASURES. OSC
WORKS CLOSELY WITH CAPITOL
DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TAKEN
THE LEAD ON EFFICIENCY AND
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IN OUR OWN
BUILDINGS AND WE ARE FINALIZING
THE STRATEGY FOR THE
PORTFOLIO. THE PERFORMANCE
STANDARD POLICY HAS BEEN
DESIGNED TO ALIGN WITH OTHER
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS WITH
THE SEATTLE ENERGY CODE, WHICH
LIMITS FOSSIL FUEL AND NEW
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR
RENOVATIONS, AND MOST EQUIPMENT
REPLACEMENTS. WITH THE CLEAN
PERFORMANCE STANDARD, WE MEET
ENERGY TARGETS BEGINNING IN
2026. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO
FOCUS ON THE EXTENSIVE POLICY
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OVER THE
LAST THREE YEARS. OSC
CONDUCTED A VERY ROBUST AND
INCLUSIVE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS.
THE PROCESS WAS IDENTIFIED
EARLY ON IN OUR RACIAL EQUITY
TOOL ANALYSIS TO ENSURE A
EQUITABLE POLICY. WE WANT TO
THANK THE STAKEHOLDERS, MANY OF
WHOM YOU HEARD FROM TODAY.
PARTICIPATING IN FOCUS
MEETINGS, WEBINARS, AND
ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS. THE
PROCESS INCLUDED BUILDING
OWNERS, MANAGERS, REAL ESTATE
REPRESENTATIVES, ENGINEERS,
LABOR REPRESENTATIVE,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS,
MANY MORE. THERE WAS A DIVERSE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP. THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LED ITS
OWN AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASK
FORCE TO INFLUENCE THE POLICY
PERIOD THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD HAS BEEN AN
ACTIVE PARTICIPANT , PROVIDING
AN IMPORTANT EQUITY PERSPECTIVE
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THE
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS AND POLICY
DEVELOPMENT WAS INFORMED BY
THE GOALS OF THE GREEN NEW
DEAL, AND THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT I MENTIONED. KEY THEMES
INCLUDE CLIMATE RESILIENCE ,
BENEFITS AND INVESTMENTS
DIRECTED TOWARDS THOSE MOST
IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL
INJUSTICE, AND SHARING THE
DIVERSE WORKFORCE. THROUGH THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT, WE
IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC OUTCOMES TO
SEEK. BUILDING OWNERS AND
TENANTS FROM FRONT-LINE
COMMUNITY SHOULD BENEFIT FROM
ENERGY-EFFICIENT, HEALTHY
SPACES . THEY SHOULD BE
PROVIDED WITH OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION FORMULATED TO BEST
MEET THEIR NEEDS. THEY SHOULD
RECEIVE PRIORITIZE SUPPORT AND
FUNDING. IN ADDITION, BIPOC
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE PART OF
THE LARGER PORTER OF THE
WORKFORCE. THESE VALUES AND
OUTCOMES ARE EMBEDDED IN THE
PROPOSED POLICY, WHICH I WILL
OUTLINE FOR YOU NOW.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WANT TO
PAUSE AND SEE -- WE JUST HEARD
PARTS OF THE PROCESS ON
CONTEXT AND PROCESS BUT I WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE DELVE INTO
THE PROPOSAL ITSELF. NOT
SEEING ANY RAISED HANDS ,
PROCEED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE BASIC
FRAMEWORK FOR THE POLICY
INCLUDES MEASURING AND
VERIFYING ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
PERFORMANCE , EVALUATING
BUILDINGS BASELINE CONDITIONS
AND OPPORTUNITIES, MEETING
DECREASING EMISSION TARGETS
EVERY FIVE YEARS UNTIL FINALLY
ACHIEVING ZERO EMISSIONS. I
WILL SHARE WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE IN A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES
LATER ON. THE PERFORMANCE
STANDARD WOULD SUPERSEDE THE
BUILDINGS TUNEUPS MENDE, WHICH
WOULD SUNSET ONCE THE CURRENT
TUNEUP CYCLE IS COMPLETE. THE
POLICY WOULD APPLY TO OVER 4000
OF SEATTLE'S LARGER EXISTING
NONRESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY
BUILDINGS. THESE ARE BUILDINGS
OVER 20,000 SQUARE FEET THAT
ARE ALREADY COMPLYING WITH
SEATTLE'S BENCHMARKING POLICY.
THE POLICY WOULD NOT COVER
INDUSTRIAL OR MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES. IT WOULD NOT COVER
SMALLER COMMERCIAL AND
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS, OR
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. MORE
WOODED APPLY TO NEW
CONSTRUCTION COVERED BY SEATTLE
ENERGY CODE. THE TARGETS
OWNERS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO
MEET ARE BASED ON A GREENHOUSE
GAS METRIC. THIS MEASURES THE
EMISSIONS OF THE BUILDING ON A
PER SQUARE FOOT BASIS. IT IS
CALCULATED BASED ON THE
EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH
ENERGY SOURCE CONSUMED IN THE
BUILDING, DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL
AREA OF THE BUILDING, EXCLUDING
PARKING. THE STATE USES A
SIMILAR APPROACH FOR THE ENERGY
USE. HERE'S THE FINE DETAIL OF
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR DIFFERENT
BUILDING TYPES. TO ESTABLISH
THE GREENHOUSE INTENSITY
TARGETS, OWNERS WILL BE ASKED
TO MEET, WE DETERMINED THE
AVERAGE BASELINE GREENHOUSE
ADMISSIONS FOR DIFFERENT
BUILDING TYPES, OFFICES, LABS,
HOTELS, ET CETERA, AND PROJECT
IT OUT TO ZERO TO GET
GREENHOUSE INTENSITY TARGETS
FOR EACH COMPLIANCE INTERVAL.
TARGETS FOR BUILDINGS WITH
MULTIPLE USES WOULD BE PRORATED
BASED ON THE PERCENT OF FLOOR
AREA BY EACH SPACE. WE HEARD,
VERY CLEARLY, FROM BUILDING
OWNERS, THAT THEY WILL NEED
TIME TO RAMP UP. WE MADE SURE
THE POLICY HAS A LONG ONE WAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE POLICY
RELIES ON SENTING -- SETTING A
LONG-RANGE SIGNAL TO PROVIDE
OWNERS WORKS CLEAR DIRECTION.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT THE
POLICY ALIGNS WITH THE STATE
ENERGY STANDARD. MANY ARE
ALREADY LOOKING AT HOW THEY
WILL MEET THE COMPLIANCE, WHICH
BEGINS IN 2026. WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WHAT THEY DO NOW IS
ALIGNED WITH SEATTLE'S
EMISSIONS REDUCTION
EXPECTATIONS. TO HELP OWNERS
RAMP UP, THE FIRST COMPLIANCE
INTERVAL IS A PLANNING PHASE.
OWNERS WOULD VERIFY THEIR
ENERGY AND EMISSIONS DATA, AND
DEVELOP A SIMPLE PLAN
DOCUMENTING EXISTING
CONDITIONS AND ACTIONS NEEDING
TO ACHIEVE TARGETS IN
COMPLIANCE INTERVALS. ACTUAL
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FIRST
TARGETS WOULDN'T START UNTIL
2031 TO 2035. TARGETS FOR
NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WOULD
DECREASE OVER THREE COMPLIANCE
INTERVALS , UNTIL REACHING THE
ZERO EMISSIONS IN 2041 TO 2045.
WE ALSO HEARD CLEAR INPUT FROM
STAKEHOLDERS WE NEED TO ADDRESS
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS.
WE THEREFORE HAVE GIVEN
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS A LONGER
TIMEFRAME OVER FOUR INTERVALS
UNTIL REACHING NET ZERO
EMISSIONS IN 2046 TO 2050 PER
AT THE FRONT END, LOW INCOME
HOUSING, LOW-RENT HOUSING , AND
BUILDING WITH HUMAN SERVICES
ARE GIVEN THE OPTION TO TAKE
LONGER TO PREPARE BY GETTING AN
EXTENSION TO THE FOLLOWING
INTERVAL. THIS HELPS AROUND
THE LONG TIMELINES FOR CAPITOL
NEEDS PLANNING AND PUBLIC
FUNDING CYCLES. IT ALLOWS MORE
TIME FOR THE CITY TO SUPPORT
THIS CRITICAL BUILDING SECTOR
WITH PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AND
FUNDING.
>> CENTER, CAN WE PAUSE ON THAT
SLIDE THERE. CAN WE GO BACK?
THANK YOU. ARE EACH OF THESE
LOTS OF TIME CONSIDERED
PERFORMANCE INTERVALS?
>> YES. THEY ARE FIVE-YEAR
INTERVALS, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST
ONE. EACH IS CONSIDERED A
COMPLIANCE INTERVAL.
>> THE COMPLIANCE INTERVAL OF
2027 TO 2030, PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO BE READY FOR THAT, BECAUSE
THESE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DOING
BENCHMARKING, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> CORRECT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON BENCHMARKING SINCE 2011.
BUILDING OWNERS ARE ALREADY
TRACKING THEIR ENERGY USE AND
EMISSIONS, AND REPORTING IT TO
THE CITY. WE ALSO HAVE GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUILDING
OWNERS. THE ADDITIONAL PIECE
IS VERIFYING THAT DATA.
SELF-REPORTED RIGHT NOW SO
THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL
STEP, WHICH IS VERIFICATION, TO
MAKE SURE THE PERFORMANCE WE
ARE MEASURING THEM AGAINST IS
ACCURATE.
>> PERFECT, THANK YOU.
>> IN EACH COMPLIANCE INTERVAL,
THE COMPLIANCE WOULD BE PHASED
IN . THE LARGER BUILDINGS,
THOSE WITH THE GREATER IMPACT ,
AND TYPICALLY OWNERS WITH
GREATER RESOURCES COMPLY
FIRST. THE SMALLER BUILDINGS,
THOSE MORE LIKELY TO BE UNDER
RESOURCED AND WITHOUT DEDICATED
FACILITY STAFF WOULD HAVE
LONGER TO PREPARE. I AM GOING
TO SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF
EXAMPLES NOW. I WILL PAUSE TO
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY. I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU
TWO EXAMPLES. ONE IS AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, THE
OTHER AND IS STATE OWNED
BUILDING. THESE ARE EXAMPLES .
THE PATHWAY AND COST FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL BUILDING, PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE, WILL OF COURSE VERY
BASED ON SPECIFIC SITUATIONS.
THE FIRST EXAMPLE IS A CONCEPT
PLAN FOR THE 50,000 SQUARE
FOOT LOW INCOME HOUSING
RESIDENT, STEWART MANOR, WHICH
IS OWNED BY THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY. AS IS VERY COMMON
THE BUILDING HAS ELECTRIC
RESISTANCE HEATING IN EACH
RESIDENTIAL UNIT, WITH A COMMON
HOT WATER SYSTEM POWERED BY
GAS. WE PARTNERED WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
EVALUATE AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR
ELIMINATING FOSSIL FUELS, WHILE
ALSO REDUCING ENERGY AND
UTILITY COSTS, AND IMPROVING
HEALTH AND RESILIENCE, AND
MINIMIZING TENANT DISRUPTIONS.
THE KEY STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING
NET ZERO EMISSIONS IS TO
REPLACE THE CENTRAL HOT WATER
BOILER WITH AN EFFICIENT HEAT
PUMP. THE HOLISTIC PLAN ALSO
IDENTIFIED USE -- ROOF
INSULATION, UPDATING THE
CORRIDOR, AND INDOOR AIR
QUALITY, AND ADDING TO THE
COMMUNITY ROOM. THIS HAS A
NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT BUT PROVIDES
A SAFE SPACE ON SITE FOR
RESIDENTS DURING HEAT AND
WILDFIRE EVENTS. NOTABLY, NO
WALL OR WINDOW UPGRADES WERE
CONSIDERED IN THIS EVALUATION
TO AVOID RELOCATING TENANTS.
WE ARE USING THESE LEARNINGS TO
IMPLEMENT THE SAME MEASURES AT
ANOTHER OF THEIR PROPERTIES,
SOUTH PARK MANOR. IN ANOTHER
CASE STUDY, ONE THAT HAS BEEN
COMPLETED, CITY LIGHT PARTNERED
WITH THE OWNER ON A RETROFIT
TO DRASTICALLY IMPROVE
EFFICIENCY, ACHIEVE NET ZERO
EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE TENANT
HEALTH AND COMFORT. AT 23
THOUSAND -- 23,000 SQUARE FOOT
BUILDING. HAD A FEELING
CHILLIER PROVIDING COOLING. THE
KEY MEASURES FOR REDUCING
EMISSIONS WERE TO REPLACE THE
GAS-FIRED HOT WATER SYSTEMS
WITH ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS.
ADDITIONAL MEASURES THAT
DIRECT ENERGY REPLACING THE
COOLING SYSTEM, THE WINDOWS,
UPGRADING LIGHTING, AND
IMPROVING BUILDING CONTROLS.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY WAS
ADDRESSED WITH IMPROVED
VENTILATION SYSTEM. ALL OF
THESE MEASURES COMBINED LED TO
A 70% ENERGY USE REDUCTION AND
REDUCED THE ELECTRIC LOAD SO NO
UPGRADED SERVICES WERE NEEDED
WHEN INSTALLING THE NEW
ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS. THIS
PROJECT AS WELL, THE TENANT,
WASHINGTON SERVICES FOR THE
BLIND WERE ABLE TO STAY OPEN
THROUGHOUT THE 18 MONTH
REMODEL. I AM GOING EVEN MORE
DEEPLY INTO THE DETAILS OF THE
POLICY, AND HOW OWNERS WOULD
COMPLY. WHILE THE BASIC
STANDARD IS BASED ON THE FAIRLY
STRAIGHTFORWARD PROMISE THAT A
BUILDING NEEDS CLEAR
PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS WE NEED
-- WE HEARD EXTENSIVE INPUT
AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL OWNERS
OF SMALLER PROPERTIES ABOUT THE
NEED TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR
UNIQUE BUILDINGS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES. IN RESPONSE, WE
EXPANDED THE RANGE OF OPTIONS
UNDER WHICH A BUILDING OWNER
MIGHT COMPLY. UNDER P.A.T.H.
A, OWNERS MEET THE INTENSITY
TARGETS BY THE SET DATES. PATH
B ALLOWS MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO
HOW TARGETS ARE CALCULATED OR
THE SET DATES. PATH C IS A
MUCH MORE CUSTOMIZED APPROACH
TO ADDRESS EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH BUILDING
OWNERS DEVELOPING AND
IMPLEMENTING A COMPLIANCE PLAN
SPECIFIC TO THEIR OWN
CONDITIONS.
>> DO WE HAVE CRITERIA ALREADY
SET FOR WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR
THE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS FOR
COMPLIANCE? OR IS THAT
SOMETHING YET TO BE DEVELOPED?
>> IT IS BOTH. WE HAVE
CRITERIA. I WILL RUN THROUGH
SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE IS.
THE CRITERIA IS BASED ON
WHETHER THEY MEET THE CRITERIA
FOR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES,
OR WHETHER THEY HAVE A
PARTICULAR END-USE UNDER
P.A.T.H. B. THE CRITERIA IS
BASED ON THE SPECIFIC BUILD --
BUILDING AND WOULD APPLY TO THE
CITY TO DO PATH B OR C.
>> I WILL SHOW YOU THE RANGE
OF UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE
CONSIDERED, AND HOW THEY HAVE
BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE
POLICY UNDER EACH OF THE THREE
PATHWAYS. EACH BULLET ON THIS
SLIDE , AND THE FOLLOWING
SLIDES REFLECTS OUR RESPONSES
FROM INPUTS FROM INDIVIDUAL
OWNERS AND FACILITY MANAGERS I
WILL WARN YOU, THERE ARE A LOT
OF BULLETS. I WILL NOT READ
EACH OF THEM, BUT WILL INSTEAD
SHARE HIGHLIGHTS. IN P.A.T.H.
A, AS I NOTED, THE MOST
STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH TO
MEET THE TARGETS ON A SET
TIMELINE. FEW VARIATIONS HERE.
FOR INSTANCE, WITH OWNERS WHO
HAVE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS IN A
PORTFOLIO, COMPLIANCE CAN BE ON
AN AGGREGATE BASIS, INSTEAD OF
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL BUILDING .
FOR INSTANCE, A LOW INCOME
HOUSING PROVIDER THAT MAY
ALREADY BE DOING SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS TO SOME BUILDINGS
MAY HAVE OTHER BUILDINGS ON
THE LONGER TIMEFRAME. THE TOTAL
EMISSIONS REDUCTION REMAIN THE
SAME, BUT OWNERS HAVE THE
FLEXIBILITY TO FOCUS THEIR
EFFORTS WHERE IT MAKES MOST
SENSE FOR THEIR BUILDINGS.
PASS B INCLUDES SOME DEFINED
OPTIONS FOR MODIFICATIONS TO
THE TARGETS OR TIMELINE. FOR
INSTANCE, AN OWNER MIGHT GET AN
EXTENSION IF THE BUILDING HAS A
HIGH VACANCY RATE. SINCE THAT
WOULD IMPACT THEIR NET
OPERATING INCOME, AND THE
ABILITY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
WHICH IS A PARTICULAR CONCERN
IN THIS MARKET. OR, AN OWNER
CAN USED -- SO THEY ARE NOT
PENALIZED FOR HIGH INTENSITY
EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS LABS AND
HOSPITALS. PATH C IS THE MOST
FLEXIBLE, WHICH ALLOWS OWNERS
TO DEVELOP A CUSTOMIZED PLAN
THAT ADDRESS THE EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES. THE
CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT BE WHEN
CRITICAL RESEARCH MIGHT BE
NEGATIVELY IMPACT, OR THERE'S A
CONFLICT WITH AN EXISTING LEAST
-- LEASE, SO PERHAPS THE OWNER
CANNOT GET ACCESS TO THE SPACE.
GENERALLY, THESE
DECARBONIZATION PLANS WILL BE
ACHIEVING NET ZERO EMISSIONS.
IN SOME LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES,
HOWEVER, IT MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE
TO BE FULLY FOSSIL FREE. IN
WHICH CASE THE PLAN WOULD
COVER HOW THEY CAN REACH THE
GREATEST REDUCTION POSSIBLE.
THE PLAN WOULD INCLUDE DETAILED
INFORMATION, SUCH AS
ENGINEERING AUDIT, ENERGY AND
ADMISSIONS MEASURES, AND COST
ANALYSIS. I AM GOING TO PAUSE
THERE FOR QUESTIONS. THAT WAS
ALLOT.
>> I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY RAISED HANDS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THANK
YOU.
>> I CANNOT FIND MY RAISE HAND
FEATURE. THANK YOU. THE LAST
THING YOU SAID ABOUT PATH C
WAS SOMETHING ABOUT -- CAN WE
GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE? I DID
NOT READ IT. YOU SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT IT SOME OPTION IF OWNERS
CANNOT GET ACCESS TO THEIR
BUILDING , OR IF THERE IS
ALREADY A TENANT IN THERE. CAN
YOU TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT
MIGHT LOOK LIKE? IT SEEMS LIKE
THAT WOULD BE EVERY BUILDING .
I AM JUST WONDERING WHAT THAT
MEANS.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU. UNDER
P.A.T.H. SEE, THE LIST OF
BULLETS HERE ARE THE
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER
WHICH ONE MIGHT COMPLY FOR
USING A DECARBONIZATION
COMPLIANCE PLAN. ONE OF THOSE
CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT BE -- AND
IT'S NOT, I WOULD SAY, USUAL --
IS THAT AN OWNER AND TENANT
HAVE A LEASE, AN EXISTING
LEASE, THAT MEANS THE OWNER IS
NOT ALLOWED TO ACCESS THE
TENANT SPACE. THAT IS FAIRLY
UNUSUAL. WE DID HEAR FROM
BUILDING OWNERS THAT THEY
WANTED TO BE SURE THAT IF THEY
HAD -- AND THESE ARE EXISTING
LEASES THAT ARE ALREADY IN
PLACE AT THE TIME THIS POLICY
IS ADOPTED -- THAT THEY WERE
WORRIED THEY MIGHT HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING WHICH WOULD CONFLICT
WITH A LEASE AGREEMENT THEY
ALREADY HAVE WITH THE OWNER.
EXCUSE ME, WITH THEIR TENANT.
AM I MAKING SENSE?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> IS A COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
HAS HIS HAND UP AS WELL?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE'S
THE AWKWARD PAUSES. ONE REASON
I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU
AT THIS TIME IS BECAUSE WE'VE
BEEN DISCUSSING THIS SINCE
FEBRUARY. WE DISCUSSED IT
AGAIN IN EARNEST IN SEPTEMBER.
I HAVE BEEN TRACKING ALL ALONG.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT
AS YOU PAUSED TO SEE IF ANYONE
HAD QUESTIONS. THERE IS A
REASON I DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. I AM SURE IT'S
SIMILAR FOR MY COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE DONE OUR
WORK IF YOU ARE ALL UP TO
SPEED.
>> APPLIES. SOMETIMES WE ASK
QUESTIONS BECAUSE THERE IS
INTERESTING CONTENT THAT MAYBE
WE ARE AWARE OF, BUT WE THINK
MADE -- MAY BE INTERESTING FOR
THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO KNOW
ABOUT. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
DISTRICT CAMPUS. THAT'S AN
INTERESTING SITUATION THAT IS
VERY UNIQUE.
>> YEP. THIS IS ONE, AS I SAID,
EACH OF THESE BULLETS IS BASED
ON INPUT CONVERSATIONS WITH
PARTICULAR OWNERS OR INTEREST
GROUPS. THIS CAME ABOUT
ESPECIALLY FROM UNIVERSITIES
WHERE THEY MIGHT LIKE OUR
SEATTLE CENTER . THE BUILDINGS
MAY BE ON A DISTRICT SYSTEM .
THEY WANTED TO BE SURE THAT
THEY COULD COMPLY AS A
DISTRICT , AS OPPOSED TO TRYING
TO CALCULATE THE ENERGY AND
EMISSIONS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL
BUILDING. OFTEN TIMES THOSE
BUILDINGS ARE NOT METERED. THEY
WERE ALSO INTERESTED IN HAVING
ESSENTIALLY THEIR OWN -- BEING
ABLE TO DO THEIR OWN CUSTOMIZED
PLAN . AGAIN, THE WORK TO
UPGRADE A DISTRICT SYSTEM IS
VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE WORK
DONE IN AN INDIVIDUAL BUILDING
WHERE IT'S ALL MECHANICAL
SYSTEMS ARE ON SITE.
>> THANK YOU. SPECIFICALLY, I
WAS REFERRING TO, AND PERHAPS I
AM MISSING MY TERMS, BUT THE
DISTRICT ENERGY CONTRACT ISSUE,
AND NOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE
HELD AT THE DISTRICT CAMPUS
SCENARIO.
>> THAT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
CONSIDERATION. WHERE WAS THAT?
>> PATH B EXAMPLE.
>> I WILL TRY AND -- HERE WE
GO. WE HAVE A CENTRAL SYSTEM
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
OPERATED BY SUDDEN TRIO . ONE
OF THE CONCERNS IS THAT OWNERS
WOULD NEED TO -- THEY RELY ON
THAT SYSTEM, AND THEY RELY ON
THE PERFORMANCE OF THAT SYSTEM.
THE WAY WE ARE CALCULATING THE
GREENHOUSE INTENSITY IS
DEPENDENT ON THE OMISSIONS OF
THAT SYSTEM. WHILE THEY ARE IN
FACT WORKING TO DECARBONIZATION
ENTIRE SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD BE A
WIN FOR EVERYBODY, BECAUSE THEN
WE HAVE A WHOLE DISTRICT OF
BUILDINGS THAT GETS THE
CARBONIZED AT THE SAME TIME,
THEY DO NEED MORE TIME. OWNERS
HERE HAVE EXISTING CONTRACTS
WITH THE PROVIDER . IF THEY
LEAVE THE SYSTEM, THERE'S
ACTUALLY FINANCIAL PENALTIES.
IF AN OWNER HAS A CONTRACT
WITH THE DISTRICT PROVIDER,
THEY GET AN EXTENSION FOR THE
TERM OF THE CONTRACT
ESSENTIALLY. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WE
HAVE GONE THROUGH A RANGE OF
FLEXIBILITY OPTIONS. I KNOW
IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN QUICKLY.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO
SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THE
MULTIPLE OPTIONS THAT
PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
HUMAN SERVICES, NONPROFITS,
SMALL BUSINESSES, AND THOSE
SERVING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES.
I AM JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT
ONE EXAMPLE. WE HAVE HEARD
CONCERNS ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY
OF REPLACING GAS COOKING,
ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL AND BIPOC
OWNED RESTAURANTS. THEY MAY
ALREADY BE STRUGGLING. THE COST
AND COMPLEXITY IS ALSO A
CONCERN FOR INDIVIDUAL
MULTIFAMILY UNITS, WHERE IT
COULD IMPACT RENTS AND DISRUPT
TENANTS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS
FEEDBACK, WE ARE PROVIDING AN
OPTION IN WHICH THE OMISSIONS
FROM THAT COOKING CAN BE
EXCLUDED FROM THE CALCULATION.
THIS WOULD APPLY THROUGH 2040.
THIS PROVIDES MORE TIME FOR THE
TECHNOLOGY TO MATURE , AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, FOR THE COSTS TO
COME DOWN. WE ARE DOING THIS
WHILE WE WOULD ALSO INTEND TO
WORK WITH OWNERS TO HELP THEM
TRANSITION WELL BEFORE THEIR
COMPLIANCE DATES. THESE, AND
ALL THE FLEXIBILITY OPTIONS
HELP TO MINIMIZE BURDEN . I
WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT
LEADING WITH EQUITY UNDER THIS
POLICY MEANS , FIRST AND
FOREMOST, PROVIDING AND
PRIORITIZING ASSISTANCE TO
UNDER RESOURCED ENTITIES, SUCH
AS SMALL BUSINESSES,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND TO
THOSE COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE
BEEN, OR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE OR
RACIAL INJUSTICE. OUR APPROACH
TO LEGISLATION IS TO WORK WITH
THE OWNERS TO ENCOURAGE AND
SUPPORT COMPLIANCE. TO BRING
THEM ALONG WITH PENALTIES AS A
LAST RESORT. USING A VERY
CUSTOMER SERVICE TO PERCH, WITH
EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT, WE HAVE A GREAT TRACK
RECORD OF 95 LIPS IS 95%
COMPLIANCE . THE EMISSION
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
LEGISLATION ITSELF DOES
INCORPORATE COMPLIANCE
FLEXIBILITY , IN ADDITION TO
THE HOPE WE WOULD PROVIDE. FOR
INSTANCE, TO ENSURE SOMEONE WHO
HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS
DOESN'T PAY THE SAME FINE AS
SOMEONE WHO DID NOTHING, OWNERS
CAN REQUEST A PENALTY BE
PRORATED IF THEY'VE MADE A
GOOD-FAITH EFFORT, AND THEY ARE
VERY CLOSE TO, BUT NOT QUITE
MEETING THE TARGETS. AS A LAST
RESORT, THERE ARE PENALTIES.
PENALTIES WOULD BE ASSESSED
JUST ONCE IN EVERY FIVE YOUR
COMPLIANCE INTERVAL. SMALLER
PENALTIES FOR NOT REPORTING, OR
FOR REPORTING INACCURATE
INFORMATION. THE LARGER
PENALTIES WOULD COME INTO PLAY
WHEN A BUILDING IS NOT MEETING
ITS GREENHOUSE INTENSITY
TARGETS. THEY WOULD BE ON A
PER SQUARE FOOT BASIS, WITH
HIGHER PENALTIES FOR
NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ,
LOWER PENALTIES FOR MULTIFAMILY
BUILDINGS, AND EVEN THE WORD
PENALTIES FOR LOW INCOME OR
LOW-RENT HOUSING. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG
TIME, AND HAVE WORKED THROUGH
MANY ITERATIONS TO REFLECT
STAKEHOLDER INPUT. THIS IS
INCLUDING SENDING THE TIMELINE
FOR FIRST MEETING THE TARGETS
FROM 2021 TO 2035, AS WELL AS
FLEXIBILITY -- FLEXIBILITY .
THE LAST VERSION OF THIS POLICY
WAS IN JUNE, AS PART OF THE
STATE POLICY PROCESS. SINCE
THEN THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUING
STAKEHOLDER CONVERSATIONS OVER
THE STATE AND FALL, AND WE'VE
INCORPORATED ADDITIONAL
REVISIONS TO ENSURE A FAIR
POLICY. THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL
TO BETTER MATCH THOSE OF OTHER
CITIES , AND TO BETTER ALIGN
WITH CONSTRUCTION COST
INFORMATION WE'VE BEEN HEARING
FROM BUILDING OWNERS. WE ALSO
ADDED GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN
REPORTING, WHICH WILL INFORM
HOW THE POLICY INVOLVES --
EVOLVES OVER TIME IN RESPONSE
TO CLIMATE CONDITIONS AND
WORKING CONDITIONS. NOW I
WOULD LIKE TO TURN AWAY FROM
THE POLICY DETAILS, AND TALK
ABOUT WHY WE THINK IT'S
CRITICAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THIS LEGISLATION. SO WE ALL
KNOW WE ARE IN A CLIMATE
CRISIS, AND WHAT WE DO TODAY
AND IN THE NEAR TERM WILL
IMPACT OUR FUTURES. AND WE
RECOGNIZE THAT TRANSFORMING
OVER 4000 BUILDINGS TO CLEAN
ENERGY WILL REQUIRE FOCUSED AND
SUSTAINED EFFORT, RESOURCES,
AND TIME. BOTH ISSUES ARE
SOLVABLE. WINDOW REDUCING
EMISSIONS FROM BUILDINGS AND
TRANSPORTATION WILL MITIGATE
CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HELP
ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL
INJUSTICE. AND THE TECHNOLOGY
TO TRANSITION BUILDINGS TO
CLEAN ENERGY EXISTS, AND IS
ALREADY BEING USED. WE ALSO,
IN SEATTLE, ARE VERY PRIVILEGED
WITH AN AMAZING WEALTH OF
TALENT IN THE BUILDING
INDUSTRY. ENGINEERS,
CONTRACTORS, BUILDING
OPERATORS, WHO KNOW HOW TO MAKE
OUR BUILDINGS HEALTHIER AND
LUCIAN FREE. WE NEED TO SCALE
UP. WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS
ENDEAVOR. 10 OF OUR PURE
CITIES AND STATES HAVE ALREADY
ADOPTED THE STANDARDS AND WE
ARE PART OF A NATIONAL
COALITION WORKING COLLECTIVELY
TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
SEATTLE BUILDING EMISSIONS
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WILL
CREATE JOBS. THESE ARE
HIGH-QUALITY, LOCAL JOBS THAT
CANNOT BE OUTSOURCED. OSC WILL
BE CONTINUING TO CORRELATE WITH
LABOR AND OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS ON WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES TO
BRING TIMBER OPPORTUNITIES TO
WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, TO
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES, AND
TO HELP EASE THE TRANSITION FOR
GAS WORKERS. AS AN ARCHITECT,
I DO KNOW BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
TAKE TIME. FROM BUILDING
AUDITS, TO UNDERSTANDING CODE
REQUIREMENTS, TO ENGINEERING
DESIGN, SECURING FUNDING
CONSTRUCTION, AND LASTLY,
PERFORMANCE . OWNERS WILL BE
UNDERTAKING A MULTIYEAR EFFORT
TO MEET THE FIRST GREENHOUSE
GAS INTENSITY TARGETS, AND THE
POLICY IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
THEM WITH ADEQUATE TIME AND A
REALISTIC TIMEFRAME. THE
POLICY WILL NOT BE SUCCESSFUL
WITHOUT PROVIDING SUPPORT. IN
ADDITION TO THE LEGISLATION,
THE OTHER ASPECT OF THE POLICY
IS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SUPPORT,
AND RESOURCES. WE HAVE ALREADY
LAUNCHED THIS SEATTLE
ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, WHICH
HELPS OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
SERVING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES
MEET THE STANDARD. UNDER 2024
BUDGET WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO
DIRECT ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE
CAPITOL INVESTMENTS TO SOME OF
THESE ENTITIES. WE ARE ALSO IN
THE PROCESS OF FUNDING DEEP
DIVE ENGINEERING COST ANALYSIS,
AND THE NUMBER OF
REPRESENTATIVE BUILDINGS WHICH
WILL SERVE AS LEARNING AND
RESOURCES FOR EVERYONE. WE
HAVE SECURED CAPITOL FUNDING
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,
DEDICATED TO LOW INCOME
HOUSING, AND WE ARE ACTIVELY
PURSUING OTHER FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES.
>> A PAUSE THERE ON THE
ACCELERATOR. I WAS UNDER THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS
FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE
YOU SAID THERE ARE ALSO FUNDS
TO ACTUALLY HELP MAKE SOME OF
THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS
NECESSARY.
>> TO DATE IT HAS BEEN IN FACT
COACHING AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, BUT WITH THE 4 1/2
MILLION THAT WAS APPROVED IN
THE 2024 BUDGET, WE HAVE
FUNDING TO ACTUALLY FUND
ENGINEERING STUDIES, AND
CAPITOL INVESTMENTS. WE DO
HAVE A NEW STAFF PERSON WHO HAS
JUST STARTED WHO WILL BE FULL
TIME ON THAT PROGRAM. PART OF
THEIR RULE IS TO UNDERTAKE A
PROCESS FOR HOW WE WILL
ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS FAIRLY AND
EQUITABLY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. THIS IS A
REPRESENTATIVE SET UP ALL OF
THE OWNERS THAT HAVE
PARTICIPATED TO DATE IN THE
CLEAN BUILDINGS ACCELERATOR
PROGRAM. FRIENDLY BUILDING
OWNERS IN THE AUDIENCE,
THERE'S A COACHING SESSION
STARTING IN JANUARY. WE'VE HAD
32 ORGANIZATIONS TWO DATES.
MORE THAN HALF OF THEM
REPRESENT FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES, NONPROFITS, AND
CLASS B AND C BUILDINGS, WHICH
TEND TO HAVE SMALLER BUSINESSES
IN THEM, AND MORE AFFORDABLE
RENTS. LASTLY, THE BUILDING
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE STANDARD
POLICY BEFORE YOU BUILDS ON
THE STRONG FOUNDATION OF
SUPPORTIVE POLICY
IMPLEMENTATION. THE LEGISLATION
ITSELF IS JUST THE FIRST STEP
OF AN ONGOING PATHWAY TO
HEALTHIER EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
USING CLEAN ENERGY. THE SOONER
LEGISLATION IS ADOPTED, THE
SOONER WE CAN TRANSITION STAFF
EFFORTS TOWARDS HELPING OWNERS
TAKE ACTION. IN SUMMARY, WE
ARE READY TO GET STARTED AND
PUT IN PLACE THIS EQUITABLE AND
EFFECTIVE POLICY. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE ALSO WITH US ,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF , IF
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE. WE
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THEM. IF
NOT, I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO
READ THE VERY HELPFUL CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO SHE DEVELOPED. DOES
A REALLY GREAT JOB OF LAYING
OUT THE ACTIONS THE CITY HAS
TAKEN LEADING UP TO THIS POINT,
AS WELL AS ANOTHER HELPFUL
OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY BEFORE
US. ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> NO, THAT WAS A THOROUGH
PRESENTATION. I COULD SPEAK TO
NEXT STEPS, QUICKLY, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE.
>> LET'S HOLD THAT ONE SECOND.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS
HER HAND UP. WE WILL HEAR FROM
HER . IF THERE ARE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
WE WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO
YOU ON THE STEPS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION. I'VE HAD
CONVERSATIONS INDIVIDUALLY WITH
SOME OF YOU, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE DETAIL YOU ARE
TAKING TO THIS. I FEEL
CONFIDENT YOU ARE ADDRESSING
SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE
STAKEHOLDERS. I ALSO WANT TO BE
CONFIDENT THAT OUR ELECTRIC
UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN
GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE TO HANDLE THE
ADDITIONAL DEMAND OF INCREASED
ELECTRIFICATION WITH THE MOVE
FROM NATURAL GAS TO ELECTRICITY
PER ALSO THAT ALL OF THE LINES
AND INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT JUST
TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEMAND, BUT
ALSO THE DISTRIBUTION OF
TRANSMISSION WITHIN THE CITY IS
IN GOOD SHAPE AS WELL. I ASK
BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETIMES BEEN
CALLED TO INTERVENE OR YOU
CLICK -- ALERT UTILITY WHEN
NEIGHBORHOODS, OR CLUSTERS OF
BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY I THINK
THERE WAS AN INCIDENT IN
JANUARY WHERE THERE WERE SOME
OUTAGES, UNPLANNED OUTAGES. IN
ANY CASE, AGING UTILITY. ONE
OF THE FIRST PIECES OF
LEGISLATION MY COMMITTEE , THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE
APPROVED, IN FEBRUARY, 2022,
WAS THE CLEAN ENERGY PLAN,
WHICH ALSO LOOKS AT ALL OF THE
-- HOW WE ARE GOING TO
ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL DEMAND
TO THAT WAS PASSED BY FULL
COUNCIL, I THINK ON FEBRUARY
2nd. ANYWAY, ONE OF THE
ATTACHMENTS , RESOLUTION 32040,
A RESOLUTION RELATING AND
REAFFIRMING THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN , ATTACHMENT ONE ON PAGE
THREE OF THAT PLAN SAYS A
CHANGING RESOURCE MIX AND NEW
LOADS FROM DECARBONIZATION
ACROSS TRANSPORTATION BUILDINGS
AND INDUSTRIES WILL REQUIRE
CITY LIKE TO EXPAND BEYOND
HYDROPOWER RESOURCES , AND TO
WHICH I JUMPED TO URGE --
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BUSINESSES
THAT CREATE VALUABLE
RESOURCES. ANYWAY. THEN THERE
WAS ALSO ANOTHER NOTE ON PAGE
SIX THAT SAYS, AS A RESULT OF
DECARBONIZATION, OR MOVING AWAY
FROM NATURAL GAS, CITY LIGHT
WILL NEED NEW ENERGY SUPPLY
RESOURCES AND 2026, 2027. IN
ANY CASE, THIS IS A BIG TOPIC.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THE CITY
LIGHT OVER PLANNED
EXPENDITURES IN THE UTILITY
NEEDS SO THIS CAN HAPPEN IN A
SEAMLESS WAY. THE TIME
HORIZONS HERE ARE PRETTY FAR
OUT, RIGHT? I JUST WOULD EXPECT
THAT WHATEVER SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT NEEDS IS ALSO ON TRACK
TO ACCOMMODATE THAT IN AN
APPROPRIATE TIMELINE.
>> YES. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
VERY CLOSELY WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE
PROCESS. THEY HAD A
REPRESENTATIVE ON OUR TECHNICAL
ADVISORY GROUP . WE ARE WORKING
WITH THEIR ELECTRIFICATION
DIVISION. AS YOU KNOW, THEY
ARE WORKING ON THEIR LONG-TERM
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ESSENTIALLY
ELECTRIFYING BOTH BUILDINGS AND
TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T WANT
TO SPEAK FOR CITY LIGHTS, BUT
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY GOING IN
PARALLEL. I KNOW THEY HAVE
NOTED TO US THAT HAVING SOME
SORT OF DEFINED ACTIONS AND
PATHWAYS IN THE BUILDING SECTOR
WILL HELP THEM WITH THEIR
PLANNING. I KNOW THAT THE NEW
RESOURCES WILL ALL BE
RENEWABLE. AND THEY NEED TO
MEET THE STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
TRANSFORMATION ASKED.
MULTIPLE INFLUENCES INFLUENCING
WHAT THEY ARE DOING. AT SOME
POINT IT MAY BE USEFUL TO HAVE
A BRIEFING DIRECTLY FROM CITY
LIGHT. WE CAN HELP COORDINATE
THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BO
SEVEN.
>> THANK YOU , SO MUCH, I
WANTED TO CHIME IN BEFORE THE
END OF THE MEETING, AND SAY
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THIS
FORWARD. THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR
AND THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE
BEEN VERY THRILLED TO BE ABLE
TO WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO DIRECTOR
FARRELL ON HER LEADERSHIP ON
THIS, AND THE STAKEHOLDERS.
BUILDING OWNERS, RESIDENTS, AND
UTILITIES ALL INVOLVED IN
CRAFTING THIS LEGISLATION,
EXCITED THIS IS NOW IN FRONT OF
US IN NOVEMBER. WE HAVE NEXT
MONTH AS WELL TO TAKE ON THIS
LEGISLATION AND REALLY MAKE
SURE WE CAN ACT WITH THE
CURRENT COUNCIL, AND DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN . ONE MORE
PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IS THE
CLIMATE CRISIS. I'M THRILLED
THIS POLICY IS EXPECTED TO
RESULT IN AT LEAST 10%
REDUCTION IN CITY CARBON
EMISSIONS, THAT IS SOMETHING WE
CAN CELEBRATE. I ALSO RECOGNIZE
THAT THE PROCESS WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US IS MADE POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING
CAME BEFORE US. TOTALLY
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY HERE. ACTING
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
EXECUTIVE, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HAS BEEN ABLE TO
COORDINATE WITH OTHER MEMBERS
OF THIS COUNCIL, AND I'M
THRILLED TO BE LISTED AS A
COSPONSOR., TO THINK THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR HELPING
TO ADVANCE THE PROCESS HERE
TODAY. PAIRED WITH THE
INVESTMENTS WE ARE MAKING, AND
SHORING UP THE RESILIENCE OF
OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, THROUGH THE
INVESTMENTS WE'VE MADE OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS, WITH THE
SUPPORT OF GEMSTAR, THIS POLICY
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEMSTAR,
AND THE INVESTMENTS WE ARE
MAKING INTO GREEN NEW DEAL, AND
THE WORKFORCE WILL ABSOLUTELY
STRENGTHEN THE CLIMATE
RESPONSE, AND SLOW -- SHOW OUR
LEADERSHIP ON CLIMATE ACTION.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WE ARE
TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET
THIS DONE NOW. I AGAIN WANT TO
THANK THE LEGISLATORS AS PART
OF CITY COUNCIL WHO HAVE MADE
THIS POLICY IMPACTFUL , AND
HAVE ALLOWED FOR US TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH CLIMATE POLICY IN
THIS COUNCIL WITHOUT DELAY. AS
NOTED BY THE STAKEHOLDERS.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A NUMBER OF
STAKEHOLDERS THAT TESTIFY TO
THE IN SUPPORT BUT I KNOW MANY
WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE. THERE
IS BROAD RECOGNITION THAT THIS
POLICY IS IT ADVANCING AN
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT POLICY
TENETS THAT CAN BE BUILT UPON
IN FUTURE YEARS. THIS
REPRESENTS, I THINK, COMMON
GROUND, AND REPRESENTS THE
OUTCOME OF 125 STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS, ADVISORY WORK GROUP
MEETINGS, WEBINARS OVER THE
LAST YEAR AND A HALF, AND OF
COURSE, AS ANY -- AS EVERYONE
KNOWS, AS WE WORK ON PASSING
LEGISLATION, WE WILL HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND
UPON WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH HERE. THIS IS THE
PRODUCT OF A LOT OF WORK, AND A
VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS
PROVIDING FEEDBACK. I
ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK
MEMBERS OF THE LABOR COMMUNITY
WHO TESTIFIED TODAY. WE HEARD
FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING COUNTY
LABOR COUNCIL. I WANT TO THINK
YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE
LEADERSHIP ON THIS . THIS
POLICY IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
BLUE-GREEN COALITION I USED TO
BE A PART OF AT THE LABOR
COUNCIL, AND THE GOALS AND
TENETS OF THAT COALITION OVER
THE YEARS. I THINK THEY ARE
EXEMPLIFIED IN THIS
LEGISLATION, AS WE BUILD NEW
WORK OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE CALL
FOR CLIMATE ACTION. COLLEAGUES
I WANT TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE
OF WHY WE ARE TAKING THIS ON
RIGHT NOW, GIVEN THE
CONVERSATION WE HAD IN PUBLIC
COMMENTS, AND THE PANELISTS
PRESENTATION. WINDOW WITHOUT
DELAY WE WILL HAVE COMPOUNDING
EFFECTS AND CLIMATE ACTION IS
NOT AN OPTION. I FEEL THIS IS
A MEANINGFUL OPTION THE COUNCIL
CAN TAKE . I LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING THIS BUILD UPON
JUMPSTART, AS I NOTED, BUT ALSO
THE WORK WE DID TO UPDATE THE
BUILDING ENERGY, THE CODE
LEGISLATION IN SUPPORTING
TREES IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP LAMET THIS
YEAR. I THINK THIS ALSO BUILDS
ON THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
STANDARDS. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, YOU WERE INVOLVED IN
THAT PRIOR TO MY COMING TO
COUNCIL AS WELL. WE WERE ABLE
TO ACT ON THE IN 2018. WE WERE
ABLE TO ADVANCE THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
LEGISLATION BUT HOPES TO ALLOW
FOR LARGE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY-EFFICIENT
UPGRADES, OR CONSTRUCT NEW
EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AND
LEVERAGE THE COST SAVINGS TO BE
TRANSFERRED BACK TO BUILDING
OWNERS AND ORDERED TO
INCENTIVIZE THE INVESTMENT OF
ENERGY UPGRADES. ANOTHER GOOD
EXAMPLE OF WHEN WE PASS
LEGISLATION, WE DON'T JUST STOP
THERE. WE HAVE TO KEEP DOING
MORE AND MORE. I THINK THIS IS
APPROPRIATE IN THE NEXT
BUILDING BLOCK FOR THIS
LEGISLATION TO COME FORWARD. I
WANT TO THINK AGAIN THE CLIMATE
ACTIVISTS THAT WEIGHED IN
TODAY. ORGANIZING THERE SO MUCH
MORE WE WANT TO DO. THIS IS A
LARGE-SCALE CLIMATE ACTION WE
CAN TAKE NOW. YOU SO MUCH TO
THE WORK OF 350 SEATTLE, THE
SIERRA CLUB FOR ALL OF THEIR
ADVOCACY, AND OTHERS WE HEARD
FROM AS INDIVIDUALS AND
MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATIONS WHO
HELPED TO SPUR AND SHAPE THIS
LOCAL CLIMATE POLICY, AND ARE
CALLING FOR US TO MAKE THESE
INVESTMENTS NOW. TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ADVOCATES, SOME OF WHOM
WERE MENTIONED BY THE
PANELISTS AS WELL., TO
SPECIFICALLY NOTE THE DIRECT
TIE INTO OUR COMMITMENT A
BUILDING HOUSING OF THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU TO THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT FOR THEIR WORK TO
SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE GOALS
OF BUILDING ADMISSION
REDUCTIONS, AND THE CREATION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. CAN OCCUR
AT THE SAME TIME AND WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS
LEGISLATION. AND TO EMPHASIZE
THAT WITHIN THE LEGISLATION
HERE, WE ARE RAMPING UP
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. WE WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
BUILD MORE EFFICIENT BUILDINGS,
AND BUILD IN OUR CITY. WHEN WE
DO, IT PRODUCES THE CHANCE
SOMEONE HAS TO COMMUTE AN HOUR
OR TWO INTO THE CITY FOR WORK
OR OTHER NECESSITIES . WE
REDUCE THE CHANCES WE WILL BE
ENCROACHING ON WETLAND AND
FARMLAND AND FOREST LAND. THIS
IS PART OF A BIGGER
CONVERSATION WE ARE HAVING
ABOUT HOW WE CAN REDUCE THE
CARBON EMISSIONS OVERALL, AND
AS WE DO SO, AS WE BUILD THESE
WITHIN OUR CITY, WE ALSO
REDUCE CAR EMISSIONS, WHICH ARE
THE NUMBER ONE CONTRIBUTION TO
IT IN OUR REGION. ON TO SAY
THANK YOU TO OUR HOUSING
NONPROFIT PROVIDERS WHO
PROVIDED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND THE
PARTNERSHIP THEY ARE OFFERING
TO THE CITY WILL HELP TO BRING
RESOURCES NECESSARY TO
ORGANIZE AND CONNECT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS WITH DOLLARS
ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS
TRANSITION. LOTS OF REALLY
IMPORTANT TECHNICAL WORK HAS
GONE IN TO MAKE SURE THIS WILL
HAPPEN. AS WE HEARD ABOUT THE
BUDGET INVESTMENTS EARLIER,
MANY OF THE INVESTMENTS WE ARE
PUTTING FORWARD IN THE BUDGET,
SPECIFICALLY FOR HOUSING, OR
HELPING TO ENSURE OUR HOUSING
PROVIDERS CAN BUILD HOUSING ,
CAN SERVE RESIDENTS. THESE
INVESTMENTS WE MADE THIS YEAR
CAN BUILD LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE
BUILDINGS THAT REDUCE ENERGY
COSTS AND CREATE GREATER
RESILIENCE FOR THE BUILDINGS,
CLIMATE AND RESIDENTS PERIOD
BOTTOM LINE IS I'M THRILLED TO
TAKE THIS ACTION TODAY.
ORIGINATES MORE AS NEEDED AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THIS IN FUTURE YEARS. THIS IS A
TANGIBLE STEP WE CAN TAKE TO
ADVANCE OUR COMMITMENT TO
REDUCE CLIMATE AMBITIONS, AND
APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL
PROCESS THAT LED TO THIS.
REALLY THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION
THAT IS BEING SPEARHEADED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, AND OUR
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANKS FOR
MAKING THIS POSSIBLE HERE
TODAY, COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU. IN ADDITION TO
THE FUNDING THE CITY IS
PROVIDING, AND THE GRANTS
SEATTLE IS PURSUING, AS WELL AS
INCENTIVE TO SUPPORT
DECARBONIZATION, I WANT TO LIFT
UP SOME OF THE OTHER RESOURCES
THAT THE DIRECTORS REPORT
IDENTIFIED. THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT WILL INVEST 400
BILLION IN LARGE ADDITIONAL
PRIVATE CAPITOL IN ORDER TO
SUPERCHARGE THE CLEAN ENERGY
TRANSITION. ALSO IRS REBATES
AND BENEFITS THROUGH HOLDING
REDUCTIONS UP TO FIVE DOLLARS
PER SQUARE FOOT. AND OF COURSE,
WASHINGTON STATES ON CLIMATE
COMMITMENT ACT HAS GENERATED
1.5 BILLION TO REINVEST IN
DECARBONIZATION. YES. A LOT TO
DO. A LOT OF RESOURCES AND
EFFORTS . LASER FOCUSED ON
GETTING IT DONE. YOU WANT TO
SPEAK TO THE NEXT STEPS?
>> SURE. IN TERMS OF NEXT
STEPS, I REQUEST ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN AMENDMENTS,
SUBMIT THOSE TO ME BY NOON ON
FRIDAY SO I HAVE TIME TO TURN
THAT AROUND IN COLLABORATION
WITH OSC AND STAFF BY THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING ON THURSDAY.
WE DID CATCH ONE ERROR, SO
THERE WILL BE ONE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT, SO YOU ARE ALL
AWARE THERE WILL BE ONE OF
LEAST. AFTER THAT, IDEALLY THE
CITY COUNCIL TAKE ACTION IN THE
LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND THIS
BILL HAS BEEN HEAVILY
STAKEHOLDER FOR ALMOST A YEAR
AND A HALF. ALMOST TWO YEARS.
I HEARD FROM PUBLIC COMMENTERS
TODAY THAT THE REQUEST WAS NO
COMPROMISE, NO DELAY. I AM
SEEKING YOUR ADVICE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. I THINK
MY PERSONAL OPINION WOULD BE
AMENDMENTS SHOULD NOT BE TACKED
ONTO THE BILL TO KEEP THE
INTEGRITY OF THIS LEGISLATION.
I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH
YOU.
>> IT'S NOT OFTEN WE HAVE A
COUNCIL CHAMBERS FULL OF PEOPLE
TESTIFYING IN FAVOR OF THE
CURRENT VERSION OF THE BILL. I
THINK GRANTING THE
APPRECIATION FOR DIRECTOR
FARRELL, AS WELL AS ALEXANDRA
WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS , THE
FOLKS WE HEARD FROM TODAY ,
ALSO BUILDING OWNERS AS WELL.
I WANT TO ALSO UPLIFT THAT
AGAIN, SANDRA EXPLAINED, THERE
WERE CHANGES MADE AFTER THE
PROCESS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
CONCERNS WE WERE HEARING FROM
THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS,
AND ACTIVISTS AROUND PENALTIES
. CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED IN
THIS BILL. I THINK WE HAVE A
GOOD BILL HERE. I HOPE WE CAN
MOVE ON THE NEXT WEEK WITHOUT
CHANGE. OR WEEK AFTER NEXT.
ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL --
YES?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST
REALLY WANT TO NOT LABOR THIS
TOO MUCH, BUT EXPRESS MY
EXTREME GRATITUDE TO THE
LEADERSHIP IN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND DIRECTOR FARRELL
FOR MAKING SURE WE CAN GET THIS
ALTOGETHER AND BRING THIS FOR A
FINAL VOTE THIS MONTH , AND GET
IT OUT THE DOOR. THIS IS A
REALLY BIG DEAL . LOSING ANY
TIME AND THIS WOULD BE A
REALLY BIG HIT TO OUR OVERALL
CLIMATE GOALS SINCE GETTING
EXISTING BUILDINGS UP TO SPEED
IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
IMPEDIMENTS WE HAVE. BY
GETTING THIS DONE IN DECEMBER
WE ARE NOT LOSING ANY TIME. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR THIS
TODAY, AND LATER TO VOTE FOR
THE SINFUL COUNCIL. AND REALLY
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS
POLICY EVOLVES CHANGES GROWS
OVER THE COURSE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL YEARS TO ACCELERATE
AND HOPEFULLY EVEN EXCEED OUR
CLIMATE GOALS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING
IN FAVOR OF THIS POLICY.
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
QUICKLY, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO REPEAT EVERYONE -- WHAT
EVERYONE SAID. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
STEPPING IN AND WORKING WITH
THE EXECUTIVE AND MYSELF TO GET
THIS ON THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. I WANT
TO DO A HISTORICAL LOOK HERE.
THIS STARTED IN 2006 WITH THE
GREEN NEW DEAL. IN 2019 WHEN
REPRESENTATIVE S DID THE HOUSE
RESOLUTION 109 ON THE GREEN
NEW DEAL PERIOD YOU REMEMBER AT
THE TIME, , FOR THOSE WHO WERE
THERE IN 2019, THAT THERE WAS A
BIG PUSH FROM NOT JUST THE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, BUT LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. THIS HOUSE
RESOLUTION 109 DID NOT PASS IN
THE SENATE , NATIONALLY,
OBVIOUSLY . WE TOOK IT BACK AND
OURSELVES TO DO WHAT WE COULD.
I WANT TO THANK THE THREE
MAYORS THAT OF ALL HANDLED --
HAVE HAD THEIR HANDPRINTS ON
THIS . JUST TRYING TO TACKLE
THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT THE
MUNICIPAL LEVEL, THE CITY
LEVEL, DOING WHAT WE CAN DO, IS
NO EASY FEAT. THERE IS THE
CLIMATE CRISIS, CARBON
EMISSIONS. WE SEEN A LOT OF
THIS MATERIAL BEFORE PRACTICES
IN THE FIRST TIME WE SEE NO. WE
KNOW ABOUT BUILDINGS. THOSE OF
US WHO HAVE BEEN PAYING
ATTENTION , BECAUSE WE ARE
ELECTED AND WE HAVE TO SEE THEM
AS -- THIS MATERIAL. AGAIN,
THE OTHER PART OF IT, WHICH I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
SPOKE THIS WELL , PROBABLY
BETTER THAN I CAN, BUT I WANT
TO SAY WE WERE NOT ONLY PUSHING
THE CLIMATE CRISIS, REDUCING
OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, TACKLING
POLLUTION AND THE DAMAGE THAT
IS ALREADY HAPPENED TO THE
COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO OTHER
COMMUNITIES THAT WILL -- AS
WELL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PICK
BETWEEN ONE OR THE OTHER PEER
JUST BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE IN THE
ENVIRONMENT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE
ANTIBUSINESS . AND BECAUSE YOUR
BUSINESS DOESN'T MEAN YOUR
ANTI-ENVIRONMENT. I WATCHED
THAT DISCUSSION MY WHOLE
LIFE. IT'S JUST NOT TRUE. WE
SAW THAT WHEN WE TOOK THE LAURA
OUT AND DID OTHER THINGS TO
RESTORE THE ENVIRONMENT, STILL
PROVIDED JOBS, STILL PROTECTED
THE ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESSES.
THIS IS THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO
COME. IT WAS NICE TO HEAR
PEOPLE WHO TALK ABOUT THEIR
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. IS
A NEW GRANDMOTHER , AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD KNOWS
THIS AS WELL, THAT'S THE
REALITY HERE. WE CAN NOT WAIT
ANY LONGER. I'M GLAD WE HAVE
FORMER REPRESENTATIVE NOW IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO LEAD US
THROUGH IN HER STUFF. THANK
YOU FOR ALL THE MATERIALS.
YOLANDA, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
MEMOS. I THINK THIS LEGISLATION
IS AMAZING. I THINK WE ARE
READY. WE ARE READY TO DO IT. I
HOPE, AS I LEARN, AS WE LEAVE
A LEGACY, PEOPLE CAN REALLY
TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> MY PLEASURE. I AM REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THIS
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND
WATCHING ITS PROCESS --
PROGRESS FOR YEARS NOW. I KNOW
EVERYBODY AGREES THERE IS ONE
IMPORTANT STEP IN PASSING THE
LEGISLATION. ONE IMPORTANT
REASON OF DOING IT QUICKLY IS
THE WORK AROUND THE
IMPLEMENTATION. A LOT OF WORK,
A LOT OF TIME, COLLABORATION.
BY GETTING THE SUCCESS OF THE
PASSAGE UNDER OUR BELT, THAT
WILL FURTHER EMPOWER YOU . THE
EXECUTIVE IMPLEMENTERS , TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR
PARTNERS AND A PRODUCTIVE AND
HELPFUL WAY TO ENSURE THIS IS
A SUCCESSFUL POLICY. THE
DIRECTORS REPORT NOTES THAT
THIS POLICY , IN COMBINATION
WITH EXISTING POLICIES GETS
SEATTLE HALFWAY TOWARDS NET
ZERO. THE REMAINING CUMULATIVE
ADMISSIONS WILL NEED TO BE
OBTAINED FROM FUTURE POLICIES
THAT ADDRESS NONRESIDENTIAL AND
MULTIFAMILY BUILDING SMALLER
THAN 20,000 SQUARE FEET, AND
THE AND FAMILY SECTOR. BEYOND
THOSE THAT WILL ALREADY BE
ADDRESSED BY THE EXISTING
RESIDENTIAL HEATING AND OIL
CONVERSION PROGRAM. THERE'S A
LOT TO BE DONE. I ALSO WANT TO
JUST CALL OUT SOMETHING THAT
WAS INCLUDED IN YOLANDA'S MEMO,
WHICH IS RECOGNITION THAT ,
ALTHOUGH, THERE ARE SEVERAL
OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THE
PROGRAM, SEATTLE WAS THE
NATIONS FIRST MUNICIPAL
BUILDING GREEN POLICY IN 2000,
REQUIRING ALL CITY FUNDED
PROJECTS AND RESIDENT --
RENOVATIONS OVER 5000 SQUARE
FEET IN OCCUPIED SPACE ACHIEVE
LEADERSHIP, ENERGY, AND DESIGN
LEAD. WHICH WAS LATER UPDATED
TO A GOLD LEAD CERTIFICATION.
THERE'S A LOT THAT HAS BEEN
DONE. THERE'S A LOT TO BE
DONE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR ENCOURAGING
ME TO WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES
TO BRING THIS FORWARD. WILL
HAVE A CHANCE TO VOTE ON THIS
BEFORE MANY OF US MOVE ON TO
OTHER ADVENTURES. WITH THAT,
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, THE NEXT MEETING OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE -- OH,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> DUCKED DEALING WITH WHAT YOU
WERE ABOUT TO SAY, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE GOING TO SAY THERE'S
NO OTHER BUSINESS. I WILL BE
ABSENT ON THE EIGHTH, BECAUSE I
HAVE TO RESCHEDULE SOMETHING
THAT WAS SCHEDULED -- I HAD TO
RESCHEDULE SOMETHING BECAUSE OF
THE PROLONGED BUDGET SCHEDULE.
I CANNOT MOVE IT. I WILL NOT
BE HERE.
>> THE NEXT MEETING IS ON THE
SEVENTH.
>> CORRECT.
>> I THOUGHT YOU SAID THE ACE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE ACTION IS
SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 7th. I APPRECIATE
KNOWING YOUR SCHEDULE,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. I THINK
THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER
ABSENCES. IF YOU CAN LET US
KNOW, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO
WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
QUORUM, THAT WOULD BE
APPRECIATED. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS , OR
QUESTIONS, THE TIME IS 11:26
A.M., AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.