>> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING.
THE 2023 SELECT COMMITTEE ON
CLIMATE ACTION WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 9:34 AM AND
PLEASE CALL ROLL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THREE EXCUSED AND FIVE
PRESENT.
>> ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE WILL
HEAR COUNSEL BILL TO IMPLEMENT
BUILDING EMISSION STANDARDS
FOR LARGE BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE.
IT IS LISTED FOR DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE. WE WILL NOT
APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR
COMMITTEE MEETING. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING AND
SEEING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. AT THIS
TIME, WE WILL TRANSITION INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT AND WILL
MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
EACH SPEAKERS GIVEN ONE MINUTE
TO SPEAK AND WE WILL BE
STARTING WITH IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS. AND THERE ARE
BOTH SIDES OF THE ROOM AND WE
WILL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND IN THE ORDER THAT THEY
REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE AND THE IN PERSON SIGN
INFORMED. IF YOU ARE NOT
REGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO DO SO, YOU CAN DO
SO BEFORE THE END OF THE
PUBLIC SESSION.
>> YOU WILL HEAR A PROMPT AND
ONCE YOU HAVE HEARD THE PROMPT
YOU NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE ASK THAT
YOU PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. HE WILL
HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS HAD
LEFT FOR THE ALLOTTED TIME.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIME, THAT
MEANS YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT
AND WE ASK THAT YOU COULD WRAP
UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF THE
SPEAKERS DO NOT IN THEIR
COMMENTS BY THE END OF TIME,
THEY WILL BE NEEDED FOR 10
SECONDS TO ALLOW US TO HEAR
FROM THE NEXT SPEAKER. ONCE WE
HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT,
WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE DISCONNECT
FROM THE LINE BUT CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW ALONG BY WATCHING THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR USING THE
LISTING OPTIONS AVAILABLE ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. WE HAVE ABOUT
20 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. 16 VIRTUAL AND FOUR IN
PERSON. I WILL START WITH IT
ENDS PERSON SPEAKERS AND THEN
MOVED TO THE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU TO
THE COUNCIL FOR PROVIDING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE BUILDING
EMISSION STANDARD. I AM AN
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE
CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND
GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION
SPECIALISTS. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK OSB FOR LEADING THE WAY
AND INVOLVING THE GREEN NEW
DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD AT EVERY
STEP THROUGH THE PROCESS
THROUGH CONTINUED
CONVERSATIONS, AND UPDATES. THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
IS TASKED WITH ELIMINATING
CARBON POLLUTION BY 2030 BY
CENTERING ENVIRONMENT JUST AS
PRIORITIES AS WE WORK TOGETHER
TO ADVANCE THE CITY OF SEATTLE
NEW DEAL. THAT IS PROJECTED TO
PRODUCE EMISSIONS BY 20% BY
2050. THIS CONSENSUS
LEGISLATION IS AN IMPORTANT
STEP AS IT INSURES SUBSTANTIVE
CLIMATE GOALS WHILE ALSO
MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES INTO COUNT. IT'S
AN IMPORTANT NOTE THAT CLIMATE
WORK IS EQUITY WORK AND THERE
ARE REASONABLE WAYS TO MANAGE
ANY COSTS AND PENALTIES.
INCLUDING THROUGH COLLABORATIVE
BASED LANGUAGE. I THINK THAT IS
ALL MY TIME AND THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RUTH
SAWYER.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I
AND RUTH SAWYER AND I AM
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
WASHINGTON STATE SIERRA CLUB.
WE WILL REITERATE OUR SUPPORT
FOR THE POLICY AND ON BEHALF OF
OUR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
MEMBERS AND WASHINGTON STATE
AND MANY THOUSANDS IN SEATTLE
WHO WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO
ABOUT THE POLICY. WE ARE
EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVING
FORWARD AND THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE ANTHONY.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING , LISA
HERBOLD AND COUNSEL. I'M
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN AND A
MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL
ELECTRICAL BROTHERHOOD AND HERE
TO URGE THE COUNCIL ABOUT
PASSING THIS . AS A MEMBER 46
WE HAVE OVER 6000 MEMBERS AND
WE UNDERSTAND THE POLICY ABOUT
ELECTRIFYING SEATTLE AND
GETTING THE JOB DONE. SO WE
URGE THE COUNCIL TO PASS THAT
AND THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER . CORRECT
ME IF I'M WRONG .
>> THANK YOU. USUALLY I COME
TO THESE MEETINGS AS A
CONCERNED CITIZEN BUT I'M HERE
IS MORE OF A PROFESSIONAL THIS
TIME. I DO A LOT OF ENGINEERING
WORK IN THE FIELD AND HAVE A
LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THAT. I
WANT TO SAY THAT I HEAVILY
SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF THIS
ACT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I
URGE TO CONSIDER THE DETAILS .
A LOT OF THE ACTUAL WORK I DO
COMES DOWN TO THE VERY SPECIFIC
DETAILS AND VIRTUALLY EVERY
SINGLE COMPLIANCE PATHWAY WITH
THE LIEN STANDARD. EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF THEM VIRTUALLY
HAS DONE THAT ALTERNATIVE
COMPLIANCE PATHWAY NOT DONE
THE ACTUAL PATHWAY. IT'S ALL
ABOUT COST AND MEASURING
LIFETIME AND PERFORMANCE
FACTORS FOR THE BUILDING
STANDARD WITH EQUIVALENT
CARBON. BUT I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
THAT DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE
AS HE CREATED IT. IT'S EASIER
TO MAKE IT RIGOROUS TO BEGIN
WITH THEN TO TAKE AWAY THINGS
OVER TIME. AND GIVE THE OFFICE
A CITY RACE BECAUSE THEY WILL
BE DOING A LOT OF WORK BECAUSE
IT'S ALL ON THEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING
OVER TO THE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.
FIRST WILL HEAR FROM STEPHEN
HAGGERTY.
>> HELLO. I AM A SEATTLE
RESIDENT. THANK YOU TO THE
STAFF AND ALL OF THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND ORGANIZED LABOR
THAT IS SUPPORTING THIS POLICY
AND HAVE BUILT AND CONTINUE TO
BUILD THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR
CITY. WE WANT TO CONSTRUCT FOR
THE FUTURE WITH GREEN BUILDINGS
AND OF HOURS IT SETS THE
REGIONAL MARKET PAYS FOR CITY
THAT GOES WITH THE HOPE OF THE
FUTURE AND A CITY WE CAN TAKE
PRIDE IN.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOELLE ROBINSON.
>> HELLO, THIS IS JOELLE
ROBINSON. I AM ON STAFF AT
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND I'M HERE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
BUILDING EMISSION STANDARDS AS
WRITTEN. THIS IS A CRUCIAL
CLIMATE POLICY AND THE FIRST
AND WASHINGTON STATE TO ADDRESS
GREEN HAS GAS EMISSIONS FROM
EXISTING BUILDINGS. ON A
PERSONAL NOTE, I GREW UP IN THE
COUNTY WERE MY DAD BUILT OUR
CHILDHOOD HOME 53 YEARS AGO.
TWO YEARS AGO, DURING THE
MASSIVE FLOOD, THEY HAD OVER A
FOOT OF WATER IN THEIR HOUSE
WHEN IT HAD RAINED OVER FOOT
AND TWO DAYS. THEY ARE IN THEIR
MID TO UPPER 80s AND MY SISTER
NOW ARE DEEPLY DISTRESSED TO
TRY TO GET THEM RESCUED . WE
GOT DONE WITH SEVERAL TIMES
INTO THE WERE EVENTUALLY
RESCUED BY FISHING BOAT THAT
CAME UP ONTO THE DECK. THEY
HAVE TO MOVE AND I'M DEEPLY
GRATEFUL FOR THIS POLICY AND I
WANT TO THINK THE CITY AND
PARTICULARLY THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
FOR WORKING TIRELESSLY ON THIS
ORDINANCE THE PAST FEW YEARS.
AS WELL AS THE MAYOR AND
ESPECIALLY COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> THANK YOU AND OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS ALICE FOLLOWED BY
JASMINE
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE. I
AM REITERATING SEATTLE SUPPORT
FOR THIS POLICY. WE READ IN THE
BUSINESS TO KNOW THAT THIS VOTE
IS EXPECTED TO BE ANONYMOUS AND
WE HOPE THAT IT IS. A YES VOTE
IS A VOTE FOR GREEN UNION JOBS
AND AVOID GETTING STARTED ON
DECARBONIZATION THE LARGEST
BUILDINGS AND A VOTE FOR THE
GREAT CONCEPT OF THE COMMITTEE
FOR CLIMATE ACTION. WE WOULD
LIKE TO ONCE MY THINK CHAIR
LISA HERBOLD AND STAFF FOR
SETTING UP THE COMMITTEE AND
ALSO TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE WORKED SO HARD WITH THIS
LEGISLATION . AND I AM SURE
OTHERS THAT I HAVE NOT HAD THE
PLEASURE OF MEETING. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK
ON THIS LEGISLATION. THIS
LEGISLATION AND A DEDICATION TO
THE WORK BEFORE YOU. BUILDING
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS THEIR
IMPLEMENTATION. AND I KNOW OUR
IMPLEMENTATION IS GREAT. AGAIN,
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JASMINE.
>> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF
CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION
WITH THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
I SUPPORT THE ALL-AMERICA IS
ALL IN COALITION. I'M HERE TO
SPEAK TODAY ABOUT THE BUILDING
PERFORMANCE ORDINANCE AND I
HOPE THIS DOES NOT TURN OUT TO
BE TOO REDUNDANT BUT WITH THE
PERFORMANCE STANDARD IS AN
EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE MECHANISM
FOR MAKING EXISTING BUILDINGS
WITH THE SIMPLY BETTER
ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE TO
LIVE AND WORK AND PLAY.
ADDITIONAL TARGETS HELP TO
REDUCE BUILDING POLLUTION,
WHICH IS INCREDIBLY CRITICAL.
TO KEEP IT SHORT, THIS TYPE OF
FILE IS A WORTHWHILE MEASURE TO
CONSIDER AND IMPLEMENT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND TO CITY STAFF
RACHEL OF THEIR HARD WORK.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS IRIS AND THEN DAVID.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM A
SEATTLE RESIDENT AND I'M HERE
IN SUPPORT OF THE BUILDINGS
PERFORMANCE AND EMISSION
STANDARDS. HERE IN SEATTLE
ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WERE
CALLED UPON TO MAKE BIG
CHANGES. MOST IMPORTANTLY
SWITCHING FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO
CLEAN WINNABLE SOURCES FOR
ENERGY NEEDS. THIS PROVIDES
WAY TO MAKE THESE CHANGES IN
ORDER TO CARE FOR HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE BY
MANDATING CLEAN ENERGY AND
LARGE COMMERCIAL AND
MULTIFAMILY PRE-EXISTING
BUILDINGS IN ORDER TO HELP US
MEET OUR CITIES REDUCTION
GOALS. THESE STANDARDS WERE
DEVELOPED OVER YEARS OF
DISCUSSION WITH BUILDING
OWNERS, ORGANIZED LABOR, AND
POLICYMAKERS. SINCE THE SOME
OF THE HAVE INCORPORATED
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE
IT. IT IS TIME FOR US TO TAKE
PRACTICAL AND PRAGMATIC STEPS
TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS AND
ENCOURAGE YOU TO PASS THE
POLICY IS WRITTEN IN ORDER TO
REDUCE EMISSIONS AND CREATE
GOOD PAYING JOBS AND CREATE A
MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR
CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID.
>> I'M PART OF AN ENGINEERING
GROUP HERE IN TOWN. IF WE NEED
TO MEET THEIR CLIMATE
COMMITMENT BUT IN ORDER TO DO
THAT, WE NEED TO KEEP THIS
MINIMUM. THIS IS THE DUMPING
GROUNDS FOR ERROR POLLUTION.
AND GAS IS BURNED EVERY DAY IN
BUILDINGS CREATING LARGE
SOURCES OF LOCAL POLLUTION.
THAT STANDARD IS NOT THAT
LOCAL. IT HAS A FRAMEWORK OF
COMPLIANCE THAT BRINGS
BUILDING OWNERS INTO COMPLIANCE
WILL STILL MOTIVATING CHANGE.
THIS WILL CREATE NEW JOBS IN
THE COMMUNITY AND MORE BUILDING
TECHNOLOGIES. IT WILL HELP US
IMPROVE THE ASSETS AND IT WILL
HELP TO LOWER OUR ENERGY USE. I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO PASS IT AND
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JULIA. FOLLOWED BY ALICE
JACKSON.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL. I'M A
HOMEOWNER AND RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 6. I'M CALLING TO
EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE BUILDING INITIATIVE
STANDARD AS WRITTEN. I RECALL
DURING THE HEAT WAVE OF 2020
THAT THERE WAS A NEIGHBOR OF
MINE WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED
BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME HEAT.
SHE HAD A LACK OF AIR
CONDITIONING IN HER BUILDING.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT START
TOWARDS GETTING THE AIR
CONDITIONING ACCESSIBLE FOR
MORE PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND
IN THEIR BUSINESSES. IT IS
COMMON SENSE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN
ORDER TO FUND THIS TRANSITION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MOVING
FORWARD WITH THIS IMPORTANT
WIN-WIN LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU, NOW FOR NEXT
SPEAKER.
>> GOOD MORNING. ON THE OWNER
OF O'BRIEN 360 AS A CONSULTANT
BASED IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. OUR
EXPERTISE IS HELPING AFFORDABLE
AND MARKET RATE PROPERTY OWNERS
TO HELP US IMPROVE THE
PERFORMANCE IN THE BUILDING.
THE NEED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
FROM OUR EXISTING BUILDING
STOCK WITH A CHALLENGE THAT IS
SIGNIFICANT. WE HAVE THE
EXPERTISE AND THE TECHNOLOGY
AND WE HAVE BEEN DEPLOYING IT
FOR NEW BUILDINGS FOR A DECADE
BUT YOU ARE CHALLENGED BUT
THEY WOULD TELL YOU IT IS NOT
COST-EFFECTIVE AND WILL KICK
THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. ARE
ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING
CONTRACTORS ARE TOO ABILITY
BUSY BUILDING NEW BUILDINGS TO
ELECTRIFY EXISTING BUILDINGS .
THIS BILL SENDS A MESSAGE TO
THEM THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THIS,
SO GET READY. THE STAKEHOLDERS
CAN PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM THAT
IS PREDICTABLE AND THEY CAN
PLAN AHEAD AND VENDORS AND
CONTRACTORS CAN SEE THE MARKET
DEVELOPMENT. IT HAS PENALTIES
TO KEEP IT FAIR AND ACCOUNTABLE
AND MOST BUILDING OWNERS, BY
THE TIME THE COMPLY, THEY'RE
SERVING THE NEED COMPETITIVELY
CREATING NEW AND RESILIENT
OPPORTUNITIES. WE URGE THE
COMMITTEE ON THE COUNCIL TO
APPROVE THIS LEGISLATION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JACKSON
LOGAN.
>> MY NAME IS JUSTIN DUGGAN AND
I'M HERE TODAY AND WE
UNDERSTAND THE URGENT NEED FOR
THIS CLIMATE CRISIS. AND GIVEN
THE IMPACT ON REDUCING
SEATTLE'S GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. PLEASE PASS THIS IS
WRITTEN. FUN I WANT TO THINK
EXPRESS MY THANKS TO ALL THE
FOLKS THAT EXPRESS THIS WITH
CLIMATE ACTIVISTS AND WHAT
THIS CALLS FOR THE PEOPLE OF
CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE WORKED SO
HARD IN GETTING US TO WHERE IT
IS. FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK
ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
ARE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THE BILL
HOPEFULLY IT IS ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WORKING
TO ELECTRIFY SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU NOW FOR NEXT
SPEAKER. -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM A
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE AND I
BELIEVE IT'S A IMPORTANT THAT
SEATTLE LEADS THE NATION WITH
THE CARBON EMISSIONS BILL. AND
TOGETHER, WE WILL TAKE A BIG
STEP IN REDIRECTING THE
CLIMATE. THAT IS WHY I SUPPORT
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DYLAN PLUMBING. DYLAN WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY STEVE GELB.
>> WITH MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE ACTION, I
AM PART OF THE SIERRA CLUB AND
I'M TRYING TO VOICE MY SUPPORT
FOR THE PERFORMANCE STANDARD AS
WRITTEN. THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS
HERE AND WE NEED TO LET
OFFICIALS NOT TO TAKE ACTION.
THIS REAFFIRMS OUR COMMITMENT
TO CLIMATE ACTION WHILE
PROVIDING A MODEL FOR CITIES
AROUND THE REGION. BASED ON
ANALYSIS, THIS CREATES HUNDREDS
OF NEW JOBS ANNUALLY AND
ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE THE
BENEFIT INDOORS AND OUT
ASSOCIATED WITH COMBUSTION AND
METHANE GAS AS WELL AS
EXPANDING ACCESS FOR TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
FOR HALF THE MEMBERS OF
SEATTLE AND ACROSS THE STATE
AND THE NATION, WE WANT TO
REDUCE EMISSIONS AND CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH THE JUST
TRANSITION FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THANK YOU FOR LEADING
THIS EFFORT AND THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THIS TIME AND HOPEFULLY
VOTING YES.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON
LISTED AFTER STEVE IS CHRIS.
CHRIS IS SHOWING AS NOT
PRESENT. BUT IF AFTER STEVE
SPEAKS AND THE CHANGES, WE WILL
HEAR FROM CHRIS.
>> I WILL BE GIVING COMMENTERS
THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS BOARD. I WOULD LIKE TO
THINK SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT FOR LEADING THE WAY
ON THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
WITH THESE BRIEF CONVERSATIONS.
WE SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF THE
ESTIMATED 270 ANNUAL JOBS IT
CAN CREATE ALONG WITH WORKERS
AMONGST OTHERS. WITH YOUR
PARTNERSHIP WE CAN CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN
ENERGY JOBS WITH BIPOC
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THE
EXPANDED ROLE OF WOMEN AND
MINORITY WAS SEATTLE'S CLEAN
ENERGY ECONOMY. WE ALREADY
INVESTED $1 MILLION PER YEAR
FOR THE CHILD READINESS
PROGRAMS AND WE ADDED THE
CLIMATE AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT ADVISERS IN THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT. WE URGE PASSAGE
AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK TO AN
EQUITABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
ECONOMY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. SO THESE ARE ALL
SHOWING AS NOT PRESENT. OUR
NEXT SPEAKER THAT IS SHOWING
PRESENT IS MARK BOSLEY.
FOLLOWING MARK IS KARINA AND
SHE IS ALSO SHOWING IS NOT
PRESENT. WE WILL HEAR FROM MARK
NEXT AND IF ANY OF THE FOUR
PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES I MENTIONED
SHOW UP AS PRESENT AFTER
HEARING FROM MARK, WE WILL HEAR
FROM THEM.
>> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOUR
OPPORTUNITY HERE TODAY. WE'RE
HERE WITH THE WASHINGTON
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY. REPRESENTING
OVER 5000 STATEWIDE. AS A
PRACTICING CARDIOLOGIST I'M
EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR
POLLUTION DUE TO THE BURNING OF
FOSSIL FUELS. I FIRST HAD
EXPERIENCE IN MY PRACTICE WITH
POOR AIR QUALITY. INDOOR AIR
POLLUTION FOSSIL GAS AND HEART
DISEASE AND STROKE FOR ADULTS.
FURTHERMORE, BUILDINGS IN
WASHINGTON DUMP MORE TOXIC
INTO THE OUTDOOR AIR THAN ALL
OTHER FOSSIL FUELS AND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN OUR
STATE. THE POLLUTION OF THE
BUILDING POSES A $6.2 BILLION
ANNUAL HEALTHCARE COST IN
WASHINGTON. I'M GRATEFUL FOR
YOUR EFFORT HERE AND I STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THE AIR POLLUTION IN OUR
STATE AND THE CITY BY PASSING
THIS IS WRITTEN.
>> THANK YOU. AND THE FOUR
INDIVIDUALS WHOSE NAMES I
MENTIONED WITH THE STATUS
SHOWING IS NOT PRESENT AND THE
STATUS IS STILL NOT PRESENT.
WITH THESE COMMENTS WE WILL
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THANK
YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR TAKING
TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO TALK
ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT BILL
BEFORE US. WITH THAT, WE WILL
MOVE THE ITEMS INTO THE AGENDA.
>> THE ORDINANCE RELATING TO
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR
EXISTING MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.
ESTABLISHING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS WITH INTENSITY
TARGETS AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES AND ADDING A NEW
CHAPTER TO THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 22.9 0.010020
030120130 AND 170. 22.39
0.3102040050120 AND 140. AND
22.930180 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND REPEALING
SECTION 22.9 0.40 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
CLARK. FOLKS AT THE TABLE,
THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. WE HAVE SOME
OPENING REMARKS AND THEN WE
WILL PASS IT OFF TO YOU.
>> COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
>> DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
.
>> THANK YOU ALL. THIS OF THE
SECOND MEETING OF THE 2023
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE
ACTION CREATED BY THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT TO CONSIDER BUILDING
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
AND LEGISLATION PROPOSED BY THE
MAYOR TO ADDRESS GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS AS ONE OF THE
GREATEST CHALLENGES OF OUR
TIME. LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY
AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE KNOW AT
THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL WITH
THE 20th U.N. CLIMATE SUMMIT
MEETING SINCE NOVEMBER 20th.
THIS IS THE WORLD'S ONLY
MULTILATERAL DECISION-MAKING
FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE WITH
ALMOST A COMPLETE MEMBERSHIP OF
EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
AND IT IS THE PLACE WHERE
COUNTRIES COME TOGETHER TO
AGREE ON WAYS TO ADDRESS THE
CLIMATE CRISIS SUCH AS LIMITING
GLOBAL TEMPERATURES TO 1.5
DEGREES CELSIUS. AND GLOBAL
POTENTIAL RISE. HELPING
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ADAPT TO
THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
AND ACHIEVING NET ZERO
EMISSIONS BY 2050. THIS WORK
GLOBALLY IS VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT WE MUST ABSOLUTELY ACT
LOCALLY. WE ARE EXPERIENCING
THE IMPACTS OF GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS MORE AND MORE IN
SEATTLE. WITH THE FIRST HAZE
DURING THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN
HAS BECOME FOREST FIRE HAZE
THAT HAS BECOME NORMAL. WE HAD
RECORD HEAT THE 108 DEGREES AND
2021 AND THAT WAS IN THE MONTH
OF JUNE. WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN
COMPLETELY UNTHINKABLE NOT LONG
AGO . SOME OF THE DISCUSSION
TOPICS AT THE CONFERENCE
INCLUDE HEALTH AND ADJUST
TRANSITION AND MULTILEVEL
ACTION. BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, HEALTH
HAS BEEN A KEY FOCUS OF THE
CONFERENCE WITH A HEALTH DAY.
KRISTY L ELLERBEE, A LOCAL
PERSON WHO IS ATTENDING THE
CONFERENCE AND WHO IS ALSO A
CLIMATE AND HEALTH RESEARCHER
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CALLED THE FACT THAT THIS HAS
BEEN EXPLICITLY LINKED TO
HEALTH AS A WATERSHED MOMENT
FOR HER FIELD. THIS MAKES IT
ALL THE MORE TIMELY THE LETTER
WE RECEIVED WITH THE HEALTH
OFFICER OF SEATTLE KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH AND URGING
SUPPORT FOR THE LEGISLATION.
TODAY WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DO
OUR PART WITH THE BUILDING
EMISSIONS TO PERFORMANCE
STANDARD DEVELOPED BY THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT THROUGH TWO YEARS
OF WORK. WORKING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSULTING
DEEPLY TO GET US TO THE POINT
WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THE POLICY
IS REJECTED TO PRODUCE
EMISSIONS FROM BUILDINGS BY 25%
BY 2050. AND IT'S ONE OF THE
MOST IMPACTFUL ACTIONS TO
REDUCE EMISSIONS AS BUILDINGS
ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST SOURCES
OF POLLUTION. OF COURSE MORE
WORK WILL NEED TO BE DONE HERE
IN SEATTLE BUT TODAY WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THIS
DECISIVE ACTION. BEFORE
PROCEEDING AND HANDING IT OFF
TO OUR PRESENTERS, I WONDER IF
THE COSPONSORS OF THIS BILL. I
SEE THAT WE HAVE WITH US
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA,
WHO IS ONE OF THE COSPONSORS OF
THE BILL.
>> I'M HAPPY TO SAVE THAT
UNTIL AFTER THE PRESENTERS IF
THAT SOUNDS OKAY.
>> THIS IS ALSO A COSPONSOR AND
WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT HE
WILL BE JOINING US SHORTLY. AND
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW TURN
IT OVER TO COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF
THE BILL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR HELPFUL ANALYSIS AND THE
MEMO ON LEGISLATION AND THE
IDENTIFICATION OF AN ISSUE THAT
WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
>> I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF A VERY COMPLEX
PROPOSAL FOR THE COMMITTEE AND
THIS MORNING WE CAN REMIND YOU
ABOUT LAST WEDNESDAY THE
COMMITTEE RECEIVED A BRIEFING
FROM THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
ON CONSTABLE 120718 THAT
ESTABLISHES THE NEW BUILDING
PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR
EXISTING BUILDINGS OVER 25,000
SQUARE FEET. THE INTENT IS TO
GRADUALLY ELIMINATE GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS FROM SEATTLE'S
LARGEST BUILDING . AND THE
ULTIMATE GOAL OF HAVING THESE
BUILDINGS ACHIEVE NET ZERO
EMISSIONS BY 2050. THERE BY
SUPPORTING THE CITY'S GOAL OF
REACHING NET ZERO EMISSIONS IN
ALL SECTORS THE SAME YEAR. THIS
ALIGNS WITH THE STATES CLEAN
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARD
WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN
2019. BOTH POLICIES ARE
PERFORMANCE-BASED WHICH MEANS
OWNERS HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO
INVEST IN UPGRADES THAT ARE
APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR BUILDING
SONGS THE DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY
HAVE ACHIEVED A SPECIAL TARGET
BY THE STATUTORY DEADLINE. THE
KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
STATE STANDARD IS THAT THE
STATE POLICY WILL REDUCE
BUILDING ENERGY USE. WHICH IS A
BYPRODUCT WILL HELP TO REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BUT
WILL NOT RESULT IN THE COMPLETE
ELIMINATION OF THE ADMISSIONS
AS IT ALLOWS FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF SYSTEMS THAT
STILL RELY ON FOSSIL FUELS.
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPOSAL
WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY
AND BUILT OF MANY YEARS OF
RELATED EFFORT TO REDUCE
BUILDING EMISSIONS AND
INCLUDING THE ENERGY
BENCHMARKING PROGRAM THAT HAS
BEEN IN REQUIREMENT FOR OVER A
DECADE AND THE TUNEUP IN EFFECT
SINCE 2019. ADDITIONALLY, THE
UPDATED 2021 PROHIBITED THE USE
OF FOSSIL FUELS FOR SPACE AND
WATER HEATING IN NEW COMMERCIAL
AND MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.
THIS WOULD IMPACT OVER 4000
BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE WITH ABOUT
1900 OF THESE THE MULTIFAMILY
BUILDINGS AND 1600 ARE NOT
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND 600
OUR BUILDINGS WILL LOCATED ON
VARIOUS CAMPUSES. ONTO HOW
THIS WOULD WORK VERY GENERALLY.
IF YOU HAVE MORE DETAILED
QUESTIONS AND ICS HERE. IT
WOULD USE A GREENHOUSE GAS
INTENSITY TARGET BASED ON THE
BUILDING ACTIVITY TYPE TO
DETERMINE COMPLIANCE. THE
COMPLIANCE TIMELINE WOULD BE
FACED ON THE GROSS FLOOR AREA
WITH THE LARGEST REDUCING
EMISSIONS FIRST WITHIN EACH
FIVE-YEAR COMPLIANCE INTERVAL.
THESE REQUIREMENTS PHASE IN
OVER MULTIPLE COMPLIANCE
INTERVALS AND PROGRESSIVELY
BECOME MORE STRINGENT. THE
FIRST COMPLIANCE INTERVAL OF
2027 TO 2030 WOULD BE LIMITED
TO BENCHMARKING VERIFICATION
AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO
PROVIDE THE CITY HAS ACCURATE
PERFORMANCE DATA AND THAT
BUILDING OWNERS CAN PLAN FOR
HOW THAT WILL MEET THE TARGETS
MOVING FORWARD. SUBSEQUENT
COMPLIANT INTERVALS WOULD ADD
THE REQUIREMENT THAT BUILDING
OWNERS MEET THE REQUIRED
TARGETS. BY THE 2041 AND 24
FIVE COMPLIANCE INTERVAL,
NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
ACHIEVE NET ZERO EMISSIONS.
AND THIS WILL MEET NET ZERO
EMISSIONS. THEY WILL BE
REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THIS AND
PERPETUITY. THIS ALLOWS
COMPLIANCE ENTERS THE OPTION IS
MAKING ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF MEETING
TARGETS IN THE 2031 AND 2035
COMPLIANCE INTERVAL. AND
ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE
TARGETS FOR BUILDINGS WITH
UNUSUALLY HIGH EMISSIONS OR
OTHER UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS.
OR FOLLOWING THE APPROVED
DECARBONIZATION COMPLIANCE PLAN
THAT ACHIEVES THAT'S ZERO
EMISSIONS TARGETS FROM 2041 TO
2050 AND PROVIDES EXTENSIONS
FOR LOW INCOME AND NATURALLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
BUILDINGS WITH FINANCIAL
DISTRESS OR HIGH VACANCY RATES.
THE CITY'S INTENT IS TO
MAXIMIZE COMPLIANCE TO AVOID
PENALIZING BUILDING OWNERS AND
PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE
FEWER RESOURCES. TO THAT AND IT
WILL BE PROVIDING SUPPORT AND
SPECIFICALLY SINCE LAST YEAR
WITH THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
WITH NONPROFITS AND UNDER
RESOURCED BUILDING OWNERS TO
HELP THEM COMPLY WITH THE STATE
PROGRAM AND KNOWING THAT THAT
WAS COMING FORWARD. NEXT YEAR
WILL BE OFFERED TO FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR ENGINEERING
DESIGN AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
TO NONPROFITS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUILDINGS USING $4.5
MILLION THE JUMPSTART NEW DEAL
FUNDS IN THE 2024 ADOPTED
BUDGET. WHO ALSO USE REVENUE
GENERATED BY THE COMPLIANCE
PAYMENTS AND FINES AND FEES
WITH ENERGY BED MARK
BENCHMARKING AND TUNEUP
PROGRAMS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS FROM BUILDINGS.
PRIORITIZING THOSE WHO SERVE
PEOPLE WITH LITTLE TO NO
INCOMES AS THEY HAVE BEEN MOST
HARMED BY RACIAL AND ECONOMIC
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE
CITY WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SEEK
FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING
SOURCES TO SUPPORT BUILDING
OWNERS IN HOPES OF OFFERING
INCENTIVES FOR THOSE WHO MEET
THIS BEFORE THEIR TOTAL TO DO
SO. WITH THIS YEAR OR NEXT
YEAR'S ADOPTED BUDGET, THE
COUNCIL HAS ADDED POSITIONS TO
ENSURE THAT SEATTLE I.T.,
WHICH IS SUPPORTING THE
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM TO HELP
MONITOR COMPLIANCE AS A
RESOURCE TO SUCCESSFULLY
ADMINISTER THIS. AND FINALLY TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY WE
WILL BEGIN REPORTING ON
AVAILABLE DATA BEGINNING IN
2026. AND THEN PROVIDE MORE
DETAILED REPORTING BEGINNING IN
2031. WITH THAT, THAT
CONCLUDES MY SUMMARY OF THE
PROPOSAL.
>> FANTASTIC AND THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT PART OF THE DISCUSSION
WHICH IS A PRESENTATION FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP
IN THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING,
WILL TAKE A PAUSE AND SEE IF
ANY QUESTIONS COME UP FROM
COUNSEL. WE ARE NOT SEEING ANY
RAISED HANDS. WERE MOVING TO
THE COMMITTEE TABLE AND FOLKS
MAY REMEMBER AT THE LAST
COMMITTEE THAT THEY OVERSEE
CITY LIGHT AND THEY ASKED ABOUT
OUR PREPARATIONS FOR THIS. I
HAVE INVITED US TO APPEAR WITH
US TODAY TO SPEAK TO THIS
ISSUE. AND CITY LIGHT PROVIDED
A SUPER HELPFUL SUMMARY OF
THEIR WORK ON THIS FRONT THAT
IS LINKED TO THE AGENDA. I
THINK IT'S PART OF THIS
DISCUSSION AND I LOVE IT IF THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT SPOKE TO THE
ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU HAD WITH
THE CITY LIGHT AND THEN CITY
LIGHT COULD SPEAK TO THE
PREPARATION OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE AND THE MAYOR FOR
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD
TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS
IN A WAY THAT MEETS THE NEEDS
OF OUR DOWNTOWN AND OUR WORKERS
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO WE
ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK FORWARD
TO THIS CONVERSATION. JUST BY
WAY OF INTRODUCTION, I WOULD
LIKE TO THINK SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. THE HAVE BEEN A REALLY
IMPORTANT PARTNER AND THEY'LL
CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT
PARTNER AND WE HAVE BEEN
DEEPLY ENGAGED AND CENTER WILL
BE TALKING ABOUT THAT
ENGAGEMENT. BUT I JUST WANTED
TO TAKE A MOMENT TO FORMALLY
THINK THEM FOR THE DEPTH OF
THEIR ENGAGEMENT AS WE MOVE
THROUGH BUILDING THIS POLICY.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU
AGAIN TO ALL OF THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR SETTING UP THIS
COMMITTEE. AS THE
COUNCILMEMBER NOTED, WE POSED A
QUESTION ABOUT HOW CITY LIGHT
IS PREPARED TO THE ADMISSIONS
STANDARD. THIS IS A VERY COMMON
QUESTION THAT WE HEAR FROM
BUILDING OWNERS AND FACILITY
MANAGERS AND IT'S A VERY
IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF
TRANSITIONING BUILDINGS AND
THE LEGISLATION IS DESIGNED TO
BE FUELED NEUTRAL. MEANING WERE
REGULATING EMISSIONS AND WERE
NOT REGULATING THE ENERGY
SOURCE. BUT GIVEN THAT MUCH OF
THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO
ELIMINATE BUILDING RELATED
EMISSIONS IS POWERED BY
ELECTRICITY SUCH AS HEAT PUMPS
OR INDUCTION STOVES. THEN WE
CAN EXPECT MORE ALL ELECTRIC
BUILDINGS AND INCREASED
ELECTRIC DEMAND. WHICH IS WHY
MADELEINE IS HERE TO TALK TO
US. BEFORE I HANDED OVER TO
MADELEINE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
NOTE THAT WE HAVE HAD GREAT
SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT FROM
MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE MULTIYEAR
PROCESS. THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS HELP WITH
CRITERIA FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS
AND THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
ADVISED ON LOW RENT HOUSING.
AND WE WORKED WITH THE BUILDING
OWNERS ABOUT SUBSTANTIAL
OPERATION TRIGGERS. IN ADDITION
TO THE APPRECIATION THAT WE
HAVE FOR ALL OF THE EXTERNAL
STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE
TODAY AND THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS, I ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO EXPRESS OUR
APPRECIATION FOR STAFF ACROSS
THE MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO
HAVE PROVIDED THEIR INSIGHT AND
EXPERTISE. CITY LIGHT IN
PARTICULAR HAS BEEN AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A KEY PARTNER IN
IMPLEMENTING THIS. AND YOU WILL
NOTE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THIS
ROLE AND WOULD CALL A DEDICATED
STAFFING FOR BOTH STC I AND
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. SO DURING
THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS,
MADELEINE AND CITY LIGHT
APPOINTED THE LIAISON AND SHE
HAS PARTICIPATED IN OUR
EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL ADVISORY
GROUP. WE WERE CONSISTENTLY IN
TOUCH TOUCH WITH MADELEINE AND
THE STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES
DIVISION THROUGHOUT. AND WE
JOINED THE CITY LIGHT INPUT
MEETINGS WITH BUILDING OWNERS
IN PARTICULAR. AND THEN MOST
FUN ARE THE MULTIPLE
CONVERSATIONS WERE WE GOT TO
GEEK OUT ABOUT EMISSIONS
FACTORS. AND CITY LIGHT HAS
HELPED TO FUND THE CLEAN
BUILDINGS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
MADELEINE TO TALK ABOUT HOW
CITY LIGHT WILL HELP US
TRANSITION.
>> I AM THE BUILDING STRATEGIC
ADVISER WHICH MEANS WE GET TO
WORK WITH STAFF FROM ACROSS THE
UTILITY AS WELL AS OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUR
IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS LIKE
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT TO ENSURE
EQUITABLE BUILDING
ELECTRIFICATION. I WILL SHARE
HOW THE UTILITY IS PREPARING
FOR DECARBONIZATION INCLUDING
FOR THE BUILDING IN THE
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE STANDARD.
MAINTAINING THE RELIABLE GRID
IS THE CORE FUNCTION OF SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AND ITS KEY TO
SUPPORTING ELECTRIFICATION
ASSOCIATED WITH DECARBONIZATION
INCLUDING COMPLIANCE. TO GAIN
IMPORTANT INSIGHTS INTO HOW
ELECTRIFICATION COULD
POTENTIALLY IMPACT UTILITY AND
OUR CUSTOMERS, WE WORKED WITH
INDUSTRY-LEADING RESEARCH
INSTITUTES IN 2022 TO CONDUCT
AN ELECTRIFICATION ASSESSMENT.
THIS ASSESSMENT LOOKED AT
VARIOUS ELECTRIFICATION
SCENARIOS FOR BUILDINGS AS WELL
AS TRANSPORTATION AND
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS TO SEEK
HOW IT WILL IMPACT OUR GOOD.
THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE AREAS OF
THE GRID AS WELL AS TIMES OF
THE YEAR AND DAY THAT WE NEED
TO FOCUS AND INVESTMENTS TO
ENSURE SUFFICIENT CAPACITY AND
WE HAVE SEVERAL TOOLS TO MANAGE
THIS AND ENSURING THE BEST
OUTCOME FOR THE UTILITY AND OUR
CUSTOMERS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE
IMPLEMENTING A GRADE
MODERNIZATION ROADMAP WHICH
INCLUDES PROJECTS AS SUCH AS
THE DEMAND RESPONSE PILOT AND
WE JUST WRAPPED UP THE
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES
STRATEGY WHICH IS THE STRATEGY
FOR CUSTOMER ABOUT STORAGE AND
WE ARE INSTALLING TECHNOLOGIES
THAT MAKE OUR GRID SMARTER LIKE
DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATION. WERE
ALSO TAKING CARE OF HISTORIC
FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
TO INVEST IN ENABLING SOLUTIONS
IN THE GOOD AND WILL CONTINUE
TO INVEST IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONTINUES TO
BE A VERY VALUABLE PEAK
MITIGATION RESOURCE TO MAKE
SURE WE RETAIN OUR RELIABILITY
AND RESILIENCY. WERE CURRENTLY
CONDUCTING A STUDY WHICH
SPECIFICALLY LOOKS AT THE
IMPACT ON THE GRID AND SO WE
HAVE THE BENEFIT OF KNOWING
WHICH BUILDINGS WILL NEED TO
COMPLY AND BY WHEN. WE HAVE A
WONDERFUL BENCHMARK STATUS WE
HAVE A GOOD BASELINE OF WHERE
THIS IS TODAY AND WE COULD USE
THE LEGISLATION TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE AND WHEN GREAT IMPACT
WILL BE ELECTRIFIED OVER TIME
SO THAT WE COULD START
PLANNING FOR THAT TODAY. WERE
ALSO USING THE ELECTRIFICATION
ASSESSMENT AS PART OF OUR
LONG-TERM INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLANNING. THIS OUTLINES THE
UTILITIES LONG-TERM OR
TWENTY-YEAR STRATEGY TO HAVE
REASONABLE COST AND RISK WHILE
ENSURING SERVICE EQUITY. THE
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN RELIES
ON ONLY KNEW RENEWABLES LIKE
SOLAR AND WIND AS WELL AS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO MEET
FUTURE INCREASES AND OF COURSE
WE ARE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE
CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCES AND
ADDITIONALLY WASHINGTON STATE
PASS CLEAN ENERGY ACT AND
THIS IS TO SERVE CUSTOMERS WITH
ENERGY FROM 100% RENEWABLE OR
NONLIMITING SOURCES BY 2025.
AND IN THE INTERIM TO BE
GREENHOUSE GAS NEUTRAL BY 2030
AND IT'S EXPECTED THAT WE WILL
MEET OR EXCEED THE DEADLINES.
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN PREPARING FOR
THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ON HYDROPOWER PLANS THAT
IDENTIFIES THE ACTIONS THAT
CITY LIGHT IS TAKING TO ADDRESS
IMPACTS SUCH AS DROUGHT AND
HEAT WAVES AND FLOODING. ARE
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
TOGETHER WITH OUR ADAPTATION
PLAN IS TO CONSIDER THE IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND
ELECTRIFICATION ON LONG-TERM
RESOURCE NEEDS. AS MANY OF THE
FOLKS THAT SPOKE DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY HAVE NOTED, THE
CLIMATE CHANGES ALSO THE
IMPACTING OUR CUSTOMERS
DIRECTLY WITH HOTTER AND
SMOKER'S SUMMERS WHICH IS A
DRIVER OF RESIDENTIAL
ELECTROCUTION AS CUSTOMERS
ADDITIONALLY NEED AND WANT
SPACE COOLING. TO MEET THIS
GROWING CUSTOMER DEMAND AS WELL
AS THE ANTICIPATED DEMAND FROM
THE BUILDING STANDARD, CITY
LIGHT HAS BEEN BUILDING IT
BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION
STRATEGY OVER THE YEARS.
SIMILAR TO THE STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN BUT WE HAVE
ALSO BEEN DEVELOPING OUR
STRATEGY WHICH WAS WITH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WE ARE
IN THE PROCESS OF WRAPPING IT
UP RIGHT NOW SO WE HOPE TO HAVE
A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DOCUMENT
THAT WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH
YOU. WILL GIVE THE PREVIEW ON
THE FIVE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
FOR AFFORDABLE AND ELECTRICAL
ELECTRIFICATION AND IT IS TO
BUILD THE WORKFORCE AND OFFSET
EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING FRONT
COSTS AND AS THE STRATEGY
MOVES INTO IMPLEMENTATION, WE
WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE
WITH COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERS
TO IDENTIFY ACTIONS IN THE
STRATEGY WHICH WILL INCLUDE A
PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMS FOR
CUSTOMERS AND THEIR
CONTRACTORS. CITY LIGHT LOOKS
FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH OUR
COMMUNITIES AS THEY TRANSITION
TO HEALTHY HIGH-PERFORMING
CLIMATE FRIENDLY BUILDINGS AND
ALSO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORK
WITH OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
AND IMPLEMENTING THE BUILDING
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE STANDARD.
WERE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> FANTASTIC AND THANK YOU. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I WAS
JUST GOING TO ASK IF ANYBODY
HAD QUESTIONS.
>> I AM THE VICE CHAIR HERE
TODAY. YOU ARE THE BOSS.
SOMETIMES THIS HAND WORKS AND
SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. THANK
YOU FOR FILLING IN THE
LEADERSHIP HERE AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. IT'S A LOT OF
WORK. MADELEINE, I'M GLAD HE
RETURNED FROM THE QUESTIONS
THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS RAISED
LAST TIME WE ARE HERE AND THIS
MAY SEEM A LITTLE ESOTERIC
THAT I WILL KIND OF HAVE A
PREAMBLE AND THEN I WILL ASK
YOU THE QUESTION. WE HAD PAID
ATTENTION TO THE
DECARBONIZATION OF THE
ELECTRIFICATION. AND YOLANDA,
THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT EIGHT
PAGE MEMO AND GOING BACK TO
1992 ON WITH THE STATE HAS DONE
WITH THE LAWS PASSED WITH THE
GREEN NEW DEAL AND HOW WE
IMPLEMENT THESE LAWS WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND I'M
REALLY GLAD HE SAID YOU ARE
WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING. ONE THING THAT KEEPS
COMING UP IN DIFFERENT CIRCLES.
AND I APPRECIATE IT WHEN YOU
MADE THE STATEMENT THAT YOU
WANT TO MAKE OUR GRID SMARTER
FOR RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCY
ETC. THERE WILL COME A TIME
THAT WE WILL SEE AT SOME POINT
WE WILL MOVE TO ELECTRIFIED.
AND THE CARBONIZED OUR CITY
BUILDINGS AND HOPEFULLY MOVE
UP. I SAW THE DATE ON CHAIR
LISA HERBOLD'S TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE DATES
BY FIVE YEARS FROM THE
ORIGINAL DATES. WHAT IS GOING
TO HAPPEN OR HOW ARE WE GOING
TO ADDRESS THIS? MAYBE WE
DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TODAY.
BUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE WORKING
HARD TO HAVE A LOT OF THE STEMS
REMOVED, WHICH IS YOUR SOURCE
OF POWER AND ELECTRICITY AND
WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE? I
THINK IT'S INEVITABLE . FROM
WHAT I AM UNDERSTANDING. THAT
THERE WILL BE SOME OF THAT AND
THAT IT WILL IMPACT CERTAINLY
THE WATER THAT WE PROVIDE. NOT
ONLY TO OUR CITY, BUT TO OTHER
CITIES AND THE COST OF THE
REPAIRS. IS THAT SOMETHING ON
YOUR RADAR? IF YOU PULL A
STRING HERE, YOU WILL HAVE AN
EFFECT OVER HERE. PEOPLE ARE
FOOLING THEMSELVES AND THINKING
WE ARE ALL ELECTRIC BUT AT THE
SAME TIME WE WANT ALL THE DAMS
REMOVED TO SAVE THE SALMON.
THERE HAS TO BE SOME BALANCE IN
CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT AND I'M
WONDERING IF IT'S SOMETHING
THAT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND
LEADERSHIP HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT
OR ARE THINKING ABOUT?
>> IN SHORT, YES. I'M HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP WITH MORE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS INFORMATION IN
DETAIL BASED ON THE DAMS AND I
CAN PROVIDE A FEW COMMENTS ON
HOW HYDROPOWER HAS BEEN AN
AFFORDABLE LOW CARBON RESOURCE
THAT HAS PROVIDED A LOT OF
FLEXIBILITY TO MEET CLIENTS
NEEDS. IN JUST NOTE THAT CITY
LIGHT. DOES RECOGNIZE THAT
HYDROPOWER, LIKE MANY ENERGY
RESOURCES COMES AT A PRICE AND
LARGE HYDROPOWER DAMS SUCH AS
THE SKAGIT PROJECT WOULD NOT BE
BUILT TODAY IN THE NORTHWEST.
FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE
ALREADY BUILT, WE MUST FOCUS ON
CONTINUING TO IMPROVE AND OR
MITIGATION EFFORTS, WHILE
CONSIDERING NEW TECHNOLOGIES
AND RESOURCE OPTIONS TO MEET
OUR CUSTOMERS ENERGY NEEDS. SO
WE ARE GOING WITH MANY
DIFFERENT PARTNERS FOR MANY OF
THE DAM RELICENSING PROJECTS
AND PARTICULARLY TRIBES , IN
RELATION TO THE HISTORICAL AND
CULTURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE
IMPACTED BY DAMS. AS WE NOTED
EARLIER, FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
ELECTRICALS, AND WE ARE
INVESTING IN NEW RENEWABLES
LIKE SOLAR AND WIND POWER. BUT
IN SHORT, YES. WERE INTEGRATING
ALL OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS
INTO OUR RESOURCE PLANNING. AND
I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH
ADDITIONAL DETAILS MORE
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OUR
INDIVIDUAL HYDRO PROJECTS THAT
ARE BOTH OWNED AND OPERATED BY
CITY LIGHT . AS WELL AS THE
ONES THAT WE HAVE LONG-TERM
CONTRACTS WITH.
>> A QUICK FOLLOW-UP, IF I MAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT . AND I
KNOW ABOUT THE RELICENSING WHEN
DIRECTOR SMITH WAS HERE. I GET
THAT . AND I WAS HOPING YOU
COULD JUST BE A LITTLE MORE NOT
TO READ FROM YOUR NOTES BUT
KIND OF TO GIVE US KIND OF A
LAYMAN'S TERMS . THAT HAS TO BE
ON THE DASHBOARD AND WHAT THAT
WILL DO IF WE ARE LOOKING AT
THE YEARS THAT WERE LOOKING AT
TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
AND BE COMPLETELY ELECTRIC.
MAYBE THAT IS NOT ALL FOR TODAY
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER.
IS SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND THIS
WHOLE ISSUE OF GOING TO
COMPLETE ELECTRICITY AND WATER
ARE YOU TALKING TO OTHER CITIES
>> YES, DEFINITELY. IN MANY
DIFFERENT AREAS WE WORK WITH
REGIONAL COALITIONS WITH THE
DIFFERENT PUGET SOUND UTILITIES
AND WERE ALSO FREQUENTLY
CONTACT EVEN WITH OUR INVESTOR
OF UTILITIES. AND ON A VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT TOPICS. ARE YOU
ASKING SPECIFICALLY IN CONCERN
OF THE IMPACT OF THE DAMS? OR
JUST IN GENERAL?
>> JUST IN GENERAL. THE
DIRECTOR KNOWS THIS IN THE
STATE LEGISLATURE FROM 2019
WHEN THE STATE HAD PASSED OR
WAS IT 2020?
>> I WAS IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE THEN.
>> WHEN THE GOVERNOR PAST THE
GREEN NEW DEAL FOR THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON AND THEN CITIES
START FOLLOWING SUIT. I WAS
JUST WONDERING HOW LONG OR WHAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT WITH OTHER
CITIES MOVING TOWARDS WHAT
SEATTLE IS DOING AND
PARTICULARLY TODAY. AND AS YOU
YOU HAVE BEEN SAYING, WITH
DECARBONIZATION ON THE
ELECTRIFICATION OF CITIES. IF
THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT YOU
ARE WORKING WITH TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOW TO DO THIS? I KNOW
IT IS JUST A FIRST STEP.
>> WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH
THE SNOHOMISH PUBLIC UTILITY
DISTRICT AS WELL AS SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT THAT PROVIDES
ELECTRICITY TO ADDITIONAL AREAS
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
PARTNERS AND SHORELINE WITH THE
DECARBONIZATION PLANS AS WELL.
AND THEN WE ALSO DO KIND OF
REGULAR BENCHMARKING WITH OTHER
CITIES AND UTILITIES THAT
PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO THE
CITIES. LIKE THE SACRAMENTO
MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO
SEE SOME LESSONS LEARNED THAT
HAVE HAPPENED IN AREAS THAT
HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE
ELECTRIFICATION ALREADY. AND
DETERMINING WHAT THE UTILITIES
ARE DOING TO SUPPORT THAT
CUSTOMER ELECTRIFICATION.
>> THANK YOU ANY USE THE WORD
IS TRYING TO THINK OF. I THINK
I NEED SOME MORE COFFEE.
LESSONS LEARNED. COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD TAUGHT ME THAT
SENTENCE. LET'S NOT REINVENT
THE WHEEL. OUR CITIES SISTER
CITIES ARE COMING FROM THE SAME
WATERSHEDS AND ARE DEALING WITH
THE SAME ISSUES OF DAM REMOVAL
. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> ABSOLUTELY. GREAT
CONVERSATION AND EXACTLY WHY WE
ASKED SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO
JOIN US TODAY. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS BEFORE WE MOVE
ON? ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY,
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT FOR THE WORK TO
PREPARE FOR THIS POLICY AND AS
WELL AS ALL OF THE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS MENTIONED. IT'S
GREAT TO SEE THAT KIND OF
COORDINATION IN CITY
GOVERNMENT. BEFORE WE START
OUR PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME
COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE
FORWARD AND BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER TO TO DO SO. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THE EDITORIAL.
THAT WAS FANTASTIC. THAT WENT
TODAY OR MAYBE YESTERDAY. WITH
THE PATIENTS AND WHO ELSE WAS
IT? KATIE CARROLL. IT WAS
REALLY HELPFUL TO SORT OF
EXPLAIN THE BRATS OF HOW THIS
LEGISLATION IS GOING TO REALLY
EMPHASIZE THE BLUE-GREEN
COALITION THAT WE ARE BUILDING
AND HOW THIS WILL CREATE
MOMENTUM. NOT JUST FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILL BUT
ALSO TAKING ADDITIONAL STEPS.
>> GREAT AND I WILL MAKE JUST A
FEW BRIEF REMARKS. AGAIN,
REALLY TO HIGHLIGHT HOW
IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP ISN'T
DOING HARD THINGS LIKE THIS
LEGISLATION. AND AGAIN, JUST A
HUGE THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR
FOR BEING A CHAMPION TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT DEBORA JUAREZ, FOR
CONVENING THE FIRST-EVER SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE. THIS IS
REALLY EXCITING. AND OF COURSE,
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD FOR
HER STAUNCH AND DEDICATED
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THIS BILL. AND
OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO THE
MANY STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN DEEPLY ENGAGED WITH. THIS
IS A RARE MOMENT OF CONSENSUS
LEGISLATION. AND OF COURSE WE
DID NOT GET THERE WITHOUT A LOT
OF DEEP LISTENING TO, ACTIVISTS
AND BUILDING OWNERS AND LABOR
UNIONS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
DEVELOPERS AND PROVIDERS. AND
OF COURSE, OUR PARTNER
DEPARTMENTS. AND A HUGE THANK
YOU TO OUR ROCKSTAR STAFF. WE
ARE HOPING THAT THIS
LEGISLATION WILL PASS AS IS AND
WE'RE JUST VERY GRATEFUL FOR
THE WILLINGNESS OF OUR
COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO ENGAGE ON
THIS REALLY TOUGH ISSUES AND TO
GET TO A YES. SO, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SO THE MOMENT WE
ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. JUST
ORIENT US TO WHAT WE WILL BE
DOING HERE. WE HAVE READ THE
LEGISLATION INTO THE RECORD AND
WE ALSO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO
THE BILL THAT CORRECT AND EVER
IN THE TEXT. BUT IN ORDER TO
MOVE THE AMENDMENT, WE FIRST
NEED TO MOVE THE MAIN BILL.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBERS, I
MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
ADOPTION OF COUNSEL BUILT 1207
18. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION AND NOW
WE CAN MOVE TO CONSIDERATION OF
AMENDMENT ONE. ITEM OF
AMENDMENT ONE. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> VICE CHAIR, I WILL BE DOING
THE SECONDING.
>> EXCUSE ME. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I HAVE GOT ONE JOB AND
THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO IT ADOPT AMENDMENT
ONE. YOLANDA, CAN YOU PLEASE
EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT?
>> SURE. AMENDMENT ONE CORRECT
AN ERROR THAT WAS REGARDING
WHEN MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO USE
ALTERNATE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSION INTENSITY TARGETS. AND
THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET
NET ZERO EMISSIONS. THE INTENT
IS TO MEET THIS DURING THE
2046 AND 2050 COMPLIANCE PERIOD
BUT NOT THE 2024 OR 2045
COMPLIANCE PERIOD THAT WAS
WRITTEN IN THE LEGISLATION. IT
WAS PURELY AN ERROR. AND THE
LEGISLATION DOES NOT MAKE ANY
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE
HAD STARTED THIS DISCUSSION
ABOUT MOVING THIS FORWARD INTO
THE SELECT COMMITTEE.
TYPICALLY, CENTRAL STAFF AFTER
BUSY BUDGET CYCLE HAS SOME DOWN
TIME. AND WE ASSURED CENTRAL
STAFF THAT THIS IS A CONSENSUS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND IT
WON'T BE ANY EXTRA WORK. AND
YOU MADE ME EAT MY HAT. BECAUSE
WITHOUT YOUR CAREFUL REVIEW, WE
WOULD NOT HAVE FOUND THESE
ERRORS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT AMENDMENT
ONE. IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS
ABOUT AMENDMENT ONE OR
QUESTIONS , WE WILL CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT ONE.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> MADAM PRESIDENT. YOU ARE ON
MUTE.
>> THAT I MISSED THAT?
>> LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN.
>> OKAY. WE ARE WAITING ON
YOUR VOTE EXPERIMENT I'M SORRY.
YES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MULTITASKING.
>> FIVE YES.
>> FANTASTIC. SO THE AMENDMENT
HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND THE MOTION
CARRIES. AND WE WILL RETURN
NOT TO THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. SO
WE CAN MOVE ON TO COMMENTS
BEFORE VOTING ON THE BILL. I
WILL MAKE A FEW COMMENTS AND
THEN OPEN IT UP TO OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS TO DO THE SAME.
AS MENTIONED THROUGHOUT THE
SHORT PROCESS ON THIS SIDE BUT
A LONG PROCESS ON THE EXECUTIVE
SIDE, THIS LEGISLATION IS ABOUT
THE FUTURE. SOME OF THE MOST
MOVING COMMENTS WE HAVE HEARD
IS FROM PARENTS AND
GRANDPARENTS ABOUT THEIR
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
BEING THERE INSPIRATION FOR
SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION AND
BEING CIVIC INVOLVED IN ITS
DEVELOPMENT. I MENTIONED
EARLIER THAT THE INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE BUT IS OCCURRING
RIGHT NOW, COP 28, IT INCLUDES
MEETINGS ON HEALTH AND
MULTILEVEL ACTION. TODAY WE CAN
DO OUR PART FOR LOCAL ACTION AT
OUR CITY GOVERNMENT LEVEL. THIS
LEGISLATION AS PART OF A JUST
TRANSITION. IT WILL CREATE AN
ESTIMATED 150 TO 270 NEW ANNUAL
GREEN JOBS THAT WILL PROMOTE
ELECTRIFICATION AND AGAIN MANY
THANKS TO OSC AND THE MAYOR FOR
BAKING THIS INTO THIS RECIPE. I
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO READ AN
EXCERPT FROM THE LETTER THAT I
MENTIONED EARLIER FROM THE
HEALTH OFFICER AND KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH. AND THE LETTER
WAS URGING SUPPORT FOR THE
LEGISLATION AND LIFTING UP THE
HEALTH IMPLICATIONS. THE DOCTOR
WRITES THAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC
HEALTH ASSOCIATION AND THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS AND THE NATIONAL
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND MANY
OTHER MEDICAL AND NURSING AND
SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE RECOGNIZED
CLIMATE CHANGE AS A HEALTH
EMERGENCY. WHILE THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS
DECLARED CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE
SINGLE BIGGEST HEALTH THREAT
FACING HUMANITY AT FURTHER
STATES COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
SUFFERING WORSE FROM POLLUTION
AND OFTEN LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE HIGH
RISK OF DEATH AND IN PART DUE
TO THE HISTORICAL IMPACTS OF
REDLINING THAT HAVE LED
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO BE
PUSHED TO LIVE IN BUILDINGS
WITH GREATER EXPOSURE TO AIR
POLLUTION. THE ELECTRIFICATION
OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING AND
LIBRARIES AND OFFICES ANOTHER
LARGE BUILDINGS PROVIDES AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE BOTH
COOLING AND EFFECTIVE INDOOR
AIR FILTRATION. WHICH ARE
BECOMING MORE AND MORE CRITICAL
AS WE EXPERIENCE INCREASINGLY
FREQUENT CLIMATE DRIVEN HEAT
WAVES AND WILDFIRE SMOKE
EVENTS. IN CLOSING, I WOULD
LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT OPTED TO NAME THIS
PARTICULAR COMMITTEE THE 2023
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE
CHANGE. THIS IMPLIES THAT THE
COMMITTEE COULD BE CONVENED IN
SUBSEQUENT YEARS. SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THERE HAS BEEN LOBBYING OVER
THE YEARS FOR THE COUNCIL TO
HAVE A SELECT COMMITTEE ON
CLIMATE CHANGE. BECAUSE THIS
ISSUE TOUCHES SO MANY OF THE
DEPARTMENTS AND THUS
DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY AND IT
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO PUT IT
INTO A SELECT COMMITTEE JOINT
PORTFOLIO. THE LEGISLATION
ITSELF IS PROJECTED TO GET
SEATTLE TO 50% OF THE BUILDING
IT EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS NEEDED
TO BE CARBON NEUTRAL IN 2050.
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THE END OF
THE STORY. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT
CHAPTER AND ONES THAT WE SHOULD
ABSOLUTELY CELEBRATE. AND THE
VOTE THAT IS HAPPENING AT
COP28 COULD NOT BE MORE TIMELY
TO OUR ACTIONS HERE TODAY. WITH
THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT AND MADAM CHAIR AND
MADAM VICE PRESIDENT LET ME TRY
THAT AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
, MADAM CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
IT'S EXCITING TO BE HERE WITH
YOU TODAY AND I JUST WANT TO
OFFER MY THANKS AND
APPRECIATION AS WELL. LET ME
RESTART WITH THE THANK YOU AND
THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP AND
EVERYONE WITHIN THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. THIS TEAM HAS
BEEN A DEEP COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND HIS LEADERSHIP AND
INTEREST IN MOVING THIS
FORWARD. WHERE HER TODAY
BECAUSE OF THE STAKEHOLDERS
THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS
PROCESS AND ASKING FOR THE
LEGISLATION TO MOVE FORWARD FOR
LABOR AND CLIMATE WITH HOUSING
ADVOCATES AND BUILDING OWNERS.
RESIDENCE AND THOSE IN OUR
UTILITIES AS WE HEARD TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF
THIS LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF
US. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
KEY ELEMENTS OF THE POLICY AND
HOW THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO
US BY FOLKS WERE NOT ONLY ON
THE FRONT LINE OF TRYING TO
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT THE
FRONT LINE OF EXPERIENCING
CLIMATE CHANGE AS WELL. THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVOCATES WHO
CAME TOGETHER TO FIND AN
EFFECTIVE AND FAIR PIECE OF
LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE FORWARD
IS REFLECTED IN THIS
LEGISLATION. IS ROBUST AND
THOUGHTFUL AND THOROUGH AND
IMPACTFUL. I BELIEVE IT IS
REFLECTED IN THE FACT THAT NO
AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT
FORWARD. A FEW OF THE REASONS
I'M EXCITED TO COSPONSOR THIS
LEGISLATION AND ENTHUSIASTIC
THAT WE ARE GETTING IT OVER THE
FINISH LINE WITH THE COUNCIL
INCLUDES THAT IT IS BEYOND TIME
AND PAST TIME AND ABSOLUTELY
THE RIGHT TIME FOR THIS ACTIVE
URGENCY TO MAKE SURE THAT
BUILDING OWNERS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR THE
TRANSITION TO ADJUST FOR CLEAN
ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT. IT IS
BEYOND TIME AND IT IS
IMPERATIVE FOR US TO ACT WITH
URGENCY ON THIS IMPACTFUL
POLICY. AS THIS IS EXPECTED TO
REDUCE SEATTLE'S CARBON
EMISSIONS BY AT LEAST 10%. THE
POLICY IS EQUITABLE AS THE CITY
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED HOW THE
CHALLENGES THAT MIGHT BE FACING
THE FUTURE, GIVEN UNDER
RESOURCE BUILDING OWNERS AND
THE OWNER SERVING ON THE FRONT
LINE COMMUNITIES AND HOW THEY
INCLUDED NONPROFITS AND SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AS WELL AS
HOUSING ADVOCATES AND WITH
APPROPRIATE COMPLIANCE PATHWAYS
IN THE LEGISLATION. THE POLICY
CREATES AN ON-RAMP FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND
INCLUDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND
RESOURCES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. IN THIS LEGISLATION,
THIS COMPLEMENTS MUCH OF WHAT
WE HAVE PUT FORWARD AND I
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX AND
THINGS AGAIN TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
FOR LEADING ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS TO GREEN
START THE JUMPSTART THE GREEN
NEW DEAL FUNDING. IN THE
BIANNUAL BUDGET WE ADVANCED
FUNDING FOR UNDER RESOURCED
BUILDINGS AND THE POLICY TODAY
COMPLEMENTS THE WORK THAT WE
HAD BEEN DOING WITH THE
JUMPSTART DOLLARS. AS WE
ADVANCE OUR SUPPORT FOR
DIFFERENT BUILDING OWNERS AND
THUS THE RESIDENCE AND
COMMUNITY FOR SURROUNDING YOUR
COMMUNITIES AND SURROUNDING
SEATTLE AND WORKING AND LIVING
WITHIN THE BUILDINGS. THE CITY
HEARD FROM BUILDING OWNERS AND
INCORPORATED EXTENSIVE PATHWAYS
TO ADDRESS COMPLEXITIES ARE
DISTINCT BUILDING TYPES AND
SITUATIONS AND IS PROVIDING THE
SUPPORT NEEDED TO COMPLY.
INCLUDING COACHING AND
TECHNICAL SUPPORT. AS WELL AS
$4.5 MILLION IN GREEN NEW DEAL
FUNDING FOR CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS. AND THE
LEGISLATION REPRESENTS ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THE
CITY CAN DO TO TACKLE OUR LOCAL
CLIMATE CRISIS AND COMMITTEE
MISSIONS LOCALLY. I'M THANKFUL
TO BE A COSPONSOR WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS AND
OUR COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY AS WE
ADVANCE THE LEGISLATION TO
JUMPSTART THE GREEN NEW DEAL
INVESTMENTS AND WE WILL BUILD
TO FURTHER SHORE UP THE
RESILIENCE OF OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AND OUR
COMMUNITY FAMILIES AND THE THIS
WILL STRENGTHEN THE POLICY
RESPONSE TO SHOW LOCAL
LEADERSHIP ON CLIMATE ACTION.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR
ESTABLISHING THE COMMITTEE
MOVING FORWARD WHEN OTHERS ON
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WOULD
THROW THEIR HANDS UP BUT WE
WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE TO
MOVE FORWARD LEGISLATION AND
THIS YEAR WITHOUT DELAY.
THANKS TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
FOR THE THOROUGH PROCESS. WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT OVER 125
STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. THE
WEBINARS OVER THE LAST YEAR
HAVE BEEN HELD TO DEVELOP THIS
LEGISLATION AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND THE ONES THAT
I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.
I AM THINKING MLK LABOR AND
THE CONSORTIUM WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS AND THEY HAVE
BEEN SO ACTIVE WITH THE SIERRA
CLUB AND MANY CLIMATE ACTIVISTS
PUSHING ADJUST TRANSITION. AND
WE'RE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO
VOTE FOR AND ACT WITH URGENCY
TODAY.
>> ALLOWED THE COMMITTEE
COLLEAGUES INTERESTED IN
ADVANCING THIS NOW.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS
HAS JOINED US AND YOU ARE
JOINING US IN A VERY TIMELY
MOMENT. WE ARE ABOUT TO VOTE ON
THE MAIN MOTION . THE AMENDMENT
TO THE LEGISLATION HAVING
PASSED. AND WE ARE GIVING OUR
CLOSING REMARKS. COUNCILMEMBER
DAN STRAUSS. AS A COSPONSOR, I
WANT TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE
REMARKS. IF YOU WANT TO GET
YOUR THOUGHTS TOGETHER, I CAN
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COCHAIR DEBORA
JUAREZ WHO HAS HER HAND UP. BUT
I WANT TO PAUSE , AS YOU ARE A
SPONSOR. OKAY. WE WILL HEAR
FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COCHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ,
DEBORA JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU. AGE BEFORE
BEAUTY SO I APOLOGIZE FOR MY
THOUGHTS BEING SCATTERED BUT
BEFORE WE START, I WANT TO
THANK YOLANDA. YOUR MEMOS
PHENOMENAL AND A TOES DETAILED
AND THOUGHTFUL AND INTELLIGENT
AND THOROUGH. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ALSO WANT TO THANK SANDRA
FOR HER NOT. I LOVE THE
WALKING IS IN HERE AND I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU TOOK THE
TIME AT LEAST FOR ME TO
UNDERSTAND IT. WHEN IT THAT IN
CONJUNCTION AS IT WAS VERY
COMPLEMENTARY ON THE SUMMARY
BUT THE CENTRAL STUFF AND I
WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU THAT WE
DID NOT READ THE WHOLE
DIRECTORS REPORT. BUT THIS
EXECUTIVE SECTION. AND WE WERE
LOOKING AT THE NOTES BACK IN
THE FALL. AND BACK IN JULY AND
AUGUST AND REALLY STEPPING UP
WITH COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD. TAKING THIS UNDER YOUR
STEAM AND WE WERE PROUD TO WORK
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. AND TO
MOVE THIS FORWARD AND WE WERE
LOOKING AT THE CHRONOLOGY OF
THIS GOING BACK TO 1992 2020
11 AND 2019 AND 2020 AND 2021.
WE DID THE SEATTLE ENERGY CODE
UP TO 2023 WITH THE ANALYSIS
AND THE DIRECTORS REPORT. AS
THE CHAIR WAS SAYING, YOU HAVE
TO BE OUTRAGED AND ANGRY AND
JUST BE REACTIVE. AND PUT PEN
TO PAPER AND DO SOMETHING.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY
BUT WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT
WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD AND
I REALLY APPRECIATE THESE
REPRESENTATIVES. THIS IS
REGARDING THIS WELL BEFORE
SCREAMING OUT ABOUT THE GREEN
NEW DEAL. THIS IS SOMETHING I
KNOW THAT WAS NEAR AND DEAR TO
YOUR HEART. THIS WAS BACK IN
2015 AT 2016 AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU
PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER THE
COMBINATIONS AND SO WE WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THE AND WE WOULD
SUPPORT ALL OF THAT. BUT WE
JUST WANTED TO LET MADELINE
KNOW. I DID NOT WANT TO PUT
YOU ON THE SPOT BUT WE WANTED
TO RAISE THE ISSUE WE HAD TO
DEAL WITH. ALONG WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AND THE NEIGHBORING
CITIES FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
DAM REMOVAL AND WHAT IT WILL DO
TO THE GRID AND ENERGY AND
COSTS. I'M SURE THAT IS ON
EVERYBODY'S MIND. AND WE ARE
STEPPING UP TO COSPONSOR THIS
AND WE SHOULD HAVE THIS IN
FRONT OF FULL COUNSEL AND WE
WILL SUPPORT IT THEN AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND IT WAS
A LOT OF FUN STRATEGIZING FOR
YOU AND WE SEE IN THAT MAYOR'S
OFFICE THAT THERE IS A NARROW
WINDOW OF TIME THAT WE COULD
ACT IN. SO IT IS REALLY FUN
AND THIS WILL BE A STRONG
MEMORY OF MY TIME HERE AT THE
COUNCIL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE WE CALL THE VOTE? AND
JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE
OTHER COSPONSOR OF THE
LEGISLATION DOES NOT WANT TO
OFFER COMMENT? NOT HEARING
ANY, I WILL JUST OFFER SOME
CLOSING COMMENTS PER OUR USUAL
STANDARD OF GIVING A LOT OF
THINGS. BUT FIRST I WANT TO
NOTE THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL
STEP FORWARD WITH SO MUCH MORE
TO DO AS NOTED IN THE DIRECTORS
REPORT. WITH THE CITY AND
STATE POLICIES TO GET SEATTLE
ABOUT HALFWAY TOWARDS NET ZERO.
THE REMAINING CUMULATIVE
EMISSIONS WILL NEED TO BE
OBTAINED FROM FUTURE POLICIES
THAT ADDRESS NONRESIDENTIAL AND
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS. SMALLER
THAN 20,000 SQUARE FEET AND
THE SINGLE-FAMILY SECTOR.
BEYOND THOSE THAT WILL ALREADY
BE ADDRESSED BY THE EXISTING
RESIDENTIAL HEATING AND ALL
CONVERSION PROGRAM. I LOOK
FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S COUNSEL
AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
FOR THE SEATTLE BLUE-GREEN
COALITION AND BUILDING OWNERS
THAT HAVE MADE THE LEGISLATION
POSSIBLE. AND USING THE
MOMENTUM CREATED BY THIS
POLICY TO CREATED CRITICAL NEXT
STEPS. IN CLOSING THINK USE
TO THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
WITH THE NUMBER POLICIES YOU
HAVE WORKED ON. THANK YOU TO
THE DIRECTOR AND THANK YOU AS
WELL. AS WELL AS PROPOSING THE
LEGISLATION ALLOWED THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE FOR YOUR COLLABORATIVE
WORK. TO DEVELOP THE PROPOSAL
AND THANK YOU OF COURSE TO MY
CANCEL COLLEAGUES FOR AGREEING
TO MEET AFTER BUDGET. IT'S
USUALLY A DOWNTIME BEFORE THE
HOLIDAYS. BUT I'M SO GRATIFIED
THAT EVERYBODY AGREED. GIVEN
THIS WAS A CONSENSUS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION TO PUSH THROUGH
AND GET THIS DONE THIS YEAR.
AND THANKS TO COUNSEL CENTRAL
STUFF IN THE CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTOR. AND OF COURSE, THANK
YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS
TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF THE
LEGISLATION OR ATTENDED THE
MANY STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS THAT
LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS, TAKE
US OUT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. APOLOGIES
FOR GETTING THE LAST WORD HERE.
HERE STEPPING OUT FROM THE
CONFERENCE FOR THIS VERY
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. AND WE
SEEK COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY
MORALES JOINING ME RIGHT NOW AS
WELL.
>> FANTASTIC AND THANK YOU.
DID WE HEAR YOU CORRECTLY THAT
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES
WILL HEAR US AS WELL?
>> JOINING US AS WE SPEAK.
>> WE WOULD JUST TAKE A PAUSE
FOR THE CAUSE THEN. WE HAVE
EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO VOTE ON
IT.
>> THIS IS HISTORIC BUT THIS IS
VERY EXCITING. I THINK
EVERYONE WANTS A PIECE OF THIS.
AND WILL GET THAT IF WE CAN.
>> WHEREAS COUNCILMEMBER
TERESA MOSQUEDA WHEN WE NEED
HER?
>> RIGHT? LET'S HAVE SOME MORE
THANKS TO GIVE. AND HEAR MY
DAUGHTERS TELLING JOKES.
>> THAT IS A FUN STAGE OF
DEVELOPMENT WITH THE EXPRESSION
OF THE SENSE OF HUMOR.
>> HERE IN THE WAITING ROOM.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER DAN
STRAUSS. WE APPRECIATE YOU
LETTING US KNOW THAT THE
COUNCILMEMBER IS ON HER WAY AND
WELCOME .
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE ABOUT TO
CALL THE VOTE. IF THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT ARE TO
BE MADE AND I'M HAPPY TO HEAR
THEM .
>> I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE HERE AND WE CAN PROCEED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> I WAS GOING TO ABSTAIN AND
YES.
>> SEVEN YES.
>> FANTASTIC. THE MOTION
CARRIES AND IT IS ADOPTED. WITH
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND IT MOVES
INTO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ON THE DECEMBER 12 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THE LAST ONE OF THE
YEAR. THAT IS REALLY EXCITING
AND JUST THE LAST WORD.
COUNSEL RULES SELECT COMMITTEES
ALLOW FOR CONSIDERATION OF
LEGISLATION AT THE NEXT COUNCIL
MEETING. SO WE WILL DO THAT
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY'S TIME HERE TODAY.
AND WITH THAT, THIS IS THE
FINAL MEETING OF THE 2023
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE
ACTION. BEFORE WE ADJOURN,
JUST CHECKING TO MAKE SURE
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER TERESA
MOSQUEDA?
>> I AM JUST DELAYED ON MY
THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR HOSTING THIS. BECAUSE THIS
MIGHT BE THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING WHERE GET TO THANK YOU
IS A CHAIR THE COMMITTEE AND
THE VICE CHAIR AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU BOTH FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. THIS
IS GETTING MOVED TO FULL
COUNSEL ON THE 12th WITH ONE
MORE LAND-USE COMMITTEE
MEETING. WE WOULD SEE THE
LAND-USE TOMORROW AND THANKS
AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
>> THE TIME IS 10:51 AM AND WE
ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.