City Council
Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104
Agenda — 49 items
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- A. CALL TO ORDER
- B. ROLL CALL
- C. PUBLIC COMMENT
- D. CONSIDERATION OF INITIATIVE 137
- 6 Initiative Measure No. 137, concerning a payroll expense tax to fund the Social Housing Developer.
- E. PRESENTATIONS
- F. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
- 9 September 3, 2024
- G. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
- H. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
- 12 Journal:
- 1. August 6, 2024
- 14 Bills:
- 2. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of August 5, 2024, through August 9, 2024, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 3. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of August 12, 2024, through August 16, 2024, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 4. AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of August 19, 2024, through August 23, 2024, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 18 Appointments:
- 19 GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
- 5. Appointment of Shaina Foley as member, Seattle Music Commission, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- 6. Appointment of Christina Frappia as member, Seattle Music Commission, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- 7. Appointment of Olivia D. Hamilton as member, Seattle Music Commission, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- 8. Appointment of Jordan Leonard as member, Seattle Music Commission, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- 9. Reappointment of Adra D. D. Boo as member, Seattle Music Commission, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- 10. Reappointment of Keola Kama as member, Seattle Music Commission, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- 11. Reappointment of Bunnie Marie Moore as member, Seattle Music Commission, for a term to August 31, 2027.
- 27 PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:
- 12. Appointment of Sally Bagshaw as member, Seattle Center Advisory Commission, for a term to September 28, 2025.
- 13. Reappointment of Lara Mae D. Chollette as member, Seattle Center Advisory Commission, for a term to September 28, 2027.
- 14. Reappointment of Gloria Alvarez Connors as member, Seattle Center Advisory Commission, for a term to September 28, 2027.
- 15. Reappointment of Will Ludlam as member, Seattle Center Advisory Commission, for a term to September 28, 2027.
- 16. Reappointment of Matt Mead as member, Seattle Center Advisory Commission, for a term to September 28, 2027.
- 17. Reappointment of Kamala Saxton as member, Seattle Center Advisory Commission, for a term to September 28, 2027.
- I. COMMITTEE REPORTS
- 35 PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:
- 1. Appointment of Rob Lloyd as Chief Technology Officer, Seattle Information Technology Department, for a term to August 1, 2028.
- 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing the execution of the required harbor leases with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources for the North and South Leschi Moorages and the Leschi South Public Moorage; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to drainage services of Seattle Public Utilities; adjusting drainage rates; and amending Sections 21.33.010, 21.33.030, 21.33.040, 21.33.050, and 21.33.090 of the Seattle Municipal Code to reflect adjusted rates.
- 4. AN ORDINANCE relating to wastewater services of Seattle Public Utilities; adjusting wastewater rates; and amending Section 21.28.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code to reflect adjusted rates.
- 5. A RESOLUTION relating to Seattle Public Utilities; adopting a 2025-2030 Strategic Business Plan for Seattle Public Utilities; and endorsing a three-year (2025-2027) rate path and a subsequent, three-year (2028-2030) rate forecast to support the Strategic Business Plan Update.
- 41 SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE:
- 6. AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; amending Section 21.49.100 of the Seattle Municipal Code to authorize electric vehicle charging stations to submeter electricity.
- 7. A RESOLUTION relating to the City Light Department; endorsing City Light’s Wholesale Energy Risk Management Policy (“WERM Policy”), which governs wholesale energy, transmission, and ancillary services trading, including renewable energy credits and greenhouse gas offsets; establishing the WERM Policy as the guiding policy for managing risks related to wholesale energy, ancillary services, renewable energy credits, and greenhouse gas offsets within the City Light Department; and superseding Resolution 31616.
- 8. A RESOLUTION related to the City Light Department, adopting a 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Update for the City Light Department and endorsing the associated six-year rate path.
- J. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
- K. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
- L. OTHER BUSINESS
- M. ADJOURNMENT
- 49 _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on September 10, 2024. _____________________________________________________ Sara Nelson, Council President of the City Council