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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
UM, TODAY IS APRIL 1, THIS IS A
MEETING OF THE PARKS AND SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE, IT IS
GOING-- I AM CALLING IT TO
ORDER, 2:03, I I AM DEBORAH
JUAREZ, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
HERE: HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA: COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA?
HERE: HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?
PRESENT.
VICE CHAIR KETTLE: VICE CHAIR KETTLE?
PRESENT.
CHAIR JUAREZ: CHAIR JUAREZ.
THANK YOU, OR HERE. COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE, LETS CHECK YOUR
MIC ONE MORE TIME.
TESTING, ONE, TWO.
CAN YOU TURN IT UP A LITTLE: CAN YOU TURN IT UP A LITTLE
BIT? I THINK WE HAD THIS-- WE
WERE DEALING WITH THIS WITH YOU
YESTERDAY, OR TUESDAY. TEST IT
NOW.
WE CAN BARELY HEAR: WE CAN BARELY HEAR.
I THINK YOU ARE CUTTING OUT: I THINK YOU ARE CUTTING OUT.
OKAY. WELL, LETS SEE WHAT
HAPPENS IF WE HAVE TO, WE WILL
HAVE THE CLERK WATCH THE SCREEN
WHEN WE VOTE. OKAY? THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. LETS GO TO
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. THERE IS
NO OBJECK WILL OBJECTION WILL BE
ADOPTED. TWO PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIODS TODAY, THERE WILL BE A
REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
BEFORE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT
SHOULD BE RELATED TO ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA AND WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. THE
SECOND IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM, COUNCIL
BILL 121177, WHICH WE ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE FOR ITEMS THAT
CONCERN THE TRANSFER OF CITY
LIGHT PROPERTY. COMMENTS DURING
THE PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD BE
RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC COUNCIL
BILL. THE TWO ORDINANCES THAT
ARE ON THE AGENDA TODAY ARE THE
FIRST IS THE SKAGIT
HYDROELECTRIC RELICENSING AND
COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT, THE SECOND
PRESENTATION ABOUT SKAGIT
RELICENSING, THE PRESENTATION IS
FOCUSED ON THE HISTORICAL
CONTEXT OF THE LICENSING AND
WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE PROCESS
IF THE CITY PASSES THE
LEGISLATION. THIS WOULD START
AFTER THE CITY'S THREE-STEP
PROCESS. FIRST, THIS COMMITTEE,
THEN FULL COUNCIL, AND THEN TO
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. MY
UNDERSTANDING TODAY IS FOR ITEM
NUMBER ONE, THE PRESENTATION
WILL BE PRESENTED, OBVIOUSLY, BY
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, AND WE WILL
BE JOINED BY CRAIG SMITH, DENNIS
MCLARYN, CHRIS TROUNZENED,
STEVEN, MATT LOVE, AND IS ERIC
HERE? ERIC FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
SECOND ORDINANCE IS LAND
TRANSFER IN WHICH CITY LIGHT IS
SELLING LAND TO SNOHOMISH
COUNTY, BUT RETAIN RIGHTS AND
ACCESS FOR AN ELECTRICAL
EASEMENT. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR THIS LEGISLATION
FOLLOWED BY A PRESENTATION. THIS
PRESENTATION WILL BE PRESENTED
FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT BY CRAIG
SMITH, SAME FOLKS, DENNIS
MCLERRAN, TWO NEW FOLKS, BILL
DEVAROW, AND KATIE TASRY, AND
ERIC IN THE BACK. SO, I WANT A
VOTE ON BOTH ITEMS, I EXPECT A
VOTE ON BOTH ITEMS TODAY. SO,
WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL NOW
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD BE
RELATED TO TODAY'S ITEM, CLERK,
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
CURRENTLY ZERO IN PERSON: CURRENTLY ZERO IN PERSON
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP AND ONE
REMOTE SPEAKER.
OKAY. SO, LETS GO TO THE ONE
REMOTE PERSON, YOU DON'T NEED
TO READ ALL THE STUFF, JUST
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, TWO
MINUTES, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
ADD TO THAT, PAUL? BESIDES THE
TWO MINUTES? BE NICE. ANYTHING
ELSE. OKAY.
DAVID HANES, YOU ARE OUR
REMOTE SPEAKER, IF YOU WOULD--
LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
MR. HANES? I DON'T SEE HIM ON
THE-- MR. HANES, STAR 6. OKAY.
OKAY. HE IS NO LONGER
PRESENT. WE HAVE ZERO REMAINING
PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING SAID,
SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN
CHAMBERS, NOBODY ON LINE OR
REMOTE, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
CLOSED. ITEM NUMBER ONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD?
COUNCIL BILL 12177, ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
OR HER DEZ IGNEE TO EXECUTE A
COMPREHENSIVE SETMMENT
AGREEMENT, FIVE OFF-CISEANCE
AGREEMENTS AND RELATED
AGREEMENTS FOR PURPOSE OF
RELICENSING THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S SKAGIT RIVER
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT BEFORE THE
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
COMMISSION AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE FOLKS AND
FRIENDS FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
COME UP TO THE TABLE AND I WILL
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR
TITLES AND I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE
GOING TO WALK US THROUGH A
FIVE-PAGE POWER POINT. THANK YOU
FOR TWO WEEKS AGO, GREAT
POWERPOINT, AND THANK YOU FOR
TAKING SOME OF MY COMMENTINIZE
TO CONSIDERATION FOR THIS
FIVE-POINT POWERPOINT. I THINK
THE MAIN QUESTIONS WE GOT ARE
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS? WHEN IT
KICKS OVER, AND MORE COMMENT
PERIOD, AND IF THERE ARE ANY
OTHER OBJECTIONS, WITH THAT, WE
WILL HAND IT OVER TO THE PANEL.
YOU WANT TO START WITH MR. SMITH
AND THEN MOVE DOWN?
CRAIG SMITH, INTERIM DIRECTOR
AND CEO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
CHRIS TOWNSEND, DIRECTOR OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND HIDE
ROLICENSING AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MATT LOVE
PARTNER AT CASCADIA LAW GROUP,
OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ASSISTANT
CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM DENNIS
MCLERRAN, DEPUT
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