SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118801

• Record No: CB 118801
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118801
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 9/19/2016
• Ordinance No: Ord 125136
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; amending subsection 21.49.086.D of the Seattle Municipal Code to create Net Wholesale Revenue targets for 2017 and 2018 consistent with those assumed in the City Light 2017-2022 Strategic Plan adopted by Resolution 31678.
• Sponsors: Kshama Sawant
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. SCL 2015-16 NWR and Rates Presentation, 3. Signed Ord 125136, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/29/2016	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
9/29/2016	1	Mayor	Signed
9/29/2016	1	Mayor	returned
9/23/2016	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
9/19/2016	1	City Council	passed	Pass
9/13/2016	1	Energy and Environment Committee	pass	Pass
9/12/2016	1	City Council	referred
9/1/2016	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/30/2016	1	City Clerk	sent for review
8/30/2016	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; amending subsection 21.49.086.D of the Seattle Municipal Code to create Net Wholesale Revenue targets for 2017 and 2018 consistent with those assumed in the City Light 2017-2022 Strategic Plan adopted by Resolution 31678.
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WHEREAS, the City established the City Light Rate Stabilization Account ("RSA") within the Light Fund in part to buffer the City Light Department and its rate payers from shortfalls in the amount of Net Wholesale Revenue actually earned relative to that specified in budgets and assumed in electricity rates; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 123260 provided a funding mechanism for the RSA and established rules for its operation, including a formula for computing the target level of Net Wholesale Revenue for the purpose of developing budgets and retail electricity rates, and for determining deposits to, and withdrawals from, the RSA; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 123989 changed the methodology for computing the Net Wholesale Revenue target, eliminating the formula and establishing specific dollar amount targets consistent with those assumed in the City Light Strategic Plan adopted by Resolution 31383; and
WHEREAS, the City Light 2017-2022 Strategic Plan, adopted by Resolution 31678, assumes specific targets for Net Wholesale Revenue for the years 2017 to 2022, and electricity rates consistent with those targets; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends to adopt retail electricity rates for 2017 and 2018 that are consistent with those in the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council will reconsider spending plans, the targets for Net Wholesale Revenue, and the retail electricity rates to support them for subsequent years as part of the update and extension of the Strategic Plan in 2018; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection 21.49.086.D of the Seattle Municipal C...