SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: Res 31793

• Record No: Res 31793
• Version: 3
• Type: Resolution (Res)
• Status: Adopted
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 2/26/2018
• Title: A RESOLUTION addressing a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Tacoma, and urging the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to improve tribal consultation procedures and collaborate with regional mayors, leaders, and tribes to address the growing impact of climate change.
• Sponsors: Kshama Sawant, Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Proposed Amendment 1 (added; 2/26/18), 3. Proposed Amendment 2 (added; 2/26/18), 4. Proposed Amendment 2 (added; 2/26/18), 5. Proposed Substitute v9a, 6. Presentation, 7. Signed Resolution 31793, 8. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/26/2018	3	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
2/26/2018	2	City Council	adopted as amended	Pass
2/21/2018	1	Civic Development, Public Assets, and Native Communities Committee	adopt as amended	Pass
1/29/2018	1	City Council	referred	Pass
1/16/2018	1	City Council	referred
1/16/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
1/16/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION addressing a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Tacoma, and urging the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to improve tribal consultation procedures and collaborate with regional mayors, leaders, and tribes to address the growing impact of climate change.
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WHEREAS, Puget Sound Energy (PSE), a for-profit company, is developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at the Port of Tacoma in the Tacoma Tideflats for the purpose of producing, storing, and distributing liquefied natural gas; and
WHEREAS, the regional 2008 Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy set ambitious goals for reducing emissions from ships and other port-related sources and improving regional air quality; and
WHEREAS, most cargo ships in the Puget Sound region currently run on diesel or bunker fuel, and emissions from ships are responsible for 63 percent of maritime-related diesel particulate matter emissions; and
WHEREAS, vessels operating in Puget Sound must meet appropriate federal emissions standards; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council considers climate change to be a threat to people everywhere in the world, and a vital concern for the people of Seattle and the Northwest, and data shows that LNG is one choice to fuel some ships and provide natural gas to residential and commercial customers to reduce sulfur emissions, harmful diesel particulate matter by 90 percent, nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions by 90 percent, and carbon dioxide emissions by 35 percent over that of diesel or bunker fuel; and
WHEREAS, dockworkers, pilots, and communities surrounding vessel routes and docking that utilize bunker fuel experience decreased air quality, significantly impacting the public health of workers and communities in the Puget Sound region; and
WHEREAS, workers exposed to harmful particulate matter from vessels burning diesel or bunker fuel is a serious health concern, and Seattle City Council supports finding energy alt...