CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a two-year agreement with the Port of Seattle for the construction of system improvements associated with Terminal 46 and the Pier 66 Shore Power Project and negotiation and execution of an operations agreement.
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WHEREAS, the primary metered service connections and construction of system improvements associated with Terminal 46 and the Pier 66 Shore Power Project (“the Project”) are part of the Port’s long-term planning goals for carbon and air emissions reduction; and
WHEREAS, the Project will include the provision of electrical power via submersible cable running from Terminal 46 to Pier 66, which will allow cruise vessels to plug into the local electrical grid and turn off their auxiliary diesel engines while at berth, resulting in an overall reduction in air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and
WHEREAS, shore power at Pier 66 is estimated to reduce annual emissions by 54 metric tons of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), 1 metric ton of diesel particulate matter (DMP), and 2,700 metric tons of GHG; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy includes an objective to install shore power at all major cruise berths by 2030; and
WHEREAS, the Project helps establish electrification of medium- and heavy-duty commercial fleets and maritime vessels and facilities, grid modernization, integrated planning, strategic technologies, and clean energy objectives as described in Seattle City Light’s Transportation Electrification Strategic Investment Plan and 2023-2028 Strategic Plan Update; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The CEO and General Manager for the City Light Department is authorized for and on behalf of The City of Seattle to execute and deliver a two-year agreement with the Port of Seattle for the construction of the Project in the form of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) attached to this ordinance as Attachment A (the “Agreement”) with such changes as the CEO and General Manager may deem appropriate and are consistent with this ordinance.
Section 2. The CEO and General Manager for the City Light Department is authorized for and on behalf of The City of Seattle to negotiate and execute a separate Operations Agreement between the Port of Seattle and Seattle City Light detailing the responsibilities for operations, routine inspection, and maintenance of the submarine cable that is owned by the Port of Seattle for a period of up to 30 years.
Section 3. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2024, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2024.
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President ____________ of the City Council
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vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2024. |
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2024.
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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
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Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Memorandum of Agreement #______between the City of Seattle Department Seattle City Light and Port of Seattle for Primary Metered Service Connections and Construction of System Improvements Associated with Terminal 46 and the Pier 66 Shore Power Project