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The City of Seattle
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An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a five-year agreement with Washington State Ferries, a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation, for the construction of system improvements associated with Pier 48 and the Seattle Terminal (Colman Dock, Pier 52) Electrification Project and negotiation and execution of an operations agreement; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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The primary metered service connections and construction of system improvements associated with the Seattle Terminal (Colman Dock, Pier 52) Electrification Project (Project) are part of Washington State Ferries’ (WSF’s) long-term planning goals to rebuild and modernize its fleet.
The Project will include the provision of two vessel charging systems conveying electrical power running from Pier 48 to the Seattle Terminal (Colman Dock) via submersible cable, which will charge the on board batteries while unloading and loading, thus allowing the hybrid electric ferries to operate on battery power, resulting in an overall reduction in air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions.
WSF’s objective is to reduce carbon dioxide equivalent by 70 percent by 2040 and 95 percent by 2050.
The submarine cable will be owned and operated by WSF and installed on Department of Natural Resources property. Seattle City Light’s meter will be located on the Seattle Terminal (Colman Dock), which is similar to the conditions of the Terminal 46 and Pier 66 Shore Power Project subject to an agreement between Seattle City Light and the Port of Seattle authorized by Ordinance 127050.
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. Therefore,
Be it ordained by The City of Seattle as follows:
Section 1. The CEO and General Manager of City Light is authorized for and on behalf of The City of Seattle to execute and deliver a five-year agreement with Washington State Ferries, a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation, for the construction of the Seattle Terminal (Colman Dock) Electrification Project in the form of a Memorandum of Agreement attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1 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 of City Light is authorized for and on behalf of The City of Seattle to negotiate and execute a separate operations agreement between Washington State Ferries and Seattle City Light detailing the responsibilities for operations, routine inspection, and maintenance of the service and electrification infrastructure that are owned by Washington State Ferries 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.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - MOA SCL WSF Seattle Terminal Electrification Project
Attachment 2 - MOA SCL WSF Seattle Terminal Electrification Project Service Agreement
This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.
Passed by the City Council and signed in open session in authentication of its passage on .
President of the City Council
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Katie B. Wilson, Mayor
Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk