Agenda - Parks and City Light Committee

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL

Parks and City Light Committee

Agenda

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

2:00 PM

Council Chamber, City Hall

600 4th Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

Debora Juarez, Chair

Robert Kettle, Vice-Chair

Maritza Rivera, Member

Rob Saka, Member

Dan Strauss, Member

Chair Info: 206-684-8805; Debora.Juarez@seattle.gov

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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL

Parks and City Light Committee

Agenda

July 15, 2026 - 2:00 PM

Meeting Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104

Committee Website:

https://seattle.gov/council/parks-and-city-light

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A. Call To Order

B. Approval of the Agenda

C. Public Comment

Members of the public may address items on the agenda and

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D. Items of Business

An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; establishing

new retail rate schedules; establishing a new customer class and

conditions of service for data centers whose electricity demand

constitutes a new large load; modifying customer charges for

service connections; modifying customer eligibility for residential

rate assistance; augmenting the rate stabilization account

mechanism; amending Sections 21.49.020, 21.49.030, 21.49.040,

21.49.052, 21.49.055, 21.49.057, 21.49.058, 21.49.060, 21.49.065,

21.49.083, 21.49.086, 21.49.110, and 21.49.130 of the Seattle

Municipal Code; adding a new Section 21.49.059 to the Seattle

Municipal Code; and repealing Section 21.49.081 of the Seattle

Municipal Code.

CB 121231

Full Text: CB 121231

Attachments:

Supporting

Summary and Fiscal Note

Central Staff Memo

Presentation

Documents:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (20 minutes)

Presenters: Rob Santoff, Interim General Manager and CEO, Angela

Bertrand, and Kirsty Grainger, Seattle City Light; Eric McConaghy,

Council Central Staff

Seattle City Light (SCL) 2025 Baker Tilly Independent Audit

Supporting

Seattle City Light 2025 Audit Results

Presentation

Documents:

Briefing and Discussion (15 minutes)

Presenters: Rob Santoff, Interim General Manager and CEO, and

Natalie Hayashi, Seattle City Light; Aaron Wortham, Baker Tilly

An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; authorizing

ten-year agreements with customers eligible for transportation

electrification programs.

CB 121249

Att A – Transportation Electrification Incentive Program

Participation Agreement

Attachments:

Supporting

Summary and Fiscal Note

Presentation

Documents:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (20 minutes)

Presenters: Rob Santoff, Interim General Manager and CEO, David

Logsdon, and Angela Song, Seattle City Light; Eric McConaghy, Council

Central Staff

An ordinance relating to City-owned real property known as Lake

City Garage and Plaza; transferring jurisdiction and management

authority from the Department of Finance and Administrative

Services to Seattle Parks and Recreation for municipal purposes;

and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

CB 121250

Att 1 – Legal Description of Property

Attachments:

Supporting

Summary and Fiscal Note

Summary Att A – Property Map

Presentation

Documents:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (45 minutes)

Presenters: Michele Finnegan, Interim Superintendent, and Lise Ward,

Seattle Parks and Recreation; Maria Dewees, Seattle Office of Housing;

Karen Gruen, Department of Finance and Administrative Services; Traci

Ratzliff, Council Central Staff