SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Governance and Utilities Committee  
Agenda  
Thursday, June 11, 2026  
9:30 AM  
Council Chamber, City Hall  
600 4th Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Joy Hollingsworth, Chair  
Debora Juarez, Vice-Chair  
Robert Kettle, Member  
Maritza Rivera, Member  
Dan Strauss, Member  
Chair Info: 206-684-8803; Joy.Hollingsworth@seattle.gov  
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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Governance and Utilities Committee  
Agenda  
June 11, 2026 - 9:30 AM  
Meeting Location:  
Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104  
Committee Website:  
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business.  
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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  
matters within the purview of the committee. Please register in  
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D. Items of Business  
Appointment of Sarah Champ as member, Seattle Public Utilities  
Customer Review Panel, for a term to July 31, 2028.  
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Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (5 minutes)  
Presenters: Andrew Lee, General Manager and CEO, and Justin Chan,  
Seattle Public Utilities  
Appointment of Rajat Aggarwal as member, Community  
Technology Advisory Board, for a term to December 31, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (18 minutes for items 2-10)  
Presenter for items 2-10: Will Smith, Seattle Information Technology  
Department  
Reappointment of Aishah Bomani as member, Community  
Technology Advisory Board, for a term to December 31, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Appointment of Friday O. Enabulele as member, Community  
Technology Advisory Board, for a term to December 31, 2027.  
4.  
5.  
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7.  
8.  
9.  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Reappointment of Phillip Meng as member, Community  
Technology Advisory Board, for a term to December 31, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Appointment of Kathleen Rohde as member, Community  
Technology Advisory Board, for a term to December 31, 2027.  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Appointment of Colin Sanders as member, Community  
Technology Advisory Board, for a term to December 31, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Reappointment of Dei’Marlon Scisney as member, Community  
Technology Advisory Board, for a term to December 31, 2027.  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Reappointment of Omari Stringer as member, Community  
Technology Advisory Board, for a term to December 31, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Appointment of Venita Subramanian as member, Community  
Technology Advisory Board, for a term to December 31, 2027.  
10.  
11.  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Response to Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) SPU-012S-A-2:  
Utility Discount Program  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Briefing and Discussion (45 minutes)  
Presenters: Andrew Lee, General Manager and CEO, and Leslie  
Brinson, Seattle Public Utilities; Rob Santoff and Marcus Jackson,  
Seattle City Light; Tanya Kim, Director, Human Services Department;  
Brian Goodnight and Eric McConaghy, Council Central Staff  
An ordinance relating to the Utility Discount Program; amending  
the income threshold for the utility discount program for water,  
wastewater, drainage, solid waste, and electric utility services;  
and amending Sections 21.49.040 and 21.76.030 of the Seattle  
Municipal Code.  
12.  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Briefing and Discussion (15 minutes)  
Presenters: Brian Goodnight and Eric McConaghy, Council Central  
Staff  
An ordinance relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the  
General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public  
Utilities to enter into a contract with Waste Management of  
Washington, Inc., to provide recycling processing services for  
The City of Seattle; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.  
13.  
Attachments:  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (15 minutes)  
Presenters: Andrew Lee, General Manager and CEO, and Sally  
Hulsman, Seattle Public Utilities; Brian Goodnight, Council Central Staff  
E. Adjournment