SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Parks and City Light Committee  
Agenda  
Public Hearing  
Wednesday, June 17, 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  
June 17, 2026 - 2:00 PM  
Public Hearing  
Meeting Location:  
Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104  
Committee Website:  
https://seattle.gov/council/parks-and-city-light  
This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a  
committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee  
business.  
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Please Note: Times listed are estimated  
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  
advance to be recognized by the Chair.  
D. Items of Business  
A resolution relating to the City Light Department; acknowledging  
and approving the 2026 Integrated Resource Plan as conforming  
with the public policy objectives of The City of Seattle and the  
requirements of the State of Washington; and approving the  
Integrated Resource Plan for the biennium September 2026  
through August 2028.  
1
Res 32206  
Att 1 - SCL 2026 Integrated Resource Plan  
Attachments:  
Att 2 - SCL 2026 Integrated Resource Plan Appendices  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Presentation  
Documents:  
Public Hearing, Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (30  
minutes)  
Presenters: Rob Santoff, Interim General Manager and CEO, Siobhan  
Doherty, Kathryn Ewing, Verene Martin, Rebecca Klein, and Natalie  
Randall, Seattle City Light; Eric McConaghy, Council Central Staff  
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.  
2
CB 121228  
Att 1 - MOA SCL WSF Seattle Terminal Electrification Project  
Attachments:  
Att 2 - MOA SCL WSF Seattle Terminal Electrification Service  
Agreement  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Presentation  
Documents:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (25 minutes)  
Presenters: Rob Santoff, Interim General Manager and CEO, Tamara  
Jenkins, Philip Ambrose, and Lizzy Kay, Seattle City Light; Eric  
McConaghy, Council Central Staff  
Appointment of H Bradley Kahn as member, Board of Parks and  
Recreation Commissioners, for a term to 3 years from Council  
confirmation.  
3
Appt 03529  
Appointment Packet  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (2 minutes)  
Presenter: Michele Finnegan, Interim Superintendent, Seattle Parks  
and Recreation  
Appointment of Phillip Meng as member, Board of Parks and  
Recreation Commissioners, for a term to 3 years from Council  
confirmation.  
4
Appt 03530  
Appointment Packet  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (2 minutes)  
Presenter: Michele Finnegan, Interim Superintendent, Seattle Parks  
and Recreation  
Appointment of Rebecca J. Rasch as member, Board of Parks  
and Recreation Commissioners, for a term to 3 years from  
Council confirmation.  
5
6
7
Appt 03531  
Appointment Packet  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (2 minutes)  
Presenter: Michele Finnegan, Interim Superintendent, Seattle Parks  
and Recreation  
Appointment of James Williams as member, Board of Parks and  
Recreation Commissioners, for a term to 3 years from Council  
confirmation.  
Appt 03532  
Appointment Packet  
Attachments:  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (2 minutes)  
Presenter: Michele Finnegan, Interim Superintendent, Seattle Parks  
and Recreation  
An ordinance relating to King County Conservation Futures Levy  
proceeds; authorizing the Mayor or designee to enter into  
Amendment 6 to the Conservation Futures Interlocal Cooperation  
Agreement between King County and The City of Seattle for Open  
Space Acquisition Projects; authorizing the deposit of both the  
2025 reallocations and the 2026 allocations from King County  
Conservation Futures Levy proceeds into The City of Seattle’s  
Park and Recreation Fund; and ratifying and confirming certain  
prior acts.  
CB 121229  
Att 1 - Amendment 6 to the Interlocal Agreement  
Attachments:  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Documents:  
Summary Att A – Maps of Conservation Futures Levy Projects  
Presentation  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (20 minutes)  
Presenters: Michele Finnegan, Interim Superintendent, and Lise Ward,  
Seattle Parks and Recreation; Traci Ratzliff, Council Central Staff  
An ordinance relating to the Seattle Parks and Recreation;  
authorizing the Superintendent to identify, negotiate, and acquire  
real property and property rights in the Delridge neighborhood of  
West Seattle for the permanent preservation and expansion of the  
Delridge Native Forest; authorizing blanket authority for future  
acquisition of real property in the Delridge Native Forest including  
property that may have connection with Sound Transit’s West  
Seattle Link Extension, which is expected to require park  
greenspace conversions; authorizing execution of purchase and  
sale agreements, escrow instruments, and related documents as  
funding is appropriated; and ratifying and confirming certain prior  
acts.  
8
CB 121230  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Summary Att 1 – Map of Delridge Native Forest Acquisition Area  
Presentation  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote (20 minutes)  
Presenters: Michele Finnegan, Interim Superintendent, and Lise Ward,  
Seattle Parks and Recreation; Traci Ratzliff, Council Central Staff  
A resolution relating to the City Light Department; adopting a  
2027-2032 Strategic Plan for the City Light Department and  
endorsing the associated rate path.  
9
Res 32210  
Att 1 - SCL 2027-2032 Strategic Plan and Appendices  
Attachments:  
Att 2 - City Light Review Panel Comment Letter on Proposed  
2027-2032 SCL Strategic Plan  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Presentation  
Documents:  
Briefing and Discussion (15 minutes)  
Presenters: Rob Santoff, Interim General Manager and CEO, Angela  
Bertrand, and Kristy Grainger, Seattle City Light; Leo Lam, Position 4 -  
Residential Customer Representative, City Light Review Panel Chair;  
Eric McConaghy, Council Central Staff  
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.  
10  
CB 121231  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Presentation  
Briefing and Discussion (30 minutes)  
Presenters: Rob Santoff, Interim General Manager and CEO, Angela  
Bertrand, and Kristy Grainger, Seattle City Light; Leo Lam, Position 4 -  
Residential Customer Representative, City Light Review Panel Chair;  
Eric McConaghy, Council Central Staff  
E. Adjournment