>>> OFFICIAL MEETING OF THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE. IT'S
JUNE 28, 2023. THE MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:01. I AM
SARA NELSON. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD? CHAIR NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> FOUR PRESENT AND ONE ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
MEETING IS SPECIAL BECAUSE WE
ARE STARTING 30 MINUTES EARLY T
ACCOMMODATE MY PARTICIPATION IN
THE LUNCH OF THE MAYOR'S
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN THAT
STARTS AT 10:00 A.M. AT WEST
LAKE PARK, SO I AM ATTENDING
BECAUSE THE PLAN WILL HAVE
SEVERAL COMPONENTS LIKELY TO
COME THROUGH THE COMMITTEE. I
THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR
FLEXIBILITY IN BEING HERE EARLY
TODAY, PANELISTS AND COLLEAGUES
WE ONLY HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, CONTINUING OUR NOW
THREE-WEEK TRADITION OF FAIRLY
SHORT MEETINGS. THE FIRST IS AN
ORDINANCE GIVING SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT THE FLEXIBILITY ON MOVING
OVERHEAD ELECTRIC FACILITY IN
THE FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD TO
UNDERGROUND, AND THE SECOND IS
RESOLUTION FROM I.T.D. THAT
WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO
BEGIN THE CABLE FRANCHISE
RENEWAL PROCEEDINGS WITH
COMCAST. ALL RIGHT, ANY
OBJECTIONS TO THE AGENDA? SEEIN
NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. AN
LET'S SEE. WITH THAT, WE WILL
NOW MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT ON
ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
LET'S SEE, ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE
ON THE SIGN-UP SHEET REMOTELY?
>> THERE ARE NO COMMENTERS
SIGNED UP ONLINE OR IN PERSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING
HOW THERE'S NONE, I CLOSE PUBLI
COMMENT, AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO
THE AGENDA.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE. COUNCIL BIL
120594. AN ORDINANCE RELATING T
DERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT TO EVALUATE THE RISK
PRESENTED BY OVERHEAD FACILITIE
ON STREETS AND ALLEYS IN THE
FIRST HILL DISTRICT AND TO
DETERMINE, BASED UPON THE
DEPARTMENT'S ENGINEERING
STANDARDS, WHETHER ELECTRIC
FACILITIES SHOULD BE
UNDERGROUNDED AND WHETHER TO
DISPOSE OF REMAINING UTILITY
POLES; AND AMENDING SECTIONS
21.68.070, 21.68.090, AND
21.68.100 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE. F0 DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THE
LAST MEETING WE HAD A BRIEFING
AND PRESENTATION ON JUNE 13th
FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT LINKED
TO THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW. IF YOU
WANT TO REFER TO THE
PRESENTATION, YOU'RE WELCOME TO
I'M HOPING TO VOTE IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE. TO RECAP. 55 YEARS
AGO COUNCIL ENACTED THE
ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL ELECTRY
DISTRIBUTIONS AND OTHER WIRES
AND FACILITIES IN FOUR DISTRICT
ACROSS THE CITY GO UNDERGROUND,
AND THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO,
AND WE ARE NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY
COUNCIL DID THAT. FAST FORWARD
TO TODAY, AND I'M SEEING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS JOINE
THE MEETING. WHILE FACILITIES
ARE MOSTLY COMPLETELY
UNDERGROUNDED IN THOSE
DISTRICTS, THEY REMAIN PORTIONS
OF THE FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT STILL HAS OVERHEAD WIRES,
AND THIS RESOLUTION I MEAN THIS
COUNCIL BILL WOULD PROVIDE SOME
FLEXIBILITY TO SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT WHEN THEY ARE REPLACING
INFRASTRUCTURE TO LEAVE THEM
ABOVEGROUND FOR MANY DIFFERENT
REASONS INCLUDING THE FACT THAT
THE PROPERTY OWNERS ADJACENT TO
THE MAIN LINE HAVE TO PAY THE
COST OF TRENCHING AND
UNDERGROUNDING FROM THE MAIN
LINE TO THE ACTUAL BUILDING AND
PROVIDING MORE FLEXIBILITY COUL
MAKE DEVELOPMENT COSTS LESS
EXPENSIVE, AND THAT WOULD
DECREASE THE COST OF HOUSING.
THERE'S OTHER GOOD REASONS, AND
WITH THAT, WE HAVE OUR
PRESENTERS TO PROVIDE MORE
INFORMATION AT THE TABLE.
PERHAPS PROVIDE A SYNOPSIS. I'M
HOPING THAT YOU WILL INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M JEFF WOLF,
LEGAL AFFAIRS ADVISER AT CITY
LIGHT.
>> I'M HINA ARAI WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AS A SENIOR PROJECT
MANAGER.
>> I'M ERIC McCONAGHY, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK VERY MUCH. CONTINUING
FROM LAST MEETING, I HAVE NOT
RECEIVED QUESTIONS FROM MY
COUNCILMEMBERS, BUT I AM
WONDERING IF YOU COULD JUST
PROVIDE A BRIEF SYNOPSIS FOR
ANYONE NOT WATCHING LAST TIME,
AND WE CAN PROCEED TO A VOTE IF
THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
>> CERTAINLY, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. THIS
ORDINANCE AMENDS THE CODE SO IT
GIVES CITY LIGHT DISCRETION IN
TERMS OF WHEN IT IS NECESSARY
FOR THE SYSTEM, WHETHER IT NEED
TO UNDERGROUND EVERYTHING OR IF
IT CAN UNDERGROUND CERTAIN
PORTIONS TO MEET THE SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS, AND IT'S A
SAFETY-ORIENTED CODE PROVISION,
AND IT -- BY GIVING US
DISCRETION, IT ENABLES US TO
MAINTAIN THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE I
PERFECTLY GOOD SHAPE THAT DON'T
NEED TO BE UNDERGROUNDED SO THA
WE CAN SAVE ON THE COST OF A
SIGNIFICANT PROJECT. WE DO NEED
FROM TIME TO TIME, THE FIRST
HILL DISTRICT, WE NEED TO
UNDERGROUND CERTAIN AREAS OF TH
DISTRICT IN ORDER TO MEET
CLEARNESS STANDARDS. IN LARGE
PART, THOSE ARE ONLY A FEW OF
THE POLLS IN THE DISTRICT, NOT
THE VAST MAJORITY. WHAT WE WOUL
DO, WE WOULD REVIEW THE AREA
THAT IS GOING TO BE I█MPACTED
PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN, A
DESIGN, AND IN THAT DESIGN, WE
WOULD LOOK TO SEE WHAT AREAS
NEEDED TO BE UNDERGROUNDED FOR
SAFETY PURPOSES ASK, AND WHAT
AREAS CAN REMAIN AS IS, MOVING
ACCORDINGLY, ALLOWING US TO BE
MORE EFFICIENT AND COST
EFFECTIVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> PLEASE REMIND US WHAT WORK I
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW OR WILL BE
AND WHAT IS PLANNED COMING
FORWARD?
>> I THINK IT'S NEXT YEAR? THIS
SUMMER?
>> WE ARE LOOKING HOPEFULLY TO
START NEXT YEAR. THAT'S THE COD
PROVISION AMENDMENT, WE HAD AN
AREA ON THE EAST BELMONT AVENUE
AND ON THE WEST SUMMIT AVENUE O
CAPITOL HILL, THE WEST SIDE OF
CAPITOL HILL, BOUNDED ON THE
SOUTH BY EAST JOHN AND ON THE
NORTH BY ROY. IT IS A VERY DENS
AREA MADE OF A LARGE PART
APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, AND WE HAD
SOME ISSUES BOTH WITH CLEARANCE
BECAUSE WE HAVE A 4KV SYSTEM AN
OLDER SYSTEM OPERATING, AND WE
HAVE AN URGENCY, IF SOMETHING
GOES WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM, WE
DON'T HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS.
THEY ARE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED
WE WANT TO MOVE THAT OVER TO TH
CURRENT 26KV SYSTEM. WE WOULD
HAVE TO INCREASE THE CLEARANCE.
WE SHOWED THE PICTURE OF THE
ALLEYWAY WHERE THE POLES WERE U
AGAINST AN APARTMENT BUILDING,
AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVED
UNDERGROUND BECAUSE WE CANNOT
MOVE IT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE
ALLEY. THE AREA THAT BORDERS
JOHN AND SUMMIT, IT COULD REMAI
OVERHEAD. MANY ARE 26KV AND
DON'T NEED MODIFICATIONS. WE
COULD MAKE WHAT WOULD BE A LARG
PROJECT INTO A SMALLER PROJECT
AND SAVE, AS YOU INDICATED
EARLIER, SAVE THE COST FOR
HOMEOWNERS, AND WE DON'T NEED T
TRENCH. IT'S LIKE A SIDE SEWER.
THE OWNER MAINTAINS UP TO THE
CONNECTION POINT. THAT'S A BIG
EXPENSE IN THE AREA THAT HAS
BEEN LONG DEVELOPMENT AND IS
DENSELY WHERE HOMES ARE LOCATED
AND THERE'S A LOT OF EXISTING
UNDERGROUND UTILITIES ALREADY.
WE WOULD SAVE THEM A LOT OF
MONEY, TRENCHING IN THE STREET,
CLOSING A LOT OF STREETS, AND
TAKING AWAY PARKING FROM CAPITO
HILL. THAT WOULD BE A HUGE
HEADACHE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T
HAVE GARAGES AND REQUIRE PARKIN
IN THE AREAS, AND ANYONE WHO HA
BEEN UP IN CAPITOL HILL KNOWS I
IS HARD TO GET PARKING. WE
BELIEVE IT WILL BE A BENEFIT AN
WIN-WIN FOR THE UTILITY AND TO
THE CITIZENS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THAT. ERIC, ANYTHING
TO ADD?
>> I DON'T. GREAT RUNDOWN. THE
INTRO WAS THOROUGH, AND I REALL
APPRECIATE THE RECAP. I ALSO
HAVE NOT HEARD FROM MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE OR COUNCILMEMBERS
SINCE THE LAST MEETING TWO WEEK
AGO JUST TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD.
HAVE NOT HEARD ANY CONCERNS.
>> I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES. I SEE NONE. WITH
THAT, I MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 120594. A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE COUNCI
BILL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CAL
ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL BIL
120594 PASS?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION CARRIES.
IT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CIT
COUNCIL FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION
AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5th. YES, AND
NOTE THAT IT IS ON A WEDNESDAY,
NOT A TUESDAY, TO ACCOMMODATE
THE HOLIDAY. OKAY, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO
THE RECORD?
RESOLUTION 32095. A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING COMMENCEMENT OF
CABLE FRANCHISE CONTRACT ENEWAL
PROCEEDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF 47 U.S.C.
SECTION 546 AND WRITTEN REQUEST
FROM COMCAST CABLE
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLC.
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU, CITY LIGHT, FOR ATTENDING
TODAY EARLY. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> HELLO, OKAY, SO EVERY TEN
YEARS THE CITY'S CABLE TV
FRANCHISE MUST BE RENEWED, AND
THIS AUTHORIZES THE RENEWAL
PROCEEDINGS WITH COMCAST TO
BEGIN, AND IT ALSO AUTHORIZES
THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROCESSES TO COMPLY WITH THE
CITY'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER FEDERA
LAW THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN A
FAIRLY LONG PROCESS AND COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE ACTUAL FRANCHIS
RENEWAL NOT BEFORE COUNCIL UNTI
I BELIEVE --
>> 2025.
>> 2025. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WITH THAT WITH HAVE OUR
PRESENTER? WOULD YOU PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND START TH
PRESENTATION.
>> I'M JON MORRISON WINTERS WIT
SEATTLE I.T. HAPPY TO BE HERE
TODAY TO REPRESENT THE DIGITAL
EQUITY TIME AT SEATTLE I.T. AND
OFFICE OF CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
THAT NOW RESIDES WITHIN THE
DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAM. YES, I'
GOING TO BE TALKING TODAY A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CABLE
FRANCHISING AND THE PROCESS OF
CABLE FRANCHISE RENEWAL AND THI
RESOLUTION THAT WOULD SORT OF
KICK OFF THE PROCESS OF
FRANCHISE RENEWAL. CABLE
FRANCHISES IN THE UNITED STATES
THEY ARE GOVERNED BY FEDERAL
LAW, THE CABLE ACT OF 1984, AND
HERE IN SEATTLE, WE HAVE AS PAR
OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE,
WE HAVE THE CABLE CODE, AND THA
DOES REQUIRE THE OPERATORS WHO
WISH TO OPERATE IN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PROVIDE CABLE
SERVICES THAT MEET OUR STANDARD
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, ARE UNIQUE I
THE CABLE CUSTOMER BILL OF
RIGHTS THEY MUST ABIDE BY. IN
ADDITION TO THE TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS AND PRIVACY
STANDARDS AND OTHER CUSTOMER
SERVICE STANDARDS, AND IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, WE CURRENTLY
HAVE TWO CABLE FRANCHISES. ONE
IS COMCAST, WE ARE TALKING ABOU
TODAY, AND THE OTHER IS ASTOUND
FORMALLY KNOWN AS WAVE. THE
CABLE FRANCHISES LAST FOR TEN
YEARS, AND THEY MUST BE RENEWED
AFTER TEN YEARS. THE FEDERAL
CABLE ACT SORT OF OUTLINES WHAT
IS REQUIRED FOR CABLE FRANCHISE
RENEWAL, AND IT DOES OUTLINE TH
FORMAL AND INFORMAL PROCESS FOR
RENEWAL. THE MAJORITY ACROSS TH
COUNTRY INCLUDE A NEGOTIATION
WITH THE CABLE OPERATOR, BUT
WHAT THE PROCESS DOES IS THE
FORMAL PROCESS AND INFORMAL
PROCESS CAN SORT OF ADVANCE
CONCURRENTLY, AND SO BY TAKING
THIS STEP OF HAVING THIS COUNCI
RESOLUTION THAT BEGINS THE
PROCESS OR COMMENCES THE PROCES
OF RENEWAL, WE ARE RETAINING OU
RIGHT TO THAT FORMAL PROCESS. S
IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I
WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TH
TWO OPTIONS. THE FORMAL PROCESS
IS AN RFP PROCESS, AND ALL OF
THE DETAILS OF THAT ARE LAID OU
IN THE CABLE CODE AND WHAT IS
REQUIRED THERE. IT IS A LENGTHY
PROCESS, AND AS I MENTIONED,
TYPICALLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WITH FRANCHISE RENEWALS, IT'S
PRETTY RARE. THE OTHER OPTION I
A NEGOTIATION WITH THE CABLE
OPERATOR. AT THIS POINT WE ARE
IN THE COMMENCEMENT PROCEEDINGS
SORT OF THE FIRST STEP THERE,
AND KICKING THAT OFF, AND THIS
IS TRIGGERED BY A LETTER THAT W
RECEIVED FROM COMCAST ASKING US
TO -- ASKING THE CITY TO
COMMENCE WITH THE PROCEEDING AN
SO THE CABLE CODE REQUIRES THAT
WE COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS WITHIN
SIX MONTHS OF RECEIVING THAT
NOTIFICATION FROM THE CABLE
OPERATOR, AND THEN I THINK ON
THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE A LITTL
TIME LINE. I'M SORRY, A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THIS IS AND
WHAT COMMENCING ENTAILS. IT DOE
NOT EXPLAIN WHAT IS REQUIRED FO
THE COMMENCING, BUT TWICE THE
COMCAST FRANCHISE HAS BEEN
RENEWED. IT WAS RENEWED IN 2006
AND IN 2016. THEN IT WILL BE --
THIS IS COMMENCING THE
PROCEEDING FOR THE FRANCHISE
THAT WOULD EXPIRE AT THE END OF
2025 AND WOULD BE RENEWED AT TH
BEGINNING OF 2026. SO BOTH OF
THOSE TIMES WE DID THIS SIMILAR
PROCESS OF HAVING A COUNCIL
RESOLUTION IN ORDER TO CLARIFY
THAT WE ARE KICKING OFF THE
PROCESS AND ALSO BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
THAT ALLOWS FOR THE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND FOR RESIDENTS TO
COMMENT ON WHAT THEIR NEEDS AND
INTERESTS ARE FOR THE CABLE
SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. S
THIS IS JUST A LITTLE TIME LINE
AND IT SHOWS BOTH OF THE CABLE
FRANCHISES IN THE CITY AND THE
TIME LINES THEY ARE ON, AND SO
WE CAN ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL
RECEIVE A RENEWAL NOTICE FROM
ASTOUND HERE PRETTY SOON. THEY
ARE ONLY ABOUT A YEAR BEHIND
COMCAST WHEN THEIR FRANCHISE
WILL EXPIRE. THE PROCESS LAID
OUT HERE SHOWS UNDER THE CABLE
ACT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO COMMENC
PROCEEDINGS BY AUGUST 21st, AND
THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY.
THEN THE RENEWAL PERIOD RUNS
REALLY THIS YEAR THROUGH THE EN
OF 2025, AND THEN WE WILL LOOK
FOR THE ACTUAL RENEWAL,
REQUIRING THE ORDINANCE TO BE
PASSED SOME TIME IN 2025, BUT
IDEALLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR
FOR THE FRANCHISE IN 2026.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT I HAVE FOR
THE PRESENTATION TODAY. I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE
JUST HEARD THAT WE ARE BOUND BY
SOME GUIDELINES, I MEAN
DEADLINES HERE, AND THAT'S WHY
I'M ASKING MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
TO VOTE THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE
TODAY. YOU DID MENTION SOMETHIN
THAT PIQUED MY INTEREST. YOU
JUST RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM
ASTOUND, AND MY UNDERSTANDING I
THAT WITHIN THREE MONTHS WE HAV
TO SIGNAL THE BEGINNING OF
FRANCHISE RENEWALS FOR ANYTHING
NOT JUST COMCAST, IS THAT THE
CASE?
>> I'M SORRY, IT'S SUGGESTED WE
COULD RECEIVE ANTICIPATING THE
LETTER FROM ASTOUND WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW MONTHS.
>> OKAY, BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING
UP AGAINST THE BUDGET IN
SEPTEMBER, AND SO WE WILL HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
ACCOMMODATE THAT IN COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WITHIN THE TIME FRAME. OKAY,
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COUNCILMEMBERS? OKAY. I HAVE A
QUESTION, AND YOU SAID THERE
WILL BE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE
RESOLUTION TO SIGNAL, HEY, WE
ARE DOING THIS, AND WHAT ROLE
WILL CTAB HAVE?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU. SO I WILL
PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO
CTAB, AND THE CHAIR JUST
YESTERDAY REQUESTED THAT. WE
WILL GET THIS ON THEIR AGENDA,
AND THEN IN THE PAST, CTAB HAS
PLAYED A VERY ACTIVE ROLE. THE
--
>> PLEASE CONTINUE AND REMIND U
WHAT IT IS.
>> THE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
ADVISORY BOARD. THAT IS THE
ADVISORY BOARD THAT WE WORK VER
CLOSELY WITH, AND THEY ARE
ENGAGE IN THE AREAS OF DIGIAL
EQUITY AND BROAD BAND EXPANSION
AND ALSO LOOKING AT SECURITY TO
RECEIVE THINGS LIKE A.I.
GENERATIVE A.I. THEY HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED AND ACTIVE. IT HELPS US
DEFINE WHAT THE INTERESTS ARE
FOR THE CABLE FRANCHISES. IT'S
LITTLE BIT LOWER PRIORITY ON TH
AGENDA. IT COVERS THE VIDEO
PORTION OF CABLE SERVICES AS
DEFINED. THEY HAVE OTHER
PRIORITIES AT THIS TIME. WE WIL
ABSOLUTELY BE WORKING WITH THEM
TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AWARE AND
RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THEM.
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL MOVE
THIS BILL. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
RESOLUTION 32095. A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT RESOLUTION 32095 PASS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
RESOLUTION 32095 BE FORWARDED T
THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION O
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5th. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THIS CONCLUDES THE
AGENDA OF THE JUNE 28th MEETIN
OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY
12th, 2023, AT 9:30 A.M. A NOTE
ON THAT MEETING, WE WILL HAVE
OUR SECOND -- THE COMMITTEE'S
SECOND SMALL BUSINESS ROUND
TABLE DISCUSSION, AND IT WILL B
WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS
ACROSS THE CITY, AND THEY WILL
BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE
BARRIERS TO STARTING AND GROWIN
A SMALL BUSINESS IN SEATTLE AND
SOME SOLUTIONS AND WHAT THEY AR
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, SO THAT I
ONE COMPONENT THAT I'M PRETTY
EXCITED ABOUT AT OUR NEXT
MEETING. AND IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS THIS MEETING
WILL ADJOURN. I'M NOT SEEING AN
FURTHER BUSINESS. IT IS 9:22,
AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR
FLEXIBILITY.
>> THANK YOU.