On the agenda: Seattle Parks and City Light Committee — data center (Jul 15)
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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
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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
Parks and City Light Committee
Agenda
July 15, 2026 - 2:00 PM
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Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
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https://seattle.gov/council/parks-and-city-light
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Agenda
July 15, 2026
Please Note: Times listed are estimated
A. Call To Order
B. Approval of the Agenda
C. Public Comment
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D. Items of Business
1.
CB 121250
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.
Attachments:
Att 1 – Legal Description of Property
Supporting
Documents:
Summary and Fiscal Note
Summary Att A – Property Map
Presentation
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
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2.
CB 121231
Agenda
July 15, 2026
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.
Attachments:
Full Text: CB 121231
Supporting
Documents:
Summary and Fiscal Note
Central Staff Memo
Presentation
Amendment 1
Central Staff Presentation
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
3.
Seattle City Light (SCL) 2025 Baker Tilly Independent Audit
Supporting
Documents:
Seattle City Light 2025 Audit Results
Presentation
Briefing and Discussion (15 minutes)
Presenters: Natalie Hayashi, Seattle City Light; Aaron Wortham, Baker
Tilly
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4.
CB 121249
Attachments:
Supporting
Documents:
Agenda
July 15, 2026
An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; authorizing
ten-year agreements with customers eligible for transportation
electrification programs.
Att A – Transportation Electrification Incentive Program
Participation Agreement
Summary and Fiscal Note
Presentation
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
E. Adjournment
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