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The committee voted to recommend confirmation of Rosita Romero for reappointment to the Museum Development Authority governing council (appointment 03049). Chair Rink moved the recommendation and the committee’s roll call recorded three votes in favor, none opposed; the clerk said the recommendation will be sent to the Jan. 28 council meeting.

City Light presented three nominees for the City Light Review Panel and the committee recommended confirmation of each. Lee Bridal, interim chief of staff at Seattle City Light, described the review panel as a nine-member volunteer advisory body representing City Light customers and partners; panel duties include advising on the utility’s strategic plan, financial planning and rate proposals. The three nominees presented were Bruce Florie (economist, nominated for an at-large seat with a term to April 10, 2026), Ryan Monson (commercial customer representative, nominated for a term to April 12, 2027) and Toyin Olau (industrial customer representative, nominated for a term to Sept. 30, 2025). Ryan Monson introduced himself as a general manager at Sabey Data Centers and described operational and power-density considerations for data centers. Toyin Olau said he works for Nucor and highlighted that the Seattle facility uses about 99.6% recycled material and benefits from the region’s low-carbon electricity supply.

Councilmember Saka thanked nominees for their willingness to serve. Councilmember Strauss asked nominees about infrastructure needs and differences across locations; nominees discussed transmission and generation capacity and community impacts. The committee moved and seconded the recommendation to confirm appointments 03050–3052; the roll call recorded three votes in favor and the clerk said the recommendations will be sent to the Jan. 28 full council meeting.

Why it matters: The City Light Review Panel provides customer and community input on rate and strategic decisions that affect utility operations and finances. Reappointments and new members shape the advisory input City Light receives on service planning, financial proposals and strategic priorities.

Next steps: The committee’s confirmations are recommendations only; the full City Council will consider and act on each nomination at its Jan. 28 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Seattle City Council Sustainability, City Light, Arts and Culture Committee 1/17/25","oneSentenceSummary","The committee voted 3-0 to recommend confirmation of Rosita Romero’s reappointment to the Museum Development Authority and to recommend confirmation of Bruce Florie, Ryan Monson and Toyin Olau to the Seattle City Light Review Panel, sending the nominations to the Jan. 28 full council meeting.","taxTitle","Seattle, King County, Washington","taxId",2543,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6382010,"Seattle City Light reports response, mutual aid and cleanup after November bomb cyclone",3235,3204000,6439000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2127702-1db8975541cbd128c4f42e1aaaaecdad&start=3204&end=6439","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2127702-1db8975541cbd128c4f42e1aaaaecdad/thumbnail_3204000.jpg","/articles/6382010/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Seattle-City-Light-reports-response-mutual-aid-and-cleanup-after-November-bomb-cyclone","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6382010-580a6d99e3648240e9688ae410ee3ff6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178070&Signature=P97vRSm3g7cxZh4tX5IDteNn1khXhrjOepWaBmTybLZLGY8qN7yxXFqZvTXf5t2pgAmAArKAoQIn5TjxWZvOOIL3BWoEVva3yBTlycUk4zm1AzZwyeR7JFx~xGK3lvIrJv8syZgRx7n93zYSnxdn8v1BpIFHl4NCgO0R5KpaFv8Kv4j9inJibScnsgfxewlRbmLc3O4poFN7QQLYq0fD18eBEiF5zY1BMVeB~7POt8UyoZkRfzSirSzhn7spcOKyXUB8tG18qFx6rkEpqCi1dxJmP~ey43wxFCqVaRsA~1DBcbhZ2OiminMyZ7ohnWM78yXPCR2EkuLHq1JlPn456g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Seattle City Light told the City Council Sustainability, City Light & Arts and Culture Committee Jan. 17 that its crews restored customers after a November bomb cyclone event and outlined response staffing, mutual aid, recovery steps and mitigation work.

Mike Haines, chief operating officer at City Light, and Brittany Barnwell, the utility’s emergency manager, presented a multi-day timeline of the utility’s response and said City Light deployed line crews, vegetation-management staff and logistics teams before and during the event to prioritize critical facilities, even distribution of service and large-customer outages.

Barnwell said City Light prepositioned crews and scaled staffing across days: 198 personnel in the field on Nov. 19; 551 on Nov. 20; 553 on Nov. 21; and lower but steady field staffing as the response progressed. The utility reported a peak of about 114,000 customers without power — roughly 20% of its customer base — and total field personnel hours of about 20,176 for the event. Barnwell also said there were no injuries during the response.

City Light requested and received mutual-aid assistance and cited Avista and Tacoma Power as contributors to restoration work. The utility coordinated with the city’s Office of Emergency Management, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Public Utilities and Human Services Department; Garfield Community Center operated as a shelter during the event.

Barnwell described the incident command system used in the response — incident commander, public information officer, safety officer, liaison, and separate operations, planning, logistics and finance sections — and said City Light conducted 11 daily incident-management calls (generally two per day) during the activation. Staff also completed an after-action review and said the utility plans to expand its emergency-management program with new positions for training/exercises and hazard mitigation.

Regarding recovery and costs, City Light said small, hard-to-access outages required mutual-aid crews and that debris removal and vegetation clearing remain ongoing. The utility said it has submitted cost data to King County as part of a request for a federal disaster declaration; City Light reported about $1.4 million in incurred costs to date that it expects to put forward for public-assistance funding. Barnwell also provided small-business-administration statistics from King County: as of the report, homeowners had submitted 206 full SBA applications with $135,100 disbursed so far; businesses had 39 full applications with $152,400 disbursed so far.

Council members asked about the factors that contributed to City Light’s restoration speed compared with other regional utilities and about forward-looking mitigation. Councilmember Strauss praised the utility’s incident-management training and Barnwell’s coordination. Barnwell attributed quicker restoration in part to urban service territory characteristics and emphasized the need for local readiness even when federal assistance is expected, noting FEMA declarations and reimbursements can take months.

City Light said it will continue after-action follow-up, demobilize mutual-aid resources after confirming post-event needs, and pursue hazard-mitigation staffing and training to strengthen future responses.

Why it matters: Large winter storms that cause widespread outages impose immediate public-safety and economic costs. The committee briefing gave council members detail about restoration priorities, mutual-aid agreements, recovery costs, and the utility’s plans to strengthen emergency preparedness and community coordination.","City Light briefed the committee on its November bomb cyclone response, saying crews peaked at 114,000 customers without power, logged more than 20,000 personnel hours, used mutual aid from Avista and Tacoma Power, and incurred about $1.4 million in costs now pending FEMA declaration.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6382011,"Council committee recommends adoption of Seattle City Light transportation electrification plan",2842,337000,3179000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2127702-1db8975541cbd128c4f42e1aaaaecdad&start=337&end=3179","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2127702-1db8975541cbd128c4f42e1aaaaecdad/thumbnail_337000.jpg","/articles/6382011/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Council-committee-recommends-adoption-of-Seattle-City-Light-transportation-electrification-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6382011-f690a32a21f2cc00dc21f3472982603d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178070&Signature=hpc3mY-gLvJ~FneWfde~XZ7JcedxkrLSOw~KnkEytnicrgw4xyi0mcDCaan~ggFh7ZUaKmoq7aBSceBUoEtUoGiY8rWd92zAtZrOTj33~L6VN0miqPwr9~xIDgcZO2iY0IegW-rR0n5VyTDVuEWcfcnBNFKVBVoxakJPwZJK2uS4KQ~pEGh1H4V9ao~neatk~QsFrQdnO5aLqwuPQTXOBzXz2YxhyXw-r9VtX~9SEjZpKKMNHHtwLtvMc1~az1on-3GEpxJzJJ6yxQEmwwrO8xVwvUELAGQfosI9g0WGV-2T92sxUdtJjvL0Vgr8d264Q6WU-gvdRVjvKBfBRbjPUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Seattle City Council’s Sustainability, City Light & Arts and Culture Committee voted 3-0 Jan. 17 to recommend adoption of Resolution 32160, which would adopt Seattle City Light’s updated Transportation Electrification Strategic Investment Plan (TSIIP) and guide the utility’s electrification infrastructure and investment priorities.

The plan directs City Light to expand charging infrastructure, prioritize investments in overburdened communities, and coordinate grid upgrades and rates to manage growing electric loads as more vehicles electrify. Committee members said they expect City Light to return with implementation details and maps showing where current adoption and future charging needs are concentrated.

City Light staff told the committee the plan updates work begun in 2021 and reflects four years of community outreach, pilot programs and partnerships with transit and port agencies. “We are committed to investing in Puget Sound’s transportation system to shift toward a cleaner, healthier and more equitable environment,” Angela Song, City Light transportation electrification portfolio manager, said during the presentation. David Logsdon, director of electrification and strategic technologies, said the utility’s service territory is seeing rapid electric-vehicle adoption and that a carbon-neutral grid multiplies the climate benefit of vehicle electrification.

The presentation summarized recent accomplishments and near-term needs: City Light said it currently has just under 2,000 chargers in its service territory and is projecting a need for roughly 11,800 chargers by 2030. Staff estimated one in four new vehicles sold in King County is already electric and said EV registrations in the territory are growing at about a 33% compound annual growth rate; by 2030 City Light projects more than 280,000 electric vehicles in its service area. The utility also reported that its 2024 public chargers dispensed more than 1,000,000 kilowatt-hours, which staff said is roughly equivalent to 3 million miles of driving.

Public commenters and community liaisons emphasized equity, workforce development and multilingual outreach. Yasmeen Abraham of Campbell Energy Group said the work should “make clean energy and transportation electrification accessible and equitable” for communities historically underserved by infrastructure investments. Deepa Sivarajan, local policy manager at Climate Solutions, urged the committee to adopt the plan and highlighted gaps for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle charging and charging access for people without home parking.

Committee members asked staff for maps and data showing where EV adoption is concentrated and how future charger needs break down geographically. Councilmember Sara R. Saka asked for zip-code-level maps and suggested an overlay with council districts; City Light agreed to provide maps showing current adoption and projected charger needs. Councilmembers also questioned how the plan will accommodate evolving technologies such as battery swapping and how levy and state funding would be used to accelerate deployment.

The committee took a formal motion to recommend adoption of Resolution 32160. Chair Rink moved the recommendation and Councilmember Saka seconded. The clerk called the roll: Councilmember Moore — Aye; Councilmember Strauss — Yes; Chair Rink — Yes. The motion carried, 3-0. The committee’s recommendation will be transmitted to the full City Council meeting on Jan. 28 for final action.

City Light staff said they will continue annual reporting to council on plan implementation, coordinate with Seattle Department of Transportation and other partners on levy-funded public chargers, and follow up with the committee on requested GIS maps and status updates for site-specific projects that have encountered delays, including the Morgan Junction location.

Why it matters: Transportation electrification is central to Seattle’s greenhouse-gas reduction strategy because the transportation sector accounts for a dominant share of local emissions. The plan ties infrastructure investments to targeted community engagement and workforce development and relies on local and state policies and funding streams to scale charging infrastructure and grid capacity.

Implementation details and next steps include the committee’s request for GIS maps showing current EV adoption and projected charger needs by ZIP code and council district, continued emphasis on equitable incentives for multifamily and overburdened communities, and annual progress reports from City Light to the council.","The Sustainability, City Light & Arts and Culture Committee voted 3-0 to recommend adoption of Seattle City Light’s updated Transportation Electrification Strategic Investment Plan, following public comment and a presentation from utility staff about equity-focused outreach, charger needs and grid planning.","actionData","errors"]

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