AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; amending terms and conditions pertaining to the emergency bill assistance program and temporarily expanding access to assistance to certain eligible households for a limited time in response to the COVID-19 emergency; and amending Section 21.49.042 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
Agenda Item two Council Bill 120035 An ordinance relating to the City Department amending terms and conditions of pertaining to the Emergency Bill Assistance Program and temporarily expanding access to assistance to certain eligible households for a limited time in response to the COVID 19 emergency. And amending Section 21.4 9.04.042 of the Seattle Municipal Code. Thank you so much. Move to pass Council Bill 1 to 0 035. Is there a second second? Thank you. It's been moved and seconded to pass the bill. Councilman Piercing and sponsor of the bill. So I'm going to hand it over to you to walk us through the legislation. Thank you. Also, president colleagues, as I mentioned at council briefing this morning, Council Bill 120035 and Council Bill 120036 are two straightforward refinements to key COVID relief measures from both City Lite and Seattle Public Utilities. Both council bills were posted on our introduction referral calendar a week ago, and they simply expand the utilities emergency assistance programs for struggling ratepayers for 2021. Our central staff analysts circulated a brief memo about both bills last week. In short, both bills are a helpful expansion of the emergency assistance programs during these difficult economic times. These ordinances are required even for these simple modifications just for 2021. I encourage my colleagues to support both bills today to benefit low income ratepayers. Thank you. Thank you so much. Are there any additional comments on the bill? Hearing no additional comments. Will the corpses callable on the passage of the bill or both? Yes. Whereas I. Lewis. Yes. MORALES Yes. Mosquito I. Peterson. Yes. Excellent. Yes. Council President Gonzales was I didn't favor not oppose. The bill passes and then chair will sign it will please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf. Will the clerk please read item three into the record?