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 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) emergency; and amending Section 21.49.042 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
Agenda item three Council Bill 120328 An ordinance relating to the City 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 coronavirus disease. 2019 COVID Emergency. Thank you. I moved past Council Bill 120328. Is there a second? Second? Thank you. It's been moved and seconded. Councilmember Nelson, it's yours. Floor is yours. All right. Passage of this bill would extend the. Availability of expanded emergency assistance to low income to income qualifying households without minor children until December 31st, 2023, and prior to the passage of the originally originating legislation for this assistance, which was ordinance 126317. Qualifying households with minor children were eligible for two emergency credits to their utility counts per calendar year, while qualifying households without minor children were eligible for one credit per calendar year. The policy that would be extended in this bill allows two credits to totaling $1,000 to households without minor children as well. The Council has extended this policy once previously, making the expanded assistance available until 20 December 31st, 2022, and this would extend that for one more year. Thank you. Councilor Nelson, are there any comments or questions for Councilmember Nelson? All right. See none. Will the clerk please call the roll on passage of the bill? Member Strauss. Yes. Councilmember Herbold. Yes. Councilmember Lewis. Yes. Councilmember Morales. Councilmember Mosqueda i. Councilmember Nelson I. Councilmember Peterson. All right. Councilmember Salant Yes. Council President. Whereas I knight in favor and unopposed. Thank you. The bill passes. The chair will sign it. And then I'm pleased to fix my signature to the legislation. Moving on to item number four, I see it's Councilmember Peterson. Well, the clerk, please read the title of item number four to the record.