AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager to execute a long-term lease and operating agreement with the Georgetown Steam Plant Community Development Authority for the use and occupancy of the City's Georgetown Steam Plant property, a National Historic Landmark; allowing the Authority to assume regular public programming in the Georgetown Steam Plant for the purposes of historical interpretation as well as education in the areas of science, technology, education, arts, math, and related events, and also to provide continual general upkeep and stewardship of the Georgetown Steam Plant, including the addition of amenities enabling more and better community access.
Okay. Item two Will the court please read the short title of item two into the record agenda? Item two Constable 120103 relating to the city department operation, the Chief Executive Officer and general manager to execute a long term lease and operating agreement with a Georgetown Steam Plant. Community Development Authority for the use and occupancy of the city's Georgetown Steam Plant property in National Historic Landmark. The committee recommends the bill pass. Thank you so much, Councilmember Peterson. You are the chair of the committee, so I'm going to hand it over to you to provide the report. Thank you. Council President, as we discussed in council briefing this morning, Council 120103 authorizes Seattle City Light to enter into a long term lease with the nonprofit Community Development Authority. To take care of this, 115 year old Georgetown steam plant originally built to supply power to the city's streetcar lines. City Light on the plant since 1954, using it to provide standby power until 1977. Since that time, the Georgetown steam plant has been entered into the National Register of Historic Places and the city's list of historic landmarks. Under the ordinance, the nonprofit will enter into a 30 year lease with two possible extensions to manage the site as the historical attraction it has become and will indemnify the city. The lease by City Light and the Community Development Authority implements the work of an advisory committee that concluded it's in the city's best interest to have this historic property managed by a mission driven nonprofit council. 1120103 accomplishes this goal. It was recommended unanimously by our committee. Thank you. Thank you so much. Chair Peterson, are there any additional comments on the bill? I have not seen any raised hands. So will the crook please call the roll on the passage of the bill? Swan Yes. Strauss Yes. Revolt? Yes. Whereas I. Lewis. Yes. Morales. Yes. What's better. I Peterson. High. Council President Gonzalez I nine in favor and unopposed. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. Will the Kirk please to fix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Will the clerk please read item three into the record? Agenda item three Resolution 3 to 0 zero seven related to the City Department adopting a 2022 three 2026 strategic plan for the city department and addressing the associated five year rate path, the committee recommends the resolution be adopted.