AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing and directing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of City Light to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.
Economic Development Technology Institute Committee Agenda Item two Constable 120 259 relating to the satellite department authorizing directing the general manager and chief executive officer of satellite to execute an ensure local agreement with the Kalispell tribe. Of Indians. The committee recommends the bill passed. Councilmember Nelson, it looks like this is coming out of your committee. You want to walk us through this? Yes. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. This legislation renews an interlocal agreement between the city of Seattle and the Kalispell tribe and is the funding mechanism for ongoing development of a skilled workforce and cultural diversity in the communities surrounding the boundary. Hydroelectric Project First Entered into in 2016. This Interlocal agreement commits the city of Seattle to $215,000 over the course of five years and during the lat. So that's the nuts and bolts of it. And just to give you a sense of what this funding does, and we do partner with other entities to support the training center. But during the last five years, the Kalispell Career Training Center had 28 people pass through the apprenticeship program with 15 of those individuals working full time. The one year check in and some of the graduates have gone into full certification in journey level trades such as plumbing, carpentry, residential electricity, welding and fabrication and others. So this will go on for five more years. And the committee unanimously recommended that the bill pass. Thank you. Are there any questions for Councilmember Nelson regarding this? Okay. Not seen any. Well, the clerk please call the role on the passage of the bill. Peterson? Yes. Sergeant. Yes. Strauss. Yes. Herbold. Yes. Lewis. Yes. Morales. Yes. Sara Nelson. I council president Morris. I favored unopposed. IQ. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. Madam Clerk, please affix my signature to this legislation on my behalf. Move it into item three. Will the clerk please read the item into the record?