Energy and Environment Committee

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The Energy and Environment Committee met to handle three ordinances related to City Light Department property and easements. All three measures passed, involving the release of surplus property rights, acceptance of new electrical easements in King County, and authorization for a property access easement to a private real estate company.

Key Decisions

  • Partial release of City Light easement with fair market value payment Passed
  • Accept new electrical easements for overhead and underground lines in King County Passed
  • Grant access easement to JMDH Real Estate near East Marginal Way South and Duwamish Avenue South Passed
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the Full Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
  2. Please Note: Times listed are estimated
  3. Call To Order
  4. Chair's Report
  5. Public Comment
  6. Items of Business
  7. 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; declaring certain real property rights surplus to the needs of the City Light Department; authorizing the partial release of a City Light easement; and accepting the payment of fair market value for the partial release of easement.
    Ordinance (Ord)
    Action: pass Passed

    The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB).

  8. 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; accepting various easements for overhead and underground electrical rights in King County, Washington; placing said easements under the jurisdiction of the City Light Department; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Ordinance (Ord)
    Action: pass Passed

    The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB).

  9. 3. AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer to grant a revised easement for access purposes over a portion of the City’s fee-owned real property in the vicinity of East Marginal Way South and Duwamish Avenue South to JMDH Real Estate of Seattle, LLC; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Ordinance (Ord)
    Action: pass Passed

    The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB).

  10. Adjournment