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Seattle City Light presented the ordinance as a cost-effective way to add redundancy and resilience to critical communications that support operations at Skagit, a generation asset the utility said serves roughly 20% of the electroload in its service territory. Dawn Lindell, general manager and chief executive officer for Seattle City Light, said the agreement would allow City Light and Ziply to use fiber strands in each other’s systems and share maintenance costs while avoiding the environmental and construction impacts of building a separate line.

Jeff Wolf, City Light legal-affairs advisor, described key contract terms: the agreement covers two 15-year terms; either party must give one year’s notice at the end of a 15-year term to terminate; the contract includes default provisions allowing City Light to exit if Ziply fails to maintain its fiber; and no direct money payment is exchanged for the IRU rights. City Light staff said the two route alternatives each run roughly 96 miles and that the utility had previously paid about $7.5 million to build a comparable line in the early 2000s; staff estimated the present-day cost to construct the line would be at least double that figure.

City Light staff said the connection work to splice into Ziply’s system would be minimal in cost — roughly the effort of two full-time employees for a day — and that the shared network would carry emergency communications, surveillance camera feeds and dam-failure warnings, as well as routine Internet and telephone systems.

Committee members asked technical and legal questions. Council member Strauss summarized the arrangement as an exchange of isolated fiber strands and said the agreement requires Council approval because of its long term and maintenance obligations. Council member Saka urged caution, calling the deal “complex” and requesting more time; Saka proposed tabling the measure, then indicated a preference to abstain rather than vote in favor. In the discussion about security, Saka cautioned that “there is no such thing in that space as 0 risk” and urged continued review of cybersecurity and contractual risk-allocation despite staff assessments that the proposed arrangement did not present a security risk.

Chair Alexis Mercedes Rank said the committee would move the ordinance forward at the committee level and that Council member Saka could abstain; the committee then voted to recommend approval with the 3-0 (one abstention) tally. City Light staff said similar redundancy agreements exist with other utilities such as the Bonneville Power Administration for alternate communications paths.

The ordinance as read in committee was identified as Council Bill 120968 (authorizing an IRU fiber-sharing agreement between Seattle City Light and Ziply Fiber Pacific LLC). The committee instructed staff to transmit the recommendation to the full City Council for the June 17 meeting. City Light staff indicated no environmental impacts from the shared-agreement approach and said the agreement has been reviewed by the City Attorney’s Office.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sustainability, City Light, Arts and Cullture Mtg. 6/6/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee recommended approval of an ordinance authorizing Seattle City Light to enter an indefeasible rights-of-use fiber-sharing agreement with Ziply Fiber for redundant communications to the Skagit hydroelectric facility; the recommendation will be sent to the June 17 full council meeting after a 3-0 vote with one abstention.","taxTitle","Seattle, King County, Washington","taxId",2543,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6211669,"Committee recommends confirmation of three nominees to Seattle Arts Commission",1526,177620,1703804,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3692027-177077f5c00e58d5f3676958b6efca1a&start=177&end=1703","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3692027-177077f5c00e58d5f3676958b6efca1a/thumbnail_177620.jpg","/articles/6211669/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Committee-recommends-confirmation-of-three-nominees-to-Seattle-Arts-Commission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6211669-18baff6209d0b3861ff986c743a3f131/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442950&Signature=SYOhYZ4HSuVWMPJy-uq5P9fQMqWKRZ9dqGPRh1-Ih9L5F~V4sRfGWttdkXWx9YX6RKLEzt9zrt~VeInVvYZBfUkeKsDx-h5fs40m9wj4advx9t1x0HAgF37kXosz~WNx7UV36VN~sJA6qh4Neoxw8uEJtE86-5UrP7ko3wosgfROy2XHvu1fB8netf7wlZYi8FD0j~9~q4pO83FmNFnNdeusrw7uiWcLzHcOeeHb8eez58SnepBCGl8INEYmDiILWoqB4iqPvYC7juWY7bBwb~lIcbnm21yLCu0RC2Qv9C62VdULwD7KPxIYDJ-iHL0UAsOeXAIr9gZCMMCv4y4uHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sustainability, City Light and Arts & Culture Committee recommended confirmation of three nominees to the Seattle Arts Commission on June 6, sending the committee recommendation to the full City Council for its June 17 meeting.

The nominations are: Ed King (executive director, Pottery Northwest), Kate Nagel Caraluzzo (executive director, Town Hall Seattle) and Vanessa Villanovos (seeking reappointment). The committee voted 4-0 to recommend confirmation.

The Seattle Arts Commission is a 16-member advisory body that consults with the Office of Arts & Culture on policy, grant and public-art selections, and programming. Kelly Davidson, deputy director for the Seattle Arts Commission, briefed the committee and described the three nominees and the commission’s committee structure, including facilities and equitable development, cultural investments, and public art advisory committees.

Ed King introduced himself as executive director of Pottery Northwest and said he wants to “underscore that word everyone” when discussing access to the arts; he also said, “clay is for everyone.” Kate Nagel Caraluzzo described Town Hall Seattle as “the intersection of arts and culture and also civic engagement” and said her recent Leadership Tomorrow experience helped her learn to “sit with discomfort and navigate uncomfortable conversation” — skills she said she would bring to the commission. The reappointment candidate, Vanessa Villanovos, was described by staff as an experienced choreographer, educator and founder of Balerico Dance, and as a current member of the commission’s facilities and equitable development committee who previously served as co-chair.

The clerk read the three appointment items into the record as Appointment 03168 (Ed King), Appointment 03169 (Kate Nagel Caraluzzo) and Appointment 03170 (Vanessa Villanovos). The committee’s roll-call vote on each recommendation recorded Council member Saka, Council member Strauss, Council member Solomon and Chair Alexis Mercedes Rank voting in favor; each recommendation passed 4-0 and will be forwarded to the June 17 City Council meeting for final action.

No members of the public were registered to speak during the hybrid public-comment period for this meeting.

The committee discussion highlighted the nominees’ focus on inclusion, community connection and increasing public participation in arts venues across Seattle. Committee members also named upcoming Town Hall events during the briefing and thanked the nominees for their volunteer service.","The Sustainability, City Light and Arts & Culture Committee voted to recommend confirmation of two new members and one reappointment to the Seattle Arts Commission; recommendations will be sent to the June 17 City Council meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee recommends City Light fiber-sharing agreement with Ziply Fiber to improve Skagit communications

Committee recommends confirmation of three nominees to Seattle Arts Commission