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Parks and City Light Committee meeting summary

SeattleMay 20, 20262 min read

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The committee recommended Council passage of six ordinances addressing City Light property acquisitions and easements, a current-use tax classification, and two ten-year preschool facility contracts in City parks; members also discussed a resolution on potential impacts of data centers and requested Executive engagement on related policy.

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Recommend passage of CB 121199 to accept multiple property deeds for salmonid habitat protection, ratify Salmon Recovery Funding Board grants, declare certain property rights surplus, and place conveyed lands under City Light jurisdiction (vote: 5-0).
Recommend passage of CB 121204 to authorize the General Manager/CEO to grant an easement to Puget Sound Energy and accept fair market payment (vote: 5-0).
Recommend passage of CB 121205 to authorize the General Manager/CEO or designee to grant an easement to King County and accept fair market payment (vote: 4-0, 1 abstain by Strauss).
Recommend passage of CB 121211 to approve classification of property at 4807 SW 54th Street under the King County Public Benefit Rating System (vote: 5-0).
Recommend passage of CB 121212 to authorize a ten-year contract with The Madison Park Cooperative Preschool to operate the Madison Beach Park Bathhouse (vote: 4-0, Rivera absent).
Recommend passage of CB 121213 to authorize a ten-year contract with Victory Heights Cooperative Preschool to operate the Victory Heights Shelterhouse (vote: 5-0).
Discussed Res 32204 recognizing potential long-term impacts of data centers on grid capacity, water use, utility rates, land use, the economy, and public health, and requesting Executive engagement on data center policy and potential legislation.

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