Parks and City Light Committee — Minutes 2026-05-20
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The Parks and City Light Committee held a meeting on May 20, 2026, at 2:03 p.m., presided over by Councilmember Juarez with five members present (Juarez, Kettle, Rivera, Saka, and Strauss). The committee unanimously recommended passage of CB 121199, which authorizes the City Light Department to accept multiple Statutory Warranty Deeds and other property transfers for salmonid habitat protection in King and Skagit counties and ratifies Salmon Recovery Funding Board grants for acquisitions. The committee also unanimously recommended passage of CB 121204, authorizing the City Light General Manager to grant an easement to Puget Sound Energy with fair market value compensation, and recommended passage of CB 121205 (4–1, with Strauss abstaining) authorizing an easement grant to King County. A fourth ordinance (CB 121211) related to current use taxation for property at 4807 SW 54th Street was introduced but the document text is incomplete.
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