7a Environmental Awards presentation
Item No. 7a_Supp Meeting Date April 23, 2019 Environmental Excellence and Fly Quiet Awards Elizabeth Leavitt, Jeremy Webb, Marlene Maurer, and Tom Fagerstrom (Environment and Sustainability Center of Expertise) April 23, 2019 1 2018 Award Program Recognize environmental accomplishments of local Aviation & Maritime industry Recognize airline noise reduction efforts Opportunities for small businesses Winners determined by staff with Senior Management concurrence Awards for tenants and businesses supporting Port Environmental Goals since 2010 2 Environmental Award Winners Wide range of partners and actions recognized for 2018 Awards 3 Maritime Education and Outreach Focus on minority communities and non-native English speakers Educated business owners and individuals on various environmental issues Organized volunteer programs and stewardship events ECOSS empowered over 10,000 businesses and community members in 2018 4 Maritime Education and Outreach Educated students through hands-on curricula Focus on leadership, environmental stewardship and team work Raised next generation of stewards for the Puget Sound and the local maritime industry Sound Experience taught 878 students through 44 educational sailings in 2018 5 Maritime Environmental Performance Honorable Mention Installed a photovoltaic array which offsets 3.5 tons of CO2 annually Completed energy efficiency upgrades which reduce 30.3 tons of CO2 annually Pacific Fishermen Shipyard is committed to reduce environmental impact 6 Quiet Seas Award Port staff is currently exploring feasibility of quiet vessel recognition program Scope, eligibility and other award criteria to be determined Award program would support Southern Resident Killer Whale Task Force 7 Aviation Environmental Performance (Small Business) Converted fourteen passenger buses from gasoline to propane fuel Cut carbon emissions by 161 tons Equivalent to removing 34 cars from the road annually Small and veteran owned business Alternative fuel further enhances high occupancy shuttle benefits 8 Aviation Environmental Performance (Small Business) Converted nine passenger buses from gasoline to propane fuel Cut carbon emissions by 164 tons Equivalent to removing 35 cars from the road annually Small and veteran owned business Alternative fuel further enhances high occupancy shuttle benefits 9 Aviation Environmental Performance and Innovation Rematch Technology Reduced deadheading by 50% Cut carbon emissions by 250 tons Carbon Offsets First and only TNC to become carbon- neutral One of worlds largest voluntary offset purchasers 9,100 tons of carbon offset from STIA operations Ride-share company's efforts reduce and mitigate environmental impacts 10 Fly Quiet Awards Three airlines are recognized annually 11 Fly Quiet Bravo Award Southwest Airlines Noise levels were consistently lower than competitors Flew the noise abatement procedures accurately Operated the latest versions of the Boeing 737 Quietest among the five busiest carriers operationally at Sea-Tac 12 Fly Quiet Regional Award Jazz Aviation (Air Canada Express) Reached comparatively low noise levels from their operations Sustained success at flying the procedures correctly Operated the very quiet Canadair CRJ series Quietest among all regional jet carriers at Sea-Tac 13 Fly Quiet Award Spirit Airlines Noise levels were consistently lower than competitors in this large group Was successful at flying the procedures Operated the latest versions of the Airbus A320 and A321 Quietest among jet carriers with at least 1,000 operations at Sea-Tac 14 Fly Quiet Additional Scoring Category for Next Year Late Night Noise Limitation Program developed through StART Applies to aircraft operations between 12:00am and 5:00am Operations exceeding specific noise thresholds during these hours will receive a scoring penalty Additional category will be used to assess 2020 Fly Quiet Award 15 Next Steps Award Luncheon & Publicity Launch 5/22/19, 12-1:30PM, STIA International Conference Center Commissioners and Executive Leadership invited Meet winners, present commemorative awards, photo-ops Press release, radio spots, and media coverage Award Luncheon in May to celebrate winners and launch publicity campaign 16
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