The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-03-23 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-03-23 at Remote

THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 23, 2021
THE TIME IS 10:30
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S SAFE START STAY HEALTHY ORDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO, AND STEINBRUECK
WE ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION LINE AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
COMMISSIONER, JUST TO NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, WE JUST GOT NOTICED, WILL NOT BE AT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU
WE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY RECESSING INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION, POTENTIAL LITIGATION, LITIGATION LEGAL RISK PER RCW 4230110 SUB ONE SUB I FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WE'LL THEN RECONVENE INTO THE PUBLIC SESSION
WE WILL NOW GO OVER TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU
HEY GOOD AFTERNOON THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 23, 2021
THE TIME NOW IS 12:01
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S SAFE START STAY HEALTHY ORDER AND IN ACCORDANCE TO PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME HERE TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO, AND STEINBRUECK
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL FOR ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYBODY'S ONLINE
CLERK
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR THE ROLE
THERE
FINALLY I'M UNMUTED
I'M HERE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
HERE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YOU DO HAVE A FULL COMMISSION TODAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER WE'LL BE TAKING A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY
THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONERS NAME COMMISSIONERS ON TEAMS WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YAY OR NAY
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ONLINE ARE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF THEIR SOUND WE'LL TAKE ALL VOTES TODAY IN THIS MANNER INCLUDING OUR CONSENT CALENDAR
TO BE EQUITABLE WE WILL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE'RE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COASTAL SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
AND THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD ANY TIME ON THE PORT WEBSITE AND MAY BE RE BROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE FLAG
IT'S UP
OKAY
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
I'D LIKE TO START TODAY'S MEETING BY FIRST ACKNOWLEDGING YET ANOTHER TRAGIC LOSS OF LIFE TO THE SENSELESS ACT OF GUN VIOLENCE
OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OF THOSE LOST IN BOULDER, COLORADO INCLUDING OFFICER KELLY WHO WAS THE FIRST OFFICER ON SCENE
IT'S ALSO BEEN ONE WEEK SINCE EIGHT LIVES WERE STOLEN IN ATLANTA BY A DOMESTIC TERRORIST, SIX OF THEM ASIAN WOMEN
WE GREIVE FOR THEM AND THEIR LOVED ONES AS WE CONDEMN SUCH ACTS OF RACISM DIRECTED ESPECIALLY AGAINST ASIAN WOMEN
THESE KILLINGS ARE AMONGST NEARLY 3,800 UNFORGIVABLE ACTS PERPETRATED AGAINST ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS NATIONALLY SINCE 2020
SHAMEFULLY, WASHINGTON STATE HAS HAD THE THIRD HIGHEST NUMBER OF CASES
AS LEADERS ELECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF KING COUNTY WHICH INCLUDES THE MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE WE NOT ONLY SHARE IN THE GRIEF OF THOSE LIVES LOST BUT ALSO SHARE IN THE OUTRAGE THAT MEMBERS OF THE AAPI COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND ELDERLY HAVE, TO LIVE HERE IN FEAR
IT'S INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, MOURN, AND STAND WITH
NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS TRAGIC MATTER THAT CANNOT BE TOLERATED ANY LONGER
CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK OH WE'VE REVERSED ORDER
THANK YOU FOR THAT REALLY MEANINGFUL STATEMENT
WE ALL SHARE IN THIS AND IT'S ONE OF THE SADDEST THINGS THAT WE CAN THINK OF- THAT TYPE OF TRAGEDY THAT I THINK WAS RACIALLY MOTIVATED AND INSPIRED PERHAPS BUT WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS BUT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE AND REDOUBLE OUR WORK TO END RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN ALL ITS FORMS AND I KNOW THAT THE PORT AND ITS PEOPLE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THAT AND WE SEND OUR HEARTS OUT TO THOSE WHO SUFFERED AND LOST THEIR LIVES AND FAMILY MEMBERS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO
I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS
I GOT TO SAY THE LAST WEEK HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME AND I WANT TO JUST TAKE MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT THEY PROVIDED AND I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS ON THIS ISSUE OBVIOUSLY AND I CAN GO ON FOREVER BUT I THINK THAT WE AS A COMMISSION AS AN ORGANIZATION WE'RE DOING OUR PART AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AND I APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THIS ORGANIZATION
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS YEAH I'VE BEEN TRULY GRATEFUL FOR COMMISSIONER CHO'S LEADERSHIP IN BOTH OUR EFFORTS AT THE PORT TO ADDRESS THIS AND ALSO AS A LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAS BEEN VERY PRESENT FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN SUFFERING THIS KIND OF VIOLENCE AND ALSO VERY VOCAL ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO CHANGE THINGS
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED IN THIS IS THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE UP TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF THIS KIND OF PREJUDICE AND VIOLENCE TO BE THE ONES TO TRY TO FIX IT
IT'S REALLY UP TO THOSE OF US WHO COME FROM THE PRIVILEGED GROUPS THAT DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS REGULARLY TO CALL IT OUT WHEN WE SEE IT PARTICULARLY IN THOSE MINOR INSTANCES THAT IF NOT ADDRESSED EARLY BLOSSOM INTO THIS KIND OF HATRED AND AND SO I THINK FOR US AS A PORT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING THROUGH OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION INTERNALLY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE HAVE HAD BLIND SPOTS AND ADDRESS THOSE INTERNALLY IS IMPORTANT AND HOPEFULLY USING THE TOOL KIT THAT WE'RE CREATING TO THEN BE ABLE TO HAVE A CUP THAT FLOWS OVER TO THE- TO THE INDUSTRIES THAT WE SUPPORT AND ALSO TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE OPERATE IN AND TO BE A BIT OF A LIGHT ON THE HELM FOR THAT
THANK YOU AGAIN SAM
YOU'VE BEEN A TRUE LEADER IN THIS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD A FEW WORDS
I AS WELL REALLY WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER CHO FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN THIS
HE HAS BEEN JUST A PHENOMENAL VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY
HE'S JUST DONE WORK OVER THE LAST WEEK OF REALLY ELEVATING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE RACISM THAT THE ASIAN COMMUNITY HAS EXPERIENCED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS
THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE AND THAT'S WHAT YOU KNOW FINALLY CALLING ATTENTION TO THIS IT IS HEARTBREAKING THAT IT'S TAKEN THE MURDER OF EIGHT WOMEN TO DRAW THE NATION'S ATTENTION TO WHAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR SO LONG
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY IF I MIGHT AS THE ONLY WOMAN ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT T.HAT THE PEOPLE THAT DIED IN ATLANTA THEY WERE TARGETED ALSO BECAUSE THEY WERE WOMEN AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS ALL TOO FREQUENT
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT IT VERY OFTEN BUT PARTICULARLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUALLY RELATED VIOLENCE IS SOMETHING THAT WOMEN EXPERIENCE DAY IN AND DAY OUT
YOU CAN SEE I'M A LITTLE EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT BECAUSE I CAN SPEAK I THINK ON BEHALF OF EVERY WOMAN PROBABLY AT THE PORT AND ALL THE WOMEN IN KING COUNTY IF WE HAVEN'T DIRECTLY BEEN THE VICTIM OF THIS SORT OF PRESSURE EXPLOITATION OR VIOLENCE WE KNOW SOMEBODY THAT HAS AND SO WE IN SEATTLE JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO THERE WAS A BIG CALL TO HELP WOMEN PARTICULARLY IN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY TO GET OUT OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CREATE VIOLENCE AND HOLD THEM DOWN
BUT IT'S NOT JUST WOMEN OF ASIAN DESCENT IT'S WOMEN ALL OVER OUR COMMUNITY AND SO IT'S BEEN A PRETTY EMOTIONAL ISSUE FOR ME FOR THE LAST WEEK AND I JUST AGAIN WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER CHO FOR HIS LEADERSHIP BUT ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WOMEN IN MY COMMUNITY FEEL THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTED AND THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE MURDERS IN ATLANTA WERE OF WOMEN
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO ADD FOR NOW BUT AGAIN THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL I LED OFF THIS COMMUNICATION AND I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS COMMISSION, TO HAVE A LEADER LIKE COMMISSIONER CHO AND ALL OF US STANDING IN UNITY ON THIS ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION AT ALL LEVELS AND IT REALLY MAKES ME PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM AND JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SO I'D LIKE TO GO ON TO THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDER OF THE DAY AND IF YOU DO I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES JUST SAY NO NONE
CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
THANK YOU BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
NO CHANGES THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO NO CHANGES THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO CHANGES THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO CHANGES THANK YOU
OKAY SO COMMISSIONERS THERE IS A QUESTION NOW ON THE APPROVAL AGENDA PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES IN ZERO NOES
WELL THEN THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA WE DO HAVE TWO SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY TODAY
CLERK HART PLEASE READ OUR FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM FOUR A PROCLAMATION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE RECOGNIZING CEASAR CHAVEZ DAY AND HONORING THE WORK OF DOLORES FORTE
THE COMMISSION IS PLEASED TODAY TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF MARCH 31 ST AS CESAR CHAVEZ DAY AND DELORIS WERTHA DAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE COMMISSION SPECIALIST AND A MEMBER OF THE PORT LATINOS AMIGOS EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP LEADERSHIP LEANNE SERATO
LEANNE
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
FOR THE RECORD I'M LEANNE SERATO, COMMISSION SPECIALIST FOR THE PORT OF SEATLE COMMISSION AND MEMBER OF THE LATINO UNITS LEADERSHIP TEAM
ON BEHALF OF LATINO AMIGOS THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ELEVATE AND CELEBRATE AND CESAR CHAVEZ AND DELORES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIGHT FOR WORKER, IMMIGRANT, AND CIVIL RIGHTS
MANY PEOPLE KNOW THE NAME CESAR CHAVEZ
HE WAS A MEXICAN AMERICAN LABOR LEADER AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST WHO DEDICATED HIS LIFE'S WORK TO WHAT HE CALLED LAKOTA OR THE CAUSE THE STRUGGLE OF FARM WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES TO IMPROVE THEIR WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS
TOGETHER CESAR CHAVEZ AND DELORES HUERTA FOUNDED WHAT BECAME THE UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA UNION
STILL MANY OF US DON'T KNOW THE NAME DELORES HUERTA SO I WILL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER
SHE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS BEING CESAR'S RIGHT HAND AND AT TIMES THE THORN IN HIS SIDE
ACCORDING TO DELORES HER MOTHER'S INDEPENDENCE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT WAS ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS SHE BECAME A FEMINIST
WHILE DELORES WAS BUSY BREAKING DOWN ONE GENDER BARRIER AFTER ANOTHER SHE WAS SEEMINGLY UNAWARE OF THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT SHE WAS HAVING ON NOT ONLY FARM WORKER WOMEN BUT ALSO YOUNG WOMEN EVERYWHERE
AT 90 DELORES CONTINUES TOWARDS TIRELESSLY DEVELOPING LEADERS AND ADVOCATING FOR THE WORKING POOR, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
AS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE DELORES HUERTA FOUNDATION SHE TRAVELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ENGAGING IN CAMPAIGNS AND INFLUENCING LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS EQUALITY AND DEFENDS CIVIL RIGHTS
SHE OFTEN SPEAKS TO STUDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC POLICY AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE A VERY SHORT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING WHY WE SHOULD ALL KNOW WHO DELORES HUERTA IS AND WHY WE CELEBRATE HER
AUBREE CAN YOU PLEASE PLAY THE VIDEO? DELORES IS AN ICON
SHE'S A CIVIL RIGHTS HERO
SHE'S THE FIRST GENERAL THAT I FOLLOWED INTO WAR
SHE'S NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER
DELORES HUERTA WHO IS AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE- FBI NEW HOW DANGEROUS SHE WAS
DELORES CAME UP WITH THE SLOGAN SI SE PUEDE
YES WE CAN- YOU ARE A YOUNG GIRL GROWING UP IN AMERICA IN THE FORTIES YOU MUST HAVE HAD A DREAM
AFTER I HAD SEEN THE MISERABLE CONDITIONS OF FARMWORKERS [INAUDIBLE] HE SAID WE HAVE TO ORGANIZE THE UNION
YOU HAD THIS AMBIENCE ALL AROUND YOU THAT YOU COULD REALLY CHANGE THE WORLD
BEYOND QUESTION THE LARGEST GATHERING ON BEHALF OF FARM WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY
I WISH THEY ALL GO BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM
WE HAD NO LABOR TROUBLE
SHE WASN'T ASKING FOR PERMISSION
SHE JUST DID WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE HAS SUCH A FIRM BELIEF IN WHAT SHE'S DOING
WE'VE NEVER GIVEN UP THAT
SHE INFECTS YOU WITH IT
90,000 PEOPLE WERE POISONED IN THE FIELDS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FARM WORKERS FOUNDED THE CORE IDEA OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
MEN WERE THREATENED BY HER POWER
SHE'S VERY VOLATILE INDIVIDUAL
SHE'S AN INSULT
PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE HER IN A MORE TRADITIONAL ROLE, I LEFT A COUPLE OF MY CHILDREN BEHIND THAT'S PART OF THE SACRIFICE THAT WE MADE AND THAT WE HAD TO MAKE AND IT STILL PAINS ME WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT
PEOPLE IN POWER HAVE NO IDEA OF THE TRUE HEROES OF THIS COUNTRY I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S HIDDEN IN THE FIELDS OF OUR COUNTRY WITHOUT THE WORD DELORES
KNEE DEEP IN SEXISM WHEN IT COMES TO WHY SHE ISN'T STUDIED AND WHY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HER
LATINO GIRLS NEED TO SEE STATUES OF YOU
WE WILL TRY TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
I MEAN WOMEN CANNOT BE WRITTEN OUT OF THE STREET
[SPANISH] THANK YOU I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS CESAR CHAVEZ WAS AN AMERICAN FARM WORKER, LABOR LEADER AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST WHO WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST DOLORES HUERTA CO FOUNDED THE NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ASSOCIATION WHICH LATER BECAME THE UNITED FARM WORKERS AND WHEREAS THROUGH SELF SACRIFICE, A COMMITMENT TO NONVIOLENCE AND THEIR SPIRITUALITY CESAR CHAVEZ AND DELORES HUERTA CHAMPIONED A SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT THAT CHANGED OUR NATION
AND WHEREAS NEARLY 300,000 MIGRANTS AND SEASONAL FOREIGN WORKERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF WASHINGTON'S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR WHICH IN TURN ACCOUNTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ALL EXPORTS THROUGH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND WHEREAS IN MARCH 2014 BARACK OBAMA PROCLAIMED MARCH 31ST CESAR CHAVEZ DAY AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MARCH IS ALSO WHEN WE CELEBRATE AND HONOR WOMEN'S HISTORY AND WHEREAS THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE DESIGNATED APRIL 10 TH AS DOLORES HUERTA DAY IN WASHINGTON STATE STARTING IN 2020 AND WHEREAS THE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP OR ERG LATINO SANITOS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS LED THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND HONORING THE LEGACY OF CESAR CHAVEZ DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH SINCE 2016
AND WHEREAS THE POPULAR PHRASE SI SE PEUTE IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ACTIVISM AND CIVIL RIGHTS WORK IN WHICH CELEBRATION OF CESAR CHAVEZ DAY ON MARCH 31 ST IS CELEBRATED IT WAS DELORES HUERTA WHO FIRST SAID THE WORDS WHICH TRANSLATED IN ENGLISH TO YES I CAN OR YES WE CAN AS SHE RALLIED SUPPORT FOR WORKER A IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
AND WHEREAS IN 2019 THE PORT ESTABLISHED IN OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TO ADDRESS INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND INCREASE EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN PORT POLICIES, PROCESSES AND PROGRAMS AND BETTER
AND WHEREAS WHEN EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY WORK TO CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER WE EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF SI SE PEUDE
NOW THEREFORE THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION HEREBY HONORS AND RECOGNIZES MARCH 31 ST AS CAESAR CHAVEZ DATE AND DELORES HUERTA DAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE PROCLAIMED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE THIS TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH 2021
I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO THE COMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
THANK YOU SO MUCH LEANNE AND THANKS TO LATINOS AMIGOS AND THE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND STEINBRUECK FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION TO THE COMMISSION
IT'S AN HONOR TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF CAESAR CHAVEZ AND DELORES HUERTA AND TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO DELORES FOR HER SAVING HER VOICE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS SO THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SPEAK TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE AND THANKS TO OUR EDI TEAM AND THE PORT EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS LIKE LATINO AMIGOS FOR CONTINUING ITS EFFORTS TO MAKE THE PORT AND COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE MORE INCLUSIVE
BUT CLEARLY THERE'S MUCH WORK TO BE DONE FOR EXAMPLE I HOPE WE WOULD IN THE NEAR FUTURE BE ABLE TO HAVE INTENTIONAL EFFORTS TO OUTREACH INTO LATINO COMMUNITY TO CREATE INTERNS FOR PASS A GREATER REPRESENTATION AT THE PORT
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE THAT DELORES HUERTA WE WILL BE VISITING THE PORT VIRTUALLY OF COURSE FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION PRESENTED BY LATINO BONITOS ON MARCH 30
SHE'LL BE ACCOMPANIED BY ROSA LINDA GIN AND WIDELY RECOGNIZED WASHINGTON FARM WORKER AND RURAL JUSTICE LEADER AS WELL AS BURIEN MAYOR JIMMY MATA WHO IS A FORMER FARM WORKER AND PRESIDENT OF ORA CONSTRUCTION
THE DISCUSSION WILL BE RECORDED AND REBROADCAST ON MARCH 31 ST, CESAR CHAVEZ DAY AND DELORES HUERTA DAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO GIVE THE COMMISSIONERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS THEY LIKE TO DO AT THIS POINT
CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YEAH NOW THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DAY TO REMEMBER AND TO REFLECT ON IN TERMS OF THE STRUGGLE OF FARM WORKERS AND ALL WORKERS EVERYWHERE AND I THINK THE TRIBUTE TO DELORES HUERTA WHAT WAS PARTICULARLY NOTEWORTHY AND I FOR ONE DID NOT KNOW THAT SHE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO COIN THE PHRASE YES WE CAN SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND LET'S REMEMBER THE PAST AND LET'S CONTINUE TO WORK FOR A BETTER FUTURE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO
I ACTUALLY HAD THE VERY BRIEF HONOR OF MEETING DELORES HUERTA WHEN I WAS A STAFFER IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN 2019 WHEN THEY PASSED THE LEGISLATION TO MAKE APRIL 10TH DELORES HUERTA DAY AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT SHE HAS A LEVEL OF CHARISMA AND JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HER THAT REALLY ATTRACTS YOU I MEAN IT WAS JUST I MEAN BEING IN THE PRESENCE OF A LEGEND WHEN IT COMES TO ACTIVISM IT WAS EXTREMELY INSPIRING AND SO I'M VERY VERY GLAD THAT WE CAN TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR BOTH CHAVEZ AND HUERTA AND I WANT TO THANK OUR ERG FOR BRINGING US FORWARD AND FOR ALL THEIR GREAT WORK ON BEHALF OF THE WORKERS AT OUR PORT AS WELL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
WELL LET ME ADMIT TO BEING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT THE ERG HAD INVITED AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT DELORES HUERTA WAS GOING TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE GROUP VIRTUALLY I WAS GOBSMACKED
SHE IS TRULY A LEGEND AND SOMEONE WHO I FIRST HEARD ABOUT FROM MY UNCLE WHO BY MARRIAGE MY MOTHER'S SISTER'S HUSBAND JUAN WHO HE WAS BORN IN MEXICO RAISED NEAR SALINAS CALIFORNIA AND WHO EXPERIENCED AS A CHILD THE FARM WORKERS MOVEMENT AND WOULD DESCRIBE TO ME THE CONDITIONS AND THEN THROUGH MY EARLY CAREER WHEN I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN LATIN AMERICA AND DOCUMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRACKED WAS FARM WORKERS SEEKING JUSTICE AFTER HAVING THEIR CROPS SPRAYED BY PESTICIDES AND MUCH OF THEIR ACTIVISM WAS MODELED ON A CESAR AND HUERTA'S WORK IN THE UNITED STATES
SO THIS IS IN SOME WAYS IT FEELS LIKE IT'S COMING FULL CIRCLE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN IN ON THE PANEL
I ALSO WANT TO JUST KIND OF POINT OUT WHY WE HONOR THEM AND I THINK IT EFFECTIVELY COMES DOWN TO POWER
SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK WE TALK ABOUT ENOUGH BUT IS REALLY WHAT WE ARE TRYING WE STRUGGLE TO CREATE A MORE PERFECT UNION A BETTER DEMOCRACY
DELORES WAS SOMEBODY WHO BY ALL RIGHTS SHOULD HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE POWER IN THE WAY OUR SOCIETY IS STRUCTURED SHE WAS POOR SHE WAS A WOMAN SHE WAS A BROWN SKINNED WOMAN SHE WAS A FARM WORKER IN A CAREER THAT SHE WAS LEADING FARM WORKERS AND SHE DECIDED THAT THEY DESERVE THEIR POWER AND SHE BEGAN TO ORGANIZE
AND IF YOU COULD IMAGINE A MORE EFFECTIVE LEADER IN MOBILIZING POWER IT'S HARD TO DO BECAUSE SHE NOT ONLY EXEMPLIFIES WHAT THE LABOR MOVEMENT DOES TO ORGANIZE POWER BUT ALSO SHE WAS AN ARDENT FEMINIST SHE FOUGHT RACISM AND SHE HAS CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SO SHE IS TRULY SOMEBODY THAT WE SHOULD HONOR AND SO I'M THRILLED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION TODAY
THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU I'LL JUST BE BRIEF
I JUST WANTED TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP THAT BROUGHT FORWARD AND LEANNE YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB IN READING THAT I THINK THAT IN YOUR OPENING COMMENTS WERE PARTICULARLY APROPOS IN THE SENSE OF A COMMENT THAT I JUST MADE EARLIER AND WHAT YOU SAID WAS ESSENTIALLY WOMEN ARE OVERLOOKED QUITE FREQUENTLY
WE'VE ALL HEARD THE STORY OF CESAR CHAVEZ BUT NOT AS MUCH YOU KNOW THE STORY ABOUT DELORES AND ONCE AGAIN IT SEEMS THAT WOMEN ARE HAVING TO MAKE THOSE HARD DECISIONS HEARTWRENCHING DECISIONS THAT FREQUENTLY MEN WOULDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT AS DELORIS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO OF MAKING A CHOICE BETWEEN LEAVING SOME OF HER CHILDREN BEHIND FOR A GREATER CAUSE THAT WOULD HELP ALL WOMEN AND ALL CHILDREN
THOSE ARE DECISIONS THAT MEN DON'T FREQUENTLY THINK ABOUT SO I AM JUST REALLY HONORED LEANNE IN THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE TEAM HAVE DONE AND EXCITED FOR THE EVENT NEXT WEEK AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS
THANK YO.U THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF MAKING MY OPENING COMMENTS SO I'D LIKE TO ASK IF THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION
CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
LET'S GET THAT MOTION AND A SECOND
SECOND
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YOU HAD CALLED FOR A MOTION
WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR IN A SECOND
SO MOVED
AND SECONDED
ALRIGHT THANK YO.U THANK YOU AND FOR THE VOTE
LET ME RUN THROUGH THE ROLL CALL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
ALRIGHT THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOES
THEN THE MOTION PASSES WITH PRIDE
SO CLERK HART PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD .THANK YOU THIS IS ITEM FOUR B THE PAT DAVIS LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AWARD AND PAT GO AHEAD AND STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AT THIS TIME
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IT'S WITH YOU
WELL I MUST SAY THIS IS REALLY A VERY SPECIAL DAY TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE TWO INCREDIBLE WOMEN AND WITH PAT LET'S MAKE THAT A THIRD SO IN CONTINUING WITH OUR SPECIAL ORDERS WE HAVE THE HONOR TO WELCOME FORMER PORT COMMISSIONER PAT DAVIS TO THE MEETING TODAY
SHE'LL BE JOINING US BY TELEPHONE COMMISSIONER DAVIS IS THE FIRST WOMAN EVER ELECTED TO THE PORT COMMISSION
SHE'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS A PIONEER IN ADVANCING POSSIBILITIES FOR WOMEN WHO EMBODIED PORT VALUES THROUGH HER DAILY CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACTIONS
FITTINGLY WOMEN ACTIVE IN THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S WOMEN'S INITIATIVE ALSO CALLED IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES CREATED THE PAT DAVIS LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AWARD IN 2009
IT'S AN HONOR THAT'S NOT JUST GIVEN ON A REGULAR BASIS BUT RATHER WHEN THERE'S A RECIPIENT WHO THROUGH THEIR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP HAS STOOD FOR VALUES IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY AND HAVE ADVANCED THE POSSIBILITIES OF WOMEN AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE COMMISSIONER DAVIS WITH US TODAY TO SHARE SOME NEWS REGARDING THE PAT DAVIS LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AWARD
MS ELIZABETH LEVITT WILL YOU PLEASE TURN ON YOUR CAMERA? WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WELCOME PAT
PAT CAN YOU HEAR US? GO AHEAD AND START SIX PAT
SORRY SIX TO UNMUTE
OH I THINK I JUST HEARD HER
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
I'VE UNMUTED MYSELF FINALLY
WE CAN HEAR YOU PAT
OKAY AS YOU MENTIONED THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEADERSHIP AWARD IS TO HONOR DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING THE PORT MISSION IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR TO CHAMPION THE ENHANCEMENT OF WOMEN'S CAPABILITIES TO ADVANCE THE INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN SIGNIFICANT POSITIONS AND TO CREATE GET EQUITY FOR THE WOMEN WHO WORK AT THE PORT .THIS FITS PERFECTLY WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN REMARKS TODAY
IT IS MY ENDURING PLEASURE TO WELCOME ELIZABETH LEVETT TO THE SELECTED RANKS OF AWARD RECIPIENTS
YOUR CREATIVE WAYS OF ENABLING WOMEN TO SHINE, YOUR MENTORING, YOUR ROLE MODELING AND YOUR CHALLENGING OF THE STATUS QUO MARK YOU AS A DISTINGUISHED RECIPIENT
DURING YOUR CAREER YOU PARTICIPATED IN AND LED MANY INITIATIVES THAT'S TAUGHT TO BROADEN THE PORT DIVERSITY PROGRAMS YOU INSTILL THE SENSE OF FAIRNESS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN ALL AREAS OF WORK
YOU FOUND CREATIVE WAYS TO ENABLE WOMEN TO SHINE
YOU CHALLENGE SEXIST ATTITUDES AND ASSUMPTIONS SO OFTEN PREVALENT IN EVERYDAY WORK AND YOU ARE AN OUTSTANDING ROLE MODEL ESPECIALLY AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH LAYERS WHEN I WAS THERE OF MALE DOMINATED PROJECTS AND ENDED UP EARNING THE RESPECT AND EVEN THE FRIENDSHIP OF SOME OF THOSE YOU CHALLENGED
THOSE RESULTS ARE PROBABLY DO PARTLY DUE TO YOUR ENGAGING RATHER MYSTERIOUS COME ALONG WITH ME SMILE
IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO BECKON COOPERATION
IN OTHER WORDS A WOMAN OF STEEL IN A GLOVE OF GRACE
I KNOW YOU ARE PARTICULARLY EXCITED BY THE COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIES OF ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE AIRPORT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE THIRD RUNWAY
THE RESULT TODAY IS SPECTACULAR AND ENTIRELY UNPRECEDENTED
ALONG YOUR PATH OF ADVANCEMENT YOU DISTINCTLY BROUGHT WOMEN TO THE FOREFRONT WITH YOU SO FOR YOUR RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND ON BEHALF OF THE WOMEN AT THE PORT WHO HAVE BENEFITED IMMENSELY FROM YOUR CONSISTENT EFFORTS YOU ELIZABETH LEVETT HAVE WITHOUT QUESTION EARNED THIS YEAR'S LEGACY OF WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AWARD
WE THANK YOU
WE BASK IN YOUR REFLECTED LIGHT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT
THANKS SO MUCH PAT AND THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING HERE VIRTUALLY TODAY AND SHARING WITH US IS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION
THANK YOU
THANKS
AGAIN I WILL GIVE OUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS A CHANCE TO SPEAK AND I DO HAVE TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS THOUGH
IT'S REALLY ONLY APPROPRIATE THAT WE CELEBRATE SUCH AN ACCOMPLISHED WOMAN DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS LIZ HAS BEEN BOTH AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF WOMEN AT THE PORT
WITH GOOD HUMOR A TRUE PASSION FOR HER WORK AND THAT OF HER FELLOW EMPLOYEES LIZ HAS ESTABLISHED THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS ONE OF THE GREENEST PORTS IN THE NATION
THE LONG TENURE OF SO MANY OF HER COLLEAGUES IS A GOOD INDICATOR THAT IT'S ALSO A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AS I'M SURE HER REPORTS WILL ATTEST
I'M PERSONALLY GRATEFUL FOR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS
UPON MY ARRIVAL WE ESTABLISHED THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AND QUICKLY BECAME AWARE OF HER DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF SO MANY ASPECTS OF THE PORT OPERATIONS
IN ADDITION TO CREATING THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AND HIRING NEW STAFF TO SUPPORT IT ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WAS TO HIRE STAFF FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE WHEN THE COMMISSION HIRED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WHO IS ALREADY COMMITTED TO INCORPORATING EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS INTO ALL PORT OPERATIONS AND HE ESTABLISHED THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SHORTLY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL AT THE PORT TO ADDRESS THAT AND MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF EQUITY
WITH STEVE'S SUPPORT AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT DURING MY RELATIVELY SHORT TIME ON THE COMMISSION
WE STRENGTHENED OUR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GOALS, INSTALLED THE PORT'S FIRST FOR SOLAR ARRAYS AND MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS BRINGING SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS TO SEATAC
WE ALSO CREATED THE SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION FRAMEWORK TO INCREASE THE TRANSPARENCY AND INFLUENCE THE COMMISSION AS TO GUIDE THE LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS THAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND THAT JUST TOUCHED ON SOME OF THE ISSUES OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS
LIZ HAS BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST FOR FIVE TIMES LONGER THAN THAT DELIVERING THE MOST COMPLEX PLANNING EFFORTS WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR STALL WARD SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AS WELL AS YOUR TOLERANCE FOR MY PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PORT
I DON'T ENVY ANY PERSON TO HAVE TO FOLLOW THE STANDARDS YOU'VE SET BUT I'M DELIGHTED TO KNOW THAT YOU'LL HAVE MORE TIME TO ENJOY THE ENVIRONMENT YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH TO PROTECT
LIZ IS RETIRING AND IT'S OUR PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE PART OF THE LEGACY AWARD CEREMONY IN RECOGNITION OF HER WORK
NOW WE'D LIKE TO GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BUT FIRST I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LET MY COMMISSIONERS ALSO WAX ELOQUENTLY
CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I PREFER TO GO LAST THAT GIVES ME A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO THINK ABOUT THINGS
NO THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT
THIS IS YOUR DAY
WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AT THE PORT
YOU ARE SO INSPIRING TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO SAY YOU ARE IN FACT A LIVING LEGEND AND YOU WILL HAVE AN ENDURING LEGACY AT THE PORT
I THOUGHT FORMER COMMISSIONER PET DAVIS'S WORDS WERE ESPECIALLY ELOQUENT AND WELL SPOKEN AND SHE HERSELF IS QUITE THE TRAILBLAZER AND HER OWN CAREER
I THINK CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IT PAT WAS NOT THE FIRST TO WOMAN TO JOIN THE PORT COMMISSION AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY YEARS SERVED BY ANY RATE YOU'RE GOING TO BE DEARLY MISSED WITH AND I LOVE THAT EXPRESSION A WOMAN OF STEEL IN THE GLOVE OF GRACE
THAT'S JUST REALLY POETIC AND VERY FITTING
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO
OUR TIME TOGETHER AT THE PORT WASN'T A LONG ONE BUT WHEN I GOT HERE IT WAS IMMEDIATELY APPARENT WHO OF THE LP COMMANDED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT AND YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR SO LONG I GOT TO SAY THAT MY COVERT EFFORTS TO GET YOU NOT TO RETIRE HAVE CLEARLY FAILED AND I AM BITTER SWEET AND THEN I'M EXCITED THAT YOU GET TO GET SOME REST AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PORT BUT YOU LEAVE BEHIND SHOES THAT ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FILL LIZ AND SO I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST
I HOPE YOU STICK AROUND AND COME BY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID LOTS OF GREAT STUFF
THERE ARE TWO SHORT POINTS I WANT TO MAKE THE FIRST IS THAT WHEN YOU ANNOUNCED YOUR RETIREMENT AND LEADERSHIP STARTED THINKING ABOUT FINDING A REPLACEMENT FOR YOU THERE'S A VERY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO BREAKING THIS INTO TWO JOBS BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH YOU DO AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO FIND ONE PERSON WHO COULD FILL THOSE AND I THINK THAT'S EFFECTIVELY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IS BASICALLY DELEGATE OUT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT YOU WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE DONE AND IT JUST SPEAKS TO YOUR EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY AS A BRILLIANT MIND AND ALSO A GREAT LEADER
AND MY SECOND POINT IS TO THAT WHICH IS THAT YOU KNOW IT'S PROBABLY MAYBE LESS THAN A MINORITY OF LEADERS WHO WHO ARE LIKED BY THEIR SUBORDINATES IT'S CERTAINLY AN EVEN SMALLER VANISHINGLY SMALL NUMBER WHO ARE AS BELOVED BY THE PEOPLE WHO REPORT TO THEM AS YOU ARE AND I SAY THAT HAVING HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH MANY OF THE FOLKS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT AND JUST KNOWING THAT THEY REALLY CHERISH YOU AND THAT'S TRUE I THINK THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION
SO WE ARE REALLY TRULY GOING TO MISS YOU AND I HOPE WE GET TO TO SEE YOU IN PERSONAL CONNECTIONS AND OTHER WAYS IN THE YEARS TO COME AND ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT AND YOUR GRANDKIDS AND ALL THAT THANK YOU LIZ
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO ADD
WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOUR WORK AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE I HOPE THAT- I KNOW THAT EVERYONE ELSE AGREES WITH ME THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY THE IMPACT OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE THAT YOU'VE LED WILL HAVE REPERCUSSIONS POSITIVE REPERCUSSIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES TO COME AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANY BETTER WAY TO END A CAREER THAN TO KNOW THAT YOUR WORK IS GOING TO GO FAR BEYOND WHAT YOU DID DURING YOUR TIME
THE OTHER TWO THINGS I WANTED TO ADD WAS MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU AND I THINK WITH OTHERS ARE TWO QUALITIES THAT STAND OUT ONE THAT YOU'RE HUMBLE
AND I THINK AGAIN PATS WORDS ABOUT BEING GRACEFUL YOU EPITOMIZE THAT BUT HUMBLE IS ALSO A WORD AND AT TIMES I THOUGHT YOU WERE SOMETIMES A LITTLE TOO HUMBLE BUT UNDERNEATH THAT HUMILITY THERE'S ALSO A FIERCENESS ABOUT YOU WHICH I'VE JUST LOVED
YOUR FIERCENESS YOUR PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT YOUR LOVE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE YOUR FIERCENESS ABOUT WANTING TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE COMMUNITY AGAIN I CAN'T REALLY THINK OF ANYBODY THAT IS MORE DESERVING OF THE PAT DAVIS AWARD BUT ALSO IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE LOSS NOT JUST TO THE PORT FAMILY BUT ALSO TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT YOU'VE BEEN SERVING OVER ALL THESE YEARS
GIVEN YOUR FIERCENESS AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU QUOTE UNQUOTE RETIRE I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE ME UP ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT WANTING TO LEARN TO WIND SURF; IT'S A GREAT FIERCE SPORT FOR SOMEBODY LIKE YOU AND I'D LOVE TO BRING YOU OUT ON THE WATER NOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME SO WE'LL SEE YOU SOON
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN BACK TO YOU
YOU'RE MUTED SIR
SEE I WAS FOLLOWING YOUR DIRECTIONS
SO THANKS SO MUCH LIZ YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HOLD ON ONE MORE MINUTE BECAUSE EXECUTIVE METRUCK WOULD LOVE TO SAY A FEW WORDS FIRST
THANK YOU PRESIDENT
ELIZABETH LEVIT'S REMARKABLE CAREER SPANS THE EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN PORT OF SEATTLE WHICH ESTABLISHED THE PORT AS A WORLD AND NATIONAL LEADER IN TRADE, COMMERCE AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SHE'S WELL DESERVING OF THE WOMEN'S LEGACY AWARD AND IT'S FANTASTIC TO HAVE COMMISSIONER PAT DAVIS WITH US THIS AFTERNOON PRESENT THAT
AND I WROTE DOWN THE SAME WORDS THEN I'M SURE EVERYONE WROTE DOWN A WOMAN OF STEEL AND A GLOVE OF GRACE SO THAT IS FANTASTIC
I JUST LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT BUSINESS CAREER IN JUST THAT TIME SPAN
LIZ STARTED AT THE PORT ON APRIL ONE ST 1990 RISING TO SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS MANAGER IN 98 AND I KNOW THAT'S WHY THE DATE WHEN YOUR RETIREMENT WE TALKED ABOUT LIZ RETIRING SHE BROUGHT UP THAT FULL CIRCLE OF 30 YEARS ON THAT DATE
IN 1999 BECAME THE MANAGER OF AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND HEADED THE AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
WITH THE PROMOTION IN 2016 THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SHE ALSO BECAME A MEMBER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
IN ADDITION SHE WILLING TOOK OVER THE PORT WIDE ENGINEERING TEAM ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN 2019 I WOULD JUST SAY WILLINGLY AND GRACEFULLY TOOK THOSE ON
AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER BUSINESS MOVED THE PORT FORWARD TO THE LEADING EDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TODAY TO RECOUNT ALL OF THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOT EVEN TO DO IT JUSTICE AT ALL OVER 30 YEARS HOWEVER TO HONOR ELIZABETH I'D LIKE TO REPORT SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAVE MEANT THE MOST TO HER AND SHE'LL PROBABLY TALK ABOUT THESE AS WELL
IN THE 1990'S THE PORT UNDERTOOK A HUGE MARITIME PROJECT AT TERMINAL FIVE TO CLEAN UP PRIVATE PROPERTIES WHERE POLLUTION FROM PRIOR PRIVATE INDUSTRIES HAD SEVERELY CONTAMINATED THE LAND, WATER AND SHORELINE AND SOILS UNDER THE WATER
THIS PROJECT NECESSITATED CREATIVE APPROACHES WITH THE COMPANIES INVOLVED, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
THERE'S ALSO PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE AIRPORTS THIRD RUN WAY PERMITTING WHICH WE'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT WHICH INVOLVED COMPLICATED TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH FEDERAL PERMITS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING FILLING WETLANDS WHILE CREATING NEW WETLANDS MAINTAINING THE FLOWS OF MULTIPLE CREEKS AND STREAMS IN ORDER TO ALLOW FISH MIGRATION
MORE RECENTLY SHE PROVIDED EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP OF THE PORT ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE DUWAMISH COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF JOBS, PUBLIC GATHERING, PARK SPACE AND CLEANING UP CONTAMINATED SOILS WHILE RECREATING ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPROVED NATURAL SHORELINES
COMPLETING A MULTIPLE YEAR EFFORT TO SECURE A RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS THAT ENABLE US TO MEET OUR 2030 GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GOAL NEARLY 10 YEARS EARLY
SEATAC IS THE FIRST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA TO BE ACCREDITED WITH SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATING GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS
LIZ WILL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU SHE DIDN'T DO THIS ALL BY HERSELF
SHE ACHIEVES GOALS BY LEADING AND INSPIRING THOSE AROUND HER AND FOR 30 YEARS SHE'S BEEN COMMITTED TO THE PORT AND ITS MISSION AND PASSIONATE ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND TO OUR EMPLOYEES
IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AS EXECUTIVE SPONSOR OF OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP PORT WIDE PRIDE
ON A PERSONAL LEVEL I WILL MISS BUSINESS LEADERSHIP, POSITIVE ATTITUDE, GOOD HUMOR, ADVICE AND VISIONARY EXPERTISE
AS I WAS LOOKING BACK AS WE LOOK BACK I BELIEVE THAT SHE'S WORKED FOR SIX DIFFERENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND 21 DIFFERENT COMMISSIONERS OVER THAT TIME PERIOD
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE RECORD AND SOMETHING THAT REALLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION AND THE CONTINUITY AND THE ENTHUSIASM AND I WOULD SAY THE RESOLVE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND THE VALUES OF THAT BOTH FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BUT THEN FOR THE WORKFORCE AND ALSO FOR WOMEN AT THE PORT AS WELL AND BEING A CHAMPION ACROSS ALL THOSE THINGS IS SOMETHING THAT ARE REALLY REALLY ADMIRE AND REALLY IT'S BEEN A HIGHLIGHT OF MY THREE YEARS HERE AT THE PORT TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH WITH LIZ AND I KNOW THAT YOU'VE WORKED WITH ALL THOSE TO GET EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND ALL THOSE COMMISSIONERS I KNOW THIS IS THE BEST GROUP OUT OF ALL THOSE THAT YOU'VE WORKED WITH
I'M JUST SAYING THAT BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD I REALLY WANT TO WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'LL BE A RESTFUL RETIREMENT BUT I KNOW THAT WITH YOUR DRIVE AND TO DO THINGS AND CHANGE THE WORLD I KNOW YOU'LL KEEP BUSY AND I KNOW THAT WE'LL SEE A LOT OF YOU AS WE MOVE INTO THE FUTURE
AND AS WE MOVE ON TO I JUST WANT TO ALSO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS MOVING ON A VERY CHALLENGING JOB WHICH I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHTS SAYING WELL HOW ARE WE GOING TO MOVE ON WITHOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP IS THAT WE HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THAT ALAN PROSAL THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WILL TAKE OVER IN THE INTERIM BUSINESS DUTY IS UNTIL WE HAVE A NEW HIRE
WITH THAT SO WITH THAT I WANT TO THANK YOU BIZ FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US AND LOOK FORWARD TO HERE AND HEARING MORE GREAT THINGS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING SO THANK YOU
YAY
WELL THANK YOU EXECUTIVE METRUCK AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE HAVE ARLIN'S STEADY HAND ON THE TILLER FOR THE INTERIM BUT BIZ WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SPEAK IF YOU CAN CLEAR YOUR THROAT FROM ALL THIS ACCOLADE THE FLOOR IS YOURS
OH BOY WHERE DO I START
I GUESS THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY IT WAS FOR ME TO GROW WITH THE PORT AND WITH OUR SENSITIVITY TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY OVER THE 31 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE
THANKS SO MANY PAT DAVIS AND LINDA STROUT AND MACDINE MOORE AND MARK REECE AND OTHERS FOR REALLY SEEING SOMETHING IN ME THAT MAYBE I WASN'T SEEING IN MYSELF AS MUCH AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO YOU KNOW STEP ASIDE WITH ME
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN YOU'VE DONE THE SAME THING TO HELP ME SEE MY SKILLS AND ALLOW ME A BIGGER STAGE TO SHOW MY SKILLS ON AND AS I REFLECT BACK OVER MY CAREER I COULDN'T HAVE ENDED UP IN A BETTER PLACE AT A BETTER TIME TO BE ABLE TO GROW THE PORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM FROM ONE THAT WAS LARGELY MOSTLY COMPLYING WITH PERMITS TO NEW CHALLENGES ON HOW WE COULD BUILD THINGS AND BE BETTER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHETHER IT WAS TERMINAL FIVE OR THE THIRD RUNWAY JUST WHAT AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY IT HAS BEEN FOR ME TO GROW WITH THE PORT AND TO HELP US REALLY BECOME WHO WE ARE TODAY AND I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE GREAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WE'VE HAD AND REALLY THE VISION OF COMMISSIONERS OVER THE YEARS TO REALLY EMBRACE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY AND ALLOW US JUST THE BEST STAGE I COULD FIND POSSIBLE
I DEAL WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD THAT DO ENVIRONMENTAL WORK AND THEY ALWAYS SAY HOW COME YOU GET TO DO SO MANY COOL THINGS AND MY RESPONSE IS ALWAYS THE SAME THING BECAUSE I HAVE ELECTED COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVES AT THE PORT WHO LOVE THIS WORK AND IF ANYTHING THEY JUST WANT ME TO DO MORE AND MORE SO I REALLY THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I REALLY HAVE TO THANK THE INCREDIBLE TEAM OF EXPERTS THAT WORK FOR ME AND WORK ON MY TEAM I COULDN'T HAVE DONE ANY OF THIS WITHOUT ALL OF YOUR EXPERTISE AND YOUR PASSION AND YOUR ABILITY TO HOLD ME UP WHEN I WAS WAVERING OR MAYBE MY ABILITY TO HOLD YOU UP WHEN YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN WAVERING AND TOGETHER WITH YOUR EXPERTISE AND MY VISION ON HOW WE CAN TURN THAT INTO SOMETHING THAT REALLY EMBODIES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PORT IT'S JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE
SO WITHOUT A DOUBT I ENDED UP AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME AND IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO GROW OUR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS, TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING WOMEN AND OTHERS IN THE ORGANIZATION AND HOLD THEM UP AND TO DO SO MUCH TO FURTHER THE PORT MISSION FOR THE VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF KING COUNTY
SO REALLY IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE RIDE AND INCREDIBLE CAREER I WILL LOOK BACK FONDLY AND SMILE A LOT WHEN I THINK ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'VE ALL DONE TOGETHER AND JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FROM PAT DAVIS ON TO TODAY'S COMMISSIONERS FOR REALLY ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND MY TEAM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
QUITE AN HONOR
WELL THANKS
AND THEY SAID THIS IS NOT JUST GIVEN UNLESS YOU EARN IT
I'M SURE THERE'S FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE DESERVED IT MORE
YOU'LL CERTAINLY BE MISSED AND THANKS TO COMMISSIONER DAVIS FOR HER COMING TO HELP BESTOW THIS UPON YOU AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK AS WELL
SO HAVING NO OTHER SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY I WILL MOVE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT AND THANKS AGAIN BIZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU PRESIDENT FELLEMAN FOR THOSE TWO SPECIAL ORDERS
THAT'S A LOT TO FOLLOW THERE BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THE AGENDA
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THIS MORNING
COMMISSIONERS I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY REMARKS BY ECHOING YOUR SOLEMN OPENING STATEMENTS OF SOLIDARITY WITH OUR ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES
LAST WEEK'S SENSELESS ACTS OF VIOLENCE ARE PART OF AN ALARMING TREND SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS PANDEMIC
ALTHOUGH ATTACKS AGAINST ASIANS IN AMERICA HAVE ESCALATED AT ALARMING RATES IN THE LAST YEAR THEY ARE NOT NEW
THE PORT CONDEMNS THESE ACTS OF VIOLENCE
RACISM AND HATE HAVE NO PLACE ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
JUST REITERATING YOUR DIRECTION
TODAY AND EVERY DAY WE SEND A MESSAGE TO ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN PARTNERS THAT WE STAND WITH THEM AGAINST INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
ANOTHER IMPORTANT FRONT FOR US IS OUR BATTLE AGAINST THE COVID 19 VIRUS
WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL AS KING COUNTY ARE NO LONGER SEEING A TREND IN DECREASING A POSITIVE COVID 19 CASES
THE STATE AND KING COUNTY ARE REPORTING A PLATEAU OF POSITIVE CASES
IN FACT A REPRODUCTIVE NUMBER IS ESTIMATED AT 1.2 WHICH INDICATES VIRAL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IS INCREASING
I UNDERSTAND 31% IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH COVID 19 ARE CURRENTLY TRENDING DOWN HOWEVER THESE METRICS OFTEN LIE BEHIND POSITIVE CASES BY SEVERAL WEEKS
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO RELAX OUR DEFENSES AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
WE NEED TO REMAIN VIGILANT AND DEDICATED IN PROTECTING OUR EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS
AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE FIGHT AGAINST THE VIRUS IS VACCINATIONS
WE'RE PROUD TO REPORT THE SUCCESSFUL OPENING OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COVID 19 VACCINATION CLINIC AT SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THIS CLINIC IS IMPORTANT TO ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION AT SEA BY VACCINATING ALL WHO WORK AT THE AIRPORT FURTHER PROTECTING THE TRAVELERS AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL
THE CLINIC IS STAFFED BY A MIX OF PORT EMPLOYEES MANY OF THEM VOLUNTEERS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WITH SAFEWAY ALBERTSONS AND IS INTENDED TO SERVE AIRPORT BADGE AND AN AIRLINE CREW BADGE EMPLOYEES WORKING HIGH DENSITY CONGREGATE SETTINGS
THE CLINIC IS EXPECTED TO VACCINATE APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 PEOPLE PER DAY OPERATING FOUR DAYS A WEEK DEPENDING ON VACCINE AVAILABILITY
AND APPRECIATE THE COMMISSIONERS SUPPORT
MANY OF YOU GOING OUT AND SUPPORTING ON SITE THE EFFORTS AT THE CLINIC
A BIG THANKS TO SAFEWAY AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE TEAMS FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE IN A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME
SPEAKING OF ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC I KNOW YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE VIABILITY OF OUR AIRPORT RETAIL AND DINING TENANTS DUE TO THE PROLONGED COVID 19 ECONOMIC TURN DOWN
FOR THE PORT IT IS VITAL FOR THESE BUSINESSES AND ALL THE OTHER ONES TO SURVIVE SO THEY'RE READY TO SERVE OUR PASSENGERS AS TRAVEL RESUMES AND THE ECONOMY RECOVERS
TO THIS END I HAVE GOOD NEWS TO REPORT IN TERMS OF SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL AID THAT WILL SOON START FLOWING TO BUSINESSES AND SOME ADJUSTMENTS WE'LL PROPOSE TO OUR CONCESSION AGREEMENTS REFLECTING THE ONGOING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
YOU'LL RECALL IN APRIL AND JUNE OF LAST YEAR WE SUSPENDED THE MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEE TENANT MARKETING FEES AND ALSO DEFERRED PERCENTAGE RENT AND OTHER EXPENSES
FEDERAL AID LEGISLATION ADOPTED IN DECEMBER THE CORONA RESPONSE AND RELIEVE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT WILL PROVIDE 5.35 MILLION FOR SEA AIRPORT CONCESSIONS
WE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF DECIDING HOW TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE REPAYMENT OF ALL DEFERRED AMOUNTS INCLUDING DEFERRALS ENDING MARCH 31 ST ARE DUE ON JULY 21 AND CAN BE PAID OVER 36 MONTHS WITH 1% INTEREST
WITH THE SIGNING OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT EARLIER THIS MONTH AIRPORTS WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 8,000,000,000 WITH SOME SUPPORT EARMARKED FOR AIRPORT CONCESSIONS
WHILE WE WAIT FOR FAA GUIDES ON HOW TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE FUNDS STAFF HAS BEEN CONSIDERING AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT FOR OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS
WE'RE RECOMMENDING ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEE REQUIREMENTS TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT THE ECONOMIC TURNDOWN HAS GONE ON MUCH LONGER THAN ORIGINALLY PROJECTED
THIS IS A WIN FOR BOTH BUSINESSES IN THE PORT
DINING AND RETAIL OUTLETS WILL HAVE A MUCH BETTER CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL AND WE CAN SUSTAIN VALUED PARTNERS
AN AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE THESE CHANGES WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON APRIL 13
KEEPING OUR BUSINESS TO DATE ON THESE DEVELOPMENTS YESTERDAY AVIATION MANAGING DIRECTOR LANCE LYTTLE THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT DON HUNTER IN OUR ADR AND FINANCE STAFF MEMBERS MET WITH SMALL BUSINESS AIRPORT ACTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO DISCUSS THE FEDERAL AID IN THE PROPOSED WAY AHEAD AND ADDITIONAL MEETINGS ARE PLANNED TO DISCUSS THE WAY FORWARD WITH ALL BUSINESSES AT THE AIRPORT
UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP WE CAN BE PROUD OF REFERENCE TO SUPPORT THE ADR BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES ALONG WITH A WIDE RANGE OF BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT
I'M ALSO PARTICULARLY PLEASED THAT WE ARE OFFERING COVID 19 VACCINATIONS FOR ADR WORKERS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT WHO ARE IMPORTANT TO SEA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
FOR MY LAST UPDATE I WANT TO NOTE THE RETIREMENT OF A GREAT BUSINESS LEADER AND FRIEND OF THE PORT BRAD TILDEN
BRAD IS STEPPING DOWN AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT OF ALASKA AIR GROUP AT THE END OF THE MONTH AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE, THE LAST NINE YEARS AS CEO
I'M PLEASED TO REPORT HE WILL REMAIN ACTIVE AS THE ALASKA AIRLINES CHAIRMAN OF THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WE ARE ALL PROUD OF ALASKA'S ROLE AS THEIR HOMETOWN CARRIER AS AN AIRLINE THAT IS VITAL TO THE ECONOMY OF THE NORTHWEST IN ALASKA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION
UNDER BRAD'S LEADERSHIP ALASKA HAS ALSO BECOME A LEADING CORPORATE CITIZEN
EVEN WITH ALASKA'S GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS AND THE CHANGES IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY BRAD'S KEPT THE AIRLINE REMAINED FOCUSED ON CUSTOMER SERVICE, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WORKFORCE, AND A STRONG BOTTOM LINE
THE PORT AND ALASKA HAVE ENJOYED A STRONG RELATIONSHIP
SEA IS CRITICAL TO ALASKA'S SUCCESS OF THE AIRLINES HUB AIRPORT JUST AS ALASKA SUCCESS IS CRITICAL TO OURS
I CAN POINT TO THE NORTH SATELLITE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, OUR PARTNERSHIP ON SUSTAINABLE FUELS AND PLANNING FOR FUTURE MAIN TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS AS RECENT EXAMPLES OF OUR PARTNERSHIP
THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC WAS A HUGE TEST OF BRAD'S LEADERSHIP
WE KNOW IT'S BEEN TOUGH ON THE AIRLINE AND ITS WORKFORCE BUT ALASKA APPEARS TO BE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY AS TRAVEL PICKS UP AGAIN
I'M HAPPY THE PORT WAS ABLE TO PLAY A ROLE IN PROVIDING TEMPORARY RELIEF TO ALASKA IN THE AIRLINE SERVING SEA
AS BRAD STEPS DOWN WE WELCOME BEN MINOCCI AS HIS SUCCESSOR
BEN IS NO STRANGER TO US
HE HAS HEADED ALASKA SEATTLE OPERATIONS SINCE 2007
BEN KNOWS AIRPLANES INSIDE AND OUT AND HAS DEMONSTRATED BUSINESS BUSINESS SKILLS IN MANAGING THE INTEGRATION OF ALASKA AND VIRGIN AIRLINES
WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN EQUALLY STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH BEN AND THE ALASKA TEAM IN THE FUTURE
MOVING ON TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEM 8D ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS AN AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE A MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
I POINT THIS OUT BECAUSE THIS MOU IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN INCREASING OUR RESILIENCE AS A WHOLE
THIS MOU ALLOWS FOR PORT STAFF AND PORT HIRED CONSULTANTS TO PERFORM SAFETY EVALUATIONS OF PORT BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES WITHIN LIMITS OF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AFTER A LARGE SCALE DISASTER SUCH AS AN EARTHQUAKE
THIS PROPOSED AGREEMENT INCREASES THE PORT'S RESILIENCY BY ENABLING US TO REACT QUICKLY AFTER A DAMAGE INDUCING EVENT WITH RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND ALSO EASING THE BURDEN ON CITY OF SEATTLE RESOURCES DURING THAT CRITICAL TIME
FORMALIZING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR POST DISASTER DAMAGE EVALUATIONS PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY AND RESPONSIVE RESILIENCY FOR BOTH AGENCIES eSPECIALLY IN THE REGIONAL RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA INCLUDE THE PORT REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
I'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THOSE ITEMS WHEN WE GET TO THEM ON THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
YOU'RE MUTED COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT THAT WAS THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT AND SINCE THE ENTIRE THEME OF THIS YEAR IS FOR EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY CENTRAL TO THAT IS GETTING PRICES UNDER CONTROL AND THE LEADERSHIP OF GETTING THE VACCINES AT THE AIRPORT WAS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS VERY MUCH PART OF AND ALSO SEVERAL OF OUR COLLEAGUES ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE VACCINATION PROGRAM SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO SAY A BRIEF FEW WORDS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF AT THE AIRPORT FOR PULLING TOGETHER THE CLINIC SO QUICKLY
I REALLY I DON'T THINK MOST PEOPLE REALIZE IT CAME TOGETHER IN A MATTER OF DAYS AND I WAS THERE FOR THE BEGINNING BUT I AM SO THRILLED
I CAN'T TELL YOU THE EMPLOYEES AT THE AIRPORT THAT WERE COMING THROUGH WHEN I WAS THERE WERE SO GRATEFUL AND IT'S JUST I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO IS TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE AND GET THEM VACCINATED
I DID WANT TO CALL OUT HOWEVER OR IN ADDITION I SHOULD SAY THE FACT THAT OUR PORT OF SEATTLE FIREFIGHTERS WHILE THEY ARE NOT DOING VACCINATIONS AT THE AIRPORT THEY HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY DOING VACCINATIONS AND I HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO THE VACCINATION CLINIC THAT THEY STOOD UP JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM SEATAC AT THE BOW LAKE MOBILE HOME PARK
THE RESIDENTS IN THE MOBILE HOME PARK ARE FOR THE MOST PART ON FIXED INCOMES
THEY ARE OLDER AND MANY OF HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT DON'T ALLOW THEM TO DRIVE AND JUST TO SEE HOW GRATEFUL THEY WERE TO HAVE OUR FIREFIGHTERS COME TO WHERE THEY WERE TO PROVIDE THOSE VACCINATIONS WAS REALLY IT WAS THE BEST PART OF MY WEEK LAST WEEK ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH THE BEST PART OF THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BIG CALL OUT TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE MOU THAT WE HAVE WITH THE PUGET SOUND FIREFIGHTING DEPARTMENT TO DO THIS BUT OUR OWN GUYS AND WOMEN HAVE JUST DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB IN THE COMMUNITY
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE THAT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS FROM THE BEGINNING AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF CLERK HART COULD YOU QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE ROLE IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS REALLY GREAT ROLE THE PORT IS PLAYING IN PART OF THIS RECOVERY EFFORT
THANK YOU I WAS GOING TO ASK
WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK WELL QUICKLY TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VACCINE SITE AT THE AIRPORT I'M GUESSING WE'RE PROBABLY THE ONLY AIRPORT OF ANY SIZE IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS MADE USE OF THE FACILITIES THERE FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT AND URGENT PURPOSE AND I THINK PROBABLY NOT MANY PEOPLE REALIZE WE HAVE IN EXCESS OF 19,000 DAILY WORKERS AT SEATAC AIRPORT MAKING IT ONE OF THE IF NOT THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND A CONFLUENCE OF PEOPLE AND TRAVEL SO ALL OF THAT COMBINED MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO PROVIDE THIS WONDERFUL IMPORTANT SERVICE
SECONDLY AND I'LL SAVE MY COMMENTS LATER FOR THE NEXT MEETING APRIL 13 TH REGARDING THE DIRECTORS INTENTIONS WITH REGARD TO THAT THAT IS THE RELIEF EFFORT THAT YOU SPOKE OF FOR OUR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL TENANTS
WE HAVE CLOSE TO 300 DINING AND RETAIL TENANTS SEATAC AIRPORT THAT HAD BEEN ESPECIALLY HARD HIT BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF OPERATING A BUSINESS AT AN AIRPORT AND THEY'RE NOT RECOVERED YET
THINGS MAY BE LOOKING BRIGHTER BUT IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF EXTREME ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR MANY IF NOT ALL OF THOSE BUSINESS TENANTS SO I'M TREMENDOUSLY GRATEFUL DIRECTOR METRUCK AND LANCE LYTTLE AND STAFF FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE AN URGENT RESPONSE TO IDENTIFYING AREAS WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO HELP SUPPORT OUR GREAT TENANTS AT SEATAC AIRPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT AND THE GRATITUDE THAT STEPHANIE ARTICULATED TOWARDS OUR FIREFIGHTERS
I DON'T THINK THEY GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR ALL THE TREMENDOUS WORK THEY DO TO KEEP US ALL SAFE BUT ALSO THE WORK THEY'RE DOING BEYOND THEIR CALL DUTY TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE AROUND THE COMMUNITY
I ALSO JUST WANT TO THANK THE AIRPORT STAFF AND ALL THE OPS FOLKS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN SETTING UP THE CLINIC
I THINK THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO HOW WE ARE LIVING OUT OUR VALUES
I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE PUTTING WORKERS FIRST AND WE ARE PROVIDING THESE VACCINES TO WORKERS AT THE AIRPORT I THINK THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW THE PORT IS REALLY VALUING THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND AND HOW WE ARE BEING MORE AND MORE CONSCIOUS OF FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE DISPROPORTIONATELY AT RISK OR IMPACTED BY THIS PANDEMIC AND SO ONCE AGAIN I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE WORK AND I KNOW THAT THE WORKERS DID TOO
I HAD THE GREAT EXPERIENCE OF VOLUNTEERING ALONGSIDE RYAN LAST SATURDAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND IT WAS VERY EXCITING TO SEE SO MANY FOLKS COME THROUGH AND GET THEIR VACCINES AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IF I CAN DO IT AGAIN IN THE COMING WEEKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH THANKS IT WAS REALLY FUN TO GET TO PARTICIPATE ALONGSIDE COMMISSIONER CHO IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN JUST TO GET A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH HIM
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PERSONALLY IN A LONG TIME TOO THAT WAS GREAT AND I'M GOING TO USE THE MOMENT TO JUST PITCH TWO THINGS
THE FIRST IS FOR EVERYONE LISTENING TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED THAT YOU GO TO FIND YOUR PHASE WA ORG THAT'S THE WASHINGTON STATE SPECIFIC BASICALLY ALGORITHM THAT WILL MAKE SURE THAT AS SOON AS YOU ARE ELIGIBLE THAT YOU KNOW IT AND YOU CAN START GETTING ON LISTS
AND THEN THE OTHER WOULD BE TO ENCOURAGE ALL PORT EMPLOYEES TO CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING AT THE CLINIC AS WELL
THERE ARE LOTS OF UPCOMING SHIFTS LEFT TO BE BUILT SO IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY EITHER DURING WORK OR OUTSIDE OF WORK HOURS TO PARTICIPATE WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT
THANKS SO MUCH
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKIN.S COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND PULLING THIS OFF AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR YOUR PERSISTENT PUSH TO HAVE US BE PART OF THIS
YOU GUYS ROCK
I'VE SAID ENOUGH LET US GO FORWARD
ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS MR PRICHARD? YES THANK YOU COMMISSIONER OR PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMITTEE REPORTS
COMMISSIONER CHO AND CALKINS CONVENED BE IN THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON MARCH 18 TH
COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS AROUND THE RACIAL BIAS AND EQUITY MOTION AND THE EDI STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDING A POTENTIAL RFP THAT WILL LOOK AT BARRIERS FOR BIPOC BUSINESSES AND PLA POLICIES AS WELL AS CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL POLICIES
THE COMMISSION ALSO DISCUSSED PROPOSED COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AND HOW THAT'S ADMINISTERED
THE COMMITTEE DID RECOMMEND ENGAGING WITH THE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL TEAM AROUND A PROPOSAL AND TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ON THAT MASTER PLANNING EFFORT IN THE AVIATION COMMITTEE
THE BIOMETRICS COMMISSIONERS CHO AND CALKINS CONVENED THIS COMMITTEE ON MARCH 12 TH TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM STAFF AND LEGAL ON PROPOSED BIOMETRICS POLICIES
COMMISSIONERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR A PREFERRED APPROACH BUT I'VE ASKED STAFF TO CONDUCT SOME MORE OUTREACH TO SECURE IMPORTANT FEEDBACK FROM AIRLINES
CHAIRS BOWMAN AND STEINBRUECK WILL CONVENE THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY MARCH 25 TH AND WILL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION AROUND THE WORK PLAN AND WE'LL GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB STUDY BEFORE I BELIEVE THE APRIL 27 TH PUBLIC MEETING ON THIS ITEM, REVIEW THE FINAL SAF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS STUDY SESSION AGENDA ,AND GET AN UPDATE ON THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STUDY
FINALLY CHAIRS BOWMAN AND CHO WILL CONVENE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ON MARCH 8 TH
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
BACK TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I THOUGHT WE ALSO HAD A MEETING OF THE TOURISM COMMITTEE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS BUT THAT WAS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE WILL BE MOVING ON HERE TO PUBLIC COMMENT BUT FOLLOWING THE CONSENT AGENDA I WILL GIVE US A BRIEF BREAK AND THEN PROCEED TO THE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE FOR NEW BUSINESS
BUT AT THIS TIME THE COMMISSION WILL ACCEPT GENERAL COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
AS THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME WE'LL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTED THEMSELVES AND THEN READ THEIR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU YOU'RE ON TEAMS MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK AND PLEASE NOTE THERE'S A SHORT TIME LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE SIGNED UP AT THIS TIME
CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU THAT IS MIKE SOTELO
HI MY NAME IS MIKE SOTELO AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION TODAY
TODAY I'M REPRESENTING THE WASHINGTON STATE ECONOMIC OR EXCUSE ME ETHNIC CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FOR WASHINGTON STATE AND FOR KING COUNTY
AND THE REASON I ASKED TO COME ON BOARD TODAY WAS BECAUSE I WANTED TO REFLECT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DELORES HUERTA AND CESAR CHAVEZ
I WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO MEET CESAR CHAVEZ WHEN I WAS YOUNG LIVING IN LOS ANGELES AND I REMEMBER MANY TIMES STANDING WITH MY MOTHER AT THESE RALLIES AND HOLDING UP MY RIGHT HAND SAYING SI SE PUEDE AND HOLDING MY MOTHER'S HAND WITH MY LEFT
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE GROWTH OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE YEARS
U S POPULATION WELL OVER 50,000,000, WASHINGTON STATE CLOSE TO A MILLION PEOPLE, OUR COLLEGE TWO YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE AT 56%
WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF THAT
ON OUR FOUR YEAR INSTITUTIONS WE RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY HAVE AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 2 600 STUDENTS IN EITHER GRADUATE OR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN REGARDS TO THE TRADES WHEN I GO TO THE AIRPORT I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE OF COLOR WORKING OUT ON THE TRADES AND IT REALLY MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO SEE THAT THE PORT IS SUPPLYING THESE GREAT JOBS FOR CONTRACT THAT PUT PEOPLE TO WORK AND THEY'RE ABLE TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES
I ALSO REMEMBER BEING A CARPENTER HERE IN SEATTLE 40 YEARS AGO AND THE SENSE OF PRIDE THAT I ALWAYS HAD DRIVING BY A BUILDING THAT I PARTICIPATED IN WHETHER IT BE A CHURCH, A SCHOOL, A HOME, A CONDOMINIUM
THESE ARE THINGS THAT FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY MANY MANY TECH AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE PORT IN REGARDS TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW
THE PORT'S ABILITY FOR IMPROVEMENT IS VAST
I MEAN THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT AND WE'D LIKE TO HELP YOU DO THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
I DO WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT YOU COULD ANSWER OFFLINE IF YOU WANT BUT I AM CONCERNED OR NOT CONCERNED BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY SENIOR MANAGERS CURRENTLY WORK AT THE PORT THAT ARE LATINO OR LATINA
I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW THE PORT HAS 3% LATINO EMPLOYEES WHICH IS DISTURBING OUT OF 3,000 EMPLOYEES IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH I'D LIKE THE PORT COMMISSIONERS JUST TO FIND OUT HOW MANY WOMEN LATINO WOMEN CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANKS SO MUCH MIKE FOR JOINING US AND SHARING YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND SEEK HELP LIKE YOURS
I WILL NOT SAY ANYTHING MORE TO MY PUBLIC SPEAKERS
SORRY ANN CROAKER IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER
HELLO EMINENTLY TELL OUR DAY THANK YOU I THINK IT OUGHT TO BE HELD ONCE A MONTH BUT WHAT I AM TALKING GOING TO RELAY IS SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE PERSONALLY DISMAYING IN TERMS OF YOUR CURRENT REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION FOR THE DES MOINES WEST CREEK AND I WON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME HERE TO SAY EVERYTHING BUT THE ACTUAL EQUITY AND SUSTAINABLE POINTS PROPERTY FOR REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES WITH STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, AIR CLEANING AND HABITAT RESTORATION ARE NOT GOING TO BE FOLLOWED HERE AT ALL
WITH THIS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT THE EDGE TO EDGE INDUSTRIAL USE NEXT DOOR HAS INADEQUATE OR BASICALLY ZERO GREEN SPACE AND THE RUNOFF ABSORPTION ESPECIALLY WITH OUR HEAVY RAIN STORMS WHICH ARE NOW GOING INTO PUGET SOUND BECAUSE THE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS CAN'T KEEP UP TO THEM THIS IS JUST GOING TO EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM
THE CURRENT INDUSTRIAL USE BRINGS IN TRUCKS AND POLLUTING TRAFFIC TO OUR CITY WITHOUT AIR MITIGATION AND NOT A CITY OR RESIDENTIAL VALUE OTHER THAN SOME TAX BASE WHICH ISN'T TRIVIAL BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE POLLUTING VALUE IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND WELL
THIS IS SPRAWL
THIS DOESN'T SUPPORT OUR SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS AND IT TAKES AWAY OUR GREEN SPACE THERE WHICH WE HAVE PRECIOUS LITTLE LEFT OF AND AT THAT PART AS I SAID DISMAYING TO ME AND TO MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE WE HAVE NO PLACE FOR OUR RUNOFF AND WE HAVE NO PLACE TO HIDE FROM THE AIRPLANES AND NATURAL HABITAT LEFT AND ONCE YOU TAKE AWAY SOMETHING IT IS REALLY HARD IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT IT BACK
SO PLEASE CONSIDER RECONSIDER THE USE OF THAT PARTICULAR PART OF THE PROPERTY THE PROPERTY ACQUISITION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
THANK YOU GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE HAVE ONE WRITTEN COMMENT TODAY COMING IN FROM LAURA GIBBONS WHO WRITES TO ASK WHERE IS YOUR PLAN TO MEET YOUR TARGET OF A REDUCTION IN SCOPE THREE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2030 AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN COMMENTS TODAY
THANK YOU
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY I WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE, IT WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THERE ARE NO PROPOSED REMOVAL FOR TODAY'S MEETING
AT THIS TIME THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS COVERING EIGHT A THROUGH EIGHT G
SO MOVED
SECOND
SO EAGER
LET'S DO THE CONSENT
SO COMMISSIONERS PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOES FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT
WELL THE MOTION PASSES AND WE'RE RUNNING PERFECTLY ON SCHEDULE SO I WOULD AFFORD US A FIVE MINUTE BREAK TO TAKE A BREATH AND BE RIGHT BACK SO PLEASE STAND BY
I FAILED TO SAY WHAT TIME WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE YOU DID HAVE FIVE MINUTES SO THAT IT PUT US TECHNICALLY AT 1:21
THANK YOU
IMMUNITY FRED JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT IN ADVANCE
DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? I CAN DO A QUORUM CHECK BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
HERE
THANK YOU
I SEE COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS HERE TOO
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE EVERYBODY BACK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I'M SURE SHE WILL BE BACK SHORTLY
OKAY I'LL GIVE IT TO 1:22
THERE IT IS
ALRIGHT SO MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA
THERE ARE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS WE DO HAVE TWO NEW BUSINESS ITEMS CLERK HART WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEMS AND PRESENTERS
THANK YOU THAT IS ITEM 10 A, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE PROJECT SPECIFIC SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DESIGN SERVICES AND TESTING AND SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TO UTILIZE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND EXECUTE A GCCM CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, TO USE PORT CREWS, AND TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND UNITED AIRLINES IN SUPPORT OF THE PORT'S IAF AIRLINE REALIGNMENT PROJECT AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION REQUEST IS 26,000,000 DOLLARS
COMMISSIONERS THE UPCOMING OPENING OF OUR NEW INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY CREATES A NEED FOR US TO REVIEW THE RELOCATION OF AIRLINES AT SEA TO BALANCE AIRPORT FACILITIES
A BRIEFING WAS ORIGINALLY SLATED TO GO TO COMMISSION IN MARCH OF 2020 BUT WAS DEFERRED DUE TO COVID 19 THE PROPOSED AIRLINE REALIGNMENT PLAN TOOK OVER TWO YEARS TO NEGOTIATE AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE AIRLINES
THIS BRIEFING WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, THE SCOPE OF THE WORK, AND THE ESTIMATED PROJECT SCHEDULE
PRESENTERS ARE JAMES JENNING, DIRECTOR AVIATION PROPERTIES AND SEAN ANDERSON, CAPITAL PROGRAM LEADER AVIATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
WITH THIS I BELIEVE I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEN
GREAT
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE
THANK YOU CEO METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS
TODAY WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE POST IAF AIRLINE REALIGNMENT PLAN AND AS INDICATED THIS IS REALLY TRIGGERED BY THE UPCOMING OPENING OF OUR EXCITING INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY
THAT PROJECT BASICALLY CONVERTS SOME GATES THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXCLUSIVELY DOMESTIC INTO INTERNATIONAL CAPABLE GATES AND CURRENTLY THERE IS ONE AIRLINE UNITED AIRLINES WHO HAS AN EXCLUSIVELY DOMESTIC OPERATION AT SEA SO THIS PROJECT ESSENTIALLY WILL RELOCATE UNITED FACILITIES TO CONCOURSE B FROM CONCOURSE A AND THEN SOME LIMITED FACILITIES FOR DELTA AIRLINES FROM CONCOURSE B TO CONCOURSE A
AIRLINE REALIGNMENT IS A PRE NEGOTIATED TERM IN THE SIGNATORY LEASE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT TO MOVE THE AIRLINES AROUND ESSENTIALLY TO HELP BALANCE FACILITIES AT THE AIRPORT
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AS AIRLINES GROW AND CHANGE THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DIFFERENT AIRLINES FOR GATES AND TICKET COUNTERS AND BAGGAGE SYSTEMS CHANGE OVER TIME SO THIS IS A PRE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS THE AIRPORT TO RELOCATE AND MOVE AIRLINES AROUND IN A PRE NEGOTIATED FASHION PER THE LEASE
AS CEO METRUCK INDICATED IT TOOK US MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO NEGOTIATE THE PLAN AND NO DOUBT THEY'RE IN A COMPLEX SCENARIO LIKE THIS WITH A MULTITUDE OF AIRLINES AND PERSPECTIVES THERE'S NEVER ONE SCENARIO THAT MAKES EVERYBODY ABSOLUTELY HAPPY BUT THE AIRLINES AS A WHOLE HAVE LARGELY ACCEPTED THE PORT DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR MONEY TO BEGIN THE DESIGN PROCESS
BASICALLY THE PORT MEMORIALIZED THIS PLAN IN EARLY ACTUALLY LATE 2019 AND COVID DID DEFINITELY PLAY A PART AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE COME TODAY ESSENTIALLY MORE THAN A YEAR LATER TO REQUEST FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR THIS PROJECT TO MOVE THOSE FACILITIES BUT THE AIRPORT DOES INTEND TO RELOCATE UNITED AND THEIR GATES NO LATER THAN JANUARY ONE OF 2024
ALTHOUGH THE GATES AND SPECIFIC GATE LOCATIONS OF ANY OF THE AIRLINES DOES NOT HAPPEN AND IS NOT NEGOTIATED IN ADVANCE AND IT'S PART OF THE SIGNATORY LEASE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT ANNUAL GATE ALLOCATION PROCESS
SO WE TRY NOT TO GET TOO FOCUSED ON THE GATE.S THIS PROJECT RELOCATES THE FACILITIES AND SEAN ANDERSON IS HERE TODAY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT SCOPE
SO GOOD MORNING OR GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, MR METRUCK
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A SLIDE SHOW THAT WE COULD START AND JAMES TALKED THROUGH THE FIRST THREE SLIDES
AGAIN MOVING NOW TO- I'M SORRY BACK ONE STEP TO THE SCOPE OF WORK
SO THE SCOPE OF THIS WORK SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDES BOTH WORK ON CONCOURSES A AND B INCLUDING BOTH EXPANSION AND REMODELS, THE TICKETING LOBBY ADJACENT TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, AND BAGGAGE CLAIM
THE NEXT SLIDE I WILL SHOW YOU THE SEQUENCE AT WORK AND MOVES THAT ARE BEING PLANNED
AND SO WITH THIS SLIDE WE'RE SHOWING THE GATE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL ALLOW UNITED AIRLINES DOMESTIC FLIGHTS TO MOVE TO THE GATES ON CONCOURSE B
WITH THE NEXT SLIDE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR NEW GATES BOTH AIRLINES RAMP OPERATIONS FACILITIES WHICH ARE ON THE RAMP LEVEL ONE LEVEL BELOW WHERE THE PUBLIC WAITS TO BOARD THEIR FLIGHTS WILL NEED TO BE MOVED AS WELL AND IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS MOVE NEW AND REMODELED SPACE WILL BE PREPARED FOR UNITED AIRLINES ON CONCOURSE B
AFTER UNITED HAS MOVED THE SPACES THEY VACATED ON CONCOURSE A WOULD THEN BE RENOVATED FOR DELTA AIRLINES
WHILE THIS SLIDE MAY SEEM SIMPLE AS A DIAGRAM THE WORK REQUIRED TO COMPLETE IT IS QUITE COMPLEX WITH MULTIPLE PHASES AND IT REQUIRES BOTH THE EXPANSION OF FACILITIES ON CONCOURSE B REALLY TO CREATE THAT OPEN SHARE TO BEGIN THE MOVES AS WELL AS REMODEL OF EXISTING SPACES TOO
ALL OF THIS WORK REQUIRES COORDINATION WITH AIRPORT AND AIRLINE OPERATIONS AND RELATED NEARBY PROJECTS
IF WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AS PART OF THIS PROJECT WE ARE FUNDING THE RELOCATION OF UNITED AIRLINES BAGGAGE SERVICE OFFICE TO BE CLOSER TO WHERE THEIR CUSTOMERS WOULD BE ENTERING BAGGAGE CLAIM FROM CONCOURSE B
UPON AUTHORIZATION WE WOULD TRANSFER FUNDING TO THE PROJECT THAT IS CONSTRUCTING THE NEW SECURITY CHECK POINT ONE DOWN CLOSER TO BAGGAGE CLAIM DEVICE NUMBER ONE
THIS IS AN ARTIFACT OF OUR PLANNING PRE PANDEMIC AIRLINE REALIGNMENT WOULD HAVE PROCEEDED CHECKPOINTS
MOVING TO THE NEXT SLIDE
A SIGNIFICANT ELEMENT OF SCOPE TO REVIEW THIS AFTERNOON IS THE WORK NEEDED TO RELOCATE UNITED'S LOUNGE TO CONCOURSE B
THIS FACILITY WILL BE RELOCATED TO BE VACATED CURRENT AMERICAN EXPRESS LOUNGE AFTER AMERICAN EXPRESS HAS MOVED TO ITS NEW LOCATION IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED PREVIOUSLY
THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE LOUNGE WILL BE COMPLETED BY UNITED AIRLINES AND PAID FOR BY THE PORT AND WE WILL BE USING A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT VERY SIMILAR TO A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT TO AFFECT THE WORK
THE NEXT SLIDE
SO HERE'S A LISTING OF THE PROJECT'S RISKS THAT WE ARE TRACKING SOME OF OUR MORE URGENT ONES RELATE REALLY TO SCHEDULE URGENCY, COORDINATION, RESOURCE AVAILABILITY, AND CODE REQUIREMENTS
YOU CAN SEE THE MITIGATING ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE TO MANAGE THEM PROACTIVELY, ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS OUR OVERALL PROJECT SCHEDULE
YOU CAN SEE THE PLANNED MOVE OF UNITED TO CONCOURSE B IS RIGHT NOW SCHEDULED TO OCCUR IN THE NOVEMBER 22- PARDON ME NOVEMBER 2023 TIME FRAME AND AS JJ MENTIONED WE HAVE SET THE DEADLINE FOR THE REALLOCATION OF THE GATES TO JANUARY OF 2024
THERE IS OF COURSE MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE AFTER UNITED HAS MOVED TO CONCOURSE B INCLUDING WORK ON BOTH CONCOURSES
THE NEXT SLIDE AND OUR CONE OF CERTAINTY
YOU NO DOUBT REMEMBER THIS FROM PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS AND JUST A REMINDER OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE VERY EARLY PLANNING STEPS OF THIS PROJECT AND THAT WE HAVE NEGATIVE 30% TO A POSITIVE 50% RANGE OF CERTAINTY FOR OUR BUDGET AND WITH THE NEXT SLIDE WE CAN TALK ABOUT OUR PROJECT BUDGET
RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 102,000,000 DOLLARS AND TODAY'S REQUEST WE ARE SEEKING 26,000,000 DOLLARS IN ORDER TO GET STARTED WITH THE DESIGN PHASE
AGAIN YOU KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE SORT OF PROJECT TO JUST SWAP OUT LOCATIONS BUT IT IS ACTUALLY QUITE COMPLEX AGAIN WITH A NUMBER OF PHASES AND COORDINATION WITH AIRLINE OPERATIONS AND RELATED PROJECTS AND SO WE'RE REALLY UNDERLINING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THE TOTAL OF THE PROJECT
AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PREPARED PRESENTATION AND WITH THAT WE URGE APPROVAL OF ITEM 10 A .ARE THERE QUESTIONS? YOU'RE MUTED COMMISSIONER
NO I DIDN'T DO THAT
THIS NEVER HAPPENS
THANK YOU SEAN AND JAMES
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS OF THE STAFF AND LIMIT DISCUSSION TO STAFF QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME NOT DISCUSSION OF THE MERITS OF THE MOTION
AND WE'LL DEBATE THOSE MERITS OF THE MOTION ONCE IT HAS BEEN MOVED
PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE
CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YEAH I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROJECTED TIMELINE FOR THIS PROJECT IS? MAYBE YOU ALREADY COVERED SOME OF THAT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCELERATE IT
IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS OUGHT TO BE AS CLOSELY TIED TO THE THE OPENING OF THE IAF AT THE END OF THIS YEAR FIRST QUARTER 2022
THAT WOULD SEEM LIKE WHAT WE SHOULD BE WORKING TOWARD NOW I REALIZE THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLICATION TO THIS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE BUT IT WOULD JUST SEEM TO ME THAT IT SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED TO ACCELERATE THE COMPLETION
THE PURPOSE SEEMS TO MAKE TOTAL SENSE
I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE THERE BUT THE OPENING DATE I DO
ALRIGHT THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN REPOST THE PRESENTATION AND MAYBE SHOW THE SCHEDULE THE DETAILED SCHEDULE THAT WAS IN THE APPENDIX
AUBREE CAN YOU PULL UP THE PRESENTATION TO THAT SCHEDULE FOR THE TIMELINE
YES ONE SECOND
THANK YOU
IT'LL TAKE JUST A MINUTE TO REBOOT THAT
ALRIGHT AND JUST YOU KNOW TO SAY THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT A NUMBER OF STEPS WE CAN TAKE IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE PROJECT AS BEST WE CAN
OF COURSE IT STARTS WITH THE AUTHORIZATION TODAY
THERE ARE SEVERAL PROCUREMENTS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE TO GET SCHEDULED
THE OTHER THING WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS TO FIND WAYS TO EXPEDITE GETTING THE DESIGN CONTRACTS IN AND GETTING THE DESIGN WORK MOVING FORWARD AS WELL AS THE DESIGN AND I UNDERSTAND THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR PUBLIC WORKS FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES IS CONSIDERABLY LONGER THAN IT TYPICALLY IS FOR MAYBE PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECTS
I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT IS IF IT'S JUST ADHERENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO PUBLIC WORKS BUT PROCUREMENT I THINK IS A BIG PIECE OF THIS IN TERMS OF THE START AND COMPLETION
YES VERY MUCH UNDERSTOOD AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ADVANCE AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN EXPEDITE AS WELL THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS FOR OUR DESIGNER CONTRACTS FOR INSTANCE
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED WITH RESPECT TO HOW CAN WE BRING THIS PROJECT IN MORE QUICKLY AS OPPOSED TO ON THE SCHEDULE THAT WE'RE DISPLAYING HERE TODAY .SO SHAWN IF I CAN JUST ADD COMMISSIONER ABSOLUTELY RIGHT OUR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS CAN INDEED OFTEN MOVE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STANDARD PROCUREMENT PROCESS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY DOES AND OFTEN THEY CAN ACTUALLY JUST GO OUT AND SELECT A DESIGNER THAT THEY'VE WORKED WITH BEFORE WHICH EXPEDITES THAT PROCESS SIGNIFICANTLY
WE DID ACTUALLY IN THE LAST SIGNATORY LEASE AIRLINE REALIGNMENT WHICH WE MOVED NINE AIRLINES AROUND MANY OF THOSE AIRLINES WE UTILIZED THEM DOING THEIR OWN CONSTRUCTION WORK DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WORK AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THAT PRIVATE SECTOR SPEED A LITTLE BIT
IN THIS CASE BECAUSE OF THE COVID CASH FLOW CONCERNS FROM THE AIRLINES OR SPECIFICALLY WITH UNITED AIRLINES THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO PUT FOR THEIR RESOURCES AND CASH TO MOVE FORWARD IN AN EXPEDITED FASHION AND SO THEY HAVE ESSENTIALLY ASKED THE PORT TO DO THE PROJECT ON THEIR BEHALF AND SO UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH OUR TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT
OKAY ALRIGHT THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH I GUESS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED US TO ADDRESS IS WHAT THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN FROM OTHER AIRLINES AND HOW WE'VE RESPONDED TO THEM? LET ME GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT
COMMISSIONER THANK YOU
NO DOUBT WE HAVE HAD AN EXHAUSTIVE PROCESS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR AIRLINE PARTNERS SPANNING MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF YEARS OR MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND I WOULD SAY THE PERSPECTIVES OF THE AIRLINES HAVE EVOLVED A BIT OVER THAT TWO PLUS YEAR PROCESS PERIOD
EACH GROUP OF AIRLINES TENDS TO COME FORTH WITH THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVE AND INTEREST AND SO THE PORT HAS DONE THEIR BEST TO FIND SOMETHING THAT THREADED THE NEEDLE BETWEEN ALL THE AIRLINES' DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
I WILL SAY THE ULTIMATE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF NECESSARILY HEARING SOME OF OUR EARLY CONVERSATIONS AND BRIEFINGS WITH THE AIR CARRIERS WE DID ACTUALLY GO WITH A FINAL PROPOSAL THAT THE AIRLINES THEMSELVES RECOMMENDED
NOW NOT ALL AIRLINES WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THE PARTICULAR PLAN BUT AGAIN RARELY IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT IN A COMPLEX AIRPORT WITH A MULTITUDE OF 20 PLUS AIRLINES ARE YOU GOING TO GET EVERYBODY TO COMPLETELY AGREE
I WILL SAY A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR LARGER CARRIERS ARE IN SUPPORT OF MOVING FORWARD FORWARD
REALLY THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE FACILITY BECAUSE WE'VE INVESTED SO MUCH MONEY IN MAKING THE CONCOURSE GATES INTERNATIONAL GATES REALLY I THINK EVERYBODY AGREES THAT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A DOMESTIC CARRIER ON THOSE GATES
HOW YOU DO THAT AND WHO MOVES WHERE I THINK IS REALLY OFTEN WHERE THE AIRLINES GET A MISALIGNED BECAUSE ONE THEY DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO BE THE ONE THAT GETS IMPACTED OR MOVED BUT IN THE END THE PORT MADE A DECISION AT THE END OF 2019 BASED ON OUR SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CARRIERS AND MAKING THE DECISION THAT WE'RE STICKING WITH
GREAT THANKS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO QUESTIONS FOR ME THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF
I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I RECEIVED A BRIEFING PRIOR TO THIS ONE SO I HAD MOST OF MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED THERE
I DID HOWEVER WANT TO MAKE IT JUST A BRIEF COMMENT THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS MIGHT SEEM SIMPLE
THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROJECT THAT IS SIMPLE
MOVING AIRLINES AROUND SO I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION THAT IT'S SORT OF LIKE DOMINOES
IT IS A SIMILAR SITUATION IN DOMINO BUT IT IS A VERY VERY COMPLICATED MANEUVER TO MOVE AIRLINES AROUND IN AN AIRPORT
YOU KNOW MOST PEOPLE FORGET THAT WE CAN'T SHUT DOWN THE AIRPORT IN ORDER TO DO THESE THINGS SO JUST KUDOS TO STAFF FOR WORKING OUT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A PRETTY GOOD NEGOTIATION
I KNOW THAT ONE AIRLINE OR ANOTHER HAD CONCERNS EARLY ON I FEEL LIKE AT THIS POINT MOST OF THEM ARE ON BOARD
AGAIN NOBODY'S GOING TO BE PERFECTLY HAPPY I DO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK I HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND WAYS TO REDUCE THE SCHEDULE AND GET THIS DONE QUICKER
THAT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN BUT I'LL LEAVE MY COMMENTS AT THAT
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT FELLEMAN I SEE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION
THANK YOU
YOU JUST YES THIS MAY BE A TOPIC FOR A LATER DISCUSSION BUT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND JUST WHICH CARRIERS ARE PLANNED TO BE UTILIZING THE NEW INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL FACILITIES? I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME EXCLUSIVITY THERE AND THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THOSE NEW FACILITIES SO I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE ON THE TABLE AND I KNOW WE STILL HAVE GATE ALLOCATION ISSUES TO DEAL WITH PARTICULARLY FOR CONCOURSE A BUT I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THE NEED TO BE PROVIDE EQUAL LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ALL OF OUR CARRIERS
YEAH I'LL RESPOND TO THAT IF I CAN
NO DOUBT COMMISSIONER
THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED OR CONVERTED CONCOURSE INTERNATIONAL GATES ARE PERCEIVED TO BE VERY AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE SOUTH SATELLITE
AS YOU KNOW STAFF IS WORKING ON A FUTURE PROJECT TO DO A DEVELOPMENT ENDEAVOR TO REFRESH THAT AND BRING IT UP TO CURRENT STANDARDS AND WHATNOT
IN TERMS OF THE SPECIFIC AIRLINES WE DID HAVE TO GO THROUGH A NUMBER OF PLANNING EXERCISES AND SCHEDULE ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT MADE SENSE TO MOVE THE FACILITIES AROUND AS WE HAVE
WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE A MIX OF PREFERENTIAL GATES AND COMMON USE GATES ON CONCOURSE A AND AGAIN AS YOU ALLUDED TO THE SPECIFICS OF WHO AND HOW MANY WILL BE DETERMINED IN THOSE FUTURE GATE ALLOCATIONS BASED ON THE ACTIVITY PER THE LEASE AGREEMENT
I WILL SAY THIS THE CARRIERS THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER HAVING PREFERENTIAL RIGHTS ON AN INTERNATIONAL GATE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND AS WE DID OUR PLANNING AND ANALYSIS REALLY THE CARRIERS THAT ARE LIKELY TO HAVE SCHEDULED EARLY OUR CURRENT COMMON USE ACTIVITY AND PRIORITIZATION IS BASED ON WHEN THE AIRLINES COME FROM THE MORNING INTO THE NOON BANK AND SO AS WE CONSIDERED PREFERENTIALLY LEASING ANY OF THOSE GATES WE WOULD ONLY DO THAT TO THOSE CARRIERS THAT HAD BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND WOULD LIKELY BE UTILIZING THOSE GATES IF THEY WERE COMMON USE ANYWAY
SO NO DOUBT WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO COME UP WITH A POLICY AND A MECHANISM THAT BALANCES BOTH THE INTEREST OF THE NETWORK CARRIERS AS WELL AS OUR INTERNATIONAL FLAG PARTNERS
I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT WE WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMON USE GATES AND SO THERE WILL BE ACCESS ONTO THOSE CONCOURSE GATES INTO THE FUTURE AND THAT'S REALLY AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR EACH OF US
IN FACT WE WILL BE COMING FORTH IN HOPEFULLY A NUMBER OF MONTHS HOPEFULLY SOMETIME THIS YEAR WITH A REQUEST TO EXPAND OUR COMMON USE LOUNGE BECAUSE WE DO EXPECT TO HAVE A NUMBER OF THOSE GATES BE COMMON USE AND BE ABLE TO OPERATE UPWARDS OF FOUR PLUS THREE TO FOUR COMMON USE GATES AT THE SAME TIME
SO THERE'S DEFINITELY A NEED FOR BOTH PREFERENTIAL FOR UTILIZATION PURPOSES AND THEN COMMON USE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S EQUAL ACCESS FOR EVERYBODY
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IT'S BACK TO YOU
WELL THANKS AGAIN
I MUST SAY THE INTENDED THE PROJECT MAKES INTRINSIC SENSE
WE HAVE THIS GREAT NEW FACILITY COMING ONLINE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE IDEA IS BRILLIANT OF COURSE COMPLICATED
SO AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10 A
SO MOVED
SECONDED
OKAY SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION? CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU FOR DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO COMMENTS THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
NOT FOR ME THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO FURTHER
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO FURTHER COMMENTS THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THAT'S IT FOR ME AS WELL
SO HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
FOR THE VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YAY
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOES
THE MOTION PASSES
SO CLERK HART PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE WILL YOU INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THE PRESENTERS FOLLOWED
THANK YOU THAT IS ITEM 10 B, THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO COMPLETE DESIGN AND PERMITTING AT THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL SITE IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE NEW CIP C8-0-1-2-1-1 UTILIZING 1,525,505 DOLLARS AND FORMALLY AUTHORIZED FUNDING FOR THE GATEWAY BUILDING CIP
NO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AUTHORIZATION
THIS PROJECT WAS PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE GATEWAY BUILDING CIP WHICH AS YOU KNOW IS CURRENTLY PAUSED
SEPARATING OUT TO PROPOSED SITE ENHANCEMENTS AND PUTTING IT UNDER A NEW CIP PROJECT WILL ENABLE US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BIKE PEDESTRIAN ROUTES, SIGNAGE, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING UPGRADES, WAYFINDING, AND BRANDING AND PROVISIONS FOR PARKING AND LOADING
THE PRESENTERS FOR THIS IS STEPHANIE JOHN STEBBINS, MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR MARITIME, DAVE MCFADDEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, KIERA LEESE, DIRECTOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, AND LENA FRANKS, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER FOR SEAPORT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
STEPHANIE? THANK YOU COMMISSION
THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AS YOU'VE HEARD WE'RE HERE TO BRIEF YOU ON THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL OVERALL DEVELOPMENT AND THEN ASK FOR AUTHORIZATION ON ONE PIECE OF THAT
WE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTING THE VISION FOR FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WE ARE MAKING CONSISTENT CONTINUALLY MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THAT VISION AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE ADJUSTING AS BOTH EVENTS ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS THINGS SUCH AS COVID THIS PAST YEAR PIVOTING TO ADDRESS THOSE
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TODAY IS ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ONE ELEMENT THAT STEVE DESCRIBED AS WELL AS AN UPDATE ON THE PAUSE GATEWAY BUILDING AND THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER AS WELL
AND I REALLY WANT TO I THINK I'M GOING TO PASS THIS OFF DIRECTLY TO KIRA LEASE AND ELEANOR FRANK ARE VERY CAPABLE TEAM
I DO WANT TO THANK DAVE MCFADDEN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER ESPECIALLY
IT'S A VERY EXCITING PROJECT THAT IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS ONE SITE AT FISHERMAN'S IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE ENTIRE DIVISION AND THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY
I GIVE MY THANKS
AS WE PAUSE THE GATEWAY PROJECT IN PARTICULAR IT DOES RAISE THE QUESTION OF WHAT WE DO WITH THAT LAND AND BUILDINGS WHERE THAT SITE WILL EVENTUALLY BE SERVING SOMETHING ELSE
WE DON'T HAVE THOSE ANSWERS TODAY
WE WILL BE STAFF WILL BE EVALUATING DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES AND ANSWERING THAT QUESTION OVER THE COMING MONTHS BUT KNOW THAT STAFF IS ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE AND THINKING ABOUT THAT SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO KIRA LEASE WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND IS LEADING THIS EFFORT SO KIRA
GREAT
THANKS STEPHANIE
IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU PRESIDENT FELLEMAN AND COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE DO HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO DRIVE THIS NARRATIVE SO I WONDER IF YOU CAN PULL THAT
GREAT
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT COMPREHENSIVELY AN UPDATE ON THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL PROGRAM AND AS STEPHANIE ALLUDED TO EARLIER IT CONTAINS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR NEW CIP FOR MATERIAL THAT WE'VE ALREADY DEVELOPED
YOU COULD JUST MOVE FORWARD
THIS PROJECT IS AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE
WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY EVEN THROUGH THE COVID ERA AND HAVE ARRIVED FROM THE ORIENTATION IN THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS WORKED ON BY THE PORT AND ITS STAKEHOLDERS AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND NOW WE'RE PREPARED TO REPORT ON WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS PROJECT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT THE PUBLIC IS LIKELY TO SEE AS WELL AS ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR STRATEGY AND HOW OUR PROJECTS IN FACT MEASURE UP AGAINST THE STRATEGY THAT WE DEVISED SEVERAL YEARS AGO
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TOUCH ON SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO THOSE COMPONENTS
THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE NEW CIP THAT STEPHANIE ALLUDED TO EARLIER, GIVE YOU PROGRESS UPDATES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AS WELL AS DISCUSS PATH FORWARD ON ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT AND WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO PROJECT MANAGER ELENOR FRANKS TO WALK US THROUGH WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE GOING
ELENOR? THANK YOU NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THIS OVERVIEW ARE GOING TO BE THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR WHICH WE'RE REQUESTING ON AUTHORIZATION, AN UPDATE ON THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTERS PROGRESS TOWARDS DESIGN AND PERMITTING COMPLETION, AS WELL AS A STATUS UPDATE AS MENTIONED BY DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS ON THE GATEWAY BUILDING AND THE ASSOCIATED PUBLIC STREET IMPROVEMENTS
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THIS IS AN OVERALL AT GLANCE OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET STRUCTURE OF THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO SHOW WHAT ELEMENTS ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE AND AT THIS JUNCTURE WHICH ONES ARE GOING TO PROCEED AND BE COMPLETED AND PLANNING TO BE COMPLETED AND WHICH ARE GOING TO PAUSE
THE FIRST ONE TO YOUR LEFT IS THE GATEWAY PROJECT AND ITS COMPONENTS THAT INCLUDE THE GATEWAY BUILDING, THE RIGHT OF MAY IMPROVEMENTS ALSO KNOWN AS PUBLIC STREET IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE TRIGGERED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GATEWAY BUILDING, AND THE ASSOCIATED ART PROGRAM
THE SIDE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER WILL CONTINUE AND THEY EACH INCLUDE THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT I'M GOING TO REVIEW SHORTLY IN THE NEXT SLIDE AND EACH OF THEM ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE ART PROGRAM MEANING THE 1% VALUE THEIR TOTAL CIP
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ALL RIGHT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION POINT FOR THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS
AS MENTIONED EARLIER SO FAR THIS ELEMENT IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE FISHERMAN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT HASN'T BEEN VERY CLEARLY CHARACTERIZED OR HIGHLIGHTED GIVEN THAT IT WAS FOLDED INTO THE GATEWAY BUILDING SCOPE EVEN THOUGH GEOGRAPHICALLY IT DOESN'T REALLY PERTAIN TO THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT IT REALLY SERVES THE ENTIRE TERMINAL AT LARGE SO THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR CLARIFYING THE NATURE, THE INTENT OF THIS BODY OF WORK AND PRESENT THE PROGRESS TO DATE AS WELL AS THE TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST
AND THEN OF COURSE THE AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED AS ITS OWN SEPARATE CIP SO THAT IT DOESN'T GET PAUSED TOGETHER WITH THE GATEWAY PROJECT
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OKAY WE'VE GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS NOW THAT WE'VE ACHIEVED 60% DESIGN PROGRESS TO REFINE THE SCOPE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WHICH RANGES ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF IMPROVEMENTS AND IT'S FOOTPRINT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE IS ENCOMPASSED BY THIS ORANGE DOTTED LINE
SO AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS NOT PART SPECIFICALLY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS OR SITE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATED TO EITHER THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER OR THE GATEWAY BUILDING PROJECT BUT IT'S ITS OWN PROJECT WITH ITS OWN FOOTPRINT
AS FAR AS ELEMENT GOES AS ALREADY SUMMARIZED BY DIRECTOR METRUCK WE HAVE LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PLANTING, STRIPING, CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENTS, AND SITE FURNITURE ALL OF THESE GEARED TOWARD IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY, SAFETY, AS WELL AS THE ENJOYMENT OF THE TERMINAL
SIMILARLY THE INTENT IS SUCH AS FOR THE SIGNAGE ELEMENT SO WE ARE INCLUDING NEW SIGNAGE ELEMENT AT THE RISK SCALE THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT ONE OF THESE SMALLER FRAMES DOWN HERE ON THE SLIDE WHICH INCLUDES WAY FINDING, NEW MONUMENT SIGNS, AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT THAT IS FOCUSED ON AND COMPRISED MOSTLY ON THE WATERFRONT AREA NORTH OF THE FISHERMAN CENTER THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND WILL INCORPORATE A LOT OF THE HISTORY OF THE TERMINAL AND WILL ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PLACE CREATING POSSIBLY ENGAGING AN EDUCATIONAL STORYTELLING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS MUCH AS FOR THE TENANTS AND THE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN PLACE
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST SITE LIGHTING WITH NEW PERMITTING LIGHTING TO TAKE ALL THESE AREAS IN PARTICULARLY THE ONE THAT CONNECT TO TO THE NEW MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER UP TO SNUFF TO MINIMUM STANDARD LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS IF NOT HIGHER
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ALL RIGHT SO BRIEFLY IN THE PATH FORWARD
WE HAVE COMPLETED 60% DESIGN
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING 60% DESIGN LEVEL RISK ASSESSMENT AND STOCHASTIC MODELING
THIS IS A PROCESS IT'S A FINANCIAL MODEL THAT ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY EARLY HOW LIKELY WE ARE TO MEET PROJECT MILESTONE AND DEADLINES WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF SCHEDULE AND COST OVERRUNS AND QUANTIFY RISKS TO ASSESS THEIR IMPACT BETTER/ THE TOTAL PROJECT COST AT THIS TIME AT THE CURRENT SCOPE AND SCHEDULE IS 3.3 MILLION
IT DOES INCLUDE THE 1% ART PROGRAM AND IT ACCOUNTS FOR SOME COST INCREASE THAT HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AT THE 60% DESIGN MILESTONE THAT ARE DUE TO NOW BIDDING THIS PACKAGE TOGETHER WITH A MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER BUT WITHOUT THE GATEWAY PROJECT THUS IN INCREASING THE CONSTRUCTION COST POTENTIALLY
NEXT STEPS ARE PROGRESSING TOWARDS DESIGN COMPLETION UNDER THIS NEW CIP ALONGSIDE WITH THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
THESE TWO PROJECTS SHARE THE SAME SCHEDULE PATH
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AND HERE WE ARE WITH THE STATUS OF THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
SINCE LAST DECEMBER WHEN WE CAME FOR OUR PRESENTATION RELATED TO OUR 5,000,000 DOLLAR GRANT GENEROUSLY OFFERED BY WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WE HAVE STARTED AND OUR SHORELINE SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
IT WAS SUBMITTED
WE HAVE IN FACT ALREADY COMPLETED THE FIRST CYCLE OF CORRECTIONS AND IT'S BEEN A VERY SMOOTH AND POSITIVE PROCESS
WE HAVE EXECUTED AND THUS SECURED THE 5,000,000 DOLLAR STATE FUNDING THAT I JUST MENTIONED, COMPLETED 60% DESIGN, AND JUST AS SIMILARLY TO THE SITE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THIS PROJECT HAS ALSO UNDERGONE RISK ASSESSMENT AND STOCHASTIC MODELING
TOTAL PROJECT COST AFTER THESE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IS NOW SET AT 18,000,000 ALSO INCLUDES THE 1% ART PROGRAM
IT DOESN'T- THE PROJECT COST IS TOTAL SO IT INCLUDES PORT AND STATE CONTRIBUTIONS
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AGAIN COMPLETE DESIGN AND PERMITTING AND PROGRESS TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION
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THIS IS AN OVERALL HIGH LEVEL TIMELINE THAT SHOWS WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER AND THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS, THE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED TO MOVE FORWARD
SO WE PLAN TO COMPLETE DESIGN AT THE END OF THIS YEAR AND PROCEED WITH THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN THAT BUILD PROCESS TO PROCURE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION AT THIS TIME IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE AT THE END OF QUARTER 4 2023
AT THIS POINT THE TIMELINEs SORT OF SEPARATE BECAUSE THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE EFFECTIVELY COMPLETE THE MARTINA INNOVATION CENTER WILL BE ToO AND THE ASSET WILL BE BOOKED AND POSSIBLY START ITS NEW LIFE UNDER NEW TENANTS BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE WILL ENTER A PROCESS THAT WE CALL PERFORMANCE PERIOD IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE CREDENTIAL WHICH THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER IS PURSUING
AND THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE A WHOLE YEAR STARTING FROM WHEN THE BUILDING ITSELF WILL ACHIEVE 80% OCCUPANCY
IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING PROCESS
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TEST AND VERIFY ALL OF THE PERFORMANCE BASED SYSTEMS AND NEW SYSTEM AND FEATURES THAT WE HAVE BUILT INTO THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT OVER THE COURSE OF THAT YEAR AND HOPEFULLY ACHIEVE THE AWARD IN 2025
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
THE GATEWAY BUILDING IS A PROJECT THAT IS CAUSING NOW AFTER ACHIEVING 60% DESIGN COMPLETION
THERE'S A PLAN TO PAUSE AS WE KIND OF SLOW DOWN AND THIS MACHINE AND PREPARE IT FOR SHELVING IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE VALUE OF THE INVESTMENT THAT WE'VE PUT IN IT SO FAR
SO THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS THAT REMAIN TO BE COMPLETED ONE IS DESIGN WORK THAT WE HOPE TO PREPARE AND IT'S NOT GEARED TOWARDS PERMITTING BUT MORE SO TOWARDS MARKETING PURPOSES TO SEEK OUT PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OR PARTNERS
SO IT WOULD BE ALL SORTS OF EDITABLE MATERIALS WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS PROJECT ALIVE AND VERY VISIBLE SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN OPPORTUNITIES TO RESUME EVEN POSSIBLY SOONER THAN EXPECTED
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE APPROPRIATE SHELVING SO THAT NOT NOT ONLY WE ARCHIVE AND WE PRESERVE THE VALUE OF THE WORK DONE TO DATE BUT WE CAN ALSO PULL IT OUT AND START AND PICK UP WE LEFT MORE EASILY AND MORE SEAMLESSLY
NEXT SLIDE
THAT'S IT FOR MY PRESENTATION
OKAY ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU KARA AS WELL AS STEPHANIE AND APPRECIATE ALL IS DONE
I'D LIKE TO HAVE- I THINK IT'S PETER THAT HAS THE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAS THE FIRST QUESTION AND THEN CLERK HART YOU CAN GO AROUND THE AROUND THE ROLE
OKAY AM I ON HERE? OKAY
THANKS I LOOK AT THE ENTIRE CAMPUS OF FISHERMAN TERMINAL AS OUR LEGACY FACILITY THERE
IT IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT HISTORIC PORT OF SEATTLE LEGACY THE CAMPUS THAT WE HAVE AND FROM THAT TO THAT POINT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE DOING SOME SITE PLANNING UPDATES HERE AND I THINK ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'VE CALLED OUT THERE ARE IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF SIGNAGE, WAY FINDING, ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING
WHAT I DIDN'T SEE ATTENTION TO THERE WAS ANYTHING UNDER THE SUBJECT OF SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING, GREEN SITE DESIGN PRINCIPLES, ETC FOR REDUCING IMPERVIOUS SURFACE WATER TREATMENT
THERE'S A LOT OF SURFACE OUT THERE
I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THAT WATER GOES BOTH OFF THE ROOF AND OFF OF ALL THE HARD PAVING SO I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT
IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS LIVING BUILDING I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE ONLY SECOND LIVING BUILDING IN SEATTLE AND THERE ARE VERY FEW EXAMPLES ELSEWHERE SO THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING AND I KNOW IT'S ADDED QUITE A BIT TO THE COST AS WELL BUT IT STILL IS WORTH DOING
THIS WILL BE A GREAT NEW PROGRAM AND FACILITY THERE BUT SITE PLANNING
THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS
ALSO THERE WAS ONE OTHER THING ANY STUDY OF PARKING AND TRAFFIC FLOWS
IF WE'RE DOING THE SITE WORK WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO ME WHAT ARE THE PARKING NEEDS CAN THEY BE REDUCED AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PARKING AND ALSO ARE THE TRAFFIC FLOWS AND DIRECTIONS THERE WORKING AS WELL AS THEY COULD BE
IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT CHAOTIC PARTICULARLY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN THERE BEFORE SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANKS COMMISSONER
SO THE SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES FOR THE SITE ENHANCEMENT PACKAGE WILL TOUCH ON MANY OF THOSE AREAS THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT
CURRENT PERMEABLE SAVING MANY BE A SOLUTION
SOME SPECIFIC QUARTERS WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY POLICY TEAM AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SITE CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS WITH THE SITE ENHANCEMENTS
LANDSCAPING TYPICALLY IMPROVES RUNOFF COMPONENTS STORMWATER COMPONENT
I THINK WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT HOW OUR SIGNAGE RELATES TO SUPPORTING OUR SUSTAINABILITY RULES AS WELL
SO NOT ONLY IN THE WAY THAT THEY'RE CONSTRUCTED BUT WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS THE PROJECT
IN TERMS OF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING UNDERSTANDING PARKING GOALS WILL ALSO BE TACKLED
INSIDE OUR PERMITTING PROCESS WE ARE TALKING INTERNALLY AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL THAT SUPPORTS THIS PROJECT ON HOW TO IMPROVE PARKING MANAGEMENT
THIS IS AN OPERATING FACILITY AND OPERATES SEASONALLY
THERE ARE MANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE SO AS WE'RE UPGRADING THE PARKING FIELDS THAT ARE ACCOMPANYING THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE PARKING WHO'S PARKING AND HOW WE CAN MODIFY VEHICULAR USE ON THE SITE TO SUPPORT A SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES
SO NOW THAT'S KIND OF A GENERAL RESPONSE
OKAY THAT'S FINE FOR NOW
ONE OTHER QUESTION
WE ARE PART OF AN EFFORT TO LOOK AT OUR MARITIME HERITAGE AREA DESIGNATION UNDER FEDERAL MARITIME HERITAGE AREAS AND I THINK THAT AND I'M INVOLVED ON A STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THAT PURPOSE AS YOU MAY KNOW AND I THINK THIS IS A SITE THAT IS A PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE IN THAT REGARD IN TERMS OF THE RECOGNITION AND POTENTIAL VALUE AS A HISTORIC SITE AND FACILITIES AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE ARE ALSO THINKING ABOUT INTERPRETIVE OPPORTUNITIES AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL TO TELL THE STORY
GREAT
YEAH THANK YOU AND WE HAVE BECOME AWARE PERHAPS THROUGH YOU OF THAT OPPORTUNITY AND OUR STAFF HAS BEEN ASSEMBLING THE GUIDELINES LOOKING AT OUR SCHEDULE AND LOOKING WHERE THAT WE CAN MAKE PERTINENT APPROACHES TO THAT PROGRAM
SO WE ARE STUDYING IT I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING TO DO IT AND WE WILL SEE IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN CONNECT TO SINCE THE GOALS OF THE PROJECTS ARE SO SIMILAR TO THE GOALS OF THE HERITAGE PROCESS SO I THINK WE WILL REPORT BACK AS WE UNDERSTAND WHERE ELIGIBILITY CHARACTERISTICS ALLOW US TO OURSELVES TO THAT GREAT PROGRAM
I THINK THAT WAS YOUR ONLY QUESTION
YES THANKS VERY MUCH
THANK YOU NO MORE QUESTIONS THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
SURE
THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION
I THINK I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ALL MY QUESTIONS WHEN WE HAD OUR BRIEFING PRIOR TO TODAY'S MEETING SO I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THANKS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HI CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? I PUT IN A MICROPHONE
WE IN OUR BRIEFING
YES SEE YOU AGAIN
IN THE BRIEFING I ASKED A QUESTION I THINK THAT IT ALSO PERTAINS TO WHAT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK WAS ASKED AT EARLIER WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A QUESTION OF ACCESSIBILITY TO THE SITE AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE SPENDING A GREAT DEAL OF TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET FOLKS TO AND FROM EFFICIENTLY
AND WITH REGARD TO OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS I KNOW THAT THAT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING AREA SUPPORT TO SUPPORT ACCESS FOR FOLKS WHO AREN'T DRIVING THEIR OWN CARS BASICALLY AND I HAD ASKED ABOUT CONNECTION TO BIKE AND PED INFRASTRUCTURE ON THERE HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT ANY MORE SINCE THEN OR IF YOU COULD JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT TOO aBOUT KIND OF WHAT YOU SHARED WITH ME? YES MAYBE AUBREE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT DEPICTS THE SITE ENHANCEMENT PACKAGE JUST A FEW SLIDES BACK
KEEP GOING THERE WE GO
SO THERE ARE TWO THINGS GOING ON WITH THIS PLAN THAT I THINK IMPROVES BIKE ACCESS TO BIKE SAFETY ACCESS I THINK THERE WAS ALWAYS BIKE ACCESS TO THIS SITE
WHAT WE'VE DONE IN OUR GOALS WITH THE LANDSCAPING PLAN IS TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BIKERS ALONG THIS PATH AND WE LOOK ALONG AMERSON WHERE THE BIKE PATH IS CURRENTLY CROSSING OVER INTO THE GENERAL SITE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FEATURES HARD TO SEE IN THIS WIDE SCALE DEPICTION THAT BASICALLY LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD, MAKE MORE ACCOMMODATING THE APPROACH TO CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS, MAKE BIKERS MORE VISIBLE TO VEHICLES IN VEHICLE ACCESSIBLE AREAS SO THE EXPERIENCE OF SAFETY IS WHAT WE WERE REALLY GOING FOR WITH OUR LANDSCAPE PLANNING
THEY DON'T HAVE NEW INFORMATION FOR YOU
I SEE THAT ELEANOR HAS HER HANDS UP HANDS UP HER ELECTRONIC HANDS PERHAPS SHE'S GOT SOME NEW INFORMATION TO SHARE
NO NEW INFORMATION TO SHARE BUT IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE PORT THAT MENTIONED COMMISSION CALKINS WILL HAVE GREATER DEAL OF ATTENTION UNDER THE T-91 UPLANDS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SCOPE
THAT PROJECT IS STILL A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND AS PART OF ITS GUIDING PRINCIPLE WE ARE WANTING TO EXPLORE HOW THE PEDESTRIAN OR THE BIKE PATHWAYS AND HOW WE CAN CREATE POTENTIALLY A CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS SITE THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND THAT INDUSTRIAL SITE
NOW UNDER THE SCOPE OF THE CURRENT SITE IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS FOOTPRINT
WE HAVEN'T INCLUDED IMPROVING BIKE PATH ALONGSIDE THE ROUTE YOU DESCRIBED
THAT AT ONE POINT WAS PART OF THE EXPANDED SCOPE OF THE RIGHT AWAY AND WHAT COULD HAVE FALLEN UNDER THAT AND IT'S ON THE PUBLIC STREET SO RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT CAPTURED IN THE FOOTPRINT YOU'RE SEEING UNDER THIS PARTICULAR SCOPE BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXPLORING IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE T 91 UPLANDS PROJECT
SO I GUESS I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I THINK IT MIGHT BE WORTH AS WE'RE IN THIS DESIGN PHASE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITIES BICYCLE MASTER PLAN LEAD WHOEVER THAT MIGHT BE BECAUSE I KNOW IF YOU LOOK IN THE NORTHWEST OR NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS PICTURE HERE KIND OF JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE FISHING VESSEL OWNERS BUILDING WE SEE THERE THERE IS A TRAIL THAT CONNECTS UNDERNEATH THE START OF BALLAD BRIDGE THERE THAT TRANSMITS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE WEST LAKE AND AROUND LAKE UNION AND IS A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT LINK FOR BICYCLE COMMUTERS AND THEN OF COURSE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS PROPERTY WE'RE NOT FAR FROM THAT PART OF THE PATH I THINK THAT ELENA WAS REFERRING TO THAT GOES DOWN PAST T 91 AND IS A SIGNIFICANT BICYCLE COMMUTER BUT THE PROBLEM IS IN BETWEEN THOSE SORT OF RUNNING EAST WEST ACROSS THIS PROPERTY IS A REALLY DIFFICULT ROUTE FOR BICYCLES
YOU'RE PASSING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS INDUSTRIAL STREETS AND SO IF THERE WERE A WAY THAT IN OUR OWN WORK RATHER THAN PUSHING THEM OFF THE PROPERTY WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP THEM KIND OF TRANSITING THROUGH THE PROPERTY PARTICULARLY IF WE'RE REALLY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT LANDSCAPING AND THEN BRINGING PEOPLE PAST FISHERMAN CENTER WOULD BE GREAT TOO SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE'RE DESIGNING THAT
STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS HAS HER HAND UP
YEAH THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT AND I WANTED TO ADD THAT WE ARE ALSO IN PARALLEL TO THIS PROJECT WE HAVE THE SITE WIDE ADA ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT GOING ON AND AS YOU KNOW WHEN WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS FOR ADA ACCESSIBILITY EVERYBODY BENEFITS INCLUDING BIKERS SO AS WE DO THOSE TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER DO TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT THAT AND THANKS FOR THAT MORE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON THE THROUGH THAT AREA
I'VE RIDDEN MY BIKE AROUND THERE A LOT SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP? NO THAT WAS IT THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF
I'M PRETTY WELL VERSED ON THIS PROJECT SO I'M GOOD FOR RIGHT NOW THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IT'S BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU I LIVE RIGHT NEAR THIS PROJECT AND THIS AREA AND I'M VERY FOND AND IT REALLY IS A UNIQUE ASSET FOR ITS ACCESSIBILITY TO THE FISHING FLEET AND IT'S LIKE ONE OF THE FEW TERMINAL FOR A FEW MARINAS WHERE YOU DON'T NEED PASS KEYS TO WANDER THE DOCKS SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FROM AN INTERPRETIVE PERSPECTIVE SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THE EFFORT ON INTERPRETATION
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULDN'T REVIEW THE MATERIALS THAT WILL BE USED FOR PROPOSED FOR INTERPRETATION BOTH FROM THE HISTORIC AND SUSTAINABLE AND VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THAT
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THE COMMISSION BE ABLE TO SEE THE MESSAGING IF POSSIBLE
I ALSO SEE A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY AND IF YOU GO TO THE LAST SLIDE PLEASE THE QUESTION SLIDE THAT'S IT SO I SEE THE OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY LOOK AT THE ART PROGRAM AS HAVING SOME ROLE IN INTERPRETATION AS THAT PICTURE SORT OF BEAUTIFULLY DEPICTS
AND SO THE NICE THING ABOUT ART IT DRAWS THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION BETTER THAN JUST A SIGN AND TO THE DEGREE WE CAN INTEGRATE THE TWO AND SHARE THE BUDGET I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
AND JUST FOR A THOUGHT IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO- YEAH WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT
I WANT TO CALL OUT CAITLYN JOHNSON AND TOMMY GREGORY FROM THE PORT ART PROGRAM WHO ARE GOING TO BE WORKING IN TANDEM WITH ELEANOR TO ENSURE THAT OUR ART PROGRAM AND OUR INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS BOTH USERS OF THE FACILITY BUT STAKEHOLDERS GENERALLY IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY and THE HISTORY OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY AS WELL AS THE NATIVE VOICE [inaudible 02:19:01] OTHERS THAT OUR 1% FOR OUR PROGRAM FOR THESE TWO PROJECTS CAPTURES THE SAME RESONATING THEMES THAT OUR STAKEHOLDER GROUP THAT'S GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE COME TO
THIS IS A COLLECTIVE VISION AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S THE WIDEST VARIETY OF VOICES AND ABSOLUTELY ART NEEDS TO BE INTEGRATED IN THAT I'M REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE TONY AND HIS TEAM WORKING WITH US AS WE DELIVER THIS PROJECT
GREAT
I HOPE YOU'LL SEE THE COMMISSION AS ONE OF YOUR STAKEHOLDERS AND TO PROVIDE US THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'RE GETTING FROM THE FOLKS ON THE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TERMINAL
I ALSO WANTED TO BUILD ON WHAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS WAS SAYING ABOUT THE BIKE ACCESS REALLY GOING FROM THE BALLARD LOCKS TO CENTENNIAL PARK TO THE OFFICE AT 69 THERE IS A PRETTY STRAIGHT UP PATH THAT GETS YOU THERE AND FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL IS ALONG THE WAY AND THERE'S SOMETHING REAL NICE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE LOCKS AND FISHMAN TERMINAL FROM A CULTURAL HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
AND THEN GOING THROUGH 91 OF COURSE THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY THERE NOT A LOT OF INDUSTRY BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY JUST UPDATED THEIR MASTER PLAN ON THE BIKE MASTER PLAN AND I WAS HOPING DURING THAT TIME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH EXPEDIA TO TAKE OUT THAT THAT BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS THE CAGE OVER THAT WITH FORMALLY I THINK OVER A RAILROAD TRACK
SO I WOULD REALLY I'D LIKE TO MAYBE IF YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH THE BIKE PATH ALONG THE SOUTH END THROUGH 91 AT THE TIME OF DOING THAT UPLANDS DEVELOPMENT PERHAPS WE CAN LOOK TO THE NORTH AND THE CONNECTIVITY TO THE BALLARD LOCKS AND THE STRIPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS PART OF THIS PROJECT
ALSO OBVIOUSLY WE ALSO HAVE OUR ASSOCIATED FACILITY AT SALMON BAY AND WE HAVE SOME UPLAND DEVELOPMENT THERE THAT AGAIN CAN TELL A STORY
SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AS WE HAVE A REAL SALTY DOG AREA THERE AND GOING ACROSS NORTH HERITAGE MUSEUM ONTO A MARITIME CENTER I MEAN THIS IS A REALLY- I COULD BE THE MARITIME TRAIL- I LOVE IT
YEAH I KNOW EXACTLY EXACTLY
AND THEN FINALLY I KEEP ON- I IMAGINE THAT THE BANK BUILDING HAS BECOME A BIT OF A LIABILITY AND THAT IT COULD BE SEEN AS A PLACE OR AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE FOR VANDALISM AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND I JUST ENVISION WHILE I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE PRESERVING THE DESIGN AND THINGS LIKE THAT I JUST ENVISION A POTENTIAL CONTRACTER OR A DEVELOPER WANTING TO GET OUT THERE WITH A BIG TAPE MEASURE AND WALK AROUND THE SITE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY COULD DO WITH THAT PIECE OF LAND THERE AND HAVING THAT BUILDING THERE I THINK IS AN IMPEDIMENT TO VISUALIZING WHAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE PUT THERE AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER YOU SEE DEMOING THAT AND HAVING THAT SPACE TO DO I DON'T KNOW YOU PUT UP TENTS YOU CAN HAVE FAIRS YOU CAN HAVE PARKING YOU CAN DO IMPERVIOUS SERVICES
HAS THIS BEEN GIVEN A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION? NO IT HAS NOT- SORRY
WELL WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY COMMISSIONERS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE
THERE IS THE ISSUE YOU JUST RAISED IS HOW WE MARKET THAT FACILITY AND WHETHER HAVING THAT BLANK SLATE IS HELPFUL ALSO RIGHT NOW THE NET SHEDS ARE BEING- WE HAVE FOLKS IN THOSE PRETTY EXPENSIVE IN TERMS OF DEMOLITION AS WELL SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT THOSE ISSUES AND EVALUATING THE ALTERNATIVE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISION THINKING ABOUT THAT AND OTHER THINGS BUT IT'S A GREAT POINT THAT YOU RAISE
I APPRECIATE THAT
I JUST WAS THINKING THAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT WAS VERY CLEVER OF YOU TO BE ABLE TO START GETTING REVENUE OUT OF THE NET SHEDS AGAIN BUT I WAS JUST THINKING THE BANK BUILDING ITSELF AND IT WOULDN'T BE THE FULL SITE THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE BUT JUST HAVING THAT EYE SORE CLEARED
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S COST PROHIBITIVE BUT IT DOES SEEM TO BE AND ALSO I MEAN EVEN THE TRAFFIC FLOW QUESTION MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE FACILITATED WITH THAT BUILDING OUT OF THE WAY AS WELL
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE EVALUATING
THANK YOU
GREAT POINT
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT I DO SEE THAT MR MCFADDEN HAD HIS HAND UP AS WELL
IT'S DOWN NOW BUT I'M NOT SURE IF HE HAS TO ADD- COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT JERRY POOR AND I ARE FOLLOWING UP WITH THE CITY BASED ON THE QUESTION YOU RAISED ABOUT THE BIKE TRAIL TRAIL ON T-91
THE CITY DID APPLY FOR FUNDS TO IMPROVE THAT SECTION OF THE TRAIL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL AND SO WE'VE BEEN PATIENT WITH THEM BUT BASED ON SOME INPUT AND CONTINUING SAFETY ISSUES WE'RE CIRCLING BACK WITH THE CITY AND WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT SECTION OF THE TRAIL
FANTASTIC AND IT DOES SEEM SUCH A GREAT CONNECTION AND YOU WANT TO GET PEOPLE OFF OF 15TH
15TH WHEN WE GET BACK TO COMMUTING IT IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE AND WITH EXPEDIA'S EXPANSION IF INDEED THAT CONTINUES THIS IS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND WITH THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER THE INNOVATION CENTER IS THE CROWNING JEWEL
THIS IS JUST A PHENOMENAL PROJECT
WAS THERE SOMETHING ELSE YOU WERE SAYING? NO WE'RE EXCITED TOO
SO THEN WITHOUT FURTHER ADO IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10B
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
SECOND
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION? CLERK HART ONCE MORE AROUND FOR THE ROLE PLEAS.E ONCE MORE AROUND FOR DEBATE ON THE MAIN MOTION BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
NOT FOR ME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE THANKS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NONE PLEASE
SO THAT MEANS THAT THE MOTION HAS PASSED AND WE HAVE- MR COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT THAT WAS FOR DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION SO WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY TAKEN A VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION YET
WHO'S RUSHING TO THE END OF THIS MEETING I DON'T KNOW
[LAUGHTER] ALRIGHT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
NOW WE HAVE A VOTE FOR THE VOTE FOR THE MOTION ITSELF
THIS IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 10 B BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOES
AS I SAID THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ALRIGHT NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 11 FOR STAFF REPORT
WE ARE RUNNING 20 MINUTES EARLY THAT'S VERY GOOD SO THE CLERK HART PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU THAT IS ITEM 11 A WHICH IS THE REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
COMMISSIONERS THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION IS A CULMINATION OF MANY MONTHS OF HARD WORK FROM OUR REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF AS WELL AS STAKEHOLDERS WHO SERVED ON OUR EXTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH COMMISSIONER CHO AND CALKINS
STAFF HAVE WORKED WITH HARTLAND LLC TO PROVIDE THIS FINAL UPDATE ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S 2020 STRATEGIC STRATEGIC REAL ESTATE PLAN WHICH DELIVERS A COMPREHENSIVE ROADMAP TO ADVANCE PORT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR CONTEMPLATING NEW PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS ON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
THE PRESENTERS ARE AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON WITH DAVE FADDEN MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND KIRA LEASE A DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN JOINING US TOO I BELIEVE WILL BE MATT ANDERSON PRINCIPLE FROM HEARTLAND SO WITH THAT I'LL TURN OVER TO KARA
I THINK IT'S DAVE
GOOD AFTERNOON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST YEAR TO UPDATE OUR REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN AND MICHELLE IF YOU COULD THROW UP THE DECK ALL GO TO SLIDE TWO PLEASE
SO AS YOU SAW WE KICKED THIS OFF IN FEBRUARY
WE STARTED BY LOOKING AT OUR OWN PROPERTIES LOOKING AT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AROUND WHAT WE OWN ALREADY BUT WE SPENT THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS REALLY BURROWING IN AND LOOKING AT ACQUISITIONS AND DOING RESEARCH ABOUT ACQUISITIONS AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
ALONG THE WAY WE DEVELOPED REAL ESTATE PRINCIPLES THAT KARA IS GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY
MATT ANDERSON FROM HEARTLAND WILL REVIEW THE PORT PROPERTY PROFILES AND THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO SOME OF THE PRINCIPLES THAT WE'VE CREATED THAT WILL DRIVE THE WAY WE LOOK AT ACQUISITIONS AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
WE END UP WITH A SHORT NOTE ON LEGAL PARAMETERS AND FINANCING OPTIONS AT THE END AND THAT WILL REALLY CONCLUDE US PUTTING THE CHAPTERS IN THIS BOOK CALLED REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN
SO WITH THAT I GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
AND WE'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST LANDOWNERS IN KING COUNTY AND YET IF YOU LOOK AT OUR CENTURY AGENDA REAL ESTATE DOESN'T OWN A STRATEGY BY ITSELF IT'S A MEANS TO THE END, IT HELPS US ACCOMPLISH ALL OUR OBJECTIVES IN THE CENTURY AGENDA
SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MATT BECAUSE HE'S REALLY GOING TO BORROW IN FURTHER AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE OUR REAL ESTATE FOR THE MISSION AND TAP INTO OUR EXPERTISE AND AMPLIFIER IMPACTS
MATT
THANKS DAVE
THE UPDATE TO THE REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN IS REALLY BUILT AROUND THESE THREE STRATEGIC PRINCIPLES AND WE'RE APPLYING THOSE TO BOTH THE EXISTING PORTFOLIO AND IN THE REVIEW OF POTENTIAL ACQUISITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS
BUT FIRST OF THOSE PRINCIPLES IS MANAGING FOR THE MISSION AND BY THAT WE MEAN SETTING A CLEAR OBJECTIVE FOR EACH PROPERTY IN THE PORTFOLIO OF FREQUENTLY EVALUATING HOW A PROPERTY IS CONTRIBUTING TO THAT MISSION AND THEN WHEN NECESSARY WHEN AN ASSET IS UNDERPERFORMING AGAINST THAT MISSION CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES LIKE SELLING AN ASSET AND THEN REDEPLOYING THAT CAPITAL IN A WAY THAT BETTER ACHIEVES THAT OBJECTIVE
THE SECOND PRIMARY PRINCIPLE IS LEVERAGING EXPERTISE
AS DAVE SAID THE PORT HAS AN AMAZING ARRAY OF EXPERTISE IN HOUSE AND CONNECTED WITH YOUR MANY DIVERSE PROJECTS AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO REALLY ADVANCE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE MULTIPLE PORT POLICY OBJECTIVES WITH EACH INVESTMENT BY EFFICIENTLY WORKING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS TO REVIEW POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS AND TO ADD VALUE ALONG THE WAY
AND THE LAST STRATEGIC PRINCIPLE WAS REALLY AS DAVE SAID AS A PARTNER TO AMPLIFY THE PORT IMPACT REGION WIDE AND BY THAT WE MEAN LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO TEAM WITH OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WHERE REAL PROPERTIES AND POLICY OBJECTIVES ARE ALIGNED, TEAMING WITH INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS WHERE A JOINT INVESTMENT CAN IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE IN THAT SECTOR, AND ALSO AS YOU DO CURRENTLY TEAMING WITH THE PRIVATE INVESTORS AND DEVELOPERS WHERE PRIVATE CAPITAL CAN MORE EFFICIENTLY REDEVELOP WORK PROPERTIES CONSISTENT WITH THOSE I PORT OBJECTIVES
AND THEN THE OTHER KEY PRINCIPLE OR KEY COMPONENT OF THIS IS REALLY IT THE PROCESS IS A WORKING DOCUMENT SO AS WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE FAR RIGHT OF THIS SLIDE REALLY CONSISTENTLY REEVALUATING THE PRINCIPLES THEMSELVES AND ALSO THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY ONE ASSET WITHIN THAT PORTFOLIO AGAINST THOSE PRINCIPLES AND THEN MAKING CHANGES WHERE NECESSARY TO IMPROVE KIND OF THE OVERALL PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
NEXT SLIDE
YOU CAN GO ONE MORE
YEAH THERE YOU GO
THE PROPERTIES IN RED YOU'VE SEEN THIS SLIDE BEFORE
THE PROPERTIES IN RED ARE THE ONES THAT WERE FOCUS OF THE 2020 REAL ESTATE UPDATE
THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN BLUE WERE ONES THAT WERE SUBJECT TO MORE OF A DEEP DIVE IN THE 2016 PLAN AND ARE EITHER PROGRESSING THROUGH A PROCESS RIGHT NOW OR THEY'RE PART OF THE SAMP PROCESS AT THE AIRPORT
SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SOME OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED FOR THE 2020 UPDATE INCLUDING FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, SALMON BAY, T 91, HARBOR MARINE CORPORATE CENTER, PIER 69, AND WORLD TRADE CENTER WEST
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YOU'VE JUST HEARD A DEEP DIVE ON FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THAT
NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS A CORE OPERATIONAL ASSET WITHIN THE PORTFOLIO AND THERE'S CLEARLY A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY EVEN WITHIN THE EXISTING CAMPUS TO ACHIEVE THOSE OBJECTIVES KIND OF NEAR MID AND LONG TERM
SALMON BAY MARINA WAS ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED AS ESSENTIALLY THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO ACCOMMODATE A LONG TERM EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES ADJACENT TO FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
THE UPLANDS WERE THE SUBJECT OF THE UPDATE TO THE REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN AND IT'LL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS TO THINK ABOUT HOW THE UPLANDS CAN BE DEVELOPED EITHER THROUGH THE EXISTING MASTER USE PERMIT OR A MODIFIED MASTER USE PERMIT TO REALLY GET THE MOST TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH THE MOST EFFECTIVELY ALONG WITH FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
AND TERMINAL 91 IS REALLY THE PORT'S KIND OF MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY WITHIN INTER BAY AND THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOCUSES ON MOVING THAT PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS THROUGH THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING PROCESS, MAKING THE LONG NEEDED UTILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE UPLANDS THROUGH PHASE TWO, FOCUSING THE MARKETING AND OUTREACH TO THE MARITIME INDUSTRY FOR OCCUPANCY OF THOSE TWO PHASES, AND THEN OF COURSE EXPLORING WAYS TO IMPROVE MOBILITY BOTH FOR TRUCKS AND FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO AND THROUGH TERMINAL 91 ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OVER TIME
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HARBOR MARINE CORPORATE CENTER IS ONE OF THOSE ASSETS THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW IT'S NECESSARILY PERFORMING ITS EXACT MISSION WITHIN THE PORTFOLIO
IT'S NOT ENTIRELY THE FAULT OF ITS OWN
THE IMPACTS TO THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, FORTHCOMING LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION OVER THE LONG TERM HERE TO WEST SEATTLE, AND THE OFFICE MARKET, BAD SOILS, YOU NAME IT THEY'RE ALL CHALLENGES FOR THE UPLANDS AT HARBOR MARINE AND THE REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN IS REALLY CALLING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL STUDY AND A REEVALUATION OF POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES POTENTIALLY TO PARTNER WITH THE OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS CORRIDOR AND TO SEE IF THERE'S REALLY A HIGHER AND BETTER USE FOR THE UPLANDS HERE VERSUS KIND OF CLASS C OFFICE CHALLENGE THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE WITH THE PROPERTY
WORLD TRADE CENTER WEST HAD A FAIRLY CLEAR AND DEFINED MISSION OBJECTIVE WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT
IT'S NOT SO CLEAR TAKING AN OBJECTIVE LOOK AT IT TODAY THAT GIVEN HOW MUCH EQUITY IS INVESTED IN THE BUILDING THAT IT'S REALLY ACHIEVING A CLEARLY DEFINED MISSION FOR THE PORT SO THE RECOMMENDATION HERE IS FURTHER EVALUATION OF POTENTIALLY DIVESTING OF THIS AND THEN IDENTIFYING WAYS TO ACCOMMODATE MAYBE THE WORLD TRADE CENTER CLUB IN THE LONG TERM LEASE OR MAYBE RELOCATING THAT OPERATION TO ANOTHER PORT FACILITY OVER TIME
AND LASTLY TO TOUCH ON PIER 69 THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE PORT'S ICONIC HEADQUARTERS BUILDING AND IT'S DOING JUST GREAT IN ACCOMMODATING THE PORT
THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING WITH REGARD TO PIER 69 IS WHAT EVERY OWNER OCCUPIER AND MAJOR TENANT IS DOING RIGHT NOW WHICH IS CONSIDERING HOW THE EFFECTS OF COVID 19 AND WORK FOR HOME ARE GOING TO AFFECT YOUR ACTUAL OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING AND AS THAT STARTS TO BECOME CLEAR JUST CONSIDER OPPORTUNITIES TO DEMISE A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE OFFICE SPACE AND LEASING IT TO A TENANT TO OFFSET SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL COSTS FROM THE FACILITY
IT WOULD STILL BE THE PORT LOCATION AND WE THINK THAT IF IT CAN BE DONE EFFICIENTLY DEPENDING ON WHICH PART OF THE SPACE IT IS IT WOULD BE ATTRACTIVE TO PEOPLE WHO'D LIKE TO BE A, IN THAT BUILDING AND B, CLOSE TO THE PORT
EXCELLENT
I THINK I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE
SO SO AS WE CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ENGAGED ON ARE NOW TAKING THOSE PRINCIPLES THAT THAT DID SUCH A GREAT JOB OF ARTICULATING AND SINCE THEY'RE DERIVED FROM OUR CENTRAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ARTICULATED IN THE CENTURY AGENDA THIS CAN PERTAIN TO ACQUISITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL
WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING ACQUIRING PROPERTY FOR PORTFOLIO OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE VERY LARGE DOLLAR FIGURE EXPENSES IF WE ARE TO BUY A PIECE OF REAL ESTATE AND PUGET SOUND THERE'S NO CHEAP REAL ESTATE IN PUGET SOUND SO WHAT WE DID IN PROVIDING FOR A WAY TO EVALUATE PROPERTIES THAT WE MIGHT TAKE INTO OUR PORTFOLIO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PRINCIPLES SO ALIGNED WITH OUR OVERALL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES LINED UP HERE TOO
AND FOR LOOKING AT ACQUISITIONS WE'VE DEVISED A RUBRIC A MATRIX TO SCORE PROPERTIES THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER AS POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONS TO THE PORT PORTFOLIO BY CREATING A POINT SYSTEM THAT WOULD CAPTURE SOME OF THESE STRATEGIC VARIABLES AND ALLOW US TO CONFER TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU SEE WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO READ TO YOU OUTLINED ON THIS SLIDE
SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT PROPERTIES HOW DO THEY PERTAIN TO OUR MISSION? WHAT IS THE PORT'S MISSION OBJECTIVES THAT THIS PROPERTY FULLY DEVELOPED COULD SERVE? HOW CAN OUR EXISTING EXPERTS AND EXPERTISE DELIVER ON THE PROMISES OF THAT POTENTIAL PROJECT OR PROPERTY? AND WHERE ARE THEIR VALUABLE PARTNERS WHETHER IT'S OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WHICH WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EXPLORING WITH OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS ON THIS PROJECT FOR THE REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN
IT ALSO PERTAINS TO FINANCIAL PARTNERS
IF WE WERE TO CONSIDER FOR INSTANCE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF T-91
WHAT KIND OF PARTNER WOULD BE SATISFYING FOR US TO BE WORKING WITH THERE
WE TOOK OUR ROOM THAT APPLIED TO OUR OWN PROPERTIES AND CONSIDERED HOW WE WOULD EVOLVE THAT TO HELP US EVALUATE POTENTIAL PROPERTIES AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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MICHELLE CAN WE GO- AUBREE CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? SO SO ACTUALLY I HAD AN INDUSTRY PARTNERS MEETING THIS MORNING WHERE SOMEBODY ASKED SHOULD YOU THE PORT BE BUYING THIS PROPERTY THAT I'M AWARE OF AND IN FACT THOSE KINDS OF PETITIONS COME PARTICULARLY AT YOU COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER PORT LEADERS ALL THE TIME
SO WE'VE DEVISED THIS PROCESS TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES THAT CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH OUR OVERALL GOALS AND THEY ARE CAN THIS PROPERTY SUPPORT MARITIME AND AIR CARGO INDUSTRIES? DOES IT ADVANCE SEA'S COMPETITIVENESS OR EFFICIENCY? CAN IT ADVANCE OUR MARITIME INDUSTRIES IN GENERAL AND PROTECT INDUSTRIAL LANDS? CAN THE PROPERTY ENHANCE TO PROTECT OTHER PORT PROPERTIES AND HAVE STRATEGIC MISSION BASED OBJECTIVES ON ADVANCING ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT IN THIS SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS ON REAL ESTATE TODAY? AND AS AN OVERALL GOAL OF THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION HOW DOES OUR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL PROJECT IMPACT EQUITABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGIONALLY? WE HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT WE WOULD ANSWER THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND I KIND OF WANT TO JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO HOW THIS FILLS INTO A SCORING RUBRIC IN THE NEXT SET OF SLIDES
WE CAN GO FORWARD
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN EVALUATION THAT'S VERY HIGH LEVEL SOMETHING AKIN TO EVALUATING FROM THE WINDSCREEN LOOKING OUT AT WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT A PROPERTY
SO I JUST WANT TO PUT JUST SOME MILD CAVEATS ON WHAT THIS EVALUATION MATRIX THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WILL DO AND WHAT IT WON'T DO
THIS IS NOT A PROCESS WHERE WE SCORE THE PROPERTY THAT CAME IN TO BE CONSIDERED AND IMMEDIATELY EMBARK ON AN ACQUISITION STRATEGY ONCE IT COMES THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH AN ADEQUATE SCORE
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A PRELIMINARY RANKING BASED ON INCOMPLETE INFORMATION DRAWING FROM STAFF FOCUSED TERM THROUGHOUT THE PORT AND OTHER MISSION OBJECTIVES AT THE TIME
WE KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE TO BEFORE WE ACTUALLY CONSIDER PURCHASING A PROPERTY CONDUCT MORE DUE DILIGENCE AND RESEARCH
THIS IS REALLY AN EFFECT LIMITATION OF THE PROCESS THE INITIAL STAGE
ONCE WE'VE MADE THAT INITIAL EVALUATION WE DO MORE RESEARCH AND THE PROPERTY WOULD COME INTO MORE FOCUS
AND ALL THIS THING THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH COMMISSIONERS AT THE TIME WE'RE REALLY CONSIDERING AN ACQUISITION
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CRITERIA IS ALL DERIVED FROM THE CENTURY AGENDA AND I SHOWED YOU THE OVERVIEW A COUPLE OF SLIDES BACK BUT THIS SHOWS KIND OF HOW THIS DEVICE WOULD COME UP WITH THE PORT
THE PROPERTY WERE ADVANCE LOGISTICS AND CARGO COMPETITIVENESS FOR OUR ROLE AT THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND THE HIGHER SCORES HERE WOULD INDICATE THAT IT'S IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A KEY SITE AND YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT THIS RUBRIC ADJACENCY IS EXTREMELY POWERFUL MODIFIER JUST ALWAYS HOW THAT IS IN REAL ESTATE IF YOU HAVE AN EXISTING PORTFOLIO AND YOU ADD TO IT YOU USUALLY GET A ONE X OR TWO X IMPROVEMENT OVER YOUR OBJECTIVES IF YOU WERE JUST TO BUY THE PROPERTY BY ITSELF
SO ADJACENCY IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT FACET OF A HIGH SCORING PROPERTY BUT THERE IS ADDITIONAL DETAIL IN EACH OF THESE AREAS
WE HAVE CRITERIA FOR ENHANCING NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE COMPETITIVENESS
WE HAVE ONE FOR SEA COMPETITIVENESS
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WE HAVE THE SCORING RUBRIC FOR ADVANCING MARITIME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
LESS CONSIDERATE OF ADJACENCY AS A PRINCIPLE COULD THIS PROPERTY THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING BUYING SUPPORT EXISTING MARITIME LINES OF BUSINESS WHICH MAY BE NEAR PREMISES OR IN A NEARBY LOCATION BUT COULD A CASE COULD BE MADE THAT SUPPORTING THAT EXISTING LINE OF BUSINESS IS WHY A PROPERTY MIGHT BE VALUABLE TO US
AND WE ALSO HAVE A COMMITTED APPROACH TO PROTECTING PORT OPERATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS IN PARTICULAR IN THE MIX
SO IT IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO ONE OF OUR PROPERTIES AGAIN THE FOCUS IS ON ADJACENCY BUT ANY PROPERTY WITHIN A MIX WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED VALUABLE AND OUR ROLE IS PROTECTING INDUSTRIAL LANDS
AGAIN THE SCORES TEND TO GET LOWER WITH LESS CLARITY ABOUT HOW IT WOULD APPLY TO OUR MISSION OR OUR EXISTING OPERATIONS
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WE HAVE A RUBRIC ON EQUITY REALLY IS FOCUSED ON THE GEOGRAPHY
YOU'LL SEE A HIGH SCORING PROPERTY THAT SUPPORTED EQUITY GOALS WOULD BE IN AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE
THAT'S A HIGH POVERTY CENSUS TRACK IDENTIFIED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD GIVE US A CLEAR INDICATION THAT BRINGING MORE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO THAT AREA WOULD IMPROVE THE POTENTIAL FOR JOBS AND TOOLS THAT DEVELOPMENT BRINGS
WE ALSO HAVE SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES AND SO THERE WE HAVE SUCH A WIDE ARRAY OF TECHNICAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SUSTAINABILITY REALM THE HIGH SCORING PROPERTIES HERE THE POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT TIME LEVEL AT LEAST THREE CORE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS JUST STORMWATER MANAGEMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION OR HABITAT RESTORATION
THERE ARE NOT CLEAR WINNERS AND HERE IT'S MORE JUST ALLOWING THE CONVERSATION TO UNFOLD ON THE DIVERSE EXPERTISE AND GOALS OF THE PORT TO PROVIDE A BALANCED OBJECTIVE SUPPORT FOR OUR COMPETITION TO GO FORWARD ON AN ACQUISITION OR A PARTNERSHIP AND BRING INTO FOCUS THE STRATEGY ENVISIONED BY OUR USE OF THAT PROPERTY DOWN THE LINE
THIS IS AN ABILITY FOR ALL OF US TO COALESCE AROUND THESE HIGH LEVEL OBJECTIVES BEFORE WE GET INTO THE VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGES OF PLANNING PERMITTING PURCHASING
LET ME GO FORWARD TO MAKE YOU FORWARD ON THE PRESENTATION SORRY
IS THERE A LAG? YEAH I GUESS SO WE'RE STUCK ON SLIDE 14 AT THE MOMENT AT LEAST IN MY WORLD
ARE YOU SEEING 15 NOW? YES THANK YOU
OKAY GREAT
THE PORT IS HERE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IN A MOMENT TYPICALLY FUNDS ALL OF ITS OWN PROJECTS
IF THERE ARE MANY ALTERNATIVE FUNDING AND FINANCING RESOURCES FOR INSTANCE WE'RE PROUD TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF A 5,000,000 DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
I THINK GIVEN A CONSISTENT APPROACH TO THE FUNDING OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF AMPLIFYING AND ACCELERATING OUR PERFORMANCE ON OUR DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
WE EXPECT A LOT OF NEW RESOURCES TO BECOME AVAILABLE THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER BILLS IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS ATTRACTIVE EXISTING FUNDING SOURCES AND LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS WHAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK ALLUDED TO EARLIER WITH THE HERITAGE AFFILIATION
SO THIS IS JUST TAKING A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH TO LOOKING AT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND HOW THEY FIT OUR MISSION GOING FORWARD
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I'M GOING TO TURN THIS BACK OVER TO DAVE
YES I THINK WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO PUT SOME MATRIX TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN FIND THE RIGHT PROPERTIES AND ADVANCE OUR MISSION AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S COME TRUE TO US AS WE PUT THIS NEW PLAN TOGETHER
JUST SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS ON LEGAL PARAMETERS AND I CHATTED WITH PETE AND RYAN STAMPER AND OTHERS ON OUR TEAM ABOUT JUST WHAT ARE OUR PARAMETERS FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT? SO THERE ARE MANY AND I THINK THE KEY TAKEAWAYS HERE IS OUR STATUTES SURROUNDING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE ARE ACTUALLY NARROWER THAN THE STATUTES SURROUNDING HOW WE LEASE PROPERTY THAT WE OWN AND SO WE ARE GOING TO BE CAREFUL AND WE ARE GOING TO STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT AS WE ALWAYS DO WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL OUR FINANCE TEAMS THIS TYPE ALL OF OUR PROJECTS TAKE REALLY A HOLISTIC TEAM TO ADVANCE AND DO THEM PROPERLY
SO WITH THAT NEXT SLIDE I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MATT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR EXECUTION OPTIONS
SO THE PORT WE'VE REALLY DEFINED KIND OF FOUR TYPES OF METHODS FOR THE PORT TO EXECUTE ON A DEVELOPMENT OPTION
THE FIRST ONE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS AS KIRA ALLUDED TO IS THE PORT SELF PERFORMING EFFECTIVELY FINANCING AND CONSTRUCTING AND IMPROVEMENT
THE PROS OF THAT ARE CLEAR
IT'S 100% CONTROL
YOU OWN ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES, ALL OF THE LIABILITIES AS WELL OF THAT PROJECT AND CAN DICTATE HOW IT GOES TO MATCH KIND OF THE PORT OBJECTIVES
THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT IS THAT BY DOING ALL OF THAT YOURSELF YOU'RE LIMITED TO WHAT YOU CAN ALLOCATE OUT OF THE CIP, THE TIME TO COMPLETION IS OFTEN LONGER, AND YOU INCUR SOME AUDIT RISK
THE MUCH MORE COMMON AT LEAST HISTORICALLY COMMON APPROACH THAT THE PORT HAS TAKEN IS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF ASSETS IS TO ENGAGE IN THE GROUND AT LEAST WITH A DEVELOPER TO BUILD OUT USES THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF MAYBE IT'S LOGISTICS LIKE TERMINAL 106 OR DES MOINES CREEK NORTH PROJECTS LIKE THAT
THE PRO OF THAT IS ALSO FAIRLY CLEAR
IT REQUIRES VERY LITTLE CAPITAL INVESTMENT ON THE PART OF THE PORT
THE PORT HAS SOME ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE RFP AND THE PORT EFFECTIVELY TAKES ON NO FINANCIAL RISK BECAUSE OF THE UNSUPPORTED NATURE OF A GROUND LEASE
THE CON IS THAT THERE ARE LIMITATIONS ON WHAT THE PORT CAN EXTRACT FROM THE PRIVATE MARKET IN A GROUND LEASE SCENARIO SO LONG AS THERE'S STILL AN OPPORTUNITY THAT'S ATTRACTIVE TO THE PRIVATE MARKET YOU CAN TILT IT BUT YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY STEER IT JUST ANYWHERE YOU'D LIKE AND YOU DO IN FACT THROUGH A LONG TERM GROUND LEASE LOSE CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY OSTENSIBLY FOR THE TERM OF THAT LEASE
THE LAST CATEGORY IS WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
THE REALITY IS WASHINGTON STATE HAS VERY RESTRICTIVE RULES AS TO HOW A PUBLIC AGENCY CAN ACTUALLY ENGAGE IN A QUOTE PARTNERSHIP AND THAT'S TRUE FOR ALL PUBLIC AGENCIES AND MANY STRUGGLE WITH THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY AS COMPARED TO OTHER STATES BUT WHAT WE ARE IDENTIFYING IN THE PLAN IS A JOINT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY SO THE CONCEPT HERE IS WHERE THE PORT AND ANOTHER ENTITY WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CAN SEE THAT BOTH PARTIES HAVE A PROJECT OR A COMPONENT OF A PROJECT THAT MATCH IT COULD BE STRUCTURED SUCH THAT EACH PARTY DOES THEIR PORTION BUT THE WHOLE IS REALLY BETTER THAN IF ONE WAS TO GO FORWARD BY ITSELF SO WE'RE KIND OF CLASSIFYING THAT IS THE LOWERCASE P PARTNERSHIP AS A METHOD TO OF REDUCING RISK AND ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES AND THAT'S ONE OF THOSE AREAS THAT WE'RE EXPLORING ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR PUBLIC SECTOR COUNTERPARTS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES WHERE BOTH AGENCIES HAVE A PROJECT OF THEIR OWN BUT ACTUALLY THEY CAN BE DONE AND LEVERAGE OFF OF EACH OTHER
THE CON TO THESE TYPES OF STRUCTURES IS THE COMPLEXITY OF DECISION MAKING AN EXECUTION ESPECIALLY SAY IT'S TWO PUBLIC ENTITIES
YOU'VE GOT TWICE THE FUN WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING APPROVALS AND MANAGING LOTS OF DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES AND THAT'S JUST THE PRICE TO PLAY IN THIS CATEGORY
WE FEEL LIKE IT'S STILL A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PORT IN LIGHT OF THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SO FEW GROUPS WHO CAN EVEN ENGAGE IN THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS AROUND THE REGION
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YOU ARE MUTED
SORRY
I'LL COME IN AND FINISH UP HER.E SO THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT A STRATEGIC DOCUMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO THINK DEEPLY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING ON A REGULAR BASIS
SO THIS IS THE SECOND UPDATE OF THIS PLAN WE DID THE FIRST REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2016 SO THIS IS THE UPDATE FOR 2020 AND IN THE NEXT BIT WE WILL IMPLEMENT THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS ACTUALLY WE'RE ALREADY IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS PLAN BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE A HANDFUL OF PROPERTIES AND COMPLETE SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON TWO OR 3 TOP ACQUISITIONS OR PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND BRING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARD
I KNOW IT'S HARD AT A TIME OF DOWNTURN TO THINK ABOUT EXPANSION BUT THERE'S EVERY REASON TO BE BULLISH PARTICULARLY FOR OUR MAJOR BUSINESS LINES AVIATION AND MARITIME
THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT
WE'RE GOING TO BE READY TO HAVE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ON OUR DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THESE KEY LINES OF BUSINESS
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE FINANCING OPTIONS AS MATT SUGGESTS IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE AND AMPLIFY MISSION BASED PROJECTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT REALM, QUITE COSTLY BUT ALWAYS MORE VITAL THAN WE IMAGINE
BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME
SO WE'RE PREPARED TO DO SOME BUILDING AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THE REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLANS OBJECTIVES
SO NOW WE WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE
WELL THANKS KIRA I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND DAVE AND MATT IT'S ALL VERY EXCITING AND I WOULD ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YEAH I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE STRATEGIC THINKING THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS AND EXAMINING THESE VARIOUS PROPERTIES AND KEEPING AN EYE TO AND A COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE OBJECTIVES UNDER THE CENTURY AGENDA AS WELL AS STRATEGIC INTEREST AND ALSO TAKING A LONG VIEW I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
AND WE SHOULD KNOW WHAT WE DO WITH REAL ESTATE SHOULD BE MORE OF A MEANS TO AN END THAN JUST BEING IN REAL ESTATE BUSINESS BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE THERE FOR, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE USING OUR PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR US TO FLIP PROPERTIES AND TRY TO MAKE MONEY ENTREPRENEURIALLY ON THAT
BUT IF IT FITS A SPECIFIC STRATEGIC INTEREST AND WE CAN JUSTIFY THAT AND I THINK YOU'VE GOT A GOOD SET OF PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES THEN LET'S DO IT
I ALSO WOULD ASK ON THE FLIP SIDE HERE IF YOU WILL WHAT ABOUT PROPERTIES THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD CONSIDER DE ACQUISITIONING? MAYBE THEY DON'T NO LONGER FIT THE BILL AS FAR AS STRATEGIC INTEREST AND OBJECTIVES AND LET'S TAKE THE CAPITAL THAT'S EMBEDDED THERE AND LET'S USE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE MORE IMPORTANT
HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO TO THAT AS WELL? YEAH TO A LIMITED DEGREE I THINK YOU HEARD IN MATT'S PRESENTATION THE PROPERTIES SOME CONSIDERATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE HARBOR MARINE CORPORATE CENTER
HARBOR MAIN CORPORATE CENTER BEING POSITIONED UNDER THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGES ISN'T DOING IT ANY MARKET FAVORS BUT I THINK YOUR OBJECTIVE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK OF LOOKING AT WITH OUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO AND OUR EXISTING MISSION AND THE EXISTING MARKET THAT WE HAVE IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO REDEPLOY THE ASSET INVOLVED IN USE OF REAL ESTATE? IN THOSE TWO CONTEXTS FOR SURE I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE SELLING HERE 69 ANYTIME SOON THOUGH I THINK THERE'D BE A STRONG MARKET FOR IT
[LAUGHTER] NOT WHAT I'M SUGGESTING BUT I CAN THINK OF SOME OTHER PROPERTIES WHICH I DON'T REALLY THINK APPROPRIATE TO MENTION AT THIS TIME
YEAH ABSOLUTELY AND WE CAN DISCUSS ANYTHING IN OUR PORTFOLIO
I THINK 69 IS OUR JEWEL BASICALLY
IT'S ONE OF THE FINEST PUBLIC BUILDINGS I THINK IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON MAYBE NEXT TO THE CAPITAL
BUT I MISS IT VERY MUCH COMMISSIONER
I MISS IT
YEAH WE ALL DO
AND IT'S SUCH A FANTASTIC REUSE OF AN OLD STORAGE STRUCTURE SO BEAUTIFULLY DONE AND WORK SO INCREDIBLY WELL IN TERMS OF THE SPACE PLANNING AND THE RELATIONSHIPS OF WORKSPACES THERE IN THE DAYLIGHT AND THE ART AND THE ATRIUM ALL OF THAT
PLEASE WATER FEATURE
ABSOLUTELY NOT SELLING THAT
ME NEITHER
APPARENTLY I'M A BIG FAN
THAT'S ALL YEAH THAT'S ALL
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
NONE THANKS FOR THE EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AND I THINK I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS DURING YOUR BRIEFING WITH ME ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO PUTTING WEIGHT ON THE SCORING SYSTEM THAT YOU ALL HAVE SO THAT WE DON'T END UP WITH OR MISCALCULATING THE [INAUDIBLE] I THINK I THINK AT THE TIME I SAID THAT IF YOU HAVE A BUILDING THAT'S GOOD FOR EVERYTHING THEN IT'S GOOD IT'S NOT GOOD FOR ANYTHING ANYTHING RIGHT SO I APPRECIATE HOW SOPHISTICATED WE'VE BEGUN WHEN IT COMES TO SCORING THESE FACILITIES AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW AS WE CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED HOW THIS CHANGES BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH
YEAH AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS IN PARTICULAR FOR THE SUPPORT THROUGH THE EXTERNAL COMMITTEE WHICH WAS JUST TERRIFIC CONVERSATIONS IN BOTH CASES AND YOUR PARTICIPATION AND PARTNERSHIP ON THAT
REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH THANK YOU KARA FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY AS COMMISSIONER CHO
I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK .I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN THE FIRST MEETING WAS THE EXTERNAL TASK FORCE BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN MAYBE A YEAR OR SO YEAH ALMOST
REMEMBER WE WERE ALL PRETTY CLEAR ON THE HIGHER ORDER VALUES BUT HOW WE COULD THEN APPLY THOSE TO SPECIFIC PROPERTIES AND WHAT THAT TOOL WOULD LOOK LIKE WAS STILL OVER THE HORIZON AND NOW HERE YOU'RE COMING TODAY WAS SOMETHING REALLY FUNCTIONAL FOR US AND I'M ACTUALLY EXCITED FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE A PROPERTY OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED TO US WHETHER IT'S SELLING OR BUYING AND BEING ABLE TO USE THIS METRIC TO DETERMINE IN A MUCH MORE OBJECTIVE WAY WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR THE PORT AND BEING ABLE TO DRILL DOWN BY VALUE AREA SO I THINK IT'S GREAT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US PARTICIPATE ON THAT
I I THINK I'VE OFTEN SAID THAT BEING A COMMISSIONER OFTEN FEELS LIKE GRADUATE SCHOOL WORK DEEP DIVE ON REALLY INTERESTING SUBJECTS AND THIS IS FOR THE LAST YEAR THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY GREAT SEMINAR FOR ME TO PARTICIPATE IN
YEAH WE'VE BEEN A GREAT SEMINAR PARTNER ON THE EXTERNAL COMMITTEE AND BROUGHT UP GREAT QUESTIONS
IT'S A VERY DYNAMIC FIELD AND WE NEED A LOT OF INPUTS SO VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU
DON'T ASK FOR AN EXAM JUST
WELL IF YOU WANT TO WRITE SOME MEMOS FOR ME
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
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QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
GREAT THANK YO.U THIS IS REALLY COMPREHENSIVE AND AS I SAID WHEN I HAD A MEETING PRIOR AND GOT AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION TODAY THERE'S A LOT HERE AND SO IT'S SORT OF DIFFICULT TO DIVE INTO ONE AREA OR ANOTHER
ONE THING THAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE IDEA EARLY ON THE CONVERSATION ABOUT POTENTIALLY USING OPENING UP PIER 69 TO OTHER TENANTS ONCE WE GO THROUGH AN EVALUATION OF EXACTLY HOW MUCH SPACE WE MIGHT NEED IN THE NEW REALITY OF HAVING SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES POTENTIALLY WORK FROM HOME OR DO FLEX WORKING MOVING FORWARD
I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT CONVERSATION EVEN HAPPENING INTERNALLY SO I GUESS IT'S MORE A QUESTION FOR STEVE WHAT ARE THE POLICIES AROUND THAT
I DON'T MEAN TO DIVE TOO MUCH INTO THAT ONE AREA BUT IT JUST SORT OF PERKED MY EARS WHEN YOU MENTIONED IT
I COULD SEE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES BUT ALSO A LOT OF CHALLENGES OF SHARING SPACE WITH ANOTHER ENTITY AT PIER 69
THAT SAID I THINK WHAT I'M MOST INTERESTED IN MAYBE NOT TODAY BUT AS WE HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT REALLY STARTING TO DRILL DOWN ON HAVING ON WHAT WE REALLY MIGHT ACQUIRE OR AGAIN DIVEST OF
I WANTED TO USE THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT I APPRECIATE I'VE BEEN FRUSTRATED IN MY TIME ON THE COMMISSION TO FEEL THAT IT'S SORT OF UNDERPERFORMING AND YET I DO THINK THAT THERE IS A BROADER OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK ITS CURRENT USE I'M JUST NOT IN PERSONALLY IN A MODE OF WANTING TO DIVEST OF WATERFRONT REAL ESTATE IN SEATTLE
I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THAT GETS US WELL IT COULD BRING IN SOME SHORT TERM CAPITAL IT'S QUITE FRANKLY AS WE ALL KNOW FINITE RESOURCE SO I GUESS I'D LOVE TO HEAR MAYBE NOT NOW BUT DAVE AS YOU CONTINUE ON WITH THIS WORK SOME ALTERNATIVES TO JUST SIMPLY DIVESTING OURSELVES OF SOME OF THOSE ASSETS
WHEN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER WAS DESIGNED IT WAS TO BE A COMPLIMENT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING I THINK THAT MELINDA MILLER COULD PROBABLY GIVE US MORE BACKGROUND ON IT AND ROSIE COURTNEY BUT DESIGNED TO BE A COMPLIMENT TO THE BELL HARBOR CONFERENCE CENTER WHICH THE KEYWORD IN BELL HARBOR CONFERENCE CENTER IS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER AND IT WAS DESIGNED BY FORMER COMMISSIONER PAUL SHELL AND OTHERS BUT IT WAS REALLY HIS BRAINCHILD OF WANTING TO BE THE SITE TO BRING IN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO TALK ABOUT TRADE ISSUES, INTERNATIONAL PACKS, ET CETERA AND SO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER WAS DESIGNED TO BE A MAGNET AS WELL FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES
IT'S NOT LIVING UP TO THAT NOW I HOPE THAT WE CAN AGAIN TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT WHAT IS THE NICHE THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE OWNS ON THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT AND HOW MIGHT WE BE ABLE TO USE THOSE ASSETS TO AMPLIFY IT
SO I'M SORRY THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ALL OVER THE MAP
IT'S A REALLY BIG PRESENTATION YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB
I DO LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A DEEP DIVE WHEN WE GET DOWN TO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF WHAT WE MIGHT ACQUIRE
CERTAINLY HAVING THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ACQUIRE REAL ESTATE IN SEATTLE IS CHALLENGING ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD BUT THAT SAID DAVE I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT THAT YOUR REAL ESTATE TEAM BRINGS AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND I THINK WE'VE MOVED FAR AWAY FROM OUR TRADITIONAL REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS AS WE LOOK FOR EXAMPLE TO THE LEAST THAT WE DID DOWN IN SOUTH PARK FOR THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
CERTAINLY WE'RE MOVING IN NEW DIRECTIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T TAKEN BEFORE
SO WITH THAT IF WE'RE WILLING TO THINK ABOUT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTH PARK I HOPE THAT WE CAN MAYBE SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THINKING ABOUT THE ASSETS ALONG THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT
AND THEN I'LL PUT JUST A FINAL POINT ON IT AS THEY MAKE THESE REMARKS I ACTUALLY THINK THERE'S PROBABLY NO MORE IMPORTANT TIME THAN RIGHT NOW FOR US TO THINK ABOUT OUR ROLE ON THE WATERFRONT
AS I'VE SAID TO MANY PEOPLE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THAT DON'T REALIZE THE PORT OF SEATTLE OWNS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT AND AS THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS STRUGGLING MIGHTILY TO RECOVER ECONOMICALLY HAVING ALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN THE CITY I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE PORT COULD PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN HELPING REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN
SO I GUESS I JUST HOPE TO INSPIRE OUR STAFF TO THINK ABOUT WAYS THAT WE MIGHT DO THAT AND DAVE TO YOUR OPENING COMMENT THAT REAL ESTATE IS ESSENTIALLY A MECHANISM BY WHICH WE ACCOMPLISH OTHER GOALS I DON'T WANT IT TO SIMPLY BE TRANSACTIONAL BECAUSE WE'VE JUST GOT A LOT OF REALLY BRIGHT PEOPLE AT THE PORT AND ON YOUR TEAM IN PARTICULAR THAT I THINK CAN COME UP WITH SOME REALLY INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE COULD AGAIN PLAY A BIGGER ROLE USING OUR REAL ESTATE ASSETS TO HELP DRIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY ALONG THE CENTRAL DOWNTOWN AREA
SO I'LL END THERE SO BASICALLY I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT BUT YOU GOT A BIG PRESENTATION TOO AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS
YEAH DEFINITELY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
GO AHEAD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT COMMISSION BOWMAN I'VE TAKEN NOTES ON THAT AND THAT IS I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON ONE THING SPECIFICALLY WHICH IS WHAT'S THE FUTURE OF OUR PROPERTIES AND THE NEED IN A WORKPLACE I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO AND WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE- A GREAT ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL JUST THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THAT ABOUT WHAT IS A HYBRID AND WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF THAT SO WE ARE TALKING WITH THE TEAM WITH THAT
I'VE TALKED TO DAVE ABOUT THAT AND WE NEED TO GATHER SOME INFORMATION BECAUSE IT WON'T BE THE PAST AND IT WON'T BE WHERE WE ARE NOW SO THERE IS A HYBRID IN OUR FUTURE AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US AND THEN HOW DO WE LEVERAGE COMING OUT OF THAT
SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WORK IS BEFORE US
THAT'S GREAT STEVE BECAUSE I GUESS I JUST ASK FOR A LITTLE SENSE OF URGENCY AROUND IT I THINK WE'RE ALL LOOKING TO MAYBE THE JUNE TIME FRAME OF MASS VACCINATIONS AND I'M SURE MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR EMPLOYEES ARE PROBABLY WONDERING IS EVERYBODY GOING TO COME BACK IN MASS STARTING JULY 1ST? CERTAINLY THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF NEW PRODUCTIVITY GAINS BY HAVING FOLKS WORK FROM HOME BUT OTHER POSITIONS ARE ESSENTIAL THAT THEY HAVE TO BE IN PERSON BUT I THINK THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FEW SILVER LININGS OF THE PANDEMIC IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT A NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS
COMMISSIONER JUST TO SAY THAT'S BROKEN IN TWO WORLDS WORK
THE SHORT TERM IS THAT MESSAGING TO THE WORKFORCE THEN THE LONGER TERM IS THE PHYSICAL RECONFIGURATION IF APPROPRIATE
YES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, COMMISSIONER CHO HAS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION
PLEASE
I ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN POINT ABOUT UNDER PERFORMING PROPERTIES
SHE MENTIONED THE WORLD TRADE CENTER BUT ONE THING THAT I HAD MENTIONED KARA IF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER AND DAVE IN OUR EXTERNAL SESSIONS IS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IN ADDITION TO LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPERTIES ARE THE BEST USE I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IF THERE ARE ANY OPERATIONAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL BARRIERS TO GETTING THESE BUILDINGS UP TO FULL CAPACITY
IF OUR TENANTS FIND A TROUBLESOME OR IF THERE IS A STIGMA AGAINST PORT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A PAIN IN THE BUTT TO ACTUALLY NEGOTIATE A LONG TERM LEASE BECAUSE IT'S BUREAUCRATIC AND OR RECEIVES COMMISSION VOTES OR IT JUST TAKES TOO LONG
I WANT OUR TEAM TO ALSO BE LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE USE OF HOW THE BUILDING IS BEING USED BUT THE PROCESS BY WHICH POTENTIAL TENANTS OR THE HOOPS THAT WE HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH IN ORDER TO GET THOSE LEASES TO THE FINISH LINE AND I EXPECT SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO COME UP ON HOW WE CAN BETTER MANAGE THAT SO THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE
I HAVE HEARD FROM FEEDBACK EXTERNALLY THAT LONG TERM LEASE A LOT OF TENANTS ARE DISINCENTIVIZE FROM GOING INTO LONGER TERM LEASES BECAUSE OF HOW ONEROUS THE PROCESS IS
WE'VE HEARD YOU
ALWAYS RECOMMENDING THE DISBANDING OF THE COMMISSION FOR ALL THE BUREAUCRACY THAT WE CREATE
[LAUGHTER[ SORRY GO AHEAD
MR COMMISSIONER CHO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT THERE AND I MET WITH OUR PROPERTY MANAGERS YESTERDAY AND THEY ACTUALLY RAISED THESE ISSUES
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW FAST WE'RE ABLE TO DELIVER RENT RELIEF AND HOW NICE IT WOULD BE ABLE TO DELIVER LEASES ON THE SAME CONTINUUM OR THE SAME TIME FRAMES AND SO I WILL ASK THEM
THEY'VE GOT SOME IDEAS HERE AND WE'LL GO TO WORK ON IMPROVEMENT
GREAT THANKS TIM
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELEMAN
BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU
I GUESS I'M THINKING THAT SOMEWHAT BUILDING OFF OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN COMMENTS I'M WONDERING IN TERMS OF ARE THE BUILDINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE BEING LEASED TO THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE AND SO RATHER THAN BUYING OR SELLING WHAT HOW ARE WE LEVERAGING OUR CURRENT ASSETS? AND SO I WAS VERY ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT WE MIGHT BE HAVING MARITIME BLUE AS A TENANT AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL? ARE WE STILL MAKING PROGRESS ON THAT? WE ARE
SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT FRED SO WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS THERE
CONGRATULATIONS
THAT AGAIN AS WE TALKED ABOUT PROXIMITY TO OTHER ASSETS SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT AN ACQUISITION IT IS A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AND ONE THAT I ASKED YOU THE VERY CAREFULLY TO LOOK AT THAT HAS A SIMILAR ASSET THAT WE HAVE BUT MAY NOT HAVE THE MOST CONSTRUCTIVE LEASE ON IT IS NOR DO I KNOW DURATION OF IT I BELIEVE IT'S WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE OR WSDOT WITH REGARDS TO THE 25 SOUTH SOUTH WITH THE STORING OF CONCRETE FOR THE TUNNEL THAT IS DONE AND RIGHT NOW I SEE THAT PROPERTY IS VERY STRATEGIC FOR TRUCKS SERVING THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE PROPERTIES AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THOSE LEASES ARE COMING DUE AND CAN WE START LOOKING AT THAT WITH SOME STRATEGIC PLANNING
I HAD RAISED THAT TO YOU ON DURING THE BRIEFING I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE LEARNED ANYTHING SINCE
I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT YET COMMISSIONER
SO YOU UNDERSTAND MY BROADER THINKING? WE DID UNDER UTILIZE PROPERTIES AND WE PROBABLY LOST SOME TENANTS UNFORTUNATELY IN THE COURSE OF THE COVID I IMAGINE BUT IN THE WAY IN WHICH WE MARKET ASSETS THAT WE HAVE DRAWING THE KIND OF TENANTS AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE OUR RFPS CAN BE RELATIVELY SPECIFIC IF WE'RE LOOKING TO POPULATE A STRATEGIC PLAN MORE THAN JUST A BUILDING
SO ANYWAY IT'S ALL PART OF MAKING USE OF THE ASSETS WE'VE GOT AS WELL AS SWAPPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT
SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT 25 SOUTH SOUTH THOUGH
OKAY GOT IT
WE'LL FOLLOW UP
ALRIGHT THEN
THANK YOU
ANYBODY ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER ON THAT ONE? I HAVE NO HANDS RAISED COMMISSION PRESIDENT
WE CAN GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF QUESTIONS OR WE CAN MOVE ON IT'S YOUR CALL
I THINK WE'VE RUN THIS ONE TO THE GROUND SO CLERK HART COULD YOU READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD? THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU SIR
YES THAT IS ITEM 11 B, THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT
COMMISSIONERS OUR NEXT ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENTS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
THIS BRIEFING IS THE FIRST OF ITS TYPE COMES DUE TO THE WELCOME OBSERVATION AND REQUEST BY COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK LAST YEAR THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD PRESENT THEIR ANNUAL REPORT IN PUBLIC
I FULLY ENDORSED THE STEP TOWARDS MORE TRANSPARENCY WHICH WE STARTED LAST YEAR WITH THE POSTING OF OUR PORTS TO OUR PUBLIC WEBSITE AND I KNOW THAT ACTION TV DOES AS WELL
WHAT YOU'LL HEAR TODAY IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT, SOME LOOK AT THE ORGANIZATION AND CAPABILITIES, AND THE WORK OF OUR COMMISSION OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROTECT THE TRAVELING PUBLIC, PORT STAFF WORKERS, AND ALL PORT FACILITIES FROM SHILSHOL BAY MARINA AT THE NORTH TO SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT THE SOUTH AND FROM ALL THREATS
ACTING CHIEF VIA WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW, SOME STATISTICS, SOME LOOK AT THE OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS, HIGHLIGHTS, MUTUAL AID ACTIVITIES, AND THE TIMELINE FOR FOLLOW UP REPORTS TO BE COMPLETED SOON THAT WILL INCLUDE USE OF FORCE AND BIAS OF POLICING WHICH WILL BE POSTED AS WELL
WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF THE PERFORMANCE AND HIGH STANDARDS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN FULFILLING THEIR CHALLENGING AND UNIQUE ROLE WITHIN THE PORT
EVENTS OF THE PAST YEAR HOWEVER HAVE BROUGHT US ALL TO THE REALIZATION WE MUST CONTINUALLY ASSESS THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY
WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACT ON THE IMPACTS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM IN OUR SOCIETY
WITH THE COMMISSION'S LEADERSHIP WE'RE NOW ENGAGING A BROAD ASSESSMENT OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
THIS WORK INVOLVES OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, OUR PORT CHAPTER OF BLACKS AND GOVERNMENT, MANY PORT EMPLOYEES, CONSULTING EXPERTS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ADDITION TO TWO CO CHAIRS FROM THE COMMISSION
AN UPDATE ON THE ASSESSMENTS WORK WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON APRIL 27 TH
YOU'LL RECALL WE TOOK SOME INITIAL STEPS LAST YEAR INCLUDING A BAN ON THE USE OF VASCULAR NECK RESTRAINTS SOMETIMES CALLED CHOKEHOLDS AS WELL AS STRONG DIRECTION TO ENSURE DIVERSITY IN HIRING AND OTHER ACTIONS
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR POLICING PRACTICES AND TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS OF EQUITY INCLUSION IN ALL THAT WE DO
TODAY'S BRIEFING ON THE 2020 REPORT IS ALSO A WAY TO HONOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS VARIOUS TEAMS AND THEIR VERY VALUABLE WORK
ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE MIKE VIA WILL BE THE PRESENTER
ACTING CHIEF
HEY GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, AND OTHER PORT STAFF
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY AND TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON THE 2020 PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT
THIS PAST YEAR WAS CHALLENGING IN UNPRECEDENTED WAYS
COVID 19 SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED OUR OPERATIONS AND OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES
NATIONAL CIVIL UNREST AND DEMAND FOR POLICE REFORM DURING 2020 LED TO AN ONGOING ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT
CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP, 10 RETIREMENTS, AND HIRING FREEZES COMPOUNDED THE PRESSURE AND STRESS ON YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS HOWEVER DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THE HIGH CALIBER PROFESSIONALS IN THE DEPARTMENT STEPPED UP
THEY ADAPTED TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT AND CONTINUED TO FAITHFULLY PERFORM THEIR MISSION
PORT EMPLOYEES, BUSINESS PARTNERS, TRAVELERS, AND VISITORS REMAINED SAFE YET ANOTHER YEAR BECAUSE OF THE TEAMWORK AND OUTSTANDING DEDICATION OF THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE IN YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AS YOU GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION I HOPE YOU ENJOY LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS EXTRAORDINARY TEAM AND IF WE COULD PLEASE BRING UP THAT PRESENTATION
AS DIRECTOR METRUCK SAID NEXT MONTH YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM THE TASK FORCE ON POLICING AND BEGIN TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL COME FORWARD
THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT, HIGHLIGHT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITY DURING 2020
I WILL TOUCH ON THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, TEAMS, PEOPLE AND PARTNERSHIPS, GIVE A FIRST GLANCE OF REPORTS THAT YOU WILL SEE COMING FROM THE DEPARTMENT IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, GIVE A LOOK AT OUR 2021 GOALS, AND THEN TAKE QUESTIONS AT THE END OR ANY TIME DURING THE PRESENTATION
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THE POLICE DEPARTMENT VISION IS TO BE THE NATION'S FINEST PORT POLICE NOT JUST POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT PORT POLICE
AS YOU'LL SEE FROM THIS PRESENTATION YOUR DEPARTMENT IS MUCH MORE THAN A TRADITIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
NOT ONLY ARE OFFICERS TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO ALL THE VARIOUS TYPES OF CALLS THAT A MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY AGENCY WOULD RESPOND TO BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE CAPABILITIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AT AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND SEAPORT AND THIS DEMANDS EQUIPMENT, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TYPICAL OFFICER IN THE STATE OR NATION
WE REWORKED OUR MISSION STATEMENT IN 2019 TO INCLUDE THAT WE QUOTE SUPPORT THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S MISSION AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO US TO REMAIN ALIGNED WITH THE PORT'S MISSION WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND WE LIKE THE OTHER STAFF IN THE PORT WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER AND OUR PART IN REACHING THE PORT MISSION IS TO FIGHT CRIME AND PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES
YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE ALSO OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND WE NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS AND THAT'S FROM THE CHIEF ON DOWN THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABLE TO ONE ANOTHER, OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC
NEXT SLIDE YOU'LL SEE OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
SO WE HAVE A CHIEF OF POLICE, TWO DEPUTY CHIEFS, TWO DIFFERENT BUREAUS, A SERVICE BUREAU AND AN OPERATIONS BUREAU
IN THE SERVICES BUREAU WE HAVE THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, TWO COMMANDERS, AND A MANAGER OF OUR 901 POLICE AND FIRE COMMUNICATION CENTER, IN THE OPERATIONS BUREAU THERE ARE TWO COMMANDERS THAT PRIMARILY SERVICE THE AIRPORT AND ONE COMMANDER AT THE SEAPORT
NOW ONE POSITION THAT'S MISSING FROM THIS ORGANIZATION CHART IS THE CHIEFS SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND IF SHE HELPED ME PUT THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER I DON'T KNOW IF SHE INTENTIONALLY LEFT HERSELF OUT OR NOT BUT THAT'S A KEY PERSON IN THIS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART SO WE'LL GET THAT CORRECTED
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AS I GO THROUGH THE BUREAUS THE OPERATIONS BUREAU IS OVERSEEN AND LED BY ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF SEAN GLOBAL
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU ARE TO PREVENT CRIME FROM OCCURRING, EMERGENCY AND ROUTINE RESPONSE TO CALLS FOR SERVICE, ASSIST IN CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS, RESPOND, MITIGATE, AND STABILIZE ACTS OF TERRORISM OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES, AND PERFORM TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS
THE OPERATIONS BUREAU IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL TEAMS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE AND I WILL DISCUSS EACH OF THESE TEAMS IN THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES
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PATROL IS A TEAM OF 72 OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS THAT FORM THE CORE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ARE THE MOST VISIBLE OF THE POLICE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE PORT 24 HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 365 DAYS A YEAR
AND THIS TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE, OUR SELF-INITIATED ACTIVITY, AND CASE REPORTS BETWEEN 2019 AND 202.0 AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S NOT A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN PASSENGERS WHICH AT SEA WAS DOWN 60% IN 2020 TO OUR ACTIVITY
FOR EXAMPLE CALLS FOR SERVICE ONLY DECLINED 13%, SELF INITIATED ACTIVITY ACTUALLY INCREASED BY 10%, AND THAT WAS DUE TO MORE DISCRETIONARY TIME THAT THE OFFICERS HAD, AND OUR CASE REPORTS DECREASED ABOUT 46%
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ONE CHANGE THIS PAST YEAR WAS DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND REDUCED TRAVELERS WAS A REDUCTION IN OUR MINIMUM STAFFING LEVEL RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS IN OVERTIME WHICH I'LL COVER LATER
THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW WE WENT FROM OUR STANDARD MINIMUM STAFFING LEVEL OF 11 DOWN TO EIGHT AND THEN SLIGHTLY INCREASED BACK BY THE END OF THE YEAR
WE ALSO ELIMINATED NORMAL INCREASES AS WE DID NOT HAVE A CRUISE SEASON AND DURING THE HOLIDAYS AGAIN DUE TO THE DECREASED TRAVEL THAT WE HAD
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THE MARINE PATROL UNIT OPERATES A 37 FOOT VESSEL CALLED HARBOR ONE
THE DIVE TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE MARINE PATROL UNIT
THEY PATROL OUR MARINAS, FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND THE DUWAMISH WATERWAYS
OUR TEAMS WORK WITH THE US COAST GUARD FOR EMERGENCIES AND TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
THEY CONDUCT SEARCH AND RESCUE, HAUL AND PURE SWEEPS OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS SEAFARE AND WATER SIDE SECURITY FOR VISITING CRUISE SHIPS
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OUR TRAFFIC SUPPORT SPECIALIST STARTED AS A PILOT PROGRAM
THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN MITIGATING TRAFFIC ISSUES ON THE DRIVES AND THEY BECAME A PERMANENT TEAM IN 2018
IN ADDITION TO THE TRAFFIC FUNCTION THEY PROVIDE VISIBLE PRESENCE ON THE DRIVES
THEY ARE OFTEN THE FIRST SET OF, EYES TO SEE THOSE COMING INTO THE AIRPORT, HAVE DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OFFICERS AND DISPATCH, AND ARE PART OF OUR OVERALL SECURITY FOOTPRINT
BEGINNING IN 2020 THERE WERE 17 AUTHORIZED TSS
THAT NUMBER WAS REDUCED TO 12 AUTHORIZED BY END OF YEAR DUE TO DECREASE DEMAND AND NEED TO REDUCE EXPENSES
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OUR CANINE TEAMS ARE A CRITICAL ELEMENT IN KEEPING THE AIRPORT SAFE
WE HAVE 14 AUTHORIZED CANINE TEAMS, EIGHT OF THOSE ARE TSA DOGS AND SIX ARE PORT OWNED
NOW TSA CANINES THEY'RE PURCHASED BY TSA, THEY PAY FOR THE INITIAL TRAINING, AND THE PORT RECEIVES OVER 50,000 DOLLARS A YEAR FOR EACH TEAM
THIS GRAPH ON THE SLIDE SHOWS THEIR ACTIVITY DURING 2020
THEY CONDUCTED JUST UNDER 1,500 CANINE EMPHASIS PATROLS, DID 185 CARGO SWEEPS, 145 UNATTENDED ITEMS THAT THEY RESPONDED TO, AND THEY RESPONDED TO 12 BOMB THREATS
NOW JUST ONE OF THOSE WAS AT THE AIRPORT
THE OTHER 11 WERE OTHER AGENCY ASSISTS AND THESE NUMBERS WERE ALSO VERY COMPARABLE TO OUR 2019 NUMBERS
NOW ONE EXAMPLE OF THE VALUE OF THESE TEAMS WAS DURING THE RECENT HOAX HIJACKING THAT WE HAD
OUR AIR SET CANINES ASSISTED WITH PASSENGER SCREEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WAITING BUSES
THE CANINES TEAM SWEPT THE AIRCRAFT AND LUGGAGE QUICKLY AND THEY GOT THE PLANE BACK INTO SERVICE
UTILIZING OUR EXPLOSIVE DETECTION CANINES WAS A SIGNIFICANT TIME SAVER AND THIS WAS FROM JANUARY 23 RD IT WAS IN 2021 BUT IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE VALUE OF THE TEAM, SAFETY AND CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE PASSENGERS
NOW ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE GET IS WHERE DO THE DOGS GO AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT? WELL THEY GO HOME WITH THEIR HANDLERS AND THEY'RE PART OF THEIR FAMILIES
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BOMB DETECTION UNIT IS COMPRISED OF SIX HIGHLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT WITH A PRIMARY MISSION OF RESPONDING TO AND RENDERING SAFE POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ITEMS THEY RESPONDED TO 11 SUSPICIOUS ITEMS AND IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES DURING THE YEAR
NOW THREE OF THOSE WERE LOCATED AT THE AIRPORT AND EIGHT WERE MUTUAL AID TO OTHER AGENCIES
ONE OF THOSE INCIDENTS WAS A PIPE CAPPED AT BOTH ENDS AND LEFT NEAR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ELEVATOR BANK ON THE TICKETING LEVEL
OUR BDU TECHS USED OUR SMART RAY REAL TIME XRAY SYSTEM TO X RAY THE PIPE AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS A PIPE THAT HELD DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
THE TIME IT TOOK TO MITIGATE WAS LESS THAN 30 MINUTES AND CAUSED THE LEAST DISRUPTION TO AIRPORT OPERATIONS
IN THE PAST WE DID NOT HAVE THIS TECHNOLOGY TO XRAY REAL TIME AND OUR OPERATORS WOULD HAVE EITHER HAD TO RIG OR DISRUPT IT IN PLACE WHICH WOULD HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT MORE IMPACT TO AIRPORT OPERATIONS SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT TECHNOLOGY
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THE SERVICES BUREAU IS OVERSEEN BY DEPUTY CHIEF MARK THOMAS
THE SERVICES BUREAU SUPPORTS THE DEPARTMENTS OPERATIONS AND MANAGES ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT
IT'S COMPRISED OF THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION, AND THE 901 POLICE AND FIRE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND I'LL SPEAK ABOUT THESE TEAMS IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES
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OUR OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IS STAFFED BY SERGEANT KYLE YOSHIMURA
HE WORKS DIRECTLY FOR THE CHIEF'S OFFICE
HIS PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT
HE WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, WORKPLACE RESPONSIBILITY, AND LABOR RELATIONS
KYLE ALSO MONITORS AND ANALYZES USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS AND THAT REPORT THAT ANNUAL REPORT WILL BE POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE IN APRIL AND HE CONDUCTS AN ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY AND IF NECESSARY CORRECT ANY BIAS BASED POLICING
AND KYLE HAS ALSO BEEN AN INTEGRAL PARTICIPANT IN THE POLICE ASSESSMENT DURING THIS PAST YEAR AND STAYS ENGAGED WITH THAT POLICE ASSESSMENT
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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION IS A TEAM OF DETECTIVES WHO CONDUCT FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATIONS OF CRIMES AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE CRIMES THAT THEY MAY INVESTIGATE ON THE SLIDE
ONE INVESTIGATION THIS PAST YEAR WAS AN IN PROGRESS KIDNAPPING OF A ONE YEAR OLD CHILD FROM BAGGAGE CLAIM
BECAUSE OF THEIR EXCELLENT AND QUICK INVESTIGATIVE WORK IT LED TO THE SAFE RECOVERY AND THE CHILD BEING REUNITED WITH THE MOTHER WHO SALLY WAS A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING HERSELF
THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED, BOOKED INTO JAIL, AND HELD ON 2,000,000 DOLLAR BAIL PENDING MULTIPLE CHARGES DUE TO THE QUICK AND EXCELLENT WORK OF OUR DETECTIVES
AND DETECTIVES ALSO CONDUCT ALL OF OUR BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES AND THESE BACKGROUNDS ARE EXTENSIVE AND THEY INCLUDE A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK, CREDIT CHECK, A POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION, VISITS TO CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYERS, VISIT TO THE CANDIDATES HOME AND INTERVIEWS WITH NEIGHBORS
THIS IS FOLLOWED UP WITH A MEDICAL TEST, DRUG SCREEN, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM PRIOR TO US HIRING OUR EMPLOYEES
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THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS OUR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SECTION
THEY ENSURE WE MEET AND EXCEED THE WASHINGTON STATE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND SOME OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE 24 HOURS OF INSERVICE TRAINING, DEESCALATION TRAINING, ANNUAL CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING
ENTRY LEVEL OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND 720 HOURS OF ACADEMY TRAINING AS A NEW HIRE AND IN A NORMAL YEAR OUR OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE ON AVERAGE 90 HOURS OF TRAINING WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE STATE REQUIREMENT
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THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ENSURES TRAINING RECONCILES WITH OUR POLICY AND FULFILLS ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
OPS MANAGES, DEVELOPS, UPDATES AND DISSEMINATES OUR LEXICAL POLICY AND OTHER DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTORS
THE DEPARTMENT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO ADOPT LEXICAL BASED POLICY MANUAL SYSTEM IN 2007
LEXIPOL ENSURES OUR POLICIES ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND BEST PRACTICES AND IT ALSO PROVIDES A PLATFORM THROUGH DMS FOR REGULAR WEEKLY TRAINING ON THE POLICY BY OUR STAFF
OPS ALSO OVERSEES THE CALEA ACCREDITATION AND THAT'S THE NEXT SLIDE
A COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IS AN INTERNATIONAL CREDENTIALING AUTHORITY AND THE PURPOSE OF CALEA OR ACCREDITATION EXCUSE ME IS TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION WITHIN PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES THAT FOCUSES ON ACHIEVING THE BEST OUTCOMES IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES
THERE'S 158 STANDARDS WE HAVE TO MEET AND 478 INDIVIDUAL PROOFS EVERY YEAR TO MAINTAIN OUR ACCREDITATION
THERE'S AN ONGOING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEW AND THIS IS DONE VIRTUALLY EVERY YEAR AND THAT'S COMBINED WITH A THIRD PARTY VALIDATION OF AN AGENCY'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY AN ONSITE EVERY FOUR YEARS
ACCREDITATION PROMOTES ACCOUNTABILITY, IT KEEPS US CURRENT WITH ADVANCES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS
NOW THERE'S 260 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN WASHINGTON STATE, 60 OF THOSE AGENCIES ONLY 60 HAVE BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS
THAT'S A STATE ACCREDITING AGENCY
HOWEVER POSP OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF ONLY EIGHT CALEA ACCREDITED WASHINGTON AGENCIES AND WE'RE SCHEDULED FOR OUR ONSITE ASSESSMENT THIS YEAR 2021 AND WE'RE ON TARGET TO ONCE AGAIN ACHIEVE THE GOLD STANDARD CALEA ACCREDITATION
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OPS ALSO OVERSEES RECRUITING AND HIRING
SERGEANT MOLLY KERNS WORKS CLOSELY WITH DEREK BENDER OUR HR TOWN ACQUISITION REP AND SHE IS OUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON THE TASK FORCE HIRING SUBCOMMITTEE
ALL POSITIONS OTHER THAN THE CHIEF, THE 901 MANAGER, AND THE CHIEF SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ARE CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS
FOR OFFICERS WE SEEK TO MAINTAIN THREE ELIGIBILITY LIST THAT WOULD BE ENTRY, LATERAL, AND AN INTERNAL CANDIDATE LIST
THE INTERNAL PROCESS IS FOR PORT EMPLOYEES ONLY AND WILL BE SCHEDULED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
I WOULD SAY OUR NUMBER ONE CHALLENGE IS GETTING A GREATER POOL OF DIVERSE CANDIDATES AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS COME OUT OF THE ASSESSMENT THAT MIGHT HELP US IN THIS AREA
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POLICE AND FIRE COMMUNICATIONS IS CRITICAL TO OUR CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO FIRE AND POLICE CALLS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ON OUR PROPERTIES
WITHOUT THE DISPATCH CENTER WE CANNOT COMMUNICATE
SIMILARLY TO WHAT WE SAW WITH OUR PATROL ACTIVITY WHILE PASSENGER VOLUME DROPPED BY 60% AT THE AIRPORT CALLS FOR SERVICE ONLY DROPPED BY 15% WITH COMING WITH INCOMING PHONE CALLS AT A 31% DECREASE AND YOU SEE THE NUMBERS IN THE GRAPH THERE
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THIS SLIDE IS THE FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE THROUGH INNER LOCALS OR MOUS
THE VALLEY CIVIL DISTURBANCE UNIT EXPERIENCED AN UNPRECEDENTED UPTICK IN DEPLOYMENTS DUE TO PROTEST
THEY WERE DEPLOYED 12 TIMES DURING THE YEAR
THE VALUE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATED TEAM INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS
THIS TEAM WAS IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE STATE REQUIREMENTS FROM I 940 AND THEY HAD BECOME THE MODEL OR ONE OF THE MODELS FOR THE STATE FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS
BEING A PART OF V SWAT GIVES THE PORT ACCESS TO A 44 PERSON TACTICAL TEAM AN HNT WORKS ALONGSIDE VSAT
IN 2018 WE JOINED THE PUGET SOUND AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE AND ASSIGNED AN OFFICER TO THE TEAM AND THE POSITION IS FULLY REIMBURSED BY THE STATE
THAT TEAM RECOVERED 415 STOLEN VEHICLES
THAT'S REGION THAT'S WITHIN THE REGION NOT JUST PORT PORT PROPERTIES BUT THEY RECOVERED 415 STOLEN VEHICLES WORTH WORTH 6.16 MILLION DOLLARS
IN 2019 WE ASSIGNED A TACK OFFICER TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING CENTER TO TEACH BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY AND OTHER COURSES AND THAT POSITION ALSO IS REIMBURSED BY THE STATE
AND THEN LAST BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT LEAST WE'VE BEEN PART OF THE FBI JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS IS PROVEN TO BE AN INVALUABLE PARTNERSHIP AND ASSET FOR US AND FOR OUR SECURITY
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IN 2020 WE RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES WITH SEVERAL METALS
OFFICER TIM DERR WAS THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
HE WAS NOMINATED BY HIS PEERS FOR BEING PROACTIVE AND HARD WORKING
HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL HELPED HIM APPREHEND SEVERAL BAGGAGE SUSPECTS, A VEHICLE USED IN A ROBBERY, AND ENDED IN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS SCAMMING TRAVELERS FOR MONEY AT THE AIRPORT
HE ALSO ASSISTED A SUICIDAL SUBJECT AT THE LIGHT RAIL STATION
THREE OFFICERS WERE AWARDED THE ACCOMMODATION OF VALOR METAL FOR THEIR ACTIONS DURING A HOSTAGE RESCUE SITUATION IN ISSAQUAH DURING A SWAT CALL OUT
AS YOU CAN SEE THREE OFFICERS WERE GIVEN LIFE SAVING AWARDS
OFFICER LEROUX ASSISTED A SUICIDAL PERSON TO SAFETY ON THE AIRPORT DRIVES
HE WAS ABOUT TO JUMP OFF OF THE UPPER DRIVES AND FALL 40 FEET ONTO CONCRETE AND THE OFFICER GRABBED HIM AND PULLED HIM OFF IN A WAY TO SAFETY
OFFICER SHIN ASSISTED A SUICIDAL PERSON TO GET THE WATERFRONT WHO SAID SHE WAS GOING TO JUMP INTO THE WATER AND COMMIT SUICIDE AND SHE WAS ABOUT TO DO SO AN OFFICER SHIN GRABBED HER AND RESCUED HER AS WELL
SERGEANT LEAVENGOOD APPLIED TO CPR APPLIED CPR AND AED AND RESUSCITATION EFFORTS FOR A PASSENGER SUFFERING CARDIAC ARREST AT THE AIRPORT TERMINAL
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OUR BUDGET IS PART OF CENTRAL SERVICES BUDGET AND I KNOW THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS
THIS IS HERE PRIMARILY FOR YOUR REFERENCE HOWEVER I WANT TO MAKE THE MAIN POINT ON THIS SLIDE IS THE SAVINGS OF ALMOST 4,000,000 DOLLARS WHICH IS PRIMARILY FROM SALARIES AND BENEFITS
NOW OUR 2021 BUDGET IS 28 JUST OVER 28,000,000 DOLLARS AND THAT'S ABOUT A 10% REDUCTION FROM THIS PAST YEAR
AND THE OTHER THING TO NOTE ON THIS IT'S NOT ON THE SLIDE BUT 85 JUST OVER 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS ALLOCATED TO THE AIRPORT AND 11% IS ALLOCATED TO THE SEAPORT
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THE NEXT TWO SLIDES LIST EIGHT GOALS THAT WE HAVE FOR 2021
NOW THE FIRST ONE IS THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN THE POLICE ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONTINUING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT
SECONDLY TO PREVENT CRIME AND IMPROVE CUSTOMER SAFETY SAFETY AND EXPERIENCE ON PORT PROPERTIES
ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT IS OUR WORKING WITH THE AIRPORT NOW ON THE SEA CARES INITIATIVE
THIRD IS TO OBTAIN ACCREDITATION AND WE HAVE THAT AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THERE'S A ON SITE THAT WE HAVE IN 2021
FOURTH IS TO STAFF AND RESOURCE TO MEET SERVICE NEEDS WHILE KEEPING OVER TIME TO A MINIMUM AND WITHIN THE APPROVED BUDGET
NOW THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGE IS THERE'S THAT TENSION BETWEEN PROVIDING THE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE WE WANT TO PROVIDE BUT DOING IT WITHIN THE BUDGET
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FIFTH IS TO ESTABLISH SERVICE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS WITH PORT BUSINESS PARTNERS BY END OF SECOND QUARTER AND THAT GIVES US TIME FOR DECISIONS OR FOR THAT TO GO INTO THE 2022 BUDGET
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE AIRPORT AND THE SEAPORT LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE WE ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICES THAT OUR CUSTOMERS WANT AND THIS IS THE GOAL I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT REALLY DELVING IN WORKING WITH THOSE BUSINESS PARTNERS AND MAKING SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING YOU IS WHAT TRULY IS NEEDED AND DESIRED BY OUR CUSTOMER CUSTOMERS
THE SIXTH IS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WE WILL CONTINUE TO POST USE OF FORCE AND CALEA REPORTS AND LEXICAL POLICY ON OUR WEB PAGE
WE WILL PREPARE AND PRESENT AS REQUESTED ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION AND WE WANT TO INCREASE THAT TRANSPARENCY
SEVENTH IS TO BUILD AN ENHANCED PARTNERSHIPS THAT ENSURE MISSION EFFECTIVENESS
ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY WORKED WITH THE KING COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND SEE LEADERSHIP TO PROVIDE ON SITE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HERE AT THE AIRPORT
EIGHT IS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF OPERATIONS AND OFFICER SAFETY THROUGH IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES OR TOOLS AND JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I ASKED MY STAFF TO EXPLORE THE USE OF BODY CAMERAS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT
SO IN CLOSING BEFORE COMING TO QUESTIONS I HAVE NOT COVERED EVERYTHING IN THIS PRESENTATION BUT RATHER TRIED TO COVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS
THE FULL ANNUAL REPORT WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE BY THE END OF MARCH
THE USE OF FORCE REPORT WILL BE OUT BY MID APRIL
OUR FOUR YEAR CALEA REPORT WILL BE OUT LATER IN THE YEAR AND I WILL MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE LINKS AND OR HARD COPIES OF THESE REPORTS
NOW I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
WELL THANK YOU
I GOT AN ECHO THERE
EXECUTIVE METRUCK WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAYBE TURN OFF A MIC YEAH
THANK YOU PRESIDENT
I HAVE AN ECHO TOO
OH THERE IT IS
I I WAS WONDERING I KNOW YOU HAVE THE APPENDIX I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE BEFORE WE GOING QUESTIONS PERHAPS REVIEWING THE APPENDIX OF FORCE BECAUSE I THINK THE COMMISSIONERS ARE INTERESTED IN THAT
MR PRESIDENT AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD BEFORE WE TURN TO QUESTIONS
EXECUTIVE I THINK THOSE ARE THE DATA THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING AND I MUST SAY I WAS IMPRESSED BY HOW MANY CALL OUT YOU HAD DESPITE THE TURN DOWN IN THE TRAFFIC
THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING SOME OUTER INTUITIVE PIECE OF DATA
I JUST WANT TO NOTE I'M SORRY COMMISSION PRESIDENT IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO IS LIVE STREAMING AT THE SAME TIME THEY NEED TO MUTE THEMSELVES OR TURN OFF THE LIVE STREAM BECAUSE IT IS CAUSING FEEDBACK
THANK YOU THANK YOU
OKAY SO I CAN GO OVER THE SLIDES THAT ARE IN THE APPENDIX IF YOU LIKE NOW
THAT WOULD BE GREAT
YOU CAN JUST SUMMARIZE
YES OKAY
SO ON THE USE OF FORCE SLIDE AND ONE THING I'LL JUST DO TO INTRODUCE THESE SLIDES IS THAT WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS ANALYSIS SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THE DATA AND AS WE MENTIONED THE FULL USE OF FORCE ANALYSIS AND REPORT WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE IN MID APRIL
BUT JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT
THERE WERE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR 8,334 POLICE CONTACTS DURING THE YEAR, 448 ARRESTS, AND 32 USES OF FORCE EVENTS IN 2020 WHICH IS 0.3% OF ALL CONTACTS
WHAT THIS SLIDE SHOWS IS YOU'VE GOT OUR 2020 USE OF FORCE AND THEN THE 2020 MUTUAL AID USE OF FORCE AND SO TAKEDOWNS WAS A LARGE PORTION OF OUR USES OF FORCE WITH 16 AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WE HAD ONE TASER APPLICATION ONE STRIKE 3 VNR
ANOTHER THING THAT I'LL MENTION ON THE VNR IS THAT THOSE VNRS WERE ALL APPLIED PRIOR TO THE BAN THAT WAS PUT ON VNRS AND THEN ONE POINTING OF THE FIREARM
WE BROKE OUT THE MUTUAL USE OF FORCE FROM OUR STANDARD USE OF FORCE
THOSE ALL OCCURRED REALLY DURING TWO DEPLOYMENTS 1 IN SEATTLE AND THEN ONE IN TUKWILA DURING THOSE PROTESTS THAT STARTED TO OCCUR RIGHT AT THE END OF MAY BEGINNING OF JUNE
AND AGAIN THE REPORT WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL REGARDING ALL OF THOSE USES OF FORCE
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW THE AVERAGE ANNUAL AVERAGE THAT WE HAVE HAD OVER THE LAST SINCE 2017 HAS BEEN 31 USE OF FORCE EVENTS SO YOU CAN SEE FROM 2020 IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS THAT THAT DID DROP DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PAST YEAR
I'LL ALSO SAY REGARDING USE OF FORCE EVENTS THAT ALL OF OUR USE OF FORCE EVENTS ARE INVESTIGATED BY A SUPERVISOR, THEY'RE REVIEWED BY A COMMANDER, THEY ARE FORWARDED AND REVIEWED BY USE OF FORCE REVIEW BOARD AND THEN THEY COME TO THE CHIEF'S OFFICE AND ALL OF THEM WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN POLICY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A POINT IN THE FIREARM WHERE THE MUZZLE WAS POINTED AT A SUBJECT
SO WHEN OUR OFFICERS DRAW A FIREARM THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO POINT IT AT A SUBJECT BUT THAT WAS ADDRESSED THROUGH TRAINING
IT WAS CORRECTED
BUT ALL THE REST OF THEM WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN POLICY AND TRAINING
IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE COMPARISON BETWEEN 2019 AND 2020 AND AGAIN THE USE OF FORCE REPORT WILL BE OUT LATER AND WE'LL DELVE INTO THOSE DETAILS WITH A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICALLY
AND IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO THE NEXT SLIDE IS SOME OF THE DEPARTMENT DEMOGRAPHICS AND SO AS I WAS SPEAKING PREVIOUSLY ABOUT HIRING THIS GIVES SOME INFORMATION REGARDING HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WE HAVE ,THE COMMISSION PERSONNEL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
ONE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR DEMOGRAPHICS IS THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT DO NOT REPORT THEIR ETHNICITY AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THE 31 NOT OR NONE REPORTED
BUT THAT IS A CHALLENGE AS FAR AS THEM BEING ABLE TO TRULY IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS
AND I DO LOOK FORWARD TO REALLY A DEEPER DIVE ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC BY THE TASK FORCE AND TO SEE WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE FOR US
SO WITH THAT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE SLIDES OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU AGAIN ACTING CHIEF VIA FOR GOING THROUGH THAT AND CLEARLY THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN THE USE OF FORCE
IT WAS THE OVERALL CALL OUTS THAT I WAS REFERRING TO BEFORE AND SO COMMISSIONERS IF YOU PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF
I SEE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAS HAD HIS HAND UP SO YOU CAN ASK YOUR QUESTION
YEAH COMMENT FOLLOWED BY A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
FIRST OF ALL EXCUSE ME MY THROAT'S A LITTLE DRY
I WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR YOU'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY RESPONSIVE WITH REQUESTS FOR PRODUCING THIS REPORT AND REPORT OUT AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE COMING BUT ALSO YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE TRANSPARENT AND TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AND SHARE PUBLICLY BOTH COMMISSION LEADERSHIP STAFF AS WELL AS YOUR PARTICIPATION YOUR DEPARTMENTS PARTICIPATION WITH THE TASK FORCE THAT WE ORGANIZED AS A COMMISSION INITIATIVE AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY A HUGE THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP IS ESPECIALLY GOOD WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE AND THE SUPPORT YOU GET FROM YOUR OWN TEAM THERE
AND I HOPE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT WILL ACTUALLY BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING IN THE NATION OF PORT POLICE DEPARTMENTS
AND I THINK YOU'VE PROVIDED US WITH SOME VERY TRANSPARENT AND OPEN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO ASSESS BUT I THINK IT STARTS WITH THE CALEA ACCREDITATION RECORD THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS THERE AS JUST A GOLD STANDARD AS YOU'VE SAID
AND I ASKED YOU PREVIOUSLY ABOUT PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST WE HAVE AS A PERFORMANCE MEASURE WITH SOME 140 SOME AREAS OF EVALUATION
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS YOU DO THIS VOLUNTARILY I BELIEVE AND COME OUT WITH SHINING A RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT THERE SO I APPLAUD THE WORK OF ALL OF THE STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT SWORN OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN
SO I'LL GET TO THE QUESTION HERE AND I THINK IT'S TERRIFIC THAT WE'RE DOING THIS NOW INSTITUTIONALLY AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK SAID A FIRST TIME EVER I THINK THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS COME TO THE COMMISSION IN A PUBLIC FORMAT AND PUT THIS LEVEL OF INFORMATION OUT THERE
IT'S REALLY GREAT
THE AREAS THAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT ON THE USE OF FORCE WHICH I UNDERSTAND THERE'LL BE MORE ANALYSIS THERE WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THERE WAS EVER A FATALITY AS A RESULT OF A USE OF FORCE WITHIN THE PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT? DO YOU KNOW? I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT AND LOOK AT THAT
OUR OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING I WANT TO SAY THAT WAS 2017 AND THAT WAS NOT ON PORT PROPERTY THAT WAS AS THEY WERE DEPLOYED AS SWAT OFFICERS ON A DEPLOYMENT AND I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT SUBJECT DIED
AND THEN DO WE HAVE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE USE OF FORCE BY ETHNICITY? DID YOU SHARE THAT? SO THAT'S NOT ON THE SLIDES THAT YOU HAVE HERE HOWEVER THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE DO LOOK AT WHEN WE DO THE ANALYSIS AND SO THAT WILL BE IN THE FINAL REPORT
OKAY I THOUGHT SO AND I'VE SEEN EARLIER DATA ON THAT PROVIDED BY CHIEF COBY LAST YEAR SO I THINK THAT'S PARTICULARLY AN AREA OF INTEREST AND THERE'LL BE MORE TO COME ON THAT
I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE I THINK YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND FOR HAVING WORKED FOR THE CITY OF TUKWILLA I WAS GOING TO SAY TEQUILA, NO THAT'S NOT IT
[LAUGHTER] IT'S TUKWILLA AND I KNOW THAT YOU WORKED ON A STRATEGIC PLAN THERE AND I HAVE AN INTEREST IN THAT AREA OF SEEING THE DEPARTMENT EVOLVE AS A VISIONARY AND YOUR VISION FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND HOW TO CARRY THAT VISION FORWARD THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING
IT MAYBE A FIVE YEAR PLAN AND THEN DEVELOPING YOUR OWN SET OF PERFORMANCE METRICS AS TO HOW YOU'RE MEASURING YOUR GOALS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THOSE ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN
I WONDER IF YOU COULD SAY A WORD OR TWO ABOUT THAT
YEAH ABSOLUTELY AND FIRST IF I COULD GO BACK AND JUST SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION AND TO MEET WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INITIATING THAT
REGARDING THIS RATE PLAN I WAS A CHIEF AT TUKWILLA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR SIX YEARS
I WAS THERE FOR 27 AND WHEN I BECAME THE CHIEF THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO WAS TO ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC PLAN
WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SO I WORKED WITH THE CITY
ACTUALLY THE CITY OF TUKWILLA DIDN'T HAVE ONE AND SO I ACTUALLY WENT TO THE CITY AND SAID I WANT TO ALIGN WITH THE CITY OF TUKWILLA BUT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ONE AND SO WE ENDED UP HIRING A CONSULTANT
THEY BROUGHT THEM IN THEY DID ONE FOR THE CITY AND I WAS HEAVILY ENGAGED IN THAT STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN ONCE THAT WAS DEVELOPED WE ENDED UP DEVELOPING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
AND THE ONE THING WITH THAT TOO IS THAT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO HAVE A SET OF METRICS AND TO HAVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
WE LINED THOSE OUT OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, ASSIGNED STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED THAT AND THEN WE TOUCHED THAT STRATEGIC PLAN OFTEN SO IT DIDN'T JUST SIT ON THE SHELF
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I MENTIONED EARLIER I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE ONE GOAL THAT WE HAVE REGARDING MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE SERVICES THAT OUR CUSTOMERS WANT AND I REALLY SEE THAT AS A FIRST STEP OF STARTING TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN IS LET'S FIND OUT WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS ACTUALLY WANT, WHAT THEY NEED, WORK WITH THEM AND THEN REALLY START TO DEVELOP OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES BASED OFF OF THAT
AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE AS WELL
AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT'S GOING TO INFORM THAT IS THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION AND THINGS THAT COME OUT OF THAT
I WOULD GUESS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE OVERNIGHT AND THOSE MAY TAKE SOME TIME SO LET'S BE STRATEGIC ABOUT IT AND PUT A PLAN IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THOSE THINGS AS WELL
EXCELLENT
LET'S HAVE A PLACE HOLDER FOR THE BUDGET THAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR BOTH STRATEGIC PLANNING AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE TASK FORCE REVIEW FOR THE FUTURE
THANK YOU AGAIN
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
LET'S MOVE TO COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH THANKS CHIEF VIA FOR THE PRESENTATION FOR ALL THE TERRIFIC WORK YOU ALL ARE DOING
I KNOW THAT NOTHING WE DO AT THE PORT IS BUSINESS AS USUAL
WHETHER YOU'RE AN ADR TENANT OR A POLICE DEPARTMENT
DOING SOMETHING AT THE PORT REQUIRES FAR MORE AND THE NORMAL LINE OF DUTY SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU ALL ARE DOING
I HAD A QUICK QUESTION KIND OF LOOKING THROUGH THE APPENDIX HERE
IT LOOKS LIKE BASED ON THE DEPARTMENT DEMOGRAPHICS THERE IS A HUGE NUMBER OF OFFICERS I ASSUME THESE ARE ALL COMMISSIONED PERSONNEL OR MAYBE ALL EMPLOYEES BUT LOOKS LIKE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE HIRED WITHIN THE THE LAST ONE TO 4 YEARS
IT LOOKS LIKE 56 AND THEN IT KIND OF LEVELS OFF AS YOU GO FURTHER OUT
IS THAT DUE TO ATTRITION OR IS THAT A CORRELATION WITH THE GROWTH OF THE AIRPORT AND THE PORT ITSELF? WHAT WOULD YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT SPIKE IN HIRING TO? YEAH IT'S A COMBINATION OF THE TWO AND SO PRIOR TO LAST YEAR OUR STAFF OUR NUMBERS DID INCREASE OVER A PERIOD OF TWO OR 3 YEARS
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE WE BROUGHT IN THE TSS
WE MADE THAT A PERMANENT TEAM AND SO WE HIRED EMPLOYEES TO STAFF THAT, WE INCREASED SOME OF OUR NUMBERS AS FAR AS OUR CANINE UNITS AND OUR OFFICERS AND THEN WE'VE HAD SOME ATTRITION
WE HAD 10 RETIREMENTS DURING THE COURSE OF THIS LAST YEAR AND WE'VE HAD SOME RETIREMENTS PRIOR TO THAT AND I EXPECT THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE DEMOGRAPHICS
I SEE THAT OVER A HUNDRED EMPLOYEES ARE OVER THE AGE OF 40 SO YOU CAN SEE THAT
MY LAST QUESTION HERE IS WHEN IT COMES TO KIND OF PUTTING THE EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION LENS ON HOW MUCH DO WE TRACK AND ARE WE CONSCIOUS OF THE ETHNIC MAKEUP OF OUR POLICE FORCE THE DIVERSITY AND REPRESENTATION YOU MIGHT HAVE IN A POLICE FORCE
IS THAT SOMETHING WE ACTIVELY TRACK AND ARE CONSCIOUS OF TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN OR LEGALLY CAN? I'LL SAY YES TO THAT AND LIKE YOU SAID TO THE EXTENT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES EVEN WHEN THEY GET HIRED I RECENTLY ASKED THE LAST THREE YEARS WHAT ARE OUR DEMOGRAPHICS AS FAR AS WHO WE BROUGHT INTO THE AGENCY AND REALLY I GOT KIND OF A SIMILAR RESPONSE TO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THAT A LOT OF THOSE NEW EMPLOYEES COMING IN DON'T IDENTIFY BUT IT IS A CHALLENGE
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN IN THE HIRING BUSINESS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR PROBABLY A GOOD 10 YEARS AT LEAST NOW AND IT HAS BEEN A CONSTANT CHALLENGE REALLY TO GET THAT LARGE POOL OF CANDIDATES THAT WE CAN LOOK AT TO HELP DIVERSIFY THE DEPARTMENT AND LIKE I SAID I KNOW THE TASK FORCE IS LOOKING AT THIS THEY'VE GOT A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THAT AND I'M HOPING SOME GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS TO COME OUT OF THAT
WE DO A LOT OF RECRUITING AND WE HIT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SITES AND LOCATIONS AND TRYING TO RECRUIT AND BRING A DIVERSE EMPLOYEES AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT
I APPRECIATE THAT THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
THANK YOU CHIEF
I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS SUBMITTED FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE TRACKING THE PROCESS AND ASK THAT I WOULD PASS THEM ALONG AND SO IF YOU DON'T MIND ME TAKING A MOMENT TO ASK A COUPLE OF THOSE
ONE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED WAS WHERE EXACTLY POLICE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC IS HAPPENING? IS IT NEAR THE WATERFRONT PREDOMINANTLY? AT THE AIRPORT? AND DO YOU BREAK THAT DOWN IN YOUR REPORTING? IT'S PREDOMINANTLY AT THE AIRPORT AND WE DO BREAK THAT DOWN AS FAR AS WHERE THOSE CONTACTS ARE OCCURRING
AGAIN I DON'T RECALL HOW MUCH OF THAT GOES INTO THE REPORTS
WE DO TWO REPORTS
WE DO THE USE OF FORCE ANNUALLY WHERE WE EVALUATE THAT AND WE ALSO DO THE BIAS BASED POLICING REPORT AND AGAIN KYLE YOSAMIRA DOES THAT AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT CONTACTS, WHERE DO THEY OCCUR, WHAT'S THE ETHNICITY IF WE'RE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT
WE ALSO LOOK AT COMPLAINTS THAT WE RECEIVE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND WHAT ARE THOSE COMPLAINTS AND AGAIN ETHNICITY WHEN IT COMES TO THAT AS WELL
BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE CONTACTS ARE AT THE AIRPORT
SECOND QUESTION IS RELATED TO GEAR
I KNOW THAT IN IN LIGHT OF THE HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY OVER POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND EQUIPMENT IN PARTICULAR THERE HAS BEEN SOME PUBLIC CONCERN OVER THE DISPOSITION OF MILITARY OR MILITARIZED EQUIPMENT FROM BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT OR BRANCHES OF THE ARMED SERVICES THAT SOME POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE MAKING USE OF THAT TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR DEPARTMENT THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE APPROPRIATE TO THE MISSION OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IS BETTER SUITED TO NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SO I'M WONDERING IF PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ACQUIRED EQUIPMENT FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE IN ANY WAY? YEAH WE HAVE IN THE PAST AND SOME OF THAT EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN PERSONAL BODY PROTECTION BODY ARMOR AND I'LL SAY HEAVY PLATES NOW I THINK THE lAST TIME WE ACQUIRED THOSE WE ACTUALLY PURCHASE THOSE WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY GO THROUGH THE MILITARY
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE WE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT THERE'S A LOT OF EQUIPMENT THAT COMES THROUGH THROUGH THAT SOURCE
SOME OF THOSE AS YOU SAID A COMMISSIONER PROBABLY ARE NOT APPROPRIATE TO BE PLACED INTO THE CIVILIAN ARENA
OTHER EQUIPMENT THOUGH MAYBE
I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK IN DETAIL AND SEE WHAT HAVE WE ACTUALLY ACQUIRED THROUGH THOSE MEANS AND LET ME BACK UP TO SAY I WOULD PERSONALLY HAVE TO DO THAT
I KNOW THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT AND I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS EVEN WITH MY STAFF OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ABOUT WELL WOULD THIS BE APPROPRIATE, NO PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE OR YES MAYBE IT WOULD BE AS FAR AS OFFICER SAFETY GOES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE
AND THEN THE FINAL QUESTION IS RELATED TO OUR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS AND USE OF FORCE AND YOU AND I HAVE BEEN PARTY TO CONVERSATIONS ALL YEAR AROUND THIS ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AS PART OF THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW SO I'M ASKING PART TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SPEAKING TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR RECOGNITION OF THE CONCERNS OVER THAT AND OUR DESIRE TO REALLY HAVE THAT BE PART OF THE PUBLIC REPORTING THAT WE DO SO IF YOU COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THE NATURE OF OUR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS AND WHOSE USE OF FORCE POLICIES GOVERN WHEN PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE ARE ASKED AS YOU MENTIONED TO GO OUT AND DO FOR INSTANCE THAT SWAT CALL OUT IN ISSAQUAH IN WHICH A NUMBER OF POS PD OFFICERS PARTICIPATED
SURE SO I'LL START WITH THE USE OF FORCE POLICY FIRST AND WE FOLLOW OUR OFFICERS FOLLOW OUR USE OF FORCE POLICY SO IF THEY'RE ON A REGIONAL TEAM THEY'RE DEPLOYED SOMEWHERE ELSE INTO ANOTHER AGENCY LET'S JUST TAKE THE ISSAQUAH INCIDENT FOR FOR EXAMPLE
OUR OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE COMPLYING WITH OUR USE OF FORCE POLICIES AND AND THERE'S A RECOGNITION OF THAT WHEN WE DEVELOP OUR INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT
THERE'S DISCUSSION ACTUALLY I WAS PART OF A CHAIR FOR THE SWAT TEAM FOR A WHILE THE VALLEY AGENCY SWAT AND WE DISCUSSED ISSUES JUST LIKE THAT- WELL WHOSE USE OF FORCE POLICY? ARE WE'RE GOING TO DRAFT ONE THAT WILL COVER ALL SIX AGENCIES THAT ARE PART OF THAT OR DO WE USE OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL USE OF FORCE POLICIES? WELL THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES INTO TRAINING AND TEACHING USE OF FORCE IT REALLY WAS IMPRACTICAL TRY TO DRAFT ONE USE OF FORCE POLICY
HOWEVER THE GOOD THING IS THAT ALL THOSE AGENCIES ESSENTIALLY HAVE A VERY SIMILAR USE OF FORCE POLICY, THERE MAY BE SOME DIFFERENCES WHEN IT COMES TO HOW DO YOU REPORT IT, HOW DO YOU REVIEW THOSE USES OF FORCE, WHO REVIEWS THE USES OF FORCE
BUT A LOT OF THAT IS COVERED BY STATE REQUIREMENTS AND MOST OF THEM ARE PRETTY SIMILAR AND IT REALLY HASN'T CREATED A CONFLICT IN THE PAST SO IN SAYING THAT I'LL ALSO GO BACK TO THE 12 THAT WE HAD 11 OF THOSE EVENTS WERE IN SEATTLE ON ONE NIGHT AT THE END OF MAY AND THAT WAS WHERE OUR CIVIL MANAGEMENT UNIT WAS DEPLOYED TO SEATTLE
WE DID NOT GO BACK TO SEATTLE AND SO I MADE A DECISION AS THE ACTING CHIEF THAT I WAS NOT WILLING TO PUT OUR OFFICERS BACK INTO THAT SCENARIO, PUT THEM AT PHYSICAL RISK, WE HAD A COUPLE OF OFFICERS THAT WERE INJURED THAT NIGHT
AN OFFICER FROM ANOTHER AGENCY HAD A ROCK HIT HIM IN THE FACE AND HE ACTUALLY HAD TO BE EVACUATED FROM THAT SCENE
AND SECONDLY I FELT IT PUT THE PORT AT RISK LIABILITY WISE TO CONTINUE TO DEPLOY OUR OFFICERS DOWN IN SEATTLE AND THERE'S MULTIPLE REASONS FOR THAT AND SOME OF THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE COORDINATION AND COMMAND AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND NOT TO GET INTO THAT WHOLE DISCUSSION HERE BUT ANYWAY SO JUST TO KIND OF TOUCH ON THOSE THINGS
DID I ANSWER THE QUESTION THOUGH YOU HAD REGARDING MUTUAL AID OR NOT MUTUAL- I THINK THAT THE ANSWER REGARDING WHOSE USE OF FORCE GOVERNS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AND JUST A QUICK COMMENT TO SAY WE HAVE BEEN INTERNALLY ENGAGED IN A VERY SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS WITH OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS HELPING TO GUIDE US AND SUBCOMMITTEES EXAMINING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AREAS YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN REALLY HELPFUL IN ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE INFORMATION WE NEED BUT WE'VE GOT THE TIMING OF OUR INTERNAL THING HASN'T QUITE LINED UP WITH I KNOW THE PROCESS AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW THAT'S EXAMINING SOME OF THE POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE CHANGES FOR STATEWIDE ISSUES AND SO WHILE WE ARE COGNIZANT THAT THERE'S SOME CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE CAN DO INTERNALLY TO IMPROVE THERE'S ALSO SOME STUFF THAT WE REALLY ARE RELYING ON THE STATE TO CHANGE SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REVIEW LATER THIS SUMMER FROM THAT THAT REVIEW AND THEN ALSO A CONTINUING CONVERSATION WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES IN ACHIEVING SOME OF THOSE REFORMS AT STATE THAT ARE NEEDED SO THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN PUT IN PLACE WHAT WE THINK IS NECESSARY TO TAKE STEPS FORWARD
YEAH ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I THERE WE GO
HI CHIEF
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
I AM GOING TO BE EAGER WHEN- FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD AND REALLY THANK COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK FOR PUSHING FOR THIS
COMMISSIONER STEINBECK IT WAS A REALLY GOOD CALL TO DO THIS IN PUBLIC SO THAT THE PUBLIC HAS VISIBILITY TO THE WAY THAT OUR POLICE FORCE THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, THE WAY THEY'RE EVALUATED, ALL OF THESE THINGS
IT'S COMPLETELY APPROPRIATE TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT AND I FOR ONE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF OUR POLICE FORCE
I DID WANT TO CALL OUT SOME OF THE STATISTICS THAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE INCREASE OR I THINK YOU SAID IT WAS 13% UPTICK IN OFFICER HOURS
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S EXACTLY THE WAY YOU PUT IT WHILE WE OF COURSE HAD AN ENORMOUS DOWNTURN IN PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH SEATAC AIRPORT
I DON'T THINK THAT THE PUBLIC QUITE UNDERSTANDS THE ADDITIONAL WORK THAT OUR POLICE FORCE HAS IN MONITORING SEATAC AIRPORT AND KEEPING IT SAFE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
AS EVERY OTHER CITY HAS HAD EXPERIENCES WITH FOLKS COMING INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEEKING SHELTER AND HAVING PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES WE ALSO HAVE HAD THOSE AT SEATAC AND I THINK THAT YOUR OFFICERS HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SERVICES AND GUIDE THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO AREAS WHERE THEY CAN BECOME MORE STABILIZED
SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOUR OFFICERS
2020 HAS BEEN SUCH A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR SO MANY PEOPLE AND WE'VE SEEN SUCH ENORMOUS INCREASES IN PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY PEOPLE JUST BECOMING UNSTABLE BECAUSE OF THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATIONS SO YOU GUYS ARE CALLED TO DO JOBS THAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T ENVISION WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH THE ACADEMY
I WOULD ADD TO THAT MY BROTHER IN LAW IS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I'M NOT SURE AGAIN THAT MOST PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE INCIDENCE OF PTSD AND OTHER ISSUES AMONGST FIRST RESPONDERS SO YOU DIDN'T TOUCH ON THAT IN THIS REPORT BUT CERTAINLY I HOPE THAT YOU'LL MAKE THE COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AWARE IF YOU DO FEEL LIKE THERE'S MORE RESOURCES THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED TO SUPPORT YOUR EMPLOYEES AND YOUR FORCE
AGAIN YOU DEAL WITH A MYRIAD OF ISSUES, OVER 50,000,000 PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH SEATAC ON A NORMAL YEAR AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT BUT I KNOW THAT THAT CAN ADD TO A LOT OF STRESS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICER SO JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE ARE THERE FOR YOU AS WELL
YEAH THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'LL JUST CLARIFY TOO I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS REALLY CLEAR ON IT WE DID HAVE AN UPTICK IN SELF INITIATED ACTIVITY BY THE OFFICERS AND THAT WAS DUE TO HAVING MORE DISCRETIONARY TIME
WE ACTUALLY DID REDUCE DURING THE PANDEMIC THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS THAT WE HAD DEPLOYED AND SO WE ACTUALLY SAVED ABOUT 2.3 MILLION DOLLARS IN OVER TIME THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY SPEND BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A CRUISE SEASON, WE DECREASE SOME OF OUR STAFFING AT THE AIRPORT
SO THERE WAS A DECREASE BUT LIKE YOU SAID COMMISSIONER I MEAN WE STILL HAD A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS TOO REGARDING OFFICER WELLNESS
THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT IS A CONCERN FOR ME AND FOR OUR OFFICERS AND ESPECIALLY GIVEN THIS LAST YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD AND JUST THE PRESSURES THAT ARE UPON OUR OFFICERS SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS THERE THANK YOU
YOU'RE WELCOME
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN/ COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
I SEE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION
ONE SECOND I JUST WANTED TO SAY CHIEF VIA THAT NOT ONLY YOU MAKE US ALL PROUD BUT AND FOLLOW UP THE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S COMMENT IS JUST TO SEE THE EFFECT OF WHEN YOU HAVE A FALLEN OFFICER LIKE WHAT DOES HAPPEN WITH OFFICER TALLY THAT THE EFFECT ON THE ENTIRE TROOP IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE ONE THAT'S DIRECTLY IMPACTED TO BE IMPACTED FOR THE ENTIRE FORCE AND I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE WHAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN SAID
IT IT OBVIOUSLY SHOOK THE COMMUNITY HEAVILY AND I KNOW LIKE THE UNION SAY YOU KNOW LOSS OF ONE IS LESS FOR EVERYBODY SO I RESPECT THE UNITY THAT YOU FOLKS WORK WITH AND I IMAGINE THAT HAS A MAGNITUDE EFFECT WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HORRIBLE HAPPENS
SO ANYWAY COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
I REALIZED THE DAY IS WEARING ON HERE AND I JUST HAD ONE FINAL QUESTION FOR NOW TO ACHIEVE VIA AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT'S AN INTERNAL OFFICE AND IT REPORTS TO THE CHIEF
I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN DATA ON COMPLAINTS, CLASSIFICATIONS TYPES INTERNAL EXTERNAL AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN RESOLVED OR WHETHER THEY ARE WHAT THAT PROCESS ENTAILS AND I THINK IT'S ALSO AN AREA IN WHICH THE COMMISSIONS POLICING TASK FORCE IS LOOKING INTO AS WELL SO WE MAY LEARN MORE LATER BUT IT'S ENTIRELY INTERNAL AND SO I THINK THAT THERE'S BEEN LONG STANDING ISSUES RAISED AROUND IN THE AREA OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND OFFICE OF ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESSES CIVILIAN NON CIVILIAN ETCETERA
SO I WONDER IF YOU MIGHT SPEAK TO JUST HOW THAT FUNCTIONS AND ANY DATA ON THAT'S AVAILABLE OR MAYBE AVAILABLE
AND WE CAN AGAIN GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TO THE COMMISSIONERS
IN 2020 WE HAD 16 TOTAL COMPLAINTS THAT CAME IN AND 10 OF THOSE WERE INQUIRIES AND INQUIRIES IT MAY COME IN AS A COMPLAINT BUT REALLY IT HAS TO DO IS DETERMINE THAT THERE WASN'T ANY POLICY VIOLATIONS SO AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDCUFFED WHEN I WAS ARRESTED AND OFTENTIMES LIKE WELL THIS IS WHY WE HANDCUFFED AND WE JUST NEED TO EXPLAIN THAT
SO 10 OF THOSE WERE THOSE SORTS OF QUESTIONS MORE THAN COMPLAINTS
WE HAD TWO MINOR AND FOUR MAJOR OR MODERATE
AND THE OTHER THING I'LL SAY TOO ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS IS THAT SOME OF THESE MAY BE GENERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT
SO IT COULD BE ANOTHER OFFICER SEES SOMETHING THEY MAKE A COMPLAINT, COULD BE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS REVIEWING SOMETHING AND WE SAY HEY THIS MAY BE A POLICY VIOLATION SO WE MAY ACTUALLY OPEN SOME OF THOSE
THE MINOR OR MAYBE A DEMEANOR RUDENESS SOMETHING THAT IF IT'S SUSTAINED THE EMPLOYEE WON'T RECEIVE ANY DISCIPLINE PER SE, THEY WON'T HAVE ANY LOSS OF TIME OR WAGES
A MODERATE OR A MAJOR COMPLAINT IS ONE THAT COULD LEAD TO A SUSPENSION OR EVEN A TERMINATION AND SO THOSE COMPLAINTS ARE HANDLED BY OUR OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE I THINK REALLY WELL THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THOUGH IS THAT WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH WORKPLACE RESPONSIBILITY AND SO WE WILL WORK WITH THEM WE TALK ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS
WE DECIDE WHO'S GOING TO DO THAT INVESTIGATION WHEN THERE IS A COMPLAINT
I'LL SAY WHEN IT'S EITHER A MINOR OR ONE OF THE MODERATE OR MAJOR COMPLAINTS
AND THEN ONCE THE FACT FINDING IS DONE THAT WILL GO TO A REVIEWER OF THOSE FACTS WHICH WOULD BE TYPICALLY A DEPUTY CHIEF AND THEN THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION THAT COMES TO ME AND THEN I WORK CLOSELY WITH HR, LEGAL, WORKPLACE RESPONSIBILITY, LABOR AS FAR AS WHAT THE DISPOSITION OF THOSE WOULD BE
SO THERE'S A LOT OF EYES ON IT BUT BY ALL MEANS WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION ON THOSE AND SOME OF THE DATA WILL BE IN THE BASED POLICING REPORT THAT KYLE DOES AS WELL
OKAY
ALRIGHT THANKS VERY MUCH
ALRIGHT THEN SO IF IF YOU HAVE ANY FINAL WORDS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY OTHERWISE I THINK WE'RE DONE WITH THE QUESTIONS
YEAH THANK YOU
I DID WANT TO MAKE JUST ONE FINAL COMMENT AND ONE OF THE THINGS AFTER DOING THE PRESENTATION IF I COULD JUST LEAVE YOU WITH ONE THOUGHT IT GOES BACK TO THE COMMENT I MADE AT THE BEGINNING WHERE I SAID I HOPE YOU ENJOYED LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS EXTRAORDINARY TEAM AND SO YOU HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY TEAM OF PEOPLE IN YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
I'VE WORKED HERE FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS NOW AS I MENTIONED I CAME FROM TUKWILLA
I HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS TEAM, THEIR CAPABILITIES, THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO, THEIR DEDICATION TO THE WORK
YOU HAVE OFFICERS AND STAFF THAT THEY DO EVERYTHING HERE
THEY GIVE DIRECTIONS TO ANXIOUS TRAVELERS
OFFICERS I'VE SEEN GRAB SOMEONE'S BAG AND HELP THEM WITH THEIR BAG TO THE GATE AND THEY DO SO MANY THINGS AS FAR AS WORKING WITH THE TRAVELERS
THEY RESPOND AT THE SAME TIME THEY RESPOND TO BOMB THREATS ON AIRCRAFT, THEY CONDUCT PATROLS AND RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES ON THE WATER, THEY'RE TRAINED AND EQUIPPED AND PREPARED TO RESPOND TO ACTS OF TERRORISM
YOU HAVE AN ANTI TERRORISM TEAM IN YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
ALL OF THIS AND THEN ALL THE OTHER TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS THAT OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DO AND THEY DO IT WITH SUCH A CUSTOMER SERVICE MINDSET AND SUCH COMPASSION AND PROFESSIONALISM THAT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE THEY REALLY ARE AN EXTRAORDINARY TEAM AND SO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO BE HERE
THANK YOU AGAIN CHIEF
YOU MENTION THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOVE THE WATER THEY HAVE LITTLE ROVERS THAT GO UNDER WATER WHICH WAS MY FAVORITE PART WHEN I SAW THEM AT SHILSHOAL
SO ANYWAY THANKS AGAIN
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND THE WHOLE TEAM INDEED
SO THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM 12, QUESTIONS ON REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE AND CLOSING COMMENTS
THIS HAS BEEN A CRAZY TIME OF YEAR AND SO IF PEOPLE HAVE SOMETHING THEY WANT TO CONCLUDE WITH PLEASE TAKE THE MOMENT
LET'S JUST NOT TAKE TOO MANY MOMENTS
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I'M ALL GOOD THANKS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO .YEAH JUST REAL QUICKLY I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE ARE CONTINUING AND PRESSING FORWARD WITH THE PORT ECONOMIC STIMULUS EFFORTS IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE REGION'S WORKFORCE
AT OUR LAST COMMISSIONER RETREAT I PROPOSED IN AN EFFORT TO GATHER INPUT ON THE PORT'S ONGOING REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY EFFORTS AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER AN ENGAGEMENT PLAN THAT WILL KICK OFF IN THE COMING WEEKS
WE'LL BE SEEKING INPUT IN A NUMBER OF WAYS FROM SMALL GROUP LISTENING SESSIONS WITH REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO BROADER ONLINE OUTRIGHT OUTREACH
THESE LISTING SESSIONS AND ONLINE ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS WILL ARE GOING TO REALLY HELP US THINK ABOUT THE PORT'S CURRENT EFFORTS TO DRIVE REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND BUILD BACK BETTER BY PARTNERING WITH OTHERS AND CREATING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO SHAPE THE OUTLINE OF OUR EFFORTS
THE ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS ARE GOING TO START IN APRIL GO THROUGH MAY
I WANT TO THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR HELP IN SHAPING AND LEADING THIS EFFORT
THIS OUTREACH WILL ULTIMATELY CULMINATE IN A REPORT TO BE PRESENTED DURING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET RETREAT AND WILL HELP INFLUENCE AND INFORM OUR FUTURE COMMISSION ACTION AS IT RELATES TO THE RECOVERY SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND I APPRECIATE AGAIN ALL MY COLLEAGUES INVOLVEMENT IN THESE LISTING SESSIONS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO FURTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO NOTHING REALLY TO ADD JUST TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR TIME
THIS IS A LONG MEETING BUT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD ONE AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE STAFF WORK THAT IT TOOK TO BRING IT TOGETHER
STEVE BIG KUDOS TO YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP EFFORTS BUT REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE HAD A REALLY GOOD MIX TODAY OF HEARING FROM INITIATIVES BROUGHT FORWARD FROM OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS ALL THE WAY TO HEARING ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR WORK SO REALLY INFORMATIVE
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I JUST LIKE TO QUICKLY CONCLUDE BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE MEASURE OF A GREAT BUSINESS IS NOT JUST ITS COMMERCIAL SUCCESS BUT ALSO ITS SUCCESS IN WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES AND IT TAKES GREAT LEADERS FOR A BUSINESS TO ACHIEVE BOTH SO I JUST LIKE TO THANK BRAD TILDEN FOR AS MANY YEARS OF CONTRIBUTION TO ALASKA AIRLINES AND THE REGION OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS RETIREMENT AND I KNOW WE'LL STILL SEE HIM AS HE CONTRIBUTES TO ALASKA AND THE COMMUNITY SERVING ON THE BOARD AND I LOOK FORWARD AS WE ALL DO TO WORKING WITH HIM IN THAT CAPACITY
SO IF HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 4:18 JUST THREE MINUTES AFTER PROJECTED
THANK YOU FOR A VERY EXCEPTIONAL MEETING
THANK YOU
MICHELLE DOES A GREAT JOB AT TRACKING OUR MEETINGS I'LL SAY THAT
THANK YOU
AND I CRACK THE WHIP AND YOU SURE DO
DOING A GREAT JOB TOO FRED
THANK YOU
THANKS ALL
THANKS.

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