The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-11-09 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-11-09 at Remote

GOOD MORNING
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 9, 2021
THE TIME NOW IS 1030
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLETE LINE WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 84 AND TWO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 2028 WITH ME TODAY, OUR COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO, AND STEINBRUECK, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ALIGN AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE IMMEDIATELY RECESSED INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THREE ITEMS REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30.110 1 (i) FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES AND WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT TWELVE NOON, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DRAFT BUDGET
WE'LL NOW GO OVER TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
WE ARE IN RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE WILL SEE YOU ON THAT LINE
VERY GOOD
GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 9, 2021
THE TIME IS 1202
WE'RE GATHERING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 84, TWO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CHO, AND STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER CALKINS WILL BE JOINING US MOMENTARILY
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ONLINE
CLERK HART, THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I'M PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS NOT JOINED US AS OF YET
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN PRESENT
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE FOUR OUT OF FIVE HERE THIS MORNING
THANK YOU
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WHO 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 COMMISSIONER'S NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM'S GOAL WILL THEN MAKE SURE THEY ARE UNMUTE AND THEN ANSWER YES OR NO TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL 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 COAST SALISH, PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS 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 NONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR ANY CHANGES IN THE AGENDA
THANK YOU FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER JOE
YES
I DON'T HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO CHANGE THE AGENDA, BUT I DID WANT TO NOTIFY MY COLLEAGUES IN THE PUBLIC THAT FOR ITEMS NINE A AND NINE B, I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM BOTH THE DISCUSSION AND THE VOTER TO CONFLICT ADVENTURE WITH MY DAY JOB
SO JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONERS HAS JOINED COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
NONE
THANKS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
ACTUALLY, I'M NOT SURE PER OUR BYLAWS
IF I CAN MOVE ITEMS NINE A AND NINE B TO THE END OF THE AGENDA, IS THAT POSSIBLE? YOU CAN CERTAINLY MAKE A MOTION TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
OKAY, GREAT
THEN I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION
AND JUST SO WE'VE GOT THAT'S A GREAT DISCUSSION
I KNOW THE STAFF HAS GOOD INFORMATION FOR US, BUT WE ALSO HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS ON NEW BUSINESS THAT WE NEED TO GET THROUGH
SO I WAS HOPING THAT WE COULD
SO MY MOTION WOULD BE TO MOVE ITEMS NINE A AND NINE B TO FOLLOW THE END OF THE NEW BUSINESS
SO THEN IT WOULD FOLLOW ITEM TEN
H
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THERE IS A MOTION
DO YOU LIKE TO CALL FOR A SECOND? YES, I DO SEE VALUE IN THAT
IS THERE A SECOND THEN? YEAH
OKAY
SO THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CALL THE ROLL FOR A VOTE, PLEASE? THANK YOU
AND THIS WOULD REORDER ITEMS NINE A AND NINE B TO THE END OF THE AGENDA
JUST FOR CLARITY THERE, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK TO REORDER THE AGENDA
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
SURE
OH, I'M SORRY
COMMISSIONER CHOW IS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS FOR THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH, THAT'S FINE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FOUR YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THE REORDER OF THIS AGENDA
VERY GOOD
THEN THE QUESTION IS BEFORE US, WE VOTED ON THE CHANGE TO THE AGENDA
NOW WE HAVE TO APPROVE OF THE AGENDA
CORRECT AS AMENDED
AND JUST TO NOTE THAT THAT REORDER DID PASS
AND IF YOU LIKE, I CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLE FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
SORRY
YES, I HAD JUST HAD A WARNING ABOUT A TORNADO
GOODNESS
OKAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS?
I'M SORRY
COMMISSIONER CHO, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED HAS BEEN APPROVED
VERY GOOD
SO WE HAVE AN APPROVED AGENDA, AND I WILL NOW SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS BEFORE TURNING TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S
COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO BEGIN TODAY BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NOVEMBER'S NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
WE BEGAN OUR MEETINGS WITH A LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I INITIATED THIS PRACTICE TWO YEARS AGO DURING THE SWEARING AND CEREMONY FOR MY SECOND TERM IN OFFICE AT WHICH SUQUAMISH CHAIRMAN LEONARD POORSMAN PRESIDED
THIS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS A SMALL ACT THAT RECOGNIZES THE PORT OF SEATTLE EXISTS ON THE ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS OF THOSE WHO WALK HERE BEFORE US AND THOSE WHO STILL WALK HERE AND IDENTIFY AS COAST SALISH PEOPLE AS WELL AS OTHERS IN THEIR DESCENDANTS
IT'S PART OF OUR ONGOING WORK TO HONOR AND MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH TRAVEL GOVERNMENTS IN WASHINGTON FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, AND I'VE COMMITTED TO BUILDING ON THOSE RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PORT, THE TRIBES, THE SAILORS, SEA, AND ALL THOSE DEPENDENT ON IT
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS THURSDAY IS VETERANS DAY, AND NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE SERVED THE US ARMED FORCES SINCE COLONIAL TIMES
IT'S BELIEVED THAT THEY'VE SERVED AT A HIGHER PROPORTION THAN ANY OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP
THEY'VE DEMONSTRATED THEIR PATRIOTISM DESPITE THE INJUSTICES THEY'VE HAD TO ENDURE
THIS VETERAN'S DAYS ALSO MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DES MOINES MEMORIAL DRIVE, KNOWN AS THE ROAD OF REMEMBRANCE IN HONOR OF WORLD WAR ONE VETERANS
THE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION WILL BE CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY AT SUNNYDALE SCHOOL THIS THURSDAY
THEY WERE RECIPIENT OF THE PORT'S ACE FUND TO REPLANT THE TREES ON THE DRIVE
ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH WE CAN HONOR ALL OUR LOVED ONES AND NEIGHBORS IS BY DOING OUR PART TO GET VACCINATED IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE TO DO SO
THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO PRESENT A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN WASHINGTON STATE AND AROUND THE WORLD WITH VIRUSES KILLING OVER 1000 AMERICANS EVERY DAY
THE OVERWHELMING CONSENSUS WITHIN THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL COMMUNITIES IS THAT VACCINATION REMAINS THE SINGLE BEST WAY TO STEM THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, PARTICULARLY IN PREVENTING SEVERE DISEASE
THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER ENDORSING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ADOPTION OF POLICY HR 34, REQUIRING PORT EMPLOYEES TO BE FULLY VACCINATED WHEN THEY TAKE UP ITEM TEN H
I'D BE REMISS IF I DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE PARTIES ARE STILL IN GLASGOW DURING THE COP 26 MEETING
THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH THE HERCULEAN TASK OF PRESERVING OUR PLANET AS WE KNOW IT BY GETTING WEALTHY NATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE PROPORTIONALLY TO THEIR IMPACT
WHILE POORER COUNTRIES SUFFERED THE WORST IMPACTS, MANY PRONOUNCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, WHICH HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED AS NOT BEING BOLD ENOUGH
ONE BOLD ACTION TAKEN WAS HAVING QUINAULT, CHAIRWOMAN AND PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS FAWN SHARP REPRESENT THE US AT COP 26, BECOMING THE FIRST TRIBAL LEADER TO RECEIVE DIPLOMATIC CREDENTIALS FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT
IN THE ABSENCE OF STRONG INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP, GOVERNOR INSLEE JUST ANNOUNCED HIS COMMITMENT TO HAVE ALLSTATE VEHICLES RUN ON ELECTRICITY BY 2035
AND OF COURSE, OUR STATE LEGISLATURE HAS MADE SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN OUR STATE POLICY TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AT OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING
THE PORT OF SEATTLE ALSO ANNOUNCED OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCELERATE OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION GOALS BY TEN YEARS, AND WE JUST SIGNED AN ILA WITH THE CITY WITH CITY LIGHT TO EXPLORE HOW HYDROGEN COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO OUR ENERGY PORTFOLIO
AND FINALLY, ALSO OF NOTE IS PRESIDENT BIDEN'S IMMINENT SIGNING OF THE $1.2 TRILLION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT
THE HOUSE PASSED ON FRIDAY
THAT'S FIVE MONTHS AFTER EXECUTIVE METRUCK, AND I WROTE AN OP ED IN THE TIMES
INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE MEANS MORE THAN BRIDGES
WHILE WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S BUILD BACK BETTER BILL SAY THAT THREE TIMES FAST, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP US ACHIEVE OUR AMBITIOUS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION GOALS AS A GREEN GATEWAY, IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE AIRPORT EXPECTS TO RECEIVE IN THE ORDER OF $240,000,000, AND THE ALLIANCE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR $2.5 BILLION IN GRANTS, INCLUDING A NEW $250,000,000 GRANT PROGRAM FOR CLEAN TRUCKS
I'LL NOW TURN THE MEETING OVER TO EXECUTIVE METRUCK
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'M GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE MORE MINUTES OF MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMARKS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON HERE, SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT NOTICE IN ADVANCE IN THE OPPORTUNITY
THANK YOU
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY TAKING A MOMENT TO ADD MY RECOGNITION TO THE PRESIDENT'S TO NOVEMBER AS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
THIS IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE RICH AND DIVERSE CULTURES, TRADITIONS AND HISTORIES AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE
IT'S ALSO A TIME TO RAISE A GENERAL AWARENESS ABOUT THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES NATIVE PEOPLE HAVE FACED BOTH HISTORICALLY AND IN THE PRESENT AND THE WAYS IN WHICH TRIBAL CITIZENS HAVE WORKED TO CONQUER THESE CHALLENGES
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SPEAK OF NATIVE AMERICANS AS ONE GROUP OR COMMUNITY IN WASHINGTON STATE ALONE, AND THERE ARE 29 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES
AND SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS AGO THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 600 DIFFERENT TRIBES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA RANGING IN SIZE, SPEAKING DIFFERENT LANGUAGES WITH DIFFERENT CULTURES AND TRADITIONS
HOWEVER, I THINK THERE'S AT LEAST ONE THING WE CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN ABOUT ALL NATIVE AMERICANS
THE HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICANS IS THE HISTORY OF AMERICA
WE ALL HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN FROM THE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND GENERATIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO STEWARDED THIS LAND FOR CENTURIES BEFORE US
AND DESPITE MANY EFFORTS TO RAISE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THEIR CULTURE, NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN RESILIENT AND STRONG
JUST LIKE LAST WEEK, I TOOK PART IN A RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ALL PORT MANAGERS
MUCH OF THE HOMEWORK AND THE CONTENT OF THE TRAINING FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CENTERING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN OUR WORK IN OUR EQUITY EFFORTS
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE PORTS NATIVE AMERICAN COMMITTEE EMPLOYEE RESOURCES GROUP ERG HELPING ALL OF US LEARN AS WELL
IN CLOSING IN RECOGNITION OF ONE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN NATIVE AMERICAN LEADERS OF OUR TIME, I'D LIKE TO READ A QUOTE FROM THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF INTERIOR SECRETARY HOLLAND, MEMBER OF THE PUEBLO OF LAGUNA
WITHIN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, OUR WORLD CAN USHER IN A NEW ERA OF PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS TO MEET THIS MOMENT AND TO MOVE OUR PLANET TOWARD A MORE SUSTAINABLE CULTURE
AND WITH THAT, I WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE, AS PRESIDENT FELLEMAN DID IS THE THURSDAY WE WILL CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY, A DAY FOR US TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE US MILITARY AND TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING AROUND THE WORLD TO PROTECT OUR NATION
OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, MILITARY AND VETERANS AT THE PORT OR MVP, IS HOSTING A SPECIAL PROGRAM TOMORROW STARTING 11:00 A.M
WITH PRESENTATIONS ON THE HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE MILITARY AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES ON THEIR NATIVE VETERAN PROGRAM HERE IN SEATTLE
WE WILL ALSO WELCOME THIS YEAR'S VETERANS FELLOWS TO THE PORT OF PORT AS WELL
I WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO ATTEND THIS VIRTUAL EVENT IN ADDITION TO NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE LAUNCH IN VETERANS DAY, NOVEMBER IS ALSO ONE WE TYPICALLY AWARD THE CHARLES BLOOD CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY AWARD
THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED THE CHARLES BLOOD CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY AWARD IN SEPTEMBER 2009 FOR A LEADER WHO HAS DEVOTED TO ISSUES OF INCLUSION THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE OF MORE THAN 30 YEARS WITH THE PORT
THE AWARD IS GIVEN ANNUALLY TO A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OR TEAM THAT EMBODIES THE PORT'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENTS AND VALUES
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT OF THE CHARLES BLOOD CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY AWARD
DELMAS WHITTAKER, DIRECTOR OF MARINE MAINTENANCE
DELMAS HAS PROVIDED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP TO THE PORT THROUGH HIS EFFORTS AS CO CHAIR OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICING ASSESSMENT AND AS CHAPTER PRESIDENT OF BLACKS AND GOVERNMENT
DELMAS HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE PORT AND MAKES ANTI RACIST WORK AN INTEGRAL PART OF HIS TEAM'S OBJECTIVES
DELMAS HAS SERVED THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR 13 YEARS, WORKING AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS LOGISTICS MANAGER FOR AVIATION MAINTENANCE AND THEN SENIOR MANAGER OF FISHING AND COMMERCIAL VESSELS
BEFORE HIS PROMOTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE MAINTENANCE IN AUGUST
THE AWARD HONORS EMPLOYEES WHO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PORT'S EFFORTS TO FURTHER DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AMONG ITS STAFF, ITS CUSTOMERS, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY
DELMAS CERTAINLY EMBODIES THOSE QUALITIES
I'VE COME TO KNOW DELMAS IS A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE LEADER COMMITTED TO MOVING THE PORT FORWARD
CONGRATULATIONS TO DALMAS
WHILE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF AWARDS, I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TWO AWARDS RECENTLY RECEIVED BY SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THE NORTH SATELLITE MODERNIZATION PROJECT JUST RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED PROJECT AWARD FROM THE NORTHWEST CONSTRUCTION CONSUMER COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS OVER $10 MILLION
THE AWARD RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS
DURING THE PRIOR TWO YEARS
PROJECT MANAGERS WERE HIGHLIGHTED FOR THE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED THROUGHOUT AND ON TRACK TO RECEIVE A LEAD SILVER CERTIFICATION FROM THE US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
AND JUST YESTERDAY, THE SEA SPOT SAVER PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR THE AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL NORTH AMERICA FOR EXCELLENCE IN AIRPORT MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
SEA WON UNDER THE CATEGORY OF CONSUMER EXPERIENCE, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
THESE AWARDS ARE PRIME EXAMPLES OF HOW OUR AMAZING TEAM AT SEA IS COMMITTED TO ELEVATING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE EVERY DAY
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAMS BEHIND BOTH PROJECTS AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LANCELOT
NOW, AS I MENTIONED IN MY REPORT TO YOU AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING, I LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE ORDER YOU PASSED ON SEPTEMBER 14, REQUIRING AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS WITHIN 55 ACRE PARCEL WITHIN THE NORTH SEATAC PARK
THE ORDER DIRECTED ME TO REPORT BACK TO YOU WITH A WORK PROGRAM TIMELINE AND COST ESTIMATE
AFTER REVIEWING THE PRELIMINARY WORK PLAN, I TOOK ADDITIONAL TIME TO ENSURE THE WORK PLAN MEETS YOUR OBJECTIVES
SINCE THEN, I'VE TOURED THE SITE AND HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE APPROACH
I HAVE NOW REVIEWED A REVISED WORK PLAN AND SUBMITTED IT TO YOU LAST WEEK
I'M PLEASED TO REPORT TO YOU THAT I'M RECOMMENDING THAT THE WORK BEGAN
THE WORK PLAN INCLUDES CONSULTANT REVIEW OF THE EXTENSIVE STUDIES AND DATA ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR THE SITE COLLECTION AND REVIEW OF INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF SEATAC STAFF AND FIELDWORK TO VERIFY CONDITIONS AND IDENTIFY IMPORTANT SITE FEATURES IN A GAP ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY OF THE INFORMATION IS INCOMPLETE
IF THERE ARE GAPS, THE CONSULTANT WOULD RECOMMEND THE APPROPRIATE STUDIES AND TIME FOR DOING THAT ADDITIONAL WORK
ASSUMING WE CAN BEGIN THE INVENTORY BY MID DECEMBER, WE ESTIMATE COMPLETING IT BY END OF MARCH FOR A TOTAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $84,000 AS REQUIRED BY THE ORDER
NO DECISION REGARDING FUTURE USE OF THE SITE WOULD BE MADE BEFORE THIS WORK IS COMPLETE
TURNING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, THE DISEASE THAT CONTINUES TO POSE A SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT TO THE PORT IN THE COMMUNITY
I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS TOWARD VALIDATION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES VACCINATIONS
LET ME SAY I APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR OUR EFFORT TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY SAFETY OF OUR WORKFORCE AND THE COMMUNITY
I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE MANAGING MEMBERS APPROVED THE VACCINE REQUIREMENT LAST WEEK
LATER TODAY YOU WILL CONSIDER AN ACTION ENDORSING THE REQUIREMENT THAT EMPLOYEES BE FULLY VACCINATED AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT BY NOVEMBER 15
AS OF TODAY, 86% OF POOR EMPLOYEES HAVE SUBMITTED VACCINATION VALIDATIONS, THANKS TO THOSE EMPLOYEES FOR TAKING THAT IMPORTANT STEP TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY
A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION DUE TO SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT THEY CANNOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL THEY ARE FULLY VACCINATED
AS YOU'RE AWARE, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS ISSUED AN ORDER THROUGH THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THAT ALL EMPLOYERS WITH 100 OR MORE WORKERS BE REQUIRED TO BECOME VACCINATED OR BE TESTED WEEKLY
SEPARATELY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED A DIRECTIVE THAT EMPLOYEES OF FEDERAL CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING THE PORT OF SEATTLE, MUST ALSO BE VACCINATED
THERE IS NO TESTING OPTION
IN THIS CASE
A LOT OF WORK IS UNDER WAY BY OUR STAFF TO CONSIDER HOW TO APPLY VACCINE REQUIREMENTS TO CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS WHO WORK ON PORT PROPERTY, OFTEN ALONGSIDE POOR EMPLOYEES
WE'LL HAVE MORE TO REPORT ON IN THE COMING WEEKS
DESPITE PROGRESS COVID 19 AND ITS IMPACTS HAVE NOT GONE AWAY
THE RATE OF NEW CASES HAS SLOWED SOMEWHAT, BUT THE NUMBER WILL REMAIN STUBBORNLY HIGH AS DUE HOSPITALIZATIONS
THIS RELATES DIRECTLY TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED
FOR THESE PEOPLE, THE RISK OF SERIOUS ILLNESS AND DEATH IS VERY HIGH
PLEASE GET VACCINATED IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE PULLING TOGETHER TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE AND KEEPING OUR WORKFORCE SAFE AND HEALTHY WHILE DELIVERING THE CENTRAL SERVICES OF THE PORT
ON A POSITIVE NOTE, THERE IS A LOT OF JOY IN CANADA, MEXICO, AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, WITH A LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES FOR VACCINATED VISITORS
NEW REPORTS SHOW AIRCRAFT FILLED WITH HAPPY TRAVELERS
NEWS REPORTS THAT IS, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE ON HAND IN VICTORIA, BC, YESTERDAY MORNING FOR THE DEPARTURE OF THE FERRY COHO FOR ITS FIRST TRIP TO THE US IN 20 MONTHS
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY WELCOMED BY COMMUNITIES HERE IN WASHINGTON AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION
LOVED ONES WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS CAN BE UNITED AGAIN, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN ECONOMIC BOOST AS TRAVELERS RESTORED
THIS SHOWS THAT THE PATH TO RECOVERY DEPENDS ON EVERYONE GETTING VACCINATED
ANOTHER NEWS COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON, DC, THIS PAST FRIDAY EVENING, THE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN TALKED ABOUT THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE PAST HISTORIC BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LEGISLATION AND SENT IT TO PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR A SIGNATURE
THE $1.2 TRILLION INVESTMENT
THIS $1.2 TRILLION INVESTMENT WILL HAVE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACTS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION, STATE, AND THE COUNTRY
AND I WANT TO THANK THE WASHINGTON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WHO PLAYED PIVOTAL ROLES IN ENSURING THE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THIS BILL
IN PARTICULAR, THE LEGISLATION INVESTS $20 BILLION IN AIRPORTS AND 17 BILLION IN MARITIME, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF WHICH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND OUR PARTNERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE
SEA ALONE IS SLATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 240,000,000 IN DIRECT ALLOCATION BY FORMULA NOT INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS
PORT STAFF WILL BE GETTING TO WORK RIGHT AWAY TO IDENTIFY WHICH AVIATION AND MARITIME PROJECTS TO PRIORITIZE FOR FUNDING AND GRANT APPLICATIONS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING ADDITIONAL UPDATES TO THE COMMISSION ON THESE EFFORTS IN THE COMING MONTHS
FINALLY, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEGISLATION IS ONLY HALF OF THE PRESIDENT'S BUILD BACK BETTER AGENDA, AND THE PORT STANDS STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF CONGRESSIONAL PASSAGE OF THE GENERATIONAL INVESTMENTS IN CHILDCARE EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION AND CLIMATE THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING DEBATED
IN PARTICULAR, WE WOULD BENEFIT SIGNIFICANTLY FROM SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS AND MARITIME DECARBONISATION PROVISIONS OF THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT, AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL PROGRESS ON THE BILL IN COMING WEEKS
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW ITEMS ITEM EIGHT E IS AN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE SUPPORT AT SEA
AS PART OF MY STATED EMPHASIS ON ENHANCING PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT TO INCREASE SEA'S AIRPORT'S COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISE PROGRAM FOR ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS IS REQUIRED TO THE FAA TO ANNUAL EXERCISE PROGRAM
UTILIZING CONTRACTOR SUPPORT
THIS FIVE YEAR CONTRACT FOR EXERCISE SUPPORT WILL EXPAND THE AREAS OF EXERCISE FOCUS AND VALIDATE THE FUNCTIONALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS, EMERGENCY PLANS, PROCEDURES AND MULTI AGENCY COORDINATION
ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA IS THE ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION ON OUR SALARY AND BENEFITS RESOLUTION, AND THE PORT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING COMPETITIVE WAGES AND BENEFITS THAT ARE BETTER THAN MARKET
ITEM EIGHT K IS AUTHORIZATION FOR AN IRREGULAR BID FOR THE BUILDING CONTROLS UPGRADE PROJECT
THIS PROJECT, WHO SELECTED BID CAME IN UNDER ESTIMATES, WILL REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 100 OBSOLETE BUILDING CONTROL PANELS
IT WILL ADD ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES TO THE BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM THAT REGULATES AND CONTROLS CRITICAL FEATURES SUCH AS TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND AIR EXCHANGES
ITEM EIGHT M ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS AN ACTION ITEM RELATED TO THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
MULTI YEAR FUNDING WAS OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER THIS FUND IN 2021
DUAL COMBINATION OF INCREASED NEED DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC ENHANCED OUTREACH OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE PORTS COMMUNITY LIAISONS
THE PORT SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS APPLYING FOR SEVERAL OF THEM REQUESTING MULTI YEAR FUNDING FOR SEVERAL MULTI PHASE AND THOUGHTFUL PROJECTS
FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM HAVE BEEN USED FOR INITIATIVES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION, AND MANY MORE
AND FINALLY, WE'LL HEAR TODAY THE INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND TAX LEVY INCREASE
I HAVE MORE TO SAY ON THOSE ITEMS DURING THEIR INTRODUCTIONS
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXTENDED TIME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE METRUCK WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX COMMITTEE REPORT
ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS, MR PRINCE? THANK YOU, COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
THERE'S NO COMMITTEE REPORT OUT SINCE THE LAST COMMITTEE COMMISSION MEETING
HOWEVER, THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS THE AVIATION COMMITTEE ON NOVEMBER 11, WHERE THEY WILL REVIEW THE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL MASTER PLAN, WHICH WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING FOR EITHER COMMISSION RETREAT OR BRIEFINGS IN JANUARY
THANK YOU
MY REPORT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BREVITY
ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR AARON'S BRIEF REPORT OR ANYTHING ELSE TO DO WITH COMMITTEES? I DO NOT CURRENTLY SEE ANY HANDS RAISED
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
VERY GOOD
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN PUBLIC COMMENT THE COMMISSION WILL NOW RECEIVE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
FOLLOWING THIS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, WE WILL BE SEPARATELY HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2022 BUDGET AND TAX LEVY
THIS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR TOPICS RELATED TO POOR BUSINESS THAT ARE NOT THE 2022 BUDGET OR TAX LEVY
THE CLERK HAS A SEPARATE SIGN IN SHEET TO TAKE THOSE COMMENTS FOR THAT LATER PUBLIC HEARING
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 WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENT IS WE'LL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU ARE ON TEAMS MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK, PLEASE NOTE THERE MAY BE A SHORT TIME ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER SIGNED UP TODAY AND THAT IS MR JORDAN VANVOST
GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSIONER IS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
METRUCK
MY NAME IS JORDAN VAN VOST
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORDS RECOGNIZING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
NEXT, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSIONERS AND THANK COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK AND BOWMAN FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE
I REALIZED THAT YOUR JOBS AREN'T EASY
I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF US ARE MOTIVATED BY THE SAME GOAL TO LEAVE A BETTER WORLD FOR OUR CHILDREN, STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF NATURE AND FIND A LASTING PEACE AND HAPPINESS
IT'S NOT EASY TO CHANGE HABITUAL WAYS OF DOING THINGS, BUT I ASK IN ALL SINCERITY WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ADMIT THAT PLANNING FOR MORE CRUISE PASSENGERS AND MORE AIR TRAVEL IN 2022 IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH LIMITING CLIMATE WARMING TO 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS
ACCOUNTING TRICKS LIKE IGNORING SCOPE THREE EMISSIONS IN CLIMATE TARGETS OR RELYING UPON NOT YET INVENTED TECHNOLOGIES DO NOT ALLOW US TO ESCAPE THE REALITY THAT INCREASING EMISSIONS NOW ONLY DELAYS A MORE PAINFUL RECKONING OUR CHILDREN WILL HAVE TO FACE
SADLY, FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES HAVE SENT MORE THAN 500 LOBBYISTS TO COP 26 MORE THAN ANY SINGLE COUNTRY WE CAN'T WAIT FOR WORLD LEADERS
IT'S UP TO US
AND TO YOU, I CLAIM NO MORAL HIGH GROUND HERE OR SPECIAL CREDENTIALS THAT MIGHT COMPEL YOU TO LISTEN TO ME
I DRIVE A CAR A FEW TIMES A WEEK AND BUY STUFF ON AMAZON, BUT I AM TRYING TO BE HONEST ABOUT MY IMPACT AND DO WHAT I CAN TO LIVE SIMPLY SO THAT OTHERS MAY SIMPLY LIVE
INDIVIDUAL CHANGE IS IMPORTANT, BUT WE CANNOT HOPE TO AVERT CLIMATE CATASTROPHE WITHOUT INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AS WELL
YOUR INFLUENCE AS COMMISSIONERS AND SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS OF THE PORT HAS A HUGE INFLUENCE ON POLICY AND WITH IT A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
MAY OUR CHILDREN INHERIT A LIVABLE WORLD? THANK YOU
THANK YOU
JORDAN
CLERK HART, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS, COULD WE HEAR THE SYNOPSIS OF THE WRITTEN ONE? YES
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
MR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WE HAVE RECEIVED FIVE WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S MEETING
THE FIRST COMES FROM BRETT FULKINS
HE WRITES TO URGE A NO VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM NINE B STATING THAT WIDENING THE ARRIVALS ACCESS ROADWAY WILL INDUCE DEMAND FOR MORE LOW EFFICIENCY PRIVATE VEHICLES AND INCREASE THE TOTAL CARBON EMISSIONS OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE PORT
LAURA GIBBONS RIGHTS TO EXPLAIN THE MATH BY WHICH USING 10% SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL RESULTS IN AT THE MOST AND 8% REDUCTION IN CARBON EMISSIONS
L HUGHES WRITES AN OPPOSITION TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT L STATING CONCERNS FOR LOSS OF GREEN SPACE, LOSS OF PARKING AND CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS POSED TO LIVE ABOARDS IN THE AREA
CHAD NEWTON WRITES AN OPPOSITION TO AGENDA ITEM NINE B ASKING THE PORT TO VOTE AGAINST THE ITEM AND TO CANCEL THE WIDENING ARRIVALS ROADWAY PROJECT DUE TO THE DEMAND FOR PRIVATE VEHICLES TO TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT THAT THE PROJECT WILL INDUCE
AND FINALLY, LEE NEMON WRITES AN OPPOSITION TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT L, NOTING CONCERNS FOR LOSS OF GREEN SPACE AND PARKING, STATING THAT ANOTHER RESTAURANT AND BAR IS A NEGATIVITY FOR THE COMMUNITY, NOT A BENEFIT
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED TODAY
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE IS ASKED TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN, NEW BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING HEARING NO FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
SO THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 37, 93 AND 37 94, THE 2022 PORT OF SEATTLE BUDGET AND REGULAR PROPERTY LEVY
FOR THE SAKE OF PROCESS FOR THESE ITEMS, I'D LIKE TO EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS
FIRST, WE'LL HEAR THE STAFF PRESENTATION ON THESE RESOLUTIONS
WE'LL THEN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE TESTIMONY FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
WE WILL CONSOLIDATE THE HEARINGS AND TAKE TESTIMONY FROM BOTH TEN A AND TEN B AT THE SAME TIME
WE WILL THEN CONSIDER AND VOTE ON THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITEMS SEPARATELY
AFTER HEARING COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION TITLES INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE METRUCK TO INTRODUCE BOTH ITEMS AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
WE'LL BEGIN WITH ITEM TEN A, INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3793, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR THE YEAR 2022, MAKING DETERMINING AND DECIDING THE AMOUNT OF TAXES TO BE LEVIED UPON THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT ROLE, PROVIDING PAYMENT OF BOND REDEMPTIONS AND INTEREST, COST OF FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS, AND FOR SUCH GENERAL PURPOSES ALLOWED BY LAW WHICH THE PORT DEEMS NECESSARY
AND DIRECTING
THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL ASKED THE SPECIFIC STEPS TO BE LEVIED ON ALL OF THE ASSESSED PROPERTIES OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE DISTRICT IN THE YEAR 2022
ITEM TEN B IS INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3794, A RESOLUTION SPECIFYING THE DOLLAR AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE REGULAR PROPERTY LEVY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR PER RCW 84 55 120, PROVIDING FOR A 3% INCREASE OF THE LEVY FROM $78,676,$344 TO $81,036,634
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU, CLERK HART, COMMISSIONERS, I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THE PORT OF SEATTLE BUDGET PLAN, A FINANCE AND TAX LEVY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2022
BEFORE I TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO DAN THOMAS AND OUR FINANCE TEAM, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR YOUR STRONG POLICY DIRECTION AND ENGAGEMENT
OVER THREE QUARTERS OF THE YEAR
YOU'VE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS BUDGET WITH A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND INPUT DURING THE PROCESS
YOU DID, AS YOU HAVE ALL SAID SEVERAL TIMES, THE BUDGET IS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR VALUES
IT SHOWS HOW WE WILL DELIVER ON OUR MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY AND BUILD A STRONGER, MORE EQUITABLE AND MORE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
I'M PROUD TO SAY WE WILL MAKE REAL PROGRESS ON ALL THOSE VALUES IN THE COMING YEAR
OF COURSE, THIS BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE CONTINUING COVID-19, THE PANDEMIC AND THE ASSOCIATED CHALLENGES AND UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE COMMISSION'S STRONG BACKING, I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD THAT WE CARRY THROUGH ON OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES, TENANTS, CONTRACTORS, AND THE PUBLIC
THIS YEAR WE WELCOME MORE PARTICIPATION OF THE COMMUNITY IN BUILDING THE BUDGET AS WELL
THE COMMISSION HELD A SERIES OF LISTENING SESSIONS INVOLVING MORE THAN 100 STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY KEY ISSUES, AND WE'VE HEARD STRONG SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS THAT'S REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET
WE'VE ALSO BROUGHT OUR BUDGET PROPOSALS TO THE COMMUNITY INTO VIRTUAL SESSIONS, WHICH HAD LARGER PARTICIPATION THAN WE'VE HAD IN PERSON ONES BEFORE
OUR BUDGET PICTURE HAS IMPROVED OVER 2020 AND WE HAVE APPROACHED 2022 OVER 2000 AND 22,021, AND WE'VE APPROACHED 2022 WITH A STRONG BALANCE SHEET
AIR TRAVEL IS REBALANCED SIGNIFICANTLY AND WE EXPECT ANOTHER 35% INCREASE INCREASE
MOVING FORWARD, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE STEPPING UP OUR CRITICAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AVIATION, MARINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CENTRAL SERVICES DIVISIONS
OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE WILL INVEST RECORD AMOUNTS IN THOSE PROJECTS MORE THAN $4 BILLION
NOT ONLY DO THOSE PROJECTS SUPPORT EXPANSION OF TRADE, TRAVEL AND COMMERCE, THEY CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AS PART OF OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING INITIATIVES, WE'RE DOING MORE TO ENSURE THOSE CONTRACTS AND JOBS ARE SHARED MORE EQUITABLY IN OUR COMMUNITY
FOLLOWING THE ACTION ON THE BUDGET, WE WILL TRANSITION TO A DISCUSSION OF OUR PROPOSED TAX LEVY FOR NEXT YEAR
WE ARE CAREFUL STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC'S TAX DOLLARS PRIORITIZING IMPORTANT PROJECTS SUCH AS MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
I'M PROPOSING A 3% TAX INCREASE IN THE LEVY FOR NEXT YEAR, WHICH WILL HELP US KEEP PACE WITH INFLATION
THAT IS REALLY DRIVING UP CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE PORT
EVEN WITH THIS INCREASE, THE PROPERTY TAX BILL FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER IS FORECASTED TO STAY FLAT FOR NEXT YEAR AT $72
THAT IS VERY GOOD RETURN FOR THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT SUPPORT GENERATES FOR THE COMMUNITY
I WILL NOW TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO DAN THOMAS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
HE INTRODUCED THE PRESENTATION TEAM
THANKS VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE IN THE BUDGET AND FINANCE TEAMS FOR THE WORK IN PREPARING THIS BUDGET, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DAN THOMAS
THANK YOU, STEVE
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
IF WE COULD GET OUR SLIDE DECK PUT UP, PLEASE
AND PRIMARILY THE PRESENTERS WILL BE MYSELF AND MICHAEL TONG, ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE OTHERS WHO ARE ONLINE IN CASE OTHER QUESTIONS COME UP
SO IF WE COULD PLEASE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO THIS IS JUST AN OUTLINE FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FLY FAIRLY HIGH TODAY, GIVEN THE TIME CONSTRAINTS AND THE FACT THAT THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN BRIEFED ON MOST OF THE INFORMATION WE'LL BE PRESENTING TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CHANGES
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SO THIS SLIDE JUST RECAPS THE PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH THIS YEAR
STEVE TALKED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THESE
WE HAVE HAD A SERIES OF COMMISSION BUDGET RETREATS EARLIER IN THE YEAR, AS WELL AS PUBLIC BRIEFINGS HELP THROUGHOUT THE FALL
AND AS STEVE MENTIONED, WE DID HAVE TWO PUBLIC BUDGET OPEN HOUSES THAT WERE HELD VIRTUALLY LAST MONTH
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SO STEVE MENTIONED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ARE RECOVERING, BUT WE'RE NOT FULLY RECOVERED COMPARED TO PARTICULARLY 2019
AND WITH RESPECT TO THE AIRPORT, I APOLOGIZE
THE AIRPORT ACTIVITY INFORMATION IN THIS FIRST BULLET SOMEHOW GOT CONVOLUTED
SO PLEASE IGNORE THAT FIRST BULLET
THE ACTUAL NUMBERS ARE FOR 2021
WE'RE EXPECTING THAT EMPLOYMENTS WILL BE DOWN 30% COMPARED TO 2019 AND THEN FOR 2022
WE EXPECT EMPLOYMENT TO BE DOWN 6.2% COMPARED TO 2019, AND THAT'S A SLIGHT REDUCTION FROM THE FORECAST THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION IN OCTOBER, WHICH HAD EMPLOYMENTS DOWN 5% NEXT YEAR COMPARED TO 2019
I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING THOSE NUMBERS MESSED UP HERE
WE'RE ALSO EXPECTING STRONG RECOVERY AND CRUISE VOLUMES, BUT OUR FORECAST IS ALSO CONSERVATIVE
SO WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE CONTINUED RISKS OUT THERE AND THEN ALSO, MOST OF OUR OCCUPANCY RATES AT OUR FACILITIES ARE FORECAST TO BE STABLE NEXT YEAR
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STEVE MENTIONED THE BUDGETED PAYROLL INCREASES
ALSO THIS YEAR WE ADDED 43 MIDYEAR HIRES AND WE'LL BE ADDING 164 COMBINED NEW AND UNFROZEN POSITIONS NEXT YEAR
SOME OF THE LARGEST NON-PAYROLL EXPENSE DRIVERS NEXT YEAR WILL BE NEW FACILITIES COMING ONLINE, NAMELY THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL FACILITY AND THE NORTH SATELLITE, AS WELL AS THE AIRLINE REALIGNMENT, WHICH WILL OCCUR AT THE AIRPORT
AND ALSO I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE PAYROLL VACANCY FACTORY LISTED HERE SHOULD BE 5%, NOT 4%
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT ERROR AS WELL
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STEVE MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
THIS SLIDE JUST HIGHLIGHTS THE LARGE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE PORT
THE COMMISSION IS WELL AWARE OF ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS AND WE DO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE ACTUAL BUDGET AND AMOUNTS FOR THESE PROGRAMS LATER IN THE PRESENTATION
SO I'M NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH THEM ALL HERE ON THIS SLIDE
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SO THIS SLIDE SUMMARIZES THE TOTAL PORT BUDGET AND JUST TO TALK ALSO ABOUT WHY WE'RE COMPARING AGAINST 2020 FOR 2022 BECAUSE THE 2022 BUDGET WAS THE LAST NORMAL BUDGET, SO THAT APPROVED BUDGET PROVIDES A BETTER COMPARISON
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE BUDGETING $776,000,000 IN OPERATING REVENUES NEXT YEAR, $499,000,000 IN OPERATING EXPENSES AND NET OPERATING INCOME OF $268,000,000, WHICH WELL DOWN COMPARED TO 2020, IS ACTUALLY UP COMPARED TO 2021
AND WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION LATER AS WE LOOK AT EACH DIVISION
BUT THE LARGEST FACTORS REALLY IN THE DROP IN OPERATING REVENUES FROM 2020 REFLECTS THE APPLICATION OF FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANTS TO PROVIDE RENT RELIEF BOTH TO OUR AIRLINE CUSTOMERS AND CONCESSIONNAIRES
SO THAT HAS THE EFFECT OF LOWERING REVENUES
AND OF COURSE, THE CORRESPONDING GRANTS ARE BOOKED AS NON OPERATING REVENUES
SO THERE'S A BIT OF A MISMATCH IN THE WAY WE PRESENT THE NUMBERS
ALSO, THERE'S A REDUCTION IN NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUES DUE TO THE LOWER EMPLOYMENT COMPARED TO 2020
JUST A NOTE, A NUMBER OF ITEMS THERE AT THE BOTTOM
WE ARE BUDGETING $560,000,000 IN CAPITAL SPENDING NEXT YEAR AND 4.4 BILLION IN CAPITAL SPENDING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
ALSO, AS STEVE MENTIONED, WE'RE PROPOSING A 3% INCREASE IN THE TAX LEVY FOR 2022
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SO THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS SOME CHANGES TO THE BUDGET THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE BRIEFINGS WITH THE COMMISSION, BUT BEFORE THE BUDGET DOCUMENT WAS PRODUCED, COMMISSION IS FAMILIAR WITH MANY OF THESE
THEY WERE DEVELOPED WITH INPUT AND DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF ITEMS ONE IS THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE, WHICH IS LISTED HERE
THAT $1 MILLION THAT THE PORT WILL BE CONTRIBUTING IS GOING TO BE AUGMENTED BY AN EXPECTED $1 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THAT THEY MAY WITHHOLD A SMALL AMOUNT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON FINALIZING THAT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY
SO AT THIS POINT IN THE BUDGET, THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION HAS NOT BEEN FACTORED INTO OUR BUDGET, SO IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AFTER THE BUDGET IS FINALIZED
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION ALSO, THE FUNDING FOR THE AQUARIUM WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP SCOPE AND DESIGN FOR A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT AT THE NEW RENOVATED AND ENLARGED AQUARIUM, AND THAT EXHIBIT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE PORT'S ROLE IN IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT
AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT THE OFFSHORE WIND STUDY MENTIONED HERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT OF TACOMA CONTINGENT UPON MATCHING FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE PORT OF TACOMA
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SO THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS A NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET WAS PUBLISHED, AND MANY OF THESE REFLECT MINOR REFINEMENTS, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE CHANGES WHICH I'LL HIGHLIGHT
THE MAJOR REVENUE CHANGE AFTER THE BUDGET DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED IS A REDUCTION IN AERONAUTICAL REVENUE, AND THAT IS DUE TO THE AIRPORT'S DECISION TO MOVE SOME OF THE FEDERAL RELIEF GRANTS FROM 2021 INTO 2022
AND THERE'S ALSO A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUE DUE TO THE REVISED AND CLAIM AND FORECAST THAT I MENTIONED
I ALSO WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT THERE'S A $3 MILLION INCREASE IN CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGES CFC'S REVENUE, WHICH WAS DUE TO A PLANNED INCREASE IN THE CFC RATE NEXT YEAR FROM $650 A DAY CURRENTLY BEING CHARGED TO $7 A DAY NEXT YEAR
AND THAT INCREASE WAS REVIEWED AND ENDORSED BY THE RENTAL CAR COMPANIES OPERATING AT SEATAC
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SO SOME OTHER CHANGES, THERE'S BEEN SOME SLIGHT REDUCTIONS IN OPERATING EXPENSES, AND THEN ALSO WE SEE SOME INCREASES IN GRANT REVENUE, PRIMARILY TO MOVING THE STIMULUS GRANTS, AS I MENTIONED, FROM 2021 TO 2022, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER REFINEMENTS NUMBERS IN AIP GRANTS BEING INCREASED SLIGHTLY
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SO IN THE OTHER DIVISIONS, REALLY, NO MAJOR CHANGES SINCE THE BUDGET WAS PUBLISHED, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS HERE
AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL QUITE MINOR, SO I WON'T GO THROUGH THIS LINE BY LINE
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SO THIS PROVIDES THE OPERATING BUDGET SUMMARY FOR AVIATION
AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH ALL THE NUMBERS
BUT AGAIN, TO REITERATE THAT THE REVENUE REDUCTIONS YOU'RE SEEING COMPARED TO 2020 ARE LARGELY DUE TO THE APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANTS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY REDUCE REVENUES FOR THE AIRLINES AND ALSO REDUCE EMPLOYMENT COMPARED TO 2020
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SO THIS IS THE BUDGET SUMMARY FOR THE COMBINED NON AVIATION BUSINESS SEGMENTS
JUST LOOKING AT THE MARITIME REVENUE REDUCTION THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO LOWER CRUISE VOLUMES COMPARED TO 2020
AND AS YOU KNOW, YOU REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE BUDGET RECENTLY
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTABLE REVENUE OF ABOUT $7.5 MILLION
AND THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT TERMINAL FIVE WILL BE COMING ON NEXT YEAR WITH ADDITIONAL REVENUES AS WELL AS THE RECEIPT OF A NUMBER OF GRANTS THAT ARE BEING USED FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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SO AGAIN, THE COMMISSION IS QUITE AWARE OF THESE VARIOUS COMMUNITY AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
WE'RE LOOKING AT SPENDING OVER $16 MILLION IN 2022, AND THAT'S UP FROM $14 MILLION THAT WAS BUDGETED THIS YEAR
AS YOU CAN SEE, ABOUT 60% OF THAT IS FUNDED BY THE TAX LEVY, BUT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ABOUT $483,000 OF PAYROLL COSTS BEING CHARGED TO THE LEVY FOR FOUR DEDICATED FTES THAT ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THESE INITIATIVES
AND THAT IS NEW FOR 2022
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, A COUPLE OF THE NEW ADDITIONS
AGAIN, THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS ADDED IN 2022
BUT AGAIN, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EXPECTED CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AND I ALSO WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT THE TABLE FOR 2021 DOES NOT SHOW THE $2 MILLION THAT WAS FUNDED THIS YEAR BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL BUDGET
IT WAS ADDED MID YEAR AS PART OF OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY SPENDING
SO AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH ALL THESE ITEMS UNLESS COMMISSIONERS HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THIS, THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MICHAEL TOM TO CONTINUE ON WITH SOME MORE OF THESE SLIDES
THANKS, DAN
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DOCTOR METRUCK
THIS IS THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES BOTH THE OPERATING AND NON OPERATING NUMBERS
THIS REALLY GIVES YOU A FULL VIEW OF THE COST FINANCIAL
THERE'S A NUMBER AND ALSO NUMBER HERE
SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST HIGHLIGHT VIEW FOR YOU AS YOU CAN SEE THE EXPLANATIONS FOR ALL THE BUDGET CHANGES IN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN ON BOARD NUMBER SIX UNDER REVENUE IS MORE CAPITAL GRANTS AND DONATIONS
WE EXPECT 127,000,000 OR JUST OVER 5000% INCREASE FROM THE 2020 BUDGET AND DUE TO FEDERAL GRANT DIMENSION A BIT EARLIER
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE TOTAL REVENUE FORECAST WILL BE 53 MILLION OR 4.9% HIGHER THAN THE 2020 BUDGET
OVERALL, THE PORT'S TOTAL REVENUE FOR NEXT YEAR IS 1.5 BILLION
TOTAL EXPENSES ARE BUDGETED AT 891,000,000, WHICH IS 43 MILLION OR 5.2% OVER THE 2020 BUDGET AND MAINLY DUE TO HIGHER OPERATING EXPENSES AND DEPRECIATION
MORE NEW ASSETS SUCH AS NORTH, SATELLITE AND IAF COME TO SURFACE
OVERALL, WE EXPECT PRETTY STRONG ITSELF FOR 2022
OUR BOTTOM LINE REVENUES OVER EXPENSES IS FORECAST TO BE 258,000,000 FOR 2022
IT'S ALMOST 10 MILLION OR 4% HIGHER THAN THE 2020 BUDGET
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THIS IS THE PROPOSED FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SUMMARY BY DIVISION
THEN WE OFFER SOME NUMBERS
SO BASICALLY FOR 2022 WE PLAN TO SPEND 559,000,000 AND 4.4 BILLION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR SHARE OF THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN FOR THE SEAPORT LINES THAT YOU APPROVED YESTERDAY, WHICH IS ANOTHER 275,000,000
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THIS CHART SHOWS THE SOURCES OF FUND WHICH TOTAL TO BE OVER 1.8 BILLION FOR 2022
THE TWO BIGGEST SOURCES ARE OPERATING REVENUES AND BOND PERSIST
BOTH OF THEM ARE OVER 38% OF THE TOTAL
IT'S ALSO WORTH TO KNOW THAT THE TAX LEVEL MAKE UP JUST ABOUT 4.4% OF THE TOTAL FUNDING
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WE ARE EXPECTING TO SPEND ABOUT 1.58 BILLION NEXT YEAR
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IS THE LARGEST SPENDING CATEGORY AND IT TAKES UP TO ABOUT 35% OF THE TOTAL
UPSTATE EXPENSES COMES TO THE NEXT LARGEST CATEGORY WILL BE 31.6%, THE THIRD LARGEST SPENDING CATEGORY STEP SERVICES BETWEEN BOTH REDEMPTION AND INTEREST PAYMENTS
TOGETHER THEY REPRESENT ABOUT 27.5 OF THE TOTAL SPENDING NEXT YEAR
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THIS IS THE FT SUMMARY FOR 2022
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE NUMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE 157,000 FT IN THE 2021 BUDGET AND THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE 2390.8 APPROVED FTE FOR 2021
BUT WE HAVE NO BUDGET FUNDING FOR THOSE POSITIONS
SO WHAT IT REALLY MEANS IS THAT A POSITION ENFORCEMENT
IT DIDN'T REALLY CHANGE THE FT COUNT IN THIS TABLE, BUT IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE EXPENSE BUDGET
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROPOSED FTES FOR 2022
WE HAVE 43 MEDIA APPROVAL SO FAR THIS YEAR
AFTER 43 FTES, 23 NEW AND 20 ARE PREVIOUSLY FOLKS AND POSITIONS FOR 2022, WE PLAN TO ELIMINATE 43.2 FTE AND MOST OF THEM ARE BOTH IN POSITION, SOME OF THOSE IN POSITION DIMENSION [inaudible 00:52:43] AND ALSO PROPOSED 164.4 FTE, WHICH INCLUDE 94 NEW FTE AND SENSITIVE POINT FOR PREVIOUS POSITION
SO OVERALL, WE ARE PROPOSING A TOTAL OF 2462.6 FTE FOR 2020
IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE TO POINT OUT THAT WE STILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 29.2 FTE REMAIN FOR UNFUNDED FOR 2022
BUDGET NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE MOVE ON TO TESLA DESCENDED THIS AND THE NEXT SLIDE TO YOU IN THE JOB PLAN OF FINANCE AND TEST LEVY BEEPING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO I WON'T GO INTO MUCH DETAIL EXCEPT JUST A REMINDER OF THE HOW WE USE THE TAX LEVY HERE AT THE PORT AND YOU CAN SEE THE LIST HERE
I DON'T NEED TO GO INTO DETAIL FOR MOST PART INVESTMENT SECURE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FOR OUR METAL SUSTAINABILITY AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND NUMBER TWO COMPANY PROGRAM THAT DIMENSION A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, WE ARE PROPOSING A 3% LEAD INCREASE FROM 78.7 MILLION IN 2021 TO 81 MILLION IN 2022
BASICALLY JUST TO KEEP UP WITH THE INFLATION
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE THE COST INCREASE BY 3% IN 2022, BUT BECAUSE THE ASSESS VALUE INCREASE BY 9%, THEREFORE THE MILEAGE RATE ACTUALLY DECLINE
SO I WANT TO KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE HOME OR MEDIUM HOMEOWNER WITH MEDIUM HOME VALUE, THE ESTIMATED LEVY THAT THEY PAY TO THE PROPERTY REMAIN FED AT $72 IN 2022
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THERE'S CHARGE SOCIAL AND MILITARY FROM 20 TO 22
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CHART, THE PORT HAVE BEEN LOWERING THE LEFT SINCE 2009 FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS BEFORE STARTING 3% INCREASE FROM 2019 TO AGAIN BASICALLY KEEP UP WITH THE PURCHASING POWER WITH THE INFLATION OVER THE YEARS WITH INCREASE OF HOME VALUE DIVISION OVER THE YEARS, THE MILLAGE HAS BEEN DROPPING SINCE 2013
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BLUE LINE HERE, THE DOLLAR TRENDS CONTINUE FROM $0.19 THIS YEAR TO $11.2
SO LET ME TURN IT BACK TO DAN FOR THE EQUITY BUDGETING
YEAH
THANK YOU, MICHAEL
SO WE WANTED TO BEGIN TO INCORPORATE EQUITY INTO OUR BUDGETING PROCESS THIS YEAR AND WE RECOGNIZE IT WAS GOING TO BE NEW AND DIFFERENT
SO WE AT LEAST WANTED TO TAKE SOME INITIAL STEPS AND RECOGNIZING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A JOURNEY OVER TIME AS WE LEARN HOW TO INCORPORATE THAT MORE COMPREHENSIVELY INTO OUR BUDGETING PROCESS
BUT WE DID WORK
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION WE WORKED WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION WITH BOOKDAS GROUP, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE CHANGE TEAM, PARTICULARLY A SUBSET THAT WAS FOCUSED ON THIS EQUITY AND BUDGETING CONCEPT
SO AS PART OF THE PROCESS AND AS PART OF THE BUDGET SUBMITTALS, WE ASKED DEPARTMENTS TO ASK A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
THEY WERE REALLY JUST DESIGNED TO BEGIN TO PROMPT SOME THINKING ABOUT THEIR BUDGETS FROM AN EQUITY PERSPECTIVE
AND SO DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED, WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT ANSWERS AND RESPONSES TO THOSE, AND I THINK JUST GENERALLY TO SUMMARIZE SOME OF THE RESULTS, WE LEARNED THAT MOST DEPARTMENTS HAVE AND CAN IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE THEY CAN ADVANCE EQUITY
OBVIOUSLY, A LOT IS GOING ON WITH IN TERMS OF DEPARTMENTS CONSIDERING WMBE FIRMS AND THEIR CONTRACTING PROCESSES
AND MOST DEPARTMENTS ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW THEY CAN LOOK AT THEIR BUDGET THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS
SOME OPPORTUNITIES WE IDENTIFIED WOULD BE TO BETTER IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY BUDGET DECISIONS
THAT'S A REALLY KEY ELEMENT OF EQUITY AND BUDGETING IS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACT OF YOUR SPENDING IS ON VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AND WHO MAY BE HURT AND WHO MAY BE HELPED OR HARMED BY YOUR BUDGETING DOLLARS AND ALSO TO BEGIN TO EXPAND OUR FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS BEYOND THE WMBES THAT CURRENTLY GET A LOT OF THE FOCUS
WE'VE ALSO DONE SOME OUTREACH AND HAVE GOTTEN SOME GREAT INFORMATION BENCHMARKING WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, SOME OTHER CITIES WHO ARE MUCH FURTHER AHEAD OF US IN TERMS OF EQUITY AND BUDGETING, THE CITY OF SEATTLE, NAMELY, AS WELL AS EVEN SOME OTHER PORTS AND AIRPORTS
SO WE'VE BEGUN CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THESE GROUPS TO CONTINUE TO REFINE THIS OVER TIME
SO WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OF JUST THIS INITIAL FORAY INTO THIS AREA
WE RECOGNIZE IT'S A FIRST STEP AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO REFINE THIS AND HAVE EQUITY BE A MUCH MORE CENTRAL COMPONENT OF OUR BUDGETING PROCESS
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMISSION NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO FINALLY, JUST THE REMAINING SCHEDULE
WE'LL BE BACK AGAIN, HARD TO BELIEVE NEXT WEEK, NEXT TUESDAY FOR ADOPTION OF THE 2022 BUDGET
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON AND FILE THE BUDGET WITH KING COUNTY, THE STATUTORY BUDGET, AND THEN FINALIZE AND RELEASE THE FINAL BUDGET DOCUMENT IN MID DECEMBER
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION
WE RECOGNIZE WE WENT FAIRLY QUICKLY THROUGH ALL OF THIS A LOT OF INFORMATION
BUT AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS HAVE SEEN MUCH OF IT, SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR GO BACK AND REVIEW ANY OF THE INFORMATION IF YOU'D LIKE
IT HELPS IF I UNMUTE FIRST
YES, YOU'RE FINE
I DO SEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ALL RIGHT THEN, STEVE
YEAH, IF I COULD JUST COMMISSIONER, JUST TO ADD, I THINK DAN AND MICHAEL FOR WALKING THROUGH THAT
I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE THING THAT WAS IN THERE TOO, AS WELL, WHICH IS ONE OF MY KEY OBJECTIVES FOR 2022 WAS TO INCREASE OUR INVESTMENT IN THE PORT HUMAN CAPITAL AFTER TWO YEARS OF SEVERE CONSTRAINTS, WHICH YOU SAW REFLECTED ON THE PRESENTATION OF MICHAEL'S PART, MORE RESOURCES ARE NEEDED SO WE CAN ERASE THE BACKLOG OF DELAYED WORK AND RELEASE THE BURDEN ON THE STAFF AND SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE FUTURE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AND WE'RE PROPOSING AN AVERAGE 6% PAY FOR PERFORMANCE INCREASE FOR NON REPRESENTED WORKERS WITH PAY NEGOTIATED FOR REPRESENTATIVE WORKERS BASED ON THEIR CONTRACTS
AND THIS INCLUDES WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT NEW TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT AND ESSENTIAL TRAVEL INCREASING, WHICH WASN'T THERE BEFORE
SO THANKS, MR PRESIDENT
JUST WANTED TO ADD THOSE THOUGHTS AS ONE OF THE FOCUSES OF THE BUDGET
WELL, THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND THE PUBLIC FOR THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THE CREATION OF THIS 2022 BUDGET
AS A REMINDER, TODAY IS THE FIRST READING OF THESE RESOLUTIONS
FINAL ACTION IS SCHEDULED DURING THE SECOND READING OF THEM ON NOVEMBER 16, 2021
I'M SURE COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE COMMENTS TO SHARE REGARDING THE BUDGET PROCESS BETWEEN THIS MEETING AND NEXT
FOR NOW WILL LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE MOTIONS TO INTRODUCE THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE FLOOR
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS MAY HAVE AND THE PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 37, 93 AND 37 94 IS NOW OPEN
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME, WHICH I ALSO DO BELIEVE SPEAKS TO THE POINT OF EQUITY AND BUDGETING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE AN EFFORT FOR THAT LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND TO PERHAPS GET BETTER COVERAGE IN THE GENERAL PRESS
SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING, BUT ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE, BUT IF YOU WOULD, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ON THE LINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM UNDER PUBLIC HEARING? IS THERE ANYBODY CURRENTLY ON THE LINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A TESTIMONY AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING? WELL, THEN THAT CONCLUDES THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO TESTIFY ON THIS ITEM
AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DIDN'T TAKE THE TIME TO ADDRESS THIS QUESTION, BUT WE WOULD NOW LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE COMMISSION
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, SIR, BEFORE WE DO THAT, CAN WE OFFICIALLY CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING? I HEAR YOU NOW
I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER THE DISCUSSION OF THE COMMISSION WOULD BE PART OF THE HEARING, BUT I TAKE IT IT JUST CLOSES AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT
CORRECT
THE HEARING IS NOW CLOSED
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE ITEM TEN A
THE RESOLUTION SETTING THE 2022 BUDGET? SO MOVED
IS THAT COMMISSIONER CHO? IT IS INDEED
THANK YOU
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISCUSSION, WE'LL TAKE STAFF QUESTIONS AND COMMISSIONER DEBATE AT THIS TIME
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE GO AROUND THE ROOM TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE'LL DO BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I DID WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT, HOWEVER, THAT IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT TWO YEARS FOR DAN AND HIS TEAM WHEN CODE FIRST STARTED
OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AND A LOT OF FORECASTING THAT WE DID
I REMEMBER DAN WHEN WE WERE DOING THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS
IT WAS WORST CASE SCENARIO, NOT WORST WITH THE TC SCENARIO BECAUSE WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WAS GOING TO BE
AND WE COME A LONG WAY
AND I'M GLAD TO SEE US RECOVERING
IT'D BE SOMETHING AVIATION A LOT QUICKER
ONE THING I DID WANT TO CALL OUT AND REALLY APPRECIATE IS THE LISTENING TOUR THAT MY COLLEAGUES OBLIGED ME ON AND ALLOWED FOR US TO DO
WE HAD OVER 100 PEOPLE OVER TWELVE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS PROVIDE US WITH FEEDBACK ON HOW THE PORTION CONTRIBUTING TO AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY POST COVID 19
MANY ELT LEADERS ALSO LED THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AND I REALLY DO THINK THAT THIS BUDGET REFLECTS MANY OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THOSE MEETINGS
AND SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO NOT JUST MY COLLEAGUES WHO OBLIGED IN THIS EXERCISE, BUT ALSO TO ALL THE EXECUTIVE LEADERS, STEVE, AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO REALLY TOOK IT SERIOUSLY
AND I THINK WE'RE ALL BETTER FOR IT
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR AND LOOKING TO DO THE WORK ON RECOVERY
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER
THANKS
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON THE TAX LEVY BECAUSE AS WE GO TO A VOTE ON THIS EVERY YEAR, WE, AS COMMISSIONERS, GET LOTS OF FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT IT
AND HAVING JUST COMPLETED A CAMPAIGN SEASON, I CAN TELL YOU IT IS A COMMENT THAT PEOPLE OR QUESTION THAT PEOPLE ASK REGULARLY IS, WHY DOES THE PORT NEED A TAX LEVY? AND I THINK PART OF THE CHALLENGE COMES FROM WHAT A UNIQUE INSTITUTION WE ARE
IN SOME WAYS, WE ARE LIKE A CITY
WE HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE A FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE PROVIDE ALL THESE GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS WITHIN A VERY NARROW CHARTER
AND SO ONE FROM THE OUTSIDE MIGHT THINK, OH, IT'S KIND OF LIKE ANY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
AND YET WE ARE A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT WITH A VERY TIGHT CHARTER ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO
AND THEN, ON THE OTHER HAND, WE OPERATE BUSINESS UNITS THAT FUNCTION WHOLLY PROFITABLY
AND WHETHER THAT'S THE AIRPORT OR SOCIAL BAY MARINA
AND SO AT FIRST GLANCE, YOU MIGHT LOOK AT AN INSTITUTION LIKE THE PORT AND THINK, WHY ARE THEY TAKING TAX LEVY FUNDS TO THEN SUPPORT BUSINESS UNITS LIKE SOCIAL AND THE AIRPORT, WHEN IN FACT, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH IT
AND AS THE PRESENTATION MADE CLEAR, THE TAX LEVY USES, BY AND LARGE FALL UNDER THE AREAS OF WHAT WE DO AS A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT THAT ARE VERY GOVERNMENTAL IN OUR FUNCTION, THOSE AREAS WHERE THE MARKET MAY NOT PERFECTLY FUNCTION
AND SO A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY WORK THAT WE DO
THERE ISN'T NECESSARILY A MARKET FOR CLEANING UP THE RIVER THAT WAS POLLUTED 100 YEARS AGO
AND SO WHO'S GOING TO STEP UP TO DO THAT? BUT GOVERNMENT AND SO OUR TAX LEVY BACKSTOPS THAT KIND OF THING
ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT EXAMPLE, WHICH MAKES UP A VERY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF JUST FOR THIS YEAR'S INSTANCE, IS THE BUILDING OF INFRASTRUCTURE
WE BUILD SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY, PARTS OF TUNNELS THAT SUPPORT THE WORK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR US AS A COMMUNITY, GETTING GOODS AND PEOPLE AROUND OUR REGION
AND YET THERE'S NO WAY TO CAPTURE THAT AS PART OF JUST A STRAIGHT UP MARKET
IT NEEDS TO BE GOVERNMENT COLLECTIVELY
THAT DOES THAT
AND WE, AS A PORT AUTHORITY, HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THAT
AND THANKFULLY, WE HAVE THE TAX LEVY CAPACITY TO DO THAT WHEN YOU TAKE THAT UNDERSTANDING AND THEN YOU COUPLE IT WITH HOW WELL THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP HAS DONE TO EFFECTIVELY THIS YEAR MAINTAIN IN AN ABSOLUTE SENSE, THE $72 PER MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD THAT IS THE PORT LEVIES FOR MEDIAN KING COUNTY HOUSEHOLD
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN BE REALLY PROUD OF
IT'S EXCELLENT WORK BY THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE A LEAN ORGANIZATION USING EVERY DOLLAR ADEQUATELY TO ACCOMPLISH BIG PUBLIC GOODS THAT SERVE EVERYONE
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO VOTE FOR THIS INCREASE IN A NOMINAL SENSE AND TO BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF STAFF WORK TO GET US TO THAT LEVEL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THE MOMENT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE EXTRA TIME WE SPENT GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE COMMISSION AND THE EXECUTIVE SIDE TO FULLY INTEGRATE THE POLICY INTERESTS AND THE ORGANIZATION, MAKING IT REALLY ONE EFFORT GOING FORWARD
AND I APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY AND REALLY THE HONING IN ON MAKING GOOD IDEAS, MUCH BETTER TO BE BETTER INTEGRATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S GOALS
AND I THINK THIS BUDGET REFLECTS THAT EXTRA ITERATIVE WORK
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT
HAVING SAID THAT, I JUST WANT TO GO BACK ON A SMALL THING
ON PAGE EIGHT OF THE POWERPOINT WAS A LIST OF SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES THAT WEREN'T IN THE FIRST DRAFT AND IN THE COMMUNITY LONG LIST OF COMMUNITY PAGE
WE HAD THIS ONE SMALL, I THINK, $25,000 ASK FOR A LOWER DUWAMISH SALMON STEWARD, WHICH IS A NEW INITIATIVE AS WELL
THAT WHILE SMALL, I KNOW, IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO ONE IN WHICH WE ARE DOING A COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH KING COUNTY AND THE CITY, WHICH HONESTLY IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IN MY BOOK
IN TERMS OF REALLY PULLING TOGETHER, WE'RE ALSO THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES, ALONG WITH BOEING, WITH THE CLEAN UP OF THAT RIVER, THE MORE AND MORE WE WORK TOGETHER TO STEWARD THAT RESOURCE, WHICH ACTUALLY REALLY CONTINUES TO SURPRISE ME, IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHINOOK SALMON SOURCES IN THE WASHINGTON'S INTERNAL WATERS
AND IN FACT, JUST YESTERDAY, J AND L POD WERE SEEN ENTERING THE NORTH END OF THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA, WHICH IS THE FIRST REALLY FORAY THIS TIME OF YEAR
BUT IT IS THE PREDICTABLE ARRIVAL OF THE WHALES, WHICH IS WHY I'M TRYING TO GET SOME HYDROPHONES IN THE WATER IN TIME SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE SHIPS
BUT IT'S REALLY A FANTASTIC THING, AND THEY DON'T SHOW UP JUST FOR THE SCENIC BEAUTY
THEY COME IN HERE BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE FISH ARE
AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY A REFLECTION OF A LOT OF THE HARD WORK THE PORT STAFF HAVE DONE ALONG WITH OUR TRIBES AND OTHERS ALONG THE WHOLE FUGITIVE SOUTH WATERWAY
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THIS WORK
AND I THINK OUR MONEY IS BEING VERY WELL SPENT
AND THE TAX LEVY IS A WAY FOR EVERYBODY TO BE PART OF THAT
AND I DO BELIEVE ONE OTHER THOUGHT ABOUT THE LEVY IS THAT WHILE THE AIRPORT IS SELF SUSTAINING AND THAT THESE HUGE BILLION DOLLAR A YEAR INVESTMENTS ARE NOT COMING OUT OF THE LEVY, EVERYBODY IN THE REGION BENEFITS FROM THAT AIRPORT
BUT THERE ARE A SUBSET OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THAT AIRPORT
AND SO I BELIEVE IT'S IN ALL OF OUR INTERESTS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SUCH A REGIONAL ASSET REALLY UNIQUELY IN FOUR STATE AREA
THAT PART OF OUR PROPERTY TAX GOES TO HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE IMPACTS TO THOSE COMMUNITIES WHERE A LOT OF THOSE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS ARE SPENT
SO I THINK NOT ONLY IS IT A SMALL AMOUNT, I THINK IT'S A JUST AMOUNT
AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE THAT CLARITY
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS AND THE CLARITY WITH WHAT YOU PRESENTED
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS OR QUESTIONS? I CAN CERTAINLY GO AROUND THE ROLE ONE MORE TIME IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE SHOW OF HANDS
YES
I DON'T SEE ANY CURRENTLY
OKAY, SO THAT WAS THE FIRST READING
MOVING ON HERE
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THAT VOTE IN THEN FOR INTRODUCTION, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND WE WILL THEN KNOW FURTHER DISCUSSION
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTION 37, 93
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
WELL, THE FIRST READING OF THE DRAFT 2022 BUDGET PASSES
VERY EXCITING
SO NOW THERE'S A MOTION
WE NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND OR THERE IS ONE TO APPROVE INTRODUCTION OF ITEM TEN B, THE RESOLUTION SETTING 2022 REGULAR PROPERTY LEVY
YES
WE STILL NEED THE MOTION
AND THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR
IS THERE A MOTION? I'M SORRY, WAS THAT COMMISSIONER CHO? THANK YOU
IS THERE A SECOND 2ND? ALL RIGHT
MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED AGAIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION, WE'LL TAKE STAFF QUESTIONS AND COMMISSIONER DEBATE AT THIS TIME
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION
PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE
CLERK HART, SO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU FOR ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
THANK YOU ALL
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
TWO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I THINK WE CONFLATED ALL OUR COMMENTS ON THE FIRST ONE
SO SEEING THAT NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTION 37 94
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED 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 NOS FOR THIS ITEM
WELL, THE MOTION PASSES
WELL, THANKS, EVERYONE
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
THAT'S ITEM EIGHT ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND 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 WE'VE HEARD OF NO ITEMS TO BE PULLED TODAY FROM CONSENT
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH EIGHT M
SO MOVED SECOND
WELL, THEN THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS CHO
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOTES THIS ITEM
WELL, THEN THE AGENDA PASSES
SO NEXT UP WE WILL GO ON TO WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ITEM NINE
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE STRAIGHT INTO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH WOULD BE LET ME JUST SEE HERE
THAT IS ON PAGE 35, COMMISSIONER
AND IT'S ITEM TEN C
I CAN READ IT INTO THE RECORD FOR YOU, PLEASE
THANK YOU
THAT IS NEW BUSINESS
ITEM TEN C
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $2,300,000 FOR A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH OPTIONS FOR THREE ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS FOR ELECTRIC CART SERVICE BETWEEN THE SEA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MAIN TERMINAL AND SOUND TRANSIT LINK LIGHT RAIL AIRPORT STATION
THANKS, CLERK HART
COMMISSIONERS SEA HAS OFFERED ELECTRIC CART TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE AIRPORT'S MAIN TERMINAL AND SOUND TRANSIT AIRPORT STATION SINCE FEBRUARY 2017
TO DATE, THE SYSTEM HAS TRANSPORTED MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDED PASSENGERS WITH AN AMENITY THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO ACCESS THE AIRPORT THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
THIS AUTHORIZATION WILL EXTEND THIS SERVICE TO SUPPORT LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY MOBILITY FOR ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS
PRESENTERS ARE JEFF HOVETTE, SENIOR MANAGER, AIRPORT OPERATIONS, LANDSIDE OPERATIONS, AND ALSO, I BELIEVE, KATHY REUTER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, EXTERNAL RELATIONS
JEFF, THANK YOU, STEVE
I REALLY BELIEVE GOT OUR SLIDE PRESENTATION UP FOR US
AFTERNOON COMMISSIONER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK STEVE MENTIONED
I'M JEFF HOVETT, SENIOR MANAGER OF AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND PATRICK ROADERS WITH ME THIS AFTERNOON
TALK ABOUT JUST A FEW SLIDES ON THE AIRPORT'S TRAINED A PLAIN ELECTRIC CART SERVICE THAT CONNECTS SOUND TRANSIT FLIGHT RAIL TO THE AIRPORT'S MAIN TERMINAL
YOU'LL SEE IN THESE SLIDES THAT SOME OF THE IMAGES WE HAVE HERE THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A MASK ON OR DO THE MASCOTS HAVE A MASK ON, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT IN PLACE NOW AS PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S MANDATE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AUBREE SO STEVE MENTIONED WE'VE HAD THE SERVICE IN PLACE SINCE FEBRUARY 2017
WE'VE BEEN OFFERING ELECTRIC CAR SERVICE TO MAKE THE CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC MUCH EASIER
ENCOURAGE PASSENGERS TO UTILIZE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
THE TRAIN TO PLANE ELECTRIC CAR SERVICE TYPICALLY OPERATES JUST AS THE FIRST TRAIN ARRIVES AROUND 05:00 A.M.
IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUES ALL DAY AND THEN TO MIDNIGHT
THE OPERATOR ADDS ADDITIONAL CARS AT PEAK TIMES TO ENSURE CONSISTENT SERVICE DERIVING AND DEPARTING CUSTOMERS
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
THESE ELECTRIC CARS THEY TYPICALLY HOLD UP TO SIX PEOPLE
THAT INCLUDES THE DRIVER, AND THEY REALLY HAVE BEEN POPULAR WITH CUSTOMERS AND WRITERS
PRECOVID WE AVERAGE MORE THAN 30,000 PASSENGERS TRANSPORTED EACH MONTH
WE CURRENTLY SEE RIDERSHIP AT NEARLY 20,000 EACH MONTH, AND THAT'S RISING
A BIG PART OF OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC
AND SOUNDTRANS HAS BEEN PROMOTING THE SERVICES THAT'S THE CART SERVICES FEATURED AT BOTH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND SOUND TRANSIT'S WEBSITE AND PORT EXTERNAL AFFAIRS HAS TOUTED THE SERVICE AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION WITH REBRANDING OF PLANE TO TRAIN TO PLANE
I GET THAT MIXED UP BECAUSE I'M AN AIRPORT GUY
I'LL SAY PLANE TO TRAIN
IT REALLY IS TRAIN TO PLANE
PRIOR TO THIS REQUEST, OUR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TEAM HAS PROMOTED THE TRAIN TO PLANE SERVICE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS TO KEEP THE SERVICE VISIBLE
THERE ARE RENEWED EFFORTS TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED THAT EXISTS
KATHY ROTORS WITH ME TODAY TO COVER THE NEXT FEW SLIDES
CATHY, THANK YOU
AS JEFF MENTIONED, WE HAVE DONE NEARLY ANNUAL PROMOTIONS OF THE TRAIN TO PLANE CART, ALWAYS IN PARTNERSHIP OR MOST ALWAYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SALE TRANSIT, AND WE'VE GOT THEM PROMOTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND THEN WE'VE DONE A COUPLE OF THINGS IN PERSON AS WELL
IF WE CAN COME TO OUR NEXT SLIDE IN 2018, WE DID TWO EVENTS PROMOTING LIGHT RAIL OVERALL, BUT ALSO DRIVING ATTENTION TO THE CART OUT AT THE AIRPORT
WE DID A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE AIRPORT
WE HANDED OUT FREE TICKETS
SOUNDTRANS HAD A GRANT THAT ENABLED THEM TO HAND OUT FREE TICKETS TO PASSENGERS
SO WE DID AN INTERNAL GIVEAWAY OF LIGHT RAIL TICKETS
WE ALSO HAD A MEDIA EVENT
YOU CAN SEE WE HAD A REALLY FUN DAY WITH A LOT OF SPORTS MASCOTS
WE ALSO DID A TICKET GIVEAWAY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUND TRANSIT OUT AT TERMINAL 91 AT SMITH COVE CRUISE TERMINAL WHEN WE WERE JUST LAUNCHING OUR PORT BALLET PROGRAM AND WE WANTED TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE LIGHT, DROP OFF THEIR BAGS AND THEN GO DOWNTOWN OR SOMEWHERE CLOSE AND THEN USE LIGHT RAIL TO GO OUT TO THE AIRPORT
SO THOSE WERE VERY EFFECTIVE PROMOTIONS THAT WE WERE USING AT THE TIME TO LAUNCH INITIATIVES
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IN 2019 IS WHEN WE ACTUALLY BRANDED THE CART WITH THE TRAIN TO PLANE, AND WE DID ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS THAT YEAR
A LOT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS EFFORT FOCUSES ON FOLKS WHO ARE ALREADY LEANING TOWARDS USING LIGHT RAIL AND JUST MAYBE AREN'T USING IT YET FOR THE AIRPORT
SO WE WANTED PEOPLE WHO ARE INCLINED TO THINK ABOUT LIGHT RAIL AS A SOLUTION FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT WE COULD MAKE IT EASIER, MAKE THAT A QUARTER MILE WALK A LITTLE BIT FASTER AND A LITTLE BIT EASIER WITH THEIR LUGGAGE
SO WE HAD PROMOTIONS THAT WERE ACTUALLY ON LIGHT RAIL, BUT WE ALSO HAD THEM IN OUR OWN AIRPORT
IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
2020 WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR
WE DIDN'T DO ANY PROMOTIONS IN 2020 JUST BECAUSE PASSENGERS AND RIDERSHIP WAS DOWN SO MUCH
BUT WHAT WE DID DO IN 2021, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE OBSERVED IS WE LOOK AT ANALYTICS ON OUR WEBSITE
OUR NEWSROOM IS THAT THIS BLOG ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT LINK LIGHT RAIL TWO SEA AIRPORT IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE MOST VIEWED BLOGS EVERY SINGLE MONTH FOR YEARS
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DECIDED TO DO THIS YEAR WAS TO TRANSLATE IT INTO FIVE LANGUAGES THAT ARE HIGHLY RELEVANT TO BOTH OUR PASSENGER COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO OUR EMPLOYEE COMMUNITY
SINCE WE KNOW THIS IS AN AMENITY THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO EMPLOYEES AS WELL
OUR WEBSITE IS ALREADY AVAILABLE VIA GOOGLE TRANSLATE IN ANY LANGUAGE
BUT ONE THING WE DO KNOW IS THAT DOING SPECIFIC TRANSLATIONS FOR CONTENT MAKES THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE AND MORE ACCURATE, AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE FOR ANY TRANSLATED CONTENT
IT MAKES THEM LESS EVERGREEN
BUT SINCE THIS BLOG HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR FOR YEARS, WE DON'T CHANGE IT VERY OFTEN
THE CONTENT JUST NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON THE THREE NEW STATIONS, BUT OTHERWISE IT'S VERY RELIABLE
WE'VE DONE THIS WITH OTHER BLOGS AS WELL
WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE MOST IN DEMAND CONTENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE DIRECT TRANSLATIONS
LAST SLIDE
I THINK THIS MIGHT BE STARTING VERY SOON
WE WILL HAVE OUR HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN AND WE ARE PROMOTING USING LINK LIGHT RAIL TO COME TO THE PUBLIC TRANSIT TAXIS TNCS TO COME TO THE AIRPORT BECAUSE FOR CARBON EMISSIONS, ALSO BECAUSE OUR GARAGE IS PRETTY CONSTRAINED RIGHT NOW AND BECAUSE IT DIDN'T
SO THIS IS A CAMPAIGN THAT WILL LAUNCH VERY SHORTLY TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK
AND WE ARE IN TALKS WITH SOUND TRANSIT RIGHT NOW WITH THEIR MARKETING DEPARTMENT, PARTICULARLY NOW THAT THEY HAVE THESE THREE NEW STATIONS, HOW WE CAN START FOLDING INTO FUTURE PHASES OF THEIR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS TO BRING NEW PEOPLE INTO TRYING TO TAKE WHITE RAIL TO THE AIRPORT
SO THAT'S WORK THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW
THANKS, CATHY CHRISTIANS
WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE SERVICE AND I APPRECIATE THE BUSINESS PARTNERS THAT HAVE MANAGED THE SYSTEM WITH CONSISTENT SAFE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT LAKELIGHT RAIL TRAIN SYSTEM AND NOW ON TO THE REQUEST
THE REQUEST IS FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE THIS SERVICE
WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN PURSUING A CONTRACT THAT'S ESTIMATED TO BE $2.3 MILLION FOR A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH UP TO THREE ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS FOR A TOTAL THAT MAY REACH FIVE YEARS
SINCE INITIATING THE CARD SERVICE IN 2017
WE'VE CONSISTENTLY RECEIVED POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM CUSTOMERS
ELECTRIC CARS MITIGATES THE WALK TO AND FROM LIGHT RAIL, AND IT'S REALLY A WELCOME ADDITION FOR CUSTOMERS WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES
AND YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE WALKWAY ITSELF CONNECTING LIGHT RAIL IN THE AIRPORT WAS UPGRADED IN 2016 WITH EPOXY FLOOR COVERINGS AND PLEXIGLAS WIND BREAKS TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR CUSTOMERS
WE'VE LOOKED AT ALTERNATIVES TO ELECTRIC CART SERVICE AS PART OF THIS MEMO THAT WE ISSUED FOR YOU, INCLUDING ELIMINATION THE ALTERNATIVE AND FOUND THAT THE CURRENT PRACTICE AND THE METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION TO BE OUR BEST SOLUTION
THERE MAY BE BETTER FUTURE SOLUTIONS TO COME LEVERAGE EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, BUT TODAY'S DEMAND IS BEST MET WITH A COMPACT ELECTRIC CART
OUR REQUEST TODAY IS FOR COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR SERVICE AND INCLUDES A COMMITMENT FOR TWO YEARS WITH EXTENSION THAT COULD STAND THE AGREEMENT FOR UP TO FIVE, AS I MENTIONED, ANTICIPATE EXPENSES UP TO BUT NOT TO EXCEED $2,300,000
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS
YOU MUTED, COMMISSIONER
I ALMOST CAUGHT MYSELF, SO THANK YOU, JEFF AND CATHY, AND I HAD NO IDEA, KATHY, THAT THAT WAS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT OR HIGHLY HIT BLOG SITES, AND WE NOW KNOW WE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT
I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN I FIRST GOT TO THE PORT, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS ALREADY RACING AT THIS, EVERYBODY WOULD TELL ME WHAT A WIND TUNNEL IT WAS GOING TO THE PARKING GARAGE, AND THE PORT STAFF DID A GREAT JOB OF ENCLOSING THAT AND MAKING IT MUCH BRIGHTER AND THEN MOVING
WHILE I QUICKLY JOINED COMMISSIONER BOWMAN IN ADVOCATING FOR THE MOVING SIDEWALK AND ALL BUT THIS LIGHT RAIL, THIS ELECTRIC GO KART REALLY SEEMED TO BE THE RIGHT SOLUTION AT THIS TIME
AND THE FACT THAT IT'S AN INCREASING NEED AND THAT LINKING IT TO THE EXPANSION OF THE LIGHT RAIL MAKES ME VERY HAPPY TO HEAR, AND I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO COMMISSIONERS FOR COMMENTS STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
OH, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE RIGHT
THIS HAS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE SINCE I JOINED THE PORT COMMISSION, AND I REMEMBER THE DAY THAT AS WE WERE SITTING AND HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHY IT WAS SO EXPENSIVE TO PUT IN THE MOVING WALKWAY
AND I SAID IF WE EVER THOUGHT OF GOLF CARTS AND DIDN'T NECESSARILY MEAN IT LIKE GO FORTH, BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED
AND I APPRECIATE SO MUCH HOW MUCH WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO PROMOTE THIS
I HOPE THAT MOVING FORWARD FOR CATHY AND THE REST OF THE STAFF THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT OR THAT YOU CAN THINK ABOUT EXTENDING THE PROMOTION OF THIS SERVICE OUTSIDE OF THOSE WHO ALREADY USE TRANSIT
I THINK, AS A VERY FREQUENT LIGHT RAIL RIDER MYSELF, I CLEARLY READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS WHEN I'M ON THE TRAIN
BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS GET PEOPLE THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY USING LIGHT RAIL TO THE AIRPORT, AS OPPOSED TO THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY USING LIGHT RAIL
GENERALLY SPEAKING, I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE, AS I MENTIONED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK A FEW WEEKS AGO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO ABOUT 40 ELECTED LEADERS FROM THE EAST SIDE MAYOR'S AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY
AND AS I TALKED ABOUT THE GOLF CART SERVICE AT THE AIRPORT, NOT A SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAD EVER HEARD OF IT
AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK FOR YOU TO REDOUBLE THE EFFORT, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH PAID ADVERTISING OR WHAT WE WOULD CALL EARNED MEDIA
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO COST A LOT, BUT REALLY HOPING THAT YOU CAN AGAIN EXTEND THAT BEYOND THOSE THAT CURRENTLY USE LIGHT RAIL AND REALLY MAKING A BIG PUSH TO LET FOLKS, PARTICULARLY ON THE EAST SIDE, KNOW ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
HONESTLY, THESE 40 ELECTED OFFICIALS THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY COOL IDEA, AND SEVERAL OF THEM SAID, OH, WELL, THAT WOULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE
BUT WHETHER I WOULD TAKE LIGHT RAIL TO THE AIRPORT, BUT THEY SIMPLY STILL DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE SERVICE, SO I HOPE THAT CAN HAPPEN
MOVING FORWARD
THANK YOU SO MUCH
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
I THINK THIS IS A NO BRAINER
I WOULD LOVE FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, MAYBE REALLY QUICKLY COVER WHY WE DON'T HAVE A MOVING WALKWAY THERE
I'M SORRY IF YOU'VE ALREADY COVERED IT, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE UP THE CONCRETE IN THE PARKING LOT IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY PUT A WALKWAY
IS THAT ACCURATE? SURE
YEAH
I'LL GET TO THE COMMISSION SHOW
SO THE STRUCTURE ITSELF IS BUILT WITH A POST TENSION STRUCTURE
SO THERE ARE CABLES THAT RUN THROUGH THE CONCRETE DECKING IN ORDER FOR US TO PUT IN
A MOVING WALKWAY WOULD REQUIRE THAT TO BE DISTURBED
AND THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE WITH THAT STRUCTURE
SO WE'RE LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD
IT'S IN FUTURE PLANNING THAT MAY INCLUDE A MOVING WALKWAY TO SUPPORT ACTIVITY ALONG THAT CORRIDOR
IN THE INTERIM, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE ELECTRIC CAR SERVICE TO CONTINUE
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION
SO, IN ESSENCE, IF WE WERE TO MESS WITH THAT CABLING, YOU WOULD MESS WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE PARKING LOT
CORRECT
CORRECT
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER
I GUESS THAT WOULDN'T PREVENT US FROM DOING A GIANT SLIP AND SLIDE UP FROM THE TERM
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
AND, JEFF, THANKS FOR MENTIONING THE POTENTIAL FUTURE PLANS AS WELL
THAT WOULD REPLACE ALL OF THIS WITH AN EVEN BETTER ALTERNATIVE WHEN POSSIBLE
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS BEYOND THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELONY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROFILE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO THIS SEEMS LIKE A FANTASTIC MOMENT WITH ALL THE ATTENTION GOING TO LIGHT RAIL RIGHT NOW AND LET'S WHOOP IT UP
AND IT'S A GREAT STORY
AND I DON'T EVEN RECALL SEEING IT REBRANDED
I MISSED THAT BECAUSE I WAS JUST THERE AND DIDN'T NOTE IT, AND I'M STILL CALLING ON ALASKA AIRLINES TO GIVE US FREE TICKETS FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC SO THAT THEY HAVE THE CLOSEST PROXIMITY
ANYWAY, I JUST THOUGHT I KEEP ON SAYING IT OUT LOUD
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE'D LIKE TO SEE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO EXPAND THIS GO CART USE
SO MOVED, I WILL SECOND IT THEN
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE FOR THE VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK? YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
THE MOTION PASSES
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
WE'RE JUST CLICKING ALONG HERE TODAY
THAT IS ITEM TEN D AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FUND $21,500,000 FOR THE REMAINING DESIGN FOR ALL PHASES OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND EXECUTION OF A SECOND TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALASKA AIRLINES TO COMPLETE THE REMAINING DESIGN SCOPE
COMMISSIONERS, EARLIER THIS YEAR, YOU AUTHORIZED $10 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM DEFINITION DOCUMENT, OR PDD FOR OUR NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
WITH BOTH THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT IN THE 30% DESIGN NOW COMPLETE, WE ARE BACK BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO REQUEST FUNDS FOR THE REMAINING DESIGN TO EXECUTE THE SECOND TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
ONCE COMPLETE, THE FINISHED PRODUCT WILL REPLACE AND RENEW 1000 1980S AREA FINISHES, IMPROVE PASSENGER PROCESSING, SECURITY, SCREENING THROUGHPUT AND ENHANCE THE OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE JAMES JENNINGS, DIRECTOR, AVIATION BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES, AND ALLEN OLSON, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER
I'M NOT SURE IF
JAMES, ARE YOU GOING FIRST? THERE I AM
THANK YOU
YEAH
THANKS, STEVE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M HERE TODAY WITH ALAN OLSEN AS HE INDICATED, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING THE 21 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN
THE PORT IN ALASKA HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT, WHICH TOUCHES THE NORTH END OF THE TICKETING AREA, AS WELL AS SEVERAL FLOORS BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW
AND ALAN WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT PROJECT SCOPE, BUT ALASKA WILL BE CONSTRUCTING THIS ON BEHALF OF THE PORT THROUGH A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN TWO PHASES AND SO NOT TOO FAR IN THE FUTURE
OUR STAFF WILL BE RETURNING TO REQUEST CONSTRUCTION FOR THE FIRST PHASE, BUT THE FUNDING OF DESIGN IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST
IT'S IMPORTANT ALSO TO NOTE THAT THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST PHASE OF A LARGER PROGRAM THAT THE PORT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE CONTINUING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOME ARCHITECTURAL IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF A FUTURE PORT PROJECT
SO IT IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR THE AESTHETICS OF THE FRONT DOOR OF THE AIRPORT AND THE ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS AND VISION THAT LANCE HAS SHARED WITH COMMISSION MANY TIMES IN THE PAST
SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OFF TO ALAN OLSON
HE CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SPECIFICS
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PATRICK, COULD WE HAVE THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, PLEASE? THANK YOU
THIS IS THE SAME INFORMATION THAT JJ JUST SHARED WITH YOU WITH SOME RENDERINGS
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THIS IS A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE AREA WHERE THE WORK IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE
SPECIFICALLY AT THE NORTH END OF THE MAIN TERMINAL
ALASKA'S TICKETING AND SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE
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SO THE DRIVERS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE MANY, BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST IS THAT THE TERMINAL NEEDS RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT
WE HAVE SOME INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS THAT WE NEED TO UPGRADE
IN ADDITION TO GETTING OUR NEW ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL VISIONING DOCUMENT THAT JJ WAS TALKING ABOUT, THERE ARE SOME REAL PROBLEMS WITH OVERCROWDING DURING PEAK PERIODS NOT ONLY IN THE TICKETING AREA BUT AT SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE, THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS
AND IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THAT, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE BUILDING OUT THE CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED PROMENADE, WHICH IS ON THE BRIDGE LEVEL
AS YOU'RE COMING OVER FROM THE PARKING GARAGE
IT'S THE UNUSED SPACE THAT'S ON EITHER SIDE AS YOU ENTER THE TERMINAL
ALONG WITH THAT, WE HAVE SEVERAL CODE AND SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE
CODE UPGRADES AND SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, THE LARGEST OF THESE BEING SMOKE CONTROL AND FINALLY, CUSTOMER SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY PASSENGERS AND STAFF, AS WELL AS CREATING A MORE OPEN AND AREA ENVIRONMENT
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SO THE HIGH LEVEL SCOPE SUMMARY IS TO, AS I SAID EARLIER, BUILD OUT THE CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED SPACE ON THE PROMENADE AND BRIDGE LEVEL, AND THIS IS GOING TO CREATE NEW SPACE FOR ALASKA CHECKIN AND BACKDROP FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN DIRECTLY FROM EITHER LIGHT RAIL OR FROM THE PARKING GARAGE
THEN THE NEXT BIG PIECE IS TO RECONFIGURE ALASKA'S TICKETING AND THE ENTIRE TICKETING SPACE THERE IN THE NORTH END OF THE MAIN TERMINAL
PART OF THE MEZZANINE IS GOING TO BE REMOVED ABOVE ALASKA'S TICKETING
THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE PASSENGER PROCESSING AND BACKDROP CAPACITY, AND IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE THE TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER UPDATES TO IMPROVE THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS IN MANY WAYS IS ENLARGING SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE FROM FIVE TO SEVEN LANES AND ALSO PROVIDING A RECOMPOSED AREA POST SECURITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN COLLECT THEIR BELONGINGS AND HEAD OFF TO THEIR FLIGHTS
ANOTHER BIG PART OF THIS IS UPGRADING BUILDING SYSTEMS TO MEET CODE REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO PROVIDING NEW SYSTEMS, PRIMARILY THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT I DISCUSSED EARLIER
AND THEN ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS TO DEVELOP ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS FOR USE IN THE REST OF THE MAIN TERMINAL, ALONG WITH BUILDING SYSTEMS UPGRADES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN PROJECTS DURING LATER PHASES
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HERE'S A HIGH LEVEL PLAN SHOWING THE END RESULT
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT IN DARK GREEN IS EXPANDED TO SEVEN LANES, AND THERE'S A MUCH IMPROVED RECOMPOSE AREA THERE TO THE RIGHT AND IN THE OLIVE GREEN COLOR, THERE IS THE RECONFIGURED ALASKA TICKETING AREA
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NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY UP FRONT THAT ALL OF THESE RENDERINGS ARE VERY EARLY AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE FINISHED PRODUCT
THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AT THE 30% DESIGN PHASE RIGHT NOW
SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT ANYWAY, AS YOU'RE COMING IN OFF OF THE DEPARTURES DRIVE INTO THE ALASKA TICKETING AREA, THIS IS A RENDERING OF HOW THE NEW TICKETING AREA IS GOING TO LOOK WITHOUT THE MEZZANINE, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS HIGH, WIDE AND BRIGHT AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE LINEAR TICKET COUNTER
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HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE SECURE SIDE OF SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE SHOWING THAT RECOMPOSED AREA
THE GENTLEMAN IN THE LOWER RIGHT IS GETTING READY TO TAKE THE RAMP UP FROM THE SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT INTO CONCOURSE D AND OFF TO YOUR LEFT IS WHERE YOU WOULD TAKE THE ESCALATORS DOWN TO THE ST LEVEL TO TAKE A TRAIN OUT TO NORTH SATELLITE
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AND AGAIN, HERE'S ANOTHER PROPOSED LAYOUT FOR HOW THE PROMENADE IS GOING TO LOOK OR THE BRIDGE LEVEL AFTER IT'S BEEN TRANSFIGURED, ACTUALLY FROM ITS CURRENT STATE INTO THE NEW CHECK IN AND BAG DROP LOCATION
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AND I'LL PASS IT BACK TO JJ TO DISCUSS
YOU BET
YEAH
SO AS STEVE SHARED IN THE BEGINNING, WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION FOR TR, A NUMBER ONE, WHICH WAS THE $10 MILLION WHICH HAS ESSENTIALLY BROUGHT US THROUGH THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT AND 30% DESIGN
WE ARE SEEKING TODAY AUTHORIZATION FOR FUNDING AND TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE REMAINING DESIGN, WHICH IS 21 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS
AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE WOULD ACTUALLY COME BACK TO COMMISSION IN TWO DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION PHASES
THE FIRST PHASE WE'RE HOPING TO BE IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, ACTUALLY, AS THIS IS WELL UNDERWAY IN TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALASKA'S PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD METHOD, WE'LL BE RETURNING TO COMMISSION HOPEFULLY SOON ON THE FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IN ESSENCE IS THE ENABLING WORK PREDOMINANTLY THE PROMENADE BUILD OUT THAT HE JUST SHOWED A RENDERING IN MUCH OF THE TENANT RELOCATIONS IN SOME OF THE ASSOCIATED CODE WORK
AND THEN IN Q THREE OF 2022, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE OR STAFF WOULD ANTICIPATE RETURNING TO COMMISSION FOR THE FULL AUTHORIZATION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT YOU SEE ON TICKETING AND THE REMAINING PORTION BACK TO YOU, ALLEN
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THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL BREAKDOWN AND GO INTO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DETAIL, BUT IT SHOWS OUR PREVIOUS REQUEST, THIS REQUEST AND THE TOTAL REQUESTED TO DATE
AS JJ INDICATED, WE'VE COMPLETED THE PDD AND THE 30% DESIGN, AND NOW WE WANT TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN FOR BOTH PHASES ONE AND TWO, AND WE HAVE THE APPLICABLE PORT SOFT COSTS AND ALASKA SOFT COSTS INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER
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HERE'S A HIGH LEVEL SCHEDULE SHOWING WHERE WE ARE TO DATE
WE ANTICIPATE GOING TO MIII HERE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK TO PRESENT THE OVERALL PROGRAM, AND IT SHOWS TODAY'S COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION AS WELL AS OUR HOPE FOR NEXT COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR PHASE ONE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS A FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE, BUT WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN BE FINISHED WITH THIS WORK BOTH ALASKA AND THE PORT BY THE END OF SECOND QUARTER 2025
ALLEN, FOR PUBLIC CLARITY, COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE MII PROCESS? MII IS WHEN WE PRESENT THE PROJECT TO THE AIRLINES WITH AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE WORK IS AND WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE GOING TO BE TO THE RATES THAT THE AIRLINES ARE CHARGED
AND, JJ, IF I GOT ANYTHING WRONG, PIPE UP
IT STANDS FOR MAJORITY IN INTEREST VOTE
IT'S ACTUALLY A PROVISION IN THE SIGNATORY LEASE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRLINES, AND IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT OR DELAY AT A YEAR OR DELAY AT A YEAR
WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WILL NOT BE THE CASE, BUT YES, THAT IS A POTENTIAL AS WELL
THIS IS A SPECTACULAR NEW FRONT DOOR TO THE AIRPORT
SO VERY GOOD
ARE YOU THROUGH YET, OR ARE WE STILL GOING ONE MORE SLIDE
YEAH
THIS IS JUST A HIGH LEVEL BREAKDOWN OF THE PHASING THAT WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT BUILDING OUT THE PROMENADE AND THEN THE FOLLOW ON WORK IN TICKETING AND SCREENING CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE AND THE VARIOUS UPGRADES THAT ARE HAPPENING TO BUILDING SYSTEMS NEXT SLIDE
HERE WE GO
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION
THANK YOU, CLERK HART, WOULD YOU GO AROUND THE ROOM AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTERS? THEY'LL DO, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO QUESTIONS
JUST A COMMENT
I'M EXCITED THAT THE STAFF IS BRINGING US FORWARD AND I AGREE IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT FRONT DOOR AND WONDERFUL WORK
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IN NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
AND I THINK IT'S A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT AND WITH A HUGE PRICE TAG, BUT ONE THAT I'M GLAD WE ARE ABLE TO NAVIGATE COLLECTIVELY
SO GREAT
THEN, IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM TEN D STILL MOVE SECOND
I'M SORRY
THAT IS TEN E
RIGHT
THAT WAS D
I'M SORRY
SO THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CHO
ALL RIGHT, THEN
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE? I WILL BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
VERY GOOD THEN
SO WE'RE GOING TO AND THE MOTION PASSES
I'M SORRY
YES, INDEED
THAT IS
I'M TRYING TO SEE WHETHER WE ARE NOW GOING TO GO BACK TO THE FIRST ITEM
SO OUR NEXT ITEM IS TO COMMISSION PRESIDENT IS TEN E
WE'LL GO BACK TO NINE AND ONE OR THREE WITH THE NEW BUSINESS SECTION
THANK YOU
AS I WAS MISSTATING AT FIRST
ALL RIGHT
VERY GOOD
THEN PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM TO THE RECORD
SECOND DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM TEN E AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADD SCOPE THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MAIN TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM TO COMPLETE A PROGRAM DEFINITION DOCUMENT
NO FUNDING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REQUEST, AND THE TOTAL ESTIMATED PROGRAM COST IS 800 MILLION TO $1 BILLION
COMMISSIONERS, GIVEN THE MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT OF OUR NORTH MAIN TERMINAL THAT YOU WERE JUST BRIEFED ON, WE BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO EXPLORE MAKING UPGRADES AND ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE REST OF THE TERMINAL AS WELL
THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED PRELIMINARY DESIGN FUNDS FOR THE MAIN TERMINAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE PROGRAM AT SEA LATE LAST YEAR
THE PRIMARY FOCUS THEN WAS TO ENSURE SAFETY COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE BUILDING CODE ENHANCEMENTS
THIS ACTION AUTHORIZES ADDING SCOPE TO THE PREVIOUS ACTION AND COMPLETION OF A PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT BY FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022
THE PLAN WILL COME BACK TO COMMISSION WITH AN UPDATE AND REQUEST FOR DESIGN FUNDS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE DOCUMENT IN EARLY 2023
PRESENTER THIS AFTERNOON IS JOHN FREEMAN FROM CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER JOHN
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
SO I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF BUILD ONTO THE PIECE THAT JJ AND ALAN JUST PRESENTED WITH THEIRS
SO CLERK, IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND BRING UP THE PRESENTATION AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY BASED ON THE MAIN TERMINAL, MAJORITY OF IT, THE MAJOR BUILD ON FROM THE EXISTING 40S TERMINALS IN THE 1970S
THE NORTH EXTENSION THAT THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL IS GOING TO BE DOING THEIR UPGRADE ON WAS FROM THE 80S JANUARY
LINDSAY HALL WAS EXTENDED TO THE SOUTH AND AROUND 2000 AND AT THAT TIME, EVERYTHING WAS UP TO DATE FOR CODE REQUIREMENTS, LIFE, SAFETY AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT
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SINCE THEN, CODE HAS DEFINITELY CHANGED
THERE'S A LOT MORE REQUIREMENTS
SO ALAN HAD HIS SLIDE EARLIER, KIND OF SHOWING EVERYTHING ON THE NORTH END
THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING ELSE
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JANERY LINDSEY HALL, IT'S MUCH MORE UP TO DATE IN GML HALL, A LOT OF BETTER FINISHES AND EVERYTHING THAT WAY
BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE REST OF THE TERMINAL LOOK SIMILAR TO WHAT THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL IS DOING, BUT NOT MAKING IT LOOK EXACT EITHER
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WHEN WE CAME TO COMMISSION LAST YEAR, WE BRIEFED ON ALL THE CODE ENHANCEMENTS, THE SMOKE CONTROL SPRINKLER STEM PIPES, EMERGENCY POWER UPGRADE, WHICH IS A VERY VITAL PART DOING THAT EMERGENCY POWER UPGRADE
IT'S NEEDED NOT ONLY FOR THE MAIN TERMINAL, BUT IT'S ALSO CONCOURSES BC AND D CURRENTLY FEEDS THE SOUTH SATELLITE, AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT PROVIDING ENOUGH CAPACITY TO REMOVE THE GENERATOR FROM CONCOURSE A AND HAVING A STANDALONE EMERGENCY GENERATOR FARM FOR JUST THIS TYPE OF NEED FOR YOUR SMOKE CONTROL AND YOUR REQUIRED LOADS WITHIN 60 SECONDS OF START
NOW THAT THE NORTH MAIN TURBO IS MOVING FORWARD WITH EVERYTHING WE'RE COMING HERE TODAY TO REALLY LOOK AT SOME NEW SCOPE PIECES TO ADD TO THIS, TO DO A FULL PROJECT DELIVERY DOCUMENT
THOSE KIND OF BIG PIECES ARE THE CRITICAL RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT BAD CLEAN DEVICES
MAJORITY OF THEM ARE ALL GREATER THAN 20 TO 25 YEARS OLD, STARTING TO SHOW A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR, AND THE MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE GOING UP EVERY YEAR AS THEY'RE TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE UNITS AND KEEP THEM IN SERVICE
SIGNAGE IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A BIG PUSH THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE AIRPORT
LET'S GET THAT SIGNAGE UPDATED, HELP THE PASSENGERS GET AROUND, HELPS THE METRUCK SCORES EVERYTHING LIKE THAT FOR THE AIRPORT DOMESTIC WATER PIPING
THERE WAS A PROJECT A FEW YEARS BACK THAT KIND OF UPDATED THE DOMESTIC WATER PIPING FROM THE MAIN TO KIND OF THE STANDPIPES, IF YOU WOULD SAY WITHIN THE BUILDING NOW, THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE TO REALLY GET THE REST OF THAT WATER TO THE RESTROOMS, DRINKING FOUNTAINS, ALL THE OFFICES, EVERYTHING WITHIN THE MAIN TERMINAL
AND THE LAST KIND OF PIECE OF THIS IS THE RESTROOM RENOVATIONS
MOST OF THESE RESTROOMS HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED FOR 30 YEARS
THEY DON'T MEET OUR CURRENT STANDARD
THEIR AIR TURNOVER RATE IS VERY LOW AS COMPARED TO WHAT WE LIKE NOW
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED
WE NEED TO EXPAND THE STALLS, MAKE IT MUCH MORE USER FRIENDLY FOR EVERYONE AND GET THAT AIR CIRCULATING TO MAKE THEM SMELL BETTER, CLEANER AND ALL OF THAT
ANOTHER NEW SCOPE ITEM THAT WE'RE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH NORTH MAIN TERMINAL IS MEZZANINE SECURITY GLASS
THIS IS TO HELP TO REDUCE ANY POTENTIAL FOR ACTIVE SHOOTER OR ANY OF THOSE SITUATIONS
WE WANT TO RAISE THE SECURITY GLASS LEVEL THROUGHOUT ANYWHERE THAT THERE'S A RAISED PLATFORM SO THAT SOMEONE CANNOT STAND THERE AND HAVE THAT ABILITY TO DO SO
AND KIND OF THE LAST PIECE OF IT IS ENHANCING THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
SO UPDATING SOME OF THE TERMINAL INFORMATION HUBS
THIS WOULD BE LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO, ASK QUESTIONS, WORK WITH THE PATHFINDERS
IT ALSO HAS DIFFERENT DIRECTORIES HAS APPLICATIONS FOR EVERYONE TO GO USE A PHONE IF THEY NEED TO AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT
AND THEN THE LAST PIECE WITH THAT IS THE ARCHITECTURAL UPGRADES
AND THIS WOULD MATCH ALL OF THAT VISIONING AND WANT AND DESIRE THAT THE NORTHERN MAIN TERMINAL IS GOING FOR
WE WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE MAIN TERMINAL AND TIE IT TOGETHER
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE SCHEDULE AT COMMISSION TODAY, AND THEN THE PLAN IS TO EXECUTE THE SERVICE DIRECTIVE IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR FOR THE PROJECT DELIVERY DOCUMENT
HAVE THAT COMPLETE IN Q FOUR
AND THEN WE WOULD RETURN THE COMMISSION AROUND Q ONE WITH KIND OF THE UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT HAVE ALL THE RENDERINGS, MAKE SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE CONSISTENT, TAKE WHATEVER DESIGN AND WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY NORTH MAIN TERMINAL AND MAKE SURE THAT THE RENDERINGS TIED TOGETHER
SO IT'S A CLEAR PICTURE FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO SEE WHAT THE ENTIRE TERMINAL IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND THEN GET THE REQUEST AT THAT POINT IN TIME FOR THE DESIGN FUNDS AND THEN START MOVING FORWARD WITH DESIGN
NEXT SLIDE
AND SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, JOHN
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
JUST A CLARIFICATION ON HOW THE TWO PROJECTS WE'VE JUST BEEN TALKING ABOUT INTEGRATE
IT APPEARS AS IF THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW COVERS A FAIR BIT WITH REGARD TO BAGGAGE CLAIM, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE EARLIER PROJECT THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOES NOT
SO DOES THIS PROJECT CONTEMPLATE THE AREA BAGGAGE CLAIM UNDER THE AREA THAT IS BEING REDESIGNED AS PART OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL
SO THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL PROJECT WILL BE DOING THE CEILING AND LIGHTING AND BAD CLAIM ABOVE BAD CLAIMS 15 AND 16
AND THEN THERE'S A SEPARATE PORT PROJECT THAT WILL BE STARTING NOTEBOOK IN Q ONE OF NEXT YEAR THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE TAKING THOSE FROM THE HORIZONTAL DESIGN TO THE SLOPE PLATE DESIGN TO MATCH THE REST OF THE BAGGAGE CLEAN DEVICES
SO THERE'S A SEPARATE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD FOR THAT AND THEN ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR CONSISTENCY
WE WOULD USE THAT THAT WOULD BE AS PART OF THIS NEXT PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ALL THERE
BUT THERE'S PIECES AND PARTS KIND OF THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE IT'S ALL CONSISTENT, LOOKS THE SAME
AND THEN ALL OF THE EMERGENCY POWER FROM THIS PROJECT WOULD ACTUALLY FEED ALL OF THE SMOKE CONTROL FOR THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH BOTH FIRE AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO USE KIND OF A TEMPORARY GENERATOR TO TEST IT FOR NOW AND THEN THIS PROJECT WOULD PROVIDE ALL OF THAT POWER FOR LATER ON
OKAY
THANK YOU
YES, SIR
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONER BONE
NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I'D LIKE TO BUILD ON WHAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS WAS ASKING ABOUT WITH OUR ART PROGRAM THAT COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK HAS AND BOWMAN HAS SO MUCH BROUGHT LIFE INTO
WE THINK ABOUT PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN OBSERVE ART AT THE AIRPORT
AND MY EXPERIENCE OFTEN HAS BEEN ALL I COULD DO TO GET TO THE GATE AND STOP HAVING MY HEART PALPITATING
BUT REALLY ONE OF THE PLACES THAT YOU COULD REALLY, OF COURSE, WE WANT PEOPLE TO GET EARLY AND SPEND MONEY AT THE ADR AND RELAX IN OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW FACILITIES
AND PERHAPS MORE AND MORE, THAT WILL BE THE CASE
AND THE ART TRULY IS BEAUTIFUL
BUT ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE OFTEN STUCK IS A BAGGAGE CLAIM
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU REALLY HAVE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES
AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DISMAL ASPECTS OF THE AIRPORT, WITH THE LOWEST CEILINGS, THE WORST LIGHTING AND REALLY BARE WALLS
AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING AND JUST THE ARCHITECTURAL PIPING IS THAT DARK BROWN
SO EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PLACE IS CLAUSTROPHOBIC AND POORLY LIT
AS YOU CAN TELL, I'M A BIG FAN
I'M JUST WONDERING, AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT'S A REAL CHANCE TO LIGHT THE PLACE UP AND REALLY MAKE IT A GALLERY BECAUSE OF THE TIME PEOPLE HAVE TO REALLY SMELL THE ROSES
I SEE LANCE LITTLE HAS SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD
YES
I'M NOT SURE IF HEBA IS ON THE LINE, HAD THE DISCUSSION WITH HER, ACTUALLY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND SHE ACTUALLY HAS A PLAN TO LIGHTEN AND BRIGHTEN THAT ENTIRE AREA
AND I'M HOPING WE'LL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY SHOW YOU SOME OF THE RENDERINGS AND THE PLANS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE FOR THE BAGGAGE CLAIM ERA
WE ACTUALLY SURE YOU'RE SENTIMENT, BUT WE HAVE A PLAN TO RECTIFY THAT
AS JEFFREY'S HAND, HE MIGHT HAVE SOME MORE DETAILS, BUT WE SURE YOUR SENTIMENT, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PLAN TO RECTIFY THAT SITUATION
THANK YOU
IS THERE JEOPARDY HAVING SOMETHING TO ADD TO THAT? WHO IS NOW DOCTOR THE ART PROGRAM
THANKS FOR THE COMMISSIONER
ACTUALLY, TOM MCGREGOR IS GOING TO COME FORWARD
I THINK DECEMBER 14 MEETING FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT, AND HE'S GOING TO PRESENT MORE INFORMATION
ROME, BUT MAKE SURE YOU RESPOND THE QUESTION
BUT THE ANSWER IDEA IS TO PUT TOGETHER A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM THAT COVERS ALL THE ART OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE ENTIRE CAMPUS
AND HE REPRESENTED THAT
HE STARTED WORKING ON THAT
SO I MAKE SURE YOU RESPOND THAT QUESTION
PROVIDE A VISION TO YOU ON DECEMBER 14
THAT'S GREAT
YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE A JOIN HEATHER AS WELL
YEAH
MAKE SURE SHE JOINED
ARE THERE ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO RAISE THAT CEILING OR ARE WE UP INTO UTILITY WORLD? THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITIES
REALLY SORRY, LANDSCAPE
WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS TO MAKE THE CEILINGS ACTUALLY LOOK AS IF THEY'RE NOT LOW
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE OPTIONS
JUST PLEASE GET RID OF THE FLUORESCENT LIGHTING
YOU JUST CHANGE THE BULBS
IN THE MEANTIME, IT WILL GO GREAT DISTANCE
I CAN SAY THAT BOTH PROJECTS ARE WORKING AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE EVERY MONDAY AFTERNOON WE HAVE A MEETING THAT IS PURELY ON ARCHITECTURAL VISIONING AND WORKING BETWEEN HOK AND BOTH PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S TIED TOGETHER FOR BRIGHTENING UP, CLEANING IT UP A LOT MORE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE ELECTRICAL FOR ALL THE LIGHTING AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT
AND THAT HEATHER IS PUSHING FOR EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO RAISE THE CEILING WHERE POSSIBLE AND USE A LOT OF WHITES AND WOOD LOOKS AND EVERYTHING IN THAT AREA
SO IT'S A MONDAY MEETING THAT WE ARE STANDING ALL THE WAY THROUGH JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR BETWEEN THE PROJECTS COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ON THAT ARCHITECTURAL PIECE
VERY GOOD
SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THOSE PLACES YOU CAN GET GREAT SATISFACTION WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE
YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT
ALL RIGHT THEN
THANK YOU SO MUCH
CLERK HART, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM TEN E? DON'T ALL CALL OUT AT ONCE
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR TEN E
SO MOVED
SECOND, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE ON ITEM TEN E FOR THE VOTE ON TEN E BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
VERY GOOD
THEN THE MOTION PASSES
SO AT THIS TIME, RATHER THAN GOING ON TO ITEM TEN F, WE'RE GOING TO NOW GO BACK
IS THAT THE PLAN? SO THE MOTION WAS THAT WE WOULD NOT GO BACK TO NINE A OR B UNTIL AT THE END OF NEW BUSINESS
SO WE ACTUALLY STILL HAVE F, G AND H
OKAY
MY CONFUSION
MY PRODUCT
SORRY ABOUT THAT
VERY GOOD
THEN MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN F
CLERK HART
PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM AND THE EXECUTIVE METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
YES
AND I'M SORRY
I DON'T KNOW IF I MISSED IT OR NOT
JUST NOTING THAT LAST MOTION DID PASS FOR THE RECORD
AND THEN TEN F IS INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3796, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION AND REFUNDING BOND SERIES 2022 AND THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $135,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING OR REFINANCING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO PORT FACILITIES AND REFUNDING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS OF THE PORT AND AUTHORIZING A DESIGNATED PORT REPRESENTATIVE TO APPROVE CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE BONDS
COMMISSIONERS, THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE SALE IN ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
THESE BONDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE AND WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS INCLUDING COMPLETION OF THE TERMINAL FIVE
MODERNIZATION WILL FINANCE AND REFUND OUTSTANDING DEBT FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS
THE PRESENTER IS ELIZABETH MORRISON, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE FINANCE
ELIZABETH
GOOD AFTERNOON
AS STEVE MENTIONED, THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE, PRESENTED ON OCTOBER 26, ANTICIPATED THE USE OF 292,000,000 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO FUND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS FOR BOTH SUPPORT AND THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST TRANCHE OF THAT FUNDING
AUBREE, WOULD YOU MIND THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE? THANK YOU
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE BONDS WOULD ACCOMPLISH THREE THINGS
FIRST, IT WOULD REFUND BONDS FIRST ISSUED IN 2011 FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS, AND WE ANTICIPATE THE SAVINGS WILL BE ABOUT $2 MILLION
WE'LL ALSO REFINANCE SOME COMMERCIAL PAPER THAT WAS ISSUED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT TERMINAL 91, AND THAT'S ABOUT $17.7 MILLION
AND THEN THIRD, IT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $75 MILLION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS WE EXPECT TO FUND WITH THESE BONDS ARE THE COMPLETION OF TERMINAL FIVE MODERNIZATION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
WE ESTIMATE ABOUT 40 TO 45 MILLION OF THE BOND PROCEEDS WILL BE APPLIED TO THIS PROJECT
THE REST OF THE BOND PROCEEDS MAY BE USED FOR ANY PROJECT THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX LEVY OR GEO BOND FUNDING, AND THAT LIST OF PROJECTS WAS PROVIDED IN THE OCTOBER 26 PRESENTATION ON THE TAX LEVY
THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATES ARE FOUR LARGE PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN, INCLUDING PIER 66, SHORE POWER, TERMINAL 91, BIRTH, SIX, AND EIGHT REDEVELOPMENT, THE TERMINAL 91 UPLANDS, PHASE ONE AND FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE BOND PROCEEDS OR ANY FUNDING CANNOT BE SPENT ON PROJECTS UNLESS THOSE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY AUTHORIZED
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO RESOLUTION 37 96 AUTHORIZES THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
THE RESOLUTION IS SIMILAR IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS WITH OTHER GEO BOND RESOLUTIONS AND DELEGATES TO EITHER THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THE ABILITY TO APPROVE THE DETAILS OF THE BOND SALE
WE EXPECT THE BONDS WILL BE SOLD AS TAXABLE, MEANING THAT THE INTEREST SUPPORT PAYS TO INVESTORS IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX
AND I'LL ELABORATE FOR A MINUTE ON THAT
THE POOR GENERALLY ISSUES TAX EXEMPT PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS
THAT'S A NICHE WITHIN THE TAX EXEMPT BOND MARKET FOR AIRPORTS AND DOCK FACILITIES
MANY OF THE PORT PORTS PROJECTS QUALIFY FOR THAT STATUS
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PROJECTS ON OUR LIST THAT DO NOT QUALIFY SPECIFICALLY TERMINAL 91, UPLANDS AND THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
THOSE DON'T QUALIFY FOR TAXES AND BONDS AT ALL
AND THEN WE'VE ALSO LEARNED OVER TIME THROUGH EXPERIENCE THAT SOMETIMES FACILITIES THAT QUALIFY AT THE BEGINNING CREATE UNDUE CONSTRAINTS AND LIMIT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN TERMINAL FIVE WAS VACANT, SOME OF THE INTERIM USES THAT COULD HAVE GENERATED REVENUES WERE NOT ALLOWABLE UNDER THE TAX CODE REGULATIONS
SO TAXABLE BONDS CREATE A GREAT DEAL OF FLEXIBILITY AND IN THE CURRENT MARKET ARE QUITE REASONABLY PRICED, SO WE WILL LIKELY SELL THE BONDS AS TAXABLE
THE RESOLUTION DOES PROVIDE THE FLEXIBILITY TO INCLUDE A TAX EXEMPT SERIES
AS WE GET TO THE MARKET, IT APPEARS THAT THE COST BENEFIT DYNAMICS HAVE SHIFTED AND THERE'S A BENEFIT TO DOING A TAX EXEMPT SERIES
RIGHT NOW, WE BELIEVE THE EFFICIENCY OF ONE SERIES SOLD ON A TAXABLE BASIS IS A GOOD BENEFIT FOR THE PORT
THE PROCEEDS WILL ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR RELATED COST OF ISSUANCE, AND WE EXPECT THE BONDS TO BE SOLD COMPETITIVELY
THE BONDS CAN BE SOLD WITHIN THE DELEGATION LIMITS ESTABLISHED IN THE RESOLUTION, WITH A MAXIMUM PAR AMOUNT OF $135,000,000, MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE OF FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT, A MINIMUM SAVINGS TARGET ON THE 2011 BONDS OF 2%
AND THEY MUST BE SOLD WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION
AND IF WE EXCEED ANY OF THOSE PARAMETERS, THEN WE WILL NEED TO GET COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION TO CHANGE THOSE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
NEXT STEPS ARE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 37 96 ON NOVEMBER 16
WE HAVE RATING AGENCY MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 7
WE ANTICIPATE SELLING THE BONDS IN MID JANUARY, AND WE'RE TARGETING THAT TIME FRAME BECAUSE IT'S A TIME WHERE THERE'S LIMITED BOND ISSUANCE, AND SO THE SUPPLY DEMAND DYNAMICS TEND TO FAVOR ISSUERS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET TO MARKET
THEN WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF
AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE A GREAT FEELING OF QUESTIONING OF ELIZABETH'S CANTER WITH US
I'M SURE WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF REASONS TO QUESTION HER INSIGHTS AND GUIDANCE AS ALWAYS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND GUIDING US THROUGH THIS ORNATE PROCESS
SHALL WE SAY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS PER CARD
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU, ELIZABETH, FOR ALWAYS BEING A GUIDING HAND ON WHAT IS OFTENTIMES VERY COMPLICATED MECHANISM THAT WE DEAL WITH
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO QUESTIONS FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO QUESTIONS
JUST A COMMENT
ALSO, ELIZABETH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK OVER THE YEARS
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU
AND I'VE ALWAYS HAD JUST AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF CONFIDENCE IN YOUR ABILITY
YOU JUST HAVE SUCH A LEVEL HEAD
YOU HAVE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK
YOU'VE REALLY GUIDED THE PORT OVER MANY YEARS
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THAT
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS ISSUANCE AS WELL
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
I'M JUST CONCERNED IF SHE EVER WANTED TO TRICK US
WE HAVE SUCH BUILT THAT SHE'S BUILT SO MUCH FAITH WITH US THAT WE FEEL VULNERABLE
SO IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF ITEM TEN? F INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 37 96
SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
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 YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
WELL, THEN THE MOTION PASSES AS ALWAYS
THANK YOU, ELIZABETH
THANK YOU
SO PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM TEN G AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SPEND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION FUNDS FOR 2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $16 MILLION AND APPROVE A FIVE YEAR SPENDING PLAN FOR $114,000,000 FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION LIABILITY PROGRAM FOR 2022 THROUGH 2026, OF WHICH AN AMOUNT ESTIMATED NOT TO EXCEED $30 MILLION WILL BE OBLIGATED DURING 2022 TO BE SPENT IN FUTURE YEARS
COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS ANOTHER AUTHORIZATION YOU SEE ON A YEARLY BASIS
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION PROJECTS DEFINE AND MINIMIZE THREATS TO THE ENVIRONMENT CAUSED BY THE EFFECTS OF HISTORIC INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY PROPERTIES ACQUIRED BY THE PORT PRIOR TO PORT OPERATIONS AND PRIOR TENANT OPERATIONS
THE PORT IS INVESTING HEAVILY IN QUITE A FEW PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND ADDRESS IMPACTS FROM AN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
TODAY WE SEEK YOUR APPROVAL FOR A FIVE YEAR SPENDING PLAN TO ADDRESS THE NUMBER OF THESE CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES
THE PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE CATHY BONNET, SENIOR MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MEGHAN KING, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS MANAGER
KATHY
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M KATHY BONNIC AND I'M HERE WITH MEGAN KING, AND WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR THE ANNUAL BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION LIABILITY PROGRAM
WE'RE ASKING TO AUTHORIZE $16 MILLION FOR 2022
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS LEGACY CONTAMINATION ON POOR PROPERTY
IT'S NOT PART OF A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM THAT MANAGES CURRENT OPERATIONS, SUCH AS THE STORMWATER PROGRAM BUT ADDRESSES HISTORIC CONTAMINATION
IT'S AN ANNUAL BUDGET WHICH IS NEEDED BECAUSE THIS WORK FALLS UNDER EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE PROJECTS ARE MULTIYEAR PROJECTS THAT CAN LAST FOR DECADES
THE SCOPE OF THE WORK AND CONTRACTING IS AUTHORIZED UNDER SEPARATE AUTHORIZATIONS, AS MOST OF THE WORK IS PERFORMED UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF OUR REGULATORY AGENCY, SUCH AS EPA OR ECOLOGY, AND OUR LEGAL AGREEMENTS, WHICH WE HAVE TO GO TO COMMISSION TO GET AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN, AND MANY OF THEM ALSO INVOLVE COST SHARING AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES
THE PORT IS INVOLVED, LIKE STEVE SAID IN MOST OF THESE PROJECTS DUE TO OUR OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY AND MANY OF THE PROPERTIES WERE CONTAMINATED BEFORE PORT OWNERSHIP, AND THE PORT PURCHASED THEM AS PART OF A BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT IN WHICH UNDERUTILIZED CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES WERE PUT BACK INTO ECONOMIC USE, AND IT SUPPORTED THE CLEANUP OF THE PROPERTIES
THIS WAS THE CASE FOR THE EXPANSION OF TERMINAL FIVE AND TERMINAL 18 IN THE PAST BECAUSE MOST OF THE CONTAMINATION WAS CAUSED BY OTHERS, COST RECOVERY IS IMPORTANT, BUT TO RECOVER COSTS, WE NEED TO PERFORM THE WORK FIRST
THE LARGEST COST THAT WILL BE INCURRED IN 2022 UNDER THIS PROGRAM IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE DESIGN WORK FOR BOTH THE UPPER AND THE MIDDLE REACH OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH RIVER, WHICH IS A FIVE MILE SECTION OF RIVER BETWEEN THE TURNING BASIN AND THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
AND WE'RE DOING THIS WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE CITY, COUNTY AND BOEING
ANOTHER ONE IS THE COMPLETION OF THE HABITAT PROJECT AT THE FORMER TERMINAL 117 CLEANUP SITE
THIS HABITAT AND PUBLIC ACCESS SITE IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY, AND IT SHOULD BE DONE THIS YEAR OR IN 2022
THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION LIABILITY SITES ARE AT VARIOUS STAGES OF INVESTIGATION AND OR CLEAN UP, AS WAS DESCRIBED IN THE COMMISSION DEMO A NUMBER OF THESE SITES
ABOUT HALF OF THE SITES ARE LOCATED ALONG THE DUWAMISH WATERWAY 7TH SITE OR THE EAST WATERWAY 7TH SITE
A NUMBER OF THEM ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES
LIKE WE SAID, WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS AND THAT SOME OF THEM ARE COMING TO COMPLETION
WE COMPLETED THE CLEANUP AT TERMINAL 30 AND AT LAURA LAKE THOSE SITES
AND WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME NEW SITES LIKE TERMINAL 25 SOUTH, WHERE WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022 TO ASK FOR AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN IN ORDER TO DO THE INVESTIGATION FOR A CLEANUP AT THAT SITE
WITH THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SANDRA? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS? NO
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM FOR THE PORT TO ENGAGE IN, AND WE PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN THE REGION AND HELPING CLEAN UP THESE CONTAMINATED SITES
SO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
THAT WAS MY SENTIMENT
EXACTLY
IF ANYBODY THOUGHT THAT A PORT WAS A POLLUTION GENERATOR, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE SPEND ON CLEANING UP OFTEN OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS, I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED
AND IN FACT, IT'S THIS PRICE TAG THAT REALLY LED ME TO CHAMPION THE IDEA OF THE PORT HAVING GREEN JOBS AS BEING PART OF OUR MISSION
IN THAT WHEN YOU SEE, OBVIOUSLY, SOME CONTRACTORS ARE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY DOING THIS WORK
AND SO I SEE THIS SORT OF BASIC, FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF BEING A PORT IS SUPPORTING THIS KIND OF EFFORT
AND I'M GLAD WE SEE KAREEM JOBS AS BEING VERY MUCH IN OUR PORTFOLIO
SO VERY GOOD
THEN, CLARKE, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE FOR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? YES
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO, I'M GOOD
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO GET A COMMENT JUST TO THANK THE STAFF
I THINK THIS IS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN STARTED TO ALLUDE TO THIS IS ONE OF THE REALLY GREAT STORIES ABOUT THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT SEEMS TO CONTINUE TO GET NOT TOLD
AND I WOULD SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE YEARS IN PARTICULAR, THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF CRITICISM OF THE PORT PUBLICLY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE ACTIVELY SAID THAT THE PORT COURT IS INACCURATELY, CLAIMED THAT THE PORT WAS THE BIGGEST POLLUTER IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
THAT IS NOT ACCURATE AND ALSO THAT WE ARE NOT COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP, WHICH IS NOT ACCURATE AS WELL
I THINK THAT THIS ANNUAL ALLOCATION AND IT IS NOT THE ONLY THING THAT WE DO
BUT THE ANNUAL ALLOCATION FOR THE EARLY PROJECTS, AS THEY'RE KNOWN, IS REALLY THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO AGAIN, ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DOING OUR PART
SO OVER THE YEARS, I'VE REALLY APPRECIATED THE STAFF'S DILIGENCE IN BRINGING THESE PROJECTS FORWARD
IN SOME CASES, HAVING TO DO A LOT OF LEGAL EXPLORATION IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COST SHARE IS FAIR
IN MANY OF THESE CASES, THIS IS A LEGACY INDUSTRIAL CONTAMINATION OF WHICH THE PORT WAS ONLY ONE PARTY
SO ALL THAT SAID, YOU ALL CAN CONTINUE TO GET OUT THE STORY ABOUT THE GOOD WORK THAT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM DOES AND THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAS BEEN INVESTED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO CLEAN UP THE LAND AND WATER AROUND OUR OPERATIONS
AGAIN, I THINK IT'S JUST A REALLY IMPORTANT STORY TO TELL
AND WHILE THIS IS JUST A DOLLAR AMOUNT, IT REALLY DOES HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE THAT LIVE AROUND OUR FACILITIES
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GOOD WORK
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN
COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RESTATE THE REQUEST HERE TO SPEND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION FUNDS FOR 2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $16 MILLION AND APPROVE A FIVE YEAR SPENDING PLAN FOR $114,000,000 FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION LIABILITY PROGRAM FOR 2022 TO 2026, OF WHICH AN AMOUNT ESTIMATED NOT TO EXCEED $30 MILLION WILL BE OBLIGATED DURING 2022 TO BE SPENT IN FUTURE YEARS
NOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY, BUT WE ARE AUTHORIZING THAT TO SHOW THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO DO OUR PART REGARDLESS, YET TO BE DEFINED WHAT THAT IS
BUT THIS IS NOT CHUMP CHANGE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN LETTING US CONTINUE TO BE A RESPONSIBLE OPERATOR IN OUR WATERWAYS
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MOTION, DID WE? NO QUESTIONS
FIRST, MY BAD
PLEASE CALL
DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE? SECOND
THANK YOU
SO, CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE GUESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
THE MOTION THEN PASSES
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM TEN H
ALL RIGHT
SO I'M SORRY, I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THIS INTO THE RECORD, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
AND THEN WE HAVE INTERIM CHIEF OF STAFF AARON PATRICK AVAILABLE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
SO I'LL READ IT INTO THE RECORD
THIS IS ITEM TEN H ORDER NUMBER 2020 111
IN ORDER ENDORSING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ADOPTION OF POLICY HR 34, REQUIRING PORT EMPLOYEES TO BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID 19
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK BACK ON SEPTEMBER 28, COMMISSIONERS EXPRESSED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ISSUANCE OF HR 34
THEY MADE VACCINATIONS AGAINST COVID-19 THE CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL PORT EMPLOYEES
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ADOPTION OF HR 34 FALLS SQUARELY WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO MANAGE PORT STAFF AND ADOPT ADMINISTRATIVE OR OPERATIONAL RULES AND PRACTICES
THE ORDER TODAY STATES THAT IN RECOGNITION OF THE URGENCY OF THE ACTION NEEDED TO ADDRESS COVID-19, THE PORT COMMISSION HEREBY FORMALLY ENDORSES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S IMPLEMENTATION OF HR 34, REQUIRING ALL POOR EMPLOYEES TO BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 OR BE SEPARATED FROM EMPLOYMENT UNLESS THEY APPLY AND QUALIFY FOR RELIGIOUS OR MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS THAT CAN BE REASONABLY ACCOMMODATED
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION TODAY
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
COMMISSION PRESIDENT
THANK YOU, AARON CLARK
BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE
AS EXPRESSED IN OUR SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING, THE COMMISSION STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DECISION TO REQUIRE ALL IMPORTANT EMPLOYEES TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 BY NOVEMBER 15, THIS POLICY HAS ALREADY PROVEN TREMENDOUSLY EFFECTIVE, IMPROVING THE PORT REPORTED EMPLOYEE VACCINATION RATE FROM JUST 56% WHEN THE POLICY WAS ANNOUNCED ON SEPTEMBER 14% TO 85% TODAY, WITH NEARLY A WEEK STILL TO GO BEFORE THE DEADLINE, THE COMMISSION HOPES AND EXPECTS THIS NUMBER TO END UP EVEN HIGHER
THE COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THAT A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE ADVERSE REACTIONS TO THE VACCINES, AND OTHERS MAY HAVE SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND OBJECTIONS TO THEM
THAT IS WHY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S POLICY APPROPRIATE ALLOWS FOR EXEMPTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES, PROVIDED THAT A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IS POSSIBLE
AS MANY ARE AWARE, ONE OF THE UNION IS REPRESENTING SOME IMPORTANT EMPLOYEES THAT FILED THE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE VACCINATION POLICY
WHILE THIS IS, OF COURSE THEY'RE RIGHT, THE COMMISSION VERY MUCH DISAGREES WITH THE LAWSUITS ASSERTIONS
SPECIFICALLY, THE VACCINATION POLICY IS WELL WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S POWERS UNDER THE BROAD AUTHORITY
THIS COMMISSION IS DELEGATED TO HIM TO MANAGE THE PORT, AND IT'S CRITICAL TO PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF PORT EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES, PORT CONTRACTORS, CUSTOMERS AND GUESTS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE
THERE'S NO NEED FOR US TO AMEND THE DELEGATION BECAUSE IT ALREADY AFFORDS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AUTHORITY TO ISSUE WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES LIKE THE VACCINATION POLICY
THEREFORE, THE ORDER THE COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING TODAY DOES NOT ALTER THE DELEGATION IN ANY WAY
RATHER, IT SIMPLY REITERATES THE COMMISSION'S WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DECISION TO ADOPT THE VACCINATION POLICY
SIR
CART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR COMMENTS ON THIS POLICY? THANK YOU FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
NO COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT
I DON'T BELIEVE, ACTUALLY THAT THIS MOTION IS NECESSARY
I THINK IT'S WELL WITHIN THE RIGHTS OF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DO THIS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCE, WE ARE VOTING ON THIS AND I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF IT
IT'S ALSO UNFORTUNATE THAT THE ISSUE OF VACCINES HAS BEEN POLITICIZED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAS AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T REMIND EVERYONE THAT IF YOU EVER ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOLS
YOU ARE SUBJECT TO VACCINE MANDATES YOUR ENTIRE K THROUGH TWELVE EDUCATION
SO IT'S TRULY UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME A WEDGE ISSUE FOR MANY PEOPLE
AND WITH THIS IS THAT I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHTS TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH THEIR BODY
I WOULD BE A HYPOCRITE IF I DIDN'T ENDORSE THAT PRINCIPLE
HOWEVER, WHEN THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE START TO INFLUENCE OR AFFECT THE LIVES OF OTHERS, THAT'S WHEN YOU CROSS THE LINE
AND THIS VACCINATION ISSUE IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE TO GET A VACCINE OR NOT, BECAUSE YOU STILL DO
BUT THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO OUR DECISIONS AS HUMANS, AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND AS EMPLOYEES OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT PEOPLE WOULD THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR DECISIONS
AND IN THIS CASE, IF YOU DON'T GET VACCINATED, YOU ARE JEOPARDIZING THE HEALTH OF YOUR COLLEAGUES, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR LOVED ONES
AND I WOULD ASK THAT THOSE WHO ARE RESISTING THE VACCINATION TO THINK ABOUT IT THROUGH THE LENS OF HOW YOU'RE AFFECTING OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES AS WELL
WITH THAT, I WILL END MY COMMENTS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING IN FAVOR OF THIS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONER
NO FURTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO COMMENTS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN
NO FURTHER COMMENTS
SO IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM TEN H? THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED, CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE? YES
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM, SO THE MOTION PASSES
NOW WE GET TO GO BACK TO ITEM NINE OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS
I BELIEVE
YES
AND IF YOU LIKE, I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ NINE A INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NINE, A AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN ROADMAP
AND THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH ITEM NINE B
THERE YOU GO
THANK YOU, CLERK HART, COMMISSIONERS
THERE'S NO ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM
HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PRESENT OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN ROADMAP TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR THE AUTHORIZATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION, I'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ON THAT ITEM AFTER THIS BRIEFING
BASED ON YOUR QUESTIONS AT THE LAST MEETING, THE AIRPORT STAFF HAS PREPARED THIS OVERVIEW OF OUR EFFORTS TO CARRY OUT THE COMMISSION'S POLICY DIRECTION ON AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION
THIS INCLUDES REDUCING EMISSIONS, REDUCING PRIVATE VEHICLE USE, AND INCREASING HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE AND TRANSIT USE
PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE PETER LINDSAY, AIRPORT OPERATIONS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND LESLIE STAN, SENIOR MANAGER, AVIATION ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
PETER, THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE METRUCK AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
PETER LINDSAY, LANDSIDE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
I WANT TO INTRODUCE MY COLLEAGUE, LESLIE STANTON, ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER
AND BEFORE I BEGIN MY COMMENTS, I DO WANT TO GIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR LANCE
LITTLE A CHANCE TO SAY IF YOU WERE AS WELL
THANK YOU, PETER
GOOD AFTERNOON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK COMMISSIONERS AT THE SEPTEMBER 20 FULL COMMISSION MEETING, A NUMBER OF YOU HAD ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING HOW THE WIDENING ARRIVALS PROJECT RELATES OVER DRAWN TRANS STATION GOES AND HOW THE PROJECT SUPPORTS THOSE GOALS
COMMISSIONERS, MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT WE HAVE DONE A WHOLE LOT OF WORK WITH REGARDS TO THE GTOP OR THE GROUND TRANSLATION ACCESS PLAN
HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, AND WE STRUGGLE A BIT IN THE LAST MEETING TO EXPLAIN HOW THE WIDE AND THE RIVALS DRIVE PROJECT INTEGRATES WITH THE GTAP EFFORTS AND ALSO ANSWERING THE MORE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE PROJECT SCORE, SUCH AS DEDICATED LANDS FOR HIGH OCCUPANT VEHICLES AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STAMP FOR SUSTAINABILITY MASTER PLAN
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN RECTIFY THAT
TODAY WE DEVELOP TWO COMPLEMENTARY PRESENTATIONS FOR YOU
ONE, DESCRIBE A STEP BY STEP APPROACH TO MEETING THE DRONE TRANS STATION GOALS ESTABLISHED BY THE RESOLUTION
THIS IS OUR GTA ROADMAP AND TO ANSWER SPECIFIC SCOPE RELATED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WIDES ARRIVALS PROJECT, YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A WRITTEN MEMO WITH DETAILED RESPONSES TO YOUR QUESTIONS
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT TO MEET THE TRANSLATION, FOR EXAMPLE, 50% REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GAS 30% PRIVATE VEHICLE MODE HERE WILL REQUIRE A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING THAT AFFECTS AIRPORT OPERATIONS, COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS SUCH AS THE WIDE AND ARRIVAL PROJECT
I WILL NOW TURN OVER TO PETER, LINDSAY AND LESLIE STANTON TO KICK OFF THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM
PETER, THANK YOU, LANCE
CLERK HART, IF YOU COULD BRING UP THE PRESENTATION AND AS LANCE MENTIONED AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK, WE'RE HERE TO SET SOME CONTEXT AROUND THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN
REALLY, TO LET THE COMMISSION KNOW WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW OUR MULTI YEAR PLAN AND DEVELOP OUR WORK PROGRAM
WE ALSO WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW WE ORGANIZE OUR WORK AND GIVE YOU SOME DETAIL ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GOALS THAT YOU'VE PASSED AND OUR CAPITAL INITIATIVES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THERE'S SOME LEVEL SETTING
AS LANCET JUST MENTIONED, WE HAVE SPECIFIC GOALS THAT WERE DEVELOPED IN THE RESOLUTION 37, 59
IN PARTICULAR, THE 50% REDUCTION IN SCOPE, THREE EMISSIONS AND ALSO THE DECREASE IN PASSENGER PRIVATE VEHICLE USE
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE A CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL 15 MINUTES TO THE TOWER TO THE CURB SIDE
THAT'S HERE AT THE AIRPORT
WE ALSO IN THE INTERVENING HERE SINCE THESE WERE PASSED, HAD A NUMBER OF COMMISSION PRIORITIES EMERGING OUR CONVERSATIONS, INCLUDING INCREASING HOV MODES SUCH AS TRANSIT, AND THAT'S BOTH FOR PASSENGERS AND EMPLOYEES AND MINIMIZING PRIVATE VEHICLE DEMAND ON OUR CURB SIDE FOR THAT LOADING AND UNLOADING ACTIVITY, ALL WITH THE EYE OF MAKING SURE THAT EQUITABLE OUTCOMES ARE INSURED FOR OUR COMMUNITIES EITHER AROUND THE AIRPORT OR THOSE WHO ARE ACCESSING OUR FACILITIES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO JUST TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN, AND AS LANCE HAD MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK, ESPECIALLY AROUND TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES, USING CONTRACTS TO INCENTIVIZE A GREENER FLEET THERE AND BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE FOR THOSE VEHICLES
OF COURSE, RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS WAS PASSED BY THE COMMISSION, AND THOSE CONTRACTS BEEN USED AS A DROP IN FUEL FOR OUR PORT BUS FLEET, BOTH IN EMPLOYEE PARKING AND FOR OUR RENTAL CAR FLEET AND THEN PROVIDING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AT THE CELL PHONE LOT
WE'VE INCLUDED THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL FOR 160 PROJECT AND LOOKING AT INCLUDING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING FOR A NORTH EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT, TOO
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE KEY AREAS WE'VE SEEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ELECTRIFICATION BEING IMPORTANT FOR OUR INITIATIVES
WE INVESTIGATED THE ACCESS FEE CONCEPT AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE HAD SOME FAVORABLE OPINIONS ABOUT THE THE PORT'S ABILITY TO INVOKE AN ACCESS FEE TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR, INCENTIVIZE AND MODE SHIFT, AND ALSO DEVELOPING THE AIRPORT'S TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, A WAY OF ENCOURAGING DIFFERENT COMMUTE MODES TO THE AIRPORT
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE LESLIE STANTON, WHO'S GOING TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH OUR ROADMAP AND HOW WE GET TO THESE GOALS
THANKS, PETER
SO CAN JUST MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THANK YOU
IN ORDER TO SET THIS UP FOR THE MAJOR QUESTION, WHICH WAS, HOW DOES OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN INTEGRATE WITH OUR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT? IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW, IN ADDITION TO THE BACKGROUND THAT PETERS LAID OUT, THAT THE WAY THAT WE THINK ABOUT THIS IS THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO KIND OF REDUCE EMISSIONS, AND THAT IS, WE CAN PROVIDE CLEANER VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES
THESE ARE THINGS LIKE ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION FOLKS, OR WE CAN ALSO PROMOTE THOSE MODES, WHICH IS CHANGING PASSENGER BEHAVIOR AND CHANGING PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR
THE THIRD AREA THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN IS ALSO OUR SUSTAINABLE COMMUTE
SO WE HAVE OVER 20,000 EMPLOYEES THAT COME TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT EVERY DAY
SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CATEGORY FOR US AS WELL TO TRY TO MEET OUR GREENHOUSE GAS GOALS
BUT I JUST WANT TO SET UP THIS FRAMEWORK FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE REASON WE HAVE THESE TWO OPPORTUNITIES IN TERMS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THEN CHANGING BEHAVIOR
THEN THAT'S ON THE LEFT, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE ARE THOSE KEY MODES THAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO INCREASE IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO MEET OUR 2030 GOAL
SO THIS IS SOME PRELIMINARY WORK THAT WAS DONE BY ADRIAN DOWN, OUR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MANAGER ON OUR TEAM, AND IT'S JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THESE ARE THE FOUR MODES LOW CARBON MODES THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON AS WE LOOK AT THE WORK PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEN ALL THE WAY TO 2030, I'LL LAY OUT JUST ONE OF OUR NEAR TERM WORK PLAN ITEMS OR LONGER TERM WORK PLAN ITEMS AND THEN AT THE END, I'LL SHOW YOU HOW ALL OF THAT WORK INTEGRATES WITH OUR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT WORK ON OUR ROADWAYS NEXT SLIDE
SO AGAIN, STAYING WITH THESE THREE CATEGORIES, WHERE WE'RE INCENTIVIZING CLEAN VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES, THAT'S, OF COURSE, MOVING TO A CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUTURE AS WELL AS PROMOTING THOSE LOW CARBON MODES, AND THAT'S OUR BEHAVIOR CHANGE
AND THEN AGAIN, OUR SUSTAINABLE COMMUTING
OF COURSE, FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WE WANT TO LOOK AT CONVENING A BROAD STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROCESS WITH OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS
THOSE ARE OUR TNCS TAXIS, AIRPORTERS, OTHER FOLKS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES ON THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT, AND THEN WORKING WITH OUR GOVERNMENT PARTNERS AROUND THE REGION AND STATEWIDE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S THEIR ROLE IN
THIS IS THEIR FUNDING AVAILABLE? WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL BARRIERS? HOW DO THESE CHANGES IMPACT OUR DRIVERS AND OTHER FOLKS? AND THEN AT THE END OF THAT, WE'D RECOMMEND POLICIES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT THAT TRANSITION TO CLEANER VEHICLES FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS
AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT WOULD PROBABLY INVOLVE, AS WE WOULD HOPE, SOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER PARTNERS, THEN ON THE LOW CARBON PROMOTING THOSE LOW CARBON MODES AND THAT BEHAVIOR CHANGE PIECE
THIS IS WORK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT, WHICH IS COMPLETING OUR WORK ON ACCESS FEES AND MODE CHOICE
THAT'S THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH NREL, THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY, LOOKING AT
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO CHANGE FOLKS BEHAVIOR COMING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT? ONCE WE UNDERSTAND THOSE ISSUES AND WHAT IT TAKES TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR, WE WOULD PUT THAT INFORMATION INTO A TRAFFIC MODEL AND UNDERSTAND, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT OUR ROADWAYS COMING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN FOLKS TRYING TO GET TO OUR FACILITIES? IN ADDITION, WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON SOME OTHER PILOT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ONE FOR TRANSIT TICKETS
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT A BIT, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR EAST SIDE BUSINESS PARTNERS AND OTHER PARTNERS TO THINK ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN GET FOLKS TO AND FROM THE EAST SIDE IN A MORE LOW CARBON WAY
AND THEN, OF COURSE, DEVELOPING A TRANSIT STRATEGY
WE RECOGNIZE THAT TRANSIT IS CENTRAL TO GETTING FOLKS TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT
AND WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BARRIERS TO CHANGING THAT ISSUE
WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO UNDERSTAND THAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS
AND THEN AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, THIS IDEA, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING THAT AS WE'RE SPENDING THIS YEAR DEVELOPING IT
AND WE'LL BE IMPLEMENTING THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS
SO THAT'S THE NEAR TERM
LET ME JUST GO TO THE LONGER TERM ITEMS HERE AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, FOR THE LATER PART, GETTING TO 2030
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
GREAT
SO AGAIN, AFTER WE SPEND QUITE A BIT OF TIME LOOKING AT OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER STRATEGY, LOOKING AT THAT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, FINDING OUT THOSE BARRIERS, DEVELOPING SOME KEY STRATEGIES WE START TO IMPLEMENT
THAT THE SAME WITH OUR PROMOTING THE LOW CARBON MODE CATEGORY, WHERE WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT, HOW CAN WE INCREASE TRANSIT TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO INTEGRATE ANY KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE WE WOULD NEED TOWARDS THOSE GROUND TRANSPORTATION GOALS? AND THEN AGAIN, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT COMPLETING OUR OTHER ROADWAY CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND THEN, OF COURSE, CONTINUING TO OPERATE THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE TMA TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN HELP OUR EMPLOYEES GET TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT IN LOW CARBON MODE IN A WAY THAT WORKS FOR THEM
SO JUST PULLING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER, JUST GO TO THE LAST SLIDE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS KIND OF THE END HERE TO SAY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS
AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT OUR ACCESS FEES AND TRAFFIC MODELING IN 2022 AND PROBABLY A BIT INTO 2023, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THAT ANALYSIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE
SO IT'S REALLY NOT CLEAR AT THIS POINT WHAT WE WOULD BE WORKING ON WILL BE ISSUES THAT WE WOULD COME TO YOU WITH TO SAY THESE ARE THE TRADE OFFS
THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND
AT THE SAME TIME, HEATHER IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE WIDE ARRIVALS ROADWAYS AND THEN CONTINUING ON WITH OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TRANSITION, WHICH AGAIN IS WORKING WITH THOSE PARTNERS AROUND THE REGION LOOKING AT FUNDING BARRIERS, LOOKING AT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PLANNING ALL OF THAT IN 2022 AND THEN IMPLEMENTING THAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS
AGAIN, SOME OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, SUCH AS AND WE DON'T KNOW IF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE APPROVED OR NOT TO MOVE FORWARD
BUT IF WE HAD ROADWAYS IMPROVEMENT AND OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, THAT PLANNING WOULDN'T EVEN BEGIN UNTIL 2022 IF IT BEGINS AT ALL
AND THEN IT'S UNCLEAR IF WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE DEVELOPING THOSE
BUT IF THEY DID, IT WOULD COME QUITE A BIT LATER AND AGAIN FOCUSING ON OUR TRANSIT ACCESS STRATEGY
THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE DOING NEXT YEAR AND PROBABLY A BIT INTO 2023, AND THEN WE'D BE IMPLEMENTING THAT IN THE 2024 2020 TIME FRAME
SO I'LL STOP THERE AND SEE IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS OF LESLIE FOR QUESTIONS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
THANK YOU
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M GOING TO HOLD MINE UNTIL THE NEXT ITEM
THANK YOU, SIR
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
YEAH, I'VE ALREADY HAD A BRIEFING FROM THE STAFF ON THIS, AND I DO APPRECIATE LESLIE DIDN'T TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT REALLY DIVING DEEP INTO WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING GEOGRAPHICALLY TO THE AIRPORT AND WHAT MODE OF TRANSPORT THEY'RE USING
AND SO I JUST HOPE THAT MOVING FORWARD THERE WILL BE CONTINUED OUTREACH, PARTICULARLY TO THOSE THAT ARE FURTHEST FROM THE AIRPORT TO FIND WAYS, NOT JUST ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE TRANSIT OR A RIDE SHARE BY ADVERTISING, BUT REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE BARRIERS ARE FOR THEM TO DO
SO IF YOU LIVE OUT IN TAKING UBER TO THE AIRPORT WOULD BE WELL OVER $100 IF YOU LIVE IN SNOW CALL ME
YOU'RE JUST NOT GOING TO TAKE SEVERAL BUSES TO GET TO LIGHT RAIL TO GO TO THE AIRPORT
I REALIZED WE CAN'T SERVE ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS IN AN EQUAL WAY
I DO HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK IN SORT OF CONCENTRIC CIRCLES AND FIGURE OUT THOSE CLOSEST TO LIGHT RAIL
WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE IT THOSE THAT HAVE BUS RAPID TRANSIT, SAME THING
AND THEN FROM THERE GOING OUT AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE BARRIERS ARE AND HOW WE MIGHT LOOK AT NEW WAYS OF CONNECTING PEOPLE TO TRANSIT TO GET TO THE AIRPORT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I KNOW THAT WE ALL SHARE THE VALUES AND WOULD AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENT THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IS TO REDUCE SINGLE OCCUPANCY TRIPS TO THE AIRPORT
I WOULD ACTUALLY ADD ON TO THAT, THOUGH THE RIDE SHARE COMPANIES ARE I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT OUR LATEST NUMBERS ARE, BUT IT'S SUBSTANTIAL, OR AT LEAST IT CERTAINLY WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC IN TERMS OF THE VEHICLE TRIPS COMING TO THE AIRPORT
AND WHILE I KNOW THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THE STAFF TAKES IS WEIGHING WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THESE DECISIONS, HOW DO WE REDUCE EMISSIONS BUT ALSO REDUCE THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES COMING IN? THOSE TWO CONCEPTS ARE FREQUENTLY AT ODDS WITH ONE ANOTHER
BUT I WOULD SAY IF EVERY SINGLE VEHICLE THAT CAME INTO THE AIRPORT, EVERY SINGLE RIDE SHARE, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAS ZERO EMISSIONS, WE WOULD STILL HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS BECAUSE IT WOULD MEAN THAT WE HAVE TOO MANY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND OUR ROADWAYS CAN'T HANDLE IT
AND I DON'T MEAN JUST AT THE AIRPORT
SO I HOPE THAT EQUAL EMPHASIS CAN BE TAKEN MOVING FORWARD ON THOSE TWO GOALS, NOT ONE NECESSARILY OVER THE OTHER
SO AGAIN, SORRY, JUST MORE OF A COMMENT
AND THEN I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS AS WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I DO APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S COMMENT ABOUT THAT
I SAW THE GOAL BEING A DOUBLING OF THE TNC TAXI GOAL, AND I ASSUME THE PROPORTION I ASSUME THAT'S ASSUMING THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH NO DEAD HEADING
RIGHT
THAT'S THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE'RE TAKING PEOPLE COMING AND GOING AS WELL AS LOWER EMISSION VEHICLES
IS THAT PART OF THE STORY? YES
THAT'S CORRECT
THAT WOULD BE INCONSISTENT WITH OUR EKPI, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE USING FOR OUR TNCS, AND CONTINUING TO DO THAT WITH OUR TAXI CONTRACTS WOULD BE TO LOOK AT WAYS TO REDUCE THAT HEADING
ABSOLUTELY
THAT'S VERY CONSISTENT WITH THAT
SOMETIMES ADD ON QUICKLY, COMMISSIONER
WE ALSO HAVE THE REMATCH PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART OF OUR TNC ACTIVITY AND OPERATIONS
SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THAT IS CONNECTING THOSE RIGHTS AT THE DROP OFF TO THE PICK UP
I GUESS THAT IS JUST THE MECHANISM BY WHICH YOU REDUCE DEAD HEADING
THAT'S CORRECT
AND IT SEEMS TO ME, THOUGH, THAT THE METHOD BY WHICH YOU MAKE THEM MANDATORY IS REALLY JUST DOUBLING
THE GOAL OF DOUBLING TNCS AND CABS IS REALLY ONLY USEFUL, IF THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT OF COMING, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, AS COMMISSIONER BOB WAS SAYING, YOU GET A LOT OF CLEAN CARS, BUT YOU STILL GET A LOT OF CARS
THAT'S RIGHT
YEAH
THE OTHER THING IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DEDICATED LANES, AND I'M SURE GET INTO NEXT IS I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT WAS THE THINKING ABOUT HAVING THAT BASICALLY HALF THE SPACE ON THE UPPER ROADWAY BEING AIR AND NOT ROAD
I JUST ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IF WE WANTED TO JUST KEEP THE CURB CLEAR OR REALLY PRIORITIZE CURB USE, WE REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO GET RID OF THAT LANE
BUT COULDN'T WE ADD TWO LANES IF INDEED, THAT WAS OUR GOAL OF REALLY PRIORITIZING THE NEAR? IT WOULD PROBABLY BE EXTRAORDINARILY EXPENSIVE
BUT AREN'T THERE ABOUT IS IT ONE OR TWO LANES OF SPACE THAT IS JUST OPEN AIR? YES, I CAN ATTEST TO THAT VERY PLAN, ACTUALLY, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE IN PREVIOUS ITERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT HAVE LOOKED AT EXPANDING THE DEPARTURES DRIVE OVER THAT SPACE
WHEN TRA DESIGNED THE TERMINAL, THEY DESIGNED FOR A CERTAIN LEVEL OF ACTIVITY, 25 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS IS OFTEN QUOTED
AND THAT WAS AN AREA OF POTENTIAL EXPANSION
BUT AS YOU'VE ALSO FIGURED HERE, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO ADD THAT KIND OF ELEVATED ROADWAY AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE TO THAT EXISTING STRUCTURE
IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE
IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE BUT HAS SOME EXPENSE AND SOME TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
AND I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT
PETER, THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN I HAD THE PREVIOUS SLIDES SHOWING THE INCREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE AND THE MODE SPLIT, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WENT FROM TRANSIT FROM 6% TO 10%, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY YOU'D SAY IT'S LESS THAN THE DOUBLING
IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE TAKING THOSE MODES, IT'S WELL PASSED MORE THAN DOUBLING IT BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE EXPANSION, AN INCREASED NUMBER OF FOLKS COMING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT IN THE FUTURE
WE HAVE TO HAVE STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH THAT
SO EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBERS CAN LOOK A LITTLE BIT MINIMAL ON THAT TABLE, THEY ARE NOT WE ARE PLANNING FOR A LOT OF MORE FOLKS TO BE COMING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT
SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED THAT EXTRA CAPACITY
WELL, I MEAN, TO THAT POINT, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SHOW NOT JUST THE PERCENTAGE OF THE MODE SPLIT, BUT THE PERCENTAGE OF THAT REPRESENTING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
AND BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE MASS TRANSIT IS GOING TO BE A MUCH NUMBER ANYWAY, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE I KNOW ALL MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALWAYS SPOKEN ABOUT DEDICATED LANES PRIORITIZING CURB ACCESS, AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH A MESS OUT THERE WITH CURB ACCESS AND MAKE THE POLICE'S JOB THAT MUCH HARDER
AND SO I'M SURE IT'S EXPENSIVE
BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A VERY CONSTRAINED WAY, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IN THE COURSE OF THIS VISIONING THING OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE WIDENING OF THE ROAD
IS THERE SOME WAY WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO? I MEAN, THE SPACE IS THERE
IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS A TECHNOLOGICAL IMPOSSIBILITY
OF COURSE
EVERYBODY'S GOING TO JUMP ON ME AND SAY, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? BUILDING MORE ROADS
BUT I'M ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT BUILDING MORE ROADS BY EXCLUDING, REALLY, THE CURB ALMOST
IT'S JUST LIKE MAKING THAT A VERY LOW USE, HIGH PRIORITY ACCESS ROAD
ANYWAY, WITH THAT SAID, LET'S HEAR ABOUT WIDENING ROADWAYS NEXT, MR COMMISSIONER, PASSING
I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THAT INTO THE RECORD
AND THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK CAN GIVE HIS INTRODUCTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM 90, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD A MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT FOR THE EARLY DEMOLITION OF THE FOURTH FLOOR BRIDGE TO THE MAIN PARKING GARAGE
TO AMEND THE EXISTING SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR AIRPORT REDWAY DESIGN SUPPORT SERVICES WITH HNTB THE AMOUNT OF $3,100,000 WITH A NEW CONTRACT TOTAL OF 8000 $700,000 TO ENTER INTO REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL 6000 $900,000 FOR A TOTAL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION OF 15,000 $500,000 FOR THE WIDEN ARRIVALS ROADWAY PROJECT AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
COMMISSIONERS
THIS ITEM WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT BEFORE YOU AT SEPTEMBER 28 COMMISSION MEETING AS MANAGING DIRECTOR
LITTLE DISCUSSED DURING THAT MEETING, YOU ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS TO MAKE THE CASE FOR THIS PROJECT
WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PROVIDE THAT ANALYSIS
THE WIDE ARRIVALS PROJECT IS A PROJECT CRITICAL TO RELIEVING HIGH LEVELS OF CONGESTION ON THE MAIN ACCESS TO SEA
ALL OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE FREQUENT TRAFFIC BACKUPS THAT OFTEN EXTEND BACK TO STATE ROAD 518
AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING, WE'RE ON A CLEAR PATH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION'S PRIORITIES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS, PRIVATE VEHICLE USE WHILE ALSO INCREASING TRANSIT USE
WIDENING RIVALS PROJECT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE FOR PREFERENTIAL HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE ACCESS IN THE FUTURE, WHILE ALSO EASING THE VERY SERIOUS TRAFFIC CONGESTION THAT EXISTS TODAY
WE BELIEVE WE CAN AND SHOULD PURSUE OUR CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES AS WE ALSO ADDRESS IMPORTANT CUSTOMER SERVICE NEEDS GOING FORWARD
THIS IS NOT A ZERO SUM GAME TO RECAP THE COMMISSION APPROVED INITIAL DESIGN WORK FOR THIS PROJECT IN 2019
IT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY AS THE SCOPE HAS INCREASED AND TO PROVIDE FOR EARLY DEMOLITION OF AN OBSOLETE RAMP INTO THE GARAGE
I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE WIDENING ARRIVALS PROJECT IS NOT PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION MASTER PLAN NEAR TERM PROJECTS, IT WILL BE BUILT REGARDLESS OF THE SAMPLE APPROVAL
THE PROJECT IS BEING DESIGNED SO IT DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THE SAMPLE PROJECTS
IF THE COMMISSION APPROVES THOSE PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE
IN THIS UPDATED PRESENTATION, STAFF WILL ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND FUTURE ROADWAY LEVEL OF SERVICE
WHAT CONGESTIONS MAY LOOK LIKE OVER TIME, HOW LANE FLEXIBILITY HAS BEEN INTEGRATED WITH THE DESIGN EFFORT, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, AND HOW THIS RELATES TO THE SAMPLE
AS A REMINDER, WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR DESIGN ONLY TODAY, NOT CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY
IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO THIS TO WORK SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO INCORPORATE THE COMMISSIONER'S PRIORITIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD
THE PRESENTERS ARE HEATHER BORN, HORSE CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER STEVE REIFOLD, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER, AND I DON'T KNOW IF OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR AVIATION, LANCE LITTLE, HAD ANY INTRO INTO THIS ITEM BEFORE WE BEGIN
HEATHER, OR DO I TURN IT OVER TO YOU? LANCE, DO YOU HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY? NO MORE
THANKS, LANCE
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK AND LANCE AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS HEATHER BOURNEHORST, AND I'M THE LANDSIDE PROGRAM MANAGER IN THE AVIATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
MY COLLEAGUE STEVE REBELT AND I ARE HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS YOU RAISED ON SEPTEMBER 28
CAN YOU START THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE, AND PROCEED TO SLIDE, TOO? THANK YOU
YOU HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT CURRENT AND FUTURE ROADWAY LEVEL OF SERVICE AND CONGESTION, ABOUT LANE FLEXIBILITY AND THE APPLICABILITY OF HOV LANES, THE PROJECT'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW EFFORT, AND HOW THIS PROJECT RELATES TO THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
WE PLAN TO WALK YOU THROUGH THOSE QUESTIONS AND IF NEEDED, WE CAN ALSO REVIEW INFORMATION PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER
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SO LET'S TALK ABOUT LEVEL OF SERVICE
LEVEL OF SERVICE IS A TERM USED TO QUALITATIVELY DESCRIBE THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A ROADWAY BASED UPON FACTORS SUCH AS SPEED, TRAVEL TIME, MANEUVERABILITY, DELAY AND SAFETY
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OF A FACILITY IS DESIGNATED WITH A LETTER A TO F WITH A REPRESENTING THE BEST OPERATING CONDITION AND F THE WORST FROM A ROADWAY DESIGN PERSPECTIVE
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS, ALSO CALLED ASHTO, RECOMMENDS THAT WE DESIGNED TO A LEVEL OF SERVICE D CONDITION
LEVEL SERVICE IS TYPICALLY MEASURED DURING THE PEAK PERIOD OF ACTIVITY FOR THIS PORTION OF THE AIRPORT ROADWAY SYSTEM
THE PEAK PERIOD IS THE EVENING PEAK, WHICH TYPICALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 08:00 P.M
AND 11:00 P.M
AT NIGHT FOR A TYPICAL AUGUST SUMMER DAY IN 2019, WHICH CORRESPONDS TO AN OVERALL AIRPORT ACTIVITY LEVEL OF NEARLY 52 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE WAS AT F FOR A FUTURE YEAR CONDITION WITH AN OVERALL AIRPORT ACTIVITY LEVEL OF 61 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE REMAINED AT F WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENTS
IF WE IMPLEMENTED THE PROJECT, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IMPROVED TO D
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THE NEXT QUESTION YOU ASKED WAS ABOUT ROADWAY CONGESTION AND HOW THAT CHANGED OVER TIME
THE GRAPHICS YOU SEE ON THE LEFT ARE CALLED HEAT MAPS
THEY DEPICT TIME ACROSS THE TOP AND TRAVEL SPEED OVER THE LENGTH OF THE ROADWAY SEGMENT DOWN THE SIDE AND VISUALLY SHOW THE DEGREE OF ROADWAY CONGESTION
AT THE TOP OF THE HEAT MAP IS THE TRAVEL SPEED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE TERMINAL CURB
SIDE AT THE BOTTOM IS THE INTERCHANGE WITH STATE ROCK 518, AND THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS MARKED FOR YOUR REFERENCE, INCLUDING THE ARRIVALS, DEPARTURES DECISION POINT, THE SOUTH 170TH STREET BRIDGE, THE RETURN TO TERMINAL LOOP RAMP AND THE SOUTH 160TH STREET BRIDGE
THESE GRAPHICS SHOW THE QUEUE LINKS FOR THE MORNING, NOON AND EVENING PEAK PERIODS FOR AN AVERAGE AUGUST DAY IN 2019
IN THE MORNING AND NOONING PEAK PERIODS, THE QUEUE EXTENDS BACK TO THE SOUTH 170 STREET BRIDGE AREA, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE CELL PHONE LOT
IN THE EVENINGS
THE CONGESTION IS WORSE AND EXTENDS PAST THE RETURN TO TERMINAL LOOP RAMP MERGE, BUT NOT QUITE TO THE SOUTH 160 TH STREET BRIDGE, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE CLOCK TOWER
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THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE HEAT MAPS FOR THE EVENING PEAK CONDITION FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE YEAR, NO BUILD, AND WITH PROJECT CONDITIONS WITH NO IMPROVEMENTS, THE CONGESTION IS MUCH WORSE
THIS IS DEPICTED IN THE MIDDLE HEAT MAP WITH QUEUING BACK TO NEARLY THE I FIVE INTERCHANGE
WITH THE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS, THE LEVELS OF CONGESTION ARE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
THIS IS DEPICTED IN THE FAR RIGHT HEAT MAP WITH QUEUING BACK TO THE DEPARTURE'S ARRIVALS DECISION POINT
NEXT SLIDE ONE OF THE GOALS FROM RESOLUTION 37 59
THE GRAND TRANSPORTATION POLICY DIRECTIVE IS TO MAINTAIN A MAXIMUM 15 MINUTES TRAVEL TIME FROM THE CLOCK TOWER TO THE THERMAL CURBSIDE OR PARKING GARAGE
WE HAVE PROVIDED THE AVERAGE TRAVEL TIMES FOR THE AUGUST AVERAGE DAY EVENING PEAK PERIOD FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE YEAR
NO BUILD AND WITH PROJECT CONDITIONS, AS YOU CAN SEE, WITHOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE AVERAGE TRAVEL TIMES WILL EXCEED 15 MINUTES, AND WE WILL NOT MEET THAT GOAL IN THE FUTURE
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE THE NEXT QUESTION YOU ASK DEALT WITH LANE FLEXIBILITY AND SPECIFICALLY THE APPLICATION OF HOV LANES, WHICH ARE ALSO CALLED PREFERENTIAL LANES
THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CURRENTLY LIMITS THE USE OF PREFERENTIAL LANES TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MOTORCYCLES, PRIVATE VEHICLES WITH A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF PASSENGERS, WHICH FOR MOST OF THE REGION IS TWO OR MORE AND COMMERCIAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CARRY EIGHT OR MORE PASSENGERS
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WHEN THE PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY DEFINED IN 2018, THE UTILIZATION OF PREFERENTIALIZED WAS NOT IDENTIFIED FOR CONSIDERATION
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED, WE ASKED OUR DESIGN TEAM TO EVALUATE HIV LANES, AND WE HAVE NOTED SOME CHALLENGES
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INCLUDES A NETWORK OF PREFERENTIAL LANES THAT SUPPORTS HIV MODES
THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY ENDS AT THE I FIVE INTERCHANGE, AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PLANS TO EXTEND THEM INTO THE STAIR UP TO 518 CORRIDOR
IF HIV LANES WERE PROVIDED ON THE AIRPORT ROADWAY SYSTEM, ADDITIONAL WORK WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONNECT THEM INTO THE LARGER REGIONAL NETWORK
HV LANES ARE TYPICALLY DEFINED AS TWO OR MORE PASSENGERS IN THE REGION
THE MAJORITY OF PRIVATE VEHICLES ENTERING THE AIRPORT CURRENTLY MEET THAT DEFINITION, THUS REDUCING THE BENEFIT OF AN OCCUPANCY RELATED PREFERENTIAL LANE
THE EXISTING TERMINAL ROADWAY SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY CONSTRAINED BY THE LIGHT RAIL GUIDEWAY ON THE EAST AND AIRCRAFT GATES ON THE WEST
THERE IS ONLY ENOUGH ROOM TO PROVIDE SIX TRAVEL LANES AND FUTURE CONDITIONS
MODELING HAS SHOWN THAT WE NEED TO BALANCE LANE CAPACITY WITH FACILITY CAPACITY TO ENSURE SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS
AND LASTLY, THE AIRPORT TERMINAL ROADWAY SYSTEM IS COMPLEX WITH RAMPS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROADWAY
BECAUSE OF ALL THE MERGING, DIVERGING AND WEAVING SECTIONS, A CONTINUOUS, PREFERENTIAL LANE IS NOT FEASIBLE
AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS WHEN THE STATE FIRST IMPLEMENTED THE RIGHT HAND HOV LANES ON STATE ROUTE 520
AT EACH INTERCHANGE
THE HOV LANES WERE SUSPENDED SO THAT TRAFFIC COULD THEN MERGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND USE THE HOV LANE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND THEN DO THE REVERSE WITH THE ON RAMP WHERE THEY WOULD MERGE INTO THAT HOV LANE AND THEN CHANGE ANOTHER LANE TO GET INTO THE GENERAL PURPOSE LANE
TRAVEL WAS ALSO DELAYED IN THE HOV LANES GIVEN THE QUEUEING OF TRAFFIC WAITING TO MERGE INTO THE ADJACENT GENERAL PURPOSE LANES DURING PEAK PERIODS
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THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE LANE CONFIGURATION OF THE EXISTING ROADWAY SYSTEM AS YOU TRAVEL FROM STAY ROUTE 518 TO THE TERMINAL
STAY ROUTE 518 IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EXHIBIT AND THE TERMINAL IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXHIBIT
AT THE BEGINNING WE HAVE ONE LANE COMING FROM EASTBOUND STATE ROUTE 518 AND TWO LANES FROM WESTBOUND STATE ROUTE 518 THAT PROVIDE A TOTAL OF THREE TRAVEL LANES ENTERING THE AIRPORT AT THE NORTH
AS YOU TRAVEL A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH, WE THEN HAVE TWO LANES BEING ADDED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE FROM THE RETURN TO TERMINAL LOU RAMP
THESE TWO LANES THEN MERGE INTO ONE LANE, PROVIDING A TOTAL OF FOUR LANES CONTINUING SOUTH
WE THEN HAVE A LEFT HAND OFF RAMP TO SOUTH ON 70TH STREET WITH ONLY THREE TWO LANES THEN CONTINUING TO THE TERMINAL
SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE THEN HAVE A RIGHT HAND ON RAMP FROM AIR CARGO ROAD THAT ADDS A LANE FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR TRAVEL LANES THAT CONTINUE TOWARDS THE DEPARTURES, ARRIVALS AND PARKING DECISION POINT
AT THAT POINT THE ROADWAY SPLITS WITH TWO LANES CONTINUING TO DEPARTURES AND TWO LANES CONTINUING TOWARDS ARRIVALS AND PARKING
IF YOU CONTINUE ALONG THE PATH TO ARRIVALS, THERE IS ALSO LEFT HAND EXITS TO PARKING AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT TO THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER
GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF LEFT AND RIGHT HAND RAMPS, AIRPORT TRAFFIC IS CHANGING LANES ACROSS ALL TRAVEL LANES FROM THE SOUTH 160TH STREET AREA TO THE DEPARTURES, ARRIVALS AND PARKING DECISION POINT
A CONTINUOUS PREFERENTIAL LANE FROM, SAY, ROCK 518 IS NOT FEASIBLE WITH THIS COMPLEX OF A ROADWAY SYSTEM
ONE QUESTION YOU MAY ASK IS CAN A PREFERENTIAL LANE BE IMPLEMENTED WITH THE FUTURE ROADWAY SYSTEM PROPOSED AS PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, THE PROPOSED FUTURE ROADWAY SYSTEM WOULD STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE EXISTING ROADWAY SYSTEM THAT I JUST REVIEWED WITH YOU, BUT WE CAN EVALUATE THAT FURTHER DURING THE COMING YEAR AS WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT FOR THAT PROJECT
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THE BEST OPTION THE DESIGN TEAM COULD FIND FOR A PREFERENTIAL LANE WOULD BE TO PROVIDE ONE STARTING AT THE DEPARTURES, ARRIVALS AND PROJECT DECISION AND PARKING DECISION POINT
THE PREFERENTIAL LANE WOULD PROVIDE ACCESS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT, AIRPORTERS AND RENTAL CAR BUSES TO THE ARRIVALS CURBSIDE
THIS EXHIBIT SHOWS THIS CONCEPT WITH SOUTH 170 TH STREET ON THE RIGHT AND THE TERMINAL PARKING GARAGE ON THE LEFT
FOR THIS CONCEPT, WE WOULD STILL WIDEN THE AIRPORT ROADWAY SYSTEM TO SIX LANES IN THE ORANGE TRANSITION ZONE AND THEN MAINTAIN TWO LANES OF DEPARTURES THAT ARE DEPICTED IN GRAY
WE WOULD PROVIDE ONE PREFERENTIAL LANE TO ARRIVALS AS DEPICTED IN GREEN AND TWO LANES, TWO ARRIVALS AND THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER AS DEPICTED IN BLUE AND ONE LINE TO PARKING AS DEPICTED IN PURPLE
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WE THEN EVALUATED THIS CONCEPT FOR THE FUTURE CONDITION
THE HEAT MAPS PROVIDED ARE FOR FUTURE AUGUST EVENING PEAK CONDITION AND DEPICT THE NO BUILD CONDITION ON THE LEFT
THE PREFERENTIAL LANE CONCEPT I JUST SHARED WITH YOU IN THE MIDDLE AND THE WITH PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS ON THE RIGHT
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE RESULTS, THE PREFERENTIAL LANE CONCEPT SHOWS SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OVER THE NOBLE CONDITION AND QUEUING WOULD EXTEND BACK ON TO STAY RIGHT 518 TOWARDS THE I FIVE INTERCHANGE
I KNOW ONE OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONERS DURING OUR MEETING IN SEPTEMBER WAS TO LOOK AT SOME AVI VIDEOS OF THE TRAFFIC MODELING OF THESE SCENARIOS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO INCLUDE THEM IN THIS PRESENTATION DUE TO TECHNOLOGY LIMITATIONS, BUT THEY WERE FORWARDED TO YOU THIS MORNING VIA EMAIL, AND SO YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THEM
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE SO GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE EXISTING ROADWAY SYSTEM, PREFERENTIAL LENGTH MAY NOT BE THE BEST TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX TO MEET OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION GOALS
HOWEVER, THE PROJECT IS PROVIDING PREFERENTIAL ACCESS, WHICH DOES SUPPORT OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION GOALS
THE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROVIDING A DEDICATED LANE TO PUBLIC PARKING AS SHOWN IN PURPLE AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION AS SHOWN IN GREEN WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE TWO LANES, TWO ARRIVALS AS SHOWN IN BLUE AND THE TWO LANES TO DEPARTURES AS SHOWN IN GRAY
THIS ALLOWS US TO INCREASE THE UTILIZATION OF THESE MODES, WHICH, AS YOU HEARD IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION GOALS
THESE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ALSO BALANCE LANE CAPACITY WITH FACILITY CAPACITY
AS THE ACCESS FEE AND TRAFFIC MODELING WORK IS COMPLETED NEXT YEAR, WE CAN CONSIDER FUTURE DECISIONS REGARDING PREFERENTIAL CURBSIDE ACCESS AND THE LANE CAPACITY IS THEN AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THOSE DECISIONS
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THE NEXT TWO QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
MY COLLEAGUE STEVE RIVAL, A SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER FROM THE AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM GROUP, WILL ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS
THANKS, HEATHER
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW THAT WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE WIDENED ARRIVAL'S ROADWAYS PROJECT
THE PORTFOLIO SEPARATE REQUIREMENTS IN A REVIEW OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STEEPA CHECKLIST PUBLICATION OF A DRAFT DETERMINATION OF NON SIGNIFICANT AND PROVISION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
THE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED IN MAY, CONSIDERED POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH LAND USE PLANS AS WELL AS AN EXPLORATION OF POTENTIAL TRANSIT IMPACTS IN THIS CASE
AND WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY? A PROJECT THAT WOULD MODIFY A PORTION OF THE EXISTING ROADWAY AND ACCESS TO THE TERMINAL AND GARAGE TO RELIEVE EXISTING CONGESTION
THE CHECKLIST NOTES THE SERVICE THE ARRIVALS DRIVE PROVIDES TO MULTIPLE TRANSPORTATION MODES TO ACCESS THOSE FACILITIES
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD YIELDED ONE COMMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY IDENTIFYING THE POTENTIAL OF SOIL CONTAMINATION RELATED TO THE HISTORIC ASARCO SMELTER
WE RECEIVED THIS COMMENT ON MOST AVIATION PROJECTS
IN JUNE, THE PORT ISSUED A DETERMINATION OF NON SIGNIFICANCE BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THE SEAFOOD CHECKLIST AND THE OUTCOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
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CAN I INTERRUPT THIS AGAIN? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A ASARCO DOWN AT RUSTON WAY? YOU'RE CORRECT, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THERE'S NOT ANOTHER ONE
WOW
HAVE WE EVER FOUND POLLUTION FROM? I DON'T BELIEVE SO, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT QUESTION, BUT YOU SAY ECOLOGY TELLS US TO LOOK FOR IT
EVERY SINGLE SEPA CHECKLIST THAT WE DO, WE HAVE A COMMENT FOCUSED ON THE HISTORIC CONTAMINATION
YES
INTERESTING
LONG DISTANCE
THANK YOU
YEAH
A QUESTION AROSE ON HOW THIS PROJECT RELATES TO THE CURRENT SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
NEAR TERM PROJECTS ENVIRONMENT REVIEW THE WIDENED ARRIVALS ROADWAYS IS INDEPENDENT OF THE STAMP NEAR TERM PROJECTS AS THE PROJECT ADDRESSES EXISTING DEMAND, WHEREAS THE ST NEAR TERM PROJECT ADDRESSES FUTURE DEMAND
THE PROJECT IS NEEDED WITH OR WITHOUT THE STAMP NEAR TERM PROJECTS
AS THE STAMP NEAR TERM PROJECTS WERE DEVELOPED, THE WIDE RIVALS ROADWAYS PROJECT AND THE NORTH AIRPORT EXPRESSWAY RELOCATION
A SAM NEAR TERM PROJECT SHOWED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTING THE PROJECTS TOGETHER AND WAS INCLUDED WITHIN THE SAM NEAR TERM PROJECT ENVIRONMENT REVIEW
ORIGINALLY IN ADDITION, A PROPOSED EXPANDED UTILITY CORRIDOR, AN INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH SAM NEAR TERM PROJECTS, WAS CONSIDERED WITHIN THE WINE ARRIVALS ROADWAY PROJECT DUE TO DELAYS IN THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT REVIEW AND THE DETERMINATION THAT THE PROPOSED EXPANDED UTILITY CORRIDOR WOULD NOT BE PART OF THIS PROJECT
IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SAM NEAR TERM PROJECT
ENVIRONMENT REVIEW THIS PROJECT IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS EXISTING DEMAND AS IDENTIFIED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE
ONCE IT WAS REMOVED, AN INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENT REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND THE PORT ISSUED A DETERMINATION OF NON SIGNIFICANCE
I'LL NOW TURN IT BACK TO HEATHER UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, OTHERWISE WE'LL JUST CONTINUE
I DON'T SEE ANY CURRENTLY
IN SUMMARY, OUR REQUEST TODAY INCLUDES THE FOUR ITEMS AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD A MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT FOR THE EARLY WORK BRIDGE DEMOLITION AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND AN EXISTING SERVICE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE DESIGN SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A REIMBURSEABLE AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF AN ADDITIONAL 6.9 MILLION TO COMPLETE DESIGN AND THE EARLY WORK BRIDGE DEMOLITION EFFORT
BASED UPON OUR PROJECT SCHEDULE, WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE OR WE DO ANTICIPATE
EXCUSE ME, A FUTURE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST IN EARLY 2023 THAT SUPPORTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT
SO WITH THAT, I WILL END OUR PRESENTATION AND ASK IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION PRESENTED ON SEPTEMBER 28 THAT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED OR IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION
CLERK
HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS
THERE IS NO VOTE ON THIS MATTER
YES, THERE WOULD BE A VOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER
IT IS FOR APPROVAL
I'M SORRY
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH GO AHEAD
I'M SORRY
QUESTIONS ROLL FOR THE QUESTIONS, PLEASE
YES
FOR QUESTIONS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS JUST TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND YOUR CONSIDERABLY IMPRESSIVE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING
I FEEL SATISFIED WITH MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED
I HAVE NEVER BELIEVED THAT IF YOU BUILD IT THAT YOU WILL RELEASE CONGESTION, BUILDING MORE ROADWAY RELIEVES CONGESTION
BUT I THINK THIS IS A FAR MORE COMPLICATED CHALLENGE HERE WITH REGARD TO THE ACCESS ROADWAY
IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS A FREEWAY OR HIGHWAY PLAN WITH AN HOV LANE TO INCENTIVIZE HIGHER OCCUPANCY VEHICLES
IT'S MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT
AND I FEEL CONVINCED AND CONFIDENT THAT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMISSION POLICY DIRECTIVE ON GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS, AND THAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THOSE GOALS TO REDUCE LOW OCCUPANCY PRIVATE VEHICLES TO AND FROM SEATAC, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES AND TRAVELERS, AND TO INCREASE ALL OTHER MODES TO SUPPORT OUR TRANSPORTATION GOALS AND TRIP REDUCTION GOALS AND CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
SO I HAVE A SERIES OF QUESTIONS HERE, AND I TOO, REALLY APPRECIATE THE GREAT DETAIL WITH WHICH YOU BRIEFED US EARLIER THIS MONTH AND ALSO THE CLARITY OF THE PRESENTATION TODAY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL
MY FIRST QUESTION IS BEYOND THE EXIT RAMP TO THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE GARAGE
HOW MANY LANES ARE THERE? WE WOULD BE PROVIDING TWO LANES INTO THE ARRIVALS PER SIDE PAST THE THIRD FLOOR ENTRANCE
OKAY
SO THAT, FOR ME, WAS ONE OF THE KIND OF CONFOUNDING THINGS ABOUT THIS PROJECT
IT IS NOT, IN FACT, WIDENING ARRIVALS PER SE ARRIVALS IS UNTOUCHED BY THIS
IT'S LEADING UP TO THAT COURTESY VEHICLE LANE THAT LEADS TO THE THIRD FLOOR WHERE SHUTTLE BUSES AND TNCS AND OTHERS ARE EXITING THE AIRPORT DRIVE BEFORE IT SPLITS
TWO ARRIVALS IN THE GARAGE
CORRECT
THAT IS CORRECT
THE TWO LANES THAT ARE CURRENTLY TRAVELING TO ARRIVALS ARE MAINTAINED
WE ARE NOT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LANE CAPACITY FOR THAT PURPOSE
OKAY
SO THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN BROUGHT TO ME ABOUT THE NOTION THAT IF WE COMPLETE THIS PROJECT, WE WILL ACTUALLY INDUCE MORE DEMAND AMONGST THE VERY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION THAT WE'RE MOST INTERESTED IN REDUCING AT SEA TAC, WHICH IS THE PRIVATE VEHICLE PICK UP AND DROP OFF AT THE AIRPORT, AND PARTICULARLY ON ARRIVALS, BECAUSE THE STAFF TAUGHT ME OVER THE LAST MONTH
ARRIVALS IS PARTICULARLY PRONE TO CONGESTION BECAUSE THE TIME THAT A PRIVATE VEHICLE SPENDS CURBSIDE IS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN A DEPARTURE
IF YOU'RE COMING TO DROP A LOVED ONE OFF, YOU DROP THEM OFF AND THEY GO IF YOU'RE COMING TO PICK THEM UP, THERE MAY BE SOME DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHEN PASSENGER DISEMBARKS A PLANE GETS THEIR BAG AND IS ABLE TO GET THE CURB SIDE
AND SO THERE'S A MUCH LIKELIER CHANCE OF CONGESTION ON ARRIVALS
CORRECT
I DO BELIEVE THAT THE DWELL TIME ON ARRIVALS ARE LONGER THAN DEPARTURES, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THOSE METRICS IN A WHILE
OKAY, SO AS I HAVE BEEN MAKING MY DECISION ON THIS, WHICH HAS BEEN A PRETTY TOUGH DECISION BECAUSE IT INITIALLY FELT TO ME LIKE A DECISION IN WHICH WE WERE COMPELLED TO PRIORITIZE TWO VERY IMPORTANT VALUES TO US, THE VALUES AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE VALUES AROUND THE NEED FOR THIS AIRPORT TO RUN SMOOTHLY AND EFFICIENTLY AND FOR US TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
WHAT I CAME TO REALIZE THAT IN FACT, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A SOPHIE'S CHOICE FOR US
I BELIEVE THAT THIS SERVES BOTH GOALS, PROVIDED THAT ONE OTHER THING HAPPENS, WHICH IS THAT ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE FIRST BRIEFING RUN CONCURRENTLY AND ARE CARRIED OUT SUFFICIENTLY AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS PROJECT IS CONDUCTED, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T WED THESE TWO THINGS
WE CAN'T PASS THIS ONE ON THE CONDITION THAT ALL OF THOSE OTHER THINGS HAPPEN IN PART BECAUSE THE TIMELINES DON'T ALIGN, BUT ALSO BECAUSE MUCH OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO REDUCE OUR PASSENGERS USE OF THE LEAST EFFICIENT MODE, PRIVATE VEHICLE DROP OFF AND PICK UP REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF STUDY AND ADDITIONAL TIME BEFORE WE DETERMINE WHICH METHODS ARE BEST AT REDUCING THE USE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF THINGS LIKE ACCESS FEE OR A TMA OR MASSAGE INCENTIVES, ET CETERA
THOSE THINGS
I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I HAVE A LOT OF TIME WITH STAFF ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE
I'M CONVINCED THAT STAFF IS NOT SIMPLY PROVIDING THESE OPTIONS AS A MEANS OF GETTING THIS VOTE THROUGH, BUT BECAUSE STAFF EARNESTLY BELIEVES THAT IF WE DO NOT REDUCE THE PERCENTAGE OF PASSENGERS COMING TO SEE TACK IN PRIVATE VEHICLES, WE WILL NOT HAVE CAPACITY
WHETHER WE BUILD THIS OR NOT, WE REALLY DO NEED TO SHIFT PEOPLE TO MORE EFFICIENT MODES
AND SO I THINK OUR MOTIVES ARE ALIGNED HERE, AND FOR THAT REASON, I INTEND TO VOTE FOR THIS
SO THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
GREAT
WELL, THE STAFF ANSWERED A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD
I'M HOPING THAT I CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION
I BELIEVE THAT COMMISSIONERS JOE RECUSED HIMSELF OF VOTING ON THIS ITEM, AND I RECALL WHEN WE BROUGHT IT UP IN SEPTEMBER
I DON'T REMEMBER REFUSAL BACK THEN
AND SO COMMISSIONER CHOKE, YOU COULD MAYBE PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS ABOUT YOUR RECUSAL FOR THIS
AND IF LEGAL HAD WEIGHED IN ON THAT BACK IN SEPTEMBER WAS NOT REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF ANYTHING
IT WAS REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD POSTPONE IT
SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT MATTERS
NO, I APPRECIATE THAT
I JUST DIDN'T REMEMBER
AND PERHAPS I'M NOT REMEMBERING CORRECTLY
I JUST DON'T REMEMBER ANY CONCERNS YOU HAD IN SEPTEMBER
AM I REMEMBERING CORRECTLY THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT BROUGHT UP IN SEPTEMBER? I'M SORRY
I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION WHEN THE STAFF BRIEFED US ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO VOTE ON IT IN SEPTEMBER AND I ASKED FOR IT TO BE DELAYED
I DON'T REMEMBER DURING THAT DISCUSSION THAT YOU HAD BROUGHT UP YOUR EMPLOYMENT AS A REASON TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE
I'M WONDERING, DID I REMEMBER THAT CORRECTLY? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT YOUR RECUSAL, IF I COULD
MICHELLE, YES, PLEASE
THIS IS AARON PRITCHARD, INTERIM CHIEF STAFF
WHEN THIS ITEM FIRST CAME UP, WE DID NOT BRING UP THE QUESTION AROUND SAM'S RECUSAL
IT WAS THE SORT OF INTEGRATION OF THE DISCUSSION AROUND THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION POLICY THAT RAISED THE ISSUE OF COMMISSIONER CHOSE REFUSAL BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE AROUND A POTENTIAL FOR SOME SORT OF PREFERRED LANE OR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT PROVIDE A HIGHER BENEFIT TO TNCS
THAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT WE SUBMITTED TO OUR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER FOR RECUSAL, AND HE SUPPORTED THAT HE SHOULD RECUSE HIMSELF BECAUSE OF THOSE TWO ISSUES COMING TOGETHER
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DIDN'T RAISE THAT SAME QUESTION
THANKS
GOT IT
THANK YOU, ERIN
THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL
THANKS
I WAS REMEMBERING THAT CORRECTLY, AND I DIDN'T HAVE THAT BACKGROUND AS TO WHY THAT WAS HAPPENING NOW
OKAY, WELL, I WANT TO SAY I AGREE WITH MR STEINBRUECK AND COMMISSIONERS AS WELL, BUT IT DOES SOUND LIKE THIS IS A VITALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT JUST FOR THE GENERAL OPERATION OF CTC
THAT SAID
AND I APPRECIATE SO MUCH THAT THE STAFF CALLED OUT THAT THERE WAS EXACTLY ONE COMMENT DURING ENVIRONMENTAL VIEW, AND IT REALLY HAD ACTUALLY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROJECT ITSELF
BUT I DON'T WANT US TO TAKE THAT AS THOUGH THE PUBLIC DOESN'T CARE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT CERTAINLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS, MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN MEET THEMSELVES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS
WE'VE HAD THE PUBLIC WEIGH IN ON THIS PROJECT, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY REALLY UNDERSTAND THERE HASN'T BEEN A CLEAR EXPLANATION OF AGAIN, THE REAL NEED FOR IT
IT DOES SEEM AS THOUGH ALL WE'RE DOING IS BUILDING MORE CONCRETE TO THE AIRPORT, THEREFORE ALLOWING MORE VEHICLES TO COME IN, WHICH WOULD FURTHER CONGEST THE OTHER ROADWAYS AND INCREASE THE ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE AIRPORT
AND SO I'M JUST WEIGHING IN HERE AS MY TIME ON THE COMMISSION OVER MANY YEARS, I'M GOING TO ASK, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE ALLOW THE NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSIONERS TO WEIGH IN ON THIS
THEY HAVE STRONG VIEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT, AND I THINK THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS ONE THAT THEY SHOULD GET UP TO SPEED ON
WELL, I KNOW THAT THE STAFF WILL SAY IF I MIGHT CONTINUE WELL, I KNOW THAT THE REQUEST IS ONLY TO AUTHORIZE DESIGN
WE ALL KNOW THAT ONCE MONEY IS SPENT ON DESIGN, IT REALLY IS PRETTY MUCH A GO WITH THE PROJECT
AND SO I REALLY CAN'T EVEN RECALL IN MY YEARS ON THE COMMISSION A SIGNIFICANT TIME WHEN WE HAVE SPENT MONEY ON DESIGN AND THEN LATER SAID, MADE THE DECISION TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT AND GIVEN HOW CRITICAL IT IS TO THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT, I JUST WANT TO AGAIN BE CLEAR
I SUPPORT THE CONCEPT
SO I'M NOT ASKING FOR A DELAY OF 60 DAYS IN ORDER TO NOT HAVE THIS GO THROUGH
I'M ASKING FOR A DELAY BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE RIGHT SPIRIT OF DISCLOSURE FOR THE NEW COMMISSIONERS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS BEFORE IT MOVES FORWARD AND TO GIVE THEIR THOUGHTS ON IT, GIVEN THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT
AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND
AND WHEN I ASKED THE STAFF TO BE CLEAR WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE DELAY WOULD COST, WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS IT WOULDN'T THE BRIDGE DEMOLITION
THERE'S NOT AN ISSUE WITH THAT
AND IT WOULD JUST BE THE COST OF DELAY
WELL, THE COST OF DELAY WOULD BE 60 DAYS
AND I JUST DON'T SEE THAT AS BEING SUCH A BARRIER THAT WE WOULDN'T GIVE NEW COMMISSIONERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM
IS THAT A MOTION, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN OR NOT? I DIDN'T HEAR THERE WAS A MOTION
I CAN MAKE IT INTO MOTION
I MEAN, I DON'T ANTICIPATE YES, I'LL MAKE IT INTO MOTION
I DON'T ANTICIPATE IT
OKAY
I'LL SECOND IT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT THE COMMISSIONERS PRESIDENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS
LET'S GET THE MAIN MOTION ON THE FLOOR FIRST, AND THEN IF THERE'S A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN IT WOULD BE IN ORDER AT THAT TIME
MR COMMISSIONERS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THE ORIGINAL PASSAGE
MICHELLE, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, BEFORE WE GO THERE, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF? I BELIEVE HER REQUEST IS JUST TO POSTPONE USUALLY WOULD BE TO A DATE CERTAIN
AND THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK SECOND DIGIT
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DISCUSSION AT HAND
THE PRESENTATION WAS VERY ACCURATE AND OR CLEAR, AND I BELIEVE MOST OF THE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED
I STILL THINK THAT THERE ARE EXPENSIVE THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE IN TERMS OF GETTING INTO THE AIRPORT AND WORKING WITH THE STATE HIGHWAYS, LOOKING AT A MORE LONG TERM PLAN
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CARS THAT WERE DEALT
AND I THINK IT'S THE PLANNING NOW WORKING WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT IS GOING TO BE THE CHALLENGE IN FRONT OF US
SO I'M PREPARED TO SUPPORT THIS
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THE MAIN MOTION ON THE FLOOR
WE SHOULD ALSO HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK IF HE HAS ANY COMMENTS IN THIS REGARD AFTER THE MAIN MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR, AND THAT IS A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NINE
THE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, WERE YOU THE SECOND ON THAT? SURE
I'LL BE THE SECOND ON IT
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO A POTENTIAL POSTPONEMENT? YES, SIR
THANKS, CLERK HART
THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEEP CONSIDERATION THIS AND YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS
ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ON THIS, I WOULD NOT SUPPORT A DELAY, AS I STATED IN THERE
AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW COMMISSIONER BOWMAN ADDRESSED IT, THIS IS FOR DESIGN MOVING FORWARD
AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
I THINK A FUTURE COMMISSION WHEN CONSTITUTED, EVEN THOUGH WE SAY THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE IF WE'VE MOVED TO DESIGN AND WE'VE NOT MOVED FORWARD, BUT THAT IS ACTUALLY THE ACTION HAS TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD, ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS THEN
SO AT THIS TIME, I SUPPORT NOT SUPPORT DELAYING THIS FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO DIFFERENT COMMISSION THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE AT THIS TIME, IT WOULD BE IN ORDER
OKAY
WELL, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION IN 2022, AND THE DATE ON THAT WOULD BE YOU HELP ME OUT THERE, MICHELLE
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE JANUARY 11
IT WOULD NORMALLY WE'RE LOOKING TO ACTUALLY CHANGE THAT MEETING DATE TO THE FIRST WEEK, SO THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS
SO I WOULD PROPOSE JANUARY 4 FOR YOUR MOTION TO RESPOND TO A TIME CERTAIN AT THIS POINT
ALL RIGHT
SO TIME CERTAIN WOULD BE JANUARY 4
THANK YOU
MOTION
AND THEN, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WE CAN RUN THROUGH THE ROLE
WE HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN OF JANUARY 4 ON THE FLOOR
THE MOTION IS DEBATABLE ONLY TO THE TIME CERTAIN OF POSTPONEMENT
I'M SORRY
IT'S AMENDABLE TO THE TIME CERTAIN OF POSTPONEMENT, AND THAT IS THE EXTENT OF IT
SO DO YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD AND RUN THROUGH THE ROLE ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN, PLEASE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THIS IS FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN IT IS DEBATABLE AS WELL
OKAY
LET'S TAKE QUESTIONS FIRST AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH A VOTE
LET'S DO IT THAT WAY
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, ANY QUESTIONS ON OR COMMENTS ON A MOTION TO THE TIME CERTAIN
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
ANYTHING FURTHER ON THE MOTION TO THE PHONE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO
NO
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK FROM THE STAFF AND IT'S NOT AN INDICTMENT ON THE PROJECT AT ALL
I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEW FOLKS TO WEIGH IN
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
OKAY, THEN LET'S GO TO THE MOTION TO THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME
NO
YOU DO NOT WANT TO PROCEED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THAT'S A NO FROM YOU, SIR
CORRECT? YEAH
LET'S PLAY AROUND
THANK YOU
MAYBE FOLKS CAN MEET THEIR PHONES
THANKS
I'M VOTING ON MY MOTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN, ON THE MOTION OF THE PHONE TO A TIME CERTAIN
THE MOTION OF THE PHONE TO A TIME CERTAIN FAILED
AND NOW WE ARE BACK TO THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE
B
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RUN THROUGH THE ROLE, PLEASE? THANK YOU ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 9D
AND THEN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU
AND THAT MOTION PASSES WITH A FOUR YESS AND ZERO NOS
VERY GOOD MOTION THEN PASSES
SO I BELIEVE THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF THIS MEETING
IF THAT WAS THE FIRST TWO THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DISCUSSED
SO I THINK WE'RE NOW AT THE POINT OF ANY FINAL COMMENTS BY EXECUTIVE METRUCK
AND THEN WE'LL GO AROUND TO THE COMMISSIONERS
NO
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
WE HAD A VERY PRESENTATION AND ITEMS THAT WE WENT THROUGH
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND YOUR THOUGHTFUL FEEDBACK ON ALL THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
AND THEN, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I CAN RUN THROUGH THE ROLE FOR FINAL CLOSING COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO CLOSING COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I JUST ASK EVERYBODY TO GET HOME SAFELY
THERE'S QUITE A STORM OF BLOWING THROUGH HERE
ONE SQUALL AFTER THE NEXT
HAVING SAID THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE THIS COMMISSION MEETING CLOSED ON NOVEMBER 9
THE TIME NOW WE'RE 328
VERY GOOD
WE ARE RETURNED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANKS.

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