7a EPA/Duwamish concerns list
Item No: 7a, attach 3 Meeting Date: April 10, 2018 Duwamish Valley EPA EJ Pilot Project Community-identified Opportunities and Concerns Goals: 1) Negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) that incorporates all relevant points below to ensure Duwamish Valley (DV) community/Port collaboration moving forward. 2) Use this pilot project as a model to engage other near-port EJ communities, addressing specific needs and concerns. We acknowledge that developing a CBA takes time. With that said, the community would like the Port to demonstrate their commitment by dedicating some efforts on short term issues while the CBA is being developed. Mid-term and long term issues can be addressed in the CBA. 1) Community Capacity Building and Port/Community relations capacity building Support the community in overcoming historic and economic disparities to fully participate in Port benefits to the region. Community Asks Potential Port Response Objective: Improve Port/community Short: Increase access for DV community members to join Port tours and communications educational events. Send Port outreach staff to community events, learn about community, become a regular presence in the community. Improve relationships between Port and Increase Port use of ethnic media outlets, translation and interpretation Community members services, video and online media to better reach DV community. Mid: Develop additional "Port 101" tours tailored for DV audiences (ex: non-English language events, design tour content with community. Provide training for Port outreach staff to learn how to better communicate with community members (in English as well as in other languages). This includes how to present relevant information, and how to know what information is relevant to the community. Trust building with a community, listening to and respecting community members. Long: Community evaluates and improves Port's best practices to equitably offer public education and inclusion programs. Objective: Increased financial resources for Short: Sponsor near-Port community programs, new ones as well as ones community programs: that are already happening. Mid: Increase access for DV-based small business to participate in DV Increase capacity to solve problems through improvement projects, collaborate with DROF to increase impact. Create funding community projects (ex/ City of Seattle's a community improvement fund Duwamish River Opportunity Fund (DROF). Long: Community evaluates and improves Port best practices to Sponsor and partner with community organizations maintain/create business opportunities and relationships. to produce cultural events. Objective: Change Port's reputation in the DV Short: Identify opportunities for community involvement in long term from a "polluter" to an "innovator" in building the planning and prior to project startup green economy and a partner to the community: Mid: Incorporate unique needs of DV audiences into all Port communications, implement best practices. Identify ways to engage with Improve communication and engagement methods people with no access to technology. between Port and community; engage in Terminal Long: Community evaluates and improves Port best practices to maintain 5 construction and operations. appropriate communication avenues. Objective: Reduce project/agency fatigue in DV: Short: Coordinate with existing interdepartmental teams (IDT) at City and County. Coordinate with community led projects that are happening Leverage existing projects and funding sources to already. Find out what all those projects are, see which ones the port has th enhance improvements (ie: City of Seattle, King a stake in, or can influence because they own property at the site (like 8 County, Seattle Parks Foundation funding and Ave S), and make sure that the port is supporting the community in all 1 th research). ways that make sense (ie: 12 and Elmgrove Park). Mid: Synchronize with City/County IDT, begin engagement with other public agencies and non-profits working in DV. Create an interdepartmental Port team that assists the community in moving action projects forward, getting their voice heard, and creates effective and established communication channels between the port and the community. Long: Establish process for collaboration, ensure institutional memory. Objective: Influence local industry partners to Short: Inform DV residents on local industry connections and history of recognize and respond to DV community Port relationships, facilitate dialogue between stakeholders. concerns: Mid: Explore partnerships with industry leaders. Long: Involve community in industry collaborations. Support Improved support for influencing industry and local opportunities for community to be involved with future decision makers on community concerns. interactions/projects/agreements that affect the community. Objective: Support for community resilience to Short: Identify opportunities for Port to an ally to prevent displacement challenge displacement pressures: of DV community members. Mid: Create economic development opportunities that employ DV Partner with non-profits to invest in affordable residents at a livable wage that enables them to afford to continue living housing or solutions to displacement (concerns in the community. with gentrification, lack of green space, more air Long: Maintain economic development programming that specifically pollution); increase community voice in HALA and supports Duwamish Valley residents with livable wages. MLA re-zoning; Need for community center or other free community gathering spaces. 2) Environmental Health: Reduce environmental harms that impact the health and livability of near-Port Duwamish Valley communities. Community Asks Potential Port Response th Objective: Greenspace improvements improve Short: Increase maintenance at Port public access sites and properties: 8 quantity and quality Ave S. Gear Park, T105, T107, Turning Basin 3, identify opportunities for public art/Port artifacts to enhance public spaces in DV. Work with the Create opportunities for new open space (The community to create spaces that the community needs and will use. Flume, Triangle park next to Ruby Chow Park, Mid: Synchronize greenspace improvements with City and County IDT, Gateway Park North & 8th Ave S, Taco Time site - construct Terminal 117 Park, identify Scary Trail maintenance and secure property next to new Wet Weather opportunities for Port involvement, engage Marine Maintenance with th Treatment facility); build a dog park; maintain 8th community, enhance Port street- end properties (ex: 8 Avenue South in th Ave Park trail to avoid crime and illegal activities; Georgetown, 12 Avenue South and Elmgrove in South Park). install water station and informational signage at Long: Maintain Terminal 117 Public Access through youth engagement & Duwamish Waterway Park for families using the training, coordinate with City of Seattle on comprehensive public space beach; adoption of "Scary Trail" for better safety planning incorporating Port development plans. and health features; improve river access in general. Objective: Increase tree canopy in DV Short: Sponsor community programs to plant and maintain trees and native species on Port properties. Mid: Monitor and document tree planting, compile data for use in air quality and carbon sequestration benefits, share information and successes with community. Use influence to work with other local industries to help them install Green Infrastructure and a better tree canopy throughout the industrial area and use community to install them. Build opportunities for our Marine Maintenance union to work with DV residents as interns or apprentices to take care of Port properties in DV. When not feasible, identify contract opportunities to support local DV residents' employment 2 in habitat restoration on Port property. Long: Involve community in coordinated tree canopy planning with other green infrastructure in the DV. Objective: Improved pedestrian and bicycle Short: Review community generated documents that show transportation safety and connectivity between South Park and and safety issues. Work with Duwamish Valley Safe Streets to see how the Georgetown Port can assist them in their near and short term goals. Mid: Identify opportunities for the Port to enhance safe streets goals along Adoption of "Scary Trail" for improved health and freight routes used by the Port. safety; mitigate upcoming impacts of opening T5 Long: Coordinate with external agencies/groups (Metro, Freight Advisory) on community including increased air pollution to explore freight route improvement and train scheduling, safe freight and pedestrian/bicycle safety; create safer corridor crossings and pedestrian/bike routes; create more transit options connectivity between Georgetown and South in DV. Park, especially E. Marginal Way S for biking and walking (walking connectivity between Corson and River St through college or WSDOT property); install safe sidewalks along 4th Ave S, especially around bus stops and St. Vincent de Paul food bank; install crosswalks at multiple places including: Ellis Ave S and S Warsaw St, Corson Ave S and S Warsaw St, Corson Ave S and S Willow St Objective: Reduce air emissions and pollution Short: Port participates in community projects related to American Lung impacts in the community Association's asthma prevention programs; develop pilot projects with community to better monitor and mitigate air contaminants, e.g. green Host asthma prevention programs; improve walls; inform on 2018 Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy (NWPCAS) monitoring and enforcement of pollution Update; share information through annual progress reports on NWPCAS; violations; increase green storm water add community-based projects as an element of the NWPCAS, involve infrastructure throughout neighborhood as community in program implementation at terminals (ex: lease updates, buffering and to reduce storm water issues permits) throughout community; mitigate impacts of Mid: Involve community in the design and implementation of NWPCAS opening T5 on community including increased air projects, increase engagement on air quality concerns with industry pollution and pedestrian/bicycle safety. partners. Long: Involve community in evaluation and improvement of Port and NWSA air emissions reductions programs and goal setting. Objective: Protect water quality and river health Short: Identify opportunities along the Duwamish River and on Port from storm water runoff and reduce flooding property where stormwater improvements can be made, and start working risks on upgrades. Mid: Coordinate with external agencies and community members on best Increase green storm water infrastructure practices for flooding preparedness, explore enhanced green stormwater throughout neighborhood as buffering and to infrastructure opportunities on Port properties. reduce stormwater issues throughout Long: Coordinate with external agencies for green storm water community; develop SP business corridor truck infrastructure investments, freight routing improvements, more alternative route; funding for building and maintaining green transportation options in DV, apply and enforce stormwater best practices infrastructure (i.e. green walls, permeable along Port truck routes and industry in DV, consider transportation pavement, etc.) as a way to develop community investments or infrastructure that reduces harms in DV, coordinate with capacity and learning; improve river access in external agencies and organizations with technical assistance in green general; street paving to improve flooding; infrastructure planning, construction, maintenance. Expand programming landscape buffering enforcement for new housing at other Port properties and with near port communities, not just in the DV. developments. Objective: Improved resources for community to Short: Sponsor public programs to inform DV residents and workers of address air pollution sourcing (trucks, planes, existing air quality conditions and programs locally (ex: Puget Sound trains, etc.) Maritime Emission Inventory presentation) Mid: Identify and implement opportunities for additional air quality monitoring in DV. Make sure that research is reaching the highest levels of the Port, and is used by the port to direct mitigating actions. 3 Objective: Increased Port leadership and staff Short: Educate Port staff and leadership on community health impacts of awareness of pollution issues and health impacts Port operations, particularly concepts of disproportionate impacts. of operations. Mid: Make sure that research is reaching the highest levels of the Port and is used to influence policy and best practices. Mitigate impacts of opening T5 including Long: Develop ongoing research and evaluation processes to collect data, increased air pollution and pedestrian/bicycle analyze solutions, and involve community in program design and safety; increase green stormwater infrastructure implementation; strengthen coordination with external agencies and local throughout neighborhood as buffering and to industry partners to improve air quality. reduce stormwater issues throughout community. Objective: Encourage sustainability best Short: Identify relationships to violators and existing reporting structures, practices among local industry partners, truck update marine cargo vehicle data, improve communications to operators, general public (idling, parking, vehicle truck/drayage drivers on rules, provide info on Port/NWSA website, review maintenance, air pollution controls) plan for driver outreach. Mid: Identify opportunities for Port to influence and develop commitments Mitigate CDL recycle re-opening and possible considering equity for all. severe dust issues; general pollution source Long: Begin partnering with community based on opportunities. control: trains, airport, trucks, highway sources; improve monitoring and enforcement of pollution violations; relocate trucks parking at Duwamish Waterway Park and in neighborhoods. Objective: Noise prevention programs (trucks, Short: Identify and inform public about Port's relationship to noise issues, trains, planes, etc.), road repairs to reduce noise raise awareness on existing reporting structures and abatement programs, inform community about "quiet zones," support community engagement Create concrete barrier between SR509 and with King County Intl Airport (KCIA), partner with KCIA as appropriate. South Park Community Center (prevent noise and Mid: Identify opportunities for Port to influence, partner with community air pollution); address noise issues from trains, and appropriate agencies for reporting and repairs of road damage and planes, trucks; Address truck parking at noise resulting from truck travel and parking in neighborhoods. Create Duwamish Waterway Park and north Georgetown sufficient parking lots with amenities (bathrooms, etc) for truckers to park Trucks destroying roads, creating ruts and in while hauling freight for the Port. potholes; develop quiet zone as mitigation for T-5 Long: Establish partnership with community based on opportunities; truck freight movement identify alternatives for truck parking. Start working to partner with train companies to get a "quiet zone" going for Georgetown. Objective: Improved healthy food access Short: Identify food economies in the DV, connect with City and County IDT to identify opportunities for Port engagement. Need access to healthy food, such as farmers Mid: Involve community in design and implementation of Diversity in markets Contracting program related to food economies in the DV, investigate ways to support Marra Farm and the South Seattle College Community Garden. Long: Consider long-term business incubation opportunities through the Diversity in Contracting program, identify ways for Port to promote local food production/consumption to spur "green jobs" development. Objective: Reduce traffic congestion problems Short: Identify opportunities for Port employees to reduce their traffic through the DV. Mitigate upcoming impacts of opening T5 on Mid: Identify opportunities for Port to influence. community including increased air pollution and Long: Establish partnership with community based on opportunities. pedestrian/bicycle safety; Create safer connectivity between Georgetown and South Park, especially E. Marginal Way S, biking and walking Connectivity between Corson and River St through college or WSDOT property; build safe sidewalks along 4th Ave S, especially around the bus stops and the St. Vincent Food Bank; increase bus service 4 3) Economic Development: Promote equitable development in the Duwamish Valley by providing economically disadvantaged near-Port community members with increased access to Port-related economic benefits. Community Asks Potential Port Response Objective: Increase DV-sourced hiring and Short: Consult DV community members on design and implementation of contracting at the Port Local Priority Hire program for jobs at all levels of the port. Offer training and outreach opportunities to hire local DV workers and residents. Increase jobs and apprenticeships for community Mid: Implement Local Priority Hire program. residents; provide job training and local hire Long: Involve community to evaluate Local Priority Hire program and other Workforce Development programs to improve access to Port jobs. Objective: Increase DV-sourced Short: Collaborate with DV youth employment programs to place youth internship/fellowship placements at the Port into existing HS paid internship program, increase college internship and Veteran Fellowship outreach in DV, provide information sessions and Promote youth internships/apprenticeships; interactive workshops for youth on career readiness. promote job training and local hire; foster gang Mid: Involve DV stakeholders to consult about refreshing the Veteran's prevention programming ; provide resources for Program, with modifying existing career awareness/ job/recruitment skills undocumented youth trainings for DV audiences, develop NWSA internships and career awareness activities. Long: Establish and maintain feedback mechanisms with DV-based employment programs to review and improve internship/fellowship program and identify middle school pathways to link with program Objective: Increase DV-sourced apprenticeship Short: Identify opportunities to engage Labor in DV-specific support. placements with Labor Mid: Begin dialogue with Labor in opportunity areas. Long: Support ongoing dialogue and collaboration with Labor related to Increase jobs and apprenticeships available for opportunity areas. community residents; provide job training and local hire Objective: Increase small business development Short: Support local business associations and businesses with relevant opportunities in DV training; identify how the Diversity in Contracting program relates to DV community needs. Support trainings for local businesses and Mid: Identify opportunities to involve community in the design and business improvement association implementation of the Diversity in Contracting program. Long: Involve community to evaluate the Diversity in Contracting program and other Workforce Development programs to improve access to contracting opportunities with the Port. Objective: Strengthen the Port's ability to build Short: Involve community to develop a "green job pathway" at the Port, a regional green economy within and across continue strengthening Sustainability policies and programs, continue other industries investment in industry-wide sustainability improvements (ex: Sustainable Aviation Biofuels), continue developing Sustainability and Equity Support green economy jobs and environmentally Frameworks for Port decisions. beneficial industries Mid: Increase internal Port understanding of green jobs pathways, implement Sustainability and Equity Frameworks for Port projects, and incorporate community impact criteria into the Port's annual Environmental Excellence Awards for business partners. Long: Increase industry partner understanding of "green job pathway" opportunities, develop partnerships with external agencies to support green jobs pipelines, identify and invest in risk taking related to new green economic development opportunities. 5
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