Minutes Exhibit F
Meeting of June 13. 2017
Port Commission Regular

TABOFI 100 TESTIMONY BEFORE PORT OF SEATTLE
COMMISSION  CONCESSIONS
6/13/17

Commission President Albro, members of the
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Commission, CEO Soike, my name is Henry Yates and
100.
am here today representing Tabor

Tabor 100 is an association of entrepreneurs and
business advocates who are committed to economic
and social equity for African
power, educational excellence
Americans and the community at large.

I want to applaud the Port of Seattle for its strong
commitment to ensuring that small businesses, those
African Americans,
operated by minorities, especially local
successful bidders you are
were included in the group of
announcing today.
racial
We are pleased that the Port Commission viewed
as a
and ethnic diversity in its selection of concessions
the significant
priority and we especially appreciate
in the
outreach you embarked upon to bring in people who
past have received little consideration in this process.
selection and
In particular, we know that your process for
our
recruitment included some of the suggestions
for listening
organization and others made. We thank you
and acting.

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While we are very pleased with your announcement today,
we view this as a beginning and see this institution being
even more inclusive of people from various communities
that are different from those who have dominated the
airport retail space for many years.

We look fonNard to similar efforts the Port is launching to
include small, minority businesses in its contracting
opportunities in construction, consulting and the
acquisition of goods and services.

Please continue to count on Tabor 100 to prod you to
continue to do better and to engage our members and
leadership in helping to improve the representation of
people of color throughout the Port's vast empire 
cruiseships, container terminals, airport construction and
operation as well as the many other activities for which
this organization is responsible.

Today, in the concession arena, we tip our hat to a job
well done and want to remind you that business
opportunities to create wealth in our community help
address glaring disparities and provide real benefit to the
community at large.

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