Minutes Exhibit A
From: Jordan Van Voast To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] written comment submission to supplement verbal testimony Date: Monday, September 7, 2020 5:25:22 PM Attachments: Principles of Responsible Cruise Tourism.pdf WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. Dear Commission-Public-Records, I've attached a copy of supplemental testimony (including attachment below) for the Board of Commissioners and Port staff. Thank you: Good afternoon Commissioners and Executive Director Metruck, My name is Jordan Van Voast and I am a member of the group, Seattle Cruise Control which continues to urge the Port of Seattle to abandon once and for all its plans for a 3rd cruise ship terminal at T46. On September 2nd, the newly formed Global CruiseActivist Network held a press conference on Zoom with over 100 activists and journalists attending from around the world, including several from Seattle. The presenters formally introduced the Principles of Responsible CruiseTourism (attached below), a set of 12 conditions for cruise operators to demonstrate compliance with before resuming operations. I urge the Commissioners and Port staff to read through these Principles which I have attached to my comments and adopt them in earnest before inviting cruise corporations to return to Seattle. This document is necessarily a compromise and represents a bare minimum of conditions that needs to be met in order to insure the health, safety, and economic vitality of people and planet. There are many of us, both locally and internationally, who sincerely believe that the cruise industry as a whole needs to be downsized in order to rationally address the urgency of climate targets, as well as global public health challenges. Please focus on economic development which does not compromise these values and priorities. 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Iied b he 2002 Cae T Declaai Reible Ti, he Fe f Ti Calii Gidig Picile, ad he icile ad cl f Fee, Pi, ad Ifed Ce, cie ciie ad 1 hei allie hae ce gehe ge ldide cie ad ileeai ad iig f he Principles of Responsible Cruise Tourism lied bel. The Global Cruise Activist NetZork call cie caie dela hei e eai il he adde hee icile b blihig deailed la ih elici cie, bechak, ad ielie ha ci each ca ileeig ecific leel f eface ad cliace e ie. We a a eiable ad eible e f leie ael ha iie ecic beefi all akehlde, hile eliiaig he egaie cial, blic healh, ad eieal iac f ciig ciie, ke, ad aege. We e he e f a bie-a-al cie hi id. Uil hee c ee licie ae clleciel aded, effeciel ileeed, ad ciel ied, he cie id ill eai clici i ig aege, ce, ciie, ad he lae a ik. 1 UN Fd ad Agicle Ogaiai: Fee, Pi ad Ifed Ce Idige ele ad Fee Pi ad Ifed Ce: A idige ele' igh ad a gd acice f lcal ciie (2016) 1 2 Principles of Responsible Cruise Tourism 1. Self-determination of communities 2. Economic impacts 3. Cultural impacts 4. Labor 5. Climate Change 6. Air Pollution 7. Water Pollution 8. Monitoring & Transparenc\ 9. Environment & Biodiversit 10.Public Health 11.Crime Victims 12.Worker Repatriation 13.Definitions 2 3 #1 Self-determination: Commit to respect frontline communities universal right to self-determination. (1.1) CRllabaiel deel laed cie i eai i each he ad f call b baiig he fee, i, ad ifed ce f he ele P diec egaie affeced b cie i eai ad i. Thi iclde Idige ciie ad eide ea cie hi he ad deiai. (1.2) Thi ea ha cie caie iefee i lcal liic ad liical cee. (1.3) Pefl liaial cie cai hae ed lbbig ad caaig cibi a lcal eleci, gai acce leade, ad iflece e. Cie ea hae aeed la ciie ad flie ciie agai each he, heie cece, ailae iiidae ciie. 2 Thi . #2 Economic Impacts: Address cruise lines long and ongoing histor of eploitive business practices b implementing policies that maimie the retention of revenue ithin home ports and ports of calls. Ease the burden of cruise tourism b accounting for and eliminating its true and total costs in terms of environmental, cultural, and socio-economic impacts. (2.1) Ad Naal Caial Accig ad Scial ad Clal alai ehd. A eie hld iclde lile acc aali, icldig a blic 3 fiacial acc, a iae fiacial ( ecic deele) acc, a cial acc, ad a eieal acc. The lile acc, ile b lie, eecie be ceal a aali, idig ifai ab h beefi ad h abb c. (2.2) Ee egaie eealiie ae iealied i he c f dig bie ahe ha fcig he bde ciie (e.g., ae aagee). (2.3) The ega cie id ebed he Uied Nai Saiable Deele Gal i hei cae cle ad e he iig f ge ad he gal blicl aailable dahbad. The 4 cie id adcae f ad e he adi f he UN Saiable Deele Gal ac i l chai ad i deiai f call. (2.4) Redefie ecic cce b ig eic ha aif he beefi lcal all bie deele, eiable diibi f ice, ad ehacee f aiable, lcal l chai. (2.5) Oeae bie eibl: iceiie ad ead lcal i biee ad aciaed eeie ha hee icile hgh hei aci. (2.6) Deel g lcal l 2 NY Tie, Seeig Lad -- A Qei f Reglai; Alaka Che Side i Bale Oe Cie Shi (1999) Uiiiicia ad Clbia Schl f Jali, F Cie Id Ieiga T Eecie, Cie Lie Ieaial Aciai: CLIA Pliical Aci Ciee Achage Dail Ne, Kechika a, ci aage ake fee cie L Agele (2019) US Seae: Cece Ciee Heaig, Mach 1, 2012. Cach: Dak Side f he Ti B: Cie Shi Ceie C Bde (2008) Miai Ne Tie, Miai Cie Id Gae $23,500 Sea Wh Sed Ne Cie Ta (2017) Oe Sece: CLIA PAC dai ecd f he a ee eleci ccle (2008-2020) 3 Eea Cii: Naal Caial Accig (2019) IPBES: Scial ad Clal alai ehd 4 UN Wld Ti Ogaiai: Bechakig Mehdlg f he Deele f Saiable Cie Ti i Sh-Ea Aia (2017) 3 4 chaiQ ha all f highe ali dc ad eeiece. (2.7) Pide adace fdig f blic iface jec ade ee he cie id, ch a dck, ad, idealk, b akig, ecclig, ae aagee, ad he e ee ha he ci i bdeed ih deb if he id dea. (2.8) F eiig iae cie deiai, lail a a head a lcal gee. (2.9) A he cie id eek cial licece f ei f eai, cie ciie dead eieal accabili ad ecic eie. (2.10) Pa fai hae f lcal ad aial ae. 5 (2.11) S aidig ae b flig flag f ceiece. Flag all e hi ad eflag 6 ce hi b 2030 i he c hee ca i headaeed. #3 Cultural & Qualit\ of Life Impacts: Adopt a polic of do no harm to retain and enhance cruise port communities cultural identit, distinctive character, and qualit of life. (3.1) Ci licie ad bie acice ha ec ad beefi aal, ceic, ad clal ae hile ehacig he ell-beig ad clal heiage f h ciie. (3.2) Deae eec f he lie ad lielihd f he ele diecl affeced b cie hi lli ad e-i, ee if i eie fee ad alle hi ih fee aege. (3.3) Aid ehibi, dila, eface ha e eiciig, ficialiig, ad feihiig lcal cle, eeciall eale f clal aiai ad/ acial eeig. (3.4) Make cie i i a hich eflec he aal, clal, ad 7 cial iegi f he deiai, ad hich ecage eieall ad clall eible i. (4.4) I f call, agge aial ad deae ie ih he cie hi ee lad aai ge ad lii affic a ehel he lcal ci ih ie ad cgei iac. Cruise ships and their passengers are guests in the host destinations, and should treat the destinations ith the mutual respect the epect their passengers to receie on their isits. #4 Labor: Create a safe, just, and equitable environment for orkers both onboard and on shore. (4.1) Alig bie acice ih he ice lab ad eieal adad i he ld. (4.2) Affi he igh f ce ebe clleciel bagai b gaiig ideede lab i ha eee ke. Ceae all ai-i lab acice. (4.3) Pide hiali ce ih he ii ee i h ad egla he leae. (4.4) Alig he age ad kig cdii f ke bad hi ih he aial ii age ad lab la i he c he ae headaeed. (4.5) Ca k h a 48-60/eek ad i da f all elee. (4.6) Pa ie ad a half f h ked e 50 h/eek - egadle f elee c f igi, ak, deae. (4.7) Pide aid ick leae ad ceheie edical cae ha i 70% e f baic age l gaiie. 8 (4.8) Reci ad el aff fllig Ieaial Lab Sadad ad he adad f he 5 Blbeg CiLab: Whe The Cie Shi S Cig (Ma 2020) 6 NBC: M Cie Lie D Pa Fedeal Ice Ta (Mach 2020) Cie La Ne: N Tae--The Cie Lie Di Sece (2011) 7 Ne Zealad Heald: 'Blaa aci': Cie hi ge gie 'aie' Mi hii a P f Taaga (2019) 8 Cel ce l ge baic age ick leae hich ca k $18 a da. 4 5 2006 MaUiie Lab Cei. (4.9) Ci l k ih lcal ea, die, 9 caee, ad all he cac ad bcac ha ee eceed he lcal lab adad. (4.10) Cl ih Ieaial Ha Righ La, icldig Aicle 23, 24 & 25 f he Uied Nai Uieal Declaai f Ha Righ, ad he UN Gidig Picile Bie ad Ha Righ. 10 (4.11) Iie licie ad acice ec ce ad ead hileble. Eliiae aage h ealiae ad eiad ce f eig abe ad ilai. Chage he bad cle ha ilae ha igh ad lead ae, eal haae, diciiai ad gede ieail. #5 Climate Change: Stop contributing to climate change. (5.1) Pblicl ci achieig e eii ac eie glbal flee b 2050 a he lae, ih a 40% edci i he fi decade, flled b a ii f 5% ea-e-ea edci f 2030-2050. (5.2) Iediael ge ad able geehe ga edci age b ileeig a l-eaig cl ac eie flee. (5.3) 11 Hal LNG iee, ad ediec he ece ad e eii aegie, icldig eeach, deele, ad eig f aiable fel ch a gee hdge aia. (5.4) I de edce 12 healh ad cliae-haig black cab eii, blicl ci iediael ceae he e ad caiage f HSFO glball ad he e f bh HSFO ad VLSFO i he Acic. Sich diillae/aie gail (MGO) ad iall efficie aiclae file e ich he cleae -fil fel, echlgie li e. #6 Air Pollution: Stop polluting the air. (6.1) Pblicl ci 100% he e b 2025. (6.2) Lead i he deele f a ieal he e e. (6.3) Refi hi f he e, ad iediael eie all hi e he e hee i i aailable. (6.4) Pa 100% f he c f he e iface i all f call b 2025. D ak, lici lbb f aae bidie. #7 Water Pollution: Stop polluting the Zater. (7.1) Pblicl ci iediael ceae he e f cbbe, hehe e-l, cled-l, hbid. (7.2) Pblicl ci 13 lail dig all ae ihi 24 aical ile f a ca. (7.3) Ugade 14 aeae eae e bad all eel i glbal flee f Maie Saiai 9Ieaial Lab Ogaiai: Te f he 2006 Maiie Lab Cei 10 Uied Nai: Uieal Declaai f Ha Righ ad Gidig Picile Bie ad Ha Righ 11 Sea A Rik: Sl eaig ec he cliae: Slig b j 1 k, 1.2 ile e h, cld ae a ch a 17 ece fel ci ad a ch a 37 ece b lig b 1.5 k . GCaai: 2020 Slh Ca See Uheig I Ne Ea f Sl-Seaig : Seice eed f a lie i ad 24 k. Tical l eaig eed ed be ad 19 k. Thi edci i ee d lii geehe ga eii b ad 30% e age. Red A Lgiic: IMO Cide Mada Sl Seaig. Thee' a Bee Oi. (2019) 12 Sad.eah: Re: LNG a aie fel i e ha bie a al f he cliae (Jaa 2020) 13 The Gadia: Thad f hi cld d lla a ea aid di fel ba (2018) Cie La Ne: Ske ad Mi: Cie Lie Scbbe T Ai Plli I Wae Plli (2019) 14 Qa: Cie Shi D 1 Billi Gall f Seage Ee Yea (2014) 5 6 DeYice Adaced Waeae Teae Se, ad blicl ci ig hee eae e a all ie ide f 24 aical ile f he. (7.4) Ci a eface-baed adad, ih gig eig ad aieace f eage eae e ee hee ae fciig a ial eface leel a all ie, ad ake he e el ad aieace lg blicl aailable. #8 Monitoring & Transparenc\: Publicl disclose our performance. (8.1) Iall addiial ci iig eie f iig ai eii, icldig b liied NO, SO, aiclae ae (a, lafie, fie, ad cae), ad CO2. (8.2) Pblicl e he daa f all ai eii ad effle dichage iig eie, icldig he lcai ad le f dichage ad all he daa, i eal ie a blicl aailable ebie. (8.3) Mi effle dichage a he i f dichage, icldig b liied eeae (heal lli), PH, PAH, BOD, bidi, chlie cceai, ad fecal clif. (8.4) Make dichage, dichage lcai, ad effle daa blicl aailable. (8.5) S eablihe f aial gee-fded ga ee ha IMO-ceified, hid a i ae bad all eel i ad efce lcal ad aial eieal ad blic healh eglai f all f call. #9 Environment & Biodiversit: Respect the integrit of vulnerable ecosstems and protected areas. (9.1) Redce eed bel 12 k ihi 25 ile f he ca ee hale ike ad aid ic dibace eiie caal ad aie ildlife. (9.2) Lii 15 ad cai cie i' lad e: he deele f all ed iae cie deiai a eai gegahical chaace, a diee ec, lcal acce, ad ciical ece. (9.3) Gabage ad ecclig hld be ceed i he f igi. Dial f ae dc, icldig gabage, ecclable, ad idial ae hld be ceed i he he , ad ded i f call. (9.4) Cease the use of all single-use plastics regardless of the carbon source (plant s petroleum). All crocker, glassare and utensils must be re-usable and properl stored on the ship for cleaning and re-use. (9.5) Absolutel no plastic aste should be dumped oerboard under an circumstances. On-board incinerators are absolutel not acceptable for disposing of plastics and should not be seen as an alternatie solution. 16 #10 Public Health: Protect public health. (10.1) Uil ceae he e f HFO, if all aege f he eial healh ik f beahig he hi eha hile deck. (10.2) 17 15 Naial Pak Seice: Ca Y Hea Me N (2017) EQdageed Secie Reeach, Pedicig he acic ee f hback hale f cie ad eel ie (2017) Maie Plli Bllei: Aeig eel ld f edcig adi akig f aie aal ad fih f he ee Caadia Acic (2018) NOAA: Ahgeic Nie, Shiig, Iac Maie Maal, & Fe Maagee (2018) Naial Maie Sacaie: Peeig Shi Sike (2017) 16 Yale Cliae Ceci: H Plaic Cibe Cliae Chage (2019) Cee f Ieaial Eieal La: Plaic ad Cliae Eecie Sa (2019) 17 CNN: Cie hi eii cai ic ad cacigeic aiclae ae (2019) 6 7 MaiQai aia cdii bad aid beak f cagi dieae. Ilee he eae cl ead f dieae a adaed f he cie id b he U.S. Cee f Dieae Cl. (10.3) Iall HVAC ai ifig e hgh all hi lii he afe f cicable dieae hgh eilai e beee cabi , i ce ae, ad i blic aea. (10.4) Edcae aege e hgiee eiee (ch a e cghig echie) ad if he ab he leable a f lcal ciie. Pide aege ih eable ad efillable alchl diifeca gel ad ecage i fee e he he. (10.5) Whe a beak cc, ceae all ael iediael ad if lcal fficial f he beak. (10.6) Nee, de a cicace, cibe he ead f a eideic. Aid he aii f dieae h 18 ciie. (10.7) Wa aege ha he edical cae ided bad a cie hi ca ad hld be cideed caable he cae e ld eceie lad. (10.8) Pide a aae blic eal-ie eig f ifeci dieae ideified ag ce aege eide f ciie k ha i cig hei a. #11 Crime Victims: (11.1) Iie licie ad acice ec aege. (11.2) Ci a legall bidig ageee ha all eglai i he U.S. Cie Veel Seci ad Safe Ac f 2010 (CVSSA) ill be ileeed befe ailig begi agai, icldig he 19 ileeai f Ma Oebad Deeci echlg. (11.3) Nif aege befe bkig a cie ad afe badig hei hi f he ik iled i ciig. Reid aege ha he ae kid f eal afe ecai ad cae e ld ake i a ci lad hld al be ake bad a cie hi. (11.4) Gie he cciable be f eal aal cied cie hi, icldig agai i, adie aege ha i i dage ad ill-adied leae childe aeded accaied bad a cie hi. 20 #12 Worker Repatriation: (12.1) Deel ad ilee a cae-ide lic ide f he eaiai f all hi-baed ce i he ee f fe dieae beak bad eel ha el i he aaie f a eel. Iediael aage ad a f he 21 eaiai f a ad all eaiig hi-baed elee ck, a a ie ad f haee ea, bad cie hi ih iae aai a fhe edage he Sad.eah: Ieigai: Ai ali Caial C cie hi ca be e ha e f ld lled ciie (2019) 18 Wahig P: Cie hi ke ailig afe cai a deeced, eig had (2020) Sciece: Sciei decie cleel chaic cdii cie hi Jaa aaied (Feba 2020) The Gadia: Tielie f Rb Pice Obeak (Mach 2020) 19 Fedeal Regie: CVSSA f 2010 20 Cie La Ne: Accae Cie Cie Saiic Fiall Aailable (2016) Cie La Ne: Caial Cie Lie Lead Cie Id ih he M Seal Aal (2019) Qa: Wh Cie Shi Hae a Seal Aal Pble (2017) 21 USA Tda: 12,000 ce ebe ill cie hi i US ae h afe COVID-19 adeic h ciig d (Ag 2020) Wahig P: Held hage: Cie elee ee ck a hi ad fced k ih a, lai a (Ag 2020) 7 8 healWh f he geeal blic. (12.2) I he ee f gee eici ha d all f iediae eaiai, ee ha ce ebe h eai bad ae aid a lea 70% f age, icldig gaiie ad/ cii. Ee ha ageee ae ade ih ccei ha eail, a, cai, ce ae eiled he ae igh. Definitions: Cie ciie (aka: ciie ih cie , deiai ciie, h ciie) He : he ci a cie igiae i (e.g., (Miai, Bacela, Sha, Seale) P f call: he ci a cie hi i (e.g., Vicia, Jea, Veice, Naa) Contact: Kala Ha, Jea, Alaka, glbalcieaciiek@gail.c. ## END 8
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