The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2024-07-09 at Pier 69

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2024-07-09 at Pier 69

PRESIDENT TOSHIKO HASEGAWA CONVENING THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 9, 2024
THE TIME IS 10:32 A.M
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE SEA CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY ON MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS, CHO, AND FELLEMAN, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AND AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS TWO ITEMS RELATED TO LITIGATION, POTENTIAL LITIGATION, OR LEGAL RISK, PER RCW 42 30.1101
I, FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT TWELVE NOON
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, I JUST HAVE A NOTE FROM COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN THAT HE'S RUNNING A FEW MINUTES LATE TO JOINING YOU VIRTUALLY FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
NOTED
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
WE ARE IN RECESS
THIS IS COMMISSIONED VICE PRESIDENT TOSHKO HASEGAWA RECONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 9, 2024
THE TIME IS 12:09 P.M
AND WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT SEA'S CONFERENCE CENTER AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE
YES, THANK YOU
MADAM COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER CALKINS HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO IS JOINING US, VIRTUALLY PRESENT
THANK YOU
I UNDERSTAND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IS CLOSE TO THE ROOM AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
OH, PRESENT
THANK YOU
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM ESTABLISHED
THANK YOU
A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE BEGIN
FOR EVERYONE IN THE MEETING ROOM, PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONES TO SILENT FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING IN MICROSOFT TEAMS, MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS WHEN YOU'RE NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING, AND PLEASE KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION AND ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK AND SHOULD TURN THEM BACK OFF AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR REMARKS
FOR ANYONE AT THE DAIS, PLEASE TURN THE SPEAKERS OFF OF YOUR COMPUTERS, ALL YOUR DEVICES, AND PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER TO ADDRESS YOUR REQUEST TO BE RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE CHAIR AND WAIT TO SPEAK UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED
YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROPHONES ON AND OFF ON YOUR OWN AS NEEDED
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMPLIANCE
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD SO IT IS CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONERS WILL SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND THE WATERS OF THE COAST, SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARDING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS
ALL PEOPLE IN THE ROOM SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCASTED BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
NOW, IF YOU'D PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE PLAQUE 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
YOU MAY BE SEATED
THANK YOU
NOW, THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF OUR AGENDA
AS A REMINDER, IF A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM ON ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO PULL THE ITEM FROM CONSENT
RATHER, A COMMISSIONER MAY OFFER GENERAL, SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING COMMENTS LATER ON IN THE MEETING
ONCE WE GET TO THAT PART OF THE AGENDA, HOWEVER, IT IS APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME IF A COMMISSIONER WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR WISHES TO HAVE A DIALOGUE ON A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, TO REQUEST THAT THE ITEM BE POLLED FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION
WITH THAT SAID, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SEEING NONE
COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED
MAY I HAVE A SECOND? AND YOU CAN SECOND IT, COMMISSIONER
I'LL SECOND THE MOTION
THE MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? HEARING NO OBJECTIONS
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED
NOW, COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE JOINING US HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS, WE DO HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION TO BEGIN OUR MEETING
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE TITLE INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL INTRODUCE THE PROCLAMATION, AND COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR FRANCIS CHO WILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD
WELCOME, FRANCIS
THANK YOU, MADAM COMMISSION PRESIDENT
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR A, A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL
COMMISSIONERS
OVER 75 YEARS AGO, THE PORT OF SEATTLE TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPING AND MANAGING A NEW REGIONAL AIRPORT
BY DOING THIS, WE BECAME ONE OF THE FEW AIRPORT AUTHORITIES IN THE NATION TO OVERSEE BOTH AIR AND SEAPORTS, A DISTINCTION WE STILL HOLD TODAY
SINCE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS OFFICIALLY DEDICATED ON JULY 9, 1949, IT HAS BECOME CRUCIAL TO THE REGION'S ECONOMY AS WE'VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN, AND THE ORIGINAL BUILDING COST 3.2 MILLION AND WAS DESIGNED FOR 900 PASSENGERS PER HOUR
AS THE REGION HAS GROWN, SO HAS THE AIRPORT
TODAY, SEA, LED BY MANAGING AVIATION DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE, IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE NATION
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT HASEGAWA, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS FRANCIS CHO, STRATEGIC ADVISOR FOR THE COMMISSION OFFICE
IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE A SPECIAL ORDER, A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WHEREAS SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SEA AIRPORT WAS OFFICIALLY DEDICATED ON JULY 9, 1949, AND WHEREAS THE PORT OF SEATTLE STEPPED FORWARD IN THE 1940S TO CREATE THE VISION FOR SEA IN SUPPORT OF THE FEDERAL CIVILIAN AVIATION AUTHORITIES GO TO CREATE A REGIONAL AIRPORT, AND WHEREAS, PORT COMMISSION PRESIDENT HORACE CHAPMAN STATED THAT BUILDING THE AIRPORT IS OUR DUTY, AND IF WE CAN DO IT, WE WILL
AND WHEREAS, THE CURRENT SITE OF THE AIRPORT WAS CHOSEN TO BE BETWEEN SEATTLE AND TACOMA AS AN ADVANTAGE FOR PASSENGERS AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE REGION, AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICIAL DEDICATION OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDINGS AND NAMING OF THE AIRPORT DREW MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE, AND WHEREAS, IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, THE AIRPORT DREW MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PASSENGERS, THAT NUMBER HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 50 MILLION PASSENGERS IN 2023
AND WHEREAS, SINCE ITS DEDICATION, THE AIRPORT HAS GROWN TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL DESTINATION DESTINATIONS AND PRODUCES $20 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ANNUALLY, AND WHEREAS, THE AIRPORT SUPPORTS APPROXIMATELY 25,000 JOBS ACROSS ALL OF ITS AIRLINE AND TENANT PARTNERS, AND WHEREAS, THE AIRPORT IS A GATEWAY FOR MANY WASHINGTONIANS TO EXPLORE THE WORLD FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL TRAVEL AND SERVES MILLIONS OF PASSENGERS ANNUALLY
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION HEREBY COMMEMORATES JULY 9 AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DAY ON THE AIRPORT'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY, PROCLAIMED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION THIS 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2024
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STRATEGIC ADVISOR CHO
NOW, BEFORE WE OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION? SO MOVED
SO MOVED
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER CHO AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO IS THERE ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS? SURE
YEAH
JUST A QUICK NOTE TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS INSTITUTION AND TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS MADE IT A THRIVING PLACE ON ITS 75TH BIRTHDAY
IT IS ONE OF THE TOP AIRPORTS IN NORTH AMERICA AND WITH ASPIRATIONS FOR EVEN GREATER THINGS
THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE AMAZING TEAM WE HAVE ON THE AVIATION SIDE OF OUR PORT WORKFORCE
AND SO I JUST FEEL GRATITUDE THAT I GET TO BE HERE AT THIS MOMENT WITH THIS PLACE IN SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY, THE SHAPE THAT IT'S IN, THE DEMAND THAT WE HAVE
SO WE'RE REALLY LUCKY TO BE HERE IN THIS MOMENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE A COMMISSIONER AT ANY FOUR YEAR UNIT OF TIME
AND THIS PARTICULAR UNIT OF TIME, THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY, THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WATERFRONT, THE EXPANSION OF ALL OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, CLIMATE RELATED THINGS
IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY PERIOD OF TIME AND ONE THAT'S REALLY VERY EXCITING TO BE PART OF
I THINK ORIS DUNHAM, ONE OF OUR FIRST AIRPORT DIRECTORS, HAD A GREAT ARTICLE ON AYE
IN THE PAPER, AND HE REFERRED TO AIRPORTS AS, I THINK IT WAS CONSTRUCTION SITES THAT HAPPENED TO LAND AIRPLANES
AND I THINK THIS IS TRUE FOR SEATAC
BUT ONE OF THE GREAT CHALLENGES FOR US OVER MANY OTHER AIRPORTS IS THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD THE PLANE WHILE FLYING IT
AND I WANTED TO SPAKE A GREAT EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION FOR THE FOLKS, THE DESIGN, THE CONSTRUCTION, ALL THAT STUFF THAT HAS MADE THIS FUNCTIONAL WHILE WE DO THIS MAJOR EXPANSION WORK
I THINK OUR NICKNAME SHOULD BE LIKE PARDON OUR DUST
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE 50 MILLION PEOPLE
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO OUR TEAM HERE AT SEA
WE REALLY ARE A WORLD CLASS AIRPORT, HAVING BEEN TO SO MANY AROUND THE WORLD, AND IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT LANCE LITTLE AND EVERYONE ON THE AVIATION TEAM DOES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN
IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT WE WERE RECENTLY UPGRADED FROM A THREE TO FOUR STAR AIRPORT THAT WE WON AIRPORT, NORTH AMERICA, TWO YEARS IN A ROW
MANY PEOPLE KNOW MY STORY
MY PARENTS IMMIGRATED TO THIS COUNTRY THROUGH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND SEATTLE POTOMAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AND IT GIVES ME GREAT JOY TO KNOW THAT SO MANY OTHERS CONTINUE TO COME THROUGH OUR COUNTRY
THE WORK THAT WE DO GOES BEYOND JUST IMMIGRATION, BUT ALSO THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS FOR REFUGEES FROM WHEREVER, UKRAINE OR AFGHANISTAN REALLY MAKES THIS PLACE SPECIAL
AND IT'S ALL A CREDIT TO THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT OUR AVIATION TEAM DOES
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO RUN AN AIRPORT, ESPECIALLY AN AIRPORT THAT DOES 50 MILLION PASSENGERS WITHIN A CONSTRAINED SPACE LIKE OURS
IT'S TRULY A MIRACLE
DESPITE WHAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT FEEL WHEN THERE'S CONGESTION COMING IN ORLANDO LONG TSA LINES
THE REALITY IS THAT WE REALLY, TRULY HAVE ONE OF THE BEST AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY, IF NOT THE BEST AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY
AND THAT IS ALL THANKS TO THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR TEAM DOES
SO THANK YOU ALL
CONGRATULATIONS ON 75 YEARS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE NEXT 75
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
WELL, I'LL JUST SAY IN 1949, WHEN THE AIRPORT WAS CELEBRATING ITS OPENING DAY, THERE WERE 30,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE
TODAY, THERE'S AN AVERAGE OF 140,000 PASSENGERS A DAY
YOU KNOW, THIS AIRPORT IS THE PRIMARY SERVICER TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR TRAVEL AND ALL THE INTERNATIONAL NEEDS FOR THE ENTIRE REGION
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMMITTED TO KEEPING PACE WITH ITS GROWTH AND PRIORITIZING, YOU KNOW, QUALITY CUSTOMER AND TRAVELER EXPERIENCE WHILE BEING AN ECONOMIC DRIVER AND A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ALL WHILE BRINGING THE WORLD A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TOGETHER
AND I THINK THAT WHAT AN AIRPORT IS ABLE TO DO FOR THE PUBLIC HAS THE POWER TO BE A REALLY EXCEPTIONAL, A REALLY EXCEPTIONAL THING
I'M PROUD OF THIS AIRPORT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY AS FUNCTIONAL AS THE, THE WORKERS THAT COMPRISE IT
AND SO, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE FOR BEING TODAY A FOUR STAR AIRPORT, FOR BEING ONE OF THE BEST AIRPORTS IN AMERICA, RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY THREE YEARS IN A ROW
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ESPECIALLY SHOUT OUT DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE FOR AYE
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MATCHING OUR GROWTH WITH A COMMITMENT TO PROMOTE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR ADJACENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ALWAYS KEEPING FIRST AND FOREMOST A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND LEADING IN WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE TO EMBRACE A NEW PARADIGM THAT IS EMBRACING NEW FUELS AND NEW WAYS OF OPERATING AND ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE
75 YEARS IS A TREMENDOUS MILESTONE, AND I'M PROUD TO BE HERE AND A PART OF IT AS WELL
SO WITH THAT HEARING, NO FURTHER COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
AND COMMISSIONERS SAY I OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
THANK YOU
CLERK HART
THE MOTION PASSES
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
TAKE IT AWAY, COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON
I HOPE EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO ENJOY THE 4 JULY HOLIDAY
I WANT TO EXTEND A PARTICULAR THANKS TO OUR PORT EMPLOYEES WHO WORK TO MAINTAIN SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS DURING THE HOLIDAY
AND ALSO THIS WEEK WITH THE ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
IT'S HOT OUT HERE, BUT IT'S EVEN HOTTER ON THE RAMP AND THROUGHOUT THE PORT, ACTUALLY
SO THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING OF JULY AND THE START OF THE THIRD QUARTER HERE AT THE PORT, WE ARE DEEP INTO THE BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON
OUR CRUISE SEASON IS GOING VERY WELL, AND SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS RIGHT ON THE CUSP OF A RECORD BREAKING YEAR
SPEAKING OF THE AIRPORT HISTORY, AS WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING TODAY, WE RECOGNIZE OUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY
LATER IN THE MEETING, YOU ALSO HEAR
WELL, WE'VE ALREADY HEARD IT ALREADY
ACTUALLY, THIS IS WRITTEN OUR PROCLAMATION
THANK YOU FOR THAT PROCLAMATION
OUR EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM, THE AVIATION DIVISION, PARTNERS IN DINING AND RETAIL, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BRAND EXPERIENCE HAVE GONE ALL OUT TO INCLUDE RESIDENTS, PASSENGERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE CELEBRATIONS OF OUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING CELEBRATIONS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK, INCLUDING A DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION THIS SATURDAY AT THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT HISTORY
BUFFS WILL APPRECIATE AN AIRPORT HISTORY TIMELINE, PERIOD PHOTOS AND OTHER STORIES OF THE PAST ON OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL AS WE WERE DISCUSSING A GREAT DEAL HAS CHANGED SINCE 1949, BUT NOTHING MORE THAN THE WAY AIR TRAVEL IS PART OF OUR EVERYDAY BUSINESS AND PERSONAL LIVES AND IMPACTS SO MANY LIVES HERE IN THE REGION
AND JUST LAST WEEKEND DURING THE 4 JULY HOLIDAY PERIOD, WE HAD MORE THAN 5580 THOUSAND PASSENGERS, AS COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA SAID, COME THROUGH SCREENING AND THAT'S A 6.6% INCREASE OVER 2019
AND JULY ALSO MARKS THE PEAK OF OUR PLANNING SEASON FOR THE 2025 BUDGET, AND I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE INFORMATIVE BUDGET RETREAT TWO WEEKS AGO AND FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS, INSIGHTS AND FEEDBACK ON OUR FINANCIALS AND OUR BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS FOR 2025
WE ARE HARD AT WORK ADDRESSING SOME OF THE ITEMS YOU RAISED AND WE'LL REPORT BACK WHEN WE HAVE UPDATES FOR YOU
A BIG THANKS TO THE PORT AND COMMISSION STAFF FOR MAKING THE RETREAT SUCCESSFUL AND ALL THE ONGOING WORK RESPONDING TO YOUR INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS
I WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON TWO PROJECTS I KNOW INTERESTED IN THAT ARE JUST RIGHT HOT OFF THE PRESS
FIRST, WE JUST RECEIVED WORD YESTERDAY THAT THE TRANSFORMER THAT WILL PROVIDE SHORE POWER TO CRUISE SHIPS AT PIER 66 ARRIVED IN SEATTLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AT TERMINAL FIVE
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS IS A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR MOVING THIS KEY PROJECT FORWARD AND AS YOU KNOW, IT ACTUALLY MISSED THE SAILING A FEW MONTHS AGO
SO THIS IS IMPORTANT TO GET THE TRANSFORMER ON BOARD
WE LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING YOU UPDATED AS WE COMPLETE AND MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT WITH THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
SECOND, I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON ENGAGEMENT REGARDING THE PORT'S NEW SOUND INSULATION REPAIR PILOT PROGRAM
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN SENDING SURVEYS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AS PART OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM
WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE RECEIVED, SO FAR 800 RESPONSES, APPROXIMATELY A 25% RESPONSE RATE, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT RESPONSES THROUGH AUGUST 9
SO WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR THE AIRPORT TO RETURN THE POSTCARD SURVEY IF THEY RECEIVED IT, PER OUR PLAN FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM
FOLLOWING THE SURVEY, WE WILL CONDUCT ACOUSTIC TESTING IN REPRESENTATIVE HOMES TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN NOISE REDUCTION PERFORMANCE OF THOSE HOMES
WE WILL COMPILE THE DATA INTO A REPORT FOR YOU IN JANUARY 2025
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM EIGHT F ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
THIS PROJECT IS TO REPLACE THE AIRPORT TRAIN SYSTEM'S AUTOMATED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH IS 24 YEARS OLD, ENSURING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY WHICH WILL ENSURE THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
SO THIS TRAIN SYSTEM HAS BEEN FOR ONE THIRD OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE AIRPORT
THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN PLACE, ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT ITSELF HAS A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF ROUGHLY 78 MILLION, THIS ACTION ITSELF COSTS $0 AND SPECIFICALLY ONLY PROVIDES AUTHORIZATION FOR PROJECT CHANGE ORDERS, AMENDMENTS AND WORK AUTHORIZATIONS
THIS PROJECT IS ALSO SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH IS AN INTEGRATED SET OF COMPUTERIZED HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND NETWORKS THAT SAFELY OPERATE THE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENTS OF THE TRAIN SYSTEM
A FUNCTIONING AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM IS NECESSARY FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF OUR CRITICAL TRAIN SYSTEM BETWEEN OUR TERMINALS
COMMISSION HAS ALREADY APPROVED FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT
ON JULY 27, 2021, AT OUR NEXT MEETING, YOU'LL HEAR A REQUEST ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF A LARGER AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM ITSELF, FOR STAFF PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
WE HAVE THREE EXCITING PRESENTATIONS FOR YOU TODAY ON THE AGENDA
FIRST, OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT, FOLLOWED BY UPDATE FOR OUR SEA CHILDCARE SERVICES EVALUATION PROJECT, IN CLOSING WITH OUR 2023 APPRENTICESHIP AND PRIORITY HIRE ANNUAL REPORT
FINALLY, BEFORE I TURN IT BACK TO YOU FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A PRIVILEGE AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DAVE MCFADDEN, TO COME FORWARD
DAVE, IF YOU COULD JOIN US
THANK YOU, DAVE
COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN FROM EARLIER COMMUNICATIONS HERE AT THE PORT, DAVE MCFADDEN, OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE SOON, AND THIS WILL BE AYE
LAST COMMISSION MEETING
DAVE CAME TO THE PORT AFTER LEADING THE YAKIMA COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST NINE YEARS HERE AT THE PORT, DAVE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR NUMEROUS IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES, PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER EVENT TO RECOGNIZE DAVE'S CONTRIBUTIONS MORE FORMALLY AND IN DETAIL
THAT WILL HAPPEN IN AUGUST, BUT I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES HERE IN PUBLIC SESSION TO REFLECT UPON SOME OF THE MOST TRANSFORMATIONAL WORK DAVE HAS UNDERTAKEN AT THE PORT
A LOT OF THIS HAPPENING IN PARTNERSHIPS
SINCE I'VE COME ON BOARD IN 2018, THEY'VE COME TO FRUITION
YOU WERE WORKING HARD BEFORE THAT, DAVE
I THINK YOU WORKED EVEN HARDER UPON THAT
PROJECT WISE, DAVE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR AYE
COLLABORATION WITH WASHINGTON'S MARITIME BLUE INITIATIVE AND THE FORWARD LEANING, REALLY COMING UP WITH THE CONCEPT OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER PROJECT AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, THE DEVELOPMENT OF UPLANDS OF TERMINAL 91 WHICH IS ONGOING RIGHT NOW, THE DES MOINES CREEK WEST DEVELOPMENT, WHICH I THINK THOSE GROUNDBREAKING TOOK PLACE WITHIN MY FIRST MONTH OR SO HERE AT THE PORT, OUR INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP AT TERMINAL 106, AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, BELL HARBOR CONFERENCE CENTER AND PIER 69
THESE PROJECTS ARE IMPACTFUL EXAMPLES OF HOW DAVE HAS DELIVERED RESULTS FOR THE PEOPLE OF KING COUNTY AND BUILT THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NEXT CENTURY
HE'S ALSO MADE A DIFFERENCE AS A POLICY LEADER IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HE OVERSAW ECONOMIC GRANTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT WERE IMPORTANT
WE'VE HEARD MANY OF THE MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES VALUING THOSE
HE'S ENCOURAGED THE PORT TO TAKE ON THE INITIATIVE ON SEVERAL SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR PROGRAMS MOST NOTABLY, WE'RE THE FIRST TO PARTNER IN WHAT IS NOW A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MARITIME BLUE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS EMBRACED SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED FIRMS THROUGH ACCELERATORS IN OUR UNIQUE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, BUSINESS COMMUNITY CONNECTOR PROGRAM AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DAVE BRINGS A PARTNERSHIP MINDSET TO AYE
LEADERSHIP IN TOURISM AS WELL, AND IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING AREA TO WORK IN DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT AFTERWARDS HE'S WORKED TO REALLY RESTORE TOURISM AND WORKING WITH THE STATEWIDE LEVEL ON THAT AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL EFFORTS, THEY'VE HELPED THE PORT IN WASHINGTON STATE ESTABLISH A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN RESPONSIBLE TOURISM PROGRAMS AND WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN ON THOSE, DAVE AND AYE
TEAM TOOK THE PORT'S DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING PROGRAM TO A NEW LEVEL IN TERMS OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OUTREACH MEASUREMENT AND AS A RESULT EXCEEDED OUR FIVE YEAR GOAL OF TRIPLING THE NUMBER OF WMBE BUSINESSES WORKING WITH THE PORT ANNUALLY IN THE VALUE OF CONTRACTS WITH WMBE OWNED BUSINESSES
DURING THE PANDEMIC, DAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT OUR PORT TENANTS EMERGED FROM THE PANDEMIC SUCCESSFULLY AND THAT THE PANDEMIC'S ECONOMIC EFFECTS WERE MITIGATED
DAVE HAS BEEN A GREAT LEADER AND PROVIDED MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS HERE IN THE REGION, THROUGHOUT THE STATE, IN FACT, WITH VALUABLE COUNSEL ON ALL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HE'S A TRUE PROFESSIONAL IN OUR WORK AND HE'S LEAVING VERY LARGE SHOES TO FILL AS HE MOVES FORWARD
I WISH DAVE, HIS WIFE MONI AND AYE
DAUGHTERS HANNAH AND MEGAN THE BEST IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THEIR LIVES, AND I THINK A LOT OF THAT'S GOING TO INCLUDE A LOT OF BIKE RIDING AS WELL IN THAT TOO
DAVE'S LAST PORT DAY WITH THE PORT WILL BE IN AUGUST 9, SO I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AYE
IN A PUBLIC MEETING
SO I THANK YOU, DAVE, PUBLICLY FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE PORT
SO NOW, COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND I'M GOING TO FIRST TURN TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
DAVE, WHEN I FIRST STARTED, YOU AND I HAD LUNCH WITH THE ELT, AND I WENT IN THERE THINKING, OH, MY GOSH, I'M FACING THE FIRING SQUAD
THAT NEW COMMISSIONER FRESH OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
AND YOU MADE A POINT LEADING UP TO THAT
AND IN THAT LUNCH MEETING OF WELCOMING ME IN A WAY THAT FELT REALLY AUTHENTIC AND IN WHICH YOU, IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THAT YOU ARE JUST A TRULY EMPATHETIC PERSON
YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW OTHER PEOPLE FEEL AND, AND TRY TO HELP THEM
AND SO JUST ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MY ONBOARDING HERE AT THE PORT
AND YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT LISTENING EAR AND SOMEBODY WHO'S WILLING TO TAKE OUR IDEAS, BAD AND GOOD, AND HELP US TO CRAFT THEM INTO BETTER ONES REGARDLESS, AND REMIND US WHEN MAYBE IT'S A BAD IDEA
BUT I THINK IF I HAD TO THINK OF SORT OF A THEME FOR WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS THAT YOU REALLY HELPED US TO THINK OF IT NOT AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE, BUT AS THE PORT OF KING COUNTY
AND TO BORROW A PHRASE FROM ONE OF OUR FORMER COLLEAGUES, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS AN ASSET OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE AND REALLY REGIONALLY CRITICAL
AND SO WHEN YOU DRIVE AROUND IN YOUR RETIREMENT, AS YOU GO AROUND THE 39 CITIES IN THIS COUNTY, I KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO POINT TO SOME PHYSICAL, TANGIBLE THING IN THAT CITY THAT YOU HELPED TO BRING ABOUT, EITHER THROUGH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS OR THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITIES OR THROUGH THE TOURISM GRANTS OR THROUGH THE SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATORS
YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH UNDER THAT REMIT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL REDOUND NOT JUST IMMEDIATELY, BUT FOR DECADES TO COME BECAUSE OF THE SEEDS YOU'VE PLANTED
SO TRULY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THIS TIME WORKING WITH YOU
AND PLEASE DON'T BE A STRANGER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS
CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING YOUR TENURE
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF STARTING BEFORE YOU AND ENDING AFTER YOU
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES ME FEEL OLD OR SOMETHING, BUT I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO COMPLETING A LOT OF PROJECTS WE STARTED TOGETHER, WHETHER IT BE THE T 91 UPLANDS BIKE PATH OR CEM ACCESS OR THE SNOQUALMIE ECOTOURISM PROJECT
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND APPRECIATE THE INITIATION
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE JOB OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, I THOUGHT THAT'S LIKE THE DEFINITION OF THE PORT, LIKE, EVERYTHING FITS UNDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THERE'S ONE PERSON THAT CAN BE IN CHARGE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OTHER THAN MAYBE THE CEO
BUT ANYWAY, I JUST HOPE YOU'LL SPEND MORE TIME UP IN THE SAN JUANS
IT'S CERTAINLY A PLACE TO RESTORE YOUR SOUL
AND CONGRATULATIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
HE MAY POP BACK IN AT THE END OF THE MEETING FOR COMMENTS
HE LET ME KNOW THAT HE'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS LATER ON
WELL, I GUESS WHAT I'LL SAY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T RUN FOR THE PORT BECAUSE I WAS INTERESTED IN REAL ESTATE, BUT IT WAS SUCH A HUGE PIECE OF THIS PORTFOLIO
AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE AS A WONDERFUL TEACHER, A WONDERFUL ADVISOR
WHEN I CAME IN WITH VISIONS, IDEAS FOR WHAT I WANTED FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THERE WAS
IT'S USUALLY NOT WITH A HUGE PRICE TAG, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING SO NOMINAL THAT IT WASN'T WORTH YOUR TIME, YOUR THOUGHT, YOUR INPUT, YOUR GUIDANCE
I THINK ABOUT MARY'S PLACE
I THINK ABOUT THE HUB AND HOW MUCH YOU WOULD ALWAYS JUST POUR THE BEST OF YOU INTO WHAT MATTERED TO ME THE MOST
AND THE WAY MY COLLEAGUES PUT IT IS YOU HAVE YOUR HUMANITY FRONT AND CENTER
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT HUMANITY ALWAYS RECOGNIZED ME AND WHAT I TRIED TO BRING TO THIS OFFICE
AS A COMMISSIONER, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU, DAVE, BECAUSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS AT THE CORE OF THE MISSION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE POWER THAT IT HAS ON A MACRO SCALE, BUT IN THE SMALLEST MICRO SCALE IN THE EVERYDAY LIVES OF PEOPLE
AND IF THAT'S THE HEART OF OUR MISSION, THEN YOUR OPERATION WAS THE HEART OF OUR OPERATION
I AM SO GRATEFUL TO YOU, AND YOU DESERVE ALL THE GOODNESS THAT'S COMING IN THIS NEXT PHASE
YOU KNOW, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE NEVER, EVER FORGET US, BECAUSE IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO FORGET YOU
NOT JUST FOR THE PHYSICAL IMPACT YOU'VE HAD ON THE LANDSCAPE OF OUR REGION AND THE PORT, BUT THE IMPACT THAT YOU'VE HAD ON US
I THINK, AS A TEAM, INTERNALLY, IT JUST GOES ON AND IT REVERBERATES
A DROP IN THE POND RIPPLES TO THE OUTER EDGES, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO FEEL THE IMPACTS FROM EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE LAUNCHED, PROGRAMMATICALLY, CULTURALLY, SOCIALLY, ALL OF IT
AND THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS? I FIGURED THIS DAY WOULD COME
I'D HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO SAY AT THIS POINT
AND I GUESS IT STARTED
I WASN'T EXPECTING
I WASN'T EXPECTING TO BE AT THE POINT
OKAY
I WAS HAPPILY WORKING AWAY IN YAKIMA ABOUT NINE OR TEN YEARS AGO WHEN A HEAD HUNTER CALLED ME WITH GREAT PERSISTENCE
I REMEMBER VIVIDLY, BECAUSE AYE
FIRST CALL, I JUST SAID I WASN'T INTERESTED
I WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
IT TOOK FIVE INTERVIEWS IN TWO WEEKS TO GET MY HEAD TURNED AROUND AND GENERATE SOME EXCITEMENT
AND THE JOB OFFER CAME WITHIN TWO WEEKS
SO THIS WAS UNEXPECTED, SURPRISING, AND DIDN'T GIVE ME A LOT OF TIME TO DIGEST JUST WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO
AND OF COURSE, ONBOARDING AT THE BOARD ISN'T OVERNIGHT EASY EITHER
SO IT WAS A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
THANK YOU
IT'S ME
I'M STILL LEARNING
IT WAS A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY, AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING IN THAT I HAD THREE LEADERS AT THE OUTSET THAT WERE IN CHARGE OF THE PORT
THAT GAVE ME DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP TRAITS AND DIRECTION, STARTING WITH TED FICK, THEN TO DAVE SOYKE, AND NOW WITH STEVE
AND I'M THANKFUL THAT I'VE BEEN SPENDING MOST OF MY TIME AT THE PORT WITH STEVE, BECAUSE HE'S BEEN THAT STEADY HAND THAT REALLY, I GUESS, INTRODUCED ME TO OUR CULTURE IN A GREAT DETAIL AND SUPPORTED THAT JOURNEY OF US WORKING TOGETHER
AND WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS
YOU'VE CITED SO MANY GOOD THINGS THAT WE SHOULD ALL FEEL GOOD ABOUT
I'D ADD PRIORITY HIRE AND SOME OF THE WORKFORCE PROGRAMS THAT ARE WELL ESTABLISHED REALLY WERE LED BY MARIE CORROSI AND OUR DIVISION EARLY ON
MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT TODAY WERE REALLY IMPLEMENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIFE TOGETHER
I GUESS THE THING I'VE LEARNED IS WE'RE EXTREMELY SPECIAL
WE'RE A UNIQUE GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO THE CITIZENS OF KING COUNTY
BUT AS STEVE SAID, TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, AND WE'VE BEEN AROUND 100 YEARS, AND WE PROVIDE VITAL PUBLIC SERVICES
AND TO ME, AS I THINK ABOUT IT, I'VE GOTTEN MORE OUT OF THE DAY TO DAY OF WHAT I WANT TO DO OR WHAT WE SHOULD DO NEXT YEAR OR THE FALL, AND MORE THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT TEN YEARS, 2050 YEARS AT A TIME
AND I KNOW YOU SHARE THAT PASSION
WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING IS I DIDN'T GO TO YOUR RETREAT, BUT I FOUND MYSELF LOOKING AT THE DECK RIGHT BEFORE I CAME UP HERE, BECAUSE I THINK ELIZABETH MORRISON'S JUST PHILOSOPHY AND GUIDANCE IS REALLY TRUE
WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE, EVEN IF IT COSTS US SOME OF THE THINGS WE WANT TODAY
THAT IS OUR JOB
I'VE BEEN HERE NINE YEARS, AND IN THE LIFE OF THE PORT, THAT'S JUST A SMALL INSTANCE OF TIME
YOU MAY BE HERE FOR FOUR, EIGHT YEARS
THAT IS A SMALL SLICE OF TIME
AND I THINK OUR JOB FUNDAMENTALLY IS TO PROTECT THIS INSTITUTION AND THE GOOD THINGS IT CAN DO
BASIC THINGS
YOU SEE A LOT OF VERY SPECIAL THINGS I'VE DONE
BUT WHAT I'VE LEARNED OVER TIME IS THOSE ARE GREAT, BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE BASICS, TOO
AND I THINK THAT'S FUNDAMENTALLY OUR MISSION
I'VE ENJOYED SO MUCH WORKING HERE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S A TEAM SPORT, AND IT'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC TO SEE A WHOLE NETWORK OF PEOPLE BEYOND THE PORT JOIN FORCES WITH US, WORK TOGETHER IN THE NAME OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC
IT GOES INSIDE, BECAUSE I'VE MET SOME OF THE BEST PEOPLE OF MY LIFE HERE AT THE PORT
AND I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU
OKAY
AND WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER, AND IT'S BEEN HARD AT TIMES
IT'S NOT ALWAYS A BED OF ROSES
SOMETIMES, REALLY, THE FRIENDS THAT YOU REALLY MAKE FOR LIFE ARE THROUGH THE CHALLENGES YOU OVERCOME TOGETHER IN THE HARD DECISIONS YOU'VE MADE
THAT'S WHAT I TAKE FORWARD
THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER
I'M GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME
I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT ME, AND I WILL STAY IN TOUCH
THANK YOU SO MUCH
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO DAVE AND YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? NO, I THINK THERE WAS JUST SO MUCH TO MENTION IN DAVE'S CONTRIBUTION
SO I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU AGAIN, DAVE, FOR EVERYTHING
WELL, THEN, THAT BRINGS US FORWARD TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE FRONT ERIKA CHUNG, COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR
GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE PRESIDENT HASEGAWA, COMMISSIONERS, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I HAVE ONE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR YOU TODAY
ON JUNE 28, COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA AND CALKINS CONVENED THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
THERE WERE TWO ITEMS FOR BRIEFING, THE 2023 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT AND THE 2023 PRIORITY HIRE AND APPRENTICESHIP ANNUAL REPORT
BOTH ITEMS ARE ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR BRIEFING AS SHARED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS BY ANYBODY REGARDING THAT REPORT? SEEING NONE, I THINK THAT BRINGS US FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
WE CONSIDER IT TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS
THEY'RE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED IN OUR DELIBERATIONS AS A COMMISSION
BEFORE WE START CALLING ON FOLKS WHO HAVE REGISTERED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CLERK HART PLAY US A VIDEO THAT WILL REVIEW THE RULES, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PLAY THAT FOR US
MADAM COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY WILL BE WOEFULLY DISAPPOINTED THAT OUR VIDEO IS NOT OPERATING TODAY
SO I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE COPIES OF THE WRITTEN RULES UP WITH MARY CRUISE
AND IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN THOSE, THOSE ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU THERE
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THAT ACTUALLY GIVES US BACK, WHAT, THREE MINUTES OF OUR LIVES
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY TURN TO THE CLERK TO GUIDE US THROUGH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP WITH THOSE IN PERSON GOING FIRST
THANK YOU, MADAM COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT
WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS TODAY, BOTH JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND AS WELL FROM THE ROOM
WE'LL START OUR LIST VIRTUALLY, AND THEN I'LL ALTERNATE BETWEEN THEM, BEGINNING WITH STACY OAKES
STACY, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM OR A TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
AND THEN I'LL START THE TIMER
HI
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS STACY OAKES, AND I'LL BE DISCUSSING CRUISE TODAY
THANK YOU, STACY
YES
SO I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL
AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON TODAY IS TO TALK ABOUT THE RECENT TEN YEAR BIRTHING AGREEMENT WITH CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
THERE WAS LOTS OF TALK ABOUT HOW THIS AGREEMENT IS EXCITING BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS CARNIVAL PROMISES TO STRIVE FOR
BUT SHOULD WE REALLY BE APPLAUDING AND SINGING PRAISES WHEN A POLLUTING AND EXPLOITATIVE CORPORATION LIKE CARNIVAL PROMISES TO STRIVE FOR CAUSING LESS HARM? DO WE CONSIDER THEIR PAST BEHAVIOR OF VIOLATING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS AND LAWS, EVEN WHILE ALREADY ON PROBATION? OR DO WE LAVISH THEM WITH PRAISE ANYWAY BECAUSE WE NEED TO SAY THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS? HOW DO WE MEASURE AND ENFORCE WHAT A FOR PROFIT ENTITY IS GOING TO STRIVE TO DO? IT FEELS TO ME LIKE MORE GREENWASHING, FALSE PROMISES AND EXCUSES TO CONTINUE BUSINESS AS USUAL
SO WHILE CARNIVAL AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE STRIVE TO PROFIT OFF CRUISE POLLUTION AND EXPLOITATION FOR ANOTHER DECADE, I WILL STRIVE TO SURVIVE THE OPPRESSIVE 95 DEGREE HEAT INSIDE MY HOME
THIS WEEK, FARMWORKERS IN EASTERN WASHINGTON WILL STRIVE TO SURVIVE GRUELING, UNDERPAID WORK IN TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES
OUR ENDANGERED ORCAS WILL STRIVE TO SURVIVE ANOTHER DECADE OF SEATTLE'S CRUISE SHIP ANNUALLY DUMPING 4 BILLION GALLONS OF TOXIC WASTE IN THEIR HOME, AND ANOTHER YEAR OF THEIR BABIES NOT SURVIVING FOR LONG
YOUTH TODAY WILL STRIVE TO PUSH OFF THE CLOUDS OF DEPRESSION DARKENING THEIR HORIZON AS THEY WATCH ADULTS CONTINUE TO WRECK THE PLANET WHILE PRETENDING EVERYTHING WILL SOMEHOW BE FINE, STRIVING FOR A PURPOSE AS THEY MOURN THE CHANCE TO ONE DAY BE PARENTS, HAVING ALREADY DECIDED THAT THINGS ARE SO BLEAK THEY CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE BRING CHILDREN INTO THIS WORLD
AND EACH NIGHT I WILL STRIVE NOT TO LET THE RIVER OF TEARS I CRY FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER, NIECES AND NEPHEWS GROW SO VAST THEY WASH AWAY THE STREETS AND CARS LIKE THE RECENT FLASH FLOODS IN NEW MEXICO
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, STACEY
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
FROM THE ROOM IS LEN SIKE
LEN, I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY
YOU DID WELL
GREAT
THANK YOU
HERE
YES, PLEASE
AND PLEASE GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD IN YOUR OWN VOICE
AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS LEN SIKE
AND WITH ME TODAY IS DAVID GOODSELL
WE ARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS FOR PANTONE DEVELOPMENT ON THE DES MOINES CREEK WEST PROJECT
PANETTONE IS VERY APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED IN THE RFP PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY
IT'S YET ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE LITANY OF PROJECTS WE'VE DEVELOPED IN THE DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS PARK
WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS
AND ONE THAT WE'RE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF
THE REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE FAA AND THAT OFFICE BUILDING
OUR OBJECTIVE TODAY WAS TO DO ONE SIMPLE THING
LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE FACES BEHIND THE NAMES
WE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS PROJECT
WE ARE THE PRIMARY LEADERS OF THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE VARIOUS ENTITLEMENT AND PERMITTING PROCESS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION
AND WE THINK THAT WE'RE IN THE HOME STRETCH FOR THAT
AND WE'VE MADE SOME VERY GOOD PROGRESS WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES IN ACHIEVING THAT
SO THAT'S ALL WE WANTED TO SAY
AND JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT IT'S AN IMPORTANT ENOUGH PROJECT FOR US
THAT WE WANTED TO BE PERSONALLY HERE
SO THAT YOU COULD SEE WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
AND HOW COMMITTED WE ARE
TO ACCOMPLISHING MORE GREAT THINGS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT IN THE DUWAMISH CREEK BUSINESS PARK
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN
OUR NEXT SPEAKER JOINING US VIRTUALLY IS CHERYL BORG
CHERYL, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
OR YOUR AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE
OKAY
MY NAME IS CHERYL BORG
AND I'M COMMENTING ON THE PROPOSAL FOR THE FINAL PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY
I BELIEVE
ITEM EIGHT
THANK YOU
PLEASE GO AHEAD
I JUST WANTED TO KEEP IT SIMPLE
I JUST HADN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT THIS BEFORE
AND WANTED TO REALLY MAYBE PUT A HALT ON IT
AND NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REQUEST THAT YOU DON'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL, BUT, YOU KNOW, DON'T APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF IT
AND INSTEAD STOP AND RENEGOTIATE SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE
RATHER THAN MORE BUILDINGS AND STUFF
IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE BETTER TO DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THE GREEN SPACE THERE FOR AIRPORT TRAFFIC NOISE AND, YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ANIMALS AND STUFF LIKE THAT
BUT JUST REALLY WANTED TO REQUEST THAT YOU REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND INVOLVE THEM IN THE PROCESS OF WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THAT
WE KNOW IT WAS SOLD OFF OR NEGOTIATED QUITE SOME TIME AGO, YEARS AGO OR WHATEVER, BUT MANY OF US ARE JUST HEARING ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME
SO WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO STOP THE PURCHASE RIGHT NOW AND REVISIT IT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, CHERYL
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS TODAY
THE NEXT SPEAKER FROM THE ROOM IS LEANN SEBELBIA
AND, LEANNE, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
AND THEN I'LL START THE TIMER
DO I PUSH THAT BUTTON? YES
IT NEEDS TO BE GREEN
YES
THANK YOU
THESE MICS ARE STILL RELATIVELY NEW TO US, SO
YES
GREAT
MY NAME IS LEANNE SEBELBIA
I OWN AND OPERATE BF FOODS
I WORKED WITH HMS HOST FOR 20 YEARS, AND NOW I'VE BEEN A DBE FOR 20 YEARS
WHEN I HEARD PORT JOBS, WAS I SUPPOSED TO SAY THE ITEM, TOO? OKAY
ELEVEN A
THANK YOU
WHEN I HEARD POSSIBLY PORT JOBS MIGHT BE MOVING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHT PROCESS
FOR ME, AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, I FELT LIKE SOMEONE DOESN'T REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO SUCCEED AND THEIR SERVICES NEED TO BE IN THE AIRPORT
WITH OUR BUSY SCHEDULES AT THE AIRPORT, IT'S A BLESSING TO HAVE PORT JOBS DO A LOT OF FUNCTIONS WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR FOR NEW EMPLOYEES
THE AIRPORT IS ALREADY CONFUSING
PORT JOBS HELPS THESE NEW RECRUITMENTS FLOW THROUGH THE PROCESS
THEY GIVE US A SPACE TO INTERVIEW, THEY DO CLASSES FOR US
THEY DO TRAINING, CUSTOMER SERVICE, HEALTH CARDS, BADGE PREP, AND THEY GIVE PEOPLE COLLEGE CREDITS
PORT JOBS IS A NECESSARY TO
IT IS NECESSARY TO REMAIN IN THE AIRPORT FACILITIES
THEY MARKET ALL AIRPORT JOBS AND HELP US WITH RECRUITMENT, JOB RETENTION AND TRAINING
IT ONLY WORKS IF THEY ARE WITH US IN THE AIRPORT
PLEASE DON'T MAKE IT ANOTHER CHALLENGE FOR OPERATORS AT THE AIRPORT
THANK YOU
SHOULD I TURN IT OFF? THANK YOU, LEANNE
PLEASE LEAVE IT ON
THANK YOU SO MUCH
OUR NEXT SPEAKER JOINING US VIRTUALLY IS JENNY RUSSO
JENNY, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
HI, MY NAME IS JENNY RUSSO
EXCUSE THE BACKGROUND NOISE
MY FANS ARE GOING
I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON THE BEHALF OF ITEM EIGHT D, THE DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS TRAIL PARK
AND I AM ASKING THAT YOU GUYS DO NOT APPROVE THIS ITEM
AS SOMEBODY STATED EARLIER, OUR COMMUNITY HAS NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS
I JUST GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY
OUR COMMUNITY IS NOW TEAMING TOGETHER TO TRY TO GET THIS STOPPED, AS THE WILDLIFE AND THE WETLANDS, AS WELL AS A FAMILY OF OWLS THAT I SEE CONTINUALLY IN THAT AREA, ARE IN A LOT OF DANGER
I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES ARE SUPPOSEDLY NEEDED, BUT IN A NATURAL HABITAT
CAN WE FIND SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT? I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CAUTIOUS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE SO MANY WILDLIFE THAT IS OUT THERE
ALL THE WETLANDS THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT FILLING IN AND DEMOLISHING, THAT'S WHAT MAKES DES MOINES CLEAN AND KEEP THE AIRPLANE POLLUTION DOWN, IS ALL THOSE WETLANDS
AND IT'S RIGHT UP ABOVE THE FLIGHT PATH THAT IS ABOVE MY HOUSE
THEY ARE
THE WETLANDS ARE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, AND IT HELPS KEEP THE POLLUTION DOWN
AGAIN, I AM JUST ASKING THAT YOU GUYS DO NOT APPROVE THIS TODAY, THAT YOU GUYS TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THE WILDLIFE THAT THEY SAY THEY DID
AND THEN A STUDY ON
BUT I'M KIND OF WONDERING WHAT STUDY WAS DONE, CONSIDERING I AM THERE EVERY DAY AND I CONSTANTLY AM SEEING THE WILDLIFE, ANIMALS, OUR OWLS, AGAIN, JUST SO MUCH WILDLIFE OUT THERE
IS IT POSSIBLE TO MOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE? SOMEWHERE THAT WE WOULD NOT ENDANGER ALL THAT WILDLIFE AND WETLANDS? THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER FROM THE ROOM IS DAN BENT
AND, DAN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
OKAY, THANK YOU
MY NAME IS DAN BENT
I'M PART OF THE HIGH CONNECTS AND BF FOODS CONCESSIONS GROUP
AND THE TOPIC IS ELEVEN A
I STARTED MY CAREER HERE AT THIS AIRPORT IN 1980 AS A CHEF APPRENTICE WITH HOST INTERNATIONAL AT THE TIME
ANYWAY, TO START THAT
THE REASON I STARTED THAT IS BECAUSE I MOVED MY WAY UP THROUGH THE RANKS WITH HMS HOST, AND I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN VARIOUS AIRPORTS AND OPEN UP CONCESSIONS
EVERY AIRPORT I WENT TO, I ALWAYS ASKED, IS THERE A AIRPORT, JOBS, AIRPORT, UNIVERSITY? AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT'S PRETTY UNIQUE
SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE ONLY ONE LOCATIONS THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE THAT
SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD BE AWARE AND KNOW THAT IT'S A UNIQUE STAPLE
AS A PART OF SEATTLE, I ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH A COUPLE OF LEADERSHIP CLASSES THERE
A LOT OF THE GROUPS FROM TSA, A LOT OF CONCESSIONS MANAGERS CAME AND DID A PART OF THAT
AND THE REASON I'M SAYING THIS IS PART OF IT, IS IF WE MOVE THIS UNIVERSITY OR THE JOBS OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR ANY OF THESE PEOPLE TO BE A PART OF IT
AND I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD GO TO THOSE LOCATIONS AFTER WORK
PROBABLY EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO HOME
MAKES IT CONVENIENT FOR IT TO BE HERE TO DO THE JOB HERE
A PART OF THE AIRPORT, AS YOU GUYS SAID, IT'S BEEN A PART OF THE AIRPORT FOR 25, 30 YEARS
I MEAN, THAT'S A LONGEVITY FOR THAT PROGRAM
SO I JUST HOPE YOU WOULD GIVE IT SOME CONSIDERATION AS TO THE LOCATION
AND I THINK ITS IDEAL LOCATION WOULD BE HERE AT THE AIRPORT
THANK YOU GUYS FOR LISTENING
THANK YOU
AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER JOINING US VIRTUALLY IS JOE KUNSTLER
JOE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR AGENDA
AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
AND THEN I'LL START THE TIMER
THANK YOU
JOE CLINTS
WE'RE HERE
I JUST WANTED TO WISH THE SEATTLE AIRPORT A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND YOU THOUGHT THE MEETING WOULD BE A TIME, BUT IS THAT JO? I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, JO, YOU'RE BREAKING UP A LITTLE BIT
YOU MIGHT HAVE BETTER LUCK IF YOU TURN OFF YOUR CAMERA
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HELPED, BUT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER
OH, YOU CAN
ALL THE WAY UP
HEAR ME NOW? OKAY
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YOU'RE STILL KIND OF BREAKING UP A LITTLE BIT, JOE, BUT I WOULD SAY
JUST GO AHEAD
ALL RIGHT
YEAH, WELL, I'LL PICK THE BACK PART OF THE
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BIKE
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME AUDIO PROBLEMS EARLIER TODAY WHEN WE WERE SETTING UP THE MEETING ON YOUR END
RESPECTFULLY, AND I DON'T MEAN THAT NEGATIVELY, BUT THE PORT MISSION MAY WANT TO DO A FULL TEST YOUR AUDIO SYSTEMS WITH THAT
I JUST WANT TO CALL IN AND WISH SEATTLE AIR NATIONAL AIRPORT A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
HOPE TO SEE SOME MORE COMMISSIONERS AT THE SATURDAY EVENT
IT WOULD BE NICE IF SOME OF YOU COMMISSIONERS MADE THE TIME TO COME OUT, BECAUSE I'LL BE COVERING THE EVENT AND FOR SIMPLIFYING AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE
WE'LL TALK MORE LATER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, JOE
OUR NEXT SPEAKER JOINING US FROM THE ROOM IS BARBARA MCMICHAEL
HI, BARBARA
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE
YES
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY
I'M BARBARA MCMICHAEL WITH DEFENDERS OF HIGHLAND FOREST
I LIVE IN DES MOINES
AND I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE, ASKING ABOUT REMOVAL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ITEM 8D, PURCHASE OF UNIDENTIFIED ADJACENT PARCEL FROM THE CITY OF DES MOINES
SO I JUST WANT TO
SPEAKING OF A LITANY OF THINGS, I HAVE MY OWN LITANY
04:00 THIS MORNING 4:15, 4:37, 4:41
4:43
4:49
4:55, 4:58, 5:03, 5:04
YOU GET THE GIST
THESE ARE THE AIRPLANES THAT WERE FLYING OVER MY HEAD AT THAT HOUR
SO MY WINDOWS WERE OPEN
MY PORT PACKAGE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WAS COMPROMISED BECAUSE I HAD MY WINDOWS OPEN
JUST TRYING TO GET A LITTLE COOL BREEZE
AND SO I HAVEN'T BEEN
I HAVEN'T BEEN
I'VE BEEN AWAKE THAT LONG
SO I'M A LITTLE RATTLED
BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT REMOVING 8D FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
A RECENT SURVEY OF DES MOINES RESIDENTS PUT GREEN SPACE AND PRESERVATION OF NATURAL SPACES AT THE TOP OF THE LIST OVER PUBLIC SAFETY
EVEN SO, I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT
THAT CAME OUT AFTER THE DES MOINES CITY COUNCIL VOTED, I BELIEVE, AN ERROR TO APPROVE THIS SELLING BACK THE LAND THAT WE HAD BEEN DEEDED
I WAS ON TWICE ON THE DES MOINES PARKS ADVISORY BOARD AND WE HAD MADE PLANS TO USE THAT VERY LAND
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BUYING AGAIN TO BE THIS EXTENSION OF THE WOODLAND EXTENSION BETWEEN THE DES MOINES CREEK TRAIL AND THE MILLER CREEK TRAIL
DIRECTOR MCFADDEN TALKED ABOUT THE BASICS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS TALKED ABOUT A THRIVING PLACE
AND ALL OF THAT'S TRUE
I'VE BEEN FOND OF THE AIRPORT IN THE PAST
I GREW UP IN THE COMMUNITY
BUT IT IS NOT A THRIVING PLACE FOR AIRPORT ADJACENT COMMUNITIES
WE CANNOT GET OUR SLEEP
YOU KNOW, SOME OF US HAVE PRETTY DIRE HEALTH ISSUES
AND WE'VE GOT KIDS GROWING UP IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO ARE FACING THIS MORE
YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPACTED AREA IN THE ENTIRE STATE
YOU'VE ALL SEEN THE MAP FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS FAR AS OUR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
SO THIS IS A CLIMATE JUSTICE
I'LL MAKE IT REALLY FAST
I LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT HAVING LUNCH WITH THE DIRECTORS AND STUFF
I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO HAVE LUNCH ON MY TERRACE UNDERNEATH THE APPROACH TO THE SECOND RUNWAY
JUST HAVE A REASONABLE CONVERSATION, STEVE
REALLY FEEL WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR OUR SITUATION BEFORE YOU MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE GOING TO COMPROMISE OUR TREE CANOPY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, BARBARA
AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER JOINING US REMOTELY IS OLIVIA BRONSON
OLIVIA, PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
HI, MY NAME IS OLIVIA BRONSON
I AM COMMENTING TO REMOVE 8D, AS IN DELTA, FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS TRAIL PARK
THANK YOU
PLEASE PROCEED
OKAY
THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ON THIS PROJECT, AS TEDDY MENTIONED, HAS BEEN EXTREMELY
THE DECISIONS THE PORT MAKES DIRECTLY IMPACT US
I AM A LOCAL DES MOINES ARTIST, STUDENT AND CHEF AT MARINA MERCANTILE
AND I'M A HOMEOWNER ON DES MOINES CREEK TRAIL
MY HOME IS DIRECTLY DOWNSTREAM FROM THE PROPOSED SITE
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY, A LOCAL STATE ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP AND URBAN CONSERVATION IN WASHINGTON STATE
THE SITE IN QUESTION FOR PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF A WETLAND
I NOTICE DURING YOUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AT THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS MEETING, YOU SAY YOU ARE COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE LAND STEWARDSHIP
THE PROPOSAL TO FILL IN THE WETLAND BEGS ADDITIONAL REVIEW AND PUBLIC INPUT
WE ARE A COASTAL COMMUNITY, AND OUR WETLANDS PROVIDE NOT ONLY OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY OUR LOCAL BIRDS AND WILDLIFE, BUT VITAL WATER FILTRATION, NATURAL FLOOD CONTROL, AND THEY PREVENT STREAM AND SHORELINE EROSION DOWNSTREAM
THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT ONLY DESTROY AMPHIBIAN NESTING WATERFOWL AND OWL HABITAT, BUT FURTHER DEGRADE THIS AMAZING AND FREE NATURAL RESOURCE THAT ALREADY NATURALLY PROTECTS MY HOME AND OUR HOMES FROM FLOODING, EROSION AND WATER CONTAMINATION
I ASK THAT YOU DO NOT APPROVE ITEM EIGHT C
CONCERNED DES MOINES RESIDENTS DESERVE A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME FOR NEGOTIATING A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PROPOSAL WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU, OLIVIA
OUR NEXT SPEAKER JOINING US FROM THE ROOM IS SANDY HUNTLEY
AND, SANDY, PLEASE REPEAT YOUR AGENDA
ITEM, TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONFERENCE
YEAH, MY NAME IS SANDY HUNT, DEFENDER OF HIGHLINE FOREST, A TEACHER AT MADRONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, RECENTLY RETIRED, AND I'M SPEAKING ON NUMBER 8D AS WELL
I APPRECIATE HEARING FROM ALL THE PEOPLE CALLING IN THERE
NOBODY I KNOW
BUT I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING
I LOOKED OVER YOUR PRESENTATION, AND WHEN I GET TO SLIDE THREE, I CRY EVERY TIME
WHEN I FIRST BECAME A TEACHER, THAT WHOLE AREA WHERE THE FAA IS, WHERE THOSE WAREHOUSES ARE, WERE TREES
AND I KNOW THAT THE SPEAKERS ARE SPEAKING ABOUT THE LITTLE PIECE OF LAND CONNECTING THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, AND THAT THERE IS A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THESE LOVELY GENTLEMEN WHO ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING A BUSINESS PARK THERE THAT WILL GENERATE 550 JOBS
BUT YOU'RE SEEING THE IMPACT ON THE IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY AROUND THE AIRPORT
AS WE SPEAK, WE KNOW THAT TREES ARE CRITICAL
YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT IT AS DEFENDERS OF HIGHLINE NORTH, YOU KNOW, SEATAC PARK, AND WE WANT TO BRING THAT MESSAGE TO THE SOUTH
IT'S NOT LOST ON US ALL THAT ON A DAY LIKE TODAY, THE HEAT INDEX FOR THE COMMUNITIES WHERE MY STUDENTS LIVE IS MITIGATED BY HAVING THIS WETLANDS NEAR THEIR HOMES
I WILL SAY THAT THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN KIND OF SHOCKING TO ME AS I COME OUT OF SCHOOL AND WE SMELL THE AIR, I GUESS IT'S, I DON'T KNOW, FUEL DUMPS FROM THE AIRPLANES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH ACROSS THIS LAND TO THE WEST OF MY SCHOOL
YOU KNOW, ONCE WE CONTINUE TO ADD MORE AND MORE OF THESE BUILDINGS IN, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT FUEL DUMP IS
THAT FUEL DUMP SMELL IS MORE PROMINENT THAN IN THE PAST, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE NOTICED, PARTICULARLY SINCE THOSE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN BUILT
SO PLEASE RECONSIDER THE ENTIRE LEASE OF THE WEST SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY, AS WELL AS THIS CORRIDOR
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, SANDY
OUR NEXT SPEAKER FROM THE ROOM IS PATRICK MCKEE
AND PATRICK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR ITEM
THANK YOU
HI, MY NAME IS PAT MCKEE
I'M WITH SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL, AND I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE
WELL, A BUNCH OF THINGS, BUT SAY THE RECENT BIRTHING AGREEMENT WITH CARNIVAL
SO, COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE HERE AGAIN
THE HOTTEST SEATTLE, JULY 9 ON RECORD AROUND THE WORLD
EACH OF THE PREVIOUS 13 MONTHS HAS BEEN THE HOTTEST ON RECORD
DAILY INTIMATIONS OF CATASTROPHE, LIKE YESTERDAY'S REPORT ABOUT THE ONGOING CLIMATE RELATED COLLAPSE OF WASHINGTON'S ICONIC CHERRY GROWING INDUSTRY FAIL TO BREAK THROUGH THE ANODYNE NORMALCY OF BUSINESS AS USUAL
THE PORT NEEDS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE DASHBOARD
JUDGING BY THE NEW TEN YEAR BIRTHING AGREEMENT WITH REPEAT ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENDER AND CORPORATE CRIMINAL, CARNIVAL CRUISE BUSINESS AS USUAL REMAINS THE ORDER OF THE DAY AT THE ASPIRING GREENEST PORT IN NORTH AMERICA
WHAT A TRAGIC MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY, IN THE COMMISSIONER'S WORDS, CHANGE THE GAME NOW WHEN IT MATTERS TO ADDRESS CRUISE GHG REDUCTIONS OF SCRUBBER BAN, EXPANDED DISCHARGE FREE ZONES, TOWNS THE OVERWHELM AT SMALL DESTINATION PORTS, IT ONLY GETS HARDER AND MORE EXPENSIVE FROM HERE
JUST LAST WEEK, THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT PASSED ANTI GREENWASHING LEGISLATION PROHIBITING DECEPTIVE CLAIMS THAT PROMOTE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF A BUSINESS ACTIVITY THAT ARE NOT BASED ON ADEQUATE AND PROPER SUBSTANTIATION
ENFORCING THIS SORT OF POLICY AT THE PORT MIGHT GET UNCOMFORTABLE
TRUMPETING THE GREENEST CRUISE FLEET, WHILE CARBON EMISSIONS INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR, IS INHERENTLY SUCH A CLAIM
IN MAY, THE CITY OF EDINBURGH BANNED FROM CITY ADVERTISING SPACES ADS FOR CREWS, AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS, FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES AND GASOLINE CARS
THEY EXPLAIN THAT THE PROMOTION OF HIGH CARBON PRODUCTS IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH NET ZERO OBJECTIVES AND THAT REACHING THE CITY'S CLIMATE TARGETS REQUIRES A SHIFT IN SOCIETY'S PERCEPTION OF SUCCESS
WE CAN'T CHANGE THE GAME IN ANY MEANINGFUL WAY UNTIL WE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PORT OF SEATTLE FOLLOWS OF THESE LEADS
GET OUT OF THE CRUISE GREENWASHING BUSINESS
NO MORE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES
NO MORE HOSTING CLIA CONFERENCES, NO MORE WEBPAGES TOUTING CRUISE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SUSTAINABILITY
WHAT MESSAGE MIGHT THAT SEND TO CORPORATE CRUISE ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF YOUR COMMITMENT REGARDING CLIMATE GOALS TO THE TOURISM CONSUMING PUBLIC OR TO STAFF NEGOTIATING FUTURE LEASE AGREEMENTS
THANK YOU
THANKS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PATRICK
OUR NEXT SPEAKER FROM THE ROOM IS JC HARRIS
JC, IF YOU COULD REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM
THANK YOU, JC HARRIS
ITEM 8D, YOU MENTIONED ORIS DUNHAM AND A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY
AYE
ERA OF THE SEATAC COMMUNITIES PLAN WHEN THAT LAND WAS BOUGHT OUT
AND DANSHEA BEFORE THEY HAD A CATCHPHRASE, AS WE DO BETTER, YOU'LL DO BETTER
THE ORIGINAL FAA GRANT SPECIFICALLY TALKED ABOUT COMMUNITY BENEFIT
NOW, YOU CAN DEFINE THAT IN DIFFERENT WAYS
NORTH SEA-TAC PARK, FOR EXAMPLE, AND A BUSINESS PARK IN DES MOINES
BUT AT SOME POINT, THE POLITICS CHANGED AND THE NOTION BEING THAT ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE RISING TIDE WOULD LIFT ALL BOATS
I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE RUN A NATURAL EXPERIMENT AT THE DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS PARK
AND IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE WRIT LARGE, BUT A DISASTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF DES MOINES
THE PRICE OF REMOVING THOUSANDS OF TREES AND ALL OF THAT HABITAT HAS GIVEN A TAX EXEMPT AGENCY LIKE THE PORT BASICALLY ABOUT $10 MILLION IN BENEFIT EVERY YEAR
AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE YIELDS ABOUT 50,000
THAT'S THE PRICE OF ALL THAT ASPHALT
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE WITH THE WESTERN PHASE FIVE TO COME BACK TO THE CITY OF DES MOINES AND NOT STOP THE PROJECT, BUT RECONSIDER IT USING YOUR OWN LAND STEWARDSHIP PLANNING STANDARDS
AND DO BETTER
BECAUSE AS IT STANDS NOW, THE PROJECT IS SIMPLY AN EXTENSION OF A WHOLE LOT OF ASPHALT THAT HAS BEEN DETRIMENTAL AND NO BENEFIT TO MY TOWN
I BELIEVE THAT YOUR EQUITY LENS REQUIRES YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE LOCAL BENEFIT, HOW IT WILL BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF DES MOINES
AND I KNOW I'M RUNNING OVER
BUT JUST AS A MATTER OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT YOU VOTE TO POLL ITEMS BEFORE YOU HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC ON OFTEN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ITEMS AND I WOULD JUST SUGGEST YOU MAY WANT TO RETHINK THAT, AT LEAST FOR OPTICS, JUST TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM US BEFORE YOU MAKE THESE DECISIONS
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE
RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT
YES
THANK YOU, JC
OUR NEXT SPEAKER WORTHLEY
AND HEATHER, IF YOU COULD REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD IN YOUR AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS HEATHER WORTHLEY AND I'M SPEAKING TO ELEVEN A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
I'M READING INTO THE RECORD A LETTER I RECEIVED FROM EVAN AULT, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR CONCESSIONS INTERNATIONAL, THE OPERATOR OF THE SALTES RESTAURANT AND BREWTOP SOCIAL DOWNSTAIRS I'M WRITING TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT AND SINCERE SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE FOR THE AIRPORT JOBS OFFICE
FOR PORT JOBS AND AIRPORT UNIVERSITY, PORT JOBS AND THE AIRPORT JOBS OFFICE OFFER A VALUABLE AND INDISTINCT DISPENSABLE RESOURCE FOR BOTH JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORT AS WELL AS AIRPORT WORKERS
THE AIRPORT JOBS OFFICE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ON SITE, SUCH AS RESUME WRITING, INTERVIEW PREPARATION, JOB MATCHING, AND REFERRALS
THEY ALSO OFFER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR CANDIDATES WHO NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS, NAVIGATE A CHALLENGING CREDENTIAL PROCESS, AND OVERCOME LANGUAGE BARRIERS
AS A FOOD AND BEVERAGE TENANT AT THIS AIRPORT, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BENEFITED IMMENSELY FROM THE AIRPORT JOBS OFFICE IN MANY WAYS
THEY HAVE HELPED US FIND QUALIFIED AND DIVERSE CANDIDATES FOR VARIOUS POSITIONS, SAVING OUR MANAGERS OPERATION, TIME AND MONEY
THEY'VE ALSO PROVIDED A MULTITUDE OF TRAINING AND TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES
ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE PROGRAMS AT PORTLAND AIRPORT UNIVERSITY, WHICH GIVES EDUCATION AND CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ACCESS THESE SERVICES
THE OUTREACH TO IMMIGRANT SERVICE PROGRAMS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN SO DELIGHTED TO BE A PART OF AND CONTRIBUTE TO
CONTRIBUTING ESSENTIAL EVERYDAY ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD AND TOILETRIES, AND THEN OFFERING JOB FINDING SERVICES TO THOSE NEW TO OUR COUNTRY WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND A FOOTHOLD IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH
OUR COMPANY WAS DELIGHTED TO HELP SUPPORT THIS EFFORT AND WE WOULD LOVE TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE
IT'S A VITAL ASSET FOR THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY
PORT JOBS MAKES A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY PEOPLE AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THIS AIRPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU HEATHER
JUST LOST MY TIMER
HANG ON A MINUTE
AND OUR LAST SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE FROM THE ROOM IS LUIS NAVARRO
LOUISE, IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
AND IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU SIR
THANK YOU
MICHELLE
LUIS NAVARRO, RESIDENT OF KIRKLAND AND RETIRED PORT OF SEATTLE DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT ELEVEN A, WHICH IS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT, AND ELEVEN C, WHICH IS THE ANNUAL REPORT ON APPRENTICESHIP AND PRIORITY HIRE UTILIZATION
THE FIRST REPORT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF THE BOARD IN THE COMMUNITY
THE SECOND, THE PRIORITY HIRE AND APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION IS HOW THE WORK, HOW THE PORT WALKS THE TALK USING MINORITY PEOPLE OF COLOR AND WOMEN ON OUR PROJECTS
I SAY OUR BECAUSE I'M STILL PART OF THE FAMILY
BUT FIRST I WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE AIRPORT
IT IS A MILESTONE
I SPENT THE DECADE OF THE NINETIES AT THIS AIRPORT REPRESENTING TWO DIFFERENT AIRLINES AND SEATTLE WAS ONE OF 25 AIRPORTS, ON AVERAGE, THAT I HANDLED, AND IT WAS ALWAYS A SPECIAL PLACE
SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AND THEN IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE TWO THOUSANDS, I BECAME AN EMPLOYEE MANAGING THE PROPERTIES DEPARTMENT AT THE AIRPORT
SO I WAS ABLE TO ALSO ENJOY IT
BACK TO MY SUPPORT FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AS THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, I SURROUNDED MYSELF WITH INCREDIBLE TEAM MEMBERS, PEOPLE SMARTER THAN I WAS, DOING THIS WORK BETTER THAN I COULD, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR TODAY
THEN I LEARNED THAT A NEW DIRECTOR HAS BEEN HIRED, ANNA PAVLICH
AND I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT SHE IS NOW THE DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
I WORKED WITH ANNA IN MY PREVIOUS ROLE
I ENJOYED LEARNING FROM HER
I
SHE HELPED PUBLIC AGENCIES LIKE US MANAGE SOME DIFFICULT PROCESSES IN THE COMMUNITY
SHE IS THE BEST SELECTION PERSON FOR THIS JOB
AND I'M SO HAPPY
NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE SMARTEST PEOPLE DOING THE WORK, NOW, YOU HAVE THE SMARTEST DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND I HOPE YOU SUPPORT HER AND THE ENTIRE PORT FAMILY AS WELL
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, LOUISE
MADAM COMMISSIONER AND VICE PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGN UPS TODAY
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO DID NOT SIGN UP IN ADVANCE WHO'S IN THE ROOM, IN PERSON OR ONLINE, VIRTUALLY, THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY
WELL, SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING IN AND TAKING THEIR TIME TO ADVISE THE COMMISSION TODAY, AND WE CAN MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA
AND, MADAM COMMISSIONED VICE PRESIDENT, WE DID HAVE ONE WRITTEN COMMENT
IT CAME FROM PATRICK MCKEE, SO HE SUBMITTED IN WRITING WHAT HE SPOKE TO ORALLY
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU
SO, COMMISSIONERS, I'M GOING TO REMOVE ITEM 8D FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
SO WE'LL BE EXPECTING A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF ON THAT SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF THE OTHER ITEMS COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COVERING EIGHT ABCE AND F AT THIS TIME? SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR APPROVAL
FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE COMMISSIONER CHO
NO, I DO
SEE HE'S BACK
YES
COMMISSIONER CHO? FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM 8D
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO AND NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
AND THANK YOU
THE MOTION PASSES, AND AT THIS TIME, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM 8D IN THE FOR PRESENTATION, AND I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THAT INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM EIGHT, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS AND EXECUTE ALL PURCHASE AND SALE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE GROUND LEASE AMENDMENT, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A 19,880 1 SQFT UNDERUTILIZED AND ADJACENT PARCEL FROM THE CITY OF DES MOINES TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY AND THE OVERALL DEVELOPABILITY OF THE DES MOINES CREEK WEST PROJECT IN THE REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $700,000
COMMISSIONERS, THE PORT'S 2024 SEA REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN SUPPORTS PURCHASE OF THIS PARCEL, WHICH IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED TO PROVIDE COMMERCIAL CARGO ACCESS TO DES TO THE DES MOINES CREEK WEST DEVELOPMENT
THIS PROJECT WILL PRESERVE ADJACENT WETLANDS AND SIGNIFICANT GREEN BUFFER ZONES AS WELL AS RELOCATES AND MAKES IMPROVEMENTS TO A POPULAR WALKING TRAIL
SO WE HAVE TO PRESENT WE HAVE MANAGING DIRECTOR DAVID MCFADDEN OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND KARA LEES, DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
KARA THANK YOU, DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS
I DO HAVE A PREPARED PRESENTATION
IT MAY NOT ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS
WE CAN HUSTLE THROUGH THIS AND I CAN GET TO YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THESE ARE THE ACTIONS REQUESTED TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES FOR A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL TO AUGMENT THE EXISTING PORTS DES MOINES CREEK WEST DEVELOPMENT SITE AND THE FUNDS OF $700,000 TO PAY FOR THAT AND TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO OUR EXISTING GROUND LEASE WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THIS COMMISSION IN JULY OF 2022 WITH THE PANETTONE REPRESENTATIVES TO REFLECT THE ADDED SQUARE FEET IN REFINED TERMS NEXT SLIDE
THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS THE SMALL TRACK C SHOWN HERE WITH THE BALLOON ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING DES MOINES CREEK WEST BUSINESS PARK SITE
THE PURPOSE OF THE PURCHASE IS TO MOVE THIS PROPERTY THAT HAD BEEN PLANNED AS A ROADWAY, PUBLIC ROADWAY CONNECTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT SITE UNDER A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT PRE EXISTS THIS DEAL WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES
SO THE CITY OF DES MOINES HAS BEEN A PARTNER WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO DEVELOP THE BUSINESS PARK
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE LAST TRACK IN THE DES MOINES CREEK PARK
WHEN WE HAD ORIGINALLY SIGNED A SIGNED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES
THIS TRACT WAS TO BE A PUBLIC ROADWAY
BUT FOR REASONS OF PERMITTING AND DESIGN, THE DEVELOPER TEAM HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS BE A LIMITED PRIVATE ROAD
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU WHY AS THE SLIDES PROGRESS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE DES MOINES CREEK WEST PROJECT SUPPORTS NUMEROUS GOALS
OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR JOBS AND REVENUE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR PROJECTS
IT HITS ALL OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS AND STANDARDS, ACTUALLY EXCEEDS THEM FOR DEVELOPMENT PRESERVES, ADJACENT WETLANDS AND A SIGNIFICANT GREEN BUFFER WHICH ACTUALLY WILL BE UNDER A PERMANENT EASEMENT AND RELOCATES AND IMPROVES A POPULAR WALKING TRAIL
SO THAT'S THE PROJECT
NEXT SLIDE
IT IMPROVES TRAIL ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS
AND THIS HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AREA FOR CRIME AND CAMPING
THE TRAIL SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHAMPIONED BY THE CITY OF DES MOINES
AND ITS CITIZENS
THROUGH A PROCESS THEY CALLED SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN
AS A PRIME PREVENTION STRATEGY
SO THIS FOLLOWS AND CONFORMS WITH THOSE STANDARDS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
JUST A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF PANETTONE
WHO YOU WERE INTRODUCED TO EARLIER IN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
BUT THEY HAVE BEEN OUR SIGNIFICANT PARTNER
ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN OF DES MOINES CREEK WEST BUSINESS PARK
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
TRACT C IS BETWEEN 216TH STREET AND 20TH AVENUE IN DES MOINES
THAT'S CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CITY OF DES MOINES
THIS WILL PROVIDE SAFE AND SECURE ACCESS
FROM 20TH STREET
INTO THE NEW BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL PARK
THE INTENTION IS FOR THE PORT TO BUY IT FROM THE CITY OF DES MOINES
AND THEN RENT IT UNDER THE COMMON TERMS OF THE GROUND LEASE FOR PANETTONE
FOR ADDITIONAL CASH FLOW ONTO THE PROJECT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS JUST SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF THE IMPORTANCE
OF THE TRACK C
TO SAFE OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS PARK
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE SET OR THE SITE DESIGN
WITH ALL OF THE TRUCK LOADING ON THE EAST THERE
SO THIS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY A PRIVATE ROAD
THAT WILL SERVE ENTRY INTO THE TRUCK LOADING
THERE IS A PUBLIC CAR ACCESS ON 216
SO IT MAINTAINS BOTH THE PUBLIC ACCESS, THE SAFETY OF THE TRAIL ACCESS
AND YOU CAN SEE THE TRAIL RUNNING SOUTH TO NORTH
ALONG THAT WINDING PATH
THROUGH THE TREE FORESTED TREE ACCESS AREA
WHICH IS ALL UNDER A BUFFER PERMANENT EASEMENT
SO THOSE TREES WILL NEVER COME DOWN
AND JUST FOR CONTEXT
YOU MAY REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE CAME TO COMMISSION WITH THIS PROJECT
WAS TO PURCHASE A REMNANT PARCEL FROM WSDOT
OF THE 509 RIGHT OF WAY
THAT WAS SURPLUSED BY WSDOT
THAT IS IS SIGNIFICANTLY WHERE THIS ENTRY AND TRAIL SYSTEM AND BUFFER ZONE ARE
OUR SITE IS ONLY ROUGHLY MAYBE A THIRD OF THAT THAT WOULD BE DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT
THE MOST OF IT IS BUFFER AND TREES PERMANENTLY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TRANSACTION
PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF DES MOINES
IT WAS APPRAISED AT 699
DES MOINES HAS ACCEPTED THIS VALUE
IF PANETTONE CAN'T GET THROUGH ITS SEPA DETERMINATION
WE DON'T HAVE A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO THE PURCHASE AND THAT
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THIS IS JUST A FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
I THINK
SIGNIFICANTLY
ALL I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HERE IS WE HAVE ALREADY EXTENDED OURSELVES
TO SUPPORT THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS
TO SUPPORT THIS BUSINESS PARK
THE PURCHASE OF THE WSDOT PROPERTY
TO AUGMENT IT
THE SMALL PARCEL WOULD FURTHER AUGMENT IT
THAT'S JUST OUR FINANCIAL COMPLEMENT
TO THE WORK THAT PANETTONE WILL BE DOING HERE
ALL RIGHT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OKAY, SO CURRENTLY, THE PANETTONI TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES FOR ITS SEPA DETERMINATION
AND THAT IS THE POINT IN WHICH WE ARE AT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF WORK DONE ON THE CITY OF DES MOINES SIDE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WETLANDS, THE BUFFER
IN THIS PERIOD
SINCE WE APPROVED THIS LEASE, WE NEGOTIATED THIS PERMANENT EASEMENT ON THE FORESTED PART OF THE 509 PARCEL
WE NEGOTIATED A BETTER ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TRAIL SO THAT IT WAS SAFER
SO THE PANETTONE TEAM IS RIGHT NOW WORKING WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES ON ITS SEPA DETERMINATION
THEY ARE IN PROCESS ON THAT RIGHT NOW
THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED JUST OVERDOSE A WEEK AGO FOR THE VARIANCE THAT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR THE SALE OF THE TRACK SEA FROM THE CITY OF DES MOINES TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO THAT WILL COME UP IN SEVERAL WEEKS TIME AS AN ACTION ON THE CITY OF DES MOINES ROSTER
ALONG WITH THEIR SEPA DETERMINATION, THIS PROJECT SIGNIFICANTLY CONFORMS TO THE STRINGENT GUIDELINES OF THE DES MOINES LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH WE HAVE HAD A ROLE IN SUPPORTING
I KNOW SARAH COX IS ONLINE THAT CAN SPEAK TO MORE OF THE PARTICULARS OF THAT
BUT IT DOES CONFORM WITH THE BEST THINKING ON ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THIS PROJECT
IF THEY GET THROUGH THEIR PERMITS, THEY EXPECT TO DO GROUNDBREAKING IN EARLY 25 WITH SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IN 26
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
RIGHT NOW, THE CITY IS IN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND PERMITTING
AS I SAID, THERE ARE SEVERAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, THE MASTER PLAN, SEPA DETERMINATION, ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREAS REVIEW, DESIGN REVIEW, AND VARIOUS PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION
THE TREE REPLACEMENT STRATEGY IS THREE TO ONE REPLACEMENT RATIO FOR TREES
DES MOINES HAS BEEN OUR PARTNER IN WORKING ON THIS AND HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE REPLACEMENT TREES WILL GO AGAIN
THERE'S STILL THE SIGNIFICANT BUFFER THAT WE NEGOTIATED FOR THE PERMANENT EASEMENT ALONG THE TRAIL ACCESS ROUTE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
JUST A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY AND ECOLOGY OF THE SITE
THIS PARCEL WAS HISTORICALLY AGRICULTURAL LAND ORCHARDS
WE BOUGHT THE WESTERN PORTION AS A BORROW AREA FOR THIRD RUNWAY FILL IN 93, BUT IT WAS NEVER USED
ADDITIONALLY, AS I SAID, WE PURCHASED FROM WSDOT THE 509 ENHANCEMENT
THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE WAS HOUSING AFTER IT WAS ORCHARDS
THE MAJORITY OF THE ECOLOGY IS RED ALDER AND OTHER HARDWOODS, MEANING THAT THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE IN THE PAST
I DON'T KNOW IF SARAH COX HAS ANY ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INTO THE ECOLOGICAL INVENTORY AND LAND STEWARDSHIP PROCESS
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
SARAH COX, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY
AS KIRA
YES, REGARDING THIS, AS KIRA NOTED, YOU KNOW, MOST OF IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED
AND CURRENTLY THE GROUND COVER IS PREDOMINANTLY BLACKBERRY AND IVY
AND THERE ARE SOME SLOPES AND WITH RESPECT TO THE WETLANDS AND BUFFERS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WILL BE PROTECTED IN THE EAST AS WELL
AND THE AREAS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED WILL BE MITIGATED VIA THE CITY OF DES MOINES PERMITTING PROCESS
AND ALL OF ANY TREE REMOVAL WILL BE FOLLOWING CITY OF DES MOINES TREE REPLACEMENT STANDARDS AND RELOCATED WITHIN, WITHIN THE CITY AND PER THE, THEIR ADOPTED URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED, YOU KNOW, WHICH AREAS THAT THEY'RE FOCUSING ON REPLANTING
THANK YOU
THANKS, SARAH
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I THINK THAT'S IT
YEAH
SO HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR QUESTION
I'D JUST ADD, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE EVEN LONGER THAN CARE ON THIS, AND, AND WE FIRST IDENTIFIED THIS POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN OUR 2016 REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE SHARED WITH THE COMMISSION
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON ELEMENTS OF DES MOINES CREEK DEVELOPMENT FOR LONGER THAN I HAVE BEEN AT THE PORT
WE WORKED FOR PROBABLY TWO TO THREE YEARS JUST TO SECURE AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THE KEY PARCEL FROM WSDOT AND BROUGHT THAT FORWARD TO YOU THREE YEARS AGO BEFORE WE RELEASED THE RFP
SINCE THAT POINT IN TIME, WE HAVE WORKED PRETTY ACTIVELY WITH THE CITY AROUND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, AROUND THE RFP PROCESS, AND ESPECIALLY DISCUSSED THE TREE PLANNING ISSUES IN GREAT DETAIL
AND AS YOU SEE, THEY HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT DOES REQUIRE THAT, AND THEN THEY'VE ADDED THROUGH A FORT TARIFF, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH FORTERRA AND THEM TO COME UP WITH A NEW TREE PLAN THAT REALLY HELPS THEM STRATEGICALLY PLANT THOSE TREES FOR THE FUTURE
SO ALL I'M REALLY SUGGESTING IS, YES, THIS HAS BEEN UNFOLDING FOR YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO BE VISIBLE, TRANSPARENT AND PUBLIC AT SEVERAL JOINTS IN TIME
WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PERMITTING PROCESS THAT CITI IS LEADING THAT'S VERY VISIBLE, AGAIN, THAT PROVIDES THAT NOTICE, COMMENT AND INPUT
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU
WE'VE BEEN VERY MUCH TRYING TO BE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT AS WE MOVE THIS DEVELOPMENT FORWARD
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUE CECILIA, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW
SO I REMEMBER VISITING THIS PARCEL AS PART OF A TOUR THAT WAS HOSTED BY THE CITY OF DES MOINES
AND SO I RECALL THIS AS BEING IN PART PROMPTED BY THE CITY ITSELF, AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY'VE BEEN PROMOTING
I MEAN, WE DID A WHOLE HALF DAY LOOKING AT THE NEW WATERFRONT, LOOKING AT THIS DEVELOPMENT
IT WAS PART OF AN ENTIRE PACKAGE OF INTEREST FROM COUNCIL, SUPPORTED THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
AND SO HAS THAT POSTURE CHANGED OR IS THIS STILL
I MEAN, THEY'RE THE ONES SELLING US THIS, RIGHT? YEAH, NO, IT HAS NOT CHANGED
AND, IN FACT, THOSE WERE FORMAL AGREEMENTS TO DEVELOP THE DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS PARK THAT STIMULATED OUR OPENNESS TO MAKE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS, FOR INSTANCE, PAYING FOR THE CITY OF DES MOINES ENHANCEMENT OF THE ROADWAY CONNECTION TO ENHANCE THE VIABILITY OF THE SITE AS AN INDUSTRIAL PARK SITE, AS WELL AS THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE SEPA PROCESS
AND OBVIOUSLY, OUR PARTNERS IN NEGOTIATION ON THIS SMALL PARCEL, THEY HAD TO AGREE TO TAKE IT OUT OF PUBLIC, A PUBLIC ROADWAY WHICH WAS IN THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND ALLOW IT TO BE PRIVATE TO SUPPORT THIS DEVELOPMENT
SO, YES, THEY ACTIVELY ARE SUPPORTING THIS AND CONTINUING WITH THE SEPA AND PERMITTING PROCESS
OKAY, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YOU KNOW, LIKE A LOT OF THINGS, LIKE THE COURT PUTS A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO STUFF, AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THOUGHT, BUT UNLESS THE PUBLIC KNOWS ABOUT IT, IT SORT OF JUST SEEMS LIKE, OH, NO, IT'S ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT
AND THESE CONSIDERATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
AND IT SEEMS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE MAJOR PROBLEM HERE SEEMS PROCEDURAL AT THIS POINT, THAT THE LACK OF NOTIFICATION SEEMS TO BE THE ISSUE
NOW, PERMITTING IS THE CITY'S PROBLEM
AND SO THE CITY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY'RE DOING PERMIT REVIEW AND ALL THAT, IT IS AS PUBLIC AS IT NEED BE
AND IF THEY ARE THE PROMOTER OF THE PROJECT
ALL THE MORE REASON
I DO ALWAYS ENJOY THESE ARCHIVAL PHOTOS
AND THAT ONE ON PAGE 13 OF THE ORTHOPHOTO FROM 1936 SHOWS AN EARLY SHOT WHICH I'VE, IT LOOKS LIKE HALF FARMLAND, HALF TREE COVER
AND IT WOULD BE KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE PROPERTY NEXT TO IT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOT CONSIDERABLE TREE COVER RIGHT NOW
AND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING HERE IS IT'S GOT, YOU KNOW, MOSTLY IVY AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER INVASIVES, BLACKBERRIES OR WHATEVER
SO, I MEAN, JUST IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR OWN VISIBILITY, I MIGHT HAVE TAKEN THAT WALK, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER
YEAH, YEAH
SO I REMEMBER SEEING THE BROADER, YOU KNOW, FAA DEVELOPMENT AND ALL THAT
SO I GUESS, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THIS IS ON CONSENSUS
IT'S ONLY ONE READING
AND I GUESS IT WOULD BE, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING
A SEPA REVIEW THAT'S GOING TO BE DRIVEN BY THE CITY
IT IS, YEAH
AND CLEARING PERMITS THEY'VE GOT
EXACTLY
AND SO I ASSUME THAT IT'S JUST AN EA THAT THEY'RE SEEKING
THEY'RE NOT DOING A FULL EIS ON THIS SEPA ANALYSIS
THEY'RE JUST DOING THE OTHER ROUTINE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL
AND ALSO IT'S IN CONFORMITY TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND VARIOUS OTHER AGREEMENTS SUCH AS THE CRITICAL WETLANDS
PART OF THE REASON IT'S GOING TO VARIANCE IS MITIGATING SOME OF THOSE IN A SENSITIVE WAY
SOME OF THOSE STANDARDS HADN'T CHANGED FROM WHEN WE DID THE ORIGINAL DEAL
SO, YEAH, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF PROCESS ON THE DEMO INSIDE, INCLUDING THIS VARIANCE THAT WILL GO FORWARD SOMETIME IN AUGUST
SO IN ADDITION TO JUST LIKE SEEING THE BEFORE AND AFTER THE CURRENT AND THE BEFORE, IT WOULD BE REALLY KIND OF VALUABLE TO SEE THE AFTER
YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
THIS IS WHAT IT WAS, AND THIS IS WHAT IT CURRENTLY IS IN A SIMILAR SCALE
JUST TO GET
YOU GET A HINT OF THAT, IF YOU WANT TO MAYBE GO BACK TO OUR SLIDE DECK AND LOOK AT
I DON'T KNOW WHAT NUMBER IT IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT LOOKS AT THE OPERATIONAL DETAILS OF THE ROADWAY, IS THAT POSSIBLE TO PULL THAT UP? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE ROAD ACCESS
MAYBE THE SLIDE
NEXT SLIDE ON THIS ONE
IS THERE OTHER SLIDE? GET A SENSE OF THAT
THE ENTIRE AREA BETWEEN 20TH STREET AND THAT TRUCK COURT IS A PERMANENT FORESTED BUFFER ZONE WITH A PUBLIC TRAIL SENSITIVELY DESIGNED ACCORDING TO DES MOINES GUIDELINES
OUR OWN FOR TERRA EXPERIENCE
THAT'S WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS AMONG THE SUBJECTS OF THE SEPA REVIEW
AND IT IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE SENSITIVITIES THAT WE COMMUNITY HAVE AGREED TO OVER THE COURSE OF TIME HERE
AND SO NO ZONING CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED TO
NO, EVERYTHING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FROM LONG AGO
AND AGAIN, THEY'VE ENHANCED SOME OF THE SEPA REQUIREMENTS AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
SO THIS PROJECT INHERITS THE MOST CONTEMPORARY FRAMEWORK
SO AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC IS CONCERNED, THEY CAN STILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SEPA PROCESS, THEY CAN STILL PROVIDE THEIR INPUT
AND AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, THIS WAS A LEGITIMATE DEVELOPMENT THAT WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, IS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS UNTIL IT'S COMPLETE
THE PUBLIC STILL HAS THEIR BITES AT THE END
PREMATURE
YEAH, THAT'S WHY WE BACKSTOP
YOU KNOW, IF FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY CAN'T ATTAIN THEIR PERMITS, WE WOULD ABANDON OUR APPROACH TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE NECESSARY
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO CONCLUDE, OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO THIS, AND I JUST WISH THE PUBLIC UNDERSTOOD THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MADE OF
MADE HERE
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WOULD ALLAY ALL THEIR CONCERNS, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A
YOU KNOW, WE JUST PUT A WAREHOUSE ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY
YEAH
AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PART OF WHAT'S STIMULATING IS THAT THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED VERY RECENTLY BECAUSE OF ITS SEPA PROCESS
SO IT COULD BE THAT THIS HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THE PROJECTS THAT WE WORK ON IN DEVELOPMENT ARE FIVE, SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS
AND YOU CAN LOSE TRACK OF THEM EASILY
BUT IT WAS PUBLICLY POSTED FOR IT, SEPA, AS WE'RE WORKING WITH DES MOINES AND THE PANETTONE TEAM TO GET THIS THROUGH ITS PERMITS
COMMISSIONER CHO, NO QUESTIONS FROM ME
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU
SO WHEN IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE SEPA REVIEW? IT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW
AND WHEN DOES IT CONCLUDE? I'M GOING TO TURN TO MY PANETTONI FRIENDS HERE
HOW MUCH MORE TIME? IT WAS A TOTAL OF 45 DAYS
ABOUT TEN TO TWELVE OF THOSE HAVE ELAPSED
SO IT'S ABOUT ANOTHER 30 DAYS
OKAY
YEAH
SO THERE'S STILL TIME WAITING TO HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND EXPRESSING THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND THE IMPACT ON THEM
THE LAND STEWARDSHIP PLAN PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS
I'M HEARING YOU SAY THAT IT CONFORMS TO THAT, BUT IT'S GOING BY THE CITY OF DES MOINES STANDARDS FOR TREE REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS, I ASSUME, THREE TO ONE
EXACTLY WHAT PRECLUDES US FROM ASKING DES MOINES TO GO FURTHER, TO CONFORM WITH OUR STANDARDS, WHICH ARE FOUR TO ONE
CERTAINLY, WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH OUR PARTNERS THERE
WELL, LET'S MAYBE ASK SARAH FOR SOME INPUT THERE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF OUR CITIES, OR AT LEAST CONSIDERED THAT
AND I'VE ASKED THIS IN THE PAST
YEAH, I DO
I'M LOOKING FOR THAT ANSWER
YEAH
WITH RESPECT TO THE CITY OF DES MOINES, THAT'S THEIR
THEIR CURRENT STANDARD
YOU KNOW, WE
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, CITY OF DES MOINES IS JUST REDEVELOPING THEIR
THEIR STANDARD
AND I KNOW CITY OF SEA-TAC IS EVALUATING THEIRS AS WELL
YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD
IS SOMETHING THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE DONE, YOU KNOW, BUT THAT WOULD BE A CITY OF DES MOINES, YOU KNOW, MAKING THAT DETERMINATION IF THEY WANT TO GO ABOVE THEIR CURRENT REPLACEMENT STANDARD REQUIREMENTS
AND WE CAN ENGAGE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, I THINK WE SHOULD
THANK
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST OUR LAND STEWARDSHIP PLAN DOESN'T JUST DICTATE OR ESTABLISH WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES ARE IN TAKING CARE OF THE LAND
IT'S ALSO THE WAY THAT WE ARE ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC AROUND THESE ISSUES
AND SO I'M WONDERING IF SOMEBODY CAN PLEASE ILLUMINATE WHAT THE CITY OF DES MOINES HAS DONE
WE HAVE
I KNOW WE HAVE A COUNCILMEMBER IN THE ROOM, BUT IS THERE ANYBODY ON STAFF THAT COULD TELL US THE CITY OF DES MOINES PRACTICE IN ENGAGING THE PUBLIC ON SOME OF THIS, ON THESE PLANS AND THE PROCESSES? I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE ANYBODY AVAILABLE
I WOULD JUST SENSE BECAUSE OF CEPA, THERE'S NOTICE, YOU KNOW, BOTH NEWSPAPER SIGNS POSTED UP
THERE'S A PROCESS
THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE NOTICE AND COMMENT PERIODS
WE'RE CONFIDENT THEY'RE FOLLOWING ALL THOSE THINGS
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN ADD HERE, OTHER THAN THAT
NO, THAT'S HELPFUL
I MEAN, I JUST
WE'RE LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO
WE ESTABLISH THESE STANDARDS, TO BE ABLE TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE
AND IF WE CAN DO THAT IN OUR TREE REPLACEMENTS, I JUST WONDER IF WE CAN ALSO PUSH THE ENVELOPE AND OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUR STEWARDSHIP OF THAT RELATIONSHIP AND TRANSPARENCY AS WELL
WHAT'S THE IMPACT OF A DELAY ON A VOTE HERE? IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT
THIS TRAIN IS PRETTY FAR DOWN THE TRACK
AS I SAID, WE BROUGHT THE LEASE DEAL TO YOU IN 2022
THE PANETTONE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING IN GOOD FAITH AND AT GREAT EXPENSE TO GET THE PERMITTING PROCESS ENGAGED AND WORKING WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES
THOSE PERMITTING STANDARDS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE COURSE OF THE TIME WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THEM
AND WE'VE ACCOMMODATED THOSE CHANGES WITH CERTAIN DIFFERENCES OF APPROACH
BUT FOR THEM TO STOP NOW WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT DELAY
AND AGAIN, I THINK WE'VE GOT ALL THE PUBLIC PROCESS AHEAD OF US AT THE CITY OF DES MOINES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE ON THE PROJECT
WOULD THE DELAY OF VOTE BY THE COMMISSION TODAY ACTUALLY STOP THE PROCESS? OR WOULD IT GIVE THE PUBLIC DUE TIME TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FULL PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROCESS? IT WOULD NOT STOP THE PROCESS, BUT IT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
HOW SO? SO THE PACKAGE THAT IS GOING TO THE HEARINGS EXAMINER AT THE CITY OF DES MOINES INCLUDES MANY OF THESE AUGMENTED SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA ITEMS FOR INSTANCE, THERE IS A WETLANDS IMPROVEMENT THAT REQUIRES THIS VARIANCE TO TAKE PLACE
AND WE HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT VARIANCE TO TAKE PLACE THAT WILL ALSO
THAT ACTION WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE AUGMENTATION OF THE SITE WITH THIS TRACK C AND THE TRAIL ALIGNMENT
SO IT'S KIND OF A PACKAGE DEAL
IT'S ON TRACK
NOW, WE'VE GOT 30 DAYS FOR THE HEARINGS EXAMINER TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC
AND THAT INCLUDES THE APPEAL PERIOD
SO IF WE WERE TO PULL OUR SUPPORT, NOT POLL
IF WE WERE TO DELAY OUR SUPPORT, IT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY DELAY THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT
IF IT WERE APPROVED UNDER THIS VARIANCE DETERMINATION BY THE CITY OF DES MOINES HEARINGS EXAMINER
WHAT'S THE IMPACT OF DELAYING THE PROJECT? IT'S ALREADY BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED
EXACTLY
YES
AND I'D HAVE TO ASK PANETTONE HOW THEY WOULD APPROACH IT IF THEY WOULD CONTINUE
WELL, I JUST ADD, ANYTIME THERE'S A DELAY OR AN UPSET THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT YOU LOSE THE FRICTION OR THE DEAL WITH YOUR PRIVATE DEVELOPER
SO THAT IS A DEFINITE RISK
IT WAS A RISK THAT WE'VE STARTED SENSING IN A GROWING WAY THIS YEAR
I WANT TO BE HONEST
THAT IS A RISK
WE CAN BE PATIENT
WE COULD TAKE YEARS TO DO THIS
YOU HAVE SOME OPTIONS
BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT'S GONE ON TO THIS PROJECT FOR ABOUT THE LAST FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING ROAD INVESTMENTS WE MADE IN 2018
I THINK WE'VE HEARD ABOUT SOME OF THE SENSITIVITIES ABOUT LAND STEWARDSHIP, TREE REPLANTING
WE ARE HAPPY TO CARRY THOSE MESSAGES AND DISCUSSION POINTS FORWARD
I WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH KIRA
I THINK THERE'S A BIT OF RISK OF DELAY
WELL, HOW LONG WOULD THAT BE, AND HOW DOES THAT WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT'S UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW THAT THE CITY IS ACTUALLY IN CHARGE OF? RIGHT
WELL, YEAH
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO WE VOTE TO APPROVE THIS TODAY
LET'S JUST SAY
AND THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A THOUSAND MILES AWAY COMPARED TO THE FOLKS THAT LIVE NEXT DOOR, AND THEY RAISE SOME CONCERNS AND THEY WANT ADDITIONAL MITIGATION
RIGHT
YOU KNOW, SEPA PROCESS ALLOWS FOR MAYBE A THREE TO ONE LAW, BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT PRECLUDES THE CITY TO EXCEED IT
AND THE PUBLIC RAISES THESE THINGS THAT WE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT
AND WE COULD EVEN FORMALLY, I WOULD ASSUME IT'D BE KIND OF WEIRD, BUT WE COULD WRITE A COMMENT LETTER OURSELVES OR BE ON RECORD SUPPORTING BACKING UP SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES DESIRES FOR ENHANCEMENTS, NOT TO PULL SUPPORT, BUT IF THERE WERE THINGS THAT WE JUST WERE UNAWARE OF, THERE WOULD NOTHING PRECLUDE US FROM DOING THAT
RIGHT
EVEN WITH SUPPORT THE PROJECT AT THIS TIME, SIGNIFICANTLY, THE CITY OF DES MOINES COULD ENHANCE OR ADD ANY CONDITION AS A PART OF THEIR PUBLIC SEPA PROCESS
THAT'S WHAT IT'S THERE FOR, TO DO
RIGHT
AND AGAIN, TO THE DEGREE THAT PUBLIC RIGHTS US AS WELL AS THE CITY, AND WE SAY, AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SKIN IN THIS GAME AS WELL
RIGHT
WE BOUGHT THINGS AND TO ENHANCE THE TRAIL AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF
SO I WOULD JUST BE COMFORTABLE IN SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE IN THE SEPA REVIEW AND WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE AN ENGAGED PUBLIC
YEAH
YOU KNOW, AND AS I MENTIONED IN MY PRESENTATION, IF FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY CAN'T MAKE IT THROUGH THEIR SEPA PROCESS, YOU KNOW, THE PROJECT ENDS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, YOU'VE TAUGHT ME THIS OVER THE YEARS WORKING TOGETHER
BUT SEPA PROCESS IS, IN PART, ABOUT A BALANCE OF EQUITIES, AND IT IS A LENGTHY AND DETAILED PROCESS, BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN ANY PROJECT THERE ARE IMPACTS AND BENEFITS, AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THOSE IMPACTS AND BENEFITS OVERALL WEIGH, YOU KNOW, THAT IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SEPA PROCESS AND THE AGENCY THAT CONDUCTS IT
AND IN THIS CASE, I AM REALLY RETICENT TO SORT OF PULL THAT BACK FROM THE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A PUBLIC COMMENT AS A PART OF THAT, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE AUTHORITIES PRIMARILY ARE VESTED WITH THE CITY IN THIS INSTANCE
AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, IN OUR CONVERSATION TODAY, WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES, THE 550 WORKERS IN THIS EVENTUAL FACILITY, AND, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFITS OF THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THERE MIGHT BE TO THIS
SO I'M PRETTY RELUCTANT, AFTER ALL THIS WORK HAS BEEN PUT INTO, REALLY CONSIDERING THE BALANCE OF EQUITIES HERE AT THE 11TH HOUR, TO KIND OF CREATE A THROW SAND IN THE GEARS OF WHAT I THINK HAS BEEN A PRETTY LENGTHY AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS BY THE CITY TO GET IT THIS FAR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK COMMISSIONER I THINK, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY
I THINK WE'RE MOVING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE PROJECT AND THE TRACK C
THE ITEM THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY, IS THAT JUST BECAUSE THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS VERY LIMITED AS OPPOSED TO THE SEPA REVIEW, CORRECT? YEAH, THE ACTION
SO THAT'S THE
I'M JUST TRYING TO POINT OUT THE DIFFERENCE OF THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY, AND THIS PURCHASE WILL NOT GO FORWARD IF THE PERMITS ARE NOT APPROVED AND THAT PROCESS IS NOT APPROVED
I'M JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY VERSUS THE ITEM THAT WE HEARD SOME COMMENTS ABOUT, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE PROJECT WHICH IS UNDER REVIEW UNDER THE SEPA REVIEW
AM I CORRECT IN THAT? YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT IN THAT
AND THE SUCCESS OF THE RATIONALE FOR OUR OBJECTIVES TO ACQUIRE TRACK C AND TO AMEND OUR LEASE WAS REALLY CONTINGENT ON THAT PUBLIC PROCESS WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ROLE TO PLAY IN THE APPROVALS THERE
THIS IS JUST TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AS WE AGREED TO WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES AND OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT YEARS AGO AND UP TO THE DATE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE METRUCK TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT
SO I WOULD IMAGINE THE SEPA REVIEW SHOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER THIS ROAD ACCESS IN EXTREME DETAIL
YES
SO IT IS AN ADD ON TO IT
THE SEPA REVIEW HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS
THIS ADDITIONAL PIECE OF PROPERTY IS FOLDED INTO IT
WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS AS A RESULT OF ALL THE ANALYSIS THAT BOTH TRAFFIC ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS, AND OTHER PERMITTING OFFICIALS IN THE CITY OF DES MOINES
AS WELL AS OUR FORTERRA DISCUSSIONS
YOU KNOW, ALL THE TRANSACTIONS WE'VE DONE TO DATE
ALL OF THAT IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT ROLE
HOWEVER, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE PERMITS ARE WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES
THEY ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS OF RECORD HERE
AND WE HAVE BEEN JUST CONFORMING TO THAT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
AS HAS PANETTONE, IN A SENSITIVE WAY
AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES
ALONG THE TWO YEAR PROCESS
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR PERMITS
I HAVE NO DOUBT
LIKE I SAID, WE'RE JUST GETTING OUR HEAD AROUND IT
BUT THIS WAS ALREADY A ROAD
RIGHT
IS THIS MORE
IT WAS ALWAYS A ROAD
YEAH, IT WAS A ROAD
AND NOW IT'S SORT OF LIKE FOR PRIVATE ACCESS
TO SORT OF KEEP THE TRUCK SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD AND
RIGHT
EXACTLY
SO INTENSITY
AND TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY
OF THAT PUBLIC TRAIL THAT'S GOING THROUGH IT
INTENSITY OF USE DOESN'T CHANGE
IT'S JUST SORT OF LIKE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF IT
AND THIS WAS OUR LAND THAT ARE SO
IT WAS ALWAYS SO
YOU KNOW, TO ME
THAT THE ACTUAL LAND USE DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE
IT DOESN'T CHANGE IN ANY WAY
AND THE ACCESS TO THE BIG DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T CHANGE IF IT'S JUST PRIVATIZED
EXACTLY
AND THEN ENHANCED AS A RESULT
IT DOESN'T
YES
AND IT ENHANCED THE TRAILS
BUT ALSO ENHANCES THE GREEN SPACES
AND PRESERVES THOSE RIGHT
IN PERPETUITY
ONE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES WITH PANETTONE
IS WHEN WE BOUGHT THE 509 RIGHT OF WAY PARCEL
IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY FORESTED
THERE'S BIG GRADE CHANGE
AND ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES FOR THE PORT
ON TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THAT
IS THAT WE COULD AGREE TO A PERMANENT NATURAL EASEMENT
SO THAT'S PERMANENT
IT RUNS WITH THE LAND
PANETTONE SELLS THIS PROJECT DOWN THE ROAD
THAT EASEMENT AND THAT BUFFER WILL ALWAYS BE THERE
IT IS SIGNIFICANT
THANK YOU
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? YOU KNOW, WE
FOR OUR ROLE, THERE'S BEEN A REALLY INTENTIONAL, I THINK
AND THOUGHTFUL PROCESS
AND I THINK THAT THE PROCESS MATTERS
THAT'S WHY WE'VE ROLLED OUT THE STEWARDSHIP PLAN
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
NOT JUST FOR THIS PROJECT
BUT ACROSS THE BOARD
AND HOW WE DO BUSINESS WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
OUR ROLE IN APPROVING THIS OR NOT APPROVING IT
ONLY CAN HAVE SO MUCH INFLUENCE
ON WHAT THE CITY OF DES MOINES IS ABLE TO DO
FOR THEIR PART, I WANT STAFF TO GO BACK
AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM
ABOUT RAISING THE EXPECTATION
YOU KNOW, WE PUT OUT FOUR TO ONE
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT'S TRIED AND TRUE AND A BEST PRACTICE
I THINK IT'S MORE THAN REASONABLE THAN ASK THEM TO MEET US THERE
SO PLEASE GO BACK FOR THAT
WILL DO
I AM
I HEAR THAT THERE'S ADDITIONAL ROOM FOR PUBLIC COMBAT TO HAPPEN DURING THE SEPA PROCESS AND THAT THE CITY OF DES MOINES WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT UNDER CONSIDERATION AS WELL
AND SO NO ACTION TODAY WILL NEGATE THAT THEY ARE IRRESPECTIVE OF ONE ANOTHER
OKAY
THE SEPA PROCESS WILL CONTINUE AS WE TALKED ABOUT TIME WISE, WE GOT ANOTHER 30 PLUS DAYS THERE
SO, YEAH, THAT'S ALL OPEN
WE HAVE NO ROLE TO PLAY IN THAT
THIS IS JUST ENABLING THE DEVELOPMENT WORK TO SUCCEED
I'LL PUSH BACK SAYING WE HAVE
IT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE NO ROLE
WE STILL HAVE THE POWER OF INFLUENCE
FAIR ENOUGH
AND SO I WOULD ALSO LIKE US TO GO BACK AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY OF SEA-TAC
BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THIS PROJECT WHERE WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE CONCERNED PUBLIC COMING TO US SAYING THAT THEY FELT BLINDSIDED, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION
AND, YES, SOMETIMES IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION, PERCEPTION IS REALITY
AND THAT MATTERS TO ME
THE PROCESS OF HOW WE'RE DOING BUSINESS AND THE PEOPLE WE'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH AND THE PROCESSES THAT THEY ABIDE BY MATTERS TO ME
SO PLEASE GO BACK AND TALK TO THE CITY OF DES MOINES
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US TODAY AND TALK ABOUT THE WAY THAT THEY ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THAT, FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED BY MY COLLEAGUES, I THINK THAT WE'RE OKAY
IF THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ACT ON THIS TODAY, SO THAT WE'RE NOT THE ONES DELAYING THIS PROJECT WHEN IT IS TIME SENSITIVE AT THIS JUNCTURE
SO I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES AND SEE IF THERE'S A MOTION
SO MOVED
SECOND
ALL RIGHT
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
PLEASE NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER CHO HAS JOINED THE MEETING
CLERK HART
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BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
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COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
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COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
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COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
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FOUR AYES, ZERO AND NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
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OKAY, MOVING FORWARD IN OUR AGENDA, WE'RE RUNNING WAY BEHIND TIME, FOLKS, SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
WE HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS ITEMS FOR TODAY, SO WE CAN MOVE DIRECTLY INTO OUR THREE PRESENTATIONS
VERY GOOD
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A THE 2023 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT
COMMISSIONERS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING THE PORT'S MISSION AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
THE PORT OF SEATTLE CONTINUES TO INVEST IN REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WE HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT FOR INCREASED FUNDING IN MARITIME PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ENHANCING CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES FOR STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES
WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE ANNA PAVLICH ON BOARD AS OUR NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
YOU WILL HEAR FROM ANNA ON OUR $3.5 MILLION INVESTMENTS MADE IN 2023 FOR EXTERNAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE PORT RELATED SECTORS OF AVIATION, CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND MARITIME
THE PORT OF SEATTLE ALSO SUPPORTED THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, THE YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE, THE DIRT CORPS, TO TRAIN FOR GREEN JOBS IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
STAFF WILL ALSO PRESENT TRENDS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2024 AND YOU'LL HEAR FROM PRESENTERS WHO BENEFITED FROM PORT FUNDED PROGRAMS SO AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS HERE
SO I THINK I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR, BOOKDA GHEISAR OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION VIRTUALLY HERE, WHO'S JOINING US VIRTUALLY ON HER PTO TIME TO DO THIS
SO THANK YOU, BOOKDA, FOR DOING THAT ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BOOKDA TO KICK US OFF
BOOKDA
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS BOOKDA GHEISAR AND I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, WHICH INCLUDES THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
I'M REALLY SORRY TO NOT BE THERE IN PERSON TO JOIN YOU FOR THIS ANNUAL REPORT
I'M HERE IN TORONTO WITH SOME NEW FAMILY THAT IS ARRIVING FROM IRAN AND MY FAMILY IS SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT
SO I'M SPENDING A WEEK HERE AND JOINING YOU VIRTUALLY
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT AS MANDATED BY THE WORKFORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE, WHICH WAS ADOPTED A FEW YEARS AGO, WHERE WE COME TO YOU ANNUALLY AND REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF OUR WORK AND LOOK AHEAD AND ALSO SOME DATA AND METRICS FROM OUR WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY
AS YOU'VE HEARD TODAY FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, WE'RE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU OUR FIRST REPORT WITH AN INCREDIBLY CAPABLE TEAM
OUR DIRECTOR, ANNA PAVLICH JOINED US JUST A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, SO SHE'S REALLY BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET THE DETAILS OF THIS REPORT TOGETHER IN JUST A MONTH AND A HALF OF BEING ON THE JOB, AND WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT SHE'LL BE INTRODUCING TO YOU
AND WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE, OF COURSE, WORKING WITH US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO DELIVER INCREDIBLE OUTCOMES AND ARE HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR WORK
AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR SPENDING THE TIME TO JOIN US TODAY
AND I AM NOW GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ANNA, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING ALONG WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR SO, AND THEN WE WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING US THIS TIME, AND I'M TURNING IT OVER TO ANNA
THANK YOU, SENIOR DIRECTOR AT GHEISAR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I AM INCREDIBLY PLEASED TO BE HERE AND IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, I WILL PAUSE ON INTRODUCE INTRODUCING MY COLLEAGUES HERE UNTIL THEY SPEAK SINCE WE HAVE LIMITED TIME, BUT MY NAME IS ANNA PAVLICH
AS THE NEW DIRECTOR, I AM INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED JUST BEING HERE A MONTH AND A HALF AT SEEING THAT THE PORT UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN, HAVE COMMITTED YOUR HEART, SOUL AND MIND TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS YOUR INVESTMENTS IN EQUITABLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
I AM HERE WITH A TRUE COMMITMENT TO THE MISSION AND PLANS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PLACE, AS YOU HEARD FROM LUIS NAVARRO, MY PREDECESSOR, WHO I DID NOT PAY TO MAKE THOSE VERY KIND REMARKS
BUT THANK YOU, LUIS
WE ARE DEFINITELY FOCUSED ON NEAR PORT COMMUNITIES AND HIGH DEMAND CAREERS, BUT MY GOAL IN TAKING ON THIS POSITION IS THAT WE SHIFT MORE OF OUR INVESTMENTS TOWARDS HIGH WAGE CAREERS THAT ARE ALSO IN HIGH DEMAND
AND SO THEY'LL BE SEEING MORE OF THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW ALL OF OUR INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE SECTORS WITH AN INTENTIONAL, OF COURSE, CONTINUED BASELINE EXPECTATION THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES BY DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL METRICS FOR HOW WE EVALUATE THE BARRIERS COMMUNITIES FACE AND SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FACE, AS WELL, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES AND DEVELOPING RETENTION METRICS, FOCUSING ON ENSURING THAT THE SUCCESS METRICS WE HAVE IN PLACE ARE REALLY USING THE BEST VALUE OF OUR INVESTMENTS
AND SO WITH NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, THIS WORK COULD NOT BE DONE WITHOUT A POWERHOUSE TEAM THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE
RAISE YOUR HANDS, PLEASE
CRYSTAL DOME, CARL HUGLE, LESLIE HORTON AND OUR NEWEST ADDITION, ROBERT BROWN III, IS JOINING US JUST YESTERDAY TO FOCUS ON MARITIME AND GREEN JOBS
SO INCREDIBLE TEAM DOING THE HARD WORK
I'M GOING TO BE FOCUSED REALLY HIGH LEVEL ON THE QUANTITATIVE OUTCOMES FROM 2023 AND THEN PASS IT TO MY INCREDIBLE COLLEAGUES AT OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SECTORS
SO IN 2023, WE SAW A LOT OF INCREASES IN A LOT OF AREAS, THE FIRST BEING JUST MORE OF OUR INVESTMENTS GETTING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, A 38% INCREASE IN 23 OVER THE PRIOR YEAR AND A 22% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF JOB APPRENTICESHIP AND INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS, LARGELY DUE TO WORK AT THE AIRPORT BY PORT JOBS AND OTHER PARTNERS
AND THAT ALSO TRANSLATED INTO A HUGE INCREASE IN JOB TRAINING COMPLETION
SO A LOT OF THOSE ARE JOB READINESS, LIKE BADGE PREPARATION
YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THEM WHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORTHLEY GIVES HER UPDATES FROM PORT JOBS
BUT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN 2023, 83% OF THE FOLKS SERVED BY OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS WERE BLACK INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR, A REALLY INCREDIBLE NUMBER, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THE GENERAL POPULATION IN KING COUNTY IS ONLY 46%
BIPOC, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES, WE WANT TO FOCUS THEM FIRST ON NEARPORT COMMUNITIES
SO IF YOU SEE THE BOTTOM RIGHT MAP, THE SMALLER ONE, THESE ARE OUR NEAR PORT COMMUNITIES
THE DARKER THE BLUE, THE MORE PEOPLE WE SUPPORTED WITH JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IN 23
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IN THE LARGER MAP JUST A REAL EXPANDED OUTREACH
WE'VE REALLY REACHED PEOPLE ALL OVER THE REGION AGAIN, MANY WHO ARE WORKING IN THE AIRPORT, BUT WE'VE REALLY WORKED HARD TO ENSURE THAT AT LEAST 76% OF THOSE WE SUPPORT WITH THESE RESOURCES LIVE IN THOSE STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NEAR PORT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND SO I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT AGAIN ABOUT EACH SECTOR AND SOME OF THE HIGH LEVEL OUTCOMES AND DEMOGRAPHICS, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO AYE
ON EVERYTHING TO MAKE COLLEAGUES
76% OF THOSE TRAINED IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR USING OUR INVESTMENTS WERE BIPOC
OVER $32 AN HOUR IN WAGES FOR THOSE WHO CAME THROUGH THE PARTNERS WE WORK WITH
THAT'S A 40% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR
AND 77% RETAINED AN APPRENTICESHIP AT THE FIRST YEAR, WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD NUMBER, A REALLY GOOD RETENTION RATE FOR THOSE JUST GETTING STARTED IN CONSTRUCTION
APPRENTICESHIP, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO BY SECTOR, YOU'LL ALSO SEE SOME OF OUR MAJOR INVESTORS AND SOME OF OUR PRIMARY PARTNERS
BUT THIS IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE
THESE ARE THE PRIMARY PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE
AND THE PHOTO HERE IS FROM THE PACT PRE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT MORE IN JUST A MINUTE
BUT A LOT OF THE TRAINING THAT WAS PLANNED FOR 23 DIDN'T GET STARTED UNTIL QUARTER FOUR
SO OUR PLACEMENT NUMBERS OF 138 TRAINED IN PRE APPRENTICESHIP WERE DOWN FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, BUT THEY'RE REBOUNDING HERE IN 2024
SO NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE PRE APPRENTICESHIP CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH SEATTLE COLLEGES
THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, JERRY JORDAN, TO TALK ABOUT PACT AND THEIR WORK IN TRAINING FOLKS TO WORK IN CONSTRUCTION
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
YES, AGAIN, MY NAME IS JERRY JORDAN
I AM THE CURRENT DIRECTOR OF THE PACT PROGRAM WHICH IS A PRE APPRENTICESHIP CONSTRUCTION PLANNING PROGRAM
SORRY ABOUT THAT
THE PAC PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1998, AND THE MISSION OF THE PAC PROGRAM WAS SET TO ALLEVIATE BARRIERS IN THE TRADES
AND THOSE ARE DRIVER'S LICENSE, HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
AND THEN WE TEACH TO THE INDUSTRY ITSELF
SO WE TEACH TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE TESTED ON AS A PRE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF GETTING THESE INDIVIDUALS INTO A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT WE HAVE IS ELEVEN WEEK PROGRAM AND WE HAVE TWO
SO WE HAVE THE DAY PROGRAM, WHICH IS ELEVEN WEEKS
AND WE ALSO HAVE A NIGHT PROGRAM OF LAST YEAR WE STARTED A NIGHT PROGRAM TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT ONLY LOOKING TO CHANGE CAREERS, BUT ARE CURRENTLY WORKING
SO WE FOCUS ON THE UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATION, BLACK AND BROWN FOLKS RECENTLY FROM INCARCERATION, MILITARY, AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THOSE CATEGORIES
IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE IN THAT ELEVEN WEEKS, WHAT THEY WILL GET IS CERTIFICATIONS
THEY'LL GET THEIR OSHA, THEY'LL GET THEIR FORKLIFT, FLAGGING AND CPR, WHICH ARE REQUIRED
OSHA IS DEFINITELY
OSHA IS SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION FIELD
SO YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO GET THAT
WE ALSO HAVE ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS WITH SOME OF THE TRADES, WHICH ALLOWS THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT SUCCEED IN THE PAC PROGRAM ARE GETTING CONSIDERED PREFERRED ENTRY INTO THE TRADES
SO WHAT THIS ALLOWS OUR COMMUNITY IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GET A LIVABLE WAGE AND BUILD THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY LIVE IN
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PARTNERSHIP AS THE PAC PROGRAM
WE BELIEVE IN PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS A GROUP OF FOLKS THAT ARE SEARCHING FOR THE SAME COMMON GOAL
AND THAT HAS BEEN WHAT WE ARE FASCINATED AND APPRECIATIVE OF WORKING WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, JERRY
I'M GOING TO MOVE ON
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, TO MARITIME
SO, IN ADDITION TO THE GREAT WORK HAPPENING IN CONSTRUCTION THAT JERRY AND AYE
FABULOUS TEAM ARE DOING, WE'VE SEEN SOME REAL IMPROVEMENTS AND JUST A BURGEONING AMOUNT OF WORK HERE IN THE MARITIME SECTOR, PARTICULARLY AROUND CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING
RIGHT
YOU ALL HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONS OF THE YOUTH MARITIME CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM, WHICH SAW IN LAST YEAR, 72% OF THE YOUTH WERE BIPOC, 15% WOMEN, 13% NON BINARY
THOSE ARE GREAT OUTCOMES FOR THE FIRST YEAR WITH 21 INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS AND OVER $19 AN HOUR
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IN ADDITION TO THESE ARE, AGAIN, SOME OF THE PRIMARY PARTNERSHIPS, MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL SAW OVER A 51% INCREASE IN THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT LAST YEAR AT 121 STUDENTS
AND NOT TO MENTION ALL THE WORK AT MARITIME BLUE
AND WE HAVE ONLINE TODAY ROB JONES, WHO IS THE VP OF YOUTH AND WORKFORCE AT URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN SEATTLE, WHO'S HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK THAT URBAN LEAGUE HAS DONE UNDER YOUTH MARITIME CAREER LAUNCH NEXT SLIDE AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ROB
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS ROBERT JONES, THE YOUTH AND WORKFORCE VP OF YOUTH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HERE AT DERVERLY METROPOLITAN SEATTLE
IN THE INAUGURAL YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, WE PROUDLY SERVED AND TRAINED 13 PARTICIPANTS
TWELVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE THREE MONTH INTERNSHIP
WE RECEIVED INTEREST FROM SEVEN EMPLOYERS INTERESTED IN HOSTING INTERNS AND PLACE PARTICIPANTS WITH FIVE OF THESE EMPLOYERS
AMONG THE TWELVE PARTICIPANTS, ONE STUDENT SECURED A PERMANENT POSITION FOLLOWING THE INTERNSHIP
PRIOR TO STARTING THE INTERNSHIP, PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED JOB READINESS WORKSHOPS AND EARNED CERTIFICATES IN BASIC SAFETY TRAINING THROUGH COMPASS COURSES
THE TRAINING INCLUDE BASIC FIREFIGHTING, PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES, FIRST AID AND CPR, AND PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
AS A NOTABLE SUCCESS STORY FROM THIS YEAR PROGRAM IS MARQUEZ BARTREZ
EXCUSE ME
DARDEN BARTREZ INTERNED WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES AS A WIPER, SHOWING A STRONG INTEREST IN A MARITIME CAREER
AFTER AYE
INTERNSHIP ENDED IN FEBRUARY, WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES INVESTED IN AYE
FUTURE BY SPONSORING A THREE WEEK COURSE FOR AYE
Q MET SURFING CERTIFICATION
MARTRE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSE, OBTAINED A CERTIFICATE, AND APPLIED FOR A WIPER POSITION WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES
HE WAS QUICKLY INTERVIEWED, HIRED AND FULL TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYER STARTING EARLY MAY
SO WE HAVE SUCCESS IN THIS PROGRAM
HAD A LOT OF YOUTH THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH TO GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO FIRST LEARN ABOUT MARITIME, SEE THE INTEREST LEVEL RISE AND YOUTH OF COLOR, AND THEN ALSO PLACE THEM IN THE FIELD
THANK YOU, ROB
AND I JUST A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ROB
HE LEFT A MEETING WITH MAYOR HARRELL TO COME DO THIS VIRTUALLY
SO THANK YOU, ROB, FOR DOING THAT
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO GREEN JOBS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU
A LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP THAT THE PORTS HAD WITH DIRT CORPS HAS REALLY RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS GAINING NECESSARY SKILLS AND RESTORATION WORK AND OTHER OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO GREEN JOBS IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
TAUGHT BOTH IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH
AND I WILL SAY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, LOOKING AT A LOT OF THE ANALYSIS AROUND GREEN JOBS, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS WILL BE AND ARE
AND SO WE'VE PUT AN INCREASE FOCUS ON CONSTRUCTION HERE WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTHWEST CARPENTERS INSTITUTE
YOU HEARD FROM THEM LAST YEAR AND ARE BUILDING OUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ELECTRICIANS, SHEET METAL, HEAT AND FROST, AND OTHERS WITH THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AND SOME OTHER INVESTMENTS
AND THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY WILL BE
SO YOU'LL BE SEEING MORE OF OUR FOCUS THERE
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, COALITION OF CLIMATE CAREERS, A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES AND REALLY GETTING THEIR ARMS AROUND A LOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND HOW WE CAN BE PREPARED WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM AS WELL IN THE COMING YEARS
NEXT SLIDE
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AVIATION, THE LAST PORT RELATED SECTOR THAT WE ARE INVESTING OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN, 87% OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN 2020 WERE BIPOC
OVER 1500 PEOPLE PLACED IN JOBS AND TRAINING AS WELL WAS UP 77% IN JOB READINESS TRAINING WITH AN HOURLY WAGE OF ABOUT $20 AN HOUR
AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THAT WORK IS DUE IN LARGE PART TO OUR PARTNERS AT PORT JOBS AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTNERS, INCLUDING PARTNER AND EMPLOYMENT, THAT'S OFFERING MULTICULTURAL SUPPORT STAFF TO FOLKS ACROSS MANY, MANY LANGUAGES IN JOB SEARCH SUPPORTS
AND OF COURSE SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE WITH THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN PROGRAM AND GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT, WHICH YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT HERE SHORTLY AS WELL
SO NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PORT JOBS, HEATHER WERTHLEY
THANK YOU ANNA
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND MANAGING AIRPORT DIRECTOR LYTTLE, WHO I THINK I SPIED IN THE AUDIENCE
MY NAME IS HEATHER WORTHLEY AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO THE PORT'S LEADERSHIP IN AVIATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH YOU'VE BEEN INVESTING IN FOR 25 YEARS, AND WE ARE HERE SERVING A TRIPLE CUSTOMER BASE AT YOUR DIRECTION
AIRPORT EMPLOYERS COME TO US TO FILL THEIR OPEN POSITIONS WITH SKILLED WORKERS
WE PUBLISH A HOT LIST THAT IS UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, KEEPING TRACK OF THE OPEN POSITIONS ACROSS MORE THAN 100 AIRPORT EMPLOYERS, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ON THE RAMP
WE HAVE AIRPORT WORKERS WHO WE SERVE WITH CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING THROUGH OUR AIRPORT UNIVERSITY OFFERINGS AND COMMUNITY JOB SEEKERS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR, IN MANY CASES, THEIR FIRST JOB
WHETHER THEY'RE A YOUNG PERSON JUST COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL OR A NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANT TO SEATTLE, WE HAVE BROAD AND DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
WE ARE AT EVERY SINGLE JOB AND RESOURCE FAIR THROUGHOUT, IN PARTICULAR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY REGION, AND WE GO TO DOZENS OF HIGH SCHOOLS TO TALK TO YOUNG FOLKS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES IN AVIATION EMPLOYMENT
WE HAD ALMOST 2000 JOB PLACEMENTS IN 2023, WHICH WAS A 30% INCREASE OVER 2022 AS AIR TRAVEL CAME ROARING BACK WITH THE VENGEANCE
ONE OF OUR JOB SKILLS CLASSES IS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT CREDENTIAL CENTER
WE HAVE A BADGE PREPARATION TRAINING CLASS THAT WE OFFER WEEKLY AND THE CREDENTIAL CENTER DIRECTS FOLKS OUR WAY, AS DO EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE JUST MADE A JOB OFFER, AND RECOGNIZE THAT SOMEONE WHO IS SPEAKING A LANGUAGE ADDITIONAL TO ENGLISH MIGHT NEED SUPPORT IN PASSING THE REQUIRED SECURE BADGE TEST
WE PROVIDE LIVE IN PERSON INTERPRETATION
EVERY WEEK WE PARTNER WITH ADAMS INTERPRETING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES BEYOND WHAT WE HAVE SPOKEN BY OUR OWN STAFF
DAIRY AND PASHTO, THE AFGHAN LANGUAGES, AMHARIC, SPANISH, TAGALOG AND SOMALI WERE OUR TOP SIDE OF BADGE PREP TRAINING LANGUAGES
IN 2023, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL JOB SKILLS CLASSES SUCH AS FOOD WORKER CARD TRAINING THAT WE OFFER IN OUR AIRPORT JOBS OFFICE TO DINING AND RETAIL WORKERS WHO NEED TO KEEP CURRENT WITH FOOD WORKER SAFETY
THAT HAS TO BE RENEWED EVERY TWO YEARS
THAT'S ANOTHER FREE SERVICE THAT WE OFFER TO ALL AIRPORT WORKERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS
WE HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE PORT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS ON AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY CAREER PATHWAY THE PORT'S FIRST DIRECTED AVIATION CAREER PATHWAY
IT IS A FANTASTIC PROGRAM
LAST YEAR, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO PARTNER WITH SERVE ETHIOPIANS WASHINGTON, A LOCAL REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SERVING ORGANIZATION THAT HELPED RECRUIT TAXI AND RIDE SHARE DRIVERS TO FILL SOME OF THE SPOTS IN THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY CLASS
LAST FALL, WE SAW 15 PEOPLE COMPLETE AMT AND MOST OF THEM ARE NOW AT SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE PURSUING THE FULL TWO YEAR AMT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM SOMEONE SOON WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THAT PROGRAM
DINAH ROMERO, TO MY RIGHT, WILL BE OUR NEXT SPEAKER, AND SHE CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE PROGRAM AND ITS IMPACT ON HER LIFE
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED THAT THE PORT IS ADDING GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY AS A SECOND AVIATION DIRECTED CAREER PATHWAY THIS FALL
WE'RE STARTING RECRUITMENT FOR THOSE TWO CLASSES NOW, AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY AND GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT
WE'RE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GREEN RIVER COLLEGE TO BRING PILOT CAREER EXPLORATION TO THE AIRPORT AND HAVE NEXT WEEK VISIT TWO GREEN RIVERS FLIGHT SIMULATORS WHERE 30 PEOPLE WILL BE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY PILOTS
WE FOCUS ON FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY AND GETTING REPRESENTATION FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED AND HAVE MANAGED TO FIND A CAREER
THIS IS TRUE FOR THE PILOT EXPLORATION PROGRAM AS WELL AS AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY
WE BRING IN ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PORT'S INVESTMENT
ALASKA AIRLINES IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE AIRPORT UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS THEY ALSO PROVIDE A $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND THAT PORT JOBS ADMINISTERS, AND THEY MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO ALL AIRPORT WORKERS, NOT JUST ALASKA EMPLOYEES
WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE PORT LAST FALL AND INTO THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR ON A SPECIAL ASYLUM SEEKER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHERE WE WORKED WITH FANTASTIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS PARTNER IN EMPLOYMENT, WHICH ANNA MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CONGOLESE INTEGRATION NETWORK, WHICH BROUGHT LANGUAGE ACCESS, SUPPORT TO THIS PROJECT, AND ASIAN COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES
WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST 92 ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM FAMILIES WHO ARE BEING HOUSED AT THE SEATAC DOUBLETREE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT, AND GIVE THEM AN INTRODUCTION TO AIRPORT JOBS
KNOW YOUR WORKERS RIGHTS WITH A PARTNER FROM THE DRIVER'S UNION, AN ATTORNEY PRESENTING THAT
AND WE'RE ABLE TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT WHEN THEY GET THEIR WORK AUTHORIZATION, AFTER THEY'RE ABLE TO APPLY FOR ASYLUM, WE ARE PROVIDING A WELCOMING AND WARM SPACE FOR FOLKS TO COME AND LOOK FOR THEIR FIRST JOB IN THE UNITED STATES
WE HAVE A SPECIAL YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM THAT IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE ANNIE E
CASEY FOUNDATION
IT'S CALLED THE GENERATION WORK INITIATIVE
PORT JOBS IS THE LEAD FOR THE SEATTLE SITE
IT'S IN SEVEN SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AND WE ARE THIS YEAR PARTNERING WITH EMPLOYERS TO FOCUS ON EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUNG ADULTS OF COLOR
WHAT IS WORKING FOR YOUNG ADULTS OF COLOR WHO ARE GETTING JOBS AT THE AIRPORT? WHAT'S WORKING FOR EMPLOYERS WHO ARE SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGING IN RETAINING YOUNG ADULTS OF COLOR? WE'RE DOING SOME RESEARCH, AND WE'VE NAMED YOUNG WORKER AMBASSADORS WHO ARE 100% BIPOC AND ARE HELPING TELL OTHER YOUNG ADULTS ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR AVIATION CAREERS
AND WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE SOME FANTASTIC EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS
YOU'VE GOT SOME INCREDIBLE EMPLOYERS HERE AT THE AIRPORT WHO ARE DEEPLY INVESTED IN THAT WORK
IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE DOING A RETENTION STUDY FOR YOU ON THE AVIATION PATHWAY STUDENTS
WE'RE DOING THREE YEARS OF FOLLOW UP WITH INTERVIEWS EVERY QUARTER WITH A SUBSET OF, AT THIS POINT, 60 PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY PATHWAY AND WILL BE ADDING THE GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT FOLKS IN AS WELL
WE'RE LOOKING AT BARRIERS, WHAT'S KEEPING PEOPLE FROM PROCEEDING IN THEIR PATHWAY, AND WHAT RESOURCES ARE NEEDED TO HELP PEOPLE PERSIST
AND WE'RE FINDING OUT SOME INCREDIBLE INFORMATION THAT WE'LL BE SHARING WITH YOU LATER THIS YEAR
AND I'LL JUST NOTE TWO THINGS
ONE, WE HAVE A GLOBAL EXCELLENCE CUSTOMER SERVICE CLASS THAT WE'VE BEEN OFFERING THROUGH AIRPORT UNIVERSITY THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH U THE PORT
THE FIVE STAR CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE THAT THE AIRPORT DEVELOPED UNDER LANCE'S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN INCORPORATED BY OUR HIGHLINE FACULTY PARTNERS INTO THIS GLOBAL EXCELLENCE CUSTOMER SERVICE CLASS THAT 60 PEOPLE SO FAR HAVE TAKEN THIS YEAR
IT'S BEEN VERY EXCITING TO SEE FOLKS CONTINUE TO HONE THEIR EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS THAT HELPED THIS AIRPORT WIN AWARDS MANY YEARS IN A ROW
AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAD ONE RETENTION INTERVIEW RECENTLY WITH SOMEONE WHO IS A PORT EMPLOYEE
SHE TOOK OUR EXCEL CLASS AT AIRPORT UNIVERSITY, AND THAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE IN HER GETTING A NEW PORT JOB WHERE SHE HAD A 50% WAGE INCREASE
AND SHE MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY THAT BEING AN AIRPORT EMPLOYEE FOR THE PORT AND HAVING THE CLASS ON SITE ALLOWED HER SUPERVISOR TO GIVE HER CLASS TIME DURING HER WORKDAY TO COME TAKE THIS EXCEL CLASS THAT THEN RESULTED IN HER VERY SUCCESSFUL ADVANCEMENT
SHE'S NOW A FINANCE ANALYST DOWN AT PIER 69
I'LL STOP THERE AND PASS IT BACK TO YOU, ANNA
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES 23
WE SAW A LOT OF EXPANSIONS IN PARTNERSHIPS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE YOUTH MARITIME CAREER LAUNCH
HOWEVER, WE DID FACE SOME CHALLENGES WITH STAFFING TRANSITIONS
WE'RE NOW JUST BACK TO BEING FULLY STAFFED YESTERDAY
DEFINITELY SEEING A LACK OF CAPACITY AMONGST SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
THEY'RE REALLY STRUGGLING, YOU KNOW, POST COVID WITH INFLATION AND RISING COST OF LIVING FOR STAFF AND CHALLENGES WITH PUBLIC CONTRACTING PROCESSES, WHICH WE'RE WORKING THROUGH
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SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES, SO MANY PRIORITIES FOR US HERE IN 24
EXPANSION INTO NEW COMMUNITIES AND SECTORS, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A STRATEGY AROUND TRANSPORTATION, A LOT OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION, BUT ALSO YOUTH AWARENESS OF CONSTRUCTION CAREERS
AND AGAIN, A FOCUS ON CAREERS OVER JOBS AND ALSO LOOKING INWARD AT REFINING OUR SYSTEMS, ENSURING THAT ALL OF OUR INVESTMENTS, WE'RE ADMINISTERING THEM AS BEST WE CAN AND TRACKING AND REPORTING TO YOU AS YOU NEED
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WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITH ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OF THEM TODAY
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MOST IMPORTANTLY HERE, WE'VE GOT DINAH ROMERO AT THE TABLE, AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN GRADUATE WHO HAS TAKEN THE DAY OFF TO BE WITH US HERE
AND SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
DINAH
DINAH
HI, MY NAME IS DINA ROMERO
I WAS A STUDENT AT THE INTRO TO AMT PROGRAM
SO I WORKED HERE FOR ALASKA AIRLINES FOR A YEAR, AND I SAW THE POSTING AND IT WAS A GATEWAY FOR ME TO FIND MY CAREER
I JUST FINISHED THE TWO YEAR PROGRAM AT SOUTH SEATTLE
I AM AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE NOW
SO, YEAH, THIS PROGRAM, WORKFORCE, AIRPORT JOBS, PORT JOBS, THEY ARE GREAT
THEY HELP ME INCREASE MY WAGE
I LOVE MY CAREER
I NEVER KNEW THAT THIS CAREER EXISTED IF IT WASN'T FOR THE POSTING
SO, YEAH, I'VE DEFINITELY LEARNED A LOT
INCREASED MY WAGES
IT HELPED ME BUILD A SKILL SET THAT I NEVER KNEW I HAD
AND IT'S GREAT TO BE A WOMAN OF COLOR, ESPECIALLY IN THIS INDUSTRY
AND I JUST WISH THIS, IT'LL BE MORE BROADCASTED TOWARDS EVEN THE YOUNGER GENERATION FOR THIS TRADE WORK
SO, YEAH, THANK YOU
WE ASKED DINAH TO COME BACK BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S ONE THING TO SEND SOMEONE TO TRAINING AND IT'S ANOTHER TO WALK ALONGSIDE THEM IN THEIR CAREER
SO AS EVERYONE AT THIS TABLE KNOWS, WELL, THAT THAT'S HARD WORK, BUT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO DO SO
THANK YOU, DINAH
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
WELL, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN, FOR ME, A KEY THEME SINCE I GOT HERE
AND I WISH I COULD SAY IT WAS ENTIRELY BE OUT OF, LIKE, THE GOODNESS OF MY HEART, BUT I GENUINELY BELIEVE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS INSTITUTION, THIS PUBLIC AGENCY, WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND WE'RE SORT OF EMBLEMATIC OF THE INDUSTRIES THAT WE REPRESENT, AVIATION, MARITIME, CONSTRUCTION JOBS, AND NOW THIS EMERGING GREEN ECONOMY, WHERE THE PROBLEM IS WE NEED MORE SKILLED WORKERS AND NOT FEWER
EVERYBODY LOVES TO TALK ABOUT AUTOMATION AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY GOING TO TAKE JOBS AWAY
IN FACT, THEY INCREASE OUR NEED FOR SKILLS TRAINING
WE NEED MORE TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THESE SOPHISTICATED THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH
AND QUITE HONESTLY, FOR A FEW GENERATIONS, WE DE LINKED INDUSTRY FROM EDUCATION, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO LINK THOSE THINGS BACK UP
AND I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, THAT EFFORT TO START EARLIER AND EARLIER, CREATING REAL, GENUINE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE WORKPLACE
THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
YOU KNOW, THE MOTTO THAT IS SORT OF, I THINK WE, WE USE IT ALL THE TIME, BUT YOU CAN'T BE IT IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT
AND SO MAKING SURE THAT KIDS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO THE ACTUAL WORKPLACES WHERE THEY WILL DO THAT WORK AND DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES, IS THIS SOMETHING I WANT TO DO PROFESSIONALLY? AND SO THIS VARIETY OF PROGRAMS WE GOT TO HEAR ABOUT? I THINK THE COMMON THREAD IS THIS DESIRE TO CREATE THE KINDS OF PROGRAMS THAT TRANSITION, WHETHER IT'S ADULTS OR CHILDREN, INTO MEANINGFUL LIVING WAGE CAREERS, WHERE THEY GO HOME AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT THEY'VE DONE SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND WHERE THEY CAN PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, PAY THE RENT, AND MAKE SURE THEY CAN PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES IN A MEANINGFUL WAY
SO I LOVE THAT WE ARE A LEADING INSTITUTION IN THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND I'M CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR INPUT ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THESE THINGS
AND SO, ANNA, WELCOME TO THE TEAM
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION HERE
AND, HEATHER, GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE DIRECTLY, BUT THIS IS SOME OF MY FAVORITE WORK THAT WE DO HERE AT THE PORTLAND COMMISSIONER CHILD
YEAH
FIRST AND FOREMOST, ANNA, WELCOME TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU
I WANT TO WELCOME ROBERT
I KNOW YOU'RE BACK THERE, BUT WHAT IS IT? DAY TWO? DAY TWO
WAY TO BREAK THE GUY IN, BRING AYE
INTO A COMMISSION MEETING THE SECOND DAY, AND THEN, DIANA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
YOU ARE A TESTAMENT TO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE
AND QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID IN YOUR REMARKS STOOD OUT IS THAT YOU CAME TO REALIZE A SKILL YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU HAD
I LOVE THAT YOU LOVE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT THAT IS SO MUCH AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS AN AGENCY WHEN IT COMES TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
THE REALITY IS THAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR YOUTH ENOUGH
RIGHT
AND I THINK WE ARE JUST NOW, AS A SOCIETY, COMING TO TERMS WITH THE IDEA THAT NOT EVERYONE NECESSARILY NEEDS TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO GET A MASTER'S DEGREE
THERE'S SO MANY OTHER GREAT PAYING JOBS OUT THERE THAT ALLOW FOR A LIVING WAGE AND FOR FAMILIES TO GROW
AND I THINK FOR TOO MANY YEARS, THE IDEA OF WORKING AT A PORTLAND, WHETHER IT'S ON THE AVIATION OR MARITIME SIDE, HAS BEEN UNDERRATED
AND PART OF THE WORK THAT PORT JOBS DOES, AS WELL AS PARTNERS IN EMPLOYMENT AND ALSO THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, IS REALLY AMPLIFYING THE OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE
I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT EVERY PURSUIT, EVERY CAREER PURSUIT, THERE'S NOBILITY IN ALL THAT
BUT A LOT OF WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES DO HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS AN ACT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN MANY WAYS
YOU ENABLE FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO COME THROUGH THE AIRPORT
WE'RE HERE AT THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THIS AIRPORT
THERE IS NO AIRPORT WITHOUT THE WORKFORCE THAT SUPPORTS IT
AND SO AS AN AGENCY, AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THIS IS AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO, CREATING JOBS NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES, BUT ALSO FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY
I LOVE THE ECOSYSTEM THAT WE'VE BUILT
RIGHT
WE'RE TACKLING IT FROM THE K THROUGH TWELVE SIDE, THROUGH MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
WE'RE TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY RESETTLING AND STARTING THEIR LIVES OVER
WE'RE TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD CAREERS, BUT THEN MAYBE WANT TO MAKE A PIVOT
RIGHT
AND SO THE FACT THAT WE'RE REALLY TACKLING THIS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ISSUE ON EVERY LEVEL, FROM EVERY ANGLE, I THINK, IS WHAT MAKES THE PORT REALLY UNIQUE AND QUITE FRANKLY, A MODEL FOR ALL THESE OTHER AGENCIES TO FOLLOW
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK, AND I REALLY HOPE YOU TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN ALL THE PROGRESS THAT YOU'VE MADE
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION
AND ANNA, YOUR PHENOMENAL QUICK STUDY TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE AN ANNUAL REPORT, JUST A MONTH AND A HALF AT THE JOB
I THINK THAT THAT'S QUITE IMPRESSIVE
BUT ACTUALLY, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO LUIS NAVARRO, WHO HAS ACTUALLY ENABLED THESE DATA TO BE COLLECTED AND AYE
YEARS OF WORK IN THAT END
SO THANK YOU ALL, AND I'M DELIGHTED TO HEAR HE GIVES YOU SUCH A GREAT WIND IN YOUR SAILS
I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS
I MEAN, THE INTENTIONALITY OF REACHING OUT INTO COMMUNITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR LANGUAGE EXPANSIONS AND ALL THIS STUFF THAT'S LIKE, SO MUCH THOUGHT HAS GONE INTO, AND THE DATA ARE SHOWING THAT YOU'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THAT
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE COMMENT YOU MADE ABOUT WANTING TO GET THE HIGHER WAGE JOBS, BUT BEING IN THE SYSTEM, YOU GET TO SEE THE READER BOARD MAYBE SOONER THAN SOMEBODY ELSE SEES IT
AND SO ONCE YOU'RE IN THE SYSTEM, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S GROWTH
IN FACT, I THINK IN THE WRITE UP, LIKE BAGGAGE HANDLERS, THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN GOING TO MECHANICS OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, GETTING IT INTO THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE GREAT ADVANTAGES
I ALSO SEE THE PARTNERSHIP YOU'RE MAKING WITH THE OTHER REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS YOU TALKED ABOUT, THE REGIONAL PUBLIC OWNERS IN CONSTRUCTION, THE COALITION OF CLIMATE CAREERS, REGIONAL COLLEGE SYSTEM TO CONNECT
AND SO THE AMPLIFICATION OF YOUR INFLUENCE SEEMS TO BE TRULY FANTASTIC
BUT JUST LOOKING AT THE TYPES OF JOBS IN THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT CENTER IS LIKE 1% SKILL TRADES, RIGHT? I'M SURE THAT THAT'S THE SORT OF THING THAT YOU WANT TO
THAT'S WHERE THE BIGGER MONEY IS AT
BUT I ALSO HEARD YOU SAY RESOURCES ARE TIGHTEN FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT YOU WANT TO DO
AND, YOU KNOW, ALASKA AIRLINES HAS BEEN, HAS SKIN IN THIS GAME SINCE THE GET GO, RIGHT? AND HAS ANYBODY TALKED TO DELTA? ARE THEY PART OF THIS PARTNERSHIP AS WELL? GO FOR IT
DELTA HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY
AND I THINK THE FIRST YEAR, 2020, BEFORE EVERYTHING CAME CRASHING DOWN WITH COVID THEY INVITED OUR CLASS TO THEIR HANGAR
SO THE STUDENTS WENT TO THE DELTA HANGAR
SO, YES, DELTA HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE IN THAT WAY
AND I WOULD JUST ADD, SO I CAME FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE MOST RECENTLY AND WAS INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS, SPECIFICALLY IN CONSTRUCTION, AND SO WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA, ENSURING THAT WHEN THEY BUILD CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA ON CITY LAND, THAT THEY'RE ALSO INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY
SO HIRING GRADUATES FROM PACT PRE APPRENTICESHIP AND OTHER OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE REALLY REACHING THE COMMUNITIES THAT DESERVE THESE SERVICES THE MOST
AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS, PARTICULARLY IN ENGAGING US AROUND WHAT DOES THAT COMMUNITY BENEFIT REALLY LOOK LIKE? SO I WILL BE LEANING ON YOUR LEADERSHIP AS THOSE IDEAS FORMULATE AND WE CONTINUE TO DO MORE
THANK YOU
ONE FINAL THING
YOU KNOW, BEING IN THE MARITIME REALM MORE THAN THE AVIATION REALM, YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH TO GET FOLKS, YOU KNOW, ONTO BOATS OR IN MARITIME FIELD, SEEMS TO BE MORE OPAQUE THAN SOME OF THE OTHER FIELDS
LIKE YOUR AVERAGE KID GROWING UP IN THERE HAD SOME CONNECTION TO BOEING
BREAKFAST TABLE CONVERSATIONS COULD BE ABOUT PLANES THAT ARE FLYING OVERHEAD, NOT AS MUCH ABOUT MAYBE IN THE DAY WAS FISHING, BUT A LOT OF THE STUFF IS NOT BREAKFAST TABLE CONVERSATIONS
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST ALWAYS THOUGHT, BESIDES MY DESIRE TO GET TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS MORE ENGAGED BECAUSE THEIR KIDS, MORE LIKELY THEIR PARENTS, FISH STILL
BUT ALSO THE VETERANS, YOU HAVE FOLKS, ESPECIALLY IN THE MARITIME, YOU HAVE COAST GUARD AND NAVY, AND FOLKS THAT ARE ALREADY TRAINED, ARE ALREADY INCLINED TO BE ON THE WATER
AND I RAN INTO A GUY AT THE NORDIC INNOVATION ANNUAL SUMMIT THAT THEY HAVE, AND SOLDIERS TO CIVILIANS, WHATEVER, STC, AND THEY'RE STARTING SOME SORT OF COLLABORATION WITH WASHINGTON STATE FAIRIES
AND I JUST THOUGHT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TWIST THESE GUYS ARMS THEY'RE IN IT
RIGHT
AND SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME, STARTING FROM OUR EXECUTIVE, BUT ON DOWN, WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF FOLKS THAT ARE VETS THAT SPECIFICALLY IN MARITIME
IT STRIKES ME AS A PLACE THAT WE CAN MAKE SOME
SOME GOOD PROGRESS
WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONIES, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THE PORT TEAM, I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR ANYBODY POINTS IN THE SPIRIT OF TIME, BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING SO FAR BEHIND TODAY
BUT I DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND ENTHUSIASM, ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS PROGRAM
AND IN PARTICULAR, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE PORT, I DID SO WITH SOME PRIORITIES IN MIND
FIRST AND FOREMOST WAS THE WORKERS
AND HEATHER'S BRIEFING
FOR ME, ONBOARDING WAS AN INCREDIBLY EDUCATIONAL FIRST FOOT, AN INTRODUCTION TO WHO THE SEA EMPLOYEES ARE AND WHAT WE CAN, WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING, BUT ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT MORE WE COULD BE DOING
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NEXT UP IN THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION ON CHILDCARE
AND IT WAS HEATHER WHO REALLY LIFTED THIS UP TO COMMISSION AS, AS A DEMONSTRABLE NEED, BECAUSE YOU WERE ASKING WORKERS ABOUT THAT PROACTIVELY
AND SO IT'S TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER, AND WE'RE ON THE PRECIPICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION ON THAT
AND THAT'S JUST THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING
THANK YOU FOR THE SPIRIT OF YOUR WORK, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR WORKFORCE
AND THAT THANK YOU IS TO EVERYONE AT PORT JOBS
RIGHT
IT'S EMPOWERING AND IT'S JUST RAISING THE BAR FOR ALL OF US
WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN OUR PRESENTATION
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK
AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME UP OUR NEXT GROUP OF SPEAKERS
I'LL HAVE CLERK HART READ IT, INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL
SHE'LL READ IT INTO THE RECORD IN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU, MADAM COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT
THIS IS ITEM ELEVEN B, THE SEA CHILD CARE SERVICES EVALUATION
PROJECT
COMMISSIONERS, LAST YEAR YOU ALLOCATED $100,000 IN THE 2024 BUDGET TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN CHILD CARE SERVICES
THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION WILL OFFER A BRIEFING ON THE RESULTS OF THE SEA CHILD CARE SERVICES EVALUATION SHARE SURVEY RESULTS OFFER POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR GOING FORWARD AND NEXT STEPS
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS HERE
I'M SORRY, YOU'RE NOT ALL ON MY LIST HERE
SO, JULIE, I'M JUST GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU AS DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND BRAND STRATEGY AND THE LEADER ON THESE EFFORTS
AND I KNOW IN ADDITION TO ALL YOUR OTHER WORK, SO I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER METRUCK AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND THE COMMISSION
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY
FOR THE RECORD, I'M JULIE COLLINS, THE DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND BRAND STRATEGY, AND IT IS EXCITING TO BE HERE ON A DAY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING BOTH BACKWARDS AT OUR AIRPORT'S 75 YEARS AND ALSO LOOKING FORWARDS TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND TO THINK WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR AIRPORT REMAINS ROBUST AND CONTINUING TO SERVE OUR REGION
WE REALIZE THAT THE ISSUES AHEAD ARE GOING TO BE QUITE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE FACED IN 1949 OR EVEN 19 OR EVEN 2019
WE SAW THAT IF WE GO AHEAD AND TURN TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE SAW THAT IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, ESPECIALLY SINCE COVID THAT IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE WORKFORCE FOR ROBUST OPERATIONS AND SERVICES HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT
ONE OF THE IMPEDIMENTS FOR THE 24,000 BADGED EMPLOYEES WORKING AT THE AIRPORT, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE AIRPORT'S 24/7 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT, IS SECURING AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND FLEXIBLE CHILDCARE
THIS CHALLENGE IS NOT UNIQUE TO SEA
OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS, I'VE MET WITH LARGE AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE TACKLING SIMILAR ISSUES
IN AUGUST 2023, SEA CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF AIRPORT EMPLOYEES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR CHALLENGES RELATED TO CHILDCARE
AND AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK NOTED, LAST YEAR, THE COMMISSION DID COMMIT $100,000 FOR A STUDY AROUND THESE ISSUES
THE IMAGINE INSTITUTE, WHO IS HERE WITH ME TODAY, WAS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE THIS SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SHARING FIVE CONCEPTS WITH YOU FOR THE PORT'S CONSIDERATION
IMAGINE IS PROVIDING THE PORT THESE CONCEPTS BASED ON THEIR RESEARCH AROUND GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION OF THE AIRPORT'S EMPLOYEES, THE EXISTING CHILDCARE SERVICES NEAR THE AIRPORT, AND THEIR DEEP KNOWLEDGE AROUND CHILD CARE ISSUES IN WASHINGTON STATE AND BEYOND
TODAY IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY THE PORT COMMISSION HAS TO FULLY DISCUSS AND UNDERSTAND THESE CONCEPTS, AND AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, I'LL COVER SOME NEXT STEPS
HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE FROM THE START THAT THIS IS JUST A FIRST STEP IN CONSIDERING A POTENTIAL ROLE FOR THE PORT AROUND CHILD CARE FOR AIRPORT EMPLOYEES
THERE'S STILL DETAILED WORK TO DO TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE CONCEPTS ALIGN WITH THE PORT'S LEGAL AND FUNDING FEASIBILITY
AND WITH THAT BACKGROUND, IT'S NOW MY HONOR TO ASK KATE BRIDENSTINE, THE CEO OF IMAGINE INSTITUTE, TO INTRODUCE HER AMAZING TEAM AND TO SHARE THE EXCELLENT WORK HER ORGANIZATION HAS DONE TO PROVIDE THE WITH WELL RESEARCHED AND MULTIFACETED CHILD CARE OPTIONS
KATE GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
SO, I'M KATE BRIDENSTINE FOR THE RECORD, AND I'M JOINED BY MY AMAZING COLLEAGUES
TO MY RIGHT IS AMELIA VASSAR, AND SHE'S OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EQUITY AND EVALUATION
AND THEN MARIE KELLER, OUR DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
AND THEY WILL BE HELPING ME ANSWER QUESTIONS
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ALL RIGHT, SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMAGINE INSTITUTE
WE WERE FORMED IN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 925, WHICH REPRESENTS CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN WASHINGTON STATE
WE REALLY HAD A MANDATE TO CREATE A CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH CHILD CARE PROVIDERS HAD A MEANINGFUL VOICE IN THEIR OWN PROFESSION, THAT THINGS WERE NOT IMPOSED UPON THEM, BUT RATHER THEY HELPED DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE SERVICES FOR THE INDUSTRY
SO WE DO MANY OF THE SAME THINGS THAT THE PREVIOUS PRESENTERS DO, BUT FOR CHILDCARE WORKERS
SORRY, I DID NOT BRING MY GLASSES, SO I'M GOING TO REFER TO MY TABLE SLIDES
SO WE REALLY FOCUS ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILD CARE WORKERS, BOTH THROUGH OUR SUBSTITUTE POOL, WHICH WE ARE THE STATE ECE SUBSTITUTE POOL ADMINISTRATORS ENTERING THE FIELD, BUT ALSO CAREER PROGRESSION ONCE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE FIELD OF EARLY LEARNING
SO THAT GOES TO OPENING A LICENSED CHILD CARE BUSINESS
YOU CAN BECOME A STATE APPROVED TRAINER AND DELIVER TRAINING TO YOUR PEERS
WITH IMAGINE, YOU CAN BECOME A PEER MENTOR, AND YOU CAN ALSO DESIGN PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS WITH OUR STATE THROUGH LIBERATORY DESIGN, WHICH WE HAVE HELPED BRING TO EARLY LEARNING IN WASHINGTON
AND WE HAVE MANY PARTNERS, AS YOU CAN SEE ON OUR SCREEN
AND WE'RE JUST REALLY HONORED THAT WE WERE SELECTED TO DO THIS WORK AND GRAPPLE WITH CHILDCARE, WITH THE PORT
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ALL RIGHT, AGENDA
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THANK YOU SO MUCH
SO, AS JULIE MENTIONED, AND THE PORT HAS BEEN THINKING ABOUT GRAPPLING WITH THE WAYS IN WHICH CHILDCARE CHALLENGES ARE IMPACTING AIRPORT WORKERS AND AIRPORT EMPLOYERS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE MANY SPECIFIC CHALLENGES THAT AIRPORT WORKERS WILL FACE GIVEN THE 24/7 ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY WORK
THE FOCUS AREAS ARE ON AFFORDABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE TO ALL OF THOSE, BUT THOSE ARE THE THREE MAIN BUCKETS OF BARRIERS PEOPLE ARE FACING
AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE OVER 800 EMPLOYERS, AND THERE'S JUST SO MUCH COMPLEXITY TO THE AIRPORT AND THE WORKERS CHILDCARE CONCERNS
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SO PORT BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DID SOME SURVEYS, AS JULIE MENTIONED, OF BOTH THE EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORT AND ALSO THE WORKERS WHO ARE WORKING AT THE AIRPORT
AND UNSURPRISINGLY, CHILDCARE IS ENOUGH OF AN ISSUE THAT EMPLOYERS OVERWHELMINGLY ARE SEEING THE IMPACTS TO THEIR EMPLOYEES
SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE STATISTICS THAT WERE GLEANED FROM THIS SURVEY, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, MAJORITY OF EMPLOYERS, AND THIS IS REFLECTED NATIONALLY TOO, ARE SEEING THAT CHILDCARE IS IMPACTING THEIR EMPLOYEES ABILITY TO STAY EMPLOYED, ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS, COME TO WORK ON TIME
THEY'RE ALSO EXPENDING RESOURCES IN PAYING OVERTIME FOR COVERING SHIFTS THAT ARE MISSED BECAUSE OF CHILDCARE
SO WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF REVERBERATING IMPACTS TO ATTENDANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY AND RETENTION AROUND CHILDCARE FOR AIRPORT EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORT
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SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THINKING AROUND THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF CHILD CARE
WE LOSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR IN OUR STATE DUE TO THE COST OF NOT FUNDING CHILDCARE
SO WHEN THERE ARE INVESTMENTS IN CHILDCARE, WE DO SEE A HIGH RETURN ON INVESTMENT
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ONE STUDY SHOWED IT WAS BETWEEN 90% OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO 425%
WE ALSO KNOW LOSING EMPLOYEES IS INCREDIBLY COSTLY, SO MAINTAINING THEM BY PROVIDING CHILDCARE SUPPORT CAN HELP COVER THE COSTS OF ANY CHILDCARE INITIATIVE AND ALSO FOR RECRUITMENT
AS A WORKING MOTHER, IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY ATTRACTIVE RECRUITMENT BENEFIT, AND WORKERS ARE SAYING THAT IT'S AS ATTRACTIVE AS MORE TRADITIONAL BENEFITS THAT EMPLOYERS PROVIDE
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SO THEN, ON THE WORKER SIDE, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE SEEING THE THEMES OF ACCESSIBILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY REALLY COME OUT
SO OUR STATE IN GENERAL IS FACING A CRISIS FOR THE NUMBER OF SLOTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE LICENSED CHILD CARE SYSTEM, IT'S SMB THAT ONLY THE STATE CAN ONLY CURRENTLY MEET ABOUT 28% OF THE NEED FOR LICENSED CHILDCARE
WE ALSO KNOW THAT IN THE TEN ZIP CODES WHERE AIRPORT WORKERS RESIDE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS, THEY ARE ALL DESIGNATED EXTREME CHILDCARE ACCESS DESERTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
THAT BASICALLY JUST MEANS THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SLOTS RELATIVE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO NEED THEM, IS SO OUT OF WHACK THAT IT QUALIFIES AS AN EXTREME ACCESS DESERT AROUND FLEXIBILITY
WE KNOW THAT CHILDCARE, BECAUSE OF THEIR VERY THIN MARGINS, ARE ONLY ABLE TO OFFER GENERALLY A CONTRACTED SLOT THAT THAT'S REALLY PREDICTABLE IN ITS HOURS
AND SO IF YOU HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME, THAT BECOMES REALLY CHALLENGING TO FIND CHILDCARE
ADDITIONALLY, NON STANDARD HOUR CARE IS VERY, VERY SCARCE IN OUR STATE FOR SIMILAR REASONS
SO FOR THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE 06:00 A.M
TO 06:00 P.M
TIMEFRAME, IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO FIND CHILDCARE, AND THEN CHILDCARE IS TOO EXPENSIVE
WE DIDN'T UNCOVER THAT ONE OURSELVES
THAT'S JUST A COMMON KNOWLEDGE AT THIS POINT
BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT'S GOTTEN SO OUT OF CONTROL THAT PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO LEAVE THE WORKFORCE BECAUSE IT SIMPLY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR THEM TO SPEND SO MUCH OF THEIR INCOME ON CHILDCARE
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SO MY COLLEAGUES DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK LOOKING AT DATA, WORKING WITH PORT INTELLIGENCE TO UNDERSTAND THE SURVEY DATA, WORKING WITH LABOR PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR MEMBERS NEEDS AROUND CHILDCARE, DOING LOTS OF MEETINGS WITH JULIE, AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT A LOT OF THE LITERATURE THAT'S AROUND WHAT EMPLOYERS AND OTHER AGENCIES ARE DOING TO INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF WORKERS FOR CHILD CARE
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SO YOU CAN JUST READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORDS FROM WORKERS THEMSELVES AS IT COMES TO THEIR AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES
AFFORDABILITY, JUST FOR REFERENCE, IS A NEBULOUS TERM, BUT WE HAVE, AS CHILDCARE ADVOCATES, COALESCED AROUND THE IDEA THAT IT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 7% OF A HOUSEHOLD'S INCOME
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO THINK IT SHOULD BE FREE OR $2 A DAY OR WHATEVER, BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ANALYSIS, WE ARE TRYING TO STAY AT THAT 7%
NEEDLESS TO SAY, VERY, VERY, VERY VANISHINGLY FEW FAMILIES WOULD
WOULD SAY THAT THEY ONLY SPEND 7% OF THEIR INCOME ON CHILDCARE
IT GENERALLY WILL EXCEED THAT BY QUITE A LARGE MARGIN
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THE MAIN WAY AS A STATE, WE'VE TRIED TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS OF FAMILIES IS THROUGH SUBSIDIES
SO PUBLIC SUBSIDIES THROUGH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, OR LOCAL SUBSIDIES LIKE KING COUNTY AND CITY OF SEA-TAC
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ARE REALLY AIMED AT PROVIDING, YOU KNOW, RELIEF, FINANCIAL RELIEF TO FAMILIES
BUT FAMILIES HAVE TO MEET REALLY RESTRICTIVE INCOME ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLDS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE STATE SUBSIDY PROGRAM
SO MANY OF THE AIRPORT WORKERS WOULD NOT LIKELY QUALIFY FOR SUBSIDY
KING COUNTY AND CITY OF SEATTLE HAVE MORE EXPANSIVE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE WAITLISTS, AND YOU HAVE TO RESIDE IN KING COUNTY IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ADDITIONALLY, WE KNOW THAT UPTAKE IN SUBSIDY PROGRAMS IS NOT EQUITABLE ACROSS ALL IDENTITIES
SO FOR THOSE WHO SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH IN THE HOME, THEIR PARTICIPATION IN STATE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS, EVEN WHEN ELIGIBLE, IS LIKE SIX TIMES LOWER THAN ENGLISH SPEAKERS
WE ALSO KNOW THAT BLACK FAMILIES AND LATINX FAMILIES, ALSO PROPORTIONATE TO THEIR ELIGIBILITY, ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN SUBSIDY PROGRAMS SO THERE ARE A LOT OF NUANCES TO AFFORDABILITY
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SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO AFFORD CHILD CARE, EITHER BECAUSE YOU CAN, OR YOU'RE JUST MAKING IT WORK OR YOU HAVE A SUBSIDY, YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A CHILD CARE PROVIDER IN YOUR AREA OR WITHIN A RECENT DECENT RADIUS OF YOUR HOME OR WORK WHO HAS A SLOT FOR YOU
AND AS I MENTIONED, MOST AIRPORT WORKERS ARE RESIDING IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THAT IS NOT THE CASE
WE WOULD LOVE TO GET BEYOND THE IDEA OF ACCESSIBILITY AS JUST, IS THERE A SLOT? BUT FAMILIES SHOULD REALLY BE ABLE TO CONSIDER, IS THIS CHILDCARE PROVIDER GOING TO MEET MY FAMILY'S UNIQUE NEEDS, AND IS IT THE TYPE OF CHILDCARE THAT I WANT MY CHILD TO RECEIVE? BUT WE'RE KIND OF A FAR WAY AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO REALLY CONSIDER THOSE THINGS
GENERALLY, FAMILIES ARE JUST TRYING TO, ARE JUST ABLE TO ASSESS ACCESSIBILITY AS WHAT IS SAFE AND NEAR ME
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AND AS I MENTIONED, WITH FLEXIBILITY, AIRPORT WORK IN PARTICULAR IS GOING TO BE VERY CHALLENGING FOR LICENSED CHILDCARE TO ACCOMMODATE
THERE IS EXTREMELY RAZOR THIN MARGINS FOR CHILD CARE BUSINESSES, AND SO BEING ABLE TO, YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO HAVE THIS MOSAIC OF CHILDREN
AND SO IF YOU ONLY HAVE TO WORK TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, FOR INSTANCE, OR HAVE CHILDCARE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, YOUR CHILD CARE PROVIDER WILL LIKELY FILL MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER CHILD JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET, WHICH MEANS IF YOU SUDDENLY HAVE TO WORK AN UNEXPECTED MONDAY, THERE'S NO SLOT FOR YOU
SO IN ADDITIONALLY, NON STANDARD HOUR CARE WOULD GENERALLY REQUIRE THAT
CERTAINLY THE CHILDCARE PROVIDER, IF IT'S A FAMILY HOME PROVIDER, WOULD NEED TO WORK NONSTANDARD HOURS, BUT YOU PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TO STAFF UP
SO FINANCIALLY, IF YOU HAVE ONE OR TWO KIDS, WHO NEEDS TO COME BEFORE 06:00 A.M
OR LEAVE AFTER 06:00 P.M
YOU'RE NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THAT ADDITIONAL STAFFING COST
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ALL RIGHT, SO THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A COST INVOLVED IN ANY CHILDCARE SOLUTION
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE TASKED WITH DOING IS DOING AN ANALYSIS OF THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT POTENTIALLY COULD HELP SUPPORT SOME OF THESE EMERGING CONCEPTS
SPOILER ALERT
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE AREN'T ENOUGH EXISTING FUNDING SOURCES TO COVER THE BULK OF ANY CHILDCARE INTERVENTION
SO THERE ARE SOME, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THEM, AND THERE'S SOME THAT COULD BE CULTIVATED, BUT JUST WANT TO BE UPFRONT THAT THERE'S NOTHING, THERE'S NO SECRET POT OF MONEY FOR MUCH OF THIS
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SO ONE AREA WHERE WE DO HAVE ESTABLISHED FUNDING TO SUPPORT CHILDCARE INITIATIVES IS THE EARLY LEARNING FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND IT SUPPORTS OPENING LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTERS
SO YOU DO NEED TO HAVE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS
YOU NEED TO HAVE ALL THE OTHER COSTS BEYOND THE GRANT COVERED BY ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE
BUT THERE IS A MEANINGFUL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT CAN HELP SUPPORT OPENING LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTERS THAT DOES EXIST CURRENTLY
WE HAVEN'T TALKED YET ABOUT THE CONCEPTS, BUT SOME OF THE CONCEPTS INCLUDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CONNECT AIRPORT WORKERS TO AVAILABLE CHILD CARE SUPPORTS OR FUTURE CHILD CARE SUPPORTS
THERE IS INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR CITY
IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES THAT WERE SPEAKING EARLIER, POTENTIALLY, OR OTHERS THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE THE PORT INVEST IN THAT INFRASTRUCTURE
ADDITIONALLY, OPENING LICENSED FAMILY HOME CHILDCARE BUSINESSES THROUGH A BUSINESS INCUBATOR
THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE FUNDERS DOWN BELOW WHO ARE ALREADY FUNDING THAT WORK
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THERE'S ALSO PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING THAT DOES SUPPORT CHILDCARE PROJECTS, AND I WOULD SAY THOSE ARE PROBABLY BEST SUITED FOR ONE TIME EXPENSES RATHER THAN, YOU KNOW, LONG TERM, MULTI YEAR, ONGOING EXPENSES OR PILOTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT
AND THERE'S CERTAINLY RELATIONSHIPS WITH PHILANTHROPY THAT CAN BE CULTIVATED TO SUPPORT SOME OF THIS
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ALL RIGHT, SO THE CHILD CARE CONCEPTS
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SO, AS JULIE MENTIONED, WE DID A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS
WE THOUGHT, WITH CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT COULD BE CREATED OR ALREADY EXIST THAT COULD SUPPORT AIRPORT WORKERS CHILDCARE CHALLENGES AS THEY RELATE TO ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND FLEXIBILITY
AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH
AND I'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL IN ALL OF THESE
THESE ARE THE FIVE
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ALL RIGHT, SO WE ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY THAT NO ONE CONCEPT IS LIKELY TO MEET ALL OF THE NEEDS
AND SO CONSIDERING A COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES MIGHT BE, WE WOULD SAY THAT THAT WOULD BE A BENEFICIAL FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR THIS
BUT CHILDCARE HUBS IS REALLY THE IDEA THAT OUR SYSTEM, AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, IS A MIXED DELIVERY SYSTEM, MEANING THERE ARE HUNDREDS
THERE'S THOUSANDS OF LICENSED FAMILY CHILD CARE BUSINESSES WHICH ARE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE OPERATING OUT OF THEIR HOME
THERE ARE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTERS, AND THERE ARE OTHER FORMS OF FAMILY, FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR PROVIDERS AND OTHER TYPES OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
RATHER THAN THE PORT OR ANY ENTITY CONTRACTING WITH WITH THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, YOU COULD INSTEAD CONTRACT WITH A CENTRALIZED HUB THAT HOLDS THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILD CARE BUSINESSES TO DISTRIBUTE INCENTIVES TO THOSE BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE TO AIRPORT WORKERS CHILDREN IN THE WAY THEY NEED THEM
YOU COULD
SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE A BONUS FOR ENROLLING AN AIRPORT WORKERS CHILD OR PROVIDING FLEXIBLE, NON STANDARD HOUR CARE, DROP IN CARE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE
CHILDCARE BUSINESS INCUBATOR IS, FOR INSTANCE, THE IMAGINE INSTITUTE
WE HAVE A LICENSED CHILD CARE BUSINESS INCUBATOR CALLED IMAGINE YOU WHERE WE HELP PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY GO THROUGH THE LICENSURE PROCESS OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT TO TEN MONTHS, AND THEN THEY CAN OPEN THEIR LICENSED BUSINESS AND SERVE CHILDREN
WE HAVE HELPED AROUND 700 PEOPLE OPEN LICENSED FAMILY HOME BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE
WE WILL HAVE NEARLY 1000 BY THE END OF THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, NEXT SUMMER
AND WE HAVE 600 PEOPLE ON THE WAITLIST RIGHT NOW
OH, AND I'M SORRY, I CAN'T SEE THE SCREEN
CHILDCARE HUBS WOULD BE ABOUT $4,400 PER WORKER PER YEAR, WHICH IS 38.9 MILLION ANNUALLY
CHILDCARE BUSINESS INCUBATOR IS 3.162 MILLION
IF YOU WERE TO FUND THE EXISTING 116 PEOPLE ON OUR WAIT LIST IN THE TOP TEN ZIP CODES WHERE AIRPORT WORKERS LIVE TO OPEN THEIR DOORS AND SERVE AIRPORT WORKERS CHILDREN, POTENTIALLY
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AND AS I MENTIONED, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS REALLY THE CONCEPT OF PROVIDING SUPPORT TO AIRPORT WORKERS TO NAVIGATE ALL OF THESE BYZANTINE NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS LIKE THE SUBSIDY SYSTEM
FOR INSTANCE, IF WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE WHO SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ARE NOT HAVING THE SAME RATES OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR SUBSIDY, BY PROVIDING LANGUAGE SUPPORT, YOU COULD INCREASE THAT NUMBER DRASTICALLY
AND THAT'S A RELATIVELY ECONOMICAL INTERVENTION
IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON IF IT'S INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT OR JUST, YOU KNOW, ANSWERING SIMPLE QUESTIONS
BUT WE ESTIMATE AROUND 300,000 A YEAR FOR THAT TYPE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT IF THE PORT IS GOING TO INVEST IN ANY NEW INITIATIVES TO BUILD IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE ACROSS LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGICAL ABILITY CHILD CARE CENTERS
THIS IS A REALLY TRADITIONAL WAY THAT EMPLOYERS OR OTHERS CAN PROVIDING CHILDCARE SUPPORT TO THEIR EMPLOYEES AND TO WORKERS BY OPENING AN ON SITE OR NEARSIGHT CHILDCARE CENTER
SO WE CONTEMPLATED A LARGER CENTER NEAR SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO PROVIDE CARE TO AROUND 500 CHILDREN PER DAY, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR, AND THAT WOULD COST, WE ESTIMATE, AROUND $7 MILLION TO OPEN
IF THE CHILDCARE IS ABLE TO REACH 85% CAPACITY ENROLLMENT, WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE ABLE TO COVER ITS COSTS FROM THEN ON
SO IT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARILY AN ONGOING FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO OPEN A CENTER AND THEN CHILDCARE STIPENDS
THIS IS SIMILAR TO A SUBSIDY, BUT PRIVATE, OR JUST NOT THE TRADITIONAL SUBSIDY SYSTEM, BUT BASICALLY PROVIDING SOME KIND OF AMOUNT OF
SOME NUMBER OF DOLLARS PER YEAR PER WORKER OR PER CHILD PER WORKER TO COVER THE COST OF CHILDCARE
MANY EXAMPLES WE SAW RANGE FROM $1,500 A YEAR TO 2500 A YEAR
AND AGAIN, WE RECOMMEND THAT WE CONSIDER MULTIPLE STRATEGIES IN COMBINATION TO ADDRESS ALL THREE OF THOSE MAIN CONCERNS
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THANKS
SO WE INITIALLY WERE TALKING ABOUT AN ANNUAL COST, AND WE WANTED TO ZOOM OUT AND LOOK AT A FIVE YEAR TIMELINE AND THEN FIVE YEAR COSTS
SO THIS WOULD NOT BE LIKE STARTING IN A SPECIFIC TIME, IT JUST SAYS AT THE START TIME IT WOULD TAKE ONE, TWO, THREE YEARS
SO WE ESTIMATE THAT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR YOU COULD SPIN UP A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, A CHILDCARE STIPEND PROGRAM, WORK WITH A CHILDCARE HUB TO OFFER INCENTIVES TO CARE FOR AIRPORT WORKERS CHILDREN
YOU COULD OPEN 100 OR MORE LICENSED FAMILY HOMES IN TARGETED REGIONS, BUT IT WOULD TAKE MORE LIKE THREE YEARS TO OPEN A LICENSED CENTER
THERE'S JUST, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT PIECES AND IT DEPENDS IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A BUILDING, IT COULD SPEED IT UP, BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT
BUT APPROXIMATELY, THIS IS THE TIMELINE WE'RE LOOKING AT
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SO AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT A FIVE YEAR TIMELINE
WE REALLY WANTED TO SHOW HOW SOME OF THESE ARE ONE TIME INVESTMENTS AND SOME ARE ONGOING FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS
WE ALSO DIDN'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC PARAMETERS, SO WE WANTED TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT THE COST WOULD BE TO MEET OUR ESTIMATED NEED BASED ON THE DATA WE HAD AVAILABLE
BUT WE DID WANT TO GIVE A RANGE
WE STILL THINK THAT YOU COULD GO LOWER THAN THE LOW END OR HIGHER THAN THE HIGH END
IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS
OR DO SOME OR NOT ALL WANTED TO GIVE YOU REALLY WHAT THAT MOST ROBUST LEVEL OF FUNDING WOULD BE
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ALSO THE NUMBER OF WORKERS THAT WOULD IMPACT
WE ESTIMATE THAT 7500 WORKERS LIKELY HAVE CHILDCARE AGE CHILDREN AROUND 8900 UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE
SO THIS IS THAT SLIDE
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SO, AS JULIE MENTIONED, WE'RE COMING FROM A PLACE OF CHILDCARE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE, AND NOT AS MUCH ABOUT THE PORT SPECIFIC PARAMETERS AND CONSTRAINTS
SO THIS IS JUST OUR ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE OR POSSIBLE AND WHAT WOULD REALLY SUPPORT AIRPORT WORKERS STATED CHALLENGES AROUND CHILDCARE, BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO DO
AND SO I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT JUMPING OFF PLACE, BUT BY NO MEANS THE ENDING
AND I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR ME
GREAT
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AS KATE MENTIONED, THESE ARE CONCEPTS
THERE IS A LOT MORE WORK THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE TO INCORPORATE YOUR GUIDANCE AS THE COMMISSION
LEGAL FEASIBILITY, WORKING AGAIN, ONGOING WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS, DIFFERENT FUNDING APPROACHES AND TIMING
IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS REALLY A STARTING POINT, AND SO MUCH MORE WORK DOES REMAIN TO REALLY FORM THESE INTO SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COULD BE THEN FOLLOWED UP UPON AND APPROVED BUDGET PROCESS WILL BE PART OF THAT
NEXT STEPS AS WE START THAT PROCESS IN THE SUMMER
I KNOW THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY STARTED TALKING ABOUT ITS PRIORITIES, AND SO WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF SOME OF THE POTENTIAL COSTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THAT WOULD HELP TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD
WE DO THINK, I THINK A LONG TERM CONSULTING CONTRACT IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE CONTRACT FROM THE ONE WE CURRENTLY HAVE NOW WITH
IMAGINE THAT ENDS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR
AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT THE EXPERTS IN CHILD CARE
WE KNOW ABOUT HOW TO RUN AN AIRPORT, AND SO HAVING THAT ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE IS CRITICAL
WE KNOW THERE WILL BE PRE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
AS KATE MENTIONED, PART OF THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD AND PURSUE GRANT FUNDING OR CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED APPROPRIATIONS IS TO HAVE A PLAN IN HAND
AND SO I HAVE A QUESTION MARK THERE, BECAUSE WHAT'S NOT QUITE CLEAR IS TO WHAT DEGREE WE CAN DO THAT PRE DEVELOPMENT WORK INTERNALLY WITH OUR EXISTING STAFF, TO WHAT DEGREE WE WOULD NEED SOME CONSULTING ASSISTANCE
AND SO I'M HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT STAFF, TOO, TO REALLY HONE IN ON WHAT THAT WOULD INVOLVE
BUT WE KNOW THAT WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE A CONCISE AND FOCUSED STUDY IF MOVING FORWARD WITH A CHILD CARE CENTER WAS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION WANTED TO SEE
WE REFERENCED THE FACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN EMPLOYEE SURVEY LAST SUMMER
THAT SURVEY WAS REALLY TO JUST START TO GAUGE THE NEEDS OF AIRPORT WORKERS
IT WAS NOT A SURVEY THAT SAID, IF THE PORT OF SEATTLE WERE TO BUILD A CHILDCARE CENTER, WOULD YOU USE IT? WHAT HOURS WOULD YOU NEED IT? AND SO IF YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN THAT WAY AND BUILD A BUSINESS PLAN, YOU'D WANT TO HONE IN AND REALLY UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE WORKERS
AND SO THAT WOULD BE ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WOULD BE NEEDED IN 2025
AND THEN FINALLY, THE REFERENCE TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
IF THE COMMISSION WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD IN A MORE TIMELY FASHION WITH THAT BODY OF WORK
YOU'LL SEE THERE THE ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $300,000 TO STAND THAT UP
AND THEN FINALLY, I DO WANT TO SAY A WORD ABOUT PORT RESOURCES
I HAVE HAD THE SUPPORT OF MANY, MANY COLLEAGUES FROM MANY DEPARTMENTS FROM ACROSS THE PORT
IT IS A VERY MULTIFACETED, MULTIFACETED ENDEAVOR
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING FROM OUR LEGAL CAPABILITIES, FUNDING, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, I THINK YOU CAN PICTURE THAT THIS IS A HEAVY LIFT
AND IT'S ALSO ONE THAT TAKES A LOT OF TEAMWORK AND REALLY STRATEGIC THINKING ABOUT FROM A BUSINESS PLAN PERSPECTIVE, HOW WOULD YOU MOVE THESE FORWARD AND REALLY MAKE THEM VIABLE? AND SO WE WOULD VERY MUCH NEED TO HAVE PORT THAT WERE ENGAGED AND HAD THIS AS PART OF THEIR WORK PLAN MOVING FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO ALSO DO THIS WORK
AND SO I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT THAT NEED FOR OUR PORT STAFF AS WELL
AND THEN FINALLY, AS I MENTIONED, I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH, AND I CONTINUE TO TALK WITH AIRPORTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN JUST THE LAST YEAR, OR JUST THE LAST WEEK, RATHER, HAD VERY FRUITFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH DENVER AND WITH DALLAS FORT WORTH, WHO ARE BOTH IN THE EARLY STAGES OF TRYING TO GRAPPLE WITH THIS CHALLENGE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE WORKERS THAT ARE SO ESSENTIAL TO HAVING A ROBUST AIRPORT OPERATION
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUE
THANKS, COMMISSIONER CHO
YES, I'M FIRST THIS TIME
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS GREAT PRESENTATION
OBVIOUSLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET A BRIEFING FROM YOU ALL PRIOR TO TODAY, SO I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY QUESTIONS
BUT YOU MADE A POINT EARLIER ABOUT, AND WE JUST HAD A CONVERSATION PRIOR TO YOU COMING UP ABOUT WORKFORCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
IT ACTUALLY SPARKED SOMETHING WHEN I, WHEN I WAS OUT, WHEN I WAS IN GRAD SCHOOL, I HAD A PROFESSOR WHO QUIZZED US ON WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL INVENTION THAT ADDED THE MOST GDP TO THE WORLD IN THE LAST 200 YEARS
DOES ANYONE HAVE A GUESS? NO
NO, IT'S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE
IT'S THE WASHING MACHINE
AND HE WOULD ARGUE THAT THE WASHING MACHINE ADDED MORE GDP TO THE WORLD IN THE LAST 200 YEARS THAN ANY OTHER INVENTION BECAUSE BEFORE THE WASHING MACHINE, A LOT OF WOMEN WERE SPENDING THEIR TIME WASHING CLOTHES
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITH THE WASHING MACHINE, IT FREED UP LABOR AND ALL THAT LABOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
AND THAT'S, WE HAD TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THE WORLD ECONOMY
I FEEL LIKE WE ARE AT THAT JUNCTURE NOW, BUT IN A DIFFERENT FORM, WHERE, AS YOU POINTED OUT, THERE ARE MANY WORKERS WHO ARE CHOOSING NOT TO WORK BECAUSE OF THE COST OF CHILDCARE
AND AS WE JUST CONCLUDED OUR CONVERSATION AROUND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, I'M ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT THIS COULD ACTUALLY MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN PEOPLE WHO WE NEED FOR THE NEXT FORESEEABLE FUTURE
YOU KNOW, JULIE, YOU MENTIONED THIS ALREADY IN YOUR CONCLUSIONS, BUT I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT OTHER PORT AUTHORITIES ARE THINKING
WE WERE JUST PRESENTED WITH FIVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, AND I'M SURE EVERYONE'S APPROACHING THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, BUT IS THERE A CONVERGENCE AMONGST OUR COLLEAGUES AROUND THE COUNTRY AROUND WHAT MODEL THAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT PURSUING? SURE, COMMISSIONER, I DO THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT DIFFERENT AIRPORTS HAVE DIFFERENT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES
SOME ARE PARTS OF CITIES OR STATES AS A SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS A LITTLE UNIQUE, UNIQUE IN THAT STANDPOINT
SO
BUT WITH THAT SAID, I THINK THAT CHILD CARE CENTERS ARE DEFINITELY ONE OF THE COMMON APPROACHES THAT AIRPORTS ARE LOOKING AT
AND WE DO SEE A COUPLE AIRPORTS, LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO, WHO HAVE HAD CHILDCARE CENTERS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, NOT ON AIRPORT PROPERTY
SAN FRANCISCO IS ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY, BUT THEY'VE HAD LONG STANDING PROGRAMS ONE IS PRIVATE, ONE IS NONPROFIT
SO THERE'S DIFFERENT MODELS FOR IT AS WELL
PHOENIX WILL SOON BE OPENING A CHILD CARE CENTER THAT IS PART OF ITS SKYTRAIN SYSTEM
SO IT'S NOT ON THE DIRECT AIRPORT GROUNDS, BUT IS ACCESSIBLE VIA THEIR SKYTRAIN
THEY WILL HAVE A PRIVATE CONCESSIONAIRE RUN THAT, AND THEN DENVER AND DFW ARE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND US IN THIS PROCESS
SO THEY'VE LOOKED AT IT BEFORE, AND THEN IT KIND OF GOT LAID BACK DOWN
NOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT IT AGAIN WITH A VENGEANCE
AND SO I THINK IN BOTH OF THOSE CASES, CHILD CARE CENTERS IS ALSO PART OF THAT EQUATION
WHAT'S NOT, I THINK, QUITE CLEAR YET FOR THOSE DIFFERENT AIRPORTS IS, IS THAT 24/7 IS THAT DROP IN SOME OF THOSE SPECIFICS
BUT I THINK THE CENTERS ARE A COMMON APPROACH
WE HAVE SEEN SUBSIDIES, FOR INSTANCE, IN PHOENIX, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE SOME OF THE ARPA FUNDS THAT WERE FEDERAL FUNDS DURING THE COVID SO THERE'S MORE FLEXIBILITY THERE
SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION IN PART
AND THEN ONE LAST POINT THAT I WANT TO MAKE, AND I KNOW I MADE THIS POINT WHEN YOU AND I, WHEN WE HAD OUR BRIEFING, BUT, YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COST VARIABLES THAT YOU PROVIDED AND HOW MUCH THIS MIGHT COST US
BUT I ALSO FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO COST SAVINGS FOR US IN THE SENSE THAT IT COSTS MONEY TO HIRE PEOPLE, IT COSTS MONEY TO REHIRE PEOPLE, IT COSTS MONEY TO TRAIN PEOPLE
THE TURNOVER THAT WE ARE SEEING AT, YOU KNOW, AGENCIES LIKE US, THERE'S A REAL COST
IT'S NOT JUST EVEN US, BUT EVERY COMPANY OR EVERY EMPLOYER LOSES MONEY WHENEVER THEY NEED TO REHIRE SOMEONE AND RETRAIN THEM
AND SO AS WE GO DEEPER INTO THIS ANALYSIS, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO AT LEAST BE ABLE TO ASSESS HOW MANY, HOW MUCH IN REAL DOLLARS ARE WE POTENTIALLY MITIGATING IN COST BY PROVIDING THIS CHILDCARE
RIGHT
AND THAT MIGHT HELP US JUSTIFY SOME OF THESE REALLY BIG NUMBERS THAT WE'RE SEEING HERE
YOU KNOW, $164 MILLION FOR THE HUB AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS NOT CHUMP CHANGE
RIGHT
BUT THERE'S TREMENDOUS BENEFIT TO US AS AN ORGANIZATION IN TERMS OF OUR RETENTION AND OTHER PERSONNEL COSTS
AND SO I THINK THAT MIGHT BE ANOTHER LAYER OF ANALYSIS THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WILL HELP US KIND OF DIGEST SOME OF THESE NUMBERS
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I HAVE A PARTICULAR QUESTION
I THINK IT'S MORE SORT OF ABOUT CHILD CARE GENERALLY, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISCONNECT
WE'VE GOT, OVERALL, A SHRINKING POPULATION OF CHILDREN RELATIVE TO THE POPULATION SIZE, AND WE'RE SEEING IT IN ENROLLMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND NOW IT'S INTO OUR POST SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AS WELL
SO IF YOU'RE A PARENT IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LIKE I AM, WE'RE ALL NERVOUSLY AWAITING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHAT SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO CLOSE AND WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUS OUR KIDS AROUND IN DIFFERENT PLACES
AND IT SEEMS TO
AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE GOT THESE EXTREME CHILDCARE DESERTS FOR THE KIDS WHO AREN'T QUITE OLD ENOUGH TO START KINDERGARTEN
HAS THERE BEEN ANY CONVERSATION AROUND ADDING PRE K TO THESE ELEMENTARIES SO THAT THE ELEMENTARIES WHICH ARE ALREADY BUILT AND OPERATING AS CHILDCARE INSTITUTIONS, IT'S SIMPLY SAYING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS JOIN THE FIVE YEAR OLDS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE, WHICH SEEMS TO SOLVE TWO PROBLEMS AT ONCE
IT CREATES EARLY LEARNING CENTERS AND CREATES MORE REVENUE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, FOR THE SCHOOL
YOU ALREADY HAVE A CUSTODIAN, YOU ALREADY HAVE ADMIN
NOW YOU'RE ADDING, YOU KNOW, 30, 60 NEW KIDS WHO CAN, WITH SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR THEM, WHETHER IT'S FROM THE STATE OR FROM THE PARENTS, THAT COULD HELP TO SPREAD THE COSTS OVER A LARGER STUDENT POPULATION
ESSENTIALLY, YES
THAT IS A COMPLEX ISSUE
I WOULD SAY THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, REFERRED TO AS PK
THERE'S ALSO HEAD START ECAP PROGRAMS MANY OF THEM ARE OPERATING WELL, SOME OF THEM ARE OPERATING OUT OF SCHOOLS SERVING THREE TO FOUR YEAR OLDS
SO THAT'S CERTAINLY A STRATEGY THAT PEOPLE HAVE LOOKED AT
I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THE WORLD THAT GOVERNS EARLY LEARNING IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
AND SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SPECTRUM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, IF THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS LEAVE CHILDCARE TO GO TO PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN SCHOOLS, YOU WILL DECIMATE CHILDCARE, BECAUSE ZERO TO TWO GENERALLY IS SOMETHING PROVIDERS DO AS A PUBLIC GOOD
IT'S MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE
IT DOES NOT GENERALLY PAY FOR ITSELF
AND THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS TUITION IS WHAT HELPS OFFSET THAT
SO IF THEY LEAVE CHILDCARE, THEY'RE GONNA DO IT
IT SHOULD BE ZERO TO FOUR
THEN WE GET INTO THE TYPE OF CARE FOR AN INFANT OR TODDLER, YOUNG TODDLER
AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT'S MOST SUPPORTIVE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT IS DIFFERENT THAN OLDER CHILDREN
SO I THINK IT'S POSSIBLE, AND WE WERE ACTUALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS IN THE LOBBY ABOUT THE SCHOOL CLOSURES IN THE SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND MARIE'S ACTUALLY WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO CONSIDER RETROFITTING A SCHOOL TO BECOME A CHILDCARE CENTER
SO I DON'T THINK IT'S AN IMPOSSIBILITY
THERE'S JUST, IT'S VERY COMPLEX
BUT I THINK CERTAINLY THE REAL ESTATE FOR THAT
SCHOOLS ARE SO MUCH CLOSER TO BEING READY TO BECOME CHILDCARE CENTERS THAN A RANDOM BUILDING
AND SO I THINK THERE'S, THERE'S DEFINITE POSSIBILITY THERE
AND LIKE EVERYTHING, I THINK WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EXISTING, PRIMARILY WOMEN WHO ARE SERVING OUR FAMILIES, TO COME UP WITH WHATEVER THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE IS REALLY IMPORTANT, SO WE DON'T LEAVE THEM BEHIND AND HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
SO I THINK, YES, I THINK THERE'S ALREADY PROGRAMS THAT ARE DOING THIS, AND THERE'S POSSIBILITIES AND POTENTIAL
AND IT'S ALSO JUST LIKE EVERYTHING WITH CHILDCARE SUPER COMPLEX
WELL, IT SOUNDS TO ME, JULIE, LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO USE OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE HIGHLINE FORUM, MAYBE TO BROACH THIS, BECAUSE THAT'S, WE DO HAVE HIGHLINE SCHOOLS THERE, WE HAVE HIGHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE THERE
THERE'S ALREADY AN AVENUE FOR CONVERSATION WITH K TWELVE
AND SO IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE TO KIND OF FIGURE THAT OUT, TOO
GO AHEAD
I WANTED JUST TO ADD ON TO THAT ABOUT ECAP AND HEAD START PROGRAMS THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY IN THE SCHOOLS
A LOT OF TIMES, OPERATING HOURS ARE GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC FOR AIRPORT WORKERS BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE TRADITIONAL
ALSO, THERE'S VERY STRICT INCOME QUALIFICATIONS FOR A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS AND SO AS MOST OF YOUR WORKERS DON'T QUALIFY FOR SUBSIDY, THEY MORE THAN LIKELY ARE NOT GOING TO QUALIFY FOR, LIKE, ECAP AND HEAD START PROGRAMS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO SCHOOLS
YEAH
AND I THINK THERE'S A, BECAUSE THERE'S, IT IS SUCH AN EXTREME DESERT OF CHILD
LIKE IF YOU PROVIDE, IF THE SUPPLY INCREASES GENERALLY, THEN EVERYBODY, IT SORT OF PERCOLATES UP THROUGH THE OTHERS WHO, IT MAY OPEN UP OTHER SPOTS AT FACILITIES THAT AREN'T IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
BUT, YEAH, IT REMINDS ME OF THE CONVERSATION AROUND HOUSING
AND YOU CAN'T JUST CONVERT AN OFFICE BUILDING TO AN APARTMENT
THERE'S STRUCTURAL THINGS THAT MAKE THAT HARDER THAN IT SEEMS AT THE OUTSET
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULDN'T TRY
I AGREE
NO, I APPRECIATE THAT, COMMISSIONER
AND I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT MARIE, AT THE END, WHO HAS BEEN DEEP INTO THE WORK OF THIS PROJECT, HAS HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SO AS WE'RE TRYING TO THINK VERY BROADLY ABOUT WHO SOME OF THOSE PARTNERS COULD BE FOR SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS, THAT IS A CONNECTION THAT WE'VE STARTED THAT DIALOGUE ALREADY
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I DON'T KNOW IF WE EVER GOTTEN A BETTER DEAL FOR $100,000 YET
I, THIS WAS A GREAT PIECE OF INFORMATION
SO THANK YOU
I MEAN, MY SON'S 28
I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THIS IN A LONG TIME
SO
NO, BUT IT WAS REALLY EYE OPENING
AND THE INSIGHT, THE LEVEL OF DETAIL, IT'S EXTRAORDINARY
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
AND SO THERE WAS JUST A COUPLE THINGS
ONE IS LIKE THE TARGET AUDIENCE
LIKE, ARE YOU JUST TALKING ABOUT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AIRPORT WORKERS, THE WHOLE AIRPORT
AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THAT AND THE POINT THAT YOU MADE IS REALLY IMPORTANT, OF COURSE, THAT YOU'RE THE EXPERTS IN CHILDCARE, YOU'RE NOT THE EXPERT IN PORTS
AND SO OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S WHERE PHASE TWO WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO MESH THESE THINGS TOGETHER
I THINK COMMISSIONER CHO'S QUESTION TO YOU, JULIE, ABOUT HOW MUCH LESSONS LEARNED CAN WE GET FROM THE OTHER AIRPORTS? WHILE THEY HAVE OTHER PARENT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES, THEY ALL HAVE FAA CONSTRAINTS
SO IF WE CAN LEARN HOW TO GET AROUND AT LEAST THAT HURDLE
RIGHT
THAT'S A COMMONALITY, THEN WE CAN DEAL WITH THE STRUGGLES OF RCW 53 VERSUS SOMEBODY ELSE'S NIGHTMARE
SO, BUT THAT, TO ME, IS LIKE THE NEXT REALLY LEVEL OF INSIGHT
WE COULD START CROSS, CROSS THREADING THROUGH THAT
I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER THING IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN DEALING WITH THE FAA, AND WE HAD JUST THE REAUTHORIZATION, AND WE WERE LIKE EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PROVISIONS, INCLUDING BEING ABLE TO DISPOSE OF PROPERTIES AT NOT FAIR MARKET VALUE
RIGHT
AND SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUBSIDIES, YOU KNOW, WITH FAA CONSTRAINTS, THAT'S SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE, EXCEPT IF YOU HAVE WIZARDS LIKE WE HAVE IN OUR LOBBYISTS THAT CAN CHANGE THE RULES
SO, I MEAN, AGAIN, ONCE YOU GIVE US SOME INSIGHT IN TERMS OF WHAT RULES MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED, THAT'S REALLY GOOD
AND ALSO JUST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL FUNDING, WHILE PHILANTHROPIC MONEY OBVIOUSLY COMES AND GOES
AND SPEAKING OF MICHELANGELO
BUT THERE WAS ONE GRANT
WELL, NOT GRANT ELT ELF
IS THAT A MULTI YEAR SITUATION? SO, OKAY, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME
ELF, I BELIEVE, IS FOR THE BIENNIUM, MURRAY, AND THEY DO THEIR BEST TO
IF YOUR PROJECT WERE TO SPAN BEYOND THE STATE BIENNIUM, THEY DO THEIR BEST TO TRY TO HONOR THAT
BUT, OF COURSE, IT'S SUBJECT TO ANY POTENTIAL FISCAL CHANGES FROM BIENNIUM TO BIENNIUM
SO IT'S
IS THERE A CAP ON THE NUMBER OF YEARS FOR ELF? MARIE? IT RENEWS EVERY TWO YEARS, AND IT HAS TO BE FUNDED BY OUR LEGISLATURE
AND SO IT'S VARIABLE
IT'S ALSO HIGHLY COMPETITIVE
LAST YEAR, THEY FUNDED ABOUT 25% OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE APPLIED FOR, BUT WE ARE SEEING, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE CAPITAL GAINS FUNDING AND THAT REPEAL, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT FUNDS THIS PROGRAM
SO IT IS A PUBLIC INVESTMENT THAT THE LEGISLATURE DIRECTS FUNDS TO THAT PROGRAM
IT'S ALSO STATE AND FEDERAL DIRECTED SPENDING DOLLARS THAT CAN BE APPLIED FOR
WELL, THAT'S GREAT
THE AIRPORTS, OBVIOUSLY, HAVE A UNIQUE CHALLENGE IN OUR OPERATIONAL SITUATION, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY A NATIONAL PANDEMIC OF SORTS
AND SO, YOU KNOW, INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE POT MAKES SOME SENSE
AND THEN TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS POINT, I'LL END THERE IS THAT I'M ON THE HIGHLAND FORUM, AND I WOULD WELCOME PUTTING YOU ON THE AGENDA TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU, SHARE WITH US THE FINDINGS OF YOUR REPORT
I'M SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO WOULD THEN PROBABLY BE VERY EXCITED TO KNOW OF YOUR EXPLORATIONS OF THESE OPTIONS
AND THEY ARE GENERAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENTS, SO THEY CAN PERHAPS HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES
SO THANK YOU AGAIN
YEAH, WE WILL GO TALK ABOUT CHILDCARE TO ANYONE, SO JUST LET US KNOW
WELL, THANK YOU
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TAKING UP THIS MATTER VIA OUR WORK WORKFORCE CONDITIONS AD HOC COMMITTEE
AND SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I GET TO HEAR SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES QUESTIONS ABOUT IT
AND IT'S JUST BEEN A REALLY HEALTHY EXERCISE FOR ME TO HEAR THE WAY EVERYBODY IS THINKING ABOUT IT
IT'S JUST A REALLY EXCITING MOMENT FOR IT TO COME SO FAR WHERE WE HAVE OPTIONS AND WE GET THE FUN PART OF THINKING ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST
I JUST WASN'T FROM THE TOP
THERE'S A DEMONSTRATED NEED, RIGHT? WE'VE HAD THE PORT JOBS INITIAL ASSESSMENT
WE'VE HAD THE PORT OF SEATTLE SEA EMPLOYEE SURVEY THAT WE'VE CONDUCTED, AND NOW WE HAVE A SUBSEQUENT STUDY
ALL WHICH HAS DEMONSTRATED TO US THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR CHILDCARE AMONG OUR COMMUNITY OF WORKERS AND THAT THERE'S AN IMPACT FOR HAVING A LACK OF OPTIONS
AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, FLEXIBILITY ARE ALL KEY INGREDIENTS TO OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE AS AN APPEALING EMPLOYER AND BE ABLE TO RETAIN WORKERS AND SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES
SO IT'S REASONABLY IMPLIED THAT CHILD CARE IS NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE AIRPORT
100%
I MEAN, IT STANDS OUT TO ME
100% OF THE TOP TEN ZIP CODES OF AIRPORT EMPLOYEES PRIMARY RESIDENCES ARE DESIGNATED AS EXTREME CHILDCARE DESTINATIONS
THERE'S A NEED NOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEED IN THE FUTURE
AND AS DIRE AS THE SITUATION IS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, IT ALSO MEANS THAT THERE'S TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY
SO BEFORE US TODAY, WE HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND THE COMMISSION GETS TO DECIDE HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD
IN CONSIDERATION OF ALL OF THEM
IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THIS
IT'S GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF A COMBINATION
BUT ALL OF THEM GET TOWARDS ADDRESSING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CHALLENGE, WHICH IS AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, FLEXIBILITY
AS MUCH AS I DON'T WANT TO CHERRY PICK ONE PIECE OF THE OTHER, IT WOULD BE LIKE PITTING THE ARM AGAINST THE LEG AND AGAINST THE HEART, BECAUSE ALL OF THESE HAVE TO HAPPEN
THEY ALL HAVE TO BE TROUBLESHOOTED, TROUBLESHOT IN ORDER TO GET TOWARDS OUR GOAL, WHICH IS TO BE THAT COMPETITIVE EMPLOYER AND FUNCTION AS AN AIRPORT
SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE'S SOME LOW HANGING FRUIT, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE SORT OF ALREADY DO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VIA PORT JOBS AND COMMUNITIES OR PARTNERS IN EMPLOYMENT THAT PROVIDE SOME OF THAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR WORKERS
AND HOW FEASIBLE IS IT FOR US TO JUST THINK ABOUT STARTING EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THAT WORK TO INCLUDE OPTIONS FOR CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION FOR OUR WORKERS? THE CHILDCARE BUSINESS INCUBATOR OR THE NETWORK HUBS REMINDS ME A LOT OF THE HUBS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE GOING ON IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS BUDDING SMALL BUSINESSES
THE SUBSIDIES AND THE STIPENDS, AND HAVING DEMONSTRATED, YOU KNOW, SUCCESS WITH THAT FROM WSDOT, WHO'S BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
BUT WHAT REALLY GETS ME EXCITED IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A CHILDCARE CENTER AND HAVING AN OPERATION LIKE THAT CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT
AS COMMISSIONER CHO MENTIONED, WE DIDN'T JUST TALK ABOUT THE COST OF WHAT THAT WOULD BE, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR COST SAVINGS
HE MENTIONED THE SAVINGS IN HIRING, RETAINING EMPLOYEES, REDUCING TURNOVER, MITIGATING THE RISK TO THE OPERATION THAT THAT WOULD PRESENT TO US
BUT WHAT WAS NOT PRESENTED HERE, WHICH WAS PRESENTED IN GREATER DETAIL IN A BRIEFING, WAS THE ACTUAL OPPORTUNITY TO GENERATE REVENUE FROM SOMETHING LIKE THIS
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE JUSTIFYING A BUSINESS CASE FOR THIS AND A GIFT FOR PUBLIC FUNDS AND, YOU KNOW, COMPETING WITH FAIR MARKET VALUE IN ASSESSING OPPORTUNITIES AND A CHILD CARE PROVIDER OR AN OPERATOR, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IDENTIFYING SOMEBODY WHO WOULD DO THIS, PERHAPS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, FOR EXAMPLE, VERSUS, YOU KNOW, ACTUAL POSITIVE NET GAINS FROM HAVING AN OPERATION LIKE THIS TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO I THINK THAT'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT COULD BE REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR ALL OF US TO BEAR IN MIND WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING A PATHWAY FORWARD
I REALLY LOVE THAT YOU'VE PRESENTED US WITH POTENTIAL TIMELINES ALSO, JUST REALISTICALLY SPEAKING ABOUT WHAT IMPLEMENTATION FOR EACH OF THESE OPTIONS WOULD LOOK LIKE, I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL, AND IT'S ADVICE WELL TAKEN THAT, I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RETAIN EXPERTS ON A CONSULTATION BASIS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS
AND I THINK THAT THE TIMELINE THAT YOU'VE PRESENTED HERE DEMONSTRATES THAT
SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST, I THINK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN GOT TO IT IN AYE
LINE OF QUESTIONING
BUT THIS IS, THIS ISN'T JUST A PHENOMENON WE'RE OBSERVING HERE AT HOME
THIS IS A NATIONAL PHENOMENON AND THAT THERE ARE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT THE STATE
I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S FEDERAL OPPORTUNITIES, SHOULD WE BE THINKING NOW WHEN WE'RE PLANNING ABOUT STRIKING WHILE THE IRON IS HOT IN ORDER TO GO AFTER SOME OF THESE GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
SO FOR ME, I'M JUST HOPING THAT AS WE'RE DELIBERATING AS A COMMISSION ABOUT FUNDING PRIORITIES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND BEING INTENTIONAL MOVING FORWARD, THAT WE CONTINUE TO ALSO BRING IN OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL TEAM AND OUR GRANTS TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THEM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT MISSING OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES
BECAUSE LIKE COMMISSIONER CHO SAID, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S NO NOMINAL AMOUNT, IT'S NOT BUDGETING BUDGET DUST, BUT IT COULD BE AN INCREDIBLY WORTHY INVESTMENT FOR OUR GOALS
SO I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS
THOSE ARE REALLY JUST THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS, IF I MAY BE SO PRESUMPTUOUS
I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
IT REALLY HAS BEEN JUST A REALLY LONG, LONG EFFORT
AND JUST THE FRUITS OF THAT PRESENTED HERE TODAY WAS JUST SO BENEFICIAL TO ALL OF US
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND THANK TO EVERYBODY FOR YOUR CONTINUED PROGRESS ON THIS
THANK YOU
AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY, IN CLOSING, THAT THIS IS A PHENOMENAL TEAM
THEY HAVE BROUGHT FORTH WELL RESEARCHED, THOUGHTFUL, VERY, VERY CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND REALLY HAVE PROVIDED US AYE
EVERY TIMELINE, AYE
EVERY MARK
JUST COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL TO THESE THREE LADIES AND THEIR BROADER TEAMS SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
WE APPRECIATE THE GUIDANCE
THANK YOU
AND I'D BE REMISS, NOT TO MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, I'D JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COLLEAGUE AND COMMISSION PRESIDENT, HAMDI MOHAMMED, WHO'S NOT WITH US TODAY BECAUSE SHE DID HAVE A BABY OF HER OWN, MOST RECENTLY HEALTHY
MOM'S DOING WELL, BUT SHE SITS WITH ME ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY ON THIS, ADVISING ON THE PROGRESS OF THIS WORK
AND SO I JUST WANT TO LIFT HER UP AND BRING HER INTO THIS SPACE AS WELL FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO ITS PROGRESS
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
REALLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUPPLY, DEMAND, DEMAND, DEMAND
LET'S GET IT OPEN BEFORE SHE NEEDS IT
YEAH
GOOD LUCK
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
THANK YOU SO MUCH
OKAY
ALL RIGHT
SO, COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU WELL KNOW, WE ARE RUNNING WAY OVER TIME ON THIS MEETING, AND BECAUSE THE NEXT PRESENTATION WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE A FULL HOUR FOR IT, I WANT TO GIVE IT ITS DUE
THEREFORE, COMMISSIONERS, I'M
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO MOVING ITEM ELEVEN C TO THE JULY 23 MEETING? ALL RIGHT
HEARING? NONE
THE PRESENTATION IS RESCHEDULED UNTIL THAT TIME
I APOLOGIZE TO THE FOLKS WHO HAVE COME DOWN TO THE AIRPORT TODAY TO PRESENT AND WHO SAT THROUGH THIS LONG MEETING TO PRESENT TO US
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE FULL AUDIENCE WHEN YOU'RE HERE PRESENTING TO US
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMISSION COMMENTS
MADAM POSING
VICE PRESIDENT, IF I MAY
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THERE
THE LAST PRESENTATION WAS SLATED FOR 30 MINUTES
30 MINUTES, YES
YEAH, I THINK WE'VE GOT A
WE'VE GOT A
PUSH IT
SORRY, FOLKS
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS, MOTIONS, OR REFERRALS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? COMMISSIONER CHO? THANK YOU
VICE PRESIDENT HASEGAWA
I UNDERSTAND THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAD AN OPPORTUNITY EARLIER IN THE MEETING TO SPEAK TO ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES WHO'S RETIRING, AND I COULDN'T PASS UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO PILE ON
OBVIOUSLY, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS RETIRING
DAVE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL YOUR SERVICE TO THE PORT
I'VE, I THINK, HAD THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH CAPACITIES
I'VE BROUGHT A LOT OF CRAZY IDEAS TO YOU
MANY OF THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, FELL
FELL THROUGH, BUT ALSO MANY THAT HAVE BECOME INSTITUTIONALIZED, SO MUCH SO THAT I DON'T EVEN NEED TO MAKE THEM BUDGET ASKS ANYMORE AS A COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE YOU'VE
YOU'VE JUST TAKEN LEAD AND MADE THEM SOMETHING THAT IS A PART OF WHAT WE DO YEAR TO YEAR
AND YOUR SERVICE IS IT, WHAT, SIX YEARS? YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF YEARS, AND A LOT OF THE SUCCESS THAT WE SAW IN COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THANKS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP
I SINCERELY APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE PORT, THE COMMISSION, BUT ALSO THE PARTNERSHIP YOU AND I'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS
WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU
BUT AS I ALWAYS SAY, WHENEVER WE LOSE SOMEBODY, YOU ALWAYS HAVE A HOME HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ALWAYS TEND TO COME BACK IN SOME CAPACITY, SOME WAY OR ANOTHER
BUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU CHOOSE TO COME BACK OR NOT, THE DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN FOR YOU
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU, AND HERE
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
JOE, THE PORT RETIREE LUNCH IS ON MY CALENDAR, JUST SO YOU KNOW
SO I WILL STAY, STAY IN TOUCH
OKAY
I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW MUCH WE'VE DONE TOGETHER
IT'S BEEN INDELIBLE, AND I'VE ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND JUST MOVING THE NEEDLE TOGETHER
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
THANKS ESPECIALLY FOR THAT LAST DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT
A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE ON ADDRESSING A REALLY BIG ISSUE, SO THAT WAS A GREAT DISCUSSION
AND THANKS TO JULIE AND AMELIA AND KATE AND MARIE FOR ALL THAT
GREAT PRESENTATION
THANKS
WONDERFUL
ALL RIGHT, WELL, HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, COMMISSIONERS, WE ARE ADJOURNED
AND THE TIME IS 3:38 PM
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
AND EVERYBODY AT THE DAIS, IF YOU'LL LEAVE YOUR MEETING BINDERS WITH US, WE WILL RECYCLE THOSE FOR YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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