PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      7b 
STAFF BRIEFING 
Date of Meeting    February 10, 2015 
DATE:    January 29, 2015 
TO:     Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Luis Navarro, Director, Office of Social Responsibility 
SUBJECT:  OSR Outreach Briefing 
SYNOPSIS 
At the direction of the Port Commission and CEO Ted Fick, the Office of Social
Responsibility (OSR) has coordinated meeting opportunities for the CEO and Port
Commissioners with key community stakeholders. The purpose of these meetings is to
introduce the new CEO to minority community leaders and small business organizations,
and to solicit feedback about business practices and opportunities at the Port. In addition,
OSR has been directed to lead an independent review with the Port internal audit team to
analyze important facts related to the current Airport Dining and Retail program (ADR)
at Sea-Tac Airport. OSR has also established a community stakeholders committee to
review the ADR outreach plan, and to provide feedback and recommendations to the
ADR team. 

BACKGROUND 
OSR actively supports the Port's 25-year Century Agenda goal of adding 100,000 jobs
through economic growth, using our institutional influence to promote small business
growth and workforce development. OSR's mission is to support the Port of Seattle's job
creation and economic development efforts by serving communities with programs that
ensure Port business activities are conducted within a framework of equity, inclusion and
equal access to economic opportunity. 
OSR manages the Port's small business and workforce development programs. Priorities
include cultivating and sustaining positive external relationships with all communities,
through regular interactions with non-profits, small, medium and large businesses, trade
organizations, contractors, workforce development organizations, civic and business
groups in order to promote Port-related economic opportunities. 
Additionally, OSR has expanded its community outreach efforts to support the ADR
team in the promotion of business opportunities at Sea-Tac Airport for small, local,
minority and women owned businesses. Proactive actions to date include: 


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Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
January 29, 2015 
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Recommend additional engagement efforts to the Aviation Division to better reach
the small, local and disadvantaged businesses in an effort to fully describe any current
and new business opportunities at the airport and the process to participate in those
opportunities. 
Support the ADR outreach plan by recommending specific meetings with local and
minority communities to promote important and relevant communication, to reassure
fairness and strengthen confidence in a fair and equitable leasing process carried out
in compliance with all required USDOT and FAA regulations. 
Work closely with the Office of Minority Women Business Enterprises (OMWBE) to
support the Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE)
certification process and the promotion of airport opportunities to a larger pool of
small and disadvantaged business firms. 
Promote the ADR business opportunities with relevant local and regional
organizations including minority media outlets, the ethnic chambers of commerce,
minority business associations and community non-profits. 

EFFORTS TO DATE 
The following is the status report of OSR's efforts to date: 
Meetings with Community Leaders: 
Nine individual meetings have been coordinated with community leaders and key
stakeholders who represent local and regional organizations and media outlets. CEO
Fick and Port Commissioners have listened to their feedback, recommendations and
appreciation for the opportunity to meet and discuss the Port of Seattle in the
community. Four additional meetings are being scheduled. 
ADR Validation Process: 
The OSR director and the director of internal audit for the Port have undertaken a
review and validation of over fifty (50) significant facts and information associated
with the current concessions or ADR program. The list represents all of the items
included in factsheet issued by Sea-Tac Airport staff on November 4, 2014. A final
report on the validation process will be provided to the CEO and the Port
Commission in March 2015. 
Support for the ADR Community Outreach Plan: 
OSR has been fully engaged in supporting the ADR team in the development of an
effective program outreach plan. The plan will inform the broad business community
of new leasing opportunities at Sea-Tac Airport and will include well-publicized 
events to interested local, minority-owned, women-owned, small, medium and large
businesses. These firms will receive information from Port staff, opportunities to
meet current tenants, learn about doing business at the airport.

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Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
January 29, 2015 
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ADR Community Stakeholders Committee: 
OSR is leading a series of meetings with community stakeholders to review the
proposed ADR Master Leasing and Outreach Plan. The committee will provide
feedback and recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the ADR outreach
plan. 

ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
Airport factsheet dated November 4, 2014 

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