7-14-2020 PoS Commissioner's meeting 
Bernedine Lund, resident of Federal Way and member of Quiet Skies of Puget Sound
and the 350 - Aviation Team. 
Comment on item 9b  Budget Guiding Principles. 
Over all, the Objectives, Strategies, Guiding Principles, and budget Guidelines seem to
follow the status quo  that is, no meaningful changes to take into account the massive
changes happening in the world due to climate change/global warming. Also needed
are statements that acknowledge the need for sustainability and that meeting equity
needs in the community needs to be met aggressively.
Some suggestions of guiding principles to change/add: 
- Identify and develop plans for alternatives to airline flights 
- Remove growth in the number of flights and instead add a statement to reduce the
number of flights to reach a sustainable level. The effects of the pollution and
emissions is not sustainable if the world is to meet climate goals and if you are to
promote a healthy community. 
- Aggressively pursue the guideline "Seek new revenue opportunities". Think out of the
box  get out of the idea that the only thing you can manage is flights. Imagine what
you can do as a convention center and travel hub, with access to a variety of travel
services and access to the largest shopping mall in Washington, which Sea-Tac already
has.
- Reconsider maintaining construction until you have evaluated the other activities you
can pursue, make construction flexible so it can accommodate other activities as
needed. 
While not specifically mentioned in the budget document, please reverse the decision to
use facial recognition  it does not fit with the current guiding principle of promoting
equity (for all the reasons presented at the March 10 meeting about increased
misidentifications of non-white men). It also reduces the costs of defending against any
resulting law suits.