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APPROVED MINUTES 
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 27, 2021 
The Port of Seattle Commission met in a special meeting Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The meeting was
held remotely in accordance with Senate  Concurrent  Resolution  8402 and the Governor's
Proclamation 20-28. Commissioners Bowman, Calkins, Cho, Felleman, and Steinbrueck were
present. 
1.    CALL TO ORDER 
Pursuant to RCW 42.30 and Article IV, Section 8, of the commission bylaws, the meeting convened
at 9 a.m. to conduct a study session on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). 
2.    PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION 
Presenters 
Stephanie Meyn, Port Senior Environmental Program Manager 
Kirk Myers, Sustainability Director, Alaska Airlines 
Keith Taylor, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Quality General Manager, Delta Airlines 
Tom Michels, Government Relations Senior Manager, United Airlines 
Julia Fidler, Senior Sustainability Program Manager, Microsoft 
Jay Dessy, Strategy & Operations Manager, Breakthrough Energy 
Port of Seattle Director of Governmental Relations, External Relations, Nate Caminos 
Presentation Materials 
SAF 101 Port Presentation 
Alaska Airlines Presentation 
Delta Airlines Presentation 
United Airlines Presentation 
Microsoft Presentation 
Breakthrough Energy Presentation 
Municipal Solid Waste to SAF Efforts Port Presentation 
Members of the Commission received presentations from Port staff; from Alaska, Delta, and United
Airlines; and from Microsoft and Breakthrough Energy, representing private sector SAF efforts. 
Members of the Commission, staff, and external presenters discussed: 
a gap between market price and conventional fuel, noting that not all SAF is the same price; 
Digital recordings of the meeting proceedings and meeting materials are available online  www.portseattle.org.

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auxiliary power units on aircraft; 
areas where the Port should be advocating on a federal level with respect to SAF; 
each SAF process having its own economic drivers; 
looking at all ways and means of achieving the use of SAF; 
novel propulsion; 
increasing SAF efforts during the next  Signatory Lease and Operating Agreement 
negotiation; 
incentivizing SAF production in Washington State; 
skepticism regarding the use of carbon offsets; 
people's desire to purchase SAF; 
possible increase to the Passenger Facility Charge to assist in the SAF effort; 
United Airline's EcoSkies Alliance program; 
the future of electrical power for short flights; 
Microsoft's timeline for commitments to SAF; 
Electric zero emissions trucks; 
Northwest feedstock's potential to meet the Port's SAF goals; and 
the Municipal Solid Waste Partnership Study with King County. 
The Commission closed by receiving a legislative update from Port of Seattle Director of
Governmental Relations, External Relations, Nate Caminos. Members of the Co mmission thanked
Mr. Eric ffitch and the External Relations team for a successful legislative session, noting that the
goal is production of SAF in Washington State. 
Executive Director Metruck provided closing comments and the Commission President Felleman
adjourned the meeting without objection. 
3.    ADJOURNMENT 
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:09 a.m. 

Prepared:                                      Attest: 

Michelle M. Hart, Commission Clerk              Sam H. Cho, Commission Secretary 
Minutes approved: May 11, 2021 



Minutes of November 17, 2020, submitted for review on December 3, 2020, and proposed for approval on December 8, 2020. 
Minutes of October 27, 2020, submitted for review on November 5, 2020, and proposed for approval on November 10, 2020.