The Regular meeting scheduled for 2022-04-12 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2022-04-12 at Remote

PRESIDENT RYAN CALKINS CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 12, 2022
THE TIME IS 10:30 A.M.
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY, OUR COMMISSIONERS CHO AND MOHAMED MEMBERS WILL BE JOINING ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 1055 THIS MORNING WILL IMMEDIATELY RECESS UNTIL 1055
AT THAT TIME, WE'LL ENTER INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK FOR RCW 42 31 TEN ONE I ONE ITEM REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PER RCW 42 31, 120 G, AND LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES AND WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT TWELVE NOON
WE ARE NOW IN RECESS
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT RYAN CALKINS RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 12, 2022
THE TIME IS TWELVE 03:00 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 84 TWO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONER CHO AND MOHAMED
COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND HASEGAWA ARE ABSENT TODAY
BOTH OF THEIR ABSENCES ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONER CHO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
GO AHEAD AND CLERK HART, THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO BRIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER TODAY, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD
SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS THAT FOR EACH VOTE, THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONER'S NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM'S CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER I OR NAY TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH, PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANYTIME ON THE PORT WEBSITE AND MAYBE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
WE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 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
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN, IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND IF IT'S NEEDED
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE COURT CALLS YOUR NAME
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE, CLERK HART
GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
NONE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NOT FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PLEASE SAY I OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
GO AHEAD
QUICK HEART
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
I
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYEI
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE THREE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
ALL RIGHT
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THE FLOOR IS YOURS
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CALKINS
COMMISSIONER
GOOD AFTERNOON
WE'RE ALREADY INTO THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2022
THINGS ARE MOVING AHEAD THROUGHOUT THE PORT
WE ARE ALL HAPPY TO SEE THE BEGINNING OF SPRING, THE SEASON OF RENEWAL
EVEN IF THIS FEELS MORE LIKE WINTER, THIS TIME OF YEAR IS ONE OF THE MAJOR RELIGIOUS TIME OF THE YEAR IS ONE OF MAJOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES AROUND THE WORLD
THIS FRIDAY IS THE START OF THE PASSOVER HOLIDAY, JEWISH RELIGION, WHICH IS ABOUT FIGHTING OPPRESSION AND UNDERTAKING THE LONG SPIRITUAL JOURNEY TO APRIL 17 IS EASTER SUNDAY, MARKING THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS FOR CHRISTIANS
AND WE ARE IN THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN, APRIL 2 THROUGH MAY 1, WHICH IS A PERIOD OF FASTING, PRAYER, REFLECTION AND COMMUNITY
AS WE OBSERVE EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD
THIS IS INDEED TIME FOR RENEWAL, REFLECTION AND CONSIDERATION
REGARDING THE PANDEMIC, WE CONTINUE TRENDS IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION THE STATE OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE KING COUNTY, STILL MAINTAINING LOW COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION STATUS IS DEFINED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND BREMERTON
SEATTLE KING COUNTY REPORTS THAT NEW POPULATIONS ARE CURRENTLY 100 [inaudible 00:05:53] , WHICH IS A 35% INCREASE FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS ARE 1.8 PER 100,000, WHICH IS A 95% INCREASE FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS
HOSPITAL ADULT OCCUPANCY IS 2.7%
67% DECREASE FROM THE LAST SEVEN NAYS
ACCORDINGLY, THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES TO ANY CODED RESPONSE MEASURES AT THIS TIME
THE PORT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE METRICS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS ANY NEW PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE ISSUED BY SEATTLE KING COUNTY
WE'RE SEEING AN EXPECTED DECISION BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATED TO THE MASK REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRPORTS AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
THE CURRENT DATE EXPIRES ON APRIL 18 CERTAINLY KEEP YOU UPDATED AS UPDATES BECOME AVAILABLE
TURNING TO OPERATIONS IN THE PORT FOR 2022, ALASKA CRUISE SEASON HAS COME TO BETTER FOCUS WITH THE CONFIRMATION OF THE FIRST VESSEL CALLED APRIL 23 BY THE NORWEGIAN BLISS AT PIER ROLL
THE CRUISE OPERATIONS TEAMS ARE BUSY MAKING FINAL PREPARATIONS TO WELCOME THE SEASON'S VESSELS AT PIER 66 SMITH COVE TURTLE IN NORTH BAY
FOR THIS SEASON, WE EXPECT A RECORD OF MORE THAN 290 SAILINGS, BRINGING AN ESTIMATED ONE POINT 26 MILLION REVENUE PASSENGERS TO SEATTLE
CRUISE LINES ARE ADDING SHIPS TO THE ALASKA MARKET THE MOST SHIP CALLS EVERY MAJOR BRANDS HOME PORTING IN SEATTLE WILL BE SAILING 14 VESSELS, UP FROM ELEVEN IN [inaudible 00:07:36] .ON APRIL 20 AT 09:00 A.M
WITH A WEBINAR ON SAFELY RESTRICTING SEATTLE'S CRUISE FOCUSED LARGELY ON HOW THE INDUSTRY WILL RETURN TO SEATTLE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR LOCAL TOURISM, HOSPITALITY AND RETAIL BUSINESSES
THE MARITIME TEAM THAT IS WORKING OVERTIME TO BE READY FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, EARNING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE AIRPORT
OUR OPERATION AVIATION AND TRANSMISSION TEAM, OR HELD A PASSENGER FLOW SIMULATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY OVER THE WEEKEND
MORE THAN 400 VOLUNTEER PASSENGERS PARTICIPATED IN THE SIMULATION
EACH SOLO TRAVELER PARTY OF TWO GROUP TOOK PART FEEDBACK EXPERIENCES, THE PASSENGER JOURNEY AND THE FACILITY OF AMENITIES
75 STAFF VOLUNTEERS WERE DESIGNATED AS CONTROLLERS AND OBSERVERS
THE ORAT TEAM WILL UTILIZE THE RESULTS TO IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOFT, WHICH IS PLANNED FOR LATER THIS MONTH
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AVIATION DIVISION, ESPECIALLY THE OLD TEAM FOR THIS POINT
I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE AVIATION MANAGING DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE AND AYE
TEAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WERE WORKING VERY HARD THROUGH A VERY BUSY SPRING BREAK TRAVEL PERIOD THAT GOES FOR PORT WORKERS AS WELL AS EMPLOYEES OF AIRLINES, OUR PARTNERS, AND EVERYONE WHO PROVIDES SERVICES TO OUR PASSENGERS
MORE THAN 50,000 PASSENGERS THROUGH THE CHECKPOINTS
ALTHOUGH THIS WASN'T AS BUSY AS THE AUGUST PEAK, YOUR SPRING BREAK SURGE REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROBUST RETURN TO TRAVEL EVIDENT HERE AND AROUND THE NATION
WE'RE REACHING PASSENGER LEVELS APPROACHING 85% OF THE PREPANDEMIC LEVELS
WE MAY COME VERY CLOSE TO 2019 RECORD NUMBERS BY THE END OF THE YEAR
IF THESE TRENDS CONTINUE
THE CONTINUED HIGH NUMBER OF TRAVELERS RESULTING FROM PENT UP DEMAND FOR TRAVEL REALLY PUTS A SHARP FOCUS ON THE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CRITICAL AIR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS LIKE THE C CONCOURSE PROJECT YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT SHORTLY
COMMISSIONER, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE USE OUR FACILITIES EVERY DAY AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS, FIRES AND STAFF ARE ALWAYS AT THE READY TO COME TO THE AID OF THOSE TRAVELERS OR USERS OF OUR FACILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE
A MAN'S LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN LOST THIS WEEKEND AT FISHERMAN'S
TURMOIL WERE NOT FOR A QUICK RESPONSE OF DAVID, AN AMERICAN GUARD SERVICES GUARD PATROLLING THE DOCK LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
MR CUMMINGS WAS CALLED TO ASSIST A MAN UNCONSCIOUS IN THE WATER NEARBY ONE OF THE FISHING VESSELS
WITH THE AID OF PEOPLE FROM NEARBY BOATS, DAVID WAS ABLE TO PULL THE MAN FROM THE WATER AND BEGAN RESUSCITATION UNTIL MEDICAL HELP ARRIVED
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO DAVID CUMMINGS FOR HIS COURAGEOUS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE SAVING RESPONSE TO THIS EMERGENCY
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CREWS OF THE NEARBY BOATS FOR LENDING THEIR ASSISTANCE
REFLECTS WELL FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
THREE ITEMS ARE REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZATION DUE TO BUDGET INCREASE ORDERS BY SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND MATERIAL COSTS
WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE GLOBAL UNREST AND INFLATION IMPACT THE COST OF OUR PROJECTS, BUT I EXPECT WE'LL BE BRINGING SUCH INCREASES BACK TO YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL
WE'LL ALSO TAKE THESE FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE BEGIN DEVELOPING OUR 2023 BUDGET
ALSO ON THE ACTION AGENDA TODAY IS A COMMISSION ORDER RELATED TO THE YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM
YOU'LL CONSIDER A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO CREATING TRAINING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE COMMISSION'S ORDER DOUBLING OUR FUNDING FOR THE YOUTH CAREER PROGRAM FROM 2.1 MILLION THIS YEAR
WE'RE ABLE TO FIND EXPANSION WITH ADDITIONAL REVENUE WE EXPECT FROM WHAT WILL BE A VERY ROBUST ALASKA CREW SEASON
WITH THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS, WE CAN SHARPEN OUR FOCUS ON CREATING MEANINGFUL PATHS TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS
WE SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AS WE SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE MUST CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNDERREPRESENTED
I APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION'S BEEN WORKING WITH BOOKTA GHEISAR, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN DEVELOPING THIS INITIATIVE
IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE WORK WITH AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS AND EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE COUNTY TO DEFINE THE PORT'S ROLE IN HELPING TO CREATE A TRULY REGIONAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT
WE HAVE COMMITTED TO RETURN TO COMMISSION BY JUNE 14 WITH A DRAFT STRATEGY IDENTIFYING COLLABORATIONS TO DEVELOP A YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM
WE HAVE A BIG TASK AHEAD
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION ON THIS INITIATIVE
TRULY THAT'S CRITICAL FOR THE PORT AND FOR OUR REGION
WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING YOU AN UPDATE ON MERGING TALENT PROGRAM LATER IN THE COMMISSION MEETING
COMMISSIONERS, THIS INCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M NOW GOING TO TURN TO AARON PRICHARD FOR ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS
THANK YOU
PRESIDENT CALKINS, ON THURSDAY, APRIL 7, COMMISSIONERS CHO AND MOHAMED CAN BE IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
THE AGENDA INCLUDED REPORT OUT FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE REGARDING A 2020 ACCOUNTABILITY AUDIT
THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED AND THE REPORT RECEIVED A CLEAN AUDIT WITH NO FINDINGS
GENERAL AUDIT DIRECTOR GLENN FERNANDEZ PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF AUDIT STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS, REVIEWED THE 2022 AUDIT PLAN AND OPEN ISSUE STATUS
WE ALSO HAD OPERATIONAL AUDIT REGARDING THE ACH PAYMENT FRAUD AND INTERIM WEST SIDE FIRE STATION THAT WE'RE GIVEN AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED
THE ACH PAYMENT FRAUD IN PARTICULAR HIGHLIGHTED THAT RESILIENCE AND FRAUD AND CYBERSECURITY ARE SOME OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES
AND LAST YEAR, WHEN THE PORT DISCOVERED THIS SPEAR PHISHING THEFTS WHERE PAYMENTS WERE FROM THE PORT, TWO COMMUNITY AGENCIES WERE DIVERTED TO A FRAUDULENT ACCOUNT
THE PORT QUICKLY TOOK STEPS TO TIGHTEN OUR PAYMENT PROCEDURES TO STOP THE PROCESSORS AND TO PROTECT AGAINST FUTURE ATTEMPTED THEFTS OF THIS KIND
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR SECURITY STAFF ARE CURRENTLY CONTINUING THEIR INVESTIGATIONS
THE PORT HAS BEEN TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC AND ITS VENDORS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND AYE WORKING TO STOP FUTURE ATTEMPTS
COMMISSION WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WHEN THE PORT DISCOVERED THE INCIDENTS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTED ON THE ISSUE AT A PUBLIC MEETING IN MARCH, AND THE ISSUE WAS ALSO DISCUSSED AT THE PUBLIC AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING IN ON APRIL 7
THANK YOU
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR TODAY
THANK YOU, MR RICHARD
THE COMMISSIONER WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
AS THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, WE'LL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
THERE MAY BE A SHORT TIME LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
MCCARTHY, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER? YES
THANK YOU
YOUR SPEAKER IS ELIZABETH BURIEN
HELLO
CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME, PLEASE? YES, WE CAN
THANK YOU
AYE, I'M ELIZABETH BURTON
I HAVE A PHD IN MATHEMATICS, AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT COUNTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM SEATTLE'S CRUISE SHIPS
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PORT IS NOT REQUIRED TO REPORT EMISSIONS FOR SHIPS ONCE THEY LEAVE OUR LOCAL AIRSHED, BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW COMMISSIONERS CAN MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS ABOUT CRUISE, WHETHER TO INCREASE IT OR DECREASE IT WITHOUT KNOWING ITS TOTAL CLIMATE IMPACT
I HAVE CALCULATED CRUISE EMISSIONS FOR THE ENTIRE JOURNEY TO ALASKA AND BACK USING SHIP CALL RECORDS FROM THE PORT'S 2019 SEASON AND AN ONLINE CARBON CALCULATOR SUPPORTED BY RESPECTABLE SOURCES
MY TOTAL ESTIMATE WAS ABOUT 1.1 MILLION TONNES FOR THE WHOLE JOURNEY
THIS IS ABOUT 20 TIMES LARGER THAN THE PORT'S ESTIMATE OF 59,000 TONS FOR THE EMISSIONS JUST IN OUR LOCAL AIRSHED
THESE TWO NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY CONSISTENT
OUR AIRSHED CORRESPONDS TO ABOUT 5% OF THE TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED BY THE SHIP, AND YOUR NUMBER IS ABOUT 5% OF MY NUMBER
WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT CRUISE WHILE IGNORING 95% OF ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS
IT ALSO MEANS THAT YOU ARE WILDLY OVERESTIMATING HOW MUCH SHORE POWER CAN REDUCE SHIP'S CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
YOUR WEBSITE SAYS THAT ABOUT 25% OF A CRUISE SHIP'S TOTAL EMISSIONS IN PUGET SOUND CAN BE AVOIDED BY PLUGGING INTO SHORE POWER
THIS 25% REDUCTION WITHIN PUGET SOUND TRANSLATES INTO ONLY A ONE AND A QUARTER PERCENT REDUCTION WHEN THE WHOLE JOURNEY IS CONSIDERED
THE CLIMATE DOESN'T CARE WHAT NUMBERS SHOW UP IN YOUR REPORT
THE CLIMATE RESPONDS TO WHAT GOES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
I'D LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY REMIND YOU THAT YOU WORK FOR THE PUBLIC, YOU DON'T WORK FOR THE CRUISE COMPANIES, AND YOU DON'T WORK FOR THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
IF THE ACTIVITIES YOU PROMOTE RESULT IN GREAT PUBLIC HARM, YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, DOCTOR BURIEN
NEXT SPEAKER YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN VANVOST
JORDAN STAR SIX TO UNMUTE GOOD AFTERNOON
MISSIONERS
MY NAME IS JORDAN VAN VOST
FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS, SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN AMPLIFYING VOICES FROM CLIENT, SCIENTISTS, THE IPCC AND FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES
BUT BUSINESS AS USUAL IS STILL THE NORM
THIS COMMISSION CONTINUES TO PROMOTE AND FUND CRUISE TOURISM, DESPITE STATEMENTS TO THE CONTRARY
MANY YEARS AGO, I LEFT MY JOB IN CORPORATE AMERICA TO LIVE ON A SMALL ISLAND
I WAS SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS BECAUSE I KNEW MODERN GLOBAL CULTURE WAS DANGEROUSLY OUT OF BALANCE
NATIVE PEOPLE FROM MANY DIFFERENT TRIBES SPEAK ABOUT PROPHECY THAT UNLESS WE LEARN TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURAL LAWS AND WITHIN ECOLOGICAL LIMITS, WE WILL DESTROY THIS WORLD
ARE WE HEEDING THEIR TEACHINGS OR JUST GLIBLY REPEATING LAND? ACKNOWLEDGMENTS THE CRUISE SHIP BUSINESS MODEL IS AN ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL WRECKING BALL
IN ORDER TO RESTORE BALANCE, EACH ONE OF US NEEDS TO MAKE A COURAGEOUS STAND FOR SUSTAINABLE AND COMPASSIONATE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR WORLD
BUT FIRST, WE NEED TO FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE GRAVITY OF THE PROBLEM
AND THAT REQUIRES LISTENING TO VOICES OUTSIDE THE ECHO CHAMBER OF CAPITALISM, WHICH PUTS PROFITS ABOVE ALL ELSE
SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL SUGGESTS THAT AT YOUR UPCOMING CRUISE STUDY SESSION, YOU INCLUDE EXPERTS ON THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF CRUISE PEOPLE LIKE DR MARTHA HONEY AND DR ROSS KLEIN, WHO COULD WIDEN YOUR PERSPECTIVES AND ALLOW FOR A DIVERSITY OF VOICES TO BE HEARD
PLEASE STOP GREENWASHING CREWS, WHICH IS AN UNSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL FOR OUR REGION AND THE WORLD
COUNTLESS LIVES IN THE WEB OF LIFE ITSELF ARE AT STAKE, AND WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
MR VAN VOST
NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STACEY OAK
STACEY, GOOD AFTERNOON
AYE
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS STACEY OAKS
LAST YEAR, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN SAID, QUOTE, CLEARLY, THERE IS AN INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR CRUISE
WE DIDN'T CREATE IT
IT EXISTS
OUR JOB IS TO MINIMIZE THOSE COSTS WHILE MAXIMIZING THE BENEFITS
UNQUOTE
THIS STATEMENT SERVES TO DISTANCE THE PORT OF SEATTLE FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE IMPACTS AND THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE CRUISE INDUSTRY WHILE TRYING TO JUSTIFY PROFITING FROM THE CARNAGE
BUT HOW CAN THE PORT OF SEATTLE PRETEND LIKE IT'S NOT ACTIVELY STOKING THE FIRE OF THIS INSATIABLE APPETITE? AFTER RECENTLY APPROVING INTERNATIONAL CRUISE ADVERTISEMENTS TO THE TUNE OF UP TO A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, THE PORT OFTEN ATTEMPTS TO MINIMIZE OR HIDE IMPACTS
USING LINGUISTIC GYMNASTICS OR LIMITING THE SCOPE OF THE CONVERSATION TO JUST OUR IMMEDIATE AREA BRING UP THE CUSTOMARY PRACTICE OF DUMPING TOXIC SCRUBBER, EXHAUST, SEWAGE AND GARBAGE INTO THE WATERWAYS
THE PORT COUNTERS THAT THE DUMPING DOESN'T HAPPEN RIGHT HERE
PUSH BACK AGAINST ADDING ADDITIONAL SAILINGS OF THESE FOSSIL FUEL INTENSIVE SHIPS THAT BURN 30 TO 50 GALLONS OF FUEL FOR EACH MILE TRAVELED
THE PORT POINTS TO THE USE OF SHORE POWER WHILE DOCKING AT OUR PIER WITH THE EXPECTATION OF APPLAUSE
SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE CONDITIONS AND PAY OF ONBOARD WORKERS FROM THE COUNTRIES LIKE THE PHILIPPINES AND INDIA
THE RESPONSE JUMPS TO HOW MANY MILLIONS THE INDUSTRY CLAIMS IT BRINGS TO OUR STATE
WE CAN'T JUST LOOK OUT FOR SEATTLE, FOR WASHINGTON, FOR THE WATERS ON OUR OWN HORIZONS
LABOR EXPLOITATION IS UNACCEPTABLE REGARDLESS OF THE LANGUAGE A WORKER SPEAKS
THE POLLUTION DUMPED NEAR VICTORIA, BC AFFECTS WATER QUALITY, ARE ENDANGERED ORCAS AND THE SEAFOOD WE EAT
GREENHOUSE GASES EXACERBATE THE CLIMATE CRISIS FOR ALL OF US, REGARDLESS OF WHERE ALONG THE ITINERARY THEY'RE BURIEN, HOW MANY MORE DEADLY HEAT WAVES AND RECORD SETTING WILDFIRES LEFT WASHINGTON ENDURE? BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM THE BUSINESSES TO DESTROYING THIS PARADISE AND THE WORLD OUR CHILDREN WILL INHERIT, IT'S TIME TO START BEING HONEST, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE IMPACTS OF OUR INVESTMENTS, AND LEAVE THE TUNNEL VISION BEHIND TO LOOK BEYOND OUR OWN BACKYARD
I URGE YOU TO DO A STUDY SESSION FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING THE IMPACTS OF CRUISE TO OUR OWN COMMUNITY AND BEYOND
AND I IMPLORE YOU TO FILL THAT STUDY SESSION WITH EXPERTS THAT DO NOT HAVE PROFIT MOTIVES CONNECTED TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE INDUSTRY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MS OAKS
NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EDWARD HASBROOK
MY NAME IS EDWARD HASBROKE, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE IDENTITY PROJECT, A CIVIL LIBERTIES ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL
I'M HERE TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FAILURE OF THE PORT AND US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO TRAVELERS OF CBP'S USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION AT THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY AT SEATAC THIS SATURDAY, THE PORT CONDUCTED A SIMULATION TO TEST THE FACILITY, INCLUDING THE SIGNAGE, BUT CBP AND THE PORT FAILED THAT TEST
VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SIMULATION FOUND NO SIGNAGE REGARDING FACIAL IMAGING, MUCH LESS THE NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW
THE PORT'S WEBSITE COMPOUNDS THIS FAILURE BY FALSELY CLAIMING THAT CBP IS MANDATED TO USE BIOMETRICS FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS
IN FACT, NO LAW REQUIRES CBP TO COLLECT BIOMETRICS OF US CITIZENS RATHER THAN BEING REQUIRED TO COLLECT BIOMETRICS
CBP IS PROHIBITED FROM COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM ANYONE WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUGET AND NOTICES INFORMING INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR RIGHT NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY INFORMATION COLLECTION NOT ACCOMPANIED BY A VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER AND PROPER NOTICE
SINCE CBP HAS CHOSEN TO FLOUT THE LAW, WE URGE THE PORT TO POST NOTICES INFORMING TRAVELERS OF THEIR RIGHTS
WE HAVE INCLUDED SUGGESTED TEXT IN OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS
WE BELIEVE THAT THE PORT HAS THE RIGHT TO POST TRUTHFUL SIGNAGE ON PORT PROPERTY
IF CBP WANTS TO TRY TO GAG THE PORT, YOU CAN AND SHOULD MAKE THEM GET A COURT ORDER TO DO SO
THE PORT COURT SHOULD NOT CENSOR ITSELF, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO INFORMING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS ON THE BASIS OF A MERE POSSIBILITY OR THREAT THAT CBP MIGHT CLAIM THE AUTHORITY TO PREEMPT THE PORT'S RIGHT TO POST TRUTHFUL SIGNAGE ON PORT PROPERTY, AND THAT A COURT MIGHT UPHOLD SUCH A DEMAND BY CBP FOR A GAG ORDER AGAINST THE PORT
WE URGE THE PORT COMMISSION TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO DIRECT THE POSTING OF APPROPRIATE PORT SIGNAGE INFORMING TRAVELERS AT SEATAC OF THEIR RIGHTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR HASBRO
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS OMAR LEE
HELLO
MY NAME IS OMAR LEE
I'M THE OWNER OF THREE LOCAL HOTELS, HOTEL INTERURBAN IN TUKWILLA, HOTEL INDIGO IN EVERETT MARINA AND THE LODGE AT THE ST
EDWARD STATE PARK IN TAMPA
WE AYE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE UPCOMING ALASKA CRUISE SEASON
THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY HAS BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE PROLONG KOBE GLOBAL PANAMA
THIS WAS CERTAINLY SEEN WITHIN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY ITSELF, OUR HOTELS AND THEIR RESTAURANTS, AS WELL AS OUR TEAM MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
WITH MANY SEGMENTS OF THE TRAVEL STILL SIGNIFICANTLY DEPRESSED, I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CRUISE AND THE MANY THOUSANDS OF HOTEL GUESTS THAT COME TO EXPERIENCE OUR REGION BEFORE AND AFTER THEIR CRUISES
FROM A PERSONAL STANDPOINT, OUR FAMILY AYE CRUISES
WE LOVE TAKING CRUISES AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE NEW AREAS
AND IT'S CHECKING ONCE AND IT'S VERY RELAXED AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CHECKING IN AND OUT WITH DIFFERENT HOTEL ROOM AND WHERE TO EAT
I THINK THE CRUISING IS A VERY FUN WAY OF TRAVELING, TAKING FAMILY VACATION
SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR ROLE IN DRIVING A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT ACROSS THE REGION, ESPECIALLY IN THE COMING SEASON
AS WE STRIVE TO SUSTAIN OUR HOTELS AND THE RESTAURANTS, WE DO NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU, MR LEE
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JODY ALBERTS
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS JODI ALBERT, AND TODAY I'M SPEAKING IN MY PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY AS HEAD OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR THE BELLEVUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
I'M PROVIDING COMMERCE TO THE COMMISSIONER TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY AND THE VAST BENEFITS THIS PROVIDES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION
IN THE CITY OF BELLEVUE, OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO FILL THE CHILLING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT AS CIRCUMSTANCES IMPROVE, IT IS IMPERATIVE WE ENCOURAGE OUR LOCAL LEADERS TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE BASED ON SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED DELICATE RECOVERY OF OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN DEEPLY AFFECTED THESE LAST TWO YEARS, AND WE'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 2020K SHAPED RECOVERY
THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO START THAN WITHIN OUR MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVERS SUCH AS THE CRUISE SHIP TOURISM INDUSTRY
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY GENERATES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO LOCAL ECONOMIES LIKE OURS AND BELLEVUE CREWS PROVIDES A VITAL ECONOMIC LINK FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS SERVICES SUCH AS LODGING, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, RETAIL, AND SO MUCH MORE
PREPANDEMIC ECONOMIC INDICATORS SHOW THE CRUISE INDUSTRY GENERATED UPWARDS OF $900 MILLION ANNUALLY IN LOCAL BUSINESS REVENUE, WITH EACH SHIP GENERATING AN AVERAGE 4.2 MILLION TO THE STATE'S ECONOMY AND SUPPORTING MORE THAN 500 LOCAL JOBS
THESE JOBS WILL CERTAINLY BE CRITICAL AS WASHINGTONIANS REENTER THE WORKFORCE FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC, A PERSISTENT ISSUE THAT IS FACING STATE ACROSS THE US
AS FOR THIS REASON, I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH OUR SUPPORT FOR THE RETURN OF A THRIVING AND VIBRANT CRUISE SHIP ECONOMY
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSIONER CHO CONTINUE TO CONSIDER NOT ONLY THE CRUISE INDUSTRY DIRECTLY, BUT THE GREATER REGIONAL ECONOMY MADE UP OF THOUSANDS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES THAT DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY SUPPORT IT SUPPORTS HERE IN WESTERN WASHINGTON
I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THE PORT COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STEVE METRUCK, AND MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR MARITIME, STEPHANIE JONES, STEPPING FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP TO SAFELY RESTART CRUISE
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PROVIDE COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF A ROBUST AND STRONG RESURGENCE OF OUR REGION'S CRUISE TOURISM INDUSTRY
THANK YOU, MS ALBERT
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BARBARA MCMICHAEL
OH, HELLO
I'M BARBARA MCMICHAEL
I LIVE NURSING TECH AIRPORT, AND I WORK FOR SOCALLED CULTURE, WHICH IS A COALITION OF MANY DIFFERENT CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTH KING COUNTY
AMONG OUR IMPERATIVES
SOKO HAS AN ENGAGING TREES INITIATIVE BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZED SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT TREES ARE A VITAL PART OF OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY
TWO MINUTES ISN'T LONG ENOUGH TO TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT FACETS OF THIS INITIATIVE, BUT I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE EFFORTS TO PRESERVE NORTH SEA PACK PARK AND TO PREVENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORESTED LAND AROUND IT
I FLY VERY RARELY, BUT IN FEBRUARY, MY HUSBAND AND I MADE A LONG POSTPONED TRIP TO VISIT OUR DAUGHTER IN NEW YORK
AND ON THE FLIGHT BACK, WE WERE SITTING NEXT TO A YOUNG SILICON VALLEY ENGINEER WHO WAS RETURNING FROM AYE
FIRST TRIP TO THE BIG APPLE AND NEEDED TO CATCH A CONNECTING FLIGHT HERE TO GET BACK TO CALIFORNIA
HE NEVER BEEN TO OUR REGION BEFORE, AND ON OUR APPROACH TO SEATTLE FROM THE NORTH WHEN WE FINALLY BROKE THROUGH THE CLOUD COVER AND HE SAW THE LANDSCAPE BELOW
AND THE FIRST COMMENT WAS, IT'S SO GREEN
I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT THAT HAS BEEN PROFOUNDLY AFFECTED BY THE LOSS OF TREES IN THE MOVE TO BUILD A CONNECTING FREEWAY BETWEEN BURIEN AND I FIVE
THIS HAPPENED IN LARGE PART BECAUSE THE PORT WANTED TO FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT OUT OF THE AIRPORT TO POINTS SOUTH
MY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS LOST THOUSANDS OF MATURE TREES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
WE HAVE BEEN ROBBED OF OUR TREE CANOPY, AND I'M STILL GRIEVING
I HOPE THAT THIS ITERATION OF THE PORT COMMISSION UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU HAVE THE PROFOUND RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL LEAD US AWAY FROM WHAT THE UNITED NATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE HAS SAID WILL BE A CLIMATE HORROR STORY IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS UNLESS GOVERNMENTS EVERYWHERE DO NOT REASSESS THEIR ENERGY POLICIES AND STOP INVESTING IN CLIMATE CHOKING INDUSTRIES
THAT MEANS STOP BUILDING WAREHOUSES, STOP BUILDING FREEWAYS, AND STOP TAKING DOWN TREES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MS MCMICHAEL
NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBIN BRIGGS
HI
MY NAME IS ROBIN BRIGGS, AND I LIVE IN KING COUNTY
AFTER THE RECENT IPCC REPORT CAME OUT, I SAW A HEADLINE THAT READ, EARTH ON TRACK TO BE UNLIVABLE
SEE STORY ON A THREE
ALL HUMANS WILL DIE IF WE DON'T CHANGE OUR BEHAVIOR, BUT SOMEHOW THAT DOES NOT GO ON PAGE ONE WITH STORIES THAT MERIT OUR FULL ATTENTION
IT ENDS UP BURIED IN THE BACK PAGES, AS MANY PEOPLE ARE
AND AS I'M GUESSING MOST OF YOU ARE, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CLIMATE AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE IGNORING IT
WILDFIRES CAUSED SMOKE, WHICH IS REALLY BAD FOR ALL OF US
BUT LAST YEAR, WILDFIRES ACTUALLY CAME INTO THE URBAN CORE IN PORTLAND AND PEOPLE HAD TO EVACUATE
HOW LONG BEFORE THEY COME HERE? WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 1200 YEAR DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE MUCH OF OUR FOOD IS GROWN
WE ARE BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IS COMING IF WE DO NOTHING
SO WE HAVE THAT ON THE ONE HAND, EARTH ON TRACK TO BE UNLIVABLE, AND ON THE OTHER HAND, WE HAVE CRUISE SHIP SAILINGS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH
CRUISE SHIPS CAUSE A LOT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND FRANKLY, THEY ARE NOT A NECESSARY ACTIVITY
WE DON'T NEED THEM THE WAY WE NEED CLEAN AIR, FOOD, CONCRETE, AND STEEL
WHY ARE WE HAVING SO MANY SAILINGS AND WHY WOULD WE THINK THAT THIS IS GOOD? WE NEED TO MAKE CHOICES, CUT BACK OR DECARBONIZE IF CREWS CAN'T OR WON'T DECARBONIZE
LET'S HAVE FEWER SAILINGS WHILE THEY FIGURE IT OUT
BUT GROWING IT AS A BUSINESS, THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE REGION AND IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE PLANET EITHER
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
MS BRIGGS, NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NOW AMY MAXWELL
HELLO THERE
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY COMMENTS TODAY
THE PORT SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND STRATEGIC REAL ESTATE PLAN CONTAIN PROPOSALS TO COMMERCIALLY DEVELOP AN ESTIMATED 100 ACRES OF MOSTLY TREE COVERED LAND IN THE COMMUNITY NEAR NORTH HEAT AIRPORT
THAT INCLUDES 31 ACRES OF OLD FOREST AND BICYCLE TRAILS
INSIDE NORTH SEATAC PARK, ALL THE FOREST STATION WOULD BE THE CITY OF SEATAC, WHICH, ACCORDING TO KING COUNTY 30 YEAR FOREST PLAN, HAS ALMOST THE LOWEST TREE CANOPY IN THE COUNTY RANKED 40 OUT OF 45 CITIES
IT WOULD TAKE PLACE WHERE PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE KING COUNTY RECOMMENDS INCREASING TREES AND GREEN SPACE TO PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM AIRPORT POLLUTION THAT'S SHORTENING LIVES, CAUSING LEARNING PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND CAUSING BABIES TO BE BORN UNDERWEIGHT AND PREMATURELY
IT WOULD TAKE PLACE IN NEIGHBORHOODS AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RANKS AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVEL
TEN OUT OF TEN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES
DEVELOPING INSIDE THE PARK WOULD BE A SPECIAL FLAVOR OF BETRAYAL BY THE PORT AS THE PARK WAS CREATED TO COMPENSATE AREA RESIDENTS FOR CUMULATIVE IMPACTS AT THE AIRPORT, WHICH ARE ONLY INCREASING
DEVELOPING INSIDE THE PARK WOULD BE COUNTER TO THE SEATAC COMMUNITIES PLAN ADOPTED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY AS ORDINANCE 2883 IN SEPTEMBER JUNET 1976, WHICH STATED THAT FUTURE USES OF THE LAND THE PARK IS NOW ON SHOULD NOT, QUOTE FURTHER DEGRADE THE ENVIRONMENT OR RESIDENTIAL USES OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS
FOR THESE REASONS, I WANT TO FIRST THANK COMMISSIONERS AND PORT STAFF FOR HOLDING OFF ON DEVELOPING INSIDE THE PARK WHILE COMPLETING AN INVENTORY OF THE THREATENED AREA OF THE PARK
AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SEATAC RECENTLY TO EXPLORE HOW THAT CITY MIGHT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PARK IN ORDER TO PRESERVE IT AS A PARK IN PERPETUITY
AND I WANT TO URGE THAT THE PORT TAKE THE BOLD STEP, WHICH WOULD MAKE IT A NATIONAL LEADER IN AIRPORT JUSTICE, TO HALT YOUR EXTENSIVE DEFORESTATION PLANS UNTIL YOU CAN WORK WITH RELEVANT JURISDICTIONS TO ENACT A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY FOREST PLAN TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE AIRPORT, AND TO PROTECT THE ICONIC NORTHWEST BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH, AFTER ALL, IS A MAJOR GATEWAY TO THE EVERGREEN STATE
PLEASE BE VISIONARY AND BOLD
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE US IN THE DUST
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
MS MAXWELL, NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMY BURNS
HELLO
I AM AMY BURNS, CO PRESIDENT AT ANTHONY'S RESTAURANTS, AND I'M SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE UPCOMING ALASKA CRUISE SEASON
THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY HAS BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE PROLONGED COVID 19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC
THIS WAS CERTAINLY SEEN WITHIN CRUISE ITSELF, BUT ALSO RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, RETAIL, MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS THAT HAVE SUFFERED IMMENSELY, INCLUDING OUR LOCATION AT PIER 66
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE JOBS FOR OUR TEAM MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR MANY YEARS, AND WITH THE LACK OF TOURISM, MANY HAVE GONE TO OTHER INDUSTRIES
IN 2019, PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, TOURISM WAS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH 8.1 BILLION IN SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY, CREATING AN ABUNDANCE OF JOBS
WE HAVE YEARS TO RECOVER BEFORE WE CAN GET BACK TO THOSE PREP ENDEMIC LEVELS OF VISITATION AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
AND CRUISE IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE TRAVEL DEMAND GENERATORS IN OUR REGION
SO I APPLIED THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR NOT ONLY CREATING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, BUT ALSO FOR SERVING AS ONE OF THE SAFEST CRUISE HOME PORTS IN THE WORLD THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, FOR GROWING CREWS IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WAY, ENSURING BUSINESSES REMAIN SUSTAINABLE FOR OUR REGION AND DECADES TO COME
SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR ROLE IN DRIVING ECONOMIC IMPACT ACROSS OUR REGION, HELPING PROVIDE MORE JOBS TO PEOPLE IN THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR
OUR LOCAL SEATTLE BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES DEPEND ON IT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MS BURNS
THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF SIGN UPS FOR TODAY
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP BUT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WE DID HAVE A LATE SIGN UP FROM A HEATHER PRICE
WONDERFUL
GO AHEAD
MS PRICE? YES
AYE
I'M DR HEATHER PRICE
I'M AN ATMOSPHERIC CHEMIST, AND MY PHD FOCUSED ON AIR POLLUTION, AND MY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FOCUSED ON CLIMATE SCIENCE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ALSO WITH RESEARCH GROUPS AT HARVARD
SO YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW THAT THE LATEST IPCC REPORT IS OUT
IT'S NOT NEWS THAT WE'RE IN A CRISIS
WE'RE IN A FOSSIL FUELLED CLIMATE CRISIS
AND THE PORT COMMISSIONERS, YOU ARE THE LEADERS THAT THE IPCC REPORT IS REFERRING TO
YOU AYE, THE LEADERS WHO EVERY CHOICE YOU MAKE
IT EITHER HELPS TO PERPETUATE THE CURRENT HARMFUL SYSTEMS THAT ARE CAUSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS, OR YOU MAKE CHOICES THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SCIENCE AND THE URGENCY OF ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
YOUR LATEST MOVE TO DO ADVERTISING WORLDWIDE TO BRING RICH PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS TO SEATTLE PERPETUATES THE CLIMATE CRISIS
PLEASE DON'T DO THAT
PLEASE THINK ABOUT EVERY CHOICE THAT YOU MAKE, EVERY CHOICE, EVERY DECISION THAT YOU MAKE AS A LEADER
YOU ARE EITHER CREATING THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE GOING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM OR YOU'RE PERPETUATING THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE CAUSING HARM AROUND THE WORLD
AND IT'S NOT THESE RICH PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING HURT
FIRST AND WORST, ALTHOUGH WE ARE ONE IN THREE AMERICANS EXPERIENCED A CLIMATE DISASTER IN 2021
ANY OF US LIVING IN THE PUGET SOUND LIVED THROUGH THE HEAT DOME EVENT
IT WAS THE DEADLIEST WEATHER EVENT IN CANADA THAT'S EVER BEEN RECORDED AND ALSO FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DIED, OVER 200 PEOPLE JUST IN BC AND HUNDREDS HERE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WE'RE ALREADY LIVING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES
PLEASE, PLEASE THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE CHOICES YOU MAKE WHEN YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS
EVERY CHOICE TOUCHES CLIMATE AND TOUCHES CLIMATE JUSTICE IN PARTICULAR
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, DR PRICE
I THINK WITH THAT, WE'VE CONCLUDED OUR SIGN UPS FOR TODAY
SO IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP BUT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? OKAY
AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE US AN OFFICE OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED
GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF RICHARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE HAVE RECEIVED FIVE WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S MEETING
THE FIRST COMES FROM IRIS ANTMAN, MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL
HE WRITES TO ASK THE PORT TO TAKE THE GROWING THREAT OF SPECIES EXTINCTION, INCLUDING HUMAN BEINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVASTATION BY RUNAWAY GLOBAL WARMING CAUSED PRIMARILY BY BURNING FOSSIL FUELS, SERIOUSLY
SHE CITES WG THREE OF THE MOST RECENT INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT FROM THE UN THAT STATES A FAILURE TO PEAK AND REDUCE EMISSIONS IN THE COMING DECADE WILL PUT PARIS AGREEMENT GOALS INCREASINGLY OUT OF REACH
SHE ALSO NOTES THAT PORT RECRUITING EFFORTS IN THE UK AND EUROPE ARE NOT RESPONDING TO A DEMAND, BUT RATHER CREATING ONE
SHE ASKED FOR A RETRACTION OF THE CONTRACT TO EXPAND CRUISING MARKETS AND REPURPOSING OF THE FUNDS TO DEVELOP NEW CLEAN INDUSTRIES AND SOURCES OF EMPLOYMENT
MARIEL STEVENSON FROM KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, WRITES REGARDING CLIMATE CONCERNS RELATED TO CRUISE THROUGH ALASKAN WATERS AND COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
SAI HON OF THE ASIAN COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICE SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF THE PORT HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN D
AND THEN JORDAN VAN BOSS AND EDWARD HASBROKE BOTH SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS SUPPORTING THEIR SPOKEN COMMENTS TODAY
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
THANK YOU, CLARK
EACH TIME WE DO THIS PUBLIC COMMENT, I ALWAYS FEEL ATTENTION BECAUSE IT'S NOT A DIALOGUE
IT IS A TIME FOR THE COMMISSION TO LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC
BUT THERE ARE VERY CONCRETE ASKS THAT OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS MAKE SOMETIMES
AND IT DOES FEEL LIKE IT MAY SEEM LIKE WE'RE IGNORING YOU
WE'RE NOT IGNORING YOU
WE JUST RECOGNIZE THIS IS OUR TIME TO LISTEN
AND WE'RE TAKING DILIGENT NOTES OURSELVES AND OUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RESPOND TO EVERY CONCRETE ASK THAT IS MADE
AND SO FOR THOSE WHO COMMENTED, THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING, AND PLEASE KNOW WE TAKE ALL OF THESE COMMENTS VERY SERIOUSLY
AND WE DO RESPOND TO THE VERY CONCRETE ASKS THAT ARE MADE
SO HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT, ABCDEFG AND H
I WROTE THE ENTIRE ALPHABET, RIGHT? ALL SECONDS
TERRIFIC
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE
AND SECONDED, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER, SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE THREE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
ALRIGHT
AND WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES 1 SECOND
I JUMP TO OUR NEW
ALRIGHT
WE NOW MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS BEFORE US TODAY
RICARD, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM? AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM STRATEGIC ADVISOR TYLER EMSKI, WHO IS IN THE COMMISSION OFFICE FOR INTRODUCTION
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN A ORDER NUMBER 2022
FIVE
IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE THREE YEAR INVESTMENT IN THE YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM FROM $2.1 MILLION TO $4.1 MILLION
THANK YOU
CLERK HART AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
MY NAME IS TYLER HEMSKEY AND I AM A STRATEGIC ADVISOR IN THE COMMISSIONER OFFICE
I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT ON THIS ORDER TO INCREASE THE PORT'S THREE YEAR INVESTMENT IN THE YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM
SO IN 2021, THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION ENGAGED COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN A SERIES OF 13 LISTENING SESSIONS RELATED TO THE PORT'S ROLE IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
DURING THESE LISTENING SESSIONS, COMMISSIONER REPEATEDLY HEARD ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, INCREASED VISIBILITY OF PORT INDUSTRY RELATED JOBS IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND EXPANDED ACCESS TO QUALITY LIVING WAGE JOBS FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS KING COUNTY
SO ONE OF THE WAYS THE PORT HAS RESPONDED TO THIS COMMUNITY CALL TO ACTION IS TO DOUBLE DOWN ON INCREASING ACCESS TO MARITIME CAREER PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES
TO THIS EFFECT, THE COMMISSION APPROVED THREE CRITICAL PROGRAMS FOR 2022, THE YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM, MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE MARITIME INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP TABLE
SO THIS PROGRAMMING WAS MATCHED UP WITH $2.4 MILLION IN FUNDING, AND IT WILL SUPPORT THE FRAMEWORK FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AND CONNECTED REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE OF MARITIME EMPLOYMENT IN KING COUNTY AND BEYOND
THIS ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT WAS IDENTIFIED FROM CRUISE REVENUE THAT IS ANTICIPATED TO EXCEED 2022 BUDGET PROJECTIONS
SO THAT'S THE $2 MILLION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE TEXT OF THE ORDER HERE
THE PORTUGUESE COMMISSIONER HEREBY DIRECTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO INCREASE THE THREE YEAR INVESTMENT IN THE YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM FROM $2.1 MILLION TO $4.1 MILLION
THE $2 MILLION INCREASE IN FUNDING WILL SUPPORT MARITIME FOCUSED CAREER LAUNCH OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMMING
SO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION BY NO LATER THAN JUNE 14, 2022
THAT'S 63 DAYS FROM NOW WITH A DRAFT STRATEGY THAT IDENTIFIES COLLABORATIONS WITH PARTNER INSTITUTIONS AND THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO CONNECT YOUTH IN THE YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM TO MARITIME FOCUSED APPRENTICESHIPS, POST SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS WITH PAID WORK BASED LEARNING OR SECONDARY CAREER OR TECHNICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER OPTIONS
SO THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION
I WILL NOW HAND IT BACK OVER TO THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT FOR COMMISSIONER REMARKS
I BELIEVE OEDI, SENIOR DIRECTOR BOOTY GEYSER, AND DIRECTOR OF MARITIME MAINTENANCE, DELMAS WHITAKER ARE ON THE LINE AND AVAILABLE TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE
COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT CALKINS
THANK YOU, TYLER
AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO KICK IT TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMED FOR THE FIRST COMMENTS AND REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU BOTH FOR THAT INFORMATION
I'LL JUST SAY I AM A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM, AND REALLY THE GOAL IS TO EXPAND THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS IN A WAY THAT TRANSLATES INTO LIVING WAGE JOBS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THAT HELPS BUILD PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN OUR MARITIME INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
AND FOR ME, THESE MEANINGFUL INTERNSHIPS AND WORKFORCE PROGRAMS REALLY REQUIRE MORE THAN JUST INCREASING NUMBERS OR FUNDS
IT REQUIRES A TARGETED PIPELINE INTO THE WORKFORCE FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW INCOME, FIRST GENERATION UNDERSERVED STUDENTS WHO ARE OFTEN FURTHEST FROM OPPORTUNITY
AND SO THERE IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS AS A PORT
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PUSHING THIS PROGRAM FORWARD
AND ALSO IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE PROGRAM CONNECT OUR YOUTH TO MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL JOBS AND ALLOW US TO CONTINUE OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY, THAT WE CONTINUE TO ACT WITH URGENCY AND WORK TO TRANSITION THE PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY WHILE WE CENTER THE NEEDS OF OUR WORKFORCE AND ENSURING THAT WORKERS REMAIN A PRIORITY AS WE TRANSITION TO A GREENER AND MORE BLUER ECONOMY
JUST IN CLOSING, I WILL SAY THAT I SUPPORT INDEPENDENT STUDIES ON WORKFORCE ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS AS WE RECOVER FROM THIS PANDEMIC
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORTING THIS INITIATIVE TODAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER CHO
YES
I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AND SUPPORT FOR THIS MOTION IN ORDER, FIRST AND FOREMOST, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, FOR TAKING THIS ON AND REALLY RUNNING WITH WHAT WE PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE, BUT HAS SINCE BEEN REBRANDED AS THE CAREER LAUNCH
AND YOU'VE REALLY TAKEN THIS
YOU'VE REALLY OWNED THIS
AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO YOUR STAFF IN ODI
AND ALSO I THINK OUR FOLKS IN THE MARITIME DEPARTMENT ALSO DESERVES A SHOUT OUT
STEPHANIE JONES EVANS, WHO INITIALLY BROUGHT THIS UP AND SAID, HEY, WE HAVE THIS EXTRA MONEY
HOW CAN WE BEST USE IT? AND WAS THE ONE TO SUGGEST THAT WE PUT THIS IN THE CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM
I'M NOT SO SURE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO IF THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHERE WE HAD SOME EXTRA MONEY
AND IT WAS THE FIRST THOUGHT TO, OH, LET'S PUT THIS IN A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
RIGHT
AND SO I THINK THAT SIGNIFIES A TREMENDOUS SHIFT OF CULTURE AND FIRST PRINCIPLES HERE AT THE PORT
AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY, A HUGE GRATITUDE TO STEVE METRUCK, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOR BEING OPEN TO THAT AND WELCOMING THAT IDEA WITH OPEN ARMS THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT I WANTED TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT, ONE WITH THE PROGRAM AND THEN ONE LARGER POINT
THE FIRST IS THAT WE'RE NOT JUST THROWING MONEY AT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND I THINK THIS IS THE POINT THAT COMMISSIONER MOHAMED WAS MAKING THAT WE KNOW FROM OUR LISTENING SESSIONS LAST YEAR, AS TYLER MENTIONED, THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS A HUGE ISSUE, NOT JUST FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE, BUT ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND ACROSS GOVERNMENT AND ALL INDUSTRIES THAT NEED THE WORKFORCE
EXCUSE ME, MY DOG IS BARKING
WITH THAT SAID, THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE EFFORTS TO GROW THAT PIPELINE OF WORKERS
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT THIS MOTION NOT ONLY ALLOCATES AN EXTRA $2.1 MILLION, BUT IT CALLS ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF TO COME UP WITH A STRATEGY
AND THAT IS KEY HERE
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT WE'RE NOT JUST THROWING ANOTHER $2.1 MILLION AT SOME SUPERFLUOUS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT
IT IS TRULY MEANT TO BE A STRATEGIC EFFORT
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE PLAN THAT STEVE AND YOUR TEAM, YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH
I THINK IT'S IN THREE MONTHS TIME
AND THEN SECONDLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY I DON'T WANT TO BE INSENSITIVE TO THE COMMENTS THAT SOME OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS MADE ABOUT CRUISE
WE HEAR YOU
WE UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM IN TERMS OF NOT WANTING CRUISE, BUT I ALSO HOPE YOU ALL CAN ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT WE CAN DO
AND WE HAVE A SURPLUS OF THIS NARRATIVE OR THIS IDEA THAT THE PORT IS HERE FOR PROFIT
WE ARE NOT A PROFIT GENERATING ENTITY
WE ARE A SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT AND OUR JOB IS TO MITIGATE BAD THINGS AND PROMOTE GOOD THINGS
AND IN MY PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE MITIGATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CRUISE WHILE CHECKING AND ADDING TO OTHER THINGS LIKE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CREATING A PIPELINE OF NEW JOBS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
AND SO I HOPE AND WHILE WE MAY HAVE DISAGREEMENTS ON EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S STILL GOOD WORK BEING DONE HERE FROM THE REVENUES BEING GENERATED BY THAT INDUSTRY
RIGHT
THE ALTERNATIVE IS FOR THAT MONEY TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE
SO WITH THAT SAID, I AM FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE GREAT WORK ON THIS GREAT INITIATIVE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHILL
NO QUESTIONS ON THIS
I DO HAVE OPINIONS, TOO, LIKE A GOOD POLITICIAN
MY FIRST OPINION IS THAT THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF WORK THAT WE SHOULD BE ENGAGED IN, AND I THINK THAT MIGHT COME AS A SURPRISE TO SOME OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS
WHY IN THE WORLD IS THE PORT SHOULD BE MAKING SURE THAT SHIPS AND PLANES COME AND GO ON TIME? WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING GETTING INVOLVED IN YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAMS? AND I WOULD SAY THAT INDICATES A MODE OF THINKING THAT I THINK NOT JUST WE AS A LARGE EMPLOYER IN THE REGION, BUT ALL LARGE EMPLOYERS AND MEDIUM SIZED EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT, WHICH IS THAT EMPLOYERS SHOULDN'T JUST GET TO SIT BACK AND GLEAN THE EFFORTS OF OTHERS IN DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WORKERS TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED
IN FACT, IF WE DO THAT, WE CAN REALLY ENGAGE ON SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ALONG THOSE LINES
WITH REGARD IN PARTICULAR TO EQUITY ISSUES, NOT HAVING A WORKFORCE THAT REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY IS AN EQUITY PROBLEM
AND IF WE'RE NOT ENGAGED IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT UPSTREAM WHERE IT REALLY BEGINS
SO THAT'S MY FIRST POINT
THE SECOND POINT IS MORE KUDOS TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AND STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE PUT INTO THIS
IT IS IN MANY WAYS COBBLING TOGETHER A BUNCH OF DISCRETE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE HAD AT THE PORT FOR MANY YEARS, SOME OLDER, SOME NEWER, THAT WE'RE ALL KIND OF SIMILARLY FOCUSED, BUT THEN PUTTING THEM INTO A LARGER PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL ROWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, WHERE THEY'RE ALL ACHIEVING THE HIGH LEVEL VALUES THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON
AND IT TOOK SOMEBODY WITH A KIND OF BIG VISION THINKING LIKE COMMISSIONER MOHAMED TO SEE, OH, LOOK, WE'VE GOT ALL THIS DISPARATE STUFF GOING ON
SOME OF IT IS TEMPORARY, SOME OF IT IS PERMANENT
WE REALLY NEED TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER INTO A PROGRAM AND GIVE IT THE KIND OF FUNDING IT NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN PERSIST AND THAT WE INTERNALLY, WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO EXECUTE ON IT
SO KUDOS TO THAT
BEING ABLE TO SEE THE FOREST AND NOT JUST THE TREES ON THIS
AND ALSO JUST, OF COURSE, TO OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION, NOT JUST BOOKDA, WHO'S AMAZING, BUT HER WHOLE STAFF, WHO EVERY TIME I ENGAGE WITH, I FEEL LIKE I LEARNED SOMETHING
WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT OEDI
SO THANK YOU, STEVE, FOR STANDING UP THE OFFICE
THANK YOU, BUDDY, FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP OF IT
AND I'M EXCITED IN 20 YEARS, I'M GOING TO BE RETIRED OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO BE DOING IN 20 YEARS, BUT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO COME UP TO ME AND SAY, HEY, FORMER COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I'M AN ENGINEER AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND YOU KNOW WHY I AM? IT'S BECAUSE 15 YEARS AGO, I TOOK AN INTERNSHIP AT THE PORT AND LEARNED ABOUT A CAREER THAT I HAD NO IDEA I'D BE INTERESTED IN
AND HERE I AM NOW LEADING THIS PROGRAM IN THIS DIVISION OR WHATEVER, AND I'M EXCITED FOR THAT CONVERSATION OFF IN THE FUTURE
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS
OKAY
WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS ON THIS, I THINK WE ALREADY HAVE OUR NO, WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION A SECOND ON THIS
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OUT THERE
WHY DON'T YOU SPEAK TO IT? I THINK HE'S HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY WITH AYE
MIC TODAY
IF NOT, YOU CAN TEXT IT TO ME, STEVE, AND I'LL JUST READ IT INTO THE RECORD FOR YOU
OKAY, I HEAR YOU
OKAY
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON
AND IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL ME, I CAN READ IT INTO THE RECORD AS WE'RE GOING OR SOMETHING
I DON'T KNOW
ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THAT, I DO NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR ITEM TEN A
SO COVID SECOND A MOTION WAS MADE
AND SECONDED
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER, RAISE YOUR HAND IF LARRY
NO, BUT I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF
IT DEFINITELY TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD
AND SO I'M JUST APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYONE WHO PLAYED A ROLE IN MOVING THIS ORDER FORWARD
AND, YEAH, THAT CONCLUDES MY LAST COMMENT BEFORE WE VOTE
ALL RIGHT
WITH THAT, CLERK HART, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLE COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR THE BOAT, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE THREE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
RIGHT
AND WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES
CLARK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD? AND THEN THIS ONE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK ISN'T PENDING TO INTRODUCE, SO IF AYE
AUDIO IS WORKING, I THINK I CAN HEAR AYE.
SO GO AHEAD
QUICK QUESTION
OKAY
I JUST WANT TO DO A TEST FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
A CHECK
MICROPHONE CHECK
CAN HEAR YOU
YES, WE CAN
GREAT
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THAT INTO THE RECORD
THIS IS ITEM TEN B, INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3801
A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF INTERMEDIATE LIEN REVENUE AND REFUNDING BONDS IN ONE OR MORE SERIES IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $1 BILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO AVIATION FACILITIES AND REFUNDING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING REVENUE BONDS OF THE PORT, SETTING FORTH CERTAIN BOND TERMS AND CABINETS AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO APPROVE FINAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE SALE OF THE BONDS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THERE WE GO
ALL RIGHT
SO, COMMISSIONER AND CLERK HART, SORRY ABOUT THAT TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES HERE
THIS IS VERY SHORT
COMMISSIONERS, THIS RESOLUTION PROVIDES ME THE DELEGATION TO APPROVE UPON SALE FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS
AND OUR PRESENTER THIS AFTERNOON IS ELIZABETH MORRISON, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE FINANCE IN BUDGET
ELIZABETH, GOOD AFTERNOON
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I'M HERE TO REQUEST THE INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION 3801 FOR THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF INTERMEDIATE LIEN REVENUE BONDS
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOND ISSUE IS TWOFOLD
FIRST, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ONGOING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AT SEATAC AIRPORT, AND SECOND, TO REFUND SOME OUTSTANDING BONDS FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS
THE BONDS WILL BE ISSUED IN MULTIPLE SERIES BASED ON TAX STATUS, THAT IS, THE TAXES THAT AN INVESTOR WOULD PAY ON THE INTEREST ON THE BONDS
ONE SERIES WOULD BE GOVERNMENTAL BONDS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL INCOME TAX
AND THESE ARE TYPICALLY USED BY GENERAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENTS FOR ROADS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE PORT, WE USE THESE FOR RUNWAYS AND ROADWAYS AT THE AIRPORT
THE SECOND SET OF BONDS SERIES OF BONDS WOULD BE TAX EXEMPT PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS
THESE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REGULAR FEDERAL INCOME TAX, BUT ARE SUBJECT TO THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX
AND THESE ARE WHAT THE PORT ISSUES, MOSTLY BECAUSE THESE ARE USED FOR FACILITIES THAT WE LEASE TO PRIVATE COMPANIES SO LONG AS THEY AYE USED FOR AIRPORTS, DOCKS AND WHARVES
SO THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING AND THE CONTAINER TERMINALS, THE GRAIN TERMINAL FACILITIES LIKE THAT QUALIFY FOR THIS TYPE OF BOND
AND MOST OF THESE BONDS WILL BE IN THAT SERIES
TAXABLE BONDS ARE USED BY THE PORT FOR THINGS THAT DON'T QUALIFY FOR TAX EXEMPT DEBT OR FOR REFUNDING OUTSTANDING BONDS THAT ARE NOT YET CURRENTLY CALLABLE
AND ON THESE BONDS, THE INVESTORS PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX LIKE WITH ANY INTEREST BEARING INSTRUMENT
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WE EXPECT TO FUND ABOUT 560,000,000 OF CAPITAL SPENDING AT THE AIRPORT
AND THE TWO LARGEST PROJECTS THAT WILL USE BONDS ARE THE CONTINUATION OF THE BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION PROJECT AND THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT
WE WILL ALSO BE USING BOND PROCEEDS FOR THE AIRFIELD PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND CONCOURSE C, AND A AND QUITE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS
THERE'S A LIST IN THE MEMO
BUT THE TWO BIGGEST USES OF THE BOND PROCEEDS WILL BE THE BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION AND THE NORTH TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT
AS WITH ANY PROJECT SPENDING, THE PROJECTS DO NEED COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION BEFORE THEY CAN PROCEED
AND SO THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS DOES NOT IN ANY WAY CHANGE THAT REQUIREMENT
AND WE WILL BE USING THE PRIVATE ACTIVITY AMT BONDS FOR MOST OF THESE PROJECTS
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WE WILL ALSO BE USING BOND PROCEEDS TO REFUND EXISTING BONDS
SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE BONDS THAT WE ISSUED IN 2012
THESE WILL BE CALLABLE IN AUGUST, AND SO WE CAN PAY THOSE BONDS OFF WITH PROCEEDS FROM THIS BOND ISSUE AND ACHIEVE DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS
WE ARE ESTIMATING THE SAVINGS TO BE ABOUT 25 MILLION IN PRESENT VALUE
THERE'S ALSO A SERIES OF BONDS ISSUED IN 2013 THAT ARE CALLABLE NEXT YEAR
WE MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFUND THOSE FOR SAVINGS BY USING TAXABLE BONDS
THE TAX CODE DOES NOT ALLOW US TO USE TAX EXEMPT BONDS FOR BONDS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY CALLABLE, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO USE TAXABLE BONDS
SO DEPENDING ON THE INTEREST RATES, AS WE GET UP READY FOR THE SALE, WE MAY DECIDE TO DEFER THOSE TILL NEXT YEAR WHEN WE CAN ISSUE TAX EXEMPT BONDS
OR WE MAY PROCEED IF WE THINK THAT THE PRESSURE ON INCREASING RATES OFFSETS THE EXTRA COST OF THE TAXABLE DEBT FOR THE REFUNDING
SO WE AYE CONTINUING TO MONITOR THOSE SERIES OF BONDS, AND WE'LL DECIDE WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO THE SALE BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS, WE DO EXPECT THAT WE WOULD ACHIEVE ABOUT 4 MILLION IN SAVINGS ON THOSE BONDS
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THE RESOLUTION 38 ONE IS SIMILAR IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS TO OTHER INTERMEDIATE BOND RESOLUTIONS
LIKE ALL OF OUR INTERMEDIATE BOND RESOLUTIONS, IT'S PURSUANT TO A MASTER RESOLUTION THAT WAS INITIATED IN 2005
IT DOES PROVIDE A DELEGATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPROVE THE BOND SALE WITHIN PARAMETERS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THAT RESOLUTION
AND THE PARAMETERS ARE OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN
SO THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE BONDS CANNOT EXCEED $1 BILLION AND THE MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE CANNOT EXCEED 4.5%
AND THE BONDS MUST BE SOLD BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR, DECEMBER 31
IF ANY OF THOSE LIMITS ARE GOING TO BE EXCEEDED, WE NEED TO RETURN TO YOU FOR FURTHER AUTHORIZATION
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF RATES CONTINUE TO RISE MORE THAN WE HAVE ALREADY ANTICIPATED, THEN WE MAY NEED TO RETURN FOR ADDITIONAL MAXIMUM RATE IN THE RESOLUTION
THE BOND RESOLUTION ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF VARIOUS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SALE OF THE BONDS, AND THEY WILL BE SOLD BY AN UNDERWRITING TEAM THAT IS SELECTED BY THE PORT THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS EVERY FEW YEARS
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, ELIZABETH
I AM GOING TO TURN TO MY CO COMMISSIONER HERE, AND I THINK I'M GOING TO CALL IN EACH OF YOU
SO, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, DO YOU WANT TO START OFF? MAYBE, SINCE I CAN SEE YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO WILL GO TO YOU
YEAH
ELIZABETH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
I ALWAYS LOVE TALKING TO YOU, ELIZABETH, BECAUSE I LOVE NERDING OUT ON THIS STUFF AND I ALWAYS LEARNED SOMETHING
SO I JUST HAVE A FEW, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR MY EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
WHAT IS THE MATURITY PERIOD FOR AN INTERMEDIATE BOND SO THEY CAN BE ANY MATURITY UP TO 40 YEARS
WE TYPICALLY KEEP THE MATURITIES TO ABOUT THE FINAL MATURITY TO 25 YEARS
AND THAT'S DELIBERATE BECAUSE, AS WE ALL KNOW, AIRPORTS ARE ALWAYS EVOLVING
YOU BUILD IT AND IT'S GOOD FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS
IT'S ALWAYS CHANGING
AND SO IN ORDER TO NOT HAMSTRING FUTURE COMMISSIONER AND FUTURE STAFF FROM THE INEVITABLE PROJECTS WE KNOW ARE COMING, WE TRY AND KEEP THAT MATURITY, THAT FINAL MATURITY TO ABOUT 25
WHEN WE BUILT THE RUNWAY, WHICH WILL LAST A LONG TIME, WE DID GO OUT 30 YEARS
SO THAT PROVIDES SOME CAPITAL CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE
THE ACTUAL BONDS THEMSELVES ARE SOLD IN A SERIES OF MATURITIES
SO IT'S ACTUALLY NOT ONE BOND
IT'S 25 SEPARATE MATURITIES THAT ARE SOLD, BUT THE LONGEST ONE IN THIS BOND ISSUE IS 25 YEARS
AND SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE ACTUALLY PAYING OFF SOME OF OUR BONDS EARLY
IS THAT ALWAYS AN OPTION FOR US AS A PORT TO PAY OFF THE BONDS EARLY, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE TO CERTAIN MATURITY RATE PERIOD BONDS? PART OF OUR DEBT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IS TO PROVIDE OPTIONS IN THE FUTURE
AND TO DO THAT, WE HAVE CALL PROVISIONS
TYPICALLY, WE WILL HAVE A TEN YEAR CALL
AND SO IF TEN YEARS FROM NOW RATES ARE FAVORABLE, WE CAN DO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS BOND ISSUE
WE CAN REFUND THE OUTSTANDING BONDS AND SELL BONDS AT A LOWER INTEREST RATE TO REPLACE THEM
AND SO THAT'S PART OF OUR STRATEGY
IT ALSO GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY, IF WE EVER WANTED TO RESTRUCTURE THE DEBT, WE CAN DO THAT AFTER A TEN YEAR PERIOD LIKE A TRADITIONAL HOME MORTGAGE BASED ON THE MATURITY
THE INTEREST RATE ALSO VARIES, CORRECT? CORRECT
AND SO IN THEORY, IF WE WERE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE WANTED TO REFUND, AS YOU SAID, OR REFINANCE THAT WE WOULD BE SELECTIVE IN WHICH BONDS WE CHOOSE TO DO THAT
YES
AND WE TYPICALLY WILL REFUND THOSE THAT ARE CALLABLE BECAUSE WE CAN REFUND THOSE WITH OTHER TAX EXEMPT BONDS, WHICH WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER INTEREST COST
WE DO HAVE THE OPTION AT ANY TIME TO DEFEAT BONDS SO THAT'S THE 2013 REFUNDING WOULD BE A DEFEAT, AND WE WOULD SELL BONDS, PUT IT INTO AN ESCROW, AND THEN THE ESCROW WOULD PAY OFF THE BONDS IN A YEAR
SO THEY WOULD BE TECHNICALLY GONE FROM THE PORT
BUT THERE IS THAT EXTRA COST OF HAVING THE ESCROW
SO TWO OTHER QUESTIONS REAL QUICKLY HERE
HOW DID YOU DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM RATE FOR US TO APPROVE? I FEEL LIKE FOUR AND A HALF, MIKE
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MARKET RATE IS RIGHT NOW ON AN INTERMEDIATE BROWN, BUT SEEMS KIND OF LOW GIVEN WHAT WE EXPECT THE FED TO DO OVER THE NEXT YEAR
I'M HEARING LIKE SEVEN OR EIGHT RATE HIKES
AND SO IF WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO IF YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK IN DECEMBER OR WHENEVER FOR FURTHER AUTHORIZATION
I'M CURIOUS, SHOULD WE JUST BE AUTHORIZING SOMETHING HIGHER NOW? I THINK THE FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT IS SUFFICIENT BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE MARKET
RATES HAVE GONE UP CERTAINLY SINCE WE SOLD BONDS LAST YEAR, THEY'VE GONE UP
WE HAVE FACTORED THAT IN
WE HAVE ALSO RUN NUMBERS WITH AN EXTRA ONE PERCENTAGE CUSHION TO SEE WHERE WE ARE WITH RATES
AND THAT'S STILL EVEN WITH THAT EXTRA 100 BASIS POINTS CUSHION PUTS US BELOW THE FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT
RIGHT NOW, THE MARKET IS EXPECTING TO HAVE THE RATE HIKES YOU MENTIONED, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE RELEASE OF THE FED MINUTES RECENTLY AND THE CLEARLY MORE AGGRESSIVE TONE THAT THEY'RE TAKING
BUT THAT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE MARKET'S EXPECTATIONS
SO I THINK THE 4.5% SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT
AND WE WERE OBVIOUSLY ALSO TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CPI NUMBERS, RIGHT? YES
THOSE HIGH RATES DO REFLECT THE CONCERNS ABOUT INFLATION AND THE FEDS NEED TO ADDRESS IT
AND OF COURSE, WE SAW THE INFLATION NUMBERS COME OUT TODAY WITH HEADLINE INFLATION OF EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT YEAR OVER YEAR, AND EVEN CORE INFLATION UP SIX AND A HALF PERCENT
BUT A LOT OF ECONOMISTS ARE SAYING THEY THINK THAT RATE INCREASE HAS PEAKED
WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF SOFTENING IN OIL PRICES
THEY'VE BACKED OFF OF THEIR HIGH FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO
BUT WE'RE ALSO SEEING FOOD PRICES GO UP
AND OF COURSE, THE WAR IN UKRAINE IS AFFECTING FOOD PRICES GLOBALLY
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PIECES THAT THE FED IS MONITORING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EDUCATING ME
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, THIS WAS REALLY HELPFUL
THANK YOU, ELIZABETH, FOR THE PRESENTATION
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
YES, THANK YOU, ELIZABETH
I HAD WRITTEN DOWN THE SAME QUESTION ASKED, WHICH WAS LIKE A MATURITY ON THIS, SINCE THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND
IT'S NOT ONE SINGLE PIECE, BUT IT'S KIND OF MOVING PARTS IN ROUGHLY 25 YEARS
I LOOK AT THAT BILLION DOLLAR NUMBER AND I THINK IT'S ENORMOUS
ON THE OTHER HAND, I THINK AS SAM HAS INDICATED AYE
QUESTIONS, THERE'S MORE LIKELY THAT RATES ARE GOING TO GET HIGHER, NOT LOWER IN THE COMING YEARS
SINCE I SORT OF NEXT SLIDE, WE COULD SCORE AWAY SOME MORE CASH RIGHT NOW AT THE HISTORICALLY LOW INTEREST RATES THAT YOU SHARED WITH US IN SLIDE NINE
AND THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS HELPFUL FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND, TOO
BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT THE MONEY IF WE CAN'T SPEND IT IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME
SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS ARE MONITORING SO CLOSELY
I THINK THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT AS I WAS READING THROUGH THE MATERIALS, WAS JUST KIND OF A REMINDER IN THE PROJECT, PART OF IT, PARTICULARLY AT THE AIRPORT, IT'S NOT A TYPICAL DYNAMIC IN TERMS OF REVENUE
IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE BUILDING A STADIUM, SAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO USE TICKET REVENUES TO PAY OFF THE BOND THAT WE SOLD TO FINANCE THE BUILDING
IN THE CASE OF, SAY, THE TICKETING CONCOURSE REFURBISHMENT, THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG PROJECTS THAT THIS WILL HELP FINANCE
WE'RE WORKING WITH ONE OF OUR PARTNER AIRLINES WHO WILL DO MOST OF THE BUILD OUT, WHICH WE WILL THEN REIMBURSE USING THIS BOND
AND THEN THE FEES THAT WE GENERATE OPERATING AN AIRPORT WILL THEN GO BACK AND COVER THE PAY OFF THIS BOND EVENTUALLY
SO THERE AYE
LOTS OF MOVING PARTS FOR US
AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND AND I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW IS THE NUMBERS THAT YOU PROVIDED, BASED ON OUR TOTAL DEBT, THAT 87% OF IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PORT, AND 95% OF REVENUE BONDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRPORT
SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE CARRY THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR INSTITUTIONAL DEBT
AND THAT ALSO HELPS TO EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE SUCH A GOOD BOND RATING, BECAUSE THE AIRPORT IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE
SO NO QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT DEFINITELY, I THINK I SAID THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU CAME AND PRESENTED TO COMMISSION AFTER I JOINED
THERE IS A TYRANNY OF EXPERTISE IN SITTING BEFORE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE THINKING AT LEVELS THAT ARE TEN TIMES MY CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND THIS
BUT YOU'RE PUTTING IT INTO TERMS THAT WE, AS LOWLY COMMISSIONERS, CAN UNDERSTAND
AND SO I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL
A LOT OF HELP
THANK YOU
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTRODUCTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 38
THE MOTION WAS MADE IN SECONDED
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER? ALL RIGHT, SEE? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
QUICKHCLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE? COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
WE HAVE THREE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
OKAY
THE MOTION PASSES REMINDER
THE RESOLUTION WILL BE BACK BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THE APRIL 26, 2022, MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ELIZABETH
THANK YOU
OKAY
AT THIS TIME, BASED ON OUR TIMING, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE DIRECTLY INTO PRESENTATIONS, WHICH IS ITEM ELEVEN, PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN, A SOUND TRANSIT THREE WEST SEATTLE AND BALLARD LINK EXTENSIONS, BRIEFING ON DRAFT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, AND BALLARD INTERBASED SEGMENT
COMMISSIONERS, THIS BRIEFING FOLLOWS THE APRIL 5 BRIEFING TO THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE MANAGING MEMBERS ON THE WEST SEATTLE BALLARD LINKING EXTENSIONS, DUWAMISH CROSSING
HERE YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BALLARD AND INTERBASE SEGMENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUTSIDE GUESTS FROM SOUND TRANSIT WITH US, BUT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JERRY POOR, OUR SENIOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGER, AND MATTHEW MATTEO, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM, TALK ABOUT THE ITEM, AND THEN TURN IT OVER AND INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS
SO WITH THAT, I BELIEVE I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JERRY OR TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MATTHEW
SURE
THANK YOU
I DIDN'T SEE YOU, JERRY
SO THERE YOU ARE
GREAT
THANKS
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
WE'VE DONE STAFF INTRODUCTIONS AT THE PORT, BUT WE WELCOME SOUND TRANSIT HERE FROM THE WEST SEATTLE BALLARD LINK EXTENSION PROJECT TO PRESENT TO US ON THE DRAFT EIS
I'LL ASK THEM TO COME ON SCREEN AS I INTRODUCE THEM
CATHAL RIDGE IS LEADING THE PROGRAM
THE EXECUTIVE CORRIDOR DIRECTOR WILL ALSO HEAR FROM KATE LICHTENSTEIN, THE LIGHT RAIL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, EMILY AS COACHES, THE HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND PERHAPS FROM LEADER SHAHEEN, THE MANAGER FROM GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
THESE WEEKS, THESE STAFFERS ARE ZOOMING ALL OVER SEATTLE, EDUCATING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DRAFT EIS
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK REFERRED TO LAST WEEK, THEY PRESENTED TO YOU AND OTHER NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE MANAGING MEMBERS ON THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION TO WEST SEATTLE
TODAY'S FOCUS IS ON THE BALLARD EXTENSION AND FOR COMPLETENESS, THEY WILL REVIEW SOME OF THE STAGE SETTING SLIDES, BUT ONLY BRIEFLY SINCE YOU HEARD THEM LAST TUESDAY
AS I TURN IT OVER TO CALL ROLL, NOTE THAT THE PORT AND THE ALLIANCE STAFF HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH SOUND TRANSIT OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS
THE PORT IS A COOPERATING AGENCY ON THE DRAFT EIS, WHICH IS A TERM OF NEPA IMPORTANCE, AND WE HAVE ENGAGED REVIEWED DOCUMENTS IN PREPARATION ALONGSIDE THE CITY, METRO, FTA AND OTHER AGENCIES
WE'LL HAVE A FEW SLIDES AT THE END ABOUT THE PORT PERSPECTIVE ON THE DRAFT EIS
BUT FIRST, HAIL, PLEASE
THANK YOU
JERRY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? SOMEBODY BRING ME UP THE SLIDESHOW
I SHOULD ASK
THERE IT IS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
HELLO AGAIN
AS MENTIONED, WE BRIEFED YOU GUYS JUST A WEEK AGO
SORRY TO BE FUCKING YOU AGAIN
IF YOU COULD MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I'LL GIVE A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW BECAUSE AGAIN, AS JERRY MENTIONED, YOU JUST GOT AN OVERVIEW LAST WEEK
AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OVER TO EMILY, WHO IS OUR LEAD FOR THE NORTH SEGMENT
THE SOUTH OF JAPAN AND JAPAN BALANCED SEGMENTS TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF OUR DRAFT EIS RESULTS
THEN I'LL SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR COST SAVINGS IDEAS AND THEN TURN IT BACK TO YOU
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OUR PROJECT TIMELINE
THIS HAS NOT CHANGED IN THE LAST WEEK
YOU SAW THIS GRAPHIC A WEEK AGO
WE ARE ON THE PLANNING PHASE WHICH STARTED BACK IN 2017 AND EXTENDS THROUGH NEXT YEAR
AND AFTER THIS WE MOVE INTO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
AND IT'S NOTED ON THE RIGHT THERE, WE EXPECT TO OPEN TO WEST SEATTLE IN 2032 AND WE HAVE A TARGET DATE OF 2037 AND THE PORTABLE DELIVERY DATE OF 2039 FOR THE SMITH COVE TO BALLARD PORTION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AS YOU KNOW, AS JERRY JUST MENTIONED, WE HAVE RECENTLY PUBLISHED A DRAFT EIS THAT WAS PUBLISHED BACK IN JANUARY 28
AND WE AYE NOW IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH EXTENDS FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS
SO FOLKS HAVEN'T COMMENTED YET
THEY'RE STILL AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO
AND AS YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH WITH THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD LATER THIS YEAR IN JUNE, HOPEFULLY TO CONFIRM OR MODIFY THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
AND THEN WE NEED TO DEVELOP A FINAL EIS
AND AFTER THE FINAL EIS IS COMPLETED, THE BOARD WOULD SELECT THE PROJECT TO BE BUILT AND THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION WOULD ISSUE A RECORD DECISION
SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW
EXPLAIN THIS AGAIN
YOU'VE SEEN THIS GRAPHIC BEFORE
ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WE AYE STUDYING IN THE DRAFT IS WE'LL FOCUS IN THIS MEETING ON THE TOP PORTION OF THIS GRAPHIC, THE SOUTH BAY AND INTEGRATE BALLARD SEGMENTS OF THE PROJECT
AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO EMILY NOW TO WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THE DRAFT TIS RESULTS
GREAT
THANK YOU, CATHAL
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS EMILY YASUKOCY, AND I AM THE SEGMENT MANAGER FOR THE INTERBAY BALLARD SEGMENT OF THE WEST SEATTLE AND BALLARD LINK EXTENSIONS PROJECT
VERY HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO AS CATHAL MENTIONED, WE'LL BE FOCUSING IN ON THESE TWO SEGMENTS SHOWN HERE, THE SOUTH INTERBAY AND INTERBAY BALLARD SEGMENT
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I WILL MOVE ON TO SOUTH INTERBAY FIRST
AND WITH THE NEXT SLIDE, I WILL SHOW OKAY, SO THIS ONE IS AN OVERVIEW OF ALL OF THE ALTERNATIVES IN THE SOUTH INTERBASE SEGMENT
I'LL GO OVER THEM ONE BY ONE, AND I'LL BE COVERING SOME OF THE KEY FINDINGS FROM THE DRAFT IS FROM EACH OF THESE ALTERNATIVES
SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I WILL START WITH THE GAYLOR STREET STATION CENTRAL INTERBAY ALTERNATIVE
I'LL DESCRIBE EACH ALTERNATIVE BRIEFLY, AND THEN I'LL GO OVER SOME OF THE DRAFT EIS FINDINGS
SO THIS ALTERNATIVE WOULD COME FROM THE DOWNTOWN SEGMENT, FROM A TUNNEL COMING OUT OF REPUBLICAN STREET
THE PORT WOULD BE AT THE END OF REPUBLICAN STREET
THE GUIDEWAY WOULD CROSS, THEN BECOME ELEVATED AND CROSS OVER TO THE WEST SIDE OF ELLIOTT BAY
TO THE EAST SIDE OF ELLIOTT, TRAVEL UP ELLIOTT AVENUE WEST ALONG THE EAST SIDE
THIS IS ALL ELEVATED GUIDEWAY CROSS OVER ONE MORE TIME TO THE WEST TO SERVE AN ELEVATED SMITH COVE STATION ABOVE THE GAYLOR STREET OVERPASS
IT WOULD THEN CROSS OVER THE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE THROUGH THE SEATTLE ARMORY PROPERTY AND THEN VEERING TO THE NORTH AS IT TRAVELS, KIND OF IN BETWEEN THE INNER BAY GOLF CENTER AND THE BNSF TRACKS
AND THEN IT CONNECTS INTO THE INTERBAY BALLARD SEGMENT FROM THERE
SO THIS ALTERNATIVE WOULD HAVE A PROJECT COST OF APPROXIMATELY 1.3 BILLION WITH 174 UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT, SEVEN HISTORIC PROPERTIES ADVERSELY AFFECTED ABOUT THE PORT, ONE ACRES OF PERMANENT PARK EFFECTS AND LESS THAN ZERO ONE ACRE OF BIODIVERSITY EFFECTS
AND THAT'S A MEASURE OF EFFECTS TO WILDLIFE HABITAT ESSENTIALLY THAT WOULD BE A CHANGE IN USE
AND THEN THE GRAY THE SECOND TO LAST ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE
ROADWAY EFFECTS IS A MEASURE OF ELEVATED GUIDEWAY IN OR NEAR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS
THAT'S IMPORTANT BOTH BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION EFFECTS
SO BUILDING THAT ELEVATED GUIDEWAY IN OUR NEAR ARTERIALS WOULD HAVE CONSTRUCTION EFFECTS, WHICH OF COURSE, ON THESE ARTERIAL ROADWAYS WOULD HAVE EFFECTS TO FREIGHT TRAVEL
IT ALSO HAS SOME OTHER EFFECTS AT ALL THAT I'LL POINT OUT ON THE SLIDES
SO GOING TO THE MAP PART OF THE SLIDE, I WILL START WITH A RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT
SO A BIG CHUNK OF THOSE ARE COMING FROM MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS IN THE UPTOWN AREA AND THEN MOVING TO THE GRAY BOXES
SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, HAVING THAT GUIDEWAY ENGINEER THE ARTERIAL ROADWAY WOULD HAVE SOME CONSTRUCTION CLOSURES ON ELLIOTT BAY
THERE WOULD NEED TO BE SOME UTILITY RELOCATIONS THAT COULD BE COMPLEX AND THEN ALSO IN THE PERMANENT CONDITION, THERE WOULD BE SOME LEFT HAND TURN RESTRICTIONS IN ELLIOT BECAUSE THE GUIDEWAY COLUMNS WOULD REQUIRE PROTECTION FROM MEDIAN
SO THAT WOULD KIND OF CHANGE SOME OF THE OPERATIONS ON THE ROADWAY THERE
AND THEN FINALLY, JUST POINTING OUT THAT A BIG PIECE OF THE PARK EFFECTS IS RELATED TO THE GUIDEWAY ALONG THE EDGE OF THE INNER BAY GOLF CENTER AND ATHLETIC COMPLEX
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO NEXT, I'LL COVER THE PROSPECT STREET STATION, JUNETEENTH AVENUE ALTERNATIVE
THIS ALTERNATIVE ALSO WOULD COME FROM A TUNNEL COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH REPUBLICAN STREET IN THE UPTOWN AREA WITH PORTAL OUT AT THE END OF REPUBLICAN
AND IT WOULD HAVE THAT SAME GUIDEWAY CROSSING OVER ELLIOTT A COUPLE OF TIMES
BUT IN THIS ALTERNATIVE, THE ELEVATED SMITH COAST STATION WOULD BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF ELLIOTT AVENUE, JUST NORTH OF PROSPECT STREET
THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD THEN CONTINUE KIND OF HUGGING THE QUEEN AND HILLSIDE AND THEN JOINING 15 AVENUE WEST
AND THEN IT WOULD TRAVEL UP THE CENTER OF 15TH AVENUE WEST AND ELEVATED GUIDEWAY
THE ALTERNATIVE HAS A PROJECT COST OF 1.4 TO 1.5 BILLION RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT OF 123 UNITS, EIGHT HISTORIC PROPERTY EFFECTS AND ZERO SEVEN ACRES OF PARK EFFECTS, THE PORT EIGHT ACRES OF BIODIVERSITY EFFECTS AND ABOUT A MILE OF GUIDEWAY IN OR NEAR ARTERIAL ROADWAY
SO LET'S SEE, WE'LL START WITH THE RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS
AGAIN, MULTIFAMILY BUILDING DISPLACEMENTS IN THE UPTOWN AREA ACCOUNT FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THOSE RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS
THE PARK EFFECTS IN THIS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SOME EFFECTS TO KENNEDY PARK DUE TO THE STATION AND SOME GUIDEWAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF ELLIOTT THERE
LET'S SEE NEXT
I'LL DO THE YELLOW BOX, SOUTHWEST QUEEN AND GREEN BELT IS THE SOURCE OF A LOT OF THOSE BIODIVERSITY EFFECTS
SO THE GUIDEWAY RUNNING THROUGH THERE AND THEN ROADWAY EFFECTS OF SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION CLOSURES ON ELLIOTT ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING THAT GUIDEWAY AND COMPLEX UTILITY RELOCATIONS
AND THEN THE LEFT HAND TURN RESTRICTIONS
SO THOSE ROADWAY EFFECTS WOULD EXTEND NOT JUST BE ON ELLIOTT, BUT ALSO EXTEND INTO 15TH FOR THIS ALTERNATIVE
AND THEN FINALLY IN BLUE, YOU'LL SEE A BLUE BOX
THOSE ARE FOR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
THOSE ARE JUST ELEMENTS OF THE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE JUST IMPORTANT THINGS TO UNDERSTAND AND TO HELP KIND OF PUT SOME CONTEXT AROUND THE ALTERNATIVE
SO WITH THIS ALTERNATIVE, WITH THE STATION AND GUIDEWAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF ELLIOTT IN THE SOUTHWEST QUEEN AND GREEN BELT AREA, THAT IS A STEEP SLOPE, ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREA
AND SO BUILDING THE GUIDEWAY IN THAT AREA WOULD HAVE SOME EFFECTS ON THE STEEP SLOPE
AND SO THAT IS A CONSIDERATION IMPORTANT TO THIS ALTERNATIVE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OKAY
AND FINALLY, THIS IS THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE IN THE SOUTH INNER BAY SEGMENT
IT'S CALLED THE PROSPECT STREET STATION CENTRAL INNER BAY ALTERNATIVE
SO THIS ONE ACTUALLY REMAINS IN TUNNEL FOR A BIT LONGER, COMING FROM THE DOWNTOWN SEGMENT, AND IT ACTUALLY COMES FROM A DIFFERENT DOWNTOWN ALTERNATIVE
THAT WOULD BE A TUNNEL UNDERNEATH MERCER
SO THE TUNNEL WOULD CONTINUE ESSENTIALLY ALL THE WAY UNTIL IT GETS TO PROSPECT STREET
AND THEN THAT WOULD BE WHERE THE TUNNEL PORTAL WOULD BE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ELLIOTT BAY PROSPECT
IT WOULD THEN IMMEDIATELY SERVE THE RETAINED CUTSMITH COAST STATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF ELLIOTT AT PROSPECT, AND THEN CONTINUE MOSTLY EITHER AT GREATER AND RETAINED CUT SECTION ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE HILLSIDE THERE, CROSS OVER 15TH, TRAVEL UP ARMORY WAY
IT'S NOW ELEVATED, AND THEN CURVE TO THE NORTH IN AN ELEVATED GUIDEWAY TUCKED BETWEEN THE GOLF COURSE AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS
THIS ALTERNATIVE HAS A PROJECT COST OF 1.5 TO 1.6 BILLION, FIVE UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS, TWO HISTORIC PROPERTY EFFECTS, FOUR ACRES OF PERMANENT PARK EFFECTS, 5.5 ACRES OF BIODIVERSITY EFFECTS, AND ABOUT LESS THAN ZERO 1 MILE, ACTUALLY, OF GUIDEWAY IN OR NEAR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS
SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO POINT OUT ABOUT THIS ONE
THE PARK EFFECTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH PIER PARK AND THE INNER BAY RECREATION FACILITIES
THE BIODIVERSITY EFFECTS, AGAIN, ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING GUIDEWAY IN THE SOUTHWEST QUEEN AND GREEN BELT
AND THIS ALTERNATIVE ALSO HAS THE STEEP SLOPE CONSIDERATION OF HAVING A STATION AT THE KIND OF BOTTOM OF THE QUEEN AND HILLSIDE THERE
ALL RIGHT, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OKAY
SO THIS PUTS ALL OF THAT INFORMATION ON ONE SLIDE SO YOU CAN SEE IT NEXT SIDE BY SIDE
SO I'LL JUST POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE
SO THE GAYLOR STREET STATION CENTRAL INTERBAY ALTERNATIVE HAS THE LOWEST ESTIMATED PROJECT COST, BUT THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS
IT HAS THE LOWEST BIODIVERSITY EFFECTS, AND IT'S IN THE MIDDLE IN TERMS OF ROADWAY EFFECTS
THE PROSPECT STREET STATION JUNETEENTH AVENUE ALTERNATIVE IN THE MIDDLE, I WOULD SAY
LET'S SEE, IT'S THE LOWEST FOR PARK EFFECTS
IT'S ON THE HIGHER END FOR RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS, AND IT IS THE HIGHEST FOR ROADWAY EFFECTS
SO IT HAS THE MOST GUIDEWAY IN ELLIOTT AND 15
AND THEN THE PROSPECT STREET STATION CENTRAL INTERBAY ALTERNATIVE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HAS THE HIGHEST ESTIMATED PROJECT COST, BUT IT DOES HAVE THE LOWEST NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS AND HISTORIC PROPERTY EFFECTS
IT HAS THE HIGHEST PERK AND BIODIVERSITY EFFECTS
PAUSE THERE FOR A MOMENT BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO INTERBAY BALLARD, HEAD NORTH AND GO INTO INTERBAY BALLARD
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU
SO THERE ARE SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES HERE
SO I'LL NOTE THAT THE PINK AND BLUE ALTERNATIVES ARE ELEVATED OR BRIDGE CROSSINGS OF SALMON BAY
AND THE BROWN ALTERNATIVES ARE TUNNEL CROSSINGS UNDERNEATH SALMON BAY
SO I'LL GO THROUGH THESE ONE BY ONE AS WELL
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I'LL START WITH THE PINK ELEVATED JUNETEENTH AVENUE ALTERNATIVE
SO THIS ONE COMES FROM BEHIND THE GOLF COURSE AND AN ELEVATED GUIDEWAY TRAVELS OVER DRAVEN STREET TO SERVE AN ELEVATED INTERBAY STATION JUST NORTH OF DRAVEN STREET
IT THEN CURVES TO THE NORTHEAST, KIND OF BEHIND AND A LITTLE BIT OVER THE EMERSON NICKERSON INTERCHANGE AND THEN TURNS TO THE NORTH, LINING UP WITH 14TH AVENUE NORTHWEST ON THE BALLARD SIDE, AND CROSSES OVER SALMON BAY IN A HIGH LEVEL FIXED BRIDGE, TOUCHING DOWN ON 14TH AVENUE AND TRAVELING UP 14TH AVENUE IN AN ELEVATED GUIDEWAY TO TERMINATE AT AN ELEVATED BALLARD STATION ON 14TH AVENUE NORTHWEST STRADDLING
MARKET STREET
THIS ONE HAS AN ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF 1.5 TO 1.6 BILLION, 105 UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT, SEVEN HISTORIC PROPERTY EFFECTS, APPROXIMATELY 610 EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENTS, AND PERMANENT IN WATER EFFECTS OF ABOUT 1.2 ACRES
SO THE RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS, AYE LARGELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MULTIFAMILY UNITS IN NORTH QUEEN ANNE
THE IN WATER EFFECTS, SOME OF THOSE ARE SHOWN HERE ON THE MAP SIDE
SO THERE IS, OF COURSE, UNDERWATER HABITAT
THERE ARE EFFECTS TO NAVIGATION, AND THERE ARE TRIPLE TRACKED TREATY PROTECTED FISHING RIGHTS IN SALMON BAY
AND SO HAVING COLUMNS IN THE WATER ASSOCIATED WITH THAT BRIDGE CROSSING WOULD HAVE EFFECTS IN ALL THOSE AREAS
AND THEN WE ALSO KNOW HERE A COUPLE OF OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
SO FIRST, WITH THE BRIDGE CROSSING, THERE WOULD BE DISPLACEMENTS TO MARITIME BUSINESSES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SHIP CANAL
AND WE NOTE THAT HERE BECAUSE THEY CAN BE ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING TO RELOCATE, BECAUSE OF COURSE, THEY NEED WATER ACCESS AND THAT IS A LITTLE HARDER TO COME BY
AND THEN ALSO NOTING HERE THAT THE 14TH AVENUE BRIDGE WOULD REQUIRE THE RELOCATION OF A PUBLIC BOAT RAMP AT THE END OF 14TH AVENUE AND A STORMWATER OUTFALL THAT IS LOCATED AT THE END OF JUNETEENTH AVENUE NORTHWEST
SO THOSE LEAD TO SOME ADDITIONAL IN WATER EFFECTS
THOSE ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE 1.2 ACRE, THOUGH
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OKAY, SO NEXT WE HAVE THE TUNNEL 14TH AVENUE ALTERNATIVE
THIS ONE COMES FROM BEHIND THE GOLF COURSE, BUT WOULD GO UNDERNEATH DRAVIS TO SERVE A RETAINED CUT INTERVAL STATION JUST NORTH OF DRAMAS, THEN CONTINUE DIVING DOWN, ENTERING A TUNNEL PORTAL WEST OF 15TH AND SOUTH OF THE BREMERTON NICKERSON INTERCHANGE AND THEN TUNNEL UNDERNEATH SALMON BAY TO TERMINAL AT A TUNNEL BALLARD AVIATION LOCATED UNDERNEATH JUNETEENTH AVENUE, WITH ENTRANCES ON EITHER SIDE OF MARKET STREET ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF MARKET
THIS ONE HAS A PROJECT COST OF 1.5 BILLION, 14 UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY AFFECTS 380 EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENTS AND NO PERMANENT IN WATER EFFECTS
SO WE'LL NEXT MOVE ON TO THE JUNETEENTH AVENUE TUNNEL, 15TH AVENUE ALTERNATIVE ON THE NEXT SLIDE
THANK YOU
THIS ONE ALSO GOES UNDERNEATH, UNDERNEATH DRAMAS FROM BEHIND THE GOLF COURSE
SAME RETAIN CUT INTERBANK STATION, SAME TUNNEL PORTAL, BUT IT WOULD TUNNEL TO A TERMINAL STATION AT 15TH
SO THIS ONE WOULD BE KIND OF ON THE EAST SIDE OF 15TH AVENUE NORTHWEST, COMPLETELY SOUTH OF MARKET STREET
SO ENTRANCES WOULD ALL BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MARKET THERE
THIS ONE HAS AN ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $1.7 BILLION, 21 UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT, THREE HISTORIC PROPERTY EFFECTS, 370 EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENTS, AND NO PERMANENT IN WATER EFFECTS
WE DO NOTE HERE THERE WOULD BE SOME CONSTRUCTION CLOSURES ON 15 ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT STATION, BUT WOULD BE RELATIVELY SHORTER TERM IN TERMS OF THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL TWO ALTERNATIVES
SO THIS IS THE ELEVATED JUNETEENTH AVENUE OPTION FROM PROSPECT 15TH
SO THIS IS THE SAME JUNETEENTH AVENUE HIGH BRIDGE
IT JUST CONNECTS TO A DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE SOUTH OF HERE IN THE SOUTH INTERFACE
SO IT CONNECTS TO THE ALTERNATIVE THAT COMES UP 15TH
SO THIS WOULD SERVE AN ELEVATED INTERBAY STATION LOCATED ABOVE DRAMAS, AND 15TH WOULD THEN CONTINUE ON AN ELEVATED GUIDEWAY TO THE NORTH, CURVING OVER TO THE NORTHEAST AND THEN BACK TO THE NORTH, CROSSING OVER IN THAT HIGH LEVEL FIXED BRIDGE
IT HAS AN ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF 1.6 BILLION, 151 UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS, SEVEN HISTORIC PROPERTY EFFECTS, APPROXIMATELY 400 EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENTS, AND ABOUT 1.2 ACRES OF PERMANENT IN WATER EFFECTS
AND I HAVE ALREADY COVERED THE EFFECTS THAT ARE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE CALL OUTS ON THE MAP
THEY'RE THE EXACT SAME CALL OUTS THAT WE HAD ON THE FIRST ALTERNATIVE
WE WENT OVER HERE WITH THE 14 AVENUE ELEVATED ALTERNATIVE, SO I WILL NOT GO OVER THEM AGAIN
WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, AND THIS SHOULD BE THE FINAL ONE
THIS IS THE ELEVATED JUNETEENTH AVENUE ALTERNATIVE
THIS ONE COMES UP 15TH, WOULD SERVE AN ELEVATED INTERBAY STATION ABOVE DRAMAS AND 15TH, CONTINUE NORTH ALONG 15TH, OVER THE EMERSON NICKERSON INTERCHANGE, AND THEN IT WOULD SHIFT TO THE WEST OF THE BALER BRIDGE THROUGH FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, AND THEN CROSS SALMON BAY IN A MOVABLE MID HEIGHT MOVABLE BRIDGE SPAN, TOUCHING DOWN WEST OF THE BALLARD BRIDGE AND THEN CONTINUING NORTH AND THEN TURNING TO THE PORT EAST AND TERMINATING IN AN ELEVATED VALLEY STATION ABOVE THE EAST SIDE OF JUNETEENTH AVENUE SOUTH OF MARKET STREET
THIS ALTERNATIVE HAS AN ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $1.5 BILLION, WITH 25 UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS, TEN HISTORIC PROPERTY EFFECTS, APPROXIMATELY 620 EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENTS, AND ABOUT ZERO EIGHT ACRES OF PERMANENT IN WATER EFFECTS
SO STARTING WITH THE CALL OUTS ON THE MAP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THE HISTORIC PROPERTY EFFECTS
SO THIS IS THE HIGHEST AMONG THE ALTERNATIVES TEN PROPERTIES
AND THAT INCLUDES BOTH SOME INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES IN FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND THE ELIGIBLE DISTRICT AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
IN WATER EFFECTS ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE JUNETEENTH AVENUE BRIDGE, BUT SIMILARLY RELATED TO IN WATER HABITAT, TO NAVIGATION AND TO TRIBAL FISHING TREATY RIGHTS
THE EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENTS, A BIG CHUNK OF THOSE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DISPLACING A COMMERCIAL COMPLEX IN BALLARD, 15TH IN MARKET
AND THEN SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS AGAIN HERE, MARITIME BUSINESS DISPLACEMENTS WITH THE BRIDGE ACROSS SALMON BAY
AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION OF HAVING DELAYS TO THE LINK LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM RELATED TO NEEDING TO OPEN THAT BRIDGE
THAT WOULD BE A MOVABLE BRIDGE BAND
SO ANY TIME THE BRIDGE WOULD NEED TO OPEN TO ALLOW TALLER VESSELS TO PASS THROUGH, THAT COULD LEAD TO DELAYS THROUGHOUT THE LINK SYSTEM ON THIS LINE
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE WHERE WE CAN SEE EVERYTHING TOGETHER
SO THIS IS THE SUMMARY SLIDE SHOWING EVERYTHING THERE
AND LET'S SEE, I WILL POINT OUT THAT I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO GO BY ROW THIS TIME INSTEAD OF BY ALTERNATIVE
SO FOR PROJECT COSTS, WE HAVE THE ELEVATED 14TH AVENUE, THE TUNNEL 14TH AVENUE AND THE ELEVATED 15TH AVENUE ALL SIMILAR
AND ON THE LOWER SIDE, FOR THESE ALTERNATIVES, FOR RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE 14TH AND 15TH TUNNEL ALTERNATIVES HAVE THE LOWEST NUMBER OF DISPLACEMENTS, WHILE THE 14TH BRIDGE HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DISPLACEMENTS
WITH THAT ELEVATED 14TH AVENUE OPTION ACTUALLY THE HIGHEST AT 151 UNITS, THE ELEVATED 15TH AVENUE BRIDGE HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF HISTORIC PROPERTY EFFECTS AND THE LOWER NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TUNNEL ALTERNATIVES
AND THE TUNNEL ALTERNATIVES ALSO HAVE THE LOWEST NUMBERS OF POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENTS AND NO IN WATER EFFECTS
I HAVE BEEN TALKING A LOT, SO I THINK I'M GOING TO PASS IT BACK TO KAYL
THANK YOU
THANKS, EMILY
JUST A COUPLE MORE SLIDES OR A FEW MORE SLIDES HERE
I'LL TALK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT COST SAVINGS IDEAS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT IN RESPONSE TO THE STEEP RISE IN REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS, THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD ADOPTED A REALIGNMENT PLAN IN AUGUST OF 2021
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THAT REALIGNMENT PLAN, THE BOARD IDENTIFIED AN AFFORDABLE PROGRAM SCHEDULE AS WELL AS AFFORDABILITY GAPS TO TARGET SCHEDULES
SO IT LOOKED AT THE ENTIRE ST THREE PROGRAM AND FACTORING IN THE INCREASES IN REAL ESTATE COSTS, CONSTRUCTION COST
IT LOOKED ESSENTIALLY AT WHAT THE AFFORDABILITY GAP WOULD BE FOR THE PROGRAM AS A WHOLE AND ALSO AT A PROJECT LEVEL
AND FOR THE KENT VALLEY BATTLE LINK EXTENSION PROJECT
IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT WE HAVE A PROJECT LEVEL OF AFFORDABILITY GAP OF ABOUT $1.8 BILLION BASED ON THE CURRENT PROJECTIONS AND COST ESTIMATES
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT FOR THE SMITH COVE TO BALLARD PORTION, WE HAVE A TARGET DELIVERY DATE OF 2037
BUT THAT HAS AN AFFORDABILITY GAP ASSOCIATED WITH IT
THE AFFORDABLE DELIVERY SCHEDULE WOULD BE 2039
SO ESSENTIALLY, IF WE CANNOT CLOSE THAT AFFORDABILITY GAP, THEN WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE SMITH COVE TO BUY A PORTION OF THE PROJECT UNTIL 2039
SO BECAUSE OF THAT, AS PART OF ITS RESOLUTION, THE BOARD ALSO DIRECTED US TO LOOK AT ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL CAPACITY AND ALSO OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE COST
SO WE LOOKED AT IDEAS ACROSS THE PROJECT CORRIDOR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY REDUCE COST AND THEREFORE CLOSE THAT AFFORDABILITY GAP SO THAT WE CAN DELIVER THAT FINAL PORTION OF THE PROJECT FROM SMITHCO TO BALLARD ON THE TARGET DELIVERY SCHEDULE OF 2037
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS WORK IS JUST AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF FEASIBILITY AND POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS
IT IS BASED ON VERY LIMITED ENGINEERING DESIGN, AND THE IDEAS WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL, PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND OTHER IMPLICATIONS IF THESE IDEAS WERE TO MOVE FORWARD
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THERE'S TWO GROUPINGS, TWO CATEGORIES
WE'RE LOOKING AT IDEAS THAT COVID RESULT IN COST SAVINGS AND AS A NOTED, POTENTIALLY HELP ADDRESS THE AFFORDABILITY GAP
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT REFINEMENTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY ADDRESS OTHER RISKS OR OPPORTUNITIES TO COST OUR SCHEDULE
SO THAT WAS ALL PART OF THE SCOPE OF OUR EFFORT
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SO HERE'S THE POTENTIAL OF FINDING ONE SLIDE TOO FAST
IF YOU COULD GO BACK ONE SLIDE, YES
SO HERE'S THE POTENTIAL OF FINDING CONCEPT IN THE SMITH COVE/INTER BAY AREA
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS MAP, YOU CAN SEE THE ALTERNATIVES THAT EMILY JUST DESCRIBED THAT ARE IN THE DRAFT EIS
YOU'LL SEE THE PINK LINE, THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
YOU'LL SEE THE BROWN LINES UNDERNEATH THE SHIP CANAL, THE TUNNEL ALTERNATIVES
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE IN LIGHT BLUE, THE OTHER DRAFT D IS ALTERNATIVES
THOSE ARE ALL STUDIED IN THE DRAFT EIS, AND THOSE ARE ALL THE ALTERNATIVES THAT EMILY JUST SPOKE TO, GIVING YOU A KIND OF A TOP LINE VERSION OF WHAT'S IN THE DRAFT IS IN GREEN IS SHOWN A REFINEMENT CONCEPT THAT WE HAVE NOT STUDIED IN THE DRAFT EIS, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN SOME REDUCTION IN RISKS
AND I WANT TO DESCRIBE THAT TO YOU HERE IN A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS GREEN LINE, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT HAS ALONG IT ESSENTIALLY, IT'S A TUNNEL ALTERNATIVE THAT UNTIL YOU GET NORTH OF THE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE, AND THEN YOU HAVE A STATION JUST NORTH OF MAGNOLIA BRIDGE, AND THIS WOULD BE A SINGLE STATION IN THIS AREA, AS OPPOSED TO THE DRAFT EIS, WHICH HAS STATIONS AT SMITH COVE, WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE SMITH COVE WRITTEN THERE IN BLACK PRINT ON THE LEFT AND AN INCH BAY TO THE RIGHT NEAR DRAMAS
INSTEAD OF HAVING THOSE TWO STATIONS, THIS REFINEMENT WOULD LOOK AT HAVING JUST A SINGLE CONSOLIDATED STATION, BASICALLY JUST NORTH OF MAGNOLIA BRIDGE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARMORY
IF YOU MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND SO THE REASON WE LOOKED AT THIS REFINEMENT CONCEPT IS THAT AS KIND OF EMILY WAS DESCRIBING THE PREVIOUS SLIDES
THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WE HAVE IN THE DRAFT EIS IN THIS AREA, AND THIS REFINEMENT CONCEPT COULD POTENTIALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE HAVING
AND THE BLUE CALL OUTS ON THIS GRAPHIC HERE KIND OF ENUMERATE WHAT THOSE CHALLENGES ARE
YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS PARTICULAR ALTERNATIVE WOULD AVOID PARKS, IMPACTS TO PARKS AND GREEN BELTS, AND THAT WAS A FACTOR THAT EMILY SPOKE TO WITH SOME OF THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES
IT WOULD AVOID STEEP SLOPES ALONG THE QUEEN AND GREEN BELT
IT WOULD AVOID TRAFFIC EFFECTS ON ELLIOTT
IT WOULD HAVE A MINOR REDUCTION IN RIDERSHIP, AS NOTED IN THE GRAPHICS ON THE RIGHT
HERE THE TABLES
IT WOULD RESULT IN AN OVERALL REDUCTION OF ABOUT 2000 IN TERMS OF THE DAILY TRIPS ON THE PROJECT
IT WOULD AVOID A FORMER LANDFILL
IT WOULD AVOID SOME RAILROAD AND INTER BAY PROPERTIES WHERE THE STATION WOULD BE LOCATED, INJURY BAY
AND IT COULD CONNECT TO EITHER THE 14, THE PORT 15 TUNNEL OF ALTERNATIVES IN CROSSING THE SHIP CANAL
SO THAT'S A REFINEMENT CONCEPT THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED
AGAIN, IT IS NOT IN THE DRAFT EIS
WE WOULD NEED TO STUDY THIS FURTHER TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR NOT WHAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS AND THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE IMPLICATIONS, THE STATION PLANNING IMPLICATIONS, AND SO ON
WE'RE PRESENTING THESE IDEAS NOW ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE AS PART OF THE DRAFT
YES, COMMON PERIOD
WE ARE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK ON WHETHER THESE IDEAS SHOULD BE STUDIED FURTHER AS WE CONTINUE WITH OUR WORK
WE'RE NOT ASKING THE BOARD AT THIS TIME TO ADOPT THESE IDEAS BECAUSE, AS I MENTIONED, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN STUDIED IN DETAIL, BUT WE ARE SEEKING FEEDBACK ON WHETHER THESE IDEAS HAVE MERIT AND COULD BE WORTHY OF FURTHER STUDY
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SO I'LL JUST CLOSE WITH A LITTLE REMINDER OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS
AGAIN, THE DARK SHADED AREA IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, STARTED IN JANUARY, ENDS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS
HERE AT THE END OF APRIL, WE'VE COMPLETED OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS
WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUPS AND OTHER ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT PROCESS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS IS ESSENTIALLY WE'LL START TO BE ENGAGING WITH OUR SOUND TRANSIT BOARD, AND THAT'S REPRESENTED IN THE GREEN AND BLUE LINES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS GRAPHIC
WE'LL BE HAVING A WORKSHOP WITH OUR SOUND TRANSIT SYSTEM EXPANSION COMMITTEE
WE HOPE LATER IN APRIL THAT DATE HAS YET TO BE PINNED DOWN
I WOULD BE VISITING THE SYSTEM EXPANSION COMMITTEE AGAIN IN MAY, AND IN JUNE, WE'LL BE SEEKING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SYSTEM EXPANSION COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD TO CONFIRM OR MODIFY THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
AND THEN LATER IN JUNE, WE WOULD GO TO THE FOOT BOARD FOR THEM TO TAKE ACTION TO CONFIRM AND MODIFY THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, JERRY, WE'RE GOING BACK TO YOU, JERRY, FOR SOME SLIDES FROM THE PORT
GREAT
I'D LIKE TO COVER THREE MORE SLIDES, IF I MAY, AND THEN WE'LL TURN IT OVER FOR QUESTIONS
SO THANK YOU
I'LL SIMPLY SHARE IF WE COULD HAVE THE SLIDE DECK BACK UP
AUBREE, THANK YOU
I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW POINTS HERE ABOUT THE PORT AND THE ALLIANCE STAFF REVIEW
TO DATE, WE HAVE A TEAM FROM SEVERAL DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS REVIEWING THE DOCUMENT IN DETAIL, AND WE'LL BE SUBMITTING A DUAL BRANDED PORT AND NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVES, ALONG WITH A TRACKING SHEET OF COMMENTS FROM THE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES
ON THE SCREEN HERE, YOU SEE THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVES WE'VE BEEN WORKING UNDER, IMPROVING REGIONAL MOBILITY WHILE PROTECTING MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS, STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO CURRENT AND FUTURE PORT FACILITIES, AND THIRDLY, AS THE SYSTEM EXPANDS, IMPROVING AIRPORT ACCESS
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
OUR REVIEW INCLUDES COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, CLIMATE AND SAFETY ISSUES, AS WELL AS CONSIDERING CLOSELY BOTH CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS AS WELL AS THE OPERATING SYSTEM AS A SYSTEM WHEN IT'S UP AND RUNNING IN THIS NORTHERN SEGMENT, WE'RE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO INTERBAY TRAFFIC AND ACCESS ON ARTERIALS, AND THEN HOW THE ALTERNATIVE PROCESS THE SHIP CANAL WITH IMPACTS TO WATER DEPENDENT BUSINESSES AND MARITIME TRAFFIC, AND THEN PORT PROPERTY ISSUES SUCH AS FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND THE FORMER SABOTAGE SITE
SO AGAIN, OUR COMMENTS ARE IN PROCESS OF BEING FINALIZED
SO WE'RE COMING TO YOU TODAY TO GET ANY INPUT YOU WOULD LIKE ALSO
AND IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS SLIDE WOULD BETTER SAY NEXT STEPS AS A TITLE, AND IT'S OUR OBJECTIVE TO MEET THE SCHEDULED DATE OF APRIL 28 WHEN COMMENTS ARE DUE, AND TO GET THERE, WE'LL HAVE A DRAFT LETTER FOR REVIEW NEXT WEEK AND SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, OF COURSE, FOR YOUR REVIEW DESCRIBED THE SUMMER 2022 BOARD MEETING ON THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES, AND THEN 2023 BEING THE FEIS ONE MORE STAFF NOTE HERE
IN JULY 2020, THE SOUND TRANSIT PORT OF SEATTLE AND NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE ENTERED INTO A PARTNERING AGREEMENT WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH SOUND TRANSIT COULD COMPENSATE STAFF FOR TIME SPENT ON CERTAIN STAFF ACTIVITIES
SO WHERE WE AYE ENGAGED IN THE MORE TECHNICAL WORK WITH SOUND TRANSIT TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PROPERTIES AND OUR OPERATIONS
THAT PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WILL COME FORWARD TO YOU AT YOUR NEXT MEETING ON APRIL 26, AND IT'S PROPOSED FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA
I'M JUST PUTTING THAT FORWARD BECAUSE I KNOW LAST WEEK THE ALLIANCE VOTED TO APPROVE THEIR PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT WITH SOUND TRANSIT, AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THAT WAS COMING
SO WITH THOSE THREE SLIDES, WE NOW STAND READY FOR YOUR QUESTIONS TO SOUND TRANSIT OR TO PORT STAFF
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, JERRY
THANK YOU, EMILY
AND CATHAL, AS WELL FOR THE PRESENTATION FROM SOUND TRANSIT
SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS FOR YOU, CATHAL
NOW I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS, PLEASE INDICATE SO BY RAISING YOUR HAND, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I CAN'T RAISE MY HAND BECAUSE I AM DRIVING
NO PROBLEM
THIS IS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND
YEAH, LET'S ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I THINK YOU ARRIVED ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AGO FROM A LONG JOURNEY
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, FOR JOINING US
GO AHEAD
I ENJOYED THE PRESENTATION
I DIDN'T CATCH ALL OF IT, BUT I HAVE BEEN BRIEFED AND PART OF THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE
THE COMMENT THAT JERRY MADE ABOUT THE DISRUPTION DURING CONSTRUCTION, THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND ITS DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES, I WOULD THINK WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE VARIABLES THAT WOULD BE PRESENTED IN THAT SORT OF CONTINGENCY TABLE THAT SAN TRAILS HAS PUT TOGETHER
DO YOU HAVE ESTIMATES FOR THOSE OF HOW THEY VARY BY PROJECT? EMILY, HOW ABOUT I START AND YOU CAN ELABORATE? I KNOW I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY, BUT I JUST WANT TO
YES
THERE'S A DETAILED SECTION IN THE DRAFT THAT SPEAKS TO THE CONSTRUCTION EFFECTS
WE COULD GET INTO QUITE A LOT OF DETAIL ABOUT THAT, IF YOU LIKE, IN THE SLIDES THAT WE'VE JUST SHOWN HERE
I THINK, EMILY, YOU WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO REFER TO THE ROADWAY EFFECTS GRAPHIC MEASURE IN PARTICULAR
I'LL LEAVE THAT TO YOU
YEAH
SO THE ROADWAY EFFECTS IN THE SOUTH AND BAY SEGMENT, WE INCLUDED IT IN THE FORM OF GUIDEWAY IN ARTERIAL ROADWAY AND SO GAVE MEASUREMENTS OF THAT WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION AND PERMANENT EFFECTS
WE DO, HOWEVER, HAVE A VISUAL DECK THAT WE PUT TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP THAT GOES OVER IN MUCH GREATER DETAIL THE CLOSURES AND THE DURATION OF THOSE CLOSURES AND WHETHER IT'S A PARTIAL CLOSURE OR FULL CLOSURE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION
OKAY
I APPRECIATE THAT
IS THERE A LARGE VARIANCE BETWEEN THE PROJECTS FOR THAT? WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED A SIGNIFICANT VARIABLE TO BE CONSIDERING HERE? I JUST SAW LINA COME ON CAMERA, SO I'M WONDERING IF SHE WANTS TO POP IN
NO
OKAY
SO IN THE SOUTH INNER BAY SEGMENT, FOR SURE, THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE IS SORT OF IN BETWEEN
THE GAYLOR STREET STATION CENTRAL INTERBAY ALTERNATIVE IS SORT OF IN BETWEEN
SO IT HAS GUIDEWAY IN ELLIOTT
SO SOME COLUMNS EITHER IN OR NEAR ELLIOTT AVENUE, THAT'S SORT OF IN THE MIDDLE
THANK YOU
SO IT'S ABOUT ZERO FOUR MILE OF GUIDEWAY IN OR NEAR THE ROADWAY
AND THEN FOR THE PROSPECT STREET STATION 15TH AVENUE ALTERNATIVE, THAT ONE HAS THE MOST
SO IT HAS GUIDEWAY BOTH IN ELLIOTT AND IN 15TH AVENUE NORTHWEST, AND THEN THE PROSPECT STREET STATION CENTRAL INNER BAY ALTERNATIVE HAS 0.1 MILE
SO IT JUST ACTUALLY REALLY HAS ONE CROSSING
SO IT'S ACTUALLY LESS THAN ZERO 1 MILE OF GUIDEWAY, AND THAT'S IN ELLIOTT BAY, BASICALLY
SORRY
FOR ZERO 1 MILE TO A MILE OF GUIDEWAY THAT WOULD BE IN OR NEAR ELLIOTT AND 15
I'M SORRY, BUT I UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT WAS BAKED
AND I WAS WONDERING ABOUT MORE IN TERMS OF THE DISLOCATION DURING CONSTRUCTION
THAT WAS THE VARIABLE I DIDN'T HEAR WAS SPELLED OUT EXPLICITLY
BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT IF THEY'RE SORT OF SANDWICHED TOGETHER BECAUSE THE ONGOING ISSUE IS REALLY THE BIGGER ISSUE, BUT DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THIS DISRUPTION OCCURS, COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT NEAR TERM IMPACTS THAT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY VARY THAT MUCH
SURE
YEAH
SO THE ROADWAY EFFECTS MEASURE THAT I JUST DESCRIBED IS SORT OF A PROXY FOR THAT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH KIND OF A SIMILAR SCALE OF CONSTRUCTION DISRUPTIONS
AND SO
YES, BUT I THINK IT PROBABLY IS BETTER
IT'S KIND OF COMPLEX, SO IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TO SHARE THAT THE DECK WE HAVE THAT KIND OF IT HAS LIKE SHADING HATCHING ON THE ACTUAL EXTENT OF THE ROADWAY AND IT POINTS OUT THE DURATION OF THE CLOSURES
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY MORE HELPFUL
I APPRECIATE THAT
AND JUST REAL QUICK, LAST THING WAS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COST OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AYE, YOU BAKING IN THE COST OF BUYING OUT PROPERTIES AND RELOCATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OR IS THIS JUST CONSTRUCTION COSTS? IT INCLUDES PURCHASE OF RIGHT OF WAY AND ASSOCIATED RELOCATION, LIKE AN ALLOWANCE FOR RELOCATION
SO I THOUGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, EMILY
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT COMMISSIONER FELLA'S QUESTION ON SLIDE 20 ON THE INTERBAY BALLARD, BECAUSE THERE IT SEEMS LIKE THE IMPACT IS EVEN MORE STARK OR THE DIFFERENTIATION
OH, OKAY
IN TERMS OF THE DISPLACEMENTS, EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENTS
SURE
YEAH
SO THE 14TH AVENUE BRIDGE ALTERNATIVES HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS WITH THE ELEVATED 14TH AVENUE OPTION THAT CONNECTS TO THE 15TH AVENUE OPTION TO THE SOUTH, HAVING THE HIGHEST AT ABOUT 151 UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS
AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENT, IT'S AN ESTIMATE BASED ON THE USE OF THE BUSINESS THAT IS BEING DISPLACED AND THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, ESSENTIALLY, OF THE BUSINESS BEING DISPLACED
AND THE HIGHEST FOR THAT IS WITH THE ELEVATED 15 AVENUE ALTERNATIVE, BUT IS CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY THE ELEVATED 14 ALTERNATIVE AND THOSE AYE THAT'S REALLY ASSOCIATED WITH BUSINESS DISPLACEMENTS KIND OF THROUGHOUT THE INTERBAY BALLARD, THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE SEGMENT
SO IT'S NOT JUST ONE AREA, REALLY, BUT THE INTER BAY AREA
SO TO WHERE THE INTERBAY STATION IS WEST OF 15 NORTH OF DRAMAS, THAT AREA, THERE ARE DISPLACEMENTS THERE AND THEN AS THE ELEVATED GUIDEWAY CROSSES OVER TO THE NORTH SIDE OF QUEEN ANNE AND THEN INTO BALLARD
SO THERE WOULD BE BUSINESS DISPLACEMENT KIND OF ALL ALONG THERE AND THEY AYE HIGHER WITH THE BRIDGE ALTERNATIVES
AND SO IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION, ALSO, THE TUNNEL OFTEN HAS LESS DISPLACEMENT
AND TO THE EXTENT COULD YOU SPEAK TO WHETHER IT'S A BOARD TUNNEL OR A CUT AND COVER OR CERTAIN PLACES AND HOW THE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS WOULD BE LESS IF IT WEREN'T ABOVE GROUND
SURE
SO THE MAJORITY OF THE TUNNEL ALTERNATIVES WOULD BE A TWIN BORE TUNNEL WITH THE STATION AREAS CUT AND COVER, OR THE INTERBAY STATION WOULD ACTUALLY BE A RETAINED CUT STATION, SO NOT COVERED WHEN IT WAS FINISHED
SO THE CONSTRUCTION EFFECTS ARE LARGELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATION AREAS IN PARTICULAR
SO IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT THE CONSTRUCTION EXTENT IS MORE LIMITED IN THE TUNNEL ALTERNATIVES, BUT THE DISRUPTION THE STATION SITES, I WOULD SAY, IS SIMILAR FOR ELEVATED OR TUNNEL, AND THEN THE ELEVATED ALTERNATIVES HAVE THE ADDITIONAL SURFACE EFFECTS OF CONSTRUCTING AN ELEVATED GUIDEWAY
SO COLUMNS AND GUIDEWAY
IS THAT HELPFUL? THANK YOU
SORRY
THANK YOU
AND ONE MORE CHANCE FOR COMMISSIONER MOHAMED OR COMMISSIONER CHO TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS
NO, I APPRECIATE THE BRIEFING
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING WHICH OF THE OPTIONS YOU ULTIMATELY GO WITH IN TERMS OF WHO DOES THE BOARD DECIDE OR DOES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SUN TRANSIT DECIDE? I CAN SPEAK TO THAT
IT IS THE BOARD
SO ESSENTIALLY RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THE COMMENT PERIOD
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC AND FROM AGENCIES
ALL OF THE DRAFT EIS ANALYSIS AND ALL OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD, AND THEN IN JUNE, THEY'LL CONFIRM OR MODIFY THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE SO THAT'D BE THE FULL BOARD 18 MEMBER BOARD
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT ISN'T THE END OF THE PROCESS
WE STILL NEED TO DO THE FINAL EIS, WHICH RESPONDS TO THE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED ON THE DRAFT EIS
AND THEN AFTER WE PUBLISH THE FINAL
YES, AGAIN, THE FULL BOARD WOULD SELECT THE PROJECT THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY BE BUILT SO THAT'S THE STEPS MOVING FORWARD FROM HERE
THANK YOU
THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD
WELL, THANK YOU ALL
THANKS AGAIN TO THE STAFF FROM SUNTRAIN FOR COMING AND PRESENTING
THANK YOU TO JERRY FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION, FOR OTHER STAFF FOR SEATTLE, FOR CONTINUING TO MONITOR THIS ON THE PORT'S BEHALF
I KNOW THERE ARE VERY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CERTAINLY ON THE PORT'S BEHALF
AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING THAT TO THE SOUND TRANSIT FOLKS AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, TOO, FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CLERK HART AGAIN TO READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN B
THERE'S LITTLE FEEDBACK DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING ANNUAL REPORT COMMISSION SHARES 2021 MARKED THE THIRD FULL YEAR SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY DIRECTIVE IN 2018
SINCE THEN, THE PORT HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES TOWARDS EQUITY AND INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING ON PORT CONTRACTS
THROUGH PORT WIDE AFFIRMATIVE EFFORTS, WE ARE STRIVING TO CONTINUE A POSITIVE TREND TOWARDS WMBE UTILIZATION
TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE THE DETAILS OF 2021 PORT WIDE WMBE RESULTS IN THE FUTURE 2022 DIVISION DEPARTMENT GOALS
I BELIEVE OUR RESULTS WILL SHOW PROGRESS, BUT CERTAINLY SAY THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF WORK TO DO TO ENSURE THAT THE DIVERSE BUSINESSES ARE INCLUDED IN OUR WORK
NOW, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THIS, EACH YEAR, OUR EFFORT BEGINS NEW
IT'S NOT LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN JUST TAKE FOR GRANTED EACH YEAR, BUT EACH YEAR WE MUST WORK TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE TODAY
THE PRESENTERS ARE DAVE MCFADDEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, ME AND RICE, DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTOR, AND LAWRENCE COLEMAN, WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE MANAGER
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DAVE MCFADDEN
DAVE, THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT BECAUSE STEVE MADE SOME GOOD COMMENTS
WE'VE MADE A LOT OF GOOD PROGRESS
AND I WANTED TO ALSO MEMORIALIZE THAT WITH MY REMARKS TODAY
TAKE YOU BACK FOUR YEARS AGO IS WHEN WE PASSED THIS POLICY
IT WAS ON COMMISSIONER CALKIN'S FIRST DAY OFFICIALLY IN OFFICE
AND IT REALLY SET OUT AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF WORK IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER THE POLICY WAS PASSED
AND WE HAD TO CREATE THE PROGRAM, STAND IT UP
AND WHILE YOU'LL HEAR FROM ME AND LAWRENCE AT THE MOMENT ABOUT THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS WE'VE MADE, THAT WAS A FELLEMAN EFFORT IN ITSELF
WE DIDN'T HAVE THESE SYSTEMS IN PLACE
WE HAD TO BE VERY INNOVATIVE
BUT WHAT I'M REALLY GOING TO CALL OUT IS THE TEAMWORK AGAIN, ME AND IS REALLY GOING TO SHARE SOME OUTSTANDING RESULTS
BUT THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM IS REALLY BUILT ON AYE
STAFF, BUT ALSO THE LEADERSHIP AND HARD WORK FROM NORA AND HER TEAM AT CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE, OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE ACROSS THE BOARD
SO IF YOU'VE SEEN US GO FROM SCRATCH TO THE GREAT RESULTS WE HAVE TODAY, IT REALLY IS THE RESULT OF INNOVATION AND TEAM WORK ACROSS THE PORT
IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF
TO ME, THIS IS THE SIGNATURE INITIATIVE THAT REALLY SHOWS WHAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF EQUITABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SO WITH THAT, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ME AND WHO HAS DONE A GREAT JOB REALLY STANDING UP AND IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM FOR US
THANK YOU, DAVE
WOW
I FEEL GREAT ALREADY
I APPRECIATE THAT INTRODUCTION
HELLO, EVERYONE
MY NAME IS MIAN RICE
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND COMMISSIONERS, IT'S MY SINCERE PLEASURE OF BEING HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE 2021 DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT, A LOT OF THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE GONE BEHIND IN TERMS OF 2021, IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'VE DONE LAST YEAR
AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, DAVE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, AYE
IT RIGHT ON UP
RIGHT ON POINT
WE'VE BEEN MOVING THE NEEDLE FORWARD, AND IT'S BEEN GREAT
AND THESE UPCOMING SLIDES, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF EFFORTS THAT GREAT WORK FROM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, TEAM AND STAFF HAVE REALLY SUPPORTED WITH THAT TERM
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD
AND THIS IS THE VILLAGE
SO HERE WE GO
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THIS IS THE AGENDA AND I THINK THIS IS KIND OF KEEP ME ON POINT BECAUSE I WILL TALK FOREVER
BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVE DIRECTIVE, GET INTO THE WMBE RESULTS FOR 2021, DIVE IN A LITTLE MORE CLOSER TO WHAT'S IN THE NUMBERS
WE'LL HAVE KIND OF OUR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE DONE IN 21 IN TERMS OF SOME HIGHLIGHTS THERE AND THEN MOVING FORWARD, IDENTIFYING THE GOALS AND ALSO SOME OF THE INITIATIVES AND EFFORTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING FOR THIS YEAR AS WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE TOWARDS OUR FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND GOALS OF INCREASING ONE MINORITY PARTICIPATION ON OUR CONTRACTS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO JUST FOR REFRESHER, FOR A LOT OF THE LISTENING PUBLIC OUTSIDE OF YOU COMMISSIONERS, JUST KIND OF REFRESH OF OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY DIRECTIVES
THIS REALLY IS TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND ADDRESSING CONTRACTING DISPARITIES BY INCREASING THE UTILIZATION OF WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED FIRMS WITH TWO BIG EFFORTS
ONE IS TO INCREASE TO 15% THE AMOUNT OF SPEND ON WMBE CONTRACTS WITHIN FIVE YEARS WITH A BASELINE OF 5.3%
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS BECAUSE FIRST ONE WAS PERCENTAGE
BUT ALSO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF WOMEN MINORITY BUSINESS FIRMS, AND WE WANT TO TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN FIRMS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WHICH IS A BASELINE OF 118 BUSINESSES
AND OUR GOAL IS 354 BUSINESSES BY THE END OF 2023
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SLIDE FOUR
GETTING TO THE PUNCHLINE
WHAT DO WE DO IN 2021? WE AYE ONCE AGAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD, AND WE ACHIEVED 12.1% ONE MINORITY BUSINESS UTILIZATION ON OUR CONTRACT
AND THIS IS UP FROM 2020 REPORT, WHICH IS WE ACHIEVED 10.9%, AND WE AYE CONTINUING TO LEVERAGE AND MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD AS RELATES TO ONE MINORITY BUSINESS
AND ALSO THE SPIN, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, WHICH IS A 466 MIL GOING TO ONE MINORITY BUSINESSES, WHICH IS JUST FABULOUS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL OF WHAT WE'RE CALKINS ABOUT IN THE BEGINNING
I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK PAUSE HERE FOR YOU COMMISSIONERS REALLY SEE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE, JUDGING FROM 2016 ALL THE WAY TO 2021
IT IS LIKE A TRUE RENT GOING UPWARDS IN TERMS OF UTILIZATION
AND THIS IS TRUE AGAIN, IT'S A TEAMWORK EFFORT
AND THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN BE MORE PROUD OF
2016 AND 2017 WAS JUST TO KIND OF GO BACK IN TIME WAS THE TIME WHEN WE WERE DEVELOPING THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING PROGRAM IN TERMS OF GETTING INTO THE WAYS OF WORKING WITH YOU COMMISSIONER AND STAFF
AND I ACTUALLY WENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY TALKED ABOUT THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY, 2018, WHEN ALL PARTIES WERE BLESSED AND PEOPLE LIKED WHERE THE PORT WAS GOING FOR UTILIZING THE MINORITY BUSINESSES
2018 IS WHEN THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY DIRECTIVE WAS PASSED
AND THEN 2019 WAS THE FIRST FULL IMPLEMENTATION YEAR, WHICH IS THE YEAR THAT WE AYE COUNTING OF OUR FIVE YEAR BASELINE EFFORTS
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, 2016 TO NOW IS JUST PHENOMENAL AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF FIRMS IN WHICH WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THE NEEDLE FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE
ALL RIGHT
SO THIS IS SOMETHING I THOUGHT WAS QUITE INTERESTING
I WANTED TO DO A LITTLE MORE BREAKOUT OF THE ONE MINORITY UTILIZATION AND WHAT YOU SEE IN THE SLIDE HERE IS A BREAKOUT OF MINORITY MEN AND MINORITY WOMEN AND THEN THE NEXT LINE YOU'LL SEE MINORITY AND WOMAN COMBINED, THEN WE HAVE CAUCASIAN WOMEN
AND THIS IS WHAT I FOUND WAS VERY INTERESTING, I THOUGHT WOULD BE INTERESTING FOR YOU IS NOT JUST THAT OUR COMPANIES THAT ARE INCREASING BUT ALSO THE AREAS THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON IN TERMS OF UNDER THE MINORITY WOMEN CATEGORY
THAT'S AN AREA WHERE THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A LOT OF TRY TO IDENTIFY SOME MORE AND BRING UP MINORITY WOMEN IN TERMS OF WHO WE CONTRACT WITH IN THE FUTURE
NEXT SLIDE
NOW WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE ETHNICITY BREAKOUT AND THIS IS FOR SOME OF OUR LISTENING AUDIENCE AS WELL THAT THEY REALLY LIKE TO SEE IN TERMS OF WHAT IS THE BREAKOUT OF BY ETHNICITY
AND HERE'S WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS YOU HAVE ONLY FROM ASIAN COMPANIES WHERE WE'VE BEEN WORKING QUITE A BIT WITH A LOT OF THE ASIAN BUSINESSES UP TO 53 COMPANIES AND ALL THE WAY TO NATIVE AMERICAN WHERE THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THAT REGARD, WHERE WE ARE DOING ABOUT 1.5% SPIN, I THINK ALL OF THEM FROM PERCENTAGE PERSPECTIVE FROM ETHNICITY, ESPECIALLY ON THE MINORITY SIDE, THERE'S DEFINITELY ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AS YOU COMPARE TO WORKING WITH CAUCASIAN WOMEN
THERE IS SOME DISPARITY
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE MBE SIDE OF THE WMBE
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON WITH THE PORT
NEXT SLIDE
THIS SLIDE HERE I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO MR LAWRENCE COLEMAN AND HE'S GOING TO DO EVEN MORE OF A DEEPER DIVE INTO SOME OF OUR NUMBERS THAT WE DID IN 2021
LAWRENCE
YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT MEAN, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AND I APPRECIATE STEVE'S OPENING REMARKS AS WELL AS DAVE'S OPENING REMARKS AND CERTAINLY ECHOED THOSE COMMENTS
IT'S CERTAINLY A VILLAGE APPROACH
AND I'D SAY ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT JUST WITH OUR UNIT, BUT IT SLOWS DOWN
AND I SAY THAT'S WHAT THIS SLIDE IS A REPRESENTATION OF
THE POLICY DIRECTIVE CALLED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIT DIVISION TO ESTABLISH WOMEN IN MINORITY ENTERPRISE GOALS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE UNITS AND FLOW DOWN TO EVEN SOME OF THE SMALLER DEPARTMENTS
IN 2021, WE SET A GOAL FOR NON CONSTRUCTION SPIN
SO THIS IS EVERYTHING
BUT CONSTRUCTION IS PROBABLY THE SIMPLEST WAY TO SAY IT
SO THINGS LIKE GOODS AND SERVICES, ANY TYPE OF WORK, ALL THE OTHER STUFF ASIDE FROM CONSTRUCTION, THAT THE PORT SOLICITS AND PUGET SERVICES FROM OUTSIDE FOLKS FOR
SO WE SET A GOAL FOR 16%, AND IT'S NOTED THERE IN RED IT'S AT 13% BECAUSE WE DIDN'T MEET THAT GOAL
AND SO I LIKE TO JUST POINT OUT THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE PORT ESTABLISHED THE GOAL
AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN FURTHER SLIDES IN A LATER SLIDE
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE PORT DIDN'T ACHIEVE ITS NON CONSTRUCTION GOAL
THIS ISN'T A RESULT OF LACK OF EFFORT
THERE'S ALWAYS VARIOUS CONSIDERATIONS WITH REGARDS TO CONTRACTING, BUT CERTAINLY NOT NECESSARILY A NEGATIVE MARK ON THE PORT THAT EFFORTS WEREN'T MADE
BUT WE DID AYE
13% ON A 16% GOAL
AND THE OTHER THING I LIKE TO MENTION, JUST ABOUT GOAL SETTING, WE ACCESS THE VARIOUS UNITS AT THE PORT TO TAKE A LOOK AT UPCOMING SPEND AND ALSO TAKE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR HOW YOU DID IN THE PAST AND COME UP WITH A GOAL THAT'S NOT ONLY REALISTIC, BUT DOES MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO BE JUSTIFIABLE
AND THAT'S BOLD
RIGHT
SO CERTAINLY MUCH APPRECIATED THAT THESE VARIOUS DIVISIONS AT THE PORT MAKE THESE STRIDES AND TRY TO PUSH A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE DO KNOW HISTORICALLY THAT WE'VE SEEN WHEN GOALS ARE PUT OUT THERE, IT'S A TARGET AND SOMETHING TO REMIND US TO WORK TOWARD THE LAST LINE THERE
CORPORATE HAS AN ASTERISK NEXT TO IT BECAUSE WE'LL TALK ABOUT JUST A BREAKOUT
IN SHORT, THESE ARE ALL OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THAT ROLL UP TO CORPORATE AND THIS IS THEIR COMBINED UTILIZATION, WHICH WAS 15.3%
GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, PLEASE
AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A CLOSER LOOK AT NON CONSTRUCTION, BUT JUST TAKING A LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT CORPORATE
RIGHT
AND I SAY THAT THE TREND THERE IS SOME MET THE GOALS, SOME DID NOT MEET THE GOALS, BUT CERTAINLY NOT A LACK OF EFFORT
THERE ARE SOME UNITS THAT WMBE PARTICIPATION MAY NOT BE APPARENT
AND I'D SAY ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THIS YEAR IS TRYING TO PUSH AND TO PUT GOALS ON CONTRACTS THAT HISTORICALLY HAVEN'T SEEN THE PORT EXAMPLE
I KNOW THERE'S SOME WORK THAT'S ILLEGAL AND SOME CONSIDERATIONS
RIGHT
SOMETIMES WE'RE NOT AWARE OF FIRMS THAT ARE OWNED BY NOT JUST THE WORKERS, BUT THAT ARE ONLY CONTROLLED BY FOLKS OF COLOR THAT SAY OWN A LAW AGENCY
RIGHT
SO I SAY ALL OF OUR LEADERS IN THE PORT ARE OPEN DOOR AND THEY WELCOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO STRATEGIZE AND TRY TO SEE TO IT THAT MORE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AFFORDED
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AND THEN THIS IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT NON CONSTRUCTION SPIN
AND JUST WANTED TO POINT YOUR ATTENTION TO JUST THE TRENDS
AS ME AND I SPOKE TO EARLIER IN 2017, WE WERE I'D SAY DOWN HERE, AND AS THE YEARS PROGRESSED, WE'VE CONTINUED TO CLIMB
SO IN 2017, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WERE AT 8.6% WMBE UTILIZATION
SO ALTHOUGH WE'RE AT 2021, ONLY 13% IS STILL SIGNIFICANTLY UP AND AT LEAST IN OUR WORLD
5% FROM THAT TIME, WE STARTED TO MAKE THIS INTENTIONAL FOCUS, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'VE ASKED DEPARTMENTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT
WE'RE MAJOR DRIVERS IN SPIN, RIGHT, JUST TO IDENTIFY MAYBE WHAT CAUSED IT OR SOME OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TARGET FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR
SO WE CAN TRY TO HEDGE A LITTLE BIT AND TRY TO SEE IF FOLKS ARE AFFORDED MORE OPPORTUNITIES
I'D SAY ANOTHER THING THAT WE TOOK A LOOK AT FOR 2021 WERE THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS THAT WERE REPORTED TIMELY
AND WE DID UNCOVER THAT THERE WERE SOME REPORTS, SOME PAYMENT TO WMBE FIRMS THAT WERE REPORTED LATE, WHICH CERTAINLY IMPACTS OUR FINAL RESULT
AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IS TRYING TO DEVELOP SOME BETTER SYSTEMS JUST TO ENSURE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY CONTINUES TO DRIVE AT THE PROJECT LEVEL
AND THEN LASTLY, REALITY IS WE'RE STILL VERY MUCH IN A PANDEMIC AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IMPACT IS FULLY GOING TO LOOK LIKE
THAT COMBINATION IS KIND OF JUST A SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN STILL SEEING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN MINORITY BUSINESSES REALIZE
BUT WHERE ELSE CAN WE GO? HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT GOALS ARE MET IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT AND ALWAYS TRYING TO DO OUR BEST TO SUPPORT THE VARIOUS UNITS HERE AT THE PORT
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AS YOU ALL KNOW, CONSTRUCTION IS A MAJOR DRIVER IN SPIN UTILIZATION
I'LL TAKE US BACK TO LAST YEAR AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE STRATEGIES WE EMPLOYED FOR 2021
LAST YEAR, AND EVEN YEARS PRIOR TO THAT, WE WERE SETTING GOALS, PROBABLY IN ABOUT THE EIGHT TO 10% RANGE
AND AS I MENTIONED, GOALS ARE TARGETS AND THEY HELP US MEET THE VALUES, RIGHT? THEY HELP US MEET THE GOALS THAT THE PORT HAS TO INCREASE THE SPEND WITH MINORITY BUSINESSES
SO IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST TOOLS THAT WE HAVE WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WE DO PUT GOALS ON CONTRACTS
AND SO IN 2021, AVERAGE GOAL THAT WAS SET ON CONSTRUCTION WAS 10% TO 12%
AND I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT THAT LED IT TO US SEEING SOME GAINS IN 2021 IN OUR WIND BEE UTILIZATION, NOT JUST ON CONSTRUCTION, BUT OVERALL
AND AGAIN, I'LL POINT YOU TO JUST HISTORICALLY WHERE WE WERE AT
SO IN 2017, WE'RE ABOUT 8.2% WINDOW UTILIZATION ON CONSTRUCTION, NOW TO 2021, ACHIEVING 11.5%
AND AGAIN, THIS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR OVERALL GROWTH
AS ME AND I MENTIONED, WE WERE AT 10% OR SO IN 2020 TO NOW ABOUT 12% IN 2021
AND SO CERTAINLY WE'RE ALWAYS REMINDED THAT CONSTRUCTION IS A MAJOR DRIVER
THE OTHER TWO NOTES SPEAK TO, AGAIN, JUST SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE SET GOALS
SO WE'VE ASKED ALL OF THE UNITS, WHEN THEY DO SEND US WHAT WE CALL DIVERSITY ANALYSIS FORMS TO HELP US BREAK DOWN THE PROJECT A LITTLE BIT MORE SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES COULD EXIST FOR SUBCONTRACTING AND I'D SAY A LOT OF OUR UNITS WERE VERY MUCH SUPPORTIVE IN TAKING THOSE CHANCES AND BREAKING IT DOWN FOR US TO ALLOW US TO SET A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE GOALS, IF YOU WILL
AND THEN THE LAST BULLET POINTS TO WHEN CONTRACTORS DON'T MEET THE GOAL AT THE TIME OF BID
THERE IS A PROCESS THAT WE CALL AFFIRMATIVE EFFORTS THAT ASK THEM TO TELL US DETAILED INFORMATION AS TO WHY THEY COULDN'T MEET IT
AND THIS IS A GOOD MARKER THAT SAYS THAT OUR INFORMATION IS MORE CLEAR, OUR DOCUMENTS ARE MORE CLEAR, AND OUR VALUES ARE COMMUNICATED MORE CLEAR TO THOSE THAT WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH US
YOU ALL SEE QUITE A BIT OF CONTRACTS THAT COME ACROSS YOUR WAY THAT HAVE THIS DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING SECTION WHERE WE POINT OUT THOSE GOALS
AND SO WHEN WE SEE A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF AFFIRMATIVE EFFORTS, AGAIN JUST POINTS TO THAT IN THE CONTRACTOR COMMUNITY
FOLKS ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS OF VALUE TO US AND WE WANT TO SEE TO IT THAT THEY SHARE THE SAME VALUES
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TRAINING
SO AS I MENTIONED, GOALS ARE CERTAINLY ONE TOOL THAT WE HAVE, BUT ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE HAVE IS ENGAGEMENT TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING
I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON ALL OF THESE, BUT JUST KNOW THAT THESE ARE EFFORTS THAT GET US TO THAT UTILIZATION
AND THESE ARE A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME OF THE STRATEGIES AND THE EFFORTS WE EMPLOYED IN 2021 TO GET US TO THE RESULTS THAT WE HAD IN TRAINING
I'LL JUST POINT OUT JUST ONE HERE THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF WAS WE ESTABLISHED OUR FIRST WOMEN IN MINORITY BUSINESS AND SMALL BUSINESS BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
THIS WAS A DETAILED, HANDS ON PROGRAM THAT GAVE WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES AND SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE PORT
THESE BUSINESSES WERE IDENTIFIED AS FOLKS THAT WERE READY FOR THE NEXT STAGE, WHEREAS OTHER, I'D SAY LEVELS WERE FOLKS AT VARIOUS STAGES
RIGHT
BUT THAT 301 WAS THAT DETAILED OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO GROW ENGAGEMENT
THIS WORK CAN'T BE DONE ALONE JUST BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE, RIGHT
SO WE VERY MUCH UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED OUR PARTNERS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 2021
I'D SAY THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE KEY STRATEGIES IN TRYING TO PARTNER WAR WITH THE VARIOUS WENDY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR WORK AND SUPPORT BUSINESSES
AND THEN LASTLY, CAPACITY BUILDING
WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THE PIPELINE
I WAS LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION EARLIER ABOUT THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AND GETTING YOUNG FOLKS JOBS
WE THINK ABOUT THAT IN THE SAME WAY OF CAPACITY BUILDING
HOW CAN WE BUILD UP THE NEXT BUSINESS TO COME ALONG TO FILL IN THIS SPACE? REALITY IS THAT'S A GROWING CONCERN, RIGHT? LIKE A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE SELF STARTED AND DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE SUCCESSION IN MIND, AND I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT OF A PUBLIC AGENCY TO START TO HELP TO THINK ABOUT THAT CAPACITY BUILDING
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DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING GOALS SO THIS IS THE REST OF THE DISCUSSION
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT 2022 AND JUST SOME OF THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, ACCOUNTABILITY
AND IT'S NOT JUST WITH OUR UNIT, IT FLOWS DOWN TO ALL UNITS
AND SO AGAIN, FOR THE REST OF THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION, BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE PLANS FOR 2022
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SO IN 2022, STARTING WITH NONCONSTRUCTION, THE PORT HAS ESTABLISHED A 15% WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GOAL
SO, AGAIN, TAKING A LOOK BACK AT 2021, WE AYE
13%, BUT WE SET A 16% GOAL
SO, AGAIN, STILL OPTIMISTIC, LITTLE CAUTIOUS, BUT WE STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BOLD AND SO AGAIN ESTABLISHED ON OUR NON CONSTRUCTION SPAN OF 15% GOAL
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CONSTRUCTION IN YEARS PAST? WELL, I SAY SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING PROGRAM, WE'VE SET GOALS ON A CONTRACT BY CONTRACT BASIS
AND SO AS DIVERSITY ANALYSIS SHEETS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE A LOOK AND CONTRACTS CAME OUR WAY, WE WOULD JUST SET THE GOAL AND THEN WE GET THE UTILIZATION THAT WE GOT
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REFLECTING IN 2021 UTILIZATION
HOWEVER, FOR THIS YEAR IN 2022, WE'VE DECIDED TO ESTABLISH AN OVERALL PORT WIRE TARGET
WE RAN INTO SOME CHALLENGES TRYING TO COME UP WITH A PROCESS THAT WAS CONSISTENT, THAT CONSIDERED HISTORICAL UTILIZATION, UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE JUST WEREN'T IN THAT PLACE
BUT WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT WE WANTED TO ESTABLISH A TARGET
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID IS WE TOOK A LOOK AT 2021 UTILIZATION, WHICH WAS 11%, AND THEN WE JUST UPPED IT 1% AND SO LANDED AT A GOAL OF 12.5% WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS UTILIZATION ON OUR CONSTRUCTION SPIN FOR 2022
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AND THEN FINALLY, BEFORE I TURN IT BACK OVER TO ME, JUST A CHECK IN ON THE BENCHMARKS, RIGHT
SO IT'S ME AND I TALKED TO EARLIER, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BENCHMARKS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO AYE.
THAT FIRST IS 15% WOMEN UTILIZATION IN 20 FOOT WORK
AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MAN, THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF THE DC PROGRAM
AND THEN THE OTHER TARGET THAT WE'RE TRYING TO AYE
IN THAT FIVE YEAR GOAL IS TO WORK WITH 354 WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES
AND SO AS STEVEN MENTIONED, WE RESET THIS EVERY YEAR AND THE TARGET STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN THIS YEAR IN EXCUSE ME, IN 2021, WE LANDED AT $344, CERTAINLY MAKING SOME STRIDES TOWARDS THAT NOW
SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT IS SOME REALITY IS THAT OVERALL WE'RE AT 12% WITH TWO YEARS LEFT IN THE PROGRAM, CAN WE ACHIEVE 15%? AND SOME WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN OUR UNIT IS TO TRY TO DO SOME FORECASTING AND IT WOULD TAKE A SIGNIFICANT LIFT ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE PRIMARILY TO SEE TO IT THAT WE GET THAT 15% CERTAINLY STILL WORKING HARD AT THAT, BUT IT IS A REALITY THAT WE'RE WORKING AGAINST RIGHT IN FRONT OF US IS THAT QUESTION, WILL WE AYE
15% OVER YOUR OVERALL UTILIZATION? AND REALITY IS NOT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR CONSTRUCTION SPENDING
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SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO LEVERAGE IT
RIGHT
JUST BECAUSE THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DOLLARS THAT COME OUT OF IT
SOME THOUGHTS THAT WE HAD AYE TRYING TO DO A BETTER JOB OF LEVERAGING ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHODS
AND SO ESSENTIALLY BEST VALUE VERSUS LOW BID, WE DO A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LOW BIDS AND YOU'RE STUCK WITH THE LOWEST PRICE
RIGHT
WE CERTAINLY STILL SET GOALS, BUT IN OUR WORLD, WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO GET CONTRACTORS TO RESPOND TO OTHER VALUES, AND ONE OF THOSE VALUES IS DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING, IT CERTAINLY LENDS TO MORE PARTICIPATION
THE OTHER CONSIDERATION IS TO CONTINUE TO PUSH ON LOW BID CONSTRUCTION ASPIRATIONAL GOALS
RIGHT
SO THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WERE IN THE SPACE OF ABOUT 10% TO 12% ASPIRATIONAL GOAL SET
CAN WE DO MORE? RIGHT
IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IN FRONT OF US
AND THEN FINALLY, COMPLIANCE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER AND I'VE SAID IT A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE IS A BIG KEY IN SEEING TO IT THAT FOLKS ARE AFFORDED OPPORTUNITIES
FOLKS WILL SAY ALL KINDS OF GOOD THINGS UPFRONT TO GET A CONTRACT
BUT THEN ONCE THEY GET IT, WHAT KINDS OF MECHANISMS DO WE HAVE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT GOALS AYE GOING TO BE MET? WHAT ELSE, FROM A CONTRACTING STANDPOINT, CAN WE LEVERAGE? CAN WE ENFORCE TO SEE IT TO IT THAT OUR CONTRACTORS ARE GOING TO MEET THE GOALS? ANOTHER POINT THAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT WAS POSTING RESULTS
SO JUST BEING MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WMBE UTILIZATION ON THESE PARTICULAR PROJECTS, IN PARTICULAR SOME OF THE LARGER ONES
RIGHT
WHERE WE'RE HAVING TEN TO 12%
BUT AGAIN, JUST BEING MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WEB UTILIZATION ON SOME OF OUR BIGGER PROJECTS, AND I BELIEVE WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK TO ME AND TO TAKE US HOME AND TALK ABOUT SOME ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR 2022
AWESOME
WELL, THANK YOU, LAURA
I APPRECIATE THAT
SO MOVING FORWARD, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO MENTION IS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON COMPLETING A WMBE ANALYSIS STUDY, BASICALLY TAKING A LOOK AT SEEING WHAT ARE WE MISSING, WHAT ARE THE OTHER BARRIERS THAT A LOT OF THESE WMBE AND SMALL BUSINESSES MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE? AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING IN WHICH WE ARE IN THE PROCESS AS WE SPEAK AND CONDUCTING, HOPING TO HAVE IT DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR WITH SOME CHECK MARKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH COMMISSION AND ELT AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD, WE AYE REALLY GOING TO CONTINUE ON FOCUSING ON WHEN THE BUSINESS IS UTILIZED
AS YOU SEE, WE ARE
BUT WE STARTED FROM ZERO THIS YEAR AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS THE BUSINESSES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH
BUT LAST YEAR WE WERE ONLY TEN BUSINESSES SHORT
SO WE'RE ALMOST THERE IN THAT REGARD
FROM A NUMBER OF BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, ONGOING TRAININGS WITH WOMEN, MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES
LAWRENCE MENTIONED IT WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THE PORTION ACTIVITIES, HAVING OUR SECOND ANNUAL WMBE BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
THAT IS SOMETHING OF WHICH
AND AGAIN, I ALSO WANTED TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE METRUCK AND ALSO COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR PARTICIPATING IN GIVING A NICE LITTLE PRESENTATION TO THE GRADUATES THERE, PUSHING FEDERAL DB CERTIFICATIONS UPON UPCOMING FEDERAL ASSISTANT PROJECTS
SO THESE ARE LIKE FOR A LOT OF THESE, HOPING FOR A LOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS COMING IN TO THE REGION AND ALSO TO THE PORT, MAKING SURE SOME OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES AND WMBE BUSINESS MORE CIVICALLY ALSO SEE IF THEY CAN GET FEDERALLY CERTIFIED AS A DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
AND REALLY SO THAT WAY WE CAN CONTINUE TO PUSH ALONG MORE FAIRLY CERTIFIED BUSINESSES OUT THERE
WE WANT TO MAXIMIZE WENDY GOALS ON OUR FUTURE ALTERNATIVE CONTRACT AND METHODOLOGIES
LAURENCE TOUCHED UPON THAT A LITTLE BIT AS WELL
THAT FALLS INTO GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, DESIGN BUILD, AND JOB ORDER CONTRACTING
THOSE ARE THE THREE AREAS THAT I'M LOOKING AT REALLY PUSHING HARD ON FROM A CAPACITY BUILDING PERSPECTIVE
WE REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT WOMEN BUSINESSES AND PURSUING MORE SMALL WORKS AND JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROJECTS
THAT IS KIND OF A GREAT ENTRY POINT WHERE A LOT OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES CAN ACT AS A PRIME AND REALLY GET TO KNOW A LOT OF OUR PORT STAFF AND PROJECT MANAGERS AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS OUT THERE, MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S ONE ON ONE TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A SUB CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY TYPE EFFORTS WHERE THE PRIME IS ACTUALLY MORE INTERACTING WITH THE OWNER
AND THEN LASTLY IS EXPLORE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
VETERAN OR WMBE BUSINESSES MAY PERHAPS LOOKING AT A PROGRAM THAT FOR THOSE PROJECTS OR EFFORTS THAT ARE UNDER A MILLION DOLLARS MILLION AND BELOW, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT REALLY GETTING MORE BUSINESSES INVOLVED BECAUSE IT'S AN AREA WHERE THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT ON THE A AND E SIDE FROM A DIVERSITY PERSPECTIVE IN SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVEN'T WORKED AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE BEFORE
AND SO THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD ENTREE, SOMETHING SMALLER THAT THEY CAN BITE THEIR TEETH IN AND GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR
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SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU, COMMISSIONER AND EVERYBODY ON LISTENING PUBLIC FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION TODAY
AND I WILL OPEN UP TWO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, DAVE AND MEAN AND LAWRENCE FOR PRESENTATION TODAY
I WANT TO GO FIRST TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, SINCE I KNOW HE'S NOT ABLE TO RAISE HIS VIRTUAL HAND
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
NO
OKAY
I SEE HIM POPPING UP HERE
I'M GOING TO GIVE AYE
ONE MORE SECOND JUST IN CASE
OKAY
AND THEN COMMISSIONER CHO OR COMMISSIONER MOHAMED SHOW OF HANDS IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OKAY
GO AHEAD
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
MEH AND LAWRENCE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
THAT WAS AWESOME TO GET AN UPDATE FROM YOU ALL AND CALL THE ROLL WORK YOU'RE DOING LATELY
I'VE BEEN JOKING THAT I STARTED MY TERM THREE WEEKS BEFORE A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
AND SO I SHOULD JUST GET AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF A SECOND TERM
AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE 2019 BEING YOUR BASELINE AND WORKING THROUGH THE LAST TWO YEARS
YOU ALL SHOULD GET SOME LEEWAY IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO AYE
THESE TARGETS IN FIVE YEARS
SO I THINK GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF 19 AND QUITE FRANKLY, NOT BEING ABLE TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY TO EVANGELIZE ABOUT SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE AT THE PORT, YOU ALL HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN GETTING US TO THE 12% AND QUITE FRANKLY, ONLY TEN BUSINESSES BELOW OUR THREE X GOALS
RIGHT
AND SO THAT'S AWESOME
AND I'M PRETTY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT US BEING ABLE TO AYE
OUR 15% AND THREE X GO BY END OF NEXT YEAR
YEAH
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER, BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY TEN AWAY
I KNOW IN CONSTRUCTION, WHEN WE COUNT MINORITY CONTRACTORS, WE COUNT THE SUBS
WE HAVE CERTAIN PARAMETERS IN OUR CONTRACTS WITH OUR GCS THAT SAY YOU HAVE TO USE 10% TO 12%, WHATEVER, AND THEN THEY GO OUT AND FIND SUBS THAT MATCH THAT CRITERIA
DO WE DO THAT SAME THING WITH NON CONSTRUCTION? YES
OKAY
YES
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
SURE
THESE NUMBERS HERE ALSO REFLECT SUBS FOR NON CONSTRUCTION
OKAY, COOL
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS, MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STEVE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR SPEND
RIGHT
I'M LOOKING AT THIS CHART HERE WHERE YOU SHOW ALL OUR INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS
WHERE IS THIS? OH, YEAH
SLIDE NINE
IT LOOKS LIKE ARE THESE BOTH PART OF OUR ELT PERFORMANCE METRUCK? WELL, WE SET THE GOALS WITH EACH OF THEM, BUT WE SET THOSE BY DEPARTMENTS
YEAH, WE SET THOSE
EACH MEMBER OF THE ELT HAS TO SET THOSE GOALS IN CONVERSATIONS WITH ME AND LAWRENCE ABOUT WHAT'S ACHIEVABLE ESTABLISH THOSE
RIGHT
SO EACH ELT MEMBER WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT SETS THEIR OWN GOALS
IS THAT RIGHT? BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION I WAS ASKING IS, ARE THOSE GOALS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW? WELL, THERE'S CONSIDERATION OF THOSE, YES
OF THE PERFORMANCE
YEAH
I'D LIKE TO KNOW, MAYBE YOU CAN FOLLOW UP LATER WHY INTERNAL AUDITS GOAL IS 0%, AND THEN YOU'VE EXCEEDED YOUR GOAL, THOUGH, BY LIE
I'M CURIOUS WHY THE DISPARITIES THERE? WE CAN RAISE THAT FOR NEXT YEAR
I SEE DAVE MCFADDEN'S GOT AN ANSWER TO THAT, TOO
OKAY
YEAH
WE DO THIS PROCESS BACK AND FORTH COVID AS WE SET THESE RIGHT
AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION
THAT'S RIGHT
AND REALLY THE STORY BETWEEN INTERNAL AUDIT IS THAT THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE OUTSIDE SERVICES BENT, SO THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT WOMEN MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
AND SO WHEN YOU SET A GOAL AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SPEND, YOU CAN SEE YOU'VE GOT TO BE CONSERVATIVE
BUT BACK ON THE OTHER SIDE, THEY DID ACTUALLY FIND SOME SPENDING AND SUPPORT SOME OF THAT WMBE BUSINESS ALONG THE WAY
WELL, I GUESS WHAT I WAS THINKING IS WE RETAIN ACCOUNTANTS AND ACCOUNTING FIRMS AND EVEN WITH MOSS ADAMS, I'VE ASKED MOSS ADAMS ACTUALLY IN OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS WHETHER OR NOT THEY USE WMBE OR WOULD BE OPEN TO SOMETHING TO WENDY, AND THEY SEEM POSITIVE AND RECEPTIVE TO THAT
AND SO I WONDER IF WE CAN MAYBE LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE IF WE CAN FIT IN MORE AGGRESSIVE GOALS IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE DO WITH NON CONSTRUCTION OR OTHER BUSINESS LINES
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A HAND UP
YEAH
THIS IS LARRY COLEMAN AGAIN, I GUESS IN SPEAKING TO AUDIT
SO MARS ADAMS, FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THEIR WORK FALLS INTO THE SECOND FROM THE LAST LINE IN FINANCE, ICT AND THE BI
AND I KNOW WE'VE WORKED WITH THAT GROUP AND WITH LOSS ADAMS ON SOME GOALS
AND SO IT MAY NOT BE NECESSARILY AN INTERNAL AUDIT BUDGET
RIGHT
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AT THE PORT, TO BE HONEST
AND GOAL SETTING IS SOME OF THE WAY THAT THE BUDGETS ARE ALIGNED
RIGHT
JUST RESPONSIBILITY AS SUCH
SO CERTAINLY NOT SHOWING ANYTHING
BUT IT IS, I THINK, JUST IN SOME WAYS THE WAY BUDGETS ARE ALIGNED
SO SOME FOLKS ARE ABLE TO BE AGGRESSIVE AND TO FORECAST, BUT SOME JUST DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF SPENDING
RIGHT
SO THAT WOULD LEND NECESSARILY TO SOME INCLUSION
BUT I'D SAY UNITS ARE ALL OPEN TO WORK AND TO MAKE THE EFFORT
AND I'D SAY WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP
SO FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS GOING DOWN A PATH
I JUST TALKED WITH LEGAL THE OTHER DAY
RIGHT
YOU SEE, THEIR UTILIZATION IS WHAT IT IS
BUT THINKING ABOUT 2021
AND SOMETIMES WITH NUMBERS, YOU ONLY GET NUMBERS AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS REFLECT EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES
SO WE CERTAINLY LOVE NUMBERS AND TARGETS
BUT I'D SAY FOLKS CARE AND FOLKS DO WANT TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING TO INCLUDE MORE WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES
YEAH
THE REASON I'M KIND OF EMPHASIZING THE NON CONSTRUCTION STUFF IS LIKE I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A STRATEGY TO GO AFTER THE LOW HANGING FRUIT FIRST
AND CONSTRUCTION I THINK I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST
MAYBE YOU MENTIONED AS WELL IS THAT SOMETIMES THE PIPELINE JUST ISN'T THERE TO MEET
AND A LOT OF YOUR EFFORTS IS CLEARLY ON TRYING TO BUILD UP THAT PIPELINE
SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THAT'S KIND OF MORE DIFFICULT OR LONGER A LONG TERM VISION
BUT IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE NON CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ONLY TEN FIRMS BEHIND, RIGHT
THAT'S WHERE THE WORLD HANGS IS
RIGHT
I WONDER IF IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO GO AFTER THE NON CONSTRUCTION STUFF IN THE NEAR TERM AND THEN FOCUS ON THE CONSTRUCTION STUFF IN THE LONG TERM, JUST THROWING IDEAS OUT THERE
MAYBE THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT I DO THINK THAT YOU COULD EASILY AYE
THAT THREE X GOAL HERE THIS YEAR IF WE REALLY PUSHED
SO IT LOOKS LIKE LANCE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
I THINK I'M DONE
YEAH
COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL, THANK LAWRENCE AND ME, AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB
AND BEFORE I MAYBE ADDRESS THE QUESTION YOU ASKED, THE FIRST ONE YOU ASKED WAS WHETHER THE DB GOALS OR THE WMBE GOALS, ET CETERA, ON OUR PERFORMANCE PLAN
YES, THEY ARE
THEY'RE ON MINE
THEY'RE ON MY DIRECT REPORT AS WELL
AND THEY'RE PUBLISHED PUBLICLY ALL OVER THE PORT
EVERYBODY CAN SEE THEM
BUT JUST TO ADD A BIT OF INFORMATION, FOR EXAMPLE, WE MISSED THE NON CONSTRUCTION TARGET AND EXPLAINED TO YOU WHY WE ACTUALLY MISSED THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD A COMPANY THAT WAS 100% MINORITY COMPANY, CUSTODIAL SERVICE COMPANY THAT WON THE CONTRACT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL FACILITY
BUT BECAUSE THAT FACILITY WAS DELAYED IN 2021, THEY REALLY DIDN'T START DOING ANY WORK UNTIL THIS YEAR
AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE MISSED THAT TARGET
BUT IT'S A GOOD NEWS STORE BECAUSE IT'S A COMPANY THAT'S 100% MINORITY OWNED
BUT WE MISSED THE TARGET BECAUSE THE PROJECT ITSELF WAS DELAYED AND WE DIDN'T BRING THEM ON IN THE FACILITY IN TIME IN 2021 TO MEET THOSE
OKAY
SO LET ME DISSECT THAT, BECAUSE IF THAT PROJECT SPEND WAS NOT SPENT, THEN IT SHOULDN'T COUNT AGAINST YOU EITHER
WE HAD A TARGET
THE TARGET WAS WHATEVER 15% IT IS WHAT IT IS
WE CAN'T CHANGE THE TARGET MID YEAR
WE CAN EXPLAIN WHY WE MISSED IT, BUT WE CAN'T CHANGE THE TARGET
WELL, I GUESS MY POINT IS THAT THE PERCENTAGE IS A PERCENTAGE OF SPEND
SO IF YOU DIDN'T SPEND THE MONEY, THEN IT ALSO SHOULDN'T COUNT
BUT AS PART OF THE LARGER BUDGET, SAM, IT WAS NOT THAT 15% OR WHATEVER DIDN'T GET SPENT
BUT THE IF IT DIDN'T GET SPENT, IT SHOULDN'T COUNT TOWARDS THE CALCULATIONS
BUT THAT PIECE WAS JUST PART OF A LARGER BUDGET
SO, YES, THAT PORTION OF THE BUDGET WAS CARVED OUT, BUT THE REMAINING BUDGET DID NOT HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF MINORITY SPEND AS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AT 100%
SO IT DEPRESSED THE OVERALL NUMBERS BY NOT BEING INCLUDED AT ALL
AND AGAIN, THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAD A COMPANY THAT WAS A WMBE COMPANY, AND IT WILL REFLECTED IN THIS YEAR'S NUMBERS, CORRECT
IT WILL REFLECT IN THIS YEAR'S NUMBER
YES
I ALSO SEE JEFFREY BROWN
MAYBE HE JUST
YEAH, I WAS GOING TO ADD MORE DETAILS
SO COMMISSION
SURETY
YOU'RE RIGHT
AFTER I DID THE MATH
SO LENS WITH THE 3.6 MILLION FOR THAT PROJECT AND IT WAS SPENT IT WOULD BE A 2.5% GOAL
AS COMMISSIONER CALKINS SAID, ONCE YOU TAKE THAT OUT, THE DIFFERENCE IS 1.7, SO IT'S A BIGGER NUMBER
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BUT I THINK BOTH YOU'RE RIGHT IS 2.5 VERSUS 1.7 DIFFERENT
COMMISSIONER CHOSE QUESTION POINTS TO SOMETHING I HAD WRITTEN DOWN YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS GOING OVER THE NOTES ON THIS MEETING, WHICH IS IN LANCE, YOU JUST REFERRED TO IT AS WELL
THAT WAS A MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS
HOW DO WE, IN OUR FORMULATIONS, ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT THAT OWNERSHIP COULD BE DIVIDED AMONGST YOU COULD HAVE A COMPANY THAT IS TWO THIRDS OWNED BY WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES
MAYBE THEY HAVE A PARTNER WHO'S WHITE
HOW DO YOU ACCOUNT FOR THAT IN OUR DETERMINATION OF WHAT SPEND GOES TO WOMEN? IF IT IS PREDOMINANTLY WOMEN, MINORITY OWNED, DOES IT COUNT 100% FOR THE SPEND ON THAT? IF THERE IS A BUSINESS THAT IS, SAY, PUBLICLY OWNED THAT WINS AND WHERE, YOU CANNOT DETERMINE WHO OWNS IT? I MEAN, YOU CAN'T SAY THIS IS A BUSINESS THAT FALLS INTO A PARTICULAR CATEGORY
HOW DO WE ACCOUNT FOR THAT, IF I MAY AND LAURENCE WILL PROBABLY CHIME IN AS WELL
USUALLY WHEN THE BUSINESSES ARE HIRED THROUGH WHAT THEY CALL MONTHLY AMOUNTS PAID, THEY IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS WHAT, NATIONALITY OR ETHNICITY TYPICALLY
SO THAT WAY, IF WE WERE ABLE TO TRY TO, I GUESS THEY PUT THAT DOLLAR 100%, WHATEVER IT IS, ON THAT PARTICULAR GOAL, SO TO SPEAK, FOR THAT GIVEN YEAR FOR THAT PARTICULAR CONTRACT
SO IF THEY'RE WMBE, THEY'RE WMBE
IF THEY'RE 51% ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, YOU WILL GET CREDIT
NOW, WHAT THE NUANCE HERE? AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH TIME THE NUANCES YOU HAVE, HOW MUCH OF THE ACTUAL PROJECT ARE THEY GOING TO BE WORKING ON? IS IT 25%, IS IT 50% OR IS IT 75 OR 100%? AND SO SOME DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS THAT LAWRENCE WORKS WITH KIND OF TRIES TAKING A SWAG AT THAT PERCENTAGE THAT THEY MAY BE UTILIZING UNDER THAT PARTICULAR CONTRACT
LAWRENCE, DID YOU WANT TO CHIME IN ON THAT? NO, I THINK YOU AYE
IT ON THE HEAD
I MEAN, YOUR CERTIFICATION, BUT IT'S THE COMPLETE PACKAGE
SO WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO THE DETAILS OF THE OWNERSHIP WE RELY ON IF THEY'RE CERTIFIED OR IF THEY ATTEST THAT, THEY MEET OUR DEFINITIONS OF BEING 51% UNDER CONTROL BY A WOMAN OR MINORITY
YEAH, SURE
MOHAMED, GREAT QUESTION
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU
I THINK THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A LOT OF REALLY GREAT QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED
ME AND LAWRENCE, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PUTTING INTO THIS WORK
MY QUESTION IS SIMILAR TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS' QUESTION AROUND, WHAT SORT OF TOOLS DO YOU GUYS HAVE WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT? SIMILARLY, I WONDER ABOUT THE SUBCONTRACTING ASPECT OF IT
RIGHT
LIKE, YOU SUBCONTRACT AND YOU CONTRACT WITH A WMBE OWNED COMPANY AND ARE THEY BUYING FROM THAT COMPANY OR IS THE COMPANY BUYING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE
RIGHT
BUT THEN THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED A PARTNERSHIP THERE
SO HOW DO WE BREAK THAT DOWN AND WHAT KIND OF OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY TOOLS DO YOU GUYS HAVE IN PLACE AND IS THAT GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STUDY THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? SHORT ANSWER FOR THE STUDY, YES
THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE AREAS THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT
IT WASN'T ORIGINALLY PART OF THE STUDY THAT IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THAT PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE LOOKING AT BARRIERS MORE FROM AT THE TIME AND IT COULD BE EASILY BE ADDED LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, BADGING, THAT COULD BE A BARRIER FOR SOME SMALL BUSINESSES BECAUSE UNDER TSA, THERE'S SOME RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT IN ORDER TO GET A BADGE, YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR PASSING TO BE SOMEWHAT SQUEAKY CLEAN IN ORDER TO GET THERE
RIGHT
SO SOME RULES BEHIND THERE THAT COULD ALSO AFFECT SOME OF THE BUSINESS UTILIZING ON AIRPORT PROJECTS, COULD BE BONDING, COULD BE INSURANCE, COULD BE LOOKING AT JUST OUR GENERAL PRACTICES OF HOW WE GET PERMITS THAT COULD AFFECT SOME OF OUR BUILDING EFFORTS
SO THERE COULD BE SO MANY DIFFERENT LAYERS AND WE'RE TRYING TO GATHER UP AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE OR WHAT THOSE BARRIERS ARE TO REMOVE THEM
AND THAT COULD BE ONE OF THE AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN DEFINITELY ADD
IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR SURE
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S FOR ME AT LEAST THAT'S THE AREA THAT'S MOST OF INTEREST AND THAT I HEAR CONCERNS AROUND IS THAT SUBCONTRACTING AND ARE THE NUMBERS ACCURATE? WHO IS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH WHO? AND WHAT KIND OF OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY TOOLS DO WE HAVE IN PLACE THAT WE COULD LAURENCE, YOU PROBABLY CAN CHIME IN ON THIS AS WELL
SO IN CONSTRUCTION, THE PRIME HAS TO REPORT ALL ACTIVITY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE AND SO WE HAVE A DATABASE IN WHICH THEY HAVE TO ENTER IN AND PROVIDE ALL THE DETAILS
IT RELATES TO ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT THEY'RE WORKING
AND CONSTRUCTION SIDE UNDER THE NON CONSTRUCTION SITE, WE HAVE WHAT THEY CALL MONTHLY AMOUNTS PAID AND THOSE ARE ALL THE STEPS AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT OR EFFORT
SO IT'S RECORDED THROUGH THE PORT PORTS DATABASE, WHAT THEY CALL VENDOR CONNECT DATABASE, CDS DATABASE
AND DON'T ASK ME WHAT CDS STANDS FOR BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T RECALL
BUT REGARDLESS OF THAT DATA IS COLLECTED, THERE IS MORE SITE IN THAT REGARDS IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR NUMBERS ARE SCRUBBED
IN PIER DAVE, IN THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TODAY, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE AND ONE OF THEIR UNITS IN THERE WORKS WITH US AND MAKING SURE WE ARE SCRUBBED AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN
SO THAT WAY IT'S ACCURATE
THAT'S GREAT
THAT'S HELPFUL
AND IS THE WORK SCOPE OF THE WENDY STUDY AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION? YES
I THINK MR RICHARD MAY HAVE A COPY OF THAT AS WELL
AND I THINK I CAN ALSO MAKE IT PORTABLE TO YOU AS WELL FROM THE WORK STUDY, THE SCOPE OF IT
THAT'D BE HELPFUL
THANK YOU, MOHAMED
I DO JUST WANT TO CHIME IN JUST BRIEFLY AND REALLY TO GIVE A SHOUT TO OUR CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE FOR THE WORK THAT HAPPENS WITH MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE
BUT YES, IT DOES HAPPEN
IT'S NOT A PERFECT SCIENCE
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE ON AND FIGURING OUT THE BEST APPROACH AND THE BEST STRATEGY
BUT IT DOES HAPPEN
AND I KNOW THEIR TEAM
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'VE STOPPED A COUPLE OF PAYMENTS IN 2021 WHEN UTILIZATION WAS OFF TRACK
AND I'D SAY THE SAME IS TRUE FOR ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE
CERTAINLY NOT ALWAYS
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING AT, WHICH WSDOT MENTION IN ONE OF THE SLIDES IS LIKE, HOW DO WE GET BETTER? HOW BOLD WILL THE PORT BE IN STOPPING A CONTRACT FOR NOT MEETING THAT PERFORMANCE AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT? THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IN THE CONFINES OF OUR ENVIRONMENT OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN ANTI AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT, WHAT CAN WE STILL LEVERAGE TO SEEK TO IT THAT WE'RE STILL AFFORDING OPPORTUNITIES? I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN THERE
I APPRECIATE IT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GAVE THEM THEIR DUE BECAUSE IT IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF SUPPORTING OUR UNIT
DEFINITELY
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HATS OFF TO THEM ON THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AND ANY SORT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WE CAN GET OUT OF THAT STUDY, I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR EVERYONE, THE LEADERSHIP AT THE PORT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF TOOLS WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US TO UTILIZE IN CASES LIKE THAT
THANK YOU ALL
I COME AWAY FROM THESE DISCUSSIONS ALWAYS FEELING LIKE IT REQUIRES BOTH THE POLL OF AGENCIES LIKE THE PORT OF SEATTLE SAY WE'RE TRYING TO DRAW MORE WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES INTO PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTING THROUGH THESE NAVIGATION EFFORTS, THE INCENTIVES WE PUT ON OUR OWN TEAM, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF
BUT ALSO THERE NEEDS TO BE A PUSH FROM THE OTHER SIDE TO REACH WOMEN AND MINORITIES SO THAT THEY CAN GET INTO THE KINDS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP THAT ALLOW THEM TO QUALIFY FOR THESE KINDS OF POSITIONS
AND IT REQUIRES BOTH
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE INTERNAL WORK WE'RE DOING AND THE EXTERNAL WORK TO HELP SEED SOME OF THAT UPSTREAM WORK
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS
OH, THERE YOU ARE, FRED
SORRY WE MISSED YOU EARLIER
EXECUTIVE METRUCK, PLEASE
SORRY, COMMISSIONER
YOU GO FIRST
COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE
I WAS LISTENING TO THAT WHOLE PRESENTATION
I JUST COULDN'T GET MYSELF OFF OF MUTE FOR A CHANGE
AND I REALLY APPRECIATED ME AND LAWRENCE FOR TELLING US THAT IT'S A SLOW BUT STEADY RATE WHERE WE CONTINUE TO GROW FOR ME TO SEE FROM WHAT WAS JUST A POLICY IDEA SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO MEASURABLE, PROGRESS
I JUST CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE PUTTING THE WORDS TO REALITY
AND SIMILARLY, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, IT MAKES ME REAL PROUD TO SEE GOOD IDEAS FROM COMMISSIONER ACTUALLY GETTING PUT TO WORK
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO DO
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
YEAH
I JUST WANT TO ADD MY THANKS TO DAVE MCFADDEN, ME AND BRYCE AND THEN LAWRENCE COLEMAN FOR THIS EFFORT IN MATURING THIS AND REALLY WHEN WE WERE BRIEFING THIS AND TWO OF LOOKING AT THIS DIFFERENT QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY AND NUMBERS
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO EXPLORE THIS GOING FORWARD AND APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMISSIONER INPUT ON THIS, BUT I THINK IT IS
AND THEN LAWRENCE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER, WE CAME UP TEN SHORT, BUT WE BEGIN AGAIN IN 22 TO UTILIZE COMPANIES
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE NEW CONTRACTS WITHIN THAT
SO IT'S ALWAYS CONTINUING TO DO THAT
SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ON
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN, AS I WAS SAYING EARLIER, THAT WE CAN JUST SAY, OH, WE CAN TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THESE UNLESS WE DO THE WORK TO IDENTIFY AND TO KEEP FOCUSED ON THOSE GOALS
SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR THAT
GREAT FEEDBACK, STEVE
YOU'RE WELCOME TO ROLL RIGHT INTO ELEVEN C
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
YEAH, THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT ITEM? SURE
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ IT INTO THE RECORD? YES
SORRY
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN B CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROJECT BRIEFING
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, COMMISSIONER
THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR EXPANDED FERRIES FOR TRAVELERS AT SEA
THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL, AS WELL AS OTHER NEEDED AMENITIES
IN ADDITION TO ADDING ADR, THE PROGRAM WILL CREATE NEW QUALITY JOBS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESSES AT THE AIRPORT
IT IS THE AIRPORT'S FIRST MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT TO GO THROUGH THE PORT'S NEW SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK
PROGRAM EXPERTS FROM ACROSS THE AVIATION DIVISION EVALUATED THE COSTS AND SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS OF 34 DIFFERENT STRATEGIES AND THEN RECOMMENDED THE TOP EIGHT STRATEGIES
THE ENERGY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL ALLOW THE PROJECT TO MEET APPROXIMATELY 47% OF THE INCREASED ENERGY LOAD WITH LOW CARBON AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND AVOID APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE POTENTIAL INCREASE IN CARBON EMISSIONS
TODAY'S BRIEFING WILL INCLUDE AN EARLY LOOK AT THE LATEST ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS, REVIEW THE PROGRAM BUDGET, AND PREVIEW UPCOMING SCHEDULE MILESTONES
AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, WE'LL RETURN TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY THE BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM ON THE BEHALF OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT WORK WILL ALLOW THE NEXT PHASES OF C CONCOURSE EXPANSION TO START
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE THAN THE PRESENTERS ARE
LANCE LYTTLE OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, JANET SHARE, THE CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER, DON HUNTER, ACTING AVIATION CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, AND LESLIE STANTON, SENIOR MANAGER, AVIATION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LANCE
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
SO, COMMISSIONER, ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE BEFORE YOU WITH ANOTHER PROJECT THAT IS A MAJOR PIECE OF THAT PUZZLE THAT GETS THE STORE VISION YOU HAVE HEARD US PRESENT BEFORE AND OTHER PIECES OF THE PUZZLE, THE NORTH SATELLITE PROJECT, INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL, SOLID BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION, NORTH MAIN TERMINAL, ET CETERA, ALL WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF GETTING US TO THAT FIVE STAR, THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE, OPTIMAL AIRPORT SERVICE QUALITY, TOP 20 GOAL THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED
SO BEFORE HANDING OVER TO THE TEAM, I'D JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS
I WAS ALLUDED BY STEVE
SUSTAINABILITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
IN FACT, IT'S THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT NOT JUST THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ALL THREE ASPECTS, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENT
SO I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THESE AREAS REALLY QUICKLY
ON THE ECONOMIC SIDE, THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE HUNDREDS OF QUALITY JOBS DURING THE PLANNING, THE DESIGN AND THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE
BUT ALSO AFTER CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS WILL BE CREATED VIA THE NEW AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL PROGRAM, THE LOUNGES, THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, MAINTAINING THE FACILITIES, ET CETERA
AND IT WILL PROVIDE A PERENNIAL REVENUE STREAM FOR THE AIRPORT AS WE PUT THESE CONCESSIONNAIRES AND LOUNGES INTO OPERATION
ON THE SOCIAL SIDE, WE HAVE SET VERY AMBITIOUS WIN BIG GOALS
YOU JUST READ A REALLY GREAT PRESENTATION ON SETTING WMBE GOALS AND OTHER GOALS
WE HAVE VERY AMBITIOUS, WMBE GOALS FOR THE DESIGN, THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION
DURING THIS PROJECT AND POST CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED SOME VERY AMBITIOUS ACDBE GOALS
RIGHT FOR CONCESSIONS AND ALSO OPPORTUNITIES FOR MICRO BUSINESSES WHICH I THINK DON IS GOING TO TOUCH ON
THE FACILITY IS GOING TO HAVE AVIATION ROOMS, MOTHER'S, NURSING STATION, AND EQUITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AND THE PASSENGERS
THE AVERAGE REGULAR PASSENGERS GOING THROUGH THIS FACILITY WILL BE EXPOSED TO CERTAIN AMENITIES THAT TYPICALLY ONLY A PREMIERE OR A BUSINESS CLASS OR FIRST CLASS PASSENGER IN A NORMAL AIRPORT WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE
WE'RE NOT ONLY FOCUSING ON PASSENGERS, WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON EMPLOYEES
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL
AND YOU SEE THINGS SUCH AS BREAKING THAT WE'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE
WELL, AS STEVE SAID EARLIER, THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR PROJECTS THAT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
AS YOU'LL SEE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, THERE ARE NUMEROUS SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS
LIZZIE IS GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT SOMEONE'S DEALER AND QUICKLY ON THE BUDGET
STEVE MENTIONED IT IN OPEN REMARKS EARLIER THAT IN GENERAL WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE A BUDGET INCREASE IN SEVERAL PROJECTS COMING FORWARD DUE TO ESCALATION
THIS PROJECT IS NO DIFFERENT
IN ADDITION TO ESCALATION OVER, THERE OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS SUSTAINABILITY GOALS THAT WILL IMPACT THE BUDGET
SO EVEN THOUGH WE ARE TRENDING ABOVE THE ORIGINAL BASELINE NUMBER, WE'RE STILL WITHIN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET RANGE
THAT WE HAD FORECASTED
BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUGET THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE THE DECISION THAT WE'RE MAKING, ZERO NOS, THESE ARE MULTI DECADE DECISION
THESE ARE 50 YEAR DECISION THAT WILL HAVE IMPACT ON GENERATIONS TO COME
SO THE CAUSE OF THESE INCREASES IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
AND IF SUSTAINABILITY IS, FOR EXAMPLE, IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES, IS IT THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND WE THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO
ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT THIS IS THE ONLY FACILITY THAT WE HAVE IN THE AIRPORT OR IN THE AIRPORT THAT WE CAN DO THIS TYPE OF EXPANSION BEYOND THE SECURITY CHECKPOINTS
THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE IN THE AIRPORT THAT WE CAN DO THIS TYPE OF EXPANSION
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE BEEN ASKED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS PROJECT AT THIS TIME? WHY ARE WE ADDING MORE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL LOUNGES, ET CETERA, DURING A PANDEMIC OR RIGHT AT THE END OF A PANDEMIC? I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN THAT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO BE AT APPROXIMATELY 95% OF OUR PREPANDERMIC TRAFFIC
PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE WOEFULLY UNDERSIZED WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN AMENITIES WITHIN THIS AIRPORT
IN FACT, IF YOU WALK THROUGH THE AIRPORT ANY DAY NOW DURING PEAK HOUR, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AMENITIES IN THE AIRPORT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS, ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK SO AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL LOUNGES, MEDITATION ROOM, EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOMS, NURSING, AVIATION, RESTROOM, YOU NAME IT
THIS PROJECT IS HAPPENING NOW, BUT IT WILL NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL 2027
BY 2027, WE WILL HAVE FAR SURPASSED OUR PREPANDETIC NUMBERS, AND THESE FACILITIES WILL BE WOEFULLY NEEDED
SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO DON HUNTER
DON IS THE EXECUTIVE SPONSOR FOR THIS PROJECT
DON LENS
I THINK YOU COVERED IT PRETTY WELL
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS LEFT FOR ME TO SAY, BUT THANK YOU, LANCE, VERY MUCH FOR THAT INTRO
ALL OF IT RELEVANT INFORMATION TO THIS PRESENTATION
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SO THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE COVERING TODAY'S PRESENTATION TO LET YOU KNOW THE PURPOSE, THE PROJECT PURPOSE, AND THEN I'LL BE HANDING OVER TO JANET SHEAR FOR THE PROJECT LOCATION EXPANSION RENDERINGS
AND THEN LESLIE STANTON WILL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
AND THEN BACK TO JANET TO TALK ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND SCHEDULE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEFING
SO, COMMISSIONER, WE PLAN TO COME TO YOU PERIODICALLY TO UPDATE YOU ON THIS PROJECT AND ALL OF OUR PROJECTS ON PROGRAMMATIC UPDATES, SUCH AS DESIGN UPDATES, OF COURSE BUDGET AND BUDGET IMPLICATIONS, AND OF COURSE, OUR SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK AND THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN THOSE AREAS
AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE WILL BE BACK LATER TO TALK ABOUT INCREASES IN BUDGET
BUT TODAY WE WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON WHERE THE PROJECT STANDS RIGHT NOW
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AND LANCE TOUCHED UPON IT THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT? WELL, WE PUT IT IN THREE BUCKETS TO INCREASE AIRPORT REVENUE, IMPROVE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, AND THEN INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
AND, OF COURSE, OUR SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT IT, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS, AS WE LOOKED AT THE PROGRAM, WE WILL BE ADDING BECAUSE I KNOW COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AND CHRISTOPHER, YOU'VE ASKED US BEFORE HOW MANY WOULD WE BE ADDING? SO IF WE'RE LOOKING JUST AT THE PORT DINING AND RETAIL, WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD SEVEN TO EIGHT NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES AS FAR AS AIRPORT DINING, RETAIL, AND THEN WE HAVE SIX DEDICATED SMALL BUSINESS KIOSK OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS PROJECT ALONE
AND THEN AS WE LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES, LANCE TOUCHED UPON, IT HUNDREDS OF JOBS IN ADR ALONE
IF WE LOOK AT THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES, WE'LL BE GETTING APPROXIMATELY 400 QUALITY JOBS
THAT'S NOT INCLUDING LOUNGES AND ALL THE OTHER ASPECTS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE BUILDING
SO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY AND OFFERING THESE JOBS
AND LIKE I SAID, THAT'S JUST ADR LOAN
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER ASPECTS THAT COME ALONG WITH CONSTRUCTION AND THE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE IN THE BUILDING OUTSIDE OF THE REVENUE IMPLICATIONS, AS WAS TOUCHED UPON
EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOMS RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOMS EMPLOYEES NEED BREAK ROOMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT FOOD NEEDS AND THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO STORE THEIR FOOD AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS
SO WE NEED A PLACE FOR THEM OUTSIDE OF THE HOLD ROOM AND RESERVE THAT HOLD ROOM SPACE FOR OUR PASSENGERS, MEDITATION ROOM FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PRAY OR DO WHATEVER IS THAT THEY NEED TO DO IN A PERSONAL LEVEL NURSING ROOMS AND JUST HAVE AMENITIES, AS LANCE MENTIONED, THAT TYPICALLY WOULD BE IN AN AREA WHERE UPSCALE PASSENGERS WOULD BE IN AN UPSCALE LOUNGE AND THE NORMAL PASSENGER WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE AMENITIES
AND YOU'LL SEE, AS JANET TALKS ABOUT THE PROJECT IN THE LOOK AND FEEL, IT'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR PASSENGERS TO BE IN
AND LASTLY, I'LL JUST LEAVE WITH WE ARE NOT ONLY GOING TO INCREASE SOME OF OUR AMENITIES IN OUR ADR, WE'RE INCREASING HOLDING SPACE AS WELL, WHICH IS AT A LIMIT
AND SO THIS IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JANET, WHO'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE LOCATION AND SOME MORE DETAILS ON THE PROJECT
THANK YOU, DON
I'LL START OFF WITH A REMINDER ABOUT C CONCOURSE EXPANSION LOCATION
WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING FOUR FLOORS TO THIS EXISTING THREE STORY BUILDING THAT'S LOCATED RIGHT IN BETWEEN CONCOURSE C AND CONCOURSE D
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS IS A REALLY BUSY LOCATION ON THE AIRFIELD, WHICH MEANS THAT SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
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NEXT, I'LL STATUS THE PROJECT AND I'LL SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF OUR EARLY DESIGN RENDERINGS
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THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROGRAM IS BEING BUILT, DESIGNED AND BUILT USING THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, OR GCCM, PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD FOR OUR PROJECT
THIS MEANS THAT WE HAVE OUR CONTRACTOR, TURNER CONSTRUCTION, ON BOARD PROVIDING PRE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIKE ESTIMATING, SCHEDULING AND CONSTRUCTABILITY REVIEWS
AT THE SAME TIME, OUR DESIGN TEAM FROM MILLER HOLLAND WOODSBAGGOT IS DEVELOPING OUR PROGRAM DOCUMENTS
TOGETHER, THIS TEAM IDENTIFIED FOUR PACKAGES OF WORK FOR CCONCOURSE EXPANSION
THEY'RE ALL IN VARIOUS PHASES OF DESIGN COMPLETION TO FACILITATE FAST TRACKING THE CONSTRUCTION TO AN EARLY FINISH
THAT INCLUDES THE MAIN DESIGN PACKAGE, WHICH JUST COMPLETED 30% DESIGN OF FEBRUARY, AND THAT'S TRACKING TO COMPLETE 60% DESIGN IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR
IT INCLUDES DESIGN FOR THE COVID AND STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION PACKAGE, WHICH IS ALREADY COMPLETE AND HAS BEEN BID OUT BY TURNER
IT INCLUDES A TENANT RELOCATION PACKAGE THAT'S GOING TO MOVE OUR CURRENT TSA TENANTS IN THE EXISTING BUILDING OUT TO NEW LOCATIONS IN THE TERMINALS
THAT'S 90% COMPLETE, AND WE HAVE A STRUCTURAL STEEL PACKAGE THAT'S ABOUT 60% COMPLETE, AND THAT'S ON TRACK TO BE BID OUT LATER THIS YEAR
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NEXT ARE SOME RENDERINGS OF THE FINISHED BUILDING
THESE ARE EARLY RENDERINGS, BUT THEY DO REFLECT THE DESIGN AND THE MATERIALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR SCOPE
FIRST UP IS THIS EXTERIOR
THIS VIEWPOINT IS FROM THE SOUTHWEST ALONG CONCOURSE SEA
SOME OF THE KEY FEATURES THAT ARE VISIBLE IN THIS RENDERING ARE THE SERRATED EXTERIOR GLAZING FACADE THAT YOU CAN SEE
THERE LOTS OF GLAZING ON THIS BUILDING, AND IT ALSO HAS AN ANGLED ROOF LINED
YOU CAN ALSO JUST MAKE OUT THE PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANELS THAT COVER NEARLY THE ENTIRE ROOF AREA
LESLIE STAMPTON IS GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE DETAILS ON THOSE LATER ON IN OUR PRESENTATION
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HERE'S A FIRST LOOK AT THE BUILDING INTERIOR
NOW, THE FIRST THING YOU'LL NOTICE IS THAT THERE IS A SENSE OF OPENNESS TO THE SPACE AND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF USE OF WOOD AND WOOD LOOKING MATERIALS ON THE MEZZANINE CEILING, THE FASCIA, AND ON THIS DRAMATIC TREE LIKE COLUMN WRAP AROUND ONE OF OUR STRUCTURAL COLUMNS
THAT COLUMN ALSO BRINGS INFRASTRUCTURE UP TO THE MEZZANINE LEVEL CEILING, SO IT'S BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND IT REINFORCES SOME OF OUR BIOPHILIC DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT SENSE OF BRINGING THE OUTDOORS IN
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHEN WE'RE DONE, THE MAIN CIRCULATION PATH ALONG CONCOURSE WILL ACTUALLY RUN THROUGH OUR NEW BUILDING
AND THIS IS WHERE, IN ADDITION TO THE DINING AND RETAIL YOU SEE IN THE MID BACKGROUND OF THIS RENDERING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE KIOSKS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO GET THEIR START HERE ON THE CONCOURSE LEVEL OF THIS NEW FACILITY
AS DON MENTIONED EARLIER, IN THE BACKGROUND OF THIS SLIDE, WE'LL HAVE TO DO A BETTER RENDERING
LATER
YOU CAN SEE A PLACEHOLDER FOR JUST ONE OF A HANDFUL OF OUR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THIS BUILDING
YOU WILL SEE A LARGE SET OF CURVED MODULAR SCREENS FOR VIDEO ART, AND THE PORT ART PROGRAM IS ALSO PLANNING ON PARTNERING WITH THE PILOT GLASS SCHOOL TO OFFER RESIDENCIES TO SOME OF THE SELECTED ARTISTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CREATING ART FOR THE PROJECT
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THIS RENDERING GIVES YOU A GOOD VIEW OF A PERFORMANCE AREA THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND WHAT WE'RE CALLING OUR PERFORMANCE STARE THAT GOES UP TO THE MEZZANINE ON THE RIGHT
AND IN THE BACKGROUND YOU CAN SEE MORE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES
WE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SPACE DRAW PASSENGERS UP TO THOSE MEZZANINE LEVEL RESTAURANTS
AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IS ONE OF THE DEFINING ELEMENTS OF THE SPACE
THIS PERFORMANCE STARE
THIS IS WHERE PASSENGERS CAN REST, THEY CAN EAT, THEY CAN CHAT, THEY CAN CHARGE AND LOOK AT THEIR DEVICES, AND THEY CAN WATCH MUSICAL PERFORMANCES UNDERWAY ACROSS THE CIRCULATION AREA
AND IN THE BACKGROUND, YOU CAN SEE STAIRS UP TO WHAT WE'RE CALLING OUR PUBLIC LOOKOUT
LANCE MENTIONED THIS A LITTLE BIT
WE WANTED TO INCLUDE AN AREA WHERE PASSENGERS COULD SPEND SOME TIME WATCHING THE ACTIVITY ON THE AIRFIELD IF THEY WANTED TO
IT'S ALSO ADJACENT TO SOME KEY PASSENGER AMENITIES THAT WERE MENTIONED ALREADY, LIKE THE MEDITATION, SENSORY ROOM AND SOME RESTROOMS NEXT SLIDE
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT PUBLIC LOOKOUT
THIS SPACE IS GOING TO BE OPEN TO ALL PASSENGERS THAT ARE POST SECURITY
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE RESTRICTED TO LOUNGE USERS OR FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS
NOW, WE'RE STILL DETAILING EXACTLY HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE FINISHED, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT IT WILL BE A GREAT PLACE FOR WATCHING PLANES TAKE OFF AND LAND
IT WILL BE MOSTLY ENCLOSED, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED
AND THE FINISHES ARE GOING TO EVOKE THAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST SENSE OF PLACE THAT WE WANT TO GET INTO ALL OF OUR PROJECTS
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A PRESSURATION DESIGN THAT WILL KEEP MOST OF THE JET FUEL SMELL OUT OF THIS AREA AS WELL
AND NOW LESLIE IS UP NEXT TO REVIEW OUR SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
THANKS, JANET
NEXT SLIDE
LET'S GET RIGHT INTO IT JUST REALLY QUICKLY
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES HERE JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS
SO, AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST LARGE PROJECT AT THE AIRPORT TO UNDERGO OUR SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK PROCESS
IT'S CALLED TIER THREE, WHICH ARE THOSE LARGER PROJECTS
SOMETIMES THEY'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE SOME KIND OF A CERTIFICATE OR A CERTIFICATION, AND WE EVALUATE THAT FOR THIS PROJECT AS WELL
ESSENTIALLY, THE WAY IT WORKS IS WE ESTIMATE THE SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS FROM THE PROJECT WITH NO STRATEGIES
THEN WE PUT TOGETHER A GROUP OF EXPERTS IN THE DIFFERENT FIELDS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THAT PROJECT
IT'S CALLED A SPARK COMMITTEE, AND THEN WE START BRAINSTORMING IDEAS AND STRATEGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE THOSE IMPACTS
AND THEN WE WORK WITH THE CONSULTING TEAM TO EVALUATE THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THOSE STRATEGIES
SO WE DID THAT FOR THIS PROJECT
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED TO SEATAC LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE LAST SUMMER AND FALL, AND THEN WE PRESENTED OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT, AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE, THE SEC COMMITTEE LAST FALL
SO THIS WAS, I THINK, JUST A TERRIFIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE
THE SPARK PROCESS BRAINSTORMED OVER 34 DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, AND WE ENDED UP EVALUATING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS FOR THE TOP EIGHT
I'LL SHOW YOU THOSE IN THE NEXT SLIDE
SO LET'S JUST START WITH OUR BASELINE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO AGAIN, WE INITIALLY START WITH OKAY, WITHOUT INTERVENTION OR ANYTHING
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE BUILT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? IN THIS CASE, WE INCREASE OUR ENERGY BY ABOUT 210 MBT, WHICH IS JUST A MEASURE OF ENERGY
OUR CARBON INCREASES BY OVER 600 TONS A YEAR, AND OUR SOLID WASTE ALSO INCREASES BY ABOUT 480 TONS, GIVE OR TAKE
SO JUST IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES, THIS IS ABOUT 3% OF OUR TOTAL ENERGY, OUR TOTAL CARBON, AND EVEN OUR WASTE
THAT MAKES SENSE
SO IN SOME SENSE, IT'S A SMALL PROJECT, BUT IT WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE FOR US TO TRY OUT AND TEST THIS NEW FRAMEWORK PROCESS
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WOULD BE INCREASED TRANSPORTATION DEMAND FROM OUR EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PART FOR US
SUSTAINABILITY
WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON EQUITY AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR THE EMPLOYEES
SO WE COULDN'T ESTIMATE WHAT THAT WAS EXACTLY
AND WE ALSO COULDN'T ESTIMATE ANY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON EQUITY, BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE THERE WERE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT OUR TEN EMPLOYEES AND THINK ABOUT EQUITY IN THAT REGARD, PARTICULARLY WITH RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSPORTATION
SO I THINK THAT WAS JUST AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE DAY AFTER WE WORKED WITH ALL OF THOSE FOLKS AND HAD WHAT I WOULD SAY, LIVELY AND SPIRITED DEBATE ON A NUMBER OF THESE STRATEGIES
THE TAKE HOME MESSAGES
THESE ARE THE TOP EIGHT THAT WE HAD
THE TENANTS HAVE ALL ELECTRIC, HOT WATER AND COOKING
THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO USE NATURAL GAS
WE ALSO HAVE WHAT WE CALL FOSSIL FUEL FREE HEATING, WHICH IS BASICALLY HEAT PUMPS ON THE ROOF
AND THIS ALLOWS US TO THE PROJECT IS STILL CONNECTED TO OUR CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT, BUT THE CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT FOLKS KNOW RUNS ON NATURAL GAS
SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR HIGHEST SCOPE ONE AND SCOPE TWO, CARBON EMISSIONS
AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR FOLKS THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE SCOPES, THE SCOPE ONE AND TWO, AYE, THE EMISSIONS THAT WE CAN CONTROL AND DIRECTLY OWN
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT SCOPE THREE, WHICH IS THE PLANES AND THE PEOPLE COMING TO AND FROM THE PORT
BUT AGAIN, FOR OUR SCOPE ONE AND TWO, THE FOSSIL FUEL FREE HEATING ALLOWS US TO GET OFF THE CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT
WE'RE STILL ATTACHED TO THE CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT FOR RESILIENCY PURPOSES AND FOR FUTURE PURPOSES
IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM USING NATURAL GAS AT THE CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT, THE FACILITY CAN CONTINUE TO USE THE CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT, BUT IT'S NOT RELYING ON IT FOR DAY TO DAY FUNCTIONING
WE ALSO EVALUATED ROOFTOP PHOTOVOLTAICS
THIS IS THE FIRST PROJECT AT THE AIRPORT TO HAVE PV, AND IT TURNED OUT THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE PURSUED
THIS HELPS US ALL INCREASE ENERGY LOAD
ONE OF OUR GOALS, OUR CENTURY GENDER GOALS, IS TO MEET INCREASED ENERGY LOAD WITH CONSERVATION, INDO, RENEWABLES, AND THE PHOTOVOLTAICS DEFINITELY HELP US GET THERE
SO OVERALL, ALL OF THESE TOGETHER REDUCE OUR CARBON BY ABOUT 90%
AND AGAIN, MEETING OUR NEW ENERGY LOAD WITH LOW CARBON SOURCES, CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLES, WE CAN MEET ABOUT 47% OF THAT NEW ENERGY LOAD WITH, AGAIN, THE PV
ALSO OUR FOSSIL FUEL FOR HEATING AND RENEWABLES
SO JUST TO TOUCH A MINUTE ON THE EQUITY STRATEGIES HERE, WE WERE ABLE TO GET AN EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM AS PART OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS PHENOMENAL
WE GOT A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM OUR TENANTS
WE HAD HAD AN EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE WE'RE INCLUDING MORE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL
SO THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE A NEW EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM
AND THIS LETS EMPLOYEES GET AWAY FROM THE PASSENGERS AND HAVE A BREAK, HAVE THEIR LUNCH AND JUST TAKE A BREATHER
AND THEN ANOTHER REALLY GREAT ASPECT OF THIS WAS WE WERE ABLE TO INCLUDE A NEW FOOD DONATION STORAGE LOCATION
THESE ARE BIG REFRIGERATORS, AND OUR TENANTS AT THE END OF THE DAY HAVE A LOT OF LEFTOVER FOOD
WE ALREADY DO THIS, BUT THE REFRIGERATORS ARE LOCATED ON THE PRESECURITY SIDE OF THE AIRPORT
SO HAVING ONE POST SECURITY JUST HELPS THOSE TENANTS EASILY
PUGET THE FOOD IN THE REFRIGERATORS
OUR LOCAL FOOD BANK, WHICH IS THE DES MOINES FOOD BANK, COMES AND PICKS IT UP AND DELIVERS IT TO FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY
AND AGAIN, ABOUT 3% INCREASE IN OUR FOOD DONATION PROGRAM
BUT THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 10,000 EXTRA MEALS PER YEAR THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY
SO IT'S REALLY A PHENOMENAL OUTCOME OF THIS
WHEN WE WENT THROUGH AGAIN, THIS WAS ALL DUE TO THE FRAMEWORK
WE'RE ABLE TO BRAINSTORM IDEAS AND JUST ASK QUESTIONS
WE DIDN'T SAY THE PROJECT MUST INCLUDE THIS
WE SAID, CAN IT INCLUDE THIS? AND WHAT WOULD BE THE COST AND BENEFITS OF DOING THAT? SO THE TAKE ON MESSAGE, AGAIN, OUR FIRST COST FOR ALL OF THIS TOGETHER IS ABOUT 11 MILLION
AND THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP IS ABOUT 13 MILLION
LAST THING I'LL JUST POINT OUT, JUST A COMMENT ON THIS
THIS PROJECT WILL UNDERGO A SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION UNDER THE LEAD FRAMEWORK
WE'VE DONE LEAD PROJECTS IN THE PAST AT THE AIRPORT
THEY'RE TYPICALLY AT SILVER CERTIFICATION LEVEL
BUT THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE DID THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK AND WE HAVE SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL THINGS LIKE THE HEAT PUMPS AND PHOTOVOLTAICS, WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET TO GOLD
SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PROJECT THAT DOES THAT HERE AT THE AIRPORT, SO I'LL STOP THERE
THAT'S THE END OF THE SUSTAINABILITY SLIDES
THANKS, LESLIE
NEXT, I'LL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR BUDGET AND SCHEDULE
NEXT SLIDE
FIRST UP IS BUDGET, AND I'LL SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME HERE WITH THESE NUMBERS
THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROGRAMS MAJORITY AND INTEREST APPROVED BUDGET IS $340,000,000, AND SO FAR WE SPENT ABOUT $9.2 MILLION OF THAT MONEY
OUR ORIGINAL PROGRAM ESTIMATE FROM BACK IN 2019 INCLUDED A RANGE OF UP TO $510,000,000 SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED BEFORE ANY DESIGN WORK WAS PERFORMED
BUT OUR APPROVED PUGET IS $340,000,000
NOW WE'RE JUST PAST 30% DESIGN, AND WE'RE TRACKING SOME ESTIMATE TRENDS AGAINST THAT BUDGET THAT FIT INTO THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
FIRST IS 10.4 MILLION FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES THAT LESLIE JUST DESCRIBED
OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET INCLUDED FUNDS TO STUDY ALL OF THESE INITIATIVES, BUT IT DIDN'T INCLUDE MONEY TO CONSTRUCT THEM ONCE THEY WERE SELECTED BECAUSE WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SCOPE WAS GOING TO BE INCLUDED
OUR ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM, CAPITAL PROGRAMS, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT HAVE SINCE ESTABLISHED SOME GUIDANCE FOR INCLUDING A PERCENTAGE IN OUR FUTURE ESTIMATES FOR FUTURE PROJECTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, BUT THAT WASN'T IN PLACE WHEN OUR ESTIMATE WAS SET
THE NEXT GROUP HERE, WE'RE TRACKING ABOUT 24 MILLION IN NONDISCRETIONARY CHANGES PERSON SCOPE ITEMS THAT WERE NOT ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED, BUT THEY'RE NEEDED TO MEET EITHER A REGULATORY REQUIREMENT OR A PORT STANDARD
THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES SCOPE FOR SOME BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM TRANSFER LINE WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RETURNING TO THE COMMISSION ON APRIL 26 TO AUTHORIZE
AND FINALLY, WE'RE TRACKING ABOUT $32.6 MILLION IN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND COST ESCALATION
COST ESCALATION, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO TREND AND PLAN FOR IN RECENT MONTHS
I KNOW WE'VE ALL FELT THAT PINCH LATELY
THIS PROJECT IS FEELING IT HERE AS WELL
SO NOW OUR CURRENT ESTIMATE RANGE JUST PAST 30%
DESIGN IS DIALED IN JUST A BIT MORE TO BE BETWEEN 340,000,420 MILLION
OUR THIRD PARTY AND DESIGN TEAM ESTIMATES THAT WE'VE RECEIVED ARE ALL WITHIN ABOUT 5% OF TURNER CONSTRUCTION'S LATEST ESTIMATE FOR OUR WORK
NOW THE GCCM DELIVERY METHOD IS REQUIRING OUR CONTRACTOR TO HOLD COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESSES FOR THEIR MAJOR SUBCONTRACT PACKAGES OF WORK SO THEY WILL GET A MARKET RESPONSE EVERY TIME THEY DID WORK
AND THE PORT ALSO HAS THE OPTION TO TRACK CONTRACTOR MATERIALS AND LABOR WITH A SET NOT TO EXCEED CEILING THAT CAN PROVIDE US WITH ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY
NEXT SLIDE
SO HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE FOR CONTINGENCIES TO DEAL WITH THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE THOSE ESTIMATE TRENDS FOR
WE INCLUDE AN UNALLOCATED PROGRAM CONTINGENCY OF ABOUT $30 MILLION, AND IT'S NOT LISTED HERE, BUT OUR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT CONTINGENCY IS AROUND 25 MILLION
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE UPDATING AND WE'RE PRICING OUR CURRENT RISK REGISTER TO HELP US DETERMINE WHAT PORTION OF THOSE CONTINGENCIES WE SHOULD BE USING FOR THE ITEMS THAT WERE LISTED ABOVE AND WHICH PORTION WE NEED TO HANG ON TO FOR ISSUES THAT CAN CROP UP AS WE PROGRESS THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK LATER THIS YEAR TO BRIEF YOU FURTHER ON THESE TRENDS AND HOW WE'RE TRACKING AGAINST THAT BUDGET
AND OUR COST CERTAINTY IS GOING TO INCREASE AS OUR DESIGN PROGRESSIVE AND AS TURNER BIDS AND BUYS OUT ADDITIONAL PACKAGES OF WORK LIKE THE ONES THAT WE MENTIONED ABOVE IN THOSE PACKAGES, THE TSA RELOCATION STRUCTURE, STEEL, THINGS LIKE THAT
NEXT SLIDE AND OUR LAST SLIDE HERE IS ABOUT PROGRAM SCHEDULE
THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROGRAM ANTICIPATES THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A FEW MORE VISITS TO SEE YOU IN 2022 IN JUST A FEW WEEKS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE WILL BE BACK TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR FUNDS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TRANSFER OVER TO THE BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM FOR SOME EARLY BAGGAGE TRANSFER LINE WORK THAT THAT PROJECT HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO PERFORM ON OUR BEHALF
LATER IN THE SUMMER, WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR FUNDS TO AUTHORIZE THE STRUCTURAL STEEL PACKAGE
AND IN SEPTEMBER, WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK FOR ANOTHER PROGRAM BRIEFING
NOW ON SITE, WE PLAN TO MOBILIZE FOR STRUCTURAL FOUNDATIONS AND COVID WORK IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND THEN LATER ON THIS YEAR, WE WILL START BUILDING OUT THE TSA'S RELOCATED SPACE IN AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE C ONE BUILDING IN THE MAIN TERMINAL
FURTHER OUT, WE'RE GOING TO START STRUCTURAL STEEL ERECTIONS SOMETIME IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR
THAT'S ALSO WHEN WE WILL WRAP UP OUR DESIGN AND START NEGOTIATING WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE BIG MAG AND NAIL DOWN PRICE CERTAINTY FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT
NOW, AT THIS EARLY PHASE OF DESIGN, WE DON'T HAVE A FINAL CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FROM TURNER CONSTRUCTION, BUT TURNER'S CURRENT SCHEDULE TARGETS PROJECT COMPLETION IN Q, ONE OF 2026 EARLIER THAN THE PORT'S ORIGINAL PROJECT SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION
THAT'S ABOUT A YEAR LATER IN QUARTER TWO OF 2027
NEXT SLIDE
I DON'T THINK WE NEED THIS ONE YET
THANKS FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF YOU ON THIS PROJECT
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT EXCELLENT PRESENTATION
IT'S A REALLY FUN PROJECT
SURE
THERE'S GOING TO BE COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS
SO AT THIS POINT, I SEE COMMISSIONER CHO, YOU RAISE YOUR HAND
WHY DON'T WE JUMP TO YOU? FIRST, REAL QUICK QUESTION
HAVE WE LOOKED INTO OR FOUND OUT IF C CONCOURSE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR ANY FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL OR BILL [inaudible 03:22:00] WHERE TO PASS? YEAH
I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS ON WHAT THOSE FOLKS ARE LOOKING AT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT FOLKS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME TO SEE WHAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE
WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED A TON OF THEM SO FAR, BUT WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT IT
HAPPY TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AND COME BACK TO YOU WITH THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING
YES, THANKS
GOOD QUESTION
SO COME TO YOUR CHOICE
YES, WE HAVE LOOKED AT IT
THERE WERE SOME OPPORTUNITIES, BUT WE LOOKED AT THE OVERALL PROGRAM AND APPLYING FEDERAL FUNDS TO SEE ONE BILLING WILL BE NOT THE BEST OPTION
WE'RE TARGETING OTHER PROJECTS THAT GIVE US A BIGGER CUT OF THAT BILL
FOR EXAMPLE THE SOUTH SATELLITE
SO WHEN AROUND THE NUMBERS WE COULD GET ABOUT 1.6 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT COMPARED TO 225,000,000 TO SELF [inaudible 03:23:03]
SO WE PREFER TO PUT THE EFFORTS IN A LARGER PROJECT THAN THIS 1200 MILLION
SOUNDS GOOD
OKAY
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT ANSWER
THAT'S ALL I HAD MR FELLEMAN
YEAH
THANK YOU
I HAD TWO QUESTIONS FOR LESLIE
ONE WAS WHEN YOU SPEAK OF OUR NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL EXCITED ABOUT OUR RNG BEING A GOOD SOURCE OF KIND OF GAS
WELL AT THE SAME TIME IT DOESN'T LAST FOREVER SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND YOUR THINKING THERE
WHAT IS IT, A 30 YEAR CONTRACT? IT'S A TEN YEAR CONTRACT
SO YEAH, IT WOULD BE EARLY 30, 31, 2031 SOMETHING IN THERE AND IT IS AS YOU KNOW A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN OUR FOSSIL BASED NATURAL GAS
SO WE DID USE THAT AS A BASELINE WHEN WE WERE CALCULATING OUR BASELINE ESTIMATES FOR THE PROJECT BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE 50% OF THAT GAS AND WHATEVER NEW BUILDINGS WE BUILD SO THAT WILL INCREASE OUR COSTS
THAT WAS OUR BASELINE AND THEN FOR THE MOVING TO THE FOSSIL FREE FUEL, HEATING THE HEAT PUMPS, GETTING OFF AND REDUCING THAT NATURAL GAS HELPS BRING DOWN THAT TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP BECAUSE OUR NATURAL GAS USING THE RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS CONTRACT IS VERY EXPENSIVE
THAT'S HOW WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT
BUT I DO KNOW THAT KING COUNTY THAT'S A GAS CONTRACT WITH CALIFORNIA IS GOING TO BE COMING DUE
I HOPE WE CAN TALK ABOUT GETTING A COMPETITIVE BID ON THAT ONE
THE OTHER ONE WAS FOR YEARS I WAS TELLING LET'S PUT SOLAR CELLS ON THE ROOF AT THE AIRPORT
I WAS TOLD WELL WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE OF REFLECTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THIS AND CHARLESTON HAD DONE IT
SO TELL ME WHAT DID WE LEARN? HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS WITHOUT BLINDING PILOTS? WELL THERE ARE MODELS THAT OUR CONSULTANTS CAN RUN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GLARE DOESN'T IMPACT THE PILOTS IN AN ADVERSE MANNER AND THAT'S WHAT THEY RAN IN THIS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM
I THINK YOU ARE SEEING MORE PHOTOVOLTAICS AT DIFFERENT AIRPORTS BECAUSE WE'RE IN AN ERA WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY
SO I THINK IN THIS CASE THAT WAS WHAT WAS DIFFERENT
WE RAN THE MODELS
I THINK ALSO BECAUSE THE FRAMEWORK IS A TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND VALUE ENGINEERING WE ALL KNOW THAT THE PHOTOVOLTAICS DON'T PAY BACK
I'VE SHARED THAT WITH YOU HERE
SO IN A TRADITIONAL WAY WHEN WE DO THE PROJECT THE PRICE OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE ALWAYS THE BOTTOM LINE DOLLARS AND REDUCING THOSE BOTTOM LINE DOLLARS BUT BECAUSE OF THE FRAMEWORK AND BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PORT WE'VE DECIDED WE WANT TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS IN A MORE TRANSPARENT MANNER
AND I THINK THAT THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE HERE WAS THAT WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE AIRPORT LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING LANCE, WHO SAID, YEP, WE REALLY WANT TO PURSUE SOLAR AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
AND THEN WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE SAC COMMITTEE, BOTH COMMISSIONER WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE
AND EVEN COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK NOTED NOT ONLY DID THEY WANT TO SUPPORT THAT, BUT HE RECOGNIZED THE RESILIENCY PIECE OF IT, THAT IN THE FUTURE, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING IN A LOW CARBON FUTURE FOR US
LOOKS LIKE ONE WHERE WE HAVE A LOT MORE ELECTRICITY
AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT FUTURE DEMAND IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE OR HOW THAT'S GOING TO INFLUENCE OUR GRID
BUT IT MAKES SENSE FROM A RESILIENCY STANDPOINT TO HAVE SOME PHOTOVOLTAICS FOR SURE WOULD SUPPORT THAT AND BE ABLE TO GENERATE SOME ELECTRICITY ON OUR SITE
I APPRECIATE THE POINT ABOUT DEMAND BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS A LITTLE FRUSTRATED ABOUT
WE ALWAYS SAY THAT WE HAD A LOW CARBON GRID
SO THEN THE NET BENEFIT OF HAVING SOLAR WAS ONLY SO MUCH
BUT WHAT I DID JUST LEARNED WAS THE RIVER, IT DOESN'T GO FOREVER
RIGHT
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT HYDRO IS NOT CONSIDERED A RENEWABLE RESOURCE
IS THAT IN THE STATE POLICY? YES, THAT IS THE CASE
WASHINGTON STATE DOES NOT INCLUDE HYDROPOWER IN ITS DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
AND THAT, AGAIN, IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH HERE IF WE SAY OUR GOAL IS TO MEET ALL INCREASED ENERGY LOAD WITH CONSERVATION AND OR RENEWABLES
AND WE MOVE FROM EVEN THOUGH IT'S RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY HALF
AND THAT IS A VERY LIMITED RESOURCE
RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS IS VERY LIMITED
WE CAN'T COUNT ON THAT FOR THE LONG TERM
WE MOVE TO ELECTRICITY THAT'S FROM HYDRO
HOW DOES THE PORT WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT? WE KNOW HOW WASHINGTON STATE THINKS ABOUT THAT, BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY ADDRESSED THAT AS AN ORGANIZATION
WELL, I DO BELIEVE IT DOES PUT WIND IN THE SALES FOR DOING THINGS THAT GENERATE ELECTRICITY AT LEAST THAT MUCH
AND MAYBE WIND IN THE SALES WASN'T THE RIGHT ANALOGY, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PENCILING IT OUT AND LANDSCAPE LEADERSHIP ON THAT AS WELL
SO I APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? I'M EXCITED TO HEAR WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GETTING UPDATES ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS A TRUE SIGNATURE PROJECT, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED YOU JUST WISH THE TIMELINE WAS SOONER, BUT I KNOW HOW CHALLENGING THESE ARE, AND WE WANT TO DO IT RIGHT
ALL RIGHT
WITH THAT, WE AYE
GOING TO TURN TO OUR FINAL ITEM OF THE DAY
AND AGAIN, CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THAT INTO THE RECORD? YES
AND COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT CALKINS, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER MOHAMED HAD HER HAND UP THERE
OH, I'M SO SORRY, MS MOHAMED
I DIDN'T SEE IT
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
PRESIDENT RYAN CALKINS
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT I JUST DID WANT TO THANK THE TEAM FOR THE PRESENTATION AND JUST SAY THAT I THINK THE MOST EXCITING PARTS ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS THE ABILITY TO HAVE MORE BUSINESSES AT OUR AIRPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY GRATITUDE
GREAT
OKAY
THANK YOU
GO AHEAD
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN
D YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS UPDATE COMMISSIONER, THE SUCCESS OF OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS IN LARGE PART DUE TO BOTH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THROUGH THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR NEXT PRESENTER, AMBER AND WILSON
THIS PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON THE EMERGING TALENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
IT'S 2021 OUTCOMES, IT'S 2022 PLANS, WHICH INCLUDES WORK AND TRIBAL PARTNERS, AND A STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT WITH POLICY AND ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS OUTLINED IN THE EQUITY MOTION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE, AS WELL AS THE REGIONAL CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING STRATEGY
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN OVER OUR PRESENTER, AMBER AND WILSON
EMERGING TALENT MANAGER
AMBERN, GOOD TO SEE YOU
HELLO
THANK YOU SO MUCH
STEVE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
OKAY, WONDERFUL
THANK YOU SO MUCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONER, MY NAME IS AMBER AND WILSON
I USE SHE HER PRONOUNS
I AM THE EMERGING TALENT MANAGER FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND I AM CALLING IN TODAY FROM MY HOME ON STILLAGUAMISH LAND
I AM WEARING A SURETY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, AND TWO SPIRITS, WHICH IS AN ISSUE RAISED BY MY INTERNS THAT LET ME KNOW THAT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM AND THAT SEATTLE HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THE NATION
SO IT'S SOMETHING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BEFORE WE GET STARTED
SO IF YOU KNOW ME WELL, I LIKE TO START WITH GRATITUDE
AND TODAY I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THE VOTERS OF KING COUNTY THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO SAY, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, WELCOME TO THE PORT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU
AUBREE, TODAY I AM GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE EMERGING TALENT, OUR GOALS, OUR STRATEGIC GOALS, A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON OUR PROGRAM
I KNOW COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED AND HASAGAWA HAVE NOT BEEN HERE SINCE THE 2015 MOTION AND SEEING KIND OF ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS
SO I'LL GIVE A BACKGROUND ON THAT
I'LL TALK ABOUT OUR PARTNER RECOMMENDATIONS, THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE DID IN 2021 AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2022
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALSO THAT WHEN I AM TEACHING OUR INTERNS ABOUT LEADERSHIP AT THE PORT, WE ALWAYS START WITH THE VALUES
AND SO I'VE PUT OUR VALUES UP HERE ON THIS SLIDE
RESPECT, ANTIRACISM AND EQUITY INTEGRITY, STEWARDSHIP AND EXCELLENCE
AND OUR PROGRAMMING IS BUILT ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE VALUES
AND AS MR METRUCK MENTIONED, THE EQUITY MOTION AND THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE, AS WELL AS STRATEGIC GOALS FOR THE PORT
AUBREE, CAN YOU TAKE ME TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I'M GOING TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH BECAUSE I'M EXCITED, YOU GUYS, AND I'M STARTING TO TALK FAST
SO JUST OKAY, HERE WE GO
THESE AYE OUR STRATEGIC GOALS IN EMERGING TALENT
AND WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT WITH THESE RESHAPING OF OUR STRATEGIC GOALS IS THAT THEY ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FROM A PROCESS I WILL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LATER CALLED THE YOUTH EXPERTS PANEL, WHERE WE DID A COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND TALK TO OUR PARTNERS AND FORMER INTERNS ABOUT WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM
THESE VALUES AND PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH EMERGING TALENT STRATEGIC FOCUS FOR 2022
AND THAT IS NUMBER ONE, WE RAISE AWARENESS AND DEVELOP TALENT FOR PORT OF SEATTLE CAREERS
AND WE DO THAT WITH AN EQUITY FOCUS
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES ARE EQUITABLE FOR COMMUNITIES FURTHEST FROM OPPORTUNITY
AND THEN ALSO, IF YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM THIS PRESENTATION TODAY, IT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
AND SO THAT IS A STRATEGIC GOAL HERE, THAT WE WILL FOCUS ON HIGH QUALITY, INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ASKED US FOR AS WELL
AND FINALLY, SOMETHING I KNOW THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MY DIRECTOR, KATIE GERARD, IS DEMONSTRATING OUTCOMES, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COLLECTING DATA AND ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF THESE PROGRAMS AND WHAT THE ACTUAL OUTCOMES ARE, NOT THE INPUTS, BUT THE OUTCOMES
AND SO THESE ARE OUR GOALS FOR 2022 FOR EMERGING TALENT AND AUBREE, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT WE DON'T JUST DO INTERNSHIPS IN HR WITH EMERGING TALENT
WE ALSO HAVE VETERAN FELLOWSHIPS
AND IN FACT, TODAY WE WILL BE POSTING THREE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSITIONING VETERAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE SERVICE AND LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST JOB IN THE CIVILIAN SECTOR
AND WE WILL BE POSTING THOSE THREE NEW OPPORTUNITIES TODAY
SO THIS SHOWS YOU THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE HIRE 20 HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS
IN THE WINTER, WE HIRE THREE VETERAN FELLOWS AND ABOUT FIVE POST SECONDARY THAT'S YOUR COLLEGE OR CERTIFICATE EARNING INTERNS IN THE SPRING
IN THE SUMMER, WE'VE GOT OUR BIG POPULATION, ABOUT 40 HIGH SCHOOL AND 40 POST SECONDARY INTERNS
AND THEN IN THE FALL, THREE NEW VETERANS FELLOWS AND AN ADDITIONAL TEN OR SO POST SECONDARY INTERNS
WE ARE YEAR ROUND OPERATIONS
THIS IS NOT JUST SUMMER ANYMORE
THIS IS THE WAY THE PORT OF SEATTLE DOES BUSINESS
YEAR ROUND INTERNS AND FELLOWS ARE HELPING THE PORT OF SEATTLE WITH OUR OPERATIONS
AND THAT, TO ME, IS REALLY, REALLY FANTASTIC
IT REALLY SHOWS THE IMPACT THAT OUR PARTICIPANTS CAN HAVE ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AUBREE, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OKAY, HERE'S THE GOOD STUFF
SINCE 2015, WE'VE DOUBLED OUR POST SECONDARY INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE'VE GROWN OUR HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TEN TIMES OVER
NOW, COMMISSIONER CALKINS CHO FELLEMAN, YOU MAY BE WONDERING, USUALLY THIS BACKGROUND SLIDE HAS THAT CHART THAT SHOWS THE NUMBERS GOING UP, UP, AND AND UP AND UP
I'VE TAKEN THAT OUT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO FOCUS ON QUANTITY OF THE INPUTS OF HOW MANY INTERNS ARE COMING IN THE DOOR
I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMMING, THE QUALITY OF THE IMPACT TO THE YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM, AND THE QUALITY OF WHAT WE AT THE PORT RECEIVE AS EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH THESE YOUTH AND GETTING TO HEAR THEIR IDEAS, GETTING THEIR ENERGY
AND SO I'VE NOT FOCUSED ON THIS CONSTANT IDEA OF GROWTH OF INTERNS
IT IS ABOUT QUALITY PROGRAMMING
SO SINCE 2015, YES, WE'VE GROWN THE NUMBER
WE INVEST IN A LOT MORE YOUTH COMING IN, ABOUT 10% OF OUR WORKFORCE NOW COMING IN OUR INTERNS
WE ALSO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING CONTINUUM
SO IT'S NOT JUST INTERNSHIPS, THERE'S ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
THERE'S LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS
WE OFFER ALL OF OUR INTERNSHIPS ARE PAID, AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE CREDIT EARNING
AND THAT IS SO VALUABLE FOR STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY HAVE A PAID GIG, BUT ALSO GET THAT .5 CREDIT THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT FOR THEIR CLASS
AGAIN, HIGH QUALITY PROJECT BASED INTERNS
THESE INTERNSHIPS ARE NOT SCANNING AND FILING
THEY ARE WORKING WITH TEAM MEMBERS WITH PORT EMPLOYEES ON PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE PORT MOVING FORWARD, THE PRESENTATION YOU SAW FROM DON HUNTER AND JANET CHAIR AND LESLIE STANTON JUST NOW, THERE ARE LIKELY INTERNS SUPPORTING NETWORK OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, RIGHT? WHAT WE ALSO DID THIS WAS IN 2020, WE HIRED A YOUTH EXPERTS PANEL
SO WE HAD A CONSULTANT, MICHAELLE BAILEY, MEET WITH ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND CONDUCT SEVERAL INTERVIEWS WITH FORMER INTERNS TO FIND OUT WHAT WE COULD BE DOING BETTER, WHAT WE'RE DOING WELL, WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING LESS OF, WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE OF AND REALLY INCORPORATE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK INTO THE DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF OUR PROGRAM
AND I THINK THAT THAT TOOK US FROM EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MORE EQUITABLE PROGRAMMING
AS I SHOWED IN A PREVIOUS SLIDE, WE'VE GOT YEAR ROUND OPPORTUNITIES
NOW, THIS IS NOT JUST A SUMMER PROGRAM ANYMORE
THIS IS PART OF THE REGULAR OPERATIONS OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE'VE ALSO, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN PARTICULAR, REDESIGNED THE PROGRAM, FIRST TO BE VIRTUAL FROM IN PERSON, AND NOW THIS YEAR TO BE HYBRID
SO WE ARE INNOVATING AND DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF WORK AS WE LOOK AT HOW THESE PEOPLE CAN ENGAGE WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE, HOW THEY WILL DO INTERNSHIPS
NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT A HYBRID MODEL FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
AND THEN THE FOCUS, OF COURSE, FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS INCREASING THE EQUITY AND DIVERSITY OF BOTH OUR PROGRAMS AND OF OUR PROCESSES
SINCE 2015, WE HAVE TRANSFORMED THE WAY WE DO OUTREACH, THE WAY YOUTH APPLY, THE SELECTION PROCESS, THE ONBOARDING PROCESS
WE'VE TRANSFORMED THE PROGRAM DESIGN AND EVALUATION AND ARE NOW WORKING ON HOW WE ENGAGE WITH ALUMNI TO GET THEM BACK INTO THOSE PORT OF SEATTLE JOBS, BECAUSE I KNOW COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT PIPELINE, AND SO WE ARE NOW WORKING ON THAT
SO WE HAVE REDESIGNED AND TRANSFORMED THESE PROGRAMS YEAR OVER YEAR TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS I'M REALLY SUPER PROUD OF THE WORK THAT MY TEAM AND HR HAS DONE ON THIS SINCE 2015
AUBREE, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WHEN I TALK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER AND THAT YOUTH EXPERTS PANEL, THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A REPORT CARD
I THINK MAYBE I'D GIVE US A B
THIS IS THESE ARE THE REQUESTS THAT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE FOR US
WE HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROCESSES THAT THEY WERE CONFUSED ABOUT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE FORMALIZED OR DOCUMENTED
AND THEY SAID, WE NEED YOU TO DO THIS RIGHT
WE NEED YOU TO FORMALIZE AND DOCUMENT THESE PROCESSES
AND WE ARE IN PROCESS OF THAT
IF IT HAS A LITTLE GREEN CHECK NEXT TO IT, THAT MEANS WE'VE DONE IT
WE'VE FORMALIZED THE PROCESS AND WE'VE WRITTEN IT DOWN AND COMMUNICATED IT WITH OUR PARTNERS
IF IT HAS A LITTLE BOX NEXT TO IT, THAT MEANS WE ARE STILL WORKING ON IT
THEY ALSO ASKED US TO INCREASE COMMUNICATIONS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY MENTIONED WAS INCREASED COMMUNICATION
AS AN INCREASE THE LANGUAGES THAT YOU'RE USING TO TALK TO US
WE NOW HAVE OUR OUTREACH MATERIALS TRANSLATED INTO FIVE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES ONLINE
WE'RE HOLDING VIRTUAL OUTREACH SESSIONS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE MONTH
AND WE'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT YOUTH DEVELOPED OUTREACH STRATEGIES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL
WE NOW HAVE QUARTERLY ENGAGEMENT WITH YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE REGION AND MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO THAT THEY CAN STAY UP ON OUR PROCESSES AND WE CAN GET SOME GREAT SUGGESTIONS AND FEEDBACK FROM THEM AS WELL
I HAVE DRAFTED THE PARTNERSHIP HANDBOOK, AND I'M STILL WORKING ON IT, SO I'M NOT QUITE READY TO CHECK THAT BOX YET, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE
THEY ALSO HAD A LOT OF SUGGESTIONS OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON OUR APPLICATION PROCESS
AND ONE OF THE THINGS, ACTUALLY, THAT OUR INTERNAL INTERNS WANTED WAS THIS STORYTELLING ELEMENT IN THE APPLICATION
AND SO WE HAVE DESIGNED SOME COACHING QUESTIONS AROUND THE COVER LETTER TO HELP TEACH THEM HOW TO APPLY, HOW TO WRITE A COVER LETTER, AND HOW TO TELL THEIR STORY IN A COVER LETTER, WHICH IS A GREAT SKILL, NOT JUST APPLYING TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE INTERNSHIP, BUT APPLYING ANYWHERE
WE HAVE A QUESTIONNAIRE
AND ACTUALLY, WE SHOULD CHECK THAT BOX
I KNOW JESSICA IS ON THIS CALL RIGHT NOW, AND SHE SAYS, YES, WE CAN DO THAT
WE CAN DEVELOP A QUESTIONNAIRE IN THE ACTUAL APPLICATION PROCESS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO TELL US WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN AND WHAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS THEY'RE COMING FROM
ALSO, OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
DURING COVID, WE REALLY NARROWED IN OUR FOCUS ON BLACK AND INDIGENOUS YOUTH FROM ZIP CODES FURTHEST FROM OPPORTUNITY THAT WERE MOST IMPACTED BY COVID
AND THAT MEANT LOCKING DOWN OUR PROCESS
WE DID NOT HAVE AN OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS
WE WERE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THEY WERE REFERRING YOUTH TO US
AND THOSE SAME COMMUNITY PARTNERS SAID, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE EQUITABLE, YOU DO NEED TO HAVE AN OPEN REQUISITION SO THAT YOUTH WHO AREN'T EVEN AFFILIATED WITH A COMMUNITY PARTNER ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE PROGRAM
AND SO WE HAVE MADE THAT CHANGE AS WELL
THIS YEAR, AUBREE, YOU CAN SWITCH TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME
THANK YOU
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT A HYBRID PROGRAM IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE
WHAT DOES A HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE REALLY LOOK LIKE? IT USED TO BE PRETTY INCONSISTENT
THE INTERNS WOULD BE ALL OVER THE ORGANIZATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE PORT, DOING VERY DIFFERENT TYPES OF WORK, SOME REALLY BUSY AND ENGAGED AND OTHERS NOT THAT BUSY OR ENGAGED
WHAT WE'VE DONE NOW IS REALLY LEANED INTO PROJECT BASED LEARNING AND COHORT LEADERSHIP LEARNING
SO THEY COME TOGETHER, THEY ALL COME WITH US
IT'S VIRTUAL MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS WITH HR
WE'RE GIVING THEM CURRICULUM
WE'RE TEACHING THEM PROJECT BASED LEARNING
WE'RE TEACHING THEM PUBLIC SPEAKING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, NETWORKING, LEADERSHIP SKILLS
AND IN THAT FIRST WEEK, IT'S REALLY JUST GETTING TO KNOW THE PORT OF SEATTLE, GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER
THEY GET TO MEET ALL THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS AT THE PORT
WE HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE VALUES OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND WHAT ARE THE WORKPLACE EXPECTATIONS OF THIS ORGANIZATION
SO JUST REALLY KIND OF FEELING OUT THE ENVIRONMENT THAT FIRST WEEK
BUT WEEKS TWO THROUGH SIX, THEY GET TO DO FACILITY TOURS, THEY HAVE ONSITE WORK DAYS
THEY GET TO MEET WITH PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS AND MENTORS, AND THEY AYE COMPLETING A PROJECT
THERE IS A QUESTION OR A PROBLEM THAT WE ARE PRESENTING THEM WITH THAT COVERS EITHER AVIATION, MARITIME, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OR ENVIRONMENTAL
AND THEY HAVE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM OR COMPLETE THIS PROJECT WHILE MEETING WITH PORT EMPLOYEES
AND THEN IN THOSE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'RE REALLY HELPING THEM PUT TOGETHER THEIR FINAL PRESENTATION, DOING SOME CAREER DEVELOPMENT, HELPING THEM GET ON LINKEDIN
AND WE WILL BE PARTNERING WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE THIS NEXT STEP, CAREER FAIR, WHERE THE INTERNS WILL GET TO CONNECT WITH DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS OR POST SECONDARY PROGRAMMING FOR WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN
IF THEY WANT TO GO INTO CONSTRUCTION TRADES, WE'LL HAVE A NEW THERE THAT THEY CAN MEET WITH THEM OR DIFFERENT COLLEGES OR ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYERS THAT THEY CAN MEET WITH TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP, IF I AM INTERESTED IN MARITIME OR AVIATION OR SKILLED TRADES, ET CETERA
SO THAT'S THE OVERALL PICTURE OF THE PROGRAM FOR THIS SUMMER, AND WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT
I'M JUST LOOKING AT MY NOTES, AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT I WANTED TO IN PARTICULAR THANK DIANE CAMPBELL FOR HER WORK, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THE PORT BANKING CONTRACT HAS ENGAGED WITH OUR BANKING PARTNER TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS FOR ALL OF OUR INTERNS
SO THAT IS A BRAND NEW BENEFIT
THANK YOU, DIANE CAMPBELL, FOR THAT
AND I WILL ALSO SAY THAT WHAT THIS MODEL ALLOWS, IT ALLOWS YOUTH TO BRING VOICE TO US ABOUT WHAT THEY CARE ABOUT
AND I CAN TELL YOU OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THE TOP THEMES ARE CLIMATE CHANGE, HOMELESSNESS, AND JUSTICE UNDER THAT, INCLUDING MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN
THEY CARE ABOUT HUMAN JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND HOMELESSNESS
OKAY
AND WE ARE READY TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AUBREE, OUR MENTORSHIP MODEL IS SOMETHING, AGAIN, THAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS REALLY EMPHASIZE IS IMPORTANT FOR THEIR YOUTH COMING IN
AND I REALLY, REALLY LOVE THIS MODEL
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON DIFFERENT MENTORSHIP MODELS THROUGHOUT THE LAST FEW YEARS IN THIS PROGRAM
I THINK WE REALLY LANDED ON IT ON A GOOD MODEL, AND IT'S GROUP, IT'S TEAM MENTORSHIP
SO WE HAVE THESE DIFFERENT SESSIONS, AND WE INVITE PORT EMPLOYEES FROM ACROSS THE BOARD TO COME AND JOIN INTERNS IN THESE SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS
AND WHAT THIS ALLOWS IS FOR INTERNS TO SEE THEMSELVES IN PROFESSIONALS AT THE PORT TO SEE THAT REPRESENTATION OF HERE IS A WOMAN WHO LOOKS LIKE ME, WHO HAS SHARED CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND CALKINS TO ME ABOUT WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE VALUED AND RESPECTED IN THE WORKPLACE
IT'S SO VERY IMPORTANT
AND THERE ARE JUST SOME BEAUTIFUL CONVERSATIONS THAT COME OUT OF THIS
AND COMMISSIONERS, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE ANY FRIDAY
LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
OKAY
THANKS, AUBREE
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SLIDE NINE
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS ONE
CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING
WE DO AWARENESS ACTIVITIES
OKAY
SO WE HAVE VIRTUAL SESSIONS THAT PARENTS CAN ATTEND TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE PORT IS AND WHY THEY SHOULD FEEL SAFE SENDING THEIR YOUTH HERE FOR AN INTERNSHIP
WE HAVE YOUTH LED OUTREACH, WHICH REALLY IS SOME POWERFUL STUFF WHEN YOU'VE GOT YOUNG PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO THEIR PEERS ABOUT PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE OUR TRANSLATED MATERIALS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LANGUAGES NOW, AND WE DO STILL ATTEND CAREER FAIRS WHEN THEY'RE HAPPENING STARTING TO PICK UP A LITTLE BIT MORE THIS YEAR, WE OFFER EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AS WELL
SO THAT LOOKS LIKE FACILITY TOURS, HABITAT RESTORATION, FOD WALK, PROJECT BASED LEARNING
WE HAD A COUPLE OF FORMER INTERNS SIGN UP FOR THE SIMULATION FOR THE IAF AND DO THAT BECAUSE THEY JUST WANTED TO COME BACK TO THE PORT AND THEY'RE ALREADY TALKING TO US ABOUT, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DO A FOD WALK AGAIN, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT A PORT EMPLOYEE, THEY JUST LOVE THE EXPERIENCE
THEY WANT TO GET BACK OUT THERE AGAIN
PREPARATION
WE ARE TEACHING TRANSFERABLE 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP SKILLS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT
WE KNOW THAT WE WILL ALWAYS NEED PROJECT MANAGERS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND WE ARE TEACHING THAT SKILL, PUBLIC SPEAKING, NETWORKING, LEADERSHIP
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CAREER YOU GO INTO
THESE SKILLS WILL PREPARE YOU FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE
WHEN IT COMES TO LAUNCH, WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN
WE'VE GOT THIS CAREER FAIR, THE CAREER NEXT STEPS, RESOURCE FAIR, CONNECTING THEM TO THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR INTEREST
WE HAVE OUR OWN POST SECONDARY INTERNSHIPS, AND ABOUT TEN OR SO OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS HAVE COME BACK AS COLLEGE INTERNS
SO WE DO HAVE THAT
BUT WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT IS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM THAT YOU ALL JUST DOUBLED YOUR INVESTMENT IN TODAY
THAT PROGRAM IS SO NECESSARY
THAT IS THE LAUNCH
THAT IS THE NEXT STEP, WHERE WE ARE THE BEGINNING OF THE PIPELINE, THE FUNNEL THAT CAN THEN TAKE THAT TO THAT CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM RUN BY THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE BRILLIANT TIFFANY CIVILIAN
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO HEAR FROM TIFFANY YET
I'M SURE THAT YOU WILL SOON AS SHE WILL BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THE CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM
SHE'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
I'M EXCITED TO BE PARTNERING WITH HER
AND I'M SO EXCITED THAT THIS COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK ARE INVESTING IN THE CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAMMING SO THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS REALLY CREATING A DIVERSE TALENT PIPELINE
NOT JUST AWARENESS, NOT JUST INTERNSHIPS, NOT JUST I HAD A COOL SUMMER AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, BUT ACTUALLY LEADING TO JOBS
AND I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT INVESTMENT AND EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AUBREE, YOU CAN TAKE ME TO THE NEXT SLIDE
YES
OKAY
SO WE ARE MOVING OUR OUTREACH AND CAREER AWARENESS STRATEGY FROM TRANSACTIONAL TO RELATIONAL
EARLIER ON, ACTUALLY PRE COVID, OUR OUTREACH STRATEGY WAS REALLY ABOUT GOING TO CAREER FAIRS AND DOING ADVERTISING
AND WE'VE MOVED NOW TO REALLY TRYING TO WORK BETTER AT ENGAGING WITH OUR OWN PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES, OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS FOR IDEAS AND FOR HOW TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
RIGHT
SAME WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT, HEY, WE HAVE 23 JOBS OPEN AT THE PORT RIGHT NOW
IT'S ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT THE PORT IS A SAFE PLACE TO WORK AND THAT IT'S A CHOICE PLACE TO WORK, THAT THEY WANT TO COME AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT JOBS WE HAVE AVAILABLE
WE OFFER VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSES, WHICH ARE MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR A LOT OF FOLKS THAN CAREER FAIRS
YES, WE CONTINUE TO DO CAREER FAIRS AND INTENTIONAL ADVERTISING, BUT WE ALSO REACH OUT TO REGISTERED STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH ARE KIND OF LIKE THE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES
RIGHT
AND THEN WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM
THIS IS SALLY DEL FIERRO'S AMAZING TEAM TO SEE HOW CAN WE PLUG IN TO COMMUNITY EVENTS? HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE PORT IS SPONSORING EVENTS OR ATTENDING EVENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
OUR PROGRAMMING, OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES OPPORTUNITIES
WE OFFER INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS WHICH GIVE FOLKS THAT FOOT IN THE DOOR
AND MY FAVORITE THING IS YOUTH LED OUTREACH
SO REALLY TRYING TO BROADEN THE WAY THAT WE DO OUTREACH TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND NOT JUST HAVE THESE ONEOFF KIND OF TRANSACTIONS LIKE, HEY, LOOK AT OUR OPPORTUNITIES
PLEASE APPLY AUBREE
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS A LOOK AT SOME OF WHAT WE DID IN 2021
YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS, THE NUMBERS
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY REALLY TELL THE STORY
I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT
116 FAMILIES IMPACTED IT NAYS
WE HIRED 116 INTERNS
WE PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING FOR OUR INTERNS WHERE THEY GOT REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE
THEY FELT CONNECTED, THEY FELT MENTORED, THEY FELT SUPPORTED
AND THEN THEY WENT AND TOLD THEIR FAMILIES
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS ACTUALLY DOING ALL THIS OTHER STUFF WITH THE ENVIRONMENT? I DIDN'T KNOW
DID YOU KNOW THE PORT OF SEATTLE NOT ONLY HAS MARITIME, BUT ALSO HAS THE AIRPORT? I NEVER KNEW
SO THESE INTERNS THAT ARE LEARNING SO MUCH ABOUT OUR BUSINESS THEN GO BACK OUT TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND TELL THEIR AUNTIES AND THEIR UNCLES AND THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THIS GREAT EXPERIENCE THEY HAD AT THE PORT
AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN PUT A NUMBER ON HOW VALUABLE THAT IS TO THE PORT'S REPUTATION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THIS CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE FAMILIES, UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE THAT THE PORT HAS ADDED WHEN THEY SEE, ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THEIR YOUNG PERSON COMING INTO THE PROGRAM, AFRAID TO BE ON CAMERA, AFRAID TO USE THEIR VOICE, AND BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, PRESENTING THEIR DESIGN IDEAS FOR AN AIRPORT OR PRESENTING THEIR MOTION THAT THEY THINK SHOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION, THAT WHEN THEY GET TO SEE THEIR YOUTH EMPOWERED IN THAT WAY, USING THEIR VOICE, IT'S REALLY, REALLY POWERFUL
SO THAT'S MY OUTREACH STORY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
2021 WAS HARD, YOU GUYS
IN 2020, WE DID GREAT WITH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING
EVERYONE WAS SO DESPERATE FOR SOME SENSE OF NORMALCY, SOME KIND OF CONNECTION THAT THEY LOVED THE VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING
BY THE END OF 2021, NOBODY EVEN WANTED TO LOOK AT THE COMPUTER ANYMORE
NOBODY WANTED TO TURN ON THE SCREEN
WE WOULD ASK OUR HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS, WHAT DID YOU LEARN TODAY? AND WE GET LIKE, THEY WERE JUST BURNT OUT
AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND
I THINK WE ALL COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE DEEP BURNOUT THAT EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCING
AND CERTAINLY OUR INTERNS FELT IT, TOO
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT I DIDN'T GET MY GOOD SURVEY RESULTS
I DIDN'T GET A LOT OF GOOD DATA IN MY BEFORE AND AFTER SURVEYS TO BE ABLE TO SHOW AND DEMONSTRATE TO YOU ALL
HERE WAS THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF LEADERSHIP AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEFORE AND AFTER OUR PROGRAM
I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO REPORT ON THOSE OUTCOMES FOR YOU NEXT YEAR ON HOW WE DID THIS YEAR
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT
IT WAS A ROUGH YEAR
BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, THOUGH, IS THIS SCREENSHOT FROM HANDSHAKE
HANDSHAKE IS A TOOL THAT IS USED ACROSS CAMPUSES TO ADVERTISE JOB OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE PREVALENT WITH YOUTH, AND YOU GET A REPUTATION AS AN EMPLOYER ON HANDSHAKE
SO THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN YOUR OFFICE, WHO HAVE INTERNSHIPS, THEY GO AND THEY TELL ON YOU, RIGHT? THEY GET TO SAY, HERE'S WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS AND LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
SUPPORTIVE MANAGERS ARE GOOD MENTORS
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, FRIENDLY, FLEXIBLE MANAGERS CARE ABOUT YOU
MANAGERS ARE GOOD MENTORS
I LOVE THAT
I LOVE THAT
AND I SO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE HIRING MANAGERS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND MENTORS ACROSS THE PORT
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A VILLAGE
IT TAKES THE ENTIRE PORT OF SEATTLE TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS POSSIBLE
AND THAT RIGHT THERE
MANAGERS CARE ABOUT YOU
MANAGERS ARE GOOD MENTORS
THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME
AND THAT IS OUR HIRING MANAGERS AND OUR MENTORS AND SUPERVISORS ACROSS THE BOARD
AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THIS PROGRAM, NOT ONLY DOES IT HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT IT HELPS TRAIN OUR EXISTING WORKFORCE TO BE BETTER LEADERS AND MENTORS AND COACHES BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING THAT EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE YOUTH, THE INCOMING WORKFORCE
LOVE IT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AUBREE, THIS IS ALREADY A LITTLE OUT OF DATE, BUT THIS IS AN IMAGE FROM A DASHBOARD
I WILL SEND YOU THE LINK TO IT SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT IT DYNAMICALLY
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A BASELINE OF WHERE WE'RE AT, THINKING ABOUT THOSE PIPELINES WITH OUR PROGRAMS 13% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS HAVE RETURNED FOR A SECOND TERM, MEANING THEY LIKED IT ENOUGH
THEY WERE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING TO LEARN MORE, AND THEY WERE ENGAGED ENOUGH THAT WE WANTED THEM BACK
RIGHT
SO THAT'S 13%, TEN OF THEM, TEN HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS CAME BACK AS COLLEGE INTERNS
WHAT'S UP? BRIANNA BUOY? THEY CAME BACK NOT ONLY AS ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL INTERN, BUT THEY LEVELED UP AND CAME BACK AS A COLLEGE INTERN
THREE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS ARE HERE RIGHT NOW
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, YOU WERE MENTIONING BEFORE, IT'S GOING TO BE SO GREAT IN 15 YEARS WHEN YOU CAN RUN INTO SOMEBODY WHO'S AN ENGINEER
AND THEY SAY, YEAH, I STARTED AS AN INTERN
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT 15 YEARS
WE'VE GOT ENGINEERS RIGHT HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE WHO STARTED AS INTERNS
AND IN FACT, I KNOW YOU KNOW MARY CRUZ, TELAVERA CHAVEZ, SHE'S COMMISSIONER SUPPORT STAFF
SHE STARTED AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS A HIGH SCHOOL INTERN
RIGHT
WE'VE GOT DIANE CICERONE
WE HAVE AMINA, ABDUL KADAR
THEY ALL STARTED AS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS, AND THEY ARE RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES FULL TIME
WE'VE GOT NEARLY 8% OF OUR COLLEGE INTERNS THAT COME BACK AGAIN
THEY CAN'T GET ENOUGH WITH THEIR FIRST INTERNSHIP
THEY WANT TO COME BACK
WE'VE GOT 37 OF OUR COLLEGE INTERNS WHO RETURNED EITHER AS EMERGENCY HIRES TO COMPLETE A PROJECT FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE OR AS FTES JUST IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
JUST IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
SIX OF OUR GRADUATE INTERNS, IN FACT, RETURNED AS FTES JUST IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
AND 40% OF OUR VETERANS FELLOWS, MR METRUCK, 40% OF OUR VETERANS FELLOWS RETURN AS FTES
SO WE ARE BUILDING PIPELINES AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY INTERNS
OKAY, NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE OPERATE
HERE'S MY STRUGGLE HERE'S WHERE I COULD USE A LITTLE HELP FROM YOU ALL
I AM TRYING TO DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP CRITERIA THAT FALLS IN LINE WITH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE, THE EQUITY MOTION, AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE GOALS AND VALUES
WE HAVE BUILT A REALLY ROBUST, HIGH IMPACT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT INTERNS LIKE THE COMMUNITY LIKES, AND THEY'RE COMING FOR US
I'VE GOT FOLKS SAYING, HEY, WILL YOU HIRE PEOPLE FROM PIER COUNTY? WILL YOU HIRE PEOPLE RIGHT
WHO DO WE SAY YES TO? WHO DO WE PARTNER WITH? WHO DO WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE HAVING ACCESS TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE? THIS IS A FIRST DRAFT THAT WAS DEVELOPED WITH SOME OF MY EXISTING COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP US PRIORITIZE WHO WE SAY YES TO
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ALSO, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, IF YOU'RE STILL ON THE CALL, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT WORKING WITH THE TRIBES IS TO YOU, AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO DEVELOP MOUSE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ACCESS TO OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
I KNOW, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, HOW IMPORTANT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL IS FOR YOU
SO THAT'S ON HERE, TOO, RIGHT? OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO WORK WITH FOLKS WHO HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES
SO IT'S DIFFICULT
WE'VE BEEN IN SITUATIONS BEFORE WHERE WE HAVE TWELVE APPLICANTS FOR EVERY ONE SPOT
WE'RE JUST NOT ABLE EVER TO MEET THE DEMAND
SO IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT THOSE INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TO GROW SO THAT OTHER COMPANIES CAN TAKE ON INSURANCE
BUT THEN REALLY LOOKING AT WHERE YOU WANT ME AND MY TEAM TO PRIORITIZE OUR EFFORTS, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT
AND WE MAY END UP IN A SITUATION SOON WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO DO RFP PROCESS FOR PARTNER SELECTION OR MOUS FOR PARTNER SELECTION
I WILL BE SPEAKING TO LEGAL ABOUT THIS, BUT CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE YOUR IMPACT AS WELL
THAT IS MY PRESENTATION FOR YOU TODAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION, AND I'M SORRY WE HAD TO LEAVE YOU UNTIL THE END, BUT I KNOW AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE SO FAR
I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT OVER, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A CHANCE FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT OR ASK A QUESTION
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE WAITED UNTIL THE END FOR THIS PRESENTATION
BUT IF I CAN JUST SAY YOUR ENERGY IS UNMATCHED AND THIS WAS INSPIRING TO LISTEN TO, AND I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE PROBABLY AN EDUCATOR
I FEEL LIKE YOUR BACKGROUND IS PROBABLY IN TEACHING
AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH YOUR INTERNS PROBABLY LOVE WORKING WITH YOU
MY QUESTION IS MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION OR KIND OF A COMMENT
WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM, AND WE'RE ALWAYS IN GOVERNMENT TRYING TO TALK ABOUT BREAKING DOWN SILOS AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
AND SO FOR ME, I'M WONDERING ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM AND THE PORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND HOW DO WE BUILD THAT PIPELINE WITHIN OUR PORT, ALL THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE HAPPENING? IT'S EXCITING TO SEE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SHARED ALIGNS VERY MUCH WITH THE STUFF THAT WAS ALREADY IN BOTH OF THE ORDERS
AND SO I HOPE IN THE FUTURE WE CAN GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AROUND THOSE CONNECTIONS
AND IF NOT, I HOPE WE CAN BUILD THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONNECTIONS ABSOLUTELY
IN THE ORDER WHERE WE ASK FOR A STRATEGY BY JUNE 14
THAT'LL THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, COMMISSIONER
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER CHILL
NO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT YOUR PASSION FOR THIS WORK IS VERY EVIDENT IN THE WAY YOU PRESENTED TODAY
AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TREMENDOUS WORK YOU'RE DOING AND BUILDING THE PIPELINE
AND I SEE KIND OF WHAT YOUR WORK AS THE TOP OF THE FUNNEL, SO TO SPEAK
AND IT'S GOING TO IMPACT EVERYTHING FROM NOT JUST WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE JUST DID A HUGE PRESENTATION ON CONTRACTING
SOME OF THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO THINK, OH, I CAN CONTRACT WITH THE PORT ON WHATEVER BUSINESS I JUST STARTED
SO I THINK THAT THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR WILL BE VERY WIDESPREAD
I'M ALSO REALLY ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING SOME WRAP AROUND SERVICES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL LITERACY AND OTHER THINGS
I WOULD LOVE TO CONNECT WITH YOU, CONNECT YOU WITH SOME FOLKS IN THE SPACE
I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCIAL LITERACY AND OTHER THINGS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE OR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
RIGHT
AND SO IT'S GREAT THAT OUR BANKS ARE PROVIDING THAT SERVICE
BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SOME MORE CULTURALLY TAILORED PROGRAMMING AS WELL IN THAT SPACE, I THINK IT WOULD BE AWESOME BECAUSE WHETHER YOU'RE MUSLIM AND THERE'S CERTAIN BANKING RESTRICTIONS THERE OR JUST FAMILY SITUATIONS FOR FAMILIES, SOME OF THAT STUFF REALLY CHANGES THINGS
RIGHT
AND SO WE LOVE TO CONNECT YOU WITH SOME FOLKS THAT I KNOW THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT KIND OF WRAP AROUND SERVICE
BUT OVERALL, GREAT WORK AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE PROGRAM CONTINUING TO GROW JUST FOR FOLLOWING
ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD
THANK YOU, AMBER
AND ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THESE ANNUAL REPORTS TO LEAVE THEM TO THE END OF THE MEETING
JUST SO WE HAD SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO THERE
SO I APPRECIATE THAT
UNFORTUNATELY, WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT THE MARATHON CAREER LAUNCH PILOT, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO REALLY DIG INTO THIS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT I SAW AND SOME OF THIS MONEY WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR WAS SORT OF STUDYING
I THINK THAT WHICH, YOU KNOW, FROM FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE
I THOUGHT THAT SOME OF THIS BASICALLY A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS CAREER CONNECTION FROM THE INTERNSHIP
WE JUST DROP OFF THE INTERNS AND SAY, SEE YOU AND YOU'VE BEEN EXPERIENCED AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME, AND THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PIECE OF YOUR WORK IS TO SEE HOW TO CONNECT THOSE DOTS
AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER AND AGAIN, I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO REALLY DIG INTO IT
BUT THERE JUST SEEMS TO BE SO MUCH FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE THAT YOU'VE HAD WITH TRYING TO KEEP THIS PIPELINE GOING, THAT IF INDEED I'M RIGHT, THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE HIRING A CONSULTANT TO TELL US SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY KNOW OR THAT WE SHOULD BASICALLY BE TELLING THE CONSULTANT WHAT WE KNOW AND MAYBE HAVE THEM ADDRESS A QUESTION, BUT DON'T HAVE THEM COME BACK AND TELL US WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW
I WANT TO BENEFIT FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE AND GET TO THE NEXT STEP
I DON'T KNOW WHERE MARIE CAROSI IS WITH YOU ON THIS, AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAD THIS WHOLE POOL OF PEOPLE ALL I HAD THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED
WE WERE ALL GOING TO GO AND JUMP IN
AND THEN MY ONE THOUGHT I HAD WAS LIKE, WHY AREN'T WE JUST PAYING FOR AN INTERN IN THE BUSINESS AFTER THEY GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS? WHY DON'T WE JUST GIVE SOMEBODY A SIX MONTH STYLE? LET THE BUSINESS SEE IF THIS PERSON IS SHOWING PROMISE THAT, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE SO, YOU KNOW, CHEAP OR SHALL I SAY, OR RELUCTANT TO TAKE THE RISK
INSTEAD OF THE INTERNSHIP WITH US, LET'S GIVE THEM A PAID INTERNSHIP FOR SOMEBODY TO TRY THEM OUT ANYWAY
I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS SO DRAMATIC
THE PROBLEM IS WELL ESTABLISHED, AND I JUST WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU HELP INFORM THE SOLUTION RATHER THAN ASK A CONSULTANT TO DO IT FOR US
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
OKAY, GUYS, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, AND I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO GET ON WITH IT
SO I'M GOING TO ASK IF THERE'S ANY LAST WRAP UP REMARKS ABOUT THIS TOPIC FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
LET ME JUST SAY THANKS, AMBER, AND FOR THE ENERGY THAT YOU BRING TO THIS WORK AND WHERE YOU'VE DONE OVER THESE YEARS
AND I THINK THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
AND I APPRECIATE THE PROGRESSION ON THIS, AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMISSIONER'S FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM
BOOKDA AND I WERE IN CONTACT
WE SAW BUCKET COME UP ON THE SCREEN
HER AND I WERE ACTUALLY IN CONTACT ON THIS
SO WE'RE HERE IN THE AGREEMENT ABOUT HOW WE CREATE THIS CONTINUUM
RIGHT
AND THAT'S IN THE BIGGER VIEW OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRACKING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND MOVING US AHEAD ON THAT, COMMISSIONER
SO COMMISSIONER AND I'M LOOKING AT ONE COMMISSIONER ANYWAY
BUT THANKS, COMMISSIONER
AND MORE TO FOLLOW THIS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS AND GET FEEDBACK ON THIS GREAT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, AMBER
MISSIONS THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED BUSINESS ITEMS FOR TODAY
ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS OR ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? CLARK, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL FOR THIS ONE
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
I WAS LIKE, PUT MY HAND UP
I ALMOST FORGOT
WE DO HAVE A REFERRAL THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER HAS A GAL WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY BUT ASKED ME TO MOVE THIS FORWARD
WE WOULD LIKE TO REFER THE TOPIC OF EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION FACILITIES AT OUR AIRPORT TO THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO THAT POSSIBILITY
THERE'S OTHER AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, DALLAS FORT WORTH, TO BE SPECIFIC, HAS AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HAS AN EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM AND CHILDCARE FACILITY THERE
AND SO I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND COMMISSIONER CHO HAVE IN THE PAST BROUGHT THIS UP
AND SO I THINK TAKING THE TOPIC TO COMMITTEE AND INCLUDING THAT IN THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE TO LOOK MORE INTO THAT AS WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO
IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO STRAIGHT TO A VOTE ON THAT
CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL, CLARK? YES
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HI
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR YESES AND ZERO NOS ON THIS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE
ANY FURTHER OTHER BUSINESS, COMMISSIONER MAHOGAN? NO
GOOD
COMMISSIONER SELLING, I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WITH YOU MY OBSERVATIONS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM THE WIND CONFERENCE AND SUCH, AND WE'LL DO THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING OR SO POTENTIALLY AT THE RETREAT AS WELL
THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER FILM AND COMMISSIONER CHO
NOT FOR ME
THANK YOU
RIGHT
I AM GOING TO USE THE TIME TO REMIND US ALL THAT OUR NEXT MEETING ON APRIL 26, WE ARE HOPING TO DO IN PERSON AT THE AIRPORT OFFICE BUILDING
EXCUSE ME
NOT THE AIR FORCE, THE AIRPORT
THAT'S RIGHT
THE PUBLIC MAY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT MEETING EITHER IN PERSON OR THROUGH THE TEAM'S FORMAT
THE AGENDA AND MEETING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE ON THE PORT WEBSITE AT MEETINGS, PORT SEATTLE.ORG
AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE MEETING DATE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, ANY CLOSING COMMENTS
THANKS, COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR ACTIONS, BUT ALSO FOR A LOT OF THE BRIEFINGS ABOUT REALLY ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD
AND SO LOTS OF EXCITEMENT AS WE MOVE INTO THE SECOND QUARTER
THANK YOU
WELL, THANK YOU ALL
HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE AYE
ADJOURNED AT 04:15 P.M.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU
THANK YOU,

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