The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-04-28 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-04-28 at Remote

OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT PETER STEINBRUECK RECONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 28TH 2020
THE TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 12:12 P.M
WE ARE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA SKYPE TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN CALKINS, CHO, AND FELLEMAN
LET'S DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ONLINE AND AUDIBLE
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? WHY DON'T YOU DO THE ROLL CALL, LAUREN? OKAY
I'M HERE
I WAS JUST MAKING SURE SHE WAS HERE
OKAY COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH, I'M HERE
COMMISSIONER CHO? PRESENT
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
I HAVE TO SWITCH OFF MY VIDEO TO GET BACK AUDIO
SO I WILL HAVE A PAUSE
WELL GET IT TOGETHER, MAN
[LAUGHTER] TODAY'S MEETING IS ORGANIZED THE SAME AS OUR LAST FEW
WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER WE WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY SKYPE AND WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL VOTES WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL METHOD SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY
THAT MEANS THAT FOR EACH VOTE I WILL CALL COMMISSIONERS' NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE SKYPE CALL WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES AND THEN ANSWER YES OR NO
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ONLINE ARE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF THEIR SOUND, WE WILL TAKE ALL VOTES TODAY IN THIS MANNER INCLUDING OUR CONSENT AGENDA
TO BE EQUITABLE, WE WILL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
ON MARCH 24TH, 2020 THE COMMISSION VOTED ON A BYLAWS WAIVER PERTAINING TO THE MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEES IN PUBLIC
THIS WAIVER WAS PUT IN PLACE UNTIL THE END OF APRIL AS THIS IS OUR LAST PUBLIC MEETING IN APRIL AND THE GOVERNOR'S STAY AT HOME STAY HEALTHY PROCLAMATION EXTENDS BEYOND THE END OF THIS MONTH
I WILL ASK FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE WAIVER UNTIL MEETINGS CAN RESUME AS NORMAL AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATIONS REGARDING THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS AND THE STAY AT HOME STAY HEALTHY DIRECTIVE
I WILL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION TO EXTEND THE BYLAWS WAIVER
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED
IT'S BEEN MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
OKAY CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
OKAY, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE COMMISSIONER CALKINS? OKAY, I CAN SEE HE IS TRYING TO SAY AYE BUT HE'S MUTED
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
AYE
ALL RIGHT, THERE ARE 5 AYES AND ZERO NAYS
THE MOTION CARRIES
WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE DUWAMISH AND COASTAL SALISH WHO HAVE STEWARDED THESE BEAUTIFUL LANDS AND WATERS SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL
WE WILL COMMIT TO DO THE SAME FOR THE PLANET AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAYBE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
ALTHOUGH IT MAY LOOK DIFFERENT, PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AND I THINK WE HAVE A FLAG PUT UP HERE
OKAY
OKAY THERE WE HAVE THE FLAG
[THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS RECITED] THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
I WILL TURN IT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO GIVE US A LITTLE INSIGHT ON THE PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF US
DIRECTOR METRUCK? COMMISSIONERS, GOOD AFTERNOON
IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S STAY HOME STAY HEALTHY ORDER AND PROCLAMATION 2028 REGARDING THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, I'VE DIRECTED STAFF TO CAREFULLY ANALYZE AND REVIEW EACH OF THE ITEMS PROPOSED FOR TODAY'S AGENDA TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE NECESSARY AND ROUTINE
WE BELIEVE THE ITEMS BEFORE YOU TODAY RELATE TO MATTERS OF ROUTINE PORT BUSINESS, ARE URGENT, AND WILL BE DETRIMENTALLY AFFECTED BY SIGNIFICANT DELAY AND ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS
ITEMS THAT DO NOT MEET THE NECESSARY ROUTINE CRITERIA HAVE BEEN DEFERRED TO LATER MEETINGS
I URGE APPROVAL OF TODAY'S AGENDA
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS
WE ARE NOW AT THE ORDER OF THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
CLERK, PLEASE UNMUTE THE COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS ONLINE, 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 WILL ASK FOR A SECOND IF IT'S NEEDED
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN I CALL YOU
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? NO CHANGES
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? NONE COMMISSIONER CHO? NONE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? NO
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK? NONE
COMMISSIONERS THE QUESTION IS NOW ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK? AYE
FIVE AYES AND NO NAYS
OKAY
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AND THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
COMMISSIONERS, GOOD AFTERNOON
I THINK THE GOOD NEWS TO REPORT THIS AFTERNOON IS THAT OUR WEATHER CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
WE'LL TAKE EVERYTHING WE CAN GET
I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO ENJOY IT
WE'RE STILL UNDER ORDERS RESTRICTING MANY PUBLIC ACTIVITIES AND GATHERINGS
I THINK WE'RE ALL HAPPY TO SEE SOME SIGNS OF THE RESTRICTIONS EASING
FOR THOSE WHO FISH OR GOLF, I'M SURE THAT YOU'RE ESPECIALLY HAPPY FOR THESE DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE GOVERNOR
THE REALITY IS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS FOR SOME TIME TO COME
AS WE RETURN TO WORK, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE BE GUIDED BY SCIENCE AND MOVE SLOWLY TO LOWER THE RISK
THE INFECTION COULD REBOUND
AS AN EXAMPLE, I'VE RECENTLY EXTENDED MY DIRECTION FOR EMPLOYEES TO CONTINUE TO TELECOMMUTE THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY
I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A SHORT UPDATE ON THE STATE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN WASHINGTON, KING COUNTY AND THE PORT
ACROSS THE STATE, 13,521 CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH 749 DEATHS
IN KING COUNTY THERE HAVE BEEN 5990 CASES WITH 416 DEATHS
PORT SAFETY AND HEALTH STAFF ARE MONITORING 13 PORT EMPLOYEES AND 23 CONTRACTOR OR TENANT PERSONNEL WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED ON QUARANTINE RELATED TO COVID-19
14 PORT EMPLOYEES ARE IN ACTIVE QUARANTINE
MUCH LIKE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, ACTIVITY ACROSS THE PORT HAS SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY
AT SEA-TAC ON SUNDAY, WE SAW 3,339 PASSENGERS GO THROUGH OUR CHECKPOINTS WITH WEEKDAY TOTALS AROUND 3,000 TO 3,40.0 AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL HAS SUFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH 62 UNITS CLOSED AND 27 REMAINING IN OPERATION
THE PUBLIC CAN BE PROUD OF THE HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT ALL OF OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN DOING TO KEEP DELIVERING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY EVERYDAY IN TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES
I KNOW I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR WORK
TURNING TO TODAY'S AGENDA, WE WILL TAKE SOME IMPORTANT STEPS FORWARD IN PUTTING THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE COMMUNITY BACK ON ROAD TO ECONOMIC HEALTH AND STABILITY
THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGY ARE RELIEF, REOPENING, TAKE A LEADING ROLE IN ACHIEVING THESE GOALS
WITH THE COMMISSION'S LEADERSHIP AND AND RECOVERY
THE PORT HAS THE EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO ENGAGEMENT, WE CAN ADVANCE OUR EFFORTS TO SUSTAIN BUSINESSES THROUGH THIS CRISIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO CREATING NEW JOBS AND REBUILDING THE ECONOMY
THIS REGION HAS TREMENDOUS RESILIENCE
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS BEFORE EVEN THOUGH IT HASN'T BEEN LIKE THIS
BUT WE HAVE A STRONG AND TRAINED WORKFORCE AND TREMENDOUS INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
MOST IMPORTANTLY WE HAVE THE VISION AND COMMITMENT TO OVERCOME OUR CHALLENGES AND EMERGE STRONGER FOR THE EXPERIENCE
UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE CAN TURN THIS STRATEGY INTO ACTION
ENPLANEMENTS AT SEATAC IN APRIL DROPPED 94 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR
AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL SALES ARE OFF 55%
80% OF AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL EMPLOYEES ARE LAID OFF OR FURLOUGHED
EQUALLY HARD HIT ARE BUSINESSES THAT LEASE MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION PROPERTIES
WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN SOME IMPORTANT EARLY STEPS TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE PORT
ON APRIL 1, THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AIRPORT SERVICE BUSINESSES INCLUDING DINING AND RETAIL, PARKING AND RENTAL CAR OPERATORS, AS WELL AS GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
YOU'VE ALSO GRANTED ME AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND IMPROVE FURTHER RELIEF AT THE AIRPORT AND FOR BUSINESSES ON OTHER PORT PROPERTIES
BASED ON YOUR DIRECTION AND PRINCIPLES, I HAVE ALSO APPROVED FOUR MONTHS DEFFERAL RENTS FOR BUSINESSES ON MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES
BASED ON THE COVID-19 IMPACTS
SINCE YOUR ACTION, WE HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY REVIEWING THE ECONOMIC SITUATION FOR OUR TENANTS AND CUSTOMERS
BASED ON CONSULATION WITH LANCE LITTLE AND OUR AIRPORT TEAM, I'M NOW PREPARED TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL RELIEF
AIRLINES OPERATING AT SEA-TAC WILL BE GRANTED TWO MONTHS DEFERRAL OF LANDING FEES AND RENTS REPAYABLE BY OCTOBER
DINING, RETAIL, AND OTHER SERVICES BUSINESSES WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO MONTHS DEFERRAL
THESE ACTIONS ARE TO HELP SUPPORT PORT BUSINESSES BRIDGE THE GAP UNTIL WE SEE SOME TURNAROUND IN THE ECONOMIC SITUATION
MOVING US FORWARD IS THE SUBJECT OF TODAY'S SPECIAL ORDER AGENDA
WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTION PLAN THAT WILL HELP PUT OUR REGION-- [INAUDIBLE] FIRST YOU WILL HEAR A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING ALASKA FISHING SEASON TO KEEP FISHERS AND COMMUNITIES SAFE AND HEALTHY
THE INDUSTRY IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF OUR ECONOMY
IT IS THE LIFE OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA'S ECONOMY AS WELL
WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH INDUSTRY HERE AND IN ALASKA TO SUPPORT A SUCCESSFUL SEASON
NEXT WE'LL PRESENT A DRAFT PORT FRAMEWORK FOR THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN, WHICH BUILT UPON THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION FROM YOUR APRIL 14TH MEETING
OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO ALIGN KEY PORT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS WITH JOB #1: THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
THE NEXT ITEM SEEKS ENDORSEMENT FROM THE COMMISSION FOR OUR REVISED REFOCUS OF THE PORT'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE APRIL 14TH STUDY SESSION
WE WANT TO ADVANCE CRITICAL PROJECTS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND RENEW OUR CRITICAL AVIATION AND MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE AND DELIVER THE MOST ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY
THE FOURTH ITEM FOR TODAY IS AN ACTION REQUEST TO BROADEN THE SCOPE OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND TO ADD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO THE SCOPE OF THE FUND
AND LAST WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO BORROW UP TO A HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPLEMENT OUR CASH RESOURCES TO COVER EMERGENCY EXPENSES IN THE COMING MONTHS
IN ADDITION TO THESE ACTIONS RELATED TO RECOVERY, WE'LL ALSO BE TAKING ACTION ON AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN OVER TWO DECADES IN THE MAKING: THE TERMINAL 117 HABITAT AND RESTORATION AND DUWAMMISH SHORELINE ACCESS PROJECT
THIS PROJECT WILL CONVERT DEGRADED SHORELINE AREAS IN MARGINAL UPLANDS TO HIGH-FUNCTIONING MIGRATORY HABITAT FOR ADULT AND JUVENILE SALMON AS WELL AS OTHER RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY FISH AND WILDLIFE THAT USE THE DUWAMISH WATERWAY
THE PORT WILL ALSO BUILD APPROXIMATELY 14 ACRES OF RESTORED ESTUARINE HABITATS INCLUDING SHALLOW SUBTIDAL AREAS MUDFLAT, AND MARSH AND FORESTED BUFFERS
ALL GOOD THINGS AS THE PORT CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE THE RECENT 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY
COMMISSIONERS THIS CONCLUDE MY REMARKS THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR THAT REPORT
OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 5 WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT
THE COMMISSION WILL ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP
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 I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 29 SPEAKERS ON THE LIST
AS THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, WE WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE UNMUTE THEMSELVES
PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU ARE ON THE SKYPE MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A 3-MINUTE LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME FOR EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
AND I WOULD JUST MENTION THAT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTERS, THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL RUN FOR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR JUST FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE LISTENING IN FOR THE OTHER ADDITIONAL ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
YES
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
FIRST TO SPEAK WE HAVE JAMES RASMUSSEN
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE UNMUTE PROMPT
NOW JAMES, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND THEN YOU MAY BEGIN
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M JAMES RASMUSSEN
I AM THE SUPER FUND MANAGER FOR THE DUWAMISH RIVER CLEANUP COALITION
THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP TO THE COMMUNITY ON THE SUPERFUND SITE AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP TO EPA ON THE SUPERFUND SITE
I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT REALLY QUICKLY IS THERE'S A HISTORY WITH T-117
THE CLEAN UP STARTED AS A CLEAN UP THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS NOT HAPPY WITH AND WE LET THE COMMISSION KNOW
AND FOR A BIG TURNAROUND, THE COMMISSION LISTENED AND CHANGED THE CLEANUP PLAN
NUMBER ONE
THANK YOU FOR THAT
IT'S BEEN A START OF A MUCH BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DUWAMISH VALLEY AND PORT COMMISSION, AND THE PORT ITSELF
AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PORT WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AT THE SITE AS WE GO THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND HOPEFULLY WE WOULD BE DOCUMENTING THAT
FROM THE PLANNING, TO CONSTRUCTION, TO PLANTING SO WE CAN BE AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A LOCAL WORKFORCE
CONTRACTORS SHOULD HIRE LOCALLY IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
THAT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO US
ALSO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS LOOKED AT AS FAR AS THIS SITE IS CONCERNED THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN PATIENT WITH THIS, WAITING FOR IT TO START, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THIS WITH YOU AND THE OPENING WITH ALL OF YOU AND TO CELEBRATE THIS WONDERFUL ASSET THE PORT IS ABOUT TO ENDEAVOUR
PLEASE SUPPORT THE T-117 HABITAT SITE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
NEXT UP WE HAVE RICH BROWN
RICH PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF BY PRESSING *SIX IF YOU JOIN US ON THE PHONE AND RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
HELLO, RICH BROWN
GREAT, YOU MAY BEGIN
I'M A DUWAMMISH VALLEY RESIDENT FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS AND FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PORT FOR THEIR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE DUWAMMISH VALLEY
ON BEHALF OF THE PORT COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM AND THE DUWAMMISH VALLEY RESIDENTS, I'D LIKE TO ENDORSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF T-117 WITH CONFIDENCE IN THE PORT TO PRIORITIZE THIS PROJECT AS WELL AS OTHER PROJECTS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF DUWAMISH VALLEY PROJECTS LIKE THIS HELP OUR RESIDENTS BECOME MORE CONNECTED TO THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES
AS LONG AS I'VE LIVED IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY, I HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES IN OUR AREA SUCH AS RIVER VIEWPOINTS, ACCESS TO NON-HAZARDOUS FISHING, AND RECREATION
THE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT AT TERMINAL 117 WILL PROVIDE THE NEEDED RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TO ME I FEEL IT'S ANOTHER DISPLAY OF THE PORT'S INTEREST IN THE REVITALIZATION OF THE HABITAT, WILDLIFE, AND THE HUMAN BEINGS THAT CALL THE DUWAMISH VALLEY THEIR HOME
THANK YOU
GREAT
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE BOONTHAI CHIM SIGNED UP AND I BELIEVE YOU ARE JOINING US ON DESKTOP
SO LET ME GET YOU THE UNMUTE PROMPT
ARE YOU JOINING US? GREAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, PORT OF SEATTLE
MY NAME IS BOONTHAI CHIM
I'M HERE AS A SOUTH PARK RESIDENT AND ON BEHALF OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY PARK COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM AND I AM COMMENTING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TERMINAL 117
I'VE LIVED IN SOUTH PARK ALL MY LIFE
AND SINCE I WAS LITTLE I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY THERE WERE SO MANY BARRIERS TO THE RIVER SHORE
I FELT EARLY ON, LIKE MANY OF MY FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT THE RIVER WASN'T REALLY FOR US AND AS I GREW OLDER I UNDERSTOOD THAT MANY OF THOSE BARRIERS WERE CAUSED BY SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES AND THAT INDUSTRIES AND GOVERNMENT WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM AND THAT THEY WERE THE ONES THAT HELD THE KEYS TO THE RIVERS RECLAMATION FOR THE COMMUNITY
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TERMINAL 117 IS MY BELIEF THE RECOGNITION BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT AS NEIGHBORS THEY HAVE SHARED THE SHORELINE WITH FOR SO LONG DESERVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE RIVER
I, AS A SOUTH PARK PRESIDENT, AND AS A MEMBER OF THE PCAT, ENDORSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TERMINAL 117 AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH PROJECTS LIKE THESE THAT SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL THE DUWAMMISH VALLEY PEOPLE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
NEXT I HAVE DOUG OSTERMAN WHO HAS JOINED US VIA DESKTOP
DOUG, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
THANK YOU, LAUREN
AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
I'M DOUG OSTERMAN
I'M THE SALMON RECOVERY MANAGER WITH THE GREEN DUWAMMISH WATERSHED
WE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE 2005 TO RESTORE HABITATS THROUGHOUT THE GREEN DUWAMISH SYSTEM AND THIS PROJECT, T-117, THAT THE PORT IS EMBARKING ON IS A CRITICAL PROJECT TO HELP US MEET OUR GOALS FOR SALMON RECOVERY IN THIS WATERSHED WHICH PRODUCES ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AMOUNT OF CHINOOK SALMON FOR ORCA WHALES AND PUGET SOUND SO THE WORK AT T-117 IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY CONSISTENT AND HELP US IMPLEMENT ADVANCED AN SALMON RECOVERY, WHICH IS GOING TO ADVANCE ORCA WHALE RECOVERY AND PUGET SOUND AND WE THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT AND ONE THAT'S VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE WORK TO RECOVER SALMON WITH YOUR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED
JUST TO NOTE HOW IMPORTANT THIS STRETCH OF THE RIVER IS TO SALMON RECOVERY, NEARLY ALL OF THE CHINOOK FRY IN THE DUWAMISH RIVER DO NOT RETURN AS ADULTS AND THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO WORK TO HELP THE SURVIVAL OF THE JUVENILE CHINOOK SALMON SO THAT WE DON'T NEARLY LOSE ALL OF OUR SALMON IN THE WATERSHED
SO I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT YOU MOVING FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTING THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT
THANK YOU
GREAT, THANK YOU
SO THE NEXT 5 PEOPLE THAT I HAD SIGNED UP DID NOT NOTIFY ME THAT THEY WERE HERE DURING OUR INITIAL ROLL CALL, BUT I'M GOING TO CALL THEIR NAMES ONCE
IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND THEN REINTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD
THE FIRST ONE IS ELSA OAK BAY
ELSA, IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US
PLEASE
LET ME KNOW
NEXT IS THE BIZU HAOLE
ELAINE CABEADA
MULAT AHLOU
AND THEN YARED CEMA
NEXT ON THE LIST IS MICHELLE MANCEY? I'M THE LOCAL OWNER OF A GIFT STORE CALLED FIREWORKS
I'M ALSO HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE SBAAC
FIREWORKS HAS TWO LOCATIONS AT SEATAC AIRPORT AND DURING THIS PANDEMIC THE WELLBEING OF OUR STAFF HAS BEEN OUR #1 PRIORITY
UNTIL LAST WEEK WE HAD BEEN PAYING OUR STAFF FULL SALARY PLUS BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE CLOSURES
UNFORTUNATELY WE COULD NO LONGER SUSTAIN THESE COSTS AND AS OF LAST WEEK, ALL OUR SEATAC EMPLOYEES ARE ON FURLOUGH, ALTHOUGH WE ARE CONTINUING TO PAY THEIR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS
THE MONEY IS OUT LAID FOR PAYROLL DURING COVID CAME FROM THE PROFITS WE ACCUMULATED WITH 2019 FOURTH-QUARTER SALES AND WERE MEANT TO SUSTAIN US DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2020 DURING WHICH TIME WE TYPICALLY OPERATE IN THE RED
WITH NO INCOME, BLEEDING MONEY, AS WELL AS HAVING RECENTLY INVESTED $3 MILLION FOR THE COMPLETE RENOVATION OF OUR MAIN C TERMINAL LOCATION AND NEW BUILD OUT OF OUR SECOND LOCATION IN D GATES, WE ARE IN DIRE STRAITS
FURTHERMORE
WE ALL KNOW THAT ENPLANEMENTS WILL NOT BE BACK TO 2019 LEVELS FOR A LONG TIME
SOME PREDICT YEARS
I'M HERE TO SAY THAT RENT DEFERMENT UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT ENOUGH IN ORDER FOR US TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THE LONG TERM
WE WILL NEED A COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM PLAN AS IT'S BEEN LAID OUT IN THE SBAC DISCUSSION POINTS INCLUDING RENT ABATEMENT FOR THE TIME WE HAVE BEEN CLOSED, RENEGOTIATION OF OUR LEASES TO INCLUDE NO MAG, PERCENTAGE RENT ONLY UNTIL WE HIT 2019 NUMBERS AGAIN AND EXTENSION OF LEASES TO RECOUP OUR LOSSES AND INVESTMENTS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE LAURA GIBBONS
LAURA ARE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND SAY YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? HI, THIS IS LAURA GIBBONS, A MEMBER OF THE CLIMATE JUSTICE GROUP 360 SEATTLE AND A SEATTLE RESIDENT
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF AVIATION ON GLOBAL WARMING AND I ASK THAT THE BUSINESS PLAN PRESENTED FOR RETURNING TO NORMAL IN ITEM 7B NOT BE A RETURN TO THE STATUS QUO
WE NEED TO PLAN FOR LESS AVIATION
I'M PARTICULARLY UPSET BY THE CURRENT OPERATION OF THE SO-CALLED GHOST PLANES AS REQUIRED BY THE CURRENT FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE
I URGE THE PORT TO PUSH ALL AIRLINES SERVING SEATAC REQUEST AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULE THAT THEY FLY NEARLY EMPTY PLANES
IN ADDITION TO THE NEEDLESS CARBON EMISSIONS, THE NOISE AND OTHER EMISSIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WHICH MAKES FLYING NEARLY EMPTY PLANES AN ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THESE MATTERS
THAT WAS IT
[MICROPHONE MALFUNCTION] DAVID MONTANARO? ARE YEXCUSE ME? THIS IS LAURA GIBBONS
DID YOU GET MY COMMENT? WHAT WAS THAT? DID YOU GET MY COMMENT? YES, YOU JUST SPOKE DIDN'T YOU? YES, OKAY
I'M SORRY
GO AHEAD
GREAT
DAVID MONTANARO, YOU ARE UP
THANK YOU COMMISSION, EXECUTIVE, AND STAFF
MY NAME IS DAVID MONTANARO AND I'M THE MANAGING PARTNER OF PULIDO IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL
WE'VE BEEN SERVING TRAVELERS, PORT EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER WORKERS AT THE AIRPORT SINCE 2005
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SMALL BUSINESS AIRPORT ACTION COMMITTEE, A GROUP FORMED TO COMMUNICATE THE CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES FACING SMALL BUSINESS AND CONCESSIONAIRES
WE RECENTLY WROTE TO YOU WITH OUR SUGGESTIONS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION AND TO REQUEST THAT WE BE INCLUDED AS TRUE PARTNERS IN DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING RELIEF EFFORTS
I, ALONG WITH MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES, ARE SPEAKING HERE TODAY TO FURTHER SHARE WITH YOU OUR BELIEF THAT THE VIABILITY AND VITALITY OF THE CONCESSION PROGRAM AT SEA-TAC
THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF AND WORKED HARD TO CREATE IS AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT PROPOSAL TO DEFER RENT FOR TWO MONTHS AND NOW IT SEEMS LIKE AN ADDITIONAL TWO MONTHS, WHILE WELL INTENTIONED IS TONE DEAF IF IT'S EXPECTED TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR ENOUGH TO PRESERVE THE CONCESSION PROGRAM, WHETHER OUR BUSINESSES REMAIN OPEN OR CLOSED, COSTS ARE PILING UP & REVENUES ARE LOST FOREVER
HAS CHOSEN TO STAY OPEN AS A SERVICE TO THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS MANY EMPLOYEES AS POSSIBLE WITH WHAT WORK IS AVAILABLE
SALES BARELY COVER THE COST OF FOOD WE ARE SERVING LET ALONE ALL OTHER EXPENSES AND EMPLOYEE RELIEF
THE PPP PROGRAM THAT MANY OF US HAVE APPLIED FOR IS A BANDAID AND WILL NOT MAKE A DENT IN PILING EXPENSES
SOME EXPERIENCED THE 2008 DOWNTURN AND A FEW 9/11
BOTH TIMES IT TOOK YEARS FOR TRAFFIC TO RESUME TO PRE-COLLAPSE LEVELS
NO ONE CAN BE CERTAIN HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE POST COVID
TODAY'S SITUATION WILL BE FAR WORSE AS MANY MORE OF US SHARING WHAT IS AND WILL BE FOR QUITE SOME TIME A SMALLER POT
CLEARS AGREEMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS CRAFTED IN A PRE COVID WORLD ARE UNTENABLE IN A POST COVID ENVIRONMENT WITH ALL THE UNCERTAINTY COMING WITH IT
THE SOONER WE CAN ALL GET BEYOND IF CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE CHANGED AND STOP FOCUSING ON HOW AND WHEN, THE CLOSER WE'LL BE TO A WORKABLE SOLUTION
I'VE GOT ABOUT 10 MORE SECONDS IF I COULD
MAY I CONTINUE? GO AHEAD
AS SMALL BUSINESSES, WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC MARKETS FOR FUNDS, LARGE BALANCE SHEETS, OR A TEAM OF LOBBYISTS, AND EXECUTIVES WITH ACCESS TO ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
FOR US, IT'S NOT ONLY BUSINESS, IT'S PERSONAL
THE PORT COMMISSION CONTINUALLY PROFESSES SUPPORT FOR MOST SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO VALUE DIVERSITY AND THE PERSONALITY IT WOULD BRING TO THE AIRPORT
IF THIS IS TRULY THE CASE, THERE NEEDS TO BE COLLABORATION, CONSIDERATION, AND ACCOMMODATION FOR A UNIQUE SITUATION
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT THIS MEETING IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS
THAT SAID, AS PORT TENANTS AND PARTNERS, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO USE THIS FORM TO BE HEARD AND COMMUNICATE OUR NEEDS
WE DO NOT SEE THE AIRLINE EXECUTIVES AND OTHER LOGIC OPERATORS HAVING TO COME HERE TO TESTIFY TO LET THEIR NEEDS BE KNOWN
THEY'RE ALREADY PART OF THIS DISCUSSION
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I'LL SUBMIT A COPY OF THE WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR THE RECORD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE JEAN THOMPSON SIGNED UP
JEAN? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, WE CAN
GREAT
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
MY NAME IS JEAN THOMPSON, AND I'M THE OWNER OF SEATTLE CHOCOLATE COMPANY AND THAT INCLUDES THE RETAIL STORE ON CONCOURSE C
WE BUILT THAT OUT NOVEMBER OF 2017
I THINK IT WAS A THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR INVESTMENT FOR OUR TWO HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT OF SPACE AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT ONE AND LAST YEAR WAS A GREAT YEAR AND OUR MAG GOING UP AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING WELL IN 2020 UNTIL COVID HIT AND WE SHUT DOWN ON MARCH 24TH FOR THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS AND I'VE KEPT MY ENTIRE RETAIL STAFF ON PAYROLL BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO RESUME AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER THIS IN QUALITY EXPERIENCE FOR FLYERS AND CONSUMERS
SO BASICALLY WE'VE BEEN CLOSED FOR FIVE WEEKS ALREADY
THAT'S 10% OF THE YEAR
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE END WILL BE AND AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL REBOUND TO THAT FULL AMOUNT
THAT WE WERE SORT OF BANKING ON WHEN WE DECIDED TO HAVE A SPACE THERE AND INVEST THOSE KEY IS AND DO THAT ROI ON HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO RECOVER
SO IT'S REALLY KIND OF A SCARY SITUATION TO CONTINUE PAYING RENT AND CONTINUE PAYING PAYROLL WITH ABSOLUTELY ZERO REVENUE
AND THAT'S ABOUT 53,000 DOLLARS FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME SO FAR ALREADY FOR ME
SO BASICALLY I'D LIKE TO JOIN THE SMALL BUSINESS AIRPORT ACTION COMMITTEE IN ASKING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL RELIEF BEYOND JUST DEFERRING RENT TO SOMETHING THAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP PULL US OUT OF THE HOLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN FINANCIALLY BECAUSE OF THIS
SOMETHING MORE OF AN ABATEMENT, MAYBE COMPLETE RELIEF FROM RENT FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BE OPEN AND THEN SOME SORT OF EITHER DEFERRAL OR PARTIAL HELP FOR THE MONTHS WHERE IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO REBOUND WHERE AIRLINES WILL OPEN AGAIN IN THE TRAFFIC WILL RESUME WHICH COULD BE A REALLY LONG TIME
AND THEN IN ADDITION IF THERE'S A WAY TO EXTEND THE LEASE SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LONGER RUNWAY
THANK YOU JEAN
NEXT
I HAVE KATHY CASEY
HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
GREAT
THANK YOU
HELLO COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS CATHY CASEY I'M AN OWNER OF LUCKY LOUIE FISH SHACK AND A STEWARD FOR SBAC SMALL BUSINESS AIRPORT ACTION COMMITTEE A NEWLY FORMED GROUP REPRESENTING 22 SMALL MINORITY & WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES AT SEATAC OUR MISSION IS TO JOIN TOGETHER TO HAVE ONE STRONG VOICE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
I WANT TO EXPRESS THE URGENCY AND NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE RELIEF PROGRAM THAT WILL PRESERVE THE VIABILITY AND CURRENCY OF CONCESSIONS AT SEA-TAC AIRPORT, WE NEED URGENT ACTION TO HELP US SURVIVE
NOT JUST DEFERRED RENT WITH INTEREST
WE NEED INTERIM RENT ABATEMENT CONSIDERATION, THE DELETION OF MAG ALL TOGETHER AND LEASE EXTENSIONS
AS SMALL BUSINESSES, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES GIVING THEM HEALTH INSURANCE, GROCERY BAGS
WE DO WHAT WE CAN BUT WE ALL NEED HEALTHY BUSINESSES FOR EMPLOYEES TO COME BACK TO
AIRPORT BUSINESS WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO COME BACK AND THE ASSISTANCE WE RECEIVE NEEDS TO REFLECT THAT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE KURT DAMMYER ARE YOU ON THE LINE? HELLO
HELLO
YES
HI, THIS IS KURT DAMMYER
I'M THE OWNER FOUNDER OF BEECHER'S HANDMADE CHEESE, WHICH HAS BEEN A VENDOR AT PIKE PLACE MARKET AND SEATAC AIRPORT FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS
WE'RE AN AUTHENTIC PART OF SEATTLE AND BEING PART OF THE SEA-TAC AIRPORT COMMUNITY HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO US
AND SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSION AND SEATAC AIRPORT FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US IN THE PAST
IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP FOR US
WE'VE BEEN THE HIGHEST RATED FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT THERE AND EVERY YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN OPEN AND YOU'VE HELPED US BUILD A NATIONAL PRESENCE OF THE BRAND
TODAY'S TIMES ARE VERY UNCERTAIN FOR BUSINESSES LIKE OURSELVES, SMALL BUSINESSES WITH UNDER FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE WHICH AREN'T REPRESENTED WITH GOVERNMENT EASILY
SO I REALLY THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF SBAC FOR STEPPING UP TO CREATE THIS FORM FOR ME
THE BIGGEST THING THAT'S GOING ON HERE IS THAT DEEP UNCERTAINTY, HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR THE AIRPORT TO REBOUND
WE MADE OUR INVESTMENTS THERE BASED ON THE IDEA THAT TRAFFIC WOULD BE ROUND ABOUT WHERE IT WAS
AND SO OUR INVESTMENTS ARE GOING TO BE DEEPLY HURT BY THE SLOW REBOUND IN TRAFFIC
I DON'T THINK WE NEED GIANT RENT CONCESSIONS
I THINK WE NEED EXTENSIONS ON OUR LEASE
I THINK THREE YEARS EXTENSIONS IS WHAT SHOULD BE DONE
IT'S GOING TO TAKE AT LEAST THREE YEARS FOR US TO GET BACK TO NORMAL TRAFFIC
JUST REWARD US BY GIVING US AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS ON THE OTHER END
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE NAT STRATTON-CLARK
WE CAN HEAR YOU
GREAT
HI MY NAME IS MATT STRATTON-CLARK AND I OWN FLORET BY CAFE FLORA AT SEA
I KNOW THAT THE COMMISSION IS DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS AND I WAS REALLY ENCOURAGED TO READ TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S QUOTE IN THE PORT'S NEWSLETTER WHICH ANNOUNCED THE COMMISSION IS EXPANDING THEIR EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS TO ENSURE THAT ALL AIRPORT WORKERS AND BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE IN RECOVERY
WASHINGTON STATE MANDATED RESTAURANT CLOSURE ON MARCH 16TH, SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED AIRPORT SIT DOWN DINING, RESTAURANTS AND MANY THER OPERATIONS AT SEA FROM BEING OPEN
UNLIKE OTHER AIRPORTS AROUND THE U.S
THAT WERE EXEMPTED FROM THE CLOSURES
DURING THIS MANDATED CLOSURE, I LOOK TO THE COMMISSION TO WAVE RENT FOR ALL OF THE MANDATED CLOSED LOCATIONS INCLUDING PROVIDING A CREDIT FOR THE SECOND HALF OF MARCH MAG PAYMENTS AS WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE DURING THE PERIOD
OPERATING IN THE AIRPORT MEANS THAT NOT ONLY CAN'T WE SERVE DINERS IN THE SPACEL WE CONTINUE TO PAY RENT ON, BUT WE ALSO CAN'T PIVOT TO TAKEOUT AND DELIVERY LIKE WE CAN STREETSIDE
SO THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CREATE ANY SOURCE OF REVENUE TO SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES DURING THIS CRISIS
HOWEVER, THAT HASN'T STOPPED US
SO FAR AND WE'RE STILL DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THE HEART AND SOUL OF FLORES
THIS INCLUDES COOKING FREE FAMILY MEALS AND GROCERY STAPLE PICKUPS TWICE A WEEK
WE ALSO NEGOTIATED WITH KAISER TO ALLOW US TO KEEP ALL OF OUR LAID OFF EMPLOYEES ON HEALTH INSURANCE
SO THEY'RE WORKING NO HOURS AND I'M PAYING EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER PORTION FOR HEALTH DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES AS LONG AS I CAN
THIS IS WHERE I BELIEVE THE CASH THAT WE HAVE ON HAND SHOULD BE SENT RIGHT NOW NOT ON MAG RENTS FOR SPACE WE'RE NOT REALLY ALLOWED TO USE
ONCE WERE ALLOWED TO OPEN, I KNOW WE'RE ALL AWARE THAT IT WILL NOT BE BUSINESS AS USUAL
LOOKING AT THE EXAMPLE THE DENVER, SALT LAKE CITY, TX, AND SFO, I HOPE THE FDA AT A MINIMUM WOULD BE REMOVING THE MAG WITH NO MINIMUM GUARANTEE REQUIREMENTS TO INSTEAD BE CHARGING US THE REDUCED VERSION OF THE PERCENTAGE OF GROSS SALES REP THEY ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE IN OUR CONTRACT
BY DOING THAT YOU'LL BE ENSURING THAT SMALL BUSINESS THAT MAKE THIS AIRPORT THRIVE WILL BE ABLE TO REOPEN
TO MAKE ANY UNIVERSAL DECISIONS BASED ON ONE OR TWO LARGE OPERATORS WHO MIGHT NOT BE DOING THEIR BEST TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES WOULD BE A MASSIVE DISSERVICE TO SMALL AND WOMEN MINORITIES WHO ARE WORKING OVERTIME TO TAKE CARE OF THEIRS
OUR COMMITMENT FIRST AND FOREMOST STANDS WITH OUR INCREDIBLE STAFF, WHICH REALLY IS WHAT MAKES OUR RESTAURANT SHINE AND IF WE HAVE TO SPEND OUR DWINDLING CASH RESERVES ON THAT PAYMENT DESIGNED DURING A VERY DIFFERENT TRAVEL CLIMATE WE'LL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE DAVID FUKUHARA
DAVID ARE YOU WITH US? DAVID FUKUHARA
ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, CAN I START? YES, GO AHEAD
HELLO, PORT COMMISSIONERS AND MR METRUCK
I'M PROVIDING TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT OF OVER 20 SMALL WOMEN AND MINORITY-OWNED CONCESSIONAIRES WHO CURRENTLY OPERATE AT SEATAC
THE GROUP IS CALLED SBAC BECAUSE OUR NEEDS ARE SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON THE ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
THE IMPACTS OF THIS PANDEMIC ARE BECOMING MORE KNOWN WITH EACH PASSING DAY AND WE WILL BE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THIS VIRUS FOR YEARS TO COME
YESTERDAY THE BOEING CEO STATED THAT THEY DON'T EXPECT AIR TRAVEL TO RETURN BACK TO THE 2019 LEVELS UNTIL UP TO THREE YEARS PLUS AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS BEFORE THEIR LONG-TERM PLANS ARE REALIZED
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NOT COME THROUGH FOR US
AT LEAST SEATAC WAS ABLE TO GET A COUPLE HUNDRED MILLION, BUT DESPITE ALL THE PROGRAMS COMMITTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, OUR BUSINESS HAS SEEN NO HELP AT ALL
WE APPLIED EARLY ON FOR THE PPP PROGRAM AND WE GOT NOTHING AND THAT WILL AFFECT THE REOPENING OF OUR STORES
BUT THROUGH IT ALL, WE ARE STILL HONORING OUR COMMITMENT TO COVER THE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES
AND WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE DEFERMENT THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVED IT'S ONLY GOING TO DELAY THE RECKONING TO PAY BACK OUR MAG AND RENTS WITH INTEREST
I MIGHT ADD, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR MAG IS 90% FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
90% OF WHAT WE PAID IN 2019
SO LET'S JUST SAY IF IT'S $40,000 DUE BUT OUR SALES FOR APRIL 2020 ARE $0 THEN HOW DO WE PAY THE MAG? I MEAN WE HAVE NO SALES TO PAY AND IT GETS MARKED MUCH LARGER FROM MAY TO AUGUST
SO IN ADDITION, SINCE BUSINESS WILL BE DOWN FOR YEARS, WE'RE ASKING YOUR SUPPORT TO EXTEND OUR LEASES SO THAT WE MAY EARN OUR WAY OUT OF THIS DISASTER
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN FOR ALL OF US, THROWING YOUR SUPPORT BEHIND MR METRUCK AND MR LITTLE'S EFFORTS TO WORK WITH OUR ORGANIZATION SO THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE AND HOPEFULLY THRIVE INTO THE YEARS AHEAD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE STACY HOUSE SIGNED UP
STACY
HELLO
HI
THANK YOU
YOU HEAR ME? OH, OKAY, GOOD
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TESTIFY TODAY
MY NAME IS STACY HOUSE AND I AM AN OWNER OF LUCKY LOUIE FISH SHACK AT SEATAC AIRPORT
I AM TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF MY PARTNERS, MY E MPLOYEES AND THE SBAC
WE OPENED LUCKY LOUIE ON MARCH 29TH, 2019
WE HAVE 32 EMPLOYEES WE PAY 75% THE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM
WE PAY AN AVERAGE OF $16.65 AN HOUR TO OUR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
WE PROVIDE FREE MEALS TO THEM WHILE THEY ARE WORKING AND WE PAY 100% OF THEIR PARKING PASS OR BUS PASS EQUIVALENT ALL OF THIS COST US OVER A HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND PER MONTH
WE SECURED LOANS OF 1.8 MILLION DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT AN OPEN-AIR RESTAURANT AND WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED
WHEN THIS STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH WE COMMITTED TO PAYING 100% OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS IN MARCH AND APRIL WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING IT IF FEASIBLE ALONG WITH PROVIDING WEEKLY GROCERIES TO OUR EMPLOYEES WHO NEEDED IT
ON MARCH 22 I LAID OFF EVERYONE EXCEPT OUR GENERAL MANAGER AND SHE AND I RAN THE RESTAURANT 6 DAYS A WEEK FROM 10 A.M
TO 5 P.M
UNTIL ULTIMATELY CLOSED ON APRIL 10TH
WE ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE PAYING THE PREMIUMS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE BEYOND APRIL, BUT WE ARE STILL PROVIDING GROCERIES AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT THROUGH MAY
TODAY ONE PERCENT OF OUR STAFF IS CURRENTLY ON STANDB Y TO RETURN TO WORK AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR WE WILL REOPEN UNTIL JUNE AT THE EARLIEST
IT IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED THAT ENPLANEMENTS ARE DOWN 94 PERCENT IN THE MONTH OF APRIL AND BOEING IS ESTIMATING AIR TRAVEL WILL NOT RETURN TO 2019 LEVELS FOR TWO TO THREE YEARS
IN ADDITION SOUTHWEST AIRLINES POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY ABOUT BOOKING TRAVEL FOR THE FALL ONLY TO RECEIVE A BACKLASH FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK
IN SHORT, THIS IS A LONG-TERM SITUATION
IT REQUIRES LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS
EARLIER THIS MONTH YOU VOTED TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO TENANTS IN THE FORM OF MAG AND RENT DEFERMENT FOR APRIL AND MAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ADDITIONAL TWO MONTHS IF NECESSARY
THE AGREEMENT WE RECEIVED LISTED OUT BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS CRISIS LIKE IT IS: AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT AND ONE THAT HAS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU STACY
NEXT I HAVE ROBERT COMISKEY OR BOB COMISKEY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ARE YOU THERE? YEAH, PERFECT
THANK YOU
MY NAME'S ROBERT COMISKEY
I'M THE OWNER OF THE MCDONALD'S AND I'LL JUST KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET
I'M CURRENTLY OPEN AND I KIND OF QUESTION WHY BECAUSE I'M LOSING MONEY EVERY DAY
WHAT I'M ASKING THE PORT COMMISSIONERS AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME IS CAN WE WAIVE THE MAG FEES AND EXTEND THE LEASE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS
THAT'S ALL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE MEGAN WAGSTAFF
MEGAN WERE YOU ABLE TO JOIN US? HELLO? HI
THANK YOU
HI EVERYONE
THIS IS MEGAN WAGSTAFF
I OWN LADY YUM
LADY YUM IS A SPECIALTY FRENCH MACARON COMPANY AND WE HAVE OPERATED AT THE AIRPORT FOR 3 YEARS AS PART OF THE SMALL BUSINESS INTRODUCTORY KIOSK PROGRAM AND RECENTLY ON MARCH 11TH WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW INTERMEDIATE KIOSK SPACE
AND FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO BUSINESS AT THE AIRPORT
SINCE WE OPENED IN 2017, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FUND THE BUILDING OUT OF TWO ADDITIONAL RETAIL STORES
WE'VE DOUBLED THE SIZE OF OUR OFF-SITE PRODUCTION FACILITY
WE'VE GAINED SIGNIFICANT TRACTION ON OUR NATIONWIDE SHIPPING PROGRAM AND WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A 90% EMPLOYER PAID HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR OUR STAFF AND HAVE ULTIMATELY GROWN OUR WORKFORCE FROM EIGHT TO FORTY TWO EMPLOYEES
SO ALL THAT IS TO SAY THAT THE KIOSK PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY THE PORT IN 2014 HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A SUCCESS ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE PORT'S MISSION TO CREATE JOBS AND TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR REGION
THAT BEING SAID JUST AS WE WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN HERE WITHOUT YOUR HELP, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO STAY HERE WITHOUT IT EITHER AND WE NEED MORE THAN TWO MONTHS DEFERRED RENT
OUR AIRPORT SALES COMPRISE 50% OF OUR TOTAL COMPANY REVENUE AND WE RELY ON IT TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS ACROSS ALL STORES
OVER THE LAST 60 DAYS WE SAW AIRPORT REVENUE GO DOWN FROM $35,000 PER WEEK IN FEBRUARY TO $3,000 IN MARCH AND WE ULTIMATELY HAD TO CLOSE ALL OF OUR STORES ON MARCH 25TH AND FURLOUGH OUR ENTIRE STAFF
AND THIS WAS JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW INTERMEDIATE KIOSK SPACE AT A BUILD-OUT COST OF $200,000
DURING THIS DOWNTIME I'VE REMAINED IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH OUR STAFF ENSURING THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN FOCUSED ON CREATING A NEW LONG-TERM PLAN TO LEVERAGE OUR NATIONWIDE SHIPPING PROGRAM IN HOPES TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT WE EXPECT TO BE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SALES AT THE AIRPORT SO WE CAN STILL BRING OUR ENTIRE STAFF BACK TO WORK BY JUNE
BUT BEING PART OF THE SHORT-TERM LEASE KIOSK PROGRAM, OUR SPECIFIC ASK IS FOR A LEASE EXTENSION AS WELL AS RENT ABATEMENT UNTIL PASSENGER VOLUMES RETURN TO 75% OF PRE COVID VOLUMES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO US TODAY
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE MAX HEY
HE WAS SIGNED UP BUT DID NOT LET US KNOW HE WAS HERE WHEN WE DID ROLL CALL
MAX
IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND LET US KNOW
HELLO EVERYONE
MY NAME IS MAX
HEY, I'M A MEMBER OF THE SBAC AND I'M THE OWNER OF HIGH CONNECT, A CONCESSIONAIRE AT SEA-TAC AIRPORT
I'M ALSO A PART OF MY FAMILY GROUP WHO RUNS POKE TO THE MAX ON CONCOURSE D
ALL TOGETHER IN MY FAMILY HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE AIRPORT FOR 40 YEARS
THE AIRPORT BUSINESS IS SOMETHING I GREW UP IN
I'VE SEEN ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS THROUGH THE YEARS
I'VE INVESTED, AND MY FAMILY HAS INVESTED, EVERYTHING I HAVE IN MY BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT AT SEA-TAC
SO THIS ISN'T JUST A JOB TO ME
THIS IS MY ENTIRE LIFE
OUR STAFF WHO WE RECENTLY HAD APPRECIATE THE CURRENT DEFERRAL, WE ARE IN DIRE NEED OF MUCH MUCH MORE
THIS TO LAY OFF ITS FAMILY TO US AND THROUGH THE YEARS PORT STAFF ISN'T A POLITICAL MATTER
THIS IS A LIFE MATTER
IT HAD BEEN MY DREAM AND MY MOM'S DREAM TO OWN BUSINESS LIKE THIS
AND OWNING A BUSINESS IS HARD ENOUGH AS IT IS SO WHEN THIS COVID EPIDEMIC HIT IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE LARGEST DEVASTATIONS WE'VE EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH
IF THE PORT TRULY REPRESENTS SMALL BUSINESS THEN WE HOPE TO SEE THAT IN THE FUTURE ACTIONS
WE STRUGGLED TO STAY OPEN UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN WE FINALLY DECIDED TO THROW IN THE TOWEL AND CLOSE
THIS EPIC EPIDEMIC ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON
SO WE ARE TRULY IN SURVIVAL MODE
THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST ARE RENT REDUCTION, DROP THE MAG UNTIL WE GET BACK TO SALES LIKE 2019, DROP NON-ESSENTIAL NEEDS LIKE MARKETING FEES, AND EXTENSIONS ON OUR LEASE UNTIL WE CAN PAY FOR IT
WE HOPE EVERYONE WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THESE REQUESTS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND STAY SAFE
THANK YOU MAX
NEXT I HAVE ROD O'NEILL
ROD ARE YOU ON THE LINE? HELLO
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS RONALD
I'VE BEEN IN THE AIRPORT BUSINESS FOR 27 YEARS
RETIRED POLICE OFFICER
I'M VERY INVESTED IN AIRPORT BUSINESS
PUT MY ENTIRE PENSION ON THE LINE TO COME INTO BUSINESS WITH THE AIRPORT
CURRENTLY I HAVE 45 EMPLOYEES AND 43 ARE IN LAY-OFF STATUS NOW THEY'RE GOING THROUGH HARD TIMES AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT UPON OURSELVES TO GIVE OUR EMPLOYEES $500 GIFT CARDS JUST TO HELP GET THROUGH THE MONTH AND ASSIST THEM THROUGH THIS FINANCIAL CRISIS AND WILL PROBABLY END UP DOING IT NEXT MONTH AS WELL IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING ALL OF THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE PORT STAFF HAS DONE TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES AT THE AIRPORT
RELIEF IS DEFINITELY NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THE BUSINESSES SURVIVE AFTER THE COVID-19 CRISIS
SOME OF THE OPTIONS MENTIONED SUCH AS MAG RELIEF AND REDUCTIONS TO RENT THEY WORK
I THINK A BETTER AVENUE TO PURSUE IS TO GRANT LEASE EXTENSIONS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T COST THE PORT OF SEATTLE ANYTHING AND IT ALLOWS THE BUSINESSES TO WORK AND EARN THEIR WAY OUT OF IT
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT, BUT WE JUST WANT OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SURVIVE AND EARN OUR WAY THROUGH THIS BUSINESS LIKE WE'VE DONE THUS FAR SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AND STAY SAFE EVERYONE
WASH YOUR HANDS
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE JORDAN VANVHOST SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND JORDAN I UNDERSTAND YOU JOIN US VIA DESKTOP
SO GIVE ME A MOMENT
I WILL GET YOUR UNMUTE PROMPT
JORDAN JORDAN ARE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF? I'M GOING TO TRY TO UNMUTE AGAIN
JORDAN DID YOU RECEIVE THE PROMPT? HELLO, JORDAN
SOUND A LITTLE SPOTTY, I BELIEVE ARE YOU THERE? OKAY, I JORDAN I'M GOING TO GO ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU IF YOU'RE ABLE TO JOIN US OR POTENTIALLY JOIN US BY PHONE
THAT MIGHT WORK BEST
IRIS ANTMAN
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES IRIS, WE CAN
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
HI
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY COMMISSIONERS AND DIRECTOR
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTON
I'M SPEAKING ON ANOTHER TOPIC AND I WANT TO SEND MY THOUGHTS AND WELL WISHES AND COURAGE TO ALL OF THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
THANK YOU
AND THANK YOU TO THE PORT FOR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PROJECT AT TERMINAL 117, BUT I AM SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THE T46 THIRD CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL
OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO TODAY, AND WE KNOW WE CANNOT MEET OUR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GOALS WHILE EXPANDING FOSSIL FUEL INTENSIVE TOURISM PRACTICES, LIKE GIANT CRUISE SHIPS
EVEN WITH THE PORT'S PLAN TO HAVE SHORE PLUG IN POWER AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY HELPFUL MEASURES, WE CANNOT IGNORE THE FAR GREATER NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES WHICH INCLUDE MORE AIR POLLUTION, WATER POLLUTION, INCREASED GLACIAL MELTING IN ALASKA, AND POTENTIAL SPECIES EXTINCTION
BESIDES THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, THE LOW-WAGE JOBS AND POOR WORKING CONDITIONS ON THE SHIPS, THE ALREADY PROVEN DIFFICULTY CONTAINING ONBOARD ILLNESS, AND THE OVER-TOURISM PROBLEMS AT DOCK INCLUDING DECREASED HOUSING STOCK AND UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING COSTS FOR POOR CITY RESIDENTS ILLUMINATE THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
WE UNDERSTAND THAT JOBS AND BUSINESSES ARE AT STAKE HERE INCLUDING MANY SMALL BUSINESSES IN SEATTLE AND AROUND THE STATE
WE ARE NOT ANTI JOBS, BUT WE SHOULD NOT SACRIFICE THE HARDER QUESTIONS TO SOLVE WHICH I SEE IS MAKING OUR ECONOMY AND SOCIETY MORE EQUITABLE FOR ALL
CRUISING IS A LUXURY
CLEAR AND SIMPLE
AND BY SUPPORTING THIS, BY DEFINITION, THIS TAKES RESOURCES AND LIFE ITSELF AWAY FROM THE POORER AND MORE VULNERABLE AMONG US
I'M SURE ALL THE INTERESTS INVOLVED IN OUR TOURISTS SECTOR ARE ITCHING TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS, BUT IT IS CLEARLY UNWISE TO RETURN TO BUSINESS AS USUAL
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO TAKE THIS MOMENT DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS THAT HAS FORCED US ALL TO SLOW DOWN AND USE YOUR INTELLIGENCE, CREATIVITY, AND YOUR COHORT IN WORKING TOGETHER TO CHANGE DIRECTION
PLEASE DO NOT BUILD A THIRD CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO JORDAN MOMENTARILY
JORDAN
I THINK I HEARD SOME STUFF COMING FROM YOUR SPEAKER
YEAH, JORDAN, I CAN HEAR SOME WRESTLING
I'M NOT SURE WHAT PAGE I'M ON CAN YOU HEAR ME? NOW I GOT TO FIND WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY
GIVE ME ONE SECOND
OKAY
MY NAME IS JORDAN VAN VHOST
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR HEARING MY COMMENT
I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS YOUR EQUITY STATEMENTS AS THEY RELATE TO THE PORT'S CRUISE BUSINESS, BUT FIRST A CRITICAL UPDATE FROM OUR MOTHER EARTH
LAST WEEK THE OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PREDICTED THAT 2020 WILL BE THE WARMEST YEAR EVER
THE SOUTHWEST IS ALREADY SEEING TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES AND IT'S ONLY APRIL
THE OCEANS ARE AT RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
EVEN WITHOUT EL NINO HURRICANE AND WILDFIRE SEASONS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
COVID HAS GIVEN US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REASSESS OUR PRIORITIES
WE'VE SEEN LATELY THAT THE EARTH CAN HEAL ITSELF FROM THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS IF WE GIVE IT [INAUDIBLE] WE NEED TO RADICALLY REDUCE EMISSIONS
SHELVING THE T46 PROJECT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
IF ONE LOOKS BEYOND SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC MARKET SPECULATATION AND ADOPTS A PROGRESSIVE CLIMATE-BASED LENS A WISER RESPONSE WOULD SEE YOU CANCEL THE T46 PROJECT NOW
I NOTICED SOME WISE WORDS IN YOUR ATTACHMENT 7B, "THE PORT COMMITS TO VALUES OF EQUITY JUSTICE AND INCLUSION
CRISIS RESPONSE SHOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE
THE RESPONSE CANNOT JUST BAND-AID THE IMMEDIATE DAMAGE OR PUT THINGS BACK TO THE WAY THEY WERE BEFORE
IF [INAUDIBLE] CARBON EMISSIONS, AIR POLLUTIONS WILL RISE, DROUGHT, FAMINE, HURRICANES, HARM TO MARINE LIFE AND INDUSTRY, LABOR ABUSES
THERE IS NO JUSTIFIABLE LOGIC FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO CONSIDER EXPANDING CRUISE
A RECOVERY PLAN THAT TRULY CONSIDERS THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY NOT JUST FOR HUMAN SOCIETY, BUT FOR ALL LIFE ON THE PLANET WOULD SHRINK CRUISE AND NOT PUT A BANDAID ON IT WHILE WAITING FOR IT TO RECOVER
SO PLEASE CANCEL THE T46 PROJECT AND THANK YOU
BE SAFE
THANK YOU
JORDAN
NEXT WE HAVE NEIL ANDERSON
HI, MY NAME IS NEIL ANDERSON, AND I'M HERE WITH 360 SEATTLE IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL
ONE OF THE LESSONS THAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE CORONAVIRUS IS THAT WHEN SCIENTISTS WARNED OF A SERIOUS EMERGING THREAT, IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO WAIT UNTIL WE SEE THE IMPACTS TO START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FIRST STARTED WARNING ABOUT IT AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER AND DECLARED IT A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN JANUARY
WE DIDN'T START LOCKING DOWN UNTIL MARCH, TWO WEEKS AFTER PEOPLE IN THE STATE STARTED DYING FROM IT
IF WE'D TAKEN STEPS TO FLATTEN THE CURVE BEFORE THE VIRUS ALREADY HAD A FOOTHOLD, THOUSANDS OF LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED
OF COURSE ANYBODY CAN LOOK BACK AND SAY WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IN HINDSIGHT, BUT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ABOUT TO MAKE A SIMILAR MISTAKE
SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS A DANGEROUS AND GROWING THREAT AND LAST NOVEMBER, 11 THOUSAND OF THE LEADING CLIMATE SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SIGNED ON TO A LETTER STATING THAT THE EARTH IS NOW FACING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND THAT WE HAVE TO DRASTICALLY START REDUCING OUR CARBON EMISSIONS FOR SOME SECTORS
THIS CAN BE DONE USING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALREADY EXIST
COAL PLANTS CAN BE RETIRED AND REPLACED WITH RENEWABLES
CARS CAN BE REPLACED WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BUT FOR LARGE SHIPS, THERE'S NOT A GOOD ALTERNATIVE RIGHT NOW OR ONE COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE
THEY CAN'T BE ELECTRIFIED
BIOFUELS AREN'T AVAILABLE AT NEARLY THE SCALE WE WOULD NEED AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STILL HAS A HUGE CARBON FOOTPRINT
IT SEEMS UNTHINKABLE THAT SUCH A LARGE PROFITABLE INDUSTRY WOULD JUST DISAPPEAR
BUT AS WE'VE SEEN WHEN AN EMERGENCY FINALLY HITS OUR SHORES, WE'RE FORCED TO TAKE DRASTIC ACTION THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE CONSIDERED POSSIBLE BEFORE
WHEN WE ALL COLLECTIVELY REALIZE THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT THAT WE CAN'T IGNORE ANY MORE, A LUXURY PASTIME THAT'S A HUGE SOURCE OF EMISSIONS AND CAN'T BE DECARBONIZED WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS TO GO AND WE'LL BE STUCK WITH A HUNDRED-MILLION-DOLLAR STRANDED ASSET BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DIDN'T LISTEN TO WHAT THE SCIENTISTS WERE SAYING
LET'S NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN BY BUILDING THIS TERMINAL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE DAVID KIPNIS
MY NAME IS DAVID KIPNIS
YOU CAN HEAR ME? MY THOUGHT AND HEARTS GO OUT TO THOSE BUSINESS OWNERS AT THE AIRPORT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR EMPLOYEES AND TO THE PORT AUTHORITY FOR CREATING THOSE JOBS
I WON'T TAKE TIME HERE TO STATE THE WELL DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE THAT NEITHER CLIMATE ACTIVISTS NOR THE PORT COMMISSION CAN INFLUENCE THE CRUISE INDUSTRY TO MAKE THE TYPE OF CHANGES NEEDED TO PROTECT SEATTLE AND THE NORTHWEST FROM TOXIC EXPOSURE
ME AND YOU CANNOT DEPEND ON THE CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY TO BECOME A GREENED UP INDUSTRY
ME AND YOU MUST BE THE ADVOCATE FOR THE TYPE OF CHANGE THAT PROTECTS THIS REGION FROM HARM
YES
WE, YOU ALONE
LET'S CREATE THE CHANGE WE WANT
THERE WAS MUCH DOCUMENTATION THAT DURING THIS TIME OF CRISIS THAT AGAIN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY [INAUDIBLE] HEALTH OF HUMANS AS IT SO OFTEN HAS IN THE PAST
THERE WILL NEVER BE A CRUISE INDUSTRY COMMITTED TO THE HEALTH OF OUR REGION
BUT MAYBE IT'S JUST THIS ODD TIME THAT HAS GOTTEN INSIDE MY HEAD, BUT I CAN ENVISION A SEATTLE PORT COMMISSION THAT IS FULLY COMMITTED TO THE HEALTH OF OUR REGION
YOU MAY OF COURSE SAY WE DO THIS ALREADY BUT IT'S CLEAR TO MANY SUCH AS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOCAL BUSINESS SUCCESS, YOU HAVE A COMMITMENT TO CRUISE CONTROL, TO THE CRUISE INDUSTRY DOES NOT REFLECT THAT
ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE TODAY HAD EXPRESSED OTHER WAYS IN WHICH THAT MONEY COULD BE SPENT
WHEN I READ THE PORT CENTURY AGENDA, I ENVISION A CENTURY AGENDA THAT INTENTIONALLY LISTS AS ITS FIRST, NOT FINAL, STRATEGY TO BE THE GREENEST AND MOST ENERGY-EFFICIENT PORT IN NORTH AMERICA AND A MISSION STATEMENT WHICH PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE TOGETHER AS FIRST WORKING TOGETHER AS A CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC DECISIONS
WITH THIS SUBTLE SHIFT, WE ALIGN THE COMMISSION'S PRIORITIES BUT THERE'S NOT LEAD ECONOMIC CONCERNS ASTRAY IT ONLY TOOK THE GREATEST ACT OF COURAGE TO HELP THE HEALTH OF OUR REGION AND ITS PEOPLE
THIS SHIFT PLACES PRIORITIES AS A BASIS TO WHICH OTHER DECISIONS ARE MADE
AFTER ALL, HASN'T THE CURRENT HEALTH CRISIS MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE PRIMARY ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF ITS PEOPLE
AND THAT THAT PRIORITY HAS BEEN A LOW PRIORITY FOR TOO LONG
NOT HOW ONE GOES ABOUT THE SHIFT OF THE CENTURY AGENDA OR THE PORT'S MISSION, BUT MOVING FORWARD MY ASK IS TO MAKE THIS SIMPLE MORAL SHIFT AS IT IS THE ONLY OPTION THAT WILL ALLOW US TO WORK TOGETHER AND TRULY BE THE CHANGE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE BERNADINE LUND
HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES WE CAN
OKAY, SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE COMMISSIONERS DURING THIS DOWNTIME AND DOWNTURN IN MOST OF THE AVIATION ACTIVITIES AND THAT IS WHAT DO YOU WANT SEATAC TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE AND I DON'T MEAN IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS OR FIVE YEARS
I MEAN LIKE 20, 30 YEARS FROM NOW
AVIATION WILL MOST LIKELY ALWAYS BE A PART OF OUR FUTURE
HOWEVER, YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT UNRESTRICTED GROWTH CANNOT CONTINUE LIKE IT HAS
NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO HEAD TOWARD ALTERNATIVES TO AVIATION THAT ARE LESS HARMFUL TO PEOPLE, TO THE CLIMATE AND TO THE WORLD
I FOUND ONE WEBSITE WWW.AVIATIONJUSTICE.COM THAT LISTED SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES TO FLIGHTS
THESE INCLUDE TELECONFERENCING LIKE WE'RE DOING NOW WHICH I'M SURE WILL GET BETTER WITH MORE USE
EXPRESS BUSES, HIGH-SPEED RAIL INCLUDING HYPERLINK, WHICH IS BEING DEVELOPED ELSEWHERE, AMTRAK AND I THINK THAT IF AS MUCH MONEY HAD BEEN SPENT ON AMTRAK AS ON AIRPORT RUNWAYS AND THE AVIATION INDUSTRY, AMTRACK WOULD BE MUCH MORE AVAILABLE AND MUCH MORE USED
AND THERE'S ALWAYS SLOW TRAVEL
SEATAC FACILITIES CAN BE MADE ATTRACTIVE TO MOST OF THESE ALTERNATIVES
RATHER THAN SPENDING MORE MONEY FOR AVIATION, CONSIDER PLANNING FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER, A TRAVEL INFORMATION CENTER, A TRAIN STATION OR BUS STATION
THE ACTIVITY WOULD ALSO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO THE VARIOUS BUSINESSES ALREADY IN SEATAC MALL THAT I'M SURE THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WERE HERE WOULD REALLY ENJOY
THAT'S IT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE PEGGY PRINCE WHO I BELIEVE HAS JOINED US ON DESKTOP SO I'M GOING TO GET THE UNMUTE PROMPT TO PEGGY AND JUST ONE MOMENT
THANK YOU
I'M ACTUALLY ON THE PHONE
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
PERFECT
EVEN BETTER
OKAY, THANK YOU
THANK YOU
I'M PEGGY PRINCE AND I'M SAYING THAT IT'S TIME TO CONFIRM THAT THE PORT SHOULD NO LONGER ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF CONSTRUCTING A CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL AT TERMINAL 46 WHETHER IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2020 OR ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE
IN THE SHORT-TERM, SPENDING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS MOTHBALLING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP THE TERMINAL IS BOTH SHORT-SIGHTED AND WASTEFUL
IT'S BEYOND THE CURRENT PANDEMIC
INVESTING A HUNDRED MILLION MILLION TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN THIS RECKLESS PROJECT WILL ENCOUNTER A HUGE PUBLIC DISAPPROVAL NOT ONLY ARE THESE MEGA SHIPS INCUBATORS FOR DEADLY DISEASE, BUT ALSO THEY ARE VECTORS FOR TOXIC DISCHARGES AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
SEATTLE DOES NOT NEED THE EXTRA REVENUE FROM THIS NON-ESSENTIAL LUXURY INDUSTRY, PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SEATTLE WILL BE BETTER SERVED BY UTILIZING TERMINAL 46 AS A CARGO PORT, A PUBLIC PARK, OR A MARITIME ACADEMY
THANK YOU
SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GETTING SOME FEEDBACK FROM SOMEBODY'S LINE
PLEASEE MAKE SURE YOU'RE MUTED IF YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING
NEXT I HAVE STACY OAKS
STACY ARE YOU WITH US? HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS STACEY OAKS
I'M AN ORGANIZER WITH 350 SEATTLE AND ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT T46 WHICH WILL BE ADDRESSED LATER ON
THE AGENDA STATES THAT YOU'LL BE PUTTING YOUR DECISIONS AROUND THIS EXPANSION ON HOLD WHILE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND ALASKA IS GOING TO BE LIKE, IF IT'S STILL GOING TO BE PROFITABLE
THIS MAKES GOOD ECONOMIC SENSE
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE ONLY ARGUMENTS FOR BRINGING MORE CRUISE BUSINESS THROUGH SEATTLE ARE ECONOMIC IN NATURE
WHY IS THIS OUR ONLY PRIORITY? YOU'VE HEARD TESTIMONY ON THE ISSUE FROM DOCTORS ON HOW DEVASTATING CRUISE EMISSIONS ARE TO PUBLIC HEALTH
A MARINE BIOLOGIST TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OUR ALREADY STRUGGLING ORCA, SALMON, AND OTHER LIFE THAT ONCE THRIVED HERE
YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE GREENHOUSE GAS IMPACT, THE CLIMATE CRISIS, THE GLOBAL TEN YEAR DEADLINE TO KICK OUR FOSSIL FUEL HABIT, BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PAUSING TO THINK MORE ABOUT ANY OF THOSE THINGS
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PAUSING TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER EXPANDING CRUISE INDUSTRY IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT OR HARM OUR GRANDCHILDREN
YOUR NARROW PRIORITIES ARE A MIRROR OF WHA T IS HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY AROUND THE PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE RECENTLY SAID THINGS IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY THE REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY BEFORE DOCTORS THINK IT'S SAFE THINGS LIKE, "THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN LIVING" AND "GRANDPARENTS ARE WILLING TO DIE FOR THE ECONOMY"
ALTHOUGH YOU MAKE NO SUCH QUOTES YOURSELF, YOUR ACTIONS ARE CLEARLY ENDORSING THE SAME MORAL BANKRUPTCY
PLEASE
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO CHANGE COURSE AND CANCEL THIS PROJECT FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE DR ELIZABETH BURTON, AND DR BURTON I BELIEVE WAS JOINING US ON DESKTOP AS WELL UNLESS THAT HAS CHANGED
GIVE ME ONE MOMENT
DR BURTON, ARE YOU THERE? IF ELIZABETH BURTON HAS JOINED US ON THE PHONE, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF
DR BURTON OKAY, I AM GOING TO ONE MORE TIME CALL THE SHORT LIST THAT WE HAD EARLIER TO GIVE ONE LAST OPPORTUNITY IF THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US AND THEN I WILL CALL DR ELIZABETH BURTON ONE LAST TIME AS WELL
SO FIRST ELSA
ELSA, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US? NEXT BIZU
WHO IS THAT? SORRY, WHO IS THAT? WHO HAS JOINED US? IS THAT BIZU? BIZU, YES
GREAT
OKAY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND THEN YOU MAY BEGIN
THANK YOU
GREETINGS COMMISSIONERS
I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO BE PART OF THIS MEETING
MY NAME IS BIZU YOHILAWY YOU CAN CALL ME SHORT BIZU
I WORKED FOR PROSPECT AIRPORT SERVICES AS A WHEELCHAIR AGENT UNTIL I'M LAID OFF DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19
AS MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES, I DO HAVE FREQUENT DIRECT CONTACT WITH MY PASSENGERS BOTH I NTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL WITH THE HIGHEST RISK OF EXPOSURE
COMMISSIONERS, I BELIEVE YOU REMEMBER ME LAST YEAR FOR RAISING MY CONCERN OF POTENTIAL DISEASE SPREAD IN THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY AND PASSENGERS
MY PLEA TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE WAS TO INTRODUCE MANDATORY UNIVERSAL OR QUALITY HEALTHCARE BY ALL COMPANIES WORKING AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I AM AGAIN PLEADING WITH YOU TO INSTITUTE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR FOR ALL AIRPORT WORKERS TO MINIMIZE IMPACT OF POSSIBLE FUTURE HEALTH CHALLENGES
AS YOU CAN SEE THAT COVID-19 HAS TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC DOWNFALL
WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING
PLEASE DO ACCEPT MY PLEA ONCE MORE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I'M DONE
ELAINE IS NEXT WHO I HAVE ON MY LIST
ELAINE OR ELENA
IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US, PLEASE, PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND LET US KNOW
ALL RIGHT, AND THEN NEXT ONE LAST TIME
MULAT ALOO
MULAT, IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US? AND THEN NEXT YAREN CEMA
YAREN IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOUR PHONE
OKAY, AND THEN FINALLY, I WILL GO BACK TO DR ELIZABETH BURTON AND GIVING YOU THE UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
DR BURTON, ARE YOU THERE? OKAY, IF YOU ARE ON THE PHONE, DR BURTON, YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS *SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF
YES, DR BURTON
YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU
PARDON ME
GOOD AFTERNOON
I'M DOCTOR ELIZABETH BURTON
MY COMMENTS RELATE TO YOUR IMPENDING DECISION ON WHEN TO ALLOW CRUISE SHIPS TO RETURN TO SEATTLE
I'M CONCERNED THAT INDUSTRY PRESSURE MAY ALREADY BE DISTORTING THE WORK OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, OUR NATION'S PREMIER S CIENTIFIC PUBLIC HEALTH BODY FORCING THEM TO PRIORITIZE BUSINESS INTERESTS OVER PUBLIC HEALTH
WITHIN HOURS OF ISSUING A SAILING BAN TO KEEP SHIPS DOCKED UNTIL AUGUST, THE CDC WAS FORCED BY THE WHITE HOUSE TO CUT IT BY 20 DAYS SO THAT IT NOW ENDS IN JULY
AT THE TIME A SENIOR CDC OFFICIAL WROTE TO STAFF, "SORRY TO DO THIS, BUT THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS INSTRUCTED US TO PULL THE NO SALE ORDER EXTENSION FROM THE WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY"
THEY WERE ALSO FORCED TO DELETE A MESSAGE THAT THE BAN MIGHT BE EXTENDED
MEANWHILE, THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS ALREADY ADVERTISING CRUISING IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MAY AND JUNE
PLEASE NOTE THAT THAT THIS WOULD BE ILLEGAL
IT'S LONG BEFORE EVEN THIS ABRIDGE NO SALE ORDER EXPIRES
IT IS NOT REASSURING THAT MICKY ARISON, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF CARNIVAL CORPORATION IS A GOOD FRIEND OF DONALD TRUMP AND IS ONE OF THE BUSINESS LEADERS ADVISING TRUMP ON HOW TO RESTART THE ECONOMY
CARNIVAL'S EXECUTIVES HAVE CLAIMED THAT CRUISES SHIP DON'T SPREAD DISEASE ANYMORE THAN IT WOULD SPREAD IN OTHER VENUES
HOWEVER, THIS CLAIM IS CONTRADICTED BY AT LEAST TWO CDC OFFICIALS
I'M NOT REASSURED BY PLAN TO PRE-SCREEN CRUISE PASSENGERS BEFORE THEY BOARD SINCE IT HAS BEEN DEFINITIVELY ESTABLISHED THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE AND SPREAD COVID-19 WHILE BEING ASYMPTOMATIC
YOUR WEBSITE STATES THAT YOUR TOP PRIORITY IS THE HEALTH SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF YOUR COMMUNITY
I WILL REMIND YOU THAT THESE ARE NOT THE TOP PRIORITIES OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
I URGE YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, AND THAT IS ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY
SO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
I WILL UNMUTE YOU AND WE CAN RETURN TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED AND TO STAFF THAT HAVE JOINED THE CALL
IF YOU ARE NOT A PRESENTER, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW ALONG ON THE LIVE STREAM INSTEAD OF PARTICIPATING IN THE SKYPE MEETING AS IT CREATES BANDWIDTH ISSUES FOR ALL OF US AND THOSE WHO PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY ON THE LINE AND CONTINUE LISTENING AS WELL, YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW ALONG ON THE LIVESTREAM ON THE WEBSITE LET ME FIND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I BELIEVE YOU ARE UNMUTED NOW UNMUTE
FINALLY I GOT MY VOICE BACK
YOU ARE THE POWER CENTER THERE, LAUREN
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MANAGING THE RATHER CHALLENGING A PROCESS OF TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT VIRTUALLY
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY FOR ANYONE AND I'M SORRY FOR THOSE WHO MAYBE WEREN'T ABLE TO SPEAK WHO HAD WANTED TO BUT HAD TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
I ALSO WANTED TO ASK DO WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED AND THE TOPICS THAT WERE RAISED
ALL COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED AN EMAIL
SHOULD WE REPORT THAT OUT? PUBLICALLY? YES
LET ME FIND THAT
AND THEN WE DID HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT CAME IN
I BELIEVE FROM A COUPLE OF OUR SPEAKERS DURING THE COMMENT AS AN EXTENSION
SO WE WILL DISTRIBUTE THOSE AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE ATTACHED AS WELL
SO ROUGH SUMMARY
WE HAVE ONE WRITTEN COMMENT REQUESTING RENT RELIEF AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, ONE SUPPORTING THE ACE FUND REVISION, THREE OPPOSING AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND THREE OPPOSING CRUISE EXPANSION
OKAY, THANK YOU
AND THANK YOU TO THOSE FOLKS WHO SEND US WRITTEN COMMENTS AND TOOK THE TIME
WE DO APPRECIATE IT
AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE HAVING RECEIVED YOUR WRITTEN COMMENTS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND WITH THAT SAID, LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA WHICH TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 6, THE CONSENT AGENDA
I BELIEVE WE HAVE NO AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
THESE ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS ALREADY REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY SO FAR
SO AT THIS TIME THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS 6A THROUGH 6C
JUST LET ME GET SOME COMMISSIONERS UNMUTED
MY VIEW CHANGED AND I CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT BACK TO HOW IT WAS SO I'VE GOTTA SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME UNMUTING PEOPLE
OKAY
TAKE YOUR TIME
ALL RIGHT, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN SHOULD BE UNMUTED
RIGHT AND THEN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I BELIEVE
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
AND NOW WE'LL TAKE THE ROLL CALL
YES OR NO, AYE OR NAY
WHICHEVER YOUR PREFERENCE
OKAY
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS MIGHT NOT BE UNMUTED JUST YET
HE DOES APPEAR TO STILL BE MUTED
HE'S WAVING
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK? AYE
THAT IS FIVE AYES
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU
THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION REQUEST ACTION IS APPROVED
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM 7: SPECIAL ORDERS
THE FISHING INDUSTRY COVID-19 RESPONSE BRIEFING
COMMISSIONERS THE FIRST SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY IS A BRIEFING ON THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE FISHING INDUSTRY
THE PORT OF SEATTLE ANCHORS TWO PRIMARY FLEETS BASED OUT OF TERMINAL 91 AND FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
THIS OPERATION SUPPORTS OVER 11,000 JOBS AND OVER $1 BILLION IN BUSINESS OUTPUT
OUR PRESENTERS ARE STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS, KENNY LYLES, AND ANDY WINK
JUST FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS IS OUR MARITIME DIRECTOR, KENNY LYLES IS OUR MANAGER OF FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, AND ANDY WINK I BELIEVE IS WITH THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERMAN'S ASSOCIATION
THAT'S CORRECT
THANK YOU
AND STEPHANIE? I BELIEVE-- STEPHANIE, ARE YOU IN A CONFERENCE ROOM? HAVING TROUBLE FINDING STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS ON THE SIDE TO UNMUTE
THERE WE GO
STEPHANIE SHOULD BE UNMUTED NOW
OKAY, GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING FISHING SEASON
WE KNOW THAT FISHING ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHING FLEET IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR ECONOMY
AND THIS ESSENTIAL WORK IS DANGEROUS AT THE BEST OF TIMES
TODAY
WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND HOW THE FISHING INDUSTRY IS IMPACTED AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO RESPOND TO THAT
SO I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO KENNY LYLES WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF MARITIME SECURITY AND OPERATIONS
HE'S BEEN LEADING OUR FISHING OPERATIONS AT THE PORT FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS AND ANDY WINK WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BRISTOL BAY
REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION WHO REPRESENTS INDEPENDENT FISHERS AND FISHING AT BRISTOL BAY
SO WITH THAT COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO KENNY LYLES
KENNY
I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD BE UNMUTED
LET ME SEND THE PROMPT ONE MORE TIME
OKAY, NOW CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
EXCELLENT
GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT STEINBRUECK, COMMISSIONERS, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M HERE TODAY TO BRIEF YOU ON THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE SOCIAL DISTANCING MANDATES AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS IN PREPARATION OF THE UPCOMING COMMERCIAL FISHERIES AND WASHINGTON STATE AND ALASKA
JOINING ME IS ANDY WINK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BRISTOL BAY REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
ANDY IS A WELL-KNOWN ALASKA SEAFOOD ECONOMIST WHO HAS OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF THE ALASKA SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
FORMERLY WITH INDUSTRY CONSULTANCY FIRM TO MCDOWELL GROUP AND HE REPRESENTS OVER 1,500 INDEPENDENT FLOAT NET FISHERS OF BRISTOL BAY
ANDY WILL SHARE A FRONTLINES PERSPECTIVE OF THE IMPACT COVID-19 IS HAVING ON HIS BRISTOL BAY FLEET AND HOW THEY ARE WORKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MOST PRODUCTIVE WILD SALMON FISHERY IN THE WORLD
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WE KNOW VERY WELL THAT THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY IS CRITICAL TO FEEDING THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD AND IS ALSO CRITICAL TO OUR ECONOMY IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION AND IN ALASKA
THE CLOSE QUARTERS ON FISHING FISHING BOATS PRESENT SPECIAL CHALLENGES FOR PRESENT, FOR PRESERVING, EXCUSE ME FOR PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19
WASHINGTON STATE AND THE STATE OF ALASKA ARE TAKING STEPS TO PROTECT CREW MEMBERS WHO WORK IN CLOSE QUARTERS AND IN COASTAL COMMUNITY POPULATIONS AND ALASKA
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OKAY, WE'RE SEEING DIFFERENT RESPONSES FROM THE INDUSTRY BASED ON THE SIZE OF BOATS INVOLVED IN THE VARIOUS FISHERIES
THE LARGE BOAT FLEET AT TERMINAL 91 TENDS TO BE OWNED BY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR COVID-19 RELATED ACTIONS REFLECT THAT
THE SMALL BOAT FLEET AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL WHICH INCLUDES GILL NETTERS PURSE , SEINERS AND HALIBUT SCHOONERS TEND TO BE OWNED BY INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL COMPANIES
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THIS PICTURE SIGNALS A RITE OF SPRING WHEN THE FISHERS RETURN TO FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL TO WORK AND MEND ON THEIR NETS
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY SEASON ABOUT THIS TIME
AND AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S A VERY ACTIVE AND VIBRANT ACTIVITY THERE
THE ECONOMIC DATA THAT YOU SEE UP HERE ON THIS SLIDE WAS SOURCED FROM A 2019 COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES THREE PORT ECONOMI C IMPACT STUDY THAT SHOWS WHY THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IS IMPORTANT TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND OUR REGION, AND OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE DATA MORE THAN 11,000 JOBS REPRESENTING AN EXCESS OF HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN PAYROLL ARE DEPENDENT ON VESSELS THAT MOOR AT PORT FACILITIES
THOSE VESSELS REPRESENT $1.4 BILLION IN BUSINESS OUTPUT
44% OF ALL GROSS EARNINGS FROM NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES IS EARNED BY VESSELS MOORED AT PORT FACILITIES
72% OF THE BIOMASS HARVESTED BY THOSE BOATS IS EXPORTED
SEAFOOD IS REGULARLY AMONG THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCES' TOP FIVE EXPORTS BY DOLLAR VALUE
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON RECOGNIZES FISHING AS AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS
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TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS THE INDUSTRY IS TAKING, WE WANT TO FAMILIARIZE YOU WITH THE GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE STATE OF ALASKA TO VESSELS AND THEIR CREWS
THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA'S HEALTH MANDATE 10, WHICH WAS UPDATED YESTERDAY WHICH IS MANDATE 17 SAYS ALL PEOPLE ARRIVING IN ALASKA, WHETHER RESIDENT, WORKER, OR VISITOR ARE REQUIRED TO SELF QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS AND MONITOR FOR ILLNESS
THE GOVERNOR'S HEALTH MANDATE 12 DIRECTS ALL IN-STATE TRAVEL BETWEEN COMMUNITIES WHETHER RESIDENT, WORKER, OR VISITOR IS PROHIBITED UNLESS TRAVEL IS TO SUPPORT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OR FOR CRITICAL PERSONAL NEEDS
COMMERCIAL FISHING IS ALSO DESIGNATED AS AN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY BY THE STATE OF ALASKA
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OKAY SORRY OUR SLIDES ARE A LITTLE OUT OF OUT OF ORDER HERE
IF WE COULD LET ME SEE
IF YOU GO BACK TO THE ACTIONS BY THE STATE OF ALASKA SLIDE THERE WE GO
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
IF VESSELS OR CREW MEMBERS TRAVEL BETWEEN ALASKAN COMMUNITIES OR TRAVEL TO ENTER ALASKA AND BEGIN WORK BEFORE A SELF QUARANTINE PERIOD IS COMPLETE THEY MUST SUBMIT A COMMUNITY WORKFORCE PROTECTED PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S UNIFIED COMMAND
THE PLAN MUST OUTLINE PROTECTIVE MEASURES THE VESSEL WILL ENACT IN ORDER TO AVOID THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND NOT ENDANGER THE LIVES IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY OPERATE
32 COMMUNITIES HAVE ENACTED THEIR OWN RULES
FISHERS MUST CHECK IN WITH HARBORMASTER'S PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT EACH PORT OF CALL TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
OKAY NEXT SLIDE
IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO ACTIONS BY LARGE BOAT FLEET
YEAH, THERE WE GO
YEAH, YOU HAD THAT
I'M SORRY
I HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE WITH A GANGWAY
YEAH, THAT'S IT
THANK YOU
SO THE SIGN ON THE GANGWAY OF THIS BOAT SAYS ANYONE WISHING TO BOARD
THIS VESSEL WILL BE SUBJECT TO SCREENING
THIS TYPE OF MESSAGING WILL BE USED TO CONTROL ACCESS TO LARGER CATCHER PROCESSOR TYPE VESSELS ON THE DOCK AS WELL AS ON DOCK TESTING FOR CONTROL IN THE AREAS AT TERMINAL 91
OKAY THE NEXT SLIDE
OKAY THIS SLIDE SHOWS ONE OF THE SIGNS AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL OFFERING GUIDANCE ON SOCIAL DISTANCING AND OTHER STEPS TO REMAIN HEALTHY
THE SEASON FOR SALMON TYPICALLY RUNS FROM MID APRIL THROUGH SEPTEMBER
BECAUSE SALMON AND HAKE SEASONS ARE JUST STARTING IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT HOW ECONOMIC FACTORS WILL INFLUENCE THE PRICE OF WILD SEAFOOD OKAY NEXT SLIDE
THERE'S ANOTHER SIDE THAT HAS ANDY WINK
OKAY, YOU CAN GO BACK TO THAT LAST SLIDE
YEAH, YOU CAN GO BACK
OKAY, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO ANDY WINK TO SHARE WITH YOU THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE TO SUPPORT THE UPCOMING BRISTOL BAY SALMON FISHERY
THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERY IS TYPICAL OF OUR FLEET AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL WHO FISH BRISTOL BAY, SOUTHEAST ALASKA, COPPER RIVER, THOSE PRISTINE, WELL MANAGED FISHERIES UP IN ALASKA
ANDY
PLEASE ALL RIGHT AND ANDY I BELIEVE YOU RECEIVED AN UNMUTE PROMPT EARLIER
ARE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF? LET ME TRY AND SEND THE PROMPT ONE MORE TIME
ANDY ARE YOU WITH US? OKAY I'M ON HERE
WE ARE GETTING QUITE A BIT OF FEEDBACK
STILL GETTING A LOT OF ECHOES
OKAY THERE THAT'S BETTER
YES THANK YOU
SORRY ABOUT THAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH KENNY
AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR HAVING ME HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY
WE HAVE A VERY LARGE FLEET
OUR FISHERY HAS ABOUT 8,000 FISHERMEN THE FISHERY CREATES ROUGHLY 3200 JOBS IN WASHINGTON STATE AND AS KENNY SAID IT'S THE MOST VALUABLE WILD SALMON FISHERY IN THE WORLD, ALSO HAS THE LARGEST FLEET
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP TO WESTERN ALASKA AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING FROM WASHINGTON STATE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH THE SEA-TAC AIRPORT
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BRISTOL BAY AROUND HOW ARE WE GOING TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE COMING AND SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF LONG DAYS AS MANY OF YOU HAVE OUT THERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND OUR FOCUS IS REALLY FROM DAY ONE THAT HOW ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A SAFE SEASON AND MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL
SO I GUESS A FEW THINGS I'LL SHARE WITH YOU JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT KENNY SAID
THE STATE OF ALASKA HAS ON THURSDAY COME OUT WITH HEALTH MANDATE 17, WHICH IS THE MANDATE THAT SETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY IN ALASKA
THAT'S FOR THE THE INDEPENDENT FLEETS: YOUR SALMON FISHERIES, YOUR HALIBUT BLACK COD FISHERIES, THINGS LIKE THAT
AND REALLY THE FISHERMEN IN THOSE FLEETS ARE GOING TO NEED TO FOLLOW THE PROTECTIVE PLAN OR THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THEIR PROCESSOR SUBMIT A PLAN THAT'S GOING TO COVER THEM IN LIEU OF THAT STATE PLAN
HOWEVER, AT LEAST FOR OUR FISHERIES AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE PROCESSORS IS THEY'RE TELLING THEIR FLEETS LOOK THE STATE HAS PUT OUT A PROTECTIVE PLAN, ITS APPENDIX 1 OF MANDATE 17 AND TO GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW THAT
THERE'S A REQUIREMENTS IN THERE SUCH AS LIKE CLOTH FACE MASKS WHEN THEY'RE TRAVELING, THERE'S SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS WHICH ALASKA STILL HAS IN EFFECT AND LIKE KENNY SAID, THE HEALTH MANDATE 10 WHEN PEOPLE TRAVEL INTO ALASKA THEY HAVE TO DO A MANDATORY 14-DAY QUARANTINE
AND QUARANTINE AND TESTING ARE REALLY TWO ISSUES THAT HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF ATTENTION IN BRISTOL BAY
THERE'S QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE PEOPLE QUARANTINING PRIOR TO COMING OUT TO THE BAY AND THEN GETTING AHOLD OF TESTING HAS BEEN CHALLENGING JUST LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE
AS OF RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR TESTING BUT IT YOU KNOW, THE STANCE OF BB RSDA AND OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY HAS BEEN THAT ANYTHING THAT'S EFFECTIVE AND WORKABLE TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT HOW TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THAT
SO AS OF RIGHT NOW I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A FEASIBLE WAY TO GET EFFECTIVE TESTING TO HAPPEN, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THINGS DEVELOP AND WE COULD SEE REQUIREMENTS RELAX OR WE REQUIREMENTS RELAX OR WE PUT IN PLACE AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE SEASON
OUR SEASON TYPICALLY STARTS GOING IN LATE JUNE BUT WE REALLY START SEEING A BIG INCREASE IN TRAVEL AROUND MID-MAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH LEADING RIGHT UP TO THE SEASON
SO, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER EVERYBODY'S QUESTIONS PREEMPTIVELY, BUT IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO I RESPOND TO THEM
OKAY, THANK YOU ANDY
WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND KIND OF WRAP THIS UP
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A HARD STOP AT 2:30
I BELIEVE YOU'RE UP CALLING FROM ANCHORAGE ALASKA
BUT LAUREN IF YOU COULD PULL UP THE SLIDE THAT SAYS ACTION BY THE LARGE BOAT FLEET
IF YOU WILL
WELL I CAN GO AHEAD AND BRING THIS TO CLOSURE
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT FISHING COMPANIES, ASSOCIATIONS AND SHORESIDE PROCESSORS ARE WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH THE-- I'M SORRY
THERE'S ANOTHER SLIDE THAT SHOWS AN AERIAL PHOTO OF TERMINAL 91
THERE YOU GO
THANK YOU, AND I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THE SEQUENCING OF THESE
WE'VE HAD MANY ITERATIONS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT WE'RE ALMOST DONE HERE
SO AS I WAS SAYING, FISHING COMPANIES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND SHORESIDE PROCESSORS ARE WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH THE AFISHC COMMITTEE WHICH STANDS FOR THE ALASKA FISHING INDUSTRY SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE JOINTLY WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR WORKFORCE AT SEA AND ASHORE
FOR CONTEXT, THE POLLAK A SEASON BEGINS IN MID-JANUARY AND RUNS THROUGH MID-APRIL
THE POLLAK B SEASON RUNS FROM JUNE THROUGH TO OCTOBER AND THERE'S A HAKE SEASON-- AND BOTH OF THOSE FISHERIES ARE UP IN ALASKA
HOWEVER OUR FLEET AT TERMINAL 91 IS PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE MID-MAY FOR A HAKE SEASON OFF THE COAST OF WASHINGTON AND THAT RUNS THROUGH LATE JUNE AND THEY'LL COME BACK AND THEY'LL RETURN TO THAT FISHERY IN SEPTEMBER THAT ARE RUNNING THROUGH NOVEMBER
THE LARGER COMPANIES THAT ARE HOMEPORTED AT TERMINAL 91 AND THAT ARE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING IN THESE RESPECTIVE FISHERIES ARE AS AN EXAMPLE THE ARCTIC STORM AND EACH OF THESE COMPANIES DEPLOY 300-PLUS FOOT SIZE FISHING VESSELS THAT CREW UP TO A HUNDRED PLUS CREW MEMBERS ON EACH OF THESE VESSELS
SO YOU HAVE YOUR ARCTIC STORM FISHING COMPANY THAT HAS THREE OF THESE TYPES OF VESSELS, PHOENIX PROCESSOR HAS TWO, GLACIER FISH COMPANY HAS THREE OF THESE VESSELS PLUS FOUR OF THOSE TYPES OF VESSELS FROM WAIKIKI AMERICAN SEAFOODS
OUR LARGEST HAS SIX OF THESE VESSELS AND THEN WE HAVE THE GOLDEN ALASKA WITH ONE ANDALUCIAN SPRAY THAT HAS THE STARBOUND WITH ONE OF THESE VESSELS
OKAY LAUREN NOW YOU CAN GO TO THAT LAST SLIDE WITH THE MIDNIGHT SUN
AND THIS MIDNIGHT SUN IS A BRISTOL BAY GILLNETTER IT'S OWNED BY A LONG TIME ACTIVE MEMBER OF FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROPER DAVID HARTZLER
HE HAD THIS VESSEL CONSTRUCTED HERE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BUT THIS IS TYPICAL OF THE TYPES OF BOATS THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERY THAT ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY INDEPENDENT FISHERS
THESE TYPES OF OF THIS FLEET, IF YOU WILL, OF SALMON HARVESTERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL STIMULUS PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE UNITED STATES SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION SUCH AS THE PAYCHECK PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM, THE DISASTER LOAN AND EMERGENCY ADVANCED PROGRAM, EXPRESS BRIDGE LOANS DEBT RELIEF, AS WELL AS TWO PROGRAMS CREATED BY THE RECENT CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE KNOWN AS THE CARES ACT AND THE PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR SEAFOOD INDUSTRY WORKERS PROGRAM
THIS PROGRAM REPRESENTS THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDS SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE FOR COMMERCIAL FISHERS
AND AGAIN BECAUSE THIS INDUSTRY OR THIS FLEET HERE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC IS JUST NOW STARTING, WE WON'T KNOW THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THEIR HARVEST UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON AND THAT'S WHEN WE CAN ANTICIPATE THESE FISHERS REACHING INTO THESE AVAILABLE FUNDS
AND WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IDENTIFYING COMMERCIAL FISHING AS AN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY
WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS
ONE OF THE PRIMARY THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING IS WE'RE KEEPING OUR FACILITIES OPEN SO THAT THE PARTICIPANTS THAT HOME PORT IN SEATTLE, PORTLAND FACILITIES CAN PREPARE BE IT THEIR EQUIPMEN,T BE IT THEIR NETTING, OR EVEN FOR TESTING, WE ARE PROVIDING THE VENUES FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES, AND BECAUSE ANDY HAS A HARD STOP AT 2:30
I'D LIKE TO NOW OPEN IT UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR QUESTIONS
KENNY, THANKS
THIS IS COMMISSIONER PETER STEINBRUECK, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, STEPHANIE JOHN STEBBINS, AND ANDY WINK, ESPECIALLY
I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S CALLING FROM BRISTOL BAY, BUT HE'S OUR MAN ON THE WATER RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS THE DIRECT INFORMATIONAL SOURCE AND PERSPECTIVE ON BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND FISHING FISHERMEN WHO, AS WE'VE HEARD, WILL BE LEAVING SHORTLY ARE PREPARING AGAINST A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR ANDY KNOWING THAT HE HAS TO LEAVE AND THEN I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMISSION IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, BUT ANDY ARE YOU THERE? I BELIEVE I WILL NEED TO SEND ANOTHER UNMUTE FOR HIM
YES, I CAN HEAR YOU
OKAY
AND AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND SHARING YOUR PERSPECTIVE
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE REQUIREMENT UNDER HEALTH MANDATE 17 BY THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
IS THAT THOSE DEPARTING FOR ALASKA AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF FISHERMEN WHO WILL BE LEAVING SHORTLY TO ALASKA, THEY HAVE A SELF QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS BEFORE ARRIVING AND THEN IN ALASKA ANOTHER 14 DAYS IS REQUIRED
THAT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING IF I MIGHT SAY, BUT ON TOP OF THAT THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR THE CAPTAINS TO HAVE PROTECTIVE PLANS IN PLACE AND TO REPORT ANY ISSUES
I KNOW FROM FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE GIVEN THAT I HAVE A SON WHO IS A GILLNETTER AND MY BROTHER IS A CAPTAIN OF A SMALL BOAT, THE MAJESTIC, AND I KNOW FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE HAVING FISHED LAST SUMMER IN BRISTOL BAY WITH THEM THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SOCIALLY ISOLATE FROM OTHER FISHERS
AND UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES NOW, I THINK THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE FISHERS WILL BE EXPECTED TO MORE OR LESS WORK QUARANTINED ON THEIR VESSELS AND WILL NOT BE NOT BE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL FREELY BETWEEN MESS HALLS AND BUNKHOUSES AND AROUND THE CITY LIMITS
SO WHAT IS THE ACTUAL BEST ADVICE IS WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS TO PREPARE FOR TRAVEL AND TO SELF QUARANTINE AND GIVEN THIS APPARENT REQUIREMENT FOR TWO LEVELS OF SELF QUARANTINE? IT'S VERY CONFUSING
I WANT OUR FISHING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING IN ADVANCE OF ARRIVAL AND WHAT THEY SHOULD DO ONCE THEY GET THERE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK I AGREE
IT IS VERY CONFUSING AND THE RULES ARE CHANGING A LITTLE BIT AS EACH WEEK GOES BY AND ONE THING, I'M GLAD I GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK AGAIN BECAUSE I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE A HEADS UP THAT THE UNITED FISHERMEN OF ALASKA IS HOSTING A WEBINAR TOMORROW AT TEN O'CLOCK ALASKA TIME
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE FOLKS FROM THE STATE THERE AND THEY'RE GOING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM FISHERMEN THAT THEY HAVE ON ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT RULES AND REGULATIONS
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 14-DAY REQUIREMENTS FOR PEOPLE COMING INTO THE STATE, THEY LIKE YOU TO QUARANTINE AHEAD OF TIME AS WELL, BUT IT'S REALLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONCE YOU GO INTO ALASKA AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE
AND IN BRISTOL BAY, YOU'RE RIGHT
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO QUARANTINE ON YOUR VESSEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET RIGHT INTO BRISTOL BAY, THE BOATS ARE UP ON BLOCKS
THEY'RE IN YARDS OUT OF HE WATER
AND SO THE WAY THAT THAT'S GOING TO WORK IS YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE BOATYARD AS THE QUARANTINE DESTINATION AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING, IT'S NOT REQUIRED, THAT YOU TELEPHONICALLY ORDER STUFF FROM, SAY, THE GROCERY STORE OR FROM PART STORES AND GEAR SHOPS
THE BEST PRACTICE WOULD BE TO CALL THOSE STORES, HAVE THEM DELIVER YOUR GOODS TO YOU SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND MINGLE AND YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY SPREAD THE VIRUS
SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE WHAT THE FISHERMEN ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT A FISHING BOAT, LIKE YOU SAID, YOU CAN'T ISOLATE THE CREW FROM EACH OTHER SO IT'S ALMOST YOUR HOME FOR THE SUMMER
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE IN YOUR HOUSE WITH YOU HAVE CONTACT WITH JUST LIKE WE ALL DO AND THAT'S GOING TO BE TRUE OF THE FISHERMAN AS WELL
AND THEN THEIR TRUE QUARANTINE WILL START ONCE THEY GET OUT ON THE WATER AND AWAY FROM THE BOAT YARD BECAUSE WELL, THEY'RE IN THE BOAT YARD AT LEAST IN BRISTOL BAY
YOU CAN HAVE A HUNDRED PLUS BOATS IN SOME YARDS AND THEY'RE SHARED LAUNDRY, THEY'RE SHARED BATHROOMS SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME PLACES WHERE YOU CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF CONTACT AND POSSIBLY SPREADA THAT VIRUS BUT WE'VE BEEN VERY IN TOUCH WITH THE STATE OF ALASKA ABOUT THE NEED TO HAVE ENFORCEMENT ON THESE MANDATES TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING THE REQUIREMENTS
SO, LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO PLUG THAT WEBINAR AND MAYBE YOU GUYS COULD PUT UP A LINK
VERY GOOD
AND JUST ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER
IF ONE OF THE CREW MEMBERS SHOULD HAPPEN TO GET SICK ON THE VESSEL, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW HEALTH FACILITIES ANYWHERE CLOSE BY
WHAT SHOULD THEY DO? WHAT ARE THEY BEING TOLD TO DO IF THEY SHOULD HAPPEN TO GET SICK AT SEA? SO WHAT WE'RE ENCOURAGING OUR FLEET TO DO AND WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUIRE THEM TO DO THIS, OR THE AUTHORITY TO, THOUGH I WILL SAY THAT I THINK IF WE DID, WE WOULD REQUIRE IT
WE WANT THEM TO SIGN UP FOR MEDEVAC COVERAGE SO THAT, IN ADVANCE, IF YOU NEED TO MEDEVAC SOMEONE OUT, IF YOU HAVE COVERAGE FOR THAT, AND WE'VE GOT A DISCOUNTED RATE I THINK IF YOU'RE IN ALASKA RESIDENT, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE $100 FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR TO COVER YOU AND YOUR HOUSEHOLD SO EACH CREW MEMBER UNLESS THEY'RE RELATED WOULD HAVE TO HAVE COVERAGE BUT IT'S A SMALL COST TO PAY FOR HUGE MEDEVAC BILLS THAT COULD HAPPEN THIS YEAR
AND THERE'S ONE OTHER PART ABOUT THIS MEDEVAC INSURANCE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS THAT YOU CAN GET TELEMEDICINE
YOU CAN GET TELL THE DOC SERVICE FOR THREE DOLLARS A MONTH SO BEFORE YOU GET TO A MEDEVAC SITUATION YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO WANT TO TAL K TO A DOCTOR WHICH CAN BE DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON A FISHING BOAT BUT THIS SERVICE WOULD ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT AND WE'VE SPOKEN TO THE MEDEVAC COMPANIES
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO LOTS OF PLANES S O WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT THAT EVEN IF WE HAD AN OUTBREAK SITUATION, WE KNOW THAT THE LOCAL MEDICAL FACILITIES CAN HANDLE THAT
WE REALIZE THAT WE CAN GET THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF THE REGION AND GET THEM TO PLACES WHERE THEY CAN GET CARE
GREAT
THOSE ARE TWO GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS
CAN WE OPEN IT UP FOR COMMISSIONERS TO OFFER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE HE TAKES OFF? YES, WE WILL FIRST GO TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WHO SHOULD NOW BE UNMUTED
HI, NO QUESTIONS ANDY
THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION AND JUST WISHING EVERYBODY THE BEST OF LUCK AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE CAN DO TO HELP THE FISHERMEN, I HOPE THAT YOU'LL REACH OUT TO KENNY OR THE COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HI, THANKS
GREAT PRESENTATION
ENCOURAGING TO HEAR THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS BEING UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THIS PART OF THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IS SECURE
I KNOW THAT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT CONCERN AND WE'VE ALREADY SEEN OTHER AREAS IN OUR NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY THAT COME UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF COVID
I ALSO JUST AS AN ASIDE WANTED TO ASK KENNY IF HE GOT A REPORT ON THE VESSEL FIRE THAT HAPPENED
I THINK IT WAS ON SUNDAY
YES COMMISSIONER
IT BELONGED TO A LONGTIME RESIDENT FISHERMAN AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
A 58-FOOT SINGER CALLED THE COLUMBIA
THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PILOTHOUSE
NO DAMAGE TO THE JOINING VESSELS OR THE DOCK
IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE IN THAT THIS FISHER WAS GETTING READY TO GO FISHING IN ALASKA
SO APPARENTLY THAT WON'T HAPPEN
AGAIN, THAT'S TYPICAL
THESE ARE THE RISKS THAT ARE ALWAYS PREVALENT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE INDEPENDENT FISHERS WHO OWN-- THAT ONE BOAT IS THEIR BUSINESS
AND EVERYONE OKAY, YES, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO REPORT
THANK YOU
ANYTHING FURTHER COMMISSIONER CALKINS? NO
OKAY NEXT COMMISSIONER CHO? THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, THANK YOU
GREAT AND THEN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES, ANDY, THANK YOU AGAIN
I WOULD LIKE TO GRAB A COUPLE OF SECONDS FROM YOU
ULTIMATELY I THINK IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A LOT OF THE CHALLENGE BESIDES THE PERSONAL THINGS THAT THE FISHERMEN HAVE TO INCUR IS THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE COMMUNITIES FEEL THAT THAT'S SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS AND I WAS JUST WONDERING, I'VE HEARD FROM SOME NATIVE ALASKANS THAT THERE'S STILL QUITE A BIT OF HEIGHTENED CONCERN ABOUT THE EXPOSURE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ANY INSIGHT ON HOW THOSE CONCERNS ARE BEING QUELLED OR NOT
YEAH, THANK YOU
MR FELLEMAN
IT'S KIND OF THE STATE AND THE COMMUNITIES' JOB TO FIGURE OUT WHAT STEPS ARE REASONABLE AND NEEDED IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME ANIMOSITY BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AND SOME OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES
I KNOW THAT THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF CALLS AND A LOT OF DIALOGUE OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS AND WE DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY OUR PLACE TO INSERT OURSELVES IN THAT BUT WE JUST LISTEN AND TRY TO SUPPORT
I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ALL THREE BOROUGH MANAGERS OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS JUST REACHING OUT TO SAY WHAT DO YOU NEED? YOU KNOW, DO YOU NEED PPE SUPPLIES? SHOULD WE LOOK AT HOSPITAL SHIPS IS AN IDEA THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THESE COMMUNITIES IS WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT SPREADING THE VIRUS BUT NOT OVERLOADING THE MEDICAL FACILITIES
SO, I THINK THE STATE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY INTEND TO HAVE FISHING OPERATIONS THIS YEAR AND THEY'VE LAID OUT A PLAN FOR SAFELY DOING THAT
THEIR MEDICAL PERSONNEL AT THE STATE IS REALLY GUIDING WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE GOING TO BE AND WE FEEL LIKE IT'S OUR ROLE IN THAT IS TO HELP MAKE SURE THE FLEET UNDERSTANDS HOW TO COMPLY BECAUSE MOST OF THE EMAILS, CALLS, THAT I GET ARE AROUND, IF I HAD TO SUM THEM ALL UP, IT WOULD BE WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE SAFE, WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE SAFE, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SEASON
JUST TELL US WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND SO COMMUNICATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT HERE BECAUSE I THINK THAT 99% OF COMPLIANCE IT'S JUST COMMUNICATION
WELL CLEARLY WITH THE STATE OF THE OIL COMPANIES AND THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, THE PRESSURE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN ALASKA IS PROBABLY GREATER THAN EVER AND SO I'M SURE THAT THERE'S TREMENDOUS PRESSURE BACK AND FORTH
THE ONLY OTHER THING IS THE QUESTION ABOUT THE X VESSEL VALUE YOU EXPECT TO GET FOR THESE FISH GIVEN THAT THE RESTAURANTS ARE NOT PROVIDING IT OR IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FROZEN PRODUCT THIS YEAR
ALMOST ALL OF OUR PRODUCT IS FROZEN AND MAYBE AROUND 10% OF IT IS CANNED
IT USED TO BE MOSTLY CANNED DECADES AGO BUT FROZEN IS REALLY WHAT WE IN THE BAY HAVE HAVE ALWAYS DONE PRIMARILY
AND SO THE WAY THAT BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES WORKS IS WE HAVE A LOT MORE EXPOSURE TO RETAIL AS OPPOSED TO RESTAURANTS SO THE RESTAURANT CLOSURES, THEY DON'T DO ANYBOD Y ANY FAVORS IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC BENEFITS BUT IT'S NOT AS BIG OF A DEAL FOR OUR FISHERY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HALIBUT AND CRAB AND THINGS LIKE THAT
THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT BIGGER IMPACT
CERTAINLY OYSTERS AND SHELLFISH AND THINGS LIKE THAT
SO WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN SOME STORES THAT HAVE LIMITED SALES OF STOCK
I KNOW COSTCO WAS DOING THAT FOR A WHILE WHEN THERE WAS THIS BIG SURGE IN BUYING SO WE DON'T FEEL LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO DEMAND AND REALLY IT WOULD BE-- THIS IS THIS IS THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE SHOULD BE EATING HEALTHY FOODS AND ALASKA SALMON AND SOCKEYE IS REALLY HEALTHY AND GOOD FOR YOU
SO YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF, IN TERMS OF MARKET SITUATION, I THINK WE'LL BE SELLING INTO MARKET THAT WANTS WHAT THIS FISHERY HAS
WELL, I'M GLAD
AT LEAST THAT'S SOME GOOD NEWS AND THAT'S MAYBE SOMETHING THE PORT CAN HELP WITH I KNOW I DID A PSA ABOUT EAT FISH IT'S GOOD FOR YOU
WE CAN PERHAPS CONTINUE THOSE EFFORTS
THAT WOULD BE GREAT, THANK YOU
ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? LET'S GO THROUGH EVERYBODY ONCE MORE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, ANYTHING FURTHER? NOPE THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? NOT RIGHT NOW
COMMISSIONER CHO? I'M GOOD, THANK YOU AND COMMISSIONER FELLMAN ONE LAST CHANCE
NO THANK YOU
I'LL CLOSE THEN
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SEAFOOD IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE CARGO MATERIAL THAT GOES BETWEEN ALASKA AND SEATTLE AND THROUGH SEATTLE AS A PORTAL TO GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST HERE AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR HISTORIC AND CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STATE OF ALASKA AND ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE IN THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIES
AND THAT SAID, I JUST WANT TO END HERE WITH THE PLUG FOR THE UNITED STATES FISHERMAN OF ALASKA WEBINAR TOMORROW THAT ANDY MENTIONED
I THINK THAT THERE IS A WEBSITE PEOPLE CAN GO TO THAT ALSO OFFERS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO FISHERS
IT'S UFAFISH.ORG FOR THE UNITED FISHERMEN OF ALASKA, AND THERE'S THE COVID-19 PAGE THERE THAT WILL PROVIDE A LOT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS
VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU ANDY
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM 7B, A VERY IMPORTANT PRESENTATION HERE
SO ITEM 7B IS THE DRAFT EARLY ACTION RECOVERY PLAN
COMMISSIONERS, AS COVID-19 MOVES US THROUGH AN UNPRECEDENTED SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS, WE RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE POSITION THE PORT IS IN TO LEAD ECONOMIC RECOVERY EFFORTS ACROSS THE REGION AND INDEED THE STATE
WE JUST HEARD A BRIEFING ON THE IMPACTS THE VIRUS IS HAVING ON THE FISHING INDUSTRY WHICH IS AN INDUSTRY THAT IS FOUNDATIONAL TO THE PORT AND IN OUR COMMUNITY
WHAT YOU'LL HEAR NEXT IS A DRAFT FRAMEWORK OF OUR INITIAL EARLY ACTION RECOVERY PLAN
THIS FRAMEWORK IS BUILT ON YOUR APRIL 14 DIRECTION
THIS FRAMEWORK IS THE FIRST STEP OF A MULTI-LEVEL PROCESS
TODAY WE'LL PRESENT THE ELEMENTS OF OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE UNDERSTANDING THE PORT'S FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO R ESOURCE THE PLAN
CFO DAN THOMAS AND HIS TEAM ARE HARD AT WORK ON THIS ANALYSIS AND WE'LL ASK HIM TO DISCUSS THE CONSIDERATIONS OF THIS ANALYSIS WHEN HE PRESENTS LATER ON FOR ITEM 7E
AND THEN THE FINAL STEP IN THE PROCESS IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND FINALIZATION OF AN ACTION PLAN, TIMELINE, AND PHASING
THIS WILL INCLUDE PRIORITIZATION OF THE MEASURES, OBJECTIVES, AND THEN MEASURES OF SUCCESS
AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE RECOVERY, WE WILL REMAIN AGILE AND ASSESS OUR ACTIONS TO DETERMINE HOW WE CAN BEST UTILIZE THE PORT'S RESOURCES AND LEVERAGE OUR ASSETS TO STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMY IN A MANNER THAT IS EQUITABLE, JUST, ACCOUNTABLE, TRANSPARENT, AND SUSTAINABLE
AS PLANS DEVELOP, WE WILL KEEP THE COMMISSION UPDATED ON OUR PROPOSED ACTIONS
SO AS PART OF THE PRESENTERS, I'LL START OFF THEN OTHER PRESENTERS WILL INCLUDE OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DAVE SWANKY, PIERCE EDWARDS, SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR RNAL RELATIONS, STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MARTIME, DAVID MCFADDEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND BOOKDA GHEISAR, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION
SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT INTO THE PRESENTATION
I'M GETTING IT UP RIGHT NOW
ALRIGHT SO THE PRESENTATION SHOULD NOW BE SHARED ON EVERYONE'S SCREEN
SO JUST TO RECAP THIS IS FROM THE RECOVERY MOTION THAT YOU PASSED REQUIRING THIS REPORT AND REALLY THIS IS JUST THE AREAS THAT THE RECOVERY MOTION TOUCHED ON
PORT EMPLOYEES AND PARTNERS, OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM INVESTMENTS, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT LATER ON, PRIORITIZE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS, WHICH IS NOW AND THEN MAXIMIZING PARTNERSHIPS TO LEVERAGE FUNDING GOING FORWARD
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AND WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED SOME OF THE EARLY ACTIONS THAT WE'VE TAKEN ALREADY WHICH LOOK BOTH AT THE HEALTH OF BOTH PORT EMPLOYEES AND OUR TRAVELERS AND IN THE PUBLIC AND THEN OUR EARLY ACTIONS ALSO THE BELIEF THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TO SUPPORT OUR TENANTS AND OUR CONCESSIONAIRES WE HEARD ABOUT EARLIER IN THE DISCUSSION
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OF COURSE THE COMMISSION'S GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE RECOVERY INCLUDED EQUITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WHICH IS PART OF OUR PROCESS GOING FORWARD
AND AS A TRANSITION TO THAT I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, BOOKDA, TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THAT FRAMEWORK
YES I BELIEVE THAT SHE IS IN A CONFERENCE ROOM AND I AM UNMUTING THAT NOW
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES WE CAN
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND GOOD AFTERNOON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
THE RECOVERY MOTION THAT PASSED AS WAS JUST SHARED REQUIRED THAT EQUITY WOULD BE A CRITICAL CONSIDERATION FOR EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD SO THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION HAS PRESENTED A FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION AND EMBEDDING EQUITY PRINCIPLES INTO OUR PRACTICES
THANK YOU LAUREN
THE EQUITY FRAMEWORK FOR A RECOVERY PROPOSES A NUMBER OF PRINCIPLES, BUT I WANT TO JUST SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE ARRIVED AT THESE PRINCIPLES
OUR OFFICE CONNECTED TO TEN OTHER PORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND HELD MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THEIR EFFORTS
WE'VE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF CALLS WITH ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT: ALLIANCE FOR RACIAL EQUITY WHICH IS ABOUT 70 JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE EQUITY EFFORTS
AS WE DISCUSSED COVID-19 RESPONSE FROM ALL OF THESE OFFICES, WE'VE REALLY ARRIVED AT THESE PRINCIPLES THAT INTEGRATING VALUES OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION AT ALL LEVELS IS CRITICAL, PRIORITIZING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND IMPACTED, MITIGATING ECONOMIC LOSS, ENSURING LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO IS PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S BIGGEST IMPACT
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GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
PIERCE EDWARDS, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS
PORT STAFF CONTINUES TO ENGAGE WITH OUR FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PARTNERS FOR RELIEF AND RECOVERY
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, TOGETHER WITH OUR DC REPRESENTATIVE JEFF MARQUIS, WE HAVE STAYED IN NEAR CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES ABOUT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY OF COVID RELIEF PACKAGES AND PREFERENCES FOR BILLS UNDER FUTURE CONSIDERATION [INAUDIBLE] AND ACTIVITY WITH OUR ASSOCIATIONS
FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF US PORTS
THEIR EFFORTS ARE GETTING SOME TRACTION
WE'RE HELPING TO SHAPE WHAT THEY DO
SIMILARLY ON THE AVIATION SIDE, LANCE LITTLE AND HIS TEAM AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN WORKING IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE ACI OR AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL ABOUT THE INTEREST OF AIRPORTS
THE PORT IS ACTIVELY PURSUING REIMBURSEMENTS FROM FEMA AND CONTROL AUDIT RESEARCH TO WORK STATES COORDINATING OFFICE FOR FEMA TO DETERMINE WHAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT
TURNS OUT FEMA WILL REIMBURSE THE PORT FOR COVID-19 ON SANITIZING RELATED EXPENSES, CLEANING COSTS AND PPE
CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION RELATED COVID 19 SAFETY CHANGE ORDERS, AND COVID 19 RELATED OVER TIME
THAT IS ESTIMATED TO COME TO A FEW MILLION DOLLARS IN POTENTIAL REIMBURSEMENT AS OF THIS WEEK
STATE AND REGIONALLY, ON THE STATE SIDE WE CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON THE RELIEF AND RECOVERY INCLUDING EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING OF CORE OPERATIONS AND RELEVANCE TO STATE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AS THE STATE CONSIDERS STEPS TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY
REGIONALLY WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S TEAM AND EXECUTIVE CONSTANTINE'S SENIOR STAFF ON A HOST OF ISSUES INCLUDING RELIEF EFFORTS, RECOVERY, WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, PORT OPERATIONS
EDD AVIATION EXTERNAL RELATIONS STAFF ARE ALSO IN REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE AIRPORT AREA COMMITTEES ON PROJECTS, CORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS, AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH BRUCE SUCH THE SEATTLE SOUTH SIDE CHAMBER TO PROMOTE A SERIES OF WEEKLY LIVE WEBINARS ON EVERYTHING FROM HOW TO APPLY FOR SBA LOANS AND EMERGENCY LOAN PROGRAMS TO MARKETING DURING DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES
WE'VE ALSO BEEN DIRECTLY INTERACTING WITH PORT STAKEHOLDERS RELATING TO CARE ACT LOAN PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES AND I'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS LATER ON IN THIS PRESENTATION
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AS THE REGION MOVES THROUGH THIS CRISIS, THE PORT IS A MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER AND HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE LEADING REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND JOB RECOVERY
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PORT'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGION BY ADVANCING TRADE, TRAVEL, COMMERCE, AND JOB CREATION IN AN EQUITABLE, ACCOUNTABLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER
THROUGH ITS OPERATIONS, THE PORT DRIVES THE ECONOMY OF THE REGION, OF THE STATE, ALL OF WASHINGTON
PORT OPERATIONS DIRECTLY PROVIDE FAMILY WAGE, DURABLE JOBS FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND WORKERS ACROSS THE TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM SECTORS
SPECIFICALLY ACROSS OUR OPERATIONS, SEATAC IS ONE OF THE LARGEST JOB SITES IN KING COUNTY WITH MORE THAN 300 BUSINESSES EMPLOYING MORE THAN 19 THOUSAND WORKERS ON LOCATION
ACROSS THE REGION, DIRECTLY SUPPORTING EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND JOBS
MARITIME CARGO SHIPMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE SUPPORTS 20,100 JOBS
COMMERCIAL FISHING, RECREATIONAL BOATING, AND PORT REAL ESTATE SUPPORTING NEARLY 10,000 JOBS AND FOUR CRUISE OPERATIONS PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR APPROXIMATELY 5,500 LOCAL SHOPS
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SO WITH THIS THIS I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DAVE SWANKY, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, TO TALK ABOUT OUR CAPITAL PROJECT INVESTMENTS
ALL RIGHT LET ME GET DAVE UNMUTED
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, EXECUCTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES DEMONSTRATE THE STRENGTH AND BREADTH OF YOUR CAPITAL PROGRAM AS ONE OF YOUR TOOLS TO BENEFIT ECONOMIC RECOVERY
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES AND JOSEPH GELLING ON OUR STAFF IN PREPARING THESE SLIDES
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS MAKING SIGNIFICANT FACILITY INVESTMENTS
BY SEEING THESE PHOTOS TO REMIND YOU OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS
WE'RE DOING SO OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS BUT THE REGION NEEDS NEAR TERM ECONOMIC STIMULUS TO HELP ITS ECONOMIC RECOVERY
SO THE PORT IS ABLE TO HELP THIS YEAR AND NEXT BY CONTINUING MANY OF ITS PROJECTS
THOSE PROJECTS WILL PROVIDE DIRECT JOBS AS NOTED ON THE PRIOR SLIDE
AND JOBS RELATE TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, CONSULTANTS, AND THE WAGES FROM THOSE JOBS WILL RIPPLE THROUGH THE ECONOMY AND PROVIDE STIMULUS TO OUR REGION-WIDE ECONOMY
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WE'VE GOT OVER A BILLION DOLLARS SCHEDULED FOR WORK THAT CAN PROVIDE STIMULUS IN THE NEAR-TERM
THIS WORK KEEPS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, CONTRACTORS, AND MANY OTHERS BUSY BUT IT ALSO HAS OTHER BENEFITS
HAVING THESE PROJECTS COMING OUT OF THE PROJECT PIPELINE, SOME NEARING THE END OF DESIGN READY FOR BIDDING, PROVIDES SHOVEL-READY GRANT OPPORTUNITY PROJECTS IN CASE THE PORT CAN MEET ANY UPCOMING FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION STIMULUS PACKAGES THAT MIGHT BE OFFERED
THESE PROJECTS ALSO KEEP SMALL BUSINESSES INCLUDING MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES WORKING
WE'LL HAVE A FEW FACTS ABOUT THAT IN THE NEXT SLIDE
ALSO THESE PROJECTS ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS SUCH AS FISH HABITAT, ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
AND BUILDING GREEN STRUCTURES
CONSTRUCTION ALSO DRIVES WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS THE PORT AND LABORERS PARTNERING TOGETHER TO GENERATE APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW YOUNG TRADESPERSONS WHO CAN HIRE INTO GOOD-PAYING JOBS
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JOBS MULTIPLIER: WE HAVE ABOUT 1300 PORT CONSTRUCTION DIRECT JOBS PER MONTH WORKING DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR AND THOSE ARE BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME AND THEY GENERATE THROUGH A 2.5 MULTIPLIER, 3350 TOTAL JOBS
IN ADDITION, THE PORT DIRECT EXPENDITURES PER MONTH IN, TERMS OF NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, A HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND HOURS WORKED PER MONTH IS EQUIVALENT TO SEVEN HUNDRED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT JOBS AND THE MULTIPLIER THERE RELATES TO 1260 FULL-TIME JOBS IN OUR ECONOMY
AND AS YOU CAN SEE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE, OVER SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IS PAID IN WAGES AND BENEFITS EVERY MONTH
THESE WORKERS RECEIVING WAGES AND BENEFITS, IN TURN, SPEND THEIR MONEY AND THAT HELPS STIMULATE THE ECONOMY
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IN ADDITION TO WORKER WAGES, RIGHT NOW WE SPEND ABOUT TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN PORT DIRECT EXPENDITURES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND THERE'S A 2.0 MULTIPLIER
THAT HELPS GENERATE 50 MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH IN BUSINESS ACTIVITY BOTH DIRECT AND SECONDARY
AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT BENEFIT
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE IAF PROGRAM IN NORTH SATELLITE ARE JUST TWO OF THE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED HERE
THEY ARE THE BIGGEST
THEY HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT
WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS THAT FOR THE IAF, THERE'S 340 DIFFERENT VENDORS, SUPPLIERS, CONSULTANTS, FABRICATION SHOPS, AND SUBCONTRACTORS AND MANY OF THOSE ARE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND IF YOU COMBINE THE TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER, THERE'S A TOTAL OF 78 OF THESE SMALL MWBE FIRMS THAT HAVE RECEIVED OVER A HUNDRED AND TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS IN PAYMENTS SO FAR
SO YOUR CAPITAL PROGRAM PROVIDES WAGES THAT HELP MULTIPLY THROUGH THE ECONOMY AND IT GENERATES BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND THOSE BUSINESSES ALSO HAVE A MULTIPLIER
AND THE MORE WE CAN HELP STIMULATE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, THE MORE WE'LL HELP YOUR RECOVERY
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NOT ONLY DO WE HELP IN TERMS OF WAGES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY, BUT I WANTED YOU TO REALIZE THAT THE NUMBER AND THE TYPES OF MANY WORKERS THAT ACTUALLY WORK TO BUILD YOUR PORT PROJECTS
I'LL JUST NAME A FEW CARPENTERS, UNDERWATER DIVERS AND TENDERS, ELECTRICIANS, HEATING FROST INSULATORS, MILLWRIGHTS, SPRINKLER FITTERS, TRUCK DRIVERS, TEAMSTERS
IN ADDITION TO THESE MANY TYPES OF CRAFTS, I'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT APPRENTICESHIP IS THAT WE HAVE A 15 % GOAL FOR NEW APPRENTICES JOINING IN SO THAT THEY CAN ENJOY THE POSITIVE WAGES AND BENEFITS OF THESE JOBS
THE 15 % GOAL HAS BEEN SURPASSED BOTH ON THE MARITIME AND AVIATION SIDE
SO IN SUMMARY, I WILL SAY THAT A CAPITAL PROGRAM IS A GOOD TOOL TO HELP A STIMULUS AND IT HELPS IN MULTIPLE WAYS
THANK YOU
I'LL MOVE IT ON NOW TO DAVE MCFADDEN
YES AND I WILL GET THE CONFERENCE ROOM UNMUTED
DAVE YOU'RE STILL IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM? YES I AM
GREAT GOOD AFTERNOON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS
THIS IS DAVE MCFADDEN MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
AND ONE PIECE OF OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY FRAMEWORK INVOLVES A CAPITAL RECOVERY OPPORTUNITY FUND
HERE WE'RE PROPOSING USING SOME OF OUR CAPITAL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT NEW PROJECTS THAT CAN CREATE JOBS AND ADVANCE RECOVERY
THIS IS NOT REALLY PART OF REGULAR CAPITAL PROJECTS
WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR NEW SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS
PROJECTS THAT COULD ATTRACT OR LEVERAGE STIMULUS FUNDING AND REALLY OUR PLAN IS AS WE UPDATE OUR REAL ESTATE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'LL EVALUATE POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND ESTABLISH INVESTMENT PRIORITIES FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FUND
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ANOTHER PART OF THE FRAMEWORK IS TOURISM
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A KEY INDUSTRY HERE IN SEATTLE BUT ALSO STATEWIDE
EMPLOYMENT OVER A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND
BUT AS YOU KNOW THIS IS AN INDUSTRY THAT'S BEEN HEAVILY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND WORK CIRCLING IN THE MIDDLE OF IT THROUGH OPERATIONS, SEA TAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CRUISE, AND OUR MARITIME GATEWAYS
WE FACILITATE THIS INDUSTRY AND THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM ACTIVITY
AND SO ONE OF THE CLEAREST PLACES WHERE THE PORT CAN LEAD RECOVERY AREAS IS IN THE ARENA OF TOURISM
MY STAFF HAS ALREADY WORKED TO REALIGN OUR GRANT PROGRAMS, OUR SPOTLIGHT ADVERTISING SO THAT ANY LARGER EFFORT TO PROMOTE TRAVEL AND TOURISM, WE'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT
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THAT GOES TO STEPHANIE
ALL RIGHT LET ME GET STEPHANIE UNMUTED
STEPHANIE ARE YOU ABLE TO? YES I AM, THANK YOU
THANK YOU DAVE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER MARITIME BUSINESS THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTO R TO THE ECONOMY
WE KNOW THAT CRUISE IS A VERY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE REGIONAL AND STATE TOURISM ECONOMY
ACROSS THE REGION 5,500 JOBS
THERE'S MANY ECONOMIC IMPACT NUMBERS THAT WE USE BUT I THINK THE MOST COMPELLING IS THE NUMBER OF JOBS AND THIS IS EVERYTHING FROM LONGSHOREMAN WHO WORK THE SHIP'S WHEN THEY'RE IN HARBOR TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES WHERE PASSENGER SPEND THEIR MONEY OR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE PROVIDING PROVISIONS FOR THE THE VESSELS
SO WE KNOW THAT THIS BUSINESS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST HARD-HIT GLOBALLY, THAT OPERATIONS ARE CURRENTLY STOPPED GLOBALLY
THIS AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE CRUISE LINES BUT OF COURSE ALL OF THE SMALL TOURISM-RELATED BUSINESSES THAT SERVE THE CRUISE PASSENGERS
SO THIS GLOBAL HALT OF OPERATIONS INCLUDES, IN OUR COUNTRY, THE CDC NO SALE ORDER
ALSO I SHOULD NOTE THOUGH THAT WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS ARE CURRENTLY HALTED BY THE MAJOR LINES THAT SERVE THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THEY'RE NOT OPERATING ANYWHERE IN THE GLOBE
SO THE INDUSTRY IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES THAT WILL BE IN PLACE WHEN CRUISING STARTS UP AGAIN
THE CDC IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING THOSE
WE KNOW THAT CONFIDENCE IN THE PROTECTIVENESS OF THOSE MEASURES IS CRITICAL CONFIDENCE FIRST AND FOREMOST BY THE BY PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES SUCH AS CDC BUT ALSO OUR LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH AGENCIES BUT ALSO OF COURSE THE TRAVELING PUBLIC WILL HAVE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THOSE
BUT WHEN IT IS SAFE TO START UP, WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF OUR REGION
RELATED TO THE TOURISM THAT DAVE MCFADDEN JUST SPOKE ABOUT, THE PORT STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH BOTH THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND OTHER TRAVEL PARTNERS TO RESTART THIS BUSINESS AGAIN WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO
WE KNOW THAT THIS INDUSTRY HAS PROVEN TO BE ADAPTIVE AND RESILIENT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEM AS WE GO FORWARD
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
I BELIEVE IT WILL GO BACK OVER TO DAVE MCFADDEN
YOU'RE RIGHT
YEAH
THANK YOU
THIS IS THIS PIERCE FOR THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
OF COURSE WORKFORCE IS A CRITICAL PART OF RECOVERY EFFORTS
WE KNOW THAT JOBS WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITIES
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CURRENT CONTRACTS IN PLACE
IN THE LAST MONTHS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAVE MADE PHONE CALLS AND CONDUCTED SURVEYS TO LOOK AT WHAT OUR PARTNERS ARE THINKING ABOUT, WHAT RECOVERY EFFORTS THEY ARE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, AND WE WILL BE CONTINUING EFFORTS TO UP SKILL SO FOR EXAMPLE, AVIATION CAREER PATHWAYS INITIATIVE IS AN INITIATIVE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PORT JOBS AND SEATTLE COLLEGES WHERE WE ARE SUPPORTING PEOPLE THROUGH A TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR AVIATION MAINTENANCE
TECHNICIAN PROGRAMS WILL BE LOOKING AT WAYS TO ACTUALLY SCALE THAT PROGRAM AND ALSO LOOKING FOR NEW PATHWAYS
WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR WORK WITH PORT JOBS AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT CENTER TO BACKFILL JOBS AT THE AIRPORT AND IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
WE WILL BE SUPPORTING DUWAMMISH RIVER GREEN JOBS INITIATIVE WITH THIS WHICH IS JUST STARTING OUT
RFP HAS BEEN RELEASED TO LOOK AT GREEN JOBS IN THE DUWAMMISH BUT ALSO WE KNOW THAT IN OUR COMMUNITIES, GREEN JOBS WILL BE VERY CRITICAL AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO REPLICATE IT AND OF COURSE THIS SUMMER OUR HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE WILL CONTINUE OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
WE WILL HAVE 25 INTERNS WHO WILL BE WORKING REMOTELY AND CONNECTING, COORDINATED THROUGH HR, ACROSS THE PORT AND WILL BE PLACED HERE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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SMALL BUSINESS AS YOU KNOW THE COVID PANDEMIC IS DECIMATED MANY SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS KING COUNTY SO PROVIDING A MEASURE OF SUPPORT AND HELP TO THESE BUSINESSES WHETHER THEY ARE PORT TENANTS OR PARTNERS IS SUPER IMPORTANT
WE ENJOY A LOT OF CRITICAL PARTNERSHIPS IN THIS ARENA
HIGHLINE COLLEGE HAS A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, OUR PARTNERS AT TABOR 100 AND OTHERS REALLY PROVIDE THE FABRIC TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE REGION BUT AS THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED THAN EVER BEFORE I THINK WE CAN PLAY A SUPPORTIVE ROLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE KEY PARTNERS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO HELP IMPACTED BUSINESSES AND SLIDE
ANOTHER PART OF THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE LOOKED AT IS LEVERAGING OUR GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS WITH CITIES AND SUPPORT RECOVERY
WE'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CITIES TO GET THEM FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS THAT CREATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ESPECIALLY THINGS THAT SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES OR GENERATE TOURISM
ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH GREATER SEATTLE PARTNERS
THEY'VE RECENTLY REALIGNED AND REFOCUSED SO THEY'RE ALSO LEADING REGIONAL RECOVERY EFFORTS
AND FINALLY WE'VE GOT GREAT REGIONAL PARTNERS LIKE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
AND THE SOUND SIDE ALLIANCE THAT WE CAN WORK WITH ON THIS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN
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IN SUPPORT OF THE BROAD ECONOMIC RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS, STAFF RECOMMEND TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF THE APPROVED USES OF SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND TO INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THIS IDEA WAS SUPPORTED BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES BEFORE THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK AND IS MORE BROADLY SUPPORTED TODAY GIVEN THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY AND IN SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITIES
OF COURSE A GOAL OF THIS WILL BE TO HAVE A MECHANISM TO MAKE EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY WHICH ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO ECONOMIC AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF COVID-19
YOU OF COURSE WILL BE CONSIDERING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION TODAY LATER DAY, ITEM 7D
ADDITIONALLY AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, STAFF SUGGEST UTILIZING $250,000 FROM THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF ACE PROJECTS INTO FEDERAL WAY NORM DEEP PARK IN TUKWILA
THIS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY DURING THESE TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE REMAINING BALANCE OF $240,000 THAT IS IN THE EXISTING ACE FUND WILL MADE EMPLACEMENT DURING SEATAC IN DES MOINES
THE BACKGROUND OF THIS RECOMMENDATION IS THAT FOCUSING THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND RFP FOR THIS YEAR MAY HAVE MORE FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WANTED TO BE ABLE TO REINFORCE THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL WORK THAT WE DO VIA THE ACE PROJECTS WHICH HAS A BUILT-IN APPLICATION PROCESS SO WE CAN TAP INTO ALMOST IMMEDIATELY
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AS I REFERENCED EARLIER WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS IN AVIATION, MARITIME, FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE NWSA ABOUT POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO ORGANIZATION STAKEHOLDERS AND TO DEVELOP OUR ADVOCACY PRIORITIES AND TRACK IMPACTS OF CARE ACTS PROGRAMS AS THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED AND AS RECOVERY PACKAGES ARE DEVELOPED
THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK WE ARE INCORPORATING BEST PRACTICES GAINED FROM OUR EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS AND PROGRAMS AS WE TRANSITION FROM RELIEF TO RECOVERY
THE DUWAMISH VALLEY PROGRAM IS ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS WHICH WAS DESIGNED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR SOLVING INEQUITIES COME FROM THE COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES AND THAT PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO SHARED DECISION-MAKING, AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY LEADERS AND COLLABORATING ON ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES AND FURTHERS THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION
MORE BROADLY ACROSS THE COUNTY WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDING WEEKLY COMMUNICATIONS, SURVEYS, WEBINARS, AND ARE PLANNING TO CONTINUE THESE IN ADDITION TO A SERIES OF ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS WITH OUR PARTNERS
SOME OF THESE EXAMPLES INCLUDING PUSHING OUT WEBINARS FOR NWSA TO THE DRYAGGE TRUCK DRIVER COMMUNITY, TO OUR ADR TENANTS AND COMMUNITY, AND OTHER AIRPORT TENANTS
WE'VE ALSO FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THE FAIR WORK CENTER AND PORT JOBS FACILITATING WEBINARS, TRAININGS, INFORMATION OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCES ON CARES ACT, OUTREACH INCLUDING DISTRIBUTION TO OVER 25,000 STAKEHOLDERS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS TODAY
OUTSIDE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES, IN SEATTLE WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING UPDATES TO THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION RETAIL CORE COMMITTEE, THE ALLIANCE FOR PIONEER SQUARE, AND VISIT SEATTLE TOURISM OFFICE AND UPDATES TO PORT NEIGHBOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITHIN THAT INCLUDING A BRIEFING ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, AND PORT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT TENANTS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS AT TERMINAL 91
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THANKS PIERCE
AND SO THE NEXT STEP COMMISSIONERS IS WHAT I OUTLINED BEFORE WHICH IS NOW WE HAVE TO CONTINUE OUR FINANCIAL CAPACITY ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE RESOURCES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THIS PLAN AND THAT'S IMPORTANT OVERALL FOR OUR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FOR THIS AND FOR OUR OTHER EFFORTS
AND THEN TO TURN OUR RECOVERY FRAMEWORK INTO AN ACTION PLAN GETTING FEEDBACK FROM YOU
WE'VE HAD ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU TO GET YOUR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK SO WE ARE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT INCORPORATING THAT
WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON THIS AS WE BUILD THIS FRAMEWORK INTO AN ACTION PLAN WHICH WILL HAVE OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES AND WITHIN THAT
ALL THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT EQUAL
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ONES WHERE WE ARE OBVIOUSLY THE LEADER AND THAT'S WHY WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT CAPITAL
WE ARE LEADER IN CAPITAL AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF THE RECOVERIES, CONTINUING WORK IN OUR CAPITAL PROGRAMS WHICH WE'LL CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN A PRESENTATION LATER ON
BUT ALSO FOR US AS WE LOOK AT THIS IS TO THEN SAY WHAT IS THE TIMING? WHAT IS THE RIGHT TIME TO HAVE THAT? THAT WILL BE PART OF THE ACTION PLAN/ WHAT IS THE TIME TO APPLY THOSE RESOURCES IN THOSE PROGRAMS TO DO THAT
WE'LL ALSO CONTINUE AS PIERCE WAS OUTLINING WITH TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF OUR EFFORTS TO DO THAT AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AS PART OF THAT RECOVERY
NOT ONLY WHAT WE DO BUT ALSO AS FAR AS MAKING SURE OTHER RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE TENANTS AND THE SMALL BUSINESS PARTNERS
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AND HERE'S JUST THE FINAL SLIDE
IT IS JUST THAT THE TIMETABLE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT LINING IN THAT ON THE MONTHS
WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE, GET BACK TO YOU THIS MONTH WITH A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY OVERALL IN OUR FUNDS THAT LOOKING FOR NOT JUST FOR THIS BUT FOR OTHER PROGRAMS GOING FORWARD AND THEN CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THAT ACTION PLAN AND GET BACK IN CONTACT WITH YOU TO COME BACK AND THEN BE IN PLACE BY THE END OF JUNE IN ORDER FOR PLAN IMPLEMENTATION BUT I WILL SAY ON SOME OF THESE AS WE FINALIZE THE PLANS MOVING FORWARD IS THAT A LOT OF THESE ARE EXISTING PROGRAMS BUT PART OF THIS PROCESS IS LOOKING AT OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS TO SAY OUR HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WOULD BE APPROPRIATE BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT OF THE COVID VIRUS TO PUT MORE RESOURCES TOWARDS THAT
SO IT'S VALIDATING OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS THE OPPORTUNITY FUND IN CAPITAL TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE IN ORDER FOR US TO PLAY A KEY ROLE WITHIN THE RECOVERY OF THE ECONOMY
SO I'M GOING TO STOP THERE
WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS STRUCTURE OR FEEDBACK
ALL RIGHT I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK YOU SHOULD BE UNMUTED LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE HAVING ISSUES
WE'LL DO HIS PROMPT AGAIN
NOW IT'S WORKING
PERFECT
THANK YOU WELL THAT WAS QUITE A CHOCK FULL PRESENTATION ON THE GREAT WORK THAT IS UNDERWAY TO ADVANCE STIMULUS AND RECOVERY EVEN THOUGH WE STILL HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES OF TODAY BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT THE PORT'S ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NOT JUST LOCALLY BUT STATEWIDE TO SUPPORT JOBS, NUMBER ONE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND I THINK AT THIS TIME AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND GROWING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED THIS IS GOING TO BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AND SO I'M TREMENDOUSLY GRATEFUL FOR THESE EFFORTS TO PUT TOGETHER AN EARLY ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME I'M SURE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY THAT WE CAN FOR WHERE WE CAN EXPAND THESE EFFORTS
AT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO HAVE ORGANIZATIONALLY OUR OWN FINANCIAL CHALLENGES WITH REGARD TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED REVENUES AND ALL THAT SO I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST-- ACTUALLY I DID HAVE ONE THAT I WOULD REFER TO STEPHANIE JOHN STEBBINS REGARDING CRUISE
I HEARD ONE OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS STATE THAT CRUISE JOBS WERE LOW WAGE JOBS THAT'S NOT MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT YOU COULD SHARE? THANKS COMMISSIONER SO WE KNOW THAT FOR INSTANCE LONGSHOREMEN ARE PART OF THOSE JOBS AND AS I REFERRED TO SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE WINERIES WHERE FOLKS BUY STUFF SO I CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU AVERAGE INCOME TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT BUT NO THAT IS NOT OUR UNDERSTANDING
YEAH I DIDN'T THINK SO
AMONG THOSE 5,500 JOBS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRUISE SEASON THE OTHER AREA THAT I WOULD JUST PUT ON THE TABLE ALSO IS THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY HAS BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED JUST IN DOWNTOWN ALONE THE HOTELS, SOME 30 HOTELS THE OCCUPANCY RATE IS LESS THAN 6% RIGHT NOW AND THERE IS A LOT OF MINIMUM WAGE OR LOW WAGE WORKERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOTEL INDUSTRY AS WELL SO I WOULD JUST POINT OUT THAT SHOULD BE WITH REGARD TO TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND THOSE IMPACTED AREAS AS WELL AND I'D LIKE TO OPEN THIS UP TO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AT THIS POINT
CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
GREAT FIRST OF ALL COMPLIMENTS TO STEVE AND THE STAFF FOR ALL OF THE WORK
YOU PUT THIS TOGETHER IN A REALLY SHORT TIME FRAME AND IT'S A LOT OF VERY THOUGHTFUL STRATEGIES THINKING BIG ABOUT HOW THE PORT CAN USE ITS POWERS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO HELP THE REGION RECOVER
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
A COUPLE OF THINGS I GUESS YOU STARTED TO TOUCH ON IT RIGHT AT THE VERY END
I'D BE EAGER TO KNOW IF NOT NOW EVEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AS THE ACTUAL PLAN COMES TOGETHER WHERE YOU INTEND TO PRIORITIZE OUR EFFORTS KNOWING THAT AS YOU SAID WE HAVE RESTRAINED FINANCIAL RESOURCES AT THIS TIME GIVEN THE ENORMOUS DECREASE IN AIR TRAVEL AT THE AIRPORT, THE ELIMINATION OF CRUISE FOR AN UNDEFINED AMOUNT OF TIME, AND THEN CERTAINLY ALMOST OVER 20% DROP IN-- SOMEBODY'S PAPERS ARE MOVING
IF YOU CAN MUTE YOUR PHONE
AND THEN A 20% DROP AT THE SEAPORT SO I GUESS AS ME FOR ME AS A COMMISSIONER I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE EXECUTIVE TEAM PRIORITIZE THOSE AREAS WHERE YOU BELIEVE WE CAN HAVE A VERY LARGE IMPACT I WOULD CALL IT A BOOSTER SHOT AND REALLY HELP A PARTICULAR PART OF THE INDUSTRY GET GOING AGAIN AND THEN THOSE AREAS WHERE YOU SEE AS PLAYING MORE OF A SUPPORTIVE ROLE TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THAT WORK
IN MY OPINION TOURISM WHAT IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT COULD BOTH USE A BOOSTER SHOT AS COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK JUST STARTED TO REFER TO BUT ALSO IS PART AND PARCEL TO WHAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE DOES AS THE GATEWAY WITH THE AIRPORT AND THE SEAPORT SO I'LL JUST KIND OF LEAVE IT AT THAT
I AM EAGER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO SEE HOW YOU DECIDE TO PRIORITIZE THIS AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK
THANKS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
IF I COULD JUST GIVE YOU SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT
I CONCUR THAT WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH WITH A FORMAL PRIORITIZATION OF THOSE BUT I THINK IS WHEN I WHEN I LOOK AT THESE MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO CARRY OUT OUR OPERATIONS OF OUR GATEWAYS AND THEN MOVING NEXT IS KEEPING ALIGNMENT WITH THIS IS THEN CAPITAL WHICH IS A LARGE PART AND THEN TOURISM IS A CLOSE FOLLOW-UP TO THAT AND THEN LOOKING AT WILL GIVE YOU MORE ANALYSIS OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS UNDERNEATH THAT
BUT I THINK THOSE ARE THREE GROUPS AND I ONLY MENTIONED THE GATEWAYS BECAUSE OPERATIONS IS A CRITICAL THING FOR US TO MULTIPLY FOR EFFORTS ACROSS THE ACROSS THE REGION AND ACROSS THE STATE AND CARRY OUT THOSE EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT A DIRECT DOLLARS TO THOSE OPERATING THOSE GATEWAYS GETS THOSE OTHER BUSINESSES GOING SO BUT WITH THAT I MEAN IT'S BOTH THE CABINET OF TOURISM ARE ON MY LIST AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU WITH THAT AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE COME UP WITH A PLAN IS IT THAT WILL REFLECT OUR PRIORITIES AND OUR RESOURCES GIVE THOSE PRIORITIES AS WELL
SO THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK
ALL RIGHT NEXT WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS THANKS LAUREN
JUST TWO COMMENTS
ONE AS THIS CONVERSATION HAS PROCEEDED OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO I'VE BEEN REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE ABILITY OF THE STAFF TO TAKE THE INPUT THAT WE PROVIDED AS A COMMISSION AND REALLY INCORPORATE THAT IN CONCRETE WAYS INTO THE PLAN THAT YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING FORWARD AND THAT'S ON EVERYTHING FROM THE ADDRESSING THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY HAVE A VOICE AT THE TABLE AND SO MANY OF THESE CONVERSATIONS TO REALLY LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN STRETCH OUT OUR RELIEF OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME
AND AT THE SAME TIME I'M ALSO THANKFUL THAT WE ARE SPENDING SO MUCH TIME MAKING SURE THAT OUR FINANCES WILL BE SOLID THROUGH THIS BECAUSE I THINK AS STEVE JUST MENTIONED IF WE DON'T KEEP OUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE MUCH OF USE TO ANYONE ELSE EITHER
SO I THINK THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PRIORITIZATION
WITH THAT I'LL CLOSE OUT
THANK YOU
AND NEXT WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER CHO
YOU SHOULD BE UNMUTED NOW THANK YOU LAUREN
YOU KNOW I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU ALL FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS FRAMEWORK SO QUICKLY BUT I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COGNIZANT THAT YOU KNOW THE RECOVERY EFFORTS WILL BE A REGIONAL ONE AND THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DO IS NOT ISOLATED BUT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AND WORKING WITH ALL THE OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS WHETHER IT'S GSP THE GREATER SEATTLE PARTNERS OR SOUND CITY I THINK WE ARE ONE GEAR IN THIS MACHINE AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE DO WE ARE BEING WE'RE DOING IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH AND IN COOPERATION WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE REGION
THANKS COMMISSIONER
GREAT FEEDBACK
AND THEN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS I GUESS I'LL START OFF A LITTLE BACKWARDS IN SUPPORT OF WHAT COMMISSIONER CHO JUST SAID
I REALLY THINK THE IMPACT OF OUR INVESTMENTS WILL CERTAINLY BE MAGNIFIED TO THE DEGREE THAT WE ARE LEVERAGING OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER FOLKS AND THE AND THE SIGNIFICANCE THAT KING COUNTY AND THE STATE AND SOUTH SEATTLE THE ALLIANCE AND STUFF HAVE IDENTIFIED ALONG WITH VISIT SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON TOURISM ASSOCIATION
THE IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM AS PART OF THIS RECOVERY MACHINE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BROADLY THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND THE STATE AND I SEE YOU KNOW I THINK IT'S MARCH OF MAY 5TH KING COUNTY IS GOING TO ANNOUNCE EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS TOWARDS THIS TO BE SHARED WITH VISIT SEATTLE AND THE SOUTH SIDE ALLIANCE AND THERE IS A EFFORT TO GET THE STATE LEGISLATION TO FUNDING FOR A STATEWIDE EFFORT AND WE'VE BEEN SQUEEZED TO TRADITIONALLY SPEND TONS OF MONEY ON CRUISE PROMOTION WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO ALL THE MONEY THE CRUISE LINE SPENDS ON THEIR OWN PROMOTION AND ONE I WOULD HOPE THAT SOME OF THE MONEY COULD BE RE REDIRECTED AT THIS TIME TOWARDS HELPING HELPING DO THIS NOW SPECIFICALLY THOUGH WE HAVE TO HAVE TOURISM THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TIME TO ALL THESE TRAVEL PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN CANCELED SO THERE'S A WHOLE EFFORT CALLED A REDISCOVER WASHINGTON EXPECTING SORT OF INTRA STATE TOURISM MORE THAN INTERSTATE AND WHILE WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE SUPPORTED THOSE THINGS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AIRPORT AND TO PROMOTE CRUISE TO ALASKA I REALLY SEE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE THE NATURAL WEALTH OF WASHINGTON AND FOR ALL ITS BROAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFICALLY FOR RURAL WASHINGTON IS AS WELL/ SO BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTE R IS OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL EFFORTS ARE PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE DURING THE TIME OF COVID CONCERNS AND NEED FOR SPACING IN CONTRAST TO YOU KNOW GATHERINGS LIKE KITE FESTIVALS AND THINGS LIKE THIS SO I'M HOPING THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP WHICH BRINGS ME UP TO THE NEXT QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE OPPORTUNITY FUND I'M LIKE DID REDIRECTING SOME OF THE MONEY ALLOCATED TO CRUISE PROMOTION BUT I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE FUND WAS THINKING ABOUT BEING DRAWN FROM
I KNOW WE HAVE CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT ARE DELAYED OR WHATEVER BUT YOU KNOW IN ORDER TO KNOW WHAT WE MIGHT DO WITH THE MONEY HOW MUCH MONEY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH OF AN OPPORTUNITY IS THERE WILL BE IMPORTANT TO KNOW
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE SOURCES OF REVENUE THE COMMISSION SET ASIDE A COUPLE YEARS NOW IS THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND WHICH I UNDERSTAND WE'LL BE DISCUSSING LATER BUT UM SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA OF EXPANDING IT INTO THE CONCEPT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND JUST THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS THAT WE INITIALLY HAD BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTISE AS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BEING RESTORATION AND CLEAN UP THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE
THEY'RE NOT JUST ENVIRONMENTAL PER SE AND BUT I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ANY SORT OF PRESCRIBED PERCENTAGES BUT YOU KNOW THE IDEA OF EXPANDING THE FUND TO OTHER CITIES IN THE SOUTH KING COUNTY AREA THAT'S FINE BUT I THINK THESE THESE ALLOCATIONS SHOULD BE BASED ON MERIT NOT ON SOME PRE PRESCRIBED PERCENTAGES BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW
THANKS COMMISSIONER
ALL RIGHT AND THEN I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
AGAIN WELL LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANY MORE ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMISSIONER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CLOSE
ALL RIGHT WE WILL GO THROUGH THE ROUND ONE MORE TIME
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? NOPE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? NONE FOR ME
COMMISSIONER CHO? I'M GOOD THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLAMEN? I JUST REALIZED IT WAS ONE MORE POT TO BANG ON TOURISM
GIVEN THAT WE'RE OFF TO A LATE START ONE OF THE BENEFITS IS THAT PROMOTIONAL WILL, BY DEFINITION EMPHASIZES THE SHOULDER SEASON
THIS WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE ECONOMICS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT IMMEDIATELY BUT WILL HAVE BENEFITS INTO THE FUTURE AND AGAIN I THINK THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PORT TO BE PART OF THAT WILL THEN INCREASE AIR TRAVEL AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE
GREAT COMMISSIONER, YOU GOT THE LAST WORD ON THAT
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC NOW
WE'VE STILL GOT SEVERAL ITEMS TO GET THROUGH HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THAT BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT IF POSSIBLE BUT LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM 7C
ALL RIGHT
7C ISMOTION 2020-09 TO AUTHORIZE SHORT-TERM CHANGES TO THE 2022- 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR INTERIM ACTIONS RELATED TO ONGOING CONSTRUCTION AND DEFERRED CAPITAL PROJECTS AND READINESS TO AID RECOVERY AND TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDERS FOR COSTS THAT EXCEED 300,000 DOLLARS RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION AND ENHANCED WORKER SAFETY FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
COMMISSIONERS FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION YOU RECEIVED AT THE STUDY SESSION TWO WEEKS AGO THIS MOTION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FORMAL ACTION ON OUR REVISED FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
THE PORT'S $3.4 BILLION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REPRESENTS A TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU HEARD DAVE TALKING ABOUT
FOR THE COMING YEAR THE UPDATED PLAN COMMITS THE PORT TO CONTINUE WITH 19 PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT IN THE STUDY SESSION CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH APPROXIMATELY $1 BILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY
THE PORT ALSO PROPOSES ACCELERATING OR MAINTAINING CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE ALMOST IMMEDIATE OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
A HANDFUL OF LOWER PRIORITY PROJECTS WILL BE DEFERRED SO WE CAN FOCUS ON THE MOST CRITICAL EFFORTS
IN ADDITION I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I'M RECOMMENDING A TEMPORARY DELAY IN THE PLANNING WORK FOR THE NEW CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL AT 46 GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES AROUND ALASKA CRUISE BUSINESS
IT'S BEST TO LOOK AGAIN AT THIS PROJECT IN THE FALL
AS WE CONSIDER THE FULL BUDGET WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA SENSE OF THE INDUSTRY'S DIRECTION WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE RETURN OF CRUISE WHEN CONDITIONS BECOME MORE CLEAR
AND WITH THAT THE PRESENTERS ARE ERIC SHENFIELD, THE ACTING COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF AND AARON PRITCHARD, POLICY MANAGER FOR THE COMMISSION
CLERK PLEASE UNMUTE OUR PRESENTERS
PRESENTERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
YEP PERFECT
THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS ERIC SHENFIELD, ACTING COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF AS COMMISSIONERS AND AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK SAID, KEY TO THE RECOVERY OF THE REGION'S ECONOMY IS OUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
ON APRIL 14TH AT A STUDY SESSION YOU HEARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK'S PROPOSAL ABOUT WHICH PROJECTS CAN BE ACCELERATED AND WHICH PROJECTS NEED TO BE DEFERRED
BUT THE OVERALL MESSAGE OF THAT STUDY SESSION WAS THAT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE PORT'S FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN CAN BE CONTINUED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS
THE PROPOSAL THAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK PUT TOGETHER ON APRIL 14TH NEEDS COMMISSION ACTION AND SO TODAY'S MOTION ALLOWS YOU TO APPROVE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GIVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AUTHORITY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES
THERE ARE SIX SPECIFIC THINGS IDENTIFIED IN THIS MOTION AND BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE SPECIFIC THINGS ARE LET ME JUST SAY THAT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS BUT IT CANNOT CONTINUE UNLESS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CAN BE DONE SAFELY AND SO YOU WILL SEE THROUGHOUT THIS MOTION THAT ALL OF THESE INVESTMENTS AND ALL OF THE AUTHORIZATION YOU'RE GIVING TO EXECUTIVE METRUCK TO MOVE FORWARD ON THESE PROJECTS IS CONTINGENT ON THE ABILITY TO MAKE THESE PROJECTS CONTINUE SAFELY AND FOR THE PORT TO MAKE INVESTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT SAFETY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WORKERS ON THOSE PROJECTS
AS I MENTIONED IN THE MOTION THERE ARE 6 ITEMS: NUMBER 1 IS THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE 2020 THROUGH 2024 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED
THE PLAN IS REALLY ABOUT CHANGES TO THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO MOVE FORWARD THIS YEAR AND INTO NEXT YEAR
YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS AGAIN AS PART OF YOUR REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS THAT CONTINUES THROUGH THE REST OF THIS YEAR
SO CERTAINLY WHILE YOU'RE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOW ANY CHANGES CAN BE MADE AS PART OF THE REGULAR PROCESS LATER THIS YEAR AND INTO 2021
MOST OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE CONTINUING AS I SAID SOME ARE EVEN BEING GENERATED
THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING DEFERRED AND SO NUMBER TWO IN THIS MOTION SAYS THAT FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING DEFERRED WHETHER THEY'RE BEING DEFERRED TO SAVE MONEY THEY'RE BEING DEFERRED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT PROCEED SAFELY OR THEY'RE BEING DEFERRED BECAUSE WE ARE EVALUATING WHETHER THERE IS THE DEMAND AND THE NEED FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD, THAT DECISION TO DEFER SHOULD BE REVIEWED CONTINUOUSLY IT SHOULD NOT BE REVIEWED JUST AT THE END OF THE YEAR BUT ON A REGULAR BASIS TO MAKE SURE THOSE PROJECTS CONTINUE TO NEED TO BE DEFERRED AND IF THEY CAN CONTINUE SAFELY ABND APPROPRIATELY
AGAIN THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT OF THE ECONOMY
NUMBER 3 SPECIFICALLY HAS TO DO WITH THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM AND ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT'S BEING DEFERRED OR RATHER ONE OF THE GROUPS OF PROJECTS BEING DEFERRED RIGHT NOW IS THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM
THERE'S A NUMBER OF REASONS FOR THAT BUT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT THAT PROGRAM IS BEING DEFERRED RIGHT NOW FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SOUND INSULATION IS BECAUSE WE CANNOT BE ASSURED OF THE SAFETY OF BOTH THE WORKERS GOING TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOMES AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THOSE HOMES RIGHT NOW AND SO UNTIL WE CAN ENSURE THAT IT MAKES SENSE BOTH FROM A BUDGETARY PERSPECTIVE AND FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, NOISE INSULATION PROGRAM THOSE PROJECTS ARE BEING DEFERRED
AGAIN NUMBER TWO IN THIS MOTION SAYS THOSE PROJECTS SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND IF THEY CAN CONTINUE AT SOME POINT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THEY SHOULD BE BUT IN THE MEANTIME NUMBER 3 GIVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTION TO MAKE SURE SURE THAT EVEN DURING THE TIME WHERE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME INSULATION FOR RIGHT NOW IS BEING DEFERRED, ACTION IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN ON THE BROADER DECADE-LONG PLAN TO ACCELERATE NOISE INSULATION ONCE THIS PANDEMIC ENDS
ONCE THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS ENDS WE WANT TO BE IN A POSITION TO NOT ONLY RESTART THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM BUT DO IT FASTER AND BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVELY AND MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN BEFORE SO THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT ON SOUND INSULATION YOU HOMES AND BUILDINGS AROUND SEATAC AIRPORT
NUMBER 4 AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED IS A TEMPORARY DELAY OF THE CRUISE TERMINAL PROJECTS
YOU'LL SEE IN THE ATTACHMENT THAT WHILE THE OVERALL PROJECT IS BEING DELAYED, THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT THAT CAN CONTINUE SO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS TO EVALUATE THE CRUISE TERMINAL PROJECT TO KEEP THE CRUISE TERMINAL PROJECT VIABLE FOR WHEN AND IF IT DOES CONTINUE AND CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THAT AGAIN GOING BACK TO NUMBER 2 IT IS A PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS EVALUATION BY THE END OF THIS YEAR MAKING SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND BETTER A STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS PROJECT SHOULD RESUME, HOW FUTURE DEMAND MIGHT IMPACT THAT DECISION IN THE INTERIM
NUMBER 5 OF THIS MOTION DIRECTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO WORK WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE TO USE ALL OF TERMINAL 46, BOTH WHAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS WELL AS THE PORTION THAT'S CONTROLLED BY THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE TO SEE IF THERE ARE INTERIM USES FOR THE ENTIRE TERMINAL OR PARTS OF THE TERMINAL THAT CAN GENERATE REVENUE DURING THIS TIME THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR TERMINAL 46
THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THAT IS NO USES EVEN TEMPORARY USAGE SHOULD BE APPROVED FOR TERMINAL 46 THAT WOULD PRECLUDE THE OPTION FOR EVENTUALLY RETURNING TO BUILDING THE NEW CRUISE TERMINAL
AND FINALLY NUMBER SIX WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY
NONE OF THESE PROJECTS CAN CONTINUE MUCH LESS ACCELERATE UNLESS THEY CAN BE DONE SAFELY
WE HEARD EARLIER A NUMBER OF STEPS AT THE PORT ALREADY TAKEN TO ENSURE SAFETY
THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO TAKEN A NUMBER OF STEPS TO ENSURE AND MANDATE SAFETY MEASURES
SOME OF THOSE SAFETY MEASURES WILL INVOLVE INCREASED COST AND SO THE PORT COMMISSION IS DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDERS RELATED TO WORKER SAFETY ON THESE PORT CONSTRUCTION SITES
THOSE CHANGE ORDERS WOULD BE COSTS THAT ARE INCREASED BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVEST IN WORKER SAFETY AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS WITHOUT COMMISSION ACTION AND THAT DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY LASTS NO LONGER THAN 60 DAYS FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER, SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND OTHER RELATED ORDERS WHEN THE COVID PANDEMIC NO LONGER REQUIRES SUCH INVESTMENTS
THAT'S THE MOTION THAT IS BEFORE YOU AND I WILL STOP THERE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
OKAY LET'S JUST OPEN IT UP FOR COMMISSION COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
WE'LL START AGAIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
HI I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH
THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY THOUGHTFUL LOOK AT THE CIP
I DID WANT TO ADD I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT PLAN MOVING FORWARD
RIGHT NOW STEVE I DO HOPE THAT YOU KNOW AS THINGS CHANGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT WE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK
THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME DECISION SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND IT WILL PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF JOB AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE IN OUR REGION WHICH IS IN MY MIND MOST CRITICAL RIGHT NOW
BUT I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO AS WE GET LATER INTO THE YEAR MAYBE INTO THE JUNE TIME FRAME TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE CIP PARTICULARLY AT THE AIRPORT AS WE HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THE MODELING FOR ENPLANEMENTS LOOKS LIKE AND WHERE WE MIGHT BE MOVING FORWARD WITH PROJECTS
SO REALLY WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU AND THE TEAM FOR THIS FIRST EFFORT
I THINKHOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL SEE IT AS THE BOOST TO THE ECONOMY THAT IS MUCH NEEDED RIGHT NOW AND APPRECIATE EVERYBODY LEANING INTO REPRIORITIZING THESE PROJECTS
THANKS COMMISSIONER
JUST TO SAY YES, WE NEED TO GET BACK TO YOU BECAUSE I THINK YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW HOW'S IT GOING RIGHT ON THE PROJECTS BECAUSE WE'RE STILL JUST UNDERSTANDING THE OVERLAY OF THE ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES THAT WE'RE PUTTING A PLACE FOR COVID SO COMPLETELY APPROPRIATE FOR US TO GIVE HER FEEDBACK ON HOW WE'RE DOING
GREAT NEXT WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO FURTHER COMMENT ON THAT
OKAY AND THEN COMMISSIONER CHO
NO FURTHER COMMENTS THANKS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT WHAT KIND OF DRY POWDER MIGHT BE LEFT OVER FROM THESE NEAR-TERM DEFERRALS AFTER THE ADDITIONAL COST THAT WE MIGHT INCUR FROM THESE ADDITIONAL SAFETY PROVISIONS WERE PUTTING IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AS FAR AS GETTING TO THE OPPORTUNITY FUND QUESTION AGAIN
THANKS COMMISSIONER
ALRIGHT AND THEN COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
BACK TO YOU
WELL SURE I THINK WE'LL JUST MOVE ON NOW TO A MOTION TO ADOPT SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE A MOTION
SO MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
OKAY IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? I'VE GOT TO UNMUTE HIM HE WOULDN'T EVEN LET ME SECOND IT SO [LAUGHTER]
AYE
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
AYE
FOUR EYES AND ONE YAY
OKAY THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 7D
ITEM 7D IS MOTION 2020-10 A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO ADD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE PERMISSIBLE USES FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
COMMISSIONERS AS MENTIONED DURING OUR PRESENTATION, THE EARLY ACTION RECOVERY PLAN ONE AREA FOR FOCUS FOR US IS IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE EXISTING FUNDS TO SUPPORT LOCAL RECOVERY
THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND WHICH WE'VE DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT ALREADY IS ONE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS MOTION SIMPLY ADDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A PERMISSIBLE USE MAKES NO OTHER CHANGES
PRESENTER AARON PRITCHARD, COMMISSION POLICY MANAGER
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND WAS CREATED IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AREA COMMUNITIES
THE USES IN THAT ORIGINAL MOTION IS SAID TO INCLUDE SUPPORTING ADDRESSING AIRPORT NOISE AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND ENHANCED SUSTAINABILITY
IN JUNE OF 2019 THE COMMISSION PASSED A SET OF PRINCIPLES TO HELP GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS FUND
THE TEAM HEADED UP BY EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY AND DIVERSITY INCLUSION HAS SPENT THE LAST YEAR ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE THE BEST PATH FORWARD FOR THIS FUND AND WORKING WITH LEGAL TO DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS FUND
THE PRIMARY OUTCOME OF THIS MOTION WILL BE TO ALLOW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A USE OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND DURING THE PERIOD OF RECOVERY FROM THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
THE PANDEMIC RECOVERY TIMEFRAME IS NOT DEFINED IN THIS MOTION, AS WE ALL KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DEFINE
THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND WAS ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED AS A 5-YEAR FUND OF UP TO $10 MILLION SORRY, $5 MILLION AND CLEARLY THE RECOVERY COULD LAST FOR THE DURATION OF THIS FUND
IF THERE'S A DETERMINATION THAT THE REGION HAS RECOVERED FROM THIS PANDEMIC, WE CAN REVISIT THE ADDITION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE USE OF SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AT THAT TIME
I WILL KNOW THAT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HAD STRUCK THE WORLD, STAFF HAD DELIVERED A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ADD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE PERMISSIBLE USES OF THE FUND BECAUSE OF THE VERY CONSTRAINING LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF THE FUND WHEN SOLELY FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
THE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION LAYS OUT WHAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEANS FOR THE PORT
THESE STATEMENTS FORM THE BASIS OF OUR PORT AUTHORITY TO PURSUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
YOU'LL SEE WE MORE AS WE MORE FULLY DEVELOP A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL SEE A BETTER EXPLANATION OF WHAT SORT OF WORKFORCE ANGLES ON THAT ARE
I BELIEVE THE COMMISSION WILL SEE THE LATEST DRAFT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT POLICY WITHIN A FEW WEEKS AND IT'S CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO BE BRIEFED TO THE COMMISSION ON MAY 26 DEPENDING ON HOW THE REVIEW OF THE POLICY GOES WITH THE EQUITY AND WORK FORCE COMMITTEE
I WILL TURN IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AT THIS POINT
THANK YOU OKAY WELL THERE'S A LOT O F HISTORY TO THIS AND I WOULD JUST SAY BEFORE OPENING UP HERE THAT I WOULD HOPE WITH THIS EFFORT WHICH I VERY MUCH SUPPORT REVISING THE ALLOWABLE USES FOR THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY FUND, THAT WE NOT LOSE FOCUS WITH REGARD TO AIRPORT AFFECTED COMMUNITIES THAT THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP THERE
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS FUND
IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST TO GET THE DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR AS QUICKLY AS WE'D WANTED TO AND THE SUPPORT THAT AS POSSIBLE HERE BUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I THINK IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 CAN CERTAINLY BE SEEN AS AN ISSUE TIED TO THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN SO MUCH OF WHICH IS AFFECTING THE AIRPORT AS WELL AS AIRPORT COMMUNITIES AND THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK THERE AND THE SMALL BUSINESSES BOTH AT THE AIRPORT AND IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WHETHER IT BE IN RETAIL, RESTAURANTS, BARS, ETC THAT HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE ROBUST ECONOMIC GROWTH AT THE AIRPORT AND IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN PASSING THROUGH AND SO I THINK THERE IS STILL CLEARLY A NEXUS HERE WHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUT I HOPE WITH REGARD TO THE AIRPORT ITSELF AND THE AIRPORT CITIES THAT ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED IN VARIOUS WAYS
SO WITH THAT I LIKE TO ASK THAT WE OPEN THIS UP FOR COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS
THANKS YES
WE WILL BEGIN AGAIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
GREAT
I'VE ONLY JUST A BRIEF COMMENT AND I SUPPORT THE EXPANSION
I THINK THAT'S A FINE IDEA
AGAIN I JUST THINK THAT AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT OUR FUNDING PRIORITIES MOVING FORWARD, THIS, IN THE BIG PICTURE IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY AND SO I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN PRIORITIZE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE LEANING IN TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT BUT CERTAINLY FOR THE TIME BEING I THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATE EXPANSION
I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T STAND ON MY SOAPBOX WHICH I DO EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND WE FOCUS ONLY ON THE SIX CITIES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT AND NOT THE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT REPRESENTED WHICH IS BEACON HILL, SOUTH PARK, GEORGETOWN, THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
SO I REALLY HOPE THAT THE STAFF WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE AIRPORT FOR MANY YEARS AND DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL WAY TO APPLY TO THE PORT FOR INVESTMENTS
BUT BEYOND THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA THANKS
GREAT
NEXT WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANKS FOR GREAT WORK ON THIS
I ESPECIALLY I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT SOME WORK THAT THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION HAS BEEN DOING TO INFORM THE EFFORTS AND I THINK WILL BE REALLY USEFUL IN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN MAKE THESE DOLLARS GO AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS ALLUDING TO BOTH IN TERMS OF PUTTING TOGETHER AN EQUITY TOOLKIT THAT WE AT THE PORT CAN USE BUT ALSO THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSIDER AS WELL
AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS AND SO FREQUENTLY THAT'S THOSE COMMUNITIES FURTHEST FROM ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND OFTEN OVERLAYS REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION AND SO I'M GRATEFU L FOR ALL THAT WORK IN WHICH WE'RE DEVELOPING REAL EXPERTISE AND HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESOURCES AS A PUBLIC AGENCY ARE ABLE TO REACH THOSE COMMUNITIES AND IT IS NEVER MORE IMPORTANT THAN IN A CRISIS SO THANKS FOR THAT WORK
ALL RIGHT AND NEXT WE WE'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT
I THINK THAT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW NOT REALLY REPURPOSING BUT ADDING MORE PURPOSE TO PROGRAMS THAT ALREADY EXIST IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW AGILE WE CAN BE AS AN ORGANIZATION
BUT ALSO JUST THE GREAT WORK THAT THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION IS DOING
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE HEAT MAP THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES
ALL RIGHT
AND NEXT WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU
I ALSO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT TO EXPAND THE USE OF THE FUND I I JUST NOTED IN THE STATEMENT OF SUPPORT OF THE MOTION THAT YOU SPEAK TO THE 750,000 THAT WE PROPOSE TO USE IN 2019 BUT DON'T STATE THAT WE USED MUCH OF THAT MONEY AND SO IT WAS JUST YOU KNOW IT WAS I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT AND THEN TO DEFINE WHAT THOSE PROJECTS WERE BUT ON ANOTHER FRONT WE'D LOVE TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH THE ACOUSTIC MONITORING THAT WAS TO BE SPENT ON THIS EFFORT
I DON'T RECALL WHETHER IT WAS IN THE MEMO THAT I READ THAT TALKED ABOUT ALLOCATING 250,000 OF THE FUND TOWARDS EXPANDING THE ACE PROGRAM TOWARDS THESE OTHER COMMITTEES
I THOUGHT THAT WAS TO BE COMING OUT OF THIS FUND OR DID I MISUNDERSTAND THAT? LET ME MAKE SURE AARON IS UNMUTED
AARON? THAT'S GREAT QUESTION
I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP THE EXPANSION OF THE WHAT WE'LL CALL MAYBE SORT OF AN ACE TWO BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL ACE PROGRAM STAYS INTACT AND CONTINUES TO FUNCTION AS IT HAS
I THINK PIERCE MENTIONED AS $240,000 LEFT A HUNDRED THOUSAND WHICH I BELIEVE IS TO BE ALLOCATED THIS YEAR
THAT PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE PER USUAL
THIS ACE TWO, THIS NEW ROUND WILL HAVE A LARGER FOCUS WITH THE ADDED THREE NEW CITIES TO THAT PROGRAM AND THAT WILL BE HOUSED UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
SO THAT'S A SUB ALLOCATION OF $250,000? THAT IS CORRECT
THAT IS A FINE WAY TO CHARACTERIZE IT ALL RIGHT
BUT THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS MOTION
THAT IS NOT PART OF THIS MOTION
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS THAT SORT OF ABILITY TO EXPAND THE FUND
IT'S BEEN A SUCCESSFUL FUND AND THEY CAN SAY WE'RE GOING TO USE PART OF THIS AS A SECOND PART OF ACE UNDER SOUTH KING COUNTY
IT JUST SEEMS TO ME IT'S BASICALLY AN EXPENDITURE OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND BY ALLOCATION THEN IT SHOULD NOT BE JUST A UNILATERAL DECISION
SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMISSION CREATED FUND AND LIKE I SAID I JUST THINK IT SHOULD BE BASED ON MERIT AND SOME THINGS THAT ARE CALLED ENVIRONMENTAL COULD VERY WELL BE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RELATED AND CREATING GREEN JOBS OR ONE OF THE THINGS THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE WE KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT SO I'M JUST WONDERING IS THIS IMPLICIT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 250 THAT THIS IS JUST A ALLOCATION THAT THE EXECUTIVE COULD JUST MAKE WITHIN THE GENERATED FUND? I THINK THAT'S RIGHT
THAT IS CORRECT
I'D SAY THIS IS AN IMPLICIT EXPANSION OF THE FUND OF 200
CREATION OF A NEW FUND, ACE 2, THAT HAS MORE CITIES AVAILABLE/ OKAY SO I'M JUST SAYING WHERE IS THAT ACTION BEING DEFINED
YEAH THAT ACTION THAT MAINLY IS JUST PART OF THE PROPOSAL AND THE RECOVERY PLAN BUT WE HAVEN'T PROPOSED AN ACTION
IT WAS NOT-- IT WASN'T NECESSARY THAT WE HAVE AN ACTION TO DO THAT AND SO WE DEFINITELY COULD
THERE'S ALSO IT MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING TIME TO HEAR ABOUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIMING IS ON THE ORIGINAL ACE TO HEAR WHAT THEIR PROGRAMS ARE
MAYBE WE COULD COMBINE AN ACTION BUT THAT TO ME SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THE THREE TO ONE MATCH ISSUE THAT ARE WE GOING TO TRY TO DO IN THE NEAR TERM TO FIX THAT BEFORE WE FILL IT WITH MORE MONEY
I JUST THINK THAT ALLOCATION OR EARMARKING MONEY WITHIN THIS FUND FOR ACE WHILE CONCEPTUALLY EXPANDING THE USE OF IT SOMETHING I FULLY SUPPORT I JUST THINK IT'S A SEPARATE DISCUSSION THAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEEM THAT I'M CONDONING IN THE COURSE OF SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT
LET ME GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT AND I'LL DISCUSS THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UP FOR YOU
OTHERWISE IT'S A GREAT MOVE
THANKS
OKAY
I THINK WE'RE DOWN THE LINE HERE IN THE INTEREST OF GETTING THESE FUNDS OUT THE DOOR SOON
LET'S END THE COMMENTS HERE AND MOVE ON TO A MOTION
SO I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT TO THIS FUND PROVISION
SO YOU'LL BE ADOPTING A MOTION
A MOTION YES
THAT'S CORRECT
SO MOVED
IT'S BEEN MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL
YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? YES COMMISSIONER CALKINS? YES
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? YES AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK? YES
FIVE YAYS, THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU WE'RE ON TO ITEM 7E
7E IS TO ONE, REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 3774 AT THE SAME MEETING AT WHICH IT IS INTRODUCED; TWO, INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 3774 A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE PORT TO OBTAIN ONE OR MORE CREDIT FACILITIES AND INCUR AN INDEBTEDNESS UNDER RCW 5336030 UP TO A MAXIMUM DOLLAR AMOUNT OF 150 MILLION DOLLARS
THE PORT'S OBLIGATION UNDER THE CREDIT FACILITIES WILL BE A GENERAL OBLIGATION OF THE PORT AND WILL BE EVIDENCED BY CREDIT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PORT AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION LENDERS
COMMISSIONERS WE ALLUDED TO THIS ACTION BACK IN MARCH WHEN WE GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND WHAT IT WAS HAVING ON THE COURTS FINANCIAL POSITION
PURSUING THIS BANK CREDIT FACILITY WILL ENSURE THAT THE PORT HAS ADEQUATE LIQUIDITY TO ADDRESS DECLINING REVENUES TO PAY ALL OF OUR EXPENSES
WE THINK IT IS BEST TO DO THIS NOW
CURRENT CASH PROJECTIONS INDICATE THAT WE MAY NOT NEED TO TAP INTO THIS LINE OF CREDIT BUT WE WERE REQUESTING THIS ACCESS AS A PRE-EMPTIVE MEASURE IN CASE THINGS DO NOT EXACTLY WORK OUT AS WE ANTICIPATE
PRESENTERS ARE OUR CFO DAN THOMAS, ELIZABETH MORRISON, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE FINANCE AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF APPROPRIATE IS RICHARD SCHOBER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PIPER SANDLER, THE PORT'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND I I WILL ASK DAN TO TALK FOR A COUPLE MINUTES JUST ABOUT THE CONSIDERATIONS OF OUR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS GOING FORWARD AND THIS IS PART OF THAT SO WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DAN THOMAS
THANK YOU STEVE AND GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
I DID WANT TO JUST START OUT BY PROVIDING A LITTLE BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ON THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS WE'RE EXPERIENCING AND THE RESPONSES WE'VE BEEN TAKING FOR PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
AS YOU KNOW LIKE MOST PORTS AND AIRPORTS WE'RE EXPERIENCING AN UNPRECEDENTED IN A DROP-OFF IN BUSINESS ACTIVITY
STEVE MENTIONED EARLIER ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL APRIL NUMBERS IN, WE'RE PROJECTED TO BE DOWN 95 PERCENT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL COMPARED TO APRIL OF LAST YEAR
AT THIS POINT OUR PROJECTIONS ARE FOR A DECREASE OF OVER 50% IN ENPLANEMENTS COMPARED TO 2019
WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE OUR FORECASTS ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS AS WE GET NEW INFORMATION AND OUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN EVERY TIME WE UPDATE THEM THEY'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT WORSE AS WE'VE GOTTEN BETTER INFORMATION
AS YOU KNOW IN THE MARITIME SIDE AS STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS MENTIONED EARLIER, CRUISE OPERATIONS ARE ON INDEFINITE HOLD RIGHT NOW UNDER NO SALE ORDER ISSUED BY THE CDC WHICH LEAVES THE IMPORTANT ALASKAN CRUISE MARKET CRUISE SEASON AT SIGNIFICANT RISK AND YOU'VE PROBABLY ALSO SEEN THE LATEST NUMBERS THAT ARE THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
CONTAINER VOLUMES WERE DOWN NEARLY 22 PERCENT COMPARED TO MARCH OF 2019 AND WE'RE EXPECTING PROJECTED CONTINUED DECLINES THIS YEAR DUE TO THE DECELERATING US ECONOMY AND WEAKENING CONSUMER DEMAND IN THIS COUNTRY
SO BOTTOM LINE IS AS YOU KNOW WE'RE EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN PORT REVENUES AT THE AIRPORT
OUR CURRENT PROJECTIONS FOR NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUE IS TO BE ABOUT WITH MORE THAN 50% BELOW BUDGET THIS YEAR AND THEN ON THE CRUISE SIDE GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE SEASON MAY START UP
AGAIN AND THEN WHAT KIND OF VOLUMES WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR 26 MILLION DOLLAR CRUISE REVENUES ARE AT RISK WHICH REFLECTS ABOUT 40% OF THE MARITIME DIVISIONS REVENUES
AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE TAKEN A NUMBER OF STEPS TO DATE TO TRY TO OFFSET SOME OF THIS REVENUE LOSS AND THAT INCLUDES A HIRING FREEZE
WE'VE INTRODUCED REDUCTIONS IN DISCRETIONARY EXPENSES AND DEFERRAL OF SOME CURRENT YEAR CAPITAL SPENDING WHICH YOU JUST APPROVED WHICH WILL HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THE REVENUE DECLINES
AND THESE AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY $70 MILLION IN COMBINED OPERATING AND CAPITAL SAVINGS THIS YEAR WHICH GOES A LONG WAY TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE REVENUE DECLINES.YOU'RE ALSO AWARE THAT WE EXPECT THE RECEIVE ABOUT $192 MILLION IN CASH FUNDING FOR THE AIRPORT
AND THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO HELP OFFSET THE LOSS OF REVENUES ALTHOUGH NOT COMPLETELY AND THIS ITEM THAT IS BEFORE YOU WILL BE SEEKING A HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IN A BORROWING FACILITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BACKUP LIQUIDITY AS STEVE REFERENCE NOT THAT WE NEED THE MONEY RIGHT NOW BUT IT IS AN EXTRA TOOL IN OUR ARSENAL PARTICULARLY TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT OUR 250 MILLION DOLLAR COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY LIMITED DUE TO THE STRESSES IN THE PUBLIC CREDIT MARKETS
SO OVERALL WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE SUFFICIENT LIQUIDITY TO WEATHER THE CRISIS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE BUT I NEED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE'S STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING BOTH THE SEVERITY AND DURATION OF THE COVID RELATED DOWNTURN
WE DO EXPECT COVID RELATED IMPACTS ON PORT BUSINESS VOLUMES TO CONTINUE FOR SOME TIME AND THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE STRESS ON PORT OPERATING CASH FLOWS
AND AS YOU KNOW THE CONSENSUS IS THAT WE ARE ENTERING A SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN POSSIBLY WORSE THAN THE GREAT RECESSION WHICH WILL ALSO AFFECT PORT BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND ALSO INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH POTENTIAL CUSTOMER INSOLVENCIES AND WE'RE REALLY JUST STARTING TO TRY TO ANALYZE THE IMPACTS THAT THAT MAY BRING BECAUSE IT GETS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO TRY TO EVALUATE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE KINDS OF IMPACTS
SO BOTTOM LINE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PREDICT THE LONGER-TERM IMPACT ON THE PORT'S FINANCIAL POSITION
AS YOU HEARD EARLIER MANY PEOPLE EXPECT THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY WILL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO RECOVER BACK TO 2019 PASSENGER LEVELS SO WE DO CONTINUE TO EXPECT WEAK BUSINESS VOLUMES AND GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY WE FACE RIGHT NOW IT REALLY IS DIFFICULT TO EXTEND OUR FINANCIAL FORECAST BEYOND THE CURRENT YEAR SO AS WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT THAT WE'LL TRY TO GET A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THE ABILITY TO FUND OUR CIP WILL BE OVER TIME BUT THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY
I WOULD SAY THAT ABSENT ADDITIONAL FEDERAL STIMULUS, I EXPECT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT REDUCED FUNDING CAPACITY OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS AS SOME OF THE WEAKNESSES IN BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY CONTINUES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
THAT'S JUST A BIT OF BACKGROUND AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ELIZABETH TO TALK ABOUT THE LENDING FACILITY
GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM HERE TO REQUEST THE INTRODUCTION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 3774
THIS RESOLUTION WOULD AUTHORIZE THE PORT TO OBTAIN A CREDIT FACILITY OR MULTIPLE FACILITIES UP TO A TOTAL OF A $150 MILLION AND THE FACILITY WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF A SHORT TERM LOAN OR A LINE OF CREDIT
IN NORMAL TIMES THE PORT HAS LIQUIDITY PROVIDED THROUGH ITS POLICIES FOR FUND BALANCES AND OUR ACCESS TO BOTH SHORT AND LONG-TERM CAPITAL BUT WE ARE IN UNUSUAL TIMES NOW WITH DECLINING REVENUE AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE DEPTH AND DURATION OF THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS THAT WE ARE FACING AND WE ALSO HAVE CONSTRAINTS IN THE CREDIT MARKETS AND SO WE HAVE APPROACHED SEVERAL BANKS AND GOT PROPOSALS FROM THREE OF THEM
WE BELIEVE THAT JP MORGAN PROVIDED THE BEST COMBINATION OF TERMS, COST, AND EXECUTION TO PROVIDE A CREDIT FACILITY FAIRLY QUICKLY
THIS IS A GENERAL OBLIGATION OF THE PORT SIMILAR TO THE PORT'S GEO BONDS BUT IT WOULD BE SHORT-TERM IN NATURE
JPMORGAN PROPOSED THE FULL $150 MILLION FOR 3 YEARS AND THEY PROPOSED IT AS A REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT SO THIS WOULD GIVE US A GREAT DEAL OF FLEXIBILITY TO DRAW ON FUNDS IF WE NEED TO FOR EXAMPLE IF THERE ARE ANY DELAYS IN GETTING REIMBURSED THROUGH THE CARES ACT, WE COULD DRAW ON SOME FUNDS TEMPORARILY AND THEN WHEN WE RECEIVE THE CARES ACT FUNDS WE COULD USE THAT TO PAY DOWN THE REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT
WE ESTIMATE THAT THE INITIAL INTEREST ON ANY DRAWN PORTIONS WOULD BE ABOUT THREE PERCENT AND THIS WOULD BE BECAUSE IT'S A GENERAL OBLIGATION
IT WOULD BE PAYABLE FROM ANY PORT FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE INCLUDING THE PORT'S TAX LEVY AND I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT WHILE IT IS BACKED BY THE TAX LEVY AND PAYABLE BY THE TAX LEVY THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE USES WOULD DRIVE THE REPAYMENT SO IF IT'S USED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY LIQUIDITY TO THE AIRPORT THEN THE AIRPORT WOULD EVENTUALLY REPAY THOSE FUNDS
THE RESOLUTION IS SIMILAR TO OTHER GEO BOND RESOLUTIONS IT DOES HAVE A DELEGATION TO EITHER THE PORT'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO NEGOTIATE THE FINAL TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS
THE PARAMETERS WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS A MAXIMUM SIZE OF 150 MILLION AND A MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE AND IN THIS CASE WE'VE PROVIDED TWO OPTIONS ONE IS A VARIABLE RATE WHICH IS WHAT JPMORGAN PROPOSED AND IT WOULD BE BASED ON A COMMON INDEX SUCH AS LIBOR, THE LONDON INTERBANK OFFER RATE PLUS A SPREAD AND THE MAXIMUM SPREAD WOULD BE 2.5%
ALTERNATIVELY IF IT'S IN THE FORM OF A SHORT-TERM LOAN WITH A FIXED RATE
THAT FIXED RATE MAXIMUM WOULD BE 3.5% SO AS DAN NOTED THESE ARE TIMES OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY HAVING THAT ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL CREDIT WHEN CREDIT IS OTHERWISE CONSTRAINED IS A VERY PRUDENT MOVE IN OUR ESTIMATION AND IS COULD FUNCTION LIKE AN INSURANCE POLICY WHERE WE HOPEFULLY NEVER HAVE TO USE IT BUT AS DAN NOTED THE SCENARIOS THAT WE'RE SEEING THERE'S A RANGE OF SCENARIOS A RANGE OF OUTCOMES AND IF WE DO NEED SOME EXTRA FUNDS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS THIS WOULD GIVE US A FAIRLY EASY ACCESS TO THOSE
SO WITH THAT I'M TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WE ALSO HAVE DICK SCHOBER FROM PIPER SANDRA THE PORT'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR ON THE LINE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS WHICH CONTINUE TO BE SOMEWHAT ERRATIC
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
I BELIEVE YOU ARE IN MUTED LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THAT
THANK YOU AND LET'S GO STRAIGHT TO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS IN THE INTEREST OF TIME GREAT
WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FIRST
I ALREADY REVIEWED THIS I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK ELIZABETH STARTED TO SAY IT'S A PRUDENT MOVE IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT EXTRA INSURANCE POLICY OF THE CREDIT IF WE NEED IT I AM ALL IN FAVOR ALL RIGHT
AND NEXT WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
JUST A NOTE TO SAY THAT I THINK THE VERY POSITIVE RESPONSES FROM MULTIPLE POTENTIAL BANKING PARTNERS INDICATES THE GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF OUR FINANCES LEADING UP TO THIS SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT
COMMISSIONER CHO? JUST A QUICK QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO THE LINE OF CREDIT
I REMEMBER A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN WE WERE INITIALLY RECEIVING FORECAST ON BUDGET AND WHATNOT THAT I THOUGHT I HEARD THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A LINE OF CREDIT THAT'S THE TUNE OF A HUNDRED MILLION IS THIS TRUE IS THIS THE ONLY LINE OF CREDIT AT THE PORT HAS? I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEONE SAY BACK THEN THAT WE ALREADY HAVE CREDIT
WE DON'T HAVE ANY LINES OF CREDIT WHAT WE HAVE IS A COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS US TO ISSUE VERY SHORT TERM PAPER
IN A NORMAL MARKET THAT WORKS VERY EFFECTIVEL Y WE CAN JUST BASICALLY CALL UP OUR REMARKETING AGENT AND SAY ISSUE 50 MILLION AND THEY WILL DO THAT AND THEN WE CAN KEEP ROLLING IT FOR MONTH AFTER MONTH BUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS THAT THE MARKETS ARE VERY CONSTRAINED RIGHT NOW AND THE ABILITY TO ACCESS THE COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM WHICH IS SOLD ON THE PUBLIC MARKETS WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM A LINE OF CREDIT WHICH IS DIRECTLY WITH THE BANK THAT THOSE MARKETS ARE CHALLENGED RIGHT NOW
WE HOPE THAT THOSE WILL START TO OPEN UP
WE'VE ALREADY SEEN SOME OPENING OF THOSE MARKETS WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE IN THE VARIOUS CREDIT MARKETS BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T NECESSARILY PROVIDE US THE CAPACITY AND THE LENGTH OF BORROWING TIME THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY NEED UNDER SOME SCENARIOS
AND THE 3-YEAR PERIOD IS THAT THE REPAYMENT PERIOD OR JUST HOW LONG WE CAN HOLD WE CAN HAVE THE LINE OF CREDIT? IT'S BOTH
SO FOR THREE YEARS WE CAN DRAW DOWN AS MUCH OF THAT HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION AS WE WANT WE CAN REPAY IT, DRAW DOWN AGAIN REPAY IT OR DRAW DOWN THE FULL AMOUNT AND HOLD IT AND THEN AFTER THREE YEARS WE WOULD HAVE TO REPAY THE WHOLE THING OR WE WOULD RENEW IT OR WE WOULD REFUND IT WITH LONGER-TERM BONDS
SO THERE WOULD BE SEVERAL OPTIONS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE WANTED TO GET SOMETHING THAT WAS AT LEAST THREE YEARS WAS SO THAT WE HAD TIME TO HAVE THE OPTIONS FOR REPLACING THIS OR PAYING IT DOWN
THAT TYPICAL ONE-YEAR FACILITY WHICH IS MORE COMMON IN THE MARKET MIGHT NOT PROVIDE IN THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
AND THEN NEXT WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL IT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT TIME TO BE ABLE TO GET A DECENT RATE AND IT WAS VERY COMPETITIVE SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD CHEER AS IN THE COURSE OF DOING THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU CONTINUALLY DO FOR US
I ASSUME HAVING THE BACKING OF THE TAX LEVY MAKES US AN EXTREMELY GOOD BET FOR SUCH LOANS DESPITE OUR FLUCTUATIONS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD RIGHT SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THAT
EXACTLY RIGHT
AND THAT'S WHY WE RECOMMENDED GOING WITH THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LINE OF CREDIT
WE DID GET MULTIPLE OFFERS AND FAIRLY QUICK CREDIT APPROVAL
AIRPORTS ARE CHALLENGED WITH CREDIT THESE DAYS
THIS LAST WEEK PORT OF PORTLAND WAS ABLE TO SELL BONDS
THEY WERE ONLY REFUNDING BONDS THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THAT BOND SALE AND THE SPREADS ON THOSE BONDS WERE ABOUT THREE TIMES MORE THAN THEY HAD BEEN A YEAR AGO SO IT'S DEFINITELY A MORE DIFFICULT TIME TO GET CREDIT JUST AS AN AIRPORT SO THE PORT'S VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT TAX LEVY TO PROVIDE THAT GENERAL OBLIGATION PLEDGE WHICH IN TURN ALLOWS US TO STILL BE THE ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THE REGION
IT COMES BACK TO THE PUBLIC WITH MULTIPLIERS SO I ALWAYS THINK THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO REMIND THE PUBLIC
THIS IS $70 ON YOUR ANNUAL REAL ESTATE TAX AND THAT THIS IS HOW WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE MASSIVE INVESTMENTS IN THE ECONOMY SO THANK YOU FOR LEVERAGING THAT
SO BEFORE WE CALL FOR A VOTE I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I THINK THAT WE SHOULD SEE THIS AS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE BUT IT'S NOT A BOTTOMLESS PIT
WE CAN'T GO BACK TO YOUR DIPPING IN
FROM WHAT I RECALL FROM OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS ADVICE IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE UNLIMITED CAPACITY TO BORROW AND AT THE SAME TIME WE DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR BURN RATE IS GOING TO BE DOWN THE ROAD AND WHAT OUR LOSSES WILL BE IN FACT
SO WE HAVE TO BE FISCALLY PRUDENT AND WITH THESE FUNDS AND USE THEM ONLY IN A WAY THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING OUR LIQUIDITY AND OUR OPERATIONAL NEEDS
DO WE HAVE HAVE A RAINY DAY FUND? IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING THE PORT DOES HAVE POLICIES ABOUT MAINTAINING MINIMUM OPERATING FUND BALANCES AND THOSE ARE TEN MONTHS OF OM FOR THE AIRPORT AND SIX MONTHS OM FOR ALL OF THE NON AIRPORT PARTS OF THE BUSINESSES
THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE ALSO HAS MINIMUM FUND BALANCE POLICIES AND THOSE ARE WHAT'S KEEPING US WHOLE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME CUSHION TO ABSORB SOME OF THESE DECLINES IN REVENUES
BUT AS YOU SAY THERE IS A LIMIT TO WHAT WE CAN AFFORD AND SO HAVING THIS ADDITIONAL CUSHION WILL HELP US MANAGE THROUGH A RANGE OF SCENARIOS
YEAH VERY GOOD
AND LASTLY WHAT IS THE COST OF BUYING THIS CREDIT FACILITY? I MENTIONED THAT THE INTEREST RATES BUT WHAT IS THE ACTUAL DIRECT COST TO BUY THIS LINE OF CREDIT TO? THE INITIAL UPFRONT FEE IS ESTIMATED AT AT $300,000 AND THAT'S BOTH AN INITIATION FEE TO THE BANK AND SOME LEGAL COSTS AND THEN THE ONGOING IS THE INTEREST RATE THAT WE PAY ON DRAWN PORTIONS WHICH WE ESTIMATE TO BE INITIALLY 3% OR ON ANY UNDRAWN PORTIONS IT'S 70 BASIS POINTS SO A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 1%
OKAY THANK YOU
OKAY I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION
AND IS THERE A NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES TO ALLOW THE ADOPTION FIRST? YES
SO LET'S START WITH THAT
WE'LL NEED TWO VOTES FOR THIS SO LET'S BEGIN WITH THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED
SECOND
THANK YOU IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
YOU CAN GO IN REVERSE ORDER IF YOU WANT TO
OKAY I'LL GO UP MY LIST
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK? YES
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? YES
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
WE HAVE 5 YAYS
MOTION PASSES
SECOND IS THERE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION 3774? WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND
[CROSSTALK] [CROSSTALK] THE MOVE IS SECONDED
NOW WE CAN TAKE THE ROLL CALL
ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? YAY
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
THAT IS FIVE AYES
GREAT THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WHICH I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT
ITS SOME A BIT OF GOOD NEWS IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES
ALL RIGHT THIS IS ITEM 8A AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE TERMINAL 117 HABITAT RESTORATION AND DUWAMISH SHORELINE ACCESS PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION AND PUBLIC SHORELINE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS
THERE IS NO FUNDING REQUESTED
THE TOTAL PROJECT COST WILL UTILIZE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION LIABILITY FUNDING FROM THE TAX LEVY IN ADDITION TO FUNDS FROM A 2008 INSURANCE SETTLEMENT
COMMISSIONERS I DO APPRECIATE YOUR ENDURANCE AND THIS IS A GOOD ITEM THAT WE'VE GOT TO FINISH ON
A GOOD NOTE
A HIGH NOTE HERE
THIS ITEM AUTHORIZED THIS CONSTRUCTION FOR THE TERMINAL 117 HABITAT RESTORATION AND DUWAMISH SHORELINE ACCESS PROJECT
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES AND HAS WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT
WHEN COMPLETED, IT WILL PROVIDE THREE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS: IMPORTANT PUBLIC SHORE ACCESS FOR THE SOUTH PARK AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, RESTORATION OF 14 ACRES OF CRITICAL FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT SUPPORTING SALMON RECOVERY, AND CONTRIBUTING TO ACHIEVING THE PORT'S CENTURY AGENDA GOALS
LASTLY THE PROJECT LAUNCHES THE PORT'S NEW MITIGATION BANKING LINE OF BUSINESS
TODAY'S ACTION WILL ALLOW CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER AND MATCH THE PORT'S CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY
THE PRESENTERS ARE SANDRO KILROY, DIRECTOR MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING, JOHN SLOAN SENIOR MANAGER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS, GEORGE BLUMBERG SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER, TICKSON MOCK, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER
WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SANDY I THINK
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE INTRODUCING FOR YOU TODAY THIS REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION 4117
THIS REALLY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY PROJECT
THE SITE WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED IN 1998 JUST AFTER ITS CHINOOK SALMON WERE LISTED AS THREATENED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
IN 2009 THE PORT INCLUDED IT IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE HABITAT RESTORATION PLAN
IN 2015 WE COMPLETED THE CLEANUP OF THE CONTAMINATED PORTION OF THE SITE AND NOW IN 2020 WE PROPOSE TO CONSTRUCT THE RESTORATION
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK STATED THERE ARE MULTIPLE BENEFITS TO THIS PROJECT
FIRST IS THE RESTORATION OF 14 ACRES IN THE DUWAMISH RIVER
I'VE SPENT AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF MY CAREER WORKING ON SALMON RECOVERY AND RESTORATION IN PUGET SOUND AND I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROJECT
14 ACRES IS A LARGE RESTORATION
IN MOST PLACES IT IS ESPECIALLY LARGE AND A HIGHLY URBANIZED INDUSTRIAL AREA
THIS IS A REAL GEM IN THE DUWAMISH AND IT'S IN A VERY CRITICAL AREA FOR MIGRATING SALMON
SECOND IS THE CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY
THIS PROJECT PROVIDES NEEDED SHORELINE ACCESS TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD SO YOU HEARD THAT IN A NUMBER OF COMMENTS DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY THE PORT CONDUCTED A DECADE OF VERY DEEP COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE DESIGN OF THE SITE AND IT'S A MODEL OF HOW THE PORT CAN COLLABORATE WITH SOUTH PARK AND GEORGETOWN GROUPS AND WE DID THIS BY CREATING A SPACE THAT WILL WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE VERY EAGER FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE BUILT
THE THIRD WHICH I'M ALSO A VERY EXCITED ABOUT IS THIS PROJECT LAUNCHES THE PORTS MITIGATION BANKING LINE OF BUSINESS
AS A LARGE LANDOWNER WE ARE IN UNIQUE POSITION TO MANAGE A MITIGATION BANK THAT LEVERAGES OTHER PARTIES' DOLLARS TO BUILD LARGER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE RESTORATION PROJECTS AND THIS MOVES US CLOSER TO OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOALS AND CERTAINLY HELPS RECOVER SALMON AND ORCA POPULATIONS SO I WANT TO THANK THE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE AND THE LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL, AND TRIBAL AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN GETTING US US TO THIS POINT
IT IS TRULY A REMARKABLE COLLECTIVE EFFORT
THERE ARE THREE PRESENTERS WHO WILL SHARE KEY ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT AND FIRST UP IS JOHN SLOAN, THE PORT'S MANAGER OF OUR HABITAT PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS THANK YOU
THANK YOU SANDY AND COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
IT'S A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO QUICKLY POINT OUT
SO TODAY WE'RE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN A CONSTRUCTION TRACKING SCARCELLA BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION
SCARCELLA WAS CHOSEN FROM SEVEN QUALIFIED FIRMS AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH THEM
NOTE THAT WE'RE NOT REQUESTING THE FUNDING NEEDED TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION AS PART OF THIS AUTHORIZATION
IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED 2020 ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION LIABILITY REQUEST
THE PROJECT REQUIRES LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL APPROVALS AND PART OF THAT APPROVAL PROCESS INVOLVES COORDINATION WITH THE MUCKLESHOOT AND SUQUAMISH DRIVE TO DEVELOP AGREEMENTS NEEDED TO ENSURE WE RECOGNIZE TREATIES, AND RESERVE FISHING RIGHTS
AGREEMENTS ON 4117 HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND WE WILL BE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO FULFILL THEM AT YOUR NEXT MEETING
AS SANDY MENTIONED IN HER REMARKS, THE 117 PROJECT IS A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR MITIGATION BANKING LINE OF BUSINESS
MITIGATION BANKING IS A MARKET-BASED CONSERVATIO N TOOL THAT USES A SYSTEM OF CREDITS AND DEBITS TO MEASURE AND THEN OFFSET THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT
THE DEBITS MEASURE ADVERSE IMPACTS WHILE THE CREDITS MEASURE THE VALUE OF AN OFFSETTING BENEFICIAL ACTION SUCH AS HABITAT RESTORATION
IT'S AN APPLES TO APPLES WAY TO ENSURE THERE'S NO NET LOSS OF HABITAT FUNCTIONS, CREATES A BALANCE SHEET AND A COMMON CURRENCY
MOREOVER BANKS ARE PREFERRED METHOD OF PROVIDING COMPENSATORY MITIGATION BECAUSE THEY GENERATE RESTORATION IN ADVANCE AND ARE LARGER AND MORE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED
SO BY RESTORING 14 ACRES OF CRITICAL HABITAT IT T 117 WE'LL BE GENERATING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RESTORATION VALUE
THE CREDITS WE GENERATE CAN BE USED TO OFFSET OUR OWN NATURAL RESOURCE IMPACTS OR WE CAN SELL THEM TO OTHERS
THEY NEED TO MEET THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT AND MITIGATION NEEDS
REVENUE WE GENERATE FROM CREDIT SALES WILL BE USED TO CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL HABITAT WITH THE GOAL TO CREATE A COST NEUTRAL, SELF-SUPPORTING PROGRAM SO IT'S A WIN WIN TRULY
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE GEORGE BOMBER TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROJECT
FISH AND WILDLIFE IN THE DUWAMISH, AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AND WORK IN THE DUWAMMISH VALLEY
ALL RIGHT, GEORGE
YOU SHOULD BE UNMUTED ALL RIGHT
I WILL SEND THE PROMPT AGAIN GIVE ME ONE MOMENT
GEORGE DID YOU GET THE UNMUTE PROMPT? DOES THAT WORK? YEAH YEP
GOOD AFTERNOON, THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE TODAY COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONER METRUCK
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
WE'RE EAGER TO SHARE THIS PROJECT WITH YOU
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE THE TERMINAL 117 HABITAT RESTORATION AND PUBLIC SHORELINE ACCESS PROJECT IS AS SANDRA AND JOHN HAVE BEEN DESCRIBING IT INCLUDES SOME MPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL MARITIME BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES .THE PROJECT IS POISED NOW FOR TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION
THE LAST DECADES REALLY WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH NUMEROUS COMPLEX PROJECT ELEMENTS
THEY'VE BEEN RESOLVED AND THE PROJECT IS IN ALIGNED NOW AND SHAPED TO SERVE MULTIPLE NEEDS FOR THE PORT AND TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE COINCIDENT BENEFITS
SO IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AND WITH YOUR PATIENTS WE'VE PREPARED SEVERAL SLIDES, JUST A BRIEF SERIES OF SLIDES TO DESCRIBE THE SITE TO REVIEW WITH YOU
MANY OF YOU ARE CERTAINLY AWARE OF THIS SITE, ITS LOCATION , AND THE RESTORATION WORK WE'RE PROPROSING AND ALSO THE PUBLIC SHORELINE ACCESS ELEMENT
SO IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THIS IS THE REQUEST THAT MR MOCK REALLY IS FRONT AND CENTER ON
THIS IS THE PROJECT HE'LL BE MANAGING
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SO HERE WE ARE
TERMINAL 117
IT'S IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE WATERWAY
THE WATER VILLAGE WATERWAY IS ABOUT 5.3 MILES LONG
OUR SITE IS THAT BETWEEN ROADMARKER 4.1 AND 4.5
WHAT I'D EMPHASIZE FROM THIS SLIDE IS THAT CLEARLY IT'S A LARGE RESTORATION SITE
THIS HAS BEEN MENTIONED
14 ACRES
IT'S AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL ACTION
IT IS AREA OF THE ESTUARY AND IN PARTICULAR WHEN WE COMPARE THE PRESENT WATERWAY WITH THE HISTORIC ESTUARY IT PROVIDES A VERY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EMERGENT MARSH VEGETATION, EMERGENT MARSH HABITAT, WHICH IS CRITICALLY ABSENT IN THE ASKED IN THE ESTUARY
I WILL REMARK ABOUT THAT LATER AND OF COURSE THERE'S PUBLIC SHORELINE ACCESS INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT AND IT'S LOCATION IS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, THE GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IS LOCATED IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS CONTAIN THE ONE OF THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS OF YOUTH AND CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS
IT'S ALSO AN AREA THAT HAS THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF PUBLIC USE AND OPEN SPACE SO WHEN WE DESCRIBE THIS PROJECT AS BEING UNIQUELY ALIGNED TO DELIVER MARITIME BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC USE AND OPEN SPACE IMPROVEMENTS THIS PROJECT IS IT
WE'RE VERY EAGER TO BEGIN TO FULFILL THOSE COMMITMENTS
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SO HERE'S THE SITE THAT WE'VE BEEN DESCRIBING
YOU CAN SEE WE'RE ON THE WEST SHORELINE OF THE DUWAMMISH WATERWAY NEAR A CURVE IN THE WATERWAY ADJACENT TO WHERE THE FORMER BOEING PLANT WAS LOCATED
THIS IS THE SITE PRIOR TO CLEAN UP
THE SITE INCLUDES AS YOU LOOK AT THE AREA THAT'S ENCLOSED IN WHITE THAT TOTALS ABOUT ABOUT 10 ACRES ABOUT 0.4 MILES OF SHORELINE
ABOUT 3050 FEET OF SHORE
NOTE THAT THERE'S NO ACCESS TO THIS SITE
IT'S ALL PUBLICLY INACCESSIBLE
IT HAD BEEN THAT WAY FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS
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SO THIS IS THE SITE IN 2015 JUST SHORTLY AFTER CLEANUP TOOK PLACE
I APOLOGIZE WE REFER TO CITE 23 AS CITE 25
THIS IS HOW THE CITES WERE IDENTIFIED WHEN WE PREPARED A HABITAT RESTORATION PLAN FOR THE DUWAMMISH WATERWAY SO CITE 23 THE NORTH SIDE IS ABOUT 5.1 ACRES COMBINED UPLAND AND AQUATIC AREA
IT'S ABOUT 825 LINEAR FEET OF SHORELINE
FOUR POINT FIVE ACRES OF UPLAND AND AQUATIC AREA
THE CLEANUP TOOK PLACE AT SITE 23 THAT INCLUDING ABOUT 3.3 ACRES OF UPLAND CLEANUP AND ABOUT 2.1 ACRES OF AQUATIC AREA
SO THAT'S OUR SETTING
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CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE? THANK YOU THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT WE WERE PROPOSING AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR TWO DECADES REALLY SINCE 1998
WE'LL LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF THIS SLIDE BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS PROPOSING AND WHAT WILL DELIVER IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS YOU CAN SEE IT IS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY
IMMEDIATELY THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS WITHIN VIEW OF THIS SLIDE
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT BOTH IN TERMS OF MACRO LOCATION AND THE ESTUARY AND AT THIS SITE IN PARTICULAR YOU CAN SEE WE BUILT IN FEATURES THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION
THIS SIDE AS IT'S RESTORED ACTUALLY LENGTHENS THE SHORELINE THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THE ESTUARY
IT'S IT'S ABOUT 30% LONGER BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE'VE DESIGNED THE PROJECT IS GEOMETRY AND TYPOGRAPHY
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SO HOW DO YOU DO A PROJECT LIKE THIS WITH YOUR PATIANCE WE JUST HAVE A FEW MORE SLIDES
THESE ARE THE TECHNIQUES WE USE
THE PORT'S DEVELOPED THIS ABILITY AND WE'VE PROVEN THESE TECHNIQUES IN RECENT YEARS
YOU SEE THE BLACK DASHED LINE
THAT'S THE PRESENT GROUND LEVEL
BASICALLY WE'RE REDUCING ELEVATION OF THIS SITE, LOWERING IT, CHANGING AN ABRUPT URBAN ARMORED SHORELINE, AND CONVERTING THAT TO A NATIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH MARSH HABITAT AND NATIVE REPAIRING RESOURCES AND THE TECHNIQUES WE USE TO DO THAT ARE ANCHORED LARGE WOOD, PLANTING MARSH VEGETATION AND PLANTING DENSE RIPARIAN VEGETATION SO YOU CAN SEE THAT ONCE WE'RE FINISHED WE'RE REPLACING ABRUPT SLOPES WITH GRADUAL SLOPES
MARSH SLOPE IS LESS THAN 5% WHICH I'LL REFER TO THAT A LITTLE LATER BUT THAT'S HOW WE CAN MANAGE OR SHAPE A CITE TO DELIVER THESE MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
IF YOU DO THE ARITHMETIC WE'RE USING LARGE WOOD TO ANCHOR THE BANK LINE WE WORKED WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO ATTAIN IT WE'RE GOING TO USE MORE THAN BETWEEN 750 AND 800 TONS OF LARGE WOOD IN THIS PROJECT
IF YOU PLACE THOSE END-TO-END THAT'S NEARLY 10K LINEAR FEET OF LARGE WOULD WE'RE ANCHORING IN THIS PROJECT
EVERY SQUARE FOO T OF THE PROJECT WILL BE STABILIZED IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE WOOD GIVING THE MARTIAN RIPARIAN VEGETATION [INAUDIBLE] END TO END, THAT WOULD REACH FROM PIER 69 TO HARBOUR ISLAND
THE PLANTS ARE ESSENTIAL
THERE ARE LARGE WOOD ANCHORS
THE BANK LINE ON AN INTERIM BASIS THE PLANTS WILL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO TAKE HOLD
WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN NEARLY BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 MARK-PLANTS
WE'RE INSTALLING ABOUT 15,000 TREES AND SHRUBS NATIVE RIPARIAN TREES AND SHRUBS
ONCE THOSE PLANTS MATURE AND DENSELY POPULATE THE SITE THEY STITCH IT TOGETHER AND HOLD THE BANK LINE IN PLACE AS WHAT PEOPLE TODAY THE CONTEMPORARY TERM IS THIS IS A GREEN SHORELINE
IT WILL BE GREEN IF YOU TURN THE PAGE THAT SHORELINE GENERATES ENORMOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
VALUE IT ALSO STORES CARBON AND ABSORBS CARBON AND ALSO IMPROVES WATER QUALITY
THIS SORT OF A PROJECT IS IMPORTANT IN THOSE RESPECTS BOTH AS HABITAT AND FOR BROADER MORE GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
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THEPREVIOUS SLIDE DEMONSTRATED HOW THE SITE 2023 WILL LOAD
THIS SLIDE DESCRIBES HOW THE SOUTH END OF THE SITE THE UPSTREAM END OF THE SITE ALL OF THIS IS UPSTREAM OF THE SOUTH PARK RIDGE HOW WILL STABILIZE THAT BANK LINE
IT'S A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT'S NARROW BUT YOU CAN SEE WE'RE USING THE SAME TECHNIQUES
THESE TECHNIQUES ARE IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE AND THEY'RE EFFECTIVE OVER THE LONG TERM
WHEN WE WORKED ON THIS PROJECT A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE ASKED US ABOUT SEA LEVEL RISE
LOOK CLOSELY WE BUILT INTO THE PROJECT VARIABLE SLOPES AND THE TREATMENT OF THE WOOD OF THE VEGETATION IS SUCH THAT IT IS RESILIENT AND ANTICIPATES CHANGES IN WATER LEVEL THAT WE CAN ASSOCIATE WITH SEA LEVEL RISE
I SHOULD NOTE HERE THAT THE DESIGN FEATURES WE'VE BEEN DESCRIBING ARE ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT WE WORKED ON FOR A LONG TIME
ABOUT MIDWAY THROUGH OUR PROCESS THE TRUSTEES THAT NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE TRUSTEES THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH AND JOHN SLOAN MENTIONED EARLIER IN 2013 THEY PUBLISHED AN EIS
RESTORATION FOR THE DUWAMMISH WATERWAY IN SOUTH ELLIOTT BAY IN THAT EIS THEY LISTED 6 ATTRIBUTES OF WHAT A SUCCESSFUL OR IMPORTANT OR PRODUCTIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE PLEASED THAT THAT WAS A MIDTERM CONFIRMATION OF OUR DESIGN
OUR PROJECT MEETS AND EXCEEDS THOSE SIX CRITERIA THAT WERE LISTED BY THE IS THAT THEY WERE IF THEY'RE REALLY IMPORTANT
THEY EMPHASIZE PROJECT SIZE
T 117 IS MORE THAN TWICE THE SIZE OF ANY OTHER RESTORATION SITE IN THE ESTUARY THEY EMPHASIZED THAT THE SHAPE OF THE PROJECT IF THIS I'VE BEEN DESCRIBING THE TOPOGRAPHY AND ITS ELEVATIONS IN OFF CHANNEL AND ON CHANNEL HABITATS ARE WHAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THESE PROJECTS THAT THIS THIS PROJECT DELIVERS THAT IN ALWAYS HABITAT TYPES WERE ALSO SOMETHING THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE NTERESTED IN IN PARTICULAR REPLACING WHAT WERE ONCE ABUNDANT HABITAT TYPES PUT IT IN OUR AIR AND OUR ESTUARY WE'VE LOST NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF THIS SORT OF RIPARIAN AND MARSH HABITAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE WE'RE REPLACING THOSE RARE HABITAT TYPES WERE RESTORING WE'RE CREATING INTERCONNECTED HABITAT DIVERSITY THE WATERWAY LOCATION IS REALLY ESSENTIAL WHERE THE TRANSITION ZONE OF THE WATERWAY WHERE WE HAVE ESTHER AND MIXING SO THIS IS ESTUARINE HABITAT OUT EARLY IMPORTANT TO MIGRATORY AND RESIDENT FISH AND WILDLIFE AND FOR ALL STAGES OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE AND THEN THERE'S CONNECTIVITY
THIS PORTION OF THE ESTUARY IS RECEIVING A LOT OF ATTENTION CERTAINLY OUR TERMINAL 1 17 PROJECTS GOING TO DELIVER SUBSTANTIAL VALUES
BOEING ON THE OTHER SHORE LINE BANK LINE OF ABOVE THE WATERWAY HAS RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED ABOUT FIVE ACRES OF REST RESTORATIVE WORK AND NEWLY COMPLETED SOUTH PARK BRIDGE ALSO INCLUDES SOME IMPORTANT RESTORATION WORK SO THIS THIS IS BECOMING SORT OF A GREEN FOCUS IN THIS TRANSITIONAL AREA OF THE ESTUARY THAT'S REALLY AN IMPORTANT MATTER
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CAN WE GO THERE WE GO PUBLIC SHORELINE ACCESS
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU FOLKS BUT I'M ANNOYED WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SHORELINE ACCESS HAS AS AN AMENITY
THIS IS NOT WE'RE BUILDING INTO OUR PROJECT ELEMENTS THAT ARE DURABLE AUTHENTIC AND MEANINGFUL TO THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY GEORGETOWN AND THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY
LOOK CLOSELY IN THE NEXT SLIDE WE'LL SHOW LITTLE MORE CLEARLY
THIS THIS SITE IMPROVED PROVIDES PATHWAYS NEARLY A QUARTER OF MILE OF NEW PATHWAYS AND THREE LOCATIONS
IT PROVIDES INTERPRETIVE MATERIAL AND OF COURSE SEATING AND PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVE AS WELL AS CONTEMPLATIVE
IT INCLUDES ART AS WELL WHICH IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO TO FURTHER ENHANCE PEOPLE'S USE OF THE SITE AND THEIR INTEREST IN THE SITE
IT ALSO DEMONSTRATES OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SHORELINE ACCESS THAT IS HOW WOULD I SAY IT I DON'T MEAN THIS TO BE SOUND CRASS ITS FIRST CLASS
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HERE IT IS TAKING A CLOSER LOOK
THAT PIER IS THE PRINCIPAL SHORELINE ACCESS FEATURE OF THIS SITE THAT'S ABOUT A HUNDRED SEVENTY FEET LONG YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WALK OUT ONTO THAT PIER VIA A PATHWAY THAT LEADS FROM PARIS 120 FEET LONG THE ACROSS A SMALL BRIDGE AND WALK OUT ON THAT PIER THEY'LL BE SEATING AT THE END OF THE PIER THAT YOU CAN SEE MOUNT RANIER FROM SUNSET YOU COULD LOOK BACK INTO OUR GREEN RESTORED SIGHT
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND PORTION OF THE SITE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S STEPS THERE'S A PATHWAY ABOUT A HUNDRED THIRTY FEET LONG THAT LEADS DOWN TO THE MARK RESTORED MARSH AREA WE'VE WORKED WITH AGENCIES TO PROVIDE CERTAINLY A VERY SIGNIFICANT INTERTIDAL AND RIPARIAN NATURAL SOURCE RESTORATION PROJECT A DURABLE ONE THE DELIVERS THESE IMPORTANT VALUES WE'RE ALSO INVITING CITIZENS DOWN TO THE SITE SO NORTH OF THAT PATHWAY IN BRITAIN PIERRE IS ESSENTIALLY AN OPEN CLASSROOM WE'RE WILL BE ABLE TO INTERPRET INFORMATION FOR CITIZENS VISITING THE SITE THEY CAN WALK RIGHT INTO THE MARSH AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A SERIES OF STEPPING STONES ACROSS THE MARSH AND THEN APPROACHED A HAND-CARRY BOAT LAUNCH WHICH YOU CAN SEE SORT OF MIDDLE CENTER ON THE RIGHT THESE FEATURES ARE OUR REPRESENT DECADES REALLY OF WORK WITH COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH THE AND REFLECT IDEAS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS GIVEN US THE THIS REPRESENTS THERE'S THAT GREEN AREA IS THE MITIGATION BANK THAT JOHN'S TALKING ABOUT THAT'S CLEAR
THOSE THOSE ARE VALUABLE CREDITS THAT'S VALUABLE HABITAT THAT'S 14 ACRES OF RESTORED ESTRIN MARSH AT THAT SOUNDS ON ITS MERIT AND IT CERTAINLY IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR CENTURY AGENDA IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY/ THERE'S NEARLY WELL THERE ARE TOP OF BANK LINE PATHWAYS PATHWAYS INTO THE MARSH INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS HAND-CARRY BOAT LAUNCH OF CD AND ACTIVE AREAS AND AND TO OVERLOOKS BOTH AT THE PIER AND AND THE SOUTH END OF THE PARK SITE YOU CAN SEE THOSE YELLOW BLUE STRUCTURES EXCUSE ME OFF TO THE LEFT THOSE ARE ACTUALLY SALVAGED FROM THE FORMER CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL TERMINAL 30 WE'RE GOING TO USE THOSE TO CREATE AN ELEVATED VIEWING PLATFORM AT THE SOUTH END OF THE SITE SO PEOPLE WE WON'T BE ABLE WALK THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE SITE IT'S ABOUT 800 LINEAR FEET FROM WHERE THE PURE ACCESS IS DOWN TO WHERE THAT ELEVATOR IT WILL BE AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO THE SITE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK ON INTO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK IN LOOK INTO THE DUWAMISH AND SEE THE FISH AND WILDLIFE AT THE SITE USING THE SITE SO ONE LAST POINT PLEASE WITH YOUR PATIENCE
SO THOSE ARE CLEARLY MULTIPLE COINCIDENT BENEFITS ANOTHER MATTER OF THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THIS PROJECT IS THAT IT'S IMPROVED THE PORTS OF CAPACITY THE SITE IS ENTIRELY FIND IN-HOUSE USING EXPERTISE AND BUILDING IS JOHNSON WOULD OFTEN REFER TO THESE THESE AS CORE COMPETENCIES ALL WE'RE USING SOME TECHNIQUES HERE THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE PORT AND ARE PROVEN BY OUR ACTIONS SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEM SUCCESSFULLY HERE WE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THAT WE'LL ALSO USE OUR EXPERIENCE HERE USING THIS THESE TECHNIQUES APPLY TO FUTURE PROJECTS PERHAPS FUTURE MITIGATION BANK PROJECTS AND WILL BE ABLE IN THAT WAY TO STREAMLINE AND SHARPEN OUR PENCILS WHEN THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PRESENTED IN THE FUTURE THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE
THE LAST SLIDE IS SCHEDULE
SO WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO BEGIN HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME EARTH WORKING GRADIENT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE AND SUMMERTIME AND THROUGH THE FIRST OF NEXT YEAR PLANTING THIS INSTALLATION THAT'S NEARLY BETWEEN NIGHT ABOUT 19,000 PLANTS WERE GOING TO INSTALL THAT'LL BE A GREAT DEAL OF FUN IT'S ALSO I SHOULD EMPHASIZE THESE THESE ACTIVITIES CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STEWARDSHIP AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND AND CONTRACTING WITH FOLKS TO HELP US PLANT THE SITE AND MAINTAIN IT INTO THE FUTURE THE PIER STRUCTURAL BEEF COMPLETED WE HOPE IN MARCH OF NEXT YEAR AND THEN CERTAINLY THE SITE WILL LOOK FINISHED AND READY FOR USE THEN THE WINTER 2021 IT'LL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS I SHOULD HASTEN AD FOR IT TO MATURE BUT FROM THE START ART THAT INTERTIDAL AREA WILL BE PROVIDING THE NATURAL SOURCE VALUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO MIGRATORY FISH AND WILDLIFE THOSE WILL BE ENHANCED IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE WENT INTO THE MARSH VEGETATION REACHES MATURITY AND WHEN THE RIPARIAN VEGETATION GROWS UP THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE SORRY
THAT WAS SORT OF A WINDSHIELD SURVEY WE WOULD LOVED TO VISIT THE SITE WITH YOU FOLKS FUTURE OKAY
THANK YOU
DOES THAT CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION? IT DOES OKA Y WELL THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
INSPIRING
GREAT WORK ON THE PART OF OUR PORT TEAM HERE ON THIS PROJECT IT FOR ME THIS REALLY EXEMPLIFIE S THE PRINCIPLES OF RESILIENCY BOTH ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY IT'S BEEN DESIGNED WITH ALL OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS IN MIND
IT WILL RESTORE DEGRADED ARMORED RIVERBANKS THAT ITSELF WAS REALIGNED TO A MUCH MORE NATURALISTIC CONDITION THAT WILL BE BETTER MORE RESILIENT TO FORCES OF NATURE AND EXISTENCE HE'S OF CLIMATE CHANGE PERHAP S IN TIME IT BRINGS COMMUNITY BUILDING INTO THE PROCESS AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCY IN THE LONG TERM BY PROVIDING AN IMPORTANT NOT JUST AMENITY AS GEORGIA BLOOMBERG SAYS BUT A NECESSARY INGREDIENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PARTICULARLY TO AN UNDERSERVED AREA OF FOR THE CITY THAT HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE HAS FOR DECADES
EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND SO ADMIRING OF THE WORK OF OUR PORT STAFF AND I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU WHO WERE THE BRILLIANT AND CREATIVE ARCHITECTS BEHIND THIS AND AHA RIGHT AT HOME SO EVEN BETTER THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS I SUSPECT IT'LL BE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AS IT IS WHENEVER YOU ATTEMPT EFFORTS TO RESTORE NATURALISTIC CONDITIONS THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE LEARNED IN TERMS OF OF AND MAYBE SOME ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AS WE GO FORWARD JUST AS WE'VE LEARNED FROM TRYING TO RECONSTRUCT WETLANDS AND NEARSHORE HABITAT AND THAT KIND OF THING I'M GOING TO END THERE BUT JUST SAY MY ENORMOUS THANKS AND APPRECIATION AND EXCITEMENT AROUND THIS AS AN EXEMPLARY PROJECT OF THE OF THE PORT THAT I WISH THAT EVERYBODY COULD KNOW ABOUT AND HELP THEM IN TIME IT WILL BE BETTER RECOGNIZED FOR IT INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION BACK TO COMMUNITY LET'S TAKE COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT
ALL RIGHT WE WILL BEGIN LET'S GO BACKWARDS LIKE YOU WE DID LAST TIME SO WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WHY THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH GEORGE AND REALLY PROUD OF THE PORT'S GROWING CORE CAPACITY TO DO SUCH WORK AND YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND STICKING WITH A PROJECT THIS LONG
MY MOTTO IS ALWAYS WHAT I LACK IN TALENT THAT MAKE UP FOR A PERSEVERANCE FORTUNATELY YOU HAVE BOTH
THE THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PART I WAS JUST WONDERING IT ALLOWS FOR IT IS THERE ACTUALLY FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND I COULD SEE THIS CLEARLY HAS A YOU KNOW FUNDING WE COULD BRING FROM THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BUT ULTIMATELY AND I'LL LET YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION A MINUTE BUT I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY SORT OF YOU KNOW CERTIFICATE ASIAN CERTIFICATES THAT PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH PROGRAMS CAN LEAVE WITH AS A THEIR OWN CORE COMPETENCY THAT THEY COULD THEN USE TO WORK WITH CONSULTANTS IN THE FUTURE YEAH THIS IS JOHN THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO WE DO HAVE MONEY IN OUR EXPENSE BUDGET JUST FOR STEWARDSHIP AND IN PARTICULAR SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING IN STEWARDSHIP ON THIS SITE WILL HAVE 10 YEARS OF VERY ACTIVE MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE THAT'S REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE OUR CREDITS AND WE ANTICIPATE ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY TO HELP DO PLANTINGS TO DO INVASIVE WEED REMOVAL TO DO SOME OF THE SCIENCE AND MONITORING THAT'S REQUIRED WE ALSO HOPE WILL SAY HOPE ALSO PLAN TO DO A CURRICULUM FOR THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO INVOLVE CHILDREN TO COME OUT AND LEARN ABOUT THAT SITE AND THEN SHARE THE SITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AS FAR AS A CERTIFICATION MOST OF WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS THIS CONTRACTOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS WHERE WE BRING PEOPLE IN PARTICIPATE IN STEWARDSHIP THROUGH A VERY ORGANIZED CURRICULUM AND THEY GAIN THAT EXPERIENCE THAT THEY CAN IMPLY FROM PURSUING JOBS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD THANK YOU I JUST HAVE TO OTHER REAL QUICK THINGS ONE IS I LOVE THE IDEA OF RECYCLING THE T30 CREWS BRIDGE AND IT'S CLASSIC STORING SOMETHING THE WEIGHT ONLY GET GREASY AND I LOVE THAT'S BRILLIANT UM THE ONE THIN G THAT I FOUND TO BE A LITTLE SURPRISING WAS THIS OVER WATER STRUCTURE THAT YOU'RE CREATING FOR THE VIEW PLATFORM AS WELL AS LIKE WHY PUT SOMETHING OVER THE WATER IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO AND THEN ALSO IT'S KIND OF ITS PROXIMITY TO THE SEEMS TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD
IT ACTUALLY HELPS TO LIMIT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MARINA WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MARINA OWNER ON THAT WE ACTUALLY PURCHASED ONE OF THE OLDER FLOATS AT THE MARINA THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO THAT IT COULD BE REMOVED TO ALLOW FOR THIS STRUCTURE THE STRUCTURE IS ORIENTED IN A WAY THAT IT ALLOWS SUNLIGHT
IT'S ORIENTED EAST WEST SO IT GETS GOOD ILLUMINATION BELOW WE'RE USING GRADED SURFACING THAT ALLOW LIGHT TO PENETRATE THROUGH TO AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND IT'S ALSO SERVING AS A TEAM 36 PUBLIC ABSCESS ACCESS OBLIGATION SO RIGHT NOW WE NEED A PUBLIC ACCESS SITE TO IT AND TITLE T46 UNDER THE OPERATING LICENSE THIS PIER WILL SERVE THAT FUNCTION WE NEEDED TO DO SOME SORT OF OVER WATER STRUCTURE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT BUT IT'S BEEN DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT THE AGENCIES ARE QUITE COMFORTABLE THAT IT AVOIDS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND PROVIDE SKATE GREAT PUBLIC ACCESS OPPORTUNITY BAD ONE AND ONE OF MY MAD ONE THING PLEASE WHEN AGENCIES WE REVIEWED OUR WORK WHAT WE WERE REALLY GRATEFU L FOR WAS THAT THE PIER AND THE PUBLIC ACCESS ELEMENTS AS WELL AS INVITING PEOPLE DOWN INTO THE SUBSTRATE DIDN'T DIDN'T DIMINISH OUR CREDIT VALUE AGENCIES RECOGNIZE THAT GETTING FOLKS TO A SITE LIKE THIS FOR NUMEROUS REASONS ARE IS IMPORTANT ONE OF THEM IS THAT IT BUILDS A CONSTITUENCY FOR RESTORATION AND WE'RE REALLY PLEASED THAT THE PIER AS YOU POINT OUT IT SEEMS SORT OF COUNTERINTUITIVE BUT IT ACTUALLY IT WORKS AS A MAGNET AS WELL AS OUR OTHER FEATURES F THE SITE TO DRAW PEOPLE TO THE SITE USE IT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST AND CONSTITUENCY THANKS SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS
ALL RIGHT NEXT WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER CHO GREAT WORK ON THIS I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU JOHN THANK YOU SANDY AND THANK YOU GEORGE GREAT PRESENTATION REALLY FUN TO HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE DETAILS IS IT WAS REVIEWING THE SLIDES IN ANTICIPATION OF TODAY CAME ACROSS THE SLIDE WHERE IT THE INSCRIPTION MENTIONS SOMETHING ABOUT JOHN VEAL AND SO I WENT ONTO HISTORY LINCOLN FOUND A GREAT WRITE-UP ABOUT HIM AND HIS LIFE AND HIS MISSION TO EM HE'S A FASCINATING INDIVIDUAL AND REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR ABOUT IS WORK TO RESTORE THE DUWAMISH AND SOUNDS LIKE BE A REAL PIT BULL FOR IT SO FUN TO SEE THAT INCLUDED AND YEAH AND I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS AS MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND MENTION I'M REALLY GLAD I GET TO VOTE TO SUPPORT THIS THANK YOU ALL RIGHT AND THEN FINALLY WE WILL GO OVER TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I JUST WANTED ALSO OFFER MY THANKS AND GEORGE ACTUALLY THIS IS IT'S SO NICE AT THE END OF A ALMOST A SIX-HOUR DAY FOR US SIX AND A HALF HOURS THAT WE GOT SOME PIECE OF GOOD NEWS SO THANK YOU SO MUCH I THINK IT'S JUST IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS IT'S GREAT TO SEE A WONDERFUL PROJECT LIKE THIS MOVING FORWARD AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT A TEAM OF FOLKS AT THE PORT THAT ARE LOOKING TO RENAME OUR PARKS AND I KNOW THAT MY VOTE WILL BE TO RENAME IT AFTER YOU SO JUST YOU KNOW THAT I'M THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING FORWARD YOU'VE JUST DONE AN AMAZING AMAZING ABOUT A WORK FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE OVER THE MANY MANY YEARS AND I THINK THIS IS JUST ANOTHER FEATHER IN YOUR CAP SO THANK YOU YOU'RE TOO KIND OKAY I THINK WE'RE ARE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE CONCLUDED HERE AND AT THIS POINT WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL
IS THERE A MOTION
I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND IT BUT I WOULD ALSO JUST LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT SOMETHING RYAN JUST SAID I GOT TO KNOW JOHN BEAL AND HE WAS A VETERAN AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER THERE'S A VETERAN CONSERVATION CORPS AND I SEE SOMETHING REALLY POETIC JUSTICE IN CARRYING ON HIS GOOD WORK WITH SPECIFIC OUTREACH TO THAT SO THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT RYAN I THINK IT'S REALLY PERTINENT ASPECT OF THAT LEGACIES AND SO AS FAR AS STEPHANIE'S COMING BECAUSE I EXPRESS SOME RESERVATIONS ABOUT NAMING ANY PARKS AFTER PEOPLE BUT I KIN D OF THINK THIS ONE SHOULD HAVE A BRONZE SMOKING PIPE STAND THERE FOREVER RECOGNIZING AN EMBODIMENT OF YOU I'M JUSY NEVER MIND BUT NOW I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SO WE I SECOND THE MOTION OKAY LITTLE BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THANK YOU FOR THOSE FINAL COMMENTS
AND WITH THAT WILL CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
OKAY COMMISSIONER CALKINS AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
AYE
YOU'RE 5 AYES
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED THE AUTHORIZATION IS GRANTED/ WITH THAT THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH/ THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND, PRESENTERS WE THINK WE HAVE NO ITEMS UNDER ITEM 9 WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ITEM 1011 COMMITTEE REFERRAL IF NOT THEN ADJOURNMENT SO ANY COMMISSIONER FINAL COMMENTS? OR REFERRALS? WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH THE ROLE OF EACH COMMISSIONER FOR FINAL COMMENTS? YEAH SURE LET'S JUST DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY
SO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? NO, THANKS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? NONE FOR ME
COMMISSIONER CHO? NOPE
AND COMMISSIONER FELLMAN OH THANK YOU
HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS THE MEETING OF THE SEATTLE PORT COMMISSION IS NOW ADJOURNED AT 4:28 P.M
AGAIN THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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