The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-07-14 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-07-14 at Remote

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE MEETING
THIS IS SEATTLE PORT COMMISSION PETER STEINBRUECK, PRESIDENT OF THE PORT, RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 14TH 2020
THE TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 12:04 P.M
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA SKYPE TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO AND FELLEMAN
I THINK FELLEMAN IS ONLINE NOW
IS HE? OKAY
I WILL ASK THAT WE DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
HERE, I'M HERE
GREAT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HERE COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE CONFERENCE ROOM JUST LOGGED ON
OKAY
I CAN SEE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK YOU WERE HERE AND AUDIBLE
THANK YOU
OKAY
I THINK WE HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT
TODAY'S MEETING IS ORGANIZED A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY FROM OTHER MEETINGS
WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF 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
ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL METHOD SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY
THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE I WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONERS' NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON SKYPE WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES AND THEN ANSWER YES OR NO
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ON THE LINE 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
WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE DUWAMISH AND COASTAL SALISH WHO HAVE STEWARDED THESE BEAUTIFUL LANDS AND WATER SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL
WE MUST COMMIT TO DOING 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 MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
ALTHOUGH IT MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
[THE PLEDGE IS RECITED] [THE PLEDGE IS RECITED] I'D LIKE TO MAKE JUST A COUPLE OF SHORT OPENING COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S MEETING
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
FIRST, I WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW CHIEF OF STAFF, BARB WILSON, WHO IS JOINING US TODAY
THIS IS HER FIRST COMMISSION MEETING IN HER NEW ROLE
SHE OFFICIALLY STARTED YESTERDAY AND IS HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING/ WELCOME AGAIN AND ENJOY YOUR FIRST MEETING, BARB, WE'RE DISCUSSING SEVERAL IMPORTANT ISSUES
FIRST
WE'RE VOTING ON A MOTION TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TASK FORCE ON POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS THAT WILL LEAD A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF OUR PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT
AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY DURING THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY TO ENSURE THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HELD TO THE HIGHEST NATIONAL STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND OVERSIGHT
OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING WAS A COMMUNITY FORUM AND WE RECEIVED A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK AND INCORPORATED MANY OF THOSE INTO WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING TODAY
AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MANY PORT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS FROM THE BEGINNING, PARTICULARLY OUR BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP
AND ALSO LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER CALKINS WHO HAS ALREADY TAKEN SOME IMMEDIATE AND DECISIVE STEPS SUCH AS THE BAN ON CHOKEHOLDS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THESE TOPICS
LATER THE OTHER ITEM I WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON IS THE BUDGET
TODAY WE WILL RECEIVE OUR FIRST 2021 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE [INAUDIBLE] CULMINATING IN THE APPROVAL OF THE 2021 BUDGET IN NOVEMBER
THIS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT BUDGET CYCLE FOR ALL OF US AS WE HEAD INTO 2021
PORT FACILITIES AND INDUSTRIES OF THE PORT HAVE BEEN HARD HIT BY THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC
THIS YEAR ALONE WE'VE HAD TO MAKE 70 MILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS TO [INAUDIBLE] ALL OUR REVENUES ARE DOWN WITH THE CRUISE SEASON CANCELED AND A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN AIRPORT TRAVEL
AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT HARD DECISIONS ARE NOT UNDULY IMPACTING COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES AND THAT WE ARE PREPARED AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO THRIVE ONCE AGAIN IN A RECOVERY
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE BRIEFING AND THE DISCUSSIONS TO FOLLOW OVER THE NEXT MONTH AHEAD ON OUR BUDGET
NOW LET'S GET ON WITH THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER THREE
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS BEFORE US TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO GIVE US A LITTLE INSIGHT ON THE PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF US TODAY
COMMISSIONERS, GOOD AFTERNOON
IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S STAY HOME STAY HEALTHY ORDER AND PROCLAMATION 2028 REGARDING THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, I HAVE 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 THE MATTERS OF ROUTINE PORT BUSINESS AND ARE URGENT AND WILL BE DETRIMENTALLY AFFECTED BY SIGNIFICANT DELAY AND ARE NECESSARY TO PORT OPERATIONS
ITEMS THAT DO NOT MEET THE NECESSARY AND ROUTINE CRITERIA HAVE BEEN DEFERRED TO LATER MEETINGS
I URGE APPROVAL OF TODAY'S AGENDA
OKAY, AND WITH THAT THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A SHORT COMMITTEE REPORT FROM AARON PRITCHARD
APOLOGIES COMMISSIONER THAT IS NOT ACCURATE FOR THIS MEETING
SO I THINK THAT WAS LEFTOVER LANGUAGE FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING
THERE IS NO COMMITTEE REPORT OUT TODAY
WELL, I JUST RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT THERE WAS
FROM AARON
OH, HE DOES HAVE ONE
SORRY
I'M TRYING TO MANAGE 20 THINGS
GIVE ME A MOMENT TO UNMUTE AARON
OKAY
AARON, I THINK YOU'RE ON
YEP
I JUST SENT THE PROMPT
THANKS COMMISSIONERS
THIS IS AARON PRITCHARD, POLICY MANAGER FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS, FIRST UPDATED I WANT TO GIVE THAT I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON UPDATING THE WORK PLAN FOR EACH OF THE COMMITTEES AND HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE WORK PLANS WITH COMMISSIONERS BY THE END OF THE WEEK
WE CAN ALSO POST THOSE WORK PLANS ON THE PUBLIC WEBSITE
WE HAD A LARGE AVIATION COMMITTEE MEETING
COMMISSIONERS CHO AND CALKINS CONVENED THAT BACK ON JUNE 26TH
THE FIRST ITEM WE COVERED IN THAT COMMITTEE WAS THE AIRPORT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTED THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS TO PURSUE CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT THE AIRPORT
FOR EXAMPLE BRANDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF JET BRIDGES
MANY OTHER AIRPORTS ALREADY DO THIS TYPE OF BRANDING
THE COMMITTEE AND STAFF ALSO DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ALIGNING CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS WITH THE PORT VALUES INCLUDING AESTHETIC VALUES IN THIS CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
THE NEXT ITEM WE DISCUSSED IN THE COMMITTEE WAS A SAMP DESIGN AT RISK
THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTED THE AVIATION TEAM'S PREFERRED OPTION TO SECURE ONE DESIGN CONSULTANT FOR THE ENTIRE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT DESIGN PROJECT WITH THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN BROKEN OUT
THIS OPTION REDUCES THE DESIGN TIMELINE BY NINE MONTHS AND IT SAVES APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN PROJECT COSTS
NO FURTHER AUTHORIZATION IS NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT UP TO 30% DESIGN
AIRPORT CITIES WILL BE NOTIFIED BOTH IN A BI-MONTHLY EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF THESE NOTABLE COMMISSION ITEMS COMMISSIONERS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU CAN ALSO GET SOME 221'S ON THE DESIGN AT RISK
THE NEXT PROJECT WE LOOKED AT WAS BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION
THE AIRPORT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND AIRPORT DIRECTOR STRONGLY RECOMMENDED PROCEEDING WITH THE AWARD OF THE BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION CONTRACT
BACK ON JULY 7TH IS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSION
ONE OF THE ITEMS WE DISCUSSED IS THE POTENTIAL FOR COST SAVINGS BY REDUCED OVERALL CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE DURING LOW PASSENGER VOLUME
HOWEVER, THE COST OF COVID PROTECTIONS IS UNKNOWN AND MAY OFFSET THOSE SAVINGS
ALSO OF NOTE IS THAT ALASKA AIRLINES DID CONDUCT A PEER REVIEW ON THIS PROJECT AND MOST OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION AND ALASKA NOW SUPPORTS THE PROJECT AND STAFF WILL PROVIDE A PROJECT SPECIFIC AIRLINE TECHNICAL REP TO WORK WITH THE AIRLINES
NO FURTHER COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION IS NECESSARY ON THIS PROJECT
I WILL SKIP THE TEMPERATURE CHECKS REGARDING FLY HEALTHY AT SEATAC
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS SOME REPORT OUT ON THAT, BUT I WILL NOTE THAT COMMISSIONERS CHO AND CALKINS GAVE A FLY HEALTHY TOUR FOR REPRESENTATIVE RICK LARSEN AT THE AIRPORT
AND THOSE TOURS WILL BE CONTINUING TO HELP OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH FLY HEALTHY AT SEATAC
ALSO WALK ON ITEM THAT DAY WAS AROUND THE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL KIOSK PROGRAM
THIS KIOSK PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A FOOD AND BEVERAGE OPTIONS FOR VERY SMALL BUSINESSES
IT CAME UP UNDER THE DISCUSSION AROUND THE FOOD TRUCK KIOSKS
COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSED HOW WE NEED TO INCLUDE CONTEXT ABOUT HOW THAT KIOSK PROGRAM FITS WITHIN THE ENTIRE ADR PROGRAM INCLUDING CRITERIA FOR ANY HONORARIUM AND FLEXIBLE BRANDING FOR THE KIOSKS
THE ADR TEAM IS GOING TO BRING BACK THAT ADR KIOSK PROGRAM IN CONTEXT TO REVIEW AT THE COMMISSION IN SEPTEMBER PRIOR TO COMING BACK TO THE FULL COMMISSION LATER ON IN THE YEAR
FINALLY UNDER AVIATION COMMITTEE [INAUDIBLE] WE LOOKED AT THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION POLICY REPORT OUT THAT WAS DUE BACK IN JUNE BUT HAS BEEN PUT OFF DUE TO COVID CONCERNS
BUT THE COMMITTEE DID RECOMMEND THAT IT COME TO THE FULL COMMISSION
THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS OF HIGH INTEREST TO COMMISSIONERS
IN PARTICULAR THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE CENTERPIECES THAT POLICY, HAS BEEN HALTED IN MARCH AND DEFERRED UNTIL 2021
COMMISSIONER CALKINS MADE SURE THAT WE GET SOME REPORT OUT OF WHAT TYPE OF TRIGGERS WILL OCCUR TO GET THAT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION POSITION BACK UP AND RUNNING
FINALLY, I WILL ALSO NOTE THE EQUITY COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY CHAIRS BOWMAN AND CHO ON JULY 9TH
THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE PROPOSED 2021 TO 2023 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN YOU'LL SEE TODAY, AND REVIEWED COMMISSIONER CHO'S PROPOSED EQUITY MOTION
THAT CLOSES THE COMMITTEE SUMMARIES FOR TODAY
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, YOU'RE MUTED
I'M SENDING THE UNMUTE PROMPTS NOW AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN I BELIEVE HAS A QUESTION ABOUT COMMITTEE REPORT OUTS
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO UNMUTE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? YES
THANK YOU
WILL DO
AND JUST A NOTE, WE KIND OF WENT A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER THERE WITH THE COMMITTEE REPORT BEING THROWN IN SO WE WILL NEED TO GO BACK TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND THEN TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK'S REMARKS
I THINK IT GOT THAT, I APOLOGIZE
ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I JUST SENT THE UNMUTE PROMPT
THANK YOU
SO JUST A QUICK QUESTION
I APOLOGIZE
I HAVE AN ECHO
IS IT ECHOING ON YOUR END? NO
OKAY
I'LL DO MY BEST TO PROCEED
AARON
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE AND NOT SO MUCH, I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE DOING IN TERMS OF ALL OF THEIR TIME ON IT, BUT HOW ARE DECISIONS BEING MADE ABOUT WHAT GOES TO THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE AND WHAT THEN COMES FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE COMMISSION? BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WHERE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED EVEN 221 BRIEFINGS ON A NUMBER OF CRITICAL AIRPORT ISSUES UNTIL IT'S READY FOR APPROVAL FOR FULL COMMISSION
CONSIDERING WHERE WE ARE WITH THE AIRPORT AND THE TENUOUS STATE, I'D REALLY LIKE TO BE GETTING MORE BRIEFINGS RATHER THAN FEWER
YEAH, DULY NOTED, COMMISSIONER, AND I'LL TAKE NOTE OF THAT AND FOLLOW UP WITH YOU
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE WORK PLAN FOR THE REST OF YEAR
SO WE'LL BE SURE TO REVIEW THAT WITH ALL COMMISSIONERS CAREFULLY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT AS WELL IN ADVANCE
OKAY
MY POINT BEING IS WHEN WE CREATED THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND I FIRST SERVED ON, IT WAS TO REALLY FOCUS ON BIG CRITICAL ISSUES AT THE AIRPORT
NOT EVERY SINGLE ISSUE
SO JUST GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT LINE OF BUSINESS TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WE ALL NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL INFORMED
AND IT LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS A RESPONSE AS WELL
I'M GOING TO UNMUTE THE CHAT BOX, JUST AS A REMINDER IT CANNOT BE ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL FOR THE RECORD
WE WANT TO LIMIT THE USE OF THE CHAT BOX ONLY FOR TECHNICAL ISSUES
SO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO STATE WHAT YOU HAD WRITTEN DOWN? LET ME TRY UNMUTING AGAIN
I SEEM TO HAVE TO DO THE VIDEO IN ORDER TO UNMUTE
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE MY SUPPORT FOR COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S POINT
THE AVIATION COMMITTEE REALLY TOOK ON A VERY BROAD SCOPE OF WORK THIS YEAR AND TOO MANY DECISIONS WITHOUT FEEDBACK
SO I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT GIVEN THAT BREADTH OF WORK
BUT ALSO I HAD A QUESTION FOR AARON
I THOUGHT WE HAD AN ENS COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN THESE TWO COMMISSION MEETINGS
AM I WRONG? I THINK IT WAS JUST BEFORE THE LAST MEETING, COMMISSIONER
WE'VE GOT ONE COMING UP ON THURSDAY
SO I THINK THAT THAT'S SORT OF HOW THEY FELL
ALL RIGHT, SO AND BUT WASN'T THERE A MEETING OF THE JOINT ALLIANCE TO DEAL WITH THE ORCA ECHO PROGRAM OR DID WE REPORT OUT ON THAT LAST TIME? I'VE HAVE NOT REPORTED OUT ON SEAPORT ALLIANCE COMMITTEES
ALL RIGHT
WELL ANYWAY, SO JOINT ENS AND SEAPORT ALLIANCE COMMITTEES TO DISCUSS FURTHER THE POTENTIAL OF DOING AN ECHO LIKE PROGRAM LIKE THE PORT OF VANCOUVER
AT SOME POINT IN TIME I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE HAD 221'S ON THAT DISCUSSION BUT THOUGHT THAT THIS IS A KIND OF JOINT COMMITTEE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT ESPECIALLY FOR OUR OWN COMMISSIONERS
ALL I TAKE THAT TO DO COMMISSIONER
OKAY, I THINK WE'RE ON TO THE AGENDA
THIS TIME I WILL ASK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I THINK YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN US INSIGHT ON THE AGENDA A LITTLE EARLIER, I WENT OUT OF ORDER HERE
SO
WILL THE CLERK UNMUTE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ONLINE AND COMMISSIONERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTION TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE
I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND IF NEEDED
THIS INCLUDES ANY ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE CLERK CALLS ON YOU
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK? THANK YOU MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
HI, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM 9B TO THE TOP OF STAFF PRESENTATIONS AND BRIEFINGS
OKAY
SO MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? AND THE PURPOSE OF MOVING IT IS THAT I FELT THAT THE BUDGET DISCUSSION NEEDS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
I WOULD CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THAT
THE STAFF IS PREPARED WITH THE SEQUENCE HERE TO PROVIDE THE BUDGET BRIEFING EARLIER IN THE AGENDA
IF THEY WILL BE PRESENT AND AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE BRIEFING
MR PRESIDENT, I DO BELIEVE THAT ALL PRESENTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE
OKAY, THAT'S ALL I WANT TO BE SURE OF
SO WITH THAT LET'S CALL THE MOTION TO REARRANGE THE AGENDA
AND JUST FOR CLARITY, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THAT WAS MOVING ITEM 9B UP TO THE BEGINNING OF PRESENTATION REPORTS AND STAFF BRIEFINGS
IS THAT CORRECT, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? IS THAT YOUR PREFERENCE? YES, PLEASE
OKAY, THANK YOU
SO THAT'S JUST MOVED UP A LITTLE BIT THERE
SO AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA
OKAY ROLL, PLEASE
YES, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I UNMUTED COMMISSIONER CALKINS EARLIER
I'M GOING TO TRY ONE MORE TIME
AYE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO
HANG ON
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND THEN COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
AYE
THAT MOTION DOES PASS
OKAY, THE MOTION PASSES
I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S ECHO WAS PRESENT AGAIN
AND SO IF INDEED YOU CAN MUTE EVERYBODY, I THINK IS THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THAT
YES
I THINK I FIGURED OUT THE CULPRIT IT MIGHT BE COMMISSIONER CHO'S OFFICE
SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS
I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS IF THERE'S SOMETHING AROUND YOUR SPEAKER, BUT I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN
FOR AND SO YES, IF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN IS SPEAKING COMMISSIONER CHO WILL NEED TO BE MUTED WHICH IS WHY WE DO THIS WHOLE RIGMAROLE ANYWAY TO CREATE BETTER QUALITY
SO THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE GUYS
OKAY WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? THANK YOU
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR THAT
UNMUTING NOW
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, DO YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA TODAY? NO
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO? HE SAID NO
ALL RIGHT
WAS THAT A NO? OKAY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA TODAY? NO
THANK YOU
AND THEN COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, DO YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES? NO, THANK YOU
WE ARE NOW AT APPROVAL
OKAY STARTING NOW THE QUESTION IS BEFORE US ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AGENDA
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
AYE.YOUR AGENDA IS APPROVED WITH THE CHANGES
WE ARE NOW ON ITEM 4, WHICH IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE METRUCK AT THIS TIME
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE ALREADY HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR
IF YOU HAD TOLD ME A YEAR AGO THAT TODAY WE WOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND HAVING VIRTUAL MEETINGS DURING A PERIOD OF NATIONWIDE CIVIL UNREST I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO THINK
YET HERE
WE ARE PUSHING FORWARD IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY MORE COMMITTED THAN EVER TO OUR GOALS OF BEING A MODEL FOR EQUITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND AN ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR OUR REGION
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR THEIR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EFFORTS TOWARDS THESE GOALS
I'M SORRY
THERE ARE PEOPLE TALKING IN THE BACKGROUND
I BELIEVE I WAS ABLE TO MUTE WHERE THE BACKGROUND NOISE WAS COMING FROM
THANK YOU LAUREN
I'LL CONTINUE
ONE GOAL IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO US AS AN ORGANIZATION IS HEALTH AND SAFETY
THE AVIATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM AT THIS SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO ENHANCING HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE AIRPORT IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS WORK INCLUDES THE COMMISSION MOTION APPROVED AT YOUR MAY 12TH MEETING DIRECTING STAFF TO EXPLORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERIM HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAM
A SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF THE SCREEN HEALTH SCREENING WORK INCLUDES PROOF OF CONCEPT TEMPERATURE CHECK TESTING WHICH WILL START TOMORROW AT THE MAIN TERMINAL
THE PROOF OF CONCEPT TESTING WILL RUN FOR TWO WEEKS AND WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE PEAK TRAVEL TIMES FROM 9 A.M
TO 1 P.M
IN A LOCATION ADJACENT TO CHECK POINT 5
THE TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALASKA AIRLINES
LIKE THE EARLIER EQUIPMENT TEST AT THE FIS, IT WILL BE A VOLUNTARY PROCESS THAT INCLUDES SIGNAGE INDICATING PEOPLE CAN OPT OUT AND THAT NO PERSONAL INFORMATION IS BEING COLLECTED
FOR ANY PERSON WAS A TEMPERATURE EXCEEDING 100 POINT FOUR DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THEY WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF CONFERRING WITH A MEDICAL PROVIDER CONTRACTED BY ALASKA
THIS PROOF OF CONCEPT TESTING IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR UNDERSTANDING HOW TO MAINTAIN SMOOTH PASSENGER FLOW, EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE, PASSENGER RECEPTIVITY, AND THE OVERALL COST OF AN INTERIM TEMPERATURE CHECK PROGRAM THAT WOULD INCLUDE BASED ON REQUIRED STAFFING LEVELS
AIRPORT STAFF LOOKS FORWARD TO PROVIDING YOU A COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION ON THE INTERIM TEMPERATURE SCREENING PROGRAM AT YOUR JULY 28TH COMMISSION MEETING
OTHER FLY HEALTHY SEA ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK INCLUDE GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM THE TRAVELING PUBLIC WITH A BRIEF SURVEY TO UNDERSTAND REACTIONS TO THE CHANGES TO DATE TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE AIRPORT AND TO SEEK GUIDANCE AROUND FURTHER ACTIONS AND PUBLICIZING MASK UP AT SEA, THE INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE FACIAL COVERINGS TO PEOPLE IN THE TERMINAL WHO ARE NOT WEARING A MASK HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL
WE'VE ALREADY DISTRIBUTED 1,000 CARE KITS TO DATE
NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MARITIME DIVISION, MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
OUR PRIORITY HAS REMAINED ON THIS HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THOSE TRAVELING THROUGH OUR REGION
LAST WEEK NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY, TOO, HAVE CANCELLED THEIR 2020 ALASKA CRUISE SEASON DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC
THIS DECISION ALLOWS THE 2020 CANCELLATIONS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED BY ALL MAJOR CRUISE LINES
THIS FOLLOWS THOSE CANCELLATIONS
THE HOME PORT IN SEATTLE, ALL THOSE CRUISES ARE CANCELED FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
CLEARLY THERE'S MUCH UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CRUISE HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH CRUISE LINES, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES, THE US COAST GUARD, US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, AND OTHERS TO ACHIEVE THE RETURN OF CRUISE WITH ENHANCED HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES IN 2021
SPEAKING OF BEING READY FOR THE FUTURE, LAST WEEK WE WELCOMED 25 YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE PORT TO BEGIN THEIR PORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
WE'LL BE WORKING VIRTUALLY THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST
ALTHOUGH THE SCALE OF THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE REALITIES OF THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT, WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER THESE OPPORTUNITIES AT A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY
INTERNS WILL BE CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND INTERVIEWING PORT STUFF TO BUILD AN OUTREACH TOOL THAT INFORMS YOUTH IN OUR REGION ABOUT CAREER AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN AVIATION , MARITIME, THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
INTERNS WILL GAIN EXPOSURE TO PORT INDUSTRIES AND PROFESSIONALS WHILE DEVELOPING PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTATION SKILLS
IN ADDITION TO THE PORT INTERNSHIPS, USE AGE 16 TO 24 WILL SOON HAVE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FUNDED BY THE OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE MOTION WHICH WAS PASSED RECENTLY
TWO CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED TO SEATTLE GOODWILL, THE URBAN LEAGUE APPRENTICESHIP AND NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN, A NEW AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING INITIATIVE AND THEY ACCOUNT FOR OVER 100 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
WHILE THREE MORE ARE BEING FINALIZED, SEATTLE GOODWILL AND THE URBAN LEAGUE PLAN OUT YOUTH EMPLOYED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN EITHER MARITIME, ENVIRONMENTAL AEROSPACE, CONSTRUCTION AND TRADES, OR TOURISM WORK THROUGH OUR CONTRACTED PARTNERS
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEM 6H IS A REPLACEMENT OF THE HVAC SYSTEM AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY PROJECT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK AND IS THE FIRST PROJECT TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR BOTH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FUNDS SINCE THE POLICY WAS ADOPTED
ALTHOUGH INITIATED WELL BEFORE THE ADOPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTIVE, WE BELIEVE THE STEPS TAKEN BY THE PROJECT TEAM FULFILL THE INTENT OF THE POLICY TO INTEGRATE SUSTAINABILITY INTO CAPITAL DECISIONS AND TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
ITEM 7 A IS A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO DIRECT A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT
I WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ON THAT AS WE GET TO THAT AGENDA ITEM
AND FINALLY ITEM 9B IS A BRIEFING ON OUR 2021 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK TALKED ABOUT, AND AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS DISRUPTED MANY ELEMENTS OF OUR LIVES
IT HAS LED TO UNPRECEDENTED DECLINES IN ACTIVITY ACROSS AVIATION AND MARITIME SECTORS WHICH IS CAUSE CHALLENGES AND UNCERTAINTY IN OUR BUDGETING PROCESS
THIS UNCERTAINTY UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF FLEXIBILITY AS WE PLAN FOR 2021
THIS BRIEFING WILL REVIEW MY APPROACH AND STRATEGY IN BUILDING THE 2021 BUDGET AND I'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ON THAT WHEN WE REACH THAT PART OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK, YOU'LL NEED TO HIT THE UNMUTE PROMPT DUE TO THE BACKGROUND NOISE
HANG ON
THERE WE GO
AM I GOOD? ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK
OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS ITEM FIVE PUBLIC COMMENT
I BELIEVE WE HAVE 16 WHO HAVE CALLED IN ADVANCE
I'M SORRY, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
PLEASE FORGIVE THE INTERRUPTION
STAFF IS ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE REORDERING OF THE AGENDA IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE STAFF PRESENT FOR THAT PRESENTATION
I NEED SOME CLARIFICATION ON IF 9B WAS MOVED UP TO THE BEGINNING OF SECTION 9 FOR PRESENTATIONS OR IF IT WAS ACTUALLY MOVED TO SECTION 7 FOR SPECIAL ORDERS? COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, WHAT IS YOUR PREFERENCE? MY PREFERENCE IS TO MOVE IT UP TO ABOVE 9A
SO THE FIRST ONE UNDER PRESENTATIONS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION
IT'S JUST A SLIGHT MOVE
SO NOT A BIG MOVE
OKAY
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE HAD AGREED TO
SO
ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD
THANKS
SORRY IF YOU'RE GETTING SOME BACKGROUND NOISE HERE
I CAN'T CONTROL IT ON THE OUTSIDE
IT'LL BE OVER SHORTLY
THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5, PUBLIC COMMENT
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO 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 THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, WE WILL OPEN THE SPEAKING LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU WERE ON THE SKYPE MEETING AND ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
ALSO NOTE THERE IS A THREE-MINUTE LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
WE WILL LIMIT THE COMMENT TIME TO 2 MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
THE FIRST PERSON THAT I HAVE ON MY LIST IS DANNETTE INDSMANDER
DANNETTE, WERE YOU ABLE TO JOIN US? IF YOU ARE ON THE PHONE, YOU'LL NEED A PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
I WILL GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER
AND THE NEXT PERSON THAT I HAVE IS HEATHER WORTHLY AND HEATHER YOU'RE ON DESKTOP SO I'M SENDING YOU AN UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
THANK YOU LAUREN
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS HEATHER WORTHLY
I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PORT JOBS
I AM TESTIFYING TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE PORT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND TO APPLAUD THE PORT'S SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS TO INCREASE EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BOODKHA GAYSAR
AS INEQUITY HAS BEEN LAID BARE BY THE PANDEMIC AND THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, THE PORT'S WORK TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND TO LEVERAGE THE PORT'S INVESTMENTS AS AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION IS ESSENTIAL
THE ITS PROPOSED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN TO BE PRESENTED TODAY BY WORKFORCE DIRECTOR LUIS NAVARRO EXPANDS THE PORT'S SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ADDS NEW FUNDING, AND REACHES NEW AREAS, GREEN CAREERS IN PARTICULAR, AND DESERVE SUPPORT
ON BEHALF OF PORT JOBS AND OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS LED BY SEAN TAHIDE OF ALASKA AIRLINES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE ARE FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSED AVIATION SECTOR STRATEGIES FOR 2021 TO 2023 AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PORT'S WORK TO EXPAND THE AVIATION CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH OUR AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN ON-RAMP WITH PARTNER SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE AND THE ADDITION OF SECURITY PATHWAYS IN THE YEAR AHEAD
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY AND FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES
THANK YOU, HEATHER
THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES, NEXT I HAVE EMILY YIM
EMILY IS ALSO JOINING US VIA DESKTOP
SO EMILY I'M SENDING THE UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
YOU KNOW WHAT LAUREN I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE UNMUTE SO I'M GOING TO JUST SPEAK THROUGH THE PHONE IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU, BUT I AM ABLE TO SEE EVERYONE ELSE
OKAY, PERFECT
YEP, AND I CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE
SO YOU'RE GOOD TO GO
OKAY
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS EMILY YIM, AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WASHINGTON ALLIANCE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT COLLABORATION OF 12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPRESENTING OVER A QUARTER MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT A DIVERSE WORKFORCE IS AND ALSO HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GROW AND DEVELOP A TALENT IN A STRATEGIC AND SUSTAINABLE WAY
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WASHINGTON ALLIANCE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS HAS PARTNERED WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO HAVE OVER A HUNDRED AND ONE TEACHERS LEARN ABOUT THE PORT AND TO INTEGRATE THE WORK INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS THROUGH OUR WORK, PORT EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS HAVE CREATED CLASSROOM UNITS ON TOPICS LIKE INNOVATION WITH YOUR NEW BAGGAGE SYSTEM, MARINE HABITATS AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
IN FACT, THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING WAS SO ENGAGING FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY ENDED UP DESIGNING ANOTHER UNIT FOR YOUNGER MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
WE'VE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE PORT IN DEVELOPING 11 CAREER VIDEOS WHICH ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT ALL TEACHERS CAN GET ACCESS AND UTILIZE THESE RESOURCES
CORE CONNECTED LEARNING ABOUT THE PORT ISN'T DESIGNATED TO ONE WEEK OR SPECIFIC TIME, BUT IS TAUGHT BY TEACHERS AS AN IMPORTANT TOOL AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
BECAUSE ONCE A TEACHER IS EXPOSED AND GIVEN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THE PORT, THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CARRY THAT INFORMATION INTO THE NEXT CLASS, INTO THE NEXT YEAR, AND FOR YEARS TO COME
THOSE 101 TEACHERS THAT I REFERENCED, THEY WORKED WITH 13,230 STUDENTS THAT YEAR ALONE AND THAT ONE TEACHER SERVES A HUNDRED FIFTY STUDENTS A YEAR, WHICH REALLY ALIGNS THE ORGANIZATION SCALE WITH STRATEGY EFFORTS
WE HOPE THAT THE PORT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE MAJOR WORKFORCE ARM THAT WE CAN SHOWCASE TO OUR EDUCATORS IN OUR REGION AND THAT WE ALSO FULLY SUPPORT THE WORKFORCE STRATEGY PLAN THAT IS GOING TO BE PROPOSED TODAY
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP
THANK YOU HEATHER
THANK YOU
EMILY
WE'LL TAKE THE NEXT SPEAKER
YES
NEXT I HAVE SHIREEN HENRY AND SHIREEN AND I'M GOING TO SEND THE UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
SHIREEN, WERE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE? WE CAN COME BACK JUST TO SHIREEN? OKAY
SURE, AND I'M GOING TO TRY SENDING IT ONE MORE TIME
IT WILL BE A LITTLE BANNER BELOW AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN
AND THEN IF YOU ARE STILL NOT ABLE TO UNMUTE I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND JOINING US VIA THE CALL IN LINE AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU
NEXT I HAVE VERONICA WADE, ALSO ON DESKTOP
VERONICA, I'M SENDING THE PROMPT
I'M ACTIVATED ON MY PHONE
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS VERONICA WADE
I AM THE EXECUTIVE WORKFORCE UNIT AT SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE AND SO THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ON THE AGENDA LATER TODAY
SO EARLIER HEATHER WORTHLY MADE REFERENCE TO OUR PARTNERSHIP AND I JUST LIKE TO GIVE A BRIEF EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS EQUITY WORK LOOKS LIKE ON THE GROUND
ENSURING THE SUCCESS SO FAR OF AN AIRPORT CAREER PATHWAYS PROTOTYPE THAT WAS REALLY MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PORT JOBS
SO WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A NEW CAREER PATHWAY FOR INCUMBANT AIRPORT WORKERS TO ENTER OUR FAA-APPROVED AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AT SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE BY OFFERING AN ON-RAMP READINESS CLASS ON SITE AT THE AIRPORT
SO RECRUITMENT WAS MANAGED BY PORT JOBS, AND WE PAIRED AN AVIATION FACULTY AND A BASIC SKILLS FACULTY IN A TEAM TEACHING MODEL TO PREPARE STUDENTS VIA ENGLISH AND MATH CONTEXTUALIZED TO AVIATION, INTRODUCTION TO TERMINOLOGY AND CONCEPTS AND TOOLS THAT ARE KEY TO THE PROGRAM
SO THE GOAL IS TO HELP THEM GET PREPARED TO ENROLL IN THE 2-YEAR AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE
WE ALSO IMPROVED OUR AVIATION PROGRAM BY ADDING THIS TEAM TEACHING MODEL OF BASIC SKILLS FACULTY PLUS TECHNICAL FACULTY, CALLED I-BEST, INTO THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS, AND THIS WILL LAUNCH IN OUR AFTERNOON SESSION IN THE FALL
THIS PROTOTYPE PROJECT IMPROVES OUR DIVERSITY OF RACIAL EQUITY GOALS OF THE COLLEGE BY IMPROVING EQUITY BOTH IN TERMS OF ACCESS AND OUTCOMES
OUR PORT JOBS PARTNERS ARE SUPPORTING THE STUDENTS WITH ALASKA AIRLINES AIRPORT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS WHEN THEY TRANSITION TO THE COLLEGE AND THROUGH A DONOR WE'VE LAUNCHED A SCHOLARSHIP AT SOUTH AIM TO ASSIST BLACK AND LATINX THAT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE AVIATION PROGRAM AS WELL
SO OUT OF 19 REGULAR ATTENDEES, 17 COMPLETED COVID-19 PUSHED INITIAL SPRING ENROLLMENT INTO THE FALL, BUT ALL 17 PLAN ON CONTINUING ON; 16 OF THEM AT SOUTH AND ONE AT ANOTHER COLLEGE
THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY STRATEGIC AND THOUGHTFUL PROJECT WITH GREAT COLLABORATION THAT SHOWS PROMISE OF REPLICATION TO OTHER CAREER PATHWAYS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRACKS AND PORT PRIORITY AREAS
THANKS
OKAY
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER AND NEXT I WILL CALL FOR SHIREEN HENRY AGAIN
YOU'LL NEED A PRESS STAR SIX IF YOU ARE ON THE PHONE LINE
WELL, MAYBE WE CAN COME BACK TO HER AGAIN
TRY AGAIN LATER
LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER
NEXT
I HAVE, MICHELLE MERRIWEATHER
I'M HERE
CAN YOU HEAR ME? GREAT
YES, WE CAN
PERFECT
GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
MY NAME IS MICHELLE MERIWETHER AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING THE URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN SEATTLE
OUR 90-YEAR HISTORY IN SEATTLE, OUR OVER 50 EMPLOYEES, AND OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE URBAN LEAGUE HAS BEEN A CLOSE PARTNER WITH THE PORT AS MENTIONED EARLIER
WE ARE WORKING ON A SUMMER PROGRAM FOR SOME USE BUT I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL BE MENTIONED AND DISCUSSED LATER TODAY BY LUIS NAVARRO
BOODKHA, LOUISE, AND HER TEAM HAVE CREATED A WONDERFUL PLAN THAT CONTINUES TO FACE THE INEQUITIES AND CHALLENGES THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, ESPECIALLY BLACK MEN AND WOMEN, HAVE FACED IN OUR HISTORY
THE URBAN LEAGUE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE PORT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS TO CREATE PATHWAYS AND REMOVE BARRIERS FOR PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR WORK IN CONSTRUCTION AND TRADES WITH PREFERRED ENTRY INTO THOSE JOBS AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME A PART OF THE UNION
WE ARE LITERALLY TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO FISH
THROUGH OUTREACH IN CAREER AND HIRING FAIRS, STREET OUTREACH, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING, PARTY HIRE HAS IDENTIFIED TALENT FROM COMMUNITIES THAT WENT ON TO PARTICIPATE IN SOFT SKILLS TRAINING, RELICENSING, HOUSING, AND CERTIFICATION TRAINING
THE PORT HAS ALLOWED US TO REMOVE MAJOR BARRIERS AND OFFER LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS
OUR PARTY HIGHER PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT HAS PLACED MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE INTO APPRENTICESHIPS, PRE APPRENTICESHIPS, OR THE TRADES WITH THE RETENTION RATE OF MORE THAN 80%
PORT COMMISSIONERS, I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I URGE YOU TO ALLOW THIS IMPORTANT WORK TO CONTINUE
THANK YOU
AND THANK YOU MICHELLE
GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE REST OF THIS LIST THEN I'LL GO BACK TO SHIREEN AND THEN DANETTE AS WELL AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THOSE SORTED OUT
SO NEXT I HAVE ABDULLAH HIJAMA
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
YES
GOOD AFTERNOON
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS ABDULLAH HIJAMA AND I AM EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY ADVOCATE
IN THE PAST, I WORKED WITH THE LUIS NAVARRO AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
WE DID SEVERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WORKSHOPS WITH THE TAXI DRIVERS AND UBER DRIVERS WORKING AT THE AIRPORT
WE ALSO GIVE CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING TO THE STAFF OF PORT OF SEATTLE/ EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE ARE THE FASTEST-GROWING IMMIGRANT SINCE 1991
LARGE NUMBER OF PORT WORKERS, OF THE TAXI DRIVERS ARE MEMBERS OF EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
THE THREE-YEAR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN PRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY
THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTING TRAINING AND HIRING DIVERSE SKILLED WORKFORCE IN THE PORT RELATED SECTION OF AVIATION, MARITIME, CONSTRUCTION AND GREEN JOBS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT MOST COMMUNITIES AND PARTICULARLY AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY OF COLOR, WOMEN, IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE TO ENTER TO THE PORT-RELATED CAREER
WE SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM, AND WE ASK THE COMMISSIONER TO APPROVE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
WE'LL HEAR FROM THE NEXT SPEAKER
YES, AND IT APPEARS SHIREEN IS ON THE PHONE
SO SHIREEN, ARE YOU ABLE TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE? YEAH
CAN YOU HEAR ME? GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I'M SORRY FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES IT HAPPENS
SO HELLO
HELLO
I'M SHIREEN, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WASHINGTON ALLIANCE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS AND I WORK DIRECTLY WITH EMILY YUM
I ALSO WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH CONSUELA DAVIS AND LUIS NAVARRO
WORKING WITH OUR TEACHERS TO MEET THE STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE PORT
THIS SUMMER WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPOSE TEACHERS TO MARITIME CAREERS THROUGH A VIRTUAL TOUR OF FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, AN INTRO INTO THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER AND THE COLLABORATION AMONG SMALL BUSINESSES, AND ALSO HEARING ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAPPEN BETWEEN TELE-DOCTORS AND THE BOATING ASSOCIATIONS AS A RESPONSE TO COVID AND SO ALL OF THESE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO THINK ABOUT HOW THOSE MARITIME CAREERS MIGHT BE BROUGHT TO THEIR STUDENTS
WE WERE ALSO EXPOSED TO THE CONSTRUCTION CAREERS AT THE AIRPORT AND HAD THE SAFETY MANAGER FROM THE AIRPORT AND ALSO SOME CONTRACTED CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENTS SHARE ABOUT THE NEED AND THE WORK FORCE IN THAT AREA
SO WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 3,400 STUDENTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE TEACHERS THAT ARE GETTING THIS PROGRAM THIS SUMMER AND WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS WORK AND BE ABLE TO SEE THESE CAREERS BROUGHT FORTH AND MADE VISIBLE TO OUR TEACHERS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK YOU GOT MUTED
SORRY, I WAS MUTING BECAUSE OF SOME BACKGROUND NOISE
I NEEDED TO CUT OUT
SO ALRIGHT, LET'S TAKE THE NEXT SPEAKER
YEP AND NEXT I HAVE NIAMBERA RUHI OMAHA AND THEY HAVE JOINED US VIA DESKTOP
SO I'M SENDING THE UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY
I AM HONORED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MY NAME IS NURARIHYON BOGLE
I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE BY BOTH BOOKDHA AND LUIS NAVARRO AND WOULD LIKE TO KINDLY ASK THE COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
STRUCTURES
WE HAVE RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH WITH THE PORT TO BE ABLE TO BASICALLY INVOLVE AFRICAN IMMIGRANT YOUTH IN, FIRST OF ALL, GIVING THEM INFORMATION ON DIFFERENT SECTORS OR CAREER PATHS THAT THEY CAN GO TO SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM GET ANY EQUITABLE POSITIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE
FOR YOU TO APPROVE THIS IT WOULD CREATE AN INTENTIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR US SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO SPREAD THE WORD IN CREATING THOSE JOBS WITHIN CONSTRUCTION, MARITIME, GREEN JOBS, AVIATION SECTORS
THIS IS GOING TO BE A PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL ALLOW US TO SHARE THAT WORD WITH ALL THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND ALSO LANGUAGE BARRIERS
SO IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM AND WOULD URGE YOU GUYS TO APPROVE THIS PROGRAM
THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE AFTERNOON
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES NEXT I HAVE KAYLA CASINO
KAYLA, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, YOU'LL NEED A PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
KAYLA CASINO? WHO IS THIS? OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER THEN AND I WILL GO BACK TO KAYLA AFTER THAT
THE NEXT SPEAKER THAT I HAVE IS MARIE CORROSAY
MARIE, I'M GOING TO SEND THE UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS MARIE CORROSAY
I'M THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF SEATTLE KING COUNTY
I'VE BEEN THERE FOR THE PAST YEAR
THE WC IS A LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD THAT WAS DESIGNATED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE MAYOR AND KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE
WE'RE THE RECIPIENT AND FISCAL AGENT FOR FEDERAL WORKFORCE FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ALSO WE PROVIDE CONTRACTS & SERVICES FOR JOB SEEKERS USING THOSE DOLLARS
I WAS HIRED A YEAR AGO TO REALLY BE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, TO CREATE THE WBC TO BE A BACKBONE ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT OUR REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
WE ARE SPREADING OUR POLICY BOARD TO BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE VOICES TO CREATE A SHARED REGIONAL PLAN AND APPROACH
I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE BOOKDHA GAYSAR AS OUR NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR POLICY BOARD
ALSO LOOKING TO MOVE THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND OUR WORK IN A REGIONAL SYSTEM TO CENTER RACIAL EQUITY AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION AS THEIR CORE PRIORITY
LOOKING AT STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE] FOR THOSE OF YOU, I DON'T KNOW, I LED THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO AT THE PORT FROM 2015 UNTIL I LEFT A YEAR AGO
ALMOST A LITTLE BIT OVER A YEAR
LAST JUNE
AND I AM PLEASED TO COMMENT ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND SAY FIRST OF ALL, VERY HAPPY TO SEE BOTH THE CONTINUED BUT ALSO INCREASED COMMITMENT TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
THE PORT HAS A REALLY IMPORTANT AND UNIQUE ROLE IN THIS FIELD BOTH LEVERAGING YOUR LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE, YOU KNOW USING YOUR ABILITY TO BRING EMPLOYEES AND PARTNERS TO THE TABLE, BUT ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE PORT TO PARTNER WITH THE WTC IN THE FUTURE AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP WE'LL LEVERAGE OF IT TO REDUCE DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS
IT WILL ALSO INCREASE IMPACT IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PARTNERS
WE HAVE RECEIVED TODAY NEARLY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL AND PRIVATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND VARIOUS VERY SUPPORTIVE AND INTERESTED IN WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP THE PORT ON LOOKING EXPANDING EDUCATION CAREER PATHWAYS, CONSTRUCTION AND CONNECTED LEARNING, AND MARITIME AND FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO STRONGLY SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZE THE SUPPORT OF ADDITIONAL STAFF NEEDED TO DO THIS WORK
IT'S SIGNIFICANT
I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP
THANK YOU
AND THANK YOU MARIA
GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AS WELL
APPRECIATE YOUR GETTING BACK TO US
LET'S HEAR FROM THE NEXT SPEAKER
YES
NEXT
I WILL CALL SARAH SHEARER AND SARAH HAS JOINED US VIA DESKTOP
SARAH, I'M GOING TO SEND THE UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON
CAN HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
SO, MY NAME IS SARAH SHEARER AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SPEAKING IN SUPPORT TODAY, LIKE OTHERS, OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
AS PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS, IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY AND THE PORT TO ALIGN IN STRATEGY AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN OUR REGION
THIS ALIGNMENT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT WITH OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC TIMES AND WHEN JOBS IN THE TRADES REMAIN SUPER VITAL
WORKING WITH THE PORT AS A PARTNER ALLOWS US TO POOL OUR RESOURCES AND INVEST MORE BROADLY IN PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL CONNECT SEATTLEITES WITH LIVABLE WAGE JOBS IN THE TRADES
AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE, IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE FOCUS ON BUILDING EQUITABLE PATHWAYS TO THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST IN THE TRADES FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE GREATEST BARRIERS
SUPPORTING OUR BIPOD COMMUNITIES AND WOMEN WILL REQUIRE INTENTIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN PUBLIC AGENCIES TO PROVIDE THE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES AND SUPPORT SUCH AS CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND THE PROGRAMS PARTICIPANTS NEED TO COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING
THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT SO THAT OUR WORKFORCE SYSTEMS WILL BE STRONGER AND MORE EFFECTIVE
CURRENTLY, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, THE MARITIME INDUSTRY IS 90% WHITE MALE IN WASHINGTON
AND IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SECTOR, ONLY TWO PERCENT WOMEN
SO THE FUTURE OF OUR MARITIME INDUSTRY IS DEPENDENT UPON OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT IN OUR BIPOC COMMUNITIES AND WOMEN
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT IS THE YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE
WE WORKED WITH THE PORT TO ALIGN THE STRATEGIES AND FUNDING AND CO-DEVELOP AN INTERNSHIP STRATEGY
WE HEARD THAT THE PORT WANTED TO INCREASE INTERNSHIPS OUTSIDE THE PORT AS AN EMPLOYER SO WE HELPED LEVERAGE THAT
THE PORT'S INVESTMENT AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR THE YMC TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL PARTNERS
SO FAR
WE'VE INVESTED $50,000 FOR TWO ADDITIONAL COHORTS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY FROM THE BLACK AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITY
WE ARE TOTALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND WE BELIEVE THIS ALIGNMENT AND OUR PARTNERSHIP MUST WORK TOGETHER FOR GREATEST GOOD OF THE PEOPLE AND THE BUSINESSES OF SEATTLE AND THE REGION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GREAT
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER NEXT
I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE TWO OTHERS THAT WERE ON THIS LIST
DANIS ENDSMANGER
DANIS, IF YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US VIA THE PHONE YOU'LL NEED A PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
HELLO
HI
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
OKAY, GREAT
HI
HI EVERYBODY
WELL, I JUST WANT TO FIRST, I'M DANIS AND I WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND I'M CURRENTLY IN THE ELECTRICIAN'S APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PORT FOR SPONSORING MY COHORT
IT WAS COHORT 106, IT WAS AN ALL WOMEN'S COHORT AND I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT ALL OF THE WOMEN THAT I WENT THROUGH, I THINK THERE WERE 15 OF US TO BEGIN WITH WE LOST TWO GIRLS
THEY WENT TO WORK AND ONE OF THE GIRLS HAD TO DROP OUT
BUT THE REST OF ALL THE WOMEN WE HAVE A FACEBOOK GROUP AND ALL OF THEM ARE WORKING CURRENTLY IN THE TRADES AND ITS REALLY CHANGED ALL OF OUR LIVES
MINE ESPECIALLY
I WAS HOMELESS AND I HAD A PROBLEM WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND THE COURT SENT ME TO A PROGRAM AND LONG STORY SHORT I I ENDED UP AT THE KENT ANEW PROGRAM AND EVERYTHING TURNED AROUND FOR ME
I'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW DOING REALLY REALLY WELL AND IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS PAYING FOR OUR COHORT, OR SPONSORING OUR COHORT, HOWEVER YOU DID THAT AND I RECOMMEND IT TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM, AND I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ARE ABLE TO HELP THEM OUT AGAIN THIS YEAR
SO, THANK YOU
OKAY
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES, I WILL CALL FOR KAYLA CASINO ONE MORE TIME BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE NEXT LIST
KAYLA CASINO, IF YOU ARE ON THE PHONE, YOU'LL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
ALL RIGHT, NOT SEEING ANY MOVEMENT THERE
SO NEXT I WILL CALL LAURA GIBBONS
THANK YOU, LAUREN
I AM LAURA GIBBONS, A SEATTLE RESIDENT AND A VOLUNTEER MEMBER OF AVIATION TEAM OF 360 SEATTLE, A GROUP THAT WORKS FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
I WANT TO COMMENT TODAY ABOUT THE BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING UNDER ITEM 9B
ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES IS TO CONTINUE INVESTMENTS THAT ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE EQUITY
I'M THRILLED TO SEE THAT AS A PROPOSED PRINCIPAL AND I HOPE YOU REALIZE IT REQUIRES DRASTIC REDUCTION IN FLIGHTS OUT OF SEATAC
THE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION FROM SEATAC LIGHTS ARE WELL-DOCUMENTED AND FALL DISPROPORTIONATELY ON PEOPLE WHO ARE LOW INCOME AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
I'M PROVIDING LINKS TO MY SOURCES IN MY EMAIL SO THAT YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE IMPACTS
AIR TRAFFIC IS UNHEALTHY EVEN BEFORE YOU CONSIDER GLOBAL WARMING AND IT'S IMPACTS ARE INEQUITABLE
SO TO ADHERE TO THE PRINCIPLES: CONTINUE INVESTMENTS THAT ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE EQUITY, YOU MUST DRASTICALLY REDUCE AVIATION FROM SEATAC
I ASK THAT YOU ADOPT AND FOLLOW THIS PRINCIPLE
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
NEXT I HAVE SARAH SHIVELY
HI, MY NAME IS SARAH SHIVELY
I AM ALSO SEATTLE RESIDENT AND A VOLUNTEER WITH THE 360 SEATTLE AVIATION TEAM
AND I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT MY COLLEAGUE LAURA GIBBONS JUST GAVE
BEFORE US ARE LOFTY PRINCIPLES FOR 2021 BUDGET PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS THAT PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND SUPPORTING HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND YET YEAR AFTER YEAR THE MONEY INTO INFRASTRUCTURE TO EXPAND THAT PARTICULARLY FOR ALREADY MARGINALIZED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
T;HE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S DRAFT SEATAC IMPACT STUDY MAKES CLEAR WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW: COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF NOISE POLLUTION FROM SEATAC TRAFFIC HAVE LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND EDUCATION THAN KING COUNTY OR THE STATE ON AVERAGE AND ARE MUCH LESS WHITE THAN KING COUNTY AND WASHINGTON ON THE WHOLE
THE MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SHOWS US JUST WHAT SEATAC ARE NOISE POLLUTION DOES TO THESE COMMUNITIES
IT INCREASES RATES OF HEART DISEASE, BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER, NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES, KIDNEY AND LIVER DAMAGE, AND LUNG CONDITIONS
IT ALSO INCREASES INCIDENCES OF PREMATURE BIRTH AND DEATH, AND LOWERED STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES
AND AGAIN, THE PORT CONTINUES SPENDING MILLIONS TO EXPAND SEATAC OPERATIONS, WORSENING CONDITIONS FOR THESE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES
IF THE PORT REALLY WANTS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO DO SO IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER, IT MUST STOP INVESTING FUNDS IN AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE
TO CONTINUE THESE INVESTMENTS IS TO FUEL ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE AND INEQUITY
THANK YOU
OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
NEXT IS CYNTHIA SPEES
HI, I'M CYNTHIA SPEES, AN INDEPENDENT SECURITY RESEARCHER AND SEATTLE RESIDENT
MY COMMENTS ARE REGARDING AGENDA ITEM 7A AND 9B
THANK YOU FOR HEEDING SOME OF MY PRIOR FEEDBACK REGARDING DRAFT MOTION 2020 - 15 ITEMS 4G AND 4H
HOWEVER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS MORATORIUM ON POLICE USE THE FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IS NOT SUFFICIENT
THE COMMISSION SHOULD EXPLICITLY BAN THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY BY BOTH THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS CONTRACTED BY EITHER THE PORT OR PORT TENANTS
ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMISSION SHOULD REVERSE THE DECISION TO WORK WITH CBP TO BUILD A FACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
PER AGENDA ITEM 9B MATERIALS, THE PORT IS FACING A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN REVENUE
THE COMMISSION SHOULD RESCIND ITS APPROVAL GIVEN ON MARCH 10TH, 2020 TO FUND A BIOMETRIC EXIT SYSTEM AT A COST OF $5,715,000
THIS IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE FUNDED BY THE PORT AND THE PORT GAINS NO MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS OR CONTROL BY EXECUTING THE TECHNOLOGY THEMSELVES, WHICH [INAUDIBLE] WOULD HAVE SHOWN YOU
INSTEAD OF FUNDING MASS SURVEILLANCE, THE COMMISSION SHOULD FOCUS ON AREAS THAT IMPROVE TANGIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS THE NOISE MITIGATION ACCELERATION PROPOSAL APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION AS MOTION 2020 - 04 WHICH WILL LIKELY NOT RECEIVE FULL FAA IP GRANT FUNDING TO COVER ITS COSTS
IT SEEMS STRAIGHTFORWARD THAT ADDRESSING THE SOUND INSULATION NEEDS THAT HOMES AND SCHOOLS OF SEATAC AIRPORT NEIGHBORS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN AIDING AND ABETTING CBP IN GATHERING MUG SHOTS OF INNOCENT TRAVELERS
ADDITIONALLY
THE PORT IS BEING STEAMROLLED BY CBP
AT THE COMMISSION MEETING ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2019 AT TIME STAMP 1:31:40 PORT STAFF SAID QUOTE IN TERMS OF CBP, THEY WERE VERY CLEAR IN THE OCTOBER MEETING THAT THEY DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE AUTHORITY AS IT RELATES TO DEPARTING INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS
THAT IS OUR FACILITY
THAT IS AN AREA WE HAVE CONTROL OVER UNQUOTE
BY FUNDING AND BUILDING A BIOMETRIC AIR EXIT SYSTEM THE PORT IS HELPING CBP GO OUTSIDE THEIR JURISDICTION TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE
PLEASE BAN THE USE OF BIOMETRICS FOR PUBLIC FACING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY FUNCTIONS
ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE RESCIND THE APPROVAL TO FUND A BIOMETRIC EXIT SYSTEM
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE NEXT SPEAKER
YES
NEXT IS SUJATA ROMNEY AND THEY HAVE JOINED US VIA THE DESKTOP
SO I AM SENDING AND UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
HI
GOOD AFTERNOON SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO, FELLEMAN, AND STEINBREUCK
MY NAME IS SUJATA ROMNEY
I AM REPRESENTING THE COALITION OF SEATTLE INDIAN-AMERICANS
PLEASE VOTE YES TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM ON THE USE OF FACE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY BY THE PORT POLICE
PLEASE GO FURTHER AND BAN THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE AND CONTRACTORS
PLEASE REVERSE YOUR DECISION TO COLLABORATE WITH CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, CBP, TO BUILD A FACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AT SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FACE SURVEILLANCE DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE 20,000 PLUS MEMBERS OF OUR ASSOCIATED GROUPS MANY OF WHOM ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN KING COUNTY OR TRAVEL WITH SEATAC AND OTHER SEATTLE PORT FACILITIES
THIS TECHNOLOGY IS RIPE WITH RACE AND GENDER BIASES AND ENABLES UNDETECTABLE PERSISTENT GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE ON A MASSIVE SCALE
THE PORT COMMISSION'S MARCH 10TH VOTE TO COLLABORATE WITH CBP IN ROLLING OUT ITS FACIAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM IGNORED OUR CONCERNS AS WELL AS THAT OF MANY PRIVACY, CIVIL LIBERTY, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
THE PORT OF SEATTLE SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR OR BUILDING A FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR CBP WHEN IT IS DEEMED THAT FACIAL RECOGNITION IS A THREAT TO RACIAL EQUITY WHEN USED BY ITS OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
WE STRONGLY URGE COMMISSIONERS TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM TO BAN ALL USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION BY PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE AND PRIVATELY CONTRACTED SECURITY AND TO REVERSE THE DECISION TO COLLABORATE WITH CBP
THANK YOU
I YIELD MY TIME
OKAY
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
NEXT IS UMA RAGHAVAN
UMA, I BELIEVE YOU'RE ON THE PHONE
YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? THIS IS UMA
YES, WE CAN
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS UMA RAGHAVAN, AND I'M A TECH ENTREPRENEUR IN SEATTLE AND I'M NOT REPRESENTING THE BOARDS OR ANY COMPANIES I ADVICE
I'M TALKING AS A MEMBER OF THE INDIVISIBLE GROUPS
CITIES ACROSS THE U.S
ARE BANNING FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY NOTING ITS ROLE IN EXACERBATING THE SURVEILLANCE AND POLICING OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE MARGINS ON MARCH 10, 2020 EARLIER THIS YEAR PORT COMMISSIONERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO COLLABORATE WITH CBP IN ROLLING OUT ITS FACIAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM IGNORING THE CONCERNS OF MANY PRIVACY, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT THE PORT'S PARTICIPATION IN CBP'S UNLAWFUL MASS COLLECTION OF BIOMETRIC DATA THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE 5.7 MILLION DOLLARS RFP TO PROCURE AND IMPLEMENT A FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM AT SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FUNDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AND PUTTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AT RISK
IF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION IS TRULY COMMITTED TO RACIAL EQUALITY, COMMISSIONERS SHOULD NOT ONLY VOTE TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM ON FACIAL RECOGNITION USE BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT IT SHOULD ALSO BAN THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY BY BOTH THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ANY PRIVATELY CONTRACTED SECURITY PERSONAL
AND IT SHOULD ALSO REVERSE ITS DECISION TO COLLABORATE WITH CBP, WHICH IS A SISTER AGENCY OF ICE TO HELP BUILD AND IMPLEMENT ITS POWERFUL AND EXPENSIVE FACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
LIKE MY COLLEAGUE EARLIER SAID, THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR, YOU KNOW, BUILDING A FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR CBP WHEN IT HAS DEEMED FACIAL RECOGNITION [INAUDIBLE] WHEN USED BY ITS OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
I STRONGLY URGE THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS TO PLEASE BAN USE A FACIAL RECOGNITION BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE AND PRIVATELY CONTRACTED SECURITY AND TO REVERSE THE DECISION TO COLLABORATE WITH CBP
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES, ALMOST DONE
THE NEXT SPEAKER I HAVE IS MC HALVERSON
MC HALVERSON, IF YOU ARE ON THE PHONE, YOU'LL NEED A PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE TO BE HEARD
OKAY, ARE WE HAVING SOME CHALLENGES HERE? POTENTIALLY
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ABLE TO CHECK IN EARLIER WHEN I CALLED ROLL
I WILL CALL THE LAST SPEAKER AND THEN I WILL GO BACK TO YOU
SO NEXT I HAVE JORDAN VANVOST
JORDAN
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS JORDAN VANVOST
I'M A MEMBER OF THE GROUP SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL AND IN JUNE IT WAS 100 DEGREES ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
AND JUST THIS SUNDAY IT WAS 128 DEGREES IN DEATH VALLEY
TEMPERATURE RECORDS IN 2020 CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPERTS ARE SAYING THERE'S A 90% CHANCE [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE THE WARMEST YEAR EVER RECORDED
WITH WILDFIRE SEASON JUST AROUND THE CORNER, PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM COVID-19, WE'LL FACE NEW HEALTH CHALLENGES
THERE ARE AT LEAST A DOZEN REASONS WHY THIS COMMISSION WOULD BE WISE TO CANCEL THE T46 CRUISE SHIP PROJECT NOW AND IF YOU NEED TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL DOT ORG
WITHOUT MINIMIZING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, THE ECONOMIC CRISIS, OR INSTITUTIONAL RACISM, THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY EXACERBATES ALL OF THESE AND DWARFS ALL OF THESE
THERE IS NO WAY THAT A GIANT CRUISE SHIP CANNOT HAVE A GIANT CARBON FOOTPRINT WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGY AND THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY IS MOVING MUCH MORE RAPIDLY THAN THE TECHNOLOGY IS
WE NEED TO DEVELOP AN ECONOMY THAT STOPS COLONIZING FUTURE GENERATIONS AS EXPENDABLE AND THAT MEANS STOPPING THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIES LIKE CRUISE WHICH ARE AN ECOLOGICAL DRAIN ON THE PLANET
ASKING THE CRUISE INDUSTRY TO CLEAN UP ITS ACT AND BECOME A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN MIGHT HAVE MERIT IF WE HAD MORE TIME
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS FACING SEVERE FINANCIAL PRESSURES NOW AND IT'S UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT THEM TO PRIORITIZE ZERO-CARBON SHIPS ANYTIME SOON
CRUISE IS A NON- ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY
PLEASE CANCEL T46 AND CONSIDER WAYS TO ADAPT THE PORT'S MISSION TO A WORLD FACING MULTIPLE CRISES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU JORDAN
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES, I WILL CALL ONE MORE TIME FOR MC HALVERSON
ARE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE? YOU ARE ON THE LINE
SO JUST GOING TO DO ONE LAST GLANCE AT OUR DESKTOP PARTICIPANTS
MC HALVERSON, IF YOU ARE ON THE PHONE, YOU WILL NEED A PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
HELLO
I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMETHING THERE
FROM SOMEONE
AND I WILL CALL THE NAME ONE MORE TIME MC HALVERSON
SO I THINK SEEING A PHONE NUMBER THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABLE TO GET UNMUTED AND THEN I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMETHING THAT TIME
IF NOT, WE ALSO WILL STILL BE ACCEPTING WRITTEN COMMENTS TO THE SAME EMAIL THAT YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WITH TODAY AND THAT CAN BE DISTRIBUTED AS WELL
OKAY OTHER SPEAKERS
NOPE
THAT IS EVERYBODY
WELL, OKAY
WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO GIVE US A SUMMARY OF THE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED? YES
I BELIEVE THE COMMISSIONER CLERK IS DOING THAT
OKAY, IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED, THAT'S OKAY
WE CAN MOVE ON
BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR A REPORT OUT ON THE WRITTEN COMMENTS
YES, AND MICHELLE IS AVAILABLE TO DO THAT MICHELLE
I THINK YOU'RE UNMUTED
I AM
YES
THANK YOU
I'M JUST TRYING TO PULL THEM UP HERE
SO WE DID RECEIVE A WRITTEN COMMENT FROM BERNADINE LUND, RESIDENT OF FEDERAL WAY AND MEMBER OF QUIET SKIES OF PUGET SOUND AND THE 350 AVIATION TEAM COMMENTING ON ITEM 9B BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO YOU IN YOUR EMAIL
WE ALSO HAVE A WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM PARDON ME
LET ME FIND THE SPEAKER'S NAME CYNTHIA SPEES
AND THIS IS I THINK SHE SPOKE ACTUALLY TODAY AND THAT'S JUST HER WRITTEN COMMENT THAT SHE PROVIDED
SO WE HAVE CYNTHIA LAUREN
YES
YEAH
SHE ALREADY SPOKE
SO THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BEFORE I MOVE ON AND THEN WE HAVE THE LAST WRITTEN COMMENT RECEIVED IS FROM DANIEL WISE
AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS URGING THE STOP OF COLLABORATING WITH CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND BUILDING A FACIAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AT SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AND THAT IS THE SUMMARY OF THE WRITTEN COMMENTS, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
ALRIGHT, THEN
THANK YOU CLARK HART
AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE'RE READY TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM SIX, THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ANY ITEMS ALREADY REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, IF ANY, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AT SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS
I DON'T THINK THERE WERE ANY ITEMS REMOVED AT THIS TIME
THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR COVERING ITEMS SIX A, B, C, D, E, F, G ,H, I AND J
THIS IS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
SO MOVED, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM 6I
OKAY
IT'S ABOUT THE FUTURE FUNDING
OKAY, WE'LL MAKE NOTE OF THAT AS AN I OWE YOU
OKAY? THANK YOU
AND WE DO NEED A SECOND MISTER COMMISSION PRESIDENT
I'M JUST LOOKING AT SIX I AND TAKING NOTE OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S REQUEST
I'LL SECOND THAT
OKAY
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
WITH THAT, LET'S TAKE THE ROLL CALL
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CHO? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
THERE WE GO
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
AYE
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
WE ARE ONTO AGENDA ITEM 7, WHICH IS SPECIAL ORDERS
YES, THANK YOU
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
THE FIRST ITEM BEFORE YOU IS ITEM 7A
THIS IS MOTION 2020-15, A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO DIRECT A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE HIGHEST NATIONAL STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO POLICING AND TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE ON PORT POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS TO LEAD THE ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK? COMMISSIONERS, RECENT EVENTS HAVE A COMPELLED US TO ASK HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICIES AND PRACTICES AROUND POLICING AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR NATION'S CHECKERED HISTORY WITH RACISM
THIS MOTION IS A COMBINATION OF HARD WORK FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PORT STAFF, PORT POLICE, AND EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS THAT DIRECTS US TO ASK CRITICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ROLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WHAT WE EXPECT WITH ALL OF ITS CHALLENGES
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ALL OF THE GROUPS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS FOR THEIR EFFORT
ESPECIALLY NOTEWORTHY IS THE THOUGHTFUL WORK OF OUR BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP LED BY PRESIDENT DELMAS WHITAKER
THEIR HOURS OF HARD WORK HAVE GREATLY ASSISTED US IN DEVELOPING A WAY AHEAD
PRESENTERS ARE ERIC SHINFELD, WAS ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF, NO LONGER, BUT THE SENIOR MANAGER FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND VERONICA VALDEZ, COMMISSION SPECIALIST
ALSO SPEAKING LATER ON WILL BE DELMAS WHITAKER FROM BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AND ACTING POLICE CHIEF MIKE VILLA
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL
DELMAS AND CHIEF VILLA
LET'S HEAR FROM OUR PRESENTERS
ERIK SHINFELD AND VERONICA VALDEZ
GREAT
I APOLOGIZE COMMISSIONER
I THINK ACTUALLY WE WILL HAVE DELMAS WHITTAKER SPEAK FIRST IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, SIR
SO WE'LL HEAR FROM DELMAS WHITAKER, PRESIDENT OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT, OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP AT THE PORT
DELMAS, DID YOU GET THE UNMUTE PROMPT? OH
DELMAS? YEP, YOU'RE A LITTLE MUFFLED, BUT THAT COULD BE PAPERS OR BACKGROUND NOISE
OKAY, I'LL TRY TO KEEP THAT DOWN TO A MINIMUM
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MANAGING DIRECTORS, TO THE PUBLIC, AND TO OUR FRIENDS
ON BEHALF OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT, I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK FOR PARTNERING WITH BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AND TAKING ON THIS FIRST OF, I HOPE, MANY FUTURE STEPS TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY AND ANY OTHERS WATCHING THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS WILLING AND READY AND ABLE TO BE THE STANDARD-BEARER FOR ROOTING OUT POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT MAY BE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING OUR BLACK PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK HAVE BOTH DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP AND A WILLINGNESS TO TO TAKE SWIFT AND MEANINGFUL ACTIONS DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES
ADDITIONALLY
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO OUR PORT POLICE OFFICERS AND LABOR GROUPS
AS A PROSPECTIVE MEMBER OF THIS TASK FORCE, I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE TO COLLABORATIVELY ADVANCE THIS ASSESSMENT AND PRODUCE MEANINGFUL WORK
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS WHERE THE HARD WORK BEGINS FOR THIS DOCUMENT IS ONLY A FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK THAT'S AHEAD OF US
I CHALLENGE EVERYONE SITTING ON THIS CALL TODAY TO HOLD OUR COMMISSION, OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM, AND OUR TASK FORCE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PUTTING FORTH MEANINGFUL AND SUBSTITUTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE WORK
LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT FOCUS GROUP
THE SENIOR DIRECTOR [INAUDIBLE] HERE AND THE OUR COMMISSION STAFFERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DUE DILIGENCE
THIS WORK HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THIS MOTION TO BE READY FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL TODAY
WITH THAT, I CONCEDE MY TIME
OKAY
THANK YOU DELMAS
I THINK AT THIS POINT WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR PRESENTERS
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMISSION PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK, COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS ERIC SHENFIELD
I'M THE SENIOR MANAGER OF FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE VERONICA VALDEZ, COMMISSION SPECIALISTS
OUR JOB HERE TODAY IS TO REALLY DESCRIBE IN DETAIL WHAT IS IN THIS MOTION BEFORE YOU
BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE MOTION, LET ME JUST TALK FOR ONE MINUTE ABOUT THE PROCESS AS OTHERS HAVE REFERENCED
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF PROCESSES, POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES OVER MY PAST FOUR YEARS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THIS HAS BEEN FAR AND AWAY THE MOST ENGAGEMENT WE'VE REALLY EVER HAD IN MY TIME, IN REALLY DEVELOPING THE CONTENT OF A MOTION
ENGAGEMENT FROM INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS
THESE STUDY SESSIONS / SPECIAL MEETING THAT WE DID ON JUNE 30TH
TO TRULY GET FEEDBACK FROM ALL PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEN BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT FEEDBACK INTO SUBSTANTIVE AND CHANGES IN THE MOTION THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU HERE TODAY
SO WHAT YOU SEE IS A FINAL PRODUCT
IT IS NOT PERFECT BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER, BUT IT TRULY DOES ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE AND PASS ALONG TO YOU ALL OF THE IMPORTANT FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED
WHAT THIS MOTION SAYS IS, THERE'S A LOT OF WORDS IN THIS MOTION, BUT REALLY ALL IT IS IS A MEANS TO AN END
IT CREATES A TASK FORCE
IT DETERMINES WHAT THAT TASK FORCE NEEDS TO LOOK AT
BUT AS DELMAS JUST SAID TO YOU, THE REAL WORK DOES NOT HAPPEN ONCE WE PASS THIS MOTION
THE REAL WORK IS THE ACTUAL WORK OF THE TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY QUICKLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY WHAT CHANGES MAY OR MAY NOT BE NECESSARY IN KEEPING OUR POLICE FORCE TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD, EVEN HIGHER THAN THE STANDARD THAT IT ALREADY HOLDS ITSELF TO, AND IMPLEMENTING THOSE CHANGES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS MOTION, IN SUMMARY, SAYS
I'M GOING TO START TO JUST WALK THROUGH, VERY BRIEFLY, SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THIS MOTION, THEN, OF COURSE, TURN THINGS OVER TO VERONICA AS WELL
AND EXPLICITLY WHAT WE WILL DO IS CALL UP SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE SINCE JUNE 30TH WHEN WE GOT THAT FEEDBACK AT THE SPECIAL MEETING
SO FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO SECTION ONE OF THE MOTION, I DO WANT TO CALL OUT THE LAST SENTENCE IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH UNDER TEXT OF THE MOTION WHERE WE SAY THAT RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD IN NO WAY IMPEDE OR DETRACK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM FULFILLING ITS CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY FUNCTIONS
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THOSE GOALS OF BOTH PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS, RACIAL EQUITY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY ARE NOT IN CONFLICT AT ALL, BUT WE FELT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT AND GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK
IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING IS ADDITIVE TO AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CORE FUNCTIONS OF OUR POLICE FORCE NOT IN CONFLICT WITH IT
SO WE CALL THAT OUT
SECTION ONE IN THE MOTION MAKES SURE THAT WE ARE SHOWING THE COMMISSION SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIONS THAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK ANNOUNCED ON JUNE 23RD
THOSE WERE ACTIONS THAT WERE UNDER HIS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY
BUT THE COMMISSION FELT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT THOSE ACTIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE TRULY REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMISSION'S VISIONS FOR HOW WE PROCEED
AGAIN REALLY REFLECTING ON IMPETUS AND THAT DESIRE FOR SWIFT AND SUBSTANTIVE ACTIONS
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STARTING A TASK FORCE PROCESS, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A NEVER-ENDING PROCESS
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROCESS FOCUSED ON REAL RESULTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
SECTIONS 2 & 3 TALK ABOUT THE TASK FORCE ITSELF
THE TASK FORCE WILL BE LED BY TWO COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT AS WELL AS TWO TASK FORCE CO-CHAIRS
THE TASK FORCE CO-CHAIRS WILL NOT BE COMMISSIONERS
THEY WILL BE PORT STAFF AND AGAIN DESIGNATED
AND THEN THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE ARE OUTLINED IN SECTION 3: BOTH INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING KEY FOLKS THAT NOT ONLY CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT ALSO BRINGS SUBSTANTIVE AND IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ON THESE TOPICS TO THE DISCUSSION
AND THEN FINALLY AT THE BOTTOM OF SECTION 3, IT TALKS ABOUT THE HIRING OF CONSULTANTS
WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOOD KNOWLEDGE AND THOUGHTS ON THIS TOPIC, IT'S REALLY ESSENTIAL THAT WE HAVE A CONSULTANT THAT NOT ONLY BRINGS EXPERTISE IN FACILITATING THIS DISCUSSION, BUT TRULY THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THESE ISSUES, TO DO RESEARCH ON THESE ISSUES TO CAPTURE EXISTING BEST PRACTICES, MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT REINVENTING THE WHEEL AND HELP US GET TO AN EVENTUAL OUTCOME THAT WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT
SO THOSE ARE THE FIRST THREE SECTIONS AND OVER TO VERONICA VALDEZ TO TALK ABOUT SECTIONS FOUR AND BEYOND
GREAT
THANK YOU ERIC
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
I'M VERONICA VALDEZ, COMMISSION SPECIALIST AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SECTION FOUR OF THE MOTION GIVES AUTHORITY TO THE TASK FORCE TO ACCESS AND REVIEW EXISTING PORT DATA AND DOCUMENTS SO THAT THE ASSESSMENT IS AS COMPREHENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE AS WE CAN MAKE IT
AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS COMMUNITY FORUM, HAVING DATA-BASED, EVIDENCE-BASED FINDINGS IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR US
WE INCLUDED ALSO LANGUAGE BASED ON COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN'S FEEDBACK THAT SPEAKS TO USING THE BEST AVAILABLE RESEARCH THAT EXISTS, RESEARCH AND DATA THAT EXISTS NATIONWIDE SO WE'RE NOT REINVENTING THE WHEEL
WE CAN TAKE FROM THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHER REPORTS
WE ALSO ADDED LANGUAGE ON COORDINATING WITH LOCAL AND STATE EFFORTS TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY AND NOT DUPLICATE EFFORTS
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WHO OFFERED THIS SUGGESTION
IN ADDITION, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE INCLUDED LANGUAGE ON BENCHMARKS AND METRICS AS A KEY TO EVALUATE HOW WE ARE DOING
SO THERE IS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE REFLECTED THERE
NEXT I'LL MOVE ON TO SECTION 5 WHICH STARTS AT LINE 91 WHICH SPEAKS TO THE SCOPE OF THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE AND THE AREAS THEY WILL EXAMINE
AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, IT'S NOT LIMITED TO JUST THIS LIST AS THERE MAY BE OTHER AREAS THAT THE TASK FORCE MAY UNCOVER DURING THE ASSESSMENT RELATED TO POLICING THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO DEEP DIVE INTO
FIRST ON THE LIST IS DIVERSITY AND RECRUITMENT IN HIRING
SO THE GOAL FOR THE PORT IS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED OFFICERS THAT BETTER REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE BY EXAMINING THE RECRUITMENT SELECTION AND HIRING PRACTICES
THE TASK FORCE WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY BARRIERS THAT MAY EXIST THAT REALLY UNDERMINE DIVERSITY AND, AS DELMAS MENTIONED, DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT POTENTIAL OFFICERS OF COLOR FROM ENTERING THE PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT
WE ADDED NEW LANGUAGE THAT SPEAKS TO HOW AN APPLICANT'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL FIT FOR THE PORT IS ASSESSED
THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED FROM OUR BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT MEMBERS WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
AS FAR AS EXAMINING THE DIVERSITY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE ALSO INCLUDED BILINGUAL SKILLS A POLICE OFFICER MAY HAVE WHICH WAS ONE SUGGESTION THAT WE RECEIVED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
WE ALSO ADDED INTERNSHIP AND YOUTH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON SUGGESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT MEMBERS WHO SPOKE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EXPOSED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT A YOUNG AGE
WE ADDED LANGUAGE ABOUT LATERAL POSTINGS AS WE HEARD THAT THIS MAY BE AN AREA THAT MAY BE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
THE NEXT AREA IS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
IT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE TRAINING CURRICULUM TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
AGAIN, IT WILL LOOK AT WHETHER AND HOW TRAINING IS PROMOTING GUARDIAN MENTALITY AS OPPOSED TO THE WARRIOR MENTALITY
WE DID ADD LANGUAGE TO ASSESS WHAT TRAINING IS PROVIDED TO OFFICERS AS ALTERNATIVE OR INTERMEDIATE APPROACHES TO AVOID EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE, FOR EXAMPLE DE-ESCALATION TRAINING
THIS WAS SOMETHING WE HEARD A FEW TIMES DURING THE COMMUNITY FORUM
AND WE WANTED TO INCLUDE THAT THE TASK FORCE WILL ALSO LOOK AT HOW OFFICERS ARE DEVELOPED AND ADVANCED THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR OFFICERS OF COLOR
WE ADDED NEW LANGUAGE THANKS TO OUR B.I.G MEMBERS WHO SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD ALSO REVIEW CURRENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED ZIP CODES TO BUILD TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY
THE NEXT AREA IS EQUITY
IT WILL LOOK AT PROTOCOLS AND OVERSIGHT THAT ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT ALL OFFICERS ARE TREATED WITH FAIRNESS, EQUITY, AND RESPECT
IT WILL INCLUDE A REVIEW OF PROTOCOLS FOR REPORTING MISTREATMENT EXPERIENCED OR OBSERVED WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HOW IT WAS ADDRESSED OR RESOLVED
THIS LANGUAGE ACTUALLY DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS DRAFT MOTION
NEXT AREA IS THE USE OF FORCE
THIS INCLUDES A REVIEW OF PROTOCOLS GOVERNING THE USE OF FORCE
IT WILL CONSIDER WHETHER ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS ON POTENTIALLY LETHAL RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES ARE NEEDED AND ANY OTHER CHANGES NEEDED TO POLICIES, PRACTICES, OR PROTOCOLS REGARDING USE OF WEAPONS AND TACTICS TO MANAGE AND DISPERSE CROWDS AND OR RESPOND TO CRISIS SITUATIONS
WE ADDED LANGUAGE TO REITERATE LOOKING AT HOW TRAINING CAN PROVIDE OFFICERS WITH ALTERNATIVE TACTICS TO ENSURE OFFICERS REALLY DO HAVE OPTIONS TO ADDRESS REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE MOST PRODUCTIVE WAY
NEXT IS OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT
THE ASSESSMENT WILL LOOK AT HOW COMPLAINTS ARE HANDLED
IT WILL LOOK AT HOW THE PUBLIC ARE TOLD ABOUT HOW TO MAKE A COMPLETE, TO THE ACTUAL PROCESS OF MAKING A COMPLAINT
HOW ACCESSIBLE IS IT? WE ADDED NEW LANGUAGE SO THAT THE ASSESSMENT ALSO REVIEWS INTERNAL REPORTING MECHANISMS FOR POLICE OFFICERS WHO WANT TO REPORT AN ALLEGED MISCONDUCT OF ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER INCLUDING RACIALLY-MOTIVATED MISCONDUCT WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL OR RETALIATION
SO, THANKS AGAIN TO OUR B.I.G MEMBERS WHO PROVIDED THIS SUGGESTION
WE UPDATED LANGUAGE AROUND THE REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL COMMISSION PORT LEADERSHIP AND OR EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT TO INCLUDE NOTIFICATIONS TO COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OF RELEVANT COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS
WE ALSO ADDED ONGOING REPORTING FOR PROGRESS AND METRICS
THIS, THANKS TO COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK AND FELLEMAN WHO REALLY SPOKE ABOUT HAVING GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND VISIBILITY
NEXT, THERE WAS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THIS SECTION, WHICH IS A REVIEW OF THE PORT'S POLICE DISCIPLINARY PROCESS AND HOW CIVIL LAWSUITS BROUGHT AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICER ARE CONSIDERED DURING THAT PROCESS
THE TASK FORCE SHOULD CONSIDER HOW THE COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE MADE AWARE OF CIVIL LAWSUITS, PARTICULARLY WHEN QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS INVOKED
FOR THOSE OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE TUNING IN, QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS A DEFENSE SPECIFICALLY TO CLAIMS ABOUT FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, SO CIVIL RIGHTS
IT IS NOT APPLICABLE TO ANY OTHER TYPE OF CIVIL LAWSUIT BROUGHT AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS SUCH AS NEGLIGENCE, FALSE ARREST, ASSAULT, ETC, I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO ERIC WHO WILL REVIEW THE REMAINING AREAS OF THE SECTION
THANK YOU VERONICA
NEXT SECTION IS POLICE UNION PARTICIPATION
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PARTNERING REALLY EXPLICITLY IN COLLABORATING WITH THE UNION REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR POLICE FORCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT THEY CAN HELP US ACHIEVE THESE GOALS LAID OUT IN THE ASSESSMENT
THOSE COULD INCLUDE LOOKING AT THE DISCIPLINARY PROCESS AND OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT IMPACT THE ABILITY TO HOLD OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE AND OR SERVE AS BARRIERS TO RACIAL EQUITY WITHIN OUR POLICE FORCE
UNDER BUDGET, ROLES, AND EQUIPMENT, THERE ARE REALLY TWO CONCEPTS
ONE IS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE CERTAIN NON- EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THAT COULD BE BETTER RESPONDED TO EITHER BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF NON-UNIFORMED OFFICERS OR WHETHER INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY COULD REPLACE THE NEED FOR THE POLICE TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ISSUES AND SITUATIONS
ONE OF AREAS THAT WE DID AT THE END OF SECTION G IS LOOKING EXPLICITLY AT MILITARY GRADE EQUIPMENT AND UNDERSTANDING HOW IT IS PROCURED, HOW IT IS USED, AS WELL AS THE ROLE OF BODY CAMERAS AS A POTENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE FOR PORT POLICING
UNDER MUTUAL AID WE WANTED TO LOOK AT HOW OUR OFFICERS ARE ENGAGING IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHEN CALLED UPON, WHAT PROTOCOLS THEY FOLLOW WHEN THEY ARE WITHIN OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THEY FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND THE VALUES OF THE PORT POLICE IN THOSE SCENARIOS
AND THEN WE ADDED AT THE END OF THIS SECTION THE REVERSE WHICH IS WHEN WE ARE CALLING FOR MUTUAL AID, AND OFFICERS FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS COME TO OUR SUPPORT, HOW DO THEY COMPLY WITH OUR PROTOCOLS AND OUR VALUES WHEN OPERATING AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT? FINAL SECTION IS ADVOCACY
WE UNDERSTAND, AS VERONICA, MENTIONED FOR EXAMPLE, WITH QUALIFIED IMMUNITY MANY OF THESE ISSUES THAT PEOPLE CARE THE MOST ABOUT ARE ACTUALLY STATE AND FEDERAL ISSUES
AND SO WHICH OF THOSE POLICY ADVOCACY ISSUES DO WE NEED TO ADD TO OUR STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY LOOKING INTERNALLY AND TAKING CARE OF WHAT WE CAN CONTROL BUT ALSO LENDING OUR VOICE IN SUPPORT OF CHANGES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL THAT MAY BE NECESSARY
LET ME END BY SAYING WE TOOK GREAT CARE, AND I REALLY WANT TO CALL THIS OUT BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, ALL OF THESE AREAS, AREAS A THROUGH I THAT ARE LISTED IN THE ASSESSMENT ARE ALL AREAS THAT SHOULD BE ASSESSED, SHOULD BE REVIEWED
AND IF THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE MADE, THAT IS THE ROLE OF THE TASK FORCE
BUT WE REALLY TRIED TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY ASSUMPTIONS
WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY PROJECTIONS
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DIRECT THE TASK FORCE TO COME TO ANY SPECIFIC CONCLUSIONS
THIS IS AN OBJECTIVE PROCESS
IT WILL BE DRIVEN BY DATA
IT WILL BE DRIVEN BY EXPERTISE
AND SO WHILE THESE ARE AREAS OF FOCUS, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AND ANY SPECIFIC FINDINGS WILL BE ENTIRELY THE DISCRETION OF THE TASK FORCE AND WHATEVER IT IS THAT THE DISCUSSIONS THEY HAVE TELL THEM
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THINGS OVER TO VERONICA
COMMISSIONERS, IF THIS MOTION IS APPROVED TODAY, THE TASK FORCE WILL BE STOOD UP AND WORK WILL BE UNDERWAY TO COME BACK TO COMMISSION NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 31 2020 FOR THE FIRST PROGRESS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION
WE DID ADD NEW LANGUAGE THAT STATES THAT BY NO LATER THAN JULY 31 2021 THE TASK FORCE WILL SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
HOWEVER, AS RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DEVELOPED BY THE TASK FORCE, THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE TASK FORCE CAN SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW, RESPONSE, AND IMPLEMENTATION
THEY WILL NOT NEED TO WAIT UNTIL JULY 31, 2021 FOR THE FINAL REPORT
SO COMMISSIONERS, I'LL LEAVE IT TO THAT AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US
AND WE DO HAVE DELMAS AND ACTING CHIEF VILLA ALSO ON THE LINE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS MARIN BURNETT
BEFORE WE GET INTO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND ALSO INVITE COMMISSIONER CALKINS, AS THE CO-SPONSOR OF THIS MOTION, TO OFFER HIS COMMENTS BRIEFLY BEFORE WE OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I THINK MUST BE SAID HERE
THIS IS NOT, IN ANY WAY, A WITCH HUNT
WE ARE NOT RESPONDING TO ANY SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING, OR OF USE OF FORCE, OR ANY OTHER EGREGIOUS ACTIONS THAT MAY HAVE -- THIS IS NOT PART OF
LET ME SAY, THIS IS A GENUINE INTENT TO RESPOND TO A CRITICAL TIME IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY WITH REGARD TO A LONG HISTORY OF ABUSES, OF EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE, OF RACIAL BIAS
AND BRUTAL, LET ME SAY, BRUTAL ACTIVITIES OF POLICE ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY
WE HAVE NOT DONE AN ASSESSMENT SINCE 2008
I THINK IT WAS AND THE EARLIER ASSESSMENT WAS OF THE PORT POLICE WAS NOTHING CLOSE TO THIS COMPREHENSIVE
SO WE'RE AT A CRITICAL POINT IN TIME
IT IS A JOURNEY
THERE'S NO PLAYBOOK HERE
THERE ARE NO BEST PRACTICES AS TO HOW THE FUTURE OF POLICING SHOULD BE CONDUCTED HERE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
I THINK IT'S FOR US, IN OUR ROLES HERE
TO LOOK AT OUR CURRENT PRACTICES AND ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS
ARE WE DOING THE BEST WE CAN? ARE WE DOING THE RIGHT THING? ARE WE RESPONDING TO THIS CRITICAL POINT IN HISTORY? AND AS STAFF MENTIONED, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANOTHER MOTION, AT LEAST IN MY TIME HERE, THAT HAS BEEN VETTED AS THOROUGHLY AS THIS
OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS, BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT, OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
AND OUR POLICE LEADERSHIP AS WELL
I'M GRATIFIED FOR THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS AND THE EXTENSIVE ATTENTION TO DETAIL
IT IS SOMEWHAT OPEN ENDED AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP IT FROM BEING AN ENDLESS PROCESS
AND I THINK AS THINGS BECOME CLEAR, WHERE THERE ARE PERHAPS IDENTIFIED NECESSARY CHANGES, WE WILL ACT ON THEM WITH FULL SERIOUSNESS OF INTENT
AND THERE ARE AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT THAT HAVE BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED, SUCH AS THE LACK OF REAL DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE OFFICERS
WE NEED TO RE-EXAMINE THE TRAINING AND THE RECRUITMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE VERY BEST WITH THE BEST BACKGROUNDS THAT WE CAN AND THAT WE'RE NOT BRINGING IN LATERAL HIRES THAT MAY HAVE HISTORIES OF BAD PRACTICES
WE DO NEED GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY HERE .THAT'S BECOME VERY CLEAR THROUGH THIS PERIOD OF TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS INITIAL RE-EXAMINATION
AND WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT OUR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS THAT REALLY DON'T MATCH THE VALUES THAT WE HOLD DEAR AT THE PORT
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE COMMISSIONER CALKINS
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A WORD OR TWO AS WE PROCEED HERE
YEAH, I'D BE HAPPY TO CHIME IN
I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO ADD TO THAT BECAUSE I THINK COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK COVERED MOST OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO SET FORTH AS WE EMBARK ON THIS TASK FORCE
IN REGARDS TO WHAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN SAID EARLIER IN THE MEETING TODAY REGARDING THE AVIATION COMMITTEE, I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER THE SAME SORT OF REPORTING AND UPDATING OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FULLY INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS SO THERE'S NO SURPRISE COME THE END
AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE USING 221'S OR WHATEVER MECHANISMS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION IS GETTING TO THE OTHER THREE COMMISSIONERS
THE OTHER IS TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE, THIS IS A PARALLEL PROCESS
IT'S RUNNING ALONGSIDE PROCESSES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS: IN KING COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND OTHER MUNICIPAL POLICE FORCES
AND I KNOW THAT I, AND I BELIEVE THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, HAVE REACHED OUT TO OTHER ELECTEDS TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU USING TO INFORM YOUR DECISION MAKING? WHAT ARE THE KEY THINGS THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING? AND I WAS REMINDED ACTUALLY IN A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILMEMBER UPTHEGROVE OF KING COUNTY YESTERDAY THAT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE NEED TO DO-- WE SHARE A TENDENCY TO WANT TO IMMEDIATELY DIVE INTO THE DETAILS AND BEGIN TINKERING WITH THE NUTS AND BOLTS TO TRY TO FIX THIS THING WHEN IN FACT, IN MANY WAYS, THE MOST IMPORTANT AND THE FIRST PART OF THIS PROCESS IS TO TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN
AND I THINK THE TASK FORCE IS STRUCTURED IN SUCH A WAY BOTH BY THE MEMBERSHIP INVOLVED IN IT, THE EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS WHO WILL BE CONTRIBUTING TO IT, THE TIME WE'RE GIVEN TO REALLY CONSIDER AND PROCESS THE INFORMATION LENDS ITSELF TO THAT KIND OF LISTENING PROCESS FIRST BEFORE WE IMMEDIATELY JUMP TO "HERE'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO FIX IT"
AND AND SO WITH THAT I THINK I'LL LEAVE IT OPEN TO REMAINING COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AND NOW LET'S OPEN UP THE MICS FOR OTHER COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK, ASK QUESTIONS, MAKE COMMENTS
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
GREAT
THANK YOU, SAM
COULD YOU MUTE YOUR PHONE? COMMISSIONER CHO SHOULD BE MUTED CURRENTLY
GREAT
I WAS JUST GETTING AN ECHO
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
I JUST WANTED TO, AGAIN, THANK THE GROUP OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AND DELMAS IN PARTICULAR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
YOU VERY APPROPRIATELY SAID, HEY DON'T DO THIS WITHOUT OUR INPUT
I APPRECIATE THE MEETING THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE ISSUES WITHIN THE MOTION
I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN
MANY KUDOS TO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IN PARTICULAR FOR MAKING IT INTO THE VERSION THAT IT IS RIGHT NOW AND I FULLY SUPPORT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS LEADERSHIP IN THE TASK FORCE
LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO GET THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT MOVING FORWARD
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF US WILL BE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING
AND WE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH IN THE LAST MEETING SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS MOVING FORWARD
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MR CHO, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK RYAN AND [INAUDIBLE] NOT A ONE-TIME THING
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
I THINK THE ISSUES BEFORE US TODAY ARE BIGGER THAN ANY ONE OF US AND THIS WILL TAKE A LOT OF BRAINS [INAUDIBLE] ON LISTENING FIRST
I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS JUST ONE ASPECT, ONE PART, OF AN OVERALL EFFORT HERE TO LOOK AT ANY RACIAL BIASES OR PRACTICES THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT PERPETUATE RACIAL BIAS OR INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
SO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MOTION THAT WE LOOK AT PORT POLICE FROM THE BOTTOM UP
REALLY JUST EXAMINE EVERY CREVICE ABOUT THIS [INAUDIBLE] FORMS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED RACAISM
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK OF MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS OTHER EMPLOYEES AND [INAUDIBLE] YOU'VE ALL BEEN TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL IN FIGURING OUT WHAT THIS SHOULD LOOK LIKE TO A BROADER MOTION FOR COMING THAT REALLY LOOKS AT EVERYTHING BEYOND [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU
AND THEN CONCLUDING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU
I'D LIKE TO JOIN IN MY EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION FOR SUPPORT STAFF PUTTING IN SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS EFFORT, ESPECIALLY OUR BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT
IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO BE HELPFUL UNLESS FOLKS TELL US HOW TO BE AS HELPFUL AS WE CAN BE AND CLEARLY THIS IS JUST THE CREATION OF A PROCESS THAT WILL POINT THIS TO THE RIGHT PLACE
BUT I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY ACKNOWLEDGING WHILE THERE'S CLEARLY DATA NATIONALLY AND REGIONALLY THAT SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM, IN MY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF OUR PORT OF SEATTLE DATABASE WHICH WAS A VERY RICH PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT I THINK WILL REALLY INFORM THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE, I THINK WE'RE IN A LOT BETTER SHAPE THAN THE NATION AT LARGE FOR SURE
AND I'M PROUD OF THAT
AT THE SAME TIME IT'S WORTHY OF ACKNOWLEDGING AND EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS JOB AND WE JUST LOST AN OFFICER FOR A SIMPLE TRAFFIC STOP AND AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILIES AND FOLKS
PEOPLE PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR ALL OF OUR BENEFITS
SO WE CAN'T LOSE SIGHT OF THAT AS WELL
BUT CLEARLY THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND ONE OF THE REALLY BIG DISCUSSIONS OF LATE HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, IS THE MONEY BEING APPLIED TO THE BEST PURPOSES? AND WHILE THIS TERM OF DEFUNDING I DON'T THINK IS APPROPRIATE BUT THE IDEA IS WHERE IS THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING GOING
I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS DISCUSSION
I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE PUTTING ON BODY CAMERAS, YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND MORE MONEY AND THINGS LIKE THAT
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST HEARD BROUGHT UP AND CLEARLY I'M NOT PUTTING FORWARD SOLUTIONS BEFORE THE PROCESS GETS GOING BUT A NOVEL IDEA THAT I THINK OUR GREAT SENIOR STAFF MEMBER, MR SWANKY, BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WAS THIS IDEA THAT PERHAPS WE CAN BE CONTRIBUTING TO A POOL OF YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY OFFICERS, MAYBE MENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS THAT SERVE THE REGION AND THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A PORT OF SEATTLE RESOURCE
ANYWAY
IDEAS LIKE THIS, CLEVER, OUT OF THE BOX THINKING I BELIEVE IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING FORWARD FROM THIS TASK FORCE
I HAVE A MINOR AMENDMENT OR TWO THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO HAVE CERTAIN AMOUNT OF AWARENESS THAT THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO OFFER THEM LATER
OKAY
WELL, WITH THAT I THINK WE'VE HEARD FROM ALL AND WE'VE HEARD A LOT ON THIS TOPIC
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM 7A
SO MOVED
IT'S BEEN MOVED
A SECOND, PLEASE? SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION
FOR APPROVAL? APPROVAL, YES
FIRST, WE HAVE TO ADOPT THE MOTION AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO AMENDMENTS
THE MAIN MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR
IT HAS BEEN SECONDED
DEBATE IS APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME
AND I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS AMENDMENTS TO OFFER
AND WE NEED TO DO TWO VOTES ON YOUR AMENDMENTS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
RIGHT
THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE AMENDMENTS
SO I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR AN AMENDMENT TO ITEM 7A AND SO I NEED A SECOND TO DO THAT
OKAY, COULD YOU SAY WHAT THE AMENDMENT IS
SO I MOVE TO AMEND THAT ON SECTION 5E IN THE MOTION TEXT ON PAGE 3 LINE 139 TO STRIKE THE WORD WHETHER FROM THE THIRD SENTENCE AND INSERT THE WORD WHEN IN ITS PLACE SO IT READS AS FOLLOWS: IN ADDITION, THE ASSESSMENT SHOULD REVIEW WHEN ADDITIONAL COMMISSION PORT LEADERSHIP AND OR EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT IS NEEDED TO FACILITATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ONGOING REPORTING OF PROGRESS TOWARD, APPROVE METRICS AND NOTIFICATIONS TO COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OF RELEVANT COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS
IT PREVIOUSLY SAID "WHETHER ADDITIONAL COMMISSION NEEDS ARE THERE"
SO I'M NOT PREJUDGING WHAT THEY ARE, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE
SO I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE IT TO A QUESTION
THAT'S ALL
I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT, PLEASE
SAY AYE OR GUESS WE HAVE TO ROLL CALL
YES WILL CALL THE ROLL AND BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THAT PRIMARY COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
AND AMENDMENT DOES PASS
NOW IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ENTERTAIN AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 IF THE COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT FORWARD
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE AMENDMENT
AND SO I MOVE TO AMEND IN MOTION 2020-15 THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE MOTION TEXT ON PAGE 5 THE LINE OF 195
SO INSERT THE WORD "AND /" BEFORE THE WORD "OR" IN THE LAST SENTENCE TO READ AS FOLLOWS: THE PORT SHALL USE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE TO CREATE BINDING, LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IMPLEMENTATION, COMMISSION ACTION, AND/ OR THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS." BY INSERTING "AND/OR" IT COULD BE ANY OR ALL OF THE ABOVE
RIGHT NOW AS IT READS IT'S LIKE IT'S A CHOICE OF THREE
SO I THINK IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL AS A TASK FORCE WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE INCORPORATIONS IN ALL THREE OF THOSE PROCESSES AND DID NOT WANT TO PRECLUDE THAT ABILITY
SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
I WILL JUST ASK A QUESTION HERE, A CLARIFYING QUESTION
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THERE'S A LONG HISTORY OF UNION BARGAINING AS A MEANS TO PERHAPS REDIRECT CHANGES AND REFORMS TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS
DOES YOUR AMENDMENT IN ANY WAY REINFORCE THAT AS AN OPTION IN TERMS OF THE "AND SLASH OR"? WELL, IT EMBRACES THIS AS AMONGST THE THREE
I WOULD BELIEVE THAT COMMISSION ACTION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION, AND ACTION REGARDING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SHOULD ALL BE INCORPORATED IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS
BUT CLEARLY LABOR RELATIONS ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF THAT AND CLEARLY, KING COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL HAS MADE THAT CLEAR IN THEIR ACTIONS OF LATE
SO, IN NO WAY DOES IT DIMINISH THAT, IT JUST KEEPS IT FROM BEING THE ONLY THING OR KEEPS IT FROM BEING EXCLUDED IF ONE OF THE OTHER TWO ARE BEING DONE
IT'S REALLY JUST A MORE INCLUSIVE STATEMENT
AND IT REALLY, IT DOES NOT LIMIT ANY OF THE ACTIONS
OKAY
WELL, I JUST KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES
AND I'M NOT SEEKING TO HAVE TO EXCLUDE UNION BARGAINING IN TERMS OF CHANGE OF WORKING CONDITIONS
I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OPENING A DOOR TO INTERFERENCE WITH MEANINGFUL, PURPOSEFUL CHANGES TO BRING ABOUT NECESSARY POLICE REFORMS THROUGH THIS PROCESS
IF I COULD JUST READ ONE MORE TIME, BECAUSE I REALLY
THERE SHOULD BE NO CONFUSION HERE: THE PORT SHALL USE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE TO CREATE BINDING, LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IMPLEMENTATION, COMMISSION ACTION, AND/OR THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS
IF IT JUST SAYS "OR THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS" IT'S ONE OF THE THREE
THIS WAY IT CAN BE ALL OF THE ABOVE
OKAY
I GET YOUR POINT
JUST WANTED TO BE SURE WE WERE CLEAR ABOUT THAT
ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT? OKAY HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDMENT
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
MR STEINBREUCK YOUR VOTE ON THE PRIMARY AMENDMENT? I BELIEVE WE HAVE NOW BEFORE US THE AMENDEDED MAIN MOTION
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WAS THAT A YAY FOR YOU ON THAT PRIMARY AMENDMENT? YAY
YES
AYE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
YOU HAD CUT OUT THERE
I APPRECIATE THAT AND NOW WE ARE ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED FOR THE VOTE
COMMENTS ON THE MAIN MOTION? CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
AYE
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU
THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
WELL, EXCELLENT WORK
THANK YOU ALL
THE NEXT ITEM ON
THE AGENDA IS ITEM 7B: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, 2021- 2023
WELL, THEN, I GUESS I WAS SUPPOSED TO ASK THE CLERK TO READ THAT, BUT I DID IT SO
YOU CAN DO IT TOO
[LAUGHTER] THANKS
THANKS
THANK YOU
MR PRESIDENT
COMMISSIONERS, FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING, YOU WILL NOW RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
THIS PRESENTATION WILL REVIEW OUTCOMES FROM THE LAST ITERATION OF THE PLAN, RESULTS FROM THE PAST INVESTMENTS, AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE INVESTMENTS
PRESENTERS ARE LUIS NAVARRO, DIRECTOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND BOB WALTERS, PRINCIPAL BOB WALTERS CONSULTING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
LUIS, I SENT THE UNMUTE PROMPT, DID YOU RECEIVE IT? I SEE IT
LUIS, YOUR MIC IS INDICATING THAT IT'S ON, I BELIEVE
LET ME MUTE AND SEND AGAIN
AM I UNMUTED NOW? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU
ARE YOU WATCHING THE LIVESTREAM OR SOMETHING? BECAUSE I'M HEARING MYSELF BACK
YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OKAY LOUIS
I'VE MUTED YOU AGAIN
IT APPEARS, I BELIEVE YOU MIGHT HAVE THE LIVE STREAM GOING AS WELL AS THE SKYPE MEETING ITSELF
WE NEED YOU TO ONLY BE IN THE SKYPE MEETING
OTHERWISE, WE HEAR THE BACKGROUND OF THE LIVE STREAM OR IF YOU ARE SOMEWHERE WHERE SOMEBODY ELSE IS WATCHING THE LIVE STREAM, YOU'LL NEED TO TURN THAT OFF AND STAY ONLY IN THE SKYPE MEETING
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE SECONDS TO DO THAT AND THEN SEND THE UNMUTE PROMPT ONE MORE TIME
OKAY, SO I'M SENDING THE UNMUTE PROMPT AGAIN
HOW IS THIS? I CAN HEAR YOU AND I DON'T THINK I HEAR ANY BACKGROUND
LOIS ARE YOU STILL THERE? I CAN SEE YOU BUT YOU CANNOT HEAR ME
I CAN HEAR YOU
YOU CAN'T HEAR ME? EMBARRASSING
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, BUT I CANNOT HEAR YOU SO I COULD SPEAK EXCEPT THAT I CANNOT HEAR QUESTIONS AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING
I CAN TURN ON MY PRESENTATION FROM [PLAYBACK ERRORS] [PLAYBACK ERRORS] ALL RIGHT, WE SEEM TO BE HAVING SOME TROUBLES WITH LUIS' SKYPE JOINING BECAUSE I'M GETTING BACKGROUND NOISE AGAIN AS WELL AS HE'S UNABLE TO HEAR US
LAURA
LET'S TRY TO HAVE LUIS DISCONNECT AND REJOIN THE CALL IF POSSIBLE
THAT MIGHT CURE HIS PROBLEM
AND AGAIN JUST TO REITERATE FOR HIM TO TURN OFF THE LIVE STREAM
I THINK BEFORE HE DOES THAT
YEP, AND I'M GOING TO TRY SENDING HIM AN EMAIL BECAUSE IF HE'S NOT ABLE TO HEAR, HE WON'T GET THAT INSTRUCTION
SO I'M GOING TO TRY AND TAKE CARE OF THAT
BUT HOPEFULLY HE IS MONITORING THE CHAT AND CAN SEE THAT
I SEEE HE HAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE CALL
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'LL TRY TO REJOIN
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, CAN WE UNMUTE COMMISSION PRESIDENT IN CASE HE WANTS TO WEIGH IN HERE AT THIS TIME
YES, HE WAS UNMUTED
I THINK HE MAY HAVE MUTED FOR BACKGROUND NOISE
I SEE LUIS AGAIN
LUIS, I'M GOING TO TRY AND SEND THE UNMUTE PROMPT
JUST AS A REMINDER, PLEASE DO NOT HAVE YOUR LIVE STREAM GOING
MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN A PLACE WHERE HOPEFULLY THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE OR LAG TIME ON THE SKYPE MEETING AND I WILL BE RUNNING ALL THE PRESENTATIONS
JUST AS WE HAVE ON ALL OF OUR SKYPE MEETINGS
I'M SENDING THE UNMUTE PROMPT NOW
OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES WE CAN, LUIS
I'M HERE
[PLAYBACK ERRORS] [PLAYBACK ERRORS] I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS
YOU PROBABLY CAN HEAR ME
I'M GOING TO REBOOT MY COMPUTER
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT ,WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY AT EASE OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE ON WITH THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND COME BACK TO THIS PRESENTATION? I THINK PEOPLE ARE PERHAPS GETTING A LITTLE WARY
SO WE PROBABLY SHOULD CONTINUE UNLESS THERE'S A REQUEST FOR A STATION BREAK WHICH WE COULD DO CERTAINLY
WE COULD TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK
THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE AN INTEREST IN TAKING A STRETCH BREAK OR CONTINUE
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? I THINK IT STRETCH BREAK WOULD BE GREAT
AND I JUST ALSO ASK TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN KEEP THESE PRESENTATIONS STREAMLINED, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL
WE'RE ALREADY TWO HOURS INTO THIS MEETING AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS TO COVER
OKAY, LET'S TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE STRETCH BREAK AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET LUIS' AUDIO AND SPEAKING MIC WORKING
THANK YOU
MR PRESIDENT WE'LL STAND AT EASE FOR FIVE MINUTES
ALL RIGHT
I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN FIVE MINUTES AND WE'VE GOT LOUIS ON THE PHONE, TESTED AND TRUE
SO WE ARE GOOD TO GO
ALL RIGHT
LET'S SEE IF WE GOT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS PRESENT
OKAY
ALRIGHT, I WILL FIRST START WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
ARE YOU BACK WITH US? I HAVE NEVER LEFT
[LAUGHTER] GREAT
WELL, I HOPE YOU STRETCHED A LITTLE BIT
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS? I'M HERE, TOO
COMMISSIONER CHO? PRESENT
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ALL HERE
OKAY, GREAT
SO LET'S GET STARTED WITH LUIS NAVARRO AND BOB WATSON
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS AND MY APOLOGIES
I DIDN'T MEAN YOU FOR YOU TO TAKE A BREAK AND COMPLICATE THE MANNER BUT GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M LUIS NAVARRO, DIRECTOR OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
TODAY, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEFING ON THE PROPOSED THREE YEAR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2020 THROUGH 2023
THE PRESENTATION WILL COVER THE MAIN TOPICS FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED WITH THE BRIEFING
I ALSO WANT TO START BY THANKING COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND COMMISSIONER CHO OF THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK AND MY BOSS BOOKDHA GAYSAR, THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION FOR THEIR GUIDANCE
ALSO, MARIN BURNETT IN STRATEGIC INITIATIVES CONSUELA DAVIS, FROM MY TEAM, AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR AMAZING SUPPORT
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I'M GETTING THE PRESENTATION UP NOW
IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
THERE'S A LITTLE LAG TIME
SO YOU SAID WE SHOULD BE ON SLIDE NUMBER 3? WE ARE THERE
THIS PLAN, COMMISSIONERS, FULFILLS THE PORT CENTURY AGENDA STRATEGY BY USING OUR INFLUENCE AS AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION TO SUPPORT THE REGION'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY IN PORT SECTORS
THE PLAN IS ALSO GUIDED BY THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE ADOPTED THIS PAST JUNE WHICH PROVIDES THE ROADMAP AND AUTHORIZES STAFF TO DEVELOP THE STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES TO FULFILL THE PORT'S INTEREST IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AS A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF ITS MISSION AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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THE PLAN CENTERS EQUITY AND WAS DEVELOPED BY FULLY REVIEWING THE CURRENT WORK AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND BY HAVING MANY SESSIONS WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS WHEN FORMING THE TIMING AND PRIORITIES OF THE PLAN
NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR BOB WATROUS, A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, WHO HAS BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR ALMOST THREE DECADES AND WHO PROVIDED VOTING SERVICES TO PUBLIC AND REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CLIENTS INCLUDING PUBLIC AGENCIES LIKE THE PORT
BOB AND I WILL BE UPDATING YOU ON SOME OF THE SLIDES
BOB
AND I JUST WANT TO CHECK THAT FOLKS CAN HEAR ME? YES
IN LINE WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S REQUEST TO STREAMLINE THE PRESENTATION, I'M NOT GOING TO SHARE ALL THE DATA THAT WE LOOKED AT BUT PART OF THE WORK ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN INVOLVED AN ASSESSMENT OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMY AND LABOR MARKET
THE STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDES A LOT OF TABLES, DATA, AND CHARTS
WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS TO CALL OUT THREE POINTS THAT REALLY COME THROUGH IN THE DATA, IN THE ANALYSIS, THAT I THINK REMAIN ESPECIALLY RELEVANT
FIRST IS EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY ARE CRITICAL ISSUES TO ADDRESS
SECOND, PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF QUALITY FAMILY WAGE JOBS WITH KEY OCCUPATIONS IN THOSE SECTORS REQUIRING SOME POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING BUT LESS THAN A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE
SO THERE'S A GOOD TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND THIRD, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND WOMEN ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS
THIS WILL LIKELY REMAIN THE CASE WITHOUT EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION EFFORTS
AND AGAIN, THERE ARE DATA IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT COVER EACH OF THOSE POINTS
THE OTHER THING THAT'S BUILT INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS ONGOING LABOR MARKET ANALYSIS AND THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE CURRENT ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY THAT WE FACE BECAUSE OF COVID-19
THIS KIND OF ANALYSIS INCLUDES INDUSTRY INPUT AND IT'S, AS I SAID, BUILT INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO HELP INFORM EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD
ANOTHER PART OF THE LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS WAS TAKING A LOOK AT THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM AND THE PLAN TAKES INTO ACCOUNT GAPS IN THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM AND SUPPORTS THE KIND OF SHARED REGIONAL APPROACH THAT MARIE SPOKE TO EARLIER TODAY
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE PART OF THAT IS SUPPORTING PORT-RELATED INDUSTRY TABLES AS PART OF THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
IN TERMS OF COVID-19, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM SURVEYED COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON THE GREATEST EQUITY GAPS THEY'RE SEEING AS A RESULT OF COVID-19, THE IMPACT COVID-19 IS HAVING ON COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THEIR ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, AND IDEAS ON HOW THE PORT CAN BE A PARTNER IN HELPING PLAN FOR RECOVERY
SURVEY RESULTS HELPED INFORM THE STRATEGIC PLAN's APPROACH TO COVID-19
AND THIS WILL BE DESCRIBED IN A LATER SLIDE
FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASES ON THE SECTOR STRATEGIES
THE STRATEGIC PLAN CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON SECTOR STRATEGIES TARGETING AVIATION, CONSTRUCTION TRADES, AND MARITIME AND ADDING GREEN CAREERS, AS WELL AS CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING, AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
THESE STRATEGIES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE WORKFORCE AND SKILL NEEDS OF PORT RELATED SECTORS AT THE SAME TIME CREATE JOB AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR TARGET POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES
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THIS IS WHERE I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHAT I CALL THE SMART MONEY THAT THE PORT HAS INVESTED
WE ASKED OUR CONSULTANT TO REVIEW FIVE YEARS OF DATA AND TO COME UP WITH A REPORT ON RESULTS OF INVESTMENTS
WE WANT TO CALL IT RESULTS OF INVESTMENTS AND NOT RETURN ON INVESTMENTS BECAUSE IT RELATES TO PEOPLE AND REALLY GREAT RESULTS
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BOB BUT THIS IS I BELIEVE A GOOD GOOD STORY THAT WE BASED ON THE REST OF THE PLAN ON
BOB? THANK YOU
SO THIS WAS A TEAM EFFORT SO A LOT OF FOLKS HELPED ON THIS BUT WE CONDUCTED A RESULTS ON INVESTMENT ANALYSIS COVERING THE PORT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS FOR THE YEARS 2015 THROUGH 2019 AND WE ORGANIZED THE RESULTS BY TYPE
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S IMPACT, INFLUENCE, AND LEVERAGE
AND BASICALLY IMPACT REFERS TO QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS LIKE NUMBER AND PERCENT OF FOLKS COMPLETING TRAINING, PLACED IN JOBS, AND THE LIKE
INFLUENCE'S FOCUS IS ON CHANGES, AND POLICY SYSTEMS, AND PRACTICE
AND LEVERAGE REFERS TO THE AMOUNT OF OTHER FUNDING AND RESOURCES LEVERAGED
SO DURING THE TIME PERIOD THAT WE LOOKED AT, THE PORT INVESTED A TOTAL OF SIX POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND IT BREAKS DOWN AS FOLLOWS: 5.6 MILLION WAS INVESTED IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN AVIATION, CONSTRUCTION TRADES MARITIME, AND CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING
AND WHAT I'M SEEING ON MY SCREEN IS LOADING, BUT I'M ASSUMING YOU CAN SEE THE SCREEN AND IT SHOWS THAT THE RESULTS WERE 9800 JOB PLACEMENTS, 1400 TRAINING COMPLETIONS, AND 1300 YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EVENTS
IN TERMS OF INFLUENCE, ABOUT 750,000 DOLLARS WAS INVESTED IN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND POLICY SYSTEM CHANGE
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE PORT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STAFF TIME DEDICATED TO THE WORK
SOME OF THE RESULTS HERE INCLUDE CREATION OF THE REGIONAL TRADES PARTNERSHIP
YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION TRADE SECTOR STRATEGY, CREATION OF THE YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE, DEVELOPMENT OF CORE PLUS MARITIME CURRICULUMS, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TIED TO PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES
AND YOU HEARD A BIT ABOUT THAT DURING THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY SECTION TODAY
IN TERMS OF LEVERAGE, OVE $10 MILLION DOLLARS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING WAS LEVERAGED TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN PORT RELATED SECTORS
I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE FULL RESULTS OF INVESTMENTS ANALYSIS IS INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT AND IT PROVIDES A WHOLE LOT MORE DATA, WHICH IS GREAT AND IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY TYPE OF RESULT, YEAR, SECTOR, AND PROGRAM
SO THERE'S A LOT OF DATA INCLUDED IN THE FULL ANALYSIS
THANK YOU, BOB
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WE ALSO CONDUCTED MANY SESSIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS; 18 SESSIONS INCLUDING 13 WITH STAFF FROM THE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND FIVE SESSIONS WITH THEIR CLIENTS, PEOPLE THAT BENEFITED FROM THE PORT'S INVESTMENTS
WE RECEIVE GREAT FEEDBACK AND WE'VE DIVIDED THAT FEEDBACK INTO SIX THEMES AND THERE IS A LOT MORE DESCRIPTION IN THE DOCUMENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEMO AND THE COMMISSION ITEM HERE
BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEME TWO, COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS
THAT MEANS THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE SHOULD NOT AND WE HAVE NOT ACTED ALONE AND BE SILENT BECAUSE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS A SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THE EDUCATION PARTNERS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS WELL AS PRIVATE INDUSTRY, LABOR, AND OTHERS OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, AND WE WORK AS A GROUP TO
MAKE SURE IT IS MOST EFFECTIVE AND THE MONIES ARE SPENT APPROPRIATELY
AND THEME FIVE IS TO SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES
WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE TRYING TO SUPPORT, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND WOMEN, NEED HELP WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES FROM ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO CLOTHING AND TOOLS, AS WELL AS CHILDCARE
AND SO THAT BECAME VERY CLEAR
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WE ALSO HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS AS THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED ABOUT COVID-19 AND HOW IT IMPACTED
WE WILL ADJUST THE PLAN ELEMENTS AS APPROPRIATE AS WE BECOME MORE AWARE OF DATA
THERE IS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DATA BEING PROVIDED AND THE PLAN WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY COVID-19 ARE THE VERY COMMUNITIES THAT WE WANT TO ASSIST WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
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DID YOU SAY NEXT SLIDE? YOU'RE A LITTLE QUIET THERE
OK, WE'LL MAKE SURE I TALK LOUDER
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU
AS BOB INDICATED, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SECTOR-BASED APPROACH AND I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THE VARIOUS SECTORS THAT ARE BEING SUPPORTED, AVIATION BEING THE FIRST ONE
WE WILL RECOMMEND TO CONTINUE WITH THE CENTER AT SEATAC AIRPORT, WHICH HAS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYMENT SEEKERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO JOBS, BUT WE'RE ALSO ADDING CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE AVIATION SECTOR, MORE THAN JUST PLACING PEOPLE INTO JOBS
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BOB TO TALK ABOUT THE CAREER PATHWAYS IN AVIATION
SO ANOTHER ELEMENT OF THIS STRATEGY IS TO EXPAND THOSE AVIATION CAREER PATHWAYS HELPING PORT WORKERS IN ENTRY JOBS, SUCH AS RAMP AGENT, MOVE INTO HIGHER WAGE HIGHER, SKILLED JOBS
AND BECAUSE OF THE STRATEGIC PLANS EMPHASIS ON CAREER PATHWAYS, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE OR TWO TO DESCRIBE WHAT THIS WORK ENTAILS AND THE PAYOFFS
THE FIRST AVIATION CAREER PATHWAYS WAS LAUNCHED IN 2019
THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN, OR AMT, PROJECT WITH PARTNERS PORT JOBS AND SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
THE AMT PROJECT REALLY PROVIDES A ROADMAP FOR THIS KIND OF WORK AND THIS INCLUDES MAPPING CAREER PATHWAYS AND WHAT'S REQUIRED TO MOVE ALONG THOSE PATHWAYS: IDENTIFYING TARGETED IN DEMAND JOBS THROUGH LABOR MARKET ANALYSIS AND INDUSTRY INPUT, GAUGING WORKER INTEREST IN THOSE PATHWAY JOBS, AND IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO MOVING ALONG THOSE LINES, IDENTIFYING AND CONVENING PARTNERS TO COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP AND THEN IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT, AND EVALUATING RESULTS AS PART OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
HEATHER WORTHLY FROM PORT JOBS AND VERONICA WAY FROM SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT THE PROJECT AND IDENTIFIED SOME OF THE BASIC ELEMENTS
I'M JUST GOING TO DO THAT VERY QUICKLY
ONE ELEMENT IS TARGETED OUTREACH TO AIRPORT WORKERS AND ENTRY JOBS
ANOTHER PART IS THE AMT ON-RAMP COURSE OFFERED ON-SITE AT THE AIRPORT
THIRD IS SOUTH SEATTLE'S FAA CERTIFIED EMT TRAINING PROGRAM
FOURTH PART IS LEVERAGED FUNDING WITH SOURCES INCLUDING THE COLLEGE EMPLOYERS, WORKFORCE FUNDING PROGRAMS, AND THE LIKE
AND THEN THE FIFTH COMPONENT IS UPSCALE BACKFILL AND THERE'S MORE WORK BEING DONE ON THAT NOW
DEVELOPING CAREER PATHWAYS, VERY QUICKLY, SUGGESTED THIS IS INTENSIVE, TIME CONSUMING WORK AND THE COST PER PARTICIPANT IS HIGHER, BUT THE PAYOFFS ARE SEVERAL
ONE, IT PROVIDES WORKERS AND ENTRY JOBS AT THE AIRPORT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ALONG CAREER PATHWAYS TO HIGHER WAGE, HIGHER SKILLED JOBS SUCH AS A MT, IT HELPS EMPLOYERS MEET THEIR WORKFORCE NEEDS IN TERMS OF THOSE IN DEMAND PATHWAY JOBS, IT HELPS DIVERSIFY EMPLOYMENT IN THOSE JOBS, IT BUILDS CHANGES IN THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
I MENTIONED THAT AS PART OF THE PROJECT AN EVALUATION WAS DONE AND ANNIE LORI ARMSTRONG'S EVALUATION INCLUDES SOME GREAT QUOTES FROM THE PARTICIPANTS THAT GET TO THE HEART OF THE CAREER PATHWAYS WORK AND I WANT TO READ JUST A COUPLE OF THEM
"I LOVE BEING A RAMP AGENT, BUT I KNOW I CAN DO MORE AND HAVE MORE TO ACCOMPLISH
THE AIRPORT IS A GREAT PLACE TO ADVANCE IN A JOB
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS CLASS, THE ANTE AUTO COURSE, IS FREE
IT SENDS A MESSAGE THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE CARES ABOUT ITS EMPLOYEES." ANOTHER, "WHEN P ROGRAMS LIKE THIS BECOME BETTER KNOWN, MORE PEOPLE WILL WANT TO COME TO SEATAC AIRPORT TO WORK"
THE STRATEGIC PLAN CALLS FOR DEVELOPING TWO ADDITIONAL CAREER PATHWAYS IN AVIATION
ONE THAT WAS SUGGESTED EARLIER WAS SECURITY AS A POSSIBILITY
OTHERS INCLUDE FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE, GROUND OPERATIONS AND THESE PATHWAYS HAVE BEEN MAPPED AS PART OF WORK THAT'S GONE ON PREVIOUSLY
THE TARGETS THAT ARE INCLUDED ON THIS SLIDE REFLECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO ADDITIONAL CAREER PATHWAY PROJECTS DURING 21 AND 22
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I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
CONSTRUCTION TRADE SECTOR
THIS IS A SECTOR THAT HAS BEEN FULLY DEVELOPED WHEN IT COMES TO CAREER PATHWAYS, THAT SYSTEM IS CALLED THE APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM
SO WE, PORT OF SEATTLE, AND OTHER PUBLIC OWNERS, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE ENTERING THOSE ESTABLISHED PATHWAYS OR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WE WILL CONDUCT MORE OUTREACH
WE'LL DO A MORE WORK TOWARDS RETENTION ENSURING THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS STAY IN CONSTRUCTION
A RECENT STUDY BY SOUND TRANSIT SHOWS THAT BY THE THIRD YEAR, THE APPRENTICES RATE OF RETENTION DROPS TO ABOUT 50%; 41% WERE AFRICAN AMERICANS AND EVEN LOWER FOR WOMEN
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AND LABOR AND INDUSTRY AND ORGANIZATIONS TO KEEP THEM IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND HELPING THEM JOURNEY OUT AND STAY
ANOTHER ELEMENT OF SUPPORT WE ARE GOING TO INCLUDE IS HELPING EMPLOYERS BE MORE AWARE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND TO MAKE THEIR WORK SITES ACCEPTABLE SO THE PEOPLE THAT ENTER THE JOB SITE, WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, ACTUALLY STAY, FEEL RESPECTED AND WELCOME
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THAT
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH GROUPS SUCH AS THE REGIONAL TRADES PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, SOUND TRANSIT, AND WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN ENSURING THAT WE ALL WORK TOWARDS THE SAME GOALS
ALSO THE REGIONAL PUBLIC OWNERS AND OTHER GROUPS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM ACTS AS A SYSTEM AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AS A VERY IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDER BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION THAT GOES ON IN PARTICULAR AT THE AIRPORT
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THIS SLIDE, COMMISSIONER CHO, THE REPRESENTATION OF EXPECTED WORK IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS BOTH IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AS WELL AS MILLIONS OF HOURS OF CONSTRUCTION
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, NOT ONLY WE ARE GOING TO BE SPENDING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY
BUT ALSO THERE WILL BE MILLIONS OF HOURS THAT TRANSLATE INTO THOUSANDS OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN CONSTRUCTION, WHICH MEANS THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NEED IT TRADES PEOPLE IN THE PIPELINE AND WE WANT TO COME IN AND HELP INFLUENCE WHO COMES INTO THE PIPELINE: WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
WE'VE ALSO LEARNED FROM OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT THE FOLLOWING TRADES WILL CONTINUE TO BE OF HIGH NEED AND THEREFORE OUR PRIORITIES WOULD REMAIN WITH THOSE HIGH NEED, IN-DEMAND TRADE CARPENTERS, LABORERS, ELECTRICIANS, IRON WORKERS, PLUMBERS, AND PIPEFITTERS, AND SHEET METAL WORKERS
WE'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TRAINING FOR WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THOSE TRADE SO WE CAN SUPPLY THE PIPELINE OF WORKERS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL
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THE MARITIME INDUSTRY REMAINS A STRONG PILLAR IN OUR PORT ECONOMY AND IS DEEMED ESSENTIAL AND THE WORKFORCE THAT IS NEEDED IN THIS INDUSTRY MUST BE DIVERSIFIED AS MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR WANT TO ENTER THE INDUSTRY AND MORE WHITE POPULATIONS DO NOT ENTER THE SYSTEM
SO OUR MARITIME STRATEGY FOCUSES ON INCREASING AWARENESS, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION, BUT SPECIFICALLY AMONG YOUTH WHO SO FAR DID NOT ENTER THE INDUSTRY
BUT WITH OUR WORK IN THE EDUCATION PARTNERS AND OTHERS, IT IS BECOMING A DESIRABLE INDUSTRY
SO THE STRATEGY ELEMENTS INCLUDE A RECOMMENDED FOCUS ON YOUTH AND CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING, COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATION AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS ENTITIES LIKE THE YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE IS A CRITICAL PARTNER IN CONNECTING YOUTH TO MARITIME CAREERS AND EXPERIENTIAL EVENTS
AND OUR PARTNERS LIKE THE WASHINGTON ALLIANCE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS HELPED GET THE INFORMATION INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SO THE YOUTH CONSIDER MARITIME AS A FUTURE CAREER
IN SPEAKING WITH SOME INDUSTRY FOLKS, CAREER PATHWAYS THAT WE WANT TO SUPPORT OUR SHIP ENGINEERS, AND MARITIME ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS
TO ENCOURAGE MORE YOUTH TO CONSIDER GOOD PAYING JOBS IN THIS CRITICAL INDUSTRY FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE'LL ALSO COLLABORATE DEVELOPING A MARITIME INDUSTRY TABLE WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY BECAUSE BY HAVING AN INDUSTRY TABLE WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS TELLING US WHAT THEY NEED AND HOW WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY IS HOW WE CAN ADVANCE OUR GOALS AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
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WE ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT GREEN CAREERS AND JOBS
THIS IS A NEW EFFORT FROM A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT
WE WILL START OUR WORK BY SUPPORTING THE AMAZING WORK OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS WITH THEIR DUWAMISH VALLEY GREEN JOBS, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING TEAM BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP WMBE FIRMS, WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, WHO HAVE A SPECIALTY OF SHORELINE RESTORATION, OR URBAN ECOLOGISTS THEY ARE ALSO CALLED
SO HELP THE DEVELOPMENT OF WMBE FIRMS AND THEN ALSO IN THE LATER YEARS OF THIS PLAN, DEVELOP CAREER PATHWAYS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BECOME FUTURE PROFESSIONALS IN A CAREERS RELATED TO SHORELINE RESTORATION OR HABITAT RESTORATION
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FINALLY, WE'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CCL, OR CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING, STRATEGIES BY WORKING IN TANDEM WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, BUT ALSO WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN INDUSTRY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ALSO TAKE IN INTERNS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, GETTING SOME BASICS OF PORT SECTORS AND GETTING THEM INTO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WITH US AND WITH OUR PARTNERS
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WHAT HAS WORKED AND WILL ADD SOME NEW ELEMENTS WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN OUR PLAN
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THEN PROVIDE AN ANNUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION
IT'S AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT AND A REQUIREMENT
WE'LL DISAGGREGATE THE DATA, COMMISSIONERS, WE'LL PRESENT YOU ANNUALLY INFORMATION ON ETHNICITY, GENDER, ZIP CODES, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAINED, THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES SUPPORTED, AND THE WAGE RANGE OF THOSE FOLKS THAT WE ARE HELPING IN PORT SECTORS
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WHAT WE CALL THE RESULTS ON INVESTMENT ANALYSIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
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WORKING OBVIOUSLY WITH OUR PARTNERS AND THE VARIOUS SECTOR WE'LL BE A MUCH MORE INFLUENTIAL ANCHOR INSTITUTION
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AND OF COURSE, WE ARE PROPOSING AN INVESTMENT FOR THE THREE YEARS OF 11.6 MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT COVERS NOT ONLY THE SECTOR CONTRACTS AND APPROACH BUT ALSO THE ADMINISTRATION AND STAFFING REQUIRED TO DO THIS WORK
OBVIOUSLY, WE WILL BE INVESTING IN PORT SECTORS
SO THE BENEFIT FROM THE TRAINING WILL COME BACK TO WORK AT THE AIRPORT AND IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, IN THE GREEN CAREERS RELATED TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND FINALLY COMMISSIONERS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS INFORMED OF THE PROPER USE OF RESOURCES, WE'LL PROVIDE VERBALLY A REPORT ON WHAT WE BELIEVE THE TOTAL OUTCOMES, OR RESULTS, WILL BE
IN AVIATION FOR THE THREE YEARS OF THE PLAN 5,000 JOB PLACEMENTS, THAT'S OUR ESTIMATE AND 995 CAREER PATHWAYS PLACEMENTS
IN CONSTRUCTION, 500 PEOPLE TRAINED AND 440 PEOPLE PLACED INTO APPRENTICESHIP OR JOBS IN CONSTRUCTION
IN THE MARITIME BETWEEN TRAINING AND INTERNSHIPS A HUNDRED AND SIXTY PEOPLE SERVED AND 61 PLACEMENTS INTO TRAINING OR JOBS
AND THESE ARE ALL PARTICULARLY PEOPLE OF COLOR AND YOUTH AND WOMEN
AND IN GREEN CAREERS, WE'LL BE SUPPORTING WMBE FIRMS AS WELL AS 13 PLACEMENTS AND 20 TRAINING ENROLLMENTS IN DOING CAREERS
WITH THAT COMMISSIONERS, THAT'S OUR PRESENTATION
THANK YOU AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE
I MUTED COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK EARLIER BECAUSE HE HAD SOME BACKGROUND NOISE
SO I JUST SENT HIM AN UNMUTE PROMPT
BACKGROUND NOISE
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? [LAUGHTER] I WAS STRETCHING
ANYWAY, THAT WAS A REMARKABLE PRESENTATION I HAVE TO SAY, WITH INCREDIBLE RESULTS
I HOPE THAT THIS CAN BE BETTER KNOWN MORE BROADLY IN THE PUBLIC REALM, THIS IMPORTANT WORK THAT'S BEING UNDERTAKEN AND THE RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM AND WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM THESE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING
I'D LIKE TO NOW OPEN THIS UP TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
IF THE CLERK WILL UNMUTE THE COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU COMMISSION PRESIDENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
GREAT
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE STAFF ON THE PRESENTATION AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE REALLY EXTENSIVE WORK THAT HAS LED UP TO THIS TODAY
COMMISSIONER CHO AND I HAD THE ABILITY TO SEE THIS PRESENTATION A FEW DAYS AGO ON OUR WORK WITH THE EQUITY COMMITTEE AND I HAD PROVIDED SOME FEEDBACK THAT I JUST THINK IT'S EXCEPTIONAL
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS FOCUSING ON THE OUTCOMES, PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT WE'RE REALLY ACHIEVING IN TERMS OF JOB PLACEMENTS
BUT I ABSOLUTELY THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK
BOB, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK WORKING IN TANDEM WITH OUR STAFF
LUIS, YOU'VE BEEN A CHAMPION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL OF MY YEARS ON THE COMMISSION
SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I'M GOING TO MUTE YOU
THERE WE GO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YEAH, I THINK
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? I'M TRYING TO GET MY VIDEO ON
THERE WE GO
YEAH, MY ONLY COMMENT IS TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE WORK WE'RE DOING IN THIS AREA BECAUSE I THINK IT GOES DIRECTLY TO ONE OF OUR CORE AIMS, WHICH IS HOW DO WE CREATE GOOD, LIVING WAGE JOBS IN OUR REGION AND FOR TOO LONG I THINK THE PERSPECTIVE HAS BEEN INDUSTRY CREATES THE JOB AND THEN EDUCATION SUPPORTS THE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE PRESENT AND I THINK IN A LOT OF WAYS WE'VE GOT THAT FLIPPED ON ITS HEAD
WHEN YOU CREATE A SKILLED WORKFORCE, YOU ACTUALLY DRAW NEW PARTS OF THE INDUSTRY INTO A REGION
I KNOW THAT, SERVING ON A NUMBER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, THAT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT THE FOLKS WHO CONTROL CAPITAL DO IS CONSIDER WHERE THERE IS A SKILLED WORKFORCE
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS A LITTLE BIT CHICKEN AND EGG, BUT I THINK THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS ENSURE THAT OUR REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE PARTICULARLY POTENT WHEN IT COMES TO AVIATION, CONSTRUCTION, MARITIME AND GREEN JOBS, AND I'M ESPECIALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE EXPANDED EFFORTS IN MARITIME AND GREEN JOBS
YOU KNOW, I HAVE HAD AN INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECONDARY EDUCATION MODEL FOR MARITIME CAREER PATHWAYS AND WHILE COVID HAS CERTAINLY CHANGED OUR TIMELINE, IT HAS NOT CHANGED THE NEED FOR THAT IN OUR AREA AND SO THIS DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERTISE INSIDE THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN FOSTERING MARITIME AND GREEN JOBS I THINK WILL REALLY BENEFIT THE NEXT GENERATION WORKFORCE AND OUR REGION'S ECONOMY GENERALLY
SO THANKS LUIS AND EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS
AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
YOU KNOW, I HAD A GREAT BREIFING ON THIS TODAY SO I JUST WANT TO THANKE EVERYONE FOR THEIR WORK I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY AND TIMING GIVEN THE COVID-19 QUESTIONS AS WELL AND HOW THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECRUIT SOME GOOD PEOPLE
SO THANK YOU LOUISE AND OUR CONSULTANTS AND EVERYONE ELSE
AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
AND IT REALLY DOES A BRILLIANT JOB OF TEEING UP OUR UPCOMING CONVERSATION WITH MARITIME BLUE ON WHOSE BOARD I SERVE
REALLY SPEAK TO THE VALUE OF THE BLUE ECONOMY AND WHY OUR REGION ACTUALLY HAS THIS TALENT IN EXISTENCE THAT WE NEED TO KEEP FROM RETIRING OUT OF EXISTENCE AND THE GREY TSUNAMI SO TO SPEAK
BUT THE MARITIME SECTOR'S ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE REGION, THEY TALKED ABOUT 17 BILLION DOLLARS IN DIRECT REVENUE, 37 BILLION DOLLARS IN COMBINED IMPACT
A TREMENDOUS THING THAT I THINK IS REALLY PHENOMENAL ABOUT THE MARITIME PART, WHICH I'M MOST FAMILIAR, IS THAT IT WAVES ITS WAY THROUGH THE ENTIRE ECONOMIC ECOSYSTEM
FROM THE GUYS THAT ARE IN THE SKYRISE DESIGNING SHIPS, TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE CUTTING STEEL, TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE SERVING ON THE VESSELS, TO THE FOLKS IN BALLARD WHO ARE OUTFITTING THE VESSELS, DOING REPAIRS, SERVICING
ITS EVERY PIECE OF THIS ECOSYSTEM IN WHICH A LOT OF THE FABRIC OF WHICH WE LIVE
AND SO THANK YOU FOR ENUMERATING WHAT WE'RE DOING
THIS IS WHO WE ARE AND IT'S AN ACTIVE EFFORT
IT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN
IT MAKES ME PROUD TO BE SEEING US INVEST IN SUCH A THOUGHTFUL WAY
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING
AND THEN MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
FORGIVE THE INTERRUPTION
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM TODAY
ALTHOUGH I DO BELIEVE THAT I PREPARED IT THAT WAY IN YOUR MATERIALS, THIS IS A BRIEFING
THIS IS A BRIEFING TODAY
SO WHEN YOU'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD, WE WILL BE ON ITEM 9
YEAH, THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT
I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED AS THE AGENDA DIDN'T INDICATE THAT THERE WAS AN ACTIONABLE ITEM HERE
WELL, IT'S JUST A REMARKABLE SET OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS THERE AND LOOKING FORWARD ON MORE TO COME
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM OF THE AGENDA
AND WE REARRANGED THE AGENDA AT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S REQUEST TO TAKE THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS 9B, BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING UNDER PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
COMMISSIONERS, OF THE NEXT ITEM IS REGARDING THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING
THAT'S GOING TO BE MYSELF AND OUR SEATAC CFO DAN THOMAS WILL BE PRESENTING AS WELL
THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE MAKING THIS A CHALLENGING TIME TO BUILD A BUDGET BUT WE HAVE TO DO OUR BEST TO POSITION THE ORGANIZATION FOR AN UNCLEAR FUTURE AND APPROPRIATELY MANAGING THE RISK IS BEST WE CAN GOING FORWARD
IN THIS BRIEFING, WE'LL HIGHLIGHT OUR CURRENT THINKING, SHARE THE 2021 BUDGET STRATEGY, OUR OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES, AND THE SCHEDULE FOR GOING AHEAD
SO IF I GO TO SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION, LAUREN
OKAY, I'M GETTING THAT PULLED UP NOW
IT'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT
WE'LL GO TO SLIDE TWO, LAUREN, WHEN WE GET THAT UP
WILL DO
SO, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES
THE CHALLENGES BEFORE US ARE MANY
THERE'S DECLINES IN ACTIVITY ACROSS BOTH AVIATION AND MARITIME AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC
AS EXPECTED, OPERATING REVENUES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLINE MORE THAN 20% COMPARED TO BUDGET AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'RE DOING OUR RELIEF MEASURES FOR TENANT PAYMENTS AND ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS TO HELP OUR TENANTS AS WELL
THERE'S CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE DEPTH AND DURATION OF THE DOWNTURN WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE BUDGET STUDY SESSION
THE SLOPE OF THAT RECOVERY AND THEN OUR REVENUE OUTLOOK FOR 2021
MANY DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THERE
THAT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES IN THIS NEW COVID ENVIRONMENT, HOW TO MEET OUR ESSENTIAL SERVICES, AND HOW DO WE SUPPORT THE REGION'S RECOVERY, HOW TO POSITION OURSELVES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
TAKING THE ACTIONS IN 2020, THIS IS JUST A RECAP OF THE ACTIONS THAT WE TOOK INCLUDING REDUCING OUR OPERATING AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES BY 70 MILLION, THE REPRIORITIZATION OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, A HIRING FREEZE, WHICH IS REALLY A FROST WHICH MEANT THAT WE STOPPED AND THEN CONSIDERED BRINGING ON OTHER POSITIONS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE YEAR AS NECESSARY, TAPPING LEVY RESOURCES TO INCREASE THOSE PROGRAMS INCLUDING OUR OPPORTUNITY MOTION WE THOUGHT BEST POSITIONED THE COMMUNITY FOR POSITIONING THEM AND HELPING THEM THROUGH THE IMPACT FROM COVID
WE PROVIDED THE TENANT CUSTOMER RELIEF THAT WE TALKED ABOUT
WE ALSO RECEIVED SOME SOME SUPPORT INCLUDING THE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO MILLION THROUGH THE CARES ACT FUNDING THAT WE'RE NOW MANAGING THROUGH SEA AND THEN WE SECURED A BANK LINE OF CREDIT FOR ADDED LIQUIDITY GOING FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
OUR OBJECTIVES WHICH IS SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR US AND WITH US, MEET THE REASONS NEED FOR CENTRAL PORT RELATED SERVICES, PROVIDE THAT PLATFORM FOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND LEADING THAT REGIONAL RECOVERY OF THE ECONOMY, AND POSITIONING THE PORT ON A STABLE FINANCIAL PATH GOING FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ACTUALLY I'M GOING TO GO ONE SLIDE FORWARD THEN I'M GOING TO COME BACK
SO THESE ARE OUR STRATEGIES
SO THE BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES THEN DEVOLVED FROM OUR OBJECTIVES
AND THIS IS CONTINUED INVESTMENTS THAT ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND PROMOTE EQUITY, CONTINUE AND ENSURE THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF PORT BUSINESSES GATEWAYS OF BOTH THE AVIATION AND MARITIME, DEVOTING SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO CONTINUE PRACTICES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS, AND THE PUBLIC, STRIVE TO PRESERVE EMPLOYMENT TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE HERE AT THE PORT, CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE SHORT AND LONG TERM EFFECTS OF COVID ON PORT INDUSTRIES, OPERATIONS, FACILITY NEEDS, TO MAINTAINING A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC VIEW OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PRIORITY AND INVESTMENTS THAT GENERATE REVENUE, PROVIDE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS GOING FORWARD
SO THOSE ARE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
YOU'VE SEEN THOSE BEFORE
THESE EVOLVED A LITTLE BIT SINCE THAT
MAINLY THESE PRINCIPLES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW
SO I GO BACK ONE SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS OUR STRATEGY GOING INTO THIS
BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE, OUR REVENUES, AND OTHER COVID IMPACTS, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS
WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP OUR BUDGET AND THEN THINK ABOUT HOW THAT BUDGET WILL PERFORM IN THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS
SO WE'RE NOT BUILDING TO A SINGLE SCENARIO IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE'RE BUILDING A BUDGET AND THEN WE LOOK, SAY HOW WOULD THAT PERFORM THE DIFFERENT RECOVERIES AND THEN WE WILL BE READY TO CONSIDER WHAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO THAT BUDGET AS IT UNFOLDS BEFORE US THROUGH THE REST OF 2020 AND INTO 2021
OF COURSE, IT'LL BE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR US, HOW WE DO THIS AND HOW WE BALANCE THESE AND HOW MUCH CALCULATED RISK WE WANT TO UNDERTAKE
IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE FOR US TO BE ULTRA CONSERVATIVE NOR, AS A STEWARD, CAN WE BE RECKLESS IN OUR SPENDING THINKING THAT WE WILL GET MORE REVENUE
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A BALANCED APPROACH TO THAT
LOOKING ACROSS, TAKING A CALCULATED RISK, NOT THE MOST CONSERVATIVE VIEW GOING FORWARD BUT WHERE WE SHOULD BE IN BALANCING ALL OF THOSE THINGS
WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE WITHIN A BUDGET
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN CAPITAL, WHICH IS OUR FUTURE, HOW MUCH SHOULD WE HOLD IN RESERVE, AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE SCALE AND THE LEVEL OF OUR OPERATIONS AND OUR PROGRAMS GOING FORWARD
AND AS I SAID, IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO BALANCE ALL OF THESE
SO GIVEN THAT OUR STRATEGY IS TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE GIVEN THE UNCERTAIN REVENUE OUTLOOK ON EXPENSES, WE'LL FUND ONLY THE MOST ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT A SUSTAINABLE LEVEL; WE'LL REDUCE NON-ESSENTIALS EXPENDITURES AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO INCREASE REVENUE; WE'LL POSITION THE PORT TO CONTINUE LEADING THE RECOVERY AND PREPARE FOR A RETURN TO GROWTH MODE; WE'LL BUILD IN FLEXIBILITY AND OPTIONS IN THE EVENT OF BUSINESS CONDITIONS DON'T OCCUR AS WE THINK THEY'RE GOING TO OR IF THEY CHANGE DRAMATICALLY IN DOING THAT
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO RELATED TO THIS, WE'RE BEGINNING OUR BUDGET BUILD WITH A VERY LEAN APPROACH CONCENTRATING ON OUR CORE MISSIONS IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND REDUCING EXPENSES
THIS IS THE BEST WAY
YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD MORE PROGRAMS OR MORE COST AS YOU GO BUT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BEGIN AT THE MOST REDUCED LEVEL THAT YOU CAN
AND HERE'S SOME OF THE DETAILS GOING FORWARD
WE'RE GOING TO BE LIMITING PERSONAL GROWTH COSTS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY
NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, AS A PLANNING FACTOR, WILL NOT RECEIVE PAY INCREASES IN THE 2021 BUDGET
THIS INCLUDES PAY FOR PERFORMANCE INCREASES, PROBATIONARY INCREASES, AND THE SIX-MONTH INCREASES
EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PAY FREEZE ARE PROMOTIONAL INCREASES, PAY EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS, AND JOB EVALUATION ADJUSTMENTS
PENDING EXECUTIVE REVIEW OF THE PORT'S PRELIMINARY BUDGET IN EARLY SEPTEMBER COMPARED TO BUDGET TARGETS, FURLOUGHS FOR NON-REPRESENTATIVE STAFF MAY BE INCORPORATED
WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO MOVE ANY FURLOUGHS THOSE BUT THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IF NEEDED INTO THE 21 BUDGET IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL COST SAVINGS
BUT THOSE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AT OUR INITIAL PLANNING FACTORS
AND THE PORT WILL ALSO COLLABORATE AND OR NEGOTIATE WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS IN AN EFFORT TO ACHIEVE SAVINGS NEEDED TO MEET THE 2021 BUDGET TARGETS AS WELL
THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS ON HIRING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2020 AND INTO 2021 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS A HIRING FROST NOT A FREEZE
WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE POSITIONS, WHETHER THEY'RE BACK FILLS OR WHETHER THEY'RE NEW POSITIONS
IF BRINGING THEM ON IS APPROPRIATE, WE'LL DO THAT
BUT THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE MEASURE
ALL NEW BUDGETED FTES IN 2020 THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FILLED AS PART OF THE 2020 REVISED BUDGET WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE REAUTHORIZED
AND YOU HAVE TO RE COMPETE FOR THOSE IN THE 2021 BUDGET
THE NEW FTES WILL BE STRICTLY LIMITED
ONLY THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS WILL BE CONSIDERED
OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT A PROHIBITION AGAINST THOSE BUT ONLY REQUIRING THAT WE CONSIDER DEEPLY THE NEED TO BRING ON ANOTHER FTE
LIMITING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, NEW BUDGET REQUEST SHOULD BE MINIMIZED AND OFFSET BY OTHER COST SAVINGS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING WILL BE MINIMIZED
IT WILL BE ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WILL REQUIRE MY APPROVAL
TRAINING SHOULD BE BUDGETED AT MANDATORY REGULATORY WHICH MEANS CERTIFICATIONS
AGAIN, THIS MEANS THAT WE'LL MAINTAIN ALL OF OUR REQUIRED TRAINING IN ORDER TO MEET THAT LEVEL BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ADDITIONAL TRAINING ABOVE THAT
SO WE'LL MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS TO DO THIS, BUT THEN WE'LL HAVE TO REALLY REVIEW WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE DOING ADDITIONAL TRAINING ABOVE THAT
WE'LL REDUCE CONTRACTED SERVICES WHERE POSSIBLE BY CANCELING OR DELAY OR RE-PRIORITIZING WORK OR INITIATIVES TO THOSE THAT ARE MOST ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS GOING FORWARD
PARTICULARLY SCRUTINY WILL BE PLACED ON THE CENTRAL SERVICES SUPPORT COST
THESE ARE ALLOCATED TO THE OPERATING DIVISIONS AND TO THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
WE'LL USE A ZERO-BASED BUDGET APPROACH TO FUND ONLY THE MOST CRITICAL SERVICES NEEDED TO SUPPORT BUSINESS OPERATIONS
GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE PORT'S 2021 REVENUE FORECAST, WE'RE ALSO ASKING DEPARTMENTS TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL COST SAVING MEASURES TO BE TRIGGERED IN 2021
ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO TAP ON THE INNOVATION AND THE GOOD IDEAS COMING FROM STAFF IN ORDER TO COME UP WITH OTHER WAYS WE CAN DO THINGS
IT'LL BE INVOLVING THE STAFF GOING FORWARD BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE HAVE IDEAS HOW WE CAN SAVE COSTS AND REDUCE EXPENSES GOING FORWARD
AND THEN OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR NEW REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE POSSIBLE TO PURSUE THOSE
REGARDING CAPITAL PLANNING GUIDELINES, WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER NECESSARY ACTIVITIES WILL CONTINUE AS WE'VE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH
WE'VE DISCUSSED IN DEPTH BEFORE SO WE CAN STIMULATE RECOVERY ACROSS THE REGION
WE ALSO INCORPORATE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE COVID ON THE FUTURE OPERATIONS IN OUR FACILITY NEEDS AND THINK ABOUT THOSE AND MAKE THOSE REVISIONS IN OUR CAPITAL PLANNING
NEW PROJECTS WILL BE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THE TIMING OF NEW CONSTRUCTION SHOULD THE UPDATED COMMAND FORECAST, CASH PRESERVATION NEEDS, THOSE RESERVE FUNCTIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM WORK WHILE BUSINESS ACTIVITY IS LOW
PROJECT DESIGNS AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SHOULD GENERALLY BE CONTINUED TO ADVANCE TO PRESERVE THE OPTION TO PROCEED IF GRANT FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE AS WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THOSE GOING FORWARD
AND THERE'S TIMING OF ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION ONCE WE COMPLETE THE DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS WILL BASED ON OUR FINANCIAL FUTURE GOING FORWARD
SO AGAIN AS WE DEVELOP OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THESE FACTORS AS WE BRING THAT TO YOU FOR BOTH THE 2021 PLAN, BUT ALSO THAT FIVE-YEAR PLAN AS WELL
AND ALSO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ADDED COST, THE POTENTIAL COSTS RELATED TO COVID-19 AND THE LOCAL BIDDING ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE ACTUALLY THERE'S SOME INDICATION THERE MAY BE SOME COST SAVINGS
THERE MAY BE SOME MORE COMPETITION IN THIS COVID ENVIRONMENT
OTHER PROJECTS MAYBE GOING DOWN SO THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US, TOO
BUT WE HAVE TO SEE GOING FORWARD ABOUT WHETHER COVID OVERALL WILL BE ADDED COST OR THERE MAY BE REDUCTION IN COST, TO, GOING FORWARD WITH THAT
SO DAN IS GOING TO GO INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS OVERVIEW, BUT I'D BE GLAD TO STOP HERE TO PAUSE COMMISSIONER, TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES
ALL RIGHT
LET'S SEE IF THERE ARE COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS STATE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
GREAT
THANK YOU STEVE
I APPRECIATE THE GUIDANCE AND I PROVIDED EARLIER FEEDBACK THAT I AGREE WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING
I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THOUGH THE FACT THAT I AM REALLY INTERESTED AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUES SHOULD BE AS WELL ABOUT WHAT OUR POLICY IS GOING TO BE IN TERMS OF HAVING STRATEGIC RESERVES
WHILE WHAT YOU'VE OUTLINED TODAY ARE REALLY TACTICAL OPTIONS, I'M ACTUALLY MORE INTERESTED IN AND WHAT WE'RE AIMING TOWARDS
WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR IN NOT HAVING TO DO FURLOUGHS OR LAYOFFS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD CONSIDERABLE CASH RESERVES BASED ON DECISIONS OF PRIOR COMMISSIONS
SO I'M REALLY EAGER TO HEAR WHEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET YOUR RECOMMENDATION ON WHAT THE LEVELS OF STRATEGIC RESERVES ARE MOVING FORWARD SO THAT WE HAVE, ESSENTIALLY, A NORTH STAR THAT WERE AIMING TOWARDS AS OPPOSED TO MAKING CUTS OR FREEZING ACTIVITY JUST TO DO SO RATHER THAN AIMING TOWARDS AN OUTCOME
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
JUST TO COMMENT ON THAT
THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT AS A ROLLUP OF OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN AND THEN THAT LEVEL OF RESERVES AND THEN
SO WE ARE DEVELOPING THAT
DAN WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS IN A SECOND HERE
DAN THOMAS WILL TALK ABOUT THAT
THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY BE THE TIME WHERE THAT COMES TOGETHER WHERE WE LOOK AT THE LEVEL OF RESERVES AND WE LOOK AT THE ONES FOR THEIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND THE TAX LEVY AND THE MAJOR PIECES AT THAT TIME
BUT I HEAR YOU ON THAT, OF THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC RESERVES
ALL I JUST HAVE TO SAY IS BECAUSE OF THE TIMING OF WHERE WE WERE IN OUR STRATEGIC RESERVE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD MORE CASH ON HAND BECAUSE OF WHERE WE WERE POSITIONING OURSELVES RELATED TO OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS THAN WE WOULD HAVE NORMALLY
I'LL BE TRANSPARENT ON THIS
IF WE HAD USED OUR USUAL GUIDANCE REGARDING CASH RESERVES, WE'D BE IN A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT POSITION, TODAY, AS YOU AS YOU POINTED OUT
NEXT WE HAVE COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE GUIDELINES
THE TIMELINE FOR ME WAS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL
IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD REMINDER TO SEE WHERE DIFFERENT DECISION POINTS ARE AS WE UNDERTAKE THE BUDGETING PROCESS
STEVE AS I WROTE TO YOU EARLIER THIS WEEK, I THINK THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF EXTERNAL VARIABLES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE WATCHING REALLY CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS AS WE FINALIZE THIS BUDGET NOT LEAST OF WHICH, OF COURSE, IS THE CONTINUED ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF COVID
OBVIOUSLY IF THERE IS A VERY EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OR A VACCINE THAT COMES ALONG DURING THAT POINT, THAT WILL CHANGE TIMELINES POTENTIALLY
OTHER MEASURES TO CONTROL THE SPREAD COULD ALL HAVE IMPACTS
BUT OF COURSE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS SUCH AS WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ADDITIONAL STIMULUS COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHETHER THIS STATE GOVERNMENT GOES INTO A SPECIAL SESSION AND POTENTIALLY CHANGES THE STATE BUDGET IN SOME WAY
WE ALSO, AS THE MOST TRADE DRIVEN STATE IN THE NATION, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA WHICH HAS BEEN WORSENING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IF THAT GETS WORSE OR IF WE TURN A CORNER AND THINGS START TO GET BETTER THAT COULD HAVE A REAL IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET
AND SO I MENTION ALL THOSE THINGS BECAUSE I THINK ANY ONE OF THOSE COULD POTENTIALLY, THERE COULD BE A REALLY DEFINITIVE RESOLUTION IN ANY ONE OF THOSE AREAS WHICH WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET AND WE NEED TO PIVOT AT THAT MOMENT
SO I JUST BRING THOSE UP SO THAT WE'RE ALL KIND OF AWARE OF THOSE AND KEEP THEM ON OUR DASHBOARD AS WE'RE MAKING THESE DECISIONS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
NEXT WE HAVE COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT YOU KNOW, WE DID RECEIVE, STEVE TOUCHED UPON THIS, 192 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CARE ACT AND I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE BUDGET TEAM TO WORK WITH OUR GOV
AFFAIRS TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY APPLYING FOR ALL THE REIMBURSEMENTS AND GRANTS AND ADVOCATING FOR AS MUCH SUPPORT AS WE CAN GET ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO HELP WITH THE BUDGET SHORTFALL WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT WE'D BE IN A FAR WORSE POSITION IF WE DIDN'T END UP WITH A HUNDRED NINETY MILLION DOLLARS IN THE CARES ACT
I REALLY WANT US TO LEAN IN ON TRYING TO GET AS MUCH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AS WE CAN
COMMISSIONER, I HEAR YOU AND THAT'S SOMETHING BOTH IN THE FORM OF ASSISTANCE SUCH AS RELIEF SUCH AS THE CARES ACT BUT THERE'S ALSO GRANT PROGRAMS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
WE'VE HEARD LEGISLATION BEING INTRODUCED FOR INVESTMENT PROGRAMS, FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER THINGS AND SO WE'LL BE VERY ACTIVE WITH THE DELEGATION AND IN WASHINGTON LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US
THANK YOU
NEXT WE HAVE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE TO COME ON AND COME OFF AGAIN
YOU CAN HEAR ME NOW? YES, WE CAN
THANK YOU
I DO APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION SO FAR AND REMEMBERING THAT, YOU KNOW, IN REFERENCE TO OUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT WORKFORCE, THE HEALTH OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS A REFLECTION OF THE HEALTH OF THE FOLKS THAT DO BUSINESS WITH US AND TO THE DEGREE [INAUDIBLE] RAMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO KEEP OUR BOAT AFLOAT, TO THE DEGREE THAT WE CAN HELP OUR TENANTS AND COLLEAGUES IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE] THIS ECONOMY TURN, WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THAT BALL, OF COURSE, AND WE CERTAINLY ARE HEARING LOUD AND CLEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY, TENANTS, ETC
THAT ANYTHING WE CAN DO WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO DO
AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL COMMITTED TO SEEING WHAT'S POSSIBLE WITHOUT BEING STRAIGHT-UP GIFTS OF PUBLIC FUNDS OF THAT SORT
AND I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KEEP, AS WE LOOK AT THESE UNCERTAINTIES AS WE POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE, STEVE, THAT YOU HAVE THESE AT LEAST THREE ALTERNATIVES BASED ON HOW THE EXTERNALITIES AFFECT US
AND THERE'S THAT OTHER LITTLE ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE SOME FAMILIARITY WITH WHICH ALSO CAN WREAK HAVOC ON OUR DECISION-MAKING, NO LESS CRUISE
BUT ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE DO IS SORT OF HAVE LIKE THE NORTH STAR, WHERE ARE WE POINTING? TO THE DEGREE WE HAVE TO CUT OR DIVERGE, WE AT LEAST KNOW WHERE THE GOAL IS AND THAT WE HAVE CERTAIN LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES AS WELL AS OBLIGATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT
AND SO IF WE DIVERT FROM THEM, IT'S BECAUSE OF EXTERNALITIES AND NOT BECAUSE OF OUR CHANGE OF WILL
OR IF WE CHANGE OUR WILL WE SHOULD DISTINGUISH THAT BETWEEN "THAT'S BECAUSE WE RAN OUT OF CASH"
AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT YESTERDAY IS OUR ONGOING RELATIONSHIP AND OBLIGATIONS ON THE GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT BASIS WITH OUR TRIBAL COLLEAGUES, TRIBAL NATIONS BOTH AT THE MUCKLESHOOT AND SUQUAMISH AS WELL AS OUR LONG-TERM WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR UNRECOGNIZED COLLEAGUES AT DUWAMISH
HOW CAN WE REALLY DO THIS? WE USED TO HAVE A DEDICATED TRIBAL LIAISON AND ASKING FOR MORE STAFF WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO NOT FURLOUGH OUR EXISTING STAFF I KNOW IS A UNPOPULAR THOUGHT BUT I WANT TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COMMIT TO SERVING THAT NEED AND RECOGNIZE AND POTENTIALLY ACCOMPLISHING IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT NOT LOSING TRACK OF THE GOAL
SO IN THE COURSE OF BUDGET TIGHTENING, WE KEEP OUR EYE ON THE PRIZE
THANKS COMMISSIONER
I THINK JUST A QUICK COMMENT ON THAT IS THAT WE LOOK AT IDENTIFYING, YOU DON'T WANT TO SUGGEST, WELL, WHAT'S THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM? IS IT AN FTE, YOU WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT'S THE NEED, YOU KNOW, AND THEN FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADDRESS THE NEED AND THE ISSUE WITH THEM IN THAT
SO I'M HEARING YOU ABOUT THAT
THE THINGS THAT REQUIRE OUR ACTION, YOU KNOW, DON'T GO DOWN IN THIS ENVIRONMENT
ACTUALLY, AS THE COMMISSION WELL KNOWS THE INCREASE FOR THAT
SO FOR US TO COME UP AS THE BEST WAY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS IS THE WORK BEFORE US, IS HOW TO DO THAT
THANK YOU
AND THEN COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK IT'S BACK TO YOU
YES
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
FIRST OF ALL, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT BEGINNING TO THE PROCESS
A GOOD STARTING POINT HERE LYING OUT A SET OF BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES ALSO IDENTIFYING, AS CLEARLY AS WE CAN UNDERSTAND, THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE AHEAD
I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT I SEE NO REFERENCE OR HEAR NO REFERENCE TO THE PORT'S CENTURY AGENDA WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR NORTH STAR AND GUIDEPOST
WE JUST SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME AND EFFORT UPDATING MUCH OF IT AND THERE'S MORE WORK TO CONTINUE BUT I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE REFERENCE TO THAT IN THE BUDGET GUIDELINES BECAUSE THOSE WOULD HELP ,THAT WOULD HELP ESTABLISH PRIORITIES WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH CHOICES
SECONDLY, I THINK TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS POINT ABOUT THE VARIABLES, THIS IS IN FACT A DYNAMIC PROCESS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
AND HE MENTIONED SOME VERY POTENTIALLY IMPACTFUL EXTERNAL INFLUENCES, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO MENTION OF ANY POSSIBLE DEEPENING OF A NATIONWIDE, IF NOT GLOBAL, RECESSION
I THINK LOOKING AT THE HISTORY OF RECESSIONS, GIVEN THE IMPACTS ALREADY OF THE COVID CRISIS AND ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN ASSUME THAT IF WE SIMPLY RECOVER FROM DAMP IT DOWN THAT WE'RE GOING TO REBOUND
AND IN FACT, IT COULD GO VERY DEEPLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND I THINK OUR BUDGET SCENARIOS, WHILE WE DON'T WANT TO THINK THE WORST, WE DO NEED TO PLAN FOR THAT, PARTICULARLY WITH OUR KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS
AND I THINK THAT OUR BUDGET SHOULD BE INFORMED BY THE BEST OUTLOOKS THAT WE CAN GET AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S VERY MUCH PART OF OUR BUDGET PROCESSES IS TO GET INDUSTRY LEADER OUTLOOKS ON THE FORECASTS THAT THEY'RE SEEING
SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS
THANKS
I CAN JUST COMMENT REAL QUICKLY ON THOSE
OF COURSE THE CENTURY AGENDA, THOSE ARE THE OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE DRIVING TOWARDS
AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE WITHIN THAT, WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE BUT THE CENTURY AGENDA BY ITSELF DOESN'T DRIVE-- YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OTHER WAYS OF HOW TO APPROACH THAT
THE CENTURY AGENDA IS THE GOALS THAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH AND SO I'M FOCUSING ON GETTING THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS
THEY ARE FRONT AND CENTER ON DOING THE WORK BUT OF COURSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WITHIN THE CENTURY AGENDA
GOING BACK TO WHAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WAS SAYING, THERE'S A LOT OF DEMANDS ACROSS THAT, ACROSS THE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO GO FORWARD AND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
AND THAT'S WHY I TALK ABOUT A BALANCED APPROACH
THE BALANCED APPROACH BALANCES ACROSS ALL THE PARTS OF THE CENTURY AGENDA
HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THAT? AND SOME THINGS WERE STILL MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THEM
BUT I THINK THE REAL THING RELATED TO THE BUDGET IS HOW MUCH PROGRESS YOU CAN MAKE ON MOVING TOWARDS THOSE OR ACCOMPLISHING OPERATIONAL NEEDS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH THE CENTURY AGENDA
AND I THINK THAT THE QUESTION WOULD BE INCORPORATING THAT
BUT I HEAR YOU'RE REFLECTING THAT OF THE RESULTS AND THAT'S PART OF, I THINK, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SAYING, OKAY, HERE'S THE BUDGET BUT WHAT DOES THAT ACCOMPLISH AND TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE SAY AS FAR AS OUR MISSION AND OUR OBJECTIVES SHOWING THAT GOING FORWARD
REGARDING THE FORECAST IN A MAJOR DOWNTURN
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THAT FLEXIBILITY
UNDERSTANDING WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO IF THINGS WORSENED OR DEEPENED
THAT IS PART OF THAT WORK
LOOKING AT THOSE AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING THERE'S THE SUPER CONSERVATIVE OPERATIONS OF LOOKING AT THAT
BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO KNOW WHICH LEVERS WE WOULD PULL OR WHAT ACTIONS WE WOULD TAKE IN DOING THAT
BUT THEN AGAIN, WE WOULD JUST KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION OF SAYING WELL THIS HAPPENED
WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THERE AND TAKE THESE FOLLOWING ACTIONS
SO THAT WILL BE PART OF THE PRESENTATION SO AS WE DEVELOP IT GOING FORWARD, WE WILL HAVE ANSWERS FOR THOSE KIND OF QUESTIONS GOING FORWARD
OKAY, VERY GOOD
THANKS
WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION
SO WE JUST HAVE A FEW MORE THINGS
I JUST EXCUSE ME, SORRY
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN INDICATED SHE HAS ONE MORE COMMENT I BELIEVE RELATED
SHE JUST SAID IT'S OKAY
NEVERMIND
WE'LL HAVE COMMENTS AGAIN BEFORE THE END OF THIS SEGMENT
YES
OKAY
SO THE SECOND PART OF THIS, I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE DAN THOMAS GO OVER THE WORK THAT HE'S ALREADY BEGUN IN EARNEST ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET AND THE PROCESS FOR THAT AND THEN THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT AS WELL
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DAN THOMAS TO TALK ON THE NEXT SET OF SLIDES
THANK YOU, STEVE
IF WE COULD MOVE FORWARD TO SLIDE 9, PLEASE
GREAT
THANKS
THIS IS JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET PROCESS
SO JUST STARTING AT THE TOP HERE
WE'RE KIND OF IN THE FIRST STEP RIGHT NOW WHICH IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
REALLY LOOKING AT, AS WAS COMMENTED ON, LOOKING AT THE VARIABLES IN THE INDUSTRY, LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
THAT WORK IS UNDERWAY CURRENTLY BY THE OPERATING DIVISIONS
THEY ARE UNDERTAKING SO-CALLED SWOT ANALYSIS, STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS, AND WHEN THAT WORK IS COMPLETE THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION AS WELL
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING OUR OPERATING AND CAPITAL FORECASTS
WE ARE EXTENDING NOW BEYOND, MOST RECENTLY, THE LAST TIME WE TALKED WITH YOU IN JUNE, WE HAD EXTENDED OUR FORECASTS OUT TO THE END OF 2021
BUT OBVIOUSLY NOW THE CAPITAL PLAN IS PART OF OUR BUDGET SO WE ARE ALSO EXTENDING OUR FORECASTS OUT FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD FROM 2021 THROUGH 2025
AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THERE'S STILL A GREAT UNDER DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THOSE LONGER TERM FORECASTS
SO AGAIN, AT SOME POINT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SCENARIOS, BUT NARROWING THOSE DOWN
AND THEN GETTING INTO THE MORE DETAILED BUDGET PREPARATION DEVELOPING SOME ASSUMPTIONS AND DRIVERS
STEVE WENT THROUGH SOME OF THE KEY OPERATING BUDGET GUIDELINES, THINGS LIKE PAYROLL ASSUMPTIONS
AND AGAIN, AS YOU KNOW, UP TO THIS POINT ON THE REVENUE SIDE, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SCENARIOS JUST BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY REGARDING OUR BUSINESS OUTLOOK, BUT AT SOME POINT WE REALLY DO NEED TO NARROW THOSE DOWN TO ONE SET OF PROJECTIONS FOR EACH OF OUR MAJOR BUSINESS LINES THAT WE WILL PREPARE OUR BUDGET AGAINST KNOWING THAT THEY STILL PROBABLY WON'T BE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT
AND THAT'S WHY FLEXIBILITY IS KEY
AND THEN LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE KEY FINANCIAL METRICS AND ALSO DEVELOPING BUDGET TARGETS
AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE KEY FINANCIAL METRICS THAT WE'LL BE USING TO PREPARE THE BUDGET ARE THINGS LIKE OPERATING CASH FLOW, DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE RATIOS, AND CASH BALANCE, SOME RESERVES AS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN MENTIONED
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RESERVES BOTH FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT BOTH OF THOSE AND THEN BUDGET TARGETS AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING BUDGET TARGETS FOR EACH DIVISION
WE HOPE TO HAVE THOSE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO
THAT WILL HELP PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE FOR DEPARTMENTS PUTTING THEIR BUDGETS TOGETHER
AS STEVE REFERENCED, WE DO WANT TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE SO WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING IT TO BE VERY LEAN
AND THOSE TARGETS WILL BE VERY AGGRESSIVE OUT OF THE GATE AND AS HE MENTIONED, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SORT OF A ZERO BASED APPROACH ASKING A LOT OF TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS
AND THEN WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A CALENDAR WHICH I'LL GO OVER IN A SECOND AND WE'LL BE ISSUING THIS SPECIFIC BUDGET GUIDELINES ACTUALLY TOMORROW
AND THEN BEGIN IN EARNEST IN DEVELOPING THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS IN LINE WITH THE VARIOUS PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES
AND AS WE GET LATER IN THE PROCESS, WE INITIALLY DO THE INTERNAL REVIEWS WITH EXECUTIVE STAFF, ULTIMATELY REVIEWS WITH COMMISSION AND THEN MOVING ON TO FINALIZING THE BUDGET IN THE FALL AND FILING WITH KING COUNTY AND PUBLISHING THE FINAL BUDGET DOCUMENT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
REGARDING THE CALENDAR, I WANT TO PARTICULARLY FOCUS ON THE ITEMS IN BLUE WHICH ARE COMMISSION ITEMS SO WE'RE HERE ON THE 14TH TODAY TALKING ABOUT THE PROCESS AND SCHEDULE
AS YOU KNOW JULY 29TH AND AUGUST 6TH WILL BE TO COMMISSION BUDGET RETREATS
THE AGENDAS FOR THOSE I THINK ARE STILL BEING REFINED A LITTLE BIT MORE SUBSEQUENT TO PUTTING THIS DOCUMENT TOGETHER
ON THE 29TH THE FOCUS WILL BE ON HAVING INDUSTRY PANELS FROM OUR MAJOR BUSINESS SEGMENTS PROVIDING THEIR VIEWS ON THE OUTLOOKS FOR OUR VARIOUS BUSINESSES
THE DIVISIONS WILL PREVENT THEIR SWOT ANALYSES AT THAT RETREAT AND I BELIEVE ALSO THE COMMISSION PRIORITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED ON THE 29TH
THEN ON AUGUST 6TH, THE FOCUS WILL BE ON CAPITAL AND LOOKING IN PARTICULAR AT SOME OF THE MAJOR INITIATIVES LIKE THE T46 CRUISE PROJECT AND WHAT THE STATUS OF THAT IS IN LIGHT OF THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
ALSO SAMP AT THE AIRPORT WILL BE LOOKED AT AND THEN THE COMMISSION WILL BE ENGAGED IN A DISCUSSION ON THE TAX LEVY AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON A BUDGET PROCESS
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME TIME RESERVED ON THE 11TH FOR FOLLOW-UP ITEMS AND POSSIBLY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON THE CIP
I KNOW, IN PARTICULAR, I THINK THERE'S A DESIRE TO REVIEW THE MARITIME AND EDD CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS SO WE'LL BE PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT
EITHER SOME COMBINATION OF DURING THE RETREAT AND DURING THAT PUBLIC BRIEFING ON THE 11TH
THEN AGAIN, WE GET INTO OUR INTERNAL PROCESSES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THEN OUR FIRST BUDGET PRESENTATION WOULD BE THE CENTRAL SERVICES BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 22ND
AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE ALSO A FIRST LOOK AT THE PORT WIDE ROLL UP WITH ALL DIVISION BUDGETS AND A PORT WIDE VIEW AT THAT POINT
AND THEN ON OCTOBER 13TH, WE WILL BE BEFORE YOU PRESENTING EACH OF THE BUSINESS UNITS
THE OPERATING DIVISIONS WILL PRESENT DURING A BUDGET STUDY SESSION
AND ON OCTOBER 20TH
WE'LL HAVE THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET DOCUMENT AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION A LITTLE IN ADVANCE OF WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
AND ON OCTOBER 27TH WE'LL BE BRIEFING YOU ON THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE, THAT'S THE FUNDING PLAN FOR THE FIVE-YEAR CIP OR SPECIFICS ON THE TAX LEVY
AND THE SECOND IS SOURCES AND USES OF THE TAX LEVY AS SUPPORTING BOTH OPERATING AND CAPITAL PROGRAMS ON OCTOBER 28TH, NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE WILL HAVE A BUDGET STUDY SESSION WITH THE MANAGING MEMBERS
THEN ON NOVEMBER 10TH WE WILL BE INTRODUCING THE PRELIMINARY 2021 BUDGET, HAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING
THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE BUDGET ADOPTION IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 11TH
AND THEN ONE EDIT ON THIS IS, AS YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 BUDGET IS NOT MOVED FORWARD ONE WEEK
SO THAT IS SCHEDULED NOW TO OCCUR ON NOVEMBER 17TH RATHER THAN THE 24TH
AND OF COURSE IN DECEMBER WE'LL BE FILING THE 2021 STATUTORY BUDGET WITH KING COUNTY AND ISSUING THE FINAL BUDGET DOCUMENT
SO THAT'S THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF PROCESS AND CALENDAR
WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
OKAY
ALL RIGHT
LET'S GO THROUGH THE ROLL CALL HERE ON QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
GREAT
THANKS DAN
APPRECIATE THAT OVERVIEW
WE HAVE A VERY SHORT TIME TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE BUDGET
IT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE MOST CRITICAL BUDGET CERTAINLY THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN WHICH IS OVER SEVEN YEARS ON THE COMMISSION
IT'S AND I GUESS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT I REFERENCED EARLIER IN THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING BUDGET GUIDANCE TOMORROW TO THE STAFF AND YET I STILL DON'T HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF, AGAIN, WHAT THAT NORTH STAR IS
THE NUMBER FOR STRATEGIC RESERVES, ETC
I WANTED TO CALL OUT THIS MIGHT SEEM IRONIC, BUT WE ARE IN THE TRAVEL BUSINESS
IT'S A SMALL THING BUT IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY IMPORTANT
I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR US TO INCREASE TRAVEL
BUT AS WE LOOK AT AUSTERITY MEASURES, I ALSO WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO WHAT WE DO
SO IF WE AND EVERY OTHER BUSINESS IN THE REGION AND THE STATE SAID WE'RE GOING TO ELIMINATE TRAVEL, THAT ACTUALLY PERPETUATES THE SITUATION THAT WE HAVE AT SEATAC AIRPORT
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A TANGENT BUT STEVE I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT
I THINK THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO ELIMINATE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING AND I JUST HOPE IT WILL AGAIN TAKE A MORE SURGICAL APPROACH
BUT I'M JUST MOSTLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GIVING GUIDANCE TO THE STAFF TOMORROW: GO FORTH, DEVELOP YOUR BUDGETS, AND YET WE DON'T HAVE THAT OVERARCHING VIEW OF WHAT A STRATEGIC RESERVE WOULD LOOK LIKE
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S BASED ON AUSTERITY ONLY
AND I'M GETTING REALLY BAD ECHO
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THE WAY MY VOICE IS COMING ACROSS
YEAH, AND I WOULD ANSWER THAT IT'S A VERY GOOD POINT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AND IT'S REALLY JUST GOING TO HAVE TO BE AN ITERATIVE PROCESS
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GET DEPARTMENTS WORKING ON THEIR BUDGETS
WE NEED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME GENERAL GUIDANCE
AND THEN IT'S REALLY, AS WE START TO ROLL THOSE BUDGETS UP AND START REVIEWING, THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE PLUS AND MINUS
THERE'S GOING TO BE AREAS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO FEEL WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO ADD BACK
THERE'S GOING TO BE AREAS WE MAY FEEL ARE LESS ESSENTIAL, WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO CUT BACK, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A ONGOING ITERATIVE PROCESS
AND AS WE CONTINUE TO REFINE WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT NORTH STAR IS, AND I'M HOPING THAT BY THE AUGUST TIME FRAME, LATE JULY EARLY AUGUST, WHEN WE'RE DURING THOSE BUDGET REVIEW RETREATS, THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THAT NORTHSTAR MIGHT BE
AND I WOULD JUST ADD, THANKS, DAN AND THANKS COMMISSIONER FOR POINTING THAT OUT
WE HAVE TO DO, IN A PLACE WHERE WE'RE BALANCING STRATEGIC RESERVES ALONG WITH THE CUTS
SO THE CUTS ARE THE NECESSARY THINGS BUT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE OUR MISSION TO ACCOMPLISH
WE HAVE TO OPERATE OUR GATEWAYS
WE HAVE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO
THE OTHER ONES I WOULD SAY ARE PERHAPS MORE DISCRETIONARY AND YOU BEGIN BY BRINGING THEM BACK IN AND THEN YOU SEE WHAT'S NECESSARY BASED ON THAT VIEW
AND AGAIN TO GO BACK TO THE ONE SCENARIO
WELL, WHAT IF IT'S WORSE THAN WHAT YOU EXPECTED? WELL, BUT IF YOU BRING BACK AT FIRST, YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD MORE TO IT
SO THERE IS YOU KNOW, JUST IN THE INITIAL AND WE'RE LEARNING LESSONS HERE AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF 2020, AS WE DEVELOP THOSE THOUGHTS GOING INTO 2021
BUT RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, EVEN THOUGH THE GROUND BENEATH US IS CHANGING AS WE'RE SEEING THE RISE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF WHAT WE THOUGHT ONE VERSION WOULD BE, THIS RAPID RECOVERY OF-- I WOULDN'T SAY ECONOMY BECAUSE THE ECONOMY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN HOW THE VIRUS IS DOING
BUT YOU HAVE TO TRACK HOW THE VIRUS IS ACTING COMPARED TO THOSE OTHER THINGS AND THEN THE IMPACT ON US
SO WE'RE MONITORING ALL THAT AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EXPERT PANEL COMING UP ABOUT SOME OF THEIR THOUGHTS COMING FORWARD, THAT WILL HELP INFORM US SOME OF OUR THOUGHT PROCESS GOING FORWARD
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT ON THAT
NEXT IS COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU, DAN AND STEVE FOR THE PRESENTATION
I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE THE RETREAT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO GET SOME INPUT FROM EXTERNAL EXPERTS WHO CAN HELP US WITH OUR VARIOUS BUSINESS LINES, UNDERSTANDING JUST EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THREE MONTHS, IN SIX MONTHS, IN A YEAR FROM NOW
AND OBVIOUSLY THEIR'S IS JUST A SLIGHTLY MORE EDUCATED GUESS THAN OURS, BUT I DO THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE CRITICAL TO HELPING US UNDERSTAND
AND I HOPE THAT EACH OF THE FIVE OF US WILL KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER DATA THAT EITHER CONFIRMS OUR SUSPICIONS OR REFUTES THEM AND REALLY GO WHERE THE DATA LEAD
I ALSO HOPE THAT WE, THE COMMISSION AND STEVE, OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR ACT WITH AGILITY IN OUR BUDGETING
AND WE WILL PASS A BUDGET BUT THERE WILL BE TIMES I BELIEVE AFTER WE PASSED A BUDGET WHERE WE NEED TO RE-EVALUATE BECAUSE MORE INFORMATION HAS COME IN
SO, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN RESPOND QUICKLY TO NEW INFORMATION, WE SHOULD
I'M JUST CONSTANTLY REMINDED HOW AT THE VERY OUTSET OF THE PANDEMIC THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE TOLD US NOT TO WEAR MASKS AND THEN OF COURSE WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, IT WAS QUITE CLEAR THAT THE SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS WAS EVERYONE SHOULD BE WEARING MASKS
THERE WILL BE INSTANCES LIKE THAT IN OUR ECONOMIC DATA ANALYSIS TO WHAT MIGHT BE THE BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION RIGHT NOW COULD BE TURNED ON ITS HEAD THREE MONTHS FROM NOW AND I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND WITH AGILITY AS THINGS CHANGE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH, THE ONLY THING I'LL ADD IS THAT I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE HOW AGILE THIS TEAM HAS BEEN GIVEN THIS RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WERE DEALING WITH
AND SO, I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'VE DONE A TERRIFIC JOB OF MANAGING THE UNCERTAINTY AND I TRUST THAT GOING FORWARD WITH EVERYONE'S INPUT, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO GOOD JOB
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RETREAT
THIS WILL BE MY FIRST BUDGET
IT'S ONE HELL OF A BUDGET
[LAUGHTER] COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES, THANK YOU
OBVIOUSLY THE THE REAL CONVERSATION HAS TO BEGIN WHEN WE GET MORE DATA INTO THE CONVERSATION
BUT OF COURSE, THE ONLY THING THAT'S CERTAIN IS THE UNCERTAINTY AND WE WILL ALL HAVE TO BE NIMBLE AT THAT AND I AM PREPARED TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND BE AS THOUGHTFUL AS WE CAN, AS FLEXIBLE AS WE CAN AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THIS ENORMOUS TASK TO GIVE US SOMETHING TO START THE DISCUSSION WITH
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I WANT TO SIGNAL A CONCERN I HAVE IN A GENERAL WAY REGARDING SPECULATIVE INVESTMENT
IN OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND FORECASTS
SPECIFICALLY WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS OUR INVESTMENTS WHERE THERE IS NO PRE-COMMITMENT FROM ANY TENANTS BUILDING PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY, INVOLVING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT
MARKET TIMING IS OFTEN SOMETHING THAT IS CRITICAL IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHEN IT COMES TO SPECULATIVE INVESTMENT
AND THAT WE DON'T RELY ON OLD OR OUTDATED MARKET DEMAND ANALYSES AND CONSULTANT REPORTS THAT SHOW THAT WE CAN BUILD AND THEY WILL COME
I THINK WE ARE INTO AN ENTIRELY NEW ERA NOW ECONOMICALLY AND THAT THE OLD RULES AND THE OLD ASSUMPTIONS WILL NOT NECESSARILY APPLY
AND WE'VE GOT LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS UNDER CONSIDERATION IN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE SPENDING ON ROJECTS THAT ARE SPECULATIVE IN NATURE
THE PUBLIC SECTOR WHICH WE ARE IN, CAN TAKE RISK, OF COURSE AND WE DO
AND WE CAN [INAUDIBLE] MONEY AS WELL IN TERMS OF THE EXPECTATION OF A COST BENEFIT AND RATE OF RETURN
THAT SAID, WE STILL NEED TO BE VERY PRUDENT
AND I THINK IN THIS PERIOD OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS AND PERHAPS RECONSIDER SOME OF OUR LARGE PROJECTS INVOLVING A LOT OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT WHEN WE MAY NEED, BACK TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S POINT, SOME STRATEGIC RESERVES THAT WILL BE MORE CRITICAL THAN THOSE TYPES OF INVESTMENTS
THANKS TO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
JUST A QUICK COMMENT ON THAT IS THAT I THINK GOING FORWARD THE STAFF DEFINITELY EXPECTS TO DEFEND OUR INVESTMENTS THAT ARE UNDER OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS DEPENDING ON WHAT STAGE THEY'RE IN
AND I THINK WE HAVE BEEN WORKING, THE STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING, HARD ON TALKING TO A LOT OF EXPERTS AND I THINK YOU'LL HEAR FROM SOME OF THOSE GOING FORWARD
BUT ALSO AS PROJECTS COME FORWARD, EVEN YOU KNOW, IT COME FORWARD AND THEN WE BUILD THAT BUDGET FOR THE CAPITAL PROGRAM
I HEAR YOU THAT WILL HAVE TO SAY "WELL WHAT IS OUR ANALYSIS? WAS IS THE BASELINE ON PROJECTS GOING FORWARD?" THAT'S A VALIDATION WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR PROJECTS AS WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM
YEAH EXACTLY
VALIDATION
YES
YEAH
THAT'S THE WORD
YEAH
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET PRESENTATION? OKAY
LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR LAST ITEM OF BUSINESS HERE
I BELIEVE YEAH, WHICH IS 9A WASHINGTON MARITIME BLUE PROGRESS REPORT AND PARTNERSHIP PLANS
AND IF WE CAN KEEP THIS RELATIVELY SHORT, I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD APPRECIATE THAT
THANKS COMMISSIONERS
THE MOU SIGNED WITH WATER TO MARITIME BLUE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN AN EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP ON THE SHARED GOAL OF ADVANCING THE BLUE ECONOMY
AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THE BIG PARTS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH GOING ON TO THE ROLE OF THIS GOING FORWARD AS WELL, AMONG THE SUCCESSES LAST YEAR: THE LAUNCH OF THE MARITIME INNOVATION ACCELERATOR AND YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE AND THIS BRIEFING WILL HIGHLIGHT THE SUCCESSES AND REVIEW THE GOALS SET FOR NEXT YEAR
WE DID HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS HERE BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE MAY HAVE LOST SOME OF THEM AND INCLUDING DAVE MCFADDEN FROM THE STAFF FROM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, JOSHUA BURGER FROM GOVERNOR INSLEE'S MARITIME SECTOR LEAD
WE MAY HAVE LOST THE ELIZABETH SCALLON, HEAD OF WEWORKS INNOVATION LABS
AND I DON'T KNOW, DAVE, IF WE'VE LOST ANYONE ELSE HERE ON THAT BUT WE WILL MOVE AHEAD
THIS IS A GOOD NEWS STORY
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HEAR IT SO WITH THAT, DAVE
YES
I'M HERE
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I MAY HAVE MY SPEAKERS, WE'LL FIND OUT SOON
YOU'RE RIGHT STEVE
WE DID SIGN A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON MARITIME BLUE TO REALLY ADVANCED MARITIME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
THIS IS A YEAR PROGRESS REPORT
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JOSHUA MOMENTARILY, BUT IF YOU CAN SHOW THE DECK, I JUST WANTED TO REALLY QUICKLY REFLECT ON OUR INITIAL GOALS
YES
I'M GETTING THE DECK
HOLD ON
NOW
ARE WE STARTING ON SLIDE ONE, OR SHOULD I ADVANCE THE NEXT ONE? LET'S JUST GO RIGHT TO SLIDE 3, RIGHT? THERE WE GO
SO THESE WERE OUR GOALS WE ESTABLISHED LAST YEAR
REALLY THE KEY ONE YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT TODAY IS THE PILOT MARITIME ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
BUT WE ALSO ASKED JOSHUA AND HIS TEAM TO ADDRESS ACCESS TO CAPITAL ISSUES IMPACTING THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY SMALL AND EMERGING COMPANIES, CERTAINLY SUPPORTING OUR MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER WHILE WORKING TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND ADVANCING MARITIME WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO TURN IT OVER TO JOSHUA AT THIS POINT
OKAY, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND DAVE
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING FORWARD OUR ANNUAL REPORT SO TO SPEAK BACK TO THE PORT IN OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE MOU WITH MARITIME BLUE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL MAKE IT FAST
WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS TO SHARE
WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS STORIES AND WE HAVE A LOT TO SHARE ON [INAUDIBLE] GOING FORWARD
WHAT WHAT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING IS WE DEVELOPED THIS MOU, THE PORT INVESTED YOUR TIME, ENERGY, AND RESOURCES TOWARDS THE WORK OF MARITIME BLUE IN A PRE-COVID WORLD
AT THAT POINT, WE UNDERSTOOD THE NECESSITY OF INVESTMENTS AND DRIVING CAPITAL TOWARDS THE BLUE ECONOMY, THE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW THE OCEAN ECONOMY, THE NECESSITY AND WORK TOWARDS EQUITY IN THE BLUE ECONOMY IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND BEYOND
AND THEY ARE EVEN MORE, IF NOT MORE SO, RELEVANT TODAY IN A COVID WORLD
AS WE ARE ALL PUTTING TOGETHER OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLANS, ALL OF THESE SAME THINGS ARE AT THE TOP OF THAT LIS: HOW WE BUILD COLLABORATION, HOW WE DRIVE CAPITAL TOWARDS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND HOW WE FOCUS THIS WORK AROUND EQUITY IN A KEY SECTOR
SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT HERE FOR THE BEGINNING
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT MARITIME BLUE IN AND OF ITSELF, BUT I WANTED TO KICK THIS OVER TO ELIZABETH SCALLON WHO HAS BEEN OUR PARTNER IN HELPING US TO DEVELOP AND THEN EXECUTING OUR PILOT MARITIME BLUE INNOVATION ACCELERATOR
THANK YOU SO MUCH
JOSHUA, REALLY APPRECIATE IT
YOU KNOW, THIS HAS JUST BEEN MONUMENTAL, RIGHT, US BEING ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND TO CREATE THIS ACCELERATOR
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT MOST PORTS DO
VERY FEW PLACES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD DO THESE PROGRAMS EVEN EXIST THAT FOCUS IN ON INNOVATION FOR THE MARITIME SECTOR
SO, FIRST I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS TOOK SOME BOLD LEADERSHIP AND SOME BOLD VISION TO EVEN THINK ABOUT ENTERTAINING DOING SUCH A PROGRAM LIKE THIS
SO FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING THAT COURAGE TO REALLY HYPER FOCUS IN ON THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT JOSHUA WAS TALKING ABOUT AND BRINGING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO THE TABLE TO HELP TACKLE SOME OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN MARITIME AND THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE WORLD AS WELL
SO AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
HERE WE HAVE THE MARITIME BLUE INNOVATION ACCELERATOR
IT WAS A FOUR-MONTH PROGRAM
WE STARTED LOOKING AT APPLICATIONS BACK IN OCTOBER, YOU KNOW WENT THROUGH A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS IN NOVEMBER, THE STARTUPS BEGAN IN JANUARY AND THEY ENDED THEIR PROGRAM IN APRIL
HALFWAY THROUGH WE HAD TO PIVOT FROM IN PERSON TO 100% VIRTUAL BECAUSE OF COVID AND WE'VE HAD SOME AMAZING STARTUPS, MENTORS, COMMUNITY ENGAGE WITH THIS PROGRAM
SO, YOU KNOW HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE 11 STARTUPS THAT WERE PART OF OUR PROGRAM
ORIGINALLY WE WANTED JUST 10 BUT THE SELECTION COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW LOOKED AT WHO APPLIED AND WE REALLY JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THAT GOOD REPRESENTATION FROM EVERY SINGLE VERTICAL THAT MARITIME REPRESENTS FROM DECARBONIZATION, ELECTRIFICATION, YOU KNOW AS WELL AS IMPACT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO ABOUT THE PROGRAM REAL QUICK IS THAT IT WAS A FOUR MONTH DURATION AND WE HAD SOME COMPANIES THAT WERE IN THE PRE-LAUNCH VALIDATION AND GROWTH STAGE SO WE MADE A LITTLE BIT HARDER ON OURSELVES BY NOT, YOU KNOW, CONNECTING ALL STARTUPS IN THAT PRE SEED STAGE OR IN THAT GROUP STAGE
BUT WE HAD A NICE VARIETY
SO THE ONES THAT WERE FARTHER ALONG, THEY WERE PART OF THE GROWTH THAT ACTUALLY HELPS SOME OF OUR PRE-LAUNCH COMPANIES OUT
SO WE HAD STAGE SPECIFIC CURRICULUM THAT WAS EITHER A REVIEW FOR SOME OR BRAND NEW CONCEPT FOR OTHERS
THEY HAD ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND MENTORSHIP THROUGHOUT THIS PROGRAM
THEY ALSO HAD PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND HELP FOR THEIR SPECIFIC START UP THERE LOOKING FOR
WE HAD SOME SOCIAL EVENTS THAT WERE IN PERSON WHEN WE COULD AND THEN OF COURSE PIVOTED TO VIRTUAL
WE ALSO REALLY HELPED THEM ON A WEEKLY CADENCE ON GETTING TO THAT NEXT GOAL, NEXT MILESTONE OF REACHING IT
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
PEOPLE ENTERED [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU ENTERED THIS PROGRAM AS A MARINE BIOLOGIST TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND MUDDLING ALONG IS A BUSINESSWOMAN TRYING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN
AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, I NOW HAVE GOALS, A GROWTH STRATEGY, SHE EVEN KNOWS WHAT A GROWTH STRATEGY IS, I KNOW WHAT MY VALUE PROPOSITION IS, AND HOW TO DIGITALLY MARKET TO HIGHLIGHT HER COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
THESE ARE TRUE ENGAGEMENTS THAT SHE GOT THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE BEFORE THE PROGRAM
SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE JUST REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT WAS POSSIBLE HERE
I DO THINK THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SLIDE THAT IS MISSING SO WE CAN GO BACK ONE
POTENTIALLY
IT'S THE NEXT ONE
OKAY
YEAH .THERE
PERFECT
THERE YOU GO
THANK YOU
SO AGAIN, WE HAD 11 STARTUPS THAT WERE CHOSEN FOR THIS; NINE WERE FROM THE U.S
PART OF THIS WAS AN INTERNATIONAL ENDEAVOR AS WELL
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD DIVERSITY REPRESENTING THE TRUE ECOSYSTEM
WE HAD THREE WOMEN FOUNDERS AND THREE PEOPLE OF COLOR FOUNDERS AND CO-FOUNDER
SO AGAIN, LOOKING AT THIS AS AN EQUITABLE ACCELERATOR AS WELL, SO IT WASN'T, YOU KNOW, WE WERE LOOKING ON MULTIPLE BASES HERE
WE HAD A LAUNCH EVENT WITH A HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED, NOT JUST REGISTERED BUT ATTENDED
THAT WAS IN PERSON
WE HAD THE GOVERNOR ALSO ATTEND
WE HAD A SHOWCASE EVENT WITH 500 PLUS REGISTERED AND 350 UNIQUE VISITORS
SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ALL BEEN ON ZOOM AT ALL, YOU KNOW THROUGH THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO CAPTURE 350 PEOPLE TO COME TO A TWO-HOUR EVENT
IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT, BUT THEY WERE ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THAT ENTIRE PROCESS
WE'VE HAD SOME HUGE WINS FOR THESE STARTS, RIGHT
SO IT WAS NOT JUST SOME BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE AND IN ACUMEN, THEY REALLY DID GET ANGEL INVESTMENTS, THEY GOT YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NEGOTIATING LARGER ROUND SERIES A'S THAT LARGER, YOU KNOW, MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR ROUNDS
THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY HAVE CUSTOMERS
THEY HAVE SIGNED CUSTOMERS
THEY HAVE YOU KNOW, IN NEGOTIATING MORE, WE'VE SEEN HUGE AMOUNTS OF INCREASE
YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR STARTUPS IS ACTUALLY HELPING THE ENTIRE WORLD RIGHT NOW DEAL WITH COVID
DISCOVERY HEALTH MD HELPING NOT ONLY OUR REGION, BUT LITERALLY IS THE WORLD EXPERT ON HOW TO DEAL WITH COVID IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
ALSO, YOU KNOW HELPING HER AS SHE'S NAVIGATING, YOU KNOW FROM A VERY SMALL COMPANY TO THE WORLD LEADING EXPERT AND A LEADING EXPERT FIRM IN THAT
SO AGAIN THAT TRANSFORMATION HAS BEEN GREAT FOR THAT COMPANY AND SHE, THANKS TO US, HAS THAT RESOURCE OF KNOW HOW TO TAP INTO SO THAT SHE IS SET UP FOR SUCCESS WITH JOSHUA AND EVERYONE AT THE PORT JUST BEING SO HELPFUL AND IMPACTFUL FOR HER AND HER COMPANY
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE GOT SOME REALLY GREAT PRESS OVER IT
PEOPLE LOVE THIS IDEA
THEY'VE NEVER THOUGHT YOU KNOW, I HAD INVESTORS COME TO US AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AS A PLACE FOR INNOVATION
AND NOW I'M REALLY EXCITED TO LEARN MORE FROM THE INDUSTRY
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU EVERYBODY SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
OUR STARTUPS LOVED IT
THEY GAVE IT HIGH HIGH RANKING FEEDBACK AND WE'VE HAD DEFINITE REAL WINS THAT HAVE CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF THESE COMPANIES FOREVER
THANK YOU
ELIZABETH THANK YOU, YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION THAT YOU HAVE TO HELPING THESE FIRMS GROW, LAUNCH, AND EXPAND AND YOUR PASSION FOR THE MISSION AROUND THE BLUE ECONOMY THAT YOU'VE GAINED WITH US ALONG THIS PATH HAS REALLY HELPED LAUNCH THIS AND WHAT A GREAT PARTNER WE'VE HAD HERE
CAN STAY HERE FOR JUST A MINUTE ON THIS SLIDE? JUST ANOTHER KIND OF POINT OF REFERENCE
I WAS GIVING A PRESENTATION JUST THIS MORNING TO THE ARCTIC COUNCIL
THEY HAVE A BLUE ECONOMY WORK GROUP
AND ON THAT COUNCIL WAS AN ANGEL INVESTOR FROM THE STATE OF MAINE WHO GOT WIND OF OUR SHOWCASE, WATCHED, THE SHOWCASE AND IS NOW NEGOTIATING A SEED INVESTMENT WITH ONE OF OUR COMPANIES WHO'S SETTING UP SOME GROWTH INTO THE STATE OF MAINE AS WELL
SO WE SEE HOW THIS STARTS TO EXPAND AND GROW FOR ALL THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF THE TYPE OF COMPANIES
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE WERE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THESE 11 COMPANIES BEING AS DIVERSE AS IS THE BLUE ECONOMY
WE'VE GOT SUSTAINABLE FOOD, DECARBONIZATION, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR TRUCKING, NET RECYCLE, AND REMEDIATION COMPANIES
SOME OF THEM ARE LOOKING FOR GOVERNMENT GRANTS
SOME OF THEM ARE LOOKING FOR SERIES A ROUND
WHAT WE'VE COME TO KNOW IS THAT THE NEEDS ACROSS THE BLUE ECONOMY ARE THAT BROAD WHICH WAS A LEARNING WE HAD DISTINCTLY WITH THE CAPITAL LANDSCAPE STUDY THAT WAS PUBLISHED LAST AUGUST, I THINK IS WHEN WE RELEASE THAT
WHICH GAVE US A MUCH BETTER IDEA AND PROOF CASE I THINK THE DIVERSITY THERE
WHAT WAS EXCITING ABOUT THIS IS, YES, VENTURE CAPITAL IS NOT SEEKING OUT MARITIME, BUT WHEN THEY FIND IT, THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE THE BLUE ECONOMY IS GOING
WHAT WE'VE ALSO NOTICED IS THAT CLUSTERS, INCUBATORS, ACCELERATORS, THIS INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ARE THESE GREAT PIPELINES
IT'S ALMOST LIKE DOING SOME PRE-VET TO INVESTORS AND FUNDERS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
WHEN A SMALL COMPANY HAS THE WRAPAROUND SERVICE OF A CLUSTER OR THIS INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM, THESE INVESTORS AND FUNDERS KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP, KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO MORE DEMONSTRATION AND SALES, KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOME MORE DETAILED MARKET STRATEGY
AND SO THAT'S YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE SET THIS UP IN THIS MANNER
THAT IT'S AN ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM OF SUPPORT
WE ALSO CAME TO KNOW THAT THE BLUE ECONOMY, AS BROAD AS IT IS, ALSO TENDS TO BE PRETTY CAPITAL HEAVY AND THAT'S WHERE WE FEEL LIKE PUBLIC AND PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS COMBINED WITH PRIVATE EQUITY EVEN PRIVATE DEBT, LOOKING AT HOW WE INVEST IN THE BLUE ECONOMY, AS KIND OF A HYBRID APPROACH THAT FOLKS TALKED A LOT ABOUT, THE HYBRID CAPITAL STACK TO MOVE PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS LIKE THIS GOING FORWARD
THE CAPITAL LANDSCAPE STUDY WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY I THINK 10 [INAUDIBLE] DEALS HAVE REALLY SPOKE TO THAT ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF WHERE INVESTMENT CAN AND SHOULD BE GOING FOR THE BLUE ECONOMY
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
PART OF WHAT WE RECOGNIZED ALSO IN THAT POINT THAT VENTURE CAPITAL IS NOT SEEKING OUT AND I ALMOST WANT TO REWRITE THAT NOW
IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE INTENTIONALLY AVOIDING THE ECONOMY IT'S JUST THAT THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT
LIKEWISE, THESE INVESTORS, THESE ENTREPRENEURS, THESE FOUNDERS ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHERE TO GO, WHO'S EVEN PAYING ATTENTION, WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM
THEY'RE TRYING TO SOLVE FOR THE MARKET THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO BREAK INTO
SO WE DEVELOPED THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH SOME GRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, AT THIS POINT, A MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT, WHICH IS A SEARCHABLE DATABASE
IT'S A BLUE ECONOMY FUNDING PORTAL
SO IN HERE WE'LL BE DOING EVERYTHING FROM SCRUBBING GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO ALLOWING EQUITY AND DEBT INVESTORS TO PLUG IN WHERE THEY'RE FUNDING AND WE GO OUT AND SEEK THOSE INVESTORS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY END UP ON OUR PORTAL
IT'S A WAY IN WHICH WE CAN KIND OF BE A MATCHMAKER SORT OF SPEAK
THIS IS A TOOL THAT WE ARE GOING TO APPLY CERTAINLY TO OUR FIRST 11 COMPANIES, BROADLY THE 80 PLUS MEMBERS OF WASHINGTON MARITIME BLUE, BUT ALSO SHARE WITH OUR BLUE ECONOMY INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS AROUND THE COUNTRY IF NOT THE WHOLE GLOBE
SO, EXCITING TOOL FOR US TO USE WE'LL MOVE FORWARD
I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE HERE PRETTY QUICKLY
AND IF POSSIBLE WE MAY HAVE OUR YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE DIRECTOR ON
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
I KNOW SHE IS LITERALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF WORKING WITH A GROUP OF OUR YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE INTERNS IN OUR LAUNCH 206 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT IS UNDERWAY AT EXACTLY THIS MOMENT
SO VISNA, IF YOU'RE THERE, I MIGHT TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR A MINUTE
OTHERWISE, I'LL DO MY BEST TO COVER YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK
I DO NOT SEE HER LISTED AS A PARTICIPANT
HOWEVER, SHE'S ON THE PHONE THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY
I THINK SHE'S LITERALLY WITH THE STUDENTS RIGHT NOW
SO IN THE INTEREST OF TIME WOULD SUGGEST THAT JOSHUA JUST COVER THIS AND THAT WE BEGIN TO WRAP UP
SO COMMISSIONERS CAN GET A QUESTIONS
YOU HEARD EARLIER IN YOUR WORKFORCE DESCRIPTION EARLIER SOME MENTION OF THE YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE
MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD
WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS HIRE VISNU, OUR DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD THAT EFFORT, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, IS TO REPORT ON SOME OF THE DELIVERABLES THUS FAR IN THE FIRST COUPLE QUARTERS HERE
WE'RE YOU KNOW ADMINISTERING THOSE YOUTH MARITIME MEMBERS, YOUTH MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS, AND AGENCIES AROUND THE REGION AGAIN WITH THIS FOCUS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CAREER PATHWAYS FOR PARTICULAR YOUTH OF COLOR AND YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS
WE'VE DEVELOPED THIS OPERATIONAL PLAN GOING FORWARD
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE YOUR INVESTMENT WITH OTHER INVESTMENTS FROM THE CITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND OTHERS
WE MOVED FORWARD OUR RESEARCH DATABASE AND WE HAVE STARTED OUR FIRST LARGER-SCALE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM CALLED LAUNCH 206
I THINK IT'S ON THE NEXT SLIDE
SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THAT, WE HAVE TEN EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE TAKEN ON THESE INTERNS FOR THE SUMMER
THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP BUT THIS MIGHT BE A PREVIOUS DRAFT
OTHERWISE, SHARE THE LOGOS OF VIGOR, CTS, METRIC PROBLEM
SOME OF OUR ACCELERATOR COMPANIES HAVE ALL TAKEN ON THIS MONTH LONG INTERNSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WE HAVE 18 STUDENTS THAT ARE EARNING CREDIT AS WELL AS, IN THIS MONTH LONG INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, ON SITE WITH EMPLOYERS EITHER DIRECTLY OR VIRTUALLY, THEY ALL RECEIVE A $1000 STIPEND AND THE CREDIT FOR CTE
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND AND DO ANOTHER PROGRAM FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WHICH WE'VE JUST PULLED TOGETHER AND SIGNED A DEAL ON IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER 15 TO 20 STUDENTS WHO ARE COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WORKING ALSO WITH MARITIME EMPLOYERS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST IN A SIMILAR FASHION
WHAT'S BEEN QUITE EXCITING IS WE REACHED OUT TO EMPLOYERS AND IN THESE TIMES OF COVID, IT'S BEEN BEEN CHALLENGING TO GET FURTHER COMMITMENTS, BUT WE STILL HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED OUR EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT
THUS FAR WE HAVE TEN EMPLOYERS WHO ARE ENGAGED
WE'RE SIGNING ANOTHER EIGHT FOR THIS NEXT ROUND OF INTERNSHIPS
BEFORE THE COVID CRISIS HIT, WE WERE GETTING PHONE CALLS OFF THE HOOK FOR EMPLOYERS WHO ARE READY TO TAKE ON INTERNS
AND OF COURSE, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING IN A COVID WORLD AND YET WE'RE STILL BY FAR HITTING OUR MARKS AND WHAT OUR ATTENDED WAS FOR THIS SUMMER
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE MIGHT GO THROUGH THESE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF OUR WORK TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PORT AND THE REGION IN OUR DECARBONIZATION STRATEGIES
A LOT OF THAT IS FOCUSED ON THESE JOINT INNOVATION PROJECTS AND THE WORK OF YOUR TEAM TO PUT TOGETHER THE WATERFRONT DECARBONIZATION STRATEGY
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AND THE NEXT ONE
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT
ONE OF THE TOPICS WE HAVE DISCUSSED EARLY ON WITH STAFF AND WITH YOU, THE COMMISSION, THE ONGOING SUSTAINABILITY OF MARITIME BLUE, THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF
WE OURSELVES ARE A START-UP ORGANIZATION
NOW, THIS IS BUILT ON YEARS OF INDUSTRY COLLABORATION
IT'S BUILT ON TWO YEARS OF STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE STATE WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS GOING FORWARD
IN JUST A YEAR AND A HALF, WE'VE NOW BUILT AN 80 PLUS MEMBERSHIP BASE
THAT'S BRINGING, YES MEMBERSHIP AND SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS INTO THE ORGANIZATION, BUT IT'S ALSO BRINGING ENGAGEMENT YOU KNOW FROM THESE GLOBAL MARITIME FIRMS, TO ONE PERSON ENGINEERING SHOPS BECAUSE SOME OF OUR MAJOR MARITIME TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES ARE RIGHT HERE IN THE REGION
NEXT SLIDE
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE ARE INFINITELY CONNECTED ACROSS THE GLOBE TO THIS WORK AND EVEN CNN THIS MORNING REPORTED ON THE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE OCEAN ECONOMY AND THE BLUE ECONOMY TO HELP US WITH ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF COVID CITING A REPORT BY THE HIGH-LEVEL PANEL OF THE SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY COMING OUT OF THE UNITED NATIONS
WE'RE RIGHT AT THE FOREFRONT AND THE TIP OF THE SPEAR OF A GLOBAL MOVEMENT THAT HAS STARTED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO TO BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND ARE NOW AT THE FOREFRONT OF HOW WE VIEW OUR WORLD IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CLIMATE ISSUES, ADDRESSING ECONOMIC RECOVERY, AND MOST ERTAINLY AS WELL HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING EQUITY AND INJUSTICES AROUND THE WORLD
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SINCE WE SPOKE LAST, WE HAVE FILLED OUT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE LEADERSHIP GOING FORWARD WITH THE ORGANIZATION IS AS DIVERSE AS IS THE BLUE ECONOMY AND HE LEADERS THAT HELPED DEVELOP OUR STRATEGY GOING FORWARD AS WELL TAKING THOSE SIGNIFICANT STEPS TOWARDS ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GOING FORWARD AS WELL
JUST AS A LITTLE BACKDROP, NEXT SLIDE, ONE THING WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU AS THE BOARD IS NOW GOING TO BE MAKING DECISIONS ON THE NEXT BUDGET GOING FORWARD FOR MARITIME BLUE
IT STARTED ACTUALLY QUITE DIVERSE
THE PIE THERE ON THE LEFT WAS OUR TOTAL REVENUE THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OF OPERATING AND THEN MOVING FORWARD OUR PROJECTED BUDGET AND PROJECTED REVENUE GOING FORWARD EVEN CONTINUES TO DIVERSIFY
DAVE I MIGHT TURN IT BACK TO YOU HERE
YES
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, YOU KNOW THE PARTNERSHIPS OBVIOUSLY GOT A LOT ACCOMPLISHED I'M PERSONALLY VERY PLEASED WITH OUR ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS BUT ALSO THE ACCESS TO CAPITAL WORK THAT JOSHUA HAS BEEN CHAMPIONING
CAN I GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE? I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP AND I'M SUGGESTING THAT WE CONTINUE THIS MOU, REFRESH IT, SUPPORT MORE WORK IN ADVANCE OF SECOND ROUND OF THE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, CONTINUE TO SEE THE YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE EXPAND, CONTINUE THE GOOD PARTNERSHIP
YOU HAVE SOME DOLLARS
THE MARITIME BLUE IS IN THE SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING TO ADMINISTER THE YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE
AND I WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD A REQUEST, AT LEAST FOR CONSIDERATION, FOR A HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THAT SECOND ROUND ACCELERATOR AND MARITIME BLUE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT
WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT
WOW, THAT'S SOME REALLY GREAT WORK
VERY EXCITING AND REALLY IMPRESSIVE EARLY OUTCOMES HERE
LET'S OPEN THIS UP TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
ARE YOU STILL WITH US? SHE GAVE ME NOTIFICATION THAT SHE NEEDED TO LEAVE THIS MEETING AT FOUR O'CLOCK
OKAY
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? I DO BELIEVE SHE HAS DISCONNECTED COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AND I'M GETTING COMMISSIONER CALKINS UNMUTED
THANK YOU, LAUREN
OKAY
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN IS STILL HERE
I WILL TRY TO SEND THE UNMUTE PROMPT AGAIN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, WHENEVER YOU ARE UNMUTED
LET ME TRY ONE MORE TIME
OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES GREAT
SORRY ABOUT THAT
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE MARITIME BLUE INITIATIVE IS FANTASTIC PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
SO, PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS IN ANY OTHER WAY DAVE
I'M JUST CONCERNED TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD A BUDGET REQUEST IN AUGUST WHEN WE JUST HAD A BUDGET PRESENTATION AND IT WAS ABOUT LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE BUDGET ALL TOGETHER
SO MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR IS THAT
I WAS ASSUMING THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE, YOU WERE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE BUDGET REQUESTS TOGETHER AND BRING IT FORWARD AS A PACKAGE AND NOT ONE-OFFS
I DO APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT
I WILL CONSIDER THAT
PART OF THAT WAS TO CONTINUE THE WORK THIS YEAR, TO SET THE STAGE FOR OUR ACCELERATOR
SO THERE'S SOME TIME SENSITIVITY BUT I'M HAPPY TO HASH THIS OUT WITH STEVE AND DAN AND JUST RETHINK THE TIMING ON THIS
OKAY
WELL, THANK YOU QUITE FRANKLY
IT'S NOT, FOR ME, NOT ABOUT HASHING OUT
STEVE
YOU'RE THE GUY THAT'S IN CHARGE OF THE BUDGET
SO I GUESS I'D ASK YOU FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION
I DON'T NEED IT TODAY
BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT'S NOT GOING TO BE HELPFUL IS IF WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL BUDGET REQUEST AND NOT SEEING THE BIG PICTURE
WHICH MY EXPECTATION IS THAT COMES FROM YOU
SO AGAIN, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM SO PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT IN ANY OTHER WAY
I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERY BUDGET ITEM NOW
I APPRECIATE THAT AND I THINK A MONTH OR TWO BEFORE, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS PUTTING THIS TOGETHER THAT WASN'T QUITE SQUARELY IN FRONT OF US AS IT IS TODAY
AND SO I WILL VISIT WITH STEVE ABOUT THIS FOR CERTAIN
THAT MAKES SENSE
THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND MOVING ON TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU JOSHUA FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
I SPENT A GOOD CHUNK OF THIS WEEKEND READING THROUGH THE SEPTEMBER 2019 MARITIME BLUE REPORT, WHICH IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY INSPIRING DOCUMENT IN THAT IT SHOWS WHAT THE PATH IS FOR WASHINGTON AND I WOULD SAY THE SORT OF GREATER SEATTLE REGION
WHAT THE PATH IS FOR US TO BECOME LIKE SOME OF THESE OTHER CITIES AROUND THE WORLD THAT HAVE ALREADY EMBARKED ON THIS PATH TOWARD
AN ECONOMY DRIVEN BY THIS NEXT GENERATION OF MARITIME INDUSTRY
AND I DON'T THINK IT'LL COME TO AS A SURPRISE TO ANYONE ON THIS CALL THAT WE, AS AN INSTITUTION, BELIEVE THAT THE MARITIME INDUSTRY WILL BE AROUND FOR THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS AND NOT ONLY THAT IT WILL BE BIGGER AND MORE IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMY AND TO THE WORLD
NOT LEAST BECAUSE IT IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT TO ANY ACTION THAT WE TAKE TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND SO HEARING ELIZABETH AND THE INITIATIVES THAT THE ACCELERATOR SUPPORTED AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THAT AND THIS IDEA OF CONNECTING TODAY'S YOUTH TO TOMORROW'S JOBS
THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT I AM EXTRAORDINARILY PROUD TO HAVE A TINY LITTLE PART OF AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND AND SO YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO 10 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN OUR REGION HAS EMERGED AS A VERY FORWARD THINKING AND INNOVATIVE REGION
AND RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD FOR US TO LOOK AT THE CRYSTAL BALL AND KNOW EXACTLY WHICH OF THE INNOVATIONS OR INDUSTRIES IS GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT POPS, THAT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE
WHETHER IT'S YOU KNOW, CARBON SEQUESTRATION OR ADVANCES IN VESSEL TECHNOLOGY OR OFFSHORE RENEWABLES, BUT I DO KNOW THAT TAKING A BET COLLECTIVELY ON THAT MARITIME BLUE ECONOMY IS GOING TO PAY OFF AND SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP AND GLAD THAT WE'VE GOT SUCH OPEN COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN YOUR OFFICE AT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO, THANK YOU
YEAH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
I MEAN, I THINK YOU SAID EXACTLY THE SOAPBOX I STAND ON EVERY DAY IN TERMS OF WHERE OUR OPPORTUNITIES ARE
THEY'RE MULTIPLE, THEY'RE BROAD, AND THE ASSETS WE HAVE IN THIS REGION TO ACHIEVE THAT, FRANKLY FROM BELLINGHAM TO AWAKO, EXIST FROM OUR TECH SECTOR, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, MARITIME, TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS
IT'S REMARKABLE AS WE STAND AND I WILL SAY THAT WE LOOK AT OTHER CITIES LIKE BOSTON OR SAN DIEGO THAT ARE ALSO AT THE FRONT END OF THE CURVE, THEY'RE STARTING TO CONSULT US
HOW HAVE WE BROUGHT TOGETHER COLLABORATION? HOW ARE WE COMMUNICATING WITH CAPITAL? AND AND QUITE FRANKLY AMAZED AND A BIT JEALOUS OF THE PUBLIC SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND OTHER PORTS AROUND THE REGION AND OUR STATE GOVERNMENT AS WELL
WE HAVE THAT COLLECTIVE VISION AND IT'S EXCITING TO SEE HOW EACH OF US ARE INVESTING IN THAT FROM THE SMALLEST COMPANIES TO OUR STATE GOVERNMENT
THANK YOU
NOW MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
[INAUDIBLE] MUCH THE GOAL AND PART OF WHAT WE AS A PORT SHOULD BE DOING MORE IS YOU KNOW BEING A RESOURCE FOR THESE STARTUPS
IN OTHER WORDS, BEING THE GUINEA PIG FOR THE PRODUCTS WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THE MARKET AND HELP VALIDATE THE TECHNOLOGY SO THAT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER BUYERS OUT THERE WHO ARE CONVINCED
I MEAN PART OF THE CHALLENGE OF MOST STARTUPS, THE WHOLE DEFINITION OF A START-UP IS CONCEPTS, IDEAS, THAT ARE NOT YET PROVEN, BUT THAT'S WHAT MAKES A STARTUP A STARTUP AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THESE STARTUPS PROVE THEIR CONCEPTS BY BECOMING THE GUINEA PIGS OURSELVES, WHETHER IT'S RETROFITTING OUR OWN BOATS WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTORS, WHETHER IT'S YOU KNOW, TESTING SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION DOWN IN THE LOWER DUWAMISH,I THINK YOU KNOW AS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GREAT WORK HERE, BUT I THINK WHAT AREA WHERE WE CAN REALLY MAKE STRIDES IS THINK ABOUT OKAY
HOW DO WE LEVERAGE OUR PORTFOLIO OF STARTUPS AND INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE PORT OF SEATTLE? SO I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THAT AND THINK OF THAT FOR YOUR NEXT COHORT AND FOR THE EXISTING COHORT
YEAH COMMISSIONER
I COULDN'T AGREE MORE
YOU MENTIONED TWO OF AT LEAST THE FOUR STARTUPS IN THIS COHORT THAT HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH PORT STAFF AND EVERYTHING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION TO THE ELECTRIC OUTBOARDS
SO I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED IN THE OPENNESS ACROSS THE DIVISIONS
WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH WITH STEPHANIE AND KENNY AND DELMAS DOWN AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND OTHERS
DISCOVERY HEALTH MD HAS BEEN ABLE TO SET UP SHOP DOWN AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
THERE'S FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT EVEN YOUR EFFORTS AT THE AIRPORT
LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY THERE
THAT'S EXACTLY THE ROLE THAT EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MARITIME BLUE CLUSTER
SO NOT JUST THE PORT BUT NOAA'S PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
AUDIO CURRENTS
[INAUDIBLE] BEING ABLE TO KIND OF LEAD SOME OF THIS THROUGH
EQUAL HAS GOT A NEW CUSTOMER BASE WITH THEM
SO WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT IT HAPPENED
THAT'S EXACTLY THE ROLE THAT THE CLUSTER ORGANIZATION PLAYS ALONGSIDE OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE INCUBATION WORK THAT HAPPENS REALLY ACROSS THE STATE
BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP AND HIGHLIGHTING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND IT'S GOOD
THANK YOU
NEXT IS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS JOINED US ON THE PHONE SO YOU WILL NEED A PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
THIS IS WHAT BROUGHT ME TO THE PORT, ADVANCING MARITIME INNOVATION AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
THEY'RE WHAT REALLY MOTIVATES ME A LOT IN MY PUBLIC SERVICE AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE ABILITY TO HAVE REVIEWED THE APPLICANTS TO THE ACCELERATOR WAS REALLY QUITE EXTRAORDINARY
THERE WERE SO MANY DIFFERENT FOLKS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT BUT STILL HAVE SUCH PHENOMENAL IDEAS THAT YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A TALENT POOL OUT THERE TO TAP INTO
MY MY ONLY REAL CRITICISM IS THAT IT HAS SUCH LOW ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM FOR THE WORK [LAUGHTER] AND I REALLY FEEL THAT SHE HAS BEEN A REAL DRAG ON OUR MOTIVATION HERE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT WAS REALLY PHENOMENAL AND TO SEE THE COLLABORATION THAT JOSHUA HAS PULLED TOGETHER
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE JUST A SCRAPPY LITTLE STARTUP OURSELF, THE AFFILIATIONS WE HAVE ALL THESE, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS AND THIS RAPIDLY BUILDING REPUTATION IS THIS REALLY JUST A PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITY, BUT REALLY WHAT I THINK IS
IT'S EASY TO BE A GOOD FARMER IF YOU HAVE GOOD SOIL AND AND THE RICHNESS OF OUR MARITIME COMMUNITY IN HERE, WE HAVEN'T BEEN A CLUSTER FOR LONG AND ANYBODY TO STITCH IT ALL TOGETHER, BUT WE'VE GOT IT ALL RIGHT HERE AND I THINK THAT'S A REAL IMPORTANT THING TO RECALL AND TO KEEP IN MIND
WE'RE HAVING FLOWERS BLOOM BECAUSE THERE'S ALL SORTS OF SEEDS IN THE GROUND
SO ANYWAY, I THINK THIS IS A PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITY
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CLEARLY IN OUR AGENDA FOR OUR DEVELOPING BUDGET IS TO ACTUALLY HIRE A FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BECAUSE WHAT JOSHUA HAS BEEN DOING IS NEAR REMARKABLE AS THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE EMPLOYEE AND SPENDING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TWO-THIRDS OF THIS TIME THEN DOING THIS OFF THE SIDE THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE COVID WHERE HE'S NOW IN CHARGE OF TRYING TO GET COVID OFF OF FISHING BOATS
WE NEED TO HAVE A DEDICATED TALENT TO DRAW FROM SO THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN HELP FURTHER THIS EFFORT
ALSO
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THE REASON WHY THIS WAS CREATED AS A NONPROFIT WAS SO THAT WE COULD DRAW PRIVATE CAPITAL AND I THINK THAT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT REASON WHY WE NEED TO HAVE A NON- GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE TYPE, BUT STILL HAVING JOSHUA AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR WHATEVER THAT MAY BE
SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND HAVING DAVID MCFADDEN AS OUR LIAISON ON A DAY TO DAY AND LOCAL LEVEL, WE ARE REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A WEAVING INTEGRATION AND WE KNOW THIS COMES FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] THE GOVERNOR TALKS ABOUT, WASN'T HIS FATHER A TUGBOAT GUY OR SOMETHING? BUT THE ONE THING I WOULD LEAVE YOU ON
WE ARE THE LARGEST FERRY SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY AND THE GOVERNOR LIKES TO REMIND US ALL THAT EVERYBODY HAS A BOAT BECAUSE WE'RE ALL PAYING TAXES FOR IT
AND SO WE DO HAVE VERY MUCH AN EXPERIMENTAL POOL OF VESSELS TO WORK WITH AND THE COMMITMENT TO INNOVATE THAT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING AND WILL BE A DRAW FOR A LOT OF BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO HELP SERVE THAT AS WE SAW IN NORWAY
YOU KNOW IN NORWAY WHERE THEIR OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGIES ARE DEVELOPED ON THE OIL PATCH AND THEY'VE EXPANDED INTO AGRICULTURE AND OTHER HEAVY OFFSHORE CAPABILITIES LIKE WINDS AS WELL WHEN THE BOTTOM FELL OUT ON THE OIL PRICES, THESE GUYS HAD ALL THIS TALENT AND NO PLACE TO GO
SO THE GOVERNMENT SAID WE NEED TO DECARBONISE OUR FERRY FLEET
THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FERRY FLEET
SO THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, ALL ELECTRIC FERRIES THAT WE RAN AROUND ON
AND I JUST SAW THAT BRITISH COLUMBIA
THEY HAVE TWO VESSELS RIGHT NOW, WHICH ARE BASICALLY ONE OFFS ON THE VESSELS THAT WE SAILED ON IN NORWAY
SO THIS TECHNOLOGY'S AROUND, IT'S GROWING, THIS FIELD IS PHENOMENAL PLACE FOR THE PORT TO BE POSITIONED IN CERTAIN THINGS
SO THANKFUL TO ALL FOR ALL YOU DO AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT GROW
AND THEN CONCLUDING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
BOY THIS ENDEAVOR TO ME IS WHAT THE PORT SHOULD BE ABOUT WHICH IS LOOKING TO THE FUTURE TO BECOME THE PORT OF THE FUTURE, TO PURSUE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION TO HELP SUPPORT INDUSTRY MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION AND TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
SO I DON'T SEE THIS IN ANY WAY IS A ONE-OFF, YOU KNOW BUDGET ITEM
I THINK WE'RE ALREADY DEEPLY INTO THIS AND IT'S NOT A YEAR-TO-YEAR UP OR DOWN AND I HOPE THAT OUR COMMITMENT REMAINS STRONG AND TO THAT POINT I WOULD LIKE TO TOASK WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PORT'S COMMITMENT, INSTITUTIONALLY, TO THE MARITIME BLUE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM? AND ISN'T IT PRETTY DIRECTLY LINKED TO OUR PLANNED INVESTMENT AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER? YES
YES
IT IS, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO PLANT THE SEEDS, CREATE THE ENERGY, SO WHEN THAT FACILITY IS READY, WE MOVE THE ENTREPRENEURS AND THAT WHOLE INITIATIVE INSIDE THAT BUILDING
AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
SOMEONE SAID WELL, IT'S NOT A FATHER OR MOTHER'S PORT DISTRICT ANYMORE
YOU KNOW, WE'RE MOVING INTO THE FUTURE
[LAUGHTER] I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY SAID THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
BUT I AGREE WITH IT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMISSIONER SUPPORT AND AND JOSHUA'S TEAMWORK AND ELIZABETH
WE'VE MADE REMARKABLE PROGRESS AND THERE'S ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF US BY CONTINUING TO WORK ON THIS AND I WILL BE TALKING WITH STEVE ABOUT HOW TO CONTINUE THIS AND AGAIN APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION LATE IN THIS AFTERNOON
THANK YOU
I THINK THEY SAY THAT SEAWEED IS THE FUTURE
[LAUGHTER] I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION TO GOVERNOR INSLEE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF YOUR WORK HERE
I THINK IT'S TRULY REMARKABLE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ALREADY ON VERY LITTLE RESOURCES, IN FACT
AND TO THE METRICS THAT YOU SHARED WITH US WERE REALLY OUTSTANDING, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTRACT AN ANGEL INVESTOR, AND TO ATTRACT INDUSTRY INNOVATIVE AND INDUSTRY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC, SO I JUST WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG AS WELL
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, IF I COULD JUST ADD A COMMENT HERE, TOO
I WAS SAYING THAT THIS REALLY BENDS INTO THE YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC RECOVERY POSITIONING OURSELVES FOR EQUITABLE, FORWARD-LOOKING ECONOMIC RECOVERY
AND SO THAT'S HOW THIS FITS INTO THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THE FUTURE GOING FORWARD AND LOOK FOR THAT CONTINUING, YOU KNOW INVESTMENT FOR US AS WE BUILD THAT BUDGET PROCESS GOING FORWARD
I DO WANT TO SAY ALSO FOR ELIZABETH WAS ON HERE AND JOSHUA WAS WELL, BUT I REALLY WANT TO THANK DAVE MCFADDEN PUBLICLY FOR HIS EFFORT IN THIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE THE WAY IT WORKS AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I TALK WITH STAFF ABOUT THINGS AND THEN IT COMES BACK AND YOU HAVE THESE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN
AND I KNOW DAVE, THERE'S SO MUCH WORK THAT GOES BEHIND THIS
THE EFFORT IN THIS MOVING FORWARD DESPITE ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD HAVE REALLY PRODUCED SOMETHING HERE THAT I THINK AT THE PORT IS GOING TO SET THE STANDARD
WE THOUGHT ABOUT JUST TWO YEARS AGO OF THE POSITIONING WITH A WHOLE MARITIME BLUE IN THE COLLABORATION WITH A PORT IN THE MOU
SO THIS IS SEEING IT COMING TO LIFE AND I THINK WE'VE LAID THE GROUNDWORK HERE FOR GOING FORWARD, AS YOU SAID COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, WITH THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER AND THEN THE SUCCESS OF THIS AND BUILDING AND CONTINUING TO TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, START THE THE EMBERS AND BUILD INTO A FIRE, YOU KNOW, OF SOMETHING GREAT HERE
SO
WELL SAID
EXCELLENT
WELL ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS COMMISSIONERS? WELL, I THINK MAYBE WE CAN CALL IT A DAY THEN
AM I STILL AUDIBLE? OKAY, SO NOBODY MENTIONED THAT YOUTH MARITIME COOPERATIVE AND I JUST THINK THAT THE EXPERIENTIAL NEED TO GET THE OPPORTUNITIES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS, MY BELIEF IS YOU GOT TO GET THEM ON THE WATER BEFORE YOU CAN GET IN THE CLASSROOM AND SO THE FACT THAT PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY INVESTING IN AND ARE GROWING IS SOMETHING THAT I AM SO DELIGHTED ABOUT AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING ON THE WATER WITH SOME OF THESE KIDS AND SHARING THE LOVE BECAUSE IT IS REALLY PHENOMENAL, LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE FOR MANY PEOPLE AND I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOING THAT FOR PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MY CAREER AND I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE PART OF THAT
EXCELLENT
GOOD TO POINT THAT OUT
WELL COMMISSIONERS, STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, AND OUR GUEST PRESENTERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH
I THINK WE HAVE CONCLUDED OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY AND I WILL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ON OR REFERRALS
IF NOT WE CAN ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 4:20 PM
I WISH YOU ALL A GOOD EVENING.

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