The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-12-15 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-12-15 at Remote

GOOD AFTERNOON THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT PETER STEINBREUCK RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 15, 2020
THE TIME IS 12:02
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY THIS TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S SAFE START STAY HEALTHY ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS, CHO, AND FELLEMAN
AND I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO DO THE ROLL CALL TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS PRESENT AND IS AUDIBLE
THANK YOU COMMISSION PRESIDENT
I WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HERE
THANK YOU SIR
COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
HERE, THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, OKAY WE'LL COME BACK TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
EXPECT HER TO JOIN US SOON
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM
OKAY, VERY GOOD
THANK YOU CLERK HART
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER WE WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL METHOD SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY
THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONER'S NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM'S CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YAY OR NO YES OR NO
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ON THE LINE ARE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF THEIR SOUND WE WILL TAKE ALL OF US TODAY IN THIS MANNER INCLUDING OUR CONSENT AGENDA
TO BE EQUITABLE WE WILL ASK 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 ACKNOWLEDGING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE DUWAMISH AND COASTAL SALISH WHO'VE STEWARDED THESE BEAUTIFUL LANDS AND WATERS 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
NOW PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
THE FIRST ITEM BEFORE US IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M SORRY
BACKING UP
THANK YOU I HAVE AN OPENING STATEMENT TO MAKE AND I HOPE YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF
THIS BEING THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR AND THE LAST MEETING THAT I WILL BE CHAIRING AT LEAST AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND SOME OF YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD THIS SOME OF THIS FROM THE STATE OF THE PORT YESTERDAY SO I APOLOGIZE THAT HAVE TO SAY SOME OF IT AGAIN BUT IT'S IMPORTANT AND I WANT THE BROADER PUBLIC ALSO AND OUR PORT STAFF WHO MAY NOT HAVE ATTENDED YESTERDAY TO HEAR SOME OF MY COMMENTS
AT THIS TIME- SO FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO JUST SAY IT'S BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S COMMISSION AS YOUR PRESIDENT IN 2020 AND TO SERVE THE PORT AND THE PUBLIC IN THIS CAPACITY
LOOKING BACK TO LAST JANUARY, NO ONE COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED WHAT WAS TO COME THIS YEAR
IT WAS LIKE A TITLE WAVE
AS I MENTIONED DURING YESTERDAY'S STATE OF THE PORT, WE ARE LIVING THROUGH AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME IN HISTORY, A TRIFECTA IF YOU WILL OF DEVASTATING GLOBAL PANDEMIC, RACIAL RECKONING, AND A DEEPENING OF ECONOMIC RECESSION
AS IF THIS WASN'T ENOUGH, THE CLOSURE OF THE WEST SEATTLE HIGH BRIDGE LEFT THE FUTURE OF OUR ENTIRE SEAPORT'S INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL OPERATIONS IN LIMBO
BUT WHAT I'VE BEEN MOST GRATIFIED ABOUT THIS YEAR WAS HOW OUR ENTIRE AMAZING PORT TEAM AROSE TO THE CHALLENGE, MOBILIZED, AND CAME UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY KEPT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, WHAT A STRONG LEADERSHIP TO NAVIGATE THE PORT THROUGH SUCH A DIFFICULT YEAR YOU'VE BEEN
YOU'VE BROUGHT YOUR VALUES, COMPASSION, AND FAR RANGING EXPERIENCE TO BEAR TO THE OVERARCHING LEADERSHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND THAT HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, NOT JUST TO THE PORT BUT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, OUR CUSTOMERS, INDUSTRIES, AND THE REGION
SECOND I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR FEARLESS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE REAR ADMIRAL STEVE METRUCK
STEVE AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, OUR PORT AND OUR REGION ARE BETTER AND STRONGER WITH YOU BACK IN SEATTLE AND AT THE HELM WITH YOUR STEADY HANDS AGAIN
YOU'VE LED BOLDLY AND EFFECTIVELY THROUGH- LED US THROUGH THIS YEAR AND ENSURED THAT THE PORT REMAINS RESOURCEFUL AND FINANCIALLY SOUND SO WE CAN CONTINUE THE EQUITABLE RECOVERY EFFORTS WE SET OUT FOR OUR REGION
AND TO THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM WHO TOGETHER HAVE EXPERTLY NAVIGATED THE ROUGH WATERS AND STEERED US TOWARD A BETTER COURSE
AS DIRECTOR METRUCK HAS DECLARED, THE DARK STORM CLOUDS WILL ONCE AGAIN CLEAR
AS FOR COVID RESPONSE, WHEN COVID HIT HARD LAST MARCH THE PORT ACTED SWIFTLY
OUR TEAM CAME UP WITH A PLAN ON HOW TO SAFELY KEEP OUR ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS GOING AND WE DID NOT SHUT DOWN
A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR ESSENTIAL FRONTLINE WORKERS
WE HAVE A DEBT OF ENORMOUS GRATITUDE TO YOU
OUR AMAZING HR TEAM IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED AND PROVIDED DAILY GUIDE WORKFORCE ON TELEWORKING AND COVID PROTOCOLS TO MINIMIZE THE RISK DURING OUR EMPLOYEES- AND TO ENSURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES WERE SAFE AND HEALTHY
OUR CLERK'S AWESOME TEAM TRANSITIONED US TO A VIRTUAL MEETING PLATFORM ALMOST FLAWLESSLY I MIGHT ADD FOR ALL OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS JUST AS TODAY AND ENSURED THAT THE PUBLIC REMAIN ENGAGED AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE FULLY
THANK YOU CLERK HART, LAUREN, AND OUR NEW TEAM MEMBER AUBREY
WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL RELIEF TO OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND THE EMPLOYEES ESPECIALLY THE HARDEST HIT SUCH AS OUR AIRPORT AND DINING AND RETAIL TENANTS
THE PORT IMMEDIATELY REDUCED ITS SPENDING BY 20% AND WE PRIORITIZED MAINTAINING OUR CONSTRUCTION SPENDING BECAUSE OF HOW POWERFULLY IT IMPACTS THE REGION'S ECONOMY
AND BEST OF ALL, NO ONE WAS LAID OFF OR FURLOUGHED THIS YEAR
OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PROVIDE A MAJOR BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND WE RECOGNIZE HOW CRITICAL THESE INVESTMENTS ARE TO THE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, CONSTRUCTION JOBS AT THE PORT SUPPORT 1,300 FULL AND PART TIME WORKERS ON AVERAGE PER MONTH AND WITH LIVING WAGES I MIGHT ADD
THE COMMISSION AGREED THAT WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY WORTH ABOUT 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS
THOSE PROJECTS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE YOUR EXPERIENCE AS TRAVELERS AND THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR OPERATIONS
WHILE WE ACCELERATED SOME PROJECTS, WE PRUDENTLY POSTPONED OTHERS LIKE THE THIRD CRUISE TERMINAL PROPOSED FOR TERMINAL 46
WE LAUNCHED TWO ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMS THE FIRST WAS THE OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSPIRED LEADERSHIP COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, WHICH OFFERED SUMMER JOBS FOR 200 YOUTH AND OPENED DOORS TO PORT RELATED CAREERS THAT COULD LAST A LIFETIME
THE SECOND IS THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
TODAY WE CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION TO OFFER 1,000,000 DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS TO 10 AIRPORT AREA COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR SOUTH KING COUNTY EQUITY FUND
WE ALSO BROUGHT UNDER INNOVATION MARITIME TOGETHER IN WAYS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN FUGIT SOUND AS A GLOBAL MARITIME HUB OF ACTIVITY AND COMMERCE
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, THE PORT HAS PARTNERED WITH MARITIME BLUE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE MARITIME INNOVATION INITIATIVES AND WE APPROVED ANOTHER TWO YEARS OF FUNDING TO HELP ADVANCE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
AND WE CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE CONCEPTS OF MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR YOUR GREAT IDEAS AND INSPIRATION HERE, AND A MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
WITH OVER 100 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS NOW ON BOARD, IT'S OFF TO A GREAT LAUNCH HANDSOMELY REPURPOSING THE 1914 SEATTLE SHIP SUPPLY BUILDING AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL WHICH I'M TOLD MAY HAVE BEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S FIRST OFFICE, PHYSICAL OFFICE
THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT, OUR GREAT NORTHWEST SEAPORT AND HOME PORT OF SEATTLE FACED A MAJOR CHALLENGE WHEN THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE CLOSED
CO-CHAIR JOHN MCCARTHY FROM PORT OF TACOMA AND OUR CEO JOHN WOLF AND MANAGING MEMBERS, ALL OF YOU, SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED SERVICE ON THE DOCKS FOR OUR ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES AND LABOR
AND THE SEAPORT'S CO-CHAIRS JOINED THE MAYOR'S WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE WHICH MET OVER 14 TIMES THIS YEAR AND WE PROVIDED A STRONG VOICE FOR THE CONTINUATION AND VIABILITY OF OUR MARITIME INDUSTRY
SYSTEMIC RACISM- UNFORTUNATELY COVID 19 WAS NOT THE ONLY CRISIS IN OUR COMMUNITY THIS YEA.R OVER THE SUMMER WE- OVER THE SUMMER WE WITNESSED DEMONSTRATIONS THAT HIGHLIGHTED HOW DEEPLY DIVIDED AND INEQUITABLE OUR SOCIETY IS AND HOW SYSTEMIC RACISM OVER 400 YEARS CONTINUES TO BE PERVASIVE
FOR ME SOME OF THE MOST DEEPLY MEANINGFUL WORK WE DID THIS YEAR WAS WORKING BOTTOM UP WITH THE PORT'S CHAPTER OF BLACK IN GOVERNMENT AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY LED BY OUR GREAT CO CHAIRS DELMAS WHITAKER AND BOOKDA GHEISAR
WE STOOD UP THE PORT'S TASK FORCE ON POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS
LIKE MANY CITIES AROUND US, WE ARE RESPECTFULLY AND RESPONSIBLY ASSESSING OUR OWN PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THANK YOU INTERIM CHIEF VIA WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE EXTRAORDINARY CONTINGENT OF KNOWLEDGE EXPERTS AND THE TASK FORCE AS WE ASSESS AND REVIEW OUR POLICING PRACTICES TO BRING THEM INTO THE FIRST CENTURY AND RESPONSIVE TO SOCIETAL NEEDS
THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF AND INCREDIBLE VOLUNTARY EXTERNAL EXPERTS WHO ARE PART OF THIS WORK
THE PORT IS COMMITTED TO MAKING OUR ORGANIZATION MORE EQUITABLE AND WITH COMMISSIONER CHO'S INSPIRED LEADERSHIP, WE ARE EVOLVING AND CHANGING THE INSTITUTION OF THE PORT AT ITS CORE AS A WORKPLACE FOR OPPORTUNITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ANTI RACISM
ADDITIONALLY WE UPDATED THE TOP GOALS OF OUR CENTURY AGENDA, THANK YOU MARIN BURNETT FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK THERE
THE CENTURY AGENDA IS OUR PORT'S NORTH STAR AND STRATEGIC PLAN ADDING EQUITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE TO OUR PLANNING
AT LAST, WITH CLERK HART'S AND AARON RICHARD'S GREAT WORK WE UPDATED AND CLARIFIED THE COMMISSION'S BY LAWS, OUR SELF GOVERNANCE RULES AND PROCEDURES
THIS MAY NOT SEEM TOO EXCITING TO MOST, BUT THE BY LAWS THAT EVOLVED IN MY OPINION INTO A CRAZY QUILT OF AMBIGUOUS TERMS AND CONFLICTING ORDERS
NO EASY FEAT
IT TOOK NEARLY TWO YEARS AND THE WORK HAS RESULTED IN A WAY TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CHANGES THAT WILL ALLOW THE PORT COMMISSION TO BE MORE OPEN, TRANSPARENT, AND ORDERLY WHILE RESPECTING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE CONDUCT OF OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CAN BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY
BUILDING ON THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS WE MADE THIS YEAR WE ARE SERVING THIS COMMUNITY WITH A STRONG, STABLE AND RESILIENT PORT YOU CAN COUNT ON IN 2020 AND WE WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS NEXT YEAR WITH THE LEADERSHIP THAT'S COMING
THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE MUTE YOURSELVES
I WILL ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF YOU HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY AND IF YOU DO I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND IF IT'S NEEDED
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN YOU'RE CALLED
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO ,CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NONE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE NO CHANGES REQUESTED FOR TODAY'S AGENDA
VERY GOOD THE QUESTION IS NOW ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
CLERK? COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES
AND THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
WE HAVE NO SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY TODAY SO WE'LL MOVE NOW TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
DIRECTOR METRUCK? GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK SAID WE'RE NOW AT OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING OF YEAR AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE YEAR IT'S BEEN
AS I SHARED WITH YOU ALL AT THE STATE OF THE PORT EVENT YESTERDAY THE PANDEMIC HAS AND CONTINUES TO HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE S BUSINESSESL THROUGH IT ALL, THE PORT HAS NOT WAVERED IN DELIVERING ON ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY
WE ARE RESILIENT IN MEETING AND OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES BEFORE US, AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK WENT THROUGH, WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT IN THE LAST YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE SUCCESSES DESPITE THE PANDEMIC TOGETHER IN THE NEW YEAR
DURING THE PANDEMIC WE ESTABLISHED OUR RESPONSE PRIORITIES AND HEALTH AND SAFETY HAD TO COME FIRST
KEEPING OPEN CENTRAL GATEWAYS CAME SECOND, AND THEN LEADING THE RECOVERY WAS OUR FINAL OBJECTIVE
OUR TEAMS IMPLEMENTED LAYERS OF HEALTH MEASURES AND PROTOCOLS ACROSS OPERATIONS, FACILITIES, AND OUR PROJECTS
AS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WE WERE IMPACTED GREATLY ACROSS ALL LINES OF BUSINESS
WE LOST ABOUT 200,000,000 DOLLARS IN REVENUE DUE TO DECLINES OF TRAVEL AND TRADE BUT WERE ABLE TO COMPENSATE BY REDUCING SPENDING BY ABOUT 70,000,000 DOLLARS IN BOTH OPERATING EXPENSES AND CAPITAL
WE CONTINUE DELIVERING OUR CENTRAL SERVICES AND OPERATING OUR CRITICAL GATEWAYS
IN 2020 WE CONTINUED 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY UNDERWAY
AMIDST THESE CHALLENGES WE ARE CONTINUING TO PUSH AHEAD AND MAKING EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND OUR ECONOMY MOVING AHEAD
PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK HAS SAID IT BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK EACH MEMBER OF OUR STAFF FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORT AND ENERGY AND RESOLVE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY TO MAKE THIS CHALLENGING YEAR REMARKABLE AND IMPACTFUL FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE DURING THIS PANDEMIC
WE FACE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEW YEAR HOWEVER WE FIND HOPE IN KNOWING THAT A VACCINE IS CURRENTLY BEING DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THAT FEDERAL LAWMAKERS CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE A RELIEF PACKAGE
I THINK EVERYONE'S SPIRITS GOT A NEEDED LIFT YESTERDAY WHEN WE SAW THE FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS GET THE FIRST SHOTS OF THE COVID 19 VACCINE
IT CERTAINLY WAS A MILESTONE DAY FOR US HERE IN THE US
IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT BUT WE KNOW THAT THE FULL RECOVERY WILL TAKE SOME TIME
IT WILL TAKE MONTHS AND MONTHS
HERE IN WASHINGTON WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE OVER 62,000 DOSES OF THE PFIZER VACCINE FOR OUR INITIAL ALLOCATION WITH AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF AROUND 200,000 DOSES BY THE END OF DECEMBER
WASHINGTON STATE IS DECIDING THE PRIORITIZATION FOR THOSE WHO SHOULD RECEIVE THE VACCINES FIRST
THE PORT OF SEATTLE WILL BE MONITORING THOSE DECISIONS CLOSELY
WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THOSE DECISIONS WILL AFFECT EMPLOYEES AND OPERATIONS
WE ALSO WILL HAVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE SOON TO HELP EMPLOYEES THEY INFORM DECISIONS ABOUT THE VACCINE
AND AND PRIORITIZING DISTRIBUTION OF THE VACCINE WE'RE URGING STATE AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER A FRONTLINE AND THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO OPERATE OUR CRITICAL AVIATION AND MARITIME FACILITIES ALONG WITH OTHER CONTRACTORS AND LABOR AS WELL
WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO SHARE AS THE DISTRIBUTION PROCEEDS
IN THE MEANTIME, REMEMBER TO MASK UP, FOLLOW ALL THE PROTOCOLS, AND DO NOT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN IN PROTECTING YOU AND YOUR CO WORKERS HEALTH
WE DO NOT KNOW LOGISTICS OF DISTRIBUTION OF THE VACCINES BUT REMAIN READY AND ENGAGEd WITH STATE OFFICIALS TO ASSIST IF NEEDED
OUR CARGO OPERATION IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND IS READY TO DO MORE
AS OF THIS MORNING THERE IS STILL NO AGREEMENT BETWEEN SPEAKER PELOSI AND LEADER MCCONNELL ON THE FINAL CORONA VIRUS RELIEF BILL
THE SAME OUTSTANDING ISSUES REMAIN AND A LOOMING DEADLINE OF FRIDAY MEANS THAT TIME IS GETTING SHORT
HOWEVER AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED, BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ,WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE AIRPORT RELIEF PACKAGE MIGHT INCLUDE, ASSUMING THAT THE BIPARTISAN PROPOSAL RELEASED TODAY BY A GROUP OF MODERATE SENATORS AND HOUSE MEMBERS AS A GUIDE, IF PELOSI AND MCCONNELL ACCEPT IT, THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 3.4 BILLION DOLLARS FOR AIRPORTS AND 500,000,000 FOR AIRPORT CONCESSIONAIRES
THE CONCESSIONAIRES MONEY WOULD HAVE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND RESTRICTIONS FOR HOW IT WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED
AIRLINES WOULD ALSO GET ADDITIONAL RELIEF UNDER THIS PLAN
WE WILL KNOW MORE IN THE NEXT IN THE FEW DAYS
IF AGREEMENT IS NOT REACHED SOON THERE WILL NOT BE TIME LEFT TO DRAFT A BILL IN ADVANCE OF FRIDAY'S DEADLINE
SO WE'RE HOPING FOR THE BEST
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEM EIGHT D IS A REQUEST TO ENHANCE SECURITY AT THE AIRPORT
ITEM EIGHT I ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS A REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE INITIATION OF THE TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM OR TOURISM GRANTS FOR 2021
THE COOPERATIVE GRANT PROGRAM WILL BE IN IT'S SIXTH YEAR AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED BY NONPROFIT TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS
THE GRANT WILL BE INTEGRAL MOVING THE TOURISM RECOVERY NEEDLE ACROSS OUR STATE AND AIDING THE VISITOR INDUSTRY SO DRASTICALLY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR THIS
ITEM EIGHT J IS AN AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS TO SECURE ANALYTICAL SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB
THIS SUPPORT WILL ENABLE US TO FURTHER EXPLORE NET ZERO CARBON STRATEGIES AS WE PLAN CAPITAL EXPANSIONS IN BOTH THE MARITIME AND AVIATION DIVISIONS
FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS ANALYSIS IS EXPECTED AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR
ITEMS TEN B AND TEN C BOTH RELATE TO OUR AIRPORT NOISE PROGRAM
I HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THESE ITEMS DURING THEIR INTRODUCTION
LASTLY BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH TODAY'S AGENDA I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK AND FELLEMAN FOR THEIR SERVICE AS THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OVER THIS LAST YEAR AND OF COURSE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND RESOLVE
IT'S ONE FOR THE BOOKS FOR SURE AS WE MOVE AHEAD
I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF US WANT ANTICIPATED THIS PAST YEAR
WE WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MARKED BY A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, RACIAL RECKONING, AND THE CONTINUED ESSENTIAL THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE BUT WITH YOUR STEADY LEADERSHIP AND RESOLVE THE PORT OF SEATTLE WILL EMERGE IN 2021 MORE RESILIENT AND READY TO ATTACK THE CHALLENGES BEFORE US IN THE NEW YEAR
SO THANKS AGAIN COMMISSIONERS FOR ALL YOUR LEADERSHIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE NEW YEAR
AND I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAYS AS WE GO FORWARD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK
I LIKE THAT
ONE FOR THE BOOKS FOR SURE
CERTAINLY WAS
I APPRECIATE YOUR IMPORTANT UPDATES AND REPORT OUT
SO ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS, AARON PRITCHARD? THANK YOU COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WE HAVE A FEW COMMITTEE REPORT OUTS
ON THE AVIATION COMMITTEE- COMMISSIONESR CALKINS AND CHO CONVENED THE AVIATION COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY THE 11 TH AND RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THE DBE AND WMBE PERFORMANCES ON AVIATION CONTRACTS PORT WIDE
WHILE THERE ARE NO RECOMMENDATIONS TO COME OUT OUT OF THE COMMITTEE THIS SUBJECT MATTER WILL LIKELY BE TAKEN UP IN THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE EARLY NEXT YEAR
THE BIOMETRICS SPECIAL COMMITTEE HAS A REPORT OUT
COMMISSIONERS CHO AND CALKINS CONVENED THE BIOMETRICS COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY THE 11 TH
RECOMMENDED PRESENTING THE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REMAINING THREE USE CASES TO THE FULL COMMISSION
THE USE CASES INCLUDE THE PRIVATE SECTOR USE OF PUBLIC FACING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC SECTOR USE OF PUBLIC FACING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY, AND CBP CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL AIR AND ENTRY USE
IN ADDITION THE COMMISSIONERS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSIONER CONSIDER FORMALIZING A BAN ON THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY PURPOSES AS WELL AS MASS SURVEILLANCE PURPOSES AND TO SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL, HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL'S BILL BANNING THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
I REALLY WANT TO THANK VERONICA VALDEZ AND ERIC SHINFIELD FOR GETTING US TO THIS POINT
IT'S BEEN A HUGE LIFT
THEY'RE CURRENTLY SECURING A COMMISSION DATE TO BRING THESE ITEMS FORWARD TO THE FULL COMMISSION
FINALLY WE ALSO HAD AN AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY 11TH
COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND CALKINS CONVENED THIS COMMITTEE
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PROVED THE 2021 AUDIT PLAN BUT HAD TO DEFER ONE ITEM REGARDING THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY REVIEW
THIS ISSUE MAY BE TAKEN UP EARLY NEXT YEAR
AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS COMING UP THIS WEEK ON DECEMBER 16 TOMORROW WE HAVE THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WHICH WILL GET A REVIEW OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN
THEN ON DECEMBER SEVEN TH WE HAVE THE WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE THAT WILL REVIEW THE MOTION THAT WILL CONSIDER THE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF CRUISE AT T 46 AND WE'LL HAVE A QUICK LOOK AT NEXT STEPS FOR THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE AND THE MAYOR'S INDUSTRIAL LANDS TASK FORCE
ALSO ON DECEMBER 17 TH WE'LL HAVE THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS CHO AND BOWMAN THAT WILL DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON THE EQUITY MOTION THAT WAS PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND POTENTIAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND THE 2021 OEDI, OFFICE OF EQUITY AND DIVERSITY INCLUSION DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
THAT ENDS MY REPORT FOR TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU AARON PRITCHARD
LET ME ASK AT THIS TIME, DO COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THOSE REPORT OUTS? ANY YEAR END COMMENTS OR YOU COULD SAVE THEM TO THE END OF THIS MEETING IF YOU PREFER
SO LET'S GO THROUGH THE CLERK'S ROLL CALL ON COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU COMMISSION PRESIDENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO COMMENTS
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AFTER THE RETREAT YESTERDAY I FEEL LIKE I'M ALL COMMENTED OUT
SURPRISE THERE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO
NOTHING FURTHER
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I'LL SEE AT THE END OF THE MEETING IF I STILL HAVE ENERGY
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK
I'M FINE THANKS
WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN AT THIS POINT WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE DEPUTY CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
AS THE DEPUTY CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, WE WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU ARE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND ARE STREAMING THE MEETINGS YOU MUST MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A SHORT LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON AND WE WILL HAVE A DURATION OF 45 MINUTES LIMITATION AS PER OUR BY LAWS ON THE PERIOD FOR ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
YES
THE FIRST SPEAKER TODAY IS LAURA GIBBINS
HI THIS IS LAURA GIBBONS AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM RECENTLY RELEASED ITS 2020 EMISSIONS GAP REPORT WHICH IS ITS YEARLY REVIEW OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHERE GREENHOUSE GASES ARE PREDICTED TO BE IN 2030 AND WHERE THEY SHOULD BE TO AVOID THE WORST ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
THEY HIGHLIGHT THE PROBLEM OF SHIPPING AND AVIATION IN CHAPTER FIVE AND I'VE EMAILED YOU THE FULL REPORT WITH THESE COMMENTS
WHAT THEY SAY IS THAT IF CURRENT TRENDS ARE CONTINUED COMBINED INTERNATIONAL EMISSIONS FROM SHIPPING AND AVIATION WILL LIKELY CONSUME BETWEEN 60 AND 220% OF ALLOWABLE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY 2050 UNDER THE 1.5 DEGREE CENTIGRADE SCENARIO
THEY ALSO NOTE THAT IMPROVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS CAN IMPROVE THE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF TRANSPORT BUT THAT PROJECTED INCREASES IN DEMAND MEAN THIS WILL NOT RESULT IN TO CARBONATION AND ABSOLUTE REDUCTIONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE
AND THAT'S JUST INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AND AVIATION WHICH ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE PARIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING DOMESTIC AVIATION WE'LL BE EXCEEDING OUR CARBON LIMITS EVEN FURTHER
SO YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE BUT NOW WE'VE GOT THE VERY CLEAR DATA AND SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? THANK YOU
THANK YOU, LAURA
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NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNE CROAKER
HELLO MY NAME IS ANNE CROAKER AND I WILL SPEAK TO YOU NOW
I WANTED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF POINTS BUT I WANTED TO START BY SAYING I LEARNED A NEW WORD RECENTLY WHICH PERHAPS YOU ALREADY KNOW AND THAT IS SYNBIOSCENE
IT MEANS ALL FLOURISHING IS MUTUAL
I ALSO LEARNED THAT THE WORD WE USE QUITE OFTEN CALLED SUSTAINABILITY MEANS TO GIVE BACK IT
ALSO OCCURRED TO ME AFTER HEARING THIS DEFINITION THAT IT ALSO MEANS TO GIVE TO THE FUTURE AND TO HONOR THE PAST
PROBABLY MORE THAN ANY OTHER SET OF COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF, THE PORT HAS REALLY STEPPED UP THERE ON THE GROUND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE POLICIES AND ACTIONS
THIS IS HONORING THE PAST
AND ALSO MORE THAN ANY PREVIOUS PORT LEADERSHIP, OUR WORLD IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE IS FACING AN UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS OF SOLUTION SO BAD IT IS KILLING ALL OF US AND YOU ALL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AIDING AND ABETTING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PLANET THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT OF THE FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE OF AIRPLANE FLYING
THIS IS NOT GIVING TO THE FUTURE WELL WHAT WE WOULD LIKE IN ANY CASE
AND AS YOU HEARD FROM LAURA THE EFFORTS WITH BIOFUELS AND ELECTRICITY AND CARBON PRICING AND OFFSETS AND MITIGATION THROUGH ALL THE ON THE GROUND EFFORTS CANNOT SAVE US FROM THESE EFFECTS
THEY ARE HERE NOW
THEY ARE GROWING
THE ONLY WAY TO STOP POLLUTION IS NOT TO CREATE IT
AND THAT ALL SAID WHO IS DOING THE FLYING? 11% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION FLIES
ONLY 11%
1% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION CAUSES ALL THE GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS FROM AIR FLIGHTS
1%
4% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION FLIES ALL THE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
4%
SO WHY ARE YOU SERVING SUCH A SMALL PERCENT OF OUR POPULATION, PROBABLY HERE AROUND 5% IN THE AREA, AT THE EXPENSE OF ALL THE REST OF THE PEOPLE INDEED OF ALL OF OUR FUTURE? YOUR WORK TO MITIGATE ANY OF THESE STATISTICS DOES NOTHING TO TOUCH THIS DEVASTATING POLLUTION AND OVERWHELMING EMISSIONS AND [INAUDIBLE] WE ALL KNOW IT IS HARD TO DEAL WITH CARBON EMISSIONS AND IMMEDIATE SOLUTION AND YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE
BUT YOU CERTAINLY CANNOT DO IT IF YOU DON'T START BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE REAL PROBLEM AND YOUR SUPPORTING PART IN IT
PLEASE TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE SAME OLD AIRPORT GROWTH AND FLYING MANTRA AND BE READY FOR A BETTER BUILD BACK IN 2021 WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SAME OLD SAME OLD AND DOES INCLUDE THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF FLOURISHING AND THRIVING AS PART OF OUR EMBRACING OF THE SYMBIOSCENE
THANK YOU
HAVE A NICE DAY AND HOLIDAYS
THANK YOU
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YES AND THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BERNADINE LUND
HELLO THIS IS BERNADINE LUND
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES WE CAN
OH THANK YOU HELLO EVERYONE
IT SEEMS LIKE THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY CONSIDERS THE ONLY WAY TO OPERATE IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS
MORE AIRPORTS AND RUNWAYS ARE BEING PLANNED AROUND THE WORLD
THIS IS TRUE EVEN AFTER MORE AND MORE STUDIES COME OUT EACH WEEK DESCRIBING THE NOISE EMISSIONS AND CO2 IS HARMFUL TO BOTH PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
THE GOAL TO GREATLY REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS IN AVIATION BY 2050 IS JUST 30 YEARS AWAY AND IT'S NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS
ANY OTHER WAY AIRLINES APPROACH REDUCING EMISSIONS DOES NOT ACCOMPLISH THE DRASTIC REDUCTIONS NEEDED
THERE ARE SEVERAL STRATEGIES AIRLINES PUSH AS SOLUTIONS TO EMISSIONS SUCH AS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, ELECTRIC AND HYDROGEN FUEL, SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS LIKE BIOFUELS AND CARBON OFFSETS
UNFORTUNATELY THESE STRATEGIES WILL NOT REDUCE EMISSIONS ENOUGH TO COMPENSATE FOR THE GROWTH IN AVIATION
THE AVIATION INDUSTRY WOULD ARGUE THAT THESE WILL WORK BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN PROVEN
A RECENT ARTICLE FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ON THE UN'S 2020 EMISSIONS GAP REPORT THAT BOTH LAURA AND ANN MENTIONED STATES THAT THE EMISSIONS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WEALTHIEST 1% OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION ACCOUNTS ARE MORE THAN DOUBLE THOSE ARE THE POOREST 50%
RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT CHANGING THE BALANCE WILL REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL LIFESTYLE CHANGES INCLUDING A DECREASE IN AIR TRAVEL
DECREASED AIR TRAVEL IS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT YOU AND MOST PEOPLE HERE CANNOT IMAGINE
OVER 100 YEARS AGO PEOPLE PROBABLY DID NOT IMAGINE GLOBAL FLIGHTS OR CELL PHONES OR VIDEO CONFERENCE CALLS
COVID 19 THIS YEAR HAS SHOWN THAT MANY PEOPLE CAN NOW WORK AND MEET REMOTELY AND NO LONGER NEED TO TRAVEL TO INTERACT
AS A TECHNOLOGY CENTER SEATTLE AND SEATAC TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A VIRTUAL MEETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AND TO USE OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION FOR TOURISTS
I REALLY HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO EVOLVE AGAIN AWAY FROM UNSUSTAINABLE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION AND TO A MORE JUST AN EQUITABLE FUTURE
ALREADY SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE STOPPING SHORT FLIGHTS THAT CAN BE DONE BY TRAIN
ALTERNATIVES NEED TO BE DEVELOPED TO REDUCE AIR AVIATION TRAVEL
[CROSSTALK] JUST WANTED YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS DURING YOUR HOLIDAYS AND I HOPE YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS
CAN I WANTED TO MAKE ONE OTHER PERSONAL COMMENT WAS THAT 30 YEARS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A VERY LONG TIME TO ME BECAUSE THIS FRIDAY MY HUSBAND AND I ARE CELEBRATING OUR 50 TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, WHOEVER THOUGHT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE? CERTAINLY NOT MY PARENTS
ANYWAY THANK YOU
THANK YOU BERNADINE
AND TAKE CARE OF THAT COUGH AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY
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THANK YOU
THAT IS ALL WE HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY
CLERK, ARE THERE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED? CERTAINLY
THANK YOU MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
FIVE WRITTEN COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED PRIOR TO TODAY'S DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU IN THEIR FULL FORM PRIOR TO THE START OF THIS MEETING .LAURA GIBBONS AND BERNARDINE LUND BOTH SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR SPOKEN COMMENTS
IN ADDITION WE RECEIVED A WRITTEN COMMENT FROM CHARLA DODD WHO WRITES WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS EIGHT J AND TEN C COMMENTING REGARDING THE BURNING OF FUEL AT SEATAC AND ITS TOTAL CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE WARMING AND THE NEED TO MINIMIZE EMISSIONS BY REDUCING SEATAC FLIGHTS NOTING THIS WILL DO MORE TO MINIMIZE SOUND POLLUTION FOR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES
TYRELL HEADLAND ALSO WRITES REGARDING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CAUSED BY THE BURNING OF FUEL PUMPED AT SEATAC AND ITS TOTAL CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE WARMING
SARAH SHIVLEY ALSO SPEAKS TO THE CONTRIBUTION LEVEL OF AVIATION TRAVEL TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND THAT SOUND INSTALLATION DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS OUTDOOR NOISE POLLUTION OR AIR POLLUTION FROM SEATAC TRAFFIC
ALL WRITTEN TESTIMONY ASKED THAT THE PORT FURTHER ADDRESSES REDUCTION OF ITS CARBON EMISSION FOOTPRINT RELATED TO AVIATION
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN SUMMARY TODAY
THANK YOU CLERK HART
THERE BEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM EIGHT B ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS THERE ARE NO ITEMS PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL FOR TODAY'S MEETING SO AT THIS TIME THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I AND J
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SECONDED
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
CLERK? BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I JUST HAVE TO FIND THE BUTTON
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBERUCK
YES THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES
THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED
ITEM NUMBER NINE, UNFINISHED BUSINESS
THE SECTION OF THE AGENDA IS TO ADDRESSING THE ITEMS PREVIOUSLY POSTPONED TO A TIME UNCERTAIN
THERE ARE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS FOR NOW
AT THE NEW BUSINESS SEGMENT OF OUR MEETING
CLERK HART PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR DIRECTOR METRUCK
THIS IS ITEM 10 A, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE UP TO 10 CONTRACTS THROUGH THE SOUTH KING COUNTY ECONOMIC RECOVERY FUND FOR A COMBINED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 981,881 DOLLARS
DIRECTOR METRUCK
COMMISSIONERS, UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO NEAR PORT AIRPORT COMMUNITIES FOR PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS AIRPORT NOISE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
SHORTLY THEREAFTER YOU APPROVED A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO FURTHER SHAPE THE FUND AND ADDED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS AN APPROVED USE IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
FOLLOWING A ROBUST EFFORT ACROSS MULTIPLE PORT TEAMS, I'M PLEASED TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THIS FIRST ROUND OF GRANTS
THE PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE ALISON BEESON, POLICY DATA ANALYST FOR THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION AND ANDY GREGORY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER
AND WE HAVE SOME GUESTS AS WELL
SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ALISON
AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK AND PRESENTERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES AND COMMISSIONERS WILL REMAIN MUTED UNTIL THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE AND THEN WE WILL TAKE COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSION PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK
THIS IS PIERCE EDWARD, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND I WILL BE LEADING OFF THE CONVERSATION AND JOINED LATER BY BOOKDHA GAISHAR, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION AND THEN AS STEVE NOTED, ANDY GREGORY AND ALISON BEESON
IT IS GREAT TO BE WITH YOU TODAY
THIS PRESENTATION BRINGS US TO A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN WHAT HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
IT WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY HOW HAPPY WE ARE TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO BRIEF YOU ON THE FIRST ROUND OF COMMUNITY GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT NEARLY 1,000,000 DOLLARS UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE PORT WHO HELPED US ALONG THE WAY INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE, YOU COMMISSIONERS
THE COMMISSION OFFICE, EXTERNAL RELATIONS, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, FINANCE, LEGAL, AND CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE
AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS FOR THEIR CANDID FEEDBACK, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT AS WE DEVELOP THE PROGRAM OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS
THE FUND HAS UNIQUE FRAMEWORK WHEREBY IT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE GRANTS ACROSS TWO PRIMARY ELEMENTS: ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT, AND ECOLOGICAL GRANTS VETTED THROUGH BOTH AN EQUITY AND LEGAL LENS
AND WITH THAT I WILL HAND IT OFF TO MY COLLEAGUE BOOKDA TO SHARE MORE
THANK YOU PIERCE
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS BOOKDHA GAISHAR AND I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
I TOO AM SO HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU TODAY AS WE HAVE REACHED THE FINAL STEP IN THE PROCESS OF SOUTH KING COUNTY FOR THIS YEAR
COULD YOU PLEASE MOVE THE SLIDE? THANK YOU
TODAY PIERCE AND I ARE PROVIDING SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND ALISON AND ANDY WILL BE PROVIDING YOU WITH PRESENTATIONS ALONG WITH TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS
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GREAT
AS PIERCE MENTIONED, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LONG JOURNEY
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE KEY STEPS IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT'S TAKEN FOR US TO GET HERE
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF KEY CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONAL STEPS THAT WE HAD TO TAKE FOR SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND TO FIT INTO TO EXISTING PROCESSES
WE ALSO HAD TO REALLY TAKE SOME NEW STEPS
FOR EXAMPLE WE ADOPTED THE NEW WORKFORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT EXPANDED THE DEFINITION OF WORKFORCE, ADDED GREEN JOBS AS A CAREER TRACK
ANOTHER STEP THAT REALLY WAS INSTRUMENTAL THIS YEAR IS THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPTED THE MOTION TO ADD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE USE OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND WHICH MADE THIS FUND MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE AND RELEVANT AS OF USE TO OUR COMMUNITIES
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS FOR 2020 ARE ONE AND A HALF MILLION IN TOTAL
1,000,000 WAS DESIGNATED FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY, 250,000 DOLLARS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS, AND 250,000 DOLLARS FOR SUPPORT OF WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGH DAVE MACFADDEN'S OFFICE OFFERED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD BUILD THE CAPACITY OF WMBE'S
SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE UP TO THAT I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT IN JANUARY YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM ANDY ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS THAT WILL BE PROPOSING TO THE COMMISSION AND ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL
IN APRIL YOU WILL HEAR A REPORT FROM US ON A PROCESS OF EVALUATING THIS ENTIRE PROCESS AND PROPOSING SOME POSSIBLE CHANGES IN OUR SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURE FOR NEXT YEAR
IN MAY WE WILL BE BACK TO COMMISSION WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR ROUND TWO AND IN SUMMER OF 2021 IS WHERE THE RFP FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS WILL BE OPEN AND WE HOPE TO THEN FINALIZE AND APPROVE THIS SECOND ROUND OF GRANTS WITH YOU IN FALL OF 2021
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THANK YOU
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE DATA THAT I KNOW IN THE LAST FEW MEETINGS I SHARED WITH YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY MOTION
BUT FOR EXAMPLE WE KNOW THAT SOME OF THE IMPACT THAT COVID BROUGHT ABOUT IN KING COUNTY IS THAT UNEMPLOYMENT WAS AS HIGH AS 40% IN SOUTH KING COUNTY BY JUNE OF 2020
SMALL BUSINESSES WERE HIT VERY HARD AND THAT COMMUNITIES WERE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS AS THE RFP WAS RELEASED
I'M NOW GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO ALISON BEESON WHO JOINED THE OFFICE OF EQUITY IN MARCH OF 2020, LEFT THE CITY OF TACOMA, AND JOINED OUR TEAM AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE EQUITY INDEX THAT WE USE WITH SUPER SEGREGATED DATA, WITH CENSUS TRACK LEVEL INFORMATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, AS WELL AS ECONOMIC DATA TO LOOK AT WHERE THE NEEDS WERE THE GREATEST AND WHERE INVESTMENTS SHOULD BE FOCUSED
I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO ALISON NOW
ALISON? GOOD AFTERNOON
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AS BOOKDA HAS MENTIONED BEFORE, WE DID TRY TO LOOK AT SOME PROGRESSIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL PROCESS AND CULTURAL CHANGES WHEN IT CAME TO THIS RFP FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF IS THE INDEX THAT WE CREATED
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WITHIN THE INDEX WE LOOKED AT PRE COVID SOME OF THE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
WITHIN THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND, WE HAD SOUTH KING COUNTY AREA BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DEFINE THAT AREA EXACTLY
SO WE LOOKED AT WHAT WAS THE GREATEST NEED WITHIN SOUTH KING COUNTY USING THE METHODOLOGY FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE TRACKING NETWORK
WE USE THEIR SAME METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WITHIN KING COUNTY OVERALL AND ESPECIALLY SOUTH KING COUNTY, WE FOCUSED OUR FUNDING ON AREAS THAT WERE IN THE EIGHT TO 10 RANGE
EIGHT TO 10 MEANING THEY WERE THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, MEANING THREATS TO CHRONIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, AND HISTORICAL RACISM THAT HAS HAPPENED SYSTEMATICALLY
THIS HELPED US DEFINE WHERE WE SHOULD HELP FUND THESE AREAS AND WHO WAS IN THE GREATEST NEED PRIOR TO COVID
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LOOKING AT THAT, AFTER WE DEFINED THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS WE USED THIS LOGIC MODEL TO DIVIDE THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND INTO THREE BUCKETS YOU WOULD SAY
THE FIRST ONE IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WE WORKED WITH THEIR DEPARTMENT BUT THEY ENDED UP LOOKING AT HOW TO OFFER A SERIES ADVANCED PORT WIDE SEMINARS FOR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES ALSO THEY HAD TRAINING SESSIONS THAT OFFERED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE OFFICE OF SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES
THEY CONTRACTED WITH HIGHLAND COLLEGE
AND THEY DEVELOPED A WMBE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
AS BOOKDA SAID PREVIOUSLY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT WAS LAUNCHED THIS OCTOBER AND THEY WILL COME FORTH TO THE COMMISSION AGAIN IN JANUARY FOR APPROVAL
THEY'RE RIGHT NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THOSE PROPOSALS AND YOU'LL GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT NEXT MONTH
RIGHT NOW WE'RE COMING TO YOU ABOUT THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS WHICH IS 1,000,000 DOLLARS, WE HAVE LOOKED AT GRANTS IN THE SOUTH KING COUNTY AREA AND WE LOOKED AT FOCUS AREAS AFTER THE COMMISSION ADDED ECONOMIC RECOVERY
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AGAIN, TRANSFORMATIONAL CULTURAL PROCESS CHANGES WAS REALLY A NEW THING FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AND FOR OUR OFFICES, OFFICE OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION
AFTER THE INCORPORATION OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY, WE LOOKED AT FOUR FOCUS AREAS THAT WE FELT THE COMMUNITY NEEDED: THAT WAS WITH SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION, AND A CATEGORY ESTABLISHED AS INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGIES
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF PUTTING THAT FORTH BECAUSE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY, THAT IS WHAT WAS NEEDED
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IN ORDER THAT WE CAN HAVE EQUITY FRAMEWORK IN MIND, WE DEVELOPED THE RFP THAT WOULD FOCUS ON ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID, THAT WE ADVERTISED THIS RFP FOR TWO FULL MONTHS
WE ADVERTISED THIS FOR TWO FULL MONTHS SO SMALL NONPROFITS OR SMALLER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FELT VERY COMFORTABLE IN THE PROPOSAL THEY SET FORTH
WE GOT A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM FROM THE PUBLIC WITH OVER 90 PARTICIPANTS IN THE INFORMATIONAL SESSION
ANOTHER CHANGE THAT WE ADDED WAS THAT WE MADE ALL EVALUATION CRITERIA EQUAL
THE REASON WE DID THAT IS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW BIAS THAT SAYS THAT PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES OUTWEIGHED A TARGETED AUDIENCE OR ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND OUTWEIGHED PROJECT SCOPE
SO WE MADE SURE THAT THEY WERE IMPORTANT FOR ALL FIVE AREAS
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TOO
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WITH THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM THAT WE GOT FROM THE COMMUNITY OUT OF THOSE 90 INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS WE 27 PROPOSALS
ANOTHER ASPECT THAT WE DID WITH THE EQUITY FRAMEWORK IS THAT WE ALLOWED ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE QUALIFIED TO PUT FORTH AND BE ABLE TO PRESENT ON TOP OF THEIR WRITTEN PRESENTATION, AND THIS ALLOWS PEOPLE IF THEY NEEDED A TRANSLATOR OR AN INTERPRETER, WE INCORPORATED THAT AS AN OPTION AND WE ALLOWED PEOPLE TO PRESENT IN THEIR BEST LIGHT EITHER PDF, POWERPOINT, OR INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS
OUT OF THOSE 27 PROPOSALS, WE ARE PUTTING FORTH A RECOMMENDATION OF 10 PROPOSALS ROUGHING AROUND 981,000 DOLLARS IN TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THESE AND NOW I'M PASSING IT FORWARD TO MY CO MANAGER ANDY GREGORY AND HE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT MORE ABOUT THOSE PROPOSAL.S THANKS ALISON
COULD YOU PUT THE SLIDE FORWARD PLEASE? SO BEFORE I GET INTO THE DISTINCT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE THAT I HAVE TO INTRODUCE THE 10 AWARDEES, I'D LIKE TO JUST QUICKLY REVISIT THE EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WERE PASSED BY COMMISSION IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR
THESE PRINCIPLES WERE CRITICAL IN ESTABLISHING THE FUND CRITERIA AND STRUCTURE FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS
WE DIRECTLY ADDRESSED SIX OUT OF THE EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES
FIRST, ALL PROJECTS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTH KING COUNTY AREA
SECOND, COMMUNITY INPUT GUIDED THE DECISION TO PIVOT TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND COMMUNITY ADVISORS PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHTS TO INFORM THE PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS
THIRD, THE PROCESS WAS ROOTED IN PORT EQUITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND YOU'LL SEE FROM THE LIST THAT THESE PROJECTS SERVE THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITIES IN MOST NEED AND FARTHEST FROM JUSTICE
FOURTH, PROJECTS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THEY WERE READY TO PROCEED AND TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE YEAR
FIFTH, SEVERAL PROJECTS BUILD UPON EXISTING PORT COMMITMENTS IN THE AREAS OF ENVIRONMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SIXTH, MANY PROJECTS DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO REACHING AND SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
FINALLY, A POLICY DECISION WAS MADE FOR THIS ROUND NOT TO REQUIRE MATCHING FUNDS GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE BARRIER MATCHING FUNDS WOULD PRESENT TO THOSE WITH THE GREATEST NEED
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SO THE FIRST PROJECT WE HAVE IS THE AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THEY WILL WORK WITH AFRICAN BUSINESS OWNERS TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE CLEAN TRUCK PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS THE TRUCKING BUSINESSES IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AND SURROUNDING THE PORT MARITIME TERMINALS
ADDITIONALLY THEY'LL PROVIDE WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS TO SUPPORT JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
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AFRICAN COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL SUPPORT AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES THROUGH A PILOT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS CLIENTS WITH CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION AND AVIATION INDUSTRIES
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ASIAN COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICE WILL PARTNER WITH THE UFCW LOCAL 21, WHICH IS THE UNION REPRESENTING HUDSON NEWS EMPLOYEES TO CONNECT AIRPORT WORKERS HIT HARD BY COVID 19 LAYOFFS TO CULTURALLY COMPETENT JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE IN OTHER PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES
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BUSINESSES ENDING SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING WILL EXPAND THEIR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING BY EXPANDING THE NETWORK OF PORT RELATED EMPLOYERS AND CONNECTING CLIENTS TO TRAINING EMPLACEMENT SERVICES
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CARES OF WASHINGTON WILL SUPPORT BIPOC PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO PROVIDE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION AND AVIATION
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THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB WILL BUILD OFF OF ITS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL NATIVE WORKS PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR URBAN NATIVES AT RISK FOR OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB WILL BE LAUNCHING SOVEREIGNTY FARM
THIS NEW URBAN FARM IS LOCATED INTO QUILA AND WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO RECONNECT URBAN NATIVES TO THE LAND AND TO THEIR CULTURE BY CULTIVATING NATIVE PLANTS FOR FOOD AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
THE SKILLS LEARNED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WILL PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR FUTURE GREEN JOBS WHICH INCLUDE HABITAT STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
NEXT, EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA THROUGH THEIR NEW CENTER IN FEDERAL WAY WILL PROVIDE IN LANGUAGE OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT, AND REFERRALS TO LATINOS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN PORT INDUSTRIES INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION
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PARTNER AND EMPLOYMENT WILL BUILD OFF THEIR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PILOT PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE PORT'S OPPORTUNITY MOTION PROVIDING YOUTH WITH YEAR ROUND TRAINING AND SUPPORT IN GREEN JOBS INCLUDING HABITAT RESTORATION AND PARKS MAINTENANCE
ADDITIONALLY PI WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT JOB SEEKERS IMPACTED BY COVID 19 FOR PLACEMENT IN AVIATION SECTOR JOBS
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THE PUGET SOUND WELCOME BACK CENTER IS A PROGRAM LOCATED AT HIGHLAND COLLEGE WHICH PROVIDES ACCREDITATION AND LICENSING SERVICES FOR INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED ENGINEERS AND OTHER HIGH SKILLED CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIANS
MANY OF THEIR CLIENTS HAVE EITHER LOST THEIR CERTIFICATIONS AS A RESULT OF FLEEING VIOLENCE IN THEIR COUNTRIES OR THEIR CERTIFICATIONS ARE NOT YET RECOGNIZED IN THE US
THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE 30 INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER- PREPARE 30 INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER HIGH PAID HIGH SKILLED CONSTRUCTION JOBS
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FINALLY, WASHINGTON MARITIME BLUE WILL OPERATE THE YOUTH MARITIME ACCELERATOR PROGRAM TARGETING YOUTH OF COLOR AND OPPORTUNITY YOUTH FROM SOUTH KING COUNTY TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE CAREERS IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
ADDITIONALLY THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENTS WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS
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SO THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING LIST OF PROJECTS AS YOU CAN SEE .AS WE NOTED EARLIER, THE FIRST GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF THE FUND IS TO PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY INPUT TO INFORM PORT DECISION MAKING
NOWHERE DID THIS SHOW UP MORE PREVALENTLY THAN THROUGH THE INCLUSION OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS IN THE SELECTION PROCESS
OUR TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS READ EACH OF THE 27 PROPOSALS, SAT IN ON 27 INTERVIEWS, AND ASKED INSIGHTFUL CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND PROVIDED THE PORT EVALUATION TEAM WITH A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES FOR EACH PROJECT
WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THIS- ALL PUT TOGETHER SUCH A DIVERSE AND IMPACTFUL PORTFOLIO WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY ADVISERS WHO YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM NOW
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I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE RUEL ALLENDAY AND ABD RAMENHASHI, OUR TWO COMMUNITY ADVISORS
RUEL IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND GO FIRST I THINK WE'RE READY
THANKS SO MUCH ANDY
HELLO COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS RUEL AND I'M A COMMUNITY IMPACT MANAGER OF UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY, SPEARHEADING A PORTFOLIO OF FUNDS FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATION RELATED WORK IN PUBLIC SECTOR IN KING COUNTY
I'VE BEEN WORKING IN [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS AS A TEACHER, SOCIAL WORKER, COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND HAVING WORKED WITH UNITED WAY FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS
I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT MY ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AS A COMMUNITY ADVISOR, MY EXPERIENCE, AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS LIKE MYSELF CONNECTED IN THE COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY IF NEAR PORT CITIES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR PROCESS
I RECENTLY SUPPORTED AS ANDY MENTIONED THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY RFP THAT FOCUSED ON THE AIRPORT CITIES AND WHAT COULD BE DONE TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY TRANSITIONING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
LIKE WE SAID WE READ THROUGH 27 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THE SUPPORT
THE MAJOR TAKEAWAYS BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ADVISORS LETS YOU ALL LEVERAGE THE EXPERTISE TO UNDERSTAND IMMEDIATELY WHAT MAJOR ISSUES ARE ON THE GROUND AND WHAT STRATEGIC URGENCY AND WITH A RACIAL EQUITY FRAMEWORK PRIORITIZED WHERE DOLLARS CAN GO FURTHER AND MAKE THE MOST DIFFERENCE
BY DOING SO YOU FOLLOW INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS IN GRANT MAKING THAT ARE ALSO FOLLOWED BY UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY, SEATTLE, AND KING COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND SEATTLE FOUNDATION TO NAME A FEW
NOT ONLY THAT BUT BY INVOLVING COMMUNITY YOU BUILDING TRANSPARENT AND OPEN COMMUNITY INVOLVED PROCESS THAT DEMONSTRATES YOUR VALUES OF COMMITMENT DIVERSITY AND RESPONSIBILITY .YOU HELP CHAMPIONS IN YOUR OFFICE LIKE BOOKDHA GAISHAR, DAWN HUNTER AND ANDY GREGORY, CAROL HASAR, BUILD EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS MAKING THEM MORE EFFECTIVE BY LEARNING ABOUT AND WITH COMMUNITY MAKING FUTURE INVESTMENTS BETTER YEAR AFTER YEAR
THIS IS A POWERFUL FIRST STEP IN BUILDING A MORE EQUITABLE PORT AND I APPLAUD YOU IN TAKING THIS STEP AND HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE WITH THIS PRACTICE
THANKS SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME HAVE THE TIME TO GIVE THIS TESTIMONY
I'LL PASS IT OFF TO MY COLLEAGUE
YOUR TURN
YOU MAY BE SPEAKING AND YOU ARE ON MUTE
ABDUL, YOU'LL NEED TO PRESS THE MICROPHONE BUTTON AND THERE SHOULD BE AN OPTION TO UNMUTE
DO YOU SEE A MICROPHONE ICON ANYWHERE ON YOUR TEAMS PLATFORM? I'M GOING TO TRY SOMETHING REAL QUICK TO SEE IF THIS WORKS
HOW ABOUT THAT? YOU STILL CAN'T UNCLICK OR CLICK THE MICROPHONE TO UNMUTE? YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY CALLING IN
I KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT AS IDEAL BUT IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO CLICK THE MICROPHONE I'M NOT SURE HOW TO HELP
WE COULD COME BACK TO ABDUL BEFORE WE WRAP UP THIS ITEM? WE STILL CANNOT HEAR YOU AND YOU'RE STILL SHOWING AS MUTED ON MY END
OKAY IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS EXITED AND MIGHT TRY TO JOIN AGAIN
OKAY LET'S GIVE IT ANOTHER MOMENT HERE
ANY SUCCESS APPEARING THERE LAUREN? I HAVE NOT SEEN HIM JUMP BACK ON
ALRIGHT WHY DON'T WE- IF HE COMES BACK ON LET ME KNOW
HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME? ONE SECOND
OKAY
THANK YO.U HELLO COMMISSIONERS AND PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
MY NAME IS ABDIRAHMAN HASHI
I'M [INAUDIBLE] CONSULTANTS AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS
[INAUDIBLE] I AM CUSTOMER REP AT SEATAC IN 1990S AND I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SEATAC EMPLOYERS FOR JOBS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEES AND ABLED COMMUNITY AND THAT WAS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP FOR MANY MANY YEARS
MY OFFICE WAS AT SEATAC AND CITY OF SEATAC ADVISORY BOARD FOR BUILDING COMMUNITIES
AS YOU KNOW, SEATAC AND PORT OF SEATTLE ARE GATEWAY TO THE WORLD AND I NEVER FORGET MY LANDING THERE LONG TIME AGO
IN TERMS OF SOUTH KING COUNTY ECONOMICAL RECOVERY, WE ALL NOW COVID 19 HIT HARD
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND SOUTH KING COUNTY RESIDENTS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER COMMUNITIES
I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH PORT OF SEATTLE PROGRAM
I BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD TO INVEST OUR COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
AS MY ROLE I BRING UP THE VALUES ON ECONOMIC ASPIRATIONS OF SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITIES AND MY EXPERTISE AND MY COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL EQUITY
THIS GRANT PROPOSAL ALSO ALIGN MIND OVER 10 YEARS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND EXPERTISE
WE ALL KNOW THE NEED IS HUGE BUT THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT PORT OF SEATTLE IS TRYING TO REBUILD THEIR ECONOMIC REALITIES IN OUR COUNTY AND OUR REGION
COMMUNITY ADVISOR IS USEFUL AND HE OR SHE CAN ELEVATE THE DEEP CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY AND HISTORICAL BIASES AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOR
THIS GRANT WILL [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE COMMUNITY UNDER THE SCORE
[INAUDIBLE] AND MY BACKGROUND SOME [INAUDIBLE] COMBINED REVIEW PROCESS FOR 27 GRANTS THIS IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD AND WE HOPE TO SEE MORE OF THIS
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BOOKDA, THANK YOU STAFF, AND YOU, COMMISSIONERS
DOING A GREAT JOB FOR PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND THANK YOU
I THINK AT THIS POINT THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE
IS THAT RIGHT? LET'S NOW HEAR FROM COMMISSIONERS AND I WANTED TO START WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WHO I THINK MAY HAVE PERSONAL POINT HERE TO MAKE
CLERK, PLEASE CALL ON COMMISSIONER FELLE AN
THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMISSION PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK
IT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION AND THE COMMISSION CODE OF ETHICS 4D.1 IT DEFINES A REMOTE INTEREST AS A CONTRACT TO INCLUDE A NON SALARIED OFFICER OF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION .AND IN ACCORDANCE TO THE COMMISSION CODE OF ETHICS LET THE MINUTES REFLECT THAT IN MY CAPACITY AS A PORT COMMISSION I SERVE AS A VOLUNTARY DIRECTOR ON THE BOARD OF MARITIME BLUE, A NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT IS ONE OF THE SELECTED RECIPIENTS OF THE PORT'S GRANT FUNDING PROGRAM AND AS IN ALMOST EVERYTHING PORT COMMISSIONERS DO, IT IS NON FUNDED
SO ANYWAY I DID NOT REALIZE THAT WAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT BUT I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT THE MINUTES REFLECT THAT
BUT IF I COULD THEN GO ON TO SPEAK TO THE OTHER GREAT PRESENTATIONS WE HEARD
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THIS VERY ENCOURAGING- SEEING HOW WELL PORT RESOURCES CAN BE PUT TO USE AND IT'S VERY MUCH PARTICULARLY HEARTWARMING AT THIS TIME IN OUR ECONOMY
THE ONE THING WHEN I WAS BRIEFED UPON THIS EARLIER, THE ONE THING THAT WAS A CONCERN ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT OF A GOOD CONCERN WAS THAT THERE'S ALWAYS A BALANCING ACT ABOUT HOW MANY GRANTS YOU WANT TO GIVE VERSUS HOW BIG AN INDIVIDUAL GRANT YOU GIVE
AND THESE ARE RATHER SIZABLE
YOU KNOW FOR EACH ORGANIZATION IS ABOUT 100,000 DOLLARS EACH AND I THINK THESE ARE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THE WONDERFUL WORK THEY DO WITH IT
MY CONCERN SOMETIMES AS A NONPROFIT PERSON IN MY ALTERNATE LIFE THAT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GET A LARGE GRANT IF YOU PUT ON ADDITIONAL STAFF THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE YEAR GOES AWAY AND YOU HAVE THIS BURDEN WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY THIS GREAT ASSET AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS INQUIRING ABOUT WAS WHETHER OR NOT- WELL WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS IS KIND OF HAVING A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE BUT ALSO I WAS INQUIRING WHETHER WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AT LEAST MAKE GRANT RECIPIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NEXT YEAR SO YOU COULD POTENTIALLY GET MORE THAN ONE YEAR IN A ROW
IF NOT, POTENTIALLY GETTING A MULTI YEAR GRANT AND SO COULD YOU SPEAK TO THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THERE IS SOMEWHAT OF A LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH IF YOU HAVE TO STAFF UP VERSUS JUST MORE PUTTING EXISTING STAFF DO MORE FULL WORK
OKAY THAT QUESTION IS DIRECTED TO STAFF HERE
OUR COMMUNITY COORDINATORS I THINK WILL BE BEST APT
COMMUNITY ADVISORS AND WE'RE IN THE POINT OF THIS ITEM TO ASK QUESTIONS OF PRESENTERS AND THE COMMUNITY ADVISORS AND THEN WE'LL CALL FOR A MOTION AFTER THAT
OKAY YOU WANT TO RESTATE THAT COMMISSIONER FELLE AN? MY QUESTION WAS DOES IT POSE A CHALLENGE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AFTER THE GRANT IS OVER TO HAVE TO BE THEN HAVING POTENTIALLY AN ADDITIONAL STAFF PERSON TO FEED? DO YOU SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MATCH THESE FUNDS FOR FUTURE FUNDING .AND LIKE I SAID I'M EXPLORING WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BE AT LEAST MAKE SURE THAT DEPENDING ON THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU DO THAT YOU WOULD STILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A FOLLOWING YEAR GRANT
THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
WOULD THE PRESENTERS IF YOU'RE NOT UNMUTED PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES AND COMMUNITY ADVISORS PLEASE UNMUTE SO YOU CAN RESPOND TO COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONER FELLE AN HAS ASKED ABOUT THE QUESTION OF ELIGIBILITY TO GRANTEES FOR A SECOND YEAR OF OPPORTUNITY IF THAT SHOULD BE DESIRED
I'LL TAKE A STAB AT IT NOW AND THEN MAYBE PASS IT ON TO MY CO MANAGER ANDY
I KNOW THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORTH IN SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CONTRACTING OFFICE WITH LEGAL AND WITH VARIOUS STAFF MEMBERS
IT IS A ROUTE THAT WE ARE LOOKING INTO FOR 2021
BUT BECAUSE HOW THE GRANTS ARE GOING TO BE, RIGHT NOW WE WILL DO THE FIRST ROUND THAT WILL BE EXECUTED IN JANUARY AND SO THE NEXT ROUND WILL BE EXECUTED IN JANUARY 2022 SO THERE WON'T BE OVERLAP
PEOPLE CAN GLADLY REAPPLY IF THEY LIKE BUT WE ARE LOOKING INTO MAYBE DO THE MULTI YEAR GRANTS IN THE FUTURE
YEAH AND THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND A POLICY ISSUE
THANKS I'M SORRY, I WANTED TO SEE IF RUEL WOULD SPEAK TO THIS SINCE HE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AT SEATTLE FOUNDATION AND UNITED WAY ABOUT YOUR OPINION OF MULTI YEAR GRANTS AND COMMITMENTS AND THE KIND OF A NEED THAT IT CAN RESPOND TO IN THE COMMUNITY
OH ABSOLUTELY
IT IS A STANDARD PRACTICE ACROSS KING COUNTY THAT YOU DO MULTI YEAR INVESTMENTS SO THAT ORGANIZATIONS CAN BUILD THE CAPACITY NECESSARY TO ONE DAY IF THEY STOP RECEIVING FUNDS FROM PARTICULAR FUNDING SOURCE TO PREPARE FOR A TRANSITION
WE ALSO KNOW THAT GIVES THEM ENOUGH TIME TO ACTUALLY BUILD THAT SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR LONGER TERM PROGRAMMING
WE ALSO KNOW, COMMISSIONER, THAT NOT ALL FUNDS OFTEN TIMES GO TO DIRECTLY INTO STAFF COSTS
THEY MIGHT GO INTO PROGRAMMATIC COSTS
THEY MIGHT GO INTO JOB PLACEMENTS OR PARTNERSHIPS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH
AND SO WE ALSO SEE THAT ONE YEAR INVESTMENTS MAY NOT ALL THE TIME MERIT AN ACTUAL ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE
SO THERE'S A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY AND EXPERTISE THAT ARE COMING IN NON PROFITS AND IT IS ALWAYS A RECOMMENDATION TO DO MULTI YEAR LARGE SUSTAINABLE FUNDING AS A COMMON PRACTICE TO BUILD THAT INFRASTRUCTURE SO YOU CAN SEE LONG TERM BENEFITS FROM WHATEVER PROGRAM IS BEING PROVIDED FOR THOSE PARTICULAR COMMUNITIES OR RECIPIENTS
HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION
WELL THANK YOU RUEL
OBVIOUSLY YOU PROVIDE A GREAT LONG TERM INVESTMENT FOR US TO HELP GUIDE THIS PROCESS
THANK YOU
YEAH
VERY TERRIFIC
AND WE SO APPRECIATE YOUR VOLUNTEER TIME TO OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORS
IT'S TERRIFIC TO HAVE YOUR LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO HELP ASSIST OUR PORT STAFF THROUGH THIS
LET'S CONTINUE WITH COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS TO THE PRESENTERS AND THEN I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION
SO WE ARE ON COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN IS JOINING US BY PHONE
SHE DID HAVE TO POP OFFLINE
PERHAPS I'LL DOUBLE BACK TO HER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
SORRY I WAS MUTING MYSELF
GO AHEA.D THERE WE GO
I WAS JUST CHATTING TO MYSELF APPARENTLY
I WAS STARTING TO SAY FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL THE FOLKS THAT WORKED ON THIS
I KNOW BOOKDA THAT WAS EXTENSIVE WORK BY YOUR STAFF, EVERYBODY INVOLVED
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I KNOW THAT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY YEAR YOU MANAGED TO PULL OFF YET ANOTHER LARGE AMOUNT OF WORK
AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED AS WELL
IN TERMS OF MY QUESTION IS NOT NECESSARILY OR JUST SOMETHING THAT I HAD ASKED THE STAFF TO CONSIDER
I ALSO RUN A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE IDEA OF MULTI YOUR FUNDING AND I DO UNDERSTAND HOW HELPFUL THAT IS, THAT SAID ONE OF MY ISSUES WOULD BE AS WE THINK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO HELP AS MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS POSSIBLE
WE'VE GOT SO MANY- I THINK YOU SAID THERE WERE 90 PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE INITIAL WORKSHOPS TO LEARN ABOUT THE THE GRANTS AND UNFORTUNATELY CAN ONLY GIVE OUT 10 AT THE MOMENT
VERY WELL DESERVING RECIPIENTS
SOME OF THEM ARE RECIPIENTS OF FUNDING FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE ALREADY AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION, I WOULD ASK THE STAFF TO CONSIDER THAT IN 2022 THAT PERHAPS WE THINK ABOUT ANOTHER WAY TO EXPAND THE IMPACT OF THESE GRANTS BY MAYBE MAKING IT A REQUIREMENT THAT THERE'S SOME NEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET FUNDING
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
IN WAS THERE ANY RESPONSE FROM PRESENTERS ON COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S COMMENTS? OKAY, THEN LET'S CONTINUE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN ANTICIPATED MY QUESTION WHICH IS AS ANOTHER PERSON WHO CONSULTS IN MY DAY JOB TO THE NONPROFIT VENTURES, WE EXPERIENCE THAT SAME KIND OF FUNDING FEAST AND FAMINE AND SO THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MULTI YEAR CONTRACTS OR AT LEAST TO BE ABLE TO OPTION MORE EASILY A SECOND YEAR, THIRD YEAR IS REALLY VALUABLE TO THAT KIND OF CONTINUITY, AND SO IN MY PRE BRIEFING I'D ASKED THAT WE EXPLORE THAT AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET AS IT WAS JUST A FEW DAYS AGO BUT I BELIEVE THAT LEGAL IS WORKING ON THAT FOR US AS WELL
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO FOR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM
CAN YOU HEAR ME? SORRY
I COULDN'T FIND MY UNMUTE BUTTON
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THE TREMENDOUS WORK ON THIS
I THINK IT'S IT'S A HEAVY LEFT TO GET THROUGH ALL THE PROGRAMS AND PROPOSALS
I THINK OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LISTED HERE ARE VERY WELL KNOWN WITHIN SOUTH KING COUNTY AND THEY DO TREMENDOUS WORK AND SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR SO TO SPEAK
BUT I ALSO WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT- I THINK THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL AND SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS I WOULD WANT TO SEE SOME REALLY CLEAR DELIVERABLES AND SOME METRICS SO THAT WE CAN TRACK FOR THE FUTURE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THIS PROGRAM GOING FORWARD AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COORDINATED CLOSELY ON EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON THROUGH THESE GRANTS
AND SO I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT
I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T GET TO GIVE IT TO EVERY ALL 27
BUT THIS WILL BE A MULTI YEAR THING AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU ALL TO SEE HOW WE AS COMMISSIONERS CAN PROMOTE YOUR PROGRAMS THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER STEINBERUCK
I GUESS I WILL BE MAKING THE FINAL COMMENTS HERE
THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY RESULT AFTER AT LEAST A COUPLE OF YEARS OF WORK LEADING UP TO THIS ON THE PART OF OUR PORT STAFF AND SOMEWHAT OF A SHIFT IN DIRECTION AS COVID HIT US AND THE REALITIES HIT US AROUND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND OTHER CHALLENGES AND AS WE'VE BEEN DEVELOPING OUR EQUITY TOOLBOX AND LENS AROUND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY STRUGGLED AND HISTORICALLY STRUGGLED AND HAVE BEEN HIT THE HARDEST
I THINK BOOKDA YOU GAVE A FIGURE OF 40% UNEMPLOYMENT AS A RESULT OF COVID? IT PROBABLY WAS ALREADY HIGH AROUND THE 20 PERCENTILE PRE COVID
BUT THAT'S STAGGERING
AND SO IT UNDERSCORES THE URGENT CRISIS NEED FOR MORE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS PARTICULARLY IN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED COMMUNITIES THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE MUCH BETTER DATA AND UP TO DATE DATA AND INFORMATION ON COMMUNITIES THAT ARE REALLY BEING HIT HARDEST IN OUR REGION AND IN KING COUNTY AND THAT HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF GUIDING AND DIRECTING THESE FUNDS TO WHERE THEY'RE MOST CRITICALLY NEEDED AND I'M CERTAIN WILL PRODUCE HIGHLY BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES
AND I ONLY WISH WE HAD 100,000,000 DOLLARS TO SPREAD AROUND
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY DEVIL IN THE DETAILS HERE
I THINK THIS IS ALL GOOD AND WELCOME NEWS, A BRIGHT LIGHT IF YOU WILL AS WE WRAP UP THIS YEAR AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE MOVING OUT OF AND FROM UNDER THIS DARK CLOUD OF COVID AND ECONOMIC RECESSION THAT WE'RE UNDER CURRENTLY
SO THIS IS REALLY WONDERFUL AND TIMELY NEWS AND I THINK THE EFFORT THAT WENT INTO THIS HAS DEFINITELY BEEN WORTH IT AND IT'S BEEN WORTH THE WAIT
I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE TEAM LED BY BOOKDA HERE AND ALL OF YOU AND THE PRESENTERS FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR YOUR WORK IN MAKING THIS POSSIBLE AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORS WHO VOLUNTEERED EXTENSIVE TIME IN REVIEWING THOSE 27 APPLICATIONS
AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE FURTHER POLICY DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES RAISED FROM COMMISSIONERS AROUND MULTI YEAR SUPPORTS AND THAT KIND OF THING
BUT CLEARLY THIS IS BEING DIRECTED TO SOME OF THE MOST NEEDY IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF DELIVERING
I WILL SAY THAT AS WELL
SO A LITTLE BIT OF HELP CAN GO A LONG WAY HERE
WITH THAT I WILL JUST AGAIN ADD MY THANKS AND PRAISE TO ALL OF YOU FOR GREAT WORK AND GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS FAR
WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK
I'LL REPORT BACK AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR MAYBE
AND ALSO BOOKDA, CAN YOU MENTION BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS TOPIC THE NEXT ROUND OF A GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE WILL BE? JUST PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING ARE INTERESTED FOR 2021
YES SO OUR PLAN IS TO RELEASE THE NEXT RFP IN SUMMER OF 2021 AND WILL BE SENDING OUT MORE DETAILS TO THE COMMUNITY VERY SOON
OKAY FANTASTIC
OKAY WITH THAT I WILL TAKE THE HONOR OF MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM, ITEM 10 A AND WILL ASK FOR A SECOND
IS THERE A SECOND ON THE MOTION? SECOND
OKAY THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE FIVE YES AND ZERO NO
THE MOTION IS APPROVED
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS AGAIN
CLERK, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM 10 B, AIRPORT NOISE PROGRAMS BRIEFING
OKAY
COMMISSIONERS, THE PORT HAS A LONG TERM COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SOUND INSULATION TO ELIGIBLE PROPERTY OWNERS SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT
EARLIER THIS YEAR YOU ADOPTED A MOTION TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCELERATION OF THE AIRPORT'S NOISE MITIGATION PROGRAM
TODAY WE'LL PROVIDE A STATUS UPDATE ON THIS EFFORT INCLUDING PROGRESS SINCE FEBRUARY, THE SCHEDULE, THE BUDGET AND FUNDING, AND RISKS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES, AS WELL AS KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM A PEER REVIEW
SO OUR PRESENTERS ARE ARLEN PERCEL, DIRECTOR AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, GREG CARRY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AVIATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND STAN SHEPHERD, SENIOR MANAGER AND AVIATION NOISE PROGRAMS ARLEN? THANK YOU STEVE
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND MR METRUCK
I'M ARLEN PERCEL, DIRECTOR AVIATION ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
AND WE ARE REALLY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO BRIEF COMMISSIONERS TODAY ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC
WE ARE JUST SHARING PROGRESS TODAY SO WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A DECISION BUT IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO HEAR COMMISSIONERS' INPUT AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM
AND WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO STAN SHEPHERD, THANK YOU
THANK YOU ARLEN
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER A FEW THINGS WHICH JUST THE GENERAL OF WHAT THE NOISE PROGRAMS ARE AND WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN THE PAST AND WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW SO THAT INCLUDES THE 2020 WORK AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE ALSO, WHAT WORK IS LEFT IN OUR PROGRAM TO DO
WE'LL DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PEER REVIEWS WITH OTHER AIRPORTS THAT WE TO [INAUDIBLE] RISKS AND NEXT STEPS
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SO THIS IS A LITTLE HISTORY OF OUR PROGRAM OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN
WE'VE BEEN SOUND INSULATING STRUCTURES, RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES SINCE 1985
THAT'S OVER 30 YEARS OF SOUND INSULATION EXPERIENCE
WE'VE DONE ABOUT 9,400 HOMES AND FIVE CONDOMINIUM COMPLEXES CONSISTING OF 246 UNITS AND WE'VE WORKED WITH THE HIGHLINE COLLEGE CAMPUS SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT ON 14 BUILDINGS FOR FUNDING TO HELP THEM RECONSTRUCT SOME OF THEIR BUILDINGS AND THE HIGHLINE SCHOOLS ALSO
IT'S A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH THE HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FUNDING SOME OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THEIR PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE MET SOUND REDUCTION CRITERIA
WE'VE ALSO BEEN INVOLVED WITH ACQUISITIONS
SO THERE WERE FIVE MOBILE HOME PARKS AROUND THE AIRPORTS
MOBILE HOMES TYPICALLY CAN'T BE SOUND INSULATED JUST BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURE SO THOSE MOBILE HOME PARKS WERE ACQUIRED AND THE RESIDENTS WERE RELOCATED INTO AREAS THAT WEREN'T IMPACTED BY AIRCRAFT NOISE
AND THEN THERE WERE 69 HOMES NORTH OF THE THIRD RUNWAY THAT WERE ACQUIRED AROUND THE THIRD RUNWAY TIME AND 1,400 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AT VARIOUS OTHER TIMES AROUND THE AIRPORT THAT WERE AQUIRED
SO LOTS OF PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY FOR MANY YEARS ACCOUNTING FOR OVER 300,000,000 DOLLARS SPENT ON SOUND INSULATION AND ANOTHER 100,000,000 ON ACQUISITION PROGRAMS NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO JUST A LITTLE CRITERIA OF WHAT OUR PROGRAM REQUIRES TO HAVE OWNERS PARTAKE IN IT, THE HOME HAS TO BE WITHIN WHAT WE CALL OUR NOISE REMEDY BOUNDARY AND IF IT'S WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY AND IT'S BUILT BEFORE 1986 OR IN THE CITY OF DES MOINES AND 1987 IN OTHER AREAS IT WOULD MEET THE CRITERIA TO GO TO THE NEXT STEP
AND THAT THOSE DATES ARE MET BY BUILDING CODES THAT EITHER MEET OR EXCEEDED OUR STANDARDS AND THEY WERE IMPLEMENTED AT THOSE DATES
THE HOME ALSO HAS TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE CALL A SOUND AUDIT SO IT'S REQUIRED BY THE FAA TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT BUILDING IS ELIGIBLE FOR A NOISE REDUCTION CRITERIA THAT WOULD REQUIRE A 45 DB DML OR GREATER INTERIOR NOISE LEVEL
SO WE TEST THOSE STRUCTURES FOR ELIGIBILITY AND ON THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS LOWERING A LOUD SPEAKER OVER THE TOP OF THAT BUILDING TO WHERE THEY'LL SIMULATE AN AIRCRAFT NOISE AND MEASURE THE INTERIOR NOISE TO FIND OUT THE NOISE LEVEL INSIDE IF IT MEETS THAT 45 DB OR NOT
HOMEOWNERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN A NAVIGATION EASEMENT AND THE NAVIGATION EASEMENT GRANTS THE PORT AIR RIGHTS OVER THE PROPERTY AND IS ALSO USED AS THE PORT'S ASSET
IN THAT ALSO, IF THE HOMEOWNER HAS A MORTGAGE ON THE PROPERTY THEY HAVE TO OBTAIN WHAT IS CALLED A SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT FROM THEIR LENDER
IT'S LENDER'S CONSENT TO GRANT THE EASEMENT
IT LEGALLY PUTS THE EASEMENT AHEAD OF THE MORTGAGE IN CASE OF HOMEOWNER LOAN DEFAULTS AND IT PROTECTS THE PORT FROM HAVING THE [INAUDIBLE] BEEN TAKEN OFF THE TITLE IF IT'S IN FORECLOSURE
WE'VE BEEN HAVING CHALLENGES GETTING THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS IN STAYS MARK FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ACTIVELY TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THOSE PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCED, GETTING THE LENDERS TO SIGN THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS FOR THE HOMEOWNERS
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WHEN WE BEGAN THE YEAR WE ALL KNOW THAT THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HIT PRETTY QUICK SO WE HAD TO REALLY PULL BACK OUR PROGRAMS UNTIL WE CAN FIND SOME INTERESTING SOLUTIONS TO CARRY FORWARD
SO WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTINUE WITH SOME SOUND TESTING AND LIMITED ABILITY TO GET INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES
SO WHAT WE DID IS WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED WHAT WE CALL VIRTUAL SITE ASSESSMENTS TO WHERE THE HOMEOWNERS WOULD EITHER TAKE PICTURES OF THEIR HOUSE FOR US OR THEY WOULD WALK AROUND WITH THEIR VIDEO CONFERENCING AND SHOW US THE HOME AS IN REAL TIME WITH OUR CONSULTING STAFF
SO THAT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL
WE ALSO HAD SOME BUDGET CHALLENGES DUE TO THAT SO WE DELAYED A COUPLE OF STAFF THAT WERE APPROVED AND MOVED FORWARD INTO NEXT YEAR SO WE'RE PLANNING ON HIRING A COUPLE MORE STAFF IN APRIL
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS DID CAUSE A FEW DELAYS AND THE MAIN ONE WAS WITH VILLA ENSIEN
WE HAD TO CANCEL THAT BID BECAUSE WE JUST WERE NOT ABLE TO GET ALL OF THE HOMEOWNER DOCUMENTATION BEFORE THE CONTRACTOR WAS HIRED
AND IN 2020 WE ALSO HAD SOME GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TWO HOMES WERE COMPLETED, 18 HOMES NOISE AUDITED ,SO IN THE LAST HALF OF THE YEAR WE'RE ABLE TO GET INTO HOMES AND DO THE NOISE AUDITS, 17 OF THOSE WERE ELIGIBLE
AND THEN WE DID 14 ASSESSMENTS DESIGNS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND THOSE ASSESSMENTS, MANY OF THOSE WERE THE VIRTUAL ASSESSMENTS
AND THEN WE COMPLETED THAT NOISE TESTING AT VILLA ENSIAN AND THE DESIGNS WERE COMPLETE ALSO
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SO LOOKING OUT INTO THE FUTURE WE STILL HAVE QUITE A FEW PROGRAMS THAT NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED
SO WE HAVE 140 POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OUT THERE
SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK HARD TO GET THE INFORMATION BACK OUT TO THOSE HOMES AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO
CONDOMINIUM SOUND INSTALLATION IS CONTINUING ON
WE TALKED ABOUT VILLA ENSLIAN BRIEFLY
THERE ARE THREE COMPLEXES INCLUDING VILLA ENSLIAN AND THEY ARE COMPRISED OF 133 UNITS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE
AND THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IN THE PAST WHICH IS APARTMENT SOUND INSULATION
SO THERE ARE 18 COMPLEXES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED OUT OF OUR LAST NOISE STUDY COMPRISED OF ABOUT 903 UNITS .SO THAT'S ONE WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD ON
AND THEN SEVEN PLACES WORSHIP, SEVEN STRUCTURES WITHIN THAT
AND THEN WHAT WE HAVE
IS WHAT WE CALL AN AN APPROACH TRANSITION ZONE YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IN THE PICTURE AN AREA THAT IS SOUTH OF THE THIRD RUNWAY IMPACTED BY LOWFLYING AIRCRAFT AND NOISE AND THAT WOULD BE A VOLUNTARY ACQUISITION PROGRAM
IF PEOPLE WANTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA, WE COULD DO AN ACQUISITION ON IT
IT'S CONSISTING OF ONE APARTMENT BUILDING IN THAT AREA AND TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
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AND NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO GREG CARRY TO TAKE US THROUGH THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION
SOUNDS GOOD
THANK YOU STAN
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
JUST DIVING RIGHT INTO THE NEXT SLIDE HERE
AIRPORT PEER REVIEWS
WE CONDUCTED AIRPORT PEER REVIEWS BECAUSE AS STAN SAID WE HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND DOING THAT TYPE OF WORK
WHAT WE DON'T HAVE IS CURRENT EXPERIENCE ON APARTMENT BUILDINGS, CONDOS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP
SO WE WANTED TO REACH OUT TO OTHER AIRPORTS THAT HAVE SIMILAR PROGRAMS TO OURS AND LEARN FROM SOME OF THEIR SUCCESSES AND MISTAKES
AND SO WE REACHED OUT TO SEVEN DIFFERENT AIRPORTS
WE ALSO HAVE PARTICIPATION FROM MEMBERS OF OUR EXECUTIVE REVIEW PANEL, JOHN OKAMOTO AND LAUREN SMITH, AND BY THE WAY THEY'RE BOTH ON THE LINE RIGHT NOW AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR THEM
AND SO WE APPRECIATE THEM BEING HERE
FROM THE PEER REVIEWS THERE WERE SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS THAT WE GOT FROM THAT EXERCISE
THE FIRST ONE WAS THAT WE TALK ABOUT DOING WORK AT RISK IN TERMS OF FUNDING AND THEN GOING TO THE FAA AND SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT WORK
NO OTHER AIRPORTS THAT WE TALKED TO HAD DONE THAT AND ACTUALLY WERE FAIRLY DISMISSIVE OF THE IDEA
ANOTHER THING THAT WE GOT FROM IT WAS THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THE WORK COULD LIKELY BE DONE FOR THE BUDGET RANGES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING
THEY ALSO THOUGHT THAT COMPLETING PRIOR TO 2027 FOR THE COMMISSION MOTION WAS POSSIBLE
A BIG RECOMMENDATION THEY HAVE WAS ONE OVERARCHING PRIME ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER CONSULTANT FOR OVERSIGHT OF ALL THE WORK AND SO THE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ACTUALLY COVERS THAT AUTHORIZATION TO PROCURE THAT
AND SO WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT BUT THEY WOULD BASICALLY BE PROVIDING HOMEOWNER OUTREACH AND COORDINATION, TESTING, THEY WOULD DO THE DESIGNING, THEY WOULD DO A LOT OF THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND THEY ALSO WOULD DO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
AND SO THESE OTHER AIRPORTS HAD RECOMMENDED GOING THAT ROUTE AND WE AGREE WITH THEM
THEY ALSO THOUGHT IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION PACKAGES THAT LARGER PACKAGES ACTUALLY IMPROVED SPEED SO IF WE WANTED TO ACCELERATE, SAY WE WOULD LOOK AT INSTEAD OF JUST DOING ONE APARTMENT COMPLEX AS PART OF A BID PACKAGE WE WOULD CONSIDER DOING MORE THAN THAT, MAYBE TWO OR 3 IN A PACKAGE ALTHOUGH THAT HASN'T BEEN DECIDED
THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A NICHE MARKET AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS WITH THE RIGHT QUALIFICATIONS ARE FAIRLY HARD TO FIND
THEY ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE SUPPLYING OF THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WAS AN ISSUE ALSO SO THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO SOME SUPPLIER AND CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SESSIONS WHICH WE'RE WORKING TO SET UP RIGHT NOW
AND THEN IT WAS GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT OUR PLACES OF WORSHIP HAVE THE HIGHEST CONSTRUCTIBILITY AND SCHEDULE RISK JUST BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE NATURE OF EACH OF THOSE BUILDINGS
THERE'S THINGS LIKE STAINED GLASS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO INSULATE
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SO JUST GETTING IN THE PROJECT FUNDING- STARTING WITH JUST WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE
SO RIGHT NOW IN HAND WE HAVE SOME FAA FUNDING TO THE AMOUNT OF 7.4 MILLION DOLLARS THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED TO OUR CONDOMINIUM PROGRAM
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO DO ALL THREE OF THE CONDOS THAT WE HAVE LINED UP BUT IT'S ENOUGH TO DO ONE AND A GOOD PORTION OF THE NEXT
SO THERE WILL BE MORE FUNDING THAT'S NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE CONDOS
YOU CAN SEE WE INCLUDED THE AMOUNTS OF THE LAST FEW YEARS OF FAA FUNDING JUST TO GIVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THOSE ARE
YOU CAN SEE 7.4 MILLION, 18.4 MILLION, AND 1.8 MILLION SO NOT A REAL CONSISTENT AMOUNT THAT WE RECEIVE AND SO IT'S HARD TO PROJECT WHAT WE WOULD SEE IN THE FUTURE
THEN LOOKING INTO FUTURE FUNDING- TALKING TO FAA THEY REALLY WILL NOT COMMIT TO ANY AMOUNT AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE BETWEEN ZERO TO 20,000,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR
I THINK IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY THAT WE WOULD GET ZERO AND IT IS ALSO UNLIKELY THAT WE WOULD GET 20
BUT THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ON BOTH ENDS
AS I STATED THE FAA GRANTS, THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEED
PASSENGER ACCOUNTS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR FACTOR INTO THAT FUNDING AND THE FUNDING AMOUNTS FAA GIVES OUT SO THE REDUCED COVID PASSENGER ACCOUNTS WILL AFFECT THAT GOING INTO THE FUTURE
THERE'S REALLY ONE FAA BUCKET FOR NOISE PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE AND SO WE'LL BE COMPETING FOR OUR SHARE OF THAT .BUT THERE'S OTHER AIRPORTS LOOKING FOR THAT ALSO
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SO THIS IS LOOKING AT SOME POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES
I ASKED BORGAN ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION FINANCE AND BUDGET TO BE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS THIS
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE ON BORGAN? YES I AM
OKAY
IS IT ALRIGHT IF I TURN OVER TO YOU TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES? SURE BE HAPPY TO
SO AS GREG'S INDICATED OUR HOPE AND PLAN IS THAT THE FEDERAL GRANTS WILL BE A VERY CRITICAL PART OF THE FUNDING PLAN FOR THIS PROGRAM
BUT EVEN UNDER A BEST CASE SCENARIO GRANTS ONLY COVER A PORTION OF THE COST
FOR EXAMPLE A GRANT WILL TYPICALLY COVER 80% OF THE ELIGIBLE COST SO THE PORT WOULD HAVE TO MATCH IT, COME UP WITH A 20% UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.S IN ADDITION THE PORT WOULD HAVE TO FUND ALL OF THE INELIGIBLE COSTS AND THOSE WOULD BE SUCH THING AS STAFF TIME AND OTHER ELEMENTS THAT ARE JUST NOT PART OF THE GRANT
SO WHAT THIS SLIDE DOES IS IT HIGHLIGHTS WHAT SOME OF THOSE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES ARE AND I'LL JUST TAKE THESE DOWN THE LIST
I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE THEM A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER HERE
I'D LIKE TO START WITH THE PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES OR PFCS
PFCS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE GRANTS THE COSTS FUNDED WITH PFCS AND GRANTS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE AIRLINE RATE BASE
SO IN A PERFECT WORLD WE WOULD USE SIGNIFICANT PFCS TO SUPPLEMENT THE GRANTS AND BASICALLY KEEP ALL OF THE COSTS OUT OF THE AIRLINE RATE BASE
UNFORTUNATELY OUR PFCS ARE PRETTY WELL SPOKEN FOR AND THAT WAS REALLY PRE COVID AND IN A POST COVID WORLD WITH OUR PASSENGER LEVELS DOWN OUR PFC COLLECTIONS ARE DOW.N BUT JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE WE ARE USING PFCS TO PAY LARGELY THE DEBT SERVICE ON PROJECTS SUCH AS THE THIRD RUNWAY AND EVEN THE CONCOURSE EXPANSION THAT GO BACK QUITE A FEW YEARS
IN ADDITION STARTING IN 2021 WE WILL BE PAYING DEBT SERVICE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY AND THE NORTH SATELLITE EXPANSION
SO TO MOVE PFCS FROM THOSE PROJECTS TO THE NOISE PROGRAM WOULD JUST MEAN WE WOULD PUT THOSE COSTS IN THE RATE BASE THAT WE WOULD OTHERWISE PAY WITH PFC
SO IT'S A ZERO SUM GAME AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE WOULDN'T BE OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE MONEY
SO ANOTHER SOURCE WOULD BE AIRPORT CASH AND THIS IS THE MONEY WE GENERATE FROM THE AIRLINE SIDE OF OUR BUSINESS AND THE NON AIRLINE SIDE OF OUR BUSINESS
BUT AS DISCUSSED DURING OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION ONE OF THE LESSONS WE'VE LEARNED FROM THIS COVID ENVIRONMENT IS THE NEED TO BUILD OUR CASH BALANCES AND AS WE DISCUSSED WE'RE AIMING TO ACHIEVE A CASH BALANCE OF EQUIVALENT TO 18 MONTHS OF OUR OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COST BY 2025 COMPARED TO WHERE WE STARTED WHICH IS 10 MONTHS
SO OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE CASH THAT WE GENERATE WE'RE GOING TO BE SAVING TO BUILD UP OUR CASH BALANCE
SO THERE MAY BE SOME CASH AVAILABLE BUT IT'S GOING TO BE LIMITED
SO THE TAX LEVY IS ESSENTIALLY ANOTHER FORM OF CASH AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN USING THE TAX LEVY AT THE AIRPORT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SITUATIONS WHERE AIRPORT REVENUE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE USED
AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE THE HIGH LINE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE A PORTION OF THAT PROGRAM THAT THE PORT COMMITTED TO WAS DEEMED TO BE INELIGIBLE FOR USE OF AIRPORT REVENUES AND SO THE TAX LEVY HAS BEEN LINED UP TO COVER THAT
BUT OTHER THAN THAT WE HAVEN'T PLANNED ON ANY USES OF THE TAX LEVY
SO WHAT THAT LEAVES US WITH IS REVENUE BONDS
SO I EXPECT THAT REVENUE BONDS WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE FUNDING PLAN
THE CHALLENGE WE FACE WITH GRANTS THOUGH IS THE UNCERTAINTY AS GREG INDICATED AND OUR PROPOSAL FOR DEALING WITH THIS IS TO USE COMMERCIAL PAPER WHERE WE THINK THERE IS A REASONABLE PROBABILITY THAT WE WILL ULTIMATELY GET A GRANT
SO IF WE ISSUE COMMERCIAL PAPER WE CAN FUND THOSE COSTS AND IF A YEAR OR TWO OR 3 YEARS LATER WE GET A GRANT WE COULD REIMBURSE OURSELVES AND PAY DOWN THE COMMERCIAL PAPER
IN THE EVENT THAT WE DON'T GET A FUTURE GRANT WE WOULD LIKELY TAKE OUT THE COMMERCIAL PAPER WITH A FUTURE BOND ISSUE AND THEN THE PROGRAM WOULD BE BOND FUNDED
SO LONG TERM I EXPECT THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED BY A COMBINATION OF GRANTS AND REVENUE BONDS WITH PERHAPS A LITTLE BIT OF CASH
AND I THINK THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I'D LIKE TO THROW IN IS THE PROVISION IN OUR AIRLINE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT GIVES THE AIRLINES THE RIGHT TO VOTE DISAPPROVAL OF A PROJECT AND THAT'S THE MII OR MAJORITY IN INTEREST PROVISION
AND FOR ANY PROJECT WITH A RATE BASED CAPITAL COST OF 10,000,000 OR MORE IS SUBJECT TO THIS PROVISION
SO THAT'S WHY THE PORTION OF EACH PROJECT THAT WE CAN FUND WITH GRANTS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE MORE COSTS WE CAN OFFSET FROM THE RATE BASE THE LESS LIKELY WE ARE TO FALL - TO NEED TO USE THIS PROVISION
SO WITH THAT I WILL STOP AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
HANG ON HERE
YES
LET'S DO A ROUND OF QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS
IF I COULD ASK THE CLERK TO CALL ROLL
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU I'VE
GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND I'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS
IT IS A TOPIC THAT I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF PASSION AROUND
I'M CURIOUS IN THE BRIEFING THAT I GOT PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG I THOUGHT I WAS TOLD THAT THE MINNEAPOLIS AIRPORT HAD DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM WITHOUT FAA FUNDING
IS THAT CORRECT? YES COMMISSIONER THAT IS CORRECT
THEY DECIDED TO FOREGO ALL THE FUNDING IN FAVOR OF ACCELERATION
OKAY THANK YOU GREG
I JUST THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY COLLEAGUES UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE BACK EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION YOU INDICATED THAT BOTH THE ERP, AGAIN I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHY THE ERP IS INVOLVED IN THIS, BUT MOST OF OUR PEER AIRPORTS HAD SAID THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AT RISK PRIOR TO RECEIVING FAA GRANTS .THE TROUBLE THAT I HAVE WITH THIS STRATEGY HOWEVER IS THAT YOUR PRESENTATION TALKS A LOT ABOUT HOW FAA GRANTS NUMBER ONE ARE NOT ASSURED, NUMBER TWO ARE VERY COMPETITIVE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY AIRPORTS THAT NEED THIS FUNDING
SO I AM IN THE SAME PLACE THAT I WAS AND I JUST FEEL THE NEED TO SAY IT PUBLICLY WHERE I WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR
AND I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT
WE NEED TO ACCELERATE THIS PROGRAM AND I KNOW THAT THE STAFF SHARES THAT DESIRE AS WELL
AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY REALLY TOUGH YEAR
I HAVE ALREADY SPENT SEVERAL DOZEN HOURS TRYING TO HELP WITH THINGS LIKE THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS WITH THE MORTGAGE HOLDERS AT VARIOUS LENDING INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION
I PURSUE COMMITTED TO DOING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BUT I'M ASKING FOR THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ABOUT HOW WE REALLY GET THIS BACK ON TRACK
I UNDERSTAND THAT- I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT THE STAFF'S REQUEST FOR A CONSULTANT TO BE THE OVERARCHING GLUE TO MOVE THIS PROGRAM FORWARD BUT FOR ME I NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE REAL DELIVERABLES THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS WORK DONE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
BORGAN I HAVE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOUR FINANCIAL ACUMEN WHEN IT COMES- FOR YOUR FINANCIAL ACUMEN
BUT THAT SAID I BELIEVE THAT THE DECISION ABOUT HOW TO FUND THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE COMMISSION AND I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE HAVE A DEEPER CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT
I DON'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE WITH THE IDEA OF USING COMMERCIAL PAPER BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AMONGST THE COMMISSION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF USING THE TAX LEVY
IN MY HUMBLE OPINION THE RESIDENCE AROUND THE AIRPORT HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH AIRPORT NOISE, AND LET'S BE CLEAR, IT'S NOT CAUSED BY SEATAC, IT'S CAUSED BY THE AIRLINES
AND YET THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO BEAR THE BRUNT
AND WE'RE THE ONES PAYING FOR THEIR HOMES TO BE INSULATED
BUT WE NEED TO LEAN INTO THIS PROGRAM AND THAT WAS THE POINT OF THE RESOLUTION PASSED IN FEBRUARY
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE PROGRESS THAT WE INTENDED THIS YEAR
BUT 2021 IS A NEW YEAR
WE'RE NOW ABLE TO GET BACK INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES
I AM AGAIN SPENDING PERSONAL TIME AND CAPITAL TO GO TO LENDERS TO GET THEM TO SIGN THOSE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS
I JUST WANT TO SEE A COMMITMENT AMONGST ALL OF THE STAFF TO LEAN IN AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE DO THIS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
WHAT I DON'T SEE IN THIS PRESENTATION TODAY BUT WHAT I SAW IN THE BRIEFING THAT I HAD WAS A COUPLE OF OPTIONS
I BELIEVE IT WAS FINISHING THE PROGRAM IN 2027 AND I THINK IT WAS 2030 AND THEN 2035
AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT MY THE INTENTION IS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
AND I WOULD REALLY AGAIN LIKE TO EXPLORE ALL THE OPTIONS TO GET THERE
AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD FINALLY WITH SOME DECISIONS ON THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN IN 2021 I BELIEVE IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE KEEP THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE TO THE COMMUNITY TO TRY AND GET THIS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE .THEY ARE LIVING EVERY SINGLE DAY 24 HOURS A DAY WITH THIS NOISE IN THEIR HOMES, IN THE SCHOOLS, AND IN THE PLACES OF WORSHIP AND I KNOW THAT IF ANY OF US WERE LIVING AROUND THE AIRPORT WE WOULD FEEL THAT SAME URGENCY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM IF NOT RESOLVED AT LEAST SOLVED IN THE SHORT TERM
I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THE WORK ON THIS AGAIN BUT PLEASE RESPECTFULLY UNDERSTAND THAT I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO APPLY PRESSURE THAT WE GET THIS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND AGAIN I'D REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A DEEPER CONVERSATION ABOUT USING THE TAX LEVY TO ACCELERATE THE FUNDING ON THIS
SURE AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS NOW AND I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF A PRELIMINARY ROUND OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE THERE ARE A FEW MORE SLIDES
SO FIRST OF ALL COMMISSIONER THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND IN PARTICULAR FOR YOUR HELP ON SUBORDINATION
WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT YOU'RE GREAT CONTACTS IN THE INDUSTRY AND YOUR HARD WORK WILL HELP US FIND A SOLUTION TO THAT ISSUE SO I I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
SECOND I CAN SAY ON BEHALF OF OUR STAFF THAT WE ARE VERY COMMITTED AND DO FEEL A GREAT SENSE OF URGENCY TO FULFILL THE PORT'S COMMITMENT ON THE PART 150 AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN
I THINK PART OF THE REASON FOR HAVING THE DISCUSSION TODAY WAS TO WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE POTENTIAL OUTCOMES FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES SO THAT YOU AND OTHER COMMISSIONERS CAN HAVE EXACTLY THE TYPE OF DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU ARE SUGGESTING
SO THANK YOU
I THINK I WANT TO JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROCESS AND THEN I'LL BE QUIET
I WANT TO CONTINUE WITH COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS
OKAY WELL YOU KNOW COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK I'M HAPPY TO STOP AND LET OTHER COMMISSIONERS ASK QUESTIONS AND THEN I'LL GET BACK TO STEPHANIE
SURE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP OR YOU COULD- NO THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE PASSION WITH WHICH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN HAS PURSUED RESOLUTION TO THE VARIOUS ENTANGLEMENTS IN THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE LONG EFFORTS OF STAFF, MANY OF WHOM HAVE BEEN AT THIS FOR YEARS
AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PUBLIC POLICY GORDIAN KNOTS WHERE IT'S JUST EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE IT
NOT LEAST OF WHICH BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE THINK WE'VE COME TO A SOLUTION THERE TURNS OUT TO BE ANOTHER STAKEHOLDER WITH AN INTEREST THAT CAN'T BE STEAM ROLLED
THIS MOST RECENT CHALLENGE HAS BEEN WITH THE MORTGAGE HOLDING BANKS THAT WON'T LET US DO THE SUBORDINATION
SO AGAIN APPLAUD ALL THE EFFORTS BY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND STAFF TO RESOLVE THESE THINGS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS ABOUT WANTING TO GET THIS COMPLETED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE INTEREST OF SUPPORTING THESE HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE AIRPORT NOISE
AND I'LL HOLD FURTHER QUESTIONS AFTER THE PRESENTATION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO
I THINK ALL I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND THE NEED FOR US TO GET THIS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
I THINK THAT IF WE FOREGO THE FAA REIMBURSEMENTS THAT REALLY OPENS UP AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THIS IN AN ACCELERATED RATE
I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THIS BRIEFING PRIOR WE HAD ASKED WELL COULD WE DO ALL THE OTHER APARTMENT COMPLEXES OR ALL THE OTHER APARTMENT UNITS WITHOUT GETTING THE FINAL THREE OR 4 WITHOUT THE AGREEMENTS AND IN THE REALITY- I MEAN C UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE OTHER BARRIERS LIKE MATERIAL COSTS- I THINK YOU KNOW ENTERTAINING THAT POSSIBILITY OF US TAKING THIS RISK OF JUST GOING ON IT ON OUR OWN AND THEN SEEING IF WE GET THE FUNDING LATER WILL OPEN UP SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ACCELERATE THIS .AND I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA OF EXPLORING THAT
I THINK POTENTIALLY USING OUR LEVY MONEY TO DO IT IS ALSO AN OPTION AND I WOULD LIKE TO PENCIL OUT HOWEVER AND SEE IF THAT REQUIRES US TO RAISE IT, THE RATE, OR IF WE CAN USE EXISTING FUNDS
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE DUE DILIGENCE ON THAT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES THANK YOU
IT'S A TREMENDOUS CHALLENGE I UNDERSTAND AND IT'S AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THING THAT WE DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND I DON'T THINK FOR A MINUTE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY DESIRE TO GET HER DONE
BUT I'M SURE AS YOU GET TOWARDS THE END OF IT, IT GETS HARDER
BUT I DEFINITELY SEE WE NEED TO BE THINKING CREATIVELY IN TERMS OF PROVIDING THE FUNDING TO MAKE IT SO
IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S ROCKET SCIENCE ON HOW TO DO IT ONCE YOU GET AUTHORITY TO DO IT
SO I KNOW THAT- I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE IS ONE OF OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO SEEK THE ABILITY FOR A GREATER REIMBURSEMENT FROM FAA FOR THIS
HAS THIS BEEN A GREATER ALLOCATION OF THESE FUNDS FOR SUCH PURPOSES OR WHETHER OR NOT THERE HAS BEEN SOME IDENTIFICATION OF WHETHER IT BE THE CONDOMINIUMS OR WHATEVER THAT NEED A SPECIAL TYPE OF CATEGORY TO APPLY FOR .SO I'M JUST NOT SURE HOW WE'VE PRIORITIZED THE PURSUIT OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN OUR FORMAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, DO YOU WANT US TO WAIT TILL THE END OF THE PRESENTATION? YOU CAN RESPOND TO QUESTIONS HERE BUT LET'S GET THROUGH THE INITIAL ROUND OF QUESTIONS
YEAH OKAY I DON'T- COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A LIMIT ON REIMBURSEMENT AS BEING A POTENTIAL ISSUE BUT IN TERMS OF COMPETING WITH OTHER AIRPORTS FOR THE NOISE PIE THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE BACK TO ERIC SEINFELD FOR DISCUSSION AND GET BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
AND THEN MOVING TO YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES THIS IS A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION
I'M TRYING TO GET SOME PERSPECTIVE ON THIS AND UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY HERE BUT IN THE PAST YEAR- WHEN WAS THE ACCELERATION MOTION PASSED? CAN SOMEBODY RECALL WHEN WE PASSED THAT? FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR
AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT THERE AS WELL EVEN I THINK BEFORE THAT THERE WAS A REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER BOWMAN THAT WE CONSIDER COMPLETING THIS WORK OR UNDERTAKING THIS WORK IN HOUSE WITH PORT STAFF, PORT SHOP, AND POSSIBLY AN INTERN YOUTH PROGRAM AND THAT CAUSED SOME DELAY IN THE EFFORT TO ACCELERATE THIS PROGRAM AS I RECALL WHILE THAT OPTION WAS BEING CONSIDERED
AND THEN COVID HIT AND THAT CAUSED ANOTHER MAJOR IMPACT IN TERMS OF MAKING PROGRESS
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO IMPLY THAT THE PORT STAFF HAS NOT TAKEN THIS SERIOUSLY AND HAVE NOT BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING TO RESTART THIS PROGRAM DURING THIS DIFFICULT PERIOD OF COVID AND TO CONSIDER ALL FUNDING
I DON'T THINK FUNDING IS REALLY QUITE THE ISSUE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS AND STAFF CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO US AND ASK FOR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING IF OTHER SOURCES AREN'T FORTHCOMING SO AND I THINK WE HAVE THE WILL TO DO THAT TO CONSIDER ALL FUNDING OPTIONS
I DO THINK IN PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE TIED TO THE AIRPORT FIRST AND DISHEARTENING TO HEAR THE LAG IN REIMBURSEMENTS FROM FAA AND THE UNCERTAINTY THERE
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN GET AHEAD OF THAT CURVE
AND THEN MORE RECENTLY THE INCREASED CHALLENGE OF THE SUBORDINATION, MORTGAGE SUBORDINATION, IS A REAL SIGNIFICANT ISSUE BECAUSE NOTHING CAN HAPPEN UNTIL WE GET THOSE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS
SO I REALLY DON'T THINK THERE'S A LACK OF WILL HERE OR INDIFFERENCE IN ANY WAY AND I'VE TRIED TO KEEP ABREAST AND TRACK THIS AS WELL AS A HIGH PRIORITY THAT BOTH I AND ALL OF THE COMMISSION SHARE
WITH THAT SAID I THINK WE WILL START TO GET MORE TRACTION HERE SOON AND I WOULD ASK WHY FOR ONE THING APARTMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN PRIORITIZED OVER SINGLE FAMILY OR AT LEAST EQUALLY WITH SINGLE FAMILY SINCE APARTMENTS CONSTITUTE MORE INDIVIDUALS UNDER ONE ROOF WHERE ARGUABLY THE SETUP COST AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE PROBABLY LESS PER PERSON PER UNIT THAN THEY ARE FOR HOUSEHOLD
WHY IS IT ONLY RECENTLY THAT WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN EFFORTS TO CONVERT APARTMENTS AND HOW MANY APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE THERE REPRESENTING HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS I WOULD ASK
BUT I WOULD THINK THAT MAYBE THE SUBORDINATION ISSUES ARE NOT AS PREVALENT WITH APARTMENT BUILDINGS, MAYBE THEY ARE
I DON'T KNOW
BUT THERE ARE REAL OBSTACLES BUT I THINK THE PORT HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG DETERMINED COMMITMENT
HOW ELSE COULD WE HAVE COMPLETED 9,400 HOMES FOR NOISE ABATEMENT
AND WITH 144 STILL STANDING WE HAVE WORK TO DO FOR SURE AND I THINK YOU'RE HEARING, OUR NOISE PROGRAM STAFF ARE HEARING HOW URGENT WE FEEL THIS IS AND RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT YOU KNOW A DOWNTURN IN TRAVEL IT WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO ACCELERATE THIS PROGRAM AS WE SOUGHT THROUGH THEM MOTION LAST FEBRUARY
SO THE QUESTION I HAVE HERE IS THE QUESTION ABOUT APARTMENTS AND PRIORITIZATION
I ALSO WANT TO ASK WHAT THE ROLE OF THE EXPERT REVIEW PANEL IS
I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE ON THIS MEETING AND WHAT WERE THEY ASKED TO DO AND HOW ARE THEY BEING UTILIZED? AND CAN THEY PERHAPS HELP IDENTIFY OBSTACLES AND WAYS TO EXPEDITE THE WORK HERE? WAS THERE A RESPONSE FROM STAFF? AND I'M DONE THANKS
YEAH I CAN ANSWER THE APARTMENT ONE
SO THERE ARE 18 COMPLEXES COMPRISED OF 903 UNITS
PRIORITY ON THAT I CAN'T REALLY SAY THE PRIORITY ON THAT FROM YOU KNOW 15 YEARS AGO OR 20 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY DID A NOISE STUDY
I KNOW THE COMMISSION WAS INVOLVED IN IT AND PRIORITIZING AT THE TIME ON WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS THEY WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD
SOMETIMES THE FAA IN THE PAST ALSO LOOKED AS A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY MORE THAN RESIDENTIAL BUT THEY CHANGED THAT KIND OF POLICY MOVING FORWARD
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER AIRPORTS THAT HAVE DONE APARTMENTS SO THEY'RE FULLY ELIGIBLE AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO DOING THEM
WELL AND TO ADD TO THOSE- FEW OBSTACLES WITH SUBORDINATION WITH REGARDING THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS? SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHOULDN'T BE THAT LARGE OF AN ISSUE BECAUSE REALLY YOU HAVE ONE OWNER THAT IS OWNING THAT ENTIRE COMPLEX INSTEAD OF DEALING THE 903
AND HAVE A STEADY SOURCE OF INCOME FROM THE RENTERS
SO THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT UP IS BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO ME WE OUGHT TO BE PRIORITIZING APARTMENT BUILDINGS TO BENEFIT MORE PEOPLE AT LOWER COST WITH FEWER OBSTACLES
OUR APARTMENTS ARE SCHEDULED RIGHT NOW ON OUR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
AROUND IN ANOTHER YEAR WE'RE GOING TO START DESIGN ON THOSE BUILDINGS, START COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ON THOSE
OKAY THANK YOU
AND IF I CAN, I WOULD JUST ADD REGARDING THE APARTMENTS THAT WE WERE ALL SET UP WHEN THE COMMISSION MOTION WAS PUT IN THAT WE WERE SET UP TO BEGIN ON CONDOS AND SO AS SOON AS THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT ISSUE WAS HIT WE IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED OVER INTO APARTMENTS
SO THAT'S OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT AS MANY ISSUES FROM THE SUBORDINATION
AND COULD WE HEAR FROM THE EXPERT REVIEW PANEL MEMBERS AS TO WHAT THEIR ROLE IS AND HOW THEY CAN HELP SUPPORT EXPEDITING THIS PROGRAM? JOHN OR LAUREN ARE YOU ON AN AVAILABLE FOR THAT? YES, THIS IS LAUREN SMITH
WE PARTICIPATED IN THE PEER REVIEWS AND ACTUALLY THROUGH OUR INDUSTRY CONTACTS BROUGHT SOME OF THE AIRPORTS TO THE TABLE PARTICULARLY MINNEAPOLIS, ST PAUL
I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH THEM STARTING IN MARCH OR APRIL AFTER YOUR RESOLUTION AND SAN DIEGO AIRPORT WHO HAD TAKEN MEASURES TO ACCELERATE THEIR PROGRAMS THOSE TWO COME TO MIND SAN DIEGO AND MINNEAPOLIS
SO WE WERE USING OUR INDUSTRY CONTACTS KIND OF PLAYING MATCHMAKER AND TRYING TO BRING RELEVANT AND RECENT EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE AS WELL AS HELPING STAFF AND REVIEWING THE PRESENTATIONS AND I GUESS BRAINSTORMING AND TRYING TO IDENTIFY HOW WE COULD REMOVE SOME OF THE ROADBLOCKS
AND WE BASICALLY CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE WHICH IS THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS ARE A MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK AND THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS BRING PERSPECTIVES FROM OTHER AIRPORTS TO THE TABLE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE STRATEGY OF ELEMENTAL FOR THE CONSULTANT
WELL LAUREN I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS IN ADDITION TO THE PEER REVIEW WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE UNDERSTANDING THE SUBORDINATION ISSUE
[CROSSTALK] MAYBE TAKE A HARD AS A PROCESS FOR DELIVERING THE PROGRAM GOALS AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN HELP EXPEDITE THE WORK
I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL TIME SPENT
THAT'S MY SUGGESTION
YES WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT
AND JUST ONE ITEM ON THE FAA REIMBURSEMENT
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT MINNEAPOLIS TOOK THE DECISION THAT THEY DID WAS I FORGET THE EXACT COUNT BUT I THINK THERE IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 10 OR 12 INDIVIDUAL APPROVALS ALONG THE WAY THAT THE AIRPORT HAS TO OBTAIN FROM THE FAA AND MINNEAPOLIS IN ADDITION TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE FUNDING THEY WERE ABLE TO BYPASS AND ELIMINATE ALL THOSE INDIVIDUAL REVIEWS AND APPROVALS AND PLANS AND SPECS AND CHANGE ORDERS AND THOSE CAN BE MAJOR DELAY FACTORS IN IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM
SO THAT'S ANOTHER BENEFIT IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL RAMIFICATIONS IS AVOIDING ALL OF THE EXTERNAL FAA REVIEWS AND APPROVALS ALONG THE WAY
OKAY THANK YOU
DO COMMISSIONERS HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN DOES HAVE HER HAND UP
OKAY
JUST ONE THING
JUST FOR THE RECORD I WANTED TO BE CLEAR
MR STEINBREUCK I IN NO WAY INDICATED BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IT THAT THE STAFF IS INDIFFERENT TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM AND SO I'D REALLY APPRECIATE NOT BEING CHARACTERIZED IN THAT MANNER
I THINK THAT THE STAFF IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
I THINK THAT THEY'VE HIT ROADBLOCKS THIS YEAR AND WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY AND OVERCOME THEM
THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS IS CERTAINLY A LARGE ONE AND WHEN I WAS MADE AWARE OF THAT ISSUE I SAID LET ME HELP YOU AND I THINK WE'VE MADE ENORMOUS PROGRESS QUITE FRANKLY IN LESS THAN A WEEK IN GOING TO PHYLLIS CAMPBELL, THE CEO OF CHASE AND BECU
AND THEY'RE ALREADY WORKING INTERNALLY, BOTH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND GET BACK TO OUR STAFF
I BELIEVE OUR STAFF IS WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS
SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I AM NO WAY INDICATED THAT I THINK THEY'RE INDIFFERENT I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE DO WHAT WE CAN AND FOR THEM TO USE THE COMMISSION WHEN NEEDED BRING TO US CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE FACING SO THAT WE CAN HELP THEM
WE HAVE CONTACTS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE
THANK YOU
FAIR ENOUGH
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, I HAVE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
OKAY LET'S TAKE FELLEMAN AND THEN METRUCK
I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN WE HAD THE TRUCK LOAN PROBLEM WITH TRYING TO GET LOW INCOME LOANS FOR OUR REPURPOSING OUR FLEET IT WAS STEPHANIE'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE BANKS THAT REALLY BROKE LOOSE SOME OF THE EARLY PROGRESS ON THAT
AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR PERSONAL EXPERTISE AND APPLYING IT TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT BUT DIFFICULT CHALLENGE
SO THANKS FOR HANGING IN THERE STEPHANIE
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
THANKS
AND THANKS COMMISSIONERS
JUST TO ADD TO THIS I APPRECIATE THIS
WE CAME TO THE COMMISSIONERS EARLY ON AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT ASSISTED WITH US IN TALKING TO THE BANKS AND STRATEGIZING
AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THOUGH ON THESE- WE'RE ADDRESSING THESE PROBLEM SETS, WE WORK ON THEM IN PARALLEL SO WE'RE NOT LOSING TIME AS WE DO THAT OR SHIFT THAT
BUT IT IS- AS WE'RE LOOKING ACROSS NOW I MEAN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SCENARIOS AND THE SCENARIOS ARE BIGGER THAN JUST THE AIRPORT FUNDING AS WE PUT OUT THERE ARE THE OPTIONS TO DO THAT
WE WILL COME BACK WITH SCENARIOS OF LOOKING AT THAT AND ASSOCIATED- WHAT THAT SCENARIO MEANS AS FAR AS OPPORTUNITY COSTS AND OTHER FACTORS OR HOW TO ACHIEVE THAT
SO THIS IS GOOD FEEDBACK
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS AN UPDATE ON THAT AND GETTING THAT FOR MOVING FORWARD
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS' PASSION ABOUT THIS AND I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE
JUST HOW TO DO THAT AND IDENTIFY AND JUST BEING TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE RISKS THAT WE'RE ENCOUNTERING AND THAT THE PLAN TO GET US BACK ON THAT PATH AND WE'RE ALL DEDICATED TO THE SAME OUTCOME HERE I THINK
YEAH SO JUST WRAP THIS UP AS A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT I THINK COMMISSIONERS ARE SENDING HERE IS LET'S GET THE JOB DONE SOON AND EXPEDITIOUSLY, WHATEVER THE OBSTACLES, FUNDING SUBORDINATION ISSUES
AND I DO APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S WORK WITH HER NETWORK OF BANK EXECUTIVES TO HELP GET US THROUGH THAT ROADBLOCK
FUNDING SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE
THERE SHOULD BE THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPTIONS
WE CAN CONSIDER ANY OF THEM INCLUDING LEVY I THINK
NOT MAYBE THE MOST DESIRABLE BUT YES
SO LET'S JUST CONTINUE TO WORK HARD TO GET THIS WORK MOVING FORWARD EXPEDITIOUSLY
AND BY ALL MEANS USE THE EXPERT PANEL IF THEY CAN COME UP WITH ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS FOR EXPEDITING THE WORK
OKAY
ANY FINAL COMMENTS ANYONE? OKAY LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
I'M NOT SURE THE PRESENTATION IS OVER FOR THIS
I'M SORRY
I'M SORRY COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, WE DO HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL SLIDES
WE'LL TRY TO GET THROUGH THOSE AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE THANK YOU
NOT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE YES
OKAY
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO THE DIFFERENT FUNDING SCENARIOS THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN BROUGHT UP
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT IN OUR CONE OF CERTAINTY IS KIND OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS AND WE ARE VERY EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS SO YOU'LL SEE A SIGNIFICANT RANGE IN THE PROGRAM TOTAL COST AS WE GO THROUGH THE SCENARIOS
NEXT SLIDE
THANK YOU
SO RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT THE CURRENT FUNDING SCENARIO AND THIS IS REALLY KIND OF A MINNEAPOLIS SCENARIO WHERE WE GO FORWARD REGARDLESS OF AN FAA FUNDING
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IN HAND THE SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS OF FAA CONTRIBUTION BUT THIS SCENARIO IS BASED UPON THE IDEA THAT WE MAY NOT GET ANY MORE FUNDING AND SO THE PORT WOULD HAVE TO FUND AT RISK THE ENTIRE REMAINING AMOUNT OF 160,000,000 TO 275,000,000 AND WE WOULD COMPLETE IN 2027 PER THE COMMISSION MOTION
OF COURSE WE COULD GET GRANTS THAT WOULD GO INTO- THAT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE FAA CONTRIBUTION OF THE 7.5
BUT REALLY THIS IS JUST TO ILLUSTRATE IF WE WENT WITH A MINNEAPOLIS TYPE SCENARIO
NEXT SLIDE
IN THIS SCENARIO WE'RE MAKING THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WOULD RECEIVE 10,000,000 DOLLARS IN FAA FUNDING A YEAR
IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S A REASONABLE AMOUNT TO EXPECT BASED ON OUR INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FAA
IT'S OBVIOUSLY A LOWER FUNDING RISK SCENARIO FOR US
YOU CAN SEE IN THE TABLE THAT THE FAA CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT AND THEN YOU SEE OUR MATCH AND THEN THE REMAINDER FUNDED AT RISK
BUT WE WOULD- IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE FAA CONTRIBUTION WE WOULD LET THAT DRIVE THE SCHEDULE AND SO THE SCHEDULE ENDS UP COMPLETING IN 2035 WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS NOT IDEAL
IT'S JUST TO ILLUSTRATE THE SCENARIO OF HOW THAT WOULD LOOK
AND YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRAM TOTAL COST IS A BIT HIGHER JUST BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH AND DURATION OF THE PROGRAM AN ESCALATION DURING THAT TIME
AND I DO HAVE A SLIDE THAT SUMMARIZES ALL THESE AND SHOWS THEM TOGETHER
NEXT SLIDE
THE FINAL SCENARIO THAT WE PUT TOGETHER THE 20,000,000 DOLLARS A YEAR AND FAA FUNDING
AGAIN A SIGNIFICANT FAA CONTRIBUTION
IT'S THE LEAST AMOUNT OF THE THREE SCENARIOS IN TERMS OF FUNDED AT RISK AND IF WE LET THE FAA CONTRIBUTION BE MAXIMIZED IT WOULD PUSH THE SCHEDULE OUT TO 2030
NEXT SLIDE
SO HERE'S THE COMPARISON THAT I TALKED ABOUT
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE THREE SCENARIOS? OKAY
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO MOVING INTO RISKS AND CHALLENGES AND WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT RISK AND I WOULD SAY THAT IS OUR TOP RISK RIGHT NOW
WE REALLY ASIDE FROM DESIGNS CAN'T DO MUCH AS FAR AS GOING FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION SO THAT'S OUR TOP RISK
COVID 19 CONTINUES TO BE A RISK
PEOPLE HAVE NOT STATED THAT THEY WOULDN'T LET US IN THEIR HOMES BUT WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SHOWED UP IN A LOT OF THOSE INSTANCES AND WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET THERE TO DO WORK DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'LL RESPOND TO THAT
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE FAA NOT BEING ABLE TO COMMIT TO THEIR CONTRIBUTION
IF WE DID CHOOSE A FUNDING SOURCE THAT REQUIRED AN MII VOTE IT COULD BE A NEGATIVE VOTE AND THAT WOULD RESULT IN SCHEDULE DELAYS
OUR FUNDING SOURCE OBVIOUSLY COMPETES WITH OTHER PROJECTS SO THAT'S A RISK
OUR PROGRAM STAFFING ,WE'RE CURRENTLY NOT RESOURCED TO ACCELERATE THE PROGRAM THE WAY THAT WE WANT TO AND THAT'S BEEN BECAUSE OF BUDGET CONSTRAINTS THROUGH THE COVID ERA HERE THIS YEAR
AND SO WE NEED TO GET THAT SOLVED
WE HAVE PLANS TO GET THAT DONE IN EARLY APRIL
WE TALKED ABOUT FINDING THE RIGHT KIND OF CONTRACTORS IS CHALLENGING AND COSTLY BUT WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE MITIGATION PLAN TO THAT SO WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THEM
THERE'S ALSO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ON SOME OF THE WINDOWS AND DOORS AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO MITIGATE THAT
ANOTHER KEY POINT IS THAT NOT ALL HOMEOWNERS WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM AND SO WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT AND SO WE MAY NOT GET FULL PARTICIPATION
AND ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS THAT NOT ALL THE STRUCTURES WILL END UP BEING ELIGIBLE
WE'LL GO DO THE TESTING AND ONLY A PORTION OF THE TOTAL WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WORK ITSELF
ANY QUESTIONS ON RISK OR CHALLENGES? OKAY
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THE NEXT STEPS
WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO SOLVE THE SUBORNATION- EXCUSE ME, SORRY, IT LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONER CHO HAS HIS HAND UP AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AS WELL
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN'S HANDS BEEN UP
COMMISSIONER CHO'S HAND JUST WENT UP
MINE'S BY ACCIDENT
AND THEN COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, DID YOU WANT TO TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION
BUT CHO HAS GOT HIS HAND UP MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING PERTINENT TO THIS
I CAN ASK AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION
THAT'S FINE
OKAY
SO NEXT STEP IS DEVELOP THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SOLUTION
WE'RE WORKING ON PROCURING AN OVERARCHING CONSULTANT THAT I DISCUSSED AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM FOR THE MEETING
WE'RE BEGINNING HOMEOWNER OUTREACH AND DESIGNS ON APARTMENT COMPLEXES
LIKE I SAID WE'VE SHIFTED OVER TO APARTMENT COMPLEXES AS SOON AS WE HIT THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT ISSUE
WE'LL HIRE THE FTE MANAGER TO OVERSEE THE CONSULTANTS AND THE ACCELERATION ITSELF
THAT SHOULD REALLY HELP WITH OUR ACCELERATION
WE'LL CONTINUE ON SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SOME OF THEM DO NOT REQUIRE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT IF THEY OWN THE HOME OUTRIGHT AND WE DO HAVE SEVERAL THAT HAVE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE
THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT WE COULD BEGIN WORK ON VILLA ENSLIAN, THE CONDO WHERE WE CANCELED THE BIDS
THERE ARE SEVERAL UNITS THEMSELVES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE AND DO NOT REQUIRE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT OR WE ALREADY HAVE THE AGREEMENT IN PLACE
SO THAT'S A POSSIBILITY I BELIEVE THERE'S FIVE AND POTENTIALLY ANOTHER ONE SO 6 TOTAL
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ALSO
NEXT SLIDE IS FOR QUESTIONS
ALRIGHT I THINK COMMISSIONER CHO HAS HAD HIS HAND UP
YA, THANK YOU PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK
A QUICK QUESTION ON THE MII VOTE
IF WE WERE TO USE NON AVIATION FUNDS WE DON'T NEED AN MII VOTE CORRECT? I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT
IT DEPENDS ON THE FUNDING SOURCE OF WHETHER WE WOULD NEED AN MII VOTE OR NOT
OKAY IN A HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO WHERE WE WERE TO USE LEVY MONEY THAT WOULD BE A NON FACTOR, CORRECT? THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
I'M PROBABLY OF THE PRESENTERS TODAY THE WORST ONE TO ANSWER THE FUNDING QUESTIONS
SO I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO PICK THAT UP
SO I CAN TAKE THAT
THE QUESTION FROM AN MII STANDPOINT IS WHETHER THEY ARE RATE BASE COSTS
AND THE TAX LEVY IN A SENSE IS JUST ANOTHER FORM OF CASH AND IF WE USE PORT CASH THOSE COSTS GO INTO THE RATE BASE UNLESS WE WERE TO TRY TO CONSTRUCT SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AND REACH A SEPARATE AGREEMENT
BUT THE TAX LEVY IS JUST A FORM OF CASH
DO YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP THERE COMMISSIONER CHO? YEAH I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY
BORGAN ARE YOU SAYING THAT IT COULD STILL GET SWEPT INTO A POTENTIAL MII VOTE BECAUSE IT'S
I JUST SAY WE'VE NEVER USED THE TAX LEVY IN THIS KIND OF SITUATION SO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT
BUT MY INITIAL REACTION IS THAT IT SORT OF LOOKS JUST LIKE ANOTHER FORM OF CASH
OKAY
AND THEN COMMISSION PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MIGHT HAVE A RESPONSE
OKAY
COMMISSIONER I JUST WANT TO ADD INTO THAT AND TO FOLLOW UP ON COMMISSIONER CHO
WE NEED TO GO BACK AND COME BACK WITH SCENARIOS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE HEAR FROM THE COMMISSIONERS
WE'LL COME BACK WITH THOSE FUNDING SCENARIOS FOR THAT AND WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF COURSE THAT'S A COMMISSIONER CHOICE BUT COMING BACK WITH THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT FEED INTO THAT
AND WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF LOOKING AT THE SPECIFIC SCENARIOS YOU'VE SEEN HERE TODAY WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM
AND THE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK I ONLY HAVE YOUR HAND UP CURRENTLY
I STILL SEE COMMISSIONER CHO IT COULD JUST BE LEFT UP
DID YOU WANT ME TO RUN THROUGH THE REST OF THE ROLE OR DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW? I'LL SPEAK AND THEN WE CAN SEE IF THERE'S ANY FINAL QUESTIONS
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE DO HAVE A RANGE OF FUNDING OPTIONS
THEY ARE POLICY DECISIONS WITH IMPLICATIONS AND TRADE OFFS
IF WE USED TO LEVY IT MEANS THAT OTHER PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS MAY NOT- MAY BE UNDERFUNDED
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THOSE OPTIONS
WE OPTED THIS YEAR NOT TO INCREASE THE LEVY OVER THE PREVIOUSLY SET AMOUNT OF 3% AND SO IF WE'RE TO CONSIDER LEVY THEN WE HAVE TO DO THAT THROUGH A BUDGET PROCESS DURING OUR BUDGET CYCLE
AND SO I THINK EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE HERE I THINK IS WHAT YOU'RE HEARING BUT WE NEED TO SEE RESULTS AND WE NEED TO SEE THAT IF WE OPEN DOORS TO OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THEY'RE GOING TO RESULT IN ACCELERATED PROGRAM RECOGNIZING ALSO THE MONEY FUNDS ARE AT RISK IF WE DON'T HAVE FAA GUARANTEES
IN SOME CASES, IN SOME SCENARIOS THAT RISK MAY BE WORTH TAKING
SO I DID- WE HAVE FUNDED PROJECTS WITH LEVY FUNDS INCLUDING THE NINE SCHOOLS I BELIEVE SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A PRECEDENT THERE
THERE WAS A DECISION OF A PREVIOUS COMMISSION TO UTILIZE LEVY FUNDS FOR THE SCHOOL ABATEMENT PROGRAM
I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE- MAYBE TO BORGAN- ABOUT THE REVENUE BOND SOURCE WHICH I'M GUESSING IS REVENUES FROM THE AIRPORT THAT WOULD REQUIRE MII APPROVAL OR NOT AND OTHERWISE THE BONDING THROUGH A LEVY FUNDS IS AN ALTERNATIVE BONDING SOURCE IS THAT CORRECT? WELL STARTING WITH YOUR FIRST QUESTION, IF THE PORT ISSUES REVENUE BONDS AND THEY FUND THE PROJECT THOSE WOULD TYPICALLY BE RATE BASE COST
WE WOULD PUT THE DEBT SERVICE IN THE RATE BAS.E ALL THE NOISE PROGRAM COSTS GO INTO THE AIRFIELD MOVEMENT AREA COST CENTER AND ARE RECOVERED THROUGH THE LANDING FEE
OBVIOUSLY PFCS AND GRANT FUNDED ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE RATE BASE
THE ISSUE OF THE TAX LEVY IS AN INTERESTING ONE OR IF IT WAS TAX LEVY FUNDED GEO BONDS, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING
AND I SAY INTERESTING IN THE SENSE THAT TO MY KNOWLEDGE WE'VE NEVER ACTUALLY HAD TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE
THE PREVIOUS USE OF THE TAX LEVY FOR HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT COSTS WAS FOR COSTS THAT WERE DEEMED AN UNALLOWABLE USE OF AIRPORT REVENUE
SO THE PORTS ONLY MEANS OF MEETING THOSE OBLIGATIONS WAS TO USE THE TAX LEVY
BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN ALLOWABLE USE OF AIRPORT REVENUE THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD PUT IT IN THE AIRLINE RATE BASE
SO IF WE TOOK SOMETHING THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE A LEGITIMATE RATE BASED COST THEN USE THE TAX LEVY IT RAISES AN INTERESTING QUESTION THAT I'M NOT SURE I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU TODAY
FINE
SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL COME BACK WITH MORE OPTIONS AND TRADE OFF AND RISK FOR ACCELERATING THE PROGRAM AS DIRECTED BY THE COMMISSION
CLERK HART, LET'S SEE IF COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK I'M GOING TO START AT THE TOP OF THE ROLE WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM
AND WE'LL COME BACK
COMMISSIONER CHO, DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP? NOTHING FURTHER
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLMAN
NOTHING FURTHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIOENR STEINBREUCK, I'M THROUGH
THANKS VERY MUCH
IT'S BEEN A GOOD ROBUST DISCUSSION
I THINK WE ADDRESSED SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES AND EXPANDED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES SO THANK YOU
I DID SEE COMMISSIONER CALKINS MUTE COME OFF
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? OKAY
I GUESS NOT
OKAY THANK YOU
ALRIGHT LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
CLERK, PLEASE READ INTO THE RECORD ITEM TEN C
THIS IS ITEM TEN C, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE 40,000,000 DOLLARS CONSULTING SERVICES IDIQ, CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, APARTMENTS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP INSIDE THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PART 150 NOISE REMEDY BOUNDARY
THIS CONTRACT WILL BE FOR FIVE YEARS WITH THREE ADDITIONAL 1 YEAR OPTIONS
NO FUNDING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST
COMMISSIONERS, THIS REQUEST FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES SUPPORTS THE DISCUSSION THAT WE JUST HAD AND COMMISSION DIRECTION TO ACCELERATE TO WORK IN THE SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM WITHIN THE NOISE REMEDY BOUNDARY
YOU HAVE ABOUT THE RECENT PEER REVIEW AND THIS AUTHORIZATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST PRACTICES LEARNED FROM THAT PEER REVIEW WITH OTHER AIRPORT MUNICIPALITIES AND IS RECOMMENDED IS ONE OF THE WAYS TO GET MORE INFORMATION BY THE EXPERT REVIEW PANEL
WE'VE HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS BUT I THINK THIS IS- WE'LL CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION HERE WITH THIS IDQ REQUEST
THE BRIEFERS ARE STAN SHEPHERD, SENIOR MANAGER AVIATION NOISE PROGRAMS AND ALAN OLSON, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER
STAN? COMMISSIONERS AND AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, THANKS FOR HAVING ME BACK AGAIN
SO AS WE STATED WE'RE HERE TODAY TO SEEK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF AN ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING FIRM THAT WILL BE A KEY PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE DIRECTED US TO DO
THE CONTRACT VALUE IS ESTIMATED AROUND 40,000,000 DOLLARS AND WILL SPEND FIVE YEARS AND HAVE THREE 1 YEAR OPTIONS
THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTRACT TRACK WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FAA GRANT FUNDING AND APPROXIMATELY 80%
THE WORK COVERED UNDER THIS PROCUREMENT WILL INCLUDE APARTMENTS
AND IF WE COULD GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE HERE
NEXT SLIDE
THERE WE GO
JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE THE APARTMENTS ARE LOCATED
THE GREEN LINE THAT YOU'RE SEEING AROUND THE AIRPORT THERE IS OUR NOISE REMEDY BOUNDARY
THAT WAS APPROVED IN OUR LAST PART 150 STUDY AND EVERYTHING INSIDE OF THERE COULD BE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE SOUND INSULATION
THE APARTMENTS CONSIST OF 18 COMPLEXES, 903 UNITS
IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF THAT SAME CONTOUR OR THAT SAME BOUNDARY AREA SHOWING THE PLACES OF WORSHIP LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY AREA
AND THEN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES- WE KNOW WE HAVE ABOUT 140 LEFT WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY AREA ALSO THAT COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR PROGRAM
AS YOU HEARD IN THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING ON SOUND INSULATION IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THERE WILL NEED TO BE SEVERAL OVERLAPPING PROJECTS REQUIRING STAFF OVERSIGHT
SO IT'S GOING TO GET VERY BUSY
AND THIS PROCUREMENT WILL PROVIDE THE STAFF NECESSARY TO OVERSEE MANY OF THE PROJECTS- THE ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT THAT ALAN WILL SPEAK TO HERE IN A MINUTE
THE PROCUREMENT WILL NOT REPLACE PORT STAFF THAT DIRECTLY OVERSEE THESE PROJECTS
SO AT THIS POINT NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ALAN OLSON TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS IN THE PROCUREMENT
GOOD AFTERNOON
YES AS HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY BRIEFED, THIS IS A LARGER PROCUREMENT BOTH IN DOLLARS AND DURATION THAN WHAT YOU USED TO SEEING AND THIS IS BEING SOUGHT BASED ON THE RESULT OF THE PEER REVIEWS THAT WE'VE HAD
THE PRIME THING THAT WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS CONSULTANT WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR US IS ASSISTANCE WITH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, PROGRAM PARTICIPANT OUTREACH, AND PREQUALIFICATION, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DESIGN, ASSISTING WITH CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PROCUREMENT, AND ALL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION FROM PRECONSTRUCTION THROUGH CLOSE OUT TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ON SITE
AND AS WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, PORT FTE STAFF ARE STILL GOING TO BE PROVIDING KEY OVERSIGHT FOR ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR WITH THIS
WE HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING OUR SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS PROCUREMENT AND WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH CPO AND HOPING TO GET THIS OUT FOR ADVERTISEMENT VERY EARLY NEXT YEAR
THANK YOU AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
OKAY LET'S GO THROUGH THE ROUND OF COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS
SOUNDS GOOD
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO QUESTIONS, THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS I THINK WAS HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
WE'LL COME BACK AND SEE IF HE'S BEEN ABLE TO REJOIN THE MEETING
COMMISSIONER CHO
NO QUESTIONS, THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NONE AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
LAUREN DO YOU SEE HIM WITH US IN THE MEETING? I DO AND I SEE THE MUTE FUNCTION COMING UNMUTED AND THEN MUTED AGAIN
I THINK IT SOUNDED LIKE AUDIO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS I WOULD RECOMMEND DOUBLE CHECKING YOUR SETTINGS OF WHERE YOUR AUDIO IS RECEIVED THROUGH, WHAT THE MICROPHONE IS
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT MAY HAVE SWITCHED WITHOUT YOU REALIZING IT
THAT CAN BE AN ISSUE
THANK YOU, LAUREN
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, LET'S GO TO YOU
LET'S GET IT DONE
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
AND IT LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS DROPPED OFF SO HE MIGHT BE TRYING TO REJOIN
I THINK IS BASED ON HIS MESSAGE
THANK YOU LAUREN
COMMISSIONER STEINBERUCK WE CAN CERTAINLY WAIT FOR COMMISSIONER CALKINS TO REJOIN OR WE CAN MOVE TO A MOTION AT THIS TIM.E I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP MOVING SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME
SO MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
FINAL ROUND OF QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS COMMISSIONER CALKINS BACK IN LINE HERE OR - OKAY I DON'T THINK SO
IF WE CAN CALL FOR THE VOTE
YEAH LET'S CALL FOR THE VOTE
OKAY BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSION FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
CAN YOU HEAR ME? [LAUGHTER] I SAID I CAN HEAR KIDS, I THINK HE'S BACK
[LAUGHTER] THIS IS ON A VOTE FOR ITEM 10 C, SIR AND IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTARY AS WELL
I WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE WHOLE TIME AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS PUTTING UP WITH THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES BUT I'M AN AYE ON THIS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES
OKAY THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND WITH THAT WE CAN NOW TURN TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AGENDA ITEM 11, PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ IT INTO THE RECORD
YES
SO THIS IS ITEM 11 A, THIS IS THE NEIGHBOR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2018 AND 2019
DIRECTOR METRUCK
COMMISSIONERS, OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN LOOK AT THE DATES OF THIS REPORT COVERING TO PERIOD 2018 AND 2019
THIS ITEM WAS REALLY ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED IN MARCH BUT WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND OUR RESTRICTIONS OF WHAT ITEMS WE COULD BRING BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND THEN AND FITTING IT IN WHEN WE COULD DO THAT
THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROVIDES US TO REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES EACH YEAR AND IS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM MAGNOLIA AND QUEEN ANNE
SO THE PRESENTERS OF THIS AFTERNOON ARE STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MARITIME, ROSE COURTNEY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM MANAGER
AND WELDON ERAG, NAC FACILITATOR
SO WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS
THANK YOU STEVE AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS
I AM GOING TO JUST INTRODUCE THIS AGENDA ITEM BRIEFLY
THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ITEM NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART
ONCE UPON A TIME EARLY IN MY PORT CAREER I WAS THE NAC LIASION MYSELF SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS GROUP AND THE GOOD WORK THAT THE PORT DOES WITH THEM
IT'S ESPECIALLY NOTEWORTHY THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY- IT'S A LITTLE SAD IN 2020 BUT IN 2018 IN 2019 THE YEARS THAT ARE COVERED BY THE SUPPORT WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE CRUISE FACILITY WITH TWO BERTHS
WE ALSO HAVE ACTIVE FISHING FLEET, NUMEROUS OTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES AND TENANTS GOING ON RIGHT BETWEEN TWO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT ALL WORKS SMOOTHLY AND ISSUES ARE RESOLVED BECAUSE OF THIS LONG STANDING AGREEMENT AND THE WORK THAT THE PORT AND THE COMMUNITY DOES TOGETHER
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN A TEMPLATE FOR OTHER GROUPS
WE HAVE NOW CREATED A PCAP IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE SEAPORTS AREA AND WE BROUGHT MEMBERS FROM SOUTH PARK AND GEORGETOWN TOO IN THAT MEETING TO OBSERVE AND WATCH AND LOOK AT WHAT MIGHT WORK FOR THEM AND WHAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT
SO WE KNOW THAT COMMUNITIES ARE DIFFERENT, ISSUES ARE DIFFERENT, AND EACH NEIGHBORHOOD MIGHT NEED SOMETHING DIFFERENT BUT THIS NAC AGREEMENT HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE AND A TEMPLATE OF WHAT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PORT AND FENCE LINE COMMUNITIES CAN BE PRODUCTIVELY
WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ROSIE COURTNEY WHO IS OUR MANAGER OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS HERE WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE EXTERNAL RELATIONS GROUP AND ALSO WENDELL AYRIG WHO IS THE NAC CHAIRPERSON THROUGH 501 COMMONS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ROSIE? THANK YOU STEPHANIE AND GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M REALLY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE OUR GUEST SPEAKER TODAY AND TO OFFER MY THANKS TO THE NEIGHBOR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE .THESE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE REALLY LEADERS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE THEIR PERSPECTIVE AS WE SHAPE PROJECTS AT TERMINAL 91
SO WHILE THE NAC AGREEMENT HAS EXISTED FOR OVER THREE DECADES IT'S REALLY ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP
A RELATIONSHIP WITH MAGNOLIA AND QUEEN ANNE AND IT'S A RELATIONSHIP THAT STARTS WITH THIS DEDICATED GROUP OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
THEY SPEND TIME WITH US EVERY MONTH, THEY LEARN ABOUT PORT PROJECTS, PORT ISSUES, AND THEY'RE REALLY QUITE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WHAT THE PORT DOES
I WANT TO OFFER A SPECIAL THANKS TO MINISTER JIM SMITH
HE'S A QUEEN ANNE RESIDENT
HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF NAC
JIM HAS DECIDED TO STEP DOWN AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE
SO THANK YOU TO JIM FOR YOUR INSIGHT AND YOUR DEDICATION
SO WITH THAT TODAY WE'RE JOINED BY WELDON AYRIG, HE'S OUR NAC FACILITATOR AND SO HE'LL ACTUALLY PRESENT THE REPORT TO YOU
I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT WELDON'S TENURE AS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WAS EXPERIENCE THAT HAS REALLY SUPPORTED OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT COMPLEX PROJECTS
IT'S REALLY SUPPORTED THE DIALOGUE THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COMMUNITIES EVERY MONTH AND I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF HIS TALENTS
SO WELDON THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
OKAY
THANK YOU ROSIE
I APPRECIATE IT
AND THANK YOU STEPHANIE
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
I'VE BEEN CONTRACTED THROUGH 501 COMMONS TO FACILITATE THESE MEETINGS FOR THE TERMINAL 91 NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE NAC
I WAS ENGAGED IN 2018 FOLLOWING BILL WINKLEMAN WHO APPEARED BEFORE YOU BEFORE AND HE RELOCATED FROM SEATTLE
THE FACILITATOR IS NOT A RESIDENT OF EITHER MAGNOLIA QUEEN ANNE, NOR A PORT EMPLOYEE PER THE SHORT FILL OF REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT IS THE BASIS FOR THE NAC
THE ANNUAL REPORT BEFORE YOU COVERS 2018 AND 2019 AND WAS COWRITTEN BY DENNY BIRD FROM QUEEN ANNE, FRED RAPIDPOE FROM MAGNOLIA AND MYSELF AND APPROVED BY ALL THE NAC MEMBERS
THE SUCCESS OF THIS T- 91 NAC IS FROM THE COMMITMENT OF THE PORT STAFF TO KEEP THE MEMBERS INFORMED ON A PROACTIVE BASIS ASSISTED BY ROSIE COURTNEY WHO COORDINATES ALL OUR EFFORTS, WITH PAM ALEXANDER, WHO PROVIDES THE QUALITY RECORD KEEPING AND DRAFTING ON THE MINUTES, MAKES MY LIFE A LOT EASIER TO DO THIS JOB
A COMMENT FROM NAC MEMBER DANNY BIRD AT HER OCTOBER 2019 MEETING IN MY MIND SUMMARIZES THE NAC'S VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY
QUOTE THE PORT IS A VERY WELL ORGANIZED AND DOES AN AWESOME JOB
HE WISHES THE CITY WOULD DO AS WELL AND INCLUDING PEOPLE
HE THINKS THAT DOING SO SAVES MONEY AND TIME IN THE LONG RUN BY INCLUDING THE PEOPLE UP FRONT
DANNY'S COMMENTS UNDERSCORES MY OBSERVATIONS FROM WATCHING THE NAC OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS
THE REAL VALUE IS TO ADDRESS MISPERCEPTIONS UP FRONT SO THAT THE NAC MEMBERS CAN CORRECT THEM WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS IN A TIMELY MANNER
A COUPLE EXAMPLES DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN WHERE THERE WERE MISUNDERSTANDINGS THAT WERE CORRECTED PROACTIVELY RELATED TO THE PROCESS OF THE PLANNING OF THE FUTURE THE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE AS WELL AS RUMORED USE OF ELLIOT AVENUE WEST AS A POTENTIAL METRO BUS TURNAROUND IN THE PLANNING FOR SOUND TRANSIT STATION AT SMITH COVE
THE REPORT SUMMARIZES A LIST OF THE KEY ISSUES INCLUDED IN THE T 91 AGENDA OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, 2018 AND 2019
THEY FOCUSED ON ACTIONS TO MITIGATE PORT OPERATIONAL IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITIES DUE TO LIGHTING AND NOISE ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON THE STREETS IN THE AREA
THIS IS A SIDE LIKE TRAFFIC VOLUMES FOR THE INITIAL INCENTIVE FOR THE NAC'S BEING DEVELOPED
THE NAC ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EARLY INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR PORT PROPERTIES AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD RELATED TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS IN THE INNER BAY AREA THAT WOULD HELP MITIGATE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS
THE NAC COMMUNITY MEMBERS REQUESTED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE LEADERS AND TO ADVOCATE FOR A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE PLANNING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE BALLARD INTER BAY AREA INCLUDING THE TERMINAL 91 PROPERTIES
ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES HAVE BECOME MORE COMPLEX AND INTERCONNECTED OVER THE YEARS
WHILE MANY OF THESE PROJECTS ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE NAC AGREEMENT, ALL HAVE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON TERMINAL 91 AND THE TRAFFIC FLOWS ON THE ADJACENT STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS
ALSO WITH THE GREAT ASSISTANCE FROM ROSIE AND THE PORT STAFF, THE NAC PIVOTED FROM BEING GOING DARK IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH AS OTHERS DID BUT WE'RE NOW BACK ON A VIRTUAL WORLD AND CONTINUING OUR MEETINGS IN 2020 WITHOUT FALLS
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION AND BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, YOU'RE MUTED SIR
THERE YOU GO
THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND LET'S DO A ROUND OF COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY WELDON WELCOME AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK OF THE NAC OVER THE YEARS
YOU KNOW STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS I THINK SAID IT BEST, IT REALLY IS A BLUEPRINT FOR HOW WE CAN ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY BETTER AND WE'VE HAD THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE QUEEN ANNE AND MAGNOLIA NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND HE PROVIDED A REALLY GREAT INPUT ON TO US ABOUT OUR OPERATIONS AND IT'S MADE US I HOPE A BETTER ORGANIZATION AND CERTAINLY PLEASE KNOW THAT WE TAKE YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS TO HEART
I KNOW THAT IT'S A LOT OF EXTRA WORK TO SERVE ON THE NAC PARTICULARLY WHEN WE'RE HAVING TO DO IT BY ZOOM BUT REALLY VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VOLUNTEER HOURS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING
THANK YOU
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS BUT I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO EVERYBODY WHO SERVED IN THIS
AND THEN COMMISSIONER CHO
I ALSO JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES
I THINK OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU'RE AT THE 10,000 FOOT LEVEL OF POLICY MAKING IT'S EASY TO FORGET THE CONSTITUENTS YOU SERVE UNLESS YOU'RE UP FOR RE-ELECTION EVERY FOUR YEAR [LAUGHTER] SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INVOLVEMENT AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORS HAVE BEEN MAKING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONNECTING WITH YOU ALL THROUGHOUT MY TENURE HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES THANKS SO MUCH
I AM GOING THROUGH MY PAPERWORK AND PREPARING TO CLEAR MY DESK FOR ONCE
I CAME ACROSS THE PREVIOUS REPORT AND I'VE KNOWN BRUCE CARTER FOR MANY YEARS AND HE STILL SERVES ON THIS RIGHT? SO I MEAN THE WHOLE COMPOSITION- YOU HAVE SOME REALLY CIVIC MINDED FOLKS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
TWO THINGS THAT I'VE - ONE THING IN PARTICULAR THAT I'VE SEEN THE BIKE TRAIL ISSUE CONTINUES TO COME UP ON THOSE TWO 4 YEARS STINTS THERE AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A BIG ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH TRYING TO GET THE BIKE TRAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE UPLANDS
BUT THE THING THAT I WAS ALWAYS HOPING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH YOU WAS JUST FIXING THAT BRIDGE ON THE EAST SIDE WHERE GOING THROUGH THE RAILROAD YARD THERE'S THAT OVERPASS THAT SORT OF THE BIKE PATH IS IN THE CAGE
DOES THAT COME UP IN YOUR- ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT I WALKED IT A LONG TIME AGO BUT I'M NOT UP TO DATE ON IT
I DON'T THINK THAT ONE, UNLESS ROSIE YOU CAN REMEMBER, I DON'T THINK THAT ISSUE HAS RISEN IN THE LAST- SINCE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED
IT HASN'T COME UP IN THE PAST YEAR BUT IT'S STILL OF INTEREST TO A LOT OF FOLKS AS HAVING BOTH PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACCESS
SO I KNOW STEPHANIE AND MARINE MAINTENANCE CONTINUES TO LOOK AT IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA .JUST THE OTHER ONE IN TERMS OF THE THE ARMORY DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION FOR TINY HOUSES, ARE THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF DISCUSSION? YES VERY MUCH SO AND ROBUST DISCUSSION IN TRYING TO HELP CONTINUE
OKAY
SO ANYWAY ANOTHER TIME I'D LIKE TO GET AN UPDATE BOTH ON THE BIKE TRAIL AS WELL AS ON- I KNOW COURTNEY USED TO BE FOLLOWING THE ARMORY DISCUSSION AND I KNOW NOTHING'S HAPPENING QUICK THERE BUT IT IS A RATHER TRANSFORMATIVE ISSUE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST HAVE US ALL KEPT APPRISED OF
WELL THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR ONGOING SERVICE
APPRECIATE IT
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YEAH WELL I ADD MY THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO ECHO OTHER COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS AND PRAISE
THIS ORGANIZATION I THINK IS A MODEL FOR COMMUNICATIONS- EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PORT AND OUR NEIGHBORS AND WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND CARE A GREAT DEAL ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIPS HERE AND ISSUES AND CHALLENGES AND WORKING THEM THROUGH CONSTRUCTIVELY
SO I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT MODEL OF OF GOOD NEIGHBORLY RELATIONS IS MY PERSPECTIVE FROM SOMEWHAT OF A DISTANCE BUT NEVERTHELESS I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER TIME AND FOR PRESENTING TODAY AND TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED AND CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND TO PORT STAFF FOR THE HONEST OPEN EFFORT HERE
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU WELDON
YES
IF YOU ALREADY MENTIONED THIS I'M SORRY IF I WAS DISTRACTED BUT THE INTER A TINY HOUSE COMMUNITY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT AND HOW IT'S BEEN MANAGED AND TO SUPPORT LEASED THE PROPERTY TO THE CITY FOR THAT PURPOSE
DO YOU HAVE ANY OBSERVATIONS TO OFFER? MY OBSERVATIONS WOULD BE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE NAC HAVE BEEN FOR A LOT OF PRESSURE AND KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON TO CONTINUE THE TINY HOUSE ENVIRONMENT REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS
NOW THERE'S ALSO GREAT CONCERNS ABOUT HAVING HOMES PER INDIVIDUALS ALONG A BUSY RAILROAD
SURE
AND SO THOSE ARE CONFLICTING ISSUES THAT THE MEMBERS ARE DEALING WITH IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS
YEAH OKA.Y VERY GOOD
AND THAT PROPERTY IS NOT ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE IT AT THIS TIME
WE'RE ON MORE OR LESS A YEAR TO YEAR LEASE ARRANGEMENT
SO AT SOME POINT IT PROBABLY THERE WILL BE CHANGES THAT WILL NEED TO BE MADE THERE BUT I DON'T WANT TO SIGNAL THAT AS ANYTHING OF AN ISSUE NOW
BUT I DO APPRECIATE HEARING HOW THAT EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN AT LEAST ONE ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE PARKS AND MEDIAN STRIPS AND ELSEWHERE AROUND THE CITY
THAT IS SOMETHING OF A DISGRACE IF I MIGHT ADD
I ALSO WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE, OUR FAVORITE TOPIC HERE
THERE'S BEEN A LOT THAT HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY
THE CITY TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAS PULLED BACK ONCE AGAIN FROM ATTENTION THERE
IT'S NOT OUR FACILITY, IT'S THE CITY'S, AND AN AUDIT WAS UNDERTAKEN AT THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON TO LOOK AT THE MAINTENANCE OF CITY BRIDGES AND I THINK THERE'S SOME 35 OF THEM AND THE FINDINGS WERE A BIT SHOCKING TO SAY THE LEAST AND THEN HE PURSUED A POTENTIAL LEVY WHICH WAS REJECTED BY HIS COLLEAGUES
AND NOW WE HAVE THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THAT ISSUE AND HOW ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF VIEWING IT? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO MOVE THAT FORWARD? IT COULD BE A LOOMING DISASTER AS WE KNOW
YEAH I THINK THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE NAC HAVE BEEN VERY FORTHRIGHT ON THEIR CONCERN THAT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE DOES NOT HAPPEN IN A MAGNOLIA BRIDGE
THEY'VE BEEN VERY FORTHRIGHT IN THE NEED FOR FORCEFUL PLANNING AND MOVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD IN WHATEVER THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE AND THE BIGGER DISCUSSION IS WHAT THE FUTURE WILL BE
BUT THE MAGNOLIA RESIDENTS JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LEFT IN THE LURCH WITH A STRUCTURE THAT THEY CAN'T HAVE FULL ACCESS FOR REACHING THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY
SO IT HAS BEEN A PRESSURE POINT, I WOULD SAY ALSO A FRUSTRATION ON THEIR PART
I THINK AS I SENSE IN YOUR REMARKS THAT MORE HASN'T BEEN HAPPENING PROACTIVELY ON THE BRIDGE
WELL I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS HAS PROMISED AND COMMITTED TO GETTING THAT BRIDGE REPLACED UNDER HIS WATCH
SO AT LEAST YOU HAVE ONE ADVOCATE REPRESENTATIVE AT CITY HALL IN THAT REGARD AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND PARTICIPATE WHERE WE CAN AND HELPING THROUGH SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE'LL PASS THAT ON TO THE NAC MEMBERS
THANK YOU
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? OKAY I DON'T SEE OR HEAR ANY
SO WITH THAT I THINK WE HAVE CONCLUDED THIS ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, THE PRESENTATIONS, WHICH TAKES US TO THE VERY LAST ITEM
HAPPY HOLIDAYS WELDON
THANK YOU AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
OKAY
ITEM 12 QUESTIONS ON THE REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE OR ANY CLOSING COMETS FROM COMMISSIONERS BEFORE WE CONCLUDE THIS MEETING? I CAN GO THROUGH THE ROLE
OKAY PLEASE DO
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO REFERRALS OR COMMENT,S THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
JUST TO SIMPLY SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL THE PORT STAFF WHO HAVE WORKED TREMENDOUSLY HARD THIS YEAR
WE ARE ALSO THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL TO YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO NO QUESTIONS OR REFERRALS
JUST WANTED TO ALSO SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN WEATHERING THIS COVID PANDEMIC
I HOPE EVERYONE GETS SOME WELL DESERVED REST DURING THE HOLIDAY BREAK
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CHIME IN ON RECOGNITION OF ALL THE HARD WORK UNDER SUCH HARD CONDITIONS THAT OUR STAFF HAD TO ENDURE AS WELL AS THE COMMISSION ALSO HAD TO EXPERIENCE SOME CHALLENGES AND I THINK ESPECIALLY OUR PRESIDENT HAD A UNIQUE SET OF CHALLENGES ATTENDING AS MANY EMERGENCY TYPE MEETINGS LIKE THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
I ALSO WANTED TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PHENOMENAL JOB AND EXTRA EFFORT THAT WAS PUT FORWARD TO HAVE OUR END OF SEASON WRAP, THE RISING TIDE YESTERDAY OR THE TSUNAMI
[LAUGHTER] WHATEVER YOU CALL IT
IT WAS A REAL SPLASH
[LAUGHTER] I JUST REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT IT WAS LIKE REALLY A FIRST TIME EFFORT AND IT WAS PULLED OFF PHENOMENALLY AND I THINK IT REALLY REFLECTED A COMING TOGETHER THAT THIS TOUGH YEAR REALLY NEEDED AND WHILE IT'S NOT SAID OFTEN I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY HANUKKAH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, AS WELL AS A HAPPY NEW YEAR
OKAY GO AHEAD COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
THAT'S A GREAT NOTE TO END ON, A POSITIVE ONE AND A HAPPY ONE
AND I WANT TO- WE OFFERED A LOT OF PRAISE TO OUR STAFF PORT WIDE AND OUR PARTNERS AND GETTING US THROUGH THIS YEAR AND I WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL MENTION OF OUR PORT COMMISSION OFFICE STAFF
ALL OF WHOM HAVE DEVOTED THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO KEEPING THINGS RUNNING SMOOTHLY ,ENSURING THAT WE ARE WELL PREPARED FOR MEETINGS, THAT WE HAVE OUR MEETINGS RUN EFFECTIVELY UNDER A WHOLE NEW KIND OF ERA OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS WHICH HAS ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES
INITIALLY IT WAS QUITE FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU GOT MUTED AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO UNMUTE OR YOU COULDN'T LOG ON OR ALL THESE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS THAT WE WERE BEING FACED WITH AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND I THINK WE'VE OVERCOME SO MUCH THIS YEAR THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF REALLY INTERFERING WITH OUR ABILITY TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY AND TO INTERFERE WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND I SAY HATS OFF TO OUR PORT COMMISSION OFFICE STAFF AND THAT INCLUDES BOTH OUR SPECIALISTS, OUR POLICY DIRECTOR AARON PRITCHARD, OUR NEW CHIEF OF STAFF WHO CAME ON BOARD EARLIER IN THE YEAR WHO HAD TO TAKE ON A LOT AND HAD TO ON BOARD PRETTY DARN QUICKLY, AND OF COURSE OUR CLERK STAFF
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL GET A LITTLE GOOD TIME OFF AND THE COMING HOLIDAY
REST, RELAXATION, STRETCHING, EXERCISE, ET CETERA, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT DIRECTOR METRUCK KEEPS TELLING US WE SHOULD BE DOING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING AND HAPPINESS
THAT THAT, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYON.E EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WOULD LIKE THE FLOOR
YOU HAVE THE FINAL WORD DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANKS
I JUST WANT TO ADD MY THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF AND ALL THE COMMISSION STAFF OVERCOMING JUST LIKE YOU SAID ALL THOSE TECHNICAL GLITCHES TO BE ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALL RELY UPON YOU TO OVERCOME ALL OF THOSE
AND TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR AGAIN YOUR LEADERSHIP AND RESOLVE AND ACTUALLY I TOOK THIS AS A SIGN THIS WEEKEND THIS IS A PHOTO OF MY BACKGROUND THAT I TOOK ON THE SUN BREAKING THROUGH
I FIGURED THAT WAS A SIGN FOR 2021 AND BEYOND
SO I WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR IN 2021
THANK YOU
OKAY ALRIGHT
WITH THAT I THINK WE ARE AT THE POINT OF ADJOURNMENT TODAY
IT'S NOW 2:55 P.M
WHICH IS REMARKABLE GIVEN THE LENGTH OF MEETINGS WE'VE HAD RECENTLY
[LAUGHTER] HEARING NO NEW BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED
THANK YOU AND SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

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