The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-05-11 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-05-11 at Remote

GOOD MORNING
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN, CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 11 TH 2021
THE TIME IS 10 30
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE WITH THE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY, OUR COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO AND STEINBRUECK, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION LINE AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE'LL IMMEDIATELY RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THREE ITEMS REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK FOR RCW 30.10.1.i FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES FOR EACH TOPIC AND WE'LL RECONVENE IN A PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON
WE'LL NOW GO TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN
RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 11TH 2021
THE TIME NOW IS 12:03
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAM TO COMPLY WITH THE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY, OUR COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO AND STEINBRUECK
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ONLINE
CLERK HART, THANK YOU
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
YOU'RE MUTED, COMMISSIONER
WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS HERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, YOU'RE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN PRESENT
WE DO HAVE A FULL COMMISSION WITH TODAY WITH A QUORUM
YES
THANK YOU
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD
SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE, THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONER'S NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM'S CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YAY OR NAY
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ARE ONLINE ARE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF THIS
WE'LL TAKE A VOTE TODAY IN THIS MANNER, INCLUDING OUR CONSENT AGENDA
TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK, IN TURN AND WAY TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE'RE MEETING TODAY ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE CO SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO SHARE AND STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
DO WE HAVE THE FLAG? WE DO
I DIDN'T SEE IT
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
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO PROVIDE SOME OPENING COMMENTS
FIRST, BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MAY IS ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
THERE'S A CRITICAL TIME IN WHICH WE CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE AAPI COMMUNITY AND TO STAND WITH THEM AGAINST HATE AND ANTIASIAN BIAS DURING THE MONTH OF MAY AND BEYOND
EACH YEAR, THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY IS NATIONAL NURSING WEEK WITH THE THEME "WE ANSWER THE CALL"
THE PANDEMIC HAS SHED A LIGHT ON THE COURAGE AND COMMITMENT THAT NURSES EXHIBIT EVERY DAY
MAY HAS ALSO MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
NOW, MORE THAN EVER, WE NEED TO NORMALIZE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE STRESS THAT NURSES HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO IN PARTICULAR, THAT HAS RESULTED IN AN EVEN LARGER SHORTAGE OF THESE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE IN THE WORKFORCE
SPEAKING OF PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE OF US AND THAT NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED, MANY OF US SPENT THE WEEKEND WITH OUR THINKING ABOUT OUR MOTHERS OR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LIKE OUR MOTHERS IN OUR LIVES
I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECENTLY SPEND A WEEK WITH MINE 95 YEAR YOUNG MOTHER
WE ALSO KNOW THAT MOTHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF COLOR, HAVE BEEN THE MOST IMPACTED DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE UNITED STATES
THEY HAVE LOST A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF JOBS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDED EXCEPTIONALLY EXPONENTIALLY MORE CARE TO CHILDREN AND SICK FAMILY MEMBERS, AND EXPERIENCE GREATER DECLINES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
NOW GETTING TO THIS YEAR'S THEME AND THE FOCUS OF TODAY'S MEETING, AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT'S RECENT ADDRESS TO THE NATION JOBS, JOBS, JOBS AND JOBS
YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT IN A SOCIETY WHEN THERE ARE MANY NAMES USED TO DESCRIBE THE SAME THING
THERE ARE MANY NAMES FOR JOBS
IN FACT, THERE ARE GOOD JOBS, QUALITY JOBS, FAMILY WAGE JOBS, LIVING WAGE JOBS, UNION JOBS, WORKING CLASS JOBS, MIDDLE CLASS JOBS, BLUE COLOR JOBS, AND NOW EVEN GREEN COLOR JOBS
HOWEVER, AS WE'LL HEAR TODAY, THE PORT IS NOT JUST WORKING TO CREATE JOBS, BUT ULTIMATELY CAREERS
LAST YEAR, THE PORT COMMISSION AUTHORIZED 1 5,000,000 DOLLARS TO CREATE THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS, CREATED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEARLY 200 YOUTH AND MOST IMPACTED AREAS OF KING COUNTY, 93% OF WHICH IDENTIFIED AS BIPOC
THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED ANOTHER ADDITIONAL 1 9,000,000 TO SUPPORT OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDED 870 JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PORT SECTORS OF AVIATION, MARITIME, GREEN JOBS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES, AND IN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
THIS WAS A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF 3.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2020, RESULTING IN OVER 1,000 JOB PLACEMENTS
THESE EFFORTS WERE SO SUCCESSFUL THAT IN THE COMING MONTHS THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS EXPANDING THE PROGRAM EVEN FURTHER
WE KNOW THAT DISCUSSION WILL BE TODAY
WE KNOW THAT THE IMPACTS OF FROM THE PANDEMIC ARE FAR FROM OVER, SO I'M PROUD OF HOW MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMISSION AND OUR STAFF THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION ARE DOING THEIR PART TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS SUCH AS SUCCESS
BUILDING BACK BETTER MEANS WE MUST SUPPORT HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY COMMUNITIES OF COLORS, AND WE MUST ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE
THERE IS STILL MUCH WORK TO BE DONE
AND AS YOU'LL HEAR TODAY, THE PORT STILL DOING IT
SO THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT MOMENT
SO THE FIRST ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF YOU HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO, WHICH I BELIEVE THERE IS ONE, I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME
AND IF NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
THANK YOU FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
HI
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEM 10-E TO BE THE SECOND ITEM THAT WE ADDRESS IN NEW BUSINESS
AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEM 11 C ON OUR PRESENTATIONS, WHICH IS OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BRIEFING TO BE THE FIRST PRESENTATION THAT WE HEAR
AND THE REASON FOR THAT
I THINK THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IS REALLY IMPORTANT
I'D LOVE FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS WHEN WE HAVE IT AT THE END OF THE MEETING
SOMETIMES IT GETS A LITTLE SHORT CHANGE AND I THINK IT'S REALLY CRITICAL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FOCUS ON THAT
SO THAT'S MY MOTION
SO 10-E WOULD BE THE SECOND ITEM ON NEW BUSINESS AND 11 C WOULD BE THE FIRST ITEM UNDER PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
A SECOND
THANK YOU
CAN I JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD HERE, I COMPLETELY SUPPORT THE FIRST ITEM OF THAT MATTER AND I RAISE THE EXACT SAME CONCERN ABOUT THE PRESENTATIONS, BUT WAS TOLD BECAUSE WE HAVE EXTERNAL PRESENTERS
THAT'S WHY WE PUT THAT FIRST
BUT I COMPLETELY AGREE THAT OUR LARGE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MATTER SHOULD NOT BE LEFT AT THE END OF THE DAY
AND DO WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY WITH OUR EXTERNAL PRESENTERS TO REARRANGE THAT ACCORDINGLY? DOES ANYBODY KNOW? I THINK THAT WE WILL MAKE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS ON THE BACK END? MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH REORDERING THEIR AGENDA, THAT WOULD BE A MOTION FOR 10 E AND 11 C
DO WE WANT TO TAKE THAT AS ONE MOTION OR DO WE WANT TO SPLIT THAT INTO TWO? I'D BE HAPPY TO DO IT IN ONE MOTION
ALRIGHT
SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK DOES HAVE HIS HAND UP
COMMISSIONER
STEINBRUECK
AH, I THINK IT'S A DISSERVICE TO THE EXTERNAL PARTICIPANTS TO DO LAST MINUTE CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE THE INTENT THERE, THESE THINGS SHOULD BE WORKED OUT IN ADVANCE
THANK YOU
I'M FINE TO PULL
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT ABOUT THE EXTERNAL PARTICIPATION
I JUST THOUGHT THE FINANCIAL SHOULD BE UP QUICKER SO I DON'T WANT TO INCONVENIENCE ANYBODY
SO I'M HAPPY
HOW ABOUT IF I AMEND MY MOTION AND JUST HAVE MY MOTION BE TO MOVE ITEM 10 E UP TO THE SECOND ITEM UNDER NEW BUSINESS? I'LL SECOND
THAT GREAT
SO THERE IS A MOTION BEFORE US TO MOVE ITEM 10 E UP BEFORE
I'M SORRY
10 E UP BEFORE ITEM 10 B AND IT HAS BEEN SECONDED
SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THE ROLL CALL FOR A VOTE
DO WE NEED TO WITHDRAW THE FIRST MOTION? NO, WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND AMEND THIS
FOR THE RECORD, WE'LL KEEP IT MOVING FORWARD IN THE FLOW AND THAT WILL BE NOTED IN THE MINUTES
IT'S VERY CLEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING CURRENTLY
THANK YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
WE WILL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
BYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
THE MOTION TO REORDER THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
STEINBRUECK, YOU'RE ON MUTE SIR
THERE
IS THIS THE TIME TO AMEND THE CONSENT AGENDA TO TAKE ITEM OF THE CONSENT? YES
JUST MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT WE'LL BE TAKING THAT UP SEPARATELY OFF OF AND IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A MOTION
OKAY
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU
YOU'RE WELCOME
SO THAT IS FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
MR COMMISSION
PRESIDENT, DO WE WANT TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED, PLEASE? WE HAVE A MOTION SO MOVED
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
AND WE'LL TAKE THE ROLL CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
BYE
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AYE
THANK YOU
THAT IS FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS
SO THE AGENDA IS NOW APPROVED
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
THERE ARE NO SPECIALS ORDERS OF THE DAY, SO WE'LL MOVE DIRECTLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK IS OUT OF THE OFFICE TODAY AND SO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DAVE SOKI IS ACTING IN HIS ABSENCE
DAVE, YOU HAVE A REPORT TODAY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR? DAVE, CAN YOU HEAR US? CLERK HART
THANK YOU
YES, MR PRESIDENT, I DO HAVE A REPORT TO MAKE TODAY
THANK YOU
SIMILAR TO YOUR COMMENTS, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN MY REMARKS BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MAY IS ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
AS WE CELEBRATE, HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND INFLUENCE OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS TO THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR COUNTRY
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RISE OF ANTIASIAN AMERICAN HATE HAPPENING ACROSS OUR COUNTRY
THIS PAST WEEKEND, OUR PORT EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS HELD A SOCIALLY DISTANCED EVENT, UNITED AGAINST HATE IN CENTENNIAL PARK
AND ON THURSDAY, MAY 27, AT 8 30 A
M
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS HELPING TO SPONSOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
CAN WE TALK ABOUT STOPPING ASIAN HATE PROGRAM? THE PANELISTS WILL INCLUDE MIMI JONG PAHLAVI, META WAHI, AS WELL AS OUR OWN COMMISSIONER SANCHO
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT WTC.SEATTLE.COM WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US
THE PORT STANDS TODAY AND EVERY DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND CONDEMNS THESE ACTS OF RACISM AND VIOLENCE
A COVID 19 UPDATE
REGARDING THE PANDEMIC YOU'RE ALL PROBABLY AWARE THAT THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED A PAUSE IN THE MOVEMENT IN THE HEALTHY WASHINGTON ROADMAP TO RECOVERY REOPENING PLAN
UNDER THE PAUSE, EVERY COUNTY WILL REMAIN IN ITS CURRENT PHASE WHERE THE REEVALUATION EXPECTED ON MAY 17 TH
WE THE PORT ARE DOING OUR PART THROUGH OPERATION OF OUR SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VACCINE CLINIC
OUR SEATTLE CLINICS STARTED ON MARCH 17TH AND RAN THROUGH MAY FOURTH
DURING THAT TIME, WE ADMINISTERED 7,842 VACCINES AND HAD 335 PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF AND SEATAC BADGE HOLDERS COMPLETE 525 VOLUNTEER SHIFTS
WE PROVIDED OVER 2 300 HOURS OF STAFFING SUPPORT TO GET THOSE VACCINES IN ARMS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, EPIDEMIOLOGISTS HAVE ALSO BEEN FOLLOWING THE STATES FOURTH COVID WAVE, WHICH NOW APPEARS TO BE LEVELING OUT
THE WAVE HAS BEEN LESS SEVERE AND CASE COUNTS AND MORTALITIES HAVE NOT BEEN TIED TO RATES OF INCREASE AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST
ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A SOFTER WAVE, WE ARE STILL OPERATING UNDER MUCH UNCERTAINTY AND WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT
OUR PORT WORKPLACE DISRUPTION EXTENSION WITH SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY CONTINUING THE EXECUTIVE TEAM LAST WEEK AGREED TO EXTEND OUR WORKPLACE DISRUPTION PROVISIONS THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR
WE HAD ORIGINALLY TARGETED JUNE 30 TH AS THE POTENTIAL END TO THE DISRUPTION
WITH THE CURRENT DATA FROM KING COUNTY HEALTH AND THE CONTINUED OCCURRENCE OF COVID 19 REPORTS OF PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES AND THE NEED TO CONTINUE TELEWORKING WHERE POSSIBLE
WE ALL AGREED THIS WAS A SAFE AND GOOD MOVE
CHANGES TO OUR FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS POLICY HAVE OPENED THE DOOR TO CONTINUED TELEWORK BEYOND THE WORKPLACE DISRUPTION DESIGNATION PERIOD, AND MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING THROUGH THESE LONGER TERM ARRANGEMENTS
THE HR TEAM HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB AND THEY CONTINUE TO WORK ON RESOURCES FOR THE HYBRID WORKFORCE WE EXPECT TO SEE IN THE FUTURE FOR BOTH MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES
STAFF CAN LOOK ON COMPASS AND FIND DETAILS THERE
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE FLEXIBILITY AND RESILIENCE OF OUR WORKFORCE
THEY HAVE SHOWN STRENGTH THROUGH THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THIS PANDEMIC
NEXT TOPIC, SPOT SAVER THIS IS ONE INNOVATION I'D LIKE TO CALL OUT IS THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED FIRST IN THE NATION VIRTUAL QUEUING PILOT PROJECT AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CALLED SPOT SAVER
WITH AIR TRAVEL SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY, PASSENGERS WILL BE DELIGHTED TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKES THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE MORE STREAMLINED AND INTUITIVE
SPOT SAVER SEEKS TO STREAMLINE WAIT TIMES BY OFFERING DIGITAL RESERVATIONS FOR PASSENGERS TO GO THROUGH THE TSA SCREENING PROCESS
THE PROGRAM WILL OPERATE DAILY UNTIL AUGUST 31 ST FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM DURING THE AIRPORT PEAK PERIOD TIME AT TWO CHECKPOINTS, CHECKPOINTS NUMBER 2 AND 5
THEY WILL BOTH OFFER THIS EXPEDITED SCREENING TO THE GENERAL SCREENING PASSENGERS FREE OF CHARGE
COMMISSIONER CHO, THANK YOU
YOU PARTICIPATED IN MEDIA EVENT OF THIS PROGRAM LAST WEEK AND IT GENERATED GOOD COVERAGE AND THEN CLOSING A FEW ITEMS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, INTERNAL AUDIT AWARENESS MONTH
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THEY DO IN KEEPING OUR GATEWAYS OPEN
AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS THEIR WEEK
ALSO, MAY IS THE INTERNAL AUDIT AWARENESS MONTH FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
THUS, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OUR OWN INTERNAL AUDIT TEAM TO THE SUCCESS SUCCESS OF OUR PORT ORGANIZATION
THANK YOU TO BOTH THE AUDIT AND, OF COURSE, TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THEIR WORKERS
TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS, AS YOU WILL SEE FROM OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT, AUTHORIZATION ON THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT CENTER AND OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE, AND BRIEFING ON THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THE THEME OF TODAY'S MEETING IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
NOTEWORTHY ITEMS WE HAVE A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE FLIGHT KITCHEN, FLIGHT KITCHENS, AND WE HAVE AN AUTHORIZATION TO COMPLETE DESIGN AND PERMITTING WORK ON THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER AND IMPORTANT BRIEFING OUR FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU
THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, YOU THINK I MIGHT WANT TO UNMUTE MYSELF? PERHAPS ITEM NUMBER 6 IS COMMITTEE REPORTS
ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? MR PRICHARD? GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I GUESS IT'S [INDISCERNABLE]
WE HAVE TWO COMMITTEE REPORTS ON COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND BOWMAN CONVENED THE TOURISM COMMITTEE ON APRIL 29 TH AND DISCUSSED CONCEPTS REPORT HOSTED INTERNATIONAL ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE IN 2022 WITH DAVID BLANFORD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE
UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS INCLUDE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE FOR MAY 18 TH AND THE EQUITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON MAY 20
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR PRITCHARD
ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR AARON REGARDING THOSE ISSUES? CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, FOR FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS
NO, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME, COMMISSIONER CHO
FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, MR STEINBRUECK
I'M SORRY
WHAT WERE YOU ASKING FOR HERE FOR ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR COMMITTEE REPORTS, SIR
I'M SORRY
NO, I HAVE NO FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NOT FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SO NOW MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE WHO ARE PREPARED TO SPEAK AS THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO TO AVOID FEEDBACK
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE MAY BE A SHORT TIME LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BROOK VATHEUER
OUR GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS BROOKE VATHEUER
I AM THE VP OF STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE FOR ALASKA AIRLINES AND OVERSEE SEATTLE HUB
I'M ALSO A PROUD BOARD MEMBER OF PORT JOBS
I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION IN THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF PORT JOBS AT ALASKA
WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DONATE THE PORT JOBS TO HELP FUND SOME OF THE EXCELLENT PROGRAMS THEY HAVE IN PLACE
WE ARE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT TOGETHER WE WERE ABLE TO AWARD 68 SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2020, INCLUDING FOUR 1,000 DOLLAR AIRPORT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND SOUTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
IT'S A FANTASTIC PROGRAM THAT NOT ONLY HELPS AIRPORT WORKERS ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND ESTABLISHED LIFELONG CAREERS, BUT IT ALSO HELPS SUPPORT A PIPELINE OF AVIATION WORKERS, INCLUDING IN AREAS WHERE SUPPLY AVAILABLE WORKERS IS OR WILL BE LESS THAN DEMAND, SUCH AS AVIATION MAINTENANCE
I WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE COMMISSION CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE GREAT WORK THE PORT JOBS IS DOING FOR OUR AIRPORT AND COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS SUPPORT THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT CENTER REMAINING ON SITE AT THE AIRPORT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
THANK YOU, MS VATHEUER
SORRY IF I PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME POORLY
THAT'S OKAY
NEXT, PLEASE
THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNA PAVLIK
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS ANNA PAVLIK
I'M THE LABOR EQUITY PROGRAM MANAGER AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES HERE TO SPEAK TO THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION TODAY
FIRST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE INCREDIBLE TEAMS THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASSEMBLE AT THE PORT
JANICE SAN AND BUTKA GEAR ARE INCREDIBLE LEADERS IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT THEY PROVIDE ALL OF OUR AGENCIES AND THE COMMITMENT TO RACIAL JUSTICE
WE KNOW THAT RACIAL INJUSTICES CANNOT BE ADDRESSED BY ANYONE AGENCY ALONE
THAT'S WHY THE PORT OF SEATTLE, CITY OF SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, SOUND TRANSIT AND WSDOT HAVE PARTNERED TO LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT OUR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS AND HOW WE CAN WORK TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY WHO CAN BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN LEFT BEHIND
ONE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS IS WITH PRIORITY HIRE, THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE AT THE CITY AND YOU ALL HAVE ADOPTED AS WELL TO ENSURE EQUITABLE HIRING ON OUR OWN PUBLIC WORKS JOBS
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT WORK WE'VE DONE WITH LUIS NAVARRO AND HIS TEAM WHO'VE STEPPED UP TO PARTNER WITH US AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND WITH SOUND TRANSIT TO MAKE A 1,750,000 DOLLAR JOINT INVESTMENT INTO COMMUNITY SUPPORTS TO HELP FIND AND PREPARE WORKERS TO WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE URBAN LEAGUE, RAINER BEACH ACTION COALITION, SEATTLE COLLEGES PACK PROGRAM AND NEW AND OTHERS
THIS SHARED INVESTMENT WILL NOT ONLY ALLOW US TO SCALE THE PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR THREE AGENCIES, BUT WILL REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON THESE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN SUBMIT ONE PROPOSAL TO THE THREE OF US AND HAVE ONE CONTRACT VERSUS HAVING TO WORK WITH US ALL INDEPENDENTLY
NOT ONLY HAS THAT PARTNERSHIP BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL FOR US AT THE CITY, BUT ALSO THE LEADERSHIP YOU ALL HAVE SHOWN WITH STAFF MEMBER CONSUELO DAVIS, WHO IS STEPPED UP TO BE THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR THE REGIONAL PRE APPRENTICESHIP COLLABORATIVE
WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP
THANK YOU SO MUCH
VERY GOOD TO HEAR
NEXT CLERK HART
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RACHEL LOUDER
HI
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS RACHEL LOUDER
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FAIR WORK CENTER
WE'RE A HUB FOR WORKERS TO UNDERSTAND AND EXERCISE THE WORKPLACE RIGHTS, IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS, AND CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES
WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT TO PROVIDE OUTREACHING, EDUCATION SERVICES TO AIRPORT WORKERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS UNDER PROP
ONE AND OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE DEVELOPED AT THE PORT AND IN PARTICULAR WITH LUIS AND, BUT WE HOPE THE COMMISSION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT INTO THE FUTURE
LAUNCHING A NEW PROGRAM AT THE BEGINNING OF COVID 19 WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT EASY, BUT ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNER, PI, WHICH HAS A LONG HISTORY OF DEEP COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND SEATAC, WE SUCCESSFULLY BEGAN THE PROGRAM IN LATE SPRING 2020
WE HAVE REACHED HUNDREDS OF WORKERS AND SUPPORTED THEM IN UNDERSTANDING THEIR WORKPLACE RIGHTS AND HAVE CONNECTED THEM WITH RESOURCES DURING THIS UNIMAGINABLE CRISIS
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE'VE BECOME AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR AIRPORT WORKERS WHO ARE HAVING ISSUES AT WORK OR NEED EMERGENCY SUPPORT
WE DEVELOPED A STRONG NEW YEAR RIGHTS CURRICULUM AND CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO WORKERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS
WE'VE DEVELOPED INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, INCLUDING SOMALI, SPANISH, SWAHILI, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH, ALL OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE
WE HOLD WEEKLY TRAININGS AND MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
THE RANGE FROM DISCUSSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE TO MINIMUM WAGE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTIONS LIKE PAID SICK AND SAFE TIME
YOU BELIEVE THAT WHEN WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS UNDERSTAND THEIR WORKPLACE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, WE BUILD A STRONGER WORKFORCE AND A STRONGER ECONOMY
WORKERS WHO ARE TREATED FAIRLY ARE MORE LIKELY TO STAY IN THEIR JOBS
WORKERS WHO ARE PAID FAIRLY AND NOT SUBJECT TO WAGE THEFT HAVE MORE MONEY THAT CAN BE SPENT IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY
AND ADDRESSING WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS IS ALSO AN EQUITY ISSUE
THE WORKERS MOST LIKELY TO BE SUBJECT TO WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS OR WORKERS OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
THIS PROGRAM IS HELPING TO ENSURE THAT WORKERS AT THE AIRPORT NOW THE RIGHTS AND HAVE AVENUES TO ADDRESS ISSUES
OUR HOPE IS THAT IN THE COMING MONTHS TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE PROGRAM IN WHICH MORE WORKERS BE ABLE TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION WITH EMPLOYERS
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PORT FOR INVESTING IN THIS PROGRAM, AND WE HOPE IT CAN CONTINUE FOR YEARS TO COME
THANK YOU SO MUCH, RACHEL
CLERK HART, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IMAN MUSTAFA
HI
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
MY NAME IS IMAN MUSTAFA AND I'M THE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SPECIALIST OR PARTNER AND EMPLOYMENT
I WORK DIRECTLY WITH LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKERS WHO ARE PREDOMINATELY NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WORKERS IN THEIR OWN TECH
WE OFFER OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AND LABOR STANDARDS AND MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, BOTH 1 ON 1 AND IN GROUPS
TENAYA RIGHTS TRAININGS HAVE PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF WORKERS WITH THE TOOLS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND KNOW THAT THERE ARE SUPPORT FOR THEM IN DOING SO
AS A TRUSTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WITH STAFF, WE REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY
RESEARCH PIER BEEN ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TO WORKERS AND SEATAC THROUGH OUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
WE ALSO SEE PROSPECTIVE WORKERS COMING TO THE CFC TECH AND THE AIRPORT, AND WE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUAINT THEM LABOR POLICIES BEFORE THEY BECOME EMPLOYED
PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, THERE WERE ALREADY REPORTS OF LABOR VIOLATIONS, AND DURING THE PANDEMIC IT EXACERBATED
THE LANGUAGE BARRIER HAS BEEN A HUGE PART OF WHY MANY PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES REGARDING WORK VIOLATIONS
SOME DO NOT EVEN KNOW SOME OF VIOLATIONS UNTIL AFTER ATTENDING OUR TRAININGS, WHICH ARE OFFERED IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE
THE PROBLEM BEGAN DURING THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE AT FIRST
BUT AS WE BEGAN TO SEE IN MORE AND MORE CASES OF VIOLATIONS AT WORK, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC SHOWED THE NEED FOR THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, THE FUNDING COULD NOT HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME
WE APPRECIATE THE LEASE AND HIS TEAM ARE BEING FLEXIBLE WITH US AND CONTRACTING IT TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM ACCOMMODATE THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS
DURING THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, WHEN THEY WERE MASSIVE LAYOFFS AND WORKERS NEED ASSISTANCE TO NAVIGATE THE UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM, LOOKING FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND NAVIGATING OTHER SYSTEMS AND SERVICES THAT THEY COULD OFFER, IT ALLOWED US TO SHIFT OUR WORK TEMPORARILY IN UNDER CRITICAL MOMENT
THIS DEMONSTRATES SUPPORTS, COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING CHALLENGES AND NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION
HERE WE ARE TODAY
THE MOMENTUM IS THERE AND THE COMMUNITY WE ARE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH WITH FIREWORK CENTER AND PARTNER APPOINTMENT AS HELPS FOR WORKERS AND NEEDING LABOR STANDARD INFORMATION
WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE IN A WAY THAT IS COMFORTABLE, TRUSTING AND LINGUISTIC AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
THE NEED FOR THIS WORK CONTINUES TO BE CRITICAL BECAUSE IT IMPACTS THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION
I URGE THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO CONTINUE FUNDING THIS WORK FOR YEARS TO COME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
AND CLERK HART, THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LILIANA PAREDES
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
MY NAME IS LILIANA PAREDES, DIRECTOR OF THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CENTER OUT OF CENTRAL LA RAZA
AND IT'S A PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE HERE TODAY AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO OUR ORGANIZATION
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
FOR SOME TIME NOW, THE JOB JOB READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN IT'S MISSION TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY WITH THE TRANSITION TO THE UNITED STATES AND HELP STUDENTS FIND THEIR WAY TO SELF SUSTAINING LABELABLE CAREERS
INDEED, PARTICIPANTS HAVING AWARDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER THEIR FUTURE WITH THIS INITIATIVE DESPITE THE CHALLENGE THEY KNOW HAVE ACCESS TO CAREER EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD SURELY ASSIST THEM IN BECOME UPRIGHT MEMBERS OF THE WORKFORCE
IN HAVING SHARED ALL THESE, IT IS MAINLY DUE TO YOU ARE STANDING PARTNERS THAT WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO ACHIEVE SUCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
THE PARTNERSHIP OF CENTRAL DELOREAN, THE PORT OF SEATTLE, LUIS NAVARO AND HIS STAFF MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL FOR THIS EFFORT
THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT AND THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENTS WHO FACE CHALLENGE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH SKILLS AND IMMIGRATION STATUS ARE GETTING THE SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS THEY NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR EARLY WORK EXPERIENCE
FOR THIS YEAR, OUR PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO PLACE INTERNSHIP FOR THREE STUDENTS WITH THE JUKE MARITIME ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, ONE WITH THE PORT SEATTLE AND ONE WITH SEATTLE GOODWILL
THIS SET A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR THE LATINX COMMUNITY OVERALL AS THE ROUTE WILL SECURE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
AS I SPEAK TODAY, THIS IS ALREADY EVIDENCE WITH THE STUDENTS CURRENTLY PLACING OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DONE SIGNIFICANTLY UPHOLD THE MISSION AMBITION OF THE DEGREE IS TRAINING PROGRAM
ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE PARTNERS FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT YOU HAVE MADE FOR US
WITHOUT YOU WHO ARE ABLE TO BETTER AND FURTHER SO MANY LIVES
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY
WELL, THANKS SO MUCH, LILIANA
THIRD CAR, THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JUANA MAS
YEAH, GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS JUANA MAS AND I AM ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE JOB READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE CENTRO DE LA RAZA
I AM EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS EVENT, AND GLAD TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT MANY TIMES WAS OR THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY PROVIDE, BUT ONCE WE START ATTENDED THE WEBINAR OFFERED TO THE PROGRAM
I LEARNED ABOUT LAUNCH 206, THE MARITIME ACCELERATOR PROJECT AND THE [INDISCERNABLE] I BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US BECAUSE IT GIVES US AN IDEA OF WHO YOU WILL LOOK LIKE AND TEACH US ABOUT THE POTENTIAL JOBS RELATED TO NAVIGATION, BOATS AND THE SEA
I ALSO REALIZED THAT WITHIN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY YOU HAVE MANY OPTIONS AND AREAS OF INTEREST
WE CAN DECIDE WHERE TO WORK DEPENDING ON OUR ABILITIES
FOR EXAMPLE, I LIKE TO DESIGN
SO I'M STILL EXPLORING INTERNSHIPS THAT WILL ALLOW ME EXPAND MY KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY THIS SUMMER
SO OVERALL, I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE PROGRAMS IN MARITIME FOR TAKING THE TIME AND RESOURCE TO PROVIDE THE GOOD EXPERIENCES IS OPENING THE DOOR FOR MULTICULTURAL YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CAREER IN THESE AREAS
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
JUANA MAS
CLERK HART, OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANN CROOKER
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I AM THE ONE PERSON WHO ALSO SUBMITTED WRITTEN QUESTIONS ON THE ISSUES OF SHORT TERM PUBLIC HEALTH AND LONG TERM HEALTH RAMIFICATIONS, AND WITH SOME SUPPORTING REFERENCES, THEY AREN'T LONG
WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY NOW IS ADDITIONAL SO THEY AREN'T REPETITIVE
MY MATTERS COVERED NOISE, SOIL IMPACTS OF TOXIC, OMISSIONS, FLIGHT EMISSIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
ONE OF MY COMMENTS IS ON THE BIOFUEL PRODUCTION FROM THE LANDFILL WASTE THAT YOU HAVE WORKED WITH KING COUNTY
AND IT WAS INTERESTING TO ME TO THINK ABOUT IT FURTHER AND KNOW THAT THIS IS A CONTAINED TOXIC PROCESS
THE LANDFILL IS BUT NOW WE ARE PLANNING ON OPENING UP THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE THOSE POLLUTANTS EXPOSED TO OUR SHARED AIR AND THEN BURNED, ADDING CARBON TO THE ATMOSPHERE, NEITHER OF WHICH HAPPENS ONCE THE WASTE GETS TO THE LANDFILL
WE JUST THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A BETTER IDEA TO REDUCE OUR WASTE AND ALSO REDUCE OUR NEED FOR FLYING
ONE OF THE OTHER POINTS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THAT THE MODELING OF THE KING COUNTY AND THEIR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IS TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL AVIATION IN SHIPPING CARBON EMISSIONS
NOW, AS WE DO WHEN WE CONSIDER THE USE OF FOSSIL FUELS AND OTHER SECTORS DETERMINING THE FULL PATHWAY OF THE COMPLETE EMISSIONS IMPACTS, AND THE COUNTY IS NOW TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO FACE THIS ISSUE HEAD ON, AND WE WOULD EXPECT THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME THING SO THAT OUR SAME OLD FOSSIL FUEL SUPPORT ARE NOT ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE AS IF WE HAVE TIME AND IF WE REALLY WISH TO CONTINUE IN THIS WAY
AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND HOPE THAT YOU'LL READ MY OTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANKS SO MUCH, AN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT NO INCINERATION IS PROPOSED A FUEL PRODUCTION, AND WE'RE ALSO NOT MINING THE LANDFILL
BUT I WILL NOT BE COMMENTING ANY FURTHER
CLERK HART, THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VERONICA WADE
HI
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS VERONICA WADE
I AM THE EXECUTIVE WORKFORCE TEAM AT SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
YOU HAVE HEARD REFERENCES FROM PREVIOUS SPEAKERS LIKE BROOKE FROM ALASKA ABOUT THE AIRPORT CAREER PATHWAYS PROJECT AT SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SHOW MY APPRECIATION AND MY GRATITUDE FOR THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH PORT OF SEATTLE AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PORT JOBS
JUST BY WAY OF REVIEW, THIS IS REALLY TRYING TO GET INCOME AN AIRPORT WORKERS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY INTO A LONG TERM VIABLE CAREER PATHWAY AS AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TEXT EDITION
AND WE START BY OFFERING ON RAP READINESS CLASSES ON SITE AT THE AIRPORT
SO EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS THERE TO BE SURE TO FROM THE CLASS AND BE PREPARED IN ABOUT 13 WEEKS TO THEN ENROLL ON CAMPUS TO OUR MAIN CAMPUS PROGRAMS THIS IS FORMULATED A TEAM TEACHING MODEL
THIS IS WHERE A TEAM TEACHING MODEL FOR STUDENTS ARE COMPARED WITH ENGLISH AND MATH FACULTY AS WELL AS TECHNICAL CONTENT EXPERTISE SO THEY CAN CONTEXTUALIZE AVIATION AND INTRODUCTION TO TERMINOLOGY AND CONCEPTS AND TOOLS THAT ARE KEY TO THE PROGRAM
THE CONTINUITY OF THIS TEAM TEACHING MODEL THEN IS THEN ALSO CONTINUED IN THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF THE PROGRAM ON SITE, SO IT HELPS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND RETENTION
I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THIS BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES ALSO NOT ONLY WORK ON OUR COMMUNITY EQUITY GOALS TOO, BUT IT ALSO HELPS TO DISMANTLE WHAT WE SEE IS JUST KIND OF INSTITUTIONAL BIAS AND RACIST TYPES OF STRUCTURES IN THE COLLEGES AS WELL
SO I APPRECIATE JUST THIS CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP
I BELIEVE THAT IT REALLY CAN BE SOMETHING TO BE REPLICATED IN OTHER AREAS THAT THE PORT IS WANTING TO INVEST IN IN WORKERS DEVELOPMENT
THANKS VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, VERONICA CLERK HART
THANK YOU
SORRY
I'M A LITTLE SLOW AT MY MUTE BUTTON THERE, SO WE ARE MOVING TO STEPHAN
MORRIS IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY
BY VOTING ON ENACTING A NEW MINIMUM WAGE AND WORKER RETENTION STANDARD FOR AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS, YOU'RE MAKING A GIANT AND IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS FAIRNESS TOWARDS EQUITY AND A MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC RECOVERY TODAY
I THINK YOU KNOW, 95% OF WORKERS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ACTION YOU'RE INITIATING TODAY AND HOPEFULLY FINALIZING IN JULY
OUR REFUGEES OUR IMMIGRANTS, OFTEN RECENT IMMIGRANTS ARE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO, DUE TO STRUCTURAL RACISM AND STRUCTURES IN OUR SOCIETY, FAR TOO OFTEN LEFT BEHIND
AND THIS IS ONE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
THIS WILL PAY THE RENT, IT WILL PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE
IT WILL HELP KIDS SEE THEIR PARENTS A LITTLE BIT MORE
IT WILL ALLOW PARENTS TO SLEEP A LITTLE BIT BETTER AT NIGHT
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT
I WANT TO THANK THE ALL OF YOU COMMISSIONERS
IT WAS SO MEANINGFUL TO SEE YOU IN OLYMPIA IN OTHER VENUES
I'M SURE BEHIND THE SCENES DOING THE WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO GET THIS DONE
I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF
I'VE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS WITH ERIC FITCH AND DAVE RIVALS AND OTHERS
AARON PRITCHARD NOW WORKED ON THIS, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
I'M SURE THE LEGAL TEAM DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK ON THIS AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THIS
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD AND AS WE ALL KNOW, THE STRUGGLE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE IS FAR FROM OVER
BUT WE'RE SO PLEASED THAT WE'VE REACHED THIS POINT HERE TODAY
I THINK THIS IS A MODEL FOR PARTNERSHIP, AND I CERTAINLY WILL USE THIS VICTORY WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS IN KING COUNTY ON SHOWING HOW LABOR AND GOVERNMENTS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS INEQUALITY
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING IN PARTNERSHIP AND CONTINUING THIS FIGHT FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY TOGETHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, STEPHAN
CLERK HART
THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RONNIE LA LIMO
I WASN'T ABLE TO CHECK IN RONNIE EARLIER, SO I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S ON THE LINE
I THINK HE'S UNDER CAITLIN THE BOY'S NAME BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE OFFICE TOGETHER
OKAY, RONNIE, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME LABOR COMMISSIONERS TO DATE, MY NAME IS RON ALIMO
I AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER
YOU CAN HEAR
I FEEL STRONG AND POWERFUL
HE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIFE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
IT IS A GOOD DAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THAT WAS RONNIE
YES
AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS JOSEPH WALLACE
GOOD AFTERNOON, PORT COMMISSIONERS, I'M SO PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY
MY NAME IS JOSEPH WALLACE
I WORK FOR LG FOR THE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, I STOOD BY MY CO WORKER TO WIN THIS US FOR A BETTER FUTURE OF MAKING LESS THAN SEATAC'S MINIMUM WAGE, MAKE US FEEL LESS AND NOT VALUE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING TODAY
YOUR CONGRESS STANDING WITH US AND GIVE US GIVE ME HOPE AND MAKE US FEEL LIKE POWERFUL TODAY
IT'S A BIG, BIG DAY FOR WORKERS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, JOSEPH
I WANT TO LET THE THREE OF YOU KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST SATISFACTIONS I'VE HAD IN MY SIX YEARS HERE
SO LET'S KEEP ON GOING
AND THAT, I BELIEVE, IS THE LAST OF OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS
DO WE HAVE SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS? WE DO
JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT HERE
SO GOOD AFTERNOON, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
WE HAVE RECEIVED SIX WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S MEETING
ALL HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING
THE FIRST COMES FROM NATASHA BARBER, WHO WRITES TO STATE THAT AVIATION EMISSIONS IN WASHINGTON ARE UNREASONABLY
HIGH AVIATION ACCOUNTS FOR 7% OF WASHINGTON CO2 EMISSIONS HIGHER THAN ALL BUT FOUR OTHER STATES
SHE ASKED FOR A CHANGE BY PRIORITIZING THE DECREASE OF UNNECESSARY AVIATION TRAFFIC
OUR NEXT WRITTEN COMMENT IS FROM LAURA GIBBONS, WHO WRITES TO STATE THAT THE PORT HAS A TARGET OF 50% REDUCTION AND SKIP THREE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2020
SHE ASKS WHAT THE PORT IS GOING TO DO TO MEET ITS GOAL AND REMINDS THAT EMMISSIONS FROM SUSTAINABLE FUELS CONTRIBUTE JUST AS MUCH TO GLOBAL WARMING AS THOSE FROM CONVENTIONAL FUELS
ROY GOLDBERG, ON BEHALF OF THE FLYING FOOD GROUP, LLC, WRITES TO STATE THAT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3-7-8-9 TO ENACT MINIMUM WAGE AND WORKER RETENTION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES LOCATED AT SEATAC IS PREEMPTED BY THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, NOTING THAT THE RESOLUTIONS SELECTED AND TARGETED APPLICATION TO A HANDFUL OF BUSINESSES AT SEA DEMONSTRATES THAT IT IS NOT A MINIMUM LABOR STANDARD OF GENERAL APPLICATION
OUR NEXT WRITTEN COMMENT IS SUBMITTED FROM PETER KNUTSON OF LOKI FISH COMPANY, WHO WRITES REGARDING AGENDA ITEM 8F NOTING THAT THE CONCEPT OF THE MARITIME ACCELERATOR AND OF EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS MAY BE A GOOD ONE, BUT IF IT'S IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR THE STATED NEEDS OF THE EXISTING STAKEHOLDERS, ONE HAS TO QUESTION THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
HE ENCOURAGES SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE THE EXISTING FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL COMMUNITY WITH THE PROPOSED USES OF THE BUILDING
MR BRETT PAIN WRITES ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED CATCHER BOATS ORGANIZATION, A TENANT AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, NOTING THAT THEIR TRADE ASSOCIATION HAS STRUGGLED OVER THE YEARS TO HAVE A FACILITY IN WHICH TO HOLD MEETINGS FOR LARGER GATHERING
HE ASKED THAT THE PORT CONSIDER INCLUDING A MEETING FACILITY IN ITS DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF THE NEW SEATTLE SHIP SUPPLY BUILDING
MISS ANNE CROKER SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS TO SUPPORT HER SPOKEN COMMENTS GIVEN EARLIER IN THE MEETING, AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
IF WE HAVE RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS IN ADDITION THAT HAVE MISSED OUR SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR TODAY'S MEETING, THOSE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSION AFTER THIS MEETING
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT TRYING TO BE POLITE HERE
SORRY HAVING HEARD NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT ITEMS ITEM 8-F HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE ADDRESSED SEPARATELY
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A-B-C-D AND E
COULD WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVED
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAS GOT HIS HAND UP FOR SOME REASON
NO, I DID WANT TO JUST ASK ABOUT ONE THING HERE BEFORE WE MOVE TO VOTE
COMMISSION PRESIDENT, YOU SAID THAT THESE ITEMS WERE ROUTINE
HOW IS A 950,000,000 DOLLAR PROPOSITION ROUTINE? EIGHT C
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THAT ITEM MOVED RIGHT NOW? IT JUST STRUCK ME AS REALLY HUMOROUS IN A WAY, BUT NO, I'M NOT ASKING HAVE IT REMOVED, BUT I JUST POINTED THAT OUT
IT SEEMS LIKE ALMOST A BILLION DOLLAR THING
IT'S NOT A ROUTINE MATTER
BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING ITEM EIGHT F OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
I DO WISH TO TALK ABOUT THAT LATER
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
IF I COULD JUST JUMP IN HERE
I THINK WHAT COMMISSIONER IS REFERRING TO IS FOR THE PUBLIC EIGHT C AND EIGHT D, WHICH IS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS
AND WE DISCUSSED THOSE AT LENGTH IN THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING
SO I THINK YOUR POINT IS, WELL TAKEN COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK, IF FOLKS HAD NOT SEEN THE LAST MEETING, THEY MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS ON CONSENT, BUT THERE WAS A PRETTY DETAILED PRESENTATION BY OUR OWN ELIZABETH MORRISON, WHO DISCUSSED THIS
SO THIS IS JUST THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THESE TWO ITEMS THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
AND IT WAS A VERY EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION
SO NOW MOVING ON, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WE SHOULD VOTE
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE
THANK YOU
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CAULKIN, FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
VERY GOOD
SO THE THE ITEM EIGHT F HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
YES
AND THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS PASSED
SO NOW WE CAN HAVE THE ITEM READ, WE CAN NOW HEAR THIS ITEM 8-F
YES
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THAT INTO THE RECORD
AND THEN WE CAN HAVE MR SOIKE GIVE THE INTRODUCTION
SO THIS IS ITEM EIGHT F AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL 1,000,000 DOLLARS IN DESIGN FUNDING FOR THE PROPOSED FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER TO COMPLETE DESIGN AND PERMITTING AND TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH MULLER HALL PARTNERSHIP
LLP FOR FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL PHASED DESIGN SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,500,000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW NOT TO EXCEED VALUE OF 6,000,000 DOLLARS
VERY GOOD, MR SOIKE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
AS NOTED IN MY OPENING REMARKS, THIS IS A REQUEST AUTHORIZED FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING ON THE MARITIME AND INNOVATION CENTER
WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON THE MINC
ASIDE FROM AUTHORIZING FUNDING TO KEEP THIS MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE ALSO ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT AMENDING MILLER HALLS CONTRACT
NO REQUEST FOR FUNDING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT
IT JUST GIVES US THE CAPACITY TO EXECUTE SERVICE DIRECTIVES WITH MILLER HALL FOR FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE MINC AND ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE BRIEFED YOU ON LAST MONTH
FOR MORE DETAILS, I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO DAVE MCFADDEN
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE COO DAVE SOIKE
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AS DAVE MENTIONED, WE'RE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE WORK ON THE MINC AND WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS
WE'RE NOW PAST 60% DESIGN
I'VE GOT ALINA FRANKS, MY ASSOCIATE WITH ME TODAY
SHE CAN PROVIDE MORE DETAILS RELATED THE COSTS AND SCHEDULE FOR THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
THAT INFORMATION IS ALSO IN YOUR COMMISSION MEMO
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT BEFORE I POTENTIALLY HANDED IT OVER TO ELENA AND ADDRESSED SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT CAME TO YOU TODAY, BUT WE'RE ALSO RAISED AT A RECENT OPEN HOUSE, WE HAD A FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
A COUPLE OF STAKEHOLDERS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER WOULD BE AN EXCLUSIVE ENCLAVE FOR MARITIME ENTREPRENEURS THAT WOULD CATER PRIMARILY TO OUR ACCELERATOR CLIENTS AT A POTENTIAL COST OF ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
THIS IS NOT THE CASE, NOR WILL IT BE THE CASE
THE LINK WILL BE A FACILITY THAT SUPPORTS BOTH ENTREPRENEURS AND OUR MARITIME COMMUNITY
WE WANT THE MINC TO HOST MARITIME INDUSTRY GATHERINGS
WE WANT THIS FACILITY TO WORK FOR OUR FT TENANTS
WE CAN AND WILL STRIKE THIS BALANCE, AND WE'RE DESIGNING THE FACILITY ACCORDINGLY
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ALL FILLED IN WITH OFFICES
IT'S GOING TO BE LEFT OPEN
SO IT HAS THE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT ONE PERSON SITTING AT A DESK IN A CORNER OR A LARGE FUNCTION THAT MAY BE SPONSORED BY ONE OF OUR TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
SO THAT'S OUR GOAL
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR GOAL
THAT'S GOING TO COME ALIVE IN THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY
AND HERE IS OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU IN THE MONTHS AHEAD
AS WE FINISH THE DESIGN ON THE MINC, WE WILL ALSO CLARIFY HOW THE MINC OPERATES
WE WILL UPDATE THE MINC BUSINESS PLAN
WE'RE WORKING ON THAT
WE'RE ALSO ON A RELATED SENSE ARTICULATING THE SPECIFICS OF A LEASE OR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS THAT WILL SPELL OUT HOW THIS FACILITY IS AVAILABLE AND HOW IT OPERATES TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
WE HAVE SOME GRANT REQUEST IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL ALSO CONCURRENTLY DEVELOP A BROADER INTERPRETIVE SIGN PLAN FOR FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AS A WHOLE
THIS IS OUR HISTORIC FACILITY
THIS IS OUR HISTORIC BUILDING
WE HAVE TO DO THIS RIGHT
WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TERMINAL AS A WHOLE IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND SERVES AS A LIVING LEGACY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND HERITAGE OF OUR MARITIME INDUSTRY
AND SO, AGAIN, THAT'S OUR COMMITMENT TO BEFORE WE ASK FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION, BE HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER TO ELENA OR STOP RIGHT NOW AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY
FOR ME COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
WELL, I ASKED THAT THIS BE TAKEN OFF OF THE CONSENT SO THAT WE COULD HEAR MORE DETAILS, SUCH AS DAVE MCFADDEN JUST SHARED WITH US
AND I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH YOUR RESPONSIVENESS, DAVE
TWO ISSUES THAT I HAVE RAISED WITH YOU, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE FT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL COMMUNITY REGARDING USE AND ACCESS, AND THAT IT SERVED WELL, NOT JUST INNOVATORS OF NEW BUSINESS IN MARITIME AREAS THAT MAY HAVE LITTLE TO DO WITH FISHING, THAT IT SERVED THE PRIMARY TENANTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
AND I THINK YOU HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEED FOR THAT
I, FOR ONE, WANT TO SEE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE BUSINESS PLAN AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BRING IN A RETURN NET INCOME ANNUALLY FROM YEAR ONE
IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE BUILDING, 19,000,000 DOLLARS FOR 12,000 SQUARE FEET
NOW, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO THIS BUILDING THAN IS TYPICAL, SUCH AS THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE PRINCIPLES, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT
I DON'T SEE THIS AS A PROFIT CENTER
I'LL BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT
BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE INTEGRATED WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT CAN SERVE AS YOU SHOWED ME, IT CAN HOLD AS MUCH AS 150 PEOPLE FOR ASSEMBLY PURPOSES FOR AN OCCASIONAL FISHERS MUG UP, WHICH IS A TRADITIONAL INFORMAL GATHERING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY
YOU COULD HAVE A COFFEE CART, YOU COULD HAVE A DROP IN COMFORTABLE AND FORMAL AREAS FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND LET THE FISHERS MEET THE TECHNICAL INNOVATORS IN THE MARITIME BLUE PROGRAM THAT IS PRINCIPALLY BEING DESIGNED FOR OTHER THINGS, LIKE A HISTORY WALL WOULD BE A WONDERFUL THING
I'VE TALKED WITH YOU ABOUT THAT AS WELL, BUT I THINK IT'LL COME DOWN
THIS IS ABOUT VOTING TO CONTINUE THE DESIGN
AND I HAVE LOOKED AT THE DESIGN PRELIMINARILY TO SEE THAT IT CAN ACCOMMODATE THESE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES
SO IT'LL COME DOWN IN TERMS OF FLEXIBILITY, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR
AND IT'S A GOOD THING, BUT IT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT THE TERMS OF ANY SUBLEASE TO AN OPERATOR MIGHT BE
WHAT DEGREE OF CONTROL DO WE RETAIN OVER THAT? AND WHAT KINDS OF PROVISIONS DO WE PROVIDE IN THOSE TERMS FOR COMMUNITY USE
SO THOSE WILL BE IMPORTANT TO SEE LATER ACCESSIBILITY, USE TERMS, OPERATING TERMS, AND THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT I THINK WE NEED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO AS WE PROCEED WITH THIS REALLY EXCITING PROJECT
THANK YOU
WELL, THANK YOU, DAVE
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM ELENA? I'VE HAD MY ANSWERS, MY QUESTIONS, FOR THE MOST PART, ANSWERED FOR NOW, AND AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT DAVE MCFADDEN MADE
SO IF SHE HAS MORE TO SHARE ABOUT HOW IT'S ENVISIONED THAT THIS BUILDING WILL FUNCTION IN THE FUTURE AND SERVE COMMUNITY, THAT WOULD BE MUSIC TO MY EARS
WELL, WE ARE STILL WORKING OUT THE DETAILS ON OKAY
I'M FINE
I THINK IT'S BEEN A GOOD AIRING
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN AND DAVE MCFADDEN
AND I APPRECIATE THE CONCERNS YOU THREW TO THE FRONT
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS OF THE STAFF IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS DISCUSSION
AND MR COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT, I WAS GOING TO BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBECK, BUT WE WILL THEN MOVE TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO OTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, FOR ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF FOR ITEM 8-F
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NOT FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
SECOND BITE AT THE APPLE
I'M GOOD
THANKS VERY MUCH
YOU BET
COMMISSIONER FELLEMEN, BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU
DONE FOR ME EITHER
SO IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO PROVE ITEM 8-F
I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE
SECOND, THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED IS THERE
CAN WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE FOR THE VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKIN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AYE
YOU HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
VERY EXCITING
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA
THERE ARE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS CLERK HART, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST OF THE NEW BUSINESS ITEMS INTO THE RECORD? YES
JUST A NOTE ON THAT LAST ITEM, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THAT IT DID PASS FOR THE RECORD
AND THEN I DO WANT TO ADD A TECHNICAL NOTE THAT WE STILL ARE UNABLE TO LOWER ANY HAND RAISES WHEN COMMISSIONERS USE THE HAND TOOLS
I'M NOT SURE WHY WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT FUNCTIONALITY ISSUE
WE ARE WORKING ON IT ON THE BACK END, BUT JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TODAY, IF YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS, PLEASE LOWER THEM
WHEN YOU WERE THROUGH SPEAKING AND I WILL GO MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS AND READ ITEM ON INTO THE RECORD
AND THIS IS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S ANNUAL MEETING, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS, AND THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2020
THIS IS AN UNUSUAL ITEM FOR THE PUBLIC, PERHAPS, BUT THE COMMISSION WILL NOW RECESS CONDUCT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THE TIME NOW IT'S ONE O'CLOCK
I'LL NOW CONVENE THE MEETING OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
THE TIME IS ONE O'CLOCK
1:01 ACTUALLY, ALL MEMBERS OF THE IDC ARE PRESENT IN ATTENDANCE TODAY
THE IDC IS A SPECIAL CORPORATION MAINTAINED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES DEFINED BY THE STATE LAW AND THE CORPORATIONS CHARTER
ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE THERE WAS NEW INVESTMENT ACTIVITY IN THE IDC, WE HOPE THIS MEETING TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL REPORT, CONFIRM OFFICERS AND APPROVE MINUTES
DURING THIS MEETING, COMMISSIONERS WILL BE ACTING AS DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION AND WILL BE ADDRESSED ACCORDINGLY
EXECUTIVE SOIKE DIRECTORS TO AS YOU KNOW AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC
THE IDC IS A SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT WITH LIMITED POWERS AND WAS ESTABLISHED TO FACILITATE INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION THROUGH TAX EXEMPT FINANCING
THINK OF IT AS A FINANCING SUBSIDIARY
THIS IDC IS NOT USED EVERY YEAR AND THERE WAS NO IDC FINANCING IN 2020
I BELIEVE WE'LL SEE A PRESENTATION FROM SCOTT BERTRAM AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CORRECT
I'VE PASSED ALONG THE ANNUAL REPORT
DON'T HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION PLANNED
I COULD PROVIDE A LITTLE BACKGROUND TO ELABORATE WHAT MR SOIKE JUST ELABORATED ON IN TERMS OF THE IDC
THE PORT IDC IS EFFECTIVELY A SUBSIDIARY OF THE PORT AND WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN 1982 PURSUANT TO WASHINGTON STATE LAW
THE PURPOSE OF THE IDC, INCLUDING THE PORT IDC, IS RELATED TO FACILITATE INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION BY EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING A VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH PRIVATE COMPANIES CAN ACCESS THE TAX EXEMPT MUNICIPAL CREDIT MARKETS OR SAME SORT OF MARKETS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS ACCESSING RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY AS PART OF YOUR CONSENT AGENDA
SO THE IDC EFFECTIVELY SERVES AS A CONDUIT BETWEEN INVESTORS AND PRIVATE COMPANIES, AND THESE COMPANIES NEED TO HAVE PROJECTS THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR IDC FINANCING UNDER BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, THE IDC ITSELF DOES NOT LEND ANY MONEY, AND ANY DEBT ISSUED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY THROUGH THE IDC IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THAT COMPANY AND IS ALWAYS NON RECOURSE TO PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE IDC
AS I MENTIONED, I PROVIDED THE IDC 2020 ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN YOUR PACKETS AND THAT HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
THE REPORT CONTAINS DETAILED BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE IDC AS WELL AS IT'S VERY LIMITED FINANCIAL ACTIVITY IN 2020
AS NOTED IN THE REPORT, THE TAX REFORM ACT 1986 GREATLY LIMITED THE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND FACILITIES THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR TAX EXEMPT FINANCING
AND AS A RESULT, THE PORT IDC AND REALLY IDC'S IN GENERAL, BECAUSE THE PORT IDC ISN'T THE ONLY SORT OF GAME IN TOWN HAVE SEEN VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF NEW FINANCING, AS OF YEAR END IN DECEMBER 31 2020, THERE WAS THERE'S ONLY TWO COMPANIES WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT FUNDED THROUGH THE IDC, ONE OF WHICH ACTUALLY MATURES LATER THIS YEAR AND THE OTHER IN 2030
SO UNLESS YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION THAT SORT OF CONCLUDED MY COMMENTS
AND AS DAVE MENTIONED, WE HAVE TWO ACTION ITEMS, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AND THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
VERY GOOD TO START
I'LL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE IDC MINUTES DATED MAY 26, 2020
SO MOVED
SECOND, DIRECTORS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
CLERK HART, BEGINNING WITH DIRECTOR BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR CALKINS, AYE
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR CHO, AYE
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR STEINBRUECK, YES, THANK YOU
DIRECTOR FELLEMAN, HI
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
THE MOTION PASSES
I'LL NOW ACCEPT A MOTION TO CONFIRM THE IDC OFFICES FOR THIS YEAR, SO I NEED A MOTION TO CONFIRM
THANK YOU
SO DIRECTORS JUST PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
CLERK HART, THANK YOU
BEFORE I CALL THE ROLL, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE WAY WE STRUCTURED THIS MEETING, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WAS FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT TO BE GIVEN AFTER THIS PARTICULAR VOTE
SO I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THAT I BELIEVE ALREADY HAPPENED, SO WE DON'T TRIP UP ON THAT
SO FOR APPROVAL OF THE OFFICERS, BEGINNING WITH DIRECTOR BOWMAN, EXCUSE ME
ONE SECOND, THOUGH, THE THE SLATE OF OFFICERS, THEIR TITLES
THIS IS JUST TO APPROVE THE SLATE, BUT THIS SLATE HASN'T BEEN INTRODUCED
THE OFFICERS, IF I CAN FORMALLY INTRODUCE THE SLATE OF OFFICERS, WILL ABSOLUTELY MIRROR THE COMMISSIONERS WITH DIRECTOR FELLEMAN, OF COURSE, BEING PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION AND THEN DIRECTOR CALKINS BEING VP FOR THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTOR CHO SECRETARY WOULD BE THE SAME OFFICER POSITIONS
AND CERTAINLY MR BERTRAM CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE SLATE OF OFFICERS WOULD BE DIRECTOR BOWMAN
DIRECTOR CALKINS, DIRECTOR CHO
DIRECTOR STEINBRUECK, DIRECTOR FELLEMAN
THAT IS WHAT IS BEFORE US
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR
ARE WE READY FOR THAT VOTE? PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
A BEGINNING WITH DIRECTOR BOWMAN, YES
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR CALKINS, AYE
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR CHO, DIRECTOR CHO, FOR APPROVAL OF SLATE OF OFFICERS
THANK YOU
YES
DIRECTOR STEINBRUECK, YES
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR FELLEMAN, HI
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
SO IT IS
PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ONCE MORE, CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL ME
THANK YOU
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THAT MOTION DID PASS FOR APPROVAL OF THE SLATE OF OFFICERS
THANK YOU
AND THIS IS FOR ANY QUESTIONS
THEN ON THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE IDC BEGINNING WITH DIRECTOR BOWMAN
NO OTHER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, DIRECTORo CH NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS
THANKS
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FELLEMAN, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
THE IDC ANNUAL MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED AND ITS 1:08 THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION MEETING IS NOW RECONVENED
CLERK HART, READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM MR SOIKE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM 10 E
THIS IS THE ORDER NUMBER 2021-05 dIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ALLOCATE UP TO 2,000,000 DOLLARS FROM THE COVID 19 EMERGENCY FUND TO SUPPORT THE PORT OF SEATTLE 2021 OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE AND EXEMPTING ALL RELATED CONTRACTS FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 53.19 RCW
OKAY, WELL, I BELIEVE WE HAD THIS AMENDED, DID WE NOT? SO WE MOVED THIS ITEM OUT OF ORDER
SO IT IS NEXT ON THE AGENDA AND WE ARE READY FOR MR SOIKE'S INTRODUCTION OF 10 E
ALRIGHT
I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS READ
OKAY, THIS THIS WEEK, PLEASE GO FORWARD
I THOUGHT WE HAD A CHANGE IN THE A RECORD HERE
BUT PLEASE MOVE FORWARD
JUST DOUBLE CHECKING MY AGENDA
THIS IS THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY MOTION
NO, WE JUMPED TO 10-E BUT CLERK HART, WE'RE REFERRING THIS TO A 2,000,000 DOLLARS COVID EMERGENCY FUND SUPPORT
I BELIEVE YOU SAID THE 1.5, WHICH WAS I DID READ UP TO 2,000,000 DOLLARS
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
MR SOIKE ON MY VERSION IS PAGE 33
SO YOU'RE SOMEWHERE IN THAT TIME IN THAT AREA
AND IF WE COULD JUST STAND IN RECESS FOR JUST A MOMENT, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, UNLESS MR SOIKE FIND HIS NOTES
32 33
THAT'S ON MY VERSION, SIR
WHAT? HERE WE ARE
THANKS
JUST A COUPLE OF PAGES OFF
THANK YOU, MICHELLE
I APPRECIATE IT
YOU BET
COMMISSIONER IS APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO YOU PASSED A MOTION CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE
THIS MOTION EXPLORED SHORT TERM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCED OUR MISSION AND SUPPORTED OUR LOCAL RECOVERY EFFORTS
SINCE THEN, YOU'VE ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT OUT ON THE PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED MANY POSITIVE TESTIMONIALS ON THE RESULTS ACHIEVED AND THE IMPACT MADE IN THE COMMUNITY AND ON THE YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING TODAY
THE PROGRAM SUCCESS, ALONG WITH ITS ALIGNMENT TO OUR MISSION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COUPLED WITH THE CONTINUING STATE OF THE PANDEMIC, HAS PROMPTED US TO COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN AND AUTHORIZE ANOTHER ROUND OF FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM
AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN CREATING THIS PROGRAM DURING THE PANDEMIC AND NEED FOR RECOVERY LAST YEAR AND HAVING THE FORESIGHT TO ESTABLISH THE COVID 19 EMERGENCY FUND, WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF FUNDS WE WILL BE USING TODAY
THANK YOU
VERY GOOD
SO WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION, I MR YINGWORTH AND BOOKDA GHEISAR
YES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND AS THE CLERK, IF THEY MIGHT PULL UP THE SLIDE DECK, PLEASE
THANK YOU, MR SKI
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
IT'S NICE TO BE HERE WITH YOU
WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIARITY WITH
OUR PLAN IS TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM FROM LAST YEAR, WHICH WE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION ON LAST EFFECT, AND THEN TO TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IS BEFORE YOU AND, OF COURSE, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO
THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO IF YOU TAKE YOURSELF BACK ABOUT A YEAR AGO, YOU'LL RECALL THAT WE WERE JUST DIVING INTO THE DEPTH OF THE PANDEMIC AND FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE, WE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON SPECIFIC SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION IN PARTICULARLY HIGH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND ONE OF THE SPECIFIC OUTCOMES OF THAT WAS THAT YOUTH WERE HAVING DIFFICULTIES FINDING INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
SO THE PORT SET UP THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH OF INITIATIVE, WHICH ALLOCATED UP TO 1 5,000,000 DOLLARS FOR INTERNSHIPS IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES
OUR FOCUS WAS ON IN SOUTH KING COUNTY, AND WE TARGETED THE SEGMENT OF POPULATION YOUTH DEFINED AS 16 TO 24 YEARS OLD
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AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, THE PROGRAM WAS A REMARKABLE SUCCESS
196 YOUTH PARTICIPATED
93 OF THOSE ROUTE WERE BIPOC YOUTH
THE AGES WERE MOSTLY IN THE GREATER HIGH SCHOOL AGE OF 78%
IN THE AGES OF 16 AND 19, TWO THIRDS WERE MALE AND ONE THIRD WERE FEMALE
AND EACH PARTICIPANT RECEIVED A 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR STIPEND TOWARD THEIR LABOR
AND NEAR THE END OF THE PROGRAM, YOU PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO BE A SURVEY FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROGRAM AND HOW IT WORKED FOR THEM
87% FELT MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES, 90% LEARNED NEW SKILLS ON HOW TO FIND A JOB, AND 81% SAID THAT THEY GAINED AN UNDERSTANDING OF POTENTIAL CAREERS AND THE EDUCATION NEEDED TO OBTAIN THOSE CAREERS
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THE WAY THAT THE PROGRAM LOGISTICALLY SET UP WAS TO COLLABORATE WITH FOUR WELL ESTABLISHED NONPROFITS WHO HAVE A TRADITION OF PRODUCING AND PROVIDING INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES
THOSE FOUR, AND THE NUMBER OF YOUTH THAT THEY PROVIDED INTERNSHIPS FORWARD WERE GOOD WILL, WHICH HAD 70 YOUTH PARTNER AND EMPLOYMENT HAD 33 INTERNSHIPS
URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN SEATTLE HAD 76, AND THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION HAS 17 INTERNSHIPS
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AND AGAIN, THE FOCUS WAS ON PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES, AND THOSE INDUSTRIES ARE AEROSPACE, MARITIME, GREEN JOBS OF CONSTRUCTION, AEROSPACE HAD 32 YOUTH
MARITIME HAD 20 GREEN JOBS 68 AND CONSTRUCTION 76
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SO THE ORDER BEFORE YOU FOR 2021 IS REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO THE ORDER FROM LAST YEAR
THE ONE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IS THAT INSTEAD OF UP TO 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS, IT WOULD BE UP TO TWO POINT MILLION DOLLARS AND THOSE FUNDS WOULD COME FROM THE COVID EMERGENCY FUND
WE ARE PARTNER WITH THE SAME FOUR NONPROFITS TO CONDUCT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS I WILL ADD THAT EACH OF THEM HAVE BEEN CONTACTED IN THAT EACH ARE INSPIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AGAIN THIS YEAR
AND THOUGH THE PROGRAM WOULD START RAMPING UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, CERTAINLY BEFORE JULY, THE ACTUAL INTERNSHIPS WOULD RUN FROM JULY THROUGH DECEMBER
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SO THAT'S BASICALLY IN A NUTSHELL
BEFORE WE GET YOUR QUESTIONS, I'M WONDERING IF DIRECTOR GHEISAR MIGHT HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD
THANK YOU, DAVID
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, DIRECTOR SOIKE THIS IS BOOKDA GHEISAR
AND I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, ALSO OVERSEEING THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND PRESENTATION
I WOULD JUST ADD A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY PLAN TO FOCUS ON WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED TRAINING PROGRAMS IN TRADE SCREEN JOBS, AVIATION AND MARITIME FOR YOUTH AND REALLY FOCUSING ON PORT RELATED INDUSTRY JOBS AND TRAINING FOR YOUTH
SECOND IS THAT WE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY WORKING TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR A PERMANENT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND WE'LL REPORT BACK TO YOU SOON ABOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE TIMELINE AND FINDINGS FROM THAT PROCESS
AND WE'LL ALSO BE REALLY LOOKING CLOSELY AT TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT LINK DIRECTLY TO THE PIPELINE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PORT RELATED CAREERS SO THAT KIDS EARLY ON AND CONTINUING INTO YOUTH AND ADULTHOOD LEARN ABOUT PORT RELATED JOBS
AND ALSO, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK AT OUR EQUITY INDEX FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY THIS SUMMER AND THROUGH THE FALL TO LOOK AT WHERE THE NEEDS ARE THE GREATEST, TO BE ABLE TO INVEST OUR DOLLARS IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HIT VERY HARD BY COVID AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR LEADING THIS DISCUSSION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PORT
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, BOOKDA
AND DAVID, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE HAVE PUT A FORWARD MOTION? I SEE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YEAH, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR HER IMAGINATION AND INSIGHT
AND I THINK FIRST PROPOSING THIS LAST SUMMER, IT WAS SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME WITH SO MANY NEEDS OUT THERE TO TARGET OUR RESOURCES IN THIS WAY TO THOSE MOST SEVERELY IMPACTED YOUNG PEOPLE, 16 TO 24, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, DRAWN FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, GOING THROUGH A LOT OF STRUGGLES
AND SO THE OUTCOMES HERE ARE JUST OUTSTANDING, MAKING THIS TO ME A REAL MODEL PROGRAM THAT I AM THRILLED TO SUPPORT ONCE AGAIN AND SEE RESOURCES INCREASED
I DO HAVE TWO QUESTIONS
IN FACT, FIRST, ONE HAVING TO DO WITH THE PROGRAM, NOTING THAT IT'S ABOUT TWO THIRDS MALE TO ONE THIRD FEMALE IN TERMS OF PARTICIPANTS, WHILE WE CAN'T HAVE QUOTAS AND SLOTS, I THINK WE HAVE TO WORK HARDER THERE IN OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS
THESE JOBS ARE HISTORICALLY NOT JOBS THAT PERHAPS YOUNG WOMEN MIGHT EVEN THINK ABOUT APPLYING FOR
AND SO THEY MAY BE MALE DOMINATED, BUT THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE
AND TO SUPPORT OUR GOALS FOR REAL EQUITY, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY, I THINK WE HAVE TO DO MORE WORK IN THAT DEPARTMENT
SECONDLY, AND OTHERWISE, THIS IS JUST REALLY A MODEL PROGRAM WITH THE KINDS OF OUTCOMES THAT ARE BEING SHOWN HERE AND IN ROUTE ALL THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK BOOKDA EVERYBODY WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING THIS THE SUCCESS THAT IT IS
I AM A LITTLE BIT PUZZLED BY THE REFERENCE TO THE COVID RECOVERY FUND
WHAT IS THAT AND HOW MUCH IS THAT IN THERE AND MAYBE FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT OTHER INTENDED PURPOSES THERE ARE FOR THAT
I DON'T RECALL ESTABLISHING A SPECIFIC COVID FUND WITH THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS TO IN OUR BUDGET
SO IF I COULD MAYBE JUMP IN ON THAT, THIS IS THE PORT THAT I WAS GOING TO PILE ON WITH, THANKING STEPHANIE FOR TOWARDS THE END OF THE LAST YEAR WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, LET'S MAYBE MAKE SURE WITH ALL THE UNCERTAINTY THAT THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING IN RESERVE
AND SO I BELIEVE WE SET ASIDE 7,000,000 DOLLARS
WAS THAT THE AMOUNT 8,000,000
AND SO THAT WAS BASICALLY TO ALLOW FOR US TO HAVE THESE SORT OF ACTION TO TARGET THIS SITUATION
WELL, GOOD
WE STILL GOT 6,000,000 UP FOR GRABS
I DON'T KNOW THAT EXACTLY
THIS WAS THE FIRST DRAW ON IT, BUT IT ALSO THANK YOU, STEPHANIE, FOR TAKING THAT
AND LOOK
AND, DAVID, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE QUESTION ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM, OR WE CAN GO ON FOR ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS? PETER, YOU TAKE YOUR HAND DOWN
SORRY
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM, BUT I GOT APPROVAL FROM STEVE METRUCK AND AN THOMAS'S SUPPORT TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DOLLARS WERE
BUT AROUND THE GENDER BALANCE, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK, THAT ABSOLUTELY
WE WANT TO SEE THESE JOBS THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY DOMINATED BY MEN, TO REALLY SHIFT TO HAVE GENDER EQUITY AND GENDER FOCUS, TO BE ABLE TO REACH GIRLS AT YOUNG AGES
SO WE ABSOLUTELY WILL EMPHASIZE THAT THIS YEAR AND ALSO IN THE PERMANENT PROGRAM
BUT THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT
AND THEN, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RUN THROUGH THE ROLL CALL FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE? IT'S SUCH A GREAT PROGRAM
EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO WAX WAX ELOQUENT OVER IT
THANK YOU
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
OH, THANK YOU
WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR THE COMMENDATIONS
BUT REALLY, THE COMMENDATIONS GO TO THE STAFF AND IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID FOR THOSE THAT WEREN'T BEHIND THE CURTAIN AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WE WERE REALLY SCRAMBLING TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO IN THIS IDEA OF MINE CAME FROM OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
AND KNOWING THAT OUR STAFF WAS LEANING INTO DOING A VIRTUAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, I DIDN'T WANT TO BACK AWAY FROM PROVIDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH, FOR CAREER EXPLORATION AND PORT IN INDUSTRIES
AND THIS WAS A WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT STRESSING OUT OUR STAFF IN OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TOO MUCH
BUT I REALLY WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO BOOKDA'S TEAM AND ALSO THE FOLKS IN CONTRACTING, BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONES THAT REALLY PULLED A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE VERY QUICKLY SO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO START THOSE JOBS IN JULY
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING TURN AROUND SO FAST AND CONTRACTING, AND SO THEY'RE REALLY BEHIND THE SCENES AND THEY DESERVE A TON OF CREDIT FOR THIS PROGRAM
AND I GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING IT ABLE TO DO IT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THIS YEAR SO THAT THEY HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET THOSE CONTRACTS OUT
I DID WANT TO SPEAK JUST FOR A MOMENT ABOUT THE EMERGENCY NATURE OF THIS, WHILE FOR SOME OF US, IT MIGHT SEEM AS THOUGH THE PANDEMIC IS STARTING TO WANE, AND WE GET SOME GOOD NEWS THROUGH THE MEDIA EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS
IT WAS JUST TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO THAT THE GOVERNOR WAS TALKING ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN KING COUNTY AGAIN, GOING BACK TO PHASE TWO
SO THINGS ARE CHANGING WEEKLY
AND I THINK THAT THIS PROGRAM IN THE MIDST OF THE EMERGENCY THAT WERE STILL IN PROVIDES JUST A RESPIT OF CERTAINTY TO AT LEAST 200 YOUTHS TO BE ABLE TO THINK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET EMPLOYMENT THIS SUMMER
THE REASON WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO ME, VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW I GREW UP ACTUALLY IN A RURAL COMMUNITY WHERE THERE WERE VERY FEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES
IF YOU HAD A JOB IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, YOU WERE DOING REALLY WELL BECAUSE THERE WERE JUST SO FEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES
SO FOR ME, IT'S JUST PART OF HOW I GREW UP AND ALWAYS WANTING TO THINK ABOUT KIDS THAT DIDN'T HAVE OPPORTUNITIES IN A LOT OF CASES
WE LEARNED LAST SUMMER THESE WERE SOME OF THE ONLY PAYCHECKS COMING INTO SOME HOMES
AND SO I NOT ONLY PROVIDED THOSE CAREER EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO PROVIDED A MEANS TO JUST PAY THE BILLS LAST SUMMER
SO I'M REALLY GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS AGAIN
I'M THRILLED BY IT
I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR EMBRACING IT, AND I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE IT IN THE FUTURE
AND I'M EXCITED FOR AGAIN, THESE STUDENTS TO SEE ALL OF THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES THERE
MY HOPE IS THAT IT'S GOING TO OPEN THEIR EYES AND THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM COME BACK TO WORK AT THE PORT, WORK AND FISHING, WORK IN AVIATION, WORK IN OUR GREEN JOBS, THOUSANDS OF WHICH WE'RE CREATING AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO I HOPE THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM
ACTUALLY, NO COMMENTS FOR ME
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES AND COMMENDING COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED BY HOW QUICKLY JUST PUT TOGETHER, I MUST SAY, SUCH A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT AND EXPECTATION
SO I HOPE THE STAFF IS ON NOTICE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF
WE'RE PULLING THIS OFF
I THINK WHEN YOU LISTEN TO STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN A TIME OF NEED, THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT AND THE IDEAS THAT COME UP
AND I THINK A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A COMMISSION RIGHT NOW LISTENING TO COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS WILL BEAR MANY FRUITS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS COVID RECOVERY AND SO VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS
BUT I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROGRAM AND LOOKING FORWARD TO, QUITE FRANKLY, LOOKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS ONE A LONG TERM PROGRAM RATHER THAN A KNEE JERK REACTION TO COVID
SO THANK YOU ALL
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
ANYTHING FURTHER? NO FURTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I HOPE YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES OR SO BECAUSE I'M REALLY A FAN
NO, HONESTLY, IT'S REALLY GREAT WHEN A QUICKLY ASSEMBLED PROGRAM OBVIOUSLY DELIVERS SUCH GREAT RESULTS
AND AS COMMISSIONER, CHO JUST SAID, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE STAFF ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS IN AN INSTITUTIONALIZED FASHION WITHOUT ALL THE CONNOTATIONS OF THAT WORD
BUT TO MAKE IT PART OF WHO WE ARE GIVING KIDS OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPOSURE TO THE PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE PORT PROVIDES THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE JUST UNAWARE OF
SO THANK YOU AGAIN
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF NEEDING A MOTION AT THIS POINT TO MOVE THIS ITEM AND A SECOND SO MOVED, IS THAT CORRECT? ALRIGHT, SO CLERK HART, YOU CAN FIGURE THAT ONE OUT
YES
I'M GIVING IT TO COMMISSIONER CHO
I SAW HIM FIRST
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THE ROLL CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? THANK YOU
AND I WILL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
SO THAT WAS THEN MOVE FORWARD
THAT ITEM PASSES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
JUST A COMMENT FROM ME, IF I MAY
THANK YOU, STEPHANIE AND EVERYONE ELSE FOR ALL THE COMMENTS ABOUT PORT STAFF, EDI, STAFF, PROCUREMENT STAFF, LEGAL STAFF, FINANCE STAFF ALL WORK VERY HARD LAST YEAR
AND THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION
AND I'M SURE I LEFT OFF A COUPLE OF DEPARTMENTS THERE
THANK YOU
BACK TO YOU, MICHELLE
THANK YOU, MR OK, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WE ARE BACK ON PAGE 21 AND I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ ITEM 10-B INTO THE RECORD
WE DO
THANK YOU
THAT IS INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3-7-8-9 AND SETTING A SECOND READING FOR JULY 27 TH 2021
THIS IS TO ENACT MINIMUM WAGE AND WORKER RETENTION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN EMPLOYERS LOCATED AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MR SOIKE, COMMISSIONERS, THIS RESOLUTION IS THE CULMINATION OF OUR EFFORTS IN OLYMPIA PURSUING A LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS CLARIFYING THE PORT AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE FLIGHT KITCHEN OPERATORS TO PAY A WAGE EQUAL TO THE CITY OF SEATAC MINIMUM
LET ME IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND ON CONTEXT, I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN ABOUT 10 OR 11 BULLETS ALONG THE TIMELINE OF WORK OF PORT EFFORTS IN REACHING TODAY'S ITEM
BACK IN 2013, VOTERS IN THE CITY OF SEATAC APPROVED PROPOSITION ONE, GENERALLY SETTING A 15 MINIMUM DOLLAR WAGE AND IMPOSED CERTAIN WORKER RETENTION REQUIREMENTS
PROP
ONE, AS IT IS KNOWN, EXCLUDED FROM ITS COVERAGE EMPLOYERS THAT PREPARE FOOD OR BEVERAGE TO BE SERVED IN FLIGHT BY AN AIRLINE, WHICH INCLUDES FLIGHT KITCHEN EMPLOYERS
THE PORT JOINED A LAWSUIT TO REVIEW THE LEGALITY OF PROPOSITION ONE BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXTENSION OF THE CITY'S JURISDICTION OVER AIRPORT AND AIRFIELD OPERATIONS
WHILE PROP
ONE WAS UNDER LEGAL REVIEW, THE PORT CONTINUED MOVING AHEAD IN 2014 AND IMPORTANTLY ADOPTED THE QUALITY JOBS OR A SOLUTION THAT IMPOSED A MINIMUM WAGE FOR BADGED AIRPORT EMPLOYEES
THE COMMISSION AT THAT TIME, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE VOTERS INTENT OF RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE AND PROVIDING SOME BENEFITS WAS INSTITUTED
THE COMMISSION WANTED TO ENSURE WORKERS WOULD HAVE THESE BENEFITS
INDEPENDENT OF THE OUTCOME OF THE LAWSUIT, PROP
ONE WAS UPHELD BY THE STATE SUPREME COURT IN 2015, AND AFTER PROP
ONE WAS UPHELD BY THE SUPREME COURT, THE PORT RESCINDED ITS QUALITY JOBS INITIATIVE
MORE CURRENTLY, THE LEGISLATIVE ADOPTED BILLS IN 2020 AND 2021 THAT GRANTED MUNICIPALITIES THAT OPERATE AIRPORTS WITH 20,000,000 ANNUAL EMPLOYMENTS AND THE AUTHORITY TO ENACT CERTAIN MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYERS THAT WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE COVERAGE OF LOCAL CITY MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS
THE RESOLUTION BEING CONSIDERED FOR INTRODUCTION TODAY WOULD ENACT A MINIMUM WAGE AND WORK A RETENTION REQUIREMENTS ON THOSE EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORT THAT WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE COVERAGE OF PROP
ONE BECAUSE THEY PREPARE FOOD TO BE SERVED IN FLIGHT BY AN AIRLINE
THE COMMISSION WOULD NOT TAKE FINAL ACTION TODAY, YOU KNOW, ON THE RESOLUTION
IT WOULD HAPPEN ON JULY 27, WHICH IS JUST AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATION
TODAY'S PROPOSED RESOLUTION WOULD IMPLEMENT THESE MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS STARTING AUGUST 2ND OF 2021
FOLLOWING THAT, THE AIRPORT WOULD ALSO PROPOSE A RULE THAT IS COMPLIMENTARY AND WOULD IMPLEMENT THE RESOLUTION, AND IT WOULD ALSO BE EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 2ND
COMMISSIONERS, THERE'S YOUR TIMELINE OF HOW WE CAME TO TODAY'S ACTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
DEREK SOIKE
I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE PORT HAS WORKED VERY MUCH TO SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION GRANTING THIS AUTHORITY TO DO THIS, AS IT IS VERY MUCH IMPORTANT TO US THAT NOBODY FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS OF BASIC HUMAN DECENCY HERE
MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE A
COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I THINK MR PRITCHARD MAY HAVE A REPORT
THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS
AND SO I CAN SEE TODAY I REQUEST INTRODUCTION OF THE FLIGHT KITCHEN MINIMUM AND LABOR STANDARDS RESOLUTION OVER 3789 TO ENACT MINIMUM WAGE AND WORKER RETENTION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN EMPLOYERS LOCATED AT SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE PORT UNDER RCW 1408-1.202 ON APRIL 16 TH 2021 GOVERNOR INSLEE THE NEW SENATE BILL 5385 INTO LAW
THIS BILL AUTHORIZES MUNICIPALITY TO CONTROL AND HE OPERATES IN AIRPORT HAVING 20,000,000 ANNUAL COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE PASSENGERS EMPLOYMENTS, ON AVERAGE IN THE MOST RECENT SEVERAL YEARS TO BE THE ABILITY TO PASS THESE MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS ALONG WITH OTHER CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
SEATAC, IN PARTICULAR, HAS MET THAT 20,000,000 ANNUAL SERVICE PASSENGER EMPLOYMENT FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS
AND UNDER SEATAC PROPOSITION ONE, WHICH ESTABLISH SEPARATE MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY OF SEATAC, THE AIRPORT IS ABLE TO ENACT SIMILAR LABOR STANDARDS AS WAS ENACTED IN PROP
ONE
MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS IN PROP
ONE INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM WAGE FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES EMPLOYERS
PROP
ONE SET THE INITIAL MINIMUM WAGE TO BE IMPOSED ON CURRENT EMPLOYERS AT 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR
THE CURRENT PROP
ONE MINIMUM WAGE FOR 2021 IS 16 DOLLARS AND 57 CENTS PER HOUR
THE MINIMUM WAGE REQUIRED TO BE PAID UNDER THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION ON THE SAME SCHEDULE AS PROP
ONE
PROMPT 1 ALSO HAS AN ESTABLISHED WORKER RETENTION MINIMUM LABOR STANDARD FOR CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYERS THAT IN THE CITY OF SEATAC, EMPLOYERS THAT ARE PROVIDED GOODS OR SERVICES AT THE AIRPORT AND ARE ENGAGED IN THE PREPARATION OF FOOD OR BEVERAGE BE SERVED IN FLIGHT BY AN FROM FACILITIES THAT ARE LOCATED ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATAC WILL COMPLY WITH THIS WORKER REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY PROP
ONE
EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE IN PAYING THE MINIMUM WAGE AND ADHERE TO THE WORKER RETENTION STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION NO LATER THAN AUGUST 2ND 2021
FINALLY, THIS RESOLUTION ALSO AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE AVIATION DIVISION, PORT OF SEATTLE, LANCE LYTTLE, TO PROMOGATE AND ADMINISTER RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE A DRAFT OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO THE PORT COMMISSION, AIRLINE SIGNATORIES AFFECTED EMPLOYEES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT LEAST 60 DAYS BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE
THE RULES AND REGULATIONS MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW
AND THIS RESOLUTION THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY, AND I'LL TURN IT BACK TO COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
MR PRICHARD
I SEE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAS HIS HAND UP? COMMISSION PRESIDENT, ARE WE ABLE TO GO IN ORDER? THAT'S FINE
I'LL TAKE IT IN ORDER
JUST WANTED TO GET MY HAND IN THERE, SO I'LL TAKE IT IN CALL CLERK HART TO CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN THEN
I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NECESSARILY FOR THE STAFF
AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING IT
AND MR SOIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THAT BACKGROUND
I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO MAYBE ADD ON TO THAT BECAUSE I'VE LEARNED RECENTLY THAT I THINK THAT THERE'S EVEN BEEN SOME CONFUSION AMONGST OUR NEWER MEMBERS OF THE STAFF AND COMMISSION ABOUT THE PORT POSITION ON PROP
ONE WHEN IT WAS PASSED
AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT OUR OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION ONE WAS REALLY BASED ON THE JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE AND NOT THE MINIMUM WAGE
I REALLY APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN'S POINT THAT WE REALLY TRIED BACK THEN
I GUESS
NOW I REALIZE I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY COMMISSIONER THAT CURRENTLY SERVING WAS ON THE COMMISSION BACK THEN
BUT OUR INTENTION WITH THE QUALITY JOBS RESOLUTION AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE JOBS THAT WE HAVE AT THE AIRPORT ARE QUALITY JOBS
THE 15 DOLLARS MINIMUM WAGE, I JUST REALLY FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY, IS NOT ENOUGH
AND LET'S JUST BE HONEST ABOUT THAT
IT'S NOT A LIVING WAGE IN KING COUNTY, AND SO AT LEAST NOT FOR A FAMILY AND EVEN A SINGLE PERSON
SO IT'S A START
WE REALLY NEED TO GET THESE WAGES UP
AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER WITH SENATOR KAISER TO GET THIS LEGISLATION PASSED
I DO REALIZE THAT THERE ARE POTENTIALLY SOME LEGAL HURDLES, BUT I THINK THAT WE ALL RECOGNIZE THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO RAISE THESE WAGES FOR THESE WORKERS THAT WERE LEFT OUT OF PROP
ONE
SO I GUESS THAT WAS MORE OF A STATEMENT RATHER THAN A QUESTION
BUT AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE BACKGROUND THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE STAFF
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM
NO FURTHER COMMENTS FOR ME ON THE SETUP
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO, YEAH
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS MOTION
IT WAS NOT AN EASY THING FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION TO TACKLE
IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHEN I WAS SWORN IN AS A COMMISSIONER LAST YEAR
AND QUITE FRANKLY, THIS IS NEW TERRITORY FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT THAT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF HAVE EXPRESSED TOWARDS THIS GOAL
IT'S A SMALL STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO BOLSTER THE RECOVERY POST PANDEMIC, BUT I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS AND GET THIS BALL ROLLING THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YEAH
I AM STILL PUZZLED ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE KITCHEN WORKERS WERE LEFT OUT OF PROPOSITION ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE
IT'S MY FIRST QUESTION
AND WERE OTHER WORKERS AT SEATAC ALSO LEFT OUT WITH OTHER BUSINESSES? AND WITH THIS RESOLUTION AND REGULATORY STEP TOWARD BRINGING THE WAGES UP TO MINIMUM, ARE WE LEAVING BEHIND ANY OTHERS AT SEATAC AIRPORT THAT WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THIS
AND THIRDLY TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S COMMENT, WE SHOULD AGAIN RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSCORE THAT THIS IS A MINIMUM WAGE AND IT'S NOT A LIVING WAGE, EVEN FOR A SINGLE PERSON, LET ALONE ANYONE WITH CHILDREN
SO IT IS ABSOLUTELY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
BUT WE STILL HAVE A HUGE AND GROWING INCOME GAP IN SEATTLE, KING COUNTY
IN THE REGION, IT'S MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED THAN MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
SO I THINK THIS IS ENCOURAGING
IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO
I FULLY SUPPORT THE EFFORTS AND APPRECIATE THAT
IT REALLY, I THINK, REPRESENTS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE PORT STAFF, OUR LEGAL, OUR AIRPORT STAFF AND COMMISSION MEMBERS BEING UNITED BEHIND THIS, IF YOU WILL, TO DO WHAT WE KNEW WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, AND IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THAN WE'D HOPED
BUT IT'S BETTER TO BE PROCEED WITH FULL INFORMATION AND BEST LEGAL ADVICE GOING FORWARD
WHEN EARLIER ON, IT WAS UNCLEAR HOW WE WOULD ACCOMPLISH THIS, GIVEN OUR LIMITED AUTHORITY AS A SPECIAL GOVERNMENT
YES, I SEE
YOUR HAND IS UP, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I'M FINISHED, COMMISSIONER, IF I MAY
I DO BELIEVE THIS IS OUR LAST GROUP OF WORKERS AT SEATAC WHO ARE NOT THE MINIMUM WAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO, BUT WE CAN DOUBLE CHECK THAT FOR YOU, COMMISSIONER
AS FEW OTHER QUESTIONS, I THINK WE SHOULD DEFER THOSE MATTERS TO LEGAL COUNCIL JUST BECAUSE OF WHERE WE CURRENTLY STAND AT SOME CLEAR, WELL KNOWN HISTORY AS TO WHY THE KITCHEN WORKERS WERE EXCLUDED FROM PROP
ONE
AND SHOULDN'T THAT BE KNOWN? SURE, THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PREEMPTION ISSUE
THEY WERE NATIONALLY RELATED
SO IT WASN'T THE JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE BETWEEN SEATAC AND THE AIRPORT THAT EXCLUDED THE WORKERS, IS THAT IT'S A VERY SEPARATE ISSUE? OKAY, WELL, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THE PATH THAT THIS TOOK NEVER TOO LATE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AS MY DAD ALWAYS SAID
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, MY DAD WAS A PSYCHOLOGIST AND HE SAYS IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO HAVE A HAPPY CHILDHOOD
SO ANYWAY, I'M JUST MOVING FORWARD
I AM VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT
AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT IT'S CLEARLY A TOUGH TIME FOR THE AIRLINES
AND AND SOME FOLKS MAY PERCEIVE THIS IS THE WRONG TIME TO DO IT
BUT QUITE FRANKLY, HAVING MET THESE PEOPLE, THIS IS CLEARLY A WELL OVERDUE TIME
THIS IS REALLY A REMARKABLE DISSERVICE TO FOLKS IN OUR COUNTY
AND WHILE WE'VE HEARD THAT THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT JURISDICTION HERE BY ATTORNEYS FOR FLYING FOOD, THEY'RE NOT MAKING THE ARGUMENT ABOUT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, BUT A CLAIM OF LACK OF AUTHORITY
SO I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROCEED AND REALLY BELIEVE THAT THESE FOLKS TIME HAS COME
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE PORT AND OUR STAFF FOR FINDING A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD
SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A MOTION AND A SECOND
SO MOVED
EVERYBODY SHOULD SECOND IT
WE ALL DO FOR GIVING THAT ONE TO YOU, COMMISSIONER A SECOND
ALL RIGHT
SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED, I ASSUME WE CAN BE DONE WITH QUESTIONS UNLESS YOU JUST WANT TO RAISE YOUR HAND
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A MOTION TO AMEND THAT IS NEEDED HERE A COMMISSIONER
AND THAT IS FOR YOU, SIR
OKAY
YES, I SEE THAT
HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION 3789 AS INTRODUCED
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ AND DISPLAY THE AMENDMENT AND THE AMENDMENT IS AS FOLLOWS, YES
AUBREE, GO AHEAD AND CALL UP THE AMENDMENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AUBREE
AND I WILL JUST RUN YOU THROUGH THE AMENDMENT QUITE QUICKLY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
SO THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS TO, ON,LINE 109 AND THAT IS I'M SORRY
LET ME BE CLEAR LINE 109 ON THE RESOLUTION TO INSERT THE WORDS AT LEAST AND TO STRIKE BUT DOES NOT EXCEED
AND THAT APPEARS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN
THERE IS A SIMILAR AMENDMENT ONLINE 114
THANK YOU, AUBREE
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT AS IT APPEARS BEFORE YOU AGAIN TO INSERT AT LEAST AND STRIKE BUT DOES NOT EXCEED
AND THEN WE HAVE CORRESPONDING AMENDMENTS ONLINE 33 100 AND 123 TO MAKE THE SAME AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THOSE
WHEREAS AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED CAUSES
SO THAT IS THE AMENDMENT BEFORE US
IS THERE A SECOND FOR THE AMENDMENT, MR PRESIDENT? I'LL SECOND IT
ALRIGHT
SO THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEY, IF NOT CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
AND THIS IS FOR A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND
AND THEN WHEN WE'RE THREE WITH US, WE WILL HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION IF THE COMMISSION WANTS, AND WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED
SO AGAIN ON THE MOTION TO AMEND, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES, THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS ON THAT MOTION TO AMEND
SO THE MOTION PASSES
AND SO NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION ON THE MAIN RESOLUTION
AND OF COURSE, AS A RESOLUTION
THIS IS JUST A FIRST READING
SO WE WILL BE TAKING THIS UP AGAIN AS WELL
AND MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THAT MOTION, THE MAIN MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR
THE MAIN MOTION HAS NOW BEEN AMENDED
DO WE WANT TO CALL THE ROLL FOR DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED? I WOULD ENTERTAIN ANYONE WHO HAS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS TO RAISE THEIR HANDS, OTHERWISE WOULD LIKE YOU TO PROCEED
THANK YOU
AND I AM NOT SEEING ANYONE WITH ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION
SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FIRST AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS.AYE
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS ON YOUR MOTION TO AMEND OR I'M SORRY ON THE VOTE TO PASS THE INTRODUCTION OF THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED, AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
VERY GOOD
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD THE WEEK
YOU WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND ITS PRESENTERS
THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM 10-C, THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO ESTABLISH A NEW AIRPORT WIDE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM AND THE AMOUNT OF 1,360,000 FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS THAT WILL PROVIDE ANONYMOUS AND PERIODIC MEASUREMENT REPORTING AND ACTION PLANNING TO ENHANCE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT WITH CUSTOMERS
MR SOIKE, COMMISSIONERS, THIS NEW AIRPORT WIDE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM IS JUST ONE COMPONENT OF OUR STRATEGY TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AT SEA
ALONG WITH OUR SKYTRACKS RATINGS, CUSTOMER SURVEYS, DAILY FACILITY INSPECTIONS, THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP US ELEVATE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AT SEA
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO LANCE LYTTLE AND JIM PETERSON AND ANY OTHER PRESENTERS THEY HAVE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MR SOIKE, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS, MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN THE VISION VIDEO AND YOU HAVE HEARD OUR LONG TERM OBJECTIVE TO BE A WORK CLASS AIRPORT
WE'VE ACTUALLY DEFINE WHAT WORK CLAST SHOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT IT SHOULD FEEL LIKE
WE ESTABLISH LONG TERM METRICS SO THAT WE KNOW WHEN WE ARE THERE
WE HAVE THEN WE HAVE AS SCORES, AIRPORT SERVICE QUALITY SCORES
WE HAVE HIGH TRACKS AND RATINGS THAT WE'RE TARGETING
WE HAVE LEVEL OF SERVICE OPTIMA AS DIRECTED BY COMMISSIONERS MOST ACCESSIBLE AIRPORT
SO WE HAVE ACCEPTED THE FACT LOAD THAT NOT JUST US, BUT AT THE AIRPORT WITHIN THE US, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH OTHER AIRPORTS IN TERMS OF HAVING ICONIC STRUCTURE
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE A IN TAJ MAHAL TYPE AIRPORTS IN THE US LIKE YOU HAVE SEEN MAYBE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND IN ASIA
IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN OUR LIFETIME
BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN COMPETE
WE CAN DISTINGUISH OURSELVES
WE CAN GIVE OURSELVES THAT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
SO ONE KEY INITIATIVE TO GET US THERE WAS OUR BRANDING CAMPAIGN THAT WE STARTED BACK IN 2020 JANUARY 2020
AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A LOGO CHANGE IN LOGO CHANGE IN COLORS
IT'S ABOUT A PROMISE, A PROMISE OF WHAT OUR GUESTS SHOULD EXPECT WHEN THEY COME TO THE PORT
THAT ELEVATED TRAVEL EXPERIENCE THAT THEY'VE JUST MENTIONED AND HOW OUR TEAM MEMBERS IS EXPECTED TO ACTUALLY BEHAVE TO DELIVER THAT PROMISE
SO LAST YEAR, WE ESTABLISHED A NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS MANUAL
THIS STANDARD MANUAL WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL AIRPORT CUSTOMERS, ALL OF OUR GUESTS
AND IT OUTLINES THE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPECTATION FOR ALL SEA EMPLOYEES, NOT JUST SUPPORT EMPLOYEES, WHETHER IT'S AIRLINES, CONCESSION OR YOU NAME IT AND REGARDLESS OF THE EMPLOYEE, AND ALSO THE EXPECTATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS
BUT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER THE PROMISE IF THE STANDARDS THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED JUST SIT IN A MANUAL
RIGHT? WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR ESTABLISHED STANDARDS ARE PRACTICED ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS
SO THIS SEA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO HELP US TO UPHOLD THAT PROMISE
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF QUALITY CONTROL THAT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS IN CASE RIGHT NOW
SO THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER
IN FACT, WHEN I WALK AROUND THE AIRPORT AND ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS, I DO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE
HOWEVER, WE THINK THAT A CLEAR PROGRAM UTILIZING A CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER WILL BE FAR MORE EFFECTIVE
AND I MUST HIGHLIGHT BEFORE OUR PLAN
THIS IS NOT A GOTCHA PROGRAM
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO EMBARRASS ANYONE
IT IS ACTUALLY MEANT TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE AND GET US CLOSER TO DELIVERING ON THIS PROMISE
SO WITH WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I WILL NOW PASS ON TO JIM PETERSON AND JIM WILL GIVE US MORE DETAILS ON THE PROGRAM
JIM, THANK YOU, LANCE, AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
GOOD AFTERNOON
C0O SOIKE AND COMMISSIONERS IS GOOD TO BE HERE TODAY
AS LANCE MENTIONED, CUSTOMER SERVICE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT AND EXPERIENCE AT SEA
YOU CAN ADVANCE THE SLIDE, PLEASE
THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IF WE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO REFLECT, EVERY ONE OF US CAN REFLECT ON THE EXPERIENCES WE'VE HAD AS BEING CUSTOMERS
AND WHEN YOU THINK OF THE THE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES YOU'VE HAD AND PERHAPS MAYBE NOT SO POSITIVE, WHAT RISES TO THE TOP USUALLY AND TRADITIONALLY, AND WHAT WE HEAR FROM OUR CUSTOMERS IS THE EXPERIENCES THEY HAVE WITH EMPLOYEES
THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK AN EXPERIENCE
AND IN OUR INDUSTRY, IN OUR AIRPORT, WE WANT TO HAVE LASTING IMPRESSIONS, POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS, AND THEREFORE THE FOCUS AND PRIORITY FOR THE SEA QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM IS ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
AS LANCE MENTIONED LAST YEAR, THE AVIATION DIVISION PUBLISHED A NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS MANUAL
THE STANDARDS MANUAL WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL AIRPORT CUSTOMERS, AND IT OUTLINES THE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL SEA EMPLOYEES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR EMPLOYER, AND ALSO FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS
AND AS LAST MENTION, ALSO IN JANUARY, THE AVIATION DIVISION LAUNCHED THE SEA BRAND
THIS PROGRAM WILL ENGAGE A CONSULTANT THAT SPECIALIZES IN MEASURING AND REINFORCING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, SERVICE STANDARDS AND BRAND COMPLIANCE TO RAISE THE BAR TO WORLDCLASS SEA EXPERIENCE
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THE SEA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM WILL UTILIZE CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVES WHO WILL ANONYMOUSLY POSE AS SEA CUSTOMERS TO ENGAGE WITH EMPLOYEES AND WILL UTILIZE THE VARIOUS AIRPORT SERVICES
THESE REPRESENTATIVES WILL FOLLOW DETAILED, SCRIPTED AND TYPICAL SCENARIOS AND THEY RECORD THEIR OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SEA EMPLOYEES, I'M SORRY, LEADERS AND AIRPORT TENANTS WITH PARTNERS WITH VALUABLE INSIGHTS THAT WILL LEAD TO ACTIONS TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, WILL REWARD POSITIVE BEHAVIOR AND WILL IDENTIFY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVES WILL MONITOR AND MEASURE SERVICE EXCELLENCE BY SEA EMPLOYEES AT IMPORTANT TOUCH POINTS IN THE SEA CUSTOMER JOURNEY
WE'RE CALLING THIS THE CURB SIDE TO GATE APPROACH
WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND HAVE A WATCHFUL EYE FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PROACTIVE TO OFFER TO HELP THEIR PROBLEM SOLVERS
EMPLOYEES WHO DEMONSTRATE BEING ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE MAY BE WEARING THE SUNFLOWER LANYARD TO SIGNIFY HIDDEN DISABILITIES
IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY WATCHING OUR EMPLOYEES AND HOW THEY ARE PROACTIVE AND HELPING TO MAKE A WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCE AT SEA
ALSO, IT'S A COMMON INDUSTRY PRACTICE AMONG OUR NATION'S TOP HUB AIRPORTS, OUR PEER AIRPORTS TO MAINTAIN A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM LIKE THIS ONE
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO IMPLEMENT THIS AT SEA
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AS LANCE MENTIONED, THIS IS A LAYERED APPROACH TO QUALITY ASSURANCE
WE'RE ALREADY HAVING OUR DAILY FACILITY INSPECTIONS WITH OUR NEW TO OUR NEW INSPECTION TOOL
SINCE 2011, WE'VE MAINTAINED CUSTOMER FEEDBACK FROM AIRPORT SERVICE QUALITY SURVEYS
AND THEN 2018, WE STARTED OUR SKYTRACKS AIRPORT RATINGS, THE AIRPORT AUDIT
SO WE'RE CONTINUING THIS, AND WE'RE NOW EXCITED TO OFFER ANOTHER LAYER TO THAT QUALITY ASSURANCE BY OFFERING THIS CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM THROUGH THE CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER PROGRAM ITSELF
THE NEW QA PROGRAM WILL JOIN THOSE THAT ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THIS LAYERED APPROACH
AND NOW THIS YEAR, WE'RE EXCITED TO ADD THIS NEW COMPONENT TO THE PROGRAM
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SPEAKING OF COMPONENTS, THIS QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD TO ADVANCE OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE HERE AT SEA
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THERE ARE FIVE MAJOR COMPONENTS TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM HERE AT SEA
WE CALL IT STARS
IT'S OUR ELEVATED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE PROGRAM, AND EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS ARE INTERRELATED
THERE'S LINKAGES BETWEEN THE FIRST ONE, AS I MENTIONED, ARE THE STANDARDS
THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS BY WHICH WE MEASURE
THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS BY WHICH WE WANT TO RAISE THE BAR TO ENGAGE WITH OUR CUSTOMERS TO OFFER THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE WE WANT
TRAINING IS ANOTHER AREA, CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING RECOGNITION
WHEN WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE RISING THE ABOVE DAILY AND HAVING THOSE RECOGNITION PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO HELP THEM AND THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROJECT OR WHOLE PROGRAM, THEIR STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS AN AIRPORT OPERATOR THAT WE WORK WITH OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS, TSA TENANTS ACROSS THE BOARD TO ENABLE THEM TO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS AND IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM
SO THE STARS PROGRAM WOULD OFFER AN ELEVATED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
IT'S A MAJOR COMPONENT
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THE OTHER FOUR, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO IMPLEMENT THIS ONE THIS YEAR
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SO AS I MENTIONED, THE CURB SIDE TO GATE APPROACH THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM TO REACH OUT TO THOSE HIGH TOUCH POINT AREAS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR CUSTOMERS FROM THE DEPARTURES CURBSIDE TO TICKETING LEVEL
WHEELCHAIR SERVICES ARE SO IMPORTANT IN SUCH A PRIME AREA FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, AND WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THOSE SERVICE PROVIDERS
THE CUSTODIAL SERVICES WHO ARE THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT
THEY ARE SOMETIMES THE FIRST LINE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND EQUIPPING THEM WITH INFORMATION SO THEY CAN HELP OUR CUSTOMERS
WHEN THERE'S QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE LOOKING OUT FOR THEM AS WELL
CHECKPOINT QUEUES
WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE AT THE CHECKPOINTS, HELPING THE QUEUES AND HELPING CUSTOMERS WORK THROUGH THAT AREA, WE WANT TO BE MORE THAN JUST STANDING THERE
WE WANT TO BE ENGAGED WITH CUSTOMERS
AND THIS QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM WILL HELP US MONITOR THAT AREA
ALSO WITH TSA OFFICERS, SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN FROM CUSTOMERS AROUND THE TSA EXPERIENCE, THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT EXPERIENCE
SO THIS IS A REALLY HIGH TOUCH POINT AREA FOR US TO FOCUS IN ON
OF COURSE, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, PATHFINDERS AND VOLUNTEERS WILL ALL BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM
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AND WE LOOK TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM FURTHER WITH EXPANDING IT TO INCLUDE DINING, RETAIL, THE PARKING GARAGE, RENTAL CAR SHUTTLES
THESE ARE ALL AREAS NOT ONLY ARE IMPORTANT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT REVENUE AREAS
SO COLLECTIVELY, THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM IS REALLY GOING TO ADVANCE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE EFFORTS
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, AS THE PREVIOUS SLIDE SHOWED, THIS IS A MAJOR COMPONENT
WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND THE QA PROGRAM IS REALLY ONE THAT WE'RE EXCITED WORKING WITH ALL OUR TENANTS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT
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WITH THAT
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JIM
AND TO LANCE, YOUR COMMITMENT TO LONG TIME COMMITMENT FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OR SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU
I DO WANT TO NOTE, FOR THE RECORD, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF COMMISSION, COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAD TO LEAVE A MEETING ABOUT 1:50 P.M
SO WE'LL NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD, HE MAY REJOIN US FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE OBVIOUSLY A GREAT I THINK YOU MENTIONED THAT USE THE TERM LAYERED APPROACH TO CUSTOMER SERVICE
AND LANCE, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU MENTIONED IN THE BEGINNING THAT THIS IS NOT AT ALL INTENDED TO BE A GOTCHA
I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD VERY MUCH BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CELEBRATE THE GOOD CUSTOMER AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT OUR STAFF AND OUR OTHER VENDORS AT SEATAC PROVIDES
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CHO, YEAH
I DON'T HAVE MUCH, TO ADD
THANK YOU SO MUCH
LANCE AND JIM AND ALL THOSE WHO WORKED ON THIS PROGRAM, I THINK IT'S TERRIFIC
AND I'M LOOKING TO SEE SOME OF THE METRICS AND THE RESULTS THAT COME OUT OF IT
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU
AGAIN, THE ONE QUESTION I HAD WHICH I'VE RAISED WITH YOU BEFORE IS THAT HOPEFULLY NOT FOR MUCH LONGER
BUT COVID IS WITH US CURRENTLY AND FROM WHAT WE'RE HEARING ABOUT IN AFRICA AND INDIA IN PARTICULAR
IT MAY UNFORTUNATELY BE WITH US LONGER THAN WE WOULD HOPE
AND I JUST BELIEVE ONE OF THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES THAT WE SHOULD BE INCLUDING IN THE METRICS IS THAT OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, ESPECIALLY IN OUR ADR FACILITIES
AND SO I'VE GOTTEN SOME MIXED REPORTS FROM COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE TRAVELED, AND THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT IS VERY MUCH A CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, BOTH FROM THE COMFORT LEVEL AS WELL AS OBVIOUSLY WITH A HEALTHY LEVEL
AND I KNOW PEOPLE ARE DILIGENT INSIDE THE FACILITY
BUT IF IN CASE THERE ARE PROBLEMS OR PLACES WHERE WE COULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, I JUST KNOW WHETHER YOU WERE GOING TO INCLUDE SUCH CONSIDERATIONS IN YOUR EVALUATION
YEAH
COMMISSIONER, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE TWO PHASES THAT JIM MENTIONED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MEMO, IT PROCESS, WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO REPRIORITIZE
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, SOCIAL DISTANCING WITHIN THE ADR SPACE BECOMES A CHALLENGE TO US OR A PRIORITY
WE CAN ALWAYS SHIFT FOCUS TO THAT AREA AS WELL
SO WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE AGREEMENT, IF YOU APPROVE IT, TO CHANGE PRIORITIES AS NEEDED
BUT YOU DON'T SEE THAT AS NECESSARY AT THIS TIME
NO
YES, SOCIAL DISTANCING IS NECESSARY
THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IS THAT WE CAN BE, IF AWARE, ALL THE TIME THROUGH THE PORT
SOMETIMES WHEN SOMEBODY LIKE ME WHO IS KNOWN IS COMING AROUND, PEOPLE PROBABLY BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY
AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER THAT CAN PROVIDE AND THAT FEEDBACK TO US, BECAUSE THAT PERSON WILL FUNCTION JUST LIKE A REGULAR PASSENGER AND CAN PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK TO US
AND WE CAN IN TURN PROVIDE THAT CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO WHETHER IT'S ADR PROGRAM OR THE TAXI OPERATOR, AND YOU NAME IT, SHUTTLE BUS OPERATORS RENT A CAR
WE CAN PROVIDE THAT CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK BACK TO THEM SO THEY CAN CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THEIR PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE WE DO SIMPLE THINGS SUCH AS SOCIAL DISTANCE
VERY GOOD
THEN I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THIS
CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND NOW? SO MOVED
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE FOLLOW THE VOTE? THANK YOU
THIS IS FOR THE VOTE ON ITEM 10-C BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS EXCUSED
I VERY MUCH HAPPY TO SAY THAT MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU
AND I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF KEEPING WITH THE THEME OF PORT JOBS
PLEASE READ IN OUR NEXT ITEM
YES, THAT IS ITEM 10-D
AUTHORIZATION TO WAIVE THE COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION PROCESS PER RCW 53.19.020 (5) AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT PORT JOBS CONTRACT FOR AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 456,250 DOLLARS AND TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE OF $4,881,250 AND AN EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO SIX MONTHS THROUGH DECEMBER 30, 2021
I BELIEVE THAT'S DECEMBER 31 ST 2021 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AT SEA EMPLOYMENT CENTER AND PROVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE AVIATION CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM FOR AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 10,485,000 DOLLARS AND A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT TERM PLUS TWO 1 YEAR OPTIONS TO RENEW AT THE PORT DISCRETION
SAY THAT FIVE TIMES FAST
COMMISSIONERS, IF I ALSO COULD INTRODUCE THIS BY TAKING YOU BACK 21 OR 22 YEARS, IMAGINE A JOB SEEKER LOOKING FOR A JOB AT THE AIRPORT, EITHER FROM A COMMUNITY OR ELSEWHERE
THEY KNEW THE AIRPORT WAS A BIG EMPLOYMENT CENTER
THEY KNEW THE AIRLINES WERE THERE, THEY KNEW THAT THE PORT WAS THERE, BUT THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW THE NAMES OF ALL THE FIRMS THAT WORKED IN THE TERMINAL OR ON THE AIR FIELD
AND THERE ARE MANY SO IN THE YEAR 2000 SEATAC WORKED WITH A COMMISSION AND IDENTIFIED AN AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT CENTER, A PLACE WHERE A PERSON COULD COME TO THE AIRPORT AND SEE EVERY POSSIBLE JOB BEING OFFERED AT THE AIRPORT BY EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYER
IT WAS A GREAT BENEFIT TO JOB SEEKERS AND TO SOME FIRMS WHO COULD REDUCE THEIR HR COSTS BY KNOWING THAT THAT SERVICE CENTER WOULD PROVIDE THEM
THIS REQUEST TODAY GRANTS A SIX MONTH EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT PROVIDER AUTHORIZE SOLICITATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTER, AND WE WOULD SOLICIT TO BOTH PRIVATE AND TO NONPROFIT ENTITIES
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LUIS NAVARRO
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SOIKE
I WANT TO START BY MAKING A POINT
I GOT A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE MESSAGE
I CANNOT PUT IT TO SNOOZE, AND IT SAYS MY COMPUTER WILL RESTART AUTOMATICALLY IN 12 MINUTES, SO I APOLOGIZE, BUT I CANNOT TURN IT OFF
IT'S ONE OF THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS NEEDED, BUT AT THE WRONG TIME, I'LL START AND FINISH MY PRESENTATION AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES AND MAYBE I'LL BE ABLE TO SNOOZE IT
I'M LUIS NAVARRO, DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
TODAY, I'M REQUEST AN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE SERVICES TO JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THESE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PORT JOBS
AS THE OPERATOR OF THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER, FOR 20 YEARS, THE PORT HAS BEEN PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES AT THE AIRPORT THROUGH EMPLOYMENT CENTER LOCATED ON THE MEZZANINE LEVEL OF THE AIRPORT
AND OVER THE YEARS WE'VE SERVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOB SEEKERS IN OVER 100 SMALL AND LARGE EMPLOYERS AT SEA AIRPORT, AND THESE WORKERS HAVE MAINTAINED THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS ON THE RAMP AND INSIDE THE TERMINAL
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TODAY'S AGENDA
WE'LL COVER THE REQUEST SUMMARY, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR CONTINUING THIS WORK AND THE FUNDING SOURCES
I WILL ALSO REVIEW THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK FOR A MULTIYEAR CONTRACT AND WILL GLADLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE
NEXT SLIDE THE REQUEST A SUMMARY IS A TWO PART AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
FIRST, WE WILL, AS WE ASK COMMISSIONERS FOR AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, POOR JOBS, TO CONTINUE PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THROUGH DECEMBER 31 ST AT A COST OF $456,250 FOR THE EXTENSION FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF THE CONTRACT OF $4.9 MILLION
AND AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO INDICATE THAT AT THE TOP OF THE PARAGRAPH OF THE MEMO ERRONEOUSLY WAS SHOWN DECEMBER 30TH 2021 AND I RESPECTFULLY ASKED THE COMMISSION PIER TO CORRECT THE RECORD I'D DOCUMENT TO SHOW THE CORRECT DATE OF DECEMBER 31ST 2021 IN THE MEMO
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
THANK YOU, CLERK HART .ON THE RECORD
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THE CURRENT CONTRACT, THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH POOR JOBS WAS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER 2015 AS A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT AND THE CONTRACT IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 30 TH OF THIS YEAR
PART ONE OF THIS REQUEST TODAY IS TO WAIVE THE SOLICITATION PROCESS AND GRANT AN EXTENSION OF SIX MONTHS THROUGH DECEMBER 2021 ST THAT INCLUDES 50,000 DOLLARS, AN OUTREACH AND WORK RELATED TO A SECOND ADDITION MAINTENANCE CAREER PATHWAY
THIS COMING FALL, 2021 TO CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM IS AN UPSCALING PROGRAM FOR AIRPORT WORKERS
IN EARLY 2020 AND LAST YEAR SINCE SO LONG AGO, I BEGAN PLANNING A SOLICITATION FOR A NEW CONTRACT TO BE IN PLACE ON JULY 1ST 2021 FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF EXISTING CONTRACT
BUT AS WITH SO MANY OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES, THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC CREATED SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY AND COMPLEXITIES IN THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT, WHICH LED THE PORT STAFF INVOLVED IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO RECOMMEND THIS EXTENSION
INSTEAD OF DEVELOPING SOLICITATION DURING THE COVERED MONTHS OF COVID 19, THIS SIX MONTH EXTENSION WILL ALLOW FOR MORE INFORMED AND MORE COMPLETE SOLICITATION RESPONSES FROM NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE ENTITIES INTERESTED IN THIS CONTRACT AND WILL ALLOW PORT STAFF TO DEDICATE THE NECESSARY TIME FOR BETTER REVIEW OF RESPONSES TO ALL OF THE SOLICITATION ELEMENTS
NOW THAT MORE CERTAINTY HAS RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT SYSTEM IN THE COVID 19 RECOVERY ENVIRONMENT, WE BELIEVE IT IS A BETTER TIME TO START AND ISSUE THE SOLICITATION AND PART TWO OF THIS REQUEST, COMMISSIONERS IS TO AUTHORIZE STAFF AND THE PROCUREMENT OFFICE TO PROCEED WITH A SEVEN YEAR SOLICITATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITH A NEW CONTRACT TO START IN JANUARY 2022
WE'RE RECOMMENDING A FIVE YEAR BASED CONTRACT IN A TWO YEAR EXTENSION HERE AT THE PORT DISCRETION FOR A SEVEN YEAR CONTRACT AND AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 10.5 MILLION DOLLARS
THIS WILL BE A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION AND PROPOSERS WILL BID WITH A CONTRACT PRICE THAT MEETS THE PORT REQUIREMENT AND THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL NEEDS FOR THE CONTRACT
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF THE CONTRACT VALUE BY PROVIDING AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT
THE MULTI YEAR CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE MOST OF EXISTENT SERVICES BUT IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE SOME IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ON HOW THE SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT WILL BE STRUCTURED AND HOW THE PORT WILL PAY FOR THE SERVICES
THE ENTITY SELECTED FROM A COMPETITIVE BID WILL PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT OPERATION, BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON, WOULD PROVIDE TRAINING APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND THE PORT FOR FUNDING WITH AIRPORT REVENUES
THE ENTITY WILL SUPPORT PORT FUNDED CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM INNOVATION FUNDED WITH TAX LEVY DOLLARS
THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO CONNECT JOB SEEKERS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES ALSO FUNDED WITH TAX LEVY DOLLARS
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN THE NEXT SLIDE SHOW THAT THIS WORK IS BASED ON THE CENTURY AGENDA GOLD AS WELL AS THE COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION 3776, WHICH IS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION THAT PROVIDES A ROADMAP FOR THIS WORK
AND AS MENTIONED, THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS CONTRACT WILL BE AIRPORT REVENUE AND TAX LEVY, AND THE CONTRACT WOULD REQUIRE REPORTS THAT THE ENTITY MUST PROVIDE DESCRIBING WHICH SERVICES ARE PAID, FROM WHICH SOURCES OF FUND
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THE THE SLIDE SHOWS THE PROJECTED GROWTH OF PLACEMENTS AT THE AIRPORT IN THE POST COVID ENVIRONMENT COMING AFTER A VERY WEAK YEAR
2020 REGARDING EMPLOYMENT
BUT EVEN DURING THE YEAR OF THE WORST OF THE PANDEMIC, EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORT NEEDED EMPLOYEES AND HIRED PEOPLE THROUGH THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER
WE PROTECT THAT GROWTH TO BEGIN AND WILL CONTINUE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AS THE PASSENGER VOLUMES COME BACK TO THE AIRPORT
WE ALSO WANT TO GROW THE AVIATION CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO A CAREER FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN UPSCALING IN TRIBUTION CAREERS THAT PAY MUCH HIGHER WAGES, THEN THE ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS, THEN MANY OF THEM START AT THE AIRPORT
AND THIS PROGRAM IS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE, WHICH IS A CERTIFIED FAA PROGRAM, AND IT IS LOCATED CLOSEST TO THE AIRPORT
WE'RE PLANNING ON ADDING ANOTHER CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM IN LATE 21 AND 2022
AND COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO STOP HERE
MY COMPUTER SAYS THAT IT'S ABOUT TO START AND I CANNOT STOP OR SNOOZE IT
CAN I ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND GET A REPRIEVE AND RESTART MY COMPUTER? SURE
AND IF YOU NEED TO JUST CALL BACK IN
BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF EFFORT AT THE AIRPORT TO PURSUE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OUR COMMUNITIES AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU JUMP OFF NOW, YOUR WORK IS GREATLY APPRECIATED
I SHOULD BE BACK SHORTLY ON CLERK HART
I JUST HAVE TO LET THE COMPUTER DO
WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO IS YOU CAN ALSO JUMP ON YOUR PHONE
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE MEETING FROM YOUR TEAM APP ON YOUR PHONE WHILE YOU'RE MEETING
YOUR COMPUTER IS REBOOTING, SO THAT SHOULD WORK FOR YOU AS AN OPTION
OKAY
EXCEPT THAT I LOSE ALL MY NOTES THAT I HAD ON MY COMPUTER
ALL GOOD
SO IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT COULD MAYBE PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION OR DO YOU HAVE MUCH FURTHER TO GO FROM
WILLOW DAVIS IS AVAILABLE AND SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PICK UP AND IT SHOULDN'T TAKE TOO LONG
I'M JUST GOING TO REBOOT
LET THE COMPUTER DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO
YOU CAN TRANSFER DIRECTLY ONTO YOUR PHONE AND THEN BACK WHEN YOU REBOOTED
OKAY? SO RATHER THAN GOING TO RESET IF CONSOLES AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE GOING, WE ARE HAPPY TO LET LUIS GET BACK IN WHEN HE CAN
I'M READY
ALRIGHT THEN
PLEASE CONTINUE
MAY I HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? THE SLIDE SHOWS THE SERVICES THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK BY FUNDING SOURCES
WE RECEIVED GUIDANCE FROM THE FAA ON THIS ON THE FUNDING WHICH CAN BE FUNDED FUNDED BY THE AIRPORT REVENUES IS IS EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT SERVICES AND WHICH THEY WILL MAINTAIN ONLINE JOB POSTINGS SUPPORT, ONLINE RECRUITMENT, PERFORM TARGETED RECRUITMENT AND SCREENING AND REFERRALS FOR AIRPORT EMPLOYERS
HOST AND PARTICIPATE IN JOB FAIRS, HIRING EVENTS, AND MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF INDUSTRY CONTACTS AND EVENTS THAT SUPPORTED THERE
FUNDED IN NON AIRPORT REVENUES OR THE TAX LEVIES, IN THIS CASE, TO CONNECT JOB SEEKERS AND DISPLACED WORKERS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PROVIDE WRAP AROUND SUPPORTS AS APPROVED BY THE PORT AND TO SUPPORT THE AVIATION CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM WITH OUTREACH AND COHORT FORMING
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5, 7 AND 8 WILL SHOW THE TASK THAT WILL CONTINUE IN THE NEW CONTRACT AND THE NEW PROGRAM
I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE ENTITIES
WE ARE PLACING SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO THIS ISSUE OF EQUITY BY MAKING SURE THAT CULTURAL COMPETENCE IS REQUIRED TO SERVE THE UNDER TO SERVE THE DIVERSE POPULATION OF JOB SEEKERS AT THE AIRPORT, MANY OF WHOM ARE MINORITIES, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
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AND NEXT SLIDE 5 9 IS WE WILL ADD SUPPORT TO DISPLACE AIRPORT WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT IMPACT THEIR EMPLOYMENT
THE SERVICES WILL INCLUDE INTENTIONAL OUTREACH TO WORKERS AND REFERRAL TO SUPPORT SERVICES AS APPROPRIATE
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN CULTURAL COMPETENCE TO SERVE THESE DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF JOB SEEKERS AND TRAINING CANDIDATES
WE ALSO WILL EXPAND THE AVIATION CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM AND THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT CENTER
THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT CENTER WILL SUPPORT OUTREACH AND COHORT FOR ME IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS ENTITY TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE WANT TO SERVE
WE WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT REQUIRED REPORTS WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF DATA ABOUT THE SERVICES PROVIDED, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS TO ENSURE THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER IS SERVING THE DIVERSE AIRPORT COMMUNITIES AND TO RECALIBRATE THE WORK OF CERTAIN COMMUNITIES AREN'T BEING REACHED
NEXT SLIDE REGARDING THE LOCATION, THIS SOLICITATION WILL ALLOW ENTITIES TO PROVIDE PROPOSALS FOR LOCATIONS AT THE AIRPORT AND OFF AIRPORT FOR OFF AIRPORT LOCATION
THERE WILL BE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT, CUSTOMER PARKING AND TRANSIT SERVICES
IF A DECISION IS MADE TO ACCEPT AN OFFSITE LOCATION PROPOSAL, WE WILL WORK THAT INTO THE CONTRACT THAT IF AN AIRPORT LOCATION IS SELECTED STAFF WILL COME BACK TO COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL OF A TERM LEASE AT SEA AIRPORT
DID YOU HEAR OF A SURVEY AS AIRPORT TENANTS CONDUCTED AND THERE IS SUPPORT FOR THE SERVICE FOR THE SERVICE TO CONTINUE? 70 76% OF RESPONDENTS TO THE SURVEY
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CENTER IS LOCATED AT SEA AIRPORT
RATING THIS 5 OR 6 OR 7 ON A SEVEN POINT SCALE
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE LOCATION HAS NEVER BEEN OFF AIRPORT AND EMPLOYERS THAT RESPONDED DIDN'T HAVE A POINT OF REFERENCE TO COMPARE
SURVEY FEEDBACK ON THE CENTER AND ITS SERVICES WERE OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF ASSISTANCE WITH HIRING
STAFF RESPONDED ON THAT SERVICES RELATED TO HIRING OR CONSIDERABLY VERY HELPFUL BY MAKING HIRING MORE TIME EFFICIENT SCREEN CANDIDATES AND PROVIDING A PHYSICAL SPACE WHERE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES CAN BE INTERVIEWED
OF COURSE, PRE PANDEMIC
A COUPLE OTHER POINTS FROM THE SURVEY ARE THAT THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS REPORTED USING THE CENTER SERVICES IN THE PAST 24 MONTHS
LASTLY, USE OF EMPLOYMENT CENTER VARIED BY COMPANY TYPE FOR CONTRACT SERVICES, 15% BY CONCESSIONAIRES, AND BY AIRLINE
ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT AND FIXED MAYBE TO BE THE LAST IS THAT THE ONE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE CONTRACT IS THAT THE PORT WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE THE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, INTERNET ACCESS AND OPERATION NEEDS FOR THE STAFF, EXCEPT FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PORT AS A LANDLORD
IF THAT'S THE CASE AT THE AIRPORT AND THE PROPOSED CONTRACT PRICE WILL BE FOR ALL SERVICES AND LOGISTICS NEEDED TO DELIVER THEM, THERE'S A NEXT SLIDE OF QUESTIONS
THANKS SO MUCH, CONSUELO, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU HAD SO LITTLE TIME TO PREPARE
I'M SURE THIS IS JUST SECOND NATURE TO YOU NOW, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND PITCH HITTING SO WELL
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER LUIS HAS MADE IT BACK ONTO THE PHONE, WHETHER HE CAN HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS MY COLLEAGUE MAY HAVE
REGARDLESS, I'M SURE YOU WOULD BE HAPPY TO FEND FOR YOURSELF IF THEY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
YES
SO PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES AND CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
I DON'T SEE THAT LUIS HAS REJOINED US YET
HE MIGHT STILL BE IN THE UPDATE PROCESS, SO GOOD JOB CONSUELA
WE WILL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
OH, GREAT
THANK YOU
JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
I WANTED TO ALSO CONTROL A GREAT JOB PINCH HITTING HERE
AND THEN YOU'VE ALSO, THOUGH BEEN OUR CHAMPION ON THE AIRLINE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN PROGRAM, SO AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT MOVING FORWARD IN THE EXTENSION AND ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE MOVING OUT OF COVID
ALL, I SEE THIS AS ONE OF THE REAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE
I THINK LUIS USED THE TERM UPSKILLING WHERE EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY AT THE AIRPORT CAN GAIN THOSE SKILLS TO REALLY GET INTO A CAREER WITH SOME MUCH BETTER WAGES AND LONG TERM BENEFITS
CERTAINLY, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE IS SOMETHING THAT WILL ALWAYS BE AROUND AS LONG AS WE HAVE SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SO THERE'S A BIG NEED FOR THESE WORKERS
DO YOU SEE ANY WAY TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM BEYOND ITS CURRENT SCOPE? HOW DO ANY NEW WAYS TO GET PEOPLE AWARE OF IT? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES
AS YOU KNOW, THE AND AS FAR AS WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY AND IN PROTO TESTIMONY IS THE INITIAL PILOT DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN FOR AIRPORT INCUMBENT WORKERS TO BE ON A PATHWAY TO A FAMILY WAGE CAREER THAT IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE AVIATION AS AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
AND THE SECOND COHORT IS UNDERWAY NOW, AND WITH AVIATION AIRPORT INCUMBENT WORKERS AS WELL
AND THERE DEFINITELY COULD BE PLANS FOR THIS NEXT OUTREACH THAT IS PLANNED FOR THIS FALL TO TALK ABOUT EXPANDING THAT TO BEYOND AIRPORT WORKERS
IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE RAISED ALONG THE WAY
AND I THINK WITH THE PILOT PROTOTYPE, AS WE CALL IT, UNDER OUR BELT, I THINK WE DO HAVE SOME CAPACITY TO TO EXTEND IT TO BEYOND AIRPORT INCUMBENT WORKERS
OKAY
THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND THE REASON I ASK IS THAT I KNOW I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE GREATER SEATTLE PARTNERS, AND AS THEY'RE LOOKING TO PUT TOGETHER A REGIONAL RECOVERY PLAN, AND THE PORT IS PART OF THOSE EFFORTS, THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AS WE'VE TALKED A LOT IN THIS MEETING ABOUT THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HARDEST HIT, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY ARE THE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY AND THE RESIDENTS ARE BIPOC RESIDENTS
AND SO I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN PARTNER IT MAY BE GREATER
SETTLE PARTNERS IS ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE SO THAT WE CAN LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THESE CAREERS AND GET THEM INTO THOSE CAREER PATHS
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
REALLY APPRECIATE IT
OKAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO, LET ME GO BACK
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, HAVE YOU JOINED US? COMMISSIONER CHO, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COVID
AND MR NAVARRO, WHEREVER YOU ARE, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT I BELIEVE THAT DURING THE 2020 BUDGET, THE BUDGET GETTING SESSION FOR THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR, THE PORT OF SEATTLE DID A REVIEW OF ALL THE BUDGETS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COVID
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM DID TAKE A HIT, AS BEEN A LOT OF TEAMS BUT THIS WAS ONE OF THE TEAMS THAT ONE OF THE BUDGET ITEMS THAT DID GET CUT
AND THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE AS WE DO THESE LISTING SESSIONS FOR POST COVER RECOVERY, I CAN SAY CONFIDENTLY THAT THE ONE RESOUNDING THEME THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BY ALMOST ALL THE SAME SESSIONS IS THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THIS KEY
AND SO NOT ONLY IS THE WORK THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY DOING TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT, BUT I THINK THAT IT IS AN AREA THAT'S GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
AND SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BUDGETING SESSION TO SEE HOW WE CAN RE UP AND DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
THE OTHER FEEDBACK THAT I'VE RECEIVED WITH REGARDS TO THIS IS THAT WHAT A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS AND LABOR AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE ASKING FOR ARE LONG TERM SOLUTIONS, NOT SHORT TERM, PART TIME JOBS
AS MUCH AS I SUPPORT AND LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE FOR THE YOUTH, IT'S THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO CREATE THE LONG TERM CAREERS
AND SO I THINK, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A BALANCE HERE, AND WE NEED BOTH TO LOOK BOTH IN THE SHORT TERM AND THE LONG TERM, GIVEN THE SHORTAGE OF WORKERS IN BOTH THE MARITIME AND AVIATION SECTORS THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING
THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT GIVEN THE CONTEXT OF COVID AND RECOVERY
AND SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW WE CAN EXPAND, GROW AND DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR EFFORTS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS BUDGET SESSION FOR NEXT YEAR AND BEYOND
SO THANKS SO MUCH
SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
DID LUIS MAKE IT BACK OR NOT A POOR GUY
WE'VE ALL HAD THAT HAPPEN TO US YOUR COMPUTER
SO I AM BACK
OKAY
GOOD
LUIS
AND ONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TREMENDOUS WORK
THIS IS JUST THE KIND OF THING THAT, FOR ME IS THE REASON WHY I'M AT THE PORT
IT'S SO GRATIFYING TO SEE THE MISSION OF THE PORT, WHICH REALLY CENTRALLY IS BASED ON JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITY
AND WE DELIVER THAT THROUGH OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, SUCH AS THE ONES THAT YOU'VE COVERED HERE AND WHAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED IN THE OUTCOMES THERE ARE JUST SO IMPRESSIVE AND THE MEANINGFUL TO COMMISSIONER CHO'S POINT
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S WELL UNDERSTOOD PUBLICLY THE SPAN AND REACH OF OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, BECAUSE THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, BUT THEY'RE ALL REALLY DRIVEN BY THE SAME OBJECTIVES, WHETHER IT BE YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON AIRPORT, THE KINDS OF JOBS THAT WE'RE INVOLVED WITH OUR PIPELINE PROGRAMS OR MARITIME ACADEMY SUPPORT THERE
THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE, I THINK, IS DIRECTED AT TRAINING, OPPORTUNITY AND REALLY PIPELINE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE SOME EXPOSURE AND EXPERIENCE TO THE KINDS OF JOBS THAT THE PORT SUPPORTS
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE DON'T ACTUALLY HIRE THAT MANY PEOPLE DIRECTLY OURSELVES
I MEAN, OUR EMPLOYMENT BASE IS WHAT, 2,200 OR SO OR TOTAL PORT EMPLOYMENT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
I KNOW THERE'S STUFF ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT THIS, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE KIND OF LIKE A COMPLETE, LET ME SAY, A DESCRIPTION OF ALL OF OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND I THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH BEGINNING WITH INTERNSHIPS
BUT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LABOR, THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO WORK FOR US DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WE KNOW WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO GO INTO THE TRADES AND THE MARITIMES AND AVIATION SO THAT THERE'S A FUTURE LABOR SUPPLY IN THOSE TRAINED LABOR IN THOSE AREAS
SO FOR ME, IT'S JUST REALLY GRATIFYING TO HEAR THE OUTCOMES AND THE EFFORTS HERE THAT I THINK ARE NOT YET FULLY APPRECIATED PUBLICLY BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT PIECES TO IT MOVING PARTS
SO THOSE ARE ALL MY JUST GENERAL COMMENTS
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, BUT I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO FIND AN UP-TO-DATE KIND OF COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL PORT WORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT WE SUPPORT AND MAYBE IN A NUMBER OF JOBS THAT ARE PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THOSE PROGRAMS I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
SIR
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? YES
THANK YOU
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING, THE ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HORRIBLE SITUATION WITH OUR FLIGHT KITCHEN WORKERS QUALITY JOBS IS ALWAYS WHAT WE'RE PURSUING
RIGHT
I'M JUST WONDERING IN TERMS OF FOR THE PORT JOB PROGRAM, INTRODUCING PEOPLE IS ALWAYS THAT BALANCE BETWEEN GETTING YOUR FIRST JOB, GETTING YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR, AND THEN WORKING YOUR WAY UP TO WHAT WOULD BE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL POSITION IN TERMS OF THAT PATHWAY
CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT HOW YOU GO FROM FOOT IN THE DOOR TO UP THE LADDER? SURE
AND I WANT TO FIRST THANK CONSUELO
I'M SURE SHE COVERED EVERYTHING FASTER THAN I DID AND BETTER
THANK YOU, CONSUELO
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES IN THE IT DEPARTMENT, MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMPUTERS ARE SAFE AND UPDATED AS PART OF THE IMPORTANT WORK
AND THE FACT THAT I HAD THIS SITUATION HAPPENED TO ME
IT IS JUST A WAY FOR ME TO SAY WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT GOT OUR BACK
SO MY ICT COLLEAGUES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
YES
HOW WE GET PEOPLE FROM ENTRY LEVEL TO CAREER PATHWAYS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
BUT WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE NEED A JOB SOMETIMES JUST TO GET SOME FOOD ON THE TABLE
AND THAT IS I'M HOPING THAT WE ARE ON THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT CENTER
STILL, PEOPLE NEED A JOB
AND TO DO THAT, MANY OF THEM NEED AN ENTRY LEVEL JOB ARE IMMIGRANT REFUGEES THAT PROBABLY NEVER HAD ANYONE IN THEIR LIVES AS A SYSTEM WITH GETTING A JOB
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER GETTING PEOPLE IN THE DOOR SO OUR TENANTS AT THE AIRPORT CAN FUNCTION AND THE AIRPORT OPERATION CONTINUES
JUST AS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PILOT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE PEOPLE ON THE RAMP AND IN THE TERMINAL
THEN WE HAVE CREATED WITH GUIDANCE FROM FORMATION, THE AVIATION PATHWAY PROGRAM
AND WE ARE STARTING WITH AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN PROGRAM
AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD OTHER PROGRAMS THOSE ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENCOURAGE ENTRY LEVEL FOLKS TO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, FOR INSTANCE, IN THIS INSTANCE, OR SOMETHING ELSE, TSA OR MAYBE STATION MANAGERS FOR THE AIRLINES
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING THEM THE TOOLS AND THE SUPPORT AS APPROPRIATE, SO THEY CAN THEN BECOME AN EMPLOYEE WITH A CAREER IN MIND AND INTO THE FUTURE
BUT WE LOOK AT BOTH ENTRY LEVEL
WE NEED TO SUPPLY THE EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORT WITH PEOPLE
BUT ALSO HELPING THOSE PEOPLE MOVE UP IN THE PATHWAY ACCORDINGLY
JUST GETTING THE EXPOSURE TO SEE WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE, I THINK PROBABLY A HUGE ASPECT OF IT
BUT IT OBVIOUSLY JUST THE WHOLE WAY OUR ADR SYSTEM IS SET UP
YOU ORIGINALLY TAKING IT UNDER THE WING, PERHAPS OF THE BIGGER ORGANIZATION, BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FLEDGE THEM WHATEVER IT BE INTO A KIOSK, OR CERTAINLY TO GROW THEIR OWN WINGS
AND SO IT'S THE FULL SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE IN THE MORE WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT AND REPORT OUT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT
AS COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK MENTIONED, WE HAVE A LOT TO BRAG ABOUT
SOMETIMES WE'RE NOT AS GOOD AT IT AS WE SHOULD BE
SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT GREAT INSIGHT
AND MY NEXT PRESENTATION, WHICH IS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM REPORT
I WILL SHOW SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS
SO, CLERK HART, ARE WE ON A CERTAIN SLIDE OR MY COLLEAGUE CONSUELO TOOK CARE OF EVERYTHING I COMPLETED? WELL, IT WAS SO GOOD
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION
WE KIND OF GET A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE
JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10-D, I HEARD A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CHO
IS THAT CORRECT? YES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
VERY GOOD
WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL THEN, PLEASE? CERTAINLY BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
I DETECT COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS NOT REJOINED US WITH YET
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
OH, I'M SORRY
WAS THAT A NO VOTE FOR? OKAY
THANK YOU
AND THEN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I MET
NO COMMENT
IT WAS A YES VOTE
THANK YOU
NO FURTHER COMMENTS? YES
I WILL SUPPORT THIS MOTION
OKAY
SO WE HAVE FOUR
YESES AND ZERO NOS
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH ONE ABSENT
SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE STRAIGHT ON TO LUIS WILL STAY WITH US, I BELIEVE
AND WE WILL THEN GO TO BRIEFING
WAS THAT THE LAST ITEM? I'M SORRY I LOST MY
THAT IS CORRECT
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ON YOUR MARK, COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ IT TO 11 B INTO THE RECORD? YES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
WE ARE NOW ON TO PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORT
THIS IS ITEM 11 B, THE SOUTH KING COUNTY
I'M SORRY I SKIPPED
MY APOLOGIES
ITEM 11 A, THE 2020 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT
SO, LUIS, YOU GOT TO STAY WITH US THIS TIME
COMMISSIONERS, LAST SUMMER, YOU PASSED RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE TO GUIDE THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SKILLED EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE INDUSTRY'S NECESSARY FOR PORT DEVELOPMENT
THAT POLICY DIRECTIVE CREATED AN ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT TO THE COMMISSION ON CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING, BEST PRACTICES, EVALUATION OF PORT INVESTMENTS, OUTCOMES AND PROGRESS OF OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
I NOW WILL TURN IT OVER AGAIN TO LUIS NAVARRO THANK YOU
AND I WILL NOT BE GOING AWAY THIS TIME, COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON AND GOOD AFTERNOON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DAVID DAVID SOIKE
I'M LUIS NAVARRO, DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
TODAY I'M PRESENTING I'M ON THE AGENDA SLIDE
MICHELLE
TODAY I'M PRESENTING THE RESULTS OF THE PORT INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE YEAR 2020 AND WHAT AN UNFORGETTABLE YEAR IT WAS
IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION, I'LL COVER THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN THE WHY WE DO THIS WORK
I'LL UPDATE YOU IN THE COMMUNITY ON THE 2020 RESULTS ON INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND TODAY I'LL ALSO BE JOINED BY JANICE ZAHN ASSISTANT ENGINEERING DIRECTOR FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND HEATHER WORTHLY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POOR JOBS, AND CONSUELO DAVIS, WHO ALWAYS GOT MY BACK
SHE IS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ON MY TEAM
EACH OF THE INDIVIDUALS WOULD PROVIDE A REPORT IN THE RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
NEXT SLIDE IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMIND US OUR NEXT SLIDE
MICHELLE, THANK YOU
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMIND US WHY WE DO THIS WORK AS AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION
THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL INFLUENCE, AND THE COMMISSION HAS MADE SUPPORTING CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY A PORT OF SEATTLE PRIORITY THROUGH THE CENTURY AGENDA
YOU ALSO APPROVED THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY THROUGH THE CORRESPONDING RCW
AS WE REPORTED LAST YEAR, I'LL PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT, INFLUENCE AND LEVERAGE OF THE PORT INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
NEXT SLIDE .2020 WAS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, A YEAR THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO THE PORT AND TO THE WORLD
THOSE OF US WHO REMEMBER THE IMPACT OF 9/11 IN AIRPORT OPERATIONS PROBABLY AGREE WITH ME THAT COVID 19 WAS AN EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENT
THE NEGATIVE IMPACT TO JOBS IN THE REGION FELT IMMEDIATELY AT THE AIRPORT, BUT THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT 41% OF ALL JOBS WERE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, IN PARTICULAR, WOMEN OF COLOR, WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
OUR WORK AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS IN LARGE PART ENGAGING WITH UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WE CONTRACT WITH, AND WITHIN WEEKS OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC BEING KNOWN, WE REALIZE THAT OUR PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITIES WERE ALSO ENTERING UNCHARTED WATERS, AND THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED, WE SAW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS REINVENT THEMSELVES AND CREATE NEW WAYS OF REACHING OUT TO AN INCREASINGLY CONCERNED COMMUNITY OF IMPACTED WORKERS
AND WE WITNESS HOW COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS CREATED VIRTUAL AND HYBRID MODELS, BASICALLY REINVENTING THEMSELVES WHILE THEIR TEAMS HAD TO MANAGE AT THE SAME TIME A NEW WORLD IN THEIR OWN HOUSES
THE RESILIENCE SHOWN BY THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WAS AMAZING, AND I'M VERY HUMBLED BY THEIR COMMITMENT TO THEIR CLIENTS
BUT I'M ALSO PROUD OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE, OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HOW YOU COMMISSIONERS AND LEADERS AT THE PORT NEVER ASKED ME TO STOP SUPPORTING OUR PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY OR TO STOP THE COMMITMENTS WE MADE IN SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND THAT UNINTERRUPTED PORT ENGAGEMENT GAVE CBOS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFITS THE ENERGY TO GO ON SERVICING AND SERVING THEIR CLIENTS
NEXT SLIDE WE MEASURE THE PORT RETURN OR RESULTS ON INVESTMENTS ROI BY THE IMPACT, ALSO BY THE IMPACT OF THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE SERVED
AND IN 2020, THE PORT COMMISSION APPROVED THE ADDITIONAL 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT THAT REACHED AT LEAST 196 YOUTH
BUT ALSO THROUGH OUR CONTRACTS WITH CBOS, WE MANAGED THROUGH THE WORK IN OUR DEPARTMENT SUPPORTING MANY, MANY INDIVIDUALS, HUNDREDS
AS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE, WE STILL SUPPORTED YOUTH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND RETENTION SERVICES, AND DESPITE OF COVID 19 NEEDING ORGANIZATIONS TO MOVE TO A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT, MANY OF THE SERVICES CONTINUED UNINTERRUPTED
WE ALSO PROVIDE ON THIS SLIDE THE TYPES OF JOBS THAT WERE SUPPORTED AND THE WAGES
NEXT SLIDE IN THE AVIATION SECTOR, WE SAW A TREMENDOUS DECLINE IN THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE SERVE EMPLOYMENT WHEN TOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AT THE AIRPORT TO MATCH THE REDUCTION OF PASSENGERS
BUT HIRING CONTINUED AT THE AIRPORT, AND WE, THROUGH OUR EMPLOYMENT CENTER, SUPPORTED THOSE EMPLOYERS THAT HIRED INDIVIDUALS
THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT CENTER HAVE BEEN THE WAY MOST MINORITY IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES HAVE FOUND WORK AT THE AIRPORT, AND WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK
I'M GOING TO ASK HEATHER WORTHLY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PORT JOBS, TO PROVIDE HER ANNUAL REPORT OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY HER ORGANIZATION IN THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER AT THE AIRPORT
HEATHER, THANK YOU, LUIS
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND MR SOIKE HEATHER WORTHLY, DIRECTOR OF PORT JOB, HERE TO DELIVER OUR 2020 REPORT AS WE SAW AIR TRAVEL PLUMMET LAST APRIL AND HUNDREDS OF AIRPORT WORKERS WERE LAID OFF POOR JOBS PIVOTED TO ENHANCE OUR VIRTUAL SERVICES, AS WE ALSO SWIFTLY RETURNED TO IN PERSON SERVICE AT AIRPORT JOBS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE PORT, AVIATION MAINTENANCE CAME IN AND INSTALLED PLEXIGLASS IN THE AIRPORT JOBS OFFICE, AND WE RETURNED TO SERVING PEOPLE ONE ON ONE BY APPOINTMENT A YEAR AGO
LAST MINUTE, WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE PORT AND THE GOOD PEOPLE AT PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE KING COUNTY TO ENROLL LAID OFF AIRPORT WORKERS IN CONTINUED HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER NEW SUPPORT TO BASIC FOOD ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY DESPITE THE DOWNTURN AND AIR TRAVEL
BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST MORE THAN 850 JOB PLACEMENTS THROUGH OUR WORK ACROSS DOZENS OF AIRPORT EMPLOYERS, INCLUDING AIRLINE CARGO, RAMP, FUELING AND HOSPITALITY
DESPITE THE PIVOT TO REMOTE LEARNING AND THE LOSS OF SPRING QUARTER CLASSES IN 2020, WE SAW MORE THAN 170 TRAINING COMPLETIONS IN ADDITION TO SITA BADGE PREPARATION CLASSES FOR NEW HIRES
WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF ALASKA AIRLINES IN OUR AIRPORT UNIVERSITY PROGRAM, MORE THAN 100 AIRPORT WORKERS EARNED FREE COLLEGE CREDIT WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS AT HIGHLINE COLLEGE AND SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE TO ADVANCE THEIR JOB SKILLS AND GAIN NEW OPPORTUNITIES
PORT JOBS LED THE PORT FIRST AIRPORT CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY AND PILOTED AN INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY BRIDGE CLASS WITH AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE GROUP OF AIRPORT WORKERS BY BOTH RACE AND GENDER
LUIS AND CONSUELO HAVE CHAMPIONED THIS PROGRAM, AND I THINK WE'LL BE SHARING A MINI VIDEO SHORTLY OF ONE OF THE STUDENTS WHO IS ADVANCING IN HIS AIRPORT CAREER PATHWAY THROUGH AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY
MORE AMT CLASSES ARE HAPPENING THIS YEAR AND PORT JOB LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING ON ADDITIONAL AIRPORT PATHWAYS IN LOGISTICS AND CONNECTED PROFESSIONS
WE APPRECIATE THE PORT CENTERING OF RACE EQUITY UNDER BOOKDA GHEISAR'S DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP
AT PORT JOBS WE'RE DEEPENING OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS WE STRIVE TO BECOME AN ANTI RACIST EQUITY FIRST ORGANIZATION
NEW AND ENHANCED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ASIAN COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES AND OUR CO PROMOTION OF THE FAIR WORK CENTER TRAINING ARE PART OF OUR CURRENT WORK
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING TODAY'S CONTRACT EXTENSION
WE LOOK FORWARD TO RESPONDING TO THE NEW SOLICITATION FOR AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND WE APPRECIATE THE PORT'S DEEP AND AS MR SOIKE MENTIONED, LONG COMMITMENT TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT THE AIRPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
HEATHER
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AS HEATHER MENTIONED, THE VISION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM THAT IS ALREADY SHOWING PROMISING EQUITY RESULTS, AND WE PLAN ON CONTINUING THAT PROGRAM INTO THE FUTURE TO HELP AIRPORT WORKERS AND PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AS AIRCRAFT MECHANICS AND BEYOND
I'M CURRENTLY ANALYZING THE INFORMATION TO DEVELOP A SECOND CAREER PATHWAY TO SUPPORT MORE AIRPORT WORKERS
ONE OF THE CONTRACTS THAT WE MANAGE IS THE FAIR WORK CENTER FOR WORKERS OUTREACH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT
RIGHTS
WE AMENDED THAT CONTRACT DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC MONTHS TO ALLOW FAIR WORK CENTER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO WORKERS ABOUT RESOURCES THAT COULD BE REFERRED TO REGARDING COVID RELIEF AS WELL
IN 2021, WE'RE WORKING ON ANOTHER AVIATION PATHWAY, A NEW SOLICITATION FOR THE AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT CENTER, AND WE WILL RENEW OUR ENGAGEMENT
WE STARTED ALREADY WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS FOR A POST COVID ECONOMIC RECOVERY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AT THE AIRPORT
AND WITH THAT WE'LL SHOW THE FIRST OF THREE TESTIMONIAL VIDEOS
I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS CAREER WORKSHOP AT THE AIRPORT JOB DEPARTMENT AT SEATAC, AND IT WAS A WORKSHOP ABOUT AN AVIATION MECHANIC CAREER
I WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE I WANTED TO ADVANCE MY CAREER
I WORKED SEVEN YEARS WITH AN AIRLINE COMPANY AND DURING THAT SEVEN YEARS I'VE GOT THE CHANCE TO WORK AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMPANY
AND THERE WAS ONE AREA WHERE YOU NEEDED TO BE CERTIFIED AND THAT CERTIFICATION WAS TO BE AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC
WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS PROGRAM HAS DEFINITELY OFFERED ME SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT I COULDN'T HAVE NOT DONE WITHOUT MYSELF
I HAVE STUDENT LOANS RIGHT NOW WITH COVID BEING A FULL IMPACT AND HAS AFFECTED MY CAREER IN MY LIFE AND AND TRYING TO BALANCE FINANCES IN ORDER TO ALLOCATE SOME MONEY TOWARDS SCHOOL AND TOWARDS, LIKE EVERYDAY LIVING
AND I THINK DEFINITELY THAT THIS BENEFIT THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS GIVEN ANY STUDENTS THAT'S INTERESTED IN DURING THE PROGRAM IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO KIND OF MOVE THROUGH AND KIND OF SEE IF THEY CAN GET THOSE CLASSES DONE IN
I THINK THAT THIS SCHOLARSHIP OR THIS OPPORTUNITY IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP ANYONE THAT GOING THROUGH ANY FINANCIAL STRUGGLES THAT MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU OUT WITH
THANK YOU
SO WE'LL SHIFT NOW TO THE MARITIME SECTOR, AND I THINK THE TESTIMONIAL ON VIDEOS ARE REALLY CLEAR INDICATION THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING GOOD AND IT FEELS GOOD TO BE DOING SOMETHING THAT HELPS PEOPLE
ON MARITIME
THE RESULTS IN 2020 ARE REMARKABLE IN SO MANY WAYS
THE MARITIME INDUSTRY TRAINING AND MARITIME JOBS REQUIRE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER
AND WE WERE INITIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN A COVID 19 RESTRICTED WORLD, AVAILABLE TO OPPORTUNITIES AND OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOUTH IN PARTICULAR
BUT YET OUR PARTNERS WE WORK WITH ALSO REINVENTED HOW TO PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES VIRTUALLY
AND WE HAD NOT THE SAME NUMBER AS IN 2019, BUT WE STILL HAD THE DELIVERABLES AND RESULTS AND OUTCOMES IN MARITIME, AND STUDENTS AND YOUTH
IN PARTICULAR WERE ENCOURAGED TO LEARN ABOUT THE INDUSTRY, AND IT WAS A DIVERSE POPULATION OF STUDENTS THAT THEY THEMSELVES HAD SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME BUT WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN 2021, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENSURE THE YOUTH AND ADULT PARTICIPATION IN MARITIME EVENTS, TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THAT PIPELINE OF WORKERS
AND WE ARE BEGINNING IN 2021 THE PLANNING OF MARITIME INDUSTRY TABLE WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS IN THAT INDUSTRY TABLE WILL BECOME A PLACE FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND FEEDBACK ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES SO WE CAN THEN TAILOR OUR PROGRAMS AND INVESTMENTS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE REGIONAL INDUSTRY
PARTNERS WILL INCLUDE THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF SEATTLE, KING COUNTY AS EXAMPLES
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AND I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE IS ACTUALLY ANOTHER VIDEO
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO UPLIFT MY COMMUNITY AND MARITIME WAS A SECTION THAT UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES DIDN'T NECESSARILY GET THE EXPOSURE TO
SO FOR ME, IT WAS MY CALL TO ACTION TO REALLY BE THE VOICE AND BE THE PIPELINE TO CONNECT UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TO MARITIME JOBS
COVID HAS IMPACTED MY CAREER GOALS SIGNIFICANTLY
I'M SOMEONE WHO GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, BUT AS AN UNDERGRAD, I WAS FINDING MYSELF LOOKING FOR MINIMUM WAGE JOBS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, AND IT CAUSED ME TO BE UNEMPLOYED FOR A WHILE
WITH THIS INTERNSHIP, HOWEVER, IT'S COMPLETELY CHANGED MY CAREER GOALS AND THE SAILING THAT I HAVE ON WHAT I'M ABLE TO DO
THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS MEANT THE WORLD FOR ME
I AM SOMEONE WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN COURAGEOUS AND WANTING TO DO BETTER
BUT THIS IS REALLY WHERE TALENT MEANT OPPORTUNITY
AND THERE'S THOUSANDS OF KIDS LIKE ME WHO ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE SAME OPPORTUNITY
SO FOR THE PORT TO PUT ON SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, IT REALLY HELPS A LOT OF KIDS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS
KIDS THAT ARE INSPIRED AND WANT TO LEARN BUT HAVE JUST BEEN UNDER EXPOSED TO THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE PRESENT IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA
SO FOR THE PORT TO KEEP FUNDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES IS FOR THE PORT TO KEEP BELIEVING IN THE YOUTH
I DON'T THINK MY WORDS CAN EXPRESS HOW PLEASED I AM WITH THE RESULTS OF SOME OF OUR ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS NOW GREEN CAREERS
WE KNOW THAT IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE WERE ABOUT TO START ANALYZING CAREER PATHWAYS FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE SECTORS THE THE PORT WANTS TO SUPPORT
BUT AS A RESULT OF THE COVID 19 BUDGET, SORT OF BEING MORE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR BUDGET, WE'RE MOVING DEVELOPING CAREER PATHWAYS IN THE GREEN ECONOMY TO BEGIN TO WORK NEXT YEAR AND 2022
IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUELO AND I ARE SUPPORTING THE DUWAMISH VALLEY WORK BEEN DONE BY OUR PARTNERS
ARE OUR COLLEAGUES IN EXTERNAL RELATIONS
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IN CONSTRUCTION, WE BEGAN TO WORK MANY YEARS AGO, SUPPORTING APPRENTICESHIP AND PRE APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES
WE'VE CONTINUED WITH THAT WORK, AND IN 2020 OUR WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROVIDED UNINTERRUPTED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES, ENSURING THE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUED
AND THE NUMBERS, ALTHOUGH THEY SHOW A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION FROM 2019
SO THE NUMBERS ALSO SHOW THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE NEVER STOPPED SUPPORTING WORKERS IN CONSTRUCTION, IN PARTICULAR WOMEN AND MINORITIES
AND FOR 2021, WE SEE AN INCREASE IN THE RESULTS IN CONSTRUCTION
AND CONSTRUCTION REMAINS AN OPPORTUNITY SECTOR, AS DESCRIBED BY BY THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF KING COUNTY AND ALSO BY THE FACT THAT THE PORT HAS CONTINUED TO FUND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
I'M GOING TO SHOW THE FINAL VIDEO TESTIMONIAL, AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE JANICE ZAHN, WHO WILL SPEAK ABOUT APPRENTICESHIP IN UTILIZATION PRINCIPLES
THE MAIN THINGS THAT INTERESTED ME ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WAS THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO BE FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT, THE ABILITY TO LEARN A TRADE THAT I COULD TAKE ON THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, AND THE ABILITY TO GROW WITHIN THE INDUSTRY
AS A LATINA, AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN, I WAS PUT IN A BOX, A SINGLE MOTHER WORKING DEAD END JOBS
I NEVER KNEW THAT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS EXISTED UNTIL PROGRAMS MADE THEM AVAILABLE AND EDUCATED THE PUBLIC
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE REALLY GOOD AT, WHICH
NOW HERE I AM
SO THESE PROGRAMS THEY'RE NEEDED
I CAME FROM A TROUBLED BACKGROUND, A TROUBLED TEEN, IN AND OUT OF TROUBLE
I HONESTLY, I SAW NO FUTURE FOR MYSELF BESIDES JAIL
I WANT TO THANK THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC, AND THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO THOSE THAT ARE LESS FORTUNATE, MINORITY, OTHER PEOPLE THAT WOULD NOT HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE MY LIFE HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY
AND IF IT WASN'T FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, I WOULDN'T BE WHO I AM TODAY
I'M A MOTHER OF THREE
I'M A HOMEOWNER
I AM LOOKING TO EXPAND BUSINESSES
I CAN'T EVEN REALLY PUT INTO WORDS HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
JANICE, YOUR YES, THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
SO I'M HERE TO TALK THROUGH THE NEXT TWO SLIDES, REALLY TALKING ABOUT A SUMMARY OF OUR APPRENTICESHIP AND PRIORITY HIRE PROGRAMS AS YOU KNOW, OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DIDN'T STOP IN 2020
IN FACT, WE HAD MORE LABOR HOURS IN 2020 THAN WE DID IN 2019
AND THAT'S REALLY A TESTIMONIAL TO YOUR EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ECONOMY CONTINUES TO HAVE JOBS THAT ARE PAYING LIVING WAGES
AND ALSO THE FACT THAT OUR CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE FACILITIES THAT WE MANAGE AND THE CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT WE DO
SO IN 2020, WE ACTUALLY HAD 1.7 MILLION TOTAL LABOR HOURS OVER OUR 30 PORT WIDE PROJECTS THAT HAD APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION
AND OUR APPRENTICESHIP EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT ANY PROJECT OVER A MILLION DOLLARS WILL HAVE APPRENTICESHIP GOALS
AND THOSE GOALS ARE 15% OF THE TOTAL LABOR HOURS ARE FROM APPRENTICES
AND THEN WE HAVE SUB GOALS FOR WOMEN AT 10% AND WORKERS OF COLOR AT 15%
AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN 2020 IS THAT WE EXCEEDED OUR GOALS OF APPRENTICES OVERALL AT 22.8%
AND WE ALMOST MET OUR GOALS FOR WOMEN APPRENTICES ON OUR JOB SITES
AND WE HAD AMAZING REPRESENTATION FROM PEOPLE OF COLOR APPRENTICES ON OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT 37.5%
AND I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS WE'VE AS LUIS HAS TALKED ABOUT, THESE ARE GOOD FAMILY WAGE JOBS THAT ARE CAREERS
AND THE FACT THAT OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAVE ALLOWED THIS NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ON OUR SITE IS QUITE PHENOMENAL
AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S TAKEN US A WHILE TO GET THIS LAUNCHED AND UNDERWAY
OUR PRIORITY HIRE PROGRAM IS NOW UNDERWAY ON SEVERAL PROJECTS
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE PRIORITY HIRE IS A PROGRAM THAT THE COMMISSION LAUNCHED BY RESOLUTION, WHERE THE GOAL IS TO FOCUS ON THOSE AREAS BY ZIP CODE FOR UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES
AND THE CRITERIA FOR THE PRIORITY ZIP CODES ARE THAT THEY ARE ZIP CODES WITH A HIGHER LEVEL OF OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE AT 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, AND ALSO HIGHER POPULATION OF RESIDENTS WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE
SO THESE DISTRESS ZIP CODES OR AREAS THAT THE PRIORITY HIRE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON BOTH JOURNEY WORKERS AS WELL AS APPRENTICES FROM THOSE UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES FOR ACCESS TO CONSTRUCTION JOBS ON OUR PORT PROJECTS
ON THOSE THREE PROJECTS THAT JUST LAUNCHED, WE HAD A GOAL OF 20% OF THE WORKERS COMING FROM THE PRIORITY ZIP CODES
WE EXCEEDED THAT AT THE 33.5%
AND WE ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF THE WORKERS THAT ARE APPRENTICES VERSUS JOURNEY WORKERS AND ALSO THE NUMBER OF WORKERS THAT ARE FEMALE OR WORKERS OF COLOR
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS WE LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THAT MAY NOT HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS THAT ARE IN CONSTRUCTION HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT KIND OF CAREERS THEY CAN HAVE AS WELL AS THE ACCESS
AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE THESE ZIP CODES, THEY REPRESENT WORKERS COMING FROM CITIES LIKE AUBURN, PACIFIC, FEDERAL WAY, KENT SEATAC, TUKWILA, DES MOINES, THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, RAINIER VALLEY
SO VERY MUCH THE ZIP CODES AND AREAS WHERE WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE MORE WORKERS THAT ARE PERHAPS IN JOBS THAT ARE NOT LIVING WAGE JOBS
AND IN ADDITION TO THE UTILIZATION NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE HERE, WE ARE ALSO PREPARING OUR 2020 APPRENTICESHIP AND PRIORITY HIRE ANNUAL REPORT THAT, BY RESOLUTION, WILL HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION AND DASHBOARDS THAT DISAGGREGATE INFORMATION DOWN BY PROJECTS AND PARTICIPATION, BY GENDER, BY ETHNICITY AND ZIP CODES A WEEK, AND ALSO BY CRAFT
SO WE CAN START TO HONE IN ON THOSE AREAS WHERE WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL IN TERMS OF BRINGING IN MORE WORKERS, WHETHER THEY'RE JOURNEY WORKERS OR APPRENTICES, AND ALSO THE TRADES IN THE AREAS WHERE THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO IN TERMS OF BUILDING THAT PIPELINE
SO THAT, AS LUIS TALKED ABOUT, WE CAN WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY BASED STORE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP US WITH BRINGING MORE WORKERS INTO THE PIPELINE FROM THE DIFFERENT DISTRESS ZIP CODES AND ALSO THE THE REPRESENTATION OF THOSE WORKERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN IN THESE JOBS
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AND THE REASON THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, OUR FIVE YEAR CIP, WE'RE PROJECTING OVER 3.7 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF OF CONSTRUCTION
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO LIVING WAGE JOBS, IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT PIPELINE OF WORKERS FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HERE FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO IT'S AN EXCITING TIME FOR US
WE HAVE LAUNCHED THE PRIORITY HIRE NOW ON ALL OF OUR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT PROJECTS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF STATUS AND PROGRESS
I'LL TURN THIS BACK TO YOU, LUIS
THANK YOU, JANICE
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AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM TEAM AND JANICE ZAHN'S GROUP IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD BY US PROVIDING EQUITY LENS TO THE WORK
SO THE NEXT SLIDE ARE ABOUT INFLUENCE AND THE LEVERAGE AND INVESTMENTS, PROPOSED INVESTMENTS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
INFLUENCE IS HOW WE WORK WITH OTHER PUBLIC OWNERS
AND MY MY DIRECTOR BOOKDA GHEISAR, PARTICIPATES WITH OTHER PUBLIC OWNERS AT A HIGH LEVEL CONVERSATION ON HOW PUBLIC AGENCIES SHOULD COLLABORATE IN CREATING ORIGINAL SYSTEM OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT IS MORE STANDARDIZED, IN PARTICULAR FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND
WE ALSO WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AND COLLABORATE WITH THE YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE, WHICH IS ANOTHER MULTI PARTNER ORGANIZATION AND WITH TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THROUGH THE WASHINGTON ALLIANCE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
IF WE CAN HELP TEACHERS UNDERSTAND PORT SECTORS, THEIR VOICE GOING INTO THE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT PORT SECTORS PORT CAREERS ARE FROM EARLY IN THE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM IS ONE OF THE BEST MEGAPHONES THAT WE CAN HAVE
WORKING WITH TEACHERS SORT OF TRAIN THE TRAINER, AND THEN LEVERAGE IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR DOLLARS GROW IS BY CONVINCING AND WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS THAT THEY ALSO SHOULD INVEST, WHETHER IT'S KING COUNTY, THE CITY, SOUND TRANSIT, WSDOT, BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS
WE ESTIMATED A 2.3 MILLION DOLLAR LEVERAGE FUNDS IN WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT DECLINE
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE NEXT SLIDE
AND THIS IS COMMISSIONERS WHAT I HAVE PROPOSED TO MY DIRECTOR, AND WILL BE RECOMMENDING ON A YEAR OVER YEAR BASIS THE INVESTMENTS IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS IN AVIATION, CONSTRUCTION, MARITIME CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING, GREEN CAREERS AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND SOME OF THIS WILL STAY
SOME OF IT WON'T, BUT WILL WORK ACCORDINGLY
AND I BELIEVE COMMISSIONERS ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE MULTITUDE OF PARTNERS WE WORK WITH IN EACH SECTOR AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADD MORE AS NECESSARY WITH THAT
COMMISSIONERS, I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, LUIS AND CONSUELO AND JANICE AND HEATHER, QUITE THE COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION
I SORT OF LOVE THESE SORT OF THINGS AND JUST GETTING TOWARDS THE END, WE REALLY WANT TO DIG IN
BUT LET US GO THROUGH THE LIST OF COMMISSIONERS, AND I KNOW THIS IS REALLY WHAT GETS US TO THE PORT IN A BIG WAY
SO THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH PRESENTATION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
IT'S JUST AGAIN, IT'S REALLY COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION, LUIS
BOTH ON PREVIOUS IN THIS AS WELL
IT'S PERFECTLY TIMED
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I MEAN, I MET YOU WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT THE PORT, HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK AND YOUR DEEP COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
YOU'VE REALLY KIND OF BEEN THE HEART AND SOUL
YOU'VE HAD SO MANY DIFFERENT JOBS AT THE PORT, AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE IN A PERFECT PLACE RIGHT NOW WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE TEAM THAT YOU HAVE AROUND YOU AND WORKING WITH BOOKDA
SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE ON WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING, REACHING OUT TO COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS
I DO ALSO WANT TO THANK JANICE ZAHN FOR YOUR WORK ON PRIORITY HIRE AND BEING ONE OF OUR MAJOR LEADS IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
THERE YOU ARE
HI, JANICE
GREAT TO SEE YOU
AND THANK YOU FOR CALLING OUT PRIORITY HIRE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT INITIATIVES THAT I'M REALLY PROUD THAT THE PORT HAS TAKEN UP BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO BE PROVIDING THOSE JOBS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT NEED IT MOST, NOT HIRING PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE, BUT AT LEAST STARTING WITH THE CONCENTRIC CIRCLE OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LEAST SERVED AND FURTHER FROM OPPORTUNITY
SO APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE THE LEAD DRIVER BEHIND THAT
NOT MUCH ELSE TO ADD
I WILL SAY WHOEVER PRODUCE THE VIDEOS
EXCELLENT JOB, REALLY, I THINK
LUIS, YOU SAID IT BEST
THOSE THREE FOLKS REALLY NAILED IT IN TERMS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE CAREER LADDERS AS OPPOSED TO JUST A JOB
RIGHT
AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE ALL TRYING TO GO WITH ALL OF THIS WORK
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION BACK TO THE STAFF WOULD BE PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU NEED MOVING FORWARD
SINCE I STARTED AT THE PORT OR JUST ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, WE HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
WE DIDN'T EVEN REALLY HAVE A TRUE PROGRAM BACK THEN
AND SO NOW WE HAVE A WHOLE DEPARTMENT AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS GOING TO THIS EFFORT
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS ANNUAL REPORT BECAUSE IT'S, I THINK, IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK HAS RESULTED IN
BUT PLEASE DON'T BE SHY ABOUT TELLING US WHAT ELSE YOU NEED IN ORDER TO REACH MORE PEOPLE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER
IF I MAY JUST SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS, YOU'VE BEEN AN INCREDIBLE SUPPORTER OF THIS WORK FROM THE EARLY DAYS WHEN WE HAD VERY LITTLE STRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
YOU'VE PUSHED US HARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND WE ARE NOW HERE
AND YOU'RE RIGHT
I HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM IN THE RIGHT STRUCTURE CURRENTLY TO DO THIS WORK
AND IN REGARDS TO THE VIDEOS, IT PAYS TO HIRE A WIMB, A WOMAN IN MINORITY BUSINESS, TO DO THE VIDEOS BECAUSE IT MAKES THE SUBJECT, THE PERSON FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH ONE OF THEM VIDEOING
AND I THINK THAT WAS A CREDIT TO ALSO THE VIDEOGRAPHER THAT WE HAD TO THE WORK
THERE WERE GREAT STORIES THAT THEY TOLD, REALLY TOUCHING
THANK YOU
YEAH
AND I WILL ACTUALLY JUST ADD THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THAT WHAT I FORGOT TO BRING UP IS THAT AS PART OF RETENTION, WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD WITH LABOR AS WELL AS OUR CONTRACTORS ON A CULTURE OF CARE AND ACCEPTABLE WORK SITES AS WELL, BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST WELCOMING WORK SITES FOR OVER THE DECADES, AND THINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGING FOR THE BETTER
AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK WE'RE DOING BOTH WITH LABOR AND OUR CONTRACTORS ON CREATING THE KIND OF WORK PLACE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE CHALLENGING
SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME WORK THAT WE'RE DOING COLLABORATIVELY, LUIS AND MY GROUP AS WELL, RELATED TO CULTURE OF CARE
THAT'S AWESOME
I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, BECAUSE I THINK THE ONE, AS WE SAW, EVEN WITH THE USE OPPORTUNITY, THE OPPORTUNITY WITH INITIATIVE, WE STILL NEED TO GET MORE WOMEN IN THESE PROGRAMS AND I KNOW IT'S NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT, BUT THE CULTURE OF CARE IS A KEY COMPONENT OF THAT
SO THANKS FOR BRINGING IT UP, JANICE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO, I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH
I THINK I MADE MOST OF MY COMMENTS DURING THE EMOTION EARLIER, BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO COMMEND THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING
I LOVE THE VIDEOS
I HOPE WE'RE CIRCULATING THOSE WIDELY
BUT AGAIN, I'M LOOKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN DOUBLE DOWN ON THESE EFFORTS IN THE COMING YEARS
POST COVID, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION, THANKS TO LUIS AND JANICE AND ALL, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
WE'VE BEEN TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
THERE WE GO
I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW WE CAN DELIVER BETTER THE PRIORITY HIRE GOALS, WORKING WITH CONTRACTORS AND LABOR WHO HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO MEET THOSE GOALS IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN GOOD STEAD WITH US
THEY'RE NOT MANDATORY
I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ASPIRATIONAL
BUT I KNOW WITH I-200 AND THE RESTRICTION ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, WE CAN'T REQUIRE SPECIFIC QUOTAS FOR SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE WHO WE WANT TO SEE FILL THOSE POSITIONS IN THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
SO I REALLY LIKE TO HEAR WHAT ARE SOME OF THE STRATEGIES WORKING AGAIN, WORKING WITH CONTRACTORS AND LABOR TO ACHIEVE EVEN HIGHER RESULTS? ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IS SO COMMENDABLE
THIS IS THE MEGA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING TODAY
ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL
I THINK WE REALLY DO, AS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS SAID, WE NEED TO SHARE THIS GREAT STUFF MORE BROADLY
AND I THINK THAT'S NOT JUST TO PROMOTE, BUT TO REALLY SHOW THE EFFORTS WE'RE DOING THAT I THINK ARE TRULY UNIQUE AT THE PORT
SO I WOULD JUST PUT THE QUESTION TO YOU, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES OF PRIORITY HIRE AND HOW DO WE ADVANCE THAT WORKING IN A COLLABORATIVE WAY WITH OUR PARTNERS? I WOULD SAY IT'S A MULTI FOLD
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS ONE IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO BRING COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAY BE GOOD CANDIDATES, THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY IN THE PIPELINE
AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS SETTING THE GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS AROUND WHAT IT IS WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH BOTH LABOR AND WITH THE CONTRACTORS
SO YOU'RE RIGHT
WE CANNOT ESTABLISH QUOTAS
WE CANNOT SET REQUIREMENTS
WHAT WE CAN, THOUGH, IS TALK ABOUT OUR GOALS AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE AND WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH OUR CONTRACTORS AND WITH LABOR
AND ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT IS BY HAVING GOOD DASHBOARDS AND DATA
SO WE WERE SUCCESSFUL WITH SEVERAL OF OUR AMAZING STAFF MEMBERS TO HAVE DASHBOARDS NOW WHERE WE CAN SEE DOWN TO THE LABOR AND THE CRAFT
WHERE ARE THE PLACES WHERE WE'RE HAVING A GOOD PARTICIPATION FROM APPRENTICESHIP PRIORITY HIRE JOURNEY WORKERS? SO WE CAN SAY, WELL, ONE THAT WE WANT TO APPLAUD, THOSE THAT ARE DOING THAT ARE BUILDING AN AMAZING, DIVERSE PIPELINE
AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THOSE LABOR UNIONS THAT MAYBE THE NUMBERS ARE NOT AS HIGH AS WE MIGHT WANT TO SEE
WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS AND HOW DO WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND BUILD THE CAPABILITY? AND THEN THIRD, I WOULD SAY, AND I SEE CONSUELO HAS HER HAND UP
SHE CAN TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT'S A REGIONAL PEACE, BOTH BUILDING THE PIPELINE AS WELL AS RETENTION OF THE APPRENTICES ALL THE WAY THROUGH
SO THEY JOURNEY OUT INTO JOURNEY WORKERS, AND THOSE REGIONAL EFFORTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE A WORKER THAT'S ON OUR PROJECT FOR FOUR MONTHS
THEN THEY'RE ON A SOUND TRANSIT PROJECT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND THEN THEY MAY BE ON A CITY OF SEATTLE OR A KING COUNTY PROJECT
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH MULTIPLE PARTNERS
CONSUELO, DO YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? I DO JUST A FEW COMMENTS THINKING CAN HIT A LOT OF THE POINTS I WAS THINKING OF, BUT THE ONE POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS IS THE REGIONAL PUBLIC OWNERS THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER IS A KEY GROUP OF PUBLIC AGENCIES WHO ARE THE MEETING FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON THE SHARED GOALS AS INCREASING THE DIVERSITY AND ACCESS TO FAMILY WAGE JOBS IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADE INDUSTRY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY BOTH HAVE PRIORITY HIRE, JUST AS WE DO
WE COLLABORATE ON A MONTHLY BASIS ON OUR PRIORITY HIRE GOALS, AND WE MEET WITH LABOR ONCE A YEAR ON WHAT OUR WORKFORCE GOALS ARE AND THE DEMAND OF WORKERS ON OUR JOB SITE AS WELL
SO WE HAVE THIS REGIONAL PICTURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THEM OF THE DIVERSITY GOALS AND THE CONSTRUCTION WORK FORCE TO BAND, AND THEN OUR INVESTMENT INTO WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON HOW WE'RE HELPING TO BUILD THAT PIPELINE
AND SO WE HAVE THOSE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH LABOR AND WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH JANICE ZAHN ON PRIORITY HIRE AND THEIR DIRECT LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONTRACTORS, AND THEN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ADC
SO THERE'S THOSE ARE SEVERAL STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON TO MEET THE GOALS THE PORT HIGHER CURRENTLY AND THEN IN THE FUTURE
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES
THANKS SO MUCH
I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THIS ANYTHING, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT LIKE AN INDEPENDENT SCREEN TO EVALUATE ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
I JUST READ IN THE SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE HOW TO PICK A GOOD JOB TRAINING PROGRAM THAT'S WORTH IT
AND THESE ARE FOR PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PAY 4 TO 10,000 DOLLARS FOR
IT'S WRITTEN BY AN ADRIAN COHEN AT RATE.COM, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE, BUT YOU KNOW, SHE'S SAYING THAT HOW THERE'S NOT LIKE A CONSUMER REPORTS WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO THROUGH AND LOOK UP A JOB, A RATING OF A JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
AND SO THE COMPONENTS THAT THEY SAY WOULD MAKE UP A GREAT PROGRAM
I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY RUN THROUGH BECAUSE I REALLY THINK WHAT YOU'VE DONE EMBODIES OF THAT
IT'S LIKE
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'RE SAYING WHAT YOU IDEALLY LIKE TO DO IS BE ABLE TO TRACK SOMEBODY 5, 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND SEE REALLY THE LONGITUDINAL INFLUENCE THAT YOU HAVE
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD WE'VE BEEN DOING IN TERMS OF JUST FOLLOWING OUR FOLKS
I KNOW SOMETHING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING WITH OUR INTERNS ARE DOING MORE OF THAT KIND OF WORK, WHICH IS REALLY I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT STORY
BUT I SAY IT'S ALL ABOUT TRAJECTORIES
IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT ARE THE THINGS, HOW YOU'RE DOING TOMORROW, AND THAT THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING A JOB QUICKLY THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN ANYWAY, BUT STEPPING UP INTO A INTO A HIGHER JOB, BUT THAT THESE ULTIMATELY A CERTIFIABLE JOBS IF YOU CAN GET A CERTIFICATE
AND WE SPOKE VERY MUCH ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAD AND TALKING ABOUT WRAP AROUND SERVICES AND THE CHILD CARE BEING SO ESSENTIAL
AND YOU SPOKE TO THAT THAT YOU HAVE A CASE WORKER, A RELATIONSHIP WITH A TEACHER OR SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN FEEL THAT CONNECTIVITY TO, THAT YOU HAVE MANY EMPLOYERS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE DRAWN THAT STUDENTS COULD BE DRAWN TO THERE'S VERY DIFFERENT SKILLS AND ALL THAT, AND THEN THE SOFT SKILL TRAINING
AND I KNOW WE'VE SPOKEN TO THAT ONCE YOU'RE INSIDE TO DO THAT POST EMPLOYMENT INVOLVEMENT, THAT TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATION SKILLS AGAIN AND THEN AN EXTERNAL EVALUATION
I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND UNIVERSITIES AND DATA INDICATING SUCCESSIVE TRAINEES AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD OVER TIME
BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU COULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS ARTICLE
I JUST ALWAYS KIND OF GOOD TO JUST SEE SORT OF INDEPENDENT SCREEN
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF US AND FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
ONE LAST COMMENT FROM ME, OBVIOUSLY, MANY THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUE CONSUELO AND JANICE AS WELL, AND BOOKDA GHEISAR HAS BEEN A GREAT SUPPORTER OF OUR WORK WITH YOUR GUIDANCE AS WELL
AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OFFICE ALSO BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER
WE DO FOLLOW INDIVIDUALS
WE CALL IT RETENTION
WE PAY CONTRACTORS TO FOLLOW PEOPLE FOR MONTHS AND SEE WHETHER SOMETHING IS CHANGING IN THEIR LIVES OR THE QUALITY OF THE TRAINING BECAUSE WE WANT THAT TRAJECTORY TO CONTINUE
I MUST TELL YOU, THE WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION WORRY US AND BLACK MEN IN CONSTRUCTION ARE WORRYING US
AND WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS LOCALLY AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING FOR BOTH GROUPS
BUT WE KNOW MINORITIES IN GENERAL HAVE AN ISSUE STAYING ON TRAINING, AND THERE MIGHT BE SEVERAL CAUSES FOR THAT
BUT IN GENERAL, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT WILL CONTINUE BECAUSE THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, IS THAT A RESIDUAL HAND? NO, I CAN'T HEAR YOU, ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE BETTER YOU'RE ON YOU, PETER, WAS THAT SORRY? SORRY
I'M JUST TRYING TO TAKE EVERYTHING DOWN HERE AND TURN EVERYTHING OFF RIGHT
WE CAN'T CONTROL THAT FOR YOU ON THIS
AND AS USUAL, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD? I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND APPRECIATE IT
AS I SAID, WE HAVE TWO MORE PRESENTATIONS LEFT, THIS NEXT ONE FOR A HALF AN HOUR AND THE BUDGET ITEM FOR 45 MINUTES
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST IF ANDY, YOU CAN DO AN EXPEDITIOUS JOB ON THIS NEXT PRESENTATION AND THAT WE WOULD TAKE A BRIEF BREAK SO WE CAN BE AS FRESH MINDED AS POSSIBLE AT THIS HOUR TO REVIEW THE BUDGET
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU SUGGEST? WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY WILLINGNESS AMONGST THE STAFF AND THE COMMISSIONERS TO THINK ABOUT DOING THE BUDGET AT THE TOP OF THE NEXT MEETING, NOT HAVING VISIBILITY TO OUR NEXT AGENDA
I'M SURE IT'S BUSY AS ALWAYS, BUT I'M JUST COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT WE'LL BE GOING INTO FIVE HOURS OF A PUBLIC MEETING AND THE BUDGET IS IMPORTANT
AND THESE ARE ALL GREAT PRESENTATIONS
I JUST DON'T WANT TO
I THINK THE FINANCIAL REVIEW IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT, AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO SHORT CHANGE IT
BUT AGAIN, NOT KNOWING WHAT IS COMING AHEAD OF US, JUST WONDERING IF THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY
SO I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE
AND I JUST DON'T KNOW, WE'VE BEEN LIKE WE HAD SOME LIGHT MEETINGS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
WE START PACKING AN AGENDA
WHAT? WE JUST GOT AN EMAIL FROM RUDY SAYING THAT 2020 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT CONTAINING AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL COME OUT MAY 18TH
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE IS MAYBE APPROPRIATE TO? WELL, CERTAINLY TO START FRESH IS ALWAYS BETTER
BUT DO YOU SEE ANYTHING PRESSING TO HAVE THIS AT THIS TIME? NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE
MR DAN THOMAS, ARE YOU ON? YES
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY IT CAN'T BE DELAYED TO THE NEXT MEETING
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT AGENDA LOOKS LIKE, HOW PACKED IT IS
YEAH
I MEAN, HONESTLY, THIS IS THE THING WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE
SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, ONCE I SAW IT WAITING DOWN ON THE END OF THE AGENDA, I HAD GREAT CONCERNS ABOUT IT TO LET US TAKE A COMMISSIONER BOWMAN SUGGESTION, UNLESS ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES AND WE DON'T HAVE COMMISSIONER CALKINS, WHO I'M SURE WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION
SO EVEN FURTHER JUSTIFICATION, I ACTUALLY JUST JUMP BACK ON YOU
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT
YOU WERE HELPING ME MAKE THE CASE
NO, I CONCUR WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
OKAY, WELL, THEN THAT'S GOOD
WE HAVE HOPEFULLY A UNANIMOUS DECISION TO POSTPONE THE LAST ITEM ON THIS AGENDA TO OUR NEXT MEETING
AND THEN, YES, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
SO I JUST WE'RE TRADING TEXT BACK AND FORTH
IF WE DO DELAY, WE BUMP INTO THE NEXT COMMISSION PANEL ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY
THAT'S THE POTENTIAL OVERLAP
SO WITH THIS BRIEFING, YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE PREPARED FOR THAT PANEL COMING UP
ACTUALLY, I SAW THAT
AND IT MIGHT ACTUALLY EVEN BE A GOOD JUXTAPOSITION
IT MIGHT BE A WAY IN WHICH WE COULD LOOK AT HOW WE'RE PERFORMING AND LOOK WHAT ACTUALLY BETWEEN
I MEAN, IT IS WHAT IT IS
I JUST THINK THAT WE REALLY DO GIVE NEED TO GIVE DAN AND RUDY, THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVE
AND THIS IS OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY
SO I WOULD AGREE THAT THAT WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB
IF WE START AT THE NEXT VIDEO, I'LL PUSH OTHER THINGS BACK AND LET'S PRIORITIZE THAT
AND THIS WAY, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUSH, BUT DON'T DODDLE, CAN WE COMMISSION, SIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE AGENDA? YES
AND WE HAVE THAT NOTED THAT ITEM 11 C FOR THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BRIEFING WILL CARRY FORWARD THEN TO THE MAY 25TH MEETING
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S EVERYBODY'S UNDERSTANDING, PLEASE
YES
OKAY
THANK YOU
SO THIS IS ITEM 11 B, THIS IS THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND RECOMMENDATIONS BRIEFING
COMMISSIONERS, AFTER A SUCCESSFUL FIRST ROUND OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT STAFF WILL NOW PRESENT A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF FUNDING
AND AS YOU NOTED, WE'LL START OFF WITH ANDY GREGORY AND TEAM
HI
SO I'LL BE BRIEFING AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE SLIDE AND THEN MY CO MANAGER AND WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF YOU ABOUT OUR FIRST CYCLE FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND IN 2020
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ARE PRES INTRODUCE YOURSELF
SORRY
MY NAME IS ALISON BEASON WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
MY BAD
NO WORRIES
SO DURING THIS PRESENTATION, ME AND MY CO MANAGER ANDY GREGORY WILL TALK ABOUT OUR BACKGROUND AND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND, THE EVALUATION PROCESS THAT WE GOT OUR LESSONS LEARNED FROM
AND WE'LL HAVE THREE BUCKETS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, EQUITY, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING WITH THE HONOR OF HAVING ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY LIAISON TESTIFYING TOWARDS THE END
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SO THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FIND WAS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EXTERNAL RELATIONS IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND INCORPORATING ART SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITIES
THE TENT WAS THAT WE WERE TO SUPPORT HISTORICALLY UNDER-SERVED NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD AN EQUITY BASED FRAMEWORK AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
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SO WHAT WE DID IN 2020, WHICH WILL REPLICATE IN 2021 THIS YEAR, IS THAT THE THREE PROGRAMS HAD A THREE PROCESS TIER OF HOW WE SUPPORTED AND PUT OUT MONEY IN THE SPRING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHICH HELPED THE PATHWAYS FOR WOULDN'T BE BUSINESSES
AND THEN IN THE SUMMER WE HAD ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM WHICH FUNDED SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION, AND INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGIES
AND THEN IN THE FALL, WE HAD THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM THAT WAS AN EXPANSION OF AEC, THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY ECOLOGY FUND, AND IT FUNDED PROJECTS INCLUDING PARKS AND GREEN SPACES AND ART
AND THIS IS REALLY COOL
BUT THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE MONEY OUT THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
AND SO WE'LL DUPLICATE THAT IN 2021, KICKING OFF THIS FALL, SUMMER AGAIN WITH THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM
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OVERALL, IN 2020, THE THREE PROGRAMS FUNDED 27 PROPOSAL, THE ONLY FUNDED OVER 1.4 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT RAPIDLY DURING COIVD RELIEF DURING THE PANDEMIC TO GET MONEY OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT IT AS BEST AS POSSIBLE
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SO DURING THIS FIRST CYCLE, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THREE POINTS OF DATA COLLECTION TO ALLOW US TO EVALUATE OUR PROGRAM
WE HAD BOTH PROGRAM MANAGERS HAD CONSULTANTS FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND THAT GAVE US ORAL OR WRITTEN REPORTS TO GIVE US RECOMMENDATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED
IN ADDITION, WE ALSO GOT FEEDBACK VIA SURVEYS OR INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR APPLICANTS AND GRANTEES TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN BETTER IMPROVE OUR PROCESS FOR 2021
AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE DID INTERNAL AUDIT
SO NOW I'LL PASS IT ON TO MY CO MANAGER ANDY GREGORY TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT OUR LESSONS LEARNED AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'LL BRIEF YOU ON FOR THIS YEAR
GREAT
THANKS SO MUCH, ALLISON
ANDY GREGORY, SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT
I'D JUST LIKE TO START TODAY TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE LESSONS LEARNED
AS ALISON JUST MENTIONED THROUGH OUR EVALUATION PROCESS, I'D LIKE TO START WITH THE SUCCESSES AND NOTE JUST HOW RAPIDLY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION GOT OUT THE 250,000 DOLLARS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR WHEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED AS ONE OF THE PERMISSIBLE USES OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUNDS
SO BY LEVERAGING SOME EXISTING CONTRACTS TO SUPPORT WMBE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MIAN RICE AND HIS TEAM WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT RAPIDLY THESE CONTRACT EXPANSIONS
NEXT WAS THE DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD AN EXISTING CONTRACTING VEHICLE AND CLEAR STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR MANAGING THIS PROGRAM
WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY DIVE DEEPLY INTO MULTICULTURAL ENGAGEMENT AND PILOT COMMUNITY LIAISON MODEL, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION
AND THEN FINALLY, ON THE SUCCESSES FRONT, JUST REALLY A BIG SHOUT OUT TO CPO AND SPECIFICALLY TO CAROL HAZARD AND AMIRA BEASLEY FOR PILOTING VENDOR CONNECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SESSIONS
THEIR TEAM PUT TOGETHER A SERIES OF SESSIONS FOR POTENTIAL APPLICANTS WHERE FOLKS WERE ABLE TO SIGN IN
A LOT OF THESE WERE HELD AFTER HOURS DURING NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS, WHERE FOLKS WERE ABLE TO GET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON ACCESSING IMPORTANT APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AND LEARNING HOW TO REGISTER WITHIN THE PORT'S VENDOR CONNECT SYSTEM SYSTEMS ADDITIONALLY, I'D LIKE TO HIT ON SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT FORMED THE BASIS OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS HERE TODAY
SO WE DID HEAR FROM APPLICANTS THAT THEY WERE UNCLEAR ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE SOME DELAYS IN LAUNCHING AND EXECUTING CONTRACTS, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE COMPLEX NATURE OF OUR INTERDEPARTMENTAL FORMATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR BOTH LAUNCHING THE RFP AS WELL AS EXECUTING THE CONTRACTS
AND THEN FINALLY, JUST DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE REALLY TRYING TO GET THESE ECONOMIC RECOVERY DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, THERE WAS A LACK OF DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANT PROCESS WHEN COMPARED TO THE DEEP ENGAGEMENT THAT WAS DONE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AUBREE
SO, AS ALLISON MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PRIMARY BUCKETS THAT WE HAVE GROUPED OUR RECOMMENDATIONS INTO TODAY
AND WHILE THE PORT REALLY PILOTED SEVERAL ACCESS AND EQUITY STRATEGIES FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF FUNDING, EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL EVALUATORS IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
SO FIRST, TO REDUCE CONFUSION IN THE DEFINITION OF NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, STAFF ARE GOING TO WORK TO REFINE THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IN THE SUBSEQUENT APPLICATIONS TO PRIORITIZE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN AND WHOSE STAFF ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE
FURTHERMORE, THE PORT WILL UTILIZE THE EQUITY INDEX IN A MORE FORMAL CAPACITY, IMPLEMENTING A NUMERIC INDEXING SCORE TO PRIORITIZE THE MOST VULNERABLE AND IMPACTED COMMUNITIES
AND THIS EQUITY INDEX IS, I THINK YOU'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON IN THE PAST, IS A COMPOSITE SCORE OF 23 EXTERNAL DATA SETS THAT GIVE AN OVERALL ENVIRONMENT A HEALTH IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES
NEXT, WE HAVE NOTED
I'M SURE YOU ALL, I'M SORRY, NOT QUITE
TO THE NEXT SLIDE
YEAH
ONE MORE POINT THERE
THANK YOU THAT ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY CAN BE A BARRIER TO ACCESSING THESE GRANT FUNDS
AND SO STAFF ARE GOING TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE ACCESS BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS WHO CAN GO BEYOND LITERAL TRANSLATION TO REALLY TRANS
CREATE GRANT MATERIALS IN CULTURALLY MEANINGFUL WAYS WHERE NECESSARY, UTILIZE THIRD PARTY COMMUNITY REVIEWERS TO CERTIFY AND VERIFY THAT THE TRANSLATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE ACCURATELY
SO THANK YOU
ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND REALLY PRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT EQUITY BASED ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AT THE PORT
KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS INTERNAL SYSTEMS CHANGE WORK IS THE PROJECT CO MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE BETWEEN ODI AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
SO TOGETHER, ALISON AND I LEAD AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORE TEAM CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR TWO DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS LEGAL CPO AND COMMISSION STAFF, AS WELL AS OTHERS TO IMPLEMENT EQUITY AND ACCESS, IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS INTERNAL POLICIES AND PROCESSES
AND REALLY, THE NEXT STEP IN SOLIDIFYING THESE CHANGES THAT WE'VE PILOTED IN THE FIRST YEAR IS TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THEM THROUGH WORKING AGREEMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES SO THAT THESE IMPROVEMENTS LIVE BEYOND ANY PARTICULAR STAFF TENURE AND ARE REALLY GALVANIZED AS BEST PRACTICES THAT CAN BE REPLICATED ACROSS THE PORT
TWO TERMS OF THE TIMELINE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN 2021 AND 22, STAFF ARE GOING TO BE WORKING TO STREAMLINE AND UPDATE THE PROGRAM TIMELINE TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCIES ACROSS THE TEAMS THIS WILL INCLUDE INCREASING THE SPACING BETWEEN THE RFP ROLLOUTS TO ALLOW TIME FOR APPLICATION REVIEW AND CONTRACT EXECUTION
ADDITIONALLY, WE PLAN TO REVISE THE TIMING FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL OF AWARDS SO THAT THEY TAKE PLACE AFTER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ARE COMPLETED TO BETTER TIME SOME OF OUR PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH THE ONSET OF PROJECT GRANT LAUNCHES, AND THEN FINALLY, OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 1 TO 2 YEARS, THE PROJECT TEAM IS GOING TO UNDERTAKE A THOROUGH PROGRAM EVALUATION PROCESS WHERE WE WILL DEVELOP A THEORY OF CHANGE MODEL FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AND DEVELOP A SET OF SUCCESS METRICS THAT IN AN EVALUATION PLAN THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE LIFE OF THE FUND
AND THIS IS REALLY A BEST PRACTICE IN GRANT MAKING THAT ALLOWS THE GRANT FUNDING ORGANIZATION TO BOTH QUANTITATIVELY AND QUALITATIVELY ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF THE INVESTMENT ON THE COMMUNITY SERVED
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO OUR FINAL BUCKET IS COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING
AND REALLY THIS ONE, IN ADDITION TO INVESTING THE 10,000,000 DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS IN YOUR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND, WHICH ARE ROOTED IN EQUITY AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CREATE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PORT TO CONDUCT DEEP COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING
THE CENTER OF THIS WORK IS THE COMMUNITY LIAISON MODEL, WHICH WAS PILOTED IN 2020 ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM
THE STAFF RECOMMEND EXPANDING THIS MODEL TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS BY BOTH RECRUITING NEW PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO THE EXISTING TEAM OF DEDICATED, WELL-CONNECTED COMMUNITY LIAISON
THIS EXPANDED MODEL, COUPLED WITH THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TIMELINE MODIFICATIONS, WILL PROVIDE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PORT TO ENGAGE WITH MULTICULTURAL, MULTILINGUAL NEAR PORT COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
COMMUNITY REVIEWERS WERE A CRITICAL PART OF THE GRANT REVIEW PROCESS FOR BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS IN 2020
WE PLAN TO CONTINUE THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS GOING FORWARD ACROSS THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THIS COMMUNITY WORK IS CRITICAL IN CARRYING OUT THE SOUTH KING COUNTY GOAL SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND GOAL OF CREATING EQUITY BASED PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY WILL YIELD A MORE EQUITABLE THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS
ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE NEEDS OF MULTICULTURAL AND NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, THE PORT WILL CREATE ON RAMPS TO PARTICIPATION IN A MYRIAD OF PORT PROGRAMS, CREATING NEW AND EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALMA AND SOFIA TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE LIAISON MODEL AND THE IMPACT IT HAD HAD ON THE LATINX COMMUNITY IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
ALMA VEGAS IS THE FOUNDER OF AV CONSULTING AND WAS OUR CONSULTANT WHO HELPED US TO DEVELOP THIS LIAISON MODEL
AND SOFIA ESTEVEZ WAS ONE OF OUR VALUED COMMUNITY LIAISON
SO, ALMA AND SOPHIA YOUR TURN
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS ALMA VEGAS AND PRINCIPAL WITH A CONSULTING
AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY PARTNER IN CRIME, ELIZA CARRINGTON, WHO IS LISTENING IN TODAY
AND I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE THAT I BRING DOING THESE LIAISON MODELS OF ENGAGEMENT
I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF DOING SIMILAR WORK WITH THE CITY OF TACOMA, KING COUNTY, THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND IN SOME CASES, THEY'VE BEEN REPLICATED
THEY'RE VERY EFFECTIVE MODELS OF ENGAGEMENT
THEY REQUIRE A LOT OF PATIENCE
IT ALSO CREATES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CO-CREATE WITH COMMUNITY
AND ALL THIS CAN BE DONE IF THERE'S REALLY A DEDICATED INVESTMENT AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE MODEL
IT'S NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL, AND IT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO BUILD STRONGER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY THAT ARE RELATIONAL AND AS OPPOSED TO TRANSACTION
SO IT IS REALLY ABOUT A TWO WAY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FOLKS THAT ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE AND THE LANGUAGE IMPACTS THAT THEY FACE
AND IN A TWO WAY RELATIONSHIP, WHAT THIS MEANS IS NOT ONLY ARE THEY ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT THE PORT HAS AVAILABLE, BUT ALSO BE ABLE, IN ADDITION TO SHARING WITH COMMUNITY, BE ABLE TO EVALUATE AND ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE THAT INPUT, WHICH WAS VERY CRITICAL LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID THIS MODEL
AND PARTICULARLY WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE DELIVERY OF THE INFO SESSIONS AS A RESULT OF THE LIASON INPUT
SO I'M HERE TO REALLY ADVOCATE FOR THIS TYPE OF APPROACH AND THE EXPANSION OF THIS TYPE OF APPROACH UNDER ALLISON AND ANDY'S LEADERSHIP
AND WITH THAT, I LIKE TO HAVE THE HONOR TO INTRODUCE TO YOU ONE OF OUR LIAISON, SOPHIA ESTEVES
MY NAME IS SOPHIA ESTEVES
I REPRESENT THE LATIN COMMUNITY OF LIFE FOR THE PORT
I ALSO WORK ON OTHER PROJECTS WITH INFANT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
[foreign language 03:42:36] FROM MY EXPERIENCE OF COMMUNITY LIAISON, I WOULD LIKE TO ASSURE YOU REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE MODELS OF ENGAGEMENT THAT HELP US REACH THOSE WE IDENTIFY TO SHARE WITH THE CREATE CONNECTIONS [foreign language 03:43:07] COMMUNITY
SO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF PROGRAM AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE THEIR LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT [foreign language 03:43:32] THERE ARE BARRIERS AND LIMITS THAT MEMBERS OF OUR COMPANY HAVE TO GO BEYOND THE ONE TIME SHARING WITH YOU FOR MY COMMUNITY LANGUAGE LIMIT THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED
[Foreign language 03:44:06] ALSO, WE WORK A LOT, SOMETIMES THREE JOBS LIMITING OUR TIME
THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF MISINFORMATION AND THE CHALLENGE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT EXISTS IN MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY
GRASIAS
THANK YOU, SOPHIA AND ALMA
AUBREE
YOU CAN TRANSITION TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO IN SUMMARY, STAFF RECOMMENDS SEVERAL STEPS TO NEAR TERM STAFF TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE EQUITY AND FACILITATE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING
MANY OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE AT THE STAFF LEVEL, AND WE DO NOT REALLY REQUIRE ANY COMMISSION ACTION AT THIS TIME
IF THE COMMISSION IS IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUING THIS CAPACITY BUILDING WORK, STAFF WILL NEED TO COME BACK TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION OF AN RFP THAT CAN PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP MODEL FOR COMMUNITY CONTRACTS TO PERFORM LIAISON SERVICES, PROVIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS AND ALLOCATE STIPENDS FOR COMMUNITY REVIEWERS
AT A LATER DATE, WE WILL WORK TO CONTINUE TO BRIEF YOU ON OUR PROGRESS AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS CRITICAL WORK
WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE WOULD THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE'RE READY FOR QUESTIONS
THANKS, TEAM
NICE JOB
WE'RE A BIG FAN OF THIS PROGRAM
AND SO THANK YOU TO ANDY AND ALLISON AND ALMA SOFIA
AND PART OF MY MISTAKE, ALISON, I WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT LOOKING AT THE SCREEN
SO WE HAVE NOW A WONDERFUL TALENT POOL, AND WE HAVE OUR LAST ROUND OF PRESENTATIONS, THE LAST ROUND OF QUESTIONS FOR THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING OUR SELF A GREAT SERVICE BY BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THE PORT NEEDS TO BE
SO CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OR QUESTIONS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
YEAH
THANK YOU
GREAT PRESENTATION
I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE MEMO, AND MAYBE YOU CAN HELP WITH THE LAST BULLET POINT ON THE FIRST PAGE TALKED ABOUT CONDUCT A THEORY OF CHANGE PROGRAM EVALUATION OVER THE NEXT YEAR, AND MAYBE I MISSED IT IN THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
IS THAT PORT STAFF CONDUCT CONDUCTING A THEORY OF CHANGE, OR WOULD YOU BE CONSULTING OUT FOR THAT? SURE
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
YEAH
SO I THINK THE PORT STAFF WOULD LEAD THE WORK
WE HAVE SEVERAL DATA POINTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, BUT THIS WOULD REALLY BE SORT OF LIKE PRODUCING A LOGIC MODEL OR THEORY OF CHANGE DESIGN THAT SAYS, HERE'S WHAT THE PORT HERE WHERE THE PORT STRENGTHS ARE, HERE'S WHERE OUR FUNDING CAPABILITIES ARE, HERE WHERE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE
WHAT IS THE BEST NEXUS FOR CREATING THE SORT OF CHANGE THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE AND THE PORT HAS THE CAPACITY TO DELIVER
AND SO I THINK THAT WORK COULD BE LED INTERNALLY WITH SUPPORT FROM OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND WOULD, OF COURSE, DRAW HEAVILY ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DIRECT RESPONSES FROM THE COMMUNITY, BOTH FROM APPLICANTS WHO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, AS WELL AS FROM THE MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES NEAR THE AIRPORT
OKAY
THANK YOU
I'M JUST VERY FAMILIAR WITH LOGIC MODELS AND THEORY OF CHANGE FROM MY 10 YEARS LEADING A NONPROFIT
THAT'S A GOOD PATH TO GO DOWN
LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED OUTSIDE RESOURCES
I WAS JUST SURPRISED THAT MAYBE THE PORT STAFF WOULD UNDERTAKE THAT
SO USUALLY THAT'S A DIFFERENT MODEL THAN WHAT WE'VE NORMALLY HAD
BUT I APPRECIATE THE ROAD THAT YOU'RE GOING DOWN TO THINK ABOUT THAT OUTCOMES VERSUS JUST THE OUTPUT OF THE PROGRAM
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS? YEAH
THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION
I WAS HOPING ALISON AND YOU GUYS COULD TALK TO US ABOUT EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT OFTEN COMES UP IN CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITIES ARE SORT OF REDUNDANCY OF EFFORTS BY PUBLIC AGENCIES
WHERE THE PORT, THE COUNTY, THE CITY, THE STATE OTHER KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
WE'RE ALL OUT OF GOOD INTENTIONS OR TRYING TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES
AND THERE'S OFTENTIMES A SORT OF FATIGUE, LIKE ONE MORE GROUP ASKING US TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND TALK ABOUT THEIR NEEDS
AND SO I'M WONDERING HOW WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE OF REDUNDANCY
HOW ARE WE LINKING UP WITH OTHER PUBLIC AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO LESSEN THE LOAD ON COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TELL THEIR STORY AND TELL US WHAT THEY NEED? AND THEN MY FINAL COMMENT IS I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THIS KIND OF WORK TOWARDS USING NAVIGATORS OR PROMOTERS IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THAT COULD ENDURE BEYOND JUST INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
AND SO WE'VE GOT EXPERTISE BOTH IN IN THE LANGUAGES AND THE CULTURES AND THE PARTICULAR COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT ARE ENDEMIC TO A GIVEN AREA
AND SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND HOW WE'RE STRUCTURING THESE THINGS
SO I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION ABOUT REDUNDANCIES
I'LL GO FIRST
AND THEN I'LL LET ANDY BECAUSE HE IS THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS EXPERT THAT HE'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB AT ENGAGING WITH THE LIAISON MODEL
BUT WITH THE COMMUNITY REVIEWERS AND THE PANELISTS THAT WE I THINK THAT WE TRY TO USE A UNIQUE SET OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE GEARED AND ENGULFED IN THE SOUTH ONE COUNTY AREA
AND WE'RE EXPERTS ON THAT AND EXPERTS ON WHAT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NEED WHEN IT CAME TO PORT INDUSTRIES
AND I THINK THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH IS WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO SPECIALIZE OR KNOW ABOUT PORT INDUSTRIES
ONE OF THE PANELISTS THAT WE HAD WAS SOMEONE WHO USED TO BE A PORT EMPLOYEE WHO NOW WORKS FOR KING COUNTY
AND SO HE HAD A REALLY GOOD UNDERSTANDING
AND SO I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE REDUNDANT ON THE COMMUNITY THAT WE TAP FOR ASSISTANCE WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY REVIEWERS
BUT FOR THE LIAISON MODEL, I THINK THAT AND COULD PROBABLY EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT
SURE
THANKS, ALISON
SO THANKS, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, FOR YOUR QUESTION
I THINK THAT IT MAKES ME THINK OF A COUPLE OF THINGS
RIGHT
SO THE RECRUITMENT OF OUR LIAISON IS A REALLY CRITICAL PIECE OF THIS
AND THROUGH ALMOST EXPERTISE AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ENGAGING IN THIS SORT OF WORK, SHE JUST BROUGHT TO THE TABLE AN INCREDIBLE NETWORK OF FOLKS WHO HAVE PRIOR EXPERIENCE ENGAGING IN THESE MODELS
AND I KNOW THAT SOPHIA HAS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A SIMILAR MODEL OF KING COUNTY AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR OTHER LIAISONS
SO THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES, I THINK, TO LEVERAGE OTHER EXISTING OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD OFF OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE
I ALSO SEE, AS THE PORT, WE ARE SO LIMITED STATUTORILY IN WHAT WE CAN FUND THAT REALLY THERE IS THIS UNIQUE NICHE THAT WE FEEL THAT SORT OF NECESSITATES ITS OWN DISTINCT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IN A WAY THAT'S REALLY IT BENEFITS
IT CAN BE A CHALLENGE FROM GIVING THE COMMUNITY WHAT THEY NEED, WHICH IS OFTEN DIRECT RESOURCES TO SUPPORT CHILDCARE, RENT, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR STATUTORY AUTHORITY
BUT ON THE ITEMS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DELIVER, WE ARE ABLE TO DELIVER A REALLY SUCCINCT PAST PACKAGE OF WHETHER IT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE TO PROVIDE AND REALLY HAVE A REALLY CLEAR AND CONCISE MESSAGE AROUND WHAT WE CAN CAN DO
AND THEN I WOULD JUST KICK IT OVER TO ALMA OR SOPHIA, SINCE IT WAS A KIND OF A COMMUNITY RELATED QUESTION TO SEE IF EITHER OF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT
I THINK I PRETTY MUCH CAPTURED I THINK THAT I WORK ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
AND THIS QUESTION ABOUT COMMUNITY FATIGUE COMES UP A LOT
AND SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO LEVERAGE THE EXPERTISE IN KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS BRING BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NOT ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE REPRESENTED OR CONNECTED TO COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND SO OFTEN TIME WHEN WE JUST FOCUS ON THE CBOS, WE MIGHT MISS OPPORTUNITY FOR EMERGING LEADERS TO GET INVOLVED
AND REALLY AND ALSO THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE REALLY STRONG BONDS WITH THE COMMUNITY
AND SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO ENSURE THAT WHEN I'M ADVISING DIFFERENT PUBLIC ENTITIES ON THESE MODELS IS THAT THEY DO A COMBINATION OF BOTH
MR CALKINS, ANY FOLLOW UP? NO, JUST TO SAY THANK YOU
WONDERFUL
THANK YOU
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO, YEAH
I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND YOU FOR I THINK THE AGENT MODEL IS TERRIFIC MODEL
AS IT WAS MENTIONED TODAY, IT KIND OF REMINDS ME, ACTUALLY, OF HOW MOHAMMED UNIS STARTED THE GREEN BANK IN MICRO LENDING, AND THEY USED A VERY SIMILAR LIAISON MODEL FOR MICRO LENDING
SO I THINK IT'S A TERRIFIC WAY
I ALSO WANT TO CALL OUT ANY EARLIER YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT SOME OF THE SOME CONFUSION OVER WHAT NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES MIGHT MEAN
I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT WANT TO REFRAME OR CLARIFY THAT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CONVERSATION IS, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE APPLYING FOR GRANTS IN THE FUTURE TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE MEAN BY SOUTH KING COUNTY OR NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION GOING FORWARD
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, YEAH
THIS IS FASCINATING, BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING THE CHALLENGES OF CREATING AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM LIKE THIS FROM SCRATCH
AND I KNOW IT SEEMED A LITTLE SLOW GETTING OFF THE GROUND AND IT TOOK SOME DIFFERENT TURNS, BUT I THINK THERE'S A LEARNING CURVE HERE IS DEFINITELY, I THINK, WORKING TOWARDS FACILITATING, GETTING MORE DOLLARS OUT INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING, YOU'VE IDENTIFIED SOME OF THE CHALLENGES, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, CERTAINLY BEING BIG AMONG THEM
BUT ALSO THE ISSUE OF NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES WELL, THE ORIGINAL INCEPTION WAS COMMUNITIES IMPACTED ENVIRONMENTALLY IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
BUT WE'VE EXPANDED THAT TO INCLUDE TO REALLY LOOK AT IT THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS, AND WE HAVE THOSE TOOLS WHICH TO HELP, BUT ALSO THE AREAS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SO I THINK ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES HERE THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED IS REALLY COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY ABOUT WHAT THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE WITH STATUTORILY
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY THAT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE
AND I THINK WE TEND TO GET BUNCHED UP AS A GENERAL GOVERNMENT THAT PEOPLE LOOK TO US FOR RESOURCES
AND A GOVERNMENT WITH MORE RESOURCES PERHAPS IS A PERCEPTION OUT THERE, BUT WITH GREATER LIMITATION STATUTORILY THAN A GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN SOME CLEAR DEFINITION TO WHAT THIS PROGRAM CAN SERVE
I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT ONE GROUP THAT WAS SEEKING TO ACCESS A GROUP OF SOME 40 DISPLACED IMMIGRANT SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WANTED TO CREATE A BAZAAR, AN INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY FANTASTIC IDEA WITH A GREAT CONCEPT AND ALSO CONSISTENT WORK WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SO I WAS QUITE CONFUSED AS TO WHY THAT GROUP COULD NOT ACCESS FUNDING, BUT THERE WERE OBVIOUSLY REASONS WHY, AND WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE TIME TO GO INTO THEM NOW
BUT WITH REGARD TO AREA DEFINITION, I THINK IT CAN BE A GOOD THING THAT IT'S NOT EXTREMELY WELL DEFINED, BUT DEFINED BY THE NEEDS OUT THERE AND THE COMMUNITIES UNDER-SERVED AND THROUGH OUR EQUITY LENS AND THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMATIC LIMITATIONS
IF WE DID EXPAND IT TO ALL OF KING COUNTY, THAT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE A BAD THING
IT WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE MORE RESOURCES, HOWEVER, THAN WE HAVE AVAILABLE
SO WE'RE BEING TARGETED WITH OUR RESOURCES TO THOSE PARTICULARLY DISTRESSED ZIP CODES
BUT I AM SURE THERE ARE DISTRESSED ZIP CODES IN OTHER PARTS OF KING COUNTY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE AS A FOLLOW UP FOR MY BETTER UNDERSTANDING IS WHAT KIND OF KEY CATEGORIES DO THE 27 RECIPIENTS FALL INTO AND MEET OUR STATUTORY LIMITATIONS AT THE SAME TIME? AND I'M SURE THAT I WOULD EXPECT THAT THEY WOULD ALL FALL INTO THE MAYBE THRESHOLD ABOUT EQUITY SERVING MORE DISTRESSED ZIP CODES AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO OUR EQUITY LENSE
BUT PROGRAMMATICALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DEFINITIONS WE'RE PUTTING THERE AND HOW WE'RE COMMUNICATING THOSE LIMITATIONS
THAT'S A LOT TO SHED ON YOU RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T NEED TO HAVE ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW
BUT THAT'S SORT OF MY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS PRESENTATION
I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR TERRIFIC WORK AND THINKING REALLY CREATIVELY ABOUT HOW TO APPROACH CAPACITY BUILDING
I THINK THE LIAISON MODEL IS A TERRIFIC ONE AND RECOGNIZING LANGUAGE CHALLENGES
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND IF THERE IS ANY RESPONSE SHORT RESPONSE TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT NOW
YEAH, SURE THING
I'LL GO AND THEN SEE IF ALISON HAS ANYTHING TO ADD ON TO THAT
I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE FINDING
AND I'M HOPING ALISON CAN SPEAK TO THIS A LITTLE BIT IS THAT WE'RE REALLY SEEING THE EQUITY INDEX THAT ALISON HAS DEVELOPED AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS
IT LOOKS AT 23 DIFFERENT DATA POINTS TO GET OVERALL CUMULATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS FOR THE REGION
SO WE REALLY SEE THAT AS GUIDING SOME DECISION MAKING GOING FORWARD
AS FAR AS THE MAKEUP OF THE 27 DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE FUNDED, WE SEE A REALLY WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS THAT FIT UNDER THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY THAT WE HAVE LAID OUT AS THE FORMATION OF THIS PROGRAM
AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GET BACK TO YOU WITH A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND JUST HOW THEY FIT
I CAN TELL YOU SPEND QUITE A BIT OF TIME EVALUATING THAT
AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT I THINK THAT THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE SOUTH KING COUNTY YOU FIND IS HAVING THE EXPANSION OF ACE AND THEN HAVING COVID ADDED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE STILL KEEPING WITH THE CORE PRINCIPLES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WITH THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
ON TOP OF LOOKING AT COVID RESPONSE REGARDING THE EQUITY INDEX, I WILL BE BRIEFING THIS LATER IN THE SUMMER TO GIVE YOU AN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE INDEX SO YOU CAN HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW WE'RE USING IS CASE STUDIES AND HOW THE NEW DEVELOPED INDEX I LOOK AT
SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW YOU CAN EVALUATE KING COUNTY AS A WHOLE ON TOP OF JUST SOUTH KING COUNTY AND LOOK AT IT IN VARIOUS WAYS THAT YOU COULD EXPAND THE PROGRAM AND NOT NEGLECT YOUR TASK
ANY FOLLOW UP COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK, NO, I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON SOME OF THOSE TOPICS
AND IT'S KIND OF INTRIGUING FOR ME TO THINK
IF WE HAD THE RESOURCES, COULD WE REPLICATE THIS WORK THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES, OR IS THERE SOMETHING REALLY DEFINITIONAL ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS THAT'S PECULIAR TO SOUTH KING COUNTY? I THINK THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT SOUTH KING COUNTY, THEY HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND AFFECTED, LIKE SOME OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND THE LAST CENTURIES OR DECADES, AS YOU WANT TO SAY
SO I THINK THAT'S HOW THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT OF SOUTH KING COUNTY AND FOCUSING ON THAT
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT KING COUNTY AS OLD AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT CENSUS BLOCK GROUPS OR NEIGHBORHOODS OR TRACKS, YOU CAN FIND AND PINPOINT VARIOUS AREAS THAT YOU DO MAYBE WANT TO CONCENTRATE YOUR RESOURCES INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES
ALSO, I FEEL LIKE USING THIS MODEL AS AN EXAMPLE WITHIN THE INDEX IN THE FUTURE WILL BE A GREAT EXAMPLE TO EXPAND IF WE WANT IT TO
OKAY
GREAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ALISON
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU
I HAD THE PLEASURE TO MEET ALISON NOT THAT LONG AGO, AND HER QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND BACKGROUND SEEM TO BE SUPER WELL SUITED FOR TAKING ON THIS WORK
AND SO I'M SURE IF YOU WANT TO DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER, PETER, COMMISSIONERS AT THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU WILL ENJOY
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS EQUITY MAP IS THAT FOR IT TO BE DYNAMIC, FOR IT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW TRAJECTORIES OVER TIME, WHAT ARE THE INDICES WE'RE GOING TO USE TO SORT OF HOW FAST CAN YOU SAMPLE SOMETHING TO TO SEE CHANGE
BUT THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT I THINK ULTIMATELY WE WANT TO IT SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN PUT ON EVERY DATA LAYER AND SEE THE SAME PROBLEM AS SOUTH KING COUNTY
AND THE LATEST ONE I SAW WAS VACCINATION RATES, RIGHT
I MEAN, IT'S JUST ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER
SO THE MORE WE CAN KIND OF FIND WHAT THE NUANCE THAT WE ARE, WHERE ARE WE TRYING TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AND CAN WE USE WITHIN OUR LIFETIME SEE THOSE CHANGES? I KNOW THAT I SPOKE TO PAULINA
SHE WANTS TO USE THE THE RATE OF ASTHMA AS AN INDICE OF THE SUCCESS OF OUR NORTHWEST PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY
AND OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE RATE OF ASTHMA
BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT CHANGE IN A TIME FRAME THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE SCALE OF WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON
AND THEN THERE'S ALWAYS DISCERNING, YOU KNOW, WHAT? ALL THE MULTIPLE SOURCES FOR THAT AS
SO ANYWAY, HAVING TOOLS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP THAT ARE TRYING TO ANSWER THESE COMMUNITY QUESTIONS ARE, I THINK ARE REALLY CRITICAL
AND I THINK IT REALLY ALSO SPEAKS TO THE QUESTION OF WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT WE WANT TO GET DONE
WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS WE WANT ANSWERED, RIGHT
I LOVE THE IDEA OF GOING INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND ASKING FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT
I THINK ALSO, LIKE, WE CAN SEE THIS AS RFP LIKE, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO X AND I'M IN THE SAME SITUATION WITH, LIKE, THE ACCELERATED PROGRAM FOR MARATHON BLUE
WE'RE SAYING COMPETE FOR INNOVATION
AND I'M SAYING, WELL, IT'S PUBLIC MONEY
SO I'M SAYING, LIKE, WE HAVE SOME SOCIETAL NEEDS OUT THERE
I WANT TO DECARBONIZE THE FISHING FLEET OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW
AND SO WHO WANTS TO COME UP WITH A CLEVER IDEA HOW TO DO THAT? I USE THAT ANALOGY IN PART BECAUSE OF ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU DID FOR THE THE URBAN FOREST ENHANCEMENT PLANS
RIGHT
AND SO WE HAVE THESE BUILDING BLOCKS OF PLANS FOR RIGHT NOW, JUST GREENING THREE CITIES THAT ARE PART OF THE OVERALL BROADER GREEN CITIES PLAN
BUT WE HAVE PLANS OR BURIEN, SETAC AND DES MOINES
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHO WANTS TO HELP IMPLEMENT IT
I WANT TO SEE US BUILD ON THAT INVESTMENT AND NOT JUST LET IT SIT ON SOMEBODY'S DESK AS A NICE PLAN
SO I THINK THERE'S A GIVE AND TAKE BETWEEN YOU'RE SORT OF OPEN ARM ASKING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO VERSUS COMPETING FOR AN IDEA? MAYBE HOW YOU DO IT WILL BE THE DISTINGUISHING FEATURE
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S THAT'S SORT OF KIND OF MORE OBSERVATIONAL
I THINK THE QUESTIONS
BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS IN RESPONSE TO MY RAMBLINGS? I WOULD JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT
AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PORT TO REALLY ACT IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN TERMS OF OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL VISION IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
AND THAT WE REALLY SAW IN OUR FIRST ROUND OF ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS THAT WE AWARDED A HIGH LEVEL OF COORDINATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIES THAT HAVE THESE GREEN STEWARDSHIP PLANS IN PLACE
RIGHT
AND THIS INCLUDES BOTH THE PORT FUNDED A CITIES AS WELL AS TUKWILLA, WHICH HAS A GREEN TUKWILLA PARTNERSHIP, WHERE WE'RE REALLY SEEING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LIVE CLOSE TO THESE PARKS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDER INVESTED IN OVER THE YEARS AND NEGLECTED
AND WE'RE SEEING REALLY COMMUNITY DRIVEN SUPPORT THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THAT WE'RE DOING AND THROUGH THE WORK THAT FORTERRA HAS DONE, AS WELL AS A LOT OF THE GREAT WORK OF CITY STAFF, PARK STAFF TO ALL COME TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK AND TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD
AND AS YOU SAW FROM THOSE PLANS, IT'S GOING TO TAKE YEARS AND MAYBE DECADES TO GET TO THE LEVEL OF CANOPY COVER THAT THEY'RE TARGETING
BUT THIS IS JUST SUCH A UNIQUE WAY TO SEE THIS WORK HAPPENING, WHERE IT'S REALLY LED BY THE COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE NEAR AND RECREATE IN OR FIND REPRIEVE IN THESE PARKS TO SEE WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PLANS AND HOW THEY ALIGN WITH THE OLD ALL ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
AND THERE ARE SKILLS TRAINING IN THE ASSOCIATE
I REALLY SEE THE DRAWING THE LINE BETWEEN WHAT IS A ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM VERSUS A GREEN JOB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
RIGHT
SO OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE THE YOU KNOW, THE AIR SAFETY PROGRAM REQUIRES TO COUNTRIES BUT ALSO REQUIRES TO PLANT SUITABLE REPLACEMENT
SO IT'S ALL IT'S KIND OF ALL PORT JOBS TO ME
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
AND YOU HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING OUR LAST PRESENTATION FOR THE DAY
UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS I I DARE TO ASK
THANK YOU
AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOLKS
REALLY APPRECIATE IT
I DO HAVE A MOTION
I'D LIKE TO GET A SECOND BEFORE WE DO CONCLUDING COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO PUT FORWARD A MOTION THAT WERE POSTPONED
ITEM 11 C TO THE MAY 25TH MEETING
DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND? CLERK HART, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO THE PHONE
ITEM 11 C TO THE MAY 25TH MEETING
THIS IS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
AYE THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AYE
FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN
THANK YOU
SO, COMMISSIONERS, THIS CAN CLOSE OUR SCHEDULE BUSINESS ITEMS AND ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS RELATED TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS OR ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR REFERRALS AND CLOSING COMMENTS FOR BEGINNING WITH MISSIONER BOWMAN
NOTHING FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONER CALKINS TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO DAVE SOIKE FOR BEING AT THE HELM FOR THESE NEXT FEW DAYS AND SUPPORTING A GREAT MEETING TODAY
THANK YOU FOR JUMPING INTO THESE BIG SHOES THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER, CHO JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO EVERYONE THAT IT IS ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC AMERICAN MARRIAGE MONTH
AND I HOPE FOLKS TAKE SOME TIME TO REFLECT ON OUR HISTORY IN THIS COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY AND ALL THE HATRED TOWARDS ASIANS
I HOPE PEOPLE CAN GET SOME TIME TO REFLECT ON UH, ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
WELL, I'M JUST REFLECTING WITH GREAT GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION AND OFF FOR ALL OF THE WORK OF OUR PORT AND ITS STAFF, MANY TALENTED PEOPLE IN MANY AREAS AND GETTING DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE OF THE PORT AS A GENERATOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, FAMILY WAGE JOBS
IT'S WHAT WE CAN DO UNIQUELY IN WHAT WE ARE DOING
AND WE'RE INNOVATING AT THE SAME TIME
I THINK WE'RE BUILDING THE PORT OF THE FUTURE THAT IS PROBABLY COMPARABLE TO NONE IN NORTH AMERICA RIGHT NOW, THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AND IT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES
CLEARLY, WE ARE TOUCHING A LOT OF PEOPLE AND REACHING OUT IN MORE WAYS THAN EVER TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND DO IT EQUITABLY AND WITH GREATER INCLUSION
SO I'LL JUST END WITH THAT
I'M JUST SO PLEASED AND GRATIFIED BY THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AT THE PORT AND THAT'S BEING HANDLED BY ALL OF OUR TERRIFIC STAFF
THANK YOU
AND THEN MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I'D LIKE TO ECHO THOSE COMMENTS
OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE VISION YOU WANT FOR COMMISSIONER SETTING POLICIES
IT TAKES THE STAFF TO BE REAL
AND SO A BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT
AND WHAT WE DO FOR COMMUNITIES IS WHY WE DO PUBLIC SERVICE
I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT IN HONOR OF EARTH DAY AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY WE HAVE
AS YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN IN THE SEATTLE TIMES JUST RECENTLY, THERE WAS A HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF OUR RESIDENT KILLER WHALES BY DRONES FLYING OVER THEIR BACKS AND CAN SEE THEIR GIRTH
AND IN FACT, IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THERE'S HEALTHIEST THEY'VE LOOKED IN SEVERAL YEARS, WHICH IS A VERY POSITIVE THING
AND YOU KNOW THIS WELL, BACK IN 2018, TELL WHO CARRIED HER DEAD CALF AROUND FOR 18 DAYS, MADE INTERNATIONAL NEWS OVER THAT
WELL, HER CALF IS DOING WELL AS WELL AS THERE ARE TWO OTHER CALVES IN POD THAT ARE STILL WITH US
SO THE FIRST YEAR OR SO OF LIFE IS THE MOST CHALLENGING FOR MANY ANIMALS, INCLUDING OURSELVES
THEY'RE STILL GOING STRONG IN THIS TWO CALVES IN EL POD
IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE MORE OPTIMISTIC MOMENTS IN OUR SALES HISTORY
AND SO IT'S GOOD FOR MOTHER'S DAY TO REMEMBER THAT WE CAN HAVE COVID THAT ARE LIVE FREE AS WELL
SO I WANTED TO END ON THAT HAPPY NOTE
AND SO IF THERE'S NOTHING FOR THE GOOD THE ORDER
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT AUGUST 17 MEETING IS GOING TO BE CANCELLED SO THAT WE ACTUALLY CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF HOLIDAY OURSELVES AND HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 4:15
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
GOOD MEETING
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF.

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