The Special meeting scheduled for 2021-06-08 at Remote

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The Special meeting scheduled for 2021-06-08 at Remote

ALRIGHT
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN CONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 8, 2021
THE TIME IS 11:30
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE SENATE TO CURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLOMATION
2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO, AND STEINBRUECK WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE LINE SESSION ROOM AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE'LL IMMEDIATELY RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK
PER RCW 42.30.110 1 SUB I FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES AND WE'LL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON
WILL NOW GO TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN
RECONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 8, 2021
THE TIME NOW IS 12:30
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY BY A TEAM TO COMPLY WITH THE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN CALKINS CHO, AND STEINBRUECK
I'LL ASK CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
CLERK HART, THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN PRESENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU
I DO KNOW ABOUT YOUR DELAY, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, SO I DO TRY TO WAIT
COMMISSIONER CHO PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN PRESENT
THANK YOU
WE HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS AND ATTENDANCE TODAY
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 ROLL CALL METHOD
SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONERS NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAMS CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YAY OR NAY, BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ON THE LINE ARE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF THEIR SOUND
WE'LL TAKE ALL VOTES TODAY IN THIS MANNER, INCLUDING OUR CONSENT AGENDA TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
NOT SURE WE SHOULD REALLY SAY THAT ANYMORE, BUT WE'LL TRY TO COMPLY WITH THAT
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL GROUNDS AND WATERS OF THE COSALISH, PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED AND 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
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS
ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
THE FIRST ITEM ON TODAY'S BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING TO THE AGENDA FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN, NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
OKAY, SO NOW THE COMMISSIONER IS THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? PLEASE SAY YES OR NO
CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
I'M SORRY
YEAH, WE'RE HAVING SOME SOUND ISSUES
THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND FOR THE ROLL CALL ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
SO THE MOTION PASSES
OKAY, SO IN OPENING THIS SESSION, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT HAVING BEEN PRESIDENT ALMOST HALF A YEAR NOW HAVE BECOME ACUTELY AWARE THAT THERE'S MANY DAYS AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR, BUT DESIGNATED TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE IN THE EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED US AS A COUNTRY
AND JUNE IS NO EXCEPTION
SO WITHOUT THE LABORING EACH ONE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF A PUBLICLY ELECTED BODY, I FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING THAT ON JUNE 1ST 1921, THE TULSA MASSACRE WAS THE WORST DAY OF RACIAL VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH 35 BLOCKS OF WALL BLACK WALL STREET AND UNTOLD LIVES LOST
ON JUNE 19 1865, KNOWN AS JUNETEENTH OR FREEDOM DAY, CELEBRATES THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY IN TEXAS WHILE THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION WAS MADE TWO AND A HALF YEARS EARLIER AND THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT WAS PASSED IN NOVEMBER OF THAT YEAR, ABOLISHING SLAVERY
NATIONALLY, THE ELEVATION OF PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THESE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IS EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT
THE PORT AND STATE NOW RECOGNIZED JUNETEENTH AS A PAID HOLIDAY FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND STATE PARKS ARE OPEN FREE TO THE PUBLIC ON JUNE 28 TH, 1969 THE STONEWALL UPRISING IN GRENICH VILLAGE IS COMMEMORATED BY GAY PRIDE MONTH
THIS YEAR IS THE 40 TH ANNIVERSARY SINCE HIV WAS IDENTIFIED AS CAUSING AIDS
WHILE THERE'S STILL NO VACCINE, THOSE YEARS OF RESEARCH SUBSTANTIALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPEED WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP A VACCINE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS
BUT WORLDWIDE NOW THERE'S BEEN 3.7 MILLION COVID DEATHS
WELL, 34.7 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM AIDS SINCE ITS IDENTIFICATION
CLEARLY, SIMILAR EFFORTS HAVE TO BE MADE TO DO WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH COVID ON JUNE 5TH, THE UN RECOGNIZES WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, WHICH PAKISTAN HOSTED THIS YEAR TO ELEVATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PEOPLE'S LIVES
THE EXTENT OF THAT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED WITH DOCUMENTATION THAT CO2 LEVELS IN THE ATMOSPHERE REACHED 419 PARTS PER MILLION, THE HIGHEST IN 4,000,000 YEARS
EVEN THE SHUTDOWN OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY HAS BARELY HAD AN IMPACT ON THE CO TWO LEVELS, AND IT RECENTLY JUST REACHED 125 DEGREES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO CONCLUDE BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT TODAY'S WORLD OCEANS DAY, ESTABLISHED AT THE EARTH SUMMIT IN RIO IN 1992, THIS YEAR'S THEME IS LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS
THE SO CALLED BLUE ECONOMY IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE BY 2030 TO 3,000,000,000,000 DOLLARS
THE OCEAN'S BIOLOGICAL VALUE AS A CARBON SINK, HAVING ABSORBED 30% OF OUR CARBON EMISSIONS, NO LESS, ITS ECOLOGICAL WEALTH LED THE GROUP I USED TO WORK FOR IN THE 1990S, FOUNDED BY TED DANCE AND TO COIN THE EXPRESSION THE OCEANS GAVE US LIFE
IT'S TIME WE RETURN THE FAVOR
WELL, I'M SURE I MISSED PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS WORTHY OF ACKNOWLEDGING
I'LL NOW TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO EXECUTIVE METRUCK FOR HIS REPORT
STEVE
PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON
I'M VERY PLEASED TO BEGIN MY REPORT WITH POSITIVE NEWS ABOUT THE REBOUND AND PASSENGER ACTIVITY AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, WE SAW MORE THAN 44,000 PASSENGERS PASSED THROUGH THE AIRPORT CHECKPOINTS LAST FRIDAY, 39,000 PASSENGERS CAME THROUGH THE CHECKPOINTS
WE WILL SEE 38,000 PASSENGERS OR MORE EACH DAY IN THE COMING FEW WEEKS
THIS IS GOOD NEWS, OBVIOUSLY, FOR THE PORT AND FOR AIRLINE PARTNERS
AIRLINES ARE SEEING SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THEIR OPERATIONS AND PASSENGER LOAD FACTORS, MEANING MORE BUSINESS FOR THE AIRPORTS, RETAIL AND DINING ESTABLISHMENTS
IT'S ALSO A VERY WELCOME NEWS FOR OUR REGION'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
THE INCREASE IN PASSENGERS IS VERY TIMELY AS WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO THE FULL OPENING OF OUR NORTH SATELLITE IMPROVEMENTS
WE OPEN TWO GATES IN LATE MAY AND WILL OPEN ANOTHER 10 GATES AT THE END OF JUNE
THE NORTH SATELLITE WILL BE AN ATTRACTIVE NEW DESTINATION WITH WONDERFUL DESIGN, GREAT ART AND MANY NEW FOOD AND BEVERAGE OFFERINGS
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE WELCOMING MANY MORE PASSENGERS, WE ARE NOT RELAXING OUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC, OUR EMPLOYEES AND EVERYONE WHO WORKS AT THE AIRPORT
YOU WILL HEAR MUCH MORE ABOUT THE COMING SUMMER SEASON AT THE AIRPORT
FOR MANAGING DIRECTOR LANCE LYTTLE AT YOUR JUNE 22ND MEETING ON THE COVID FRONT, WE ARE SEEING THAT THE HARD WORK OF OUR COMMUNITY AND FIGHTING THE VIRUS IS PAYING OFF
HERE IN KING COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON, COVID 19 POSITIVE CASES, HOSPITALIZATIONS AND FATALITIES ARE TURNING DOWN IN THE STATE
IN IN KING COUNTY
IN FACT, KING COUNTY IS REPORTING THAT 73% OF RESIDENTS WERE ARE VACCINATED AND WE WILL REACH FULL IMMUNITY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
GOVERNOR INSLEE ANNOUNCED THAT THE STATE WILL REOPEN ON JUNE 30 TH, EVEN IF VACCINATION RATES DO NOT REACH 70% FOR THE ENTIRE STATE
WE ANTICIPATE MORE GUIDANCE ON THIS REOPENING AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE PORT OR IN OUR OPERATIONS, AND AS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN MENTIONED EVERY JUNE, THE PORT JOINS IN
THE NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF PRIDE IS A WAY TO COMMEMORATE THE INCREDIBLE IMPACT THAT THE LGBTQIA PLUS COMMUNITY HAS ON OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY, CULTURE AND POLICIES
OUR RECOGNITION OF PRIDE MONTH REFLECTS THE PORT COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND ALL THAT WE DO HERE AT THE PORT
OUR PORT WIDE PRIDE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP IS MARKING THIS MONTH OF CELEBRATION BY SPOTLIGHT AND KEY FIGURES IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF LGBTQI A PLUS CIVIL RIGHTS
I ENCOURAGE ALL PORT EMPLOYEES TO VISIT OUR COMPASS PAGE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT JUNE IS ORCA ACTION MONTH THE TIME FOR US TO CELEBRATE OUR REGION'S MOST ICONIC MARINE MAMMAL, THE SOUTHERN RESONANT ORCA
THE PORT IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SEVERAL ORCA CONSERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH OUR INVESTMENTS IN HABIT RESTORATION, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, SEDIMENT CLEANUPS
IN BOLDER AWARENESS
WE'RE ALSO HELPING TO STAND UP THE QUIET SOUND UNDERWATER NOISE REDUCTION PROGRAM, WHICH IS FULLY FUNDED THANKS TO A RECENT STATE AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS AS WELL AS THE 100,000 DOLLARS IN SEED FUNDING THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSION LAST YEAR AND USED AS A MATCHING CHALLENGE
THANKS TO COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN AND ALL COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THOSE EFFORTS
[inaudible 00:11:33] HOUSE THAT MARITIME BLUE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE FULLY UP AND RUNNING BY THE END OF THE YEAR
THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP INVOLVING THE PORT
THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT ALLIANCE, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, THE MARITIME INDUSTRY IN THE CANADIAN ECHO PROGRAM
ALSO, IN THE RECONDITION OF ORCA ACTION MONTH, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR SUPPORT OF THE OCEAN WISE WHALE REPORT ALERT SYSTEM THAT TAKES ORCA SITINGS DATA IN ALERTS COMMERCIAL VESSEL VESSEL OPERATORS
AS COMMISSION, AS PRESIDENT FELLEMAN ALSO NOTED, TODAY MARKS WORLD OCEAN DAY AND ITS THEME OF THE OCEAN LIFE AND LIVELIHOODS
THE THEME IS IN KEEPING WITH OUR CENTURY AGENDA SUSTAINABILITY GOAL AND WAS REFLECTED IN OUR WORK TO PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
THIS SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
LAST YEAR WE BECAME THE FIRST PORT TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL LINES TO COMBAT OCEAN OF SONIFICATION
NEXT MONTH, YOU'LL RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE STATUS OF OUR DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTION PLAN
THESE ACTIONS ARE IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS AN ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA LATER TODAY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN THE DESIGN OF THE CLEANUP OF A LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY SUPER FUND SITE
IN OTHER ACTIONS, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF A LETTER SIGNED BY COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND COMMISSIONER DICK MARZANO WITH THE PORT OF TACOMA TO THE U S DELEGATION REGARDING THE UPCOMING MEETING OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
THE LETTER CALLS FOR THE ADOPTION OF CLEAR GUIDELINES ON OUR SHORT TERM GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION MEASURES AT THE UPCOMING MPC MEETING
IN ADDITION, WE SUPPORTED AN INCREASED FOCUS BY THE IMO ON REDUCING UNDERWATER NOISE FROM INTERNATIONAL SHIPS TO FURTHER ADVANCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A STRONG TEAM PLACE HERE AT THE PORT WITH THAT, AND I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT SANDY KILROY HAS ACCEPTED THE POSITION AS A SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND ENGINEERING
SANDY HAS BEEN THE PORT WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS A DIRECTOR OF MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SINCE 2018
THIS YEAR, SANDY PLAYED A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHWEST CLEAN PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY
SANDY HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD
PRIOR TO COMING TO THE PORT, SHE WAS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AT KING COUNTY WASTE TREATMENT DIVISION
SHE WILL LEAD A TEAM KNOWN FOR ITS TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND ENGINEERING FIELDS
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING SANDY JOIN OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND BRING US TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS IN OUR WORK ACROSS THE PORT
I ALSO WANT TO THANK ARLEN [inaudible] , WHO'S BEEN ACTING AS THE INTERIM SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR THE PAST SEVEN WEEKS
TURNING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA
WE HAVE A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR OUR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUELING STATION
THIS CONTRACT IS AN ENABLING ACTION THAT SUPPORTS OUR GOALS TO INCREASE USE OF RENEWABLE GAS
ITEM 10 A IS A REQUEST RELATED TO OUR EFFORTS LAUNCH OF LIMITED CRUISE SEASON THIS YEAR
A REQUEST THAT YOU AUTHORIZE ME TO FINALIZE AND SIGN PORT AGREEMENTS THAT AMEND LEASES UNDER THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL FRAMEWORK FOR CONDITIONAL CREW SAILING ORDERS
WE BELIEVE THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF EVEN A LIMITED CRUISE SEASON WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARD OUR REGION'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
WITH THE RECENT PASSAGE OF THE ALASKA TOURISM RECOVERY ACT
IN ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FROM CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, MOMENTUM IS BUILDING TOWARDS A 2021 CRUISE SEASON, EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FROM PAST SEASONS BEFORE ANY SHIPS CAN SAIL
THE CDC IS REQUIRING COMPREHENSIVE PORT AGREEMENTS BE IN PLACE PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PASSENGERS THROUGH AND IN THE COMMUNITY
THESE ARE BINDING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL CRUISE LINES, THE PORT AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND ARE SUBJECT TO FINAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE CDC
THESE AGREEMENTS WILL COVER PROTECTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID ONTO THE VESSELS AND INTO THE COMMUNITY
THEY WILL ALSO REQUIRE PREPLANNING MEASURES TO ADDRESS AN OUTBREAK IF ONE SHOULD OCCUR
THE PROPOSED ACTION TODAY IS ONLY ONE STEP IN THAT PROCESS
WE'RE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THOSE AGREEMENTS WITH CRUISE LINES AND LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES AT OUR NEXT MEETING WILL PROVIDE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE AGREEMENTS AND OUR PLANS FOR THE 2021 SEASON
I WANT TO REPEAT THAT OUR FOCUS AND PRIORITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE PROTECTION AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS, CREW, AND THE COMMUNITY
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? MR PRICHARD? THANK YOU
COMMISSION PRESIDENT GETS TO DO A FEW REPORTS
SO COMMISSIONER CHO AND CALKINS CONVENED THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON JUNE 7TH
THE COMMISSIONERS REVIEWED THE EQUITY INDEX AND DISCUSSED THE CONTENT STRUCTURE AND POTENTIAL USES OF THE INDEX
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS GET BRIEFED ON THE EQUITY INDEX AND TO PROVIDE THE NEED CONTEXT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE MAP AND HOW IT WILL BE USED
AND I'LL KNOW THAT THERE ALSO BE A PUBLIC BRIEFING EXPECTED TO BE ON AUGUST 10 TH ON THE EQUITY INDEX
ON ANOTHER SUBJECT, RECOMMENDATION, PER THE OCTOBER 2020 COMMISSION ORDER TO THE OFFICE OF EQUITY
THE OFFICE OF EQUITY IS PROCEEDING WITH CREATING A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD TO PROCURE THE PORT IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND HOW THE PORT INTEGRATES EQUITY PRINCIPLES INTO THE PORT WORK
THE MOTIONS LANGUAGE ASSERTS THAT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD SHOW USING THE EQUITY INDEX WORK WITH OADI TO INFORM THE USE, REPORT RECESSES AND INVESTMENTS, INFORM THE INVESTMENT ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND PROVIDE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
THE PORT ON ADDRESSING INEQUITIES AND ADVISED PORT LEADERSHIP ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PORT EQUITY EFFORTS
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE OEDAI OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, IDENTIFY THE BOARD NUMBERS AND DELIVER TO THE EXECUTIVE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS
COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK AND BOWMAN WILL PARTICIPATE ON THE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD ON JUNE 10 TH AND AGAIN NEXT WEEK
THE COMMISSIONERS CHO AND CALKINS, WILL CONVENE THE EQUITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON JUNE 15 TH TO DISCUSS HOW THE COMMITTEE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE SELECTED WITH A PRE ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE DEVELOPED BY OAEDI
AND FINALLY, COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND SHOW WILL CONVENE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ON JUNE 17 TH
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR PRICHARD
ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR AARON REGARDING THESE COMMITTEES? CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NO FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK, NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS EITHER
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR THOSE WHO 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 PREPARED TO SPEAK AS THE PORT CALLS YOUR NAME
WE'LL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A SHORT TIME LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENY TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ABOUT 2-4-6-7 PEOPLE OR MAYBE SIX WITH 1 WHO JUST DROPPED OUT CLERK HEART
PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS NEIL AND MR ANDERSON WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR CHECK IN EARLIER, SO I AM NOT SURE IF HE'S ON THE LINE
MR ANDERSON, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE? OKAY, WE WILL MOVE TO MARK EVERTON
HELLO
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN WONDERFUL
I'M MARK EVERSON
I'M THE CEO OF THE SEATTLE SOUTH SIDE REGIONAL TOURISM AUTHORITY, AND I AM JUST BEGINNING MY FOURTH WEEK
SO I'VE BEEN HERE LESS THAN A MONTH, AND I'M HERE TODAY BASED ON AN INVITATION TO SPEAK REGARDING YOUR ITEM 10 A THE RETURN OF THE CRUISE SHIPS FOR A MODIFIED THOUSAND AND 21 SEASON
IN MY FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS, I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SOME OF OUR HOTELIERS
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH SEATTLE SOUTH SIDE, WE'RE THE SECOND LARGEST DMO IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
RELATIVE TO HOTEL SIZE, WE HAVE 60 HOTELS ENCOMPASSING 9000 HOTEL ROOMS AND AS I'VE TALKED TO THEM THE HOTEL YEARS, I'VE ASKED THEM, WHAT ARE YOUR THREE TOP ITEMS THAT ARE KEEPING YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT? THE FIRST IS RETURN TO NORMALCY, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT WILL BE OCCURRING ON JUNE 30 TH
THE SECOND ITEM TROUBLING THEM IS STAFFING AND GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK AND GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE BACK TO WORK
AND SO THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO DO THAT AND ARE DOING IT THROUGH JOB FAIRS
AND THE THIRD ITEM, WHICH SURPRISED ME WAS THE RETURN OF CRUISING AND THE CRUISE SHIPS RETURNING TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, WE'VE SEEN A DRAMATIC GROWTH IN CRUISING FROM 99 TO 2019
WE WENT FROM A LITTLE UNDER 10,000 PASSENGERS TO OVER 1,200,000
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC EFFECT FOR US AND GENERATES ROUGHLY ABOUT 22,000,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF LODGING REVENUE IN THE SEATTLE SOUTH SIDE AREA
AND I THINK THE OTHER KEY STATISTICS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GLEAN WAS THAT ABOUT 54% OF CRUISE PASSENGERS HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY ARE LIKELY OR HIGHLY LIKELY TO RETURN TO THE SEATTLE AREA IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
SO THIS REALLY ISN'T A ONE AND DONE TYPE OF SITUATION, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SEE CONTINUED ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM HAVING PEOPLE COMING TO SEATTLE AS AN EMBARKMENT POINT FOR THEIR CRUISES
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARK
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
AND DAVID, YOU WERE ABLE TO SHARE THE PORT NEXT UP, PLEASE
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TIM KUNAHOME
TIM, HELLO AND HAPPY WORLD OCEAN DAY
MY NAME IS TIM KUNAHOME AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM
THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SUPPORTS THE RESTART OF THE 2021 CRUISE SEASON HERE IN SEATTLE
THIS MUCH NEEDED BOOST TO LOCAL TOURISM IS CRITICAL FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE WATERFRONT, THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM AND OUR REGION AS A WHOLE
IN 2019, SEATTLE HAD MORE THAN 6,500,000 VISITORS TO THE WATERFRONT AND NEARLY 1,000,000 GUESTS PURCHASED TICKETS TO VISIT THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM
IN 2020 WITH COVID 19 IMPACTS AND NO CRUISE SEASON, WE SAW LESS THAN 1,200,000 VISITORS TO THE WATERFRONT
OVERALL, A MASSIVE DECLINE
THIS WAS A DEVASTATING BLOW TO OUR BUSINESS AND THE ENTIRE REGION
THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM WAS CLOSED FOR MORE THAN 200 DAYS THROUGH PARTS OF 2020 AND 2021 AND WE ARE STILL IMPACTED AS MANY OTHERS ARE TOO
BRINGING BACK THE CRUISE SEASON IN 2021 IS A CRITICAL STEP TO HELP OUR ECONOMY TURN THE CORNER AS WE ALL REACH TOWARDS RECOVERY AT OUR NEW NORMAL
AS YOU KNOW, EACH TIME A CRUISE SHIP DOCKS HERE IN SEATTLE, I INVEST ABOUT 4,000,000 DOLLARS IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND BOOST BUSINESS
ABOUT 70% OF CRUISE PASSENGERS EXTEND THEIR STAY IN SEATTLE BY TWO DAYS, EITHER PRE OR POST CRUISE DOING THINGS LIKE SHOPPING, DINING AND VISITING ATTRACTIONS AROUND TOWN
PLUS ALMOST ALMOST EVERY CRUISE PASSENGER FLIES THROUGH SEATAC AIRPORT TO MAKE THIS CONNECTION
ALSO AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IS THE ABILITY FOR CRUISE SHIPS TO USE SHORE POWER WHEN THEY ARE AT DOCK
SHORE POWER IS COMING THIS SEASON APPEARS 66 AND ALLOWS CRUISE SHIPS TO BE MORE GREEN FOR OUR LOCAL WATERS, AND IT'S A NECESSARY STEP IN PROTECTING OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN AREA
THE AQUARIUM WATCHDOGS VERY CLOSELY
IN SHORT, THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO RETAIN AND GROW THE CRUISE SHIP BUSINESS HERE IN SEATTLE, AND WE SUPPORT THE PLANS TO ACCELERATE THE CRUISE TERMINAL AT TERMINAL 46 FOR ADDED GROWTH OF THIS INDUSTRY WHILE STRIVING FOR THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES POSSIBLE
I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORT TO BECOME THE GREENEST PART OF THE NATION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TIM
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
THAT'S OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IRIS ANTMAN
HI THERE
THIS IS IRIS ANTMAN
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY
I'M SORT OF BLOWN AWAY BY THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS, AS WELL AS THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN STATED GOALS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND WHAT THE ACTIVITIES ACTUALLY REPRESENT
I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE'VE SURVIVED THE COVID PANDEMIC SO FAR WE'VE HAD ACCESS TO THE VACCINE
HOW LUCKY WE ARE IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN THE CITY
I CAN SEE FRIENDS AGAIN, HAVE DINNER WITH THEM INDOORS
NO MASKS, COMPLETE WITH HUGS
REALLY MIRACULOUS
AFTER A YEAR OF NOT SEEING PEOPLE IN THIS WAY, RETURNING TO SOME SEMBLANCE OF NORMALCY IS CERTAINLY IMPORTANT
BUT IF YOU THINK ON JUNE 30 TH WHEN THE STATE OPENS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE NORMAL, I THINK THAT'S A FALLACY CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE NORMAL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM OUR NOT ONLY THE PANDEMIC BUT FROM OUR WORSENING CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT AND AIR POLLUTION
AND TO TO THINK THAT INCREASE IN CRUISING IS HELPFUL WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STATISTICS AND I APPLAUD ALL THE EFFORTS THE PORT HAS MADE TO SHORE POWER AND TO BECOME A BIT GREENER
BUT THOSE TWO THINGS CANNOT LIVE TOGETHER
IT'S STANDING IN HEARTBREAKING TO SEE HOW MANY OF US CONTINUE TO LOOK AWAY FROM THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER THAT'S HERE JUST RESUME TRAVEL AS USUAL, AS IF BURNING FOSSIL FUELS FUELS IS NOT A PROBLEM OR THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS
ALL THE FANCY WORDS DON'T TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT THE CRUISE SHIPS ARE ACTUALLY DOING NOT ONLY TO OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT BUT TO THE WORLDWIDE ENVIRONMENT
AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING WE TELL OURSELVES
SOMEBODY ELSE CAN WORRY ABOUT THE CLIMATE
I DESERVE THIS LUXURY AND I CAN AFFORD IT
ALRIGHT, PLEASE WRAP UP, PLEASE
I DIDN'T REALIZE MY TWO MINUTES HAD GONE BY
I JUST REALLY WANT YOU TO PLEASE TAKE TO HEART WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND THEY DON'T MATCH UP
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
IRIS
NEXT, PLEASE
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PEGGY PRINCE
HELLO
I'M PEGGY PRINCE
I'M A FOUNDING MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL AND I'M DEEPLY CONFLICTED ABOUT THE PANDEMIC ENDING
I LIKED ONE ASPECT THAT'S THE PORT WHERE WE FORBID HUGE CRUISE SHIPS FROM POLLUTING OUR PORT AND AIR AND SEAS THE CDC CLOSED CRUISING FOR HEALTH REASONS
YET THERE ARE OTHER REASONS FOR LIMITING CRUISING, REASONS THAT ARE LONGER LASTING THAN COVID 19 AND EVEN MORE THREATENING TO OUR WAY OF LIFE
I'M TALKING ABOUT GREENHOUSE GASES AND CRUISE SHIPS EMIT LARGE QUANTITIES OF THEM THREE TO 4 TIMES AS MUCH PER PASSENGER AS AIRLINE TRAVEL
THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
PLUS PASSENGERS
FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF SEATTLE EXHAUST FROM THEIR DIRTY DIESEL ENGINES CONTRIBUTES TO ACID RAIN, HABITAT DESTRUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
PLEASE CONSIDER THAT WHEN YOU SIGN THE RESTART ORDER TODAY
IF YOU REALLY WANT SEATTLE TO BE THE GREENEST PORT ON THE WEST COAST, YOU COULD LIMIT PLEASURE TRAFFIC TO FEWER AND SMALLER SHIPS AND YOU COULD HELP SEATTLE'S HOTELS, THE AQUARIUM AND THE HARBORSIDE MERCHANTS TRANSITION AWAY FROM DEPENDENCE ON SHORTTERM VISITORS BOARDING CRUISE SHIPS DURING COVID
WE GOT ALONG WITHOUT CRUISE LONG AFTER COVID
LET'S KEEP PROTECTING OUR PLANET THAT WAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, PEGGY
JUST TO CLARIFY, WE'RE NOT SIGNING AN AGREEMENT TODAY, BUT OUR FINAL SPEAKER, PLEASE
THANK YOU
OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS JOHN FRICK
GOOD DAY, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS JOHN FRIKY
I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS PREMIER AIR PORT SUBTLE, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS CAPITAL AIRPORT AIRPORT SHUTTLE
WE APPLAUD THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND I'M SPEAKING TO THE SPECIAL STUDY SESSION HELD EARLIER THIS MORNING REGARDING GROUND TRANSPORTATION SEATAC AIRPORT
WE APPLAUD THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE PLANNING OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION AT SEATAC AIRPORT
HE COVID PANDEMICS CHANGING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PATTERNS HAVE DIRECTLY IMPACTED MANY ASPECTS OF THE TRAVELERS GROUND TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE GTAP IN 2017 IN 2018
OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, PREMIER AIRPORT SHUTTLE, IS NOW SERVICING SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGERS WITH DOOR TO DOOR, SHARED AND PRIVATE VAN SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE GREATER CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND REGION
ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL PROVIDE SCHEDULED SERVICE BETWEEN SEATAC, THE CRUISE SHIP PIERS IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE HOTELS
WE PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BETWEEN SEATAC AIRPORT IN THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND AREA FOR THE PAST 49 YEARS AND RECENTLY EXPANDED IN JANUARY 21 TO THE LARGER REGION OF THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND AREA
WE ARE REQUESTING THE PORT TO WORK WITH US IN CREATING AN EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE OUR SERVICES TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
PORT OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION NUMBER 3759, MAKES COMMITMENTS TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE, REDUCING CONGESTION AND MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND DISCOURAGE THE USE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES, AND PROMOTE HIGHER OCCUPANCY TRANSPORTATION MODES
ACCORDING TO THE TOP 10 STRATEGIES OF THE GTAP, DOOR TO DOOR ADVANCE AND AIRPORTERS THAT COMPRISE 5% OF THE PAST YEAR TRAVEL MODE FROM THE STEADY RESULTS ARE COMPLETELY LEFT OUT OF THE PLAN
THE 1% TRAVEL MODE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT AND TNCS ARE THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THIS PLAN
THE OPERATIONS OF DOORTODOOR VANS AND AIRPORTER SHOULD BE GIVEN MORE CONSIDERATION IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TGAP BY PORT STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CREATING A PRODUCTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN PROVIDING EFFICIENT, COST EFFECTIVE AND HIGHER OCCUPANCY GROUND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU FOR SITTING THROUGH TWO SESSIONS NOW
OKAY, SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO HEARING NO FURTHER
CLERK HART
DID YOU WANT TO TRY THE FIRST ONE AGAIN? YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I'LL CALL FOR NEIL ANDERSON ONE MORE TIME
THANK YOU
COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE WE CAN MOVE ON TO WRITTEN PLEASE SUMMARIZE THEM FOR US
THANK YOU
SO WE HAVE RECEIVED SIX WRITTEN COMMENTS TODAY
THEY HAVE ALL BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND ARE PART OF THE MEETING RECORD
OUR FIRST WRITTEN COMMENT IS RECEIVED FROM ROSE MARY MOORE, WHO WRITES AN OPPOSITION TO THE RESTARTING OF CRUISE SHIPS AND ASKS THAT SHIPS NOT BE ALLOWED TO RETURN WITHOUT IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
SHE PROVIDES POINTS OF CONSIDERATION FOR THE COMMISSION'S INFORMATION
THE NEXT WRITTEN COMMENT RECEIVED IS FROM BARBARA AUSTIN, WHO ALSO WRITES AN OPPOSITION TO CRUISE RESTART AND THE EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
LISA DEAL WRITES IN OPPOSITION TO THE RESTART OF CRUISE AT THE END OF JULY AND SPEAKS TO CLIMATE AND HEALTH EFFECTS RESULTING FROM CRUISE OPERATIONS
SHE ALSO SPEAKS IN OPPOSITION TO BUILDING AN ADDITIONAL CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL AND ENCOURAGE IS SWEEPING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CHANGES
LAURA GIBBONS RIGHTS SUMMARIZING HER WRITTEN TESTIMONY, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE MATERIALS FROM THE BUDGET RETREAT, ASKS WHAT THE PORT PLAN IS TO MEET THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR QUALITY CONCERNS RAISED BY COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND POINTS OUT THAT A REDUCTION IN AVIATION WOULD ADDRESS MANY OF THEM
NOMWE MAXWELL WRITES TO ENCOURAGE COMMISSIONERS TO ISSUE A RESOLUTION OR ORDER WITHDRAWING THE STAMP NEAR TERM PROPOSAL FOR A LOT L06 AND REFERENCES A CITIZENS PETITION WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL
THE WEBSITE FOR THE PETITION IS PROVIDED IN THE WRITTEN MATERIALS SHE SUBMITTED, AND OUR FINAL WRITTEN COMMENT WAS RECEIVED FROM MR JOHN FRIKY, WHO SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF HIS SPOKEN COMMENTS TODAY, AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED PRIOR TO TODAY'S MEETING
IF ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE DURING THE MEETING THAT WILL AS WELL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING TODAY AND BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD
THANK YOU, CLERK HART, THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL NOW MOVE TO THEY'RE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WE'VE HEARD NO ITEMS TO BE PULLED TODAY, AND AT THIS TIME THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS 8-A THROUGH 8-H
DO I HAVE A MOTION SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE? AND SECONDED, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AT THE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES, THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
VERY GOOD, NOW MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS, MR COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT, THAT MOTION PASSES
OH, THAT MOTION DID PASS INDEED
THANK YOU
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS SECTION OF THE AGENDA
THIRD PART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE METRUCK FOR THE INTRODUCTION TO THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THAT IS AGENDA ITEM 10-A AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FINALIZE AND SIGN PORT AGREEMENTS UNDER THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL FRAMEWORK FOR CONDITIONAL SAILING ORDER AND AMEN LEASES RELATING TO PORT CRUISE FACILITIES TO INCORPORATE SUCH PORT AGREEMENTS
COMMISSIONERS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CBC IS REQUIRING THAT COMPREHENSIVE PORT AGREEMENTS BE IN PLACE PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PASSENGERS, CREW IN THE COMMUNITY BEFORE CRUISE SHIPS CAN BEGIN OPERATIONS
THESE WILL BE BINDING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PORT, INDIVIDUAL CRUISE LINES AND STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES
THE ACTION TODAY IS ONLY ONE STEP IN THAT PROCESS
I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU AUTHORIZE ME TO FINALIZE AND SIGN THE PORT AGREEMENTS WITH THESE STAKEHOLDERS
AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE AGREEMENTS AND OUR PLANS FOR THE 2021 CRUISE SEASON
PRESENTERS TODAY ARE STEPHANIE JOHN STEVENS, MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR MARITIME, AND DR JOHN LYNCH, WHO STEPHANIE WILL INTRODUCE
SO THAT WILL TURN OVER TO STEPHANIE JOAN-STEBBENS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, STEVE
WE'RE TODAY REQUESTING WE CAN AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO SIGN PORT AGREEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH CDC CONDITIONAL SALE ORDER AND TO INCORPORATE THE PROVISIONS OF THOSE PORT AGREEMENTS INTO APPLICABLE LEASES
SINCE THE CDC ISSUE IT'S CONDITIONAL SAIL ORDER GUIDANCE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS CRUISE LINES, TO DEVELOP THESE AGREEMENTS
OUR EFFORTS DURING THIS TIME HAVE FOCUSED ON FULFILLING OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CRUISE PASSENGERS OUR CREW AND OTHER FOLKS ASSOCIATED WITH CRUISE OPERATIONS
THESE AGREEMENTS WILL BE SIGNED BY THE PORT, BY EACH CRUISE LINE, AND ALSO BY THE STATE, BY THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE, KING COUNTY THERE'S BEEN NEWS LATELY ABOUT DIFFERENT EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO SIGNING THE PORT AGREEMENTS WITH EACH CRUISE LINE
REGARDLESS OF WHAT DECISIONS ARE ULTIMATELY MADE EITHER IN THE PORT SYSTEM OR BY CRUISE LINES THEMSELVES, THEY REALLY ARE PLEDGED TO THE COMMUNITY TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH
THESE AGREEMENTS WILL COVER PROTECTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID AND WILL ALSO REQUIRE PRE PLANNING MEASURES TO ADDRESS MEASURES TO AN OUTBREAK DO OCCUR
THEY REQUIRE CRUISE LINES TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, QUARANTINE AND HOSPITALIZATION OF AFFECTED CREW AND PASSENGERS
THEY ALSO DETAIL OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL AS THAT OF OUR TERMINAL OPERATOR
AND JUST A NOTE ON THAT THE TERMINAL OPERATOR WILL BE IMPLEMENTING MANY OF THE PORT RESPONSIBILITIES
THEY WILL NOT BE A SIGNATORY TO THE AGREEMENT
PER CDC OUTLINE
HOWEVER, THE AGREEMENT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THAT LEASE ONCE THE AGREEMENT IS COMPLETE
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THE PORT AGREEMENT I'D LIKE TO SHARE TO GIVE YOU A FLAVOR FOR HOW COMPREHENSIVE THESE ARE
IT WILL COVER EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION PROCEDURES, INCLUDING SCREENING, TESTING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING
WILL INCLUDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS FOR VARIOUS SCENARIOS
WILL INCLUDE VACCINATION COMPONENTS AND STRATEGIES
WILL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR ROUTINE TESTING AND SYMPTOM MONITORING OF VESSEL, CREW AND PASSENGERS, AS WELL AS TERMINAL PERSONNEL WHO ARE EXPECTED TO INTERACT WITH PASSENGERS
WILL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR ROUTINE AND OUTBREAK LEVEL CLEANING FOR GATHERING AREAS AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
WE'LL INCLUDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF COVID 19 CASES DURING VOYAGES
AND THEN FINALLY, AS I NOTED, IT WILL INCLUDE CRUISE LINE AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND HOSPITALIZATION OF ANYBODY AFFECTED FROM PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY COVID, AS WELL AS MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION
AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT ALL OF THESE PROVISIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY OUR STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES BEFORE THEY SIGN THEM
SO WE ARE THAT IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MIND
AND I WANT TO ADD THAT IN ADDITION TO THOSE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS THAT ARE ON OUR STAFF, WE HAVE ALSO HIRED DR JOHN LIMBS TO WORK WITH US AND ADVISE US ON THESE PLANS
IT WAS REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE ARE THINKING THROUGH WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE AS WE THINK THROUGH ALL OF OUR OPERATIONS, REALLY, THAT IS A FOUNDATION
AND I'M GOING TO INVITE DR LYNCH TO SPEAK
BUT FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW OF HIS CREDENTIALS
DR LYNCH IS WITH UW MEDICINE AND HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
HE IS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, THE DIVISION OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE HMC INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL, THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF HMC INTO ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARD PROGRAM
SO I THOUGHT MY EMAIL SIGNATURE WAS LONG BUT VERY IMPRESSIVE CREDENTIALS
AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE DR LINT TO ADVISE US
AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE DR LYNCH TO SAY A FEW WORDS THANK YOU, STEPHANIE
AND GOOD AFTERNOON
DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS
AS MENTIONED, MY NAME IS JOHN LYNCH
I'M AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR
I AM WORKING WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO INITIALLY WITH THE SEATAC TEAM AND WORKING WITH THEIR SUCCESSFUL SORT OF RELAUNCH OF INTRODUCING PASSENGERS INTO THE TERMINAL THAT DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED AND NOW WORKING WITH THE MARITIME TEAM
I'VE BEEN PRESENT ON ALL OF THE MEETINGS OVER THE LAST MONTH WITH THE MARITIME TEAM WITH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEALTH AT KING COUNTY AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS
I HAVE MADE TOURS OF PIER 66 AND 91, WALKING THROUGH THE ENTIRE FACILITIES AND REVIEWING ALL OF THE PLANS AND PROTOCOLS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED
WE HAVE USED A MITIGATION APPROACH USING AN ACCEPTED FRAMEWORK REFERRED TO AS THE HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS THAT IS USED IN MANY, MANY OCCUPATIONAL SETTINGS IN ORDER TO PREVENT HARM TO PEOPLE IN THOSE SETTINGS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEIR EMPLOYEES OR PASSENGERS OR HAVE OTHER ROLES
AS MENTIONED BY STEPHANIE, THERE IS MANY, MANY LAYERS IN TERMS OF THE APPROACH THAT THE TEAM IS USING TO PROTECT PEOPLE WHO ARE EITHER WORKING OR MOVING THROUGH ANY OF THE PORT AREAS BEFORE THEY GET ON INTO THE PORT TRANSIT AREAS ONTO THE CRUISE BOATS AND THEN BACK OUT
SOME OF THE KEY THINGS, AS MENTIONED, ARE VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH EMPLOYEES AND PASSENGERS, THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH THE FACILITIES, METERING OF PASSENGERS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH
SO INSTEAD OF HAVING LARGE BOLUSES CONTROLLING THAT, A LOT MORE TESTING, PARTICULARLY UNBACK STATED INDIVIDUALS, INCREASED VENTILATION AND FILTRATION UP TO BASICALLY HOSPITAL LEVEL FILTRATION UNITS IN EACH OF THESE PURE FACILITIES, PASSENGER MOVEMENT, INCLUDING SEPARATION OF PEOPLE DISEMBARKING AND EMBARKING, AND KEEPING THEM COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER
AS MENTIONED, CLEANING IN DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND ONGOING MASKING IN THESE AREAS
AS I'VE WORKED THROUGH THIS AND THROUGH A LOT OF MY EXPERIENCE, PARTICULARLY OVER THE LAST YEAR, BUT OVER THE LAST DECADE OF PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT THE TEAM HAS PUT INTO PLACE THE APPROPRIATE MITIGATION TOOLS TO KEEP THE PORT SAFE FOR EVERYONE IN THOSE FOOTPRINTS, TO MAXIMIZE THE SAFETY OF THE CRUISE SHIPS THEMSELVES
I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THE PORT, FOR THE PEOPLE WORK THERE AND ALSO FOR THE CITY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, DR LYNCH
STEPHANIE, DO YOU HAVE SOME MORE TO GO? NO
IT COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION
WE ASK FOR YOU TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGREEMENT
THANK YOU
AND, STEVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING FURTHER? NO
COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OUTLINE OF ALL THE PROCEDURES THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH
THIS IS AN EXTENDED PROCESS AND WE APPRECIATE DR LYNCHES CONSULTING WITH US, BUT WORKING CLOSELY WITH PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AT THE STATE AND THE COUNTY AND CITY LEVEL MOVING FORWARD
SO WITH THE FOCUS ON THAT, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CHECKING ALL THE BOXES TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CDC AND THINKING THIS THROUGH AS WE GO FORWARD
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS AUTHORIZATION OF THIS AUTHORITY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND REALLY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DR LYNCH FOR JOINING US TODAY
I MUST SAY HAVING HAVING YOUR OVERSIGHT OF THE EFFORT INCREASES OUR CONFIDENCE CONSIDERABLY
I DON'T KNOW WITH ALL THOSE TITLES WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR SPARE TIME, BUT I'LL SPARE YOU THAT QUESTION ANYWAY
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS OF THE STAFF AND PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
HI
THANK YOU
I THINK MY ONLY COMMENT IS I APPRECIATE MR DOCTOR LYNCH'S PRESENTATION
I REALLY THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY NO, I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, HOWEVER, THE DECISION NEEDS TO REALLY COME FROM OUR STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN KING COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ABOUT WHEN IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO RESTART CRUISE
DOCTOR LYNCH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY
BUT I KNOW THAT GIVEN THE WAY THAT PANDEMIC HAS GONE AND THE PUBLIC'S RELIANCE UPON OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, THAT FOR ME IS REALLY SEE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I AM WILLING TO GIVE THIS AUTHORITY TO YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGREEMENTS, BUT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING, VERY PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS AFTER WE HAVE AGREEMENT FROM KING COUNTY IN THE STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT ABOUT MOVING FORWARD SAFELY
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY, MANY TIMES
I BELIEVE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT MY POSITION IS
THEY HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON CRUISE BEFORE WE RESTART THIS INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE
THANK YOU
YEAH, OF COURSE
COMMISSIONER, LET ME JUST JUMP IN THERE AND SAYING THEY HAVE BEEN PART OF THESE DISCUSSIONS AS WE LOOK AT THESE AGREEMENTS AND ABSOLUTELY THEY ARE
THESE AGREEMENTS AREN'T IN PLACE UNTIL THEY SIGN THEM
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I'VE ENJOYED THE BRIEFINGS TO GET A BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING OF JUST THE LEVEL TO WHICH STAFF AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS, INDUSTRY, COUNTY AND STATE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CREATING A PATHWAY TO A SAFE RESTART
IT'S PARTICULARLY NOTABLE THAT I THINK THIS IS A MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY THAN WE'VE SEEN IN PIER PORTS AND OTHER PLACES IN THE COUNTRY
I THINK WE ARE TAKING ADDITIONAL STEPS AND WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THAT
SO THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK ON THIS, AND I WILL GO TO AUTHORIZE US THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
TOM ECHO
YEAH
TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS POINT
I'D LOVE TO GET SOME SOME THOUGHTS FROM STEPHANIE AND DR LYNCH ON HOW OUR AGREEMENT AND OUR APPROACH HAS KIND OF EXCEEDED THE INDUSTRY STANDARD AND OR HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE INDUSTRY
STEPHANIE, I THINK IN OUR BRIEFING GOOD MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL PORTS HAVE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO US FOR HELP AND FOR GUIDANCE
CURIOUS FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC, LISTENING TO TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT HOW WE'RE SETTING A STANDARD FOR THE INDUSTRY
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT JUST THIS MORNING IN THE SEATTLE TIMES, IT WAS A HEADLINE AT ONE OF OUR CRUISE LINE DUE TO, I THINK ISSUES IN FLORIDA AND CONCERNS ABOUT REQUIRING VACCINE HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE VACCINES WILL BE REQUIRED FROM THEIR SHIP SAILING
SO I SEE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE, ALONG WITH THE PORT IN ALASKA, THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS REALLY KEPT THAT AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR REQUIREMENTS
I ALSO KNOW THAT AS WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE WHOLE LAYER OF REQUIREMENTS, AS DR LINT DESCRIBED, THAT'S REALLY A MODEL
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YEAH
I APPRECIATE DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JOANN-STEBBENS WORK ON THIS AND THE STAFF THAT HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO US
I MOSTLY QUESTIONING WHO TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR VERIFYING THE SAFE RETURN TO CRUISE BY OUR SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT
IS THE PORT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY OR CERTIFYING THAT THE RETURN IS SAFE? OR IS THAT, AS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN HAS REFERENCED, NOT OUR DETERMINATION, BUT THE STATE AND CDC, WHO EXACTLY IS TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CERTIFY THE SAFE RETURN TO CRUISE? IN THE RECOVERY AND THE COVID RECOVERY PERIOD, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAS LAID OUT A CONDITIONAL SAIL ORDER THAT LAYS OUT THE DETERMINATION OF WHAT ENTAILS IF THEY RETURN TO CRUISE
AND OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES LOCALLY NEED TO BE COMFORTABLE
THAT WHAT THE CRUISE LINES OPERATIONS AS WELL AS WHAT THE PORT IS PROPOSING AS OUR OPERATIONS MEET THOSE STANDARDS FROM A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
AND I COULD CERTAINLY ASK OUR ATTORNEY, RYAN STAMFORD, TO SPEAK FURTHER TO THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE
BUT I WOULD SAY IT IS DEFINITELY PUBLIC HEALTH THAT IS INDICATING IT SAFE
I WANT TO BE ASSURED THAT IN NO WAY DOES OUR APPROVAL OF THE THIS AGREEMENT INDICATE THAT WE ARE VERIFYING THE SAFE RETURN TO CRUISE
OTHERWISE, I CAN'T AGREE TO IT UNLESS THAT RESPONSIBILITY LIES WITH BOTH THE CRUISE PEOPLE AND A PUBLIC HEALTH AND CDC
COMMISSIONER, LET ME SPEAK A LITTLE BIT
NOT TO THIS IS THAT THIS IS NOT A CERTIFICATION
THESE AGREEMENTS ARE NOT CERTIFICATIONS OF THIS
THESE ARE MEASURES AND FRAMEWORKS PUT INTO PLACE
AND AS YOU SEE, THERE'S THE PREVENTION SIDE, THEN RESPONSE THAT IT DOES
SO THERE'S NOT A CERTIFICATION PROCESS INVOLVED IN THIS, BUT AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THESE MEASURES THAT ARE DEEMED TO BE PROTECTIVE AGAINST THE INTRODUCTION AND THE RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS
SO I'LL BE GLAD TO LET A LAWYER A COMMENT ON THIS, BUT THESE ARE NOT CERTIFICATION MEASURES IN THAT, BUT APPROVAL OF THESE MEASURES PUT INTO PLACE
YEAH
AND WELL, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE IT AS AN INFERRED CERTIFICATION EITHER OR SIGNAL OR COMMUNICATE THAT I INFERRED THAT WE ARE CERTIFYING SAFE RETURN FOR ME, JUST NOT HAVING NO EXPERTISE WHATSOEVER CLAIMING ANY THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS IS THE CRUISE INDUSTRY THEMSELVES ARE REQUIRED VACCINATION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, OF ALL PASSENGERS HERE AT OUR PORT, THERE MUST BE PROOF OF VACCINATION, WHICH ISN'T NECESSARILY ENSURING AN ABSOLUTE SAFE RETURN, BUT CERTAINLY GOES A LONG WAY
AND THEN, OF COURSE, IT'S THEIR OWN THE CRUISE STAFF AND EMPLOYEES AS WELL
BUT I JUST THINK WE HAVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR ABOUT THAT, THAT WE'RE NOT ASSUMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFE RETURN
WE'RE SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGING THE GUIDELINES AND PROVISIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CDC AND PASSING THAT ON TO CRUISE TO REOPEN THE SEASON, IF THAT'S CORRECT
WELL, THERE'S THIS RESPONSIBILITIES ARE IN THE ROOM
WHO CAN SPEAK TO THIS? WELL, I THINK WHAT WE'RE LINING TO THESE ARE AGREEMENTS OR ACTIONS TO TAKE ON EACH PARTY
AND, STEPHANIE, I'M SORRY TO JUMP IN HERE, BUT GO AHEAD, FEEL FREE
YOU AND RYAN IS THAT THESE ARE ACTIONS FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES WITH ACTIONS REQUIRED, WHICH ARE THE CRUISE LINE AND ON SOME RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PORT, WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE AGREE TO FOLLOW AND THEN THROUGH OUR CONTRACTS WITH WITH OUR TERMINAL MANAGERS AS WELL
IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING, STEPHANIE? THAT IS FOR US
PETE GRAMELS, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND MAYBE ASK BRIAN STAMPER, THE LAWYER HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS, TOO AND LARGE A LITTLE BIT, JUST IN TERMS OF DESCRIBING THE FRAMEWORK
BUT I THINK THE FRAMEWORK IS ESSENTIALLY AN OPERATIONAL PLAN THAT WE'RE AGREEING TO, APPROVED BY THE CDC EVENTUALLY, WHEN IT ISSUES, IT'S SAILING ORDERS
BRIAN, DID YOU THINK TO ADD TO THAT, I THINK I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU AND STEVE AND STEPHANIE HAVE LAID OUT HERE, THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE 4 SIGNATORIES TO THE AGREEMENT
AND EXHIBIT ONE TO THAT AGREEMENT DOES HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND OUR CRUISE TERMINAL OPERATOR
OTHER EXHIBITS ARE PUT TOGETHER WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CRUISE LINE, AND THE CRUISE LINES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT
SO THESE AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN DRAFTED AND NEGOTIATED IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE RISK TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE, TO THE PUBLIC AND TWO PASSENGERS
AND IT'S NOT THE PORT THAT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES WOULD BE
WE HAD NO ROLE IN THAT
CORRECT
THE CRUISE LINES HAVE PUT TOGETHER THEIR EXHIBITS AND ROUTED THOSE THROUGH THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES WHO ARE REVIEWING THOSE
CORRECT
OKAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
NOT ON THIS SUBJECT I'M NOT
I'M STEVE AND I GO WAY BACK ON THIS
SO I JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS AND TO ADJUST
SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MAYBE WE'RE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ISSUE WITH THE FACT THAT WE'RE A LANDLORD PORT, AND IT'S THE CRUISE TERMINAL OPERATOR WHO'S ACTUALLY ULTIMATELY GOING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PROTOCOLS OF THE PORT AGREEMENT
AND SO THEY ARE NOT FORMAL SIGNATORIES TO THE PORT AGREEMENT
BUT WHAT YOU SAID WAS NEWS TO ME THAT YOU ARE PUTTING THESE AGREEMENTS INTO THEIR LEASE, IF THAT'S IN THEIR LEASE AGREEMENT
SO DO WE HAVE WHAT AN ANNUAL LEASE WITH THEM, OR DO WE HAVE TO REOPEN THEIR LEASE IN ORDER TO INSERT THAT? SO THAT WOULD MAKE IT BINDING ON THEM TO COMPLY? RYAN, I MIGHT ASK YOU TO SPEAK TO THAT AGAIN
SURE
WE ANTICIPATE AN AMENDMENT TO RELEVANT LEASES TO INCORPORATE THE PROVISIONS THAT APPLY TO THE CRUISE TERMINAL OPERATORS THROUGH THEIR LEASE
ALRIGHT
SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THAT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR SIGNING OFF ON THE ON THE ASSIGNMENT TO FOR EXECUTIVE METRUCK TO SIGN OFF ON THE THING, BECAUSE CLEARLY OTHERWISE SOMEBODY COULD SUGGEST, WELL, THIS INFECTION OCCURRED BECAUSE THIS PERSON STOOD TOO CLOSE TO THAT PERSON ON THE LINE AND SNEEZED OR WHATEVER
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE APPROPRIATE SPACING IN THE TERMINAL, WHICH WE'RE NOT DIRECTLY DOING THAT, THEN, IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE PORT UNLESS THESE GUYS ARE OBLIGATED TO UPHOLD THOSE STANDARDS THAT WE ALL AGREE TO THE STANDARDS, BUT IT, YOU KNOW, TRUST BUT VERIFY OR HOLD ACCOUNTABLE
AND SO THAT TO ME, IS FUNDAMENTAL
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE CDC DID NOT REQUIRE THE TERMINAL OPERATORS TO BE ON BOARD
SO I SEE THAT AS EXCEEDING NATIONAL STANDARDS
I THINK FOR A CLARIFICATION THOUGH, WE ARE NOT REQUIRING VACCINATIONS
I MEAN, THE VARIATION WE ARE NOT OPPOSING THE USE OF VACCINATIONS LIKE THEY ARE IN FLORIDA, ALASKA AND TEXAS OR NOT ASSERTING THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT
AND IN FACT, CRUISE LINES THAT WANT TO HAVE KIDS ON BOARD ARE GOING TO USE A LOWER RATE OF INOCULATION BECAUSE THE 12 AND UNDER ARE NOT APPROVED FOR IT
SO
BUT THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR REQUIREMENTS
LET ME SPEAK FOR THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND I MEANT TO COMMENT ON WHEN COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK SPOKE
THANK YOU
OF THE CRUISE LINES THAT ARE INTENDING TO CALL HERE THIS SUMMER, ALL BUT ONE WILL HAVE CREW AND PASSENGERS, ALL VACCINATED
ESSENTIALLY ALL VACCINATED
WE DO HAVE A CRUISE LINE THAT IS PROPOSING THAT A CAP NUMBER OF CHILDREN BE ALLOWED, AND THAT WOULD BE CAPPED AT 5% OF THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF THE VESSEL
SO IT WOULD STILL BE A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER
BUT AS YOU KNOW, FAMILY CRUISES ARE A BIG PART OF THE FOLKS WHO WANT TO GO TO ALASKA WOULD BE A PRETTY LIMITED NUMBER THIS YEAR ABOUT OF ONE VESSEL
BUT THERE IS THAT ONE EXCEPTION TO THE FULL VACCINATION
BUT AGAIN, THERE ARE ACTUALLY ADDITIONAL STANDARDS REQUIRED
AND THAT IS ALL PIER, THE CDC AND PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES AGAIN, BUT ALL OF THE OTHER VESSELS WOULD BE AS OUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING, FULLY VACCINATED
YEAH
THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND THE POINT I WAS REALLY TRYING TO DISTINGUISH IS THAT THIS IS NOT OUR REQUIREMENT
IT'S NOT LIKE CRUISE LINES ARE COMING HERE BECAUSE WE REQUIRE A VACCINATION
IN FACT, THE ONE LINE THAT'S GOING TO DO THIS HAS TO DO A CONDITIONAL SAIL ORDER, THEY HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THEY DO IT
AND THAT THE HOOP THAT IF YOU COMPLETELY VACCINATE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT
THEY'RE CHOOSING TO GO THAT ALTERNATE ROUTE, WHICH IS, AGAIN, ALL CDC REQUIREMENTS, NOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
ALRIGHT
SO QUITE FRANKLY, IF IT HAD ANYTHING TO WITH THE PORT OF SETTLE, I'D SAY EVERYBODY SHOULD GET VACCINATED AND THE KIDS GO NEXT YEAR, BUT THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THAT
THE FINAL THING IS GETTING BACK TO THE TRUST AND VERIFY COMPONENT IS OKAY WHEN THEY GO ON BOARD
RIGHT
SO, AGAIN, IF INDEED, AN OUTBREAK OCCURS, DID IT OCCUR IN THE TERMINAL THAT OCCUR WAITING FOR A CAB? DID IT OCCUR ON THE SHIP? AND SO CDC HAS PROTOCOLS ON BOARD THE VESSEL
BUT THE VESSEL IS A FOREIGN FLAGSHIP THAT, YOU KNOW, ONCE IT'S AT SAIL, WE HAVE VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF JURISDICTION, EVEN WHEN IT'S AT THE DOCK
SO WHAT IS THE WAY IN WHICH WE COULD GIVE CONFIDENCE TO THE PASSENGERS, AS WELL AS TO OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, THAT THESE PROTOCOLS WILL ACTUALLY BE UPHELD ONCE ON BOARD? WELL, I WOULD SAY THAT THE THE PROTOCOLS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE
WHAT I SEE HERE, I WILL TELL YOU FROM THE CRUISE LINES, IS MAKING COVID VERY SERIOUSLY
THE IMPACT FROM THE BEGINNING OF COVID ARE ON CRUISE SHIPS ARE CERTAINLY LESSONS LEARNED
AND WHAT I HEAR IS THEY KNOW THAT THEIR PASSENGERS WANT TO FEEL SAFE
THAT IS THE GREATEST INCENTIVE, BOTH FROM A VACCINATION PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AS FROM A PROTOCOL PERSPECTIVE, WHEN EVEN VESSELS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRING VACCINATIONS, THE FOLKS SIGNING UP TO CRUISE ARE MORE THAN THIS IS WHAT I READ IN THE PAPER
THE CAVEAT HAS REPORTED MORE THAN 90% VACCINATED
SO THIS IS AN EXPECTATION OF PASSENGERS
AND I THINK VIEWED AS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF RESTARTING CRUISE
STEPHANIE MAY I JUMP IN REALLY QUICKLY
YEAH
JUST ONE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT, COMMISSIONERFELLEMAN, IS THAT THE CRUISE SHIP COMPANIES THEMSELVES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING ASIDE HOTEL SPACE FOR ISOLATION
SO IF THERE IS AN EXPOSURE, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT SPACE
IF SOMEONE BECOMES POSITIVE, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE QUARANTINE SPACE
THEY HAVE TO BOOK HOTEL ROOMS FOR THIS OR OTHER SPACES
THEY ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRACTING WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS SHOULD SOMEONE EVER NEED TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR ONE OF THEIR SHIPS
AND THERE ARE DISCRETE AGREEMENTS AROUND HOW EVEN SOMEONE WOULD BE TRANSPORTED SO THAT IT DOESN'T IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH OR OUR PARAMEDICS OR THE FIREFIGHTERS THEMSELVES
AND SO THEY'RE ON THE HOOK FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE
AND RECOGNIZING THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF LARGER EXPOSURE OR OUTBREAK EVENT, THAT SHIP IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP PEOPLE AND IT'S GOING TO BE OFFLINE
SO THE DOWNSIDE TO THIS FOR THEM ARE ENORMOUS
I THINK EVERYONE WILL NEVER FORGET THE TERM DIAMOND PRINCESS EVER AGAIN
AND THAT'S REALLY I THINK THE THING IS, STEPHANIE MENTIONED IS HANGING OVER THEM
AND SO I THINK THE DRIVE TO MAKE SURE THEY DO THIS RIGHT IS PRETTY PROFOUND
AND I THINK THE PORT IS MAKING ALL THE RIGHT DECISIONS IN TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS
EXECUTIVE METRUCK
YEAH
IF I CAN JUST ADD TO THAT CONVERSATION
THANKS, DOCTOR
AND I THINK THE INCENTIVES ARE THERE
AND I THINK ANOTHER BIG PART OF THIS IS SAYING HOW IT'S THE LAYERED SYSTEM OF THIS, TOO, THAT THE DR LYNCH POINTED OUT AND THAT IS LAYERED WITHIN THIS IS THAT YOU HAVE THE VACCINES AND THEN YOU HAVE PRACTICES ON DIFFERENT THINGS, TOO
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE PROCEDURES IF SOMETHING DOES TAKE IF A VIRUS DOES GET ON BOARD BECAUSE THEY'RE PERNICIOUS FOR SURE, THESE VIRUSES OF THAT
BUT IT'S THE LAYERED DEFENSES THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING AT THE AIRPORT IN OTHER PLACES
THAT'S PART OF THE KEY TO THIS IS IT'S LAID OUT AS WELL
THE VACCINES IS NOT THE ONLY SHOT ON THIS
THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS HERE TO PROTECT
WE HAVE TO LAYER THOSE
THEY'RE NOT GUARANTEED
AND THAT'S WHY WE WENT THROUGH THE MEASURES IN THE CRUISE LINES THEMSELVES HAVE TO BE PREPARED IF IT DOES GET TRACTION SOMEHOW FOOTING SOMEHOW
SO IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, IN MY OPINION, LOOKING AT WHAT THE CDC IS LAID UP
AND I APPRECIATE THAT
AND THE HIGH VACCINATION RATE ALONE IS A VERY STRONG INDICATOR
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN IN RESTAURANTS, WE'VE SEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE YOU HAVE A CUSTOMER WHO JUST BECOMES BELLIGERENT, DOES NOT WANT TO ABIDE BY MASK WEARING PROTOCOLS OR WHATEVER
NOW YOU'RE DEALING WITH A STEWARD AGAINST THE CUSTOMER
YOU'RE NOT DEALING WITH A CORPORATE POLICY
THERE ARE SITUATIONS WHERE IT CAN BE JUST KIND OF DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE
AND I KNOW ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL FRONT, THE LIKE IN ALASKA, THEY HAVE SEA RANGERS, THEY HAVE FOLKS THAT BOARD THE VESSEL TO MAKE SURE
WELL, WE KNOW WHAT THE LAWS ARE
WE KNOW WHAT THE PROTOCOLS ARE, BUT, YOU KNOW, VERIFY IT
SO IS THERE ANY THOUGHT FOOT ABOUT HAVING AN OBSERVER? SO THERE WILL BE THAT IS THE IDEA OF THE OF THE SIMULATED CRUISES, RIGHT
IS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE OBSERVERS
BUT IF A VESSEL IS FAILING WITH FULLY VACCINATED PASSENGER AND CREW, THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE STIMULATION CRUISES
WE KNOW THERE MIGHT BE CALLED TEXT CRUISES, WHICH WOULD KIND OF BE SIMILAR, BUT NOT REQUIRED BY THE CDC THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED
WE ARE PUTTING INTO OUR PORT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY TO RESPOND TO COMMISSIONER CHO QUESTION EARLIER REQUIREMENT FOR A COMPLIANCE OFFICER, WHICH I THINK IS A RESPONSIBLE PARTY
IT WOULD NOT BE A THIRD PARTY OBSERVER, AS YOU DESCRIBE, COMMISSIONER, BUT IT WOULD BE A RESPONSIBLE PARTY IDENTIFIED
SO THAT WOULD BE A CRUISE EMPLOYEES PERSON DEDICATED TO BEING, LIKE, THE ENFORCEMENT OR THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER
CORRECT
ALRIGHT
AND SO THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING ALL THOSE QUESTIONS
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER? I DO NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS
OKAY
SO IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10 A? DON'T ALL CALL IT AT ONCE
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10 A? ALRIGHT, SO MOVED
RIGHT
VERY GOOD
THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK WE'VE SEEN THERE IS NOT SO SEEING FURTHER NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE, COMMISSIONER, SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING 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
THIS ITEM HAS FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS
AND THE MOTION PASSES AND I HOPE TO HEAR ABOUT THE CONFIRMATION THAT THE LEASE AGREEMENTS WILL BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD PRIOR TO THIS BEING SIGNED
SO THANK YOU
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 10-B, THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT WITH THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY SUPERFUND SITE AND EXECUTE A SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY
GROUP MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT TO COME CONTRACT FOR AND PERFORM CLEANUP DESIGN OF THE MIDDLE THIRD OF THE LOWER TO DUWAMISH WATERWAY COMMISSIONERS
THIS ACTION SUPPORTS OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOAL OF BEING THE GREENEST, MOST ENERGY EFFICIENT PORT IN NORTH AMERICA BY MOVING TOWARDS CLEANUP OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY
IN THIS PRESENTATION, STAFF WILL COVER THE CLEANUP ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE THE ELEMENTS OF OUR CLEANUP DESIGN, OUR GOALS AROUND THIS EFFORT AND BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT OTHER NOTABLE SEDIMENT CLEANUP MILESTONES
PRESENTED AS OUR KATHY BENICK, SENIOR MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND JOINING OFF FOR SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER, MARITIME, MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY CATHY, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE ARE HERE TO ASK THE AUTHORIZATION STATED TO ENTER INTO TWO AMENDMENTS TO TWO EXISTING AGREEMENTS
ONE IS WITH THE EPA TO SIGN THE AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING LOWER DUWAMISH SUPER FUND SITE AGREED ORDER
AND THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDES THE DESIGN OF THE CLEAN UP FOR THE MIDDLE THIRD OF THE RIVER
THE SECOND AGREEMENT IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING COST SHARING AGREEMENT AND THAT'S WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE CITY OF SEATTLE, KING COUNTY AND BOEING
AND THIS AMENDMENT LAYS OUT HOW THIS WORK WILL BE PAID
IT'LL BE PAID EQUALLY BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND IDENTIFIES THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS THE CONTRACTING AGENT FOR THE GROUP FOR THIS WORK
NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR FUNDING AUTHORIZATION WITH THIS REQUEST THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AUTHORIZATION
WE DO HAVE A SLIDE SHOW FOR THIS THAT WILL SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE SITE
YES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THIS IS A BIG NEXT STEP TO ADVANCE THE CLEANUP OF THE LOWER FIVE MILES OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER
THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE RIVER THAT WAS NOT CONTAMINATED BY A SINGLE SPILL, BUT BY OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL USAGE ALONG THE RIVER BEFORE THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS WERE IN PLACE
THIS CLEANUP WILL HELP THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALONG THE RIVER, INCLUDING THE RESIDENTS OF THE ADJOINING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH PARK AND GEORGETOWN, AND THE TRIBES THAT FISH AND MUTED THE RIVER FOR CEREMONIES
AND IT WILL ALSO HELP THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE AND FEET IN THE RIVER THAT ULTIMATELY FEED LARGER ANIMALS BEYOND THE RIVER
YOU CAN SEE ON THE FIGURE THE SITE STARTS AT THE SOUTH END OF PARKER ISLAND, AND IT GOES ALONG TO THE SOUTHERN TIP, WHERE IT'S JUST WHERE THE RIVER STARTS
TO ME UNDER BECOME A RIVER AGAIN
GO ON TO START WITH SOME BACKGROUND TO GET YOU ORIENTED TO WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED AND DESCRIBE WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TO DATE
THIS SECTION OF THE RIVER WAS STRAIGHTENED TO SUPPORT INDUSTRIAL USES IN THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS
NEXT SLIDE, THANK YOU
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE SITE FOR OVER 20 YEARS UNDER EPA OVERSIGHT, AND THIS SLIDE KIND OF SHOWS YOU THE DIFFERENT PHASES THAT IT GOES IN
WE'VE STUDIED THE SITE TO IDENTIFY THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE CONTAMINATION, AND THEN TO IDENTIFY CLEANUP APPROACHES THAT COULD BE USED TO WORK AT THE SITE
IN 2015, THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY GROUP SIGNED ON TO PERFORM BASELINE MONITORING, WHICH HELPED TO SEE HOW THE EARLY ACTION AREAS, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT THE MINUTE AFFECTED THE RIVER AND TO BEGIN THE DESIGN OF THE CLEANUP OF THE UPPER THIRD OF THE SITE, WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED AROUND 2023
NEXT SLIDE, THE OVERALL GOALS OF THE CLEANUP ARE TO REDUCE THE RISK TO HUMANS THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO EATING RESIDENT SHELLFISH FISH AND FROM COMING INTO CONTACT WITH RIVER SEDIMENTS BY WALKING OR PLAYING ALONG THE SHORE OR FROM NET FISHING
ANOTHER GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THE [inaudible] COMMUNITY, WHICH ARE THE WORDS AND CLAMS THAT LIVE IN THE SEDIMENT AND ARE THE BASE OF THE FOOD WEB
ANOTHER GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE RISK TO THE FISH, BIRDS AND RIVER MAMMALS THAT FEED ON THE FISH AND THE BETA COMMUNITY
SO NEXT SLIDE, THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO FAR
THE LARGEST ONES HAVE BEEN THE EARLY ACTION CLEAN UP AREAS THAT WERE PERFORMED STARTING FROM THE NORTH OR EARLY ACTION AREA IN THE SOUTH TO THE DUWAMISH DIAGONAL EARLY ACTION AREA GOD I HAVE A HARD TIME SAYING THAT TO THE NORTH, THE PORT WAS INVOLVED IN THE TERMINAL 117 EARLY ACTION AREA, WHICH WAS OUR OLD TERMINAL 117 SITE THAT WE CLEANED UP, ALONG WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CITY, WHICH HAS NOW ALLOWED US TO START CREATING A HABITAT SITE THERE, AND IT'LL ALSO HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC ACCESS AMENITIES
THESE CLEANUPS WERE LOCATED IN SOME OF THE HIGHEST PCB CONTAMINATION INSTEAD OF IT CONTAMINATION ALONG THE RIVER
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER ONES THAT ARE STILL IN THE RI AND REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STATES THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND THEY'LL PROBABLY GET TAKEN CARE OF WHEN THE ACTUAL OVERALL CLEAN UP HAPPENS
THESE EARLY ACTION AREA CLEANUPS RESULTED IN REMOVAL OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS FROM 29 ACRES, WHICH IS ABOUT THE EQUIVALENT OF 22 FOOTBALL FIELDS
AND THEY RESULTED IN THE REDUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE AVERAGE SURFACE SEDIMENT PCB CONCENTRATION
SO NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO JOANNA FLORE, WHO IS THE PROJECT, THE PORT PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS SITE, TO REVIEW WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE, WHAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THESE AMENDMENTS
OKAY
THANK YOU, CATHY
YOU COVERED 20 YEARS OF HISTORY PRETTY QUICKLY THERE
SO I HAVE THE EASY PART
I JUST GET TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR NEXT BIT OF WORK IS
AND THAT'S THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER OF CONSENT
WE SIGNED THE ORIGINAL ONE BACK IN 2000
AND SO THIS IS NOW OUR FIFTH AMENDMENT TO IT
SO THIS IS SO THAT WE CAN CLEAN UP THE CLEAN UP DESIGNS FOR THE MIDDLE THIRD OF THE LOWER AND OVER WATERWAY
IT'S APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF MILES LONG
IT'S INDICATED IN THIS AREA IN RED
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE UPPER THIRD
AS KATHY MENTIONED, IT'S ABOUT TWO THIRDS COMPLETE
SO WE ARE WORKING ON THE RIVER IN THIRDS BECAUSE IT IS A FIVE MILE LONG WATERWAY, AND IT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN UP INTO SMALLER, DISCRETE SECTIONS
SO IN ADDITION TO DOING THE DESIGN, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER AND FISH AND SHELLFISH TISSUE CONCENTRATIONS
THIS IS JUST TO SEE HOW THE RIVERS MAY BE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE FROM SOURCE CONTROL ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS CONTINUING TO IMPROVE FROM THIS EARLY ACTION ARE CLEAN UP THAT KATHY MENTIONED
AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO FUND THE SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION ADVISORY EFFORTS
IT IS CURRENTLY NOT ADVISABLE TO FISH FROM THE DUWAMISH FOR ANYTHING THAT'S RESIDENT FISH OR SHELLFISH
SALMON IS THE ONE THING THAT IS ACTUALLY OKAY TO EAT FROM THE DUWAMISH BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE DUWAMISH
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SEATTLE, KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOME COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES TO HELP ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE ADVISORY IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND ACTUALLY GOING OUT AND TALKING TO THE FISHER COMMUNITY THAT'S OUT THERE
AND THEN, AS KATHY ALREADY MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'RE PART OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY GROUP, WHICH IS THE CITY OF SEATTLE, BOEING AND KING COUNTY, AND WE PAY 25% OF THESE CLEANUP COSTS
AND SO THE COST FOR THIS NEXT CHUNK OF WORK IS ABOUT 4 TO 5,000,000 DOLLARS
BUT WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY ACCESSING FOR THAT AUTHORIZATION
THE MONEY WE WILL GET THAT FROM OUR ANNUAL OR AUTHORIZATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ALL RIGHT
SO I'M GOING TO DO A SNAPSHOT HERE OF THE CURRENT ACTIVITY
SO AS I ALREADY MENTIONED, WE ARE WORKING ON THE CLEANUP DESIGN OF THE UPPER THIRD
AND THEN WHAT WE'RE ASKING TO DO NOW IS THE CLEANUP DESIGNED FOR THE MIDDLE THIRD IN THIS ONGOING MONITOR
SO IT'S AOC5, AND THEN THE SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION ADVISORY WORK WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, EVEN BEFORE 2019
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT AND FUNDING THAT
AND THEN FUTURE FUTURE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE CLEAN UP CONSTRUCTION OF THE UPPER THIRD WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN SOMETIME LIKE 2024, 2025
BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON WHAT THERE'S THE TWO GREEN BOXES HERE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THEN THIS IS TO JUST GO OVER WHAT WE DO
WHEN I TALK ABOUT CLEAN UP DESIGN, WHAT DOES THAT EXACTLY MEAN? SO WE DO ADDITIONAL SEDIMENT SAMPLING TO DEFINE THE EXTENT OF THE CLEANUP NEEDED, AND THEN WE USE THAT TO HELP DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE CLEANUP METHOD SHOWN IN THESE GRAPHICS HERE
THERE'S THREE ACTIVE CLEANUP TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL BE USED
ONE IS DREDGING, WHICH IS WHERE WE DIG IT UP AND HAUL IT AWAY
THE OTHER ONE IS CAPPING, WHERE WE PUT CLEAN MATERIAL ON TOP OF IT WITH AN ENGINEERED WE'RE KIND OF A ROBUST CAP WITH CLEAN MATERIAL
AND THEN THE THIRD ONE IS CALLED AN ENHANCED NATURAL RECOVERY, WHICH IS WHERE WE ACTUALLY JUST PUT CLEAN SAND AND MIX IT IN
TYPICALLY, IN THOSE AREAS, THE CONCENTRATIONS ARE REALLY LOW
AND SO IT'S JUST A WAY TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT NATURALLY RECOVER ON ITS OWN
AND THEN AND SO THEN WE HAVE THE ENGINEERS WILL ACTUALLY COME UP WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT DESIGNS AND SPECS OF THESE THREE DIFFERENT ACTIVE CLEANUP NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THAT CONCLUDES WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE DUWAMISH AND THE AOC5
BUT I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION BECAUSE THIS IS COMING UP
WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON THE EAST WATERWAY SUPER FUND SITE AND EPA'S PROPOSED PLAN
THEIR CLEAN UP PLAN WILL BE COMING OUT THIS SUMMER, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS IS THIS SITE IS ADJACENT AND DOWNSTREAM AND SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER TO DUWAMISH WATERWAY, BUT IT IS ALSO CONTAMINATED WITH PCBS AND OTHER TOXIC CHEMICALS
SO IT WILL ALSO REMOVE A CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY OF PCBS FROM THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH WILL BENEFIT PEOPLE, SALMON AND, OF COURSE, THE ORCAS IN THE OCEAN
OVERALL, THE OCEAN IS OCEAN DAY
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I'M SORRY, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO AHEAD AND GET THROUGH THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE GO THROUGH THE ROLL CLERK HART
THANK YOU
YOU READ MY MIND
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
JUST A COMPLIMENT TO THE STAFF
WE DON'T GET TO HEAR FROM YOU ENOUGH ON THESE CLEANUP EFFORTS
AND SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE UPDATE AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS AND APOLOGIES
I'M NOT ON MY VIDEO, BUT MY COMPUTER FROZE, SO I'M CALLING IT ON MY PHONE NOW
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, JUST A COMMENT TO SAY THAT EVERY TIME WE GET BRIEFED ON THIS, I'M JUST TRULY IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF EXPERTISE WE HAVE IN HOUSE TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, AND AND MY MIND STARTS TO GO TOWARD HOW COULD WE EXPAND TO HELP OTHER CLEANUP PROJECTS? BUT I KNOW THAT THAT JUST GIVES HEARTBURN TO EVERYONE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT OUR HANDS FULL BUT TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING MADE TO CLEAN UP ALL THESE LEGACY SITES
AND AS A PART OF THAT, TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AREN'T CREATING NEW SITES THAT SOME FUTURE GENERATION WOULD NEED TO CLEAN UP
SO THANK YOU ALL
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS EITHER
I JUST WANT TO COME IN THE TEAM FOR A JOB BUILDER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, WELL, I'M JUST REFLECTING ON MY TIME ON THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL IN THE EARLY 2000, WHEN THERE WERE EXHAUSTIVE DISCUSSION GOING ON OVER THE SUPER FUND CLEANUP EFFORT AND WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE AND HOW MUCH WAS IT GOING TO COST AND WHAT THE METHODS WERE TO EMPLOY SAFELY
AND SO IT'S REALLY IT'S LONG IN COMING
BUT IT'S REALLY A GREAT NEWS STORY TODAY TO HEAR THE WORK OF OUR PORT STAFF AND OUR PARTNERS, THE CITY AND COUNTY AND BOEING IN THIS LEGACY CLEANUP EFFORT
AND I HAVE A QUESTION THAT MAYBE CAN'T BE ANSWERED TODAY OR IN THE IMMEDIATE
BUT WILL WE ONE DAY SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF HEALTHY AND ESTUARY TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY SEE ANIMALS CAN BE EATEN WITHOUT ANY RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH, THE BOTTOM FEEDERS AND THE REST, BESIDES THE SALMON, CLAM, SHELLS AND CLAMS AND SHELLFISH AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WILL ONE DAY WE SEE THAT AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS AND WELL, THINGS WILL BE RETURNED TO A MORE NATURALISTIC STATE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A CHANNELIZED RIVER, AS WE KNOW, SEATTLE'S ONLY RIVER
WELL, THE FIRST QUESTION, THE LAST QUESTION, IS THE EASIEST ONE
IT IS GETTING MORE NATURAL
BOEING CREATED SOME HABITAT SITES ACTUALLY ACROSS FROM 117, AND THERE'S OTHER PLANS ALONG THE RIVER FOR MORE HABITAT, AND THE PORT IS WORKING HARD AT WAYS TO SOFTEN THE EDGES OF THE RIVER SO THAT THAT WILL HELP THE FISH THAT MIGRATE THROUGH AND THE RESIDENT FISH
THE QUESTION ABOUT WILL WE BE ABLE TO EAT UNLIMITED SEAFOOD FROM THE RIVER? OUR MODELING PREDICTS THAT WE WON'T, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO EAT MORE, AND A LOT OF THAT BECAUSE OF LOW LEVEL CONTAMINATION THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE RIVER THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE SITE CONTAMINATE, I REMEMBER THOSE CONCERNS ABOUT RECONTAMINATION FROM UPRIVER AND ONGOING NO ONGOING POINT SOURCE POLLUTION, PERHAPS
I DON'T KNOW
PSYCHOLOGY, ALONG WITH THE LUDWIG PARTNERS, ARE WORKING HARD ON THE SOURCE CONTROL
POINT SOURCE CONTROL THAT'S AROUND THE RIVER, BUT WE DON'T HAVE MUCH ON THE COUNTY MAKING PROGRESS ON THE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW POINTS
YEAH
BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ARE MAKING PROGRESS, AND THEY'RE BOTH UNDER CONSENT DECREE TO COMPLETE THEIR I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN UNDER CONSENT DECREE FOR YEARS AND YEARS
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF ANY PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE BECAUSE THAT'S PROBABLY THE SINGLE BIGGEST SOURCE OF ONGOING REPOLLUTION
SO
WELL, VERY GOOD
CATHY, JOANNA, SANDRA AND EVERYBODY ELSE INVOLVED IN THIS TREMENDOUS EFFORT
IT REALLY IS A GREAT NEWS STORY TODAY AND A REAL WIN WIN FOR THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE DUWAMISH RIVER VALLEY FOR THE HEALTHY RETURN OF WILDLIFE, FLORA AND FAUNA
AND AND AS WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MORE RIVERSIDE ACCESS, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL ENJOYMENT THERE, AND IT CAN BE SAFE ENJOYMENT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES
THANK YOU
ONE THING THAT WASN'T MENTIONED IS JUST THE PRICE TAG
BEING A GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STEWART DOESN'T COME CHEAP AND THAT THE REQUEST HERE WAS FOR 4 TO 5,000,000 DOLLARS
BUT THE APPROXIMATE COST JUST FOR THE DESIGN IS THIS ADDITIONAL 16 TO 20,000,000 DOLLARS TO BE SPLIT EQUITABLY WITH THE RESPONSE OR PRP, AND THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF WORK THAT IS GOING TO GO ON FOR A LONG TIME
UNFORTUNATELY, SUPER FUND HAS A LOT OF LAWYER WORK BEFORE WE GET TO CLEAN UP WORK
BUT THE THAT THIS HAS NOW BEEN RECOGNIZED AS PART OF PORT RELATED JOBS THAT PORT DOES CLEAN UP
PORT SUPPORTS CLEANUP AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
AND NOW WE HAVE A GREEN JOBS COMPONENT TO OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
I'VE BEEN REPEATEDLY SAYING THIS EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CLEANUPS, I GO HOW MANY JOBS THIS IS THIS CLEAN UP GOING TO CREATE
AND SO I THINK WE FINALLY HAVE CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL THIS MONEY IS GOING TO ALSO FURTHER OUR WORKFORCE GOALS AS WELL AS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
SO I JUST CAN'T NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
I ALSO KNOW THAT THAT YOU POINTED OUT THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN CLEAN UP SEDIMENTS AND THAT I WOULD ASSUME THIS IS PARTIALLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DESIGN, WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO SECTION, DREDGE OR SCOOP AND THAT SORT OF STUFF
I REMEMBER BOEING GETTING ALL SORTS OF CREDIT FOR USING AN ECOLOGY BUCKET, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF FUNNY
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT HAS WHAT A FLAT THAT GOES OVER THE TOP WHEN THEY PICK IT UP AND THE WATER SCREWS OUT THE SIDES, BUT SOME SEDIMENT CONTAINMENT ASSOCIATED WITH BRINGING IT UP OUT OF THE WATER
I WOULD ASSUME IF WE WERE DOING SOME SORT OF BUCKET DREDGING, THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED SOME FANCY ADDITIONAL THING, BUT JUST BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WOULD THIS BE? I MEAN, THAT WAS SEEN AS SOMETHING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY
SEEMS TO ME IF IT'S POSSIBLE, YOU WOULD DO IT RIGHT? YES
CORRECT
YES
FOR MOST CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS SITES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BUCKET IS USED
OKAY
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
AND I ALSO KNOW THAT, LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO SITE CHARACTERIZATION, IT'S GETTING A LITTLE IN THE WEEDS
BUT YOU KNOW, HOW MANY SEDIMENT CORES YOU MAKE TO DEFINE DELINEATE, THE LEVEL OF POLLUTION OF THE SITE, AND HOW MUCH WOULD HAVE TO GO UPLANDS VERSUS BACK IN THE DRINK AS YOU GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO ACTUALLY EXERCISING THE PLAN
THE RESOLUTION GOES UP
RIGHT
I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE KIND OF LIKE A BROAD CHARACTERIZATION
SO THE MONEY EXPENSE OF THIS IS ALL ABOUT HOW MUCH GOES UP AND FOR THE MOST PART, RIGHT
A LARGE PORTION OF IT, IT'S A LARGE PORTION OF IT
SO WHEN DO WE REALLY GET A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND HENCE THE COST? WELL, THAT'S PART OF THE DESIGN WORK
THAT'S WHY PART OF THE DESIGN IS ACTUALLY DOING QUITE A BIT MORE SAMPLING, ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING
AND ONCE THAT SAMPLING IS DONE AND THEY DEVELOPED THE DESIGN, THEN WE'LL HAVE A MUCH BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THE ACTUAL SETUP WILL COST FOR THAT SECTION OF THE RIVER
SO WE'RE TELLING 2024
THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT
THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT
WE MIGHT KNOW A LITTLE SOONER
ALRIGHT
WELL, ANYWAY, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE TO KEEP ABREAST OF IT
I THINK IT'S GREAT
I MEAN, THE FACT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO REMOVE PERSISTENT PERSIST IN CHEMICALS, OUR KILLER WHALES ARE DISTINGUISHED FROM THE ONES IN LA, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
THEY LOOK LIKE DDT
OURS LOOK LIKE PCBS
AND IN FACT, YOU CAN EVALUATE THE WHOLE CLIENT OF KILLER WHALE POPULATIONS AROUND THE COAST BY THE RATIO OF DDT TO PCB
SO CLEARLY WE'RE ON TO A GOOD SUBJECT
ANYWAY
SO RATHER THAN BELABORING SUCH MINUTIA ANY FURTHER, IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10? BE UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
SO MOVED
SECOND THERE'S A SECOND
OKAY
SO MUCH HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, NO TRANSPORTATION THERE
AS YOU NOTICE, THIS A LOT EASIER
EXACTLY
SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE
THANK YOU
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AYE
YES
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
WELL, THE MOTION PASSES AND THANK YOU STAFF FOR HAVING A GOOD THING TO CELEBRATE ON OCEANS DAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
THANK YOU
RIGHT THEN
SO I BELIEVE NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO ON TO PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
WE'RE NOW ON TO ITEM 11
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR INTRODUCTION OF THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 11 A, THE 2021 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION REVIEW AND FEDERAL LOOK AHEAD AS YOU HEARD FROM YOUR AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM YOUR WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE RECAPS INTERM UPDATES IN OUR MANY STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
WITH US, 2021 WAS A MONUMENTAL YEAR WITH MANY SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
MUCH OF THAT CREDIT GOES TO OUR NEXT PRESENTERS
PLEASE WELCOME ERIC FITCH, STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER, WHO WAS JOINED BY TRENT HOUSE, OUR LOBBYISTS, AND OLYMPIA DENNIS MCCLAREN, OUR CONSULTANT
ERIC SEINFIELD
RESULTS, OUR SENIOR MANAGER OF FEDERAL INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATION, IS ALSO AVAILABLE
DISCUSS THE FEDERAL AFFAIRS LOOK AHEAD
AND WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ERIC FITCH
ERIC, THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AGAIN, MY NAME IS ERIC FITCH, THE PORT STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER
AND AS STEVE NOTED, I'M GLAD TO BE JOINED BY TWO KEY MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM DOWN IN OLYMPIA, TRENT HOUSE, WHO DOES OUR CONTRACT LOBBY AND IN THE STATE HOUSE
AND, OF COURSE, DENNIS MCLAREN [inaudible 01:30:57] , WHO IS OUR CONSULTANT ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, SPECIFICALLY DOWN IN OLYMPIA
WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE YOU A BRIEF RECAP OF THE 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT CONCLUDED ON THE 29TH OF APRIL
AND, AS USUAL, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO WHAT THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS OF MANY OF THE PORT PRIORITIES AND ALSO ASKING TRENT TO GIVE KIND OF A GENERAL RUNDOWN OF SESSION SINCE IT WAS QUITE AN INTERESTING YEAR
ONCE WE'VE CONCLUDED THE STATE PORTION, WE'RE GOING TO ASK ERIC SEINFIELD TO PROVIDE THE FEDERAL LOOK AHEAD THAT YOU ALL REQUESTED
SO WE'RE GOING TO STOP ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH
ONCE WE'VE INCLUDED THE STATE PORTION, YOU CAN ASK US QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT COME UP DURING THE STATE
AND THEN ERIC WILL HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AFTER HIS FEDERAL REVIEW
BUT OBVIOUSLY, IF THERE ARE MOMENTS WHEN YOU WANT TO JUMP IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS, WE CAN ROLL WITH THAT AS WELL AS WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS
I THINK IT'S GOOD TO START THE PRESENTATION WITH TRENT JUST WALKING THROUGH SOME OF WHAT HAPPENED
IT WAS THE FIRST EVER VIRTUAL SESSION
AND THEN I THINK YOU CAN SEE THE SLIDES IN FRONT OF YOU, JUST KICK US OFF WITH KIND OF A RUNDOWN OF WHAT YOU SAW IN OLYMPIA, WHAT WE ALL SAW, WHAT EVERYONE FOLLOWING ALONG SAW IN THE NEWSPAPER AND OTHERWISE
AND THEN WE'LL DIVE DEEPER INTO SOME OF THE PORT SPECIFIC ISSUES
SO I WILL HAND IT TO TRENT AND AUBREE CAN ADVANCE THE DECK
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, ERIC
COMMISSIONERS DIRECTOR METRUCK, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS TRENT HOUSE
I'M THE CONTRACT LOBBYIST FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
HAPPY TO BE FOR YOU TODAY
SHARING OUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE 67 TH LEGISLATURE, LAWMAKERS CONCLUDED THE LONG SESSION 105 DAYS ON APRIL 25 TH LEFT TOWN ON TIME, AND IT WAS A HISTORIC YEAR
AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, EVERYTHING IN OLYMPIA WAS DONE VIRTUALLY
THERE WAS JUST A LIMITED SKELETON CREW OF LAWMAKERS THAT REMAINED BEHIND
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, FOR DEBATES, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ANY CONSTITUENT MEETINGS WERE HELD, VIRTUALLY
THE PUBLIC WAS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CAPITAL BUILDING, NOR WERE LOBBYISTS OR STAFF
IT WAS A UNIQUE YEAR IN THAT LAWMAKERS WERE REALLY TRYING TO MANAGE THE AGENDA AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT THROUGH THE MOST CRITICAL THINGS
THEY ASKED LAWMAKERS TO LIMIT THE BILL INTRODUCTIONS TO SIX PER LAWMAKER AND ASKED THEM TO LIMIT THEIR TOPICS TO COVID 19 RESPONSE, IMPROVING RACIAL EQUITY, ADVANCING ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
FOR THE MOST PART, I THINK LAWMAKERS STUCK TO THAT
I DON'T KNOW THAT EVERY LAWMAKER STOCK TO THE SIX BILLS PIER LAWMAKER RULE
BUT THEY WERE PRETTY CLOSE AND THERE WERE FEW BILLS INTRODUCED
TYPICALLY, YOU WOULD SEE ABOUT 1,200 BILLS INTRODUCED THIS YEAR
THERE WERE AROUND 830 BILLS INTRODUCED
OF THOSE, ABOUT 330 PASS, WHICH IS ABOUT 100 FEWER THAN NORMAL
SO DEFINITELY A REDUCTION IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY STILL PASSED QUITE A FEW BILLS
AND WE'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE OPERATING BUDGET, THE CAPITAL BUDGET, RED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO COME UP WITH A TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE
AND ERIC WILL GO INTO SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT BILLS THAT DID PASS
BUT OTHER THINGS OF NOTE THAT I'LL SHARE WITH YOU ALL, THE LEGISLATURE DID PASS THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT THAT WILL BE CHALLENGED IN THE COURTS
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD WITH LEGAL CHALLENGES TO THAT BILL PASSING, AND THEY ALSO WERE ABLE TO DO SOME SIGNIFICANT WORK ON POLICE REFORM AND GET A NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S A VERY HIGH LEVEL LOOK AT THE SESSION
I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO ERIC, BUT WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THANKS, TRENT
THAT'S PERFECT
AND I'M SURE THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS FOR YOU LATER
SO THANKS FOR STICKING AROUND
I JUST WANT TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES NOW ON PORT OF SEATTLE PRIORITY ITEMS WE'VE DISCUSSED FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, MENTIONED IT AT THE INTRO, BUT THIS WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR THE PORT PRIORITY ISSUES
I THINK MANY OF US WENT INTO SESSION WONDERING HOW MUCH COULD GET DONE
VIRTUALLY THE ANSWER WAS QUITE A BIT
AND LUCKILY, MANY OF THE PRIORITIES SET FORTH BY THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES, WHICH CONTROLLED THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, WERE SIMILAR TO SOME OF OUR PRIORITY ISSUES AS WELL
THAT WOULD BE MOST NOTABLY THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD, WHICH WAS PASSED AND HAS BEEN OUR TOP PRIORITY GOING BACK TO THE 2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND A FEW OTHERS
SO BEFORE DIVING INTO THE OTHER ISSUES, I DO WANT TO GO INTO THE LCFS A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH
AND I'VE ASKED DENNIS TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE PASSAGE OF FUNDING
AND AFTER THAT, I'LL DIVE IN ON A FEW OTHER ISSUES
SO DENNIS GOING TO HAND IT TO YOU TO GIVE US A FEW MINUTES ON THE LCFS
CERTAINLY COMMISSIONERS AND DIRECTOR METRUCK, DENNIS MCLAREN WITH CASCADIA POLICY SOLUTIONS
AND FIRST, A COUPLE OF THANK YOUS
FIRST TO THE PORT COMMISSION FOR MAKING THIS LEGISLATION A PRIORITY
IT REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OLYMPIA TO HAVE THE PORT OF SEATTLE BE A STRONG SUPPORTER OF A LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
AND YOU'VE ASSEMBLED A GREAT TEAM OF STAFF IN YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF, IN YOUR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS GROUP
ERIC FITCH AND LESLIE STANTON AND MANY OTHERS WERE A BIG HELP IN GETTING FACTS IN FRONT OF THE LEGISLATURE AS OPPOSED TO RHETORIC WHICH THERE HAD BEEN A TREMENDOUS BUILDUP OF NEGATIVE RHETORIC ABOUT LOCAL CARBON FUEL STANDARD FROM THE OPPONENTS OF A STANDARD PREVIOUSLY
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THIS WAS A TOUGH BATTLE
WE DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS LEGISLATION WAS GOING TO PASS UP UNTIL THE FINAL DAYS OF THE LEGISLATURE THE FINAL WEEKEND, IN FACT, AND THERE WERE POSSIBLE CHANGES SHUTTLING BACK AND FORTH AMONGST LEGISLATURES
WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE IN THE ROOM FOR MANY OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY STAFF WITH KEY LEGISLATORS
AND A LOT OF THAT COMES FROM HAVING THE CREDIBILITY OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO BE ABLE TO GET US IN THE DOOR TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMISSIONERS ENGAGED ON THIS AS WELL
IT HELPED
AND A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THE SPECIFICS VERY QUICKLY
THERE WERE SOME LAST MINUTE CHANGES
THE RAMP UP FOR THE CARBON REDUCTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN FUELS UNDER THE BILL WAS DELAYED A BIT IN THE BILL
IT'S NOW 20% BELOW 2017 LEVELS BY 2038 RATHER THAN BY 2035
THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC RAMP UP NUMBERS YEAR BY YEAR IN THE LEGISLATION, AND THERE'S A JARC REVIEW, THE JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE AT THE LEGISLATURE OF 2031
WE'LL DO A REVIEW, BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE WE'LL BE MANY YEARS INTO THE PROGRAM AND WILL HAVE DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS BY THEN
THERE'S ALSO A NEW REQUIREMENT, SOME NEW REQUIREMENTS ADDED ABOUT INSTATE FEEDSTOCK, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION OF AND HAVING AT LEAST 60,000,000 GALLONS ADDED TO THE CAPACITY, EITHER FROM EXISTING OR NEW FACILITIES IN THE STATE
AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THAT THAT MADE IT MORE ACCEPTABLE TO US WERE LAST MINUTE THINGS THAT WE WERE ENGAGED IN
I THINK I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT
THERE CLEARLY RULEMAKING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US NOW WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO
ECOLOGY IS RAMPING UP THEIR STAFFING RIGHT NOW AND HAS HIRED A COORDINATOR ON CARBON AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
SO MORE TO COME AS THIS LEGISLATION ACTUALLY GETS IMPLEMENTED
THANKS, DENNIS
PERFECT
VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU
I DO JUST WANT TO PAUSE FOR A SECOND AND SAY A HUGE THANKS TO DENNIS FOR ALL OF HIS WORK AND ALSO GIVE THE COMMISSION A LOT OF CREDIT
THIS WAS DROPPED FORWARD BY THE COMMISSION AND BY OUR ENVIRONMENTAL TEAMS AS A PRIORITY, SOMETHING WE NEEDED TO SEE GET DONE TO GET TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
AND OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE GONE FROM KIND OF AN OUTSIDER ON ADVOCACY FRONT TO ONE OF THE KEY GROUPS ADVOCATING
WE ENDED UP IN SOME PRETTY HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS AT THE END OF SESSION TO TRY TO GET THIS THING DONE
AND THAT'S A CREDIT TO YOUR WORK
I THINK BY MY COUNT, EVERY COMMISSIONER AT LEAST PROVIDED TESTIMONY ONCE OR SPOKE IN PUBLIC MEETINGS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
OUR ADVOCACY IS BY NOW WELL KNOWN, AND IT IS WORTH, AS DENNIS NOTED CALLING OUT THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM MARITIME AND ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF WHO ACTED AS KIND OF LIKE A RESPONSE TEAM WHEN WE WERE COMBATING VARIOUS KINDS OF MISINFORMATION DOWN THERE
SO IT WAS A BIG TEAM EFFORT
IT WAS EXCITING UP TO THE LAST MINUTE, AND IT WAS DUE TO A LOT OF LEADERSHIP FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE PORT
SO MOVING ON, ERIC, THAT'S ENOUGH TO GET YOUR ROLE IN JUGGLING THIS THREE RING CIRCUS THAT WE HAD GOING HERE AND TALK ABOUT CREDIBILITY AT THE LEGISLATURE
YOUR ABILITY TO OPEN DOORS WITH US BEHIND YOU, OF COURSE, WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED, AND THE SUCCESS WAS TRULY A TEAM EFFORT
SO YOU WERE AT THE FRONT OF THAT SPHERE
BUT THIS GUY, DENNIS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU FOUND HIM, BUT HE PROVED TO BE PRETTY USEFUL AS WELL
I KNOW, SINCE THIS WAS SUCH A HIGH PRIORITY FOR THE COMMISSION, COULD WE JUST PAUSE HERE A MOMENT AND ASK SOME QUESTIONS ON IT BEFORE I DON'T THINK ANYTHING ELSE REALLY TOOK UP AS MUCH WIND OF THE ROOM, AND THEN WE CAN SORT OF RUN THROUGH THE REST
SURE
FINE BY ME
YEAH
I CALL THE ROLL BE BEGINNING OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE
ERIC, YOU JUST DID AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING JOB
THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS TRENT SAID IT WAS HISTORIC, BUT IT WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED SO DIFFICULT TO SIT THROUGH THOSE ONLINE MEETINGS EVEN MORE PAINFUL THAN SITTING THROUGH A SIX HOUR PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION MEETING ONLINE
BUT YOU JUST HAD A REMARKABLE AMOUNT OF SUCCESS
AND, DENNIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP IN GETTING THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND MOST IMPORTANT, THE LEGISLATURE OVER THE FINISH LINE WITH THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
YOU'VE JUST BEEN A GREAT ALLY FOR US AND A GREAT ADVISOR AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HELP
AND LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE AIRLINE CATERER WORKERS BILL
AGAIN, ERIC, MANY COMPLIMENTS TO YOU FOR GETTING THAT ONE OVER THE FINISH LINE NOT ONCE BUT TWICE AND EXCITED TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT
SO NOT MUCH ELSE TO ADD IT TO MY THINGS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
AND I SHOULD ADD I'M DELINQUENT NOT DOING SO
THANK YOU
AND THE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WARNED ME BEFORE SESSION THIS WOULD BE PROBABLY THE HARDEST SESSION THAT WE'VE HAD BECAUSE OF THE VIRTUAL FORMAT
IT WAS THAT, I THINK, JUST IN TERMS OF THE CHALLENGES, BUT IT WAS PRODUCTIVE
BUT I SHOULD HAVE SAID PEOPLE LIKE JOE FITZ GIVEN, WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT HIM
THE LEGISLATORS THIS YEAR SPENT 14 TO 16 HOURS A DAY AND CALLS LIKE THIS IN SUPPORT OF A LOT OF THE CAUSES THAT WE ASKED THEM TO CHAMPION FOR US
SO, JOE FITZ GIVEN, RUBEN CARLISLE, REPRESENTATIVE SLATTER, SENATOR LOVELY REPRESENTATIVE CAN OF THE LIST GOES ON AND ON
SO NOT JUST FOR COMMISSIONERS, BUT FOR ANYBODY WATCHING
IF YOU SEE HERE LEGISLATORS, FIRST OF ALL, GIVE THEM A BREAK FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT THEY DO A HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK THEY PUT IN
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKIN? YEAH
ERIC, IS THAT WHY WE PAY THEM WELL INTO THE SIX FIGURES, I THINK
ISN'T THAT RIGHT? NO
TRULY, TRULY PUBLIC SERVICE ON THEIR PART
I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO HONESTLY, WHAT COMES TO MIND IS NO REST FOR THE WEARY
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE STILL PENDING QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN AROUND THE BILLS THAT WERE PASSED AND WHAT LEGAL FIGHTS ARE UP NEXT
SO I WONDER HOW WE CAN SUPPORT EFFORTS TO GET TO THE BEST OUTCOME AND THOSE THINGS
AND THEN ALSO
AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT THE FOCUS FOR TODAY, BUT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO PUT TOGETHER NEXT YEAR
IS THAT A SET OF A GENE? BECAUSE I THINK YOU PICKED OFF LOTS OF BIG THINGS, AND NOW THERE'S LOTS MORE BIG THINGS WE GET TO WORK ON
SO I'M DECIDED TO GET TO WORK ON THAT, TOO
AGREE
AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
YOU GET THE PRIZE FOR WAITING THE LONGEST IN OLYMPIA TO TESTIFY ON THIS BILL AND THEN NOT TESTIFYING
SO THAT WAS QUITE THE TRIP FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TWO YEARS AGO
THANKS FOR HERE'S A GOOD CYNIC LESSONS FOR MY KIDS THAT I DRIVE ON WITH ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALINS
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO ARE WE JUST ASKING QUESTIONS ON CFS RIGHT NOW? YEAH
I JUST THOUGHT THAT WE CAN GO AROUND THIS ONE AND THEN WE CAN WAIT FOR THE REST
OKAY
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON CFS
I WANT TO GO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BREADTH OF WORK THAT WAS DONE IN THIS SESSION, YOU WOULD NEVER GUESS THAT IT WAS A TOUGHER SESSION THE MOST
BUT I THINK IT'S A TESTAMENT IN TERRIFIC WORK YOU ALL DID, ERIC, ESPECIALLY AND OTHERS
AND SO THANK YOU AS WELL FOR ME FOR ALL THE TERRIFIC WORK
THANKS
THANK YOU
COMMISSION CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONERS ,STEINBRUECK
YEAH
I WANT TO ADD MY THANKS AS WELL
AN APPRECIATION, DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE INCREDIBLE YEOMAN EFFORT HERE
I KNOW THAT THE PORT HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR LCFS FOR WHAT, 10 YEARS
HAS IT BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THIS HAS BEEN TAKEN UP? I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PORTS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE ADVOCATED FOR LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD? HOW ABOUT THE PORT OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY? HAVE THEY BEEN ENGAGED IN SUCH ACTIVITIES? WHAT OTHER STATES ACTUALLY HAVE ADOPTED A LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD BESIDES CALIFORNIA? DOES OREGON HAVE ONE? OREGON HAS RECENTLY ADOPTED ONE
ANY OTHER STATES
DENNIS MIGHT KNOW BETTER
I COULD REPORT BACK
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY OTHERS
A LOT OF MEXICO AND NEW YORK IS TAKING IT UP IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION RIGHT NOW
THAT MAY TAKE A WHILE
THEIR POLITICAL PROCESSES ARE SOMETHING ELSE
SO FOR ME, THE REAL WONDERFUL THING HERE IS THE PORT LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE NATION FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT THINGS, FIGHTING FOR A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT, GREATER CLIMATE PROTECTION AND NOT JUST WEIGHING IN, BUT ACTUALLY BEING A CHAMPION
AND I THINK THAT'S A RARE THING THAT WE SHOULD CELEBRATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE PORT LEADERSHIP ROLE ON THIS IMPORTANT, INCREDIBLE WATERSHED YEAR OF THIS PASSAGE
I DID WANT TO ASK YOU THAT SAID IT DOES EXEMPT CERTAIN INDUSTRIES, DOES IT NOT INCLUDING AVIATION? AND YEAH, DENNIS, I'LL HAND IT TO YOU IN A SECOND, BUT I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT IT WAS OFTEN CHARACTERIZED DURING THE COURSE OF THE DEBATE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WEIGH IN, HONESTLY, AS AN EXEMPTION
WHY IS THE PORT PUSHING FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EVEN APPLY TO AVIATION IN MARITIME? WELL, I DON'T ACTUALLY THINK OF IT AS AN EXEMPTION
IT'S MORE OF AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE REALITY IS THAT OUR STATE CAN'T PUT CERTAIN REGULATIONS ON FUELS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE
IT'S A NOD TO THE COMMERCE CLAUSE
AND SO IT'S A NARROWS TAILORING OF THIS BILL TO ENSURE THAT IT ISN'T THROWN OUT BY THE PORT
BUT IMPORTANTLY, USERS OF AVIATION FUEL MARITIME FUEL WHO AREN'T REQUIRED TO USE CLEAN BURNING FUEL TO COMPLY WITH THE PROGRAM, STILL COULD USE CLEAN BURNING FUEL AND BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM
THEY WANT AN ADVOCATE
CORRECT
AND SOME DID
YES
AND IT DOES FOR THIS POINT TO BE MADE, A POINT OF INFORMATION THAT THOSE INTERSTATE COMMERCE INDUSTRIES CANNOT BE REGULATED UNDER THESE TERMS, EVEN IF WE WANTED TO
IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, DENNIS, DO YOU WANT TO DO ONE FOR AUTHORITY? YEAH, SURE
THAT THIS IS THE RICH TOPIC, BUT IT IS AN OPT IN SECTOR, BOTH AVIATION AND MARITIME OR OPT IN SECTORS
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CREDITS, WHICH ARE NOW AT 100 DOLLARS A TON OF CARBON IN CALIFORNIA BY RUNNING WITH THE CLEANER FUELS TO LOWER CARBON FUELS
AND IT'S A TREMENDOUS INCENTIVE
AND IN FACT, YOUR PORT PARTNERS DOWN IN LA, IN LONG BEACH AND OTHER CALIFORNIA PORTS ARE BENEFITING GREATLY FROM THAT
TO PACIFIC MERCHANT SHIPPING ASSOCIATION IS WORKING WITH TERMINAL OPERATORS
AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, ABOUT SOME OF THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL THAT'S HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA AND A RESULT OF THOSE CREDITS BEING AVAILABLE FOR THOSE OPTIN SECTORS
THAT WHAT NOW, DENNIS, THANK YOU
THAT'S A GOOD CLARIFICATION AS WELL ABOUT THE INCENTIVIZING AND OPTING IN
THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO AVIATION FUEL, THOUGH, DOES IT? IS THERE ANY INCENTIVE OR DOES IT IT DOES APPLY TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
IT DOESN'T BOTHER ALL OF THE INCREMENTAL COSTS, BUT IT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION
THERE'S SOME THINGS GOING ON AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WITH THE TAX CREDITS, AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN CALIFORNIA TO INCENTIVIZE DAIRIES AND OTHERS TO PRODUCE SOME OF THE FEEDSTOCKS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND I'LL JUST ADD BRIEFLY BEFORE MOVING ON THAT
SORRY,DENNIS ACTUALLY, BEFORE RETIRING, SHE AND I WENT AND SPOKE WITH PORTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AT LCFS, THE REQUEST OF THE PORT ASSOCIATION
AND WHAT WE FOUND OUT WAS DENNIS REFERENCED THAT THERE WERE QUITE A FEW WHO ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT, EITHER ON BEHALF OF THE PORT OR ON BEHALF OF THEIR TENANTS, USING THE REVENUES EARNED TO REINVEST IN CLEAN PROJECTS AT THE PORT TO TRY TO MEET SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS TO THE ONES
SO WE HOPE THAT'S A VISION OF OUR FUTURE
AND I WOULD SAY IT'S BEING USED DOWN THERE FOR THINGS LIKE ELECTRIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL
SO IT'S NOT JUST THE FUELS, IT'S ALSO THE TRANSFORMATION TO ELECTRIFICATION THAT'S INCENTIVIZE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, DO YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP OR SHALL I MOVE ON
OKAY
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ALRIGHT
THANKS AGAIN
I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PERCENTAGE OF DOMESTIC FEEDSTOCKS
I BELIEVE THE LANGUAGE IS SOMETHING LIKE AGRICULTURAL
AND I WAS WONDERING, DO WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO FIELD TO INCLUDE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AS BEING ELIGIBLE FOR ACCEPTABLE FEEDSTOCK? WOULD THAT REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT THAT I'M NOT SURE, MAYBE RESOLVABLE THROUGH RULEMAKING? BUT, DENNIS, DO YOU WANT TO SAY MORE? AND THEN WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT QUESTION AND GET BACK TO YOU IF DENNIS DOESN'T HAVE A MORE DEFINITIVE ANSWER
YEAH
THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES AT LEAST IN NET INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF IN STATE LIQUID BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND THE USE OF FEEDSTOCKS GROWN OR PRODUCED IN WASHINGTON
SO IN THE RULE MAKING, WE'RE GOING TO ENCOURAGE ECOLOGY TO INTERPRET PRODUCED RATHER BROADLY TO INCLUDE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
BUT THAT'S A BATTLE STILL HAS
BUT I MEAN, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST HAD GROWN
SO THE FACT THAT PRODUCED IS THERE
THAT'S A VERY PLAUSIBLE INTERPRETATION, AS LONG AS THE ROBANCO TRAIN DOESN'T START IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
ANYWAY, THE OTHER THING WAS, I GUESS YOU WE ALREADY SEEN THE REFINERIES RESPONDING TO THE TO THE DEMAND
RIGHT
WE ALREADY SEE PPS TRYING TO UPGRADE THEIR CAPABILITIES IN THE SALE OF SHELL
WE SEE TALK ABOUT IN TACOMA THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING BIOFIELD PRODUCTION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE SEEING THE AIRLINES USING IT
SO THIS IS CLEARLY TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECKS POINT, THE INCENTIVES ARE THERE IN TERMS OF WANTING TO USE IT
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY CAN OPT IN CLEARLY BECAUSE IT'S A STATE LAW
WHEN THEY HAVE THE OPTION, THEY'RE TAKING IT
BUT THE PROBLEM THAT WE'VE SEEN IS THAT CALIFORNIA HAS SUCH A HEAD START ON US AND THAT NOW WE HAVE A DELAY THAT THERE'S A BIG DISPARITY ABOUT HOW MUCH CREDIT THEY CAN GET HERE VERSUS IN CALIFORNIA
AND WHILE THE CLIMATE IS BENEFITED BY THE USE OF A ANYWHERE, WE'RE QUITE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT THE AIR QUALITY BENEFITS ARE FELT BY THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE AIRPORT
SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT YOUR PROGNOSIS IS ON ACTUALLY HAVING IT BURNT HERE, OTHER THAN IF THE PLANES COME HERE LOADED, BUT IN TERMS OF BEING DISPENSED
SO WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE THAT? YEAH
DENNIS, I'LL LET YOU TAKE THAT ONE
GO AHEAD
SURE
I THINK THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE
CALIFORNIA DOES HAVE A HEAD START AND THERE ARE BIG REFINERIES THAT ARE BEING CONVERTED TO SAF PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA AND THE 200 DOLLARS A TON CREDIT
WE LIKELY WILL HAVE CREDIT PRICES THAT MATCH OREGON IN CALIFORNIA NEAR THAT LEVEL
AND WE WHAT CONCERNS ME MORE IS THE LIMIT OF RAMPING UP THE HALF PERCENT PER YEAR, THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND SO ON
BUT I DO THINK THAT THE INVESTORS WILL LOOK AT WASHINGTON ALREADY
AS YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE PRODUCING THESE FUELS IN WASHINGTON STATE AND SHIPPING THEM OFF TO OREGON AND CALIFORNIA
BRITISH COLUMBIA ALSO HAS A STANDARD
INTERESTINGLY, CANADA WILL HAVE A NATIONWIDE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD IMPLEMENTED A YEAR FROM NOW
SO WE MAY SEE SOME THINGS FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AROUND LOW CARBON FUELS AS WELL
THERE ARE SOME TAX INCENTIVES THAT WILL HELP MAKE UP THAT INCREMENTAL PRICE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL AND MORE CONVENTIONAL KEROSENE
SO MORE WORK TO BE DONE ON THAT
BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THAT AND SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA AND NOW HAVING LEGISLATION HERE THAT PARALLELS, I THINK WE'LL SEE MORE PRODUCTION IN WASHINGTON STATE THAT WILL MEET THE BARS THAT ARE IN THE LEGISLATION
AND I THINK WE WILL SEE IT MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WE WILL SEE PEOPLE RUNNING IT IN MARITIME AND IN PLANES
AND I'M ALSO ENCOURAGED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRIFICATION FUNDING FOR ELECTRIFICATION AS WELL
I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT REALLY ONE OTHER THING WAS WHEN WOULD A LEGAL CHALLENGE BE RIPE? I MEAN, DO WE HAVE TO PUT THE RULE INTO PLACE BEFORE IT COULD BE CHALLENGED OR I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE
IT SEEMS PRETTY CLEAR
AND THEN ARE WE ABLE TO CONTINUE IN A RULEMAKING PROCESS WHILE THAT CLOUD HANGS OVER US, OR WHEN DO YOU THINK A LEGAL CHALLENGE IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO BE FILED? AND ARE WE ABLE TO PROCEED WHILE THAT QUESTION OF WHETHER IT IS FILED IS HANGING OVER US? DENNIS, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COVER THAT, THAT'S A BIG QUESTION
SO IF WE COULD SCHEDULE A FOLLOW UP, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO A COUPLE OF OTHER ISSUES BEFORE HANDING TO ERIC
SO DENNIS, YOU COULD REFER TO A FOLLOW UP CONVERSATION, IF YOU'D RATHER
I WILL
BUT THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, WE CAN CONTINUE, BUT THERE'S A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL CHALLENGES AND THAT'S A MORE IN DEPTH CONVERSATION
ALRIGHT
CAUSE YOU KNOW, SENATOR CARLYLE CALLED ME UP A WEEK AFTER THIS
HE GOES, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NEXT? SO I WANT TO KNOW THAT I SAID LET'S LOOK AT THE FEDERAL BLENDERS TAX CREDIT AND IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
BUT MOVING ON
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENTERTAINING US
I KNEW THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD HAVE THE MOST QUESTIONS, BUT LET US GO THROUGH OUR VARIOUS OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
VERY GOOD
I WILL MOVE STRAIGHT ON AND I'LL GO RELATIVELY QUICKLY
LUCKILY, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY ENGAGED
SO WERE QUITE A BIT OF WHAT'S HAPPENED
AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN SET THIS ONE UP
WE DID SECURE PASSAGE THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR KAISER OF A BILL REALLY WAS BILLED BY HER AND WAS REALLY A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO LEGISLATION SHE PASSED LAST SESSION
AT THE TIME, THAT BILL GAVE AIRPORT OPERATORS OF A CERTAIN SIZE THE AUTHORITY TO SET A MINIMUM LABOR STANDARD FOR CERTAIN WORKERS
WHEN THAT BILL WAS PASSED IN 2020, IT QUITE CLEARLY APPLIED TO SEATAC AIRPORT
BUT WITH THE PRECIPITOUS DROP IN EMPLOYMENTS THAT FOLLOWED THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC LAST YEAR, WE WERE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE THRESHOLD NECESSARY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AUTHORITY
THE SENATOR KAISER PASSED LEGISLATION TO SIMPLY CLARIFY HOW THAT WOULD BE CALCULATED FOR ANY FUTURE AIRPORT OPERATOR WHO WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
AND WE HAD VARIOUS COMMISSIONERS, INCLUDING COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, SPEAKING SUPPORT ABOUT LEGISLATION
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND THEN, OF COURSE, QUITE SOUND
THIS IS AN ISSUE ORIGINALLY BROUGHT TO US BY COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
IT BENEFITED FROM QUITE A BIT OF LEADERSHIP FROM SANDY KILROY AND HER TEAM, JOHN SLOAN AND KATHLEEN HURLEY IN PARTICULAR
THIS COMES FROM RECOMMENDATION 22 FROM THE GOVERNOR'S SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCA TASK FORCE IN 2018, WHICH DIRECTED THE PUGET PORTS TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM FOR POTENTIAL VESSEL SLOWING TO BENEFIT ORCA HEALTH THROUGH REDUCED UNDERWATER NOISE
THE LEGISLATURE LOOKED VERY FONDLY ON THIS REQUEST
REPRESENTATOR LEVELI WAS OUR CHAMPION ON THE SENATE SIDE
REPRESENTATIVE, WE CAN OFF ON THE HOUSE SIDE AND THROUGH THEIR ADVOCACY AND HOURS, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF FUNDING WE REQUESTED, WHICH WAS 250,000 ANNUALLY OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS
IT WILL BE PREPARED WITH SOME INCREASED FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH EPA AND FUNDING PUT FORWARD BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE PORT OF TACOMA, NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
AND I'M TOLD BY JOSHUA BURGER, MARITIME BLUE, AT THE RISK OF NAME CHECKING IN HERE THAT THE PROGRAM CAN BE STOOD UP WITHIN THE YEAR
SO THAT WAS VERY POSITIVE
AND IT'S ALWAYS APPRECIATED BY LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP WHEN THEY SEE A PROGRAM THAT THEY BE CONVENED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, WITH THE RESULTS SOON TO FOLLOW
SO THANKS TO EVERYONE LEADING ON THAT AND AUBREE, IF YOU COULD ADVANCE THE DECK, WE'LL MOVE TO A FEW FINAL ITEMS ON THE STATE SIDE
AND THEN, OF COURSE, I WANT TO GIVE YOU OUR MORE WORK TO BE DONE, SINCE WE HAVE TO BE ALWAYS CONSCIOUS OF NOT GETTING EVERYTHING WE WILL HOPE FOR
SO I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW CAPITAL INVEST PAST THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND OUR AGENDA HAD SUPPORTED SOME PRICE ON CARBON
AND THIS IS AN ECONOMY WIDE PRICE ON CARBON
CHAMPION BY SENATOR CARLYLE AND GOVERNOR INSLEE
COURSE, COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS AND FELLEMAN WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE BILL SIGNING WHERE THIS AND LCFS WAS SIGNED INTO LAW, WHICH WAS AN EXCITING MOMENT
WE SUPPORTED STREAMLINED SALES TAX MITIGATION
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A NOD TO THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE KENT AUBURN VALLEY AND THE WAREHOUSING DISTRICTS THAT SUPPORT OUR OPERATIONS AT THE PORT THAT BILL PASSED
REPRESENTATIVE ANTMAN WAS THE LEADER ON THAT, WHICH SHOULD SEE SOME FUNDING SUPPORT GO TO THE CITIES IN THE KEN AUBURN VALLEY, WHICH HAS LONG BEEN THE PORT PRIORITY
FIRST ACTUALLY ADDED TO OUR AGENDA BY COMMISSIONER ALBRO IN 2017, I BELIEVE SO
GOOD TO SEE SEE THAT MOVING FORWARD
A BRIEF REFERENCE TO THE PRIOR PRESENTATION FROM KATHY BONE AND JOANNA AND SANDY
WE HAD OUR BEST MODEL TO CONTROL ACT FUNDING YEAR YET
THE GOVERNOR PUTS FORWARD A REQUEST LIST OF THE LEGISLATURE
ALL OF OUR PROJECTS WERE ON THAT LIST, AND THE LEGISLATURE FUNDED THE ENTIRE LIST
SO WE SECURED QUITE A BIT OF STATE FUNDING PARTNERSHIP FOR THE CLEANUPS THAT WERE REFERENCED BY SANDY AND JOANNA AND KATHY EARLIER
SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP OF OUR MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM
I FEEL LIKE EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE STEPPED UP OUR ADVOCACY ON THAT, AND IT'S NICE TO SEE SOME RESULTS COMING RIGHT UP ON JUNETEENTH
THE PORT, OF COURSE, NAMED OUT OF THE HOLIDAY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, AND WE HAD SUPPORTED THE STATE PUSHED TO DO THE SAME FOR ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
THAT BILL PASSED
COMMISSIONER CHO WAS INVITED BY GOVERNOR INSLEE STAFF TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT GIVEN OUR LEADERSHIP IN MAKING IT A PORT HOLIDAY
AND SO HE TESTIFIED, AND THE BILL SAILED THROUGH VIRTUALLY UNOPPOSED
VERY GOOD TO SEE THE STATE MAKE THAT A HOLIDAY AS WELL
AND THEN SOMEWHAT LESSERKNOWN, BUT NO LESS IMPORTANT
CPARB IS THE CAPITAL PROJECTS ADVISORY REVIEW BOARD
IT AUTHORIZES ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO PORT DISTRICTS, ESPECIALLY TO PORTS WHO ARE TRYING TO EMPHASIZE AND EXPAND THE USE OF OUR SMALL WORK ROSTER, WHICH TYPICALLY HELPS US BRING PUBLIC CONTRACTS TO SMALL, MINORITY, WOMEN OWNED, DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
JANICE AHN CURRENTLY IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON THAT BOARD
IT HAD TO BE REAUTHORIZED OR IT WOULD HAVE GONE AWAY
AND WITH IT, MANY OF THE ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORIZE
SO IT WAS A BIG RELIEF TO SEE THAT THEY'LL PASS
AND THANKS TO NICE ANTPA THE PORT ASSOCIATION FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND GETTING THAT THROUGH
OF COURSE, THERE WAS AN EXPANSION OF BROADBAND AUTHORITY FOR PORT DISTRICTS, ALLOWING PORTS TO UNDERTAKE RETAIL AUTHORITY
AS I MENTIONED IN PRIOR UPDATES, NO PORTS CURRENTLY PLANNED TO BE RETAILERS, BUT THE ELIGIBILITY OPENS UP QUITE A BIG POOL OF FEDERAL FUNDING TO PORT DISTRICTS
THERE ARE I THINK YOU ALL KNOW IT AND HAVE HAD PREVIOUS BRIEFINGS
THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PORTS, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL WASHINGTON, WHO DO PROVIDE THIS WHOLESALE SERVICE TO THEIR TENANTS INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES
AND SO THAT'S A POSITIVE TO SEE THAT MOVE THROUGH THIS, ESPECIALLY
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I KNOW WAS ENGAGED WITH THE BILL SPONSORED ON MAKING SURE THE PORT POSITION WAS WELL KNOWN
AND THEN THE HEAL ACT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS ANOTHER PRIORITY
SET FORTH BY OUR COMMISSION AS CENTRAL TO OUR WORK, THE LEGISLATURE MOVED A BILL CHAMPIONED BY SENATOR SALDANA, AMONG OTHERS, SENATE BILL 5141 TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COUNCIL TO DIRECT MUCH STATE AGENCY WORK AND ACT AS A KIND OF A COUNSELOR FOR STATE AGENCIES WHO ARE TRYING TO BRING BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRACTICES TO THEIR WORK
SO THANKS TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM AND OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR HELPING ME REVIEW THAT BILL, GET US TO EVENTUALLY EXPRESS SUPPORT, WHICH WE DID, AND WE WERE GLAD TO SEE IT MOVE THROUGH
SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW MORE, OF COURSE
AND YOUR MEMO
I DO REFERENCE THE POLICE REFORM BILLS THAT TRENT MENTIONED IN HIS OUTSET
IT REALLY WAS A HISTORIC YEAR
FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, WE WEIGHED IN EARLY IN SESSION AND TOOK A MONITORING POSITION ONLY BECAUSE OUR LEGISLATIVE OUR ADVOCACY SUBCOMMITTEE FROM OUR POLICE REFORM EFFORT INTERNALLY IS NOT YET MADE OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
BUT WE DID MAKE KNOWN TO SOME OF THE BILL SPONSORS THAT WE WERE MONITORING AND SUPPORTIVE
SO THANKS AGAIN TO THE COMMISSION FOR PUTTING THAT FORWARD
I DO
JUST BEFORE CONCLUDING AND HANDING IT TO ERIC, I WANT TO GO TO THE MORE WORK TO BE DONE
SLIDE AUBREE IF YOU COULD JUMP US ONE FORWARD
TRENT REFERENCE THE TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE
THIS IS AN EVERGREEN PORT PRIORITY
WE INVEST IN CLEAN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO SEE NEW BRICK AND MORTAR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, MOST NOTABLY
SO WE WERE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE LEGISLATURE DID NOT MOVE WHAT'S CALLED AN ADDITIVE FUNDING PACKAGE OR A TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE
THEY PASSED THEIR BASELINE BUDGET, BUT NOT NEW MONEY BUDGET, WHICH WE HAD SUPPORTED
THE GOOD NEWS, THOUGH, IS THAT THROUGH THE COMMISSION'S LEADERSHIP AND THROUGH THAT BECAUSE MANY OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, EVEN ACROSS THE STATE, FROM GROWERS AND SHIPPERS TO OUR TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS AT THE RAILROADS AND THE SHIPPING LINES, MANY OF US STOOD UP AND SAID THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE MUST BE A STATE PRIORITY
IT'S NOT JUST A CITY OR A REGIONAL PRIORITY
AND WHILE THEY DIDN'T PASS BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE SIDE, INCLUDING BOTH THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PROPOSALS ON THE SENATE SIDE INCLUDED ROBUST FUNDING 25,000,000 STATE SHARE FOR THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
SO THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF TALK ABOUT GETTING OUR TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE DONE AS SOON AS THIS FALL THROUGH A SPECIAL SESSION
I WON'T OFFER MY BETTING ON ON THAT ONE, BUT WE WILL KEEP PUSHING FOR IT
I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD RUMBLINGS AS WELL, SO PROBABLY WE'LL LIKE TO HAVE YOU MEET WITH LEGISLATORS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND TALK MORE ABOUT THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, BUT IT'S IN THE PACKAGES THAT ARE UNDER DISCUSSION
SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE PUSHED IN PRIOR SESSIONS FOR A REDUCED LOCAL MATCH FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
THIS IS THE SORT OF PROJECTS YOU COULD SEE PICTURED HERE, OFTEN FUNDED BY THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY ECOLOGY FUND OR THE SOUTH KANE COUNTY FUND FUNDING
RECIPIENTS CURRENTLY HAVE TO PROVIDE THREE TIMES THE VALUE OF THE GRANT WE ARE TRYING HELD TO GET THAT DROPPED TO TWICE THE VALUE OF THE GRANT
WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE THAT BILL FORWARD THIS SESSION, PRIMARILY JUST BECAUSE OF THE SHEER VOLUME OF OTHER ISSUES BEING CONSIDERED AND THE LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF BILLS THAT EACH MEMBER TRIED TO INTRODUCE
AND THEN, OF COURSE, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
THIS BILL CAME FORWARD DURING SESSION
IT WAS SUPPORTED BY MANY OF OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITIES AT THE WASHINGTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE PORT DISTRICTS, BUT IT GENERATED SOME CURRENT CONCERNS ABOUT ITS IMPACT ON OUR TAX LEVY
WE WORKED HARD, ESPECIALLY THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS
PORT TACOMA, SEAN EGAN AND ERIC JOHNSON PROVIDED A TON OF LEADERSHIP ON TRYING TO GET OUR CONCERNS ADDRESSED
ELIZABETH MORRISON AND DAN THOMAS WERE VERY ENGAGED ON OUR END
WE GOT SOME OF OUR CONCERNS ADDRESSED
THE SIZE OF THE TAX IN FINANCE AREAS ALLOWED BY THIS BILL IS LIMITED SO AS TO NOT IMPACT OUR TAXING AUTHORITY TOO BROADLY
BUT I PUT THIS UNDER MORE WORK TO BE DONE BECAUSE I EXPECT IT IN THE COMING YEARS, THERE WILL BE QUITE A BIT MORE CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS NEWLY POPULAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL
SO WE'LL DISCUSS THAT MORE AS WE MOVE FORWARD
AND AUBREE, I'LL GO TO MY FINAL SLIDE AND THEN HAND IT TO ERIC SEINFELD
I ALWAYS SHOW YOU THIS SLIDE JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE UP TO
THERE IS QUITE A BIT MORE FOLLOW UP ON EVERYTHING FROM QUIET SOUND IMPLEMENTATION TO THE LCFS LEGAL ISSUES THE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN MENTIONED
WE WILL BEGIN DOING OUR INTERIM MEETINGS WITH LAWMAKERS IN JULY ONCE WE'VE GIVEN THEM A BREAK POST SESSION
AS ALWAYS, WE'LL TRY TO BRING THEM OUT TO OUR FACILITIES FOR TWO TOURS SUCH THAT CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOW ALWAYS NICE TO GIVE THEM A VIEW OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE DOWN IN THE HALLS IN OLYMPIA, AND THEN WE'LL BE WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, AS COMMISSIONER CALKINS MENTIONED
SO YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME ABOUT THAT, AND I'LL BE HEARING FROM YOU, TOO, I'M SURE, WITH ISSUES YOU'D LIKE TO ADD
AND WE'LL COME TO YOU IN NOVEMBER FOR APPROVAL
SO THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE LEADERSHIP AND FOR BEING SO ENGAGED OR WORK OUT IN OLYMPIA
I WILL PAUSE FOR ANY FINAL QUESTIONS BEFORE HANDING IT TO MY COLLEAGUE, ERIC FOR THE FEDERAL LOOK AHEAD
YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
I'M SPEECHLESS BY YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
I'M SORRY I WAS MUTED BY THEM
CLERK HART, ONCE MORE AROUND THE TABLE BEFORE WE HEAR FROM MR SWINFELD TO CLOSE US OUT ON ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPENED
WELL, DO YOU? BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMANN
THANK YOU, ERIC
THANKS AGAIN
LAST QUESTION, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER IT NOW
MAYBE JUST TO FOLLOW UP ABOUT WHATEVER HAPPENS
I LOST TRACK OF THE PDA BILL FOR THE ARMORY SITE
IT WAS ON THE RUN LIST THE LAST DAY THAT IT COULD PASS, AND THEY JUST RAN OUT OF TIME, SO WE DIDN'T PICK UP ON ANY OPPOSITION, SO IT DID NOT PASS
BUT BECAUSE OF THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WITH LEGISLATIVE BY AN M
IT WILL BE REINTRODUCED IN THE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE WORD, BUT THE FURTHEST IT MADE IT
SO IT WILL BE AT THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE WHEN WE START OFF NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION
AND I THINK THAT YOU AND I KNOW DAVE MCCANN WAS RECENTLY AT A MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE FERRY WHERE IT CAME UP
SO I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY GET TOGETHER WITH HER OVER THE SUMMER AND TALKED MORE ABOUT THAT BILL
THANKS FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON THAT DURING SESSION
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
YEAH
PLEASE INCLUDE ME WHEN WE GET TOGETHER WITH LIZ
THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO, NO QUESTIONS FOR ME, I THINK
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
THANKS
REGARDING THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE 25,000,000 COMMITMENT, DID I UNDERSTAND YOU TO SAY THAT WAS SINGLED OUT AND APPROVED OR IT AWAITS THE TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE? WELL, MAYBE I WAS SEEKING SILVER LINING
IT WAS SINGLED OUT AND NAMED AS A FUNDED PROJECTS
IN EACH OF THE THREE TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGES THAT WERE PUT FORWARD, NONE OF THEM WERE APPROVED
SO IT HAS NOT BEEN FUNDED, BUT IT'S A GOOD SIGN FOR FUTURE CONVERSATIONS
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO TRACK CLOSELY
AND IT'S EXPECTED THAT THE PORT, THAT SOME THIRD PARTY CONTRIBUTION WILL BE SOUGHT FROM THE PORT
BUT GIVEN THE RECOGNITION THAT THE FACILITY IS A STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE, WHICH I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IT WAS, I THINK WE HAVE TO EXPECT THAT THE STATE, THE STATE FUNDING COME BEFORE ANY PORT FUNDING, BUT THAT'S FOR A LATER DISCUSSION
BUT I DEFINITELY WANT TO TRACK THAT ONE CLOSELY
WAS THERE MUCH OPPOSITION THAT YOU HEARD TO STATE FUNDING, THE USUAL ANTI SEATTLE TYPE OF RHETORIC THAT WE GET FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON AND OTHER PLACES? YEAH
AND I WOULD SAY MINIMAL
I MEAN, THAT WAS OUR EXPERIENCE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF OUR ADVOCACY LAST SUMMER AND FALL
BY THE TIME IT GOT TO SESSION, IT WAS, I WOULD SAY, ALMOST ACCEPTED AS A NECESSARY FUNDING ITEM
I DON'T WANT TO BE OVERLY CONFIDENT, BUT I THINK THAT WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND LIKE I MENTIONED, PARTNERS FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON, ET CETERA, MADE THE ARGUMENT SUCCESSFULLY THAT IT IS A STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANT ASSET
SO WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP THAT DRUM BEAT GOING
BUT I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT GOING TO NEGOTIATIONS THAT WE'VE MADE THAT POINT CLEAR TO OUR LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS
GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
STEINBRUECK, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
ONE OF THESE DAYS, I LEARNED
SO I WANT TO RESERVE TIME FOR ERIC, BUT JUST REAL QUICKLY, WE DID RECEIVE A NEGATIVE TESTIMONY
AND I BELIEVE, A COMMENT LETTER FROM ONE OF THE FLIGHT KITCHENS IN RESPONSE TO OUR CHAMPIONING OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT BILL
AND HAVE WE HAD ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION FROM THEM SINCE THAT TIME? NOT THAT I'VE SEEN I DON'T KNOW IF THE OTHERS WANT TO ANSWER, BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD FROM THEM, AND THEY NEVER CAME AND TESTIFIED OR ANYTHING DOWN TO THE LEGISLATURE
SO I RECEIVED SOME NO VOTES FROM MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, BUT IT MOVED THROUGH WITHOUT ANY NEGATIVE TESTIMONY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT
OKAY, WE'LL TAKE THAT UP MAYBE IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, COULD WE THANK YOU AGAIN, ERIC
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING WITH GREAT SUCCESS
AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM MR SEINFELD
AND HERE WHERE WE'RE GOING OUT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
FANTASTIC
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AGAIN, MY NAME IS ERIC SEINFELD
I'M THE SENIOR MANAGER OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND I COME BRINGING MIXED NEWS, CERTAINLY LOTS OF REASONS FOR OPTIMISM OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT CERTAINLY SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE ABILITY TO GET BIG THINGS DONE THROUGH CONGRESS THESE DAYS
I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH A COUPLE OF REALLY QUICK SLIDES, OBVIOUSLY, INTERRUPT ME AS YOU SEE FIT, BUT HOPING TO REALLY SORT OF SHARE SOME THOUGHTS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN DC, PARTICULARLY WITH OUR PRIORITIES FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND I THINK THE GOOD NEWS PART OF THIS STORY IS, OF COURSE, THAT OUR GOALS AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE ARE REALLY INCREDIBLY ALIGNED WITH THE GOALS THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS LAID OUT FOR HIS ADMINISTRATION
AND THAT'S NOT A PARTISAN STATEMENT
THAT IS JUST A STATEMENT OF FACT
HE TALKS ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATES, POLICING REFORM, EQUITY, COVID RECOVERY, INCLUDING TRAVEL AND TOURISM
THOSE ARE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT YOU, AS COMMISSIONERS AND AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK HAVE FOCUSED ON
AND SO ALL OF THE WORK OF HIS ADMINISTRATION ON THOSE PRIORITIES TO MOVE THOSE PRIORITIES FORWARD ARE VERY ALIGNED WITH WHAT THE PORT IS DOING
AND, IN FACT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY PARTNER BOTH WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND INCREASINGLY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO REALLY SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
THE DOWNSIDE, THE PESSIMISTIC PART OF THIS PRESENTATION IS THAT UNFORTUNATELY, AS MUCH AS PRESIDENT BIDEN CAN DO THROUGH REGULATORY ACTION, THROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDERS, TO GET REALLY BIG THINGS DONE MEANS PASSING BILLS THROUGH CONGRESS
AND RIGHT NOW, A VERY SMALL DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND A 50 50 SPLIT IN THE SENATE MEANS THAT IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO PASS LEGISLATION
YOU EITHER HAVE TO GET 10 REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE TO AGREE WITH WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, OR YOU HAVE TO GET ALL 50 DEMOCRATS TO AGREE TO THE SAME THING, WHICH MAY BE EVEN HARDER
THERE IS A TOOL CALLED BUDGET RECONCILIATION, WHICH DOES ALLOW FOR SPECIFIC PIECES OF POLICY THAT ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO FISCAL NEXUS ISSUES TO PASS WITH 50 VOTES
BUT AGAIN, YOU NEED 50 VOTES, AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE ALL DEMOCRATS TO AGREE
SO THAT'S REALLY THE PROS AND CONS OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AUBRIE, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS THE MAIN TOPIC OF CONVERSATION
AND ANYONE WHO'S WATCHING THE NEWS THESE DAYS IS REALLY WATCHING THE SAUSAGE MAKING AT WORK, AND THEY CALL IT SAUSAGE MAKING FOR A REASON
I WILL TELL YOU THAT ABOUT TWO MINUTES BEFORE I STARTED TALKING, THE BIG NEWS ALERT THAT CAME OUT ON ALL OF THE WIRES WAS THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING AN INFRASTRUCTURE COMPROMISED WITH SENATOR CAPITO REPUBLICAN WEST VIRGINIA, AND THEY HAVE BOTH OFFICIALLY GIVEN UP ON THAT NEGOTIATION
THEY NO LONGER BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN COME TO A CONSENSUS THERE
AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS REALLY PROPOSED ESSENTIALLY TWO BILLS
1 IS WHAT'S CALLED THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN, WHICH IS ABOUT A 2,300,000,000 DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATE BILL
AND THEN A SECOND BILL CALLED THE AMERICAN FAMILIES PLAN, WHICH IS 1,800,000,000 DOLLARS, WHICH IS EVERYTHING FROM EDUCATION TO HEALTH CARE TO CHILD CARE AND OTHER FAMILY RELATED POLICIES
MOSTLY RIGHT NOW WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT THE AMERICAN JOBS, AND HE'S REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO, THE 4,000,000,000 DOLLARS, THAT WOULD BE THE INVESTMENTS IN WHAT HE CALLS INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE
AGAIN, TO PASS THAT KIND OF BILL, EITHER THE 2,300,000,000 OR THE WHOLE 4,000,000,000 WOULD REQUIRE 60 VOTES IN THE SENATE
THAT IS NOT A REALITY
THERE ARE NOT 10 REPUBLICANS AND 50 DEMOCRATS WHO WILL VOTE FOR 4,000,000,000 DOLLARS IN NEW SPENDING AND NEW TAXES TO PAY FOR IT
AND SO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS EITHER LIKE I MENTIONED, THAT 50 VOTE BUDGET RECONCILIATION PROCESS, WHICH WOULD MEAN ALL 50 DEMOCRATS WOULD HAVE TO AGREE
THE ONLY THINGS THAT WOULD BE IN THAT BILL WOULD BE THINGS THAT ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO SPENDING OR TAXES
SO POLICY ISSUES THAT DON'T HAVE THAT DIRECT FISCAL NEXUS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO RIDE ALONG IN THAT BUDGET RECONCILIATION PROCESS AGAIN
AND UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE PROBABLY ABOUT 45 OUT OF THE 50 DEMOCRATS THAT WOULD VOTE FOR SOME OR ALL OF THESE PROPOSALS USING THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION PROCESS, A BIG FOCUS ON TWO OF THOSE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
BUT LET ME TELL YOU FOR CERTAIN THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN JUST THOSE TWO DEMOCRATIC SENATORS THAT HAVE CONCERNS AND SKEPTICISM ABOUT 4,000,000,000 DOLLARS IN NEW SPENDING
THE OTHER OPTION WAS THIS IDEA OF LET'S PASS A TRADITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WITH 60 VOTES NEGOTIATED BETWEEN PRESIDENT BIDEN AND SENATOR CAPITO, AND THEN YOU DO THE REST THROUGH RECONCILIATION, MAYBE CLIMATE, MAYBE THE FAMILY POLICIES
THAT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A HARD LIFT AS WELL
AND AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THE BREAKING NEWS IS THAT SENATOR CAPITO AND PRESIDENT BIDEN HAVE GIVEN UP ON THOSE NEGOTIATIONS
THERE ARE STILL BIPARTISAN NEGOTIATIONS TAKING PLACE IN THE SENATE SENATOR MANSION, SENATOR ROMNEY, SENATOR PORTMAN AND A FEW OTHERS ARE TRYING TO STILL NEGOTIATE A BIPARTISAN, HARD INFRASTRUCTURE, TRADITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, WHICH IN SOME WAYS IS GREAT NEWS, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, IF WE DON'T HAVE 60 VOTES OR 50 VOTES, WE HAVE TO KEEP WORKING AT IT
THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT, OF COURSE, IS SENATOR MANSION AND SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUES WON'T BECOME THAT 50 TH VOTE UNTIL THEY FULLY EXHAUST THAT BIPARTISAN APPROACH
AND IT SEEMS THAT THAT APPROACH WILL CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE AGAIN BETWEEN SENATOR MANSION AND SENATOR ROMNEY AND SENATOR PORTMAN, AMONG OTHERS
SO I THINK AGAIN, GOOD NEWS
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS PROPOSED SOMETHING BIG AND BOLD THAT REALLY WOULD ADDRESS AGAIN, NOT ONLY OUR HARD INFRASTRUCTURE, THE THINGS THAT WE CARE ABOUT IN TERMS OF BUILDING BRIDGES AND ROADS AND AIRPORTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT ALSO MANY OF THE CLIMATE POLICIES THAT WE TALK A LOT ABOUT, THE ELECTRICITY GRID AND MODERNIZING THAT AND CLEAN ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS
SO LOTS OF GREAT THINGS IN THERE, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN
I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE HOPE BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S TOO MUCH RIDING ON THIS TO NOT PASS SOMETHING
THE QUESTION IS, HOW BIG IS THAT SOMETHING? IS IT DONE BY BUDGET RECONCILIATION ONLY? PROBABLY
AND IF IT'S DONE BY BUDGET RECONCILIATION ONLY, HOW BIG IS IT AND HOW MANY OF THESE THINGS ARE ACTUALLY INCLUDED? I SEE A HAND
I CAN STOP THERE OR I CAN KEEP GOING
YES, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WE HAVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WITH HIS HAND UP
WELL, I GUESS WE'LL LET HIM TALK TO HIM
GO AHEAD
I THINK THAT'S JUST YOU'RE SAYING BILLION HERE
HE SAID ON THESE NUMBERS
OH, SORRY
THAT SHOULD BE A-T-A TRILLION
RIGHT
I GET THE TRILLION
I'VE GOT 4,000,000,000 DOLLARS IN MY POCKET RIGHT NOW
THANK YOU VERY THEY STILL ON WAS SO YESTERDAY, RIGHT
I AM TRULY DOCTOR
ALL, ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO TRY ERIC TO INTERRUPT
I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT THAT FOR THAT VERY, VERY IMPORTANT CORRECTION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, THANK YOU
A TRILLION DOLLARS
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REAL MONEY, NOT BILLIONS
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
SO JUST AGAIN, TO REITERATE THIS HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN
WE ARE CERTAINLY AT THE DARKEST POINT NOW, AND WE HAVE ONLY UP TO GO FROM HERE UNLESS WE GO DOWN
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE AUBREE
I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT CLIMATE LEGISLATION AND SOME OF THE OTHER PRIORITIES AS WELL
OBVIOUSLY, INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY, BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN
AND I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND WITH BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
AND LET'S, OF COURSE, START WITH CLIMATE
OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF THESE CLIMATE POLICIES WOULD BEST BE MOVED AS PART OF THAT AMERICAN JOBS PLAN
DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO GIVE UP ON TRYING ON THEM
THERE'S REALLY FIVE BILLS THAT WE REALLY HAVE BEEN TRACKING SPECIFICALLY RELATED PORT ISSUES THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF
AND FIRST IS THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL ACT, INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWNLEE, WHICH INCLUDES A REALLY WIDE VARIETY OF PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE CARE ABOUT THAT WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS IN THE UNITED STATES IS A HUGE BILL
A COMPREHENSIVE BILL NOT ONLY INCLUDES THE BLENDERS TAX CREDIT, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND FAA GRANT PROGRAMS IT TALKS ABOUT A LOW CARBON AVIATION FUEL STANDARD NATIONALLY RUN THROUGH THE EPA DOD PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS
AGAIN, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL HERE, THAT BILL DOES NOT HAVE AS MUCH BROAD SUPPORT BECAUSE IT IS SO BROAD AND FULL OF SO MANY MANDATES
AND SO THE STANDALONE LEGISLATION THAT WE'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING ON, ONE IS SPECIFICALLY THE STANDALONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION AROUND THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL BLENDERS TAX CREDIT THAT ACTUALLY WAS INTRODUCED TWO WEEKS AGO, NOW HAS A NAME
THE SUSTAINABLE SKIES ACT IN THE SUSTAINABLE SKIES ACT WOULD CREATE A SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A DOLLAR 50 AND TWO DOLLARS PER GALLON TAX CREDIT FOR THE BLENDING OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
WE'RE PART OF A NATIONAL COALITION THAT INCLUDES AIRPORTS, AIRLINES, BLENDERS AND LARGE EMPLOYERS, ALL WHO ARE SAYING THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THIS POLICY NOT ONLY WOULD HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN TERMS OF THE REDUCTION AND UPTAKE OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS AND IT'S AFFORDABILITY, BUT ALSO THAT THEY BELIEVE IT'S REALLY REALLY DOABLE AND THIS IS ONE OF THE POLICIES THAT WAS PROPOSED IN PRESIDENT BIDEN'S AMERICAN JOBS PLAN AS PART OF THE TAX PROPOSALS IN THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN
SO PRESIDENT BIDEN SUPPORTS IT
THERE'S A LARGE COALITION BEHIND IT
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPTIMISM AROUND THIS, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T MOVE IN THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN, THAT POTENTIALLY COULD STILL MOVE AS A STANDALONE OR CONNECTED TO SOME OTHER LEGISLATION
SO REALLY EXCITING
THEY'RE INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE BY REPRESENTATIVES KILTY AND SCHNEIDER AND BROWNE, SOON TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE, AND WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR SENATORS TO BUILD THEIR SUPPORT FOR THIS
AND THEN REALLY QUICKLY, THE OTHER PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON A NUMBER OF PIECES OF LEGISLATION REALLY FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DECARBONIZING MARITIME
AND WE KNOW FROM LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS AT THE COMMISSION LEVEL HOW HARD THAT IS
IT TAKES INVESTMENT, IT TAKES FEDERAL INVESTMENTS
AND THERE'S SOME REALLY EXCITING PIECE OF LEGISLATION, THE CLIMATE SMART SPORTS ACT, WHICH IS A 1,000,000,000 DOLLAR, AND THAT ACTUALLY IS A B 1,000,000,000 DOLLAR A YEAR, ZERO EMISSION PORTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, NEW SPENDING ON ALL OF THE THINGS THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET TO ZERO EMISSIONS IN TERMS OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
A LARGER BILL CALLED THE CLEAN FUTURE ACT, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE 565,000,000,000 DOLLARS IN SPENDING NOT JUST ON PORTS BUT OVERALL FOR USD CARBONIZATION, BUT IT WOULD INCLUDE 2,000,000,000 ANNUALLY FOR DECARBONIZATION AND ELECTRIFICATION OF PORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS
AND THEN A MORE LIMITED BILL, THE RESILIENT PORTS ACT, INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE THE AI OF THE CHAIR OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THE EXISTING PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR BOTH PORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, BUT ALSO A PORT RESILIENCY PROJECTS
SO THINGS LIKE EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS, ET CETERA, SEA LEVEL RISE
SO LOTS OF MOMENTUM, TO BE HONEST, THE MOST FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS AND MARITIME PEAK CARBONIZATION THAT WE'VE EVER HAD IN CONGRESS
CERTAINLY NO COINCIDENCE THAT IT COMES IN WITH DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF CONGRESS AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
BUT LOTS OF REASONS FOR OPTIMISM HERE, EVEN IF WE DON'T MOVE A LARGER INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE, ALTHOUGH BEST CHANCES ARE IF WE DO MOVE COMPREHENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE THAT THESE WOULD BE PART OF THAT PACKAGE AND THEN OTHER BILLS THAT WE'RE TRACKING THAT HAVE SOME REAL OPPORTUNITIES HERE
POLICE REFORM THERE SHOULD BE A BILL INTRODUCED THIS WEEK, A BIPARTISAN BILL NEGOTIATED BY SENATOR SCOTT, SENATOR BOOKER AND REPRESENTATIVE BATS THAT EITHER END OF THIS WEEK OR BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WOULD BE A REALLY SIGNIFICANT BIPARTISAN BILL THAT HAS THE SUPPORT OF LEADERSHIP IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE POLICE REFORM ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN SPENDING SO MUCH TIME HERE AT THE PORT
THE ENDLESS FRONTIERS ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE US INNOVATION AND COMPETITION ACT, WHICH IS SENATOR SCHUMER BIG SORT OF CHINA COMPETITIVENESS BILL
NOT ONLY DOES IT ADDRESS SOME OF THE CHINA COMPETITIVENESS ISSUES THAT WE CARE ABOUT, BUT HAS A NUMBER OF OTHER PROPOSALS AS WELL, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION, SOME REALLY HELPFUL TRADING TARIFF POLICIES THAT WE CARE ABOUT THAT IS SCHEDULED TO PASS THE SENATE TODAY AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE HOUSE FOR CONSIDERATION
I THINK THERE'S A REALLY GOOD CHANCE THAT THAT BILL, IN SOME FORM, WILL PASS REGARDLESS, IT WON'T BE CONNECTED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
THAT BILL IS LIKELY TO PASS IN SOME
AND THEN, OF COURSE, FISCAL YEAR 22 APPROPRIATIONS
PRESIDENT BIDEN, JUST ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO PROPOSED HIS BUDGET
THE PRESIDENT PROPOSES CONGRESS DISPOSES, BUT LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE TO MOVE FORWARD ON ALL OF THOSE POLICIES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF MAKING MAJOR INVESTMENTS
AND JUST ONE MORE SLIDE HERE, PLEASE
AUBREE WANT TO TALK ABOUT EXECUTIVE AND REGULATORY ACTION
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS IN CONGRESS
THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY PROACTIVE IN EXECUTIVE ORDERS IN HAVING HIS AGENCIES TAKE REGULATORY ACTION ON THE ISSUES WE CARE ABOUT CLIMATE, IMMIGRATION, EQUITY, OTHER PRIORITIES LIKE THAT ON CLIMATE ALONE
AND Y'ALL PROBABLY REALIZE THIS, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOOK 210 AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS TO ROLL BACK OR ELIMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
AND ALREADY, IN HIS FIRST FEW MONTHS ON THE JOB, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS TAKEN ACTION TO ADDRESS 120 OF THOSE
THE MOST RECENT, OBVIOUSLY, WAS SUSPENDING THE LEASES IN THE ALASKA WILsLIFE RESERVE, THE OIL DRILLING
THERE A NEW FOCUS ON OFFSHORE WIND UPDATING GRANT CRITERIA AND TRADITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE THE CLIMATE AND EQUITY ASPECTS OF THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE
EXISTING GRANT PROGRAMS CREATING NEW GRANT PROGRAMS, LIKE ONE WORD, WILL BE APPLYING FOR A NEW FAA ENVIRONMENTAL PILOT GRANT PROGRAM
SO LOTS OF GOOD REASONS WHY
JUST WITHIN THE POWER OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS MAKING PROGRESS ON SOME OF OUR SHARED PRIORITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO APPLY FOR FUNDING AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THOSE ACTIONS
THE ONE AREA WHERE HE HAS NOT REALLY TAKEN AS MUCH FOCUS AND TAKEN AS MANY ACTIONS IS ON TRADE
LOTS OF HEADLINES THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THAT FOR NOW, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS MOSTLY CONTINUING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TRADE POLICIES, AT LEAST UNTIL HE COMPLETES WHAT HE REFERS TO AS SORT OF A STRATEGIC REVIEW OF THE STATE OF TRADE POLICIES
CERTAINLY NO BIG NEW TRADE AGREEMENTS ON THE HORIZON WITH ANY OF OUR TRADING PARTNERS
SO LAST SLIDE, AUBREE
SO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT, OF COURSE, NEXT STEPS
OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE BEEN VERY ENGAGED WITH OUR DELEGATION AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYING WE KNOW IT'S TOUGH, WE KNOW IT'S SAUSAGE MAKING, BUT WE FULLY SUPPORT THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN
IT WOULD HUGELY BENEFIT THE PORT
IT WOULD HUGELY BENEFIT COMMUNITIES NEAR THE PORT
IT WOULD HUGELY BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER ISSUES WE CARE ABOUT
THANKS TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, WE ACTUALLY PLACED AN OP ED IN THE SEATTLE TIMES THAT WAS RETWEETED BY US SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION PETE
BUTIGIEG
SO IF NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS, WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE THAT THAT'S A HUGE WIN THERE
AND THEN, OF COURSE, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR DELEGATION TO BUILD CHAMPIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION, FUEL AND MARITIME DECARBONIZATION POLICY
AGAIN, WE FEEL REALLY OPTIMISTIC THAT REGARDLESS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, WE CAN MAKE SOME GOOD PROGRESS THERE
WORK WITH PANEL AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND OUR PARTNERS AT CITY LIGHT AND SSA TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN EXISTING GRANT PROGRAMS TO FUND SOME OF OUR PORT DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, PILOT PROGRAMS, ET CETERA
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WORKING THROUGH THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS, INCLUDING THE NEWLY REINSTITUTED EARMARK PROCESS, WHERE WE CAN APPLY TO OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOR DEDICATED FUNDING FOR SOME OF OUR PRIORITIES
AND AS WE SHARED WITH YOU IN THE PAST, SOME OF THOSE PRIORITIES INCLUDE MORE MONEY FOR NOISE INSULATION FOR HOMES NEAR THE AIRPORT, ELECTRIFICATION OF PIER 66, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
SO WE DEFINITELY WILL MAKE PROGRESS
WE'RE DEFINITELY SEEING LOTS OF GOOD NEWS HERE
THE BIG THINGS STILL TBD, BUT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO WORK REALLY HARD AND JUST REALLY GRATEFUL TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION FOR ALL THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT
THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE NOT ONLY HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED TO MOVE GOODS IN, BUT ALSO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS SOME OF OUR REAL CORE ENVIRONMENTAL AND EQUITY PRIORITIES
AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP
SO LET ME STOP THERE AND HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU THIS UPDATE
THANK YOU, ERIC
I MUST SAY LOTS GOING ON
GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE MATTER
ONE TIME IN YOUR LIFE
I'VE NOT KNOWN YOU TO BE COMPLETELY SUCCINCT, BUT THERE WAS A LOT TO COVER THAT, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT
HEARING WITH YOUR INSIGHT, WE ARE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LONG BUT I DEFINITELY THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE FOR ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS TO ASK TO DELVE INTO THE DEPTHS OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE
SO IF CLERK WILL PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, LET US GET AROUND ONCE AROUND THE BEND HERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
ERIC, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK
AND YOU'RE MAKING ME MISS MY DAYS WORKING BACK IN DC AS WELL
SO YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE ON YOUR LAST SLIDE
IF YOU COULD JUST GO BACK TO THAT BRIEFLY FOR A MOMENT ABOUT PNL AND DOE AND DECARBONIZATION
THERE WE GO
PILOT PROJECTS
DO YOU SEE AN OPPORTUNITY? I KNOW THIS IS MORE ON THE SEAPORT SIDE OF THINGS, BUT I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT PILOT PROJECTS FOR ELECTRIFICATION OF DRAG TRUCK
I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT WITH A CALIFORNIA MANDATE COMING ONLINE HERE IN JUST UNDER NINE YEARS
COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT? AND IF IT'S NOT IN YOUR WHEELHOUSE, THAT'S FINE
WE CAN TALK
NO, NO, ABSOLUTELY
SO THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND THE HOME PORT HAVE BEEN WORKING HAND IN GLOVE
IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC PARTNERSHIP
AND I THINK ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY AND THEN PARTNERSHIP WITH PANEL AND DOES IS IT REALLY FORCED US TO WORK TOGETHER TO SHARPEN OUR PENCILS
WE HAVE THESE AMAZING VISIONS FOR THE NORTHWEST CLEAN PORTS PARTNERSHIP AND CLEAN AIR PARTNERSHIP AND OUR VISION FOR THE CLEAN ENERGY ON THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT
BUT HOW DO WE TRANSLATE THAT INTO ACTUAL PROJECTS? RIGHT
WHAT DOES THIS GRAND STRATEGY MEAN IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC FUNDABLE PROJECTS? AND SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP A LIST COLLABORATIVELY BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE
OF HERE ARE THE NEAR TERM OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING
HERE ARE THE MIDTERM OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING
AND HERE ARE THE LONG TERM AND ELECTRIFICATION OF DREDGE TRUCKS
AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER NEAR TERM PROJECTS ARE ABSOLUTELY ON THAT LIST
ONE OF THE REALLY VALUE ADS THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF MARITIME EXPERIENCE
AND SO THEY'RE LEARNING FROM US WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR THEM TO ENGAGE IN MARITIME DECARBONIZATION WHERE SOME OF THE NEAR TERM OPPORTUNITIES ARE
AND THEN THEY'RE GOING BACK AND SORT OF FIGURING OUT, OKAY
HOW CAN WE TAKE SOME OF OUR EXISTING FUNDING, WHETHER IT BE FROM ALTERNATIVE ENERGY OR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ELECTRIFICATION, AND APPLY THEM AND TWEAK THEM AND USE THEM TO FUND SOME OF THESE KINDS OF PILOT PROJECTS? SO LONG ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, BUT THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES
DRAGE TRUCKS ARE VERY MUCH ON THAT LIST
AND WE'VE HAD SOME OF THOSE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DOE ABOUT THAT
AWESOME
THANK YOU
YEAH
I JUST WOULD LOVE MORE INFORMATION AS YOU MOVE FORWARD ON THAT
SO WE'VE HAD GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH PAR
THE TECHNOLOGY EXISTS
IT'S JUST HOW DO WE BRING IT UP TO SCALE IN A WAY THAT'S AFFORDABLE FOR THE TRUCKERS TO BE ABLE TO BUY THE VEHICLES
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE UTILITIES IN PLACE AS WELL
SO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIPS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH
ALRIGHT
AM I YOU ARE, SIR
AND WE CAN HEAR YOU
SORRY I DIDN'T GET MY QUEUE
YEAH
THANK YOU, ERIC, FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION
YOU'VE COVERED ALL THE GENERAL POINTS
AND AT ONE POINT YOU SAID THE MAGIC WORDS FOR ME, WHICH I KNOW YOU'LL ANTICIPATE THIS, BUT YOU DID MENTION OFFSHORE WIND, WHICH HAS BEEN A HOBBY HORSE OF MINE FOR A BIT
AND I APPRECIATE YOU JOINING ME THE OTHER DAY WHEN WE WERE ASKED TO SHARE WITH CONGRESSMAN SMITH'S STAFFER ABOUT OUR EFFORTS SO FAR IN OUR RESEARCH INTO THE POTENTIAL FOR PACIFIC COAST OFFSHORE ENERGY
AND SO I'M TAKING A MOMENT TO BOOKMARK
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO DETERMINE WHO ARE THE IMPORTANT PLAYERS, WHAT AGENCIES DO WE NEED TO BE IN TOUCH WITH? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT PORT OF SEATTLE WANTS TO BE INVOLVED IN A POTENTIAL BURGEONING INDUSTRY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGIES ON THE WEST COAST? SO THANKS SO MUCH
YEAH
AND I'LL SAY, COMMISSIONER, EVEN IF WE DON'T GET THAT 4,000,000,000,000 DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATE PACKAGE, I DO THINK THAT THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MONEY FOR STUDIES FOR STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
AND SO AS WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE NEED A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA HELP JUST TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE, AS YOU'VE DISCUSSED SEVERAL TIMES, I DO THINK WE CAN APPLY FOR FEDERAL MONEY JUST FOR THOSE PLANNING PURPOSES
I TOTALLY AGREE
AND I THINK THE GOOD NEWS WITH THIS ONE IS THE MARKET CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE A TON OF FEDERAL LARGE AS TO MAKE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY ARGUMENT FOR IT
BUT TO YOUR POINT, THOSE AREAS WHERE YOU KNOW THE APPROPRIATE REGULATORY HURDLES AROUND LEGITIMATE CONCERNS BY OUR PARTNERS AND FISHERIES AND TRIBAL NATIONS, AND ALSO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE THINGS CO EXIST WELL, AND AND WE ARE INFRINGING UPON THE CURRENT SUSTAINABLE USE OF THE OCEAN, TOO
SO THANK YOU AGAIN
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE ANY FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS
I JUST WANT TO THANK HER FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
I'VE GOT A QUESTION
ERIC, THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT OUT ON ANY INTEREST IN FUNDING FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC AND ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND IT COULD BE THE FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT FOR LOCAL TRAVEL AND COMMUTE TRIPS
YEAH, THERE ABSOLUTELY IS WITHIN EXISTING FUNDING
AND ALSO, AS PROPOSED IN THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN, I THINK, VERY MUCH INTEREST FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESS ON THAT TOPIC
AND ALSO, OF COURSE, FROM SOME OF OUR LOCAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO HAVE SOME OF THOSE STARTUPS IN THEIR DISTRICT
WE'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF THEM ABOUT THAT
DEFINITELY OVER THREE HERE, DON'T WE IN THE NORTHWEST? DON'T WE HAVE 2 OR 3 STARTUPS HERE? JUST FORGET WHAT MOST COMPANIES ARE CALLED
BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO WATCH CLOSELY
ABSOLUTELY
AND ERIC FITCH COULD REGAIL YOU IF HE HASN'T ALREADY ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL, IN HELPING TO PROVIDE SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INSIGHTS TO THE STATE IN WHAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS WOULD BE TO SUPPORT ELECTRIFICATION OF THE AIR
GREAT
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN, ERIC AND ERIC
SO THAT'S FUNNY
I DIDN'T REALIZE HE JUST DAWNED ON ME, JUST LIKE IT WAS REALLY KIND OF RAINED ON THE PARADE WITH YOUR OPENING TODAY WITH NO COMPROMISE AVAILABLE
I KIND OF ALWAYS THOUGHT GIVEN THE CLOCK TIMING AND ALL THAT USING THE EXISTING GRANT PROGRAMS MIGHT BE THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS WAYS OF GETTING SOME OF THIS STUFF GOING
WHETHER IT BE THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS, I QUITE FRANKLY, THINK THAT WE'VE GOT AT LEAST ON THE WATERFRONT, AND WE KNOW THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO
WE DON'T HAVE TO PLAN TOO MUCH
SAME WITH AVIATION
SO THAT I'M JUST WONDERING, SOME OF THIS COULD JUST BE LIKE REPRIORITIZATION OF FUNDS THAT ALREADY EXIST
AND QUITE FRANKLY, I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED
WHILE PORTS ARE FINALLY RECOGNIZED, THE PROPORTION OF MONEY THAT WAS GOING TO PORTS WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL
YOU KNOW, THEY WERE BILLIONS
THEY WEREN'T TRILLIONS, RIGHT
AND THEY WERE HANDFULS OF BILLIONS THAT WEREN'T REALLY GIVEN THE KIND OF EXPENSES IT TAKES TO DO PORT WORK
SO ANYWAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ABOUT REALLY KIND OF FOCUSING IN ON THAT GRANT FUNDING STRATEGY AS AN APPROPRIATION GAME RATHER THAN A LEGISLATIVE GAME
AND AS FAR AS FANTASIES CONTINUE, JUST TODAY, A BILL WAS DROPPED CALLED THE OCEAN BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT, ADDED TO ANOTHER LIST OF THINGS
BUT IT IS FOR 10,000,000,000 DOLLARS FOR COASTAL RESTORATION
HOLD ON TO YOURSELF, RYAN
30 GIGAWATTS OF AUSTERE WIND GREENING PORTS, REGENERATIVE FISHING AND AQUACULTURE AND PROTECTION OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND WHALES AND DOLPHINS, NO LESS
SO THIS WAS INTRODUCED BY CHAIR RAUL RIVAL OF ARIZONA
SO ANYWAY, PEOPLE ARE STILL THROWING THIS STUFF OUT THERE
I THINK MAYBE IN THE NEAR TERM WE SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKING AT AN APPROPRIATION STRATEGY
I KNOW YOU'RE ALL OVER IT, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO THINGS LIKE THE PILOT PROJECT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TALKED ABOUT
LET'S GET LET'S GET SHOWING THAT WE CAN DO IT, AND THAT WILL BE GREAT
SO I'M SORRY
DO YOU WANT I AGREE
AGREE
I LIKE THAT WE SHOULD END ON THAT NOTE, BUT ACTUALLY, EXECUTIVE METRUCK, YOU CAN CLOSE US OUT
THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
THEY ARE JUST GOING TO SAY THANKS TO THE ERIC TRENT AND DENTIST FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND CONTINUING
I MEAN, HE JUST LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR MOVING FORWARD
THIS ISN'T A FINISH LINE OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN PRESENTED TODAY BY EVERYONE THAT'S JUST CONTINUING THAT TO APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK
AND WE'LL LOOK FOR THOSE CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE OUR WORK, BECAUSE I THINK THINGS ARE JUST MUCH BRIGHTER THAN WE WERE A YEAR AGO AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS WORK
THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
AND THANKS, STAFF FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING VERY GOOD
THE COMMISSIONERS THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLICLY SCHEDULED BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
I'LL ASK FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO REFERRALS OR CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME
AND THEN WE'LL RECESS INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER GIVING YOU A MAYBE A LITTLE 10 MINUTE BREAK
HOW WE SAY THAT, BUT CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ONE LAST TIME
THANK YOU
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NOTHING MORE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NOTHING MORE FOR ME, EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER JOE
NOTHING FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NOT A MOSS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I THINK THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR MEETING TODAY, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE US
HOW ABOUT WE RECONVENE AT 10 TO 10 TO 3? THAT WILL GIVE US 10 MINUTES OR DO, FOLKS, ONE MORE TIME THAN THAT? LET'S CALL IT 10 TO 3
THEN THE MEETING IS NOW CLOSED
IT'S 2:40
THANK YOU.

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