The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-06-22 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-06-22 at Remote

GOOD MORNING
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 22 ND 2021
THE TIME IS 10 30 AM
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN
NO, I DON'T THINK BOWMAN
WELL, WE'LL SEE IF STEPHANIE BOWMAN, CALKINS CHO AND STEINBRUECK, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION LINE AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
THERE IS SOME QUESTIONS WHETHER COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WILL MAKE IT FOR FAMILY MATTERS
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 (I) FOR APPROXIMATELY 55 MINUTES AND WE'LL RECONVENE INTO THE PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON
WE'LL NOW GO OVER TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN
RECONVENING THE REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF JUNE 22 ND 2021
THE TIME NOW IS 12:01
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS, CHO AND STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN HAS BEEN EXCUSED
I'LL ASK THAT THE CLERK DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL THE COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
CLERK HART, THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M HERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
TO PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND YOU DID JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST NOTE THAT VERY GOOD
THANK YOU
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR AND PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WE'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD
SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE, THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONERS NAME COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YAY OR NAY TO BE EQUITABLE
WE ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
I DARE YOU
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE CO SALISH, PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
AND THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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 OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDER OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND, PLEASE RESPOND ON THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME
AND IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
THANK YOU FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, DOES THIS ALSO INCLUDE ANY CHANGE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? THAT IS CORRECT, SIR
OKAY
I WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE THE OPTION OF CALLING TO REMOVE ITEM 8 D FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, DEPENDING ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT OUT ON THAT TOPIC
THANK YOU, SIR
COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THAT IS NOT AN AMENDMENT AT THIS TIME, SO IT WOULD BE THE AGENDA AS APPROVED UNLESS THERE'S FURTHER CHANGES FROM OTHER COMMISSIONERS
HE'S JUST LETTING US KNOW THAT HE MIGHT PULL THAT AT THAT TIME
HE'S NOT OFFICIALLY PULLED IT FROM THE CONSENT
WHY DON'T COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HE ASKS IT BE PULLED AND THEN CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE IT DEBATED AFTER WE HAVE THE CONVERSATION? YES, CERTAINLY WE CAN KEEP IT
WE'LL GET THAT CLARIFICATION WHEN WE GET TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
YES
SO WE CAN NOTE 8D IS PULLED CURRENTLY MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? NOT FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NOT FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU
VERY GOOD
SO THE COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION NOW IS ON THE APPROVAL AGENDA, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED AN CLERK HART, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
THIS IS FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH ITEM 8 D PULLED BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU
SO THE AGENDA NOW APPROVED
AS AMENDED
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RIGHT BEFOREHAND IF I COULD THAT WITH THE SUMMER SUN BEATING ON US, THAT PEOPLE ARE HEADING OUT TO NATURE AND ENJOYING THE TRAILS, AND IN FACT, WE ARE BEGINNING TO LOVE THEM TO DEATH A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH
AND SO THERE ARE TWO THINGS I JUST WOULD LIKE TO RELATE TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ENJOY NATURE WITHOUT SPOILING THE VERY THING THAT WE LOVE SO MUCH
THERE'S A NEW APP CALLED TREAD MAP APP WHICH PROVIDES IDENTIFICATION OF THE BUSINESS OF TRAILHEADS
IT'S CURRENTLY FUNCTIONAL IN KIT HAS GRANT DOUGLAS CHELAN AND OKANAGAN COUNTIES
AND IT'S INTERESTING THAT, OF COURSE, OUTDOOR ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES BENEFIT THESE COMMUNITIES
AND IT'S REALLY LIKE A RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORT AS LONG AS IT'S SUSTAINABLE
AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER SITE CALLED RECREATERESPONSIBLY.ORG TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT WHILE YOU ENJOY THESE TRAILS, THAT AGAIN THEY ARE LEAVE NO TRACE AND LEFT AS GOOD AS YOU FIND THEM
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS HAVE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDE HIS REPORT
DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU
MR PRESIDENT, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
LAST FRIDAY WAS A HISTORIC DAY
PHONE YOUR ADOPTION OF JUNETEENTH AS A PORT WIDE HOLIDAY
LAST FRIDAY, THE COURT CELEBRATED JUNETEENTH AS A PAID HOLIDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR HISTORY
WASHINGTON STATE PASSED LEGISLATION TO ADOPT JUNETEENTH AS A HOLIDAY STARTING NEXT YEAR IN 2022 AND A NEW BILL PASSED THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS LAST WEEK MAKING JUNETEENTH OF FEDERAL HOLIDAY, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED THE BILL LAST THURSDAY
I'M PROUD THAT THE PORT HAS LED THE WAY IN THE DESIGNATION OF THIS IMPORTANT HISTORICAL MILESTONE COMMEMORATING THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PORT CHAPTER OF BLACKS AND GOVERNMENT, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY, INCLUSION IN THE PORT COMMISSION, FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AND CREATING THE HOLIDAY FOR THE MANY SUCCESSFUL AND FOR THE MANY SUCCESSFUL, EDUCATIONAL INSPIRING EVENTS THAT WERE HELD OVER THE COURSE OF LAST WEEK
INSTEAD OF CELEBRATING JUST JUNETEENTH ON A SINGLE DAY, WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE IT DURING THE ENTIRE WEEK
TURNING TO AN UPDATE ON THE COVID ARE BATTLE AGAINST THE COVID PANDEMIC
THERE'S GOOD NEWS, POSITIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE TO TREND DOWNWARD IN THE U S WASHINGTON STATE AND A KING COUNTY AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
YOU HAD GOTTEN MUTED
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APOLOGIES
GO AHEAD
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON REPORTS IMMUNIZATION RATES OF 67% AND KING COUNTY HAS REACHED THEIR THRESHOLD GOAL OF 70%
THE STATE IN KING COUNTY ARE ON TRACK TO OPEN UP WASHINGTON AND LIFT LOCAL COUNTY MASS DIRECTIVES FOR THOSE FULLY VACCINATED BY JUNE 30 TH HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SPECIFICALLY, WITH REGARD TO OUR WORKFORCE, WE'RE EXPLORING PLANS TO EASE COVID 19 MEASURES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO SELF CERTIFIED TO BE FULLY VACCINATED
WE'LL CONTINUE TO REWORK SAFE WORK PROCESSES TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR WORKFORCE
WE'RE ALIGNING THIS WORK WITH THE FLY, HEALTHY AT SEA AND CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED APPROACH WITH CLEAR GUIDANCE, TRAVELERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH LABORED INDUSTRIES IN WASHINGTON, AT TSA AND PUBLIC HEALTH ENTITIES
LASTLY, I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT YOU'RE CERTAINLY AWARE THAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE REACHED OUT TO US CONCERNING THE NORTH SEATAC, A PARKING LOT PROJECT IN THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT UNDER THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION MASTER PLAN
I'D LIKE YOU IN THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE HEAR THESE CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOSS OF RECREATION, OPEN SPACE AND TREE COVER IN THE AIRPORT AREA
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PHASE OF THE 30 OR MORE PROPOSED NEARTERM PROJECTS IN THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION MASTER PLAN OR SAMP
THAT REVIEW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2022
TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECTS IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE FEDERAL STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
WE URGE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS
ONE [inaudible 00:10:35] AND 2022 MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN
THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW WILL CONSIDER POTENTIAL IMPACTS AS WELL AS THE WAYS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THOSE IMPACTS TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS
HOWEVER, IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO TAKE INTERIM ACTIONS APPROVING OR REJECTING CONSTRUCTION OF ANY INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE SAMP
TO BE CLEAR, NO CONSTRUCTION WILL HAPPEN ON ANY PROJECT WITHOUT SEPARATE COMMISSION CONSIDERATION AND AUTHORIZATION, SO THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OFFER COMMENTS
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE COMMISSION, JUST TWO WEEKS AGO HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR POLICIES REGARDING AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION
THE COMMISSION REAFFIRMED ITS STRONG DIRECTION TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS AND THE USE OF SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES TO THE AIRPORT
I EXPECT THESE PRINCIPLES WOULD BE APPLIED WHEN CONSIDERING ANY SUCH PROJECT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME IN THE FUTURE
MORE GENERALLY, THE STAFF SHARES THE CONCERNS OVER TREE CANOPIES THE AIRPORT PRIORITIZES, REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES AND RESTORING NATIVE TREES AND PLANTS ON AIRPORT OWNED PROPERTY, WORKS WITH AREA JURISDICTIONS ON REPLANTING FOR SAFETY RELATED TREE REMOVAL, AND PROVIDES 400,000 DOLLARS FOR A NONPROFIT FORTERRA TO WORK WITH BURIEN, DES MOINES AND SEATAC TO DEVELOP AN URBAN FORESTRY ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS OUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY, WE HAVE A QUEST FOR A REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR PIER 66 ROOF UPGRADE PROJECT
TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED
BOTH CAME IN AND ABOVE OUR ESTIMATE, PRIMARILY DUE TO PANDEMIC DRIVEN MATERIAL AND LABOR COST INCREASE
REGARDING OUR WMBE GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT, OUR STAFF ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THERE WERE ONLY SEVEN FIRMS AVAILABLE FOR THIS WORK
GIVEN THIS LIMITED POOL OF POTENTIAL WMBE FIRMS, WE SENT A 5% WMBE GOAL ON THIS PROJECT
IF WE WOULD HAVE FOUND MORE SUPPLIERS, WE WOULD HAVE RAISED THIS GOAL SUBSTANTIALLY
WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT TO SUPPORT CRUISE AND CONFERENCE FACILITY OPERATIONS TO PRESERVE THIS ICONIC PORT ASSET
MOVING ON TO THE REST OF THE AGENDA THE FIRST BRIEFING YOU WILL RECEIVE TODAY WILL BE THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT FROM OUR PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT BASED OUT OF THE AIRPORT
IN AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR AVIATION TEAM, OUR PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS THE SAVE LIVES, PROTECT PROPERTY, AND SERVE THE PUBLIC
JUST RECENTLY, THE PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A PATIENT HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY BY PERFORMING 30 MINUTES OF CPR BEFORE TRANSPORTING TO A MEDICAL FACILITY WHERE THE PATIENT REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AND HIS RECOVERY
I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT OUR SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST CPR SAVE RATES IN THE WORLD
THANKS TO ITS MEMBERS DEDICATION IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SKILLS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE TRUE PROFESSIONALS
THEY RESPOND TO CALLS WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE IN DISTRESS AND THEY TRAIN AND RETRAIN TO BE PREPARED FOR LARGER INCIDENTS SHOULD THEY OCCUR
DURING THIS PRESENTATION, YOU WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR STRATEGIC PLANS, BASIC WORK THAT THEY DO AROUND THE CLOCK
THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS AN UPDATE ON THE WORK ON WORK BY THE PORT AND PARTNERS TO RESUME SAFELY RESUME CREWS IN 2021
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I'M NOT DOING THAT, SIR
I APOLOGIZE
YOU'RE STILL MUTED
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I'M NOT DOING THAT ON THIS END, SIR
I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S HAPPENING
I APOLOGIZE
OKAY, SO THE LAST TIME I'M ON OUR AGENDA AS AN UPDATE ON WORK BY THE PORT AND PARTNERS SAFELY RESUME CRUISE IN 2021
THIS IS A TIMELY UPDATE AS THE FIRST SHIP WILL BE IN OUR HARBOR ON JUNE 29, WITH PASSENGER CALLS EXPECTED ON JULY 19 TH, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS FOR CRUISE LINES AND PORTS TO ENSURE THE SAFE RESUMPTION APPROVES
TOGETHER, THESE PROTOCOLS MAKE UP THE MOST ROBUST SET OF PROTOCOLS WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
WELL, THERE WAS A RECENT COURT RULING CALLING RECENT COURT RULING GRANTING AN INJUNCTION ON THOSE PROTOCOLS IN FLORIDA
WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY IMPACTS ON THE ALASKAN SAILING SEASON AT THIS TIME
NONETHELESS, WE'RE CONTINUE TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT CASE, SAFELY RESTORING SEATTLE'S CREW SEASON AS PART OF OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WITH YOU THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM AND PARTNERS HAVE DONE TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE
WITH THE RETURN OF CRUISE AND THE START OF WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A RETURN TO A SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON, OUR STAFF ARE HARD AT WORK PREPARING OUR FACILITIES FOR THE ANTICIPATED RISE AND PASSENGER VOLUMES IN THE RELATED ISSUES TO THAT
ACCORDINGLY, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO LANCE LYTTLE, OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR AVIATION, TO SHARE MORE ABOUT OUR EFFORTS AND FLY HEALTHY AT SEA
LANCE
AND THANK YOU, STEVE
GOOD AFTERNOON
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
CAN I GET THE POWER POINT ON THE SCREEN, PLEASE? YES, FOR PULLING IT UP NOW
THANK YOU
OKAY
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER
AS YOU MIGHT BE AWARE, WE STARTED OUR FLIGHT HEALTHY AT PROGRAM ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO
SO THIS IS KIND OF ALMOST LIKE THE ANNIVERSARY
AND THE FINANCE PROGRAM WAS THIS MULTILAYERED APPROACH THAT WE HAD TO RESTORE THE CONFIDENCE OF TRAVELERS COMING TO THE AIRPORT, BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT THE HEALTH AND THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TRAVELERS, EMPLOYEES AND TENANTS WITHIN THE AIRPORT
WE PURSUE THE SCIENCE BASED DECISION MAKING WITH INNER EFFORT TO REDUCE RISK BY MITIGATING CONGESTION, EXPANDING OPTIONS IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE WAY
IT WAS A VERY HUMBLING EXPERIENCE FOR US BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BLUEPRINT
THERE WAS NO OTHER AIRPORT THAT WE COULD GO TO THE SEA, HOW THEY HAD DONE IT
SO A LOT OF THINGS WE HAD TO LEARN ALONG THE WAY AND WE CONTINUE TO GET DATA OR RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC AS NEEDED
AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
NOW, THIS GRAPH IS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THAT WE LOOKED AT THAT SHOWED THE PASSENGERS COMING TO THE AIRPORT LAST YEAR
AS MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS TIME LAST YEAR LITERALLY ROLL A BOWLING BALL THROUGH THE AIRPORT AND YOU WOULDN'T HIT ANYONE
IT WAS REALLY THAT BY THE PORT LOOKS REALLY EMPTY
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE GRAPH, HERE WHAT WE CALL REVENGE
TRAVEL IS TAKING PLACE, AND THE USUAL TRAVELERS ARE REALLY LEADING THE RECOVERY VIEW AT THE AIRPORT
AND IF [inaudible 00:17:32] , IT LOOKS ALMOST NORMAL
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CHART, SUMMER, WE'RE REALLY CLOSING THE GAP, AND SOME OF THIS YEAR WILL LOOK VERY CLOSE TO WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE LAST YEAR
DECEMBER, BASED ON OUR FORECAST, IS GOING TO BE A MIRROR IMAGE OF WHAT DECEMBER WAS
SO ON THE TRAVELERS, THEY'RE BOOKING TRIPS, THEY'RE TAKING THE PRECAUTION, AND THEY'RE MAKING THE DECISION TO FLY
WE EXPERIENCED SOME SIGNIFICANT SURGES AND NUMBERS OVER THERE AT SPRING BREAK AND THE MEMORIAL ON WEEKEND
AND ACTUALLY, JUST THIS FRIDAY, WE BROUGHT THE RECORD
AGAIN, WE HAD 50,000 PEOPLE COME INTO THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT
THAT'S THE HIGHEST SINCE THE PANDEMIC, AND WE EXPECT SEVERAL OTHER 50,000 DAYS, AND THAT'S JUST COMING TO THE CHECKPOINT IF YOU ALSO ADD THE NUMBER OF CONNECTING FLIGHTS OR THE NUMBER OF SO THE NUMBER OF ARRIVALS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 140,000 PEOPLE IN THE AIRPORT ON THOSE DAYS
SO THE TRAVEL IS PICKING UP, AND IT'S REALLY ROARING BACK WITH A VENGEANCE FOR WANT OF A BETTER TERM
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE THREE AREAS THAT WE FOCUSED ON WHEN THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC WAS, WHAT DID WE NEED TO DO TO TO WEATHER THE STORM? WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? THE LEAD OR CORE? WHAT DID WE NEED TO DO TO PREPARE FOR THE NEW NORM OR THE NEXT NORM? AND THE PHOTOS THAT YOU'RE SEEING IS BASICALLY SHOWING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT IS PART OF THE NEXT OR THINGS WE NEVER, EVER ANTICIPATED THAT WE EVER DO
BUT PASSENGERS ARE COMING BACK AND WE ARE READY FOR THEM AT THE AIRPORT
WE ACTUALLY CONVERTED OUR CONFERENCE CENTER TO A VACCINATION CLINICAL
WE VACCINATE ALMOST 8,000 BADGED EMPLOYEES
WE ALSO DID A PILOT TEST FOR COVID TESTING WITH DISCOVERY AND HEALTH
AND NOW WE HAVE EXPRESS CHECK ON A MORE LONG TERM BASIS, AND THEY'RE DOING COVID TESTING AT THE AIRPORT
VERY CONVENIENT
I'VE USED BOTH DISCOVER WHILE THEY WERE HERE, AND JUST A WEEK AGO, I USE EXPRESS CHECK AS WELL
VERY CONVENIENT AND VERY EFFICIENT FOR COVID TESTING
BOTH THE RAPID TEST AS WELL AS THE PCR TEST AND ANTIGEN TESTS AS WELL
SO AGAIN, THESE ARE THINGS WE NEVER IMAGINE WE WOULD BE DOING AN AIRPORT, BUT IT'S PART OF THE NEXT NORM OR THE NEW NORM
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO BECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCE IN ANOTHER LIMITATIONS THAT WE HAVE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY REALIZED THAT WE HAVE TO INNOVATE OUR WAY OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC AND LONG LINES AND WAITING WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY NEEDED TO ADDRESS
AND OF COURSE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IS SOMETHING WE ALWAYS MEAN ON WHEN WE'RE IN A CRISIS LIKE THIS
SO WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED PRE BOOKED PARKING WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY RESERVE YOUR PARKING BEFORE YOU COME TO THE AIRPORT
I THINK THERE'S A 30% DISCOUNT
IF YOU USE PREBOOK PARKING, YOU GET A QR CODE
YOU COME TO THE AIRPORT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH ANYTHING
YOU USE YOUR QR CODE AT THE GATE AND IT WILL LET YOU IN
YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM THE FOURTH FLOOR AND YOU HALF THE OTHER FLOORS WITH PRE BOOK PARKING
WE ALSO STARTED A REALLY VERY INNOVATIVE PROCESS, COST SAVER, WHERE YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR SPACE IN LINE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME AND BE IN THE LONG LINES AT THE AIRPORT
YOU CAN RESERVE THE SPACE IN LINE BEFORE YOU GET TO THE AIRPORT
IF YOU'LL FIND ALASKA, YOU CAN DO IT AT CHECK POINT FIVE
IF YOU FIND DELTA IN THE AIRLINES, YOU CAN DO IT AT CHECK POINT TWO
AND I THINK THIS WEEK WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND THAT CHECKPOINT THREE, IT'S FREE, AND IT START IN THE GENERAL SCREENING PASSENGERS COMING TO THE AIRPORT AGAIN, IT'S FREE OF COST
WE'RE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
IT'S VERY POPULAR
WE'VE BEEN GETTING VERY GOOD FEEDBACK, AND I THINK LAST WEEK WE HAD OVER 12,000 PEOPLE USING IT JUST AT CHECKPOINT FIVE ALONE
SO A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM WHERE CARS WE CAN USE IT ON JULY 1ST
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE, WELL HAVE A GRAB, WHICH IS THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM OUR AIRPORT, DAN
AND ON RETAIL STORES, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE AIRPORT
EVEN BEFORE YOU GET HERE, YOU CAN ORDER YOUR FOOD
YOU CAN ORDER WHATEVER YOU WANT, AND IT WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU AT YOUR GATE OR WHEREVER YOU ARE WITHIN THE AIRPORT
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT
WE'RE GOING TO START
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO START ON JULY FIRST AGAIN, SOME VERY INNOVATIVE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO SAVE TIME WHILE YOU'RE TRAVELING AND REDUCE STANDING IN LINE
STANDING IN LINE IS NOT A VALUE ADDED PROCESS, SO WE'RE TRYING TO EITHER ELIMINATE LET OR REDUCE IT SIGNIFICANTLY
AND LAST SLIDE IS NEXT SLIDE
OUR BEAUTIFUL NORTH SATELLITE FACILITY IS GOING TO BE FULLY OPEN NEXT WEEK
IT'S BIGGER, IT'S BETTER
IT'S BOLDER, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE THIRD PART, IS A MAJOR COMPONENT
TO THE RIGHT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME REALLY NICE ARTWORK, BLACK LEAVES BY WATER FIELD AND THE BOUNDARY BY JOHN GRADE
THAT'S 40 FEET HIGH, 85 FEET, 25 FEET IS A SPECTACULAR PIECE OF ARTWORK
BUT THE VISUAL ART IS NOT
THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS TO THE LEFT, YOU'LL SEE OUR PERFORMANCE STATE TO THE PERFORMANCE
ART IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO US, AND THAT'S THE VIEW THAT YOU'D BE GETTING FROM THE PF TRANS RESTAURANT UPSTAIRS WATCHING LIVE PERFORMANCES
THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AT THE AIRPORT WAITING FOR ON TRAVELERS
AS YOU MAKE THE DECISION TO COME BACK, WE ARE READY FOR YOU JUST BEFORE WRAPPING UP
I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR GUIDANCE TO THE FIRST YEAR OF THE FILE TO SEE
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK JULIE COLLINS FOR HER LEADERSHIP
WENDY, LAURA, DON, THE ERIC FITCH
AND SINCE TERRORISTS ARE COMING, THERE TOO MANY TO NAME
SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE SOME PEOPLE UP
BUT THIS ONE, I THANK EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT
DOING THE HOUSE IS
SO STEVE, THAT CONCLUDES MY QUICK REPORT
I'LL HAND BACK OVER TO YOU
UNLESS THEIR QUESTIONS I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
LANCE, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM
SO WITH THAT, MR PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE METRUCK AND LANCE, FOR THAT GREAT SUMMER TRAVEL UPDATE AND THE REST OF OUR BUSINESS OF THE DAY
I AM INTERESTED TO SAY, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DELIVER ALL THAT FOOD? ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE BICYCLES RUNNING AROUND THE AIRPORT? IT'LL BE A NEW CHALLENGE TO NAVIGATE THE HALLWAYS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE GREAT SERVICE
YES
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH US HOW WE'RE PLANNING A LOT OF DON AND KATE AND THE TEAM, THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE TESTING AND PILOTING
RIGHT
SO THEY ARE GETTING READY FOR JULY 1ST
I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME EASY CUPS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING NEW, BUT WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT, AS WE ALWAYS DO
AND I THINK IT'S A SERVICE THAT OUR PASSENGERS ARE REALLY GOING TO LOVE
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN APOLOGIZIES, COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS HIS HAND UP WHEN YOU'RE READY
SURE
I JUST WAS THINKING A PNEUMATIC TUBES MIGHT BE A NICE SOLUTION TOWARDS THAT END
MAYBE IN THE NEXT NEW BUILDING
GEORGE JETSON AT ITS BEST
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I JUST ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
I HAD READ RECENTLY ABOUT HOW LARGE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAD REALLY THOSE OF US WHO ERRED ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND INSTITUTED ALL SORTS OF SAFETY PROTOCOLS ARE NOW IN THE HINDSIGHT AFFORDED TO THOSE WHO PASS THROUGH SOMETHING ARE NOW REALIZING CERTAIN MEASURES MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE EFFECTIVE ANYMORE
AND WHEN I RAISE THAT ISSUE WITH YOU AND STEVE, YOU ASSURED ME THAT IT IS A CONSIDERATION THAT YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN IN AND YOUR TEAM IS WORKING ON FIGURING OUT WHICH OF THE THINGS, FOR INSTANCE, THE CLEAR PANELS THAT WE SEE AROUND A LOT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS NOW, ARE THOSE NECESSARY? ARE THEY BENEFICIAL? AND IF NOT, HOW DO WE ROLL BACK MEASURES LIKE THAT THAT MAY NOT ANY LONGER BE NECESSARY? THAT'S JUST SORT OF A COMMENT TO SAY
I KNOW THAT YOUR TEAM IS WORKING REALLY HARD TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THE COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS THAT WE HAD INSTITUTED DURING THAT EMERGENCY PERIOD ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY, NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY SCIENCE TO PROCEED
SO APPRECIATE THAT WORK TOO
THANK YOU
ALRIGHT THEN, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR
I'M SORRY, RICHARD, I REALLY GOT MY [inaudible 00:25:54]
ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? PARDON ME FOR THAT, MR PRICHARD
I MIGHT HAVE MISSED PRONOUNCED YOUR NAME, BUT ARE YOU PRESENT? I AM REFERRING TO YOU
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, HE MAY BE ON THE TELEPHONE OR OTHERWISE IN ANOTHER MEETING
LET'S GO AHEAD AND COME BACK TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
I DO SEE HIM NOW
AARON, YOUR AUDIO IS NOT ON IF YOU'RE MUTED
ALRIGHT, SORRY
COMPUTER TEAMS JUST CRASH FOR A SECOND
I DO HAVE A FEW COMMITTEE REPORTS
THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE FELLOW AND COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK ON JUNE 15 TH AND MET WITH FOUR ADVISORS THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY BUT GEAR AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
I SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AT OUR LAST REPORT OUT THE FOUR ADVISORS REGINA GLEN, MICHAEL BUN, PAULINA LOPEZ AND RICH STOLTZ
RICH, WHO WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THIS MEETING
I DISCUSSED THREE OVERALL CONCEPTS
ONE WAS THE QUESTION AROUND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADVICE, AN OVERSIGHT FROM A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
THESE THREE ADVISORS GAVE SOME OF THEIR LESSONS LEARNED, HAVING PARTICIPATED ON A LOT OF THESE TYPES OF COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS ABOUT HOW WE CAN KEEP THIS CONCEPT AND HELPFUL TO THE PORT AND TO THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW TO RECRUIT GOOD MEMBERS, AND THEN DISCUSS THE SORT OF TYPE OF EXPERTISE AND VOICES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR A BOARD LIKE THIS TO BE IMPACTFUL AND EFFECTIVE
WHILE THERE WERE NO RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE, THE DISCUSSION RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FINAL CALL, HOW THE FINAL CALL FOR MEMBERS WILL BE STRUCTURED BOTH IN TERMS OF TIME, COMMITMENT, RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEMBERS, DURATION, THE BOARD AND THE PURVIEW
THAT DISCUSSION WILL CONTINUE
I AM BEYOND GOING
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONER CHO AND BOWMAN ON JUNE 17 TH AND COVERED OPERATIONAL IT AND CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
AUDITS, OF NOTE WAS AN AUDIT OF THE PORT WIDE ART PROGRAM
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK ATTENDED FOR THIS PART OF THE MEETING SINCE THE MEETING WAS NOTICED AS A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS WILL BE THE TOURISM COMMITTEE ON JUNE 28 TH
AHEAD WILL BE CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND FELLEMAN
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR RICHARD
AND ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS REGARDING AARON'S REPORT? CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK, THERE WE ARE
NO QUESTIONS
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMITTEE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
NONE FOR ME
ALRIGHT, SO COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM 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 CLERK CALLS
YOUR NAME WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON TEAMS MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING, THE MEETING MUST PLEASE MUTED THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
PLEASE NOTE, THERE WILL BE A SHORT TIME LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK HART PLEASE CALLED THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU
OUR FIRST SPEAKER TODAY IS PAMELA BANK
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND MEETING ATTENDEES
MY NAME IS PAMELA BANKS AND I AM THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE DIRECTOR OF EQUAL RECOVERY AND INVESTMENTS
THE RETURN ON THE CRUISING TO OUR REGION IS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON THE INDUSTRY
THIS INDUSTRY IS NOT ONLY AN ECONOMIC DRIVER BECAUSE OF THE JOBS WE PROVIDE, BUT ALSO THE VISITORS AND TOURISTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY
EVERY TIME A CRUISE SHIP DOCKS, THE CRUISE INDUSTRY BRINGS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO OUR REGION WHO IN TURN, SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY BY SHOPPING AT SMALL BUSINESSES, EATING IN OUR RESTAURANTS, STAYING IN OUR LODGING FACILITIES, AND USING TRANSPORTATION AS THE CITY MOVES TOWARDS AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY
THE RETURN OF CRUISING WILL BE AN IMPORTANT BOOST TO OUR ECONOMY AND BRING OLDER, NEW VISITORS TO OUR BEAUTIFUL AND RESILIENT CITY
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, I'M HAPPY TO VOCALIZE OUR SUPPORT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND ONE OF OUR KEY PARTNERS IN GETTING THIS INDUSTRY BACK AND OPEN
I HAVE PAMELA MY APOLOGY
WE HAD SOMEBODY POP IN ON MUTED
GO AHEAD, PLEASE
AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
I'M A CRUISER
I LOVE CRUISING AND IT'S VERY EXCITING TO HEAR ABOUT OUR VACCINATION RATES
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET OUR DOWNTOWN AREA OPEN AND OUR CITY OPEN AND RECOVERED FROM THE PANDEMIC
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND OUR STATE
THANK YOU SO MUCH, PAMELA
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU CRUISING AROUND TOWN, ENJOYING OUR REVITALIZED CITY
YOU BET
THANK YOU AGAIN
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHARLIE BALL
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AND THOSE OF YOU IN ATTENDANCE, I APPRECIATE THE TIME, REALLY, TO EXPRESS THE APPRECIATION OF THE HOLLAND AMERICA GROUP TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND YOUR TEAM FOR GOING THROUGH AN UNUSUAL PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
WE HAD A GREAT PARTNERSHIP FROM THE STAFF AT THE PORT, BUT IT WAS ALSO A COLLABORATION WITH BOTH KING COUNTY AND WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH
A PARTICULAR CALL OUTS TO VANCE KAWAKAMI FROM KING COUNTY HEALTH AND KATIE GENES FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
OUR MISSION WAS TO WORK WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS SO THAT WHEN WE CAME BACK, WE WOULD BE AN EXEMPLARY GROUP OF VISITORS TO THE COMMUNITY
SH
WE'RE OFFERING FULLY VACCINATED CRUISES ACCORDING TO CDC REGULATIONS
AND COME JULY 24, YOU'LL SEE A BUNCH OF HAPPY HOLLAND AMERICA FOLKS DOWN ON THE DOCK SENDING OFF OUR FIRST GROUP OF VACATIONERS
WE'RE VERY EXCITED
THIS WILL, IN FACT, BE THE FIRST PLACES THAT WE SAIL IN THE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE HOLLAND AMERICAN PRINCESS BRANDS
SO IT WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN OUR RECOVERY
AND HOPEFULLY OUR RECOVERY WILL ALSO BE A BIG BOOST TO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER MENTIONED, OUR VISITORS COME THEY STAY IN VERY HIGH PERCENTAGES AND TOUR THE NORTHWEST, SO WE WILL PROVIDE A SHOT IN THE ARM TO HOTELS, ATTRACTION PROVIDERS, LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND THE LIKE
BUT ALSO, SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN BENEFITS OF HAVING THESE SHIPS HERE
AS WE START UP, WE'RE GOING TO BE RESTOCKING OUR SHIPS FROM HERE IN SEATTLE
WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR FRIENDS AND LABOR TO LOAD GROCERIES AND TECHNICAL SUPPLIES AND USE MANY OF THE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN TOWN THAT HAVE ALSO HAD A PAUSE WHILE WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THIS
SO IT'S A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR US
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO JUST TAKE MY LAST FEW SECONDS TO POINT YOU OUT
TODAY OUR CORPORATION RELEASE NEW SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
WE HAVE BEEN VERY PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE PORT OVER THE YEARS TO BE THE FIRST TWO BIRTH SHORE POWER OPERATION IN THE WORLD
AND IF YOU COULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND LOOK AT THOSE, WE WOULD LOVE TO FIGURE OUT SOME OTHER WAYS TO MAKE PROGRESS HERE IN THE FUTURE AS WE GET BACK INTO BUSINESS IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
CHARLIE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
HERE'S
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RUSSELL STEVENSON
RUSSELL, GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE
YEAH, I SHOULD BE HERE
YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU
THANK YOU
HELLO, COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT AND SWEET
MY NAME IS RUSSELL STEVENSON
I'M BRINGING YOU THIS TOPIC ONCE AGAIN
I HAVE MADE PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION IN EARLY 2019 FROM THE SOUNDS OF MR METRUCKS REPORT
THIS TOPIC HAS THE PORT ATTENTION ALREADY, WHICH IS REFRESHING TO HEAR
SO A QUICK STATEMENT I LIKE TO READ TO REVIEW
MY COMPANY OWNS AND OPERATES A WEEKLY MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE SERIES IN NO SEATAC PARK CALLED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WORLDS
WE'RE NOW IN OUR EIGHTH SEASON OF RACING
THESE ARE FUN, FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS THAT DRAW LARGE NUMBERS OVER 250 PARTICIPANTS WEEKLY OF DEVOTED CYCLISTS FROM ALL AROUND KING COUNTY
OUR PRESENCE IN THE PARK HELPS TO SHOWCASE THE WONDERFUL, NATURALLY PRESERVED PARK THAT IS OWNED BY THE PORT AS A DESTINATION FOR RECREATION
WE, ALONG WITH OTHER PRESERVATION GROUPS, ONE OF WHICH WHICH IS ON THIS CALL TODAY, ARE STEWARDS OF THE STEWARDS OF NORTH SEATAC PARK, KEEPING ITS TRAILS AND NATURAL RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE THE [inaudible 00:35:36] BY COMMUNITY ALONE VOLUNTEERS AND DEVOTES HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO MAINTAIN THE VARIOUS PUBLIC TRAILS, REMOVING THE BASIC PLANS TO PROTECT THESE ET CETERA
IN 2019, THE PORT GRANTED FUNDS OR TO A NONPROFIT EVERYTHING MOUNTAIN BIKE ALLIANCE FROM ITS OWN PACE FUND, ALLOWING ONE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK TRAIL NETWORK TODAY
THE CONDITION THE PORT HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER
I PREVIOUSLY STATED TO THE PORT COMMISSION URGENCY TO RECONSIDER THE SAME PROPOSAL TO REMOVE THE LARGE PORTION, 55 ACRES OF THE PARK FROM PUBLIC ACCESS TO BE DEVELOPED INTO EMPLOYEE PARKING IS PROJECT NAMED L SIX IS CURRENTLY STILL IN A NEAR TERM SAMP AGENDA
SOUNDS LIKE WE ALL KNOW THIS AT THE TIME
I WAS THANKED BY THE COMMISSION FOR BRINGING THE ATTENTION AND I WAS TOLD ALTERNATIVES WOULD BE CONSIDERED
I SEE THAT I'M ALMOST OUT OF TIME, SO I WON'T FINISH MY ENTIRE STATEMENT
BUT I LIKE TO FINISH BY URGING THE COMMISSION TO TAKE ACTION NOW TO REMOVE THIS FROM THE SAMP AGENDA
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO GO INTO THE REASONS WHY, BUT I BELIEVE THE NUMBER ONE REASON SHOULD BE THE FIRST WORD IN SAMP, WHICH IS SUSTAINABILITY
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
I APPRECIATE IT
THANKS VERY MUCH, RUSSELL
I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY GAVE AN ACE GRANT
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT
NEXT, PLEASE
WE APPRECIATE IT
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICKEY RICHARDSON
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU
EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL
IT'S A REAL HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY REPRESENTING HUNA TOTEM CORPORATION AND THE PEOPLE OF HUNA, ALASKA, AND THE EMPLOYEES OF ICY STRAIGHT POINT
FOR MANY OF YOU, IT MIGHT SEEM ODD THAT SOMEONE FROM ALASKA IS COMMENTING HERE TODAY
HOWEVER, WE ARE ALL CONNECTED
SEATTLE IS PIVOTAL IN THE SUCCESS OF HUNA TOTEM AND ARE MORE THAN 1,450 ALASKA NATIVE SHAREHOLDERS
HALF OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS LIVE IN THE REMOTE COMMUNITY OF HUNA IN ALASKA, WHICH IS THE LOCATION OF OUR CRUISE PORT
THE PORT LOCATED ABOUT 900 MILES NORTH OF YOU IN SEATTLE, 35 MILES WEST OF JUNO AND ALSO FIVE MILES SOUTH OF OUR HOMELANDS OF GLACIER BAY
WE ARE AN ISLAND
OUR COMMUNITY IS PRIMARILY CONNECTED BY AIR LIGHT AIR SERVICE AND ALSO ALL OF OUR GOODS COME BY BARGE FROM SEATTLE
ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR GOODS FROM SEATTLE
THE PORT OF SEATTLE ALSO DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR ECONOMY
OUR DESTINATION, ISOSTRATE POINT, IS ONE OF THE FOUR PRIMARY LARGE CRUISE SHIP PORTS IN ALASKA, SERVICING ALL MAJOR CRUISE LINES SELLING TO ALASKA
AND ESPECIALLY THIS SEASON, ALL OF OUR VISITORS WILL BE COMING THROUGH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
ICY STRAIGHT POINT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN ALASKA
IT'S HOME OF THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF COASTAL BROWN BEARS
WE HAVE OVER 200 WHALES THAT CALL OUR WATERS HOME
WE FEEL YOU'RE THE LARGEST ZIP LINE WITH SIX LINES DROPPING OVER 1,600 FEET
ICY STRAIGHT POINT HAS BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT RESTAURANTS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE OFFER 31 TOURS, WHICH ALL INCLUDE HUNA NATIVE CULTURE AS A CORE COMPONENT
OUR PORT IS 100% NATIVE OWNED AND 80% OF OUR WORKFORCE IS NATIVE AND ALASKA HIRE
WE THINK THAT WE'RE DOING TOURISM RIGHT OVER THE LAST YEAR ICY STRAIGHT POINT, WON PORT OF THE YEAR BY SEA TRADE, BEATING OUT ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA AND OVER ENGLAND
OUR AWARD CAME TO US BECAUSE OF OUR 2019 RATINGS AND ALSO OUR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC
WE ADDED THE SECOND LARGE CRUISE SHIP DOCK AND ALSO THE WILDERNESS LANDING, AND WE INVESTED OVER 85,000,000 DOLLARS
AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE SEEN ZERO VISITORS TO THIS AREA
SO HAVING SEATTLE OPEN THIS YEAR IS SIGNIFICANT TO OUR COMMUNITY OF 760 PEOPLE
SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, SEATTLE, FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO HUNA TOTEM ALASKA NATIVE SHAREHOLDERS GOING TO THESE FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO HOME BIRTHING AND SENDING SHIPS TO ICY STRAIGHT POINT
WELL, THANK YOU, MR RICHARDSON, FOR BRINGING US THE ALASKA PERSPECTIVE
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF HAVING ONLINE CALLS SAVE THAT TRIP
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER
YES, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NO AMY MAXWELL
HELLO
MY NAME IS AMY MAXWELL
I'M COMMENTING ON LOT L-6-1 500 SPOT SAM PROPOSED PARKING LOT THAT WOULD DESTROY ACRES OF FOREST IN NORTH SEATAC PARK ME WHERE I LIVE
I'M A VOLUNTEER FOREST STEWARD IN THIS PARK
THE LOT WOULD ALSO DESTROY MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS USED BY GENERATIONS AND THOUSANDS FROM ACROSS THE REGION
IT WOULD HARM ADJACENT USE OF ADJACENT HIGHLIGHT BOTANICAL GARDENS AND PAT RYAN PLAYFIELDS
IT WOULD DISPLACE COUNTLESS BIRDS
IT'S SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS WHICH SIT RIGHT UNDER THE AIRPORT'S
FLIGHT PATHS ARE STATE DESIGNATED AS HIGHLY IMPACTED BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES MOSTLY FROM AIRPLANE POLLUTION RAINING DOWN ON OUR DIVERSE, MODERATE TO LOWER INCOME RESIDENCE
OBJECTIONS WERE MADE TO THE LOT TWO YEARS AGO DURING SUPER REVIEW
I FIND NO EVIDENCE OF SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO THEM
NOW, A PETITION SIGNED BY OVER 1,500 PEOPLE, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SIX JURISDICTIONS CALLED ON YOU TO ACT
BUT PORT STAFF INSTRUCTS COMMISSIONERS
THEY MAY NOT EVEN SPEAK OF ACTION
HAVE COMMISSIONERS REQUESTED FROM STAFF A LEGAL BASIS FOR THIS BLANKET GAG RULE? HAVE YOU DETERMINED ITS LEGAL BOUNDARIES? COMMISSIONERS SERVE THE PEOPLE, NOT PORT STAFF
THERE IS LEGAL ROOM FOR YOU TO ACT
YOU MUST FIND IT
SAMPS TECHNICAL MEMO SIX GIVES A PARKING GARAGE ALTERNATIVE BUT FINDS THAT DESTROYING OUR FOREST IS BETTER FOR COST AND WAREHOUSES
THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING AND BEYOND THE PARKING GARAGE
YOU MUST FIND THEM
COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK CHARACTERIZED OUR PLEAS FOR ACTION AS A POLITICAL CONTROVERSY
YOU ARE THE POLITICIAN RUNNING FOR REELECTION
WERE PEOPLE TRYING TO BREATHE
HAVE EMPATHY
PLEASE COMMISSIONERS
ALL OF YOU, PLEASE LIVE UP TO YOUR POWER
IF YOU ARE SO UNABLE TO DO THAT THAT YOU ALLOW THE UNNECESSARY DESTRUCTION OF ACRES OF OLD FORESTS IN AN HIGHLY IMPACTED COMMUNITY
WE ARE IN DEEP CLIMATE TROUBLE
WE NEED YOUR LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR YEARS TO GUIDE US TO CLIMATE GOALS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MAM
WE GAVE THE SAMP PUBLIC COMMENTS
SCOPING COMMENTS
WE HAVE A SCOPING COMMENT REPORT THAT REVIEWED ALL THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE RESPONSES TO THEM
SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU IT SHOULD BE ONLINE ON THE SAMP WEBSITE
SO TO THE DEGREE THAT WE HAVE HEARD, I THINK IT SHOULD BE WELL DOCUMENTED
AND AS EXECUTIVE METRUCK HAS SAID, NO DECISIONS ARE MADE ON THIS
THESE THINGS COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THEIR TIME AFTER THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, WHERE ALL THESE COMMENTS THAT YOU'VE RAISED TO US REPEATEDLY WILL BE THOROUGHLY CONSIDERED
SO PLEASE DO NOT ACCUSE OF DECISIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T MADE ALREADY
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING SURE THIS DOES NOT EVADE OUR ATTENTION
BUT CLERK HART, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON? THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENNIS MCDONALD
ARE YOU GOING TO ADD THAT TO THE NOTES? THE I'M SORRY WITHOUT I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYBODY
WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT MUTING THEMSELVES TODAY, SO WE'RE TRYING TO MUTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENNIS MCDONALD
HI
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS AND ATTENDEES
I'M DENNIS MCDONALD, PRESIDENT AND MAJORITY OWNER OF ALASKA COACH TOURS
ALASKA COAST TOURS IS AN EMPLOYEE OWNED MOTOR COACH TOUR OPERATOR WITH HEADQUARTERS IN JUNO, ALASKA, IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
WE PROVIDE MOTOR COACH TOURS AND TRANSPORTATION FOR VARIOUS CRUISE LINES SAILING TO ALASKA, VISITING THE KEY PORTS ALONG THE INSIDE PASSAGE
IN 2015, OUR COMPANY EXPANDED TO SEATTLE UNDER THE BRAND PACIFIC ALASKA TOURS, WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING A LINK TO CRUISE SHIP SAILING FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO ALASKA
COMBINED, OUR COMPANY PROVIDES OVER 40 FULLTIME JOBS, AND DURING THE PEAK SUMMER MONTHS WE HIRE ABOUT 170 EMPLOYEES
OVERALL, THE CRUISE INDUSTRY REPRESENTS 80% OF OUR OVERALL REVENUE
60% OF THAT REVENUE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CRUISE SHIPS THAT DEPART FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THE CANCELLATION OF THE 2020 CRUISE SEASON WAS DEVASTATING FOR OUR EMPLOYEE OWNED BUSINESS AS IT WAS FOR THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES
DEPENDING ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP OUR FULLTIME STAFF CONNECTED TO THE COMPANY BUT LOST A VALUABLE CONNECTION TO OUR LARGER SEASONAL STAFF WHO USED THE PEAK SUMMER MONTHS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME
IN SEATTLE, ALMOST 100% OF OUR STAFF OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT HALF DRIVE SCHOOL BUS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DURING THE WINTERTIME BEFORE THEY COME TO WORK FOR US DURING THE PEAK SUMMER MONTHS
TOGETHER, THIS PROVIDES A NECESSARY YEARROUND INCOME AND AS A WIN WIN, KEEPING VALUABLE DRIVERS WORKING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TAKING OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL AND HANDLING THE CRUISE PASSENGERS DURING THE SUMMER
FORTUNATELY, THE NEWS OF THE CRUISE RETURNING IN 2021 HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER FOR OUR BUSINESS, ITS EMPLOYEES AND MANY SMALL BUSINESSES DEPENDING ON THE CRUISE VISITATION
ALTHOUGH THE SEASON WILL BE MINIMAL, IT WILL HELP RECONNECT OUR EMPLOYEES AND CONTRIBUTE TO PREPARING FOR WHAT LOOKS LIKE A RECORD
2022
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALSO BRINGING BACK THIS IMPORTANT INDUSTRY TO THE STATE OF ALASKA AS WELL AS WASHINGTON
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, DENNIS
CLERK HART, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ASHTON ALLISON
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND ALL OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY
MY NAME IS ASHTON ALLISON AND I SERVE AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RECOVERY DIRECTOR FOR THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE
I'M GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY TO SPEAK FIRST ABOUT KING COUNTY SUPPORT OF THE RETURN TO CRUISING THE SUMMER, WHICH AS MANY OF THE TESTITUDE TODAY, IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR OUR REGION
AND THEN SECONDLY, TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT ON THE PORT AGREEMENTS FOR THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL ENSURE OPTIMAL SAFETY FOR PASSENGERS AND OUR RESIDENTS DURING THIS EXCITING TIME, WHAT WILL BE THE RETURN TO CRUISING? SO FIRST OFF, WEARING MY HAT AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER AND SORT OF A DATA GEEK, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE A FEW DATA POINTS REGARDING THE LOST ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR REGION IN 2020
BASED ON THE DATA I'VE SEEN, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS PROJECTED TO BE A RECORD BREAKING SEASON THAT AMOUNTED TO ALMOST 900,000,000 IN REVENUE TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, WHICH MANY OF WHICH ARE UNIQUE IN ICONIC DESTINATIONS AND TOURIST DRAWS, OVER 4,000,000 AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND 1,500 TOTAL JOBS
THESE ARE TREMENDOUS LOSSES WITH MANY RIPPLE EFFECTS TO OUR REGION AND ULTIMATELY OUR RESIDENTS LIVELIHOODS
I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CRUISE VESSELS HAVE BEEN SAILING SUCCESSFULLY IN SOME OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AND IN THE US
I UNDERSTAND CRUISING IS EXPECTED TO START THIS MONTH FROM FLORIDA
I KNOW THAT THE PORT AND ITS PARTNERS ARE TRACKING ALL OF THESE EVENTS CLOSELY FOR LESSONS LEARNED, WHICH IS CERTAINLY REASSURING
SECONDLY, I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY SAY THAT KING COUNTY AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY ON PORT AGREEMENTS TO DEFINE THE CRUISE LINE'S LOCAL OPERATIONS PLANS AND ENSURE OPTIMAL SAFETY FOR PASSENGERS AND RESIDENTS OF OUR REGION
THESE AGREEMENTS INCLUDE EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION PROCEDURES, SCREENING, TESTING, SOCIAL DISTANCING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS, TRAINING, LANDBASED STAFF, CLEANING AND SANITIZING LANDSIDE SPACE
AND SEATTLE IN KING COUNTY, PUBLIC HEALTH WERE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK ON THESE OPERATIONAL PLANS, AND AN EXTERNAL REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT EPIDEMIOLOGIST
SO I KNOW I'M OUT OF TIME, BUT THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME
ASHTON CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER
THANK YOU
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN VAN BOST
JORDAN, IF YOU'RE CALLING IN BY TELEPHONE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
HI
MY NAME IS JORDAN VAN ROSE
CAN YOU HEAR ME WEEKEND? JORDAN? YES
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND PORT STAFF
I'M A MEMBER OF THE GROUP SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL PARENTS AND AN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T BE HERE, INCLUDING OTHER SPECIES OF LIVING BEINGS WHO HAVE JUST AS MUCH OF A RIGHT TO A SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGY, INCLUDING CLIMATE AS HUMANS
THE HEAT DOME THAT HAS SMASHED TEMPERATURE RECORDS ACROSS THE WESTERN US IS ABOUT TO TAKE UP RESIDENTS HERE IN OUR STATE
WITH THREE DAYS IN THE MID 90? S PREDICTED STARTING THIS WEEKEND, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION AND THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY IS REAL, AND I JUST FEEL A NEED TO TEMPER THE EXCITEMENT OVER THE LAUNCH OF THE CRUISE SEASON AND JUST THROW A LITTLE DOSE OF REALITY
AND THAT GOOD BUSINESS MODEL IS PART OF WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, BRINGING OUR PLANET TO THE VERGE OF UNSUSTAINABILITY FOR ALL LIFE
AND RECENTLY I READ A GLOWING UPDATE ON THE PORT WEBSITE FILED UNDER COUNT DOWN TO CRUISE, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE BENEFITS OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY TO THE HUNA CLINKTE
AS A WHITE PERSON WHO HAS BENEFITED FROM RACISM AND COLONIALISM, IT IS NOT MY PLACE TO CRITICIZE THE SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS ON HOW TO GENERATE REVENUE TO MEET THE VERY REAL SURVIVAL NEEDS OF THEIR PEOPLE
HOWEVER, I WOULD POINT OUT THAT HISTORICALLY WHITE COLONIAL POWER STRUCTURES HAVE FREQUENTLY EMPLOYED A DIVIDE TACTIC
IT DIVIDES NATIVE COMMUNITIES VERY PROMISING BENEFITS TO THOSE WITHIN THE TRIBE WHO ACCEPT SUCH BENEFITS, LIKE DOCKING PRIVILEGES FOR CRUISE SHIPS
THIS IS THE REALITY OF DISASTER CAPITALISM
AND UNTIL NATIVE TRIBES HAVE ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES AND REPARATIONS, HOW CAN WE EXPECT THEM TO MAKE ANY OTHER DECISION? SO WE SHOULDN'T BE CELEBRATING THAT THEY PARTICIPATE IN THIS BUSINESS AS AN IMPLIED ENDORSEMENT OF OUR ECONOMIC SYSTEM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU, RON
I'M TAKING OFFENCE BY YOU PROJECTING ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S SOVEREIGN INTEREST, BUT I'LL LET THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PRESTON HARAHAN
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND ATTENDEES
MY NAME IS PRESTON CARNAHAN, THE WEST COAST DIRECTOR OF DESTINATIONS AT ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRITY CRUISES AND SILVERSEA CRUISES
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE A TOTAL OF FOUR SHIPS HOME PORTING IN SEATTLE DURING THIS UNUSUAL 2021 SEASON
AS I LOOK FORWARD TO SERENADE OF THE SEAS ARRIVAL AND THEN DEPARTURE FROM SEATTLE FOR ALASKA ON JULY NINETEENTH
I ALSO REFLECT ON THIS PAST YEARS MANY MEETINGS THAT I AND MY CRUISE LINE COLLEAGUES PARTICIPATED IN WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE MANAGING DIRECTOR, STEPHANIE JOHN STEVENS, DIRECTOR OF CRUISE
MIKE MCLAUGHLIN, AND THEIR TEAMS, INCLUDING MARIE AND ROSIE, HAVE REMAINED FULLY ENGAGED DURING THIS TIME, FOR WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION
AFTER 15 MONTHS, OUR HEALTHY RETURN TO SERVICE IS NOW A REALITY
ASIA BASED QUANTUM OF THE SEAS HAS SUCCESSFULLY SAILED FROM SINGAPORE SINCE THE END OF LAST YEAR AND EARLIER THIS MONTH CRUISING RESUMED IN THE CARIBBEAN
WHAT THIS MEANS TO US HERE IN SEATTLE IS THAT ALTHOUGH CRUISING WILL RESTART GUIDED BY A NEW SET OF ENHANCED PROTOCOLS, WE SHOULD BE CONFIDENT THAT THE PAST YEAR WAS SPENT PREPARING FOR THIS MOMENT
BEST PRACTICES LEARNED AND TESTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ARE IMPLEMENTED ON THE SHIP SAILING OUT OF SEATTLE
ROYAL REMAINS COMMITTED TO OPERATING OUR SHIPS AND TERMINAL IN SEATTLE WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AND CRUISE PASSENGERS IS OUR TOP PRIORITY
AND ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE CDC'S CONDITIONAL SAIL ORDER PROTOCOLS WHICH WERE PRESENTED TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN WASHINGTON STATE AS THE BASIS FOR THE PORT AGREEMENTS CURRENTLY IN PLACE THIS PAST WEEK'S
NEWS IN THE CASE CONCERNING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE CDC DOES NOT AFFECT THE PORT AGREEMENTS OR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS BETWEEN ROYAL CARIBBEAN AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE
IN CLOSING, THANK YOU TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR YOUR ONGOING COOPERATION AND SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY RECENTLY IN EXECUTING THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR SHIPS, CREW MEMBERS AND GUESTS RETURN TO SEATTLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, PRESTON
AND CLERK HART, I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO JUST ONE MORE SPEAKER
YES
IRIS ANTMAN, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND ATTENDEES
MY NAME IS IRA ANTMAN AND I'M A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL, A GROUP WHOSE ORIGINAL PURPOSE WAS TO OPPOSE CRUISE SHIP EXPANSION TO TERMINAL 46
DURING OUR WORK OVER THE PAST ONE AND A HALF YEARS, IN MY LEARNING ABOUT THE PORT MISSIONS AND ABOUT THE CRUISE BUSINESS, IT HAS BECOME OVERWHELMINGLY CLEAR THAT THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS AN EXTREMELY DIRTY AND HARMFUL INDUSTRY FOR SEVERAL REASONS, INCLUDING ITS FUEL CONTRIBUTING GREATLY TO LOCAL AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, HARM TO MARINE LIFE, NEGATIVE EFFECT TO LARGE SEGMENTS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, UNFAIR CREW LABOR PRACTICES, TAX EVASION AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, AND THE OVERSIZED IMPACT ON GLOBAL WARMING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
YOU WILL GET SOME LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS HERE IN SEATTLE AND IN ALASKA
THAT TOUT THE BENEFITS, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE MAJORITY OF FOLKS WHO WILL SUFFER FROM THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
AND AS THE PORT HAPPILY AND LIVELY ADVERTISES THE RESTART OF CRUISING, I FIND IT DISAPPOINTING AND UNCONSCIONABLE THAT IT CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE IMPACT OF THIS NONESSENTIAL LEISURE ACTIVITY ON PEOPLE IN PLACES THAT ARE, IN MANY CASES JUST STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE
JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE WANT TO CRUISE TO ALASKA DOESN'T MEAN THEY SHOULD
EVERYTHING WE DO HAS AN IMPACT ON EVERYTHING ELSE AND BEHAVING AS IF OUR ACTIONS ARE ONLY ABOUT OURSELVES
OUR COMFORT AND OUR ENJOYMENT IS THE EPITOME OF MATERIALISTIC CONSUMER CULTURE, THE CULTURE THAT IS DESTROYING OUR PLANET AND INCREASING CLIMATE REFUGEES
ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER ON REFUGEES, 20,000,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE BEING DISPLACED EVERY YEAR DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AND IT'S A DEVASTATING IMPACTS
THIS NUMBER WILL ONLY INCREASE
ITS BOLD MEASURES AREN'T TAKEN TO SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASE THE CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING
IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP COMMISSIONERS AND RETHINK YOUR BUSINESS AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
THANK YOU
WELL, THANK YOU, IRIS
IF THAT IS INDEED THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT A PART, ARE THERE ANY CAN YOU SUMMARIZE ANY OF THE WRITTEN COMMENTS? I DIDN'T SEE IT
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOUR NAME ON THE LIST
WHO IS THIS? I KNOW, SEAN
I SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENT
I SENT AN EMAIL EARLIER YESTERDAY
ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY
SEAN, WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME? SO, YES, SHANNON, THAT DID NOT GET TO ME
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT
LET ME GO AHEAD AND GET THE TIMER UP
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO PROBLEM
AND GO AHEAD
SEAN
YEAH
I SENT AN EMAIL REGARDING THIS PROPOSITION TO BUILD A PARKING LOT IN THE NORTH SEATAC PARK
PRIMARILY, I WAS SUGGESTING ALTERNATIVES
I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE'S A FEW AREAS AROUND THE AIRPORT THAT HAVE ABANDONED BUILDINGS IN THEM, AND I SENT SOME OF THE ADDRESSES IN MY EMAIL AS WELL AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION
I CAN ALSO SEND FOLLOW UP INFORMATION ON SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS JUST TO KIND OF REACH A COMPROMISE WHERE I UNDERSTAND THERE MIGHT BE THIS NEED FOR ADDITIONAL I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE A MULTI STORY PARKING LOT OR SURFACE LEVEL PARKING LOT, BUT THERE'S AREAS THAT CAN BE USED WITHOUT NEEDING TO FALL TREES, BUT COULD ACTUALLY JUST BE USED REPOSSESSING THESE OLD ABANDONED BUILDINGS THAT ARE SOUTH OF SORT OF THE RUNWAYS ALONG 28 AVENUE SOUTH
AND I WAS ALSO THINKING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF SURFACE LEVEL PARKING LOT ACROSS ALONG INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD
THOSE COULD ALSO BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE IF THE CITY'S OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY, IS WILLING TO BUY SOME OF THOSE PROPERTIES
THEY'RE ALL SURFACE LEVEL AND THEY'RE NOT BUILT DENSE
AND WE ALL KNOW THAT BUILDING DENSE IS PROBABLY A BETTER ALTERNATIVE THAN FALLING TREES, ESPECIALLY AS MANY OF THESE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE BROUGHT THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE DEEP STABILIZATION OF THE CLIMATE
THEY'VE ALLUDED TO THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND YOU FALL TREES AT THAT SIZE THAT EXIST IN NORTH SEATAC PART
YOU CAN PLANT THOUSANDS OF TREES, RIGHT? THOUSANDS OF BABY TREES, BUT IT WOULD TAKE HUNDREDS OF YEARS TO FIX THE AMOUNT OF CARBON THAT THOSE TREES THAT ARE ALREADY FULLY MATURE NOR SEATAC PARK COULD OFFSET
SO YOU CAN'T JUST SAY, OH, WELL, WE'LL FALL THOSE TREES, BUT WE'LL JUST PLANT MORE TREES TO OFFSET CARBON
THAT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE
MATHEMATICALLY
YOU HAVE TO YOU'D HAVE TO KNOW FOR 100 YEARS OR SO, MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TREES LIVE AND THAT THEY REACH THEIR FULL HEIGHT BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN BEGIN TO OFFSET THE SAME LEVEL OF CARBON AS THE TREES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST AT THE PARK
TO JUST SAYING WE'RE GOING TO PLANT MORE TREES BY FALLING TREES, IT WOULDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE
SO THAT'S WHY I SUGGESTED THE ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS, AND I'D BE GLAD TO MEET WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO FOLLOW UP ON THESE ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS, AND THEN ALSO TALK ABOUT THESE ABANDONED BUILDINGS AROUND THE AIRPORT THAT COULD EASILY BE REPOSSESSED, AND YOU CAN PUT A NICE PARKING LOT FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES
AND THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT, BUT I'D LOVE TO FOLLOW UP IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
SEAN CLERK HART, THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE HAVE EIGHT WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
THESE HAVE ALL BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND WILL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE MEETING RECORD
THE FIRST COMES FROM KEVIN BANYAN, WHO WRITES AN OPPOSITION TO BUILDING AN EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT AT ALL SIX AND IN SUPPORT OF MAINTAINING OPEN SPACE AS PART FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA
HE REQUESTS THE ELIMINATION OF THE SITE FROM THE PORT META SIPA PROJECTS
SARAH SHISLEY WRITES
REGARDING THE REGION BASING A RECORD BREAKING HEAT WAVE THAT SCIENTISTS PREDICTABLE LED TO A MEGA DROUGHT AND INTENSE WILDFIRE SEASON, SHE STATES THAT THE HEAT WAVE IS BEING EXASPERATED BY THE CLIMATE CRISIS, WHICH IN TURN IS CAUSED BY CO2 EMISSIONS IN OUR ATMOSPHERE AND THAT SEATAC IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS, WITH OVER 40% OF KING COUNTY CO2 EMISSIONS COMING FROM THE BURNING OF FUEL PUMPED AT SEATAC
SHE ASKED THAT THE PORT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE EMISSIONS AND HALT ANY EXPANSION OF SEATAC AIRPORT
BERNADINE LEND ASKED THE COMMISSION THAT WHEN DOING PROJECTIONS FOR FUTURE FLIGHTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, ETC TO PLEASE CONSIDER HOW ELECTRIC PLANES WILL CHANGE TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF RUNWAYS, PARKING LOTS AND ROADS, ETC THAT WOULD BE NEEDED
SHE SUBMITTED WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FROM THE RECENT COMMERCIAL AVIATION COORDINATION COMMISSION COMMISSION MEETING BELOW WITH DATA FOR THE COMMISSION REVIEW
APOLOGIES
I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK NOW
OUR NEXT WRITTEN TESTIMONY RECEIVED FROM TYROL HEADLAND, WHO ALSO WRITES REGARDING SUMMER HEAT, WILD FIRE SEASON AND CLIMATE CRISIS CAUSED BY CO2 EMISSIONS
HE REQUESTS THAT THE PORT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS AND HALT ANY EXPANSION OF THE AIRPORT
CHARLA DODD WRITES TO SAY THAT SEATAC AIRPORT EXPANSION MUST BE HALTED IN THE FACE OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS FUELED EMERGENCIES
WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING UNPRECEDENTED STARTS TO WILDFIRE SEASON, RECORD BREAKING HEAT WAVE AND MEGA DROUGHT IN THE WEST
SEATAC ACCOUNTS FOR 43% OF KING COUNTY CO2 EMISSIONS
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO INCREASE FLIGHT CAPACITY BUT MUST WORK TOWARD IMMEDIATE FEET GROWTH
MEGAN LASTS, A RESIDENT NEAR NORTH SEATAC PARK, RATES IN OPPOSITION TO THE PARKING LOT L SIX PROJECT AND ASK THAT THE AREA REMAIN OPEN SPACE
ROBERT ROB SURER OF THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WRITES REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON TOURISM AND REBUILDING COMMERCE AND THE CRUISE SECTOR
HE SUPPORTS THE SAFE REOPENING OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO BRING TOURISM BACK TO ITS PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS
AND THEN FINALLY, JORDAN VAN BOST SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF HIS SPOKEN COMMENTS TODAY
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN TESTIMONY RECEIVED
MR COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I APPRECIATE THAT CLERK HART AND SO HEARING NO FURTHER TESTIMONY WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
SO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVEd FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS WE'VE HEARD OF ONE CONSIDERATION OF AN ITEM TO BE PULLED TODAY
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS 8 B-C AND E
SO THAT'S 8-A-B-C AND E
JUST FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONERS
STEINBRUECK
DID YOU STILL WANT TO PULL IT JUST FOR CLARIFICATION? I DO HAVE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON IT
THANK YOU
YES, I'D LIKE TO PULL IT
THANK YOU, SIR
OKAY, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING 8 A TO C AND 8 E
SO MOVED SECOND
ALRIGHT, SO THE MOTION IS THE MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEM 8 D BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
SO THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU
AND THEN IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO READ 8 D INTO THE RECORD, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM 8 D AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DIRECT STAFF TO AWARD AND EXECUTE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT FOR MC-0320533 PIER 66 ANTHONY'S BELL HARBOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER AND CRUISE TERMINAL ROOF UPGRADE WITH BEST CONTRACTING SERVICES INCORPORATED FOR 1,895,000 WITH A WMBE COMPONENT OR COMMITMENT OF AUTHORIZATION WILL INCREASE THE TOTAL AUTHORIZED BUDGET FROM 2,209,000 DOLLARS TO 2,809,000 DOLLARS
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS A REQUEST AUTHORIZED AS I SPOKE ABOUT BEFORE, ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PIER 66 ROOF UPGRADE PROJECT
TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED, BOTH CAME IN ABOVE OUR ESTIMATE, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC DRIVEN MATERIAL AND LABOR COST INCREASES
WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT TO SUPPORT CRUISE AND CONFERENCE FACILITY OPERATIONS AND PRESERVE THIS PORT ASSETS
WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ARE ROD JACKSON CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER, SEAPORT MANAGEMENT
JAMES TRUHAN, SENIOR REAL ESTATE MANAGER, CENTRAL HARBOR MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR
AND ALSO ME AND RICE ARE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING DIRECTOR
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO MAKE A PRESENTATION? WE JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS YOU'D LIKE DO IT
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO THROW OUT MY QUESTIONS IF THAT WILL EXPEDITE THIS MATTER
SINCE I WAS THE ONE CALLED IT OFF OF THE CONSENT, I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE RESULT HERE OF 5% PARTICIPATION IT IS FAR BELOW OUR GOAL OF TRIPLING THE INCLUSION OF MINORITY WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
AND RECENTLY WE WERE TOUTING OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS
THAT DIRECTIVE WAS PASSED BY THE COMMISSION, I BELIEVE IN 2019 AND IT CALLED FOR TWO THINGS, NOT JUST ONE
AND I THINK IN THE FUTURE, WHEN WE GET A REPORT OUT OR A MEMO, IT SHOULD ADDRESS THE TWO PRIMARY GOALS, WHICH IS THE CASH VALUE OF THE MINORITY WOMEN OWNED CONTRACTOR PARTICIPATION AS A PERCENT OF THE TOTAL, WHICH WE CALL FOR 15% AS A GENERAL BLANKET POLICY AND A TRIPLING OF PARTICIPATION
SO THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO METRICS THERE
THE MEMO DOESN'T CLARIFY WHICH ONE IT EVEN REFERS TO
IT JUST SAYS 5% COMMITMENT, WHICH IS WELL BELOW BOTH OF THOSE GOALS
I NOTE THAT THIS IS AN OUT OF STATE CALIFORNIA CONTRACTOR, NOTHING AGAINST OUT OF STATE CONTRACTORS, AND THAT THERE WAS ONLY TWO BID PROPOSALS, BOTH OF WHICH WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WHAT THE ENGINEERS ESTIMATE WAS
IN THIS CASE, THE LOW BID WAS 26% ABOVE THE ESTIMATE
THE PORT STAFF ENGINEERS ESTIMATE
THAT CALLS FOR SOME EXPLANATION
I DO KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL ESCALATION OF MATERIALS ESCALATION AND LABOR RATES
WE ARE MOVING OUT OF THE COVID PERIOD, HOWEVER
AND SO I HAD ASKED, WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO SEE THINGS TO FLATTEN OUT WITH REGARD TO COVID DRIVEN PREMIUMS ON THESE CONTRACTS? ARE WE JUST GOING TO KEEP HEARING INTO THE FUTURE THAT THERE'S A PREMIUM ADDED TO IT? WHY ONLY TWO BIDDERS? WHY SUCH A LOW NUMBER? I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD A GOOD EXPLANATION
THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE WOMEN MINORITY ON BUSINESS CONTRACTORS IN THE REGION THAT ARE ENGAGED IN THE TYPES OF WORK UNDER THIS CONTRACT, WHICH IS PRIMARILY A ROOFING AND PAVING, I BELIEVE, ON THE DECK AT ANTHONY'S, THAT'S ABOUT IT
I JUST HAVE TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT HERE
I THINK WE SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE A DETAILED EXPLANATION WHEN OUR WHEN OUR THE RESULTS FAR UNDER PERFORM OUR GOALS
SO I'M STICKING IT TO YOU NOW ON THIS
I'M LOOKING AT YOU, TOO, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE DIRECTOR
THERE WE GO
ALL RIGHT
[crosstalk 01:06:55] I'M SORRY
IS THERE A FORMALITY THAT I NEED? I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
I THINK YOU SHOULD ALL BE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION
MIAN AND YOU'RE THE TOP MAN
SO GO FOR IT
OKAY
HEALTH
AND FIRST OF ALL, I DO APPRECIATE ALL YOU COMMISSIONERS REALLY TAKING A LOOK AT THE WMBE GOALS ASPIRATIONAL GOALS THAT COME THROUGH YOUR DESK FOR APPROVAL
SO THAT'S AWESOME
I REALLY HOPE
I'M GLAD YOU'RE CONTINUE REALLY LOOKING AT IT AND STICKING IT TO US IF YOU THINK THAT SOMETHING LOOKS A FOUL
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THAT OUT FRONT
SECOND THING IS, AS PART OF THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY DOCUMENT STATEMENT, WE SET 15% PORT WIDE GOAL
RIGHT
AND WE ALSO HAVE AS PART OF THAT GOAL SET, WE HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS HAVE NON CONSTRUCTION GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH IT
BUT FOR CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICALLY, WE ACTUALLY DO SET GOALS ON A PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS
SO IT'S NOT A GENERAL OVERALL PORT WIDE GOAL FOR UNDER CONSTRUCTION
IT'S SAID UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY CONSTRUCTION BASIS
HENCE, YOU'RE SEEING AS PART OF THE MEMOS AND DOCUMENTS UNDER THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, YOU WILL SEE THOSE SPECIFIC WMBE GOALS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WELL
ACTUALLY, YOU'LL SEE IT IN ALL OF THEM
BUT FOR CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICALLY, WE SET IT UP
AND AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, WE MAP IT BASED OFF OF THE WORK SCOPE ITEMS, AS WELL AS THE AVAILABILITY OF THOSE WOMEN MINORITY BUSINESSES UNDER THE WASHINGTON WASHINGTON STATE OFFICE OF WOMAN AND MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES DATABASE, WHICH IS PUBLICLY SEARCHED
AND SO UNDER THAT PARTICULAR DATABASE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ANYBODY CAN SEARCH THAT DATABASE AND IDENTIFY, PER INDUSTRY TYPE, THROUGH THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, WHO'S OUT THERE UNDER THE CERTIFIED WMBE BUSINESSES
AND THAT IS THE BASELINE IN WHICH WE LEVERAGE
SO FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, SPECIFICALLY, WHEN WE ACTUALLY LOOK UNDER THE ONE WEBSITE FOR THOSE CERTIFIED WOMAN MINORITY BUSINESSES TO HELP SET THOSE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS, AND WE SCRUBBED IT, TAKING A LOOK HARD AT IT
IT WAS ONLY SEVEN MOVING A MINORITY CERTIFIED BUSINESSES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED ON THAT PARTICULAR DATABASE AT THE TIME OF AT THE TIME OF REVIEW
SO THEN WE ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, I GUESS, THE BROADER COMMUNITY UNDER THAT NAIC CODE, THE NATIONAL AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
AND YOU WILL SEE FROM THE NUMERATOR VERSUS THE NOMINATOR, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING
AND WE HAVE THAT GIVES US KIND OF A POINT OF REFERENCE ABOUT HOW MANY REALLY FOLKS CAN BE
HOW CAN WE ACTUALLY SET THAT GOAL? SO AS PART OF THAT GOAL SETTING PROCESS, WE CAME UP TO ABOUT 5%
SO AND THIS IS NOT WITHSTANDING A PRIME BEING A WMBE
SO I'M ASSUMING THE PRIME IS NOT BEING A WMBE
SO IF THAT WAS CASE, THERE WOULD BE A MUTE POINT CONVERSATION
BUT AS PART OF THE SET UP, THERE WAS ONLY ONE SUB ITEM UNDER ROOFING, AND THAT WAS ONLY ONE IN THE INDUSTRY CODE
AND SO WE LOOKED AT THAT
AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE 5%, BASED OFF OF THE AMOUNT OF FIRMS, WMBE FIRMS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED UNDER THAT BASIC BASELINE REVIEW
ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THAT? REAL QUICK, BEFORE I FORGET
AND YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUK, YOU'RE RIGHT
THERE WAS ONLY TWO BIDDERS, AND THE ONE BIDDER THAT ACTUALLY THAT WAS AWARDED THAT ACTUALLY MADE THE 5% WAS THE LOW BIDDER, BUT THE ONE RIGHT BEHIND IT, THE SECOND ONE DIDN'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO IT
SO I'M HAPPY ACTUALLY, THE LITTLE BIDDER ACTUALLY MADE THAT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IF WE WENT TO 15%, I THINK IT WILL BE A HARD STRUGGLE, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE EFFORTS AND WHAT THEY DO TO GET OUT TO IT
AND WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AND IF TO EVALUATE THOSE BUSINESSES, THOSE PRIMES THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING OUT AND DOING THE OUTREACH TO FIND THOSE FIRMS THAT CAN PARTICIPATE ON THOSE PROJECTS
OKAY
WELL, ME AND I ACCEPT YOUR EXPLANATION
I'M STILL NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT
AND I DO THINK THAT MORE AGGRESSIVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EFFORTS THAT ARE CALLED FOR TO NOT RELY SOLELY ON THE NAIC CODE IN THE DATABASE BECAUSE THERE MAY BE OTHER CONTRACTORS
THIS IS A SUBSPECIALTY CONTRACTOR IN THE FIRST PLACE
RIGHT
AND SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE TRADES THAT GO INTO THAT TYPE OF WORK
SO I WOULD JUST SAY I'M JUST NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT EITHER, BUT IT'S SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING, I GUESS, IS THE WAY TO LOOK AT IT
BUT I ALSO MADE A POINT ABOUT REPORTING OUT THE VALUE OF THE SUB WORK
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THE COMMISSION DIRECTIVE WAS HOW MUCH CASH PARTICIPATION IS INVOLVED, BECAUSE THAT'S PROBABLY EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, AS A PERCENT, AND I THINK WE HAVE A 15% GOAL FOR CASH VALUE PARTICIPATION IN THE GENERAL CONTRACT
NO
GREAT
FOR AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE PROJECTS IS ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED
THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT GOALS ARE SET ON A CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION AT PERSPECTIVE
AND WHEN THESE GOALS ARE ESTABLISHED AND ACTUALLY SENT A YEAR
YOU GUYS DESK IT'S PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL BID
OKAY, SO WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WE WON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION BY TIME IT GETS TO YOU
OKAY
I UNDERSTAND THAT
YEAH
OKAY, THANKS
I'M FINISHED
THANKS
NO
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER? BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I ANSWER ALL THE NOMINATE HERE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROJECT
OKAY
YEAH, I DO HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION, BUT I'LL WAIT UNTIL OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO WAIT
IF THEY CARE TO
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER, WE'RE GOING BACKWARDS
COMMISSIONER CHO, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
I THINK THIS IS A AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT WE CAN SET ALL THE BENCH MARKS WE WANT AND SET ALL THE GOALS WE WANT
BUT IF WE DON'T INVEST IN CREATING A PIPELINE SO THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE WMBE BUSINESSES TO TO SERVICE OUR NEEDS, THEN OUR GOALS DON'T MEAN SQUAT
AND SO I APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK HAS INITIATED
I, TOO, WAS INITIALLY A LITTLE PUZZLED, BUT I THINK THIS JUST FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO BE DONE, AND IT'S NOT IN THIS ISSUE OF REACHING SOME OF OUR WMBE THE CONTRACTING GOALS IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS GIVING THE CONTRACTS OUT TO WMBES
SO THANK YOU, ME AND ROD AND JAMES FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU ALL DO
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU ALL ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS BETTER FOR THE FUTURE
I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, AND ALSO TO EMPHASIZE HOW AN ARTIFICIAL CONSTRAINT LIKE I 200 MAKES THIS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT AND HOW WE OUGHT TO KEEP FIGHTING AGAINST THAT WHICH HAS BEEN A LONG EFFORT OF OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR WAYS TO UNDO WHAT IS HARMFUL LEGISLATION STATE LEVEL SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE EQUITY AND OUR ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND HIRE
SO THANKS, MAN, FOR THE CLARIFICATION ON THIS
I APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, AND MEAN FOR YOUR ELOQUENT RESPONSES
I DO WONDER WE HAVE HEARD FROM VARIOUS FOLKS THAT OUR CONTRACTING PROCESS IS RATHER CUMBERSOME AND DOES IT UNTO ITSELF DISCOURAGE SMALL MINORITY ON BUSINESSES FROM ENTERING INTO THE FRAY? AND I KNOW WE'VE WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING TO WE'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE, AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE TRYING TO OVERCOME THAT HURDLE
NO, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION
AND I WANT TO GO BACK TO 2018 2019 JUST BY THE SETTING OF THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY IN WHICH YOU COMMISSIONERS ESTABLISHED TO HELP IDENTIFY AND BASELINE OF ESTABLISHING INCLUSION PLANS AS PART OF THE CONTRACTING PROCESS, MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ETHNIC COMMUNITIES EVEN MORE
SO WE HAVE CONTINUED TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO BUNDLE OR FIND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND AND EXPLORE THOSE, I GUESS, THOSE MICRO BUSINESSES AND BUILDING THEM UP
SO THAT WAY THEY COULD PARTICIPATE ON SOME OF OUR SMALL WORKS OR OUR SMALLER OUR PEAK TYPE CONTRACT
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A GREAT PORT OF SEATTLE SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM CALLED PORTGEN THAT HAS 101, 201 AND 301 ACCELERATOR TYPE EFFORTS TO HELP CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
I GUESS THE STEPS OF HELPING BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO NOT ONLY NAVIGATE THE PORT OF SEATTLE, BUT ALSO TO HELP THEM CONTINUE TO BE A PARTNER WITH US FOR FUTURE CONTRACTS
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE THAT WE THE PORT DOES AT THE ECONOMIC ENGINE
AND BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS AND A LOT OF THE PORT STAFF, WE'RE CONTINUING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD AS CASE IN POINT FROM OUR LAST YEAR'S REPORT
AND SO ON OUR WAY TO TRY TO GET TO THAT 15% AND ALSO THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THIS OUT LOUD
BACK IN 2016, WE ONLY DID TOTAL FOR ONE MINORITY BUSINESS PARTICIPANTS
BACK IN 2016 WAS 116 BUSINESS PORTWIDE
116
TODAY? SO, AS OF 2020, WE GOT UP TO 350 SOMETHING BUSINESSES
I MEAN, THAT IS A HUGE TURNAROUND BASED OFF OF A LOT OF THE GREAT WORK THAT A LOT OF OUR PORT STAFF IS ACTUALLY DOING TO HELP MOVE THE BALL
FOR NOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE HERE, WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE YET, BUT I AM SAYING THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I SEE EXECUTIVE METRUCK WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING, PERHAPS, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IF I'M AT THE RISK OF JUMPING IN ON ME AND IT DID HE FORGET ANYTHING RYDER JAMES, THAT YOU WANT TO JUST FILL IN THE GAP? ACTUALLY, THE BASE COST FOR THE BID DURING MAY 15 TH WAS HIGH FOR THE MATERIAL COSTS
TWO DAYS LATER, WE RECEIVED THE DOCUMENT FROM THE AGC SAYING THAT THE PRICES WERE HIGH, BUT THE PROJECT HAD ALREADY BID PRETTY SOON
I JUST GOT WORD THAT THE COST WILL GO DOWN FOR MATERIALS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT COST WILL BE LATER OR IN THE FUTURE
RATHER
ROD MAKES A GOOD POINT, COMMISSIONER, AND I THINK A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING OUR CONTRACTORS PRICING UNCERTAINTY
THERE'S A RARITY DYNAMIC TAKING PLACE, RIGHT? WE'RE JUST COMING OUT OF WITH RESPECT TO MATERIALS AND RESPECT TO LABOR AND ALL OF THAT BEING PRICED INTO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE DEALING WITH THE PORT? WELL, IN PARTICULAR FOR PIER 66 AND CRUISE SEASON THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO START, THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE PLACE ON THE CONTRACTOR TO AVOID DISRUPTING THAT VERY, VERY VALUABLE PROCESS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE, PUTS RESTRICTIONS ON THEM TO JUST FURTHER AMPLIFIES THAT UNCERTAINTY
SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT IS THE SURPRISING OF UNCERTAINTY
THE DROP IN TIMBER COST IS MAKING NEWS
IT'S UN
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE BAD TIME TO HAVE BUILT A HOME LAST YEAR, FOR SURE
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THESE EXPLANATIONS
EXECUTIVE METRUCK
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO CONCLUDE WITH? NO, I THINK AT ALL
ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE SHINING THE LIGHT ON THE GREAT WORK OF SOME OF THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WE PUT IN BOTH ON THAT SIDE, ON MEN AND HIS TEAM ON THAT SIDE, AND THEN ALSO ON THE PROJECT SIDE
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK OF LOOKING AT THIS, BUT I THINK FOR US AND I TAKE POINTS ON THAT AND CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO DO BETTER
AND HOW DO WE INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE POOL THAT WE DRAW FROM ANYWAY? SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THESE AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SHINING THE LIGHT ON THESE
THANK YOU
AND THEN COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAD AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION
I DO
THANKS
SORRY TO DRAG THIS OUT, BUT I DID WANT TO ASK ABOUT PRIORITY HIRE AND HOW THAT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THIS PROJECT AND WHEN AND HOW IS IT APPLIED? THAT IS ANOTHER CHALLENGE IN ITSELF, GIVEN THAT IT IS LIMITED TO A POOL OF KING COUNTY RESIDENCE WORKERS
AND I THINK FOR ONE, IT SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO STATEWIDE, BUT HIS PRIORITY HIRE EVEN A PART OF THIS PROJECT GIVEN US AN OUTSIDE OUT OF STATE CONTRACTOR
OKAY
IS IT JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST DON'T THINK IS IMPORTANT OR AS A POLICY, IS IT NOT UNIFORMLY APPLIED TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS? I DON'T THINK IT'S INCLUDED FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OR HIRE, AND I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON ANY BIAS POSE, BUT USING PRIORITY HIRE IS DEFINITELY ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST AS OF LAST YEAR
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED, BUT IT'S UNDER THOSE PRODUCT LABOR AGREEMENTS
SO WHEN THOSE PRODUCT LATER AGREEMENTS ACTUALLY ARE ESTABLISHED, PRIORITY HIRE IS INTOW WITH IT
OKAY, SO SO THAT'S YOUR ANSWER BASICALLY ON THIS PROJECT, ON THIS PROJECT, THERE'S NO PLA WHAT AROUND THIS PROJECT
OKAY
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU
I'M SORRY
CLERK HART, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY INTRODUCE DAVE MCFADDEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IF THERE'S FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT ALREADY HIRING, PERHAPS WE CAN TAKE THIS UP OFFLINE
AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT CONVERSATION, SOMETHING WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT IMPROVING ON
AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, AND ALL THE FANTASTIC RESPONSE
LET US MOVE ON NOW
WE ACTUALLY HAD A SHORT AGENDA TODAY, BUT WE'RE MAKING SURE WE FILL IT OUT
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND AND A VOTE ON THIS ITEM
ALSO, I'LL MOVE IT
I'LL SECOND IT AND I CAN TAKE THE ROLE FOR VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
NO, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE THREE YESSES AND ONE NO FOR THIS ITEM
WELL, THE MOTION PASSES AND WE HAVE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN EXCUSED
ALRIGHT, STEINEBREUCK IN OPPOSITION APOLOGIES
RIGHT
THANK YOU
SO MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, THERE ARE NO NEW BUSINESS ITEM SCHEDULED TODAY
SO WE MOVE DIRECTLY ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11
PRESENTATION, STAFF REPORTS CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE METRUCK FOR INTRODUCTION OF THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM 11 A, PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE FROM MY OPENING REMARKS, THE PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES AN INVALUABLE SERVICE TO OUR FACILITIES, CUSTOMERS IN THE REGION, FROM FIRE SUPPRESSION TO HAZMAT TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
THE PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN OUR EFFORTS AROUND SAFETY, SIMILAR TO THE ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU HEARD EARLIER THIS YEAR
YOU'LL HEAR FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF RANDY CROSS ON THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT, THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THEN THE GOALS AHEAD
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF CROSS, CHIEF, BEFORE YOU START, I UNDERSTAND COMMISSION STEINBRUECK WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS
IS THIS THE TIME YOU WANTED TO SPEAK? YEAH
IT WAS JUST INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF THIS REPORT ON OUR FIREFIGHTERS
I WANTED TO JUST, FIRST OF ALL, SAY THANKS TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE, AND FOR WENDY RYDER AND CHIEF CROWS AND THE COMMAND STAFF FOR PRODUCING THE REPORT
THIS IS THE FIRST REPORT OF ITS KIND, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IN THE HISTORY OF RECENT HISTORY OF THE PORT COMING FROM OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR PORT FIREFIGHTERS
SO I THINK THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT THING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND VALUE
AND I WANT TO ESPECIALLY EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO ALL OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO DELIVER ON THE IMPORTANT PUBLIC SAFETY WORK OF THE PORT
AND THE SECOND PART OF THIS, I ALSO INITIATED, AS YOU KNOW, THE FIRST POLICE REPORT, ANNUAL POLICE REPORT AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT LAST YEAR
AND PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT IS TO WANT TO SHARE PUBLICLY THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF OUR PORT EMPLOYEES, PARTICULARLY THOSE ENGAGED IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY AS FIRST RESPONDERS
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HEAR WHAT THEY'VE DONE OVER THE YEAR AND WHAT MAYBE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN AND WHAT THEY FEEL ARE THE GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANT TO SAY
A HUGE THANKS TO OUR PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE FIGHTERS
OKAY
SO CHIEF KRAUSE MAKE US PROUD
HE'S GOT A BIG SET UP
I'M JUST GOING TO THROW ALL MY NOTES OUT THE WINDOW NOW
THANK YOU ALL
LIKE THERE IS A SLIDE DECK, IF THAT COULD BE PUT UP
FIRST OF ALL, I LIKE TO THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN COMMISSIONERS, AND ALSO LANCE LYTTLE AND WENDY RYDER FOR ALL YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
AS YOU GUYS, MOST OF YOU KNOW, BUT SOME MAY NOT BE AWARE
WE ARE AN ALL HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM DEDICATED TO QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY MITIGATE A VARIETY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND SAFELY RESTORE AIRPORT OPERATIONS
AND I WANT TO PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON ONE AREA THAT MAKES US UNIQUE AND IT'S BASICALLY BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND RESTORATION OF OF OPERATIONS THAT'S REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS A TEAM, AS ALSO IT IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO THE AIRPORT
NOT ONLY DO WE RESPOND TO AND SAFELY RENDER ANY SITUATION THAT WE BECOME INVOLVED WITH SAFE, BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT TO THE BUSINESS, THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND THE AIRLINES WHEN WE DO SO
SO THAT DOES MAKE US UNIQUE
AND WE ARE PART OF THE BUSINESS UNIT
WE'RE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE AVIATION TEAM
WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY
AND WE'RE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS DO EACH AND EVERY DAY TO HELP MAINTAIN THE FLOW OF BUSINESS HERE AT THE AIRPORT
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF MY TEAM, AS I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, FOR YOUR KIND WORDS UP FRONT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY
NEXT SLIDE
SO OUR MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES, PROTECT PROPERTY, AND SERVE THE PUBLIC
WE KEEP IT VERY SIMPLE, SAVE, PROTECT AND SERVE
AS I WAS PREPARING FOR THIS PRESENTATION, AND IN MY LAST COMMENTS, I ALMOST WANT TO ADD RESTORE AT THE END OF THAT
THAT'S VITALLY AS IMPORTANT AS ANYTHING ELSE
SO WE HAVE A MISSION
WE HAVE A VISION
WE'VE IDENTIFIED GOALS FOR THE DEPARTMENT, AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED VALUES
I'M JUST FOCUSING ON THE MISSION TODAY WITH YOU
NEXT SLIDE, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT
WE HIGHLIGHT AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY RESPONSE BECAUSE THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE
BUT I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO TWO AREAS
THERE'S A LIST OF BULLETS I'M NOT GOING TO READ ON THE SIDE, BUT THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER
AS WE WENT INTO COVID, THERE IS A NEED FOR VACCINE CLINICS TO BE SET UP THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN VACCINATING 20 TO 30,000 KING COUNTY RESIDENTS
AND AS PART OF THAT INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK, I'M REALLY THANKFUL THAT KING COUNTY EMS MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS SO THAT FIREFIGHTERS COULD DELIVER VACCINES THAT'S BEEN VERY VALUABLE
THE UPPER RIGHT HAND PICTURE
JUST WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE RESPONDED TO A TRACTOR TRAILER FIRE OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND SAFELY MITIGATED
IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF THE CAB
CHIEF STARKEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS AS A FUEL LEAK IN RECENTLY RESTORED TRUCK, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO SAVE 1,000,000 DOLLARS APPROXIMATELY OF CRAB THAT WERE COMING TO THE AIRPORT TO BE SENT OUT OF THE COUNTRY
SO REALLY PROUD OF THAT
SO NOT ONLY ARE WE MITIGATING AND SAFELY PROVIDING GREAT SERVICE ON THE AIRPORT, WE ALSO DO THAT
AND I HAVE A COUPLE OTHER SLIDES THAT WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
NEXT SLIDE, THIS JUST SHOWS A HIGH LEVEL ORGANIZATION CHART OF THE DEPARTMENT
REALLY
WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON HERE IS WE HAVE TWO DISTINCT DIVISIONS, OPERATIONS, WHICH IS OUR RESPONSE CREWS AND OUR TRAINING TEAM AND MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT CHIEF TODD STARKEY OVERSEES THAT, WHICH IS THE BIGGEST GROUP WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, AND HE'S DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB, AND IT'S PROVIDED GREAT LEADERSHIP TO THE TEAM
ON THE RESPONSE SIDE, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS KIND OF THE UNSEEN ELEMENT THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A LITTLE BIT IN THE FUTURE IS OUR FIRE PREVENTION AND INSPECTION TEAM THAT DO A TON OF GREAT WORK MITIGATING AND HELPING PREVENT THINGS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE
CITIZEN CHIEF KEITH TAYLOR RUNS THAT DIVISION
AND IN THE MIDDLE, THE HEARTBEAT OF THE ORGANIZATION, OUR ADMIN STAFF
I GOTTA DO A SHOUT OUT TO ERIC RAMOS, OUR ADMIN SUPERVISOR, AND TRACY ROGERS, WHO PUT THIS GREAT SLIDE DECK TOGETHER FOR ME
SO I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T DO THAT
BUT THEY'RE THE HEARTBEAT
THEY DO A TON OF GREAT, GREAT THINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE STAYED OPERATIONAL AND HAVE NOT SKIPPED MISSED A BEAT DURING COVID AND WORKING REMOTELY
THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT TEAM
NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE A TON OF AFFILIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
I'LL FOCUS ON A COUPLE OF LOCAL KING COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION
MANY YEARS AGO, I WAS PRESIDENT IN THAT ASSOCIATION
IT'S A GREAT GROUP
WE MEET EVERY OTHER MONTH AND WORK TOGETHER TO COLLECTIVELY ADDRESS THINGS WITHIN THE COUNTY
VERY SIMILARLY
CHIEF STARKEY SITS ON THE OPERATIONAL CHIEFS MEETINGS
THEY JUST MET TODAY THAT THEY MEET ONGOING, AND THEY REALLY FACILITATE A LOT OF GREAT WORK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CONSISTENT RESPONSE PLANS
WE ALSO ARE ENGAGED ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, INVOLVED IN HELPING RIGHT STANDARDS WITH NFPA
WE HAVE MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATE IN AIRPORTS COUNCIL, INTERNATIONAL, ACI, AAAE
SO I WANTED YOU TO FOCUS ON BOTH
WE'RE DEFINITELY ENGAGED LOCALLY
WE'RE REALLY INVOLVED, BUT WE'RE ALSO REALLY INVOLVED NATIONALLY AND AT TIMES INTERNATIONALLY AS WELL
NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY HERE IN OUR DEPARTMENT EMBRACING DIVERSITY
I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE WORK THAT BOOKTA AND HER TEAM IS DOING AND THE INITIATIVES THAT ARE COMING OUT OF COMMISSION REGARDING EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
IT'S ONE OF THOSE EVOLVING AREAS THAT WE CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM
WE THINK WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT WORK, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT WORK LEFT TO GO
I WANT TO FOCUS ON TWO THINGS
ONE ARE HIRING KATHY CAMERON FROM HR, WHICH REPRESENTED HERE IS OUR LOCAL 1257 DIVERSITY ASSOCIATION
THEIR CONTINUED OUTREACH WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES, THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE ARE VERY IMPORTANT
WE PUT DIVERSE PANELS OF FIREFIGHTERS TOGETHER AND WE GET DIVERSITY TO THE TABLE TO BE INTERVIEWED
AND WE'RE VERY SUCCESSFUL AND NOT ONLY CHAMPIONING WHAT CHARLES BLOOD HAD DONE FOR THE PORT MANY YEARS AGO, BUT CONTINUING TO ONGOINGLY FOSTER AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S REALLY FOCUSED AND BASED ON INCLUSION
ONE STORY HERE, THE FIREFIGHTER ON THE LEFT, LUCAS CRIPPEN, WAS ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS THAT OUR DIVERSITY ASSOCIATION DID
AND DALE HORNING RECENTLY RETIRED
I GOT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO DALE BECAUSE HE WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD THROUGH THE DIVERSITY FOUNDATION
LUCAS WAS OUR FIRST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
HE ENDED UP WORKING REALLY HARD, WENT THROUGH BASED TECHNICAL COLLEGE, GOT HIS FIRE SCIENCE DEGREES, AND I AM ON DUTY TODAY
SO THE TONES IN THE BACKGROUND, THAT'S WHAT WHAT WE DO
SO BEAR WITH ME WITH THAT
BUT LUCAS WORKS REALLY HARD INTERVIEWED WITH US, GOT HIRED WITH US, AND HE EARNED HIS WAY TO WORK WITH US
AND NOW HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE DIVERSITY ASSOCIATION
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF LUCAS AND ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND WE PARTNER WITH THEM
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND THE GOLF TOURNAMENT ARE TWO KEY ELEMENTS THAT RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY
NEXT SLIDE, I WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW RECENT PROMOTIONS AND AWARDS
WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY
AS COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAD MENTIONED, HE DID A TOUR OF THE STATION, AND I MADE A COMMENT TO ME ABOUT DOING THIS AS POLICE HAD DONE, AND I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE POLICE'S DECK
THEY DID A GREAT JOB, AND THE FOCUS HERE REALLY IS TO HIGHLIGHT OUR PEOPLE
I GET THE DISTINCT HONOR TO BE THE LEADER AND REPRESENT THIS GROUP, BUT THEY MAKE US ALL PROUD EACH AND EVERY DAY
THEY DO GREAT WORK EVERY DAY
RECENT PROMOTIONS, BATTALION CHIEF STEPHANIE MCGUINNESS
STEPHANIE IS OUR FIRST FEMALE CHIEF LEVEL OFFICER
REALLY PROUD OF HER
SHE'S ON DAYS DOING GREAT WORK
BATTALION CHIEF JAKE MURRAY, CAPTAIN CHRIS CLARK, CAPTAIN TOBY DAVID, CAPTAIN INOR MICKELSON, CAPTAIN JAKE YOUNG
THEN I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT BOTH OUR 2019 AND OUR 2018 FIREFIGHTERS OF THE YEAR
WE HAD FIREFIGHTER MIKE CARGUS AND CAPTAIN FRANKLIN SMITH IN 2018
WE ARE YET TO SELECT OUR 2020
THAT'S WITH COVID AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE'VE GONE OUT FOR BALLOT, AND WE'LL BE IDENTIFYING THAT PERSON HERE FAIRLY SOON
NEXT SLIDE, AS PART OF MY PERFORMANCE PLAN, LAST YEAR, I CREATED A 2021 TO 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN
I IDENTIFIED 15 GOALS
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT PLAN AND WOULD MAKE THAT AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE IF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN SEEING THAT
BUT WE'RE JUST HIGHLIGHTING A COUPLE OF GOALS OUT OF THE 15 HERE, AND WE TRIED TO LINE THEM UP BOTH WITH THE CENTURY AGENDA AND THE AVIATION GOALS TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATION CAPABILITIES DURING RAPID AIRPORT GROWTH
ONE OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH THE RAPID GROWTH, AS YOU GUYS ALL KNOW, IS LEARNING THESE NEW BUILDINGS AND THE LAYOUTS AND THE COMPLEXITIES AND BEING ABLE TO NAVIGATE THEM IF THEY WERE FILLED WITH SMOKE AND UNDERSTANDING HOW TO OPERATE AND MANAGE THE SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THOSE BUILDINGS
SO WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO STAY ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, AND WE ARE SUCCESSFUL DOING THAT AND THEN EVALUATE OUR CURRENT TRAINING MODEL TO DETERMINE THE BEST LONG TERM SOLUTION FOR FIREFIGHTER DEVELOPMENT
AND I I'VE GOT CHIEF STARKEY LOOKING AT A 5 TO 10 YEAR MODEL AND WHAT'S THE BEST OPTIONS? WE HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES LOCALLY TO ENGAGE WITH SOME OF OUR PARTNERS AROUND THE AIRPORT TO ENHANCE OUR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND THEY'RE GOING TO EVALUATE IF THAT'S GOING TO BE A COST EFFECTIVE METHOD AND SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO
WE DO, II DO HAVE A TRAINING SITE, BUT WE DO TRAIN IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH OUR RESPONSE PARTNERS VERY OFTEN, AND THEY COME ON THE AIRPORT AND WE BOTH GO OFF THE AIRPORT
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO CHAMPION DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND THEN STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNICATION PLANS
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF MY BIGGEST AREAS WHERE I COULD FOCUS ON IS REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT TO, WHEN TO AND HOW TO COMMUNICATE NOT ONLY TO MY TEAM INTERNALLY, BUT ALSO TO ALL OF YOU EXTERNALLY, SO THAT WE'RE OUT IN FRONT ON THAT SO THAT YOU CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND AND GET A SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING DAY IN AND DAY OUT, WEEKEND AND WEEK OUT AND THEN EVALUATE OUR USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND FIRE PREVENTION
NEXT SLIDE
JUST HIGHLIGHTING OUR 2020 BUDGET
JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE PICTURE HERE
WE TOOK A 28% CUT
WE WANTED TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT WE HADN'T DONE
OUR EXPENSE DOLLARS HAVEN'T REALLY CHANGED SINCE I HIRED HERE IN 2010, WHICH IS OKAY BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER MECHANISMS TO GET FUNDING TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE INITIATIVES AND NEEDS
THROUGH BORGANS TEAM
WE CAN DO WHITE PAPER, WHITE SHEET, DIFFERENT AND OPPORTUNITIES AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE PART OF OUR NORMAL EXPENSE DOLLARS
SO IT HAS AN INCREASE
BUT I WAS REALLY CHALLENGED AND STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT TO IDENTIFY AREAS TO CUT
BUT WORKING WITH PERSONNEL UNION PRESIDENT, LOCAL IFF , IF WE WERE ABLE TO GET REALLY CREATIVE AND WE'RE ABLE TO CHOP AWAY SOME DOLLARS, AND AS YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT 50% CUT TO PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE INSTRUCTORS
WE DIDN'T GO TO DFW FOR TRAINING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
WE HAD A CREATIVE WAY TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT
THE FA ALLOWS US IN EVERY THIRD YEAR WE HAVE TO HAVE A BIG FIRE, BUT THE YEARS IN BETWEEN, WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS TO MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS
SO WE DIDN'T DIMINISH OUR LEVEL OF TRAINING WHATSOEVER
WE DID GET CREATIVE AND WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AT LOWER COSTS OUR PROFICIENCIES AND SKILLS
WE DID SOME CUTTING TO CONTRACTS AND OUR ANNUAL PHYSICALS AND THEN WE DID A 30% CUT OF OUR OVERALL OPERATIONAL ITEMS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO MANAGE AND STAY WITHIN 1%
I THINK WE WERE JUST SLIGHTLY REALLY CLOSE TO 1% OVER BUDGET FOR 2020 EVEN WITH THESE CUTS
SO REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THE WHOLE TEAM DID TO STAY WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS
AND ACTUALLY WITH THIS, I'M TALKING BUDGET
RASMUS TILLMAN IS OUR BUDGET ANALYST THAT WORKS UNDER IN BORGANS TEAM AND FINANCING BUDGET, AND HE'S BEEN A PHENOMENAL ANALYST
HE'S DONE AMAZING WORK FOR US AND HE HELPED US PUT THIS SLIDE TOGETHER
SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE HIM SUPPORTING OUR TEAM
NEXT SLIDE
I JUST WANT TO FOCUS THIS KIND OF A HARD CHART MAYBE TO READ, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE LINE, THAT'S EMPLOYMENTS FROM 2018, 19 AND 20 AND THEN THE RED LINE IS OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSES, IE THE AIRPLANE IN THE ENGINE THERE FOR RESPONSES
I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU AS THE AIRLINE EMPLOYMENTS WENT DOWN, OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE IS KIND OF TREND WITH THAT
AND THEY'RE COMING BACK UP RIGHT NOW
AS LANCE HAD MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THAT WE EXCEEDED 50,000 THROUGH THE AIRPORT
SO WE'RE GETTING BUSIER AGAIN, AND MOST OF THAT WORK IS SHOWING
BY THE GREEN PIER PIECE THERE IS EMS OUR MEDICAL WORK IS 70 TO 80% OF THE WORK THAT WE DO
NEXT SLIDE IS GOING TO SHOW THE MATH BEHIND THIS
IT'S A BUSY SLIDE
NEXT SLIDE
SO THE I'M GOING TO JUST HIGHLIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, EMS CALLS IS THE SECOND ELEMENT DOWN 3740 FOR 2019 AND 1708 FOR 2020
IT JUST SHOWS YOU THE IMPACT OF REDUCED PERSONNEL THROUGH THE AIRPORT DOES AFFECT OUR EMS RELATED WORK
AND WHAT IS INTERESTING IS OUR SERVICE CALLS AND WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, COVID HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SOME OF THOSE TWO, AND WE GOT CREATIVE AND THE WAY WE ISSUE HOT WORK PERMITS
SO THE DROP FROM 2581 TO 523 ISN'T AS SIGNIFICANT AS A DROP IS
WE'RE ALSO WORKING HARD TO OPERATIONALIZE SOME INNOVATION TO HELP THOSE DOING THE WORK BETTER MANAGE THE WORK THROUGH HOT WORK
AND OUR FIRE PREVENTION GROUP HAS DONE A GREAT JOB TRYING TO HELP DELIVER THAT SERVICE MORE TIMELY AND EVEN SOMETIMES REMOTELY
NEXT SLIDE, MUTUAL AID
I JUST TOUCHED ON THAT BRIEFLY
JUST INSTEAD OF READING THE CHART, WE DO HAVE AUTO AID, WHICH IS AUTOMATIC AID INTO THE CITY
SO ANYTHING ON INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD, BURIEN, NORTH HIGHLINE, NORMANDY PARK
IF THERE'S AN ACTUAL LIVE STRUCTURAL FIRE, WE AUTOMATICALLY GET TONED OUT THROUGH VALLEY COM TO BE A PART OF THAT RESPONSE
ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AROUND US DO THE SAME INCIDENT COMMAND PROTOCOL, SO IT'S A SEAMLESS, SEAMLESS OPERATION, AND WE WORK RIGHT INTO THEIR OPERATIONS AS THEY WOULD WHEN THEY COME ON THE AIRPORT
NEXT SLIDE HERE I WANTED TO SHOWCASE THIS IS KIND OF THE WORK AND ANOTHER THING THAT SEPARATES US FROM OUR MUNICIPAL PARTNER
SO I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY WE'RE NOT ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHERE YOU LIVE THAT DEPARTMENT IN RESPONSE TO YOUR HOME OR YOUR FAMILY
AND WE HAVE THE TECHNICAL, OTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT WE PROVIDE SERVICES HAVE TAP THE SKILL SET TO MANAGE AIRCRAFT INCIDENTS
HERE'S ANOTHER AREA WHAT SEPARATES US FROM A LOT OF TEAMS OUR HAZMAT TEAM IS ON DUTY
A LOT OF HAZMAT TEAMS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE TO BE CALLED FROM RECALL OFF DUTY PERSONNEL
AND SO THERE'S A BIG TIME DELAY
SO WE PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT HAZMAT RESPONSE TO ALL OF OUR OWN PARTNERS
SO IF YOU LIVE WITHIN THE SOUTH KING COUNTY AREA, OFTEN WE'RE THE FIRST ONES THAT ARE HEADING OUT TO HELP SIDES THAT UP AND MITIGATE, BECAUSE WE TAKE ON A LION SHARE OF THAT WORK FOR THE COUNTY, BECAUSE WE HAVE A STAFF ON DUTY TEAM EVERY DAY
AND WE ALSO HAVE A STAFF ON DUTY TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM THAT PROVIDES HIGH AND LOW ANGLE RESCUE AND ALSO CONFINED SPACE RESCUE
SO TO HAVE THAT TEAM ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO LARRY HILL
HE REMINDED ME THAT WE OFTEN FORGET, BUT WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE WENT OUT TO A HORSE RESCUE, THE TECHNICAL TEAM TO HELP RESCUE A HORSE, AND WHATEVER ROLE WE CAN PLAY IN SUPPORT OF THOSE OPERATIONS, THOSE BIG HEAVY LIFT LIKE THAT
THERE'S SPECIAL TEAMS OUT THERE WITH VET, VETERINARIANS AND OTHERS THAT COME ON SCENE TO THOSE TYPES OF CALLS TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT SAFELY
NEXT SLIDE
SO THIS IS OUR TRAINING SLIDE, LARGE PART OF OUR REQUIREMENT, AND WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN OUR FAA REQUIRED TRAINING
WE DO THAT AT 100% WITHOUT QUESTION
EVEN WHEN EMPLOYEES ARE OFF, THEY HAVE TO COME BACK IN AND MAKE THAT TRAINING UP
WE ALSO HAVE WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVE CODE STANDARDS
WE HAVE OUR OWN VERTICAL STANDARDS IN THE WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
AND SO YOU SEE THE 96% COMPLETION RATE
WHO'S THAT 4%? THAT'S BASICALLY PEOPLE THAT WERE OUT OR ON LONG, LONGTERM LEAVES
SO IT'S NOT THAT OUR PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING TRAINED OR THAT THEY MISS TRAINING AND DIDN'T GET IT MADE UP
THOSE NUMBERS ARE DOWN AND WE SHOW THEM DOWN BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME LONG TERM MEDICAL LEAVE SITUATIONS THAT ARE STILL ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PROCESS HERE
AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE REALLY PROUD OF OUR ATC PROGRAM
SO WE DO HAVE A JOINT APPRENTICE PROGRAM
IT'S A THREE YEAR PROGRAM, AND WE HAD 10 FIREFIGHTERS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE IN 2020
WE DID SEND TWO OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS THROUGH THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY
THEN WE'RE CERTIFYING NEW CPR INSTRUCTORS ALL THE TIME TO SUPPORT OUR TRAINING THAT WE DO WITH THE PUBLIC ON CPR FIRST AID
NEXT SLIDE
SO TRAINING IN THE YEAR A COVID
SO WE'VE HAD A SUCCESSFUL YEAR PULLING OFF OUR 2020 TRIANNUAL DRILL
GOT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO RANDY HANSON AND HIS TEAM AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND THE GREAT SUPPORT THAT THEY PROVIDED US AND OPERATIONS ALSO PROVIDED GREAT SUPPORT FOR THIS AND OUR MUTUAL AID PARTNERS
WE WERE ABLE TO DO IT SAFELY
SOCIAL DISTANCING WEARING MASKS AND WE PULLED OFF A SUCCESSFUL DRILL MEETING THE FAA EXCEEDING THE FAA EXPECTATIONS
WE HAD 2020 LIVE FIRE DRILLS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PULL OFF
AND IT'S BEEN A YEAR CHANGING HABITS OR A YEAR AND A HALF OF CHANGING HABITS AND APPROPRIATE USE OF MASKS, MANAGING BACK AND FORTH TO THE CHANGING AND CONTINUING MORE RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENTS UPON US FOR PPE AND THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL TALK ABOUT IT MAYBE HERE WE MONITORED ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO THERESA COMMENTS AND HER TEAM
THEY WORKED WITH US VERY CLOSELY
WE HAVE 17 PEOPLE ON DUTY EVERY DAY
SO WHEN THE GOVERNOR PUTS OUT AN INITIATIVE THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE CONGREGATING IN ONE ROOM, THEY EAT, SLEEP AND WORK HERE
SO OUR SAFETY CAME IN WITH US RIGHT UP FRONT AND BACK
THEN IT WAS JUAN MARTEL SAT DOWN WITH JASON SCHNAUZER, HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER, AND WORKED OUT A PLAN TO LET US CO EXIST, DO WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO AND STILL BE SAFE
AND SO TODAY, KNOCK ON WOOD, I'M STILL PROUD WE HAVEN'T HAD AN EMPLOYEE TO EMPLOYEE SPREAD OF COVID AND WORK THIS VERY, VERY CLOSELY
AND WHEN THIS FIRST CAME OUT, CHIEF STARKEY CAME IN 2 TO 3 MONTHS
AND I THINK IT WAS 60 PLUS DAYS IN A ROW TO MAKE SURE EVEN THROUGH WEEKENDS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COST BECAUSE OF COMMUNICATION ON COVID IN OUR PROTOCOLS, BECAUSE WE RESPONDED TO SIX PEOPLE, SICK PEOPLE WERE CHANGING SO FAST
SO TO MAINTAIN THE PORT REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO THE COUNTY REQUIREMENTS, IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT AND HE TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF AS THE LEADER OF THAT GROUP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD THE SAME MESSAGE EACH AND EVERY DAY SO THAT THERE WASN'T ANY ANY MISINTERPRETATION
AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF HIM AND HIS WORK AND THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE THROUGH THE COVID EXPERIENCE
AND THINGS ARE STARTING TO LOOSEN UP
BUT WE'RE NOT LETTING OUR GUARD DOWN IN ANY WAY
OUR FIRST AND FOREMOST PRIORITIES TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN HERE WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SO THAT THEY CAN SAFELY SERVE OTHERS OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY
NEXT SLIDE, SAFETY
THE BATTALION CHIEF OF TRAINING IS OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER, AND THAT'S JASON SNAZZY
AND THIS IS SHOWING THAT WE TAKE SAFETY VERY SERIOUSLY
WE WORK WITH TIFFANY OLSON IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE FROM TERESA'S TEAM THAT MEETS WITH US AND JASON VERY OFTEN AND ACTUALLY COMES IN AND DOES TRAINING WITH THE TEAM
BUT WE DO A LOT OF TRAINING IN OUR 104%
SAFETY SCORE IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF
SO THEY MANAGE IT THROUGH HEALTH AND SAFETY
AND THERE'S AREAS WHERE YOU CAN OVERACHIEVE AND WHICH IS WHY THERE'S OVER A 100%
BUT IT DOESN'T FILL UP ANY GAPS OF THINGS THAT WE WERE MISSING UNDERNEATH THAT SCORE
NEXT SLIDE, AED AND FIRST AID, AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE THE HIGHEST AVERAGE IN THE WORLD
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT
AND IN PART, IT'S BECAUSE OF ONE, THE WAY THE COUNTY STRUCTURED, BUT ALSO THE PORT COMMITMENT TO PLACING 300 AEDS CONVENIENTLY THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT, ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE FIRST AID, AED AND CPR TRAINING TO ANYBODY THAT WANTS IT AT THE AIRPORT
AND THEN, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE DO HAVE HANDS ONLY KIOSK THAT WAS PUT AWAY OF COVID
AND IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE LIFE OF THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE POST COVID
BUT WE'RE MONITORING THAT AND WORKING WITH AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, BUT REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR MEN AND WOMEN DO
AND THEY TAKE ALL THEIR WORK VERY SERIOUSLY
BUT THIS ONE IS THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF
AND I LIKE TO SAY THAT IF THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK, I WOULDN'T WISH THAT UPON ANYBODY
BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF HERE AT THE AIRPORT
AND IF YOU'RE ABLE, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH
BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN HEART ATTACKS AND CARDIAC ARREST THAT ARE FATAL IMMEDIATELY
BUT IF YOU'RE SAVABLE, THE MEN AND WOMEN HERE ARE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET HOME TO YOUR FAMILY
NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE FIRE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES WE DO BUILDING INSPECTIONS, EXTINGUISHER
THIS IS THE BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF THAT WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY LIKE, FIRST AID, CPR, THE COMMUNITY HELPS US
WE DON'T RESPOND TO CPR AND FIRST AID WITHOUT SOMEBODY DOING CPR PRIOR TO US GETTING THERE, WHICH IS A REALLY KEY PIECE OF THAT CHAIN LIKE THIS
WE INSPECT THE EXTINGUISHER SO THAT THEY'RE READY AND WORKABLE FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC TO USE FOR THE MAINTENANCE TO YOU IF THEY NEED ONE
SO THIS IS KIND OF THAT BEHIND THE SCENES WORK THAT GETS DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MITIGATE AND PREVENT FIRES FROM ACTUALLY HAPPENING
NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE AN ALARM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HERE
SO WE HAVE AN ALARM TECH THAT ACTUALLY WORKS WITHIN THE UNION GREG CARBAU
HE'S PHENOMENAL AT WHAT HE DOES
HE DOES THE INSTALLATION AND TIE INS, LIKE FOR NORTH SATELLITE
AND IF THOSE BIG PROJECTS THE IF THOSE BIG PROJECTS, HE DOES THE TIE IN WITH ALL THE SYSTEMS SO THAT THEY REPORT INTO THE 911 DISPATCH CENTER EFFECTIVELY DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK A REPLACEMENT PLAN FOR HIM AS HE PLANS TO RETIRE WITHIN THE THE NEXT FEW YEARS
BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH HIM ON THAT AS WELL
BUT HE MANAGES 11,000 DEVICES AND HE DOES SOME WORK DOWN IN THE WATERFRONT AND HAS HELPED THE WATERFRONT TIE INTO OUR DISPATCH CENTER UP HERE AT THE AIRPORT
NEXT SLIDE, WE DO PLAN REVIEW
SO I HAVE ONE FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER
I HAVE ANOTHER THAT'S ON EMERGENCY HIRE RIGHT NOW
WE BROUGHT JEFF GAGNE BACK
HE WAS OUR BATTALION CHIEF AND FIRE PREVENTION RETIRED 4 TO 5 YEARS AGO
HE'S BACK FOR FIVE MONTHS TO HELP OUT IN THAT AREA, AND I THINK HAVE JUST RECENTLY MADE AN OFFER TO ANOTHER FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER
THESE ARE REALLY CRITICAL ROLES
THEY DO ALL THE REVIEW FOR FIRE SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE FOR ALL THE BIG PROJECTS
AND WITH ALL THE ADR WORK THAT'S COMING UP IS GOING TO BE A REALLY CRITICAL FUNCTION
SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THE GROWTH IN THAT WORK
SO WE'RE TRYING TO STAFF APPROPRIATELY
NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
SO TOGETHER WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IF THEY DO A TON OF THINGS THROUGH THE UNION AND WE HELP THEM FACILITATE THAT, WHETHER IT'S UP IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER
TOYS FOR TOTS, WE SUPPORT THE BURN CAMP
WE HAVE COUNSELORS TO GO TO THE BURN CAMP AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THAT FOR YEARS AND A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE RAISE OUR CHARITIES, GO AND FUND SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES
THE STAIR CLIMB, BREAST CANCER, REALLY ENGAGE AND GET INVOLVED ON THE COMMUNITY LEVEL IN SUPPORT OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT INITIATIVES
WHAT'S NOT ON HERE? TOYS FOR TOTS, WE'RE REALLY BIG IN SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES
AND WHEN WE'RE DOING THE THE DRIVE FOR ALL OF THAT DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
CHIEF TODD STARKY DOES MAKE A GREAT SANTA CLAUS UP THERE IN THE UPPER LEFT
AND A REALLY GOOD STORY OUT OF COVID
CHIEF STARKEY REALLY TAKES HIS LEADERSHIP
HE'S BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB
BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF RETIREMENT
60% OF THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN HIRED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN 11 YEARS, OVER 60%
SO A LOT OF FIREFIGHTERS THAT CAME IN IN 79, 80, 81 THAT ARE RETIRING RAISE THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW GENERATION OF FIREFIGHT FIGHRTERS THAT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN
AND HE REALIZED THAT WHEN THINGS WERE SHUTTING DOWN WITH COVID THAT THE PARENTS COULDN'T GET PICTURES TAKEN WITH SANTA CLAUS
SO WE TALKED TO THERESA CUMMINS
WE WORKED OUT A SOCIALLY DISTANCING WAY TO DO THAT
HE SAT IN A FIRE ENGINE
THEY WERE OUTSIDE
IT WAS IN AN OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENT
SO HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF VERY SUCCESSFULLY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM, THE FAMILIES TO BRING THEIR KIDS IN AND GET PICTURES WITH SANTA CLAUS IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THAT WAS IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DO
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S A CONCLUSION OF MY PRESENTATION, JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW
I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU
AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY TO COME
AND IN THE FUTURE, I'LL HAVE SOME OF MY GREAT TEAM PRESENTING SOME OF THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO FOR YOU DURING THESE PRESENTATIONS
AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE I'VE GOT AN ECHO
I THINK WE SHOULD DO THE NEXT ONE ON WHILE WE'RE DRIVING AROUND THE [Inaudible 01:54:45] , NOTHING IS MORE FUN THAN THAT
I'M SORRY
CLERK HART, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS OF THE CHIEF BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK? YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
HERE WE GO
THERE WE GO
THANKS VERY MUCH, CHEEF, FOR THAT COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW
IT'S REALLY INFORMATIVE, AND I THINK IT GIVES US ALL MORE TO VALUE AND APPRECIATE THE RANGE OF WORK THAT IS UNDERTAKEN AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
I DID WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HERE
IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDED EXCLUSIVELY WITH AVIATION SUPPORT FUNDS? YESS
WE ACTUALLY ARE FUNDED OUT OF A PORTION OF LANDING FEES
AND SO WHAT ABOUT THE MUTUAL AID COST, THOUGH, THAT YOU ARE ROUTINELY DOING OR OUTSIDE OF THE PORT AIRPORT JURISDICTION
SO WE HAVE A MUTUAL AGREEMENT WITHIN THE COUNTY THAT WE PROVIDE EACH OTHER SUPPORT, JUST LIKE IF WE HAVE A MAJOR EMERGENCY HERE, THERE'S OVER 40 DEPARTMENTS THAT WOULD COME AND SUPPORT US
SO IT'S BASICALLY IN KIND WHERE WE CAN GET REIMBURSEMENT
WE DON'T REIMBURSE ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE IT'S A SHARED AGREEMENT, BUT WE DO CAN GET REIMBURSED
IF THERE'S A TANKER FIRE OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND WE WENT OUT TO SUPPORT AND THE JURISDICTION WAS TO HAVE THEM CHARGE THEM FOR SERVICES, THEN WE COULD RECLAIM PART OF THAT
AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT ON A TANKER FIRE THAT HAPPENED IN FEDERAL WAY NOT LONG AGO
I SEE THAT MAKES SENSE
I JUST HAVE ONE FINAL QUESTION REGARDING YOU SHOWED US THE ORG CHART, BUT IT DIDN'T SHOW THE ORG CHART OF THE PORT
IT ONLY SHOWED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ORG CHART
WHERE DOES THE ORG CHART OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIT IN WITH THE OVERALL PORT ORGANIZATION? AND I THINK YOUR REPORT TO WENDY RYDER, DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR SECURITY SEATAC
AND I THINK THE PORT POLICE REPORT TO DAVE SWIKY COO, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT
YEAH, I'M JUST A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE DISCONNECT THERE BETWEEN THE TWO WHEN THE FACT IS THAT MUCH OF YOUR WORK AND TAILS COORDINATION AND PARTICULARLY DURING EXTREME TIMES AND EMERGENCIES AND THINGS, THERE NEEDS TO BE A HIGH LEVEL OF COORDINATION
AND SO I JUST WONDERED IF YOU HAD ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT
WELL, I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE DO HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF COORDINATION REGARDLESS OF REPORTING STRUCTURE
POLICE AND FIRE SECURITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ALL THE STATE ORDERS TO INCLUDE OPERATIONS
WE WORK REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WELL TOGETHER
SO ON THE GROUND, OUR TROOPS GET IT DONE
POLICE, FIRE, OPERATION SECURITY WORKING REALLY, REALLY SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER AND WE TRAIN TOGETHER
REPORTING STRUCTURE IS ONE THING
WE ARE FUNDED OUT OF THE AVIATION DIVISION
SO WE'VE ALWAYS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE REPORTED UP THROUGH THE AVIATION DIVISION AND I THINK HISTORICALLY WE'VE ALWAYS REPORTED UP THROUGH THE AVIATION DIVISION
I THINK THE THE OTHER APPROACH AT SOME POINT IN TIME, I THINK POLICE AND FIRE DID IN THE PAST REPORT AN AVIATION DIVISION
BUT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER REASONS THAT THEY HAVE THEM REPORTING SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE SOME WORK DOWNTOWN
WE SUPPORT DOWNTOWN THROUGH THE ALARM TECHNICIAN
AND IF THERE WAS A MAJOR INCIDENT DOWNTOWN, WE WOULD PROVIDE FIRE LEADERSHIP TO HELP SEATTLE, HELP MITIGATE AND MANAGE OUR AND PROTECT OUR ASSETS
SO REGARDLESS OF PORT INFRASTRUCTURE WILL STILL BE SUPPORTING WHEREVER WE'RE NEEDED
ALRIGHT
THANKS VERY MUCH
A COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
I SEE MR BROWN HAS HIS HAND UP
HE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD
SO YOU DID
THANKS FOR MY QUESTION
COME IN
AND AND I THINK, AS RANDY SAY, REGARDLESS OF THE REPORTING STRUCTURE AS THE COORDINATION IS NEEDED
AND JUST TO REASSURE YOU SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY TAKING MY POSITION OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AS A SPECIAL INTEREST IN AND PROVIDE GREAT SUPPORT AS NEEDED AS RANDOM ACT FOR THAT
AND WE ARE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A [inaudible 01:59:02] THAT'S NEEDED TO GET WORK DONE
SO SAFETY IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AS NUMBER ONE, WE CAN TAKE IT
IT CAN BE SECOND TO ANYTHING ELSE
SO SAFETY OFFER PASSENGERS, EMPLOYEES, CONSULTING, CONTRACT OR JOB NUMBER ONE FOR US
SO IT HAS A HIGH VISIBILITY WITH THAT
GOT IT FOR CONSTRUCTION
THANK YOU
ALRIGHT
THANKS
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, COULD YOU CONTINUE? YES, WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSIONER FOR QUESTIONS
YEAH, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I WASN'T GOING TO MENTION THIS, BUT I THINK COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCKS QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO HOW THE TWO DEPARTMENTS ARE STRUCTURED REMINDED ME OF A STORY FROM WHEN I SERVED IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
AND I ONCE TALKED TO SOMEONE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND HE TOLD ME A STORY ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK IN 2001
AND WE'RE READY FOR THIS
I THINK YOU HAVE TO MUTE THE PHONE
THERE WAS A SITUATION IN 9 11 WHERE THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE GOING UP THE TWIN TOWERS AND NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CIRCLING THE TOWERS IN THE HELICOPTER AND THE TWO DEPARTMENTS WERE NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER
AND THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD TOLD ALL THEIR OFFICERS TO CLEAR A BUILDING BECAUSE THEY SAW FROM UP HIGH THAT THE BUILDING WAS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE
BUT THAT MESSAGE NEVER GOT TO THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO WERE ACTUALLY IN THE BUILDING
AND THEY WERE SAYING HOW IF THE TWO DEPARTMENTS HAD BETTER COORDINATED THROUGH COMMUNICATION CHANNELS THAT WE IT COULD HAVE AVOIDED A LOT OF THE FIREFIGHTER CASUALTIES ON 9 11
AND SO I THINK THAT REALLY JUST HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PDS AND THE FD WORKING TOGETHER AND COMMUNICATING TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY AS WE OPERATE AN AIRPORT WHERE WE COULD HAVE GASOLINE FIRES AND WHATNOT
AND SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT DOESN'T ALREADY HAPPEN
I TRUST THAT COORDINATION IS VERY TIGHT
AS JEFFREY HIGHLIGHTED, SAFETIES ARE NO ONE GOAL
BUT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK QUESTIONS KIND OF REMINDED ME OF THAT STORY
AND I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE WITH FOLKS THE COMMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE, HOWEVER, WERE THAT I REALLY DO THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS KIND OF THE UNSUNG HEROES OF OUR AIRPORT
OFTENTIMES THEY'RE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES
THEY DON'T GET SO MUCH PUBLICITY, PIER OR PRAISE FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE
I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY TREMENDOUS GRATITUDE TO YOUTUBE CROSS AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO BEYOND YOUR NORMAL DUTIES, AND THAT INCLUDES HELPING IN THE VACCINATIONS OF THE COVID 19 VACCINE
I VOLUNTEER WITH MY COLLEAGUE RYAN SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE VACCINE ROLLOUT, AND OBVIOUSLY EACH TIME YOUR FIREFIGHTERS WERE THERE TO HELP IN ANY INSTANCES OF REACTIONS TO THE VACCINE
SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU ALL FOR GOING ABOVE THE CALL OF DUTY TO HELP WITH THIS
ONCE IN A GENERATION PANDEMIC GENERATION, HOPEFULLY KNOCK ON WOOD PANDEMIC
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FIGURING OUT WAYS WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
AND IF I COULD JUST ADD THAT, THANK YOU FOR THE STORY COMES BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT
THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
A LOT OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED, A LOT OF PLACES, RIGHT
TO TRY TO HELP IMPROVE THAT COMMUNICATIONS
AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS THAT SUCCESSFUL
BUT THE ADVANTAGE AND I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO A PART OF MY PRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE HERE IS THAT WE ARE ALL PORT EMPLOYEES, WHICH MAKES US UNIQUE
AND WE ALL ARE POLICE, FIRE, A PART OF THE BUSINESS UNIT
WE EQUALLY HAVE THE PORT SAME GOAL TO SAFELY MITIGATE AND RESTORE OPERATIONS
SO WE WORK SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER
THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE THAT IS NOT OUT IN THE OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY
A LOT OF TIMES, POLICE AND FIRE DO REPORT TO THE SAME CITY MANAGER OR MAYOR OR WHOEVER
BUT WHEN THEY RESPOND TO A EVEN AN OFF PORT PROPERTY, A PORT BUILDING FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHETHER IT BE PUT SOUND, THEY'RE NOT VESTED IN THAT
THEY MITIGATE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN, AND THEN THEY TURN IT OVER TO THE TENANT OR THE OWNER TO SOLVE THE CLEAN UP AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF
WE'RE IN IT TO THE END HERE AT THE PORT
SO WE WORK REALLY WELL, NOT ONLY WITH POLICE, BUT ALL OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL
THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE
AND SHARE A STORY
WE DID TAKE A BUNCH OF EXECUTIVES BACK TO THE NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY, AND WE DID A MOCK DISASTER
AND I WAS NEVER MORE PROUD OF YOU HAD A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHEN IT COMES TO A CRISIS AT THE PORT
AND YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT ON SMALL END OR NOT, SO SMALL LEVELS OR LEADERSHIP
AND PORT EMPLOYEES ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GET TO WORK AND GET STUFF DONE SO YOU CAN HAVE FAITH AND CONFIDENCE, NOT JUST HERE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT THROUGHOUT THE PORT
WE'RE SERVING YOU WITH ALL OF OUR BEST INTERESTS AT HEART, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK PLUG
I WAS EXTREMELY JEALOUS WHEN MY COLLEAGUE BRIAN WENT ON THE TRAINING ACADEMY, AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT MYSELF
I SEE YOUR HAND UP FOR THAT
GOT IT
YEAH
THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THE SHAMELESS PITCH HERE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THE 76 STORY STAIR CLIMB, COMMISSIONER CHO WITH THE FIREFIGHT, OR I'M GOING TO START WORKING OUT NOW FOR THAT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH
YOU STOLE MY THUNDER, SAM
SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND DO FIRE OPS WITH MICHAEL WILSON, WHO IS AN EXTRAORDINARY FIREFIGHTER, THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND AT THE INVITATION OF LOCAL 1257 AND TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THAT
I'VE ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO COME OUT AND TAKE A TOUR WITH YOU, CHIEF CROSS, AND SEE THE STATION ONCE WITH YOU
AND THEN ANOTHER TIME I TOOK MY SON'S OUT THERE AND MET UP WITH MIKE
AND WHILE I WAS GETTING OUTFITTED, THEY GOT TO GET IN ONE OF THE ARF TRUCKS
AND THERE'S ALL THE THINGS THAT AN UNTRAINED EYE LIKE MINE CAN SEE, EVEN JUST THE ORDERLINESS, THE ORGANIZATION, THE CAMARADERIE AMONGST ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS
THAT'S OBVIOUS
A COUPLE OF KIND OF PROFOUND LESSONS THAT I TOOK FROM THAT EXPERIENCE OF GOING TO FIRE OPS IS THAT ONE, JUST THE EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF TRAINING AND DRILLING THAT FIREFIGHTERS DO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS IN VERY LABOR INTENSIVE SITUATIONS WHERE THE CONDITIONS ARE VERY FLUID AND JUST SEEING WHETHER IT WAS POPPING OPEN A DOOR OR ADDRESSING SOMEBODY WHO'S IN CARDIAC CRISIS, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEBODY WHO HAS TRAINED ON IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND YOUR PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IS WHAT MAKES IT SO LIKELY THAT SOMEBODY WHO COMES IN THE CARE OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL SURVIVE
AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT WAS QUITE EYE OPENING TO ME AND THAT I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND UNTIL I TOOK PART IN THE FIRE OPS WAS I THINK THE OUTSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE OF FIREFIGHTING IS THAT YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF FOLKS THROW ON THEIR FIREPROOF GEAR, JUMP ON THE TRUCKS, GO TO THE FIRE, AND THEY START SPRAYING WATER ON THE THING AND DO WHAT THEY CAN TO PUT IT OUT WHEN, IN FACT, IT'S MUCH MORE LIKE A SURGICAL OPERATING THEATER WHERE EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS A TOTALLY UNIQUE ROLE
THEY'RE ALL SPECIALIZED
AND WHEN YOU SEE HOW THEY COORDINATE AS A TEAM, EACH DOING THEIR SPECIFIC ROLE, IT IS TRULY IMPRESSIVE
IT'S LIKE AN ORCHESTRA
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT UNDERSTANDING THE INTELLECT AND THE SKILL AND JUST THAT IT HOURS AND HOURS OF PRACTICE IT TAKES TO GET GOOD AT THAT WAS REALLY, QUITE IMPRESSIVE
SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I KNOW THAT YOU ALL SERVE A REALLY STRANGE KIND OF PARADOXICAL ROLE WHERE WE WANT YOU TO BE THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AND WE WANT YOU NEVER TO BE NECESSARY
BUT WE ARE SO GRATEFUL YOU ARE THERE IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS AN ADVERSE EVENT THAT YOU NEED TO BE CALLED TO
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER
THANK YOU
YOU SUMMIT IT UP REALLY WELL
WE HAVE A HIGHLY TRAINED, HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE HERE, A FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT, AS I MENTIONED UP FRONT, WE'RE ALL VERY, VERY PROUD OF, BUT THAT I WOULD PUT UP AGAINST ANY AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT HANDS DOWN IN THE WORLD
I PUT OUR MEN AND WOMEN UP AGAINST ANY OF THEM AND ALSO TO ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT OUTSIDE OF THE JURISDICTION
AND CHIEF STARK HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK
WE PUT OURSELVES ON DISPLAY TO MAKE OURSELVES BETTER
SO WE'RE TRAINING IN A LOCAL COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME BECAUSE YOU GET THAT THAT COMPLEX OR I'M AT AN AIRPORT, BUT WE DO EVERYTHING, AND WE HAVE TO BE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AT EVERYTHING
SO LEARNING AND WORKING WITH THOSE WE DON'T HAVE STRUCTURAL FIRES HERE, BUT WE DO HAVE STRUCTURAL FIRES OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT OUR TEAMS RESPOND TO
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE DIALED IN SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE FOR YOU HERE AT THE AIRPORT AS WELL
WE WANT A SMALL FIRE IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN
LIKE YOU SAID, WE DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN, BUT WE WANT IT TO STAY SMALL
WE DON'T WANT IT TO GET BIG, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET AND RESTORE OPERATIONS AS FAST AS WE CAN
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
I DO WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING, WHICH IS REALLY QUICKLY TO SAY, YOU KNOW, OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE CALLED IN TO SOME OF THE HARDEST MOMENTS ANYONE EVER EXPERIENCED IS IN LIFE, WHETHER THAT'S POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE OR DANGER RELATED TO A FIRE OR A CAR ACCIDENT OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID LOOK INTO AS A RESULT OF THAT EXPERIENCE AT FIRE OFFS WAS WHAT KIND OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WE DO HAVE AVAILABLE
AND IT SOUNDED THE PERSPECTIVE FIREFIGHTERS WAS THAT THE RESOURCES ARE THERE
AND THE ONLY THING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE WORKING ON IS ENSURING THAT THERE IS A CULTURE IN WHICH SEEKING OUT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, NOT SIMPLY A REACTIVE MEASURE AFTER THE FACT
AND SO I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT LEADERSHIP, BOTH IN YOUR OFFICE AND THE UNION LEADERSHIP IS REALLY ENCOURAGING FIREFIGHTERS TO SEEK OUT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
I KNOW THAT FOR ME PERSONALLY, HAVING ACCESS TO THERAPY AND GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS HAS BEEN A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF MY ADULT LIFE
AND I THINK WE LEADERS NEED TO MODEL THAT
AND SO HAVING THAT CULTURE AT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, I THINK, IS REALLY ESSENTIAL
THANK YOU FOR I WAS ANTICIPATING THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS MY BIGGEST CHALLENGES AHEAD? AND YOU JUST TOUCHED ON ONE OF THEM IS FIREFIGHTER MENTAL HEALTH IS AN AREA WITHIN NOT NATIONALLY IS REALLY GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION RIGHT NOW
SO THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD WORK BEING DONE IN THAT AREA
CHIEF STARKEY AND UNION PRESIDENT CHRIS NOTTLE, MYSELF
WE TALK ALL THE TIME AND ARE ON THE LOOKOUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CATCH THINGS WHEN THEY'RE SMALL ALSO, AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AFFORDED HELP
AND EVEN WENDY, WENDY, AFTER A LOT OF SOME OF THESE INCIDENTS THAT WE'VE HAD RECENTLY, THEY CAUSE YOU OH, MY GOSH
HOW'S THE TEAM DOING? AND WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT THEY DO IT ALL THE TIME, AND THEY DO SEE SOME PRETTY HORRIFIC STUFF AND TRYING TO MAKE SOME HEROIC LIFE SAVING EFFORTS IN REALLY DIRE SITUATIONS, IN VERY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, NOT ONLY ON THE PATIENT, BUT THE FAMILIES THAT ARE WATCHING THIS RIGHT IN
WENDY'S REALLY GOOD AT CHECKING IN WITH CHIEF STARK OR MYSELF AND MAKING SURE THE TEAM'S OKAY AND CHECKING IN WITH THE TEAM, BUT WE DO THAT AS WELL
IT'S PART OF OUR PROCESS ALL THE TIME
SO THANK YOU FOR MAKE IT CHEAP THAN DRAWN ATTENTION TO THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
MAYBE TO COMMISSIONNER FELLEMAN
THANKS, CHIEF CROSS
AND I PILE ON WITH ALL THESE ACCOLADES
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY WAS SURPRISING TO ME IS WHEN THERE WAS THAT RAIL FIRE IN MOSIER AND ALL THE PLACES YOU WERE BEING MOBILIZING TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MOSIER
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY A KING COUNTY MUTUAL AID SITUATION
AND I'M JUST WONDERING HOW THAT WORKS OUT
WEREN'T YOU TRYING TO MOBILIZE, LIKE, AN ARF OR SOMETHING HUGE
SO ACTUALLY, THAT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE ACTUALLY, AT THE TIME, POLICE CHIEF COLIN WILSON WAS IN A LOOP OF A CONVERSATION THAT DIDN'T INVOLVE ME
AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN HAS A PLACE DOWN IN THAT AREA
SO SHE WAS IN MOSIER AT THE TIME OF THAT INCIDENT
WELL, I CALLED THE FIRE CHIEF FROM PORTLAND AIRPORT, WHO ACTUALLY ALSO LIVES IN MOSIER
THAT WAS ON HIS WAY IN HIS COMMAND VEHICLE WITH ONE OF THE BIG ARF TRUCKS OUT THAT WAY TO HELP KIND OF PROVIDE MUTUAL AID IN THE COMMUNITY
SO I WAS ABLE TO LET HER KNOW THAT HELP WAS ON ON ITS WAY
YEAH
HE WANTED TO HELP SAVE HIS OWN CITY
THE FIRE SERVICE, IT SEEMS VERY BIG AND DAUNTING, BUT THE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY IS PRETTY SMALL AND TIGHT KNIT
WE ARE ALWAYS OUT THERE TO HELP EACH OTHER
WELL, THAT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION
SO THANK YOU FOR RISING FOR THAT OCCASION, BUT I'M ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN THE PHYSICAL WELL BEING OF YOUR PEOPLE
AND TWO THINGS COME TO MIND IS ELEVATED INTEREST IN THE PFAS AND EXPOSURE WE HAVE BOTH IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS HEALTH RELATED AND OUR ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUR NEW STATION
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING IN BOTH THOSE REGARDS
SO I REPRESENT LANSON, WENDY, HAVE GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY
AND BEFORE LAUREL, THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF BE THE PFAS FOCAL FOR OPERATIONAL
AND THEN YOU GOT ARLAND'S TEAM FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE
SO WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH ARLAND'S TEAM ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE
I'M NOT DIGGING WELLS TO DO MONITORING AND ALL OF THAT
RIGHT
BUT WE HAVE HAD OUR FIREFIGHTERS BLOOD, SALIVA AND URINE TESTED, SO WE WERE ABLE TO ANONYMOUSLY BUT INDIVIDUALLY GET RESULTS FOR ANYBODY THAT VOLUNTEERED THAT WANTED TO TO SEE WHERE THEIR RESULTS ARE
I WORK WITH THE DOCTOR MONTHLY
I HAVE A MEETING WITH HIM FOR SOME OTHER WORK, BUT HE'S THE LEAD RESEARCHER FOR THE FIREFIGHTER CANCER COHORT STUDY THAT'S DOING AN ANALYSIS IN ONE AREA OF PFAS CONTAMINATION AND THE HEALTH EFFECTS THE FIREFIGHTERS IS YET STILL UNKNOWN BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, ALL OF US TO INCLUDE YOU GUYS, HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF PFOS PROBABLY IN YOUR SYSTEM OR BLOOD, BECAUSE IT'S EVERYWHERE WHERE IT'S IN THE PROTECTIVE ELEMENTS IN FURNITURE OR CARPETING AND PLASTICS AND ANYTHING THAT'S WATER REPELLENT, IT HAS
SO WE'RE ON THE FOREFRONT
SO I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE ON THE FOREFRONT OF THAT RESEARCH AND DIALOGUE CONTINUALLY
BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR THE AIRPORT IS FINDING A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE, AND THE FAA HAS TO APPROVE THAT
SO I SIT ON A COMMITTEE ON THE FFA ADVISORY PANEL OVERSEEING THEIR RESEARCH AND TRYING TO FIND A NEW PRODUCT
SO WE'RE ON THE FRONT LINES, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S UNDETERMINED
THE FAA HAS NOT APPROVED A FLUORINE FREE ALTERNATIVE YET, BUT I HAD A MEETING ON JUNE 8TH, AND THEY'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY WILL FIND ONE
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FIND ONE BY OCTOBER, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MEET THAT DEADLINE
COVID HAD DELAYED THEM UP TO NINE MONTHS, BUT THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FIND A SOLUTION
SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HOPEFUL REGARDING THAT FRONT
AND NOW THE OTHER ITEM THAT YOU TALK ABOUT IS STATION TWO
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE IN THERE THIS YEAR, SIR
HOW'S THAT? I MEAN, YOUR LIPS TO I DON'T WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO SHARE NEWS WITH YOU
I THINK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MIGHT BE COMING TO PAY US A LITTLE VISIT NEXT WEEK, HOPEFULLY, AND WE'LL GIVE HIM A TOUR OF IT
THINGS ARE DELAYED AND SOME OF THOSE DELAYS
THE PROJECT TEAM, I GOT TO TELL YOU, COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, THE PROJECT TEAM HAS BEEN TRANSPARENT AND WORK THEIR TAILS OFF TO TRY TO LINE SOME THINGS UP
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PROBLEMS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN HIDDEN FROM ANYBODY BETWEEN THE DESIGNER AND THE CONTRACTOR, BUT THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH IT
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PHENOMENAL PRODUCT WHEN IT'S DONE, AND WE'RE HOPING TO MOVE IN IN THERE AUGUST SEPTEMBER
AND PRESIDENT NUTTLE HAS BEEN WITH US ALONG THE WAY, SO HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON
AND WE JUST KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT PRODUCT
IT'S VERY CLOSE
THERE'S BEEN SOME ISSUES WITH SOME PRODUCTS BEING DELIVERED BECAUSE OF COVID AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT WE'RE OPTIMISTIC AND HOPEFUL, I WANT TO SAY THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE AUGUST SEPTEMBER
WELL, CHIEF KRAUSE, I MUST SAY THAT THE PATIENCE AND GOOD NATURED SPIRIT THAT YOU AND YOUR LABOR LEADERS HAVE EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT WHAT IS ONLY CONSIDERED ONE OF OUR MORE IT'S SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSING DELAYS IN OUR IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL PROJECT THAT HAS GONE THROUGH MORE HOOPS THAN ONE COULD IMAGINE
YOU THINK WE WERE BUILDING INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS OF FACILITY USER FELLEMAN, I APPRECIATE YOU
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT SUPPORTER
YOU AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, AND WE TOOK YOU ON A TOUR OUT THERE IN ACAR
I WILL TELL YOU, IN AUGUST OF 2015, I WALKED OUT THERE, CARRY STEVENS TO THAT AREA AND LOOKED AROUND, AND I THOUGHT WE'D BE INTO SOMETHING IN SIX TO 9 MONTHS
RIGHT
AND IT'S NOT FROM ANYBODY'S FAULT
THERE'S JUST BEEN DECISIONS, CONSTRAINTS ON DECISION MAKING THAT WERE NO FAULT OF ANYBODY
BUT I HINDSIGHT I THINK WE'VE GOT A FEW LESSONS LEARNED AND I KNOW THAT TEAM HAS SHARED SOME OF THOSE WITH YOU GUYS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PHENOMENAL PRODUCT THAT ARE GOING TO SUPPORT PORT FIREFIGHTERS AND ONE CAPTAIN OUT OF THAT FACILITY VERY, VERY WELL
AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BUY YOU GUYS SOME YEARS OF PLANNING TIME BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT FACILITY
I JUST HOPE WE CAN FIND A WAY TO STILL CONTINUE TO USE IT, GIVEN HOW MUCH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS IT WAS PUT TO BUILD IT
BUT AND I THINK IT WOULD BE PREMATURE
I THINK THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT VARIOUS METHODS OF MAINTAINING THE USEFUL LIFE OF THAT FACILITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS BEYOND
IT WILL BE A CHOKE POINT IF THEY DO AN END AROUND TAXIWAY IF THAT EVER WERE TO HAPPEN
BUT I WILL UTILIZE AND PUT A VALUE WHATEVER IT MAY STILL BE US AS AN AUGMENT TO THE NEXT LEVEL STATION, OR IT COULD BE USED FOR OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE OR TO STORE VEHICLES AND WORK OUT OF
SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET SOME VIABLE USE OUT OF THAT FACILITY FOR MANY YEARS
WELL, THANK YOU
AND WE COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK AND I WERE VERY INTERESTED IN TOURING THE FACILITY
WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT EXECUTIVE METRUCK HAS BEEN TRACKING IT CLOSELY
AND LIKE I SAID, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AND LOOK FORWARD TO HITTING A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE OVER THAT DOOR
ALRIGHT
SO EXECUTIVE METRUCK, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO CLOSE WITH? NO, I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS AND CHIEF KRAUSE
THERE'S
NO, WE REALLY APPRECIATE
AND I'M GLAD WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE WE WENT THROUGH FROM THE LOW PROBABILITY, HIGH CONSEQUENCE EVENT TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU'RE ROLLING ON EVERY DAY IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK
IT REALLY IS AMAZING THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF THE WORK THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES
AND LET ME JUST COMMENT ON THAT
YEAH, I DO WANT TO GET OUT
I'VE SEEN THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE ENTIRE STATION TO DO THAT
AND I KNOW THAT LANCE AND HIS TEAM IS LOOKING IN THE PLANNING ASPECT OF THAT GOING FORWARD, BUT I THINK WE REALLY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT TOO
THAT'S GOING TO BE GREAT
BUT I WILL SAY FOR WHERE WE'RE BUILDING THE COMPLEXITIES OF THAT SITE, WHICH HAS COME UP AGAIN AND AGAIN WHERE WE WERE AND THE COMPLEXITIES RELATED THAT ARE OBVIOUS OF THAT
BUT IT JUST GOES BACK TO OUR CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT HERE AT SEA AND WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH AND WHAT THE PLAN TEAMS HAVE TO DO
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY COMING SOON WHERE WE CAN SHARE THE COMPLETION OF THAT FACILITY
SO THANKS AGAIN FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM, ALL YOUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT YOU
HI
THANK YOU AGAIN
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
I APPRECIATE THE TIME TODAY, REALLY
WE ALL APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU
AND IT'S GOOD TO KNOW ONE OF OUR CONSTRAINTS ARE NOT IN OUR TALENT IN OUR FIRE FOR SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
MOVING RIGHT ALONG NOW FOR OUR LAST ITEM
I THINK WE ALL WENT AROUND
WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT
YES
I DON'T SEE ANYBODY'S HANDS RAISED
ALRIGHT THEN
SO CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE LAST ONE
THANK YOU, COMMISSION PRESIDENT
THIS IS ITEM 11 B, THE 2021 SEATTLE SEASON CRUISE UPDATE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, AT OUR MEETING, YOU GAVE ME THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN PORT AGREEMENTS COMPLETE LAST WEEK
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, SEATTLE KING COUNTY JOINED ME IN SIGNING PORT AGREEMENTS FOR ALL CRUISE LINES AND SEND YOU TO CALL IN SEATTLE THIS SEASON
AT THIS POINT, THESE AGREEMENTS, ALONG WITH OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION OF PROTOCOLS, HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CDC
WE AWAIT CDC APPROVAL OF THESE PACKAGES IN THEIR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION TO SAIL UNDER THE ADDITIONAL SALE ORDER
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED IN THE PROGRESS OF THIS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH CDC AND THOSE CRUISE LINES COMMUNICATIONS WITH THEM
FOR TODAY'S BRIEFING, MARITIME MANAGING DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JOAN STEBBINS WILL SPEAK TO THE MANY STEPS OUR TEAM AND OUR PARTNERS ARE TAKING TO PREPARE FOR THE STATES AND HEALTHY RETURN OF CRUISE
PRESENTERS ARE STEPHANIE JOAN-STEBBENS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MARITIME, AND MARIE ALISON, CRUISE OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
SO, STEPHANIE, I'M TURNING OVER TO YOU KIND OF A QUESTION
THANK YOU, STEVE
AND COMMISSIONERS, I'M HERE TODAY THAT TALKED TO YOU, AS STEVE SAID ABOUT RESTARTING OUR CRUISE INDUSTRY THIS YEAR, I THINK I HAVE A PRESENTATION AND YES, WE'LL PULL THAT UP RIGHT NOW
STEPHANIE, GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CARD
SO I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY WHAT WE'RE DOING TO RESTART A CRUISE INDUSTRY
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT
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WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE 2021 CRUISE SEASON
IT'S GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE CRUISE SEASONS THAT WE'RE USED TO
AND THEN I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHY IT MATTERS, THE ROLE CRUISE HAS TO PLAY IN SEATTLE AND THE REGION'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
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SORRY, I HAVE A LOT OF TRANSITION SLIDE
SO I'M GOING TO START WITH PREPARING FOR A SAFE RETURN
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SO WE HAVE REALLY FOCUSED ON A COUPLE OF KEY AREAS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
PRIORITIZING HEALTH AND SAFETY HAS BEEN AT THE VERY TOP OF OUR PRIORITY LIST AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO BE SO THROUGHOUT
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN, OF COURSE, OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE AIRPORT HAVE CONTINUED TO OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING CLOSELY, LEARNING, WORKING WITH THEM TO IMPLEMENT THE SAME MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT THE AIRPORT, TO IMPLEMENT THEM AT OUR CRUISE FACILITIES, AND THEN FINALLY ENGAGING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
THE SENATOR DISEASE CONTROL ISSUED THE CONDITIONAL SALE ORDER LAST OCTOBER AND IMMEDIATELY LAYING OUT A PATHWAY TO OPERATION IMMEDIATELY
WE BEGAN TALKING WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
OUR COLLEAGUES WANT TO REALLY CALL OUT PUBLIC HEALTH
SEATTLE KING COUNTY, AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
OF COURSE, OUR PARTNERS AT THE CRUISE LINES, OTHER REGULATORY AGENCIES THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A HOST OF PEOPLE FOR REALLY THE LAST NINE MONTHS TO BRING THIS TO FRUITION
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I SO A REALLY KEY PART OF SAFE RETURN ARE ALL THE PROTOCOLS UNDER THE CONDITIONAL SALE ORDER THAT THE CRUISE LINES HAVE TO MEET
BUT STARTING FROM CONDUCTING TRAINING OF CREW ON BOARD ALL THE WAY TO THE LAST STEPS TO CONTAINING CONDITIONAL SAILING CERTIFICATES FROM THE CDC
AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS A VERY SPECIFIC ROLE
NEXT SLIDE THAT IS PART OF PHASE TWO A IN PREPARING FOR THE VOYAGE
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WE DEVELOP THE PORT MEDICAL OOPS BACK ON
WE DEVELOPED THE PORT AGREEMENT THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT BEFORE
AND THOSE I'M SORRY
I'M SORRY, DIRECTOR
THANK YOU
IT'S LIKE CRUISE OPERATIONS
IT'S ALL A DELICATE DANCE
SO WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS AND CRUISE LINES, WE DEVELOP PORT MEDICAL AND HOUSING AGREEMENTS THAT ARE PORT APPROVED BY THE PORT AND SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
AND THEN THOSE ARE ALL SUBMITTED TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CONDITIONAL SAILING CERTIFICATE
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SO YOU HEARD ABOUT THE PORT AGREEMENTS AT YOUR LAST MEETING JUST TO REITERATE THESE FOCUS NOT ONLY ON THE IMPORTANT MEASURES TO PREVENT COVID FROM COMING ON BOARD, BUT ALSO IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A COVID CASE, WHAT THE RESPONSE SHOULD BE
ALL OF THAT GETS WORKED OUT IN ADVANCE
THE TERMS OF OUR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENTS WILL RUN THROUGH NOVEMBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR
AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THEY WILL BE IN PLACE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE CDC CONDITIONAL SALE ORDER
THAT WAS PART OF WHAT WE BUILT INTO OUR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
WE'VE GOT DETAILED PROTOCOLS WHICH REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION, HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND ALL OF THAT WAS VETTED WITH THE INPUT OF OUR STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
THEY SIGNED THOSE AGREEMENTS
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE ALSO HIRED AN INDEPENDENT EPIDEMIOLOGIST
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO STUMBLE OVER THAT WORD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO ADVISE US AS WE WENT THROUGH OUR PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE REALLY HAD PUT IN EACH AND EVERY BEST PRACTICE
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THIS REALLY OUTLINES KIND OF HOW WE HAVE MULTIPLE LAYERS TO IMPROVE OUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS
THIS USES A CONCEPT CALLED THE HIERARCHY OF CONTROL
AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE THINGS ARE THINGS THAT ELIMINATE THE THREAT
SO VACCINATING PASSENGERS AND CREW
AND THEN YOU MOVE TO THINGS THAT PROVIDE DISTANCE FROM A COVID
SO LOWER DENSITY HELP SCREENING
AND THEN FINALLY, YOU BRING ON PPE
SO ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE EMPLOYED TO REALLY PROVIDE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PROTECTION
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AND THEN, OF COURSE, FOR OURSELVES, WE HAVE A HOSPITAL LEVEL VENTILATION AT OUR CRUISE FACILITIES
WE HAVE INSTALLED TOUCHLESS FIXTURES
WE'RE PUTTING IN SIGNAGE FOR APPROPRIATE SEPARATION PROTOCOLS TELLING FOLKS TO WEAR MASKS EXCEPT WHEN THEY'RE EATING, ET CETERA, ALL OF THOSE THINGS
AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO CALL OUT PORT VALET
THAT'S NOT A NEW THING WITH COVID, BUT THAT IS A PROGRAM WE'VE HAD FOR MANY YEARS WHERE FOLKS CHECK THEIR LUGGAGE ON THE CRUISE LINE AND IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE AIRPORT
IN THE PAST, WE'VE REALLY TOUTED THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS, SO YOU CAN DROP OFF YOUR BAG AND GO DOWNTOWN, DO YOUR SHOPPING UNENCUMBERED BY YOUR LUGGAGE
BUT IT ALSO REALLY PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL BENEFITS AND REDUCES CROWDING IN THE TERMINAL
SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT COVID PROTOCOL IN PLACE AND ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE SEE THEM IN PLACE GOING FORWARD
THIS IS NOT JUST WE HAVE COVID, AND THEN ALL OF THIS GOES AWAY
THERE'LL BE SOME ELEMENTS OF THESE THAT WILL CONTINUE, FOR INSTANCE, OF VENTILATION AND TOUCHLESS FIXTURES THAT WILL BE IN PLACE GOING FORWARD
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I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANT MILESTONES THAT WE'VE OVERCOME TO START CRUISE, MOSTLY BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT REALLY THE PARTNERSHIP OF SO MANY FOLKS THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN
TYPICALLY, OUR CRUISE SHIPS MAKE A STOP ON THE WAY TO CANADA AND BACK AS PART OF THE PASSENGER VESSEL SERVICES ACT
I WANT TO REALLY RECOGNIZE THE WASHINGTON STATE DELEGATION IN PARTICULAR, SENATOR CANTWELL, FOR WORKING WITH THE ALASKA DELEGATION TO PASS THE ALASKA TOURISM RECOVERY APP, WHICH ALLOWS OUR SEASON TO GO FORWARD
SO REAL THANKS TO OUR DELEGATION AS WELL AS TO PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR SIGNING THAT ALSO, WHEN IT COMES TO PORT AGREEMENTS
SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, VACCINATIONS SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED
OF COURSE, WE KNOW THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC WE OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO OUR COLLEAGUES AT SEATTLE ON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
THEY REALLY STEPPED UP DURING THIS PROCESS AND WORKED WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD WORKED WITH THE CRUISE LINES AS WELL TO MAKE SURE WE HAD GREAT PROTOCOLS IN PLACE
THE CRUISE LINES HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR LOCAL CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED AND HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PUT MANY SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS INTO PLACE TO PROVIDE VACCINATIONS FOR THEIR CRUISE
THE LIST GOES ON, AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE FOLKS AT THE PORT IN PARTICULAR
MANY FOLKS IN OUR ECONOMIC IN, OUR EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN JUST PHENOMENAL AS WELL AS OUR TOURISM DEPARTMENT AND, OF COURSE, OUR MAINTENANCE CREW INSTALLING UPGRADES AND OUR OPERATIONS PRO
AND REALLY, THERE'S SO MANY PIECES TO PUT TOGETHER
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT SEASON THAN USUAL
THERE'S A LOT MORE TO FIGURE OUT WITH THAT
I WOULD LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO MARIE ELLENSON, WHO HAS BEEN DOING REALLY ORGANIZING THE LION SHARE OF THAT WORK AND DOING A FANTASTIC JOB
SO SHE IS CLOSEST TO WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE GROUND
SHE'S GOING TO START OFF TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE 2021 SEASON SO I JUST WAS WONDERING IF THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD PLACE TO PAUSE
YOU PROVIDED A LOT OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION
SORRY, I WAS TALKING FAST, TOO
AND A TON OF GREAT INFORMATION
AND OBVIOUSLY A TON OF WORK HAS GONE TO GETTING US THIS FAR
CLERK HARY COULD YOU JUST QUICKLY GO AROUND THE RING? AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TILL THE END TO GET INTO THE DETAIL
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO TOO MUCH FURTHER BEFOREHAND
OF COURSE, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS k,STEINBRUECK I DON'T HAVE ANY IMMEDIATE QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH, I'M OKAY FOR NOW
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M OKAY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I JUST HAD ONE POINT
THE QUESTION ABOUT THE THE SKIPPING OF THE CANADIAN STOP
THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP BY OUR SENATE, BUT IT ALSO INVOLVES LABOR CONSIDERATIONS AS WELL
YES
AND THERE WAS I DID NOT HEAR OF ALL THE THINGS ABOUT THE PASSENGER VESSEL SAFETY AT THE FACT THAT THIS WAS ABLE TO BE DONE IN A WAY THAT WAS ALSO LABOR COULD SUPPORT
I THOUGHT IT WAS A PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT
YEAH, THANK YOU
THAT'S A GREAT POINT
AND TO BE CLEAR, IT'S A TEMPORARY MEASURE THAT NOT ONLY HAS AN END DATE ON THE CALENDAR, BUT ALSO WHEN CANADA OPENS
SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THIS WOULD BE A FUTURE, A FUTURE PROVISION
AND JUST FOR CLARITY, IF INDEED, IT WAS NORMALLY GOING BETWEEN TWO US PORTS WOULD HAVE TO BE A US FLAGSHIP WITH US CREW
SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S A VERY SENSITIVE ISSUE WITH LABOR, AND I THINK IT'S PARTICULARLY NOTEWORTHY THAT YOU FOUND THEIR COLLABORATION OR LACK OF OPPOSITION
SHALL WE SAY? ALRIGHT
THANK YOU
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO MISS THAT POINT
PLEASE MOVING ON WITH THAT
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MARIE
THANK YOU, MARIE
THANKS, STEPHANIE
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SO WE BROKE THE SEASON DOWN INTO TWO CATEGORIES
WE HAVE THE PRE SEASON OR LAYUP VESSEL CALLS, AND THEN WE HAVE THE CALLS WITHIN THE CRUISE SEASON
AND STEPHANIE MENTIONED
BUT SINCE THE CRUISE SHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN SAILING FOR OVER A YEAR, THE PRE SEASON WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT
SO THE RAMP UP WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU USUALLY SEE
IN ORDER FOR THE CRUISE FLEET TO READY TO GET READY TO SAIL WITH PASSENGERS AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROTOCOLS
OUR EIGHT HOME PORTS WILL ARRIVE EARLY
THEY'LL EMBARK CREW, VACCINATE THE CREW, COMPLETE THEIR US COAST GUARD INSPECTIONS AND ALSO TAKE ON PROVISIONS
SO NEXT WEEK ON JUNE, WE WILL RECEIVE THE OVATION OF THE SEAS, WHICH IS THE FIRST SHIP ARRIVAL
ALTHOUGH THIS VESSEL WON'T HAVE PASSENGERS
THE NEXT DAY, THE SERENADE OF THE SEAS WILL COME ALONGSIDE AND BOTH OF THOSE SHIPS WILL BE AT TERMINAL 91 AND THEY'LL BOTH BE TAKING OF PROVISIONS ON THE SINCE SEATTLE HAS THREE CRUISE BERTHS, THAT MEANS YOU'LL SEE VESSELS ARRIVING AT THE PIER AND THEN MOVING INTO ELLIOTT BAY TO ANCHORAGE
SO PART OF THE DELICATE DANCE THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER IS THIS ROTATION OF THE SHIPS THAT WILL HAPPEN FOR ABOUT THE NEXT THREE WEEKS IN ORDER TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR TIME AT HE PIER THEY'RE SORT OF TAKING TURNS, SO TO SPEAK
YOU MAY SEE DAYS WHERE THERE'S A COUPLE OF SHIPS AT ANCHOR AND THREE SHIPS AT OUR BERTHS
THOSE SHIPS WON'T BE DOING PASSENGER OPERATIONS, BUT THEY WILL BE DOING THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED VACCINATIONS OF PRE PROVISION, ETC
NEXT SLIDE, I SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU ALL OF OUR HOME PORT CUSTOMERS
WE WILL BE EACH CRUISE LINE WILL BE BRINGING ONE SHIP, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN, WHO WILL HAVE TWO SHIPS WITH US IN 2021
AND SILVER SEA IS ACTUALLY A NEW HOME PORT FOR US IN SEATTLE
JULY 29 IS WHEN THE PASSENGER SAILINGS WILL BEGIN TO ALASKA
AND RIGHT NOW WE ANTICIPATE 83 REVENUE CALLS FOR THE 21 SEASON GOES THROUGH JULY 19 TO OCTOBER 20 TH
IN THE MEANTIME, WE CONTINUE OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THERE'S MORE ABOUT THAT
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I WILL PASS IT BACK TO YOU, STEPHANIE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARIE, JUST ONE THING I WANT TO CALL OUT
WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 83 CALLS THIS YEAR, SO IT WAS CERTAINLY VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
2019 WE HAD OVER 200 CALLS, SO WE WILL SEE IT IS DEFINITELY A REDUCED SEASON, BUT IT IS A START
SO AS MARIE EXPLAINED, WE HAVE A REALLY DIFFERENT CRUISE SEASON THAN USUAL, SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP FOLKS UP TO DATE AND KNOWING WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT TO EXPECT
NEXT
SO CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAS BEEN A REAL FOCUS
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF NEW ITEMS THAT WE'VE INTRODUCED AS A WEB PAGE FOR OUR BUSINESS TOURISM COMMUNITY PARTNERS
WE HAVE VISIT SEATTLE THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE THIS MORNING AND IN PERSON CONFERENCE FOR THE REGION'S HOTELS AND THEN ANOTHER WEBINAR IN JULY JULY 19 TH
WE HAVE A PORT CRUISE WEBINAR WHERE WE WILL HAVE OUR MAJOR CRUISE PARTNERS THERE
FOLKS CAN COME AND LEARN REALLY SPECIFICALLY THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF WHAT TO EXPECT, CONTINUING TO BRIEF ONGOING BRIEFINGS AT STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS
NEXT SLIDE, WE ALSO HAVE EXPANDED ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS, BOTH THE CRUISE HEALTHY NEWSLETTER AND A NEW PIER TO PIER ADVENTURES ON SEATTLE WORKING WATERFRONT
IT'S A NEW WATERFRONT NEWSLETTER THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
WELL, NEXT SLIDE, AND I WANT TO MENTION THIS AS WELL
DURING THE TIME THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD CRUISE SHIPS HERE DURING THE HARBOR, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES
AND YOU KNOW, GIVEN MY BACKGROUND, THIS IS ALWAYS A PRIORITY
AND I COULD TALK TO YOU HERE FOR 30 MINUTES JUST ABOUT THIS
BUT SINCE WE'VE LAST SEEN CRUISE SHIPS IN THE HARBOR, WE HAVE ADOPTED THE NEXT VERSION OF THE NORTHWEST PORTS PLANAR STRATEGY, INCLUDING A COMMITMENT TO CARBON NEUTRALITY
WE'VE MOVED SHORE POWER FORWARD SO THAT AT OUR 2023 CRUISE SEASON, WE AIM TO HAVE ALL OF OUR CRUISE BERTHS CONNECTED TO SHORE POWER AGAIN
SINCE THE 2019 CRUISE SEASON, WE HAVE BANNED THE DISCHARGE OF EXHAUST FROM EXHAUST GAS OF CLEANING SYSTEMS WATER
WE HAVE WORKED ON OUR CRUISE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING STOOD UP THE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM, WHICH IS NOT FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON CRUISE, BUT I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO HIGHLIGHT
SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD ON IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES AS WELL
NEXT SLIDE OKAY
SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHY WE DO THIS AND WHY THIS MATTERS ECONOMIC RECOVERY
NEXT SLIDE, SO WE KNOW THAT SINCE CRUISE WAS INTRODUCED HERE A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS AGO, IT'S BECOME A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR MARITIME ECONOMY
AND OUR TOURISM ECONOMY
SO WE WERE SCHEDULED AT A RECORD BREAKING YEAR
IN 2020
SO IN 2020, THERE WAS 212 CALLS THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, 1.3 MILLION PASSENGERS THAT DIDN'T COME HERE
SO THAT WAS ALMOST A BILLION DOLLARS OF REVENUE TO LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, AND OVER 5,000 FOLKS WHO DID NOT HAVE JOBS
SO BRINGING THIS BACK IS A REALLY CRITICAL PART OF OF OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGY, AS YOU HEARD FROM MANY SPEAKERS TODAY
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AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT JUST TO PUT A FACE ON THOSE JOBS THAT I MENTIONED
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MUSEUMS HERE IN SEATTLE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOTEL YEARS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY, WINERIES IN WOODINVILLE
SUPPLIERS OF THINGS LIKE BUTTER FROM ENUMCLAW AND CROISSANTS FROM SEATTLE, POTATOES FROM PASCO
ALL OF THOSE FOLKS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE RETURN OF CRUISE
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
AND ADDITIONALLY, WHILE AGAIN, IN THIS PAUSE, 2020, WHICH MADE US ALL REFLECT SO DEEPLY ON MANY THINGS, WE ARE ALSO REALLY THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS IN CRUISE REALLY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES BROADLY THAT HAVE BEEN FURTHEST AWAY FROM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
AND THAT'S A REAL FOCUS GOING FORWARD
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I WANT TO SAY ALSO THAT OUR CRUISE LEADER FOR SO MANY YEARS WHO HAS REALLY LED THE CRUISE BUSINESS TO THE HEIGHTS THAT IS AT MICHAEL LOUGHLIN, IS RETIRING NEXT WEEK
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE
YOU WILL BE MISSED
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SO WITH THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS
AND WHEN I WOKE UP SOME MORNING BACK IN MARCH HEARING THAT THE ALASKA TOURISM RECOVERY ACT AS PAST, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? BUT WE ARE READY
CRUISE SHIPS WILL BE HERE, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THEM IN OUR HARBOR
AND WITH THAT, I WILL SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
WELL, THANK YOU, STEPHANIE
I APPRECIATE THAT
AS WELL AS MARIE AND MIKE, WHEREVER YOU ARE EXECUTIVE METRUCK, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO INTO THE QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? BUT CAN JUST WAIT
NO, I REALLY APPRECIATE
I THINK STEPHANIE COVERED THE PREPARATION AND THE HARD WORK OF ALL THE STAFF THAT'S GONE INTO THIS, WORKING WITH THE MULTITUDE OF STAKEHOLDERS HERE WITH THIS, FACED WITH THE UNCERTAINTY, HOW WE GO FORWARD
BUT I THINK WITH THE GUIDANCE AND WE GOT FROM CDC, AND THEN THE COLLABORATION OF BUILDING THESE LYRIC PROTECTION TO PROTECT FROM THE VIRUS, AND THEN THIS OVERALL PLANNING EFFORT, WHICH REALLY IS UNPRECEDENTED IN MY MIND, BOTH PREVENTION AND RESPONSE, I THINK, IS I'M JUST GONNA REFLECT FOR A SECOND
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, WHERE YOU AND I STOOD ON PIER 69 ON THE APRON
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
WHEN WE SAID THE CRUISE WOULD RETURN, WE SAID IT WOULD COME BACK AS MORE SAFE AND MORE HEALTHY THAN IT'S EVER BEEN
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ECONOMY
SO WITH THAT ALL STOP, MAYBE TIE IT UP AT THE END
MR PRESIDENT, THANK YOU
ONE THING I WILL ADD THAT I'M VERY SORRY, COMMISSIONER
I WILL ADD THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM CHARLIE BALL IN PRESTON CARNAHAN ARE ON THE LINE
IF YOU SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE CRUISE LINES AS WELL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK, I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND MORE CLEARLY WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE REGARDING VACCINATIONS, BOTH OF THE CREW ON THE CRUISE SHIPS AND ALL THE PASSENGERS
WHAT EXACTLY WILL BE REQUIRED
AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME LEGAL DISPUTE OVER CDC'S AUTHORITY TO MANDATE VACCINATIONS
AT LEAST I HEARD THAT RECENTLY AT THE COURT LEVEL
BUT THAT SAID, WHAT ARE THE CRUISE LINES REQUIRING SPECIFICALLY? MAYBE YOU'LL COVER THIS, BUT IF YOU COULD SAY IT AGAIN, I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION, WILL THEY BE VACCINATED OR NOT? YES
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION
SO FIRST, THERE WAS A RECENT INJUNCTION GRANTED TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THEIR CHALLENGE OF THE CDC
HOWEVER, TO BE CLEAR, THAT ONLY APPLIES IN FLORIDA, SO THAT WILL NOT AFFECT US IS OUR CURRENT READ
WE ARE CERTAINLY CONTINUING TO MONITOR THAT, OF COURSE, ALL ON ALL OF OUR VESSELS
WE EXPECT CRUISE THE CREW ON THE CRUISE SHIPS TO BE FULLY VACCINATED, AT LEAST OR MORE
AND THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE SMALL, TINY PERCENTAGE THAT IS ALLOWED BY CDC
SO ALL OF THE CRUISE LINES HAVE ELECTED TO DO THAT
IN ADDITION, FOR ALL BUT ONE CRUISE LINE HAVE ELECTED TO HAVE ONLY VACCINATED PASSENGERS AS WELL
AND THAT MEANS THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 12, WHICH IS A REALLY BIG DEAL BECAUSE ALASKA CRUISES ARE TYPICALLY A FAMILY CRUISE
WE DO HAVE ONE CRUISE LINE, ROYAL CARIBBEAN, THAT HAS VERY STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR FOLKS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE VACCINATED TO BE VACCINATED, BUT ARE RESERVING THOSE SPACES
I BELIEVE IT'S OF THE CAPACITY OF THE VESSEL CAN BE UNVACCINATED CHILDREN
SO IT'S A PRETTY SMALL AMOUNT OF UNVACCINATED CHILDREN THAT WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE CRUISE, OTHERWISE EVERYONE WILL BE BASICALLY FULLY VACCINATED
ALRIGHT
THANKS
AND THE FOLLOW UP TO THAT IS, ARE THERE PROTOCOLS FOR SHOULD THERE BE AN OUTBREAK? ABSOLUTELY
THAT'S A REALLY CRITICAL PIECE OF ALL OF THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THAT WERE PUT INTO PLACE AND WERE REVIEWED VERY CLOSELY BY OUR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SO, FOR INSTANCE, THERE ALL THE CRUISE LINES HAVE IN ADVANCE AGREEMENTS WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS, QUARANTINE FACILITIES
ALL OF THAT IS IN PLACE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW FOLKS GET NOTIFIED AND WHEN THAT IS ALL BUILT INTO OUR PORT AGREEMENT AND APPROVED BY OUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES
OKAY
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU cOMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHOA
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE SCENARIOS WHERE YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR BECAUSE WE GOT WHAT WE ASKED FOR
AND I THINK YOU WERE ALLUDING TO THIS WHERE WE WEREN'T REALLY SURE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PULL IT OFF
BUT I GOT TO SAY, I THINK WE'VE DONE A TERRIFIC JOB IN PUT IN ALL THE PROTOCOLS ACCORDING WITH ALL THE PROPER AGENCIES WE POSSIBLY COULD
AND QUITE HONESTLY, I THINK WE'RE LEADING THE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF NOT JUST THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE DRAFTED, BUT ALSO THE PROTOCOLS AND THE PROCEDURES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE
SO THAT'S OFF TO YOU, STEPHANIE, AND THE ENTIRE TEAM REALLY, REALLY GREAT WORK
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME OF DOWNTOWN COME BACK TO ITS PREVIOUS LIFE, THANKS TO SOME OF THE TRAFFIC WE GET FROM THE CRUISE SHIPS
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
SAME SENTIMENT
JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONSCIENTIOUS DELIBERATION YOU ALL PUT INTO FINDING HOW TO MAKE SURE WE CAN PRUDENTLY DO THIS WITH REGARD TO SAFETY
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, RECOGNIZING THAT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THIS INDUSTRY IS ENORMOUS FOR SO MANY FAMILIES AND WORKERS IN OUR AREA
SO BEING ABLE TO GET THIS BACK ONLINE SAFELY IS REALLY CRITICAL
AND THANKS TO A LOT OF EFFORT BY YOUR TEAM
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALINS
COMMISSIONER, FELLEMAN
SITTING HERE DOING MATH
SO I JUST LOOK AT YOUR FIGURE, THE CRUISE ECONOMIC IMPACT NUMBER
SO YOU HAVE VESSEL CALLS VERSUS PASSENGERS
COULD YOU PUT THAT FIGURE OUT? I THINK I CAN GO AHEAD AND RE PRODUCT THAT SLIDE
I BELIEVE THAT SLIDE
17
THANK YOU
THAT'S HELPFUL
IT'S NOT NUMBERED ON MY JUST A LITTLE BIT GETTING THROUGH THESE TRANSITIONS TO BEAR WITH ME
CLERK HART HAS ALREADY WARNED ME THAT THERE'S SOME NEW FEATURES OF TEAMS, AND SHE HAS DONE A MOST ADROIT JOB OF NAVIGATING THAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THAT'S THE FIGURE
SO IF ONE WERE TO LOOK AT THE YEAR 2009, WE WOULD SEE THAT THERE WAS 218 VESSEL CALLS AND APPROXIMATELY 900,000 PASSENGERS SERVED
IS THAT THE WAY YOU READ IT? JUST ABOUT RIGHT? YEAH
THAT'S HOW I FEEL
THAT'S GOOD
I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE
I BELIEVE ME
THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT
ANYBODY WANT TO CHALLENGE THAT? ALRIGHT
BUT NOW IF WE LOOK AT 2017, WE WILL SEE 218 VESSEL CALLS
SO HERE WE ARE EIGHT YEARS LATER WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF VESSEL CALLS
BUT IN FACT, WE'RE SERVING A MILLION PEOPLE
SO WE HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF CALLS WITH THE 200,000 NUMBER OF PASSENGER INCREASES
AND I JUST POINTED THIS OUT IN THAT, YOU KNOW, AMONGST OUR VARIOUS CRITICS FOR VARIOUS REASONS, WE TALK ABOUT GETTING MORE SHIPS AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING IS MORE LARGER SHIPS, BUT ACTUALLY, OVERALL, FEWER CALLS FOR THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
AND I JUST LET THIS FIGURE, LIKE MANY OTHER FIGURES WE HAVE AT THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND OTHERWISE DOES A VERY NICE JOB OF ILLUSTRATING THAT
AND AS YOUR LAST I CHOSE, PERHAPS YOU COULD SKIP TO THAT ONE
THEY CLEARLY, I WAS THE FIRST NATURALIST ON THE STAR PRINCESS, AND SHE LOOKED NOTHING LIKE THAT
AND THAT WAS BACK IN 25 YEARS AGO
SO CLEARLY SHIP SIZE HAS INCREASED, THEREBY PROVIDING THE SAME NUMBER OF VESSEL CALLS WITH STILL A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE BUSINESS
THAT WAS THE ONLY POINT I HAD TO MAKE NOT TO PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES IN CRUISING ON LARGER SHIPS
BUT ANYWAY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE METRUCK? DO YOU WANT TO PROVIDING FINAL COMMENTS AGAIN, JUST THE TIME I DO WANT TO THANK MYSELF ALSO, THANK YOU, MIKE MCLAFIN, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS ENTIRE WHERE WE'VE COME ON CRUISE HERE, AND THANK HIM FOR MY POSITION OF WHAT HE'S DONE, FOR A FANTASTIC JOB TO DOING THAT
BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO ADJUST
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSIONERS JUST TO TALK ABOUT THIS AS WE TALK WITH PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, AND WE LOOK AT THIS THAT WE HAVE THE PREVENTION MEASURES IN PLACE AS STEPHANIE LAID OUT, AND THEN WE HAVE THE RESPONSE IN TESTING AS PART OF THAT AS WELL
NOW, THIS DOESN'T MEAN NOTHING IS 100%, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE SOME LOOKING AT THAT
BUT YOU HAVE THE MEASURES IN PLACE TO CONTAIN THIS AND QUARANTINE IT IF THE VIRUS IS FOUND TO BE THERE THROUGH SOME OF THE TESTING PROTOCOLS
BUT ANYWAY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS AND THE RESPONSE FROM CDC AND THEN MOVING FORWARD IN THE COMING WEEKS AS WE MOVE AHEAD
SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT BACK TO YOU
IS THIS AS THIS GOES FORWARD
OKAY
VERY GOOD
CLERK HART, FOR THE LAST ROUND FOR OUR CRUISE CONVERSATION, PLEASE CALL ROLL
THANK YOU
FOR ANY LAST FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
ALL GOOD
LET'S HOPE FOR THE SAFEST SEASON POSSIBLE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER CHO
GOOD AS WELL
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, NONE FOR ME
COMMISSION FELLEMAN, I BELIEVE WE CAN PROCEED
I JUST GOT THE CORRECT BIOMATH
I WAS DOING IT TOO QUICKLY, SO IT'S ACTUALLY 100,000 MORE PASSENGERS FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF CALLS BETWEEN 2009 AND 2017
BUT EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVELY, SHALL WE SAY, IN 2019, WE HAD EVEN FEWER CALLS 211 AND WE GOT UP TO 1,200,000
SO CLEARLY THE TREND IS FOR MORE PEOPLE AND FEWER SHIPS
JUST THOUGHT WE POINT THAT OUT
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS
AND I GUESS WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO CLOSING COMMENTS OR REFERRALS
AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL
ALRIGHT, SO, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS COMMENTS
AND THAT'S IT
WE'VE NOW MOVED ON TO MOTIONS OR COMMITTEE REFERRALS AND CLOSING COMMENTS
AND I CAN CALL THAT ROLL BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NOTHING TO ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
TO NOTHING FURTHER FOR ME TO ADD
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NOTHING FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THE POINT THEY MADE IN THE BEGINNING
GO OUT THERE, ENJOY NATURE, BUT BE JUST AS PROTECTIVE OF YOURSELF AS YOU ARE OF THE SURROUNDINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY
AND CERTAINLY IT LOOKS LIKE SUNTAN LOTION IS IN ORDER FOR THIS WEEKEND
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYBODY'S PARTICIPATION
WE WILL NOW CALL TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 22 ND OVER AT 2:52
THANK YOU.

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