The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-07-27 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-07-27 at Remote

GOOD MORNING
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN
CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 27 TH 2021
THE TIME IS 10 30
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY
OUR COMMISSIONERS CALKINS, CHO, STEINBRUECK AND WE EXPECT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO JOIN US LATER
WE ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION LINE AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL IMMEDIATELY RECESS TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS TWO ITEMS REGARDING THREE LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PURSUANT TO RCW 42 30 110 1(i) FOR APPROXIMATELY 55 MINUTES AND WE'LL RECONVENE IN 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 MEETING OF JULY 27 2021
THE TIME IS NOW 12 O'CLOCK
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR INSLEE PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY OUR COMMISSIONERS CALKINS, CHO AND STEINBRUECK
WE EXPECT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO JOIN US SHORTLY
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
CLERK HART
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
SORRY
WE HAVE SOME BACKGROUND NOISE
LET ME MEET SOME FOLKS HERE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? HERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO? PRESENT
THANK YOU, .COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSION FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM, SIR
THANK YOU
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR A REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER, WE'LL TAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD
SINCE COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE, THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONERS, NAME COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM'S CALL WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YAY OR NAY TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE'RE MEETING TODAY ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COSALISH 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 MAYBE 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 TODAY'S BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDER OF THE DAY AND IF YOU DO I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE CLEAR CALLS YOUR NAME
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY YAY OR NAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, NONE FOR ME
SORRY I GOT CUT OFF MOMENTARILY THERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE TO REORDER OF NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TO MOVE AGENDA 10 B TO BE HEARD FIRST, FOLLOWED BY AGENDA ITEMS 10 A AND THEN 10 C
THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN PARTICIPATION IN THE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS ONE, SHE JOINS THE MEETING
IS THERE A MOTION TO REORDER THE AGENDA IS NOTED, SO NOTED
THANK YOU
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
REORDER THE NEW BUSINESS SECTION OF THE AGENDA AS STATED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSION STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR RE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
SO AGENDA PASSES MISSION
THE REORDERING PASSES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
IS THE QUESTION NOW ON THE APPROVAL THE AGENDA, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
AND CLERK HART, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU FOR OUR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR S AS IN ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
RIGHT BEFORE WE START THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT, I'D LIKE ONCE AGAIN TO MAKE A COUPLE OF OPENING COMMENTS, MR PRESIDENT, JUST NOTING FOR THE RECORD THAT THE AGENDA AS AMENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REMINDER
IT IS BEEN APPROVED
SO I JUST LIKE TO NOTE TWO ITEMS OF GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST AND TO HIGHLIGHT THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY THAT I FEEL IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE
YOU KNOW, HAVING BEEN WATCHING THE OLYMPICS CAN'T HELP BUT NOTE THAT WE'VE SEEN ALL THESE ADS FOR THE PARAOLYMPICS THAT ARE COMING UP AND THAT THIS IS THE 16 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARALYMPICS AND ALSO ON THE 24TH, WILL BE CELEBRATING THE I'M [crosstalk 00:07:12] SO THIS IS IMPORTANT IN LIGHT OF CERTAINLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE CDC RECOGNIZES THAT ONE IN 4 OF US HAVE SOME DISABILITY AND THE EXECUTIVE METRUCK WILL BE SPEAKING TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE HERE IN JUST A MOMENT DURING HIS COMMENTS
I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE ON THE 22 ND THE G-20 ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS JUST MET AND THEY ISSUED A WHAT DO YOU CALL A COMMUNIQUE IN THEIR FINAL COMMUNIQUE I'M JUST GOING TO READ REAL BRIEFLY FROM THE PREAMBLE AND THE CONCLUSION
SO THEY MET IN NAPLES, AND THEY SAID THEY COMMIT TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE INTERCONNECTED CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND POLLUTION, AS WELL AS HABITAT LOSS, DEGRADATION AND FRAGMENTATION, INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES, LAND DEGRADATION AND DESERTIFICATION, DECLINING OCEAN AND SEAS HEALTH, AND THE UNSUSTAINABLE USE OF FRESH WATER AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES
THAT'S ALL
SUCH CHALLENGES, THEY WANT TO SAY, NEED TO BE TACKLED IN A SYNERGISTIC AND COMPLIMENTARY MANNER, AVOIDING A SILO APPROACH
CERTAINLY, THAT'S A LITANY OF PROBLEMS AND THEN THEY CONCLUDE THAT MINDFUL OF THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF POVERTY, HEALTH, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, WE COMMIT TO ADJUST AN EQUITABLE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES, LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND WHILE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY OF COUNTRIES THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE G 20
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS DAUNTING THE LEVEL OF CHALLENGE WE HAVE IN OUR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
SO FINALLY, I JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FLIGHT KITCHEN WORKERS IN THE COURT BEING ABLE TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY GRANTED TO IT BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO PROVIDE MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS FOR THIS CLASS OF WORKERS THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS ON PROP ONE
AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO STEFAN MOORE OF UNITE HERE FOR BRINGING THESE PEOPLE TO OUR ATTENTION, BRINGING PROBABLY KITCHEN WORKERS TO MEET ALL THE COMMISSIONERS TO REALLY SHOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS ACTION WILL BE CONSIDERING TODAY IS AS WELL AS THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR KAISER, WHO SORRY SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, BUT IT WAS REALLY A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR US ALL
AND IN OUR CONTINUED EFFORT AT THE PORT TO MAKE FOR AN EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY, WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR OPENING COMMENTS
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AS PRESIDENT FELLEMAN MENTIONED, THIS WEEK MARKS THE 31 ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES THAT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONTINUES ITS FACILITY INVESTMENTS AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE MORE ACCESSIBLE LESSONS IS TRAVEL, NEW BUILDINGS, AMENITIES AND EXPANDED TRAINING
THIS YEAR ADVANCES SEA'S WORK TO BE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AIRPORT IN THE UNITED STATES
SOME EXAMPLES OF INITIATIVES TAKEN IN THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE REQUIRED TRAINING FOR EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
A NEWLY LAUNCHED SEA VOICE APPLICATION FOR GOOGLE ASSISTANT, AN AMAZON ALEXA ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES IN OUR NEW NORTH SATELLITE IN OUR SENSORY ROOM DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE STRESS OF TRAVEL FOR THOSE WITH NEUROLOGICAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
IT IS SOMETHING ACTUALLY, WHEN I WENT DOWN TO VISIT THE ROOM, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A YOUNG FAMILY IN THERE REALLY EXPERIENCING AND THANKFUL FOR THAT SENSORY ROOM
ON THE MARITIME SIDE, WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS ON ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT TERMS AND HAVE PASSED THE FIRST MAJOR MILESTONE TO COMPLETING PHASE ONE
I'M PROUD OF OUR EFFORTS AND LEADERSHIP AROUND ACCESSIBILITY
TURNING TO CRUISE LAST WEEK, THE FIRST CRUISE SHIP WITH PASSENGERS, SERENADE OF THE SEAS, SAILED FROM TERMINAL 91
IT WAS A SIGN OF A RETURN TO NORMAL SEA IN A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR OUR MARITIME TEAM, THE PORT OF SEATTLE, THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IN OUR COMMUNITY
I WAS HAPPY TO BUILD THE SERENADE BON VOYAGE ALONGSIDE MANY OF OUR WATERFRONT NEIGHBORS, CUSTOMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS
SHE SAILED UNDER A SUNNY SKIES FOR ALASKA
AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR WITHOUT CRUISE SHIP SAILING, THE RESUMPTION OF PASSENGER OPERATIONS IS DOING A LOT TO RESTORE OPTIMISM ABOUT THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON STATE IN THE ALASKA TOURISM INDUSTRY
WE MADE A PROMISING THAT CRUISING WOULD RETURN SAFER AND MORE RESILIENT THAN BEFORE
ALSO LIVING UP TO HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AS WELL
TREMENDOUS CREDIT GOES TO THE CRUISE OPERATIONS TEAM, WHICH WORKED WITH CRUISE LINES AND STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL COVID 19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
MOST CRUISE PASSENGERS ARRIVED AT SEATTLE TO CO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS AND OUR AVIATION LANDSIDE STAFF AT OUR TREMENDOUS JOB ASSISTING TRANSFER TO BUSES WHICH WERE HEADED DOWNTOWN
THE SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS, THE CITY OF SEATTLE, KING COUNTY AND STATE LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WAS CRITICAL
WE'RE LIVING OFF OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PASSENGERS CREW IN THE COMMUNITY FOR AN ENTIRE SEASON OF 83 HOMEPORT VESSEL CALLS
NO DOUBT WE'LL FACE SOME CHALLENGES BEFORE THE LAST SHIP SAILS IN OCTOBER OCTOBER
HOWEVER, I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE TALENT AND CREATIVITY OF THE PORT TEAM AS WE ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES
I ALSO WANT TO REFLECT ON ON VISITING TERMINAL 91
I WAS ALSO PLEASED TO SEE CRUISE SHIPS PLUGGING INTO SHORE POWER
IT REFLECTED UPON OUR GOAL TO BE THE GREENEST PORT IN NORTH AMERICA RELATED TO SHORE POWER
I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WITH A RECENT GRANT FROM TRANS ATLANTA TOGETHER, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT FROM TRANS AN ALKA, TOGETHER WITH GRANTS FROM THE EPA IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR TOTALING 3,000,000
THE PORT IS ON TRACK AT SHORE POWER TO A SINGLE CRUISE BIRTH AT PIER 66 BY 2023 CRUISE SEASON, MAKING ALL THREE CRUISE BIRTHS OR IN THE HARBOR
SHORE POWER CAPABLE
WATERFRONT ELECTRIFICATION HELPS MAKE OUR MARITIME INDUSTRIES INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE, WHICH MAKES THEM MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE LONG RUN
ELECTRIFICATION ALSO REDUCES OUR IMPACT NEAR PORT NEIGHBORHOODS, A CRITICAL MEASUREMENT OF HOW WELL WE DELIVER RESULTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY
WE'RE ALL ALSO WORKING ON OUR GOAL OF PHASING OUT EMISSIONS OF DIESEL, PARTICULATE MATTER AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM SEAPORT ACTIVITIES BY 2050
THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ALONG WITH THE PORT OF TACOMA NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE IN VANCOUVER, FRASER PORT AUTHORITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA HAVE DEVELOPED AN AMBITIOUS AND COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ADDRESS THE URGENCY OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS
WE'RE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK ON THIS PLAN FROM THE COMMUNITY
THIS EVENING WE'RE HOSTING A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP FROM SIX PM TO 7 30 P M WHERE WE WILL SHARE THE PLANS AND HERE FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PLANS FOR THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT OUR PORT WEBSITE
MOST CRUISE PASS I'M GOING TO SHIFT SHIFTING GEARS TO THE COVID UPDATE
ONE CHALLENGE WE CONTINUE TO WRESTLE WITH IN THE NATION DOES AS WELL IS THE UNRELENTING NATURE OF THE COVID 19 VIRUS AND PARTICULARLY THE DELTA VARIANT
THE DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION STATED LAST WEEK, THIS IS BECOMING A PANDEMIC OF THE UNVACCINATED
THE DRAMATIC INCREASE OF COVID 19 CASES AND HOSPITALIZATION SEEN IN MANY STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE TAKING PLACE WHERE VACCINATION RATES REMAIN LOW
AS UNITED STATES BASE IS ANOTHER WAVE, A VIRAL ACTIVITY WITH PEOPLE INFECTING OTHERS RELAX, MASKING AND A RETURN TO PRE PANDEMIC TRAVEL IN ACTIVITIES
THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF THE MORE VIRULENT STRAIN IS OF GREAT CONCERN
THE DELTA VARIANT IS CURRENTLY THE MOST CONTAGIOUS VARIANT OF THE VIRUS CIRCULATING WORLDWIDE AND COUNTER 80% OF THE COVID 19 CASES IN THE UNITED STATES
COVID 19 AND ITS VARIANTS STILL PRESENT HIGH RISK COMPORT EMPLOYEES, BUSINESS PARTNERS AND TRAVELERS WHO ARE UNVACCINATED OR PARTIALLY VACCINATED
COVID 19 VACCINES ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
AS A REMINDER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL GUIDANCE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IN THE CDC, WE WILL CONTINUE TO REQUIRE MASKS AND PUBLIC INDOOR SPACES AT SEA, PIER 66, PIER 91 AND PUBLIC MODES OF TRANSPORTATION LIKE SEA RENTAL CAR BUSES, EMPLOYEE BUSES AND SEA TRAINS
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IF YOU'VE NOT DONE SO, PLEASE GET YOUR COVID VACCINE TODAY
LASTLY, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AN EVENT LAST FRIDAY
THE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK ATTENDED
THE BLUE CARBON PROJECT AT SMITH COVE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF INNOVATION AND EFFORTS TO COUNTER OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND HABITAT PRODUCTIVITY
A WHOLE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH
IT WAS A GREAT DAY AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A TEAM OUT THERE THAT CONSISTED OF 14 FULLTIME STAFF TO SEE GRANT FELLOWS AND TWO COLLEGE INTERNS
THEY WERE, AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK ASSISTING IN PLACING 200 MESH BAGS THAT CONTAINED OYSTERS IS TO BE PLANT TO BE PLACED IN THE SHORE THERE AND I TOOK IN AND ACTUALLY THIS WAS THE RESULT OF 500,000 JUVENILE OYSTERS THAT WERE STARTING IN TANKS LAST YEAR
I KNOW MANCHESTER LAB AND THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT AND GO TO OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
ALSO, I WANT TO TURN TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEM 8 D ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA IS A REQUEST FOR SMART RESTROOMS ONCE COMPLETE, RESTROOMS AT SEA WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL SIGNAGE, VISUAL INDICATORS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
ITEM 10 B IS REQUEST TO UPDATE THE SATELLITE TRANSIT SYSTEMS OR SDS
IN 2019, THE SDS CARRIED APPROXIMATELY 28,000,000 PASSENGERS A 20 YEARS OLD
THE SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE OBSOLUTE AND ARE AT THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE
THIS UPDATE WILL ENABLE US TO INCREASE CAPACITY FOR PASSENGERS PER LOOP PER HOUR AND IN TURN IMPROVING OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE AIRPORT
WE ALSO HAVE A REQUEST FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THERE IS MUCH TO CELEBRATE FROM THE FIRST YEAR OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THE SUCCESS WAS DEPENDENT ON A QUOTE GROUP OF PORT EMPLOYEES FROM LEGAL CPO, EXTERNAL RELATIONS, THE PIER EQUITY DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THEY WORKED HARD TO HELP IMPROVE EQUITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROGRAMMATIC BEST PRACTICES WITHIN THE POOR
FOR EXAMPLE, LANGUAGE ACCESS WAS A KEY COMPONENT TO ENSURING ALL RESIDENTS WITHIN SOUTH KING COUNTY RECEIVED INFORMATION ACCURATELY
THIS PROGRAM ALSO INVOLVES COMMUNITY REVIEW RESTIVE DECISION PANEL
THESE PANELISTS HELP PORT STAFF UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND PRIORITIES
THIS PRESENTATION WILL HIGHLIGHT A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT TO HELP MAKE THE SECOND CYCLE EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE METRUCK I'M NOW CALLING ON MR PRICHARD TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEES
WE DO ASK SOME COMMITTEE REPORT OUTSTAKE COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND CHO WE'RE JOINED BY COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON JULY 22 ND
A PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE WAS POSTED AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE WELCOME TO ATTEND THAT MEETING
COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE PORT PRIORITY HIRE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED INSIGHTS FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK RECOMMENDED THE PORT CONSIDER PROGRAM APPLICABILITY BEYOND KING COUNTY AND LOOK AT HOW THE PROGRAM MAY BE EXTENDED TO ENSURE WE'RE CAPTURING ALL THE WORKERS WHO ARE WORKING FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND CHO CONTINUED THE COMMITTEE AFTER COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK LEFT AND RECEIVED A DEMONSTRATION OF THE EQUITY INDEX TOOL
AN UPDATE ON THE DEPTH EQUITY POLICY WAS ALSO PROVIDED
COMMITTEE IN THE END, RECOMMENDED THAT RECOMMENDED THAT THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT COINCIDE WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
THE EQUITY POLICY DEVELOPMENT COINCIDE WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED SUBMITTING A BUDGET REQUEST TO SUPPORT A STUDY ON CHILD CARE SUPPORT AT THE PORT
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK AND BOWMAN CONVENED THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE ON JULY 22 ND AND RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THE HIM DOCS AT 30% DESIGN PER THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK POLICY DIRECTIVE KNOWN AS SEF
THE SEF REQUIRES THAT AS WE GO THROUGH OUR DESIGN PROCESS USING A SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TEAM, THEY COME TO THE COMMITTEE TO SORT OF REVIEW WHERE THEY'RE AT IN THAT DESIGN PROCESS AND WHAT SOME OF THE TRADE OFFS THEY'RE LOOKING AT FOR SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES
THE BRIEFING WAS INFORMATIVE ON THE ALTERNATIVES FOR PILOT CONSTRUCTION AND LONG LONGEVITY
IN PARTICULAR, COMMISSIONERS ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SEF PROCESS AND THE PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE IMPACT ON OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
STAFF WILL LOOK CLOSE AT HOW THE 30% DESIGN REQUIREMENT IS MET AND IN THE SAF POLICY TO ENSURE POLICY AND FUNDING ISSUES ARE HIGHLIGHTED
THE COMMISSIONERS ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE SCOPE OF WORK PROGRESS WITH KING COUNTY
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED DID RECOMMEND DEVELOPING A TREE POLICY FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND STAFF IS CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO OPTIONS
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE NAME OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE
COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND BOWMAN ALSO CONVENED THE TOURISM AD HOC COMMITTEE ON JULY 26 TH AND MET WITH THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID BLANFORD TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR AN ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE
DISCUSSIONS POINTED TO CONVENIENT MEDIA MARKETPLACE FOR WASHINGTON'S DESTINATION PROMOTERS TO MEET WITH INTERNATIONAL MEDIAN INFLUENCERS IN THE FALL OF 2022
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU, CHRIS
CAN I ASK ONE CLARIFYING QUESTION? I'M JUST ABOUT TO CALL ON ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION
SO COMMISSIONER CALKINS, THANKS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AARON, CAN YOU TELL US WHEN THE MSW STUDY IS DUE TO BE RELEASED, WHEN THEY COMPLETE THE SCOPE OF WORK, WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO PUT OUT THAT THE RFP AROUND THAT I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE WITH ME, BUT I CAN GET BACK TO THAT THERE
SANDY KILROY MAY HAVE A BETTER IDEA
MAYBE, SANDY, JUST WHEN WE EXPECT TO HIRE THE FOLKS, HOW LONG THEY AND TAKING TO COMPLETE THE STUDY AND WHEN WE MIGHT GET OUR FIRST EYES ON IT
SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR AN EVENTUAL CONTRACT
IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE THAT WE DO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY AS WE'RE COST SHARING THAT WE'RE EXPECTING THAT TO COME TO YOU FOR APPROVAL, LIKELY IN THE EARLY FALL, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEND THE RFP OUT FOR THE CONTRACT
THAT WOULD BE LATER IN THE FALL
AND SO THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF THE STUDY ARE PROBABLY A YEAR AWAY
BUT YOU'LL SEE THE FULL SCOPE OF WORK AND THE ILA WITH THE COUNTY THIS FALL
THANK YOU
I THOUGHT THAT THE COUNTY'S MOTION REQUIRED THAT THE PROJECT BE DONE THIS YEAR
THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT SAID
THE CONTINGENCY ON RELEASING THEIR MONEY
I THOUGHT THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING
BUT LET'S FOLLOW UP ON THAT
WE DID GET A QUICK REVIEW OF THE SCOPE OF WORK, AND I WAS HOPING THAT WE WOULD HAVE A FOLLOW UP MEETING WITH KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE SCOPE IS INCLUDED AS WELL
SO ANYWAY, WE'LL DEFINITELY KEEP ON TOP WITH THAT ONE
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEARTS
IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVING QUESTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE PROCESS THAT AARON REVIEWED? LET ME GO AHEAD AND RUN THROUGH THE ROLE
WELL, ASK COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK YOU'RE ON MUTE
SORRY I MUTED OR WHEN I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OR UNMUTE WHEN I WHATEVER
JUST BACK TO THE EQUITY COMMITTEE WORKFORCE COMMITTEE ISSUE ON PRIORITY HIRE
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT DURING OUR LISTENING SESSIONS FOR OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY EFFORTS, THE LISTENING SESSION WITH THE CONTRACTORS, AGC AND MINORITY CONTRACTORS WERE REPRESENTED THERE AS WELL
THIS WAS ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES THAT WAS RAISED DURING THAT LISTENING SESSION, WHICH WAS THE CHALLENGE OF TRYING TO FIND LOCAL HIRES WITHIN KING COUNTY
THESE ARE PEOPLE NOT WORKING DIRECTLY FOR US, BUT THE CONTRACTORS AND LABOR HALLS THAT ARE TRYING TO MEET OUR PRIORITY HIRE GOALS FOR LOW INCOME UNDERSERVED AREAS AS DETERMINED THROUGH THE EQUITY INDEX
I BELIEVE THAT WE COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF OUR PROCUREMENT, OUR PUBLIC WORKS, IF WE COULD EXPAND THAT POOL BEYOND KING COUNTY, THERE'S COMPLICATIONS TO IT
BUT CLEARLY THE WORK, THE BENEFIT COULD BE EXTENDED AND IT COULD HELP EXPEDITE THE PROCESS OF PROCUREMENT
SO I'M HOPING TO HEAR MORE ON THAT FROM OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOLKS
EXPECT TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ON THAT
THANK YOU
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC BRIEFING ON OUR PRIORITY, HIGHER PROGRESS AS WELL
I THINK THAT'S COMING UP EARLY IN THE FALL, SO MAYBE WE'LL HAVE AN INPUT FOR YOU
THANK YOU
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
THANK YOU
AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN THERE AT THE BEACH WITH THE OYSTER SEEDING
I'LL HAVE TO SAY THAT WAS AN EXCITING MOMENT, SOMETHING I THOUGHT THAT MARITIME YOUTH WOULD REALLY HAVE BENEFITTED FROM AS WELL
THAT THEIR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITY THERE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS FOR COMMITTEE REPORTS
NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT
GREAT UPDATE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I WAS HOPING THAT YOU WOULD TOUCH ON A SUMMARY OF THE HIGHLINE FORUM OR ANYTHING ANY RESULTS MIGHT HAVE COME UP WITH
AND I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT TAKING ISSUE WITH THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE ADDING YET ANOTHER WORD TO ITS TITLE
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, PLEASE GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE HIGHLINE FORUM
YES, I DO HAVE AN UPDATE
SORRY ABOUT THAT
I NOTICE THAT YOU REQUESTED THAT WE'LL TRY TO MAKE THAT A REGULAR PART OF OUR UPDATES
THE MICHAEL OLLINGER FROM THE AVIATION BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE 2021 ACTIVITY AT SEA AND NOW LOOK FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE
ALSO, NOISE PROGRAM MANAGER STAN SHEPHERD GAVE A SHORT UPDATE ON TEMPORARY NOISE MONITOR PROGRAM, NOTING THAT THE MONITOR HAD BEEN DEPLOYED IN FEDERAL WAY
MONITORS HAVE EMPLOYED IN FEDERAL AND NORMANDY PARK AND WAS JUST RECENTLY INSTALLED BURIEN
HE ASKED JURISDICTIONS TO REACH OUT THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STAFF TO INDICATE A DESIRE FOR HOSTING A MONITOR OR TO RETURN TO PREVIOUS LOCATIONS
OUR SENIOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER, ERIC SHINELL, ERIC SHINIL, PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON FEDERAL POLICY ISSUES PREDOMINANTLY SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING, EARMARK SPECIFIC AVIATION RELATED LEGISLATION, AND AN FAA ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT PREAPPLICATION FOR THE USE OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP REDUCE NOISE AND IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, AVIATION MANAGER DIRECTOR LANCE LYTTLE SPOKE TO THE PROGRESSING WORK OF THE SEA STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY ROUNDTABLE, ALSO KNOWN AS START, PROVIDING A SUMMARY OF THE JUNE 2021 MEETING AND OUTLINING POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR THE AUGUST 2021 MEETING
LANCE NOTED THAT WITH AN INCREASED ACTIVITY, SEA AND NOW MAKES SENSE TO PROCEED WITH THE GROUND NOISE STUDY
START MEMBERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY AGREED THAT THIS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT COMMITTEES
AND LASTLY, EACH OF THE EIGHT MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SHARE SOME OF THE GREAT ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS GOING ON IN THEIR CITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND THE NEXT HIGHLINE FORM WILL BE SEPTEMBER 22, ND, AND MAYBE THE FIRST IMPORTANT IN-PERSON FORUM IN OVER A YEAR AND A HALF
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR PRICHARD
I WOULD DEFINITELY BE INTERESTED TO GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT SOME OF THOSE TEMPORARY MONITORS, WHAT KIND OF REPORTS OR DATA ARE BEING PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITIES, AND IF THERE WAS ANY RESULTS OF ANY NOTE OR ACTIONS BEING TAKEN
AND ALSO MAYBE WE CAN GET AN UPDATE IN THE FUTURE ON THE COMMITTEE THAT'S BEEN OVERSEEING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SLOWER MLU WITH REGARDS TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
SO THOSE WOULD JUST BE TWO THINGS WE'D LIKE TO GET SOME FURTHER UPDATES ON AS TIME GOES ON
BUT NOW ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SUBJECTS IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK AS THE PORT CALLS YOUR NAME
WE'LL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
AND IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A SHORT TIME LEG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON AND CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ALEXA FE
HELLO
MY NAME IS ALEXA FE
I'M A REGISTERED NURSE FROM SEATTLE
RECENTLY, SEATTLE HAD A RECORD BREAKING HEAT WAVE THAT ESTIMATED THAT HUNDREDS ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DIED WITH OUR ERS FLOODED WITH THOSE SUFFERING FROM HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES
WE ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER HEAT DONE SOON AND WE'LL EXPERIENCE MORE INFREQUENT AND MORE SEVERE HEAT WAVES AS OUR CLIMATE CRISIS INTENSIFIES
AN EXPANSION OF CRUISE TRAVEL WILL INCREASE OUR CARBON EMISSIONS AND POLLUTE OUR MARINE SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPREAD, SUCH AS COVID 19
OUR CURRENT ECONOMY AND SYSTEM, WHICH THRIVES ON EXPANSION AND UNREGULATED GROWTH, ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE IT SACRIFICES OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE, OUR STABILITY AND OUR CHANCE AT A LIVABLE FUTURE
AS A NURSE, I AM SCARED FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO ALREADY SUFFER INEQUITABLY FROM INCREASED EXPOSURE TO EMISSIONS AND HAVE WORSE HEALTH OUTCOMES DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM
I'M SCARED FOR MY HOMELESS PATIENTS WHO CANNOT ESCAPE THE HEAT AND COULD DIE DUE TO THE UNWILLINGNESS OF OUR PORT AND COMPANIES TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND WHOLE CRUISE SHIP EXPANSION
THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE RELATED HEALTH EFFECTS ARE NOT THOSE CAUSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO ACT ON THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS HERE AND INTENSIFYING EVERY DAY
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY NO TO CRUISE EXPANSIONS, INCREASE PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS AND ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION
THE PORT MUST PUT A HALT TO THE RETURN OF CRUISING IN SEATTLE AND STOP ANY PLANS FOR PORT EXPANSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIMATE, OUR ENVIRONMENT IN THE HOUSE OF SEATTLE CITIZENS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
ALEXA
CLERK HART, YES, THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IRIS IRIS, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YES, I AM ON THE PHONE
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS IRISH ANTMAN
I'M A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL, A GROUP OPPOSING ANY EXPANSION OF CRUISING IN SEATTLE AND WORKING TOWARDS A CRUISE FREE SAILOR SEA
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT CRUISING WAS ONCE A GOOD IDEA, BUT THAT TIME IS OVER
WE KNOW THE GREAT HARM THAT CRUISING DOES TO THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND LOCAL HEALTH
SO TO HEAR WORDS ABOUT RETURNING TO NORMAL IS VERY DISCOURAGING
SHORE POWER IS GREAT, BUT ACCOUNTS FOR LESS THAN 1% OF THE POLLUTION CRUISE SHIPS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR CRUISING
PRESIDENT FELLEMAN SPOKE ABOUT RECENTLY IS A DESCRIPTION OF MATERIALISTIC CONSUMERISM RUN AMOCK
IT'S FOOL HARDY TO IGNORE WHAT THESE SHIPS REPRESENT AND WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT
WITH 7.4 BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET, WE CAN NO LONGER PRETEND IT'S OKAY TO DO WHATEVER WE WANT FOR OUR PLEASURE AND COMFORT, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE WILLING TO LOOK AT HOW OUR PLEASURE COMES AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS LIVES, LITERALLY
PRESIDENT FELLEMAN POINTED TO THIS WHEN READING THE STATEMENT JUST NOW FROM THE RECENT INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE MEETING IN EUROPE
WHEN JEFF BEZOS RETURNED FROM HIS 10 MINUTE FLIGHT TO SPACE, HE SAID THE VIEW OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE SHOWED HIM HOW THIN OUR ATMOSPHERE IS
I FIND IT STUNNING THAT HE NEEDED TO SPEND FIVE AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS TO LEARN WHAT MOST OF US ALREADY KNOW
WE MUST CHANGE THE PARADIGM
CRUISING IS NOT AN INNOCENT ACTIVITY
IT IS KILLING US
PRESIDENT FELLEMAN SAID HE'S WILLING TO WORK ON THESE ISSUES, BUT FEELS ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER GROUPS AREN'T GIVING HIM ANY IDEAS TO WORK WITH
HERE ARE TWO IDEAS, PERMANENTLY SCRAP ANY PLAN FOR A CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL AT T 46 AND DECREASE THE NUMBER OF CRUISE SHIPS BY 30% EVERY YEAR WHILE WORKING TO ADVANCE OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITY AT THE PORT
THAT DOESN'T CAUSE THE HARM CRUISING DOES
PLEASE DO NOT TURN AWAY FROM THIS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
IRIS
NEXT SPEAKER, YES, YES
THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAREN TRUE
HI
I'M WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR PIONEER SQUARE, AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT WE ARE HAPPY THAT THE PORT HAS BUSTLING SALES SCHEDULE COMING INTO KICKING INTO GEAR, AND BUSINESSES ARE IN PIONEER SQUARE HOPING TO SEE A STRONG RETURN OF VISITORS IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS
THE MANY RESTAURANTS, RETAILERS, ART GALLERIES AND PIONEER SQUARE EAGER TO WELCOME VISITORS BACK SAFELY, OFFERING UNIQUE FOODS, BEVERAGES, ONE BEHIND ITEMS AND BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART
THESE BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, MANY WITHOUT A SAFETY NET
WE'VE HEARD FROM EVERY TYPE OF BUSINESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, FROM ART GALLERIES TO BARS, RESTAURANTS AND MORE THAT THEY'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE 2021 CRUISE SEASON WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT PIONEER SQUARE
FURTHER, THE REVITALIZED WATERFRONT AND PROMENADE WILL HELP REESTABLISH PIONEER SQUARE AS A DESTINATION FOR LOCALS AND TOURISTS ALIKE
AND ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK OF THE PORT STAFF TO KEEP KEEP THE ALLIANCE FOR PIONEER SQUARE INFORMED SO WE CAN KEEP OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY INFORMED AND UPDATED
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
CLERK HART, OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TO STEFAN MORRIS
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS STEPHEN MORRIS, SECRETARY TREASURER OF UNITE HERE LOCAL EIGHT
TODAY IS A GREAT DAY
IT MAKES ME A LITTLE BIT EMOTIONAL TO BE ABLE TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE TODAY TO RAISE MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS FOR AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS
I THINK THE WORK WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER OVER THE LAST IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT OVER THE LAST YEAR OR TWO TO ADDRESS THIS INEQUITY AND CLOSE THIS LOOPHOLE IN THE SEATAC MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE, I I THINK SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK THAT I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE, IT AFFECTS WORKERS WHO HAVE STRUGGLED IN A WAY EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC THAT HAS PUT SUCH A HARDSHIP ON THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
IT'S A STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF EQUITY
IT'S A STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF LIVING WAGES
OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO STILL
BUT I'M REALLY PROUD
PROUD OF EVERYONE AT THE PORT, PROUD OF EVERYONE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND GET TO THIS THIS SOLUTION
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU AND IMPLEMENTING IT AND THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS IN OUR WORK THAT WE CAN TAKE
BUT AGAIN, THANKS ALL FOR THIS PROCESS
AND IT'S A DAY TO CELEBRATE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT WITH YOU IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO
SO THANKS ALL
AND WE SUPPORT THIS MOTION
AND I ALSO HAVE NICOLE GRANT FROM THE LABOR COUNCIL HERE WHO WOULD ALSO LOVE TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF SHE CAN
THANK YOU, STEPHAN
I'M HAPPY TO HEAR FROM NICOLE
WE DO HAVE NICOLE GRANT NEXT ON OUR LIST
HELLO, EVERYBODY
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE THE SEATAC MINIMUM WAGE ONE FOR INITIATIVE
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF WORKER LAW AND LABOR LAW THAT HAPPENED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
AND YOUR DECISION TODAY TO EXPAND IT IS CRUCIAL TO THE SPIRIT OF THAT LAW IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT
WE ELEVATE AND CHERISH REFUGEE WORKERS, WOMEN WORKERS
WE LIFT UP YOUNG WORKERS, API WORKERS, WE LIFT UP BLACK WORKERS AND LATINX WORKERS
AND THE STEP YOU'RE TAKING TODAY IS GOING TO PUT MONEY INTO THE HOUSEHOLD BUDGET OF THE WORKERS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY THAT WILL ENJOY IT THE MOST
SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP TODAY
IT IS TRULY COMMENDABLE
THANK YOU, NICOLE
AND THANK YOU, STEPHAN
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON MAKING THIS HAPPEN
CLERK HART, OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STACEY OAKS
STACEY, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, START SIX TO UNMUTE
YES
HI
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS STACEY
OK, AND I'M CALLING IN TODAY ABOUT THE CRUISE SHIP
I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE TO BE TOUTING THIS AS A RETURN TO NORMAL FEE
AS IRIS SAID EARLIER, THERE'S NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT DOING BUSINESS IN WAYS THAT HARMS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT IT TOUCHES, FROM CLIMATE TO HELP TO MANY OF THE WORKERS INVOLVED, TO OUR OCEAN TO THE SEA LIFE
SO CALLING IT A RETURN TO NORMALCY IS PRETTY UNNERVING, UNFORTUNATELY
AND I THINK ANOTHER THING THAT REALLY STRUCK ME RECENTLY IS A QUOTE IN AN ARTICLE
AND IF WE REPLACE THE WORD CRUISE WITH OTHER TYPES OF BUSINESSES, I THINK WE CAN SEE THAT THERE'S JUST NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE PORT IS PROMOTING SOME OF THESE REALLY HARMFUL BUSINESSES
CLEARLY, THERE IS AN INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR CRUISE
WE DIDN'T CREATE IT
IT EXISTS
IT IS OUR JOB TO MINIMIZE THOSE COSTS WHILE MAXIMIZING THE BENEFITS
WHAT IF YOU REPLACE THE WORD CRUISE? WHAT IF YOU REPLACE THAT WORD WITH DRUG DEALING? WHAT IF YOU REPLACE THAT WITH SEX TRAFFICKING? CLEARLY, THERE'S AN INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR SEX TRAFFICKING
WE DIDN'T CREATE IT
IT EXISTS
IT'S OUR JOB TO MINIMIZE THE BENEFITS WHILE MAXIMIZE MINIMIZE THE COST OF MAXIMIZING THE BENEFITS
IT DOESN'T SIT RIGHT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT, DOES IT? SO TO SAY IT, BUT MAKE IT OKAY ABOUT CRUISE ISN'T ANY BETTER
AND I THINK THAT THE PORT COMMISSION AND STAFF NEED TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO TO ACT LIKE THERE'S JUST NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE OTHER THAN TINY LITTLE BAND AIDS
IT'S JUST NOT THE CASE
ALL SORTS OF HARMFUL BUSINESSES, ALL SORTS OF BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN KIND OF PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY BY PROGRESS
BUSINESSES GO
AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS FIND WAYS TO TRANSITION WHERE DURING THAT TRANSITION, WORKERS STILL HAVE ROOFS OVER THEIR HEADS AND FOOD IN THEIR BELLIES AND ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD
BUT WE CAN'T JUST ACT LIKE THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO
DEMAND IS PARTLY DONE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATIE MCKENNA
HAVE RIGHT
KATY, WERE YOU ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY? AND IF YOU'RE ON THE TELEPHONE AT STAR SIX TO UNMUTE, OKAY
WELL, WE'LL COME BACK AND CALL KATIE
WE'LL MOVE ON TO JIM BERNTHAL
HI
MY NAME IS JIM BERNTHAL
I'M A LONG TERM RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, 42 YEARS, TO BE EXACT
I'M ALSO ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH 350 SEATTLE AND CRUISE CONTROL
I HOPE ALL PORT COMMISSIONERS HAVE LISTENED TO AND WATCHED THE PRESS CONFERENCE THAT WE HELD THE DAY OF YOUR LAUNCH OF THE FIRST SHIP ON MONDAY, THE 19 TH OF JULY AND ALSO THE SECOND SHIP ON THE 23 RD
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LOT OF STRONG DETERMINATION TO PUT INTO PRACTICE WHAT I HEAR YOU TALKING ABOUT
I DON'T ATTEND MANY OF YOUR MEETINGS, BUT I'VE ATTENDED SOME OF THEM
I HEARD STEVE METRUCK ONCE
IF I PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME WRONG, TALK ABOUT BRINGING MISSIONS TO NEUTRAL BY 2050
I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW VERY WELL THAT THE CLIMATE SCIENTISTS TELL US WE HAVE LESS THAN 10 YEARS TO AT LEAST REDUCE BY 50% THE CARBON EMISSIONS FROM FOSSIL FUEL BURNING
IT'S PATHETIC TO EVEN TALK ABOUT 2050 AS A MEANINGFUL GOAL BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME PERIOD
I'VE ALSO LEARNED RECENTLY THAT THE AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE AIR TRAVEL TO SEATTLE FROM PARTS AROUND THE WORLD BY PASSENGERS, PLUS EMISSIONS ON THE CRUISE SHIP TRIP ITSELF IN THE YEAR EQUALS ONE THIRD OF THE SEATTLE CITY'S OVERALL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
THAT'S A VERY DISTURBING TACTIC OF STATISTIC
I AGREE WITH IRIS AND OTHERS WHO TALKED ABOUT TOTALLY OPPOSING THE T 46 EXPANSION, AS WELL AS DOING SOME SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION, SUCH AS 30% REDUCTION AND CRUISE SHIPS IN EACH YEAR
IF WE DON'T TAKE AGGRESSIVE, MEANINGFUL ACTION TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION OFF OF FOSSIL FUELS ENTIRELY, YOU ARE NOT DOING YOUR JOBS, AND I BELIEVE PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU SO OVER AND OVER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU
JIM
CLERK HART, YES, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NEIL ANDERSON
NEIL, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, STAR SIX TO AND UNMUTE
HI
MY NAME IS NEIL ANDERSON, AND I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT OF CRUISE SHIP EXPANSION ON OUR FRAGILE LOOKUP POPULATION
THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCO WERE LISTED AS ENDANGERED SPECIES IN 2005, AND TODAY THEY ARE EVEN FEWER
WITH THE POPULATION NOW ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE, YOU WORK
A TEST FORCE COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNOR FOUND THAT IT WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO THREE CAUSES, AVAILABILITY OF CHINOOK SALMON, TOXIC CONTAMINANTS IN THE WATER, AND NOISE FROM VESSEL TRAFFIC THAT INTERFERED WITH THEIR ABILITY TO HUNT
NOW, A NEW STUDY BY NOAA HAS SHOWN EXACTLY WHY VESSEL NOISE IS SO HARMFUL TO THEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE BREEDING FEMALE
IN THE STUDY, THEY TAGGED INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVICES THAT MONITORED THE WHALES LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES TO SEE HOW THEY RESPONDED WHEN SHIPS WERE NEAR
WHAT IT SHOWED WAS THAT ALL ORCAS TYPICALLY STOP FORAGING AND BUSTLES ARE NEARBY
BUT IT AFFECTED FEMALES MUCH MORE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DIVE AS DEEP AS MALE, SO THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME ABILITY TO ESCAPE THE SOUND
AND SINCE CALVES HAVE TO STAY IN SHALLOW WATERS WORK A MOTHER, STAY WITH THEM AND HAVE TO STOP FEEDING ALL TOGETHER UNTIL THE MALE SUBSIDES
AND IS SHE STILL NURSING YOUNG CALVES? THE MOTHER NEEDS EVEN MORE FOOD, SO BEING FORCED TO STOP EATING COMES AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME
THIS COMBINATION CONTRIBUTES TO THE STARVATION THAT WE'VE SEEN IN HEARTBREAKING IMAGES SHARED TO THE CURRENT STATE OF MANY OF THE RESIDENT ORCAS
IN LIGHT OF THIS, WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO REDUCE UNDERWATER NOISE LEVELS
BUT INSTEAD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING BACK LUXURY CRUISE SHIP AND EVEN ADDING ANOTHER TERMINAL FOR THEM
THERE ARE THREE NEW CALVES BORN DURING THE PANDEMIC THAT ARE GOING TO BE UNDER INCREASED STRESS
IS THE LOCKDOWN ENDS AND VESSEL ALWAYS INCREASES AGAIN
LET'S NOT MAKE IT EVEN HARDER FOR THEM TO SURVIVE BY BRINGING CRUISE SHIPS, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT THE NEW CALVES AND THEIR MOTHERS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE PEOPLE WATERS AND HAVE NO MEANS TO ESCAPE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, NEIL, CLERK HART? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICK MCKEE
YEAH
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS PATRICK MCKEE AND I'M ALSO CALLING ABOUT THE RESUMPTION OF THE CRUISE SEASON
ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE CODE CHAIR STEINBRUECK AND BOWMAN HAVE INFORMED US OUR WEATHER IS CHANGING
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO PLANT TREES
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE
IF HOT WEATHER IS AS YOU TELL US A WAKE UP CALL, WHY ISN'T THE PORT WAKING UP? IT'S BEEN CALCULATED THAT THE CARBON EMISSIONS FROM CRUISE SHIPS AND THE JET TRAVEL THAT BRINGS CRUISE PASSENGERS TO AND FROM SEATTLE PRODUCE AN ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS OUTPUT EQUAL TO ONE THIRD THAT OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF SEATTLE
GLOBAL HEATING IS AN EMERGENCY WE HAVE TO FACE RIGHT NOW
YOU ALL KNOW THIS PRESIDENT FELLEMAN JUST CALLED IT A DAUNTING CHALLENGE
I WOULD ARGUE THAT NONESSENTIAL BUSINESS AS USUAL IS ONE PLACE TO START BEFORE CRUISES RESUME
WE NEED YOU TO SHOW US THE PLAN TO CONVERT TO CLEAN CRUISING PRACTICES THAT WON'T COOK OUR CLIMATE WON'T IMPERIL MARINE LIFE IN THE SALISH SEA
WON'T DUMP SEWAGE AND PLASTIC INTO OUR OCEANS
WON'T IMPACT COASTAL COMMUNITIES WITH PARTICULATE POLLUTION
ONE SMALL, IMMEDIATE STEP REQUIRE CRUISE SHIPS THAT SAIL FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE STATE OF ALASKA TO BE FLAGGED IN THE UNITED STATES SUBJECT TO U S LABOR PRACTICES, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, TAXATION
REMEMBER TAXES
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK FOR THE MONEY TO MITIGATE THE DAMAGE THIS INDUSTRY IS CAUSING, THEN
SURE
LET'S PLANT SOME TREES
TREES ARE GOOD
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU, PATRICK
CLERK HART? YES
GIVE ME JUST A SECOND HERE
RESTART OUR TIMER
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHARLOTTE WELLS
CHARLOTTE, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE CALLING FOR CHARLOTTE
WELL, ALRIGHT, WE'LL COME BACK TO CHARLOTTE AND MOVE ON TO ALISON OSTER
LET ME CHECK TO SEE IF KATE IS GET BACK TO JOIN US YET
I'M SORRY
WHAT WAS THAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? OH, YES, I WAS GOING TO CALL HER WHEN I GOT TO THE END OF THE LIST
WE'RE ALMOST THERE, BUT WE CAN GO BACK TO KATIE MCKENNA
KATIE, ARE YOU ON THE LINE CALLING FOR KATIE MCKENNA? MOVING BACK TO CHARLOTTE WELL? AND THEN MOVING TO ALISON OSTER
ALLISON, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, IF YOU'RE ON THE TELEPHONE, IT STARS SIX TO UNMUTE CALLING FOR ALLISON OSTER
OKAY, MOVING TO AMY WALSMITH
WE DID HAVE AMY AT CHECK IN AMY IF YOU'RE ON THE TELEPHONE AT STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
AMY WALLSMITH, HOW DO YOU JOIN THE QUEUE? I'M SORRY, WHO IS SPEAKING? MY NAME IS SEAN
I'M TRYING TO JOIN THE QUEUE, BUT THE URL THAT'S IN THE PDF ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE WEBSITE ISN'T WORKING, SO YOU CERTAINLY CAN SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME? SEAN HUTCHINS, H-U-T-C-H-I-N-S
AND THE URL THAT'S ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE WEBSITE ISN'T WORKING IN THE COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
IN THE PDF, THERE'S AN EMBEDDED URL IT SAYS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THAT WEBSITE ISN'T WORKING
OKAY, SO I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU LATER ON THAT
SEAN, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET YOU IN FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
YOU BET
GO AHEAD
YEAH
SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PLANS FOR THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT, AND I JUST WANTED TO SEE AN UPDATE FROM THE SUPPORTED SEATTLE ABOUT ALTERNATIVE TO THE DEFORESTATION AND NORTH SEATAC PARK
AND I WANTED TO SEE IF THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS PLANNED ANY ALTERNATIVES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT THEY COULD USE THE EXISTING LAND THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE WITHOUT DOING ANY DEFORESTATION OF MAJOR TREES, ESPECIALLY IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
AND AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE ALSO THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, THEY'RE NOT JUST SAYING WE WANT TO KEEP OUR GROWTH SUSTAINABLE BECAUSE THERE'S A SORT OF SEMANTIC THING WHERE WE WANT TO KEEP GROWING, SUSTAINABLY AND MAKE SURE THAT NO MATTER WHAT WE'RE GROWING AND THAT WE HAVE SUSTAIN A CURVE THAT IS GROWING SUSTAINABLY, BUT ACTUALLY UTILIZING AND DECREASING EFFICIENCY, INCREASING EFFICIENCIES AND BECOMING MORE SUSTAINABLE AND BECOMING BETTER STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTING THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE AIRPORT, NOT JUST GROWING, GROWING AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR GROWTH CURVE IS SUSTAINABLE, THAT WE ALWAYS ARE GROWING
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MISSION IS CLARIFIED SO THAT WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS THE GROWTH OF PORT OF SEATTLE OR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? DOES IT MEAN THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS GROWING SO THAT YOU'RE GROWING IN A WAY THAT YOU ARE OFTEN IN CARBON AND YOUR DECREASE IN CARBON EMISSIONS AND YOU'RE PRACTICING A FORESTATION AND YOU'RE REDUCING CARBON OUTPUT, INCREASING THE AIR QUALITY FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BREATH ALL THIS PARTICULATE MATTER THAT COMES OUT OF JET FUEL
AND HOW ARE YOU GUYS WORKING ON THAT? AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR, AND THEN ALSO SEE THE ALTERNATIVE INSTEAD OF GROWING NORTH SEATAC PART
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S MY PUBLIC COMMENT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
SEAN
CLEAR, YES
THANK YOU
SEAN STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AFTERWARD REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR SIGNING UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, JUST SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT MEETING THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH
THANK YOU
SURE
IF YOU GUYS NEED HELP FIXING THAT URL, I'D LOVE TO HELP
I'M AN ENGINEER, SO I CAN HELP YOU GUYS GET THAT FIXED
AND, SEAN, IT'S NUMBER SEVEN
IT'S THE URL NUMBER SEVEN
THAT'S NOT WORKING
THANK YOU, SEAN
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT WE'LL GO BACK AND CALL FOR ONE MORE TIME ON OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS WHO WERE NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME
I CALLED THEM INITIALLY, BEGINNING WITH KATIE MCKENNA MOVING TO CHARLOTTE WELL
AND THEN FOR ALLISON OSTER AND THEN CONCLUDING WITH AMY WALSMITH
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I THINK THAT THAT CONCLUDES THE SIGNUP FOR TODAY
WELL, I HOPE THE PROBLEM THAT SEAN FOUND WASN'T WHAT PRECLUDED THE OTHER FOLKS FROM PARTICIPATING
BUT DO WE HAVE A SUMMARY FOR ANY OF THE WRITTEN COMMENTS? YES, I DO HAVE A SUMMARY
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I CAN GUARANTEE THAT IT DID NOT EVERYBODY WHO CONTACTED US TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK FOR THIS MEETING DID RECEIVE THE INFORMATION
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
FOR OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
WE HAVE RECEIVED FOUR WRITTEN COMMENTS TODAY
THESE HAVE ALL BEEN EMAILED TO YOU IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING
I'M SORRY
WE DID HAVE ONE COME IN AFTERWARD
THAT IS THE FOUR TH
IT WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU AFTER THIS MEETING CONCLUDES
SO YOU WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THEM
AND THEY ALL ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD HERE TODAY
AND THEN IF WE DID RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE DURING THE TIME OF THIS MEETING, THAT TOO WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO YOU AFTER THE MEETING
OUR FIRST COMMENT IS FROM BONNIE MILLER, AND BONNIE WRITES IN OPPOSITION TO EXPANSION OF THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT AT SEA AND AN OPPOSITION TO CRUISE POLLUTION AND EXPANSION
AND REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY
WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED A WRITTEN COMMENT FROM ALEXA
SHE SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF TODAY'S SPOKEN TESTIMONY REGARDING HER PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
PATRICK MCKEE ALSO SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF HAS SPOKEN TESTIMONY TODAY REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM CARBON EMISSIONS CAUSED FROM AIR AND CRUISE OPERATIONS
AND THEN OUR FOURTH WRITTEN COMMENT THAT CAME IN IS FROM TRACEY CAHILL AND STEPHEN MARIUS OF NOBLE HOUSE HOTELS AND RESORTS AND THE EDGEWATER HOTEL
AND THEY SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF CRUISE OPERATIONS AND TOURISM FOR OUR REGION
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN TESTIMONY RECEIVED
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL THEN MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
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 ITEMS WE'VE HEARD OF NO ITEMS TO BE PULLED TODAY
SO AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 8 D
SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK FOR APPROVAL
AND THANK YOU
THANK YOU, SIR
COMMISSIONER CHO, AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
ATE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU
WE DO HAVE A FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
SO THE ITEM PASSES, WE THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES NOW
THANK YOU
AND THEN I DO JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN JOINED US AT 12 29 P
M
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WELCOME, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
SO NOW WE'LL COME TO THE BUSINESS AGENDA AND I'M JUST GETTING MYSELF SITUATED THERE
TOP OF 13
I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 10 B AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION HOLDINGS USA FOR GOODS AND SERVICES
TO TO ADVERTISE AN AWARD, A MAJOR WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ADVERTISE AN AWARD CONTRACTS FOR BUSTING AND WAYFINDING SERVICES AND TO USE PORT CRUISE AND SMALL WORKS CONTRACTS AND SUPPORT OF THE STS CONTROLS RENEWAL AND UPGRADE PROJECT AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THE AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST IS 69,240,000 DOLLARS FOR A TOTAL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION OF 76,240,000
EXECUTIVE METRUCK, PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY
COMMISSIONERS
THIS PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE 2021,2025 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PLAN TO FINANCE
WE HIGHLIGHTED THIS ITEM AS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
WHEN WE PRESENTED THE CIP MOTION AT THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC AND 2019, THE STS CARRIED APPROXIMATELY 28,000,000 PASSENGERS
AT 20 YEARS OLD, THE SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE OBSOLETE AND AT THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE UPDATED CONTROL SYSTEM PROVIDES US THE FLEXIBILITY TO RUN AN ADDITIONAL SET OF TRAIN CARS, WHICH IN TURN INCREASES THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF PASSENGER PER LOOP PER HOUR, IN TURN IMPROVING OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE AIRPORT
THERE'S A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS I HAVE, BUT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, LANCE LYTTLE TO LEAD US OFF AND THEN INTRODUCE FOLKS
THANK YOU, STEVE
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS, MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN TALK ABOUT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO OBTAIN AT THE AIRPORT AND THAT'S THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OPTIMAL
THAT'S PART OF OUR LONG TERM VISION, PART OF OUR STRATEGY
MOVING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT IS REALLY A KEY COMPONENT OF MAKING THIS HAPPENING
AND MOVING PEOPLE VIA THE TRAIN SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IS A KEY COMPONENT
I'VE HEARD OF TALK ABOUT MCT OR MINIMUM CONNECT TIME FOR INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS COMING IN, GETTING THROUGH CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION AND THEN MAKING A CONNECTING FLIGHT
SO THE TRAIN SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL ASSET AND IT HAS TO BE SAFE
IT HAS TO BE EFFICIENT AND IT HAS TO BE RELIABLE
SO THIS PROJECT IS PRIMARILY A MID LIFECYCLE RENEWAL REPLACEMENT PROJECT TO UPGRADE THE AUTOMATED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM ATC NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WITH TODAY'S CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AND A MORE MODERN OPERATING SYSTEM
THE EXISTING SYSTEM, AS STEVE MENTIONED, WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 23 YEARS OLD WHEN THE NEW SYSTEM IS BROUGHT ON LINE AND IT IS CURRENTLY AT END OF LIFE WITH COMPONENTS REALLY FACING OBSOLESCENCE
AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT TO THE ATC UPGRADE [inaudible 00:59:37] AS WELL IS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO RUN THREE SEPARATE TRAINS IN ANY GIVEN LOOP AND THIS WILL AID AND MEET THE INCREASED DEMAND AT THE NORTH SATELLITE WITH THE ADDED GATES THAT WE JUST COMPLETED AND OPEN AT THE NORTH SATELLITE
SO WHY UPGRADE VERSUS REPLACE? THE UPGRADE PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD NOW AS A MID LIFE CYCLE PROJECT RATHER THAN A FULL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE SYSTEM
THE STS CARS THEMSELVES STILL HAVE A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF ABOUT A MILLION MILES OR MORE, AND THE CURRENT POOL OF CARS HAS AN AVERAGE MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 600,000 OR SO
REPLACING THE SYSTEM TODAY WOULD REQUIRE AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CARS THEMSELVES WITH THOSE CARS HAVING A REMAINING USEFUL LIFE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 OR MORE YEARS
SO A FULL REPLACEMENT WOULD REQUIRE DISPOSING OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE, AS THESE CARS WERE CUSTOM BUILT FOR OUR SYSTEM AND THE LENS THAN THE TYPICAL STS SYSTEM TODAY
SO WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE? SO THE AIRPORT PLANNING TEAM IS BEGINNING THE EFFORT TO PLAN FOR THE EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT OF THE SYSTEM
THIS EFFORT BEGINS IN FOURTH QUARTER OF THIS YEAR AND WE'LL LOOK AT A WIDE VARIETY OF POTENTIAL OPTIONS TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS TO AND FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH SATELLITE AS WELL AS BETWEEN THE CONCOURSES
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE FULL REPLACEMENT WILL NEED TO TAKE PLACE APPROXIMATELY 2032 TO 2034
PERHAPS ON OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
UPGRADES TO THE SYSTEM WILL REQUIRE EXTENDED PERIODS OF NIGHTLY SYSTEM SHUT DOWN TO INSTALL AND TEST THE NEW SYSTEM OVER TWO YEARS
THE SHUT DOWN WILL BE LIMITED TO SIX HOURS PER NIGHT
TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT TO THE CUSTOMER DURING THESE PERIODS, WAYFINDING STAFF WILL DIRECT CUSTOMERS TO TRANSIT TO AND FROM THE NORTH SATELLITE
NORTH AND SOUTH SATELLITES ARE UTILIZED IN A BUTTON OPERATION, SO THE PORT STAFF HAS EVALUATED THE [inaudible 01:01:43] OPERATION, HAVE DETERMINED THE BEST PRACTICES TO EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISH DURING THE EXTENT SHUT DOWN
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TOUCH ON IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROCURE THIS AND WE'RE RECOMMENDED A SINGLE SOURCE SUPPLY, AND NOW THIS CAUSES QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
IT IS FIRST AS WELL, BUT THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE THE COMPETITION WAIVER AS AUTHORIZED ON THE RCW 39.04.280 WITH BOMBARDIER, WHICH WAS RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY A COMPANY CALLED ALSTON
THE PROJECT TEAM ACTUALLY SOLICITED RFI REQUESTER INFORMATION FOR INTERESTED FIRMS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE OTHER SYSTEM MANUFACTURING WOULD BE INTERESTED IN COMPETING FOR THE PROJECT
ALL MAJOR PRODUCER SORRY, PRODUCERS BOMBARDIER, MITSUBISHI, HITACHI WERE SENT THE SOLICITATION AS WELL AS POSTING TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVE OR INDUSTRY NOTIFICATION BOARD
ONLY BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED A RESPONSE INDICATING INTEREST IN PERFORMING THE PROJECT
ATC SOFTWARE IS PROPRIETARY FOR EACH MANUFACTURER, AND BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION IS THE ONLY COMPANY WITH ACCESS TO THE CURRENT SDS PROGRAMMING CODE
I'D LIKE TO ALSO NOTE THAT THE BOARD DID WIN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT VIA COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION PROCESS
I THINK BACK IN 1999
SO WITH THAT, I WILL NOW HAND OVER TO RYAN FOR THE RISQUE
HE'S GOING TO BE FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL AND KATIE
SO, RYAN, TAKE IT AWAY
YEAH
THANK YOU, LANCE
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS CLERK HART
DO WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION UP FOR EVERYONE? WE DO? AUBREE IS PULLING THAT UP RIGHT NOW
OKAY, I'LL WAIT TILL THAT COMES UP, AND THEN I'LL CONTINUE IT'S UP
OKAY
I'M GONNA BRIEFLY WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
I'M GOING TO JUST BRIEFLY SPEAK TO THE BACKGROUND OF THE NEEDS OF OUR TRAIN SYSTEM THAT MY TEAM IS CHARGED WITH MAINTAINING AND OPERATING AS LANCE ALLUDED TO
THE SYSTEM WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1972
IT WAS THEN UPGRADED TO INCLUDE NEW TRAIN CARS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003
THE THING TO POINT OUT HERE IS THE EQUIPMENT VINTAGE IS ALL 1999 AT THE START OF THAT BUILD
SO IF YOU REFERENCE BACK TO 1999, WE WERE NAVIGATING OUR USING WINDOWS 98
SO THAT'S THE OPERATING SYSTEM THAT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE
WE ANTICIPATE THIS UPGRADE
WE'LL KEEP OUR SYSTEM FULLY CAPABLE UNTIL EXPECTED END OF LIFE AROUND 2034
AS LANCE ALSO ALLUDED TO SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS REPLACING THE AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL
ESSENTIALLY THE SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, AND NETWORK
IT'S THE BRAINS THAT REALLY MAKE OUR TRAINS RUN
MUCH OF THESE COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE CONTROL BOARDS, ARE OBSOLETE RIGHT NOW
OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS TO GET CREATIVE
THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME REBUILDING PARTS
THEY HAVE TO ACQUIRE SOME OF THESE VINTAGE PARTS OF THE THIRD PARTY VENDORS, SUCH AS EBAY TO KEEP THESE SYSTEMS OPERATING AS THEY SHOULD
THE LAST THING I'LL POINT OUT IS THIS NEW SYSTEM
THESE NEW CONTROLS WILL GAIN SPEED
LIKE YOU SEE WHEN YOU GET A NEW PC WILL GAIN SPEED, WHICH WILL AID IN OUR RECOVERY OF TRAINS AND ALSO KEEP OUR SYSTEM RELIABLE UNTIL END OF LIFE
SO I'LL PASS IT ON TO MICHAEL DYSART TO EXPLAIN THE SPECIFICS OF THIS PROJECT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU, RYAN
I'M MICHAEL DESERT, THE PROJECT MANAGER
THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS BROKEN INTO TWO PHASES
THE FIRST PHASE IS AN ENABLING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT PROVIDES A NEW FIBER OPTIC NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
THIS ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN THE OLD CONTROL SYSTEM WHILE WE INSTALL AND TEST THE NEW SYSTEM
THE SECOND PHASE IS THE INSTALLATION AND TESTING OF THE NEW CONTROL SYSTEM
THIS INVOLVES THE REPLACEMENT OF SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, RADIOS FOR BOTH THE WAYSIDE AND VEHICLE SYSTEMS IT ALSO INVOLVES EXTENSIVE TESTING TO ENSURE THAT THE STS IS RUNNING SAFELY
NEXT SLIDE, NO DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS PROJECT WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT PASSENGER INPACT
THE PICTURE YOU SEE THERE WAS TAKEN JUST BEFORE COVID AT 10 P
M IN THE NORTH SATELLITE AT ABOUT JUST AFTER A 10 MINUTE STS OUTAGE
THE STS IS A MUST RIDE SYSTEM TO GET TO EITHER THE NORTH OR SOUTH SATELLITES
WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ARE ELIMINATING THE OUTAGE PERIODS TO SIX HOURS NIGHTLY ON ANY ONE LOOP
THE OUTAGES WILL HAPPEN FROM 11 P
M TO FIVE A
M
WE WILL BE BOTH PROVIDING BUSSING AND WAYFINDING SERVICES TO THE SATELLITES DURING THIS TIME
WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH THE VENDORS TO LIMIT THE TESTING SHUTDOWNS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THROUGH A DETAILED CUTOVER PLAN
NEXT, LIKE WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE TOP THREE RISKS TO THE PROJECT AS SAFETY, EXTENDED STS OUTAGES AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SYSTEM SUPPLIER
SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE RISK, AS THE STS TUNNELS HAVE AUTOMATED MOVING VEHICLES AND NO DRIVERS AND EXPOSE 600 VOLT POWER RAIL AND VERY TIGHT SPACES
ALL PERSONNEL WORKING ON THE STS WILL NEED TO ADHERE TO STRING IT ACCESS AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
THE SECOND RISK IS AN EXTENDED STS OUTAGE
THIS WOULD HAPPEN IF THE STS WAS NOT READY FOR PASSENGER SERVICE BY FIVE A
M
WE ARE PROVIDING BUSTING SERVICES AND WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL ASSETS AVAILABLE
THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW FIBER OPTIC LOOP IS A MITIGATION MEASURE THAT ALLOWS US TO KEEP THE OLD SYSTEM RUNNING AND AVAILABLE
THE THIRD RISK IS A SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF THE S FROM THE STS MANUFACTURER
WE DID ISSUE A SOURCE OF SOCK REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND DETERMINE AND DETERMINED THAT WE COULD ONLY GET THE SYSTEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER
KNOWING THIS, WE'VE EVALUATED RECENT SYSTEMS FROM OTHER PUBLIC OWNERS AND HAVE ALSO STRUCTURED OUR PRICING DOCUMENTS TO ALLOW FOR SOME GRANULARITY IN THE PRICES
NEXT SLIDE PROJECT DESIGN WAS AUTHORIZED LAST JULY AND WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR VALIDATION AND ARE ABOUT TO FINISH OUR EQUIPMENT BID PACKAGE THIS FALL
WE PLAN ON NEGOTIATING THE FINAL PRICE WITH THE MANUFACTURER
THE EQUIPMENT CYCLE WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 36 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, ONE YEAR FOR THE MANUFACTURERS DESIGN AND TWO YEARS FOR INSTALLATION AND TESTING
THE FIRST IMPACT TO THE STS WILL HAPPEN EARLY 2023
NEXT SLIDE TODAY WE ARE ASKING FOR 69,240,000 DOLLARS FOR A TOTAL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION OF 78,240,000 DOLLARS
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CHART, THE VAST MAJORITY IS THE EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO VERIFY WHAT OTHER PUBLIC OWNERS HAVE BEEN SPENDING ON THEIR PEOPLE MOVER UPGRADES, AND SO WE ARE CONFIDENT IN WHERE WE ARE IN THE COUNT OF CERTAINTY
I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO KATIE TESHA TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE STS SYSTEM
THANK YOU
SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE RENEWAL REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THE FULL USEFUL LIFE OF OUR EXISTING STS, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE EXISTING TRAIN CARS ARE GOING TO BE HITTING END OF LIFE BASED ON CURRENT USAGE IN THE NEXT 10 TO 15 YEARS
SO WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE WERE TO DO A ONE FOR 1 REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW APM SYSTEM THAT WOULD COST US BETWEEN 600 TO 800,000,000 DOLLARS AND THAT WOULD BE NEW CARS, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE
WE NEED TO BE CUSTOM MADE TO FIT IN OUR TUNNELS
NEW POWER SYSTEM BECAUSE THE POWER SYSTEM WE USE IS NOT WHAT CURRENT MANUFACTURERS USE UPGRADES TO THE TUNNEL AND GUIDEWAY UPGRADES IN THE MAINTENANCE BASE, SO IT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK AND HIGH COST
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS STARTING A STUDY LATER THIS YEAR TO REALLY TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT IS THE BEST METHOD FOR US TO MOVE PASSENGERS BACK AND FORTH FROM THE SATELLITES TO THE EXISTING CONCOURSES
TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE THE STS, WHICH IS ORIGINALLY PUT IN IN THE EARLY 1970'S
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT NEW TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, HIGH SPEED MOVING WALKWAY, AND THEN ALSO HOW WOULD WE IMPLEMENT WHATEVER IS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION? SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, ARE THERE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, ELENA
COULD WE GO AROUND THE ROOM CLERK HART AND CALL THE FOLKS AFTER WE TALK ABOUT PNEUMATIC TUBES BEING THE NEXT GOOD IDEA NEXT TO HYPER LOOP
ALRIGHT
SO PLEASE GO AROUND THE ROOM
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO QUESTIONS
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, NO QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HEY, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT AND MAYBE THIS IS FOR OUR FINANCE TEAM, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS UPGRADE WILL POTENTIALLY EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM BEYOND WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED A GENERATION AGO
AND SO I'M WONDERING IF THIS IN SOME WAYS HAS SOME HIDDEN FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF ALLOWING US TO EXTEND THE USEFUL LIFE OF THINGS BEYOND THERE, THE POINT AT WHICH THEY'RE TOTALLY WRITTEN OFF IN TERMS OF AMORTIZATION OR CONVERSELY, IF BY UPGRADING THE SYSTEM, WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND INTO THE SOUNDS LIKE POTENTIALLY THE 2030'S USE OF THESE THINGS IN THERE BY AVOIDING A WRITE DOWN ON THE WAY WE'RE FACTORING THEIR FINANCES RIGHT NOW
SO I WISH I HAD A FUNCTIONALLY THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE EQUIPMENT AS IT IS IS GOING TO BE EXTENDED ROUGHLY TO THINK 2030 TO 2034
AND HOW MUCH OF THAT IS GOING TO BE CAPITALIZED? I'M SURE THE PROJECT TEAM HAS WORKED OUT WITH FINANCE HOW THAT ASSET WILL BE SHOWN ON THE BOOK
I'LL HAVE TO GET WITH THE FINANCE PEOPLE AND GET AN ANSWER BACK TO YOUR COMMISSION ON THAT
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING SORT OF FULL CREDIT IN OUR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THIS DECISION FOR EXTENDING THE USEFUL LIFE OF THESE THINGS THROUGH AN UPGRADE
IF RYAN OR MICHAEL KATY HAS THE ANSWER, FINE
IF NOT, WE CAN GET WITH FINANCE AND GET BACK TO YOU
BUT NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE CAPITALIZED BECAUSE THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE ASSET IS GOING TO BE EXTENDED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS
AND I DO APPRECIATE THE THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD ALLOW US TO REALLY CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES IN OVER THE NEXT 10 TO 15 YEARS FOR HOW WE MIGHT EITHER UPGRADE OR REPLACE THIS EVENTUALLY OR THE FUTURE PORT LEADERSHIP
WHOEVER THAT MIGHT BE WILL BE GIVEN MORE OPTIONS TO INTEGRATE WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY HAPPENS TO BE DEARER TO THEM, THANKS
MY DECISION ON PARDON? CAN I INTERRUPT YOU? NO, I WAS SAYING HERE FOR LITTLE WHO KNOWS WHAT WE HAVE
SERIOUSLY, WE DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THAT EXTENSIVE PLANNING EFFORT
TELEPORTATION
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWLMAN
HI
THANK YOU
WE'VE BEEN BEFORE TO HAVE THIS PROJECT BEFORE US
MAYBE YOU COULD JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC HAS FULL TRANSPARENCY, DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU BELIEVE WE ONLY HAD ONE BIDDER ON THIS PROJECT OF SUCH MAGNITUDE
69,000,000 DOLLARS FOR ONE BID DOESN'T GIVE US A LOT OF LEVERAGE IN TERMS OF NEGOTIATING THE CONTRACT OR THE TERMS PERHAPS YOU COULD ELABORATE ON THAT
OKAY, I CAN TAKE A FIRST MET AND THE GUYS CAN MAYBE ADD WITH THE DETAILS
THIS IS NOT ABNORMAL, COMMISSIONER
IF YOU GO TO ANY OF THE AIRPORTS, TYPICALLY, THE FIRST SOLICITATION IS COMPETITIVE
HOWEVER, ONCE THERE IS A CONTRACTOR THAT SELECTED, THE EQUIPMENT IS TYPICALLY PROPRIETARY EQUIPMENT
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ANOTHER COMPANY OR PRODUCER IN TO MAINTAIN THAT EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE CODE
AS I MENTIONED IN MY OPENING REMARKS, WE DID DO AN RFI, SO WE DID PUT IT OUT THERE, BUT WE ONLY HAD THE INCUMBENT SOLICIT THAT RESPONDED TO THE RFI THAT WE SUBMITTED
BUT THIS IS NOT ABNORMAL
IF YOU GO TO MOST OF THE AIRPORT, ONCE YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF COMPETITIVELY SELECTING A MANUFACTURER, CHANCES ARE THAT'S THE ONE YOU ARE GOING TO BE STICKING WITH GOING TO ALL IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS
NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT FURTHER EXPLANATION
AGAIN, IT'S JUST TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC
SO ESSENTIALLY, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS ONCE WE PICK THAT MANUFACTURER BACK IN 1999, THIS IS JUST WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICES UNTIL WE DECIDE TO COMPLETELY OVERHAUL THE SYSTEM
AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? YEAH
WELL, THE BRAND NEW SYSTEM THAT THE PLANNING TEAM IS COMING UP WITH THEN, YES, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AGAIN
BUT AS I SAID, THE RFI WAS PUT OUT THERE TO THE OTHER TWO MANUFACTURERS, AND WE PUT IT IT OUT SUNDAY, I THINK
CIVIL ENGINEERS, APM BULLETIN BOARD, AND WE STILL DIDN'T GET ANYONE THAT'S SUBMITTED
AND MICHAEL
OR KATIE, YOU GUYS CAN CONFIRM IF [inaudible 01:17:11]
THAT IS CORRECT
WE DID ISSUE THE RFI REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND SOLICITED TO ALL THE SOURCES THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY SOLICIT IT TO
THANK YOU
AND PLEASE KNOW, I'M NOT QUESTIONING THE PROCESS THAT YOU ALL UNDERTOOK
I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THAT
IT'S JUST THAT WE'VE HAD THIS QUESTION BEFORE US IN THE PAST AND THAT WE GET LOCKED INTO ONE MANUFACTURER
AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE
WE JUST HAVE TO DO THIS WHAT WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE
AND SO, AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS MORE ABOUT USE OF PUBLIC DOLLARS AND THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE CONTRACTOR KNOWS THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER OPTIONS IN FRONT OF US
YEAH
AND, COMMISSIONER, THAT STILL DOESN'T PREVENT US FROM ACTUALLY NEGOTIATING
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'M REALLY PROUD OF AT THIS AIRPORT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT AT ANY OTHER AIRPORT THAT I WORK IS THE INTERNAL STAFF THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MAINTENANCE OF THE SDS SYSTEM HERE
EVERY OTHER AIRPORT THAT I'VE BEEN TO, WE SPEND MILLIONS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS CONTRACT OUTSOURCING
THAT WHERE WE INSOURCE MOST OF THE MAINTENANCE HERE
AND THAT, TO ME, IS JUST SOMEWHAT UNIQUE TO THE THIS AIRPORT
AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE VERY PROUD OF
THAT'S HELPFUL
AND THANK YOU
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, FOR QUESTIONS
YES
THANK YOU
THIS IS QUITE THE PRICE TAG AGAIN, FOR SOLE PROPRIETOR
I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THERE ANY WAY IN WHICH WE COULD MAKE A FUTURE CONTRACT OR RP CALL FOR OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE? IT SEEMS TO ME THE SOFTWARE IS PROBABLY PRETTY KEY
EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MECHANICAL, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS ON THE NEXT DECADE OR SO WHEN YOU BRING THIS UP AGAIN
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST SAW WAS THE ONE OF THE ISSUES DURING COVID
WAS IT'S HARD TO GET SOCIAL DISTANCING ON A TRAIN? AND I WAS WONDERING WHETHER THE HVAC SYSTEMS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT UPGRADING OR IF WE'RE EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THIS, WHETHER IT BE COVID OR WHATEVER? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN CONTEMPLATED? OKAY
SO, COMMISSIONERS, EVEN PRIOR TO COVID, THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
I THINK SINCE WE HAVE AT COVID, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER PANDEMIC IN ALMOST A NEW SYSTEM THAT WE LOOK AT GOING DOWN THE WORD EVEN IF WE DID NOT DO IT IN THE PAST
AGAIN, WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT PLANNING TEAM, AND WE HAVE GREAT PLANNING CONSULTANTS AS WELL
SO I'M ASSUMING ALL OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE COME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ANY CLUE WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE YET
BUT I'M SURE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED
I'M JUST SAYING IF WE'RE EXTENDING THE LIFE TO 2030, IS THIS NOT SOMETHING WE COULD BE LOOKING AT UPGRADING DURING FOR 70,000,000 DOLLARS, OR YOU'RE TALKING FOR THE CURRENT UPGRADE? IF WE'RE EXTENDING THE LIFE, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT LOOKING AT WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO IMPROVE THE GETTING IT TO HAVE QUALITY, OR ARE WE ALREADY AT THAT? WELL, I KNOW IN THE GENERAL PORTIONS OF THE AIRPORT OR HVAC FILTRATION SYSTEM WAS UPGRADED FROM WHEN WE HAD ANTHRAX BACK THEN
SO WE ACTUALLY THINK CAPTURE OF PARTICLES THAT ARE COVID SIZE SPECIFIC FOR THE TRAIN
AND I DON'T THINK THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK, BUT RYAN OR KATIE CAN HELP ME OUT THERE PLANTS IN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO WE DID HAVE DOCTOR LYNCH FROM THE UW COME OUT AND EVALUATE TRAIN CARS
SO WE DID TAKE SOME OF HIS RECOMMENDATIONS
WE DID UPSIZE SOME OF THE FILTERS IN THE TRAINS, BUT OUR TRAINS ARE THEY'RE VINTAGE SYSTEMS WITH WHAT THEY HAVE WITH THE VENTILATION THEY HAVE
SO WE'RE KIND OF CONFINED TO THE FILTERS AT THIS POINT
WE DID LOOK AT SOME OTHER OPTIONS TO PUT IN, LIKE A STANDALONE FILTER, BUT THOSE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ABUSE AND POTENTIALLY GETTING DAMAGED AND WHATNOT
BUT WE DID TAKE A HARD LOOK AT IT WITH DR LYNCH AT THE TIME DURING COVID
SO I THINK GOING FORWARD THOUGH, WE'RE PRETTY LIMITED WITH JUST THE FILTER UPGRADE AT THIS POINT
AND AT THIS TIME WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE CARS THEMSELVES
WE'RE CHANGING THE CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE FIBER NETWORK
YUP
EXACTLY
UNDERSTOOD
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT, LIKE IN A MOBILE HOME WHERE YOU HAVE THE SYSTEM IS BASICALLY PRETTY, YOU KNOW, SEPARATE FROM THE STRUCTURE AND THAT JUST REPLACING IT WOULDN'T SEEM LIKE THAT BIG A DEAL
BUT I'M GLAD YOU PURSUED IT, AND I'M JUST SORRY BECAUSE IT REALLY IS ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS REALLY THROWN OUT THE WINDOW
BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION
EXECUTIVE METRUCK, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO CLOSE WITH? NO, THANKS
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
APPRECIATE THE TEAMS GREAT EXPLORATION OF THIS
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, LANCE
YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOME FUN PROJECTS TO BE WORKING ON
SO, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH THAT
AND IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE 10-B? SO SECOND
ALRIGHT, SO JUST MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BECAUSE WE'VE MESSED WITH THE ORDER OF THE OF THE ITEMS SO WE'RE KEEPING THE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE NUMBERING CORRECT
IS THAT THE CASE? THAT IS CORRECT
THIS IS ITEM 10-D THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR MADE BY COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CHO
OKAY, SO IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED AT THIS TIME
OKAY
IF NOT, THEN PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
THIS IS FOR THE VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AYE
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOTICE FOR THIS ITEM
THEN THE ITEM PASSES
SO CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE METRUCK TO INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 10-A AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AGREEMENTS AND IMPLEMENT THE 2021 SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND PROGRAM AND IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 2,000,000 DOLLARS
COMMISSIONERS, THIS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF FUNDING FOR THE SOUTH IS FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THIS SECOND CYCLE WILL SUPPORT 250,000 DOLLARS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES, ENTERPRISE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, 1.5 MILLION FOR THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM AND 250,000 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS
THE PRESENTERS ARE SENIOR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSE INCLUSION, BOOKDA GHEISAR AND ALISON BESTON, SENIOR DATA POLICY ANALYST
BOOKDA
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS BOOKDA GHEISAR
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
ALLISON BEASON AND I ARE HERE TO ASK FOR AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AGREEMENTS AND IMPLEMENT THE 2021 SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND PROGRAM AND TO GIVE YOU SOME HIGH HIGHLIGHT REPORTS OF THE CONTRACTS FROM 2020
THE REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION IS CONSISTENT WITH MANY OTHER GRANTING PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES THROUGHOUT THE PORT, SUCH AS THE TOURISM GRANTS AND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
ADDITIONALLY, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS BEFORE THE PROCUREMENT BEGINS TO OFFER PROTECTION FOR COMMISSIONERS FROM POTENTIAL OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT COME WITH APPROVING PROJECTS AFTER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN SELECTED
COMMISSIONERS WILL RECEIVE NOTICE BY EMAIL OF THE SELECTED PROJECTS 14 DAYS BEFORE CONTRACTS ARE EXECUTED
AND NOW I JUST WANT TO HAND THIS OVER TO ALISON BEASON, WHO'S THE SENIOR POLICY ANALYST FOR THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
THANK YOU, ALLISON
THANK YOU BOOKDA
CAN I SEE THE SLIDES, PLEASE? ARE THERE YOU ARE
THANK YOU
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO AS BOOKDA, AS SAID, WE ARE COMING TO YOU ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTOR GARMENTS FOR THE 2021 CYCLE AND IT'LL BE TOTAL FOR AMOUNT OF 2.0 MILLION DOLLARS
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JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND JUST TO GIVE YOU OVERVIEW VERY HIGH LEVEL OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
IT WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXTERNAL RELATIONS, THE OUT OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITIES ARE VERY INVOLVED
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD EQUITY BASED PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORTING THOSE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA
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SO WE STARTED OFF WITH 10,000,000 DOLLARS TO DISTRIBUTE OVER FIVE YEARS
AND IN OUR FIRST CYCLE, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, THREE PROGRAMS WERE ABLE TO AWARD 27 PROPOSALS TOLLING ROUGHLY AROUND 1.4 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH WAS REALLY OUTSTANDING COMPARED TO WHAT THE NUMBERS THAT WE RECEIVED HAS JUST THE AWARDS THEMSELVES
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SO OUR PLAN FOR THIS YEAR IS IN SEPTEMBER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS WILL DO THEIR ADVERTISEMENT RFP AND EXECUTION OF GRANTS, AND THEN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM WILL DO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE RFP IN DECEMBER AROUND MID DECEMBER
SO THAT IS OUR SCHEDULE FOR THIS YEAR
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SO THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE IS 250,000 DOLLARS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCREASE FOR 500,000 ECONOMIC RECOVERY TOTALING 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS AND FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM A TOTAL OF 250 K, WHICH IS THIS ONLINE WITH WHAT WE FUNDED IN 2020
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING THAT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IS THAT WE WILL GIVE A 14 DAY EMAIL NOTICES AS BOOKDA SAID, TO THE COMMISSION
AND DURING THOSE 14 DAYS PERIOD BEFORE WE EXECUTE ANY CONTRACTS, COMMISSIONERS CAN NOTIFY THE TEAM ABOUT ANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
AND WE'LL GET RIGHT BACK TO YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS ALL THOSE
IN ADDITION, WE WILL DO EVERY YEAR A DEBRIEF AND LESSON LEARNED PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION
SO THEN WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE A FLOW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PROJECT TEAM AND THE COMMISSIONERS
SO HOPEFULLY, WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS NEW ADDITION TO THE PROCESS, IT WILL HELP GET THE MONEY OUT THERE QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS ECONOMIC RECOVERY DURING COVID
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS PROCESS WILL BE VERY SMOOTHLY IN TRANSACTIONAL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW
WELL, THANK YOU, ALISON, AND BOOK AND FOR CONTINUING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON THIS PROGRAM
AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, FOR KICKING THIS OFF FOR US THE FIRST TIME AROUND
SO CLERK HART, IF YOU COULD PLEASE GO THROUGH THE ROLE FOR QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
HERE
WE WILL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
WELL, JUST AS I SAY, THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT WORK HERE
BOOKDA, ALISON AND THE WHOLE TEAM
I PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE THAT I BELIEVE YOU ENGAGE COMMUNITY ADVISORS IN THIS PROCESS TO HELP GUIDE THE SELECTION, TO REVIEW IT AND THE FINAL SELECTION OF PROPOSALS
I ASSUME THAT THOSE COMMUNITY ADVISORS ARE FROM THE SAME COMMUNITIES, PERHAPS OR MAYBE NOT
MAYBE THEY'RE NOT RESTRICTED THERE, BUT I THINK THIS IS A CONTINUING SUCCESS STORY THAT MY COLLEAGUES I THINK NOW I AM PROPOSING TO DOUBLE FROM 10,000,000 TO 20 THE BUDGET SET ASIDE FOR THIS PURPOSE AND EXTEND THE YEARS OUT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK
I DO REALIZE THAT THERE ARE ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES AND WE CAN'T JUST THROW MONEY OUT THE DOOR
IT'S GOT TO BE MANAGED WELL, AND IT'S GOT TO ENSURE THE KIND OF QUALITY OF PROPOSALS, THE ORIGINAL INTENT, WHICH IS TO SUPPORT AIRPORT IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT I THINK I HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED WELL HERE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, EQUITABLE, ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND HOPEFULLY THAT THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL
AND I DIDN'T HEAR MENTION OF THAT, BUT I KNOW THAT THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN HEART IS TO ADVANCE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES AND GREEN JOBS
OF COURSE, WE HAVE A LOT OF HOPES AND DREAMS HERE AND WISHES, BUT I THINK YOU'RE DEFINITELY ON THE RIGHT PATHWAY HERE TO SERVING THESE COMMUNITIES AND MORE TO COME ON THAT I'LL STOP THERE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION PROCESS
MAYBE STEVE CAN HELP ME HERE, BUT WHY ARE WE VOTING ON THIS NOW? IS THIS NOT INCLUDED IN OUR 2020 BUDGET 2021 BUDGET TO BEGIN WITH THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET
WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE OUR CONTRACTS BEFORE INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE COMMISSION WHILE WE'RE DOING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
SO, COMMISSIONER, THAT THAT'S HOW WE'RE SET UP TO DO THAT
OKAY
AND IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THAT THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE LAST GO AROUND HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE TO GO AROUND? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE CONTRACTS AND STUFF
I ASSUME WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ADRESS THAT THIS TIME AROUND
COMMISSIONER, WE HAVE MADE A NUMBER OF CHANGES, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING FURTHER CHANGES, FOR EXAMPLE, SIMPLIFYING THE RFP AND THE CONTRACT ITSELF AND REALLY SMOOTHING OUT THE PROCESS
BUT TIMING REMAINS A CHALLENGE
WHEN WE DON'T DO THIS VERY QUICKLY, IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS
THIS IS ONE STEP TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT SHORTER, BUT THAT IS ONE ISSUE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING
PIERCE EDWARDS AND MYSELF WILL BE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH CPO AND LEGAL TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN REDUCE THAT TIME AND MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT FOR OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS
OKAY
GREAT
THANK YOU
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THESE EFFORTS
AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO JUST REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE'RE STILL LEARNING THIS IS A NEW PROCESS FOR US
WE'VE ONLY DONE THIS ONCE BEFORE
AND SO I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS BOTH [inaudible 01:33:45], BUT ALSO GO TO YOUR TEAM
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP, IRON OUT THE KINKS
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
TO MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH
IN OUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT IS HOW WE'RE MOVING FROM A SORT OF EMERGENCY ALLOCATION TO A MORE MATURE VERSION OF IT THAT IS ABLE TO CUT VERY CLOSELY TO THE THE CHARTERED MISSION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND I THINK THAT PARTICULARLY IN THIS MOMENT, EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS THE NORTH STAR FOR HOW WE DIRECT THESE FUNDS
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ENSURE THE PORT IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ARE THE TARGETS FOR THIS KIND OF IMPACT? AND SO, AGAIN, TO REFLECT ON THE EQUITY TOOL THAT YOUR TEAM HAS DEVELOPED AS A MEANS OF ACCURATELY IDENTIFYING WHERE WE HAVE IMPACT AND WHERE THERE'S NEED AND ENSURING THAT EQUITY IS REALLY THE FRAMEWORK FOR DETERMINATION AND A BIG PORTION OF THESE FUNDS
AND I THINK I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BECAUSE I DO THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE FLUID AREAS OF OUR BUDGET WHERE FROM YEAR TO YEAR, IT CAN CHANGE QUITE DRAMATICALLY, IN PART BECAUSE WE'RE IN A SPACE THAT OTHER AGENCIES ARE OPERATING IN AND WHERE I THINK A LOT OF THE FEDERAL LEVEL CONVERSATIONS AROUND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND EQUITY IN GENERAL COULD HAVE IMPACTS ON OUR ABILITY TO HAVE AN IMPACT
AND ALSO, IT MAY PRECLUDE OUR NEED TO DO CERTAIN THINGS AND MAYBE EVEN ACCENTUATE OUR NEED TO DO OTHERS
SO I LIKE THAT WE'RE REGULARLY EXAMINING IT AND MAKING IT THE ANNUAL ALLOCATION
SO THANKS SO MUCH
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
I JUST WANT TO THANK, THE STAFF
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, I THINK YOU'VE SORT OF FORGOTTEN THAT THIS WAS ONE OF COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK FIRST PROPOSALS IN THE FIRST BUDGET SEASON WHEN YOU JOIN THE COMMISSION, AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HADN'T DONE BEFORE
AND I APPRECIATE THAT THE STAFF IS RALLIED AROUND TRYING TO GET THIS PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING
AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TWEAKED, BUT I DO THINK IT'S HAD GREAT IMPACT
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK FOR PROPOSING THIS
I APPRECIATE THE VARIETY OF THE PROGRAMS I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS STILL A REPORT BACK TO COMMISSION BEFORE THE FINAL CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED
I KNOW THAT WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A GLITCH WITH THAT THIS LAST YEAR, AND A FEW OF THOSE PROJECTS FELL OFF TO RADAR SCREEN
AND IT JUST GIVES THOSE OF US THAT SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ABILITY ALSO TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CHECKING ALL THE BOXES IN ADDITION TO THE STAFF BECAUSE IT IS A GRANT PROGRAM, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THAT
I FREQUENTLY TALK ABOUT THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND WORRY ABOUT GETTING A BAD AUDIT FINDING
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING WITHIN THE LETTER OF THE LAW
SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE NOT QUESTIONING THE STAFF JUDGMENT
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES SET DOWN BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
BUT ALL THAT SAID, I THINK THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I AM EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS MOVING FORWARD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I AM JUST A BIG FAN AND I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO BE ABLE TO DEFINITELY USE THE COMMUNITY GUIDES TO HELP YOU FIND THE MOST EQUITABLE WAYS TO GET RESOURCES TO FOLKS WHO NEED IT MOST
I'M ALWAYS THINKING, THOUGH, IN TERMS OF THE PROFFICIENCIES OF USE OF DIFFERENT TALENTS THAT WE HAVE IS THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUND, WHICH WE JUST SPOKE OF AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN BRAINCHILD
SO IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS SORT OF IT COULD BE A NATURAL COMBINATION OF EFFORTS AMONGST THE VARIOUS THINGS WE DO
IT COULD MAYBE HAVE A BROADER GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, BUT STILL, WE KNOW WITH ALL THE EQUITY INDEX THAT THIS IS THE AREA THAT MOST LIKELY TO BE THE RECIPIENTS
BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CATEGORIES COULD BE YOUTH, AND SO RATHER THAN JUST HAVE MULTIPLE ADMINISTRATIVE EXERCISES, I'M NOT I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT I KNOW THE ANSWER
IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT I KNOW ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES IS THROUGH THE OPM PROCESS
AND IF THERE'S ANY WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN ACHIEVE THE ORGANIZATION'S GOALS WITHOUT WITH LESS BUREAUCRACY, I THINK THAT'S BEST FOR ALL OF US
RIGHT
SO ANYWAY, I JUST THROW THAT OUT AS A PLACE TO EXPLORE AND AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE SCRAMBLE TO INCLUDE GREEN JOBS IS AMONGST THOSE THINGS THAT ARE CONSIDERED PORT SPECIFIC BASIC OPERATIONS
AND REALLY, WHILE I SEE THAT RIGHT NOW, THE ECONOMIC FOCUS IS WHAT'S THE PRIORITY I DO SEE
I SEE GREEN JOBS IS VERY MUCH PART OF THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING ON THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT KELP IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS PART OF THE HABITAT RESTORATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OPPORTUNITY
SO ANYWAY, JUST THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING AND CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE IT AS EFFICIENT AND LESS IMPACTFUL ON STAFF WHILE MORE IMPACTFUL ON THE COMMUNITIES
WITH THAT SAID, DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10-A, I WILL I WILL MOVE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL
SECOND
VERY GOOD
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, CLEAR HART, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE? YES FOR THE VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
AYE
THANK YOU, MR CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMEN
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
WELL, THEN I WOULD SUGGEST THE MOTION PASSES WITH FLYING COLORS AND WE'RE VERY, VERY DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU MAKING PROGRESS ON THIS
SO I DOUBT THAT THERE IS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR OUR PRESENTERS UNLESS SPEAK NOW
THANK YOU SO MUCH
YES
THANK YOU, ALISON
AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK, DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THIS PROGRAM THAT I KNOW YOU'RE QUITE FOND OF? THANKS, MISS
THANKS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND THOUGHTS ON THAT
AND THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF, ALL THE HARD WORK
VERY GOOD
MOVING ON, THEN
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM TO THE RECORD? YES
THIS IS ITEM 10 C ADOPTION AT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3-7-8-9 FLIGHT KITCHEN MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS ENACTING THE MINIMUM WAGE AND WORKER RETENTION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN EMPLOYERS LOCATED AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE PORT UNDER RCW 14.08120, SUB PARAGRAPH 2
COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS THE REQUIRED SECOND READING AND FINAL ACTION OF A RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTING SENATE BILL 6385, WHICH GIVES SUPPORT THE AUTHORITY TO SET LABOR STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYERS NOT COVERED BY THE CITY OF SEATAC MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE
THESE COMPANIES OPERATE AIRLINE FOOD SERVICE KITCHENS
RESOLUTION REQUIRES THESE EMPLOYEES TO MEET EMPLOYERS TO MEET THE MINIMUM WAGE AND WORKER RETENTION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SEATAC ORDINANCE STARTING ON AUGUST 2ND OF THIS YEAR
AS YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LONG AND CHALLENGING PROCESS
WORKERS IN THIS INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN HARD HIT BY THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC, AND I'M PLEASED THAT THE PORT IS MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THESE WORKERS TO RECEIVE AN INCREASE IN PAY EQUAL TO THE SEATAC MINIMUM WAGE
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED
PRESENTERS ARE THE PRESENTER IS AARON PRICHARD DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF OF COMMISSION
ERIC, THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, COMMISSIONERS, THIS RESOLUTION 3789 AUTHORIZES THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO IMPLEMENT MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS AT SEATAC MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS FOR RESOLUTION 3789 INCLUDE MINIMUM WAGE AND WORKER RETENTION
ON APRIL 16 TH, GOVERNOR INSLEE SIGNED INTO LAW IN A BILL 53 85
THIS BILL AUTHORIZES A MUNICIPALITY, INCLUDING THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT CONTROLS OR OPERATES AN AIRPORT HAVING MORE THAN 20,000,000 ANNUAL COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE PASSENGER EMPLOYMENTS ON AVERAGE, OR THE MOST RECENT SEVEN FULL CALENDAR YEARS
AMONG OTHER REQUIREMENTS, TO ENACT A MINIMUM LABOR STANDARD THAT APPLIES TO EMPLOYEES WORKING AT THE AIRPORT, SEATAC MEETS THE MINIMUM SEA MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT WITH MORE THAN 20,000,000 ANNUAL COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE PASSENGERS ON AVERAGE, OR THE MOST RECENT SEVEN FULL CALENDAR YEARS
IN 2013, THE VOTERS IN THE CITY OF SEATAC ENACTED PROP
ONE, PROPOSITION 1, WHICH ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF SEPARATE MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYERS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SEATAC
PROP
ONE EXCLUDED FLIGHT KITCHEN WORKERS FROM THE MINIMUM WAGE STANDARD
THIS RESOLUTION RECTIFIES THAT EXCLUSION
PROP
ONE SET THE INITIAL MINIMUM WAGE TO BE IMPOSED ON COVERED EMPLOYERS AT 15 DOLLARS PER HOUR
THE CURRENT PROP
ONE MINIMUM WAGE FOR 2021 IS 16 DOLLARS AND 57 CENTS PER HOUR
THE MINIMUM WAGE REQUIRED TO BE PAID UNDER THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION ON THE SAME SCHEDULE AS SET FORTH IN PROP
ONE
PROP
1 ALSO ESTABLISHED A WORKER RETENTION MINIMUM LABOR STANDARD FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYERS OPERATING AT THE CITY OF SEATAC
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BEGIN PAYING MINIMUM WAGE AND ADHERE THE WORKER RETENTION SANDERS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION NO LATER THAN AUGUST TWO ND 2021
THE RESOLUTION ALSO AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED A MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE AVIATION DIVISION LANCE LYTTLE, TO PROPAGATE AN ADMINISTRATOR ADMINISTER RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION
THOSE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE SLATED TO GO IN EFFECT ON AUGUST 2ND, FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION 37 89
COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS ON RESOLUTION 37 89
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR PRICHARD, FOR VERY CLEAR AND SUCCINCT DESCRIPTION OF A VERY LONG AND COMPLICATED PROCESS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH
SO, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS OF STAFF AND PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
WELL, I SUSPECT EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS, SO I'LL TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENT SHORT
I'M JUST SO PLEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
IT'S TAKEN LONGER THAN ANYBODY HAD HOPED, CERTAINLY
AND WE HAD TO GO THROUGH SOME HOOPS AND HURDLES WITH REGARD TO LEGISLATION AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS A DEFENSIBLE ROUTE FOR THE PORT TO TAKE
AND IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO WHEN IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO IT
IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO ENSURE THE KITCHEN WORKERS ARE PAID IN ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER WORKERS
SEATAC UNDER PROP
ONE AND HAVE A MODICUM OF A DECENT WAGE IN THIS WORK
AND IT'S A BIT SHOCKING THAT IT HAS BEEN AS LONG AS IT HAS THESE UNDERPAID WORKERS AND WHO PROVIDE THE FOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL ON THE AIRLINES
AND I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE KNOW HOW THEY HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED AND UNDERPAID FOR SO LONG
I HOPE THAT THE CATERING WILL COME BACK ROBUSTLY
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THERE'S BEEN MUCH FOOD AT ALL OTHER THAN SOME HORRIBLE PRETZELS, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE TRAVELED RECENTLY
BUT I HOPE THAT THE DINING SERVICES ON THE PLANES WITH THE AIRLINES ARE COMING BACK AND THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REHIRE AND RETAIN THOSE WORKERS WHO ARE SKILLED WORKERS IN THE FLIGHT CATERING KITCHENS
AND SO I'LL JUST END BY SAYING THANK YOU TO LOCAL EIGHT HER UNITE HERE AND OUR PORT STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR STICKING WITH THIS
IT'S REALLY A STEPHAN AND MARIE SAID
IT'S A HAPPY DAY
IT'S A DAY OF ELATION FOR ALL HER INVOLVED
NICOLE GRANT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL
AND THIS WAS ONE THAT THE PORT WAS SOLIDLY BEHIND AND DETERMINED TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE THIS WORK
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
POINT OF CLARIFICATION HERE
ARE WE DOING QUESTIONS OR ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMMENT AFTER MOTION? SO THERE IS THE ABILITY TO COMMENT AS WELL
AFTER THIS IS QUESTIONS OF STAFF, WE CAN COMBINE BOTH, WHICH IS GENERALLY OUR CADENCE WHEN WE DO THIS, AND THEN I'LL LOOK FOR ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS LATER IF THERE'S CONTINUED
AS FOR THAT, I WAS MAKING MY CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE A VOTE HERE, SO I'LL HAVE NO MORE TO SAY
OKAY, WELL, IN THAT CASE, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON A RESERVE COMMENTS FOR THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO COMMENT, NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS LATER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I GUESS I WAS JUST WANTING TO NOTE THE THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THIS COMMUNITY OF WORKERS THAT THAT STEPHAN WAS ABLE TO INTRODUCE US TO
THIS IS ALMOST ENTIRELY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND THE FOLKS THAT WERE REALLY SEEM TO REALLY BE EXPLOITED
AND I REALLY SEE THIS IS NOT JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO
IT'S A THING THAT'S LONG OVERDUE
AND SO I'M REALLY DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THIS EFFORT AND WILL BE CLEARLY PART OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO WILL SOUND LIKE VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT ANYWAY, FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION
COULD WE HAVE A MOTION OR ITEM 10-C A SECOND? THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION AND THAT SECOND
AND THEN COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, I DID HEAR SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, SO I WILL GO THROUGH THE ROLE ONE MORE TIME
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? IN ADDITION, I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS JUST TO SAY THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED HERE
THANK YOU AGAIN, COMMISSIONER CHO
JUST REAL QUICKLY
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF WHERE ALL THEIR TREMENDOUS WORK, OUR LEGAL TEAM, EVERYONE AT THE AIRPORT
THIS WAS NOT AN EASY TASK
IT WAS UNCHARTED TERRITORY IN MANY WAYS FOR THE PORT SEATTLE TO TAKE ON THIS NEW AUTHORITY AND TO GET BEHIND IT
OBVIOUSLY, AS COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE THE TOUGH DECISION OF FIGURING OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO NAVIGATE THE SENSITIVITIES AROUND SOME OF THESE ISSUES
BUT I THINK FROM THE GET GO, MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S JUST SIMPLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND BASED ON PRINCIPLES
I'LL SAY PERSONALLY THAT WHEN UNITE HER AND STUFF ON APPROACH ME ABOUT THIS, MY FIRST IMMEDIATE THOUGHT WAS ACTUALLY TO THINK ABOUT THESE PEOPLE
ANYONE NUMBER OF THESE PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN MY PARENTS AS IMMIGRANTS
EVERY TIME YOU'RE NOT HERE TESTIFIED, AND YOU HEARD SOME OF THOSE FAMILIES AND PARENTS TESTIFY
THEY SOUND LIKE MY PARENTS
AND SO FOR ME, THIS IS NOT PERSONAL PER SE, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYONE IN MY COMMUNITY
PROBABLY THERE ARE PROBABLY ARE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY WHO WERE SUBJECT TO THIS INJUSTICE
AND SO I'M JUST REALLY GLAD AND HAPPY THAT WE CAN DO THIS TODAY
I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES AND IN PUSHING THIS, I KNOW IT WASN'T USING EASY DECISION FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT, BUT WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS THE MORALLY AND ETHICALLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING IN PAPER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS TIME? YEAH
JUST A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT THE JUST THE SORT OF ATMOSPHERE OF THE WHOLE THE PROCESS THAT BEGAN WITH SEATAC PROPOSITION ONE, IN WHICH THE 15 DOLLARS MINIMUM WAGE WAS FIRST PUT FORTH
INITIALLY, THE REACTION OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WAS THAT IT WAS AN OUTLANDISH PROPOSAL, THAT IT WAS WAY TOO HIGH, THAT IT WOULD KILL JOBS AND DRIVE BUSINESS AWAY
AND TODAY, AS I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND OPENED THE PAPER, THERE WAS AN AP ARTICLE ABOUT HOW 15 DOLLARS IS THE NORMAL THAT NORMAL MINIMUM WAGE
AND I THINK UNDERSTANDING HOW QUICKLY THE SCRIPT HAS SORT OF FLIPPED FROM ONE IN WHICH IT IS AN EMPLOYER'S MARKET
NOW IT'S A JOB SEEKERS MARKET
I GUESS I WOULD REALLY URGE BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE PORT ECOSYSTEM TO CONSIDER THE VALUE FOR THEMSELVES OF PAYING WORKERS A LIVING WAGE FROM THE OUTSET, RATHER THAN BEING COMPELLED TO DO SO, KICKING AND SCREAMING INTO THESE SITUATIONS SIMPLY OFFER WORKERS A GREAT LIVING WAGE AND BENEFITS AND ALL THAT GOES WITH IT AT THE OUTSET
AND I THINK THE RETURNS TO YOUR BUSINESS YOU WILL FIND TO BE WORTHWHILE IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEE RETENTION, IN TERMS OF PRODUCTIVITY, IN TERMS OF CUSTOMERS IN YOUR COMMUNITIES WHO ARE ABLE, BECAUSE OF DISPOSABLE INCOME IN THEIR POCKETS TO SPEND MONEY AT YOUR BUSINESSES
I THINK IT'S JUST GOOD BUSINESS TO PAY A LIVING WAGE
AND SO WHILE I AM PROUD OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO TAKE A STAND AND DO THIS, I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN MOVE BEYOND THIS BECAUSE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WILL UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF SIMPLY PAYING A LIVING WAGE IN THE FIRST PLACE
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, THANK YOU
I WANTED TO ALSO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
WE HAD A LOT OF INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW TO GET THERE
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE WOULD NORMALLY GET INVOLVED WITH, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE TOOK THIS ON
AND I WANT TO THANK OUR LEGAL TEAM IN PARTICULAR FOR HEARING THE COMMISSION
AND WHEN WE SAID, LET'S FIND A WAY TO DO THIS AND FIND A WAY AROUND THE ROADBLOCKS, I THINK ONE PERSON WE HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK YET TODAY IS SENATOR KAREN KEISER, WHO INTRODUCED THE LEGISLATION TWO YEARS IN A ROW
AND SO, SENATOR KAISER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE LISTENING, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE
SOMEBODY HAD TO DO IT FOR US IN THE SENATE
WE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT LEGISLATIVE CHANGE IN ORDER TO GIVE US HIS AUTHORITY
AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES SUPPORTING THIS
I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST COMMIT BECAUSE I DO THIS FREQUENTLY
LET'S REMEMBER, 15 DOLLARS IS NOT A LIVABLE WAGE
IT'S A MINIMUM WAGE
IT IS NOT A LIVABLE WAGE
SO THAT'S BEEN MY ONLY ISSUE WITH PROP ONE
AND THIS AS WELL IS THAT WE NEED TO GET TO A POINT
WE'RE PROVIDING REAL LIVING WAGES FOR PEOPLE AND CONSIDERING ALL OF THE BENEFITS THAT ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO HAVE A REAL QUALITY JOB
THIS IS A GOOD FIRST START
DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, 15 DOLLARS IS NOT A LIVABLE WAGE IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IT REALLY ISN'T IN MOST OF WASHINGTON
SO LET'S KEEP PUSHING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR WORKERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE AT THE AIRPORT
I WANT THE WORKERS TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE YOUR BACK
WE HEAR YOU
I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
YOU KEEP OUR AGENCY GOING
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU
AND THIS IS ONE WAY THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE TAKEN CARE OF
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, ANY LAST COMMENTS ON THIS BEFORE WE GO TO VOTE? SURE
JUST REAL QUICK
I WAS KIND OF HOPING THAT STEFAN WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING ONE OF THE WORKERS OR TWO TO COME AND TESTIFY BEFORE US BECAUSE WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFOREHAND
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY WERE WORKING SO UNDERSTANDABLE
AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT MAYBE THEY'LL GET A LITTLE BETTER COMPENSATION FOR THE FUTURE WITH THAT
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE? THANK YOU FOR THE VOTE, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, AYEI
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
VERY DELIGHTFULLY ABLE TO REPORT THE MOTION PASSES
SO NOW THAT ENDS OUR ACTION BUSINESS ITEMS FOR THE DAY
AND WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION FROM THE STAFF AND SO ON
ITEM 11 HERE CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK
PLEASE INTRODUCE THE THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM 11 A, THE 2022 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING COMMISSIONERS
THIS PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE PROCESS AND SCHEDULE FOR THE 2022 BUDGET
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS THAT'S INCLUDING A STUBBLE SESSION ON THE BUDGET AND SO ALL WE'LL BE TOUCHING ON SOME OF THE ELEMENTS GOING TO REVIEW THERE
BUT THIS IS REALLY FOR THE INFORMATION OF YOURSELVES AND THE PUBLIC ON OUR PROCESS IN THE CALENDAR FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR US AS WE HAD FOR COVERS
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO MICHAEL TOM, OUR DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE BUDGET FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE BUDGET AND FINANCE
MICHAEL, THANK YOU, MATT
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSION AS CO, CAN YOU PLEASE PULL UP THE [inaudible 01:56:58] PLEASE? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO HERE'S THE AGENDA FOR TODAY
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE 2020 BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLE AND SYNERGIES, AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2022 BUDGET POSTERS, AND THEN WE'LL POINT OUT A FEW KEY DAYS FOR YOU
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
HERE'S THE 2022 BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT YOU ALREADY SEEN PREVIOUSLY, SO I WON'T GO IN TO WORK WITH THE ITEM HERE IN THE INTEREST OF TIME
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THESE ARE THE 2022 BUDGET STRATEGY THAT YOU ALSO HAVE SEEN BEFORE
WE WILL HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OR THE BUDGET PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES IN THE BUDGET RETREAT ON THURSDAYS
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO I LIKE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON THE BUDGET PROCESS
HERE'S AN OVERVIEW WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR
YOU WILL REVIEW THE KEY BUDGET DAYS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES
AS YOU KNOW, OUR ANNUAL BUDGET CASES START WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
WE ASSESS OUR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS AND THIS UPDATE THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FORECAST AND CONDUCT THE SWAP ANALYSIS
THEN WE WORK ON THE BUDGET PREPARATIONS
IN THE BUDGET REVIEW AND THE PROOF OF PROCESS WILL CONDUCT INTERNAL DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION
BUDGET REVIEW, PUBLISH THE PARENT BUDGET DOCUMENTS AND SEEK YOUR APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET AND CAPITAL PLANS AFTER YOUR REVIEWS
THE FINAL STEPS IN THE BUDGET PROCESS TO FILE THE STATE BUDGET KING COUNTY AND TO PUBLISH THE FINAL BUDGET DOCUMENTS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
HERE ARE THE KEY DATES FOR THE 2022 BUDGET
THE ONES IN BLUE ARE COMMISSION ITEMS WE'LL START WITH ALL THE PORT BUDGET PLANNING DISCUSSION WITH THE ELT IN MAY, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE COMMISSION BUDGET RETREAT ON JUNE 3RD
WE ARE ORIGINAL PLAN TO HAVE THIS MEETING ON JULY 13, BUT WE SCHEDULE TO TODAY, SO SORRY THAT I MISSED UPDATING THE DATES ON THE LINE
WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER BUDGET RETREAT THIS THURSDAY AS YOU KNOW, AND START WITH WORK ON THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
AND THEN THE EXECUTIVE REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT AND INDIVIDUAL BUDGET WILL BE IN LATE AUGUST
AND ALSO IN EARLY SEPTEMBER
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO YOU ARE GETTING A NUMBER OF BUDGET BRIEFING FROM LATE SEPTEMBER TO EARLY NOVEMBER
WE START WITH THE CENTRAL SERVICE BUDGET AND PORT WIDE BUDGET OVERVIEW BEEPING ON SEPTEMBER 28
THEN WE'LL DISCUSS THE OPERATING DIVISION BUDGET YOU ON OCTOBER 12
WE PLAN TO HAVE PEN TO MAKE THE 2022 PER BUDGET DOCUMENT AVAILABLE TO YOU ON OCTOBER 19 AND TO PUBLISH A COUPLE DAYS LATER ON OCTOBER 21ST
STUFF WE ALSO DISCUSS THE TAX LEVY AND JOB PLAN TO FINANCE REVIEW ON OCTOBER 26
THE CAPALLA BUDGET STUDY SESSION MANAGING MEMBERS IS ON OCTOBER 28 AND THE POWER LINES BUDGET ADOPTION BY MANAGING MEMBERS IS ON NOVEMBER 9TH
WILL HAVE OUR INTRODUCTION OF THE PERMIT BUDGET DOCUMENT OR 2022 BUDGET AND THE PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER 9TH AND THE ADOPTION OF 2022 BUDGET ON NOVEMBER 16TH
AND AFTER YOU ARE APPROVE OF THE 2022 BUDGET, STL FILE STATUARY BUDGET WITH KING COUNTY ON NOVEMBER ONE
ST EXCUSE ME
DECEMBER 1ST AND PUBLISHED DATE 2022 FINAL BUDGET DOCUMENT TO THE PUBLIC DECEMBER 15
THIS [inaudible] WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MICHAEL, FOR KEEPING US ON CALENDAR HERE
IT'S JUST OUR PRIMARY FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY AS COMMISSIONERS
SO APPRECIATE HAVING THAT VISIBILITY
EXECUTIVE METRUCK BEFORE WE GO AROUND, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS? NO
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE KNOW BUDGET SEASON EVERY YEAR IS A BUSY TIME TO DO THAT AND WE APPRECIATE COMMISSIONERS LETTING US INTRODUCE SOME IS STARTING THE BUDGET EVEN EARLIER THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST
SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE TIME THAT'S GONE INTO IT SO FAR
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BUDGET RETREAT ON THURSDAY TO HAVE DEEPER DISCUSSIONS ON THESE ISSUES
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS? THIS IS AUBREE PAINE, DEPUTY COMMISSION CLERK, I'LL CALL THE ROLL
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
LOOK FORWARD TO THE BUDGET RETREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MICHAEL
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO? THE SAME COMMENTS
THANKS FOR KEEPING US ON TRACK
I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT YEAR GIVEN THE COVID SITUATION AND UNCERTAINTY AROUND TRAVEL, SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE EXTRA WORK THAT'S GONE INTO IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, JUST A NOTE OF PRAISE TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK SINCE WE'VE STARTED HERE
I'VE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AROUND JOINING THE PROCESSES OF BUSINESS PLANNING AND BUDGET PLANNING
I THINK THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR ME AND SEEING THE LONGER TERM BUSINESS, NOT JUST ONE
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
THIS THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? NO COMMENTS
JUST THANKS TO THE STAFF, MICHAEL
GREAT JOB
I APPRECIATE THE SCHEDULE PATH FORWARD
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, THANK YOU AGAIN
I HAD THREE ITEMS THAT I JUST WANTED IN TERMS OF BUILDING INTO THE SCHEDULE
ONE WAS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET AN ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS ACCOUNTING FROM STAFF PRIOR TO MAYBE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS WAS HOPING SINCE I GOT HERE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SORT OF SEE WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF MEETING OUR GOALS AND BASED ON BASED ON WHERE WE ARE ALONE THAT CURVE, WE WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO TO ADVOCATE MAYBE CERTAIN COMMISSION PRIORITIES
BUT ALSO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR CIP AND GOING THROUGH THE SUSTAINABILITY SCREENING THAT WE COULD BE SEEKING HIGHER OR LOWER LEVEL AMBITIONS WITH REGARDS TO HOW MUCH, PERHAPS EXTRA WE WOULD EXPEND IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS
SO AT SOME POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A MARKER IN THERE
HOPEFULLY, I BUILT INTO THAT REVIEW PROCESS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR THG ANALYSIS FROM
ALSO, I BELIEVE, PART OF THIS BUDGET RETREAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING ANOTHER ROUND OF SORT OF ITERATION WITH COMMISSION STAFF, NOT JUST COMMISSION WITH PORT STAFF THAT I'M HOPING THAT THIS RETREAT WE TALK ABOUT THIS THURSDAY WOULD BE A CHANCE FOR COMMISSIONERS REALLY, TO SORT OF SOCIALIZE AND INTEGRATE PERHAPS THE VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS THAT WE BRING FORWARD
AND THEN STAFF WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF COME BACK AND TELL US WHAT THEY THINK THEY HEARD AND THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THE INTERPRETATION OF THIS STUFF WOULD THEN HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR US TO HAS PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY SO THAT THERE WOULD BE PERHAPS ONE MORE ITERATION OF THAT REVIEW
AND SO I THINK MAYBE THERE WOULD BE SOME PLACE IN THE CALENDARING THERE WHERE YOU WOULD SEE MAYBE A REFINEMENT OF COMMISSION PRIORITIES
AND THEN FINALLY, SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE
SO HOW DO YOU GET THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THIS REVIEW PROCESS? AND IT'S SUCH A DENSE AND COMPLICATED DOCUMENT THAT IT'S REALLY HARD TO DEMYSTIFY
BUT YOU DO SUCH A GOOD JOB WITH THAT, WITH THE BUDGET AND BRIEF AND WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD HAVE AT LEAST A SCHEMATIC DRAFT BUDGET AND BRIEF AS A VEHICLE TO SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT, SOMETHING THAT JUST MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE PALATABLE THAN THE PHONE BOOK THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED
SO DUTIFULLY
ANYWAY
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THIS
IT'S TRULY HEROIC EFFORT THAT WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU STEWARD US THROUGH FOR ALL THESE YEARS
AND AND JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THESE ARE A LITTLE EXTRA LITTLE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF CALENDAR ITEMS IN THERE
I JUST KNOW THAT FROM A COMMISSIONERS PERSPECTIVE, THAT THESE WOULD BE ONES THAT WOULD IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE AS PART OF THAT PROCESS
SO WITH THAT, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT WORK
AND, STEVE, ANY CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE WE HAVE THIS LONG RETREAT WITH YOU ON THURSDAY? YEAH
THANKS, COMMISSIONERS AGAIN, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT DISCUSSION AND AND PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
AND I KNOW FOR SURE I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH STAFF THE NUMBER 2 1 THAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT AN ITERATOR PROCESS
WE'LL DISCUSS THAT MORE TOMORROW
SO THAT WILL BE ON THE CALENDAR
I TAKE YOUR INPUT INTO PEER COMMISSIONERS INPUT ON THESE ON THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AS WELL
AND THE PORT OF THAT DISCUSSION TO ON THURSDAY
VERY GOOD
SO IF THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR REVIEWS OF THAT PRESENTATION
SO, COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES THE SCHEDULED BUSINESS ITEMS, ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS OR RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS OR ANY OTHER CLOSING COMMENTS? ONCE MORE AROUND THE RING
THANK YOU
WE'LL CALL THE ROLL BE GETTING WITH COMMISSIONERS
STEINBRUECK
I'M ALL GOOD
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
THAT FROM ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE THE NEWS THIS WEEK AROUND VACCINE MANDATES BY LARGE PUBLIC AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
AND THE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN PUT INTO ADDRESSING THE VERY VIRULENT DELTA VARIANT OF THE VIRUS
I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF IS LOOKING AT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR US BOTH INTERNALLY AS AN ORGANIZATION, BUT ALSO AS AN AGENCY THAT MANAGES THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND PEOPLE THROUGH OUR REGION AND WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS
SO I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WE'RE CONSIDERING VERY SERIOUSLY WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS ARE
I KNOW THAT WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OUR OWN KING COUNTY JEFFREY DUCHIN, HAVE BEEN HAWKS ON VIRUS SAFETY PROTOCOLS, AND SO CLEARLY TAKING THEIR ADVICE INTO CONSIDERATION ON THIS
AND SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I THINK IT'S EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE VERY REAL THREAT OF ANOTHER SURGE IN THIS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF 100% COMPLIANCE TO VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, FOR CLOSING COMMENTS
SORRY
NO CLOSING COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, OKAY
SO ON A HAPPY NOTE, I JUST WANT TO NOTE HOW MUCH FUN I HAD ON LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE KELP SURVEY THAT THE PORT FACILITATED WITH THE PUGET SOUND RESTORATION COUNCIL
AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WRITING ON COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS NGARO BOW PICKER GIL NETTER WHILE WE WENT AND SPOKE WITH BOTH SANDY DOWTON AT THE SEATTLE TIMES, WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING A MAGAZINE SECTION STORY ON THIS EFFORT, WHICH INCLUDES SURVEYS FROM BELLINGHAM TO OLYMPIA
KELP IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR OF OUR ECOSYSTEM FROM FORAGE FISH TO SALMON TO KILLER WHALES
AND AND SPEAKING OF KILLER WHALES, THE SOUTHERN RESIDENTS JUST ARRIVED IN AS WE SPEAK TODAY
THEY'RE AT LINE KILL LIGHTHOUSE AND JAY POT HAS BEEN GONE OVER 100 DAYS
THIS HAS BEEN AN UNPRECEDENTED DURATION OF DEPARTURE AND NOT A GOOD SIGN FOR THE STATUS OF OUR FISH STOCKS
BUT IN CONTRAST, OUR SOUTHERN RESIDENTS ARE SPENDING MORE TIME IN PUGET SOUND WITH GREATER PREDICTABILITY THAN THEY HAVE BEEN UP HERE IN THE SAN JUAN, AND THEY ARE THE BEST FIT IN THE WORLD
AND THEY GO WHERE THE FISH ARE
SO THAT SUGGESTS THAT THOSE OF US DOWN IN PUGET AN AND ALL THE RESTORATION EFFORTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON MUST BE DOING SOMETHING
RIGHT
AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF AND THE COMMITMENTS OF OUR EXECUTIVE TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES
AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL KEEP THIS POPULATION GOING AS WELL AS ALL THE COMMUNITIES DEPENDED ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
SO WITH THAT SAID, I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING CLOSED
IT IS NOW 2 10
THANK YOU.

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