The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-09-28 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-09-28 at Remote

THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN
RECONVENING? NO, JUST CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 28 TO 21
THE TIME NOW IS 10:30
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY OUR COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO and STEINBRUECK, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION LINE AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE'LL IMMEDIATELY RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PURSUAN TO RCW 42.30.110 1 (i) FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND WE'LL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON
WE'LL NOW GO OVER TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
SEE YOU AT NOON
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
WE ARE IN RECESS
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 2021
THE TIME IS 12:04
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 842 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR ISLEY'S PROCLAMATION 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY
OUR COMMISSIONERS, CALKINS CHO AND STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WILL BE JOINING US SHORTLY
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ONLINE
CLERK HART, THANK YOU
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER CALKIN
HERE
THANK YOU, .COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
THERE I WAS MUTED
SORRY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM
THANK YOU
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD
SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS EACH VOTE THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONERS NAMED COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YAY OR NAY
TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL ALL ASK COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
OF COURSE WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COSALISH, PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT WEBSITE OR 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
ALRIGHT, SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS THAT APPROVAL
SO COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH OF YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDER OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
THANK YOU
WE WILL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
YES
I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON OR MOVE TO REMOVE ITEM EIGHT G FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
I NEED TO DO THIS IN ORDER TO AVOID A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR MY DAY JOB
AND SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE FOR THIS IN
THANK YOU
THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A MOTION AND A VOTE
JUST A HOLD
BUT THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AND THEN MOVING TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
THANK YOU
I REQUEST TO REMOVE ITEM EIGHT E AUTHORIZING EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR POLICE BODY CAMERAS TO REMOVE FROM CONSENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION NOW IS ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED
ADDRESS ITEMS EIGHT E AND G SEPARATELY FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR CHANGES WITH THE AGENDA
THANK YOU FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER .STEINGRUECK YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT, I JUST LIKE TO QUICKLY BEGIN BY NOTING THAT THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS THE NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY, THE NATION'S LARGEST SINGLE DAY FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP RESTORE AND IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC LANDS
IT'S ALSO FREE FOR PUBLIC ATTENDANCE ON THESE LANDS
AND WITH THE EXTENDED FIRE SEASON, THIS EFFORT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
SO HOPEFULLY THE PORT WILL BE ENGAGED WITH THAT NEXT YEAR TO BE GUESSING SO APOLOGIES
SOMEBODY CAME IN HOT
GREAT
IF EVERYBODY COULD PLEASE MEET
OKAY, SO OF GREATER IMPORTANCE AND SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OUR COLLEAGUES TO EXPRESS IS THE NEED TO REALLY ARTICULATE MY WHOLE HEARTED SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE METRUCK'S SEPTEMBER 13 NOTIFICATION THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED BY NOVEMBER 15 AS A CONDITION OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT
I'VE KNOWN STEVE SINCE HIS DAYS AS THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT AND HE'S ALWAYS TAKEN THE CONCERN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY TO HEART AND HE'S OBVIOUSLY TAKING THIS WITH HIM AS THE EXECUTIVE OF THE PORT
AND CLEARLY THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF YOURSELF AND THOSE AROUND YOU THEN TO BE VACCINATED BASED ON THE CURRENT DATA THAT I'VE SEEN THAT'S OVER 620,000 WASHINGTONIANS HAVE BEEN SICKENED BY THIS VIRUS AND 7200 OF US HAVE ALREADY DIED
AND CLEARLY THE DELTA VARIANCE IMPACT ON KIDS AND OUR ABILITY TO GET OUR ECONOMY AND SCHOOLS BACK IN OPERATION ARE ALL CONTINGENT ON US BANDING TOGETHER, BANDING TOGETHER AS A WAY TO GET US GOING AGAIN
SO CLERK HART IF YOU WOULD GO THROUGH MY COMES TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD
YES
SO WE CAN BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR ANY COMMENTS IN THIS REGARD
WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE TODAY WAS ABLE TO COME IN AND VALIDATE MY VACCINATION STATUS SO THAT I MEET THE MANDATE FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND I'M THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO DO SO AND BE A PART OF THOSE COMING IN TO GET THAT DONE
AND I HOPE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WILL DO IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS
I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT I HOPE EVERYONE AGREES THAT THIS IS ABOUT THE WHOLE ABOUT ALL OF US, NOT REALLY ABOUT OURSELVES
AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THE EMPLOYEES OF THE PORT WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO PROTECT EACH OTHER AND I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET THOSE VACCINATIONS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
I WOULD JUST ECHO COMMISSIONER CHO COMMENTS AND I MYSELF HAVE BEEN VACCINATED FOR SINCE I THINK LAST APRIL OR MAY
I WISH EVERYONE WOULD TO PROTECT OTHERS AS WELL AS THEMSELVES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSION
YES, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND OF COURSE, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THE EXEMPTIONS FOR HEALTH AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES, AND I WILL LEAVE IT TO EXECUTIVE METRUCK TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS AND SAY A FEW OTHER WORDS ABOUT OUR MEETING TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONERS, A LOT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN HERE AT THE PORT AS WE MOVE INTO THE LAST QUARTER OF 2021
AS YOU HAVE REFERENCE IN PRESIDENT FELLEMENT REFERENCE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MY DECISION TO REQUIRE ALL EMPLOYEES TO BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT BY NOVEMBER 15, 2021
I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND BOTH IN NEAR WORDS AND THEN YOUR ACTIONS TO SHOW YOUR VALIDATION AS WELL VACCINATION
SO I'VE TAKEN THESE NECESSARY ACTIONS BASED ON OUR OBLIGATION TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EVERYONE IN OUR WORKFORCE AS WELL AS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CURB THE SPREAD OF THIS DEADLY DISEASE IN ITS VARIANCE IN THE COMMUNITY
SAFELY OPERATING OUR ESSENTIAL AVIATION AND MARITIME GATEWAYS IS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR MISSION OF CONTRIBUTING TO AN EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
WE'VE ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING VACCINATION SCHEDULE TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS FULLY PROTECTED BY NOVEMBER 15 OF THE DEADLINE
THE MODERNO VACCINE, THE FIRST DOSE OF THIS TWO DOSE VACCINE MUST BE TAKEN NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 4, FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND DOSE BY NOVEMBER 1
REGARDING THE PHIZER VACCINE, THE FIRST DOSE OF THIS TWO DOSE VACCINE MUST BE TAKEN NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 11, FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND DOSE BY NOVEMBER 1 AND THOSE WITH THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE
IT MUST BE TAKEN NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1
THIS IS NOT A DECISION THAT I TOOK LIGHTLY
THE SCIENCE TELLS US THE APPROVED VACCINES ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID AND SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERS YOUR CHANCE OF BEING HOSPITALIZED OR DYING FROM THE COVID-19 VIRUS IN ITS VARIANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCREASING NUMBER OF INFECTIONS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS THREATENS A NEW HEALTH CRISIS
THE BEST WAY TO AVERT THAT CRISIS IS FOR EVERYONE THAT IS ELIGIBLE TO BE VACCINATED
HOWEVER, WE'RE NOT SEEING THE LEVEL OF VACCINATIONS THAT WILL CURB THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE AND MITIGATES THE DEADLY IMPACTS HERE AT THE PORT
DESPITE OUR STRONG MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO GET THE SHOT SELF, SELF REPORTED RATES OF VACCINES APPEARS TO LAG
LIMITED EXEMPTIONS TO THE CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR RELIGIOUS OR MEDICAL REASONS, AND WE ARE BARGAINING THE IMPACTS FOR REPRESENTED GROUPS CURRENTLY AND PROUD OF HOW THE PORT FAMILY HAS PULLED TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND I CALL THE PORT EMPLOYEES ONCE AGAIN FOR BRACING CONSIDERATION AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS NEW CHALLENGE FACE IN OUR ORGANIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY
ALTHOUGH THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO IMPACT OUR DAILY LIFE, THE PORT CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS ON OUR GOALS FOR THE YEAR AND ACHIEVE NOTEWORTHY SUCCESSES
I'D LIKE TO TAKE JUST A MINUTE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A FEW OF THEM FROM OUR MARINE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT IN OUR PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRST IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOAL TO BE THE GREENEST PORT OF NORTH AMERICA
I'D LIKE TO NOTIFY YOU THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS JOINING BEGINNING TO ZERO COALITION AND ASSIGNING ONTO A GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION TO DECARBONIZE PORT OPERATIONS BY 2050 AS PART OF THE TOP 26 CLIMATE CONFERENCE
GETTING TO ZERO COALITION IS A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 150 ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE MARITIME ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND FINANCE SECTORS WORKING TO BRING COMMERCIALLY VIABLE ZERO EMISSION VESSELS TO DEEP SEA TRADE ROUTES BY 2030, AS WELL AS WELL AS THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ZERO CARBON ENERGY SOURCES TO ACHIEVE ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050
THE STRONG MARITIME CLIMATE COMMITMENTS AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH OUR EFFORTS TO REDUCE MARITIME EMISSIONS ALSO GROWING SUSTAINABLE MARITIME INDUSTRY HERE IN SEATTLE
SECOND, I WANT TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ALONG WITH THE PORT OF TACOMA, THE VANCOUVER FRASER PORT AUTHORITY, IN THEIR NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE, HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES PRESTIGIOUS LIGHTHOUSE AWARD FOR THE 2020 NORTHWEST PORTS CLEANING OUR STRATEGIES WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THIS COLLABORATE EFFORT TO ADDRESS MARITIME AIR EMMISSIONS AND THANK AAPA FOR THEIR RECOGNITION
FINALLY, ON A MORE PERSONAL LEVEL, OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO KEEP EVERYONE ON OUR FACILITIES SAFE AND SECURE, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS HELPING OTHERS
I'D LIKE TO TAKE NOTE OF THE EFFORTS THAT WERE ABOVE AND BEYOND
RECENTLY, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE PORT OF SEATTLE FIREFIGHTERS CAPTAIN GREG MONROE, CHRIS MARTIN AND CHRIS COULD BE A TEAR FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS AND RESPOND TO AN INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS OVER THE WEEKEND
THEY'RE UNSEEN FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX AND A HALF HOURS ASSISTING IN A RESPONSE AT THE SOUND TRANSIT STATION
THEIR PATIENCE AND QUICK ACTION WAS NEEDED AND ULTIMATELY SAVED THE LIFE
THEIR CONDUCT AND PROFESSIONALISM AND WHAT CAN BE CONSIDERED DISTRESSING SITUATION OR IS MOST WORTHY OF PRAISE AND RECOGNITION
WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS FOR THEIR BRAVE ACTIONS, SO THANK YOU FOR THEIR SERVICE AND DEDICATION
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HILIGHT A FEW ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ON TODAY'S CONSENT ITEMS LIST
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WESTSIDE FIRESTATION PROJECT
I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE EXPECT COMPLETION OF THE NEW WEST SIDE FIRE STATION BY YEAR END
I VISITED THE SITE LAST MONTH AND I'VE BEEN CLOSELY MONITORING THE PROGRESS
RECENT PHOTOS DEMONSTRATE THAT WE'RE NOW ON TO INTERIOR FINISHES AND THE SLEEPING QUARTERS AND BUILT IN FURNITURE ARE BOTH WELL UNDERWAY
THE FACILITY'S TOP NOTCH WHICH OUR FIREFIGHTERS DESERVE
IN ADDITION, AVIATION HAS SUCCESSFULLY WORKED WITH THE ADJACENT LEASEHOLDER PACCAR TO FINALIZE SEPARATE PARKING AND SECURE EMPLOYEE ENTRANCES TO BOTH ENSURE AIRFIELD SAFETY AND STILL PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SPACE FOR BOTH FIRE AND GENERAL AVIATION ACTIVITIES
THIS IS A WIN WIN
THE ADDITIONAL REQUESTED FUNDS WILL GET THE PROJECT COMPLETE AND PAY FOR THESE OPERATIONAL LEASE IMPROVEMENTS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF UTILIZING A NEW FACILITY AND INVITE ALL OF YOU FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING WHEN IT OCCURS
ALSO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS AN AUTHORIZATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOUTH 160TH STREET TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY LOT
THIS AUTHORIZATION IS FOR DESIGN ONLY AND THE SCOPE CURRENTLY INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF TWO GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOMS, LIGHTING, INSTALLATION, INSTALLATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS, LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS INSTALLATION OF TEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS REQUEST IS FOR DESIGN AUTHORIZATION ONLY AND DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS, THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS AND SCOPE EXPANSION WILL BE EVALUATED, INCLUDING RESTROOMS WE ANTICIPATE COMMISSION CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2023
WE'LL ALSO PRESENT A BRIEFING ON THE 2022 CENTRAL SERVICES BUDGET
CENTRAL SERVICES FUND MANY FUNCTIONS CRITICAL TO THE PORT, MEANING THE NEEDS OF OUR WORKFORCE AND DELIVERING OUR SERVICES
AS YOU WILL HEAR LATER, MY PRIORITIES ARE INVESTING IN OUR WORKFORCE AND STRENGTHEN OUR CAPABILITY TO DELIVER PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS LOOK FORWARD TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT AS I INTRODUCE THE ITEM COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
I SORRY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
EXECUTIVE METRUCK
WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS
I BELIEVE WHAT WE CAN JUST MOVE ON
AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON TO THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
COMMITTEE REPORTS, SIR
BUT TO START WITH COMMITTEE REPORTS, ITEM SIX, IS THERE ANYTHING TO REPORT, MR PRICHARD? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT BOWMAN
A FEW ITEMS AND YOU'LL SEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WE'LL BE ROTATING SPECIALISTS THROUGH AT THE MEETINGS TO GIVE THESE COMMITTEE REPORTS
AS I HAVE TAKEN ON THE DUTIES AS INTERIM CHIEF STAFF COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN BOWMAN CONVENE THE TOURISM AD HOC COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, THE COMMITTEE EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID BLANDFORD PLAN TO PRODUCE A MEDIUM MARKETPLACE CONFERENCE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PORT TO PROMOTE ECOTOURISM IN WASHINGTON
THE TWO DAY EVENT WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN SEQUENCE WITH WAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN THE FALL OF 2022
COMMISSIONER CHO AND CALKINS CONVENE THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 16 TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM, STAFF SHARED HOW THE PORT IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO MEET THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING HOSTING CAPACITY BUILDING, WORKSHOP REPORT STAFF AND COMMUNITY MILK MEMBERS ON EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, SUPPORTING HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT ON THE NORTHWEST PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND ALSO FUNDING FOR OVER A DOZEN YOUTH IN SOUTH PARK AND GEORGETOWN TO GAIN ACCESS TO WORK EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT PORT RELATED PATHWAYS, CAREER PATHWAYS
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE RESULTS OF THE PORT WIDE EQUITY SURVEY AND MOTION IMPLEMENTATION SURVEY
RESULTS INDICATED THERE'S PROGRESS BEING MADE ON THE EQUITY FRONT, BUT THERE'S STILL A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO BE DONE TO REACH THE PORT EQUITY GOALS
THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE MEETINGS OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR PRICHARD
ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR AARON REGARDING THESE COMMITTEES? CLERK HART, PLEASE GO THROUGH THE ROLE
THANK YOU
LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THIS BY A SHOW OF HANDS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS FOR ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR MR PRITCHARD AND I DO NOT SEE ANY MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
VERY GOOD
HAS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US YET? I DO NOT SEE THAT SHE HAS JOINED US AS OF YET
THANK YOU
WELL, THEN COMMISSIONERS WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S REC MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
AS THE CLERK CALLS
YOUR NAME WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAMS MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE UNMUTE THE VIDEOS
PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK, PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A SHORT TIME LEG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMON TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
AND CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CITY OF SEATAC CITY MANAGER MR CARL COLE
THANK YOU
AS SHE SAID, MY NAME IS CARL COLE AND THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF SEATAC
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY AND SUPPORT OF A NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE CITY IN WHICH THE CITY WILL PROVIDE PORT SERVICES FOR AIRPORT RELATED INFRACTIONS AND MISDEMEANORS
I WANT TO SAY THAT CHIEF VIA, CLAIRE GALLAGHER, DAVE KAPLAN AND MANY OTHER PORTS STAFF WERE VERY EASY TO WORK WITH DURING THIS PROCESS AND THE TESTAMENT, IN MY OPINION, TO THE VALUE OF CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN THE BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE CITY
OBVIOUSLY, I'M IN FAVOR OF COMMISSION APPROVAL OF ITEM 8D ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY AND BELIEVE IT WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC BY IMPROVING SAFETY AT THE AIRPORT AND ON THE STREETS OF SEATAC
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE PORT ON THIS AND OTHER ADVENTURES IN THE FUTURE
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO SPEAK TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR COLE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IRIS HI THERE
GOOD AFTERNOON FOR COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ENDING CRUISING IN SEATTLE'S WATERS
LAST WEEK WE LEARNED ABOUT CAPPUCCINO, A 35 YEAR OLD MALE ORCA IN KEYPAD PRESUMED DEAD AFTER MARINE BIOLOGISTS OBSERVED HIM ALIEN ALONE NEAR VANCOUVER ISLAND WITH NO SIGHTINGS OF HIM SINCE LATE JULY
THE EXACT CAUSE OF CAPPUCCINOS DEATH IS UNKNOWN, BUT SCIENTISTS SAY AND I QUOTE, WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT THERE'S BEEN NO NET INCREASE IN THIS ENDANGERED POPULATION SINCE THE 1980S
INSUFFICIENT CHINOOK SALMON IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE LACK OF SUCCESSFUL PREGNANCIES AND MALNUTRITION MAKES SENSE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISEASE AND THE IMPACTS FROM POLLUTION, NOISE AND DISTURBANCE
AND YESTERDAY WE READ ABOUT MARINA
THE ELDER MATRIARCH OF THE ORCHIDS ALSO PRESUME DEAD
THE ORCA POPULATION IS DOWN TO 72 INDIVIDUALS IN YOUR CURRENT BUDGET
RECITE THE INEXORABLE MARCH OF CLIMATE CHANGE AS IF THERE'S NO WAY TO SLOW IT DOWN OR STOP IT OR REVERSE IT
HOWEVER, IT IS HUMAN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CAUSING A DRIVING CLIMATE CHANGE
PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THESE FACTS AND PRETEND THAT CRUISING A NONESSENTIAL ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO MAKE SENSE
CRUISING WITH ITS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND TOXINS POLLUTING THE WATER AND AIR DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN PORT COMMUNITIES AND THE HEALTH OF MARINE LIFE
IT IS KILLING PEOPLE
SALMON AND ORCAS
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO VACATION AND TRAVEL WAYS THAT ARE NOT SO MASSIVELY DESTRUCTIVE
THE PORT COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE THE POWER AND THE MORAL OBLIGATION TO DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP SLOW AND STOP CLIMATE CHANGE
IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO TAKE A STAND AND END CRUISING IN SEATTLE
CALL OFF NEXT SEASON
I'M PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT A NEW COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPING ECOTOURISM
BY DEFINITION, THIS MUST PRECLUDE CRUISING BUSINESS AS USUAL AND ITS IMPACTS ARE KILLING US
WE ARE OUT OF TIME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
IRIS
HER CAR
PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NORRAINE BAFANA
GO
HELLO
MY NAME IS LORAINE FOR FANA
I'M AN UBER AND LYFT DRIVER
I WANT TO COMMENT ABOUT THE ON A PARKING LOT
WE AS DRIVERS
WE LIKE SOMEWHERE GOOD TO EAT OURSELVES WHILE WE ARE DRIVING
WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR OR THREE PARTIES
SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY HARD TO USE THEM MOST OF THE TIME
AND WE HEARD ABOUT THE PORT GETTING US A GOOD FACILITY LIKE A BATHROOM, TWO BATHROOM
I'M HERE TO COME IN LIKE TWO BATHROOM IS REALLY NOT GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT AT THE POINT IN TIME
AT ANY POINT OF TIME THERE'S ABOUT 150 TO 200 DRIVERS WAITING AT THE LOT
TWO BATHROOM IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR THIS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND WE ALSO REQUEST IF WE GET SOMEWHERE TO SIT AND EAT OUR LUNCH WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE RIDE
SOMEWHERE WE CAN WARM UP OUR FOOD JUST LIKE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LOTS
THE TAXIES HAVE SOMEWHERE TO SIT AND WARM UP THEIR FOOD
INSTEAD OF SITTING IN THE PORT WE DO PATCHES SOME CHAIRS TO SIT DOWN OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF SITTING IN THE LOT
ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AGO A PORT AUTHORITIES CAME IN AND TOOK OUR CHEST AND THROW THEM IN THE GARBAGE
SO IF THE PORT HAVE US A PLACE TO SIT WE WOULD NOT BE PACHISIA CHANGE AND IT WOULD NOT BE A NUISANCE ALSO IN THE LOT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR FONTANA, WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING INTO THIS
NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
YES, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PETER
COOL
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COMMISSIONS AND CLOCK STOP
MY NAME IS PIER QUILL
I'M THE FREEDOM OF DRIVER UNION REPRESENTING THE DRIVERS
I SLIP AND OVER DRIVERS
THANK YOU FOR THE PORT YOU'RE MAKING TO MAKE A BEDROOM FOR DIVERSITY AND WE ARE CONCERNED OF HAVING TWO BEDROOM WILL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR DRIVERS
I REMEMBER BEFORE CRONA DRIVERS GO UP TO 250 OR 260 THEN LA, BUT NOW BECAUSE OF THE CORONA, WHAT TURN LESS LOCK 100, 150 OR 2200
I THINK WE ARE ASKING TO HAVE AT LEAST FOUR BATHROOMS YOU KNOW, ONE WOULD BE FOR ROMAN AND THE PORT WILL BE FOR GUYO KINDLY ASKING THAT I SEND YOU AN EMAIL
I HOPE ALL OF YOU GOT IT
I KNOW ONE OF YOU IS EMAIL COME BACK TO ME
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
MAYBE IT DIDN'T GET TO HIM
SECONDLY, I WILL BE ASKING ALSO FOR NOW WE HAVE ONLY ONE LOT
IT USED TO BE TOO LATE BEFORE CORONA BUT I SHUT DOWN
WE HAVE ONE THAT WE ARE ASKING HIM TO OPEN
THE SECOND LAW IS CLOSE SO I SEND AN EMAIL ABOUT THAT TOO, BUT IT STILL CLOSE
RIVERS NOW THEY ARE NOT FEEDING ONE LOT PLEASE
I'M ASKING YOU TO OPEN THE SECOND LOT AND ALSO REGARDING THE SHIT THAT BEEN THROWN OUT BY THIS STUFF
SO IT WILL BE GOOD IF YOU CAN LOG INTO THAT AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THE DRIVERS
I KNOW THIS IS OUR WORK ALTOGETHER AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PETER
EXECUTIVE METRUCK I HOPE TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT THIS CHAIR SITUATION IS IN THE NEAR FUTURE
NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
YES, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMMAN MOHAMMED
HI COMMISSIONER
MY NAME IS MOHAMMED AHMED MOHAMMED
AND FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU TO INVITING US TO TALK AND MAKE COMMENTS
LIKE I SAID MY NAME IS AHMED MOHAMMED
I'M WITH THE DRIVERS UNION, ALSO UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS
AND WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE THINKING ABOUT BUILDING A BATHROOM AT THE LAB AT THE SAME TIME, TWO BATHROOM AND WILL NOT BE ENOUGH BECAUSE AT ANY GIVEN TIME THAT YOU WILL HAVE AT LEAST TWO, MAYBE 150 TO 200 DRIVERS OUT THERE AND TWO BATHROOMS, AT LEAST IF WE CAN GET AT LEAST TWO MORE, FOUR WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR THAT MUCH OF DRIVERS
AND THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO ASK IS THAT THERE IS A DAY THAT ONE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE DID CAME, AND AS SOON AS THAT THEY WERE TAKEN, I WAS GETTING A RIDE
I WISH I COULD HAVE RECORDED OR SEND YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT
AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO ADD IS THAT WE ALSO WOULD NEED IT LIKE A SEATTLE
IT RAINS A LOT FOR THE DRIVERS JUST TO SIT IN THEIR CARS
THEY'VE BEEN DRIVING SOME OF THEM, LIKE 10 HOURS, 8 HOURS AND COME INTO THE LOT
IT'LL BE REALLY NICE TO HAVE SOMEWHERE THAT WE CAN SIT DOWN AND JUST TO RELAX TO WARM UP FOOD AND DO ALL OF THAT STUFF
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GIVING US THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU GUYS
THANK YOU
BYE
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL BASE
MICHAEL, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, OKAY
WE'LL COME BACK TO MICHAEL, MOVING TO ROBIN SCHWARTZ
HI THERE
JUST LOST THE THING
YEAH
MY NAME IS ROBIN SCHWARTZ
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE PORT COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT SO FAR, ESPECIALLY
I WANT TO THANK PORT COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR HIS UNENDING SUPPORT, WHICH HAS GOTTEN US AS FAR AS WE ARE TODAY
MY NAME IS ROBIN SCHWARTZ
I LIVE IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN HERE THAT I'M RAISING
THEY GO TO SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
I ALSO WORK AT THE DUWAMISH SUGAR CLEANUP COALITION, SO I WORK CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF DUWAMISH VALLEY THROUGH OUR US ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU THAT THE MARITIME INDUSTRY IS AGING OUT AND YOU NEED NEW WORKERS AND IN ALL AREAS OF THE INDUSTRY, WE ALSO KNOW THAT SO MANY ORGS THESE DAYS, BOTH NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT ARE WANT MORE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES
AND FINALLY, OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ABOUT 60% BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR AND ABOUT 70% LOW INCOME FOLKS
WE NEED AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION FOR EDUCATION, WHICH THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE
FOR ONE THING, THE PROJECT BASED LEARNING THAT THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM IS BASED ON IS INCREDIBLY ENGAGING FOR MANY, MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEARNERS
OUR YOUTH IN THE NEW PATHWAYS TOWARDS COLLEGE AS WELL AS FOR OTHER PATHS, OTHER OPTIONS BEYOND COLLEGE OR ASIDE FROM COLLEGE, OUR YOUTH NEED OF SCHOOL WITH MENTORS AND ROLE MODELS, ESPECIALLY BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR AND FOLKS WHO ARE INVESTED IN THEIR WORK AND PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND OUR YOUTH NEED A SCHOOL WITH AMPLE INVESTMENT OF RESOURCES, FISCAL, TECHNICAL, ETC
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO PROVIDE FOR US
THIS COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS BEEN DISINVESTED BY THE CITY, THE PORT AND THE COUNTY EVEN AS THESE GOVERNMENTS HAVE PROFITED FROM THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE LIVE IN
SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR YOUTH GETTING THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INTO THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, TO BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH, TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO THRIVE IN PLACE AND TO ENJOY THE DUWAMISH VALLEY AS AS RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL AND I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE IT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, ROBIN
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST OUR LAST PERSON SIGNED UP TODAY IS PAULINA LOPEZ
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US
WE'RE HAVING ME IN REGARDS TO POOR COMMISSIONERS AND DIRECTOR METRUCK, I'M HERE MOSTLY TO GIVE YOU THANKS FOR JOINING THE OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFORTS
I WAS HERE LAST POOR COMMISSION AND WITH GREAT CONCERNS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOT BEING WITH COMMUNITY, ASKING FOR COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS OF THE MOVING THE PLANTS FOR THE DUWAMISH RIVER AND THE EAST WATER WILL AND I WANTED TO PERSONALLY COME BACK AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE EFFORTS AND STANDING WITH COMMUNITY WITH THE COMMUNITY OF THE DUWAMISH MALI
THAT AS ROBIN JUST SAID IN THE PRIOR TESTIMONY, IS NEEDED FOR SOME EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROTECTION
SO I WANTED TO THANK ESPECIALLY PORT COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN FOR BEING STANDING WITH COMMUNITY, BEING THERE WITH US AND FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND TO BRING IN THE OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND ASKING FOR THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO WITH REGARDS TO THE DUWAMISH RIVER PROPOSED PLANTS AND ALSO THEY USE WATERWAY
I ALSO ON THE SAME LINE
I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS THE PORT OF THE AGENDA AND INVESTMENT IN YOUTH I THINK IS THE ONLY RIGHT WAY TO GO AND SO THANKFUL FOR THE USE OPPORTUNITY MOTIONS AND GETTING OUR YOUTH COMPLETELY LINKED INTO MARITIME AND AS WELL AS THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL THAT WILL BRING MORE LEADERSHIP INTO THE CAREERS THAT WE NEED AND THE LINKAGE OF LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE THE DUWAMISH RIVER
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND JUSTICE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF DUWAMISH VAL
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND CLERK HART, DO YOU WANT TO CHECK BACK ON OUR LAST PERSON YOU SKIPPED IS HELP
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THIS IS A CALL FROM MICHAEL BASE
MICHAEL WAS NOT AT CHECK IN, SO HE DID SIGN UP TO SPEAK
I'M JUST NOT SURE IF HE IS MAKING IT TO THIS CALL
SO ONE MORE CALL FROM MICHAEL BEAU
I THINK THAT IS IT FOR US FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
WELL, THANK YOU
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? IS THERE A WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SUMMARIZE? YES
DO YOU WANT TO CALL IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE ON THE LINE WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP, WHO MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK JUST TO CHECK? DO WE HAVE ANY SUCH FOLKS IN THE QUEUE WANTING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? YES, I'M HERE
MY NAME IS AMIT AND I WANT TO JUST COMMENT
CAN I GO AHEAD AND DO IT, PLEASE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I REALLY APPRECIATE FOR OUR COMMISSIONER THE SUPPORT THEY ARE JUST SUPPORTING AND HELPING THE DRIVERS
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN THE LOT
I'VE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THE 17 AND I REALLY HAD JUST HAVING AN ISSUE WITH WALKING AND WHEN I'M JUST DRIVING, I HAVE A BACK PAIN AND A LOT AND ALL THE TIME COME TO THE LOT AND I NEED A PLACE TO STRETCH A LITTLE BIT
AND WE DEFINITELY WHENEVER THE RAIN IS LIKE WEATHER OF SEATTLE, IT'S ALWAYS ME WE CAN'T GET OUT AND STRETCH AND ALSO EAT SOME FOOD AND ALL THAT YOU JUST OFFERED FOR A TWO BATHROOM
AND I DON'T THINK THE TWO BEDROOM WILL BE ENOUGH TO THE DRIVER AND A LISTING A FOUR BEDROOM
IT WILL BE HELPFUL OR EVEN FIVE
AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS A PRICE THAT WE CAN JUST SIT AND EAT SOME FOOD AND ALL THAT
WE KNOW YOU ARE LISTENING TO US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS JUST HERE TODAY
WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME, BOTH OF COMMISSION AND STUFF OF THE PORT TO SEE THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE
WE'RE JUST USING INSUFFICIENT BATHROOMS AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO SIT AND EAT OUR MEAL AND DO ANYTHING
SO PLEASE HELP US
EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEEDS LIKE ME CANNOT SEE IN A LONG TIME TO THE CORE AND WANT TO JUST FIT FOR THE APARTMENTS
WE NEED A PLACE TO STRETCH AND JUST RELAX A LITTLE BIT, EAT FOOD AND WITH THE TRIP
I AGREE YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? I THINK THAT CONCLUDES MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
I CAN SUMMARIZE OUR ROOT AND TESTIMONY RECEIVE TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S MEETING
THESE HAVE ALL BEEN EMAILED TO YOU IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND WILL BECOME A PART OF THE MEETING RECORD
ANY CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED DURING THIS MEETING WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO YOU POST MEETING AND WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECORD
OUR FIRST COMMENT IS FROM LAURA GIBBONS RESIDENT, WHO WRITES REGARDING AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A, STATING THAT THE BUDGET PRESENTED IS MAINLY FOCUSED ON STAFFING THAT BEGINS WITH A SWAT ANALYSIS AND COMMENT UNDER THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGES MOVING INEXORABLY FORWARD
SHE NOTES THAT INEXORABLY MEANS IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP
SHE STATES, THIS DOES NOT
SHE DOES NOT THINK THAT THE PORT BELIEVES THAT OR IT WOULDN'T BE WORKING SO HARD TO BE THE GREENEST AND MOST EFFICIENT ENERGY EFFICIENT PORT IN NORTH AMERICA
SHE KNOWS THAT CLIMATE DISRUPTION WILL BE DIFFICULT TO STOP AND SO URGES THE PORT TO BE EVEN BOLDER IN ITS EFFORTS AND TO TAKE PORT
SKIP THREE EMISSION REDUCTION GOALS SERIOUSLY
LAUREN COLOSKY, SENIOR MANAGER OF UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC
RIGHTS AND SUPPORTIVE AGENDA ITEM EIGHT G IMPROVEMENTS OPPORTUNITIES AT THE SOUTH 160TH STREET LAW AND SUPPORTS ALTERNATIVE THREE, PROVIDING PERMANENT LIGHTING, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS AND RESTROOMS AT THAT LOCATION, NOTING THAT THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS TO ENSURING DRIVER PARTNERS FEEL THAT DRIVER PARTNERS FEEL SAFE, VALUED, AND REMAIN HEALTHY WHILE SERVICING TRAVELERS AT SEA
RUBELLA TARIFF RIGHTS AND SUPPORTIVE AGENDA ITEM AND EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO THE PORT FOR THE RESTROOMS AND LIGHTED AREA
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CLERK HART HEARING NO FURTHER, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO GENDER CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT ITEMS ITEMS EIGHT, E, AND G HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS COVERING EIGHT A-B-D, AND F
DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVE? DO I HAVE A SECOND? 2ND
THANK YOU
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
NOW, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
WITH REGARDS TO THAT MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I DON'T BELIEVE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS JOINED US AS COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR APPROVAL OR CONSENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR YESSES AND ZERO NOTES FOR THIS ITEM
THE MOTION THAT PASSES
OKAY, SO WE'LL TAKE ITEM EIGHT E, BUT IT'S TIME
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE EXECUTIVE METRUCK FOR THE INTRODUCTION TO THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM EIGHT E
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR POLICE BODY CAMERA EQUIPMENT, DIGITAL STORAGE AND EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,200,000 OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEAR PERIOD
COMMISSIONERS, THE USE OF BODY WORN CAMERAS HAS DRAMATICALLY ACCELERATED ACROSS THE POLICING PROFESSION IN RECENT YEARS
BY THE END OF 2018, ABOUT TEN, 500 AGENCIES, OR 50% OF ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, USE BODY CAMERAS
AMONG THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH BODY WORN CAMERAS, THERE'S A DECREASE IN OFFICER USE OF FORCE AND JURISDICTIONS TO DEPLOY THEM
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS INCLUDE BETTER TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEPARTMENTS TO BETTER LEARN FROM ACTUAL OFFICER PERFORMANCE
AS YOU HEARD AT OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING, THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS AN EXEMPLARY POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF
THIS ACTION TO PROCURE BODY CAMERAS IS IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED BY THE COMMISSION TASK FORCE ON POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND PUTS US IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR
TODAY'S ACTION IS SIMPLY FOR PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT, DIGITAL STORAGE AND EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT
MORE DETAILED REPORT OUT ON POLICIES AND AROUND THE USE OF BODY WORN CAMERAS WE PROVIDED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FROM THE COMMISSION TASK FORCE IN POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS EXPECTED IN 2022
WITH ME TODAY IS THE ACTING CHIEF MIKE VIA
I WANT TO TURN TO ACTING CHIEF VIA
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS? GOOD MORNING OR GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK
YES, THANK YOU
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT WASHINGTON STATE SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1223 REQUIRES THE DIGITAL RECORDING OF CERTAIN CUSTODIAL INTERROGATIONS AND THAT'S AFFECTED JANUARY 1 OF 2022
THE BILL GIVES VERY SPECIFIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST USE
IT'S BEEN DETERMINED IN OUR ASSESSMENT AND AS WE WORKED WITH THE POLICING TASK FORCE AS WELL THAT POLICE BODY CAMERAS ARE THE MOST FEASIBLE WAY TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL
AS DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED, THE TASK FORCE ON POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS SUPPORTS THIS PROCUREMENT, AND THIS IS ALSO JUST A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALREADY BEGINNING TO MEET SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL MAKE US EVEN AND BETTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
ALSO, AS IT HAS BEEN TOUCHED ON, THERE ARE BENEFITS TO BODY WARRANT CAMERAS SUCH AS INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
WHEN AN OFFICER IS INTERACTING WITH SOMEONE OTHER THAN THOSE CASUAL SOCIAL CONTACTS OR RESPONDED TO AN INCIDENT, THE CAMERA WILL BE ACTIVATED IN THE EVENT OF A COMPLAINT OF MISCONDUCT IS RECEIVED AGAINST AN OFFICER
THE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE RECORDING OF THE EVENT
ANNUAL COST WILL BE BUDGETED WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS CURRENTLY OF DEVELOPING THE POLICY AND NEGOTIATE WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE GROUPS, AND WE'RE HOPING TO BE IN FULL IMPLEMENTATION JANUARY 1 OF 2022
I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
THANK YOU FOR PART
YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THE ROLE
THANK YOU
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
WELL, THANKS
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
I GUESS IT'S A POLICY DIRECTIVE FOR THE REASONS OUTLINED BY CHIEF VIA AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, IT WILL ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY
IT WAS AMONG THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE POLICING TASK FORCE ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND POLICING PRACTICES
ALSO COMPLIES WITH THE STATE LAWS WAS MENTIONED, AND I THINK EVERYBODY BENEFITS
AND I ACTUALLY WROTE A SETTLE TIME OPINION COLUMN ON THIS VERY SUBJECT BACK IN 2011, AND I CO OPTED THAT WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER BRUCE HAROLD
I WAS ALSO AN EARLY PROPONENT OF POLICE CAMERAS AND POLICE CARS AT THE CITY BACK IN 2000
SO I HAVE SOME HISTORY HERE, AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT WE CAUGHT UP HERE WITH BEST PRACTICES IN TERMS OF I HAVE TO SAY, THE POLICE ARE BETTER OFF WITH THIS EQUIPMENT
IT WILL BE ONE MORE THING TO ADD TO THEIR TOOL BOX, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE PLACE AS WELL AS TO THE PUBLIC
EVERYBODY BENEFITS FROM THIS
SO I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THAT STRONG SUPPORT
IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT REALLY SHOULD BE TAKEN UP WHEN I FIRST URGED THAT THE PORT TAKE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS, THIS WAS JUST THE KIND OF THING
SO I'M PLEASED TO SEE THE QUICK PROACTIVE EFFORT ON THE PORT OF THE PORT POLICE AND CHIEF TO IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
THAT'S IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS
SO WHEN THIS WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT UP, ONE OF THE FIRST THOUGHTS I HAD WAS REFLECTING UPON THE RESEARCH WE DID EARLY ON IN THE POLICE, ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE HAD ESTABLISHED THE TASK FORCE
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE EQUIPMENT ITSELF DOES NOT DO ANYTHING
POLICE OFFICERS WEARING THE CAMERAS, EVEN WEARING THE CAMERAS AND TURNING THEM ON, DOES NOT HAVE A MARKED OUTCOME, GOOD OR BAD IN TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC
WHAT DOES DO THE TRICK IS GOOD POLICY PAIRED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY, AND THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK IT'S HARD FOR US LAY PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE
BUT THERE ARE VERY GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS OUT THERE FOR HOW POLICE DEPARTMENTS THAT WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING CAN INSTITUTE GOOD POLICY TO GO ALONG WITH THE USE OF BODY CAMS AND SO I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
WITH THE CAVEAT BEING, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICIES ARE UP TO THE MINUTE ON BEST PRACTICES IN TERMS OF THE TRAINING THAT OFFICERS GET WITH BODY CAMS IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS FOR USING THAT INFORMATION TO GET TO OUR END GOAL, WHICH IS NOT JUST TO RECORD EVERYTHING BUT TO ENSURE THAT INTERACTIONS SO THAT LIFE, SAFETY, THE SECURITY OF EVERYONE INVOLVED IN ENGAGEMENT IS PRESERVED THROUGHOUT ANY ENCOUNTER WITH THE POLICE IN THE PUBLIC
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR YOU AND I APPRECIATE CHIEF THE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR SUCH MEASURES AS HE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE OUR GREAT REPUTATION AT THE PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ONGOING LEADERSHIP
VERY GOOD
THEN MOVING ON TO OUR WE STILL DO NOT HAVE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN HERE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT
AND WE DO NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR FOR THIS ITEM, MR COMMISSION PRESENT
OKAY
SO MOVED SECOND
ALRIGHT
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND MOVED AND SECONDED
AND I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS FOR QUESTIONS, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL FOR BOTH, PLEASE
GREAT
AND WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
I THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM AND THE MOTION PASSES
SO CLERK HART, PLEASE READ ITEM EIGHT G INTO THE RECORD AND WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE METRUCK FOR THE INTRODUCTION
THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM EIGHT G AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO COMPLETE DESIGN AND EXECUTE UTILITY AGREEMENTS FOR THE SOUTH 160TH STREET LOT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,417,000 FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST IN THE AMOUNT OF 7,300,000
COMMISSIONERS
AS I MENTIONED DURING MY OPENING REMARKS, THIS AUTHORIZATION WILL PROVIDE DESIGN MUCH NEEDED BOND, A MUCH NEEDED DESIGN OF MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOUTH 160TH STREET LOT UTILIZED BY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES
SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING POLES OR REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING LIGHTING POLES, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS, PERMANENT RESTAURANT FACILITIES, LANDSCAPING, INTERROGATION IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS INSTALLATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS
AS YOU HEARD, THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS
AND WE HAVE WITH US PETER LINDSEY, AIRPORT OPERATIONS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, LANDSIDE OPERATIONS AND HEATHER OF BORN HORSE AS WELL
SO, PETER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE METRUCK? YES
PETER LINDSEY, LANDSIDE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE RESTROOM IMPROVEMENTS WHERE WE'VE HEARD SOME PUBLIC COMMENT
STAFF HAVE ANTICIPATED INSTALLING PERMANENT RESTROOMS IN THIS LOCATION IN PREVIOUS WE'VE HAD PORTABLE RESTROOMS THERE ARE VARYING NUMBERS OVER THE YEARS AND STAFF HAD RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING CLEAN, SAFE FACILITIES THAT ARE PERMANENT AND DURABLE FOR THE FUTURE
SO WE'VE HAD A PROJECT NOTEBOOK PROCESS THAT'S DEVELOPED A BUDGET FOR TWO UNITS
BUT WE'VE CHALLENGED THE DESIGN TEAM MOVING FORWARD TO INVESTIGATE HOW WE COULD USE ECONOMIES OF SCALE TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER
AND SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER OF RESTROOMS TO A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT, PERHAPS FOUR
AGAIN, WITH THE MODULAR CONCEPT IN MIND OF CREATING KIND OF A PUBLIC USE RESTROOM
MODERN PUBLIC USE RESTROOM
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU
I WILL GO AROUND THE ROOM FOR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
OH, I'M SORRY
I APOLOGIZE, COMMISSIONER CHO
NOT IN THIS ITEM
A COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK? YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO FOR THE QUESTION
I'M SORRY
COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK LET ME BACK UP
THIS WAS FOR QUESTIONS
NOT FOR IT
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ANY QUESTIONS? NO FOR THE QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CALL THE ROLL FOR BOTH, THEN? AT THIS POINT, PLEASE? THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I THANK YOU
YOU HAVE THREE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
THEN THE MOTION PASSES
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS AT THIS TIME
TRUE
CORRECT
OKAY
VERY GOOD
THEN
SO SOME NEW VISITS
THE FIRST ITEM UP WE HAVE
I'M SORRY FOR THE MOMENT HERE, WOULD YOU ACTUALLY PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM IN THE RECORD AND I WILL LEAD US OFF
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THIS IS AT THE TOP OF PAGE 20, BEGINNING WITH AGENDA ITEM TEN, A AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR $9 MILLION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE ON THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGES REPAIR PROGRAM
.EXECUTIVE METRUCK SORRY, COMMISSIONERS, I JUST I NEED TO PASS ON
IS THAT ACTUALLY, I WAS A TEXT MESSAGE FROM COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
SHE IS ON THE LINE, BUT SHE'S MUTED, SO I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT I MOVE ON TO THIS ITEM
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT TO CLERK HART
THANK YOU, MR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I AM SEEING I DON'T SEE HER
THERE SHE IS
I DO HAVE HER
NOW THAT THANK YOU
I'LL CONTINUE ON THEN
THERE'S COMMISSION BOWMAN, COMMISSIONERS, I'M NOW HAPPY TO INTRODUCE ITEM TEN A THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR $9 MILLION TO REPAIR THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE IN MARCH 2020, THE CITY DISCOVERED THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE AT RISK
I MADE A DETERMINATION TO CLOSE THE BRIDGE TO PUBLIC TRAFFIC
AS YOU KNOW, THE WEST HAIL BRIDGE SERVES AS A KEY TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR FOR OUR REGION IN THE LIVELIHOOD OF OUR INTERNATIONAL TRADE GATEWAY
THE MAYOR ASKED FOR OUR PARTICIPATION IN FUNDING THE BRIDGE REPAIR
WE ARE PLEASED TO PARTNER ON THIS AGREEMENT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF DUE DILIGENCE AND HARD WORK STAFF PRESENTING THIS AGREEMENT
OR JERRY POOR, SABRINA BOU AND LINDSEY WOLFE AND I ALSO WELCOME OUR CITY PARTNERS, DEPUTY MAYOR DAVID MOSLEY IN CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR SAM ZIMBABWE, TO SHARE A FEW WORDS IN A BRIEF OVERVIEW WITH A PROGRAM
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SABRINA
SABRINA, THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK, COMMISSION PRESIDENT OLAN, COMMISSION
WE ARE SO EXCITED
I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES MY MIC IS A LITTLE BIT QUIET SO YOU MIGHT NEED TO TURN UP YOUR VOLUME
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT
I'M GOING TO QUICKLY TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR MOSLEY AND STOCK DIRECTOR SAMSUNG BABE, WE ARE SO PLEASED YOU COULD JOIN US HERE TODAY
IT'S TEN MONTHS OF HARD WORK TO REACH CONSENSUS ON THIS AGREEMENT
BUT FOR A VERY VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT SERVES ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES ARE REGION IN OUR STATE, AND WE ARE VERY PLEASED AND HONOR THAT YOU CAN TO BE HERE WITH US TODAY
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR MOSTLY
THANK YOU, SABRINA
POOR COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF MR TURKIN AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
I FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT THAT THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF THE WEST SEATTLE HIGH BRIDGE IN MARCH OF 2020 HAD ON YOUR FACILITIES AND YOUR TENANTS AND ON THE CRITICAL MOVEMENT OF GOODS THAT OCCUR THROUGH YOUR TERMINAL
SINCE THAT CLOSURE, WE HAVE WORKED WITH ALL URGENCY TO STABILIZE THE HIGH BRIDGE AND TO PREPARE FOR THE REHABILITATION WORK, WHICH WILL RESTORE TRAFFIC TO THE BRIDGE NEXT YEAR
THE PORT OR COMMISSION IN THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT ALLIANCE HAS BEEN CRITICAL PARTNERS FOR US FROM THE START, HELPING US TO CONNECT WITH AND UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF OUR FREIGHT AND AIRTIME STAKEHOLDERS
I PARTICULARLY WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK AND FELLEMAN FOR SERVING ON THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY TASK FORCE AND FOR HELPING TO INFORM THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WHEN THE MAYOR DECIDED TO REPAIR THE BRIDGE AS THE FASTEST PATH TO RESTORE MOBILITY
ONE OF THE KEY DRIVING FACTORS IN HER DECISION WAS THE ADDITIONAL CERTAINTY THAT REPAIR WOULD GIVE TO THE PORT AND THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT ALLIANCE CARGO OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS THE RELIEF IT WOULD BRING TO THE CITIZENS OF WEST SEATTLE AT THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR EFFORTS TO QUICKLY RESTORE THE WEST SEATTLE HIGH BRIDGE AND ASSOCIATED PROJECTS THAT HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO HELP MITIGATE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITIES NEAR THE BRIDGE
IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT AND THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND WITH ALL OF YOUR STAFF THAT ARE REPRESENTED ON THIS CALL, AS WELL AS WITH OTHERS STAFF THAT WE WORKED WITH
I PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE THE CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH PIERCE EDWARDS DURING THIS PROCESS
I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE PROCESS ALONG SO THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CONSIDER THIS TODAY AND THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO CONSIDER IT AS WELL
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I'D LIKE TO NOW CALL ON SAMSUN BUBBLE
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, FOR HAVING US HERE
I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH A COUPLE OF SLIDES JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A STATUS UPDATE AND THEN HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND I'LL BE TURNING IT OVER TO GERRY POOR AT THE END OF MY REMARKS
SO FIRST, A LITTLE BIT DEW RAY MOSLEY COVERED IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT JUST HOW WE GOT HERE IN MARCH OF 2020, WE CLOSED THE BRIDGE ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS WHEN WE DISCOVERED THAT CRACKS WERE GROWING VERY QUICKLY IN THE STRUCTURE
WE SPENT 2020 EVALUATING MULTIPLE PATHWAYS FOR HOW TO GET TRAFFIC BACK ON THE BRIDGE AGAIN, THANKS TO COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND STEINBRUECK FOR SERVING ON THE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE, CO CHAIRED BY PAULINA LOPEZ, WHO YOU HEARD FROM BEFORE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, AND FORMER MAYOR GREG NICHOLS
THAT LED TO A RECOMMENDATION AND THE MAYOR'S DECISION TO REPAIR THE HYBRID RATHER THAN REPLACE WITH A NEW STRUCTURE AS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET GET TRAFFIC BACK ON THE BRIDGE
THIS YEAR, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO ADVANCE THE DESIGN
WE'VE BROUGHT ON A CONTRACTOR THROUGH A GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER PRODUCT DELIVERY APPROACH, AND WE'RE ON PACE TO REOPEN THE BRIDGE IN MID 2022
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE'VE CONTINUED TO HEAR QUESTIONS, AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TALK ABOUT IT EVERY STEP ABOUT WHY THE BRIDGE FAILED, SO THERE ARE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WITHIN THE BRIDGE CALLED POST TENSIONING STRANDS
THE BRIDGE WAS DESIGNED TO THE STANDARDS OF THE TIME, BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT POST TENSIONING WITHIN THE BRIDGE, AND THAT CAUSED THE BRIDGE TO SLOWLY CRACK AND DESTABILIZE AND REDISTRIBUTE SOME OF THE LOAD OF THE BRIDGE TO PARTS THAT WEREN'T DESIGNED TO CARRY THAT LOAD
WE STABILIZE THE CENTER SPAN OF THE BRIDGE
YOU HAVE A PICTURE HERE OF THE NEW POST TENSIONING STRANDS INSIDE OF THE BRIDGE THAT WE'VE ADDED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR
THAT CENTER SPAN IS STABLE, STABILIZE THE TWO TAIL SPANS
THE TWO ADDITIONAL SPANS ON THE BRIDGE HAVE NOT YET BEEN STABILIZED, AND SO ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IS NECESSARY TO BRING TRAFFIC BACK ON THE BRIDGE
AND THEN WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE RELIABILITY MAINTENANCE INVESTMENTS TO THE BRIDGE WHILE THE HIGH BRIDGE IS CLOSED TO PROVIDE RELIABILITY TO THE WHOLE CORRIDOR
GOING FORWARD
WE'VE HAD THREE PRIORITIES DURING THE CLOSURE AGGRESSIVE REPAIR AND REHABILITATION TO REOPEN MAINTAINING MOBILITY WITHIN THE WHOLE CORRIDOR AND THEN MEDICATION TO THE DETOUR ROOTS
AND I'LL TALK REALLY BRIEFLY ABOUT EACH ONE OF THOSE BEFORE TURNING IT OVER TO JERRY
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE HAVE PRIORITIZED FREIGHT ACCESS FOR THE LOW BRIDGE TO MAINTAIN FREIGHT MOBILITY
DURING THE CLOSURE
WE HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO FREIGHT TRANSIT, EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND A VERY SELECT NUMBER OF OTHER AUTHORIZED USERS THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR BUSINESS AND WATERFRONT MOBILITY
DURING THE CLOSURE, WE'VE DEPLOYED PHOTO ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY TO MAINTAIN THAT CLOSURE
THOSE LIMITATIONS
IT'S THE FIRST PLACE WE'VE DEPLOYED THAT TECHNOLOGY IN THE CITY, AND IT'S BEEN REALLY CRITICAL FOR US TO MAINTAIN THAT MOBILITY BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE DUWAMISH
THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS, WE'VE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE WITH FREIGHT AND WATERFRONT BUSINESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THAT LOW BRIDGE ACCESS ON HOW WE MAKE SURE WE MAXIMIZE THE EFFICIENCY OF THAT REMAINING ASSET CROSSING THE RIVER
YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THE SECOND PIECE THAT WE'VE BEEN REALLY WORKING HARD ON IS WHAT WE CALL RECONNECT WEST SEATTLE, AND THESE ARE MITIGATION PROJECTS WE BUILT THROUGHOUT THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITIES TO MITIGATE THE NEW TRAFFIC FLOWS
WE'VE DONE LARGER THINGS LIKE CHANGING THE WAY THAT WEST MARGINAL WAY IN HIGHLAND PARK WAY OPERATE
WE'VE DONE SMALLER THINGS LIKE REFRESHING PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND CHANGING SIGNS
WE'RE ALSO INVESTING IN A NUMBER OF NEW TRANSIT HOURS TO SERVE WEST SEATTLE THAT START THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, WITH THE SERVICE CHANGE THAT METRO IS PUT INTO EFFECT, AND WE'VE INVESTED IN WATER TAXI THROUGH THE WINTER AS WELL
WE'VE ALSO DONE A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC COMING PROJECTS WITHIN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY, SOUTH PARK, GEORGETOWN AND HIGHLAND PARK TO LIMIT THE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC
WE WERE STARTING TO SEE THAT'S BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN INVESTING IN AS WELL
YOU CAN GO THE NEXT SLIDE
THIS WILL BE MY LAST SLIDE, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE BRIDGE
WE'VE NOW SECURED OVER $37 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE REPAIR
WE HAVE ALSO GOTTEN APPROVAL FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO USE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT APPROACH, WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO HIRE WORKERS FROM DISADVANTAGED ZIP CODES TO WORK ON THE PROJECT, WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THE PERMITTING STEPS NECESSARY
AND WE'RE AT THE DESIGN STAGE
AND WE'VE ALSO GOTTEN SOME OF THE NECESSARY FEDERAL APPROVALS TO BEGIN EARLY WORK THAT CAN HAPPEN IN ADVANCE OF THE MAJOR MOBILIZATION THAT WILL HAPPEN A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS FALL
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO FERRY PORN
I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS WELL
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE
NEXT, WE HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BRIDGE TO REGIONAL AND PORT TRAFFIC, AND THEN WE WILL REVIEW THE COMPONENTS OF THE MLU FOR YOUR VOTE TODAY
AS YOU MAY KNOW, ONE 6TH OF THE CITY'S POPULATION LIVES IN WEST SEATTLE AND THE TWO BRIDGES LINK THEM TO DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND OTHER REGIONAL DESTINATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS
THE 7 MILLION HIGH BRIDGE TYPICALLY CARRIED 840 CARS OR TRUCKS AND NEARLY 200 BUS RIDERS
THE LOW BRIDGE IS PARTNER PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC CARRIED OVER TEN0 TRIPS PER DAY
MANY OF THESE WERE TRUCKS SPEEDING THE MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES, BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS ARE ACTIVE ON THE LOW BRIDGE
STILL, TODAY I'LL HAND IT OFF TO SABRINA BOLIA NOW TO FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE TO MERIT TIME INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THE TERMINAL OPERATED BY END OF WESA
GREAT
THANK YOU, FERRY
AGAIN, MY NAME IS SABRINA BULL AND I AM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF FAIRS PERSON HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND THIS SLIDE IS REALLY JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT BEYOND THE BRIDGES LOCAL IMPACT, WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSCORE THE BRIDGES IMPORTANCE TO OUR REGION, STATE AND NATIONS TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE BRIDGE AND OUR PORT TERMINAL, THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT VITALITY TO OUR STATE'S, AGRICULTURE AND MARITIME INDUSTRIES, ALL WHILE INTERNATIONAL CARGO ALSO SERVES AS CRITICAL LIFELINES TO THE STATE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII, AND ALSO THE CLOSE GEOGRAPHIC DISTANCE TO TERMINAL FIVE WILL BE MONUMENTAL TO GROW OUR ECONOMY AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LINDSEY WALL FROM THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE ON THIS ISSUE
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT LINDSAY HAS BEEN INTEGRAL INTO THIS PROCESS
SHE WAS INVOLVED VERY EARLY ON WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE DISCUSSIONS AND HAS BEEN LEADING THIS WORK ON BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE AND INSTRUMENTAL TO THIS MLU IN PARTICULAR
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SABRINA
AND NICE TO SEE YOU COMMISSIONERS IN THIS NEW CAPACITY NO LONGER AS A PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEE AS REPRESENTING THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY BEFORE I DO DELVE IN TO MY PARTICULAR SLIDE
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF SEAPORT ALLIANCE CEO JOHN WOLF AND THE ENTIRE TEAM WITH THE ALLIANCE
HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE LEADERSHIP WITH THIS MLU FOR JUMPING IN AND HANDLING THIS
AND YES, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT SINCE THE DAY THE BRIDGE CLOSED
DIRECTORS IN BABY PROBABLY REMEMBER SEVERAL FRANTIC EMAILS FOR ME WITHIN THOSE DAYS AFTER WHEN WE STILL HAD MATS AND OPERATIONS HAPPENING
TERMINAL FIVE AND SOME WORRIES OVER A PARTICULAR OPERATION THOSE DAYS
SO MUCH THANKS TO THE CITY AS WELL FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU'RE ALL WELL AWARE, TERMINAL FIVE IS A KEY PART OF INCREASING OUR REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
PORTS ALONG THE WEST COAST COMPETE FOR OCEAN CARRIERS TO CALL IN THEIR PORT, WHICH BRINGS MORE CARGO, MORE EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE JOBS
TERMINAL FIVE WILL ADD CRITICAL CAPACITY TO A GATEWAY AT A TIME WHEN WE REALLY NEED IT MOST
AS YOU'RE AWARE, CARGO VOLUMES ARE UP MORE THAN 18%
WE'VE WELCOMED SEVEN NEW SERVICES TO THE GATEWAY THIS YEAR, A TERMINAL FIVES PROXIMITY TO THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE AS WELL AS THE MAJORITY OF SEAPORT ALLIANCE SEATTLE CARGO OPERATIONS, INCLUDING TERMINAL 18, ALSO PICTURED HERE, AS WELL AS TERMINAL 115, OUR DOMESTIC CARGO FACILITY FURTHER ALONG WEST MARGINAL WAY
IMPACTS OF THE HYBRID CLOSER TO OUR OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT, WITH GREATER PRESSURES ON BOTH THE SPOKANE STREET AND WEST MARGIN WAY CORRIDORS
OUR CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY REALLY HAS BEEN CRITICAL AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE SO AS WE HEAD TOWARDS OPERATIONS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, COMMISSIONERS, THESE SHOULD LOOK FAMILIAR
STAFF DEVELOPED THESE PRINCIPLES LAST YEAR SHORTLY AFTER THE BRIDGE WAS CLOSED AND WE PRESENTED THEM TO YOU ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ALONG WITH YOUR TACOMA COLLEAGUES, AS BOTH NSA AND PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF HAVE USED THESE POINTS TO GUIDE OUR WORK AROUND THE WEST SEATTLE BRITISH CLOSURE
THEY WERE ALSO KEEN SUPPORTING HOW THIS MLU BEFORE YOU TODAY WAS DEVELOPED
ALL OF THE PRINCIPLES ARE FAIRLY SELF EXPLANATORY, BUT BE HAPPY TO DELVE INTO ANY OF THEM IN MORE DETAILS AS YOU WOULD LIKE, I WILL LEAVE IT THERE AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO CHERRY, I BELIEVE
THANKS, LINDSAY
AS THE MAYORS MADE HER REQUEST TO US FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS AGREEMENT, WE REFLECTED ON THE PORT RICH HISTORY OF INVESTING IN OUR PARTNERS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TO LEVERAGE OTHER FUNDING AND TO ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION
THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF OUR RECENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WITH THE STATE AND WITH OTHERS
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT HERE TO HIGHLIGHT ONE SUBTLETY IN THE COMMISSION MEMO, WHICH OUR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT ASKED ME TO CORRECT FOR THE RECORD ON PAGE FOUR IN THE FINANCIAL SECTION OF TODAY'S MEMO
WITH REGARD TO ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES, THESE FUNDS WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR AS PUBLIC EXPENSE DOLLARS RATHER THAN CAPITAL DOLLARS, SINCE THE BRIDGE IS NOT OUR ASSET AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR OTHER REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS OVER TIME
NOW, SABRINA WILL OUTLINE THE SCHEDULE AND THE FUNDING STRATEGIES ON THE NEXT SLIDE
THANK YOU FERRY DIRECTORS AND BOB, WE ALREADY COVERED THIS
THE MAIN POINT WE WANT TO UNDERSCORE HERE IS THAT THE HYBRID IS ON TRACK TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN MID 2022, AND THE LOW BRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE END OF 2022
IF YOU CONDITIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT OTHER DETAILS
I THINK DIRECTORS AND BOBBY AND I ARE HAPPY TO TAKE THE BUT I THINK WE CAN HEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS
OKAY, GREAT
SOME COMMISSIONERS, I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SECOND TABLE ON YOUR RIGHT
THE CITY FUNDING STRATEGY
THIS SLIDE ENCOMPASSES THE CITY'S OVERALL PROJECT FUNDS TO REPAIR THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $175,000,000
AND WHAT WE WANT TO OUTLINE HERE FOR YOU IS THAT THE CITY IS COVERING 70% OF THESE FUNDS THROUGH BONDS AND THEIR OWN TAXES, WHICH YOU CAN SEE DELINEATED IN THIS TABLE WILL THEY HAVE ALSO RECEIVED FEDERAL GRANTS, APPROXIMATELY 22% OF THE PROJECT AND THE PORT WILL BE PROVIDING AROUND 5% OF THE TOTAL FUNDING STRATEGY
REPAIRED BY THE END OF 2022, AND I WILL NOW PASS IT BACK TO MY COLLEAGUE LINDSEY WAS FROM THE ALLIANCE TO START OUTLINING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE MLU ITSELF
THANKS, SABRINA
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ALL RIGHT
SO UP HERE AT THE TOP, STARTING WITH 2.4
AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE GETTING READY TO OPEN UP OPERATIONS PHASE ONE AT TERMINAL FIVE THIS COMING JANUARY, SO WE WILL SEE SIX MONTHS OF OVERLAP OF THE HYBRID REMAINING CLOSED WITH T FIVE OPERATIONAL, SO TIMELY ACCESS TO TERMINAL FIVE WILL BE CRITICAL, AND WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO COME UP WITH THE APPROACH REFLECTED IN THIS MLU
IN ADDITION TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH STONE ON THIS SECTION, WE'VE ALSO CLOSELY ENGAGED BOTH ILU ALONG WITH OUR TERMINAL FIVE TENANT, SSA MARINE, SO THIS, WE BELIEVE, WILL MINIMIZE IMPACT TO CONSTRUCTION OR IMPACTS TO THE CORRIDOR AND ALLOWING MORE FREIGHT BUT ALSO ACCESS FOR WORKERS TRYING TO GET TO TERMINAL FIVE 2.5 ENSURES CLOSE ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY'S WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE PROGRAM, INCLUDING WEEKLY UPDATES AND SCHEDULE COORDINATION, WHICH, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS REALLY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION WE'VE GOT WITH OUR PROJECT AT TERMINAL FIVE
AND THEN FINALLY, 2.6 PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PRIORITIZING ADDITIONAL PERMIT REQUESTS THAT COME THROUGH OUR TERMINAL FIVE PROGRAM
WHILE OUR MAJOR PERMIT, THE MASTER USE PERMIT, WAS DONE BACK IN 2017
WE DO EXPECT MORE PERMITS AS CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR, AND I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER
THANKS
THANKS
THE NEXT FIVE PLANKS HAVE TO DEAL MORE WITH OPERATIONAL INTEREST IN THE BROADER DUWAMISH AREA
2.7 PROVIDES THAT THE CITY WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE FREE MOBILITY AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS
VITALITY 2.8 TALKS ABOUT A FUTURE REPLACEMENT BRIDGE AND THE STUDY THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO CONSIDER THAT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE 40 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN IT IS ANTICIPATED TO REACH THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE
THIS PLANK SAYS THAT THE CITY WILL RESPECT CONTAINER TERMINAL FUNCTIONALITY IN THE CURRENT PLANNING AND FUTURE REPLACEMENT
2.9 SPEAKS TO STREET IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY
SO THE CITY AND THE PORT ARE ALWAYS WORKING THROUGH THE SAFE AND SWIFT AGREEMENT ON FINDING GOOD IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE TO OUR FLOWS
AND THERE'S ONE PARTICULAR IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW ON SPOKANE STREET THAT WILL MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION AFTER THE HYBRID OPENS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO COLLABORATE OTHERS ON OTHERS
TWO POINT TEN IS A BLANK THAT ADDRESSES ESTABLISHING PARKING AREAS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PLANNING AND TWO POINT ELEVEN
WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE CITY HAS DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WEST MARGINAL WAY BIKE LANE UNTIL THE HIGH BRIDGE OPENS, AND SABRINA WILL DISCUSS THE FUNDING COMPONENT
GREAT
AND I CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S A TWO POINT TWELVE ON THIS MLU COMPONENT AS WELL, WHICH IS LANGUAGE ASKING THE CITY TO PRIORITIZE EACH MARGINAL WAY IMPROVEMENTS FACE TO IMPROVEMENTS AS A PRIORITY FOR THEIR NEXT TRANSPORTATION LEVEL
AND I THINK WE CAN HEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING STRUCTURE FROM THE PORT
SO TYPICAL WITH OUR PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS IN THE CITY
THIS FUNDING STRUCTURE WILL HAVE THE PORT REIMBURSE THE CITY AFTER PROJECT WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED
SO AS IT STANDS, WE WILL WE WILL REIMBURSE THE CITY WITH $3 MILLION AFTER THE HIGH BRIDGE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, $3 MILLION AGAIN AFTER THE LOW BRIDGE IS COMPLETED, AND THEN $3 MILLION AT THE FINAL COMPLETION OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT ITSELF
THIS IS TYPICAL TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, AND THIS IS AN APPROACH THE CITY WAS ALSO COMFORTABLE WITH
AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PORT IS FUNDING THIS IS THERE ARE TAX LEVY RECEIPTS AND WE EXPECT CASH FLOW WORK WILL OCCUR AS REIMBURSEMENTS FOR COST INCURRED THROUGH 2022 AND 2023
AND THAT IS THE REAL CRUX OF OUR PRESENTATION, AND I THINK WE CAN TURN IT OVER TO QUESTIONS NOW
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I JUST WANT TO BEFORE PASSING IT ON TO MY COLLEAGUES
I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE SAVIAN SUPPORT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THEM FROM MR MAYOR DURKIN HAS BEEN A GREAT CHAMPION OF THE PORT, ITS ROLE IN OUR CITY, STATE AND REGION, AND THE PRIORITIES THAT SHE'S GIVEN OUR INTENTION HAS BEEN REALLY SIGNIFICANT, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ARE MOSTLY DEFINITELY MAYOR MOSLEY AND DIRECTORS AND AWAY FOR EMBODYING THAT SUPPORT AND OUR ONGOING WORK
TO THAT DEGREE, OUR STAFF HAS BEEN JUST EXTRAORDINARY WITH SABRINA, JERRY, PIER, AND LINDSAY IN BOTH YOUR CAPACITIES
BUT REALLY, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK WAS PRESIDENT AT THE TIME WHEN MUCH OF THIS WAS A LONDON BRIDGE MOMENT THAT WE FORTUNATELY DID EXPERIENCE COMPLETELY
AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS LOOKING AFTER THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH SOUND TRANSIT, WHICH WAS ALSO A CRITICAL BIT OF COORDINATION
SO WE HAD, LIKE, REALLY ALL HANDS ON DECK, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT WAS PUT, BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE ONE ITEM THAT WASN'T MENTIONED AT THE PORT
YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION, TO ALL THESE OTHER THINGS ARE COMMITMENT TO BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR WITH MITIGATING THE IMPACT AROUND OUR COMMUNITIES
AS WE PRIORITIZE ACCESS TO OUR TERMINAL, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE IMPACTS TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND THAT WE ARE IN ADDITION TO THIS, PAYING UP TO $2 MILLION TO SSA MARINE TO EXTEND THE GATE HOURS SO THAT THE TRUCK TRAFFIC CAN OCCUR WHILE MINIMIZING CONFLICTS WITH THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE AREA
AND THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AND THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY TO FIND WAYS TO MITIGATE TRUCK IMPLICATIONS, WHETHER IT BE PARKING OR SIGNALING OR ANY OTHER WAYS IN WHICH WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GROW, RESPONSIBLY, AND BE ABLE TO HAVE COMMERCE AND COMMUNITIES AT THE SAME TIME
HAVING SAID THAT, I WOULD LIKE THE CLERK TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SAY A FEW THINGS
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT
SINCE WE HAVE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN BACK, WE WILL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
OH, THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT
WELL, I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE MY GRATITUDE FOR PARTICULARLY THE MAYOR'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS
SHE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB IN TERMS OF JUMPING ON THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY
IT WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION TO MAKE THE CALL TO DO THE REPLACE, THE REBUILD VERSUS THE REPLACE
BUT I ALSO AGREE THAT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERYBODY INVOLVED
DAVID, IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU BACK AGAIN IN THE ROLE OF DEPUTY MAYOR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE
THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD TAKE A SWIPE IT OF ISSUE WITH IS THAT I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT OUR PORT
IT'S THE WHOLE REGION'S PORT, AND IT'S THE STATES PORT
AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT'S, NOT OUR FACILITIES
WE MANAGE THESE FACILITIES ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE BUSINESSES THAT DEPEND ON IT
SO I APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH WHICH THE CITY CONTINUES TO LOOK TO THE PORT IN THAT MANNER
WE IN FACT, JUST THIS MORNING, A FEW OF US WERE ON A CALL WITH SOME FOLKS FROM THE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME COMMUNITIES AND TALKED ABOUT HOW THE CITY AND THE PORT CAN BETTER WORK TOGETHER
I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS REGIONALLY
WE'RE NOT ARGUING ABOUT THINGS
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
THE ONLY TWO QUESTIONS I HAVE ARE COULD WE TALK ABOUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT STATE FUNDING, AND I DON'T REMEMBER
OBVIOUSLY, THAT WAS A BIG QUESTION DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
IF YOU COULD TOUCH ON THAT
AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO HEAR FROM OUR STAFF, PROBABLY MORE ON THE LEGAL SIDE
HOW BINDING IS THIS AGREEMENT? I APPRECIATE THAT IT'S AN MLU
I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT WE INTEND FOR THIS TO GO FORWARD
UNFORTUNATELY, WE WILL HAVE A NEW MAYOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER THAT PERSON, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS OUR INTENTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT WE DON'T EXPECT ANY CHANGES TO IT
SO THE TWO QUESTIONS, STATE FUNDING AND HOW BINDING THE AGREEMENT IS DIRECTORS I'M HAPPY TO SHARE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF STATE FUNDING, AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND ADDING TO THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT TRANSPORTATION LEADERS HAVE BEEN IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER A SPECIAL SESSION ON A TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE SPECIFICALLY, BUT THEY HAVE NOT INDICATED ANY TYPE OF COMMITMENT FOR THIS SPECIAL SESSION TO OCCUR
WE DON'T HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE STATE'S NEXT STEP TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT IN THIS PROJECT
FORTUNATELY, YUP
JUST ECHO WHAT YOU SAID, SABRINA
YEAH
OKAY
WELL, I GUESS ON THAT SUBJECT, I HOPE WE DON'T TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY IN MAKING SURE THIS IS WHETHER OR NOT IT SEEMED OFFICIALLY A HIGHWAY OF STATE SIGNIFICANCE
IT CERTAINLY IS
AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THE STATE WOULD STEP FORWARD
I KNOW THAT I HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH LEGISLATORS LAST YEAR DURING LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND THEY DID INDICATE SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE STATE WOULD CONTRIBUTE AT SOME LEVEL
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE MOVING FORWARD
WE MIGHT NOT HAVE TO HAVE THAT DECISION TODAY, BUT HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT WOULD IT AFFECT THE PORT CONTRIBUTION? WOULD WE GET CREDITED BACK SOME MONEY, OR WOULD STATE FUNDING BE PUT TOWARDS WHAT IN THE FUTURE? ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT FERRY? THANK YOU
THERE IS A CLAUSE IN THE AGREEMENT WHICH CALLS I CAN RIDE YOUR ATTENTION TO A CLAUSE THAT DOES ALLOW THAT STATE FUNDING
IF THE STATE WORK ON, THEN ALL THE SHAREHOLDERS WOULD PROPORTIONATELY RECEIVE LESS
WHAT WOULD HAVE LESS FUNDING CONTRIBUTE ON OUR PART? SO AS YOU GO TO THE SLIDE THAT HAD THE FINANCING, EVERYONE WOULD GET A PROPORTIONATE SHARE BACK OF THE STATES FUNDING
AND THEN I SEE TOM HAS JOINED LEGAL COUNCIL TANAKA
YES, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AND TO ANSWER DIRECTLY, YOUR QUESTION IS JUST AN ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT
YES, IT IS MEET ALL OF THE CRITERIA, EVEN THOUGH IT'S CALLED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
IT IS STILL NONETHELESS AN AGREEMENT THAT MEETS ALL OF THE CRITERIA FOR A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT
SO I HAVE NO PROBLEMS ABOUT THIS BEING ENFORCEABLE
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
AND I HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT THIS CITY AND STICKING UP WITH THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN
BUT JUST RECOGNIZING THE POLITICAL REALITIES THAT WE WILL HAVE A NEW ADMINISTRATION AND I CAN'T EXPECT THAT DEPUTY DIRECTOR MOSLEY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE GOD BLESS HIM
SO AS MUCH AS WE'D LIKE THEM TO IS HER BOWMAN AFFECTS MY PRIOR ATTENTION TO ITS PARAGRAPH THREE SEVEN
THE PORT FINAL PAYMENT WILL BE REDUCED IF ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS RECEIVED FROM OTHER FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL PARTNERS
ABOVE THE SHARES SHOWN IN EXHIBIT D, THE REDUCTION WOULD BE A PROPORTIONATE SHARE THE NEW FUNDS RELATIVE TO THE PROGRAM COST
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, JERRY
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
YEAH
THANKS
I'M KIND OF EAGER TO TALK HERE
HAVING SPENT ATTENDED 23 MEETINGS OF THE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE LED BY QUITE ABLY, I MIGHT ADD, GREG NICHOLS AND PAULINA AND THE STAFF HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE
IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND BUSINESS THAT I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND TAKE DIRECTORS IN BOB WAY, SPECIFICALLY OUR PORT STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF THINGS CONTINUOUSLY
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO GO AROUND
THE MAYOR ACTED DECISIVELY WHEN WE CAME TO A DECISION POINT AND WE STUCK TO THE SCHEDULE AND THE NEW BRIDGE GOLD CLAD, I MIGHT SAY, WAS PRETTY COMPELLING, WITH IMPRESSIVE VISUALIZATIONS AND ALL
BUT IT COULD HAVE TAKEN AT LEAST FIVE TO TEN YEARS, AND THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR FUNDING SOURCES IDENTIFIED FOR WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PROBABLY A BILLION DOLLAR PLUS MEGA PROJECT WITH A LOT OF COMPLICATION
SO THIS WAS THE RIGHT DECISION
THE MAYOR ACTED DECISIVELY BASED ON THE BEST INFORMATION AND OPTIONS THAT COULD BE PUT TOGETHER BY HER STAFF AT ST
AND I WAS SO GRATIFIED WHEN SHE MADE THAT DECISION BECAUSE WHEN THE BRIDGE FAILED LAST MARCH, IT WAS A REAL DOUBLE WHAMMY
IT FELT LIKE WE HAD JUST FALLEN OFF A CLIFF WITH 80 PLUS THOUSAND PEOPLE CUT OFF FROM THE WEST SEATTLE PENINSULA, OUR HARBOR ISLAND PUBLIC INVESTMENT, THE LARGEST EVER MADE BY THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ME SERIOUSLY, A MEGA PROJECT FOR THE PORT IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNER SSA
IT PUT ALL OF THAT AT RISK, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE INDUSTRIAL ERA, BECAUSE THIS BRIDGE IS A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE ENTIRE REGION
I'M DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT THE STATE HAS NOT COME THROUGH WITH ANY COMMITMENTS AT THIS POINT
MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE MADE IT A MATCHING FUND OR SOMETHING TO LEVERAGE, BUT I'M SKEPTICAL THAT WE WILL GET BACK FILLED BY THE STATE
I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT HAPPEN MUCH, BUT THERE'S A LOT TO APPRECIATE HERE, AND I HAVE TO HAND IT TO OUR STAFF, LINDSEY, AND THEN SABRINA, IN PARTICULAR, FOR STICKING WITH US AND WORKING OUT ALL THE DIFFICULT ISSUES AND COMMITMENTS THAT ARE REPRESENTED HERE THAT WE'VE ALREADY HEARD ELABORATED ON
SO I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DEMONSTRATION OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF THIS BRIDGE TO OUR ECONOMY AND TO THE REGION AND TO THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AS WELL, AND ALL OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE DEPENDENT
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
NOT MANY PROJECTS LIKE THIS THAT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY WHEN THE BRIDGE FAILED TO SEE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL WITHIN TWO YEARS AND THREE MONTHS, APPROXIMATELY WITH THE REOPENING OF THE BRIDGE
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A GRAND CELEBRATION FOR THAT
AND WE CAN OFFER MORE THINGS THAN FOR THE DECISIVE LEADERSHIP THAT BROUGHT US TO THAT COIN
AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY A WORD ABOUT
AND I HAVE ONE QUESTION
IT'S NOT A BIG ONE, BUT I WANT TO SAY ABOUT A WORD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR CRITICAL BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS CITY THAT HAS CHRONICALLY GONE UNDER FUNDED
I'M NOT TRYING TO CRITICIZE ANYBODY HERE
WE HAVE 124 BRIDGES IN SEATTLE
WE WOULD BE AN ISLAND CUT OFF FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD IF WE DID NOT HAVE OUR FUNCTIONAL BRIDGES THAT SERVE OUR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
AND WE HAVE JUST GOT TO DO A BETTER JOB OF BRIDGE FUNDING TO ENSURE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ARE DONE CONSISTENTLY IN ENTIRELY MANNER TO PREVENT THIS KIND OF CATASTROPHE, WHICH IT WAS SO THAT'S MY PLUG IS FOR US ALL TO DO A BETTER JOB, WORK HARDER AND PRIORITIZING FRAG MOBILITY, BUT ESPECIALLY BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
THERE ARE MANY BRIDGES, I THINK SOME 34 THAT ARE DEGRADED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE PRACTICALLY NO LONGER SERVICEABLE
THE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE HAS LANGUISHED FOR TWO DECADES, AND WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR IT TO SHUT DOWN TO GET THAT IMPORTANT CONNECTOR TO MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY DONE BEFORE SOME NEW DISASTER
YES, THERE'S CONCRETE FALLING OFF THE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE
IT IS UNSAFE TO BE UNDERNEATH IT
AND THAT CONDITION EXISTS TODAY
SO THAT'S MY PITCH
BUT REALLY, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GREAT GRATITUDE TO THE CITY TO DIRECTORS AND BOB WAY, THE DEPUTY MAYOR, MOSTLY
WHERE DID HE GO? IS HE STILL HERE AND ALL THE STAFF THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO BRING THIS TOGETHER? THANK YOU SO MUCH
NOW TO MY QUESTION
SORRY
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE CITY'S DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING AND HOW THAT WILL APPLY TO THE BRIDGE REPAIRS BECAUSE WE HAVE AGGRESSIVE GOALS AT THE PORT
I APPRECIATE THE PRIORITY HIGHER, BUT I SAW NO MENTION OF DIVERSITY OF CONTRACTING GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT
SURE, I CAN JUMP IN ON THAT
THANKS FOR SO WE WILL HAVE DBE GOALS BECAUSE THERE ARE FEDERAL FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH IT
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO SET DBE GOALS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT FOR PARTICIPATION AND THEN ALSO THAT
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE SCHOOLS ARE FOR PARTICIPATION FOR MINORITY OF WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS CONTRACT
IT WILL BE DONE ON THE WAY THAT THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER APPROACH WILL WORK IS WE HAVE THAT OVERALL GCC CONTRACTOR ON BOARD
THEY WILL DEVELOP CONTRACT PACKAGES FOR PIECES OF IT, AND EACH OF THOSE WILL HAVE DBE GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH IT AS WE FINALIZE AND PUT THOSE OUT THAT ARE SET WITH FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
GREAT
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR STAFF
YEAH
I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE CONTEXT
I WOULD LIKE TO PIGGYBACK OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN QUESTION ABOUT STATE FUNDING AND ACTUALLY ASKED ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING
AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S A FEW INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGES THAT ARE MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH CONGRESS AND CURIOUS WHETHER OR NOT WE THINK THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD ACTUALLY QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING
I SIT ON A FEW SRC BOARDS, AND I THINK THIS WAS ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS, GIVEN THE CHOICE OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SEATTLE SHOULD BEAR THE BRUNT OF OR IF THERE SHOULD BE MORE REGIONAL APPROACH GIVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
SO IF I CAN GET SOME CLARITY ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL WOULD BE GREAT
SURE, I CAN TAKE THAT ONE AS WELL
SO THE TIMING REMAINS UNCERTAIN IN WASHINGTON
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ALL LOOKING THAT WAY AS WELL
WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
THE TIMING WITH MAJOR CONSTRUCTION STARTING LATER THIS FALL MAKES IT SEEM LIKE IT'S UNLIKELY THAT A BILL WOULD MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH WASHINGTON AND THEN GET OUT TO THE AGENCIES TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDING IN A TIMELINE THAT WE COULD ACCESS THAT BEFORE WE START THAT MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
WE'RE ALSO SORT OF NEARING THE MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE THAT WE COULD ANTICIPATE FOR THE PIER PIECES THAT ARE FEDERALLY ELIGIBLE
LIKE YOU SAID, COMMISSIONER CHO, THE FHA OR THE USDOT FUNDS THAT I MENTIONED THAT $37.7 MILLION CAME FROM A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SOURCES
SOME OF IT CAME DIRECTLY FROM HEADQUARTERS THROUGH THE INFO PROGRAM
SOME OF IT CAME THROUGH PSC AND WAS HIGHLIGHTED AS A REGIONAL PRIORITY THERE, AND SOME OF IT CAME THROUGH WASHED OUT THROUGH A STATE LOCAL BRIDGE PROGRAM
SO WE HAVE ASSEMBLED THAT $37 MILLION THROUGH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTING THE REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THIS PROJECT, IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THAT IN FOR OUR PROGRAM
GOT IT
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
TO MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION
I'M GOING TO USE MY TIME TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A FANBOY FOR DIRECTORS IN BABE
I HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP OF STAT DURING THIS PRIDE THEME IN JUST PRIOR TO ARGUABLY BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC AND THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, AN EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT WHERE WE NEEDED GOOD LEADERSHIP AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST HAS BEEN BASED ON GOOD HARD SCIENCE, AND I SUSPECT YOU HAVE BORN MORE THAN YOUR FAIR SHARE OF SLINGS AND ARROWS FOR VERY HARD DECISIONS THAT YOU HAD TO MAKE, OR YOU HAD TO COUNSEL THE MAYOR TO MAKE, INCLUDING THE CLOSURE OF THE BRIDGE, AMONGST OTHER THINGS
BUT WE'RE COMING UP IN A PERIOD OF TRANSITION AND CITY LEADERSHIP, AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU REMAIN THROUGH THAT TRANSITION AND PERSIST IN YOUR EFFORTS TO LEAD THE STAT
AND ONE FINAL COMMENT I WOULD MAKE IS TO SAY, I AM PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR GREEN VISION FOR OUR CITY, NOT JUST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT I THINK THE DOT IS A HUGE PART OF HOW WE BRING ABOUT A GREEN NEW DEAL FOR THE CITY AND YOUR EFFORTS, BOTH AS A MANAGER OF A BIG DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO AS AN ADVOCATE TO YOUR BOSS
BUT HOW WE CAN TRANSITION OUR CITY TOWARDS A GREENER MEANS OF GETTING AROUND FOR PEOPLE AND FREIGHT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT VOICE IN OUR PUBLIC CONVERSATION
SO KUDOS TO YOU FOR ALL THIS WORK
I'M PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS BASED ON THE DEAL THAT OUR TEAM WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE CITY
AND SO THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I THINK THAT WAS AN INVITATION TO JOIN A COMMISSIONER CALKINS LINKEDIN SIGHT FOR ENDORSEMENT OF VARIOUS DIFFERENT SKILL SETS
BUT WE JUST WANT TO DO ALL THE GOOD WORK AND IT'S REALLY JUST BEEN FANTASTIC TO SEE
I REALLY THINK THE MORE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT CAN FORM OF THIS CONSTRUCTIVE NATURE WHERE ALL THE BETTER FOR IT
AND I THINK IT'S ONLY BEEN INCREASING OVER TIME
SO THANK YOU FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT DES MOINES OF WHAT TEAMWORK CAN DO
I THINK WE'VE ALL SPOKEN AND WAXED ELOQUENTLY ENOUGH AT THIS POINT AND WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED TO YOU GET THIS MLU SIGN SEALED AND DELIVERED
SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, CLEAR CART
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND THEN CLERK HART
WOULD YOU PLEASE SEE IF THERE'S A MOTION MOTION? I MOVE MLU AUTHORIZATION
WE HAVE A SECOND AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL FOR THE BOAT BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
WELL, THE MOTION PASSES AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
LOOK FORWARD TO SEE US GETTING HER DONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE METRUCK TO INTRUST INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
CHRISTMAS AGENDA ITEM TEN THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AN AWARD A MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT FOR THE EARLY DEMOLITION OF THE FOURTH FLOOR BRIDGE TO THE MAIN PARKING GARAGE TO AMEND EXISTING SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR AIRPORT ROADWAY DESIGN SUPPORT SERVICES WITH HNTB AND THE AMOUNT OF $3,100,000 WITH A NEW CONTRACT TOTAL OF $8,700,000 TO ENTER INTO A REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL $6,900,000 FOR A TOTAL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION OF $15,500,000 FOR THE WIDENING ARRIVALS BROADWAY PROJECT AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
COMMISSIONERS THE WIDEN ARRIVALS PROJECT IS A PROJECT CRITICAL TO RELIEVING HIGH LEVELS OF CONGESTION ON THE MAIN ACCESS TO SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ALL OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE FREQUENT TRAFFIC BACKUPS THAT OFTEN EXTEND BACK TO STATE ROAD 518
THE PROJECT WILL SHIFT ARRIVALS DRIVE TO THE WEST AND WIDEN IT FROM TWO LANES TO FOUR LANES AND THE AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT IN NORTH OF THE EXISTING TERMINAL
THE PROJECT WORK WILL BEGIN NEAR SOUTH 107 BED STREET, AND THE NEW LANES WILL ADD NEW ACCESS TO THE GARAGE
AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE COMMISSION APPROVED INITIAL DESIGN WORK FOR THIS PROJECT IN 2019 AND IS BEFORE YOU TODAY AS THE SCOPE HAS INCREASED AND TO PROVIDE FOR EARLY DEMOLITION OF THE ABSOLUTE RAMP INTO THE GARAGE
THE PORT THE PORT COMPLETED STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT SEBA REVIEW OF THE WIDEN ARRIVALS PROJECT IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR ISSUING THE DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANT
THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS BECAUSE I KNOW THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION REGARDING THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS PROJECT IS NOT PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION SUSTAINABLE AVIATION MASTER PLAN PROJECT
IT'S NOT PART OF THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS AN INDEPENDENT ACTION NEEDED WITH OR WITHOUT THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS TO APPROVE SAFETY AND HELP RELIEVE CONGESTION AND WOULD BE BUILT REGARDLESS OF THE STAMP APPROVAL
TO BE CLEAR, HOWEVER, THE PROJECT IS BEING DESIGNED SO SO IT DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THE SAME PROJECTS
IF COMMISSION APPROVES THOSE PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE
I WILL ALSO ADD THAT WE PROVIDED BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS LAST WEEK, BOTH AT THE HIGHLINE FORUM
IT IS PART OF THE BIWEEKLY MEMO SENT TO AIRPORT AREA COMMUNITIES IN ADVANCE OF BEAT EACH COMMISSION MEETING
PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE PETER LINDSEY, AIRPORT OPERATIONS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, LANDSIDE OPERATIONS AND HEATHER BOARD, HURST CAPITAL PROJECTS MANAGER, AVIATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SO THAT'LL SEND IT ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ACTUALLY SAY OR LANCE LITTLE AND THE LAND LITTLE, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE AVIATION, MIKE VIA, ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE, AND STEVE REVOLT, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER, IN CASE THEY HAVE TO SPEAK AS WELL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
SO THAT ALSO NAMED PETER PETER
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
ONCE AGAIN, PETER LINDSEY, LANDSIDE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY MY COLLEAGUE HEATHER BORN HORST, OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
I'LL ALSO ADD THAT STEVE RIVAL, OUR SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER, IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AROUND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
WE'RE HERE TODAY TO SEEK AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE WIDEN ARRIVALS PROJECT, A PROJECT SCOPE TO EXECUTIVE METRUCK SAID WIDEN THE SOUTHBOUND NORTH EXPRESS AWAY FROM FOUR TO SIX LANES, RELOCATE THE NORTH RENTAL CAR BUS CURB FURTHER TO THE NORTH OF THE MAIN TERMINAL AND DEMOLISH THE OLD VALET RAMP AND ALSO DEDICATE A NUMBER OF LANES TO THE PARKING GARAGE AND THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AREA
AS A KEY SPONSOR FOR THIS PROJECT, OPERATIONS SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH ARE AIMED AT RELIEVING CONGESTION AND PROVIDING A SAFE TRAVEL FOR THE PUBLIC
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS UNDERWAY WITH THE COMMISSIONER AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN AND THAT THESE EFFORTS ARE COMPLEMENTARY TO THIS PROJECT ULTIMATELY AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PRESENTATION TO HEATHER BORN HORSE OR PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THE PROJECT ITSELF AND THE JUSTIFICATION FOR SOME OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS
THANK YOU, PETER
IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, WE'RE GOING TO START OFF BY REVIEWING THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE WIDEN ARRIVALS PROJECT
THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL TWO LANES FOR A TOTAL OF SIX LANES FROM SOUTH 170TH STRAIGHT INTO THE DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS CURB SIDES AND MAIN GARAGE
TWO LANES WILL BE PROVIDED, TWO DEPARTURES, TWO LANES TO THE ARRIVALS CURB SIDE AND TWO LANES FOR PARKING AND COMMERCIAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN THE MAIN GARAGE
A NUMBER OF EXISTING UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS WILL BE RELOCATED TO SUPPORT THE WIDENING EFFORT
THIS INCLUDES POWER, COMMUNICATIONS, WATER, STORM, WATER AND NATURAL GAS
THE ROLAND CAR BUS CURVE WILL ALSO BE RELOCATED FOR THE NORTH TO EXTEND THE ARRIVALS, CURBSIDE LOAD AND UNLOAD AREA
WE WILL ALSO BE DEMOLISHING A BRIDGE THAT IS NO LONGER IN USE THAT CONNECTS THE DEPARTURES TO THE FOURTH FLOOR, THE MAIN GARAGE
THIS BRIDGE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE WHEN WE EXTENDED LIGHT RAIL TO THE AIRPORT
WE ALSO DEFER SOME SEISMIC RETROFIT SCOPE AT THE NORTH PORTAL OF THE SERVICE TUNNEL, AND THAT PROJECT WILL COMPLETE THIS EFFORT
AND LASTLY, WE ARE ALSO REPLACING POWER AND WATER UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE
THESE SYSTEMS WERE ALREADY IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT AND WE'RE BEING PARTIALLY RELOCATED
THE SCOPE HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE FULL REPLACEMENT OF THOSE SYSTEMS NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT
NORTH IS TO YOUR RIGHT
170TH STREET IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PAGE AND ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PAGE
JUST OFF THE MAP IS THE MAIN TERMINAL AND THE GARAGE
I WILL START IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF AIR CARGO ROAD AND 170TH STREET
CURRENTLY THE SOUTH BOND LANES OF THE NORTHERN AIRPORT EXPRESS
WE PASS OVER 170TH STREET
THERE ARE FIVE LANES MERGING INTO FOUR LANES
AT THAT LOCATION
WE WILL BE RECONFIGURING THOSE LANES AS THEY PASS OVER THE BRIDGE SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND START WIDENING TO ADD THE 6TH LANE JUST SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE
AS YOU CONTINUE SOUTH WILL REACH A DECISION POINT BETWEEN DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS AND PARKING
DEPARTURES TRAFFIC WILL EXIT FROM THE RIGHT AND THOSE TWO LINES WILL CONTINUE TO THE CURB SIDE AS THEY DO TODAY
AS WE CONSIDER CONTINUE SOUTH FROM THAT DECISION POINT, WE WILL HAVE FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC, WHICH ARE TWO MORE THAN WE HAVE TODAY
ONE LANE WILL THEN EXIT FROM THE LEFT AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE NORTH PARKING ENTRANCE IN THE MAIN GARAGE
THE SECOND LANE WILL EXIT FROM THE LEFT AND ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE THIRD FLOOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER LOCATED IN THE MAIN GARAGE, AND THE TWO REMAINING LANES WILL CONTINUE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE ARRIVALS CURB SITE AS THEY DO TODAY
GIVEN THE NARROWS CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE EXISTING LIGHTRAIL GUIDEWAY AND THE GATES ON CONCOURSE D, WE WILL BE RELOCATING AIR CARGO ROAD INTO THE HILL SIDE ADJACENT TO THE AIRFIELD
DEPARTURES WILL BE RELOCATED FURTHER WEST INTO THE EXISTING AIR CARGO ROAD
ALIGNMENT AND ARRIVALS WILL BE RELOCATED INTO THE EXISTING DEPARTURES ALIGNMENT
THERE ARE SEVERAL RETAINING WALLS IN THIS AREA THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO SUPPORT THE ROADWAYS
THE RENTAL CAR BUS CURVE WILL BE RELOCATED FOR THE NORTH
YOU CAN SEE THAT AT THE SOUTH END OF THE MAP
ON YOUR LEFT
RENTAL CAR CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO WALK APPROXIMATELY 200FT FURTHER TO GET TO THE CONSOLIDATED BUS AND OVERHEAD WEATHER PROTECTION WILL BE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT QUEUING AND LOADING AND UNLOADING OPERATIONS
I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE PROPOSED UTILITY CORRIDOR THAT IS INCLUDED ON THIS EXHIBIT
WHILE THAT SCOPE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WIDEN ARRIVALS PROJECT, I HAVE INCLUDED IT HERE WITH THIS EXHIBIT SO YOU CAN SEE ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS A COUPLE OF THE PORT CENTURY AGAIN AGENDA GOALS THE FIRST TWO TO ADVANCE THIS REGION AS A LEADING TOURISM DESTINATION IN BUSINESS GATEWAY
WHEN WE FIRST CONSTRUCTED THE AIRPORT ROADWAY SYSTEM IN 1970, IT WAS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AN OVERALL ACTIVITY LEVEL OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS
SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE EXTENDED THE USE OF THESE FACILITIES BY RELOCATING COMMERCIAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INTO THE MAIN GARAGE, BY ADDING THE FIFTH LANE THROUGH THE ARRIVALS CURBS, BY RELOCATING RENTAL CAR OPERATIONS OFF SITE, AND BY SUPPORTING THE EXTENSION OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND OTHER PUBLIC TRANSIT INITIATIVES AT THE AIRPORT IN 2019
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, WHEN OUR AIRPORT ACTIVITY LEVEL WAS AT 51.8 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS, WE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT ROADWAY CONGESTION AND QUEUING DURING THE SUMMER MONTH EVENING PEAK PERIODS
QUEUING ROUTINELY EXTENDED PAST THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, AS DEPICTED IN THE PHOTO
THE SOURCE OF THAT CONGESTION IS THAT WE ARE OVERLOADING THE LEFT LANE THAT HEADS INTO ARRIVALS WITH PARKING AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER EXIT RAMPS
THERE'S TOO MUCH TRAFFIC IN THAT LEFT LANE TRYING TO ACCESS THOSE FACILITIES
AS YOU KNOW, THE AIRPORTS ACTIVITY LEVELS ARE RETURNING, AND THE CONGESTION AND QUEUING HAVE ALSO RETURNED DURING OUR PEAK PERIODS
I WAS PICKING UP FRIENDS ACTUALLY LAST WEEK AND PERSONALLY OBSERVED CONGESTION AND QUEUING THAT EXTENDED TO NEARLY THE 163 THE SOUTH 160 STREET BRIDGE AND RETURN TO TERMINAL RAMP
MODELING HAS SUGGESTED THAT IN THE NEAR TERM, QUEUING AND CONGESTION COULD EXTEND TO THE I FIVE I FOUR FIVE INTERCHANGE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
THIS REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE DELAY OF NEARLY 25 MINUTES FOR HALF OF OUR SUMMER NIGHTS OF TRAVEL
THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE LANE CAPACITY TO ALLEVIATE THOSE CONGESTION LEVELS BY SEPARATING MAIN GARAGE, PARKING AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC FROM THE ARRIVALS, CURBSIDE TRAFFIC AND PROVIDING THEIR OWN LINES OF TRAVEL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE THE SECOND CENTURY AGENT THE GOAL THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS IS THE GOAL TO BE THE GREENEST AND MOST ENERGY EFFICIENT PORT IN NORTH AMERICA
THIS PROJECT INCLUDES STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL MEET OR EXCEED OR REQUIREMENTS FOR STORM WATER
THE TEAM IS LOOKING AT A RANGE OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AS PART OF THAT DESIGN EFFORT
IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING SEVERAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES AT THE AIRPORT THAT WILL FURTHER REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND FOSTER SOCIAL EQUITY AND CUSTOMER CHOICE
THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THOSE GROUND TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES IN TWO WAYS
FIRST, A KEY ELEMENT OF THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY IS TO ENSURE THAT WILL ONLY TAKE 15 MINUTES TO TRAVEL BETWEEN THE CLOCK TOWER AND THE CURBSIDE OR MAIN GARAGE
THIS PROJECT PROVIDES THE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO REDUCE CONGESTION AND MEET THAT OBJECTIVE
SECOND, THIS PROJECT IS ESSENTIALLY BALANCING THE LANE CAPACITY WITH THE CAPACITY OF THE FACILITIES THEY SUPPORT
SO AS POLICIES ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH REGARDS TO HOW THE CURBSIDE AND FACILITIES IN THE MAIN GARAGE ARE UTILIZED, THE LAND CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT IT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE LAST DISCUSSED THIS PROJECT WITH THE COMMISSION IN 2019, AND SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE COMPLETED QUITE A BIT OF WORK
WE HAVE SELECTED OUR DESIGN TEAM AND COMPLETED 30% DESIGN THIS PAST JULY
THIS INCLUDED QUITE A BIT OF COORDINATION WITH THE AIRPORT UTILITY MASTER PLAN AND THE ADVANCED PLANNING EFFORTS SUPPORTING THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN NEAR TERM PROJECTS
THE PRELIMINARY ALIGNMENT AND CONFIGURATION OF THE UTILITY QUARTER WAS PROVIDED TO US IN THIRD QUARTER LAST YEAR AND THE PRELIMINARY ALIGNMENT AND CONFIGURATION OF THE FUTURE ROADWAY SYSTEM IN FOURTH QUARTER LAST YEAR
BOTH OF THESE WERE THEN INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN EFFORT FOR WIDE ARRIVALS TO ENSURE FORWARD COMPATIBILITY
AS I MENTIONED, WE ALSO COMPLETED OUR SEE CHECKLIST FOR THIS PROJECT AND ISSUED A DETERMINATION OF NON SIGNIFICANCE THIS PAST JUNE
WE HAVE ALSO RECENTLY REQUESTED AIRLINE APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT THROUGH THE MAJORITY AND INTEREST VOTE, AND WE EXPECT TO HEAR RESULTS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
THIS PROJECT WAS PRESENTED AT THE NEWLY FORMED CAPITAL PROGRAM COORDINATION COMMITTEE AND NO OPPOSITION EXPRESSED FROM OUR AIRLINE PARTNERS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WHEN WE LAST DISCUSSED THIS PROJECT, WE ALSO IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF SCOPE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRPORT UTILITIES MASTER PLAN
THESE HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, AND I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REVIEW THEM WITH YOU
THE AIRPORT UTILITY MASTER PLAN WAS EVALUATING THE NEED FOR A UTILITY CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE EXISTING CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT AND THE PROPOSED SECOND TERMINAL
THAT EFFORT CONCLUDED THAT A UTILITY CORRIDOR WAS NEEDED AND DETERMINE ITS LOCATION, WHICH I SHOWED YOU ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE
WHILE THAT SCOPE OF WORK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WIDEN ARRIVALS PROJECT, WE ARE DESIGNING OUR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE FORWARD COMPATIBLE
THE PLACEMENT OF THE RETAINING WALLS AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL SUPPORT THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF THE UTILITY CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS WHILE MAINTAINING SUFFICIENTLY IN CAPACITY TO SUPPORT AIRPORT OPERATIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION
THE AIRPORT UTILITY MASTER PLAN ALSO IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS TO BE EXPANDED TO SUPPORT FUTURE FACILITIES AND CONTINUED PASSENGER GROWTH
NONE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WIDE ARRIVALS PROJECT SINCE THEY ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PROJECT LIMITS
LASTLY, THE PORT UTILITY MATCH PLAN ALSO LOOKED AT THE REPLACEMENT OF AGING UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS A PORTION OF THAT SCOPE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT SINCE THE PROJECT WAS PARTIALLY RELOCATING THOSE SYSTEMS AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE WIDE ARRIVALS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO BE FORWARD COMPATIBLE
THAT MEANS IT WOULD PROCEED WHETHER THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN NEAR TERM PROJECTS PROCEED OR NOT
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THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES TO THE PROJECT THAT RESULTED IN THE PROJECT BUDGET INCREASING FROM 50 MILLION TO NOW 79.3 MILLION
THE ROADWAY RAIL ALIGNMENT HAS SHIFTED APPROXIMATELY 35FT FURTHER WEST IN ORDER TO BE FORWARD COMPATIBLE
THIS MEANS THE RETAINING WALLS HAVE GOTTEN LONGER AND TALLER AND WE ARE IMPACTING AND RELOCATING MORE UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS THAN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED
THIS IS RESULTED IN NEARLY $18 MILLION OF THE BUDGET INCREASE
THIS INVESTMENT MEANS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO REBUILD THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE COMPLETING AS PART OF THIS PROJECT
SHOULD THE FUTURE PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD
WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED THE PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK TO INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AGE THE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS, RESULTING IN THE ADDITION OF APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION
WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED SOME ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL AND CUSTOMER SCOPE ENHANCEMENTS, SUCH AS VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS AND RENTAL CAR CUSTOMER WEATHER PROTECTION
THAT IS INCREASED THE BUDGET BY AN ADDITIONAL 3 MILLION
AS THE OTHER COST OF CONSTRUCTION INCREASE
WE ALSO SEE CORRESPONDING INCREASES IN TRAFFIC CONTROL, EROSION CONTROL, MOBILIZATION AND OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION
THAT IS RESULTED IN A $5.3 MILLION INCREASE FOR A TOTAL BUDGET OF 79.3 MILLION
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THE PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO BE DELIVERED IN TWO PHASES UTILIZING TWO DESIGN BID BUILD CONTRACTS
THE FIRST CONTRACT IS AN EARLY WORK EFFORT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE BETWEEN DEPARTURES AND THE MAIN GARAGE
CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE NEXT YEAR
THE SECOND CONTRACT WOULD INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK
CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2023 AND BE COMPLETE BY YEAR AND 2025
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AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE CONE OF CERTAINTY, THERE ARE STILL REMAIN SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS PROJECT
BOTH ARE THE COST ESTIMATE AND SCHEDULE, ALTHOUGH LESS THAN WHEN WE FIRST STARTED
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THERE ARE SOME RISKS THAT WE ARE STILL MANAGING WITH THIS PROJECT THAT I'LL BRIEFLY TOUCH ON
THERE ARE TWO AIRLINE FUEL FARMS THAT ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF CLEANUP AND THE PROJECT WILL BE RELOCATING AIR CARGO ROAD INTO THAT AREA
DEPENDING UPON HOW THE CLEANUP IS RESOLVED, THE PROJECT MAY NEED TO RELOCATE SOME OF THE MONITORING WELLS IN THAT AREA
THERE IS A COMMUNICATION DUCK BANK THAT WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE IMPACTING THAT INCLUDES SOME FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WE NEED TO FOR THE LOCATION OF THAT DOCUMENT CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT IMPACTING THAT SYSTEM
WE'RE ASSUMING THE PROJECT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SALES TAX EXEMPTION AND WE NEED TO CONFIRM THAT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ONE OF THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES BEING CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCESS FEES
SHOULD THAT BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEAR TERM, THERE COULD BE SOME IMPACTS TO THIS PROJECT
AND LASTLY, WHILE WE HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK COORDINATING WITH THE ADVANCED PLANNING EFFORTS, THOSE EFFORTS ARE STILL CONTINUING
THEY MAY ENCOUNTER ISSUES THAT REQUIRE CHANGES, AND AS THEY MAKE THOSE CHANGES, WE NEED TO TRACK ALONG WITH THOSE CHANGES TO ENSURE FORWARD COMPATIBILITY
SO OUR REQUEST TODAY INCLUDES FOUR ITEMS AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD AND MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT FOR THE EARLY WORK DEMOLITION AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND AN EXISTING SERVICE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE DESIGN SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT WITH FAA AND AUTHORIZATION OF AN ADDITIONAL 6.9 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF 15.5 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN IN THE EARLY WORK BRIDGE DEMOLITION EFFORT
THIS IS THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION, AND I WILL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION
VERY GOOD
SO COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, AND STAFF PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I'M GOING TO HOLD MY QUESTIONS FOR RIGHT NOW
THANK YOU
COME BACK TO ME
THANK YOU
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
OKAY
SO CAN I ASK A COUPLE OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS THAT MAY BE OF YOU, HEATHER, YOU HAVE USED THE TERM FORWARD COMPATIBLE, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY HELPFUL FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO DOESN'T COME FROM A TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BACKGROUND TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE BUILD THIS IN SUCH A WAY SO THAT IT'S IMMEDIATELY USABLE BUT ALSO WOULDN'T IMPEDE OR CREATE A NECESSITY FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSIVE CHANGES IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THINGS THAT ARE ARE POTENTIALLY COMING DOWN THE ROAD
RIGHT
SO IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, AS A PART OF STAMP, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING AN ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE ON THE NORTH END OF THE PARKING GARAGE
SEE IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, RENTAL CAR, SHUTTLES, POTENTIALLY SOME OTHER MASS TRANSIT USAGE, THINGS LIKE THAT AND MAY ALSO CREATE A BETTER LINKAGE BETWEEN SOUND TRANSIT AND THE TERMINAL
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT
YEAH
THERE IS IN THE STAMP AND YOUR TERM PROJECT, THE NORTHEAST GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER IN IT INCLUDES THAT LINKAGE THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED IN THE LIGHT RAIL, AND THE IDEA WOULD BE MOVING WALKWAYS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS TO HELP PASSENGERS ALONG
THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE CONCERNED THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING WE'RE CREATING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY, BUT WE'RE NOT DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ALSO ATTACK VOLUME
RIGHT
AND I THINK WE NEED TO ATTACK BOTH
HOW DO WE REDUCE THE TOTAL VOLUME OF VEHICLES THAT ARE TRYING TO COME AND ALSO CREATE CAPACITY, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE VEHICLES THAT ARE BRINGING THE MASS TRANSIT VEHICLES, SHUTTLES VEHICLES THAT ARE MOST EFFICIENTLY MOVING PEOPLE TO AND FROM THE TERMINAL
SO THINGS LIKE FACILITATING LIGHT RAIL USAGE BY MAKING THAT TRANSIT FROM STATION TO TERMINAL MUCH EASIER FOR FOLKS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE MOBILITY CHALLENGES, I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING THE VOLUME OF CARS COMING IS SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT, WHICH IS HOW DO WE OPTIMIZE OUR MOTOR? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR MODE SHARE COMING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT REFLECTS THE VALUES THAT WE PURPORT TO BELIEVE IN HERE
AND ONE OF THE DISCONNECTS, I THINK, BETWEEN CURRENT REALITY AND WHAT WE HAVE DECLARED TO BE OUR VALUES IS THE FACT THAT WHILE WE CHARGE FOR SHUTTLES AND WE CHARGE FOR LIMOS FOR ON DEMAND AND WE CHARGE FOR TAXES AND TNCS, WE DON'T CHARGE FOR SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES COMING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT, WE DON'T HAVE AN ACCESS FEE THERE
HEATHER MENTIONED IN HER PRESENTATION THAT ONE OF THE PROJECT RISKS IS THIS CONSIDERATION AND OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN OF SOME SORT OF ACCESS FEE
SO MY QUESTION IS, DOES THIS PROJECT FACILITATE IN ANY WAY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCESS FEES AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF EXPLORING THAT PROGRAM? SO I APOLOGIZE, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, MY COMPUTER FROZE IT WHILE YOU WERE EXPLAINING YOUR QUESTIONS
SO I'LL TRY AND ANSWER IT AS I HEARD IT
BUT IF I MISS SOMETHING, PLEASE CORRECT ME
SO YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT ACCESS FEES
THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT COULD SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCESS FEES
THE CONCERN THAT WE HAD SPECIFIC TO THE PROJECT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE LOCATE THE SIGNS AND THE OVERHEAD SIGN STRUCTURES IN A MATTER THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE SIGNAGE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCESS FEES
THAT IS MOSTLY WHAT WE'RE CONCERNED WITH WHEN I MENTIONED THE PROJECT RISK
OKAY
AND CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AT IN OUR ACCESS FEE INVESTIGATION? I'LL DO MY BEST HERE, COMMISSIONER
I THINK AT THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION MEETING, THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED AN AMENDMENT TO THE IN REAL NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY CONTRACT TO ALLOW US TO ENGAGE IN THE MODE CHOICE SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS NOW CONTINUING WITH THAT APPROVAL
SO ANTICIPATING DEVELOPING THAT MODEL BY THE END OF THIS YEAR IS CALENDAR YEAR AND THEN ENTERING INTO AN ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY 2022
SO DEVELOPING THE INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THIS CONCEPT IN 2022 AND THEN THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT GOING FORWARD, BOTH IN THE PHYSICAL AND THE BUSINESS SENSE
AS HEATHER IS ALSO A PART OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF THE FUTURE ROADWAY SYSTEM, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THOSE FUTURE ROADWAYS TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE KIND OF BUILD OUT AS WELL
SO THAT WORK IS COMING UP IN 2022
SO THAT'S SORT OF THE LANDSCAPE, IF YOU WILL, WHERE WE ARE WITH ACCESS FEES IN THAT TOPIC
SO THERE'S WORK UNDERWAY
IS THERE ANY I KNOW AT SOME POINT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT STATUTORY LIMITATIONS AND OUR ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THEM
HAVE WE OVERCOME THOSE HURDLES? I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE AN OPINION THAT'S FAVORABLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
AND IT SEEMS THAT ACCORDING TO THE MEMO AND IN USE DATE OF FOUR QUARTER OF 2025 THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY ALIGN THOSE PROJECTS SO THAT WE ROLL THEM OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY
IDEALLY, I THINK THERE'S A CAVEAT THERE WHERE THIS PROJECT IS IN SEQUENCE WITH THE FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS
AND I THINK, STEVE, IF YOU WANT TO CHIME IN ON THE STAMP PROCESS BECAUSE THIS IS A DIFFERENT PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTALLY SPEAKING
YEAH
HAPPY TO TALK THROUGH THAT
SO THE SAME NEAR TERM PROJECTS, WHICH INCLUDE A VARIETY OF LAND SIDE PROJECTS, NORFOLK AIRPORT, EXPRESSWAY AND ASSOCIATED ROADWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW SECOND TERMINAL IS BEING PROPOSED ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE IN CONSTRUCTION OR COMPLETED IN OR AROUND THE SOONEST WOULD BE 2027
SO CURRENTLY OUR PROJECT MANAGER, WE LOST YOU, STEVE GOSH
THE GRAND ONES ARE REALLY MESSING UP OUR MEETING TODAY WHILE HE'S COMING BACK
I GUESS THE FINAL QUESTION, STEVE, CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? YES, I CAN
WE LOST YOU THERE FOR A SACRAMENT COMMENT
YOU WANT TO WRAP UP WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YEAH
SO WE ARE CURRENTLY ASSESSING THE SCHEDULE, BUT THE SOONEST WE SEE THINGS COME ONLINE IS 2027 OR BEING CONSTRUCTED, BUT WE'RE REASSESSING THE SCHEDULE BY THE END OF EARLY NEXT YEAR
SO WE'LL HAVE MORE REFINED SCHEDULE NEXT YEAR
AND THEN THE FINAL QUESTION I HAD WAS, HAVE WE EXAMINED, YOU KNOW, WITH THE EXPANSION OF LANES? HAVE WE EXAMINED PRIORITY LANES FOR, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE MODE SHARE SHIFT THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE, ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE COULD PROVIDE OUR SHUTTLE BUS DRIVERS AND METRO BUS? METRO BUS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF SKIP THE QUEUE, SO TO SPEAK AND THEREBY PRIVILEGE THE MODES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE? I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF ON THIS TOPIC AS IT RELATES TO THE FUTURE ROADWAY SYSTEM IN THE FUTURE, ROADWAY SYSTEM IS VERY CONSTRAINED AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF LANE CAPACITY IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE THE CONSIDERATION OF PRIORITY LANES LIKE THAT
SO ON THAT AS YOU DESCRIBED IT, HEATHER, EARLIER, YOU KNOW, THAT THIRD FLOOR SORT OF DIRECT ACCESS
IF YOU EXTEND THAT LANE BACK, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE LANE TO MAKE THE KIND OF SHUTTLE EXPRESS LANE
SO THAT'S JUST NOT TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE BASED ON THE LAYOUT OF THE ROADWAY WHILE THE LANE CAPACITY IS THERE TO PROVIDE IT
IF YOU MAKE IT A DEDICATED HOV LANE, IF YOU HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR TNC DRIVERS COMING IN, THEY WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED A SINGLE OCCUPANT
SO THEN WE HAVE TO PROVIDE ANOTHER LINE FOR THAT TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM INTO THE MIX
AND SO THAT'S THE CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE FACING IS THAT WE HAVE A VERY NARROWS FOOTPRINT IN THAT AREA, AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT PROVIDING MORE GENERAL PURPOSE LINES ALLOWS US THE FLEXIBILITY TO BLEND OUR MODES
OKAY, WELL, THERE IS A LOT IN HERE TO LIKE
I MEAN, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE FROM CONGESTION REDUCTION, AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TUNING IN TO REMEMBER THAT THIS ISN'T A TYPICAL HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY
THE DEMAND IS ULTIMATELY INDUCED BY HOW MANY TICKETS ARE SOLD ON PLANES, NOT BY PEOPLE TRANSITING THROUGH HERE TO GET TO SOMEWHERE ELSE
AND SO THAT IS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
IT'S NOT COMPLETELY ANALOGOUS TO OTHER HIGHWAY BUILDING PROJECTS
AND I WOULD SAY THE FINAL THING THAT I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING REALLY CLOSELY AND WE'RE SEEING EVOLVE OVER TIME, INCLUDING THIS OCTOBER 2, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF SOUND TRANSIT THREE AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT WE'RE MOVING OUR SHARE OF TOTAL PASSENGERS COMING GOING FROM SEATAC FROM 6% ON SOUND TRANSIT TO CLOSER TO WHAT WE SEE AT SFO WITH BART, WHICH I BELIEVE IS AROUND 14% TO 15%
I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP ASPIRING TO THAT GOAL OF GETTING MORE FOLKS ON THERE, BECAUSE THAT WILL CERTAINLY FACILITATE I THINK THAT WILL DO MORE TO REDUCE CONGESTION THAN A LOT OF OTHER MEASURES WE COULD TAKE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO COMMISSIONER CHO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM STAFF
THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND I AGREE WITH RYAN
MAYBE WE CAN START BY PUTTING BAGGAGE RACKS IN OUR LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM
I HAD TWO QUESTIONS
ONE WAS A POINT OF PROVOCATION AND ANOTHER ONE
ACTUALLY, THEY'RE BOTH TWO
THEY'RE BOTH POINT OF CLARIFICATION
I NOTICED IN THE MEMO PROVIDED THAT THE GOAL WAS TO USE WOMEN BUSINESSES JUST FOR CLARIFICATION
THAT IS JUST FOR THE DESIGN PORTION OF THIS PROJECT, CORRECT? NOT THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION PART, CORRECT
THE PERCENTAGE FOR CONSTRUCTION HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED
OKAY, GREAT
AND THEN THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD IS I'M LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT TIMELINE AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS IN TWO PHASES
I IMAGINE THAT BECAUSE THIS CONSTRUCTION IS ON THE ARRIVAL FACILITY THERE
AT WHAT POINT ON THIS TIMELINE IS THE TRAFFIC GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER? IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THAT WORKING ON THE ROADS WILL RESULT IN MORE CONGESTION FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME? AND HOW LONG DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE? OR WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A VERY DETAILED MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT, AND WE'VE DEVELOPED CONCURRENT WITH THE DESIGN SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THE SAME NUMBER OF TRAVEL LANES THAT WE HAVE TODAY
SO WHILE WE ARE DOING WORK, WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL MAINTAIN TWO LANES TO DEPARTURES AND TWO LANES TO ARRIVALS IN PARKING
HOWEVER, AS YOU KNOW, WITH CONSTRUCTION, JUST BECAUSE THERE IS CONSTRUCTION, THERE IS SIDE NOISE AND SO TRAFFIC DOES GET A LITTLE SLOW DOWN
PEOPLE GET A LITTLE CONFUSED SO THERE WILL BE IMPACTS OR THEY SLOW DOWN TO WATCH
IS MY EXPERIENCE OKAY, GREAT
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO BE REDUCING ANY LANES OR WE DO ANTICIPATE SOME LINK CLOSURES
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE DO THE BRIDGE DEMOLITION, WE DO HAVE TO SHUT DOWN TRAFFIC UNDERNEATH WHILE WE'RE DEMOLISHING THE BRIDGE, BUT THAT WOULD BE DONE OFF PEAK IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THAT
I THINK THOSE ARE THE ONLY QUESTIONS I HAVE
I THINK THIS IS LONG OVERDUE
I THINK TRAVELS WERE APPRECIATED, BUT I ALSO WANT TO GO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE RYAN, WHO THE LEAST TRAFFIC THAT WE CAN GET SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES, WE GET THROUGH THE AIRPORT THE BETTER
SO I HOPE THAT WHILE WE ARE EXPANDING THIS TO MAKE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE COMING INTO THE PORT BETTER
I THINK THE LONG TERM SOLUTION HERE IS TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE CARS AND INTO OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
BUT I APPRECIATE THE GREAT WORK YOU'RE DOING, HEATHER PIER AND STEVE ON HIS WORK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FOR THE PROGRESS ON IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO MOVING TO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
WELL, I HAD SIMILAR QUESTIONS TO THOSE OF COMMISSIONER CALKINS REGARDING WHERE IS THE TRIP REDUCTION MODE SPLIT TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS THAT IS GOING INTO THIS THAT SUPPORTS OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN FOR REDUCING PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE TRIPS AND INCREASING TRANSIT IN OTHER MONTHS
I DON'T SEE THE ANALYSIS HERE
I SEE WHAT A TYPICAL KIND OF HIGHWAY BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME APPROACH
ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL HIGHWAY, THIS IS A STEM, A ROAD THAT SUPPORTS A SINGLE DESTINATION AND THE DEMAND IS ALREADY THERE
AND THE ORIGINAL ROAD, AS THE MEMO SAYS, WAS THE DESIGN LOAD WAS FOR 25 MILLION, AND WE'RE NOW AT 50 MILLION
I'M WONDERING I HAD THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT ACCESS FEES
THEY COULD BE ELECTRONICALLY INSTALLED LANE PRIORITIZATION MAKES TOTAL SENSE TO ME THAT WE WOULD HAVE A HIGH CAPACITY OR HIGHER CAPACITY OR TRANSIT LANE OUT OF ONE OF SIX LANES AT LEAST, AND TO PRIORITIZE ALTERNATIVE MODES TO THE PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE
AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE THINKING HOLISTICALLY ABOUT THIS, NOR DO I THINK WE'RE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, PARTICULARLY OTHER THAN TRYING TO MEET THE CURRENT CONGESTION PROBLEMS SPEAKER, WHICH I WONDER WHY THESE CARS ARE STILL ALLOWED TO PARK ON THE CURB ALL THE TIME, WHICH IS ILLEGAL
I SEE A POOR POLICE PASSING BY AND NOT REALLY DOING ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL BACKUP OF UNSAFE CURBSIDE PARKING ON THE ACCESS ROAD
SO I'M NOT SATISFIED THAT WE'VE DONE OUR HOMEWORK ON THIS IN TERMS OF A FULLER ANALYSIS WITH REGARD TO THE GAP GOALS, REDUCING PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE TRIPS AND INCREASING AND ENCOURAGING EITHER INCENTIVES WITH INCENTIVES, CARROT OR STICK OR WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET BETTER RESULTS THAN WE HAVE TODAY
I ALSO QUESTION THE ASPECT OF THIS THAT APPEARS TO OVERLAP WITH THE SAM
LET'S SAY WE GET THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AND WE BUILD OUT TO SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY THAT IT ENABLES
ARE WE GOING TO FIND THE SAME SITUATION ONCE AGAIN WITH THE EXPANDED ACCESS ROAD? AND WHY IS THIS NOT PART OF SAM? I THINK THE ANSWER I'VE HEARD IS THAT, WELL, WE ALREADY HAVE THE CONGESTION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE TRAFFIC IN THE YEARS TO COME IF THE FORECASTS ARE TRUE
SO THOSE ARE MY ISSUES
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY GOOD ANSWERS RIGHT NOW, BUT I REALLY THINK AT MINIMUM WE SHOULD BE HAVING AT LEAST ONE LAME PRIORITIZATION FOR TRANSIT AND OTHER MODES, AND WE SHOULD BE ANALYZING THAT AND DETERMINING HOW TO MAKE THAT WORK
I GUESS I LEFT EVERYBODY SILENT
PIER, CAN YOU ADDRESS THE ANALYSIS ISSUE AND THEN MAYBE THEY COULD SPEAK WITH THE ROADSIDE PARKING ISSUE REAL QUICKLY ALONG WITH CHIEF, AND THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE, BUT I JUST BASE IT
YEAH, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE OF COMMISSIONERS, SO PETER CAN SURE
YEAH
THANK YOU, LANCE
SO, COMMISSIONER, I THINK YOU READ OFF A NUMBER OF KIND OF IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT TRAFFIC AT THE AIRPORT FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE AND TRAFFIC DEMAND PERSPECTIVE
AND THAT'S REALLY AT THE HEART OF ALL OF OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLANNING WORK
THAT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THESE POLICY LEVEL GOALS AND TO ESTABLISH, AGAIN, THE RATIONALE AND THE DATA BEHIND MAKING CHANGES TO OUR SYSTEM IN OUR CONTRACTS TO ENABLE THOSE GOALS
SO I THINK THAT THE REAL WORK IS AT THE HEART OF MUCH OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
WE'RE EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON THE MOD CHOICE SIMULATOR TO ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS AND THEN DEVELOP INITIATIVES AND STRATEGIES THAT CAN ADDRESS YOUR LONG TERM GOALS
AND, COMMISSIONER, IF YOU DON'T MIND US A QUICK MINUTE ON THE PARKING ON THE ROADSIDE
THAT'S BEEN A PET PEEVE ON A MAJOR CONCERN OF FOR
AS FOR THE LONGEST, I PROBABLY MADE MORE CAUSE TO THE COMMUNICATION SENT ON PUGET THAN ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT PEOPLE PARKING ON THE ROADSIDE
THERE'S A LOT THAT WE ARE DOING WE HAVE DONE, AND WE WILL BE DOING FROM RANGING FROM SIGNAGE TO ENFORCEMENT USING TECHNOLOGY TO INFORMATION CAMPAIGN
YOU'LL EVEN SEE SOME RESOURCES REFLECTED IN OUR 2022 BUDGETS TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THIS, CHIEFLY, IF WE JUST TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE, MAYBE IS A BIT OF THE DETAILS THAT SELECT PERMISSION ASSIGNED WOULD BE AWARE OF THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING THIS SERIOUS
IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS PRACTICE THAT WE'RE TRYING
YEAH, IT IS SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET KILLED OUT THERE
YEAH
IF NOT, THAT'S OUR CONCERN
ARE THOSE TNCS? ARE THEY SELF CELL PHONE PICKUPS? WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE, CHIEF, YOU COULD GO AHEAD, PLEASE, BECAUSE SHE HAS SOME STATISTICS ON THAT
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
AND AGAIN, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AND THESE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS
AND THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LITTLE
AS FAR AS THAT LAST QUESTION THAT YOU ASKED, COMMISSIONER, WE CONDUCTED A SURVEY
SO GOING BACK TO JULY, WE ARE OFFICERS AND LANCE DIRECTOR LITTLE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
HE IS SOMEONE WHO CALLS US
HE'S PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST CALLER ON THESE VIOLATIONS
JULY, WE CONDUCTED AN EMPHASIS WHERE WE SPEND AN EXTRA 270 HOURS
OUR POLICE OFFICERS DID OUT ON THE DRIVES, CONTACTING VIOLATORS, CONTACTED ALMOST EIGHT0 VIOLATORS GIVING VERBAL WARNINGS TO MOVE THAT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PARK THERE
AND THEN WE TOOK A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE CAN TO FIND OUT WHY ARE PEOPLE PARKING ON THE AIRPORT DRIVES? AND WE TALKED TO 158 DIFFERENT PEOPLE
43% OF THEM SAID EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT
AND SO WE KNOW THAT WHEN SOMEBODY STOPS ON THE AIRPORT DRIVE THAT SOMEONE SEES THEM, SOMEONE ELSE IS DOING IT
I'M GOING TO DO IT, TOO
SO THAT WAS 43%
23% OF THEM SAID THAT THE CELL PHONE LOT WAS FULL OR CLOSED
AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY CHOSE TO PARK THERE
AND THEN 16%, THAT THERE IS A LACK OF PROPER SIGNAGE OR THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE CELL PHONE LOT
AND SO I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHY THEY WOULD THINK THAT, BUT A LACK OF SIGNAGE WE HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SEA LEADERSHIP, LANDSIDE, AVIATION SECURITY AS WELL AS OPS
TOGETHER, WE HAVE A WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS AND ASSESS WHAT WOULD BE SOME GOOD STRATEGIES AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING
CURRENTLY, WE'VE IDENTIFIED A PORTION OF AIRPORT FREEWAY WHERE WE ARE GOING TO POST NEW SIGNAGE OF NO PARKING, NO WAITING SIGNS
THEY'RE APPROXIMATELY 42 BY, I THINK, 24 INCHES OR SO EVERY 100FT ALONG THE ROADWAY
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF WEEKS OUT FROM THE SIGN SHOP, AND SO WE'LL PLACE THEM ON THAT SECTION OF ROADWAY AND THEN ASSESS HOW MUCH IMPACT THEY HAVE
WE'VE ALSO DONE OR DOING SOME ADDITIONAL VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGN MESSAGING TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF BOTH THE UPPER AND THE LOWER DRIVES WE'RE EXPLORING
THE DEPARTMENT IS PURCHASING ELECTRONIC TICKET DEVICES, WHICH THAT WILL INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF US WRITING PARKING TICKETS
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCOVERED WAS OUR OFFICERS WILL CLEAR DRIVERS AND THEN THEY'LL DO THE LOOP AROUND, AND BY THE TIME THEY COME AROUND, PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO PARK THERE AGAIN
AND SO KIND OF OUR NEXT PHASE IS WE'VE BEEN GIVING VERBAL WARNINGS
ONCE WE HAVE THOSE DEVICES, WE'LL START WRITING TICKETS, PARKING TICKETS, AND THEN TO CONTINUE TO DO THE RANDOM PATROLS THAT THE 270 HOURS I MENTIONED EARLIER
WE CAN'T SUSTAIN THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO RANDOM PATROLS OF AIRPORT FREEWAY
AND THEN ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE DOING, AND THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF LANCE FOR THIS, IS ADDING CAMERAS TO MONITOR AIRPORT FREEWAY SO THAT OUR PATROL OFFICERS DON'T HAVE TO DO THE ENTIRE LOOP AROUND TO SEE IF CARS ARE THERE
BUT RATHER WE'LL HAVE SOME CAMERAS MONITORING ADDITIONAL AREA OF AIRPORT FREEWAY, AND THEN THEY CAN NOTIFY US WHEN THERE'S VEHICLES THAT ARE OUT THERE
AND I WILL SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS DISCUSSION AND THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS AS WELL AS SEA LEADERSHIP REGARDING THE IMPROVEMENTS, BECAUSE BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 31 YEARS AND WORK IN DIFFERENT AREAS AS FAR AS TRAFFIC IS, WE ALL KNOW THAT REALLY WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH TRAFFIC ISSUES, ENGINEERING IS THE OPTIMAL SOLUTION
IT'S NOT THROWING STAFF AT IT
IT'S NOT THROWING POLICE OFFICERS AT IT
IT'S NOT WRITING TRAFFIC TICKETS
WHILE THAT MAY CHANGE BEHAVIOR FOR A LITTLE WHILE
REALLY, IF YOU CAN ENGINEER THAT'S THE OPTIMAL AS FAR AS TRAFFIC ISSUES LIKE THIS GO
SO I APPRECIATE THAT
WELL, JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON A QUICK QUESTION HERE, I REALLY IT'S HORRIFYING TO THINK THAT A POLICE OFFICER GETS KILLED ON THE ACCESS ROAD OR SERIOUSLY INJURED WRITING A TICKET TO SOMEBODY, AND THAT HAPPENS
THAT KIND OF THING HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAYS WHERE THERE'S HIGH SPEED
MOST RECENTLY, THE WOMAN, THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER WAS KILLED
AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN
I THINK THERE SHOULD BE STIFF FINES, AND THE SIGN SHOULD SAY $250 FINE FOR PARKING FOR STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOT JUST A PARKING TICKET FOR I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PARKING TICKET AMOUNTS ARE, BUT I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A STRONGER IMPERATIVE TO STOP THIS CONDUCT
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER IN RECENT TIMES
SO EVIDENTLY NOTHING HAS WORKED SO FAR
BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, CHIEF, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE SOMEBODY GET HURT OR KILLED
AND THEN MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, I DO SEE SANDRA KILROY HAS HER HAND UP
SHE MAY HAVE SOMETHING SHE WANTS TO ADD HERE
AND THEN I ALSO SEE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
YES
THANK YOU
ARE YOU DONE WITH YOUR QUESTION? A LOT QUESTION
THANK YOU
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING IS KILROY
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR PLANNING
IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
A NUMBER OF YOU HAVE REFERENCED THE NEED TO ADDRESS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM GROUND TRANSPORTATION
WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU PUSHING US
AND I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THAT
IT IS A LARGE PART OF OUR SCOPE THREE EMISSIONS, AND WE WILL BE WORKING ON ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES TO GET INCREASED IN TRANSIT RIDERS AND WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITH TNCS ON TECHNOLOGY INTO MORE ELECTRIC CARS AND BIKING AND WALKING ANOTHER ACCESS
SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE COMMITTED TO DO
WE HAVE SOME PROPOSALS IN THE 2022 BUDGET TO START EXPLORING THAT ON AN ACCELERATED SCALE
SO PLEASE KNOW THAT IS HAPPENING CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS PROJECT THAT IS NEEDED
THANK YOU, MS KILLER
MR COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT, I DO SEE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WITH HER HAND UP
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, OUR FELLOW CHAMPION FOR LIGHT RAIL
YES
THANK YOU
SO I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS PROPERLY
SO THE AUTHORIZATION IN FRONT OF US IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN FOR TWO GENERAL PURPOSE LANES
BUT WE WILL CONTINUE
THE STAFF ON A SEPARATE TRACK WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN THAT WOULD INCREASE TRANSIT
IT'S LOOKED TO INCREASE TRANSIT, BUT NOT ON THIS PROJECT
AND SANDY IS ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY ON THIS DESIGN PROJECT
IS THAT ACCURATE? I THINK THAT IS ACCURATE, COMMISSIONER
OKAY
I'M GOING TO BE VOTING NO
THEN FOR THE REASONS THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK LAID OUT AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS STARTED TO SAY, WHILE I VERY MUCH UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED THIS PROJECT, WE NEED TO WIDEN THE DRIVE
ABSOLUTELY TO REDUCE THE CONGESTION, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MOVING TO WIDENING THAT AT THE SAME TIME, INTEGRATING EITHER TRANSIT OR SOME OTHER MODE SHARE IS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS
I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT THAT
I JUST CAN'T SEE HOW THESE TWO THINGS WOULD BE SEPARATED
IF YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO BLEND THAT INTO THE DESIGN NOW, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT
BUT THE FACT THAT THEY'RE BEING DONE ON SEPARATE TRACKS IS NOT THE DIRECTION THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE GOING
WE ALL KNOW AS PASSENGER VOLUMES CONTINUE TO INCREASE, WE NEED TO FIND WAYS
AS WE'VE ALL SAID, ALL FIVE OF US FIND WAYS TO REDUCE SINGLE OCCUPANCY TRIPS TO THE AIRPORT
I'M JUST NOT
I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY WE WOULDN'T HAVE ONE DEDICATED LANE, EVEN JUST FOR BUSES OR SHUTTLE BUSES OR SOMETHING THAT IT'S NOT MAKING ANY SENSE TO ME
I HAVEN'T HEARD A GOOD ARGUMENT ABOUT WHY WE WOULDN'T DO THAT
SO IF SOMEBODY CAN MAKE THAT ARGUMENT OR ASSURE ME THAT THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE DESIGN BEFORE WE AUTHORIZE THIS, I WILL BE VOTING
NO, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SORRY, PETER, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, PETER, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE ISSUE OF HAVE BEEN DEDICATED IF WE JUST GO FORWARD AND HAVE A DEDICATED LIEN FOR SHUT WITH US AND WE PUT ALL THE SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE AUTO LANES, WHAT WOULD THAT DO TO THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT? I THINK HEATHER HAS TOUCHED ON THIS PREVIOUSLY THAT AS WE LOOKED AT THE ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC WHEN WE DEDICATE LANES IN THE WAY YOU JUST DESCRIBED, LANCE, IT PUTS PRESSURES ELSEWHERE FOR THE OTHER MODES, AND YOU'D WANT TO EVALUATE WHAT THAT IMPACT WOULD BE
AND I THINK THE INITIAL LOOK HAS BEEN THAT WOULD MAKE TRAFFIC WORSE
SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT IS TO DEAL WITH AN EXISTING ISSUE, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A FUTURE FOR THE ROADWAY SYSTEM, AND THAT WILL BE EVALUATING SOME OF THESE PROGRAMMATIC LS AS PART OF THAT FUTURE ROADWAY SYSTEM
BUT FOR THIS EXISTING PROJECT, THIS EXISTING ISSUE, WE'RE TRYING TO MATCH UP THE DEMAND WITH THE SUPPLY OF LANES AND COMMISSION TO BOOM
AND THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE I ASKED THAT VERY SAME QUESTION THAT YOU'RE ASKING
WHY CAN'T WE JUST DO THAT? BECAUSE THEY HAVE A TRIP OR OWN THE WRONG WAY, AS OPPOSED TO WE'RE ACTUALLY INCENTIVIZING SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES COMING TO THE AIRPORT
THEY HAVE THE CONVENIENCE CONVENIENCE OF US GOING TO THE CURB SITE
SO I'D ASK THAT VERY, VERY SAME QUESTION, AND I WENT TO DETAIL WITH THE TEAM AS TO WHY IT WASN'T THAT EASY TO JUST FLIP IT AROUND
IT WOULD CAUSE A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE PORT
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WORSE SITUATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
I APPRECIATE THANK YOU, LANCE, FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION IN A DIFFERENT WAY
BUT IT'S THE IDEA THAT THE TWO EFFORTS ARE STILL SEPARATED, THAT WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT INCREASING TWO LANES FOR ALMOST $80 MILLION
AND YET WE STILL DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION FOR GETTING PEOPLE FOR INCREASING INCENTIVES FOR HIGH OCCUPANCY EITHER VEHICLES
MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAN SHUTTLE BUSES, QUITE FRANKLY, IS METRO FOR ME, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS
I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION SIX AND A HALF YEARS, AND I STILL HAVE NOT SEEN A REAL PLAN ON GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES
WE ALLOW UBER AND LYFT NOW TO THE TNCS INTO THE AIRPORT, WHICH IS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED CONGESTION, AND THEY ARE CONSIDERED SOVS AT THE END OF THE DAY
AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IS GETTING PEOPLE INTO HIGHER TRANSIT OPTIONS, NOT PROVIDING MORE LANES UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT
AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN DO BOTH
SO I'M JUST REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THAT
AND IF YOU HAD COME AND SAID, HEY, HERE'S OUR OTHER PLAN
BUT IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WE KEEP HEARING ABOUT A PLAN FOR INCREASING TRANSIT TO THE AIRPORT
AND I HAVE YET TO SEE WHAT THAT REAL PLAN IS THAT WE CAN GO BACK AND TALK TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU
ONE OF THE THINGS I DO SEE HERE GOING ON IS THAT THE TRAFFIC PLANNERS SORT OF HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE MODELS AND SORT OF HAVING AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT SOME IMPLICATIONS OF DOING ONE THING VERSUS THE OTHER
BUT SORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVEN'T BEEN BROUGHT ALONG FOR THE RIDE AND THAT SORT OF SPEAK PUN INTENDED, I GUESS, TO BE PRESENTED WITH WE'RE GOING TO FIX THIS ROAD, AS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS SAYING, WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS, NOT JUST THAT THE OTHER INITIALS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE, BUT HOW DOES THIS CHANGE THE THE CURRENT BEHAVIOR AND COMMISSIONER CHO REALLY WAS MY FIRST QUESTION WAS THIS IS GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER AND THERE'S NO CONSTRUCTION PROJECT EVER FACILITATED MOVEMENT THAT I COULD IMAGINE
SO I AM CONCERNED WHAT ADVANCED EFFORTS WE CAN TAKE TO REALLY AVOID WHAT'S ALREADY OBVIOUSLY A CHALLENGING SITUATION
AND I'M JUST REALLY WONDERING HOW MUCH OF THE POOR RATINGS THAT WE RECENTLY GOT ON THE ON THE VARIOUS EVALUATIONS OF THE AIRPORT, HOW MANY OF THOSE REALLY WERE ATTRIBUTED TO AIRPORT DRIVE, WHICH I'VE ALWAYS JOKED WAS GREATER RESTRICTION TO SEE TYPE AND AIRSPACE
BUT SEVERAL THINGS JUST ALWAYS STRUCK ME AS AND OFTENTIMES MY IMPRESSION OR JUST EVEN THE I FIVE CAPACITY IS THAT PEOPLE BEHAVIOR IS NOT A GREAT USE OF SPACE
IN FACT, IN DRIVERS, THEY'RE FIRST TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO MERGE IT
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THE WEED SYSTEM IS NOW HAVING TO BE INSTRUCTED IN DRIVER'S ED BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST DON'T DO THAT
NATURALLY, I SEE OUR SIGNAGE DOESN'T START EARLY ENOUGH
WE DON'T GET PEOPLE LINED UP TO GET IN THE RIGHT PLACE EARLY ENOUGH ON THE DRIVE TO START, I THINK, ORIENTING THEM TO THE PLACES WHERE THEY NEED TO BE
I ALSO FIND THAT IF YOU SWING THROUGH AND YOU CAN'T STOP BECAUSE IT'S ALL BACKED UP, YOU KNOW, GETTING YOURSELF TO THE CELL PHONE LOT AROUND THE BACK IS CONFUSING, LIKE THE SIGNAGE THAT WOULD JUST BRING YOU BACK TO WHERE IS THE PLACE WHERE WE REALLY WANT YOU TO GO IS NOT REALLY INTUITIVE
SINCE I GOT HERE IN COMMISSIONER ON WERE JUST LIKE THE DUET OVER, HOW CAN WE GET MORE USE OF THE LIGHT RAIL? WHY IS THE TUNNEL NOT COVERED? GETTING MOVING SIDEWALK
NOW WE HAVE THE SHUTTLE BUSES, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DATA WE'RE REALLY COLLECT
HOW MUCH IS THE USE OF THE SHUTTLE BUS, THE GOLF CARTS
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO INCREASE THE USE OF MASS TRANSIT, AND WE'RE TOLD, WELL, THERE'S ONLY THIS LIMITATION
WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS? AND HOW HAS IT BEEN CHANGING OVER TIME AND WHAT ACTIONS HAVE WE BEEN TAKEN TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THAT? ARE THERE DATA TO SHOW? ARE WE MOVING THE DIAL? I KEPT ON ASKING, IS THERE COUPONS THAT ALASKA AIRLINES BEING THE CLOSEST PROXIMITY TO THE TERMINAL, COULD GIVE FOR A FREE TICKET TO GET TO THE TO GET TO THE TERMINAL? I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD HAVE THIS BILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY EXPANDING ALL THE TIME AND NOT REALLY SEIZING THIS AS A PRIORITY
SO AGAIN, UNLESS WE REALLY SAW WHAT THIS MEANS TO THE OVERALL SYSTEM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST PART OF A BIGGER PLAN, WE DON'T HAVE GUARANTEE THAT THAT BIGGER PLAN IS GOING TO GET BUILT
SO WE JUST HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THIS IS OUR NEAR TERM MEASURE
AND HOW IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE CONTROL OVER? AND WE'RE REALLY NOT SEEING THAT
AND SO I AM INCLINED TO JOIN COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND ASKING YOU TO COME BACK WITH SOME MORE DETAILS
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, COULD YOU SAY WHAT ADDITIONAL DETAILS YOU WOULD WANT US TO COME BACK? WELL, THERE'S A WONDERFUL DANCING ANTS THAT ARE CLASSIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MODELING
RIGHT
SO YOU COULD SHOW THE EXISTING MODELING OF HOW BEHAVIOR OCCURS CURRENTLY WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THESE AND THROUGH THE DRIVEWAY
AND THEN YOU COULD SAY, WELL, BASED ON THIS ADDED LANE OR SIGNAGE OR WHATEVER ELSE, HOW DOES THAT FLOW CHANGE? HOW MANY CARS PER HOUR A WEEK ANTICIPATING THIS WILL CHANGE
AND HOW IS THIS GOING TO THEN FACILITATE WHATEVER CHANGES IN MODE SHIFT THAT WE WANT TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE NOW THIS NEW CAPACITY
I MEAN, AGAIN, THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN ADDING A CAPACITY WITHOUT SHOWING HOW IT COULD THEN BE LEVERAGED TO ADVANCE THE LONGER TERM GOALS THAT WE HAVE
WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO THE NEXT STEP FOR ANY TIME IN THE NEAR TERM
AND WE KNOW RIGHT NOW IT'S PRETTY TERRIBLE
SO I'M SYMPATHETIC AS THEY COME CLOSE
WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANY VISIBILITY ON HOW THIS IS REALLY GOING TO CHANGE
MOVE THE BAR
PETERS, AMAZON, LET PETER GO AHEAD
BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT THERE IS TWO SEPARATE EFFORT THAT'S TAKEN PLACE, AND WE SHOULD COMBINE THEM
AND I'M NOT SURE, BUT ANY REALITY JUST SPEAK
THE QUESTION IS, HOW IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING GOING TO ADVANCE THOSE THINGS THAT YOU TELL US ARE COMING DOWN THE ROAD
YEAH
SO I THINK FIRST OFF, IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE ROAD
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS DIGITAL TICKETING
YOU MENTIONED ABOUT TRANSIT INCENTIVES AND TRANSIT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AND DIGITAL TICKETING PROGRAM FOR 2022 THAT WOULD OFFER FREE TICKETS, FOR INSTANCE, FOR LIGHT RAIL TRAFFIC AS A PILOT PROGRAM WITH SOUND TRANSIT THAT'S TIED UP RIGHT NOW IN THE GTA WORK PROGRAM WE'RE WORKING AT THROUGH STAFF INTO THE DIVISION
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT EFFORTS ON AND REAL, AS YOU'RE AWARE OF, WITH THE MOCHI SIMULATOR WORK REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE ACCESS FEE CONVERSATION
SO THAT'S UNDERWAY AS WELL
ONE THING WE DON'T HAVE TODAY IS THE VSIM MICROSIMULATION THAT YOU REFERRED TO THE ANTS ON THE SCREEN
OFTEN THAT'S KIND OF A TOOL THAT WE USE TO DEMONSTRATE CONGESTION THE BENEFITS OF A PROJECT
SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT TODAY
WE CERTAINLY CAN MAKE THAT AVAILABLE AS PART OF A FUTURE CONSIDERATION
SO I WANTED JUST TO MAKE THOSE POINTS BECAUSE YOU BRING UP SOME VALUE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
STAFF CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE GAP WORK PROGRAM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THOSE PROGRAMS IN THE FUTURE
THANK YOU
AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT IT'S A MULTI FACET STRATEGY AS WE WORK TO INCREASE TRANSIT, WHICH I THINK COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK MENTIONED MAYBE EVEN A GOAL TO GET TO WHERE SAN FRANCISCO IS AT 14%
THAT STILL LEAVES 86% COMING IN IN DIFFERENT MODES
ONE OF OUR BIG STRATEGIES WITH THE T AND C USES TO BE MOVING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND THAT'S A REGIONWIDE STRATEGY IS TO MOVE TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WHICH HELPS OBVIOUSLY WITH THE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GOAL, BUT STILL HAS CARS AND VEHICLES ON THE ROAD
SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF POINT OUT THAT AS WE TRY TO MERGE THESE TWO TOPICS, AS YOU'RE DISCUSSING, WE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN ELIMINATING OUR GREENHOUSE GASES FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION OVER TIME
BUT IT STILL MAY INVOLVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT NEED ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT
AGAIN, CONGESTION AND GREENHOUSE GASES ARE RELATED, BUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE, AS YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T REALLY ADDRESS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ASPECT OF THIS CHALLENGE
I JUST LIKE TO ASK EXECUTIVE METRUCK HOW MUCH THE SETBACK WOULD IT BE TO HAVE THIS POSTPONE TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING WHEN WE MAYBE CAN GET MORE DATA? YOUR MUTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR? WELL, OF COURSE, ANY IMPACT ON THIS, WE CAN ADDRESS THAT AND BRING THAT BACK TO TRY TO ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS
BUT I THINK WE ARE BRINGING TWO ISSUES TOGETHER HERE THAT ALTHOUGH RELATED, AREN'T CONNECTED
I THINK AS WE WERE SETTING THIS UP AND THE SANDY WAS JUST SAYING, IS IT FROM A STANDPOINT IS THESE ARE NO REGRETS IMPROVEMENTS THAT DON'T PRECLUDE ALL THE OTHER MEASURES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND TALKING ABOUT TO INCREASE THAT OF BOTH EFFICIENCY, HAVING THOSE IMPACTS FOR THOSE THAT ARE REMAINING, AND THEN THE MODES THAT DO USE IT TO HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION NOW IN THIS CONNECTS THE TWO ISSUES THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE RELATED, AREN'T SPECIFICALLY CONNECTED, YOU DON'T NEED ONE TO MAKE THE OTHER INVESTMENT
BUT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAY FORWARD ON THIS
OVERALL, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT, GET BACK TO YOU WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SEE IF THAT'S ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS
YEAH
I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS THAT THAT MODELING DISCUSSION I HAD REALLY IS WORDS ONLY GO SO FAR
I MEAN, IF THERE IS A WAY FOR US TO SHOW FOR YOU TO DEMONSTRATE TO US BY DOING THIS RESULTS IN THAT HOW MUCH MORE CUSTOMER SERVICE ARE WE GETTING DOING THIS ALLOWS FOR IN THE FUTURE, EVEN BETTER ENHANCEMENTS BASED ON THIS ALIGNMENT VERSUS THAT
I MEAN, ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD DEMONSTRATE TO US THAT THIS IS AN INVESTMENT NOT JUST IN TRADITIONAL LANE CAPACITY, BUT IN ADVANCING THE BROADER GOALS USING CARS IN THIS MODE RIGHT NOW
I GUESS MY EXPLANATION IS TO SEE IF YOU CAN HELP ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS
BUT I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO PUT FORWARD THEIR QUESTIONS
COMMISSION CALKINS
SO AS I WAS READING THROUGH THE MEMO IN PREPARATION, I NOTICED THAT THE ALTERNATIVES HERE DO NOT IT DOESN'T CONTEMPLATE NEVER WIDENING THIS
AND THE REASON IS THAT IF WE DO MOVE FORWARD WITH SAM AT SOME POINT, IF WE DON'T DO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT NOW, IT WOULD THEN BE A PART OF THAT PROJECT BECAUSE SAM RELIES UPON THE SHIFT
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT
THAT'S CORRECT, COMMISSIONER
IT'S ACCURATE
SO IT'S EITHER NOW OR LATER
AND WHAT I'M HEARING FROM MY COLLEAGUES IS WE'RE FEELING AS IF ONE OF THESE INITIATIVES IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION BUDGET CONCERN, WHICH IS, HOW DO WE ADDRESS DEMAND? HOW DO WE CREATE MORE CAPACITY BUT THE OTHER ONE, WE'RE FEELING LESS CONFIDENT THAT IT'S GETTING THE KIND OF ATTENTION THAT WE FEEL IT NEEDS, WHICH IS HOW DO WE COMPEL OR INCENTIVIZE USE OF MORE CLIMATE FRIENDLY MODES OF TRANSPORTATION? SO FOR ME, I THINK IF WE NEED TO PAUSE THIS, MAYBE TABLE THIS AND POSSIBLY I THINK THERE'S A VERY REAL PUBLIC INTEREST
I THINK WE COULD DO A STUDY SESSION ON THIS TOPIC ALONE
AND AS YOU SAID, STEVE, THESE ARE RELATED BUT NOT CONNECTED
WE COULD TALK ABOUT HOW WE ENSURE THAT THE PRIORITIES ARE ALIGNED ON BOTH OF THESE INITIATIVES
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY, BUT ALSO THE WAYS IN WHICH WE'RE INCENTIVIZING MODE SHIFTS TO WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE BETTER, MORE OPTIMAL MODE SHIFT FOR PEOPLE COMING TO AND FROM
I THINK, COMMISSIONER, THOUGH I WOULDN'T AGREE THAT ONE IS BEING PRIORITIZED OVER
THE OTHER ONE IS ACTUALLY EASIER TO DO THAN THE OTHER
THE OTHER ONE IS EXTREMELY COMPLICATED, AND WE HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY SPENDING MORE TIME ENERGY ON THE OTHER ONE THAN ACTUALLY, THIS IS JUST A FAR MORE COMPLICATED THING TO GET DONE
SO I DON'T THINK I WOULDN'T AGREE THAT WE ARE SPENDING MORE TIME OR MORE ENERGY ON ONE ON THE OTHER ONE IS JUST AN EASIER SOLUTION THAN THE OTHER ONE
AND DIRECTOR LITTLE, IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY, I BELIEVE THAT OUR CURRENT BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDES AN FTE FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION
CORRECT A NEW FREE TRANSPORTATION AND THAT WILL THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DANCE
I MEAN, THAT PERSON PRESUME WE WILL HELP US ACCELERATE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONVERSATIONS AROUND ALL THESE
SO IN SOME WAYS, WE ARE ALREADY PUTTING EMPHASIS ON THOSE PROJECTS
I GUESS FOR ME, ACTUALLY ACCELERATED BRING IN ON THAT POSITION AS WELL
SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO MY COLLEAGUES CONCERNS ABOUT ARE WE FULLY VETTING THIS? ARE WE GETTING TO THE BOTTOM BUT ALSO COGNIZANT THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING HERE ARE NOT REALLY NO WIDENING ALTERNATIVE
IT'S WHETHER WE DO IT NOW OR DO IT LATER
AND IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION IS COMMISSIONERS AND ARE COMFORTABLE, AND THERE'S ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU LIKE US TO ANSWER, WE NEVER WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK, ANSWER THOSE AND GET BACK TO YOU
AND STEVE IS THE WAY YOU WANT TO PROCEED
COMMISSION IN BROOK HAS BEEN WAITING
I THINK WE'VE HAD ENOUGH DISCUSSION
IT'S CLEAR THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE PROPOSAL AS PRESENTED
IT'S $80 MILLION
THERE'S NO SECRET HERE
JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE
IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT WE HAVE UNRESOLVED ISSUES AND I'M GOING TO MOVE TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY UNTIL WE GET BETTER ANSWERED
AND I THINK A DEEPER ANALYSIS REASONABLE WITH OTHER ALTERNATIVES BESIDES A NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE OR THIS ONE BECAUSE THERE REALLY DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING IN BETWEEN THERE
AND I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE FOR ONE THAT WE CAN'T DO A BETTER JOB OF ADDRESSING OUR TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT GOALS AND USE OUR $80 MILLION MORE EFFECTIVELY IN WAYS THAT WILL FURTHER THOSE GOALS, BECAUSE THIS DOES NOT
IT'S A CONGESTION RELIEF PROPOSAL, SO MY NOTION IS TO POSTPONE IT TAKES PRECEDENT OVER THE MAIN MOTION
HI, MR COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK IS CORRECT HIS MOTION TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY WOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE AT THIS POINT IN TIME
MY QUESTION TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK IS, DO YOU MEAN TO KILL IT COMPLETELY TO HAVE BROUGHT BACK? OKAY
IN FACT, IF WE VOTED UP OR DOWN, THAT WOULD MOST LIKELY DRIVE THE STEAK IN
AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE READY FOR THAT VOTE IN
IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY WITH MORE WORK TO BE DONE
I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT
BUT I WOULD OFFER TO YOU TO CONSIDER A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN IF YOUR INTENT IS NOT TO KILL IT COMPLETELY AT THIS POINT, VOTING IT DOWN WOULD KILL IT
MOVING PERSONA INDEFINITELY WOULD KILL IT
WELL, WE'RE REACHING THE END OF OUR PEAK SEASON
WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE PEAKS COMING UP DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT I THINK WE CAN TAKE AT LEAST MAYBE ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO TO GET BETTER ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED IN THIS DISCUSSION
SO I WOULD POSTPONE UNTIL DECEMBER
OKAY, SO THE COMMISSION NUMBER OBVIOUSLY HAS BUDGET IMPLICATIONS FOR LENGTH OF YOUR TIME
I THINK IT'S JUSTIFIED GIVEN THE COST OF THIS PROJECT
I'M JUST CLARIFY SOMETHING
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY APPROVING $79 MILLION HERE
THIS IS JUST AN AUTHORIZATION FOR DESIGN ONE STEP AT A TIME
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
OKAY, SO MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR
IT HAS BEEN MADE
THERE IS NOT A SECOND TO IT AS OF YET
SECOND
SO NOW YOU HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN
SIR, I'M LOOKING FOR A DATE
DECEMBER 1 IS NOT A COMMISSION MEETING
SO WE HAVE DECEMBER 14
I WOULD ACCEPT DECEMBER 14 UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE HAS A DIFFERENT IDEA AND CAN MAKE THE CASE
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE LOOK TO A MEETING PRIOR TO THE FINALIZATION OF THE BUDGET THAT MAY NOT GIVE STUFF ENOUGH TIME FOR DOING WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO LET US SEE WHAT THEY CAN COME UP WITH SO THAT IT AT LEAST COULD BE INCORPORATED, ASSUMING THAT WE HAVE BETTER CONFIDENCE IN WHAT THIS DESIGN WILL OR WILL NOT DO
I'M SORRY
WHAT ARE YOU EXACTLY ASKING STAFF TO DO HERE? SO THERE IS A MOTION CURRENTLY THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT TO COMMISSIONER CHO, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO POSTPONE THIS PARTICULAR ITEM TO A TIME CERTAIN OF DECEMBER 14
UNLESS THERE IS AN AMENDMENT TO OFFER AN ALTERNATE DATE, THAT IS THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO RESPOND TO A TIME CERTAIN TO DECEMBER 14
NO, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE WE ASKING STAFF TO DO BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER 14? WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT
I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK TO THAT
WE'VE RAISED QUITE A FEW ISSUES AND QUESTIONS HERE THAT WE HAVEN'T FELT
SOME OF US HAVE GOTTEN SUFFICIENT ANSWERS, BUT NO QUESTION
THE QUESTIONS NECESSITATE STAFF CAN GO MAKE ANOTHER ROUND WITH ONE ON ONE OR TWO TO ONE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT OUR CONCERNS AND ISSUES ARE
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT NONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THIS PROJECT WAS NECESSARY
ALL YOUR QUESTIONS WERE SUPPLEMENTAL AND OR TANGENTIAL TO THIS PROJECT
SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE POSTPONING THIS PROJECT WHERE WE CAN JUST GET ANSWERS WHILE THIS PROJECT IS COMMENCING
I'M NOT PREPARED TO AUTHORIZE EVEN MOVING FORWARD, AS IS PROPOSED TODAY, COMMISSION, CAN I OFFER EITHER OCTOBER 26 OR AT THE LATEST, NOVEMBER 9? I WOULD PREFER NOVEMBER 9 FOR STAFF TO HAVE MORE TIME
I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CRITICAL IMPERATIVE THAT WE DECIDE THIS OVERNIGHT FOR SUCH A BIG PROJECT THAT IT IS
I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO INCORPORATE IT IN THE BUDGET
CAN WE ASK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WHICH DATE HE WOULD PREFER? WELL, I THINK I THINK I CAN GO BACK WITHIN NOVEMBER 9
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO STAFF ON THIS
OBVIOUSLY, IT MAKES IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT HERE ON THIS FORMAT TO KIND OF CONSULT WITH STAFF
BUT I THINK WE CAN GO BACK AND COME BACK THAT FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER BY ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE WITH THE TWO WEEK PERIOD, IT'S HARD TO GO BACK TO TO ONE TO DO THAT
AND MY THOUGHT PROCESSES OF LOOKING AT THIS, OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE QUESTIONS AND THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT BECAUSE HEARING THESE, WE NEED TO GO BACK AND SEE HOW WE ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS
BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS HERE, EVEN IF WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, THERE'S FOUR OF THEM ON HERE
THE THEY ARE DIFFERENT THAN ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS ARE RAISING
BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THE SECONDARY MEETING AND THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER
OKAY
COMMISSIONER, SIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO AMEND YOUR MOTION? I WILL ACCEPT THAT AS A RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF
YES, THAT DATE
AND DOES COMMISSIONER BOWMAN SUPPORT THAT CHANGE? THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
YOU NOW HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO A TIME CERTAIN OF NOVEMBER THAT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, VERY GOOD
COULD YOU CALL THE VOTE? YES
THIS IS ON THE MOTION OF THE PHONE TO A TIME CERTAIN BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYEI THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
THE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A TIME CERTAIN OF NOVEMBER 9 PASSES WITH A VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO
WE ARE TECHNICALLY ON TO THE NEXT ITEM AT THIS POINT THEN
VERY GOOD
SO WE ARE NOW MOVING TO I'M SORRY
HERE 10-C ITEM
10-C COMMISSIONERS, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE LET US HAVE EXECUTIVE METRUCK
PLEASE READ IN THE QUESTION THE MOTION FOR I'M SORRY
ITEM 10-C AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK WILL TELL US MORE ABOUT IT
THANK YOU
I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE ONE INTO THE RECORD
I ALSO JUST WANT TO GIVE A REMINDER OF OUR TIME
WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND IN THIS MEETING TODAY, AND WE DO HAVE AN EXTERNAL PRESENTATION TO END THIS MEETING WITH
SO JUST A NOTE THERE
AND THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ ITEM TENS INTO THE RECORD
THIS IS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO PROCEED WITH THE CHECKPOINT VIRTUAL QUEUE PROJECT AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR EQUIPMENT, VENDOR IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES AND UP TO FIVE YEARS OF SOFTWARE, LICENSED SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE FEES AND TO ADVERTISE AND EXECUTE SMALL WORK CONTRACTS AND UTILIZE PORT CRUISE TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR SELF SERVICE GATE INSTALLATION
THE AMOUNT REQUESTED FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IS $1,200,000 AND THE ESTIMATED FIVE YEAR SOFTWARE SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE FEE IS $1,500,000
OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEA SPOT SAVER PROGRAM, WHICH RAN FROM MAY THROUGH AUGUST, WE'RE BACK BEFORE YOU TODAY TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO EXPAND THE CURRENT PROGRAM TO ALL CUSTOMERS STARTING THEIR TRAVEL JOURNEY AT SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SEATAC IS ONE OF THE FIRST AIRPORTS TO UTILIZE THIS INNOVATIVE VIRTUAL QUE TECHNOLOGY AT ALL ORIGINATING CUSTOMER CHECKPOINTS TO STREAMLINE THE SECURITY CHECK IN PROCESS AND RESPOND TO IMPACTS OF FISCAL FACILITY CAPACITY RESTRAINTS PHYSICAL THAT'S PHYSICAL 90% OF CUSTOMERS SURVEYED PROVIDED POSITIVE RESULTS FROM THE PILOT PROGRAM
PART OF THIS PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE INTEGRATION WITH OUR POPULAR SEATAC MOBILE APP TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
ONE OTHER NOTEWORTHY BENEFITS OF THE SEA SPOT SAVER IS THAT IT PROVIDES A FREE OPTION FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC TO USE TO PROVIDE PREDICTABLE TRAVEL JOURNEY
ELECT TO CONGRATULATE THE MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS TEAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE
THIS INNOVATIVE PROJECT INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEN DENSE, ROSA JOHNSON, SWATI, REGULAR POCKY, LUSH GREEN AND TODD VEN GURBIN
HERE TO KICK OFF THIS PRESENTATION IS LAUREL DONFY, DIRECTOR OF AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND CRYSTAL SADLER, DIRECTOR OF ICT TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY
LAUREL, MR COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT, MR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PARDON THE INTERRUPTION BEFORE WE CONTINUE INTO THIS PRESENTATION
I JUST WANT TO CORRECT THE RECORD
I HAD STATED FOUR ON THAT LAST MOTION TO THE PHONE
IT IS FOUR APPROVED ONE OPPOSE, SO IT IS A FOUR ONE VOTE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAX, FOR RECOGNIZING A TEAM AND GOOD AFTERNOON, PLEASE, COMMISSIONERS, COULD I HAVE THE FIRST SLIDE, PLEASE? I'M LAUREL DUMP, DIRECTOR OF AIRPORT OPERATIONS, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK DELTA AIRLINES AND ALASKA AIRLINES FOR PARTNERING WITH US ON THIS PROJECT REAL QUICKLY
FOR THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PROGRAM, THE SEATTLE SPOT FAVOR PILOT TESTED TWO VIRTUAL QUEUING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALLOWED PASSENGERS TO MAKE RESERVATIONS BEFORE GOING THROUGH, MAKE RESERVATIONS TO GO THROUGH A DEDICATED LANE AT THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT AT A SPECIFIC TIME, PASSENGERS CAN MAKE RESERVATIONS ONLINE BEGINNING 72 HOURS BEFORE A FLIGHT, OR SCAN A QR CODE AT THE AIRPORT AT LEAST 60 MINUTES BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT
CHRISTA SANDER IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PILOT IN A MINUTE, BUT OUR INTENTION FROM THE START WAS ULTIMATELY TO HIRE ONE VENDOR TO PROVIDE A CONSISTENT PRODUCT FOR ALL ORIGINATING CHECKPOINTS TODAY
AFTER AN EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE AND INFORMATIVE PILOT PERIOD WHO ARE SEEKING COMMISSION APPROVAL TO CONTINUE OUR VIRTUAL QUEUING PROGRAM
WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE WILL EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE CONTRACTS FOR EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF SELF SERVICES FOR THE US, AS WELL AS THE SOFTWARE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE VQ PROGRAM
THIS WILL ALLOW SPOT SAVER TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT ALL FIVE CHECKPOINTS IN THE MAIN TERMINAL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE HAVE SEVERAL VERY IMPORTANT GOALS FOR THE SPOT SAVER PROGRAM
EVEN BEFORE WE STARTED, SOCIAL DISTANCING, MANAGING SECURITY CHECKPOINT QUES DURING SUMMERS AND HOLIDAYS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY CHALLENGES, CHALLENGING US TO OUR CONSTRAINED TERMINAL SPACE
WE ARE IN NEED OF A SOLUTION TO BETTER MANAGER USE AND REDUCE PASSENGER WASTE TIME, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE PEAK BUSY PERIODS
WITH RESERVATIONS NOW TELLING US WHEN PASSENGERS ARE COMING TO THE AIRPORT, SPOT SAVER WILL HELP US BALANCE LOADS ACROSS THE FIVE CHECKPOINTS AND OPTIMIZE OUR EFFICIENCY LIKE GOING TO A POPULAR RESTAURANT WITH A RESERVATION
SPOT SAVER ALSO GREATLY IMPROVE THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING A PREDICTABLE EXPERIENCE WITH LED STANDING IN LINE AT THE CHECKPOINT
LASTLY, SPOT SAVER IS AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO ALL PASSENGERS, PROVIDING AN EQUITABLE OPTION TO THOSE WHO DON'T PARTICIPATE IN MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS LIKE CLAIRE OR TSA FREE CHECK, THEY'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHRISTA ADLER TO TALK ABOUT THE PILOT PHASE RESULTS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
KRISTA, IF YOU'RE ON MUTE SORRY ABOUT THAT
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER IS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK KRISTA SADLER, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY IN OUR ACT ORGANIZATION
SO LAUREL SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT THE SPOT SAVER PROGRAM GOALS IN OUR REQUEST, BUT I AM HAPPY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU A BIT ABOUT OUR VIRTUAL C PILOT PROGRAM BECAUSE FRANKLY, IT WAS A NOVEL PROCESS AND IT HAD SURPRISINGLY SUCCESSFUL RESULTS
SO AS LAUREL SAID, WE ELECTED TO CONDUCT A PILOT BECAUSE THE PROVEN VIRTUAL QUEUING TECHNOLOGY WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN AN AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT
AND SO MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS TECHNOLOGY IN DISNEYLAND OR OTHER SIMILAR VENUES, BUT IT REALLY HADN'T BEEN FULLY DEPLOYED IN AN AIRPORT
SO THE GOALS OF THE PILOT WERE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PRODUCT OUT THERE THAT COULD BE ADAPTED FOR CHECKPOINT QUEUES AND THEN TO TEST WHETHER OPERATIONALLY IT WOULD WORK AT SEA
SO WE CONDUCTED AN RFP WHERE TWO VENDORS WERE SELECTED TO RUN FOR FOUR MONTHS IN A LIMITED CAPACITY, AFTER WHICH WE SELECTED THE VENDOR WITH THE BEST VALUE FOR THE PORT
AND I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT BOTH OF OUR PILOT VENDORS
THEIR SOLUTIONS HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED IN AN AIRPORT, BUT BOTH OF THE VENDORS ENHANCE THEIR PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT THE PILOT PHASE BASED ON REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE
WE HAD NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU
SO WE HAD TREMENDOUS FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS
AS SEVERAL HAVE SAID, OUR SURVEY RESULTS WERE OVER 90% POSITIVE AND OUR RESERVATIONS FILLED TO CAPACITY FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY OF THE PRODUCT WAS AVAILABLE
AND I THINK THIS SPEAKS VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THE CUSTOMER DESIRE FOR THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH ALASKAN DELTA, AND THEY ALSO RECEIVED POSITIVE COMMENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR CUSTOMER CHANNELS
AS LAURA MENTIONED, A KEY GOAL IS TO HELP BALANCE THE QUEUES AT PEAK TIMES, AND WHILE WE PURPOSELY RAN THE PILOT IN A LIMITED MANNER, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO ADDITIONAL CHECKPOINTS AS THE PILOT WENT ON AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TO PUT THROUGH AT ANY ONE TIME
SO WE EXPECT TO ADD SOME RELIEF DURING THESE PEAK TIMES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO FROM A PROJECT DEFINITION PERSPECTIVE, WE WILL EXPAND THE VIRTUAL QUEUE SYSTEM FOR ALL AIRLINES AND CHECKPOINTS WHERE IT'S FEASIBLE
WE WILL AUTOMATE INTERFACES AND INTEGRATE REGISTRATION INTO OUR C MOBILE APP, AND THEN FINALLY, WE'LL INSTALL SELF SERVICE GATES TO ADD CAPACITY AND FLEXIBILITY WITHIN OUR OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS
OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE IN FOURTH QUARTER 22, BUT ENHANCEMENTS WILL BE DEPLOYED AS THEY'RE DEVELOPED AND TESTED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT LIFECYCLE
NEXT SLIDE, AND I THINK THAT IS IT
AND LAUREL AND I ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THANK
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, COULD YOU CALL THE QUESTION? YES
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE ROLE FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BAN
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I MEAN, I'M JUST EXCITED THAT THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A POPULAR PROGRAM AND GOOD ON ALL OF YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD TO DO IT
I KNOW
I'VE HEARD GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE TRAVELING PUBLIC ABOUT IT, SO I THINK THIS IS FANTASTIC
IT'S EXACTLY THE DIRECTION THAT WE NEED TO BE GOING
WELL DONE
THANK YOU
WE'RE EXCITED TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH
I GOT A CHANCE TO TRY SPOT SAVER AND MY WIFE'S, TSA PRECHECK, HAD LAPSE BEFORE WE REALIZED IT
AND SINCE ALL FIVE OF US WERE TRAVELING TOGETHER, I THOUGHT, WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TRY IT
AND WE WERE FLYING ALASKA AND WENT THROUGH CHECK .5 AND IT WENT RATE
I THINK WHEN WE QUEUED UP, THERE WAS ONE FAMILY IN FRONT OF US, AND I FELT LIKE WE WERE VIPS
REALLY FUN
AND IT WORKED REALLY WELL AND TECHNOLOGICALLY, EVERYTHING WORKED SMOOTHLY
SO IT WAS GREAT
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING IT
IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO FIND WAYS THAT WE CAN JUST MAKE FOLKS EXPERIENCE THE AIRPORT THAT MUCH EASIER
BETTER
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU
OKAY
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
I CONCUR
I LOVE THIS PROGRAM
I'VE RECEIVED RANDOM TEXTS AND SCREENSHOTS WHEN PEOPLE TELLING ME HOW AWESOME THIS PROGRAM IS
AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE A POTENTIAL ROLL OUT TO ALL AIRLINES ON A WIDER SCALE
AND SO I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO USING IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER
STEINBRUECK
YEAH
I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE KEY POINTS OF HIGHEST STRESS FOR TRAVELERS TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE QUEUE AND GET THROUGH TSA AND GET ON TO THE GATE
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT STRESS RELIEVER AND A GREAT INNOVATION HERE
AND I THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK AND BRINGING THIS TO US AND FOR CREATING THE PROJECT
THANK YOU TO, MISTER TIMBRE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I'D LIKE TO JOIN THE CHORUS, BUT I HAVE ONE CONCERN I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ANALOGY OF DRAWING TECHNOLOGY FROM DISNEYLAND
IS THAT REALLY A REFLECTION ABOUT THE AIRPORT? OBVIOUSLY, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU DREW
YOU FOUND A TECHNOLOGY
IT HAD A GREAT APPLICATION
DESPITE NOT THINKING WE RUN A MICKEY MOUSE OPERATION HERE
AND I THANK YOU FOR BEING CLEVER ENOUGH TO APPLY IT APPROPRIATELY
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION SO MOVED SECOND
OKAY
SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE
AND SECONDED, I WOULD ASSUME THERE'S NO FURTHER CONVERSATION
SO, CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE
I DO NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS AT MR COMMISSIONER PRESIDENTS THAT WE WILL TAKE THE ROLL CALL FOR THE VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMPARE OPTIONS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
THANK YOU
THEN THE MOTION PASSES
VERY EXCITING
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
GREAT EXPERIENCE
ALRIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM ELEVEN PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
WE ARE VERY MUCH GETTING TO THE BUDGET PROCESS TIME
SO EXECUTIVE METRUCK, PLEASE
O CLERK HART, YOU CAN INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THEN EXECUTIVE METRUCK
WE START TALKING ABOUT CENTRAL SERVICES BUDGET
OKAY, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PIN INTO THE RECORD
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN AT THE 2022 CENTRAL SERVICES PRELIMINARY BUDGET AND PORT WIDE ROLL UP BRIEFING
THANK YOU, CLARE PART
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
FELLEMAN POLICE TO PRESENT OUR PROPOSED 2022 CENTRAL SERVICES BUDGET
THIS BUDGET SUPPORTS DEPARTMENTS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES PORT WIDE SUCH AS HUMAN RESOURCES, ENGINEERING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, POLICE, LEGAL IN OTHERS
TWO YEARS INTO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE ARE FINDING THAT RECOVERY IS NEITHER EASY OR QUICK
MANY OF OUR BUSINESS LINES ARE SHOWING REMARKABLE RECOVERY TODAY, SUCH AS AIR TRAVEL AND CRUISE BUSINESS
BUT UNCERTAINTY REMAINS EVEN THOUGH WE SEE POSITIVE SIGNS OF RECOVERY, MANY OTHER ECONOMIC SECTOR SECTORS ARE LAGGING
MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE STILL SUFFERING THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC
THE COVID VIRUS IS STUBBORN RESILIENT AND ADAPTIVE
AFTER A LOLA NEW CASES, WE'RE SEEING A RESURGENCE OF INFECTIONS WITHIN OUR REGION AND NATIONWIDE OUR ECONOMY CANNOT FULLY RECOVER UNTIL WE BRING COVID-19 ARE OF CONTROL
AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, OUR 2022 BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE FAMILIAR FOR YOU AND THEY INCLUDE PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE COMMUNITY
AS WE ASSESS THE LONGTERM IMPACT AT COVID, ENSURE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF OUR GATEWAYS, AVIATION AND MARITIME SUPPORT REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY THROUGH CAPITAL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, INVESTED EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT, RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT AND CRITICALLY REMAIN FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE AS THE ECONOMY CHANGES
AS PART OF OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, WE CONDUCTED A PORT WIDE STRENGTH STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND THREATS ANALYSIS
THIS ANALYSIS SHOWS VERY CLEARLY THAT THE TWO YEARS OF FISCAL RESTRAINT, INCLUDING PAY AND HIRING FREEZE, HAS RESULTED IN TREMENDOUS STRESS ON THE ORGANIZATION
I BELIEVE STRONGLY IS TIME FOR US TO FOCUS ON INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE IN STRENGTHENING OUR CAPACITY TO EXECUTE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WE SIMPLY CANNOT CARRY OUT OUR MISSION TO DELIVER AIRPORT, MARITIME, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPER PROGRAMS WITHOUT GIVING THE ORGANIZATION TO CAPACITY AND TOOLS IT NEEDS TO DELIVER THOSE PROGRAMS WE'RE ALSO COMMITTED TO BEGIN APPLYING AN EQUITY LENS TO ALL OUR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AS WELL
KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS STRATEGY INCLUDE HIRING 58 NEW FULL TIME STAFF
THE MAJORITY WILL BE DEPLOYED WITHIN THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS AND SECURITY EFFORTS WITH OTHER TARGETS, INCLUDING ECONOMIC RECOVERY, EQUITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, A PAY INCREASE AVERAGING 6% FOR BOTH REPRESENTATIVE NONREPRESENTED WORKERS
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE ARE FORCED TO IMPLEMENT A PAY TREES ACROSS THE BOARD SO OUR EMPLOYEES REAL WAGES HAVE ACTUALLY DECLINED
AS THE JOB MARKET HAS BECOME EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE, WE MUST CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT TOP TIER ACCOUNT
WE ALSO RESTORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND ALLOW LIMITED CENTRAL BUSINESS TRAVEL
I'M PROUD OF
OUR ORGANIZATION HAS RESPONDED TO THE CHALLENGE AT THE COVID PANDEMIC OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS
WITH THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, I BELIEVE THE PORT WOULD BE FAR BETTER POSITION TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION FOR THE COMMUNITY
NOW, THE PRESENTERS THAT INCLUDE OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DAN THOMAS, MICHAEL TONG, CRYSTAL SADDLER, AND MYSELF, I'M GOING TO KICK IT OFF WITH A FEW MORE REMARKS, EVEN THOUGH I'VE COVERED SOME OF THOSE ITEMS RIGHT NOW
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP THE POWERPOINT, PLEASE
THANKS
A NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
HERE'S JUST THE OUTLINE THAT I ALREADY SAID IS THAT I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES AND THE STRATEGY
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET TARGET AND THE APPROACH TO THAT
THE NEW BUDGET REQUEST, PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET, THE FIVE YEAR CIP FOR CENTRAL SERVICES IN THE PRELIMINARY PORT WIDE BUDGET, AND THEN OUR BUDGET SCHEDULE AS WE GO FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
HERE'S A TIMELINE THAT SHOWS WHERE WE ARE IN THIS PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN WALKING THROUGH OVER THE LAST MONTH SINCE MAY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THIS SIMPLY SHOWS OUR ANALYSIS THAT WE'VE BEEN BUILDING OVER THE FEW YEARS, TOO, THAT WE WANT TO BUILD A STRATEGY INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS WITH YOUR WITH YOUR ADOPTION OF THE CENTURY AGENDA, THE REVISED GOALS THAT WE TOOK LAST YEAR, THESE PROCESSES ARE IN PLACE, AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT THAT MOVING TO THAT ANNUAL PROCESS MOVING FORWARD IS WE'RE TRYING TO DO MORE STRATEGY TO BUDGET
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THIS SHIP IS ANOTHER WAY TO SHOW THE ALIGNMENT OF UP TO THE CENTURY AGENDAS AND OUR MISSION AND VALUES WITH THE IMPORTANT PART OF THIS EFFORT GOING FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE
AND I JUST WANT TO RECAP THIS
I ALREADY TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, ABOUT THE SWAT ANALYSIS WITHIN THAT AND THAT DEVELOPING EACH OF THE STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS, BOTH AT THE PORT WIDE ROLL UP LEVEL AND THEN DOWN IN THE INDIVIDUAL CENTRAL SERVICES, BUT ALSO IN THE OPERATING DIVISIONS THAT YOU'LL SEE LATER IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PROCESS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THIS JUST SHOWS THE ALIGNMENT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS, LOOKING AT THINGS, INCLUDING SWAT ANALYSIS AS PART OF OUR PROCESS MOVING FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE
I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE
THIS IS A LOOK AT THE PORT WIDE SQUAT
WE TALKED ABOUT THESE BEFORE, BUT I JUST WANT TO FOCUS THE ATTENTION ON A FEW THINGS HERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN US ADDRESSING IN CENTRAL SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES THE WEAKNESSES, WHICH ARE THE STAFFING CHALLENGES THAT I TALKED ABOUT, THAT WE HAVE MULTIPLE VACANCIES THAT WE ALL HAVE TO WORK AT TO DO THAT
WE HAVE SOME PROCESSES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IN PLACE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THAT BETTER
WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER CAPITAL AND INABILITY TO MEET THE GROWING CAPACITY
THAT'S WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I'M SAYING IS THAT FOR US, THE CHALLENGES OF SLOWING DOWN OUR HIRING OR FILLING VACANCIES OR BRINGING NEW POSITIONS ON HAS REALLY STRESSED US AS AN ORGANIZATION
AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT
THAT'S WHY ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR US AS INVESTMENT IN OUR WORKFORCE GOING FORWARD
SO WE ALSO SEE HERE UNDER THE THREATS HERE ALSO IS THAT ER THESE IMPACTS ON OUR WORKFORCE, AGAIN, THE AGING WORKFORCE, PERHAPS UNANTICIPATED NUTRITION, THE GREAT RESIGNATION THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE REGION, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THAT COMPETITION FOR PEOPLE MOVING FORWARD
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THESE BEFORE WHICH THESE ARE OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE'VE BEEN USING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR BUDGET
NEXT SLIDE
AND THESE THAT'S WORTH TALKING ABOUT OUR STRATEGIES MAINTAINING EXPENSE GROWTH IN LINE WITH PROJECTED REVENUE GROWTH
SOMEONE CERTAINLY RELATED TO THAT REASSESSING OUR STAFFING NEEDS FOR PROJECTED INCREASES IN BUSINESS ACTIVITY
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT REFLECTED IN THESE BUDGETS AND OUR OTHER BUDGET, RESTORING THE MERIT PAY INCREASES FOR NON REPRESENTED AND IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING EXPENDITURE FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN USING EQUITY LENS AS WE LOOK AT EACH OF OUR BUDGET TO SAY WHAT ASSESSING GOES TO SEE WHAT FROM AN EQUITY STANDPOINT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DEVELOPMENT OF OUR BUDGET
NEXT SLIDE
NOW, HERE'S THE CONTEXT I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO DAN AND HIS TEAM THERE ON A PATHWAY TO RECOVERY HERE WITHIN THE REGION, WITHIN THE PORT
BUT THERE IS A CERTAIN UNCERTAINTY THAT REMAINS GOING FORWARD IN CONSIDERING THE IMPACT OF THE VARIANCE AND THE LAGGING VACCINATION RATES THAT WE REALLY HAVEN'T DEFEATED THE VIRUS AND IS STILL LAGGING ON
SO THAT'LL CONTINUE THE UNCERTAINTY WHETHER THAT RELATES TO TRAVEL COULD RELATE TO THE CRUISE BUSINESS AND OTHER BUSINESS LINES, AND THAT THE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN SINCERELY CONSTRAINED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THE CENTRAL SERVICES WHICH DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE BUSINESS UNITS AND ARE THE ENABLERS THEY'RE DRIVEN BY THOSE COSTS AND NOT JUST BY BUSINESS VOLUMES
SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO THAT AND THE DRIVERS INCLUDE TO BE THAT EQUATE RECOVERY, OPERATING OUR GATEWAYS AND SUPPORTING OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM, INVESTING OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEN OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS MOVING FORWARD
AND SO FOR REALLY FOR US AS WE LOOK AT THIS, IT TAKES A LOT OF THINGS TO DELIVER PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM FROM HR TO BRING PEOPLE ON TO CONTRACTING, TO APPROVE CONTRACTS, TO PUT THOSE IN PLACE, THE LEGAL REVIEW OF THOSE CONTRACTS AND PROJECTS TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK AS WELL
AND THAT INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IN THAT AS WELL
SO ALL THOSE COMPONENTS NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A WELL OPERATING CENTRAL SERVICE CAPACITY IN ORDER TO DELIVER OUR PROGRAMS AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS OUR INVESTMENTS IN THAT TODAY AS WELL AS OUR INVESTMENT
DISCUSSION OF THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, WHICH WERE MORE WILL BE COMING ON THAT AS WE FINISH UP THE BUDGET PROCESS
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DAN THOMAS
THANK YOU, STEVE
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO I JUST WANTED TO COVER IS OUR GENERAL APPROACH
STEVE, REFERENCE THIS AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE REALLY DECIDED TO USE 2020 APPROVED BUDGET AS THE REFERENCE YEAR, BECAUSE THAT REALLY WAS OUR LAST NORMAL BUDGET, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, NOT LONG AFTER THE 2020 BUDGET WAS APPROVED, THE PANDEMIC HIT
AND THEN, AS YOU KNOW, AND AS STEVE TALKED ABOUT, WE EMBARKED UPON SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN COSTS
WE REALLY SLASHED DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS AND PAYROLL WAS FROZEN
OR RATHER, PHYSICIANS WERE FROZEN
SO THE 2020 REVISED BUDGET AND ALSO THE 2021 BUDGET, WE'RE NOT REALLY GOOD COMPARATORS BECAUSE THEY WERE SO LEAN AND RESOURCES WERE SO CONSTRAINED
WE REALLY WANT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO COMPARE AGAINST THE 2020 APPROVED BUDGET AS WE TRY TO APPROACH A MORE NORMAL BUDGETING YEAR
SO THE STARTING POINT FOR DEPARTMENTS AND THE TARGETS WE GAVE THEM WAS TO KEEP THEIR NON PAYROLL BUDGET AT 75% OF WHAT THE 2020 APPROVED BUDGET INCLUDED FOR MOST OF THEIR NON PAYROLL ACCOUNTS
AND WE WANTED TO DO THAT AGAIN BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BUILD SOME CAPACITY
AS STEVE MENTIONED, WE WANTED TO START PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO BUILD BACK SOME OF THAT
BUT THE REDUCTIONS THAT WE HAD TAKEN OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE WANTED SOME ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL CAPACITY
SO GENERALLY WE ASKED DEPARTMENTS TO KEEP THEIR NON PAYROLL BUDGET AT 75% OF WHAT HAD BEEN APPROVED BACK IN 2020
WE DIDN'T ALLOW FOR SEVERAL EXCEPTIONS BECAUSE SOME ACCOUNTS ARE NOT REALLY DISCRETIONARY
THINGS LIKE PROPERTY RENTALS ARE RENTAL ON THE SEATAC OFFICE CENTER LEASE
AS AN EXAMPLE, OUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS, CERTAIN UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS
THEY'RE NOT REALLY DISCRETIONARY
SO WE COULDN'T JUST ARBITRARILY CONSTRAINED INTO 75%
SIMILARLY, WITH WORKINGS COMPENSATION, THOSE ARE FIXED COSTS
AND THEN THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONTRACTED SERVICES THAT WE INCUR YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT ALSO ARE NON DISCRETIONARY, IN SOME CASES ACTUALLY FACE INCREASES, THINGS LIKE OUR SOFTWARE, LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS AND CERTAIN EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
AS STEVE MENTIONED, WE WANTED TO REINVEST IN EMPLOYEES
SO WHILE WE STILL TARGETED 75% OF THE 2020 BUDGET FOR TRAVEL AND TRAINING, WE DID ALLOW DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE SOME DISCRETION WITHIN THAT
SO MANY DEPARTMENTS ACTUALLY REDUCED THE TRAVEL COMPONENT, THINKING THAT THERE WILL BE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES AND PUT ALL A LITTLE BIT MORE BACK INTO THE TRAINING AND REGISTRATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO SOME OF THE BASELINE BUDGET DRIVERS SEE REFERENCE SOME OF THESE AGAIN
SO WE ARE RESTORING PAYROLL INCREASES FOR REPRESENTED AND NON REPRESENTED STAFF
SO FOR THE NON REPRESENTED STAFF, THE CURRENT ASSUMPTION THAT WE OBTAIN FROM HUMAN RESOURCES WAS FOR A 6% AVERAGE PAY FOR PERFORMANCE INCREASE NEXT YEAR
THE ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE REPRESENTED GROUPS ARE BASED ON THEIR CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH COLA AND STEP INCREASES
AND THEN ANOTHER DRIVER FOR THE 222 BUDGET IS THE FACT THAT THERE WERE 15 MID YEAR APPROVALS THIS YEAR MID YEAR FTE APPROVALS AND FIVE UNFROZEN FTES
AS YOU RECALL, WE DID FREEZE QUITE A FEW FTES AND ONE FTE, WHICH IS OVERLAPPING WITH A PLANNED RETIREMENT
I MENTIONED THAT WE ALSO HAD NON DISCRETIONARY, CONTRACTUAL AND OTHER CREASES THAT WE HAD TO BUILD INTO THE BUDGET
AND AGAIN, CONSISTENT WITH STEVE'S GUIDANCE TO REINVEST IN EMPLOYEES, WE DID REINSTATE SOME
WE WOULD DETERMINE THIS CALL EMPLOYMENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING REINSTATING TUITION REIMBURSEMENT, PROGRAM RECOGNITION PROGRAMS, AND ALSO CONTINUING WITH THE TELEWORKING EQUIPMENT REIMBURSEMENT
MR STEINBRUECK, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? AYE
THANK YOU, DAN
I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT MORE DETAIL ON THE PERFORMANCE PAY FOR PRO
IS THAT A KIND OF MERIT PAY THAT'S BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND EVALUATIONS
AND IF SO, REPRESENTED GROUPS, DO THEY ALSO RECEIVE PERFORMANCE PAY? NO REPRESENTED GROUPS THEY'RE PAYING DETERMINED BY THEIR CONTRACT? YES, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT
BUT SO THIS ONLY APPLIES FOR BASED ON A GOOD PERFORMANCE REVIEW
IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, IT'S BASED ON HUMAN RESOURCES ASSESSMENT, ON WHAT THE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND AWARD WOULD BE
SO THEY JUST HAVE TO DO THE MATH AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THOSE AVERAGES WILL BE
NOT EVERYONE GETS THAT CORRECT, RIGHT? SOME WOULD GET LESS
AND DO MANAGERS GET THAT THEY'RE NOT REPRESENTED TO SENIOR MANAGERS ALSO GET YES, IT'S ALL ROUND REPRESENTATIVE STAFF WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PAPER PERFORMANCE ACCEPT COMMISSIONERS
I BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE
WHAT ELSE IS NEW? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT
OKAY
IF WE COULD GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO JUST IN TERMS OF OUR OVERALL APPROACH, AGAIN, STEVE MENTIONED WE WANTED TO BEGIN BUILDING BACK RESOURCES, SO WE NEEDED TO HAVE AN AMOUNT A TARGETED APPROACH TO HOW MUCH WE FELT WE COULD ADD REASONABLY TO BEGIN WITH
AS LOOKING AT OUR TARGETS, WE DO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT WE REFER TO AS CORE CENTRAL SERVICES, AND THAT'S THE GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS THAT PRIMARILY THE ADMINISTRATIVE TYPE DEPARTMENTS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT INTERNALLY TO THE ORGANIZATION
BUT THEN WE ALSO SEPARATE OUT A COUPLE OF DEPARTMENTS LIKE POLICE ENGINEERING AND PCS, WHICH HAVE DIFFERENT COST DRIVERS THAN MOST OF THE PURE AIR RATE OF GROUPS
SO WE KIND OF BIFURCATE THOSE AS WE LOOKED AT OUR TARGET APPROACH
SO FOR THE CORE CENTRAL SERVICES, WHAT WE REALLY DID WAS WE STARTED WITH THE 2020 APPROVED BUDGET, AS I HAD MENTIONED AS OUR REFERENCE HERE, AND WE ADJUSTED THAT WE TOOK OUT SOME OF THE ONE TIME ITEMS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THAT BUDGET, BUT THEN NOT JUST USING THAT AS A REFERENCE BASE
WE ALSO WANTED TO SAY, WELL, THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO
SO IN THE MEANTIME, WE'VE HAD INFLATION
SO WE DID MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND ASSUMED CONSERVATIVELY
IF THAT BUDGET INCREASED 3% PER YEAR OVER TWO YEARS, THAT WOULD RESULT IN A ROUGHLY 6.1% INCREASE COMPARED TO 2020 TO ACCOUNT FOR TWO YEARS OF INFLATION
SO THAT GAVE US SORT OF A MAXIMUM LIMIT THAT WE COULD LOOK AT TO ADD RESOURCES
AND WE LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND THE 2022 BASELINE BUDGET AND THAT CREATED THAT COULD THAT WE FELT WE COULD USE TO ADD BACK RESOURCES
AND I WANT TO ADD WE DID NOT FULLY UTILIZE IT
WE WERE CONSERVATIVE
WE DID NOT TAKE THAT FULL AMOUNT, BUT WE SET A SMALLER AMOUNT THAT ALLOWED US SOME CUSHION FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
AND THEN FINALLY, WHAT'S NEW IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET CYCLE IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WENT OUT AND ACTUALLY TALKED TO THEIR CUSTOMERS
THEY TALKED TO THE DIVISIONS, THE OPERATING DIVISIONS, AND THEY HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT LEVELS OF SERVICE WAS REQUIRED OR THE DIVISIONS DESIRED
SO THEY DEVELOPED AND AGREED UPON LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR BOTH THE MARITIME AND AVIATION DIVISIONS, AND THAT HELPED DRIVE THEIR BUDGET DECISIONS
SO IT WAS A REAL COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND GOT AGREEMENT WITH THE OPERATING DIVISIONS ON THEIR ACCEPTABLE SERVICE LEVELS
NO QUESTION MEBRONI HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE
I'M ENORMOUSLY IMPRESSED THAT THEY WOULD DO THAT
IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN SEATTLE, IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE LOSS OF OFFICERS AND THE DECLINE IN SERVICE AND INCREASE IN HOMICIDE, I THINK THAT'S JUST REMARKABLE THAT OUR PORT POLICE WOULD PROACTIVELY SEEK TO ASK THAT QUESTION OF CUSTOMERS
I WANTED TO ASK IF THERE IS ANY WELL, WE HAVEN'T DONE THE POLICE BUDGET HERE, BUT IN DETAIL, BUT ARE THEY CONSIDERING A FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN PROCESS THAT WOULD TAKE SOME RESOURCES I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO ACTING CHEAP VIA FOR THAT
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE STILL ONLINE, WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU
OKAY, ALRIGHT
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU PROMOTING FOR SOME TIME
SO I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT
THANK YOU
THIS APPROACH WAS NEW AND DIFFERENT AND I THINK IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND REALLY THEY OFFERED DIVISIONS, I THINK LIKE THREE LEVELS OF SERVICE, JUST LIKE YOU OFTEN CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, YOU GET THE PREMIUM LEVEL, THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND THEN SORT OF A MODERATE LEVEL AND A LOWER LEVEL
AND I THINK WE GOT REALLY GOOD RESULTS OUT OF THAT NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THIS YEAR WE HAD A LOT OF NEW REQUESTS
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE WAS A LOT OF PENT UP DEMAND GIVEN THE CONSTRAINED RESOURCES WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, A LARGE NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED IN THE 2020 BUDGET AND HAD BEEN FROZEN AS WELL AS VACANCIES THAT OPENED UP THAT HAD BEEN FROZEN
SO A LOT OF PENT UP DEMAND, AS YOU CAN SEE OVERALL ON OUR EXPENSE ITEMS AT THE TOP, WE HAD 105 REQUESTS TOTALING NEARLY $12 MILLION
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A RECORD
AND OUT OF THAT, WE DID APPROVE 81 SPECIFIC EXPENSE ITEMS FOR A TOTAL OF JUST ABOUT $8.5 MILLION
AND THEN AGAIN ON THE FTE
WE HAD A COMBINATION OF NEW REQUESTS FOR NEW FTES AND THEN ALSO REQUESTS TO UNFREEZE BECAUSE WE DID ASK DEPARTMENTS THAT HAD FROZEN POSITIONS THAT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH A RE JUSTIFICATION PROCESS FOR THOSE
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COMBINED REQUESTS WERE JUST UNDER 73 REQUESTS FOR NEW AND UNFROZEN POSITIONS, AND WE DID APPROVE 58.8 OF THOSE
AND WE HAVE MORE DETAILS OF THAT IN COMING SLIDES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO HERE'S THE MORE DETAIL ON THE PROPOSED NEW FTES
AGAIN, THESE DO INCLUDE BOTH NEW AND UNFROZEN POSITIONS
I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH IT IN DETAIL, BUT I WILL JUST PROVIDE SOME HIGHLIGHTS
WE DIDN'T TRY TO ORGANIZE THEM BY CATEGORY BY SORT OF THE BUSINESS DRIVERS
THE TOP ONE EQUITABLE A REGIONAL EQUITABLE RECOVERY THAT DOES INCLUDE AND DO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE FOUR APPRENTICES THAT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND PCS
AND THEN I DID WANT TO COMMENT ON CPO
I REQUESTED TWO NEW CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR POSITIONS FOR SERVICE AGREEMENTS AND WHAT'S REALLY DRIVING THAT IS ALL THE ADDITIONAL CONTRACTING THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO NOW AS PART OF THE SELF CAN COUNTY FUND AND PART OF THE EQUITABLE RECOVERY INITIATIVES THEY'VE GOT
IN ADDITION TO THESE TWO PROPOSED FTES, THEY ALSO HAVE TWO MID YEAR APPROVALS THIS YEAR IN 2021
SO THAT GIVES THEM A TOTAL OF FOUR FTES THAT WE WILL BE DEDICATED PRETTY MUCH 100% TO MANAGING ALL THE CONTRACTING AND SERVICE DIRECTORS THAT ARE TIED TO THOSE VARIOUS PROGRAMS COMING OUT OF SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AND WHAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SUGGEST AND RECOMMEND, SINCE THOSE PROGRAMS THEMSELVES, LIKE THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND, ARE FUNDED BY THE TAX LEVY, THIS ADDITIONAL OVERHEAD IS BEING REQUIRED TO MANAGE THOSE PROGRAMS WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THOSE STAFF, SINCE THEY ARE 100% DEDICATED TO THOSE PROGRAMS, THAT THOSE STAFF POSITIONS ALSO BE FUNDED BY THE TAX LEVEL
THAT'S SOMETHING NEW
IT'S DIFFERENT THAN PAST PRACTICE
WE HAVE NOT GENERALLY FUNDED STAFF POSITIONS WITH THE LEVY, BUT WE DID WANT TO PUT OUT THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER
I FIND IT REMARKABLE THAT FOUR DEDICATED STATS JUST TO ADMINISTER THOSE PROGRAMS SEEMS INCREDIBLE
I'M TOTALLY IN AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED MORE CAPACITY TO DO OUR WORK, BUT THAT JUST SEEMS EXTRAORDINARY FOR THOSE PROGRAMS THAT YOU WOULD NEED THAT MUCH
JUST DEDICATED TO THAT
YEAH
THEY'VE GOT METRICS THAT BACK IT UP WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS AND RFP PROCESSES THAT THEY HAVE TO RUN, IT IS BACKED UP BY METRICS IN THE COMPLEXITY OF TWO
CORRECT
RIGHT
RIGHT
EXACTLY
THE CONTRACT
AND IT ALSO INCLUDES THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE CONTRACTING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT THOSE STAFF WILL BE DEDICATED TO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT BECAUSE THESE ARE NEW PROGRAMS THAT WILL GET BETTER AT IT AND THE COMPLEXITY WILL BE MORE MUSCLE MEMORY
WELL, I THINK THAT'S TRUE
AND CERTAINLY CPO IS WORKING ALSO ON EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES AND HOW THEY CAN DO THEIR WORK BETTER USING SOME OF OUR CPI AND LEAN
BUT I STILL THINK THAT THEY'RE JUST FEELING THAT THE WORKLOAD HAS GROWN SO SIGNIFICANTLY THAT THEY NEED THESE DEDICATED RESOURCES
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT JUSTIFICATION FOR DEDICATED JUST FOR ADMINISTERING WHAT, TWO OR THREE GRAND PROGRAMS YEAH
WELL, I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF CONTRACTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT
BE HAPPY TO DO THAT
COMMISSION PRESIDENT
I DO SEE THAT WE HAVE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK WITH HER HANDS UP
DO WE WANT TO GO AROUND JUST FOR COMMISSIONERS IN GENERAL RIGHT NOW? WELL, LET ME JUST SEE HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO THE END OF YOUR PRESENTATION? WE'VE GOT WAYS TO GO FOR THE WHOLE PRESENTATION
LET US TAKE A MOMENT THEN
SURE
BE HAPPY TO WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR QUESTIONS
GREAT
JUST DAN, IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE USED LEVY FUNDS TO PAY FOR STAFF? I DON'T CALL US
THAT WOULD BE OUR PAST PRACTICE HAS NOT BEEN TO USE THE LATER TO PAY FOR STAFF COSTS
INTEREST
I'D LOVE TO SEE JUST FOR ME PERSONALLY MOVING FORWARD ANOTHER WAY TO PAY FOR THESE POSITIONS
I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT POLICY SHIFT
IN FACT, THE POLICY SHIFT OVER USING LOVEY FUNDS HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT I'M REALLY CONCERNED THAT IF IT WERE TO BE USED TO PAY FOR FTE SPECIFICALLY, I DO UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE FOR DOING SO, BUT I HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND I'D LIKE TO SEE ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE
THANK YOU
WE'D BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT TIME WE MEET WITH YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH
OR EXCUSE ME, THE COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YOU'RE HARD TO HEAR HERE
ONE SEC GOT SOME BACKGROUND NOISE THERE, SO PLAYGROUND
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME BETTER NOW? YES, SIR
OKAY
GOOD
I REALLY APPRECIATE IN YOUR ATTEMPT TO I THINK THROUGH THE PUGET ENSURE THAT THESE NEW FTS ARE NOT SORT OF INADVERTENTLY COUNTING AGAINST OTHER DEPARTMENTS BUDGET, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE SORT OF RATIONALE CORRECT
WE DON'T WANT OTHERS TO BE GETTING THESE ALLOCATIONS WHEN, IN FACT, THEY'RE NOT REALLY A PART OF THEIR DIVISIONS
CORRECT
RIGHT
AND THE REASON THIS IS EXPANDING IS BECAUSE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KIND OF COMMISSION LED INITIATIVES LIKE THIS OF KING COUNTY FARM HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY
CORRECT
THAT IS CORRECT
I WOULD JUST ASK THERE'S ALSO A LARGE NUMBER OF STAFF, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WHO SPENT PART OF THEIR TIME ON THESE INITIATIVES
WE ACTUALLY COMPILE SOME INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND FOLKS DO SPEND IN SOME CASES, 2030% OF THEIR TIME ON THESE INITIATIVES
BUT WE WOULD NOT PROPOSE THAT WE WOULD FUND THOSE PORTIONS OF STAFF TIME WITH THE LEVER IF THE COMMISSION AGREED TO, THAT WOULD ONLY BE POSITIONS THAT WERE PRETTY MUCH 100% DEDICATED TO THESE PROGRAMS YEAH
I THINK THIS IS HELPFUL BECAUSE AS A COMMISSION, I THINK THE FIVE OF US REALLY NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE INTENDING THESE PROGRAMS TO BE PERMANENT PROGRAMS AND THEREFORE FIGURING OUT WAYS TO ACCOUNT FOR THEM THAT REFLECT EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM OR IF WE INTEND THESE PROGRAMS TO BE TEMPORARY TO ADDRESS THE TEMPORARY ISSUE A TEMPORARY CONCERN
BUT OVERALL, I THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY OF PROVIDING INCREASED TRANSPARENCY TO HOW THESE MONIES ARE BEING USED AND WHERE THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM
SO THANK YOU
OKAY
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
IS COMMISSIONER CHO BEFORE YOU GO AHEAD, I SEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRICS
DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ASK MY HAND UP FOR SOME TIME ALSO
SO, YES
CLERK HART, I'LL WAIT UNTIL THE COMMISSIONERS SPEAK
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
QUICK QUESTION, THEN
IS THERE ANY PLAN TO MIGRATE THOSE FTES OUT OF THE LEVY MONEY AND INTO THE NORMAL FTE BUDGETING ONCE WE'RE OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC? OR AM I WRONG IN ASSUMING THAT IS PANDEMIC OR THE BUDGETING CYCLE IS INFLUENCED BY THE PANDEMIC? ARE YOU TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR POSITIONS? YEAH
I WONDER IF WE WERE NORMAL TIME
WOULD WE HAVE HAD TO TAP INTO THE TAX LEVEL MONEY FOR THESE FUNCTIONS? AND IF THERE'S A PLAN TO KIND OF NORMALIZE IT
YEAH
I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION
AND I THINK AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN ALLUDING TO THE DRIVER IS NOT SO MUCH THE PANDEMIC, BUT IT'S THESE PROGRAMS LIKE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
AND SO I THINK THE RELEVANT QUESTION HAS BEEN RAISED IS HOW PERMANENT OF THOSE INITIATIVES, BECAUSE IF THEY WERE MORE TEMPORARY THAN AT SOME POINT, PERHAPS THESE PHYSICIANS COULD EITHER GO AWAY OR OVER TIME
CPO WORK ALSO WILL INCREASE, AND THEY COULD REASSIGN THEM TO OTHER DUTIES
SO IT'S LESS DRIVEN BY THE PANDEMIC AND MORE BY JUST THE PROGRAMS FROM A BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE, IT'S COMING FROM IT'S NOT A BUDGET FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE, THOUGH
LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, THE SUBCON COUNTY FUND IS MANAGED BY THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSES INCLUSION
RIGHT
AND SO DOES THAT COUNT TOWARDS THEIR HEAD COUNT? NO, THOSE ARE SEPARATE
IT'S ACTUALLY JOINTLY MANAGED BY DIVERSITY INCLUSION AND BY EXTERNAL RELATIONS
THEY JOIN AND AFRICAN COUNTY FUND, AND THEY HAVE STAFF THAT SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THAT AS WELL
OKAY
I I THINK STEVE, ARE YOU GOING TO RESPOND TO MY QUESTION? YEAH, I'M JUST I'M JUST GOING TO CLERK HART, IF I CAN JUST STEP IN HERE BECAUSE IT IS THIS GROWTH AND WE CAN GIVE FURTHER, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT HERE
WE CAN GIVE ANALYSIS OF THIS, THE GROWTH AND ADMINISTRATION OF THESE PROGRAMS, FROM CPO, EVEN LEGAL REVIEW AND OTHER WORK
WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE, BUT IT'S A RECOGNITION THAT IF THESE AMOUNTS INCREASE, I THINK IT'S OVER 13 MILLION
NOW
DAN WILL PROBABLY COVER IT AT THE END
THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLEXITIES IN THIS PROCESS, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE JUST SAYING
HEY, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO VOICE THIS ONTO THESE, BUT THESE ARE THE GROWTH OF THE PROGRAMS WE'RE JUST TRYING TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE CAN ABSORB SO MUCH OVERHEAD, BUT WE THINK IT'S MORE TRANSPARENT TO SAY WHICH RESOURCES ARE BEING USED TO DO WHAT I OKAY
YEAH
I THINK JUST THE REASON FOR MY LINE OF QUESTIONING IS I THINK IN MY RELATIVE SHORT TIME HERE, THERE'S A TENDENCY TO THINK OF THE THINGS THAT COMMISSIONERS ASK FOR AS COMMISSION OFFICE THINGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AS PORT OF SEATTLE THINGS
AND I REALLY WANT TO SHY AWAY FROM THAT MENTALITY
I THINK WHATEVER THE COMMISSION OFFICE WANTS TO DO SHOULD BE A PORT OF SEATTLE THING AND NOT BE SEEN AS THIS IS A COMMISSIONER THING, IF THAT MAKES SENSE
AND SO I'M SEEING THIS A LITTLE BIT IN THE BUDGETING AS WELL PROCESS AS WELL
WHERE THE BUDGET AS WE MAKE OUR OH, THIS IS A COMMISSION OFFICE THING, BUT I WOULD PREFER US TO THINK OF IT MORE HOLISTICALLY AND MORE INTEGRATED INTO THE GRADUAL ORGANIZATION
I THINK THIS IS WHAT LEADS TO CERTAIN PROJECTS BEING LESS INSTITUTIONALIZED THAN IT SHOULD BE
I THINK STEVE AND I TALKED ABOUT THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING STUFF
IT'S NOT MY PROJECT AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
IT'S NOT MY THING
IT'S SOMETHING I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, BUT IT SEATTLE THING, AND I'D LIKE US TO TRY AND THINK ABOUT IT MORE INCLUSIVELY
I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO RESPOND TO THAT
IS THAT THAT WE DESCRIBE THESE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS? THESE ARE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THEY'RE NOT COMMISSIONER PROGRAMS COMMISSIONER CHO
THANKS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER
TIME MOVING TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
WELL, SINCE THE ISSUE OF THE LEVY CAME UP A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE OUTLINE FOR THIS PRESENTATION, I JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET A DEEP DIVE INTO THE CURRENT LEVI THE AMOUNT AND WHAT IS ALREADY CALLED FOR AND ALLOCATED OR COMMITTED TO WHAT DISCRETION IS THERE AND CONSIDERATION OF ANY POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE MILL RATE AND INCLUDING THE ONE THAT WE ARE THE FIVE YEAR AUTOMATIC ONE, WHICH I THINK WE STILL HAVE TO APPROVE EACH YEAR
SO I JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHEN IN THE BUDGET PROCESS ARE WE GOING TO GET THAT DEEP DIVE? SO WE'RE BETTER INFORMED ON WHAT TRADE OFFS AND OPTIONS MIGHT EXIST WITH THE USE OF ANY AVAILABLE LEVY FUNDS IN THE COVID YEARS
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSION
THAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE MEETING ON IT
I BELIEVE IT'S OCTOBER 26, THE SECOND MEETING OF OCTOBER WHEN WE PRESENT BOTH THE PLANET FINANCE, WHICH IS OUR LONG TERM, OUR FIVE YEAR FUNDING PLAN, AND ALSO JUST AS YOU DESCRIBED A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE TAX LET
I DON'T WANT THAT HERE WHEN IT'S TOO LATE
I THINK WE HAVE TO BE INFORMED IN OUR DECISION MAKING AND CHOICE PRIORITIES TO KNOW WHAT TOOLS AND RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE
SO I DON'T WANT TO UPDATE BOTH WITH THE ELEVEN, AND I DON'T SUSPECT MY COLLEAGUES TO EITHER
NO, WE CAN APPRECIATE THAT
THANKS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, JUST NOTING FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN HAS EXITED THE MEETING AT 330 THIS AFTERNOON, AND IT IS BACK TO YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR COMMENTS
THANK YOU
I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU GET THROUGH THE MEETING
I HAVE SEVERAL COMMENTS HERE, AND I SEE RYAN IS ALREADY AT THE PLAYGROUND, SO I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE THE REST OF THE MEETING ON MOBILE HERE BEFORE LONG
BUT PLEASE, LET'S GET THROUGH THIS
WELL, WE NEED FULL ATTENTION HERE
OKAY
WELL, THEN WE'LL TRY TO SPEED UP THE PACE A LITTLE BIT
AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH HOLIDAY, BUT AGAIN, WE'VE CATEGORIZED WHERE THESE NEW AND UNFROZEN POSITIONS YOU CAN SEE
THE BIGGEST ONE REALLY IS THE CAPITAL PROGRAM
STEVE ALSO MENTIONED THAT OBVIOUSLY THE CAPITAL PROGRAM CONTINUES TO TO INCREASE
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FORECASTED CAPITAL SPENDING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, NOT EVEN INCLUDING STAMP, IT'S RAMPING UP PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF ENGINEERING NEEDING NEW RESOURCES INTO THE SOME EXTENT
AGAIN, CPO THE CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE BECAUSE THEY DO ALL THE CONTRACTING
SO THEY ALSO ARE REQUESTING TO ADD RESOURCES TO HELP MANAGE THAT
AND THE REST OF THESE, AGAIN, I THINK, ARE PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY
NEW RESOURCES AND SAFETY AND SECURITY, WHICH INCLUDES ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS
AGAIN, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT THEIR APPROACH OF WORKING WITH THE DIVISIONS TO YOU ON A LEVEL OF SERVICE, I WOULD ADD ONE NEW POSITION IS THE CRISIS COORDINATOR WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT IS FOCUSED ON MORE ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, TRYING TO DE ESCALATION AND TRY TO HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT THE THE PORT IS ADD WITH HOMELESSNESS AND FOLKS WHO MIGHT NEED MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
SO THEY'RE IN A PILOT PROGRAM NOW
BUT THERE IS A NEW FDA REQUESTED TO SERVE THAT FUNCTION, THAT'S CRISIS COORDINATOR
AND THEN I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT
I'M SORRY TO JUMP IN COMMISSION STUN BROOK, BUT JUST ON THE NEW FTES THAT A LOT OF THIS IS A LAGGING RESPONSE TO THIS DEMAND ON THE WORKFORCE
IS THAT A LOT OF TIMES THE WORK IS ALREADY BEING DONE AND IT'S BEING DONE VERY STRESSING THE WORKFORCE
SO FTS IN A LOT OF CASES, LAG IS WE'RE BRINGING THEM ON IS BECAUSE THE WORK IS ALREADY THERE BEFORE THAT
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
THANK YOU
OKAY
AND THEN FINALLY, THE LAST CATEGORY IS JUST A VARIETY OF FTES AGAIN TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION
AGAIN, GIVEN THE CONSTRAINED RESOURCES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS
SO GENERALLY JUST SUPPORTING NOT ONLY THE INTERNAL ORGANIZATION, BUT ALSO SOME DIVISION PIER, INCLUDING SOME POSITIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP WHICH ARE FOCUSED ON AN INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
NEXT SLIDE, IS THERE A QUESTION FOR MISS? YEAH, ON THE POLICE OFFICER POSITION, CRISIS COORDINATOR? WAS THAT ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE POLICING TASK FORCE TO ACTUALLY USE NON FOREIGN OFFICERS FOR INTERVENTIONS AT SEATAC AIRPORT, OR IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE? I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION
AND IF THERE'S NO ONE ON TO THE COMMANDER, WE CAN GET THAT
I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BE INFORMED IN THE PUBLIC WHEN ANY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES OF THAT ARE BEING UNDERTAKEN BY PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR BUDGETED THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE WHEN THEY ARE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE SPECIFIC
AND THAT WAS A HIGH LEVEL RECOMMENDATION
I THINK IT WAS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST WITH REGARD TO HOMELESS PEOPLE AT SEATAC AND THE CHALLENGES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE OF USE AND STUFF
OKAY, WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU WITH THANKS
ALRIGHT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I WANT TO TRY OVER TO MICHAEL SONG TO GO THROUGH THE NEXT SET OF SLIDES
THANK YOU, DAN
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, AND ACCEPT BROKER METRUCK TO ANSWER COMMISSIONER STAMPERS QUESTIONS FOR THE CRISIS COORDINATOR
YES, JUST POP
THE REQUEST IS TO ADJUST THE POLICE ASSESSMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS
SO THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW AT EITHER
THEY MAKE SURE THAT COMMISSIONERS KNOW WHEN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES LIKE THAT THAT ARE TIED TO THE WORK OF THE PORT
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
I HEAR, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU
SO THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE 2022 CENTRAL SERVICES PROPOSED FTES
WE STARTED WITH THE 2021 PULL BUDGET OF 845.5 FTE, AND WE ADD THE 15 ER PROFILE THAT I MENTIONED I BIT EARLIER
SO THAT WILL GIVE US 865 FT AS THE BASELINE
AND WE ELIMINATED EIGHT, SEVEN FTES, WHICH INCLUDE FOUR ONE POSITION AND WITH 34 NEW FT ADDITIONS THAT WILL GIVE US A PROPOSED 885 FT FOR 2022 OVERALL
STAFF PROPOSED A TOTAL OF 58 FIVE FTE BETWEEN GO 34 NEW POSITION AND THEN 24 ENFORCEMENT POSITION
AND WE HAVE THOSE LISTS IN THE APPENDIX IF YOU WANT TO SEE ALL THOSE DETAILS THERE
AND I ALSO NOTE THAT WE ALSO STILL HAVE ABOUT TEN REMAINING FORCE IN POSITION IN 2022
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE LIST OF THOSE TEN STEEL FORCE IN POSITION IN THE APPENDIX AS WELL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
MICHAEL, I SEE THESE TWO EXTERNAL RELATIONS POSITIONS ARE ELIMINATED HERE AND THERE WAS A FROZEN POSITION, EXTERNAL SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FROZEN, REMAINING FROZEN IN EXTERNAL RELATIONS AS WELL AS A COMMISSION OFFICE PHYSICIAN FROZEN
ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST POINT OUT IS THAT AND THEN I SEE THERE IS AN EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION POSITION IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY GROUP, AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT COMMUNICATION ASPECT IS SORT OF LIKE OUTWARD LOOKING, BUT I DO WANT TO EVENTUALLY GET BACK TO THE POINT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR SWAT, THE ROLE OF THE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE PORT, WHAT WE DO AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE GET IS I THINK A FUNDAMENTAL OVERRIDING ISSUE THAT IS NOT EVEN INCLUDED
I MEAN, WE BASICALLY SAY THE PUBLIC SUPPORTS THE PORT AND THEREFORE IT'S A GOOD THING THERE'S NO RISK THERE'S NO ONGOING NEED FOR SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THAT
AND THEN WHEN I SEE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THIS, I'M JUST WONDERING HOW THIS TIES
MAYBE IT'S MORE TO EXECUTIVE METRUCK, HOW THIS REALLY TIES DIRECTLY TO A A REALISTIC EVALUATION OF OUR LIABILITIES
THE HEARING COMMISSIONER WILL GIVE YOU A NEXT EXPLANATION OF THOSE POSITIONS
ALRIGHT
AND THANK YOU
AND JUST ONE OTHER THING BEFORE I FORGET, I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING LONG
IS THAT IN RESPONSE TO COMMISSIONER TIME BROOKS COMMENT ABOUT THE LEVY IN GENERAL, YOU KNOW, ON PAGE 30 OF THE POWERPOINT, WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WE HAVE THE 2022 BUDGET FUNDED BY THE LEVY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF $8 MILLION
AND IF OUR COMMUNITY OUR LEVY IS SOMETHING IN ORDER, WHATEVER, 73 OR 76
I THINK IT WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW
IT'S LIKE OF THE LEVY IS ON THESE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT MORE BEING FUNDED BY THE LEVY THAN JUST COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'LL GO INTO THAT DEEPER DIVE
BUT RIGHT NOW ABOUT IS FROM THE LEVY
RIGHT
AND YOU'LL SEE MORE OF THAT ON THE 26 WHEN WE BRING THE LEVY DISCUSSION
BE FORD
ALRIGHT
SORRY
I JUST SAW THE REDUCTION IN THE STAFFING OF THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS, AND I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE, WHATEVER, BUT I KNOW PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION I THINK IS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR LONG TERM SUCCESS
AND SO OUR EXTERNAL FACING ASPECT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IS CONSIDERED SOMETHING WE HAVE TO VALUE AND CONTINUE TO WORK ON
AND YOU DID MENTION THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS POSITION THAT ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED AS A NEW FTE THAT WOULD BE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A SCORECARD AND INVOLVED IN COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE PORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND SEE, I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE HAVE AN EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ONE IS JUST ONE OF LIKE EDI LIKE ANY OTHER PROGRAM
AGAIN, WE'RE ELIMINATING TWO HERE
WE'RE PUTTING IN ONE THERE
IF THE RATIONALE IS I'M ALL ABOUT COMMUNICATING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
I THINK THAT'S GREAT
IT'S NOT LIKE I OPPOSE THAT
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
YOU KNOW, HOW WE ARE ALLOCATING IF EACH DIVISION IS GOING TO HAVE THEIR OWN COMMUNICATION BRANCH, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD THING TOO, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S BEING ALLOCATED
IF THERE'S SOME CHANGES BASED ON THE BUSINESS NEED FOR THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, IT'S TRUE THAT THEY STILL HAVE TWO POS IN POSITION OR ELIMINATE THE FOLKS IN POSITIONS
SAY ONE IS THE PHOTOGRAPHER, THE OTHER GRAPHIC SPECIALIST, BUT ALSO THEY ADDED A COUPLE A COUPLE OF NEW POSITION THIS YEAR TO TO SUPPORT THE THE COMPANY, THE PROGRAM AND THOSE ARE MORE BASED ON THE BUSINESS NEED
AND WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE IF YOU NEED MORE
I APPRECIATE KNOWING WHAT THOSE POSITIONS WERE, BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU ONE OF THE THINGS I AM SO IMPRESSED BY THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN OUR GRAPHICS CAPABILITIES
AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNICATION ABILITIES
WE HAVE SOME REAL TALENT THERE
I HOPE WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT DIMINISHING THAT
NO, ACTUALLY, THERE'S A NEW POSITION THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS THAT'S ACTUALLY A CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER THAT WOULD REALLY FOCUS ON A LOT OF OUR BRANDED MATERIALS, PRESENTATION MATERIALS AND GRAPHICS
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE LOSING ONE
WE'RE LOSING
WE CAN POINT OUT
ALRIGHT, ANYWAY, IT'S THE PLACE WITH THE ORGANIZATION I PUT GREAT EMPHASIS ON AND I SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO LIKE WE ALSO WERE REDUCING OUR PROMOTIONAL HOST
IT RIGHT
AND I CAN UNDERSTAND FROM AN EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS THE MONEY THAT IS MAKING THE ORGANIZATION RUN
IT'S JUST KIND OF THROW AWAY, BUT THROWING AWAY TO THE PROFILE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE APPRECIATION IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT IS AN INVESTMENT THAT I THINK JUST NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT WITH A BROADER THAN JUST OPERATIONS
I APPRECIATE THAT, COMMISSIONER
I SHOULD HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THIS
WE HAVE HARD CHOICES TO MAKE AND EACH ONE OF THESE, THIS WAS THE WHOLE PROCESS AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THESE
THESE ARE HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SEEING MUCH FLUFF IN OUR BUDGETS
TO BE HONEST HERE, WE'RE MAKING HARD MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
AND LIKE I SAID, BUT I DON'T DOUBT THAT
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE BUDGET IS VERY MUCH OR STEER IN THAT SENSE, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK MAYBE AT A LATER TIME AND LOOK AT THE SWAT ANALYSIS AND JUST WHERE WE HAVE A STRENGTH IS THIS RELATIONSHIP, REPUTATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S NOT SEEN AS A THREAT OR A WEAKNESS
I MEAN, I JUST THINK THAT IT'S A THING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT HAS TO BE PRESERVED AND IT'S NOT JUST A LAUREL TO REST ON
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S ALL THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE
OKAY
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THIS IS MICHELLE
I JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ASK QUITE QUICKLY
WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER TIME WAS ESTIMATED FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION
WE'RE LOSING STUDENT SPEAKERS AND OTHER EXTERNAL SPEAKERS
DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME, OR DO WE WANT TO MAYBE LAY IT ON THE TABLE, ADDRESS OUR NEXT PRESENTATION SO WE DON'T LOSE OUR SPEAKERS AND THEN TAKE THIS ONE OFF THE TABLE WHEN THAT PRESENTATION IS THROUGH, OR DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PRESENTATION AT THIS POINT IN TIME? MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, AT THIS TIME, I SEE WE'RE RUNNING 15 MINUTES LATE
ARE WE NOT RIGHT? IS THAT IT? WE HAD THE NEXT PRESENTATION ESTIMATED FOR 330 START
SO WE'RE 47 MINUTES FROM THAT START? NO, WE'RE 15 MINUTES FROM 330
WE'RE 345
347
SO WE'RE RUNNING 15 MINUTES LATE
I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT SIGNIFICANTLY LATE IN MY BOOK
I DON'T WANT TO DWELL ON THIS, BUT HOW MUCH FURTHER WE HAVE TO GO? I DON'T WANT TO LOSE OUR BASE
WE CAN SPEED UP THE BASE
I JUST 15 MINUTES IN A LONG MEETING IS NOT EXCEPTIONALLY LONG
I HOPE OUR SPEAKERS CAN STAY THERE
AND I WANT TO END ON A HAPPY NOTE
I JUST FEEL THAT WE ALWAYS GIVE OUR BUDGET STUFF SHORT SHRIFT
SO THAT'S WHY I PUT IT BEFORE AND WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO IT
SO DAN, LET'S INCREASE THE BOARD RATE, BUT LET'S TRY TO INCREASE THE PACE OF IT
MICHIGAN, GO THROUGH MORE QUICKLY
OKAY, SURE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THEN I JUST WENT OVER THE PAYROLL SIDE, THE NEW TES AND FOR AN FTE, HERE'S A LIST OF THE LONG PAYROLL PAY BUDGET ITEMS THAT ARE OVER 1000
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU WANT ME TO GO INTO THE DETAILS
SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY STRICT
FORWARD A COUPLE OF THOSE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE BODY CAMERA FOR THE POLICE AND THE THE POLICE ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATION 150,000
AND 145,000
YOU OF THE BARE WEB THAT AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS
AND THEN SIMILARLY, FOR THE LAST SECOND LAST ITEMS, THE SOUTH KIN COUNTY FROM COMMITTEE CAPACITY BUILDING CONTRACT
WE APPROVE THAT IN THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING OF 400,000 FOR THREE YEARS
AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE SPENDING NEXT YEAR FOR 2022
SO MAYBE I CAN GO FOR A COUPLE OF THOSE
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, LET ME KNOW
THE FIRST ONE IS THE 500,000
I'M SORRY, MICHAEL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SUBSEQUENTLY
I DON'T THINK WE REALLY HAVE TIME TO GO INTO EACH ONE OF THESE
OKAY, JUST MOVE THROUGH IT
ALRIGHT
SO LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THEN, PLEASE
SO THE TOTAL PROPOSED 2022 OPERATING EXPENSES FOR CENTRAL SERVICES IS 140,000,000
6 MILLION OF 4.5% HIGHER THAN THE 2020 APPROVE BUDGET OVERALL
AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PAYBLE SIDE AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER HERE
FIVE
6 MILLION OR FOUR 5% INCREASED AND DUE TO THE PAY INCREASE AND ALSO SOME NEW APP THAT WE ADDED AND THEN ON THE NON PAYROLL SIDE
ACTUALLY WE HAVE A DEDUCTION OF ONE
6 MILLION OR THREE 4% BECAUSE OF THE LOWER ONSITE CONSULTANT COST FROM MAGNI FROM ENGINEERING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS
ALSO, TACO AND OTHER EMPLOYEE EXPENSES ARE LOWER FOR MOST DEPARTMENT AS WELL
AND THEN THEY ARE POSSIBLY OFFSET BY HIGHER INSURANCE EXPENSES
WORKERS, COM AND PCB FAST THAT YOU SAW ONE OF THE ITEMS IN THE PREVIOUS LINE
AND IF I COULD GO TO THE NEXT FIVE, PLEASE, YOU CAN THE NUMBER HERE DOES COME THE OVERLAP WITH THE CAR CENTRAL SERVICES THAT THEY MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER
AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER IS 5.4% HIGHER THAN THE PORT BUDGET, WHICH IS SIX POINT IT, WHICH IS LOWER THAN THE 6.1 TARGET THAT THEN MENTIONED REBILL EARLIER
SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT
AND THEN THE OTHER TWO DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF THOSE ON THE LOOK AT THE THE SECOND LAST TWO COLUMN THE POLICE YOU CAN SEE IS ONE 3 MILLION HIGHER OR FOUR 1% THAN THE 2020 FULL BUDGET, AND MAINLY DUE TO SOME OF THOSE ITEMS THAT I MENTIONED THE BELLY AT THE NEW WORLD
YOU PUT A REQUEST ITEM TO ADJUST THE POLICE ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE PAYROLL INCREASE IN GENERAL
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS THE ENGINEERING
YOU CAN SEE A REDUCTION
AND AGAIN THEY ADD THE NUMBER OF DEBT, BUT THEY HAVE REDUCED THE ONSITE CONSULTANT
SO START USING THE CONSULTANT USING THE INHOUSE STACK TO DO SOME OF THE WORK GOING FORWARD SO THAT YOU CAN SEE A REDUCTION
I MEAN, IF WE FACE THE ONSET CONSULTING COST THERE AND THEN THE PCS HAVE AN INCREASE ONE 1 MILLION TRANSLATE TO A LITTLE BIT OVER 30%
AND THAT'S MAINLY BECAUSE THEY REDUCE THE CHARGE TO CAPITAL
THEY ADD A COUPLE NEW POSITION TO THE 2022 PASTAS
WELL, BUT THE MAIN SINCE LESS CHARGE TO CAPITAL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THE OVERALL RELIMINARY BUDGET BY COUNT
I WON'T GO OVER OR THE NUMBER PROBABLY JUST ONE A COUPLE THE NUMBER FOR YOU
THE TOTAL PAYROLL COSTS ARE FOUR
5% HIGHER THAN THE 2020 BUDGET
HOWEVER, THE LONG PAYROLLS ARE AGAINST ONE 6 MILLION OF THREE 4% LOWER AND AGAINST DUE TO THE ONSITE CONSULTANT FROM ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
AND THEN THE OFFER
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE TOTAL COST BEFORE CHARGE TO CAPITALS ARE 4 MILLION OR QUITE A MODERATE INCREASE OF 2.3% INCREASE FROM 2020 BUDGET
HOWEVER, AFTER THE CHARGE TO CAPITAL OF THE CHARGE OF CAPITAL, THAT'S 2 MILLION LESS IN 2022
SO THAT END UP A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTUALLY IN THE OPENING EXPENSES
THE BOTTOM LINE IS FOUR 5% OR 6 MILLION HIGHER
SO WE'VE GOT TO DO IT TOO
AND TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT SLIDE A BEAST
BUT YEAH, SO JUST PUT A FINE POINT AT THE END OF THIS
AND I THINK AGAIN, STEVE WAS A LITTLE TO THIS
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY, BUT AS YOU KNOW, IF THINGS TURN DOWN NEXT YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, AS WE PROVED IN 2020 AND 21, WE DO HAVE TOOLS THAT WE CAN USE THE MANAGER COSTS JUST LIKE WE DID OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF AREAS WHERE WE CAN CUT COSTS
WE CAN HAVE HIRING FREEZES
WE GOT A LOT OF TOOLS IN OUR TOOL KITS
IF WE SHOULD NEED THEM, WE CAN TAP INTO THEM
AND AGAIN, I THINK THE THEME I THINK HE WANTS TO CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE FACT THAT OUR ABILITY TO EXECUTE WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES JUST ON THIS, NOT JUST DOLLARS
IT'S ACTUALLY THE STAFF TIME AND THE RESOURCES IN THE BAY AND WITH TO GET THINGS DONE
AND SO WE LOOK AT THE LARGE NUMBER OF INITIATIVES AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF NEW STAFF
CAN WE GET THEM ALL ACTUALLY FIRED IN TIME? SO WE DO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES WITH EXECUTION THAT WE'RE PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN EXECUTE EFFECTIVELY
WELL, SEND THEN I THINK NEXT WE GO ON TO THE CENTRAL SERVICE CIP
WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHRISTA SADDLER, WHICH THE CENTRAL SERVICES CIP IS PRIMARILY IT PROJECTS
SO SHE'S GOING TO DISCUSS THAT BRIEFLY
YEAH
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AGAIN, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY
AND AS DAN SAID, I'M TALKING WITH YOU TODAY BECAUSE WE GET TO SPEND MOST OF THIS MONEY
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS FAST
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS ONE IS IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES
THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS HERE, AND WE LIKELY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS EVERYBODY WOULD HOPE
AND SO THAT CIP CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT RESERVE
THERE IS JUST A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT LIKELY OUTCOME AND TO PRESENT A MORE REALISTIC EXPECTATION OF THE CAPITAL SPENDING IN THE CENTRAL SERVICES BUDGET
NEXT SLIDE, CAN I JUST INTERRUPT A SECOND? I JUST GOT A NOTE FROM CLERK HART THAT THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE FOR THIS MEETING WAS THAT WE WOULD BE STARTING THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION AT THREE, NOT AT 330, AS THE AS THE CURRENT SCRIPT HAD READ
SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE JUST HAVE A MOMENT TO DECIDE HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU EXPECT THIS TO BE? AND SHOULD WE MOVE THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION TO ANOTHER TIME? I THINK WE COULD FINISH THIS IN FIVE MINUTES
THAT SAID, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I DON'T WANT TO RUSH THIS PRESENTATION ALONG
IT NEEDS TO HAVE ITS DUE AS WELL
SO WE KNEW THAT THIS WOULD BE THE CASE WHEN WE SCHEDULED EXTERNAL PRESENTERS AFTER THIS, AND WE WILL JUST SEE WHEN WE GET THERE
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, IF THE EXTERNAL PRESENTERS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
OKAY
AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S LIKE A VIDEO SO THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO RUN WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL PRESENTATION
RIGHT
SO I JUST REALLY, I KNOW THAT WE'VE GIVEN BUDGETARY THINGS SHORT SHRIFT, AND IF YOU CAN JUST KEEP ON GOING
AND I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT I THOUGHT WE WERE ONLY ASKING FOR TEN OR 15 TO A HALF AN HOUR GRACE PERIOD
WE'RE MORE AT AN HOUR GRACE PERIOD
SO KNOWING THAT WE HAVE JUST LET'S CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD, JUST WANTED TO CORRECT MY WHAT THE SCRIPT HAD BEEN TELLING ME, SO THANK YOU
OKAY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THIS IS A SHORT LIST OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY AUTHORIZED BY COMMISSION OF INTEREST HERE
THE PHONE SYSTEM HAS BEEN WELL UNDERWAY, AND YOU SHOULD EXPECT NEW SOFT PHONES AS WELL AS HARD PHONES IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022
AND THEN OUR OTHER TWO PROJECTS ARE IN DESIGN AND PROCUREMENT
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO PER MY EARLIER COMMENTS, THERE IS A LONG LIST OF NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE REQUESTED FOR 2022
MOST OF THESE ARE REFRESHED PROJECTS THAT INCREASED OUR RESILIENCY AND PUBLIC SAFETY, SECURITY AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND ALL OF THESE WILL COME FORWARD AS INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS FOR COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION THROUGHOUT 2022
NEXT SLIDE FINALLY, THE SMALL CAPITAL CIPS, THEY'RE IN PLACE TO FUND PROJECTS UNDER 3000, AND THEY SUPPORT OPERATING DIVISIONS
THEY IMPROVE RESILIENCY OUR CYBER SECURITY PROFILE
AND THE ONE COMMENT I DO WANT TO MAKE IS WE DO UTILIZE THE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS APPLICATION CIP TO PROVIDE CONTINUAL ENHANCEMENTS SUPPORT, DEVELOP SYSTEMS LIKE PUBLIC AND INTERNAL WEBSITES, OUR CONTRACT AND VENDOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AND OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NEXT SLIDE
I THINK THIS IS IT FOR CAPITAL, SO I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS OR PASS IT BACK TO MICHAEL OR DAN
LET'S JUST SAVE THE QUESTIONS TO THE VERY END AT THIS POINT, AND I'LL PICK IT UP HERE IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT AND I WON'T LINGER ON THIS
THIS IS JUST A PRELIMINARY ROLL UP OF ALL THE PRELIMINARY BUDGETS FOR EACH DIVISION
AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS MAY CHANGE A LITTLE BIT
YOU WILL BE GETTING THE DIVISION PRESENTATIONS IN EARLY OCTOBER
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO KNOW
HOWEVER, YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUE LINE ITEM ON THE SECOND COLUMN FROM THE RIGHT
ACTUALLY THE FINAL COLUMN, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S DOWN $42 MILLION FROM THE 2020 BUDGET
THAT INCLUDES THE EFFECTS OF THE FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WILL BE APPLIED FOR CONCESSIONS, TENANT RELIEF
SO THE ACTUAL NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUES ARE DOWN ROUGHLY HALF OF THAT
THEY'RE DOWN ABOUT 20 SOME MILLION COMPARED TO 2020
BUT WHEN WE APPLY THE GRANTS TO PROVIDE THOSE RENT DEFERRALS THE RENT RELIEF, IT REDUCES THE REVENUE
BUT OF COURSE, THE GRANTS ARE NON OPS, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DISTORTION
AND HOW THAT APPEARS YOU'LL GET A BETTER PICTURE OF THAT WHEN AVIATION PRESENTS THEIR BUDGET
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO JUST COMMENT ON THE REST OF THE REVENUES IN THAT FAR RIGHT COLUMN ARE NOT FAR FROM 2020 APPROVED BUDGET
SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SIGN OF WHERE WE ARE NEARING RECOVERY
WE'RE GETTING BACK TO OUR REVENUE LEVELS FROM 2020
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SIGN
AND I ALSO JUST ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, YOU'LL SEE, IS ITEM LINE ITEM THIRD FROM THE BOTTOM CALLED JOINT VENTURE
THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN 2022 IS 40 MILLION
772
THAT'S THE DISTRIBUTABLE REVENUE FROM THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
THIS IS AN EARLY NUMBER THAT WE PLUGGED IN HERE
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LATEST
THEY ARE FINALIZING THE BUDGET, AND THAT NUMBER IS LIKELY TO BE HIGHER THAN WHAT APPEARS HERE
I ASSUME THAT THAT WAS THE ALLIANCE
I DON'T KNOW
WHY DON'T YOU CALL IT THE ALLIANCE? WELL, BECAUSE THE JOINT VENTURE INCLUDES MORE THAN THE ALLIANCE, IT INCLUDES THE ALLIANCE
REVENUE IS THE BIG PIECE, BUT IT'S ALSO EXPENSES WE BOOKED TO THE SO CALLED JOINT VENTURE, WHICH ARE EXPENSES THAT THE PORT INCURS
BUT THEY'RE RELATED TO CARGO TERMINAL AND ALLIANCE TERMINAL
BUT WE CAN'T CHARGE THEM TO THE ALLIANCE, SO WE TRY TO ACTUALLY PUT THEM ALL IN THE SAME CATEGORY THAT WE CALL THE JOINT VENTURE
SO IT'S REVENUES PLUS SOME EXPENSES THAT THE PORT INCURES
BUT IT'S PRIMARILY THE REVENUE IS REALLY PRIMARILY THE DISTRIBUTABLE REVENUE FROM THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND WE SHOW YOU MORE THAT WHEN MARITIME SHOWS THEIR BUDGET PRESENTATION, THEY'LL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THAT
MAYBE YOU COULD JUST DO A SLASH ALLIANCE WERE EXPLICIT
WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT
OKAY
NEXT SLIDE
AND THEN FINALLY, AS WE ALLUDED TO EARLIER, THIS IS A COLLECTION OF WHAT WE CALL THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND WE TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK
IT'S NOT JUST COMMISSION STUFF
THESE ARE PORT INVESTMENTS FROM A VARIETY OF AREAS
WE CALL THEM COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BECAUSE I THINK WHAT DISTINGUISHES THEM IS THAT THEY'RE MORE COMMUNITY FACED AS OPPOSED TO INTERNALLY SUPPORTING CUSTOMERS AND PORT PROGRAMS THESE ARE REALLY WHAT INITIATIVES ARE TARGETED AT HELPING THE COMMUNITY IN ALL THE VARIOUS WAYS THAT WE DO
THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT, AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2022 IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED AT $14 MILLION
ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN DISCUSSING WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE BUDGET
SOME ARE SUBJECT TO A LITTLE MORE CONVERSATION
SO YOU'LL SEE A MORE COMPLETE LIST
PROBABLY THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE A BUDGET PRESENTATION, BUT THEY'RE NOT ALL FACTORED IN
YEAH, RATHER THAN DE ONTO THIS COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO COME BACK TO THIS AND SHOULD DO THIS WITH THAT IN THAT BIGGER PICTURE IN A FUTURE MEETING
YEAH
I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK THE ORCHID RECOVERY PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY PROGRAM AND TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT OUR TOURISM PROGRAMMING
AND ANYWAY, I CERTAINLY SEE THE THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK ARE MORE WORK TO BE DONE HERE
IT WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE PRESENTED
THE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM IS NOT COMMUNITY PARLIAMENT
AVIATION FUELS IS PART OF OUR GOALS OF REDUCING OUR GREENHOUSE GAS
I MEAN, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS STUFF CAN BE WRITTEN TO AS COMMUNITY EFFORTS WHEN THEY'RE CORE PROGRAMS OF THE PORT
YEAH, WELL TAKEN
WE STRUGGLE SOMETIMES EXACTLY HOW TO CATEGORIES ALL THESE, BUT WE DO THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENT FLAVOR FOR MANY OF THESE EXPENDITURES COMPARED TO, AGAIN, THE OPERATIONAL KINDS OF EXPENDITURES WE MAKE
AND THEN I BELIEVE THIS NEXT SLIDE
I BELIEVE THAT'S EVERYTHING
OH, JUST REMAINING SCHEDULE
WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MUCH TIME ON THIS
YOU CAN READ THIS
OBVIOUSLY, THE DIVISION WILL BE BACK IN THE MIDDLE EARLY OCTOBER TAX LIVE PLAN OF FINANCE AND LATE OCTOBER
AND THEN WE GO INTO NOVEMBER WITH THE READING, THE INTRODUCTION AND FINAL PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTIONS
AND I DID FINALLY WANT TO JUST NOTE ALSO THAT WE HAVE POSTED A LINK ON SHAREPOINT AND BEFORE THAT TO AARON PRICHARD THAT HAS ALL OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, ALL OF THE REVIEW MATERIALS THAT WERE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AS PART OF THE BUDGET PRELIMINARY BUDGET REVIEWS
SO YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE IF YOU WANT A DEEPER DIVE, WANT MORE DETAILS? THEY ALL ARE POSTED ON SHAREPOINT
MY COLLEGE HAVE COMMENT
YES
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT IF THEY HAVE SOME EXTERNAL RELATIONS, WE ALREADY KIND OF CREATED A 2022 BUDGET WEBPAGE ON THE PORT WEBSITE AND ALL THOSE KEY DAYS HERE ON THE WEBSITE
AND ALSO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THE STAKEHOLDERS SESSIONS
ONE OF THOSE IS FOR MARITIME AND EDD ON OCTOBER 20
AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS FOR THE AVIATION ON SEPTEMBER 21, AND THE PORT OR ANY STAKEHOLDER CAN SIGNED UP FOR THAT IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE ALREADY
SO JUST ONE FOR DEMO
SO I THINK THAT'S ALL WE HAVE
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
WE KNOW IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND YOUR QUESTIONS AND WE DO HAVE MORE INFORMATION IN THE APPENDIX THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW AT YOUR LEISURE
ALRIGHT
SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT IF THERE'S LIKE, ONE QUESTION, WE COULD TAKE IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN ALLOW FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION UNLESS THERE'S JUST A CLARIFYING POINT
MR PRESIDENT, THIS IS MICHELLE
WE ACTUALLY LOST ALL OF OUR PRESENTERS FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION
SO LEANNE SHERADA WHEN SHE COMES ON, WE'LL BE REQUESTING A IS MOMENT OF THAT ITEM
SO I BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN TAKE QUESTIONS FREELY
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
WELL, I THINK THAT'S BETTER
WE CAN AT LEAST NOT RUSH THE KIDS THROUGH THEIR PROGRAM
AND I GOT A GREAT STORY IN THE PRESS
WE ALL GOT KIND OF A BRIEFING IN THE SEATTLE TIMES ALREADY
SO ANYWAY, ANYBODY HAS SOME QUESTIONS ON THIS PRESENTATION AND ONGOING DISCUSSION OF OUR FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS FISCAL STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RUN THROUGH THE ROLE, PLEASE? BEGINNING WITH MISSIONARY CALKINS FOR QUESTIONS
NO QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
I'M OKAY TOO
THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION
DOWN IN TEAM
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
YEAH, I SEE THAT
THANKS A JUST TO LOOK AT THE TIMING OR THE SCHEDULE, THE BUDGET SCHEDULE
IT HAS THE LEVY DEEP DIVE
I'M LOOKING FOR THE DATES HERE ON THE 26
THAT IS JUST A LITTLE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE WE APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT BUDGET
IS THAT CORRECT? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT IS AN AREA THAT THAT THE COMMISSION NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE THERE AND TRADE OFFS AND THAT THEY COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET IMPLICATIONS DEPENDING ON WHAT WE AGREED TO AS OUR PRIORITIES FOR LEVI FUNDING
ONE OPTION AGAIN, IT'S ALWAYS THE CHALLENGE IS TRYING TO SQUEEZE THESE THINGS IN ON YOUR AGENDA
WE MIGHT POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO BRING FORWARD SOME OF THAT INFORMATION DURING THE FIRST MEETING OF OCTOBER WHEN TESTED MARITIME AND EDD BUDGETS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE CAPITAL BUDGET, WE COULD INCLUDE SOME BRIEFING ON LEVY OPTIONS AT THAT POINT AS WELL
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALREADY PRECOOKED THERE BECAUSE YOU GOT THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET BEFORE WE HEAR THE TAX LEVY
YEAH
AND I THINK THERE WAS SOME TAX LEVY DISCUSSION HAPPENED IN THE JULY RETREAT, BUT WE'D BE HAPPY TO BRING SOME OF THAT FORWARD ON THE TWELVE IF YOU'D LIKE
WELL, I WOULD PREFER GETTING IT EARLIER THAN LATER
SO AGAIN, SO OUR DECISION MAKING AND PRIORITIZATION CAN BE INFORMED, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE RESOURCE
WE CAN'T SQUEEZE MONEY OUT OF A ROCK, OF COURSE
BUT FOR COMMISSION PRIORITIES, THAT'S ONE RESOURCE WE TURN TO
SO THAT'S MY FEELING
I DON'T KNOW IF OTHERS AGREE ABOUT THAT
WELL, COMMISSIONER STENBRUECK, THE WAY I'VE HEARD YOU DESCRIBE IT IS THAT LIKE I SAID, I DID A QUICK BALLPARK THAT THE LEVY RIGHT NOW IS FUNDING ABOUT OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND THAT I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASKING THE EXECUTIVE TO PRESENT TO US WHAT OF THE CIP OR OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING PUT FORWARD THAT ARE LED BACK
YEAH
WHAT WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED WITH THE ALLOCATION OF THE LEVY? AND SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE BASICALLY, AS YOU POINT OUT, WE'VE GOT THESE PROJECTS AND THE LEVY IS ALLOCATED RATHER THAN LOOKING AT A A DECISION
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT
I THINK YOU CHARACTERIZED AT WELL, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE BASELINE IS, WHAT IS ALREADY COOKED INTO THE LEVY AND DISCRETION IS THERE
AND WE'VE HAD NO DISCUSSION ABOUT ANY CHANGE IN THE LEVY MIRA, AND THERE MAY BE INTEREST IN THAT
YEAH
WE CAN DISCUSS THE OPTIONS, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE WE DO ARE USING THE PLANNED LEVY RECOMMENDATION FOR SOME OF THIS, WHICH IS AT THE LEVEL, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL FOR OTHER THINGS
SO WE'LL BE PREPARED TO TALK TO COMMISSIONERS ABOUT A COUPLE OPTIONS RELATED TO THAT AROUND THAT NUMBER
BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE PROPOSED IN THE PAST TO KEEP INFLATION OF 3% INCREASE THAT THAT IS A PLANNING ASSUMPTION THAT WE'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT BEFORE WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS
AND NOW, AS WE DIGEST ALL THESE BUDGET REDUCTIONS, WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU, AS DAN SAID, WITH A COUPLE OF OPTIONS AND TALK TO COMMISSIONERS AS WELL, BRIEFING THEM ON WHERE WE LOOK AT AS WE FINALIZE SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE MANAGING A A PERIOD OF UNCERTAINTY IS DAN POINTED OUT WHERE NOT ALL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT REVENUES AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON REVENUES IN THE FUTURE GO FORWARD
SO WE'RE MANAGING THESE ARE 2020 OR 2022 IS HATE IS ANOTHER UNUSUAL BUDGET
2020 REVISED WAS 21 IS IS UNUSUAL, AND 22 IS GOING TO BE UNUSUAL AS WELL
TILL THINGS STUDY OUT WHEN WE HAVE THOSE UNCERTAINTIES
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT
BUT THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IS BEING ALLOCATED TO WHAT THE FACT THAT WE'RE PUTTING FTES TO THE LEVY THAT WE'RE CALLING OR A RECOVERY OR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS A LET EXPENDITURE
I TAKE ISSUE WITH THEM
SO UNLESS WE HAVE THAT, AS COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK IS TALKING ABOUT HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE LEVY, WHAT'S NOT IN THE LEVY AND WHAT'S LEFT OVER
I KNOW MOST OF THE LEVY IS IS BONDED, RIGHT? I MEAN, WAS TO THE LEVY MAJORITY OF THEIR LIFE
THE COUPLE OF THE BIG CHUNKS ARE OBVIOUSLY THESE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IT'S THE MARITIME AND ED CAPITAL PROGRAM
IT'S THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS, AND THEN A LARGE PART OF IT GOES JUST TO PAY, GO ON DEBT SERVICE AND THEN ALSO THESE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
THOSE ARE THE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF THE USES OF LOVELY
THE CHALLENGE WE ALWAYS HAVE IS THE DEEP DIVE WE DO AT THE END OF OCTOBER
YOU KNOW, IT'S A FULL PRESENTATION, AND THERE'S A LOT TO IT THAT THE CHALLENGE WE STRUGGLE WITH IS IS SQUEEZING THAT IN IN AN EARLIER MEETING
AGAIN, THE LOGICAL ONE WOULD BE THE ONE IN EARLY OCTOBER
BUT THAT'S THE DAY YOU HEAR ALL OTHER THREE OPERATING DIVISIONS OPERATING AND CAPITAL PRESENTATIONS ON TOP OF YOUR NORMAL AGENDA
SO WE'VE CHALLENGED SOMETIMES TRYING TO FIND THE TIME WE NEED TO DO THAT DEEPER DIVE ON A DAY LIKE THAT, WE COULD PROVIDE SOME SUMMARY INFORMATION
I THINK WE MAY BE CHALLENGED WITH TIME TO GO THROUGH THE DEEPER DIVE
WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK TO HAVING MORE THINGS ON CONSENT IN THE LATER PARTS OF THE YEAR
THE LEVY IS REALLY WHERE IT'S THE PUBLIC'S MONEY AND WHERE THE PUBLIC ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE DISCRETION, NO MATTER HOW THAT MONEY IS SPENT, IS MORE OUR RESPONSIBILITY THAN THE REST OF THE BUDGET
RIGHT
SO TO THE DEGREE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY INFLUENCE OVER THAT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT BEFORE IT'S ALREADY BAKED
WELL, YOU CAN YOU'RE GOING TO GET A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STAFF OR STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT
BUT WITH OPTIONS ACCORDING TO WHICH THINGS OTHER THINGS THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE
NOW, OF COURSE, IF WE HAVE 1 SECOND HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SOURCES OF FUNDS, YOU HAVE THE TAX LEVY
AND, OF COURSE, THERE'S NO FREE LUNCH
RIGHT
WE HAVE THE GENERAL FUND
SO EITHER IT'S CAPITAL OR THE LEVY OR OR WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS YOU LOOK AT MARITIME, MARITIME IS NOT OVERALL GENERATING REVENUE BECAUSE OF THE ALLOCATION OF CENTRAL SERVICES TO IT
SO WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS THAT
BUT JUST TO BE HONEST, THEN WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING TO PAY FOR THINGS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR THAT OF HOW EVERYTHING BALANCES
AND ALL I'M SAYING IS BY LAYING THAT OUT
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT MOST OF IT'S TIED UP IN GEO BOND
I THOUGHT IT'S JUST BACKING BONDS A LARGE IT IS THAT'S TRUE
SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $8 MILLION OF A COMMUNITY PROGRAM, IT'S IT'S 11% OF THE LEVY
SO THAT'S NOT A HUGE CHUNK AS COMPARED TO THESE OTHER ITEMS SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT REALLY, WHAT DO WE HAVE DISCRETION OVER AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS, I MEAN, SOMEWHAT
I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, OUR SUPER FUN CLEANUP IS A LEVY FUNDED THING
RIGHT
RIGHT
THAT'S A HUGE, EXPENSIVE THING THAT COMES OUT OF THE LIVING BECAUSE THERE'S NO REVENUE THERE
RIGHT
OKAY
BUT, I MEAN, I JUST THINK THAT CONVERSATION IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE
SO WHEN YOU DO MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT OVER
WE HAVE THESE OBLIGATIONS
WE'RE DOING THESE THINGS AND THIS IS THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING THAT WE'RE DOING
AND IF INDEED, THE COMMISSION TEAMS THAT, WELL, THAT'S NOT SUFFICIENT
MAYBE THEN WE CAN RAISE THE LEVY OR NOT
YEAH, THAT'S TO MY POINT
I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN COMING ABOUT DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
I THINK THAT REALLY IS THE DEVISING LINE
THE SUPER FUND IS NOT DISCRETIONARY
WE HAVE TO DO THAT
WE MAY BE SPENDING MORE THAN WE HAVE TO, BUT WE HAVE TO DO THAT
BUT ALL OF THOSE OTHER PROGRAMS CALL UNDER THE BANNER OF COMMUNITY ARE REALLY JUST DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE OPTED TO DO BUT AREN'T REQUIRED TO DO
AND EVEN THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE WATERFRONT IS A VOLUNTARY COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING
NOBODY'S TELLING US WE HAVE TO DO THAT
SO I THINK THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, CALL IT COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S DISCRETIONARY OR ALL OF THOSE THINGS
AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DISTINGUISH WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO RUN A BUSINESS HERE, WHICH WE ARE AND PROTECT THE TAXPAYERS POCKETBOOK IN THE USE OF THE LEVY FUNDS AND IDENTIFIED THE DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS AND FUNDING AND BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT
AND WE ALREADY LOCKED OURSELVES INTO SOME OF THAT DISCRETIONARY FUNDING, BUT WE CAN UNLOCK SOME OF IT, TOO
WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE CUMULATIVE ABOUT THESE THINGS
SO THAT'S ALL
I JUST WANT TO HAVE A MUCH BETTER, CLEARER UNDERSTANDING ALONG THOSE LINES
WELL, I THINK WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
SO LET'S GO BACK AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT AUGMENT SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS IN EARLY OCTOBER WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE LEVY THAT I HEAR YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
VERY GOOD
SO THIS HAS BEEN A THOROUGH CONVERSATION, PERHAPS
CLERK HART, YOU CAN GO ONCE AROUND THE TABLE
AND IF YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION AT THIS POINT, BOTH MICHAEL AND DAN, ARE YOU GOOD? SURE, I DEFINITELY CAN
WE CAN GO BACK TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO? NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERSTEINBRUECK
ANYTHING IN ADDITION, SIR, I'M FINE
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I THINK WE'RE GOOD
MY APOLOGIES TO THE HIGH SCHOOL PEOPLE FOR THEIR PRESENTATION
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT
THESE THINGS ALWAYS RUN LONG, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW OUR BUDGETARY APPLICATIONS
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO MAKE IT AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT
WE'RE ALL THE BETTER FOR IT
AND I WILL CALL THE MEETING NOW
CLOSED
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND WANT TO SEE ANY
I DON'T KNOW
I THINK
OKAY
SO, IS THERE ANY FURTHER REPORTS OR REFERRALS TO FUTURE MEETINGS AT THIS TIME? I GUESS WE SHOULD REFER THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL BRIEFING TO MEETING
YES
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST HEAR FROM LEANNE TORATO REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT SHE HAS ANYTHING THAT SHE WANTS TO ADD AT THIS POINT IN TIME
HI, EVERYONE
I PREFER THE OPPORTUNITY
SORRY
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO WE HAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION READY FOR YOU ALL WHEN WE'RE READY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO POSTPONE TO WHEN WE CAN HAVE EVERYBODY AVAILABLE TO SPEAK
GREAT
AND THEN, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, ALRIGHT, ONCE MORE AROUND THE TABLE, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, FOR CLOSING COMMENTS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, MR CHO
YEAH, JUST REAL QUICKLY
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO OUR STAFF
I THINK AS A FORMER STAFFER, I'M MORE SENSITIVE AND AWARE OF THE HOURS THAT GO UP TO WRITING THESE MEMOS AND PREPARING POWERPOINTS FOR THESE COMMISSION MEETINGS
AND ONE THING THAT I HATED AS A STAFFER WAS SURPRISES, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY BOSS DID SOMETHING I WASN'T TOLD BEFOREHAND OR PREPARED FOR
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT WE PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER OUR OWN STAFF BECAUSE SOME OF US INDOOR HOMEWORK
AND I THINK AT THE VERY LEAST, OUR STAFF DESERVES THE COURTESY OF A HEADS UP PRIOR TO A MEETING
IF ANY OF US INTEND TO POSTPONE AN AUTHORIZATION OR THOROUGH CURVE BALL FOR US TO BURN A BUNCH OF TIME AND THE ASK OUR STAFF TO HURRY UP THROUGH THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND KEEP OUR EXTERNAL PRESENTERS WAITING ONLY TO ULTIMATELY HAVE THEM UNABLE TO PRESENT AND WASTE A BUNCH OF HOURS
WAITING FOR US IS POOR LEADERSHIP AND REFLECTS POORLY ON US AS COMMISSIONERS, AND IT REALLY HURTS OUR REPUTATION AND IT HURTS OUR ABILITY TO BE EFFECTIVE
AND I'M INCLUDING MYSELF IN THIS CRITICISM
AND SO I REALLY ASKED THAT MY COLLEAGUES KEEP THAT IN MIND GOING FORWARD
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
TO COMMISSIONERS
TIME BACK FOR CLOSING COMMENTS
NO, I HAVEN'T DONE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN CLOSING COMMENT
WELL, LIKE I SAID, I'M SORRY WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET TO OUR LAST PRESENTATION, BUT I DO TAKE A LITTLE EXCEPTION WITH PERMISSION OR CHOSE COMMENTS IN THAT I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES WE CAN REALLY HAVE THE DEBATE, THE CONVERSATION AND TO ELUCIDATE AS STAFF TO ELUCIDATE WHAT THEY KNOW AND THAT THERE'S A TREMENDOUS WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE THERE THAT SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED TO BE BROUGHT UP TO SPEED ON AND WITHOUT THESE DELIBERATIONS, IT'S NOT JUST READING A MEMO
SO I THINK IT WAS VERY CONSTRUCTIVE AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT MUCH BETTER PRESENTATION FOR IT, AND WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY
WE SHOULD BE AS WELL INFORMED AS POSSIBLE
SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO ALLOW US TO BE THAT MUCH BETTER INFORMED
THE TIME NOW IS 421 AND I WILL CALL THIS MEETING CLOSE
THANKS.

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