The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-10-12 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-10-12 at Remote

GOOD MORNING
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 12, 2021
THE TIME IS 1030
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY
OUR COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CHO AND STEINBRUECK
WE ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION LINE AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL IMMEDIATELY RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS TWO ITEMS REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30.110.1 (i) FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES AND WE'LL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON
WE'LL NOW GO OVER TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN
RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 12, 2021
THE TIME IS TWELVE ONE
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY OUR COMMISSIONER CHO AND STEINBRUECK, COMMISSION PRESIDENT
YES
PAGE FOUR
WE'RE RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING
OH, I'M SORRY
GO AHEAD
MY FAULT
APOLOGIES FOR ONCE
IT'S NOT ME PRESENT WITH ME TODAY
OUR COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK AND CHOW
WE EXPECT COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND CALKINS TO JOIN US SHORTLY
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
CLERK HART
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S JOINED US YET
MR CALKINS, WE ARE STILL WAITING TO JOIN HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CHO THAT'S IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
I AM HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
WE HAVE FOUR COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE AND EXPECTING COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO JOIN SHORTLY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR WELCOME
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 METHODS
SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE, THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONERS NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAMS CALL WILL THEN MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNMUTE AND THEN ANSWER YES OR NO TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE'RE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COSALISH, PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
AND THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN ME US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE THE AGENT 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
NOW MOVING ON TO THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDER OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND
PLEASE RESPOND WITH THE CLERK
CALL YOUR NAME
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR CHANGES IN THE AGENDA
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
JUST TO NOTE THAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK IS TRYING TO GET INTO THE MEETING
HE'S HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY WITH HIS TEAM
SO HE'LL BE JOINING US HERE SHORTLY FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK TODAY
OH, BOY
I GET TO GO FIRST
NO CHANGES
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
NO CHANGES
WE'LL CALL FOR COMMISSIONER BOWMAN ONE MORE TIME FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PERHAPS WE'RE STILL HAVING TEAMS CHALLENGES
BUT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK WAS GIVEN THE HONOR OF GOING FIRST BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONE THAT WORE A SPORT COAT
OKAY, SO NOW THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AND WE HAD THIS UP
WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THE ROLL TO APPROVE THE AGENDA
WE HAD NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
OKAY, SO VERY GOOD
I'LL CALL THAT ROLE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO CHANGES FOR APPROVAL TO THE YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO FOR THE AGENDA
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS
THE AGENDA THEN IS APPROVED
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
I HOPE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK HAS BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US
LET ME CHECK HERE, SIR
I HAVE NO UPDATES
WELL, I SHOULD GIVE A QUICK INTRODUCTION ANYWAY, BECAUSE LAST FRIDAY WAS I DO SEE HIM
I'M HERE
PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
SORRY ABOUT THAT
I AM HERE, BUT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE MY CAMERA IS NOT WORKING
ALRIGHT
WELL, I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE OUR HAND AS USUAL IN THAT JUST THIS PAST FRIDAY WAS THE APPROXIMATION OF THE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT BIDEN OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE STAYING IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE PRESIDENT HAS RECOGNIZED THIS DAY
AND WE BEGIN THE MEETING EVERY MEETING WITH THIS RECOGNITION OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE OPERATING ON THE LANDS AND WATERS OF OUR FIRST NATIONS IN WASHINGTON STATE AND THAT WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THAT MAKE OUR COUNTRY GREAT AND DIVERSE AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT JUST I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE WERE HONORED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE WHITE HOUSE IS A CHIEF OF THE COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, BRENDA MALLORY
AND SHE CAME TO OBSERVE AT VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT WE DO WITH THE COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY THERE IN THE DUWAMISH
AND WE'RE ABLE TO ALSO TOUR THIS PHENOMENAL RESTORATION PROGRAM
WE HAVE GOING ON A T 117 AND AND ALL THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON AROUND THE SUPER FUN PROGRAM
AND SHE WAS PART OF A BROAD TOUR THAT SHE WAS MAKING OF ACTUALLY A TRIBAL COUNTRY VOTED YAKIMA NISQUALLY AND UP HERE IN PUGET SOUND, SO IT WAS VERY MUCH A RECOGNITION OF THE TRIBAL SOVEREIGN INTERESTS HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL
AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY, WE HAVE ORCA RECOVERY MONTHS OR ORCA RECOVERY DAY, WHICH IS A TIME AT THE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AROUND THE WASHINGTON, CALL FOR THE RESTORATION OF HABITAT REDUCTION, STORMWATER POLLUTION AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP RECOVER OUR ENDANGERED ORCA WHICH MAKE THEIR USUAL FORAYS INTO PUGET SOUND AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, LIKELY PURSUING THE CHUM SALMON THAT ARE RUNNING TO OUR NATAL STREAMS AND WE HAVE THREE OF THE THREE CALVES WE EXPECT
I HAVE THREE PREGNANT FEMALES IN THIS POPULATION, WHICH IS VERY ENCOURAGING IF PEOPLE WANT TO FOLLOW THEIR FORRES, YOU CAN GO TO ORCA.NET OR SOUND.NET AND AND SEE WHERE AND OR LISTEN TO WHERE THEY ARE AND REPORT A SIGHTING IF YOU SEE THEM, BUT OF COURSE DO NOT GO AND GIVE THEM SPACE SO THAT WE CAN LET THESE BABIES BE BORN AND THRIVE
HOPEFULLY AS THIS POPULATION IS ONLY A NUMBERS OF 73 INDIVIDUALS
HAVING SAID THAT EXECUTIVE METRUCK, PLEASE GIVE US YOUR REPORT, COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WHERE MARCH JUST AS PRESIDENT FILMAN DID, ACKNOWLEDGING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY, WHICH WAS CELEBRATED YESTERDAY OCTOBER 11
ALTHOUGH DAYS ACKNOWLEDGED AND CELEBRATED ANNUALLY, WE MUST NOT LET THIS HOLIDAY ABSOLVE US FROM THE GUILT DUE TO COLONIALISM
INSTEAD, WE SHOULD USE THE STAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARMFUL IMPACTS OF COLONIALISM HERE IN THE UNITED STATES
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAVE STEWARDED THESE LANDS SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL AND ARE INCREASINGLY LIFTING THEIR CULTURE IN COMMUNITIES IN WAYS THAT NOT ONLY BENEFIT WASHINGTON STATES, 29 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES, BUT ALSO OUR ENTIRE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
WE MUST USE THIS COMMEMORATION AS A REMINDER OF THE TRADITION OF RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES EVERYWHERE
HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, OUR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMITTEE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP ENGAGE IN PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
CURRENTLY THROUGH OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN A BOOK CLUB READING ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO OUR EFFORTS BATTLING AGAINST THE COVID VIRUS, I WANT TO REPORT GOOD PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR GOAL OF ENSURING EVERYONE AT THE PORT HAS BEEN VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 BY NOVEMBER 15
EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH RELIGIOUS MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS
WE ALSO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS TO NEGOTIATE THE IMPACTS OF THIS DECISION
IN JUST TWO WEEKS, 55% OF THE PORT EMPLOYEES HAVE SUBMITTED PROOF OF VACCINATION
THAT NUMBER IS GROWING
ABOUT 80 EMPLOYEES TO DATE ARE SEEKING EXEMPTIONS, WHICH WE ARE REVIEWING TO SEE IF THEY CAN BE ACCOMMODATED
AS I HAVE SAID COVID IS NOW BECOMING A DISEASE OF THE UNVACCINATED
ALTHOUGH THE RATE OF NEW CASES IS SLOWING SOMEWHAT, THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS HERE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS VERY SAD AND DISCOURAGING BECAUSE WE KNOW THE STEPS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
THE PORT IS NOT IMMUNE
SO FAR
THIS YEAR WE'VE HAD 106 COVID CASES AMONG PORT EMPLOYEES IN 138 AMONG TENANTS AND CONTRACTORS, 29 EMPLOYEES ARE CURRENTLY IN QUARANTINE
OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE EVERYONE FULLY VACCINATED BY NOVEMBER 15
LAST WEEK APPROVED AN EXTENSION TO DECEMBER 27, BUT ONLY IF AN EMPLOYEE GETS AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE BY NOVEMBER 15 AND STATES THAT INTEND TO BECOME FULLY VACCINATED BY DECEMBER 27
THEY MAY NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL THEY ARE FULLY VACCINATED, BUT THEY MAY TAKE LEAVE OR LEAVE WITHOUT PAY
WE INTEND TO TERMINATE EMPLOYEES WHO TAKE NO STEPS TOWARDS BEING FULLY VACCINATED BY NOVEMBER 15 UNLESS THEY ARE GRANTED AN EXEMPTION AND ACCOMMODATION AS LEADERS
THAT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF A WORKFORCE IN THE COMMUNITY
I HER REPEATEDLY EMPLOYEE CONCERNS ABOUT RETURNING TO WORK AND RISKING EXPOSURE TO SOMEONE WITH THE VIRUS OR REMAIN STEADFAST
MY DECISION TO REQUIRE THAT EVERY EMPLOYEE EXCEPT THOSE WITH LIMITED EXEMPTIONS, WILL BE TO BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT HERE AT THE PORT
I AM EQUALLY CERTAIN THAT THE PORT WILL CONTINUE TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL AND WILL CARRY OUT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO SERVE THE PUBLIC IN OUR CUSTOMERS
AGAIN, I RANGE EVERY EMPLOYEE TO GET VACCINATED
IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO, DO IT FOR YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COWORKERS, AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS EFFORT
NOW I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SOME COMMENTS MADE AT A PREVIOUS COMMISSION MEETING AROUND THE CHAIRS THAT WERE DISPOSED OF OR MISSING REMOVED FROM THE SOUTH 160 STREET TNC LOT
WE REVIEWED THE VIDEO FOOTAGE AND IT DIDN'T LEAVE ANY FINDINGS ON THE REMOVAL OF THE CHAIRS OR WHO DID IT
HOWEVER, WE'RE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WHAT STARTED AS AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT CAN END UP AS A WIN FOR TNC DRIVERS IN THE PORT
SINCE WE WERE WORKING TO REPLACE THE CHAIRS WITH OUTDOOR BENCHES THAT ARE UNIFORM AND MORE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING
WHILE THIS LOCATION IS INTENDED TO BE A SHORT TERM WAITING AREA, WE THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE SEATING WHERE THE CHAIRS USED TO BE MOVING ON TODAY TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS AN AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE PORTABLE RESTROOMS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATORS IN THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AT SEA AS WELL AS SANITATION FACILITIES
THIS AUTHORIZATION INCLUDES A CONTRACT FOR REGULAR SERVICING AS WELL AS FLEXIBILITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PORTABLE RESTROOMS AT AREAS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WORK AND OTHER AREAS AS NEEDED
ALSO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS A RENEWAL OF THE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH A SOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, WHICH WILL IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY FOR OUR PORT POLICE OFFICERS
THERE'S ALSO AN AUTHORIZATION FOR CRITICAL WORK TO REPLACE OUR EXISTING HOT WATER TANKS AT THE SOUTH SATELLITE WITH NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT SEMI ON DEMAND HOT WATER TANKS
FINALLY, WE'LL SHARE OUR PROPOSED MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OPERATING BUDGETS AND THE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AS WELL
I WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THOSE DURING THAT DURING THE MEETING
SO WITH THAT COMMISSIONERS THAT COMPLETE MY WORKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE METRUCK
I FORGOT THERE WAS ONE OTHER IMPORTANT MILESTONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND THAT IS COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK BIRTHDAY TOMORROW
SO CAN HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YOU'RE ON TOP OF THINGS, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR GOOD
STEP IN THE HOUR GLASS OR SO ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES
VERY GOOD THEN
MR PRITCHARD, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? THANK YOU
COMMISSION PRESENT FELLEMAN WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND SO LAST MEETING, BUT WE DO HAVE AN AVIATION COMMITTEE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 21 AND WE WILL REVIEW INITIAL RESPONSES FROM THE WIDE ARRIVAL PROJECT THAT WAS PUT OFF TILL NOVEMBER 9 AND GET AN UPDATE ON PLANNING FOR THE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL MASTER PLAN EFFORT, SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
WE'LL MEET ON OCTOBER 19 TO DISCUSS THE C ONE BUILDING SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK EVALUATION, SINGLE USE PLASTIC REDUCTION IN AIRPORT ZERO MISSION CRUISE VEHICLES VESSELS, AND AN UPDATE ON THE POS GHG ORDER IN MARITIME CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
DID YOU REFER TO SINGLE USE CRUISE VESSELS? NO
SORRY
THAT WAS IF I WENT TOO FAST OVER THAT, THEY'RE LOOKING TO A REDUCTION OF SINGLE USE PLASTIC
OKAY, VERY GOOD
THEN I DIDN'T THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
SO ANYWAY, UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BY MY COLLEAGUES ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES, I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS
THE COMMISSION ACCESS PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THOSE WHO SIGNED UP RELATED THE PORT MATERIALS
HE ALSO ACCEPTING WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK INCLUDED IN TODAY'S RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
AND FOR THOSE THAT WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, WE'LL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTS
WE'LL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
AND IF YOU'RE ON TEAM MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTED THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK, PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE A SHORT TIME LEG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
TOM TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
AND IF ANYBODY IS SIGNED UP JUST TODAY FOR THIS THING, PLEASE REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR NAME AND SPELL IT FOR THE RECORD CLERK
HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER? THANK YOU
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SADIA BORAM
SADIA
IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, START SIX TO UNMUTE
HELLO, EVERYONE
YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN
YES
THANK YOU
OKAY
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
MY NAME IS SADI WILSON
I AM A GENERAL
I HAVE WORKED AT THE INPUT FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS
WHEN I THINK OF COMING INTO WORK, I AM FILLED WITH THIS FIRST BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK THAT IS AHEAD OF
I CLEANED THE NORTH SATELLITE ALONG BESIDE MY COWORKER
THE AREA USED TO BE PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED AND SINCE IT IS COMPLETION THE AREA IS LONGER AND THEY DID NOT ADD ANY MORE WORKERS TO HELP
ADDITIONALLY, I USED TO CLEAN FIVE BATHROOM AND NOW I CAN [inaudible 00:18:21] THE WORKLOAD HAS TAKEN A HEAVY TOLL ON MY BODY [inaudible00:18:24] IT HAS EVER AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO MY [inaudible] AT THE AIRPORT
IT'S MY REQUEST THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE STUFF SO THAT WORKERS CAN REMAIN SAFE BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
IN THE END WE ALL WENT TO CLEAN AIRPORT AND THEN THE ALL WANT A CLEANER AIRPORT AND THE JOB CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED WITH MORE WORKERS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, TARA
WHAT'S THE NEXT ONE? SORRY, I HAD TO GET TO MY NEW OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAMIAN JAMES
DAMIAN, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE STAR 6 TO USE AND IF WE HAVE SOME AS WELL
HELLO
I'M HERE
HI, DAMIAN
THANK YOU
HELLO? YES
MY NAME IS DAMIEN JONES
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH WE ENTERPRISES FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS SINCE JULY 1
I HAVE BEEN A JANITOR AT THE AIRPORT SINCE 2004
THE RECENT CHANGES IN THE WORK OR WITH THE PAST MONTHS HAVE CREATED AN UNSAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR WAYNE WORKERS AS WELL AS PREVENTED US FROM PROVIDING A CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR AIRPORT CUSTOMERS
ORIGINALLY, WE HAD TWO PEOPLE CLEANING TEN GATES AND THE TRAIN LEVEL
NOW WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE CLEANING 20 DATES, THE TRAINING LEVEL AND THE FOOD COURT, WHICH IS DOUBLE WHAT WE USED TO CLEAN
ADDITIONALLY, RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN ADDED
A LOT MORE RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR US TO CLAIM SO THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM, THEY HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA HELP, BUT ONLY FOR FIVE DAYS
THE REST OF THE DAY, TWO DAYS WHEN THE WOMAN IS OFF, WE'RE STILL IN THE SAME STRESSFUL CONDITION
THE MEN HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL HELP FOR THE WORKLOAD, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY TAKE PRIDE IN THE WORK IN THEIR SKIP THEIR BREAK SOMETIMES AND LUNCH PERIODS HAVE BEEN A PUSH BACK FURTHER
THEY SHOULD BE
SO BASICALLY, WE'RE JUST ASKING THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR HELP TO INCREASE THE WORKERS THAT WE HAVE IN THE WORK
THE WORKLOAD ON NO SATELLITE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU, DAMIAN
THE PORT
OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN VAN POST
HI TO HEAR ME
THIS IS JORDAN
WE CAN HEAR YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, JORDAN
NOW WE CAN'T HEAR YOU
JORDAN
HERE WE GO
CAN I START OVER? YES, PLEASE
OKAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORDS, COMMISSIONERS AND PORT DIRECTOR METRUCK IN YOUR OPENING STATEMENTS REGARDING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY AND FOCUSING AWARENESS IN THE PLATE OF THE ORCAS AS THE 2021 CRUISE SEASON DRAWS TO A CLOSE
WE'VE LOST AT LEAST TWO MORE SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITH WILDFIRES GROWING IN BOTH SIDES AND INTENSITY
ATLANTIC HURRICANES, GLOBAL FLOODS AND DROUGHTS CONTINUE TO WORSEN, AND MANY IN THE WORKING CLASS, AS WE JUST HEARD, ARE FEELING THE PINCH OF A COVID ECONOMY
THIS COMMISSION, LIKE ANY PUBLICLY ELECTED BODY, HAS A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE COMMON GOOD
AND YET IT CONTINUES TO TO SUPPORT THE CRUISE INDUSTRY'S CLIMATE WRECKING, PUBLIC HEALTH, ENDANGERING WATER AND AIR POLLUTING BUSINESS MODEL WHILE THE WEB OF LIFE UNRAVELS IN ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE, INCLUDING HERE IN THE SAILOR SEA
FURTHERMORE, IT DISREGARDS THE RIGHTS OF NATURE, PROMOTING A CRUISE INDUSTRY WITH FAR REACHING HARM ON OUR PLANET THAT MILLIONS OF SPECIES DEPEND UPON FOR LIFE
YES, YOU CAN CLAIM TO BE FOLLOWING YOUR CENTURY OLD CHARTER AND RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES, BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH
WE ARE LOSING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL THE PLANET VIA CLEVER FICTIONS
WE TELL OURSELVES THAT WE CAN HAVE ZERO EMISSION SHIPS LONG AFTER IT WILL MATTER, OR THAT WE NEED TO KEEP HOT DOG AND ICE CREAM VENDORS ALONG THE WATERFRONT IN BUSINESS INSTEAD OF ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION
WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A LIVABLE PLANET
I'D LIKE TO CLOSE WITH A FEW MOMENTS OF SILENCE AS WE LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER HAD A SEAT AT THE TABLE
[recording of Orca call] THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T KNOW THAT'S THE CALL OF A KILLER WHALE
OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IRIS ANTMAN
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN
IRIS
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND PORT STAFF
MY NAME IS IRISH ANTMAN, AND I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR
SORRY
HEARING THE WALLS IS VERY EMOTIONAL AND I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF A CRUISE FREE SALISH SEA
THIS YEAR'S SHORTENED CRUISE SEASON IS COMING TO AN END AND MANY PEOPLE ARE RELIEVED BY THIS
CRUISE SHIPS TRULY ARE SEA MONSTERS
I AM HEARTBROKEN BY THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OR CARE FOR THE WORLD THAT CONTINUES TO FACILITATE THIS KIND OF VACATIONING AND TRAVELING
I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THE INCREDIBLE BEAUTY OF THE ALASKAN GLACIERS, BUT THE ACT OF CRUISING THERE IN THESE MASSIVE OIL FUELED SHIPS IS PART OF THE CAUSE OF GLACIAL MELTING
TALK ABOUT COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS A CODE RED FOR HUMANITY AND ALL OTHER LIVING BEINGS
I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF THE ORCAS, SALMON AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED THIS YEAR AS A RESULT OF CRUISE SHIP TRAVEL CLERK HART, I THINK WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
ACTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO FINISH MY STATEMENT
THANK YOU
RESEARCH ON WIND AND ELECTRICITY TO POWER LARGE SHIPS IS UNDER WAY
I'M ASKING YOU TO STOP CRUISING UNTIL NEW TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE TO POWER SHIFTS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND GLOBAL WARMING ARE KILLING THE PLANET
WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO FACE THIS REALITY? AND MAKE THE HARD CHOICES THAT ARE NEEDED
PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
I APOLOGIZE FOR CUTTING YOU OFF
CLEAR CART
THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
OUR LAST SPEAKER SIGNED UP TODAY IS STACEY OAKS
STACY, IF YOU'RE ON THE TELEPHONE, IT STAR 6 TO MUTE
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS STACEY OAKS, AND I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT A BUDGET IS A MORAL DOCUMENT AND A CRISIS DEMANDS ACTION
IT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD TO BE CREATING BETTER EMISSIONS TARGETS
BUT ARE WE BACKING THOSE TARGETS UP WITH CONCRETE PLANS OF HOW TO GET THERE WITH A BUDGET THAT FUNDS THE ACTIONS NEEDED AT THE SCALE THE CRISIS DEMAND? ARE WE COMMITTING TO THE TARGETS WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE ACTING AS ONE BODY WITH CLEAR PURPOSE? OR IS THE PORT WORKING ON A GOAL WITH ONE HAND ONLY TO DESTROY AND MAKE USELESS ALL THAT WORK WITH THE ACTIONS OF THE OTHER HAND BOASTING ABOUT MEETING 2030 CLIMATE GOALS EARLY TO AN UNWITTING PUBLIC AUDIENCE
WHILE THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT OVERALL EMISSIONS ARE RISING, HIDING BEHIND LANDLORD STATUS TO ESCAPE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EMISSIONS OF SHIPS AND AIRPLANES
YET LANDLORD HOLD THE POWER TO CHARGE TENANTS FOR DAMAGES, TO NOT RENEW LEASES, TO ENACT CODES OF CONDUCT TO A LIMIT NUMBER OF TENANTS
INSTEAD, THE BATTLE CRIES EXPAND THE AIRPORT, EXPAND CARGO, EXPAND, CRUISE
THESE EXPANSION CONQUESTS CANNOT EXIST IN THE SAME REALITY AS WANTING TO BE THE GREENEST PORT IN NORTH AMERICA WITH REDUCING THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF NOISE POLLUTION FOR NE AIRPORT COMMUNITIES WAS PLAYING A ROLE IN REGIONAL ORCA RECOVERY
ALL THE MITIGATION EFFORTS AVAILABLE CANNOT OUTWEIGH THE IMPACT THE FOSSIL FUELS USED IN THE AIRLINE FLIGHTS WE ALREADY HAVE
YET WE'RE EXCITEDLY TALKING ABOUT EXPANSION OF MORE SHORE POWER, SOLAR POWERED ELEVATORS USING GREY WATER TWICE SWITCHING FUELS FOR DEBUNKED SOLUTIONS LIKE LNG CANNOT EXCUSE ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL CRUISE SHIP SAILINGS IN THE SALISH SEA
THE UTTER MADNESS OF BEING AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS LARGELY CAUSED BY FOSSIL FUELS
YET PROMOTING A FORM OF LEISURE FORUM THAT USES 30 TO 50 GALLONS OF FUEL FOR EVERY SINGLE MILE TRAVEL IS A ON ON TOP OF THE FOSSIL FUEL DAMAGE
THIS IS AN INDUSTRY THAT DUMPS COUNTLESS TONS OF SEWAGE, GARBAGE AND ENGINE WASTE IN OUR WATERWAYS
YET WE TALK OF THE SAME PEOPLE EMBRACING THIS DESTRUCTION
TALKS OF ORCA RECOVERY THE BEAUTY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND BEING A LEADER ON CLIMATE
WHEN YOU PUT TOO MUCH AIR IN A BALLOON, TOO MUCH EXPANSION, IT POPS, LEAVING YOU WITH NOTHING BUT A MESS
WE NEED TO STOP EXPANDING ALL GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSIVE OPERATIONS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
SPACE
DO WE HAVE ANY FOLKS WHO HAVE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT YOU COULD SUMMARIZE A PART? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS TODAY
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, DO YOU MAYBE WANT TO CALL FOR ANYONE ON THE LINE WHO HAS NOT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS HEARING? NONE
THIS CONCLUDES OUR SIGN UP FOR TODAY
AND WE WILL THEN ASK THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS TO BE SUMMARIZE
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS I'VE HEARD OF NO ITEMS TO BE PULLED TODAY
SO AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS EIGHT A, EIGHT, B, EIGHT C 8D IS NOT ASSIGNED
EIGHT E, EIGHT F AND EIGHT G
SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND
VERY GOOD
THE MOTIONS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED CLERK HART
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSION STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO HI
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HI
THANK YOU, .COMMISSIONER BOWMAN I DO BELIEVE WE LOST
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN IS ALSO HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
UNLESS SHE IS ON THE TELEPHONE, IT WOULD BE STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
I THINK SHE'S TRYING TO RECONNECT
SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE GET HER BACK INTO THE MEETING
WE ARE HAVING SOME TEAMS TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES TODAY FOR SEVERAL FOLKS
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN FOR PEOPLE OF CONSENT AGENDA
YES
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR YESSES FOR THIS ITEM
OKAY, SO PAST MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA
THERE ARE NO NEW BUSINESS ITEM SITTING
SO WE WILL MOVE DIRECTLY TO ITEM ELEVEN PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD? WILL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THEM? YES
SHORT TITLES TODAY
THIS IS ITEM ELEVEN A, THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL UPDATES
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON
IN MARCH 2020, AT THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC, YOU PASSED MOTION 2025 SUPPORTING RECOMMENDATIONS IN A CHANGING TIDE TO ALIGN THE PORT CENTURY AGENDA GOAL TO USE OUR INFLUENCE AS AN INSTITUTION TO PROMOTE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF A MARITIME AND OCEAN SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL
THE MARITIME SECTOR IS A PILLAR OF OUR STATE'S ECONOMY, BUT THE WORKFORCE GAP AND THE SILVER TSUNAMI THREATENS A SECTOR NOW, JUST OVER A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, WE SEE THIS CONCEPT COME INTO FRUITION WITH THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMING ITS INAUGURAL FRESHMAN CLASS THROUGH ITS DOORS
HERE TO SHARE PROGRESS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN
AND AN UPDATE ON THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL IS SENIOR COMMISSION SPECIALIST LEEANNE SCHIRATO
LEEANNE? HI
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR THE RECORD
I'LEEANNE SCHIRATO, SENIOR COMMISSION SPECIALIST FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION
TODAY WE WILL BE PRESENTING AN UPDATE ON ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOPICS, THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
IF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS SUNDAY SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, YOU MAY HAVE READ THAT THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL IS ALSO QUICKLY BECOMING A FAVORITE TOPIC FOR MANY OTHERS IN THE REGION
BEFORE WE DIVE IN
I LIKE TO SHARE A BRIEF VIDEO
AUBREE, CAN YOU PLEASE PAY THE VIDEO FOR US IN DUWAMISH VALUES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
THERE ARE LOTS OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, JUST LIKE ME
WHAT IF THERE WAS A NEW WAY FOR US TO LEARN, NOT JUST AT OUR DESKS, BUT BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE CLASSROOM? A WAY THAT SHOWS US HOW TO USE THE THINGS WE LEARN IN OUR LIVES, OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AND IN OUR FUTURE CAREERS, A WAY TO CONNECT WITH OUR ENVIRONMENT AND EACH OTHER, A WAY TO WORK WITH OUR HANDS AND OUR MINDS, TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE, NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND GENERATIONS TO COME
WHAT IF THERE WAS A WAY TO DO ALL THAT AT SCHOOL? WELL, AT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, THERE IS A WAY
IN FACT, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS
MARITIME SPECIES ARE AS VAST AS AN EXPENSIVE AS THE OCEAN
IMAGINE MARINE SCIENCE PROJECT THAT ALLOW US TO WORK WITH THE WORLD AROUND US
CLIMATE SCIENCE PROJECTS WHERE WE GATHER IMPORTANT DATA THAT SUPPORT SOLUTIONS TO IMPORTANT PROBLEMS LIKE STORMWATER RUNOFF
IMAGINE ENGINEERING PROJECTS WHERE WE WORK TOGETHER TO DESIGN, BUILD, OR EVEN REPAIR A BOAT
IMAGINE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO RAISE THE SAILS AND HIT THE OPEN SEA
IMAGINE NEW WAYS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT ACTUALLY MAKE PROBLEM SOLVING SEEMED KIND OF FUN
PROJECTBASED LEARNING
WE'RE NOT JUST WORKING TOGETHER
WE'RE BUILDING A COMMUNITY FROM SHOREBASED MARINE SCIENCE, LIKE STUDYING MICROPLASTICS AND WETLAND RESTORATION TO BOAT BASED PROJECTS LIKE WORKING ON ENGINES AND RADAR SYSTEMS STUDENTS AT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL ARE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING
I KNOW IT WILL TAKE LOTS OF HARD WORK TO ACHIEVE ALL OF MY GOALS, AND THERE WILL BE UPS AND DOWNS ALONG THE WAY
BUT I KNOW I CAN PERSEVERE
MAYBE I'LL BE A COLLEGE STUDENT STUDYING MARINE ENGINEERING, MAYBE A CAPTAIN AT THE HELM OF MY OWN SHIP, MAYBE A COMMUNITY LEADER SHARING WHAT I'VE LEARNED WITH OTHERS
IMAGINE BREAKING GENERATIONAL CYCLES AND SAILING FORWARD INTO AN INNOVATIVE FUTURE BECAUSE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT BURN
AT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, WE MOVE BEYOND IMAGINATION AND INTO REALITY
WE MOVE ON AND INTO THE NATURAL WORLD, WHICH GIVES LIFE TO EVERYTHING WE DO
WE MOVE BEYOND WAS CONVENTIONAL AND INTO WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN TANGIBLE SKILL SETS MEET REAL LIFE OPPORTUNITIES, ANYTHING AS POSSIBLE
AT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, WE VALUE INCLUSION AND CHAMPION EQUITY
AND TOGETHER WE BUILD COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE IS
WELL, EVERYONE
THANK YOU
LAND
DESPITE THE AUDIO CHALLENGE, I HEARD IT'S A GREAT VIDEO
THANK YOU
I'LL GIVE EVERYBODY A MINUTE TO GRAB A KLEENEX, AND I WON'T JUDGE YOU
THAT VIDEO GETS ME EVERY TIME, AND I'VE SEEN IT A LOT
OKAY, SO FIRST, I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE PORT HAS SUPPORTED THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
THE NEXT YOU'LL HEAR SOME PRINCIPAL TREMAINE HOLLOWAY AND ONE OF HIS STUDENTS, KAYLIE GRAN
THEN YOU'LL HEAR FROM THE REST OF THE TEAM
BERNARD FROM HIGHLINE, STEPHANIE FROM THE NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER AND JAKE BED, ALSO FROM THE NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER
ALL THESE FOLKS ARE AT THE HEART OF THIS PROJECT, AND IT'S TRULY BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH THEM ON THIS EFFORT
SO A BRIEF HISTORY
IN 2019, WE HELD A STAKEHOLDER SUMMIT WITH NEARLY 100 REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDUSTRY, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY
IN 2020, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED WE PUBLISHED THE CHANGING TIDE, WHICH WAS THE CASE STATEMENT FOR MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
SOON AFTER WE PASSED MOTION SUPPORTED THE CASE STATEMENT THAT THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOALS AND LATER IN ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,999
IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, WE ENTERED INTO $125,000 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BOTH OF THESE AGREEMENTS HAVE SERVED TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION OF LEADERSHIP OF THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE LEADER PART OF THE HEART OF THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDING PRINCIPAL, TREMAINEHOLLOWAY TO ME
THANKS SO MUCH
LEANNE MEETINGS, EVERYONE
AFTERNOON, BOARD AGAIN
MY NAME IS TREMAINE HOLLOWAY, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR OF SERVING AS FOUNDING PRINCIPAL FOR MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS POSITION AND THIS ROLE
ONE OF THE AMAZING THINGS ABOUT BEING IN THIS ROLE IS I GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH SOME OF THE MOST DYNAMIC YOUTH THAT I'VE EVER HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH
OUR YOUTH ARE BEAUTIFUL, BRIMMING AND BRIGHT AND BRILLIANT, AND THEY'RE BOOMING WITH PROMISE
AND SO I HAVE A PERSON HERE TODAY, ONE OF OUR STUDENTS TO GIVE THAT PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING HERE AT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO KAYLIE GRAN
I CHOSE A TIME BECAUSE I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING IN MARINE BIOLOGY
I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE YET, BUT I KNOW I WANT TO BE AROUND BOATS AND WATER, AND I ALSO LIKE THAT IT WAS A PROJECT BASED SCHOOL AND THERE WAS NO GRAIN, NO GRADES AND IT SAYS A LOT SMALLER SCHOOL, SO I'M ABLE TO GET A LOT MORE PERSONAL AND SUPPORT FOR MYSELF
THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY BEEN ABLE TO GO OUT IN THE FIELD IN THE FIRST MONTH OF SCHOOL AND NOT SIT IN THE CLASSROOM AND DO TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS
AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY AND ALL OTHER PLACES ALONG THE DORMS I'VE ALSO GOT TO DO RESTORATION WORK AND HELP RESTORE THE SHORELINE ALONG THE DUWASMISH
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT IN THE FIELD AND DO ALL AND EXPLORE ALL OF THESE NEW PLACES AND WORK IN GETTING TO WORK ON BOATS AND MEETING ALL THESE NEW PLACES IN SEATTLE
SO THANK YOU, PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION FOR DREAMING BIG AND TAKING A BIG CHANCE ON SOMETHING NEW AND I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MARY TIME
I'M VERY HAPPY AND GRATEFUL I GET TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL AND WORK ON THE THANK YOU CLASS PART OF THEIR SYSTEM
WELL, THANKS
THANKS
SO MUCH KAYLIE FOR THOSE WORDS
AGAIN, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD THIS CHANCE TO MEET KALE AND HERE DIRECTLY FROM SOMEONE WHO IS HAVING THIS IMPACT JUST BASED OFF OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS FOR DOING THIS WORK BECAUSE OF YOU, OUR STUDENTS, LIKE KAYLIE CAN ACTUALLY FLOURISH AT OUR SCHOOL
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WORK
AND NOW I WANT TO INTRODUCE, I BELIEVE BERNARD KOONTZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, IS HERE
HE'S GOING TO KIND OF TAKE US THROUGH A COUPLE OF SLIDES NEXT UP ON TO YOU, BERNARD
AND PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF, BERNARD, YOU'RE MUTED
OKAY
I GOT THE RIGHT BUTTON
THANKS, EVERYBODY
SO MY NAME IS BERNARD US
I'M AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HERE WITH HIGHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND I'VE BEEN REALLY INVOLVED WITH GETTING THIS PROGRAM LAUNCHED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST, REALLY, LIKE, TWO YEARS
AND I REALLY JUST WANTED TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THE SPEED AT WHICH THIS HAS HAPPENED
ESTABLISHING NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOESN'T HAPPEN QUICKLY
AND THIS ONE HAS HAPPENED VERY FAST
IT WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THIS MONTH THAT I WALKED INTO A ROOM AND MET SOME OF YOU THAT ARE WITH US TODAY IN MANY OTHERS THAT HAD COME TOGETHER TO REALLY FOCUS ON THIS IDEA AND CELEBRATE A REPORT THAT HAD COME OUT AND REALLY NEEDED TO SET A A PATH MOVING FORWARD
SO THAT'S THAT PICTURE THAT YOU SEE THERE OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE SUMMIT IN OCTOBER 2019
AND THEN JUST TWO YEARS LATER, WE LAUNCHED AND WE OPENED
AND IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT WE KIND OF LOOKED AT OURSELVES AND SAID, CAN WE DO THIS THIS YEAR? CAN WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN THIS YEAR? AND WE DECIDED, YES, WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR IT
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THE PANDEMIC GET IN THE WAY OF DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR KIDS
AND WE'VE RALLIED AND WE'VE MADE IT HAPPEN
AND WE'VE GOT KIDS LEARNING THIS YEAR
AND WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE KIDS LEARNING THIS YEAR WITH US IS THEY ARE ALSO PLANNING WITH US
THEIR FAMILIES ARE PLANNING WITH US SO THAT OUR PROGRAM IS TRULY BASED AND ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY WITH OUR AUTHENTIC STUDENT AND COMMUNITY VOICE RIGHT ALONGSIDE OUR OTHER INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE STORY
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE HERE
AND, OF COURSE, A BIG PART OF THAT STORY OF GETTING COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS FROM YOU IN THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT HAVE BEEN INSPIRATIONAL AND INSPIRING AND CHALLENGING TO US TO PUT OUT THAT CHALLENGE
WE, AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM, NEED TO RESPOND
AND YOU PUT OUT THAT CHALLENGE, WHICH YOU'VE ALSO COME WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT OF HOW TO DO THAT
AND SOME OF THAT'S COME THROUGH SOME OF THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN CHARGED TO DO AND THAT WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO WORK ON
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HIGHLINE HAS BEEN DOING AND REALLY ROLLED UP OUR SLEEVES OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR TO REALLY IN A BIG WAY
SO THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE GOING FROM THE CONCEPT OF A PROJECT BASED SCHOOL TO THE REALITY OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, FIGURING OUT HOW TO REACH OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY, TALK TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PRESENT REPRESENTATIVE STUDENT BODY THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING AND REALLY DEVELOPING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND, OF COURSE, HIRING STAFF AND BRINGING THEM ON BOARD AS WELL
AND WE DON'T DO THIS WORK ALONE
OF COURSE, HIGHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS REALLY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES, AND I'M GOING TO ASK MY PARTNER, JAKE, TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS ORGANIZATIONS ROLE IN HIS GREAT WORK
YEAH
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS ELECTIVE DIRECTOR
I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO BE HERE
FIRST OF ALL, THIS HAS BEEN A DREAM FOR A LOT OF US FOR A LONG TIME
AND THE FACT THAT YOU KICKED IT OFF AND GET INVESTED IN BOTH THE HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER, OUR ROLE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
I'VE RUN THIS ANALOGY PASS
ANYWAY, I THINK WE'RE THE JELLY TO THEIR PEANUT BUTTER AND THAT WE'RE REALLY HERE TO SHOW UP AND ADD THE MARITIME EXPERIENCES
WE WORK WITH SCHOOLS AND GETTING KIDS ON THE WATER AND REALLY ENGAGE BEFORE IN THE BEGINNING, IT WAS REALLY ABOUT SCOPING THE WORK IT WAS ABOUT COMING UP WITH HOW ARE WE GOING TO PULL THIS OFF AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE TWO YEARS, WHICH TURNED INTO ONE YEAR
THANK YOU, BERNARD
AND THEN FIGURING OUT WHAT THOSE EXPERIENCE WOULD COST, HOW WE CAN COME UP WITH A FUNDRAISING PLAN, BECAUSE THE THING WE KNOW FOR SURE FROM OUR EXPERIENCE AND FROM OUR FIELD SCAN OF THESE NATION BEST IN CLASS EXPERIENCES, THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMETHING MORE THAN REGULAR STATE FUNDING FOR THESE COMPELLING EXPERIENCES TO GET STUDENTS NOT JUST ENGAGED AND EDUCATED BUT EXCITED ABOUT MARITIME AS A CAREER PATH
SO THAT'S THE WAY WE SHOW UP, BECAUSE WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A PLAN AND THEN START EXECUTING ON THAT FUNDRAISING
THEN ALSO BECAUSE OF OUR GYM, WE'RE HERE TO HELP WITH THE SCHOOL STAFF TO HELP DESIGN THE EXPERIENCES AND THEN PULL THEM OFF AND DO THINGS LIKE GET STUDENTS ON THE WATER OWN BOATS, THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR MARITIME SCHOOLS TO HAVE
BUT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE WISE ENOUGH NOT TO DO THOSE THINGS THEMSELVES
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE AND THAT'S SOME OF THE WORK WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT LATER OR NEXT, I GUESS
SO WHEN YOU DESIGN A SCHOOL THAT IS MARITIME BASED AND STUDENT CENTERED IN EQUITY DRIVEN, IT BRINGS UP A FEW THINGS AROUND WHO IS OUR COMMUNITY AND WHO ARE WE ACCOUNTABLE TO? AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S ABOUT BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR MARITIME INDUSTRY AND OUR PARTNERS THERE
IT'S ABOUT BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT SAYS THIS IS WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEED TO LEARN WHEN THEY'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL
AND THEN IT'S ALSO ABOUT BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
AND SO ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE DID AROUND THAT PIECE IS PULLED TOGETHER AN ADVISORY BOARD THAT REPRESENTS MARITIME INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVES AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE REGION
AND WE DID THAT WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR AND HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH OUR ADVISORY BOARD THAT HELPED GUIDE US IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SCHOOL
WE THEN WELCOMED OUR MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021
AND PART OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING
THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, IS THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, THE PROJECT BASED LEARNING THAT'S HAPPENING AT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
SO PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH MARITIME INDUSTRIES THAT WE'VE PULLED TOGETHER PROJECT DESIGN, WORK GROUPS
AND SO THOSE ARE ABOUT 25 OR 30 PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY WHO ARE HELPING US MAP OUT THE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, THE SKILLS AND THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABITS OF OUR LEARNERS WITHIN THE AREAS OF VESSEL OPERATIONS, VESSEL DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE, ON POLICY, RE RESOURCES AND RESEARCH
AND WHAT DID I LEAVE OUT AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION? AND SO THESE INDIVIDUALS AND PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN REALLY FOUNDATIONAL IN HELPING US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IT FROM A MARITIME INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW AND LEARN AND DO BY THE TIME THAT THEY HAVE MOVED FROM TENTH GRADE TENTH GRADE, GRADE TO 11TH GRADE, SO ON AND SO FORTH UNTIL THEY HAVE WALKED ACROSS THAT STAGE AND GRADUATED
SO THEY'RE HELPING US IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE CONTENT SKILLS ARE OR THOSE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AND DISPOSITIONS ARE
AND THEY'RE ALSO HELPING BRING THESE PROJECTS TO LIFE AS PARTNERS IN THE FIELD AS WELL
I'M SORRY
YEAH, JUST TO STOP THE PRESENTATION REALLY QUICKLY, THE AUDIO IS BREAKING UP FOR ME ANYWAY
IS EVERYBODY ELSE EXPERIENCING THE SAME? OKAY
ALRIGHT
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE THAT ANOTHER SHOT, WE ARE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES TODAY
IF OUR TRUSTED PRINCIPLE COULD MAYBE TURN OFF YOUR VIDEO, YOUR AUDIO WOULD PERHAPS IMPROVE, THAT COULD BE HELPFUL
IT'S STILL NOT WORKING VERY WELL FOR ME
BERNARD, ARE YOU ABLE TO JUMP IN ON THIS ONE? I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT
THANK YOU FOR TRYING
YEAH, I CAN ABSOLUTELY JUMP IN HERE
AND IF TREMAINE, YOU MIGHT COME BACK ON, YOU JUMP RIGHT IN
SO WE'RE PLEASED
WE'RE PLEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A ROBUST ENROLLMENT SEASON THAT OPENED LAST JANUARY
WE OPENED UP A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO REACH OUT TO FAMILIES
WE DID SOME LIVE EVENTS, SEVERAL ZOOM EVENTS, AND AS SOON AS FAMILIES WERE INTERESTED IN STUDENTS WERE INTERESTED
THERE WAS A LOT OF FOLLOW UP WITH THEM TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SCHOOL IS ABOUT AND HELP THEM MAKE A GOOD DECISION TO COME ON IN AND ENTER THE SCHOOL SO THAT WAS A LOT OF THE WORK THAT TOOK PLACE THIS LAST SPRING
WE HAVE AROUND 35 STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW
AND OF COURSE, OUR GOAL AND PLAN IS TO SCALE IT UP TO 100 STUDENTS STARTING NEXT YEAR
BUT FOR A FIRST YEAR LAUNCH, WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH THOSE NUMBERS
WE HAD PROBABLY ABOUT 50 OR SO STUDENTS OVERALL THAT WE'RE INTERESTED ENOUGH TO TURN AN APPLICATION REAL PLEASED WITH THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE COMING IN SO FAR
WE ALSO HIRED WE HIRED TWO FULL TIME TEACHERS TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAM, AND OF COURSE, OUR PARTNERS IN NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER HAVE ALSO BEEN MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE STAFF TO ROBUSTLY SUPPORT THE PROGRAM
SO WE DO HAVE STAFF HIRED AND ON BOARD AND STUDENTS ENROLLED, AND WE'VE ALREADY GOT PLANS ROLLING FOR WHAT THAT ENROLLMENT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, REALLY JUST COMING AROUND THE CORNER HERE IN A FEW MONTHS
A BIG PART OF THE PROJECT, OF COURSE, HAS BEEN MAKING SURE THAT AS WE CREATE THIS FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS THAT IT IS ATTRACTIVE TO AND ACCESSIBLE TO SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO TYPICALLY DON'T EXPERIENCE AS MANY OF THE BENEFITS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED BY VARIOUS THINGS THEY GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD PUBLIC EDUCATION
SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE REALLY HAVE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENT BODY AND OUR STAFF REPRESENTS OUR COMMUNITY
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT ABOUT 50% OF OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND SO WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH THOSE NUMBERS
AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ROOM TO GROW IN THAT HERE IN HIGHLINE, THAT 50% DOESN'T MATCH OUR COMMUNITY
SO WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT THOSE NUMBERS INCH UP QUITE A BIT MORE
SO WE HAVE SOME STRATEGIES IN PLACE TO DO THAT AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT WORK THAT WILL BE COMING AHEAD
HIT THE NEXT SLIDE
ALRIGHT
I THINK THIS ONE I THINK THIS SLIDE IS ME TOO
FRIENDS JUMP IN
YEAH, THIS IS ME
OKAY
SO THE WORK AHEAD, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND SAID, LET'S DO THIS
LET'S MAKE THE SCHOOL HAPPEN NOW
BUT THE SCHOOL IS NOT FULLY PLANNED AND THAT IS ON PURPOSE
WE KNOW THE BIG PIECES
WE KNOW THE BIG PILLARS OF THE SHAPE OF THE SCHOOL, BUT WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND TO CONTINUE TO DO TO REALLY REFINE THOSE STRUCTURES, BUILD OUT THE 10TH GRADE PROGRAM AND ALSO REALLY START TO SCOPE OUT THE 11TH AND 12TH GRADE PROGRAM IN MORE DETAIL
SO REALLY, WHAT'S GOING ON THIS YEAR? IS THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY AND FIGURING OUT EXACTLY WHAT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE AND GOING FROM TALKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS TO SIGNING PEOPLE UP FOR SPECIFICALLY WHAT THOSE EXPERIENCES ARE GOING TO BE
WE'RE GOING FROM TALKING TO PARTNERS TO ACTUALLY MAKE AN AGREEMENT WITH PARTNERS TO DO THINGS SO THAT'S HAPPENING A TON
ONE OF THE AREAS HERE TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT, I THINK, IS OUR WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING TOWARDS IN TERMS OF RAMPING KIDS UP TO BEING ABLE TO DO LONGER TERM INTERNSHIPS
SO THIS YEAR THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE SOME JOB SHADOWING
IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE SOME SHORTTERM GROUP EXPERIENCES AND DIFFERENT WORKPLACES NEXT YEAR FOR THE 10TH GRADE YEAR, THAT MIGHT LEAVE ITSELF INTO EXPERIENCES THAT LAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GRADUALLY BUILD STUDENTS UP IN THEIR CAPACITY UP AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF OUR PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY WILL BE IDENTITY SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE IN
AND TOGETHER WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THAT SAFETY
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THAT EXPERIENCE
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD CAPACITY SO THAT IN THE 11TH AND 12TH YEAR, IN 11TH AND 12TH GRADE YEAR, THEY CAN DO THOSE LONGER, MORE IN DEPTH INTERNSHIPS THAT ARE GOING TO LEAD TO A LOT OF DEEP LEARNING THAT'S GOING TO PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE, IF THAT'S THE PATH THEY CHOOSE AND ALSO IS GOING TO ENGAGE THE KIND OF LEARNING THEY NEED TO DO THAT
THEY CAN GRADUATE WITH A CAREER READY CERTIFICATE AT THE END OF 12TH GRADE
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD
WE'RE REAL EXCITED ABOUT IT
A LOT OF MOVING PIECES THERE, BUT DEFINITELY A LOT MORE WORK TO DO THIS YEAR AND BEYOND WITH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL MUSEUM TOUR ALWAYS EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
BUT PROGRAM TOUR IS ALWAYS TALK ABOUT FUNDRAISING
AT THE END, PART OF THE WORK OF THE MARITIME CENTER IS TO RAISE THE MONEY FOR THE FIRST BIT OF THIS FOR THIS, CALLING IT START UP CAPITAL
WE KNOW THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN STUDENT OF FUNDING FROM THE STATE
AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE SCHOOL TO HAVE THESE FIRST FOUR YEARS, JUST HAVE THE MONEY TO EXPERIMENT AND ALSO TO MAKE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE SO COMPELLING
THAT IS JUST AN OBVIOUS CHOICE, AN ASPIRATIONAL CHOICE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ARRIVE, THAT THIS IS MARITIME IS FANTASTIC AND FUND THE LEARNING
THERE IS INCREDIBLE ONE
AND THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE SET UP IN YEAR ONE, THEY TOOK A RISK ON US, RIGHT? THEY HAD GOOD FAITH AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT THAT RISK AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A COMPELLING EDUCATION ALL THE WAY THROUGH
SO WE'VE DEVELOPED A FIRST PLAN, REALLY HAVE CREATING A FUNDING MODEL FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF THIS PROGRAM THAT PLATO IS OUT AT ABOUT AN EXTRA $4,000 PER YEAR PER STUDENT ON TOP OF THE 10,000 PER YEAR PER SE AS A STATE FUNDS
AND THAT'S BASED ON BOTH OUR EXPERIENCE WITH SOME OF OUR SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, ALSO WITH SOME BEST IN CLASS FIELD CAMP LIKE THE HARBOR SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY THAT SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF
AND WE'RE DEVELOPING THE PLANS AFTER THAT AS WELL
BUT FIRST, WE'RE FOCUSING ON AT FIRST FOUR YEARS, FIVE YEARS
EXCUSE ME
AND I CAN'T REALLY ANNOUNCE IT YET, BUT WE'RE IN THE LEADERSHIP GIFT PHASE, AND IN THE COMING COUPLE OF DAYS, THREE DAYS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE ABOUT $3 MILLION IN LEADERSHIP GIFTS FOR THIS
SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT AND SORT OF SEED MONEY, CATALYST MONEY, YOU'VE UNLOCKED THIS GREATER VISION TOWARDS A GREATER GOAL OF AROUND SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS INSTRUMENTAL
SO IT WAS FANTASTIC
AND DON'T WORRY, WE'LL BE COMING BACK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE ONGOING STUFF AS WELL
BUT JUST REFER NOW BACK IN YOUR SUCCESS
ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE ALREADY IDENTIFYING WHAT THE EVENTUAL FACILITY NEED WILL BE
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH MASON ARCHITECTS TO DO SOME REALLY PRELIMINARY PLANNING AROUND WHAT'S THE SCOPE SCALE, SO WE CAN AT LEAST PUT SOME DIMENSION AROUND WHERE IT SHOULD BE AND HOW MUCH THE CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO BE TO CREATE THE EVENTUAL SCHOOL
SO THAT'S ALL THE STUFF THAT'S ALSO GOING ON
FANTASTIC WORK
THANK YOU ALL AT THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION
THANK YOU, TEAM
OH, COMMISSIONER, YOU'RE MUTED LEEANNE
IF YOU WERE GOING TO CONCLUDE BEFORE WE ASK CLERK HART TO, I WOULD ASSUME COMMISSIONER CALKINS WOULD WANT TO SAY A THING OR TWO
THANK YOU, FRED
YEAH
IT'S JUST SO EXCITING TO HEAR FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
AND IN PARTICULAR, I WANTED TO SHARE MY FIRST EXPERIENCE GETTING TO MEET WITH STUDENTS
I WAS ONE OF THE LOCAL MARITIME LEADERS WHO CAME TO SPEAK TO THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES, AND I WAS EXTRAORDINARILY IMPRESSED WITH THE QUALITY OF INQUIRY WITH THE RANGE OF INTEREST THAT THEY HAD THE REAL CONCERN FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
THAT SEEMED TO DRIVE A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS
AND FOR ME, THAT'S WHERE WHAT I KEEP COMING BACK TO IS THIS IS REALLY JUST ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND WANTING TO CREATE THAT KIND OF SPACE FOR THESE KIDS WHO HISTORICALLY HAVE NOT HAD ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE
IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS EFFORT BY THE PRESENTERS YOU'VE SEEN TODAY AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES FROM THE FOLKS WHO ARE ON THE VERY INITIAL CALLS IN WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF STRUCTURE A FAIRLY NEBULOUS IDEA TO WHEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE REALLY TURNED THIS INITIATIVE OVER TO HIGHLAND SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A VERY GRAND IDEA, AND THEY HAVE TURNED IT INTO A REFINED AND VERY CONCRETE INSTITUTION THAT I THINK IS GOING TO FOR GENERATIONS EDUCATE STUDENTS HERE IN OUR AREA IN AN AREA WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT WITH OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREERS THAT ARE DURABLE AND WELL COMPENSATED, AND THAT WILL HELP TO GROW THE REGION AT LARGE
AND SO I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THIS FROM A VERY FLEDGLING IDEA TO UNTIL AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS PERIOD OF OUR FIRST CLASS GOING THROUGH MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, I THINK WITHOUT THE PORT SUPPORT, THERE'S NO DOUBT THIS IDEA WOULD NOT HAVE SET SALE
AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO THE OTHERS FOR QUESTIONS
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND KICKING IT OFF
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS? WELL, THE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
WELL, GREAT
JUST TO FIRST ADD MY ENORMOUS THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS AND PARTICULARLY TO YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, FOR YOUR UNSWERVING DETERMINATION TO SEE THE LAUNCH OF THIS SHIP AND IT HAS BEEN LODGED
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, THE HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT, STUDENTS AND FACULTY
THIS IS REALLY A GREAT SEND OFF HERE AT THIS POINT
AND I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE CONTINUED BUILD MOMENTUM WITH STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT, BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH MARITIME INDUSTRY HERE WITH MANY BUSINESSES THAT COULD HELP JOIN IN SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT
AND IT'S REALLY INVESTING IN THE LONG TERM IN THE FUTURE OF OUR YOUTH TO BECOME MARINERS
MY SON JUST RECENTLY JOINED MARITIME ACADEMY
HE'S HE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IN HIGH SCHOOL TO SIGN UP FOR MARITIME CURRICULUM, BUT HE'S NOW 26 AND HAS SIGNED A FULL TIME ENROLLMENT IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MARITIME ACADEMY
I'M VERY EXCITED FOR HIM
HE WANTS TO BE AN ENGINEER
I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR SOMEONE HERE WHO PERHAPS CAN ASK MAYBE IT'S TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
I THINK THERE WILL BE GROWING INTEREST ALL OVER THE REGION FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S CAPACITY ISSUES, THERE LIMITATIONS, BUT WILL IT BE POSSIBLE AT SOME POINT TO ACCEPT ENROLLMENT FROM STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE HIGH LINE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO MAY WANT TO ATTEND? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY PART OF THE PLAN
WE HAVE CLOSE TO HALF OF OUR STUDENTS RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY ARE FROM OUTSIDE OUR BOUNDARIES
SO THE SCHOOL IS VERY MUCH DESIGNED WITH THAT IN MIND
GREAT
WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR
I'LL SPREAD THE WORD
THE OTHER PART OF MY CONCERN HERE IS THE ISSUE OF ACCESS AND TRANSPORTATION
I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S PARTICULARLY GOOD TRANSIT SERVICE AND FOR THE FUTURE SITING OF A PERMANENT SCHOOL, I HOPE THAT THE ACCESS ISSUE WILL BE SERIOUSLY EXAMINED TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE, RECALLING THAT THE STUDENTS AT THE NEW YORK HARBOR SCHOOL
WELL, THEY HAVE A LONG JOURNEY TO GET THERE, INCLUDING A FERRY TRIP, WHICH I THINK SORT OF ADDS TO THE EXCITEMENT OF DAILY TRIPS TO AND FROM THE SCHOOL
BUT I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT EQUITY ISSUE AS WELL
SO I JUST RAISED THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK
I SEE MS SCHIRATO HAS HER HAND UP
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT TO THE IDEA OF THIS SCHOOL, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT PORT OF TACOMA IS ALSO NOW LOOKING INTO REPLICATING THIS AND HAVE BEGUN CONVERSATIONS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND FOLKS DOWN THERE
AND I RECENTLY WAS AT THE PORT CONFERENCE, AND I SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS TOPIC, AND I HAD AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT FOLKS FROM DIFFERENT PORTALS TO ME AND ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT AND ARE REALLY INTERESTED ABOUT IT
SO IT HAS HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A DOMINO EFFECT
WANTED TO SHARE THAT
THANK YOU
YEAH, THAT'S EXCITING
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK MOVE ONTO COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I JUST WANT TO COMMEND EVERYONE FOR THE TERRIFIC WORK HERE
YOU REALLY CHALLENGE THE NOTION THAT GOVERNMENT IS SLOW AND BE A CREDIT
YOU SET UP THIS INSTITUTE RECORD TIME
I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE WHAT HAS MANIFESTED, YOU KNOW, QUITE FRANKLY, DURING A PANDEMIC
LET'S BE HONEST
YOU KNOW, AS MY COLLEAGUES KNOW AT THE COMMISSION DID THIS LISTENING TOUR FOR EQUITABLE COVER, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS A PORT IN ORDER TO REACH AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY
AND THE SINGLE BIGGEST AND MOST FREQUENT THING THAT WE WERE TOLD TO FOCUS ON IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND I THINK THIS IS A TREMENDOUS EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN CREATE A PIPELINE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
I KNOW THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS
AND I DON'T SEE THE IDEA PRECEDED THE PANDEMIC, BUT POST PANDEMIC, I THINK WE JUST NEED TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THESE EFFORTS IN TERMS OF GETTING THE YOUTH BOOK TO MARITIME INDUSTRIES
AND SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE GROWTH OF THIS INSTITUTION AS YOU ADD CLASSES EVERY YEAR
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL
THANKS SO MUCH
I MIGHT COMMENT QUICKLY TO SAY THANK YOU, SAM, FOR POINTING THAT OUT BECAUSE IT WAS TRULY THE WILLINGNESS OF THAILAND SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SAY, RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE PANDEMIC RELATED CONCERNS AROUND EDUCATION AS A CHALLENGE, THEY SAW IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, LISTEN, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT EDUCATION DIFFERENTLY
LET'S TAKE THIS MOMENT
AND INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE BRAKES ON, LET'S HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND DO THIS PROJECT IN THE MIDST OF IT AND USE THIS MOMENT FOR INNOVATION
AND I CREDIT BERNARD, WHO'S BEEN SPEAKING WITH US TODAY WITH A TON OF LEADERSHIP IN THAT NOT ALL HEROES WERE A CASE BERNARD, BUT YOU CERTAINLY DESERVE THAT TITLE
OKAY
THANK YOU
AND I SEE ANOTHER HAND UP HERE
MR BEATTIE
YEAH
TO ADD TO RYAN'S COMMENT ABOUT PEOPLE BEING IMPRESSED BY THE SCHOOL MOVIE
AND I WOULD SAY FROM THE FUNDING SIDE, BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL POLITICIANS, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TOWARDS THIS AS OH, GOOD
IT'S A GOOD NEWS STORY
IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO THAT'S POSITIVE TO COME TOGETHER
THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED IN MY LIFE TO SUPPORT THE TEMPERATURE WE'RE GETTING FROM THE FUNDING COMMUNITY
AND THIS IS A COMMUNITY IN GENERAL IS LIKE, HUNGRY FOR A GOOD NEWS STORY LIKE THIS
SO CONGRATULATIONS
AND THANK YOU
THANK YOU
I'M SORRY
MY MIC CUT OUT THERE
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? PERFECT
THANK YOU
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
AN APOLOGIES
MY TEAM'S APP IS NOT WORKING YET AGAIN TODAY, SO I JUST HAVE TO BE ON THE PHONE
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO ANY COMPLIMENTS TO I THINK, THE DYNAMIC DUO TEAM OF COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND LEEANNE SCHIRATO FOR A WORKING THROUGH THIS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS
I KNOW YOU WERE BOTH PAIRED TOGETHER
RYAN, WHEN YOU FIRST GOT ON THE COMMISSION, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU PUSH VERY HARD FOR
I APPRECIATE HOW UNWAVERING YOU SPEND IN YOUR SUPPORT AND ALSO YOUR WILLINGNESS
I THINK WITH A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM LEEANNE AND OTHERS TO LOOK AT A DIFFERENT WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME GOAL
I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, AS IT STANDS TODAY, IS DIFFERENT THAN MAYBE WHAT YOU FIRST ENVISIONED, BUT THE OUTCOME IS THE SAME TO BE ABLE TO ENABLE STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA THAT HAVE NOT HAD THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE GREAT CAREERS THAT THEY CAN HAVE IN OUR INDUSTRY
SO JUST HUGE KUDOS TO YOU AND ALSO TO THE FOLKS AT HIGHLINE
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP ON THIS
OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
AND AS ALWAYS, HIGHLINE STANDS OUT A GIANT AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO INNOVATE TO STEP INTO NEW SPACES
AND YOU JUST HAVE TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT
SO I'M PERSONALLY THRILLED THAT THE SCHOOL IS IN HIGHLINE
AND AGAIN, WELL, IT DOES SEEM THAT IT'S A BIT FAR FROM OUR MAIN BODIES OF WATER
I THINK ACTUALLY, IT PROVIDES THAT CONNECTION FOR STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH END THAT AREN'T THINKING ABOUT MARITIME CAREERS WHEN THEY WAKE UP EVERY DAY
SO THIS IS A GREAT CONNECTION, SO REALLY, NO QUESTIONS, JUST A LOT OF THINGS AND A LOT OF CONGRATULATIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN
AND YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
MAYBE BY THE TIME OF THE END OF MY PRESIDENCY, I'LL GET THAT STRAIGHT
SO I DO WANT TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL
AND DEFINITELY THE TAG TEAM OF CALKINS AND SCHIRATO IS A PHENOMENAL SKILL SET TO PUT TOGETHER
I WAS DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE JAKE TO THE TEAM
AND YOU GUYS HAVE JUST MADE WHAT AN INCREDIBLE TAG HIM
IF NOBODY'S SEEN JAKE'S FACILITY OUT IN PORT TOWNS IN THE NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER, QUITE THE EXTRAORDINARY BUILDING AND COMMUNITY ASSET FOR THE PORT TOWNS IN WORLD
I WAS REALLY MOVED BY KALIE'S COMMENTS ABOUT SORT OF LIKE KNOWING THAT SHE WANTED TO BE BY THE WATER AND ON BOATS, BUT NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT
THAT WAS EXACTLY MY EXPERIENCE
I KNEW IF MY CAREER WAS GOING TO REQUIRE ME TO BE NEAR THE WATER AND WITH BOATS, THAT WAS A PREREQUISITE TO MY HAPPINESS
AND IT TOOK A WHILE
WHOEVER THOUGHT I'D BE A PORT COMMISSIONER, BUT KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WILL BE A GREAT THING
AND HAVING THE EXPOSURE OF A HIGH SCHOOL LIKE THIS SHOWS YOU THE DIVERSITY OF APPLICATIONS FOR YOUR INTEREST
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I'D RECOMMEND GOING THE ROUTE OF BEING A POOR COMMISSIONER, BUT ANY ROUTE THAT YOU CHOOSE IS A GREAT ONE
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THAT
AND I'M THINKING THAT THE PANDEMIC SHOWING HOW FAST A CONTAGION CAN SPREAD THROUGH A COMMUNITY MIGHT HAVE PROVIDED THE EXAMPLE FOR THE EXPEDITED NATURE OF THE PROGRAM GETTING OFF THE GROUND AS QUICKLY AS IT DID
SO, HAVING SAID THAT, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS AND OUR ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE EFFORT
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS WHO HAVEN'T SPOKEN? I DON'T THINK SO
I DO NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL HANDSET
DOES ANYBODY ELSE? THEN I WILL THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PROGRAM AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT PRESENTATION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU
THANKS
OUR NEXT STEP IS OUR FINAL PRESENTATION AND WE JUST HAVE OUR SECOND BUDGET DISCUSSION FOR THE DAY
STARTING OFF IN THE STUDY SESSION THIS MORNING ABOUT AVIATION WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ARE BRIEFING ON WITH REGARDS TO MARITIME
YES, AND I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THIS INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM ELEVEN
B IS THE 2022 MARITIME AND EDD OPERATING AND CIP BUDGETS BRIEFING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR MUTED
OH, WE STILL CAN'T HEAR YOU
NOPE
STILL NOT
STEVE, i[inaudible 01:09:10] THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE THE MEETING AGAIN AND COME BACK IN IF YOU CAN'T REESTABLISH A WAIT
GO AHEAD
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WE CAN
YES
WONDERFUL
IT JUST SOMETHING TODAY AND I HAD TO SWITCH COMPUTERS AND EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONERS WERE PLEASED TO PRESENT THE 2022 MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BUDGET
THE COVID PANDEMIC WAS HARD ON ALL OUR LINES OF BUSINESS IN THE MARITIME DIVISION WAS NO EXCEPTION
I'M VERY PROUD OF HOW MARITIME MANAGING DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONE-STEBBINS AND HER TEAM MANAGED THE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CHALLENGES
THEY WERE INCREDIBLY FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING OUR CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS
IT WAS TOUGH ON EVERYONE, BUT MOST OF OUR BUSINESSES ARE STILL WITH US TODAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A STRONG RECOVERY, THOUGH NOT AT 2020 LEVELS
YET WE SEE IMPROVED REVENUES THROUGH OUR COMMERCIAL FISHING, BOATING, GRAIN, REAL ESTATE AND CRUISE OPERATIONS
MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, WE CAN ALL BE ENCOURAGED BY THE RECOVERY OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE
THAT TOOK A HUGE TEAM EFFORT AMONG STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE PORT, THE CRUISE LINES, PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES, LABOR AND MANY OTHERS
THE INDUSTRY DID A TREMENDOUS JOB RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES OF COVID, DEMONSTRATING THAT THEY COULD KEEP THEIR PASSENGERS SAFE WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE AN OUTSTANDING CRUISE EXPERIENCE
MANY ARE LOOKING AT US AS A MODEL SUCCESS FOR 2022
WE ARE PLANNING A REBOUND IN REVENUE, A GOOD CONTROL OF EXPENSES, AND GREAT PROGRESS ON CAPITAL PROJECTS
THE PANDEMIC DEALT EVERYONE A SETBACK, BUT I KNOW THE TEAM IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE DIVISIONS RETURN ON INVESTMENT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION IS ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE PORT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY AS WELL
THE DIVISION MANAGES OUR PORTFOLIO OF REAL ESTATE ASSETS, MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS OF SUPPORTING THE PORT INDUSTRY AND CREATING NEW JOBS ACROSS THE BOARD
I'M PROUD OF OUR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE PORT TENANTS SURVIVE THROUGH THE COVID DOWNTURN ECONOMIC DIVISION
MANAGING DIRECTOR DAVE MCFADDEN AND HIS DEDICATED TEAM MANAGE A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT MARITIME INNOVATION AND VITALITY AND FOSTERING SMALL BUSINESSES AND TOURISM ACROSS THE STATE
WE ARE SAYING GOOD PROGRESS IN DELIVERING SEVERAL LARGE CAPITAL PROJECTS AS WELL
EVEN WITH DELAYS CAUSED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE A REBOUND IN REVENUES AS OUR REGION'S ECONOMY TURNS BACK UPWARDS
ONE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MOST IMPORTANT ROLES IS OPENING THE DOORS HERE AT THE PORT FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES
A NEW PROGRAM THIS YEAR IS AIMED AT INVESTING IN REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVES
TO HELP BIPOC ENTERPRISES
DAVE AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BARRIERS TO WIN THE UTILIZATION AT THE PORT TO HELP US BREAK DOWN THOSE OBSTACLES AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY
I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER
THE PRESENTATION OVER TO STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MARITIME DIVISION, AND DAVE MCFADDEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND KELLY UPON, DIRECTOR OF SEAPORT FINANCE AND BUDGET
TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THEIR PROPOSED BUDGETS
WITH THAT, STEPHANIE, THANKS VERY MUCH, STEVE
AND THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
AND I WILL SAY, WHAT A GREAT SEGUE TO TALK ABOUT THE MARITIME BUDGET
THAT WAS REALLY INSPIRATIONAL PRESENTATION FROM THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
AND I WILL TELL YOU, I FEEL VERY HONORED TO BE ON THE ADVISORY BOARD ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER FOLKS HERE
SO I THINK WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT SHOULD BE COMING UP
THERE WE GO
THANK YOU SO MUCH
SO I WANT TO TALK TODAY ABOUT THE 2022 BUDGET FOR THE THE MARITIME DIVISION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I AND COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE IT'S AN ITERATIVE PROCESS
SO WE'VE TALKED TO YOU BEFORE IN GENERAL TERMS ABOUT THE BUDGET, RECEIVED SOME GUIDANCE
AND NOW WE'RE HERE WITH OUR PRELIMINARY OPERATING BUDGET BRIEFING, AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'LL BE BACK NEXT MONTH FOR FIRST READING AND THEN EVENTUALLY ADOPTION
NEXT SLIDE
SO I WANT TO START WITH THIS SLIDE THAT SHOWS KIND OF HOW ALL OF THE PORT, HOW ALL OF OUR KIND OF STRATEGIES, OBJECTIVES, AND OUR DIVISION BUDGETS CASCADE DOWN
THIS IS HOW OUR ANNUAL BUDGET SECOND FROM THE BOTTOM THERE CIRCLE AND YELLOW RELATES REALLY TO OUR OVERALL CENTURY AGENDA AND GUIDANCE SET BY THE COMMISSION
ESPECIALLY, I THINK WHEN TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CENTURY AGENDA OBJECTIVES
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, BOTH THREE, FOUR AND FIVE RESPONSIBLY INVEST IN ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE REGION AND ALL ITS COMMUNITIES
BE THE GREENEST, MOST ENERGY EFFICIENT PORT IN NORTH AMERICA AND BE A MODEL FOR EQUITY
DIVERSITY, INCLUSION ARE REALLY ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS WE CREATE OUR PLANS GOING FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND AS WE LOOK AT MORE SPECIFICALLY, THOSE CENTURY AGENDA GOALS AND THEN HOW WE DEVELOP OUR DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES AND KEY METRICS
THIS IS JUST A FEW OF THEM THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED HERE REALLY, AS WE LOOK AT INVESTING, RESPONSIBLY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE REGION, WE'RE ESPECIALLY FOCUSED ON DELIVERY OF OUR CAPITAL BUDGET AND WE'LL BE MEASURING COMPLETION OF OUR OVERALL CAPITAL BUDGET, BUT ALSO SPECIFICALLY THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
WE LOOK AT OUR CRUISE OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE ARE ABLE TO OUTREACH TO OTHER BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES AND ENGAGE THEM IN OUR CRUISE BUSINESS
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES
AND THEN, OF COURSE, IN SELLING SHORT POWER AT 66, A PROJECT A NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART
AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE A NUMBER OF METRICS AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY LOOKING AT RENEWABLE ENERGY, GREENHOUSE GAS AND STORMWATER
NEXT SLIDE KELLY, THIS IS A GRAPHIC I USE TO SHOW HOW THE MARITIME STRATEGIES ALL FIT TOGETHER ON THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID ARE REALLY THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO
DAY FOR OUR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, GO HOME SAFELY AT THE END OF THE DAY
THINK ABOUT RESILIENCY TO ANY NUMBER OF THINGS
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
MOVING UP THE PYRAMID REALLY START TO BE MORE OF A FUTURE FOCUSED STRATEGIES
MY STRONG BELIEF IS THAT FOR THE MARITIME BUSINESS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE, WE REALLY NEED TO BE A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS, BE AN EQUAL BUSINESSES WHERE ANYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN ENVISION BEING PART OF IT AND BE INNOVATIVE
ALL THOSE WILL LEAD TO FAMILY WAGE JOBS IN THE OCEAN ECONOMY
LAST YEAR WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED AT THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID ON OUR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ON KEEPING OUR CUSTOMERS AND STAFF SAFE
AS WE COME INTO RECOVERY, WE'RE REALLY BEGINNING TO LOOK MORE FORWARD, FOCUSED AGAIN, ESPECIALLY AROUND EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
TO THAT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS FOR THE MARITIME BUSINESS AS WE STARTING WITH MORE EXTERNALLY FOCUSED THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES AND WHAT ARE THREATS
WE REALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS, BUT WHAT I'VE JUST HIGHLIGHTED ONE, WHICH IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE TOWARDS EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR CRUISE BUSINESS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CRUISE CUSTOMER
I THINK THERE'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY NOW WITH THE FOCUS SPECIFICALLY AROUND EQUITY AND ALSO ATTENTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE SUSTAINABILITY TO MAKE VERY MEANINGFUL CHANGE ON THE THREAT SIDE
AGAIN, A NUMBER OF THINGS HERE, BUT WHAT I WOULD REALLY HIGHLIGHT TO SUMMARIZE IS THAT WE ARE IN RECOVERY, BUT WE ARE NOT YET RECOVERED
AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS WHOLE BUDGET PROCESS, I KEPT FEELING LIKE WE HAVE 1FT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND 1FT ON THE BREAK BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND DO OUR COMPLETE OUR MISSION TOWARDS THAT
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE NOT FULLY RECOVERED
WE STILL HAVE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO BALANCE THOSE THINGS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WHEN WE LOOK INTERNALLY AT THE PORT THINKING ABOUT OUR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS, OF COURSE, AN OVERALL STRENGTH, I WANT TO SAY, IS OUR PORT TEAMS AND OUR PORT STAFF
WHAT I'VE HIGHLIGHTED ON THIS SLIDE IS SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT, WHICH IS THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF OUR PHYSICAL ASSETS IN EACH OF OUR BUSINESSES
WE REALLY DO HAVE A REAL ADVANTAGE
IT OUR NATURALLY DEEP WATER PORT, OUR PROXIMITY TO ALASKA, OUR FRESHWATER FACILITIES FOR THE FISHING FLEET
THERE'S A WHOLE RANGE OF WAYS IN WHICH THOSE PHYSICAL ASSETS ARE REAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR US
AND YOU WILL SEE A PRIORITY IN STEWARDING AND MAINTAINING THOSE ASSETS IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET
AND THEN FINALLY, ON THE WEAKNESS SIDE, I WILL SAY WE HAVE A REAL LACK OF PLANNING RESOURCES THAT CREATES INEFFICIENCIES IN OUR CAPITAL PLAN
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A ONE PERSON PLANNING TEAM, AND WE HAD PLANNED TO BUILD THAT UP PRIOR TO COVID AND PUT THAT ON HOLD
AND YOU WILL NOW SEE THAT AS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR OVERALL CAPITAL PLAN
BUT RIGHT NOW I WOULD IDENTIFY THAT AS A WEAKNESS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR BUDGET DRIVERS AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO KELLY
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT REALLY DROVE CREATION OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET, THERE ARE REALLY THREE MAIN AREAS
ONE IS SUPPORTING A GROWING CAPITAL PLAN
WE DELIVER THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT ALLIANCE CAPITAL PLAN AS WELL AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE CAPITAL PLAN FOR MARITIME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND AND OUR CORPORATE DIVISIONS
WE SEE SPENDING IS AT A RECORD HIGH
THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT LATER
SO WE REALLY NEED AND NOT ONLY ARE WE SPENDING MORE, BUT ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE AT INCREASED COMPLEXITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THINGS LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING
SO YOU WILL SEE IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET INCREASE, ESPECIALLY IN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, TO ADDRESS THE ABILITY TO DELIVER THAT CAPITAL PLAN
ALSO, YOU WILL SEE A FOCUS ON MAINTAINING OUR ASSETS
WE DO HAVE A BACKLOG OF WORK ORDERS FROM COVID-19
THERE WERE TIMES WHEN WE EITHER BECAUSE WE CUT SPENDING OR BECAUSE THERE WAS A TIME WHEN IT WASN'T SAFE TO HAVE WORKERS IN THE FIELD
WE DO HAVE WORK TO CATCH UP ON, AND YOU WILL SEE SOME INCREASED STAFFING AND OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM
AND THEN FINALLY, IN THE AREA OF SUSTAINABILITY, BOTH SUPPORTING OUR SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK AND INCORPORATING SUSTAINABILITY MORE BROADLY IN ALL OUR BUSINESSES
WE HAVE SOME PROPOSED ADDITIONAL STAFF IN THAT AREA
I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE LAST THING YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT HAND SLIDE EVALUATING A LONGER TERM NOI TARGET PRIOR TO COVID, WE HAD SET A LONG TERM GOAL OF POSITIVE NOI AFTER DEPRECIATION BY 2024
SO THAT WOULD BE FOR THE WHOLE DIVISION
THAT DOESN'T MEAN EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS IN THE MARITIME DIVISION WOULD BE A NET POSITIVE
BUT SOME BUSINESSES LIKE CRUISE AND GRAIN WOULD SUPPORT OTHERS LIKE FISHING, THAT WE SUPPORT AS A PUBLIC AGENCY
WITH THE IMPACT OF COVID, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RETHINKING THAT TARGET, AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE
BUT WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE SEEN AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT WE NEED TO REEVALUATE THAT TARGET
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO KELLY UPON, OUR DIRECTOR OF MARITIME FINANCE
THANKS
AND LET ME PAUSE FOR A QUESTION HERE
ACTUALLY, I REMEMBER THE COMMISSIONER WANTED TO PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS
I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED CURRENTLY
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I JUST YOU HAVE THAT ONE COMMENT THAT SAYS WAS A THREAT COMMISSIONER SENSITIVITY TO THE PUBLIC
I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN, BUT IT WAS A CURIOUS WORDING
DO YOU WANT TO ELABORATE ON THAT? CAN WE GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT SLIDE? I THOUGHT THAT WAS NOT COMMISSION, BUT OUR ORGANIZATIONAL SEND ACTIVITY TO PUBLIC OPINION AND IMPACT PORT EFFICIENCY
YEAH, WELL, I THINK THAT IS I THINK JUST WHAT IT SAYS
THERE'S TIMES WHEN THERE IS WHEN THERE ARE CONCERNS AND WE TAKE THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THOSE CONCERNS MEAN
AND THAT DOES SLOW DOWN
AND THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I DISAGREE IN ANY WAY WITH LISTENING TO LISTENING TO PUBLIC COMMENTARY OR PUBLIC CONCERNS
BUT WHEN WE TAKE TIME TO BE THOUGHTFUL, IT CAN SLOW US DOWN
MAYBE I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT
I APPRECIATE THAT
AND IT DOES SUPPORT YOUR POSITION ON EXTENDING THE NOI THE
BUT I THINK ALSO EFFICIENCY IS LIKE TAKING THE LONG TERM, RIGHT
BRINGING THE PUBLIC ALONG FOR THE RIDE
I THINK IT MAY BE ULTIMATELY MORE EFFICIENT DOWN THE ROAD, BUT ANYWAY, I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AND THERE WAS A VERY CANDID, ACTUALLY, INCLUSION, BECAUSE IT IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
YEAH
THANK YOU
THANKS FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT
AND THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL HANDS AT THIS TIME
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
OKAY, THEN
MOVING ON
THANKS, STEPHANIE
AND COMMISSIONERS AT JUST OVER $59 MILLION, REVENUE IS UP 13.9 MILLION FROM 2021
BASICALLY IN LINE WITH 2019, WE ARE DOWN 3.8 MILLION FROM THE PRE PANDEMIC 2020 BUDGET
GIVEN THE DRASTIC AUSTERITY MEASURES IN 2020 ACTUALS AND 2021 BUDGET, WE WILL BE USING THIS 2020 BUDGET AS A MEASURING STICK FOR OUR 2022 EXPENSE
BUDGETS, LIKE WHICH WAS PRESENTED FOR THE AVIATION DIVISION AND CENTRAL SERVICES FROM THEIR EXPENSES ARE PIER OR ABOUT ANNUALLY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS CHART SHOWS REVENUES RETURNING TO JUST BELOW HISTORIC TREND WITH CRUISE PLANNED AT 75% OF SCHEDULED SAILINGS AND OCCUPANCY GREEN
THE GREEN TERMINAL IS EXPECTING A TOP FIVE LEVEL YEAR IN VOLUMES AND A RETURN OF RATE INCREASES FOR MORTGAGE AND PACKAGE AND OUR MARINES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
HERE'S A BREAKOUT OF MARITIME EXPENSES
THE TWO KEY DRIVERS HERE ARE EFT INCREASES, PRIMARILY IN SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH WE'LL GO OVER LATER ALONG WITH INCREASED ALLOCATION OF CENTRAL SERVICES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS A ROLL UP OF THE MARITIME DIVISION PROFIT LOSS STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTED HERE IS THE RETURN TO OPERATING PROFIT IN 2022
PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC PROFIT COVERED ABOUT 50 OF DEPRECIATION OR CAPITAL INVESTMENT COSTS WE ARE COVERING IN 2022 AND WOULD BE COVERING ABOUT WITH A FULL CRUISE SEASON AND THIS REALLY SHOWS HOW MUCH CRUISE SUPPORTS THE DIVISION WIDE INVESTMENTS
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
AT A HIGH LEVEL, WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH A SERIES OF TRENDING SLIDES FOR EACH OF THE BUSINESS LINES, FOLLOWED BY SLIDES ON THE SERVICE GROUPS, THEN FINISH UP WITH FTES
WE HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION IN THE APPENDIX ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL SUMMARIES AND UNDERLYING DETAILS OUT ON THE SHAREPOINT SITE, WHICH I BELIEVE COMMISSION STAFF HAS PROVIDED YOU WITH THE LINK
THIS SLIDE IS THE MARITIME DIVISION
ROLL UP
THE BLACK LINE REPRESENTS REVENUE WITH A STACK BAR SHOWING EXPENSES WITH DIRECT IN GREEN SUPPORT SERVICES IN LIGHT BLUE, CENTRAL SERVICES IN DARK BLUE AND DEPRECIATION AND GRAY
YOU SEE EXPENSES RETURNING TO TREND AFTER FLAT TO NEGATIVE GROWTH IN 2000 AND 22,021 FROM HEAVY COST SAVING MEASURES
ONCE FULLY RECOVERED FROM COVID, WE EXPECT REVENUE TO RETURN OR POSSIBLY EXCEED TREND
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
HERE IS A LOOK AT CRUISE, SAILINGS AND PASSENGER TRENDS
THE BLUE SHADED AND DOTTED LINE REPRESENT THE RISK RESERVE TAKEN IN PASSENGERS AND SAILINGS FOR 2022
NEXT SLIDE YOU SEE, EVEN WITH THE COVID RISK RESERVE CRUISES PROFITABLE IN 2022
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
MOVING ON TO RECREATIONAL MARINAS, FISHING AND COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
WHAT REALLY STANDS OUT IS THE CONTINUED DEMAND AT THE FACILITIES, IN PARTICULAR RECREATIONAL BOATING AS AN OUTLET FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING THE PANDEMIC
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE FOR 2022
WE HAVE RECREATIONAL BOATING WITH A RATE INCREASE
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
IN ELLIOTT BAY FISHING AND COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
WE'VE RECENTLY LOST OR AND ARE LOSING SOME INCREMENTAL REVENUE WITH REDUCTIONS AT NORTH TERMINAL 46 FROM COMPLETION OF THE TUNNEL PROJECT IN 2019 AND COVID RELATED EVENTS, STAGING AND SECURITY REVENUE SUCH AS ROCK AND ROLL MARATHON, THE LUMINES LIGHTING SHOW AND NORTHWEST CHOCOLATE VEGETABLE
THERE IS AN OUTSIDE NUMBER OF JOBS SUPPORTED BY THIS BUSINESS LINE
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE SHIP CANAL, FISHING AND OPERATIONS IS SEEING A 3% RATE INCREASE FOR THE FISHING FLEET AND 5% FOR THE RECREATION AND COMMERCIAL VESSELS
THE BIG TERMINAL HERE IS FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL REPRESENTS THE BULK OF THIS BUSINESS LINE
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
MARITIME PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY STEADY, BUT WE'LL SEE A BIG UPTICK IN REVENUE FROM 2023 TO 2025 WITH THE TRAMMEL-CROW CROW GROUND LEASE TERMINAL 106 PHASING UP TO OVER $3 MILLION ANNUALLY
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
CONTINUED STRENGTH AT THE GREEN TERMINAL AFTER HER OFF CHALLENGES 2019 TO MID 2020
WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DEMAND AT THE GRAIN TERMINAL FOR DEMAND FOR FEED STOCK
NEXT SLIDE, NEXT, WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO THE SERVICE GROUPS
THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION WILL SHOW THE TOTAL DEPARTMENT COSTS
THESE COSTS WILL BE DIRECTLY CHARGED AND ALLOCATED TO BOTH CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EACH OF THE DIVISIONS, INCLUDING MARITIME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STORM WATER UTILITY, NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND EVEN AVIATION
IN SOME CASES, MARINE MAINTENANCE GREW FROM 20 BUDGET ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FROM PAYROLL EXPENSE, WITH REPRESENTATIVE LABOR GOING UP FIVE ANNUALLY ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL STAFF
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
WATERFRONT PROJECT MANAGEMENT, WHICH WAS FORMERLY SEAPORT PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SAW THE BIGGEST INCREASE, WHICH IS REALLY TIED TO THE GROWTH AND THE CAPITAL PROGRAM
AGAIN, PAYROLL IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER IN THE INCREASE
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MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY INCREASE FROM THE 20 BUDGET, WITH PAYROLL AND NEW AND UNFROZEN FDS OFFSET BY A HIGHER PROPORTION OF SPIN GOING TO CAPITAL AND SUPER FUN TYPE OF WORK
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
MARITIME SECURITY CAN MOSTLY CONSIST OF SECURITY STAFF FROM AMERICAN GUARD SERVICES
YOU SEE TERMINAL 46, BOTH THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT ALLIANCES, TWO THIRDS AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE ONE THIRD REPRESENT THE BIGGEST DEPLOYMENT
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HERE IS THE BREAKOUT OF NEW FTES AND UNFROZEN ONES
THE UNFROZEN ONES WERE BASICALLY APPROVED IN THE 2020 BUDGET BUT NOT FUNDED DUE TO COVID
AS YOU SEE, THEY ALIGN WITH OUR KEY BUDGET AND PLANNING DIRECT GIVES TO SUSTAINABLY, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN PORT PROPERTIES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND IN THIS SLIDE WE HAVE THE WALK TO 275.5 PROPOSED FTES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THE STORM WATER UTILITY BUDGET IS RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD, WITH REVENUE INCREASING DUE TO 4.6% ADOPTED RATE INCREASE AND SOME ADDITIONAL ACREAGE RECOGNIZED
MOST OF THIS WAS BRIEF TO YOU LAST MONTH
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS THE LIST OF THE ASSOCIATED CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE STORM WATER UTILITY PLAN AND NEXT SLIDE
OKAY
I THINK THAT'S IT FOR THE MARITIME DIVISION COMMISSION
YES
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RUN TO THE ROLE, PLEASE? I'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, I'M SORRY IF MY ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED
DID YOU COVER THE MARINAS? YES, YOU DID
WELL, I RECALL THAT SOME MARINAS ARE SUBSIDIZING THE OTHER MARINAS IN A WAY, AND THAT SOME BASICALLY PAY THE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE WITH SOME EXCESS AND SOME ARE WAY UNDER IN TERMS OF REVENUES WITH REGARD TO WHAT THE COSTS ARE
AND I'M THINKING SPECIFICALLY OF THE BELL HARBOR MARINA
WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THAT TO TURN THAT PICTURE AROUND? YEAH
THANKS, COMMISSIONER
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
AND WE DID NOT GET INTO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL ON THE MARINA
WE HAVE EVALUATED KIND OF WHAT WHAT DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES MAY BE BOTH IN TERMS OF INCREASING REVENUES AND DECREASING COST
AND WE HAVE A LOT A NUMBER OF CONSTRAINTS THERE BECAUSE OF THE GRANT AND PERMIT OBLIGATIONS FOR WHEN WE FIRST BUILT THAT AS A PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE SMALL SIZE OF IT
AND ON THE OTHER HAND, HOW MUCH WE CAN REALISTICALLY RAISE OUR RATES
WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE TO DO, COMMISSIONER, IS TO BRING THAT TO A WATERFRONT COMMITTEE, WHICH YOU YOURSELF SERVE ON AND HAVE A MORE DETAILED DISCUSSION WITH COMMISSIONERS SO THAT WE COULD REALLY TALK ABOUT AND RECEIVE A STEPHANIE, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT
AND I THINK THAT WE'VE GOT TO DIRECT MORE ATTENTION THERE
MY BASIC SORT OF SENSE IS THAT THE MARINA IS TOO SMALL TO BE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AND WITH SHORT TERM MORTGAGE THERE, WHICH OFTEN GOES EMPTY DURING THE OFF SEASON, IS EVEN LESS SUSTAINABLE
SO I THINK SOME CLOSE EXAMINATION AS TO WHAT OPTIONS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL PICTURE WITH REGARD TO THAT SPECIFIC MARINA
AND IT MAY BE WE NEED TO COMPARE ALL OF THE MARINA IN TERMS OF HOW THEY'RE DOING WITH REGARD TO OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE AND LONG TERM CAPITAL REPLACEMENT COSTS AS WELL
DEPRECIATION
OKAY
THANK YOU
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.STEINBRUECK COMMISSIONER CHO, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION
I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
HI
I WAS TAKING ON THE RECREATIONAL SIDE THE INCREASE IN WHAT IS THAT BASED ON? SO WE DO A RATE STUDY TO LOOK AT RATES AT MARINAS AROUND THE SOUND AND EVALUATE WHERE WE SHOULD BE WITHIN THAT
AND I CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU MORE DETAIL ON THAT
OUR MARKETING TEAM DOES THAT WORK? BUT I'M HAPPY TO GET YOU MORE INFORMATION
OKAY
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT, STEPHANIE
AND THEN I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION RELATED TO THAT IS, DO YOU KNOW, OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD WHAT THE INCREASES HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS? I DO REMEMBER IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT
SORRY, COMMISSIONER
I WAS SO EAGER TO ANSWER
THERE WAS NO INCREASE LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE, I BELIEVE IT WAS IT WAS ALSO
BUT I WILL HAVE TO CONFIRM WHAT THE 20 RATE INCREASE WAS
I DO KNOW IN 21, WE DID NOT INCREASE RATES
I THINK 2020 WAS 5%, AND WE DID HAVE ONE YEAR WHERE WE HAD RUN IT FLAT FOR A LONG TIME IN THE EARLY 2010, AND WE DID HAVE ONE YEAR WHERE WE PLAYED A LITTLE CATCH UP AND I THINK RAISED IT SIX YEARS AGO
COMMISSIONER, WE CAN GIVE YOU THE DATA FOR THE PAST YEARS AND LOOK AT MAYBE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THAT
THAT'D BE GREAT
THANK YOU
AND I GUESS RELATED TO THAT
DO WE HAVE ANY SORT OF PROGRAMS WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANY OF OUR RECREATIONAL VOTERS THAT ARE LOWER INCOME? AND I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE AN ASSUMPTION THAT IF YOU OWN A BOAT THAT YOU ARE NOT LOW INCOME, BUT THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY TRUE
I THINK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WILL BACK ME UP ON THAT
SO I JUST HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OF OUR BOAT OWNERS THAT TRULY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING PRICED OUT OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE A VESSEL
AND I KNOW THAT OUR RATES ARE COMPARABLE TO THE PRIVATELY HELL MARINAS AROUND KING COUNTY
I DON'T ARGUE WITH THAT
BUT JUST YEAR AFTER YEAR OF INCREASES, AGAIN, IF YOU'RE ON THE LOWER END OF THE INCOME SPECTRUM, COULD JUST PRICE IT OUT OF EVEN WANTING TO DO IT AT ALL
SO I JUST WONDER IF WE HAVE ANY SORT OF CONSIDERATIONS FOR THAT
PERHAPS THE NUANCE OF THAT IS WHETHER THE OUR LIVER BOARDS GETTING THE SAME 5% INCREASE AS EVERYBODY ELSE'S, SO THAT THE RATES GO UP ACROSS THE BOARD
THE LIVE-A-BOARD RATE IS A SEPARATE THING, AND THERE IS ACTUALLY A WAY FOR LIVE-A-BOARD IF THEY, FOR INSTANCE, ARE THE DOCK CAPTAIN THEN THAT LIVE-A-BOARD FEE IS WAIVED
AND THAT MAY BE AN EXCELLENT TOPIC TO TALK ABOUT AT THE WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE AT THE MOMENT, SALMON BAY MARINA, WHICH IS WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR BOATS ARE, IS BREAK EVEN
IT DOES NOT EARN A PROFIT
IT IS JUST BREAK EVEN
AND AT THIS POINT MY FEELING HAS BEEN THAT WOULD NOT BE A USE THAT WE WOULD SUBSIDIZE EVEN IF IT'S A BOAT OWNERS, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT THE WEALTHY ONES TO ENVISION IS NOT WHERE THE PORTS SUBSIDY SHOULD BE
BUT I AM HAPPY TO DISCUSS THAT FURTHER IN THE WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE
OUR ATTEMPT HAS BEEN NOT TO BUILD A PROFIT AND USE OR RECREATIONAL BOATING TO SUPPORT OTHER BUSINESSES, BUT JUST HAVE THAT BREAK EVEN AND COVER ITS OWN COST
THAT HAS BEEN OUR GOAL FOR THE VERY REASON THAT YOU MENTIONED
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
GREAT
THANKS, STEPHANIE
AND IN THEORY, I AGREE WITH THAT
I'M JUST ALSO WONDERING IF THERE IS
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A VAST PROGRAM FOR FOLKS, BUT ARE THERE TWO OR THREE OR FIVE VOTERS THAT COULD USE A LITTLE LESS OF AN INCREASE IN 5% A YEAR? I MEAN, AT SOME POINT YOU JUST PRICE PEOPLE OUT
AND I GUESS WHAT I'M THINKING OF THE YOUTH COMING INTO THE SAILING PROGRAM, THOSE INVOLVED, AGAIN, NOT THE LARGER YACHT TYPE BOATS, BUT MORE OF THE TRADITIONAL SAIL BOAT, SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT OFFLINE
I JUST WAS HOPING THAT THAT MIGHT BE A CONSIDERATION, A SMALL PROGRAM
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, CHRISTIAN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, IT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING THAT THERE'S SO MUCH INTEREST IN THE RECREATIONAL BOATING WORLD, SO I CERTAINLY HAVE SOME OF THAT, TOO
SO I WAS JUST SO THE IS ACROSS ALL THE MARINAS
THAT'S THE CASE, BECAUSE IT STRIKES ME THAT SOME MARINAS ARE MORE DESIRABLE OR HIGHER DEMAND THAN OTHERS, ALTHOUGH WE PROBABLY HAVE WHAT OCCUPANCY IS THERE A VARIATION YOU CAN DESCRIBE? YEAH
SO THE RATES ARE DIFFERENT AT THE DIFFERENT MARINA, BUT THE INCREASES ARE THE SAME, SO SOME OF THEM START LOWER THAN OTHERS
AND INCIDENTALLY, WE DO HAVE MONTHLY MORTGAGE FOR NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR AT BELL HARBOR
IT'S ONLY DURING THOSE PEAK MONTHS WHERE WE HAVE ONLY GUEST MORTGAGE, SO THE RATES ARE DIFFERENT
WE DO HAVE A WAITING LIST AT ALL OF OUR MARINAS
I WILL SAY THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS TRANSLATE INTO 100% OCCUPANCY BECAUSE IT TAKES TIME WHEN ONE LEAVES BEFORE ANOTHER COMES, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY CONTINUALLY SHORTENING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ONE METAL LEAVING AND FILLING THAT SLOT IS AN ONGOING FOCUS OF OUR CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS
I WAS IMPRESSED BY QUITE HOW MUCH REVENUE PROPORTIONALLY
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IT'S NET PROFIT OR NET GAIN, BUT THE PROPORTION OF RECREATIONAL VOTING TO THE OVERALL PORTFOLIO WAS NOT TRIVIAL
I MEAN, THAT IS CORRECT
SO THAT WAS LIKE ON SLIDE NINE
IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'S COMPARABLE TO CRUISE, AND IT DIDN'T SHOW THE DIP CRUISE
IT'S ACTUALLY NOT
IT IS LESS THAN CRUISE FOR JUST RECREATIONAL BOATING, BUT FOR ALL OF OUR MARITIME OPERATIONS
SO FISHING AND RECREATION TOGETHER AND CRUISE THEY ARE THERE ABOUT EVEN
WHICH IS ONE REASON WHY, DURING COVID WE HAVE THIS DIVERSITY OF PORTFOLIO AND CRUISE WAS REALLY HIT
BUT OUR OTHER BUSINESSES WERE WE'RE VERY, VERY STEADY
I THINK ONE THING TO REMEMBER, THOUGH, IS THAT WE HAVE A WHOLE IT TAKES A LOT OF US TO OPERATE THOSE BUSINESSES EFFECTIVELY
WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS OUT AT SCHOOL AND FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL ON TERMINAL 91
OPERATING THOSE FACILITIES IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT
SO OUR EXPENSES ARE ALSO HIGHER THERE
SO WHEN IT COMES WHEN YOU NET IT OUT, OUR UPSIDE INCOME IS MUCH HIGHER FROM CRUISE, BUT IN TERMS OF JUST REVENUE IN THE DOOR, THEY'RE ABOUT EVEN
OKAY, WELL, SO IN THAT SLIDE NINE, THOUGH, IF RICK MARINE IS AND FISHING ARE LUMPED TOGETHER, THAT STRIKES ME IS THAT THAT SHOULDN'T BE THE CASE, RIGHT? I THINK SO
THIS GREEN BAR RUNNING ACROSS MARITIME REVENUE BY BUSINESS GROUP
I GUESS IT'S FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL WHERE THE LINE BLURS TO BEING ABLE TO EXTRACT FISHING FROM THE RECREATION AT THIS POINT
BUT I THINK THEY ARE TRULY DIFFERENT ANIMALS, SO TO SPEAK
WE CAN CERTAINLY SHOW THEM SEPARATELY
IT'S REALLY ORGANIZATIONALLY
THEY ALL REPORT UP TO ONE ONE DIVISION UP TO KENNY LYLES BECAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
BUT WHEN WE'RE OPERATING FACILITIES, WE AND WE HAVE SOME CROSSOVER AT SALMON BAY MARINA, WE HAVE RECREATIONAL VESSELS
FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
WE HAVE THEM IN THE OFF SEASON, THE SUMMER
NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT
BUT I MEAN, IN TERMS OF LIKE STRATEGIES OF INCREASING BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, BOATING IN THE PANDEMIC WAS SEEING A BOOM, AS WAS DISCUSSED
WHEREAS DUE TO THOSE PESKY KILLER WHALES, WE NOW SEE THE THEY SHOULD HAVE TROLL FISHERY IN ALASKA BEING CURTAILED AS A RESULT OF THE KILLER WHALE FORGING NEEDS
AND YOU PUT IN ONE OF YOUR SWAT CONCERNS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON FISHING IS A SERIOUS CONSIDERATION
AND THE TROLL FISHERIES AS THE LATEST, I BELIEVE OF THOSE BEING CONCERNED FROM WHAT I'M SEEING IS EVEN OUR GREAT FACTORY TRAWLERS
THE FISH STOCKS MAY BE SUSTAINED, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN ALASKA
YOU'RE NOT IN ALASKA, BUT IN RUSSIA, SO THEY MAY BE SUSTAINABLE STOCKS, BUT THEY JUST WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE TO US VOTES
SO ANYWAY, TO ME, THOSE ARE CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE CLEARLY DIFFERENT THAN THAN THAT OF RECREATION BORDER AND JUST COME TO THINK OF IT, IS THAT COMMERCIAL OP SITUATION ALSO THAT WOULD INCLUDE 91
SO ARE WE LUMPING RECREATIONAL BOATING AND FACTORY TROLLERS? WELL, WHEN WE SAY WE'RE LUMPING, WE OPERATE THEM VERY DIFFERENTLY
WE HAVE DIFFERENT TEAMS DOING IT
THEY DO COLLABORATE
WE ARE SHOWING IT THE SAME ON THIS GRAPH, AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BREAK IT OUT
AND OKAY, ON SLIDE ELEVEN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY AS WELL
OKAY
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT, OH, FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND WRECK MARINE IS I COULD SEE THAT BEING MERGED
BUT THE REASON WHY THAT LINE IS SO BIG IS MORE LIKELY FOR 91
RIGHT
ACTUALLY, KELLY, IF YOU COULD GO TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS ALL THE RECREATIONAL MARINAS AND COMMERCIAL OPS, I THINK SLIDE ELEVEN WOULD PROBABLY BE THE MOST ACCURATE ONE TO SHOW THAT
AND SLIDE 15, PLEASE
SO, COMMISSIONER, THE SLIDE ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND SIDE SHOWS THE THREE DIFFERENT BUSINESS UNITS THAT THAT MAKE UP OUR RECREATION MARINES AND COMMERCIAL OPERATION DEPARTMENT
I GUESS SO IN THE DARK BLUE IS RECREATIONAL VOTING
THE GREEN IS FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND THE KIND OF LIGHTER BLUE IS 91
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE LOST THE KEY VESSEL THERE, AND OUR REVENUES FROM THAT ARE ACTUALLY SMALLER THAN THE OTHERS
WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON BUILDING THAT BACK UP, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY HOW THEY BREAK OUT FOR RECREATIONAL MARINE AND COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
WOW
SO THAT'S THE RESULT OF ONE VOTE LEAVING THAT REVENUE
IT'S ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF THINGS
IT WAS ALSO ONE BOAT LEAVING
AND THEN IT WAS THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LEASE AT THE NORTH END OF 46
SO THERE WERE A FEW THINGS THAT HAPPENED THERE OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS
THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN THE COMMERCIAL FISHING SIDE OF THINGS
ALRIGHT
I WAS JUST WONDERING ALSO, IN TERMS OF MEASURING CRUISE ON A PER CAPITA BASIS, YOU SHOW THE NUMBERS OF CRUISE PASSENGERS VERSUS CRUISE CRUISE CALLS, AND THEY'RE PRETTY DIRECTLY CORRELATED
BUT IN TERMS OF PROFITABILITY OR REVENUE, ARE YOU TRACKING, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU HAVE ON PAGE 13 CRUISE SAILINGS AND PASSENGERS
SO THAT'S JUST THE NUMBERS
AND THEN I'M JUST WONDERING, ARE WE LOOKING AT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY OVER TIME THE SHIPS ARE GETTING BIGGER
BUT HOW DOES THAT TRANSLATE INTO DOLLARS PER PERSON? I MEAN, I CAN EXPLAIN THIS ONE IF YOU LIKE, YOU'RE GETTING A HEAD TAX, RIGHT
CORRECT
WELL, THERE'S A DOCKAGE FEE, WHICH IS THE LENGTH OF THE VESSEL AND A PASSENGER FEE, WHICH IS THE PORT PASSENGER FEE
AND THEY'RE DIFFERENT
THERE'S THREE MAIN AGREEMENTS, CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES, NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES, AND THEN A STANDARD TARIFF
AND WE DO BUNDLE THE RATES
WE KIND OF LOOK AT AN AVERAGE SO OFTENTIMES
I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE IT
WE DIDN'T DO IT THIS LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE NUMBERS WERE TOO ERRATIC, BUT TYPICALLY IN A NORMAL YEAR WILL BUNDLE THE RATES TOGETHER AND SORT OF COMBINE IT ALL INTO ONE SO THAT WE CAN BUILD THEM ONE RATE
BUT WE CHARGE THE LENGTH OF THE VESSEL AND IT'S ALL BASED ON THE LENGTH OF THE VESSEL AND PIER PASSENGERS COMING ON
AND SO PASSENGER DOWNS TWICE COMING OFF AND GOING ON AND COMING OFF
BUT I MEAN, YOU HAVE THESE DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT LINES, SO I WOULD ASSUME DIFFERENT PROFITABILITY BASED ON THESE DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS
I MEAN, AGAIN, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING FORWARD, INCREASING REVENUE, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB 17 AND MAKING IT MORE AND MORE COST COMPETITIVE BUT, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE HOW IT BREAKS OUT
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, 66 IS THE LONG TERM LEASE, BUT YOU STILL HAVE I WOULD ASSUME YOU COULD DO A KIND OF A SIMILAR CONTROLLING FOR PER CAPITA KIND OF ANALYSIS FOR ANY GIVEN YEAR
HOW 66 DOES, YOU KNOW, CONTROLLING FOR CALLS
BUT IT'S LIKE, HOW DOES THE HEADCOUNT COMPARE PER TERMINAL? I MEAN, IS THAT LIKE, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IT WOULD NOT BE CONFIDENTIAL? BUT THERE'S TWO VESSELS AT 91 AND ONE, TWO BURST AT 91, ONE AT 66
SO IN GENERAL, WE'VE GOT ABOUT TWICE AS MANY CUSTOMERS IN A TYPICAL YEAR GOING THROUGH 91 THAN WE DO AT 66
AND WE DEFINITELY DO LOOK AT OUR REVENUES TRACK WITH PASSENGERS
THEY'RE VERY DIRECTLY CORRELATED, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BREAK THAT DOWN FURTHER
I THINK WHAT THIS SLIDE IS SHOWING IS THAT WE WELL, THAT WASN'T YOUR QUESTION
SO I DON'T NEED TO GO FURTHER INTO THAT UNLESS THERE IS A QUESTION
OKAY
WELL, I ASSUME, OF COURSE WE'RE BEING WE'RE GETTING REVENUE PER PASSENGER
I JUST WOULD ASSUME THAT BASED ON THESE DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS, THAT THE PIER PASSENGER PRICE MIGHT VARY SOMEWHAT
BYE
THANK YOU
THAT'S CORRECT
IT'S NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE, BUT THEY DO
OKAY, GREAT
AND THEN THE FINAL THING IS THE ALLIANCE SECURITY COSTS
CAN YOU JUST REMIND ME HOW THAT PENCIL THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF OUR DEAL WITH THE CHANGING 46 LEASE AGREEMENT? REMIND ME WHY? BECAUSE THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE IN EXPENSE, RIGHT
KELLY, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT ONE? IT WASN'T THAT MUCH OF A SPIKE IN EXPENSE
WE ACTUALLY, SINCE FIVE IS GETTING FILLED UP, THE OVERALL EXPENSES IS LESS BECAUSE WE PROVIDE SERVICE AT TERMINAL FIVE
AND SINCE THEY GOT A TENANT PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR, WE WERE PROVIDING LESS SERVICE OUT THERE
THING TO KNOW, COMMISSIONER, IS THAT THERE'S A NUMBER OF PLACES WHERE WE SHOW BUDGET THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE THAT ARE NOT ONLY MARITIME
AND FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU LOOK ON MARINA OFFICE AND THE CENTRAL HARBOR, MAYBE SOME OF THESE MIGHT BE BORN BY, FOR INSTANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OR NSA
IT GETS TOO CONFUSING WHEN WE SHOW IT BOTH WAYS
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS KIND OF SHOWING YOU THE OVERALL BUDGET BECAUSE THE COMMISSION NEEDS TO AUTHORIZE THAT FROM THE KIND OF ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT LIKE THE SAME
IT WOULD BE TRUE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM AND THE MAINTENANCE TEAM, THE PORT, BECAUSE WE'RE MATRIX THEY SUPPORT THE WHOLE, FOR INSTANCE, PIER 69, THIS SECURITY WOULD SUPPORT PIER 69
AND SO THOSE COSTS MAY ULTIMATELY SHOW UP SOMEPLACE ELSE, BUT WE SHOW THEM IN THEIR ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT FOR EASE OF COMMISSIONER UNDERSTANDING
OKAY, WELL, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EASY
ALRIGHT
ANYWAY, I GUESS I GUESS A 46, I GUESS IT'S NOT A SPIKE
IT'S JUST THE LARGEST OF THE EXPENSES FOR SECURITY, AND THAT'S AN NSA PORTION
AND SO WE ARE PAYING THE SECURITY FOR THE NSA PORTION, AND THEY PAY US BACK FOR THAT, AND THEY PAY US BACK HALF OF THAT, RIGHT? NOT EXACTLY
NSA PAYS TWO THIRDS, AND WE PAY ONE THIRD OUT OF 46 BECAUSE WE AGREED FOR THAT WHOLE CRUISE LEASE THE CRUISE SET UP
THEN WE WOULD DO IT
SO THAT'S HOW IT WORKS
I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE COMPLICATED, BUT THAT CLARIFIES IT FOR ME
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE CAN GO ON TO MR MCADAM'S PRESENTATION
I ASSUME LET ME JUST TAKE 1 SECOND TO COMMEND KELLY AND HIS TEAM ON SOME GREAT GRAPHICS THAT HAVE ALLOWED US TO HAVE THESE ROBUST CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING THE DATA MORE VISIBLE
SO THANKS, KELLY
GREAT WORK
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
I DO NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS UP AT THIS TIME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED, PLEASE
OKAY
SO SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OKAY
AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION IS OPERATING ON PRETTY MUCH A SIDELINE
AS MARITIME DIVISION MANAGING DIRECTOR DAVE MCFADDEN WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE DRIVERS AND ALIGNMENT OF THE PRIORITIES
I WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE NUMBERS, AND THEN DAVE WILL SPEAK TO SOME OF THE KEY INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS
MANAGING DIRECTOR DAVE MEN
THANK YOU
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I THINK JUST SHOWS OUR ALIGNMENT WITH THE CENTURY AGENDA
YOU SEE THE GOALS IN THE CENTURY AT THE END OF THE LAB
THIS IS JUST SIMILAR TO WHAT STEPHANIE AND AVIATION SHOWED
WE'RE DRILLING DOWN, AND HOPEFULLY OUR ANNUAL BUSINESS PLANS AND BUDGETING SHOWS THAT ALIGNMENT
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AND REALLY, THIS DEMONSTRATES A DEEPER DIVE INTO THAT ALIGNMENT WHERE YOU SEE THE CENTURY AGENDA GOALS ON THE LEFT AND YOU START SEEING OUR DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
AND FINALLY ON THE WE'RE LOOKING FOR, WHICH IS FOR TOURISM, PASSENGER EMPLOYMENT INCREASES, MOVING THE NEEDLE FOR WENDY AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE UTILIZATION AT THE PORT IN TERMS OF REAL ESTATE, WHAT ARE WE DOING IN TERMS OF ACQUISITIONS, DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOALS, OCCUPANCY, THINGS OF THAT NATURE
AND THEN IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS, WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW MANY BUSINESSES RECEIVED TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE FOR MARITIME INNOVATION, WHAT'S THE NUMBER OF EMERGING COMPANIES WE'RE SUPPORTING AND WHAT'S THEIR TRAJECTORY? SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALIGN WITH
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE I THINK IT'S BACK TO YOU, KELLY
NO
STILL WITH ME
I DO HAVE SOME SWOT ANALYSIS
JUST START WITH THE STRENGTHS
I THINK WE HEARD AT THE LISTENING SESSIONS EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT OUR GRANT PROGRAMS BUILD POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE WELL RECEIVED OUT IN THE COMMUNITY
WE CERTAINLY HAVE A DIVERSE SET OF PROPERTIES, AND THEY'RE VERY ATTRACTIVE, MANY OF WHICH ARE RIGHT ON THE WATERFRONT
ON THE WEAKNESS SIDE, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS DO IMPACT OUR EFFICIENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS
I THINK STEPHANIE EARLIER MENTIONED WE ARE BASING SOME CAPITAL AND STAFFING CONSTRAINTS
AS MUCH AS WE LIKE THE LOOKS OF OUR PROPERTIES, THEY ARE CHALLENGED
THEY'RE USUALLY BE SET WITH BROWNFIELDS FOR SOILS AND OTHER CHALLENGES THAT ADD COMPLEXITY AND TYPICALLY COST TO OUR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH
I IN TERMS OF OPPORTUNITIES, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GROWING AND BECOMING MORE RECOGNIZED AS A GLOBAL LEADER OR MARITIME INNOVATION
I THINK WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY FURTHER SCALE OUR WOMB INITIATIVES
THIS IS A POINT OF DISCUSSION AT THE GREATER SEATTLE PARTNERS REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN AND THE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON THE TRAJECTORY OF WOMEN MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
I THINK ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE IS JUST WE HAVE A HOT INDUSTRIAL MARKET THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US
WE'RE STRONG INDUSTRIAL PLAYER, AND THAT GIVES WINS TO OUR SALE
THE THREATS, THOUGH CERTAINLY FRAGMENTATION OF RECOVERY EFFORTS
THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES FLOWING IN FROM BEDROOM AND STATE
THE QUESTION BECOMES, ARE WE WORKING TOGETHER? ARE WE LEVERAGING EACH OTHER'S RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS? AND I ALSO REALLY COULDN'T AGREE WITH STEPHANIE WHAT SHE SAID EARLIER IN RECOVERY, BUT NOT RECOVERED
I THINK THERE'S STILL A LOT OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY OUT THERE AND IT AFFECTS OUR REAL ESTATE
OUR LABOR AVAILABILITY OR WMBE AVAILABILITY AFFECTS OUR DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION ACROSS THE PORT
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CONTEXT
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THAT'S BACK TO KELLY
THANKS, DAVE
HERE IS THE ROLL UP FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
WITH THE RETURN OF 75% OF CONFERENCE AND EVENT CENTER VOLUMES, REVENUE AND EXPENSES ARE LOOKING CLOSER TO PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS
SOME KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BUDGET DRIVERS INCLUDE ECONOMIC RECOVERY, INCREASED EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, TARGETED FUNDING TO HELP RESTART REGIONAL TOURISM AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MARITIME INNOVATION
DAVE WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON THESE AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS LATER IN THE PRESENTATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
FOR REVENUE JUST LIKE CRUISE AND MARITIME, YOU SEE THE DIRECT COVID IMPACT OF CONFERENCE AND EVENT CENTER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REVENUES
SIMILARLY, COLUMBIA HOSPITALITY IS EXPECTING A RETURN TO ABOUT CAPACITY TO A LESSER DEGREE
COVID IS IMPACTING CONCESSION REVENUES AT BELL STREET GARAGE AS WELL AS WELL AS SOME SUNSETTING RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE KEPT THE PORT FROM INCREASING RENT ON LEASE RENEWALS
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OVERALL EXPENSES ARE BELOW 2020 BUDGET, WITH INCREASES IN BOTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING THE REMAINING $350,000 IN WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE AND ARE MAINTENANCE COSTS
THESE COSTS ARE OFFSET PARTIALLY BY LOWER CENTRAL SERVICES ALLOCATION
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HERE IS THE HISTORIC TREND
YOU SEE A RETURN OF CONFERENCE AND EVENT CENTER BOOKINGS AND AN INCREASE IN THE SLICE OF DIAGONALS OF WHAT YOU SEE IN THE DIAGONAL STRIPE PROGRAM EXPENSES FROM THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY INVESTMENTS
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IN THE EDD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TREND, GROWTH AND DIRECT EXPENSES ROUGHLY EQUAL THAT IN REVENUE
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN HISTORIC MARGINS AT THE CONFERENCE CENTERS IS VARIABLE
COSTS LIKE FOOD AND LABOR HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE 2019
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
MANAGING DIRECTOR DAVE MCFADDEN WILL NOW WALK YOU THROUGH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THANK YOU
KELLY IS OF OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT
WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS WITH THOSE EFFORTS
I THINK EARLIER THIS YEAR, ME AND HIGHLIGHTED WE INVESTED 75 PLUS MILLION OF OUR PORT SUPPLY CHAIN DOLLARS ON WMBE BUSINESSES
THIS REPRESENTS ABOUT 10.9% OF OUR OVERALL SPEND, AND WE ALSO SUPPORTED OVER 300 WMBE BUSINESSES LAST YEAR
THIS IS GREAT PROGRESS, BUT OUR MOMENTUM IS SLOWING A BIT, AND PART OF OUR PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR ARE TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO IDENTIFY AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO WIN THE UTILIZATION
WE'LL CONTINUE OUR ROBUST OUTREACH AND TRAINING EFFORTS
OVER 800 SMALL BUSINESSES AND STAKEHOLDERS HAVE ATTENDED OUR BASIC AND ADVANCED PORT THEN SEMINARS
WE ALSO ORGANIZED OUR FIRST WMBE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
THIS YEAR
IT PROVIDED ADVANCED TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND MENTORSHIP FOR TEN PROMISING WINRY FIRMS INTERESTED IN SCALING THEIR OPERATIONS AND WORKING ON FOR PROJECTS
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE PLAN TO CONTINUE THAT ACCELERATOR IN 2022, AND I WANT TO TAKE YOUR AYES JUST THE TOP THREE LINES WE'RE PARTNERS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AND THE ACCELERATORS FUNDED OUT OF THAT, ALONG WITH OUR OUTREACHING ASSISTANCE, WE DO VIA HIGHLINE IN OUR ADVANCED PORT GEN CLASSES
THE ONLY OTHER NOTE I WANT TO CALL OUT HERE IS YOU'LL NOTE AN AIRPORT DBE WORKSHOP
WE WANT TO ORGANIZE AND HOST A DB TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITY EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAA PRIMES GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS AND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS WITHIN THE FUTURE SOUND REGION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UPCOMING A CONFERENCE
AND SO LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IN TERMS OF TOURISM, I THINK RON PATIER CONTINUING DOING A GOOD JOB OF ADVANCING TOURISM LAST FRIDAY, I THINK WE SHARED AN UPDATE ON THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE RECOVERY INITIATIVE
WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS THERE
IT CONTINUES TO UNFOLD ANY OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WAS RAMPED UP A TRAVEL PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN AND STARTED AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN TO START REGENERATING NORTH AMERICAN AIR MARKET SERVING SEA
ALSO STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO CONNECT WITH TRAVEL TRADE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, THE HOTELS TOO OR OPERATORS, DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS THAT CAN BRING TRAVELERS TO OUR COMMUNITIES
THESE EFFORTS ARE HELPING THE INDUSTRY RECOVER
ALTHOUGH IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO QUANTIFY THE RETURN ON THE PORT INVESTMENT IN THIS INITIATIVE, WE'LL ALSO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER TOURISM GRANTS
BOTH OUR SPOTLIGHT AIRPORT ADVERTISING AND TOURISM MARKETING GRANTS HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE STATE
WE'VE INVESTED $1.6 MILLION IN THOSE PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, AND WE HANDED OUT 22 TOURISM GRANTS THIS YEAR
THE BIG THING I WANTED TO REALLY TELL IS THAT WE PLAN TO ORGANIZE AND HOST A STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM WITH THE WTA
NEXT YEAR
INTEREST IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IS GROWN, AND THE RELATED NEED TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE TOURISM IS VERY IMPORTANT
THIS EVENT WILL BRING INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TOGETHER AROUND AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY AND TOPIC FOR WASHINGTON TOURISM INDUSTRY
ADDITION
RON AND PATTY WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE CRUISE AND STAY OPTIONS IN OUR KEY INTERNATIONAL LEISURE MARKETS
OF UK, IRELAND, MAINLAND EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE ON THE REAL ESTATE FRONT
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP PORT PROPERTIES
WE JUST ISSUED AN RFP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADORING CREEK WEST PROPERTY AT THE AIRPORT, AND WE'RE ALSO MAKING PROGRESS WITH OUR DEVELOPER TRAIL PRO ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE T 106 WAREHOUSE ON A CAPITAL PROJECT
I'LL TELL A LITTLE MORE ON THIS LATER, BUT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS WITH BOTH THE MINK AND OUR TEAM 91 UP ONE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THE NEW THING I WANTED TO REALLY SHARE AND MAKE SURE YOU KNEW OF IS THAT WE ARE NOW WORKING WITH NSA AND WE JUST KICKED OFF A STUDY TO LOOK AT POTENTIAL ACQUISITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAN SUPPORT NORTH HARVARD GROWTH AND OPERATIONS
WE SHOULD COMPLETE THIS ANALYSIS BY Q TWO OF NEXT YEAR, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT
IN TERMS OF MANAGING OUR PROPERTIES, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO MAINTAIN HIGH OCCUPANCY MELINDA MILLER AND TOM HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO KEEPING THAT OCCUPANCY HIGH SINCE I'VE BEEN AT THE PORT, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AT ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE
THAT'S ESPECIALLY GOOD DURING THE PANDEMIC
WE'LL ALSO CONTINUE MONO TENANT TENANT IN OUR RELIEF PROGRAM
THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS THAT 27 OF 39 TENANTS HAVE PAID OFF THEIR OBLIGATIONS AND ARE CAUGHT BACK UP
WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH TWELVE OTHER TENANTS ON REPAYMENT PROGRAMS NEXT YEAR
WE ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT SUSTAINABILITY OPTIONS FOR OUR LEASE PROPERTIES
WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT A GREEN LEASING PROGRAM THAT INCORPORATES ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES INTO THESE AGREEMENTS
AND WE'LL ALSO WORK WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM TO INSTITUTE BUILDING ENERGY MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AT OUR PORT FACILITIES AT PIER 69 HEADQUARTERS
WE'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORTING THE OPERATIONAL RECOVERY RELATED TO COVID
WE'RE WAY BELOW NORMAL OCCUPANCY
WE'RE PROBABLY ABOUT 10% TO 15%, BUT WE DO HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD THAT MORE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WILL RETURN TO WORK NEXT YEAR
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO RELATED TO THAT IS REEVALUATE THE USE OF THE CLIPPER CAFE
IT CLOSED AND WE NEED TO EXPLORE HOW TO PROVIDE OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR CUSTOMERS SOME BASIC FOOD OPTIONS CLOSE TO THE PIER
WE WILL AN ONGOING BASIS REASSESS OUR SPACE OPTIONS, OUR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES INVITE OF OUR NEW FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS POLICY
THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL FACILITY
IT IS OUR HEADQUARTERS
WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE CAUTIOUS IN TERMS OF ANYTHING NEW OR DIFFERENT
WE DO BEYOND TAKING CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY
ONE OF THE ONES I'M MOST PROUD OF IS OUR WORK WITH THE CITIES
WE HAVE A GRANT PROGRAM, AND THIS YEAR THE CITY'S USED OUR FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY
WE HAVE BEEN IN SOME TREMENDOUS CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO JUNE ABOUT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE OUR SMALL IMPACTED BUSINESSES ACCESS THE GREAT RESOURCES COMING IN FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
AND AS A RESULT OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WE'RE PROPOSING TO EXPAND THIS PARTNERSHIP
WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITIES IN THE SEATTLE METRO CHAMBER TO IMPLEMENT A SMALL BUSINESS NAVIGATOR INITIATIVE, AND THAT WILL MAKE SURE SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY THOSE FURTHEST FROM THE RESOURCES, GET CONNECTED TO SIGNIFICANT FUNDING AND THE HELP NOW AVAILABLE
I LOOK AT THESE NAVIGATORS IS THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN OUR CITIES, OUR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, OUR PORT STAFF, AND THE RESOURCES, WHETHER IT'S COMING FROM BANKS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER ENTITIES
AND WE DID
WE LEARNED THAT THAT DIDN'T WORK VERY WELL DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE PANDEMIC
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME EXTRA ENERGY INTO THIS PARTNER TO MAKE SURE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES GET THE HELP THEY NEED
WE HAVE PUT ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THE 2022 BUDGET TO SUPPORT THIS EXTRAORDINARY OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS
WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING GREATER SEATTLE PARTNERS WORK
THEY HAVE A GREAT REGIONAL RECOVERY PLAN THAT'S MOVING TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION AND THEIR ONGOING WORK TO WON'T TRADE AND ATTRACTING BUSINESS IS IMPORTANT TO US IN THE REGION AS A WHOLE
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DUWAMISH PARTNERSHIP
AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY HUB
IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT TO BRING IN NEW SERVICES AND PARTNERS TO PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
MARITIME BLUES DOING BREAKS WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE PORT MARITIME INNOVATION INITIATIVES
MARITIME BLUES LAUNCHING ITS THIRD MARITIME INNOVATION ACCELERATOR AS WE SPEAK
AND WE'RE ALSO PLEASED THAT THEY'RE NOW A NEW TENANT AT FT, BRINGING THAT ENERGY AND INNOVATION TO OUR OLDEST PROPERTY
WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS WITH THEM
MARITIME BLUE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS IN TERMS OF ADVANCING MARITIME INNOVATION AND OUR MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER
AND FINALLY, WE'RE AS AVIATION, THE SPARK AND THE SPONSOR TO SUSTAIN CROSS PORT INNOVATION INITIATIVES
SO FROM SHARK TANK TO INNOVATION AWARDS TO INNOVATION CHALLENGES, GIVING OUR TEAMS AND PEOPLE TO EMBRACE INNOVATION ACROSS THE PORT IS A KEY TO OUR FUTURE SUCCESS
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THAT REALLY SUMMARIZES OUR PRIORITIES
SOME OF THE BUDGET DYNAMICS RELATED TO WHAT MY DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING ACROSS DIVISION
OUR FT ACCOUNT IS PRETTY STABLE
I LOOKED BACK AND I SCRATCHED MY HEAD AND GO, WHAT WAS THAT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO AND POSTPANDEMIC? I COULDN'T REMEMBER
IT WASN'T IMPORTANT
THE CONTEXT IN THIS SLIDE, THOUGH, THAT'S IMPORTANT IS YOU DID APPROVE SOME POSITIONS THAT WE'VE ADDED INNOVATION MANAGER MEANS GETTING SOME EXTRA RESOURCES TO BOLSTER THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING EFFORTS
SO I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE GOOD RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL INSIDE JUST OUTLINED, AND I THINK THAT'S IT
HI, KELLY
YES, CORRECT
OKAY
THANK YOU, DAVE
I APPRECIATE THAT
AND ASK CLERK HART TO GO AROUND THE ROOM, SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT
JUST A NOTE FOR THE RECORD, THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HAD TO LEAVE AT 02:00, SO HE IS NOT IN THE MEETING ANY LONGER
COMMISSIONER CHO WAS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AS WELL, SO HE'S TRYING TO RECONNECT
SO WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR COMMENTS
YOU FRED ME THERE, RIGHT? YEAH
THANK YOU
I JUST WANTED TO JUST A COMMENT ABOUT THE INITIATIVE TO EXAMINE REAL ESTATE GENERALLY AND WHAT A POSITIVE STEP I THINK THIS IS FOR THE PORT
I THINK AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, THIS REALLY IS LIVING INTO OUR CHARTER
AND SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR DAVE MCFADDEN AND HIS TEAM PRIORITIZING THIS TO WORK WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ENCOMPASSING A FULL RANGE OF CONSIDERATIONS FOR WHAT WE MIGHT WANT TO FIND AND LAND
AND WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE COMMISSION FOUR YEARS AGO, IT FELT IN MANY WAYS LIKE WE WERE KIND OF ON THE DEFENSE WHEN IT CAME TO AND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS PUSHING FOR US TO CONSIDER SURPLUSING LAND OR DISPOSING OF LAND RATHER THAN ACQUIRING LAND
I'D SAY WE'RE IN A MOMENT WHERE IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT FOR US TO FIND PROPERTIES THAT SUPPORT THE GREATER PUBLIC GOOD THAT THE WORK THAT WE DO IS A CONDUIT FOR COMMERCE, RELIES UPON FULL ACCESS FOR THE AS A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE GOODS AND PEOPLE THROUGH OUR REGION
AND SO I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT INITIATIVE
I'M REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF IT
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE RESULTS THAT COME OUT OF THE REVIEW
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
DEB COVERED A LOT OF INFORMATION
AS WE ALL KNOW, YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS QUITE A FEW RESPONSIBILITIES, SORT OF THE GRAB BAG OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THANK YOU
YOU TALK JUST BRIEFLY ABOUT THE ECO TOURISM CONFERENCE, WHICH I'M OBVIOUSLY EXCITED ABOUT NEXT YEAR, JUST AS AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO BOOST SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN THE GREATER PUGET SOUND AREA AND ALSO STATEWIDE
I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT NET 91 UPLANDS
I HAD BROUGHT THIS UP IN A MEETING MAYBE A WEEK OR SO AGO ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE IN CONVERSATIONS YET WITH NWA ABOUT USING THE UPLANDS FOR A RELEASE VALVE, LAY DOWN YARD FOR CONTAINERS AS WE'RE EXPERIENCING UNPRECEDENTED CONGESTION AT THE MOMENT
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I DID HEAR ABOUT THAT REQUEST THIS WEEK
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REALLY COMPARE NOTES IN A DEEP WAY WITH STEPHANIE ON THAT
AND WE OWE YOU
AND I YOU OKAY? NO PROBLEM
JUST WANTED TO BEFORE WE GET I'M SORRY
GO AHEAD
WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
YES
WE HAVE LOOKED AT NOT ONLY THE PROPERTY AT TERMINAL 91, BUT TALK WITH THE FOLKS AT NSA ABOUT THAT
THERE'S ABOUT FOUR ACRES THAT ARE POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE ON A SHORT TERM BASIS ON THE UPLANDS AT 91
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH NSA TO FIND THE AREA THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS
SO IF THEY FEEL THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO WORK BEST WE'RE READY TO WORK WITH THEM
THERE ARE SOME CONSTRAINTS, AND IT'S NOT AS MUCH ACREAGE AS WE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY FOLLOWED UP ON THAT RIGHT AWAY
AWESOME
THAT'S GREAT
STEPHANIE AND DAVE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
AGAIN, WE'RE IN PRECEDENT AT TIMES WITH MARINE CARGO, AND SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP BE THAT RELEASE VALVE IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AT T FIVE AND T 46 RIGHT NOW, BUT THOSE ARE BOTH NOT QUITE A CAPACITY, BUT GETTING PRETTY DARN CLOSE
SO THAT'S WONDERFUL
AND THEN, DAVE, MAYBE WE CAN TALK MORE AT LENGTH OFFLINE ABOUT MORE OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FACE TO 91
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, I GUESS THE LAST THING I'D ADD IS THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AS WE'VE SEEN RECENTLY WITH NORSE SEATAC PARK TO JUST HAVE VISIBILITY TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT THE STAFF IS PURSUING
I DON'T KNOW, STEVE, WHAT THAT RIGHT
TIME IS I'VE DEFENDED THE BATH MANY TIMES OVER THAT
I WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL THE ABILITY TO BE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE AND LOOK AT THINGS OUTSIDE THE BOX
AND SO I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO SQUASH ANY OF THOSE TENDENCIES
HOWEVER, I THINK SOMETIMES YOU ALSO NEED TO BALANCE THAT WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T GET TOO FAR OUT AHEAD ON A PROJECT WITHOUT BEFORE WE BRING THE COMMISSION IN FROM A POLICY LEVEL, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNING THE BUSINESS GOALS AND THE POLICY GOALS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE
SO, STEVE, I DON'T KNOW TODAY WHAT THE BEST ANSWER IS ON THAT
I JUST ASK AGAIN FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN HAVE MORE VISIBILITY, PARTICULARLY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OF WHAT ARE SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT? THANK YOU
OKAY
SO GO AHEAD, DAVE
I HEAR YOU COMMISSION
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HEAR YOU TOO
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO HAVE PIER AND I MEET WITH YOU JUST ON STATUS OF THE 91, BUT ALSO HOW WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT PHASE TWO
I ONLY GENERAL
WE EMPHASIZE A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND IT'S LIKE 291 WOULD DO THAT
BUT THEN WE ALSO ARE DOING A MASTER PLAN AS PART OF THAT
THAT WAS OUR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL
WHETHER THAT'S THE WAY WE DISCUSSED SUPPORTING EVENTUAL DEVELOPMENT LIKE THE 55 ACRE SITE AT THE AIRPORT
WE REALLY DO BELIEVE IN GOOD ROAST PLANNING AS A BASELINE
THAT INCLUDES THAT ASSESSMENT, BUT ALSO THAT ENGAGEMENT
AND I KNOW IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT FOR NOW, BUT I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO CHAT WITH YOU AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THE THINGS WERE TWO
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? NOPE
NO MORE FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN YES
THANK YOU
JUST BUILDING ON THAT
I SEEM TO RECALL THAT EXECUTIVE METRUCK
WHEN WAS THE YOUR INVENTORY OUTLINE? WERE WE GOING TO DISCUSS THAT AT OUR NOVEMBER 26 OR OCTOBER 26 MEETING? IS THAT TO SOMETHING YOU WERE GOING TO SHARE WITH US THAT WAS COMING UP HERE PRETTY SOON, RIGHT? YEAH
WE'RE WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE INVENTORY, THE PLAN FOR THE INVENTORY
DID WE HAVE A THOUGHT WHEN THAT WAS GOING TO BE? SO WE'RE COMING UP ON 30 DAYS
BUT WE'VE GOTTEN SOME ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS
AND SO I'LL BE GETTING BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS ON THAT IN THE PROCESS FOR THAT
GREAT
THANK YOU
AND THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S STILL NOT EVERYBODY'S PAYING BACK ON THEIR LEASE OBLIGATIONS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT QUITE OUT OF THE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC JUST YET
BUT WAS THERE JUST RECENTLY A RATE INCREASE IN OUR IN OUR LEASES BECAUSE WE DID HEAR FROM SOME SOME FOLKS NO
NO, WE DON'T HAVE ACROSS BOARD LEASE RATE INCREASES, BUT WE HAVE LEASES THAT COME TO TERM, AND THEN WE HAVE TO RENEGOTIATE A NEW LEASE
YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT A COMPANY GOING THROUGH THAT
AND THEN ANYTIME THERE'S A NEW LEASE THAT'S ALWAYS NEGOTIATED BASED ON WHAT THE MARKET IS DOING
SO NOW, AS A GENERAL RULE, DON'T SYSTEMATICALLY DECIDE WE'RE GOING TO DO ACROSS THE BOARD BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR LEASES ARE MULTI YEAR
IN FACT, MOST OF THEM ARE RIGHT
SO WHEN THEY COME UP THE WAY OF INCREMENT IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS
BUT DO YOU HAVE I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST REGARDING, LIKE, NONPROFITS THAT TENANTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT COMMERCIALLY VIABLE PER SE, BUT ARE STILL RATE PAYERS, I THINK
DIDN'T YOU SAY WE HAD GOODWILL IS A TENANT FOR SOME TIME IS THAT WE HAVE NO INCOME HOUSING INTO
WE HAVE A WHOLE VARIETY OF NONPROFIT TENANTS
IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF USE AND TYPICALLY THE ONES WE'RE MOST FLEXIBLE ON OUR MONTH TO MONTH SHORT TERM KIND OF OPERATION
SAMA
AND WE HAVE A WAREHOUSE THAT'S NOT BEING USED
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS
BUT IN THESE MORE TYPICAL ONES WHERE THEY'VE GOT A NONPROFIT THAT'S BEEN A TENTATIVE OURS FOR 510 15 YEARS, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO CONSIDER THEIR STATUS
BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT THE MARKET IS DOING
THAT'S LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR US
WE REALLY HAVE TO AVOID THAT LANDING OF CREDIT
SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHERE THE MARKET BAND IS AND ARRIVE AT SOMETHING THAT IS REASONABLE WITHIN THE OVERALL MARKET
WELL, THAT ALWAYS COMES TO THE QUESTION AND SORT OF WHAT IS LENDING OF CREDIT LIKE, WHAT DOES THE SERVICE LIKE A NONPROFIT DOES? DOES IT ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR WHAT ARE WE GETTING BACK FOR WHATEVER REDUCTION IN COMMERCIAL RATES OR THING? AND THAT SORT OF TAKES ME TO THE CONVERSATION I'VE APPROACHED WITH STEPHANIE IN THE PAST WITH REGARDS TO MOORAGE FOR VESSELS THAT ARE DOING MARITIME EDUCATIONAL THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, EXPOSURE TO MARITIME JOBS, THOSE SORT OF THINGS
AND ESPECIALLY OVER WINTERING, WHERE WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME SPACE OR WHEN WE DO HAVE SPACE FOR SOMETHING LIKE AN ADVENTUROUS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD
I KNOW WE DO PROGRAMMING DURING THE DAY OR THE VIRGINIA FIVE WANTS TO OVER WINTER
IT NOT SALMON BAY, BUT MAYBE IT'S HARBOR ISLAND
I MEAN, THESE ARE LARGE VESSELS THAT DO MARITIME EDUCATION THAT MIGHT NEED EXTENDED MORTGAGE, BUT ARE WE ABLE TO HOW MUCH FLEXIBILITY DO WE HAVE IN BEING ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE VERSUS THE COMMERCIAL RATES WE WOULD CHARGE? SO, COMMISSIONER, WHEN WE HAVE A REQUEST TO PROVIDE LOWER JUST EXACTLY THAT SORT OF THING
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I JUST SAY I WANT TO OR I DON'T WANT TO
WE HAVE A FORM WE FILL OUT THAT IT'S TV, IT'S TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE ACRONYM, BUT WE SEND IT AND IT'S REVIEWED BY OUR LEGAL TEAM, OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM, AND OUR FINANCE TEAM
AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT MEETS THOSE STANDARDS
AND WE ALSO, IN SOME CASES, WE WOULD JUST BE DOING AN AGREEMENT LIKE WE THEY ENSURE THAT WE ARE GETTING OUT OF IT WHAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO IT
SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT SUPPORTS OUR MISSION, IT CAN BE SUPPORTED
WE'VE ARRANGED IT WITH THE ADVENTUROUS AND WE DO IT WITH OTHERS
SO THERE'S A PROCESS THAT TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND CONSISTENCY, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY CAN DO IT WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE
OH, THAT'S GREAT
SO IF SOMEBODY INQUIRES, I SAY, GO TO YOU AND GET A FORM AND FILL IT OUT AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
AND TO BE CLEAR, I WOULD FILL OUT THE FORM, NOT OUR CUSTOMER
THEY WOULD COME TO ME AND WE'D FIGURE OUT YES
CORRECT
I THINK THAT GENERAL WOULD APPLY TO OUR UPLANDS FACILITIES
SO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF STANDARDIZED PROCESS BY WHICH SOMEBODY WOULD SEEK WHATEVER BREAK THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SORT OF MAKE THE CASE TO YOU THAT THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS PERHAPS ADVANCING OUR INTERESTS OR THE BROADER MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
I KNOW THAT'S NOT EXACTLY THE CONVERSATION WE WANT TO HAVE WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GENERATE REVENUE
BUT PART OF OUR MISSION IS TO GENERATE JOBS AND GET PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE THINGS THAT WE DO
SO ANYWAY, I WILL NOT DWELL ON THAT ANY FURTHER
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF OUR OH, AND BY THE WAY, I THINK THAT THAT SEAPORT ALLIANCE RETREAT THAT WE HAD THAT DAVE, YOU PRESENTED AT WHICH ILLUMINATED A CONVERSATION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ULTIMATELY GETTING TO THIS PLACE, LOOKING FOR THOSE SYNERGIES BETWEEN HOME PORT AND SEAPORT ALLIANCE PROPERTY INTERESTS WAS REALLY VERY CONSTRUCTIVE
AND I THINK WAS A SPIN OFF OF THAT THAT LED TO YOUR YOU'RE OUTLINING YOUR PLAN
AND I THINK IT REALLY UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF US HAVING GREATER INTEGRATION OF OUR COMMUNITY INTERESTS, OUR ORGANIZATIONAL INTERESTS
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS AN ONGOING EFFORT, AND OUR EXECUTIVE NEEDS TO BE IN THE ROOM FOR THESE CONVERSATIONS
AND I JUST THINK THAT WAS LIKE ONE OF THOSE CLEAR EXAMPLES WHERE IF WE KNEW WHAT EACH OTHER WANTED, WE'D BE ABLE TO DO A BETTER JOB OF ADVANCING EACH OTHER'S INTERESTS
SO I WANT TO USE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE TO BUILD ON
AND REALLY, IT'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE REVENUES OF THE MARITIME DIVISION, AND IT ONLY MAKES SENSE
BUT I'M SURE THE MORE WE PUT EACH OTHER IN THE SAME ROOM, THE MORE OUT OF THE BOX THINKING WE CAN COME UP WITH AND LET'S TRY TO KNOCK DOWN ANY IMPEDIMENTS THAT WOULD PRECLUDE THAT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE
BUT THANK YOU FOR PURSUING THAT
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THINGS LIKE CEM FINDING A A RIFLE SPOT
FINALLY, IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, WE WERE PUTTING SOLAR CELLS ON IT
SO LET'S GO FIND A REAL RENT PAYING TENANT ANYWAY, WITH THAT SAID THANK YOU
IS THERE ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS TO BE MADE HERE, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, JUST TO NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS EXITED A MEETING AT 220 AND COMMISSIONER CHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO REESTABLISH HIS LINK
SO WE SHOULD BE ASKING IF HE HAS ANY QUESTIONS
COMMISSIONER CHO, I MISSED A GOOD CHUNK OF DAYS PRESENTATION
APOLOGIES FOR THAT
A QUICK COMMISSION, THE ASSESSMENT
I'M SORRY YOU'RE BREAKING UP
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TURN OFF YOUR CAMERA
I'LL FOLLOW UP MY INTERNET
THAT'S GOOD
YOU'RE GOOD NOW IT'S OKAY
YEAH, THERE'S A BIT
OKAY
SO I KNOW THAT WE'RE I THINK WE'VE MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ON INITIATIVES LIKE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING AND ALL THESE OTHER BENCHMARKS WE HAVE, BUT WE ARE DOING THIS ASSESSMENT, DAVE, AND SO CAN I JUST REAL QUICKLY GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT OUR TIMELINE MIGHT BE ON THIS ASSESSMENT AS FAR AS GETTING THE RP OUT AND MAYBE DOING A LOT OF STUFF
YEAH, WE'RE IN PROCUREMENT NOW
SO I ESTIMATE THAT WE WOULD HAVE A CONSULTANT ON BOARD PROBABLY TOWARDS THANKSGIVING STARTING THE STUDY SOMETIME RIGHT AFTER THE NEW YEAR, JUST BECAUSE IT WILL BE HOLIDAY SEASON
I THINK THE PORT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS
ONCE WE GET IT GOING, IT'LL GO QUICKLY
AND SO WE'RE SITTING HERE IN TO WHERE I GUESS I SEE ME IN COMING ON THE SCREEN NOW, BUT I THINK WE CAN GET YOU SOME PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, PROBABLY IN SECOND QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR
OKAY, GREAT
GREAT
ALRIGHT
SOUNDS GOOD
THAT WAS THE MORE MEDIA QUESTION THAT I HAD
I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH OTHERS AFTER RIG IN THE SLIDE A LITTLE MORE
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
I JUST LIKE TO BUILD ON COMMISSIONER BOWMAN POINT THAT YOUR PORTFOLIO IS QUITE DIVERSE, BUT THIS PARTICULAR ASPECT OF IT WMBE BUSINESSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, I DON'T KNOW
AS ME
AND DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THAT BEYOND JUST THE THE SCHEDULE, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ASSESSMENT
HOW THAT SCOPED? IT'S ALL VERY IMPORTANT
YEAH
NO, I THINK I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO ADD BASED OFF OF WHAT DAVE SAYS IN TERMS OF THE SCHEDULE PORTION
AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT FROM A GRANULAR PERSPECTIVE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SMALL WOMEN, ONE MINORITY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES TRY TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT REMOVING THOSE BARRIERS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE
AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO DO THAT TO CONTINUE OUR PUSH TO INCREASE ONE MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN OUR CONTRACTS IS GREAT
AND I'M JUST EXCITED FOR THIS THING TO TAKE OFF
SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET DOWN TO THE GRANULAR APPROACH OF HOW REALLY FOCUSING EVEN MORE SO ON SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES MAY BE HAPPENING, EVEN REAL OR PROCEED
SO I MEAN, THAT'S A VERY BROAD QUESTION, THOUGH
WHAT IS OUR IMPEDIMENTS DOING? MORE RIGHT
SO I'M JUST WONDERING, DO WE SCOPE IT ANY MORE DETAIL THAN THAT IN TERMS OF OR IS IT THAT'S JUST WHAT THE CONSULTANT WILL THEN BE? WHATEVER INTERVIEWING DIFFERENT BUSINESSES
BUT THAT'S THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
THEY GO FORTH AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADDRESS IT BEST
THAT IS CORRECT
THAT IS CORRECT
THEY'LL DO INTERNAL, I GUESS, AUDIT AND QUESTIONING, AND ALSO EXTERNAL QUESTIONING OF ALL
WHAT ARE THOSE IMPEDIMENTS BARRIERS OR PERCEIVED BARRIERS THAT WE MAY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK HARD TO LOOK AT? YEAH, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY START WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY THINGS LIKE THIS, WE DON'T HAVE TO START FROM A BLANK SLATE, RIGHT? THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING
NO, THIS IS NOT A BLANK SLATE, FOR SURE
ABSOLUTELY
I MEAN, WE'VE BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE DID A DISPARITY STUDY
SO THE FERRY STUDY IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS, AND THIS IS NOW STARTING TO DO EVEN MORE OF A DEEPER DIVE IN TERMS OF HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO ATTACK SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS THAT THE FERRY STUDY MIGHT HAVE SET? THAT'S GREAT
SO THAT'S, LIKE, THE PERFECT READ AHEAD FOR A CONSULTANT TO START UP WITH
ABSOLUTELY
YEAH
THIS IS NOT STARTING FROM ZERO IS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALREADY RUNNING NOW
IT'S A MATTER OF OKAY
LET'S PUT UP THESE HURDLES AND TAKE DOWN THE HURDLES WHERE WE THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE FOCUSED ON GRANULAR APPROACH TYPE SCHEME IF I COULD GET THAT ON THAT
SORRY
JUST THE POINT IS THAT TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT ANXIOUS TO SEE SOME PROGRESS
IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE BECAUSE OF THAT GROUND WORK, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE WAITING TOO LONG
BUT I'M SORRY FOR STEPPING ON YOU
NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD TO MEANS COMMENTS AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS
I THINK EVERYONE HAS THEIR THEORIES AND THEIR IDEAS OF WHY THERE ARE BARRIERS
WHAT THE BARRIERS ARE
WHAT THIS PROCESS WILL ENABLE US TO DO IS REALLY MAKE A FACT DRIVEN APPROACH
AND WE'LL VALIDATE SOME OF THOSE THEORIES AND HYPOTHESES ON WIFI
THERE'S BARRIERS, BUT ALSO ELIMINATE SOME IDEAS ARE A Y
RIGHT
AND SO IT GOES BOTH WAYS IF WE THINK X IS A PROBLEM, BUT IT TURNS OUT REALLY ISN'T A PROBLEM, THEN IT WILL ELIMINATE THAT AND WE WILL NOT HAVE TO SPEND LIMITED RESOURCES IN BANDWIDTH ON X
BUT IF WE FIND THAT Y IS A HUGE ISSUE AND THAT GETS VALIDATED THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THAT'S WHERE WE KNOW WHEN WE NEED TO PUT OUR RESOURCES
SO THAT'S WHY THIS IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE AND WHY I THINK IT'S TAKEN A REALLY LONG TIME FOR US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE RFP LOOKS LIKE SO THAT THE CONSULTANT KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THE MARCHING ORDERS ARE
YOU GOT IT
AND IT'S ALREADY OUT ON THE STREET
YOU SAID THERE NO, NO, IT'S PROCUREMENT ON THE STREET IS VERY SOON
GOT IT
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, JUST TO NOTE HERE THAT WE STILL HAVE THE VIP PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF US
OOPS, SORRY ABOUT THAT
LET US MOVE FORWARD, THEN
THANK YOU, MAN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
SHALL I DIVE INTO THIS, STEVE, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU CAN GO AHEAD
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO TALK AT THE END ABOUT THE DELIVERY OF CAPITAL, STEPHANIE
SO I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO THIS PART OF IT
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU
SO I WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEAR PERIOD
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS OUR PRIORITIES GOING FORWARD WITH BOTH THE PROJECTS THAT WE FEEL ARE IMPORTANT FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AS WELL AS IMPROVING OUR CAPITAL PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEM
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE CIP AND TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF KEY PROJECTS, AND THEN THERE WILL BE SOME PROJECT DELIVERY RECOMMENDATIONS
AND YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, AT LEAST IN THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
BUT WE'LL DISCUSS THAT MORE AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THIS IS THE TIMELINE YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE
AS WITH THE OPERATING BUDGET, IT'S ITERATIVE YOU'VE SEEN DRAFTS BEFORE
WE'VE TAKEN YOUR FEEDBACK AND WE'RE BACK AGAIN
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IN AS YOU LOOK AT THESE OVERALL PROJECTS, THEY FALL INTO THREE MAIN BUCKETS, ASSET STEWARDSHIP
SO MAINTAINING THOSE PHYSICAL ASSETS THAT ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR WORK, FINANCIAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ALL THE PROJECTS DO AT LEAST ONE OF THESE, OFTEN TWO OR THREE OF THEM
THANK YOU
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE SOMETIMES CALL IT ONE OF CERTAINTY
SOMETIMES CALL IT THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
BUT THIS IS A SLIDE THAT VISUAL REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATION OF HOW PROJECTS COME INTO OUR PROCESS
AND AT THE BEGINNING, THEY'RE NOT VERY WELL DEFINED
AND THERE IS A LOT OF VARIABILITY IN COST AND SCHEDULE
AND AS THEY MOVE THROUGH PLANNING, DESIGN APPROVAL FROM COMMISSION CONSTRUCTION, THEY GET MORE AND MORE
WE GET MORE AND MORE ABILITY TO BE CERTAIN ABOUT THEIR SCOPE, SCHEDULING, BUDGET
WHAT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT WHILE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS START OUT ON CERTAIN AND THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABILITY, HISTORICALLY, WE DELIVER ABOUT 80% OF OUR CIP OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD
SO WHILE THERE MIGHT BE SMALL CHANGES WITHIN PROJECTS GET BIGGER OR SMALLER, MOVE FASTER OR SLOWER
AS A WHOLE
WE HAVE HAVE A VERY GOOD TRACK RECORD OF DELIVERING 80% OF THAT CIP
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I AM GOING FAST JUST RECOGNIZING WHERE WE ARE ON TIME AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS AGAIN, THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE
THIS SHOWS ALL OF THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT THE LARGE PROJECTS ANYWAY THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CIP, STARTING FROM PROJECTS LIKE THE DIASABLE RIVER PEOPLE'S PARK THAT IS IN CONSTRUCTION AND VERY CLOSE TO DONE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN OUR BUSINESS PLAN PERSPECTIVE AND PRE DESIGN
ONE THING I WANT TO CALL OUT TO YOU IS THAT THE FOUR CRUISE BIRTH HAS BEEN MOVED TO WHAT WE CALL PERSPECTIVE, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS WE HAVE NOT FUNDED IN THIS CAPITAL PLAN
SO I'M GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE SPECIFIC LARGE PROJECT
SO THE TERMINAL 46 NORTH PIER STRUCTURE
SO THAT IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE, NOT NSA
THAT'S THE NORTH FACING PIER THAT FACES PIER 48
WE HAVE DONE A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
WE ARE LOOKING AT PLACING IT WITH AN INKIND STRUCTURE WHICH REALLY HAS THE MOST FLEXIBILITY, NOT JUST FOR SERVING THINGS LIKE FISHING OR RESEARCH VESSELS, BUT IF WE WANTED TO PUT A FLOATING DOCK IN AND SUPPORT OTHER KINDS OF VESSELS THAT NEED THAT FLOATING DOCK, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT
WE HAVE 60 MILLION IN A FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN FOR THAT
LET'S SEE, MOVING DOWN TO PIER 66, SHORE POWER
WE HAVE $17 MILLION IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THAT
WE'RE AT ABOUT 40% DESIGN
WE ARE ON SCHEDULE TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED BY THE 2023 CRUISE SEASON
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT TERMINAL 91, VERSE SIX AND EIGHT
THAT PROJECT IS A $65 MILLION PROJECT
IT'S AT ABOUT 30% DESIGN COST
SENTIMENT HAS INCREASED DUE TO SEISMIC ISSUES, AND WE LOOK TO BE NOT IN CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR, BUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AND THAT WILL BE THE FINAL BIRTH AT 46
THAT IS THE ORIGINAL TIMBER PIER
SO I'M SORRY AT 91, THAT'S THE ORIGINAL TIMBER PIER
SO THAT WILL COMPLETE ALL OF THE UPGRADES AT 91 AND IS IMPORTANT FOR SUPPORTING OR NORTH PACIFIC FISHING FLEET
AND I WILL TURN IT TO DAVE HERE AND WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS ON THE 291 UP ONE PROJECT
WE'RE AT 10% DESIGN WITH PHASE ONE OF DEVELOPING 100,000 SQFT OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
WE HAD A LITTLE SLOW DOWN
WE HAD TO CHANGE DESIGNERS, BUT WE'RE NOW PICKED A NEW DESIGNER AND ABOUT READY TO PUT THEM INTO ACTION
SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GAIN SOME TRACTION ON THAT PHASE ONE PROJECT, BRINGING YOU A DESIGN, PROBABLY TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR FOR THOSE FACILITIES
SO YOU CAN SEE
AND I MENTIONED THERE WAS A QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT PHASE TWO
WHAT'S THE VISION? WHAT'S THE PLAN? IT REALLY DOESN'T REALLY EVEN BEGIN TO GAIN FOCUS UNTIL THE 25 BEGINNING INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT PLAN FACILITIES
I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO TALK TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS JUST ABOUT WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT GOING FORWARD IN OUR CONSIDERATIONS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO GOING BACK TO OTHER SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE CIP MOVING FORWARD IN CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE THE RESTORATION PROJECT AT THE DUWAMISH RIVER PEOPLE'S PARK
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GETTING OUT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT IF YOU HAVEN'T IS A REALLY FANTASTIC HABITAT RESTORATION SITE
ALSO IN CONSTRUCTION
WE HAVE A FENDER PROJECT AT TERMINAL 91, WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR IN DESIGN
WE'VE ALREADY REFERRED TO PIER 66 SHORE POWER
I THINK IT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL
AND, DAVE, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THE WE'RE MOVING TO DESIGN ON MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER AND WILL LIKELY ASK YOU FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION ON THAT PROJECT NEXT YEAR
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL
DAVE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP PRE DESIGN PROJECTS THAT WE HAVEN'T YET STARTED TO DESIGN, BUT THAT ARE IN THE CAPITAL PLAN
WE HAVE SOME DOCK IMPROVEMENTS AT THE NORTHWEST DOCKET FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, A PEER REPLACEMENT AT JACK BLOCK PARK, WHICH WE ARE ACTUALLY DISCUSSING SINCE IT'S AN IMPORTANT ENTITLEMENT FOR TERMINAL FIVE OPERATION
WE'RE WORKING
WE'LL BE WORKING JOINTLY WITH THE NSA ON THAT
AND THEN FINALLY, A SHORELINE RESTORATION AT GATEWAY PARK
ALSO FUNDED THROUGH THE PORT OF SEATTLE, IS THE WEST WATERWAY DEEPENING PROJECT AS WELL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND SO I A COUPLE OF THINGS I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT HERE AND THEN I WILL TURN IT TO STEVE AS WELL
IF WE LOOK AT THE SLIDE ON THE LEFT, IT SHOWS THE NSA SPENDING AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE SPENDING
AND THEN THE GREEN LINE IS THE COMBINED SPENDING
WE HAVE BEEN THE TEAM AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN DELIVERING THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE, WHICH HAS BEEN A VERY BIG CAPITAL PROGRAM IN THE NORTH HARBOR OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
WHEN YOU ADD IT TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE PROGRAM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE BOTH GROWING AND WE HAVE A REAL INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF PROJECTS WE'RE PUTTING THROUGH OUR PUTTING THROUGH OUR PIPELINE HERE
SO WE ARE MAKING SOME PROPOSALS IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET THAT ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THIS CAPITAL DELIVERY
AND, STEVE, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO JUMP IN HERE
I'LL JUST GO
YEAH
THANKS, STEPHANIE
CAN YOU HEAR ME? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
SO THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
WELL, I THINK BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE DELIVERY OF CAPITAL, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, DID YOU WANT TO OPEN IT UP? IS WE JUST WENT THROUGH PRETTY QUICKLY, A LOT OF PROJECTS THERE
DO YOU WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S QUESTIONS THERE BEFORE I JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS IS THE FINAL SLIDE
I TALKED ABOUT DELIVERY CAPACITY GOING FORWARD
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE AN ORDER BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT AND I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON ONES THAT WERE NOT ADDRESSED
SO THIRD CART REAL QUICK
CAN WE GO AROUND THE ROOM? THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
I'M GOOD
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
THANKS
THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I'M GOOD FOR RIGHT NOW
AND I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR STAFF TO USE
ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN IN THIS MEETING NOW FOR 6 HOURS
I THINK SO
PLEASE DON'T TAKE OUR LACK OF QUESTIONS AT THIS LATE HOUR TO NOT BE OF INTEREST, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY RIGHT NOW
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I ONLY HAVE A HALF DOZEN BECAUSE I'M JUST LOVING THIS STUFF
ACTUALLY, I WAS WANT TO THINK, DO WE HAVE A TENANT IN MIND A CATEGORICAL TENANT FOR SIX AND EIGHT ON 91? IS THAT BECAUSE THAT USED TO BE FALSE? WHAT? HUGGIN BARGE FACILITY
RIGHT
SO IN TERMS OF CATEGORICAL TENANT, I WOULD SAY OUR COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEET, WE DO NOT HAVE ONE SPECIFIC IN MIND
I DIDN'T WANT TO GO THERE, BUT IF WE DID MOVE A BIG FISH BOAT THAT WAY, THAT WOULD FREE UP FOR A CRUISE, THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE BENEFITS
IN TERMS OF THE CRUISE SEASON EXTENDED
WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THE DOSE DOUGH
WELL, I WOULD CERTAINLY HELP WITH THAT
IT IS A REAL CHALLENGE AS THE CRUISE SHIPS GET LARGER THAN YOU NEED
ADDITIONAL A CLEAR SPACE FOR SECURITY REASONS AND THEN THE SHOULDER SEASONS AS WELL
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO SQUEEZE A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THERE, SO IT WILL HELP ADDRESS THAT
CORRECT
GOOD
AND NO MENTION OF OUR FAVORITE FISHING PIER OVER BY 86
WHAT DO WE CALL IT? 88
YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A BRANDING STRATEGY FOR THAT
SO THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT WE ARE INTENDING TO THERE'S MONEY IN THE PLAN OF FINANCE
IT IS NOT IN OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM BECAUSE WE WILL NOT OWN IT
IT WILL BE OWNED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT SHOWN IN OUR CAPITAL PLAN IN OUR CONTRIBUTION IS STILL BUDGETED AT A MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS ALSO SMALLER THAN KIND OF THE BREAKDOWN OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE SHOWING YOU, BUT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY INTENDED TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT
DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF THE TIME FRAME ON IT? WELL, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY
AND SO IN TERMS OF SPECIFICALLY WHEN WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO COMMISSION AND WHAT WE SEE AS A SCHEDULE, I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU
THANKS
THAT COULD BE A REALLY GREAT PUBLIC ASSET
AND THEN FINALLY, AS PART OF OUR TEAM 91 UPLAND DISCUSSIONS, ARE WE EVER GOING TO TAKE OUT THAT BRIDGE ON THE BIKE PATH, AT LEAST IN MY TERM IN OFFICE, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT I CAN TAKE THE SLEDGE HAMMER? THERE IS A POSSIBILITY YOU'VE GOT MORE ENERGY LOOKING AT THAT NOW THAN ANY TIME I HAVE SEEN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I'VE JUST SEEN IDEAS FROM ALMOST COSTING NOTHING TO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
AND I THINK THE TRUTH IS SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT
AND WE'VE GOT OUR STEP KIND OF CORRALLING THAT WITH RENEWED ENERGY
SO, YEAH, I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON I SMILE BECAUSE, STEPHANIE, I RIDE THAT ALL THE TIME
AND WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING THOSE OFFENSES TO MOVE OR THE POST MOVES, SO IT'S STILL ON THE RADAR SCREEN
THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW
DEFINITELY
ALL RIGHT
SO I'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU BEFORE I FORGET
ALL RIGHT, THEN
THANK YOU SO MUCH
EXECUTIVE METRUCK, THEN PLEASE
OH, THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
AND GOING BACK TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, TOO, OF COURSE, ALWAYS
IF THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS RECOGNIZED, WE ARE AT THE END OF A LONG DAY FOR SURE
SO I APPRECIATE THAT
I JUST WANTED TO FINISH UP HERE ON THIS SLIDE TALKING ABOUT OUR PROJECT DELIVERY CAPACITY BECAUSE YOU HEARD AN AVIATION, AND NOW YOU'RE HEARING ON ON A MARITIME AND EDD THIS RAMP UP
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AS AN ORGANIZATION
I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS
A MATTER OF FACT, DAVE SKY AND I COLLABORATING, SAYING, HOW DO WE BUILD THE ORGANIZATION CAPACITY TO DO THIS BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE THE FUNDING
BUT AS YOU KNOW, YOU NEED ALL THOSE PIECES AND KIND OF LAYING OUT HERE ON THE SLIDE, WE NEED TO HAVE ALL THE PIECES THAT WORK TOGETHER
WE NEED TO HAVE THE CONTRACTING
WE NEED TO HAVE THE STARTING WITH THE PEOPLE IN HR TO BRING THE PEOPLE ON BOARD TO FILL THESE POSITIONS, TO GET THE CONTRACT TO BUILD THE ENGINEERING EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE
AND SO WE'RE PLAYING THE LONG GAME HERE
AND YOU'RE SEEING IN OUR PRESENTATION OF OUR BUDGET, THIS BUILDING OF CAPACITY AND GOING BACK OF HOW WE'RE DOING THAT IN ORDER TO DELIVER IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST A PASSING OF THE BUDGET IN THE FUNDING, IT'S THE CAPACITY AND THE ABILITY TO EXECUTE THAT FUNDING THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US
SO THIS IS REALLY OF HAVING THE RIGHT NUMBER OF RESOURCES TO DELIVER THIS AMBITIOUS BUDGET GOING FORWARD
SO THAT'S WHAT THE SLIDE IS
AND JUST SAYING IS THAT SEPARATE THAN JUST THE CAPITAL ITSELF IS BUILDING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO DELIVER IT
AND IT IS AMBITIOUS BOTH ON AVIATION
AND I THINK IT'S STEPHANIE
SO APPLE, JOHN STEVENS MENTIONED FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS WE WERE EARLIER, IS THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS BECAUSE OF THE COVID IN THESE LAST TWO BUDGETS WHERE SOME POSITIONS WERE FROZEN, AND THEN THE OTHER FACTORS THAT TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SUCCESSION PLANNING, THE GRAIN OF THE WORKFORCE
WE HAVE TO TAKE ALL THOSE FACTORS INTO THIS AS WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILD THIS GOING FORWARD BECAUSE WE KNOW WHERE WE NEED TO GO
WE JUST HAVE TO KIND OF BUILD OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO GET THERE
AND THAT'S WHY YOU HEAR US TALKING ABOUT BUILDING CAPACITY THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION
BOTH IN AVIATION, MARITIME CENTRAL SERVICES AND EDD AS WELL
BUT THIS IS WHAT THIS LAST LINE WAS JUST SHOWING THAT THIS WAS NOT BE EASY AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK WITH REALLY HARD AND MANAGE REALLY WELL TO BUILD THE CAPACITY IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THESE PROJECTS
SO I'LL STOP THERE
THANK YOU
AND SO I THINK THIS IS OUR LAST TIME AROUND THE TABLE
CLERK HART, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES
COMMISSIONER, FOR QUESTIONS
NO QUESTIONS
JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE TODAY
I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THINGS POST PANDEMIC
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
YEAH
JUST THANKS TO THE STAFF
I MEAN, GREAT BUDGET CONVERSATIONS AS WELL
I HOPE THE PUBLIC IS THE SENSE OF ALL OF OUR VARIOUS AND SUNDRY BUSINESS LINES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING
AND YOU ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB TODAY OF EXPLAINING THAT, STARTING WITH THE AIRPORT AT AGE 30 THIS MORNING AND ENDING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK
THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
.COMMISSIONER FELLMAN
WELL, I SEND MY THANK YOU TOO
AND GLAD I HAD SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF COFFEE AND GREEN TEA
AND SO I DID WANT TO TO NOTE THAT THE BUDGET AND BRIEF THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DRAFTING GETTING OUT FOR THE PUBLIC WILL BE A GREAT COMMUNICATION TOOL FOR ALL THIS DENSE INFORMATION
AND I DO HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET IT TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THERE'S ALL THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS WE DO THAT THE PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT
AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT COMMUNICATION TOOL
BUT ALSO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THE CATEGORIES OF OUR BUDGET ARE WELL REPRESENTED
I KNOW THAT I RAISED THIS QUESTION ABOUT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOLDING A CONFERENCE AT SEATAC WHETHER IF IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PROGRAM VERSUS A COMMUNITY MITIGATION PROGRAM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT NOT THAT I QUESTION THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO DO THE PROGRAMS, BUT THAT THEY IT IN THE RIGHT BOX
AND WITH THIS LAST SLIDE THAT YOU JUST SHOWED, I MEAN, WE WERE TALKING SOME TIME AGO, A COUPLE OF COMMISSION MEETINGS AGO THAT I'M COMPLETELY IN SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER, YOU KNOW, CPO AND OTHER PROGRAMMING TO GET THIS MONEY OUT THE DOOR
BUT THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION THAT WE WOULD HAVE TWO OR THREE STAFF FROM BEING PAID FOR THROUGH THE LIVING
I KNOW LAST TIME WE SPOKE, WE'RE SORRY TO REACH KEVIN SAVINGS
WE'RE GONNA GET HIM
HANG ON A SECOND FOR ME
GOT HIM
THANK YOU
SO ANYWAY, AGAIN, IT'S THE CATEGORIES WHERE THEY SLIP IN
I DON'T THINK HE SAID ANYTHING FOR TOP SECRET, BUT BE THAT AS ME
LIKE I SAID, IT WILL BE REALLY GOOD TO AND IF INDEED, THERE IS A CATEGORY A AS LONG AS IT'S CLEAR WHERE THE BUDGETS ARE BEING ALLOCATED, I THINK WE CAN BETTER DEFEND AND DEFINE FOR CLARITY AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE HAVING SAID THAT BECAUSE IT IS THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET AFTER ALL
NOW, ISN'T IT? I THANK YOU
AND IF WE HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR CLOSING STATEMENTS, YOU'RE ALL GOOD
ALRIGHT
WELL, THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONCLUDE TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING AT 251
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THAT WORK
BYE BYE
THANK YOU, EVERYONE
HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.

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