The Special meeting scheduled for 2022-01-04 at Remote

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The Special meeting scheduled for 2022-01-04 at Remote

THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN CONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 2022
THE TIME NOW IS TWELVE THREE
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402, AND IN ACCORDANCE TO GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS, CHO, HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONER CHO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
CLERK HART, THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS, THAT'S NEW
I'M FIRST UP THIS YEAR
I'M HERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO PRESENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA
PRESENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED
I THINK SHE'S STILL HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY, BUT SHE IS HERE AND I'M NOTING HER FOR THE RECORD AS PRESENT AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND I DO SEE COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
SO WE DO HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE TODAY
THANK YOU
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL THE VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL METHOD
SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE, THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONER'S NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM'S CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YAY OR NAY TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE'RE MEETING TODAY ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT PORTS WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
THE FIRST ITEM OF THE BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES AND I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND
ALSO, IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, COMMISSIONERS CAN NOTE IT AT THIS TIME
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE CLERK CALL ROLL NAME
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL A ROLE FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
THANK YOU FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA NONE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
CLERK HART WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM AB FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR STAFF TODAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO CHANGES THANK YOU
I CAN CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE FOR APPROVAL
THANK YOU
AND THIS IS FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA WITH ITEM 80 PULLED FROM CONSENT BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
HI
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN
HI
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
SO THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS MODIFIED
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
IT'S A TRADITION FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO HOLD A CEREMONIAL SWEARING IN OFFICE AND RECEPTION FOR OUR NEWLY ELECTED AND REELECTED COMMISSIONERS AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING ELECTIONS
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE STILL IN REMOTE MEETING ENVIRONMENT AND AT THIS TIME DURING OUR ONGOING STATE OF COVID
IT'S WITH THIS CONDITION THAT WE FOREGO THE CEREMONIAL PROCESSION AT THIS TIME TO BE SCHEDULED AT A FUTURE DATE WHEN CONDITIONS BETTER ACCOMMODATE AN INPERSON EVENT THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL ABSOLUTELY BEGIN OUR MEETING TODAY BY HEARING FROM OUR NEW AND RETURNING COMMISSIONER CHO START THE YEAR AND THEIR TERM IN OFFICE
CLERK HATT
PLEASE READ THEM INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM FOUR B FOR SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
I'M SORRY
FOUR
A COMMENTS FROM NEWLY ELECTED AND REELECTED COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AGAIN
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTION
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR CHAIR
ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES, STAFF, HONORED GUESTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
GOOD MORNING
MY NAME IS TOSHIKO HASEGAWA, AND IT IS MY DISTINGUISHED HONOR TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME AT SEATTLE PORT COMMISSIONER SERVING KING COUNTY AND SEATAC NUMBER FOUR
MY FAMILY'S AMERICAN STORY BEGINS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WHERE MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS ARRIVED BY SHIP FROM JAPAN, OUR OLDEST ASIAN TRADE PARTNER IN SEARCH OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
THEY SET DOWN ROOTS IN THE BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTH SEATTLE, ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES THEY WERE ALLOWED TO BUY AND OWN PROPERTY DUE TO THE EXCLUSIONARY REDLINING LAWS AND FROM OUR FAMILY HOME
BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND THE WATERFRONT, WE HAVE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND, THE PORT'S IMPACT UPON OUR COMMUNITIES
AVIATION AND MARITIME HAVE HELPED WORKING FAMILIES LIKE MINE BREAK INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS, AND THE PORT IS WIDELY REGARDED AS THE ECONOMIC DRIVER OF OUR REGION
EVEN MORE SPECIAL, PERHAPS FISHING AND SHIPPING IS INTEGRAL TO OUR REGIONAL HERITAGE AND OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY
THEY SUSTAINED OUR REGION'S ECONOMY WHEN ALL ELSE CAME TO A STANDSTILL IN 2020 AND THEIR FRONTLINE WORKERS WORKED TO ENSURE THAT EACH OF US HAD WHAT WE NEEDED IN OUR DAILY LIVES
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT NOT EVERYONE HISTORICALLY HAS HAD FAIR ACCESS TO SUPPORT PORTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS HAVE LEFT THEIR LEGACY OF AIR, WATER AND NOISE POLLUTION IMPACTING THE HEALTH AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PUGET SOUND RESIDENTS
IT IS A GENUINE LOVE FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET, AS WELL AS A DEEP CONCERN FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR REGION THAT CALLS ME TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I BELIEVE THE PORT HOLDS THE KEY TO A THRIVING ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT, AND COMMUNITY, AND IT HAS A HUGE ROLE TO PLAY IN ANSWERING TO THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME
THE PORT IS THE FOURTH LARGEST CONTAINER PORT
IT'S EQUIDISTANT BETWEEN ASIA AND EUROPE AND THE ENTRY FOR GOODS AND PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD
IT IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ACT LOCALLY FOR GLOBAL IMPACT
I HOPE TO HELP THE PORT BE A LEADER IN BRINGING IN STAKEHOLDERS FROM AVIATION AND MARITIME INDUSTRIES, BUSINESS, LABOR AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO REBUILD OUR ECONOMY, TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE, MORE INCLUSIVE, MORE LUCRATIVE THAN IT HAS BEEN BEFORE
THERE'S A SAYING IN MY CULTURE, [foreign language 00:07:42] , WHICH MEANS I AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF YOU
IT'S A RECOGNITION THAT WE ARE ALL A PART OF SOMETHING GREATER THAN OURSELVES, THAT WE INHERIT THE LEGACY OF THE PEOPLE WHO COME BEFORE US AND THAT WE ARE INTERNALLY INDEBTED TO PAY GOOD WORK FORWARD
MY FAMILY AND MY COMMUNITY INSTILL THIS VALUE OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN ME
AND SO TODAY I AM JOINED ELECTRONICALLY BY SOME FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL FIGURES FOR JUSTICE AND ADVOCACY
AND AS I NAME YOU, PLEASE DO TURN ON YOUR CAMERAS AND BE RECOGNIZED
MY MOTHER, MELINDA MAY, WHO IS JOINED HERE TODAY BY HER HUSBAND, NEALANE, MY FATHER, SENATOR BOB, HASEGAWA MY SISTER, MINEKO, WHO IS JOINED BY HER HUSBAND, JORDAN, AND MY NIECE, HER DAUGHTER SIENNA, MY HUSBAND, MICHAEL, WITHOUT WHOM NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE
AND MY DAUGHTER, MY REASON, KEIKO ROSE
I'M ALSO JOINED BY THE CONSUL GENERAL OF JAPAN, HISAO INAGAKI, AND HIS WIFE, YUKI, WITH WHOM I HOPE TO CONTINUE OUR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES HISTORY OF MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION TO REVOLUTIONIZE INDUSTRIES AND PROMOTE A VIBRANT, FLOWING ECONOMY
AND I'M ALSO JOINED BY METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER JEANNIE COLE WELLS, A PERSONAL MENTOR AND A REGIONAL LEADER IN ADDRESSING ISSUES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING WHO HELPED SHINE A LIGHT ON THE ISSUES OF ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION RIGHT HERE AT HOME IN KING COUNTY
AND I AM HONORED TO BE JOINED BY MY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS REPRESENTING THE MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN SHORELINE
PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER MADRID SALGADO IS HERE, AS WELL AS PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONSULTANT ROLAND FATLAND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE THE ORIGINAL STEWARDS OF THIS LAND WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE WISDOM TO NURTURE IT STATEWIDE
AND HERE AT HOME, TRIBES ARE LEADING THE EFFORT TO SALVAGE OUR WILDERNESS, AND I HOPE TO MAKE GOOD ON MY CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO ESTABLISH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE TRIBES, CODIFYING HOW WE ENGAGE ON IMPORTANT ISSUES, CHIEF SELF SAID, WE DO NOT INHERIT THE EARTH FROM OUR ANCESTORS
WE BORROW IT FROM OUR CHILDREN
WHAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE DOES NEXT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THIS REGION AND OUR WORLD
WITH THE FOUR YEARS THAT THE VOTERS OF KING COUNTY HAVE AFFORDED ME, I HOPE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE TO ENSURE A VIBRANT, HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS FUTURE
FOR POSTERITY
THANK YOU
WELL, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
WELCOME TO THE PORT AND TO THE PORT COMMISSIONERS
WE NEXT HAVE COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR ELECTION TO OFFICE AS WELL
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
THANK YOU SO MUCH
GOOD AFTERNOON, MY FELLOW HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS EXECUTIVE STEVE METRUCK AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE
IT IS AN HONOR TO SHARE SPACE WITH YOU ALL
I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING ALL OF OUR COMMISSION STAFF AND CONTENT EXPERTS WHO HAVE BEEN ASSISTING US WITH ONBOARDING PROCESS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS
I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO AT CIVIL SERVANTS, SUPPORTING AND DELIVERING PUBLIC SERVICE THAT IMPACTS OUR STATE'S ECONOMY AND THE LIVES OF SO MANY, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY
AS YOU ALL KNOW, I HAVE SPENT THIS LAST YEAR SHARING SO MUCH ABOUT MY STORY AND MY ISSUE PRIORITIES WITH THE VOTERS OF KING COUNTY, AND I'M HONORED AND HUMBLED TO HAVE BEEN ELECTED AS YOUR PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER
THOSE PRIORITIES INCLUDE ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS AND THE LABOR SHORTAGE IN MARITIME AND IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING PATHWAYS TO PERMANENT JOBS, SUPPORTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, RECOVER EQUITABLY, AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
I AM GRATEFUL THAT MY VISION RESONATED WITH SO MANY PEOPLE ALL ACROSS KING COUNTY
THIS IS A HISTORICAL MOMENT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE CELEBRATING WITH ME TODAY
MY SEEDS OF SUCCESS WAS PLANTED IN KING COUNTY LONG BEFORE I CAME HERE
IT WAS PLANTED BY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS
IT WAS PLANTED BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND I PAY A LOT OF RESPECT AND HOMAGE
AS YOU ALL KNOW, I CAME TO THE US AS A REFUGEE FROM SOMALIA AND ONE OF MY FIRST PORTS OF ENTRY WAS AT SEATAC AIRPORT
AGAINST ALL ODDS, MY FAMILY SURVIVED AND THEY THRIVED HERE
I OFTEN SAY I AM MY ANCESTORS WILDEST DREAMS I GREW UP WATCHING MY MOTHER JUGGLE HER JOB AT SEATAC AIRPORT TO MAKE ENDS MEET
MY MOTHER WOULD COME HOME EVERY NIGHT AND SHARE STORIES ABOUT WALKING THROUGH THE AIRPORT, TALKING TO HER COLLEAGUES WHO WERE CABIN CLEANERS, WHEELCHAIR PUSHERS, BAGGAGE HANDLERS AND CAR RENTAL TRANSPORTERS
SHE WOULD DESCRIBE TO ME A COMMUNITY PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WHO SHARED FOOD RESOURCES, JOY AND EVEN PRAYED TOGETHER
TODAY, MY WORK ETHIC AND VALUES ARE FUELED BY MY MOTHER'S EXPERIENCE AND THOSE STORIES ABOUT SEATAC AIRPORT WORKERS
LIKE MANY PEOPLE FROM LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, I OFTEN FELT LIKE I WAS LIVING AND LEARNING BETWEEN WORLDS
KING COUNTY TRULY MADE ME WHO I AM, AND I'VE SPENT MUCH OF MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE WORKING TO MAKE KING COUNTY A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE
I'VE DEDICATED MY LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE, ADVOCATING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKING FAMILIES AT THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVEL
AND NOW I AM SITTING HERE TODAY AS YOUR PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS
MY UNIQUE LIFE EXPERIENCE CONTINUES TO FUEL MY PASSION TO SERVE AND CONSISTENTLY INFORMS MY DECISION THAT IMPACTS COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES
I WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHAMPION FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN WHERE THE NEEDS ARE GREATEST
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, ADVISORS, THE LONG LIST OF ELECTED LEADERS THAT PUT THEIR NAMES BEHIND ME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY
IF I START NAMING NAMES, IT WILL GET REALLY LONG
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT
I WILL WORK HARD TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THAT WE ENSURE THAT IT'S REACHING EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
WELL, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, AND WELCOME TO THE PORT AS WELL AS WELL AS THE PORT COMMISSIONERS
SO, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, YOU WERE UP FOR ELECTION AS WELL
DO YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY? SURE
ALTHOUGH I FEEL LIKE IT'S LIKE COMING UP TO BAT AFTER GRIFFITH AND EDGAR MARTINEZ, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NEARLY AS INSPIRING TO SHARE
I DO WANT TO JUST SHARE A FEW REMARKS, THOUGH IT IS AND HAS BEEN A TRUE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION
AND I'M THRILLED TO GET TO DO THIS FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS
I THINK IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, THAT PRIVILEGE IS BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT THE FIVE OF US GET TO DO SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT IT'S A VALUE THAT WE ALL TRULY SHARE, WHICH IS TO TRY TO LEAVE THIS PLACE A LITTLE BIT BETTER OFF THAN WE FOUND IT
AND BY THIS PLACE, I MEAN THE PORT AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND IN SOME LARGER SENSE, THE WORLD, WHICH I KNOW GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOU IS A DRIVING VALUE FOR EACH ONE OF YOU
I KNOW THAT THE DAY TO DAY WORK OF THE PORT IS ENSURING THAT OUR SHIPS ARE COMING AND GOING ON TIME AND THAT THE HARBOR IS OPERATING EFFICIENTLY
THE PASSENGERS ARE TRAVELING THROUGH SEA ARE HAVING A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND GETTING HOME TO THEIR LOVED ONES QUICKLY
BUT OUR LARGER MISSION AND REALLY WHAT WE'RE CARETAKING AS A COMMISSION IS THE PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGION THROUGH TRADE AND TRAVEL AND COMMERCE AND JOB CREATION
BUT DOING SO IN AN EQUITABLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER
AND I JUST THINK THAT TRULY IS OUR MISSION
HAVING SERVED ALONGSIDE COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND CHO AND HAVING CAMPAIGNED ALONGSIDE COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED OVER THE LAST YEAR, I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE THAT THIS GROUP OF FIVE WILL ADVANCE THAT MISSION AND IN SO DOING, MAKE THIS WORLD JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER OFF THAN HOW WE FOUND IT
WELCOME TO THE COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS, HASAEGAWA AND MOHAMED
I AM HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ELECTED ALONGSIDE YOU, AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU
THANK YOU, FRED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AND CONGRATULATIONS
LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING ANOTHER TERM WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, YOU HAVE A FLOOR WANTS TO WELCOME US, EVEN THOUGH YOU WEREN'T UP FOR ELECTION
WELL, I HOPE TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MY NEWLY ELECTED COLLEAGUES
I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW EXCITED I AM TO HAVE MY NEW FRIENDS HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I DON'T HAVE ANY PREPARED MARKS, BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND I CAN'T HELP BUT HIGHLIGHT HOW MUCH CHANGE IS POSSIBLE IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
AND I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE PORT
THE HEADLINE AT THE SEATTLE TIME WAS THE SOLE MINORITY MEMBER OF THE PORT COMMISSION GETS SWORN IN
AND TODAY WE HAVE A BIPOC MAJORITY PORT COMMISSIONERS IN JUST TWO YEARS
AND I THINK THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT BOTH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA HAVE PUT IN TO BE WHERE THEY ARE TODAY
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STEPPING UP TO RUN, TO SERVE WITH US, BUT ALSO THE TREMENDOUS WORK OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FOUNDATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID DOWN FOR GENERATIONS FOR US TO BE WHERE WE ARE
AND SO I TOO, WOULD LOVE TO PAY HOMAGE TO ALL THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US
YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WE ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE GIANTS
I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR THIS NEW CHAPTER AT THE PORT
I AM INSPIRED BY THESE NEW COLLEAGUES
I HAVE FRIENDS BEFORE, BUT NOW I HAVE THE HONOR OF CALLING THEM COLLEAGUES AND I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW EXCITED AND HOW FUN THIS IS GOING TO BE
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK OUR STAFF
THE REASON I WANT TO DO THAT IS BECAUSE CHANGE IS NOT EASY, AND I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE PORT HAS SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE IN POSITIVE WAYS, AND OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS IN ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES AND ADAPTING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HAVING AN OPEN MIND AND REALLY GIVING THINGS A CHANCE
AND I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT EVERYONE WITHIN THE COMMISSION OFFICE, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE PORT IS VERY EXCITED FOR THIS NEW ERA AT THE PORT
I'VE SAID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE ELECTION OF BOTH COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED, BUT I REALLY THINK WE HAVE A COMMISSION TODAY THAT REALLY IS ON THE CUSP OF A LOT OF REVOLUTIONARY THINGS FOR THE PORT TO DO IN THE COUNTRY
WE HAVE A LOT OF VERY AMBITIOUS GOALS AS A PORT, AND I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT BUTTS IN THE SEATS TO GET IT DONE
AND SO WELCOME, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO THE COMMISSIONERS CANNOT WAIT TO GET STARTED
WELL, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, AND HAVING BEEN ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL WITH YOU AS WELL, IT'S REALLY GOOD TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER ALONG THE WAY AS IT'S BEEN MY TRADITION
I WILL GIVE MY FINAL REMARKS PRIOR TO THE PASSING OF THE TORCH OF THIS BEING MY LAST COMMISSION PRESIDENCY
SO I JUST WANT TO START BY WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HOPING THAT EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO RECHARGE THEIR BATTERIES AS THIS IS GOING TO BE YET ANOTHER BUSY YEAR, AND MY HAT PARTICULARLY GOES OFF AND REALLY MY HEART AS WELL TO ALL THOSE WHO WORK THROUGH THIS, THE PORT AND THE SEAPORT DURING THIS PARTICULARLY BUSY AND CHALLENGING TIME, REALLY HEROIC EFFORTS DUE TO THE RESURGENCE OF COVID AND THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
SO REALLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT WORK
AND I JOINED MY COLLEAGUES, OF COURSE, IN WELCOMING OUR TWO COMMISSIONERS, HAMDI MOHAMED AND TOSHIKO HASEGAWA, WHO BRING REALLY ADDED PERSPECTIVES TO OUR DISCUSSIONS AND THE PORT'S MISSION
WHILE ELECTIONS ARE ARDUOUS, THEY AFFORD COMMISSIONERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTY, WHICH ENABLES US TO SHARE INSIGHTS WITH PORT STAFF SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN BETTER SERVE THOSE COMMUNITIES IN KING COUNTY AND BEYOND
AND HAVING HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT THIS PAST YEAR, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY REFLECT ON WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHAT WE EXPECT TO COME FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS AND OUR GUESTS AND FEEL FOR ME YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE MY APPRECIATION TO OUR EXECUTIVE AND STAFF WHO ARE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE MYRIAD OF CHALLENGES WE FACE THIS PAST YEAR
WE STARTED 2021 WITH THE COVID-19 DRIVERS PERSISTING FOR A SECOND YEAR
STILL, WE WERE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO LEAD ECONOMIC RECOVERY BUT ALSO KEENLY AWARE THE PANDEMIC WAS EXACERBATING THEIR PERVASIVE, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUITIES IN OUR SOCIETY
THEREFORE, WE REALIZED WE HAD TO USE TO FULFILL OUR MISSION
WE HAD TO CREATE BROADBASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, BUT WE HAD TO FOCUS ON HOW WE DID THAT BOTH IN OUR HOW WE BUILD AND DO BUSINESS
IT WAS LIKE WE WERE LIVING IN TWO WORLDS
FOR EXAMPLE, THE LACK OF CHILDCARE AND CLASSROOM LEARNING WREAKED HAVOC ON WORKING MOMS IN PARTICULAR, AND THEN THE COLLAPSE OF THE SERVICE INDUSTRY SEVERELY IMPACTED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THE STOCK AND REAL ESTATE MARKETS ACHIEVED RECORD LEVELS
DESPITE THESE ONGOING DISPARITIES, WE FOUND SIGNIFICANT STRIDES TOWARDS OUR GOALS IN 2021 AND WILL DO EVEN MORE THIS YEAR
THIS IS DUE IN LARGE PARTS OF THE PORT'S PRUDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOCUS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND THE CREATION OF A MORE UNIFIED PORT VISION THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF COMMISSION PRIORITIES IN THE PORT'S OPERATION
THIS HAS ENABLED US TO CONTINUE TO MEET THE PORT'S IMMEDIATE NEEDS WHILE PREPARING FOR MAJOR TRANSFORMATIONS TO COME IN OUR REGION IN TERMS OF THE JOB MARKET AND THE PLANET
I BELIEVE ONE OF THE COMMISSION'S PRIMARY OBLIGATION IS TO FIND THE RIGHT PATH BETWEEN THESE SOMETIMES COMPETING INTERESTS BY HELPING TO DECARBONISE OUR EXISTING OPERATIONS WHILE FOSTERING A JUST TRANSITION TO THE GREEN JOBS OF THE FUTURE
OVER SEVEN YEARS AGO, BEFORE HIS RECENT PASSING, DESMOND TUTU WROTE IN AN OP ED IN THE GUARDIAN, REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT IS NOT JUST A TECHNICAL SCIENTIFIC NECESSITY
IT HAS ALSO EMERGED AS THE HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGE OF OUR TIME
SOME OF THE WAYS WE TRIED TO MAKE PROGRESS TO ACHIEVE THIS BALANCE WAS BY EXPANDING OUR COMMITMENTS TO SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY, MAKING THEM NOT JUST PROGRAMS BUT INTEGRAL PARTS OF ALL PORT OPERATIONS FROM KELP TO KILLER WHALES AND CLIMATE, WHILE ALSO WORKING TO ASSURE OUR INTERACTIONS WITHIN THE PORT AND OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITIES WAS INCLUSIVE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
2021 WAS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON RECOVERY, AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE MADE MAJOR PROGRESS TO ADVANCE OUR AMBITIOUS GOALS, AND I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH SOME OF THEM
AIRPORT TRAVEL RECOVERED 74% TO 2019 PRE COVID LEVELS
WE COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL FACILITY, WHICH WILL REOPEN THIS QUARTER
WE COMPLETED PHASE TWO OF THE NORTH SATELLITE RENOVATION PROJECT THAT PROVIDED MODERN AMENITIES AND SUSTAINABLE FEATURES LIKE WATER ATTACHMENT
WE HOSTED THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL STUDY SESSION AND INITIATED A STUDY OF CONVERTING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO LIQUID FUELS WITH KING COUNTY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COLE WELLS COUNCILWOMAN
WE ENTERED INTO A TEN YEAR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS TO RUN HVAC SYSTEMS AND SHUTTLE BUSES AT THE AIRPORT, THEREBY ENABLING THE PORT TO MEET OUR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS
TEN YEARS EARLY, WE ADOPTED THE NORTHWEST PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY, WHICH LAYS OUT A SHARED VISION FOR ZERO COMMISSIONERS MARITIME INDUSTRY, AND DEVELOPED THE PORT'S MARITIME CLIMATE AND ACTION PLAN, CHARTING A COURSE TO ZERO
OUR ADVOCACY OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS HELPED THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO ADOPT A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD THIS YEAR, AND NOT LONG AFTER THE CAUSES FOR PORT CONGESTION BECAME THE SUBJECT OF KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATION
THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE, TERMINAL FIVE WILL RECEIVE ITS FIRST SHIP THIS WEEK WITH ONDOCK RAIL, SHORE POWER AND A WORLD CLASS STORMWATER SYSTEM
IT WILL ENABLE US TO REDUCE CONGESTION AND AIR POLLUTION IMPACTING SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND THE CLIMATE
WE MADE A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE REPAIR OF THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE SO THAT COMMERCE AND COMMUTERS CAN COEXIST AND TO ENSURE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED PROMPTLY
WE WORKED WITH CRUISE LINES, FEDERAL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO SAFELY RESTORE CRUISE OPERATIONS, WITH A TOTAL OF 83 CRUISE SAILINGS IN 2021
WE ALSO UPDATED CRUISE SHIP LEASE AGREEMENTS TO REQUIRE USE OF SHORE POWER FOR THOSE EQUIPPED TO DO SO AND TO RESTRICT THE DISCHARGE OF SEAWATER SCRUBBERS
WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN TOURISM FOR THE REGION AND THROUGH GRANT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ONGOING INVESTMENTS IN THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE AND VISIT SEATTLE, WHICH WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT SHORTLY
THE PORT WILL BE ALSO SPONSORING AN ECO TOURISM CONFERENCE IN 2022 TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR REGION'S NATURAL ASSETS AS WE MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE TO VISITORS
AND WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE MARITIME INNOVATION THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN THE WASHINGTON MARITIME BLUE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SHIP SUPPLY BUILDING IN MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER TO BE CERTIFIED AS A LIVING BUILDING
THE INNOVATION CENTER WAS THE FIRST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SUBJECT TO SCREENING BY THE PORT SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK I INITIATED SIX YEARS AGO
IT INVOLVES IDENTIFYING WAYS TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF LARGE PROJECTS WHEN THE DESIGN IS 30% COMPLETE AND WE PARTICIPATED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM TO EXPLORE WAYS TO REDUCE SHIP NOISE IN THE PRESENCE OF ENDANGERED ORCA
WE INTRODUCED PORT EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAM AND LAUNCHED THE PORT'S EQUITY INDEX TO GUIDE FUNDING DECISIONS AND BROADLY INFORMED POLICIES ACROSS THE PORT
WE ADVANCED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE OPENING OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY HUB IN SOUTH PARK
WE ADDED RESOURCES TO THE SOUTH KOREAN COUNTY FUND TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC IMPORT OPERATION ON COMMUNITIES AND TO SUPPORT REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
AND FINALLY, WE SUPPORTED LEGISLATION THAT HAS ENABLED THE PORT TO HELP FLIGHT, KITCHEN AND OTHER AIRPORT WORKERS RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION THEY DESERVE OR AT LEAST BEGIN TO
THESE ARE SOME OF THE MANY OF THE PORT ACCOMPLISHMENTS I'M PROUD TO HAVE HELPED STEWARD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
WE ALSO SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH CONGRESS TO PASS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, WHICH INCLUDES GENERATIONAL INVESTMENTS IN PORTS
JUST LAST WEEK, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG ANNOUNCED THE PORT WILL RECEIVE A $20 MILLION RAISE GRANT FOR EAST MARGINAL WAY TO ACCOMMODATE COMMUTERS WHILE IMPROVING TRUCK ACCESS TO THE CARGO TERMINALS
WE CONTINUE TO HELP PASS BUILD BACK BETTER ACT AND MAKE CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT AND EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A COMMITMENT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESS TO COMMUNITY, COMMERCE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
THIS YEAR BEGINS WITH THE LONG AWAITED COMPLETION OF THE IAF AND T FIVE
BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER, THE COAST GUARD WILL BE RELEASING ITS EIS FOR POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF ITS BASE ON TERMINAL 46, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING USED IN PART TO STORE CONTAINERS TO DECONGEST T 18 AND TO TRAIN FUTURE CRANE OPERATORS
THE RELEASE OF THE EIS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN WILL KICK OFF A LONG TERM DISCUSSION AS THE FUTURE GROWTH OF SEA AND ELEVATE THE DISCUSSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL AIRPORTS
NOW, JUST AS I WAS HOPING, THE USE OF THE TERM UNCERTAINTY TO DESCRIBE OUR RECOVERY WAS BECOMING PASSES, THE REMARKABLY FAST SPREAD OF THE OMICRON VARIANT AND ITS WIDE RANGING IMPLICATIONS ON EVERYTHING FROM THE RETURN TO SCHOOL, THE LEGISLATURE AND TRAVEL LOOM OVER THE BEGINNING OF YET ANOTHER YEAR
HOWEVER, THIS YEAR MARKED THE PORT'S 110TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH SERVED TO REMIND ME OF THE INSTITUTION'S RESILIENCY TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
YOUR INTEGRITY, HUMILITY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING A UNIFIED POSITION WITH THE COMMISSION TO ADVANCE THE PORT'S MISSION
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND CHO FOR THEIR CONTINUED HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO THE PORT AND TO REITERATE MY WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED AND HASEGAWA
I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND STEINBREUCK
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS A BETTER, STRONGER ORGANIZATION BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS TO MY COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITY
THERE'S NO DOUBT THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING BUT VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO SERVE OUR REGION AND THE PLANET FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 110 YEARS, TRANSFORMATION IS NOTHING NEW AS EXEMPLIFIED BY OUR NEIGHBORING TRIBAL LEADERS WITH WHOM WE SHARE A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
WE DO WHAT WE DO FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT THIS PAST YEAR
WE WILL NOW MOVE FORWARD TO OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS
ITEM FOUR, B, ELECTION OF THE SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2022
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE SLATE OF OFFICERS INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THIS IS ITEM FOUR, B, ORDER NUMBER 2022
ONE, AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION ELECTING A FLIGHT OF OFFICERS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE TEXT OF THE ORDER AND THE STATEMENT AND SUPPORT INTO THE RECORD
THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION HEREBY ELECTS THE FOLLOWING SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2022, ALL TERMS EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2022, PURSUANT TO COMMISSION BYLAWS
PRESIDENT, RYAN CALKINS
VICE PRESIDENT SAM CHO
SECRETARY, TOSHIKO HASEGAWA AND A STATEMENT AND SUPPORT
AT THE FIRST MEETING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, THE COMMISSION ELECTS THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY, WHOSE TERMS RUN FROM THE DATE OF ELECTION UNTIL THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR
THE DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY ARE DESCRIBED IN THE COMMISSION'S BYLAWS AND RULES OF PROCEDURES IN ARTICLE THREE SECTIONS FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN, RESPECTIVELY
THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED ABOVE HAVE AGREED TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPOSED OFFICES IN 2022 HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PRINCIPLE THAT PUBLIC SERVICE IS A PUBLIC TRUST
HAVE EXECUTED ANNUAL TRANSPARENCY PLEDGES AND RECOGNIZE THAT ALL OFFICERS SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION AND THAT CONCLUDES THE READING OF THE ORDER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THE ORDER BEFORE YOU DESIGNATES OUR PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY POSITIONS FOR 2022
IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT ORDER NUMBER 2022-01? SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
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BY THE WAY, THE COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES NOW FOR DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION ON THE ORDER BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NOTHING TO DISCUSS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHIP
NOTHING TO DISCUSS
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA NOTHING TO DISCUSS, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
NOTHING TO DISCUSS
BUT I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN AND HIS LEADERSHIP AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS
THANK YOU
AND THEN, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, HAVING RECEIVED A COMPLIMENT AND SPEECHLESS
THANK YOU
SEE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
OUR SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2022 IS NOW ADOPTED
CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONERS CHO AND HASEGAWA, CALKINS AS WELL SORRY ABOUT THAT
I WILL NOW PASS THE GAVEL TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS, WHO WILL PRESIDE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING AND EVERY OTHER MEETING FOR 2022
COMMISSIONER, THE GAVEL IS YOURS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A MORE RELAXED YEAR FOR YOU IN THAT STATE
I IMAGINE NOT HAVING TO BE ON EVERY MINUTE
I DO WANT TO START OFF WITH A COUPLE OF REMARKS AS I TAKE ON THE PRESIDENCY THIS YEAR
IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN THAT THE ROLE OF PRESIDENT IS A TRULY CHALLENGING ONE
YOU SERVE AS THE PRINCIPAL LIAISON TO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
YOU FACILITATE OUR PUBLIC CONVERSATION, AND YOU HAVE TO EXERCISE JUDGMENT AND SETTING OUR AGENDA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
AND YOU DID ALL OF THIS IN A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR FOR SURE
YOU SERVED IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AS PRESIDENT DURING THESE INTERESTING TIMES
AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO 2022, WE ALREADY KNOW THAT IT WILL BE A HISTORIC YEAR FOR THE PORT
THE REOPENING OF T-5, AS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN MENTIONED AND THE COMPLETION OF OUR NEW INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY AT SEA ARE MAJOR STEPS IN MEETING OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOALS
BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S IMPORTANT
IT'S ALSO HOW WE DO OUR WORK THAT MATTERS
AND 2022 IS SHAPING UP TO BE A CRITICAL YEAR FOR ADVANCING A MORE EQUITABLE, JUST AND SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTION AS WELL
TODAY, OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS PRESENTING THE FINAL REPORT ON OUR INTERNAL EDI ASSESSMENT
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT REPORT, AS WELL AS FROM OUR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE AND FROM THE COMMITMENTS WE HAVE MADE ON ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS MAY NOT NECESSARILY MAKE HEADLINES, BUT THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SHAPE THE PORT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
AND IF I'VE LEARNED ANYTHING IN MY FOUR YEARS ON THE COMMISSION, IT'S THAT THE REACH OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS GREAT WHEN WE DO THINGS WELL
THEY SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OUR PEER AGENCIES, BOTH HERE IN THE REGION AND FOR OTHER PORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY
SO A QUICK THANKS TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR, WE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY FACE CHALLENGES THAT WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE OR ARE NOT ANTICIPATING RIGHT NOW
BUT I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN YOU AND IN OUR TEAM AT THE PORT TO THRIVE COME
WHAT MAY ALL RIGHT WITH THAT NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
THIS IS PRETTY STANDARD BUSINESS
IF YOU'RE JOINING US FOR THE FIRST TIME, STEVE, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CALKINS, LET ME BEGIN BY WISHING YOU ALL COMMISSIONERS A HAPPY NEW YEAR
THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW ALL OF THAT
BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH IT
THIS IS AN EXCITING AND INSPIRING DAYS
WE WELCOME OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS, A NEW COMMISSION PRESIDENT, AND LOOK FORWARD TO A VERY BUSY YEAR CARRYING OUT OUR MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 AND THE SEVERE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY AND CROSSPORT OPERATIONS
UNFORTUNATELY, COVID IN SOME FORM WILL LIKELY BE WITH US FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
WE WILL FACE THIS CONTINUING CHALLENGE AND PROBABLY MANY MORE AS PRESIDENT COFFINS WAS SAYING IN THE COMING YEAR
BUT WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO ADAPT, ADJUST, AND OVERCOME AGAIN AND AGAIN
IF YOU LOOKED UP THE DEFINITION OF RESILIENCE IN THE DICTIONARY, OR PROBABLY MORE LIKELY WIKIPEDIA, YOU WOULD FIND A PHOTO OF A PORT OF SEATTLE OF EMPLOYEES
THEY ARE THAT RESILIENT
IN JUST THE PAST WEEK, WE'VE BEEN TESTED AGAIN BY THE WINTER SNOW EVENT, AND OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS DESERVE A HUGE JOB WELL DONE FOR ALL THEY'VE DONE IN THE RECENT DAYS AND ACTUALLY WELL OVER ALMOST TWO WEEKS
LOOKING BACK, WE'VE ENDED THE YEAR WITH POSITIVE RESULTS ACROSS OUR OPERATING DIVISIONS, WITH STRONG PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR PREPANDEMIC ACTIVITY LEVELS
WE ARE ALL VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT TERMINAL FIVE PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION CAME TO A SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION LAST WEEK
BUT AS COVET AND ITS VARIANCE REMAINS A THREAT, THERE'S MUCH UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL AND ALASKAN CRUISING IN THE COMING YEAR
THIS YEAR BRINGS NEW LEADERSHIP THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT
CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER COFFINS FOR YOUR ELECTION AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS PRESIDENT IN 2021, ANOTHER CHALLENGING YEAR THAT WE WORK TOGETHER THROUGH ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I ALSO WANT TO OFFER A WARM WELCOME ABOARD TO COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
IT IS A TRUE MILESTONE FOR THE COMMISSION TO HAVE A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE OF COLOR REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY
WELCOME
I'VE JUST BEEN GETTING TO KNOW BOTH OF YOU, BUT I ALREADY APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS AND YOUR DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT ALREADY TO BRINGING TOGETHER INDUSTRY AND SMALL BUSINESSES, WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CREATE A STRONGER AND MORE INCLUSIVE ECONOMY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION ON OUR AMBITIOUS WORK PLANS
WE WILL DIVE MORE DEEPLY INTO OUR 2022 OBJECTIVES AND COMMISSION PRIORITIES AT OUR RETREAT LATER THIS WEEK
OUR ROLE IN THE EQUITABLE REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
AS WE EMBARK ON THE LARGEST, MOST AMBITIOUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM IN OUR HISTORY, WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON MAKING OUR OPERATIONS MORE SUSTAINABLE
WE'RE STEPPING UP OUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, IMPROVING WATER QUALITY, CLEANING UP HISTORICAL RIVER CONTAMINATION, AND REDUCING AIR COMMISSIONERS FROM OUR OPERATIONS
I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR GROWING COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING EQUITY ISSUES AND ITS IMPACTS ON OUR OPERATIONS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION
WE'VE MADE PROGRESS, BUT WE HAVE MUCH MORE WORK TO DO
OF COURSE, ACHIEVING THESE OBJECTIVES DEPENDS ON A STRONG AND CAPABLE AND COMMITTED WORKFORCE
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT OUR WORKFORCE IS SUPPORTED AND THEY HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT OUR IMPORTANT WORK
I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A SHORT UPDATE ON OPERATIONS
COMMISSIONERS FELON HIT ON SOME OF THESE, BUT JUST AS 2021 BEGAN, IT EXITED WITH MANY TESTS OF OUR PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE WHO COULD HAVE PREDICTED SNOW AND BITTER COLD WOULD HIT JUST AT THE PEAK OF THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON
JUST AS CASES OF THE NEW COVID VARIANT WERE SURGING IN THE COMMUNITY, IT WAS A TRIPLE HIT, REALLY
WE RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS DISAPPOINTMENT, FRUSTRATION, SOMETIMES ANGER OF TRAVELERS TRYING TO COPE WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
AT THE SAME TIME, WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF HOW THE ENTIRE PORT TEAM, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, FOOD AND DINING, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, AND OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS STEPPED UP TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO KEEP THE AIRPORT RUNNING SAFETY SAFELY
24/7 OUR AIRLINE PARTNERS DEALT WITH NATIONWIDE FLIGHT DESTRUCTION THAT RIPPLED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, COMPOUNDED BY OUR TERRIBLE WEATHER AND SHORTAGES OF PERSONNEL
IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR THE SYSTEM TO RETURN TO NORMAL, AND I KNOW THE AIRLINES ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP PASSENGERS REACH THEIR DESTINATION SAFELY
THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THESE EVENTS TO HELP US DO BETTER THE NEXT TIME A CRISIS HITS AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WILL BE OTHER CRISIS IN THE FUTURE
THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS IMPRESSES ME
I MET WITH SOME OF THE STAFF AS THE WATCH SHIFTED A FEW DAYS AGO, AND I'D LIKE TO REPEAT WHAT ONE EMPLOYEE SAID TO ME WHEN I THANKED HIM AND ASKED HIM HOW IT WAS GOING
HE SAID IT WAS SAD TO LEAVE THE FAMILY DURING THE HOLIDAYS
BUT ONCE HE JOINED HIS COLLEAGUES AT THE PORT, ALL HIS THOUGHTS WERE FOCUSED ON THE JOB AT HAND AND GETTING IT DONE SAFELY
WE HAVE AMAZING PEOPLE HERE AT THE PORT
THESE EVENTS REAFFIRMED OUR TEAM ACROSS THE PORT IN AVIATION, MARITIME AND IN CENTRAL SERVICES
THEY ARE DEDICATED TO OUR MISSION AND EVEN IN THE WORST CONDITIONS NATURE CAN THROW AT US
AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM TO CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT OPERATIONS
YESTERDAY, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AVIATION LANCE LYTTLE ALERTED YOU TO A DEVELOPING SITUATION THAT WAS IN THE MEDIA CONCERNING THE ACTIVATION OF THE 5G WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT MIGHT AFFECT NAVIGATION SYSTEMS OF AIRCRAFT OPERATING NEAR SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND OTHER AIRPORTS AROUND THE NATION
THE CORE OF THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH WHETHER AND HOW FIVE G WIRELESS TOWER SIGNALS INTERFERE WITH RADIO ALTIMETERS, WHICH ARE USED FOR AIRCRAFT LANDINGS IN LOWER VISIBILITY CONDITIONS SUCH AS FOG OR SNOW
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION HAD WARNED THAT FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS MIGHT BE IMPOSED ON AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING SEA, DURING LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE FOR US
THIS ISSUE IS A PARTICULAR CONCERN GIVEN HOW OUR REGION EXPERIENCE LIMITED VISIBILITY DUE TO WEATHER
LOOK AT LAST WEEK
FOR AN EXAMPLE, WE LEARNED LAST EVENING THAT THE MAJOR WIRELESS FERRIES HAVE AGREED TO DELAY ACTIVATION OF THEIR SYSTEM FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE THEY AND THE FFA CONSIDER NEXT STEPS TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM
WE ARE GRATEFUL THE WIRELESS COMPANIES AND THE FAA HAVE AGREED TO STAND DOWN
WHILE THE SITUATION IS REVIEWED
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL WE CAN IDENTIFY A RESOLUTION THAT WILL REVERT TO POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ON BAD WEATHER DAYS
IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL CONTINUE OUR PLANNING TO PREPARE RESPONSES TO THE EVENT
WE DO FACE RESTRICTIONS OF OUR OPERATIONS
AS ALWAYS, I HAVE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR BATTLE AGAINST THE COVID-19 VIRUS
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE COVID-19 YESES, ACROSS THE NATION HAVE RISEN TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL, SURPASSING THE PEAKS IN JANUARY 2021
THESE NEW CASES ARE FUELED BY THE MORE TRANSMISSIBLE DELTA AND OMICRON VARIANTS
AS PEOPLE GATHERED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE AGAIN RISING IN KING COUNTY
POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES HAVE DEMONSTRATED A 145% INCREASE WITHIN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS, AS WELL AS A 56% INCREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS
BOARD EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REPORTING AN INCREASE IN POSITIVE CASES WITH 41 CASES REPORTED WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS
IN RESPONSE, AS YOU KNOW, I'VE DIRECTED THAT STARTING YESTERDAY JANUARY 3, SURGICAL STYLE MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR PORT EMPLOYEES IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES AND PORT FACILITIES
THESE MASKS FIT SNUGLY AND DO A BETTER JOB OF LIMITING THE SPREAD OF VIRUS
THIS IS ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR TOOLBOX TO PREVENT THE SPREAD
THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS FOR EMPLOYEES WORKING ALONE IN A PORT VEHICLE, OFFICE OR CONFERENCE ROOM OR A SIMILAR AREA WITH A CLOSED DOOR
SURGICAL STYLE MASKS ARE CURRENTLY BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT PORT FACILITIES, AND ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE THEM
AS ALWAYS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND ADJUST OUR POLICIES AS NEEDED TO PROTECT OUR WORKFORCE AND THE PUBLIC
I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF AND OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY TEAM FOR THEIR CONTINUING WORK THESE LAST TWO YEARS TO KEEP US SAFE AND HEALTHY
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE JOB THEY'VE DONE
TURNING TO TODAY'S AGENDA OUR AGENDA IS RELATIVELY SHORT TODAY, BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT
ITEM ELEVEN A IS AN UPDATE ON OUR STATEWIDE TOURISM PROMOTION EFFORTS
TOURISM AND THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY
TODAY WE HAVE A BRIEFING ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE WILL CITE THE CHANGES WE HAVE FACED BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE STEPS WE ARE TAKING TO PROMOTE TOURISM RECOVERY
TRAVEL IS STILL HEAVILY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC, BUT THERE ARE BRIGHT SPOTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR TEAM WILL SHARE WITH YOU TODAY
ITEM ELEVEN C IS A BRIEFING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PORT COMMISSION'S EQUITY MOTION AND THE FINAL REPORT OF THE EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ASSESSMENT, AS DIRECTED BY THE COMMISSION'S RACIAL BIAS AND EQUITY MOTION
IN 2019, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE, SPECIFICALLY REVIEWING WORKPLACE CULTURE, OPERATIONS AND PROCESS
YESES, HIRING, PROMOTIONS, COMPENSATION AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CONTRACTING WOMEN OR MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
THE ASSESSMENT AND CORRESPONDING REPORT DRAWS ON BOARD EMPLOYEES PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES AS IT RELATES TO OUR CULTURE, POLICIES AND PRACTICES
THE PORT HAS STRENGTHS TO BUILD ON AND MANY ACHIEVEMENTS TO CELEBRATE, HOWEVER, WE HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE AND GROWTH
AS YOU'LL SEE, OUR EMPLOYEES IDENTIFY, DISPARITIES AND INEQUITIES THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING
THIS REPORT PUTS FORWARD A ROBUST SET OF 53 RECOMMENDATIONS TO CREATE A VISION FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL, CHANGE AND CAN CREATE A MODEL OF WHAT A RACIALLY EQUITABLE GOVERNMENT CAN BE
AS A RELATED REPORT IS PRESENTED WILL BE ITEM ELEVEN D, THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PORT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS FOR WOMEN, MINORITIES AND DISABLED AND PROTECTED VETERANS, AND A LOT OF MORE TO SAY ABOUT THAT WHEN I INTRODUCED THAT ITEM
COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THIS CONCLUDES MY OPENING REMARKS OF 2022
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
NEXT WE TURN TO COMMITTEE REPORTS CHIEF OF STAFF RICHARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR COMMITTEE REPORTS? I DO
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS PRESIDENT CALKINS
WE DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING IN DECEMBER
HOWEVER, I DO HAVE A FEW UPDATES ON THE COMMITTEE PROCESS
COMMISSIONERS WILL BE MEETING THIS THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, IN RETREAT TO FINALIZE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS AND DISCUSS HIGH LEVEL THINGS FOR COMMITTEE WORK PLANS
COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE STAFF WILL WORK TOGETHER OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO BUILD OUT THE WORK PLANS FOR THE COMMITTEES
COMMISSIONERS STAFF WILL PRESENT THOSE COMMITTEE WORK PLANS IN PUBLIC AT THE FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR TODAY AND BACK TO YOU, COMMISSIONERS PRESIDENT
THANKS
THANK YOU, ERIN
SINCE I CAN SEE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS RIGHT NOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND REGARDING THE COMMITTEE REPORTS? OKAY, SEEING THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON AT THIS TIME, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR EVERYONE WHO'S FIRST TUNING INTO THESE MEETINGS AND FOR OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS
REALLY, AS A REMINDER FOR ALL OF US, OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION IS OUR TIME TO HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
IT'S NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER INTO A BACK AND FORTH EXCHANGE BETWEEN COMMISSIONERS AND PERSONS WHO ARE SHARING RATHER A TIME FOR US TO LISTEN
THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN THE PUBLIC ASKS FOR SPECIFIC FOLLOW UP, IN WHICH CASE THE STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP AS NEEDED
WITH RESPECT TO COMMENTS AND REQUESTS RECEIVED THROUGH THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA, WRITTEN COMMENTS ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED AND, IF ANY, ARE SUBMITTED FOR A MEETING
THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE MEETING RECORD AND ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE MEETING MINUTES
ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE PUBLIC FOR THIS MEETING HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF US COMMISSIONERS VIA EMAIL
FOR OUR INFORMATION, THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
AS THE CLERK CALL ROLL NAME WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO MUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTED THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK, PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A SHORT TIME LAEG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME IS LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS IRIS ANTMAN
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU
IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO ALL OF US THAT OMICRON HAS SLOWED DOWN, RETURNING TO MORE OPEN INTERACTIONS WITH OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
IN SPITE OF IT, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN OUR LIVES AND WORK AND IN OUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW THE WORLD IS CHANGING
THEREFORE, HOW WE LIVE AND WORK AND PLAY AND DO BUSINESS MUST CHANGE AS WELL
ONE OF YOUR AGENDA ITEMS TODAY IS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
AS A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL, I HAVE TESTIFIED IN OPPOSITION TO A THIRD CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL AT T 46 FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, AS IT IS IN CLEAR OPPOSITION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
KOBE 19 PUT THE PROJECT ON TEMPORARY HOLD AND I BELIEVE THAT THE PORT WILL BE MAKING A FINAL DETERMINATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS
I AM IMPLORING YOU TO TERMINATE THIS PROJECT FOR GOOD
I KNOW IT IS TEMPTING AND SEDUCTIVE TO THINK ABOUT BIGGER AND MORE MORE TOURISTS, MORE BUSINESS, MORE TRAVEL, MORE CRUISING, MORE MONEY
BUT WITH THAT COMES MORE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, WORSENING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, POORER PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES, AN INCREASE IN EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, AND A BURGEONING HOMELESS POPULATION, WHICH NOW NUMBERS MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE IN KING COUNTY'S
SOME MAY THINK THERE'S NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HOMELESS POPULATION AND CRUISING, BUT THERE IS CRUISING MEANS MORE TOURISTS
THEREFORE, MORE HOTELS BUILT, DECREASED HOUSING FOR LOCALS, MORE EXPENSIVE RENTS, MORE ADDICTIONS, MORE HOMELESSNESS
EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED
THE PORT'S TWO MANDATES ARE ECONOMIC EXPANSION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
YOU CANNOT SACRIFICE THE LATTER FOR THE FORMER BECAUSE THE FORMER WILL IMPLODE SEATTLE'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION AND SUSTAIN ITSELF
IF YOU TRULY CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THEIR HEALTH IN SEATTLE AND OUR MANDATE TO DECREASE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, THE DECISION ON T 46 IS CLEAR
PLEASE CANCEL THE THIRD CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL PROJECT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, MS HAMMOND
NEXT SPEAKER CLERK HART
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN VANVOST JORDAN
IF YOU'RE ON THE TELEPHONE, IT'S STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND WE CAN COME BACK FOR JORDAN MOVING TO ANNE CRACKER HI 1 SECOND, IF YOU DON'T MIND
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS ANNE CRAKER, AND I NOW LIVE IN DES MOINES, WHICH IS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
I HAVE LIVED IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION FOR 40 YEARS, AND I ALSO LIVE ON THE TRADITIONAL FISHING AND CLAMMING AREAS FOR THE DUWAMISH AND MUCKLESHOOT TRIBES, AND I TRY EVERY DAY TO TAKE SUSTAINABLE CARE OF THE WATER AND SOIL I HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND SOME THAT I DO NOT
THIS EXTENDS TO THE AIR ABOVE THIS LAND
I WELCOME ALSO THE NEW PORT COMMISSIONERS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR REGION AND PLANET
AND I THANK YOU TO THE CONTINUING COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THESE GOALS
OUR ECONOMY OF TRADE AND TOURISM DO NOT NEED TO COME AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR HEALTH AND IN FACT, CAUSING POOR HEALTH DETRACTS FROM OUR SHARED ECONOMIC WELFARE
THE INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION ACTS AS IF THERE'S NO CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH COMES DIRECTLY FROM CARBON EMISSIONS EMITTED FROM AIR TRAVEL AND CRUISES EMISSIONS WHICH ARE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REGIONAL HEAT DOME WE EXPERIENCED LAST SUMMER, WHICH BROUGHT ABOUT 700 PLUS DEATHS IN THE AREA AND FOR THE THOUSANDS OF HEAT RELATED DEATHS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD
TOURISM NEEDS TO ENTER THE 21ST CENTURY, ADDRESS THE CARBON EMISSIONS THEY SUPPORT, REDUCE AND MITIGATE THOSE EMISSIONS AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE POLLUTION IT CREATES AND TAKE ITS POSITION IN OUR LIVES AS TRULY SUSTAINABLE AND VERY BRIEFLY ON THE FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS PIECE IF YOU COULD ASK FOR THE COST OF FLYING TO BE BORNE BY THOSE WHO FLY AND NOT BY ALL TAXPAYERS, IT WOULD BE SO MUCH MORE EQUITABLE LESS THAN 10% ACTUALLY FLY AND ANY AVIATION FUEL, WHICH IS JET OR BIO, STILL BURNS AT THE TAILPIPE AND CREATES EMISSIONS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
THANK YOU, MS CRAIG
NEXT SPEAKER CLARK
YES
WE'LL GO BACK AND CALL FOR JORDAN VANVOST AND THEN MOVING TO JC HARRIS
HELLO
AM I ON YOU ARE
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
SO CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME
I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THAT THE PHRASE YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT A SQUILLION TIMES THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF KING COUNTY AND SO ON IS A RELATIVELY NEW INNOVATION
IT CAME ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE WHOLE NOTION OF GLOBALIZATION, AND THE PREMISE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT THE RISING TIDE WILL LIFT ALL BOATS
I WANT TO JUST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE REMIND PEOPLE THAT THE EXTERNALITIES STAY HERE IN DES MOINES
BUT THE RIVER OF MONEY, THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS HAVE ALWAYS TENDED TO FLOW NORTH AND AWAY FROM US, AND THAT DISPARITY HAS ONLY INCREASED AS THE PORT HAS SUCCEEDED
THE PORT HAS BEEN NICE ENOUGH TO CREATE SEVERAL GRANT PROGRAMS TO TRY TO DEAL WITH THOSE DISPARITIES AND ISSUES OF EQUITY
HOWEVER, A DISCUSSION SHOULD BEGIN ABOUT BASICALLY A LAST MILE
WE NOW HAVE ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET INTO THE SYSTEM
TO PUT IT PLAINLY, YOU CAN HAVE AN SKCF, BUT YOU FIRST NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT SYSTEM, AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE COMMISSIONERS AND SOME OF MY RESIDENTS TO LEARN HOW THEY CAN BASICALLY STAND UP THE GROUPS THAT WILL TRY TO MOVE FORWARD THE GOALS THAT THE PORT FORT HAS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS
AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, I THINK, AS WE HEARD IN IRIS ANTMAN'S COMMENTS, A REMARK ABOUT THE TIMELINE FOR DETERMINATION OF T 46, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE STAFF WILL MOST CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP ON WITH MISS HAMMOND
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO TRY ONE MORE TIME WITH JORDAN AND JORDAN IF YOU CAN HEAR US BUT CAN'T SPEAK FOR SOME REASON, DO FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT THROUGH WRITTEN TESTIMONY, AS I KNOW YOU HAVE DONE IN THE PAST
ONE MORE TIME
JORDAN
HI
CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE YOU ARE
YES
GREAT
HI
GOOD AFTERNOON
AND SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW COMMISSIONERS AND NEWLY ELECTED
MY NAME IS JORDAN VAN VOST AND I'VE VOTED FOR ALL FIVE OF YOU SINCE 2019
I JUST REALIZED AND I APPEAL TO YOU TODAY AS A SUPPORTER, A FELLOW CITIZEN AND ADVOCATE FOR A WORLD THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SENTIENT BEINGS CAN THRIVE IN
PERHAPS SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE DON'T LOOK UP ON NETFLIX
IF NOT, I RECOMMEND IT FOR ITS ARTISTIC PORTRAYAL OF THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN SCIENCE AND CULTURE AND RESPONDING TO APOCALYPTIC THREATS, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE FACING NOW
THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS HERE AND IT INTERSECTS WITH EVERY OTHER SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM OF OUR TIME
THE TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVE ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS DISCONNECT
I FEEL CLIMATE SCIENTISTS HAVE WARNED US THAT EXCEEDING 1.5 DEGREES RISK SETTING IN MOTION DANGEROUS PLANETARY FEEDBACK LOOPS AND THEN WE ARE LIKELY TO CROSS THAT THRESHOLD IN PERHAPS JUST EIGHT YEARS
CURRENT DATA SHOWS US THAT GLOBAL GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS CONTINUE TO RISE, NOT FALL
AND YET THIS EXECUTIVE MEMO REFUSES ABOUT GATEWAYS OF CHOICE, SENSIBLE TRAVEL OPTIONS AND DIGITAL AD CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED TO PUT EVEN MORE PEOPLE ON PLANES AND CRUISE SHIPS AS IF WE ALL LIVE IN A MAGICAL ALTERNATIVE REALITY, BUILDING ANOTHER AIRPORT OR THIRD CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL OR INCOMPATIBLE WITH A HEALTHY FUTURE
WHERE IS THE PLAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FULL IMPACT OF THE PORT SCOPE THREE EMISSIONS? WILL YOU TRY TO EXPLOIT THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OF THE MOMENT, LIKE IN THE MOVIE WHEN THE DELUSIONAL BILLIONAIRE SCHEMES TO MIND THE COMMENT? OR WILL YOU LOOK UP FROM YOUR SPREADSHEETS AND REALIZE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW AND THAT IT'S TIME TO ACT BASED ON THE SCIENCE? THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR RANDMOS
WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE'VE CONCLUDED ALL OF OUR SIGN UPS FOR TODAY
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP BUT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS
AT THIS TIME WE WILL 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 ITEM EIGHT B HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE ADDRESSED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE VOTE ON THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT, A, EIGHT, C AND 8D SO MOVED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
DO I HAVE A SECOND? 2ND
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ENTITY IN THE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKIN
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
PERFECT
THE MOTION PASSES
ALRIGHT
GIVE ME A SECOND HERE AS I CATCH UP TOP OF 16
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, CLARK, PLEASE READ THE ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA INTO THE RECORD
YOU WILL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM EIGHT B
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO COMPLETE DESIGN ADVERTISE AND EXECUTE UP TO TWO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CONCOURSE LOW VOLTAGE UPGRADE PROJECT AND THE PARKING GARAGE LOW VOLTAGE UPGRADE PROJECT
ADVERTISE AND EXECUTE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZE PRE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
ISSUE A JOB ORDER CONTRACT TO CARRY OUT PRE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND USE PORT OF SEATTLE CREWS FOR PRECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
COMMISSIONERS, THIS AUTHORIZATION WILL COMPLETE DESIGN AND AWARD CONTRACTS TO REPLACE MANY OF THE EXISTING POWER DISTRIBUTION PANELS AND CONCOURSE BCD IN THE PARKING GARAGE
MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN SERVICE FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND PASSED THEIR USEFUL LIFE
AS YOU KNOW WHAT WE BRING BEFORE YOU, MANY OF OUR WHICH ARE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
AND AS YOU CAN RECALL BACK, I REMEMBER WHEN I STARTED LOOKING BACK AT SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE GOING BACK TO JUNETEENTH 47, AND THIS IS PART OF THAT EFFORT TO BRING US UP, AS WE KNOW FROM THE DIFFERENT PARTS, ESPECIALLY OUR ELECTRICAL OR LOW GRADE SYSTEMS AND ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS THE UPGRADE IS NECESSARY GOING FORWARD AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT DENISE DENNIS, AVIATION MANAGING ENGINEER, AND ALSO ETHAN CONLEY, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER, TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS PROJECT
DENISE, HELLO
MY NAME IS DENISE DENNIS
I AM THE ELECTRICAL MANAGER FOR THE FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICAL GROUP AND I'M HERE TODAY WITH ETHAN CONLEY FROM THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP AND HE IS GOING TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND START OFF THIS PRESENTATION
THANKS, DENISE
THANKS, STEVE
I'M ETHAN CONLEY
LIKE DENISE SAID, I'M A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THESE LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL UPGRADE PROJECTS
THIS WILL BE A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO START DESIGN
GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO THESE ARE THE PROJECT LOCATIONS CONCOURSES BCD IN THE PARKING GARAGE
THESE PROJECTS WILL MOSTLY BE ADDRESSING EXISTING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN THESE AREAS
AND WHEN I SAY EQUIPMENT, THESE ARE PANELS THAT ARE MOSTLY HIDDEN AWAY IN ELECTRICAL ROOMS AND JUST DISTRIBUTE POWER THROUGHOUT EACH AREA
KIND OF LIKE THE BREAKER PANELS YOU WOULD HAVE IN YOUR HOUSE, BUT IT INCLUDES TRANSFORMERS AND SWITCHBOARDS AND SOME OTHER EQUIPMENT AS WELL
IT FEEDS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF IN THE AIRPORT LIGHTING, BAGGAGE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, TICKET SPITTERS, ALL THE AMENITIES OUT THERE, LIKE COFFEE, DINING, MUSIC, ALL THAT STUFF REQUIRES ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO WORK
SO OBVIOUSLY, IF EVEN JUST ONE OF THESE PANELS WERE TO QUIT WORKING, IT WOULD CAUSE A PRETTY MAJOR DISRUPTION
AND EVEN IF NOT SOMETHING PEOPLE ARE TYPICALLY THINKING ABOUT VERY MUCH THE PORT SEE IT
IT IS VERY CRITICAL FOR THE AIRPORT TO CONTINUE OPERATING
THE CHALLENGE IS THAT ALL THIS EQUIPMENT HAS A LIMITED SERVICE LIFE AND AT SOME POINT IT DOES NEED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH IS NOW FOR US TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT FUTURE PROJECTS
THE NEXT SLIDE
SO PART OF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE RENEWING AND REPLACING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE AREAS WE JUST SHOWED
THIS WILL BE TWO SEPARATE CIP, TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS, ONE FOR THE CONCOURSES AND ONE FOR THE PARKING GARAGE
THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PROJECTS
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THEM SPLIT UP, BUT FROM A HIGH LEVEL, THE SCOPE OF BOTH THESE PROJECTS WILL BE PRETTY SIMILAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO USE A CONSISTENT APPROACH FOR BOTH, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE PRESENTING THEM TOGETHER
WE'RE ONLY REPLACING PRIORITIZED EQUIPMENT
SO LESS THAN 30% OF THE PANELS THAT EXIST IN THESE AREAS, WE SELECT THOSE BASED OFF OF CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHEST RISK OF FAILURE TO GET INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE
AND ACTUALLY, FOR THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL HAND IT BACK TO DENISE FROM FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO TALK ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT AND THE PROJECT SCOPE
YEAH
SO THE OLDEST PART OF THE PARKING GARAGE WAS BUILT IN 1969, JUNETEENTH 70, AND THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DATES FROM THAT INITIAL INSTALLATION
IT HAS REACHED END OF LIFE
IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF BASICALLY OUR MODERN WORLD WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND VARIOUS KINDS OF SYSTEMS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IN THE PARKING GARAGE
NOW, THE CONCOURSES UNDERWENT AN EXTENSIVE RENOVATION, 1993
HOWEVER, THERE STILL IS SOME LEGACY EQUIPMENT IN THOSE AREAS THAT ARE THE DATES FROM THE LATE 1960S, EARLY 1970S, WHICH AGAIN HAS REACHED END OF LIFE
OBSOLETE, NO SPARE PARTS AND SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT IN PARTICULAR, THE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IS OBSOLETE
IT'S AN OBSOLETE CONFIGURATION
WE CAN'T GET PARTS FOR IT
IT'S BEEN VERY CHALLENGING AS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO EXPAND OUR AIRPORT AND DINING RETAIL PROGRAM TO FIND POWER SOURCES
THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE ALL THE OLDER PANELS THAT ARE FROM THE 60S AND 70S PANELS THAT ARE IN POOR CONDITION
THE OBSOLETE STUFF
THERE ARE AREAS ON THE CONCOURSES IN THE PARKING GARAGE WHERE WE JUST DON'T HAVE CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WE JUST NEED MORE CAPACITY OUT THERE
AND SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL ROOMS ARE COMPLETELY FULL, AND WE NEED TO BUILD UP SOME NEW ELECTRICAL ROOMS TO PUT THIS NEW EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT OUR NEEDS ON THIS LIST IS PANELS WITH NO INDIVIDUAL DISCONNECTING MEANS
AND WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IS THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF PANELS THAT ARE ALL STRUNG TOGETHER, IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE ON ONE PANEL OR YOU NEED TO DO WORK ON ONE PANEL, YOU HAVE TO SHUT DOWN A MUCH LARGER AREA IN ORDER TO WORK ON THAT
AND SO THIS PROJECT WILL CORRECT SOME OF THOSE EARLIER DESIGN DECISIONS THAT HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN AS FUNCTIONAL FOR US AT THE AIRPORT
SO THE BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FAILURES AND OUTAGES AS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AGES
AT SOME POINT, SOMETHING IS GOING TO FAIL AND AN OUTAGE AT THE AIRPORT IS VERY IMPACTFUL
WE WILL BE PUTTING METERING ON ALL OF THE NEW PANELS SO WE CAN MONITOR OUR ENERGY USAGE AND USE THAT DATA FOR FUTURE ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS TO DETERMINE WHERE WE CAN MODIFY OUR SYSTEMS AND CONSERVE SOME ENERGY AND THEN INCREASING THE CAPACITY FOR THE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL
THE PROGRAM IS GROWING
IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND WE'VE JUST BEEN REALLY CONSTRAINED ON THE CONCOURSES FOR FINDING POWER TO SUPPORT IT
SO THIS WILL REALLY HELP RECTIFY THAT SITUATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE SCOPE BASICALLY INVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF THESE OLD EXISTING PANEL BOARDS, THE FEEDERS, THE TRANSFORMERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT WITH NEW UP TO DATE EQUIPMENT THAT IS EASY TO MAINTAIN
WE WILL BE PUTTING IN SOME NEW ELECTRICAL CLOSETS
WE WILL BE INSTALLING AN ENTIRELY NEW ELECTRICAL ROOM ON THE END OF CONQUEST D, WHERE WE HAVE HAD A SERIOUS LACK OF CAPACITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW
THAT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH
AND THEN WE WILL ALSO BE UPGRADING THE FIRE PROTECTION AND HVAC SYSTEMS IN THE ELECTRICAL ROOMS TO MEET OUR CURRENT CODES AND OUR AIRPORT STANDARDS AS WELL
AND NEXT SLIDE AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT BACK TO ETHAN AT THIS POINT
THANKS, DENISE
SO AFTER WE NARROWS DOWN THE SCOPE TO HIGH PRIORITY EQUIPMENT, OUR BUDGET FOR THE CONCOURSE PROJECT IS 28.3 MILLION
WE'RE FACTORING IN TIME FOR DESIGN PROCUREMENT NEXT YEAR
SO WE WILL START DESIGN NEXT SUMMER AND TARGET CONSTRUCTION STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF 2024
NEXT SLIDE FOR THE PIER GARAGE PLAN OF FINANCE IS 12.5 MILLION
THIS DID INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS ESTIMATE, BUT THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME AT COMMISSION
SO THAT BUDGET FROM WHEN THE PROJECT WAS INITIATED A FEW YEARS AGO AND WHEN THAT CIP WAS INITIATED, IT WAS IDENTIFYING JUST A NEED TO REPLACE THESE PANELS
BUT AT THAT POINT, WE HADN'T DONE A LARGE SCALE REPLACEMENT LIKE THIS AND TO SHUT DOWN AND REPLACE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN AN AIRPORT, WE HAD TO WORK AROUND OPERATIONAL WINDOWS, SECURITY PROTOCOLS
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING MEETS CODE
WE HAVE TO RELOCATE PANELS, GO INTO OTHER ROOMS, CREATE NEW ROOMS JUST THE OVERALL COMPLEXITY OF THE PROJECT IS BEYOND WHAT WE ORIGINALLY AWARE OF THE MAIN TERMINAL VOLTAGE PROJECT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ONGOING
IT'S FURTHER ALONG THE DESIGN WE'VE BEEN USING AS A BASIS FOR THE COST ON THESE PROJECTS
WE'VE LEARNED A LOT OF LESSONS FROM OTHER PROJECTS AFTER THE CIP WAS INITIATED AND WE'VE INCORPORATED IT BEFORE STARTING THE DESIGN ON THIS PROJECT
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE SEEING THE COST DIFFERENCE
THE SCHEDULE IS SIMILAR FOR THIS PROJECT COMPARED TO THE CONCOURSES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THERE'S A COMPARISON THERE
SO, YEAH, WE'RE EXPECTING THE CONCOURSE PROJECT TO FINISH SIX TO NINE MONTHS LATER IN THE PARKING GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL COMPLEXITY AND THE PHASING WE'LL BE DEALING WITH FOR THIS REQUEST, WE'RE LOOKING AT 7.2 MILLION FOR THE CONCOURSE AND 4 MILLION FOR THE PARKING GARAGE, AND THAT IS FOR THE DESIGN PHASE
AND I WILL SAY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR FOR THE DESIGN PHASE, IT DOES INCLUDE THE DESIGN FEE, WHICH MAKES UP ONE PART OF THIS, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF OUR SOFT COSTS LIKE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, OFFICE, WORK, MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATION, PROJECT CONTINGENCY
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT FOR THESE PROJECTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT PRECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES LIKE CIRCUIT TRACING AND OUTAGE PLANNING, AND ALL OF THAT WOULD BE UNDER WHAT WE NEED FOR THE DESIGN PHASE
WE HAVE LOOKED AT SOME HISTORICAL INFORMATION FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE SIMILAR COMPLEXITY, AND THE 2020 5% RANGE IS TYPICAL
SO NEXT SLIDE
SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE STILL PRETTY EARLY ON IN THE PROJECT, WHICH MEANS THERE'S STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AND RISK IN OUR SCOPE AS WE MOVE FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROJECT RISKS HERE
THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT CLOSET SPACE
THERE ARE A FEW PANELS THAT NEED TO BE RELOCATED AT THIS STAGE
WE HAD TO MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHERE THE NEW CLOSET WOULD BE AND WE HAD TO RUN CONDUIT AND ESTABLISH NEW HVAC CONNECTIONS TO JUST THE UNCERTAINTY
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE IDENTIFY AS A RISK AND WE'LL FLUSH THAT OUT AND DESIGN CIRCUIT TRACING
I MENTIONED THAT IS SOMETHING WE'LL DO DURING THE DESIGN PHASE
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS THE SHUTDOWNS ARE GOING TO BE SO WE CAN REDUCE OPERATIONAL IMPACT
AND CIRCUIT TRACING GIVES US THIS KIND OF MAP OF ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL LOADS, AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT DURING DESIGN
IT REDUCES A LOT OF OUR RISK DURING CONSTRUCTION, BUT IT IS A LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS, SOMETHING WE HAD TO MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT
SO WE DID LIST IT HERE
NEXT SLIDE
AND WE ALREADY MENTIONED STEVE MENTIONED THE ACTION REQUESTED BASICALLY TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION, COMPLETE DESIGN ADVERTISE, AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN SERVICES ON BOTH PROJECTS AND THEN AUTHORIZED RECONSTRUCTION SERVICES ON BOTH PROJECTS
NEXT SLIDE ALL WE HAVE QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, ETHAN AND DENISE, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONERS ASKED THAT YOU UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS OF STAFF
WE WILL GO AROUND AND CALL EACH PERSON
I'D LIKE TO GIVE COMMISSIONER MOHAMED THE FIRST QUESTION SINCE SHE PULLED IT FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
GREAT
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CALKINS, AND THANK YOU, DENISE AND ETHAN, FOR THIS DETAILED PRESENTATION TODAY
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
MY FIRST QUESTION IS, HOW DOES THE 11 MILLION FOR DESIGN COSTS COMPARE RELATIVE TO OTHER PORT PROJECTS? YEAH
SO I MENTIONED BEFORE, AS FAR AS WHAT WE TAKE OUT FOR DESIGN, IT INCLUDES THE DESIGN FEE AND THEN ALL THE DIFFERENT SOFT COSTS THAT WE WRAP IN FOR THESE ELECTRICAL PROJECTS
WE HAVE SOME PRE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
WE DID GO OUT AND LOOK HISTORICALLY AT WHAT OTHER PROJECTS
THEY'RE KIND OF SIMILAR IN COMPLEXITY TO THIS, HOW MUCH THEY TAKE OUT FOR DESIGN JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN THE SAME BALLPARK
AND THE 20% TO 25% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT ESTIMATE IS FAIRLY TYPICAL
I MENTIONED THE MAIN TERMINAL PROJECT
THEY ACTUALLY HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE DURING THE DESIGN PHASE
THERE ARE SOME OTHER EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS THAT DO THIS KIND OF LIKE HEAVY RECONSTRUCTION DURING THE DESIGN, AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING IT BEING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS COMPLEX PERCENTAGE WISE
THANK YOU
THAT'S HELPFUL
11 MILLION IS A LOT
AND SO I BELIEVE THAT THE PUBLIC ALSO JUST BENEFITS FROM HEARING THESE QUESTIONS AND ALSO HEARING YOUR ANSWER
MY SECOND QUESTION RELATES TO OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING LEVELS
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IS THE FORMULA WE MUTED TO ARRIVE AT OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING LEVEL
AND HAVE WE MET THOSE GOALS HERE? MR PRESIDENT, IF I CAN JUMP IN AND SAY WE DO HAVE MIAN RICE, I THINK HE'S PROBABLY BEST TO ADDRESS THAT AND TO TALK ABOUT THE PERSON CONTRACTING AND ME AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THAT
THAT'D BE GREAT
AND I THINK I HAVE LAWRENCE HERE AS WELL
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE BRING THE WHOLE TEAM ON HERE REAL QUICK
AND BEFORE I FORGET, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL YOU COMMISSIONERS, AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE IT
I WISH I COULD JUST TAKE A QUICK PICTURE JUST TO SEE THE DIVERSITY ON THIS
IT'S SO COOL TO SEE IT ANYWAY
I DIGRESS ANYWAY, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, AS YOU SEE IN THESE VARIOUS COMMISSION MEMOS THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST AND ALSO IN THE FUTURE, YOU WILL SEE SCOPE ITEMS AS WELL AS DIVERSITY CONTRACTING AND ALSO SCOPE ITEMS BEHIND THAT
A LOT OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR TEAM WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE PROJECT TEAM TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THOSE ELEMENTS IN THOSE SCOPE ITEMS AND THEN WE IDENTIFY WHAT IS THE AVAILABILITY OF THOSE WOMEN AND MINORITY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT POTENTIALLY CAN PARTNER WITH US TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT
AND SO AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, I'M GOING TO GIVE MR LAWRENCE COLEMAN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME DETAILS BEFORE WE DIVE IN EVEN MORE SO IN TERMS OF YOUR QUESTIONS
SO GO AHEAD, LAWRENCE
ALL YOURS
HEY
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AND WELCOME TO OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS
CERTAINLY HAPPY
IT'S A GREAT DAY TO START THE NEW YEAR BEING HERE AND SEEING ALL YOU ALL
BUT AS MIA MENTIONED, IT'S AN ANALYSIS, AND IT STARTS WITH A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS WHERE WE TAKE A LOOK AT SIZE, SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE PROJECT MANAGERS
AND I'D SAY IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WHERE WE ARRIVE AT THIS FINAL GOAL
THE SIZE AND SCOPE, ONCE WE RECEIVE THAT FROM THE PROJECT MANAGER, HELPS US DETERMINE A WEIGHT
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MAY SEE ONE SCOPE ELEMENT OF, SAY, DESIGN FOR JUST ROUGHEN IT HERE, SAY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
RIGHT
AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO GET A WEIGHT OF THAT
AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE IS WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT AVAILABILITY FOR AVAILABILITY
WE'RE LEVERAGING THE OFFICE OF WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES DATABASE THAT HOUSES CERTIFIED FIRMS IN IT, AND THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHO'S OUT THERE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE WORK
I'D SAY THE NEXT STEP IS A CONVERSATION WHERE WE ARRIVE AT A GOAL THAT WE FEEL IS REALISTIC, AGGRESSIVE AND ATTAINABLE, GIVEN ALL OF THOSE ELEMENTS
AND WE ARRIVE AT A GOAL THAT WE FEEL THAT'S ONE AGAIN THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED BY OUR PRIMES THAT ARE CHASING IT, BUT ALSO STILL KEEPS IN MIND THAT WE HAVE SOME GOALS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REACH INTERNALLY AS THE PORT, AS THE STEWARD OF PUBLIC DOLLARS TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES DRIVEN TO WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES
SO I'D SAY THIS IS BALANCE, AND SOME OF IT IS LARGELY QUANTITATIVE
BUT THERE IS A QUALITATIVE PIECE WHERE WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION AND TRYING TO ARRIVE AT A GOAL THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE
LAWRENCE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD THERE? NO, I DON'T
I WAS GOING TO TURN IT BACK TO ME AND SEE IF HE HAD ANYTHING
YEAH
WE WORK REALLY HARD TO TRY TO MOLD THE GOALS PER THE ACTUAL SCOPES OF WORK
SO WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING OUTRAGEOUS
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BASED OFF OF THE AVAILABILITY THAT WE SAW AS A BASELINE FROM OFFICE OF A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE, BUT AT A MINIMUM, THOSE CONTRACTING BUSINESSES, THOSE PRIMES AS A BASE HERE'S WHAT THEIR TARGET IS
BUT WE'RE LOOKING HOPEFULLY THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE AS THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD
ALL RIGHT
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, YOU'RE MUTED ON ME
YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT AT LEAST ONCE ON A VIRTUAL CAR RIGHT NOW, THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL
ME AND LAWRENCE, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION
AND AS STEWARDS OF PUBLIC DOLLARS, I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE BEING AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE
AND SO THE INFORMATION YOU'RE PROVIDING IS HELPFUL TO ME AND ALSO THE PUBLIC
ABSOLUTELY
AND COMMISSIONERS AND ALL OF YOU FOR 2022 WANTED TO ALSO OFFER, IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO MORE DETAIL IN TERMS OF HOW WE SET THE GOALS
AND SO FORTH EVEN MORE
SO WE'RE HERE AT YOUR DISPOSAL
THANK YOU, MAN
CONTINUING THROUGH THE ROLE, COMMISSIONER CHO, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ONE COMMENT AND ONE QUESTION
I THINK AS FAR AS ADDING ON TO AND BUILDING OFF OF COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED'S CONCERN FOR MINORITY BUSINESS CONTRACTING, I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO NICHE PROJECTS LIKE THIS, OUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT THERE ACTUALLY AREN'T A LOT OF MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES IN THIS SPACE
IT MIGHT BE THE CASE
IT MIGHT NOT BE THE CASE FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, I THINK WHENEVER WE STRUGGLE TO MEET THESE BENCHMARKS IN TERMS OF MINORITY BUSINESS CONTRACTORS, THE ROOT CAUSE OF OUR FAILURE IS NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T TRY IT'S BECAUSE THERE JUST, LIKE, AREN'T A LOT OF POC OWNED BUSINESSES IN DRYWALLING OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT
SO I HOPE THAT AS WE CONTINUE THIS PROJECT, BUT OBVIOUSLY ALL PROJECTS GOING FORWARD, WE TAKE NOTE OF ALL THOSE INDUSTRIES AND SPECIALTIES WHERE WE ARE LACKING GCS OR SUBS AND IN THE FUTURE, I HOPE WE CAN DO SOMETHING IN KIND OF CULTIVATING A PIPELINE FOR THOSE PRACTICES AND INDUSTRIES
SO THANK YOU, ME, AND THANK YOU, LAWRENCE, FOR ALL YOUR TERRIFIC WORK IN THIS SPACE
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING HARD TO TRY AND FIND FOLKS WHO DO THIS WORK
MY QUESTION WAS ACTUALLY FOR ETHAN AND DENISE, PART OF YOUR PRESENTATION THAT I MISSED OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN THERE IS IF THERE ARE ANY IMPLICATIONS FOR THESE UPGRADES IN TERMS OF CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES BOTH IN THE PARKING LOT AND OR IN THE TERMINAL
DOES THIS PANEL UPGRADE HAVE ANY IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR ABILITY TO INSTALL IN THE FUTURE A CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PLAIN TUGS AND OR EVS THAT MAY PARK IN A PARKING LOT? AND HAVE WE TAKEN THAT INTO ACCOUNT, OR IS IT COMPLETELY RELEVANT? IT IS RELEVANT, AND WE WILL NOT BE INSTALLING EV CHARGING AS PART OF THIS PROJECT
BUT THE UPGRADES THAT WE DO TO THE SYSTEM WILL MAKE THE SYSTEM MUCH MORE ABLE TO SUPPORT FUTURE EV CHARGING, ESPECIALLY IN THE PARKING GARAGE
WE'RE DEFINITELY KEEPING THAT IN MIND
THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING TO HEAR
AND I HOPE THAT COULD BE A PHASE TWO OF THIS PROJECT
SO I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE FOR STAFF TO THINK ABOUT
YEAH
AND I KNOW THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP THEY ACTUALLY JUST SENT ME A MEETING INVITE YESTERDAY TO GO OVER THEIR PROPOSED LOCATIONS FOR EV CHARGING THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT
SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING WHERE THE CHARGING NEEDS TO GO, WHAT LEVEL OF CHARGING IT IS, WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE TO SUPPORT IT NOW AND WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THAT INTO THE FUTURE
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT THAT
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FOLLOW UP ON THAT
THAT'S IT FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELONY
YES
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
THE ONE QUESTION I HAD WAS DO WE LOOK OUTSIDE OF THE REGION IN TERMS OF THERE'S LIMITATIONS OF CERTAIN EXPERTISE
THIS IS A BIG CONTRACT
IT'S PARTICULARLY TECHNICAL, BUT ARE THERE NICHE INDUSTRIES ELSEWHERE OR BUSINESSES ELSEWHERE THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER REACHING OUT TO? WOULD THIS BE FOR DESIGN OR CONTRACTING IN GENERAL, REGARDLESS? I MEAN, IF WE'RE LOOKING TO MEET MORE AMBITIOUS GOALS, DO WE LIMIT OURSELVES BY JUST WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OR ARE WE TRYING TO DRAW FOLKS IN FROM ELSEWHERE? WE HAVEN'T STARTED THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS YET, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE CONSIDER ME, AND I THINK YOU HAD SOMETHING ON THAT
WELL, BASICALLY, I ALWAYS LIKE TO HAVE TAKE A LOOK AT FIRST AT OUR OWN BACKYARD, RIGHT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE KING COUNTY FOLKS IN KING COUNTY SPREAD OUT TO THE KING PIER AND SO FORTH, AND THEN EVEN ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORS IN PORTLAND
SO SOMETIMES WE EVEN ADVERTISE OUT IN PORTLAND BECAUSE THERE'S A LARGE CONTINGENCIES OVER THERE
SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, FROM A WIMPY PERSPECTIVE, FROM AN ASPIRATIONAL GOAL, NOT TO MENTION WHEN WE SET OUR ASPIRATIONAL GOALS
WHEN WE PUT OUT THE CONTRACT, IT'S FOR EVERYBODY TO COMPETE AGAINST
SO FOLKS FROM OUT OF THE STATE ALSO COMPETE ON CONTRACTS SUCH AS THESE
SO THIS IS KIND OF A BORDERLESS EFFORT
THANKS, MAN
I CERTAINLY WOULD AGREE THAT WE WANT TO HAVE THE COMMUNITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFIT THE MOST
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE REACHED OUT TO WIDER COMMUNITIES JUST TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS IF THEY'RE NOT LOCALLY FOUND
YEAH, I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY CONSIDERED DURING PROCUREMENT, AND I KNOW THAT ON SOME OTHER SIMILAR PROJECTS, WE DO HAVE SOME FIRMS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY LOCAL WORKING ON IT
IT'S JUST LIKE ME
I THINK OUR PRIORITY IS TO TRY TO GET CLOSER FIRMS, BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE'LL CONSIDER
THIS IS A LITTLE MORE TECHNICAL OF A PROJECT
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER, HOW'S IT GOING? THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
I GUESS AWAY FROM DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE WORKFORCE ITSELF, AND I'M WONDERING HOW MANY JOBS THIS PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO CREATE
WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE A FEW DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS
WE'LL HAVE A GCCM ON THE CONCOURSE PIER
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ECCM WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL IN TERMS OF NUMBERS
THAT'S SOMETHING I PROBABLY HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON, BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT I THINK THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALLER FIRMS TO COME IN, LIKE SUB OR WHATEVER
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO WORK ON THE PROJECT
AGAIN, WE'RE USING SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING RIGHT NOW AS A BASIS FOR THAT
SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE OUT IN THE FIELD AND ALSO JUST FOR DESIGN DURING THE DESIGN PHASE
I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC NUMBERS, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I COULD FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON IN TERMS OF WHAT WE EXPECT TO HAVE ON THE MAIN TERMINAL LOW VOLTAGE UPGRADES PROJECT, WHICH IS BASICALLY THIS PROJECT, BUT IN THE OLD MAIN TERMINAL, WE'RE DOING IT AS A GCCM, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR WHO'S BEEN GREAT
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE'S DOING AS WE GET FURTHER INTO DESIGN IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND ACTUALLY TRYING TO PHASE IT SO THAT WE CAN BRING SMALLER BUSINESSES IN TO DO PARTICULAR PARTS OF IT AND TO OPTIMIZE THE NUMBER OF SMALLER PACKAGES THAT THE CONSTRUCTION CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO TO GET AS MANY WINDY FIRMS ON THAT PROJECT AS POSSIBLE
SO WE CAN DO A SIMILAR EFFORT WITH THIS ONE AS WELL
AND IT'S A GREAT LESSON LEARNED BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING IT
WE'RE SEEING THIS IN ACTION
WE CAN TAKE THAT AND APPLY IT TO THIS PROJECT
SO IF I MADE A REAL QUICK, COMMISSIONER, WERE YOU MORE SPEAKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL WORKFORCE AND NOT THE BUSINESSES IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL
SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE OF THE ACTUAL TRADES, MEN AND WOMEN OUT THERE DOING THE WORK FROM A LABOR HOURS PERSPECTIVE
IS THAT WHAT? YES
YOU'RE PICKING UP WHAT I'M PUTTING DOWN ALSO, DIRECTOR PRICE, IF YOU COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THE TOOLS THAT THE PORT IS GOING TO EMPLOY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GCCM THAT WE ARE ENGAGING IS GOING TO PROMOTE OR TRACK IN SOME WAY RACE AND GENDER DIVERSITY AMONG THEIR WORKFORCE
RIGHT
I WOULD HAVE TO REALLY PREFER TO AND WE'LL GET MORE INFORMATION TO YOU IN REGARDS TO THE WORKFORCE AND LABOR HOURS PER THAT ACTUAL PROJECT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET IT RIGHT FOR YOU WHEN WE SEND IT OFF AND GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT'S INCORRECT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
NO, THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT WITH THAT, I THINK WE'VE RUN THROUGH THE ROLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ME, I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO COMMENT THAT I THINK THE CONVERSATION KICKED OFF BY COMMISSIONER CHO AROUND REALLY AROUND WORKFORCE SPEAKS TO SOMETHING THAT I THINK AT THE PORT WE'RE DEDICATED TO, WHICH IS THE UPSTREAM DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF WORKERS, IN PARTICULAR IN THE FOUR KEY AREAS MARITIME AVIATION, CONSTRUCTION AND OUR NEWLY ADDED GREEN JOBS SECTOR
AND AS WE SEE EVERY DAY WITH THE LABOR SHORTAGE WE'RE EXPERIENCING ON THE FERRY FLEET, THE CHALLENGE TO HIRE WORKERS FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECTS
IT IS REALLY INCUMBENT UPON LARGE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, TO INVEST IN THE UPSTREAM PREPARATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION WORKFORCE FROM K THROUGH TWELVE ON
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY STRONG REMINDER OF HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS DONE THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS, SO THAT BY THE TIME WE GET TO THAT MIDDLE RUNG OF THE CAREER LADDER THAT EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY THAT EVERYONE HAD ACCESS TO THOSE EARLY RUNGS OF THE LADDER AS WELL
SO THANK YOU, DENISE, ETHAN, ME AND LAWRENCE, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND QUESTIONS
IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT? B MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME? IF YOU JUST RAISE YOUR HAND, COMMISSIONERS, FOR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS
YEAH
THANK YOU, CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION? YES FOR THE VOTE ON ITEM EIGHT, THE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
ALL RIGHT
AND WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
STAFF FOR PRESENTATION
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA
WE HAVE NO FURTHER NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
SO WE'RE NOW ON TO ITEM ELEVEN, WHICH IS PRESENTATION AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRIC WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN, A PORT OF SEATTLE TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVES BRIEFING COMMISSIONERS TOURISM AND TRAVEL IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR STATE'S ECONOMY
VISITORS GENERATE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO HOUSEHOLDS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT ALIKE AND REPRESENT A CRITICAL DRIVER OF WASHINGTON FUTURE
THIS BRIEFING PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE INITIALS CARRIED OUT WITH $1.5 MILLION INVESTMENT BANKED BY THE COMMISSION IN JUNE 2020 TO SUPPORT TOURISM PROMOTION
A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY OF THE 2021 TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM, PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS, RECOVERY EFFORTS WITH THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE AND 2022 PRIORITIES FOR THE TOURISM TEAM
PRESENTERS ARE DAVE MCFADDEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, DAVID SANSA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON TOURIST ON THE LINE
THANK YOU
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK
I WOULD ECHO EARLIER COMMENTS AND WELCOME OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS ON BOARD
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR
WITH TODAY'S BRIEFING, YOU'VE GOT THE DECK UP
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE WANTED TO COVER SEVERAL THEMES
WE WANTED TO JUST PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT
WHY IS THIS INDUSTRY IMPORTANT TO THE PORT? WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE INDUSTRY? I'M NOT GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR PARTNER AND COLLEAGUE, DAVID BLANFORD WITH THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE
HE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVE WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING ON
BUT THEN I'LL RETURN TO HOW WE MAKE INVESTMENTS THROUGH OUR OWN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAM, OUR INTERNATIONAL MARKETING PROGRAMS, AND LEAVE A LITTLE ROOM AT THE END TO TALK ABOUT OUR 2022 PRIORITIES
SO WITH THAT GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, TOURISM IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
YOU SEE THIS SLIDE AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW WHEN OUR PASSENGERS HAVE GONE DOWN, IT HAS CREATED HUGE CHALLENGES FOR US AND OUR ENTIRE REGION
WHILE SOME OF THOSE TRAVELERS MIGHT BE ON BUSINESS
AS YOU KNOW, MOST OF THEM ARE REALLY TRAVELING AND TOURING TO OTHER PLACES OR COMING HERE TO ENJOY OUR WONDERFUL OFFER
AND SO TOURISM IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US
WE HAD TO REALLY FIGHT HARD TO COME OUT OF THIS TROUGH
SOME OF THE LESSONS AND INFORMATION YOU WILL HEAR TODAY REALLY TALKS ABOUT THAT JOURNEY, HOW WE'VE BEEN CAREFUL TO TIME OUR INVESTMENTS IN TOURISM TO REFOCUS OUR MARKET ON MORE LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES WHEN IT MADE SENSE AND TO REPOSITION OURSELVES FOR THE FUTURE
SO WITH THAT, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, AND I THINK THAT IS MY INTRO TO TURN IT OVER TO DAVID BLANFORD
DAVID, THANK YOU, DAVE
AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANKS TO THE GREATER PORT STAFF, MANY OF WHOM I WORK WITH EVERY DAY IN RECOVERY
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AS WE TRY TO GET OUR INDUSTRY BACK ON ITS FEET AGAIN
TO BEGIN WITH
I THINK WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS SHOW YOU ACROSS OUR PROGRAMS HERE SOME OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED HERE IN THE PAST YEAR, BUT THEN ALSO GIVE A LOOK FORWARD HERE TO THE FIRST HALF OF 2022, BEGINNING WITH TRAVEL TRADE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS REALLY KEY FOR US, ESPECIALLY HERE IN RECOVERY
THIS IS REALLY WORKING WITH TOUR OPERATORS, TRAVEL AGENTS, TRAVEL SUPPLIERS, AND THE GREATER INDUSTRY, BOTH IN NORTH AMERICA BUT ALSO WORLDWIDE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NEAR TERM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE LONGER TERM
AND SO THESE CLIENTS WHO ARE SO KEY TO US ARE NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING AT WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, BUT LOOKING AHEAD SEVERAL MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS, ALL THE MORE REASON FOR US TO BE OUT WITH THEM AND PROMOTING WASHINGTON DIRECTLY
SO WE DO THAT THROUGH A VERY AGGRESSIVE TRADE SHOW SCHEDULE
YOU'RE LOOKING AT 2022 HERE, BUT IT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT WE DID IN 2021, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH COVID, SOME OF THESE SHOWS WERE VIRTUAL, OTHERS WERE IN PERSON, BOTH IMPORTANT, BOTH REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET IN FRONT OF THESE KEY CLIENTS AND DEPLOY OUR SALES EFFORTS, WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THE LARGEST INBOUND TRADE SHOW IN THE US IS THE IPW CONFERENCE, AND ALL OF THE WORLD COMES TO THE US AND US DESTINATIONS, THEN CAN PROMOTE TO THEM A SMALLER SHOW IN 2021, FOR SURE, BUT VERY IMPACTFUL
AND WE WENT WITH OUR PORT OF SEATTLE PARTNERS
WHAT WE LEARNED, I THINK, WAS REALLY KEY AND UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING THERE, WE LEARNED THAT THERE IS TERRIFIC DEMAND FOR TRAVEL
WE LEARNED THAT IN THE DECADE SINCE THE STATE OF WASHINGTON HAD CLOSED ITS TOURISM OFFICE, THAT MUCH HAD BEEN LOST AND THAT MUCH OF THE INDUSTRY WAS ACTUALLY FERRY ENCOURAGED TO SEE US BACK AGAIN, HAD A TERRIFIC DEMAND FOR DEVELOPING TOUR PRODUCT
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
ANOTHER COMPONENT OF OUR TRAVEL TRADE PROGRAM IS ADVERTISING
WE DON'T PUT A LOT OF BUDGET TO THIS, AT LEAST NOT YET
BUT WE LOOK FOR VERY IMPACTFUL WAYS TO DO IT
AND SO WE WORK WITH OUR VISIT USA TRAVEL PARTNERS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND ALSO BRAND USA, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION FOR THE US
WE WORK THIS IN TERMS OF A CO OP PROGRAM SO THAT THE BROADER PRIVATE SECTOR INDUSTRY CAN PARTICIPATE AS WELL AT A VERY, VERY LOW COST
IT'S A WAY OF GETTING THE BROADER DESTINATION BRAND OUT THERE ACROSS THE WORLD, BUT THEN ALSO VERY SPECIFIC MESSAGES AS WELL
NEXT SLIDE WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE MAKE A SALES MISSION TO THE UK IN THE SPRING
WHY THE UK? WHY WOULD THAT BE THE FIRST? WHY IS THAT AN IMPORTANT OVERSEAS MARKET TO US? IT IS TO MANY DESTINATIONS
IT IS FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT AIR SERVICE
OF COURSE, IT'S 9 HOURS OVER THE TOP
BRITS HAVE A GREAT DEGREE OF DISCRETIONARY TRAVEL
THEY ARE ROBUST
THEY KNOW THIS DESTINATION
WE SEE THIS AS A MATURE MARKET
THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HERE
THEY LIKE THE OUTDOORS
THEY ARE INDEPENDENT TRAVELERS, AND WE THINK THAT LENDS WELL TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
SO IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET BACK THERE AND MEET DIRECTLY WITH TOUR OPERATORS AND OTHER TRAVEL SUPPLIERS
WE ALSO WILL DO SOME WEST COAST CALLS ON RETAIL SELLERS OF TRAVEL RECEPTIVE OPERATORS AND TAKE MANY INDUSTRY PARTNERS WITH US SO THAT THEY CAN BOOK DIRECTLY WITH THESE IMPORTANT CLIENTS
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AS MENTIONED, IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE THE LEGISLATURE CLOSED THE STATE TOURISM OFFICE
IT'S BEEN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME SINCE A TRUE STATE DESTINATION BRAND WAS DEVELOPED
IT'S RIGHT UPON US NOW
WE ARE JUST COMPLETING ABOUT A YEAR OR MORE OF WORK TO REVISE A DESTINATION BRAND AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT
THE COMPONENTS OF THIS BRAND WILL BE SEVERAL DIFFERENT ELEMENTS, NAMELY A NAME CHANGE
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL OURSELVES
WE THINK THAT THIS NAMED IS AUTHENTIC
IT IS THE STATE'S OFFICIAL NAME, SO WE HAVEN'T CREATED SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST
WE'RE JUST SIMPLY LEANING INTO WHAT IS OFFICIAL
YOU WILL SEE, I THINK SOME PHOTOS AND SOME COLORS HERE THAT ARE NOT TRADITIONAL IN STATE TOURISM MARKETING
YOU CAN IMAGINE THE OLD SORT OF POSTCARD STYLE WITH MAYBE MOUNT RAINIER IN THE BACKGROUND, A HIKER IN THE FOREGROUND
IT WORKED REALLY WELL FOR A WHILE
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE, I THINK, TO CREATE A MORE MODERN BRAND, ONE THAT SHOWS REAL PEOPLE IN ACTION, CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT, DOING THINGS THAT A VISITOR COULD DO TOO
THE BRIGHT COLOR PALETTE HERE IS A LITTLE COUNTERINTUITIVE
I THINK WE'RE USED TO EVERGREEN COLORS
THESE ARE ACTUALLY ROOTED IN NATURE, BUT AMPED UP IN VIBRANCY TO SHOW THE SENSE OF OPTIMISM THAT EXISTS HERE NATURALLY, BOTH FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, BUT ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE WHO VISIT AND WITH THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE, THEY EXPECT GO TO THAT NEXT SLIDE AND WE'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE MESSAGING HERE THAT I THINK WILL BE REALLY KEY FOR THIS DESTINATION BRAND
WE KNOW THAT WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF PROMOTING A DESTINATION, A PLACE WHERE VISITORS WILL COME FROM OUT OF STATE TO EXPLORE, VISIT, CREATE ECONOMIC IMPACT, BUT ALSO CULTURAL EXCHANGE
VERY IMPORTANT
WE ALSO KNOW THAT IN THE POSTCOVID WORLD, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO PROMOTE THE WAY THAT PEOPLE TRAVEL
AND THAT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLY THAT GOING FORWARD
WHETHER YOU'RE A RECREATIONIST OR YOU'RE VISITING AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY, A GATEWAY COMMUNITY TO OUTDOOR RECREATION, YOU MUST MAKE TRAVEL PLANS
YOU MUST DO SOME RESEARCH
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE GOING, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE
WE LIVE AT THE CONFLUENCE OF SPECTACULAR OUTDOOR RECREATION, BUT ALSO REALLY INTERESTING AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SENSITIVE
AND SO WE WILL BE ASKING VISITORS TO GUEST TRAVEL
PLEASE DO COME HERE
BUT TRAVEL RESPONSIBLY BE STEWARDS OF ALL OF THE ABOVE, JUST LIKE WE ARE BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS SLIDE, I'LL JUST POINT OUT A FEW OTHER BRAND ELEMENTS HERE
YOU'LL SEE A FONT THAT IS REMINISCENT OF NATIONAL PARKS
YOU WILL SEE SORT OF A TEXTURAL ELEMENT HERE ON THE SIDE, ON THE SIDEBAR, THE LOGO, OF COURSE, AND THE NAME YOU'LL SEE IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER
WE CALL THIS ELEMENT AN EASTER EGG
IT MAY BE HARD TO SEE HERE ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, BUT THIS IS LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
WE KNOW THAT ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES, I THINK, IS, WHERE IS WASHINGTON? THE NAME HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING FOR PEOPLE
IS IT WASHINGTON, DC? IS IT ONE OF THE OTHER WASHINGTON'S? WE ALL KNOW WHERE IT IS, BUT WE NEED TO REMIND TRAVEL CONSUMERS WHERE IT IS
WE'LL DO SOME INTERESTING THINGS WITH THIS
THIS WILL CHANGE NOT ONLY JUST ABOUT THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE STATE IS, BUT ALSO THE DESTINATIONS WITHIN THE STATE NATIVE LANDS
WE WANT TO BEGIN TO SUBTLY INTRODUCE A LITTLE BIT OF GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION, GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
DIVERSITY WILL BE REALLY KEY FOR US
AND WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT THROUGHOUT THE BRAND
IT'S DIVERSITY OF PEOPLES, OF CULTURES, GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY
THIS BRAND IS REALLY PROMOTING THE WHOLE STATE, NOT JUST SEATTLE, NOT JUST THE KEY GATEWAYS
THE WHOLE STATE, RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ARE KEY COMPONENT OF WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO
IT'S A PART OF OUR MISSION
IT'S A PART OF OUR ENABLING LEGISLATION AND MUCH OF OUR FUNDING
SO THESE ELEMENTS WILL CARRY FORWARD AS WE GO
THERE WE GO
SO AGAIN, DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, DIVERSE ATTRACTIONS, DIVERSE PEOPLES THROUGHOUT THE STATE
VERY IMPORTANT
AND TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO WITH A NEW BRAND, WHICH IS REALLY A BROAD PLATFORM FOR OUR MARKETING, OUR ADVERTISING, OUR COMMUNICATIONS
THEN WE WILL BEGIN, I THINK, IN FULL BEGINNING NOW, BEGINNING THIS WEEK, A VERY ROBUST CONSUMER MARKETING AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THROUGH THE DELTA VARIANT AND OMICRON TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER STATE, EVERY OTHER CITY, SO MANY OTHER TOURISM MARKETERS
WE'VE HAD TO PAUSE AND WAIT AND SORT OF REPOSITION OUR CAMPAIGNS, BUT WE INTEND TO GO FORWARD IN SPITE OF OMICRON
WE KNOW THAT MUCH OF WHAT WE PROMOTE NOW WILL THEN DRIVE LONGER TERM TRAVEL BOOKINGS AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER
THE TIME HAS COME, I THINK, TO GO FORWARD AND TO, OF COURSE, PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL TO ISSUE REAL TIME TRAVEL ADVISORIES
BUT WE DO HAVE TO BE, ASPIRATIONAL WE DO HAVE TO OUTREACH TO OUR KEY MARKETS
SO MUCH OF WHAT WE DID IN 2021, I THINK, WAS IMPACTFUL WITH SOME MORE REGIONAL CAMPAIGNS IN STATE FEEDER MARKETS
THE RETURN ON THE SPEND HERE, I THINK IT SHOWS THAT SOME PAID PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXPEDIA, SOME PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS, SOME SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS
WE WANT TO GO BIGGER THAN THAT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DRIVING US CANADA AIR MARKETS
THOSE ARE PEOPLE COMING THROUGH SCA AND SO BEGINNING NOW AND FOR THE NEXT TWO QUARTERS HERE, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF OUTBOUND ADVERTISING ON TV, SOCIAL DIGITAL
OF COURSE, WE HAVE COMPLETED ONE HALF OF OUR WEBSITE RELAUNCH OUR CONSUMER WEBSITE
NOW THE NEXT HALF IS UNDERWAY
WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF ENERGY AND BUDGET INTO RECREATING PHOTO AND VIDEO ASSETS FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE STATE
WE'RE PARTWAY THROUGH THAT, AND WE'LL BE COMPLETING THAT AS WELL
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE HIRED A DESTINATION PR FIRM IN 2021
THIS FIRM IS REALLY THERE TO STIMULATE EARNED MEDIA OUT OF STATE, AND IT ENCOMPASSES MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS FROM ONGOING PITCHING PRESS RELEASES, TARGETED MEDIA PITCHES THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR TARGETS, WE'LL DEPLOY KEY MEDIA MISSIONS IN 2022 TO LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, THE KEY MEDIA CENTERS WHERE WE CAN FIND TRAVEL FEATURES, LIFESTYLE MEDIA
WE WILL BE HOSTING INCREASED NUMBERS OF TRAVEL PRESS HERE THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE AND THEN ISSUING MEDIA LEADS TO THE BROADER INDUSTRY AS WE GO AND WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
OKAY
I'M NOT SURE THAT'S MY SLIDE
THAT'S BACK TO ME
OKAY
THANK YOU, DAVID
JUST TO PUT A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AROUND DAVID'S PRESENTATION, AND IT IS IN YOUR COMMISSION MEMO REALLY EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, WE MADE SOME PIVOTAL RECOVERY INVESTMENTS, BOTH BEHIND WORKFORCE, YOUTH OPPORTUNITY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM RECOVERY
AND WE'VE BEEN PATIENTLY IMPLEMENTING THIS INITIATIVE WITH WASHING TOURISM ALLIANCE AND EVEN SLOWING IT DOWN BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MADE SENSE
SO WE'RE IN THE FINAL PHASE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM, AND DAVID AND HIS TEAM AT THE STATE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED AN INFLUX OF STATE FUNDING FROM THE LEGISLATURE THAT I THINK WILL ALLOW US TO CARRY FORWARD THESE EFFORTS IN A ROBUST FORM
WHAT I WANT TO DO NOW IS JUST ADD ON TO THAT STATEWIDE EFFORT THAT WE'RE PART OF AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR GRANT PROGRAMS THAT WE ADMINISTER AND IMPLEMENT TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE TOURISM
AND WE CREATED THESE PROGRAMS, THE MARKETING PROGRAM
ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, WE ADDED THE SPOTLIGHT ADVERTISING PROGRAM AT THE AIRPORT, I BELIEVE, FOUR YEARS AGO ALL REALLY TO PROMOTE THE REGION AS A REGIONAL TOURISM DESTINATION TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THE UTILIZATION OF OUR PORT FACILITIES, SEA OUR CRUISE TERMINALS
BUT DURING THE PANAMA, WE ALSO KNEW WE WERE SUPPORTING IMPACTED VENUES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT OUR INVESTMENTS WERE HELPING THEM PAY THE BILLS AND KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN TO SOME EXTENT
AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL
YEAH
WE WANT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PORT OF SEATTLE VISITOR AND VISITOR EXPENDITURES THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THESE ARE JUST A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF OUR TWO GRANT PROGRAMS SPOTLIGHT ADVERTISING
WE BUY SPOTS AT THE AIRPORT, AND THEN WE THREW A SELECTION PROCESS, WORK WITH DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS, DESTINATIONS
THEN WE PROVIDE THEM THE SPOT TO USE TO PROMOTE THEIR ACTIVITIES
SOME OF THOSE SPOTS AT THE AIRPORT ARE RESERVED ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR CITIES IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT
YOU CAN SEE WE DO THAT ON A QUARTERLY CYCLE
WE CAN PROVIDE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THAT ADVERTISING PROGRAM EACH YEAR THAT'S COMPLEMENTED WITH A TOURISM MARKETING GRANT PROGRAM
WE HAVE $200,000 FOR THAT
ABOUT $10,000 IS THE MAX
WE ENTERTAIN ANNUAL APPLICATIONS, MAKE A SELECTION PROCESS EACH SPRING, AND THEN ALLOW THOSE PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PROJECTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOLLOWING SEVEN TO NINE MONTHS
WE DO REQUIRE A MATCH FOR THAT
AND REALLY, WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE IS IN THE FOUR TO FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE REALLY PUT A MUCH GREATER EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE TOURISM
I AM NOT YOUR TOURISM DIRECTOR
RON PECK WAS OUR TOURISM DIRECTOR, AND HE RECENTLY RETIRED, BUT I WANT TO GIVE HIM CREDIT NOW FOR REALLY DOING SOME GOOD OUTREACH AND REALLY GOING OUT AND FINDING SOME OF THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES, THESE NEW, INTERESTING DESTINATIONS, AND REALLY BRINGING OUR VALUES AS THE PORT INTO THIS PROGRAM
AND SO WE WILL BE ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE TOURISM MARKETING PROGRAM
SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON THAT
AND THEN I HAVE PUT IN THE APPENDIX A LIST OF ALL THE 2021 TOURISM MARKETING GRANT RECIPIENTS
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES
WE'VE BEEN REALLY DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH PARTNERS ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM OPTIONS, BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN SEEING A GROWING NUMBER OF PARTNERS THAT REALLY ARE FOCUSING ON OUR CULTURAL AMENITIES AND OFFERINGS, AND THEY'RE SO IMPORTANT, THEY'RE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
THESE TWO TO ME AND THE TEAM ARE, I THINK, WHERE WE WANT TO PUT A LOT MORE EMPHASIS ON GOING FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
NOW, SUCH A GEARS A LITTLE BIT
WE GOT A GRANT PROGRAM, BUT, I'M REMISS
I WANTED TO REALLY MAKE SURE YOU ALSO UNDERSTOOD THAT GAIL MUELLER IS OUR BACKBONE FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM, AND I KNOW SHE'S ON THE CALL TODAY
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HER A CALL OUT
SHE HAS BEEN A VERY CAPABLE PERSON HELPING US MANAGE OUR TOURISM GRANT PROGRAM
SHE'S BEEN SO GOOD AT IT THAT SHE ALSO SUPPORTS BOOTY AND THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUND ADMINISTRATION
SO GAIL IS A CHAMPION FOR THE PORT
AND FOR THIS PROGRAM, PATTY DENNY IS ALSO HERE WITH US TODAY
SHE IS OUR INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND REALLY DOES A GOOD JOB OF PROMOTING US IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
SHE HAS CURTAILED AND PULLED BACK ON THOSE ACTIVITIES FOR OBVIOUS REASONS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
BUT WE HAVE KEPT SOME VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS
WE'VE KEPT A LITTLE BUZZ IN THE MARKETPLACE
THESE COUNTRIES, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, AUSTRALIA, ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US
THEY GENERATE A LOT OF OUR TRAVEL THROUGH OUR GATEWAYS
THEY GENERATE A LOT OF TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES AND SEATTLE
THESE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS TEND TO SPEND MORE TIME AND MORE MONEY IN LOCATIONS, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE REALLY HERE TO GET ON OUR CRUISE AND PURSUE THAT OPPORTUNITY
SO THE MESSAGE IS THAT PATTY REALLY IS SENDING IS THAT WE ARE A GREAT GATEWAY
IF YOU WANT TO VISIT THE NORTHWEST, YOU'RE A CRUISE GATEWAY OF CHOICE IF YOU'RE GOING TO ALASKA ON A SHIP
AND FINALLY, WE OFFER SOME GREAT POST CRUISE AND POST FLY OPPORTUNITIES, SPEND A FEW EXTRA DAYS IN SEATTLE, GET OUT OF SEATTLE, SEE THE REST OF WASHINGTON STATE
WE HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER
SO THAT'S WHAT PATTY HAS BEEN DOING ON OUR TEAM
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AND I THINK THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THAT GOOD WORK, SOME PROMOTIONAL DIGITAL MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
YOU CAN SEE GOOD OPEN RATES, A LOT OF EARNED VALUE CREATING IMPRESSIONS FOR VISITORS IN AGAIN, THOSE STRATEGIC MARKETS
NEXT SLIDE, A LOT OF IT'S JUST REALLY ABOUT PARTNERSHIP
IF YOU REALLY CLICK IN THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE MANY PARTNERS WOVEN INTO THE THINGS WE'RE PROMOTING AND HOW WE DO OUR WORK
AND SO YOU LOOK AT OUR WORK WITH TOUR OPERATORS, DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS, THE RESORTS, THE HOTELS
IT'S A PACKAGE
AND IT REALLY IS A TEAM EFFORT
AND AGAIN, I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO PATTY
SHE DOES A GREAT JOB HERE
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THIS IS A SLIDE FROM VISIT SEATTLE
LOOKING FORWARD, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS TRAVEL HAS CHANGED A LOT
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL AND A LOT OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES HAVE A HIGH INCIDENCE IN TERMS OF FOLKS THAT WANT AND ARE PLANNING TRIPS
NOW, I KNOW THIS WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE OMICRON VIRUS HIT THE STREETS, BUT I STILL SENSE THAT WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE NOW THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE
SO IT IS A GOOD TIME TO MARKET, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY, AS DAVID MENTIONED
SO LET'S GO TO THE LAST SLIDE, PLEASE
OUR PRIORITIES REALLY FOR THE NEXT YEAR IS REALLY TO WORK WITH DAVID TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE RECOVERY OF THIS VITAL INDUSTRY, TO USE OUR GRANTS TO SHOWCASE OUR GATEWAYS, BUT ALSO TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY TO MARKET OUR AREA IN SELECT INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
AND WE ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL
WE'RE GOING TO ORGANIZE AND SPONSOR A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CONFERENCE
FRED MENTIONED THIS EARLIER IN HIS OPENING REMARKS, AND THAT IS SOMETHING NEW THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DAVID AND THE WASHINGTON TOURIST ALLIANCE ON THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS TODAY, AND I'D BE HAPPY WE'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, DAVE AND DAVID, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
NICE TO HAVE DAVE HERE TO PRESENT COMMISSIONERS AGAIN, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO GO FIRST, I KNOW THAT SUPPORT FOR TOURISM HAS BEEN A MAJOR COMPONENT OF YOUR WORK RECENTLY, SO IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE LEADING OFF WITH QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD? THANK YOU
YOU SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST IN THE TOURISM CONFERENCE
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO MEET WITH DAVE HERE AND TRY TO PICK A DATE AND GET REALLY FOCUSED ON HAVING OUR COMMITTEE WORKING ON THAT
I THINK OVERALL, THE EMPHASIS, THE MARKETING SOUNDS REALLY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN CALKINS ABOUT OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO
AND THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF FIGURES THAT I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO
I'VE MENTIONED IN THE PAST ON PAGE 14 OF YOUR PRESENTATION, YOUR DESIRE TO NOT ONLY PUT WASHINGTON ON THE MAP, BUT TO SHOW THE DIVERSITY OF WHAT WASHINGTON STATE REALLY IS
A PICTURE OF THE STATE WITH THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT ASSETS THAT ARE REPRESENTED ASIDE, THE KILLER WHALES DON'T COME WITH THAT PICTURE ALL THE TIME, BUT JUST THAT FIGURE
I THINK THE MORE YOU LOOK AT IT, THERE'S A TON OF INFORMATION
THERE MAY BE COMPLICATED FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT FIRST, BUT I THINK IT CERTAINLY GIVES THE IMPRESSION, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY QUITE ACCURATE AND THEN JUST GOING BACKWARDS ANOTHER MOMENT
I JUST THOUGHT THERE'S SOME GREAT LANGUAGE
I'M TRYING TO SEE WHERE THE PAGE NUMBER IS, BUT TWO SLIDES BEHIND THAT IS NO WRONG PATHS, ONLY DIFFERENT ONES
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT STATEMENT
AND THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LOST TO FIND YOURSELF
THAT'S LIKE I KIND OF THINK THEY'RE BOTH BRILLIANT, AND IT JUST REALLY WARMS MY HEART TO SEE CLEVER APPROACHES TO THESE THINGS
THERE'S THE OTHER ONE, OF COURSE, FOR THE KAYAKERS AND ALL OF US, TAKING ALL THE MOMENTS LEAVE ONLY RIPPLES
I'VE HEARD LEAVE NO TRACE AND ALL THAT THE ONE THING THAT I DID FIND TO BE A LITTLE INTERESTING
I DON'T THINK IT'S OURS TO TALK ABOUT, BUT THERE'S THIS ORGANIZATION YOU CALL TREAD, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ACRONYM IS COMPLETELY CONTRARY TO WHAT IT'S ABOUT
IS TREAD, THE GROUP THAT'S DOING THE APP? YESES, COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN
THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP
WE ARE IN DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCATION BASED APP FOR RECREATIONISTS THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE FOR REAL TIME UPDATES, TRAVEL ADVISORIES, CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS WHEN NEEDED WITH WILDFIRES THINGS LIKE THAT
YEAH
TREAD IS AN ODD SORT OF AN ACRONYM
BUT THE UPSHOT HERE, I THINK, FOR THE TRAVELER, IS THAT IT IS REAL
THE PORT OF OFF THE GRID INFORMATION THE USERS RECREATIONISTS ARE SHARING IT WITH LAND MANAGERS
SO WE'RE COMBINING ALL OF THOSE FOLKS TO INPUT REAL TIME INFORMATION IN THE GREATER PURPOSE
HERE IS DESTINATION MANAGEMENT
WHEN A TRAIL IS PACKED, WE WANT USERS TO KNOW WHERE THE NEXT ONE IS THAT IS NOT PACKED
WE WANT TO GIVE THEM OPTIONS IF THERE'S SOMETHING THEY NEED TO BE ALERTED ABOUT, WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT IN REAL TIME
THIS IS A WAY OF BALANCING TOURISM THROUGHOUT THE STATE, RATHER THAN SEEING SOME AREAS BESIEGED AND OTHERS NOT GETTING ENOUGH LOVE
SO THIS IS OUR ATTEMPT, TOO
I WOULD SAY IT'S NOT MARKETING AS MUCH AS MANAGING THE FLOW
I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY
BUT JUST FOR NOW, TREAD MEANS TRAILS, RECREATION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND DEVELOPMENT
IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE YOU'RE TREADING ON SOMETHING
BUT ANYWAY, HAVING SAID ALL THESE THINGS, I JUST HAVE TO SAY, THOUGH, THIS INSERTION OF THOSE FOUR COLOR BLOCKS OF WASHINGTON, LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, I MEAN, IT SEEMS TO YOU THAT IF THAT WAS A FRAME OF THESE BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF PICTURES, IT WOULD SEEM SO MUCH LESS DISRUPTIVE
AND I KIND OF LIKE THE IDEA THAT YOU WANT THIS SPLASHY COLOR AND STUFF
BUT AGAIN, THIS AESTHETICS IS OBVIOUSLY A QUESTION OF PERSONAL CHOICE
BUT AS A PHOTOGRAPHER, I JUST SEE THE INSERTION OF THAT SEEMING ABRUPT AND NOT KIND OF SPOILING A LITTLE BIT OF THE OVERALL IMAGE BUT AS A FRAME TO THESE PICTURES
I KIND OF LIKE THE IDEA
BUT ANYWAY, I COULDN'T SAY EVERYTHING NICE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENT
WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND ALSO YOUR SUPPORT OF TOURISM
YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A CHAMPION THIS PAST YEAR, SO THANK YOU AND STAY MUTED
MORE EXAMPLES OF OUR CREATIVE TO COME, AND NOT ALL OF THEM WILL BE FRAMED IN THAT WAY
A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THIS PRESENTATION IS JUST SORT OF THE INITIAL WORK, AND IT WILL EVOLVE AS WE GO
I WOULD JUST ADD ONE OTHER THING, WHICH IS THAT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
THERE'S A LOT TO ENCOMPASS IN OUR STATE
THERE'S A LOT OF DIVERSITY FROM TEMPERATE RAINFOREST TO WINE COUNTRY
THAT WAS ONE OF THE KEY CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPMENT OF THIS BRAND
AND SO WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WOULD UNIFY EVERYONE
SO THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THOSE ELEMENTS COME FROM
WE HOPE IT WILL PROVIDE SOME FLEXIBILITY HERE AS WE GO
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PALMER
SO AS A REMINDER, THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM
NO VOTE IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM
BUT I DID WANT TO SEE BY SHOW OF HANDS IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE A QUESTION COME
AND I SEE COMMISSIONERS CHO, GO AHEAD
AND COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED, YOU'LL GO NEXT AND HASEGAWA GREAT
I'LL RUN THROUGH THE ROLE
YEAH
SO HOW YOU UNDERSTAND SOMETHING HERE? CAN WE PLEASE REAL QUICKLY, GO BACK TO THE INTERNATIONAL AVIATION TO SEATTLE SLIDE
YEAH
AUBREE IS JUST SCROLLING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION TO BRING THAT SLIDE UP
JUST ONE MOMENT
NO PROBLEM
THANK YOU, AUBREE
SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS
I'M OBVIOUSLY A NUMBERS GUY
AND IF I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY, IF WE LOOK AT THE COLUMN THAT SAYS 2021 VERSUS 2020, IS MY UNDERSTANDING CORRECT, THAT THE YEAR OVER YEAR VISITATION DECLINED BY, FOR EXAMPLE, 51% FROM CHINA
IS THAT CORRECT? SO COMPARED TO 2021, THERE WERE 51% LESS TOURISTS FROM CHINA
I THINK THAT'S WHAT I READ TO
OKAY, SO SOUTH KOREA 61, JAPAN, 62, ETCETERA
SO WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND
AND I THINK THE BIG ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM HERE IS THAT YOUR OUTREACH PLAN IS VERY EUROCENTRIC
YOU'RE LOOKING AT GERMANY, AUSTRALIA AND THE UK, AND STRATEGICALLY WOULDN'T WE WANT TO INVEST THE MONEY IN PROMOTING AREAS WHERE WE HAVE DECLINED THE MOST AND GET THEM TO COME BACK, WHICH WOULD BE, ACCORDING TO THIS CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, INDIA
IF WE LOOK AT IT FROM A YEAR OVER YEAR BASIS
AND SO PLEASE, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE COUNTRIES WE'VE PICKED ARE THE COUNTRIES THAT WE PICKED RELATIVE TO THE ASIA COUNTRIES? ADDY I'M GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP HERE
AND THEN I MIGHT ADD, ONCE YOU HAVE MADE SOME COMMENTS OR, DAVID, YOU CAN HELP TOO
WELL, GREETINGS, COMMISSIONERS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
WE ARE ACTIVE IN KOREA
WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH DELTA AIRLINES AND THE CRUISE LINES IN KOREA TO PROMOTE SEATTLE
THERE'S SOME STRONG INTEREST ALSO IN JAPAN
OUR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ACTUALLY STARTED MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO WITH OUR FIRST FLIGHT INTO SEA FROM JAPAN
SO WE ARE VERY ACTIVE NOT ONLY WITH TOURISM, BUT CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WE HIGHLIGHTED JUST TODAY THE UK, GERMANY, AND AUSTRALIA, BECAUSE THERE ARE MOST ACTIVE MARKETS THAT SHOW US REAL RESULTS
IN CHINA, WE'VE PULLED BACK OUR MARKETING STRATEGY
WE DO HAVE A REALLY GREAT WECHAT PROGRAM FOR THE SEA AIRPORT, BUT RIGHT NOW, FOR THE AVERAGE CHINESE PERSON, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET A VISA TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES
AND I THINK UNTIL OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IMPROVE THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGING MARKET
AND I WOULD ADD COMMISSIONERS, THAT WHAT WE SHOW IS A SLICE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING
BUT I THINK IT MAY BE JUST A BIT MISLEADING BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER PLAYERS THAT WERE PARTNERS IN OUR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
AND ONE OF THE KEY ONES IS SEATTLE
AND SO THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE WE FOLLOW
WE DON'T LEAD
THOSE COUNTRIES WHERE WE ARE MAKING REALLY DEEP INVESTMENTS ARE RELATED TO TRAVEL PATTERNS THAT REALLY DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR PORT FACILITIES
BUT THEY ARE COMPLEMENTED BY VISIT SEATTLE
AND I THINK I TURN IT OVER TO DAVID BLANFORD BECAUSE I KNOW THE WTA IS ALSO A PARTNER ON THAT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
SO THE PICTURE I PAINTED, THE PICTURE THAT PATTY AND I PAINTED, I DON'T THINK IT'S A COMPLETE ONE
AND I'D ASK MAYBE DAVID TO JUST EXPAND ON THAT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING WHAT REALLY SAM IS ASKING OR COMMISSIONER CHO IS ASKING ABOUT WITH RESPECT TO THIS SLIDE
YEAH, COMMISSIONERS, JOE, THESE ARE ALL PRIMARY MARKETS FOR US, AND ALL OF THEM HAVE A GOOD DEAL OF TIME WITH IN MARKET REPRESENTATION, SOME MAINTAINED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE, SOME MAINTAINED BY VISIT SEATTLE, NONE MAINTAINED BY THE STATE JUST BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN OUT OF TOURISM FOR SO LONG AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET BACK UP AND RUNNING
SO FOR US AT WTA, WE ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE FIRST FEW MARKETS TO DIVE INTO AND FOR US RIGHT NOW, IT MAKES SENSE TO REALLY LOOK AT UK, THE GERMAN SPEAKING MARKETS, THE PLACES WHERE WE'VE GOT THAT DIRECT AIR SERVICE, FRANKLY, ENGLISH AS A REAL STRONG LANGUAGE, THE TRAVEL PSYCHOGRAPHICS THAT WOULD LEAD SOMEONE TO RENT A CAR AND DRIVE AROUND THE STATE BEYOND SEATTLE
THAT'S WHERE WE START
BUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE MARKETS ARE SO CRITICAL TO US
I THINK THE ASIAN MARKETS ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT HERE IN THE HEART OF DELTA AND OMICRON TO DIVE INTO QUITE AS ROBUSTLY, BUT WE WILL BE BACK FOR SURE
OKAY
I THINK THAT'S A FAIR ASSESSMENT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TOUCHED UPON THIS AND CLEAR THE AIR BECAUSE I AGREE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE COMPREHENSIVELY, SOME THAT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE OUR HANDS ON DIRECTLY, BUT I JUST NEEDED TO DO A QUICK CHECK
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR OBLIGING AND ENTERTAINING MY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
OKAY WITH THAT, WE'LL TURN TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CALKINS
I'LL KEEP MY QUESTION SHORT FOR DAVID AND MCDONALD
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION
THAT WAS HELPFUL IS VERY DETAILED
MY QUESTION IS THERE'S A FOCUS ON WASHINGTON STATE AS A WHOLE? I'M WONDERING, HOW ARE YOU PARTNERING WITH OTHER PORTS THAT COULD BE BENEFITING FROM ALL THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE MAKING HERE AROUND TOURISM? ARE WE IN COMMUNICATIONS THAT YOU COULD JUST KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT THAT'D BE HELPFUL
YES
THE ANSWER IS YES
I WOULD LIKE TO DO AN ILU SO I CAN DIG IN AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION WITH MORE DETAILS
BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS STATE WITH OTHER PORTS
MANY OTHER PORTS ARE VITALLY INTERESTED IN TOURISM
I KNOW WE'VE MADE A FEW GRANTS TO THE PORT PARTNERS THROUGH OUR OWN PROGRAM, SO THE CONNECTIONS ARE THERE
I'VE GIVEN YOU A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES
MAYBE I WOULD CALL ON PATTY TO COMPLIMENT ANYTHING I SAID
BUT
ALSO, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, I WOULD LIKE JUST A MOMENT AND DIG A LITTLE FURTHER TO MAYBE PUT A LITTLE OF THIS IN WRITING FOR ALL OF YOU
PATTY OR DAVE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD THERE THAT WOULD HELP? YES
I WOULD ADD THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH THE PORT THROUGHOUT THE STATE ON SALES MISSIONS
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE TRAVEL OVERSEAS, WE'VE HAD COMMISSIONERS JOIN US TO SHARE THEIR MESSAGES AND THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE AS WELL
WORKING WITH PORT DISTRICTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, MARINE HERITAGE AREAS
THINGS LIKE THAT ABSOLUTELY MAKES SENSE
WE'RE RUNNING PARALLEL COURSES, AND IT OFTEN MAKES SENSE TO PARTNER ON PROJECTS AND PROMOTIONS
SO THAT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ACROSS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT I'VE PRESENTED EARLIER
THANK YOU, DAVE, PATTY AND MCDONALD
I APPRECIATE THAT
I HAVE TWO SISTERS THAT LIVED IN LONDON
SO SINCE I WAS 13, I'VE BEEN TRAVELING TO LONDON A LOT
AND AS AN IMMIGRANT, WE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS ALL OVER THE WORLD
AND SO AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, I WOULD JUST GO FROM PLACE TO PLACE AND JUST STAY AT SOMEBODY'S PAL
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AROUND TOURISM AND THE INVESTMENTS THAT YOU'RE MAKING AND BEING INCLUSIVE AND THINKING ABOUT EQUITY AND HOW TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE HAS TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THAT
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER
HOW'S IT GOING? THANK YOU
PRESIDENT CALKINS, THANK YOU SO MUCH
DAVE MCFADDEN, DAVE BLANFORD
THANK YOU SO MUCH, GAIL, FOR YOUR TIME
YOUR EXPERTISE
I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO YOUR GRANT PROCESS AND HOW IT WAS PROMOTED
I'M LOOKING AT THE LIST OF GRANTEES HERE, AND I'M WONDERING IF ANY OF THESE HAVE INCORPORATED
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE'S NO ONE HERE THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON SOME OF OUR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE PORT ADJACENT
THEY'RE CLOSE TO THE WATERFRONT
THEY HEAVILY RELY UPON THE TOURISM THAT COMES THROUGH AND THAT WE'RE HEAVILY IMPACTED BY THE RECESSION AND THE HALT AND TOURISM
SPECIFICALLY, I'M THINKING OF CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND THINKING OF LITTLE SAIGON
I'M THINKING OF AFRICA TOWN
I'M THINKING EVEN OF SOUTH KING COUNTY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO REALLY MAKE THEMSELVES APPEALING DESTINATIONS
I AM PLEASED TO SEE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SPOTLIGHT SEATAC AIRPORT ADVERTISING PROGRAM, BUT I WAS HOPING THAT YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE GRANT PROCESS
IT'S GOING TO BE THESE COMMUNITIES THAT SHOWCASE THEMSELVES AS A DESTINATION FOR FOLKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO COME TO
BUT IF THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CONTEND FOR THOSE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR THEM
NO, THANK YOU
ONCE THE COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZE THE PROGRAM, WHICH I SAID WAS AT OUR NEXT MEETING, STAFF WILL SIT BACK AND THEN DISTRIBUTE THE APPLICATION OUT AS FAR AND AS WIDE
WE WILL ECHO THAT WITH MEDIA RELEASES, WEB POSTINGS AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUTREACH
WE GATHERED THE APPLICATIONS AND WE HAVE A ROOT REVIEW TEAM, AND LIKE NORMAL GRANTS, WE HAVE A SELECTION PROCESS
WHAT I WOULD SAY ABOUT THE OUTREACH IS THAT WE HAVE BUILT THAT AND WE ADD MORE NEW NAMES AND ORGANIZATIONS EVERY YEAR
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT RON DID PARTICULARLY WELL IS GO, WHERE ARE THOSE SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONS? WHERE ARE THOSE CULTURAL AND HISTORIC ORGANIZATIONS AND START GOING OUT AND VISITING AND ENGAGING WITH THEM? SOMETIMES WE GET THE APPLICATIONS
SOMETIMES IT TOOK A COUPLE OF CYCLES
THE SUQUAMISH MUSEUM TOOK A COUPLE OF YEARS OF CULTIVATION TO GET AN APPLICATION IN
AND SO SOME OF THAT IS SOME SPECIALIZED, MORE INTENSIVE OUTREACH
I WOULD SAY WE HAVE A GOOD LIST, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN AND IT'S NEVER COMPLETE
AND SO I NEED THE COMMISSIONERS HELP HERE
IF YOU HAVE IDEAS, PARTNERS THAT YOU CAN INTRODUCE US TO, PLEASE DO IT
SEVERAL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS YOU MENTIONED, I SMILED BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE CONNECTED WITH THEM, BUT DEEPENING THAT CONNECTION, MAKING SURE WE'RE HOLDING THE HANDS TO ADDRESS MAYBE SOME CAPACITY ISSUES AROUND OUR PROGRAM
WE'RE ASKING FOR HELP
WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
AND I WILL ONLY ADD THAT
YES
PLEASE DO CONSIDER ME PERSONALLY AND ALL OF US AS COMMISSIONERS AS A RESOURCE TO YOU IN HELPING REACH SOME OF THESE HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES WHO, FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER HAVE TROUBLE EITHER LEARNING ABOUT OR CONTENDING FOR SOME OF THESE REALLY WONDERFUL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT CONVERSATION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU ALL
THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANKS FOR THE THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
WE GOT ONE MORE QUESTION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, BECAUSE I DID NOTE, THOUGH WE HAD A VERY OPTIMISTIC LOOK AT THE RETURN OF CRUISE AND WE BUDGETED, I BELIEVE, 25% LAST YEAR, AND I THINK WE'RE BUDGETING 75% RECOVERY FOR THIS YEAR
AND OBVIOUSLY THE CDC'S LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT ENCOURAGING HOW LONG THIS WHOLE SITUATION SUSTAINS ITSELF, HOPEFULLY FOLLOWING THE SOUTH AFRICA GLOWOVER
BUT I'M JUST WONDERING, IN TERMS OF WHETHER YOUR STRATEGIES WILL CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH IF THAT CRUISE SITUATION DOES NOT LOOK AS ROSY AS IT'S PROJECTED TO BE
PATTY WELL IN OUR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND PARTICULARLY GERMANY, AUSTRALIA AND THE UK
WE HAVE VERY STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE KING COUNTY BASED CRUISE LINES, AND THEY'RE GOING FULL STEAM AHEAD
THEY ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO STAY OPTIMISTIC
A LOT OF THE PASSENGERS THAT THEY WILL HAVE IN 2022 WILL BE PASSENGERS THAT HAD TO DELAY THEIR TRIPS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC
BUT FOR EXAMPLE OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS, WE'LL BE DOING A ROAD TRIP WITH RCL IN GERMANY IN LATE MARCH APRIL TO VISIT SOME 13 DIFFERENT CITIES IN GERMANY, AUSTRALIA AND SWITZERLAND TO PROMOTE SAILING FROM SEATTLE TO ALASKA FOR OUR SALES MISSION
ACTUALLY, AT THE END OF MARCH, RCL WILL BE JOINING FORCES WITH US TO HOST A WELCOME RECEPTION
SO WE'RE WORKING REALLY VERY ACTIVELY WITH THESE DIFFERENT CRUISE LINES
WE SEE THEM AS AN EXTENSION OF OUR SALESFORCE, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US
I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SAYING WE DISCOURAGE YOU FROM TAKING CRUISES
THAT DOESN'T HELP, RIGHT? SO THEY'RE NOT SAYING THERE'S A PROHIBITION ON THAT
AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE RATE OF INFECTION IS ANY WORSE THAN WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW ON THE STREETS, WHICH IS TERRIBLE
BUT ANYWAY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER YOU HAD A CONTINGENCY PLAN IF AND THINGS LOOKED POOR TO RESPOND
I THINK WE ALL HAVE A PLAYBOOK CALLED CONTINGENCY THE SHORELINE THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTING, REPOSITIONING AND RETIMING THE THINGS WE'RE DOING FOR THIS INDUSTRY
AND CRUISE IS A PART OF THAT
AND SO AS MUCH AS PATTY AND WE HAVE PLANS AND PARTNERS OUT THERE THAT ARE TRYING TO FILL THOSE VESSELS, THINGS CAN CHANGE AND WE WILL CHANGE AND ADJUST ALONG WITH THAT
I WOULD JUST ADD THAT ONE OF OUR STRATEGIES FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS BEEN PRODUCING INSPIRATIONAL DESTINATION PUBLICITY
WE'VE BEEN TURNING OUT NEWSLETTERS BASED ON VARIOUS THEMES JUST TO KEEP SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON STATE ON THE RADAR
WE SHOULD BE TELLING PEOPLE TO FLY TO SEATTLE WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN GET ON A CRUISE THE CONTINGENCY
SO SPEND A WEEK IN THE MOUNTAINS INSTEAD
IF YOU HAVE TO, YOU CAN FIND GLACIERS HERE, TOO
BUT, STEVE, YOU HAD A POINTER
YEAH, COMMISSIONERS
SINCE YOU MENTIONED CRUISE AND YOU MENTIONED THE CDC ORDER, I JUST HAD TO MENTION SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THAT WE HAVE STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS HERE, A MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MARITIME HERE
I JUST WANT TO LET ALL THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR THAT SITUATION
AND I THINK DAVE MCFADDEN SAID IT VERY WELL
WE HAVE TO JUST PLAN AND WE HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPT TO IT
BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONERS, WE ARE MONITORING THAT SITUATION VERY CLOSELY IN THOSE DEVELOPMENTS AND KEEPING CONTACT WITH THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AS WELL TO SEE HOW THESE TRENDS WILL GO IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS HERE BEFORE CRUISES AND COMES TO US
SO I'LL JUST STOP THERE SINCE IT WAS MENTIONED
COMMISSIONER FELLOW, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT LIKE SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT US
WE'RE NOT UNAWARES OF MONITORING
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK CLERK HART TO READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
AND THEN AGAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSIONERS
PRESIDENT, THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN B, THE 2022 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA BRIEFING
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU, CLERK HART, COMMISSIONERS
NEXT, YOU'LL RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE PORT'S 2022 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
IT CONTINUES SOME 2021 PRIORITIES AND ADDS ITEMS THAT REFLECT CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO PORT PRIORITIES
THIS DRAFT INCORPORATES FEEDBACK FROM YOUR STAFF AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED INPUT ON THIS DRAFT BEFORE WE SEEK FINAL APPROVAL AT THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS MEETING
KEY FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE COMPETITIVE TRADE POLICIES, SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND SUFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING AND FLEXIBILITY
WITH THAT PRESENTER, I'LL INTRODUCE THE PRESENTER, ERIC SCHINFIELD, SENIOR MANAGER OF FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
ERIC
FANTASTIC
WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY AGAIN
ERIC SCHINFELD, SENIOR MANAGER OF FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY
THE FIRST COMMISSION MEETING OF THE YEAR, THE FIRST COMMISSION MEETING FOR OUR TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS
SO WELCOME
I WILL SAY THAT TRYING TO DO THIS PRESENTATION IN THE LIMITED TIME THAT WE HAVE TODAY, I WILL MOSTLY FOCUS ON THE NEW ITEMS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING FOR 2022
OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF THE AGENDA IS ROLLED OVER FROM 2021
SO FOR THOSE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO BRIEF YOU ON SOME OF OUR EXISTING AND CONTINUING ITEMS HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THOSE DURING THE Q AND A PERIOD TODAY
ALSO HAPPY TO TALK OFFLINE AND DO A FULL BRIEFING JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TIME HERE
BUT WE WILL CONTINUE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WHAT WE DO WITH OUR FEDERAL AGENDA EACH YEAR, WE TALK ABOUT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, OUR SUCCESSES IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR
WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE POLITICAL CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE YEAR AHEAD
AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND REALLY THREE TRANCHES
FIRST OF ALL, OUR PRIORITY ITEMS, THOSE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MOST AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT ON
SECOND, THOSE ITEMS THAT WE WILL SUPPORT AND ENGAGE ON AS NECESSARY AS NEEDED
AND THEN FINALLY, THOSE ITEMS THAT WE WILL MONITOR AND ONLY ENGAGE ON IF WE ARE ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED TO DO SO
AND OF COURSE, WE'LL TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK TODAY
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK SAID, WE'LL INCORPORATE THAT BRING THIS AGENDA BACK TO YOU AT THE MEETING ON JANUARY 25
AND THEN WE WILL ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
LIKE I SAID, WE DO LIKE TO START WITH OUR SUCCESSES, AND THIS LIST IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT, NOT BECAUSE IT SHOWS WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FEDERAL LOBBYIST I AM ON BEHALF OF THE PORT, ALTHOUGH OBVIOUSLY I AM
BUT REALLY IT SHOWS THE IMPORTANT AND REALLY VALUED SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION THAT WE GET
YOU'RE SPEAKING UP
I'M SORRY
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? IS IT JUST ME? I'M SORRY I LOSE YOU THERE FOR A SECOND
NO
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I HEAR ERIC
FINE
MY APOLOGIES
GREAT
I WILL UNMUTE FRED
SO, AS I SAID, THIS LIST REALLY SHOWS THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM DC, FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, FROM OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, FROM WASHINGTON STATE AND OTHERS
THEY TRULY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF SEAPORTS OF AIRPORTS, AND THEY ARE INVESTING BOTH IN TERMS OF RESOURCES AND POLICY TO HELP US BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR MISSION AND OUR GOALS
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE SOME OF THE DOLLAR FIGURES, IN PARTICULAR THE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR, $154,000,000 TO BACKFILL LOSSES FROM COVID AT SEA AS WELL AS $21 MILLION THAT ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE RENT RELIEF TO SOME OF OUR TENANTS AND CONCESSION HEIRS FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ACT, THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL THAT JUST PASSED RECENTLY
WE WILL GET JUST BY FORMULA ALONE ABOUT $240,000,000 OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY FOR MONEY FOR BOTH THE AIRPORT AND THE SEAPORT
THESE NUMBERS ARE TOTAL GUESSES RIGHT NOW
BUT OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE GOALS
IF WE'RE REALLY ON OUR GAME AND REALLY APPLYING FOR ALL THE MONEY WE CAN POSSIBLY APPLY FOR, IT COULD BE IN THAT $50 TO $25 MILLION RANGE
THERE THE ALASKA TOURISM RECOVERY ACT, A HUGE SUCCESS
AND AGAIN, A RECOGNITION FOR SENATOR CANTWELL, SENATOR MURRAY, ALSO, SENATOR MURKOWSKI FROM ALASKA
WITHOUT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A CRUISE SEASON AT ALL LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTION ON CRUISING IN CANADIAN WATERS IN 2021
AND SO AGAIN, JUST AN INCREDIBLE THANK YOU TO OUR SENATORS AND TO OUR WASHINGTON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR WORK, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUR WORK, AND THEY'RE TAKING EXTRAORDINARY STRIDES TO MAKE SURETY THAT WE'RE SUPPORTED
YOU'LL SEE HERE THIS LIST OF VISITS FROM FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
AND IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MEET WITH MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S CABINET
OTHER KEY APPOINTED OFFICIALS SHARE ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS DOING, TALK ABOUT AREAS FOR PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION AND REALLY BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, THE COMMERCE SECRETARY, THE DEPUTY TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY, THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ALL FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY PURSUE OUR AGENDA JOINTLY WITH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL HIGHLIGHT ON THIS SLIDE IS THE WORK THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON, WHICH IS ADDRESSING AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS AND NOISE
AND THAT WORK IS NOT ONLY DONE IN INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND WITH THE WASHINGTON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, BUT ALSO WITH THE CITIES AROUND THE AIRPORT
AND THEY'RE GREAT PARTNERS
AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION ON THESE ISSUES
NEXT SLIDE
SO 2022 IS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT YEAR, AS IT HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS
THIS IS A MIDTERM ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
AND SO USUALLY IN A MIDTERM ELECTION YEAR, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE LESS LEGISLATION AND MORE FOLKS FOCUSED ON THEIR ELECTIONS
THERE IS STILL SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME LEGISLATION TO PASS THIS YEAR, AND EVEN MORE SO, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE GREAT PROGRESS THROUGH EXECUTIVE ACTION, THROUGH RULEMAKING, AGENCY REGULATIONS, ETC
SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE SEE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS ARE APPROPRIATIONS, SOME SCALED BACK FORM OF THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
AND AS I SAID EARLIER, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL NOT ONLY GETTING AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CAN FOR OUR PRIORITIES AND OUR PARTNER'S PRIORITIES, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT AS THE REGULATIONS ARE STRUCTURED FOR WHAT THOSE GRANT PROGRAMS WILL LOOK LIKE, THAT THEY'RE STRUCTURED IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL COMPETING FOR THOSE DOLLARS
AND AGAIN, IN AREAS OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY PROGRESS, COVID, CLIMATE, TRADE, IMMIGRATION, JUST A FEW EXAMPLES THERE
NEXT SLIDE
SO WE DIVIDE OUR PRIORITY ITEMS INTO PORT WIDE ISSUES AVIATION AND MARITIME FOR PORT WIDE
EVERY YEAR, WE REALLY HAVE THREE PORT WIDE PRIORITIES, AND THOSE ARE TRADE, CLIMATE AND IMMIGRATION
THEY'VE BEEN PRIORITIES FOR A LONG TIME NOW
WE WORK REALLY HARD ON THESE ISSUES
THESE ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT NOT ONLY TO US BUT TO OUR PARTNERS AND TO OUR COMMUNITY
THE CHANGE FOR THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS REALLY SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED AROUND NOT ONLY THE SUPPLY CHAIN CONGESTION ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD, BUT ALSO THE INFLATION THAT CONSUMERS HAVE FACED
AND THAT'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THROUGH EXECUTIVE ACTION TO ADDRESS THINGS LIKE TARIFFS TO ADDRESS SUPPLY CHAIN CONGESTION
THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN A GREAT PARTNER
LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2022 TO LOWER PRICES AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE THE GOODS THAT THEY WANT ON TIME
NEXT SLIDE FOR AVIATION
AGAIN, THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL IS KEY, BUT I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO ITEMS FOR THE BUILDBACK BETTER ACT
YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE BUILDBACK BETTER ACT SEVERAL TIMES NOW, INCLUDING IN COMMISSIONER FELLOWMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE FULL BILL THAT WAS PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NOT 50 VOTES IN THE SENATE FOR THAT BILL, BUT WE DO FEEL REAL OPTIMISM THAT THERE IS A DEAL TO BE HAD IF ALL PARTIES ARE INTERESTED IN THE DEAL AND THE CLIMATE PROVISIONS IN PARTICULAR HAVE A LOT OF MOMENTUM BEHIND THEM
FOR US, THE PROVISIONS AROUND SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS, BOTH THE TAX CREDITS AND THE GRANT PROGRAM REALLY WOULD BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND VALUABLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE OUR GOALS AROUND SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
NEXT SLIDE AND THEN THIS SLIDE IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, BECAUSE ALL OF THESE ITEMS RELATED TO AVIATION, NOISE AND EMISSIONS ARE ALREADY SHARED CONSENSUS PRIORITIES WITH THE SIX CITIES AROUND THE AIRPORT
WE'VE DEVELOPED THESE PRIORITIES THROUGH OUR START FEDERAL WORKING GROUP
AND SO THESE ARE PRIORITIES THAT THE OTHER CITIES HAVE ALREADY SIGNED OFF ON
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITIES ON IMPLEMENTING ALL OF THESE
SOME OF THE MORE RECENT ADDITIONS, AS YOU SEE THERE IN THE ITALICS, ARE THE NEW LEGISLATION THAT REPRESENTATIVE SMITH HAS INTRODUCED THAT WOULD ALLOW THE EPA TO STEP IN WHERE THE FAA DOES NOT IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING AIRCRAFT NOISE AND EMISSIONS
NEXT SLIDE ON THE MARITIME SIDE, OBVIOUSLY, AGAIN, INFRASTRUCTURE, BOTH THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AS WELL AS THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO ITEMS HERE AT THE BOTTOM THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR ADDITION, ONE IS MORE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
WE KNOW THAT MARITIME DECARBONISATION IS TRULY A GLOBAL ISSUE, NOT JUST A NATIONAL ISSUE
AND SO WE NEED TO DO MORE AND MORE AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL TO ADDRESS NEW REGULATIONS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES THERE
AND OF COURSE, WE'VE TALKED AT GREAT LENGTH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO OFFSHORE WIND
LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THROUGH LEGISLATION, BOTH THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AND THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
NEXT SLIDE
THESE ARE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT ARE CARRYOVERS FROM MARITIME NEXT SLIDE
AND AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THIS SORT OF SECOND TRANCHE
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CARE ABOUT
WE WILL ENGAGE IN AS NECESSARY
I WILL JUST HIGHLIGHT TWO THINGS ON HERE
NUMBER ONE, AS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE CHANGES RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC ARE CONTINUING TO IMPACT US
AND WE'RE HEARING LOTS OF DISCUSSION, EVERYTHING FROM ON THE AVIATION SIDE
SHOULD THERE BE VACCINE MANDATES FOR AIR TRAVELERS TO, OF COURSE, WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT RECENTLY RELATED TO WHAT THE CDC SAYS ABOUT THE SURETY OF CRUISE TRAVEL
SO WE WANT TO MONITOR THAT
WE WANT TO ENGAGE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK HAS ALWAYS SAID OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR TRAVELERS AND OUR WORKERS
AND WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ON BOTH THE AIRPORT AND THE SEAPORT SIDE REALLY BEEN A LEADER IN THAT
AND I COVID ACTUALLY PROVIDE SOME BEST PRACTICES AND SOME GUIDANCE TO THE CDC AND THE FAA AS THEY CONSIDER THESE POTENTIAL CHANGES
AND THEN THE OTHER THING ON THIS SLIDE TO HIGHLIGHT IS JUST OUR CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO AFGHAN REFUGEES, NOT ONLY WELCOMING THEM THROUGH OUR AIRPORT AS THEY ARRIVE, BUT ALSO PLAYING A REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING THEM SETTLE HERE AND FIND OPPORTUNITIES ONCE THEY GET HERE
NEXT SLIDE ON THE AVIATION SIDE AGAIN, THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
I'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES IN VARIOUS MEETINGS THAT THERE'S MONEY THAT IS DIRECTLY FOR AIRPORTS AND SEAPORTS, BUT THERE'S ALSO MONEY THAT IS GENERAL THAT WE MIGHT BENEFIT FROM
AND THIS IS JUST TWO EXAMPLES RIGHT HERE MONEY IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL FOR EV INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL
MAYBE THAT MONEY DOESN'T COME TO US, BUT WE CAN WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AND OUR NEIGHBORS TO GET SOME OF THOSE FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND REGIONAL BENEFIT
AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT
NEXT SLIDE ON THE MARITIME SIDE AGAIN, WE MENTIONED EARLIER THE ALASKA TOURISM RESTORATION ACT THAT TEMPORARILY LAST YEAR WAIVED THE REQUIREMENT THAT CRUISE SHIPS FROM SEATTLE TO ALASKA STOP IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
THAT WAS A ONE TIME WAIVER FOR LAST YEAR
THERE ARE CERTAINLY ONGOING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAIVER WILL BECOME PERMANENT OR THE ALASKA TOURISM RECOVERY ACT WILL SERVE AS SOME SORT OF MOMENTUM FOR CHANGING THE PASSENGER VESSEL SERVICES ACT
I WILL JUST SAY THAT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, BRITISH COLUMBIA IS AN ATTRACTION FOR MANY OF OUR CRUISE TRAVELERS
SO REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS REQUIRED, CERTAINLY WE BELIEVE THAT CRUISE ITINERARIES WILL STILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE BRITISH COLUMBIA, BUT CERTAINLY WE WANT TO BE ENGAGED IN ANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW ITSELF CHANGES
NEXT SLIDE
AND THEN THESE ARE SORT OF, AGAIN, THE ADDITIONAL ISSUES THAT WILL MONITOR
WE WILL ONLY ENGAGE IF WE'RE ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED TO DO SO
BUT CERTAINLY THINGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, EVERYTHING FROM REAL I'D TO HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
NEXT SLIDE AND THEN SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO AVIATION AND MARITIME, SOME OF THESE VERY BASIC THINGS THAT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO, PARTICULARLY, AS YOU SEE THERE AT THE BOTTOM, RELATED TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY, THE RECOVERY OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY, AND ANY SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY
SO THAT WAS A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW OF A VERY DENSE DOCUMENT THAT IS OUR PROPOSED 2022 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
AS YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT AND FINAL SLIDE HERE AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TO TAKE ANY FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE
WE'LL INCORPORATE THOSE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND THEN COME BACK TO YOU AT THE END OF THE MONTH FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND THEN WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH YOU TO MEET WITH OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO MEET WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND TO IMPLEMENT THIS FEDERAL AGENDA
AND I WILL JUST CLOSE BY SAYING, WE'RE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE SO MANY OF OUR COMMISSIONERS WITH DEEP RELATIONSHIPS AND DEEP EXPERIENCE WORKING ON FEDERAL POLICY, WORKING WITH FEDERAL ISSUES
AND SO WE'RE ABSOLUTELY GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE IN NORMAL TIMES
IF THERE IS SUCH A THING ANYMORE, WE WOULD ACTUALLY GET YOU ON A PLANE AND GO TO DC
WE'LL SEE HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO THAT POINT
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, VIRTUAL MEETINGS HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND IN THE STATE, LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMISSIONERS TO ENGAGE NOT ONLY ON WHAT THE POLICIES ARE, BUT HELPING US ACHIEVE THESE POLICY GOALS
SO I WILL STOP THERE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME
AND I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE
THANK YOU, ERICA
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE ROLE ON THIS ONE ALPHABETICALLY BECAUSE I'M CERTAIN THAT EVERYONE HAS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON IT
AND SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER CHO, ACTUALLY, PER USUAL
ERIC, YOUR PRESENTATIONS ARE EXCELLENT AND THOROUGH
AND SO I THINK YOU HIT ALL THE POINTS THAT I WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT
SO I'M GOING TO YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUES AND LET THEM ASK THEIR QUESTIONS AND CONCISE, TOO
I SHOULD SAY, ERIC, GREAT JOB
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THAT WAS MY ADDITION
CONCISE QUICK
THOSE ARE THE CLARITY OF ERIC'S PRESENTATIONS
THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS THERE IS THIS EMERGING ISSUE THAT I TALKED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF ABOUT
AND THEN WHEN I WAS DOWN MEETING WITH THE FOLKS AT THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO THAT ARE NASCENT WORK WITH CARBON SEQUESTRATION INVOLVING PLANTING OF MARINE VEGETATION AS PART OF OUR HABITAT RESTORATION WORK, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE HABITAT BENEFITS, IS THE ABILITY FOR IT TO, WELL, THERE'S MULTIPLE BENEFITS
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T GET A LOT OF CREDIT IN THE COURSE OF DOING THAT WORK FOR THE HABITAT
WE CAN TRADE THESE CREDITS
SO THIS IS LIKE AN ARMY CORPS AND NOAH AVIATION QUESTION
AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE FOLKS IN SAN DIEGO IS POTENTIALLY PRESENTING A WEST COAST STRATEGY TO SEE ABOUT BUMPING UP THE VALUES SO THAT THERE'S AN ECONOMIC INCENTIVE TO DO THIS, ENHANCE THE HABITAT RESTORATION
I DON'T KNOW
YOU WENT SO QUICKLY THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUFF, WHETHER IT'S IN THERE OR NOT, IT IS NOT
BUT THAT'S A GREAT ADDITION, COMMISSIONER
SO I'LL PROBABLY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT
AND PROBABLY ALSO RYAN MCFARLAND WITH THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE HAS SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT
I KNOW HE'S BEEN THE POINT ON A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES
YEAH, I'M INSERT SANDY AND COMPANY WOULD BE GREAT TO PUT SOME FLESH ON THE BONE AS WELL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELMOND
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU
PRESIDENT CALKINS ERIC
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR GRACE BECAUSE I SWEAR AT THE NEXT MEETING, I'LL BE BETTER AT FOLLOWING ALONG ELECTRONICALLY WITH YOUR POWERPOINT, SO I CAN JUST DO SEARCH TERMS, BUT I MIGHT ASK YOU TO BE REDUNDANT
SO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PATIENCE
CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ME WHETHER THERE WERE ANY INVESTMENTS IN NOISE MITIGATION INCLUDED IN SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT WE'LL BE RECEIVING? AND CAN YOU ALSO JUST TALK ABOUT THE HEALTHY PARTS INITIATIVE AND ANY SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS TO BENEFIT COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR? GREAT
ABSOLUTELY
FANTASTIC
AND, AUBREE, IF YOU WANT TO PULL UP THE SLIDE DECK, IT'S THE SLIDE ON THE SECOND AVIATION PRIORITY SLIDE RELATED TO AVIATION NOISE AND EMISSIONS
SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THERE, COMMISSIONER
AND MAYBE LET ME JUST START WITH A REALLY QUICK HIGH LEVEL, WHICH IS WE GET MONEY FROM THE FAA ON A REGULAR BASIS TO INVEST IN NOISE MITIGATION
WE APPLY FOR GRANTS THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WE HAVE TO MATCH THOSE GRANTS
IT'S AN 80 20 MATCH
SO FAA PROVIDES 80% OF THE MONEY
WE PROVIDE 20% OF THE MONEY
SO BACK A BUNCH OF SLIDES THERE, AUDREY
WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, AUDREY
SO WE ALREADY GET THAT MONEY
WE DON'T NEED THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL TO GET THAT MONEY
AND IN FACT, WE'VE BEEN REALLY LUCKY WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL FAA TO BE ABLE TO REALLY SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR FUNDS AND RETAIN FUNDS, NOT ONLY FOR SINGLE FAMILY, AS YOU KNOW, BUT NOW EXPANDING INTO CONDOS AND OTHER KINDS OF BUILDINGS THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO NOISE INSULATION FOR
BUT I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS REALLY ABOUT
SO IT'S JUST THREE SLIDES BACK OR FOUR SLIDES BACK
SO I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL IN PARTICULAR
RIGHT
SO HOW MIGHT WE BE ABLE TO USE THE INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS TO INVEST IN NOT ONLY THE AIRPORT ITSELF, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY? AND THE GREAT ANSWER I HAVE FOR YOU IS WE'LL SEE IT REALLY IS GOING TO DEPEND A LOT ON EXACTLY HOW THE FAA DESIGNS THOSE GRANT PROGRAMS LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WE ACTUALLY WANT TO ENGAGE PROACTIVELY WITH THE FAA TO HELP DESIGN THOSE GRANT PROGRAMS AND SAY, OKAY, WELL, HOW ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT THESE DOLLARS? CAN WE JUST USE THEM FOR ON AIRPORT? ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN USE THEM FOR OFF AIRPORT THINGS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF NOISE AND EMISSIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
SO WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS NOW FINGERS CROSSED, WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT
AND IT IS CERTAINLY A PRIORITY THAT EVEN IF WE DON'T GET, QUOTE, UNQUOTE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT MONEY, THERE ARE OTHER POTS OF FUNDS ALREADY EXISTING IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OTHER POTS OF FUNDS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT
AND SO YOU HAD ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT AND SPECIFICALLY THOSE PROVISIONS AROUND THE HEALTHY PORTS INITIATIVE
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN PROPOSED INITIALLY
IT WAS A $6 BILLION PROPOSAL WHEN HE FIRST PROPOSED IT
IT PASSED THE HOUSE AT THREE AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS
SO IT'S THREE AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS
ALL WE KNOW ABOUT IT IS ONE LINE IN A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT SAYS MONEY TO INVEST IN ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF PORTS, PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT WILL BE GREAT TO KNOW THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE WHERE IF THE MONEY PASSES, THE AGENCY ITSELF WILL DO THE RULEMAKING TO DECIDE WHAT THAT IS BEST
AS WE CAN TELL, A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH COMMISSIONERS REDUCTIONS
SO THAT THE POINT SOURCE FROM THE PORT NEVER GETS TO THOSE COMMUNITIES
AND OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU ALL KNOW BETTER THAN I, THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THE PORT HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED
OFTEN, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ARE THE ONES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THOSE EMISSIONS THE WORST
AND SO WHETHER THAT'S ELECTRIFICATION, MARITIME, DECARBONIZATION, ETCETERA
THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT'S INTENDED WITH THAT THREE AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS
BUT WE'LL NEVER KNOW UNLESS WE GET THAT MONEY PASSED
AND SO WE'LL ADVOCATE VERY STRONGLY FOR THAT MONEY TO BE PASSED AND TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR PORTION OF IT AND MAKE INVESTMENTS
I WILL SAY REALLY BRIEFLY THAT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, THERE IS $250,000,000 SPECIFICALLY ALREADY FOCUSED ON REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM TRUCKS AT PORTS
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY FOCUSED ON AS WELL
HOPEFULLY, THAT ANSWERED SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS THERE
CAN I JUST SUGGEST THAT YOU PUT A LITTLE STAR NEXT TO THAT ON YOUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND EXPRESS MY FULL HEARTED SUPPORT FOR THE HEALTHY PARTS INITIATIVE
THANK YOU
ABSOLUTELY
AND WE REALLY DO TRY AND PRIORITIZE THOSE ISSUES AROUND AVIATION, NOISE AND EMISSIONS
THEY ARE SOME OF OUR VERY TOP PRIORITIES
AND SOME OF THE THINGS I WORK THE MOST ON AS PART OF OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED YEAH, I SECOND EVERYTHING COMMISSIONER HALF AGO WAS SAID AROUND THAT
SO TWO STARS ON THAT
ERIC ERIC, FIRST, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND ALSO JUST SAY OUT LOUD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US WITH THE ONBOARDING PROCESS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS
I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE BEEN PROVIDING MY SORT OF QUESTION AND KIND OF MORE
SO A COMMENT IS AROUND THE DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS WHO HAVE UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF ALSO CONSIDERING WORKERS, AIRPORT WORKERS IN THAT PROCESS AROUND THOSE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
SO INCORPORATING THAT SOMEHOW INTO THAT LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT
AND I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU MORE OFFLINE ABOUT THAT AS WELL
GREAT
ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN ENGAGED WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS IN DC ON THAT TOPIC AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND BOOKDA ON LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT THOSE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE
WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE NOT HAD SORT OF DEDICATED CAPACITY IN HOUSE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO REALLY PROACTIVELY SEARCH OUT SOME OF THOSE GRANT DOLLARS
AND IT'S BEEN, OH, WE HAVE OUR SORT OF TRADITIONAL FOLKS IN AVIATION ACCOUNTING THAT FILL OUT THE AIP GRANTS
AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THERE WILL BE A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR T FIVE OR T 46 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO BE MORE PROACTIVE, MORE ORGANIZED AND MORE FOCUSED THAN EVER, BECAUSE THIS IS A ONCE IN A GENERATION HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
AND IF WE DON'T GET EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE DOLLAR THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY GET FOR OURSELVES OR FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SHAME ON US
AND SO WE'RE ORGANIZED AT THE STAFF LEVEL
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY THINKING STRATEGICALLY AND NOT ONLY STRATEGICALLY, BUT AS CREATIVELY AS POSSIBLE ABOUT WHAT KINDS OF DOLLARS COULD APPLY TO THE PORT IN WAYS THAT WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT BEFORE
THANK YOU, ERIC
OKAY
I'M GOING TO RETURN TO COMMISSIONERS SOLOMON
THANK YOU
JUST REAL QUICKLY
THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE ACTUALLY HIRED AN ADDITIONAL PERSON JUST TO DO GRANT WRITING BECAUSE OF THAT VERY REASON
SO I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED ANOTHER STAFF PERSON
BUT STEVE, TO THE DEGREE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING ERIC'S CALL, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE MOMENT TO SEIZE AND WHATEVER SUPPORT HE NEEDS, WE'RE ALL FOR IT
RIGHT? BUT THE ONLY OTHER THING WAS I MET FAIL TO MENTION
AND YOU WHIZZED THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTION AGAIN
I SAW THERE WAS A PICTURE OF A KILLER WHALE, BUT I KNOW IN THE NDAA THIS LAST YEAR THAT WAS THE COAST GUARD REAUTHORIZATION WAS FOLDED INTO THE NBA LAST YEAR, AND IT WASN'T IN THIS YEAR'S ROUND
SO I BELIEVE IN THIS YEAR'S COAST GUARD REAUTHORIZATION WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE PROVISIONS RELEVANT TO KILLER WHALES RELEVANT TO UNDERWATER NOISE
AND SO I JUST FLAGGED THAT AS A VEHICLE BY WHICH WHATEVER OTHER THINGS THAT MAY BE LOOKING AT, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT COAST GUARD RE OFF ONCE AGAIN
DID WE LOSE YOU, ERIC? LOOKS LIKE YOU MIGHT BE BACK
YEAH
SORRY
I JUST FROZE FOR A SECOND THERE
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU FOR SURE
SO I SAID COAST GUARD REAUTHORIZATION, THEN YOU FROZE UP
YES
RIGHT
EXACTLY
WELL, I SAW A LOOK FROM STEVE BECAUSE I THINK HE WRITES THAT BILL OR USED TO WRITE THAT BILL
ABSOLUTELY, COMMISSIONER
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS IN OUR 2022 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA RELATED TO PUGET SOUND CLEANING UP PUGET SOUND UNDERWATER NOISE, ETCETERA
AND AS YOU WELL KNOW BETTER THAN I NOT ONLY OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CONGRESS AND THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TALKING ABOUT THOSE TOPICS AT THE IMO AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL BODIES
THAT'S WHERE WE CAN REALLY MAKE SOME GREAT PROGRESS
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE SOME CAPACITY ON MY TEAM WITH SOME EXPERTISE
MELISSA PARKS, WHO SOME OF YOU HAVE MET SOME REAL EXPERTISE AT THE IMO LEVEL AND ON UNDERWATER NOISE ISSUES IN PARTICULAR
SO WE'LL BE RELYING ON HER AND GOING BACK TO YOUR EARLIER COMMENT
I DO THINK THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THE GRANT WRITING AND GRANT SEEKING THAT WE NEED, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY ABSOLUTELY LET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK KNOW AND LET ALL OF YOU KNOW IF WE NEED TO BRING ON SOME EMERGENCY HIRES, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE GRANT APPLICATIONS IN ASAP
THANK YOU, ERIC
MY ONLY COMMENT IS RELATED TO ON OUR SLIDE FIVE, AND YOU DON'T NEED TO BRING IT UP AUBREE, BUT THERE'S A LINE THAT SAYS COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS
AND I THINK THIS IS WHERE THE PASSION PROJECT OF MINE OFFSHORE WIND REALLY NESTLES
AND SO I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED IT CALLED OUT
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE LATITUDE OVER THIS COMING YEAR TO REALLY ADVOCATE ON OUR BEHALF
TO THIS END
IN PARTICULAR, I THINK IT'S A NASCENT INDUSTRY
AND WHEN AN INDUSTRY HAS TO SORT OF BE CUT FROM WHOLE CLOTH, THAT'S OFTEN WHERE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
YOU'VE GOT THESE INCUMBENT INDUSTRIES OR COMPETITORS THAT HAVE ALL THE BENEFITS OF INCUMBENCY AND SOMETHING LIKE OFFSHORE WIND COULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM, FOR INSTANCE, STREAMLINING PERMITTING PROCESSES, ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW WITH THE RESOURCES THAT REQUIRES, AND THEN, OF COURSE, ALSO ENSURING THAT THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS ARE COORDINATED IN A WAY THAT ONLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO, PARTICULARLY THINGS LIKE ELECTRIC UTILITIES, WHO ARE THE EVENTUAL CUSTOMERS OF ANY ELECTRICITY THAT IS PRODUCED BY OFFSHORE WIND
AND I THINK WASHINGTON STATE HAS, IN PARTICULAR, A REAL INTEREST IN OFFSHORE WIND, BOTH BECAUSE OF OUR ABILITY TO BENEFIT FROM IT
AND ALSO I'M GOING TO LEAVE ALL THESE
SOMEBODY CAME IN HOT
LET ME GO AHEAD AND TRY TO FIND THAT WE GOT IT
AND ALSO BECAUSE WASHINGTON STATE IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO POTENTIALLY BE A PART OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN OR THE VALUE CHAIN, AS WE LIKE TO SAY, FOR OFFSHORE WIND, ACTUALLY PRODUCING SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S USED AND THE PRODUCTION OF THAT ENERGY
AND I WOULD CHALLENGE ANYONE TO COME UP WITH AN INDUSTRY THAT WOULD BE MORE OF AN EXAMPLE OF THAT GREEN BLUE ALLIANCE THAN OFFSHORE WIND, WHERE IT REQUIRES TONS AND TONS OF REPRESENTATIVE SKILLED TRADES PEOPLE AND ALSO REPRESENTS AN ABSOLUTE REPLACEMENT OF FOSSIL FUEL WITH GREEN ENERGY IN A WAY THAT HAS RELATIVELY FEW NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
SO WITH THAT LITTLE SPEECH ON OFFSHORE, WHEN I SINCERELY HOPE THAT WE ARE LEANING INTO EFFORTS TO ADVOCATE ON OUR OWN BEHALF TO BE A PART OF THAT NASCENT INDUSTRY
I KNOW THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN A KEY COMPONENT OF IT
AND SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, I AM GOING TO ASK THAT WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION
ONE FINAL THANK YOU TO ERIC
I DID SEE ERIC ACTUALLY HAD A LINE ITEM THAT SAID OFFSHORE WIND
I TRIED TO GO THROUGH AND FIND IT AND I MUST YOU ARE NOT GOING UNREPRESENTED
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO CAUTION THAT IT IS NOT WITHOUT IMPACT AND THAT THE FISHING INDUSTRY IS ONE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THEY HAVE BEEN RAISING CONCERNS
I CUT MY TEETH ON AUSTRALIAN GAS ISSUES
THERE'S A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPONENTS OF THE TECHNOLOGY
IT IS CLEARLY A HUGE PATH FORWARD
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STREAMLINING PERMITTING AND THINGS LIKE THIS, THIS NASCENT INDUSTRY IS ALSO FIRST BEGINNING TO FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT THOSE IMPACTS ARE
SO I'M ALL FOR BEING PART OF THAT SUPPLY CHAIN AND THINGS LIKE THAT
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE SEEN COMPLETELY AS RAH RAH, UNLESS THAT'S REALLY THE WILL OF THE COMMISSION AT LARGE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
STEVE, I SEE YOU'RE FERRY HAND RAISED
YESES, COMMISSIONERS
I DIDN'T WANT TO ADD TO THAT COMMENT OF COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN'S COMMENT, BUT I'LL JUST NOTE THAT, BUT I DID WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO ERIC
YOU WERE GOING TO THANK ERIC, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT ERIC DOES A OUTSTANDING JOB OF KEEPING THOSE ALL INFORMED DEVELOPMENTS BOTH STRATEGICALLY AND TACTICAL AS THEY COME UP IN THOSE THINGS
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM PUBLICLY FOR ALL THAT WORK
INDEED
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ERIC
ALRIGHT
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
I'M GOING TO ASK CLERK HART TO READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
AND THEN AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE DIRECTOR METRUCK INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN C EQUITY MOTION AND EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT COMMISSIONERS, THANKS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2020, THE COMMISSIONERS PASSED AN EQUITY MOTION DIRECTING THE PORT TO EXAMINE OPERATIONS AND POLICIES FOR SOURCES OF RACIAL BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION, TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND POLICIES LIMITING INEQUITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION
SINCE THAT TIME, OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, LED BY SENIOR DIRECTOR OF BUZZER, ALONG WITH THE HELP OF CHANGE TEAM MEMBERS AND MANAGERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PORT, HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK, ENGAGING IN TRAININGS, ANALYSIS, GOAL SETTING, LISTENING SESSIONS, TOWN HALLS AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH RESULTED IN THIS ASSESSMENT
YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY
WELL, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY
WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND LOTS OF WORK AHEAD OF US
I'M PROUD OF OUR EFFORTS SO FAR TOWARDS OUR CENTURY GENDER GOAL BECOMING A MODEL OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION
THIS PRESENTATION WILL HIGHLIGHT KEY ISSUES, MORE THAN SIX ISSUES FOUND THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS UNDER SIX
IN THOSE SIX KEY FOCUS AREAS, THERE ARE SIX THE WORKPLACE, CULTURE, OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES, EMPLOYMENT, EQUITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, ENGAGING WENDY'S AND SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENGAGING IMPACTED COMMUNITIES
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF WHO REMAIN ENGAGED IN THIS IMPORTANT WORK
THIS IS NOT EASY WORK
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE COMMISSIONER CHO FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN PASSING THE EQUITY MOTION
WE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS WORK
THE PRESENTERS TODAY, THERE'S A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS, AND THEY ARE BOOKED AGAINST OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR, EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION
JAY DORIAN, ALSO FROM THE EDI STAFF
KATIE GERARD, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ALSO SPEAKING WILL BE JERMAINE MURRAY, DIRECTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, AND CARRIE PRAVIT'S, EAST KING COUNTY COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONS MANAGER
SO THIS I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BOOKDA, PLEASE
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK
I'M BOUQUET, DE FACTO SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
A BIG WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED
I'M HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY
WE'RE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF THE PORT PORTWIDE EQUITY ASSESSMENT
YOU'VE JUST BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE ENTIRE TEAM, BUT JUST AGAIN, REAL QUICKLY
KATIE GERARD, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, JERMAINE MURRAY, DIRECTOR OF CORE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, WHO'S ALSO A CHANGE TEAM LEADER, CARRIE PRAVITZ IN EAST KING COUNTY COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM, AND THE CHANGE TEAM MEMBER, AND JAY DORAN, WHO IS IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND THE ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM MANAGER
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TODAY, WE WILL OFFER SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF OUR PROCESS FOR CONDUCTING THE ASSESSMENT
WE'LL SPEND THE BULK OF THE PRESENTATION SHARING THE KEY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT EMERGE FROM THE ASSESSMENT IN THE LAST YEAR, AND WE'LL SHARE OUR PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND A DISCUSSION BETWEEN US AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND NEXT SLIDE
ALL RIGHT
SO THE ELEMENTS OF THE MOTION, THE SPECIFIC COMMISSION DIRECTIVE THAT GIVES EMPHASIS TO WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY IS MOTION 20 2019
THIS MOTION WAS LED BY COMMISSIONER CHO AND PASSED WITH THE ENTIRE COMMISSION SUPPORT IN OCTOBER OF 2020
THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE KEY PROVISIONS TO THAT MOTION THAT DIRECTED THE OFFICE OF EQUITY TO BOTH CONTINUE ADVANCING EQUITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, MOVING IMMEDIATELY AND QUICKLY WHILE ALSO DEVELOPING A BASELINE FOR WHERE WE ARE THROUGH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE FROM THIS SLIDE, ITEMS ON THIS LIST, NUMBER ONE IS THE ASSESSMENT TWO THROUGH FIVE OR THE IMPLEMENTATION THAT BEGAN RIGHT AWAY
OUR OBJECTIVE FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY IS TO ONLY FOCUS ON NUMBER ONE
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THIS CHART ILLUSTRATES THE SEQUENCING AND TIMING OF THE WORK OF THE EQUITY MOTION, WHICH, AS YOU SEE, BEGAN IN OCTOBER OF 2020
AS BACKGROUND FOR NEW COMMISSIONERS
THE OFFICE OF EQUITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN JUNE OF 2019, AND WE PRODUCED AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLAN EVERY YEAR
BUT THE INTENT OF THE ASSESSMENT WAS TO HELP US BUILD A LONGER TERM ROADMAP ITEMS ON THIS LIST
I'M SORRY, THERE'S AN ERROR HERE THAT THERE'S ONLY FIVE THAT ARE NUMBERED
THE WIND BEE ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE NUMBER SIX
THEY'RE ALL ELEMENTS OF THE EQUITY MOTION, BUT THERE WERE TWO THAT WERE ADDED ON IN THE LAST YEAR
THE WOMEN OF COLOR ASSESSMENT AND THE REPRESENTATIVE WORKERS TASK FORCE
VERY BRIEFLY AND WITHOUT GOING INTO A LOT OF BACKGROUND
THE WOMEN OF COLOR ASSESSMENT, WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH A GROUP OF WOMEN OF COLOR EMPLOYEES, IS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PARTICULAR BARRIERS AND ISSUES FACING WOMEN OF COLOR EMPLOYEES AT THE PORT, AND THESE FINDINGS WILL BE PRESENTED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK IN LATE FEBRUARY
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS ASSESSMENT WILL ALSO BE INCORPORATED IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY'S WORK PLAN
ALSO, WE BROUGHT TOGETHER A TASK FORCE HELPING TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR OFFERING MORE LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TRAININGS TO REPRESENTED WORKERS
WE'VE RELEASED AN RFP
ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY
YOU'LL HEAR A LOT OF UPDATES ABOUT ONE THROUGH FIVE TODAY, BUT ON THE WIND BEE ASSESSMENT, THE RFP WAS RELEASED FOR DOING THIS ASSESSMENT JUST RECENTLY, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'LL BE PRESENTING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT ASSESSMENT TO YOU IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2022
NOW, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE JAY DORAN TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE EDI ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND METHODOLOGY
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GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSION
AND THANK YOU, BOOKDA
I'M GOING TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO WALK YOU THROUGH HOW WE DID THIS WORK
CAN YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE, PLEASE? I THINK WE'RE MISSING A SLIDE ABOUT OUR GOALS
HANG ON A SECOND
YEAH, HANG ON
IT'S SLIDE SIX, I BELIEVE
YES, I DON'T KNOW
I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS
THAT'S OKAY
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO FORWARD? YEAH, WE CAN START WITH THE THERE IS A SHORT SLIDE THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR MATERIALS THAT TALKS ABOUT THE THREE GOALS THAT WE HAD FOR THIS ASSESSMENT AND FROM MEMORY, THEY WERE STRAIGHTFORWARD FROM THE BEGINNING
FIRST, LIKE ANY GOOD ASSESSMENT, WANTED TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE WE STOOD AS AN ORGANIZATION
SO WHAT OUR STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND BARRIERS WERE WITH REGARDS TO ADVANCING EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AS A PORT
THE SECOND GOAL WAS TO EXCUSE ME
I'M BLINKING ON THE SECOND GOAL WAS NOT SEEING THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF ME
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS TO TRACK PROGRESS
IS THAT RIGHT? THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER COFFINS
THE SECOND GOAL WAS TO ESTABLISH THAT BASELINE SO WE COULD UNDERSTAND HOW WE ARE IMPROVING AND READING PROGRESS YEAR OVER YEAR
AND FINALLY, THAT THIRD GOAL IN RELATION TO THE FIRST ONE WAS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND TACTICS FOR ADDRESSING THE INEQUITIES THAT WE IDENTIFIED FROM THE ASSESSMENT SO THAT WE COULD TAKE STEPS STARTING IN 2022
TO REALLY ADVANCE EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE
THANKS FOR PUTTING THAT IN THE CHAT BOOTH
SO AS FAR AS OUR METHODOLOGY, WE STARTED WITH IDENTIFYING THE ISSUES
OVER THE COURSE OF MORE THAN TWELVE MONTHS, THE OFFICE OF EDI AND THE CHANGE TEAM ORGANIZED A SERIES OF EFFORTS TO RECEIVE INPUT AND FEEDBACK FROM PORT EMPLOYEES RELATED TO THE PORT CULTURE, POLICIES AND PRACTICES
IN THE COLUMN ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH WE COLLECTED THIS DATA
MOST NOTABLY, WE CONDUCTED AN EQUITY SURVEY, WHICH NEARLY 61% OF OUR WORKFORCE COMPLETED AND PROVIDED US WITH DATA RELATED TO WORKPLACE CULTURE, OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES, HIRING, PROMOTIONS, AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING IN WENDY'S AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SO FROM THIS, WE DID A GAP ANALYSIS BASED ON THE ISSUES THAT WE IDENTIFIED
WE THEN CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT AND ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES, AND WE DEVELOPED A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO NOT ONLY SUPPORT THOSE ONGOING EFFORTS BUT TO THEN FILL IN THE GAPS
AND THEN FINALLY WE REFINED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS
WE WENT BACK TO STAFF AND IN A SERIES OF 18 LISTENING SESSIONS, WE REPORTED BACK TO STAFF WHAT WE HAVE FOUND SO FAR IN OUR ASSESSMENT AND OUR PROPOSALS FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGES
WE RECEIVE INPUT TO FURTHER IMPROVE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS
WE ALSO WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS AND DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE ORGANIZATIONALLY CROSS CUTTING FUNCTION TO REFINE AND IMPROVE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS
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SO ALL THIS WORK HAS LED US HERE
WE'VE IDENTIFIED SIX FOCUS AREAS WHICH WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN JUST A MINUTE, WORKPLACE CULTURE OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES, EMPLOYMENT EQUITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, WENDY'S AND SMALL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
THESE ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED AGAIN BASED ON THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT THAT WE DID AND THE ISSUE IDENTIFICATION FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THINGS LIKE EQUITY SURVEY, CAUCUSING SERIES, TOWN HALL MEETINGS, AND MANY OTHER WAYS THAT WE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM OUR EMPLOYEES ABOUT HOW THEY EXPERIENCE INEQUITIES AT THE ORGANIZATION
SO WITHIN THESE SIX FOCUS AREAS, EMPLOYEES HELPED US TO IDENTIFY 15 INEQUITIES OR PATTERNS OF DISPARITIES, AND BASED ON THOSE 15 INEQUITIES, WE WORKED WITH EMPLOYEES TO PUT FORWARD A SET OF 53 ROBUST RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE A COMBINATION OF BOTH SHORTTERM AND LONG TERM TERM IMPACTS
FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, SPOTLIGHTING A RECOMMENDATION FOR ONE KEY ISSUE FROM EACH OF THE SIX FOCUS AREAS
BUT BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THAT, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AND THEIR CORRESPONDING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AIMED AT CREATING A PORT THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND IS INCLUSIVE OF EVERYONE WHILE ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND BARRIERS OF GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE MARGINALIZED IN PARTICULAR, BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WOMEN, ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF COLOR, AND REPRESENTATIVE OFFSHIFT WORKERS
SO PLEASE KEEP THAT CONTEXT IN MIND AS WE GO THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION, AND I'LL HAND IT BACK TO BOOKDA
NEXT SLIDE
THANK YOU, JAY
BEAUTIFUL
AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ALL RIGHT
SO OUR INTENT THROUGHOUT THIS WORK, NOT JUST FOR THE ASSESSMENT, BUT IN ADVANCING EQUITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, IS TO CREATE AND HOLD SAFE SPACES FOR THE VOICES OF ALL EMPLOYEES TO BE HEARD, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT OFTEN NOT BEEN HEARD IN OUR EFFORTS
MANY DID SPEAK
AS YOU JUST HEARD FROM JAY, 1300 EMPLOYEES ACTUALLY PROVIDED COMMENTS IN THE SURVEY AND OFTEN VERY BRAVELY AND CANDIDLY ABOUT SENSITIVE CONCERNS AND DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES
THE OFFICE OF EQUITY FEELS A RESPONSIBILITY TO BRING FORTH THESE VOICES AND TO DO SO IN AN OBJECTIVE WAY TO SURFACE THE MOST PREVALENT CONCERNS AND TO STAY TRUE TO THAT IN IDENTIFYING THE PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE QUOTE NEEDS TO FOCUS ON, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND OPEN HEART AS WE MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH THIS DISCUSSION TO REALLY TRY AND LISTEN TO THE WAYS THAT OUR EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND PRACTICES
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SO YOU'VE HEARD FROM STEVE METRUCK AND NOW FROM JAY ABOUT THE SIX FOCUS AREAS ON THE LEFT AND THE 15 KEY ISSUES
AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY THAT ALL OF THE FOCUS AREAS AND THE KEY ISSUES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY OUR EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY
WE'RE ABOUT TO GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL ABOUT THIS ASSESSMENT AND OUR RECOMMENDED ACTIONS, BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE AN OVERALL ANALYSIS
IN SHORT, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE YEARS
BUT THE CHANGES WE'RE RECOMMENDING AND THE ACTIONS WE NEED TO TAKE AS AN ORGANIZATION IS NOT SIMPLY ABOUT CHECKING BOXES
WE NEED TO SHIFT OUR CULTURE, HOW WE RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER, HOW WE RELATE TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE
WE NEED TO BE ANALYZING OUR WORK'S IMPACT ON PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, AND OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS
AND WE NEED TO BE BRAVE AND BOLD BECAUSE CHANGE, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS NOT EASY
WE'VE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF EQUITIES WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THESE ARE PATTERNS OF INEQUITIES BOTH INTERNAL TO OUR CULTURE AND POLICIES AND EXTERNAL TO HOW WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES OVERALL, I WOULD SAY THAT WE FOUND THAT EMPLOYEES OF COLOR EXPERIENCE DISPROPORTIONATELY NEGATIVE OUTCOMES COMPARED TO WHITE EMPLOYEES
WE SEE THIS IN REGARD TO HIRING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IN REGARDS TO DECISION MAKING AND WITH REGARDS TO DISCRIMINATION, TREATMENT AND OVERALL CULTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISORS AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ESSENTIALS TO THE SUCCESS TO BUILD AN EQUITABLE AND ANTIRACIST ORGANIZATION
WE FOUND MANY EXAMPLES OF SUPERVISORS BEING INSTRUMENTAL IN ADVANCING EQUITY AND INCLUSION, AS WELL AS SOME EXAMPLES OF BEING DISRUPTIVE AND DISCRIMINATORY AND CREATING A CULTURE OF FEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO REPORTING BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION
AND WE HAVE OBSERVED BARRIERS OR BEEN REPORTED BARRIERS THAT PREVENT COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE BOARD
BUT THE EBI ASSESSMENT ALSO FOUND THAT WE HAVE MANY STRENGTHS AND TO HELP US MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN MANY WAYS
I THINK THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS A LEADER AMONG ITS PEER MUNICIPALITIES LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY IN BOTH HOW COMMITTED WE ARE TO THE PORT, AS WELL AS HOW MUCH RESOURCES AND EFFORT WE HAVE WE'RE PUTTING TOWARDS TRUE CHANGE
WE HAVE A VERY SUPPORTIVE AND GROWING BODY OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ENGAGING IN EQUITY TRAININGS, INCORPORATING EQUITY INTO THEIR WORK AND PUSHING THEIR TEAMS TO IMPROVE
AND WE HAVE MANY EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS WITH COMMUNITIES WHERE WE ARE REBUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, COLLECTIVELY, MAKING DECISIONS AND DIRECTING FUNDING TO AREAS OF NEED
AND WE HAVE SUPPORTIVE LEADERSHIP THAT IS COMMUNICATING FROM THE TOP ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK AND LEADING BY EXAMPLE
AND SO WHILE WE HAVE A LONG AND HARD ROAD AHEAD, WE ARE VERY MUCH ON THE PATH
SO IN THE PROCESS, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN EACH, WE'RE GOING TO BE SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON JUST ONE KEY ISSUE PER BUCKET, AND THE ISSUES THAT WE FOCUS ON ARE EITHER BECAUSE THEY WERE MENTIONED A LOT BY OUR EMPLOYEES OR HAVE COME UP A LOT IN CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HELD SINCE THE ASSESSMENT
ALL RIGHT
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OKAY
WORKPLACE CULTURE IS PERHAPS THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL FOCUS AREA NOT ONLY IN THE CULTURE OF AN ORGANIZATION, OFTEN HARD TO QUANTIFY AND MEASURE, BUT IT'S PERVASIVE AFFECTING ALL ASPECTS OF AN ORGANIZATION'S PRACTICES, POLICIES, AND IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY
NEXT SLIDE, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KATIE GERARD FROM HERE
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSIONERS IS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KATIE GIRARD, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND PART OF THIS PRESENTATION TODAY
SO ONE WAY WE CAN MEASURE THE CULTURE OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE WAYS IN WHICH OUR EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCE AND PERCEIVE THE PORT IS THROUGH SURVEYS, AND THEIR COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK ON THE SCREEN ARE TWO COMMENTS FROM THE EMPLOYEES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE EQUITY SURVEY
THESE COMMENTS WERE IN REGARD TO EMPLOYEES FEELING UNSAFE, REPORTING INSTANCES OF DISCRIMINATION
THERE WERE 108 COMMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TOPIC, AND 100 OF THEM UNFORTUNATELY, EXPRESSED FEAR AND CONCERN OF RETALIATION
JUST LIKE THESE TWO COMMENTS ON THE SCREEN
WHILE WE CANNOT NECESSARILY RESPOND TO AND IMPLEMENT ALL OF THE SUGGESTIONS MADE AND FEEDBACK LIKE THIS, IT DOES GIVE US A SENSE OF HOW EMPLOYEES FEEL AND THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
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SO, IN WORKPLACE CULTURE, THERE ARE FOUR KEY ISSUES AND 17 RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS AREA
THE ISSUES ARE SUBSTANTIAL AND INCLUDE INCONSISTENCIES IN THE PORT VISION AND COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, THE LACK OF OPEN DIALOGUE ON EQUITY AND RACISM, THE LACK OF BIPOC REPRESENTATION AND VOICE AND DECISION MAKING, AND FINALLY, THE LACK OF SURETY AND FEAR OF RETALIATION AND REPORTING CONCERNS
AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WITH REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE, ONLY 50% OF EMPLOYEES WHO COMPLETED THE EQUITY SURETY SAID THAT THEY AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THEY ARE SATISFIED AND THAT ANY CONFLICTS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE RELATED TO DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION WOULD BE ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY
ADDITIONALLY, BYPASS EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY BLACK AND NATIVE AMERICAN EMPLOYEES, WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS LIKELY TO REPORT DISCRIMINATION THAN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE A FOCUS ON TRAINING SUPERVISORS ACROSS THE BOARD IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR COMFORT IN DEALING WITH THESE VERY CHALLENGING ISSUES, CLEARLY DEFINING WHAT AVIATION IS AND WHAT IT ISN'T, AND FINALLY, PROVIDING GOOD, CLEAR DIRECTION ON THE CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF OUR HR 18 POLICY, WHICH COVERS CORRECTIVE AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION, AS WELL AS OUR CODE OF CONDUCT POLICIES
CLEARLY, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND A LOT OF SKILL BUILDING TO BE DONE, AND WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THE OEDI TEAM AND MANY OTHERS TO MAKE THIS AN ORGANIZATION THAT RESPONDS TO THESE CONCERNS AND TAKES TANGIBLE ACTION TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR EMPLOYEES
NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO BOOT UP
THANK YOU, KATIE
ALL RIGHT
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WE'RE MOVING ON TO OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES FOR EQUITY
BROADLY, THIS REFERS TO HOW THE PORT OF COURT INTEGRATES EQUITY INTO SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM WORK
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SO THESE ARE THE THREE KEY ISSUES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN PROCESSES, AND I'M TURNING IT OVER TO NOT YET
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE, SUPERVISORS IN THIS REPORT HAVE COME UP A LOT IN MULTIPLE PLACES, ACTUALLY, OF THE KEY ISSUES SUPERVISORS WE DEFINE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY AS ANY EMPLOYEE THAT HAS ONE OR MORE DIRECT REPORT, THEY PLAY A CRITICAL AND VERY ROLE IN ADVANCING EQUITY AND ANTI RACISM IN THE ORGANIZATION
MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES RESPONDED IN A SURVEY THAT THEIR SUPERVISORS DETERMINE WHETHER DEPARTMENT'S WORK IS INFORMED BY EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS OR NOT
SOME DESCRIBE CHALLENGES OF DEPARTMENT LEADERS WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN EQUITY EFFORTS, WHILE OTHERS THAT THEY FEEL UNABLE TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT RACISM OR DISCRIMINATION, ESPECIALLY IF THE SUPERVISOR IS THE SOURCE OF THE CONCERN REPRESENTED
WORKERS ALSO EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT SUPPORT FROM THEIR SUPERVISORS, ESPECIALLY THE LACK OF OPEN DIALOGUE ABOUT RACIAL ISSUES, PARTICIPATION IN EQUITY PROGRAMMING OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS, ALSO CALLED FOR MORE TRAINING FOR MID LEVEL SUPERVISORS AND EXPRESSED THE NEED TO STOP PROTECTING SUPERVISORS WHO DISPLAY RACIST BEHAVIOR
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
NUMBER 25 AND 26 HAVE COME UP A LOT, AND THIS IS WHERE YOUR ROLE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRIC AND ALL OF THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM ARE SO CRITICAL ARE CONSISTENT
LEADING WITH EQUITY CONSISTENTLY MESSAGING ABOUT LEADING WITH EQUITY ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR ORGANIZATION
NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JERMAINE MORRIE TO GO INTO SOME MORE OF THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THIS SLIDE
JERMAINE
ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, AND WELCOME TO THE PORT GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN
LET'S TALK ABOUT GAPS AND CRITICAL ROLE OF SUPERVISOR
IN 2021, THE PORT OF SEATTLE MADE IT MANDATORY FOR ALL SUPERVISORS TO ATTEND A RACIAL EQUITY EIGHT HOUR COURSE
384 SUPERVISORS PORT WIDE COMPLETED 8 HOURS OF RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING
THE TRAINING WAS BROKEN UP OVER THREE SESSIONS, AND SUPERVISORS GAINED SKILLS AND STRATEGIES ON HOW TO ADDRESS RACIAL BIAS, FORTERRA CULTURE OF LEARNING, AND LEAD DIVERSE TEAMS AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, OFTENTIMES REFERRED TO AS PCS
THANKS TO NANCY CATANO CHANGE TEAM MEMBER, WE INCLUDED OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOLKS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THEM THEREAFTER
IN 2022, THE PORT WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER THE FOUNDATIONAL EIGHT HOUR COURSE FOR ALL NEW SUPERVISORS ENTERING THE PORT OF SEATTLE
ADDITIONALLY, OEDI WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT TO 10 HOURS OF REQUIRED ADVANCED RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING FOR ALL SUPERVISORS
PCS WILL ADHERE TO THE SAME REQUIREMENT
BUT AS THE LEADER, I'M HOPING TO INCREASE OUR LEARNING AND WORK CLOSELY WITH OEDI FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A JOINT RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING WITH ALL STAFF
THE TRAINING IS VALUABLE AND A MUST
IT DEMONSTRATES TEAMWORK
MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT ALLOWS EMPLOYEES TO BE VULNERABLE AND GET COMFORTABLE AS A TEAM AND TELL PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND TALK ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL
MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT ENCOURAGED EMPLOYEES TO START REPORTING POTENTIAL ISSUES, AND I REALLY WANT THAT IN PCS, WE CREATED A BEHAVIOR GOAL BASED ON CODE OF CONDUCT 14 THAT REQUIRES SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS WHO KNOW OF OR RECEIVE REPORTS OR COMPLAINTS OF OFFENDING BEHAVIOR TO PROMPTLY REPORT IT WITHOUT FEAR OF RETALIATION
AND ONCE THE BEHAVIOR IS REPORTED, AN INVESTIGATION AND AN INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, ALL PCS MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION
NEXT, LET'S TALK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OF EDI PERFORMANCE GOALS
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT ALL SUPERVISORS HAVE A MEASURABLE EQUITY COMPONENT TO THEIR ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, AND HR HAS ALREADY MADE PROGRESS ON THIS GOAL, AND IT'S BEGINNING THIS YEAR, ALL SUPERVISORS WILL HAVE AN EDI PERFORMANCE GOAL
THIS IS BUILDING ON PAST SUCCESS
WITH SUPPORT FROM JANICE ZON AND THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT GROUP, WE DEVELOPED A PERFORMANCE BEHAVIORAL GOAL AND ADDED IT INTO OUR REPRESENTATIVE WORK
OUR REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES WORK RULE EXCUSE ME AS AN EXPECTATION SO THAT WE CAN START HOLDING EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE
THE GOAL HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE SUMMER OF 2020
THE BEHAVIORAL GOAL IS TO RECOGNIZE PRACTICE EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, AND IT ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ANY RACIAL INJUSTICE AND DISCRIMINATION, AND IT ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEES TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS OBSTACLES TO PARTICIPATION IN RECOGNITION
ALONG WITH THE BEHAVIORAL GOAL, PCS HAS MANDATORY OEDI ESSENTIAL FUNCTION GOALS FOR ALL ITS EMPLOYEES, WHICH INCLUDES STARTING A MEETING WITH AN EQUITY MOMENT, PARTICIPATE IN ODI OPPORTUNITIES AT THE PORT WHEN HIRING NEW FTS OR BACKFILLING POSITIONS, WORK WITH TALENT ACQUISITION FOR OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ATTRACT DIVERSE CANDIDATE POOLS AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A DIVERSE HIRING PANEL WITH ESSENTIAL FUNCTION GOALS
LIKE THIS, WE CAN HELP FILL GAPS IN A CRITICAL ROLE OF SUPERVISOR AND NON SUPERVISORY ROLES, AND WE CAN HOLD THOSE ACCOUNTABLE WHO DON'T SUPPORT EDI, AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KATIE
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THANK YOU, JERMAINE
THE NEXT AREA OF FOCUS IS EMPLOYMENT
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SO THERE ARE THREE KEY ISSUES AND TEN RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS SECTION
THE THREE ISSUES ARE THE PERCEPTIONS AROUND INEQUITIES AND RECRUITMENT, HIRING AND QUALIFICATIONS, INEQUITIES IN COMPENSATION AND THE BARRIERS TO ADVANCEMENT FOR INTERNAL CANDIDATES
I'LL BE TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT KEY ISSUE NUMBER TEN AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT FOLLOW
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IN THE EQUITY SURVEY, EMPLOYEES GAVE INPUT ON SEVERAL ISSUES RELATED TO JOB ADVANCEMENT
COMMENTS FROM THE EQUITY SURVEY WERE ALMOST ALL EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN
AGAIN, THE MOST FREQUENT ISSUE CITED WAS FAVORITISM OF WHITE MALES AND PROMOTION DECISIONS, INCLUDING KIND OF THIS LONGSTANDING, GOOD OLD BOYS NETWORK THAT CREATE BARRIERS FOR EMPLOYEES OF COLOR OUTSIDE OF THOSE NETWORKS
ANOTHER ISSUE NOTED WAS THE PERCEPTION THAT EXTERNAL HIRING IS OFTEN PRIORITIZED OVER OUR INTERNAL PROMOTIONS
MANY EMPLOYEES NOTED THAT A LACK OF TIME IS A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER FOR THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS
HERE WITHIN THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO STRESS DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND ENSURE SUPERVISORS PUT THIS INTO THEIR STAFF PERFORMANCE GOALS
THE HR TEAM IS WELL ON THE WAY TO MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR PROCESSES, AS WELL AS WORKING ON CLEANING UP OUR HIRING DATA TO BETTER REPORT ON WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN RETIRING HIRING
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD DATA TO SUPPORT WHAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE PORT
WE'VE HAD SOME DATA CHALLENGES AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TELLING THE STORY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE PORT
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE DEVELOPING A REPORT TO REFLECT THE INTERNAL VERSUS EXTERNAL HIRES
AND JUST IN 2021, WE HAD 248 COMPETITIVE HIRING PROCESSES AND OF THOSE, 91 WERE INTERNAL HIRE, SO DOING PRETTY GOOD
WE ALWAYS KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE EXTERNAL AND WE WANT TO HAVE THAT GOOD BALANCE, BUT CERTAINLY MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE DATA TO SUPPORT WHAT'S HAPPENING IS IMPORTANT
WE ALSO HAVE A WELL ESTABLISHED MENTORING PROGRAM AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THESE PROGRAMS AS THAT'S ANOTHER WAY FOR PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND GET FEEDBACK FROM OTHER PROFESSIONALS HERE AT THE PORT
AGAIN, THE WORK CONTINUES AND WE ARE AGAIN PLEASED TO PARTNER WITH OEDI AND OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS AND OUR DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY COUNCIL
I THINK THESE GROUPS COLLECTIVELY WILL CERTAINLY MAKE AN IMPACT ON OUR PROCESSES GOING FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY IMPROVE THE PERCEPTIONS OF HIRING AND EMPLOYMENT HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
ALL RIGHT, BACK TO YOU, JERMAINE
ALL RIGHT
THANKS, KATIE
NICK
EQUITY CAPACITY BUILDING WE MEAN OUR ABILITY TO TRAIN AND DEVELOP POOR EMPLOYEE SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY WITHIN THEIR TEAM AND WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION BROADLY
NEXT SLIDE THE EQUITY SURVEY FOUND THAT 74.5% OF RESPONDENTS AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT PARTICIPATION IN OEDI PROGRAMS TO NORMALIZE RACIAL EQUITY IS ENCOURAGED
BUT THERE WAS ALSO SEVERAL ISSUES IDENTIFIED SUCH AS LAST OF TIME, RESOURCES AND RESISTANCE FROM BOTH SUPERVISORS AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
NEXT SLIDE THERE'S ONLY ONE KEY ISSUE IN THE FOCUS AREA SO WE CAN SKIP THIS SLIDE AND TAKE A DEEPER DIVE AT THE NEXT SLIDE
LET'S TALK ABOUT BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, RESOURCES, AND RESISTANCE
IN MY OPINION, THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES IN ONE OF THE PREVIOUS SLIDES RELATED TO WORKPLACE CULTURE AND EMPLOYEE COMMENTED IN THE EQUITY SURVEY, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT REPORTED BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION, I'M 100% CONFIDENT THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT
OUR VALUES ARE A JOKE
THEY ARE NOT EVEN WORTH THE PAPER THEY'RE WRITTEN ON
THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE TO WORK FOR
I HAVE TO TELL YOU AS A LEADER, THIS IS HEARTBREAKING AND NOBODY SHOULD FEEL THAT WAY
HONESTLY
AT TIMES I'VE HAD SIMILAR FEELINGS
I WANT TO ELIMINATE FEELINGS OF DISTRUST, INFLUENCE AND CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN PCS AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE STARTED BY MODIFYING OUR VISION MISSION WITH CORE VALUES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ALIGNED WITH THE PORT OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION AND LATER CHANGED OUR LOGO TO ILLUSTRATE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND WATERFRONT TEAM TO SHOW THAT WE ARE ONE TEAM
IN ADDITION TO THE SUPERVISOR RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING, FRONTLINE WORKERS AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS WERE REQUIRED TO TAKE 3 HOURS OF RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING
431 PORT WIDE STAFF COMPLETED THE TRAINING
ONE DISPARITY IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE ISSUE IS THAT EDI ACTIVITIES, TRAININGS, AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SIMPLY ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE WORKERS AND SHIFT WORKERS FOR SEVERAL REASONS
IN PCS, WE ARE ALWAYS SEEKING WAYS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS NOT JUST TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND PERFORMING WORK, BUT ALSO SEEKING WAYS TO REMOVE INEQUITIES AND UNFAIRNESS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO BE MORE EMPATHETIC AND MORE FAIR WITH HOW WE TREAT OUR EMPLOYEES AND HOW WE TREAT PEOPLE IN GENERAL
PCS AS A WHOLE IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES WITH AN EQUITY LENS TO PROMOTE CHANGE AND FIND WAYS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE FAIRER WITHIN I FULLY SUPPORT THE CHANGE TEAM MEMBERS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT DOESN'T NEED TO BE RESTRICTED TO GETTING WORK DONE
IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT HOW THE WORK IS GETTING DONE AND BY WHOM TO ELIMINATE INEQUITIES CHANGE IS WHAT WE NEED AND ANYONE WHO RESISTS CHANGE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM, NOT THE SOLUTION
IN 2021, PCS ALL NONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES OBTAINED MANDATORY CPI TRAINING
SOME OF THE REPRESENTATIVE FOLKS COMPLETED LINK LEADERSHIP IN 2022
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIND INITIATIVES TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MORE FAIR AND TO BE MORE EFFICIENT TO REMOVE ANY BARRIERS
WE WILL START BY INCLUDING THE REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES
MANY YEARS AGO I WAS A REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEE AND I RECALL MANY OF THE UNFAIR CHALLENGES IN UPHILL BATTLES, ESPECIALLY AS A BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN
I DON'T EVER WANT TO FORGET WHERE I CAME FROM OR FORGET HOW I GOT WHERE I AM TODAY IN POOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
JANAE FISCHER ESTABLISHED AN INTERNAL BOOK CLUB AND IS CONTINUING TO SEEK TIME SLOTS TO ALLOW FOR REPRESENTATION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE
IN 2021, WE GOT PORTED IPHONES AND INCREASED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DESKTOP WORKSTATIONS FOR OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOLKS SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE EASIER ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES
IN 2022, PCS ALLOCATED 5% OF CREW TIME TO NON PROJECT ACTIVITIES
THIS CREATED AN AVENUE FOR REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND VIRTUAL DEVELOPMENT OR EQUITY TRAININGS AS WORK ALLOWS
WHILE WE DEVELOP A POLICY, WHEN YOU HEAR NAMES LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN, YOU ONLY HEAR ABOUT THE SHOTS HE MADE
JACKIE ROBINSON YOU ONLY HEAR ABOUT THE HOME RUNS
THOMAS EDISON, YOU ONLY HEAR ABOUT THE SUCCESSFUL LIGHT BULB CREATION
WHAT YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT IS THE MISS SHOTS, THE STRIKEOUTS OR THE FAILED EXPERIENCES
THE SAME COULD BE SAID ABOUT HOW YOU TREAT SOMEONE UNFAVORABLY OR BECAUSE OF THEIR SKIN COLOR OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER
BUT AGAIN, AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN, I KNOW THERE ARE MANY UNSPOKEN MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
SO IN 2022, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO EXPLORE THE NEED TO CREATE DEDICATED FUNDING TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN EDI EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY THE REPRESENTATIVE FOLKS AND SHIFT WORKERS
THEIR VOICE MATTERS, TOO
WITH LEADERSHIP ENFORCEMENT
TOGETHER, WE CAN REMOVE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, RESOURCES AND RESISTANCE, AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO FERRY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
DOMAIN
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK I'M KERI PRAVITZ
SHE'S HER PRONOUNS, AND I SERVED AS THE EAST KING COUNTY COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER IN THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
SO FAR, THE KEY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS WE'VE COVERED HAVE BEEN FOCUSED INTERNALLY
NOW I'M GOING TO COVER A COUPLE OF ISSUES THAT ARE EXTERNALLY FOCUSED, HOW WE SHOW UP AND WORK WITH AND ENGAGE WITH OUR EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITIES
I'LL START WITH ENGAGING WITH WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
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BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AFFIRM THE PORT'S EFFORTS IN CONTRACTING WITH SMALL AND WOMEN IN MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES, BUT MANY HAVE ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERNS AND IDENTIFIED AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS
THERE WERE TWO KEY ISSUES HERE AND FOUR RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
THE EQUITY SURVEY YIELDED 95 COMMENTS OVERALL ABOUT CONTRACTING, TWO THIRDS OF WHICH DESCRIBED AREAS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING REDUCING FERRIES AND CREATING MORE STREAMLINED PROCESSES FOR CONTRACTORS, ADDRESSING THE LACK OF WIND BEE AVAILABILITY FOR CERTAIN SERVICES, AND EXPANDING OUTREACH TO A BROADER UNIVERSE OF VENDORS
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AS WE LOOK AT THE KEY ISSUES OF BARRIERS, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR THIS IS AN ASSESSMENT OF THOSE BARRIERS FROM WENDY'S AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH THE PORT
WE RELEASED AN RFP IN NOVEMBER FOR A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT THIS ASSESSMENT
THE CONSULTANT IS REQUIRED TO REPORT BACK A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS IN Q FOUR OF 2022
THIS PROCESS WILL ENGAGE WENDY'S, WHO HAS WORKED WITH THE PORT AND INCORPORATE THEIR FEEDBACK INTO THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS
THE OTHER RECOMMENDATION IN THIS AREA IS THAT THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING GROUP WILL STRENGTHEN INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TRAINING ABOUT CONTRACTING AND OUTREACH TO WENDY'S
YOU HEARD FROM BOTH LAWRENCE COLEMAN AND ME AND RICE EARLIER TODAY ON THE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE EFFORTS EARLIER IN THIS AREA
EARLIER IN TODAY'S MEETING
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ENGAGING IMPACTED COMMUNITIES THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA HAVE TO DO WITH HOW WE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE COURT EMPLOYEES HAVE MIXED ASSESSMENTS ON THE INCLUSION AND ROLE OF EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PORT WORK AND DECISION MAKING, PARTICULARLY FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND BIPOC LED ORGANIZATIONS
THIS WAS ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP EARLIER TODAY IN QUESTIONS BY COMMISSIONERS DURING THE TOURISM REPORT SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE GRANTS PROCESSES
AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS COMMENT, THERE IS HISTORICAL CONTEXT THAT CANNOT BE IGNORED
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THERE ARE TWO KEY ISSUES IN THIS AREA AND FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
THE TWO KEY ISSUES ARE LACK OF EMPOWERED AND MEANINGFUL WAYS FOR EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE WITH SUPPORT AND CHALLENGING PROCESSES FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRACT WITH THE PORT
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AS WE LOOK AT THE KEY ISSUE OF THE LACK OF EMPOWERMENT AND MEANINGFUL WAYS FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE WITH SUPPORT, I JUST WANT TO STOP AND SAY MANY PEOPLE THINK THIS WORK FALLS PRIMARILY WITHIN THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AND EVEN WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM
HOWEVER, MULTIPLE TEAMS AND DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PORT ARE CONSTANTLY ENGAGING WITH EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITIES IN THEIR DAILY OPERATIONS
THUS, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT IN ALL AREAS WE ARE AUTHENTICALLY ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE
ONE POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW THE PORT HAS INCREASED MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMISSION RESOLUTION 37 67 THAT ESTABLISHED THE PORT COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM, THE PCAT, AND THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT
THE PORT IS CENTERING THE VOICES OF OUR NEAR PORT STAKEHOLDERS THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY OUR MARITIME INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS
WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A SHARED DECISION MAKING MODEL FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN PLACE
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS IN THIS AREA ARE THE COMMUNITY EQUITY BOARD
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS FOR US TO ENGAGE AND INVOLVE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
OUR PLAN IS TO ADVERTISE IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022 FOR THIS BOARD
OEDI AND IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH BEST PRACTICES AND ARE GETTING RECOGNITION LOCALLY FOR DOING SO, AND WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE EFFORTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE THROUGHOUT OUR PORT OPERATIONS
EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM WILL WORK INTERNALLY TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE INTENTIONAL, AUTHENTIC, AND MEANINGFUL WAYS AND HOW WE ENGAGE WITH OUR EXTERNAL AUDIENCES AND SET UP WAYS THAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THOSE FACING OUTWARD CAN DO SO AS WELL
AND THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION IN THIS AREA IS FOR THE PORT TO BROADEN OUR WORK AND LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS PROVIDE FUNDING FOR STIPENDS FOR COMMUNITY ADVISORS AS WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, I'M NOW GOING TO HAND IT BACK TO JAY TO GO OVER TO THE NEXT STEPS
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THANKS, FERRY
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I KNOW WE'VE COVERED A LOT OF INFORMATION AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US
AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS
ODI IS GOING TO BE TAKING THESE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS AND TURNING THEM INTO AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WITH CORRESPONDING MILESTONES IN WAYS THAT WE'RE MEASURING SUCCESS
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE A LOT OF THIS WORK INTO OUR 2022 STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
WE SHOULD HAVE THAT PLAN FINALIZED BY THE END OF JANUARY
SOME OF THIS WORK IS GOING TO TAKE MORE TIME NOT ONLY TO IMPLEMENT, BUT TO ALSO PLAN OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE WORK
SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN ONGOING EFFORT
BUT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WE WILL BE MANAGING AND COORDINATING ALL OF THESE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS WITH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND CHANGE TEAMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LEADING THIS WORK
AND WE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY COME BACK TO YOU LATER IN THIS YEAR TO REPORT ON THIS PROGRESS AND TALK ABOUT DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC EQUITY GOALS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT AND START MEASURING IN FUTURE YEARS
AND I WILL TURN IT TO BOOKDA TO CLOSE THIS OUT
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU, AUBREE, YOU CAN STOP SHARING SLIDES
I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON ALL THESE SLIDES
THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS DAY WHEN WE HAVE OUR FIRST MAJORITY BY CLOCK COMMISSION IN THE HISTORY OF THE PORTFOLIO AND TO SAY HOW HONORED I AM TO NOT ONLY PRESENT THIS BODY OF WORK TO THE COMMISSION, BUT ALSO TO PARTNER WITH YOU IN THE COMING YEARS TO IMPLEMENT EQUITY INTO THE ORGANIZATION, AS YOU CLEARLY HAVE BOTH THE LIVED EXPERIENCE, BUT ALSO THE EXPERTISE THAT ALLOWS US TO BE BOLD AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD AN ANTI RACIST ORGANIZATION
THANK YOU
AND WE'RE READY FOR YOUR QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, BUDDY
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY THE JAY AND KATIE AND JERMAINE AND FERRY FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION OF A REALLY HARD TOPIC
IT'S NEVER FUN TO SORT OF TAKE OUR MEDICINE, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HEAR WHAT THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THIS ORGANIZATION AND SUCCESS ARE EXPERIENCING, AND NOT ALL OF IT IS POSITIVE
AND I THINK THE SIGN OF A HEALTHY ORGANIZATION IS A WILLINGNESS TO TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND TO TRULY ADDRESS THEM
SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO GO AROUND AND GIVE EACH COMMISSIONER AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND ASK QUESTIONS
WE'RE GOING TO START AGAIN WITH COMMISSIONERS CHUCK
YEAH
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I DON'T THINK IT'S A COINCIDENCE, BOOKDA, THAT WE ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION TODAY AS WE WELCOME OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS AND OUR FIRST BY POPULARITY
I THINK IT'S IN MANY WAYS A TESTAMENT TO A LOT OF THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY HERE AT THE PORT
WE COVERED A LOT DURING THIS PRESENTATION, SO I'M GOING TO SPARE EVERYONE THE LENGTHY LINE OF QUESTIONING
I HOPE MY NEW COLLEAGUES GET A DEEPER BRIEFING AND OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS THEY WANT ON THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE THAT WE PASSED BACK IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR OR GUESS LAST YEAR NOW, RIGHT? BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
BUT I DID WANT TO QUICKLY MAKE A COMMENT FOR CONTEXT
AND MAYBE FOR MY NEW COLLEAGUES, AWARENESS IS THAT FOLKS MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION WAS VERY INWARD LOOKING
IT WAS ABOUT HOW THE PORT AS AN ORGANIZATION CAN BE MORE EQUITABLE WITHIN ITSELF
I THINK THERE ARE TWO MAIN REASONS FOR THAT
THE FIRST IS, I BELIEVE, FOR AN ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EXTERNALLY TO ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE TOUCH
IT FIRST NEEDS TO BE EQUITABLE, DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE INTERNALLY, AND THAT WILL, I THINK, NATURALLY MANIFESTS ITSELF IN EVERYTHING WE DO OUTWARDLY WHEN THAT HAPPENS
IN OTHER WORDS, WE CAN'T CLAIM TO PROMOTE EQUITY IF WE ARE NOT AN EQUITABLE ORGANIZATION OURSELVES FIRST AND OFTENTIMES I THINK BUDDHA AND I REFER TO DOING EVERYTHING THROUGH THE LENS OF EQUITY
RIGHT? WE SAY, LET'S DO EVERYTHING THROUGH THE LENS OF EQUITY
AND I THINK THAT ANALOGY IS SO PRUDENT BECAUSE AS SOMEONE WHO WEARS GLASSES IN REAL LIFE, YOU NEED TO GET USED TO WEARING THOSE GLASSES ALL THE TIME, NOT JUST PUTTING THOSE GLASSES ON WHENEVER YOU NEED IT
AND SO AS AN ORGANIZATION, I THINK WE ARE WORKING AND FLEXING OUR MUSCLES AND WORKING TO GET USED TO WEARING THAT LENS OF EQUITY
AND SO WHILE THIS PRESENTATION MAY HAVE KIND OF BEEN A LITTLE LIGHT ON SOME OF THE EXTERNAL WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO AS AN ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE EQUITY, I BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WAS TOUCHED UPON IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS A VERY BIG FIRST STEP
AND I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY IMPACT THAT WILL FLOURISH AS A RESULT OF OUR LOOKING INTO THE MIRROR
THE SECOND REASON WHY WE'RE FOCUSING SO MUCH INTERNALLY IS BECAUSE I THINK AS COMMISSIONERS, WE NEED TO REMIND OURSELVES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THAT ULTIMATELY WE ARE TEMPORARY HIRES
I'M A TEMP HIRE, RYAN'S, A TEMP HIRE
WE'RE ALL TEMP HIRE AS COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE MOST PART, CAREER PORT EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO OUTLAST US HERE AT THIS ORGANIZATION, I HOPE
AND THAT'S WHY IN ORDER FOR US TO PROMOTE EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND INSTITUTIONALIZE IT, IT NEEDS TO BE A BOTTOM UP APPROACH THAT INVOLVES POOR EMPLOYEES
THAT WAY, WHEN NONE OF US ARE HERE ANYMORE, THAT LENS OF EQUITY OUTLASTS US
SO ALL THAT TO SAY, I REALLY WANT TO THANK BOOKDA AND OUR TEAM FOR ENGAGING WITH OUR OWN PEOPLE
I FEEL LIKE OFTENTIMES WHEN AN EDI INITIATIVE OR ORDER IS GIVEN FROM A TOP DOWN PERSPECTIVE, THESE ORGANIZATIONS BRING IN EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS AND THEY TELL THE ORGANIZATION WHAT TO DO WITHOUT MUCH ENGAGEMENT WITH ACTUAL EMPLOYEES AND PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS
SO BOOKDA AND TEAM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU APPROACH THIS
I WAS HONORED TO BE A PART OF THE MANY CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAD WITH EMPLOYEES AND, ERGS
I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE ALL THE PROGRESS WE MADE, ALL THE SUGGESTIONS, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ARE PUTTING A LIGHT ONTO THAT MAY HAVE BEEN BRUSHED UNDER THE RUG FOR MANY YEARS
AND I'M ESPECIALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FURTHER PROGRESS WE'LL MAKE GOING FORWARD
SO THANK YOU, JAY BOOKDA AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, GERMAINE, REALLY APPRECIATE IT
IT CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED HOW CRUCIAL THIS WORK IS, HOW GROUNDBREAKING IT IS
AND QUITE HONESTLY, I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT OTHER BODIES OF GOVERNMENTS IN OUR PREJUDICED REGION, I CAN SAY CONFIDENTLY THAT WE ARE LEADING THE CHARGE IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CHANGING THINGS FOR THE BETTER, BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNALLY
SO THANK YOU
AND I WILL YOU IN MY TIME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS CHO, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS ANY TIME LEFT TO YIELD, BUT ANYWAY, I'M JUST WANTING TO FOLLOW UP, ACTUALLY, FROM THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATION REALLY ON THE EXTERNAL SIDE OF THINGS
BUT I DO WANT TO JUST NOTE THAT THE WONDERFUL NATURE OF THIS TIMING OF THIS PRESENTATION FOR OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS WAS NOT BY ACCIDENT IN THAT WE HELD THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY APPROPRIATE
AND SO I'M GLAD THAT THAT WORKED OUT AS WELL AS IT DID
AND JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE, IT WAS WHEN COURTNEY, GREG WAR AND I WE CO CHAIRED THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE BACK IN 2016 THAT WE HAD A GROUP OF EXTERNAL FOLKS WITH DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES WHO RECOMMENDED THE AVIATION OF A POSITION LIKE BOOKS
AND SO THIS REALLY CAME OUT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATION, AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S BLOSSOMED INTO SOMETHING FAR GREATER THAN THAT
BUT THE QUESTION I HAD WAS SORT OF FOLLOWING UP ON THE QUESTION I HAD FOR ME WAS IN TERMS OF THE WINDY CONTRACTING WORK, THE WAY I'M READING THE RECOMMENDATIONS HERE THAT THE BARRIERS TO ENTER A SMALL BUSINESS WAS SOMEWHAT IN THE WAY IN WHICH THE CONTRACTING OR THE SOLICITATIONS WERE THE LANGUAGE THAT IS USED AND JUST OVERCOMING SOME OF THE CHALLENGES JUST TO DEAL WITH THE RESPONDING TO THESE ARDUOUS APPLICATIONS
OFTEN I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT IN TERMS OF STRATEGICALLY, WE, OF COURSE, WANT TO SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES
BUT DO YOU SEE A DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY TO REACH OUT TO A BROADER PERIMETER IF, INDEED, I DON'T WANT THIS SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY? WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF A BUY POCKET COMMUNITY
THEREFORE, WE CAN'T HAVE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE
THE CITY IS NOT VERY DIVERSE AT LARGE COMPARED TO OTHER BIG CITIES
THEREFORE, WE SHOULDN'T JUST HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF WINDY PARTICIPANTS
RIGHT
SO I'M JUST WONDERING, WOULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT WAYS TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVELY SOLICITING FOLKS THAT MAYBE IF THESE BIG CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE, MAYBE THERE WOULD BE MORE WINDY BUSINESSES THAT WOULD SET UP SHOP OR ACTIVE SUBS FOR THESE CONTRACTS THAT WE GENERATE? I'M JUST WONDERING, AS ANOTHER WAY TO OVERCOME THE REPRESENTATION
DO WE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? IS IT OKAY TO SPEAK, PLEASE? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION
I KNOW THAT STILL
OH, I SEE ME AND I JUST TURNED ON HIS CAMERA AND PROBABLY WANTS TO ANSWER THAT
AS I HEARD YOUR QUESTION, YOU'RE ASKING, CAN WE BE MORE BOLD? CAN WE INCREASE OUR NUMBERS? CAN WE EXCEED OUR GOALS AND THE METRICS? AND I THINK OUR ASSESSMENTS WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL IN BRINGING THE PERSPECTIVES OF SMALL AND WINDY BUSINESSES TO US ABOUT THE SPECIFIC BARRIERS AND ALSO ABOUT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE CAN INCREASE
BUT I WANT TO TURN THIS OVER TO MIAN TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS
NO, THANKS
BOOKED
HELLO, EVERYBODY
ONCE AGAIN
SO REAL QUICK, COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THIS IS PART OF THE ORIGINAL STUDY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A NUMBER OF COMMISSION MEETINGS AGO, AND AS PART OF ONE OF THE SCOPE ITEMS IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE AREAS OF HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE UPON OUR CONTRACTING FROM A WMBE PERSPECTIVE AND EVEN LOOKING OUTSIDE OF THE AREA
AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT THE PORT OF WHAT OUR CONSULTANT WILL BE LOOKING AT IN THE FUTURE
YEAH
THANK YOU
I WAS JUST TRYING TO EXPAND THE QUESTION TO HOW MUCH IT'S INTEGRATED INTO THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, BECAUSE I'M SURE THERE ARE BARRIERS TO LOCAL WMBE PARTICIPATION, BUT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL BARRIERS TO MORE DISTANT WMBE PARTICIPATION
SO IT'S JUST I THINK IT'S CONCENTRIC CIRCLES OF CHALLENGES
SURE
NO, ABSOLUTELY
AND JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT I WANT TO BRING UP WE DO ADVERTISE IN SOME OF THE NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING HERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY CONTRACTORS ALL THE WAY TO THE AJAC
I KEEP FORGETTING WHAT AJAC STANDS FOR
SO THERE ARE SOME LARGER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PUTS OUT SOME OF THESE CONTRACTS TO ACTUALLY GET A BETTER BREADTH AND DEPTH OF BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED ABOUT WORKING UP HERE IN THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN REGION
EXCELLENT
I WOULD JUST THINK THERE'S A CONCESSIONNAIRES FOR THEM THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN ONE FOR OUR NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES, JUST TO SEE WHATEVER HURDLES THAT WE COULD HELP THEM OVERCOME
BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE A NETWORK TO DRAW FROM
WE MAKE IT FOR THEM THE BETTER
RIGHT
I ALWAYS SAY THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
SO I NEVER SAY WE HAVE ALL EVERYTHING
BUT I DO SAY THAT IF THERE'S OTHER PLACES THAT WE'RE MISSING, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW AND SEND THEM MY WAY
THANK YOU, MAN
MOVING ON TO COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CALKINS
AND I WANT TO JUST REALLY COMMEND THE EQUITY OFFICE TEAM FOR THIS TREMENDOUS BODY OF WORK
IT'S TRULY SUCH A HUGE FEAT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY THOUGHTFULLY CRAFT, EXECUTE, AND NOW PRESENT TO US SINCE YOUR ORIGINAL ESTABLISHMENT NOT SO LONG AGO
I WILL ALSO SHARE THAT IN MY CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WASHINGTON STATE'S COMMISSION ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS
I REPRESENTED THE COMMISSION UPON THE STATE'S EQUITY OFFICE TASK FORCE, AND YOUR OFFICE HAS BEEN SUCH A HUGE EXAMPLE OF WHAT TRULY MEANINGFULLY STANDING UP THIS SORT OF OFFICE AND DOING THIS SORT OF WORK COULD LOOK LIKE
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU
IN ADDITION, FOR THIS IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN PROMOTING A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE PORT OF SEATTLE
I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION FOR JERMAINE, AND I AM WONDERING WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN ALLEGATIONS OF HARASSMENT, MISCONDUCT OR DISCRIMINATION WHO CONDUCTS THOSE INVESTIGATIONS
SO RIGHT NOW, IF AN EMPLOYEE WERE TO REPORT SOMETHING TO A SUPERVISOR THAT GOES TO WORKPLACE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY CONDUCT THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AND GET BACK TO US WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US TO TAKE THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON
AND I WONDER IF KATIE WOULD LIKE TO PERHAPS ADD TO THAT
KATIE
YEAH
GERMAINE IS EXACTLY CORRECT
YEAH
THE WORKPLACE RESPONSIBILITY TEAM IS PART OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, AND THERE'S A TEAM, A MIGHTY TEAM OF TWO
THEY DO ALSO PARTNER WITH THE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS PORTION OF HUMAN RESOURCES
SO DEPENDING ON IF IT'S A PERFORMANCE ISSUE OR A CODE OF CONTACT ISSUE, CODE OF CONDUCT SPECIFICALLY GOES TO OUR WORKPLACE RESPONSIBILITY KIND OF
EVERYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT GOES TO HR
SO WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE ISSUES AND DETERMINE FINDINGS AND RECOMMEND STEPS TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF THOSE FINDINGS
STEVE, I SAW YOUR HAND, BUT YOU RETRACTED IT
DID IT GET SAID
I THINK BOTH JERMAINE AND KATIE DID A GOOD JOB OF DESCRIBING THAT
AND, COMMISSIONER, WE CAN WALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH YOU AS WELL, BUT THEY DESCRIBED IT PERFECTLY OF WHAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO INVESTIGATE ALL THAT INFORMATION
ALL THOSE REPORTS THAT COME TO US COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU'RE MUTED
I'M ALSO WONDERING ABOUT THE EXTENT TO WHICH YOU DISAGGREGATE ETHNIC DATA, SO NOT JUST WITHIN RACIAL CATEGORIES, BUT ALSO, DO YOU JUST AGGREGATE TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND DISPARITIES AND EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE BY ETHNICITY AS WE KNOW THAT LUMPING FOLKS TOGETHER IN ONE BIG GROUP
IT CAN OFTEN PUT A VENEER OVER THE DIFFERENCES IN THEIR EXPERIENCES
AND MY OTHER RELATED QUESTION IS AND YOU MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THIS, BUT DO YOU CAPTURE IT? MIGHT NOT EVEN BE LEGAL TO DO THIS, BUT DO YOU CAPTURE INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER THEY ARE FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANT, SECOND GENERATION REFUGEE OR BECAUSE OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS HAVE EXPERIENCED BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITIES? BIG QUESTION
AND THE THIRD COMPONENT IS ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ADAPTING A BARRIER IN ADVANCING THROUGH THE RANKS
YEAH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
CERTAINLY WE FOLLOW THE CENSUS CATEGORIES IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEES'ABILITY TO VOLUNTARILY REPORT THEIR RACE AND ETHNICITY
IT IS VOLUNTARY LIKE WE CANNOT COMPEL EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO US
AND IF YOU LOOK AT OUR WE HAVE A GREAT WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS DASHBOARD THAT WE CAN SEND YOU THE LINK TO
THAT REALLY BREAKS IT DOWN IN TERMS OF WHERE WE'RE AT, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 16% OF OUR EMPLOYEE BASE BUT DOES NOT IDENTIFY THEIR RACE OR ETHNICITY
WE'VE REALLY TRIED IT'S IMPROVED A LITTLE BIT
I THINK IT WAS AT 18% WHEN I GOT HERE, WE'VE DONE SOME EXTRA COMMUNICATION TO GET PEOPLE TO REALLY OWN THAT INFORMATION, TO HELP US TELL THE STORY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AT THE PORT
BUT AGAIN, IT'S A VOLUNTARY TASK FOR EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE
ONCE THEY'RE HIRED, WE DON'T GO DOWN INTO IMMIGRATION STATUS OR WHAT GENERATION OF AN IMMIGRANT
WE DON'T COLLECT THAT INFORMATION
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE THINGS WE COULD EXPAND ON
I HAVE PUT IN PLACE AN HR DATA PERSON SPECIFICALLY TO HELP US REALLY DEFINE OUR DATA ONE BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE GOOD DATA AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CONSISTENTLY ADDED INTO OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REPORTING THAT OUT AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE GOOD ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION
SO WE'VE MADE SOME GREAT STRIDES IN JUST GETTING SOME MORE DATA AVAILABLE TO STAFF, BUT CERTAINLY THOSE SECOND TWO ITEMS THAT YOU IDENTIFIED, WE DO NOT CURRENTLY COLLECT THAT INFORMATION
WHAT ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY? YEAH, THAT AS WELL
THAT IS NOT ANYTHING THAT IS CAPTURED IN OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TODAY
SO THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT
WE HAVE DONE QUITE A FEW THINGS IN TERMS OF PUTTING OUT INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND PARTNERING WITH DIFFERENT COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND THAT REACH
BUT CERTAINLY IT'S NOT A DATA POINT THAT WE CAPTURE ON OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES
IF I CAN ADD THAT THE OFFICE OF EQUITY IS NOW TAKING OVER THE FILING OF THE ANNUAL TITLE SIX REPORT
WE'VE ONLY DONE IT ONE TIME FOR THIS LAST YEAR, AND IN THAT PROCESS, I LEARNED THAT ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE I THINK WE CAN MAKE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IS LANGUAGE ACCESS PLANS ACROSS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY PLAN ON TACKLING IN THE COMING YEAR
SO THAT'S ONE THAT IS JUST THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THIS OFFICE
THANK YOU BOOKDA
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS TOSHA YOU'RE? STILL? OKAY, GREAT
ALL RIGHT
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED FIRST
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PRESENTERS
THE WHOLE OEDI TEAM DIRECTOR BOOKED UP FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
THIS IS REALLY TOUGH WORK
AND ALSO THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER CHO AND EXECUTIVE STEVE METRUCK FOR ALSO TAKING THIS ON
THESE ARE ISSUES THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE ADDRESSED IN ONE GIVING DAY OR ONE MEETING
IT'S HEAVY WORK
IT IS CHANGING CULTURES ORGANIZATIONS, BUT IT'S WORK THAT WE HAVE TO BE WILLING TO COMMIT TO AND INVEST IN AND PUTTING DOLLARS BEHIND IT
AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE
I REALLY DO THINK THE PORT CAN LEAD US IN THAT WAY IN MAKING THOSE CHANGES
BEING AN ECONOMIC ENGINE IN OUR REGION, WE CAN HELP MOVE THIS ORGANIZATION IN A WAY THAT WE ARE LEADING IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA, AND WE HAVE TO DO IT ALSO FROM THE TOP RIGHT, ENSURING THAT EVEN OUR OWN COMMISSION OFFICE, WE LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
HOW MANY BLACK PEOPLE DO WE HAVE WORKING IN OUR OWN COMMISSIONERS OFFICE? AND REFLECTING ON THAT AND REPRESENTATION ISN'T JUST ABOUT HAVING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLACK OR LOOK LIKE ME IN A ROOM, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT TOKENIZING PEOPLE
BUT WE ARE BRINGING PEOPLE ALONG BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES MATTER AND THAT HELPS US IN THE MARKETPLACE
THIS WORK IS BEYOND JUST LOOKING AT ONE PARTICULAR AREA IN THIS ORGANIZATION
IT HAS TO BE EVERY SINGLE PART OF IT, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE INVESTMENTS TO DO THAT
I ALSO THINK ABOUT TITLE SIX, RIGHT
WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS FROM ALSO AN ACCESSIBILITY LENS
AS I WAS LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION, I DID STEP AWAY FOR A SECOND TO USE THE RESTROOM, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY PARTS ABOUT FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING DISABILITY AND WORKING AT THE PORT AND WHAT THEIR LENS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE
AND THAT IS A QUESTION THAT I HAVE
IF THAT IS AN AREA THAT YOU GUYS WILL LOOK INTO OR HAVE LOOKED INTO
SO THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION
AND THEN LASTLY, THERE WAS A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDED
I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE AS NEXT STEPS FROM THE PORT COMMISSIONERS IN WAYS THAT YOU THINK WE CAN ENGAGE AROUND THIS
AND THAT MIGHT BE TOO BIG OF A QUESTION TO ANSWER IN JUST THIS ONE MEETING
BUT I GUESS THAT'S JUST TO SAY THAT I'M VERY MUCH COMMITTED TO THIS AREA
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
AND I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA ALSO ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY AND ADA, AND THE PORT COURT DOES HAVE SOMEONE AT THE PORT WHO IS IN CHARGE OF ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ADA FOR THE BUILDING
BUT AS I MENTIONED, BECAUSE WE'VE JUST TAKEN ON THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR TITLE SIX REPORTING, IT IS ON MY LIST OF THINGS FOR US TO CONNECT THE TWO AND TO FIGURE OUT IN WHAT WAYS WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AND FURTHER BOTH AREAS OF WORK TOGETHER, SO THAT'S ONE THE SECOND IS
FIRST OF ALL, I'M SO THRILLING TO HEAR THIS QUESTION OF WHAT CAN THE COMMISSIONERS DO TO ADVANCE THIS WORK
SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT
I THINK, BECAUSE YOUR ROLES THAT THE LEADERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION ARE TO BE EVERYWHERE AND ON SO MANY THINGS
MY RESPONSE WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD REALLY WELCOME YOUR PARTNERSHIP TO INFUSE EQUITY EVERYWHERE, THAT YOU SEE A CHANCE AND OPPORTUNITY AND TO REALLY RAISE THE VISIBILITY AND AWARENESS OF THIS FORK EVERYWHERE THAT YOU GO
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF JAY, GERMAINE, KATIE AND CARRIE HAVE ANY OTHER RESPONSES TO THAT
SURE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADD CERTAINLY, AS IT RELATES TO ACCESSIBILITY FOR OUR OWN WORKFORCE, WE DO HAVE A STRONG ADA COMPONENT AS PART OF OUR EMPLOYEE RELATIONS TEAM IN HUMAN RESOURCES
AND SO ANYTIME AN EMPLOYEE NEEDS AN ACCOMMODATION, THAT IS, AGAIN, ANOTHER VOLUNTARY OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THEIR DISABILITY STATUS
SO WE DO HAVE A STRONG ADA PROGRAM WITHIN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO CARE FOR OUR OWN EMPLOYEES
IN REGARDS TO JUST YOUR QUESTION OF WHAT CAN YOU DO? I THINK THE SUPPORT IS WHAT'S CRITICAL IN MAKING SURE THAT YOU IDENTIFY THINGS AND REALLY JUST HELP SUPPORT THE CULTURE CHANGE
CULTURE CHANGE TAKES A LONG TIME
WE HAVE A WORKFORCE THAT IS CONTINUALLY NEW PEOPLE ARE BEING ADDED ALL THE TIME
RIGHT
WE EXPECT A LOT OF HIRES IN 2022
AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE NEW PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO GET UP TO SPEED ON OUR PRACTICES AND POLICIES
AND SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S GOOD SUPPORT AND CREATING THAT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, BECAUSE AS YOU ALL SAID, AS YOU HAVE MENTIONED, THIS IS TOUGH WORK AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THIS TOUGH WORK
AND SO YOUR SUPPORT AND ALL THOSE AREAS IS VERY MUCH WELCOME, MR PRESIDENT, IF I CAN JUMP INTO THERE, TOO
FERRY, I'M SORRY, DID I STEP ON YOU? ARE YOU GOING TO ADD SOMETHING? PLEASE GO AHEAD
OH, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD IN TERMS OF THE QUESTION AROUND HOW COMMISSIONERS CAN HELP AS WE LOOK TO GET YOU OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND TALKING IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
OUR WORK AROUND EQUITY IS OFTEN VERY MUCH HIGHLIGHTED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS
SO MAKING SURE YOU'RE WELL VERSED IN THAT, BUT ALSO THAT WE ARE OFFERING TO OTHER CITIES AND PLACES THE EXAMPLES OF THE WORK WE DO, WE DO HAVE SOME BEST PRACTICES HERE
WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT AND WE NEED TO GO OUT AND SHARE THAT AND TELL THAT STORY
SO LAST YEAR, WE ABLE TO HAVE COMMISSIONER CHOW ON A FEW DIFFERENT OEDI PANELS, BOOTY SPOKE IN DIFFERENT PLACES
SO LOOKING FOR MORE OF THAT AND MORE ENGAGEMENT TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE STORY OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE BECAUSE YOU HEARD A LOT OF IT TODAY
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON
THIS IS HARD WORK
WE'RE NOT IN IT ALONE, AND WE CAN HELP OTHERS GO AHEAD, KERRY, THAT WAS GREAT
AND I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME UP THAT BOTH WE SPONSOR EVENTS FOR YOU TO SPEAK AT THOSE EVENTS AND THEN OTHER EVENTS THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN WELL, REPRESENTING US
BUT I THINK ALSO I WANT TO ADD IS THAT WE'LL BE COMING
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING
AND LOOKING AT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION HERE IS OUR ONGOING WORK AS WELL, WHICH IS UNDER HR UNDER KATIE GEORGE LEADERSHIP
WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPENSATION
SO AS WE DO WITH THESE ANALYSIS, A LOT OF THEM WILL BE PROGRAMS OR AUTHORIZATIONS THAT WILL BRING TO YOU WITH THE UNDERSTANDING WITH THAT EQUITY LENS
AS WE LOOK AT THIS, WHY ARE WE BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND I THINK YOUR SUPPORT FOR SOME OF THOSE THINGS
AND IT'S ALSO BUILDING THE CAPACITY AND THE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THAT
WE'VE GOTTEN THAT SUPPORT THROUGH OUR BUDGETS TO BUILD OUR CAPACITY WITHIN OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
AND SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF WAYS THROUGH YOUR BIG LEVERS, YOUR BIG LEVERS OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN APPROVE AND INITIATIVES THAT YOU CAN DO
IT'S BOTH THE OFFICIAL LEVEL LEVERS AND THEN ALSO THE PARTICIPATION IN THOSE PROCESSES AS WELL
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SAY
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS WORK MORE AND DEFINITELY I'M COMMITTED TO IT
OKAY
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT TO START WITH JUST A QUICK COMMENT
I THINK UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE ROLE OF AN ALLY IS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS IN MY POSITION
AND I DON'T MEAN AS COMMISSIONERS, I MEAN, AS A CISGENDERED WHITE MALE, WHETHER IN A SUPERVISORY ROLE OR ROLE LIKE THIS OR SIMPLY AS BEING A GOOD COWORKER
AND I'LL ADMIT TO READING A REPORT LIKE THIS, AND ONE OF THE FIRST FEELINGS THAT I FEEL IS DEFENSIVENESS
AND I THINK THAT'S A LEGITIMATE FEELING
BUT I WANT TO HELP OTHER ALLIES TO UNDERSTAND
I THINK SOME OF THE PROCESSES THAT WE NEED TO GO THROUGH TO ENSURE THAT WE ADVANCE THIS WORK
AND I THINK THE FIRST ONE IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PARADIGM OR GOING BACK TO COMMISSIONER CHOSE METAPHOR OF THE LENS THROUGH WHICH WE SEE THE WORLD REALLY IMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO EVEN PERCEIVE WHAT OTHERS EXPERIENCE
IT'S SORT OF LIKE THAT NOTION OF WHEN AFTER A CAR CRASH, THE DETECTIVE IS ASKING ALL TEN WITNESSES WHAT THEY SAW AND GETS TEN TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORIES
THE DIFFERENCES IN THE STORIES, NOT BECAUSE SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAPPENED, THAT REALITY WASN'T DIFFERENT
IT'S THAT EACH PERSON SAW IT FROM THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVE AND THROUGH THEIR OWN HISTORY OF EXPERIENCES THAT SHAPED THE WAY THEY PERCEIVED IT
AND SO AS SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED VIRTUALLY EVERY FORM OF PRIVILEGE FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE, SIMPLY DON'T HAVE A VERY PARTICULAR FILTER THAT MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND THOSE EXPERIENCES
AND I THINK A METRIC THAT I'VE OFTEN REFLECTED ON AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, THAT IS STARK IS MY EXPERIENCE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL VERSUS MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE WOMEN OF COLOR, NOT JUST HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, BUT ON CITY COUNCILS AND COUNTY COUNCILS AS STATE REPS
I HAVE NEVER IN FOUR YEARS RECEIVED HATE MAIL OR A THREAT OR AN EMAIL QUESTIONING THE LEGITIMACY OF MY LEADERSHIP AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL EVER ONCE
AND YET I KNOW IN CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS WHO SERVE AN ELECTED OFFICE THAT THEY GET THEM ALL THE TIME
AND SO THAT IS JUST SIMPLY ONE STARK METRUCK OF THE DIFFERENCE IN EXPERIENCE AND HOW THAT MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE WOULD LOOK LIKE
AND SO I WANT I AND FELLOW ALLIES TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE A CERTAIN BLINDNESS THAT WE NEED TO GET BEYOND IN HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR COLLEAGUES
AND THEN I THINK THE SECOND REALLY IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT ZERO SUM, THAT WHEN WE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THESE PROGRAMS, THEY DON'T DETRACT FROM YOU OR OTHERS
IN FACT, THEY'RE PIER EXPANDING PROGRAMS IT MEANS THAT WE ALL BENEFIT FROM THE NEW PRODUCTIVITY OF TAPPING INTO TALENT AND SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES THAT WE WOULDN'T OTHERWISE HAVE TAPPED INTO
AND SO FEAR NOT KNOW THAT THIS WILL BENEFIT THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO REALLY UNLOCK UNFETTER THOSE WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY FACED OBSTACLES TO THEIR ADVANCEMENT WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE IN WAYS THAT THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE
SO WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO TURN TO JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS
THE FIRST IS I KNOW THAT FROM THE ORIGINAL MOTION, ONE OF THE CONCRETE STEPS, AND IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION IS THE COMMUNITY EQUITY BOARD, AND I WOULD JUST LOVE TO KNOW FROM BOOKDA, WHEN ARE WE HOPING FOR THE FIRST CONVENING OF THAT GROUP, OR WHEN WE REALLY UNDERTAKE THE WORK OF POPULATING IT AND THEN MEETING
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY EQUITY BOARD IS A CRITICAL WAY THAT I SEE THAT WE CAN ENGAGE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND LEADERS IN GETTING FEEDBACK IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE HAVE WITH THE ASSESSMENT
BUT EXTERNALLY FROM COMMUNITIES
WE'VE SPENT MUCH OF THE LAST YEAR REALLY GETTING ON THE SAME PAGE INTERNALLY WITH THE ELT COMMISSION, THE EQUITY COMMITTEE, AND WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS TO GET EVERYONE'S INPUT
AND I WONDER IF STEVE WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS, BUT I THINK OUR COMMITMENT IS IN MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR AND HAVING AN EQUITY BOARD, HOPEFULLY IN PLACE WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS
SO HOPEFULLY BY THE SUMMER OF 22
STEVE, DO YOU WANT TO ADD? YEAH, THANKS, BOOKDA
AND THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK IN THIS REGARD
SPECIFICALLY, THANKS TO PRESIDENT CALKINS, WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING A LOT OF DATA
LET ME JUST SAY THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT THIS SHOULD BE WITH THE FORM AND HOW IT SHOULD BE
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THOSE THROUGH AN INTERVIEW PROCESS, AND WE EXPECT PROBABLY HAVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMMISSIONERS BEFOREHAND AS WE'RE SOLIDIFYING THIS AND THE NEXT FOLLOWING
THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY IN THE FIRST QUARTER HERE TO GET THE FEEDBACK IN THIS ITERATIVE PROCESS
AND I KNOW WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW COMMISSIONERS, THAT WE'D LIKE TO GET THEIR INPUT ON THIS, TOO, BECAUSE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF INTEREST, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE FORM IT SHOULD TAKE, AND WE'RE JUST WORKING THROUGH THOSE LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES AND THEN TRYING TO REALLY FINALIZE A PROPOSAL FOR THIS, INCLUDING WHERE THE MEMBERSHIP SHOULD BE DRAWN FROM AND HOW IT IS REPRESENTED
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS
GREAT
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION
AT THIS POINT
I THINK JUST A GOOD REMINDER IS THAT WE DO HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT IS DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH BOOT AND HER TEAM, THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY FORWARD THE MORE DAY TO DAY WORK ON THESE EFFORTS
AND OF COURSE, IT WILL REGULARLY COME UP AS A PART OF OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS FOR ACTION ITEMS IN THE FUTURE
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, WE'RE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE, WHICH IS FINE
I HOPE WE CAN COMPLETE OUR MEETING BEFORE SUNSET, WHICH IS AT 432 TODAY
SO WE GOT ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR, WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR US TO COMPLETE THE LAST BRIEFING AND ALSO LEAVE TIME FOR COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AT THE END
BUT WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO ASK CLERK HART TO READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
THAT IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN D THE 2021 PORT OF SEATTLE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM MISSIONARIES THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEFING IS TO PRESENT THE KEY RESULTS ON THE PORT'S 2021 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM TO MEET THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SUPPORT CREATES THIS ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND PROTECTED VETERANS
THE KEY RESULTS SHOW THAT IN SOME AREAS WE ARE DOING WELL AND IN OTHER AREAS, WE'RE DOING WELL
WE MEET OR EXCEED THE GOALS
HOWEVER, IN OTHER AREAS, WE DO NOT MEET THOSE GOALS AND HAVE MORE WORK TO DO
THE RESULTS WILL HELP INFORM OUR EQUITY EFFORTS AND ACTUALLY WILL ADD TO OUR EFFORTS THAT WE JUST HEARD ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD
AND THE PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE CINDY ALVAREZ, SENIOR MANAGER, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS FROM HR AND SANDERS MAIL, SENIOR EMPLOYEE RELATIONS CONSULTANT, HUMAN RESOURCES
SO WITH THAT, CYNTHIA, I BELIEVE I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
I'M CYNTHIA ALVAREZ, SENIOR MANAGER OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
I'M HERE WITH SANDERS MAYO, SENIOR EMPLOYEE RELATIONS CONSULTANT, AND WE'RE HERE TO BRIEF YOU AND TO CLOSE OUT THE PORT'S 2021 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AS A FEDERAL CONTRACTOR, THE PORT IS REQUIRED TO CREATE THREE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS, ONE FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES, ONE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND ONE FOR VETERAN PROTECTED VETERANS
DURING THIS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BRIEFING, SANDERS AND I WILL REFERENCE THE PORT'S BIPOC EMPLOYEES AS MINORITIES
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE UPFRONT THAT THIS IS OUTDATED LANGUAGE AND TO EXPLAIN THAT WE DO SO TO REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
THE PURPOSE OF THE THREE PLANS IS TO SHOW THE PORT'S GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO RECRUIT, HIRE, AND RETAIN QUALIFIED WOMEN, MINORITIES, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND VEHICLE PROTECTED VETERANS, AS WELL AS TO ENSURE THAT THE REPRESENTATION WITHIN THESE GROUPS MEET OSCP'S REQUIREMENTS
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WE START WITH OUR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, WHICH INCLUDES OFCCP'S ASPIRATIONAL GOAL OF 7% REPRESENTATION WITHIN EACH OF THE PORT'S 17 EEO JOB GROUPS, A LITTLE OVER SIX AND A HALF OF THE PORT WORKFORCE SELF IDENTIFY AS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, WHICH IS JUST OVER ONE AND A HALF PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR
WE'VE ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF EEO JOB GROUPS, WHICH ALIGN WITH THE 7% ASPIRATIONAL GOAL FROM SEVEN IN 2020 TO ELEVEN IN 2021
FOR OUR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN FOR VEVA PROTECTED VETERANS, OSCP SETS A 5.7% BENCHMARK FOR REPRESENTATION WITHIN EACH OF OUR EEO JOB GROUPS
NINE AND A HALF PERCENT OF THE PORTS WORKFORCE SELF IDENTIFY AS VEHICLE PROTECTED VETERANS, A QUARTER PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR
WE ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF OUR EEO JOB GROUPS, WHICH MEET THE 5.7% THRESHOLD FROM 13 EEO JOB GROUPS IN 2020 TO 15 IN 2021
OUR 2021 EEO COMPENSATION ANALYSIS FOUND SALARY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EMPLOYEES WITH THE SAME JOB TITLE OF MORE THAN 7.5%
THESE DIFFERENCES IMPACT EMPLOYEES REGARDLESS OF RACE OR GENDER
FURTHER ANALYSIS WILL BE COMPLETED AS PART OF HR'S COMPENSATION STUDY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THESE FINDINGS
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HERE ARE OUR KEY RESULTS FROM OUR 2021 AFFIRMATIVE AVIATION PLAN FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES
WE HAVE NO UNDERREPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES IN ANY OF OUR 17 EEO JOB GROUPS
HOWEVER, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2013, THE PORT HAD AN UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN ONE OF OUR 17 EEO JOB GROUPS, THE PROFESSIONALS TWO EEO JOB GROUP
THIS JOB GROUP INCLUDES POSITIONS WITHIN SALARY GRADES 25 TO 28 THAT REQUIRE SPECIALIZED OR THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE USUALLY ACQUIRED THROUGH COLLEGE TRAINING OR THROUGH WORK EXPERIENCE, WHICH PROVIDES COMPARABLE KNOWLEDGE
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SO WE HAVE AN UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN THE PROFESSIONALS TO EEO JOB GROUP BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WITHIN IT ARE LESS THAN WOULD BE REASONABLY EXPECTED GIVEN THEIR AVAILABILITY
BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
TWO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS UNDERUTILIZATION ARE THE EXTERNAL AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED WOMEN FOR THE PORT TO HIRE AND THE INTERNAL AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED WOMEN WITHIN THE PORT TO PROMOTE OR TRANSFER INTO THE CEO JOB GROUP, WHICH ARE BOTH SUBSTANTIAL
WE MUST ALSO FACTOR IN THAT IN 2020 PROMOTIONS RATHER THAN HIRES MADE UP 56% OF THE MOVEMENT INTO THE PROFESSIONALS TO EEO JOB GROUP, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE FROM 45% THE PREVIOUS YEAR
THIS IS A POSITIVE AFFIRMATION OF THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION
ANOTHER FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNDERUTILIZATION IS THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED WOMEN WITHIN THE EEO JOB GROUPS THAT FEED INTO THE PROFESSIONALS TO EEO JOB GROUP AND THOSE INCLUDE PROFESSIONALS, THREE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, ONE AND NON COMMISSIONERS PROTECTIVE SERVICES
THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED WOMEN WITHIN THE PORT READY TO PROMOTE OR TRANSFER INTO THE PROFESSIONALS TO EEO JOB GROUP ALSO AFFIRMS THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO HIRE, DEVELOP AND PROMOTE WOMEN AT THE PORT AND AT THE SAME TIME IT RAISES THE BAR FOR US TO MEET
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THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE UNDERUTILIZATION OF WOMEN IN THE PROFESSIONALS TWO EEO JOB GROUP IS THAT THE PORT HAS A PLACEMENT GOAL TO INCREASE THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN
OUR PLACEMENT GOAL SERVES AS A TARGET
IT IS NOT A QUOTA OR A SET ASIDE TO SUPPORT US MEETING THIS TARGET, HR'S TALENT ACQUISITION AND EMERGING TALENT TEAMS HAVE ENSURED THAT THERE IS TARGETED OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT OF WOMEN FOR JOBS WITHIN THE CEO JOB GROUP
ONE WAY THEY'VE DONE THAT IS TO SUBSCRIBE TO DIRECT EMPLOYERS WHO SHARES PORT JOB POSTINGS WITH THIRD PARTY WOMEN IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY WEBSITES
TALENT ACQUISITION ALSO SHARES JOB POSTINGS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH ALL PORT EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS, INCLUDING WIN, OUR WOMEN'S INITIATIVE NETWORK, ERG AND ASAP, WHICH IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AT THE PORT ERG
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HERE WE HAVE A TABLE SHOWING AVAILABILITY AND REPRESENTATION FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES WITHIN EACH OF OUR 17 EO JOB GROUPS
WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED EEO JOB GROUPS WHERE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IS LESS THAN THE AVAILABILITY BY FIVE OR MORE FOR MINORITIES
THERE ARE NO EEO JOB GROUPS WHERE THE DIFFERENCES WERE MORE THAN FIVE FOR WOMEN
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED FOUR EEO JOB GROUPS, INCLUDING PROFESSIONALS TO COMMISSIONERS, POLICE SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICIANS, WHERE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REPRESENTATION AND AVAILABILITY IS MORE THAN FIVE
IN 2021, WE SAW INCREASED REPRESENTATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ADMIN SUPPORT, ONE EEO JOB ROUTE, SERVICE MAINTENANCE COMMISSION, POLICE COMMAND AND NONCOMMISSION PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMAND FOR MINORITIES
IN 2021, THE PORT SAW INCREASED REPRESENTATION IN ADMIN SUPPORT TWO SKILLED PRESS, TWO SERVICE MAINTENANCE COMMISSION, POLICE AND NON COMMISSIONERS PROTECTIVE SERVICES
AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SANDERS TO REVIEW PORT EMPLOYEE DEMOGRAPHICS
HELLO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU
SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS
THIS IS A SECTION THAT WAS ADDED AT THE REQUEST OF PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS, AND SO WE'VE ADDED THIS UNDERSTANDABLY AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE FEDERAL STANDARD THAT WE ADHERE TO FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE
THIS IS JUST MERELY TO SHOW HOW THE PORT IS DOING COMPARISON DEMOGRAPHICALLY TO THE COUNTIES IN THE AREAS THAT WE SERVE
IF YOU WANT TO GO TO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS GRAPH HERE GIVES A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW MINORITY PERCENTAGE WISE FALL IN THE DIFFERENT PAY GRADES HERE AT THE PORT
AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE RIGHT NOW, MINORITIES MAKE UP ABOUT 34% OF THE PORT'S GENERAL WORKFORCE
AND IN THIS SITUATION, AS WE LOOK AT THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES AND WE LOOK AT THE GRADES, WE SEE THAT IN THE LOWER GRADES, WE TEND TO HAVE AN OVERREPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH 910 THROUGH 1415 THROUGH 19
AND THEN WE KIND OF BALANCE OUT A LITTLE BIT
WE GET CLOSER TO BALANCE THROUGH 20 TO 24
BUT THEN, AS WE LOOK AT THE LAST TWO GRADES, GRADES 35 TO 39 IN GRADE 40 TO 44, WE SEE THERE THAT WE HAVE AN UNDERREPRESENTATION THERE IN THOSE GRADES
AGAIN, THIS IS AN AREA THAT IS BEING REVIEWED UNDER THE PORT A PORTS COMPENSATION STUDY
AND SO WE HOPE TO SEE THIS AGAIN, AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE IT WILL BE ADDRESSED SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
HERE, THIS SLIDE REFERS TO GENDER AND DIFFERENT PAY GRADES AS WELL
AND WOMEN MAKE UP OR FEMALES MAKE UP 33% OF THE PORT PORTS POPULAR GENERAL WORKFORCE
AND HERE, AS WE CAN SEE AGAIN, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER REPRESENTATION IN SOME OF THE LOWER AREAS, EXCEPT FOR IN GRADES 15 TO 19 TO 20 TO 24, WHERE WE SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OVER REPRESENTATION WHEN WE GET TO GRADES 35 TO 39
AGAIN, WE'RE CLOSER TO MORE OF THAT PARITY OF THE PERCENTAGE
AND THEN WHEN WE GET THE GRADES 40 TO 44, WE SEE A SLIGHT UNDER REPRESENTATION THERE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND HERE ARE THE PORT DEMOGRAPHICS VERSUS THE COUNTIES
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS COUNTY REPRESENTATION AND NOT THE INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES THAT SERVE THE COUNTIES
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COUNTY REPRESENTATION, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVERYONE THAT LIVES IN THAT RANGING FROM IF IT'S BORN TO THE ELDERLY AS WELL
SO ALL GENERAL POPULATION WITHIN THAT
AND WHEN WE SEE THAT AGAIN, THE PORT'S FEMALE POPULATION IS 33% AND IT'S MALE POPULATION 67% IN COMPARISON TO THE KING COUNTY POPULATION, WHICH IS 49.7 TO 50.3, PEERS, 50.1 AND 49.9 AND 49.8 IN COMPARISON TO 50.2
SO AGAIN, UNDER AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STANDARDS, WE'RE NOT EXPECTED TO MIRROR THE COUNTIES THAT WE SERVE
AND THESE ARE JUST THE TWO LARGEST COUNTIES THAT WE SERVE BASED ON OUR RECRUITING AREA
WE ACTUALLY ALSO INCLUDE KIDS SOUTH AS WELL AS THURSDAY COUNTY
WHEN WE LOOK AT ETHNICITY OR MINORITY VERSUS WHITE POPULATION, WE SEE THAT AGAIN, MINORITIES MAKE UP 34% OF THE PORT POPULATION IN COMPARISON TO 66%
AND THEN WE SEE AGAIN, THAT KIND OF BALANCE THERE IN KING COUNTY, 33.8% TO 66.2% IN PIER 25%, 74.3
AND THEN THE HOME IS 23% TO 77%
AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER AREA THAT WELL, THIS IS REVIEW
THIS IS MORE ABOUT CONTACT TO SHOW COMPARISON
THIS IS NOT AN AREA THAT WE ACTUALLY TAKE IN THE HEART IN ADDRESSING UNDER AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OKAY
TURN IT BACK OVER TO CYNTHIA
THANK YOU, SANDERS
SO MOVING FORWARD IN 2022, WE WILL CONTINUE THE TARGETED OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT OF WOMEN IN JOBS WITHIN THE PROFESSIONALS TO EEO JOB GROUP, AS WELL AS TO CONTINUE THE TARGETED RECRUITMENT, OF COURSE, OF WOMEN, MINORITIES, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERAN PROTECTED VETERANS
WE WILL DEVELOP AND ROLL OUT NEW EEO AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE TRAINING, AND WE WILL UTILIZE THE 2021 EEO COMPENSATION ANALYSIS FINDINGS TO INFORM HR'S COMPENSATION STUDY THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MOVING FORWARD THE SUCCESS OF THE PORT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM IS CONNECTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE IMPORTANT WORK UNDERWAY IN HR AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
HR WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH OEDI TO CREATE ACTION PLANS FROM THE OEDI SURVEY RESULTS AND THOSE COMING OUT OF THE BOWMAN OF COLOR ASSESSMENT THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ADDRESSING INSTITUTIONAL OPPRESSION WITHIN THE PORT AND INFUSING EQUITY IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, OUR POLICIES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES, SUPPORTS THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, WHICH IS TO ATTRACT, HIRE, DEVELOP AND RETAIN A WORKFORCE THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AT ALL LEVELS OF THE PORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, CYNTHIA
THANK YOU, SANDERS
YOU BET AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO TURN BACK TO COMMISSIONERS FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE EXTENSIVE QUESTIONS
CYNTHIA SANDERS, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION, ESPECIALLY HOW THIS INTEGRATES AND VERY NICELY WITH OUR EQUITY MOTION AND A LOT OF WHAT IS BEING DONE BY THE EI TEAM
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK HERE DOING SOME OF THE FEDERAL BANDITS ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
AND I KNOW IT'S A STICKY WICKET SOMETIMES GIVEN OUR OWN STATES RULES AND LAWS AROUND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
SO I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE HOW YOU GUYS NAVIGATE THAT
AND SIMILAR TO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE EXPRESSED
IF THERE'S ANYTHING HIGH AS COMMISSION OR WE AS COMMISSION CAN DO TO HELP YOUR EFFORTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT AND ENLIST US IN YOUR EFFORTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FILM
WELL, THANK YOU, CINDY AND SANDERS, I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THE DATA SO WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING EMPIRICAL TO FOLLOW AND SCORE SO WE KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT DILIGENCE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SAYING NO MORE FOR YOU AT THIS POINT, BUT LOOK FORWARD TO STAYING ON TOUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA YOU LOOK COLD? NO QUESTIONS
ALRIGHT
I'LL ASK HIM TO TURN THE HEAT UP
COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED
YEAH, THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION
SYDNEY AND SANDERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION
AND IT WENT SO WELL WITH THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION
AND YOU HAVE MY FULL COMMITMENT AROUND THIS AREA
SO NO QUESTIONS, BOOKDA
THANK YOU
AND I WILL JUST CONCLUDE BY SAYING, I THINK DOVETAIL IS WHAT COMMISSIONERS CHO WAS SAYING WHEN THERE IS A REGULATORY OR LEGAL HURDLE
LET'S REMEMBER THAT LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE NOT SIMPLY THEY DON'T TELL US WHAT'S RIGHT, THEY TELL US WHAT THE LAW SAYS, THAT'S IT
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, IF SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT ABOUT THE LAW OR THE REGULATIONS AROUND THIS ISSUE, LET US KNOW SO THAT WE CAN WORK TO ADVOCATE FOR A CHANGE IN THE LAW TO MAKE IT ALIGN WITH WHAT'S RIGHT
AND THAT CERTAINLY FEELS LIKE THE CASE IN WASHINGTON STATE RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR LAWS TO REFLECT WHAT OUR VALUES ARE IN THIS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE, TO WHAT SAM IS REFERRING, THAT WE NEED TO REALLY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IN A POSITIVE WAY THE IMPACTS OF SYSTEMIC BIAS AND RACISM IN OUR SYSTEMS AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE SOMEWHAT ENCUMBERED
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT
AND IF THAT'S TRUE ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERTISE IN HELPING TO UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THAT
SO WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR BRIEFING AGENDA FOR TODAY AS WELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THAT OR ANY OF THE ISSUES WE'VE DISCUSSED? YEAH
IN FACT, THANKS
PRESIDENT CAUCUS, JUST TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS IN CLOSING OF THIS, ESPECIALLY THE LAST TWO ITEMS TALKING ABOUT EQUITY, ALL OF OUR WORK
IT'S IMPORTANT
AND I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE THE MATRIX THAT SHOWS THIS IS INTERWOVEN IN ALL THAT WE DO
THAT JUST MY COMMITMENT, AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS TO PUT IT GOES THROUGH ALL OF OUR OPERATIONS INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, AND THAT'S ALL THAT WE DO
IT'S EQUITY IS INTERWOVEN INTO ALL THAT WE DO MOVING FORWARD AND THE GROUNDWORK THAT YOU JUST PRESENTED TODAY, EITHER THE ASSESSMENT AND ALSO THE INITIATIVES WERE ON CARRYING BEFORE THAT ASSESSMENT
AND NOW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT COMES IN TO US IS ALL WORK BEFORE US
BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF YOU THAT WE CAN GET THIS WORK AND MOVING FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN THIS AREA
AND I THINK FOR US, TOO, IT'S NEVER A FINISH LINE ON THIS, RIGHT
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE WORKFORCE AND TRAINING, WE'RE ALWAYS TURNING OVER OUR WORKFORCE IS NOT STATIC
AND THIS IS A CONTINUING EFFORT
WE BUILD THESE PROGRAMS, AND THEN WE HAVE NEW SUPERVISORS COMING IN
PEOPLE ARE CHANGING, AND THERE'S ALWAYS A TURNOVER
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S NEVER LIKE IN 2021 WE DID THAT TRAINING
WE CLERK HART BOX, THIS IS A CONTINUING WORK THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP FOCUSED IN FRONT OF US MOVING FORWARD
AND I'LL JUST HAVE TO SAY, TO END WITH AN IMPORTANT, NOT JUST BECAUSE EQUITY IS THE IMPORTANT THING TO DO
DIVERSITY MAKES US BETTER BUSINESS, JUST BETTER DECISIONS AND EVERYTHING
SO IT'S FROM BOTH EVERY SIDE THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT IT
IT'S WHERE WE NEED TO BE TO SUCCEED AS AN ORGANIZATION, BOTH ACROSS ALL OF OUR ROLES AND MISSIONS
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
AND I'M HOPING THAT MAYBE IN FUTURE WE THOUGHT WE HAD A SHORT AGENDA, BUT WE KNOW IT WAS AN IMPORTANT AGENDA
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
NO, THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
ALL RIGHT
SO WE ARE COMING TO THE POINT IN THE MEETING AT THE VERY END WHEN WE'RE ALL ANXIOUS TO GET OUT THE DOOR, BUT PARTICULARLY FOR COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED AND FOR COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, I WANT TO JUST KIND OF SET THE STAGE FOR THIS PERIOD IN THE MEETING
AND I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ONE THAT OFTEN SORT OF GETS SHORT SHRIFT
THIS IS THE TIME DURING THE MEETING WHEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE COMMENTS THAT WE'RE NOT ANY PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY, AND ALSO FOR US TO FIRST PUBLICIZE MAKE PUBLIC AN IDEA OR AN INITIATIVE OR AN AREA IN WHICH WE DEEM IT IMPORTANT AS AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THE COMMISSION AND POTENTIALLY FOR THE PORT AS AN INSTITUTION TO EXPLORE
AND SO THIS WOULD BE THE MOMENT FOR US TO SHARE IDEAS THAT WE THINK WOULD BE VALUABLE TO REFER TO COMMITTEE, SINCE WE HAVE A COMMITTEE STRUCTURE IN PLACE THAT ALLOWS US WITH THE HELP OF OUR COMMISSION STAFF TO EXPLORE IDEAS BEFORE THEY ARE FULLY FLEDGED AND TURNED OVER TO PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO PURSUE AND THAT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE FULL COMMITTEE FOR THINGS LIKE FUNDING AND STAFFING
SO THAT'S PART OF IT
THERE WILL BE TIMES DURING THE YEAR WHEN WE'RE ON A TOPIC THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT, AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
AND THERE MAY BE AN IDEA THAT'S ORTHOGONAL TO THAT
THAT'S ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GERMANE TO THAT TOPIC, I MAY ASK YOU TO HOLD THAT COMMENT OR THAT THOUGHT AND SHARE DURING THIS PERIOD
THAT WOULD BE THE MOMENT THEN TO SAY, HEY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATION EARLIER, AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NEAT IF THE PORT SUPPORTED A MISSION TO MARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS A HYPOTHETICAL
SO THIS WOULD BE THE MOMENT DURING OUR MEETINGS TO DO THAT
AND SO WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO GO AROUND ONE MORE TIME TO CALL ROLL FOR ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE OR MOTION
AND WE DO USE A MOTION FORMAT
SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE, YOU CAN MOVE FOR SOMETHING TO BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
THERE WOULD THEN REQUIRE A SECOND AND A VOTE TO DO THAT SO THAT IT WOULD GET THE AUTHORIZATION COMMITTEE TO DO THAT
SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR ANY OTHER BUSINESS OR REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE
NOTHING FOR ME
I JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME TO MY NEW COLLEAGUES AGAIN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, NO REFERRALS AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, PRESIDENT CALKINS, IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT I DON'T HAVE IDEAS, BUT I THINK AT THIS TIME AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN UPCOMING CONVERSATION ABOUT COMMITTEES, I HAVE NO REFERRALS TO FORMALLY SUGGEST AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS
HAS IT ALL, COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED? NO, THANK YOU
AGAIN
THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL
AND PRESIDENT CALKINS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BACK TO YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FOR THE GO TO THE ORDER
NO, THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
AND THANKS FOR A GREAT FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR
AND I WILL JUST ADD TO WHAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND WHAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK SAID AT THE OUTSET OF THE MEETING, WHICH IS A SINCERE THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE AIRPORT STAFF, ALL OF THE WORKERS AT THE PORT, FOR OUR AIRLINE PARTNERS AND EVERYONE INVOLVED WHO MANAGED THROUGH AN EXTRAORDINARY SNOW EVENT, GRACIOUSLY AND DEALING WITH FOLKS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING REALLY TOUGH MOMENTS, HOPING TO GET HOME OR GET OUT ON THEIR VACATION OR SEE A LOVED ONE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU DID IN THAT WE GET TO WORK IN AN EXTRAORDINARY INDUSTRY IN AVIATION AND MOMENTS LIKE THAT SHOW JUST HOW TRULY EXTRAORDINARY IT IS THAT THEY CAN CARRY ON IN SPITE OF THAT
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH WITH THAT
I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING TODAY AT 4:27, A FULL FIVE MINUTES BEFORE SUNSET
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
THANK YOU, EVERYONE
GOOD MEETING YOU.

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