The Regular meeting scheduled for 2022-01-25 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2022-01-25 at Remote

THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 25, 2022
THE TIME IS 10:30 A.M.
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CHO, FELLEMAN, HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION LINE AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE'LL IMMEDIATELY RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS TWO ITEMS REGARDING AVIATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30.110.1 (i) FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES, AND WE'LL RECONVENE IN THE PUBLIC SESSION AT TWELVE NOON
WE'LL NOW GO OVER TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU
THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 25, 2022
THE TIME IS TWELVE 12:01 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CHO, FELLEMAN, HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSIONERS PRESIDENT, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS CHO
PRESENT COMMISSIONER FELLEMEN PRESENT
COMMISSION HASEGAWA
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M HERE, TOO
THANK YOU
WE DO HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE TODAY
GREAT
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD
SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY
THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE, A 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 COMMISSIONER CHO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
TODAY WE ARE MEETING 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'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH OF YOU IN TURN, IF YOU HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND
IT'S NEEDED
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE PORT CALLS YOUR NAME
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK HART, GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
THIS IS FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
NONE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM EIGHT
I FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS CALKINS
NONE FOR ME EITHER
AND JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER, ANY ONE OF US CAN PULL AN ITEM OFF
CONSENT JUST BY ASKING DOES NOT REQUIRE
ALL RIGHT
THE QUESTION NOW, COMMISSIONERS, IS ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
SO PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
CLERK CAR, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
PROOF
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS CHO AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
ALRIGHT, THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS AMENDED
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
DO I SEE YOU ON HERE? YES
THERE YOU ARE
GO RIGHT AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CALKINS
JANUARY 21 WAS A SOMBER ANNIVERSARY ON THAT DATE
IT HAD BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE FIRST CASE THE COVID-19 WAS DISCOVERED IN THE UNITED STATES HERE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S STILL HAVING AN IMPACT ON OUR EVERYDAY LIVES
THE COVID 19 SURGE IN POSITIVE CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND KING COUNTY, DRIVEN BY THE HOLLY INFECTIOUS OMICRON VARIANT, CONTINUES
THERE MAY BE GOOD NEWS ON THE HORIZON AS POSITIVE CASES IN THE STATE ARE BEGINNING TO PLATEAU AND KING COUNTY IS REPORTING A DOWNWARD TREND
WASHINGTON STATE IS REPORTING A SEVEN DAY CASE RATE OF 15,037 PER 100,000 POPULATION
KING COUNTY IS REPORTING A SEVEN DAY CASE RATE OF 1099 PER 100,000 POPULATION
THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED A LARGE NUMBER OF POSITIVE COVID CASES WITHIN OUR CRITICAL WORKFORCE
SINCE JANUARY 1, 2022, 154 PORT EMPLOYEES HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
THIS NUMBER INCLUDES EMPLOYEES WORKING THE FRONT LINE, TELEWORKING AND THOSE ON PAID TIME OFF
WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE VIRAL ACTIVITY AND ASSESS OUR MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO PROTECT THE WORKFORCE, CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS
AS PART OF OUR FURTHER MITIGATION EFFORTS, EFFECTIVE MARCH 7, THE PORT OF SEATTLE WILL REQUIRE CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS WORKING IN MOST NON PUBLIC PORT FACILITIES TO BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19
THIS REQUIREMENT IS NECESSARY TO HELP PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PORT EMPLOYEES WHO WORK ALONGSIDE EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS WITHIN ENCLOSED SPACES AND FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME
THE PORT'S MISSION INCLUDES CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS AT OUR MANY LOCATIONS, INCLUDING OUR MARITIME CARGO, CRUISE, FISHING, MARINAS, OFFICES AND AVIATION FACILITIES
IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PORT EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE WE MAINTAIN THOSE VITAL OPERATIONS
I'D ALSO LIKE TO REPORT ON THE ISSUE RELATED TO INNOVATION
INNOVATION ACROSS ALL THE PORTS ACTIVITIES IS CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR REGION
ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING INITIATIVES IN THIS SPACE IS THE MARITIME BLUE INNOVATION ACCELERATOR, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS FOUNDERS WITH MENTORS AND PARTNERS TO GROW THE NEXT GENERATION OF MARITIME LEADERS
THE PORT IS THE LEADING PARTNER OF MARITIME BLUE MARITIME BLUE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE THIRD WAVE COHORT OF TEN FOUNDERS IN THE INNOVATION ACCELERATOR PROGRAM COMING UP ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3
THEY ARE OFFERING THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE FOUNDERS VIRTUALLY AND DISCUSS THE EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE WILL JOIN THIS VIRTUAL EVENT ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER SAM CHO
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THE MARITIME INNOVATION INTERESTED IN MARITIME INNOVATION TO REGISTER AND TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAM
SORRY ABOUT THAT, COMMISSIONERS
LET'S SEE
AND I WAS TURNING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEM EIGHT, C ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THE APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLIC MEMBER TO THE PORT WIDE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS
ASIA ASIA TALE, AN ARTIST, CURATOR AND ORGANIZER BASED IN WASHINGTON AND A CITIZEN OF THE CHEROKEE NATION
HER EMPHASIS ON INDIGENOUS ARTISTS WILL BRING A WELCOME PERSPECTIVE TO THE PORT WIDE ART BOARD, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HER CONTRIBUTIONS DURING HER TERM
WELCOME, ASIA
ITEM EIGHT, I ON OUR AGENDA IS AN AUTHORIZATION OF OUR 2022 TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM
YOU HEARD ABOUT OUR EFFORTS ON TOURISM AT OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING TODAY
YOU'LL BE AUTHORIZING THE PROGRAM
CONNECTED TO THAT BRIEFING
THE SOLE BRIEFING WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY IS A BRIEFING ON THE 2021 PROGRAM OF THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE, DURING WHICH YOU'LL HEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM ON OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS
AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING IN FEBRUARY, WE WILL BRING FORWARD A REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE 2022 PROGRAM
THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE IS ONE COMPONENT OF OUR LARGER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
YOU WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THE STRATEGY WHEN WE PRESENT THE ANNUAL REPORT LATER THIS YEAR
LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON ORDER 2020 115 REGARDING THIS SEATTLE COMA TENANT BUILD OUT ANALYSIS PASSED LAST YEAR
ON DECEMBER 14, 2021, THE COMMISSION APPROVED ORDER 2020 115, DIRECTING STAFF TO ANALYZE THE PORT DINING AND RETAIL TENANT BUILD OUT PROCESS AND TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION AT TODAY'S MEETING WITH RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THAT ANALYSIS
I'D LIKE YOU TO PROVIDE YOU WITH STATUS ON THAT WORK
AS YOU RECALL, THE PORT AND OUR ADR TENANTS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THE IMPACTS OF UNANTICIPATED ADDITIONAL COSTS INCURRED BY OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS IN BUILDING OUT THEIR SPACES AT THE AIRPORT
LEASE GROUPS TWO THREE FOUR AND FOUR EIGHT INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 59 INDIVIDUAL UNITS, AND EACH UNIT HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
WE ARE STILL RESEARCHING THOSE COSTS AND FINANCIAL IMPACTS ON EACH UNIT, AND I'VE CONCLUDED THAT MORE TIME IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION OF COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION
TO COMPLETE THAT WORK, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION ON THE REPORTING DATE TO YOUR MARCH 8 MEETING
AT THAT TIME, WE'LL BE PREPARED WITH AN ANALYSIS AND A PROPOSAL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN ACTION
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST
COMMISSIONERS
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
IS THERE A MOTION AT THIS TIME TO EXTEND THE REPORTING DATE BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR ORDER NUMBER 2020 115 TO MARCH 8, 2022, REGARDING OUTCOMES IDENTIFIED IN THE SEA TENANT BUILD OUT ANALYSIS? SO MOVED
SECOND, THE MOTION WAS MADE
AND SECONDED, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MOTION
AND I DO NOT SEE ANY
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE YES FOR THE VOTE ON THIS MOTION TO EXTEND TO MARCH 8, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED APPROVED
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
ALL RIGHT
WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES
ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? MR PRICHARD? THANK YOU
COMMISSION PRESIDENT CALKINS
TODAY'S COMMITTEE REPORTS WILL BE DELIVERED BY ERIKA CHUNG
I'M TURNING OVER THIS RESPONSIBILITY TO HER
SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB IN CREATING SYMMETRY BETWEEN EACH OF THE COMMITTEES
SO YOU'LL SEE EACH AGENDA LOOKS THE SAME ACROSS
SHE'S MOVED US TO HAVING MEETINGS ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AND HAS CREATED A SYSTEM
SO WE HAVE A GOOD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COMMISSIONERS AND SPECIALISTS ON THIS
SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER WORK ON THAT
AND YOU'LL SEE ERICA AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 8, WHERE SHE WILL PRESENT THE COMMITTEE WORK PLANS AS THEY'RE STILL IN A LITTLE BIT DRAFT AT THAT TIME, BUT THEY WILL BE LARGELY SET THROUGH ABOUT AUGUST, BUT THOSE ARE WORKS IN PROGRESS AT ALL TIMES, BUT YOU WILL SEE AND THAT PRESENTED IN PUBLIC
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO ERICA FOR THE COMMITTEE REPORTS
THANK YOU, ERICA
THANK YOU, ERIN
AND GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSIONERS
THE WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN MAN IN HASEGAWA
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED ITS SCOPE AND DRAFT WORK PLAN FOR 2022
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THE PORT'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AND EXPEDIA TO RESTORE AND RENOVATE THE PUBLIC FISHING PIER AT CENTENNIAL PARK
THE SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND HASEGAWA
ON JANUARY 18, THE COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON THE CHARTER AND SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT PROJECTS AND REVIEWED THE WORK PLAN FOR 2022
THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WAS ALSO CONVENED WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS CHO AND MOHAMED
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED HIS CHARTER AND SCOPE OF WORK
THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED HIS PROPOSED WORK PLAN FOR 2022 AND COMMISSIONERS MADE CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THE WORK PLAN
THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED A PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH THE COMMUNITY EQUITY BOARD AS WELL AS THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
PER COMMISSIONERS REQUEST, STAFF WILL BRING A PROPOSAL FOR A SHORTENED IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION
THE AVIATION COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS CHO AND MOHAMED
ON JANUARY 18 TO REVIEW THE CHARTER AND WORK PLAN FOR 2022
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS MOVING THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TOPIC TO THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
THE COMMITTEE AFFIRMED JEFFREY BROWN'S INDEPENDENCE OF THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND VOTING MEMBER ON THE WASHINGTON STATE CIVILIAN AVIATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE
THE COMMITTEE ALSO WAS GENERALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE CONCEPT OF INCREASING DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
TOOK ME A SECOND MUTED MYSELF THERE
THANK YOU, ERICA, FOR THE REPORT
ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMITTEES? PLEASE USE YOUR HAND RAISE TOOL TO INDICATE COMMISSIONERS
I DO NOT CURRENTLY SEE ANY HANDS RAISED
JUST ONE CLARIFICATION ON THE DELEGATION AUTHORITY ASPECT
THAT WAS ACTUALLY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NOT THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR
INCREASING THE DELEGATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SO JUST TO CLARIFY
THANKS
GREAT
THANK YOU
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENT
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
IT IS NOTED THAT FOR THIS MEETING THERE IS A SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR LATER AND ANY TESTIMONY ON ITEM TEN A SHOULD BE GIVEN AT THAT SPECIFIC TIME
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
AS THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
AND PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE MAY BE A SHORT TIME LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME IS LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSIONERS
PRESIDENT
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JAMES RASMUSSEN
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS
I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME
MY NAME IS
YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU, JAMES
THANK YOU
OKAY
I'M SPEAKING ON THE EAST WATERWAY AND THE CLEANUP PLANS ON THE EAST WATERWAY
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY IS NOT AGREEING TO IS AT LEAST PROPOSED RIGHT NOW BY EPA AS WELL AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT AN INCREASED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY CLEANUP PLAN AND THE EAST WATERWAY PLAN
WE ALL HAVE TO REMEMBER THIS IS THE SAME RIVER
AND I WANT YOU ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WHOLE RIVER IS CLEANED UP
AND THAT IS OUR MESSAGE TO YOU TODAY
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR A HEALTHY CLEANUP OF THE EAST WATERWAY
THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO SAY
I'M MEETING WITH SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS OR COMMISSIONERS SHORTLY
THANK YOU, JAMES
YES
HANG ON A SECOND
LET ME GO AHEAD AND MUTE WHERE WE'RE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM
OKAY
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IRIS ANTMAN
HI, THERE
GOOD AFTERNOON
GOOD AFTERNOON, IRIS
WE CAN HEAR YOU
GREAT
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN
I'M A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SECOND THE COMMENTS THAT MR RASMUSSEN JUST MADE TOTAL SUPPORT OF THAT WE UNDERSTAND
SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL UNDERSTANDS FROM A-K-O-W
REPORT BY JOSH MCNICHOLS QUOTING COMMISSIONERS, CALKINS
THAT THE PORT HAS TAKEN A THIRD CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL, A T 46, OFF THE TABLE
SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL CELEBRATES THAT DECISION, THIS DECISION, AND SUPPORTS THE PORT DOING THE RIGHT THING
AND WE HOPE, POSSIBLY NAIVELY, THAT OUR TWO YEARS OF OPPOSING TESTIMONY TO THAT PROJECT PLAYED SOME PART IN THAT DECISION
WE'RE NOW ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER NOT RENEWING CRUISE LEASES AS THEY COME UP AND TO BEGIN LIMITING THE NUMBER OF CRUISES FROM SEATTLE
FIRST, BECAUSE COVID CONTINUES TO BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR AFFECTING EVERY PART OF OUR SOCIETY
WHILE CRUISE SHIPS MAKE A BIG SHOW OF COVID TESTING BEFORE PASSENGERS EMBARK, THERE'S NO TESTING BEFORE DISEMBARKATION
THE CDC REPORTED A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT CULVERT CASES HAD INCREASED 30 FOLD IN JUST TWO WEEKS ON BOARD SHIP
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COVID SITUATION WILL BE IN APRIL, BUT CRUISE COMPANY OWNERS ARE NOT TAKING APPROPRIATE MEASURES NOW TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THEIR PASSENGERS AND CREW OR THE IMPACTS UPON COMMUNITIES
FOR THEM, IT'S ALWAYS PROFIT OVER PEOPLE
AND SECOND, LET'S LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE
IT'S 2022, EIGHT YEARS FROM THE DATE THE ICC SET TARGET GOALS FOR SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN ORDER TO KEEP GLOBAL WARMING UNDER ONE, FIVE DEGREES CELSIUS
WE ARE ALREADY AT 1.1 TO 1.2 DEGREES WARMING, AND WE'VE SEEN THE DEVASTATING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AROUND THE PLANET AND HERE AT HOME
CONTINUING OUR PRESENT BUSINESS MODEL FLIES IN THE FACE OF REALISTICALLY MEETING THESE GOALS
NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN DEVELOPING NEW SYSTEMS, USING CLEAN ENERGY TO DEVELOP INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESSES THAT TRULY SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THAT LIFT UP THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITY
YOU ARE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO BEGIN MAKING THESE LIFE AFFIRMING CHANGES
PLEASE TAKE THIS CHARGE TOO HARD
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, MS HAMMOND, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
CLARK
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN VANVOST
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS JORDAN
IF REPORTS ARE TRUE AND YOU FINALLY CANCELED THE THIRD CRUISE TERMINAL, I OFFER SINCERE THANKS
OUR GROUP, SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL, HAS A MISSION AND VISION THAT EVENTUALLY YOU WILL CANCEL THE OTHER TWO CRUISE SHIP TERMINALS
I URGE YOU TO BE COURAGEOUS AND HELP THE PEOPLE OF OUR REGION TO LOOK UP AND GRASP THE REALITY THAT IF WE CONTINUE TO BURN FOSSIL FUELS FOR NON ESSENTIAL TRAVEL, THERE'S LITTLE HOPE FOR MAKING THE REALLY DIFFICULT REDUCTIONS IN EMISSIONS NECESSARY TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE WARMING
CUTTING OUT GLOBAL CRUISE TRAVEL IS LOW HANGING FRUIT
IN THE RACE TO SAVE A LIVABLE WORLD FOR OUR CHILDREN AND 90% OF SPECIES ON THE PLANET, CLIMATE SCIENTISTS CALCULATE THAT WE NEED TO CUT OUR TOTAL GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN HALF IN THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS FROM 60 GIGATONS ANNUALLY TO 30 GIGATONS GIGA IS A BILLION
GLOBAL EMISSION PATHWAYS BASED ON CURRENT POLICIES WILL LEAD TO AT LEAST THREE DEGREES CELSIUS OF WARMING
WE'VE ALREADY EXPERIENCED ONE DEGREE OF WARMING IN THE LAST CENTURY AND A HALF, AND THE EFFECTS ARE DEADLY AND DISPROPORTIONATELY FELT BY BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
IF THE PORT IS SERIOUS ABOUT ITS EQUITY COMMITMENTS, THIS INCONVENIENT TRUTH NEEDS TO BE FACED AND RECTIFIED
IF THE PORT IS SERIOUS ABOUT ALIGNING WITH CLIMATE SCIENTISTS, IT NEEDS TO WORK WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO REVISE ITS AUTHORIZING CHARTER SO THAT ECONOMIC EXPANSION ISN'T BLINDLY TIED TO THE FOSSIL FUEL INTENSIVE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
THE PORT'S MISSION IS ESSENTIALLY TO BRING PROSPERITY TO THE WORKERS AND PEOPLE OF THE REGION
I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO ACHIEVE THIS OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL PARADIGM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, BUT IT WILL REQUIRE ALL OF US TO HEAL OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TRAUMA SO THAT OUR MINDS CAN WORK TOGETHER CREATIVELY AND IMAGINATIVELY
THANK YOU, CLERK HART, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PEGGY PRINCE
PEGGY, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE AT STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR? WE CAN HEAR YOU, PEGGY
HELLO, I'M PEGGY PRINCE
I'M A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL AND I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THE PORT STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS FOR DROPPING PLANS TO BUILD A CRUISE TERMINAL AT T 46 AS REPORTED BY K-U-O-W
THIS IS A WISE DECISION FOR MANY GOOD REASONS
THE PANDEMIC, THE CRUISE INDUSTRY'S DREADFUL ENVIRONMENTAL TRACK RECORD, ITS AVOIDANCE OF US TAXES, LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND SO FORTH
YOU ARE MOVING CLOSER TO FULFILLING YOUR MISSION, PROMOTING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER
SO TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MS PRINCE, AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER, CLARK
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RON PECK
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS, PRESIDENT CALKINS, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS RON PECK
I'M A RESIDENT OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM
I'M PARTICIPATING TODAY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE 2022 TOURISM GRANT PROGRAM
AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE PROGRAM WILL BE IN ITS 7TH YEAR AND HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF INCREASING THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF TOURISM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
I SIMPLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE LARGE VARIETY OF TRAVEL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE, FROM WALLA WALLA TO WHITBY ISLAND AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN
YOUR GRANT FUNDS ALLOW THESE TOURISM RELATED ENTITIES TO CONDUCT ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS THAT PROMOTE WASHINGTON STATE'S NATURAL SCENIC BEAUTY, ARE OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND UNIQUE CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS, AND IT DRIVES ADDITIONAL BUSINESS TO THE PORT'S TOURISM RELATED ASSETS
THE 130 PLUS PROJECTS AND RECIPIENTS HAVE OFTEN STATED MANY TIMES THAT THESE GRANT FUNDS HAVE ALLOWED THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MARKET BEYOND WASHINGTON STATE AND POSITIVELY IMPACT ECONOMIC EXPENDITURES
THANK YOU TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF, COMMISSION AND COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED ONGOING STRONG SUPPORT OF TOURISM TRAVEL, COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT STATE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR PAT, GOOD TO SEE YOUR FACE AND THANKS FOR DROPPING IN FOR A MEETING TO PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS
GOOD TO SEE YOU
CLERK HART, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT AND FINAL SPEAKER TODAY IS ANNE CREEKOR, BRINGING UP THE REAR
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I'M ANNE CREEKER, A CLIMATE, NATURE AND EQUITY ADVOCATE IN WASHINGTON STATE
AS YOU WELL KNOW, I HAVE SOME NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS REQUEST FOR YOU FOLKS, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE THEM IN THAT VEIN
FIRST, UNDER EMISSIONS EQUITY TRACK AND ACCOUNT FOR ALL FUEL PUMPED AT SEATAC, INCLUDING LEADED AV GAS
THIS CARBON EMISSIONS ACCOUNTING STANDARD IS THE ONE THAT THE STATE USES FOR GASOLINE PUMPED FOR CARS, TRUCKS AND SIMILAR VEHICLES IN WASHINGTON
IT IS ALSO THE NEW STANDARD THAT KING COUNTY IS USING FOR THEIR AVIATION USAGE FROM THEIR AIRFIELDS, WHICH THE PORT OF SEATTLE SHOULD FOLLOW
TO CONTINUE TO COUNT ONLY 10% OF THE FUEL PUMPED AT SEATAC AS THE CARBON EMISSIONS GENERATED IS TO SHUNT OFF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OTHER 90% CREATED AND SUPPORTED, WHICH LEAVES THEM UNACCOUNTED BY ANY OTHER ENTITY
ANOTHER EMISSIONS REQUEST, EQUITY REQUEST IS TO CAME FROM READING ABOUT THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
YOU KNOW, THE ONE WITH THE PANDA ICON, WHICH PROPOSES A TAX POLICY FOR FREQUENT FLYERS AND FIRST CLASS FLYERS, WHICH IS HOW THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL DEVELOPMENT COST SHOULD BE SUPPORTED
IN MY OPINION, THE PORT OF SEATTLE SHOULD SIDE WITH THE STATE'S TAXPAYERS AND THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T FLY AND NOT THE AIRLINES INDUSTRY TO NOT ASK THOSE WHO DON'T FLY TO PAY TO MAKE THIS INDUSTRY SUSTAINABLE THROUGH THEIR TAX DOLLARS FROM THE GOVERNMENT
AND EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHAT I THINK IT WAS CALLED YOUR NEW BUSINESS WITH THE DES MOINES CREEK PARK, IT REALLY DOESN'T EXACTLY
IT'S JUST IN REGARDS TO THAT, IT WAS A TRANSACTION THAT DIDN'T USE A NATURAL SOLUTION FOR FILTERING RUNOFF, AND IT NOW CREATES AN UGLY AND HIGH MAINTENANCE STORM POND WHICH SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO TAKE CARE OF
AND IT JUST ISN'T A GOOD WAY TO DEVELOP YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FUTURE
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THESE REQUESTS
THANK YOU, MR BECAUSE AN ITEM IS A PORT RELATED ITEM IS NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE DAY, DOES NOT MEAN IT'S NOT GERMAINE TO PUBLIC COMMENT
YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME AND SPEAK AT ANY PORT RELATED MATTER IN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT ANYTIME
THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGN UPS FOR TODAY
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? IF SO, PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
ALL RIGHT
AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS MEETING
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
WE HAVE RECEIVED FOUR WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S MEETING
THE FIRST COMES FROM SHARE THE CITY'S ACTION FUND, THANKING THE PORT FOR THE CANCELATION OF A THIRD CRUISE TERMINAL AND URGING THE COMMISSIONER CHO CONSIDER POSSIBILITIES OTHER THAN USING TERMINAL 46 AS A REDEVELOPED CARGO PORT
THEY ALSO SPOKANE TO PUGET SOUND CRUISE AND TESTING FOR COVID-19
TOM BERNARD OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL SPEAKS TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE NEW CRUISE TERMINAL AT T 46 AND URGES THE PORT TO NOT ALLOW CRUISE SHIPS TO DOCK UNTIL IT IS CLEAR THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS FULLY RUN ITS COURSE AND TO PROVIDE TESTING FOR PASSENGERS DISEMBARKING FROM SHIPS AND MEDICAL AND QUARANTINE FACILITIES FOR THOSE DISEMBARKING THAT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID
BERNARDIN LUND, 350 SEATTLE AVIATION GROUP MEMBERS, SPEAKS TO THE DEMAND FOR FLIGHTS BEING ONE OF THE MAIN ARGUMENTS FOR GROWTH OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY AND THE COST BENEFIT RATIO OF AIR TRAVEL
SHE SPEAKS TO COMMUNITY IMPACTS FROM NOISE INTO THE CLIMATE AND REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY ELIMINATING FLIGHT
AND FINALLY, JORDAN VANVOS SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF HIS SPOKEN COMMENTS
ALL OF THESE WRITTEN COMMENTS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSIONERS TODAY AND ARE PART OF THE MEETING RECORD AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN SIGN UP TODAY
THANK YOU
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS PULLED ITEM EIGHT I AT THIS TIME
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A, EIGHT B, EIGHT C, 8D, EIGHT E, EIGHT F, EIGHT G, AND EIGHT H
WHO'S THE INITIAL MOTION? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASIGAWA FOR THE SECOND
SO THAT MEANS THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
SPEAKING WITH COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ ITEM EIGHT I INTO THE RECORD
WE WILL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
AFTER THAT, I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN TO MOVE THE ITEM, AND THEN COMMISSIONERS MAY SPEAK TO IT, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WHO ASKED FOR IT TO BE PULLED
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM EIGHT I, COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION OF THE 2022 TOURISM MARKETING GRANT PROGRAM, AN AUTHORITY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPROVE EXECUTION FOR ALL RELATED CONTRACT AGREEMENTS FOR THE 2022 SELECTED TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO AUTHORIZE OUR PORT TOURISM MARKETING GRANT PROGRAM
THIS AUTHORIZATION FALLS UP ON OUR TOURISM BRIEFING AT OUR LAST MEETING
THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDES MATCHING FUNDS TO TOURISM PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE
ACROSS THE STATE HELPS MARKET TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES THAT USE SCA IN OUR MARITIME GATEWAYS
THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY HIT HARD BY THE PANDEMIC THIS YEAR STAFF IS PUTTING EXTRA EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
WE HAVE OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DAVE MCFADDEN, AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AUTHORIZATION
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WOULD YOU MOVE THE MAIN MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE SUPPORT ITEM EIGHT
I SORRY, SECOND CALL
SECOND
ALL RIGHT
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, GO AHEAD AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
WELL, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD JUST GET A BRIEFING FROM MR MCFADDEN AND WE CAN THEN JUST HAVE QUESTIONS AS A REGULAR PRESENTATION
ALL RIGHT, DAVE, ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE COUPLE OF MINUTE PRESENTATION? YEAH, YOU BET
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO AUTHORIZE OUR 2022 TOURISM GRANT PROGRAM, ALLOWING OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS NOT TO EXCEED $200,000
THE PROGRAM REALLY IS ABOUT BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE OUR TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE TRAVEL OR USE OF OUR PORT FACILITIES, SEATAC, AIRPORT OR CRUISE OR MARITIME TERMINALS
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS
WE'VE HAD 120 PARTNERS USE THESE FUNDS APPROPRIATELY AND PROVIDE GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT
OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, THOSE EXPENDITURES AMOUNT TO ALMOST $900,000 IN POOR FUNDS, BUT THEY'VE BEEN MATCHED BY OVER $750,000 OF LOCAL FUNDING AS WELL
SO IT TRULY IS A PARTNERSHIP
AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE EXPANDED INTO SUSTAINABLE AND ECO TOURISM THAT HAS NOW BEEN A FIXTURE PART OF THE PROGRAM WITH A RENEWED EMPHASIS ON RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
I WAS ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH ALL OUR APPLICATION MATERIALS BECAUSE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT THAT AND WAS SMILING, SAYING, YES, WE REALLY ARE ACCENTING THAT RESPONSIBILITY AS PART OF YOUR ADVENTURE TRAVEL
THE OTHER THING WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS ADD AN EMPHASIS ON CULTURAL TOURISM OR SUPPORTING SOME OF OUR ETHNIC DESTINATION AND EVENTS
AND EARLIER YOU SAW RON PECK, MY FORMER TOURISM DIRECTOR, WEIGH IN AND TOUT THE PROGRAM, AND I APPRECIATE IT
BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE REALLY HIS ONGOING OUTREACH EFFORTS
IT REALLY TOOK SOME CULTIVATION TO GET SOME NEW ORGANIZATIONS TO APPLY
I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, LIKE SUQUAMISH MUSEUM
I KNOW RON WORKED PROBABLY FOR TWO YEARS TO CULTIVATE THEIR INTEREST AND COACH THEM ON AN APPLICATION ARE PLEASED WITH THOSE EFFORTS, AND WE WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN
AND WE THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
AND I THINK THE ONLY THING WE ALSO APPRECIATE MORE RECENTLY IS ADDING SOME MORE NAMES TO OUR LIST
I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER HAS TO GO AS REVIEW OF OUR LIST
I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY GOOD, BUT I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ADDING MORE
IT'S GREAT PROGRAM
IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE
WE WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT
WE WANT TO PARTNER NORTH, EAST, WEST AND SOUTH
AND SO I ASKED HER YOUR SUPPORT TODAY, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, DAVE
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR COMMISSIONERS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, DAVE, FOR THE PROGRAM
I'VE BEEN A BIG FAN SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND I WAS ASKING FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT OF UNDERSTANDING IN TERMS OF THE SELECTION PROCESS
DO YOU HAVE SOME EXTERNAL TEAM OF FOLKS THAT TAKE THE SCREENING THAT YOU SET FORWARD AHEAD OF TIME LIKE WE SORT OF DO WITH THE ADR TENANTS? WE SEND OUT THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS, FELLEMAN
WE HAVE A COUPLE APPLICATION WORKSHOPS, THEN WE ARE ONGOING STAFF HELPS
ANYBODY THAT MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH THE APPLICATION IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY
SORRY, I'M HAVING SOME FEEDBACK PROBLEMS SO THOSE ARE THINGS WE DO
AND THEN I THINK THE REST OF THE STORY IS THAT WE JUST WORK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION FRONT TO MAKE SURE THAT SUCH A REALLY EMBRACING AGAIN OUR PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP AND SOME OF OUR VALUES
AND FRED, I'M SORRY
I HAD SOME BREAKUP RIGHT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE
I'M NOT SURE I ANSWERED THE QUESTION COMPLETELY
YOU'RE ON MUTE
I'M SORRY
I'M NOT SURE WHETHER IT'S MY BAD RECEPTION, BUT CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY, YES
I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO SHUT OFF MY PICTURE FOR ALL YOUR BENEFIT
BUT ANYWAY, THE PROGRAMS EXPANSION IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS GREAT
THE EXPECTATION OF THE APPLICANT IS REALLY WHAT I WAS SPEAKING TO
WE KNOW THAT THE ANALOGY I LIKE TO USE IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT KING TIDES THAT HAPPEN IN THE WINTERTIME, YOU HAVE A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE OF WHAT SEA LEVEL RISE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE
AND SCIENTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY GO IN, OUT AND PHOTOGRAPH AND LOOK AT THE NEEDS FOR RESILIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR SHORELINE RESOURCES AS A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE
AND I THINK WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST TWO YEARS WITH THE COVID EPIDEMIC IS A GLIMPSE INTO WHAT UNBRIDLED PROMOTION OF THE NATURAL WORLD WOULD LOOK LIKE BECAUSE VERY FEW PLACES COULD YOU HAVE A VACATION AND GO INDOORS
AND WE SAW A REAL ADVENT OF DAMAGE TO THE VERY THING THAT WE WANT TO PRESERVE
AND SO FOLKS AT THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE REALLY CREATED THAT PROGRAM WITH A BIG COALITION OF FOLKS THAT RECREATE RESPONSIBLY
AND THERE WAS THIS VERY, I THINK, SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO, I GUESS THERE IS BAD RECEPTION FOR EVERYBODY
HOPEFULLY YOU'RE STILL HEARING ME
ALL RIGHT
THE NEED FOR THAT PROGRAM OF RECREATE RESPONSIBLY WAS EXPLICIT BY THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS
AND SO WHEN I READ THE MEMO THAT TALKS ABOUT PROMOTING OUR NATURAL, SCENIC BEAUTY, OUTDOOR RECREATION, CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS, ONLINE, DIGITAL MARKETING, IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHARE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL WEALTH THAT WE HAVE IN SPADES IN WASHINGTON
I'M HOPING THAT WHEN WE TELL FOLKS TO COME AND SOLICIT PUBLIC FUNDS THAT THEY ARE SEEING AS PART OF THAT PROMOTION, THIS EXPECTATION THAT IT INCLUDES THE STEWARDSHIP AND RESPECTFUL VISITATION, WHETHER IT BE TRIBAL COUNTRY OR WHEREVER
SO I JUST THINK IT'S THAT MESSAGING FOR THE APPLICANTS THAT I THINK WE WILL GET MORE AND MORE OVERT EXPRESSIONS OF EDUCATION TO THE VISITOR THAT THIS ISN'T JUST ANYWHERE, USA
THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE THAT WE WANT TO KEEP THIS WAY
THANK YOU
TRISHA
MY COMPUTER SHUT DOWN ON ME TO UPDATE, SO I SWITCHED THE PHONE RIGHT NOW
BUT THANKS TO AN AMAZING CLERK WHO GOT ME PREPARED WITH PRINT COPIES OF EVERYTHING, WE SHOULD BE GOOD FOR YOUR QUESTION
YOU ARE BREAKING UP, COMMISSIONER
COPIES DISENGAGE MY CAMERA TO HOPE THAT IT HELPS WITH BANDWIDTH
DAVE, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF MY FEEDBACK TO YOUR DISTRIBUTION LIST
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CASTING A WIDE NET TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ACROSS DIFFERENT HISTORICALLY, I THINK ON THAT NETWORK QUALITY AND TO CALL ME BACK, WE CAN STILL HEAR YOU
COMMISSIONERS, I'M NOT SURE WHY YOU'RE COMING THROUGH
CLEARLY, WE'RE OKAY
WELL, I WAS JUST SAYING THAT, DAVE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CASTING A WIDE NET SO THAT COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE BEEN NOT HISTORICALLY PARTICIPATORY IN THIS SORT OF PROGRAM, I MIGHT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW ABOUT IT
AND I ALSO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT SORT OF THE SELECTION CRITERIA OR THE PROCESS, THE REVIEW PROCESS, OR THE APPLICANT, IF NOT EVERYONE IS IN A POSITION TO CONTEND
NOW, SORT OF, WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT DOES THE PORT OF SEATTLE PROVIDE IN ORDER TO HELP SOME OF THOSE CBOS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO BETTER CONTEND FOR SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES? GREAT QUESTIONS
COMMISSIONER HAS A GALA
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND YOUR INTEREST IN BROADENING OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
AND YET WHEN WE ADD SOMEBODY TO THE LIST, I WAS PRETTY HONEST SAYING WE'LL DO THAT, WE CAN GET THEM, BUT IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE CONVERSATION AND EVEN MORE THAN AN APPLICATION WORKSHOP TO REALLY GET THEM TO BE A TRUE POTENTIAL PARTNER AND GET AN APPLICATION IN
WHAT HAPPENS THERE IS WE WILL DO OUR GENERAL OUTREACH AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS THE QUESTIONS BEING EQUAL AND TRANSPARENT TO ALL
BUT THEN WE'LL TAKE A SPECIAL NOTE OF THE FOLKS THAT MIGHT NEED A LITTLE MORE HELP
AND I REMEMBER AGAIN, RON, MY FORMER DIRECTOR AND MY STAFF, IN BETWEEN THESE GRANT CYCLES, HAVE DONE SOME OF THAT SPECIAL OUTREACH AND CULTIVATED POTENTIAL APPLICANTS TRYING TO BRING THEM CLOSER TO THIS PROGRAM
I WANT TO CONTINUE THAT, BUT I'M GOING TO BE HONEST
IT'S NOT A HUGE DEPARTMENT
WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE TOTAL, AND SO THE RESOURCES WE HAVE TO REALLY DOUBLE DOWN AND EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE THE OUTREACH WOULD BE A LITTLE HARDER
BUT I'M ANXIOUS TO THINK OUT LOUD WITH YOU
IF THERE IS AN INTEREST THERE, I'D LIKE TO PUT A STRATEGY TOGETHER IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THERE
AND SO THE SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION THAT FRED ALLUDED TO OR COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN ALLUDED TO EARLIER IS ONCE WE GET THE APPLICATIONS AND WE HAVE AN INTERNAL STAFF TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE CLOSEST TO TOURISM THAT REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS AND MAKE THE SELECTION, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU ALL A MEMO AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THE CRITERIA AND JUST WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE
AND SO I WILL FOLLOW UP THERE AND I WILL ALSO FOLLOW UP WITH COMMISSIONERS DEVELOPMENT AND SEND THEM PIECES OF OUR APPLICATION THAT EMPHASIZE HOW WE DEFINE AN ADVANCED, RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
SO TWO THINGS I'LL DO FOR YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, DAVE
COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE MUTED
YOU DEFINITELY CAN'T HEAR ME
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES
OKAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR DAVE, FOR ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED IN YOUR WORK ON THIS
AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN SOUTHEAST COUNTY, A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS WORK IN TOURISM, AND A MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE COMES FROM TOURISM
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON CREATING MORE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND PARTNERING WITH THE INDUSTRY
AND SO IN THE SAME LINE OF QUESTIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY ASKED, IT MADE ME THINK, ARE THERE SPECIFIC TOOLS THAT ARE USED TO MEASURE SUCCESS? AND IS THE OEDI OFFICE PROVIDING ANY SUPPORT AROUND THIS? AND IF NOT, LIKE, IS THERE SOMEONE ON YOUR TEAM THAT IS AN EQUITY MANAGER? GOOD QUESTION
THANK YOU
I GUESS I SMILE BECAUSE I GUESS I DO HAVE SOME EXPERTISE IN OUR STAFF
GAIL MOLER IS MY PROGRAM ASSISTANT FOR TOURISM GRANTS, AND I SHARE HER WITH BOOKDA, AND SHE'S AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR OUR YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUNDING PROGRAM
SO SHE BRINGS THAT UNDERSTANDING AND PHILOSOPHY TO OUR TABLE
AND THEN THROUGHOUT OUR DIVISION
AND AS A RESULT OF THE ADI, OUR ENTIRE DIVISION HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT IS TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, NOT JUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SO EACH OF MY DEPARTMENTS HAVE LOOKED DEEPER AT HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THAT
AND ONE OF THE THINGS TOURISM DID WAS ADD AN EMPHASIS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ON ETHNIC AND COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM
SO WE DO HAVE SOME OF THAT EXPERTISE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE ON THAT VEIN
AND I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION THAT DOES ANSWER MY QUESTION
THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL
AND AS YOU KNOW, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS AN IMPORTANT WAY THAT TOURISM CAN EITHER BENEFIT OR HARM COMMUNITIES
AND SO I'LL JUST SAY I WILL MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND FIGURE OUT HOW IT CAN REACH ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
BEFORE I GO BACK TO COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER CHO, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK, DAVE
I KNOW YOU PUT A LOT INTO IT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR
OKAY
COMMISSIONERS, TELL ME
I WAS WONDERING IF COMMISSIONERS CHOKE COVID, TELL US ABOUT THE TEN DAY WARRANTY NECESSARY TO GO TO KOREA
AND HOW DO YOU THINK THAT AFFIX TOURISM PROGRAMS? I'M JUST SYMPATHIZING WITH YOU
IT DIDN'T STOP ME
BUT I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR MENTAL HEALTH, THAT'S FOR SURE
MY SYMPATHIES
BUT ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO JUST MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM DO I THINK THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE DOESN'T SUPPORT THE SENTIMENT OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PROMOTION
MY QUESTION REALLY HAD TO DO WITH THE MESSAGING THAT WE'RE SENDING TO THE APPLICANTS, AND THAT THE MORE EXPLICIT THAT WE ARE, THAT ACTUALLY WE CAN ENCOURAGE THEM TO INCLUDE ON THEIR BROCHURES OR WEBSITES, LEAVE NO TRACE, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE
I'M GOING TO GET OFF THE PICTURE AGAIN
AND I THINK THE ULTIMATE EXPRESSION OF THE FACT THAT WE GET IT AS AN ORGANIZATION IS THE FACT FOR THE FIRST YEAR, WE'RE HOSTING AN ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE AS PIGGYBACKING ON THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE
AND I'M JUST SEARCHING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO JOIN US IN THIS SYMPATHETIC AND GREAT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
AND SO WE JUST CAN'T DAMAGE THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGG
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK, DAVE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING ALL THESE YEARS
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED YES FOR THE VOTE, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
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
OKAY
SO MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE ONE NEW BUSINESS ITEM TODAY
CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE END OF THE RECORD? WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
YES
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN, A PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCTION FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER 3799 DECLARING SURPLUS AND NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PORT DISTRICT PURPOSES
APPROXIMATELY TWO POINT 56 ACRES OF PORT OWNED REAL PROPERTY, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS TRACK B AND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF DES MOINES, KING COUNTY, AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF SAID REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF DES MOINES FOR STORMWATER FACILITIES AND SUPPORTIVE IMPROVEMENTS AT DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS PARK
COMMISSIONERS, STATE LAW REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING WHEN CONVEYING OR TRANSFERRING SURPLUS PROPERTY
THIS ACTION IS NECESSARY TO FULFILL A REQUIREMENT OF OUR CLEAN WATER PERMIT AS PART OF OUR GROUND LEASE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS PARK
ONCE WE COMPLETE THE FIRST READING, THIS ITEM WILL RETURN TO OUR AGENDA AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING FOR ADOPTION
PRESENTERS
PRESENTER IS STEVE CONVERT, PROPERTY MANAGER, AVIATION PROPERTIES
STEVE, AFTERNOON
THERE'S A WIDE DECK THAT GOES WITH THIS
SO GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE
YES
DEPUTY CLERK IS CALLING UP THE SLIDE PRESENTATION
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY AUBREE AND JUST TELL HER WHEN YOU NEED HER TO FORWARD THE PRESENTATION FOR YOU
STEVE, PLEASE
OKAY
IT'S PRETTY SHORT
THE COMMISSION APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN 2012 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS PARK THAT WAS IN THREE PHASES, AND A COUPLE OF THE PHASES THAT WERE DEVELOPED IN 2016 AND 2017 HAD GROUND LEASES THAT REQUIRED THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STORM WATER TRACKS
TRACKED A AND TRACK B, AND THOSE WERE BUILT AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT
AND THEN ONCE THEY WERE COMPLETE, EACH ONE, WHEN IT WAS COMPLETE WAS TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY OF DES MOINES AS HAVING ADEQUATELY PROVIDED THE FACILITIES THAT WERE NEEDED
AND THEN THE CITY WOULD SAY THEY WERE READY TO ACCEPT THESE
AND THEN BOTH THE DEVELOPMENT LEASE AND THE GROUND LEASE ANTICIPATED TRANSFERRING THESE PROPERTIES IN FEE TO THE CITY OF DES MOINES
AND THAT WAS DONE IN 2017 WITH TRACK A
AND NOW WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO THAT WITH TRACK B
AND YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE MAP OF THE AREA
SO THIS IS THE DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS PARK, AND THE TRACK A AND TRACK B ARE BOTH IDENTIFIED
TRACK A WAS ALREADY TRANSFERRED TO THE SEA OF DES MOINES AND APPROVED BY COMMISSION IN 2017
AND NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR TRACK FEE TO BE TRANSFERRED AND APPROVED BY COMMISSION
WELL, APPROVAL WILL BE AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT THIS IS A CHANCE FOR QUESTIONS
THE FOLLOWING SLIDES ARE ONLY NECESSARY IF WE HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS
THIS IS SOME OF THE EXCERPTS OF THE LANGUAGE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE GROUND LEASE THAT WERE BOTH APPROVED BY COMMISSION AND REQUIRED THE TRANSFER TRACK BE UPON ITS COMPLETION
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY
THANK YOU
STEVE CLERK HART, YOU CALL THE ROLL ON THE SITE FOR QUESTIONS? YES, I'LL CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED I FOR QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER
OH, SORRY
I HAVE NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA
I HAVE NO QUESTIONS EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME EITHER
IT'S PRETTY PRO FORMA
SO AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IN WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN SPEAK TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM
EACH SPEAKER HAS TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION
CLARK, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO GET TESTIMONY ON THIS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY
ALL RIGHT
WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE DISCUSSION
IS THERE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION NUMBER 3799? ALL RIGHT, IT HAS BEEN MOVED IN, AND YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF FOR DISCUSSION
WHY DON'T YOU USE THE HANDBASED FUNCTION ON THIS ONE IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND I AM NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS
ALL RIGHT, QUICKER
CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE ROLE FOR OUR VOTES ON RESOLUTION 37
99? THIS IS FOR INTRODUCTION 37
99, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THE MOTION TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTION NUMBER 3799 PASSES
THIS ITEM WILL BE BACK BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION AT THE FEBRUARY 8, 2022 MEETING
OKAY
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM ELEVEN, PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
QUICK HEART
PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
ED METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A THE 2021 OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE BRIEFING
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
COMMISSIONERS, TODAY YOU'LL BE BRIEFED ON ONE OF THE PORT'S MOST IMPORTANT RECENT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND OUR NEED TO DEVELOP A PIPELINE OF YOUNG WORKERS TO SUPPORT MARITIME AND AVIATION INDUSTRIES
THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2020 IN RESPONSE TO VERY HIGH RATES OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT ARISING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC RELATED ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, AS WELL AS HISTORICAL CHALLENGES OF POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, AND DISCRIMINATION
WE CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN 2021 TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING CHALLENGES FACING THE COMMUNITY
WHILE THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO CARRY OUT THESE PROGRAMS, FOUR CONTRACTS WERE EXECUTED WITH EXPERIENCED COMMUNITY AGENCIES, SEATTLE GOODWILL INDUSTRIES PARTNER AND EMPLOYMENT URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN SEATTLE AND SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION
TODAY YOU'LL HEAR THAT THAT PROGRAM ACHIEVED MANY OF ITS GOALS AND PROVIDED REWARDED TRAINING EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
THEY EARNED AS THEY LEARNED
THE PROGRAMS ALSO FACED A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH WERE COVERT RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON GATHERINGS, TOURS, AND DIFFICULTIES IN SECURING MATERIALS
I'M VERY PLEASED WITH OUR PROGRESS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BUDDHA GHEISAR, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION
AS YOU RECALL, DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR 2022 BUDGET, I STATED MY INTENTION WAS TO ESTABLISH THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE AS A PERMANENT PROGRAM UNDER THE PORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
IT IS FILLING A CRITICAL GAP IN OUR COMMUNITY'S RESPONSE TO CHRONIC ISSUES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE NEED TO SUPPORT POORLY INDUSTRIES
LOOKING AHEAD AT OUR NEXT MEETING, I'LL BE REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL FOR $2.1 MILLION TO BE SPENT OVER THREE YEARS TO SUPPORT A PERMANENT YOUTH TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
WE THINK WE'LL SEE BETTER OUTCOMES BY SPREADING THE FUNDING OVER THREE YEARS
THIS WILL EASE SOME CONTRACTING CHALLENGES AS WELL AND IMPROVE CONTINUITY
I WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS AT OUR NEXT MEETING
SO FOR THIS AFTERNOON, I'D LIKE TO TURN OVER TO BOOKDA GHEISAR, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS BOOKDA AND I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
AND AS YOU'VE JUST HEARD, I'M HERE TO REPORT BACK ABOUT SOME OF THE AMAZING RESULTS OF OUR 2021 PROGRAM, AND YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
CLARK, IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE HEARING ME BY FREEZE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU LET ME KNOW I CAN TURN OFF MY CAMERA AND SEE, BUT I'LL JUST CONTINUE ON THE SITE TO HEAR FROM YOU
I WILL DO IT
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO DURING THIS PRESENTATION, I'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE PROGRAM
I'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THE LAST YEAR, AND THEN YOU'LL HEAR FROM OUR FOUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WHICH WE ARE VERY LOOKING FORWARD TO
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IN 2020, WE ALLOCATED ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR STARTING
AT THAT POINT, WE WANTED TO RESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS THAT COVID WAS CAUSING IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY OFFERING A ONE TIME SHORT TERM SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES FOR YOUTH 16 TO 24 YEARS OLD
IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, THE TERM OPPORTUNITY USE IS USED TO TALK ABOUT YOUNG ADULTS 16 TO 24 YEARS OLD WHO ARE OFTEN DISCONNECTED FROM SCHOOLS AND JOBS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTED ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT WAS DIRECTLY AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC FOR ITS FIRST YEAR
IN THE SECOND YEAR, WE CONTINUED THE PROGRAM AGAIN, WE DECIDED THIS TIME TO MOVE FROM JUST THE SUMMER JOB EMPLOYMENT TO A BROADER ALL YEAR PROGRAM
WE DEDICATED $2 MILLION FROM THE COVID 19 EMERGENCY FUNDS TO BE CONTRACTED WITH THE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS PARTNERS IN EMPLOYMENT, SEATTLE GOODWILL, SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION, AND URBAN LEAGUE TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMS NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE PANDEMIC HAS UNDOUBTEDLY AFFECTED ALL OF US AND OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, BUT THOSE EFFECTS HAVE NOT BEEN FELT EQUALLY
HERE'S A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THE IMPACT IN KING COUNTIES LOOKS LIKE
IN FEBRUARY OF 2020, BEFORE THE START OF THE COVID 19, PANDEMIC, UNEMPLOYMENT IN KING COUNTY WAS REPORTED AS 2.5%, AND AMONG YOUTH THAT ARE 16 TO 24 YEARS OLD, UNEMPLOYMENT WAS AT 10% WHEN PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS BEGAN BEING FILED IN
BY APRIL OF 2020, 16 TO 24 YEAR OLDS MADE UP THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER AGE GROUPS, THIS PACE WAS SUSTAINED THROUGH 2020
THIS IS ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE 16 TO 24 YEAR OLD POPULATIONS MAKE UP ONLY 12% OF THEIR WORKFORCE IN KING COUNTY, BUT UNEMPLOYMENT IN THAT GROUP KEPT RISING
ADDITIONALLY, WITHIN THIS 60 TO 24 YEAR OLD RANGE, WE KNOW THAT WORKERS OF COLOR, WORKERS WITH A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE ARE EQUIVALENT, AND WORKERS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE GREATEST RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
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SO THE PORT RESPONDED TO THE COMMUNITY NEED, AS I MENTIONED, BY INVESTING DOLLARS AND ALSO SPECIALLY TARGETING BIPOC USE
AT THE SAME TIME, I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU THAT WE KNOW THAT COVID IMPACT IS SIGNIFICANT, BUT ALSO THAT THIS NEW CRISIS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR CRISIS AND THE AGING WORKFORCE IN MARITIME AND AVIATION INDUSTRIES, LACK OF RACIAL AND GENDER DIVERSITIES IN THE INDUSTRIES, AND LACK OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ACTUALLY PUTS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PIPELINES OF THE CAREERS THAT WE ARE INTENTIONALLY WANTING TO BRING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO
THE COMBINATION OF THESE IS WHAT WE'VE HEARD MULTIPLE TIMES FROM OUR COMMUNITIES IS WHAT THE PORT NEEDS TO RESPOND TO
AND AGAIN, OUR INVESTMENTS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS HERE HAVE BEEN AT THE PORT 5 MILLION TARGETING SPECIFICALLY THIS AGE GROUP OF 16 TO 24 YEARS OLD
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SO AS WE MENTIONED, WE WORKED WITH THE FOUR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND JUST VERY BRIEFLY, SEATTLE GOODWILL EMPLOYED 86 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE MARITIME, AVIATION AND GREEN JOB SECTOR
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO SUBCONTRACT WITH THE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE SLIDE, AND THEY EMPLOYED 42 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SECTORS OF GREEN JOBS, MARITIME, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND GREEN JOBS
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PARTNERING EMPLOYMENT
I WAS ABLE TO EMPLOY 68 YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUBCONTRACTED AS WELL WITH MID SOUND FISHERIES AND MACHINIST INSTITUTE FOR AVIATION AND AEROSPACE AND MANUFACTURING AND ALSO GREEN JOBS AND URBAN LEAGUE WAS ABLE TO SUBCONTRACT WITH A NEW AND YOUTH BUILD SEATTLE AND EMPLOY 95 YOUNG PEOPLE
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SORRY, YOU SKIPPED ONE
YEAH
THANK YOU
SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS SLIDE IS THAT I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT HAS BEEN THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED A STIPEND TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT, AS STEVE MENTIONED, HAVE EARNED WHILE THEY LEARNED THE FIRST YEAR, WE PROVIDED $15 AN HOUR TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE PROGRAM
THE SECOND YEAR, IN ORDER TO INTENTIONALLY CONTINUE TO MOVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PIPELINE OF PORT RELATED JOBS, WE OFFERED MORE DOLLARS TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE IN FOR THE SECOND YEAR SO THAT THEY COULD MENTOR THE NEWCOMERS AND ALSO BE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE THEIR LEARNING
SO MENTOR LEADS WERE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $$16 TO $20 AN HOUR
WE HEARD MANY STORIES LAST YEAR, AS SOME OF YOU COMMISSIONERS MIGHT REMEMBER, THERE WERE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO CAME AND SHARED WITH YOU THAT IN MANY CASES DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, THEY WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE EARNING MONEY IN THEIR FAMILIES
AND THOUGH TODAY YOU MIGHT SAY THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF JOBS IN THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY, IN RESTAURANTS, IN HOTELS, WE ARE REALLY HEARING THAT THESE JOBS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO CONTINUE LEARNING THAT EVENTUALLY LEADS TO LIVING WAGE AND QUALITY JOBS IN COMMUNITIES
YOU SEE THE AGE AND GENDER BREAKDOWN HERE, BUT THE DIVERSITY OF THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE NEED AND DISPARITIES THAT I SPOKE TO EARLIER
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CHART IN THE BOTTOM LEFT, THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, ABOUT ROUGHLY 95%, IDENTIFY AS PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND WHAT'S NOT REPRESENTED ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT NEARLY HALF OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS COME FROM WHAT WE DEFINE AS ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED ZIP CODES, WHICH MEANS HIGH PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN 200% POVERTY LINE OR ABOVE, HIGH PERCENTAGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THOSE COMMUNITIES OR HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE LIVING WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE LAST SLIDE
ALL RIGHT
SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVALUATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM
THE DATA ON THIS SLIDE IS ONE OF SEVERAL WAYS THAT WE KNOW THIS PROGRAM IS A SUCCESS
AS YOU CAN SEE, REPRESENTED BY THE FIRST TWO BULLET POINTS, AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF YOUTH REPORTED THAT THEY LEARNED MORE AND INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PROFESSIONS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES
THIS IS CRITICAL AS WE'RE TRYING TO OVERCOME AN AGING AND RETIRING WORKFORCE IN AVIATION AND MARITIME INDUSTRIES, AND WE'RE TRYING TO BRING SOME RACIAL AND GENDER DIVERSITY TO THIS WORKFORCE
92% REPORTED HAVING DEVELOPED SKILLS THAT WILL LAUNCH THEM INTO QUALITY JOB OR A CAREER PATH, AND 79% REPORTED THAT THIS EXPERIENCE GAVE THEM MORE CLARITY ABOUT THEIR CAREER GOALS AND HOW TO REACH THEM
SO BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, I WANT TO THANK DAVE MCFADDEN
AS HE MENTIONED, HE WAS ABLE TO LOAN TO US A STAFF MEMBER WHO WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT ME WITH ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM
SO THANK YOU, DAVE MCFADDEN AND GAIL MUELLER, FOR SUPPORTING THIS WORK
AND THANK YOU, STEVE METRUCK AND COMMISSION FOR SUPPORTING THIS WORK
AND I AM VERY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT THE PROGRAM
IF YOU COULD PLEASE TURN TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND THEN THE NEXT THIS IS THE ORDER THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM OUR SPEAKERS, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HE AND Q, WHO'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARTNERING EMPLOYMENT KIEN
THANK YOU
BOOKEDA AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR EXPERIENCES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY USE INITIATIVE, WHICH THE PORT COMMISSIONER CREATED BACK IN 2020 TO ADDRESS THE COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ESPECIALLY AMONG BIPOC IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND OTHER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
LIKE BOOKDA MENTIONED IN 2021, POD ENGAGED AND TRAINED 68 YOUNG INDIVIDUALS FROM THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY, MANY OF WHOM WERE NEW TO THE COUNTRY OF LESS THAN TWO YEARS
AND THESE INDIVIDUALS, DEFINITELY THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC WAS EXPERIENCED
THEY EXPERIENCED IT THE HARDEST, THEIR FAMILIES ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH LIMITED ENGLISH
THERE'S CULTURAL SHOCK, LOW WAGE JOBS, HOMELESSNESS, AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL WELL BEING AS THEY'VE BEEN ISOLATED FOR MORE THAN LONG ENOUGH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, DOING THE SHUTDOWN
SO WHEN THIS OPPORTUNITY USE INITIATIVE STARTED BACK IN 2020, IT WAS JUST REALLY THE PERFECT TIME
WE HAVE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY HOW MUCH IT COST THEM, BEING THAT THE DROP LOSSES AND THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH AND WANTING IT TO FOCUS ON THE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS
I THINK THE YOUNG INTERVALS WERE REALLY SUFFERING DURING THAT TIME
AND TO OFFER SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR THEM THAT'S PAID AND OFFERING THEM OPPORTUNITIES INTO A FIELD THAT IS UNTRADITIONAL FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, SUCH AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL GREEN JOB SECTOR, AEROSPACE, MANUFACTURING
THOSE ARE VERY UNCOMMON AMONG IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY
AND THERE ARE VERY LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT AND A CAREER IN THAT FIELD
AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THE IMPACT IS GREATER THAN WE CAN IMAGINE
AND WITH THAT, I AM JOINED BY ONE OF OUR YOUTH WHO WILL SHARE WITH YOU HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE OFFERED HIM
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A PATIENT WHO WILL THEN SPEAK NEXT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
MY NAME IS PESHEN DUSHA
I'M FROM SIERRA CONGO, AND I'VE BEEN IN AMERICA FOR SIX MONTHS
LAST FALL, I JOINED THE PARTNER IN EMPLOYMENT RESTORATION CREW, AND IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL AND FUNNY TO ME
I REALLY LEARNED STUFF THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
I LEARNED SKILLS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANTING TREES, REMOVING UNWANTED TREES, AND RESTORATION
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BECAUSE I MEET NEW PEOPLE AND I MADE FRIENDS, AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO ME AND HELPFUL
THIS PROGRAM HELPED US BECAUSE WE LEARNED HOW TO BUILD RESUME AND HOW TO APPLY FOR FUTURE JOBS
AND IN THIS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GAIN A CAREER IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD IN THE FUTURE
AND RIGHT NOW, I THINK I HAVE APPLIED FOR A JOB IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
IT WAS AT CSA, BUT I'M STILL ON THE WAITING LIST, AND I HOPE SOON I'LL GET A NEW JOB IN ENVIRONMENTAL SKILL
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU'RE GIVING TOWARDS MEGA BESTIO
I'LL PASS THIS TO THE SEATTLE GOODWILL INDUSTRY
RODNEY WILL BE THE PROGRAM MANAGER
THANK YOU
TECHNICAL ISSUES HERE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
GOOD TO BE HERE TODAY
MY NAME IS RODNEY SISTER
I'M THE YOUTH PROGRAM MANAGER HERE AT EVERGREEN GOODWILL
I RUN ABOUT THREE PROGRAMS IN THE U DARREL SPACE PROGRAM, YOUTH STEM, AND ALSO THE YOUTH MARITIME PROGRAM
I LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TRUE BLESSING BY THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE WERE RIGHT
YOU BECAME MUTED
SORRY
YOU MUTED YOURSELF, I THINK
YEAH
OKAY
SO, YEAH, SORRY FOR THAT
BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE BECAME ABLE TO BRING OUR YOUTH AS FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND GIVE THEM HEALTH BENEFITS, WHICH THEY REGAIN HEALTH, AND DENTAL, WHICH A LOT OF THEM HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO TO A DOCTOR OR A DENTIST IN QUITE SOME TIME
SO THAT WAS A BIG BOOST, MAN
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY TOOK US TO HEART
ALSO, AS WE KNOW, FUNDING IS A STREAMLINED TO OUR PIPELINE EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT
SO WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE HAS ACTUALLY PUSHED US INTO THE REALM OF PUSHING IT TO CATEGORIES IN THE WORKFORCE, TO WHERE THESE YOUTH DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE JOB MAGNITUDES OR THE PLATEAU OF WHAT THEY STAND FOR
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH AEROSPACE IN A NEW LIGHT, PUSH MARITIME AND A NEW LIGHT
ALSO GIVE TRAINING AND CRANE OPERATING TRAINING IN FORKLIFT TRAINING IN CONSTRUCTION
AND ALSO WE WERE ALSO ONE OF MY FAVORITES, ALSO TO GET THE KIDS OSHA CERTIFIED, ALL THOSE PERTAINING TO THE PORT AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE PRETTY MUCH SIMULTANEOUSLY THE SAME AS THE OTHERS
AND WITH THAT, I SAY, THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR GIFT, BUT I LIKE TO LEAVE THIS WITH A LITTLE STORY
I HAVE THE IMPACT ON THE YOUTH
I HAD A STUDENT WHO CAME TO ME AND HE WAS LIKE, MR RODNEY, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE ME A CHANCE AND SHOW ME HOW TO SAVE MONEY
HE SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT I'VE EVER BEEN ABLE TO SAVE MONEY
HE SAID, BUT ALSO TO MAKE THE KIND OF MONEY THAT I'VE MADE TO PAY FOR THREE QUARTERS OF COLLEGE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT IT
IT KIND OF TOUCHED ME A LITTLE BIT AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, DON'T ONLY THANK ME, BUT YOU ALSO THINK FUNDING, WHICH HAS GRANTED US OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU THIS OPPORTUNITY YOURSELF
AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND HE SAID, WHAT IS THE PORT? SO I SAID, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PORT IS
SO I SAID, THE AIRPORT
HE WAS LIKE, OH, IT'S THE AIRPORT
I SAID, NO, IT'S PART OF THE AIRPORT
I SAID, BUT IT'S A WIDE ENTITY OF THINGS THAT GO ON INSIDE THE PORT
HE SAID, WELL, LOOK, YOU, MR RODNEY, I'M GOING INTO AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
HE SAID, DO YOU THINK THEY'LL HIRE ME? I SAID, I THINK THEY WILL
AND SO WITH THAT, I LEAVE YOU
I SAID, THANK YOU FOR AGAIN FOR DOING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
AND IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT I WOULD CHANGE, IT WOULD BE THAT YOU GUYS PUSH JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS LONGER
I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH THAT
YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD DAY
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO WHO ARE ONE OF MY FORMER STUDENTS
HE IS NOW MY ASSISTANT TO SHOW YOU HOW THIS PROGRAM HAS MOVED THE NEEDLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY IN THE PROGRAM
SO I PASS IT TO ISAIAH MODEKY
HELLO EVERYONE
I'M ISAIAH WITH THE YOUTH PROGRAM ASSISTANT
I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT DAY TODAY
I LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING BEING IN THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ALLOWING ME TO KEEP A PASTOR IN MIND ALIVE, WHICH IS CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, BEEN ABLE TO BUILD MY PROFESSIONAL NETWORK AND KEEP MY FOOT IN THE DOOR
BUT MANY DIFFERENT SKILLS THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE GOOD AT UNTIL NOW
LIKE DRIVING A FORKLIFT, FOR EXAMPLE
ONE THING I LIKE TO MENTION IS THE AMAZING MENTORSHIP HERE AT GOODWILL
BEING SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN IN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE BEST, RIGHT? THESE MENTORS STICK WITH YOU EVERYWHERE YOU GO AND ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE OR ALWAYS MAKING TIME FOR YOU
THAT BEING SAID, I BELIEVE I MADE A 180 WITH MY WIFE SENT
THIS PROGRAM IS FUN, BUT WE ARE ALSO LEARNING STUFF MOST HIGH SCHOOLS DON'T EVEN TEACH
ALSO, THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED ME AND MY FAMILY WITH SOME OF OUR HARDSHIPS
ONE THING THAT MADE ME REALLY HAPPY, I WAS ABLE TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MY STIPEND BACK THEN AND HELP MY LITTLE SISTER WITH A LAPTOP FEE FROM SCHOOL
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS PROGRAM AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I'VE SEEN WHAT IT HAD DONE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY
THANK YOU
AND I'D LIKE TO PASS IT ON TO NEW
KAREN DOVE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS IMPORTANT FUNDING THAT YOU PUT ASIDE TO ENSURE THAT YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO FAMILY WAGE CAREERS
I'M KAREN DOVE
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ANU, AND WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING QUALITY PRE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMMING SINCE 1980
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE PORT IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS SINCE 1994
WE RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH URBAN LEAGUE ON THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH PROJECT
AND IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF 2021, ANU WAS ABLE TO ASSIST 55 YOUTH WITH THIS FUNDING
22% OF THESE YOUTH WERE FEMALES AND 78% WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR
SINCE OUR TRAINING, WE'VE PLACED OVER 60% OF THESE YOUTH IN APPRENTICESHIP OR FAMILY WAGE EMPLOYMENT AND CONTINUE TO PLACE GRADUATES WHO JUST FINISHED THE PROGRAM IN DECEMBER
THIS PROGRAM IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, AND THE SIPHONED IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR YOUTH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND TO GAIN ACCESS TO THESE FAMILY WAGE CAREERS
THESE APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES IF THE STIPENDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM TO GO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM
OUR PROGRAM IS TWELVE WEEKS LONG, AND TO GO THROUGH THAT AS A YOUTH WITH NO INCOME, COMING IN IS VERY DIFFICULT
SO THIS ALLOWED THEM TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS WHILE THEY WERE ABLE TO GO THROUGH OUR PROGRAM AND THEN BE PLACED INTO FAMILY WAGE CAREERS
AND I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO ONE OF OUR GRADUATES, DAMIAN VALENCIA
AYE
THANK YOU, KAREN
MY NAME IS DAMIEN, AND I GRADUATED FROM NEW ABOUT HALF A YEAR AGO
AND SINCE THEN, IT'S BEEN A WILD RIDE, AND IT'S BEEN A FUN RIDE
I'M IN A TRUCK RIGHT NOW ON THE WAY TO A JOB THAT ALONE SHOWS YOU THAT THIS WHOLE THING, IT ALL WORKS
SINCE THEN, I WAS THERE
I MOVED ACROSS THE STATE
I MOVED TO AUBURN, AND THE SCHOOL WAS NOT THAT FAR AWAY
AND I WAS ABLE TO LEARN THINGS AND MEET NEW PEOPLE
AND MY MENTORS, BO AND DEE, WERE JUST AMAZING, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TEACH ME SO MUCH TO THE POINT WHERE I DID REALLY WELL
AND I GOT OFFERED A JOB WHERE I WAS EVEN DONE
AND THAT ALONE SHOWS YOU I CAN DO IT THERE, AND I CAN DO IT HERE
IT CAN WORK ANYWHERE, GIVEN THE HELP AND THE SKILLS AND THE TOOLS THAT ANYONE NEEDS TO SHOW YOU THAT ANYTHING CAN WORK ANYWHERE
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I'VE BEEN PRACTICING
I'LL PASS THIS ON TO RUBY VIGGO, AND THANK YOU
THANK YOU, DAMIEN
HI, EVERYONE
MY NAME IS RUBY
I'M WITH THE DUWAMISH VALLEY YOUTH CORPS, THE DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY COALITION
AND I JUST WANTED TO START OFF BY SAYING, SORRY ABOUT THE BACKGROUND NOISE
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY
I STARTED BACK IN 2020
AND I WAS GRATEFULLY ABLE TO CONTINUE TO THE SECOND YEAR
SOMETHING THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE WAS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE GREEN JOBS TRAINING
BUT IN ADDITION TO THIS YEAR, WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO ADD ON MARITIME TRAINING, WHICH I APPRECIATE BECAUSE IT WAS NEW TO BOTH THE YOUTH AND MYSELF
WE WERE ABLE TO GO ON A BOAT FOR A WEEK, FOR INSTANCE, AND LEARN ABOUT NOT THE SONGS, HOW TO SAIL A BOAT IN GENERAL
IN ADDITION, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT ACROSS THE CORNER, RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM US
AND IT'S JUST BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE
OVERALL, OUR YOUTH HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED THIS OPPORTUNITY, NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT BROUGHT SOME FINANCIAL STABILITY TO THEM, AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, BUT ALSO IT'S BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR NEEDS
SO, YEAH, WE TRULY APPRECIATE THIS EXPERIENCE
AND WE WANT TO THANK THE PORT, BUT ESPECIALLY THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION FOR SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH AND PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS, ESPECIALLY IN RESTRICTED FUNDING
AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S MANY CHANGES THAT GO ON WITHIN THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, AND WE REALLY NEED TO ADAPT TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, NOT NECESSARILY THE PORT PORTS PROCESSES
SO WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE
NOW, I WILL PASS IT ON TO ONE OF OUR GREAT INTERNS
UNFORTUNATELY, FAITH VIA LOCALS WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, BUT WE WILL PASS IT ON TO KELSEY VALDEZ, WHICH HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE FOREVER
HELLO, EVERYONE
MY NAME IS KELSEY VALDEZ
UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAMERA IS NOT WORKING, BUT I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME VERY WELL
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS AMAZING PROGRAM FOR US YOUTH
IT HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT HELP FOR ME, BEING ABLE TO LEARN AS MANY SKILLS AS POSSIBLE
I WAS EVEN ABLE TO GET AN OWN JOB WITH A DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIP AS WELL, JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAY I WAS PARTICIPATING IN THIS INTERNSHIP
AND IT HELPED ME SO WELL BECAUSE I LEARNED SPEAKING SKILLS, PRESENTING SKILLS, AS WELL AS COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT, TIME MANAGEMENT
SO THAT REALLY HELPED WITH EVERYTHING
AND I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM FOR ALL OF OUR YOUTH THAT NEED THIS PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES WITH THESE TYPES OF INTERNSHIPS
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS, THE POWERPOINT SLIDES, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STOP SHARING THEM
WE'RE NOW HERE AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COMMISSIONERS HAVE
BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR BEING HERE, TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR JOBS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO JOIN US
SO WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU, BOOKDA
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO HEN PATIENT KAREN, DAMIEN, RUBY, RODNEY, ISAIAH, AND KELSEY FOR PINCHING TODAY TO COME AND PRESENT
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
IT REALLY HELPS US TO FILL OUT AN UNDERSTANDING OF A PROGRAM THAT IS JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE ROLL FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS CLERK HART,
CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YESES
SPEAKING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
YES, THANK YOU
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN
GREAT
YEAH
I WANT TO ALSO THANK ALL THE PRESENTERS TODAY AND ALL THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO SHARED IT WAS REALLY INSPIRING TO HEAR YOUR STORIES AND HOW THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
I ALSO WANTED TO THANK EXECUTIVE METRICS, DIRECTOR BUKDA GHEISAR AND THE CURRENT AND FORMER COMMISSIONER'S LEADERSHIP WHO HELPED MOVE THIS INITIATIVE FORWARD
REALLY, THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC AS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE
THAT SAID, PROGRAMS LIKE THE YESES NEEDED TO EXIST BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
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FOR MANY OF US WHO WORK IN COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THE PANDEMIC REALLY JUST UNDERSCORED EXISTING INEQUITIES IN OUR WORKFORCES AND OTHER AREAS
AND SO I THINK THERE'S REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER THIS PROGRAM INTO SOMETHING MORE PERMANENT AND FOR US TO THINK REALLY DEEPLY AROUND THAT
AND EXECUTIVE STEVE METRICS, THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ALREADY THINKING THAT IS WONDERFUL
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ENGAGING IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS AS A COMMISSIONERS
MY QUESTION IS FOR DIRECTOR AT PARTNERS AND EMPLOYMENT, HE AND SALAM ALIKUM
SISTER, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU IN THE SPACE
HOPEFULLY YOU'RE STILL WITH US
I DON'T SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN, BUT I'M HERE
I'M STILL HERE
OKAY
YOU'RE HERE
OKAY, GREAT
NOW I SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN
SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO MAXIMIZING THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT WOULD ADDITIONAL RESOURCES DO FOR THE PROGRAM AND TO MAXIMIZE ITS POTENTIAL? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
I THINK WHAT WE'VE COME ACROSS IS THAT CAPACITY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE HAVE YOUTH THAT WERE REALLY INTERESTED, BUT WE HAD ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FTE THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT WE CAN GIVE OUT A STIPEND TO SUPPORT THESE INDIVIDUALS
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE MORE INDIVIDUALS, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE
AND I THINK WITH THE CONTINUATION OF THIS INITIATIVE, WE HOPE FOR ALL OF US HERE, NOT ONLY FOR PART OF EMPLOYMENT, BUT FOR ALL OF US HERE TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND AND REACH OUT TO MORE YOUTH AND ALSO USING THE OPPORTUNITY OF THIS FUNDING TO THEN CREATE LIKE REALLY TANGIBLE PATHWAYS INTO CAREERS
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SO IT DOES DEFINITELY TAKES TIME FOR THAT RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT
FOR EXAMPLE, PARTNER EMPLOYMENT HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH UNION LABORS THAT OFFER LIVABLE WAGES AND GREAT BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOW DO WE THEN CONNECT THEM TO THOSE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES? AND SO ESTABLISHING THOSE TYPE OF RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATIONS, BUT ALSO THIS WOULD BE IF WE'RE EXPANDING, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE THAT DIRECT RELATIONSHIP AS WELL WITH COLLEGES, WITH THEIR ADDITIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND BUILDING CREDITS OUT OF THOSE THINGS, I WOULD SAY FOR PARTNER EMPLOYMENT IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE QUITE NEWER TO THE COUNTRY, WE DEFINITELY NEED A LOT OF TIME TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH ATTENTION AND SUPPORT
IT DOES CONSUME MORE TIME IN THAT ASPECT
SO THAT'S WHERE THAT CAPACITY WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IF THIS GETS EXPANDED
AND I WANT TO COMMENT AROUND, LIKE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THIS INITIATIVE IS SO IMPORTANT
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FELT THAT WAS A BIT DISRUPTIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY WAS THAT THIS WAS A ONCE A YEAR PROGRAM AND THEN THE REST OF THE HALF OF THE YEAR, NOTHING HAPPENS
AND SO OUR COMMUNITY AND DURING THAT TIME FELT LOST AND DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT
SO FOR THE ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS A SMALLER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS REALLY INTERRUPTING THE PROGRAMMING AND THE SUCCESSES OF THE PROGRAM
AND SO THAT'S DEFINITELY I THINK OTHERS HAVE ECHOED THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS AS A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND BEYOND
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HAN
THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER
THAT WAS SUPER HELPFUL
I TOOK NOTES ON THAT
I CAN HOLD FOR MY SECOND QUESTION TO ENSURE THAT THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES CAN ASK THEIR QUESTIONS AS WELL
COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED, YOU'RE WELCOME TO ASK YOUR SECOND QUESTION THEN
OKAY
MY SECOND QUESTION IS FOR DIRECTOR BOOKDA GHEISAR
IN LIGHT OF WHAT JUST HE AND SHARED, I'M WONDERING WHAT DO YOU SEE AS SOME OF THE BENEFITS AROUND USING A FRAMEWORK LIKE THE CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON CREATING PATHWAYS TO HIGH QUALITY JOBS THAN THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK THAT IS BEING USED FOR THIS PROGRAM? YEAH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR THAT QUESTION
MY OFFICE, MYSELF HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HOLD TRAINING PROGRAMS AND REALLY HEARING THAT THERE'S A DISCONNECT BETWEEN ALL THE TRAINING PROGRAMS, FOR EXAMPLE, GOODWILLS TRAINING AND ACTUAL JOB PLACEMENTS
THAT WHERE THE PORT CAN SUPPORT THE EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY IS BY BRINGING EMPLOYERS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO THE TABLE THAT REALLY CONNECT WITH A TRAINING PROGRAM LIKE GOODWILLS OR PIES AND ACTUALLY OFFER JOBS FOR WHETHER THOSE JOBS ARE AGAIN EARN AS YOU LEARN MODELS OF APPRENTICESHIPS, PRE APPRENTICESHIPS, BUT CONTINUED LEARNING WITH EMPLOYERS
SO I THINK FOR US TO DESIGN A PROGRAM AS HE HAS JUST SPOKEN ABOUT, WHICH HAS A MULTI YEAR COMMITMENT SO THAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LEADING TRAINING PROGRAMS CAN COUNT ON CONTINUED FUNDING AND CAN ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS INSTEAD OF JUST ONE OFF, AS WE'VE BEEN DOING
AND THE SECOND IS REALLY LOOKING AT ENGAGING MORE EMPLOYERS AND LOOKING AT THE CORE COMPETENCIES THAT THEY NEED AND SUPPORTING NONPROFITS LIKE PI TO BUILD THOSE CORE COMPETENCIES IN THEIR TRAININGS AND CONNECTING THE TWO SO THAT WE KNOW THAT ALL OF THIS ACTUALLY WILL RESULT IN A JOB PLACEMENT
I WONDER IF STEVE, DID YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU HAVE, STEVE? NO
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ADD ANY MORE TO THAT, BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
THERE'S A WHOLE CONTINUUM OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND HOW THIS ALL FITS TOGETHER
WE SHOULD JUST HAVE THAT STRATEGY THAT FITS TOGETHER AND LEVERAGES ALL OF THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE
YOU MUTED YOURSELF SOMEHOW
I MUTED MYSELF
I DON'T KNOW SOMETHING'S GOING ON TODAY
BUT ANYWAY, I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO BE STRATEGIC IN HOW WE PUT TOGETHER THIS WHOLE CONTINUUM OF OPPORTUNITIES AND BUILDING UPON THAT WHICH I'VE HEARD HERE TODAY IN DOING THAT, AND I LOOK FORWARD FOR FURTHER IDEAS OF HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS BETTER
THANK YOU
BUT LET ME JUST SAY THIS WHILE I'M TALKING, BUT THIS IS JUST SO INSPIRATIONAL TO HEAR ALL OF YOU AND TO HEAR BOTH FROM THOSE THAT ARE RUNNING THE PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO THOSE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM
SO IT REALLY FEELS INSPIRATIONAL TO ME TO GET THIS FEEDBACK
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE STEVE METRUCK AND DIRECTOR BOOKDA GHEISAR
THAT WAS HELPFUL
THAT'S IT FOR MY QUESTIONS
I JUST AGAIN WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM AND JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE THE EXPERTS AND KNOW WHAT IS BEST WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF OUR WORKFORCE ISSUES
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ENGAGING IN FURTHER DISCUSSIONS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THIS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
WELL, I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
AND HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENT IN A PUBLIC FORUM LIKE THIS BEFORE? CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND OR GIVE A REACTION ON THERE? YOU CARRY YOURSELVES WITH SO MUCH CONFIDENCE AND POISE
I JUST REALLY NEED TO USE THIS PLATFORM TO CELEBRATE YOU, BECAUSE ONE THING THAT I DO BELIEVE IS THAT LEADERS ARE SELF IDENTIFIED
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AND WE CAN PUT OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE, BUT WITHOUT PEOPLE WANTING TO STEP UP AND STEP INTO THAT POWER, INTO THAT POTENTIAL, IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE
AND YOU ALL HAVE IDENTIFIED YOURSELVES AS HAVING DREAMS, AS HAVING AMBITION, AS HAVING INTEREST
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AND FOR YOU TO SHINE SO BRIGHT RIGHT HERE FOR ALL OF US TO SEE, IT IS TRULY JUST A PRIVILEGE
I THINK THIS IS THE EXACT KIND OF PROGRAM THAT I'M JUST SO PROUD THAT THE PORT HAS BEEN ABLE TO OFFER
AND I WANT TO SHARE, TOO, THAT MY POINT OF ENTRY INTO PUBLIC SERVICE WAS AS AN INTERN AT THE US SENATE
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THAT'S WHAT BUILDING THE PIPELINE IS ALL ABOUT, BECAUSE IT IGNITES SOMETHING IN YOU ABOUT WHERE YOUR POTENTIAL, WHERE YOUR DREAMS, WHERE YOUR INTERESTS, WHAT RESONATES WITH YOU ON AN INTRINSIC LEVEL AND FOR YOU TO COME BACK AND SHARE THAT AND SPEAK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SO THAT IT LIVES ON PAST YOUR PARTICIPATION FOR THE NEXT COHORT
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I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE DIRECTOR KFAT FOR CAPTURING THIS INFORMATION, HAVING THE DATA AND THE STATISTICS THAT BACKS IT UP SO WE CAN QUANTIFY SAY LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF THIS PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN SEE IT INTO CONTINUITY
I LOVE THE TWO STEP APPROACH SO THAT THERE'S A WAY FOR FOLKS TO GRADUATE AS MENTORS BECAUSE AS WE SUCCEED
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WE HAVE TO ALSO LOOK AT WHERE THE PLACES THAT WE'RE VACATING AND SEEING HOW WE ARE EXTENDING A HAND IN SO THAT THE NEXT PERSON CAN STEP IN
THAT'S WHAT THE PIPELINE IS ALL ABOUT
IT'S NOT JUST WHERE YOU'RE GOING, BUT WHO'S COMING WITH YOU
AND SO I COMMEND ALL OF YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THAT PIPELINE AND DIRECTOR
YESES
FOR BEING SUCH A STRONG TESTAMENT TO ITS POWER
AND SO MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE HEIGHT OF THAT LADDER
AND I'M WONDERING WE TALKED ABOUT REALLY WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH LABOR AND COLLEGES
I HEARD FROM KEN THAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN LANGUAGE ACCESS, RECOGNIZING HOW MANY NEW ARRIVALS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ARE ACTUALLY BEING ENGAGED IN THIS PROGRAM
I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF YOU DID ONE EXIT SURVEY, AND I WONDER IF THERE'S GOING TO BE LIKE A FOLLOW UP EXIT SURVEYS THAT WE TRACK PLACEMENT
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OR THAT WE CONTINUE TO CHECK IN SO WE CAN OFFER THAT CONTINUITY OF SUPPORT FOR OUR GRADUATES OR HOWEVER WE'RE REFERRING TO THEM, OUR ALUMNI, AND JUST HOW WE'RE REALLY GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RETAINING THE TALENT THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN ON THE FRONT END
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONERS
I WONDER IF SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WANT TO GO FIRST
DO RODNEY, KAREN HEN OR RUBY, DO YOU HAVE SOME THOUGHTS YOU WANT TO SHARE? RODNEY, YOU HAVE TO UNMUTE
THIS THING IS KILLING ME
COULD YOU REPEAT THAT QUESTION FOR ME? AGAIN, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF A FOLLOW UP TO TRACK THE PLACEMENT OF OUR ALUMNI
OKAY
YEAH
I'M DEFINITELY WITH OUR PROGRAMS THE NEXT MOVE IS ALWAYS TO GO EITHER TO COLLEGE OR TO THE WORKFORCE
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THAT'S HOW WE TRACK IT
WE PRIMARILY PREFER COLLEGE FIRST, THEN ON TO GET THE BETTER PAYING JOBS
BUT A LOT OF THE YOUTH THAT WE DO HAVE, AND THAT'S WHY WE DO PUSH THIS BLUE COLLAR FORCE
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AND EVEN THE WHITE COLLAR, WE PUSH THEM BOTH
BUT PRIMARILY, I'M A BLUE COLLAR TYPE GUY
I DID 27 YEARS OF BORN BEFORE I CAME IN TO RUN AEROSPACE PROGRAM
SO I PUSH THAT BLUE COLLAR A LOT BECAUSE COLLEGE IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY
AND I KNOW THE PORT OFFICE A LOT MORE THAN JUST THE UPPER ECHELONS OF ENGINEERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE
I MEAN, YOU GOT THE LONG SHORELINE, YOU GOT THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, YOU GOT EVERYTHING
AND SO LIKE I SAID, WHAT I SAID IN MY PRESENTATION, WITH THAT FUNDING, WE PUSH ALL OF THAT
WE PUSH ALL OF THAT
SO THE EXCELLENCE OF THAT IS JUST GET THEM SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY'RE PROSPEROUS, THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF JOB THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY
AND THAT'S WHERE WE TAKE IT
THAT'S WHERE WE TAKE IT
THAT'S OUR LADDER
IT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL AT THE END
AND WE FOLLOW THEM NOT ONLY ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THEM, WE FOLLOW THEM ABOUT TWO YEARS OUT
SO WE STAY WITH THEM TWO YEARS OUT
IT DOESN'T MEAN JUST BECAUSE YOU LEAVE HERE MY PHONE CONTINUES TO RING FROM STUDENTS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE STILL LIVING WELL AND THAT THEY'RE DOING GREAT
AND WHEN THEY'RE DONE, I STILL TREAT THEM LIKE THEY WERE HERE FIVE YEARS AGO
SO IT DOESN'T MATTER
SO WE KEEP THEM HERE WITH US FOR A WHILE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE GREAT
THAT IS SO GREAT
AND I JUST HOPE THAT AT SOME POINT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL AGAIN
IT JUST BRINGS ME SO MUCH JOY TO SEE A PROGRAM LIKE THIS OPERATING OUT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND JUST HEAR YOU ALL COME BACK AND SHARE THAT WITH US
WE HEAR YOUR ASS AND YOUR NEEDS
AND SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE LISTENING
AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR COMING TO SHARE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, HOW'S IT GOING? I'M MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
LET'S SEE HOW LONG BEFORE I GLITCH OUT
I JUST WANT TO THANK BOOKDA FOR BRINGING THE FOLKS WHO ARE THE ALUMNI AND THE STEWARDS OF THIS PROGRAM
IT REALLY IS A LOT EASIER AS A COMMISSIONER CHO SEE WHERE THE MONEY GOES RATHER THAN SOME DATA DRIVEN ANSWER
AND SO YOU GUYS PROVIDE THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WE NEED TO KNOW THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY ON THE RIGHT TRACK
AND I HOPE WE'RE ALSO SOLICITING YOUR FEEDBACK MORE THAN JUST THIS MOMENT IN TIME TO TELL US HOW WE CAN DO BETTER AND WE GOT TO BUILD BACK BETTER, RIGHT? THAT'S THE MANTRA
BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, WHICH IS REALLY PLEASING TO SEE
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR LAWYERS AND STUFF WHO WERE WILLING TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE PROGRAMS LIKE GREEN JOBS, A PORT RELATED EMPLOYMENT, LEGITIMATELY PORT RELATED EMPLOYMENT
I REMEMBER GETTING BOOKED, ALL SORTS OF REFERENCES, ALL THE MONEY THAT GOES INTO RESTORATION
WE SPEND ALL THIS MONEY ON DUWAMISH, CLEAN UP
SOMEBODY'S MAKING SOME MONEY ON THAT DEAL
SO I DON'T RECOMMEND YOU GUYS GETTING INTO HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL
BUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY CONTRACTORS THAT ARE MAKING BIG MONEY ON THAT SORT OF WORK
AND I ALSO APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER MOHAMED FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT PREVIOUS COMMISSIONERS, IN PARTICULAR, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, WHO REALLY DID LEAD THIS EFFORT TO CREATE THIS FUND AND ALSO THE EXECUTIVE METRUCK, SEEING THAT THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF KIND OF A THING, THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR CREATING BROAD BASED ECONOMIC EQUITABLE RECOVERY
WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY STILL TO GO
BUT THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH
APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REALLY POUR ON TO THE CHORUS OF PRAISE THAT YOU'VE BEEN HEARING FROM MY COLLEAGUES
I REALLY COMMEND YOU ALL FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM
IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY AMAZING AND UNTHINKABLE THAT THIS HAS ONLY EXISTED FOR TWO YEARS NOW, IF THAT AND WE'VE COME A LONG WAY
I REMEMBER WHEN THIS PROGRAM WAS FIRST BEING PROPOSED, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY JUST A LITTLE BIT INSIDER BALL
IT WAS PROMISED THAT IT WOULD BE A ONE OFF BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING ISSUES
IT WAS NEVER INTENTION TO BE INTENDED TO BE A LONG TERM SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM
BUT I THINK IT BECAME IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO
AND SO AS WE CONTEMPLATE WHAT THIS PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE IN THE LONG TERM AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, I ACTUALLY THINK YOU'VE TOUCHED UPON SOMETHING IN YOUR TESTIMONIES, BUT ALSO I THINK MY COLLEAGUE, COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED, TOUCHED UPON THIS, IS THAT THE TRUE VALUE OF THIS PROGRAM IS THERE'S OBVIOUSLY VALUE IN HELPING THOSE WHO NEED THE JOBS
BUT I THINK THE CAREER I THINK THE OPERATIVE WORD HERE IS THAT WE ARE HELPING THE YOUTH DISCOVER CAREERS
RIGHT? THAT IS, IT'S NOT JUST A ONE TIME SUMMER JOB THAT PAID $15 AN HOUR AND THEN YOU JUST ONTO THE NEXT JOB
RIGHT? WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A JOB
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS A ONE TIME DEAL
WE ARE OPENING DOORS AND EXPOSING THE YOUTH TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT, QUITE FRANKLY, WE'RE NOT EXPOSED TO AT TIMES
I WONDER IN MY YOUTH, IF I HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE I WOULD BE IN MY CAREER
NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT WHERE I AM TODAY, BUT THERE IS A WHOLE NEW WORLD, A DIFFERENT WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW
AS THE SON OF IMMIGRANTS, AS THE SON OF PARENTS WHO DIDN'T KNOW THE SYSTEM AND WAS NOT EXPOSED TO THESE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES
THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I CONTEMPLATE, HAD I KNOWN THE SYSTEM, HAD I KNOWN THESE OPPORTUNITIES, WHAT PATH I WOULD HAVE CHOSEN, AND WE'LL NEVER KNOW
BUT ONE THING THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE AS A PORT IS THAT WE'RE PRESENTING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE YOUTH TODAY AND THE NEXT GENERATION
AND OFTENTIMES PEOPLE SAY LUCK IS WHEN PREPARATION MEETS OPPORTUNITY
BUT I THINK HERE AS POLICYMAKERS, IT'S OUR JOBS TO PREPARE THE YOUTH AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES
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AND SO I SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE TODAY
I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A POLICYMAKER AT OUR LEVEL IS THAT SOMETIMES YOU CREATE POLICIES, YOU'RE NOT REALLY SURE IF THINGS WERE WORKING OR IF IT'S BEING EXECUTED
AND SO YOUR PRESENCE HERE TODAY HAS REALLY HUMANIZED THIS PROGRAM IN A WAY THAT I THINK NOT JUST THE COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY ALL VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, BUT ALL THE STAFF WHO ARE WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW WITHIN THE PORT OF SEATTLE
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF BUY IN FOR THE PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
I THINK MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ASKED ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE BEEN CONTEMPLATING
SO ALL YOU HAVE THE REST OF MY TIME
THANK YOU AGAIN
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS CHO, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M JUST LOVING THE VISUAL IMAGE OF INSTEAD OF COMMISSIONER CHO, CAPTAIN CHO OUT ON ONE OF THESE SUPER FREIGHTERS OUT HERE THAT GOING BACK, DOING NOT TOO LATE, RIGHT? NO, YOU GOT TIME, BUDDY
NEVER TOO LATE
YEAH
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS SO FAR
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALL SPOKEN TO ONE OF THE WINS, AND WHAT I THINK IS A WIN WIN, WHICH IS WHAT IT MEANS FOR THESE HISTORICALLY BURDENED COMMUNITIES AND THE YOUTH IN THOSE COMMUNITIES CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER PATHWAYS
I THINK THAT'S EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT AND THE HIGHEST PRIORITY
I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE OTHER ONE, AND THAT IS THE COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF HAVING A FANTASTIC WORKFORCE
THIS IS NOT JUST THE PORT DOING A GOOD DEED
THIS IS ENLIGHTENED SELF INTEREST
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SAY WE NEED TO GROW THE POOL OF APPLICANTS IN CONSTRUCTION AND MARITIME AND AVIATION AND GREEN JOBS
AND FURTHERMORE, THAT'S ACTUALLY, I THINK WHAT THE ROLE OF THE PORT IS
WE'RE A CONDUIT FOR COMMERCE, FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OUR REGION
AND MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY IS THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH HAPPENS IN PLACES WHERE YOU HAVE THE BEST WORKFORCE
AND SO IF YOU WANT A GOOD ECONOMY, YOU INVEST IN THE WORKERS
IT REMINDS ME OF THE PARABLE OF THE SEWER
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COMPANIES AREN'T GOING TO GO PAST THEIR SEEDS INTO ROCKY SOIL
IN OTHER WORDS, WE WANT TO CREATE FERTILE TERRAIN HERE FOR BUSINESSES TO LOCATE THEMSELVES, TO START TO GROW
AND I KNOW THAT THE KEY INGREDIENTS TO THE FERTILE SOIL OF THE ECONOMY IS A REALLY STRONG WORKFORCE
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE NOTICED AS A COMMISSIONER THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASING DISCONNECT BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND FUTURE WORKFORCE
IN MOST CASES, YOUTH EMPLOYERS HAVE DISTANCED THEMSELVES OVER A COUPLE OF GENERATIONS FROM THE ROLE OF EDUCATING AND TRAINING WORKERS
AND I THINK THAT'S A HUGE MISTAKE
AND WE NEED TO REVERSE THAT TREND
AND WE CAN'T PUT IT ON EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
WE CAN'T PUT IT ON WHETHER THAT'S K TWELVE OR POST SECONDARY
IT REALLY MEANS THAT WE LARGE ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, YOU NAME IT
WE ALL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ENGAGE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORKER TRAINING
THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
AND I THINK THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS NOT ONLY EVERYTHING WE'VE HEARD TODAY, BUT IT ALSO MEANS THAT THE EDUCATION THAT FUTURE WORKERS RECEIVE IS MUCH MORE RELEVANT TO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE MOVING INTO
AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN, AS WE'VE DONE WITH OUR INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE PAST, CREATE A MODEL THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, PEER AGENCIES LIKE US, BUT ALSO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF OUR SIZE, PRIVATE BUSINESSES IN MARITIME, AVIATION AND ELSEWHERE, BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT MODEL THAT WE'VE CREATED SUCCESSFULLY AND DO IT
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK MORE WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK ABOUT HOW WE LOOK AT FUNDING FOR THIS
IS THERE A MECHANISM TO SORT OF TIE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THESE PROGRAMS TO THE COST OF THE PROGRAMS? AT THIS POINT, IT'S ESSENTIALLY A LEVY FUNDED PROGRAM
AS WE TALK ABOUT IT'S REMAINING IN PERPETUITY
HOW DO WE LINK THAT TO THE BENEFICIARIES IN SOME WAY? BUT I THINK THAT'S A DISCUSSION FOR US TO CONDUCT OVER THE COURSE OF THE BUDGET SEASON
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR FOR SHARING
I'M GOING TO BE A PROUD YES ON THIS VOTE
CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION, PLEASE? GO AHEAD
I JUST KNOW THAT WE WERE MAKING SOME REALLY GREAT INROADS AND REACHING OUT TO YOUTH OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN OUR AREA
AND I WAS WONDERING, WERE WE ABLE TO DO SOME WORK WITH MUCKLESHOOTS OR SUQUAMISH OR ANY OF OUR URBAN INDIANS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? COMMISSIONERS, THE INTERNAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THROUGH AMBER AND WILSON HAS DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB ON THAT AND HAS OFFERED, I BELIEVE, SIX TO TEN PLACEMENTS FOR EACH OF THE TWO TRIBES IN THIS PROGRAM
WE DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY DO ANY OUTREACH TO THE TRIBES, BUT CERTAINLY AS THE PROGRAM GROWS AND BECOMES A PERMANENT YOUTH PROGRAM, WE'VE HEARD FROM THOSE PARTNERS THAT THEY WOULD ALSO REALLY LIKE TO SEE INTENTIONAL PIPELINES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT PUTS INDIGENOUS YOUTH INTO THE PORT INDUSTRIES
SO THAT'S ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO DO BECAUSE I CERTAINLY HAVE HEARD FROM THEIR COUNCIL MEMBERS THE DESIRE TO DEFINITELY DO SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
AND I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE AIRPORT, FROM STUDENTS FROM MUCKLESHOOT
SO WE NOW HAVE A NATIVE ART PROGRAM IN THE AIRPORT AS A RESULT OF THAT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
SO ANYWAY, I KNOW THERE'S GREAT INTEREST TO OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT WE WANT TO HELP SERVE AS WELL
SO THANK YOU AGAIN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
HOW'S IT GOING? THANK YOU
PRESIDENT CALKINS, MY APOLOGIES FOR SPEAKING OUT OF ORDER, BUT I WANTED TO ASK WHAT ROLE COMMISSIONERS COULD PLAY IN SUPPORTING OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS IN THE FUTURE
I NOTICED THAT I THINK IT SAID ONLY 7% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE OF ASIAN ANCESTRY, WHEREAS ASIANS ARE THE SECOND LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING MINORITY POPULATION HERE AT HOME
AND SO RECOGNIZING THAT YOU HAVE ASKED FOR SUPPORT FOR LANGUAGE ACCESS, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO ALSO TO HELP WITH THAT RECRUITMENT EFFORT, PLEASE DO LET US KNOW
ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, COMMISSIONER
BOTH YEARS OF THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE WE WERE IN A HURRY
WE IDENTIFIED RECOGNIZABLE REPUTABLE PARTNERS THAT HAD TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PLACE FOR THE FOUR TRACKS OF GREEN JOBS, AVIATION, MARITIME AND TRADE CONSTRUCTION
AND SO OUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO REALLY DO AN OPEN RFP TO DO MUCH BETTER OUTREACH TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND CAN CONTINUE TO INTRODUCE NONPROFITS THAT ENGAGE AND WORK WITH YOUTH TO OUR PROGRAMS AND TO BE BROADER OUTREACH
BUT THANK YOU FOR OFFERING YOUR SUPPORT
I'D LOVE TO REACH OUT TO YOU AND SEE WHAT PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY WE COULD REACH OUT TO THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT
OKAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON SETTING? YESES
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CALKINS
ONE THING I THINK IS YOU REALLY LISTEN TO THIS AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE STAGE FROM 2020, WHICH IS YOU HAVE AN IDENTIFIED NEED, WHICH THEN COMES WITH THE IDEA TO DO THAT
AND I DO THINK THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AT THAT TIME, INCLUDING COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, WHO IDENTIFIED HIS NEED AS WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT SAID THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO
BUT THEN YOU IDENTIFIED THAT'S EASY, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO OPERATIONALIZE IT BY GETTING IT OUT THERE
AND I DO WANT TO THANK OUR TEAM HERE AT THE PORT AND OUR CENTRAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDES OUR CONTRACTING AND OUR LEGAL STAFF AND ALL THE TEAMS THAT LOOK AT THIS BECAUSE IT'S EASY FOR ME TO SAY LET'S GO DO THIS, BUT IT'S HARD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND THEN BOOKED UP FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN GETTING THIS OUT THERE AND MAKING IT HAPPEN
AND THEN ALL OF YOU THE PROGRAMS TO TAKE THIS ON A SHORT TIME FRAME AND DO THIS, AND PERHAPS IF YOU HAVEN'T WORKED WITH THE PORT, THEN TO DEVELOP THAT IN THEIR DIFFERENT CULTURES AND THEN THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM AND THEN TO GET THE FEEDBACK HERE
SO IN MY MIND, I SEE THIS BIG STRUCTURE OF SUCCESS OF HOW WE PUT THIS PROGRAM INTO EFFECT, LESSONS LEARNED, FOCUS IT AND THEN MAKE IT EVEN BETTER GOING FORWARD
AND THAT'S KIND OF COMMISSIONERS, THAT WILL COME BACK TO YOU NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THE REFINING
BUT AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS A SUCCESS OF HOW WE NEED THOSE FEEDBACK LOOPS AND HOW WE CAN PUT A THOUGHT AND IDEA INTO ACTION
SO I'LL STOP THERE
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THE PRESENTERS, INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN BOOKDA
WE SO MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF THE EXTERNAL PRESENTERS MAKING TIME TODAY, PARTICULARLY DAMIEN AS HE'S OFF
IT LOOKS LIKE WORKING NOW
THANK YOU, DAMIEN, FOR MAKING TIME
I HOPE IT WASN'T DRIVING
SURETY
FIRST, DAMIEN OKAY WITH THAT
THAT CONCLUDES OUR SCHEDULED BUSINESS ITEMS FOR TODAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
GUPTA
ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS OR ANY CLOSING COMMENTS TODAY? I'M GOING TO HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL FOR COMMITTEE REFERRALS OR CLOSING COMMENTS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED NO
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR THANK YOU
TO THOSE OF YOU WHO PRESENTED TODAY
THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT MEETING
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA NO ITEMS THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND NO ITEMS FOR ME EITHER
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NOT FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
CALKINS, JUST ONE NOTE THAT I WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WE ARE BEING VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT HOW WE MANAGE OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS
PRINCIPALLY, OF COURSE, WE'RE FOLLOWING EVERYTHING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE GOVERNMENT OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RECOMMEND FOR IN PERSON MEETINGS
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT GUIDANCE AS PROVIDED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
SO WE'RE QUEUING TO THOSE GUIDELINES AS BEST AS POSSIBLE
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE REVIEWING AS THE SITUATION CHANGES, WE REALIZE THAT IN PERSON MEETINGS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN A DEEPER WAY THAN VIRTUAL MEETINGS
AND SO AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE AND PRUDENT TO DO SO, WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO GATHER AGAIN IN PERSON
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT HERE
I THINK I'M GOING TO KICK IT TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR RECOGNITION RIGHT NOW
MR COMMISSIONERS, PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN DOESN'T HAVE HIS HAND UP
I MIGHT BE SUPPORTING STEVE, I'M NOT SURE
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT OUR LABOR? YES
OKAY
SO THAT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT I FORGOT TO MENTION
SO YOU GO FIRST, STEVE
THANKS, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANKS
PRESIDENT CAUGHT
I THINK I DO WANT TO MENTION ONE THING ABOUT THE MEETINGS IN PERSON IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR
YOU HEARD OF MY REPORT
WE'RE CONTINUING TO SURGE
AND ACTUALLY, THERE WAS GUIDANCE, AND I'M REVIEWING THAT RIGHT NOW
BUT I EXPECT TO CONTINUE THE GUIDANCE TO GENERAL FOR PORT ACTIVITIES THAT WE ONLY HAVE THOSE IN PERSON MEETINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR BUSINESS, FOR BUSINESS REASONS TO DO THAT
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T HAVE THEM
WE JUST HAVE TO BE PRUDENT IN THAT AVIATION
SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THAT
AND WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS SAY AT THIS POINT IS WE'RE GOING TO MARK A BIG TRANSITION HERE AT THE END OF THE MONTH AS OUR HEAD OF LABOR RELATIONS, DAVID FRY, BOTH WILL BE LEAVING THE PORT AND RETIRING AFTER SERVING WITH THE PORT FOR SEVEN YEARS
AND I DON'T KNOW
CAN YOU TURN ON YOUR VIDEO IF YOU CAN HEAR US? THERE HE IS
YEAH, THERE HE IS
AND DAVE IS DRESSED UP FOR THE OCCASION
BUT LET ME JUST SAY THIS, COMMISSIONERS, I KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR JUST BEGINNING MY FIFTH YEAR, BUT DAVE HAS BEEN WITH THE PORT NOW FOR SEVEN YEARS
AND I THINK THE HEAD OF LABOR RELATIONS, I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM PERSONALLY FOR WHAT HE'S DONE IN THE GUIDANCE THAT HE'S PROVIDED TO ME
AND I LIKE TO SAY THAT FRANK, WITH LOTS OF SPIRITED DISCUSSIONS, HE BRINGS A PASSION TO HIS JOB WITH LABOR RELATIONS AND THE IMPORTANT WORK CALL THE ROLL OF THOSE LABOR RELATIONS
AND JUST WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS OF THAT EVERY DAY
AND I KNOW TOGETHER THAT WE'VE ADDRESSED THE COMMISSIONERS AND MYSELF AND ALL OF OUR STAFF
WE'VE ADDRESSED A NUMBER OF ISSUES HERE
DAVE HAS ALWAYS PROVIDE STEADY COUNSEL OVER THAT TIME PERIOD
AND I KNOW THAT I VALUE THAT FRIENDSHIP AND THAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM
SO I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THE TIME OVER OUR PERIOD
BUT ALSO BEFORE THAT IS A COMPLETE SERVICE HERE TO THE PORT
IT HAS REALLY ADVANCED THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE WORKFORCE AND OUR LABOR PARTNERS IN THE REGION
LET ME JUST SAY THIS ALSO, AND THEN IN THE INTERIM, I APPRECIATE MICHAEL O'BRIEN WILL BE SERVING AS THE INTERIM SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR LABOR RELATIONS IN THE INTERIM, AND SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR AWHILE AND HAS 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN LABOR RELATIONS AND THAT SHE HAS MY UTMOST CONFIDENCE
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRY TO MOVE ON WITHOUT DAVE, BUT I KNOW HE PROBABLY FEELS GOOD, AND HE AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, THAT IT LEAVES IT IN GOOD HANDS THERE
BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, DAVE, FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE TO THE PORT THESE LAST SEVEN YEARS
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONERS, IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT DAVE'S RETIREMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
I SEE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, DAVE, WE DID GO TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR RETIREMENT PARTY, BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT TAKING ANOTHER SWING AT YOU
AND HAVING KNOWN YOU FOR A COUPLE OF DECADES, I GET A LOT TO PUNCH AT
BUT I DO RECALL, THOUGH, I THINK WE BASICALLY BOTH ARRIVED AT THE PORT THE SAME TIME
I REMEMBER I HAD JUST BEEN ELECTED AND THE ELT WAS HAVING A RETREAT OVER AT THE CEDAR BROOK
AND I SAID, WELL, HEY, I'M NOT REALLY SEATED YET, BUT LET'S HEAR WHAT THESE GUYS HAVE GOT TO SAY
AND THERE YOU WERE IN THE DOORWAY AND SAYING, WELL, FRED, I WENT TO THE OTHER SIDE AND I GO, WELL, AND NOW YOU GET TO GET OUT BEFORE I DO
SO WE GOT IN TOGETHER
I MEAN, I THINK I ALSO ARRIVED WHEN LANCE CAME IN
SO I'M FEELING WE HAVE A TEAM THAT CAME IN AND I'M MISSING YOU, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NOT BE ABLE TO LOSE YOU
I'M SURE WE'LL BE SEEING YOU ON THE STREETS
AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SERVICE YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE PORT AND THE FRIENDSHIP WE'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS
SO THANKS
THANKS, COMMISSION COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, THANK YOU
YEAH, I JUST ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, DAVE, FOR YOUR RETIREMENT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO ORGANIZE LABOR ON BOTH SIDES OF LABOR AND THE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
YOUR SERVICE HAS MADE OUR REGION A BETTER PLACE FOR WORKERS AND AT THE PORT
AND WHILE WE JUST RECENTLY MET, EVEN THAT FIRST MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH YOU WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND YOUR PASSION REALLY SHOWED AND YOUR CARE FOR WORKING PEOPLE
AND SO I'M REALLY SAD THAT WE'RE LOSING YOU AT THIS MOMENT WHERE WE'RE STEPPING INTO THE PORT, BUT I AM WISHING YOU THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
YEAH
DAVE, THIS IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT
I'VE ALWAYS TRULY APPRECIATED HOW FORTHRIGHT YOU ARE WITH IN EVERY SCENARIO
RIGHT
EVEN IN SCENARIOS THAT WERE CONTROVERSIAL OR NOT ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE FOR US COMMISSIONERS, THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WE DEAL WITH THAT ARE TOUGH, AND YOU'VE ALWAYS GIVEN IT TO US STRAIGHT
I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED ALL THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT THAT YOU PROVIDE THAT IS INVALUABLE TO US IN MAKING DECISIONS, TO UNDERSTANDING THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE PRESENTED WITH
AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PORT, BUT ALSO TO WORKING FAMILIES EVERYWHERE WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER
AND AS I ALWAYS SAY TO THOSE WHO ARE DEPARTING THE PORT, I HOPE YOU FEEL THAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE RETIRING FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE, THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE A HOME HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND SO THERE ARE NO GOOD BUYS HERE
I'LL BE SEEING YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
DAVE, BEFORE I GIVE MY REMARKS, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN REBUT ANYTHING YOU SAY BEFORE WE CLOSE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC, PLEASE
THANK YOU, COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONERS FOR THE EXECUTIVE METRUCK FOR THE KIND WORDS
LIKE I SAID TO MY WIFE TODAY, I SAID, THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST SESSION OF PEOPLE LYING ABOUT ME, BUT ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF IT
BUT SERIOUSLY, AND NOW THAT I'M ON MY WAY OUT, I CAN CORRECT ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I THINK WHAT I ACTUALLY SAID TO YOU WAS WE BOTH GONE TO THE GRAY SIDE
NOW, HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING ON THE INSIDE? BUT REALLY SERIOUSLY NOW, THIS ALL STARTED FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS AGO WHEN COMMISSIONER GREGOIRE CAME TO ME WAS THE LABOR COUNCIL AND SAID, WHY DOES THE PARTNER HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH LABOR? AND I SAID, IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE REACTIVE TO MAKE BUSINESS DECISIONS
YOU HAVE THIS KIND OF OLD FASHIONED SELF IMAGE OF BEING A PUBLIC AGENCY THAT OPERATES LIKE A PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATION, AND YOU MAKE BUSINESS DECISIONS BASED ON YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS, AND THEN YOU END UP REACTING TO LABOR IF THEY DON'T AGREE WITH THOSE BUSINESS DECISIONS
AND I SAID THAT DOESN'T MEAN NECESSARILY THAT YOU HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING LABOR WANTS
RIGHT
THAT'S NOT HEALTHY, BUT IT DOES MEAN IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE PRACTICED
TO BE UNDERSTANDING OF A BUSINESS DECISION IS GOING TO RUFFLE THE FEATHERS OF A MAJOR STAKEHOLDER WE CALL LABOR PARTNERS
AND YET WE DON'T ALWAYS ACT LIKE THEY'RE PARTNERS
THEY'RE ONLY PARTNERS WHEN THEY'RE DOING WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO
SO IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE
AND I THINK WE'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF BEING PROACTIVE WITH LABOR, OF INTERNALIZING A TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR LABOR STAKEHOLDERS, OF ENGAGING THEM ON LEVELS THAT I DON'T THINK FIVE YEARS AGO, WE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF ENGAGING THEM ON AND ACTUALLY MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS IN TERMS OF MUTUAL RESPECT
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT IN THIS ROLE
AND I WOULD TELL MY OLD LABOR BUDDIES THIS, THEY'D ASK ME WHY IT WAS BEING SO DIFFICULT AND LIKE BARGAINING
AND I SAID, WELL, WAIT, WE'RE GOING TO BARGAIN HARD
YOU HAVE TO EARN THIS RIGHT
MY PRINCIPLE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING GOOD JOBS
THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK OUT FOR THE INTERESTS OF THIS PUBLIC AGENCY
AND SOMETIMES WE'RE GOING TO BE AT ODDS
SERIOUSLY AT ODDS
AND QUITE FRANKLY, THAT LOST ME A FEW LABOR FRIENDS
THERE ARE SOME FOLKS TO THIS DAY, I THINK I SOLD OUT BECAUSE I DIDN'T JUST GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANTED
BUT OVERALL, I THINK WE'VE STRUCK A REALLY GOOD BALANCE
I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY GROUP, MY LITTLE CREW THAT INTERFACES WITH LABOR ON A DAILY BASIS
YOU FOLKS ARE IN GREAT HANDS
WITH MATTEL, RUNNING THE SHOW IN OUR OWN BASIS AND THE CREW THAT WE'VE ASSEMBLED, I THINK WE'RE IN REALLY, REALLY GOOD SHAPE
I'M PROUD OF THAT
AND IT'S NOW TIME FOR ME TO RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET
AND I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONERS CHOSE SENTIMENTS COMING FROM THE MARITIME SECTOR
I'VE ALWAYS HAD KIND OF A SOFT SPOT FOR THE PORT PUERTO SCOUT, AND IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT I WON'T ACTUALLY BE GOING THAT FAR AWAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SENTIMENTS
IT IS BITTERSWEET, BUT IT'S TIME
WELL, THANK YOU, DAVE
WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE TODAY WAS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS ONE OF YOUR TRUE ATTRIBUTES
THAT IS REALLY RARE, AND THAT IS YOUR UNIMPEACHABLE HONESTY, THAT IT TAKES SO MUCH COURAGE TO ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH
AND BECAUSE OFTENTIMES TELLING THE TRUTH MEANS NOT OMITTING THE TRUTH
AND THAT'S HARD WHEN YOU'RE IN A MEETING WITH SUPERIORS, WITH STAKEHOLDERS, WITH OTHERS WHO PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE TRUTH
AND IT WILL LIKELY MAKE THINGS IN THE SHORT TERM HARDER, BUT IN THE LONG TERM, A LOT BETTER
BUT YOU HAVE AN UNCANNY KNACK TO ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH
AND OUR JOBS AS LEADERS ARE OFTEN ABOUT BALANCING COMPETING VALUES, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE WHICH VALUE NEEDS TO TAKE PRIORITY
BUT RARELY DOES THE TRUTH EVER NEED TO TAKE A BACKSEAT TO ANY OTHER PRIORITY
AND SO YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SPEAK THE TRUTH TO POWER HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE ASSET FOR OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM PORT OF SEATTLE
AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO MISS THAT
I'M GOING TO TRY TO LEARN THAT LESSON FROM YOU AND CARRY SOME OF THAT ON MYSELF
THE OTHER THING IS, PERSONALLY, I JUST LIKE YOU, DAVE
I'M GOING TO MISS HAVING YOU AROUND
AS I SHARED WITH YOU PREVIOUSLY, YOU WERE SOMEONE WHO, IN A VERY TOUGH MOMENT FOR ME PERSONALLY, REACHED OUT AND OFFERED A LISTENING YEAR AND A KIND WORD AND COMPASSION, AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT
SO I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU AROUND HERE AND WELL WISHES, DAVE
THANK YOU ALL
THANKS, COMMISSION
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY
ALL RIGHT
I THINK WITH THAT WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND SO IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 02:08 P.M.
OH, SORRY, I'M HOLDING THAT
I SEE COMMISSIONER CHO RAISED HIS HAND
SORRY, I MUST HAVE MISSED THE REFERRALS PART OF IT BUT I'D LIKE TO REFER THE ISSUE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
I THINK AFTER A LOT OF THOUGHT AND DELIBERATION WITH COMMISSIONER HAMDI AND OTHERS, WE FEEL THAT THAT ISSUE IS BEST PLACED IN THAT COMMITTEE AND SO I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT REFERRAL
ALL RIGHT
AND I THINK THAT TAKES A MOTION IN A SECOND
IS THAT CORRECT? CLERK HART IS CORRECT
IT IS A FORMAL MOTION TO REFER TO COMMITTEE
OKAY, GREAT
ANY DISCUSSION BY SHOW OF HANDS ON THAT
EXCUSE ME, MR COMMISSIONERS PRESIDENT, DID WE GET A SECOND? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED OKAY, I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS SO LET'S GO DIRECTLY TO THE VOTE ON THAT
GO AHEAD, CLERK HART
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
THIS MISSION, IT HAS FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR REFERRAL OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
OKAY, SO THE MOTION PASSES
ANY OTHER REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE OR OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE RECORD, IT'S ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING
WE REGULARLY CATCH OURSELVES
WE'RE NOT WORKING ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
WE'RE TRYING TO ANSWER CORRECT
THANK YOU
OKAY
SEEING NONE AND HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS THERE'S NO OBJECTION
WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED AT 2:10 P.M.
THANK YOU ALL
THANK YOU
THANKS, EVERYONE
THANK YOU, EVERYONE
THANK YOU, DANIEL
BYE.

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