The Regular meeting scheduled for 2022-03-22 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2022-03-22 at Remote

ALL RIGHT
THIS IS COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RYAN CALKINS CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 22, 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 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY, OUR COMMISSIONERS CHO FELLEMAN AND 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 LITIGATION FOR POTENTIAL AVIATION OR LEGAL RISK FOR RCW 42.30.110 1i AND ONE ITEM REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PER RCW 42.30.110 G FOR APPROXIMATELY 85 MINUTES, AND THEN WE'LL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON
WE'LL NOW GO OVER TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT RYAN CALKINS RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 22, 2022
THE TIME IS 12:02 PM
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 84 TWO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CHO, FELLEMAN AND MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA WILL BE JOINING US LATER TODAY
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONER CHO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
GO AHEAD
CLERK HART, THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER TOW PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND AS NOTED, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA WILL BE JOINING US LATER
AND WE'LL NOTE FOR THE RECORD WHEN SHE ARRIVES
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I'M HERE
THANK YOU
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR A VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHODS
SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE, THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONER'S NAME COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM'S CALL, MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNMUTED, AND THEN ANSWER I OR NAY TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
TODAY WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS, 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 AND 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
RIGHT
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AS YOU'RE CALLING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY AND IF YOU DO ALL ASK FOR A SECOND
IF IT'S NEEDED, PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
GO AHEAD
CLERK HART, THANK YOU FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
THAT'S FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PLEASE SAY I OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
GO AHEAD
CLERK HART FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
RIGHT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE FOUR AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
OKAY
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
I DID WANT TO MAKE ONE NOTE WHEN I EARLIER AT 10:30, CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND WE RECESSED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
I MENTIONED THAT ALL FIVE COMMISSIONERS WERE ON THE LINE
THERE IS ONE EXCEPTION TO THAT DURING THE DISCUSSION
THE FIRST ITEM, NEITHER COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA NOR COMMISSIONER MOHAMED WERE ON THE MEETING AT THAT TIME
OKAY
WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING TODAY WITH A SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD? AND THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WHO WILL BE LEADING THE DISCUSSION AS PAST PRESIDENT FOR 2021
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR A, THE ANNUAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE REVIEW
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
AND THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CALKINS
IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW WHAT I HAD THE PLEASURE OF PARTICIPATING AS PRESIDENT OF THE PAST YEAR AND WORKING WITH EXECUTIVE METRUCK DURING THIS TIME VERY CLOSELY
AND WHILE I'M VERY PROUD OF THE ROLE I'VE PLAYED IN ADVANCING PORTS ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EXPANDING THE ROLE OF THE ELT TO INCLUDE EQUITY DIRECTOR, WHEN I LOOK BACK AT THE TENURE AT THE PORT, I REALLY BELIEVE MY ABILITY TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN REMOVING THE PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE AND CHAMPIONING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STEVE AS OUR LEADER WILL HAVE PERHAPS THE MOST LASTING IMPACT OF THE PORT'S EFFECTIVENESS AND THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION FOR YEARS TO COME
AND I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT, BOTH IN TERMS OF WHAT THE COMMISSIONER HAVE EXPRESSED, BUT REALLY VERY INSIGHTFUL TO LOOK AT WHAT THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS SAID ABOUT AYE
IN THEIR EVALUATIONS
BUT I THINK FUNDAMENTALLY, WHEN EXECUTIVE METRUCK REFERS TO THIS AS BEING A VALUE BASED ORGANIZATION AND MODELING THOSE VALUES, INCLUDING RESPECT, ANTI RACISM, EQUITY, INTEGRITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND EXCELLENCE, THIS IS FUNDAMENTAL, AND I THINK THIS IS FELT THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND REALLY HAS MADE IT VERY EASY FOR US TO GIVE AYE
THIS REMARKABLE RATING
HE'S ALSO EMBRACED WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION AT A VERY CLOSE LEVEL, WHICH I BELIEVE HAS HELPED OUR EFFECTIVENESS
AND THIS ALSO ALLOWED US TO HAVE AN ENHANCED PUBLIC APPRECIATION FOR THE PORT AND THROUGH DEFINITE ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OPERATIONS
BUT JUST REAL QUICKLY, THE IDEA THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE ON OUR CIP IN A SAFE AND HEALTHY FASHION, FOCUSING ON CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN IT WAS SUCH A CHALLENGE, BEING PREPARED FOR THE RECOVERY OF AIR TRAVEL AND CRUISE WITH A FOCUS KEEPING OUR ABILITY TO GO FORWARD, FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY HOLD THE SALARY FREEZE, WHICH WAS IN LIEU OF LAYING PEOPLE OFF, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THINGS LIKE THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUND AND THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND EXPANSION, CONTINUING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP LIKE THE AIR STRATEGY AND T 117, THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM, ADR TENANTS BEING KEPT WHOLE, TOURISM RECOVERY EFFORTS
WE WORK CLOSER WITH THE ALLIANCE WITH T FIVE, T 46, AND THEN EVEN WITH THE ZIM CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US IN FRONT OF US
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE EQUITY ASSESSMENT AND THE MOTION, INCREASED WMBE AND DBE PARTICIPATION, POLICE REFORM, INNOVATION, WORKING WITH THE MARITIME BLUE AND THE INNOVATION CENTER, AND THEN JUST THE ABILITY TO HAVE THESE TOWN HALLS WITH THE STAFF
SO EVERYBODY AT THE COMMISSION, EVERYBODY AT THE PORT FELT AYE
ENGAGEMENT
AND LIKE I SAID, THE AFFIRMATION OF THE ELT'S EXPERIENCE WITH YOU AND THAT ABILITY TO MOVE THE SHIP FORWARD TOGETHER REALLY WAS AN OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT AND TO ITSELF
SO WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT ON TO MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE ACTUALLY PUT FORWARD THE MOTION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME
CLARK, CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE ROLE? YES
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO REALLY THINK AND ACKNOWLEDGE STEVE'S TERRIFIC WORK OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS
REALLY, ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE HAVE BEEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, OBVIOUSLY
AND I CAN'T THINK OF A LEADER WHO HAS HANDLED THE PANDEMIC WITH MORE POISE AND GOOD JUDGMENT
THANKS TO STEVE'S LEADERSHIP, THE PORT DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE LAYOFF AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC
AND THEN WE TOOK VERY SWIFT ACTION ON COVERT PROTOCOLS AT THE AIRPORT
AND SO I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR STEVE LEADERSHIP
AND I THINK WE ARE FINANCIALLY BETTER OFF AS A RESULT OF AYE
TEAM'S WORK
AND I KNOW THAT OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS, STEVE HAS FORGOTTEN ANY PAY RAISES BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC
AND I THINK THAT REALLY SHOWED A LOT TO OUR ELT AND OUR POOR EMPLOYEES, THE DEDICATION THAT YOU HAVE TO THIS ORGANIZATION
AND SO I'M EXTREMELY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
WHAT WE WILL BE VOTING ON TODAY, I THINK IT'S WELL DESERVED
I THINK IT'S OVERDUE
AND I HOPE YOU FEEL APPRECIATED FOR ALL THE TERRIFIC WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT I'M PERSONALLY VERY THANKFUL FOR THE TERRIFIC WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON BEHALF OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE, SO THANK YOU A LOT, STEVE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
SIMILARLY TO MY COLLEAGUES, I'M SUPER IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOTION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVE IT FORWARD
AS A NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSIONER, IT HAS BEEN GREAT GETTING TO KNOW EXECUTIVE METRUCK, GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND YOUR STYLE OF LEADERSHIP DURING THE PANDEMIC
I'VE SEEN YOU MOVE THE ORGANIZATION FORWARD AND MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR PORT EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS, THOSE WHO ARE TRAVELING THROUGH OUR SEAPORT AND AIRPORT
THE FACT THAT YOU ENSURE THAT NO LAYOFFS HAPPENED TO ME AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE IMPORTANCE, THE BELIEF OF PROTECTING WORKERS AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS
I'VE ALSO WITNESSED YOU LEAD WITH COMPASSION IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES AND WORK TO CENTER EQUITY
AND I'VE SEEN YOU IN SO MANY SPACES WHERE YOU'RE AN ACTIVE LISTENER AND WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH BOTH THE COMMISSION, PORT EMPLOYEES
AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF JUST YOUR STYLE OF LEADERSHIP
AND I RESPECT IT SO MUCH
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOU FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO DELIVER FOR OUR REGION AND TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT TOGETHER WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO SO MANY AMAZING WORK
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS LEADING WITH HEART AND COMPASSION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH, THANK YOU
SO AS I MENTIONED TO YOU DIRECTLY, STEVE, I THINK THE SECRET SAUCE IN YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE IS YOUR ABILITY TO CREATE A CULTURE OF TRUST, AND THAT HAS BEEN TRULY BENEFICIAL, PARTICULARLY IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS THAT THE PORT HAS ENDURED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
AS COMMISSIONER FELL MENTIONED, WE SAW IT IN THE EVALUATIONS BY YOUR DIRECT REPORTS
WE HAVE CERTAINLY FELT IT HERE AT THE COMMISSION
AND I THINK THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO ENGENDER THAT KIND OF TRUST AFTER A TUMULTUOUS PERIOD FOR THE PORT HAS SET US UP FOR THE SUCCESS THAT WE'RE SEEING AND A REALLY STRONG FUTURE
I ALSO JUST WANT TO JUST ANECDOTALLY SAY THAT I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU
YESTERDAY, YOU AND I HAD ONE OF OUR MANY MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE AS ED AND COMMISSION PRESIDENT, AND IT CARRIED OVER 15 MINUTES LONG, WHICH MEETINGS TEND TO DO
BUT I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING, IT CARRIED ON FOR THE REASON THAT OUR MEETINGS OFTEN DO, WHICH IS THAT I JUST APPRECIATE THE WISDOM THAT YOU HAVE TO SHARE
AND SO I WANT TO ASK YOU MORE AND LEARN MORE FROM YOU
AND I THINK THAT KIND OF WISE, EARNEST, SERIOUS LEADERSHIP IS WHY SO MANY PEOPLE TRUST YOU
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT TRUST
AND WITH THAT, I THINK WE'RE NOW GOING TO TURN TO THE ACTION ITEM
WHICH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO
SO I COVID TO INCREASE THE BASE SALARY FOR 2022 FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STEVE METRUCK, BY 8.5%, INCREASING THE BASE SALARY TO $394,181, AND TO PROVIDE A 2% LUMP SUM FOR THE YEAR IS 2020 AND FOR 2021, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE BASE SALARY FOR THAT PERIOD, FOR A TOTAL LUMP SUM OF $14,532
THIS IS A RESULT OF AN EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE RATING AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPENSATION SCALE USED FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES WITH THE ADDITION OF THE RECOGNITION OF AYE
NOT TAKING ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION DURING THESE HARD YEARS
SO I DO THIS WITH GREAT PRIDE AND ENTHUSIASM, AND I SO MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO USE THE HAND TOOL TO RAISE YOUR HAND? I DO NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS RAISED AT THIS TIME
OKAY
CLARKE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
WITH THAT, IT PASSES
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA COULD NOT BE HERE FOR THE ACTUAL VOTE, SHE WAS STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS INITIATIVE AS WELL AS THIS MOTION AS WELL
SO I WANT TO GIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A MOMENT TO SHARE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, I'M VERY HUMBLED TO HEAR YOUR REMARKS, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS, BUT REALLY, FOR ME, IT'S A REFLECTION UPON YOUR CONFIDENCE IN MY ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION
BUT LET ME JUST SAY, FOR ALL OF US OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND ESPECIALLY COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, UNDER YOUR PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP LAST YEAR WAS WHAT WE'RE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT IS WE'RE AGAIN FACED WITH MANY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THAT
AND IT REALLY IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE WORKING WITH EVERYONE AT THE PORT, BOTH THE COMMISSIONER, THE COMMISSION STAFF WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND THEN ALL OF THE GREAT STAFF WE HAVE, INCLUDING OUR EXECUTIVES, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EVERYONE WHO HAS AN IMPORTANT JOB AT THE PORT, HOW WE'RE ALL CONTRIBUTING TO SOMETHING AS VALUABLE AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN THE ORGANIZATION, TO THE REGION
SO ANYTHING THAT YOU SAID AS YOU GO THROUGH THE LIST IS THAT THE WORK WAS DONE BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND IT'S JUST A PRIVILEGE TO BE LEADING THE ORGANIZATION AND THEN MOVING US AS WE'RE ALL MOVING TOGETHER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
AND THAT'S WHAT I'LL TAKE AWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THOSE POSITIVE THINGS REFLECT UPON THE STAFF AND ALL THE WORK THAT'S DOING THERE, INCLUDING AS I LOOK AT THE AGENDA ITEM WE HAVE BEFORE TODAY, ALL THAT WORK
SO WE JUST CONTINUE ON MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, CENTERING ON THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE NEED TO DELIVER FOR THE COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO THOSE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND OPERATING THOSE GATEWAYS AND MOVING AHEAD, OUR WORK ON SUSTAINABILITY
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, I'M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED TO BE TALKED ABOUT IN PUBLIC ABOUT THIS, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP, AND THEN ESPECIALLY THE FRIENDSHIP, TOO
SO THANK YOU
YOU BET
THANK YOU, STEVE
AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO KICK IT RIGHT BACK TO YOU FOR YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORTS AND I GET TO EARN YOUR SALARY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONERS
NOW THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MORE IS WHAT WE HAVE, WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT'S GOING ON GOING FORWARD
SO COMMISSIONERS, BEFORE I BEGIN MY MARKS, I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE WHO CELEBRATES A HAPPY NOWRUZ
THIS HOLIDAY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PERSIAN NEW YEAR AND CELEBRATED BY OVER 300 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, MARKS THE BEGINNING OF SPRING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, SYMBOLIZES THE TIME OF RENEWAL AND COMMUNITY AND HOPE FOR A NEW YEAR, WHICH IS GREAT THOUGHTS FOR ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY AS THE WEATHER
THIS IS THE WARMEST DAY OF THE YEAR
I HEARD TODAY IT'S GOING TO BE 62 DEGREES, SO A GOOD INDICATOR
NOW, AS I'VE DONE FOR NEARLY ALL OF MY REPORTS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE PANDEMIC
ON THAT FRONT, WE HAVE A LOT TO BE HOPEFUL FOR AS WELL
COVID-19 VIRAL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND KING COUNTY CONTINUE TO DECREASE WEEK AFTER WEEK
THE STATE IS REPORTING POSITIVE CASE NUMBERS OF 70 PER 100,000 OVER THE LAST SEVEN DAYS, AND KING COUNTY IS REPORTING POSITIVE CASE NUMBERS OF 53 PER 100,000 OVER THE LAST WEEK
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND FATALITIES ARE ALSO ON THE RAPID DECLINE
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS ANTICIPATED TO ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR THE STATE'S TRANSITION FROM A PANDEMIC RESPONSE TO A COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE
THIS PANDEMIC RESPONSE WILL PLACE GREAT EMPHASIS ON VACCINATIONS BOOSTERS AND TESTING
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR VIRAL ACTIVITY WITHIN OUR EMPLOYEES, STAKEHOLDERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, AS WELL AS STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES ARE WARRANTED
WE WILL REMAIN FLEXIBLE IN OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE PLANS BECAUSE IF WE'VE LEARNED ANYTHING IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, IT'S THAT WE MUST REMAIN ADAPTABLE
THE RAPID DECLINE IN CASES IS WELCOME NEWS
AS SUCH, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, APRIL 12 WILL BE OUR FIRST HYBRID MEETING FORMAT TAKING PLACE AT PIER 69, LED BY CLERK HART
THERE'S A LOT OF TESTING AND DETAILS TO WORK OUT, BUT I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO MEET BOTH THE DESIRE FOR IN PERSON INTERACTIONS AS WELL AS THE BENEFITS OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS
GIVEN THE RAPID DECLINE OF POSITIVE CASES AND CANADA LOOSENING ITS RESTRICTIONS FOR FOREIGN TRAVELERS, I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THE CLIPPER VACATIONS, ONE OF OUR TENANTS AT PIER 69, WILL RESUME OPERATIONS FOR FASTFOOD SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE AND VICTORIA, BC, WHICH TRIP STARTING APRIL 15
CLIPPER VACATION SHUTDOWN SERVICE IN THE SUMMER 2020 FOLLOWING CLOSURES OF THE US CANADIAN BORDER TO NON ESSENTIAL TRAVEL, SO THE RESUMPTION OF SERVICE IS WELCOME NEWS FOR US
ALL OTHER NEWSWORTHY ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE SINCE OUR LAST COMMISSIONER MEETING INCLUDES THE SUCCESS OF PORT PRIORITIES DURING THE 60 DAY LEGISLATIVE SESSION CONCLUDED RECENTLY IN OLYMPIA
I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO OUR COMMISSIONERS WHO TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF PORT SUPPORTED LEGISLATION, AS WELL AS OUR OUTSTANDING STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM, ESPECIALLY OUR SENIOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER, ERIC FITCH
KEY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE 6.9 BILLION IN TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE THAT ADVANCES MOBILITY AND FREIGHT MOVEMENT AROUND THE STATE, FUNDING FOR PUGET SOUND GATEWAY PROJECT THAT EXTENDS AND IMPROVES SR 167 AND SR 507
ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES WERE ADVANCED, INCLUDING ELECTRIFICATION FUNDING THAT CAN SUPPORT THE DECARBONISATION OF PORT OPERATIONS, AND A $3 BILLION INVESTMENT IN TRANSIT TO SUPPORT REGIONAL MOBILITY
ALSO APPROVED AS PARTIAL FUNDING FOR THE PIER 66 CRUISE TERMINAL SHORE POWER PROJECT, AS WELL AS A CRITICAL INVESTMENT IN THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
THE PORT ALSO SUPPORTED ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS THAT WILL FURTHER APPRENTICESHIPS AND PRE APPRENTICESHIPS IN THE STATE TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE FOR JOBS AND INDUSTRIAL FIELDS
WE ALSO SUPPORTED SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF KELP FOREST AND EAGLE GRASS MEADOW
WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR SUCH ISSUES, SUCH AS OUR TWO TO ONE MATCH BILL DURING THE SESSION NEXT YEAR
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE WHOLE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM AND EVERYONE THAT PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATIVE SESSION
SPEAKING OF CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR THE 2022 RECIPIENTS OF THE PORT PORTS WOMEN'S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES PORT OF SEATTLE WOMEN EACH MARCH FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT WORK AND IS THE CULMINATION OF OUR CELEBRATIONS DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
NOMINATIONS ARE SUBMITTED BY PEERS, WHICH IS REALLY MEANINGFUL
THIS YEAR'S WINNERS WHO WERE ANNOUNCED ON COMPASS EARLIER THIS WEEK INCLUDE OFFICER MICHELLE BRIGEL LACRETIA CLAYDER, TYSE MILLER, AND SARAH MITCHELL
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND ACCOMPLISHED DURING YOUR TIME HERE AT THE PORT
THE 2022 VIRTUAL CEREMONY WILL BE PRESENTED AND RECORDED AT 11:30 A.M
ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE AWARD RECIPIENTS
LASTLY, OUR NEXT PUBLIC MEETING IS UNTIL APRIL 12, SO I'D LIKE TO MENTION THE UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY
THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY IS CELEBRATED ON MARCH 31 TO HONOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE WHILE RAISING AWARENESS OF THE WORK THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ACHIEVE TRANSGENDER JUSTICE
WHILE THERE'S STILL MORE TO BE DONE, I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, THE PORTS GENDER AND INCLUSIVITY GROUP, HAS DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A POLICY AND PROCEDURE ADDRESSING GENDER IDENTITY IN THE WORKPLACE AND ESTABLISHING PRACTICES TO ENSURE INCLUSION AND RESPECT FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES
WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THE PORT IS AN INCLUSIVE AND RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSIONER MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEM EIGHT, F, IS AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HIGH LINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL TO SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN PLANS
WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM BACK BEFORE COMMISSION AT A LATER DATE WHEN WE CAN REPORT OUT ON THE RESULTS OF THOSE EFFORTS
ITEM A, G IS CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION FOR ROOF REPLACEMENT OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER WEST BUILDING
AFTER TAKING THIS PROJECT THROUGH THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK STAFF PRESENTED OPTIONS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE AND RECEIVED AN ENDORSEMENT FOR THE GREEN ROOF RECOMMENDATION
I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT SOLAR PANELS WERE CONSIDERED BUT WERE DEEMED UNVIABLE DUE TO SOLAR GLARE AND THE WEIGHT CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE
ITEM TEN C IS AN AUTHORIZATION APPROVING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR OUR UK AND EUROPE CRUISE STAY MARKETING PROGRAM, OUR LARGEST CRUISE STAY MARKET
I'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS ITEM DURING THE MEETING
FINALLY, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA REGARDING THE 2022 CREW SEASON, WHICH WILL BEGIN IN JUST A FEW WEEKS
AS WE ANNOUNCED EARLIER, WE ANTICIPATE A RECORD 296 VESSEL CALLS THIS YEAR WITH 1.3 MILLION REVENUE PASSENGERS
THE BOOKINGS THIS SEASON REFLECT THE CONTINUED POPULARITY OF ALASKA CRUISES AND THE REMARKABLE RESILIENCE OF THE INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS THE REBOUND AND TRAVEL WE'RE SEEING AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
I BELIEVE THE STRONG NUMBERS THIS YEAR ALSO REFLECTS OUR SUCCESS LAST SEASON IN PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SURETY OF THE PASSENGERS, CREW AND THE COMMUNITY EVEN AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED
THAT SUCCESS DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT, STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND THE CRUISE LINES TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS TO SPREAD TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT PARTNERSHIP THIS SEASON
ON TODAY'S CONSENT AGENDA IS A REQUEST TO GIVE ME THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH CRUISE LINES GOVERNING OPERATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
AS YOU WILL HEAR, THE REBOUND OF CRUISE WILL BE AN ECONOMIC BOOST FOR THE REGION, ESPECIALLY FOR DOWNTOWN RETAIL, DINING, HOTELS AND THEIR WORKERS
THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF PROVISIONING, FUELING AND VESSEL SERVICING EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO THE NORTH
CRUISE VISITS ARE VITAL TO THE ECONOMIES OF SMALL ALASKAN COMMUNITIES, WHICH WERE AYE
VERY HARD BY THE DROP IN CRUISE BUSINESS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS
BUT AS YOU KNOW, OUR VALUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE INTEGRAL TO OUR PART OF THE CRUISE BUSINESS
WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN FRONT AND CENTER SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF OUR CRUISE BUSINESS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN CERTAINLY HELPED US ALONG IN THAT JOURNEY
TODAY, WE'RE NATIONAL LEADERS IN THE PROTECTION OF AIR AND WATER QUALITY AND REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASSES, BUT WE'RE NOT STANDING STILL
WE ARE ON A PATH TO EVENTUALLY REACH ZERO EMISSIONS
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE TOPIC OF ECONOMIC IMPACT IN CRUISE
BASED ON OUR FORECAST THIS SEASON'S, CRUISE OPERATIONS WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT UNANTICIPATED REVENUE FOR THE PORT IN 2022
I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE COMMISSION ABOUT HOW WE CAN PUT SOME OF THAT MONEY TO GOOD USE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IN 2022 AND BEYOND
WE KNOW ONE OF THE KEY MESSAGES FROM THE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS LAST YEAR WAS A CALL TO INCREASE OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
IN RESPONSE, WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE DEDICATING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM CRUISE INCOME FOR OUR MARITIME YOUTH CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS
THIS COVID BE A REAL WIN WIN
STEPHANIE JONES STEVAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MARITIME DIVISION, WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY LATER IN HER PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS COMMISSIONER
THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, STEVE, FOR THAT REPORT
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
ERICA, ARE YOU READY? YES
ALL RIGHT
GOOD AFTERNOON
SORRY
GO AHEAD
GREAT AFTERNOON
PRESIDENT CALKINS AND COMMISSIONERS THERE ARE FIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS TODAY SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND HASEGAWA MET
ON MARCH 16, COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THE FISHERMAN TERMINAL C ONE DOWNY BUILDING UPDATE UNDER THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK POLICY DIRECTIVE TO UPGRADE THE BUILDING'S ELECTRICAL, STRUCTURAL HVAC AND CONTROL SYSTEM
AS PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGY, WHICH WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION IN JUNE, COMMISSIONERS RECOMMENDED PROCEEDING WITH STAFF PREFERRED OPTION THAT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES GREENHOUSE GAS, ELIMINATES NATURAL GAS AS A HEATING SOURCE, USES BETTER HVAC TECHNOLOGIES, AND PROVIDES ONLY MODERATE DISRUPTION DURING CONSTRUCTION AND TENANT COMFORT IMPROVEMENTS AT A LOWER COST THAN BASELINE
STAFF INDICATED
THEY DID CONSIDER THE SOLAR PANELS BUT EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THE ROOF WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE WAY
COMMISSIONERS ALSO RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON GREEN HYDROGEN, WHICH IS PART OF THE PORT CLIMATE STRATEGIES ON THE POTENTIAL MARITIME APPLICATIONS, BOTH STATE AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES, AND PORTS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES WITH PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LAB, SANDIA NATIONAL LAB, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN APRIL
STAFF WERE ADVISED TO EXPLORE NOMENCLATURE TO DIFFERENTIATE NATURAL GAS, WHICH IS FOSSIL BASED, FROM OTHER, MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FUELS
AT THE MARCH 16 WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE MEETING, PORT STAFF PROVIDED BRIEFINGS TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS REGARDING THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, SOUND TRANSIT, WEST SEATTLE BALLARD LINK EXTENSION, AND THE SCHEDULE FOR A FORTHCOMING PORT OF SEATTLE OR NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE REAL ESTATE STUDY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND HASEGAWA PROVIDED POLICY GUIDELINES ON EACH PRESENTATION
NO RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE TO THE COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED AND CHO MET AS PART OF THE AVIATION COMMITTEE ON MARCH 17 AND DISCUSSED THREE ITEMS JULIE COLLINS PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE AIRPORT STAR RANKING SYSTEM, SKY TRACKS AND OTHER WAYS WE MEASURE SUCCESS AT SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
STAFF HAS MADE A SERIES OF SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS SINCE OUR LAST RATING EVALUATION AND RAISED OUR STAR TRACKS RATING FROM THREE TO FOUR STARS
COMMISSIONERS CONGRATULATED LANCE AND THE SEATTLE AIRPORT TEAM ON THE GREAT WORK AND ADD STAFF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO RECEIVE THE LUCA FIVE STAR RATING
WENDY WRITER LED A DISCUSSION ON THE SEATTLE CARES INITIATIVE AND HOW WE ARE BALANCING BOTH THE NEEDS OF THE UNSHELTERED AT THE SEATTLE AIRPORT AND THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR PASSENGERS, TENANTS AND EMPLOYEES
FINALLY, JEFFREY BROWN PRESENTED THE COMMITTEE AN OVERVIEW OF ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY AND THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGY RELATED TO CITY TO CITY AUTONOMOUS AND ELECTRIC FLIGHT
THE PRESENTATION FORETOLD OF EXISTING OR DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD ALLOW TRAVEL TO AND FROM CITIES LIKE VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER IN A FRACTION OF THE CURRENT TRAVEL TIME AND HOW THE PORT COULD BE INVOLVED IN FACILITATING THESE EFFORTS
THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CONVENED BY COMMISSIONER CHO AND MOHAMED ALSO MET ON MARCH 17
COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSED THE DRAFT EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED EXTENDING THE POLICIES DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE TO GATHER ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDER INPUT AND MORE CLEARLY DEFINE THE POLICY
A DRAFT OF THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CHAIR WITH THE FULL COMMISSION IN APRIL
COMMISSIONERS ALSO DISCUSS POTENTIAL ACCESSIBILITY POLICY
STAFF WILL BRING A RECOMMENDED PATH FORWARD FOR THIS ACCESSIBILITY POLICY TO THE NEXT EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
STAFF NOTIFY COMMISSIONERS ABOUT A PROPOSAL TO ALLOCATE 2 MILLION OF THE UNBUDGETED CRUISE REVENUE SURPLUS FOR MARITIME WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
BOTH COMMISSIONERS AGREED IN CONCEPT WITH THIS APPROACH BUT WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MORE DETAILED PROPOSAL STAFF WILL BRING FORWARD IN ORDER TO ALLOCATE THIS FUNDING TO THE APRIL 12 COMMISSION MEETING
THE PORT WIDE ART BOARD CONVENED BY COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND HASEGAWA HELD THIS FIRST MEETING ON MARCH 21
THE COMMITTEE WELCOMED NEW MEMBERS, INCLUDING A PUBLIC MEMBER WHO IS ALSO AN ARTIST AND FIRST NATION MEMBER ASIA TALE, PORT STAFF AND ACTING AVIATION CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DON HUNTER AND PORT COLLEGE INTERN DAPHNE MAIDEN, WHO IS ASSISTING WITH THE ART BOARD
THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE ARTS FUNDING, WHICH IS THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTION TO DATE WITH AN INCREASE IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND RETURN TO THE 1% CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS OUR
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE VARIOUS PROJECTS IT IS CURRENTLY OVERSEEING AT THE AIRPORT MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER AND A TEMPORARY ART PROJECT AT PIER 69
OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLABORATION WAS RAISED REGARDING A SIGNAGE PROJECT ON THE WATERFRONT WITH AQUARIUM PROJECT
STAFF INDICATED THEY WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE CONSULTATIONS
STAFF INDICATED THEY WILL PROMOTE THE PUBLIC ARTS SPECIFIC CONFERENCE TITLE ARTS IN THE AIRPORT, SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 22 THROUGH 24TH AT THE LARGER ASSOCIATION OF AVIATION EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE
STAFF ALSO INDICATED THE TEMPORARY VIDEO EXHIBIT AT PIER 69 LOBBY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 15, WHICH FEATURES BOWMAN IS AWARD BY EMILY TANNER MCLEAN AND RECOMMENDS ALL TO VISIT THE ART INSTALLATION NOW THAT THE PORT IS RESUMING NORMAL OPERATIONS
THERE IS NO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION
THIS CONCLUDES THE COMMITTEE REPORTS
THANK YOU
SORRY, GUYS
SORRY ABOUT THE MUTE
THANK YOU, MS JOHN, FOR THE REPORT
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU
I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED THAT THOROUGH REVIEW, ERICA, AND HOW VALUABLE IT IS FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE THAT VISIBILITY OF EACH OTHER'S WORK
AND BOY, WERE WE BUSY THIS LAST TIME
THAT WAS A LOT TO COVER, AND YOU DID A REALLY THOROUGH AND VALUABLE JOB IN DOING THAT
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE, BEING IN THE OFFICE TODAY, I TOOK AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE VIDEO ART AT THE FRONT OF PIER 69, AND THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE IN LOOKING AT IT BECAUSE OF THE FILM THAT WE HAVE ON THE WINDOW, WHICH I GUESS IS AN ANTI GRAFFITI FILM
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S GOING TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SCRATCHED UP QUITE A BIT
AND I THINK WE HAVE ASKED THAT THE ARTIST EXTENDED SOME DISPLAY THERE
SO I THINK IT WILL BE EVEN MORE WONDERFUL
LOOK AT IT
I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TAKE A PEEK AT FACES OUTWARD ON THE STREET, WHICH IS REALLY NICE, AND IT'S A WOMAN ARTIST, WHICH IS ONLY APPROPRIATE FOR THIS MONTH'S ACTIVITIES
SO THAT WAS THE PRIMARY THING I WOULD JUST WANT TO NOTE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING COMMITTEE REPORTS? OKAY
AT THIS TIME, THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK AS THE CLERK CALL ROLL NAME WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTED THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
THERE MAY BE A SHORT TIME LEG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON AND WE KINDLY ASK PEOPLE RESPECT THAT AS WE HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS TODAY
CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
YES, THANK YOU
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ANDREA RIE
HELLO AND THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS ANDREA RAY AND I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SEATTLE SOUTH SIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
I ALSO SERVE ON THE BOARD AT THE SEATTLE SOUTHSIDE RTA
OUR CHAMBER IS A NONPROFIT SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON EQUITABLE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
WE SERVE OVER 500 MEMBERS THAT EMPLOY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ACROSS A VARIETY OF KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS, INCLUDING HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
THE MAJORITY OF OUR MEMBERSHIP ARE SMALL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING BIPOC AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES
THE CHAMBER IS A LONGTIME ADVOCATE FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND WORKERS
AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC RESOURCE WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AND WORK HERE
I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR THE RETURN OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY TO THE PUGET SOUND
IN OUR COMMUNITY, TOURISM IS BIG BUSINESS
WE SURROUND THE 9TH BUSIEST AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY AND OUR LOCAL ECONOMY IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON HOW WE ARE ABLE TO ATTRACT AND ENCOURAGE TRAVELERS TO SPEND MONEY AT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES
COVID HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRY AND WE ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WITH THE RETURN OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, WE CAN BEGIN TO BUILD BACK OUR LOCAL ECONOMY EVEN STRONGER THAN WE WERE BEFORE BECAUSE WE ARE BETTER CONNECTED AND MORE UNITED AS A COMMUNITY
COVID 19 UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT IMPACT ALL BUSINESSES THE SAME WAY OUR BIPOC AND WOMEN OWNED SMALL ENTERPRISES WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND ITS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE NEED TO PUT OUR WORDS INTO SUSTAINABLE ACTION TO HELP SUPPORT OUR BIPOC AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES WITH REAL LONG TERM SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS A CRUCIAL COMPONENT OF THAT STRATEGY
WITH SO MANY JOBS DEPENDENT ON THE RETURN OF THE LEISURE TRAVEL INDUSTRY IN OUR COMMUNITY, EVEN THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY ARE POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY THESE VISITORS AND THE ECONOMIC BOOST THE CRUISE INDUSTRY PROVIDES
THANK YOU
PERFECTLY TIMED, MS RAY
GREAT JOB
ALL RIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN MCFARLAND
HELLO, I'M JOHN MCFARLAND, GENERAL MANAGER AT THE HILTON AND DOUBLETREE HOTELS AT THE AIRPORT
REPRESENTING 250 ROOMS AND 80,000 SQFT OF MEETING SPACE IN THE AIRPORT QUARTER, I JUST WANTED A MOMENT TO REAFFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY TO THE HOTEL BUSINESS JUST FOR THE TWO HOTELS I OVERSEE
IT'S $1.6 MILLION IN DIRECT SPEND ON HOTEL ROOMS AND INCREMENTAL SPEND AROUND THAT CREATES COMPRESSION IN THE MARKET IN SEATTLE
AND THE HIGH ACTIVITY SEASON IS CALLED THE CRUISE SEASON FOR A REASON
SOME FUN FACTS
WE HAVE 9000 ROOMS, 18,000 TRAVELERS, 18,000 BREAKFASTS AND 4000 LUNCHES AND DINNERS
AS A PART OF THIS
NOT ONLY DOES THIS DRIVE INCREMENTAL SALES AND HOTEL TAX DOLLARS, IT ALSO CREATES INCREMENTAL WORK OVER 800 SHIFTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS AND LAUNDRY WORKERS, ROOM ATTENDANTS, DRIVERS AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES
WIN
BUT THE MOST IMPACTFUL IS WHAT I WANT TO SHARE NEXT
DURING THE HEIGHT OF PANDEMIC, WE CLOSED THE 850 ROOM DOUBLE TREE FOR A YEAR
I LAID OFF OVER 8400 TEAM MEMBERS
THIS CRUISE SEASON WAS THE TIPPING POINT IN THE BASE FOR OUR SEASON THAT GAVE US CONFIDENCE TO REOPEN BACK UP TODAY
A YEAR LATER, AFTER REOPENING, WE BROUGHT BACK NEARLY EVERY PERSON THAT'S WILLING TO WORK AND I HAVE 60 OPEN POSITIONS TODAY TO GET US READY FOR THE SEASON
I ALSO QUICKLY WANT TO CELEBRATE SUCCESS WE RECENTLY HAD DUE TO MANY OF THE INTERESTED PARTIES WATCHING AND LISTENING
TODAY A JOINT EFFORT WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE, SEATTLE SOUTHSIDE CHAMBER, SEATTLE SOUTHSIDE REGIONAL TOURISM AUTHORITY, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AFGHAN AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY AND HILTON HOTELS
WE RESETTLED OVER 70 AFGHAN REFUGEE FAMILIES AND HELPED JUMPSTART THEIR LIVES IN OUR AREA
THIS PROVES WORKING TOGETHER WILL HAVE GREAT SUCCESS
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND WHAT WE WILL DO TOGETHER MOVING FORWARD SERVING OUR COMMUNITY
I'M DONE A LITTLE EARLY
THANK YOU MR MCFARLAND AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT ANECDOTE TOO
THE WONDERFUL NEWS
NEXT SPEAKER, CLARK
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARK EVERTON
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN CALKINS AND FELLOW PORT COMMISSIONER
MY NAME IS MARK BREMERTON
I'M THE CEO OF THE SEATTLE SOUTHSIDE REGIONAL TOURISM AUTHORITY
I WISH TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY TO OUR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
THE PUGET SOUND REGION, LIKE OTHER DESTINATIONS, DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN DEMAND DRIVERS AND ATTRACTIONS
THE GRAND CANYON, NIAGARA FALLS, DISNEYLAND ARE EXAMPLES OF DEMAND DRIVERS
DEMAND DRIVERS MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO TRAVEL SO THAT THEY CAN EXPERIENCE DESTINATIONS
ATTRACTIONS ARE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE ONCE THEY'RE IN THE DESTINATION
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS A DEMAND DRIVER FOR OUR PUGET SOUND REGION
IN 2019, THE PORT CRUISE PASSENGER SURVEY IDENTIFIED OVER 600,000 PEOPLE EMBARKED ON A CRUISE OUT OF SEATTLE
THOSE 600,000 PEOPLE STAYED AN EQUIVALENT OF 312,000 HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS
ABOUT 720 OF THOSE ROOM NIGHTS WERE IN THE SEATTLE SOUTHSIDE REGION
AS JOHN AND OTHERS HAD MENTIONED, THOSE ROOM NIGHTS GENERATED SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION IN HOTEL REVENUE, OVER $1 MILLION IN TAXES AND SUPPORTED OVER 6000 EMPLOYEE SHIFTS TO SERVICE JUST THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
IN OUR HOTELS
IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, THE REVENUE WAS OVER 25,000,003 AND A HALF MILLION IN TAXES AND OVER 17,000 EMPLOYEE SHIPS
IN THE SEATTLE SOUTHSIDE REGION, THE CRUISE PASSENGERS ALONE SUPPORT ALMOST 100 FULL TIME HOTEL WORKERS
THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CRUISE LINE EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS THAT ALSO STAY IN OUR HOTELS
THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THE CRUISE PASSENGERS SPENT $89 PER PERSON OR 53 MILLION ON FOOD AND BEVERAGE, SIGHTSEEING AND RETAIL WHILE THEY'RE IN OUR REGION
OUR GOAL FOR 22 IN THE FUTURE IS TO ENCOURAGE PASSENGERS TO SPEND MORE TIME PRE AND POST IN OUR REGION AND TO EXPERIENCE TACOMA, MOUNT RAINIER, THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, THE SAN JUANS AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS WHILE STAYING IN OUR REGION
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT WHAT LOOKS TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL 22 CRUISE SEASON
SO THANK YOU ALL
THANK YOU, MR EVERTON
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS DUNHAM
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
I'M CHRIS DUNHAM WITH VISIT BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US TIME TO TALK TODAY
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THE FULL LENGTH CRUISE SEASON BACK IN 2022
WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO OUR AREA WITH OVER A MILLION VISITORS COMING TO VISIT US AND BRINGING MILLIONS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR CITIES, WHICH WE REALLY NEED
SO WE'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THESE VISITORS TO COME AND PLAN SOME PRE AND POST EVENTS IN OUR CITIES AND SEE ALL THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER AND EXPLORE OUR REGIONS
WE KNOW THAT THEM GETTING OUT AND SEEING THIS WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN AND VISIT US IN THE FUTURE
SO VISIT BELLEVUE WAS VERY PROUD TO PARTNER WITH PORT OF SEATTLE ON OUR TOURISM INITIATIVES AND AS A PART OF THAT PARTNERSHIP WILL BE ATTENDING THE CRUISE 360 EVENT IN FORT LAUDERDALE PROMOTING CRUISING FROM OUR REGION
SO WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT CRUISING IS TO OUR REGION AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO WELCOME THEM BACK IN
THANK YOU
CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TOM NORWALK
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
I'M TOM NORWALK, THE PRESIDENT OF VISITS SEATTLE
AND FOR OVER 30 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN A GLOBAL TOURISM PARTNER WITH THE PORT IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON OF PROMOTING THIS GREAT REGION AROUND THE WORLD
I'M HERE TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF AND SUPPORT, I BELIEVE, ITEM TEN C, WHICH IS THE CONTRACTS TO EXTEND INTERNATIONAL TOURISM PROMOTION AROUND THE GLOBE
AND FIRST, I'D REALLY LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE PORT LEADERSHIP AND COMMISSIONER ON A SPECTACULAR CELEBRATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY, WHICH IS CERTAINLY IMPORTANT TO THIS TOPIC
WE ARE SO PROUD TO PROMOTE THAT FACILITY AROUND THE WORLD
AND AS WE HAVE SAID MANY TIMES INTERNATIONALLY AND OVERSEAS VISITORS, THIS WILL BE A GAME CHANGER FOR OUR MARKET AND FOR THOSE LEISURE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS THAT HAVE DISCRETION ON WHERE THEY ARRIVE ON THE WEST COAST, WE THINK THIS WILL BE A GAME CHANGER
SO VISIT SEATTLE STANDS FOR THE PORT
WE SUPPORT THE CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE DOING SOME PLANNING, LONG RANGE PLANNING TO WORK WITH ALL OF THE PORT AND THE STATE IN HOW WE PROMOTE THIS REGION AROUND THE WORLD
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND A QUICK ASIDE, CONGRATULATIONS AND MUCH APPRECIATION TO STEVE METRUCK
STEVE, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU FOR THESE YEARS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR VISION AND CONGRATULATIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
MR NORWALK
NEXT SPEAKER
YES, OUR NEXT SPEAKER, SUSAN ENFIELD, WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, SO WE'LL MOVE TO TREMAINE HALLWAY
PRESIDENT RYAN CAUGHT IN PLEASURE TO SEE YOU
PLEASURE TO SEE YOU DISTINGUISHING THE BOARD
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
ON BEHALF OF DR SUSAN PHIL IN THE HIGHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT, I WANT TO JUST CONTINUE TO SAY MY ETERNAL GRATITUDE AND GRATEFULNESS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AS A PORT TO ENSURE THAT MHS IS A SUCCESS
SO I HAVE TWO OF OUR PHENOMENAL STUDENTS HERE JUST TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THEIR EXPERIENCES FOR TODAY
MARA AND ALEX, WE DID A LOT UP TO THIS POINT
FIRST OFF, AT SCHOOL, WE AYE ALL FIRST THE COMMUNITY BUILDING
AND ONCE WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE, WE ALL START WORKING ON A FIRST PROJECT CALLED DUWAMISH
OKAY
TAKE YOUR TIME
WE LEARNED ABOUT THE DUWAMISH RIVER BECAUSE WE LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN VILLAGES, THEY ALL ARE CONNECTED BECAUSE THEY ALL LIVE NEAR DEMOLISH
WE ALSO HAD A MICROPLASTICS UNIT WHERE WE HAMDI TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND GET SOME WATER SAMPLING TESTS AND KIND OF SEE SOME OF THE WHAT THE WATER IS LIKE
WE'VE ALSO MORE RECENTLY BEEN BUILDING A CANOE WITH EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY SO WE CAN ACTUALLY HOPEFULLY, I BELIEVE IT'S THE START OF NEXT MONTH, ACTUALLY GO OUT AND USE OUR CANOES
ALL RIGHT
YOU GOT IT
AWESOME
WELL, AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL
THANK YOU
SO AGAIN, JUST THESE EXPERIENCES
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE THESE EXPERIENCES
IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF PORT OF SEATTLE AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD JUST SAY, I'M GOING TO ALWAYS PUT THIS PLUG OUT HERE
WE'RE ALWAYS RECRUITING
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO GROW AND EXPAND
APPLICATION IS OPEN NOW
SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANY 8TH GRADERS OR CURRENT 9TH GRADERS THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED AT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL THAT'S DEDICATED TO BEING AN EQUITY DRIVEN STUDENT CENTER AND MARITIME FOCUS, LET THEM KNOW THAT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL EXISTS
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL HOLLOWAY AND ALEX AND MARA, I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE TWO OF YOU FOR JOINING US AND YOUR BRAVERY VOTES COMING BEFORE THE COMMISSION TODAY
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE COURAGE TO START A NEW SCHOOL IS TRULY NOTEWORTHY
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY
CLERK HART, NEXT SPEAKER
YES
FOR MR HOLLOWAY BEFORE HE LEAVES THE LINE
WAS THAT ALEX BEST, CORRECT? YES
THANK YOU
AND THEN WE HAVE A DANICA BROWN
DANICA WAS A PRESENT TODAY
WE HAVE MARA MASAI
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT
SO OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IRIS ANTMAN
IRIS, IF YOU'RE ON THE TELEPHONE, YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN
I'M HERE AS A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROLS
I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE PROCEDURES PROPOSED FOR SAFE CRUISING
IN LIGHT OF COVID REFERENCED IN AGENDA ITEM 8TH, I HOPE THAT THE CRUISE COMPANIES HAVE SIGNED ON TO THESE PROCEDURES
MAYBE MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN COVET IS THE FACT, UNDISPUTED BY 100% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS, THAT UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL WARMING IS PRIMARILY DUE TO FOSSIL FUEL BURNING, RESULTING IN CLIMATE EFFECTS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE GONE OVER THE TIPPING POINTS, SUCH AS THE MELTING OF ARCTIC ICE AND REACHED OTHER TIPPING POINTS THAT HAVE THE PROBABILITY OF MAKING THE EARTH UNINHABITABLE FOR LIFE AS WE KNOW IT BEFORE THE END OF THIS CENTURY
JUST YESTERDAY, THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PROPOSED THAT US COMPANIES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE A RANGE OF CLIMATE RELATED RISKS AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
THE COMPANIES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE SCOPE ONE TWO AND SCOPE THREE EMISSIONS
THIS IS MAJOR A GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AGENCY TRYING TO WAKE US UP TO WHAT WE AS A SOCIETY HAVE BEEN
LARGELY IGNORING THE PANDEMIC PAUSE GAVE US A CHANCE TO RETHINK HOW WE DO BUSINESS, BUT WE HAVE WASTED THAT OPPORTUNITY, AS EVIDENCED BY OUR CELEBRATING EVEN MORE CRUISING THIS YEAR OVER THE 2019 LEVELS
I FIND IT SO DISHEARTENING THAT THE PORT CONTINUES TO TURN AWAY FROM THE REALITY THAT FOSSIL FUEL BURNING AND THE CRUISE SHIPS USE THE DIRTIEST OF FOSSIL FUELS IS CAUSING CLIMATE CATASTROPHE, BELIEVING THAT THE SEATTLE CRUISE INDUSTRY'S ECONOMIC RETURNS TRUMPS THE HARM IT CAUSES
MOST PEOPLE WHO TAKE CRUISES DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MULTIPLE HARMS OF THIS ACTIVITY, BUT YOU DO, AND IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING
AND TO QUOTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR OUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, AND FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS
CRUISING AND EVEN MORE CRUISING IS NOT THE RIGHT DIRECTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MS HAMMOND
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PRESTON CARNAHAN
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS PRESTON CARNAHAN, THE WEST COAST DIRECTOR DESTINATIONS AT ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL, CELEBRITY SEAS AND SILVER SEAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK, COMMISSIONERS, ATTENDEES AND MY FELLOW PUBLIC SPEAKERS
WITH THE UPCOMING ALASKA CRUISE SEASON WEEKS AWAY, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THREE SHIPS ON IMPORTING OUT OF SEATTLE, INCLUDING THE TWO LARGEST SHIPS IN THE MARKET, THE QUANTUM AND OVATION OF THE SEAS
WHILE MANY OF OUR GUESTS HAVE WAITED OVER TWO YEARS TO LAUNCH THEIR ALASKA ADVENTURE FROM SEATTLE, WE ALSO KNOW THAT SEATTLE IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION IS READY TO WELCOME THEM BACK IN HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND EVERYWHERE ELSE FROM THE SPACE NEEDLE TO THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, OUR CHEFS WILL BE READY FOR LOCAL WORKERS TO LOAD SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS FROM WASHINGTON STATE BUSINESSES AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST EMPLOYERS
THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S PORT VALET PROGRAM REMAINS POPULAR, WITH OUR GUESTS ENJOYING SHIP TO AIRPORT
I'D ALSO LIKE TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION FOR THE ONGOING COOPERATION WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE MANAGING DIRECTOR JONES
STEVIE AND HER TEAM REMAIN FULLY ENGAGED, ENSURING THE EXECUTION OF VITAL PORT AGREEMENTS AND SUPPORTING THE RETURN OF CRUISE TO SEATTLE
THE TIME AND EFFORT COLLECTIVELY INVESTED TO REALIZE LAST YEAR'S MINI SEASON IN 2021 WILL PAY SIGNIFICANT DIVIDENDS DURING THIS YEAR'S UPCOMING SEASON
WHEN QUANTUM OF THE SEAS MAKES ITS DEBUT OUT OF SEATTLE THIS YEAR IT WILL BE AFTER SUCCESSFULLY OPERATING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR
AND WHAT THIS MEANS TO US HERE IN SEATTLE IS THAT OUR HEALTHY RETURN TO SERVICE IS GUIDED BY A PROVEN SET OF ENHANCED PROTOCOLS
THE BEST PRACTICES LEARNED AND TESTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED ON OUR SHIPS THAT WILL SAIL OUT OF SEATTLE
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP REMAINS COMMITTED TO OPERATING OUR SHIPS AND THE TERMINALS IN SEATTLE WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AND OUR CRUISE PASSENGERS AS THE TOP PRIORITY, INCLUDING A ROAD MAP FOR CUTTING EMISSIONS, PROTECTING OUR OCEANS, AND PRESERVING THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS THAT OUR GUESTS AND CREW MEMBERS CARE DEEPLY ABOUT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR CARNEY
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID BLANFORD
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK
I'M DAVID BLANFORD
I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM, AND I WANT TO PROVIDE COMMENT TODAY ON AGENDA ITEM TEN C REGARDING TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UK AND EUROPE
THANK YOU TO YOU AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR INVESTING IN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE COURSE OF MANY YEARS, THE SUSTAINED COMMITMENT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE PROGRAMS, IN TANDEM WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS INCLUDING VISIT SEATTLE, HAS ALLOWED THE REGION AND THE STATE TO MAINTAIN TOURISM MARKET SHARE IN OVERSEAS MARKETS THAT'S BEEN VITAL THE PAST DECADE
AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THE STATE TOURISM OFFICE
TODAY, STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM IS BUILDING BACK A ROBUST STATEWIDE TOURISM MARKETING PROGRAM WITH GREAT APPRECIATION FOR THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE OF DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN SEATTLE AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND VIRTUALLY EVERY SEGMENT OF THE STATE TOURISM INDUSTRY
PART OF OUR ENABLING LEGISLATION IN 2018 WAS TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
THERE'S AN ENORMOUS POTENTIAL HERE IN THE NATION'S MOST TRADE DEPENDENT STATE, WHICH IS EQUIDISTANT TO LONDON AND TOKYO AND BOASTS GROWING INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICE
OVERSEAS TOURISM REPRESENTS A PRIMARY GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH FIRST AND SECOND PIER DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE US
OVERSEAS TRAVELERS ARE COVETED BECAUSE THEY STAY LONGER, THEY SPEND MORE, AND RESULTING INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IS A VERY COMPETITIVE BUSINESS, AND WE AYE OFTEN OUTSPENT BY OUR COMPETITORS
THAT'S WHAT PARTNERSHIP IS AN ESSENTIAL STRATEGY FOR US GOING FORWARD TO AMPLIFY OUR DESTINATION BRAND WORLDWIDE, TO FUND ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS, AND TO BUILD BACK OUR INTERNATIONAL MARKET SHARE
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU, MR BLANFORD
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ELIZABETH BURIEN
ELIZABETH, IF YOU'RE ON THE TELEPHONE AT STAR SIX TO MUTE, AND WE'LL RETURN TO ELIZABETH MOVING TO CHARLIE BALL
GOOD AFTERNOON, EXECUTIVE METRUCK AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONER, THANKS FOR THIS CHANCE TO UPDATE YOU ON OUR UPCOMING SEASON
I'M A MEMBER OF THE TEAM AT THE HOLLAND AMERICA GROUP
AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE KIND OF CONSIDER OURSELVES THE HOME TEAM AS WE HAVE A HEADQUARTERS HERE AT THE FOOT OF QUEEN ANNE HILL, AND AS SUCH, WE HAVE A SPECIAL PASSION FOR GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS HERE IN SEATTLE
OUR CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT TEAM, AS WELL AS KING COUNTY AND WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR SUCCESSFUL, IF BRIEF, SEASON LAST YEAR
THE PANDEMIC WAS DEVASTATING TO OUR BUSINESS
ONE OF THE SILVER LININGS IS THE IMPROVED COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WE'VE GAINED BY WORKING CLOSELY ON OUR SAFE RESTART PROVISIONS
I REALLY THINK THESE CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS ARE GOING TO PUT US IN A GREAT POSITION TO CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD, MAKING CRUISING FROM SEATTLE MORE SUSTAINABLE AND HELP SPREAD OUR ECONOMIC BENEFITS MORE WIDELY IN THE COMMUNITY
THESE ARE TWO SHARED GOALS THAT OUR ORGANIZATION AND YOUR PORT HOLDS CLOSELY
ONCE WE GET OUR FLEET BACK UP AND RUNNING SPEND A LOT OF TIME FIGURING OUT HOW CAN WE ADVANCE THESE TWO IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE COMING SEASON, THE HOLLAND AMERICA GROUP WILL HAVE FOUR VESSELS HOMEPORTED HERE IN TOWN, AND OUR SISTER COMPANY CARNIVAL WILL ADD ANOTHER TWO
OUR SHIPS WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE FROM THEIR WINTER HOME IN LATE APRIL AND WILL BE MOSTLY SETTLED INTO THEIR SUMMER ROTATIONS IN MAY, SO THAT BY LATE SPRING WE SHOULD ALL SEE A BIG INFLUX OF SUMMER TOURISTS BACK IN THE CITY, GIVING OUR FELLOW SUPPLIER PARTNERS HOSPITALITY AND RETAIL FRIENDS A MEANINGFUL BOOST BACK TOWARDS THE NORMALCY WE IN SOME WAYS CAME TO TAKE FOR GRANTED BEFORE 2020 BECAUSE THE OMICRON SURGE AYE
US RIGHT IN THE TYPICAL SUMMER BOOKING WINDOW
IT'S LIKELY THAT OUR STARTUP WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER EARLY IN THE SEASON, BUT WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT BY THE TIME SCHOOL IS OUT
WE THINK THE REST OF THE SEASON RESULTS WILL BE VERY STRONG FOR US
IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE GOTTEN THE OFFICIAL GREEN LIGHT ON CANADIAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THAT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN OURSELVES IN VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER AND THE GREAT NORTH WILL BE VERY CONDUCIVE TO A GREAT TRAVEL EXPERIENCE FROM OUR GUESTS
SO I CAN'T SAY OFTEN ENOUGH HOW GRATEFUL OUR COMPANY IS AND OUR FELLOW CRUISE LINES IN THE INDUSTRY FOR THE COLLABORATION AND THE COOPERATION WE'VE HAD FROM THE GREAT PORT OF SEATTLE TEAM, AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THEM TODAY
BUT WE ARE EXCITED AND READY TO HELP SHARE A GREAT SUMMER WITH ALL OF OUR FRIENDS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, MR BALL, NEXT SPEAKER
YES
RETURNING TO ELIZABETH BURTON
ELIZABETH, IF YOU'RE ON THE TELEPHONE AT STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND WE'LL MOVE TO JEANNIE MICKELSON
GOOD AFTERNOON
HELLO AGAIN
MY NAME IS JEANNIE MICKELSON, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SALES OF HYATT REGENCY BELLEVUE
LIKE MANY OF THOSE ALREADY ON THE CALL, I'M ALSO HERE TO SHARE EXCITEMENT AS BOTH THE HOTEL AND AS PART OF THE HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY FOR THE RETURN OF A FULL CRUISE SEASON THIS YEAR
WITH OVER 1 MILLION VISITORS ANTICIPATED THIS SEASON, NOT ONLY WILL THIS PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC BOOST WITH PRE AND POST CRUISE STAYS, BUT ALSO INSPIRE RETURN AND TRAVEL TO OUR AREA
HEIGHT REGENCY BELLEVUE AND VISIT BELLEVUE IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE ON TOURISM INITIATIVES
WE ALL FELT THE ABSENCE OF VISITORS TO THE REGION THESE PAST TWO YEARS, SO IT IS VITAL FOR US TO REESTABLISH TOGETHER THIS REGION AS A PREFERRED TRAVEL DESTINATION, DRIVING REVENUES AND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR
AS AN EXAMPLE, WE APPRECIATE THE CRUISE PARTNERSHIP WHICH IS ALLOWING VISIT BELLEVUE TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING CRUISE 360 EVENT TO HELP PROMOTE CRUISING FROM OUR REGION AGAIN AS A MEMBER OF THE HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY HERE FOR OVER 30 YEARS
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO BUILD SUPPORT AND WITHIN THE TOURISM COMMUNITY TO THE SEATTLE AND BELLEVUE AREA
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY
THANK YOU, MS MICKELSON
NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUANI MAXWELL
AND THEN WE WILL CALL FOR ELIZABETH BURTON ONE MORE TIME
NO
AMY, YES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY COMMENTS TODAY
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU ALL TO BE DEFENDERS OF NORTH SEATAC PARK AND OUR COMMUNITY'S LIFE SAVING TREES AND GREEN SPACE
THIS MORNING, I EMAILED YOU THE SIGNATURES AND COMMENTS FROM THE FIRST 250 PLUS SIGNERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOREST CONSENSUS, WHICH CALLS FOR SECURING NORTH SEATAC PARK AS A PARK IN PERPETUITY AND FOR A MORATORIUM ON MORE OF THE FOREST AVIATION BY THE PORT WITHIN 2 MILES OF THE AIRPORT
SO THERE'S A COMPREHENSIVE FOREST RESTORATION PLAN IN PLACE
SIGNERS INCLUDE FOUR HIGHLINE AREA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND 15 ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS NEARLY 250 OTHER PEOPLE
NORTH SEATAC PARK WAS CREATED, AS YOU KNOW, TO COMPENSATE AREA RESIDENTS FOR AIRPORT IMPACTS
IN THE DECADES SINCE, THESE IMPACTS HAVE ONLY INCREASED
RESEARCH THEN HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED THREE OTHER FACTS
ONE, IT'S NOT JUST THE NOISE
AIRPORT AIR POLLUTION IS ALSO SHORTENING OUR LIVES AND MAKING US SICK
TWO, TREES SAVE LIVES
THEY KEEP AIRPORT POLLUTION OUT OF OUR LUNGS, SLOW CLIMATE DISRUPTION, PROTECT US FROM HEAT, DROUGHT, FLOODING, AND MORE
AND THREE, PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE AIRPORT ARE BEARING AN UNJUST BURDEN OF DISPROPORTIONATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS DUE TO AIRPORT POLLUTION AND FACTORS LIKE INCOME, RACE, AND ETHNICITY
I ALSO EMAILED YOU A FACT SHEET THAT COMPARES TREE EQUITY FOR OUR NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITY AND THE REST OF KING COUNTY
IT HIGHLIGHTS THIS TRUTH FROM AMERICAN FORESTS
QUOTE A MAP OF TREE COVER IS TOO OFTEN A MAP OF INCOME AND RACE, ESPECIALLY IN CITIES
THAT'S BECAUSE TREES ARE OFTEN SPARSE IN SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS AND SOME NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLOR
THE INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF TREES EXACERBATE SOCIAL INEQUALITIES
PLEASE LOOK WITH NEW AYES AT THE SAMPLE AS YOU SHAPE IT
WHAT JUSTICE CAN YOU UPHOLD? WHAT ICONIC NORTHWEST BEAUTY AND OUR REGION'S VERY GATEWAY CAN YOU PRESERVE AND RESTORE? IF WE WANT TO ATTRACT TOURISTS, LET'S NOT CREATE A WASTELAND RIGHT OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT WITH PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM AIRPORT POLLUTION
LET'S THINK BIG AND DEVELOP IN WAYS THAT SAVE LIVES AND OUR BEAUTIFUL FOREST
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING
THANK YOU, MS MAXWELL
RICHARD
YES? I UNDERSTAND THAT ELIZABETH BURTON MAY HAVE SOME TROUBLE WITH THE TELEPHONE LINE, SO I SEE ONE OF OUR TELEPHONE CALLERS HAVE DROPPED OFF
SHE MAY REJOIN, BUT I WILL ENCOURAGE HER TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS
IF, FOR SOME REASON, WE CAN'T GET HER TO CONNECT BY TEAMS CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN
THANK YOU
TERRIFIC
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
I'M ELIZABETH BURTON, COMMENTING ON ITEM ELEVEN C, THE UPDATE ON THIS YEAR'S CRUISE SEASON
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PASSENGERS CONTRACTING COVID DURING THEIR CRUISE AND THEN SPREADING IT IN SEATTLE WHEN THEY DISEMBARK
SINCE THEY ARE NOT TESTED FOR COVID WHEN THEY DISEMBARK AT THE END OF THEIR TRIP, MASKS ARE NOW OPTIONAL ON CRUISES, AND THE CURRENT SUB VARIANT OF COVID BA TWO IS EVEN MORE TRANSMISSIBLE THAN THE ORIGINAL OMICRON VARIANT
THE ITEMS ELEVEN C MEMO IMPLIES THINGS ARE OKAY BECAUSE SHIPS TYPICALLY STOP IN VICTORIA THE DAY BEFORE THEY END THEIR VOYAGE IN SEATTLE
AND UNLIKE IN THE US, TRANSPORT CANADA DOES REQUIRE DISEMBARKING PASSENGERS TO BE TESTED
WHAT'S NOT CLEAR IS WHAT HAPPENS TO PASSENGERS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR ARRIVE IN VICTORIA
PRESUMABLY THEY HAVE TO STAY ON THE SHIP RATHER THAN GOING INTO THE CITY, BUT THAT DOES NOTHING TO MAKE SEATTLE'S SITUATION SAFER
I HOPE YOU'LL LOOK INTO THIS
EVEN MORE DISTURBING IS THE CLAIM ON THE MEMO FOR ITEM ELEVEN C
CRUISE VESSELS HAVE SAILED SAFELY FOR SOME TIME, NOT ONLY OUT OF SEATTLE IN 2021, BUT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
UNQUOTE, THAT STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE
THE CURRENT CREW SEASON IN THE CARIBBEAN HAS BEEN A PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER, AS REPORTED BY FLORIDA MARITIME ATTORNEY JIM WALKER
IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, ROYAL CARIBBEAN, WHO WE JUST HEARD FROM ONE OF THE CRUISE LINES WHO WILL BE COMING TO SEATTLE, HAD 435 CREW MEMBERS INFECTED WITH COVID-19 FROM JUST FOUR SHIPS OVER THE COURSE OF JUST ONE WEEK
FURTHER, OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, NEWS REPORTS REVEALED THAT ROYAL CARIBBEAN HOUSED AT SEA THOUSANDS OF COVID-19 INFECTED CREW MEMBERS ON FOUR PLAGUE SHIPS, SHIPS THAT CARRIED NO PAYING CUSTOMERS
ON ONE OF THESE SHIPS, THERE WERE ONLY TWO DOCTORS AND FOUR NURSES FOR OVER 1506 CREW MEMBERS IN THE CARIBBEAN, MANY SHIPS HAVE BEEN DENIED ENTRY TO THEIR DESTINATION PORTS BECAUSE OF THE ILLNESS ON BOARD
I ASK YOU TO LIVE UP TO YOUR STATED VALUE OF TRANSPARENCY AND STOP GLOSSING OVER EGREGIOUS SAFETY ISSUES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MS BURTON
I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGN UPS FOR TODAY
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP AND WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? OKAY
SEEING NONE THIS TIME, I'LL ASK CLERK HART TO GIVE US AN OFFICE OF THE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED
YES
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONER COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF RICHARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE'VE RECEIVED ELEVEN WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S MEETING
THERE ARE A SERIES OF WRITTEN COMMENTS ALL IN SUPPORT OF ITEM TEN, C AND THE TOURISM PARTNERSHIP CONNECTIONS AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES IT PROVIDES FROM DIRK BUTTNER OF ARGUS REASON, FROM COLGA CASTLE OF CAN, USA, ADELE FITZPATRICK FOSTER OF CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, UK AND IRELAND, FROM KATIE MCGONIGAL OF CRUISE INTERNATIONAL, FROM FLOREN HOLDEN OF WVDW MEDIAN, GERMANY, FROM LYNN NAROWAY OF HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, UK, FROM LISA SIMON OF INTERNATIONAL INBOUND TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, FROM TELO ZIMMERMAN OF NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE, GERMANY, FROM CHRIS PRITCHARD OF REAL RESPONSE MEDIA LTD
AND FROM CHRISTIAN MUELLER OF VISIT USA COMMITTEE, GERMANY
AND THEN OUR 11TH WRITTEN COMMENT WAS SUBMITTED BY KNOWING MAXWELL TO SUPPORT HER SPOKEN COMMENTS TODAY AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN TESTIMONY RECEIVED
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
AYE
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 AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT, ABCDEFG AND H
NO ITEMS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO BE REMOVED AS OF THIS TIME
IS THERE A MOTION SO MOVED IN, A SECOND MOTION WAS MADE
AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY I OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA TO NEW BUSINESS
WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS BEFORE US TODAY WITH THE FIRST BEING A PUBLIC HEARING
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN, A PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3800, A RESOLUTION DECLARING SURPLUS AND NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PORT DISTRICT PURPOSES
APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES OF PORT OWNED REAL PROPERTY HERE AND REFERRED TO AS THE 28TH AVENUE PARCELS AND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE KING COUNTY, AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF A PORTION APPROXIMATELY 4000 SQFT
OF FED REAL PROPERTY TO THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND TRANSIT AUTHORITY
THIS IS SOUND TRANSIT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHT RAIL ELEVATED GUIDEWAY AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF PERMANENT EASEMENTS TO SOUND TRANSIT REQUIRED FOR PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION OF THE ELEVATED GUIDEWAY
COMMISSIONERS, STATE LAW REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING WHEN CONVEYING OR TRANSFERRING SURPLUS PROPERTY
THIS ACTION WILL GRANT BOTH SEWER AND ELEVATED GUIDEWAY EASEMENTS TO SOUND TRANSIT SO THAT THEY MAY COMPLETE THE RIGHT LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION TO FEDERAL WAY
THIS ACTION WILL ALSO DECLARE TWO ACRES FOR WHICH THE PORT HAS NO USE AS SURPLUS PROPERTY
ONCE WE COMPLETE THE FIRST READING, THIS ITEM WILL RETURN TO OUR AGENDA AT THE NEXT COMMISSIONER MEETING FOR ADOPTION
SPEAKING ON THIS MATTER IS STEPHEN KENNARD, PROPERTY MANAGER AT AVIATION PROPERTIES
STEVE, THANKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
SO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE'LL START WITH THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SLIDE
MAYBE THAT
I GUESS THAT DIDN'T GET PUT ON THERE
OKAY, SO I'LL READ THAT
SO SORRY ABOUT THAT
THEY GO TO THE IMAGE
THE ULTIMATE PLAN HERE IS THAT SOUND TRANSIT WILL BE EXTENDING THE LIGHT RAIL FROM THE ANGLE LAKE STATION SOUTH OF FEBRUARY
AND SOME PROPERTIES THAT I'M GOING TO IDENTIFY FOR YOU HERE ARE ON THE ROOF
THAT SOUNDTRACK NEEDS TO BUILD THE GUIDEWAY
SO YOU CAN SEE THE LEFT IMAGE SHOWS THE AIRPORT AND THE LITTLE BLUE TRIANGLE ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE IS THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT
AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A ZOOM IN ON THE NEXT ONE
AND THEN THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS IN DETAIL THE AREA THAT SOUND TRANSIT NEEDS TO COMPLETE ITS TRANSACTION AND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS GUIDEWAY
SO KEEPING THAT IMAGE ON THE RIGHT IN MIND, WE'RE GOING TO ROTATE IN ORDER TO FIT IT ON THE SCREEN AND TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO NOW THAT'S THAT SAME AREA, YOU CAN SEE IT AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, THE AERIAL VIEW AND THE BLUE DOTTED LINE SHOWS THE PORT PROPERTY BOUNDARIES
AND THE SAME BLUE DOTTED LINE IS IN THIS DRAWING BELOW WITH NORTH TO THE LEFT
YOU CAN SEE SR 99 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN
YOU CAN SEE 28,000 ROAD, THE DEAD ENDS AT THE PORT PROPERTIES
SO WHAT SOUND TRANSIT NEEDS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR PROJECT IS THAT YELLOW AREA IN THE LOWER DRAWING WHICH SHOWS THE FEE TAKE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE AREA THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO PURCHASE TO PURCHASE FROM US IN ORDER TO BUILD THE GUIDEWAY
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY'LL NEED A COUPLE OF EASEMENTS, ONE FOR A SEWER LINE THAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED AND ONE FOR THE GUIDEWAY ITSELF, WHERE IT OVERHANGS PROPERTY THAT THEY DIDN'T PURCHASE FROM US
SO ANOTHER KEY THING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS TRANSACTION AND LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE IS THAT YELLOW AREA SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH OF THE PROPERTY IS BEING TAKEN OR BEING SOLD TO SOUND TRANSIT UPON APPROVAL AND HOW MUCH IS REMAINING
THE BLUE DOTTED LINE INDICATES THE REMAINING PARCEL AREA
AND THE REASON THESE PARCELS ARE IN SUCH A STRANGE STATE IS BECAUSE WAS GOING FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST ALONG THAT ANGLED AREA, AND WE'VE ALREADY SOLD THE PORTION OF WHAT WE USED TO OWN TO THEM
NOW SANTA TRANSIT IS TAKING THE YELLOW AREA AND WHAT WE HAVE LEFT
WE ALSO HAVE IN THIS ITEM AS A NOTICE OF SURPLUS THAT WE WANT TO SURPLUS WHAT'S REMAINING OF THE BLUE DOTTED LINE AREA AFTER THE YELLOW AREA IS SOLD TO SOUND TRANSIT
SO IT'S KIND OF A TWO PART REQUEST HERE
FIRST, WE WANT TO MOVE THIS TRANSACTION WITH SOUND TRANSIT FORWARD, AND WE ALSO WANT TO PUT ON NOTICE THAT THE PORT INTENDS TO SURPLUS THE ENTIRE BLUE DOTTED LINE AREA
THE CHART TO THE LEFT SHOWS THE COMPENSATION THAT THE PORT WILL RECEIVE FOR THE SOUND TRANSIT PORTION OF THE SURPLUS
AND THAT IS A COMBINATION OF THE FEE TAKE, WHICH IS IN YELLOW, AND THE EASEMENT COMPENSATION, WHICH IS JUST BELOW THAT FEE TAKE ITEM FOR A SUBTOTAL OF $313,000
THAT'S IT
THANK YOU, STEVE, FOR THE PRESENTATION
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE CLARK GO THROUGH THE ROLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
NO, THAT WAS THE REAL PRESENTATION
I THINK I HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
THANKS, STEVE, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I WAS NOTICING IT'S A TREE BLOT
YES
CALL IT UNDERBRUSH DOUGLAS FIR, ALDERS, I GUESS
YEAH
SO OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SOUND TRANSIT ITSELF, BUT THE REST OF THE LOT WOULD BE SOLD THE MAJORITY OF THE LOTS WOULD BE SOLD AS A $2 MILLION ASSET FOR US TO SELL COMMERCIALLY
YEAH
DOWN THE ROAD
AND AGAIN, THIS ITEM IS JUST THE SOUND TRANSIT SURPLUS PORTION, BUT
YES
ALL RIGHT
WELL, I MEAN, I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER, DEPENDING ON, OBVIOUSLY, THE MATURITY OF THE GROWTH THERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TO THE DEGREE THAT WE COULD PUT AN EASEMENT ON IT OR SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE'S MUCH THERE AS AN ASSET OR, QUITE FRANKLY, HOW MUCH CONTIGUOUSNESS WITH OTHER POTENTIAL GREEN PARCELS
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S AN INTEREST IN SEATAC WITH REGARDS TO THIS STUFF AND TO THE DEGREE THAT WE HAVE SOME ABILITY TO CONTROL THAT
I WOULD AGREE THAT SOUND TRANSIT USE IS CERTAINLY FURTHER IN THE PURPOSES OF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE'VE LOOKED AT THE REST OF THE LOT FOR ITS MULTIPLE BENEFITS
WHEN WE PURSUE THE TRANSACTION AFTER THIS ITEM, AFTER WE TRANSACT WITH SOUND TRANSIT, THEN WE CAN EXPLORE THAT WHAT OPPORTUNITIES THERE MIGHT BE TO PRESERVE VEGETATION ON A LOT IF THERE'S A VEGETATION THAT SHOULD BE PRESERVED
THANK YOU
LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION
ALSO, CITY OF SEATAC IS ACTIVELY LOOKING AT REAL ESTATE ASSETS
RIGHT
SO I JUST DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE AWARE OF THIS ASSET, SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE LIKELY PUTTING ON THE MARKET AS PART OF THE WHOLE
I THINK COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, AS A JRC COMMITTEE PERSON, MIGHT HAVE SOME ONGOING THOUGHTS ON THAT REGARD, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT OR JACK, J-A-C
I'M SORRY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU, STEVE, FOR THE PRESENTATION
THIS WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE, AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS POINT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER COTTON
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER
THANK YOU, STEVE
BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THIS TRANSACTION OR POTENTIAL TRANSACTION, WE INTRODUCE THE RESOLUTION AND THEN WE WOULD ADOPT IT AT A FUTURE MEETING
AND SO TODAY, AS A PART OF THAT, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT HERE
CLARK, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO GIVE TESTIMONY ON THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE RECEIVED NO SIGN UP
OKAY
HAVING NO SPEAKERS, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION
IS THERE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTION NUMBER 3800? SO MOVED IN A SECOND
ALL RIGHT, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION TO INTRODUCE THIS RESOLUTION? SEEING NONE
CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER TOW? ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR THE VOTE
YES
IS THE CONNECTIVITY MY PROBLEM WAS OTHER PEOPLE HEARING, BROKEN COMMUNICATION
EVERYTHING IS COMING THROUGH QUICKLY FOR ME
I HEARD YOU SAY I
IS THAT CORRECT, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELON AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
HI
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COCKTAILS
HI
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FOUR AYES AND ZERO AND NAYS FOR THIS ITEM, THE MOTION TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTION NUMBER 3800 PASSES
THIS ITEM WILL BE BACK BEFORE US FOR CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION AT THE APRIL 12, 2022, MEETING
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU, MR KHANARD
CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD WHILE I'M HERE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR AN INTRODUCTION? YES
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN D AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD A MAJOR WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,700,000 FOR THE RELOCATION OF CHECKPOINT ONE AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO INCLUDE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT AND TO USE PORT CRUISE FOR SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $37 MILLION
COMMISSIONER, THE CURRENT AVIATION OF CHECKPOINT ONE ON THE TICKETING LEVEL IS INADEQUATE
MOVING THIS CHECKPOINT TO THE BAGGAGE CLAIM LEVEL WILL ENABLE MORE CUSTOMER THROUGHPUT WITH ADDITIONAL SECURITY SCREENING LANES ENHANCED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE SOUTH SATELLITE TRANSIT SYSTEM
PLATFORM PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE MANDY ZAGORES, AVIATION CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SENIOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AND JJ JORDAN, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER
MANDY
HI
THANK YOU, STEVE
OKAY, SO AS STEVE SAID, WE ARE HERE TODAY AS MY COLLEAGUE EXCUSE ME, MY COLLEAGUE, JJ JORDAN WILL BE JOINING ME AS WELL
WE ARE HERE FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION
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SO AS STEVE SAID, HE TOOK MOST OF MY TALKING POINTS
THIS PROJECT WILL BE RELOCATING CHECKPOINT ONE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ON THE TICKETING LEVEL, DOWN TO THE BAGGAGE CLAIM
THE RELOCATED CHECKPOINT WILL GO FROM THREE LANES TO FIVE LANES FOR HIGHER THROUGHPUT
AND THE RELOCATED CHECKPOINT WILL INCLUDE ENOUGH Q SPACE TO CONTAIN PASSENGERS AT PEAK PERIOD
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN WHERE CHECKPOINT ONE IS, BUT IF YOU WERE ON THE TICKETING LEVEL AND YOU WERE TO GO UP THE STAIRS TO THE AOB OR THE PORT OF SEATTLE LOBBY, IT'S THAT CHECKPOINT THAT'S RIGHT THERE TO YOUR RIGHT
SO WHEN WE FIRST PUT CHECKPOINT ONE TOGETHER, WE WERE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS, WHICH NOW WE ARE AGAIN
AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIND ANY BROOM CLOSET THAT WE COULD PUT A CHECKPOINT IN, WHICH IS KIND OF WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE OF A PURPOSEBUILT CHECKPOINT WHERE WE'LL BE RELOCATING WHAT WE HAVE UP ON THE TICKETING LEVEL AND MOVING IT DOWN TO THE BAGGAGE CLAIM LEVEL
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SO THIS IS THE PROJECT LOCATION
SO ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE THE GINA MARIE LINDSAY HALL
THIS IS AN OLDER PHOTO
AND THEN ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE KIND OF THE SAME PERSPECTIVE OF WHERE THE CHECKPOINT IS GOING TO BE
SO THE NEW CONFIGURATION WILL KIND OF WALK THROUGH
EACH ELEMENT WILL BE PARTIALLY UNDER THE OVERHANG OF THE TICKETING LEVEL, AS WELL AS BUMPED OUT INTO THE GINA MARIE LINDSAY HALL
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SO THE PROPOSED NEW LAYOUT, AGAIN WILL BE GOING FROM THREE TO FIVE LANES
YOU'LL SEE, IN THE LITTLE DARKER SHADE OF BLUE, OUR PURPOSE BUILT QUEUING AREA
THE GREEN TO THE VERY LEFT IS GOING TO BE OUR METER GREETER AREA
YOU CAN SEE THAT BLACK BOX IS WHERE I
EF
PASSENGERS WHO WILL BE TERMINATING IN SEATTLE WILL BE COMING OUT
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A NICE PLACE FOR THEIR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES TO WAIT AND SEE THEM AS THEY ENTER BACK INTO SEA
THE TWO, THE YELLOW AND THE GREEN BOXES ON THE BOTTOM ARE SUPPORT SPACE AS WELL AS STORAGE
I WILL NOTE THAT AT THIS TIME, WE ARE NOT PLANNING ON IMPEDING ENTRY TO THE EMPLOYEE SCREENING CHECKPOINT, WHICH IS KIND OF AT THE TOP OF THE PLAN HERE, NEXT TO THE CHECKPOINT
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SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO CALL OUT THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IN THIS DESIGN
SO OPTIMIZED QUEUING
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO THE CURRENT CHECKPOINT ONE, THE QUEUEING IS NOT OPTIMIZED, SO THIS WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD AT LEAST A 20 MINUTES QUEUE
ANOTHER THING THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS INTEGRATED ART CASES
SO WE WANTED TO THE GINA MARIE LINDSAY HALL IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPACE AND WE WANTED TO KEEP IT LIGHT AND AIRY AND THEN WE WANTED TO ALSO HAVE AN AREA FOR ART
SO INSTEAD OF JUST BUILDING BORING OLD WALLS, WE'VE BUILT THESE INTEGRATED ART CASES
WE KNOW THAT THE GML HALL IS USED FOR DIFFERENT CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND SO WE WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE EASY TO KIND OF SWAP OUT SO THAT WE'RE NOT LOSING THAT FUNCTION IN THE GML HALL, THE IAF METER AND GREETER ZONE, WHICH I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE
AND ONE OF THESE OTHER RENDERINGS WILL SHOW IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER
AND THEN THIS PROJECT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO BE PUTTING IN THIS NEW SEVEN FOOT SECURITY GLASS BARRIER
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT SEA, AND IT'S SO THAT WE ARE DETERRING ANY UNFETTERED ACCESS FROM THE TICKETING LEVEL DOWN TO WHERE WE HAVE OUR CUSTOMERS CONGREGATING
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THIS JUST SHOWS IF YOU WERE STANDING DOWN IN THE JUNIOR MARIE LINDSAY HALL LOOKING AT CHECKPOINT ONE, YOU GET TO SEE THOSE BEAUTIFUL ART CASES THERE, AS WELL AS HOW KIND OF ALL OF THE ARCHITECTURE IS KEEPING IT LIGHT AND BRIGHT AND KEEPING IT LOOKING LIKE THE GML HALL
YOU CAN ALSO SEE HERE THAT WE HAVE OUR NEW SIGNAGE STANDARDS
WE'LL BE HAVING DIGITAL SIGNAGE INSTALLED AS WELL
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SO THIS IS IF YOU AYE GOING TO BE EXITING THE IAF, OR IF YOU ARE A PASSENGER THAT'S WAITING IN THE METER GREATER AREA
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE REALLY COOL INTEGRATED SEATING EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONCE WE COMPLETE DESIGN, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS REALLY PURPOSE BUILT AND COMFORTABLE FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WAITING FOR THEIR LOVED ONES EXITING THE IAS
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SO NOT PART OF THIS PROJECT, BUT ADJACENT
I'M SURE I WILL BE COMING TO SEE YOU IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW DUTY FREE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING ON CONCOURSE A AS PART OF THAT PROJECT, WE HAVE TO PUT IN AN EGRESS THERE, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE
OUR CONCEPT PROPOSES THAT WE WRAP THIS WITH A DIGITAL SCREEN THAT COULD BE USED FOR WAY FINDING ADVERTISING ART OR REALLY ANYTHING THAT WE WANT IT TO BE
IT'S NICE THAT IT'S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE IEF EXIT AND VISIBLE FOR OUR METERS AND GREETERS
SO IN SEVERAL YEARS TO COME, THIS IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE
BUT THIS PROJECT HAS NOT COME TO YOU GUYS YET
IT IS STILL IN PDD
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO JJ JORDAN, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER, TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT DETAILS
JJ, THANK YOU, MANDY
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
GOOD AFTERNOON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS JJ JORDAN
I'M THE CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER WITH THE AVIATION DIVISION
THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR MILESTONE SCHEDULE
THE KEY MILESTONES FROM HERE, ASSUMING AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED TODAY, IS A CONSTRUCTION START IN QUARTER FOUR OF THIS YEAR AND IN NEW STATE IN QUARTER ONE OF 2024
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WE ARE SEEKING $26,700,000 IN THIS REQUEST WITH A TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF $37 MILLION
I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE PROJECT'S BUDGET HAS BEEN REDUCED BY $3 MILLION FROM THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AS A RESULT OF DECISIONS MADE THROUGH THE DESIGN PHASE TODAY
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WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOUR PRIMARY RISKS TO THE PROJECT THAT ARE LISTED HERE
WITHOUT GOING INTO FULL DETAIL THAT'S LISTED OUT ON THESE SLIDES, THE RISK INCLUDES A POTENTIALLY BROADER SCOPE OF TORAZO REPLACEMENT PROJECT PHASING, WHICH IS STILL BEING FINALIZED
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FINALIZING DESIGN OF WAY, FINDING SIGNAGE THAT WILL BE EXPENSIVE THROUGHOUT THE AREA, AND FINALLY, THE POTENTIAL OF SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES
SO WE'VE EVALUATED ALL OF THESE RISKS AND WE'VE INSTITUTED MITIGATION STRATEGIES AS SHOWN FOR EACH
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ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MANDY AND JJ, FOR AN EXCELLENT AND VERY CONCISE PRESENTATION
THOSE ARE MY FAVORITE
THIS IS THE KIND OF PROJECT THAT IS FUN AND EXCITING TO TALK ABOUT
I'M SURE THE COMMISSIONER ARE GOING TO WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT
SO LET'S COMMISSIONER UNMUTE YOURSELF WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED AND ASK YOUR QUESTION OR STATE YOUR COMMENT
CLERK HART, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN DEJA VU
DID WE GET THIS PRESENTATION RECENTLY? WE DID
RIGHT
I'M PROBABLY ASKING THE SAME QUESTION I ASKED, BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH CHECKPOINT ONE, THE EXISTING CHECKPOINT ONE? YOU DID ASK THAT QUESTION BEFORE
OKAY
ALL RIGHT
MEMORY IS JUST NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE
AND I COULD ALSO PREEMPTIVELY POTENTIALLY ANSWER THE OTHER QUESTION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ASK
OKAY, SO THE CURRENT CHECKPOINT ONE, WE'RE GOING TO BE USING IT AS EMERGENCY EGRESS, AS WELL AS PUTTING THE KCM OR THE KNOWN CREW MEMBER ENTRANCE BACK OVER THERE
THERE'S THE POTENTIAL DOWN THE ROAD
ONCE WE HAVE DUTY FREE AND KIND OF MOVE ALL OF THAT STUFF AROUND THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME ADR THERE AS WELL
AND YOUR SECOND QUESTION IS ABOUT A COFFEE STAND
YEAH, IT'S ROCKS
OKAY
ALL RIGHT
GO FOR IT
NO, I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK IF WE COULD LOOK INTO PUTTING SOME CONCESSIONNAIRES OR STANDS WHERE THAT GLASS WALLS, SO TO SPEAK
I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO SUPPORT STAFF ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF PUTTING KIND OF THE UTILITIES BEHIND THERE TO MAKE THAT FEASIBLE
BUT, YEAH, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE PUBLICLY, I GUESS, SINCE I THINK MAYBE THAT PRESENTATION WAS IN THE AVIATION COMMISSION COMMITTEE, THAT WE CAN TRY AND EXPLORE AND STUDY PUTTING SOME KIOSKS OR CONCESSIONS IN THE AREA
I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE PEOPLE COME OUT OF THE IIF AND FUNNEL INTO AN AREA THAT HAS SOME OPTIONS
I KNOW WHEN I FLY INTO INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SEOUL, IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE A CURRENCY EXCHANGE AND A DUNKIN DONUT
RIGHT
AS SOON AS I COME OUT, NOT TO PUT MY FINGER ON THE SCALE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT YOU GET MY DRIFT
SO JUST PUTTING OUT THERE
GOT IT
AND THEN YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE ROCKS
OH, YEAH
I GUESS MY POINT WAS LIKE, I WOULD LOVE TO PUT THOSE ROCK STAR
ACTUALLY, I WENT BACK I WAS AT THE AIRPORT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND I SAW THAT AREA
THE WALLS HAVE COME DOWN SINCE I REOPENING
AND ACTUALLY, THEY'RE NOT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU GOT TO SEE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING AWAY
WE WILL KEEP A COUPLE OF ROCKS UNDER THE STAIRS FOR NOSTALGIA'S SAKE
BUT, YEAH, WE WILL BE MOVING THOSE TO MAKE WAY FOR MORE CIRCULATION FOR FOLKS COMING OUT OF THE ICE, AS WELL AS THAT METER GREATER AREA
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT CLARITY
YEAH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I THINK THAT THAT'S METAPHORIC FOR EXECUTIVE METRUCK'S DESIRE TO MOVE THE BIG ROCKS FIRST
AND SO I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE MAKING WAY FOR THIS EFFICIENCY
ACTUALLY, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I GOT TO SAY, THE VISION TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS FIXED ENVELOPE AND TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFORM THESE THINGS, THAT IS JUST REMARKABLE TO ME
I'VE DONE A BUNCH OF HOME REMODELING PROJECTS, AND SOME PEOPLE TELL ME HOW CLEVER I AM BY MAKING THE USE OF THE SPACE
BUT THIS IS TRANSFORMATIONAL STUFF
AND YOU JUST HAVE MY HATS GO OUT TO YOU
OFF TO YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE'VE HAD A REALLY GREAT TEAM
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
YES, COMMISSIONER SHOW, WE WERE BRIEFED ON THIS DURING THE AVIATION COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADR ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, I THINK WOULD BE WONDERFUL
ALSO, CAN YOU SHARE THE TIMELINE AGAIN? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T TAKE US TOO FAR OFF TRACK FOR US REACHING THAT FIVE STAR GOAL FOR OUR AIRPORT
THANK YOU
THAT'S A HELPFUL FLIGHT TO HAVE
GREAT
THANK YOU
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO, IT'S A WONDERFUL PROJECT
I LOVE LOOKING AT THE RENDERINGS AND DAYDREAM ABOUT IT
I REMEMBER WHEN I THINK IT WAS WHEN I WAS ON THE AVIATION COMMITTEE A FEW YEARS AGO AND THE CONCEPT FIRST CAME BEFORE US
AND LANCE MENTIONED THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS AS A SORT OF BUSINESS TRAVELER CHECKPOINT WAS QUITE ENTICING
THE IDEA IS YOU GOT THESE FOLKS WHO ARE TRAVELING FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS ALL THEY'VE GOT
AYE, CARRY ON
THEY'RE NOT CHECKING ANYTHING
THEY GET DROPPED OFF ON THE ARRIVALS LEVEL INSTEAD OF THE DEPARTURES LEVEL, WHICH IS THIS
AND THEN GO STRAIGHT THROUGH SECURITY AND BLAH, BLAH
BECAUSE OF THE REDUCTION IN BUSINESS TRAVEL AND THE FACT THAT TICKETING IS ON ONE LEVEL AND THIS IS ON ANOTHER, HOW ARE WE THINKING ABOUT FLOW GETTING PEOPLE AND PARTICULARLY FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS OR AIRLINES THAT USE A AND SOUTH SATELLITE WHERE THIS IS CLOSEST TO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE MOVE FROM TICKETING AND BAGGAGE TO THIS ESCAPE? BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS INTUITIVE
ALL THE OTHER CHECKPOINTS ARE ON THE TICKETING LEVEL
YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
WE ACTUALLY DID A PASSENGER FLOW STUDY AS PART OF OUR PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING IS A COMBINATION OF SIGNAGE AS WELL AS TRAINING FOR SOME OF THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE IN ZONE ONE AND SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL TICKET COUNTERS, IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH EASIER
WELL, IT MIGHT BE NOT INTUITIVE TO GET DOWN TO THE CHECKPOINT
GETTING TO THE SOUTH SATELLITE FROM WHERE IT KIND OF SPITS YOU OUT ON THE PLATFORM BETWEEN A AND THE SOUTH SATELLITE IS MUCH EASIER TO GET TO THE SOUTH SATELLITE THROUGH THAT CHECKPOINT
SO IT'LL BE A LEARNING CURVE
BUT I THINK WITH SIGNAGE AND TRAINING, WE CAN GET THERE
ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE CALLED IT OUR CHEATER CHECKPOINT, WHERE YOU COULD IF YOUR BUSINESS TRAVEL OR JUST HAVE YOUR UBER OR LYFT DROP YOU OFF AND YOU JUST SPEED RIGHT THROUGH
WE ALSO ARE HOPING TO CAPTURE A GOOD CHUNK OF THE RENTAL CAR FACILITY, FOLKS, BECAUSE THAT BUS DROPS OFF RIGHT OUTSIDE THAT DOOR DOWN ON THE BAGGAGE CLAIM LEVEL WHERE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ZIP RIGHT IN AND THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT IS WE THINK ABOUT BAGGAGE DROP OFF AT RENTAL CAR FACILITY SO THAT THEY COULD GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THE GATES
WELL, TERRIFIC
THANK YOU SO MUCH
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM TEN B? SO COVID SECOND THE MOTION WAS MADE
AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR USE THE HAND RAISE TOOL
SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, CAN YOU CALL THE RULE COMMISSIONER, SAY I OR NATE WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR THE VOTE, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FOUR AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU AGAIN, MANDY AND JJ
TERRIFIC
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ALL RIGHT, CLERK HART, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? ITEM TEN C, INTO THE RECORD AND THEN I'LL KICK IT TO YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
YES
ITEM TEN C, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL THROUGH SEA CRUISE ORIENTED TRAVEL OPTIONS AND WASHINGTON STATE TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES IN UK AND EUROPE AS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT FOR 185,000 WITH TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR OPTIONS AT A RATE OF $185,000 PER YEAR, FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $555,000
COMMISSIONERS, OUR INTERNATIONAL TOURISM MARKETING EFFORTS HELP SUPPORT SEA AND OUR MARITIME CRUISE GATEWAYS
THEY ALSO SUPPORT STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIPS AND ENCOURAGE TRAVELERS TO CRUISE AND STAY OR EXPLORE BROADER WASHINGTON ADVENTURES
CONTINUING THESE EFFORTS IS IMPORTANT
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO REBOUND AND OUR LARGEST SHARE OF VISITORS IS EXPECTED FROM EUROPE
INVESTING IN THESE PROMOTION EFFORTS HELPS PROMOTE RECOVERY AT OUR PORT FACILITIES AND GENERATE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ACROSS THE REGION
PRESENTERS ON THIS ITEM TODAY ARE DAVE MCFADDEN, OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND PATTY DENNY, INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
DAVE, I'LL TURN OVER TO YOU
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MICHELLE, IF I COULD GET THE SLIDE DECK, PLEASE
ROBBERY
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE'RE REQUESTING COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS THAT PROMOTE OUR PORT GATEWAYS INTERNATIONALLY IN UK AND EUROPE
IT WILL BE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT FOR 185,000 WITH TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR OPTIONS TO EXTEND
LET'S PUT THIS IN A LITTLE LARGER PERSPECTIVE
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND JUST TRACE HOW WE GET STARTED WITH THESE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS
REALLY
IT STARTED WITH OUR OPENING NEW GATEWAYS, NEW INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ROUTES FROM SEA
WE SUPPORTED OUR INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS AND ALSO WE HAVE SUPPORTED NEW INTERNATIONAL ROUTES AND AIR SERVICE TO AND FROM SEA
SO THAT STARTED ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE 1980S
WE BOLSTERED THIS AS THE CRUISE INDUSTRY GREW AND WE'VE ALSO ACCENTED JUST THE ABILITY FOR FOLKS TO GET BEYOND OUR GATEWAYS, GET BEYOND CRUISE, AND ENJOY PRE AND POST CRUISE AND FLY DRIVE DESTINATIONS IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON STATE
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JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT, WE WORK IN A PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE THE REGION SEVERAL IMPORTANT PARTNERS INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MARKETING
WE'VE HAD A HISTORY OF HAVING FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES IN OFFICES PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FASHIONS
WASHINGTON STATE USED TO HAVE A TOURISM DEPARTMENT
IN THE GOOD DAYS, THEY HAD OFFICES INTERNATIONALLY IN GERMANY AND PACIFIC, BUT THEY CLOSED YEARS AGO
AND THE SAD PART OF IT IS THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT LITERALLY GOT SHUT DOWN FOR YEARS AND IS JUST NOW GETTING RELAUNCHED
SO YOU CAN SEE NO REPRESENTATION NOW
BUT AGAIN, ORGANIZING IN THAT DIRECTION
VISIT SEATTLE HAS BEEN A LONG PARTNER WITH US
YOU HEARD TOM EARLIER TALK ABOUT THE DEPTH OF THAT PARTNERSHIP, THE EXTENT OF THE REPRESENTATION THEY HAVE IN THESE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
THEY ALSO HAD TO CUT BACK DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THEY ARE GOING BACK AND GETTING SUPPORT FOR REESTABLISHING THE FUNDING FORMULA AND BUILDING THEIR PLANS TO GET RESTARTED IN THESE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS NEXT YEAR
SO WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, AS I MENTIONED, IN THIS INTERNATIONAL MARKETING PARTNERSHIP SINCE THE 80S
WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SCALE BACK REPRESENTATION EVEN DURING COVID
AND SO WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY WORKING IN THESE COUNTRIES AND OUR REQUEST IS FOR THOSE EFFORTS TO CONTINUE
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO NOW IS TURN IT OVER TO MY INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGER, PATTY DANNY, AND SHE'LL GO IN AND PROVIDE SOME MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE RANGE OF OUR ACTIVITIES
PATTY, YOU'RE MUTED PATTY
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE METRUCK
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THE UK IS THE USA AND SEATTLE'S NUMBER ONE MARKET
WE HAVE EXTENSIVE DIRECT SERVICE OPTIONS FROM HEATHROW THIS SUMMER WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS, VIRGIN ATLANTIC AND DELTA IN Q
FOUR AMERICAN AIRLINES WILL JOIN THAT GROUP WITH DIRECT SERVICE
AIR LINGUS, OF COURSE, IS FLYING FROM DUBLIN AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDING SERVICE THIS SUMMER FOR THE UK
IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THERE'S A 50 50 SPLIT BETWEEN INBOUND AND OUTBOUND TRAFFIC
TYPICALLY, SCA MAINTAINS A STRONGER OUTBOUND TRAFFIC IN ALL OTHER MARKETS
THIS STRONG INBOUND UK AUDIENCE PROVIDES US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MARKET MULTI DAY ITINERARIES TO AN ISLAND NATION WITH A PEN OF DEMAND AND THE MONEY IN THE POCKET AFTER STAYING HOME FOR TWO YEARS
ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT THERE AYE 2 MILLION BRITISH CRUISE ENTHUSIASTS WHO MAKE UP THE LARGEST OVERSEAS CRUISE MARKET OUTSIDE THE USA
A UK VISITOR IS NOT GOING TO FLY LONG HAUL JUST FOR A SEVEN DAY CRUISE
WITH AN AVERAGE TWO WEEK HOLIDAY
THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EXPLORE WASHINGTON, AND IN REGARDS TO THEIR SEATTLE EXPERIENCE, THEY'LL TRY TO STAY IN A DOWNTOWN HOTEL TO IMMERSE SOME THINGS THEMSELVES IN ALL THINGS PACIFIC NORTHWEST
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WELL, GERMANY IS A WEALTHY SOURCE MARKET WITH DIRECT SERVICE TO SEA VIA LUFTHANSA AND CONDOR
NOT ONLY ARE GERMANS RICH IN FUNDS, ON AVERAGE THEY HAVE 30 DAYS OF PAID HOLIDAYS IN ADDITION TO TWELVE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
THE 2.4 MILLION GERMAN CRUISERS ARE GREAT TARGETS FOR CRUISE AND STAY
AFTER TAKING THEIR SEVEN DAY BUCKET LIST CRUISE TO THE LAST FRONTIER, THEY HAVE THE TIME TO EXPLORE WASHINGTON NATIONAL PARKS AND WIDE OPEN SPACES
AND THESE ARE ACTUALLY TOP REASONS WHY GERMANS TRAVEL TO THE USA
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MARKETING MAKES SENSE NOW
AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE WILL BE COMPETITIVE
THE TRAVEL TRADE LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED, ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CLOSED AND MERGED AND THEIR NEW STAFF IN MARKET REPRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE TIMELY SERVICES TO MARKET TRADITIONAL TRAVEL PRODUCTS AND TO PROMOTE NEW PLACES, NEW TIMES TO VISIT AND RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
THE MAJORITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONSUMERS PURCHASE THEIR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL THROUGH LOCAL AGENTS
A KEY REASON FOR THIS IS THE CONSUMER PROTECTION THAT IT PROVIDES
IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG ON A HOLIDAY, REFUNDS CAN BE OBTAINED
FOLLOWING A B TO B DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY, THE PORT INTRODUCES SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON LODGING, TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, ATTRACTIONS, EXPERIENCES AND ITINERARIES TO RECEPTIVE TOUR OPERATORS FOR CONTRACTING
THE RECEPTIVE TOUR OPERATOR THEN MARKETS THE OPTIONS TO THEIR GLOBAL TRADE NETWORK WHO IN TURN PROMOTE THE PROGRAMS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS
THE PORT HAS CREATED SEVEN NEW ITINERARIES IN COLLABORATION WITH SIX RECEPTIVE OPERATORS IN 2021
UK AND GERMAN TRAVEL COMPANIES SELL THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH LIMITED LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND TIME
THE B TO BE RECEPTIVE TOUR OPERATOR CHANNEL IS EFFICIENT AND MOST COST EFFECTIVE
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IT'S IMPORTANT TO CALL OUT THAT THE PORT UTILIZES GLOBAL TRAVEL TRADE SHOWS TO TARGET GLOBAL AUDIENCES
WE ENTER ANY SHOW WITH A FULL SET OF APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED BY OUR INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
TYPICALLY, WE'LL HAVE PER SHOW SOME 60 APPOINTMENTS WITH TOUR OPERATORS, AIRLINES, CRUISE LINES AND MEDIA
WE PROMOTE DESTINATION NEWS SUCH AS THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATERFRONT PARK
WE ALSO PROMOTE WASHINGTON DIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AS IMPORTANT WORLDWIDE HOT TOPICS
AT TRADE SHOWS, I MEET BUYERS FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD
IF A COMPANY IS KEEN TO DEVELOP SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON PROGRAMS, THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS VISIBLE
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THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, TOURISM NEVER STOP SHARING COMPELLING AND INSPIRATIONAL WASHINGTON STORIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA
OUR IN MARKET REPRESENTATIVES CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE TRAVEL, TRADE AND MEDIA VIA VARIOUS CHANNELS, ZOOM MEETINGS, NEWSLETTERS, PRESS RELEASES AND VIRTUAL FAMILIARIZATION TOURS
I'D LIKE TO PAUSE JUST A SECOND TO DISCUSS A KEY TOURISM MARKETING METRUCK, EARNED MEDIA VALUE
WE CALCULATE THE PUBLICITY WE RECEIVE AS A RESULT OF THE PUBLISHED STORIES BY THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT THAT ADVERTISING WOULD COST FOR THE SAME SPACE
STORIES LIKE THESE IN THE DAILY EXPRESS AND THE FRANKFURTER ALBUMINE ZYTONG PROVIDES US WITH ALMOST $2 MILLION IN EARNED MEDIA VALUE IN 2021
WE ALSO HAD IMPRESSIVE DISTRIBUTION FIGURES AND OPENING RATES
IN ADDITION, WASHINGTON TOURISM PARTNERS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PORT $250,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT OUR STATEWIDE TRAVEL, TRADE AND MEDIA FAMILIARIZATION TOURS
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NOW, WE WANT TO GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME PROJECTS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON RIGHT NOW
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A KEY US CRUISE TOUR OPERATOR SPECIALIST THAT OUR UK REP HAS COORDINATED
BARRHEAD IS SHOWCASING SEATTLE VIA WINDOW DISPLAYS, AND THERE ARE 180 HIGH STREET SHOPS THIS MONTH TO PROMOTE ALASKA CRUISING IN COMBINATION WITH A WASHINGTON AND OREGON LAND PACKAGE
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GOLD MEDAL, A LEADING BRITISH B TO B TOUR OPERATOR WITH A NETWORK OF 3500 AGENTS IS PROMOTING SEATTLE CRUISES TO ALASKA IN COMBINATION WITH SIX HANDPICKED SEATTLE, WASHINGTON ITINERARIES IN APRIL AND MAY
PROMOTIONAL TOOLS THAT THEY WILL UTILIZE INCLUDE WEBSITE, LANDING PAGE POSTERS, MINI BROCHURE AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH
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LATER THIS WEEK, OUR GERMAN REPRESENTATIVE WILL JOIN NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE FOR A ROAD SHOW TARGETING TWELVE CITIES IN GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND TO CONVINCE SOME 400 TRAVEL AGENTS THAT SEATTLE IS THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA
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LASTLY, OUR UK REPRESENTATIVE COLLABORATES WITH CLIA UK TO KEEP THEIR 80 TRAVEL AGENTS AND CRUISE INFLUENCERS CURRENT ON PORT OF SEATTLE AND DESTINATION MOVES
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DAVE, OVER TO YOU
JUST TO CONCLUDE THAT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE GATEWAYS WE HAVE FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITATION AND IT'S THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT
THIS SLIDE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, IS EXPECTED TO REBOUND THIS YEAR
IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET STRONGER AS WE MOVE FORWARD
WE CERTAINLY ARE KICKING OFF A PRETTY VITAL CRUISE SEASON WITH MORE SAILINGS THIS YEAR
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE SOME REALLY COMPELLING, UNIQUE ATTRACTIONS FROM OUR NATIONAL PARKS TO WATERFRONT TO, AGAIN, OUR BEAUTIFUL FACILITIES AT THE PORT
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO CONTINUE THESE GOOD EFFORTS
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU, DAVE AND PATTY
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
CLARK, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS PRESENTATION
AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE I'M HAVING DEJA VU, BUT IT'S GOOD BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD PREVIOUSLY WAS THE NATURE OF HOW THIS CAMPAIGN INITIATIVE IS VERY EURO CENTRIC
AND I THINK ONE OF THE EXPLANATIONS I HAD HEARD IS BECAUSE ASIA IS STILL STRUGGLING WITH COVID
THERE'S A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS AROUND TRAVEL BETWEEN ASIA AND THE US, AND THAT'S TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE WHY WE MIGHT FOCUS ON MARKETS THAT ARE ACTUALLY TRAVELING
AND SO I ACCEPT THAT EXPLANATION
BUT I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE PLANS TO PERHAPS REASSESS OUR MARKET OUTREACH BASED ON HOW OPEN EAST ASIA BECOMES AND WHETHER IT'S THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR OR IF WE WERE TO EXTEND THIS CONTRACT BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR
GREAT COMMITMENT
GREAT QUESTION
COMMISSIONER CHO
WE ARE RIGHT NOW SITTING DOWN WITH THIS SEATTLE AND OUR STATE TOURISM AGENCY AND LITERALLY PLANNING OUR MARKETING EFFORTS AND PLANNING ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER TO LEVERAGE EACH OTHER'S EFFORTS
I THINK IN THE PAST YOU'LL NOTICE THAT SEATTLE HAD SOME OF THOSE ASIAN OFFICE
I FULLY EXPECT THAT THAT WILL BE RESURRECTED AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE NOT QUITE SURE
THERE ARE SOME DYNAMICS THAT STILL AFFECT TRAVEL FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES, BUT WHAT I CLEARLY REMEMBER IS CHINA USED TO BE JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF OUR TOURISM AND TOURISM IMPACTS
AND SO WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THAT
I THINK WE WANT TO REPOSITION
I EXPECT THAT THAT WILL BE A BIG PART OF OUR THOUGHTS AND FOCUS GOING FORWARD
GREAT
THANKS, DAVE
THANK YOU, PATTY
THAT'S IT FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CHIEF COMMISSIONER PHILIPPINE
THANK YOU, DAVE
AND PATTY, AS THE NEW GUY TRYING TO GET I'M ON THE FIRST MEETING OF THE VISIT SEATTLE BOARD MEETING SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE IS THIS WEEK
SO I'M QUICKLY TRYING TO GET MY HEAD AROUND ALL THE GOOD THINGS THE PORT IS DOING WITH REGARDS TO TOURISM
AND I THINK IT'S MAYBE ONE OF THE BEST KEPT SECRETS HOW IMPORTANT TOURISM IS TO THE OVERALL ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS
AND IT SOUNDS MAYBE TOURISM DOESN'T SOUND AS BIG A DEAL, AT LEAST TO SOME
BUT OBVIOUSLY BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND THE PORT ALONE, IT'S A HUGE UNDERTAKING
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY AS THE STATE AND CITY TAXES AND ALL THAT HAVE FLUCTUATED
THE PORT HAS BEEN A STABLE SOURCE, AND IT'S REALLY A CRITICAL SOURCE
SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT AND ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PROMOTE THIS YEAR
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THAT I GUESS EXPEDIA IS SAYING THIS IS SORT OF LIKE THE PUNCH LIST AVIATION YEAR
THERE'S ALL THAT PENT UP DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL THIS YEAR
AND ALSO THE FACT THAT THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM, THEY DID THEIR OWN NEW HASHTAG, THE WHOLE NEW REBRANDING
AND OF COURSE, THAT I WAS TRUE TO NATURE
AND THIS REALLY WORKS IN THE PUNCH LIST MENTALITY AND ALSO IN THE FACT THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS, WHAT WE'RE CALLING A RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR TRAVEL SUMMIT IN OCTOBER FOLLOWING THE STATE TOURISM MEETING, ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS, A LARGE REASON PEOPLE COME HERE IS BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A NATURE TO SEE
AND WHEN I WENT TO CHINA, THEY SAID THE TWO THINGS THEY KNEW ABOUT SEATTLE AREA WAS SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE AND YOU CAN BREATHE THE AIR
SO I THOUGHT THOSE ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT ATTRIBUTES
BUT ANYWAY, I SEE WE HAVE A LOT TO SHARE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PROMOTING ITS SUSTAINABLE USE
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
NO THIS TIME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
AND JUST A NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA JOINED AT 1:35 THIS AFTERNOON, MOVING TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU, PATTY AND DAVE FOR THIS PRESENTATION
AGAIN, IT'S HELPFUL INFORMATION AND I'M ALWAYS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE EUROPEAN TRAVEL BECAUSE I HAVE SO MANY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN LONDON
DURING THE LAST PRESENTATION, MY NIECE WAS HERE IN TOWN FROM LONDON
AND SO MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIP I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THE QUESTION I HAD IS REGARDING JUST OUR TOURISM AND TRAVEL TRADE SHOW OPPORTUNITIES IN TAPPING INTO THE AIRBN TRAVEL MARKET
WHAT ARE WE DOING AROUND THAT? IS THERE GOING TO BE INVESTMENTS MADE TO THINK MORE BROADLY INTO OTHER REGIONS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES? WHAT SORT OF STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TO TAP INTO MARKETS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA AS WELL? WELL, I'M REALLY GLAD TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE ATTEND TWO REALLY LARGE GLOBAL TRAVEL TRADE EVENTS THAT HAVE HIGH ATTENDANCE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND JUST WORLDWIDE MARKETS IN GENERAL
AND SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH INTERESTED BUYERS THAT COME TO OUR BOOTH AND CHAT WITH US AND SHARE THE INFORMATION
SO WE DO SEE FOLKS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD NOT ONLY AT THE ITV, GERMANY AND THE WORLD TRAVEL MARKET LONDON, BUT ALSO IN US TRAVELS PREMIER TRAVEL TRADE EVENT, IPW
AND THERE AYE QUALIFIED BUYERS FROM EVERY CONTINENT THAT COME AND VISIT TO MEET WITH USA SUPPLIERS
GREAT, THAT'S HELPFUL
ARE THERE PARTICULAR STRATEGIES WE HAVE IN PLACE TO BUILD THOSE PARTNERSHIPS ASIDE FROM THE INTRODUCTORY LEVEL? WELL, WE SUPPORT THE MARKETS VERY STRONGLY THAT HAVE DIRECT SERVICE
AND SO EMIRATES HAS BEEN A GAME CHANGER AND ALSO SINGAPORE AIRLINES
THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF FEEDER TRAFFIC FLYING FROM AFRICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST INTO PARIS, DIRECT SERVICE INTO SCA, LONDON AND GERMANY
SO IN THOSE MARKETS, WE WILL OFTEN WORK WITH THE CARRIERS IN MARKET SALES FOLKS TO IDENTIFY ANY TOUR OPERATOR THAT MIGHT WANT TO HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON US
THANK YOU
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO PROVIDE THEM? TEN
ALL RIGHT
THE MOTION WAS MADE IN SECOND
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY SHOW OF HANDS? I'LL GIVE THAT ONE TO HAMDI
NO FURTHER
ALL RIGHT
OH, YOU'RE SAYING ON THE SECOND
I SEE AT THIS TIME, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY I OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
ALL RIGHT
WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES
THANKS AGAIN, DAVID PATTY, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL ITEM COMING UP NEXT
I'M GOING TO ASK CLERK HART TO READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN
D PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF MARCH WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
COMMISSIONER, AS NOTED IN MY REMARKS AT THE LAST COMMISSIONER MEETING, MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A MOVING EVENT PUT ON BY OUR WOMEN'S INITIATIVE NETWORK EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP LAST WEEK WITH COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED AND HASEGAWA
THE WIND'S INITIATIVE NETWORK, OR WIN, IS MAKING IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PORT AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO INTEGRATE EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO
FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH SUBSTANTIAL ACTIONS SUCH AS OUR WOMEN OF COLOR ASSESSMENT AT THE PORT
IT'S AN EXCITING TO BE PART OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS LOOKING DEEPLY AT ITSELF AND IS DOING THE HARD WORK TO BECOME MORE EQUITABLE AND DIVERSE REPRESENTATION MATTERS
AND OUR NEWEST COMMISSIONERS ARE THE FIRST TWO WOMEN OF COLOR ELECTED TO THE PORT IN ITS 100 YEAR HISTORY
THERE ARE MANY INCREDIBLE WOMEN THAT MAKE UP OUR WORKFORCE, SOME OF WHICH I MENTIONED IN MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT EARLIER TODAY
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN
I SUPPORT THIS PROCLAMATION AND REMAIN COMMITTED TO DOING THIS IMPORTANT WORK
I NOW LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO BOOKDA GHEISAR, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR WOMEN'S INITIATIVE NETWORK IN ATTENDANCE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
MY NAME IS BOOKDA GHEISAR, AND I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR OFFICE TO COLLABORATE WITH MANY PEOPLE ON THIS PROCLAMATION, INCLUDING COMMISSIONER HAMDI MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER TOSHIKO HASEGAWA, THEIR STAFF COURT'S WOMEN'S INITIATIVE NETWORK, WHICH IS OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP FOR WOMEN
I'M ALSO GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS GROWING ITS COMMITMENTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TOWARDS GENDER AND RACIAL EQUITY
CHANGE, WHILE INEVITABLE, IS NOT ALWAYS EASY
YET THE PORT HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO CONFRONT DIFFICULT ISSUES WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR SOCIETY, AND WE'VE BEEN LEANING INTO CHANGE
WE'RE IDENTIFYING HARD TRUTHS AND RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND GROW TO CREATE A TRULY ANTIRACIST AND EQUITABLE ORGANIZATION
WHILE THIS PROCLAMATION MAY SEEM VERY SMALL, IT IS ANYTHING BUT
IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT OUR ORGANIZATION TAKES THE TIME TO CELEBRATE, EDUCATE, AND RECOGNIZE THE HISTORICAL AND ONGOING ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN
THERE'S A SAYING THAT WHAT WE GIVE ATTENTION TO GROWS
I DEEPLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS TRUE
AND TODAY WE ARE GIVING OUR ATTENTION TO WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND THE WAYS THAT WOMEN AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAVE ADVANCED GENDER AND RACIAL EQUITY
TODAY, I HAVE THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING THREE LEADERS IN OUR ORGANIZATION WHO WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION TOGETHER SOPHIA MAYO, LACRETIA CLAYTER, AND BETH WHEAT
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SOPHIA
THANK YOU SO MUCH
GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSIONERS PROCLAMATION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER WHEREAS WE ALL HAVE A BETTER, MORE PROMISING FUTURE WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
WHEREAS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WAS FIRST OFFICIALLY CELEBRATED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1987, AND IT SERVES TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE VITAL ROLE THAT WOMEN AND GIRLS PLAY IN AMERICAN CULTURE, HISTORY AND SOCIETY
AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, DESPITE HARDSHIPS, EXCLUSION, DISCRIMINATION, WOMEN HAVE STRIVED AND SACRIFICED FOR EQUITY, INEQUALITY, AND SUFFRAGISTS HELPED PASS THE JUNETEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION SO THAT NO AMERICAN COULD BE DENIED A VOTE BASED ON SEX
AND WHEREAS WOMEN OF COLOR HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THAT HAVE BEEN SYSTEMICALLY, EXCLUDED FROM HISTORICAL NARRATIVES AND MARGINALIZED FROM OPPORTUNITIES, DESPITE ADVANCEMENTS IN POLICY AND LAW, AND PERHAPS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE LED ON MANY EFFORTS, INCLUDING STEWARDING THIS LAND WE CALL HOME AND CONTINUING TO LEAD THE FIGHT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
WHEREAS BLACK WOMEN HAVE LED ON MANY EFFORTS, INCLUDING FIGHTING TO END SLAVERY, ADVANCING CIVIL RIGHTS, AND PASSING THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT
AND WHEREAS ASIAN WOMEN HAVE LED ON MANY EFFORTS, INCLUDING PROMOTING AND PRESERVING SOCIAL SAFETY NET, ADVANCING IMMIGRANTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY
AND WHEREAS LATINA WOMEN HAVE LED ON MANY EFFORTS, INCLUDING ADVANCING WORKER RIGHTS AND WRITING INEQUALITIES FACING MIGRANT POPULATIONS, WHEREAS LGBTQIA PLUS WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE LED ON MANY EFFORTS AND ARE LEADING THE FIGHT FOR FAIRNESS AND SAFETY OF ALL WOMEN, REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION IN THE CORP IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE SAFETY OF WOMEN AND TRANS WOMEN ACROSS ALL PORT FACILITIES
WHEREAS DESPITE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN AND PROGRESS BEING MADE, WOMEN AND GIRLS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE DISCRIMINATION AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITIES AND SUCCESS
YES, EVEN HERE AT THE PORT
AND WHEREAS WOMEN HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM OPPORTUNITIES IN GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, UNIONS, AND AVIATION AND MARITIME ARE HISTORICALLY WHITE AND MALE INDUSTRIES, AND THERE IS A CONCERTED EFFORT TO DIVERSIFY THE INDUSTRIES
AND WHEREAS COMMISSIONERS TOSHIKO GRACE HASEGAWA AND HAMDI MOHAMED AYE, THE FIRST WOMEN OF COLOR ELECTED TO THE PORT COMMISSION IN ITS OVER 100 YEAR HISTORY, AND ONLY FIVE WOMEN TOTAL HAVE SERVED IN THIS BODY
AND WHEREAS THE PORT OF SEATTLE CONTINUES TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE ACCESS FOR WOMEN, FROM PROVIDING NURSING SUITES AND PODS THROUGH SEA TO CONDUCTING A WOMEN OF COLOR ASSESSMENT TO TAKING STEPS TO MAKE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS FREE ON PORT PREMISES
AND WHEREAS THE PORT WOMEN'S INITIATIVE NETWORK WITH OTHER EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS BRINGS ATTENTION TO THE INEQUITIES EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN EMPLOYEES AT THE PORT, ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF COLOR, AND LEAD THE PORT WORK TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN
AND WHEREAS, IN AN EFFORT TO ADVANCE GOAL FIVE OF THE CENTURY AGENDA, THE PORT INITIATED AN EQUITY ASSESSMENT AND THE WOMEN OF COLOR ASSESSMENT IN 2021
AND WHEREAS WOMEN ARE AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND THE PORT IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN EMPLOYEES ARE FAIRLY COMPENSATED AND RECOGNIZED, HAVE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT, AND ARE INTEGRAL PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP
AND WHEREAS THE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE MONTH OF MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IS ONE WAY THAT WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE HEROINES WHO CAME BEFORE US, CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR WOMEN EMPLOYEES, AND RECOMMIT TO CREATING A CULTURE AND COMMUNITY OF BELONGING AND INCLUSION
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION HEREBY RECOGNIZES MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND CELEBRATES THE CONTRIBUTION OF ALL WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PORT
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PRESSING NEED TO CONTINUE ADVANCING GENDER EQUITY BECAUSE HONORING WOMEN'S HISTORY EMPOWERS WOMEN'S FUTURES
PROCLAIMED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION THE 22ND DAY OF MARCH, 2022
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
BAKED
THANK YOU, SOPHIA
THANK YOU, LACRETIA
THANK YOU, BETH
THANK YOU
EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK WE'RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE BIT OF OUT OF ORDER HERE, SO WE GET OUR SPONSORS UP FRONT
BUT, CLARK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF COMMISSIONERS? YES
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOFIA LACRETIA AND BETH, FOR READING THIS IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD THIS MARCH, AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SYSTEMIC AND CULTURAL CHALLENGES TO WOMEN'S EQUALITY, WE RECOGNIZE WOMEN AND FENCE FOR THEIR IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAKING THIS WORLD A BRAVER, FAIRER PLACE AND TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPITE OF HARDSHIP
AS THIS PROCLAMATION IS READ, I'M REMINDED THAT WE STAND ON THE STURDY HIPS OF THE WOMEN WHO CAME BEFORE
FOR ACROSS THE GLOBE AND THROUGHOUT TIME, WOMEN HAVE STOOD UP TIME AND AGAIN FOR GOODNESS
EVEN STILL, RIGHT HERE AT HOME, IN THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CORNER IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, WE HAVE NOT ACHIEVED PARODY
WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND CONTRACTING, HIRING, PROMOTIONS, RAISES TO ADDRESS KNOWN DISPARITIES AND CLOSE THAT GAP AND TO ENSURE THAT RIGHT HERE AT THE PORT, WOMEN ARE FAIRLY REPRESENTED AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE ENTERPRISE
TODAY'S PROCLAMATION, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AT THE PORT, LISTS OUR MANY EFFORTS TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR WOMEN IN OUR WORKFORCE AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING TRANS WOMEN, WOMEN OF COLOR, WORKING WOMEN, SURVIVING WOMEN, IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, THE ELDERLY, THE BREASTFEEDING, THE YOUNG
AS WE CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN, I'M SO PLEASED THAT THE PORT CAN ALSO GIVE SOMETHING BACK AND THAT IT'S STEPPING UP TO MAKE MENSTRUATION PRODUCTS FREE TO ALL EMPLOYEES WHO USE THEM
THAT INFLAMMATION AT PIER 69 HEADQUARTERS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY EXPLORING HOW TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS FREE TO EMPLOYEES AT SEATAC AIRPORT AND THE PORT MANAGE FACILITIES AS WELL
IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ISSUES I RAISED WHEN I TOOK OFFICE BECAUSE ACCESS TO MENSTRUATION PRODUCT IS NOT A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE, OKAY? IT'S A MATTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AND I DO WANT TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORPSE LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR DECISIVE ACTION AND FOR WALKING THE TALK THAT OUR FEMALE WORKFORCE IS VALUED
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR STANDING UNITED IN SUPPORT OF THIS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROCLAMATION IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND IN A SYMBOLIC STATEMENT THAT WE VALUE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN AND THAT WE DESERVE EQUAL RIGHTS
OUR SOCIETY NEEDS A CULTURE CHANGE, JUST AS IT NEEDS A SYSTEMIC CHANGE, AND ON BOTH OF THOSE FRONTS, THE PORT CAN LEAD
SO I'M HONORED TO BE YOUR PORT COMMISSIONER AND A SPONSOR TODAY'S PROCLAMATION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I'M MOVING TO OUR NEXT CO SPONSOR, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, YOU ALL WHO HAVE WORKED ON THIS IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION
THIS PROCLAMATION IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AN UPLIFT WOMAN AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND EVERYWHERE AND HONOR OUR COLLECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE GENERATION OF TRAILBLAZING, BRILLIANT, FEARLESS WOMEN WHO HAVE BUILT OUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS, SEAPORTS WOMEN WHO HAVE MOVED OUR NATION TOWARDS PROGRESS
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPLIFT GENERATIONS OF NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN WHO HAVE LED THE FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, BLACK WOMEN WHO FOUGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND HELPED THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT IN THE UNITED STATES
THAT MADE MY ELECTION POSSIBLE
LBGTQI PLUS WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO ARE LEADING THE WAY FOR JUSTICE, OPPORTUNITY AND EQUALITY FOR ALL WOMEN OF LABOR MOVEMENT MOVEMENTS WHO HAVE HELPED US HAVE THINGS LIKE WEEKENDS OFF, OVERTIME PAY, REGULATIONS FOR WORK CONDITIONS, AND CHILD LABOR LAWS
AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER, MY PRIORITY WILL BE TO PUSH FOR ADJUST ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC THAT UPLIFTS COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IMPACTED THE MOST BY THE PANDEMIC AND WORKER PROTECTION, AND TO PRESERVE THE DECADE OF PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE BY WOMEN IN OUR WORKFORCE
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HELPING PUT THIS PROCLAMATION TOGETHER
I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE WHO'S LEADING THE WAY THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, COMMISSIONER CHO
YES
FIRST AND FOREMOST, SOPHIA LACRETIAN BETH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL READING
I ALSO WANT TO OBVIOUSLY THANK MY COLLEAGUES, HONDA AND TESLA
I'M SO HAPPY YOU GUYS ARE HERE
AND IF MY COLLEAGUES WILL ALLOW ME A MOMENT OF INDULGENCE
SINCE WE ARE CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, I WANTED TO LOOK BACK AT THE PORT HISTORY, AND I HAVE IN MY HAND HERE A MEMO
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT
OH, IT'S BECAUSE OF MY BLURRED BACKGROUND
THIS MEMO WAS WRITTEN THIS MEMO I HAVE IN MY HAND WAS WRITTEN IN OCTOBER 16 OF 1970
AND IT WAS A MEMO ON FEMININE ATTIRE AND THE PORT POLICY THAT CAME OUT ON OCTOBER 16 AND 1970
AND I'M READING STRAIGHT FROM THE MEMO SAYS, PROVIDED THEY ARE ATTRACTIVE AND IN GOOD TASTE, PANTSUITS WILL BE ACCEPTABLE FOR FEMININE AND TIRE AT THE PORT
THOSE WHO CAN WEAR THEM MAY DO SO
THOSE WHO SHOULDN'T WEAR THEM WILL HOPEFULLY KNOW WHY AND REFRAIN FROM DOING SO
THAT WAS WRITTEN IN A FORMAL MEMO AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
TWELVE NAYS LATER, ON OCTOBER 28, JUNETEENTH 70, ANOTHER MEMO WAS ISSUED, AND IT READS, I NOW FIND THE GALS WEARING WHAT I WOULD CALL COTTON CLAY SUITS, PANTS AND BLOUSES, PANTS AND SWEATERS, AND SEVERAL OTHER UNSUITABLE ENSEMBLES
I ALSO NOTICED A FEW OF OUR MORE CORPULENT BEAUTIES ATTIRED IN PANTSUITS
IF THESE MISUSES CONTINUE, WE WILL HAVE TO WITHDRAW OUR PREVIOUS PERMISSION AND GO BACK TO THE MINI
THIS WAS ON POLICY MEMO ISSUED BY
THAT'S RIGHT, THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND THE REASON I READ THIS IS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REFLECT ON HOW FAR WE'VE COME, NOT AS A AVIATION, NOT AS A BODY, BUT EVEN AS JUST THE PORT
AND I THINK THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST WHAT IS IT, 52 YEARS? TODAY IS THE CULMINATION OF ALL THAT WORK
AND SO, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
I HOPE THE PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES LISTENING TODAY ARE PROUD OF HOW FAR THE ORGANIZATION HAS COME
AND I HOPE YOU ALL AYE PROUD THAT YOU CONTRIBUTED TO THAT PROGRESS
AND IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHO WROTE THIS MEMO, I'LL HAVE A COPY IN MY OFFICE AND YOU CAN JUST STOP BY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, TOO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT SUCH A FANTASTIC STATEMENT OF EQUALITY
AND I REALLY DID ENJOY HEARING THE CHORUS OF OUR STAFF, BEING ABLE TO SING THE PRAISES, ALL THE VARIOUS ATTRIBUTES THAT MAKE WOMEN SUCH AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR CULTURE
AND OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT YOU
SO WE DEFINITELY ENJOYED THE LANGUAGE AND STUFF
I WANTED TO CALL OUT, THOUGH, THAT AS WE SPEAK, THE SECOND HEARING THAT JUDGE KATANJI BROWN JACKSON FADED COMPLETE TO THE SUPREME COURT WAS OCCURRING JUST THIS VERY DAY
I MEAN, THE IDEA THAT WE KNOW WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON THE US SUPREME COURT IS A PHENOMENAL RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT AND MAKES US ALL PROUD THAT WE ARE EVOLVING A LONG TIME SINCE THAT 1970 MEMO
I ALSO WANT TO CALL OUT TO HEARTFELT CONCERNS FOR THE WOMEN IN UKRAINE AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE CARRYING THEIR KIDS DISPROPORTIONATELY WHILE THEIR HUSBANDS AND MEN STAY BACK
AND THE DISRUPTION TO THEIR LIVES AND THE DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN THAT IS PUT ON THEM TO HOLD THE FAMILIES TOGETHER IS SOMETHING THAT IS JUST MIND BOGGLING THE BURDEN OF THIS
AND THEN THEY SEE THAT THE LATEST PEW CHARITABLE TRUST REPORT SHOWS THAT WOMEN ARE GETTING 84% OF THE SALARY OF MEN IN THEIR COMPARABLE SITUATION
SO THIS GOES BEYOND RACE
THIS GOES BEYOND THIS IS JUST THE BURIEN OF BEING A WOMAN IN THE WORLD TODAY
AND I SAY ALL THE POWER TO YOU FOR SETTING THE EXAMPLE HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THANK YOU, HAMDI
AND TOSHIKO COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED AND HASEGAWA FOR HELPING SHOW US THE WAY AND FOR ALL OF YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS
THANKS AGAIN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, THANK YOU, CLERK HART
ADD MORE TO THE AMAZING WORD SPOKANE FROM EVERYONE SO FAR, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I WANT US TO THINK OF THESE PROCLAMATIONS AS MIRRORS FOR US TO EXAMINE OUR OWN ORGANIZATION AND ALSO TO COMMUNICATE TO THE WORLD WHAT WE ASPIRE TO
BUT THEY SHOULD BE SEEN AS MARCHING ORDERS FOR US TO GO FORTH AND EMPOWER EFFORTS TO CREATE THE LADY OF GENDERS AND EQUITY IN THE WAY WE HIRE A CONTRACT AND THE WAY WE ENGAGE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD
SO THANK YOU ALL, EVERYONE, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER
IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ADOPT THE PROCLAMATION SO MOVED? SECOND, THE MOTION WAS MADE
AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? PLEASE USE THE HAND TOOL TO RAISE YOUR HAND
IF SO, SEEING NONE
CLARKE, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE? COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY I OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO YAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED YAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
YOU'RE STARTING SOMETHING, COMMISSIONER CHO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS, INCLUDING ITEM ELEVEN
CLERK HART, YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WILL YOU INTRODUCE IT? YES
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A, THE SCA STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY ROUNDTABLE
THIS IS START 2021
ANNUAL REPORT MISSIONS
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE SCA STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY ROUNDTABLE
START
DESPITE SOME CHALLENGES IN THE PAST, START CONTINUES TO PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE TO ENHANCE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE HIGHLAND FORUM
MEMBER COMMUNITIES SEATAC, URINE, DES MOINES, NORMANDY PARK, TOOK TUKWILLA AND FEDERAL WAY, ALASKA AIRLINES AND DELTA AIRLINES ALSO SERVE ON START IN THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES AGENCY EXPERTISE
NOW THE START IS BACK AT FULL MEMBERSHIP
ITS WORK HAS BEEN FULLY FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS AIRCRAFT NOISE AND EMISSION ISSUES IN 2021 SAW A NUMBER OF SUCCESSES ON THAT FRONT THAT YOU'RE HEAR ABOUT TODAY
START IS CHAIRED BY AVIATION MANAGING DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING TODAY ON THE STARTS 2021 ANNUAL REPORT
LANCE WILL BE JOINED BY BRIAN SCOTT, PRINCIPAL AT BDS PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN, WHO SERVES AS STARTS FACILITATOR
I JUST ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE LANCE FOR THIS WAS AYE
EFFORT TO GET START UP AND RUNNING AND TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
LANCE
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER, AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE WATCHING
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO ADDRESS THE PORT OF FIAT COMMISSION ON SCA STAKEHOLDER ADVISOR ROUNDTABLE 2021 ANNUAL REPORT
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE, THE SCA STAKEHOLDER ADVISOR ROUND TABLE IS ALSO KNOWN AS START
I'M JOINED TODAY BY ERIC SCHNFO, SENIOR FEDERAL RELATIONS COMMUNITY MANAGER, MARCO MILLANESE, SENIOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
AND AS STEVE SAID EARLIER, BRIAN SCOTT, WHO IS THE PRINCIPAL FOR BDS URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN, AND HE FACILITATES THE START MEETING
ERIC AND MARCO ARE GOING TO BE HERE TO ASSIST WITH ANSWERING QUESTIONS
AND BRIAN SCOTT WILL SPEAK AFTER I DO ABOUT SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS TACKLED AT START MEETING, THE TENTATIVE PRIORITIES FOR 2022 AND AYE
OBSERVATION
I'LL START AS THE NEUTRAL FACILITATOR
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONER WHO WEREN'T WITH US THE LAST TIME I PROVIDED AN ANNUAL REPORT, I'LL BEGIN TODAY'S PRESENTATION WITH A REFRESHER AND START
IT'S A REGION PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE
SO BEAR WITH ME OTHER COMMISSIONERS
NEXT, WE'LL COVER THE BIG TICKET CHANGES MADE BY START OPERATING PROCEDURES EARLY LAST YEAR, AND THEN I WILL OFFER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EFFORTS, PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT THE AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP AND THE FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP WERE ENGAGED IN 2021 AND INTO EARLY 22
BRIAN SCOTT WILL SPEAK AFTER I CONCLUDE MY REMARKS
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SO WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THE AIRPORT'S CONTINUED GROWTH AND THE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT GROWTH
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS REALLY COMMITTED TO BUILDING OPEN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL JURISDICTION THAT FORTERRA TRUST, ACCOUNTABILITY AND COLLABORATION
AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THAT COMMITMENT WAS THE CREATION OF START BACK IN EARLY 2018
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SO WORKING CLOSELY IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE LEADERSHIP FROM THE HIGHLAND FORM STEVE MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CITIES OF SEATAC, BURIEN, DES MOINES, NORMANDY PARK, TUKWILLA AND FEDERAL WAY AND OTHER REPRESENTATIONAL ENTITIES, THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND ITS PARTNERS DEVELOP START TO ENHANCE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE SIX CITIES, SO START SUPPORTS MEANINGFUL AND COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND ENGAGEMENT
PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITIES TO INFORM THE AIRPORT ABOUT THEIR PRIORITIES RAISES PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PORT AND ITS IMPACT
AND THIS IS WHERE THE ONE THAT I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT IS THAT FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THE AIRPORT ON THE HIGH LINE FOR MEMBER CITIES
NEXT SLIDE SO EACH CITY DESIGNATES THREE MEMBERS TO SERVE AND START WERE JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALASKA AIRLINES, DELTA AIRLINES, AND AN AIR CARGO REPRESENTATIVE AND PORT STAFF
THE FAA FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES AGENCY EXPERTISE
AS THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR STEVE MENTIONED EARLIER, I SERVE AS THE CHAIR AND I DEDICATE THE NECESSARY STAFF, THE CONSULTANT SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO ASSIST START WITH THEIR WORK
MEETINGS ARE HELD EVERY OTHER MONTH AND ARE FACILITATED BY BRIAN SCOTT
START ALSO CREATED TWO WORKING GROUPS TO EMPOWER ITS MEMBERS TO WORK ON IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES BETWEEN THE START MEETINGS, THE AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP INITIATED IN LATE 2018, AND THE FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP INITIATED IN EARLY 2019
NEXT SLIDE SO OVER A YEAR AGO, AFTER A SERIES OF NEGOTIATIONS, START REVISED ITS OPERATING PROCEDURES AND I'LL QUICKLY SUMMARIZE SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT WE MADE
PROBABLY THE MOST NOTICEABLE CHANGE TO START WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STEERING COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF THE PORT, THE SIX CITIES, ALASKA AIRLINES, FAA IS PRESENT AT ALL OF THESE MEETINGS ALONG WITH THE FACILITATOR WHO MANAGES THE MEETING
THE START TURN COMMITTEE, WHICH MEETS EVERY OTHER MONTH, PROVIDES SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION TO START SO THE MEETING AGENDA, SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION, EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ALL ARE DISCUSSED AND DECIDED ON BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE
THE REVISED OPERATING PROCEDURES ALSO FORMALIZED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN START AND THE HEADLINE FORUM
START UPDATES ARE NOT PROVIDED REGULARLY AT HEADLINE FOR A MEETING WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT AND FEEDBACK FROM THE FORUM MEMBERS
THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT'S BEING PRESENTED HERE TODAY WILL BE PRESENTED AGAIN TOMORROW AT THE HIGH LINE FORUM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FORUM AND START MEMBERS TO INTERACT AND RESPOND
THE OPERATING PROCEDURES ARE STRENGTHENED, EXPECTATIONS, STRENGTHENED EXPECTATIONS, AND CLARIFY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ALL WITHOUT AARON TO START REVISED CODE OF CONDUCT THE CODE OF CONDUCT WAS REVISED TO MORE CLEARLY EMPHASIZE THAT EVERYONE TREATS EACH OTHER WITH CIVILITY, RECOGNIZE THE DIVERSITY OF VIEWS REPRESENTED, AND START COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND WHEN NEEDED, DISAGREE RESPECTFULLY ATTEMPTED TO FIND PRACTICAL WAYS TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS AVIATION HAVE ON THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE
FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS, AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS, RELIANCE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMY HAS ON THE AIRPORT
THESE WILL CERTAINLY MAKE ANY NEW APPROACHES A CHALLENGE TO ACHIEVE
NEVERTHELESS, STARTS, PRIMARILY THROUGH ITS TWO WORKING GROUP, HAS IDENTIFIED AND IMPLEMENTED EFFORTS, INITIATIVES, AND PROGRAMS THAT I BELIEVE HAVE COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO AN IMPROVED SITUATION FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THESE EFFORTS WERE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SURROUNDING CITIES, THE AIR CARRIERS, AND THE FAA ALL MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH MEMBERSHIP AND START
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH AND I KNOW THERE IS MUCH MORE WE CAN DO IF WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER
AS A DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN YOU PARTNER, LET ME NOW TURN TO THE WORK CONDUCTED BY STARTS TO WORK IN GROUP, THE AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP AND THE FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP
I'LL START WITH THE AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP
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SO, EARLY IN THE FIRST YEAR OF EXISTENCE, THE MEMBERSHIP QUICKLY CONCLUDED THAT ONE OF ITS PRIMARY FOCUS SHOULD BE AVIATION NOISE AND WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN THE NEAR TERM TO REDUCE AND PREVENT ASSOCIATED IMPACTS
THIS LED TO IN JUNE 2019, STARTS FORMING ITS FIRST WORKING GROUP, THE AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP
THE GROUP IS COMPRISED OF A SUBSET OF THE STAFF MEMBERS, PORT AND CITY STAFF, ALONG WITH A NOISE CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE EXPERT ADVICE
WORK SOON BEGAN ON A SET OF NOISE REDUCTION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS AS PART OF THE WORKING GROUPS
AVIATION NEAR TERM NOISE ACTION AGENDA NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO LET ME KNOW TOUCH ON SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT ARE PART OF THE NOISE ACTION AGENDA
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL JUST TOUCH ON A FEW
FOR A MORE THOROUGH ACCOUNTING OF THE AGENDA AND THE EFFORTS OF THE WORKING GROUP, PLEASE SEE THE 2021 ANNUAL REPORT THAT WAS JUST COMPLETED BY BDS URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN AND ALSO THE COMMISSION LIMIT
BOTH ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE AGENDA PACKAGE, AND IT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE
SO FIRST UP IS THE LATE NIGHT NOISE LIMITATION PROGRAM, WHICH INSTITUTED VOLUNTARY MEASURES TO REDUCE LATE NIGHT NOISE BY INCENTIVIZING AIR CARRIERS TO FLY LESS NOISE SENSITIVE HOURS OR TRANSITION TO QUIETER AIRPLANES
THE PROGRAM COMMENCED IN JULY 2019 WITH REGULAR REPORTING EACH QUARTER TO EXTERNAL AUDIENCES, INCLUDING ALL AIR CARRIERS ON WHICH CARRIERS WERE EXCEEDING NOISE THRESHOLDS DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS
IN 2021, THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED ITS FIRST SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS WHEN EVA AIRWAYS, BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAM, MADE THE SWITCH TO A QUIETER AIRCRAFT DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS
PREVIOUSLY, EVA AIRWAYS HAD BEEN ONE OF THE LOWEST AIR CARRIERS AT NIGHT
TODAY, THEY'RE ONE OF THE QUIETEST
SO, LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST FULL QUARTER OF DATA WE HAVE AT LATE NIGHT NOISE FLIGHT, EVA HAD ZERO NOISE EXCEEDANCE IN 2021
FOURTH QUARTER
FORD STAFF CONTINUE TO MEET DIRECTLY WITH AIR CARRIERS WHO HAVE THE HIGHEST NOISE EXCEEDANCE DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS TO EDUCATE AND HOPEFULLY INCENTIVIZE A POSITIVE CHANGE FOR SOME CARRIERS
WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY CHANGES OVERNIGHT, BUT PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE APPLIED AND THE CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE FORWARD
NEXT UP IMPLEMENTED IN LATE 2019 IS THE RUNWAY USE PLAN, INTENDED TO MINIMIZE USE OF A THIRD RUNWAY DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS
THE RUNWAY USE PLAN HAS LED TO SIGNIFICANT RESULTS, AND I'D LIKE TO CALL OUT THE FAA AND PARTICULARLY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN THE TOWER FOR SO CLOSELY ADHERING TO THIS VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT
AND AGAIN, I REPEAT, IT'S A VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT, BUT THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB LATE NIGHT NOISE OPERATION ON THE THIRD RUNWAY HAS DROPPED DRAMATICALLY IN 2000 AND 22,021 PRIOR TO THE AGREEMENT ENACTMENT
THE THIRD RUNWAY AVERAGE TWELVE LANDINGS PER NIGHT DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS IN 2021, SC AVERAGE ABOUT ONE LANDING A NIGHT ON THE THIRD RUNWAY IN THE LATE HOURS
NOT EVERY PROGRAM OR INITIATIVE THAT ORIGINATES IN THE AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP IS IMPLEMENTED, AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE GROUP'S COMMITMENT TO A TRULY COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
IF THERE IS A CONSENSUS AROUND A PROGRAM OR INITIATIVE, IT DOESN'T GO FORWARD
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE NOISE ABATEMENT DEPARTURE PROFILE, A PROGRAM THAT LOOKED AT IMPLEMENTING A DISTANCE DEPARTURE PROFILE TO LESSEN AIRCRAFT NOISE DEPARTURE NOISE FOR FURTHER OUT AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
A CONSULTANT ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THAT THE DISTANCE DEPARTURE OFFERED A NOISE BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY TO COMMUNITIES FURTHER NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE PORT
HOWEVER, THE ANALYSIS ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WOULD BE A SMALL UPTICK IN NOISE FOR TWO NEIGHBORHOODS CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT
CONSEQUENTLY, AND AFTER SEVERAL DISCUSSION, THE WORKING GROUP AGREED NOT TO PURSUE ANY ADDITIONAL PROACTIVE MEASURES TO PROMOTE THE DISTANCE PROCEDURE WITH AIRCRAFT
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SO THE GROUND NOISE STUDY IS A PROGRAM TO ANALYZE AIRFIELD GROUND NOISE SOURCES AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL MITIGATION MEASURES
THE STUDY IS CURRENTLY ONGOING, AND THE CONSULTANTS HIRED TO CONDUCT WORK HAVE PRESENTED AT SEVERAL WORKING GROUP MEETINGS
AIRFIELD GROUND NOISE SOURCES IDENTIFIED IN THE STUDY INCLUDE AIRCRAFT TAXI, TAKE OFF ROLLS, REVERSE THRUST, AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE RUN UPS
THE STUDY'S NOISE MONITORING AND MODELING IS COMPLETE IN APRIL
THE CONSULTANT WILL PRESENT ON THE FIRST SET OF POTENTIAL MITIGATION MEASURES THAT THE WORKING GROUP WILL THEN EVALUATE
AND FINALLY, THE AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP IS IN THE EARLIEST STAGE OF DETERMINING WHETHER ROLLING TAKEOFFS CAN BE ESTABLISHED AS THE PREFERRED TAKEOFF PROCEDURES DURING PERIODS OF LIGHT AIR TRAFFIC AT THE AIRPORT
A NOISE MONITORING EFFORT IS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT TO EVALUATE WHETHER THERE IS A MEASURABLE NOISE DIFFERENCE OF INSTITUTING ONE VERSUS A TRADITIONAL TAKE OFF
IF THERE IS, EXPECT THE WORKING GROUP TO CONTINUE TO ASSESS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO HEIGHTEN THEIR USE AT THE PORT
AND AS ALWAYS, BASED ON MEMBER AND STAFF INPUT, EXPECT ADDITIONAL TOPICS AND EFFORTS CONNECTED TO PREVENTING AND REDUCING AVIATION NOISE TO BE ADDED TO MEETING AGENDAS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
I WILL NOW TURN TO THE WORK CONDUCTED BY START SECOND WORKING GROUP, WHICH IS THE FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP, IN 2021 AND WHAT THEIR EXPECTED FOCUS WILL BE IN 2022
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, THE FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED AND IT'S AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CORE ISSUES THAT THE LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO SET FLIGHT PATH OR CONTROL WHEN AIRPLANES TAKE OFF OUR LAND
WE ARE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW TO ACCOMMODATE ALL LEGITIMATE AIRLINE REQUESTS
WE CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT AIRPLANES OR ENGINES ARE USED BY AIRLINES, AND AIRPORT REVENUE CAN ONLY BE USED FOR NOISE INSULATION IN THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE WITHIN THE 65 DNL NOISE CONTOURS
TO THAT END, WE NEED THE COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND THE FAA TO IDENTIFY NEW TOOLS, NEW AUTHORITIES, NEW RESOURCES, NEW APPROACHES, AND NEW ENGAGEMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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SO THE PORT AND THE HIGHLIGHT FOR CITIES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY IDENTIFIED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SHARED FEDERAL POLICY PRIORITIES, AND WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE THEM AS NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND ISSUES ARISE
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE COLLABORATED WITH ITS SURROUNDING JURISDICTION AND A SHARED FEDERAL ADVOCACY AGENDA
WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE US
THE PORT CITY'S JOINT FEDERAL AGENDA IS A MIX OF ADVOCATING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING LAWS FROM THE 2018 FAA OR FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT, AS WELL AS NEW POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS THAT WE WANT TO WORK TO PASS INTO LAW
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS LISTED HERE ON THE SCREEN AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN THE OTHER MATERIAL PROVIDED IN YOUR POCKET
IN 2021, WE HAD SEVERAL TANGIBLE SUCCESSES, INCLUDING OUR JOINT LETTER TO THE FAA IN RESPONSE TO THE NOISE ANNOYANCE SURVEY PUBLIC COMMENTS PERIOD
WE REALLY RELISH OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS IN WHICH WE CAN SPEAK WITH ONE UNITED VOICE ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT WAS OUR JOINT ADVOCACY ON PRESIDENT BIDEN'S BILLBOARD BETTER AGENDA, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE A GIANT LETTER WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ABOUT KEY PRIORITIES FOR BOTH THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AND THE BILLBOARD BETTER ACT
THE INFRASTRUCTURE LEGISLATION DOES CONTAIN FUNDS FOR SOME OF OUR SHARED PRIORITIES AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR SOME VERSION OF THE BILLBOARD BETTER ACT IN THE YEAR AHEAD
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IN 2022, THE WORK OF THE FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP IS FULLY FOCUSED ON GETTING AS MANY OF OUR SHARED PRIORITIES INTO LAW AS POSSIBLE
IN ADDITION TO OUR ADVOCACY ON THE BILLBOARD BETTER ACT, WE ARE DEVELOPING AIRCRAFT NOISE AND MISSION POLICY PRIORITIES FOR POTENTIAL ADDITION INTO THE 2023 FAA AUTHORIZATION ACT
THIS LEGISLATION WAS A MAJOR DRIVER OF SUCH POLICIES IN 2018, AND WE ARE WORKING TO GET AN EARLY START AND HAVING OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION INCLUDE THEM IN THE NEXT BILL
FOR EXAMPLE, REPRESENTATIVE SMITH EFFORT TO ALLOW FOR SECONDARY NOISE INSULATION WOULD BE A PERFECT FIT FOR THAT VEHICLE
WE'LL ALSO WORK HARD TO MINIMIZE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NOISE INSULATION BACK, BOTH THROUGH THE FAA BILL AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 APPROPRIATION PROCESS, AND THAT'S MAXIMIZED FUNDING
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALSO LASER FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AND WORKING WITH OUR HIGH LINE FOR MEMBER CITIES TO IDENTIFY FUNDING THAT CAN BENEFIT THEM
WE WILL BE PROVIDING OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THEIR GRANT WRITING, AS WELL AS HELPING TO GENERATE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THEIR APPLICATION
AND OF COURSE, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ANY MONEY THAT COMES TO THE PORT IN TERMS OF HOW IT CAN PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AS WELL
ON THE JOINT LETTER FRONT, WE ARE FINALIZING A COMMENT LETTER TO THE EPA REGARDING NEW PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS STANDARD FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE, WHICH IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
FINALLY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT FEDERAL POLICY CHANGE CAN BE SLOW, THAT THE COMMUNITY IS FOCUSED ON TANGIBLE RESULTS, AND SO WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO FIND FOOD
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS MONEY IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL TO IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOLS, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH HIGHLAND FOREIGN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS NEAR THE AIRPORT HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE AIR FILTRATION
HOPEFULLY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE GOOD NEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WE ACHIEVE OUR GOALS
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SO LET ME NOW INTRODUCE BRIAN SCOTT, START FACILITATOR AND THE AUTHOR OF THE START 2021 ANNUAL REPORT
IF YOU GET A CHANCE, YOU CAN READ IT
IT'S A REALLY SHORT, GOOD READ
BRIAN WILL COVER SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS TACKLED AT START MEETING, TENTATIVE PRICES FOR 2022, AND AYE
OBSERVATION OF START AS A NEUTRAL FACILITATOR
BRIAN, IT'S ALL YOURS
THANK YOU, LANCE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS BRIAN SCOTT WITH BDS PLANNING
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF ACTING AS THE START FACILITATOR FOR THE LAST YEAR, ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE DORI KRAPANICK, WHO'S BEEN PROVIDING A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR START
I COULD HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO DURING 2021, NO SURPRISE TO ANYBODY, A FAVORITE TOPIC OF EVERYBODY WAS PANDEMIC AND RECOVERY AND A LOT OF SORT OF TRYING TO HELP THE COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND HOW TRAFFIC WAS HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT, WHICH HAD A DIRECT IMPACT ON THEIR INTERESTS AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING THERE
WE ALSO SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME LOOKING AT A VARIETY OF IMPACT STUDIES ABOUT ULTRA FINE PARTICLES AND NOISE AND TRAFFIC AND VARIOUS THINGS AROUND THE AIRPORT
A TOPIC THAT IS OF HIGH INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT IS THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, WHICH MANY COMMUNITIES THINK IS ONE OF THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON HOW THINGS HAPPEN AT THE AIRPORT
AND AS LANCE MENTIONED, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW DOES FEDERAL POLICY IMPACT US AND HOW COULD WE IMPACT FEDERAL POLICY
AND THEN THE AVIATION GROUP WAS BUSY ALL YEAR, AND LANCE COVERED THOSE TOPICS VERY WELL
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LOOKING FORWARD TO 2022
THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT LANCE MENTIONED HAS BEEN BRAINSTORMING TOPICS, AND WE HAD OUR LAST START MEETING
WE TALKED ABOUT UPCOMING TOPICS
BECAUSE THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN PROCESS IS HAPPENING SOONER OR IT'S HAPPENING SOON, THAT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR TOPIC AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE MONTHS AHEAD OF THE 2023
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FAA WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR START MEMBERS TO DISCUSS HOW THEY MIGHT TRY AND ENCOURAGE CONGRESS TO GIVE SOME GUIDANCE TO THE FAA IN TERMS OF OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT NEXT GEN PROCEDURES AND IMPLEMENTATION RELATED TO FLIGHT PATHS AND OTHER OPERATIONAL IMPACTS
AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST IN SOME OF THAT IMPLEMENTATION THAT'S HAPPENED HAD A BIG IMPACT ON FOLKS ON VASHON ISLAND THAT THEY'VE BEEN REGULAR PARTICIPANTS IN PUBLIC COMMENT AND SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT
WE WANT TO TALK GET MORE INTO NOISE COMMENT REPORTING
WE GET REGULAR UPDATES ON THE NOISE COMMENTS THAT THE PORT GETS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN
SO WHAT DOES THE PORT DO WITH ALL OF THOSE COMMENTS THAT THEY GET? THERE'S INTEREST IN AVIATION FUEL DUMPING AND THE IMPACT OF THE PORT ON NEAR AIRPORT ROADS, AS WELL AS AN OVERVIEW OF THE PORT'S INSTALLATION PROGRAMS IN WHICH THE PORT HAS HELPED INSULATE A NUMBER OF HOMES THAT ARE NEAR THE AIRPORT
THERE'S INTEREST IN HOW WELL THAT'S DONE AND WHETHER THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE INSTALLATION
SO THAT'S THE PRELIMINARY LIST OF TOPICS WE'LL BE TAKING UP IN THE MONTHS AHEAD
AND THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE FINAL POINT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IS I WAS ASKED TO MAKE SOME OBSERVATIONS AS THE NEUTRAL FACILITATOR ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING WITH START
AND AS LANCE SAID, IN START'S FIRST FEW YEARS, THERE WERE SOME STRUGGLES WITH BUILDING KIND OF TRUST AMONG THE PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES
I HAVE TO SAY, COMING IN AS A NEW FACILITATOR AT THE BEGINNING OF 2021, I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD A RENEWED CULTURE OF TRUST AND COOPERATION TO THE PORT'S CREDIT MY FIRST MEETING WITH LANCE AND I SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM THE FACILITATOR? HE SAID, I WANT A NEUTRAL FACILITATOR
AND THE PORT HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING IN THE MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE THAT MEETING TO DEVIATE FROM THAT
THEY'VE ASKED ME TO BE NEUTRAL AT EVERY TIME, AND I'VE TAKEN IT AS MY GUIDE TO TAKE THE STEERING COMMITTEE AS MY CLIENT
THE STEERING COMMITTEE MADE UP OF LANCE AND THE TOP CITY STAFF PERSON AT EACH OF THE SIX COMMUNITIES THAT AYE START MEMBERS, AS WELL AS AN AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVE
SO I'VE TAKEN THEM AS MY GUIDANCE FOR THE PROCESS
IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT THE STEERING COMMITTEE BEING A PLACE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES AS THEY COME UP, WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR CHANGES IN THE OPERATING PROCEDURE AND WHATNOT AND ON TOPICS TO COME UP, HAVING THAT STEERING COMMITTEE TO MAKE A COLLABORATIVE DECISION AND NOT HAVE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THE PORT MAKING ALL THE DECISIONS IN SOME MYSTERIOUS WAY
SO CLEARLY THAT HAS BEEN A GREAT BENEFIT, AND WE'VE HAD THIS MUCH STRONGER CULTURE OF TRUST AND COOPERATION VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT
GIVE THE STEERING COMMITTEE A LOT OF CREDIT
GIVE LANCE AND THE PORT STAFF CREDIT FOR NOT TRYING TO CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS
AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO ACT AS A TRULY NEUTRAL FACILITATOR
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE IS PART OF MY USUAL APPROACH TO NEUTRAL AND CONSENSUS
FACILITATION IS REALLY ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH OUR MEMBERS AND HAVING LOTS OF ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AS WELL AS IN THE MEETINGS SO THAT I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BEFORE THE MEETINGS AND WE CAN GET ISSUES ADDRESSED DIRECTLY
IF I HAD A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS FOR GOING FORWARD, ONE WOULD BE TO REALLY STRIVE FOR TRANSPARENCY AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY
I KNOW BOTH THE PORT AND THE FAA HAVE LOTS OF REGULATIONS AND RULES AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, BUT SOMETIMES IT FEELS TO START PARTICIPANTS, LIKE THEY CAN'T SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING, THEY CAN'T SEE SOME CONTROLLING INFORMATION FROM BEHIND
SO TRYING TO LOOK AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE TRANSPARENT, I THINK IS KEY
AND THEN I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON GOOD, OPEN, HONEST COMMUNICATION AND CIVIL BEHAVIOR, WHICH, FRANKLY, EVERYBODY'S BEEN VERY CIVIL ALL THE WAY THROUGH IT
BUT I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT GREAT COMMUNICATION IS KEY
SO THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME
LANCE DID A GREAT JOB OF GIVING YOU KIND OF A DEEP OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE DONE
I KNOW WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER YOU LAUGH
THANK YOU, BRIAN
COMMISSIONER STEVE, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE
THANK YOU, LANCE AND BURIEN, AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO THROUGH COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ASK OF THE PRESENTER
GO AHEAD
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH, SORRY, REALLY QUICKLY
AND I KNOW THERE'S A REAL GOOD REASON FOR THIS, LANCE, BUT WHAT'S THE REASON WHY WE DON'T HAVE THE MEETINGS PUBLIC AND RECORDED, MARK, OR YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT THE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SO ANYONE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED, EITHER INTENDING ONLINE OR WHEN WE WERE IN PERSON, CAN ATTEND IN PERSON, AND WE ASK IF SOMEONE DOES DECIDE TO RECORD THE MEETING, THAT THEY GIVE US ADVANCE NOTIFICATION, BUT WE MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT IT'S NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORDING OF THAT MEETING
SO, YEAH, THOSE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, AND WE'RE ALSO NOT AN OFFICIAL DECISION MAKING BODY SUCH AS THE COMMISSIONER AS WELL
GREAT
THANK YOU FOR THAT DISTINCTION
THERE WAS ALSO A SENSIBILITY THAT IF WE MADE AN OFFICIAL RECORDING OF THE MEETINGS, WE WOULD END UP ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MAKE STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES IN PLAY TO THE RECORDING
AND WE THOUGHT, REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS HAVE JUST CANDID, INFORMAL CONVERSATION
I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU
THAT'S IT FOR ME
I SEE COMMISSIONER MOHAMED NEXT
GREAT
THANK YOU
FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE ALL SHARED AND VERY INFORMATIVE
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
ONE, I THINK THIS IS FOR LANCE AND DIRECTOR LYTTLE, AND I THINK COMMISSIONER JOE AS WELL, WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS
DURING THE AVIATION COMMITTEE, I NOTICED THAT WE DON'T RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT START
IS THAT BECAUSE THE COMMISSIONER DON'T PARTICIPATE IN START? I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IS THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR IDEAS THAT COME OUT OF THE START MEETINGS INTO OUR AVIATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR OUR WORK PLANS? SO EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A DIRECT LIKE A REPORT TO THE AVIATION COMMITTEE, ANY AVIATION THAT MAY HAVE COME OUT OFF AND WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST COMMISSION APPROVAL TO GET THAT ACTION DONE
THAT USUALLY GOES TO THE AVIATION COMMITTEE
FOR EXAMPLE, THE REQUEST THAT CAME OUT FOR US TO CHANGE THE GUIDE PATH AS PART OF A PROJECT THAT CAME OUT OF START, THAT WAS A REQUEST BY THE START MEMBERS THAT WE ACTUALLY CHANGED THAT IN ORDER TO DO THAT
IT WAS PART OF A PROJECT THAT WE HAD TO SEE COMMISSION APPROVAL
HOWEVER, IF THE AVIATION COMMITTEE WANTS A REPORT FROM START, WE CAN ACTUALLY ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA AS WELL
BUT IT'S TYPICALLY ANY ACTION THAT COMES UP THAT REQUIRES COMMISSIONER APPROVAL
THAT WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY PREVIEW THE AVIATION COMMITTEE
AND IF I COULD ADD AS WELL, TOO, WE ALSO DO REGULAR START UPDATES AT EVERY HIGHLAND FORM MEETING AS WELL, TOO
THAT'S RIGHT
OKAY, GREAT
THAT'S HELPFUL
AND THEN I GUESS THIS IS A QUESTION FOR BURIEN
YOU SAID SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU HAD WERE AROUND THAT YOU HEAR FROM THE PARTICIPANTS AROUND STRIVING FOR TRANSPARENCY AND PARTNERSHIP
THERE SEEMS TO BE COMMISSIONER DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THE START COMMITTEE, BUT A LOT OF THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DO PARTICIPATE IN START, WE SEE THEM IN OTHER SPACES AND HEAR ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING THERE
ARE THERE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AROUND PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN START COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THE COMMISSION, OR IS THERE SPACE FOR THAT TO HELP BUILD ON SOME OF THAT TRANSPARENCY? GOOD QUESTION, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
I SUPPOSE IT RELATES, AS LANCE SAID, WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING IS COMING AT A START THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE COMMISSION APPROVAL
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE BEST FUNCTION OF START IS IT'S A PLACE WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN COME TOGETHER WITH PORT OFFICIALS AND EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, THAT THE PORT CAN DRAW TOGETHER TO HELP THEM CHEW ON THE ISSUES AND LEARN TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES BETTER SO THAT IF THEY WANT TO BE ADVOCATES TO THE PORT COMMISSION, THEY'LL BE BETTER INFORMED ADVOCATES AND THEY WILL HAVE HAD BETTER INFORMATION AND MAYBE BETTER COORDINATED
SO IT'S KIND OF A LEARNING AND DIALOGUE PLACE AS OPPOSED TO I THINK IF YOU TURN IT INTO A FORMAL KIND OF STRUCTURE, YOU LOSE SOME OF THE KIND OF QUALITY OF IT, WHICH IS JUST EVERYBODY KIND OF INFORMALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANS
THAT'D BE MY HUNCH
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY, OFTEN WHAT I HEAR IS FOLKS WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS OF START IS HAVING A HARD TIME REACHING COMMISSIONERS OR BEING ABLE TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP
SO I GUESS AS A FACILITATOR, I WOULD SAY THAT WE, AS COMMISSIONER RESERVES, JUST SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, WOULD BE WILLING TO MEET WITH START COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT ANY POINT
THAT SAID, MY SECOND QUESTION
THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR
I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH FOLKS WHEN THEY'RE WANTING THAT COMMUNICATION
THANK YOU
ABSOLUTELY
AND THEN THE SECOND QUESTION
I REALLY LIKE THE MEMO, THE SECTION THAT HAS THE NEW INVESTMENTS, AND THERE'S THAT SECTION ABOUT FUNDING FOR THE HEALTHY PORT INITIATIVES AND FOLKS WHO LIVE AROUND AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
THERE'S ALL THIS RESEARCH AND DATA THAT THE PORT HAS MADE INVESTMENTS IN RESEARCHING THAT THAT SUPPORT AIR QUALITY CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES
I'M WONDERING, IS THERE INFORMATION COMING OUT OF START THAT IS LOOKING FOR MORE PARTNERSHIP IS THE WORK PLAN, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOME OF OUR LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES LIKE KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH? THERE ARE SEVERAL STUDIES THAT'S BEING DONE RIGHT NOW, WHETHER IT'S ULTRAFINE PARTICULATE STUDY AND SEVERAL OTHER STUDIES
I CAN MAYBE ASK MARCO TO ELABORATE ON THOSE
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY DONE DIRECTLY TO START, BUT WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS, REGULAR DISCUSSIONS ON THOSE, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ENTITIES THAT CONDUCT IN THOSE STUDIES ACTUALLY PRESENT AT THE START MEETINGS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS
MARK, YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE US WE'VE HAD KEITH COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE UW FOLKS WHO'VE DONE THE RESEARCH DOWN AROUND THE AIRPORT DO A NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS THAT START AND THAT DOES INSPIRE, I THINK, WORK THAT'S TAKEN ON BY THE WORKING GROUP
I KNOW ERIC HAS BEEN HELPING ORGANIZE SOME JOINT LETTERS RELATED TO ULTRAFINE PARTICULATE AND OTHER THINGS
AND I THINK THAT WAS INSPIRED IN SOME SENSE BY THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE GOT A FULL START
ERIC, ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? I DON'T THINK ERIC'S THERE TO START
YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT, MARCO
NO, I WOULD SAY COMMISSIONER, I THINK YOUR POINT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER WE'RE LEARNING AND WHATEVER REQUESTS WE'RE GETTING OR COMING BACK TO THE COMMISSION
AYE, ABSOLUTELY FAIR
WE ARE ABSOLUTELY TRYING TO INCORPORATE THOSE INTO OUR WORK PLANS, BOTH THE AVIATION NOISE WORK PLAN AND CERTAINLY THE FEDERAL POLICY WORK PLAN
BUT I THINK ABSOLUTELY WE CAN THINK ABOUT WITH BRIAN'S HELP, HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS CLEAR COMMUNICATION ABOUT ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS WE'RE GETTING AT START
WE CAN SHARE THOSE THROUGH THE COMMISSION STAFF WITH YOU AND POTENTIALLY SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS AS WELL
GREAT
THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL
AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS THEIR HEALTHY SEATTLE INITIATIVE THAT THEY'RE PUSHING FORWARD RIGHT NOW
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH HAD A REGIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVISAL PILOT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSED ON FINDING WAYS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE ACCESS, EXPANDING HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN KING COUNTY
AND I THINK THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS THOSE DIFFERENT AVENUES WITH START COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO SEE HOW WE CAN PUSH THAT FORWARD AS AN AGENCY OR WE CAN'T MAYBE AS AN AGENCY, PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO EVERYONE
I THINK SUPPORTING THOSE SPECIFIC INITIATIVES WOULD GO A LONG WAY
AND JUST IN CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORT STAFF WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY WORK, AND SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO IT AND RECOGNIZE THAT YOU GUYS ARE LEADING THE WAY IN CREATING THESE HONEST DISCUSSION SPACES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND I HOPE OTHER AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY FOLLOW OUR LEAD IN CREATING THOSE SPACES FOR NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, ONE OF THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE CHANGE THAT WAS MADE AND THIS WAS A REQUEST COMING FROM THE CITIES WAS THE CREATION OF THE EAST COAST TIME OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE BECAUSE THE STEERING COMMITTEE BASICALLY SET THE PRIORITIES AND THE TOPICS THAT WE FOCUS ON
AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT
IT'S NOT THE PORT SAYING WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT
IT'S ACTUALLY THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE SIX CITIES COMPRISED THE STEERING COMMITTEE ALONG WITH PORT AND ALASKA
SO ANYTHING THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON HIGHLIGHTING THAT ACTUALLY HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE
THAT'S HELPFUL
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LITTLE
APPRECIATE IT
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER, HASEGAWA I THINK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAD AYE
HAND UP FIRST
OKAY, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? THANK YOU
JUST REAL QUICK
I DON'T THINK IT'S TOO BAD TO REITERATE, BUT WHEN YOU'RE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND YOU HEAR A LOT FROM COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY OF THEIR CONCERNS
AND THAT WAS FROM MY FIRST TIME AROUND
I WAS AT THE GOING AWAY PARTY FOR MARK REESE, THE PREVIOUS AIR AVIATION DIRECTOR, AND LANCE WAS THERE JUST AS NEW AS I WAS BASICALLY
AND I EXPRESSED AYE
THIS CLEAR FRUSTRATION THE COMMUNITIES HAD AROUND IT
AND SO LANCE'S FIRST RESPONSE WOULD BE, WELL, DO YOU HAVE A COMMITTEE? DO YOU HAVE BASICALLY A START COMMITTEE? IT'S LIKE THIS IS HOW YOU ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY
AND IT WAS THAT LEADERSHIP THAT HAS ALLOWED FOR THIS ONGOING DIALOGUE TO OCCUR WHICH WE ARE ALL INDEBTED TO
SO I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR NOT ONLY GETTING IT OFF THE GROUND BUT SUSTAINING IT, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN WITHOUT SOME WORK
AND I SEE ALSO THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THERE'S RESULTS
AND SO THANK YOU, BRIAN
WE HAVEN'T HAD THE PLEASURE, I THINK, TO MEET
BUT I DO NOTE THAT ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BROUGHT UP IS THAT WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE PROGRESS IS GOING ON
AND I THINK WHILE I SERVED ON THE HIGHLINE FORM IS WHEN WE STARTED INITIATING THIS EFFORT TO HAVE THE START COMMITTEE RESULTS SORT OF PRESENTED AS A WAY TO MAKE SURE COMMISSIONER THEN ARE ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS
AND I THINK I SEE NOW AND I DON'T THINK IT WAS A PRACTICE BEFOREHAND, BUT I SEE AARON INCLUDES IN THE FRIDAY MEMO IF THE STAR COMMITTEE RAN HAD A MEETING THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME SYNOPSIS OF THAT
SO THE COMMISSIONERS COULD HAVE SOME VISIBILITY ON THAT
I'M NOT SURE WHEN WE HAVE OUR COMMITTEE REPORT OUTS
PERHAPS THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WITH ERICA WOULD BE ABLE TO POTENTIALLY SUMMARIZE IT COULD VERY WELL BE AS PART OF THE HIGHLINE FORUM SUMMARY THAT THEIR START COMMITTEE RESULTS BROUGHT UP OR IF INDEED THERE IS THINGS THAT ARE THINGS THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THAT TIME AT A COMMISSION MEETING
AGAIN, TO THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND KEEPING US UP TO DATE, IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL WORK FOR COMMISSIONER CHO BE DOING THE HIGH LINE FORUM AMONGST EVERYTHING ELSE
AND THEN FINALLY, THE ONE PLACE THAT I ALWAYS FOUND TO BE CHALLENGING ABOUT IN THE TRANSPARENCY SPIRIT WAS THE WORKING GROUPS THAT UNLIKE THE START FORM ITSELF BEING OPENED TO THE PUBLIC
THE WORK GROUPS AREN'T
AND I BELIEVE THAT AND ESPECIALLY WORK GROUPS ARE DEALING WITH NOISE, WHICH NOISE AND AIR IS WHAT EVERYBODY IS CONCERNED ABOUT
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE OR AT LEAST IT WAS THE REQUEST OF THE CITIES
AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THING
BUT I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY THE PUBLIC COULDN'T LISTEN TO THOSE DELIBERATIONS AND WANT TO JUST CONFIRM IF THAT'S STILL THE CASE
YEAH
SO THE WORK AND GROUP MEETINGS ARE STILL NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
AGAIN, THE DECISIONS AS TO HOW THE WORK IN GROUP OPERATE WOULD BE A DECISION THAT THE STEERING FOR ME TO MAKE SO WE CAN TAKE IT BACK TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE
WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS, EVEN BEFORE BRAND STARTED WITH US
BUT WE CAN TAKE IT BACK TO THE STRING COMMITTEE AGAIN AND SEE IF THERE IS A CHANGE OF HEART ON IT
BUT MARK, YOU CAN MAYBE JUMP IN HERE
SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I REMEMBER HAVING OVER THE YEARS IS THAT THE FOLKS THAT WERE WORKING AS PART OF THE PART OF THE WORKING, THEY REALLY WANTED TO EXPLORE A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT NECESSARILY HAVING 1000 PEOPLE LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATION
THEY THOUGHT IT WASN'T THE BEST ENVIRONMENT TO ACTUALLY WORK IN
BUT AGAIN, AS I SAID, WE CAN TAKE IT BACK TO THE STEERING GROUP AND HERE IF THEY HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION, BECAUSE AGAIN, THE WORKING GROUP IS PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WE'LL BRING IN A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE TOPIC IS
BUT THE WORKING WILL PRIMARILY CONSIST OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
YEAH, LANCE, CAPTURE THAT PERFECTLY
AND IN ADDITION, WE DO DO FULL WRITTEN SUMMARIES OF ALL CONVERSATIONS THAT HAPPEN AT THAT WORKING GROUP LEVEL AND PROVIDE THOSE ON THE COURT'S WEBSITE
AND OFTEN THE PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU FIRST SEE AT THE WORKING GROUP GET REFINED A LITTLE BIT BETTER BASED ON FEEDBACK WE GET FROM START MEMBERS AND THEN END UP WITH THAT FULL START GROUP AS WELL TOO
IT'S KIND OF WHERE THE IDEAS ARE FIRST GENERATED AND WORKED ON IN A MORE INFORMAL BASIS AND A LOT OF SAUSAGE MAKING THAT TAKES PLACE BEFORE YOU GET TO A FINAL PRODUCT
SO IT MAY ADD THE CANDOR OF THE CONVERSATION
AND DOES THE FAA PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK GROUP? THEY DO
THE FAA IS AT ALL MEETINGS
YEAH
ALL RIGHT
SO THAT IS ANOTHER GOOD REASON WHY YOU CAN DO THE SAUSAGE MAKING BEFORE AND IF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE REPRESENTATIVE, THAT'S A GOOD REMINDER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
CHAIR CALKINS
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT MEMBERSHIP, AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY REPRESENTATIVE OR ANY FEET FOR ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PEACOCK HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
SO THE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF THE HIGHLINE FORUM, THE CITIES
WE HAVE HAD MEMBERSHIP DISCUSSIONS MARK UP AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, MAYBE OR MORE SINCE WE STARTED START AGAIN
THAT'S A DECISION THAT THE STEERING COMMITTEE WOULD MAKE
WE HAVE HAD A DISCUSSION AS RECENT AS MAYBE, WHAT, A FEW MONTHS AGO? YES
LATE FALL, THE CONVERSATION CAME UP AGAIN AND WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND STEERING COMMITTEE AGREED THAT THE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE, AS IT CURRENTLY SITS, WORKS BEST FOR START AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS OF OTHER AIRPORT NEIGHBORHOODS OR COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE UNDER THE FLIGHT PATH THAT CAN DEMONSTRATE EITHER NOISE OR AIR POLLUTION IMPACTS TO BE INVOLVED, VOICE THEIR CONCERNS, BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION, HAVE THAT TRANSPARENCY INTO SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING
WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AT ALL THE START MEETINGS, AND THERE ARE MANY DOZEN PEOPLE WHO FIT THE DESCRIPTION YOU JUST DESCRIBED WHO REGULARLY SHOW UP AND DO JUST THAT AND PROVIDE INPUT ON THINGS OF CONCERN TO THEM
BEACON HILL HAS BEEN PRETTY SILENT SINCE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED, BUT THERE AYE SEVERAL OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN REAL ACTIVE
AND THERE'S A SLEW OF OTHER FORUMS THAT WE HAVE
I DON'T KNOW IF CLAIRE, BY CHANCE, IS ON THE LINE, DON'T WANT TO THROW IN
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S AVAILABLE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER EFFORTS AND UNDERTAKING THAT WE ALSO DO SO PEOPLE WE CAN HEAR THE CONCERT
MARK, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS IT
I KNOW CLAIRE USUALLY SPEAKS
IT STARTS AN IMPORTANT PLACE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, BUT IT ISN'T THE ONE AND ONLY PLACE WHERE COMMUNITIES GET TO INTERACT WITH THE AIRPORT ON THE ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT
SO IF THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE ISSUES RELATED TO THE AIRPORT, THOSE CONVERSATIONS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAPPEN AT START MEETINGS
THEY CAN HAPPEN IN OTHER VENUES AS WELL
BUT IF WE HAVE COMMISSIONERS ARE HEARING AN EXPRESSION FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE AT THE START TABLE, WHERE WOULD THEY TAKE THOSE, AND HOW CAN WE AFFORD THAT ON TO YOU SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT A PART OF THAT GROUP WHO HOPE TO BE INCLUDED FORMALLY BEYOND PUBLIC COMMENT
MARK, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN THOSE REQUESTS
WE HAVE ACTUALLY DONE PRESENTATIONS AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, AT VARIOUS OTHER FORUMS, WHICH FEAR WAS ON BECAUSE SHE HAS ALL THE DETAILS ON THAT ONE
UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE IT
YEAH, I AM AVAILABLE
OH, YOU ARE? SORRY
NO, NOT A PROBLEM
THANK YOU, LANCE
I HOPE EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME
OKAY, I'M ON MY PHONE
TODAY
COMMISSIONER, FIRST TO YOUR QUESTION REGARDING UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY AREAS AND COMMUNITY INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN START
WE HAVE GOTTEN A VERY CLEAR SENSE OF THAT, CERTAINLY FROM BEACON HILL
THEY'VE PETITIONED OVER THE YEARS
WE'VE ALSO HAD INTEREST FROM VASHON ISLAND, AND WE'VE HAD OTHER COMMUNITIES, AS YOU KNOW, THAT ARE NEAR OR UNDER THE FLIGHT PATH
AND I THINK MARCO STATEMENT, I JUST HAVE TO STEER YOU BACK TO THAT
THOSE REQUESTS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE COMMUNITIES WHO ARE LOCATED GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSEST TO THE AIRPORT AND HAVE THE WIDEST RANGE OF IMPACTS FROM AIRPORT OPERATIONS
SO THEY HAVE OVERFLIGHTS, THEY HAVE GROUND NOISE, THEY HAVE TRAFFIC, THEY HAVE CLOSE IN AIR QUALITY
THEY HAVE OTHER CONGESTION
THAT'S WHO OUR ORIGINAL TARGET WAS FOR START
AND IT HAS BEEN THAT STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS MADE UP OF THEIR CITY MANAGERS OR CITY ADMINISTRATORS, REFLECTING ON WHETHER TO BROADEN THE MEMBERSHIP OR NOT
AND THEY HAVE NOT CHOSEN TO FIND THAT VIEWPOINT YET
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE REMAIN AWARE OF THE INTEREST
THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS CERTAINLY ONE WAY OF COMMUNITIES PROVIDING COMMENT, BUT CERTAINLY FOR SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY AND SOUTH SEATTLE, WE DO HAVE DIRECT PORT LEAD EFFORTS
I'M THINKING OF BEACON HILL, OF GEORGETOWN, OF SOUTH PARK, AREAS THAT WERE IN VERY REGULARLY WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND DIRECT ENGAGEMENT
AND WE CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE VISIBILITY TO THOSE EFFORTS
AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE AIRPORT, BUT ABOUT PORT INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT, OTHER UTILITY FUNCTIONS THAT THE PORT IS ENGAGED IN
SO GIVEN THE ABUNDANCE OF INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP SINCE THE ORIGINAL FORMATION OF START, THAT DEMONSTRATES A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF AIRPORT OPERATIONS ON SOUTH PARK AND BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE OTHERS THAT YOU LISTED, FOR WHAT REASON DID THE EXISTING START STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS SITE TO NOT EXPAND AND BE AN INCLUSIVE BODY? I WOULD SAY FROM GO AHEAD, MY OBSERVATION OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE CONVERSATION
THE MOST RECENT ONE, I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE FOR THE WHOLE DURATION, BUT THE MOST RECENT ONE WAS IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER
THEIR SENSE WAS THAT START WAS HIGHLY TIED TO THE HIGHLINE FORUM AND THAT IT WAS THE CITIES THAT PHYSICALLY SURROUND THE AIRPORT WHO HAVE A LOT OF INTERACTIONS WITH THE PORT BEYOND JUST PLANES FLYING OVERHEAD
THEY'VE GOT TRAFFIC AND OTHER INTERACTIONS
THAT WAS THE THINGS THEY DISCUSSED WHILE MAKING THE DECISION NOT TO CHANGE IT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO
THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION
I GUESS I'LL JUST EXPRESS MY CONCERN THAT IT'S THE DECISION MAKING OF THOSE WHO ALREADY HAVE MEMBERSHIP TO CONTINUE TO EXCLUDE OTHERS WHO DESIRE MEMBERSHIP
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
OKAY
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
I'M GOING TO SHARE
I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA'S REMARKS REGARDING WHAT AVENUES BEACON HILL MIGHT HAVE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE CONCERNS
I ALSO WOULD SUGGEST THAT BEACON HILL HAS A UNIQUE SITUATION IN WHICH THEY'RE IMPACTED BY THREE AIRPORTS
KING COUNTY AIRFIELD, OUR AIRPORT AND OF COURSE, RENTON
SO IT MAY VERY WELL BE THAT BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT BEACON HELL FACES, THEY NEED A SEPARATE FORM SPACE, THE START EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT ARE UNRELATED TO AVIATION NOISE, BUT THAT IMPACT THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD BE SORT OF A WASTE OF TIME FOR BEACON HILL RESIDENTS, WHEREAS IF THEY HAD A TARGETED APPROACH
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU HAVE TO LAYER ON THE IMPACTS OF THE TWO FREEWAYS THAT RUN THAT BASICALLY COVER TWO SIDES OF BEACON HILL
IT IS A WHOLE HOST OF ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
AND I THINK A UNIQUELY FOCUSED GROUP FOR BEACON HILL, LED ARGUABLY BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTED BY US, WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT WAY FORWARD
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS AGAIN TO BURIEN AND LANCE
THIS IS A BRIEFING AS A REMINDER, SO NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ANNUAL PRESENTATION
AND COMMISSIONERS JUST WANT TO JUST SAY THANKS
IT TRULY IS NOT CLICHE
IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, BOTH THE POOR TEAM, BUT ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE CITY, THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE, THE CITY MANAGER, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATE, THE FAA AND THE AIRLINES
IT REALLY IS TRULY A TEAM EFFORT, AND IT'S VERY CHALLENGING
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE THESE SUCCESSES HERE AND THERE AND THAT'S THE OBJECTIVE IS TO GET MORE AND MORE SUCCESS
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT TRULY IS A TEAM EFFORT
SO JUST MY HEART THANKS TO OUR LOCAL SUPPORT TEAM, THE CITY MANAGERS AND THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE, THE FAA AND THE AIRLINES AS WELL
THANK YOU, LANCE
CLERK HART, OUR FACILITATOR
SORRY, BRIAN, FOR SURE
CLARK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD? YES
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN B, THE SCA ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM 2022 UPDATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, CAN YOU INTRODUCE THE ITEM CONTINUING ON WITH ITEMS RELATED TO SEA
THIS IS THE OPEN DOORS ORGANIZATION ASSESSMENT OF SEA WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH 2018
IT LISTS 108 RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AT THE PORT
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT 70% OF THE ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE EITHER COMPLETED OR IN PROGRESS
THIS BRIEFING WILL OUTLINE OUR PROGRESS AND COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE NEXT STEPS TO MAKING SCA THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY
AND THE PRESENTERS ARE HEATHER CARCH, A MANAGER ARCHITECT WITH AVIATION FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
AND I BELIEVE CHELSEA RODRIGUEZ IS ALSO GOING TO JOIN YOU, HEATHER
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE RECENT ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AS DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED, MY NAME IS HEATHER KARCH, AND I AM THE FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE MANAGER AND ADA COORDINATOR FOR THE AIRPORT
AND WITH ME TODAY IS CHELSEA RODRIGUEZ, THE AIRPORT VOLUNTEERS AND CUSTOMER ACCESSIBILITY MANAGER
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK AT SEA
2021 IS A YEAR TO REMEMBER AS WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC
BUT DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, WE KEPT DEVELOPING OUR PROGRAM AND ARE PROUD OF OUR ACCESSIBILITY RELATED ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE WILL SHARE TODAY
OUR PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM, INCLUDING A BRIEF HISTORY, THE CURRENT EFFORTS DIVIDED INTO THREE BROAD CATEGORIES OF FACILITIES, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ENGAGEMENT, AND SHARE NEXT STEPS FOR 2022
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SCA HAS A GOAL TO BECOME THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AIRPORT AND THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER, WE CONTINUE TO LEAD THE INDUSTRY
CURRENTLY, THE CDC ESTIMATES THAT 22% OF WASHINGTON ADULTS HAVE SOME TYPE OF DISABILITY, AND OUR WORK POSITIVELY IMPACTS MANY PEOPLE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE STRUGGLE WITH AIR TRAVEL
ADDRESSING OUR PASSENGERS DIVERSE NEEDS IMPROVES THE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL, AND WE SEEK NOT ONLY TO MEET REQUIREMENTS THAT EXCEED THEM
OUR CONTINUED FOCUS HAS LED TO ACCESSIBILITY BEING CHAMPIONED NOT ONLY BY THE TWO OF US PRESENTING HERE TODAY, BUT BY STAFF THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION
IT IS INTEGRAL TO THE SCA MINDSET AND ALIGNS WITH OUR SCA BRAND PROMISE
AS YOU WILL SEE, OUR SUCCESS IS BASED ON THE EFFORTS OF MANY TO ENSURE WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE FOR ALL
WE STRIVE TO BE A LEADER IN THE AVIATION ACCESSIBILITY COMMUNITY, AND THAT LEADERSHIP COMES IN MANY FORMS AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WE WILL PRESENT A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM, OUR CURRENT EFFORTS RELATED TO FACILITIES, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND ENGAGEMENT, AND SHARE OUR NEXT STEPS FOR MOVING FORWARD IN 2022
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OUR RENEWED FOCUS ON ACCESSIBILITY STARTED IN 2018 WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATION AND SUBSEQUENT REPORT COMPLETED BY OPEN DOORS ORGANIZATION
THE RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO WHERE WE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
FNI ARCHITECTURE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, LEAD THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REPORT AND DEVELOP ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES FOR THE FUTURE
WE HAVE USED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AS A FOUNDATION FOR OUR ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM, AND THEY CONTINUE TO INFORM OUR FUTURE PROJECTS
WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE EITHER COMPLETE OR IN PROGRESS
AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS LAID A FOUNDATION THAT WE'VE CONTINUED TO BUILD UPON INTO THE PROGRAM WE HAVE TODAY
OUR EFFORTS ARE ENRICHED BY THE ENGAGEMENT WITH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AND THESE RELATIONSHIPS LEAD TO NEW OPPORTUNITY AS THE INDUSTRY EXPANDS
WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT SOMETHING WITH A DEFINED COMPLETION DATE, BUT A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS
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ALL RIGHT, WE'LL START TODAY WITH FACILITY UPDATES
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TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PASSENGERS WITH AUTISM, SENSORY PROCESSING OR OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DIVERSITY, SCA OPENED OUR FIRST SENSORY ROOM ON APRIL 2, 2021 TO COINCIDE WITH WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY
THE SENSORY ROOM IS LOCATED ON THE SES LEVEL BELOW CONCOURSE A
IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A CALMING AND RESTORATIVE SPACE, AND THE FURNITURE AND FINISHES WERE CAREFULLY SELECTED TO CREATE A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT
IT'S INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSE SENSORY FEEDBACK NEEDS OF OUR PASSENGERS WHILE STILL CONVEYING A PACIFIC NORTHWEST SENSE OF PLACE
THE DESIGN PROCESS WAS HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE AND INCLUDED FEEDBACK FROM INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS NOT ONLY FOR THE OVERALL SPACE, BUT ALSO FOR THE SIGNAGE AND ART
THE SIGNAGE AND GRAPHICS TEAM DEVELOPED A CUSTOM WAY FINDING SYMBOL AND THE ART PROGRAM PROCURED CUSTOM WALL GRAPHICS BY LOCAL ARTIST JUNE SEGA GUCCI
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SINCE OPENING, THE ROOM HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED AND SURPASSED
USE EXPECTATIONS AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PASSENGERS
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE QUOTES PRESENTED HERE, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE
SURETY, LOCATED IN THE SPACE, WE'RE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SPACE THAT IMPROVES THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE FOR MANY AND POTENTIALLY OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO AVOID AIR TRAVEL TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY FDA IN THE FUTURE
THE FEEDBACK FROM PASSENGERS ELIMINATES THE DEMAND FOR THIS TYPE OF SPACE SINCE IT CAN ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF PASSENGER NEEDS
BASED ON THE SUCCESS OF THE ROOM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO DEVELOPING A SECOND SENSORY ROOM AND C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROJECT CURRENTLY IN DESIGN
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IN 2021
SCA ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SERVICE ANIMAL RELIEF AREAS, ALSO KNOWN AS SARAH'S
PHASE TWO OF THE NORTH SATELLITE PROJECT INCLUDED OUR LARGEST INDOOR PET RELIEF AREA TO DATE
THE SPACE WAS DESIGNED TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO WALK AROUND THE FLUSH TURF AREA AND INCLUDES A WATER BOWL, FILLING STATION, SINK BENCH, AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST INSPIRED TREE STUMP
TO ENCOURAGE ANIMALS TO USE THE SPACE, THE NORTH TERMINAL UTILITIES PROJECT INSTALLED THE FIRST OUTDOOR PLUMBED OUTDOOR SARAH AT THE NORTH END OF THE ARRIVALS DRIVE BY DOOR 26
THE SARAH INCLUDES A WATER STATION AND REAL BOULDERS FOR THE 3D OBJECT TO ENCOURAGE USE
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2022, WE WILL OPEN A SARAH IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY, AND WE'LL BE DEVELOPING ANOTHER FENCE SARAH AT THE SOUTH END OF THE ARRIVALS DRIVE OUTSIDE OF JEANNE MARIE LINDSAY HALLS ARRIVALS HALL
ADDITIONALLY, RESTROOM PROJECT PHASE FIVE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN, WE'LL BE INSTALLING A SARAH AND CONQUEST
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GOOD SIGNAGE IS CRITICAL TO THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, AND OUR SIGN TEAM CONTINUES TO IMPROVE IT THROUGHOUT THE TERMINAL FACILITIES AND THE LARGER CAMPUS
OUR FOCUS ON PASSENGER SAFETY IS REFLECTED IN THE NEW SIGNAGE INSTALLED IN RENTAL CAR SHUTTLES TO HELP REMIND PASSENGERS IN WHEELCHAIRS OR SCOOTERS TO BE SECURED WHILE IN MOTION
WE SUPPORT OUR PASSENGERS IN WHEELCHAIRS BY INCLUDING A PHONE NUMBER FOR WHEELCHAIR TAXIS ON BOTH DIRECTORIES AND OUTDOOR SIGNAGE AT THE LOWER CURB SIDE
OUR DIGITAL DIRECTORIES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO IMPROVE CLARITY AND ALIGN WITH THE SCA BRAND THROUGHOUT THE FACILITIES
WE HAVE REVIEWED LANGUAGE USED IN UPDATED SIGNAGE AND ELEVATORS AND WHEELCHAIR AREAS TO ELIMINATE OUTDATED SPECIAL NEEDS LANGUAGE TO WHEELCHAIR ASSISTANCE AND INCORPORATED PEOPLE FIRST LANGUAGE
AND FINALLY, THE INTERIM SIGNAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT INSTALLED A NEW OVERHEAD, DIGITAL AND ELIMINATED SIGNAGE WITH THE NEW SIGNAGE MASTER PLAN COLOR PALETTE AND THE PATHWAY TO CHECKPOINT TWO, THE SIGNAGE BRINGS A MORE MODERN LOOK AND FEEL TO OUR TERMINAL AND REFLECTS OUR FOCUS ON INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE AIRPORT
THE PROJECT I HOLD NEAR AND DEAR SINCE I WORKED ON THAT EARLIER IN ITS EARLY PHASES, AND NOW I'LL PASS THAT ON
PASS IT ON TO CHELSEA
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SHARE CUSTOMER SERVICE UPDATES AND ENGAGEMENT
I'M SORRY, I THINK I MISSED A SLIDE
LET ME GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE SEATING
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT
OKAY, I WILL TAKE A STEP BACK
THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT UNDERTOOK A CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESSIBLE SEATING AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT
THEY WORK TOGETHER WITH THE SIGN TEAM TO ENSURE EVERY HOLD ROOM HAS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED ACCESSIBLE SEATING NEAR THE JETBRIDGE DOOR TO PROVIDE AN OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE AT THE NEW MARKETPLACE IN
THEY ALSO PURCHASED WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TABLES WITH FOUR LEGS AND A MIX OF SEATING TYPES, INCLUDING CHAIRS WITHOUT ARMRESTS AND A GENEROUS 500 LB
SEATING CAPACITY
IN ADDITION TO SEATING, PHASE TWO OF NORTH SATELLITE PROJECT OPENED ANOTHER ADULT CHANGING TABLE FOR A TOTAL OF TWO IN THE IN CONCOURSE
MOVING FORWARD, A THIRD ADULT CHANGING TABLE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PASSENGERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY OPENING IN 2022
RESTROOM PROJECT PHASE FIVE, CURRENTLY IN DESIGN, WILL INCLUDE AN ADULT CHANGING TABLE ON BOTH THE C AND D CONCOURSE
AND NOW I'M GOING TO OFFICIALLY PASS IT ON TO CHELSEA FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE UPDATES AND ENGAGEMENT
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THANK YOU, HEATHER
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY TO SHARE MORE ABOUT 2021 CUSTOMER SERVICE, ACCESSIBILITY HIGHLIGHTS AND INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS HOW WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN 2022
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FOR CONTEXT, SCA'S BRAND PROMISE IS TO CREATE, THROUGH A PASSIONATE SERVICE CULTURE, AN ELEVATED TRAVEL EXPERIENCE THAT'S INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL NATURE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
THIS BRAND PROMISE IS FOR ALL CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES, AND WITHIN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT
THERE IS A RECOGNITION THAT THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE BEGINS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE AIRPORT, AND IT HAS MANY STEPS
WE ARE SYSTEMATICALLY ADDRESSING THE STEPS WITHIN THE TRAVEL JOURNEY WHERE WE CAN ELEVATE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FOR TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES
AND THIS PERSPECTIVE IS ROOTED NOT JUST IN THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WE OFFER, BUT ALSO IN INVESTING IN OUR STAFF, CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION, CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
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AS HEATHER PREVIOUSLY NOTED, SEA HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN IMPROVING OUR FACILITY
WE ALSO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SCA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE SUNFLOWER LANYARD PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN OPTIONAL AMENITY FOR TRAVELERS WITH INVISIBLE DISABILITIES, WHICH SIGNALS TO OUR STAFF THAT THEY MAY NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE, FLEXIBILITY OR PATIENCE
AND IN 2022, WE WILL BE LEANING FURTHER INTO THIS PROGRAM THROUGH EXPANDED OUTREACH
ADDITIONALLY, ALTHOUGH WHEELCHAIR SERVICE IS PRIMARILY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AIRLINES, SEA PROVIDES EXPANDED WHEELCHAIR SERVICE AT KEY SERVICE GAP LOCATIONS, SUCH AS FROM THE BAGGAGE CLAIM TO THE PARKING GARAGE AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE CRITICAL ROLE WHEELCHAIR SERVICE PLAYS AT SEA
THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS LEADING AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM TO ELEVATE WHEELCHAIR SERVICE AS A WHOLE WITHIN THE AIRPORT
WE AIM TO WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR AIRLINE PARTNERS AND DISABILITY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THIS INTEGRAL SERVICE
INVESTING IN OUR PROGRAMS AND AMENITIES IS IMPORTANT, AND SO IS INVESTING IN OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE CRITICAL CUSTOMER SERVICE
OUR LEARNING TEAM COMPLETED AN EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES ELEARNING IN 2021, WHICH WAS REQUIRED OF ALL PORT AVIATION EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS, AND IT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL AIRPORT BADGE HOLDERS TO SUPPLEMENT EXISTING TRAINING THEIR EMPLOYER MAY ALREADY PROVIDE, AND OUR ICT DEPARTMENT HOSTED MICROSOFT ACCESSIBILITY TRAININGS TO ALL PORT EMPLOYEES IN 2021
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AND IN 2022, WE WILL BE EXPANDING OUR PRE VISIT AND ONSITE RESOURCES THROUGH ENHANCING OUR WEB CONTENT AND PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY FOCUSED BROCHURES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SITE AT THE AIRPORT
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARING FROM OUR CUSTOMERS THEMSELVES, AND WE HAVE MADE STEPS TO PROACTIVELY SEEK FEEDBACK THROUGH QR CODE SURVEYS SUCH AS THOSE WITHIN THE SENSORY ROOM AND THROUGH PARTNERING WITH OUR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TEAM ON A WHEELCHAIR CUSTOMER COURTESY STUDY
WE AIM TO HEAR FROM CUSTOMERS THEMSELVES ON WHERE WE ARE DOING WELL AND WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE
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REGARDLESS OF EMPLOYER EXPERIENCE, EVALUATORS CONDUCT REGULAR AIRPORT EVALUATIONS WHERE THEY POSE AS TRAVELERS
THE QA PROGRAM, ALONG WITH OTHER PROACTIVE CUSTOMER FEEDBACK APPROACHES, PROVIDES US WITH VALUABLE INSIGHTS THAT LEAD TO ACTIONS TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, REWARD POSITIVE STAFF BEHAVIOR, AND IDENTIFY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
ACCESSIBILITY HAS BEEN INTEGRATED INTO BOTH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS MANUAL AND THE QA PROGRAM
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TOPICS HAVE RANGED FROM EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ONSITE SIGNAGE, SERVICE, ANIMAL RELIEF AREAS, AND MORE
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMITTEE'S ROLE IN BOTH PROVIDING ADVICE TO SEA AND IN HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OUR MANY OFFERINGS TO THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS JUST ONE MECHANISM FOR ENGAGING WITH THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY HEATHER AND I REGULARLY MEET WITH DISABILITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND WELCOME FEEDBACK AND COLLABORATION
ADDITIONALLY, OUR EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM IS A CRITICAL PARTNER IN OUR ENGAGEMENT WORK
MANY OF THE PHOTOS IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION ARE FROM A 2021 PHOTO SHOOT AIMED TO ILLUSTRATE THE SEA IS INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING TO ALL, AND YOU WILL SEE THESE PHOTOS IN VARIOUS SEA COLLATERAL
AND IN 2022, WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH EXTERNAL RELATIONS TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH TO THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY THROUGH MORE BLOGS, A BROCHURE, ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, AND MORE
NOW I'M GOING TO PASS IT BACK TO HEATHER, WHO WILL SHARE MORE ABOUT OUR OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY WITHIN THE AVIATION AND BROADER COMMUNITY
THANK YOU
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THANK YOU, CHELSEA
IN ADDITION TO THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE HAD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN 2021
THE SUNFLOWER LANYARD WORKING GROUP, STARTED IN 2019, CONTINUES TO MEET MONTHLY AND WITH CHELSEA'S LEADERSHIP HAS LED TO AN EXPANDED NETWORK OF AIRPORTS ACROSS THE US WITH A DEDICATED FOLLOWING INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HIDDEN DISABILITIES ORGANIZATION
2021 WAS AN AMAZING YEAR FOR HIGHLIGHTING SEA WITHIN THE BROADER AVIATION INDUSTRY INTO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
IN JULY, I WAS EXCITED TO VIRTUALLY REPRESENT FCA DURING THE ANNUAL AAA CONFERENCE AND A PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF INVISIBLE DISABILITIES
CHELSEA AND I WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERVIEW FOR EXPLORABLE, A PODCAST ABOUT TRAVEL DISABILITY AND INCLUSION
IN EPISODE 13, WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE THE RECENT ACCESSIBILITY EFFORTS AT SCA AND DISCUSS ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL, SO MAKE SURE TO GO CHECK IT OUT
FINALLY, SCA WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN BOTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REVIEW AND IN AN UPCOMING ACRP REPORT ON ASSESSING AIRPORT PROGRAMS FOR TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER ADULTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES
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WHILE WE AYE PROUD OF EVERYTHING SHARED SO FAR, THE HIGHLIGHT WAS RECEIVING THE 2021 FAA COVID RIGHTS ADVOCATE AND PARTNER AWARD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF OUR EFFORTS TO DATE TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY
WE ARE HONORED TO RECEIVE THE RECOGNITION, AND IT INSPIRES US TO CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD WITH NEW IDEAS
IN ADDITION TO THE FAA CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD, FCA WAS AWARDED A FOUR STAR RANKING BY SKYTRACKS
WHILE ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT THE MAIN FOCUS OF SKYTRACKS RANKING, MANY OF OUR EFFORTS WERE NOTED IN THE EVALUATION REPORT AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL SCORE
IN 2022, WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXPLORING NEW INITIATIVES
WE STRIVE TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF PROGRAMS AND AMENITIES THROUGH EXPANDED ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE AIRPORT AND ONLINE
WE PLAN ON EXPANDING AND DIVERSIFYING OUR VOLUNTEER ROSTER TO ELEVATE THE SEA EXPERIENCE FOR ALL TRAVELERS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, AND THE F AND I ARCHITECTURE TEAM WILL BEGIN A FACILITY AUDIT, INCLUDING EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT, TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE AWARE OF ANY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT IN MATERNAL
AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM, WE REINFORCE THE REPUTATION OF SCA AS AN ACCESSIBILITY AVIATION LEADER
IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FOR PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES IMPROVES THE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR PROGRESS, AND WE'RE NOW OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, HEATHER, AND THANK YOU, CHELSEA, FOR A TRULY INSPIRING PRESENTATION
IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE TO SEE ALL THAT WE'VE DONE, AND WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS
COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER CHO AND FELLEMAN WAS A TIE, SO I'M GOING TO GO WITH COMMISSIONER CHO FOR THAT ONE
I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK
THIS IS SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE CAN DO
I THINK THIS IS WHAT MAKES PORT OF SEATTLE, BUT ALSO SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSIBLE
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE FACT THAT WE CAN CATER TO AND MAKE SURE THE PORT IS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS REALLY CORE TO WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO
THE REASON WHY I BELIEVE WE RECEIVED OUR FOUR STAR SKYTRACKS RATING AND WHY THIS WILL BE A CRUCIAL ASPECT OF OUR PURSUIT OF A FIVE STAR SKYTRACKS RATING
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE PLANS TO CONTINUE THIS WORK, IN PARTICULAR, THE SENSORY ROOMS AND ALL THAT STUFF, I THINK IS REALLY FORWARD THINKING IN THIS INDUSTRY
AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS, DESPITE THE CONSTRAINT IN SPACE THAT WE HEAR ABOUT FROM LAND ALL THE TIME IS REALLY COMMENDABLE
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING CREATIVE
THANK YOU FOR PUSHING THE ENVELOPE AND PUTTING US ON THE MAP WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESSIBILITY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELONY
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT UPDATE AND NICE TO SEE PROGRESS
I WAS INTRIGUED BY THE FACT THAT WE RECEIVED A COVID RIGHTS AWARD
I THINK THAT'S PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING, IT WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN WE PASSED THE MOTION TO BE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AIRPORT THAT'S ABOUT THAT TIME
SO I'M JUST WONDERING SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE NOW THIS OFFICE, THE OEDI, IS THIS HOUSE WITHIN OEDI
AND IT SEEMS TO ME IF WE'RE GETTING CIVIL RIGHTS AWARDS AND ACCESSIBILITY ISN'T JUST ABOUT RAISED RIGHT, WHETHER IT'S HOUSE THERE OR THERE'S CLEARLY ROOM FOR VERY MUCH A CROSS TALK OPPORTUNITY
AND LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING CURRENTLY, BUT IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THAT OUTREACH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO THAT BEFORE I GO ONTO MY NEXT THING? HAVING TROUBLE? WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW
YOU CAN
OH, OKAY
I THINK THERE'S A DELAY ON MY COMPUTER
SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT
IT'S NOT UP TO ME OF WHAT DEPARTMENT THESE THINGS AYE HOUSED IN
BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR AN ADA COORDINATOR AT THE AIRPORT FOR FAA REGULATIONS, AND THERE AYE OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ADA COORDINATORS OUTSIDE OF THAT, JUST BECAUSE WE ARE A PUBLIC AGENCY
AND SO REGARDLESS OF THE DEPARTMENT, HISTORICALLY, THE ADA COORDINATOR HAS BEEN WITHIN FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS PART IS BECAUSE IT'S STUBBORN UNDER TITLE TWO, OF WHICH A LOT OF THE OEDI WORK IS IN TITLE SIX
BUT THIS WORK IS UNDER TITLE TO AT LEAST
AND SO THE AWARD WE GOT, THE FULL VERSION OF IT WAS THE CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD, SECTION 504, SECTION 504, THE REHABILITATION ACT
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GET THAT DETAILED, BUT IT'S UNDER TITLE TWO VERSUS TITLE SIX
BUT THAT MIGHT BE WHY IT'S NOT ALL UNDER OEDI AT THIS POINT
BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN ADA COORDINATOR FOR THE AIRPORT, AND WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SO THE FOCUS OF IT BEING KIND OF SPLIT BETWEEN THOSE HAS BEEN HISTORIC
EVEN BEFORE CHELSEA WAS HERE, THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON THAT WAS DEDICATED TO ACCESSIBILITY AS WELL
SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A JOINT VENTURE FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT HELPS AT ALL WITH THE DESCRIPTION
SURE
AND I SEE EXECUTIVE METRUCK, I SEE THE GEARS TURNING IN AYE
MIND, HOW MIGHT THIS BE ABLE TO BE INTEGRATED? AND SO I LEAVE IT TO AYE
CAPABLE HANDS
BUT IT DOES SEEM TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MERGE A LOT OF THE TALENTS THAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE'S PROGRESS BEING MADE AND THINGS BEYOND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
I THINK IT'S ALL VERY ENCOURAGING TO WATCH
I WAS WONDERING ABOUT I THINK WE HAD THE OPEN DOORS RECOMMENDATIONS
RIGHT
AND I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT KPIS THAT WE CAN USE TO TRACK OUR PROGRESS
HOW DO YOU SPELL SUCCESS? RIGHT
DO YOU USE THE PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING OPEN DOORS AS A METRUCK? NOT TO PLAY ON THE WORD, BUT IT ALL LOOKS GOOD TO US
WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE THE PROGRESS, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING, HOW DO YOU SET YOUR GOALS AND TRACK YOUR PROGRESS? IF YOU WANT TO START, CHELSEA AND I'LL GO AFTER YOU? I WOULD SAY FOR ME, THE OPEN DOORS AUDIT AND REPORT IS A STARTING POINT AND THAT IT WAS COMPLETED IN 2018 AND MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN
AND SO FOR ME WITHIN CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE CHANGES IN OUR INDUSTRY AS WELL AS WHERE ACCESSIBILITY IS GOING WHEN IT COMES TO AVIATION
AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SUNFLOWER LANYARD PROGRAM, THAT WASN'T A RECOMMENDATION WITHIN OPENDOORS
THANKFULLY, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE PURSUED THROUGH HEATHER'S LEADERSHIP
WE WERE THE FIRST AIRPORT IN THE US TO PURSUE SUNFLOWER LANYARD AS A PILOT, AND NOW 30 PLUS AIRPORTS IN THE US DO SO AS WELL
SO FOR ME, WHEN THINKING ABOUT WORK PLANS AND WHAT ARE OUR GOALS, I'M LOOKING ANNUALLY AT THE OPEN DOORS AUDIT AND THEN BUILDING UPON THAT BASED OFF OF OTHER CUSTOMER SERVICE INITIATIVES
FOR ME RIGHT NOW, A REAL BIG ONE IS ON GETTING THE WORD OUT ON OUR PROGRAMS AND AMENITIES
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE HEAR FROM TRAVELERS REALLY REINFORCES THE FACT THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT AWARE OF WHAT WE OFFER
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING ON THIS BROCHURE
WE'LL HAVE THIS BROCHURE IN KEY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT
SO IF SOMEONE'S IN THE SENSORY ROOM, THEY ALSO KNOW ABOUT OTHER AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE, LIKE THE SUNFLOWER LANYARD PROGRAM OR EVEN MOBILE FOOD ORDERING
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP IN THE QR CODE SURVEY, WHERE A TRAVELER THANKED US FOR THE SENSORY ROOM BUT WISHED THAT THERE WAS MORE WAYS THAT THEY COULD GET FOOD WITHOUT INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE
AND WE DO HAVE THAT
BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, THEN THAT'S AN ISSUE
SO THAT'S A LONG WINDED ANSWER OF SAYING I'M LOOKING AT THE OPEN DOORS AS A JUMPING OFF POINT, BUT REALLY LOOKING AT INDUSTRY TRENDS AS WELL AS WELL AS WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR TRAVELERS
I'M SORRY
GO AHEAD
OH, I WAS JUST GOING TO SHARE THAT FROM THE FACILITY STANDPOINT BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY MY FOCUS AS ARCHITECTURE MANAGER
THAT USING, AS CHELSEA SAID, USING THE OPEN DOORS AS A STARTING POINT
BUT ALSO AS WE RENOVATE AND EXPAND OUR FACILITY, HOW DO WE DO IT BETTER THE NEXT TIME KNOWING KIND OF WHAT THOSE EXPECTATIONS ARE
AND SIMILARLY, WITH CHELSEA KIND OF KEEPING IN TOUCH, LIKE PUTTING WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN EITHER THE BUILDING INDUSTRY OR JUST WITHIN EXPECTATIONS FOR PASSENGERS OF HOW WE INTEGRATE THAT INTO THE DESIGN
SO WE EACH HAVE OUR LENS ON IT
BUT I THINK THE BEST PRACTICES WERE ESTABLISHED BY OPEN DOORS AND WE STAY IN CONTACT WITH ERIC LIP AND OTHERS AT OPEN DOORS AND KIND OF KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING AND JUST FIND OUT HOW IS IT BEST TRANSLATED TO OUR AIRPORT? BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, EVERY AIRPORT IS UNIQUE AND NOT EVERYTHING RECOMMENDED ALWAYS WORKS
BUT MAYBE WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW THINGS
SO OUR METRIC IS JUST ARE WE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE AS THE AIRPORT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE? IT'S SUCH AN EVER MOVING TARGET OF WHERE THE AIRPORT IS GOING
THE FACT THAT I SEE IT AS A SUCCESS, THAT OUR UPCOMING RESTROOM RENOVATIONS ARE GOING TO BE INCLUDING ADULT CHANGING TABLES AND ADDITIONAL NURSING ROOMS AND ADDITIONAL SARAS
THOSE, TO ME, ARE METRICS OF SUCCESS, AND I HOPE YOU SEE IT THAT WAY AS WELL
THAT'S GREAT
AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE UNDER STILL SUCH A GROWTH PLAN, IT STRIKES ME THAT MAYBE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE WHAT WE DID WITH AT 30% DESIGN
WE HAVE THIS LITTLE GREEN LEAF IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY THAT YOU PAUSE FOR A MINUTE FOR BIG PROJECTS AND YOU SAY, HOW MUCH GREENER CAN WE MAKE THIS POTENTIALLY? AND IS IT COST EFFECTIVE? I MEAN, WE COULD MAYBE HAVE A PAUSE FOR AT THAT SAME INFLECTION POINT
AND WHAT COULD WE DO TO LOOK AT ACCESSIBILITY IN THIS PLACE, IN THE DESIGN? IT'S JUST KIND OF RATHER THAN YOU SAY YOUR POINT, THE SCALE KEEPS ON CHANGING ON YOU, BUT YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT POINT AND DESIGN IN THIS POINT IN HISTORY, WHAT MIGHT MORE WE COULD DO
BUT UNLESS YOU SPECIFICALLY TASK YOURSELF WITH IT AT THAT PLACE, IT'S MAYBE JUST A WAY TO INSTITUTIONALIZE OUR GOAL OF BEING THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY
AND YOU REALIZE AS YOU MAKE THIS PROGRESS AND WE MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF IT, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE INTEREST IN BEING PART OF IT
RIGHT
SO I JUST HOPE YOU HAVE THE ENGAGEMENT ABILITY TO WATCH OUT WHAT YOU ASKED FOR
RIGHT
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU FEEDBACK
AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY ONLY A GOOD THING
AND FINALLY, WE KNOW THAT THE AIRPORT WEBSITE IS THE MOST ACTIVELY AYE
SITE
EVEN ON OUR PORT BLOGS, THERE'S LIKE COVID PROTOCOLS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
I MEAN, THE AIRPORT IS REALLY GOOD AT DRIVING MESSAGES BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE HITTING THAT SITE
SO IT JUST RIGHT TO ME THAT WE COULD REALLY MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO HAVE COVID PROTOCOLS
IT'S GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LONG TIME
I'M SURE THIS HOT LINK TO WHATEVER THE ACCESSIBILITY PROTOCOLS CAN BE PROMINENT AND TELL PEOPLE WHAT GOOD WORK YOU'RE DOING IF THEY DON'T MAKE USE OF IT
IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR US TO GET AN AWARD, BUT IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE DOING IT
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, YOU'RE UP
GREAT
THANK YOU
FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY, HEATHER AND CHELSEA, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND JUST AMAZING WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR AIRPORT IS THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY
FIRST, I WANT TO ASK, IS THE SCA ACCESSIBLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE? HOW OFTEN DOES THAT COMMITTEE MEET AND THE MEMBERSHIP WHO IS PART OF THAT COMMITTEE? HOW MANY OF THEM ARE, LIKE FROM COMMUNITY HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE? CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMITTEE ITSELF? I CAN START, HEATHER
SO THE COMMITTEE HAS QUARTERLY MEETINGS, AND WE STARTED IN JULY OF 2020
SO THEY'VE ALL BEEN VIRTUAL
THIS APRIL, WE HOPE TO HAVE OUR FIRST IN PERSON MEETING
WE HAVE MEMBERSHIP CAPPED AT 25
JUST RECOGNIZING THAT A GROUP TOO LARGE COULD BECOME UNMANAGEABLE
AND IT'S THE MIX
I'D SAY IT'S ABOUT HALF THE PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES FROM VARIOUS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO BE AT THE TABLE ON DISCUSSIONS AROUND ACCESSIBILITY
WE HAVE TWO AIRLINE PARTNERS, SO, DELTA AND ALASKA, AND THEN THE REST ARE DISABILITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SO THESE ARE PEOPLE BOTH WITH DISABILITIES THEMSELVES OR PEOPLE AFFILIATED WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE A DISABILITY POPULATION
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, NORTHWEST CHAPTER, MS SOCIETY, NORTHWEST CHAPTER, ARKA, KING COUNTY, NORTHWEST, ADA CENTER, ET CETERA
AND AS OF NOW, WE HAVE A TWO YEAR TERM
AND THE THOUGHT IS THAT WE WANT TO BRING IN NEW MEMBERS AND NEW VOICES AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE
WHEN THEY ARE NO LONGER AN ACTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, THEY'LL STILL BE A FRIEND OF THE PORT AND SOMEONE THAT WE CAN CALL AND GET ADVICE FROM SOMETHING TO NOTE IS QUARTERLY MEETINGS THAT'S EVERY THREE MONTHS
SO THAT CAN BE A LONG SPAN BETWEEN THE MEETINGS
SO WHEN NECESSARY, WE DO POP UP MEETINGS ON TOPICS WHERE WE FEEL LIKE WE REALLY WANT THE COMMITTEE'S FEEDBACK
LET'S DO A POP UP MEETING TO OVER LUNCH, BRING IN A GUEST SPEAKER, BRING IN SOMEBODY TO TALK ON A TOPIC, AND THEN GET THE COMMITTEE'S ADVICE
GREAT
AND THEN WHAT IS THE PORT OF COMPLAINT? IS THERE LIKE A COMPLAINT FORM? IF SOMEONE IS REPORTING SOME SORT OF ISSUE AT ONE OF OUR FACILITIES, HOW DO THEY DO THAT? I'M ONLY SPEAKING FOR THE AIRPORT NOW, NOT FOR OUR GREATER PORT FACILITIES, BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY AVIATION BASED, BUT WE HAVE REQUIRED NONDISCRIMINATION SIGNAGE LOCATED AT ALL ENTRANCES INTO THE AIRPORT, ALSO AT THE MAJORITY OF WATER SELLING STATIONS
YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT
AND ON THAT FORM, IT DOES LIST WHO TO CONTACT
THERE'S A DEDICATED ADA COORDINATOR EMAIL ADDRESS THAT I MANAGE
AND THOSE FORMS COME TO ME
AND IF THEY DON'T SEE THAT, IF YOU GO TO OUR ACCESSIBILITY WEB PAGES UNDER FAQS, THERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF KIND OF A NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AS REQUIRED BY FAA
AND THEN THERE'S A FORM THAT THEY CAN CLICK ON AND THEN EMAIL THAT TO ME, AND THEN THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THE PROCESS
OKAY, GREAT
I THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PUBLIC
THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS AND I'M GLAD THAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN POINTED OUT THE OFFICE OF OEDI THAT YOU GUYS RECEIVED YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD FOR TITLE TWO AND NOT TITLE SIX
AND SO I'M TRYING TO JUST UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE COORDINATION BETWEEN YOUR WORK AND OEDI
AND IF THERE'S NOT SOME LEVEL OF COORDINATION, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THERE SHOULD BE THERE SHOULD BE A TITLE SIX COORDINATOR
AS AN AGENCY THAT RECEIVES FEDERAL DOLLARS, IT IS JUST SO IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT UNDER THE DISABILITY ACT THAT WE'RE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF ENSURING THAT BOTH OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MEET THE DISABILITY ACT REQUIREMENTS
AND SO THAT COORDINATION WOULD BE IMPORTANT
AND I'M WONDERING WHEN THE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WHEN YOU WERE POINTING OUT TO THE ORDER OF THE MOTION THAT HELPING MAKE OUR AIRPORT THE MOST ACCESSIBLE WAS PUT IN PLACE IF TITLE SIX WAS CALLED OUT ON THAT
AND IF NOT, MAYBE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AROUND TITLE SIX
SO IF I CAN CHIME IN, THERE IS A TITLE SIX COORDINATOR WITHIN THE OFFICE, OEDI OFFICE, AND FOR THE AIRPORT, I AM SATISFYING THE FAA REQUIREMENT OF TITLE TWO, SECTION 504, THE REHABILITATION ACT
SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WERE SAYING WE DO HAVE A TITLE SIX REPORT THAT GOES OUT EVERY YEAR AND THERE'S MULTIPLE PEOPLE LISTED ON THAT
SO MAYBE BOOKED OR YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CLEAR BETWEEN TITLE SIX AND TITLE TWO
YES
I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER
NO, I SAID THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WHOEVER'S WORKING ON TITLE SIX WOULD THEN WORK ON ALSO LANGUAGE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS, TOO
THAT'S RIGHT
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FILING THE ANNUAL TITLE FIXED PLAN HAS SHIFTED OVER TIME FROM OFFICE TO OFFICE
IT USED TO BE THE OFFICE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND THEN LEGAL, BUT IT IS NOW MY RESPONSIBILITY
AND I'VE HAD JUST LESS THAN A YEAR TO BE DOING TO TACKLE THAT
AND IT IS REALLY CLEAR TO ME THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT POSITION THAT MANY OTHER POINTS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT UP COULD BE CONNECTED TO BECAUSE FILING THE PLAN ANNUALLY WITH LANGUAGE ACCESS, WITH OTHER ISSUES OF ACCESS AND TRAFFICKING THAT ARE COMING UP, IN MY OPINION, DOES BUILD A WHOLE POSITION OF TITLE SIX COORDINATOR AND PARTNERSHIPS
UNTITLED, TOO, I THINK WOULD BE REALLY CRITICAL
CAN I JUST ADD ON THIS TOPIC? I WOULD JUST NOTE FOR ME, BEING IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE AIRPORT, EVERYTHING I'M DOING IS VERY MUCH ROOTED IN THE TRAVELER AND ALSO SUPPORTING OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
SO FOR ME, IT VERY MUCH MAKES SENSE THE APPROACH THAT WE'RE TAKING AT THE MOMENT WHERE HEATHER AND I COLLABORATE TOGETHER WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AROUND THE REGULATION REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE AS AN AIRPORT
AT THE SAME TIME, OF COURSE, I THINK THAT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION AND JUST SHARING WITH OEDI AS WELL TO ADVANCE ACCESSIBILITY BECAUSE WE WANT TO ADVANCE ACCESSIBILITY NOT JUST AT THE AIRPORT, BUT THROUGHOUT THE PORT AS WELL
BUT CERTAINLY THE LENS THAT I WEAR, IT'S ROOTED IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BEING HERE AT THE AIRPORT
YEAH, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
I MEAN, IT INTERSECTS REALLY WELL TOGETHER
RIGHT
OUR PROGRAM AND SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES ARE ALL TOUCHING OUR CUSTOMERS AND OUR CUSTOMERS ARE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND SO I THINK THAT LEVEL OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN TITLE TWO AND TITLE SIX MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, AT LEAST TO ME, AND HAVING SOME SORT OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THERE
AND SO IT SOUNDS LIKE ODI IS ALREADY WORKING ON THAT
BUT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND A COORDINATOR FOR AVA, COORDINATOR THAT FOCUSES ON TITLE SIX UP TO ME IS REALLY IMPORTANT
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND ENGAGING IN THE DISCUSSION
YOU'RE WELCOME
THANK YOU AGAIN, HEATHER AND CHELSEA, FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION
CLERK HART, YOU PLEASE READ OUR NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
YES, THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN C, THE 2022 CRUISE SEASON UPDATE
AND JUST AS A NOTE ON TIME, WE'RE ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE
SO, STEVE, I'LL LET YOU INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THEN TURN OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION
THANKS, MR PRESIDENT
TRICIA, I'VE SHARED MY THOUGHTS ON THIS ITEM, WHICH IS EARLIER DURING MY OPENING REMARKS TO REVIEW
WE ANTICIPATE A RECORD 296 VESSEL CALLS THIS YEAR WITH 1.3 MILLION REVENUE PASSENGERS FOR CRUISE
AS YOU KNOW, OUR VALUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY, AYE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR CRUISE BUSINESS
WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN FRONT AND CENTER SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF OUR CRUISE BUSINESS, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THIS LINE OF BUSINESS IS SIGNIFICANT
AS YOU HEARD EARLIER TODAY, THIS PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS SOLELY ON THE UPCOMING 2022 CRUISE SEASON
YOU CAN EXPECT A DEEPER DIVE INTO OUR CRUISE LINE OF BUSINESS AT A FUTURE STUDY SESSION
I NOW LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MARITIME DIVISION, TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THE UPCOMING SEASON
STEPHANIE, THANK YOU, STEVE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
AND I'M HERE WITH MARIE ELLINGSON, OUR SENIOR MANAGER OF CRUISE OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SEASON
AND WHILE YOU'RE SEEING MARIE AND I TODAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THERE AYE, SO MANY FOLKS AROUND THE PORT AND EVEN BEYOND THE PORT THAT MADE THIS SUCCESSFUL
I WANT TO ESPECIALLY CALL OUT OUR REALLY FABULOUS EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM AND OUR REALLY FABULOUS ENVIRONMENTAL TEAMS THAT ARE SO INVOLVED IN ALL THIS WORK
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SO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE 2022 SEASON, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS SUMMER IN THE HARBOR
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, AND THEN WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SAFE RETURN, THE ISSUE OF COVID SAFETY AS WELL
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OH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE HAVE A LOT OF TRANSITION SLIDES, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY PICTURES
SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR PRELIMINARY SEASON FOR SCHEDULE FOR THIS SEASON
THIS ACTUALLY HAS JUST TODAY SINCE I GOT UP THIS MORNING, HAS CHANGED DOWN TWO SHIP CALLS, UP ONE SHIP CALL
SO WE'RE NOW AT 295 SHIP CALLS
IT'S AN UNUSUAL YEAR, SO WE DO EXPECT TO SEE SOME CHANGE, BUT THIS IS A GOOD APPROXIMATION OF WHAT WE EXPECT
AND AS STEVE SAID, ABOUT ONE AND A QUARTER MILLION REVENUE PASSENGERS
AND JUST TO REMIND YOU, WE DO COUNT THEM BOTH WAYS COMING AND GOING
SO IT'S ABOUT HALF THAT MANY PEOPLE JUST LIKE A ROUND TRIP AT THE AIRPORT
AND OF COURSE, THIS MEANS JOBS FOR FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITIES
IT'S A TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR MARITIME ECONOMY, OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE SECTOR AND OUR LOCAL TOURISM SECTOR, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER, ABOUT 2400 HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND ALMOST 90,000 HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS IN THE SEATAC AREA
SO AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECONOMY
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ADDITIONALLY, IT BRINGS IN IMPORTANT REVENUE TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT SUPPORTS MANY PROGRAMS SO THE PORT HAS BEEN PRETTY AGGRESSIVE AND RAISING RATES OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, AS WELL AS CONTROLLING OUR EXPENSES
SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS OUR NET OPERATING INCOME OVER THE YEARS
AND I WANT TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TWO COLUMNS ON THE RIGHT, AYE 2022 BUDGET, AND THEN WHAT WE ARE NOW CURRENTLY FORECASTING WITH OUR CRUISE SCHEDULE
WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN UNANTICIPATED REVENUE FROM CRUISE THIS YEAR
AND THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD OUR OVERALL MARITIME GOALS BASED ON WHAT WE'VE HEARD BOTH IN THE COMMISSION LED LISTENING SESSIONS LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS THE OVERALL DIRECTION FROM COMMISSIONER THAT WE HAVE HEARD, MARITIME AND OEDI ARE WORKING TOGETHER AND RECOMMENDING PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION OF THAT REVENUE TOWARDS THE YOUTH MARITIME CAREER LAUNCH PILOT PROGRAM
THIS WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED AND SERVED BY OUR PROGRAMS WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO YOU, OEDI AND MARITIME TOGETHER, BRINGING A COMMISSION ORDER FOR THIS FORWARD ON APRIL 12
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT IMPORTANT WORK
AND THIS IS JUST THAT IS THE KIND OF WORK THAT THIS CRUISE INCOME ALLOWS US TO DO THROUGHOUT THE PORT AND IN MARITIME SPECIFICALLY
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I WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
I KNOW THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS AND THE NUMBER OF JOBS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT QUITE A LOT
I'D LIKE TO FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE SPECIFICS
OF COURSE, TOURISM WE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF FOLKS THIS MORNING IS THE BIGGEST SECTOR OF THAT
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPLIERS
YOU SEE THESE PICTURES ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, LEAKS FROM MOUNT VERNON
ON THE BOTTOM, YOU SEE RADISHES AND CILANTRO FROM THE CARPINTO BROTHERS DOWN IN KENT
PROVISIONING IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE OVERALL ECONOMIC EFFECT
AND THEN FINALLY, VESSEL SERVICES, PART OF OUR MARITIME ECONOMY, THE JOBS THAT ARE NEEDED JUST TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THESE CRUISE VESSELS
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THIS BREAKS DOWN THOSE DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS BY ACTIVITY
SO WE CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT WHAT SECTORS THE SPENDING IS LOCATED IN AND A LOT MORE GRANULAR INFORMATION ON THIS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE
KNOWING THAT WE'RE RUNNING LATE, I WILL CONTINUE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ONE QUESTION THAT WE'VE HAD ON THE STAFF TEAM IS WHILE WE KNOW ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ARE, WE DON'T KNOW REALLY ABOUT THE EQUITY OF THOSE ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ARE THEY HITTING ALL PORTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN FURTHEST FROM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES? SO IN 2020, OFFICE OF OEDI AND MARITIME PARTNERED ON A RESEARCH STUDY, EQUITABLE, WHICH WAS ENTITLED EQUITABLE ECONOMIC CRUISE INVESTMENTS AT OTHER PORTS
AND WE LOOKED AT PORTS AROUND THE WORLD
THERE WERE FOUR US PORTS AND 17 INTERNATIONAL PORTS
REALLY WITH THE QUESTION, WHAT CAN WE LEARN? WHAT WE SAW WAS THAT CRUISE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS WERE MUCH MORE COMMON OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
DOMESTICALLY, THERE WAS A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE PRETTY SIMILAR TO THE PORT'S CURRENT WORK WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ET CETERA
THE NOTABLE EXCEPTION WAS ICY STRAIT POINT IN JUNE, ALASKA
THIS IS OWNED BY THE HUN TOTEM CORPORATION WITH 1500 SHAREHOLDERS
SO THERE'S BOTH THE SHAREHOLDER INVESTMENT IN THE NATIVE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS JOB OPPORTUNITIES
SO THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY THING TO US TO OBSERVE
BUT THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, THAT REALLY GETS US TO WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING TO REALLY ENHANCE ECONOMIC EQUITY AS WE THINK ABOUT THE JOBS THAT WE'RE CREATING
SO A COUPLE PRIORITIES FOR 2022 AND 2023
ONE IS EXPAND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS
AND THIS HAS BEEN OUR GOAL ALL ALONG
SO I PERSONALLY AM THRILLED WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DOUBLE THE YOUTH MARITIME CAREER LAUNCH PILOT PROGRAM
ADDITIONALLY, WE WANT TO GROW UTILIZATION OF LOCAL SUPPLIERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND WMDES
AND THEN WE WANT TO CONNECT MORE TO ALASKA COMMUNITIES AS WELL, IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS
AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER
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SO SPEAKING TO THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE IN 2022, THIS IS A NEW PARTNERSHIP
WE'RE SUPPORTING FOUR DIFFERENT JOB FAIRS
WE'VE GOT TWO OF THEM PORT AND CRUISE EMPLOYERS HOSTING A JOB FAIRLAND AT TIER 91
WE HAVE CRUISE EMPLOYERS JOINING OEDI SOUTH KING COUNTY JOB FAIR, AND PORT AND CRUISE EMPLOYERS HOSTING A JOB FAIR AT OUR DU DUWAMISH HUB
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OF COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS SUPER IMPORTANT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT SURPRISING ANYBODY AND THAT FOLKS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON SHOULD THEY WANT TO
IN QUARTER ONE OF THIS YEAR, THERE'S ALREADY BEEN 30 PLUS PRESEASON STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
WE HAVE A REALLY FABULOUS PEER TO PIER NEWSLETTER, REGULAR BODS, AND MEDIA RELEASES
SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING TO GET A WORD ABOUT OUR CRUISE SEASON OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL
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AND THEN IN TERMS OF CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITIES IN ALASKA, WE'RE THE HOME PORT
SO VESSELS LEAVE HERE AND THEY GO TO ALASKA AND BACK
AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT THE CRUISE SHIPS VISIT
AND SO WE KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITIES THERE HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE DEVASTATED BY THE PANDEMIC THAN WE HAVE
AND WE HAVE SOME QUOTES HERE FROM OUR PARTNERS IN HUNA TOTOTAM CORPORATION AND THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU
SO DURING THE PANDEMIC, REALLY, WE HAVE AN OUTCOME HAS BEEN CLOSER WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY AS WE'VE DISCUSSED COVID PROTOCOLS
BUT THAT GIVES US A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON THAT AND CONTINUE THAT TO MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF PARTNERING ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AS WE APPROACH THE CRUISE LINE SPECIFICALLY
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SPECIFICALLY, WITH RESPECT TO SUSTAINABILITY, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITIES IN ALASKA
WE HAVE MANY SHARED GOALS AROUND THAT AREA
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I'M GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS DONE TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO INTO EVERYTHING, BUT I WANT TO FOCUS ON A COUPLE OF KEY AREAS
SO FIRST, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF REGULATORS THAT COVER THE CRUISE INDUSTRIES FROM INTERNATIONAL IMO, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, US EPA
WE HAVE STATE AGENCIES LIKE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCIES
SO THERE'S A WHOLE MYRIAD OF A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT'S IN PLACE
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE MECHANISMS THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE USES TO INFLUENCE, LIKE OUR PORT TARIFF, WHERE WE BANNED AT BIRTH DISCHARGE, AND OUR BIRTHING AGREEMENTS WHERE WE REQUIRE VESSELS AT 91 TO PLUG INTO SHORE POWER IF THEY HAVE A SHORE POWER EQUIPPED SHIPS
WE HAVE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT ALL CRUISE LINES MUST ADHERE TO
AND WE HAVE A CRUISE MEMBER ANIMAL OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'VE ENTERED INTO WITH CRUISE LINES DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO THERE'S A WHOLE COMPLICATED WEB OF MEASURES AND REGULATIONS IN PLACE
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BUT WITHIN THAT, I WANT TO JUST POINT OUT A COUPLE IMPORTANT THINGS
SO ONE IS THAT AS A HARBOR, WE HAVE REDUCED OUR SEAPORT RELATED DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER BY 83% SINCE 2005 AND BY 27% FOR GREENHOUSE GASES
NOW, THIS IS HARBOR WIDE
AND IF YOU LOOK DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, PIE CHART , DONUT CHART WHATEVER WE CALL THAT
NOW, CRUISE SHIPS IS IN GREEN, SO THAT'S ABOUT 18% OF THE OVERALL SEAPORT EMISSIONS, ABOUT TWICE CRUISE SHIPS WOULD BE MARINE CARGO SHIPS CALLING AT THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT ALLIANCE GRAIN SHIPS, PRETTY SMALL AMOUNT
AND THEN ALL OTHER SOURCES ARE ABOUT 45% OF OUR OVERALL GHG EMISSIONS
SO WE DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR SPECIFIC GHD NUMBERS FOR I'M SORRY, GREENHOUSE GAS NUMBERS FOR CRUISE SHIPS
BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE SHIPS, THE CRUISE SHIPS AND THE GRAIN SHIPS COMBINED HAS GONE DOWN 17% SINCE 2005
AND THE NUMBER OF VESSEL CALLS IN THOSE TWO AREAS HAVE GONE UP BY 4%
AND THE NUMBER OF CRUISE PASSENGERS HAS GONE UP BY 43%
SO EVEN IN THE FACE OF PRETTY SIGNIFICANT GROWTH, WE'VE REDUCED GREENHOUSE GASSES BY 17% OVER THAT TIME
CLEARLY JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY
AND OUR GOAL IS TO GET TO ZERO CARBON
BUT WE HAVE TAKEN THOSE MEASURES, AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THEM
SO ONE OF THE MEASURES WE'VE TAKEN IS PLUGGING IN
WE'VE BEEN A LEADER IN SHORE POWER
ON THE LITTLE BAR CHART ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE OUR RATE OF SHORE POWER CONNECTION FROM SHORE POWER EQUIPPED SHIPS HAS GONE FROM 2017 IN 2017 JUST OVER HALF TO 2021
97% OF THE SHIPS THAT HAD SHORE POWER CAPABILITY AT 91 WERE PLUGGING IN
SO WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION TO THAT
AND AS I THINK BOUQUET SAID IN AN EARLIER PRESENTATION, WHAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO GROWS
SO WE'VE PAID ATTENTION TO THIS AND IT HAS GROWN
AND, OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT JUST THE PORT OF SEATTLE OR COLLABORATION WITH NORTHWEST PORTS REGULATORS, CLEANER TECHNOLOGIES, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THERE IS SUCCESS TO SHOW HERE
NEXT SLIDE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, SPECIFICALLY IN 2021 IN 2022
SO THE COMMISSION HAS ADOPTED THE UPDATED NORTHWEST PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY
WE'VE JOINED GETTING TO ZERO COALITION
WE'VE UPDATED OUR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GOALS TO NET ZERO FOR SCOPE ONE AND TWO BY 2040, CARBON NEUTRAL FOR SCOPE THREE BY 2050
WE'RE HARD AT WORK TO COMPLETE OUR SEATTLE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY PLAN BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, HOPEFULLY
AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING FUNDING FOR SURE
POWER UP HERE 66
SO WE HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS THINGS, EVEN JUST IN THE LAST YEAR AND ARE CONTINUING TO DO THOSE
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SPEAKING JUST TO CLEAN WATER
A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND ALSO JUST THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW
THE CURRENT EFFORTS, NOT THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE DECADES, WHICH ARE ALSO IMPORTANT
BUT 2020, WE BANNED DISCHARGE FROM EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS AT BIRTH THROUGH OUR TARIFFS
AND IN 2021, WE PAUSED DISCHARGE FROM EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT PUGET SOUND
INVOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH OUR PARTNERS
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER WITH DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND CRUISE LINES TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEM WATER QUALITY STUDY
WE ALSO BECAME THE FIRST PORT TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL LINES TO COMBAT OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND ISSUED AN ACTION PLAN
A LOT GOING ON IN THIS AREA
AND JUST ONE THING TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT CRUISE SHIPS DO NOT DISCHARGE EITHER WASTE WATER OR GRAY WATER OR EXHAUST GAS CLEANING DISCHARGE IN PUGET SOUND
SO I KNOW THERE'S SOME PERHAPS MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
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SO AS WE LOOK FORWARD, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS
WE ARE REALLY LEVERAGING OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS TO DRIVE SUSTAINABILITY
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT JUST LIKE THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REGULATORY REGIMES
WE HAVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT BUSINESS AGREEMENTS
WE HAVE LEASES, PREFERENTIAL USE AGREEMENTS, TARIFFS
THESE ALL PROVIDE US SOME ABILITY TO MOVE TOWARDS OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS COLLECTIVELY WITH OUR CRUISE LINES
I THINK YOU HEARD FROM AT LEAST ONE CRUISE
YOU HEARD FROM CRUISE LINES THIS MORNING
THAT IS A GOAL THEY ALSO SHARE AND THEN FINALLY GETTING TO ZERO
WE HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO GET TO ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS
JUST IN THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF
WE'RE LOOKING TO COMPLETE SHORE POWER CONNECTIONS
WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR 100% SHORE POWER CONNECTION BY ALL CRUISE SHIPS BY 2030 IN MUCH DEEPER COLLABORATION WITH OUR NORTHWEST PARTNERS
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SO THAT WAS A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS WITH RESPECT TO CRUISE
I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO MARIE ELLENSON, WHO WILL TALK ABOUT OUR SAFE RETURN COVERT RELATED PROTOCOLS
GREAT
THANK YOU, STEPHANIE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK
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SO THE PORT HAS ALWAYS PRIORITIZED OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE CRUISE BUSINESS
THE SAFETY AND SUCCESS OF OUR CRUISE SEASON RELIES ON THE COOPERATION AND COORDINATION OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM CRUISE LINES TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO LOCAL BUSINESS AND OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY PARTNERS
THIS HAS NEVER BEEN AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS DURING THE PANDEMIC
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WHEN PLANNING FOR THE RESUMPTION OF 2021, THE PORT, THE CRUISE LINE'S, CDC AND THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS TOOK A LAYERED APPROACH
WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS APPROACH IS THAT WE DIDN'T RELY ON ANY SINGLE MEASURE
IN THIS SLIDE, WE SHOW A SUMMARY OF THE MEASURES TAKEN THAT LED TO OUR SUCCESS
THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES LIKE VACCINATIONS, HEALTH SCREENING, TESTING, AND INCREASED AVIATION HELP ELIMINATE THE HAZARD
THE CRUISE LINES ALSO USE STRATEGIES LIKE LOWERING DENSITY, MEANING FEWER PASSENGERS AND OUR CRUISE TERMINALS AT ANY ONE TIME BY METERING ARRIVALS
LAYERED TOGETHER, THESE STRATEGIES MAKE US SAFER
NEXT SLIDE FOR 2022 CDC HAS CREATED A VOLUNTARY COVID-19 PROGRAM FOR CRUISE SHIPS
ALL OF OUR HOMEPORT CRUISE LINES HAVE OPTED INTO THIS PROGRAM
SINCE THE CRUISE SHIPS DEPARTING OUT OF SEATTLE ON THEIR ALASKA ITINERARY MUST STOP IN A CANADIAN PORT
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THEIR REQUIREMENTS CLOSELY AS WELL
TRANSPORT CANADA HAS ALIGNED THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN WITH CDC'S PROGRAM AND ARE ALSO REQUIRING VACCINATIONS AND TESTING
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING THE LANGUAGE IN THE MOS
THE MEMORANDUM AGREEMENT THAT YOU APPROVED STEVE'S SIGNATURE ON EARLIER, AND THOSE ARE REQUIRED BETWEEN THE PORT, EACH OF OUR CRUISE LINES AND LOCAL HEALTH
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SO PORT AGREEMENTS DO TWO THINGS
THEY OUTLINE THE STEPS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID, AND THEY OUTLINE THE STEPS IN CASE THE PASSENGER TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID ON JUNE 8 OF LAST YEAR, WE REQUESTED YOUR AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN THE PORT AGREEMENTS
WHEN FINALIZED, THOSE AGREEMENTS ENDED IN NOVEMBER
THE AGREEMENTS FOR THE 22 SEASON ARE SIMILAR, AND WHILE EACH AGREEMENT DIFFERS SLIGHTLY BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL CRUISE LINES OPERATIONS, THEY ALL SHARE THE SAME COMMON ITEMS LISTED HERE EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION PLANS, HEALTH SCREENING TESTING, SOCIAL DISTANCING, TRAINING OF STAFF AND SANITATION PLANS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS, AND MEDICAL, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION PLANS
THESE PLANS ARE REVIEWED BY LOCAL HEALTH
THE PORT HAS ALSO TAKEN AN EXTRA STEP TO ASK AN INDEPENDENT EPIDEMIOLOGIST TO REVIEW OUR PLANS
AND WITH THE NEXT SLIDE, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO STEPHANIE
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION COMMISSION
BUT WE AYE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
THANK YOU, STEPHANIE MARIE
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, YOU KNOW THE DRAW
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION
OKAY
WELL, YOU GUYS COVERED IT ALL
NEVER MIND
ACTUALLY, NOT THAT IT'S GETTING LATE OR ANYTHING
ACTUALLY, IF YOU GO TO A SLIDE NUMBER, THEY'RE ALWAYS SO FAINT
THE ONE THAT SHOWS THE RATE OF SHORE POWER UTILIZATION, MARITIME EMISSIONS IN SEATTLE DECLINE SINCE 2005
IT'S AMAZING THAT IT DOESN'T SHOW PAGE NUMBERS
ANYWAY, THE RATE OF SHORE POWER UTILIZATION 2021 SHOWS 97%, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THAT'S OF SHORE POWER EQUIP SHIPS
SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE JUST HAD A GRAPHIC LIKE THAT THAT JUST SHOWED SHORE POWER EQUIPPED SHIPS
CRUISE LINES ARE ACTIVELY REBUILDING THEIR FLEET
RIGHT
AND SCRAPPING THEIR OLDER VESSELS DURING THE PANDEMIC
SO I WOULD JUST ASSUME THAT THE NUMBERS OF SHIPS THAT ARE CALLING ON THE PORT WILL BE INCREASINGLY SHORE POWER CAPABLE
BUT THAT WOULD JUST BE AN INVALUABLE FIGURE TO SHOW WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT, COMMISSIONER
WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT NUMBER BECAUSE AS YOU POINTED OUT
THE GOAL WOULD BE IF YOU CAN, YOU WILL
AND IT WOULD JUST BE REALLY GOOD TO SEE
I'M EVEN SURPRISED WHY THERE AYE 3% THAT ARE NOT DOING IT
AND THEN TO HAVE THAT REDUCED TO NUMBERS
RIGHT
OF A BIG NUMBER IS A BIG NUMBER
RIGHT
SO HOW MANY SHIPS ARE ACTUALLY NOT PLUGGING IN OR HOW MANY SHIPS ARE NOT CAPABLE TO PLUG IN ANYWAY? I THINK IT'S A GREAT TREND
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ONGOING WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO US CONTINUING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
SO THANK YOU
GREAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT DATA
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, STEPHANIE, FOR THE THOUGHTFUL PRESENTATION
SO IT'S UNCLEAR IN 2013, THE PORT OF SEATTLE BANS DISCHARGE EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS AT BIRTH, CORRECT? NOT IN 2013, NO
THAT WAS IN 2019
YEAH
OKAY
BECAUSE BEFORE, WHAT THEY DO IS THEY CLEAN IT, THEY STORE IT, AND THEY DISCHARGE IT ONCE THEY WERE AT FIRST
BUT WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE UNITED STATES HASN'T EVEN BANNED THAT, WHICH IS WHY IT'S SUCH A BIG DEAL THAT WE DID IT RIGHT HERE AT HOME
THAT'S CORRECT
IF THE PORT OF SEATTLE CAN BE BOLD AND DO THAT HERE AT HOME, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PERHAPS ADD TO OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND PUSH FOR OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE NATION? YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE THING I WILL SAY, COMMISSIONER, THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION
THERE IS A LOT OF DATA ON EXHAUST GAS COVERS SHOWING THAT IT'S BETTER AND SHOWING THAT IT'S WORSE
RIGHT
THERE IS CONFLICTING TECHNICAL INFORMATION
I THINK ONE THING THAT'S SPECIAL AND PUGET SOUND IS THAT WE HAVE PUGET SOUND IS NOT THE OPEN OCEAN
WE HAVE A CONFINED BODY OF WATER
SO WHAT OUR FOCUS IS OUR STUDY, IN FACT, THAT WE'RE PARTAKING RIGHT NOW IS SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S THE IMPACT HERE IN PUGET SOUND, SINCE THE WATER REALLY CAN'T CIRCULATE IN THE SAME WAY, BUT IT COULD BE DIFFERENT IN THE OPEN OCEAN
I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY SUGGEST THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BE FURTHER STUDIED ON A FEDERAL BASIS
OKAY
AND IS THAT BEING STUDIED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY HERE FOR PURPOSES OF THAT BAND HERE IN OUR LOCAL JURISDICTION? IT IS AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY
CORRECT
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR METRUCK, DID YOU WANT TO JUMP IN HERE? I JUST WANTED TO ADD INTO THAT CONVERSATION ON THAT SPECIFIC POINT, COMMISSIONER
WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT STUDY
BUT YOU TALKED HERE DOMESTICALLY ALSO, THAT ENGAGEMENT, PERHAPS ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL, DEPENDING WE SEE OUR DELEGATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION OR JUST OUR INPUT TO THEM AS WELL
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THOSE ARE THE LEVELS WE TRY TO OPERATE HERE LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS WELL AS STEPHANIE WAS POINTING OUT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THAT
SO SPEAKING OF INTERNATIONAL POLICY, VANCOUVER OFFERS REDUCED FEES TO CRUISE LINES IF THEY CAN MEET CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
IS THIS SOMETHING WE'VE PURSUED HERE AT HOME IN THE PAST? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
SO OUR FEE STRUCTURE IS DIFFERENT THAN VANCOUVER
SO TYPICALLY WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS ACTUALLY WE HAVE PROVIDED INCENTIVES
FOR INSTANCE, WHEN VESSELS WERE USING CLEANER FUEL, WE PROVIDED AN INCENTIVE FOR DOING THAT
I THINK WHETHER WE WOULD DO THAT AGAIN IS A GREAT QUESTION
AT THE MOMENT, OUR FEES ARE ACTUALLY ALMOST TWICE AS HIGH AS ANY HOME PORT ON THE WEST COAST
WE'VE BEEN AGGRESSIVE IN RAISING OUR FEES
I WILL SAY TYPICALLY THOSE ARE A PASS THROUGH FROM THE PASSENGER AND IN INCENTIVIZING THE CRUISE LINES
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE THAT WOULD MAKE
I DO THINK THE CONCEPT OF INCENTIVIZING AND REDUCING FEES OR REWARDS IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK
AND WHEN WE DID IT BEFORE, WE WERE INCENTIVIZING, EARLY ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS THAT HAVE NOW GONE INTO EFFECT
SO THAT'S WHY WE PHASED THEM OUT
AND I BELIEVE IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN
OKAY
I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF A RUBRIC THAT WE USE TO GRADE AND EVALUATE ANY CONTRACTOR THAT WANTS TO DO BUSINESS THROUGH THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT CAN GIVE THEM AN EDGE WHEN WE'RE EVALUATING COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES, THAT COMES INTO CONSIDERATION, WHETHER IT'S COMPLYING WITH INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS OR WHETHER THEY'VE RECEIVED COMMENDATIONS, ET CETERA
THAT WAS MORE THANK YOU
WELL, I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY ON OUR AGENDA TO REVIEW MORE DEEPLY AS WE GO FORWARD
AND ONE THING I WILL ALSO SAY IS WE ALIGN OUR INCENTIVE PROGRAMS WITH OTHER PORTS THAT ACTUALLY INCREASES THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS WELL
OKAY
AND I'M ALSO WONDERING, REGARDING THE CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS PIECE, ARE WE ABLE TO DISAGGREGATE THE EMISSIONS BETWEEN CRUISE AND CARGO? SPECIFICALLY, WE CAN DISAGGREGATE BETWEEN THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE CONTAINER CARGO AND CRUISE
WE CANNOT DISAGGREGATE BETWEEN CRUISE AND GRAIN, ALTHOUGH YOU CAN SEE ON THE CHART THAT GRAIN IS A VERY SMALL PORTION OF IT
SO THAT GRAIN IS ABOUT 2% AND CRUISE IS 18% OF THE OVERALL SEAPORT HARBOR
BUT THOSE TWO, WE CANNOT DISAGGREGATE WITH THE DATA THAT WE HAVE
SO WHY IS IT THAT WE CAN'T DISAGGREGATE THE GREEN AND CRUISE SHIPS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OUTPUTS? THESE ARE STUDIES THAT WE DID SOME TIME AGO, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE COMPLETED IT IN 2016
WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO THE NEXT ONE
SO THAT'S THE WAY WE HAVE THE DATA AS WE DO THESE MARITIME EMISSIONS INVENTORIES
THERE IS PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIALITY AS PART OF HOW EVERYBODY PARTICIPATES
IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT GOING FORWARD, AND PERHAPS SANDY HAS MORE TO ADD TO THAT
YEAH
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT WE DO THE IN DEPTH MARITIME ADMISSIONS STUDY EVERY FIVE YEARS
AND SO THIS YEAR WE'LL BE LAUNCHING
SO IT WAS 16 TO 21, 24, 21 WAS THE LAST FIVE YEAR PERIOD
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, WE WILL BE GETTING NEW AND UPDATED AND A LITTLE MORE GRANULAR INFORMATION ON EMISSIONS
I ALSO WILL SAY BACK ON INCENTIVES THAT WE DID HAVE THE IDEA OF INCENTIVES
IT'S PART OF OUR OVERALL STRATEGY TO RESEARCH THAT, AND THE IAPH, IN PARTICULAR AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, IS LOOKING TO COLLABORATE ON INCENTIVES
AND WE'VE BEEN PART OF THAT DISCUSSION ALSO
OKAY
JUST SO I'M CLEAR, HOW DO YOU MEASURE THAT? DO YOU MEASURE THAT BY SHIFTS OR BY SAMPLES FROM THE AIR? HOW IS THAT BEING MEASURED? GREAT QUESTION
I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT
WHAT THEY DO
IT IS A THIRD PARTY, AS STEPHANIE MENTIONED, IT'S A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR THAT'S USED TO CONDUCT THE EMISSIONS INVENTORY
THEY HAVE TO GET PRIVILEGED INFORMATION, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM ALL PLAYERS
THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE FUEL USE AND THAT SORT OF THING
SO WE CAN GET MORE DETAILS TO YOU ON METHODOLOGY, IF YOU'D LIKE
AND, COMMISSIONER, I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION
IT'S AN ACTIVITY BASED INVENTORY
SO WHAT THEY DO IS LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY THAT HAPPENED AND THE EMISSIONS THAT WOULD COME FROM THAT
SO THE PARTY THAT'S DOING THE INVENTORY KNOWS SPECIFICALLY HOW MUCH EMISSIONS COME FROM A PARTICULAR ENGINE WHEN IT'S OPERATING
SO THEY GET ALL OF THE IT WILL BE A ONE YEAR SNAPSHOT
THEY GET ALL OF THE ACTIVITY THAT HAPPENED IN THAT ONE YEAR AND CAN MEASURE THE EMISSIONS FROM THAT BASED ON THAT INFORMATION
SO IT'S WHAT'S CALLED ACTIVITY BASED
IT IS NOT A MEASURE OF WHAT'S IN THE AIR
SO CRUISE SHIPS ARE SELF REPORTING THEIR OWN DATA
THEY'RE PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU
I'M LOOKING FOR CLARIFICATION
YES
NO, THAT IS NOT CORRECT
THAT THEY
AYE
SELF REPORTING
SO THE INFORMATION OF THEIR VESSEL MOVEMENTS IS THROUGH OUR MARINE TRAFFIC SYSTEM
AIS THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, SO IT IS NOT BASED ON
AND THEN THE CONSULTANT WILL HAVE BEEN ON THE SHIPS, LOOKED AT THE TYPE OF ENGINE, ET CETERA
OKAY
SO THE CONSULTANT DOES EVALUATE THE DATA
DO WE PAY FOR THAT OR THE CRUISE LINES PAYING FOR THAT? AND SHOULD THEY PAY FOR THAT? IT'S A COLLECTION OF PARTIES THAT PAY FOR THAT
WE DON'T DO IT ALONE
WE COLLABORATE WITH THE OTHER PORTS IN PUGET SOUND, AND WE DO HAVE CLIENTS HAVE A SHARE IN THAT
PARDON? I BELIEVE SO WE CAN CONFIRM THAT
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A NUMBER OF PARTIES, A WHOLE BUNCH OF PARTIES THAT PAY INTO THAT
WE CAN GET YOU THAT LIST OF WHOM
ACTUALLY, I CAN PROBABLY LOOK AT IT RIGHT NOW, BUT YES
AND THEN MY FINAL QUESTION, COGNIZANT OF THE TIME IS, CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY FOR ME THAT CRUISE SHIPS AND GREEN SHIPS ARE REPORTING THAT DATA TOGETHER? THAT DATA IS REPORTED TOGETHER
SO WHEN THE CONSULTANT, THEY LOOK AT EACH SHIP AND THE PORT, IT ALL TOGETHER BECAUSE THE INFORMATION DOES NOT COME TO US
IT COMES FROM THE CONSULTANT THAT'S ANALYZING IT, AND THEY LUMP IT TOGETHER AS THEY ANALYZE IT
AND CLIA IS A PARTICIPATING PARTNER IN THE MISSIONS INVENTORY
OKAY
NO FURTHER INDUSTRY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION? YEAH
REGARDING SCRUBBER DISCHARGES
THIS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE INTERNATIONALLY
AND SO THE IMO IS LOOKING AT THIS WITH REGARDS TO HOW IT APPLIES TO FUTURE SOUND
WE ARE KIND OF UNIQUELY ACIDIFIED IN DUE IN PART TO THE UPWELLING OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST
THE ONE THING WE DO KNOW ABOUT WASTEWATER DISCHARGE FROM SCRUBBERS IS IT'S ACIDIC
SO IT'S A PARTICULARLY NOT A GOOD THING HERE AND CERTAINLY AT THE SHORE WHERE THERE'S NOT THE DILUTION ASSOCIATED WITH BEING UNDERWAY
I THINK IT'S A VERY PRUDENT DECISION BY THE PORT TO DO THAT
SO IT'S LIKE A MAXIMUM VULNERABILITY KIND OF SITUATION
AND IT'S ALSO WHERE NEAR SHORE IS WHERE MUCH OF THE CRITTER ARE THAT WOULD BE VULNERABLE
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SHELLFISH PUMPS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT STUDY, BUT ALSO IN A MORE BROADLY, THE IMO STUDY WILL BE OF INTEREST TO WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IN THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO DISAGGREGATE CRUISE SHIPS IS THAT YOU'RE SHOWING ON THE PIE CHART THAT THEY'RE 18% AND GRAIN SHIPS ARE 2%
RIGHT
HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THIS AND SAY YOU'RE NOT DISAGGREGATING? YEAH
IN TERMS OF TALKING ABOUT THE DECREASE, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE INFORMATION IN PREVIOUS YEARS
I SEE
SO IT'S THE INCREMENT, BUT WE KNOW THE PERCENTAGE OF THE CONTRIBUTION THAT THEY'RE MAKING
AND THIS IS STARCREST
RIGHT
STARCREST IS THE CONSULTANTS THAT DO THIS
CORRECT
AND THEY DO THIS BASICALLY ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY
SO THE THING THAT'S HELPFUL ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT'S JUST IN TERMS OF COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA'S QUESTION ABOUT THE VERACITY OF THE CONSULTANT IS THAT WHETHER YOU LIKE THE METHODOLOGY OR NOT, IT'S CONSISTENT
SO WE CAN COMPARE BETWEEN THE PORT PORTS
AND SO THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE PUT IN THERE ARE REASONABLE
BUT TO THE PORT, IT'S NOT A MEASUREMENT
IT'S AN APPROXIMATION BASED ON, AS YOU WERE SAYING, TYPE OF ENGINE AND THE THROUGHPUT THROUGH THE WATERWAY
SO OBVIOUSLY CRUISE IS SEASONAL AND THIS IS I GUESS THE OTHER THING TO CHARACTERIZE IS THAT IT'S THE AIRSHED
SO ONCE THEY LEAVE WANDA FUKUSHA STRAIT, THAT EMISSION INVENTORY IS ZERO OVER
RIGHT
SO IT'S NOT THROUGH THE FULL TRANSIT
IT'S JUST FOR THE PORT PORTION OF THE TIME THERE
IT'S NOT JUST ONE THERE AT THE DOCK
IT'S THROUGHOUT THE AIRSHED, BUT IT'S NOT THROUGHOUT THE TRANSIT
YEAH
AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING
WE CAN DISAGGREGATE THE INFORMATION FOR THE MOST RECENT INVENTORIES, 2016, AND I THINK 2011, BUT WE DON'T HAVE IT FOR 2005
SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SHOW THE FULL TREND, BUT WE CAN DISAGGREGATE AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO IN THIS NEWEST INVENTORY, THE CRUISE SHIP INFORMATION
THANK YOU FOR THE AIRSHED COMMENT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
WHEN WHAT WAS THE YEAR? PARDON SHORE POWER
T 91 STARTED WHEN
SO SHORE POWER STARTED AT TERMINAL 30 IN 2005 AND TERMINAL 91 WHEN WE MOVED IN 2009
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP? THANK YOU
JUST A FOLLOW UP REQUEST OF DIRECTOR METRUCK
WOULD YOU PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF REQUESTING THAT WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION TO SEGREGATED FROM OUR THIRD PARTY THAT ACTUALLY DOES THAT ASSESSMENT
SO BETWEEN THE GREEN FAMILY, DID YOU TAKE NOTE OF THAT? YEAH
AND THE CURRENT INFORMATION IS DISAGGREGATED, BUT WE WILL ABSOLUTELY CONFIRM THAT AND MAKE SURE IT IS IN THIS NEXT INVENTORY
BUT THE 2016 DATA IS DISAGGREGATED
OKAY
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
THAT WAS SOME HEADY STUFF, BUT REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE
WE'VE BEEN HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT NEXT STEPS TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE IN THE TREND OF REDUCING IMPACTS, REDUCING EMISSIONS, IMPROVING BENEFITS, AND ADDRESSING THE REAL CONCERNS OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL
SO WITH THAT, WE'VE CONCLUDED OUR SCHEDULED BUSINESS ITEMS FOR THE DAY
ARE THERE ANY OTHER MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS OR ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? WE'RE GOING TO GO AROUND TO EACH COMMISSIONER CHO ASK
AND I'LL START WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
YES
I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO REFER THE TOPIC OF ALL GENDER BATHROOMS OR RESTROOMS TO THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE COMMITTEE ACTION
IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO STRAIGHT TO A VOTE ON THAT
CLARK, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL FOR REFERRING ALL GENDER RESTROOMS THAT COULD BE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT? YES
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
AND THAT MOTION HAS FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS
ALL RIGHT
AND THAT MOTION PASSES THEN
COMMISSIONER CHO, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE? NO
THANK YOU ALL FOR A GREAT MEETING TODAY
IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, AND I THINK WE VOTED ON SOME REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, ANY REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE OR COMMENTS? I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE ON CONSENT HAMDI TO DO WITH APPROVAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND THAT I AM PROMPTLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY
AND I'M PROUD TO BE ABLE TO BE REPRESENTING THE PORT AT A TOURISM PROMOTION MEETING IN LONDON FOR SPECIFICALLY TARGETING BRITISH TRAVELERS TO THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON STATE IN PARTICULAR, AS WELL AS THEN BEING ABLE TO ATTEND AN OFFSHORE WIND CONFERENCE IN SPAIN AND ACTUALLY SEEING A WIND FARM IN ACTION
SO WE'LL REPORT BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS
TERRIFIC
AND WE'LL ALSO MEET SOMEBODY FROM THE IMO TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT
SO THAT'S GREAT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, IN CLOSING, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT I WAS GONE DURING THE DISCUSSION RELATING TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRICS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY WHOLE HEARTED SUPPORT FOR THE VOTE OF THE COMMISSION AND ADD A PERSONAL NOTE THAT I HAVE SO MUCH AVIATION IN THE SHORT TIME THIS FIRST QUARTER OF MY TENURE AS COMMISSIONER AND I JUST LOOK SO INTENTLY FORWARD TO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO COME
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I'LL LET YOU DO FOR THE PEOPLE OF KEY COUNTY COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
NO FURTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK
AND I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS AS WELL
BEFORE WE CLOSE THE MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE FLORIDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, AND I HOPE DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL TOM TANAKA IS ON THE CALL
AYE, YOU ON THE CALL AT THE TIME RIGHT NOW? YES, I AM
WOULD YOU MIND TURNING YOUR CAMERA ON? THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, AS FAR AS YOURS
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU, TOM
I ALSO HAVE WITH ME GENERAL COUNSEL PETE RAMBLES
THIS IS THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? TOM FOR TOM TANAKA, DON'T CELEBRATE TOO MUCH
TOM
TOM TANAKA BEGAN AT THE PORT, AND I THINK HE HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH AYE
BEFORE THAT
BUT HE BEGAN, I BELIEVE, TOM ON SEPTEMBER 22, JUNETEENTH 86
AND SO HE'S COMPLETING OVER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PORT
AND THAT INCREDIBLE
I CAN CLEARLY REMEMBER 1986, BUT FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T, THE POPULATION OF SEATTLE AT THAT TIME WAS ABOUT 2 MILLION
AND TODAY IT'S THE PORT, 4 MILLION OF THE METRO SEATTLE METRO AREA
I THINK TOM REFERS TO ME AS THE NEW GUY BECAUSE I'M THE 8TH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CEO THAT HE'S WORKED FOR
I BELIEVE IN AYE
TIME HERE, THIS HAS BEEN TOM IS AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY OVER THOSE 35 PLUS YEARS HERE AT THE PORT
AND IT'S NOT ONLY HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
LET ME SAY THIS IS THAT THOMAS AYE RECOGNIZED AYE
RECOGNIZED EXPERTISE GOES FAR BEYOND HERE IN THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I MEAN, EVEN WITHIN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, WITH THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC PORT AUTHORITY, WITH WPPA, THEY RECOGNIZE AYE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION AND TO THE PORTS THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE
AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A SPECIAL LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP A FEW MONTHS AGO
I THINK IT'S A FEW MONTHS AGO
NOW, BASED ON THAT AND BASED ON AYE
CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THAT TIME PERIOD, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY OF THAT WORK
AND I THINK AS WE LOOK BACK OVER AYE
TIME, ALSO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT HE HAD A PART IN STANDING UP AND IT'S PLAYED A BIG PART IN IS THE IMPORTANT MILESTONE, WHICH IS AYE
WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND STAND UP FOR THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
TOM WAS THERE FROM THE BEGINNING, AND THAT SETTING UP THE COLLABORATIVE NWSA HAS REALLY BEEN A GAME CHANGER FOR US IN THE PORT OF TACOMA
AND TOM IS HE'S THE GO TO PERSON WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ORGANIZATION
I'M SURE HE'S BEEN A RESOURCE FOR ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS ON THAT, BUT ALSO MANY OTHER ISSUES HERE, AS WE ALL LEARNED, THOSE OF US THAT ARE RELATIVELY NEW THROUGH MY FOUR YEARS HERE, IS THAT A LOT OF ISSUES, NEW ISSUES AREN'T NEW
THEY JUST ARE CONTINUATION OF ISSUES THROUGH DECADES OF WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED HERE
AND TOM HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE ON HOW WE ENDED UP ON CERTAIN THINGS
AND REALLY FOR ME DURING MY FOUR YEARS
LET ME SAY THIS, TOM
I'VE RELIED ON YOUR ADVICE, ON YOUR CONSOLE ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES, BOTH BIG AND SMALL, AND ACROSS THE VAST DIVERSITY OF LEGAL ISSUES THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE PORT
AND ESPECIALLY TOM, I'VE REALLY ENJOYED JUST YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE AS WE WORK ON THESE THINGS AND NEVER EXPRESSING ANYTHING OTHER THAN WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THIS
AND THIS IS THE WAY TO GO
AND I REALLY THOROUGHLY ENJOY YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH ME, ENTERTAINING MY QUESTIONS AS I TALK ABOUT MARITIME LAW, WHICH I ENJOY PROBING SOME OF THOSE THINGS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL SIDE
AND YOU ALWAYS ENTERTAIN THOSE WITH ME THOSE CONVERSATIONS
BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS OR MY TIME HERE AND REPRESENTING THOSE SEVEN OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND CEOS BEFORE ME
TOM, TO SAY THANK YOU FOR JUST ALL YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE STATE AND NOT JUST THE REGION, BUT THE STATE AND NATIONALLY AS WELL
SO YOU'LL BE MISSED
AND I KNOW YOU AND SHANNON, I KNOW YOU'RE PIVOTING AROUND YOUR PLANS HERE IN THE FUTURE WILL BE INVOLVED SOME SKIING AND THEN WHO KNOWS WHAT'S NEXT? BUT AS I SAID, I'M HOPING YOU'RE LEAVING A PHONE NUMBER HERE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY HERE THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO
SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU, TOM, PERSONALLY FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE AND FOR ME PERSONALLY
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE THE FLOOR TO OUR GENERAL COUNSEL, PETE RAMBLES
WE JUST GOT SOME REMARKS
YES
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SOME TIME
AND JUST KNOW, STEVE, WE HAVE AYE
PHONE NUMBER, AYE
EMAIL
WE KNOW WHERE HE LIVES
HE'S NOT GOING THAT FAR
I WANT TO REPEAT SOME OF THE SAME SENTIMENTS I THINK THAT WE ALL HOLD DEAR ABOUT TOM
HE'S WORKED AT THE PORT FOR 35 AND A HALF YEARS, WHICH ITSELF IS A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT TO WORK FOR ONE INSTITUTION TO SHOW THAT LOYALTY AND THAT DEDICATION THROUGH THAT PERIOD OF TIME
HE IS AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED ATTORNEY, BUT HE MADE THE CHOICE TO DEDICATE HIMSELF TO PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THAT TIME PERIOD
AND THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE BENEFIT FOR THE PORT AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF KING COUNTY
HE'S PLAYED A DIRECT ROLE IN MANY MILESTONE EVENTS OF THE PORT
SOME PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THAT
HE HELPED SET UP THE FIRST NOISE INSULATION PROGRAM AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AND HE ALSO, AS STEVE MENTIONED, WAS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN GETTING THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE UNDERWAY, WHICH IS A HUGE THING FOR OUR REGION
HE IS AN EXPERT IN MANY OF THE ARCANE AREAS OF LAW THAT GOVERN PORT OPERATIONS
AND AS A RESULT, OUR PORT CLIENTS RELY HEAVILY ON AYE
ADVICE AND AYE
COUNSEL
AND HE'S A WONDERFUL COLLEAGUE, AND HE'S ADORED BY AYE
CLIENTS
AS ALSO STEVE SAID AYE
REACH GOES BEYOND THE PORT
HE SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE CHAIR A MEMBER OR A CHAIR OF THE LEGAL COMMITTEES OR THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC PORT ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES
HE'S ALSO CURRENTLY THE CHAIR OF THE LAW AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHWEST MARINE TERMINALS ASSOCIATION
SO IN THOSE ROLES, AYE
LEGAL WISDOM HAS TRULY BEEN SHARED WITH PORTS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
I WENT THROUGH AYE
FILES, HE HELPED GIVE A TOUR
SO WE COVID FIGURE THINGS OUT LATER
AND THE NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS AT THE NUMBER OF CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY ON DIFFERENT PORT ISSUES IS JUST REALLY IMPRESSIVE FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, TOM HAS BEEN OUR ANCHOR
WE HAVE DEPENDED ON AYE
TO TACKLE THE THORNY ISSUES
HE'S BEEN AN ADVISOR AND A MENTOR TO ALL OF US AND TO MANY INTERNS ALONG THE WAY
AND FOR ME PERSONALLY, BEING THREE PLUS YEARS AT THE PORT, I HAVE JUST RELIED SO HEAVILY ON TOM AND AYE
KNOWLEDGE AND JUST TRUST AYE
AS BEING A GREAT HUMAN BEING WHO'S ALWAYS THERE TO HELP
SO WE CAN'T THANK TOM ENOUGH FOR AYE
DEDICATION AND AYE
SERVICE
WE'RE GOING TO REALLY MISS YOU, TOM, BUT WE ALSO KNOW YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD TIMES AHEAD
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE WONDERFUL REMARKS
I KNOW THAT EACH OF US COMMISSIONERS HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO TOM'S RETIREMENT AT THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH
AND IF THERE'S ANY PRESSING REMARKS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT TOM HAS TIME TO SHARE A FEW THOUGHTS, TOO
SO, TOM, TAKE IT AWAY
OKAY
WELL, COMMISSIONERS STEVE AND PETE, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS, NOT ONLY HERE, BUT TO THE COMMISSIONER
YOUR COMMENTS AT THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK OR LAST WEEK, IT WAS TRULY HEARTFELT AND REALLY WAS VERY TOUCHING FOR ME
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYONE, FOR YOUR SENTIMENTS
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY FOR YOU, AND I DID HAVE A FEW COMMENTS, IF I MAY HAVE YOUR PERMISSION, JUST TO YOU CAN TAKE AN HOUR IF YOU WANT
YOU'VE EARNED IT
OKAY
WELL, AGAIN, THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL AS A PORT EMPLOYEE
SO I THOUGHT I'D PASS ON A FEW OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THIS REMARKABLE ORGANIZATION
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COME UP TO ME AND ASKED, SO YOU STARTED 1985
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT NOW THAN WHAT IT WAS THEN? AND A COUPLE OF THINGS COME TO MIND RIGHT OFF THE BAT
THE AVERAGE AGE OF U FIVE COMMISSIONERS IS PROBABLY ABOUT HALF OF WHAT THE AGE OF THE COMMISSIONER WAS IN
THERE WERE NO WOMEN
IT WAS ALL MEN, AND THEY WERE ALL OF THE SAME RACE
AND SO IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO HAVE A COMMISSION THAT REFLECTS OUR GENDER AND RACIAL DIVERSITY, AND THAT REALLY MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION WHERE THAT DIVERSITY IS REFLECTED AT THE TOP
THE OTHER THING I THINK TO MENTION IS THAT BACK IN 85 THERE WAS A REVERSAL OF THE SIZE OF OUR OPERATING DIVISIONS
BACK THEN, OUR FINANCES AND OPERATIONS WERE DOMINATED BY OUR MARITIME BUSINESS
THE AIRPORT WAS BIG, BUT IT WAS MAYBE HALF THE SIZE OF THE MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THAT TIME
THAT CHANGED IN THE 1990S WHEN THE AIRPORT BEGAN GROWING, AND IT WAS REALLY STUNNING TO WATCH AS OUR PASSENGER VOLUMES SHOT PAST ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS ESTIMATES OF PROJECTIONS FOR WHAT PASSENGER GROWTH WOULD BE
I THINK IT'S NOW TO THE POINT WHERE THE AIRPORT IS PROBABLY THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF OUR MARITIME BUDGET, AND THAT INCLUDES THE REVENUES THAT WE GET FROM THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT LINES
IT'S NOT THAT OUR MARITIME BUSINESS SHRUNK, IT'S THAT THE AIRPORT JUST GREW
ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOW AN AIRPORT DOMINATED PORT, I SUGGEST I WOULD URGE YOU NEVER TO LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT THE PORT IS IN
FIRE STATE PASSED LEGISLATION IN 1911 AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF LOCALLY CONTROLLED PORTS
TRADE AND COMMERCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE HEART OF THE PORT
PORTS WERE CREATED TO REGAIN PUBLIC PORTS IN WASHINGTON WERE CREATED TO REGAIN PUBLIC CONTROL OF THE WATERFRONT BECAUSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT, TRADE WOULD BE CHOKED OFF AND AT THE MERCY OF PRIVATE INTERESTS TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE PUBLIC
BY HAVING LOCAL CONTROL, THIS ALSO ALLOWED PORTS TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER
THIS IS KIND OF A CRITICAL FEATURE ABOUT THE PORTS BECAUSE I CANNOT THINK OF ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY THAT ACTUALLY COMPETES IN A MARKETPLACE
ON THE MARITIME SIDE, WE COMPETE FOR CARGO WITH OTHER WASHINGTON PORTS, CANADIAN PORTS, OTHER US WEST COAST PORTS LIKE OAKLAND, LONG BEACH, AND LOS ANGELES
WE COMPETE WITH PORTS IN THE GULF AND PORTS ON THE EAST COAST
ON THE AVIATION SIDE, WE COMPETE WITH OTHER AIRPORTS TO GET YOU CARRIERS, ESPECIALLY INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS, BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT COME WITH THAT BUSINESS
I MENTIONED ALL OF THIS TO REMIND YOU OF THE PORT HISTORICAL ROUTES
I'VE ALWAYS DESCRIBED THE PORT AS BEING A LITTLE BIT SCHIZOPHRENIC
WE COMPETE FOR BUSINESS, BUT WE ALSO ARE A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY
THIS DUAL ROLE MEANS THAT SOMETIMES WE MAKE BUSINESS DECISIONS THAT ARE NOT BASED ON COMPETITION OR MARKET FACTORS
IN OTHER WORDS, WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON FACTORS THAT A PRIVATE BUSINESS WOULD NOT CONSIDER
EXAMPLES OF THESE KINDS OF FACTORS WOULD BE THE NUMBER OF JOBS THAT ARE CREATED BY A PROJECT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THAT WE ADD ONTO A PROJECT
DESPITE THE FACT THAT SUCH ADDITIONS MAY RESULT IN A LOWER RATE OF RETURN, I THINK THESE CONSIDERATIONS ARE ENTIRELY LEGITIMATE AND VITAL CONSIDERATIONS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE PORT IS ULTIMATELY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VOTERS OF KING COUNTY
THE HARD THING FOR ALL OF YOU AS COMMISSIONERS IS TO DETERMINE HOW YOU DECIDE ISSUES IN A WAY THAT HONORS YOUR COMMITMENT TO THOSE VOTERS
THE VOTERS ENTRUSTED YOU TO TAKE CARE OF THIS 111 YEAR OLD INSTITUTION
AND AS YOU PROCEED WITH YOUR IMPORTANT WORK, I WOULD LEAVE YOU WITH THIS FINAL THOUGHT
WE ALL HAVE A STRONG DESIRE TO BRING ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND ONE OF THE PORT STATED MISSION IS TO CREATE JOBS
IN MY VIEW, THAT OBJECTIVE IS THE RESULT OF ENLARGING OUR BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND NOT A STANDALONE OBJECTIVE
YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE THAT OUR PORT STATUTES DO NOT SAY THAT THE PORT THE PORT EXIST TO CREATE JOBS
PORTS EXIST TO CREATE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BUSINESSES TO COME TO KING COUNTY, CREATING THE FAMILY WAGE JOBS THAT BRING PROSPERITY TO OUR FELLOW CITIZENS
THE SIMPLER WAY OF SAYING THIS IS THAT IN ORDER FOR THE PORT TO DO GOOD, THE PORT HAS TO DO WELL
IF WE CONCENTRATE ON DOING WHAT OUR STATUTORY POWERS ALLOW, WE WILL ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS
SO AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR KIND COMMENTS TODAY AND LAST WEEK AND FOR THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO YOU BEFORE I DEPART
I FEEL VERY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE WORKED WITH SO MANY DEDICATED PORT STAFF AND OFFICIALS OVER THE YEARS AND I FEEL THE PORT IS IN GREAT HANDS
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF STEVE AND THE FIVE OF YOU
I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK AND I SEND MY BEST WISHES TO ALL OF MY PORT COLLEAGUES OUT THERE AND I ASK THAT IF YOU NEED MY ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL AT ANY TIME AND I WILL ALWAYS ANSWER THE CALL FROM THE PORT
SO THANK YOU AGAIN
THANK YOU, TOM
THANK YOU FOR MANY, MANY YEARS OF DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO OUR INSTITUTION
WE ARE TRULY, TRULY GRATEFUL AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT AND VACATION, SKIING AND WHATEVER ELSE YOU MAY CHOOSE TO USE YOUR TIME ON NOW THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SIT IN ENDLESS MEETINGS WITH US WITH THAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK, DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE THE MEETING? COMMISSIONERS, THANKS FOR A GREAT MEETING AND JUST LOTS OF IMPORTANT SUBJECTS HERE
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR METRUCK
WITH THAT HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 04:45 P.M.
NOW GO OUT AND ENJOY THE SUNSHINE, PLEASE
THE WARMEST DAY OF THE YEAR.

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