The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2022-07-26 at Sea-Tac Airport

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2022-07-26 at Sea-Tac Airport

THIS IS COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT SAM CHO RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 26, 2022
THE TIME IS 12:05 EXACTLY
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY, VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS COMMISSIONER CALKINS IS EXCUSED TODAY SO HE CAN ATTEND THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC PORTS AVIATION CONFERENCE, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT HE COULD JOIN US AT 12:00 P.M., SO HE MAY BE HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TODAY'S PUBLIC MEETING
HE SERVES AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S REPRESENTATIVE AND IS CURRENTLY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AVIATION, SO IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR AYE
TO BE ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE
CLARK, PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE TODAY
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
PRESENT
THANK YOU
IT'S COMMISSIONER CALKINS ON THE LINE AND THEN COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM HERE TODAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
DUE TO THE CONTINUED VIRTUAL COMPONENT OF PARTICIPATION FOR OUR MEETING, WE HAVE STAFF, EXTERNAL PRESENTERS, AND MEMBERS OF PUBLIC WHO MAY BE PARTICIPATING ON THEIR PERSONAL DEVICES OR FROM THEIR TELEPHONES
TODAY
WE'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THIS VIRTUAL FORMAT
LATER, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING WITH TEAMS, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE IN PERSON AND WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING
PLEASE KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSIONER OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATION VIRTUALLY OR YOU ARE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION OR ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK
FOR ANYONE AT THE DAIS HERE TODAY, PLEASE TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS ON ANY COMPUTERS AND SOUNDS YOUR DEVICES
WHEN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK, YOU WILL PRESS THE BUTTON FOR YOUR MICROPHONE TO BE AUDIBLE, AND WE'LL PRESS IT AGAINST THE SILENCE WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMPLYING
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD SINCE THERE IS A VIRTUAL COMPONENT TO THE MEETING, SO IT IS CLEAR FOR EVERYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONERS WILL SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO BE EQUITABLE, I ASK THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTORAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH, PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THE MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC
EXCELLENT
BEFORE WE COMMENCE AND CONTINUE ON OUR AGENDA
I JUST REALLY WANTED TO QUICKLY CALL OUT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU MAY NOTICE COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA TODAY WEARING SUNGLASSES
AND THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO BE LESS ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC OR LESS ENGAGED WITH TODAY'S MEETING, BUT BECAUSE SHE HAD A MEDICAL PROCEDURE ON HER EYE WHICH REQUIRES HER TO HAVE THESE SHADES ON
AND SO PLEASE DO NOT THROW HER ANY SHADE FOR THAT
ALL RIGHT? SHE WAS SO BRIGHT, SHE HAD TO WATCH IT
YEAH, AND SHE'S COOL IN ALL OF US
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS TO ARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY OR ANY ITEMS TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION? OKAY, SEEING THAT, COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SECOND, THE MOTION WAS MADE
AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL AGENDA AS PRESENTED? HEARING NONE
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
ALL RIGHT
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUPPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
TAKE IT AWAY
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
TODAY WE CELEBRATE 32 YEARS OF THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT
THIS LANDMARK LEGISLATION PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ENSURING ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES
AS OF 2022, APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FOUR ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES LIVE WITH A DISABILITY
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS MAKING PURPOSEFUL EFFORTS TO BRING DOWN FERRIES AND ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE PORTS, FACILITIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES
AS YOU HEARD ABOUT IN OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING ABOUT MAKING THOSE MORE ACCESSIBLE, WE ARE COMMITTING TO MAKING SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AIRPORT IN THE NATION
AMONG MANY EXAMPLES, WE ARE NOW PROUD OF OUR VERY POPULAR SENSORY ROOM IN SUNFLOWER LANYARDS, WHICH ALLOWS TRAVELERS WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES TO LET AIRPORT STAFF KNOW THAT THEY MAY NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP OR EXTRA PATIENCE
LAST MONTH, WE SHARED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND COMMISSION PORTAL I WAS MENTIONING
THIS MONTH, WE ARE PROMOTING ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES AT THE AIRPORT THROUGH A BLOG POST, ADVERTISING, EMAIL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA
THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING ADA AWARENESS DAY WITH US
IN ORDER TO ADVANCE OUR SUSTAINABILITY WORK, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES WITH LIKE MINDED PORTS HERE IN THE US
AND AROUND THE WORLD
TO THIS END, I WAS HONORED TO REPRESENT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AT THE INCH ON INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FORUM
HELD VIRTUALLY LAST WEEK IN KOREA
THIS CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER PORT LEADERS, SHIPPING EXECUTIVES, LOGISTICS EXPERTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
THE TOP PRIORITY WAS DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
IN MY PRESENTATION, I FOCUSED ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S LONG HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS TO PROTECT AIR AND WATER QUALITY AS WE PROVIDE IMPORTANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY
I DESCRIBED OUR INDUSTRY LEADING NORTHWEST PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY, WHICH SETS OUT A VISION TO BE ZERO EMISSION BY 2050, AND OUR MARITIME, AIR AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SHARE THE INITIAL PROGRESS IN OUR WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALASKA GREEN CORRIDOR EFFORTS
WITH OUR GROUP OF FIRST MOVERS, WE'RE EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY OF A GREEN CORRIDOR TO TEST ZERO EMISSIONS SHIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR TRANSITIONING THE INDUSTRY TO ZERO CLIMATE AND AIR EMISSIONS
ON THE SUBJECT OF THE GREEN CORRIDOR INITIATIVE, WE'RE OFF TO A STRONG START TOMORROW
WE ARE CONVENING THE SECOND MEANING OF THE PORTS, INDUSTRIES AND DECARBONIZATION EXPERTS WHO IN MAY THIS YEAR COMMITTED TO JOIN US IN EXPLORING A GREEN CORRIDOR FOR CRUISE SHIPS TO ALASKA
THE PARTNERS WILL BEGIN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT ALLOWS FOR CLEAR DECISION MAKING, INFORMATION SHARING AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
THEY'LL ALSO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT CHARTER
WE'LL REPORT TO YOU ON THE PROGRESS OF THIS MEETING AND THE RATE AFTER WE COMPLETE IT
SPEAKING OF CRUISE, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY SUCCESSFUL CRUISE SEASON AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT THE CENTER'S DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION LAST WEEK UPDATED ITS COVID-19 GUIDELINES FOR CRUISE SHIPS
AMONG THE CHANGES THAT ARE WHILE REPORTING OF INFECTIONS IS STILL REQUIRED, THE COLOR CODING SCHEME WILL NO LONGER BE USED
SOME PREVIOUSLY MANDATORY PROTOCOLS ARE NOW ONLY RECOMMENDED AS WELL
WHILE THE SEVERITY OF THE PANDEMIC MAY HAVE EASED, THE DISEASE IS STILL VERY MUCH WITH US
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR CRUISE LINE PARTNERS AND THEY SHARE OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PROTOCOLS THAT PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CUSTOMERS CREW IN THE COMMUNITY
HERE IN KING COUNTY, WE STILL SEE MEDIUM TRANSMISSION FOR COVID LEVELS DESPITE HIGH POSITIVE TEST RESULTS
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, MORE PEOPLE ARE TESTING POSITIVE WITH COVID-19, BUT THE SEVERITY OF THE ILLNESS IS LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY SEEN
WITH THE ORIGINAL VIRUS IN THE DELTA VARIANT OF 2021, THE PORT STRONGLY RECOMMENDS USE OF MASKS IN INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES
AS YOU KNOW, THE TSA HAS REINSTATED A MASK MANDATE FOR ITS STAFF AT THE AIRPORT
WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE COMMISSION IN THE PUBLIC OF ANY CHANGES IN PROTOCOLS MOVING FORWARD
THE PORT REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE LAST SATURDAY WITH A VERY SUCCESSFUL GRAND OPENING OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER PEOPLE'S PARK
WE NOT ONLY HAVE CREATED 14 ACRES OF NEW RIVER HABITAT AND PUBLIC ACCESS, THE PARK PERMANENTLY SYMBOLIZES OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RIVER COMMUNITY, WHICH HELPS SHAPE THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT
WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING WITH OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, CULTURAL EXHIBITS AND KAYAK TOURS OF THE RIVER
WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO CREATE A LEGACY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FOR YEARS TO COME
THE PROJECT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT INVOLVED TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE PORT, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL, CONSTRUCTION, MANAGEMENT, LEGAL, FINANCIAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THAT WERE THERE
I KNOW YOU CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROJECT
LOOKING FORWARD WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LAUNCH OF THE REGULAR FERRY SERVICE OF A TEST BASIS BETWEEN DES MOINES MARINA AND SEATTLE STARTING IN AUGUST 10
THE VESSEL WILL BE THE 65 FT CHILKAT EXPRESS WITH CAPACITY OF 63 PASSENGERS AND WILL BE DOCKING AT PIER 66
THIS PILOT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY THE DES MOINES CITY COUNCIL, WILL OFFER FOUR SAILINGS A DAY AND RUN FOR ABOUT NINE WEEKS THROUGH OCTOBER 9 TO TEST THE CONCEPT OF A REGULAR SERVICE FROM DES MOINES TO SEATTLE
THE FERRY SERVICE CONCEPT COMES OUT OF THE CITY'S EXTENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT, DES MOINES MARINA, AND A SAILING LAST SEPTEMBER TO SEATTLE, WHICH I WAS ON, WHICH WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED, AND I THINK OTHER COMMISSIONERS WERE ON THAT AS WELL FROM THAT SAILING FROM DES MOINES
WE WISH THEM WELL ON THIS EFFORT THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO REMOVING VEHICLES FROM OUR CONGESTED ROADWAYS
COMMISSIONERS AND SAD NEWS I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO NOTE THE PASSING OF LONGTIME DES MOINES LEADER AND COMMUNITY MEMBER BOB SHECKLER
FORMER MAYOR SCHECKLER SERVED ON THE DES MOINES CITY COUNCIL FROM 1996 TO 2015 AND SERVED AS MAYOR FROM 2004 TO 2011
DURING AYE
TIME ON THE COUNCIL, HE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO HELP GROW DES MOINES ECONOMIC BASE, TO HELP SUSTAIN VITAL CITY SERVICES WHILE EXPANDING THE CITY'S TAX BASE AND PROVIDING LOCAL JOBS IN RELATION TO THE PORT, BOB WAS A STAUNCH ADVOCATE FOR AYE
COMMUNITY IN EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PORT'S CONSTRUCTION OF A THIRD RUNWAY
THAT ADVOCACY HELPED IN WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN AGREEMENT WITH THE HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND HELPED GUIDE THE PORT TO MORE SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF SEA
HE ALSO HELPED CREATE THE HIGH LINE FORUM IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSAND S, A VENUE FOR AIRPORT AREA COMMUNITIES TO COLLABORATE ON COMMON ISSUES
IN ADDITION, IT WAS MAYOR SHECKLER'S OUTREACH TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE PORT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE EVENTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF DES MOINES CREEK BUSINESS PARK, AN ASSET TO BOTH THE CITY OF DES MOINES AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I WANT TO OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS WIFE VICKY, AND THE ENTIRE DES MOINES COMMUNITY ON AYE
PASSING
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSIONER MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA
WE HAVE TWO MAJOR PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT WHICH YOU'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON IN PUBLIC EARLIER THIS YEAR
ITEM EIGHT F IS AN AUTHORIZATION RELATED TO THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION
APPROVAL ALLOWS US TO ACCELERATE THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL COMPONENTS, VERTICAL CIRCULATION AND EXTERIOR WALL DESIGN
ACCELERATING THESE PROJECT ELEMENTS WILL ENABLE US TO BUY AND FABRICATE MATERIALS WITH LONG LEAD TIMES
WHILE THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING IS STILL UNDERWAY, EARLY ACQUISITION WILL REDUCE SCHEDULE RISK AND COST UNCERTAINTY DUE TO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND INFLATION
THIS IS A STRATEGY WHICH WILL SEE US USE MORE AS WE GO INTO THE FUTURE
AS NOTED IN YOUR PREVIOUS BRIEFING, ONCE COMPLETED, THE C CONCOURSE BUILDING EXPANSION PROGRAM WILL ADD NEEDED AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL CAPACITY, PUBLIC AMENITIES, OFFICE SPACE, PREMIUM LOUNGE SPACE, AND GENERATE NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUE
ITEM 18 YOU CONSENT AGENDA IS ANOTHER ITEM YOU RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON EARLIER THIS YEAR
BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEMS ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX SYSTEMS YOU'LL FIND AT ANY MAJOR AIRPORT
YOU JUST WON'T SEE IT
IT IS A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS THE KEY TO A HIGH PERFORMING AIRPORT
THIS REQUEST IS FOR PRE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION OF PHASE THREE OF THE PROJECT, THE FINAL STAGE OF THE PROGRAM
WE'RE REPLACING SEVERAL SEPARATE BAGGAGE SYSTEMS WITH A SINGLE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM THAT CAN DELIVER BAGS CHECKED IN FROM ANY TICKET COUNTER TO ANY GATE IN THE TERMINAL
THIS WILL BE GREAT FLEXIBILITY
LATER ON IN THE AGENDA, YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE BRIEFINGS ON OUR FLIGHT CORRIDOR SAFETY PROGRAM AND OUR TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVE
LASTLY ON TODAY'S AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT ITEM A B IS AN AUTHORIZATION TO CONVEY A PORT ON CANINE TO ITS HANDLER
I'D LIKE TO THANK MERLINE AND HIS OFFICER, GERALDINE BERG, FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE PORT AS AN EXPLOSIVE DETECTION TEAM AND CONGRATULATE MARILYN ON AYE
WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT
NOW, NEXT, SPEAKING OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LASTLY, AS I CONCLUDE MY REMARKS, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A SPECIAL GUEST IN THE AUDIENCE AT OUR JUNE COMMISSION MEETING
YOU RECEIVED A REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF OUR PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AS YOU LEARN FROM THAT BRIEFING, THE BREADTH OF THE WORK OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS IS FAR REACHING, AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE COMMUNITY IS BEING SEEN EVERY DAY
I'D NOW LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO INTERIM CHIEF MIKE VIA TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND INTRODUCE OUR PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR METRUCK
THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR IS AN AWARD THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS EVERY YEAR
AND IT'S THE OFFICERS OR THE STAFF IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO NOMINATE THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR, AND THEN THEY VOTE
AND IT'S REALLY THE PEERS THEN THAT SELECT THAT PERSON
SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT THEY NEED TO LOOK AT WHEN THEY DO THAT ONE IS PERSONAL QUALITIES, SO KNOWLEDGE, APPEARANCE, LEADERSHIP, SELF MOTIVATION, COMMUNICATION, SKILLS, PROFICIENCY AND ASSIGNMENT, WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS, AND ATTITUDE
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE DISCHARGE OF DUTIES, WHICH INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM, INITIATIVE, OR EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOR
SO THERE WERE FOUR OFFICERS THAT WERE PUT IN OR NOMINATED, AND THEN IT'S MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE COMMISSIONERS THAT OFFICER MICHELLE BRIEGEL WAS SELECTED BY HER PEERS AS THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
A COUPLE OF COMMENTS REGARDING MICHELLE OR OFFICER BRIEGEL THAT CAME OUT OF THOSE NOMINATIONS
ONE WAS THAT SHE DEVOTED HERSELF TO ASSISTING PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND CONSTANTLY SAW HER DOING THAT DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR
SHE IS OUR CRISIS COORDINATOR, AND SHE WAS PUT INTO THAT POSITION
SO SHE HELPS OUT IN PATROL, BUT PRIMARILY HER PRIMARY JOB IS THE CRISIS COORDINATOR
AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WELL, ACTUALLY, BEFORE I GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES, A COUPLE OF THINGS
SHE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH SEA LEADERSHIP REGARDING HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF PERSON EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR IN CRISIS HERE AT THE AIRPORT
SHE ALSO DOES WORK OUT AT THE PORT AS WELL
AND SHE DOES IT IN SUCH A CARING AND COMPASSIONATE MANNER THAT REALLY EXEMPLIFIES WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN OUR OFFICERS
SHE WENT DOWN AND REVIEWED THE LAX AND HOW THEY DEAL WITH THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND THE TEAMS THAT THEY'VE PUT TOGETHER AND BROUGHT SOME OF THAT KNOWLEDGE BACK HERE TO SEA
AND REALLY THIS PAST YEAR ESPECIALLY, SHE DID A PRESENTATION AT THE AAA CONFERENCE
AND COMING OUT OF THAT PRESENTATION, A LOT OF AIRPORTS ARE NOW RECOGNIZING US AS THE MODEL
AND SO YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO LAX, COME TO SEA
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE
BECAUSE WHAT OFFICER BRIEGLE HAS DONE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT SHE HAS HELPED THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT AND ALSO THE SEAPORT AND ON OUR PROPERTIES
A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES THAT REALLY RESONATED WAS ONE WAS THAT SHE COULD TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE STORY LATER, BUT THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT ONES
BUT ONE WAS A STICK TO MY NOTES HERE
ALL RIGHT
SHE ACTUALLY PAID FOR A HOTEL FOR A MOM AND FOUR KIDS THAT WERE HERE
THEY WERE UNSALTED
SHE THEN WORKED WITH THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM, KING COUNTY MOBILE CRISIS TEAM AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES TO SECURE ASSISTANCE
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MICHELLE'S BACKGROUND BEFORE COMING HERE TO THE AIRPORT AS A POLICE OFFICER WAS THAT SHE WAS WORKING IN THAT REALM OF SOCIAL SERVICES WITHIN KING COUNTY
SO I ALREADY HAD A LOT OF NETWORKS, BUT REALLY HAS LEVERAGED THOSE NETWORKS AND THOSE SOCIAL SERVICES TO BE ABLE TO GET HELP FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE IN REALLY DIRE SITUATIONS
ANOTHER ONE WAS A PERSON THAT WE HAD MULTIPLE CONTACTS WITH HERE AT THE AIRPORT
MICHELLE HAD, OFFICER BRIEGLE HAD ASSISTED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, BUT SHE KEPT COMING BACK
AND EVENTUALLY SHE WAS ABLE TO, WITH THE NETWORKS THAT SHE HAS IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES, WORK OUT A SITUATION WHERE THAT PERSON RECEIVED THE MORE LONG TERM HELP THAT THEY NEEDED AND REALLY HASN'T I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE BEEN BACK SINCE THAT TIME HER FAMILY CAME AND GOT HER AND TOOK HER BACK TO HER HOME STATE OF ALABAMA
AND SO ANYWAY, BUT AGAIN, REALLY HELP THAT SITUATION
I REMEMBER READING THROUGH THAT EMAIL AND JUST MYSELF THINKING AND LOOKING AT THAT IN MY OPINION, AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON, MICHELLE PROBABLY SAVED HER LIFE
I MEAN, HOW SHE CONTINUED IN THAT SITUATION THAT SHE WAS IN
OFFICER BRIEGEL WAS ALSO THE WINNER OF THE 2021 AND 2022 OUTSTANDING WOMAN OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT
SO ANYWAY, I COULD GO ON AND ON
I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF OTHER BUSINESS TO CONDUCT, BUT IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO AGAIN INTRODUCE OFFICER BRIEGEL
AND AS THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR, THIS AWARD, JUST BEING NOMINATED FOR IT WAS A GREAT HONOR OF THE GROUP THAT WAS NOMINATED
EVERY OFFICER IS OUTSTANDING AND DEDICATES A LOT OF THEIR TIME TO JUST BETTERING THE DEPARTMENT AND DOING THEIR JOB THE BEST THAT THEY CAN
SO IT WAS A REALLY COMPETITIVE GROUP
BEING AWARDED OFFICER OF THE YEAR MEANS A LOT TO ME BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT MY PEERS, MY COWORKERS, RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT I DO AND THEY VALUE IT
AND I LOVE WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW AS A CRISIS COORDINATOR, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH SEATAC AND THE CCARES GROUP AND IN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE AWARD
IT'S A GREAT HONOR
SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING IT TODAY
EXCELLENT
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, OFFICER BRIEGAL, FOR YOUR TERRIFIC WORK HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK AND CHIEF, CONGRATULATIONS TRULY FOR BEING SELECTED BY YOUR PEERS FOR THIS HONOR AND RECOGNITION
AND I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT THE COMMISSION SHARES IN THIS RECOGNITION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION
COMMISSIONER, LET'S JUST ONE MORE TIME JOIN ME IN AN APPLAUSE
THANKS FOR MICHELLE BEAGLE
THANK YOU
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
GO AHEAD
I JUST WANT TO SAY, REALLY, A MAJOR THANKS, AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY WHAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE BEING ASKED TO DO
I MEAN, YOU ARE AT THE CUTTING EDGE
YOU'RE SHOWING THE MODEL THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMPASSIONATE ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO MAKE US THAT MUCH GREATER
SO, I MEAN, IT'S EASY TO TALK ABOUT IT
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ONE OF OUR OWN DOING IT, IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED
AND SO IT'S ALSO, I THINK, ONE OF THE REASONS WE WON THIS RECENT SKYTRACK AWARD
I THINK IT WAS PART OF OUR HANDLING OF THE DIVERSITY OF PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE TO JOIN US THROUGH OUR AIRPORT
SO, ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A QUICK WORD BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT THESE DAYS THAT WE HAVE SUCH EXAMPLES TO POINT TO
ABSOLUTELY
OFFICER BRIEGEL, I HAVE WAITED SO LONG TO HAVE THE HONOR OF MAKING YOUR ACQUAINTANCE EVEN BEFORE YOU WERE NOMINATED AND GIVEN THIS AWARD
YOUR REPUTATION AMONG OFFICERS AND DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PRECEDES YOU
YOUR INFLUENCE IN EVOLVING THIS PROFESSION TOWARDS ONE THAT IS CARE CENTRIC FOR COMMUNITY IS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO THIS PROFESSION
AND YOUR IMPACT HAS CLEARLY SAVED LIVES, BUT ALSO INFLUENCED THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM YOU WORK
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
MY MOTHER IS A DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, AND EVEN BEFORE I GOT HERE, SHE TOLD ME, KEEP YOUR AYES OUT FOR OFFICER BRIEGEL
SHE IS THE BEST OF THE BEST
AND IT DIDN'T TAKE ME MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO SEE YOU WIN AN AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR YOUR INFLUENCE HERE IN THE PORT COMMUNITY
SO TO SEE YOUR NAME AND YOUR STORY TOLD IN THE POS PD ANNUAL REPORT, I THINK WAS SO IMPORTANT TO MEMORIALIZE THAT LEGACY, BUT TO LIFT YOU UP AND HONOR YOU HERE TODAY IS TRULY OUR PRIVILEGE
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY HERE AT SEATAC IN THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I'M HONORED
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA? OFFICER
MY THANKS FOR JOB WELL DONE TOO
OFFICER BRIEGLE
AND I THINK ONE THING THAT YOU MENTIONED THIS IS GOING TO PROBABLY MATTER
GENERAL COUNSEL NERVOUS OR EARLY FINANCE
BUT I HEAR WHEN YOU USE MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKET TO DO THAT
I KNOW BEFORE I'VE TRIED TO SEE SO MANY TIMES THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES AND I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THAT AND WE'VE TRIED AND I'VE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL BEFORE TO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT PUTS SOME RESOURCES RATHER THAN USING YOUR OWN RESOURCES TO DO THAT
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT YET, BUT JUST WHEN I HEAR THAT ABOUT THAT THE COMMITMENT AND YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE FROM THE POLICE FORCE, THERE'S MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE DONE THAT, INCLUDING BUYING TICKETS AND EVERYTHING AND DOING ALL OF THAT
AND I'M GOING TO RENEW MY EFFORTS TO TRY TO WORK WITH OUR CRACK LEGAL TEAM AND OTHER TO FIND A METHOD
COMMISSIONER, I THINK YOU CAN AGREE TO THAT, THAT MAKES THAT RATHER THAN HAVING TO DO THE RIGHT THING OUT OF THEIR OWN FUNDS
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
THANK YOU, SIR
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, ANYTHING ELSE? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? THAT'S EXCELLENT
BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, I THINK WE HAVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT THAT COMMISSIONER HAMDI WANTED TO DO AND SO I'M GOING TO HAND OVER THE MIC
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
VICE PRESIDENT JOE
YEAH, I JUST WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME AVI HERTZ, WHO'S IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY
AVI IS A YOUNG PERSON WHO IS FASCINATED BY PORT OPERATIONS AND IS JOINING US TODAY TO DO A PORT TOUR
AVI WAS ALSO ONE OF THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MY ELECTION AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ME SITTING HERE ON THE DAIS
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE, AVI, AND YOU'LL GET TO TOUR AIRPORT TODAY
AND SO, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY WELCOME TO AVI AND AYE
FATHER ANSEL HERTZ FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY YOUR TOUR
AMAZING WELCOME
LET ME JUST TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND SAY IF YOU COULD CHOOSE MY FAVORITE POKEMON AS WELL, YOU ARE WELCOME WITH THE PORT ANYTIME
OBVIOUSLY
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
ERICA CHUNG, COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR, WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT
ERICA, I THINK YOU'RE ON MUTE
YEAH, START OVER, ERIC
THANK YOU
OKAY
GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE PRESIDENT JOE AND COMMISSIONER, THERE ARE FOUR COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR YOU TODAY
THE PORT PORTWIDE ARTS BOARD CONVENED BY COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IN HASEGAWA MET ON JULY 13, SENIOR ARTS PROGRAM MANAGER TOMMY GREGORY INTRODUCED A NEW ARTS TECHNICIAN, PETE FLEMING, WHO HAS JOINED THE TEAM TO HELP WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE COLLECTION
THE BOARD RECEIVED UPDATES ON NEW ART INSTALLATIONS IN SOUTH SATELLITE AT THE AIRPORT, THE ART CONSERVATION PLAN, AS WELL AS TEMPORARY ART PROJECTS FOR FALL, WHICH INCLUDE A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY AT THE AIRPORT AND A SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE ART PIECE OF PIER 66
TOMMY SHARED THE ART FUND SPENDING WILL INCREASE FROM 2.2 MILLION IN 2022 TO 6.8 MILLION IN 2025
HE ALSO SHARED THAT THE ARTS FUND FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT ARE NOT SITE SPECIFIC BUT ARE PULLED AND ALLOCATED BASED ON PROJECTS
BOARD MEMBERS ASK STAFF TO THINK ABOUT DISTRIBUTION OF OUR PUBLIC ART TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF SPACE RELATIVE TO GATHERING WAITING SPACE VERSUS GHOST SPACES, AS WELL AS HOW TO INTEGRATE ART TO TELL A STORY AT THE AIRPORT
AT THE JULY 13 WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE MEETING, CO CHAIRS FELLEMAN AND HASEGAWA RECEIVED UPDATES ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S INDUSTRIAL LAND AND MARITIME STRATEGY, THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS PLAN AND SEATTLE WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MAINTAINING INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE MOBILITY, TRUCK PARKING AND MULTIMODAL USE OF ALASKAN WAY
COMMISSIONER FELL IN AND PROVIDED POLICY GUIDANCE ON EACH PRESENTATION, AND THERE WERE NO RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED AND CHO MET ON JULY 19 AS PART OF THE AVIATION COMMITTEE AND DISCUSSED TWO ITEMS DRIVER IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SOUTH 160, THE PORT AND A PROPOSED PATH FORWARD FOR THE TAXI PROGRAM
COMMISSIONERS ARE SCHEDULING A SITE VISIT ON SOUTH 160TH
THE COMMITTEE WERE BRIEFED ON AND AGREED IN PRINCIPLE WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE TAXI PROGRAM PATH FORWARD AND HAVE REQUESTED ROBUST CONSIDERATION OF DRIVER AND COMMUNITY INPUT AS THE FINAL PLAN IS DEVELOPED
ON JULY 15, COMMISSIONER SEAN MOHAMED CONVENED THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
COMMISSIONER RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE MARITIME YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE PROGRAMS, STAFFING AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN
COMMISSIONERS ASKED CLARIFYING QUESTIONS REGARDING SELECTION CRITERIA FOR THE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL BE AWARDED UP TO $1 MILLION EACH THROUGH A COMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS
NEXT, COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED AN UPDATE AND GAVE THEIR INPUT REGARDING THE ONGOING PORT WIDE EQUITY AND BUDGETING EFFORTS
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE PORT ARE USING THE EQUITY AND BUDGETING PLAYBOOK AND ANSWERING AN ASSOCIATED LIST OF EQUITY RELATED QUESTIONS IN THE CREATION OF THEIR BUDGET PROPOSAL
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT COMMISSIONER INCLUDE ANSWERS TO THESE FIVE EQUITY RELATED QUESTIONS IN THE ONE PAGERS FOR THEIR OWN BUDGET PROPOSALS AND THAT STAFF INCLUDE AN UPDATE ON PORT WIDE EQUITY AND BUDGETING EFFORT AT THE UPCOMING BUDGET RETREAT
THE SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE, SCHEDULED FOR JULY 19, WAS CANCELED AND THEN THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 16
ALSO SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 16 COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE AVIATION COMMITTEE AND EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, ERICA, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT
CLEARLY A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE
ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMITTEES? IF SO, PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM IN THE AGENDA, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT
VICE PRESIDENT, BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, I JUST WANT TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS JOINED US
OH, EXCELLENT
WELCOME, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
WE ARE JUST ABOUT TO GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT
I'M GOING TO READ ALL THIS DESPITE THE FACT I DON'T WANT ANYONE COMMENTING
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT RENT MATERIALS PROVIDES
THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
WE ARE TAKING COMMENTS FROM ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO DES MOINES US IN THE CHAMBERS AS THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME
IF YOU'RE JOINING VIRTUALLY, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON A TEAM'S MEETING AND YOU'RE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING ON THE WEBSITE, PLEASE MUTE THE WEBSITE STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
THE TIMER WILL SHOW ON THE SCREEN FOR YOUR VIEWING AND WILL CHIME TWICE AT THE END OF THE TWO MINUTE PERIOD AT WHICH TIME ALLOWS TO CONCLUDE THE REMARKS SO THAT WE MAY HEAR FROM OUR NEXT SPEAKER
CLERK HART
PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER IF WE HAVE ANY
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION
VICE PRESIDENT
AND AS YOU NOTED, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ADVANCED SIGN UPS
AND I'M HEARING FROM MARY CRUZ THAT WE HAVE NO SIGN UPS HERE IN THE ROOM
SO IF YOU COULD CALL FOR ANYBODY THAT MIGHT HAVE JOINED VIRTUALLY WHO MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK THAT DIDN'T SIGN UP
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT ON THE TEAM'S CALL WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? IF SO, PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? IF SO, PLEASE COME TO THE TESTIMONY TABLE AND STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL A LATE JULY COMMISSIONER MEETING
PEOPLE ARE IN THE FIELD OR COMMISSION BEING PRESIDED BY MYSELF
AT THIS TIME
I'LL ASK THE QUESTION TO PLEASE GIVE A SNAPSHOT OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED AND NO WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
ALL RIGHT, HERE IN NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WE'VE HEARD OF NO ITEMS TO BE PULLED TODAY
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT, ABCDEF AND G
SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECOND
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY I OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
PRE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE, THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE AYES ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE ONE NEW BUSINESS ITEM FOR TODAY
CLARK, PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN A AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AND EXECUTE A FLIGHT CORRIDOR SURETY PROGRAM 2024 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT
TO COMPLETE AERIAL OBSTRUCTION DATA COLLECTION, FIELD VERIFICATION AND OBSTRUCTION DATA ANALYSIS
TO IDENTIFY OBSTRUCTIONS AT AND AROUND SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR PROGRAM SCOPE REFINEMENT, TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES AS NEEDED FOR PURPOSES OF OBSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR AN ESTIMATED COST OF PROGRAM PLANNING, DATA COLLECTION, WORK AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, AND THE AMOUNT OF $500,000
COMMISSIONERS
THE FAA'S PRIMARY MISSION IS FLIGHT SAFETY, WHICH INCLUDES KEEPING ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE CORRIDORS NEAR AIRPORTS FREE OBSTRUCTIONS TO AVIATION AIRPORT OPERATORS SUCH AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE SHARE THE COMMITMENT TO SAFETY
AND THAT IS WHY SEATTLE COMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS IMPLEMENTED THE FLIGHT CORRIDOR SAFETY PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AND REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE AIRPORT'S VICINITY
THROUGHOUT MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE, SAFETY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE MY TOP PRIORITY
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE TODAY ABOUT THE PROGRAM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE AND WHAT ABOUT THE PROGRAMS EXPECTED NEXT STEPS ARE THE PRESENTERS ARE WITH US
I SEE MARCO MELANIE, SENIOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
AND CHRIS COLTER
THERE YOU ARE, CHRIS
PROGRAM LEADER FROM THE AVIATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CHRIS
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSION
GOOD AFTERNOON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M JOINED TODAY BY MARCO FROM EXTERNAL RELATIONS
ALSO, I HAVE SARAH COX, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL, ROB PILLIS FROM OPERATIONS, AND MUNCHI WU FROM THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP BACK THERE
SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE FLIGHT QUARTER SAFETY PROGRAM AND GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE ONGOING PROGRAM
SO, AS PART OF OUR OPERATIONS CERTIFICATE HERE AT THE PORT, WE'RE REQUIRED BY BOTH THE FAA AND THE STATE TO IDENTIFY AND CONTROL OBSTRUCTIONS
THAT'S PART OF HOW WE OPERATE THE AIRPORT
SO WE ARE WINDING DOWN THE CURRENT PHASE OF OUR PROGRAM, WHICH FOR REFERENCE WAS CALLED FLIGHT QUARTER SAFETY PROGRAM 2019
AND WE ARE JUST AT THE PLANNING STAGES OF FLIGHT QUARTER SAFETY PROGRAM 2024
SO AS WE BEGIN THIS NEXT FIVE YEAR CYCLE, WE'RE HERE TODAY WITH THE SPECIFIC ASK FOR SOME AUTHORIZATION FOR SOME TECHNICAL RESOURCES TO HELP US IDENTIFY THE OBSTRUCTIONS THAT WILL BE PART OF THE NEXT ROUND OF THE PROGRAM AND ALSO TO BEGIN DOING SOME PLANNING WORK INTERNALLY
SO AS WE EMBARK ON THIS NEXT CYCLE OF THE PROGRAM, WE WANT TO TAKE THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE LAST ONE AND CARRY THESE FORWARD, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WORKED WELL AND WHAT DIDN'T AND WHAT WAS SUCCESSFUL
SO IN THAT NOTE, MARCO IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EXISTING PROGRAM AND SOME OF THE SUCCESS WE'VE HAD THERE OF THE WORK IN THE COMMUNITY
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MARCO AND I'LL BE BACK WITH THE ASK LATER
THANKS A BUNCH
PRINCE COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS MARCO MILANESE AND I AM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER HERE AT SEA
AND I'M PART OF THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM
WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE TO SUM IT UP IN ONE SENTENCE
THE FLIGHT CORRIDOR SURETY PROGRAM IS AN ONGOING PORT EFFORT TO IMPROVE SAFETY BY REMOVING AND REPLANTING TREES AROUND THE AIRPORT THAT HAVE GROWN OR WILL SOON GROW INTO FAA DESIGNATED FLIGHT SERVICES
NEXT SLIDE REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS WILL ENSURE THE AIRPORT'S COMPLIANCE WITH FA REGULATIONS, STATE LAWS, AND THE AIRPORT'S OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
THESE FAA REGULATIONS INCLUDE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION PART 77, FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION PART 139, ADVISORY CIRCULAR 150, AND FAA GRANT ASSURANCE 20 AND 21 FOR GREATER DETAIL, AND ALL THE PERTINENT REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT THE AIRPORT IS COMPLYING WITH AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM
THE COMMISSION MEMO INCLUDES ALL THAT INFORMATION APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIVE YEARS
THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO EVALUATE AND MITIGATE FOR OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT SO FAR, ALL THE IDENTIFIED OBSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN TREES
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THE INAUGURAL PHASE OF THE PROGRAM COMMENCED BACK IN 2014 WITH AN AERIAL OBSTRUCTION ANALYSIS
AFTER ALL THE PLANNING WORK WAS COMPLETE AND FUNDING SECURED, THE REMOVAL AND REPLANTING WORK KICKED OFF IN 2020
I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT AS OF EARLIER THIS YEAR, ALL OBSTRUCTIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE PROGRAM'S INAUGURAL PHASE HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND REPLANTING WORK IS ONGOING APPROXIMATELY, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SLIDE AHEAD, APPROXIMATELY 12,148 TREES HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE PLANTED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE 978 TREES REMOVED DURING THIS PHASE OF WORK
MOST OF THOSE FELL TREES, 789 OF THE 978 TREES ARE ON PORT PROPERTY
THE REMAINING WERE ON WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROPERTY, HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY, CITY OF SEATAC PROPERTY, AND SOME PRIVATE PROPERTIES AS WELL
ON PORT PROPERTY, THE PORT REVEGETED ALL SITES WHERE TREES WERE REMOVED WITH NATIVE SHRUBS AND TREES AT A FOUR TO ONE RATIO
PORT ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE SUCCESS OF THESE NEW PLANTINGS AS PART OF A FIVE YEAR MONITORING COMMITMENT FOR OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTIES, SPECIFICALLY THE WSDOT, HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND CITY OF SEATAC PROPERTY
THE PORT CONTRIBUTED TO EACH ENTITY'S TREE REPLANTING FUND AT THE RATE SPECIFIED BY THAT ENTITY
FOR PRIVATE PROPERTIES, THE PORT OFFERED TO REPLANT ON SITE OR REPLANT ON PORT PROPERTY AT A FOUR TO ONE RATIO
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THE PORT COORDINATED DIRECTLY WITH ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS ON SCOPES OF WORK SPECIFIC TO THEIR PROPERTIES AND ON PERMANENT EASEMENTS ON THE PROPERTIES
AS ADDITIONAL OBSTRUCTIONS MAY REQUIRE REMOVAL IN THE FUTURE
PARTICULARLY FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS
THE PORT GAVE EACH PROPERTY OWNER THE TIME AND SPACE THEY NEEDED TO ASSESS THE PORT AGREEMENT PORT STAFF MET REPEATEDLY WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND COME UP WITH SCOPES OF WORK THAT MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THEIR PROPERTIES
THE AGREEMENT THE PORT SIGNED WITH THE HILL GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION IS PROBABLY THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THE EFFORT PORT STAFF PUT INTO THESE AGREEMENTS TO ENSURE ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AT THE END OF THE PROCESS FELT WHOLE
ENVIRONMENTAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WERE AND CONTINUE TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FLIGHT CORRIDOR SAFETY PROGRAM'S OVERALL DESIGN
THEY INCLUDED, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AVOIDING TREE REMOVAL WORK DURING THE BIRD NESTING PERIOD WHICH JUST ENDED
LEAVING VEGETATION FERRIES NEAR BUILDINGS AND STREETS
PLANTING LOW GROWING NATIVE VARIETIES THAT WON'T BECOME FUTURE OBSTRUCTIONS
REMOVING AND CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES ON SITE AND SPECIFIC TO PORT PROPERTY
PLANTING A TALL GROWING FOREST ON OFFSITE PORT PROPERTY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE MATURE NATIVE TREES THAT WERE FELLED ON PORT PROPERTY CLOSER TO THE AIRFIELD
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THE PORT DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE A FORUM FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND SOLICITING INPUT
THE PLAN INCLUDED COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROJECT SPECIFIC ONLINE OPEN HOUSE, REGULAR EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS TO RELEVANT PORT LISTSERVS, PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS, AND DOOR TO DOOR NEIGHBORHOOD CANVASSING
AS STATED EARLIER, THE FLIGHT QUARTER SAFETY PROGRAM IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM
SO LONG AS THERE ARE TREES AROUND THE AIRPORT, THE PROGRAM WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THE PLAN IS TO HAVE THE NEXT OBSTRUCTION SURVEY TAKE PLACE IN 2023 WITH REMOVAL AND REPLANTING WORK TO FOLLOW
LESSONS LEARNED BY STAFF AND CONSULTANTS DURING THE PROGRAM'S INAUGURAL PHASE WILL HELP INFORM THE STRUCTURE AND DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM'S NEXT PHASE OF WORK, I NOW WILL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO CHRIS
THANKS, MARCO
SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THIS IS JUST THE ASK THAT TO REITERATE WHAT MICHELLE SAID EARLIER, WE'D LIKE COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE AND EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT
WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME TECHNICAL HELP WITH THIS FOR DOING THE LIDAR FLYOVER SURVEYS AND DOING THE DATA ACQUISITION PART
WE WANT TO ACTUALLY GO AND GET YOUR PERMISSION TO DO THAT INITIAL COLLECTION AND FIELD VERIFICATION, AND THAT WAY WE CAN WORK ON SCOPE, REFINEMENT AND PROGRAM APPROACH ONCE WE HAVE THE DATA
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO BEGIN SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT SORTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS WILL BE NECESSARY
THAT WILL BECOME CLEAR WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THE FULL SCOPE OF THE WORK
AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO BEGIN DISCUSSING THIS WITH EXTERNAL AGENCIES LIKE WASH DOT, HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR OUR SURROUNDING CITIES
SO WE HAVE TODAY OF $500,000
THAT'S THE ASK WE NEED TO GET GOING ON THIS
AND I WANT TO REITERATE, WE ARE JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU TO GO DO ANY OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL AT THIS TIME
WE'RE NOT ASKING TO GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND TELL THEM WHAT WE'RE DOING YET
WE WANT TO COME BACK TO YOU GUYS FOR THAT
AND THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCHEDULE, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, HOW WE INTEND TO DO THAT IN Q THREE, WITH YOUR APPROVAL TODAY FOR AUTHORIZATION, WE WILL BE OUT ON THE STREET TO ADVERTISE FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT
AND THEN ABOUT A YEAR FROM NOW, WE WILL ACTUALLY GO OUT AND DO OUR OBSTRUCTION, DATA COLLECTION, FIELD VERIFICATION AND OTHER PLANNING WORK
AND THEN WE WILL CERTAINLY CONSULT WITH COMMISSION, AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK FOR AUTHORIZATION TO DO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS FROM NOW, DESIGN WILL START THAT SAME QUARTER, AND WE'RE LOOKING, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE PROGRAM, WE'RE LOOKING AT CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION AT SOME POINT IN 2026
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THE OVERALL BUDGET WE ARE LOOKING AT IS INFORMED LARGELY BY HOW THIS CURRENT ROUND WENT
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A $9.7 MILLION OVERALL BUDGET ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME, THOUGH, I JUST WANT TO READ IT
WE ARE ONLY HERE AT THE BEGINNING, AND SO WE ARE ONLY ASKING FOR A $500,000 AUTHORIZATION AT THIS TIME
WE WOULD BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU WITH MUCH MORE SPECIFICS ON HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THE PROGRAM AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ASK, WHATEVER THAT IS
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AND WHENEVER WE DO PROJECT DELIVERY, WE OF COURSE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE RISK
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST RISK ON THIS ONE AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS THE BUDGET
AND THAT WILL LARGELY BE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF OBSTRUCTIONS WE FIND
AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY WE ARE ONLY ASKING FOR 500,000 A DAY
WE'RE JUST IN DATA COLLECTION MODE
SO THAT WRAPS UP OUR PRESENTATION
MARCO AND I, AS WELL AS OTHER PORT STAFF, ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
GREAT
THANK YOU, CHRIS AND MARCO, FOR THE PRESENTATION
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS? PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED THANK YOU
VICE PRESIDENT SHOW
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU UNDERSCORING THAT THIS IS THE FIRST STEP AND IT'S A DATA COLLECTION PROCESS
I WANTED TO KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF REGULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED IN THE MEMO THAT REQUIRES US TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE AREA AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS FLIGHT CORRIDOR PROGRAM
WHERE CAN THE PUBLIC FIND THAT INFORMATION? CAN YOU JUST SHARE THAT THE REGULATIONS, THE LIST OF REGULATIONS, IS THAT ON OUR WEBSITE
WHAT WE COULD DO IS LINK THAT MAYBE TO OUR PUBLIC ONLINE OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PROGRAM
WOULD THAT WORK? MARCO THAT'S A GREAT IDEA
WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC ONLINE OPEN HOUSE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN OPERATION, SO MAYBE WE CAN PROVIDE LINKS DIRECTLY THERE TO THOSE REGULATIONS
I WOULD HATE FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE TO NAVIGATE THE FAA WEBSITE TO FIND OUT
THAT'S RIGHT
AND IT'S A NUMBER OF REGULATIONS, SO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO JUST KIND OF KNOW WHERE IT'S ALL AT
SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT ON
MY OTHER QUESTION IS HOW DOES THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT YOU GUYS ARE REQUESTING TODAY COMPARED TO PREVIOUS REQUEST? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION
ROUGHLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT WE'VE ASKED FOR BEFORE FOR PLANNING
BUT WHAT WE DID FOR THAT ASK IS WE BUILT A DETAILED BUDGET BASED ON THE WORK WE'VE ALREADY DONE
SO WE TOOK A LOOK AT OUR PRIOR WORK, AND THEN WE ADDED SOME ESCALATION FOR COSTS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE WE DID THE FLYOVER STUDY
SO WE CAN PROVIDE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THAT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
BUT WE DID A BOTTOM UP APPROACH WHERE WE LOOKED AT EACH OF THE TASKS AND SERVICES WE WOULD NEED, HOW MUCH THOSE COST ON THE LAST ROUND, AND THEN WE ADDED FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS OF EXPECTED ESCALATION
SO IT WAS KIND OF A ZERO UP BUDGET
OKAY, THAT'S HELPFUL
THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD IS AROUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
I THINK OBVIOUSLY SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ME IN THE COMMUNITY'S
HEALTH IS ALSO A TOP PRIORITY
SO I'M WONDERING WE HAVE THE START COMMITTEE SET UP
HAVE WE ENGAGED THEM AROUND THIS PARTICULAR FLIGHT CORRIDOR PROGRAM? I'M SURE YOU'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST, BUT THIS NEW PROJECT WE HAVEN'T WE'VE TYPICALLY BROUGHT THIS TOPIC FORWARD, I BELIEVE, AT THE HIGHLINE FORM LEVEL WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT
OKAY, AND THEN YOU INTEND TO BRING IT UP TO START AT A LATER TIME? ONCE YOU GUYS GET OUT OF THE DATA COLLECTING PHASE? WE CERTAINLY CAN
OKAY, THAT'D BE GREAT
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THE START COMMITTEE, TO HAVE ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FLIGHT CORRIDOR PROGRAM
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS
GREAT
ANYONE ELSE? COMMISSIONER, HOW'S IT GOING? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I GUESS I'M JUST WONDERING, HOW OFTEN DOES A SURVEY OR A PROGRAM LIKE THIS TAKE PLACE, HISTORICALLY SPEAKING? I CAN CHIME IN ON THAT
THE FAA REQUIRES US TO DO THE OBSTRUCTION SURVEY
ON A FIVE YEAR CYCLE
AND THEN RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE FAA ON WHAT FLIGHT SURFACES WILL CLEAR FOR
SO AT THIS POINT, WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT THEY ARE LEAVING IT UP TO US ON HOW WE MANAGE OUR OWN OBSTRUCTIONS
AND SO WE WANT TO, I GUESS, STAY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON THAT VERY MUCH
SO I THINK THEY ARE LOOKING AT US AND WE'RE TAKING A MANAGED APPROACH TO IT, AND THEY'RE SATISFIED WITH THAT
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE PORT OF SEATTLE CONDUCTED A SURETY
SO WE DID A CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, ROB, BUT WE DID ONE IN 2018, WAS THE LAST ONE, AND OUR CURRENT DATA IS BASED ON THAT
SO 2023 IS WHEN WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ASK TO BE ABLE TO DO IT IN 2023
SO WE WOULD STAY ON THAT FIVE YEAR CYCLE
AWESOME
AND THEN FOR THE FOUR TO ONE REPLACEMENT POLICY, THAT'S IN TERMS OF TREES, SPECIFICALLY, I HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION THAT SOME OF THE TREES THAT HAVE BEEN FELT IN THE PAST WERE REPLACED WITH NATIVE SHRUBS
IS THAT INCORPORATED IN THAT FOUR TO ONE RATIO OR IS IT JUST FOR TREES? NO, AN ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG
THAT'S JUST FOR TREES
IT'S AN ADDITION TO THAT
AND TREES ARE REPLANTED IN THE SAME COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY WERE REMOVED, OR SHRUBS ARE REPLANTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAME COMMUNITY? YES, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE
OKAY, WONDERING
LET ME GET BACK TO OUR POWERPOINT HERE
ON THE SECOND PUGET OF THE POWERPOINT, TREES REMOVED WAS 978, BUT THEY WERE PLACED AT ABOUT 12,000
IT'S NOT A FOUR TO ONE RATIO
WHAT'S THE DISCREPANCY ACCOUNTED FOR, I CAN START CHRIS
AND MAYBE THE DISCREPANCY IS BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS REQUIRED THROUGH WSDOT
AND SO THE WSDOT IS A VERY HIGH REPLACEMENT NUMBER FOR TREES REMOVED ON THEIR PROPERTY
YEAH
AND WSDOT HAS THEIR OWN REGULATIONS THEY ABIDE BY
CERTAINLY WE CAN MEET WITH THEM TO HELP GUIDE THAT
BUT IN GENERAL, THEY FOLLOW THEIR OWN DEAL
RIGHT
SO THEY MAY CHOOSE TO DO 8000 SAPLINGS, OR THEY MAY CHOOSE TO DO 2000 SLIGHTLY LARGER TREES SO THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY THEY GO ABOUT IT
AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING
ONE THING IS, AS MUCH AS WE'VE WORKED WITH AGENCIES LIKE WSDOT IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, WE ALSO WANT TO BE VERY RESPECTFUL OF THE WAY EXTERNAL AGENCIES GO ABOUT THEIR OWN TREE REMOVAL
AND WHILE IT MIGHT BE THIS PROGRAM THAT'S HELPING FUND THAT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, WE WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL ON HOW THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING IT
SO IF THAT MAKES SENSE
AYES, PERFECT SENSE
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL YOUR WORK
HISTORICALLY, I THINK I'M ONE OF THE ONLY COMMISSIONERS THAT HAD THE PLEASURE OF LIVING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AND I APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNIZING LESSONS LEARNED AND MOVING FORWARD
I DON'T KNOW, I'M GETTING A LITTLE TIRED GIVING MARCO THE SHOUT OUT
BUT ONCE AGAIN, MARCO, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID
AND I'M ONLY BEING FACETIOUS, OF COURSE, BEING TIRED BY THAT
AND THE HILL GROVE CEMETERY SITUATION WAS REALLY ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY
I KNOW I KIND OF PRESSED THE ISSUE, BUT TO SEE REALLY BIG TREES BEING FELLEMAN IN A CEMETERY JUST STRUCK ME AS A PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE ISSUE
AND THE SENSITIVITY TO WHICH YOU TOOK THAT ON AND THE COMMUNITIES OF APPRECIATION, YOU EVEN PUT A PHOTOGRAPH IN THERE WITH ME IN IT
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
BUT NO, HONESTLY, IT WAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING BY THE PORT, INCLUDING CARE AND ONGOING STUFF
SO THAT IS REALLY SHOWS, I THINK, ABOVE AND BEYOND CALL OF DUTY WHAT WE'RE PREPARED TO DO TO TRY TO KEEP THE COMMUNITIES WHOLE
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU BROUGHT UP IN TERMS OF THE PLANTING SCHEDULE, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AGENCIES, AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING THAT WE SPEND MAYBE MORE TIME STEWARDING THE FEWER TREES TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY SUCCEED
WHEREAS LESS JOHNNY APPLESEED IN THAT APPROACH
CORRECT
BUT IT IS OUR MONEY BECAUSE WE'RE CUTTING THESE TREES FOR FLIGHT SAFETY FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY
OBVIOUSLY, EACH AGENCY HAS THEIR OWN JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES
BUT IT JUST STRUCK ME THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS COLLABORATIVE THING THAT MAYBE IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT IRRIGATION, WE COULD SHARE THAT WEALTH OR JUST THAT COORDINATION THAT DOING THINGS THAT ARE PROBABLY THE MOST STRATEGICALLY BENEFICIAL
AND THEN THAT BRINGS UP THE QUESTION IN TERMS OF DECIDING WHERE THESE ARE GOING TO GO
AGAIN, THE COMMUNITY PROCESS THERE, WE TALK ABOUT IDEALLY IT'S IN KIND IN PLACE, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK THAT WAY
AND SO THEN YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LOOK, SO HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DECIDE THAT? AND WE DO HAVE THE FOUR TERA PLANS, WHICH ARE GREAT, BUT EVEN WITHIN A FORTERRA PLAN, THERE'S ALSO DISCRETIONARY DECISION MAKING
SO IF THERE WAS PART, TELL THE COMMUNITY IT'S COMING, BUT THEN WE CAN ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY
THAT WAS POSSIBLE
AND I RAISED THAT QUESTION ABOUT FORTERRA, IDENTIFIED THAT THESE HIGH SCHOOLS, OR SCHOOLS IN GENERAL WERE REALLY GREAT PLACES, HEAT DOMES WHERE KIDS SPEND A LOT OF TIME, AND YOUNG LUNGS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF
AND THEN SOME WOMEN BROUGHT UP, THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT SHOOTERS SITTING IN THE TREES
I'M SORRY, BUT WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THAT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ANOTHER CONSIDERATION? AND SO OBVIOUSLY COMMUNITY INPUT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I'M REALLY DISMAYED THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE SUCH CONSIDERATIONS IN THE FUTURE
THEN FINALLY, WHILE YOU HAVE THE BIRD UP IN THE AIR DOING LIDAR SURVEYS, THE QUESTION IS, ARE THERE OTHER LANDS IN THE VICINITY THAT WE MAY WANT TO ASSESS TO BETTER CHARACTERIZE PORT PROPERTIES? IT STRUCK ME AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO SWING WIDE TO GET YOUR NEXT SURVEY IN, ARE THERE PLACES THAT WE COULD IDENTIFY OR PROPERTIES THAT WE MAY WANT TO ACQUIRE? IT JUST STRUCK ME THAT THE HARD PART IS MOBILIZING THE EQUIPMENT
PROBABLY THE SURVEY ITSELF IS INEXPENSIVE ONCE YOU'RE UP
SO TALKING TO REAL ESTATE OR WHOMEVER ELSE MIGHT BE INTERESTED, IT JUST STRUCK ME AS MAYBE A COST SAVINGS FOR THE FUTURE
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANKS AGAIN
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
OH, YES, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
GO AHEAD
THANK YOU
JUST HAVE A LAST THOUGHT AROUND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE
AND I KNOW THIS MIGHT BE FOR US TO TALK ABOUT AT A LATER TIME, BUT I JUST WANTED YOU TO NOTE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE SERVICES AND SOME OF THAT OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT
AND I KNOW THAT THAT IS HAPPENING A LOT AT THE PORT NOW
AND SO JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AS YOU DEVELOP THAT ENGAGEMENT PLAN
THAT'S PERFECT
WELL, WE'LL ADD THAT IN
THANK YOU
AYES
AND I'D ALSO ADD THAT WHEN WE'RE DOING ONE ON ONE OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY WITH PROPERTY OWNERS
WE DEFINITELY TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT TOO, AND HAVE THOSE SERVICES AVAILABLE
GREAT
THANKS AGAIN TO BOTH CHRIS AND MARCO FOR THE PRESENTATION
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
OH, I'M SORRY
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM? I DON'T, BUT THANKS FOR CHECKING IN
THANK THE CLERK FOR THAT
ALL RIGHT, HARRY, ENOUGH FOR THE QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION? IN A SECOND
SO MOVED
SECOND
GREAT
THE MOTION IS MADE AND SECONDED
CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
GREAT
THE MOTION PASSES
MOVING ON TO ITEM ELEVEN
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM ELEVEN
PRESENTATION AND STAFF REPORT
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN, A TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVE
SUMMARY BRIEFING
COMMISSIONERS, YOU'LL NEXT
BE BRIEFED ON THE RESULTS OF OUR TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVE
EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY AND INVESTED IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH WASHINGTON STATE TOURISM TO HELP THIS INDUSTRY REBOUND AND RECOVER
DAVID BLANFORD
DAVID AND WASHINGTON STATE TOURISM WILL HIGHLIGHT THE RESULTS OF THIS CAMPAIGN AND ALSO DISCUSS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SUSTAIN TOURISM RECOVERY
OUR PRESENTERS INCLUDE DAVE MCFADDEN, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND NICKI, OUR DIRECTOR OF TOURISM HERE AT THE PORT, AND DAVID BLANFORD, STATE OF WASHINGTON
TOURISM
SO DAVE WILL TURN OVER TO YOU
MAX
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
VERY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM
TWO YEARS AGO, ABOUT THIS TIME WE WERE INITIATING THIS EFFORT
IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME
THE AIRPORT WAS ONE OF THE QUIETEST PLACES IN THE REGION
A LOT OF OUR BUSINESSES WERE SHUT DOWN OR JUST REOPENING AFTER MANDATED CLOSURES
OUR PORT WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW TO DIG OURSELVES OUT OF THIS MESS, BUT ALSO HOW CAN WE HELP
THIS IS IN THE SPIRIT OF HELPING OTHERS THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO MOUNT A TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVE
IT ALSO SYMBOL OUR THINKING AT THE TIME THAT THIS PANDEMIC WOULD COME AND GO
AND SO WE AUTHORIZE THIS
BUT THE STORY REALLY WENT
A LOT OF THE EARLY TIME WE SPENT PREPARING, NOT ACTUALLY MARKETING, NOT ACTUALLY TURNING ON THE LIGHT BULB AND TRYING TO STIMULATE TRAVEL, JUST GETTING READY FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY
SO THAT'S OUR STORY TODAY
LET'S GO TO THE SLIDE DECK AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO THAT'S JUST OUR INTRO
I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY AND OVERVIEW OF THE EFFORT
LET'S KEEP GOING
SO REALLY WE PUT $1.5 MILLION INTO THIS TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVE AND YOU CAN SEE HOW OUR FUNDING BROKE DOWN
BUT THEN WE'RE COMPLEMENTING BY PARTNERING WITH THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE, WHICH IS NOW THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT THIS PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
DAVID BLANFORD JOINS ME TODAY
HE IS OUR STATE DIRECTOR OF OUR TOURISM DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH OUR NEW TOURISM DIRECTOR, NICK LEONTI
AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO NICK
WE'RE DRIVING DOWN TOGETHER AND HE JUST FINISHED AYE
FIRST MONTH ON THE JOB
AND SO HE HAILS FROM CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE'S BEEN A VETERAN IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY FOR ALMOST OVER 20 YEARS
AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE AYE.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO COVID AT THIS POINT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, DAVE
COMMISSIONER IS, NICE TO BE WITH YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
IT WAS JULY 28, 2020
SO IT WAS EXACTLY TWO YEARS AGO THAT WE SPOKE TO YOU AND THAT YOU APPROVED THIS CONTRACT
AND WE CAN'T UNDERSCORE ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT AND HOW SEMINAL THIS WAS
I WOULD ADD TO WHAT DAVE SAID THAT NOT ONLY WERE WE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, BUT WE WERE JUST COMING OFF OF A DECADE OF DARKNESS AT THE STATE LEVEL
THE STATE TOURISM OFFICE HAD BEEN CLOSED IN 2011
THE INDUSTRY WAS REELING AND ADVOCATING FOR MANY YEARS TO BUILD BACK STATEWIDE TOURISM PROGRAM
THE PANDEMIC WAS NOT HELPFUL
WE SAW JOB LOSSES, ECONOMIC LOSSES, TAX LOSSES MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER SECTOR
AND SO THE TIMING OF THIS WAS SO CRITICAL
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH
THE INDUSTRY KNOWS IT AND IS SO GRATEFUL
WE WOULD NOT BE WHERE WE ARE WITHOUT IT
WE'VE COME FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE CAN NOW LOOK BACK AND SEE SOME OF THE RESULTS OF OUR COMBINED EFFORTS
AND SO WE'LL DIVE RIGHT INTO THAT WITH THE NEXT SLIDE
REGENERATING NORTH AMERICAN AIR MARKETS
A REAL TOUGH CHALLENGE TWO YEARS AGO
I THINK WE'VE REALLY BEGUN SOMETHING HERE
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE NOT ONLY BUILT BACK A STATE DESTINATION BRAND, BUT ALSO CONSUMER AD CAMPAIGNS THAT TARGET THOSE AIR MARKETS BEGINNING IN THE WEST
YOU'LL SEE THERE ARE SOME STATES, NOT ALL
WE ALSO WERE ON BROADCAST CHANNELS IN CALIFORNIA AND OTHER STATES AT $1.6 MILLION CONSUMER CAMPAIGN, 100 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ACROSS ALL MEDIA PARTNERS, WHICH DROVE SIGNIFICANT WEB TRAFFIC BACK TO OUR DESTINATION WEBSITE, WHICH SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT A CONSUMER'S PREDISPOSITION TO BOOK
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE THIRD PARTY RESEARCH NUMBERS FROM SMARI INSIGHTS, A NATIONAL MARKETING RESEARCH FIRM, WHICH DOCUMENTS THAT THIS CAMPAIGN INFLUENCED $52.7 MILLION IN PORT OF SEATTLE VISITOR REVENUES
THAT'S A 33 TO ONE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT
SO FOR EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED, $33 BACK
AND WHAT'S REALLY EXCITING, I THINK, IS THAT ADA WHERE VISITORS, THOSE VISITORS WHO HAVE SEEN THE CAMPAIGN ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BOOK TRAVEL
THIS CAMPAIGN RANKS IN THE TOP 10% OF ALL THE CONSUMER CAMPAIGNS THAT SMARI RESEARCHED
I JUST HAMDI THERE IN THE GREEN BOX A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN, EXPLORE WASHINGTON, WHICH REALLY WAS MORE REGIONAL AND DRIVE MARKET, ALSO ACHIEVED SOME PHENOMENAL RESULTS
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, EARNED MEDIA
WE KNEW THAT BANG FOR BUCK, WORKING WITH TRAVEL PRESS AND GENERATING SOME PUBLICITY THAT FAVORS THE STATE WOULD BE REALLY KEY
WE HIRED A DESTINATION PR FIRM AND GOT TO WORK
AND IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE SINCE THEY STARTED, WE'VE HAD MORE THAN 1000 MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS, HOSTED MORE THAN 30 TRAVEL JOURNALISTS HERE IN WASHINGTON
THE TOTAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS TOO HIGH TO COUNT
EVEN LOOKING AT SOME OF JUST THE TOP COVERAGE WE RECEIVED, WE DEFINITELY ACHIEVED THE GOAL SET FORTH IN THE CONTRACT, WHICH WAS 2.5 MILLION IN EQUIVALENT AD VALUE
THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU WOULD PAY FOR ADS, BUT THROUGH FREE PUBLICITY
NEXT SLIDE
YOU WILL NOT SEE THE SLIDE ON THE DECK OF ALL STATE TOURISM OFFICES
WE KNEW THAT WE WANTED TO BUILD BACK AND BUILD BACK BETTER
AND SO WE ENDEAVORED TO BUILD A DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT AND RECOVERY PLAN THAT REALLY BOLSTERED THE INDUSTRY AND HELPED THEM BUILD BACK TO WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE AGAIN PANDEMIC, BUT ALSO TEN YEARS OF SOME CHALLENGING TIMES WITHOUT HELP FROM THE STATE
WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO SIGNIFICANTLY INVEST GEOGRAPHICALLY BUT THEN ALSO DEEPLY INTO COMMUNITIES ACROSS DIVERSE AUDIENCES, RURAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE REPRESENTED AT THE TABLE
AND SO THIS PLAN, I THINK, GOES FAR IN A WAY BEYOND WHAT OTHER STATES DO IN TERMS OF ONGOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SEMINARS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ONGOING STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
NEXT SLIDE
A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS A RURAL TOURISM SUPPORT PROGRAM
WE SAY ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME
SO WE DO THAT
INDEED, WE GO TO ONE COMMUNITY, ZERO IN ON WHAT THEIR PARTICULAR NEEDS ARE, MAKE SURE THAT ALL ELEMENTS ARE THERE, ALL SEGMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY, ALL BUSINESS SECTORS, EVERYONE IS THERE ACROSS ALL THE DIVERSITY OF THAT PARTICULAR COMMUNITY
WE GATHER FOR WEEKS, HAVE ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE SESSIONS, STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS, IDENTIFY FUNDING, IDENTIFY RESOURCE NEEDS, AND BY THE TIME THAT COMMUNITY IS FINISHED, THEY HAVE A PLAN AND THAT TIES RIGHT IN WITH OUR GRANT PROGRAM
SO OUR OFFICE WILL THEN EXTEND GRANTS BASED ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY DECIDES THEY NEED TO DO
NEXT SLIDE
WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE TO ADMINISTER GRANTS TO BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE FOR AGRITOURISM, FOR DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE REALLY SEVERELY HIT BY THIS PANDEMIC
WE ALSO HAVE BEGUN AND ADMINISTER CO OP RESEARCH PROGRAMS WHICH GIVES CONSUMER ANALYTICS AND MORE DATA TO TOURISM BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES AT NO COST OR LOW COST TO THEM
NEXT SLIDE
I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT OUR TREADMAP APP
THAT IS A VERY CONCERTED EFFORT TO AFFECT POSITIVELY THE FLOW OF TOURISM AROUND THE STATE
WE KNOW THAT THE PACE OF TOURISM RECOVERY HAS BEEN UNEVEN
TOO MANY VISITORS ON ONE PARTICULAR TRAILHEAD, NOT ENOUGH VISITORS IN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY THAT REALLY COULD USE THEM
SO THIS LOCATION BASED APP IS SOMETHING THAT IN REAL TIME WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO
THE NEXT TRAILHEAD OR TO PLAN THEIR TRIP, NOT ON THE WEEKEND, BUT DURING THE WEEK, OR PERHAPS NOT IN THE HEIGHT OF HIKING SEASON, BUT MAYBE DISPERSE TO ANOTHER TIME OF YEAR
WE'VE JUST BEGUN
WE'VE BUILT THIS APP NOW AND LAUNCHED IT STATEWIDE, AND WE HAVE GREAT HOPES THAT THIS WILL TAKE OFF AND BE USED BY THE WHOLE STATE
A BIG LIFT FOR NORTH AMERICAN TRAVEL STIMULATION
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALREADY WITH OUR CONSUMER CAMPAIGNS AND SUCH
TO REALLY REGENERATE OVERSEAS MARKETS, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT TRAVEL TRADE INITIATIVES
THIS MEANS WORKING WITH TOUR OPERATORS AROUND THE WORLD TO BUILD TOUR PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE SOLD, PUT ON THE SHELVES SO THAT OVERSEAS TOURISTS WILL COME EITHER AS A PART OF A GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL AND COME TO OUR STATE AGAIN
WE'RE COMING OFF OF TEN TO TWELVE YEARS OF SOMEWHAT DARKNESS WHERE I THINK TOUR PRODUCT LAGGED
AND NOW WE LOOK AT THIS AS THE BUILDING BLOCKS
SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO BE IN THESE MARKETS, OVERSEAS MARKETS
IT MEANS WE HAVE TO GO PROACTIVELY AND PROMOTE THE STATE AT TRADE SHOWS AROUND THE WORLD
WE'VE DONE THAT PRETTY CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC
IT MEANS THAT WE NEED TO BRING TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL SUPPLIERS AND TRAVEL MEDIA WELCOME BACK, POPPY
TO THE STATES SO THAT THEY CAN SEE IT FIRSTHAND
WE CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE THAT THEY DON'T KNOW
THEY DON'T KNOW WASHINGTON THE WAY WE DO
THEY DON'T LOVE IT THE WAY WE DO
WE HAVE TO GO, WE HAVE TO SHOW IT
WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY CREATE ITINERARIES, HELP THEM BUILD THOSE
IT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT IT WILL WORK
NEXT SLIDE
YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT THE LONDON SALES MISSION BACK IN LATE MARCH AND APRIL
AGAIN, COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP FROM THE PORT AND PARTICIPATION FROM COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND DAVE AND FROM OTHER STAFF
WE'RE ALREADY BEGINNING TO SEE SOME DIVIDENDS HERE WITH THESE KEY CLIENTS
NEXT SLIDE
SORRY TO INTERRUPT THE PRESENTATION, MR COMMISSION
VICE PRESIDENT
WE NEED TO RECESS FOR A MOMENT
THE ROOM HAS DROPPED AGAIN WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY
WE'LL TAKE A QUICK RECESS UNTIL WE GET RECONNECTED
JUST A MOMENT
THANK YOU
WELL, WE WILL RECONVENE THE MEETING
PLEASE
NICK AND DAVID CONTINUE
OKAY, GREAT
AND WE'LL MOVE TO THAT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
HERE WE GO
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OUR ANNUAL TOURISM REPORT CARD
THESE ARE 2021 NUMBERS JUST TO ENCAPSULATE
WE WERE ABOUT 80% BACK
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD CONSIDERING HOW FAR WE FELL
BUT THAT'S STILL A LOT OF WORK, I THINK
AND WHEN YOU FACTOR IN MARKET SHARE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, I THINK WE HAVE EXTRA WORK TO DO THAN OTHER STATES DO
I'LL JUST ADD SOME NUMBERS THAT ARE NOT REPRESENTED HERE, BUT UNDERSCORES WHY
WE HAVE A RECOVERY CONTRACT THAT FOCUSES ON A LOT OF THESE ELEMENTS
44% OF DOMESTIC VISITOR VOLUME IS NON RESIDENT
SO IN OTHER WORDS, PEOPLE COMING FROM OUT OF THE STATE, STAYING OVERNIGHT, SPENDING MONEY, THE FURTHER AWAY THEY COME FROM
THINK OVERSEAS, THE LONGER THEY STAY, THE MORE THEY SPEND
FURTHER, HOTEL GUESTS SPEND TWICE AS MUCH AS PEOPLE STAYING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND 1.5 TIMES MORE THAN THOSE WHO STAY IN VACATION RENTALS
SO WHEN YOU THINK BACK TO THAT FIRST CAMPAIGN OF A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THAT WE WORKED WITH THE PORT ON, IT WAS ABOUT MOVING PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE AND NEARBY FEEDER MARKETS
IT'S SO CRITICAL THAT WE GET BACK AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO NATIONAL AIR MARKETS AND OVERSEAS MARKETS
AND NEXT SLIDE
SOME QUICK NUMBERS HERE JUST ON SOME OF OUR SOCIAL CHANNELS WEBSITE YOU CAN SEE SOME TERRIFIC INCREMENTAL GROWTH HERE AND I THINK THAT JUST UNDERSCORES WHAT WE'VE BUILT AND THE PACE OF RECOVERY
AND I THINK THERE'S MUCH MORE TO COME
WE'VE DONE SOME REALLY FORMATIVE WORK HERE IN BUILDING BACK THESE CHANNELS AND I THINK NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY POPULATE THEM AND GROW TO SEE SOME REAL GOOD BENEFIT
NEXT SLIDE
AND SO THAT LEAVES ME WITH THE LAST ONE, WHICH IS TO SAY, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? IT'S BEEN A REALLY PHENOMENAL TWO YEARS AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP HERE
COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE PORT COMMITMENT
I THINK WHAT'S NEXT WOULD BE THAT WE NEED TO BUILD ON THAT RURAL, DIVERSE, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN WAYS THAT OTHER STATES ARE NOW BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT IT
BUT WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN TO TAKE THAT PATH FORWARD
WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BOLSTER THE INDUSTRY
IT CAN'T RECOVER WITHOUT US
THE US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION ESTIMATES THE IMPACT OF THIS PANDEMIC TO BE TEN TIMES WORSE THAN 911 AND SHOULD TAKE A FULL FIVE YEARS FOR THE INDUSTRY TO COME BACK AND TO REGENERATE THOSE JOBS, WE NEED TO ADVANCE THE CONCEPT OF RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL, WHICH WE KNOW FROM CONSUMER SENTIMENT VISITORS WANT
THIS FITS EXACTLY WITH THE BRAND WE CREATED AND IS A REALLY INTERESTING CONCEPT RIGHT NOW THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE TAKING FORWARD IN A FIRST EVER RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR TRAVEL SUMMIT
AND I HAVE CREDITED BEFORE AND WILL SAY AGAIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR SPARKING THIS
HE'S EXACTLY RIGHT
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE IN SPADES IN WASHINGTON
OUR TRAVEL MARKETS WANT SUSTAINABILITY
THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF THOSE SOLUTIONS
THIS WILL BE A ONE DAY SUMMIT TO BEGIN IN YEAR ONE, WHERE WE WILL CONVENE THOUGHT LEADERS FROM AROUND THE STATE AND SOME OUTSIDE OF THE STATE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT WHERE WE COULD GO HERE IN WASHINGTON AND PUT FORTH SOME IDEAS THAT I THINK EVEN IN OTHER STATES THEY'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET IN VENTURING HOW THIS COULD BUILD OUT IN THE STATE
WE'LL HAVE A MEDIA COMPONENT
WE'LL BRING IN OUT OF STATE MEDIA AS WELL AS LOCALS TO COVER SOME STORIES HERE, BUT THEN ALSO TO VENTURE AROUND THE STATE POST CONFERENCE
SO THANKS AGAIN TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
LASTLY
AGAIN, I WOULD EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT THE NEXT BIG STEP HERE FOR US WILL BE TO REBUILD INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
IT'S THE LAST SEGMENT OF THE INDUSTRY TO COME BACK
IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST CRITICAL FOR STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM
IT MEANS WE WILL CONTINUE ON THIS HYBRID FUNDING ROAD OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING AND WE HAVE SOME WARS IN THE WATER TO TRY AND BOLSTER THAT, TRY AND BUILD THAT UP A LITTLE BIT SO THAT WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPETITIVE WITH THE OTHER STATES
WE STILL ARE DEAD LAST IN THE WEST, BUT WE'RE BETTER
AND AGAIN, THANKS TO YOU, I THINK WE'VE MADE SOME FANTASTIC INROADS
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE PARTNERSHIP
I'LL JUST SAY TOO, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH NICK LEONTI
HE HAS BEEN OUT IN THE INDUSTRY THE WAY I HAVE
WE HAVE SIMILAR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES RUNNING SIMILAR CIRCLES
HE ALREADY HAS JUMPED IN HERE WITH SOME OF THIS PROGRAMMING AND WITH OUR CONFERENCE IN THE FALL
AND SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO RIGHT AHEAD
THANK YOU AGAIN
GREAT
I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME
PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, DAVID AND NICK, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND THE IMPORTANT WORK YOU'RE DOING TO HELP OUR REGION BUILD BACK BETTER
I ACTUALLY REMEMBER WATCHING A PRESENTATION THAT YOU PUT ON AT A COMMISSION MEETING WHERE I THINK IT WAS MARIE CARROSI JOINED YOU DURING THAT PRESENTATION AND YOU BOTH TALKED A LOT ABOUT REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND WHAT THAT MEANT
AND I REMEMBER YOU MENTIONING THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL TABLES ALREADY THAT EXISTED WHERE YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE NEXT STEPS AND WHAT YOUR PLANS WERE
COULD YOU MAYBE JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS OR WHAT HAS BEEN SORT OF THE STRATEGY REGIONALLY THAT CAME OUT OF THOSE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS? YEAH, GREAT QUESTION AND THANKS FOR ASKING
WE BEGAN THIS PROGRAM BY GOING TO EVERY REGION IN THE STATE AND CONVENING TOWN HALLS TO JUST ASSESS WHAT THE ISSUES ARE, THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC, THE YEARS OF REALLY KIND OF BEING COMMUNITIES ON THEIR OWN AND TRYING TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES
WE TOOK LOTS OF NOTES, WE MADE THOSE BIG MEETINGS
I MEAN, WE ASKED FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY
WE WANTED EVERY VOICE THERE AT THE TABLE TO REALLY HEAR IT ALL
WE THEN COVID UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL WHERE WE HIRED OUTSOURCED EXPERTS TO COME IN AND DEVISE A FRAMEWORK TO HELP CALL IDEAS FOR THE NEXT STEPS FOR THEM
EACH COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT
EACH COMMUNITY HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS
AND SO THAT WAS THE NEXT RUNG
AND THEN THE THIRD IS ONE WHERE WE'RE ACTIVELY CONVENING THESE GROUPS, BUT WORKING WITH A LEADERSHIP GROUP THAT IS THEN BEGINNING TO THINK STRATEGY AND TAKE THINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
YES, IT'S GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES FUNDING THAT THEY THINK REGIONALLY
IT MEANS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GRANTS, BUT ALSO POOLING RESOURCES AND THINKING OF TRAVELERS, NOT AS JUST COMING TO ONE COMMUNITY AS A DESTINATION, BUT MOVING AROUND THE STATE
SO THERE'S BENEFIT FOR MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES
IT'S EASY TO WORK IN SILOS
AND SO PART OF OUR WORK IS TO BREAK THAT DOWN AND THEN BRING THESE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER
SO THEY POOL RESOURCES, THEY WORK TOGETHER, THEY SHARE THE BENEFIT OF TOURISM
THAT'S A REAL BROAD BRUSH, BUT IT'S A START
NO, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
AND EVEN SPEAKING OF BREAKING DOWN SOME OF THOSE SILOS, JUST LAST COMMISSION MEETING, WE PASSED SOME FUNDING FOR THE SEATTLE CHAMBER AND THE PORT TO DO SOME COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR WORK AROUND THE SMALL BUSINESSES
AND SO MAYBE YOU CAN SPEAK TO HOW DOES THAT BODY OF WORK CONNECT TO SOME OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE TOURISM PROJECTS? WELL, THERE'S A VAST NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRY THAT ARE STILL TRYING TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET
AND SO THE NAVIGATORS OSTENSIBLY COULD HELP SOME OF THOSE COMPANIES ACCESS THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO EITHER REBOUND, EXPAND TO THE NEXT LEVEL, OR JUST REPOSITION THEMSELVES
SO THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WEAVE TOGETHER
THAT'S GREAT
AND SO I GUESS I WILL CONCLUDE BUT THE LAST COMMENT I'LL MAKE IS I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, RIGHT, TO TAPPING INTO THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PLAN BECAUSE IT'S CLEAR THAT IN THE NEXT STEP, REALLY REACHING OUT TO IMPACTED BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES AS A PRIORITY AND ENSURING THAT YOUR TEAM ALSO INCLUDES EQUITY OFFICERS AT THE TOP RIGHT
TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE STRATEGIES ARE REALLY THINKING ABOUT ALL COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED AND THAT THE APPROACH IS REALLY DONE IN A WAY THAT IS HOLISTIC AND INCLUSIVE
AND SO, YEAH, THAT'S MY LAST COMMENT
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE IMPORTANT WORK YOU'RE DOING
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT
AND ABSOLUTELY, EQUITY IS BUILT INTO THIS FRAMEWORK
IT'S PART OF WHAT WE DO
I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT SMALL BUSINESSES, 80% OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY STATEWIDE
AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE PROGRAMS, WE HAVE TO THINK OF THEM AS INCUBATORS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, FIVE POCKET BUSINESSES, TRIBAL BUSINESSES
AND THIS IS A FOOTHOLD
THIS IS A PLACE WHERE THEY ALL CAN START
AND WHERE THIS GOES, WE DON'T COMPLETELY KNOW YET
WE'RE BUILDING IT AS WE GO, BUT WE KNOW IT'S THE RIGHT PATH
GREAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
ANYONE ELSE? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? I'LL ADMIT I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM TO KNOW THE SCOPE OF WHAT THEY DO OR WHAT SORT OF ATTRACTIONS THEY DEAL WITH
WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT VINEYARDS AND BREWERIES AND ZIPLINING, BUT WASHINGTON STATE HAS SO MUCH HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE, SO MANY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES THAT AREN'T JUST TO BE PRESERVED, BUT TO BE SHARED WITH A STORY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
AND SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S BEEN ANY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE, WITH MAYBE THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHEOLOGY OR MAYBE THE TRIBES THAT ALSO INCORPORATE SOME OF THAT HISTORIC TOURISM OR PUBLIC EDUCATION COMPONENT
YEAH, GREAT POINT
AYES, ABSOLUTELY
THE REAL TOURISM SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT WE'VE JUST CONCLUDED
SO THAT'S OUR FIRST DESTINATION WE TOOK THROUGH IN THE THREE COUNTIES IN THE FAR NORTHEAST PART OF THE STATE INCLUDED THE CALLERSVILLE TRIBE, MANY CULTURAL CENTERS
I'M TRYING TO THINK WHO ELSE WAS AT THE TABLE
IT WAS A ROOM FULL OF THE COMMUNITY, ALL AT ROUNDS, ALL BRAINSTORMING, ALL ROLLING UP THE SLEEVES
SO MANY OF THOSE ASPECTS WERE THERE ARCHAEOLOGY? NO, NOT YET, BUT THAT'S A GREAT POINT
AND ABSOLUTELY, WE CERTAINLY COULD LOOK AT STATE AGENCIES TO MAYBE TRY AND BRING THEM IN AT THIS LEVEL AS WELL
I THINK OF EITHER NATIONAL OR STATE RECOGNIZED HISTORIC SITES WHERE DO ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND OTHER HIDDEN GEMS THAT WE HAVE THAT MAYBE LOCALS WOULD CONSIDER DESTINATIONS
BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT
THE OTHER THING I DIDN'T REALIZE
WE JUST DID A PUBLIC COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE COMMISSIONER ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN TACOMA COUNTY
AND THERE WE LEARNED FROM THE TACOMA COUNTY EXECUTIVE THAT IT IS THE BLUEBERRY CAPITAL OF THE ENTIRE NATION
IT'S ALSO A PLACE THAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR BIKING COMPETITIONS AND THEN, OF COURSE, AMAZING TRAILS
AND SO I'M WONDERING IF THE WASHINGTON STATE TRAILS ASSOCIATION OR ANY SORT OF BIKERS CLUBS BUT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ARE ENGAGED IN THE TOURISM EFFORT AT ALL
YES, ABSOLUTELY
WE'RE WORKING WITH TRAILS ASSOCIATION ON OUR TREADMAP APP AND A NUMBER OF OTHER PROGRAMS ABSOLUTELY
OUTDOOR RECREATION IS A BIG PART OF TOURISM
AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE CHALLENGE HERE IS TO ATTRACT BUT ALSO EDUCATE AND EMPHASIZE RESPONSIBLE RECREATION
SO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO RIGHT, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITIES YOU INTEND TO VISIT, UNDERSTAND WHO THEY ARE, UNDERSTAND CULTURAL SENSITIVITIES, UNDERSTAND THE SIZE OF THEM, UNDERSTAND THAT THE VISITOR FOOTPRINT CERTAINLY CAN BE RATHER LARGE TO MUNICIPAL RESOURCES AND SEARCH AND RESCUE AND THINGS LIKE THAT
SO IT'S AN INTERESTING STATE OF MARKETING HERE
POST PANDEMIC, I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO MARKET THROUGH TRAVEL ADVISORIES AND THROUGH RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL FILTERS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME, TO SHARE WHAT WE HAVE, BUT TO TAP INTO THAT DESIRE THAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE FROM RESEARCH THAT THEY REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND, LEARN, BE A PART OF THE SUSTAINABILITY THAT THE LOCALS CARE ABOUT
ALL OF THAT ROLLED INTO THE NEW MARKETING MAKE IT A REALLY FASCINATING TIME
GREAT
BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WANT TO JUST MAKE A QUICK NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS LEFT THE MEETING AT APPROXIMATELY 1:06 P.M
TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC PORTS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
ANYONE ELSE FOR COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU
DAVE AND DAVE
NICK, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU IN PERSON
AND I MUST SAY, HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING IS UNDERSTATEMENT, SO I'M REALLY DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD
WE'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME GETTING THIS RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR TRAVEL SUMMIT TOGETHER
ROCKS IS A REALLY LOVELY ACRONYM, I KNOW, BUT IT ROCKS
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT PART OF MY CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THE PORT WAS GOING TO BE ROOTED IN TOURISM
BUT THIS RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
I ALWAYS HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE WITH COME TO SEATTLE TO GO TAKE A CRUISE TO ALASKA
I GO, WE GOT GLACIERS HERE
YOU WANT TO SEE A RIVER? WE GOT A RIVER HERE
YOU WANT TO SEE WHALES? WE GOT WHALES HERE
SO I'M REALLY DELIGHTED THAT WE CAN MARKET WASHINGTON
AND I KEEP ON TELLING YOU, BUT THAT LAST SLIDE ON THIS POWERPOINT I LOVE THIS GRAPHIC THAT SORT OF DEPICTS WASHINGTON AND ALL ITS REGIONAL GLORY
AND I JUST THINK IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO MAKE SENSE OF IT
BUT I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE REALLY BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS THAT SHOW THE DIVERSITY OF OUR STATE AND WHAT WE REFER TO AS BIG NATURE, BIG CITY
AND WE HAVE THAT INCREDIBLE COMBINATION
THE COUPLE OF THINGS IS LIKE I'VE BEEN SORT OF IN THE TOURISM BUSINESS AS SORT OF SOMEWHAT OF AN OPERATOR WHETHER IT BE WHALES OR THINGS LIKE THIS
AND I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE GOING TO THE GALAPAGOS, ALASKA AND THEN MONTH IN AFRICA WITH A FRIEND WHO DOES WILDLIFE WORK
AND THEN I SEE AN ANALOGY WITH FORKS, WHICH IS A REMARKABLE THING
IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING NEXT TO BIG NATURE BUT ARE NOT BENEFITING FROM BIG NATURE THERE'S A RESENTMENT ABOUT BIG NATURE
THEN THERE'S ALSO THIS TURNS INTO TRYING TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT THAT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE
WHETHER IT BE BUSH MEAT NEXT TO A NATIONAL PARK OR OLD GROWTH TREES OR WHALES
IT'S JUST LIKE UNLESS YOU ARE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM IT, IT BECOMES A RESOURCE THAT MIGHT BE MUCH MORE SHORT LIVED
AND SO I REALLY SEE THIS RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT OF IT AS BEING CENTRAL BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MUCH OF THIS BIG NATURE LIES AND FOLKS WHO REALLY NEED TO BENEFIT FROM IT
AT THE SAME TIME, I FEEL VERY SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT WELL, YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO SAY COME AND GET IT AND SETTING THE RIGHT MENTALITY TO COME AND VISIT
AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF WORKING WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS FOLKS DON'T WANT TO JUST OPEN THE DOOR TO GET TRAMPLED
AND SO I THINK THIS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SAY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO PACK BEFORE YOU COME IS A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY
AND THAT WE ARE MARKETING NOT DISNEYLAND, WE'RE MARKETING SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE AND SPECIAL ABOUT THIS PLACE
AND I THINK THAT IS MORE AND MORE A DRAW
AND THE EXPEDIA DATA THAT YOU PRESENTED BEFORE IS LIKE THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO DO WITH THEIR SPARE TIME
WE'RE SITTING ON A GOLDEN EGG AND THE CORRECT CREST
WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE AN OMELET, RIGHT? WE WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON THIS SITUATION IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY
I GUESS THE LAST THOUGHT IS I'M REALLY HOPING THAT THIS CONFERENCE IS SOMETHING THAT IS JUST A NATURAL BUILDING ON
BECAUSE WHEN YOU SEE I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS SINCE I GOT HERE
LOOK AT THE MARKETING MATERIALS THAT THE STATE IS DOING
I MEAN, IT'S THIS APP OF WHAT IS IT? IT'S NOT JUST THE TREADMAP, BUT THE WHOLE MARKETING THING IS SO EASILY IN A NATURAL STATE OF BEING TRUE TO NATURE HASHTAG
SO I JUST SEE THAT WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER AT THE PORT AND THE FACT THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING THAT'S MORE LIKE USING THE TOUR OPERATORS AND ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE THE TOOLS, SHARING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
AND THEN WHEN A REPORTER GOES OUT AND TALKS ABOUT THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, THEY'RE ALREADY SETTING THAT EXPECTATION
SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT AND ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE, TOURISM GRANTS AND ALL THE THINGS ALONG THE WAY
I THINK WE'RE REALLY MOVING IN A VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION AND NOW EVEN HAVE SOME SPEAKERS ALREADY LINED UP TO GIVE THE TALK
SO THANKS
I LOVE THE HASHTAG REFERENCE
I THINK OUR YOUTH IS RUBBING OFF ON YOU
COMMISSIONER, I'M GOING TO ASK ONE QUICK QUESTION, AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, WHEN WE WERE APPROVING THE MARKETING BUDGET FOR TOURISM, WE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION ON KIND OF THE STRATEGY AND THE TARGETING
AND AT THE TIME I HAD ASKED A QUESTION ON WHY YOU WERE FOCUSED SO MUCH ON EUROPE AND EUROPEAN TRAVELERS AS OPPOSED TO ASIA
AND THE ANSWER THAT I RECALL RECEIVING WAS BECAUSE ASIA WAS STILL IN KIND OF COVID MODE, LOCKDOWN MODE, AND A LOT OF THE TRAVELING HAS NOT REALLY BEEN PICKING UP IN ASIA AS A RESULT OF THAT
I'M WONDERING AND WANT TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON IF THAT HAS SHIFTED OR CHANGED SINCE THEN
I WAS IN KOREA LAST WEEK AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY QUARANTINES ANYMORE
AND I THINK THERE IS WHAT WE CALL HERE REVENGE TRAVEL MODE OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT
BUT I'M CURIOUS IF YOU'VE ADAPTED AT ALL TO THE CHANGING MARKET AND HOW YOU EXPECT THAT TO KIND OF PAN OUT GOING FORWARD
YEAH, IT'S STILL SLOW, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO GET BACK TO THE ASIAN MARKETS
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, THEY WERE KEY
CHINA WAS NUMBER ONE OF ALL THE OVERSEAS MARKETS
JAPAN HISTORICALLY, OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS HAS BEEN VYING WITH UK OR JAPAN
SO WE SEE OURSELVES GETTING BACK INTO THOSE MARKETS AS SOON AS WE ARE POSSIBLY ABLE TO DO IT
AND HONESTLY, RIGHT NOW, FOR US, THERE'S SOME CHOICES WE HAVE TO MAKE JUST BECAUSE OF RESOURCES
SO, AS YOU SAW, WE INVESTED IN THE UK EARLIER IN THE YEAR WITH THE PORT
THAT WAS A LOGICAL PLACE TO START BECAUSE IT WAS THE MOST OPEN OF THE MARKETS AND WE HAD A CHANCE OF ACTUALLY MAKING SOME INROADS TO GETTING SOME BUSINESS OVER WITH ALL THE GREAT AIR SERVICE WE HAVE
SO AS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES OPEN UP, WE'LL LOOK FOR THAT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO BUILD BACK THE RESOURCES IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND HAVE A PROPER PRESENCE
AND TO THAT POINT, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO COORDINATE WITH OR BE IN TOUCH WITH OUR AIRLINE STAFF BECAUSE WE'VE ADDED SEVERAL LEGS, WE'VE ADDED HELSINKI, FINISH AIR, A LOT OF NEW FLIGHTS TO EUROPE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD PREVIOUSLY
AND I EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN ON THE ASIA SIDE AS WELL
AND SO I WOULD LOVE FOR IT TO BE TARGETED THAT WAY AS WELL
ABSOLUTELY
EXCELLENT
COMMISSION, HOW'S IT GOING? THAT MAYBE THINK OF A FOLLOW UP QUESTION
I MEAN, SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU PRESENTED TO US, IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT SEATTLE WOULD BE A POTENTIAL LOCATION FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP
AND I WONDER HOW THAT INFORMS SORT OF YOUR AVIATION PLAN
YEAH, WELL, THAT MAKES US VERY HAPPY
I TALK ABOUT BRAND BUILDING AROUND THE WORLD
MY GOODNESS, THE EXPOSURE WITH THAT IS JUST PHENOMENAL FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD TO SEE AND TO UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT OF SPORT AND RECREATION AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE HERE IN ABUNDANCE REALLY KEY
I DON'T KNOW YET HOW WE WILL LEVERAGE THAT
WE CERTAINLY WILL WORK WITH VISIT SEATTLE AND SEATTLE SPORTS COMMISSION AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME TALKS WITH THEM, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL
THAT'S FANTASTIC
ONE MORE SHOP
YES
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I GUESS YOU BRING UP THAT POINT THAT I MEANT TO RAISE EARLIER
IT'S REALLY I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHY THE PORT HAS BEEN SO INVOLVED IN TOURISM, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THIS LITTLE THING CALLED SEATAC, FOUR STATE, REGIONAL, FASTEST GROWING AIRPORT
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE IN THAT BUSINESS BESIDES CRUISE AND EVERYTHING ELSE
BUT OTHER STATES PROMOTE TOURISM AS A STATE
AND WHEN I WAS TALKING TO COMMISSIONER FRANZ, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING AT OUR CONFERENCE, SHE SAYS, WELL, ALL THE PUBLIC LAND SHE'S GOT UTAH AND COLORADO, AND THEY DWARF WHAT WE DO
AND SO THE PORT HAS STOOD UP IN THE ABSENCE OF STATE FUNDING
AND SO WE ARE REALLY FILLING A VOID
QUITE FRANKLY
WE'RE ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO STEP UP SOMEWHERE TOO, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY OUR PROBLEM, BUT WE STILL HAVE A CATCHING UP TO DO
SO I THINK THE PORTS LEADERSHIP IN THIS HAS BEEN REALLY ESSENTIAL DUE TO THE FAILURE OF STATE INVESTMENT
AND I THINK THAT'S NOT TO BE MISSED
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE WHERE WE VISIT SEATTLE AT THE VERY LOCAL LEVEL, STATEWIDE TOURISM, THE PORT
AND I THINK THE DEGREE THAT WE ARE BETTER INTEGRATING HOW OUR STRENGTHS ARE ABLE TO BE BUILT, DEVELOPING A BUDGET THAT ALSO LOOKS AT HOW WE ARE LEVERAGING EACH OTHER'S RESOURCES, I THINK IS REALLY WHAT'S KEY
AND I KNOW YOU FOLKS ARE WORKING ON IT THIS YEAR AND I THINK WE'LL EVEN COME BACK STRONGER NEXT
BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK AND I SEE THE PORT'S INVESTMENT AT THIS TIME AS BEING ESSENTIAL, WELL SET
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT
ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
COMMISSIONER, CAN I JUST SAY A COUPLE? OH, ABSOLUTELY, GO AHEAD
THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT
THANKS, DAVID AND DAVE
AND I THINK REALLY THERE WAS FORESIGHTEDNESS TOO
WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING WHEN WE HAD THAT LITTLE BREAK THERE, IS THAT THE FORESIGHTEDNESS AND PUTTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TOWARDS THIS WHEN TIMES WERE VERY TOUGH, WE SAID, WELL, WHERE CAN WE MOVE THE NEEDLE TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS? SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONER AND YOUR PREDECESSORS FOR BEING POSITIONING OURSELVES IN ORDER TO DO THIS IN ADVANCE
THIS WORK, I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS OF WHERE WE QUESTIONED HOW CAN WE POSITION OURSELVES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT RECOVERY? AND I THINK THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION REALLY ENABLED THAT
REGARDING CHINA, I ACTUALLY MET WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL FROM SAN FRANCISCO JUST LAST WEEK AND THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW IN CHINA THEMSELVES, THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO RESUMPTION OF THAT
BUT IT'S NOT OPENED UP WITH CHINA RIGHT NOW
AS YOU SAID, DAVID, THE CONSULATE GENERAL FROM JIANG FROM SAN FRANCISCO SAID THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS THAT THEY WANT TO GET BACK TO NORMAL IS MORE NORMAL TRAVEL WITH CHINA
AND THE LAST THING I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON IS I REALLY APPRECIATE, BASED ON MY BACKGROUND, IS BEING PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER AS A RESPONSIBLE TOURISM, IS THAT BEING PREPARED WHEN YOU ENTER THOSE ENVIRONMENTS, WHETHER IT BE IN THE MOUNTAINS OR WHETHER IT BE IN THE WATER IN OUR BEAUTIFUL WATERS HERE WE HAVE IN WASHINGTON STATE
BUT BEING PREPARED IS A GREAT MESSAGE TOO
I'M GLAD THAT'S PART OF THIS BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT END VERY BADLY
AND THAT'S THE GREATNESS OF THE OUTDOORS HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE IS THAT YOU CAN BE IN CONTACT WITH THE WILD MUCH EASIER THAN YOU CAN IN OTHER PLACES
SO I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU
GREAT
WE HAVE A SHORT AGENDA, RIGHT? SO LAST THING YOU SAW IN YELLOWSTONE, LIKE THREE PEOPLE JUST GOT GORED BY A BUFFALO
I JUST DID A PRESS THING HERE AT THE AIRPORT
WE HAVE THE SAVVY TRAVELER INFORMATION
DON'T GO OVER IT SOMEPLACE AND HAVE, LIKE, TAKE A SELFIE WITH A MONKEY ON YOUR SHOULDER
I MEAN, THERE'S A CERTAIN LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AHEAD
BUT WHAT HAPPENED, I THINK, WITH COVID, WHICH IS VERY INTERESTING, WAS NOBODY WANTED TO GO INSIDE, RIGHT? SO WHAT WE SAW WITH COVID, ON THE TRAILS AND ELSEWHERE WAS, I THINK, THE POTENTIAL NIGHTMARE IF WE DON'T STEP UP, IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RANGERS, IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TRAIL MAINTENANCE, YOU HAVE UNEXPERIENCED PEOPLE, INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE COMING IN AND BEING ILL PREPARED FOR THE CONDITIONS
SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE NEED MORE THAN EVER, IF WE'RE GOING TO SOLICIT MORE FOLKS TO ENJOY THIS PLACE, THAT ADVANCE NOTICE OF ARRIVAL NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE MESSAGING
COULD I GIVE ONE MORE? YES, THERE'S A REALLY INTERESTING CONFLUENCE HERE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US ALL IN THAT WE DO HAVE TO EXERCISE SOME RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL
BUT AGAIN, THE SHIFT IN DATA IN THE PANDEMIC SAYS THAT VISITORS REALLY WANT THAT
SO FOR A STATE THAT IS AT A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE WITH ALL THE OTHER STATES, BY EXAMPLE, OUR BUDGET IS MAYBE SEVEN TO 8 MILLION, CALIFORNIA IS 120 MILLION, OREGON IS 40 MILLION, WYOMING IS 26 MILLION
WE COULD MAKE A QUANTUM LEAP BY LEANING INTO THE CURVE HERE AND REALLY FOCUSING ON RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, CULTURAL AWARENESS
IT'S REALLY THE BRAND THAT WE BUILT AND I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE THAT COULD TAKE US FURTHER AND I THINK MAYBE GET SOME INROADS HERE WITHOUT A BIG BUDGET
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE MET TO INTRODUCE THE RECORD
DON'T HAVE TO PASS THE BUDGET OR NO, NO, THIS IS NOT A VOTING ITEM, IT'S JUST [inaudible 01:36:48]
YEAH
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION
VICE PRESIDENT
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN B, THE 2023 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING
AND I BELIEVE OUR PRESENTERS ARE VIRTUAL TODAY THAT'S GOING TO KICK THIS OFF WITH AS YOU KNOW, STAFF ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND HARD AT WORK PREPARING OUR BUDGETS FOR 2023
AND THIS IS JUST THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEFING IS JUST TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND ENDING WITH OUR TIMELINES FOR THE BUDGET GOING FORWARD
AND WITH ME TODAY OUR PRESENTERS, DAN THOMAS IS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THEN MICHAEL TONG IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE SCHEDULE GOING FORWARD TOO
AND REALLY I'M GOING TO COVER A LOT OF THESE MATERIALS
FIRST SLIDE PLEASE
AND DAN'S READY TO JUMP IN IF I VENTURE OFF INTO AREAS THAT HE WANTS TO ADD TO
SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN WHICH IS LOOKING AT THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE FACED AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THE BUDGET
JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES ON BUSINESS FORECAST AND THEN LOOKING AT REVIEWING OUR BUDGET PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES GOING INTO OTHER BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO END WITH THE CALENDAR GOING FORWARD
SO FIRST IS WHAT I LIKE TO CALL NEXT SLIDE PLEASE IS WHAT IT CALLS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN OF THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND US
IS THAT DISCUSSED HERE? WE HAVE CONTINUED RECOVERY BOTH IN AIRPORT AND CRUISE BUSINESSES AND AS WELL AS THE WORK OF THE NWSA AND CARGO TRAFFIC THERE AS WELL
WE HAVE A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AS YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY OVER THE COMING MONTHS
ECONOMIC AND PANDEMIC UNCERTAINTIES, RECESSION, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE STILL OUT THERE AND DISRUPTIONS FROM THAT AS WELL ARE STILL ON THE HORIZON
AND THEN OF COURSE INFLATION IS AT A 40 YEAR HIGH
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE RECENT REDUCTION IN GAS PRICES AS AN INDICATOR, WHICH WE HOPE TO SEE, INDICATING THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE CHANGING IN THAT AS FAR AS WE GO FORWARD AND FOR US AS BEING COMPETITIVE, WE HAVE OUR OWN STAFF AS WE LOOK AT OUR OWN STAFF AND OUR IMPACT ON OUR PARTNER BUSINESSES AS WELL
LOTS OF THOSE ARE IMPACTED BY EMPLOYEES LEAVING DURING THE PANDEMIC OR
RELEASING EMPLOYEES DURING THE PANDEMIC, THEN HIRING BACK AND RETAINING THEM
THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A VERY COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET FOR US, ESPECIALLY IN POSITIONS WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION
THAT INCLUDES RETAINING OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL
SO WE WANT TO RECRUIT, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO RETAIN AND AS WE DEVELOP THE BUDGET, YOU'LL SEE SOME FOCUS ON THAT
THERE IS SOME REGULATION INCREASE IN REGULATION, EXTERNAL POLICY CHANGES THAT MAY IMPACT US AND THAT INCLUDES SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE, NOT REGULATIONS, BUT POLICIES
AND OF COURSE, WE WANT TO KEEP A FOCUS ON OUR COMMUNITY RELATED ISSUES AND FUNDING THOSE PROPERLY TOO
AND THEN, OF COURSE, LOOKING AT OUR OWN STAFF NEEDS IN PARTICULAR
YOU'LL HEAR ME GOING BACK TO THIS AS WE DEVELOP AS HAVING THAT CAPACITY TO DELIVER CAPITAL PROGRAMS SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
HERE'S JUST A SLIDE THAT JUST KIND OF SHOWS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND THE RECOVERY, ESPECIALLY ON SOME OF THE BUSIER WEEKENDS, WE RETURNED BACK UP TO 50,000, 55,000 TRAVELERS AT SEA, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TRENDS HERE
AND THEN THE FORECAST FOR THIS RECOVERY OF WHERE WE'RE GOING AS FAR AS THE TOTAL RECOVERY OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC AT SEA IS ANTICIPATED ABOUT 2024 ON THIS
BUT WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN RETURNING TO THIS AND WE KNOW THAT THAT PRIMARILY IS THROUGH DOMESTIC, AS WE HEARD EVEN FROM DAVID TALKING ABOUT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SOME ROUTES THAT HAVE COME ON, THERE'S ANTICIPATION THAT INTERNATIONAL IS YET TO BE FULLY RECOVERED TO WHERE IT WAS PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC
TO DO THAT
IN THE NEXT SLIDE YOU WILL SHOW THE PASSENGER VERSUS THE NUMBER OF VESSELS
AYES
WHEREAS IN THIS SLIDE WE ARE JUST SHOWING PASSENGERS
YES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC LIKE IN THE FUTURE TO SEE A SIMILAR TYPE OF THING
YEAH, I'M JUST ANTICIPATING SORRY, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, THOUGH, THAT I'M OF THE BELIEF THAT PLANES ARE GETTING LARGER
FOR THE AVERAGE PLANE SIZE IS LARGER
SO IN FACT, I BELLEVUE LIKE WITH SHIPS VERY MUCH, YOU'LL FIND IT'S NOT A LINEAR INCREASE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS AND THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT
THE TEAM WILL TALK WITH AVIATION ABOUT THAT TO SEE IF THERE'S A SIMILAR COMPARISON, RIGHT, TO NUMBER OF TRAVELERS VERSUS THE SIZE OF AIRCRAFT AND LOADING AND THOSE THINGS
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, AS I GO TO THE NEXT LINE IS THAT AS WE LOOK AT LOADING, IT HAS TO DO WITH YOU HAVE THE VESSELS AND THEN YOU HAVE FOR CRUISE AND THE RECOVERY
OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 296 SHIP CALLS COMING IN 2022, BUT THE LOADING IS CHANGING AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE SEASON
AND SO I TAKE THAT, COMMISSIONER, IS THAT WE CAN KIND OF LOOK AT THAT TRAFFIC AS A NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT VERSUS THE PASSENGERS AS WELL
I'M ASSUMING THAT WE CAN WORK WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO DO THAT
BUT THIS JUST SHOWS THE RECOVERY OF WHERE WE ARE IN CRUISING
I KNOW STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS IS IN THE AUDIENCE HERE BUT I KNOW THAT OUR LOADING IT'S HARD TO SEE IT THROUGH THE CROWD THERE BUT IT SHOWS THAT IT ACTUALLY IS VARYING THROUGH THE YEAR OF THE LOADING FACTORS OF THAT AND WE'RE TRACKING THAT THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS FOR THE CRUISES GOING FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE AND THESE ARE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE KIND OF CONSISTENT HERE THIS IS JUST A RECAP FOR THE PUBLIC THAT MAY BE WATCHING TOO WITH WHAT CONTINUED FOCUS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE HEALTH AND SAFETY EMPLOYEES
CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC AS WE GO FORWARD AND THAT INCLUDES THE PANDEMIC AS WELL EFFICIENT OPERATION OF OUR GATEWAYS IS IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE WHO USES OUR GATEWAYS AND SUPPORTING REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY THROUGH ADVANCING OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND CONTINUING INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BUT IT'S ALSO THE ASPECT OF EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS AND I THINK WE AYE
ON A COUPLE OF THEM TODAY WHICH IS EACH ASPECT OF OUR PROGRAM SHOULD LOOK THROUGH THAT LENS OF THE COMMUNITY EQUITY AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS AS WELL AND I THINK WE'RE LINING UP IN THAT OF DISCUSSING THAT AS WE FUND THE BUDGET AS WE BUILD THE BUDGET FOR 23 AND THEN REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME IS INVESTING IN OUR EMPLOYEES ON RECRUITMENT
RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT AS WELL TO DO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE SOLUTION I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS AN INTERESTING THING WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE FACTORS FOR GOING BACK TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRY I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO PROGRESS BUT THERE WAS A BILL TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY AGE RETIREMENT FOR PILOTS AS WE KNOW THERE'S A PILOT SHORTAGE AND THAT'S CAUSING SOME OF THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO GET TRACTION BUT WAS RAISING IT FROM 65 TO 67 AND THAT WAS SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT MAY GIVE SOME MINOR RELIEF TO THE AIRLINES BUT IT'S BETTER THAN LOSING THE PILOTS THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE COULD SEE THAT COULD HELP WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HELP AND THEN NEXT SLIDE PLEASE THANK YOU JUST SOME OF OUR STRATEGIES AGAIN MONITORING OUR GROWTH IN EXPENSES BECAUSE WE KNOW WITH INFLATION WE HAVE TO DO THAT WITH OUR PROJECTED REVENUES AND THAT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THAT AND EVALUATING ADDITIONAL FTE I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER BECAUSE FOR THAT LONG TIME WE HAMDI NOT A FREEZE BUT WE THOUGHT OUT BUT IT WAS BASICALLY A HARD REVIEW ON POSITIONS ARE HIRING FOR 2000 AND 22,021 AND WE DO HAVE SOME NEEDS WITHIN OUR OWN AND STAFFS IN ORDER TO DO ALL THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY WITHIN A TIMELINE SO WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF HERE IS REALLY LOOKING WHEN WE GO INTO OUR BUDGET RETREAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN FOR OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND HAVING THE REALISTIC ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT BOTH SUPPLY CHAIN AND CAPACITY TO DELIVER WILL BE ON THERE AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THOSE AND WE'LL BE ALSO LOOKING AT OUR EQUITY LENS IN LOOKING AT AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT MORE OF OUR EQUITY AND BUDGETING IN OUR SECOND YEAR
REALLY APPROACHING THAT AND TRYING TO BUILD THOSE FACTORS INTO THE BUILDING OF OUR BUDGET
AND THEN OF COURSE THESE ARE CONTINUE THESE CROSS CUTTING ISSUES WHICH ARE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING THOSE WITHIN OUR BUDGETS AS WELL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THIS IS THE RECAP
EVERYTHING EVERYBODY KNOWS IS THAT SOME OF THESE THE ENVIRONMENT, AS I SAID, THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES THERE
SO WE HAVE TO BUILD IN SOME CAPACITY TO ADJUST TO UNCERTAINTIES GOING FORWARD WITHIN THE BUDGET AND LOOKING AT TO BALANCING THOSE EXPENSES WITH OUR PROJECTED REVENUES AND ACCOMPLISHING THAT TO DO THAT
AND THEN OF COURSE A LARGE AMOUNT OF OUR BUDGET IS FOR OUR OWN EMPLOYEES AND LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH PAY INCREASES GOING INTO THE FUTURE
AND I'LL TELL YOU ONE OF THE THINGS ON THE TABLE IS CONSIDERATION OF HOW DO WE ANTICIPATE INFLATION
WE'VE NEVER HAD INFLATION THIS HIGH AND HOW DO YOU WEIGH THAT WITH PAPER PERFORMANCE AND LOOKING AT THAT
SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND LOOKING AT EQUITY ISSUES WITHIN THAT AS WELL FOR OUR WORKFORCE, KEEPING IN MIND THE RETENTION AND THE RECRUITMENT OF TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER EMPLOYERS
WE WANT TO BE IN THE EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
WE TALKED ABOUT CONSTRUCTION BEFORE OF CONSTRUCTION INFLATION BEING ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THE REGULAR INFLATION IN SOME CASES DEPENDING ON THE MATERIALS, THE TIME AND DELAY AND ALSO THE COST COULD BE 25 AND 40% ON SOME MATERIALS AND SOME PROJECTS
SO IT CAN BE REALLY EXPENSIVE
AND THEN SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, AS YOU KNOW, AS WE CAME BACK TO YOU SAYING THAT WE HAD A DELAY ON THE SHORE POWER BECAUSE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN DELAYS
PUSH BACK THE ABILITY TO PUT THAT SUBMARINE CABLE BACK A YEAR JUST ON SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES
AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THESE OTHER ONES ADVANCING OUR EQUITY AND BUDGETING
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE KEY CONSIDERATIONS
YOU'RE GOING TO GET MORE OF THIS COMING UP IN THE STUDY SESSION, BUT JUST WANTED TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK ON SOME OF THESE
SO WE'LL JUST KIND OF REFERENCE THEM AS WE GO FORWARD
SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE BEFORE I MOVE TO MICHAEL TONG WITH THE CALENDAR? ANY QUESTIONS? SO I ALWAYS FIND IT IRONIC THE PORT GET STUCK BY THE SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS YOU LOOK AT OUR OWN DARN FAULT SOMETIMES, RIGHT? I BLAME SEAPORT ALLIANCE
WE BLAME ON THE ALLIANCE, RIGHT? BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY, TYPICALLY WITH THE DOWNTURN ECONOMY, WE WANT TO PUT OUR FOOT ON THE METAL, KEEP THE CONSTRUCTION GOING, DO LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING
IT'S GREAT
I'M JUST WONDERING IN TERMS OF IN A MOMENT LIKE THIS WHERE SUPPLY STUFF IS, I BELIEVE CATCHING UP, BUT STILL SLOW
I JUST LOOKED AT TRYING TO ORDER SOME WINDOWS AND IT WAS RIDICULOUS, BUT IN TERMS OF THE TIME FRAME BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IN TERMS OF DOES IT MAKE SOME SENSE IN LOOKING AT OUR CIP RATHER THAN RUNNING RIGHT INTO THE PURCHASING? AND NORMALLY YOU WAIT SOME TIME, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU MORE LATER, BUT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THE INFLATION IS SO HIGH AND THE DELAYS ARE SO LONG, DOES IT MAKE SOME SENSE TO STAGGER SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WE WERE THINKING? I'M NOT SAYING WE KNOW RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M SAYING IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT'S A MOMENT TO REFLECT AT LEAST ON SOME PROJECTS BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT
WELL, WE THINK WE'RE BALANCING A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ISSUES
AND THAT'S WHY YOU SAW ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA WAS THAT DESIGN AND LONG LEAD TIME AND MATERIALS, TIME WILL TELL YOU ALMOST ALWAYS, EVEN THOUGH WE THINK IT'S EXPENSIVE NOW, TIME EQUALS MORE COST IN THE FUTURE
SO IF THERE'S A LONGER SUPPLY CHAIN, IT DOES MAKE MORE SENSE FOR US TO LOOK AT ANYWAY
WE CONTINUE TO APPLY STRATEGIES TO THAT
TO LOOK AT THAT
BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY, WELL, MAYBE PRICES WILL GO DOWN, BUT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO STRATEGY, THAT'S GOING TO MINIMIZE YOUR RISK IN THIS
AND IT HAS PROVEN TO US TIME AND TIME AGAIN, PURCHASING THINGS SOONER MAKES MORE SENSE THAN PURCHASING IT LATER
YOU MAY STILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT, BUT YOU MAY STILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT, BUT YOU WANT TO GET IN THE QUEUE AS WELL
SO YOU'RE NOT WAITING FOR IT, WHICH IS MORE TIME OR MORE DELAY ON A PROJECT? BUT OF COURSE, A LOT OF TIMES COMPLETING THE PROJECT AND THE IF IS A GOOD EXAMPLE
REACHING THAT COMPLETION AND OCCUPATION RATE STARTED BRINGING IN INCREASED REVENUES AS WELL
SO WE LOOK AT THOSE AND SOME OF THOSE AND THOSE INVESTMENTS CAN THOSE ARE ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE BALANCE IN THAT
EXCELLENT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO TONG? ALL RIGHT, TONG, YOU'RE UP
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU, STEVE
I'LL GO OVER A COUPLE OF SLIDES JUST TO GO OVER THE 2023 BUDGET CALENDAR
WE START THE BUDGET PLANNING DISCUSSION, THE ELT IN MAY
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE FIRST COMMISSION BUDGET RETREAT ON JUNE 14
NOW WE HAVE THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT BE DOING TODAY
AND THEN NEXT MONDAY YOU HAVE THE SECOND BUDGET RETREAT
AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE DEPARTMENT WILL START WORKING ON THE BUDGET
AND ANYTHING ABOUT THE BASELINE BUDGET SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE ASKED DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT THE NEW BUDGET REQUEST FORM AND THEN WE'LL COMPLY THAT AND SIMILARLY FOR THE COMMISSIONER
WELL, SOME OF YOUR PRIORITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LIST TO STEVE
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET REVIEW A MEETING FROM AUGUST 15 TO AUGUST 23
AND REVIEW THE DEPARTMENT ITEMS, ALL THE NEW BUDGET REQUESTS AND SO ON
AND THEN AFTER THAT WE WILL LOOK AT THE COMBINED CENTRAL SERVICE BUDGET IN MID SEPTEMBER AND THEN THEY ALSO REVIEW THE OPERATING DIVISIONS BUDGET, BOTH THE OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL PUGET ALSO IN MID SEPTEMBER
AND AT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO NEED TO PROVIDE THE PORT LINES OR NOT HAVE A PUGET TO THEM SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE UP THE OVERALL BUDGET LINES AS WELL
AND THEN NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
AND THEN TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER WE WILL PRESENT YOU THE CENTRAL SERVICE, THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND ALSO THE OVERALL WILL HAVE A QUICK OVERVIEW THERE
AND THEN THE BUDGET BUDGET SESSION WILL BE ON OCTOBER 11
THEN WE FINISH THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET DOCUMENT AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO YOU ON OCTOBER 18
AND THEN I WILL MAKE IT TO THE PROPERTY OR TWO AFTER THAT
AND THEN YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS IN LATE OCTOBER INCLUDING THE TAX LEVY AND JOB PLAN OF FINANCE DISCUSSION
ON THE SEAFOOD LINE SIDE YOU WILL HAVE A BUDGET 30 SESSIONS AS WELL AS THE APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF THE SUPER LINES BUDGET ON NOVEMBER 7
AND THEN FOR OUR POP SEATTLE BUDGET WILL HAVE THE INTRODUCTION BUDGET BUDGET IN NOVEMBER
AND THEN AFTER THAT WE WRAP IT UP AND WE'LL FILE THE SPECIAL BUDGET THE COUNTY BEFORE DECEMBER 1
AND THEN WE'LL FINISH UP ALL THE FINAL BUDGET DOCUMENTS AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO YOU AND THE TOPIC BY DECEMBER 15
SO THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR 2023
BUDGET ANSWER TO ANY QUESTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE
THANKS MICHAEL
AND JUST TO SAY, THERE'S A LOT OF BLUE COMMISSION ACTIONS ON PAGE TWO, OBVIOUSLY AS WE GET LATER ON IN THE YEAR AND APPRECIATE WHERE THAT ALL COMES INTO WORKING WITH YOU IN THAT VERY AGGRESSIVE TIMETABLE TO MEET THEM
EXCELLENT
ANY QUESTIONS FOR TONG? ALL RIGHT, IS DAN THOMAS PRESENTING AFTER THIS? NO, THAT'S IT, COMMISSIONER, BUT LET ME SAY I SHOULDN'T HAVE MADE A LIGHT HEARTED COMMENT ABOUT THE NWSA IN SUPPLY CHAIN
I JUST APOLOGIZE AND THAT'S REALLY I SHOULD RESPECT THAT'S A VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT AFFECTS A LOT OF THAT AND WE WORK REALLY HARD AND OUR TEAM WORKS REALLY HARD AND I SHOULDN'T, I KNOW, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE SAID, SO I APOLOGIZE
I APPRECIATE THAT
STEVE, WE LOVE OUR FRIENDS OVER AT THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE FOR THE RECORD
ALL RIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT'S IT FOR THE AGENDA
THAT CONCLUDES OUR SCHEDULED BUSINESS ITEMS FOR TODAY
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER FOR ALLEN
THANK YOU
I GUESS I'D LIKE TO START
I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS
WE LOST A TRIBAL LEADER OF UNKNOWN PROPORTION JUST THE OTHER DAY, TERRY WILLIAMS OF THE TWO TULALIP TRIBES
THIS GUY WAS LIKE AN AMBASSADOR FOR TRIBAL PEOPLE
BUT TO BRING THEM TO ALLOW FOLKS LIKE ME TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH REALLY THE POWER OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF HOW THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TREATY ARE ONE
WHEN I FIRST CAME BACK FROM DC, IT WAS 1980 89, AND HERE HE WAS THE FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PUGET SOUND WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY
AND THEN IT'S GONE ONTO THE ACTION TEAM AND NOW IT'S A PARTNERSHIP
BUT HE WAS THERE AT THE BEGINNING
HE WAS THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD ON THE NORTHWEST INDIAN FISHERIES COMMISSION, WHICH DEALT WITH A LOT
HE WAS THERE WITH BILLY FRANK WHEN FIGHTING THE FISH WARS FROM THE BEGINNING, AND THEN HE WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST LEADERS IN CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS, AND HE WAS A TRIBAL LIAISON TO THE EPA
THEN HE WENT ON TO BE A NEGOTIATOR FOR THE PACIFIC SALMON TREATY WITH FIRST NATIONS AND IT DIDN'T STOP
HE ENDED UP GOING ON TO US DELEGATIONS TO THE UN CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BUT IT WAS REALLY THIS CRAZY THING ABOUT THIS FORCE OF NATURE
AND HE WAS SUCH A SWEET, CALM MAN, AND HE WOULD PUT UP WITH BANGING AYE
HEAD AGAINST THE SAME WALL FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, BUT SHOWED THIS PATIENCE AND COMMITMENT AND THIS CONVICTION
DAVE SUMMERS FROM THE HOMELESS UP THERE, HE KNEW AYE
REALLY WELL BECAUSE HE WORKED WITH TERRY WHEN DAVE WAS ACTUALLY A FISHERIES BIOLOGIST BACK WHEN I WAS IN THAT BUSINESS
SO DAVE WAS VERY CLOSE TO AYE., BUT HE JUST SAID THAT AYE
POSITIVE AND CREATIVE SPIRIT WAS JUST UNUSUAL
I MEAN, YOU COULD NOT BELIEVE SOMEBODY WHO HAD SEEN SUCH HARDSHIP AND A LOT OF HEALTH CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY THAT JUST WOULD MAINTAIN THIS POSITIVE ATTITUDE
AND LIKE I SAID, ALLOWING FOLKS WHO ARE NOT TRIBAL MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT WHAT IT MEANS TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AND WE ARE ALL BETTER FOR IT
SO HE'S GOING TO HAVE A MEMORIAL SERVICE
BUT ANYWAY, IT'S UH.
HIM, BILLY FRANK
THESE WERE LEADERS OF UNKNOWN PROPORTION
ANYWAY, ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING UP TO BELLINGHAM JUST THE OTHER DAY TO BE ON THE NATION'S FIRST HYDROGEN FERRY AND BUILT RIGHT THERE AT ALL AMERICAN MARINE
AND I UNDERSTAND IT MADE SOME PRESS UP THERE, BUT IT DRIVES ME NUTS THAT WE HAVE THIS INNOVATION TALENT, FORWARD LOOKING CAPABILITY HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE
AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE MARITIME EXISTS OR THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS WHERE INNOVATION EXISTS
IT'S LIKE, OH, MY GOD
AND WHAT BUMPS ME OUT EVEN MORE, THE BOAT IS GOING TO CALIFORNIA
SO HERE WE ARE
IT'S THE SECOND VESSEL
AND I'VE BEEN ASKING EVERY TIME THAT'S ALL AMERICAN MARINE, WE HAVE DAKOTA, WE HAVE NICHOLS BROTHERS, WE HAVE VIGORATE OR IN OUR BACKYARD
AND I JUST WANT EVERY TIME ONE OF THESE BOTH GET PUNCHED OUT JUST TO DO A DONUT AROUND ELLIOTT BAY, JUST LET THE HELICOPTER PHOTOGRAPH, LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE
AND ONE OF THE REASON I WENT UP THERE WAS, CAN YOU PLEASE BRING THE BOAT AROUND BEFORE YOU LEAVE
AND THEY BUILT THE BOAT
THEY DON'T OWN THE BOAT
SO IT'S A COUPLE OF STEPS, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT
AND SO I JUST THINK REALLY PROUD THAT WE HAVE FOLKS THAT CAN DO THIS
AND THIS IS CUTTING EDGE
THERE'S LIKE A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY AND WE GOT THEM
SO ANYWAY, IT'S A GREAT THING TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THIS AND IT'S FORWARD LOOKING AND IT MAYBE GIVES US A LITTLE HOPE THAT THIS WEATHER LIKE THIS WILL NOT BE THE NORM ANYWAY
SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT
ALLOW ME TO SHARE THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER VALLEY
ANYONE ELSE? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? NO? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
GREAT HEARING
NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER OR BUSINESS
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 2:09 PM
THANK YOU EVERYBODY,

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