The Study Session meeting scheduled for 2022-10-25 at Sea-Tac Airport

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The Study Session meeting scheduled for 2022-10-25 at Sea-Tac Airport

THIS IS COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT RYAN CALKINS CONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF OCTOBER 25, 2022
THE TIME IS 10:05 A.M
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT IN THE SKYLINE ROOM AND VIRTUALLY THROUGH MICROSOFT TEAMS THIS IS A COMMISSION STUDY SESSION
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CHO, HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED JOINING VIRTUALLY
THIS SESSION IS BEING RECORDED AND BROADCAST ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AT MEETINGS.PORT SEATTLE.ORG
I'LL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS TIME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WHO IS ABSENT AND EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING
THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
HOWEVER, AS A STUDY SESSION FOR THE COMMISSION, NO PUBLIC COMMENT OR ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL OCCUR AT THE REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING LATER TODAY, BEGINNING AT NOON
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY SESSION IS TO DISCUSS THE 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, PLEASE GET US STARTED
COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING
THIS MORNING, AS PRESIDENT CALKINS HAS SAID, YOU'LL HOLD A STUDY SESSION ON THE 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY DISCUSSED THE SUBJECT IN THE STUDY SESSION FORMAT
HOWEVER, I AM PLEASED THAT WE HAVE THIS DEDICATED SUFFICIENT TIME TODAY TO GIVE THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC OUR FULL ATTENTION
AS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE INCREASINGLY LOOK TO STATE POLICY AND FUNDING TO HELP US ACHIEVE SOME OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ORIENTED GOALS
AND SO, TAKING THIS TIME TO DETERMINE OUR ADVOCACY PRIORITIES FOR 2023 IS TIME WELL SPENT
BEFORE WE DISCUSS NEXT YEAR'S STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, I WANT TO START BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPACTFUL WORK THAT SENIOR MANAGER ERIC FITCH AND HIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COLLEAGUES, INCLUDING OUR CONTRACT LOBBYIST TRENT HOUSE, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADVANCE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS
FIRST AND FOREMOST, AMONG OUR PAST PRIORITIES WAS THE PASSAGE IN 2021 OF A LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD, A LONGTIME PORT PRIORITY THAT IS KEY TO OUR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
STAFF ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY RULE MAKING PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD, OR LCFS, POLICY MEETS OUR NEEDS
WITH THE STATE LCFS, COMBINED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT, WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR STATE PARTNERS TOWARDS THE PORT'S DECARBONIZATION GOALS
TO THAT END, IN 2022, OUR STAFF WORKED TO SECURE $2 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING FOR THE PORT'S PIER 66 SHORE POWER PROJECT
ON THE COMMUNITY SIDE, THE PORT WORKED HARD TO ENSURE $1 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING FOR OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT FOR THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL
IN ADDITION, KEY PIECES OF LEGISLATION SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR LAST YEAR INCLUDED AN APPRENTICESHIP BILL AND INCREASED ACCESS TO RESTROOMS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS
FINALLY, IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION, LAST YEAR 16.9 BILLION STATE TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE INCLUDED FULL FUNDING FOR THE PUGET SOUND GATEWAY PROGRAM, INCREASED VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION FUNDING, AND A $3 BILLION INVESTMENT IN TRANSIT AS WELL AS $150,000,000 FOR HIGHSPEED RAIL
SEPARATE FROM THE MOVE AHEAD WASHINGTON PACKAGE, BUT INCLUDED IN THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE RECEIVED $400,000 TO ESTABLISH A ZERO EMISSION TRUCK COLLABORATIVE
THESE ARE ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STAFF DOES ON BEHALF OF THE PORT
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, FOR MEETING WITH SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO TESTIFYING IN HEARINGS
IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, AND I KNOW THAT 2023 WILL BRING SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES AND APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO THAT END
WITH THAT INTRODUCTION, I AM NOW PLEASED TO INVITE ERIC FITCH, SENIOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER, TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE DRAFT 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR YOUR DISCUSSION
AND REALLY, I KNOW FOR ERIC IS USUALLY AT THE END OF A LONG THING WHEN HE GETS TO DO THIS
SO I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE HIM HERE THIS MORNING
ERIC? YEAH, THANKS
THANK YOU FOR MAKING SOME EXTRA TIME
I GOT VERY ACCUSTOMED TO RAMMING THIS THROUGH AT THE END, SO CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR NOW
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TIME FOR DISCUSSION, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD YEAR TO HAVE EXTRA TIME
WE'RE GOING INTO A LONG LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BACK TO IN PERSON SESSION
SO I'LL SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AT THE BEGINNING TALKING ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, TALKING ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT OUT OF OLYMPIA, AND THEN TURNING TO SOME OF OUR SPECIFIC PRIORITIES
JUST TO START OFF, THANK YOU FOR THE VERY KIND INTRODUCTION
SOME OF THE WORK REFERENCE THERE WAS LED IN FACT, BY THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE STAFF, WHICH ARE OFTEN A PARTNER OF OURS IN OLYMPIA
I'LL MAKE REFERENCE TO A FEW SPECIFIC PARTNERSHIPS WE CAN EXPECT BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT ALLIANCE THIS SESSION
AND THEN, OF COURSE, CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE TABLE, IS TRENT HOUSE, OUR CONTRACT LOBBYISTS, NOT ABLE TO JOIN TODAY, BUT HE HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGENDA AND WILL BE ACTIVE IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM IN OLYMPIA COMING UP
SO IF WE CAN GO TO THE OVERVIEW SLIDE
MICHELLE, I WANT TO, LIKE I SAID, MENTION A FEW THINGS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN OLYMPIA THIS SESSION
SO IT IS A LONG SESSION, 105 DAY SESSION
IN THE ODD NUMBERED YEARS, THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES FOR 105 DAY SESSION AS STIPULATED BY THE CONSTITUTION, AND THEY WRITE A BIENNIAL BUDGET
SO IT'LL BE A BUDGET FOR 23 AND 24
THEY WILL ADOPT BEFORE THEY ADJOURN, AN OPERATING BUDGET AND A TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, AND IN MOST CASES, A CAPITAL BUDGET
WE HAVE SEEN PRETTY LARGE SURPLUSES IN THE BUDGET FORECASTS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS
INDICATIONS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF FORECASTS SUGGEST THAT THOSE ARE COMING DOWN
THIS IS TYPICALLY WHERE TRENT, YOU KNOW, WEIGHS IN WITH HIS 20 YEARS OF OLYMPIC EXPERTISE, SO I'LL TRY TO DO AN IMPRESSION OF HIM BUT THERE WILL BE QUITE A BIT OF FOCUS ON BALANCING THE STATE BUDGET
THERE IS A SMALL SURPLUS CURRENTLY, BUT THE NEXT BUDGET FORECAST THAT COMES IN IS NOT EXPECTED TO INCLUDE A SURPLUS
AND THERE ARE OBLIGATIONS COMING TO THE LEGISLATURE THAT WILL INCREASE THE BASE BUDGET BY SEVERAL BILLION DOLLARS, AND THE LEGISLATORS WILL HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO FUND THOSE
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT, I KNOW THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF INTEREST IN THE COMMISSIONER AND ACROSS THE PORT IN REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT, THE STATE'S CAPITAL INVEST LEGISLATION
AND SO WE HAVE IDEAS AND PLANS FOR HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THE STATE SEES SOME OPPORTUNITY, AND ALL OF THE PORT MYRIAD INVESTMENTS IN DECARBONIZATION AND OTHER IMPORTANT WORK
AS I MENTIONED, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2020, THIS WILL BE AN IN PERSON LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AT LEAST AS ALL INDICATIONS SUGGEST NOW
SO I'LL BE DOWN ON OLYMPIA, THE LEGISLATORS WILL BE DOWN IN OLYMPIA
WE'LL BE INVITING YOU ALL DOWN TO OLYMPIA FOR EVENTS LIKE MARITIME DAY, OUR ANNUAL ADVOCACY DAY, PORTS AND MARITIME DAY EXCUSE ME
AND ALSO FOR TESTIMONY
BUT IMPORTANTLY, THERE WILL BE STILL A VIRTUAL TESTIMONY OPTION
YOU ALL MIGHT REMEMBER THAT IN 2020
ACTUALLY, THERE WAS KIND OF A PILOT GOING ON TO SEE IF REMOTE TESTIMONY COULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO INTERACT WITH THEIR LEGISLATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OR FROM WHEREVER THEY WERE
AND THEN WE SAW TWO REALLY, REALLY ACTIVE PILOT PROGRAMS IN 21 AND 22 WHEN AN ALL VIRTUAL SESSION
SO I THINK THAT THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN POSITIVE ABOUT THE IMPROVED ACCESS AND TRANSPARENCY THAT'S PROMOTED BY THE HYBRID FORMAT WITH IN PERSON TESTIMONY AND REMOTE TESTIMONY
AND IMPORTANTLY FOR US, I'M GLAD TO SAY LAST YEAR WE HAD, I THINK EACH OF YOU TESTIFIED, AT LEAST AT SOME POINT, WHICH DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN IT REQUIRES DRIVING DOWN TO OLYMPIA
SO WE WILL ABSOLUTELY TRY TO GET COMMISSIONERS SIGNED UP FOR TESTIMONY ON OUR PRIORITY ISSUES, BUT ALSO TRY TO GET YOU TO OLYMPIA IF WE CAN
THIS IS A POINT OF MY OWN PERSONAL INTEREST, BUT HOPEFULLY INTERESTING TO YOU ALL AS WELL
IT WILL BE OUR SECOND YEAR WITH A GRADUATE INTERN
LAST YEAR WE HAD A GRADUATE STUDENT FROM THE EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY WHO SUPPORTED ME WHILE I WAS ON THE GROUND IN OLYMPIA, AND SHE DID A TON OF WORK ORGANIZING OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, SUPPORTING IT WITH RESEARCH
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER POSITION LIKE THAT THIS YEAR
IT'LL BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IN A LONG SESSION AND WITH ME PHYSICALLY IN OLYMPIA FOR MOST OF THE WEEK
SO I'LL BE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU WHEN THEY GET HERE
THAT COVERS THE SORT OF LOGISTICS I WON'T BELABOR THE NEXT BULLET ON AGENDA DEVELOPMENT, BUT MAYBE FOR ANY OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE TUNED IN, THIS DOCUMENT EVOLVES EVERY YEAR
SO SOME OF WHAT I'LL HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU ARE SUCCESSES THAT WE HAVE ENJOYED, SOME OF WHICH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK SUMMARIZED, WHICH RESULTS IN CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
WE HAD A WHOLE WEIGHTY SECTION IN HERE LAST YEAR ON THE TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE AND WHAT OUR SPECIFIC PRIORITIES WERE WITHIN THAT PACKAGE
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA TESTIFIED TO THOSE PRIORITIES SEVERAL TIMES, WAITING SEVERAL HOURS AT CERTAIN TIMES TO TESTIFY, AND THAT PACKAGE PASSED
SO I'VE TAKEN A LOT OF THAT OUT OF THE AGENDA
WE STILL HAVE A TON OF TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES, BUT I LIKE TO REMOVE THINGS FROM THE AGENDA BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE GOT THEM DONE
SO THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE
AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU'LL SEE SOME UPDATES THAT REFLECT CORE PRIORITIES AND THEN ONGOING WORK, AND I'LL TRY TO CALL THOSE OUT WHEN YOU SEE THEM
THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE AGENDA IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT
THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT EVOLVES BASED ON NOT JUST OUR WORK, BUT WORK OTHERS ARE DOING
SO I'LL NOTE THOSE AREAS WHERE WE EXPECT TO HAVE MORE CLARITY BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY 9, WHEN THE LEGISLATURE STARTS
AND BEFORE WE BRING THIS BACK TO YOU ON NOVEMBER 8 FOR YOUR ADOPTION, WE'LL SUMMARIZE WHAT'S CHANGED FROM WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY INTO THE DOCUMENT YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO ADOPT SO THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS IS COMING TOGETHER
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN TO THE DOCUMENT ITSELF
IF YOU COULD ADVANCE THE SLIDE
MICHELLE
AND AS WE TURN TO THE ISSUES, AND I'LL PAUSE TO GIVE YOU ALL THE SECOND TO ASK QUESTIONS ON MY INTRO, BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT THE AGENDA IS BROKEN UP FOR ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSES INTO TWO BROAD SECTIONS
WE HAVE PRIORITY AGENDA ITEMS, WHICH IS SORT OF THE FRONT PAGE TOP PRIORITIES, BUT DEFINITELY ISSUES THAT WE'RE ADVANCING, PROACTIVELY OR HIGH PROFILE ISSUES THAT WE EXPECT TO BE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN, OR MATTERS OF ENDURING PORT VALUE AND PORT PRIORITY
AND THEN THE PRIORITY ISSUE AREAS SECTION, WHICH ARE INCLUDED HERE IN MORE SUMMARY FORM, ARE A CATALOGUE OF AREAS WHERE WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN PAST, WHERE WE EXPECT TO BE INVOLVED AGAIN, OR WHERE WE KNOW WE'LL HAVE, AGAIN, ENDURING PORT INTEREST
SO BEFORE TURNING SPECIFICALLY TO THESE ITEMS IN FRONT OF YOU, I'LL PAUSE AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON MY INTRODUCTION
ANY QUESTIONS OF OUR COMMISSIONERS? I'M JUST NOT USED TO HAVING THIS MUCH TIME, SO I'M JUST BUILDING IN LOTS OF DRAMATIC PAUSES
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, CAN YOU HEAR US? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU GUYS VERY WELL
GREAT
JUST CHIME IN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
WILL DO
SO STARTING WITH INVESTING IN ESSENTIAL WORKFORCES, AND I'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH SOME OF YOU IN OUR ONE ON ONES PREVIEWING THE AGENDA
THIS HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA SINCE THE COVID PANDEMIC REALLY DEMONSTRATED HOW ESSENTIAL ALL OF THE PORT'S WORKFORCES ARE
IT HAS TAKEN DIFFERENT FORMS AND FOR EXAMPLE, LAST SESSION OUR FOCUS WAS REALLY ON PRE APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND HOW THE PORT OR HOW THE STATE COULD SUPPORT OUR WORK IN TRYING TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES TO WORK IN PORT-RELATED INDUSTRIES
SO A LEGISLATION DID PASS LAST YEAR THAT WAS SORT OF AN OMNIBUS APPRENTICESHIP AND PRE-APPRENTICESHIP BILL
IT INCLUDED LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS APPRENTICESHIPS TO ACCESS FUNDING TO SUPPORT WRAPAROUND SERVICES
THAT WAS A PRIORITY WE ADVOCATED FOR WITH SOME OF OUR PARTNERS
THIS REMAINS AN AGENDA ITEM, THOUGH, BECAUSE IT IS, LIKE I SAID, A MATTER OF ENDURING PORT PRIORITY AND INCLUDES NEW LANGUAGE THAT YOU'LL SEE REGARDING RESPECTFUL WORK SITES FREE OF HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION
THIS IS FEEDBACK I'VE RECEIVED SPECIFICALLY FROM OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND FROM OUR TEAM WORKING ON PRIORITY HIRE FOR ALL OF OUR WORK PROMOTING APPRENTICESHIPS, THERE ARE STILL CHALLENGES WHEN APPRENTICES GET TO JOB SITES, WE'RE HEARING ABOUT THEM MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, AND IT'S NOT JUST US
OTHER PUBLIC OWNERS FROM THE CITY TO THE COUNTY TO SOUND TRANSIT AND MORE, HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR CHALLENGES WITH RESPECTFUL WORK SITES
SO I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHETHER THERE MIGHT BE A LEGISLATIVE REMEDY
THE TRUTH IS, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD LAW ON THE BOOKS ABOUT THIS ISSUE
SO IT'S ON OUR AGENDA BECAUSE IT IS, I THINK, A MATTER OF CORE PORT VALUE
IT'S NOT CLEAR YET WHETHER THERE WILL BE A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL THAT WE ALL COALESCE AROUND BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY, BUT I EXPECT IT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN OLYMPIA
SO I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION
PROGRESSIVE CLIMATE ACTION AGAIN REMAINS ON THE AGENDA FROM LAST YEAR
I DON'T SEE THIS GOING ANYWHERE
IT IS SOMETHING WE WORK ON AND THINK ABOUT EVERY DAY
THE LANGUAGE I'VE ADDED HERE, WHICH YOU SEE BOLDED, CALLS OUT A FEW SPECIFIC PROPOSALS THAT I DO THINK WILL COME FORWARD THAT I WILL RECOMMEND WE SUPPORT
SO THE FIRST ONE IS NICE BECAUSE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IS NOT HERE, BUT EVERY YEAR, SORT OF
ONE OF HIS QUESTIONS I'M ALWAYS PREPARED FOR IS HOW WE'RE ALIGNING OUR EFFORTS WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
AND USUALLY I HAVE TO GIVE HIM SOME ROUNDABOUT ANSWER, AND THIS YEAR I CAN JUST POINT RIGHT TO OUR FRONT PAGE
THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE IS PUTTING FORWARD A REALLY GOOD BUDGET PROPOSAL, WHICH I THINK WE SHOULD BE THE NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER OF
THEY'RE ASKING THE STATE TO FUND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE DECARBONIZATION OF THE WATERFRONT WITH SHORE POWER AT TERMINAL 18
IT ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR A ZERO EMISSION CARGO HANDLING PILOT PROGRAM AND FOR A ZERO EMISSION TRUCKING PILOT PROGRAM, ALL OF WHICH I KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED AND INVOLVED IN, AND ALL OF WHICH I THINK WE SHOULD SUPPORT
SO THAT'S NOT OFTEN THAT I SIT BEFORE YOU AND ASK FOR SUPPORT FOR ANOTHER ENTITY'S AGENDA ITEM
BUT CONSIDERING THAT YOU'RE HALF OF THAT ENTITY, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE
NEXT UP, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WILL BE AMENDED BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM STAFF AND EXECUTIVES
WE ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY STATE PARTNERSHIP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL MARITIME FUELS COLLABORATIVE
IT IS NOT YET CONCRETE, IT IS NOT YET AN ENTITY
SO I'M GOING TO AMEND THIS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS STILL SORT OF IN DEVELOPMENT
I'VE NAMED CHECK MARITIME BLUE WHERE YOU ARE IN REGULAR CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP ON THIS
BUT AGAIN, THIS WILL BE AMENDED WHEN YOU SEE THE FINAL VERSION ON NOVEMBER 8 TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT THIS IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT
IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THE GOVERNOR RECENTLY SIGNED ON TO AN UPDATED PACIFIC CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE PLAN UPDATE WITH GOVERNORS OF OREGON, CALIFORNIA AND THE BC PREMIER, WHICH DID INCLUDE NEW LANGUAGE SUGGESTING THERE NEEDS TO BE REGIONAL COLLABORATION ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF WHAT THE NEXT GENERATION MARITIME FUEL IS
SO WHATEVER THIS BUDGET ITEM MOST LIKELY LOOKS LIKE, IT WILL BE FOCUSED ON THAT GOAL, WHICH IS IDENTIFYING THE NEXT GENERATION CLEAN MARITIME FUEL
AND AGAIN, I THINK A PRIORITY THAT'S WELL SUPPORTED HERE
AND THEN FINALLY, TO MAKE SURE WE REFERENCE OUR LONG HELD PRIORITY OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FEUL DEPLOYMENT HERE AT THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT, THERE IS A DEVELOPING LANGUAGE FROM SOME OF OUR KEY SAF STAKEHOLDERS THAT WOULD PUT IN PLACE AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM
IT'S STILL NOT CLEAR HOW EXACTLY LEGISLATION WILL WORK, WHICH IS WHY IT'S NOT MORE CLEARLY REFERENCED HERE
BUT I DO EXPECT THERE TO BE A BILL COMING FORWARD ON SAF SPECIFIC, MORE SPECIFIC THAN WE'VE ATTACKED IT BEFORE
WE'VE ALWAYS APPROACHED IT FROM A LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD ANGLE
NOW THAT WE HAVE LCFS ENACTED, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT CLEARER PATH FOR HOW WE CAN INCENTIVIZE DEPLOYMENT OF SFA
AND SO GIVEN OUR LONG SUPPORT FOR THAT, I EXPECT THAT'LL BE CENTRAL PART OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AS WELL
AND TO CONCLUDE THIS SLIDE, THIS IS A PORT PRIORITY THAT'S VERY MUCH RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS THREE SLIDES
AND SINCE WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME, I'LL JUST SHARE MY REFLECTION
THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION IN OLYMPIA ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE PASSAGE OF THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT, THE STATE'S CAPITOL INVEST BILL AND THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
THEY'RE BOTH IN RULE MAKING
THEY BOTH WILL BE ENACTED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR
AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY AGREES THAT WE WANT TO BE MEETING THE GOALS SET FORWARD IN THOSE PROGRAMS WITH CLEAN FUELS DEVELOPED IN WASHINGTON STATE, WE HAVE RELATIVELY LIMITED RENEWABLE FUELS DEVELOPMENT IN STATE
CURRENTLY A LOT OF THE RENEWABLE FUELS THAT GET DEVELOPED HERE, THAT GETS SENT TO THE STATES THAT HAVE THOSE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN PLACE
SO NOW THAT WE HAVE A LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD HERE, WE WANT TO DEVELOP THE FUELS THAT COMPLY WITH THAT PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON
THAT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGE OF CITING A MAJOR NEW ENERGY FACILITY
SO THE LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED THIS YEAR AND AS IT WAS LAST YEAR, ON WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN IMPROVE THE CITING PROCESS FOR INSTATE RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
IT'S A COMPLICATED TOPIC, IT'S A SENSITIVE TOPIC
THERE HAS BEEN A STATE WORKING GROUP LOOKING AT IT OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, WHICH HAS JUST PUT OUT A DRAFT REPORT
WE WILL BE REVIEWING THAT AND POTENTIALLY PROVIDING COMMENT
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, I THINK THERE IS PRETTY MUCH CONSENSUS AROUND THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE WAY WE CITE RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MEET OUR GOALS UNDER THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD AND THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT
MICHELLE, IF YOU'D ADVANCE THE SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU
THIS IS THE SECOND SLIDE OF OUR PRIORITY AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE WE MOVE INTO OUR PRIORITY ISSUE AREAS
AND AGAIN, EQUITY AND COMMUNITY FOCUS WILL REMAIN A PRIORITY AGENDA ITEM
IT'S SOMETHING I HEAR QUITE A BIT ABOUT FROM THE COMMISSION AND SOMETHING WHICH I THINK WE ARE POISED TO ADVANCE IN OLYMPIA
I HATE TO TELL YOU THAT REDUCED LOCAL MATCH FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS IS STILL ON THE AGENDA
THIS IS A BILL THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET MOVED FOR A FEW YEARS
AND WITHOUT GOING TOO DEEP INTO THE DETAILS, BASICALLY RIGHT NOW, FOLKS WHO APPLY FOR FUNDS UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING THREE TIMES THE VALUE OF THE GRANT WE GIVE TO THEM
THAT HAS PROVEN TO BE SUCH A HIGH BAR THAT CERTAIN FOLKS DON'T APPLY
WE WANT TO EXPAND OUR POOL OF APPLICANTS
WE WANT TO EXPAND THE UNIVERSE OF PROJECTS WE'RE DOING
SO SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE IDENTIFIED ONE WAY OF DOING THAT WOULD BE REDUCING THE REQUIRED MATCH FROM THREE TO ONE TO TWO TO ONE
WE HAVE A BILL SPONSOR REPRESENTATIVE ORWAL FROM THE 33RD DISTRICT HAS SPONSORED THE BILL IN THE PAST
WE HAVE BASICALLY NO OPPOSITION, I MEAN NO OPPOSITION, AND IT HAS STALLED EACH SESSION, I THINK, JUST BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL BILL WITH A RELATIVELY SMALL UNIVERSE OF INTERESTED SUPPORTERS
SO EVERY YEAR IT GETS A LITTLE BIT EASIER BECAUSE WE GET MORE PROJECTS ON THE GROUND AND MORE PEOPLE SEE WHAT BENEFITS CAN BE PROVIDED
AND SO I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS IS THE YEAR, BUT WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO PUSH FOR THAT
AND THAT WILL BE AN AREA I THINK WE WILL WANT COMMISSIONERS TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH TESTIMONY AND LIKE AND THEN THIS ONE IS SMALL BUT MIGHTY AND NEAR AND DEAR TO ME
WE EVERY YEAR WORK ON ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTING AND THESE LITTLE OFTEN OVERLOOKED SECTIONS OF STATE STATUTE THAT GOVERN HOW PUBLIC AGENCIES GIVE OUT GRANTS
THERE ARE SMALL CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO WORK WITH A BIGGER POOL OF PUBLIC CONTRACTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC RESOURCES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING ARE GOING TO A BROAD SET OF THE COMMUNITY
AND AGAIN, IT'S STRUGGLED TO ADVANCE, I THINK JUST BECAUSE IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL CHANGE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE SOME MOMENTUM BEHIND THAT THIS YEAR AND IT WILL REMAIN A PORT PRIORITY
AND THEN FINALLY, BEFORE TURNING TO THE PRIORITY ISSUE AREAS, THE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM
YESTERDAY ACTUALLY WAS SUBSTANTIAL
NEWS CAME OUT WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE VOLUNTARY VESSEL SLOWDOWN QUIET SOUND PROGRAM BEGAN THROUGH SOME SUPPORT AND STATE LEADERSHIP PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE 21 BUDGET YEAR
AND WE NOW HAVE A PROGRAM DIRECTOR, WE HAVE A PROGRAM MANAGER, WE HAVE A PROGRAM, WE HAVE SEVERAL DEMONSTRATED WINS, AND NOW WE HAVE THE VOLUNTARY VESSEL SLOWDOWN KICKING OFF
SO WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE SOME OF THIS GOOD WORK, TURN IT INTO LEGISLATIVE MOMENTUM, AND SECURE ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING FOR THE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM
THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'VE VOTED WITH OUR DOLLAR
WE HAVE PUT FUNDING TOWARD THIS
I ALWAYS SAY WE DON'T ASK THE STATE FOR MONEY FOR THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT WILLING TO FUND OURSELVES
AND THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING DOWN WITH OUR PARTNERS AT MARITIME BLUE AND THE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM AND ASKING THE STATE TO SUPPORT THAT PROGRAM WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRIORITY AGENDA ITEMS, AND WE CAN TURN TO THE PRIORITY ISSUE AREAS, BUT I'LL PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF THERE'S DISCUSSION OF ANY OF WHAT I'VE JUST SHARED WITH YOU
YEAH, WHY DON'T WE DO A ROUND OF QUESTIONS HERE? SO, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE PRIORITY AGENDA? I WILL JUMP IN THEN
OKAY
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW BILL TRACKING
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
SO THERE'S MY WEEKLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONERS, WHICH I SEND, SADLY, ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AND SUNDAY MORNINGS
I ACTUALLY KIND OF ENJOY IT
BUT THERE IS A BILL TRACKING PROGRAM THAT I USE, WHICH, HONESTLY, I USE THE STATESLEG.WA.GOV WEBSITE AS AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO JUST DO THEIR OWN BILL TRACKING
IT'S A RELATIVELY ARCANE WEBSITE
AND OUR GRADUATE INTERN LAST YEAR, ARGUABLY HER GREATEST CONTRIBUTION WAS INTRODUCING ME TO A NEW, MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE BILL TRACKING WEBSITE
I THINK THAT ONE, I COULD PROBABLY SHARE A REGULAR UPDATE WITH YOU OF OUR PRIORITY BILLS, AND IT WOULD TELL YOU WHAT COMMITTEE THEY'RE IN, WHAT THEIR CUT OFF DATE IS
SO THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION
I HAVEN'T DONE THAT BEFORE
IT'S ALWAYS JUST BEEN THROUGH MY NINE PAGE NARRATIVE
GOOD LUCK FINDING THE BILL YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MEMO
SO I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY IMPROVE THAT WITH THE BILL TRACKING
MY THOUGHTS ARE THAT THE POC LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT IS HAPPENING AGAIN, I THINK, FOR THE THIRD TIME LATER ON NEXT MONTH
AND THE ITEM RELATING TO REDUCING THE LOCAL MATCH, THE THREE TO ONE MATCH FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IN PARTICULAR THE CEOS AND THE NONPROFITS SERVING AND REPRESENTING THOSE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND SO IF THERE WAS AN OLD BILL THAT DIED, IT MIGHT BE WORTH FLAGGING
AND IF YOU COULD RESURRECT THAT ONE FOR ME, I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S REPRESENTED IN THE POC LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT
THAT'S GREAT
YEAH
ESPECIALLY, AGAIN, I MENTIONED THAT ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT BILL IS THAT IT HAS A RELATIVELY SMALL UNIVERSE OF SUPPORTERS
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO EXPAND THE PEOPLE INTERESTED, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR
[LAUGHTER] MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT CITING
I HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT GOVERNOR INSLEE HAD ANNOUNCED THREE TENTATIVE LOCATIONS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN WASHINGTON STATE
WAS THAT NOT ACCURATE, OR DO YOU HAVE INSIGHT ON THAT? YOU KNOW, DANG NO, I KNOW I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE NEWS YOU'RE REFERENCING
I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW THAT RELATES TO THE BROADER CONVERSATION ABOUT POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
IT MAY STILL BE THAT EVEN WITH LOCATIONS IN MIND, THERE ARE THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET THEM CITED
WE'VE HAD A FEW FACILITIES TRY TO GO THROUGH THE STATE'S ENERGY PERMITTING PROCESS AND NOT BE SUCCESSFUL
AND SO MAYBE EVEN WITH SITES IDENTIFIED, THERE SHOULD BE CHANGES
BUT I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ABOUT THE ACTUAL HYDROGEN SITES BECAUSE I REMEMBER THE NEWS RELEASE THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING, BUT I'M NOT SURE I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE
WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR BRINGING UP HOW WE SHOULD BE SENSITIVE TO THE CITING ISSUE
AND SIMILARLY, AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WE SHOULD BE SENSITIVE TO WHAT WE CAN DO TO CITE ONCE IN OUR OWN JURISDICTION PLACES TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY STORE AND TRANSPORT CLEAN FUELS
THANK YOU
ALSO, JUST ON THAT NOTE, I THINK HYDROGEN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A REAL FOCUS
I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT IT FROM LEGISLATORS OVER THE INTERIM
OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS LEGISLATION WHICH WE SUPPORTED LAST YEAR THAT WAS INTENDED TO PROMOTE IN STATE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF HYDROGEN
SO I THINK THAT'LL BE ANOTHER AREA WHERE WE BE ABLE TO PLAY THIS SESSION
TOO OKAY
MY FINAL THOUGHT IS THEN WHEN WE'RE HEADED TO KOBE, JAPAN, IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE AND WE'RE SEEING WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY IN THEIR LOCATION, THOSE ARE LESSONS LEARNED THAT WE CAN BE LOOKING OUT FOR AND BRING BACK WITH US
AND I'M RELATIVELY CERTAIN THERE'S A FEW STATE LEGISLATORS GOING ALONG WITH YOU TOO
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME SHARED LESSONS LEARNED OUT OF THAT
AND JUST TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT CONVERSATION, I DO KNOW THAT THE NORTHWEST EFFORT, SORT OF OFFICIAL STATE EFFORT TO BE ONE OF THE HYDROGEN HUBS IS NOT THE ONLY POSSIBLE WAY OF INTRODUCING HYDROGEN
AND HAVING SPOKEN WITH A COUPLE OF FOLKS IN STATE GOVERNMENT ABOUT IT, IT DOES SOUND LIKE THERE ARE SOME PRIVATE INTERESTS WHO ARE THINKING THEY MIGHT JUST ATTEMPT TO DO IT ON THEIR OWN
AND I THINK THERE'S AN EFFORT TO TRY TO HERD CATS, KEEP EVERYBODY KIND OF FOCUSED ON THE SAME PROGRAMS BECAUSE THESE DO BENEFIT WHEN THEY'RE DONE TOGETHER
SO I THINK THAT MAY BE SOME OF THE CONFUSION
TOO I HAVE HEARD REFERENCE TO THE PRIVATE SIDE
I THINK THAT THIS ALL FOR ME FALLS INTO THE GENERAL CATEGORY OF A REALLY GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE
THERE'S SO MUCH ENERGY AT THE LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW ABOUT FUNDING THE NEXT GENERATION FUELS, ENERGY SOURCES
AND SO THERE'S SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IT WILL BE AND WHERE IT WILL BE
BUT IT'S JUST AT THIS POINT, AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF TRYING TO GET THOSE BILLS THROUGH, WE'RE ALL, I THINK, JUST GLAD THAT IT'S HAPPENING
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM
I KNOW THAT THE ALLIANCE HAS THIS AS A PRIORITY AND ERIC, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED SUPPORTING THEIR AGENDA
IS THIS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED BY BOTH PORTS? YEAH, I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH MY COUNTERPART AT THE ALLIANCE AND THEY'LL BE PART OF OUR ADVOCACY WITH THE LEGISLATURE, SO I KNEW IT WAS ON THEIR LIST
I HAVEN'T HAD ANY MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS THAT THEY'VE BEEN AT YET
WE'RE JUST ENTERING OUR FIRST ROUND OF LEGISLATOR MEETINGS, BUT WE ARE INCLUDING THEM IN OUR ADVOCACY, FOR SURE
GREAT
THAT WAS MY QUESTION
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MR PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA'S COMMENTS ABOUT ENERGY
AND ERIC DIDN'T EVEN CATCH THE FACT THAT HE SAID THERE'S A LOT OF ENERGY ABOUT THE ENERGY ISSUE
BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR US, NOT JUST ON THE STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, BUT OVERALL, INCLUDING THAT THE TRIP TO KOBE, GETTING FURTHER OF THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH HYDROGEN
BUT FOR US, IT IS A MAJOR FOCUS FOR US ON ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS LOOKING AT THE ENERGY VALUE CHAIN AND HOW WE CAN ASSIST IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT IN OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE THAT INFORMS, BUT ALSO OUR FEDERAL INFORMS THAT AS WELL, LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
THANK YOU
ONE OTHER OBSERVATION BEFORE LETTING THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT FINALLY SPEAK, WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO GO WITH DELEGATIONS TO LOOK AT PLACES THAT ARE DOING A GOOD JOB ON MARITIME DECARBONISATION
I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE TO
I THINK THERE'S REALLY NO SUBSTITUTE FOR HAVING FOLKS SEE THE WORK IN THE GROUND
I KNOW THAT THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE HAD TOURS THIS SUMMER WITH SENIOR ADVISORS TO THE GOVERNOR LOOKING AT THEIR DECARBONIZATION WORK
WE'VE DONE SOME OF THAT ON THE CRUISE SIDE AS WELL
SO I THINK THERE'S ANY TIME WE CAN SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, LEGISLATORS CAN SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
IT HELPS ADVANCE THE CONVERSATION
SO ONE OF MY COMMENTS WAS EXACTLY THAT POINT
WE'VE GOT THE TRIP COMING UP TO KOBE WHERE THERE WILL BE AN ELEMENT OF LOOKING AT THESE ALTERNATIVE MARITIME FUELS, POTENTIALLY
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A TRIP TO COPENHAGEN IN THE SPRING THAT WOULD INCLUDE A VISIT TO THE ZERO EMISSION SHIPPING CENTER WHERE A LOT OF THE PIONEERING WORK IS DONE, PARTICULARLY FOR SHIPPING CARRIERS, BUT IT WOULD ALSO TRANSLATE OVER INTO CRUISE
SO THINKING ABOUT THAT PACIFIC CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE, I GUESS IT'S BEEN CALLED, WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER INVITING OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ON THAT TRIP, BOTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT ON THE GROUND OBSERVATION, MEET WITH THE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE DOING CUTTING EDGE WORK ON THESE FUELS, BUT THEN ALSO TO BUILD UP SOME OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR TALKING ABOUT SHIPPING STRINGS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF ASIA AND THEN CALLING ON EACH OF OUR PORTS
WE OUGHT TO BE COORDINATED IN THE APPROACH THAT WE'RE TAKING
ON THE OTHER TOPICS THAT YOU MENTIONED, IT'S TIMELY, THE CONVERSATION AROUND HOW ARE WE CREATING WORK SPACES THAT ARE WELCOMING TO FOLKS WHO HISTORICALLY HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED IN MARITIME
THERE'S A SURVEY OUT THIS MORNING FROM WISTA, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON BRINGING WOMEN INTO SEAFARING AND TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS
AND IT CONTINUES TO BE AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM FOR WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE, ON SHIPS BASICALLY, WHERE THEY'RE FACING HARASSMENT AND OTHER FORMS OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION ON BOARD
AND SO SOMETHING FOR US TO CONTINUE TO PUSH ON AT THE STATE LEVEL AND IN THE JURISDICTIONS WHERE WE HAVE SOME INFLUENCE, EVEN IF WE CAN'T, WE AREN'T A REGULATOR IN THAT SPACE
ON SIGHTING, I HEARD SOME WISDOM AS WE THINK ABOUT THE URGENCY OF THE NEED TO DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES IN OUR STATE
I THINK THE APPROACH NEEDS TO BE THAT EVERYONE HAS A SAY BUT NO ONE HAS A VETO
AND THAT'S A HARD BALANCE TO STRIKE
BUT WE ARE IN A CLIMATE CRISIS AND WE NEED TO PROCEED AT FULL HASTE TO GET THESE THINGS DONE, TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE FOSSIL FUEL FACILITIES THAT ARE CAUSING US TO SPEND A MONTH IN SMOKE HAZE HERE IN SEATTLE AND IN MUCH WORSE CONDITIONS IN PLACES AROUND THE WORLD
AND THEN MY FINAL COMMENT OR ACTUALLY QUESTION FOR YOU ERIC, IS AS WE LOOK AT THE REVENUE THAT IS BEING GENERATED BY AND THE CREDITS THROUGH THE LCFS AND THE CCA, JUST HIGH LEVEL, WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA THAT THE DECISION MAKERS, THE LEGISLATORS AND OTHERS ARE GOING TO USE TO DETERMINE HOW THE STATE SPENDS THAT MONEY? IS IT LOWEST HANGING FRUIT IN TERMS OF GHG REDUCTION? IS IT PUBLIC AGENCIES FIRST, PRIVATE ENTITIES SECOND? HOW ARE THEY DETERMINING HOW ARE THEY GOING TO AND KNOWING THAT THIS ISN'T JUST A ONE OFF BILLION DOLLAR FUND, IT'S AN ONGOING ENORMOUS SOURCE OF FUNDS TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION
AND SO I THINK FOR US TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHICH OF OUR PROJECTS AND OUR PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE BEST SUITED FOR SECURING THIS KIND OF FUNDING MIGHT BE HELPFUL
YEAH, I'LL ANSWER THAT AS FULLY AS I CAN, NOT BEING IN THE ROOM WITH THE POLICYMAKERS MYSELF
BUT ON THE ONE HAND, THERE ARE ENOUGH BUCKETS WITHIN THE CCA CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT EXPENDITURE TARGETS OR, YOU KNOW, THE MOVE AHEAD WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE INCLUDED AS WELL TO PREVENT TOO MUCH COMPETITION
SO THERE'S ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING, THERE'S FUNDING FOR ELECTRIFICATION, THERE'S FUNDING FOR COMMUNITIES THAT TYPICALLY ARE HARDEST HIT BY POLLUTION
SO I THINK WE HAVE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WOULD FIT IN EACH OF THOSE
ELECTRIFICATION IS A HUGE BUCKET WITHIN CCA, MORE THAN 500 MILLION UNSPENT SO FAR
AND I THINK WITHIN THAT WE'VE HEARD FEEDBACK FROM LEGISLATORS THAT THEY WANT TO PURSUE THE BIGGEST DOLLAR VALUE PER DOLLAR, BIGGEST CARBON REDUCTION PER DOLLAR, AND ON THAT SCORE I THINK HEAVY DUTY DECARBONIZATION EITHER PORT FACILITIES OR CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT SERVING OUR FACILITIES HAVE THE PORT OF HIGHEST DOLLAR VALUE IMPACT
SO I THINK WE COMPETE WELL
BUT THERE IS ENOUGH FUNDING FOR SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE, PASSENGER DUTY, MEDIUM DUTY VEHICLES TO COMPETE AS WELL
WITHIN THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
THE RULE MAKING, SOME OF THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN
I KNOW ONE ISSUE THAT YOU'VE SPOKEN WITH SOME LAWMAKERS ABOUT IS SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
RIGHT NOW, AS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED IN THE RULE MAKING, THAT WAS A TIER TWO FUEL, MEANING SAF WOULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY ELIGIBLE TO EARN CREDITS
WE'VE TRIED TO SPEAK IN ONE VOICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY ABOUT UPDATING THAT IN THE RULE TO MAKE IT A TIER ONE FUEL
THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A PRIORITIZATION WE'D LIKE TO SEE CHANGED TO PROMOTE THE DEPLOYMENT OF SOME OF THE HEAVY DUTY FUELS
SO I THINK THAT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THERE ARE SOME PRIORITIES SET, BUT THERE'S STILL SOME PRIORITY SETTING TO BE DONE
AND SO I'M THINKING OF IT AS US PRESENTING OUR PROJECTS FOR THE BUCKETS IN WHICH THEY BEST FIT AND MAKING THE BEST CASE FOR THEM AND THEN LETTING THE POLICYMAKERS DECIDE WHAT MERITS FUNDING
BUT LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A TON OF FUNDING OUT THERE
THERE WAS JUST AN ARTICLE WHICH YOU SHARED WITH ME LAST WEEK IN THE TIMES ABOUT EVEN HIGHER RECEIPTS THAN EXPECTED
SO I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE STATE ON FUNDING FOR MARITIME AND PORT FACILITY DECARBONISATION WHILE SEEING OUR PARTNERS BE SUCCESSFUL TOO
AND AS YOU SHARED THIS MORNING, IT IS AN ODD CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THIS NEW FUNDING IS COMING IN MORE ABUNDANTLY THAN WE ANTICIPATE, AND YET THE STATE IS ANTICIPATING A TOUGHER BUDGET CYCLE FOR THEM THAN THEY HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY BECAUSE OF INFLATION
AND SO I WONDER TOO IF, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN IT IN YEARS PAST 2020 AMONGST THEM, WHERE HALFWAY THROUGH SESSION THEY'RE GETTING BUDGET REVISIONS THAT ARE WHOLLY ALTERING THEIR APPROACH
AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO PLAN FOR WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE IN SESSION AT THE START OF A RECESSION, WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR OUR PRIORITIES
YEAH, IT'S INTERESTING TO REFLECT WE DO HAVE A FEW BUDGET ASKS IN HERE
I REFERENCED QUIET SOUND, FOR EXAMPLE
IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT WHEN THE LEGISLATURES HAVING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET THEMSELVES, IT'S A SENSITIVE CONVERSATION TO HAVE
SO I EXPECT THAT WE'LL HAVE TO FACE THAT WHEN WE MEET WITH LEGISLATORS AND AGAIN, JUST MAKE THE CASE FOR WHY THIS IS A GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THE STATE
BUT YEAH, IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY DEAL WITH THOSE DIFFERING REVENUE STREAMS, FOR SURE
ALL RIGHT, DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED? YEAH, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION SORRY, ERIC, REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITY AREAS, BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO COME UP AT A LATER POINT
SO I CAN HOLD MY QUESTION FOR THEN OR I COULD TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT NOW
YEAH
I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IN OUR 20 MINUTES REMAINING IS RUN THROUGH THE SUMMARY SLIDES AND THEN THE SECOND TO LAST SLIDE IS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
SO IF YOU WANT TO COVER IT, THEN IT MIGHT JUST MAKE THE MOST SENSE IN CONTEXT
SOUNDS GOOD
OKAY, SWEET
SO MICHELLE
THANKS
SO QUALITY JOBS AND SMALL BUSINESS IS OUR FIRST PRIORITY ISSUE AREA
IT COVERS A LOT OF GROUND
I CAN HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ADVOCATED FOR IN THIS AREA
OF COURSE, WORKER TRAINING IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I WORKED ON WHEN I GOT HERE, CLARIFYING THAT WITH OUR STATUTORY AUTHORITY
IT REMAINS A MATTER OF ENDURING INTEREST
I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN THE FATE OF THE SEATTLE MARITIME ACADEMY
THERE'S A LOT OF STATE LEGISLATIVE INTEREST ON THAT
SO I EXPECT US TO BE INVOLVED IN WHATEVER SOLUTION COMES FORWARD TO THAT THIS SESSION
AND THEN UNDER SMALL BUSINESS, GREAT EXAMPLE OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM BEING ENGAGED
THIS MODIFICATION TO THE LAST BULLET TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE TO SPECIFICALLY SMALL BUSINESS CAPACITY BUILDING AND SMWBES COMPETING IN THE MARKETPLACE WAS RECOMMENDED BY OUR DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUT FORWARD HERE AS A PROPOSED REVISION
THAT'S NOT A CHANGE IN POLICY, JUST A CHANGE AND HOW WE DESCRIBE OUR PRIORITIES
NEXT SLIDE
ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS AGENDA COMES TOGETHER IS THE TOP BULLET HERE
I REFERENCED REMOVING ALL OF THE SORT OF SPECIFIC PRIORITIES WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE, BUT PRESERVING THE LONGHILL TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES WE HAVE HERE
STATE ROUTE 518 LEADS FROM I -5 TO THE AIRPORT
IT IS A REALLY GOOD ADVERTISEMENT FOR HOW BUSY SEA HAS BECOME
IF ANYBODY'S TRIED TO PICK UP A LOVED ONE ON THURSDAY TO SUNDAY EVENINGS, I CAN'T RECOMMEND LIGHT RAIL STRONGLY ENOUGH
BUT WE DO NEED TO IMPROVE THAT ROADWAY
IT IS NOT JUST OF INTEREST TO US, BUT HAS BEEN OF INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITIES ALONGSIDE THE ROADWAY
SO I'M INCLUDING IT HERE
WSDOT DID A STUDY A FEW YEARS AGO OF IMPROVEMENTS TO 518 THAT COULD COME FORWARD TO MAKE MODEST MOBILITY GAINS AND WE THINK THOSE SHOULD BE PURSUED
BUT I HAVE HEARD FEEDBACK FROM COMMISSIONERS THAT THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING WE PURSUE WITH PARTNERS
SO WE WILL BE WORKING TO IDENTIFY OTHER PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE AS WELL BEFORE PUTTING THEM FORWARD TO THE LEGISLATURE
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE PUGET SOUND GATEWAY PROGRAM TO WHICH WE'VE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING AND WHICH IS POTENTIALLY OPENING HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, PROVIDING REAL MOBILITY GAINS IN THE SOUTH COUNTY AND HUGE FREIGHT MOBILITY GAINS FROM THE WAREHOUSING SECTORS OVER TO THE PORT
SO THAT IS ALMOST DONE AND MIGHT COME OFF OUR AGENDA NEXT YEAR
IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND COMPETITIVENESS AREA
AND MICHELLE, IF YOU COULD ADVANCE THE SLIDE
SO THE SECOND HALF OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND COMPETITIVENESS AREA REALLY FOCUSES ON LAND USE
WE LIKE TO SAY THAT LAND USE IS A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE, AND TRANSPORTATION IS A LAND USE ISSUE
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND CALKINS HAVE BOTH BEEN INVOLVED RECENTLY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE ABOUT LAND USE
I'M PROPOSING THE INCLUSION OF A BULLET HERE THAT YOU SEE DESCRIBED AS REDUCED GENTRIFICATION PRESSURE ON CRITICAL INDUSTRIAL LANDS BY FOCUSING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREAS
THIS MAY BE FAMILIAR TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR ADVOCACY WITH THE CITY ON THE PRESERVATION OF OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL CENTERS
IT'S RELEVANT IN OLYMPIA
TWO, THE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR CONSIDERED LEGISLATION RELATED TO SINGLE FAMILY ZONING AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE COULD BE INCREASED DENSITY WITHIN THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONE
IT MAY NOT SEEM AN AREA WHERE THE PORT IS A CLASSICAL PLAYER, BUT WE SEE IT AS DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE NEED TO PRESERVE THE LANDS THAT HAVE LONG BEEN PRESERVED FOR THE PURPOSES OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND WE THINK THAT THAT IS, LIKE I SAID, RELEVANT IN OLYMPIA, TOO
SO I'M PROPOSING THE INCLUSION OF THAT HERE
YOU CAN PAUSE IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION OR WE CAN DISCUSS ALL AT THE END
KEEP PLOWING THROUGH
OKAY, SO THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUE AREA IS A BIG ONE
IN FACT, IT COVERS TWO SLIDES, NOT A TON OF CHANGE
HERE YOU SEE A FEW OF OUR OLD FAVORITES, THE MODEL TOXIC CONTROL ACT
WE HAVE RECEIVED STATE FUNDING CONSISTENTLY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUPS
AGAIN, CLEANUPS WHERE WE'RE PUTTING OUR MONEY TOWARD IT, BUT THE STATE CONTRIBUTES AS WELL
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TO ENSURE THE FUNDING OF THEIR LIST
AND, OF COURSE, PROGRAMS DIRECTED AT PUGET SOUND HEALTH INCLUDES THE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM
THE VOLKSWAGEN SETTLEMENT LANGUAGE
I'M ACTUALLY PROPOSING TO REMOVE IN THE NEXT VERSION OF THIS AGENDA, WHICH YOU'LL BE ASKED TO APPROVE ON NOVEMBER 8
NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T CARE
IN FACT, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME FUNDING FROM THAT, AND WE'VE SEEN OTHER PARTNERS RECEIVE FUNDING AS WELL
BUT WE THINK THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH NEW CLIMATE MONEY COMING ONLINE, THAT'S LESS OF A FOCUS THIS YEAR
AND WE ARE NOT LIKELY TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL VW SETTLEMENT FUNDS, SO WE'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND REMOVAL OF THAT
AND THERE'S ONE OTHER MODIFICATION TO CALL OUT ON THE NEXT SLIDE
MICHELLE, THE SECOND SLIDE OF THE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT ISSUE AREA
AGAIN, I'M NOTHING IF NOT JUST A PARTNER TO OUR ACTUAL OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS
AND THIS FIRST BULLET HAS ALWAYS SAID SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES
AND OUR MARITIME FRIENDS SAID, WHAT ABOUT US? AND ESPECIALLY, AS I REFERENCED EARLIER, WITH THE FOCUS ON MARITIME DECARBONISATION, WHAT THE NEXT GENERATION FUEL OR TECHNOLOGY WILL BE THAT GETS US TO OUR GOALS ON THE WATER SIDE, RECOMMENDING AMENDING THAT BULLET TO INCLUDE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION AND MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES
AND THEN FINALLY, BEFORE TURNING TO QUESTIONS, THE LAST SLIDE IS UNCHANGED
THIS IS OUR SORT OF MISCELLANEOUS SLIDE THAT REFLECTS SOME ISSUES THAT HAVE COME FORWARD
OBVIOUSLY, CYBERSECURITY IS AN EVERGREEN PRIORITY FOR AN OPERATOR OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT REMAINS A HUGE FOCUS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED PORT DISTRICTS IN TYPICALLY IN MORE RURAL AREAS, BUT OVER IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION AS WELL
SO WE LOVE TO SEE THE GAINS MADE BY OUR PORT PARTNERS THERE
AND THEN
I KNOW HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAS BEEN A BIG PRIORITY FOR SEVERAL OF YOU
WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD PARTNERSHIPS ON THIS AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE THINGS WE CAN WORK ON WITH THE STATE IN THAT AREA
AND THEN JUST BRIEFLY ON NEXT STEPS
SO, BRIEFING YOU ALL TODAY SEEKING YOUR ADOPTION ON NOVEMBER 8
KEY LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS IN THE LATTER HALF OF NOVEMBER, EARLY PART OF DECEMBER, AND THEN THE FIRST DAY OF SESSION IS JANUARY 9
I WILL ABSOLUTELY BRING YOU ALL DOWN
IT LOOKS LIKE PORTS AND MARITIME DAY IS LIKELY TO BE FEBRUARY 2
HAVEN'T CONFIRMED THAT YET
AND THEN THE POTENTIAL SINY DIE APRIL 23 OR RIGHT ABOUT THERE AFTER 105 DAYS OF GOOD WORK
AND I'LL LET COMMISSIONER CHO REFLECT ON WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT ON TIME THIS YEAR WITH ALL OF HIS tIME SPENT IN OLYMPIA
BUT ONE CAN ALWAYS HOPE
WE'VE HAD SUCCESSIVE YEARS OF ADJOURNING ON TIME
SO THAT'S THE GOAL AGAIN THIS YEAR
I CERTAINLY HOPE SO BECAUSE APRIL 24 IS NEXT TO MY BIRTHDAY SO
OH, YEAH, YOU COULD SPEND IT IN OLYMPIA
THANK YOU
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, BUT I LOVE TO DISCUSS SOME OF WHAT WE JUST RAN THROUGH ON THE PRIORITY ISSUES OR OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, DO YOU WANT TO START OFF? SURE
THANK YOU, ERIC
I GUESS I SHOULD START WITH ASKING A PROCESS QUESTION
ERIC, WHEN WILL YOU BRING THIS BACK TO US FOR A VOTE? IT'S CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 8
SINCE I HIGHLIGHTED A FEW THINGS ON HERE, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE VW CHANGE DIDN'T GET MADE IN THIS VERSION
SO WHAT I'LL DO IS BEFORE YOU SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR A VOTE, I WILL SHARE WITH EACH OF YOU A FINAL UPDATED VERSION WITH NOTES ABOUT WHAT CHANGED BETWEEN THIS VERSION AND THE FINAL VERSION
AND THEN YEAH, THE VOTE IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 8
OKAY
I'M TRYING TO AVOID MAKING SOME ASSUMPTIONS HERE, SO I HAVEN'T SPOKANE TO A NUMBER OF LAWMAKERS ABOUT JUST OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
AND I'M ASSUMING YOU'LL BE ENGAGING IN CONVERSATIONS UP UNTIL NOVEMBER 8
I'M WONDERING ABOUT WHEN I LOOK AT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SECTION, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING RELATED TO COMMUNITY HEALTH
AND I AM WONDERING ABOUT LAWMAKERS THAT HAVE CONSTITUENCIES THAT ARE LIVING NEAR AIRPORT AND PORT FACILITIES AND WHAT SOME OF THEIR PRIORITIES ARE AROUND AIR QUALITY, MONITORING AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOLS
AND IF THEY HAVE SOME PRIORITIES THAT WE COULD UPLIFT AND SUPPORT AND HAVE SOME SORT OF COLLABORATION THERE
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US SUPPORT THINGS LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDY THAT THEY DID WHERE IT SHOWED COMMUNITIES AROUND SEATAC AIRPORT WERE EXPOSED TO UNIQUE MIX OF AIR POLLUTION AND SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE WILL BE CONVERSATIONS WITH LAWMAKERS WHOSE DISTRICTS ARE NEAR PORT FACILITIES AND IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO INCLUDE HEALTH EQUITY AS PART OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY
THAT IS SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I'M SURE A LOT OF OTHER COMMISSIONERS AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, CONSIDERING JUST HOW BAD OUR AIR QUALITY IS
AND PLENTY OF STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED DIFFERENTLY
THERE'S A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY
SOME STUDIES POINT TO THOSE FOLKS WHO LIVE NEAR HIGHWAYS AND AIRPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT
AND SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US INCLUDE HEALTH EQUITY AS A PART OF THIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
THAT'S GREAT FEEDBACK
I CAN SAY, FIRST OFF, WE SHOULD AND CAN AND WILL, BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK
AND I THINK A SENT FROM OTHER COMMISSIONERS ADD THE WORDS HEALTH EQUITY TO OUR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT SECTION
WE'VE ENGAGED PREVIOUSLY, I THINK, BASED ON THE LANGUAGE IN THE AGENDA THAT SUGGESTS OUR SUPPORT FOR REDUCED CARBON AND AIR POLLUTION
THESE BULLETS DON'T INCLUDE ALL THE LANGUAGE
I CAN SHARE THE FULL DOCUMENT WITH YOU, BUT WE HAVE LANGUAGE ABOUT REDUCED EMISSIONS FROM PORT OPERATIONS, BUT WE'VE NEVER DESCRIBED IT IN TERMS OF HEALTH EQUITY BEFORE
SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ADD THAT
YOU REFERENCED THE UW STUDY
WE DID SUPPORT THAT AND ACTUALLY WE'RE PARTIAL FUNDERS OF IT IN ITS INITIAL FORM
MORE RECENTLY, I KNOW REPRESENTATIVE ORWELL WORKED TO SECURE FUNDING FOR ACTUAL INSTALLATION OF FILTERS IN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND I DON'T KNOW THE STATUS OF THAT EFFORT
BUT IF YOU LIKE, I COULD GET FEEDBACK FROM REPRESENTATIVE ORWELL BEFORE I BRING THIS BACK TO YOU ON THE 8TH AND TRY TO GET YOU SOME SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN CASE SHE'S BRINGING FUNDING FORWARD AGAIN
BUT AS FOR ADDING HEALTH EQUITY, I THINK WE ABSOLUTELY CAN ADD THAT HERE
SO I WILL TAKE THAT FOR FEEDBACK
YEAH, ERIC, THAT WOULD BE GREAT
AND AS YOU'RE ENGAGING, I KNOW I'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH YOU AND OTHER LAWMAKERS
I'D LOVE TO JOIN YOU IN A MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE ORWELL AND SENATOR KAREN KAISER AROUND THIS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE COMPLEMENTING EACH OTHER
YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT
WE TYPICALLY, AFTER ADOPTION, SET UP MEETINGS WITH THE 15 OR 20 LEGISLATORS WITH WHOM WE WORK MOST CLOSELY, WHICH DEFINITELY INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVE ORWELL AND SENATOR KAISER AND THEN COMMISSIONER CALKINS COMMISSION PRESIDENT WILL EITHER JOIN THOSE OR DELEGATE TO OTHER COMMISSIONERS
AND SO WE'LL BE RUNNING THOSE BY YOU ALL IN THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR WEEKS AS THEY GET ADDED TO THE SCHEDULES
AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID EARLIER, THE SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEE DAYS ARE THE 29TH AND 30 NOVEMBER AND 1 DECEMBER, I BELIEVE
AND SO THAT WILL BE I THINK A LOT OF THE MEETINGS WILL BE CONCENTRATED AROUND THAT TIME IN CASE WE CAN DO MULTIPLE MEETINGS ON THE SAME DAY IN OLYMPIA
SO, YES, ABSOLUTELY
YOU'LL BE IN THOSE MEETINGS AND WE'LL MAKE THESE UPDATES TO THE AGENDA
THANK YOU
YEAH
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, THE THOROUGH MATERIALS
I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT COLD IRONING
YOU MAY HAVE ATTEMPTED, ANTICIPATED
YOU HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING ON THE STATE LEVEL
CURIOUS TO GET YOUR UPDATES AND THOUGHTS ON MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT YOU AND I TOSSED AROUND
SO I THINK WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU IS I'VE HAD QUESTIONS FROM LEGISLATORS ABOUT WHAT PORTS ARE DOING BROADLY ON MARITIME DECARBONISATION
BUT I HAVE HAD THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE REQUIRE SHIPS TO PLUG IN, WHETHER WE SHOULD
I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY LEGISLATION COMING FORWARD WITH ANY KIND OF A MANDATE FROM THE STATE
BUT WHAT I'VE SHARED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS IS THAT I THINK THE STATE COULD ACT, AS YOU KNOW, TO PUT IN PLACE AN INCENTIVE FOR PORTS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE PLANNING TO DO IT OR FOR PORTS WHO ARE
AND WHAT I REALLY THINK, AND WHAT I THINK YOU AGREE, IS THAT SOME SUBSET OF THE CARBON MONEY SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO MARITIME DECARBONISATION
AND I THINK THAT WOULD HELP PROMOTE IT WITH PEOPLE LIKE US WHO ARE DOING IT AND WITH PORTS WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE IT IN THEIR PLANS
SO I DON'T KONW OF ANY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, BUT I DO KNOW THAT A GROUP OF PORTS ARE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD PURSUE CARBON MONEY TOGETHER AS A PACKAGE, AS WE DID LAST YEAR, WHERE WE HAD AN INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE
AND THAT, I THINK, WILL BE THE MOST POTENTIALLY RELEVANT CONCRETE ITEM RELATED TO COLD IRONING
AWESOME
THANK YOU
THANKS
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
CAN YOU EXPLAIN ABOUT THE PRIORITY ISSUE AREA UNDER GOVERNANCE "OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CREATE AN IMBALANCE OF REPRESENTATIVES BETWEEN THE TWO HOME PORTS IN THEIR GOVERNING OF THE NWSA AND FURTHER ADVOCATE THAT ANY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD ALTER THE PREVIOUSLY VOTED ESTABLISHED GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF EITHER HOME PORT INCLUDE RATIFICATION BY CITIZEN VOTE." IS THERE SOMETHING THAT'S CIRCULATING? NO
THERE WAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS
I THINK IN 17 AND 18 THERE WAS LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD WHICH WOULD HAVE EXPANDED THE SIZE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO NINE MEMBERS ELECTED BY DISTRICT RATHER THAN AT LARGE
WE OPPOSED THAT LEGISLATION ON THE GROUNDS THAT WE HAD OPPOSED IT EVERY TIME IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD BEFORE
IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT IT'S PART OF WHAT GAVE RISE TO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER WE OPPOSED IT BECAUSE OF LONG HELD POLICY OR WHETHER WE OPPOSED IT BECAUSE WE DECIDED WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY
SO WE PUT IT ON OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AS AN ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM IN CASE THAT CAME FORWARD AGAIN
THE REASON IT REFERENCES THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE IS IN THE END THAT LEGISLATION WAS PUT DOWN BECAUSE, HONESTLY, THERE WERE FOLKS WHO WERE CONCERNED THAT IF THERE WERE NINE SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS AND FIVE TACOMA COMMISSIONERS, AND THE PORT ALLIANCE WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AT THE TIME
SO THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT IT WOULD SORT OF DESTABILIZE HOW WE GOVERN THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE
IT'S REMAIN ON OUR AGENDA BECAUSE THAT'S STILL HOW WE FEEL
THERE HASN'T BEEN LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE GOVERNANCE OF EITHER PORT PUT FORWARD, I THINK, IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS
SO WE COULD REMOVE IT IF YOU WOULD RECOMMEND THAT
BUT I THINK IT'S SORT OF ON THERE ALMOST FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN RELEVANT TO OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
OKAY, THANK YOU
I DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO REMOVE, BUT THANKS FOR CLARIFYING
THANKS FOR QUESTION
AND MY LAST QUESTION, SWITCHING GEARS RELATES TO POLICING
SO THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FACING OUR OWN POLICE FORCE HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE ARE NOT UNIQUE TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THERE ARE STAFFING SHORTAGES IMPACTING DEPARTMENTS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE
NOW, RIGHTFULLY, THE VOTERS OF WASHINGTON STATE DEMANDED THAT POLICE RECEIVE HIGHER MINIMUM STANDARDS OF TRAINING ACROSS THE BOARD, INCLUDING IN DEESCALATION AND CRISIS INTERVENTION, CULTURAL COMPETENCY
I THINK WE NEED TO PAIR THAT WITH RESOURCES FOR THE CJTC TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY BE ABLE TO ADMINISTER THOSE TRAININGS IN A TIMELY FASHION
CURRENTLY, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS BACKLOG IN OFFICER TRAINING
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD ADD AS A BULLET POINT UNDER QUALITY JOBS, JUST TO FOLLOW, JUST TO BE MINDFUL OF, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPLICATION FOR OUR OWN WORKFORCE
THAT'S IT
THANK YOU
OKAY, THANKS
IT'S INTERESTING, I HAVEN'T HEARD SPECIFICALLY ABOUT FUNDING AT CJTC, ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING CJTC'S WORK
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING FORWARD AS WELL, OR THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT FROM OTHER CORNERS? I THINK IT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE RESOURCING THE CJTC, AND THEY HAVE RELATIVELY NEW LEADERSHIP THERE WITH MONICA ALEXANDER NOW AS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AND I KNOW THAT GOVERNOR INSLEE IS GOING TO BE LOOKING REALLY CRITICALLY AND MAKING SURE THAT THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE CJTC, ARE GOING TO HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO OPTIMIZE STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
AND ACTUALLY, I KNOW CAPTAIN ALEXANDER FROM WHEN SHE WAS AT THE STATE PATROL, SO MAYBE I'LL CHECK WITH HER AND SEE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME LOGICALLY
SO I'LL SHE'S THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO EARN THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AT THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
SHE'S A TREMENDOUS LEADER
WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS
THANK YOU FOR THAT
JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AND THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, I'LL TURN TO YOU FOR ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE CONCLUDE
THE FIRST IS THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT READ THROUGH THIS AND NOTE THAT THEIR DISCUSSION OF THE SIGHTING OF A SECOND COMMERCIAL AIRPORT IN WESTERN WASHINGTON IS CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT FROM THIS
AND THAT'S NOT ACCIDENTAL
WE DIDN'T JUST FORGET, BUT THAT WE AREN'T CHIMING IN ON THAT FOR REASONS, NOT LEAST OF WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING ON THE ADVISORY PANEL AS TECHNICAL EXPERTS THROUGH JEFFREY BROWN AND THAT WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT THE STATE SHOULD DO AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE INTERFERING FROM AN ADVOCACY STANDPOINT ON THAT PARTICULAR QUESTION
ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? YEAH, NO
I'M GLAD YOU GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO MAKE REFERENCE TO IT
ARGUABLY, IT'S NOT ON HERE BECAUSE THE STATE IS ACTIVELY WORKING ON IT AND IT'S NOT DUE BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE UNTIL JUNE OF 2023
THAT GROUP IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION, I THINK IT IS JUNE 15, 2023, THAT IT'S DUE, AND AFTER THAT, IT MAY BE THAT THE STATE IS WONDERING WHO'S GOING TO RUN THE NEXT AIRPORT OR HOW WILL IT BE RELATED TO SEA AND THEIR OPERATIONS
BUT RIGHT NOW IN OUR ISSUE AREAS, WE SAY CLEARLY THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF OUR FACILITY, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY KEY TO THE WORK BEING DONE BY THE COMMISSION
THEIR INTERIM RECOMMENDATION INCLUDES ENSURING THAT SEA ACCOMPLISHES OUR DEVELOPMENT GOALS BECAUSE OF THE CAPACITY THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED AT OUR FACILITY
AND SO I THINK TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IS THE BEST THING WE CAN OFFER TO THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S AT A CRITICAL MOMENT, AND SO I THINK WE'LL BE ASKED ABOUT IT
BUT AS FAR AS A LEGISLATIVE ITEM, I THINK NEXT YEAR WOULD BE THE EARLIEST THAT IT WOULD BE BACK BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
AND THEN THE SECOND TOPIC IS, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THE EMERGENCE OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE ON THE PACIFIC COAST
AND YOU AND I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT WHETHER THERE'S ANYTHING APPROPRIATE TO ADD TO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THIS PARTICULAR YEAR
AND FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS, WE'RE NOT CALLING IT OUT SPECIFICALLY FOR ANY SORT OF ADVOCACY
FIRST IS AND JUST SORT OF CONTEXTUALIZATION AS OF DECEMBER 6, THE CALL AREAS IN CALIFORNIA WILL BE OUT FOR BID, AND WE'LL KNOW WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS WHETHER THOSE WERE AUCTIONED OFF OR NOT
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THEY WILL LIKELY GO FOR VERY HIGH NUMBERS AND WE'LL PROBABLY INITIATE SOME CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
TO SERVE AN ENORMOUS INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA THAT WILL RELY ON SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPORT FROM AROUND THE PACIFIC
CALIFORNIA WILL NEED SUPPORT FROM OUR PARTNERS IN ASIA AND FROM PUGET SOUND PORTS AND LIKELY FROM PARTNERS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN UP AND DOWN THE COAST
SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PREP WORK WE SHOULD DO AS BOTH AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT INTRODUCING RENEWABLE ENERGY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, A BIG PART OF THAT WILL BE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND SO BECAUSE OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ALREADY ADDRESSES THE NEED TO BE SUPPORTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN MARITIME, WE THINK WE'VE GOT IT COVERED FOR THE MOST PART
THAT'S THE MOST URGENT FIRST THING
AND WE KNOW OF MANY PARTNERS IN WASHINGTON WHO ARE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT WHETHER IT'S LABOR UNIONS OR AGENCIES THAT DO CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE AGENCIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO STAND UP WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS INDUSTRY THAT'S GOING TO COME ON LINE QUICKLY
AND OF COURSE, IT ALSO MEANS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BUSINESS IN AREAS WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE A STRONG PRESENCE, THINGS LIKE IN OUR SHIPBUILDING, WHERE A LOT OF THEY'RE GOING TO NEED NEW VESSELS AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO NEED THE PLATFORMS AND SOME OF THAT MAY BE DONE IN WASHINGTON
AND SO WE WANT TO SUPPORT THAT, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T THINK THERE'S A PARTICULAR LEGISLATIVE ASK
AND I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN ENTIRELY ON THE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA MARKETS, WHICH I KNOW THERE'S PARALLEL CONVERSATIONS GOING ON AROUND WASHINGTON COAST CITING
WE'RE NOT INVOLVED IN THOSE
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS HOW DO WE SUPPORT THIS ENORMOUS INDUSTRY THAT'S COMING AND THE SCALE OF IT, JUST TO KIND OF PUT SOME NUMBERS ON IT, WHAT CALIFORNIA AND OREGON HAVE SAID IS THEIR TARGET BY 2035, JUST 13 YEARS OUT, WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO BUILD ABOUT ONE THOUSAND 800 FOOT TALL TURBINES
AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ALSO BUILD THE PLATFORM, WHICH IS THE MORE COMPLICATED AND EXPENSIVE PART OF THE EQUIPMENT
SO THEY'RE GOING TO NEED ALL HANDS ON TO MAKE SURE THEY GET TO THESE
SO THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WASHINGTON STATE TO REALLY BENEFIT FROM THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRIES
BUT WE NEED TO GET STARTED NOW
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE FOCUSING ON IT
YEAH
I WOULD ONLY SAY THAT OUR AGENDA REFERENCES THE NEED FOR CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MULTIPLE SPOTS, AND IT MAKES MULTIPLE REFERENCES TO SUPPORT FOR PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES
SO, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, THERE'S STATE INTEREST IN TRAINING UP THE NEXT GENERATION OF AN OFFSHORE WIND WORKFORCE
IF THERE'S ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT IN OLYMPIA, WE COULD EASILY WEIGH IN, AND I THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR US TO BE INVOLVED
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THANKS, MR PRESIDENT
AND THANKS FOR ALL THAT FEEDBACK AND THOSE COMMENTS
ONE AREA THAT I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON AS WELL
AND OF COURSE, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO MAKE A SUGGESTION ON THE FLY AS WE'RE IN THIS
BUT AS WE LOOK AT THE WORKFORCE, WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME OF THOSE NEEDS, AS YOU SAID, IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY THAT SUPPORTING THOSE EFFORTS
POLICING ALSO THE CAPACITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR THOSE IS A GREAT THING FOR US TO SUPPORT
ONE THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, TOO, IS ALSO STEM AND ENGINEERS
AS WE LOOK AT OUR OWN NEEDS GOING INTO THE FUTURE
AND I DON'T KNOW, ERIC, WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THIS SPECIFICALLY
THE THROUGHPUT FROM OUR STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES TO MEET THAT DEMAND IS SOMETHING I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE ON THERE BECAUSE WE KNOW OURSELVES
AND WHEN I TALK TO ALL OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES OUT THERE, EVERYBODY HAS A SHORTFALL OF ENGINEERS AND OTHER THINGS GOING FORWARD
SO I JUST THINK THAT SHOULD BE
PART OF OUR AGENDA AS WELL
EXCELLENT
YEAH
OKAY
I LIKE THAT
I'LL TAKE THAT SUGGESTION
AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, YOU SEE THIS DOCUMENT AGAIN, I'LL MAKE SURE IT REFLECTS SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE'VE GOT TODAY
AND AS A SEGUE, WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM FOUR STUDENTS TODAY AT OUR REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING FROM HERE AT AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL, ALSO AT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE STEM IS BAKED INTO THE CURRICULUM IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT'S GETTING KIDS EXCITED ABOUT STEM CAREERS
SO MORE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT
ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR STUDY SESSION THIS MORNING
THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 11:07
THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR JOINING US FOR THE STUDY SESSION
WE'LL RECONVENE AT NOON FOR THE REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
WE ARE ADJOURNED
THANK YOU.

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