The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-01-10 at Pier 69

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-01-10 at Pier 69

THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT RYAN CALKINS, CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 10, 2023
THE TIME IS 10:30 A.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING COMMISSION CHAMBERS AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CHO, FELLEMAN, HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AWAITING THE OPENING IN THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30.110.1.I FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, AND WE'LL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT RYAN CALKINS RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 10, 2023
THE TIME IS 12:11 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE PIER 69 PORT OF SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS I'M IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M HERE
THANK YOU
WE DO HAVE A FULL COMMISSION PRESENT TODAY
DUE TO THE CONTINUED VIRTUAL COMPONENT OF PARTICIPATION FOR OUR MEETINGS, WE HAVE STAFF, EXTERNAL PRESENTERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE 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 ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS, AS WELL AS FROM THOSE IN PERSON WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING
PLEASE KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR YOU ARE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION AND ARE 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 HERE TODAY PLEASE TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS ON ANY COMPUTERS AND SILENCE YOUR DEVICES
WHEN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK, YOU WILL PRESS THE BUTTON FOR YOUR MICROPHONE TO BE AUDIBLE, AND WE'LL PRESS IT AGAIN TO SILENCE IT WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING
ALL OF THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING
THANK YOU
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD, SO IT IS CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONERS WILL SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
I ASK THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH, PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
I UNDERSTAND THAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 8D FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
IS THAT CORRECT, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? YES
THANK YOU
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? SO MOVED
SECONDED
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE
AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? HEARING NONE
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS AMENDED
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY TO BEGIN OUR MEETING
OUR FIRST ITEM IS THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2023
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'M GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS
WE HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY RECEPTION UPSTAIRS TODAY, AND I BELIEVE THAT REALLY CARRIES THE WEIGHT OF THE DAY TODAY
THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD ADD IS A TRUE SENSE OF GRATITUDE TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, WHO HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARY AT THE HELM
A PERSON THAT I SEE AS BOTH A MENTOR AND AS WELL AS A COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND
AND WE COULD NOT HAVE HAD THE YEAR WE HAVE HAD WITHOUT HIS LEADERSHIP
AND I KNOW THAT HE WOULD SAY THIS TOO, BUT THAT A BIG PORTION OF WHY HE IS SO SUCCESSFUL AS OUR LEADER IS HE'S BROUGHT THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM WHO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL SUCCEED
AND THAT'S TRUE AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION AND IS A REAL HALLMARK OF HIS LEADERSHIP HERE
AND SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO SIT IN THIS CHAIR THIS LAST YEAR, IN LARGE PART BECAUSE I GET TO MEET WITH YOU WEEKLY, TALK THROUGH THE HARD STUFF
I FIND MYSELF WANTING TO SEEK OUT YOUR OPINION ON STUFF UNRELATED TO THE PORT BECAUSE I VALUE YOUR OPINION SO MUCH
THAT WAS THE ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T GET TO SHARE UP AT THE PODIUM EARLIER TODAY
BUT I THINK IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO WHO WE ARE AS AN INSTITUTION
AND I HOPE WE HAVE MANY MORE YEARS WITH YOU TO COME AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THAT'S EMBARRASSING
THANK YOU, MR AND I KNEW THAT IT WOULD
[LAUGHTER] sOMETIMES I THINK MY JOB IS JUST TO SEE IF I CAN GET STEVE TO TURN RED
WE WILL ALSO GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM OUR INCOMING OFFICERS AFTER THE VOTE ON THE ORDER BEFORE US
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL IN? PLEASE READ INTO THE RECORD THE NEXT ITEM
YES, THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR A
ORDER NUMBER 2023-01, AN ORDER ELECTING THE SLATE OF PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER OFFICERS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THAT SLATE OF OFFICERS INTO THE RECORD
THE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDER
AT THE FIRST MEETING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER ELECTS THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY, WHOSE TERMS RUN FROM THE DATE OF ELECTION UNTIL THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR
THIS IS BYLAWS ARTICLE THREE, SECTIONS TWO AND THREE
THE DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY ARE DESCRIBED IN THE COMMISSION'S BYLAWS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE
THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED ABOVE HAVE AGREED TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPOSED OFFICES IN 2023, HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PRINCIPLE THAT PUBLIC SERVICES OF PUBLIC TRUST, HAVE EXECUTED ANNUAL TRANSPARENCY PLEDGES AND RECOGNIZED THAT ALL OFFICERS SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION
THE TEXT OF THE ORDER THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION HEREBY ELECTS THE FOLLOWING SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2023
ALL TERMS EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2023, PURSUANT TO THE COMMISSIONER BYLAWS
PRESIDENT SAM CHO, VICE PRESIDENT TOSHIKO HASEGAWA, SECRETARY FRED FELLEMAN AND THAT CONCLUDES THE READING OF THE SLATE OF OFFICERS
COMMISSIONER, THE ORDER BEFORE YOU DESIGNATES OUR PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY POSITIONS FOR 2023, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT ORDER NUMBER 202301? SO MOVED
SECOND
IT HAS THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COME ON
THIS IS A CHANCE TO SAY HOW MUCH YOU- [LAUGHTER] WE'LL ALSO GIVE YOU GUYS A CHANCE TO THIS TOO
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME
WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A HISTORICAL MOMENT FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE, FOR OUR REGION
IT IS A HISTORICAL MOMENT FOR ASIAN AMERICANS ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY
THE PORT CONNECTS US NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD
AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS SLATE IN PARTICULAR IS A MOMENT THAT WE SHOULD ALL CELEBRATE
AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE WITNESSING IT
AND COMMISSIONER CHO AND HASEGAWA, YOU BOTH ARE FRIENDS TO ME
YOU BOTH ARE EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED FOR YOU
YOU ARE THE ONLY JEWISH COMMISSIONER ON OUR COMMISSIONER, AND YOU DO IMPORTANT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY
AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WELL
AND SO I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS LEAD AND TO BE WORKING ALONGSIDE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT
MY REMARKS ON THIS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY SIMPLE
IT IS RARE THAT I WOULD FEEL ZERO RESERVATIONS ABOUT HANDING OVER LEADERSHIP TO SOMEONE
BUT I AM HAVING WORKED NOW THREE YEARS WITH COMMISSIONER CHO, I HAVE ZERO RESERVATIONS ABOUT HIM DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB AS PRESIDENT OF THE PORT COMMISSIONER
AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA TO STEP INTO THE ROLE OF VICE CHAIR VICE PRESIDENT
IT TELLS ME THAT WE'VE GOT BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD
AND SO THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR US AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND I'M JUST GLAD TO BE A PART OF BE A WITNESS TO IT
SO WITH THAT SAID HEARING, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE? COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2023
AND WITH THAT, [APPLAUSE] THE MOTION PASSES
CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONER CHO, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND SAM, I GET TO NOW TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO YOU AND WE SWITCH SEATS
IS THAT RIGHT, MICHELLE? SWITCH SEATS? YES, PLEASE
OKAY
I'M TAKING THIS WITH ME
THERE YOU GO
IF ANYBODY'S QUESTION- AMAZING
WELL, I SAID MY BIT EARLIER, SO I'LL MAKE MY REMARKS QUICK
BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR ENTRUSTING ME, IN ME WITH THIS TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY
AND I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT CALKINS OR PRESIDENT EMERITUS CALKINS FOR THE TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP THAT YOU SHOWED IN 2022
2022 WAS VERY UNIQUE FOR MANY REASONS
WE HAD TWO NEW COLLEAGUES WHO JOINED US IN THE COMMISSION, AND OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU HAVE NEW PEOPLE ON A TEAM, IT CAN BE A LITTLE HECTIC
YOU'RE NOT SURE IF FOLKS ARE GOING TO GET ALONG
I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO GET ALONG, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS CLEAR HOW THE TEAM WILL MESH TOGETHER
AND I THINK COMMISSIONER CALKINS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB FROM DAY ONE OF HAVING NEW COLLEAGUES, OF GETTING US TOGETHER, MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE
AND IT WAS VERY CLEAR FROM THE GET GO THAT WE ALL SHARED THE SAME VALUES
AND I THINK THE SUCCESS THAT WE SAW IN 22 WAS A LARGE PART OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU SHOWED
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO REALLY THANK THE PORT STAFF
OFTENTIMES, AS ELECTEDS AND AS COMMISSIONERS HERE ON THIS PODIUM, WE ALWAYS GET THE SPOTLIGHT OR THE HEADLINES IN THE NEWS, BUT WE ALL KNOW UP HERE THAT IN REALITY, IT'S THE FOLKS ON THE GROUND IN OUR OFFICES WHO ARE REALLY EXECUTING AND DOING ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT MAKE US LOOK SO GOOD
AND SO ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE UP ON THE PODIUM, I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE PORT STAFF
WE WENT THROUGH A TOUGH WINTER, WITH SOME DIFFICULTIES AT THE AIRPORT
THE PANDEMIC WAS TOUGH FOR THOSE WHO WORKED IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES AHEAD
BUT I WILL SAY THAT WITH THIS NEW LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMITMENT THAT WE HAVE TO PEOPLE, THAT I'M VERY OPTIMISTIC AND EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE
LASTLY, I'LL JUST SAY THAT TO QUOTE A GOOD FRIEND AND MENTOR OF MINE, MARYLAND STRICKLAND, WHO ALWAYS SAYS, IT'S GREAT TO BE THE FIRST, BUT YOU SHOULD NEVER BE THE LAST
AND SO WHILE I MAY BE THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOR TO SERVE IN THIS SPOT, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I WON'T BE THE LAST
AND SO I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO COME AHEAD, WHO ARE GOING TO LEAD THIS INSTITUTION GOING FORWARD
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I'D LIKE TO NOW ASK IF OUR COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY HAVE COMMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
SO I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHO
WELL, ACTUALLY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP OF OUR OUTGOING PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, WHO HAS TRULY DEMONSTRATED FOR ME WHAT GRACE AND COMPASSION IN LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE
I THINK YOU WERE A REALLY IMPORTANT EXAMPLE TO BE ABLE TO STEP TO THIS BODY AS A FRESHMAN AND SEE YOU IN ACTION
AND YOU, FOR ME, SET THE EXAMPLE OF HOW VALUES AND VISION CAN GUIDE THE INSTITUTION AND LEAVE A LEGACY AND A FOUNDATION UPON WHICH WE CAN BUILD
CAN YOU JUST SHOW THE AUDIENCE YOUR TIE, PLEASE? TUCK? IT'S IMPORTANT IN LEADERSHIP THAT YOU COME WITH VISION AND VALUES
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE AMAZING FOUNDATION AND YOUR VERY MANY SUCCESSES AS PRESIDENT
IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO BE YOUR COLLEAGUE
AND, COMMISSIONER CHO, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING YOU IN ACTION IN MANY DIFFERENT CAPACITIES
BUT I DO THINK THAT THE MOST EXCITING AND MOST REWARDING OF ALL IS TO BE ABLE TO CALL YOU PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION PRESIDENT
SEEING YOU IN THIS POSITION BRINGS ME BOTH PRIDE AND IT ALSO, I THINK, BRINGS JOY TO THIS WORK
AND AS YOU TAKE THAT GAVEL, BE COGNIZANT THAT YOU ARE BREAKING YET ANOTHER GLASS CEILING
AND IN YOUR OWN WORDS, NOT TO BE THAT YOU'RE THE FIRST, BUT NOT TO BE THE LAST, AND THAT YOU ARE SETTING DOWN THE LADDER, ENSURING THAT OTHERS COULD CLIMB UP TOO
YOUR LEVEL HEADEDNESS KINDNESS AND COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE SERVE AS A MEANINGFUL COMPASS FOR YOU AS YOU WEATHER THE UNKNOWN ELEMENTS IN THE YEAR AHEAD
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME AND YOU CAN COUNT OF ALL OF US AS YOUR COLLEAGUES
AND JUST LIKE WE CAN COUNT ON YOU TO TAKE THIS POSITION WITH STRIDE
I BELIEVE IN YOU
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS MARKED ACCOMPLISHMENT AS THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOR AND THE YOUNGEST PRESIDENT TO EVER SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY IN OUR OVER 110 YEAR HISTORY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND OUR COMMISSION SECRETARY, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
THANK YOU
COMMISSION PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU, OUTGOING PRESIDENT
THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR, AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'VE PUT IN, AND I DO APPRECIATE THE PORT OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS COMMISSION WHOSE DIVERSITY IS INCREASINGLY ABLE TO REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF CONSTITUENTS THAT WE HAVE THE HONOR TO SERVE
AND I DO APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO BRING MAYBE SOME OF MY INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY TO THE DEGREE MY AGE ALLOWS FOR IT
BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THERE ISN'T A NECESSARY SUCCESSION TO PRESIDENCY, AND I DO NOT WANT IT TO BE SEEN THAT I AM PRECLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO RISE ABOVE
AND IN FACT, WE VERY MUCH WANTED TO HAVE COMMISSIONER HAMDI TAKE THIS ROLE AT THIS TIME, BUT IT DID NOT WORK FOR HER SCHEDULE
AND SO I WOULD BE HONORED TO HAVE HER CONTINUE TO RISE IN FRONT OF MY SCHEDULE
SO JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE
I'M NOT JUMPING THE GUN HERE
AND I DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE CAMARADERIE THAT THIS COMMISSION HAS SHOWN AND LIKE I SAID, AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS SHOWN FOR THIS PAST YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH PRESIDENT CHO
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER COMMENTS TO BEGIN THE YEAR? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR B PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF JANUARY AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH
COMMISSIONERS, THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS A NATIONAL LEADER AMONG SEAPORTS AND AIRPORTS IN TERMS OF OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
WE'RE PROUD OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE EVEN MORE OF AN IMPACT
TO THAT END, TODAY'S PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZED IN JANUARY AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH, IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO END THIS TERRIBLE CRIME
AT THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR
TYLER HEMSKI
TYLER THERE'S TYLER
HEY, EVERYBODY
SO THIS WORK IS REALLY AMAZING AND WE'VE GOT A REALLY AMAZING TEAM HERE TODAY TO HELP READ OFF THIS PROCLAMATION
WE'VE GOT CHAD ALDRIDGE, DELMAS
WHITTAKER, VEE WEN, AND MARK BRETTMAN FROM BEST IS GOING TO BE JOINING HERE IN JUST 1 SECOND TOO
ALSO, JAMIE CARTER COULDN'T JOIN TODAY, BUT SHE IS A KEY PART OF THIS PORT TEAM MAKING THIS HAPPEN
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO I THINK IT'S THE TO START
WHEREAS HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ALSO KNOWN AS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, INCLUDES BOTH FORCED LABOR AND SEX TRAFFICKING
AND WHEREAS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ROBS MILLIONS OF THEIR DIGNITY AND FREEDOM, ENRICHES TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINALS AND TERRORISTS, REPRESENTS A THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY, AND UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW
AND WHEREAS THE FEDERAL TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2000 CALLED FOR THE UNITED STATES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND WHEREAS IN 2010, PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARED JANUARY NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH
AND EVERY YEAR SINCE, EACH PRESIDENT HAS FOLLOWED THIS TRADITION
AND WHEREAS, THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS JOINED THE FIGHT TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH MULTI YEAR EFFORTS AT SEA, INCLUDING BYSTANDER TRAINING FOR PORT EMPLOYEES AND VICTIM SELF RESCUE TOOLS
AND WHEREAS DURING THE PORT'S 2021 BUDGET PROCESS, COMMISSIONER CHO CHAMPIONED $300,000 IN THE BUDGET TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR THE PORT'S ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING EFFORTS
AND WHEREAS THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS AWARDED THE 2022 COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACT AWARD AND $50,000 IN CASH TO SEA UNITED AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROPOSAL TO CONVENE A NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE OF 20 DIVERSE AIRPORTS AND SCALE THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S COUNTER TRAFFICKING APPROACH INTO THE AWARENESS TOOLKIT FOR USE BY AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE
AND WHEREAS, THE PORT HAS CONVENED AN ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING WORK GROUP COMPRISED OF EMPLOYEES FROM AVIATION, MARITIME AND CORPORATE AND CENTRAL SERVICES, WHICH HAS PRESENTED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED SPENDING PLAN FOR THESE RESOURCES
AND WHEREAS, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ANTI TRAFFICKING ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING WORK GROUP WERE CRAFTED TO ENSURE THAT EVERY DIVISION OF THE PORT'S OPERATIONS BOLSTERS THE PORT'S ANTI TRAFFICKING ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING EFFORTS
RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ORGANIZED VIA THE PORT'S FOUR PILLARS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY AND PROCEDURAL CHANGE, TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AT PORT FACILITIES, A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND PARTNERSHIPS TO AMPLIFY THE ANTI TRAFFICKING EFFORTS
AND WHEREAS THE PORT'S PLANNED ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING EFFORTS FOR 2023 INCLUDE ROLLING OUT A PORT WIDE PLEDGE INVITING TENANTS TO BECOME ALLIES IN OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, A REFRESHED PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND ADDITIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE PORT INTENDED TO GROW AWARENESS WITH PORT EMPLOYEES, PORT TENANTS, AND OR DEEPEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH PORT PARTNERS SUCH AS OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER HEREBY RECOGNIZES JANUARY AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH
THE PORT ALSO COMMITS TO EXPAND OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE THE DISCOURAGE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACROSS THE OPERATIONS OF OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU ALL FOR READING THE PROCLAMATION OUT TO US
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND SPEAKING FIRST ON THIS MATTER, MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S ONE THAT I WILL BE SPONSORING AS THE PRIME
FIRST
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF
AGAIN, MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THIS, BUT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS ACTUALLY COMPLEMENTARY
AND OUTSIDE OF MOST PEOPLE'S, NINE TO FIVE DAILY
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR STAFF IS EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT
THEY DEVOTE TIME OUTSIDE IN ADDITION TO THEIR DAILY WORK TO DO THIS WORK
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, AND I DON'T THINK YOU ALL GET ENOUGH CREDIT AND APPRECIATION FOR THAT
SO THANK YOU AGAIN
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MARK BRETTMAN, WHO HAS JOINED US TODAY TO HELP READ THE PROCLAMATION
BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, SHE IS THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BEST, WHICH IS THE BUSINESSES ENDING SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING
YES, SHE IS EARLY RETIREMENT, WELL DESERVED
BUT BEST HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS PARTNER IN OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, INCLUDING THIS EFFORT HERE TODAY, THAT WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING A PLEDGE THAT WE WILL BE SIGNING TOMORROW ALONG WITH OUR TENANTS
I THINK IT'S A TESTAMENT TO HOW MUCH WE ARE DOING IN THIS FIELD WHEN YOU SEE THE US
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GIVING US AN AWARD, AS WELL AS ACTUAL MONEY TOWARDS THESE EFFORTS
SO I REALLY COMMEND THE STAFF FOR THIS
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS THAT THE WORK NEVER STOPS
BUT I'M TRULY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS BECOME A LEADER ON THIS ISSUE, AND THERE'S REALLY NOTHING MORE THAT I WOULD WANT US TO TACKLE IN MY FIRST DAY AS PRESIDENT
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME WHO MAKE COMMENTS? VICE PRESIDENT HASEGAWA, PLEASE
SUSANNA RAMIRETA BLACKWELL SHE IS A WOMAN WHO WAS BOUGHT AS A MAIL ORDER BRIDE BY A MAN WHO BECAME HER HUSBAND LEGALLY, WHO FOUND HER IN A MAGAZINE
HE FLIPPED THROUGH THE PAGES, DECIDED HE LIKED HER BEST, AND SENT FOR HER
HE PURSUED TO ABUSE HER AT HOME, AND SHE SOUGHT TO DIVORCE HIM
WHEN SHE SHOWED UP FOR HER COURT DATE, ACCOMPANIED BY TWO FRIENDS, PHOEBE GUYSON AND VERONICA LORETTA JOHNSON, SHE WAS MET BY HER HUSBAND, WHO CALMLY PULLED A NINE MILLIMETER HANDGUN AND SHOT HER VERTICALLY, FIRST IN THE HEAD, THEN IN THE CHEST, AND THEN IN HER BELLY, WHERE SHE WAS CARRYING HER EIGHT MONTH UNBORN CHILD
THE MURDERS OF THESE THREE WOMEN AND THE UNBORN CHILD CAUSED THE QUESTION OF WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BUY A PERSON? AND IT STARTED A MOVEMENT
ADVOCATES FROM THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY TURNED TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND IN LEGISLATION CHAMPIONED BY FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE VELMA FOIA, WASHINGTON STATE LED ON THE FIRST PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT NAMED AND CRIMINALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING
THIS WAS MODEL LEGISLATION THAT WAS MULTIPLIED IN OTHER STATES ACROSS THE NATION
IT BEGAN A DEEP CONVERSATION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE REALIZED WAS AN INCREDIBLY LARGE INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM
AND DIFFERENT STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THAT PROBLEM ACTUALLY HAS A HUGE FOOTPRINT RIGHT HERE AT HOME
IN FACT, KING COUNTY IS A HOT SPOT IN AN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT FOR THE TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS
PORTS ARE A PLACE WHERE TRAFFICKING HAPPENS, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THROUGH OUR GATEWAY
IT'S IN THE FIELDS
IT'S ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN
AND SO I'M SO PLEASED TO KNOW THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS EXPANDING ITS EFFORTS AND RAISING AWARENESS, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF THIS PROCLAMATION
WE HAVE SO MUCH WORK TO DO TO ADDRESS THE SECOND LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING UNDERGROUND ECONOMY IN THE WORLD
BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SPACES WHERE THE PORT OF SEATTLE CAN MAKE AN INFLUENCE GLOBALLY BY ACTING LOCALLY
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR PRIME SPONSOR, COMMISSIONER CHO
AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT BROUGHT US FORWARD
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
ANYONE ELSE ON THIS? COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
WELL, FIRST, I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT CHO FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND TO THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME ON THIS ISSUE
PRESIDENT CHO, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THIS ISSUE FRONT AND CENTER FOR THE COMMISSIONER
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE FORMER COMMISSIONER COURTNEY GREGOIRE, WHO ALSO KEPT THIS ISSUE FRONT AND CENTER FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
IT IS A COMBATING
HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT THE PORT HAS BEEN WRESTLING WITH FOR A VERY LONG TIME
AND IT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS AND TO COMBAT
COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT CHO AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE AVIATION COMMITTEE
AND EVERY TIME THESE PROCLAMATIONS COME IN FRONT OF US, I ALWAYS GO TO A PLACE OF WHAT COULD WE DO, WHAT MORE CAN WE DO? WHAT ACTIONS, WHAT TOOLS DO WE HAVE TO ACT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT IMPACTS SO MANY PEOPLE
SO MANY PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ME, WHO LOOK LIKE SO MANY OF US IN THIS ROOM
AND THERE'S ALSO REPRESENTATIVE TINA ORWELL FROM THE 33RD HAS WORKED ON THIS ISSUE FOR A VERY LONG TIME
AND I HAVE SHARED WITH FOLKS IN THE AVIATION COMMITTEE THAT WE NEED TO GO BEYOND SIGNAGES, THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE
A LOT OF THE TIMES WHEN SOMEONE IS TRAFFICKED AND THEY'RE TRAFFICKED THROUGH OUR AIRPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES THAT THEY HAVE TIME TO BE ALONE AND TO BE BY THEMSELVES IS AT A RESTROOM
AND IT'S NOT IDEAL TO PUT A PHONE INSIDE OF A RESTROOM, BUT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT PANIC BUTTONS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING TRAFFICKED
WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN SAVE LIVES
WE SAY THAT FOLKS WHO ARE BEING TRAFFICKED ARE NOT ALONE, AND THERE HAS TO BE MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
AND I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS COMMITTED TO TAKING ON THIS ISSUE
AND I KNOW PRESIDENT CHO HAS BROUGHT THIS ISSUE FRONT AND CENTER A NUMBER OF TIMES
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS PROCLAMATION AND ALSO, IN 2023, FIGURING OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN DO MORE
AND SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US BACK AGAIN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE THIS YEAR
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, IN THE LARGER ECOSYSTEM IN WHICH PEOPLE MOVE BETWEEN PLACES, NATIONAL BOUNDARIES PLAY AN EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT ROLE IN DETERMINING WHO CAN COME AND GO FROM WHERE
AND UNFORTUNATELY, OUR BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES ACTUALLY EXACERBATES THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CREATES INCENTIVES, GRAY OR BLACK MARKET INCENTIVES FOR FOLKS TO TRAFFICKING PEOPLE, RATHER THAN THOSE PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO PURSUE LEGAL MEANS TO GET TO AND FROM THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES
AND SO I THINK FOR US, IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE AS AN INSTITUTION TO ADVOCATE FOR A FEDERAL IMMIGRATION FIX
THE SYSTEM IS INCREDIBLY BROKEN AND IS CREATING ALL SORTS OF NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES, INCLUDING THIS ONE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I HAVE NOTHING REALLY TO ADD OTHER THAN MY APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMISSION TO PURSUE THIS ISSUANCE FOR STAFF'S WORK TO MAKE IT REAL
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
IT'S WEIRD LOOKING AT CHAIR OVER THERE
COMMISSIONER ON THE END
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
THANK YOU, CHAD
OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
METRUCK
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY REMARKS BY THANKING COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT DURING THE LAST YEAR
IT REALLY WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR
COMMISSIONER, I KNOW YOU SAID I'M GLAD AT THE END THAT YOU SAID IT'S ALL THE STAFF THAT DOES THE WORK, BUT I APPRECIATE THOSE KIND COMMENTS EARLIER
BUT I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP DURING A YEAR
I THINK AS I LOOK BACK, I THINK ABOUT THE THINGS WE ACCOMPLISHED AND NOT THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACED
BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE WERE DIFFERENT VARIOUS CHALLENGES DURING THE YEAR THAT WE FACED IN DIFFERENT THINGS AND OVERCOMING THOSE AND REALLY GOING INTO THIS YEAR, COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC NOW, THAT'S IN YEAR THREE
AND I APPRECIATE BEN SURAT SAYING THAT, OH, YEAH, IT'S HARD TO THINK ABOUT THOSE THREE YEARS, BUT I THINK 22 WAS A TRANSITION YEAR FOR THAT AS WELL
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR STRONG LEADERSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP AND WORKING TOGETHER ON MOVING AHEAD ON ALL THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED
AND JUST AS A LITTLE TEASER, I WOULD SAY IS THAT TALKING ABOUT THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE STATE OF THE PORT REPORT COMING UP WOULD BE GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TALK IN DEPTH ABOUT THOSE MANY THINGS AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD
THANK YOU
AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEWS AND PRECEDENT SETTING SLATE OF NEW OFFICERS
PRESIDENT CHO
COMMISSIONER CHO AS PRESIDENT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AS VICE PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AS SECRETARY
AND I LOOK FORWARD
WE HAVE SIMILAR CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US AND DIFFERENT THINGS
I KNOW THOSE WILL COME, BUT I THINK, AS IT WAS SAID IN THE REMARKS EARLIER TODAY, IS THAT THAT FEELING OF CAMARADERIE AND THE ABILITY TO WORK THROUGH ON DIFFERENT THINGS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AS AN INSTITUTION, AS AN ORGANIZATION
AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE COMPETENT STAFF
AND THANKS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE RESOURCING OF US, I THINK WE'RE POSITIONED WELL TO ADVANCE THAT WORK IN 2023
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSES THAT WE HAVE IN 2022 GOING FORWARD
HOWEVER, BEFORE WE LOOK AHEAD, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL SUCCESSES AT THE END OF LAST YEAR THAT PROBABLY ARE STILL IN OUR MEMORIES, EVEN THOUGH IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER THOSE ON SUCH A NICE, BEAUTIFUL DAY WHERE WE HAVE GREAT WEATHER AND IT'S REALLY FORESHADOWING OUR FUTURE IN 2023
HOWEVER, I WANT TO LOOK BACK A FEW WEEKS AGO, FIRST AT SEA AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHERE THERE WERE TWO SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTIONS, STARTING WITH AN ICE STORM AND THEN THE NATIONAL CANCELLATIONS FROM SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
I'D LIKE TO SHARE JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF HOW WE AS AN ORGANIZATION PLANNED IN ADVANCE FOR AND RESPOND TO THESE KINDS OF WEATHER EVENTS WHEN THEY'RE FORECASTED
SO FORECASTED WEATHER EVENTS DO ALLOW US TO DO PRE PLANNING
A WEEK BEFORE THE POTENTIAL SNOW AND ICE STORM, MANAGERS AND AVIATION MAINTENANCE STARTED WORKING ON 12 HOURS ON
12 HOURS OFF IN ORDER TO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO BE PREPARED
OUR AUTO MECHANICS BEGAN PREPARING THE SNOW FLEET MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
PRIOR MAINTAINED ALL EQUIPMENT DURING, AND NOW WILL CONTINUE FOR DAYS TO RETURN THIS FLEET TO READINESS AND ALSO THE INVESTMENTS WE MADE IN PREVIOUS YEARS TO ENHANCE OUR EQUIPMENT HELPS TO POSITION US AS WELL
THE FIELD CREW, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ABOUT 50 ADDITIONAL PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES FROM VARIOUS POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE PORT WORKED TO KEEP THE AIRFIELD OPERATIONAL AROUND THE CLOCK
THIS TIME, DESPITE EVERY CONCEIVABLE EFFORT TO COMBAT ICE AND FREEZING RAIN, THE RUNWAYS COULD NOT BE MADE SAFE FOR AIRCRAFT, WHICH IS OUR TOP PRIORITY
AS A MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU WATCHED THE NEWS, YOU HEARD AIRCRAFT ON OTHER AIRPORTS LANDED AND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY IN THOSE CONDITIONS, SO WE ALWAYS KEEP SAFETY AS PARAMOUNT
I UNDERSTAND THAT ONE OF THE DEICER TRUCKS WAS SLIDING SIDEWAYS DOWN A RUNWAY AT ONE POINT AS AN EFFORT TO DEICE THE RUNWAY
IT TOOK WORKING ALL NIGHT TO GET A RUNWAY
ONE RUNWAY OPENED BY FIRST LIGHT, AND THEY DID THAT
I KNOW THIS WAS NOT AN EASY TASK, AND I APPRECIATE OUR CREW'S TIRELESS EFFORTS THROUGH SUCH CONDITIONS WORKING TO DO THAT
BESIDES THE AIRFIELD, OTHER STAFF WERE HELPING MANAGE THE HOLIDAY QUEUES FOR SECURITY AND GETTING AIRPORT EMPLOYEES AND PASSENGERS TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT
NO SMALL TASK
A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR BUS DRIVERS
AT THE PEAK OF THE STORM, WE HAD ONLY FOUR OF NINE RENTAL BUS CAR DRIVERS OPERATING
WE USUALLY HAVE NINE TO ELEVEN AND ONLY THOSE FOUR BUS DRIVERS
THESE FOUR BUS DRIVERS KEPT THE RENTAL CAR FACILITY LOOP MOVING SAFELY WITH NO ACCIDENTS
BUS DRIVERS ALSO SERVED AS THE EYES ON THE FIELD IN THE FIELD, REPORTING AIRPORT ROADWAY CONDITIONS AND HAZARDS SO WE COULD ADDRESS THEM
SIMILARLY
WHILE SOUTHWEST IS A SMALL CARRIER AT SEA, THEY TYPICALLY FLY BETWEEN 37 AND 45 FLIGHTS A DAY FROM OUR AIRPORT
OVER THE HOLIDAYS, A LARGE NUMBER OF THOSE FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED AS THE AIRLINES STRUGGLED TO OVERCOME A SYSTEM WIDE NATIONAL PROBLEMS FOR EXAMPLE, ON DECEMBER 27, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLEW JUST FIVE FLIGHTS FROM OUR AIRPORT
ANY CANCELLATION IMPACTS OUR TRAVELERS, AND MANY AIRPORT STAFF STEPPED UP TO HELP
NOT ONLY PORT EMPLOYEES, BUT ALSO OUR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL TENANTS WHO OFFERED TERRIFIC SERVICE AND PLENTY OF AMENITIES
PORT STAFF PROVIDED HIGH FIVE THANK YOU WATER BOTTLES TO AIRPORT WORKERS HELPING OUR SHARED CUSTOMERS
HUGE THANKS TO THE MANY PORT EMPLOYEES WHO WORKED THROUGH THE CHALLENGING EVENTS AT SCA OVER THE HOLIDAYS AS THE PORT TO KEEP THE AIRPORT SAFE AND SOUND AND OPERATIONAL
TWENTY FOUR, SEVEN, AND THIS IS THE THING WE DO EVERY DAY
HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS ALSO BROUGHT ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DEVASTATION TO OUR COMMUNITY IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTH PARK WITH SEVERE FLOODING THAT LED TO OVER 85 INDIVIDUALS BEING DISPLACED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THEIR HOMES
MANY OF THEM WERE MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES FROM LATINX AND KMAI COMMUNITIES
WORKING CLOSELY WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, THE DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY COALITION, THEY ORGANIZED MUTUAL AID DONATIONS, LANGUAGE ACCESS AND OTHER RESOURCES
PORT STAFF STOOD UP OUR DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY HUB IN THE HEART OF SOUTH PARK AS A RESPITE CENTER AND DONATION HUB FOR THOSE IMPACTED
CLOTHING, GROCERIES, WATER SUPPLIES AND MONETARY DONATIONS HAVE BEEN STEADILY COMING IN AND GETTING IN THE HANDS OF THOSE IN NEED
IT REALLY SUPPORT THE SUPPORT OF ALL THE COMMISSIONERS, ESPECIALLY COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, IN THESE EFFORTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY PORT STAFF THAT STEPPED UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR SHIFTS AT THE HUB MANAGED BY OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM WHO LED THE PORT'S RESPONSE
THE DRCC HAS PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND AS OF TUESDAY, AS OF TODAY, THE HUB HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS SERVING OUR DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAMMING
I'M PROUD OF THE WAY THE PORT STEPPED UP AT THIS TIME OF COMMUNITY CRISIS TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS AS WE COULD
WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF THOSE WHO WANT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VISIT THE DRCC WEBSITE, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE A CLEARINGHOUSE OF INFORMATION OF WAYS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY
IN POSITIVE NEWS, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, OUR STATE'S $1 BILLION CLEAN HYDROGEN HUB APPLICATION, WHICH THE PORT AND THE NWSA ARE PART OF, RECEIVED ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
BASED ON AN INITIAL CONCEPT PAPER SUBMITTED THIS PAST FALL, THE DOE HAS INVITED THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HYDROGEN HUB TO SUBMIT A FULL APPLICATION BY ITS DEADLINE IN APRIL
WE ARE ONE OF THE 33 APPLICANTS ENCOURAGED TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND OF 79 TOTAL
HYDROGEN IS PROMISING
AS YOU KNOW, HYDROGEN IS A PROMISING ALTERNATIVE FUEL, PARTICULARLY IN THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE THIS IMPORTANT BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING ADDITIONAL DETAILS WITH YOU AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE FINAL SUBMITTAL
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YEAR AHEAD
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A NUMBER OF CAPITAL PROJECTS WHOSE CONSTRUCTION AIRPORT TRAVELERS WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE, AND I HAVE TO SAY NOT IN A GREAT WAY THEY'LL EXPERIENCE THIS
AS PART OF THE EFFORTS TO UPGRADE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BARRICADES FOR THE UPCOMING SEA GATEWAY PROJECT ARE BEING INSTALLED ON THE NORTH END OF THE BAGGAGE CLAIM LEVEL, THEIR CAROUSELS 1516 AND DOORS 22
AS NOTED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS, ONCE COMPLETE, THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THROUGHPUT AND MODERNIZE OUR NORTH MAIN TERMINAL
AND AS YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECTS, WE HAVE TO KIND OF REBUILD IT AS WE'RE CONTINUING TO OPERATE AND THIS IS JUST PART OF THAT PROCESS
BUT IT'S ALWAYS GOOD IF YOU'RE IMPACTED, TO KNOW THAT THERE'S BETTER THINGS, BETTER LEVEL OF SERVICE
ON THE OTHER SIDE, ON THE LAND SIDE, AS PART OF THE CURB SIDE ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY PROJECT SKYBRIDGE ONE NEAR THE GREEN ELEVATOR BANKS AND INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION
TRAVELERS AND STAFF WILL NEED TO USE SKYBRIDGE TWO BY THE YELLOW ELEVATORS TO ACCESS THE TERMINAL EFFECT OF JANUARY 9 YESTERDAY FOR A FEW WEEKS
FINALLY, NEXT MONDAY IS THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING PAID TIME FOR MOST PORT EMPLOYEES, THIS DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION TO REINFORCE OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PRIORITIES AND TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY
I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL BE REMINDED OF THE REVEREND DR KING'S VALUES AND BE ABLE TO HONOR HIS LEGACY AND IMPACT BY COMMITTING TO JUSTICE, EQUITY AND NONVIOLENCE
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSIONER MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS FIRST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TODAY'S PROCLAMATION FOR THE ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH
AND AS YOU KNOW, THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS A NATIONAL LEADER AMONG SEAPORTS AND AIRPORTS IN TERMS OF OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
WE'RE PROUD OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE EVEN MORE IMPACT
AS YOU HEARD IN THE PROCLAMATION, TODAY'S PROCLAMATION IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO END THIS TERRIBLE CRIME, AND YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO THAT AS WELL
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE WE HEARD ABOUT THE $50,000 GRANT AND ADDITIONAL NATIONAL RECOGNITION
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE TEAM FOR THIS
I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER CHO WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE FEDERAL ANTI TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DC LATER THIS MONTH, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THESE IMPORTANT EFFORTS
ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA IS AN AUTHORIZATION RELATED TO OUR TERMINAL SOLID WASTE PROJECT
THIS PROJECT HELPS SEA MEET ITS 60% WASTE DIVERSION GOAL BY PROVIDING IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL AND CAPACITY UPGRADES TO HANDLE THE AIRPORT'S RECENT GROWTH
SPECIFICALLY, IT WILL HELP ACCOMMODATE PASSENGER AND TERMINAL GROWTH IN THE ASSOCIATED INCREASE IN SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND COMPOSTABLE WASTE STREAMS UNPRECEDENTED CONSTRUCTION INFLATION OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, COMPLEX PHASING AND THE COST OF CONCRETE AND STEEL HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERALL COST INCREASES TO THIS PROJECT
ITEM TEN A IS AN ITEM RELATED TO PIER 66 SHORE POWER, ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF OUR MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PROJECT SO THAT IS READY FOR THE START OF THE 2024 CRUISE SEASON
ALLOWING CRUISE SHIPS TO PLUG IN AT BERTH REDUCES NOT ONLY CARBON EMISSIONS, BUT ALSO OTHER HARMFUL AIR PARTICULATES, AND THE COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN ALL THREE PORT CRUISE BERTHS BEING SHORE POWER ACCESSIBLE
LASTLY, YOU'LL RECEIVE OUR ANNUAL BRIEFING ON OUR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
TOURISM IS A KEY ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE PORT IN OUR REGION AND STATE, AND WE'VE BEEN A LONGTIME LEADER IN THIS INDUSTRY
OUR ROLE IN TOURISM HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY ESSENTIAL AS WE CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND AS WE PUSH THE INDUSTRY TO FURTHER EMPHASIZE RESPONSIBLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME FOR EXTENDED
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON
YEAH, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, CLEARLY
THANK YOU SO MUCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE ARE NOW ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
ERICA CHUNG, COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR, WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT
ERICA
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO
I HAVE ONE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR YOU TODAY
COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND HASEGAWA CONVENED THE SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT, AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 20, 2022, WHERE COMMISSIONER WERE BRIEFED ON THE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGY, DISCUSSED THE TREE STEWARDSHIP COMPONENTS AND TIMELINE OF WHEN IT WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR COMMISSION ACTION, AND DISCUSSED KEY TAKEAWAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM 2022 INTERNATIONAL TRAVELS
COMMISSIONERS CALKINS ASKED STAFF TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE MAY INCORPORATE SOME OF THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABILITY MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS TO OUR OWN ACTIVITIES
THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, ERICA
I ACTUALLY FORGOT TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR METRUCK
SO I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS FOR EITHER DIRECTOR METRUCK OR ERICA CHUNG
ANY QUESTIONS? NO? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M JUST WONDERING, KNOWING THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING AND THAT INCLEMENT WEATHER IS A VERY REAL CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FACE, WHAT STEPS ARE WE TAKING TO BE PREPARED FOR DECEMBER, JANUARY, NEXT YEAR? WELL, I THINK THE INVESTMENTS LET ME JUST TALK ABOUT THE SNOW AND ICE
OF COURSE, SNOW IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN IT'S REALLY THE ICE CONDITIONS WHICH LED TO OUR FIRST THE SHUTDOWN, NOT MAINTAINING THE AIRPORT
BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT
WE ORGANIZE ALL YEAR ROUND
AND REALLY, I THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PORT OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT
YOU RECALL, I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR WE UPDATED OUR EQUIPMENT
AND SO I THINK WE CONTINUALLY DRILL AND EXERCISE TO BE PREPARED FOR THOSE EVENTS
BUT IT'S ALSO THROUGHOUT THE PORT AS WE LOOK AT PREPAREDNESS FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER, I THINK FOR US TOO, IT'S ALSO YOU BRING UP THE ISSUE OF RESILIENCY, RIGHT? HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR ALL THREATS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE, SEA LEVEL RISE, AND INCLIMATE WEATHER RELATED THAT STORM WEATHER RELATED TO THAT
AND IT'S A CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR US
WE'VE DONE OUR ASSESSMENTS, AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT UPDATING THOSE ASSESSMENTS TO THE STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO HAVE US MORE PREPARED
SO IT'S TWO PARTS
ONE PART IS MAKING SURE THAT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS PREPARED FOR THAT
AND THE OTHER PART IS HAVING IT'S PREVENTION FROM THE DAMAGE HAPPENING AND THEN PREPAREDNESS IN CASE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN AND THEN RESPONSE TO THAT SO THAT WE CAN GET UP AND OPERATING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IN THIS CASE ON THE AIRPORT, GETTING THOSE RUNWAYS OPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND GETTING ALL THE EFFORTS OPERATING THERE
SO IT'S CONTINUING FOR US, JUST A REMINDER, AND WE DO LESSONS LEARNED
WE GO BACK AND REVIEW OUR RESPONSE TO IT AND PREPAREDNESS AND WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER THE NEXT TIME
SO I THINK IT'S FOR US, IT'S JUST CONTINUING IS THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO POSITION OURSELVES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED AND THEN RESPONDING TO IT AS IT GOES AHEAD
BUT WITH WEATHER, MOTHER NATURE CAN THROW SOMETHING AT YOU THAT'S DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH
AS WE KNOW, THE ENTIRE REGION WITH ICE WAS DOING THAT
SO IT'S OUR CYCLE OF PREPAREDNESS TO CONTINUE TO WORK, TO BE PREPARED, BOTH THROUGH THE MATERIALS THAT WE HAVE, THE STRUCTURES AND THE OPERATIONS
THANK YOU
AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE ASPECT OF RESILIENCY
AND I THINK THAT THAT SAME PROCESS APPLIES TO OUR DUWAMISH VALLEY ASSETS, CONSIDERING THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF A TERMINAL, GIVEN THE HEAVY RAINS AND THE KING TIDE, AS WELL AS THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY HUB RECORDING A SMALL, NOT SERIOUS, BUT A LEAK
SO THAT CONCEPT OF RESILIENCY, I THINK, IS NOT JUST FOR THE AIRPORT AND ALSO FOR OUR SEAPORT ASSETS
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR OR ERICA? GREAT
SEEING NONE
WE WILL GO ON AND MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT
WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
THE PORT COMMISSION WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENT AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS
COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION IN ITS DELIBERATIONS
BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, I WANT TO REVIEW OUR RULES FOR IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT
EACH COMMENTATOR WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND SHOULD STAY WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME
A TIMER WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN AND A BUZZER WILL SOUND AT THE END OF THE TWO MINUTE PERIOD
FOR EACH SPEAKER, YOU MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
THESE RULES APPLY TO INTRODUCTORY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS
ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION AS A BODY, NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THE COMMISSION
DISRUPTIONS OF COMMISSIONER AND PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE PROHIBITED
DISRUPTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT BUSINESS
THREATS AND ABUSE OR HARASSING BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OBSCENE LANGUAGE AND GESTURE
REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO COMPLY WITH THE ALLOTTED TIMES SET FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER'S PUBLIC COMMENT, LEAVING THE PODIUM OR TESTIMONY TABLE TO PHYSICALLY APPROACH COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF DURING ONE'S PUBLIC COMMENT PROVIDES SPEAKERS MAY OFFER WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE COMMISSION CLERK AND ANY BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE MEETING
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK WILL HAVE A LIST OF ALL THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
WE ARE KING COUNTY FROM ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY, AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO HAS JOINED US IN CHAMBERS TODAY
WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, OR WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU ARE JOINING VIRTUALLY, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF, THEN PLEASE PROCEED TO REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND YOU ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING ON THE WEBSITE
PLEASE MUTE THE WEBSITE STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
IF YOU ARE SPEAKING FROM THE ROOM, PLEASE COME TO THE TESTIMONY TABLE, REPEAT YOUR NAME AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS FOR ALL SPEAKERS
IF ANY TOPIC IS NOT RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, THE SPEAKER WILL BE ASKED TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE ITEMS RELATED TO CONDUCT OF THE PORT OR OTHERWISE LEAVE THE MICROPHONE AS A REMINDER, PLEASE COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK OUR FIRST IN PERSON SPEAKER TO COME TO THE PODIUM
AND THAT IS ALEX VERMONT
ALEX ME? YES
I SEE
I'M SORRY
ALEX, PLEASE REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND THE TOPIC THAT YOU'LL BE SPEAKING OF RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT
HI, MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN
I'M PRESIDENT OF STAND UP AMERICA AND I'M GOING TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW FOR KING COUNTRY, DISTRICT 623
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT ALEX, WHAT'S THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE PORT THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT? CONDUCT OF THE PORT? I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING WHAT IS I THINK VERY IMPORTANT AND ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL
I WANT SPEAK ABOUT BEHAVIOR OF ABOUT HALF FIVE COMMISSIONER, I THINK THIS KEY TO EVERYTHING, WHAT IS WE DOING HERE, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAS BEEN AND THEN BUSINESS
WHAT IS INCLUDE BILLION DOLLARS IN ABOUT 750,000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SEATTLE, WHO BY DEFINITION I THINK IS A SLAVE
SO FIRST WHAT IS I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU BECAUSE I WANT TALKING ABOUT EXACTLY DETAIL, BECAUSE EVIL IN DETAIL ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOR
FIRST, YOU'RE ALWAYS LATE
I NEVER SEE BUSINESSES, CIVILIZED BUSINESSES WILL BE LATE ALWAYS
SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE
IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO SHOW WHO YOU ARE
NUMBER TWO, WHOLE DECISION, WHAT IS YOU MAKE RIGHT NOW IS BEHALF OF MINORITY
IT IS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE FOUR PEOPLE HERE REPRESENT ONLY 15 PERCENTAGE
SO YOUR DECISION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BUSINESS
EVERYTHING WHAT IS YOU DOING IS ONLY SUPPORT THIS MINORITY OR OPINION ABOUT MINORITY
YOUR OPINION CANNOT BE BEHALF OF 100 PERCENTAGE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SEATTLE BECAUSE ONLY 15 PERCENTAGE MINORITIES
IT'S NUMBER TWO
IN NUMBER THREE, I THINK YOU'RE VERY LOW, PRIMITIVE AND VERY AGGRESSIVE
IS THIS EXACTLY WHAT I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE? MANY TIMES
SO EACH TIME WHAT IS A DIFFERENT OPINION? YOU KNOW WHAT DOES MEAN QUALIFY? YOU LIKE A DIFFERENT
YOU ALWAYS GOT ME
SO I AM THINKING YOU ARE THEM NAZI GIST OF A DEMOCRACY FASCIST AND YOU ACTING LIKE A FAMILY, LIKE A MOB
LOOK, NICE FAMILY SEEMS THIS LITTLE BIT OF PSYCHOPATHY
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS MY NEW PSYCHOPATH? SO I SPEAK RIGHT NOW BEHALF OF PORT AND ABOUT BEHALF OF CITY OF SEATTLE
YOU NEED TO START ACTING LIKE A CIVILIZED PEOPLE, NOT LIKE A MENTALLY SICK PSYCHOPATH
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS MY OPINION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO OUR SECOND SPEAKER, WHO IS MARK BRENTMAN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND COMMITMENT TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
I'LL BE SPEAKING ON THE PROCLAMATION TODAY
I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT
CAN YOU PLEASE RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT? AYES
MY NAME IS MARK BRETTMAN
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR BUSINESSES ENDING SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING
OR BEST
BEST IS A NONPROFIT THAT SUPPORTS AND TRAINS ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
OUR GOLDEN STANDARD FOR AN EMPLOYER THAT WE WORK WITH IS WHEN WE SEE THAT EMPLOYER ADOPT PRACTICES VERY WIDELY AND ACROSS EVERY LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND WHEN WE SEE THE ORGANIZATION TAKE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND INFLUENCE THEIR PEERS AND VENDORS AND TENANTS TO ACT AS WELL
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS REACHING THAT GOLD STANDARD DUE TO THE COMMITMENT, DEDICATION, AND HARD WORK OF COMMISSIONER CHO, COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT CHO, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, AND OUR OTHER COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY
IN ADDITION, I'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH THE DEDICATION OF STAFF LIKE STEPHEN METRUCK, ERIC SCHINFIELD, CHAD ALDRIDGE TYLER EMSKY, VINE NGUYEN, JAMIE CARTER, DELMAS WHITTAKER PERRY, COOPER, BUKTA GEISHA, GUADALUPE TORRES AND RUSS REID
AND THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS THAT I DON'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO NAME THEM
ALL THIS SPEAKS TO YOUR COMMITMENT, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE ORGANIZATIONAL WIDE PRACTICES AND ADOPTION OF PRACTICES AND TRAINING, AS WELL AS INFLUENCING YOUR PEERS AND TENANTS TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND TO HIRE SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING THIS YEAR
IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, OUR COMMUNITY HAS LOST TWO TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, TWO BELOVED MOTHERS AND FRIENDS, AND OUR WORK BY THE COURT OF SEATTLE GIVES US HOPE THAT PEOPLE WHO DID NOT EVEN KNOW THESE WOMEN CARE ABOUT THEM AND CARE ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN, AND ARE WORKING TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO STOP THIS VIOLENCE
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, MARK, SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK
AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU
BUT WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO FAR, SO WE'LL SEE YOU AROUND
THANK YOU SO MUCH
SECOND, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON SPEAKERS, SO I WILL CALL THE FIRST VIRTUAL SPEAKER ON THE LIST
WHO IS PHILIP AMBROSE? PHILIP, CAN YOU HEAR US? I CAN CAN HEAR ME? EXCELLENT
YES
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
THANK YOU
SURE
I'M PHIL AMBROSE
I'M FROM CITY LIGHT
I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE PORTS PIER 66 SHORE POWER PROJECT
I'M A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WITH CITY LIGHT, AND I'VE BEEN PLEASED TO WORK WITH THE PORTS PROJECT TEAM ON THIS PROJECT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF CITY LIGHT
THIS IS TRULY AN IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR NOT ONLY THE PORT OF SEATTLE, BUT ALSO THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE WATERFRONT AS A WHOLE
THE PIER 66 SHORE POWER PROJECT IS ONE OF SEVERAL ANTICIPATED PROJECTS
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT CITY LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND NORTHWEST SEA PORT ALLIANCE ON AND IN OUR CAPACITY AS PART OF THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGY
DELIVERING CLEAN SHORE POWER FOR CRUISE SHIPS AT PURE 66 ENABLES CITY OF SEATTLE GOALS OF LONGTERM EMISSION REDUCTION THAT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SOME OF THE CITY'S HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS
OUR SHARED GOAL IS TO REDUCE MARITIME INDUSTRY EMISSIONS BY ELECTRIFICATION REQUIRES PROACTIVE PARTNERSHIP AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, BOTH TECHNOLOGICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
AND DESPITE THOSE CHALLENGES, I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A POSITIVE MODEL FOR INTERAGENCY COORDINATION TO ACHIEVE THOSE LONGTERM GOALS THAT WILL BENEFIT SEATTLE, OUR REGION, AND OUR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CITY LIGHT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT TO DELIVER THIS UNIQUE, CHALLENGING, AND IMPORTANT PROJECT
THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, PHILIP
WE WILL THEN ROTATE BACK TO IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT
OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE CITY OF TUKWILLA COUNCIL MEMBER CYNTHIA DELASINOS JOHNSON
PLEASE REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS CYNTHIA DELASTRINOS JOHNSON
I AM A COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE CITY OF TUKWILLA AS WELL AS THIS YEAR'S COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'M HERE JUST TO WITNESS THIS HISTORIC DAY
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER CHO AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR THIS HISTORIC SLATE
IT TRULY IS AN HONOR TO BEAR WITNESS TO THIS, AND I'M EXCITED FOR YOUR GUYS'LEADERSHIP AND TO SEE WHAT YOU DO
I'M ALSO TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH TUKWILLA
THERE ARE THREE THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP
THE FIRST IS SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY OUR SMALL IMMIGRANT, MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES
THIS HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN SOMETHING THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS IN TUKWILLA ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE CITY OF TUKWILLA IN THIS EFFORT
I DO WANT TO SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT AND SOMETHING THAT I SAW IN ONE OF YOUR NEWSLETTERS ABOUT A POSSIBLE SOUTH KING PUBLIC MARKET
I THINK THAT THE CITY OF TUKWILLA WOULD BE A GREAT LOCATION FOR THAT
THERE IT IS
SHE AGREES
SECOND, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
THE DUWAMISH RIVER RUNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF TUKWILLA, AND I JUST CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP THE DUWAMISH RIVER CLEAN
THE CITY OF TUKWILLA IS JOINED WITH OTHER CITIES IN AN EFFORT CALLED GREEN THE GREEN OR GREEN THE GREEN THE GREEN RIVER
AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT INITIATIVE THAT HAS REALLY MADE TUKWILLA A BETTER CITY FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE LIVING, ANIMALS AND HABITAT
LASTLY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR YOUTH IS AN IMPORTANT INITIATIVE
I THINK I'VE SEEN THAT IN COMMISSIONER HAMDI'S NEWSLETTER AND ALSO THE IDEA OF SUPPORTING OUR RIDE SHARE DRIVERS
THERE WAS A PROPOSAL RECENTLY OR BEFORE THE PANDEMIC TO PUT A SUPPORT CENTER FOR OUR RIDESHARE DRIVERS, AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE OR EVEN JUST HAVE US DISCUSS SOMETHING AROUND THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE IN TUKWILLA HAVE THAT AS THEIR LIVELIHOOD, AND I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
SO I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND CONGRATULATIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL, AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL NOW ROTATE BACK TO VIRTUAL COMMENT
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL COMMENT SIGNED UP IS LIZ JOHNSON FROM VISIT SEATTLE
LIZ, CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO
YES, I CAN
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY, COMMISSIONERS AND GUESTS
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE TOURISM DEPARTMENT
LIZ, COULD YOU JUST REALLY QUICKLY STATE YOUR NAME, FULL NAME AND THE TOPIC REAL QUICK? THANKS
OF COURSE
SORRY ABOUT THAT
MY NAME IS LIZ JOHNSON AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AT VISIT SEATTLE AND I'M HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING ON BEHALF OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE TOURISM DEPARTMENT
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO ORGANIZATIONS
WE ALL KNOW THAT TOURISM IS A VERY POWERFUL ECONOMIC DRIVER IN THE CITY
IN 2019, 41.9 MILLION VISITORS CONTRIBUTED $8.1 BILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY, AND IN 2021, THE YEAR FOR WHICH WE HAVE THE MOST RECENT DATA, THAT CONTRIBUTION WAS 5.6 BILLION FROM 27.5 MILLION VISITORS
SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN INCREASE OVER THE TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT, AND 2022 WAS EVEN BETTER
I LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE NUMBERS, BUT WE'RE STILL IN A VERY EARLY STAGE OF RECOVERY, AND THAT RECOVERY IS TENTATIVE, SPECIFIC TO OUR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
THE PORT TOURISM TEAM AND VISIT SEATTLE HAVE LONG RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL VISITORS AND WHOM WE KNOW STAY LONGER AND SPEND MORE THAN OUR AVERAGE DOMESTIC VISITOR
WE HAVE PARTNERED IN THE PAST ON COOPERATIVE EFFORTS, BUT HAVE OFTEN RUN PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER IN OVERSEAS MARKETS, SHARING SIMILAR MESSAGES FROM TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES, TALKING TO THE EXACT SAME AUDIENCES AS THE WORLD REOPENS
WE AS A DESTINATION ARE COMPETING NOT ONLY WITH OTHER DESTINATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, BUT FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND MANY OF THOSE DESTINATION ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MUCH LARGER BUDGETS THAN EITHER OF US WILL EVER HAVE
THERE IS A POWER IN POOLING OUR RESOURCES TO AMPLIFY OUR MESSAGE TO TRADE, MEDIA AND CONSUMERS, AND WE'VE RECENTLY TAKEN STEPS FORWARD TO FORCE THAT UNIFIED FRONT
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN RFP PROCESS FOR JOINT REPRESENTATION IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM AND ARE EXPLORING ADDITIONAL MARKETS IN WHICH WE CAN COLLABORATE, INCLUDING JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, FRANCE, BENELUX, SCANDINAVIA, ALL OF WHICH ARE HISTORICALLY IN OUR TOP TEN
I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS AND THE PROFESSIONAL MANNER IN WHICH WE'VE MOVED FORWARD SO FAR, AND I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE COOPERATION THAT BENEFITS OUR CITY AND OUR REGION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH, LIZ, FOR YOUR REMARKS
GOING BACK TO IN PERSON, WE HAVE COVID BLANFORD
DAVID, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM
STATE YOUR FULL NAME OF THE RECORD AND THE TOPIC RELATED CONDUCT REPORT
THANKS
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
DAVID BLANFORD
I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AS WELL
FIRST
CONGRATULATIONS, PRESIDENT CHO AND OFFICERS
VERY EXCITING
SECOND, THIS IS THE PERFECT JUNCTURE TO SAY THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
WE WOULD SIMPLY NOT BE WHERE WE ARE AS A DESTINATION IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT
I WOULD ESPECIALLY LIKE TO CALL OUT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRATION WITH RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA FOR ELEVATING THESE EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST YEAR
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, THANKS FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT AND THE SUPPORT OF YOUR TEAM, WHICH IS SO MEANINGFUL TO US
WE WORK WITH THEM EVERY DAY
I'D CALL OUT ESPECIALLY DAVE MCFADDEN FOR AYE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE SHARED STATEWIDE FOOTPRINT, COMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
AND THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK, NICK LEONTI, DIRECTOR OF TOURISM, WHO HAS JUST BEEN FANTASTIC IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, HAS IMMEDIATELY JOINED OUR STATEWIDE TEAM
HE BRINGS GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF TOURISM AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT SUPPORT
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ALL RIGHT, OUR LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL AND IT IS AMY NESSLER
AMY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT FOR US AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES
THANK YOU
YES, I'M AMY NESSLER
I AM SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM IN THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I AM THE COMMUNICATIONS AND STEWARDSHIP MANAGER FOR THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS SISTERS BUREAU
AND RECEIVING GRANTS FROM THE PORT HAS ALLOWED OUR SMALL DESTINATION TO AMPLIFY OUR REACH AMONG A DIVERSITY OF AUDIENCES AS WE SEEK TO ADDRESS EQUITY OF ACCESS IN THE ISLANDS AND HELP SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A RESPONSIBLE TRAVELER IN THE SAN JUAN
THROUGH THESE GRANTS, WE'VE PRODUCED TV EPISODES IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND HOSTED CONTENT CREATORS AFFILIATED WITH THE BLACK TRAVEL ALLIANCE, ALL OF WHICH INCLUDED MESSAGES ABOUT LEAD, NO TRACE, AND OTHER STEWARDSHIP ETHICS
SO I HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO FUND THE TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGN UPS TODAY
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT ON THE TEAM'S CALL OR PRESENT IN THE ROOM TODAY WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP, WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? IF SO, PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME AND STATE THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT FOR THE RECORD
ALL RIGHT
SEEING NONE
AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE HAVE RECEIVED ACTUALLY, SEVEN
WE HAD ONE WRITTEN COMMENT COME IN AFTER THE DEADLINE
SO THE SIX THAT I'LL SUMMARIZE FOR YOU HERE TODAY HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED ALONG WITH THAT 7TH AND WILL BECOME PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR THIS MEETING TODAY
BEGINNING WITH JOE KENSLER, WHO WRITES REGARDING SPEECH USED DURING ALEX ZIMMERMAN'S PUBLIC COMMENT
SOUND TRANSIT HAS DEVELOPED TOOLS AT AYE
URGING TO DEAL WITH SUCH COMMENTS, AND HE URGES FOR A NO TRESPASS ORDER AGAINST ALEX ZIMMERMAN
LAURA GIBBONS WRITES THAT SHE SEES A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE 2022 AVIATION FEDERAL PRIORITIES AND ADDRESSING COMMUNITY IMPACT
THE ONLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IS TO REDUCE FLYING
ALEX FAYE WRITES THAT SHE IS CONCERNED WITH THE PORT'S PLAN TO EXPAND AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, STATING THE KEY TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS AND CRUISES TAKEN
IRIS ANTMAN WRITES REGARDING THE HARMS OF CRUISING AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS, SHE STATES THE CLEAN SHIPPING ACT INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE LOEWENTHAL OF CALIFORNIA, IS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
PEGGY PRINCE WRITES THAT SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON SHORE POWER AT PERIOD 66 IS JUST MAKING A BAD SITUATION A LITTLE LESS BAD, AND URGES THE PORT TO EXAMINE OTHER WAYS TO REDUCE AND EVENTUALLY ELIMINATE THE MULTIPLE HARMS OF CREWS
AND CONCLUDING WITH STACY AYES, WHO WRITES TO ENCOURAGE THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO ADD THE CLEAN SHIPPING ACT TO ITS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN COMMENTS TODAY
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEM EIGHT
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 AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A, EIGHT B-C-A-E-A-F-G AND EIGHT H
SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYES OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AYES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 8D
CLERK, PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN PULLED THE ITEM AND HE WILL BE FIRST TO ADDRESS IT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 8D, ADOPTION OF THE 2023 LOCAL, REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT POLICY PRIORITIES
COMMISSIONER, YOU RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THIS ITEM AT OUR LAST MEETING
UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, THE PORT HAS AMBITIOUS POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS GOALS AND PRIORITIES, ENGAGING WITH OUR LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS HELPS MAKES THESE GOALS AND PRIORITIES POSSIBLE
OUR PRESENTERS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THIS AFTERNOON ARE SABRINA BOLIU, REGIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER AND ALSO DAVID KAPLAN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER, BOTH FROM EXTERNAL RELATIONS
EXCELLENT
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE THE FLOOR AFTER WE CONSIDER THE ITEM
SO I MOVE THAT WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION OVER ITEM 8D
I'LL SECOND
SORRY
THE FLOOR IS YOURS
GO AHEAD
THANK YOU
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS
THIS IS A LARGE LIST OF ACTIVITIES THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSE OF ISSUES THAT THE PORT TAKES ON
THIS, IN ADDITION TO THE FEDERAL REVIEW THAT WE HAVE, IS QUITE THE LONGITUDE LIST THAT I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF, SOME SMALL PART OF
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED AND IT OCCURRED THIS YEAR WITH REGARDS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGENDA, THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE, THAT WE GET BRIEFED ON IT AND THERE'S A STRAW HORSE WE BEGIN WITH, WE GET BRIEFED ON IT AND WE PROVIDE FEEDBACK
AND THEN FOR THIS TO SHOW BACK UP IN CONSENT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THE CONVERSATION TO TALK ABOUT HOW THOSE COMMENTS THAT YOU RECEIVED ARE ADEQUATELY REFLECTED OR IF SOME OTHER BRILLIANT IDEAS COME TO OUR MIND IN THE INTERIM
SO I WAS JUST KIND OF GIVEN, REALLY, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ROLE OF COMMISSIONERS IN OUR INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS, THAT I JUST SEE THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW COMPREHENSIVE, EVEN THOUGH THIS LIST IS LARGE, AS I SAID, HOW IT IS ARTICULATED, AND WHETHER THERE ARE NOT SOME THINGS THAT COULD ALSO BE INCLUDED
SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
WE TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH, IF YOU RECALL, WHEN WE DID OUR BRIEFING
AND INSTEAD OF THE MORE GLOBAL LAUNDRY LIST OF PRIORITIES THAT WE'VE MANAGED TO COMPILE IN THE PAST, WE'VE TAKEN EVERYTHING BACK TO OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES, WHICH IS THE CENTURY AGENDA, AND TIED BACK THOSE THINGS THAT THE COMMISSION IDENTIFIED IN YOUR RETREAT EARLIER LAST YEAR AND ALSO DURING YOUR BUDGET RETREAT HAD IDENTIFIED
WE BROUGHT THOSE IN ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER LARGE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN STANDING FOR A WHILE, INCORPORATED THOSE, AND THEN MET INDIVIDUALLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER CHO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOUR PRIORITIES WERE INCLUDED
WE THEN BRIEFED THAT AT THE COMMISSION MEETING, AND WE'VE INCORPORATED THE LITTLE FEEDBACK THAT WE DID RECEIVE AT THAT MEETING INTO THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE TODAY
WELL, THANK YOU
AND FOR THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT MIGHT BE LISTENING, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HOW RESPONSIVE WE ARE, TO SEE HOW WE ARE INTENDING TO REVIEW OR IMPACT OUR INTERACTIONS, HOW WE SPEND OUR RESOURCES
AND SO I JUST HAD A FEW COMMENTS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER MY COLLEAGUES HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO DIG INTO THIS
LIKE I SAID, QUITE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST
I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT OTHERWISE
BUT TWO THINGS IN PARTICULAR I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS
OF COURSE, WE CAN ALWAYS NICKPICK AND I'M GOING TO SPARE YOU WITH THAT
AND I ACTUALLY TRIED TO PUT IN WRITING WHAT I'M GOING TO TRY TO SAY
IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO TEXT EDIT IN PUBLIC ON THE FLY, SO PENS DOWN
ALL RIGHT
ONE OF THE THINGS AND I THINK VERY MUCH APPROPRIATE TO THE CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING TODAY ABOUT TOURISM WHEN REVIEWING THE LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE ON MAKING THE PORT, THE LANGUAGES AS A LEADING TOURISM DESTINATION AND BUSINESS GATEWAY, WE SPEAK TO REALLY THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT AND THAT IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY VEHICLES WE USE TO PROMOTE TOURISM
BUT CERTAINLY THIS IS A VERY, SHALL WE SAY, PROXIMAL MECHANICAL PART OF IT
WE SPEND ALL WE JUST HEAR ABOUT ALL THIS DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMMING AND PROMOTIONAL WORK AND THIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN ECOLOGICALLY BASED TOURISM
SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT GIVEN HOW MUCH EMPHASIS WE'RE PUTTING ON THIS AND RESOURCES EXPENDED ON IT, THAT SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST THE AIRPORT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
SO IF I COULD JUST READ ONE SENTENCE THAT I PUT OVER AND WE CAN TEXT EDIT AT ANOTHER TIME
TO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH VISIT SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON STATE TOURISM TO PROMOTE VISITORS TO THE STATE AND TO EXPERIENCE ITS NATURAL ASSETS WHILE MINIMIZING CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS
THAT'S A SENTENCE THAT I THINK TALKS ABOUT TOURISM PROMOTION IN ADDITION TO THE PHYSICAL PROCESS OF HOW YOU GET PEOPLE TO AND FRO
I DON'T KNOW
DO YOU REALLY NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO WHETHER WE CAN ACCEPT THAT AS A PROBABLY THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, RIGHT? YES
I WOULD SUGGEST I MEAN, DO YOU FEEL LIKE WHAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IS SUGGESTING IS ENCOMPASSED IN THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THE CURRENT WORK PLAN IS I GUESS THE QUESTION I WOULD ASK YOU, DAVE AND SABRINA? YES
IT'S IN KEEPING WITH IT AS WITH EVERYTHING WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT CAN FALL WITHIN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES
IN SOME CASES, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD MADE THE ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT HELPING LEAD ON DEVELOPMENT OF A GREEN CORRIDOR FOR CRUISE SHOWED UP IN BOTH THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND IN THE RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IT'S UP TO COMMISSION TO DECIDE WHAT AMENDMENTS YOU WANT TO MAKE, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S IN KEEPING WITH THE INTENT OF THE GOALS THAT ARE SET OUT IN THE CENTURY AGENDA
YEAH
WELL, SUGGEST I THINK THAT THIS HAS COVERED COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS GOING A LITTLE TOO DEEP BECAUSE YOU'RE CALLING OUT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE VISIT SEATTLE AND WHATNOT
SO I THINK THIS DISCUSSION MIGHT SUFFICE AS BEING ON THE RECORD
I HUMBLY DISAGREE
WHILE THE WORDS OF THE NAMES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS MAY BE CONSIDERED TOO SPECIFIC, IT IS SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE ARE DOING THIS COMING YEAR
SURE
AND TO HAVE THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S PROMOTION OR INVESTMENT IN TOURISM BEING REDUCED TO THAT OF COMMUNICATING TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SAMP, WHICH WE NOW KNOW IS SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED OR NEAR TERM PROJECTS AND THE EFFICIENCY OF THE AIRPORT
TO ME, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT TOURISM
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT THE FUNCTIONING OF AN AIRPORT
I JUST THINK WHILE WHAT I'M SUGGESTING, AS WE HEARD, IS COMPLETELY CONSISTENT WITH OUR MISSION AND ALL THAT, IT'S JUST NOT ARTICULATED AS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY DOING THIS YEAR
OKAY, IF YOU WOULD PREFER BEING NOT SAYING VISIT SEATTLE AND WATCH THE STATE TOURISM, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, WE CAN JUST SAY TO COLLABORATE WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE VISITORS TO WASHINGTON STATE
YEAH, I WOULD ACCEPT THAT
DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THAT AMENDMENT? HANG ON A MINUTE FOR ME
CAN I GET YOU TO RESTATE YOUR AMENDMENT, PLEASE, MR COMMISSIONER? I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO TRY AND OUTWARD SMITH BUT HERE IT GOES
CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH TOURISM PARTNERS TO PROMOTE VISITORS TO THE STATE AND TO EXPERIENCE ITS NATURAL ASSETS WHILE MINIMIZING CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS
AND THEN TELL ME, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE THAT PLACED? THIS WOULD BE GOAL SIX, OBJECTIVE 18
WAIT
NO, I'M SORRY
GOAL TWO
OBJECTIVE SIX
OKAY, SO FOR CLARITY THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THE GOALS ARE OUTLINED BY THE OBJECTIVES, I THINK, OF THE CENTURY AGENDA
SO TO ADD AN OBJECTIVE SIX, I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT WOULD JIVE
WE COULD LOOK FOR A BULLET POINT UNDER ONE OF THE EXISTING OBJECTIVES AND STAFF IS SUGGESTING OBJECTIVE FOUR
I'M TOTALLY GOOD WITH THAT
YOU COULD ADD IT TO ANY BULLET
BUT IT REALLY IS A TOURISM RELATED THING, SO I WOULD THINK IT SHOULD BE WITHIN GOAL TWO, PERSONALLY
OBJECTIVE FOUR
SURE
OH, OBJECTIVE FOUR
MY SORRY
YES
NOW I UNDERSTAND
OKAY
ALL RIGHT, PERFECT
SO NOW WE HAVE THE AMENDMENT STATED AND PLACED
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, YOU CAN MOVE TO YOUR SECOND
CAN I GET A SECOND? 2ND
EXCELLENT
CAN YOU CALL THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR AN AMENDMENT
YES, CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
YES, BEAR WITH ME
AND FOR THE VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE, THANK YOU
FIVE AYES IS ZERO NAYS FOR THAT AMENDMENT
EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THE AMENDMENT PASSES
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THE TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS ON THIS ITEM? LET'S GET COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA FIRST
GO AHEAD
GIVEN THAT IT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH AND THIS IS LOOKING DOWN OUR AGENDA FOR THE COMING YEAR, I'M WONDERING IF HUMAN TRAFFICKING EFFICACY LIVES ANYWHERE IN THIS DOCUMENT
AND IF NOT, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE INCORPORATE IT UNDER GOAL FIVE, BECOMING A MODEL FOR EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND PERHAPS IT COULD LIVE UNDER OBJECTIVE 14
I'D LIKE TO RAISE THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE BILL MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE THAT WAS PRE FILED BY REPRESENTATIVE TINA ORWELL THAT WOULD CREATE A STATEWIDE SERVICE CENTER FOR SUPPORTING ADULTS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SEX TRAFFICKING
GREAT
YES
WE DO NOT HAVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SPECIFICALLY, SO I THINK WE'D WELCOME THIS AMENDMENT
I PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT INCORPORATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNDER GOAL FIVE AND OBJECTIVE 14
SECOND
ALL RIGHT, CLERK HART, DID YOU GET THAT OR DO YOU NEED ANYTHING REPEATED? NO, I HAVE IT
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
WE'LL GO AHEAD TO THE ROLL CALL
I'M SORRY
YEAH
OKAY
SO IF WE WANT TO DO MORE THAN INCORPORATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING YES, WE WOULD NEED SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
YEAH, SURPRISES
I'M JUST KIDDING
I THINK THE LANGUAGE WOULD BE SIMPLY TO INCLUDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS A PRIORITY FOR THE PORT, ANTI TRAFFICKING, AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS
I'M SORRY, PLEASE SAY THAT AGAIN
INCLUDING ANTI TRAFFICKING EFFORTS AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AS A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE UNDER GOAL FIVE, OBJECTIVE 14
AND THIS IS ALL RECORDED, SO DON'T WORRY
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THE PLACEMENT THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE FOR THAT AMENDMENT? THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHUCK AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THAT AMENDMENT
EXCELLENT
THE AMENDMENT PASSES
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS? OKAY, REAL QUICK
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, LIKE, THREE WORDS TO GOAL FIVE, OBJECTIVE 14
WITH REGARDS TO THE TRIBAL MOU OR MOA, AND THAT'S THE SECOND BULLET POINT THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT
YES
THANK YOU
SO I WOULD LIKE TO INSERT THE WORD AND IMPLEMENT THE WORDS FINALIZE AND IMPLEMENT THE TRIBAL MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENTS AND THEN ADD WITH THE MUCKLESHOOT AND SUQUAMISH TRIBES
WE SUPPORT THAT
THANK YOU
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
EXCELLENT
ALL RIGHT, CLERK HART, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
THANK YOU
FOR A VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
EXCELLENT
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THAT AMENDMENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THE MOTION PASS
THE AMENDMENT PASSES
OKAY
OH, DID YOU I'M SORRY
NO, NO, NO
OKAY
SO WITH REGARDS TO OBJECTIVE 18, THE THIRD BULLET, ADVOCATING FOR THE LONG TERM HEALTH OF SEATAC PARK, I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THIS LANGUAGE HERE
AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT IN ADDITION TO ADVOCATING FOR THE HEALTH OF NORTH SEATAC PARK AS CALLED FOR IN THIS OBJECTIVE, I WANT TO NOTE THAT THE JAC, WHICH IS A JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF TWO COMMISSIONERS FROM THE PORT AND TWO FROM SEATAC CITY COUNCIL WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSING THE LONG TERM PROTECTION OF THE PARK FOR HUMAN USES AS WELL AS ECOLOGICAL USES
SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT GREAT
THANK YOU
ANYONE ELSE FOR THE COMMISSIONER? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR THIS ITEM, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYES OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THAT ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU ALL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, GUYS
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE ONE NEW BUSINESS ITEM TODAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN A AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE, AWARD AND EXECUTE A MAJOR WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF THE PIER 66 SHORE POWER PROJECT
TO UTILIZE THE PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF COMPLETION OF THIS WORK AND TO EXTEND DESIGN CONTRACTS AND EXECUTE SERVICE DIRECTIVES TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,145,000 AND AN ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $38 MILLION
THIS IS CIPC 800945, COMMISSIONER
ONE OF THE KEY OBJECTIVES OF OUR MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN IS TO HAVE 100% OF HOMEPORT CRUISE SHIP CALLS CONNECT TO SHORE POWER BY THE YEAR 2030, IF NOT SOONER
IMPLEMENTING SHORE POWER AT PIER 66 WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS NOT ONLY IN CARBON EMISSIONS, BUT ALSO OTHER AIR POLLUTE AIR PARTICULATES IN THE NEAR PORT COMMUNITIES
YOU PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED DESIGN AND PROCUREMENT OF LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS FOR THE PIER 66 SHORE POWER PROJECT, INCLUDING THE UNDERWATER CABLE
THIS CURRENT AUTHORIZATION IS FOR CONSTRUCTION
STAFF HAVE ENGAGED WITH MANY IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT
WE PLAN TO HAVE PIER 66 SHORE POWER IN USE BY THE 2024 CRUISE SEASON
OUR PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS, MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR MARITIME LINDA SPRINGMAN, DIRECTOR CRUISE OPERATIONS AND MARITIME MARKETING AND MARK LONGRIDGE, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN OVER TO STEPHANIE FOR SOME REMARKS
YES, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY A COUPLE OF SHORT REMARKS
I'M SITTING IN THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY CHAIR, SO I'LL BE LESS THAN TWO MINUTES
THIS PROJECT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ONE TO ME THAT I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS AND TO PUT THIS INTO CONTEXT
OCEAN GOING VESSELS ARE THREE FOURTHS OF OUR MARITIME GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO ADDRESS ON OUR JOURNEY TO DECARBONIZATION
AND OCEAN GOING VESSELS ARE A HARD SECTOR TO ADDRESS
SHORE POWER IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT SO EFFECTIVELY AND THAT WE'VE BEEN LEADERS
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WILL REDUCE ABOUT 2700 METRIC TONS OF CARBON PER YEAR
SO IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR EFFORTS AND PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY
I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT AS OUR COMMISSIONERS, YOU NEED TO AUTHORIZE ALL OF OUR SPENDING, EVEN WHEN THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM OTHER PLACES
SO WE DO HAVE SOME GRANT FUNDS ALREADY PROCURED
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY ACTIVELY PURSUING OTHER GRANT FUNDINGS
AND WE'RE ALSO IT'S MY ABSOLUTE EXPECTATION THAT OUR LONG TERM PARTNER HERE WILL ALSO BE CONTRIBUTING IN A MEANINGFUL WAY
AND WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE DETAILS OF THAT
WE ARE HERE TODAY BEFORE WE ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL THAT WE MOVE FORWARD NOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HIT THE 2024 CRUISE SEASON
SO THIS IS A CRITICAL PATH ITEM
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO LINDA SPRINGMAN, OUR DIRECTOR OF CRUISE OPERATIONS AND MARITIME MARKETING NOW, WHO IS GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS WITH YOU AND OVERVIEW, AND THEN MARK WILL ALSO SHARE
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONERS
THANKS
GOOD AFTERNOON
THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
YOU CAN GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AS YOU KNOW, PIER 66 WAS COMMISSIONED AS A CRUISE TERMINAL IN 1999 AND AS A SINGLE BERTH FACILITY
IT IS OUR FLAGSHIP, AS IT WAS OUR FIRST COMMISSION TERMINAL
AND BECAUSE OF ITS PRIME LOCATION ON OUR WATERFRONT
PIER 66 IS A HOME PORT TO NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE IN OCEANIA AND IS UTILIZED OCCASIONALLY FOR PORT OF CALL AND ROUTE TO AND FROM VANCOUVER, PRIMARILY DUE TO ITS PRIME DOWNTOWN LOCATION
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AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOALS IS TO BE THE GREENEST AND MOST ENERGY EFFICIENT PORT IN NORTH AMERICA AND TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTANTS AND CARBON EMISSIONS
THE PROVISIONING OF SHORE POWER FOR CRUISE SHIPS IS THE PORT'S GREATEST OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE LOCAL AIR QUALITY
THIS EFFORT RESULTS IN INSTALLATION OF SHORE POWER AT PIER 66 BY 2024 CRUISE SEASON, SIX YEARS AHEAD OF OUR NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY GOAL OF 2030 AND MAKES 100% OF OUR HOMEPORT CRUISE PIERS SHORE POWER CAPABLE WELL AHEAD OF THIS 2030 GOAL
YOU'LL SEE THIS ILLUSTRATED IN OUR PRESENTATION A LITTLE BIT LATER
AND AS STEPHANIE RECOGNIZED, IT IS OUR EXPECTATION, BASED ON PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS, THAT OUR LEASEHOLD PARTNER AT PIER 66, NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS, WILL BE CONTRIBUTING TO THIS EFFORT AND NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY RELATED TO THAT OUTCOME
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WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE IN OUR REGION TO HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY
ACTUAL RESULTS OF CARBON REDUCTION HAS BEEN PROVEN BY SHIPS CURRENTLY USING SHORE POWER AT TERMINAL 91
AND CRUISE LINES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE COMMITMENT TO CONNECT WHEN WHEN THE ABILITY EXISTS SHORESIDE BY BRINGING EQUIPPED VESSELS
NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MARK LONGRIDGE, WHO WILL TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THIS PROJECT
THANKS, LINDA
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COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I'M MARK LONGRIDGE
I'M A CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER WITH THE WATERFRONT PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM
I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PROJECT AND WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING TODAY, PLUS SOME ORIENTATION OF THE WORK WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BRING CRUISE SHORE SHORE POWER TO PIER 66 SHOWN AT THE TOP OF THE MAP HERE
THE ORIGINATION POINT FOR THIS POWER FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS ACTUALLY AT THE SOUTH END OF TERMINAL 46, SHOWN AT POINT A TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE FIGURE
IF YOU CAN MAKE THAT UP, THE PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY 3000 LINEAR FEET OF ELECTRICAL DUCT BANK ON TERMINAL 46 TO BRING POWER FROM THAT SOUTHERN SOURCE POINT TO THE SEA WALL, AND ALSO INCLUDES AN EXTENSION TO THE NORTH FOR FUTURE WATERFRONT ELECTRIFICATION SITES SUCH AS COLEMAN DOCK
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS COVERING THE COST FOR THAT EXTENSION
ONCE WE HAVE POWER TO THE EDGE OF TERMINAL 46 AT POINT C SHOWN, WE'RE THEN INSTALLING A 6100 FOOT CABLE ABOUT SIX INCHES IN DIAMETER OUT INTO ELLIOTT BAY AND BRINGING IT BACK UP TO THE SOUTH END OF PIER 66
AT PIER 66, OUR WORK IS TO INSTALL A TRANSFORMER AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO MANAGE AND DISTRIBUTE THAT POWER TO THE CRUISE SHIPS WHEN AT BERTH
OUR PLAN IS TO COMPLETE ALL OF THE WORK AT PIER 66 OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR CRUISE SEASON
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JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, WE CAME TO YOU FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THE CABLE AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, BOTH VERY LONG LEAD ITEMS WE'VE NOW COMPLETED THOSE PURCHASES AND THEY ARE IN PRODUCTION NOW
WE'RE COMPLETING THE DESIGN NOW AND FINALIZING THE PERMITTING WITH EXPECTED ISSUANCE THIS QUARTER
THIS WORK HAS INCLUDED THE EFFORTS OF MANY PARTNERS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, INCLUDING THE ONES SHOWN HERE ON THIS SLIDE
BUT I'D LIKE TO ESPECIALLY THANK THE EFFORTS OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, WHO'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS WORK DONE
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AS STEVE MENTIONED, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DECOMMISSIONED TWICE BEFORE, ONCE FOR DESIGN AUTHORIZATION AND THEN AGAIN TO AUTHORIZE THE EARLY PROCUREMENT OF BOTH THE CABLE AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
TODAY WE'RE ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO COMPLETE THIS WORK, INCLUDING THE ADVERTISEMENT OF MAJOR WORKS CONTRACT TO INSTALL THE MATERIALS WE PURCHASED AND TO COMPLETE THE DUCT BANK ACROSS TERMINAL 46
TO DO THIS, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, EASEMENTS FOR THE DUCT BANK AND CABLE AND TRIBAL MITIGATION AGREEMENTS FOR THE INWATER WORK
THE REQUEST TODAY IS FOR $29,145,000 OF A TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF $38 MILLION
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THAT $38 MILLION IS THE TOTAL GROSS COST FOR ALL WORK, AS LINDA MENTIONED, FOR ALL COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT, AND WILL BE OFFSET BY SEVERAL SOURCES AS INDICATED HERE
THIS INCLUDES SEATTLE CITY LIGHT FUNDING TO REIMBURSE THE WORK TO THE NORTH, GRANT AND STATE FUNDING OF ALMOST $5 MILLION, AND A CONTRIBUTION FROM NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES THAT IS CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATION
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AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BRING THE SYSTEM ONLINE FOR 2024 CRUISE SEASON
WE'RE COMPLETING OUR FINAL DESIGN AND PERMITTING AND PLAN TO ADVERTISE THE WORK THIS QUARTER AND FINALIZE THE MOA WITH CL CITY LIGHT AS WELL
PORT STAFF CONTINUE TO WORK WITH NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES ON POSSIBLE LEASE AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT THE WORK, WHICH WOULD BE BROUGHT TO YOU UNDER A SEPARATE COMMISSIONER ACTION
WE PLAN TO OPEN BIDS IN APRIL, AND SITE CONSTRUCTION WOULD START TERMINAL 46 IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, FINISHING AROUND THE START OF THE CRUISE SEASON FOR 2024
TO BE CLEAR, THERE ARE STILL RISKS IN THE PROJECT, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH ARE BOTH SUSTAINED ESCALATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACING, ESPECIALLY IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
BUT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO COMPLETE THIS WORK AND BRING THE SYSTEM ONLINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO BE THE FIRST PORT IN THE NATION WITH THREE SHORE POWER, CAPABLE CRUISE BERTHS
WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
EXCELLENT
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS? PLEASE LET ME KNOW
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
SO, TRUTH BE TOLD, WHEN I GOT THIS MEMO AND READ THROUGH IT, MY INITIAL FEELING WAS A LITTLE BIT OF HEARTACHE, OR HEARTBURN, I SHOULD SAY, ABOUT THE DOLLAR VALUE
$38 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE HAD YEARS AGO, WHEN WE FIRST INTRODUCED THE ITEM, THE FIRST SORT OF STICKER PRICE WAS ABOUT THIS MUCH
AND THEN, AS A RESULT OF VERY THOUGHTFUL INSIGHTS FROM OUR ENGINEERING TEAM, HAD CUT THAT NUMBER AND ALMOST A THIRD DOWN TO ALMOST A THIRD OF WHAT THE ORIGINAL WAS BY INNOVATING THE IDEA OF DOING A SUBMARINE CABLE INSTEAD OF TRENCHING ALONG ALASKA WAY
AND SO TO SEE THE NUMBER BACK AT THAT SORT OF ORIGINAL STARTING NUMBER WAS DISCONCERTING
AND AS I DUG INTO IT AND ASKED QUESTIONS OF STAFF, I CAME TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHERE THOSE COSTS ARE COMING FROM
HIGHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INFLATION ON EXCEEDINGLY INTRICATE SUBMARINE CABLES, THE ADDITIONAL NEED FOR MITIGATION
I THINK I WOULD INCLUDE MYSELF IN THIS
WE WERE A LITTLE BIT TOO LAX AND THINKING, WELL, IT'S OUT IN THE WATER
IT'S NOT REALLY IMPACTING ANYTHING, WHEN, IN FACT, THOSE ARE FISHING GROUNDS FOR OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS
THERE'S A LOT OF ECOLOGY WE NEED TO CONSIDER, AND SO WE NEEDED TO BULK UP THAT ORIGINAL PROPOSAL ON THAT SIDE OF THINGS
BUT ALL THAT SAID, AT $38 MILLION, I BEGAN TO THINK TO MYSELF, IS THIS, IN FACT THE BEST WAY TO SPEND THIS MONEY IF OUR HIGHER ORDER VALUE IS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND TO REDUCE LOCAL AIR PARTICULATE EMISSIONS? SO I TOOK THOSE QUESTIONS TO STEPHANIE AND OTHERS TO SEE WHAT IS THE VERDICT ON THAT? AND I'VE BEEN ASSURED THAT GIVEN THAT THIS PROJECT HAS ALSO ATTRACTED A LOT OF GRANT FUNDING, AND BECAUSE IT IS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT WITH OUR TENANTS AT THAT TERMINAL, WHETHER IT'S NORWEGIAN, OUR CURRENT TENANT, OR SOME FUTURE TENANT, IT'S REALLY TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS AN ASSET
YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN WE TEN YEARS AGO, IF SOMEBODY HAD ASKED ABOUT SHORE POWER, SHIPPERS CRUISE LINES WOULD HAVE SAID WOULD HAVE SORT OF SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS AND SAID, I GUESS
BUT AS THEY ALL ENTER INTO MORE AND MORE AGREEMENTS ABOUT THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE PORTS THAT HAVE SHORE POWER AS CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR EFFORTS
BOTH INTERNAL EFFORTS THAT THEY'RE HOLDING THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO, BUT ALSO REQUIREMENTS BY THE IMO OR BY COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY'RE OPERATING TO PLUG IN WHEN AT BERTH, TO BURN CLEANER WHEN OUT CRUISING, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE
AND SO THIS WILL BECOME AN ATTRACTION TO THEM
AND THEREFORE, WHAT I AM HOPING TODAY WE SIGNAL IF AND WHEN WE AUTHORIZE THIS, IS THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS WILLING TO PUT IN OUR PART, BUT WE'RE ALSO EXPECTING THAT OUR CRUISE PARTNERS PUT IN THEIR PART AS WELL
AND WE WILL WORK VIGOROUSLY TO GET LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS A PROJECT THAT HAS PROFOUND IMPACTS FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IMPACTED BOTH LOCALLY FROM AIR PARTICULATE EMISSIONS, BUT ALSO GLOBALLY FROM GHG
AND SO WITH THAT, IN SPITE OF MY MISGIVINGS ABOUT THE TOTAL PROJECT COST, I DO THINK IT IS WORTH IT
I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR US TO TAKE, AND IT ALLOWS US TO ADVANCE THE LARGER PROJECT OF GETTING TO ZERO EMISSIONS CRUISE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO I AM GOING TO SUPPORT THIS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
ANYONE ELSE? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, I'M WONDERING SHORE POWER, I OBVIOUSLY AM SUPPORTIVE OF IT, BUT IT'S FOR NOT IF THERE'S NO ONE TO PLUG THE VESSEL IN
AND SO GIVEN THAT T FIVE DOWN THERE THAT WE'RE STILL NOT REALLY CONNECTING, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? ON THEM BRINGING SHIPS THAT WILL PLUG IN? YEAH, I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE STEPHANIE
YEAH, THAT'S FINE
I'LL JUST SAY, COMMISSIONER, THAT WE HAVE BEEN PLUGGING SHORE POWER SHIPS INTO SHORE POWER FOR MANY YEARS AT TERMINAL 91, AND WE HAVE NEGOTIATED THOSE ISSUES BETWEEN THE STEVADOR AND BETWEEN THE STEVADOR AND THE CRUISE SHIP LINE
AND SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT SAME ISSUE THAT I THINK IS PRETTY PARTICULAR TO T FIVE
BUT THAT IS A GREAT THING FOR US TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF
THANK YOU
OKAY
AND YOU DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THAT WILL BE AN ISSUE HERE WITH PIER 66? I DO NOT
THANK YOU
IF I CAN ADD TO THAT, STEPHANIE, I BELIEVE IT'S MORE STANDARDIZATION IN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY FOR THE SHORE CONNECTION
THE SHORE TO SHIP CONNECTION
I BELIEVE IT'S MORE STANDARDIZED
THERE IS, YES, MORE STANDARDIZATION
AS I SAID, WE'VE SEEN THE CRUISE SHIPS SUCCESSFULLY PLUGGING INTO TERMINAL 91, AND WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY AS WELL
THANK YOU
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS ITEM TODAY, AND I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS OUR CARBON REDUCTION GOALS
AND SO I THANK THE TEAM FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS
MY QUESTIONS ARE AROUND THE GRANT FUNDING AND THE STATE FUNDING
SO I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IDENTIFIED DOLLARS
ARE THERE
APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED
HOW MUCH OF THAT MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN SECURED? CAN I GET A BREAKDOWN OF THAT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
I CAN SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT
WE HAVE EXISTING GRANT FUNDING THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED ACTUALLY SOME TIME AGO FOR THE PROJECT
WE'RE NOW SEEING APPLICATIONS BECOMING AVAILABLE FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
WE'RE AT THE STAGE WHERE WE'RE SORT OF LATE TO THE GAME
WE'RE A BIT FAR AHEAD THAN OTHER AGENCIES ARE BECAUSE WE'RE READY TO ADVERTISE
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT
WE'RE TRACKING THOSE
I KNOW THE PORT STAFF IS LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPLETE APPLICATIONS, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY SLOW DOWN THE PROGRESS OF TRYING TO GET THE SYSTEM ONLINE TO WAIT FOR THOSE
SO WE HAVE $4.9 MILLION WORTH OF GRANT AND WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FUNDING CURRENTLY, AND WE'RE CERTAINLY LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THAT
AND DO YOU KNOW IF, IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL FROM THIS YEAR, IF PIER 66 WAS INCLUDED SHORE POWER FOR IT? I DO NOT
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
PIERCE EDWARDS, SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR SOLAR RELATIONS
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED NO, THERE WAS NO FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET FOR SHORE POWER FOR TERMINAL 66
I WILL REMIND COMMISSIONERS THAT THE NWSA, WITH OUR SUPPORT, ALSO DID SUBMIT A BUDGET REQUEST TO THE GOVERNOR FOR SHORE POWER AT TERMINAL 18 AND THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL
THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER
AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS AROUND OVERSIGHT
I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SHORE POWER
AND THEN I WONDER ABOUT WHAT SORT OF SYSTEMS WE'LL HAVE PUT IN PLACE TO AUDIT THAT
I'M SURE THE CRUISE LINES WANT TO PLUG IN
IT'S COST REDUCTION FOR THEM
BUT HOW DO YOU AUDIT THAT PROCESS? CAN SOMEONE SPEAK TO THAT? YES
GOOD CHAIR DANCE HERE
YES
WE DO REQUIRE REPORTING ON WHEN CRUISE LINES PLUG IN AFTER EVERY CALL
IF THEY'RE PLUGGING IN, WE INTEND TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ACCELERATING THE REQUIREMENT TO BRING SHIPS THAT PLUG IN SO THAT THEY ARE LIVING UP TO THAT AND THEY'VE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST ALREADY
WE ALREADY DO HAVE SOME OF THE NCL SHIPS CALLING AT PIER 66 WHO ARE SHORE POWER CAPABLE
SO THEY REPORTED AND THEN YOU GUYS ALSO- THEY THE CRUISE LINES REPORT TO US WHETHER THE SHIP PLUGGED IN AT PIER 91 AFTER EVERY CALL
AND HOW DO YOU AUDIT THAT? YOU'RE ACTING IN THE FACE
WE ACTUALLY HAVE PERSONNEL AT THE TERMINAL
WE DO HAVE PERSONNEL AT THE TERMINAL
AND I BELIEVE ACTUALLY THAT PART OF WHAT OUR STAFF DOES IS MONITOR STORMWATER BEST PRACTICES
AND ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT PERSON ALSO I MEAN, IT'S PLUGGED IN OR IT'S NOT
IT'S EASIER TO CONFIRM THAN SOMETHING YEAH, WELL, THANK YOU FOR THOSE ANSWERS
AND I'M I WOULD SAY WE ALSO CAN TELL BY THE USAGE, THE ELECTRICITY USAGE, THAT IS, WHETHER IT'S USED OR NOT DURING THAT CALL
THAT'S THE WAY YOU MONITOR IT
THANK YOU FOR THOSE ANSWERS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS ITEM TODAY
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I THANK YOU AGAIN
I APPRECIATE THE LONG TERM CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD ABOUT CRUISE
SOMETHING I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT SINCE THE FIRST BOAT SHOWED UP
IN FACT, I SHOOK THE HAND OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE NCL AND SAID, WELCOME TO SEATTLE
WE DO IT RIGHT HERE
AND HE WAS LOOKING AT ME 27 YEARS AGO, WHO THE HECK IS THAT? SO I FULLY SUPPORT EXPANDING THE USE OF SHORE POWER, THAT THIS IS SORT OF A NO BRAINER
I WAS CALLING FOR IT WHILE THE ROADS WERE STILL BEING RIPPED UP AND WAS HOPING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BURY IT AT THAT TIME
BUT THE FACT THAT STAFF FOUND THIS CLEVER ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION IS GREAT
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE PRICE CONTINUES TO EXPAND, BUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PIER 66, THE VALUE OF 66 TO NCL IS EXTRAORDINARY
IT'S THE PREMIER SITE ON THE WATERFRONT, AND THE VALUE OF THAT SITE IS ONLY INCREASING WITH TIME AS THE WATERFRONT TRANSFORMS SO THIS IS LIKE A PREMIER DESTINATION
HOWEVER, IT'S ALSO RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
SO EMISSIONS COMING FROM THOSE SHIPS ARE HAVING A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT PER CAPITA BECAUSE OF THE POPULATION EXPOSURE THAT'S IMMEDIATELY THERE
THERE'S ALSO THE VISUAL ASPECTS OF A SMOKE STACK, AND IT'S CLEAR WHEN THEY SCRUB, WHICH IS THE ALTERNATIVE WAY OF MEETING ECO REQUIREMENTS, WHERE THEY WOULD TAKE HEAVY FUEL OIL AND RUN WATER THROUGH THE STACK
AND YOU WOULD SEE THESE LARGE WHITE PLUMES INSTEAD OF DARK PLUMES IS STILL QUITE A SPECTACLE
AND THE PUBLIC IS NOT HAPPY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S RIGHT DOWNTOWN
AND I ALWAYS FIND IT FUNNY WHEN WE SEE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SHIPS WITH THESE BIG PLUMES
ONE WOULD THINK THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE SEEN AS AESTHETIC
WELL, CERTAINLY THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE SEAPORT DO NOT
AND SO I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THE COSTS HAVE BEEN REDUCED BECAUSE OF CLEVERNESS OF THE STAFF TO FIND GRANTS AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY LIGHT
AND THESE ARE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS THAT COST ESCALATION OCCUR FOR MANY REASONS, BUT YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IN TRYING TO KEEP IT DOWN IS GREATLY APPRECIATED
AND LIKE I SAID, THERE'S NOBODY HERE THAT DOESN'T LIKE SHORE POWER
BUT I'M SORRY, I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED, GIVEN THE SIZE OF THIS REQUEST, THAT YOU ALREADY HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH NCL COMING INTO THIS CONVERSATION
I SEE YOU HAVE INCLUSION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING, AND WE'VE KNOWN THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SOME TIME
HOWEVER, I ALSO KNOW THAT NCL HAD RECENT CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP, SO THAT COULD VERY MUCH DISRUPT ANY COMMITMENTS TO BE MADE AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME
BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR NEGOTIATIONS, WITH WHOMEVER YOU NOW WILL HAVE AT THE HELM TO TALK TO
I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO NCL THAT ANY CONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION OF THEIR LEASE, WHICH IS UNIQUE, THE ONLY CRUISE LINE THAT HAS A LEASE WITH THE PORT, A LONG TERM LEASE WITH THE PORT, IS NCL
SO THEY HAVE THE LUXURY OF THAT IN THE PREMIER SPOT AND THAT ANY CONSIDERATION OF EXTENDING THAT SHALL BE CONTINGENT ON THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THIS ASSET
AND THEN ONCE THIS ASSET IS IN PLACE, THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO USE IT FOR THOSE SHIPS THAT ARE SO CAPABLE, NOT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, BUT UPON COMPLETION
AND MOST OF THEIR SHIPS ARE MODERN AND ARE SHORE POWER CAPABLE DESPITE WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED PREVIOUSLY
NOW AND THEN FINALLY IN THE INTERIM, AS THEY'VE DONE THIS PAST YEAR AFTER SOME CONSTERNATION FROM THE PUBLIC TO USE ULTRALOW SULFUR DIESEL WHICH IS PROVIDES NO VISUAL APPEARANCE
OBVIOUSLY YOU'LL SEE THE HEAT BUT YOU WILL NOT SEE FROM ANY DISTANCE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING THEIR ENGINES AT ALL
SO THOSE ARE THE THREE CONSIDERATIONS I'D ASK, AND I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU CONTINUE TO PUT INTO THIS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WE DID ALSO TALK ABOUT CREATING A DASHBOARD SO THAT WHEN ASKING ABOUT HOW DO WE CONFIRM WHAT IS BEING USED OR NOT BEING USED, THERE ARE VARIOUS THINGS, INCLUDING SOME OF THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT, ALL THESE THINGS
THAT AT THE END OF EACH YEAR AND BEFORE THE BUDGET SEASON IS OVER, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HEAR WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED, HOW MANY PASSENGERS, HOW MUCH SHORE POWER, ET CETERA AND SO FORTH, SO THAT WE WOULD KNOW GOING FORWARD HOW WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVED
SECOND
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAYS WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TEAM
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW MOVING TO ITEM ELEVEN PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, PLEASE WILL THEN INTRODUCE ITEM THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A
THE FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 2023
COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS YOUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON OUR PROPOSED 2023 FEDERAL PRIORITIES
WHILE A DIVIDED CONGRESS WILL INCREASE THE CHALLENGES OF PASSING MAJOR LEGISLATION IN WASHINGTON, THE PORT STILL HAS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR PROGRESS ON OUR KEY GOALS THROUGH GRANTS, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE RULEMAKINGS
WE ARE ALSO PLEASED TO HAVE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WHO HAVE SHOWN THEIR DEEP COMMITMENT TO WORKING WITH THE PORT ON OUR PRIORITIES
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOU AND TO ADVANCE OUR FEDERAL AGENDA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AHEAD
AND OUR PRESENTER IS ERIC SCHINFIELD, THE SENIOR MANAGER OF FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND ALSO THE ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF
ERIC
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON
GREAT TO SEE YOU
GREAT TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT THE DRAFT FEDERAL AGENDA FOR 2023
AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2022, LOOK FORWARD TO THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF 2023, AND THEN TALK IN SOME LEVEL OF DETAIL ABOUT OUR DRAFT POLICY PRIORITIES
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, WE THINK ABOUT THEM IN FOUR DIFFERENT BUCKETS, AND WE'LL GO INTO MORE DETAILS LATER
OF COURSE, WE'LL ACCEPT YOUR FEEDBACK AND LOOK TOWARDS COMMISSION APPROVAL LATER IN THE MONTH
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SO WE ALWAYS START THIS PRESENTATION EVERY YEAR WITH OUR SUCCESSES, NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT IS THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW SEASON, AND I WANT MY BOSSES TO SEE THIS SLIDE, THE PREVIOUS SLIDE
SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT YES, ABSOLUTELY
YOU STEPPED ON MY JOKE, MICHELLE
REALLY, VERY DISAPPOINTING
I PRACTICED SO HARD
I HAVE NO CONTROLLER
GIVE ME A MOMENT
YES, THIS IS THE SORT OF THE GUY WITH A GIANT HOOK TRYING TO PULL YOU OFF STAGE
I JUST STARTED AND ALREADY WE'RE ON MY LAST SLIDE
SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
IT WAS GREAT TO BE WITH YOU
I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FEDERAL COMMITTEE
GIVE ME A MINUTE
ABSOLUTELY
WELL, BECAUSE YOU HAVE READ IN GREAT DETAIL THE MEMO, YOU YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING I'M GOING TO SAY
ANYWAY, THIS WAS REALLY JUST VAMPING TO GET COMMISSIONER CALKINS BACK
SO I'LL START AGAIN AND WE'LL WORK FROM THERE
HE HASN'T HEARD YOUR JOKE, SO IT'LL BE FANTASTIC
EXACTLY
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT PAGE SEVEN, ITEM 24, 2022 SUCCESSES? WE ALWAYS LIKE TO START WITH THE 2022 SUCCESSES, NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW SEASON AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY BOSSES ARE LOOKING AT THIS, BUT ALSO REALLY TO EMPHASIZE THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST YEAR, NOT ONLY FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, BUT SPECIFICALLY FROM THE WASHINGTON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOR THE WORK OF THE PORT LEANING IN TO HELPING US ACHIEVE OUR GOALS IS REALLY SPECTACULAR
AND NONE OF WHAT'S ON THIS LIST RIGHT HERE REALLY WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT
LITERALLY
THEY WROTE MANY OF THE BILLS THAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR AND WERE ABLE TO PASS THIS YEAR
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE IN A TIME OF HISTORIC FEDERAL GRANT REVENUE AVAILABILITY
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE MONEY AVAILABLE, NOT ONLY GENERALLY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND DECARBONIZATION, BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR PORTS
PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR AVIATION AND MARITIME DECARBONIZATION, THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
ALREADY, SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED $100 MILLION FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
SO GREAT SUCCESS THERE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THAT
AND THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET FOUR MAJOR BILLS PASSED
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT MARAD REAUTHORIZATION, AND THE COAST GUARD REAUTHORIZATION, ALL OF WHICH, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE HAD SIGNIFICANT WINS FOR THE PORTS
YOU PROBABLY READ THE PRESS RELEASE THAT WE PUT OUT ABOUT THIS
I WANT TO CALL IT IN PARTICULAR THE WORK THAT WE DID WITH REPRESENTATIVE SMITH, WHO AT THE TIME WAS THE CHAIR OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE TO PUT INTO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT A NEW PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRING THE US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PICK AT LEAST TWO MILITARY BASES TO PLAN FOR USE OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS BY 2028
AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE BASES NEEDS TO BE NEAR A LARGE COMMERCIAL AIRPORT THAT IS ALSO PURSUING SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS BY 2028
WE ARE HOPEFUL, WORKING WITH REPRESENTATIVE SMITH AND OTHERS, THAT THAT WILL BE JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCORD AND OF COURSE, THE REASON FOR THAT IS TO REALLY BUILD OUT THE REGIONAL SAF ECOSYSTEM AND SEND THAT STRONG COORDINATED DEMAND SIGNAL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE THOSE FUELS HERE IN OUR REGION
AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO CALL OUT THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT FUNDING AND BILLS BEING PASSED, BUT ALSO ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES
SEVERAL OF YOU WERE ABLE TO GO TO COP 27 IN SHARMA SHAF, EGYPT THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE STATE DEPARTMENT GAVE US PASSES TO GO AND WANTED TO GIVE US PASSES BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN OUR WORK AND ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR WORK ON GREEN CORRIDORS
AND WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS NOT ONLY WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT, BUT DOT DOE, SORRY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THEM TO ADVANCE BOTH OUR ALASKA CRUISE GREEN CORRIDOR AND ALSO THE BUSAN SHIPPING GREEN CORRIDOR WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
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SO OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT WE HAVE A DIVIDED GOVERNMENT IN DC THIS YEAR
REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED SENATE AND WHITE HOUSE
AND ANYONE WHO PAID ATTENTION TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE DRAMA LAST WEEK KNOWS THAT IT IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TO PASS BILLS OUT OF CONGRESS THIS YEAR
AND I WANT TO SAY, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP
WE STILL BELIEVE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO PASS LEGISLATION THIS YEAR
BUT YOU WILL HEAR AND SEE THAT A LARGE MAJORITY OF OUR GOALS FOR 2023 ARE REALLY ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE, APPLYING FOR GRANT FUNDING, EXECUTIVE RULEMAKING, PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES
LIKE I JUST MENTIONED, WE CAN ACHIEVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUR GOALS AND MISSION AND VISION WITHOUT ANY BILLS BEING PASSED BY CONGRESS
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD
WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST WAVE THE WHITE FLAG AND SAY, DON'T DO ANY FEDERAL WORK THIS YEAR, LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE ON THE LEGISLATIVE SIDE, IF THERE IS AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL, MAYBE THERE WILL, MAYBE THERE WON'T BE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE THROUGH BOTH THE EARMARK PROCESS AND OTHER PROGRAMMATIC SPENDING TO SUPPORT OUR WORK
BUT ALSO THIS YEAR, BOTH THE FAA AND THE FARM BILL ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR REAUTHORIZATION
NOW, WHETHER THAT HAPPENS OR NOT IS STILL AN OPEN QUESTION, BUT THESE ARE TWO MAJOR BILLS THAT IN THEORY NEED TO BE PASSED AND HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR FACILITIES AND ON OUR OPERATIONS
FAA BILL, OBVIOUSLY, BOTH BECAUSE OF OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
BUT I THINK YOU ALSO KNOW THAT THE FARM BILL THE US
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, HAS A HUGE ROLE IN SAF NOT ONLY ON THE FEEDSTOCK SIDE, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF THEIR LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES FOR BIOREFINERIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT
SO LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES
IF THERE ARE BILLS PASSED, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THOSE BILLS
EVEN IF THE BILLS ARE NOT PASSED, WE CAN STILL WORK TO GET BILLS INTRODUCED AND GET TEXT INTO BASE BILLS THAT WILL HELP US IN THE LONG RUN
SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT
AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, AGAIN, PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE, GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND RULEMAKING TO MAKE PROGRESS
AND I WANT TO SAY AGAIN THAT THE SUPPORT OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, THE SUPPORT OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IS REALLY KEY TO THAT, AND WE FEEL REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVING IN THE 2023 BUDGET FOR THE PORT MONEY TO HIRE A CONTRACT GRANT WRITER
WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED THAT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
AND THEN FINALLY ON THIS SLIDE, ONE LAST THANK YOU TO THE WASHINGTON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
THIS IS PROBABLY, AT LEAST IN THE LAST 50 YEARS, THE MOST POWERFUL AND WELL POSITIONED WASHINGTON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION EVER
TOO BAD THERE WON'T BE A LOT OF BILLS PASSED
BUT EVEN WITHOUT THAT, THEY CAN HELP US IMPACT AGENCY WORK, IMPACT THE ADMINISTRATION'S WORK
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE, CHAIR OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE, RANKING MEMBER ON HOUSE TNI, ON HOUSE ARMED SERVICES
I SHOULD HAVE CALLED OUT HERE AS WELL
REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL IS THE CHAIR OF THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS
SO WE'RE JUST REALLY WELL POSITIONED TO WORK WITH OUR DELEGATION AND AGAIN, SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY REALLY CARE AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WORK OF THE PORT
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SO WE HAVE 50 DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THIS LIST
AND AS STEVE METRUCK WOULD SAY, IF YOU HAVE 50 PRIORITIES, YOU HAVE NO PRIORITIES
BUT I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW YOU THIS LAUNDRY LIST, BECAUSE THIS LAUNDRY LIST OF 50 PRIORITIES REALLY SPEAKS TO THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF SCOPE OF WHAT WE CARE ABOUT IS THE PORTS
OBVIOUSLY, WE CARE ABOUT OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
NOW WE'RE REALLY CLEAR WE CARE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY AND EQUITY, BUT WE NEED TO BE SHOWING UP IN ALL THESE AREAS, NOT ONLY THE TRADITIONAL AREAS, BUT THE UNEXPECTED AREAS TO REALLY BE IMPACTFUL AND REALLY HAVE A VOICE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO IMPACT THESE POLICIES
SO WE DO HAVE THESE 50
NOW, IF YOU SAID TO ME, ERIC, OF THOSE 50, WHAT ARE YOUR TOP TEN? I WOULD SAY, COMMISSIONERS, I ALREADY WROTE THIS SLIDE, AND HERE ARE OUR TOP TEN
HERE'S HOW WE THINK ABOUT PRIORITIZING OUR 50 PRIORITIES
AND YOU'LL SEE HERE AGAIN, THESE ARE OUR FOUR CATEGORIES THAT WE THINK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION, OBVIOUSLY A LOT ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, BUT ALSO FEDERAL STAFFING, CBP, TSA, FAA, ET CETERA
AND ADDRESSING REGULATORY ISSUES LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS AND FACILITIES
ON THE DECARBONIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY SIDE, AGAIN, GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
GREEN CORIDER WE TALKED ABOUT I WANT TO OBVIOUSLY CALL OUT PFAS AND THE TRANSITION FROM PFAS CONTAINING FIREFIGHTING FOAMS CHIEF KRAUSE AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB POSITIONING US TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LEVEL IN TERMS OF NOT ONLY APPROVING THESE PFAS ALTERNATIVES, BUT ALSO IMPLEMENTING THE REGULATORY PROCESS
AND WE'RE REALLY HOPING THIS YEAR IN THE FA REAUTHORIZATION BILL TO PUT INTO PLACE WHAT WE CALL A NATIONAL TRANSITION PLAN THAT WOULD REALLY SET A STRATEGY FOR EFFICIENTLY ROLLING OUT AND ALLOCATING THESE NEW FOAMS AS THEY COME ONLINE
OTHER REGULATORY ISSUES
WE JUST HAD SOME GREAT SUCCESS AT THE END OF THIS PAST YEAR WORKING WITH THE ARMY CORPS AND NOT ONLY HELP THEM DO THEIR WORK, BUT ALSO ALLOW US TO SUPPORT THEM IN DOING THEIR WORK AND OF COURSE, OUR WORK IN PROVIDING FUNDING AND OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AROUND SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES, PARTICULARLY AROUND UNDERWATER NOISE
ON THE COMMUNITY AND EQUITY SIDE, WE'LL TALK IN JUST ONE SLIDE ABOUT OUR REALLY IMPORTANT WORK ON AIRCRAFT NOISE AND EMISSIONS AND ALSO OUR OTHER WORK ON EQUITY
I THINK IMMIGRATION IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT
WE TALKED AT GREAT LENGTH EARLIER ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE PARTNERSHIP WE NOW HAVE WITH USDOT, THE SPEECH AND THE REMARKS THAT COMMISSIONER CHO WILL GIVE BOTH THE DOT AND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN A FEW WEEKS
SO LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE TO AGAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND HIGHLIGHT OUR LEADERSHIP THERE
AND WE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT WAYS WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM PROMOTION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME HERE TO GO THROUGH ALL 50 OF THE PRIORITIES, ALTHOUGH I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO IF YOU WANT ME TO
I'LL JUST CALL OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS ON EACH OF THESE SLIDES
ON THIS SLIDE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION, THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T MENTION EARLIER ARE GRANT FUNDING FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL AND GRANT FUNDING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE
THERE ARE GOING TO BE THIS YEAR A NUMBER OF MAJOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY
ON THE HIGH SPEED RAIL, IT WILL BE A STATE APPLICATION THAT WE'LL BE A SUPPORTIVE PARTNER ON
ON THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE, WE WILL BE APPLYING DIRECTLY AND WITH SOME PARTNERS BOTH FOR OUR AVIATION AND MARITIME FACILITIES
SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO PURSUING FUNDING THAT WILL REALLY HELP US MOVE FORWARD ON OUR PRIORITIES ON THAT FRONT
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ON THE DECARBONIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY SIDE, AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT GRANT FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED THE APPLICATION FOR THE HYDROGEN FUNDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY DEEPLY INVOLVED IN
AND THE OTHER TWO THINGS I WILL SAY ON THIS SLIDE ARE THE WORDS OFFSHORE WIND AND KELP CONTINUE TO BE PART OF OUR FEDERAL PRIORITIES AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED AS WELL
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SO I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR AIRCRAFT NOISE AND EMISSIONS POLICIES
AND WE'VE DONE SO MUCH WORK OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THROUGH THE START COMMITTEE AND THE START FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY WITH OUR SIX AIRPORT CITIES WHAT ARE OUR SHARED PRIORITIES AS IT RELATES TO AIRCRAFT NOISE AND EMISSIONS
AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH A REALLY STRONG LIST OF WHAT THOSE POLICIES ARE
THE WAY TO ACHIEVE THESE POLICIES IS TO PASS THEM THROUGH THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL THIS YEAR
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING THIS YEAR IS DOING A DC FLY IN WITH THE PORT AND THE SIX CITIES TOGETHER, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, GOING TO DC, TALKING TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND OTHERS ABOUT WHY WE BELIEVE THESE PRIORITIES ARE IMPORTANT AND IMPACTFUL AND WHY THEY SHOULD BE IN THE FA REAUTHORIZATION BILL
WE'RE LOOKING AROUND AN APRIL TIME FRAME FOR THAT AND REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION AS THAT PLAN DEVELOPS AND INVOLVE YOU ALL IN THAT PROCESS
WANT TO CALL OUT JUST FOUR THINGS THAT ARE ON THIS LIST JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOTED
THE FIRST THREE ON THAT LIST ARE BILLS THAT WE'VE WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REPRESENTATIVE SMITH TO DEVELOP AND INTRODUCE
THE FIRST ONE HAS TO DO WITH LOOKING AT ULTRAFINE PARTICULATES AND A FEDERAL STUDY TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN BETTER ADDRESS ULTRAFINE PARTICULATES COMING FROM AIRCRAFT
THE SECOND IS A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR FUNDING FOR SECONDARY NOISE INSULATION FOR NOISE PACKAGES THAT HAVE, QUOTE UNQUOTE, FAILED, AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS
AND THE THIRD BILL FROM REPRESENTATIVE SMITH ACTUALLY WOULD BRING THE EPA BACK INTO THE MIX FOR ADDRESSING AIRCRAFT NOISE AND EMISSIONS ISSUES, WHICH THEY USED TO A LONG TIME AGO AND WE THINK IS REALLY APPROPRIATE
AND THEN FINALLY, NUMBER FOUR, WE'VE TALKED AT GREAT LENGTH THAT WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS WELL PAST TIME FOR THE FA TO SET A PROCESS AND A DEADLINE FOR REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE CURRENT 65 DNL NOISE CONTOUR METRIC, AND WE'VE PUT THAT ONTO OUR PRIORITY LIST AS WELL
WE HAVE A MORE DETAILED LETTER THAT WE SENT AT THE END OF THE END OF LAST YEAR, SIGNED BY THE PORT AND THE SIX CITIES, DETAILING THESE PRIORITIES IN GREATER DETAIL
HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT ALREADY
AND AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE'LL BRING TO DC IN APRIL OR MAY TO SHARE WITH OUR DELEGATION TO ASK FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR INCLUDING THIS IN THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL
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SO, LAST GROUP HERE AGAIN, TRADE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL AREAS WHERE WE THINK WE CAN MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITHOUT ANY LEGISLATIVE WORK WHATSOEVER
GRANT FUNDING, WORK BY USTR TO NEGOTIATE AND REEVALUATE TARIFFS, CERTAINLY WORKING WITH USDOT AND OTHERS TO CREATE BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS FOR DRAYAGE DRIVERS, SUPPORTING THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHING FLEET, PROMOTING TOURISM
AND SO WE COULD GO INTO MUCH GREATER DETAIL THERE IF YOU WANT TO AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT
SO THESE ARE OUR PRIORITIES
LAST SLIDE HERE
LET ME JUST SAY, IN CONCLUSION, OBVIOUSLY WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING ANY FEEDBACK YOU HAVE BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING
WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU WILL APPROVE THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE THE TIMING WORKS OUT PERFECTLY
COMMISSIONER CHO WILL BE IN DC RIGHT AFTER THAT MEETING
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO BE FRESH OFF THE PRESSES, MEET WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, SHARE WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY GET THEIR SUPPORT FOR THEM
AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES HERE WHERE THE REAL WORK WILL BE
WORKING WITH ALL FIVE OF YOU AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK GOING TO DC, GOING TO OTHER FORUMS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE PRIORITIES, TO FIND WAYS TO MOVE THESE PRIORITIES FORWARD
LISTING JUST A FEW HERE
IN MARCH, ALL THREE OF OUR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS HAVE THEIR DC FLY
IN APRIL, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PORT, CITIES, AIRPORT CITIES, NOISE AND EMISSIONS, FLY IN
AWB HAS A FLY IN DC
AND WE'LL TALK MORE ON THURSDAY AT YOUR RETREAT
WE HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO ENGAGE IN FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY ADVOCACY TO HELP SUPPORT THESE POLICY PRIORITIES
SO I WILL STOP TALKING THERE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME AND, OF COURSE, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR TAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FEDERAL AGENDA
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ERIC
I'LL OPEN UP COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
GO AHEAD
THANKS
A COUPLE OF COMMENTS
FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT AS I LOOK BACK ON 2022, A COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR FOR ME WERE YOUR DEPARTMENT GETTING TO TRAVEL WITH YOU TO DC FOR ONE OF THESE FLY INS
AND I SAY THAT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARILY WELL PUT TOGETHER TRIP
WE WERE FROM END TO END FILLED WITH GREAT MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS AND A SURPRISE MEETING WITH VERONICA
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HER AGAIN
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION HOW IMPORTANT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND RYAN MCFARLAND HAS BEEN IN ACHIEVING SO MANY OF THESE MARITIME RELATED GOALS
RYAN BEING OF THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND BEING ABLE TO WORK HAND IN GLOVE ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO BOTH THE PORT AND TO THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AS WE DELIBERATE ON THIS DOCUMENT
THE FIRST, WHEN I REFLECT ON WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AS A COMMISSIONER AND AT THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP LEVEL, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE GROW THE ECONOMY AROUND HERE? AND THAT SEEMS AUDACIOUS, BUT THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE PORT IS FOR
SEATTLE IS WHAT IT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE USED IT AS A HARBOR TO MOVE GOODS AND PEOPLE
AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE OUR DRIVING MISSION, IS HOW DO WE GROW THE ECONOMY? AND WE WANT TO DO SO IN AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WAY
BUT STEPPING BACK AND THINKING ABOUT WHERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH IN OUR ECONOMY
WE ARE THE VOICE FOR FOREIGN TRADE IN OUR REGION
AND IN THE 1960S, THE PORT OF SEATTLE PLAYED A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN DEVELOPING A TRADE RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA
WE NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, I THINK, TO TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND THE TRADE RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIA, AND I THINK IT'S PARTICULARLY GERMANE THIS YEAR AND IN 2023, AS INDIA WILL SURPASS CHINA AS THE WORLD'S MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY
WE ALREADY HAVE A GREAT LOCAL COMMUNITY CONNECTED TO SOUTH ASIA, AND IT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST DEMOCRACY
AND SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVERSIFY OUR TRADE PARTNERSHIPS WITH A COUNTRY THAT IS EMERGING AS A GLOBAL POWERHOUSE ECONOMICALLY
AND SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IT NECESSARILY NEEDS TO BE CALLED OUT, BUT I DO THINK HOW WE ARE TALKING WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ABOUT TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE WASHINGTON ECONOMY IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE SHARING WITH THEM HOW CRITICAL WE THINK THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH SOUTH ASIA IS
AND THEN, AS YOU SUSPECT, I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT OFFSHORE WIND
IT IS LISTED HERE APPROPRIATELY UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT SLIDE
BUT THE DEEPER I GET INTO THIS, THE MORE I REALIZE IT'S REALLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE AS WELL
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PACIFIC OFFSHORE WIND, AND NOT JUST ON THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT IN EAST ASIA IN PARTICULAR
KOREA, JAPAN AND CHINA HAVE ALL SET AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
THE VERY TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WILL USE ON THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES MEANS THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO WAY TRADE WHERE EACH PARTNER WILL BE PRODUCING THE THING THAT IS BEST SUITED FOR THEIR ECONOMY
WHETHER THAT'S OUR ADVANTAGE IN WASHINGTON STATE IN AEROSPACE AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING MAY BE THAT WE CAN SUPPORT JAPAN AND KOREA'S AUDACIOUS GOALS FOR OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR OWN WATERS
AND AGAIN, THAT IS A FEDERAL POLICY THAT WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT IS HOW ARE WE ENCOURAGING TRADE AROUND THIS EMERGING INDUSTRY THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THINKS WILL BY 2035 REPRESENT $110,000,000,000 IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES
IT'S ESPECIALLY PERTINENT
BECAUSE WE JUST SAW LAST MONTH THE AUCTION OF FIVE CALL AREAS IN CALIFORNIA FOR A TOTAL OF $757,000,000, AT LEAST 20% OF WHICH CAN GO BACK INTO LOCAL CONTENT, INCLUDING DEVELOPING WORKFORCE IN WASHINGTON STATE, MANUFACTURING FACILITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE, PORTS AND LOGISTICS FACILITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA
IF WE NEVER HAVE A TURBINE OFF THE COAST OF WASHINGTON, WHICH IS YET TO BE DETERMINED, WE ARE IN A GREAT POSITION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT INDUSTRY
AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THIS YEAR, HOW ARE WE TALKING TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ABOUT WHAT WASHINGTON STATE CAN DO TO DEVELOP THE SUPPLY CHAIN TO SUPPORT OFFSHORE WIND IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON
AND WITH THAT, I WILL SEE THE FLOOR
GREAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
ANYONE ELSE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL START OUT FROM THE LEFT AND GO RIGHT
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
GO AHEAD
I AM LEFT HANDED
ERIC, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND I GUESS A LOT OF JUST GREAT INFORMATION THAT IS IN HERE
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD YOU SAY LOUD AND CLEAR IS THAT THERE'S NOT LEGISLATION THAT'S GOING TO BE PASSING THIS YEAR, BUT THAT THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FOCUS ON APPLYING FOR FEDERAL GRANTS AND SECURING THOSE GRANTS
AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL PERSON TO SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS
I ALSO SEE IN THE TOP PRIORITY PRIORITIES
SLIDE FIVE INCLUDES COMMUNITY AND EQUITY AND CALLS OUT AIRCRAFT, NOISE AND EMISSIONS, BUT NOT MAYBE SPECIFICALLY SOUND INSTALLATIONS
AND I THINK THAT THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
PRIORITIZING THAT OUT OF THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, TO ME, THERE WAS A LOT OF EMPHASIS AROUND EQUITY
AND LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S SO MUCH MONEY COMING TO OUR STATE AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND BEING ABLE TO CENTER THE PLACES WHERE WE'RE GROWING THE MOST AROUND THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE IMPACTED THE MOST HAS TO BE FRONT AND CENTER IN THIS WORK
IT HAS TO HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME
IT'S THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO
I KNOW THAT YOU HAD IN HERE THAT CONGRESSMAN ADAM SMITH HAS A BILL FOR THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ACT AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY GREAT
WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS WHO'VE HAD SOUND INSTALLATIONS AND MANY STORIES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF REPAIRING THOSE INSTALLATIONS AND THERE'S SOME WORK BEING DONE AND TALK AROUND THAT
BUT TO ME, THERE'S STILL A REALLY BIG ISSUE HERE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION IS SUPPORTING US AROUND IS A LOT OF THOSE HOMES THAT HAVE NOT GOTTEN INSTALLATED, THE 140 HOME, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN INSTALLATED, 900 APARTMENTS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN INSTALLED IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
AND IT IS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE NEED TO SECURE TO GET THAT DONE
AND SO I'M WONDERING HOW WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE THAT THAT IS FRONT AND CENTER, WHETHER THAT IS IN APPLYING FOR THOSE GRANTS OR WORKING WITH OUR DELEGATION AND ENSURING THAT THEY'RE HELPING US SECURE AS MUCH DOLLARS AS POSSIBLE
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND I AGREE WITH YOU 100%
IT'S BEEN SO REWARDING TO WORK THROUGH THE START COMMITTEE WITH OUR SIX CITIES TO REALLY, I THINK, SURPRISE A LOT OF FOLKS AND SAY, ACTUALLY, WE SHARE A LOT OF THESE PRIORITIES
WE WANT TO GET THIS WORK DONE
HERE ARE SOME OF THE POLICIES THAT CAN HELP US GET THIS WORK DONE BETTER AND GIVE THE FAA MORE TOOLS AND FLEXIBILITIES AND RESOURCES TO GET THEIR SIDE OF THE WORK DONE AS WELL
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE FAA GRANT PROGRAM THAT FUNDS SOUND INSULATION, AMONG OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE
AND WE'VE HAD REALLY POSITIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM JUST OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, GETTING ADDITIONAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO EXPEDITE SOME OF THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S SOME SUPPLEMENTAL AIP MONEY OUT THERE
I WAS JUST TALKING TO OUR AIRPORT STAFF ABOUT POTENTIALLY WE COULD APPLY FOR THE HOUSES OF WORSHIP PROGRAM TO GET THAT KICKED OFF
AND SO I THINK OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, PARTICULARLY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH, SENATOR MURRAY, SENATOR CANTWELL, REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL, THEY UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PRIORITY THEY'RE HEARING FROM US AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF- THE RESIDENTS OF THOSE CITIES
AND I THINK IT'S EVEN MORE POWERFUL WHEN IT'S NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS, BUT US STANDING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH THOSE RESIDENTS SAYING, THIS IS IMPORTANT
WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE
SO I DO BELIEVE THAT THE MONEY IS OUT THERE
I THINK WE'RE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB ALREADY, BUT WE CAN EVEN DO MORE
AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY PART OF OUR GOALS WITH THE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATIONS AND WITH SOME OF THESE BILLS THAT WILL INCREASE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR US
THANK YOU
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS A CONTINUED PRIORITY
DO YOU IMAGINE THAT THERE WILL BE HEARINGS ON MAYBE EVEN SOUND INSTALLATION THROUGH ONE OF THE COMMITTEES? BILLS ARE NOT BEING PASSED, BUT ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO BRING THESE ISSUES FRONT AND CENTER? SO I BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE AN FAA BILL THAT COMES OUT OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AND COMES OUT OF THE SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE COMMITTEES OF JURISDICTION FOR THE FAA BILL
AND THOSE HAPPEN TO BE COMMITTEES WHERE OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE LEADERS
AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE HEARINGS ON THOSE ISSUES, TO HAVE PART OF THOSE FAA BILLS
THE BASE TEXT INCLUDE SOME OF THESE KEY POLICY PARTIES RELATED TO AIRCRAFT NOISE AND SOUND INSULATION AND AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS
AND I FEEL PRETTY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN
WHETHER OR NOT THOSE BILLS, ONCE THEY GET OUT OF COMMITTEE, THEN GO ON AND GET PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE AND GET SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER CHALLENGE, AND THAT DEPENDS ON HOW FUNCTIONAL THE HOUSE IS
AND YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE ON THAT
BUT I DO THINK WE WILL MAKE PROGRESS
AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT EVERYTHING, I THINK MAKING PROGRESS THIS YEAR REALLY, REALLY HELPS US DOWN THE LINE, BECAUSE EVENTUALLY WE WILL HAVE A FUNCTIONAL HOUSE AND EVENTUALLY WE WILL RETURN TO PASSING BILLS
MIGHT TAKE 15 VOTES, 15 OR MORE
I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GROWING OUR AIRPORT AND SECURING THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS, THAT REALLY SOUND INSTALLATIONS HAS TO BE AT THE CENTER OF THAT
AND SO ANY OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH HEARINGS IN OTHER WAYS, I THINK WHEN WE ELEVATE THIS ISSUE, EVEN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THERE'S A LOT OF ACTION THAT CAN BE DONE AT THE STATE LEVEL
AND SO WE GOT TO CONTINUE TO PUSH HARDER THERE
THANK YOU
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU
EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE IDENTIFIED THE PORT'S DRUG INTERDICTION FUND AS AN UNTAPPED POT OF MONEY, CITING SOME POTENTIAL RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THAT MIGHT NEED SOME ADJUSTMENTS OR CHANGES FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MORE CREATIVELY OR EFFECTIVELY SPEND THOSE FUNDS
EARLIER TODAY, I HAD SHARED THE STATISTIC THAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS THE SECOND LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, WITH THE LARGEST BEING THE TRAFFICKING OF GUNS AND ARMS TRAFFICKING
AND SO IT MAKES SENSE
AND WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE WOULD USE THAT DRUG INTERJECTION FUND TO REINVEST INTO THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE LEG WORK HAS TAKEN PLACE TO IDENTIFY WHAT FEDERAL CHANGE NEEDS TO HAPPEN, BUT I AM NOTICING THAT IT'S NOT INCORPORATED HERE IN OUR ADVOCACY AGENDA
THANK YOU FOR CALLING THAT
I'LL GET WITH PETE AND FIND OUT IF THERE IS A TWEAK, WHETHER IT'S AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL OR THE REGULATORY LEVEL
WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PURSUE THAT AND ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU INCLUDE DIRECTOR RIDER IN THAT CONVERSATION AS WELL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSION HASEGAWA COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU MUCH
I WANT TO JUST BUILD ON WHAT COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED SAID ABOUT A HEARING
GIVEN THE LIKELIHOOD OF PASSAGE THIS YEAR, PERHAPS WE COULD ADVOCATE FOR A FIELD HEARING SO THAT WE CAN HAVE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THIS ISSUE AND IT'S HIS DISTRICT AND THINGS LIKE THAT MIGHT BE A WAY IN WHICH WE CAN ELEVATE IT TO CREATE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THEM
I HAVE JUST MAYBE THREE ISSUES
ONE, I REALLY, OF COURSE, IN THE PUGET SOUND RESTORATION SECTION
ONE OF MY FAVORITES THAT THE ENGAGING FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH THIS SRKW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT STANDS FOR
SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE IS A VERY NICE THING TO HAVE CALLED OUT
HAVING DONE THAT, THOUGH, AND I'VE RAISED THIS BEFORE, BOTH HERE AND AT THE ALLIANCE, THE ITEM A UNDER PUGET SOUND RESTORATION IS COUCHED WITHIN THE KILLER WHALE
AND SO WE HAVE A CALL OUT ON THE KILLER WHALE
THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE CALLING FOR HERE AND THE LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT WE'RE ASKING FOR PERTAIN TO PUGET SOUND RECOVERY, WHICH, YES, WILL BENEFIT THE KILLER WHALE
BUT TO TO SAY, ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED LEVEL RESOURCES FOR PUGET SOUND AND SOUTHERN KILLER WHALE RESTORATION, AND THEN EVERYTHING IS FOR CONTAMINANTS THAT AFFECT KILLER WHALES
FOR FISH THAT AFFECT KILLER WHALES
IT SORT OF STRIKES ME THAT IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT, WHICH IS JUST THE LAST SENTENCE SUPPORT APPROPRIATIONS OF THE PUGET ON NEAR SHORE RESTORATION PROJECT, ASTEROID PROGRAM, PUGET SOUND GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAM, PACIFIC SALMON RECOVERY FUND TO ADVANCE PUGET SOUND RESTORATION, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR RESTORATION
YADA, YADA, YADA
IT'S JUST YOU SHOULD DO THESE THINGS WHETHER OR NOT THE KILLER WHALES ARE EXTINCT YET
DID I SAY THAT? YEAH
SO ANYWAY, WE CALL OUT THE KILLER WHALE IN A WHOLE SEPARATE ITEM
POINT WELL TAKEN
ANYWAY, BECAUSE IT'S SORT OF LIKE GREENWASHING TO ME
I WANT THE WHALE TO BE USED WHERE IT BELONGS AND WE CALL FOR IT APPROPRIATELY IN ITS OWN STANDALONE ITEM ANYWAY
SO THAT IS THE ONE THING
IN CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD AT LENGTH WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS ABOUT OFFSHORE WIND
THE THING THAT I'M ALWAYS SENSITIVE TO IS OUR SUPPORT FOR OFFSHORE WIND DOES NOT ASSUME ANY ROLE IN OUR IDENTIFYING SIGHTING FOR OFFSHORE WIND, AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERTISE, NOR DO WE HAVE THE CONSTITUENT FEEDBACK RIGHT
IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
EVERYBODY'S VERY ROBUST, AND WE CAN IMAGINE THAT EVERY CALL AREA POSSIBLE WILL BE EVENTUALLY EXPLORED
BUT I DON'T WANT TO CONFLATE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PORT'S ROLE, SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT IT COULD PLAY IN LOGISTICAL CAPABILITIES AND TAPPING OUR LOCAL EXPERTISE TO BE SEEN AS PROMOTING ANY ONE CALL AREA
AND I WAS TRYING TO THINK ABOUT I THOUGHT I HAD IT FIXED UNTIL YOU CAME UP WITH A VERY CLEVER TWO WAY TRADE ISSUE
SO WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS A VERY SIMPLE MODIFICATION WAS FOR PROJECTS UNDER REVIEW BY BOOM SUPPORT KEY PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ADVANCE RIGHT
SO BOOM IS ALREADY DECIDED ON THE SITE
SO THAT JUST PREJUDGES
BUT IF INDEED YOU'RE GOING TO NOW TALK ABOUT US SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE FAR EAST, THAT THEN MAKES THAT SIMPLE AMENDMENT DIFFICULT
BUT PERHAPS YOU KNOW MY CONCERN, PERHAPS YOU HAVE A BETTER WAY TO ARTICULATE IT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
GO AHEAD
FULLY SUPPORTIVE
AND THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST STRUGGLES FOR ME AS I ADVOCATE FOR THE ROLE WE MIGHT PLAY IN SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DULY VETTED, KNOWING THAT REGULARLY PEOPLE CONFLATE THAT WITH, WELL, ISN'T THERE SPECULATION ABOUT OFFSHORE WIND IN WASHINGTON? WE ARE NOT INSTITUTIONALLY SUPPORTING THAT
WE HAVE NO ROLE IN DETERMINING THAT
THAT IS A CONVERSATION AMONGST COASTAL COMMUNITIES, TRIBES, FISHERIES, OTHER CO USERS OF THAT, AND THAT WOULD BE PUTTING THE CART WELL BEFORE THE HORSE FOR US TO WEIGH INTO THAT
THAT SAID, IT SEEMS TO ME FROM THE ECONOMIC ANGLE, TWO OF THE BIGGEST COMPONENT PARTS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR OFFSHORE WIND ARE AREAS WHERE WASHINGTON STATE THAT HAVE VERY LITTLE BEARING WHERE THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE INSTALLATION HAS VERY LITTLE BEARING ON IT, WHICH IS SHIPBUILDING BECAUSE IT REQUIRES UNIQUE SHIPS
AND SO THE REALLY ROBUST SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY WE HAVE HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE, IN PART BASED ON THE JONES ACT, WILL STAND TO BENEFIT FROM OFFSHORE WIND IN THE GULF, IN THE EAST COAST
AND IN FACT, WE ALREADY HAVE SHIPBUILDERS BIDDING ON OFFSHORE WIND VESSELS FOR THOSE MARKETS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF THE MARKETS ON THE WEST COAST
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, I GENUINELY BELIEVE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF OUR AEROSPACE, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TO SUPPORT FOREIGN INSTALLATIONS OF OFFSHORE WIND
SO IF WE CAN KIND OF WORDSMITH THAT A LITTLE BIT I AM WHOLEHEARTED AND I'M REALLY GLAD YOU CALL THAT OUT BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR STAKEHOLDERS KNOW THAT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY THAT BRINGS ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE BEFORE ANY SITE QUESTION HAPPENS
SO PERHAPS YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS LANGUAGE
SO THE WAY IT READS CURRENTLY IT SAYS TO SUPPORT KEY PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ADVANCE OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY
AND THEN IT SAYS PARTICULARLY BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BUT WITH EMPHASIS ON WAYS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO BECOME A LEADER IN MANUFACTURING
ASSEMBLY
YADA
YADA
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER IT'S OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST OR ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY AS I COMPLETELY SUPPORT THAT IDEA
SO ALL I WAS SUGGESTING WAS FOR PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY UNDER REVIEW, SO IT DOESN'T PRESUME WE'RE NOT SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY THAT PUTS A THUMB ON THE SITING OF SOMEPLACE
SOMEPLACE
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M JUST SAYING FOR SITES THAT ARE UNDER REVIEW, WE ARE STANDING READY TO HELP AS WE CAN
THAT MAKES SENSE
SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE TOO BROAD THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN
GREAT
AWESOME
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH ERIC, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR COMING
I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD PLEASE
CLERK HART AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN B, TOURISM DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING, NOTING FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS IS EXITING THE MEETING
COMMISSIONERS TOURISM AND TRAVEL IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR STATE'S ECONOMY
VISITORS GENERATE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO HOUSEHOLDS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT ALIKE AND REPRESENT A CRITICAL DRIVER OF WASHINGTON'S FUTURE
THE PORT HAS BEEN A LONGTIME LEADER IN THE SPACE AND IS FINDING NEW WAYS TO MAKE PROGRESS, SUCH AS OUR NEW RESPONSIBLE TOURISM WORK
THIS BRIEFING PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE INITIATIVES CARRIED OUT WITH INVESTMENTS MADE BY COMMISSION TO SUPPORT TOURISM PROMOTION, A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY OF THE 2022 TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM, PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS, RECOVERY EFFORTS WITH WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE, AND THE 2023 PRIORITIES FOR THE TOURISM TEAM
PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE DAVE MCFADDEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LIAISON
NICK LEONTI SORRY NICK, I JUST CALL YOU BY YOUR FIRST NAME THERE, DIRECTOR, TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN OVER TO DAVE
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT OUR WORK THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR TO PROMOTE TOURISM, TO ARTICULATE SOME OF THE TRICKY TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE OUR WORK GOING FORWARD, TO HIGHLIGHT OUR PRIORITIES FOR THIS YEAR AND REALLY SET THE STAGE FOR A COUPLE OF UPCOMING REQUESTS
WE HAVE TWO COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS, ONE FOR OUR GRANT PROGRAM THAT WILL BE AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, AND ANOTHER ONE TO HELP REBUILD INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, COMING TO YOU IN FEBRUARY
SO LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AND I THINK I JUST COVERED THAT ONE, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO COVER TODAY
AND SO WE DID THAT
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN ON A WILD RIDE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
THESE ARE OUR TRENDS
BUT I TITLED IT TOURISM TRENDS BECAUSE THAT'S THE RIDE THAT TOURISM AND TRAVEL HAS BEEN ON TOO
AND AS MUCH AS WE BOUNCED BACK AND TOURISM IS BOUNCED BACK, THERE ARE MANY CHALLENGES THAT STILL REMAIN
AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO AT THIS POINT, THOUGH, IS TURN IT OVER TO NICK LEONTI
HE'S OUR NEW TOURISM OUR NEWER TOURISM DIRECTOR
HE CAME TO US IN JUNE AND HE'S GOTTEN OFF TO A REALLY GOOD START
HE GOT HERE IN TIME TO HELP US SECURE A GREAT KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR OUR RESPONSIBLE TOURISM SUMMIT
AND HE'S ALSO DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR KEY PARTNERS
AND SO WITH THAT, NICK, WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE IN THE SHOW
IS YOUR GREAT
WELL, YEAH
THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVE
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
AND I'M REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME, COMMISSION, HOPEFULLY NOT FOR THE LAST TIME, HOPEFULLY
I'M GETTING MANY MORE OF THESE YEAR IN REVIEW ABOUT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT BRIEFINGS
I JUST MOVED UP HERE SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN I TOOK THE JOB
ACTUALLY MOVED, MADE THE MOVE IN AUGUST FROM CALIFORNIA
I WAS PREVIOUSLY WITH VISIT CALIFORNIA AND I'M A LIFELONG CALIFORNIAN UP UNTIL AUGUST
SO BEING ABLE TO COME UP HERE WITH 20 YEARS OF DESTINATION MARKETING UNDER MY BELT AND TO VIEW SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON, NOT JUST THROUGH THE EYES OF A NEW RESIDENT, BUT ALSO SEEING IT, HOW A VISITOR WOULD SEE IT, AND THEN THROUGH THE LENS OF OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY
SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME TO GET TO KNOW THE AREA
BIG THANKS TO DAVE AND MY TEAM, PATTY AND GAIL GETTING ME UP TO SPEED, AND MY COLLEAGUES, STATE OF WASHINGTON, TOURISM, VISIT SEATTLE, AND ALL OUR OTHER TOURISM INDUSTRY PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEEN SO WELCOMING TO ME
IT'S JUST THRILLED TO BE HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
LET'S DIVE INTO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE'LL START THERE
IT'S JUST A COMPARISON
THESE STATS ARE FROM THE UNITED STATES TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
IT'S ACTUALLY COMPARING OCTOBER 22 TO PRE PANDEMIC OCTOBER 2019
I THINK THE NUMBER THAT STANDS OUT HERE IS THAT OVERSEAS ARRIVAL NUMBER
YOU CAN SEE THAT'S REALLY WHERE THAT'S BEEN THE MOST SLUGGISH PART OF THE TOURISM ECONOMY TO RECOVER ON LATER SIDE WE'LL GET INTO INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO THE FULL RECOVERY OF OUR INDUSTRY
OBVIOUSLY, WE HAD A SPIKE IN DOMESTIC LEISURE TRAVEL, AS PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE DID DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT NOW WE'RE GETTING BACK INTO SEEING THAT IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I WISH I COULD TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS, BUT THIS HAPPENED PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL OF THE TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVE WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM AND DAVE LANFORD, WHO SPOKE EARLIER THE STATE'S OFFICE JUST HAVING RECENTLY COME BACK FROM A HIATUS THE PORT CONTRIBUTED ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO KEEP THE WHEELS ROLLING DURING THE PANDEMIC
DURING THAT ROCKY TIME, WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE FUTURE WAS HOLDING
SO THEY WERE ABLE TO DO CAMPAIGNS, WORK WITHIN THE TRAVEL TRADE, ENGAGE WITHIN THE MARKETS TO KEEP THINGS AFLOAT
HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE CAMPAIGNS THAT THE TOURISM RECOVERY INITIATIVE SUPPORTED
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO BE WILLING TO ATTEND TRADE SHOWS AND HOST MEDIA AND FAM TRIPS IN THE AREA
AND WITH SUCH SUCCESS, WE'RE LOOKING TO CONTINUE THIS PARTNERSHIP IN THE FUTURE AND EVEN EXPAND THAT SO AS WE SEE THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS RETURN
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR TRAVEL SUMMIT WAS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE PAST YEAR
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING THAT TO THE TABLE AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO, WAS A BIG PART OF THAT AS WELL
REALLY, RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR TRAVEL IS PART OF THE BIGGER PICTURE OF DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP AND RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL OVERALL, WHICH IS A MAIN FOCUS FOR NOT JUST US HERE, BUT THE TOURISM INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE
DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE TOURISM ECONOMY REMAINS AN ENGINE FOR ALL WASHINGTON ONIONS TO BRING THAT POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE INDUSTRY TO OUR REGION
AND AS TOURISM RECOVERS FROM THE PANDEMIC SLOWDOWN, PEOPLE BEGIN TO TRAVEL IN GREATER NUMBERS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE TOURISM'S INDUSTRY'S LONG TERM VIABILITY, WHICH REALLY DEPENDS ON THE ABILITY TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE TRAVELER EXPERIENCE
IN ADDITION TO PROTECTING OUR OUTDOOR LANDS
OBVIOUSLY OUR REGION IS A MAGNET FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS, WHICH IS WHY WE WERE FOCUSED ON RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR TRAVEL
THIS WAS A ONE DAY CONFERENCE WITH OVER 100 ATTENDEES, WITH A REAL FOCUS ON PROTECTING THOSE OUTDOOR LANDS AND ALSO A FOCUS ON INCLUSIVITY IN OUTDOOR RECREATION
AND WHAT WE LEARNED IN THAT CONFERENCE WE WILL BE USING TO FURTHER OUR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL INITIATIVES IN THE FUTURE, INCLUDING A FOCUS ON OUR GRANT PROGRAMS, WHICH IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS ONE IS THE SPOTLIGHT ADVERTISING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES FREE AD SPACE AT THE AIRPORT FOR OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS
OBVIOUSLY DRIVING THAT UTILIZATION OF PORT FACILITIES IS IMPORTANT THERE AND THERE'S
THE OTHER ONE IS THE TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A TWO TO ONE MATCHING GRANT UP TO $10,000 FOR PARTICIPANTS
SO IF THEY CONTRIBUTE TO FIVE K, THE PORT WILL PROVIDE UP TO THAT $10,000 NUMBER
AND WE'RE PUTTING MORE AND MORE EMPHASIS ON ADVANCING THE RESPONSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE AND CULTURAL TOURISM THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, IT PROVIDES HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THOSE TWO PROGRAMS AND THE DOLLAR VALUES ATTACHED TO THOSE
WE WILL BE, AS DAVE MENTIONED, LOOKING TO GET APPROVAL FOR THE TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM
THAT $200,000 NUMBER, I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE 9TH YEAR THAT THAT PROGRAM IS IN OPERATION
THAT WILL BE PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING ON THE 24TH
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND SEE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THESE PROGRAMS HAVE PRODUCED THIS YEAR
THESE ARE SOME OF THE ADS THAT RAN AT THE AIRPORT IN THE FREE AD SPACE
YOU CAN SEE WE USE THE AIRPORT LOGO ON THESE
THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I THINK THERE'S ONE MORE EXAMPLE
AYES
SO THIS IS FOR YOU
SEE THERE'S DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS, MUSEUMS, OTHER ATTRACTIONS ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THESE FREE ADS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
GO THROUGH THESE QUICKLY
THIS FOCUSES ON THE TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM
HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES FOR THAT
THESE ARE THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH THAT GRANT PROGRAM
GET SOME ADVERTORIAL CONTENT THERE FOR THE NATIONAL NORFOLK MUSEUM AND THEIR CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
SO THERE'S DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS, THERE'S SOCIAL MEDIA
THE SEATTLE MAKES EXAMPLE HERE IS ACTUALLY A PRINTED RAT CARD THAT IS IN OVER 200 LOCATIONS STATEWIDE, INCLUDING THE AIRPORT AND OTHER PORT FACILITIES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AMY NESSLER WAS PART OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY FROM VISIT SAN JUAN ISLANDS
THIS IS THE PROJECT THAT SHE MENTIONED, WHERE THEY WORKED WITH THE BLACK TRAVEL ALLIANCE TO BRING IN CONTENT CREATORS
THEY PRODUCE BLOG POSTS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, LOTS OF INTERACTION
AND THOSE ARE JUST A QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT THE TMSP PROGRAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO FUND THIS PAST YEAR
AND AGAIN, WITH MORE EMPHASIS ON THESE TYPES OF RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL AND DEI FOCUSED ACTIVITIES GOING INTO THE FUTURE, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO NOW BACK TO INTERNATIONAL TOURISM, WHICH AGAIN, THE TOURISM INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE WON'T RECOVER UNTIL INTERNATIONAL TOURISM COMES BACK
RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN SOME KEY MARKETS
WE'VE RETURNED TO THE UK, TO GERMANY
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS WITH AUSTRALIA RIGHT NOW
AND THOSE ARE KEY MARKETS THAT HAVE REBOUNDED, THAT ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THOSE PRE PANDEMIC NUMBERS
AND THAT'S WHY THERE ARE SUCH GREAT MARKETS FOR US HERE
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DIDN'T REOPEN UP REOPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2021
SO IT'S KIND OF GETTING THOSE WHEELS ROLLING IN 2022
AS FAR AS THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCALE, WE HAD SOME SALES MISSIONS AND TRADE SHOWS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO
BUT 2023, WE REALLY SEE THE FULL SLATE OF THOSE TRADE ACTIVITIES
RETURN AND HOSTING FAMILIARIZATION TRIPS IS ALWAYS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO EDUCATE THE TRAVEL TRADE ABOUT OUR DESTINATION
WE GET PEOPLE ON THE GROUND HERE TO EXPERIENCE IT FIRSTHAND, THEN THEY CAN RETURN TO THEIR MARKETS AND BETTER SHARE THOSE DESTINATIONS
SO THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND WHAT WE WILL DO IN THE FUTURE
AND OUR KEY MESSAGING REMAINS AROUND CRUISE AND STAY, WHICH IS ENCOURAGING THOSE CRUISERS TO ADD DAYS TO THEIR STAYS BEFORE AND AFTER THEIR CRUISE, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE VACATION TIME IS A BIGGER TRIP FOR THEM
THEY'RE REALLY ABLE TO ADD THOSE DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER
AS I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL HEARD MENTIONED MANY TIMES, THOSE INTERNATIONAL VISITORS ARE SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY STAY LONGER, THEY SPEND MORE, THEY VISIT OFF PEAK TIMES AND THEY VISIT BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
THEY CAN REALLY DIG INTO A DESTINATION
THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO FOCUSED ON INTERNATIONAL AND WHY WE'RE FOCUSED ON OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH VISIT SEATTLE AND STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE THE MOST OF OUR INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
HERE'S A GLIMPSE AT THE CRUISE AND STAY GUIDE
I ACTUALLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FINAL VERSION OF THIS SITTING IN MY INBOX RIGHT NOW THAT I NEED TO REVIEW
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE PRINTED THIS GUIDE IN THREE YEARS
IT IS OUR MAIN PRINT MARKETING PIECE THAT WILL BRING WITH US TO TRADE SHOWS, SALES, MISSIONS, TRAININGS
WHEREVER WE GO, WE BRING THE CRUISE AND STAY GUIDE AND THAT CRUISE AND STAY MESSAGING ALONG THE WAY
NEXT SLIDE
SOME COUPLE OF VIDEO PRODUCTIONS THAT WE WERE INVOLVED IN THIS YEAR AND GENERATING POSITIVE PUBLICITY
WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE TRAVEL SHOW TRAVELING WITH DANELLA PRODUCE A HALF HOUR PROGRAM OR 22 MINUTES OFFICIALLY WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF VIEWERS THROUGH STREAMING PLATFORMS IN ADDITION TO OVER THE AIR BROADCAST AIRED HERE LOCALLY MANY TIMES
SO IT WAS GREAT, GREAT TO HAVE HER HERE
WE ALSO HAD THE STORY OF ART IN AMERICA WHICH WAS A VERY CULTURALLY FOCUSED ART PROGRAM ABOUT SEATTLE ARTISTS THAT IS AVAILABLE STREAMING THAT THE PORT WAS INVOLVED WITH ORGANIZING AS WELL
CURRENTLY GETTING OVER 4000 VIEWS PER MONTH THROUGH AMAZON PRIME
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS A LITTLE MORE OF OUR WORK WITH THE MEDIA EARNED MEDIA VALUES YOU CAN SEE IN OUR KEY INTERNATIONAL MARKETS HERE
WE ONLY HAD PARTIAL YEAR IN SOME OF THESE MARKETS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IN MARKET REPRESENTATION AT THE TIME
THE PHOTO HERE IS FROM AN ARTICLE THAT RAN IN THE DAILY MIRROR DURING THE HOLIDAYS
SO THIS IS THE TYPE OF COVERAGE WE'RE ABLE TO GET AND THE REACH WE CAN HAVE BY HOSTING WRITERS AND EDITORS TO SEATTLE AND THE STATE AND GETTING THIS GREAT COVERAGE INTERNATIONALLY WHICH HELPS KEEP THE STATE TOP OF MIND FOR POTENTIAL VISITORS AND THROUGHOUT THE TRAVEL TRADE
AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO 2023
THESE ARE OUR PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR
REALLY WANT TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TRAVEL IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, BUT ESPECIALLY THROUGH THOSE THROUGH THE PORT GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL FOR ON THE 24TH
AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING TO AGAIN WORK ON THE INTERNATIONAL ON THE GLOBAL SCALE OF TOURISM WITH VISIT SEATTLE AND STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM AS THE LARGE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL REACH, WE'RE ABLE TO BRING THOSE BENEFITS TO ALL THE PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS WELL
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO SOLIDIFY THAT RELATIONSHIP MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE THE MOST OF OUR INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
AND OF COURSE, CRUISE AND STAY MESSAGING WILL CONTINUE TO BE TOP OF MIND TO DRIVE SUPPORT TO THE PORT GATEWAYS AND MAKE SURE WE'RE MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT THAT THE CRUISE MARKET CAN HAVE ON THE AREA BY HAVING THEM ADD ADDITIONAL DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER THEIR CRUISES
I FEEL LIKE I BLASTED RIGHT THROUGH THAT, BUT I THINK I'M HANDING IT BACK OVER TO YOU NOW
YEAH
NEXT
SO THAT BRINGS US BACK TO THE SURFACE
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON
YES, WE ARE GOING TO BRING BACK A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE 2023 GRANT PROGRAM AT THE NEXT MEETING
AND THEN IN FEBRUARY, REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETING INITIATIVES AND WHAT THAT DOES SET THE STAGE
WE'LL SELECT OUR TOURISM GRANT RECIPIENTS, GET THEM GOING IN MARCH, QUARTERLY HAVE SPOTLIGHT ADVERTISING AND THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING CONTINUES YEAR ROUND
AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE YEAR AHEAD
I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE'VE MADE OVER THE LAST YEAR AND AT THIS POINT HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
YES, THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COMMISSIONER
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
WELL, I JUST FIRST OF ALL WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION YOU'VE SHARED
AND WHAT I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT THE TOURISM PRESENTATION AND PROGRAMS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN PLACE IS MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S BEING DONE IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY
AND SOMETIMES WHEN I TALK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, I WILL TALK ABOUT TRAVEL TO THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA
AND SOME WILL SAY, WELL, CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING AND THERE'S CLIMATE REFUGEES AND THERE'S SO MANY ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA
AS IF I CAN STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING
JUST RECENTLY, THERE WAS A HUGE CONCERT THAT HAPPENED IN GHANA
IT WAS AFROCELLA, AND IT TURNED OUT OVER 50,000 PEOPLE, AND A LOT OF THEM CAME FROM THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE AND OTHER PLACES FROM THE WORLD
AND WHAT DID THAT DO FOR A PLACE LIKE GHANA? IT'S BOOSTING ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR COUNTRY AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO EITHER WAY
AND SO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE INCORPORATING SUSTAINABILITY AS PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AND SO IF WE ARE GOING TO PROMOTE ASIA AND WE'RE GOING TO PROMOTE EUROPE, THEN WE NEED TO ALSO PROMOTE THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA AS WELL
AND SO I WANT TO POINT THAT OUT AND SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL
AND I REALLY LOVED SLIDE TWELVE
IS THIS THE SAME GROUP THAT ALSO PROMOTES, I GUESS THEY'RE INFLUENCERS, I THINK
LET ME MAKE SURE I KNOW WHICH ONE SLIDE TWELVE WAS
YEAH, THAT WAS THE VISIT SAN JUAN
THERE IT IS
SO I THINK THERE'S A FLUID SITUATION THERE WITH INFLUENCERS
A LOT OF THEM DON'T WANT TO BE CALLED INFLUENCERS
CONTENT CREATORS, I THINK IS THE TERM A LOT OF THEM ARE LEANING ON AND CERTAINLY WHAT THE FOLKS WHO CAME TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS WOULD REFER TO THEMSELVES AS
SO THE TMSB PROGRAM DOES SUPPORT BRINGING THOSE TYPES OF CONTENT CREATORS TO DESTINATIONS AND BEING ABLE TO EXPOSE NEW DESTINATIONS TO NEW MARKETS
SO THAT'S THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL
YOU KNOW, RECENTLY, JUST THIS LAST 2022, I HOSTED AN EVENT ON A SHIP, THE VIRGINIA FIVE SHIP, WITH A LOT OF FOLKS FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNITY
AND IT WAS A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE THEM, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW IT WAS A LOT OF MOMS WHO WERE A PART OF THIS EVENT
AND THE IDEA WAS TO SHARE WITH THEM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE VIRGINIA FIVE AND ALSO TALKING TO THEM ABOUT TO GET THERE
THE PARENTS EXCITED ABOUT THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AND CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE
AND SOME OF THE YOUNGER ADULTS THAT WERE A PART OF THE EVENT WERE ASKING LIKE, WHAT ARE WAYS, IF THEY HAD TOURISM IDEAS AND WANTED OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH THE PORT, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? AND MAYBE YOU CAN SHARE THAT BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC IS INTERESTED IN
RIGHT
WELL, GETTING INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN USE THESE GRANT FUNDS TO ENCOURAGE TOURISM IN THE AREA IS OUR MOST DIRECT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN WHAT THE PORT CAN FUND
AND YOU CAN SEE THE FULL VARIETY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE GRANT PROGRAM
THERE'S A LIST IN THE APPENDIX THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND THE VAST ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE INVOLVED
IF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO GET INVOLVED, WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT APPLICATION LAUNCHED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH IF EVERYTHING IS APPROVED IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS
SO THAT'S RIGHT
AND I SHOULD BRING IT ON
SOMETHING I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT WE, WE HAVE A PROVERBIAL SUGGESTION BOX AND WANT TO TAP INTO THOSE IDEAS AND ENERGIES IF POSSIBLE
SO THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPEN DOOR FOR THOSE CONVERSATIONS
I REALLY WITNESSED A LOT OF ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM AND DIFFERENT IDEAS AT THE RESPONSIBLE TOURISM SUMMIT
AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD BE EMBRACING THAT
THIS IS AN INDUSTRY THAT'S BEEN DISRUPTED
I THINK WE'VE GOT OUR VALUES STRAIGHT AND I THINK WE NEED TO PUSH FORWARD AND MAYBE CONSIDER SOME NEW WAYS OF DOING THE TOURISM BUSINESS AND THAT TO ME IS GOING TO BE BUILT ON NEW IDEAS AND NEW PARTNERSHIPS
YEAH, AND I'VE HELPED PROMOTE SOME OF YOUR AT LEAST SHARED IT WITH MY NETWORK WHEN THE GRANT PROGRAMS ARE OPEN
WHEN IS THE NEXT OPENING? BY THE END OF THE MONTH
BY THE END OF THE MONTH
OKAY
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE CIRCULATE THAT
YEAH
I THINK LOCAL TOURISM IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EMPHASIS AROUND THAT AND THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO EVEN DO GREAT WORK AROUND HERE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
ANYONE ELSE? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? THANK YOU
SO I'M ACTUALLY NOT SEEING ASIA AS ONE OF THE LISTED PLACES WHERE WE HAD A STRONG MARKET PRESENCE
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE EQUAL DISTANT BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA AND WE KNOW THAT CANADA HAS A STRONG CHINESE TOURISM ATTRACTION
AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT HAVE WE DONE OR WHAT CAN WE DO TO PROMOTE A STRONG MARKET PRESENCE IN ASIA? RIGHT, SO ASIA HISTORICALLY IS A GREAT MARKET FOR THIS REGION
AND COMING FROM CALIFORNIA WAS A GREAT MARKET IN CALIFORNIA AS WELL
REALLY LOOKING AT THAT NUMBER OF HOW OVERSEAS ARRIVALS WERE SO LOW, THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE OF FLIGHTS FROM ASIA BEING SLUGGISH TO RETURN
SOME DATA FROM INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
LIKE YOU LOOK AT FLIGHTS FROM MEXICO TO WASHINGTON OR AT 121% OF WHERE THEY WERE PRE PANDEMIC, SO ACTUALLY MORE THAN PRE PANDEMIC
FRANCE WAS HIGH 90S, UK NEARING 80%
THEN YOU LOOK AT THE ASIAN COUNTRIES AND THOSE FLIGHTS, MOST RECENT NUMBERS, CHINA WAS AT 18%, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA WERE IN THE LOW 30S
SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN THOSE MARKETS ARE READY TO RETURN
WE'RE CERTAINLY FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH THEM WHEN WE CAN, BUT AS WE LOOK AT WHICH INTERNATIONAL MARKETS TO FOCUS ON, WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS OF BEING TRAVEL READY, THE FLIGHTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, THE AFFINITY FOR US TRAVEL, PROPENSITY TO TRAVEL IN GENERAL
SO THERE'S JUST A LOT OF FACTORS THAT ARE INVOLVED THERE
AND UNFORTUNATELY, ASIA IS LAGGING BEHIND IN RECOVERY, BEHIND THE REST OF THE WORLD
I THINK WE ALL SAW IN THE NEWS RECENTLY WHEN CHINA REOPENED, THERE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNS ABOUT NEW COVID WAVES
SO IT'S ALWAYS A FLUID SITUATION AND WE'RE CERTAINLY MONITORING THOSE MARKETS AND PUTTING THE EFFORT IN WHERE WE CAN AND WE'RE ENTERING THE MARKETS THAT ARE BEST FOR US AT THE TIME
I GUESS WHAT I WOULD ADD, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK HERE NEXT MONTH IN OUR STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND VISIT SEATTLE, ASIA IS BACK ON OUR RADAR SCREEN
OKAY
AND NICK CITED THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING THERE A LITTLE TOO EARLY, BUT THIS IS ABOUT RECOVERY AND SO I THINK WE'VE GOT ANOTHER STORY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK TO YOU IN ABOUT A MONTH
THAT SOUNDS GREAT
THANK YOU
LIZ JOHNSON
FROM VISIT SEATTLE IS ONE OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS, AND SHE MENTIONED KIND OF A QUICK LIST THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT
OUR THREE ORGANIZATIONS, AND JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA WERE BOTH ON THERE
I THINK CHINA WILL PROBABLY BE A BIT BEHIND THOSE TWO, THOUGH
AND THEN I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN REALLY A JOY TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AS PART OF THE RESPONSIBLE ECO TOURISM SUMMIT ALONGSIDE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT AND THAT WE DID HAVE A SPECIFIC EQUITY FOCUSED PANEL WHERE WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM FOLKS ABOUT SOME OF THEIR CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
AND I'M WONDERING WHAT LESSONS LEARNED FROM THAT THAT YOU'VE APPLIED TO THIS
SO FOR OUR TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM GRANTS, WE'RE ADJUSTING HOW WE SCORE THOSE APPLICANTS AND PUTTING MORE EMPHASIS ON DEI IN THOSE APPLICATIONS
IT'S 100 POINT SCALE
PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS 15 POINTS
FOR THAT, WE'VE INCREASED THAT TO 25 POINTS
SO WE'RE PUTTING MORE EMPHASIS ON THAT
AND REALLY, THE ENTIRE PROGRAM WILL BE VIEWED THROUGH A DEI LENS MORE SO THAN IT HAS IN THE PAST
WE'RE HAVING OUR DEI DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE PORT ALSO REVIEW THAT APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS AN EQUITABLE APPLICATION FOR THOSE GRANTS
AND WE'RE ALWAYS ADDING TO OUR LIST OF WHERE OUR INVITATION TO APPLY
WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT'S GETTING OUT TO EVERYONE
THANK YOU
OKAY, THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I HEAR COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS WROTE A BOOK
SO I GOT FIRST, THERE WERE THE GLACIERS, AND THEY WERE GOOD
SO BUT BUT THEY'RE MELTING FASTER ALL THE TIME, SO I'LL GO A LITTLE QUICKER
[LAUGHTER] I REALLY JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR WORKING TOGETHER
AND, NICK, YOU'VE BROUGHT A GREAT BACKGROUND AND DEMEANOR TO THE CONVERSATION, AND I'M GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT
AND IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN WORKING WITH DAVE BLANFORD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ECO TOURISM CONFERENCE
THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE PUT INTO THIS AND THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION THAT HE EXHIBITED, IT WAS A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS BECAUSE OF THE ABILITY FOR US TO ALL WORK TOGETHER
AND WITH COMMISSIONER TOSHIKO'S HASEGAWA COMMAND, I'M VICE PRESIDENT HASAGAWA'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND MY GREAT WORK LEFT HAND MAN, MR YEAWORTH
SO I THINK WE GOT OFF TO A GREAT START, AND I THINK THE LEVEL OF ENTHUSIASM WE SAW FROM THAT AUDIENCE KIND OF MADE ME FEEL LIKE BOTH FROM THE PARTICIPANTS AS WELL FROM THE AUDIENCE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING? I MEAN, SO YOU'VE GOT THIS ENERGY IN A BOTTLE, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT TOURISM CONFERENCE
AND SO I'M REALLY DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT THE GRANT PROGRAM IS WELL TIMED, AND I WOULD HOPE WE WOULD SEND IT TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AS A NICE WAY TO SHOW THEM THAT WE'RE- HAVEN'T FORGOT ABOUT THEM
AND I GUESS I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THIS IN THE BRIEFING MEMO
THERE WAS FURTHER $79,000 WOULD BE SUPPORTING EQUITY AND CULTURAL TOURISM VALUES AND $121,000 TO SUPPORT ECO TOURISM AND RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL
IS THAT THE TOURISM MARKETING SUPPORT PROGRAM? YES
IS THAT THE GRANT PROGRAM? PRIMARILY
THAT IS IT
ALL RIGHT
SO THERE'S A NICE INFUSION
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSIVENESS TO THE DEMAND
I STARTED EXPLORING WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP THE BALL ROLLING? AND YOU GUYS SORT OF SAID, YOU GO FIGURE IT OUT AND REPORT BACK TO ME LATER
AND SO DAVID AND I DELVED IN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AND AND I THINK WHAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AND I THINK COMMISSIONER MOHAMED KIND OF RAISED THIS QUESTION IS LIKE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK PEOPLE TO COME, CAN YOU HANDLE THE CROWD? LIKE, THE KING TIDE SHOWED US OUR VULNERABILITY TO SEA LEVEL RISE
SO DID COVID SHOW US THE VULNERABILITY TO OVERTOURISM IN OUR NATURAL PLACES? BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTED TO GO OUTSIDE, NOBODY WANTED TO GO INSIDE
AND THEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL WAY IN WHICH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEALS WITH OUTDOOR TOURISM
AND SO WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES ARE IN COMMERCE
AND THEN NATURAL RESOURCE PROGRAMS WHERE FISH AND WILDLIFE PARKS, AND DNR, WHERE ALL THE LAND AGENCIES ARE, ARE IN NATURAL RESOURCES
AND THOSE INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES HAVE ALL WRITTEN THEIR OWN STEWARDSHIP PLAN, AND THEY ALL INCLUDE DEI, AND THEY ALL INCLUDE GREAT PLANNING INDEPENDENTLY, AND THEY'RE ALL COMPETING FOR BUDGETS
AND THEN MR BLANFORD'S PROGRAM, WASHINGTON STATE TOURISM BEING OUT IN COMMERCE IS NOT DIRECTLY ENMESHED IN THAT EFFORT
AND SO HIS BUDGET NEEDS SUPPORT INDEPENDENTLY AND DID NOT GET THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT NEEDED FOR THIS COMING YEAR
SO ONE OF THE THINGS I SAW US TRYING TO DO WITH OUR COLLECTIVE ENERGY IS TO HELP DIRECT THEM TO THE STATE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS FIRST STEP
SO THERE'S A STRUCTURAL NEED TO BETTER COORDINATE AND TO ALSO TRY TO MAKE THE CASE HOW TOURISM AND REC SUPPORT EACH OTHER
IF YOU WANT TO PROMOTE THIS OUTDOOR PROGRAM
HOWEVER, WHAT WE ALSO FOUND WAS THAT NONE OF THE STATE RESOURCE AGENCIES WERE REALLY IN THE TOURISM BUSINESS
RIGHT
THEY YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR GAME PLAN, TOURISM ISN'T ONE OF THEM
AND SO I STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS
AND WHY IS THAT? WELL, THEY'RE OVERWHELMED WITH JUST MEETING THE STATE OF WASHINGTON'S DEMANDS
AND IF YOU LOOK AT WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTED THAT THERE WAS OVER $50 TO $75 MILLION OF ANNUAL BACKLOG OF MAINTENANCE FOR THESE AGENCIES
AND THAT'S JUST TO DEAL WITH PRIMARILY THE STATE, THE STATE'S OWN DEMANDS
AND THEN NATIONAL PARKS ARE REALLY KIND OF WHERE THE REALLY THE TOURISM AND THE OUTDOORS REALLY COME TOGETHER, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING FROM INTERNATIONALLY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHERE IS THE MOUNTAINS? THOSE ARE THE PLACES YOU FIND
YOU DON'T FIND KING COUNTY PARKS ON THE INTERNATIONAL MAPS, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE GOOD
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE, IT HAS A WHOLE INFRASTRUCTURE FACT SHEET BROKEN OUT BY STATE
AND FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IT'S A $650,000,000 BACKLOG
AND AND SO I'M SAYING, LIKE, AM I FEELING RESPONSIBLE IN SAYING SAYING IF YOU CAN GO OUT THERE TO BE RESPONSIBLY UNLESS THE RESOURCES THEMSELVES ARE BEING STEWARDED, WE'RE JUST ADDING PRESSURE
AND SO I WAS TRYING TO THINK TO MYSELF, HOW CAN WE MAKE TOURISM PAY FOR STEWARDSHIP? AND THEN SO I THINK, WELL, WE HAVE THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX PROGRAMS, RIGHT? BUT THEY REALLY PROMOTE MORE TOURISM
THEY'RE NOT PROMOTING STEWARDSHIP
BUT MAYBE AS A VISIT SEATTLE BOARD MEMBER, MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT
BUT THEN I JUST SAW KING COUNTY JUST PASSED A PARKS LEVY
AND IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THAT 39% OF THE LEVY IS TOWARDS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, NOT TO BUYING NEW PARKS, NOT TO DOING THAT
BUT I FEEL LIKE FOR THIS PARKS INITIATIVE, WHICH INCLUDES THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS, THAT THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS, WHERE FOLKS FROM THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT CAN GET EASY ACCESS TO
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE, BECAUSE OF THE EASY ACCESS SHOWS SOME OF THE MORE PRESSURES ON OVERTOURISM WE CAN HAVE WITH ALL THESE KIND OF MONIES TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT
WORKING WITH TRIBES LIKE AT SNOQUALMIE, I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR US TO SEE OUR ABILITY TO CREATE A STEWARDSHIP MODEL THAT I FEEL IS MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR US TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE VISITATION TO
SO THAT'S SORT OF WHERE I'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GREAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION ON TOURISM
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING
ALL RIGHT
AND ACTUALLY, I NORMALLY WOULDN'T COMMENT, BUT I WILL ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA APPOINTED TO
I THINK THAT ANY DATA YOU MAY BE WORKING WITH ON ASIA TOURISM OR TRAVEL THAT PREDATES NOVEMBER OR SO IS OUTDATED
AND IF YOU'RE DEPENDING ON THE DATA, YOU'RE PROBABLY BEHIND THE CURVE BECAUSE WE WERE JUST IN ASIA, I WAS IN KOREA, WE ARE BOTH IN JAPAN, AND THEY ARE VERY MUCH OPEN AND TRAVELING
I THINK CHINA MAY BE THE EXCEPTION HERE
AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU I KNOW WE FOCUS ON CHINA BECAUSE THEY'RE BIG, BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, SINGAPORE, AND A LOT OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES THAT ARE ALSO DYING TO GET OUT OF THEIR COUNTRIES AND TRAVEL
AND SO LET'S TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND TRY TO CAPTURE AS MUCH OF THAT MARKET, TOO
SO THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK
THANK YOU FOR THAT THERE
OKAY, SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMUNITY REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONER? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH FUN I HAD WATCHING HULU'S NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TV SPECIAL CALLED INSIDE AIRPORT LOST AND FOUND
WITH THE FIRST EPISODE FEATURING SEATAC AIRPORT, I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THERE
I LITERALLY STUMBLED UPON IT AND LOVED SEEING OUR HARDWORKING STAFF IN ACTION
IT'S TRULY ASTOUNDING WHAT PEOPLE DECIDE TO PACK IN THEIR LUGGAGE AND GIVES ME A NEW APPRECIATION FOR THE LEVEL OF WORK
JUST A PRO TIP TO THE WISE DO NOT PACK RAW FISH INTO YOUR BAGGAGE
BUT I JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY
AND FOR FOLKS WHO ARE LISTENING, I I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IT OUT ON HULU
EXCELLENT
I AGREE
ANYTHING ELSE? ANY CLOSING COMMENTS FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK? WELL, I'M SORRY
OH, SORRY
I DIDN'T SAY I WAS ASKED TO SAY SOMETHING
GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YEAH, SO THERE WAS A PASSING THAT WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND BEING THAT I'M THE OLD GUY ON THE BLOCK THAT THIS IS, I WAS ASKED BY FORMER COMMISSIONER PAIGE MILLER REQUEST ME TO SAY A FEW WORDS WITH THE PASSING OF NOEL GIBBS
I WANT TO SHARE THAT THAT FORMER COMMISSIONER PAIGE MILLER NOTED THE PASSING OF FORMER BURIEN COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR NOEL GIBB BACK IN DECEMBER 4 AT AGE 86
SO I ALREADY MADE A MISTAKE
HE WASN'T THE COMMISSIONER
HE WAS- I DID NOT KNOW HIM UNFORTUNATELY
BURIEN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR
NOEL GIBBS
A LONGTIME RESIDENT AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN BURIEN, GIBBS SERVED AT ONE TIME ON THE BURIEN CITY COUNCIL BETWEEN 2002 AND 2005 AND WAS SELECTED BY HIS FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE AS MAYOR FOR ONE TERM, 2004 TO 2005
DURING HIS TERM AS MAYOR, NOEL INITIATED EFFORTS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO RESOLVE THE LITIGATION REGARDING THE THIRD RUNWAY PROJECT AT SEA
HIS EFFORTS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN LEADING TO A MORE PRODUCTIVE OUTCOME IN THAT DISPUTE
AS A US
ARMY VETERAN, GIBBS SERVED THE BURIEN COMMUNITY BY CO FOUNDING DISCOVER BURIEN TO HELP PROMOTE BUSINESS IN THE CITY
AND HE PLAYED A STRATEGIC PART IN BUILDING BURIEN CARES COMMUNITY ANIMAL RESOURCE AND EDUCATION SOCIETY, WHICH SHELTERS AND MANAGES LOST AND STRAY ANIMALS IN THE AREA
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD FOR MR GIBBS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, AT 02:00 AT THE GLENDALE LUTHERAN CHURCH
OUR SYMPATHIES GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? THANKS, PRESIDENT CHO
I THINK THIS IS THE BEST MEETING OF THE YEAR SO FAR
I AGREE
I THINK I GOT THAT FROM ERIC SCHINFIELD OF THE DAD JOKES TO TELL
BUT ANYWAY, THANKS FOR A GREAT MEETING
I THINK I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO REALLY EXCITING, ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT OUR FEDERAL POLICIES AND REVIEWING OUR OTHER INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE OUR WORK
AND I THINK ONE THING THAT NOTED AS IT AROSE AND I THINK TALKING TO SOME OF YOU AS WE LOOK AT THE NATIONAL AND THE NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT, I THINK FOR US IN THE FUTURE TOO, TALKING ABOUT OUR ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIES AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
I THINK WHEN WE COME BACK, MAYBE WE'LL REFLECT THAT IN THIS DOCUMENT, BUT MAYBE IT DESERVES ITS OWN KIND OF SHORTENED REPORT ABOUT OUR INTERNATIONAL LEVELS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THOSE MOVE, TO USE THE SAME ANALOGY, AT GLACIER, AT GLACIERS
BUT SOME OF THOSE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, IN EFFECT, THE OVERALL, AND I THINK WE'RE POSITIONING OURSELVES TO INFLUENCE THOSE AS WELL
SO I JUST NOTE THAT
AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR GREAT MEETING
PRESIDENTIAL
ALL RIGHT
HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT EXACTLY 3:10 AND ON TIME
GOOD START TO THE YEAR
THANK YOU ALL
THANK YOU.

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