The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-03-28 at Sea-Tac Airport

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-03-28 at Sea-Tac Airport

UM ALL RIGHT
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 28, 2023
THE TIME IS 10:30 A.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONER CALKINS, FELLEMAN, HASEGAWA AND MOHAMMED, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED IS RECUSED FROM PARTICIPATING IN A PORTION OF THE SESSION TODAY
WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS TWO ITEMS REGARDING LITIGATION AND OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30.110 SUB ONE, SUB I
WE WILL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES AND WE WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT 12:00 P.M.
NOON
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
WE ARE IN RECESS
ALL RIGHT
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 2023
THE TIME IS 12:05 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
WE DO HAVE A FULL COMMISSIONER HERE TODAY
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE BEGIN
FOR EVERYONE IN THE MEETING ROOM, PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONES TO SILENT
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS
WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING, PLEASE KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR YOU ARE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION OR ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSIONER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK, AND WILL TURN THEM BACK OFF AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR REMARKS
FOR ANYONE AT THE DIOCESE HERE TODAY, PLEASE TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS ON ANY COMPUTERS AND SILENCE YOUR DEVICES
PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER TO ADDRESS YOUR REQUEST TO BE RECOGNIZED, TO SPEAK THROUGH THE CHAIR, AND TO WAIT TO SPEAK UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED
YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROPHONES ON AND OFF AS NEEDED
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING AND I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD, SO IT IS CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONER WILL SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
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
IT MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF [RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL GO ON TO THE FIRST ITEM OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM THREE
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AS A REMINDER, IF A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PULL THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
RATHER, A COMMISSIONER MAY OFFER SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING COMMENTS ONCE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ON THE FLOOR AND BEFORE THE VOTE IS TAKEN
HOWEVER, IF A COMMISSION WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR WISHES TO HAVE A DIALOGUE ON A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO REQUEST THE ITEM TO BE PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDER OF THE DAY? COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHO
I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM EIGHT C FOR QUESTIONS
GREAT
THANK YOU FOR THAT, COMMISSIONER
THE QUESTION IS NOW ON THE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I'D LIKE TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON CLARITY ON ITEM EIGHT B AS IN BOY
B AS IN BOY
OKAY, SO BOTH EIGHT B AND EIGHT C HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE PRESET AGENDA
THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? SO MOVED
SECOND
GREAT
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE AN OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? HEARING NONE
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED OR AS AMENDED
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON
GREETINGS FROM WASHINGTON, DC
WELL, RIGHT NOW IT'S WARM AND PARTLY CLOUDY, AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS ARE AT THEIR PEAK
I'M IN WASHINGTON THIS WEEK FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT FOR THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES
AT OTHER KEY MEETINGS TO ADVANCE OUR PRIORITIES
I'M PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMMISSION MEETING VIRTUALLY, BUT DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAISOIKI IS READY TO STEP IN IF THERE ARE ANY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ON MY BEHALF
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY REMARKS BY ACKNOWLEDGING SEVERAL MAJOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES TAKING PLACE THIS SPRING
WE ARE ABOUT ONE WEEK INTO THE ISLAMIC HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN, A TIME DEDICATED TO FASTING, PRAYER, REFLECTION AND COMMUNITY
AS I MENTIONED TO THE PORT STAFF BEFORE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO YOUR MUSLIM COLLEAGUES, NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, SAY RAMDAN MUBARAK
KEEPING IN MIND AS THEY GO THROUGH THIS MONTH OF NOT EATING AND DRINKING FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET AND PERHAPS HAVING LESS ENERGY THAN USUAL, I'M SURE THEY'LL APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
NEXT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, IS THE START OF THE PASSOVER HOLIDAY
I HOPE THAT OUR JEWISH EMPLOYEES AND FRIENDS CAN GATHER TOGETHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO OBSERVE THE WONDERFUL TRADITIONS OF THE RITUAL MEAL KNOWN AS THE PASSOVER SEDER
THE STORY OF PASSOVER IS ABOUT THROWING OFF THE YOKE OF OPPRESSION AND UNDERTAKING A LONG JOURNEY, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY, TOWARD FREEDOM
THE TRADITION OF THE PASSOVER SEDER IS TO EACH YEAR TO TELL THE STORY OF THE JEWS BRINGING SLATE BEING SLAVES AND THEN ESCAPING TO ENSURE THAT THIS HISTORY IS NEITHER FORGOTTEN NOR REPEATED
FINALLY, FOR CHRISTIANS, THE 40 DAY PERIOD OF FASTING, REPENTANCE, MODERATION AND SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE CALLED LENT CULMINATES IN HOLY WEEK AND WITH EASTER SUNDAY ON APRIL 9 CELEBRATING THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS THREE DAYS AFTER AYE
DEATH BY CRUCIFIXION
AS THE PORT STRIVES TO BECOME A MORE DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE ORGANIZATION, WE WILL ALSO WORK TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HONORING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THESE APPEARANCES, AMONG MANY OTHERS
AN ADDITIONAL EVENT I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS OUR ANNUAL WOMEN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, WHICH WE HELD TOMORROW, MARCH 29, AT 11:30 A.M
IN THE PIER 69 ATRIUM
I'M UNABLE TO JOIN FOR THIS EVENT, BUT I'LL EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE TO ALL THE NOMINEES AND AWARDEES AND FOR THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S INITIATIVE NETWORK, OR WIN ERG AND PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER
AS A REMINDER, THIS IS ONE OF THE SEVERAL WONDERFUL WAYS THAT THE PORT IS ACKNOWLEDGING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, INCLUDING SOME GREAT ONLINE CONTENT ABOUT WOMEN LEADERS AT THE PORT
LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 6, I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THE UPCOMING PANEL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING DECARBONIZATION STRATEGIES BY CRUISE LINES AND PORTS, AND HOW WE CAN PARTNER TO ACCELERATE OUR GROUNDBREAKING CRUISE GREEN CORRIDOR INITIATIVE
THE WEBINAR WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 10:00 A.M TO 11:30 A.M ON APRIL 6
OVER IN THE AVIATION LINE OF BUSINESS, WE ARE HARD AT WORK ADVANCING OUR EFFORTS TO UPGRADE SEA
THESE EFFORTS IN PART CONTRIBUTED TO STAR TREK'S NAMING SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS THE BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
A COMBINATION OF NEW FACILITIES, ADDED AMENITIES, CUSTOMER SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS, AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS LIKE SPOTSAVER CAN HELP EXEMPLIFY THE BEST IN CLASS SERVICE TRAVELERS CAN EXPECT WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH OUR GATEWAY
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE AVIATION TEAM AND THE MANY OTHER TEAMS THAT SUPPORT THEM ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT
LASTLY, TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING IS NOTABLE SINCE IT IS THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING WHERE WE WILL USE THE CURRENT DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
THE NEW DELEGATION LEVELS GO INTO EFFECT LATER THIS MONTH, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE REGULAR REPORTS ON THOSE ITEMS THAT I APPROVE
A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM OF CROSS PORT, MULTIDEPARTMENT STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO BUILD A TOOL THAT BOTH INCREASES EFFICIENCY FOR PORT STAFF AND MAINS TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR YOUR TRUST IN THE TEAM TO DELIVER ON OUR MISSION AT THIS NEW DELEGATED LEVEL
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVE SOYKI AND COMMISSION CLERK MICHELLE HART FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THIS BODY OF WORK
I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE AS THE TEAM FINISHES TESTING THIS NEW TOOL AS IT'S IMPLEMENTED
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS FIRST, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS INFRASTRUCTURE WORK INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK HERE AT THE PORT AND HERE AT THE COMMISSION
WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY SEVERAL AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO MAINTAINING AND REFRESHING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FROM SECURING LONG LEAD TIME ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR OUR MARITIME INDUSTRIAL CENTER, INCREASING POWER AT THE NORTH APRON OF PIER 69 TO ENABLE FUTURE SHORE POWER CAPABILITIES, TO WRAPPING UP AND REPLACING STEEL PILES AT PIER 66
THESE ACTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA MIGHT NOT GENERATE ANY MAJOR HEADLINES, BUT THEY ARE CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING OUR CRITICAL GATEWAYS, ADVANCING OUR PRIORITIES, AND DELIVERING ON OUR MISSIONS
SECOND, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ROBUST DISCUSSION ON TWO EQUITY RELATED ACTIONS THE FEASIBILITY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET, AND THE FIRST READING OF THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
THESE ITEMS ARE TWO GREAT EXAMPLES OF OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO BECOMING A MODEL FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION
COMMISSIONER, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, STEVE
I HOPE YOU HAVE A FRUITFUL TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK IN SEATTLE
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
ERICA CHUNG, COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR, WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT
ERICA
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONERS
I HAVE FIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR YOU TODAY
ON MARCH 20, COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND CALKINS CONVENED THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE
DURING THE MEETING, THEY RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S INDUSTRIAL LAND ZONING AND PROVIDED DIRECTION TO STAFF
ON MARCH 21, COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND MOHAMED MET AS MEMBERS OF THE AVIATION COMMITTEE, WHERE THEY RECEIVED UPDATES ON WAYS THE PORT IS ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES AND TRAVELERS TO TAKE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
INCLUDED IN OUR GRAND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN
TOPICS INCLUDED A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, THE RESULTS OF A MODE CHOICE MODELING STUDY, AND OTHER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS THE PORT IS CONSIDERING
ON MARCH 21, COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA AND FELLEMAN CONVENED THE SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE, WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON TWO TOPICS RELATED TO CRUISE AND THE TOOLS THE PORT HAS TO INFLUENCE ITS BUSINESS PARTNERS TO REDUCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
THE FIRST ITEM WAS ON CRUISE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
STAFF ARE CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSION WITH INDIVIDUAL CRUISE LINES AND WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY ON RESIGNING THE AGREEMENT
AND AS IN THE PAST, THE PORT WILL BE A PARTY TO THE LONG STANDING AGREEMENT THAT INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER QUALITY PROTECTIONS THAT EXCEED CURRENT REGULATIONS, ALONG WITH PROVISIONS FOR AN ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
THE SECOND ITEM BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WAS THE CRUISE PREFERENTIAL BIRTHING AGREEMENT AND LEASES
THE COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON THE PORT'S OVERALL STRATEGY FOR AGREEMENT AND LEASE NEGOTIATION WITH CRUISE PARTNERS, POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS AND CONSIDERATION AND PROGRESS
TO DATE, COMMISSIONERS SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF SHORE POWER USE WHILE CRUISE SHIPS ARE AT BERTH AND ENCOURAGE STAFF TO CONSIDER INCENTIVIZING CRUISE LINES PARTNERS TO FURTHER ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY OUTCOMES
ON MARCH 22, COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA CALKINS CONVENED THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED THE STAFF PROPOSED DEFINITION OF EQUITY RELATED RESOURCES IN THE PORT'S BUDGET
THIS WORK IS CALLED FOR IN THE YET TO BE PASSED EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
COMMISSIONERS ALSO RECEIVED A SNEAK PEEK OF A DASHBOARD DISPLAYING DATA THAT STAFF CREATED
AFTER COMBING THROUGH THE PORT'S RECENT BUDGET AND BINDING ITEMS THAT COULD FALL UNDER THE PROPOSED DEFINITION, COMMISSIONERS GAVE FEEDBACK THAT THE DEFINITION AND CRITERIA FOR EQUITY RELATED RESOURCE SHOULD EXPLICITLY INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS
REGARDING THE DATA ON PAST EQUITY SPENDING, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA REQUESTED THAT THIS DATA BE DISAGGREGATED BY IMPACTED GROUPS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS ALSO ASKED THAT ANY CAPITAL EQUITY SPENDING BE SEPARATED OUT FROM THE OTHER EQUITY SPENDING TO REMOVE SOME VOLATILITY FROM YEAR TO YEAR SPENDING COMPARISONS
ON MARCH 22, COMMUNITY CO-CHAIR, DES MOINES MAYOR MATT MAHONEY CHAIRED THE HIGHLINE FORUM WITH COMMISSIONER FRED FELLEMAN IN ATTENDANCE
ARIF GAL, SCA'S NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE ON UPDATE SEA AND NOTED SCA RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM CTRAC AS THE BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA FOR 2022 AND 2023
VIOLETA VEGA, PROGRAM MANAGER FOR BUSINESSES ENDING SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING ALLIANCE, PRESENTED ON HOW TO IDENTIFY HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO STOP OR PREVENT IT
WITH AVIATION DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE, TRAVELING CLAIRE GALLAGHER PROVIDED THE UPDATE ON START, INCLUDING THE FAA'S NEIGHBORING ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY, THE WORK OF THE AVIATION NOISE AND FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, ERICA
I APPRECIATE THE READOUT
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMITTEES? IF SO, PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
YEAH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THIS IS REGARDING THE AVIATION COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION OF TMAS
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THAT PROCESS? AS YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER, THIS IS AARON PRITCHARD, COMMISSIONER CHIEF STAFF
AS YOU KNOW, WE RECENTLY HIRED IN THIS FALL FTE HERE AT THE PORT TO MANAGE THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AVIATION
I WOULD SAY THAT THEY ARE BEGINNING TO ORGANIZE THE FOLKS THAT ARE PART OF THE TMA, WHICH IS BOTH THE CITIES OUTSIDE AND OUR EMPLOYEES HERE
SO I THINK THERE IS MORE TO COME AND WE HOPE THAT THEY CAN PROCEED WITH HASTE TO GET INTO THAT SOME OF THOSE SOLUTIONS
I DON'T KNOW IF COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON WHAT THEY HEARD
YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE KIND OF PERSPECTIVES ON THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
I THINK THERE'S A RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY IN A COUPLE OF KEY EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORTS TO REQUEST THEIR ENTHUSIASM FOR THE PROGRAM AS WELL, BECAUSE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THEM, WE COULD GET MORE THAN A MAJORITY AND REALLY ADVANCE THE WORK
AND THERE'S ALSO A MOMENT RIGHT NOW TO REALLY ASK THEM TO PUT RESOURCES BEHIND THEIR WORDS THAT BOTH HAVE MADE VERY POSITIVE PUBLIC STATEMENTS ABOUT A DESIRE TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES IN THEIR OWN OPERATIONS, AND THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO DO IT
AND AS WE COMMUNICATED THAT TO STAFF, AT THE SAME TIME, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE UNIQUE CHALLENGES TO OUR A TMA FOR AN AIRPORT IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN ONE FOR, SAY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WHICH HAS A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES
AND SO PART OF WHAT'S TAKING TIME ON THIS IS MAKING SURE THAT THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF OUR UNIQUE COMMUTER ENVIRONMENT AND PASSENGER FLOW ENVIRONMENT IS GOING TO REQUIRE UNIQUE SOLUTIONS TOO
SO THIS IS FOCUSED RIGHT NOW ON THE EMPLOYEES THOUGH, RIGHT? IT'S NOT THE PUBLIC
RIGHT
SO IF WE GET TWO BIG EMPLOYERS, THEN WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THIS COMPONENT OF THIS PART OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WE WILL STILL THEN BE LOOKING TO DO TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC
THE TMA IS SPECIFICALLY FOR EMPLOYEES
THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN CONTEMPLATES THE MODES THAT PASSENGERS AND EMPLOYEES USE
AND SO FOR PASSENGERS WE'RE NOT REFERRING IT, THAT'S NOT PART OF THE TMA WORK PLAN
BUT YEAH, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES GEARED SPECIFICALLY FOR MODE SHIFT FOR PASSENGERS AWAY FROM THE LEAST SUSTAINABLE, MOST CONGESTION PRODUCING, MOST EXPENSIVE TOWARD THINGS LIKE LIGHT RAIL
BOTH ARE UNDER THE AVIATION COMMITTEE CURRENT WORK
CORRECT
THE GTAP IS ON OUR WORK PLAN
YEAH, GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PART OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT
THANK YOU, ERICA
WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
THE PORTRAIT 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 THE BUZZER WILL SOUND AT THE END OF THE TWO MINUTE PERIOD
FOR EACH SPEAKER, YOU MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT FOR BUSINESS
THESE RULE APPLY TO INTRODUCTORY AND CLOSING REMARKS
ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION AS A BODY, NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER
DISRUPTIONS OF COMMISSION 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 POOR BUSINESS THREATS AND ABUSIVE OR HARASSING BEHAVIOR AND LANGUAGE OBSCENE LANGUAGE AND GESTURES
REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO COMPLY WITH THE ALLOTTED TIME 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 PROVIDED SPEAKERS MAY OFFER WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE COMMISSIONER CLERK AND ANY BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE MEETING
ANY DISRUPTION WILL RESULT IN A SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE BEING IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND A WARNING OR LOSS OF SPEAKING PRIVILEGES OR REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING AS PROVIDED IN THE COMMISSION'S BYLAWS WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S SPEAKING RECORD, A MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
WE ARE NOW OH, SORRY
WE ARE TAKING COMMENTS FROM ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO HAS JOINED US IN THE CHAMBERS
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME
IF YOU ARE JOINING VIRTUALLY PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF, THEN REPEAT YOURSELF WITH YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND AT THE SAME TIME 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 FOR THE RECORD, AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS
I WILL BE ALTERNATING BETWEEN PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY OUR FIRST SPEAKER IN PERSON IS GOING TO BE JERMAINE MURRAY
IS YOUR MIC ON, JERMAINE MURRAY? AND THE TOPIC IS GOING TO BE ON THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
GOOD AFTERNOON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONER
I AM JERMAINE MURRAY, DIRECTOR OF PORT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I'M HERE TO SHARE MY SUPPORT OF THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
NEARLY FOUR YEARS AGO, THE PORT OF SEATTLE BECAME THE VERY FIRST PORT AUTHORITY IN THE COUNTRY TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS CRITICAL, MANDATORY, AND A NECESSARY COMPONENT IN CREATING AN EQUITABLE WORKPLACE
THAT WAS A SIGNAL THAT THE PORT IS WALKING THE WALK, TALKING THE TALK, AND PUTTING ITS MONEY WHERE ITS MOUTH IS
SINCE THEN, OEDI HAS WORKED WITH DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING SUSTAINABLE, SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN OUR POLICIES AND PRACTICES
IN 2020, I LOST MY MOTHER TO BREAST CANCER, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE BRUTAL KILLINGS OF GEORGE FLOYD AS A BLACK MAN
I BEGAN OPENLY SPEAKING ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, TALKING ABOUT CHALLENGES, STRUGGLES, AND CONDITIONAL THOUGHTS THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN MY LIFE
NOW, AS DIRECTOR, I HAVE TURNED MY PAIN AND LOSS INTO POSITIVE DISRUPTION, STRATEGIC THINKING, AND VULNERABILITY
THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE IS A HUGE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
IT GIVES HOPE, STRENGTH AND GUIDANCE TO OUR ORGANIZATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CHALLENGING BUT NECESSARY WORK
HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT SOLVE EVERYTHING
THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTABLE
TODAY, I'M HUMBLED AND EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE CHANGE IN MOVEMENT, AND I'M GLAD TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION WHERE I'M EMPOWERED TO SHOW UP AS MY AUTHENTIC SELF
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO AS WELL
AND REMEMBER THIS WE ARE MUCH STRONGER TOGETHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JERMAINE
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY AND YOUR BEING HERE TODAY
ALL RIGHT, THANKS
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL PEGGY PRINCE
PEGGY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
PERFECT
PEGGY
IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR TOPIC, AND THEN THE CLOCK WILL START WHEN YOU START
ALL RIGHT
I'M PEGGY PRINCE AND I'M ADDRESSING THE HARMS OF CREWS
YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE OF THE LATEST ALARMING WARNING BY THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
THOSE EXPERTS PORTRAY A RAPIDLY CLOSING WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE A LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR LIFE ON THIS PLANET
WHAT WE DO IN THIS DECADE WILL LARGELY DETERMINE OUR FATE, AND THAT OF OUR FELLOW CREATURES GROWING THINGS AND SURROUNDINGS
YOU CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROTECTING A LIVABLE CLIMATE
YOU CAN HALT FURTHER EXPANSION OF OCEAN CRUISING AND IMMEDIATELY START PHASING OUT CRUISE TRAFFIC IN THE SAILOR SEA AND BEYOND
YOU KNOW WHY THIS IS CRUCIAL
YOU ARE AWARE OF THE MEGACHIP'S OUTSIZED CONTRIBUTION TO OUR AREA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AS WELL AS THEIR OTHER HARMS FOR EXAMPLE, ONE CRUISE SHIP, BIRTHED AT PIER 66 PRODUCES MORE SULFUR DIOXIDE THAN NEARLY 35,000 SEMI TRUCKS
IDLING ON ALASKAN WAY
PLEASE RESPOND TO THE GLOBAL THREAT WITH RESPONSIBLE LOCAL ACTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, PEGGY
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT IN PERSON SPEAKER WHO IS DELMAS WHITTAKER
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS DELMAS WHITAKER AND I'LL BE SPEAKING ON THE EQUITY DIRECTIVE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK PORT FAMILY AND GUESTS
MY NAME IS DELMAS WHITTAKER
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE MAINTENANCE AND I'M PROUD TO SAY I'VE BEEN PART OF THE PORT FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS
SINCE THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION ADOPTED ORDER NUMBER 2018 SIX ON MAY 8 OF 2018
OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CONTINUE TO RISE TO THE OCCASION
AS A PAST PRESIDENT OF BLACKS AND GOVERNMENT CHAPTER HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, SEEING THE EVOLUTION OF THE EQUITY STRATEGY AND IT'S COMING TO LIFE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE AND NEEDED
IN
THE WORDS IN THE DIRECTIVE THAT ARE, COUPLED WITH ACTIONS ALSO REINFORCE OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILD ON THE EFFORT THAT AT ONE POINT SEEMED OUT OF REACH
NOTABLY FOR ME, OUR WORK WITH EQUITY AND BUDGETING, BY INTEGRATING AN EQUITY LENS INTO THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND DECISION MAKING WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON RACIAL INEQUITIES WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
AND THIS INITIATIVE HAS OPENED DOORS AND BUILT PATHWAYS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY UNDISCOVERED
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND YOU IN THIS CHAMBER FOR TAKING THAT EFFORT
OUR OEDI TEAM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND COMMITMENTS TO CHALLENGING THE SOCIAL NORMS AND PAVING A PATH OF PROGRESS
AND LASTLY, IT WOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN ROUNDTABLES PANELS, MS TEAM MEETINGS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS DIRECTIVE
THAT'S BEFORE THE BODY TODAY
SO I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ADOPTING THIS EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, DELMAS
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS PETER GUSHURU
PETER, CAN YOU HEAR ME? PETER, ARE YOU THERE? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU
OH, EXCELLENT
IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD AND THE TOPIC THAT YOU'LL BE SPEAKING TO, AND THEN THE CLOCK WILL START WHEN YOU START
OKAY
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
I AM CALLING TO TALK ABOUT SUPPORTING EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
MY NAME IS PETER GIULU
I AM WITH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IT'S A 24 YEAR OLD ORGANIZATION WHICH, AMONG MANY THINGS, WORK TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN BUSINESS CAPACITY FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS
I CAME TO SIERRA WAY BACK IN 1963
I SEEN MANY CHANGES AS RELATED TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, BUT WE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO
DO YOU KNOW, IN 1967, WHEN I WAS A SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, I COULD NOT RENT AN APARTMENT IN CAPITOL HILL
WE GOT THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGES, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO
THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT THE OFFICER EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU, AS COMMISSIONER CHO APPROVE INITIATIVE
IT IS GOING TO GO A LONG WAY IN SUPPORTING MY COMMUNITY, THE AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN KING COUNTY
ALSO, WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND SEATAC, TUKUILLA, WEST SEATTLE, GEORGETOWN IS A STRONG COMMUNITY OF AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS WHO WANTS TO BE JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY
AND AS I SAID, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PORT FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS AS WE WORK TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN AND ESPECIALLY GUIDE THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY
I THANK YOU
THANK YOU, PETER
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE IN PERSON, WENDY RYDER
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I'M WENDY RYDER
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS HERE AT THE AIRPORT
GOOD AFTERNOON, DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS WENDY RYDER
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
MOST OF US ARE AWARE THAT MARCH 31 IS RECOGNIZED AS CAESAR CHAVEZ DAY IN RECOGNITION OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING IN THE EFFORT TO FIGHT ECONOMIC AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
IT'S ALSO WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN LIKE ROSA PARKS, A NAME WE ALL KNOW, AND PATSY MINK, A NAME MAYBE WE DON'T
FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR ELECTED TO THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO REFLECT ON THESE LEGACIES WHILE THINKING ABOUT OUR MISSION AT THE PORT, WHICH INCLUDES PARTNERING WITH SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WHILE CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
I'M GRATEFUL TO WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE I SEE EVERY DAY OUR EFFORTS TO EXERCISE EQUITY, TO EMBRACE DIVERSITY, AND TO BE INCLUSIVE
I'M ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO WORK WITH AND FOR OUR OEDI TEAM SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS AS WE CREATE THAT OPPORTUNITY THROUGH OUR BUDGETING DECISIONS, THROUGH RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, AND OUR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES
IT ILLUSTRATES THAT OUR MISSION ISN'T JUST WORDS ON A PAGE, BUT WE ARE, AS AN ORGANIZATION, COMMITTED TO THE VALUE EVERYONE BRINGS, COMMITTED TO LEARNING THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL BELIEVES, EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS A VOICE
AND TO ME, THAT'S THE SPIRIT OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, RESPECTING THE LIFE EXPERIENCE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM AND EXPERIENCE FROM
I AM HONORED AND PROUD TO SUPPORT THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH, WENDY
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL
ACTUALLY, THE REMAINING SPEAKERS ARE VIRTUAL
IRIS ANTMAN
IRIS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? IRIS? YES, I CAN
EXCELLENT
IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR TOPIC AND THEN YOU CAN GET STARTED AND WE'LL START THE CAR CLOCK
VERY GOOD
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN AND I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE HARMS OF CRUISE
AND I WANT TO ECHO PEGGY'S WORDS ABOUT FROM THE IPCC REPORT THAT WSDOT OUT A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT THERE'S A RAPIDLY CLOSING WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE A LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL
THE CHOICES AND ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED IN THIS DECADE WILL HAVE IMPACTS NOW AND FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS
AND I REALLY WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS IN BECAUSE THIS IS REAL INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TO USE NOW
A CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ECONOMIST NAMED PARSA DAS GUPTA SAID IN A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE THIS MORNING THAT UNLESS WE ASSESS THE ECONOMIC COST OF HOW WE USE, DARE I SAY PLUNDER, PLANETARY RESOURCES AND NOT JUST THE VALUE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TERMS OF REVENUE AND JOBS, WE'RE DENYING THE REALITY OF HOW WE'RE FUNCTIONING AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED
AS PORT COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE A SMALL YET IMPORTANT PART TO PLAY IN AFFECTING OUR PART OF THIS GLOBAL PUZZLE
YOU KNOW, THE HARMS OF CRUDES
IF YOU TOOK THE TIME TO COST THESE OUT, YOU WOULD SEE THAT FROM A PURELY ECONOMIC VIEW, THEY OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS
AND THAT'S WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE ETHICAL AND MORAL IMPLICATIONS OF DESTROYING OUR WORLD AND CONTRIBUTING TO UNTOLD SUFFERING, IT'S TIME TO LIMIT, DECREASE AND END THE CRUISE BUSINESS IN SEATTLE AND DEVELOP TRULY SUSTAINABLE AND LIFE AFFIRMING WORK, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES
THIS, RATHER THAN GROWING THE MEGA HARMFUL CRUISE BUSINESS, IS YOUR JOB
AND IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO HEAR FOLKS TALKING ABOUT THE DEI WORK THAT THE PORT IS DOING
THE PORT DOES SOME BEAUTIFUL WORK, BUT THERE IS AN IMMENSE SHORT SIGHTEDNESS IN THINKING IN THINKING THAT THERE'S STILL A ROAD TO THE CRUISE BUSINESS BEING SUSTAINABLE IN ANY WAY
IT WILL NEVER BE
OKAY
THANK YOU, IRIS
YOU'RE ACTUALLY OUT OF TIME, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, DONNA MCBAIN EVANS
YES
HI, DONNA
STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD AS WELL AS THE TOPIC YOU'LL BE SPEAKING ON AND WE'LL GET THE TIMER STARTED WHEN YOU START TESTIFYING
OKAY, MY NAME IS DONNA MCBAIN EVANS AND I'M REPRESENTING DOWNTOWN GREENWAYS COALITION AND I'M HERE TODAY TO COMMENT ON THE ALASKA WAY PBL THAT DOT IS DESIGNING AT THE CURRENT MOMENT AS PART OF THE WATERFRONT SEATTLE PROJECT
THE CURRENT PLANS FOR THE BIKE TRAIL ALONG THE POPULAR ALASKAN WAY HAS A DOUBLE STREET CROSSING WITHIN FIVE SHORT BLOCKS ALONGSIDE THE PORT OF SEATTLE CRUISE TERMINAL AT PIER 66
THIS IS BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND WALL STREET
THIS DESIGN WILL LARGELY DEGRADE THE BIKING EXPERIENCE FOR LOCALS AND TOURISTS ALIKE AND CREATE CONFUSION AND SAFETY CONFLICTS BETWEEN FREIGHT PASSENGERS AND OTHERS ENJOYING THE WATERFRONT
THIS IS A KEY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATION ROUTE FOR PEOPLE WALKING, BIKING, SCOOTING, ROLLING AND RUNNING
AND JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS NORTH OF YOUR ELLIOTT BAY TRAIL EXISTS AND THEY
SEE OVER 1 MILLION PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE TRIPS PER YEAR
ACCORDING TO DATA BY SDOT
THIS COMES OUT TO BE ABOUT 3000 TRIPS A DAY
THE TRAIL IS VITAL FOR BIKE CONNECTIONS NORTH TO INNER BAY, QUEEN ANNE AND THE BURT GILMAN TRAIL, AS WELL AS SOUTH TO THE FERRY TERMINAL STADIUMS IN WEST SEATTLE
AND THIS POPULARITY IS GOING TO EXPLODE ONCE THE NEW WATERFRONT PROMENADE OPENS
WE ARE HERE TO ASK THE PORT TO SUPPORT A CONTINUOUS BIKE TRAIL FROM VIRGINIA STREET TO BROAD STREET, CONNECTING THE NEW PARK PROMENADE TO THE ELLIOTT BAY TRAIL AND ENABLING A KEY INVESTMENT IN THE REGION'S CARBON FREE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
TWO STREET CROSSINGS FOR THE PATH IS CONFUSING AND IT MAKES IT AN UNSAFE TRAIL AND GOES COUNTER TO OUR CITY'S VISION
ZERO GOALS
IF CONFLICT ON CRUISE DAYS IS A MAJOR CONCERN, IT SHOULD BE MITIGATED BY A TEMPORARY DETOUR DURING PEAK CRUISE SHIP BOARDING TIMES FROM 07:00 A.M
TO 03:00 P.M.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU, DONNA
I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, SAMUTH MEL
SAMUTH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, IF YOU COULD SAY YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD AS WELL AS THE TOPIC SUBMIT MILL COMMENTING ON THE SEATTLE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE RESOLUTION
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT AND RESPECTED COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS SAMITH MEL AND I WORK AT THE EQUITY AND EDUCATION COALITION AS THE DIRECTOR OF PARTNERS AND CHANGE PROGRAM
I'M HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
RESOLUTION
THROUGHOUT PREVIOUS YEARS AND THE PRESENT, I HAVE SEEN HOW INTEGRAL THE PORT'S OFFICE OF EQUITY WORK HAS BEEN FOR COMMUNITY AND FOR INTERNAL EQUITY WORK AT THE PORT
THIS DIRECTIVE CAN HELP TO SOLIDIFY AND PROVIDE LONG TERM SOLUTIONS IN PLACE AT THE PORT SO THAT THE PORT CAN REALIZE THE VISION AND COMMITMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS CHANGE
AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT RESOLUTIONS SUCH AS THIS MOVE FORWARD AND PROVIDE SPACE AND GUIDANCE SO THAT VOICES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES CAN CONTINUE TO HELP SHAPE THE POLICIES AND WORK OF THE PORT AROUND EQUITY
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AND ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE WORK WE MUST DO TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY, INDUSTRY AND THE COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AND HAPPY KAMAYA, LAO AND TATUM YEARS
THANK YOU, SAMAY
APPRECIATE YOU
LAST SPEAKER FOR TODAY IS HAYWARD EVANS
HAYWARD, IF YOU COULD SAY YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD AND THE TOPIC
HAYWARD, CAN YOU HEAR ME? HEYWARD, I UNDERSTAND THAT HE DID NOT CHECK IN
AYE
NAME IS ON THE LIST
OKAY
ALL RIGHT, IN THAT CASE, WE WILL WAS THE LAST PERSON ON THE LIST
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGN UPS FOR TODAY
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT ON THE TEAM'S CALL OR PRESENT IN THE ROOM TODAY WHO DIDN'T? IS THAT YOU, HAYWARD? YES
IF YOU'RE STREAMING THIS MEETING AS WALLACE ON THE PHONE, YOU NEED TO TURN THE VOLUME OFF ON THE STREAM
WANT TO TRY AGAIN? WE'RE NOT HEARING? YEAH
ASK ONE MORE TIME
HEYWARD, ARE YOU WITH US? ALL RIGHT
WELL, MR COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT, WE CAN CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE AYE
TO SUBMIT SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS
YEAH
HAYWARD, IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CHIME IN NOW, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SUBMIT YOUR REMARKS IN WRITTEN FORM TO THE CLERK AND WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S PART OF THE RECORD
I'M GOING TO GIVE IT ANOTHER 5 SECONDS
ALL RIGHT
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM OR ON THE TEAM'S CALL THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR WOULD JUST ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE US SYNOPSIS OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
MR COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
MR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S MEETING
THESE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COMMISSIONER IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING AND WILL BECOME A PART OF THE MEETING RECORD TODAY
I ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE GOT A LATE COMING WRITTEN COMMENT AS WELL, SO I BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IF IT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN, AND WILL AS WELL BECOME PART OF THE MEETING RECORD
GREAT
OUR FIRST WRITTEN COMMENT COMES FROM SAYETTE SORRY FOR THE PRONUNCIATION
NAGUSE, DEPUTY MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF SEATAC, SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF AGENDA ITEM TEN D, STATING THAT THE PROPOSED EQUITY POLICY IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD FOR THE PORT BENEFITING, THE WELL BEING OF EMPLOYEES, VISITORS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESSES THE NEED TO IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE DISPARITIES, ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY TO INFORM AND INFLUENCE DECISION MAKING RELATED TO PORT PROJECT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
THE NEXT WRITTEN COMMENT COMES FROM CYNTHIA DELLA STRAYNOS JOHNSON, TUKWILLA CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WHO ALSO WRITES IN SUPPORT OF AGENDA ITEM TEN D, STATING THAT THE CITY IS GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS OF THE PORT AND BELIEVES THE PORT'S EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE WOULD HAVE A PROFOUNDLY POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES OF TUKWILLA
AND THEN OUR FINAL WRITTEN COMMENT THAT WE RECEIVED BEFORE THE DEADLINE TODAY COMES FROM DOUGLAS ALARENSHAW, SEATTLE RESIDENT, WHO WRITES IN OPPOSITION TO WHAT HE HAS HEARD AS A POTENTIAL PLAN TO FORCE THE UPCOMING WATERFRONT BICYCLE PATH TO MAKE TWO UNNECESSARY CROSSINGS OF ALASKAN WAY NEAR THE CRUISE TERMINAL
HE ASKS THAT THE PATH OF THE WEST SIDE OF ALASKAN WAY BE KEPT FOR ITS DURATION FOR EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY PURPOSES
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN COMMENTS WE'VE RECEIVED
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CLERK HART
HEYWARD, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE
HEYWARD, ARE YOU WITH US? ALL RIGHT
I TRIED
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS
WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING EIGHT A, NOT EIGHT B, NOT EIGHT C, BUT EIGHT D, E AND EIGHT F
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED
SECONDED
EXCELLENT
I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, 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 THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
SO WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES AS AMENDED
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE TWO ITEMS OF THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WERE PULLED, STARTING WITH ITEM EIGHT B
CLERK HART WILL LEAD IT INTO THE RECORD AND THEN STEVE WILL INTRODUCE CLERK HART
I HAVE A QUESTION
SECOND
PERMISSION IS PLEASE SAY I YOUR NAME ON YOUR NAME
NICOLE, WHOEVER THAT IS, CAN YOU PLEASE THAT WAS HAYWARD
IT WASN'T
IT HAYWARD
HAYWARD
THANK YOU, HAYWARD
CAN YOU PLEASE MUTED THE STREAM? HAYWARD, YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG VIA THE INTERNET ON THE WEBSITE
GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THAT FOR US, PLEASE
AND THEN IF YOU COULD IF YOU ARE AUDIBLE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AFTER THAT TIME
HEYWARD, CAN YOU PLEASE RESPOND? IT SAYS YOU'RE MUTED
OKAY, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE TO READ
YEAH, GO AHEAD
ALL RIGHT
GO AHEAD AND TAKE AN ASSET
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM EIGHT B
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATERFRONT DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
THIS ACTION WILL CREATE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE PROJECTS, DECISION MAKING, ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, AND APPLICATION OF PORT INITIATIVES FOR THE WATERFRONT PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
WE HAVE JOANNA HENGEL, ASSISTANT ENGINEERING DIRECTOR, AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
HELLO, THIS IS JOY HANGEL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING FOR DESIGN, SPECIFICALLY HAPPY TO ANSWER WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU LIKE AS WELL AS PROVIDE A GENERAL OVERVIEW THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOU
THANKS, JOANNE
I THINK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAD SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, SO I'LL JUST HAND IT OVER TO AYE.
THANK YOU
AND MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT GIVING YOU A HEADS UP ABOUT JUST A COUPLE OF SIMPLE QUESTIONS, REALLY
I LOVE CONSISTENCY ON THE WATERFRONT
I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND TRYING TO SET A GOOD BAR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ACROSS THE WAY
WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE? BUT THE TWO QUESTIONS I HAVE IS ONE IS, WELL, FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, FOR SOME PROJECTS WHERE CONSISTENCY IS GOOD, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES ALSO TO EXCEED
I WOULD ASSUME THAT IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THESE EFFORTS, WE'RE NOT JUST SETTING THE BAR, WE'RE SETTING AT LEAST THE MINIMUM BAR OF CONSISTENCY AND NOT PRECLUDING THE ABILITY TO EXCEED
THAT IS CORRECT
SO THE BUILDING CODE IS GOING TO BE OUR BARE MINIMUM NO MATTER WHAT
WE, AS SUPPORT, WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE BETTER SUPPORT TO MOVE BEYOND THAT
AND SO THIS WILL SET KIND OF A PORT STANDARD MINIMUM BAR
BUT IT IS INTENDED TO WORK WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION FRAMEWORK SUCH THAT WE ARE MAKING PRUDENT DECISIONS ON A PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS TO DO AS BEST WE CAN FOR LEADING THE BUSINESS INITIATIVES AS WELL AS OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY GOALS
THANK YOU
AND SOMEWHAT TANGENTIAL TO ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I UNDERSTAND IN LOOKING AT PART OF THE WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT, SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS SIGNAGE HAS BEEN SEEN AS A CHALLENGE FOR OUR PARTNERS ALONG THE WATERFRONT AND THAT THERE ARE THESE DIFFERENT WHETHER YOU CAN POST SOMETHING ON A RAILING VERSUS SOMETHING LIKE THAT
WOULD YOU SEE? THIS BEING THE QUESTION I HAVE IS REALLY ABOUT THE CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS REQUIREMENTS
CLEARLY, THE CITY'S PERMITTING STANDARDS ARE THE BASELINE, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IN TERMS OF ARE WE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO SORT OF INCORPORATE THEM INTO OUR ATTEMPTS AT CONSISTENCY? IT WOULD BE AN OUTREACH TO THEM MORE THAN JUST SAYING, OKAY, WE HEAR YOU AND WE'LL JUST TAKE WHAT YOU GIVE US
YEAH
THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF POINTS THAT WE ARE SPECIFICALLY KIND OF AWARE OF AND THINKING OF WHERE COORDINATION WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS OUR PARTNERS IN THIS IN ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE WATERFRONT SIDE, FRANKLY, THAT'S GOING TO BE A KEY ELEMENT OF THE WORK
AND SO WE INTEND TO REACH OUT ON THOSE PARTICULAR TOPICS AS WE SEE FIT, BUT ALSO HAVE A REALLY PRETTY BROAD REACHING SURVEY OF THE NEEDS, DESIRES OF BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS SUCH THAT WE ARE BRINGING IN IDEAS AND TRYING TO WRITE INTO OUR NORMS THE BEST WE CAN AS FAR AS COORDINATION, AND AGAIN, PUSHING FORWARD THOSE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES WE HAVE AND TRYING TO INCREASE THE CONSISTENCY AND QUALITY AND WHATNOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE PROVIDE
FANTASTIC
I HOPE WE CAN GET A REPORT OUT AFTER YOU'RE DONE WITH THIS NOBLE EFFORT
THANK YOU FOR GIVING A LITTLE MORE FLESH ON THE BONES
IF I MAY, COMMISSIONER
EXCELLENT
ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO VOTE ON THIS AS A BLOCK AFTER WE ADDRESS EIGHT C
SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT C IF CLERK HARK WANTS TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND LET STEVE SPEAK TO IT
OKAY
I'M SORRY, I'M JUST LOOKING BACK
WE NEED A MOTION
ARE WE STILL ON 8-B? NO, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO 8-C AND THEN VOTE FOR BOTH CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS A BLOCK
IS THAT OKAY? OH, I UNDERSTAND
YEAH, THAT'S FINE
ALL RIGHT, SO YEAH, WELL, WE'LL MOVE ON TO EIGHT C
YEAH, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION
I'M NOT HEARING ANY OF IT
YEAH, FOR SURE
OKAY
AND BEFORE I DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH HAYWARD AFTER THIS MEETING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH AYE
AND GET AYE
COMMENTS
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT
YEAH, YOU BET
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM EIGHT C
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AND EXECUTE A MAJOR WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $440,000 TO DEMOLISH THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL BANK BUILDING C TWELVE, FOR A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $496,000
COMMISSIONER, THIS PROJECT WAS PAUSED DURING THE PANDEMIC
ONCE DEMOLISHED, THE SITE WILL BE USED AS A PROJECT LAY DOWN SITE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRIAL CENTER WITH ANTICIPATED FUTURE USE FOR THE GATEWAY BUILDING
SO WE HAVE ONLINE WITH US, WE CAN SEE THEM
RIGHT HERE IS KELLY PERNELL, THE CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER FOR WATERFALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CAROLESE DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND DAVE MCFADDEN
AND I ALSO SEE JESSICA CARLSON, THE SENIOR REAL ESTATE MANAGER AND DAVE MCFADDEN, OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR EQUITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
SO WE'RE GLAD TO EITHER RECAP THIS OR ANSWER SPECIFIC COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS ON THIS
EXCELLENT
I THINK COMMISSIONER AHMED MOHAMMED HAD SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM, SO I'LL JUST HAND IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHO
YEAH, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS
SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PROJECT, THE DEMOLISHING OF THE FISHERMAN TERMINAL BANK BUILDING, WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL GATEWAY BUILDING PROJECT THAT WAS CANCELED IN 2022
SO I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THAT CANCELLATION OF THE PROJECT AND HOW MUCH MONEY WAS ALREADY SPENT ON THE PROJECT BEFORE IT WAS CANCELED? I GUESS I'LL TAKE THAT QUESTION
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
DURING THE PANDEMIC CRISIS, WE REEVALUATED THE PRIORITIES OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE PART OF THE FT REDEVELOPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER, SOME PUBLIC SPACE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS, INCLUDING, POTENTIALLY, THE GATEWAY BUILDING THAT WAS TO SERVE THE EMERGING AND MODERNIZATION INTERESTS OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
WE DECIDED GLOBALLY TO PAUSE THE PROJECT SO IT'S NOT CANCELED, BUT COULD BE TAKEN UP AS A FUTURE PROJECT AND ASSERTED THE PRIORITY OF THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PROJECT, WE RESTARTED THE DEMOLITION PROCESS AND SEE IT AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LAY DOWN AND FOR RELATIVELY LARGE SCALE NWBE CONTRACT, AS WE HAVE A HIGH PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE ON NWA PREFERENCE ON THIS CONTRACTING MATTER
SO THAT'S OUR RATIONALE
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFYING INFORMATION
I THINK I SAW MCFADDEN'S HAND ON IT
DIRECTOR MCFADDEN, I COULD ADD THERE THAT AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THE PANDEMIC CHALLENGES, WE HAD A GREAT REDUCTION IN OUR CAPITAL CAPACITY
SO WE HAD TO MAKE A NUMBER OF VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS AT THAT TIME TO FOREGO OR MOCKBALL PROJECTS
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE HAD TO PUSH INTO THE FUTURE
THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFYING INFORMATION
DID YOU WANT TO YOU HAD ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE COST TO DATE, AND WE MAY HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU ON THAT
I DON'T HAVE IT PRECISELY UNLESS KELLY MIGHT HAVE ACCESS TO I DON'T
FOR THE ENTIRE GATEWAY PROJECT OF WHICH THIS WAS FOLDED INTO
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU ON THAT
OKAY, THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO HEAR
IT SAYS CANCELED ON THE MEMO
SO IT'S HELPFUL TO HEAR THAT IT WAS PAUSED AND NOT CANCELED
MY OTHER QUESTION IS HOW MUCH OF THE DESIGN OF THE FISHERMEN TERMINAL DEMOLISH HAPPENED UNDER THAT PROJECT? OR HAS NONE OF THAT STARTED? YEAH, I CAN TAKE THAT ONE
MOST OF IT WAS COMPLETED UNDER THAT
SO WE BASICALLY PICKED IT BACK UP AT 90% AND WE'RE AND FINISHING IT OUT, WHICH IS VERY, VERY MINIMAL
IT'S ACTUALLY LARGELY REMOVING SOME SHEETS THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE NET SHEDS THAT WERE ALSO PART OF THAT ORIGINAL DEMOLITION
SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS
SO IT'S A VERY MINIMAL AMOUNT THAT WE'VE BEEN USING
OUR SEED MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED TO FINISH THAT
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
AND THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, IS THERE ANY HISTORICAL VALUE TO THE FISHERMAN TERMINAL BANK BUILDING? WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WHAT THE PART OF THE CODE EVALUATION WHEN YOU GO FOR PERMITS FOR DEMOLITION INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF WHAT'S HISTORIC MERIT BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE
I WASN'T HERE FOR THAT PART OF ITS PERMITTING ACTIVITY, BUT I WILL REASONABLY ASSUME THAT IT DID NOT MEET THE TEST BY HRC
GREAT
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, HAS ANY OF THE CONSTRUCTION CHANGED FOR THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER? IS THAT ALL ON TRACK? I CAN ANSWER VERY QUICKLY
WE TOOK A SIX MONTH ADDED TIME TO FIX SOME OF THE DESIGN
KELLY OR KIRA CAN DIVE INTO MORE SPECIFICS, BUT GENERALLY IT'S ON SCHEDULE
WE EXPECT TO BRING IT BACK FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION TO USE SOMETIME THIS SUMMER
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION
THANK YOU
YEAH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT BUILDING COME DOWN AND THAT, I THINK, FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE LEASERS OF THAT PROPERTY, SEEING IT AS A CLEAR SLATE WILL MAKE IT THAT MUCH MORE APPEALING FOR A MARKETING SALE
SO THANK YOU
I WAS HOPING TO HAVE SEEN IT DONE BEFOREHAND, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR PRIORITIZATION AT THAT TIME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
EXCELLENT
ALL RIGHT
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO VOTE ON ITEMS EIGHT B AND EIGHT C AS A BLOCK
EXCELLENT
SECOND
GREAT
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE
AND SECONDED
PLEASE SAY I OR NAY
CLERK HART, GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT FOR THE MINI CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS A, B AND EIGHT C BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO AND NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
AND THE ITEMS PASS AS WELL
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE FOUR NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN, A
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ANNUAL MEETING, APPROVAL OF MINUTES, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS, AND ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2022
GREAT
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW RECESS ITS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING TO CONDUCT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THE TIME IS 100 AND 02:00 P.M.
AND I'LL NOW RECONVENE THE MEETING OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
ALL MEMBERS OF THE IDC ARE PRESENT IN ATTENDANCE TODAY
THE IDC IS A SPECIAL CORPORATION MAINTAINED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES DEFINED BY STATE LAW AND THE CORPORATION'S CHARTER
ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE THERE WAS AN INVESTMENT ACTIVITY, THERE WAS NEW INVESTMENT ACTIVITY IN THE IDC
WE HOLD THIS MEETING TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL REPORT CONFIRMED OFFICERS AND APPROVED MINUTES
DURING THE MEETING, COMMISSIONERS WILL BE ACTING AS DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, YOU OF THE FLOOR TO INTRODUCE THE IDC DIRECTORS
THE IDC IS A SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED TO FACILITATE INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION THROUGH TAX EXEMPT FINANCING
THINK OF IT AS A FINANCING SUBSIDIARY FOR THE PORT
THERE WAS NO IDC FINANCING IN 2022
IN BURKE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, CORPORATE OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCE AND BUDGET IS OUR PRESENTER FOR THE IDC MEETING TODAY
BUT FIRST, I BELIEVE THAT DIRECTORS HAVE SOME ORGANIZING BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO, SO I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO DIRECTOR CHO
GREAT
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ADOPTION OF THE IDC MINUTES DATED APRIL 26, 2022, PROVIDED IN YOUR MEETING PACKETS
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED? MR COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT I HAD IAN NOT REFLECTED IN THAT SET OF MINUTES, AND THAT HAS BEEN CORRECTED ON OUR END
SO IT DOES REFLECT IAN BURKE FROM LAST YEAR'S REPORT
THANK YOU FOR THAT
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED HEARING? NONE
THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED
I'LL NOW ACCEPT THE MOTION TO CONFIRM THE IDC OFFICERS FOR THIS YEAR
THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR 2023 ARE AS FOLLOWS SAM CHO, PRESIDENT TOSHIKO HASEGAWA, VICE PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN, SECRETARY HAMDI MOHAMMED, DIRECTOR
RYAN CALKINS, DIRECTOR, IS THERE A MOTION SO MOVED? SECOND
IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED
DIRECTORS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
CLERK HART THANK YOU
DIRECTOR CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND DIRECTOR CHEF
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THAT SLATE OF OFFICERS
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
MR BURKE, PLEASE CONTINUE WITH YOUR IDC REPORT
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
YES, YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED THE IDC'S 2022 ANNUAL REPORT IN YOUR PACKETS
THIS REPORT HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED ONLINE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
THE REPORT CONTAINS DETAILED BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE IDC AS WELL AS ITS LIMITED FINANCIAL ACTIVITY IN 2022
ESSENTIALLY, JUST INTEREST OR EARNINGS ON THE FUND BALANCE AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR MANAGING THE IDC
AS A BRIEF REFRESHER, THE PORT IDC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1982 TO FACILITATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN KING COUNTY BY EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING A VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH A PRIVATE COMPANY COULD ACCESS THE TAX EXEMPT MUNICIPAL MARKET
THINK OF THE IDC AS A CONDUIT TO THE TAX EXEMPT MARKET
THE IDC ITSELF DOES NOT LEND ANY MONEY AND ALL DEBT ISSUED BY A PRIVATE BUSINESS THROUGH THE IDC IS NON RECOURSE TO THE PORT AND TO THE IDC
THE PORT IS ALSO NOT ALLOWED TO LEND OR CONTRIBUTE FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE IDC
AS NOTED IN THE REPORT, FEDERAL TAX LAW, PARTICULARLY THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986, HAS GREATLY LIMITED THE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND FACILITIES THAT QUALIFY FOR TAXEXEMPT FINANCING
AS A RESULT, THE PORTS, IDC AND IDCS IN GENERAL HAVE SEEN VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF NEW REFINANCINGS
WE HAD 15 PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH THE IDC BETWEEN 1982 AND 1986 AND WE HAVE ONLY HAD TWO SINCE THAT TIME
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, THERE REMAINS ONLY ONE COMPANY, DELTA AIRLINES, WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT FUNDED THROUGH THE IDC
AND THAT DEBT HAS A FINAL MATURITY SCHEDULED FOR 2030
UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION ON THE IDC
GREAT
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR BURKE HERE? YEAH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO I RECALL LAST TIME AROUND WITH CROWLEY WAS THE LAST OUTSTANDING ONE WITH DELTA
AND SO CROWLEY CLEARED THEIR DEBT IN THIS PAST YEAR
OR WAS THAT THE YEAR BEFORE CROWLEY WAS IT WAS THE YEAR BEFORE, CORRECT
CROWLEY WAS PAID DOWN IN 2021
IS THE RATE OF RETURN I MEAN, ARE THEY DECREASING THEIR DEBT AT A CAN THEY JUST USE ANY SORT OF INCREMENT THEY WANT OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME TILL 2030? OR IS IT A FIXED AMOUNT PER TIME? NO, THERE IS A SET PIGGY DOWN SCHEDULE FOR DELTA
I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I COULD GET BACK TO YOU
IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE BEARING ON OUR FINANCING ANYWAY
IT'S THE LAST ONE STANDING
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER, HOW'S IT GOING? NO, I'M SORRY
ALL RIGHT
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE IDC ANNUAL MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED
THE TIME IS 1:07 P
M
THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION MEETING IS NOW RECONVENED
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 TEN B AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH KING COUNTY THAT FORMALIZES THE COUNTY'S FUNDING, SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH AN ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $199,000
COMMISSIONER, THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH KING COUNTY WILL SOLIDIFY OUR PARTNERSHIP AND ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD COLLABORATIVELY WITH A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET CONCEPT
FUNDING FOR THIS ITEM FOR THE 2023 BUDGET WAS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AND THANKS TO HER LEADERSHIP AND YOUR ALL LEADERSHIP AND THE HARD WORK OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF AND OTHERS, WE'VE REACHED THIS PROJECT MILESTONE
THIS MOU WILL RESULT IN A DRAFT REPORT ON THE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS, IDENTIFY MARKET ATTRIBUTES, IDENTIFY SITE POSSIBILITIES, DEVELOP COST PROJECTIONS, AND ULTIMATELY ANALYZE THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS IDEA
PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE ANNIE TRAN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, AND ALSO DAVE MCFADDEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
SO I DON'T KNOW, DAVE
OR IS IT GOING TO YOU TO KICK OFF THEN? ANNIE OR ANNIE? OKAY, THANKS
YEAH
THANKS, ANNIE
NO
DO I PRESS THE BUTTON UP? THERE WE GO
GO AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON
THANK YOU SO MUCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE METRUCK COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSION PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER, VICE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SOIKI WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY AS WE INTRODUCE THIS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY
MY NAME IS ANNIE TRAN, AND I AM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE ON DAVE MCFADDEN'S TEAM
I AM HERE TODAY TO SEEK COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN MOU WITH KING COUNTY
THIS WILL FORMALIZE THE COUNTY'S FUNDING OF $50,000 TO SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY ARE INTERESTED IN CONDUCTING THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
IDEALLY, THIS PERMANENT MARKETPLACE WOULD BE EASY TO GET TO AND FROM FROM SEA AIRPORT
SOME OF THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ATTRACT TOURISTS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD FAR AND WIDE, PROVIDE A CULTURAL GATHERING SPACE, AND ALSO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
THE PROPOSED STUDY IS TO NOT EXCEED THE 199,000 THRESHOLD AND THIS MOU WILL FORMALIZE KING COUNTY'S FINANCIAL COMMITMENT OF $50,000, AS WELL AS THEIR PART IN HELPING MANAGE THIS PROJECT AND ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AS FOR THE SCOPE, THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS PROJECT
PHASE ONE IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON COLLECTING ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK
AS THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE IMPACT ON EXISTING AND PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY BEFORE MOVING TO PHASE TWO
PHASE TWO IF THE RESULTS FROM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS ARE FAVORABLE, WE WILL THEN PURSUE PHASE TWO AND DRILL DOWN TO THE DETAILS TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET FACILITY COULD LOOK LIKE, WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE MUTED, AND ALSO WHAT IT MAY COST TO BUILD AND OPERATE IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM
NEXT SLIDE
REASONS FOR THIS PROJECT IS THAT IT DOES ALIGN WELL WITH OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOALS OF ADVANCING TOURISM AND ALSO THE GROWTH OF THIS REGION
IT ALSO SERVES AS AN INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC TOURIST DESTINATION, AS STATED BEFORE, AND IT COULD ALSO PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC ASSET TO SOUTH KING COUNTY TO BENEFIT CITIES SUCH AS TUKWILLA, SEATAC AND OTHER SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
THIS MARKETPLACE COULD GENERATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO SUPPORT JOBS AND SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES
IN ADDITION, WE KNOW THAT SOUTH KING COUNTY IS HOME TO LARGE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, AND THE PROJECT LIKE THIS COULD ALSO SUPPORT AND PREVENT SOME OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF SMALL BUSINESSES AS THE REGION CONTINUES TO GROW
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AS FOR THE TIMELINE
WE DID MENTION THAT THIS PROJECT IS BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO PHASES AND SO YOU'LL SEE AT THE TOP LINE, A DRAFT REPORT ON THE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS AND INTERVIEWS FROM LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE THAT FIRST PART
AND WE'RE HOPING TO PURSUE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED IN MID JUNE
IF PHASE ONE IS FAVORABLE, AS WE MENTIONED, WE WILL THEN CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE TIMELINE TO EXPLORE THE PREFERRED SITE REQUIREMENTS, POTENTIAL SITES, AND COMPLETE A FINAL FEASIBILITY REPORT AT THE END OF 2023
THEN TO CLOSE THE LOOP, WE WILL THEN PRESENT OUR FINDINGS TO THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE INITIALLY ENGAGED
AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION TODAY
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, ANNIE, FOR THE PRESENTATION
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF AT THIS TIME? FROM COMMISSIONERS? WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THANK YOU
I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH ANNIE AND DIRECTOR MCFADDEN ON THIS TOPIC AS WELL AS SOUTH KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVE UPTIGROVE FROM THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL
OFTEN SOUTH KING COUNTY IS SEEN AS A COMMUNITY THAT IS DRIVEN THROUGH, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT SEATAC AIRPORT
AND THIS MARKET STUDY AND THE PORT OF BUILDING A PUBLIC MARKET IN SOUTH KING COUNTY WOULD CHANGE THAT
AND PEOPLE WHO DO ARRIVE AT SEATAC AIRPORT COULD LOOK AT THIS COMMUNITY AS A PLACE NOT JUST TO DRIVE THROUGH, BUT A PLACE THAT THEY COULD COME AND VISIT AND WALK AWAY WITH SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SEE IN SEATTLE
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SEE AT PIKE PLACE MARKET IN SEATTLE
AND SO THIS IS A STUDY THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE TOURISM, SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE WERE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT BREAKING THIS STUDY UP INTO TWO PHASES
AND THERE'S A LOT OF DOLLARS BEING PUT INTO THIS
I MEAN, 200,000 IS NOT A LOT COMPARED TO OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE APPROVE AT THE PORT, BUT IT'S STILL A LOT TO ME TO INVEST THESE AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO THESE STUDIES
AND SO BREAKING IT UP INTO TWO PHASES REALLY GIVES THE COMMISSION AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN INPUT ON WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY
A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC HAS AYE
AND SO REALLY BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE NEED FOR A PUBLIC MARKET AND MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE AIRPORT ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN SHAPING THE STUDY AND SAYING THAT THERE IS A PARTICULAR NEED FOR THIS
SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE OUTCOME OF PHASE ONE TO HELP INFORM WHAT DAVE MCFADDEN'S TEAM ENDS UP DOING FOR PHASE TWO
AND JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE TODAY AND JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE FOR ANNIE AND DIRECTOR MCFADDEN FOR TAKING THIS
ON AND MAKING IT SOMETHING REALLY GREAT
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, FOR THE VISION AND THE LEADERSHIP ON THIS EXCITING PROGRAM
I'M WONDERING WHAT THE VISION IS, IF IT'S A SEASONAL FARMERS MARKET OR IF WE'RE THINKING OF A FIXED LOCATION INDOORS THAT WILL BE THERE AND AVAILABLE AS AN ANCHOR YEAR ROUND
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
I'D LOVE TO HAVE DAVE MCFADDEN CHIME IN
YEAH, I WEIGH IN ON THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I THINK WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DEVELOP THIS AS A FULL TIME, YEAR ROUND MARKET, OBVIOUSLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WEATHER AND OUTDOORS OPPORTUNITIES, SO IT'LL HAVE AN OUTDOOR COMPONENT
BUT I DO THINK I ENVISION IT HAVING SOME INDOOR COMPONENT AS WELL
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IS REALLY FOR THE MARKET SUCCESS, YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE A FACILITY THAT SUPPORTS A WIDE VARIETY OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
NOT JUST PURELY VENDORS AND STALLS, BUT ALSO PLACES TO ACTIVATE, PLACES TO OFFER CLASSES, PLACES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME
AND SO I THINK THAT'S OUR QUALIFIED VISION FOR NOW, BUT WE'RE REALLY ANXIOUS TO GET THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT IN TERMS OF JUST WHAT DO THEY WANT, DO THEY WANT IT FULL TIME, WHAT DO THEY REALLY DREAM OF IN TERMS OF A PUBLIC MARKETPLACE? THANK YOU
DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT PART OF THIS MIGHT LEAD TO THE NEED TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO HOUSE A PROGRAM LIKE THIS? OR DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT WE MIGHT USE EXISTING PORT FACILITIES OR PROPERTIES? OR WOULD WE BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KING COUNTY? OR IS SIGHTING PART OF THE SCOPE OF THIS STUDY? SIGHTING IS PART OF THE STUDY
AS COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED MENTIONED, THE FIRST PHASE IS JUST TO TEST THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT, THEIR WILLINGNESS AND INTEREST IN DEVELOPING THIS FACILITY
IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SIGHTING POSSIBILITIES, THE PROPERTIES THAT MAKE SENSE
I CAN GENERALLY OFFER THAT THERE AREN'T REALLY ANY PORT PROPERTIES AVAILABLE OR THAT WOULD REALLY MAKE SENSE FOR THIS, BUT I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE STUDY WE'LL LOOK AT
WE'LL REVISIT THAT
AND I JUST THINK THAT DOWN THE ROAD, YES, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO BUILD, HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO OPERATE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN AND LOOK AT OUR OWN OPTIONS AS POTENTIAL PARTNERS IN THIS FUTURE FACILITY
YEAH, THAT'S HELPFUL AND SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT
I KNOW THAT THE PORT HAS EXPLICIT AND IMPLIED POWERS WHEN IT COMES TO ACQUIRING PROPERTY, AND IT HAS TO FIT SQUARELY WITHIN OUR MISSION
BUT DEPENDING ON THE NEED, THE USE, THE FUNCTION AND THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES ASSOCIATED, I WONDER IF WE SHOULD BE ACCOUNTING FOR ANY SORT OF LEGAL FEES OR EXPENSES TO NAVIGATE SOME OF THOSE POTENTIAL CHALLENGES, SEEING AS WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE PROPERTY ALREADY IN OUR PORTFOLIO
IT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION
COINCIDENTALLY, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AND COUNTY COUNCILMAN UPTOGROVE HAVE ASKED FOR AN UPFRONT LEGAL BRIEFING THIS WEEK JUST TO GET THE LAY OF THE LAND, JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GUARDRAILS AND PARAMETERS ARE FOR EITHER OF OUR JURISDICTIONS PARTICIPATION IN THIS TYPE OF PROJECT
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION OF WHETHER WE NEED TO MAKE LEGAL INVESTMENTS
I THINK THAT'LL COME CLEAR THIS FALL AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THE STUDY
SO THINKING TO THE GEOGRAPHY, THE ZIP CODE, THE CITIES WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THE DEMOGRAPHY OF THOSE CITIES, THERE'S SO MUCH OF THE CULTURAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY OF OUR COUNTY AND OF OUR STATE IS CLUSTERED IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
AND I THINK THAT THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO CREATE ACCESS TO THOSE COMMUNITIES FROM THE BROADER REGION AND DRIVE POTENTIAL SPEND AND CUSTOMERS TO THEIR BUSINESSES
I WONDER IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING OFF OF LIGHT RAIL STATION SO IT'S ACCESSIBLE TO FOLKS BY MASS TRANSIT OR WHAT ACCESSIBILITY LOOKS LIKE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE ACTUAL CUSTOMERS COMING THROUGH THERE EASILY OR EVEN TRAVELERS
IT'S A DEFINITE YES
IF I WERE THINKING ABOUT THE CRITERIA IN TERMS OF WHERE THE MARKET SHOULD BE LOCATED, IT'S VERY NEAR PUBLIC TRANSIT, IDEALLY CLOSE TO SOUND TRANSIT
SO THERE'S A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN OUR ARRIVALS, OUR PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH SEATAC, AND SO THEY DON'T GO THROUGH TO SEATTLE
THEY STOP, THEY STOP SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY AND ARE ABLE TO WALK TO A BEAUTIFUL NEW PUBLIC FACILITY
I SEE THIS YES, THAT EXCESS IS HUGELY IMPORTANT
WHEN I SUBSCRIBE TO THIS VISION, I THINK OF IT AS A POTENTIAL TOURIST DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE FLYING IN OR EVEN FOLKS DOCKING AT ONE OF OUR TERMINALS WHO WANT TO BE ABLE TO WALK UP TO A LIGHT RAIL AVIATION AND GET OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT THIS REGION HAS TO OFFER IN THE TIME THAT THEY HAVE HERE
AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF TOURISM, BEING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, WHEN WE EXPAND THAT GEOGRAPHY OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN SEATTLE OR THE WATERFRONT, REALLY BRING THAT INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES, THOSE AIRPORT ADJACENT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MAJORITY BROWN, MAJORITY BLACK, MAJORITY MINORITY COMMUNITIES, IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, I THINK THAT WE ARE ADVANCING EQUITY IN OUR WORK
SO I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN REITERATE MY APPRECIATION FOR STAFF AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING IT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
ANYONE ELSE? COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANKS
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE, BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT IT'S SORT OF CONDITIONAL SUPPORT
I SEE THIS AS AN EXCELLENT PROJECT FOR US TO TEST A HYPOTHESIS, WHICH IS THERE IS A NEED IN THIS REGION OF THE COUNTY THAT HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN UNDERSERVED FOR THIS KIND OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO COALESCE
AND HAVING BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A LOT OF THIS KIND OF WORK IN MY OWN PROFESSIONAL CAREER, SOMETIMES THE MARKET WON'T FILL THAT NEED WITHOUT SOME SORT OF EXTERNAL INTERVENTION
AND THAT'S USUALLY THE APPROPRIATE PURVIEW OF GOVERNMENT IS TO COME IN AND SAY, WE'RE GOING TO HERD THE CATS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE COMPONENT PARTS NECESSARY TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS SUCCESSFUL WILL FOCUS LONG ENOUGH TO SPIN UP THAT FLYWHEEL AND GET THE MAIN MOTOR OF THE MARKET GOING
WHAT THAT IMPLIES, OR AT LEAST WHAT I'LL EXPLICITLY STATE, IS THAT I THINK THE PORT SHOULD NOT BE THE LONGTIME OWNER OF THIS PROJECT THAT WE'RE HELPING TO GET IT STARTED
BUT THEN ONCE THERE IS A SORT OF A GEOGRAPHIC AVIATION, I THINK WHICHEVER MUNICIPALITY IT SITS IN SHOULD TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE
OR MAYBE THERE'S AN EXTERNAL AGENCY LIKE A CHAMBER OR A NONPROFIT THAT SERVES SIMILAR TO THE PDA FOR PIKE PLACE MARKET
AND THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS, I THINK WE ALSO HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO LEARN FROM THIS THAT MAYBE THERE ISN'T A NEED FOR IT
AND A COUPLE OF YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, WE TAKE THE LEARNINGS AND SAY, ALL RIGHT, IT WAS AN INTERESTING HYPOTHESIS, BUT DIDN'T, IN FACT, BEAR OUT
SO I'M WILLING TO MAKE THIS INVESTMENT BECAUSE I DO THINK THIS KIND OF RELATIVELY SMALL INITIAL INVESTMENT CAN HAVE A REALLY PROFOUND RETURN ON INVESTMENT IF, IN FACT, IT IS THE FLYWHEEL WE NEED TO GET THE LARGER THING GOING
BUT LIKE I SAID, I THINK WE CAN BE THAT CATALYST, AND THEN WE CAN STEP BACK AND LET IT WORK ITS MAGIC ONCE IT'S BIG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THOSE INITIAL BARRIERS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN FLOATING THE IDEA SINCE YOU GOT HERE, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'VE GOT THE BALL ROLLING
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY COME OUT AND TO COMMISSIONER CAULKINS' POINT, HOW THE PORT OR ANY OTHER AGENCY IN THE AREA MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEAD IN MAKING IT HAPPEN
COMMISSIONER FALLON, AND THANK YOU FOR BREAKING IT IN TWO PARTS
SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT EVALUATION AND DETERMINE WHAT OUR ROLE MIGHT BE, CORRECT? YEAH
ALL RIGHT
HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION IN THE SECOND? SO MOVED? SECONDED
GREAT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER TOW
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM TEN C
CLERK HART, PLEASE INTRODUCE THE ITEM, AND STEVE WILL GO AHEAD AND SPEAK TO IT
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A SECOND
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN C
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AUTHORIZE $156,400,000 FOR PHASE B CONSTRUCTION
TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF $1,559,000 FROM THE MAIN TERMINAL LOW VOLTAGE PROGRAM
TO AUTHORIZE $3,100,000 FOR FINAL DESIGN ADDRESSING EXISTING BUILDING
CODE COMPLIANCE AND TO EXECUTE A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALASKA AIRLINES FOR THE PORTION OF THE WORK OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR A REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $159,500,000 AND A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $550,000,000
COMMISSIONERS, TODAY'S ACTION ON THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL BE THE FIFTH TIME THE COMMISSION HAS ACTED AND ON THIS ITEM SINCE 2021
ONCE COMPLETE, THIS PROJECT WILL COMPLETELY REIMAGINE THE TICKETING AREA FOR ALASKA AIRLINES IN OUR NORTH TERMINAL, AS WELL AS IMPROVE THROUGHPUT, ENSURE CODE COMPLIANCE, INCREASE NATURAL LIGHT, AND BUILD OUT OUR MEZZANINE PROMENADE, SECURITY CHECKPOINT AND HVAC SYSTEMS PHASE A CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDOUT OF THE PROMENADE AND BRIDGE SPACE ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
THIS AUTHORIZATION FOR PHASE B WILL ALIGN SCREENING LANES, RECONFIGURE THE TICKETING AREA, AND REMOVE THE MEZZANINE ABOVE ALASKA'S EXISTING TICKETING POTS TO OPEN THE SPACE
THIS PROJECT IS PART OF OUR LARGER UPGRADE SEA EFFORT TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AT OUR AIRPORT
THE PRESENTERS ARE
WE'LL BEGIN WITH AVIATION MANAGING DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO JEFF MOLKIN, SENIOR MANAGER, AIRLINE AFFAIRS AND AVIATION PROPERTIES, AND ALAN OLSEN, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER
SO WITH THAT, I THINK, LANCE, I TURN IT OVER TO YOU
THANK YOU, STEVE
CAN WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION UP? SO
THANK YOU, STEVE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AS STEVE MENTIONED IN AYE
OPENING REMARKS, WE WON THE AWARD FOR THE BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA
AND AS HE ALSO POINTED OUT, ONE OF THE REASONS THERE ARE MANY FACETS, BUT ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE OF THE NEW FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE BUILT AND ALWAYS REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE WON THE AWARD FOR THE BEST AIRPORT, NOT THE PERFECT AIRPORT
SO THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, AND THIS PROJECT IS ONE OF THE WHOLE LOT OF WORK THAT'S LEFT TO BE DONE
IF YOU TAKE A WALK FROM THE GINA MARIE HALL AND YOU WALK NORTH UP TO THE ALASKA TICKET CONTEST, YOU'LL SEE A DISTINCT CHANGE THERE AS YOU GO THROUGH THE DIFFERENT ZONES AND JUST AESTHETICALLY HOW EFFICIENT OR INEFFICIENT THE FACILITY OPERATE, CODE COMPLIANCE OR LACK THEREOF, OR OUTDATED CODE COMPLIANCE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA
YOU'LL SEE THAT DIFFERENCE? THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THAT
THIS PROJECT FIXED THAT, SO IT WILL ADDRESS THE CODE, GET THE FACILITY OR THAT ZONE UP TO CODE
THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE, OR THE CUSTOMERS WILL EXPERIENCE ONCE THIS FACILITY IS COMPLETED, IS JUST NIGHT AND DAY AND HOW EFFICIENT THE FACILITY WILL OPERATE
WE HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH ALASKA AIRLINES, SO THEY ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT
IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN US AND ALASKA AIRLINE, AND I THINK A NEW UPDATED FACILITY IS JUST BEFITTING OF OUR HOMETOWN CARRIER AND OUR LARGEST HUB CARRIER HERE AT THE AIRPORT, THAT THEY HAVE A REALLY GREAT FACILITY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT NOT ONLY THAT WE BUILD AND DELIVER THESE FACILITY, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE COMMUNICATE WHAT WE'RE DOING, HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, WHEN WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT TO ALL THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS
SO OUR PASSENGERS, THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THE TENANTS WITHIN THE AIRPORT, I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHEN AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT
AND STEVE MENTIONED UPGRADE SC
THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE UNDERTAKING TO COMMUNICATE NOT JUST THIS PROJECT, BUT ALL THE MAJOR PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT TO ALL THE RELEVANT CUSTOMERS
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ALASKA AIRLINES TEAM, THEIR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
WE'RE GOING TO USE ALL THE AVAILABILITY METHODOLOGIES TO GET IT DONE, WHETHER IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA, TV, TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING, WEBSITE, ET CETERA, TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT AND GET THIS INFORMATION ACROSS TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS
SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO JEFF MORGAN, WHICH WILL GIVE US SOME MORE DETAILS ON THIS PROJECT
JEFF? THANK YOU, LANCE
I APPRECIATE THAT
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE
MAY I AT LEAST HAVE THE SLIDES ADVANCE A COUPLE, PLEASE? THANKS FOR THAT
AND AGAIN, JUST TO REPEAT, THE REQUESTED ACTION IS TO REQUEST THE COMMISSION'S AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AUTHORIZE 156.4 MILLION FOR PHASE B CONSTRUCTION, THE TRANSFER OF 1.59 MILLION FROM THE MAIN TERMINAL LOW VOLTAGE PROGRAM, AND 3.1 MILLION FOR FINAL DESIGN ADDRESSING EXISTING BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE
LASTLY, THE EXECUTION OF A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, OR TRA, WITH ALASKA AIRLINES, AS LANCE MENTIONED, AS PART OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS SEA GATEWAY
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AND THIS IS AN ANIMATION OF OUR FUTURE VISION
ALAN, FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE COMMENTARY
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PREVIOUSLY OPEN BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL IS BUILT OUT HERE, AND WE'RE GETTING AN EXTERIOR VIEW OF THAT, ALONG WITH THE VIEW OF THE RELOCATED ENTRY PORTALS ON THE DEPARTURES DRIVE
AND IN BETWEEN THOSE ENTRY PORTALS, THERE ARE BUMP OUTS THAT ARE BEING BUILT IN THE CURTAIN WALL TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL CHECK IN AND BAGGAGE DROP AT THE NORTH END HERE OF THE MAIN TERMINAL
AND THIS IS WHAT THE NEW INTERIOR IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE ONCE WE ARE FINISHED
TO THE RIGHT, YOU WILL SEE SOME AUTOMATED BAG DROP EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEING INTRODUCED AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE FOUND THROUGHOUT ALASKA'S TICKETING AREA
WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL LOCATIONS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOR PUBLIC ART
AND THIS IS THE NEW MAIN TICKETING AREA RIGHT NOW WHERE ALASKA HAS THEIR PODS FOR THEIR TWO STEP SYSTEM
IT'S GOING TO BE OPENED UP AND BE MUCH MORE OPEN AND BRIGHTER
THIS IS COMING DOWN THE NEW CENTRAL THOROUGHFARE, WHERE ZONE SIX, AS WE CALL IT, WHERE THAT MEZZANINE AREA IS BEING REMOVED TO CREATE THIS HIGHER HALL
AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY ARE THE UPDATES TO SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS REGULARLY A CHOKE POINT FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THROUGH SECURITY SCREENING, WE'RE GOING TO BE INCREASING THE SIZE AND RATIONALIZING THE LAYOUT OF THE SCREENING LANES AND PROVIDING A FAIRLY SPACIOUS RECOMPOSE AREA POST SECURITY
AND THOSE ARE THE ESCALATORS HEADING DOWN TO THE ST LEVEL, AND THAT'S THE END OF THE ANIMATION
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THANKS, ALAN
WELL, BETWEEN LANCE AND ALAN AND THAT REALLY COOL VIDEO MONTAGE THERE
IT ACTUALLY SPEAKS TO MY NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES, SO I'LL JUST BE BRIEF
BUT NONETHELESS, THE PROGRAM BACKGROUND, AS WE'VE ARTICULATED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES PREVIOUSLY, IS A COORDINATION BETWEEN ALASKA AND THE PORT ON THIS REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
STARTING IN 2019, ALASKA IS DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING THE VARIOUS UPDATES USING THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD PDB DELIVERY METHOD UNDER THE TRA, AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, AND THE PORT IS PLANNING TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT SIMILAR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REMAINING AREAS OF THE MAIN TERMINAL IN THE FUTURE
MAIN TERMINAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MTIP
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THE PROGRAM DRIVERS BACK IN 1968, THE AIRPORT WAS DESIGNED FOR 25 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS, OR WHAT WE ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 25 M MAP
HOWEVER, IN PRESENT TENSE, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH SITTING AT A 50 MAP, SO YOU CAN SEE AS A TWO X IN OUR BUSINESS, IT IS DRIVING SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN THE TICK AND LOBBY AS WELL AS CONGESTION IN THE SECURITY CHECKPOINTS, AND HAS CERTAINLY EXACERBATED DURING PEAK HOLIDAY SEASONS AND PEAK PERIODS OF THE DAY OR THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
THE FCA GATEWAY PROJECT ADDRESSES THIS CONGESTION IN ADDITION TO COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING BUILDING AND FIRE CODE, AS LANCE ARTICULATED, AND PRESENT AND NEAR TERM PROJECTED PASSENGER GROWTH, AS WELL AS KEEPS PACE WITH ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVES THE OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AT SCA
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THE PROJECT DOES ADDRESS THREE LEVELS OF OUR AIRPORT THE MEZZANINE, THE PROMENADE AND BAGGAGE CLAIM LEVEL, AND ALL THESE POINTS OVER HERE
THE WORK, AS I MENTIONED, WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF TICKETING AND SECURITY SCREENING UPDATES TO FIRE COMPRESSION, ADDS ADA VERY IMPORTANT COMPLIANT RAMPS, IMPROVES OUR HVAC LIGHTING AND BAGGAGE REVIEWS AND REFRESHES ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES, INCORPORATES NEW PASSENGER PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY AND REMOVES ASBESTOS FROM WORK AREAS
MOST IMPORTANTLY, PHASE A WORK WHICH YOU'VE HEARD FROM US PREVIOUSLY, IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
CREATES 24,000 TENANT AND OPERATIONAL SPACES ON THE BRIDGE AND PROMENADE LEVEL
PROVIDES NEW ADA COMPLIANT RAMPS ON THE BAGGAGE CLAIM EXITS, RELOCATES THE ENTRY DOORS, AS WE SAW IN THE VIDEO ON THE DEPARTURE DRIVE, TO IMPROVE PASSENGER FLOW AND CONSTRUCTS THOSE BUMP OUTS AT THE EXISTING TICKETING WINDOW, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO ADD MORE CAPACITY, WHICH WILL THEREFORE ALLOW MORE CUSTOMERS A CONVENIENT THOROUGHFARE AS THEY TRANSITION FROM THE ESCALATORS TO THE ACTUAL CHECK IN AREA
PHASE B WORK, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS
ACTUALLY, Q THREE ACTUALLY REMOVES THE MEZZANINE FROM ALASKA'S EXISTING TICKETING PODS AND RECONFIGURES THE NORTHERNMOST PORTION OF THE MEZZANINE RECONFIGURES ALASKA'S TICKETING AREA AS WELL AS REALIGNS THE SCREENING LANES AND EXPANDS THE RECOMPOSE AREA AT SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT
FIVE IMPROVE PASSENGER PROCESSING, AS YOU JUST AGAIN SAW IN THE VIDEO
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ALAN, BACK TO YOU
AND HERE WE ARE AT THE CONE OF CERTAINTY, WHICH I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL SEEN BEFORE
AND GIVEN THAT THIS IS A PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD, WE ARE FURTHER AHEAD WITH THE PHASE A WORK
WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 100% DESIGN FOR PHASE A AND RIGHT NOW WE JUST PASSED THE 60% DESIGN FOR THE PHASE B WORK AND WE ARE MOVING AHEAD
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HERE'S AN OVERALL COST BREAKDOWN EXPLAINING WHAT OUR PREVIOUS REQUESTS HAVE BEEN, THIS REQUEST AND THE PROGRAM TOTAL
AND AT THIS POINT WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT WE WILL REQUIRE PERHAPS UP TO $50 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE REST OF THE CODE RELATED UPGRADE WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THIS PROGRAM
AND WE PLAN TO COME BACK TO SEE THE COMMISSION WITH OUR FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AND WHATEVER ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDING WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR THAT CODE RELATED WORK ON THE 27 JUNE THIS YEAR
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WE'RE CURRENTLY ON SCHEDULE
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE ALREADY MADE A GREAT DEAL OF HEADWAY ON THE PHASE A WORK AND WE PRESENTED THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN APPROACH TO THE SEA ACT COMMITTEE ON THE 21 FEBRUARY AND WE ARE ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE LEAD SILVER FOR COMMERCIAL INTERIORS AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ARRIVE AT OUR FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE IN EARLY MAY, WHICH AGAIN WILL ALLOW US TO COME BACK AT THE END OF JUNE WITH THAT FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AND WHATEVER REQUEST FOR WHATEVER SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING WE'LL NEED
THE WORK IS SCHEDULED RIGHT NOW TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2026 AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ON TRACK TO DO THAT AND WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY WITH THE DESIGN BUILD TEAM TO SHORTEN THAT CONSTRUCTION DURATION
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HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY PROGRAM RISKS AND MITIGATION EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PURSUING
NUMBER ONE, ON TOP OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE STAYS SAFE DURING THIS WORK ARE THE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS
THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS WORK CAN TAKE PLACE IN A FUNCTIONING TERMINAL WITHOUT THERE BEING OPERATIONAL IMPACT
SO WE PUT QUITE A LOT OF EFFORT INTO PLANNING FOR THESE AND WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT WE A PROVIDE THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE DURING THIS WORK AND B THAT WE MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF DISRUPTION THAT PASSENGERS AND OTHER GUESTS USING THE TERMINAL ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE WORKING WITH QUITE A NUMBER OF GROUPS WITHIN THE PORT AND AGAIN WITH OUR TENANTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ANNOUNCE WHAT IT IS WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WELL IN ADVANCE AND THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF PAIN AND DISRUPTION
THE OTHER KEY ITEM THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WORK GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE PORT, AND WE HAVE OVERLAPS WITH THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING WITH OTHER KEY PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PROJECTS
IN FACT, PART OF THIS ACTION TODAY IS TO DO A BUDGET TRANSFER FROM THE MAIN TERMINAL LOW VOLTAGE PROGRAM TO THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE IT MADE MORE SENSE FOR THIS PROJECT TO DO THE WORK WE'VE TAKEN THAT ON FROM MAIN TERMINAL LOW VOLTAGE
BUT WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH TERMINAL SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS, THE WIDE ARRIVALS DRIVE AND OTHER PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING IN HARMONY AND NOT AGAINST EACH OTHER
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HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY TAKING PLACE IN THE BAGGAGE CLAIM
THAT AREA WHERE THE SLOPED GLAZING IS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THAT IS THE BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL, AND THAT IS THE AREA THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT OUT INTO NEW OPERATIONAL AND OFFICE SPACE
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HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW OF ONE OF THE EXIT PORTALS IN THE BAGGAGE CLAIM THAT'S GOING OUT TO THE ARRIVALS DRIVE
AND YOU CAN SEE WE PUT A LOT OF ATTENTION INTO THE ENHANCED WAYFINDING DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WHILE WE HAVE OUR CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES UP, THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO GO TO GET WHAT THEY NEED TO DO
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AND HERE'S JUST A WIDER VIEW OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE UP AT THE NORTH END OF THE BAGGAGE CLAIM AREA WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE THOSE CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES FULLY IN PLACE
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ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JEFF AND ALAN
I'LL OPEN IT UP
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONER? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, LET ME KNOW
WE'LL GO WITH FRED FIRST
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, THANKS FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND THANKS FOR THIS PROJECT
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE USER EXPERIENCE
I MEAN, IF ANY OTHER AIRPORT I GO TO, IT'S THAT INITIAL IMPRESSION YOU GET OF THE SPACE WHERE YOU CAN SELECT THE GATE YOU GO TO
WE'RE STILL VERY CONSTRAINED, BUT THIS IS LIKE THE BEST STEP TOWARDS THAT EXPERIENCE
SO THRILLED BY THAT
AND I DON'T ENVY AND I'M TRYING TO DO IT WHILE WE'RE OPERATING
BUT I'M JUST WONDERING, IN TERMS OF OUR INFLUENCE ON THE DESIGN ITSELF AS A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT PROJECT, IS THERE A CHALLENGE OR IS IT JUST THE SAME THAT IT'S A JOINTLY AGREED UPON DESIGN OR IS THERE LESS INFLUENCED BY THE PORT? I CAN TAKE THAT QUESTION
ALL OF THIS WORK IS BEING DONE TO PORT STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
AND WE'VE ALSO BECAUSE OF THE MAIN TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM WHICH IS FOLLOWING BEHIND US, WE'RE ALSO BEING VERY MINDFUL ABOUT THE TYPES OF FINISHES THAT ARE BEING USED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE ALASKA AREA AS OPPOSED TO WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN THE REST OF THE MAIN TERMINAL
SO I WOULD SAY THAT WE EXERCISE A GREAT DEAL OF CONTROL, PERHAPS AS MUCH AS WE WOULD HAVE IF THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WE WERE BUILDING OURSELVES
THANK YOU
AND MY NEXT QUESTION COMES TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
I KNOW WE GOT BRIEFED ON IT, AND MY IMPRESSION ALWAYS WAS GOING TO BE THAT THIS WOULD COME TO THE FULL COMMISSIONER AND THAT WE WOULD SEE THESE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES
AND HOW MUCH DOLLARS PER CARBON AVERTED WOULD THESE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES BE AND WOULD WE GO FOR THE MORE EXPENSIVE HVAC SYSTEM OR LESS SO? AND I KIND OF THINK THAT WE GAVE YOU FEEDBACK ON WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED, BUT I THINK THE ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE FINAL DECISION WAS GOING TO BE OF THE COMMISSIONER AND NOT JUST TWO PEOPLE OF A COMMITTEE
AND YOU DIDN'T REALLY PRESENT AT ALL WHAT THE DECISION WAS OTHER THAN YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE ARE STRIVING FOR LEADS
SILVER I THINK FOR THE INTERIOR FINISHES, IT WAS KIND OF AN UNDERSTATED ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT
I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THERE MORE TO SHARE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS? WELL, ALEX POTASHAVER FROM AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL IS HERE, AND PERHAPS SHE CAN SPEAK TO YOUR QUESTION MORE OR YOUR STATEMENTS BETTER THAN I COULD
HELLO, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS ALEX PORTERCHARVER
I'M PART OF THE SUSTAINABILITY TEAM
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FRAMEWORK
I THINK IN GENERAL, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, YOU'RE CORRECT THAT WE USE THE SCAC COMMITTEE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING AND TO GET INPUT ON WHAT STRATEGIES ULTIMATELY END UP IN THE DESIGN
THIS PROJECT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT IT CAME TO THAT COMMITTEE QUITE LATE IN DESIGN
AND SO THAT'S A LESSON LEARNED FOR US
AND I HEAR THE FEEDBACK ABOUT BRINGING THE OPTIONS TO THE FULL COMMISSION, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS AND CONSIDER
I'M NEW
I JUST STARTED LAST AUGUST
AND SO IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ONLY BROUGHT THOSE OPTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE, AND THE COMMITTEE SERVED AS SORT OF A FILTER FOR THE REST OF THE COMMISSION
BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHETHER THAT CONTINUES TO MAKE SENSE OR WE NEED TO INSTEAD BRING ALL OF THOSE OPTIONS TO THE FULL COMMISSIONER WHEN THESE ITEMS COME
THANK YOU
I HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION, AND WE RAN THROUGH A LOT OF THIS STUFF THAT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND IT
BUT I KIND OF THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING FOR WE HAVE THESE AMBITIOUS CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS, AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THESE THINGS
WAS THERE SOMETHING THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT
OKAY, GREAT
COMMISSIONER, THIS FINAL THING IS YOU SHOWED THIS GREAT PICTURE OF ALL THE PARDON OUR DUST CONSTRUCTION BOXES
I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR A WHILE THAT AREN'T THESE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE TEMPORARY ART THAT SOME OF THAT, INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING THESE GRAY WALLS
I THINK IT'S LIKE THE SECOND TO LAST SLIDE
I JUST SEE AS A WAY TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE MESS THAT I JUST THOUGHT LIKE VINYL, EVEN, THAT YOU COULD WRAP THESE THINGS WITH
BUT HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT ART IN THE COURSE? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS GOING TO GENERATE A LOT OF 1% ANYWAY
LIKE THAT
ISN'T THAT COMMISSIONER, ARE YOU REFERENCING THE CONSTRUCTION? YEAH, LIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURE
YES
SO THE TEAM ACTUALLY HAS A PLAN FOR EACH OF THE ZONES
ONE OF THE ZONES ACTUALLY IS GOING TO BE DEDICATED TO ART
SO IT WILL JUST HAVE ARTWORK
AND I THINK WE'RE CONSIDERING FEATURING THE LOCAL ART COMMUNITY
AND THE OTHER SECTIONS WILL HAVE DIFFERENT THEMES
SO YOU'LL SEE A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN JUST WHITE WALL OR A GRAY WALL AS THE PROJECT
I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART INSTALLATION
NO, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
TEMPORARY
YEAH
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WALLS
YES
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
I SAW SANDY POP UP
SANDY, DID YOU WANT TO CHIME IN OR ARE YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD
ALEX, I THINK, ANSWERED THE QUESTION, SO I HAVE NOTHING MORE CAT
THANK YOU
OKAY, GOOD
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS WANTED TO ASK ABOUT WE CAN GO TO SLIDE SEVEN
SO UNDER PHASE A WORK, WE CREATE 24,000 TENANT OPERATIONAL SPACES AT THE BRIDGE AND PROMENADE
HOWEVER, ON THE MEZZANINE LEVEL, AREN'T WE LOSING QUITE A BIT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE OF TENANT SPACE? AND ROUGHLY HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE IS THAT, JEFF? I GUESS I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO PROPERTIES ON THAT
I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT IS
MAYBE I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT THERE, BUT I GUESS I'M JUST SORT OF WONDERING FROM THE STANDPOINT OF REVENUE IMPACTS FOR US, BASED ON THE GREAT ANIMATION THAT WE GOT TO SEE ON THE MEZZANINE LEVEL, IT DOES APPEAR AS IF WE'RE CARVING OUT A VERY LARGE SECTION OF THAT TICKETING FOR SECURITY
I DON'T BELIEVE WE GET TO COLLECT RENT ON TSA
AND SO PRESUMABLY WE'RE LOSING SOME RENT REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SPACE AND THE MEZZANINE ABOVE IT
WE'RE REPLACING SOME OF THAT AT LEAST WITH THE PHASE A WORK ON THE BRIDGE AND PROMENADE LEVEL
BUT MAYBE MANAGING DIRECTOR LITTLE, YOU COULD SPEAK TO IS THIS GOING TO SORT OF NET OUT OR? WE HOPE
BUT I'M GOING TO ASK ALAN TO MAYBE SPEAK ABOUT ALL THE ADDITIONAL SPACE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GAIN IN THE MEZZANINE AREA
NOT JUST IN ZONE SIX, ZONE SEVEN, BUT ALL THE OTHER ZONES GOING ON
YOU WANT TO JUST SPEAK TO THAT? THAT MIGHT EXPLAIN OR ANSWER COMMISSIONER COLLEAGUES QUESTION
SO I DID A REAL QUICK LOOK HERE
I THINK WITH THE 24,000 THAT'S BEING BUILT OUT ON THE BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL AND THE LOSS OF THE ZONE SIX MEZZANINE, WE'RE LOOKING@A.NET GAIN OF JUST OVER 10,000 SQFT
WOW, THAT'S GREAT
AND THAT BRIDGE PROMENADE, IS THAT JUST THINKING OF SORT OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE? IS THIS LIKE OFFICE SPACE, RETAIL? WHAT DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT BEING LEASED FOR ZONE SIX AND
SEVEN ARE GOING TO BE ALASKA LEASE SPACE FOR CHECK IN AND BACKDROP
AND THE REMAINDER OF TO THE SOUTH IS GOING TO ALL BE TENANT SPACE
THERE'S NO DINING AND RETAIL ON THE BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE TENANT LEASE SPACE
OKAY, I THINK THAT'S IT
GREAT
THANK YOU
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? THANK YOU, LANCE, OR ANY OF THE PRESENTERS
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THIS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS IMPORTANT? IF YOU LOOK AT THE FORECASTED GROWTH THAT WE HAVE THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE, AND IF YOU LOOK AT HOW THE EXISTING FACILITY OPERATE NOW, THERE'S JUST NO WAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO MEET THE GROWTH, THE DEMAND, THE EXPECTATION OF OUR AIRLINES AND OUR PASSENGERS
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT'S BEING EXPERIENCED AT THAT SECTION OF THE TERMINAL IS NOWHERE NEAR OUR LONG TERM VISION
THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE, OPTIMAL FIVE STAR RATING THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET TO, ET CETERA
AND IT ALSO DOESN'T UTILIZE THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT THE AIRLINES NOW HAVE IN TERMS OF HOW TO PROCESS PASSENGERS, HOW TO GET BAGS, BAG, DROP, ET CETERA
ALL THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE JUST NOT ACCOMMODATOR FACILITATED IN THE EXISTING FACILITY
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THAT CODE, WE NEED TO UPGRADE THE FACILITY ITSELF AS WELL JUST TO GET OPTICAL AND JUST AESTHETICALLY
IT'S HORRIBLE
THIS DOESN'T LOOKS LIKE THE BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA, BUT APART FROM THAT, IT WILL BE A WHOLE LOT MORE EFFICIENT
ALSO, AS WAS MENTIONED, THE ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCIES THAT WE'LL GAIN WITH THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT AS WELL AS JEFF AND ALAN MENTIONED, THAT'S USUALLY A BOTTLENECK FOR US AT THE AIRPORT AND THIS WILL IMPROVE THE CHECKPOINT FACILITY IN THE NORTH AREA AS WELL
DOES THIS PROJECT DO ANYTHING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAVELERS OR IS IT KEEPING STEP WITH AUTHENTIC GROWTH TRAVELERS? ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS POINT OUT, PEOPLE DON'T TRAVEL BECAUSE OF AN AIRPORT
PEOPLE TRAVEL FOR LEISURE, FOR BUSINESS, FOR MEDICAL, FOR EDUCATION
THEY'RE GOING TO TRAVEL WHETHER WE HAVE THE FACILITIES OR NOT
THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING TO DIFFER IS THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT THEY WILL GET HERE AT THIS YEAR
BUT IF YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NEW YORK AIRPORTS BEFORE THEY WERE UPGRADED, THEY WERE ALWAYS ON THE WORST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA OR IN THE WORLD
BUT IT DIDN'T STOP PEOPLE FROM TRAVELING
PEOPLE TRAVELED NONETHELESS
NOW THEY'VE UPGRADED
THEY'VE WON SEVERAL AWARDS AT THE RECENT SKYTRACKS AWARD AS WELL
SO PEOPLE DON'T TRAVEL BECAUSE OF AIRPORT
THEY TRAVEL FOR OTHER REASONS
WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE FACILITY AND DETERMINE WHAT LEVEL OF SERVICE WE'RE WILLING TO PROVIDE TO THE FOLKS THAT TRAVEL
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THE CONTEXT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFICIENCY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO OPTIMIZE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND THAT FOLKS ARE TRAVELING AND THAT THERE'S PROJECTED GROWTH
AND WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN, PARTICULARLY SINCE SAMP HAS BEEN DELAYED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MEET THE PROJECTED NEEDS OF THE TRAVELERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE TRAVELING ANYWAY
WHEN PUSH REALLY COMES TO SHOVE DURING PEAK SEASON AND FOLKS ARE LINED UP AROUND THE CORNER AND THROUGH THE GARAGE, WE'RE REALLY SENSITIVE TO THEIR EXPERIENCE
SO I APPRECIATE YOU'RE LIFTING UP THAT CONTEXT
I'M WONDERING, SPEAKING OF EFFICIENCIES, IS THAT NEW CHECK IN EQUIPMENT THAT ALASKA IS DEPLOYING FOR SELF SERVICE GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO IMPACT THE NUMBER OF ALASKA JOBS? IN TERMS OF, IS IT A FORM OF AUTOMATION THAT'S GOING TO SUPPLANT THE ROLE OF DIRECT SERVICE WORKERS? I DON'T THINK SO
I MIGHT ASK JEFF OR ALAN TO SPEAK MORE TO THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I WOULD ANTICIPATE ANYONE CHANGE THE WAY WE OPERATE, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'LL LOSE ANY JOBS
WE CAN GET AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM ALASKA IF YOU WISH, COMMISSIONER, BUT COMING FROM AN AIRLINE BACKGROUND, I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS ABOUT APPROVING EFFICIENCY
IT'S ABOUT APPROVING HOW WELL THOSE EMPLOYEES CAN PROCESS THOSE CUSTOMERS
AND SO BY VIRTUE OF THAT, I THINK AT THE END STATE, THOSE CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TO BE HIGH FIVING THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO MAKE THEIR JOB A BIT EASIER, FRANKLY, TO NOT ONLY ENGAGE THE CUSTOMER, BUT ALSO TO MOVE THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS
AND AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT FORWARD LOOKING GROWTH HERE AT AIR TRAVEL, NOT JUST AT SEA, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE PROGRESSIVE GROWTH
AND SO THE MORE EFFICIENT THEY CAN BE, THE MORE CUSTOMERS THEY CAN PROCESS, NOT JUST ONLY IN THE MAIN TERMINAL, BUT POTENTIALLY IN OTHER SATELLITE AREAS THAT WE'RE EXPLORING AS WELL
OH, I COMPLETELY AGREE THAT CUSTOMERS WILL HIGH FIVE US OVER THIS
I'M BALANCING EFFICIENCIES, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, WITH PROTECTIONS FOR JOBS
AND SO I'M AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM ALASKA ABOUT THEIR COMMITMENT TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT THE EXISTING JOBS AND MAKING SURE THAT NOBODY'S BEING REPLACED BY AUTOMATION, I THINK, WOULD BE TRULY A WIN WIN
I THINK THAT'D BE REALLY WONDERFUL
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS NOT A QUESTION, IT'S A THOUGHT
YOU KNOW US BY NOW, AND I JUST WANT TO BACK UP COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN'S LINE OF QUESTIONING AND ASKING ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK AND WHERE THAT FITS IN HERE FOR TRANSPORTATION BEING THE CORE AT WHAT WE DO AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH A HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THAT IMPACTS OUR CARBON OUTPUT AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE LIVABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES
AND SO IT SHOULD BE A PART OF EVERY SINGLE PRESENTATION THAT YOU MAKE
THE SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENT, NOT JUST FOR OUR KNOWLEDGEABILITY AS COMMISSIONERS, BUT FOR THE KNOWLEDGEABILITY OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE
THAT'S THE POINT OF PUBLIC COMMISSION MEETINGS
THAT IS OUR INTEREST, AND THEY ARE CONNECTED
AND SO PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS PROACTIVELY INTEGRATED TO YOUR PRESENTATIONS IN THE FUTURE
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENED, COMMISSIONER, THE CHART THAT I NORMALLY SHOW IT HAS THAT IN ADDITION TO THE FIVE STAR AND ALL THE OTHER GOALS THAT WE HAVE, ANOTHER GOAL IS TO BECOME THE GREENEST AIRPORT AS WELL AS THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AIRPORT
SO THANKS FOR REMINDING US
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE THAT IN FUTURE PRESENTATION
DIRECTOR GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHO
FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO DIRECTOR LITTLE ON WINNING THE BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA
THAT IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT
IT'S A WEE THING
YES, I WAS GETTING THERE
AND TO YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE AVIATION TEAM
I KNOW IT TAKES A TEAM EFFORT TO DO THAT
AND IT'S A WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO EVERY SINGLE DAY
AND SO TO YOUR TEAM, KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK
MY QUESTIONS, I THINK COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA GOT AT IT JUST A LITTLE BIT
WHEN I SEE THESE UPGRADES AND THESE DEVELOPMENTS THAT YOU ALL DO AS A POINT TO MEET SOME OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
WHEN THESE UPGRADES HAPPEN, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS AND CHANGE OUR COURSE TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE AND REACH THAT GOAL OF BEING THE GREENEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA
I THINK AT TIMES WHEN THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS HAPPEN, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BEING THE AIRPORT EXPANDING
AND WHILE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE ARE MAKING THESE CHANGES AND OPERATING WITHIN OUR FOOTPRINT, I JUST WANT YOU TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR AROUND THAT AND PROVIDE JUST ANY SORT OF THOUGHTS AROUND THAT
I WISH WE HAD SPACE TO EXPAND
I WAS DOING AN INTERVIEW WITH WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY, AND I WAS EXPLAINING TO THEM, WE GO IN AND UP, OR WE GO IN AND DOWN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FOOTPRINT
ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, THE MAJOR PROJECT AS PART OF OUR CIP, IS ACTUALLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE
RIGHT
THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE FOR EXPANSION WOULD BE THE PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SAN SUSTAINABLE AVIATION AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
AND THAT'S GOING THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PHASE RIGHT NOW
BUT ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE DONE, WHETHER IT'S INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL FACILITY, THE PORT SATELLITE, THE CENTRAL TERMINAL, THIS PROJECT, THEY'RE REALLY JUST TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE
WE'RE REALLY PLAYING CATCH UP WITH THOSE PROJECTS
THE CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS WILL BE PART OF THE MASTER PLAN
GREAT
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL, I THINK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE MAKING THESE CHANGES WITHIN OUR EXISTING FOOTPRINT
AND COMMISSIONER, I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO POINT THAT EVEN THE MASTER PLAN WILL BE BUILT WITHIN THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT
WE'RE NOT ACQUIRING ANY ADDITIONAL LAND AS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN
IT WILL BE BUILT WITHIN THE EXISTING 2500 ACRES THAT WE HAVE
GREAT, THANK YOU FOR THAT
MY OTHER QUESTION IS JUST CONSIDERING THE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE DOLLARS, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT BOTH THE AIRLINES AND THE PORT WILL PRIORITIZE COMMUNICATING CLEARLY TO THE PUBLIC AROUND THESE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS
IS THERE AN EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT? HOW DO YOU GUYS INTEND TO BUDGET FOR THAT? DOES THAT COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION? ARE YOU WORKING WITHIN WHAT IS ON HERE? WE HAVE THE UPGRADE SCA
CATHY, YOU WANT TO TALK TO THAT REAL QUICKLY? I'LL PUT KATHY ON THE SPOT
THE ANSWER IS, IN A NUTSHELL, YES, BUT SHE'LL EXPLAIN MORE TO THE YES
AND WHILE KATHY ARRIVES, FOR ME, IT'S CONSIDERING SOME OF THE LABOR SHORTAGES THAT THE AVIATION INDUSTRY IS EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW WITHIN OUR AIRPORT, I THINK THAT COMMUNICATION PIECE WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT IN ENSURING APPROPRIATE INVESTMENT IN THAT
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION
KATHY RODER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS SO WE ALREADY BUDGETED FOR ADVERTISING IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, AND WE HAD SET ASIDE $300,000 FOR UPGRADE SEA
AND THAT'S A COMBINATION OF ADVERTISEMENTS THAT YOU'LL SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL AND ALL KINDS OF PLACES
WE'RE FINALIZING THOSE RIGHT NOW, IN ADDITION TO PURCHASING SOME GIVEAWAYS SO THAT WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT TOP OF MIND
AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SPONSORSHIPS, SO WE'LL BE DOING SOME SUMMER TABLING, SHOWING UP AT SOME OUTDOOR FESTIVALS AND EXPERIENCES LIKE THAT
SO WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THE COMMUNITY IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED AND FUNDED IN OUR ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS
KATHY, THANK YOU
THAT'S A HELPFUL ANSWER
AND THEN I GUESS MY LAST QUESTION SIMILAR TO THAT IS, IS THERE STRATEGIES IN PLACE THAT WILL BE IN COORDINATION WITH BOTH THE AIRLINES AND EVEN TSA TO ENSURE THAT THESE IMPACTS ARE NOT GREAT FOR OUR CUSTOMERS COMING THROUGH THE AIRPORT AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE? YEAH, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASON WHY WE DID THE TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT METHODOLOGY, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THE AIRLINE ITSELF TO CONTROL TO A MORE EXTENT
I DON'T WANT TO SAY PAIN, BUT THE PAIN THAT OUR JOINT PASSENGERS WILL FEEL
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH EXTENSIVE PLANNING TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT ON THE PASSENGERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE REALLY WORK CLOSELY, WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR PARTNER AT ALASKA AIRLINES, BUT WE HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS JUST TALKING ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO MITIGATE
THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME REALLY TOUGH TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR PART TO MAKE THAT AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR LITTLE
THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS AROUND THE COMMUNITIES NEAR THE AIRPORT, HOW DOES THESE CONSTRUCTION IMPACT THOSE COMMUNITIES AND HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE TO THEM? ALAN, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE WMBE GOALS OR THE OTHER GOALS THAT WE HAVE, BUT BEFORE YOU GO, THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE ALSO ASKED
AS YOU SAID, I THINK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN MENTIONED THIS, THE BLANK WALLS, ET CETERA
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING IS TO TRY TO INCORPORATE THE ART COMMUNITY TO HAVE ART DISPLAYS ON THOSE WALLS
THEY'RE TEMPORARY, SO THEY'LL BE THERE FOR A FEW YEARS
BUT, ALAN, IF YOU COULD MAYBE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE WIMPY GOALS THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS PROJECT AS WELL, AND HOW THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WOULD BENEFIT FROM THAT
SO ON THE PORT SIDE OF THIS ARRANGEMENT, THIS TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, WE HAVE A CONSULTANT SUPPORT CONTRACT THAT HAS SET A GOAL OF 15% WMBE PARTICIPATION, WHICH IS NOW IN EXCESS OF 20%, AND THAT, AGAIN, IS ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE AGREEMENT
FOR THE DESIGN BUILD TEAM, THEY HAVE SET A 15% WMBE AND SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION GOAL, AND THEY'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE BUYOUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF PHASE A AND PHASE B, BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME
OKAY, GREAT
I HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION
I KNOW I THINK RYAN MENTIONED THE MEZZANINE, BUT WHERE ARE WE PUTTING THOSE TENANTS? ARE WE PUTTING THEM IN THE WHERE IS IT THE PROMENADE LEVEL, OR HAVE WE ALREADY DETERMINED WHAT WE'RE DOING? THE TENANTS THAT ARE BEING REMOVED FROM THE EXISTING ZONES? YEAH, ALAN, YOU WANT TO JUST STATE WHERE ALASKA IS GOING TO BE AND THEN WHERE THE OTHER TENANTS ARE GOING TO BE? SOME OF THE TENANTS ARE GOING TO BE RELOCATED TO THE MEZZANINE LEVEL
AIRPORT JOBS AND AIRPORT UNIVERSITY ARE NOT ON THE MEZZANINE ON THE BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL, WHICH IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A BETTER LOCATION FOR THEM IN TERMS OF BEING ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC THAN THEIR CURRENT LOCATIONS
ALASKA
A LOT OF ALASKA'S CURRENT BACK OF HOUSE FUNCTIONS ARE IMPACTED BY THIS, AND THEY HAVE RELOCATED THEM TO A VARIETY OF OTHER AREAS
SOME OF THEM POST SECURITY, SOME OF THEM PRESECURITY
AND ALSO, WE ARE GOING TO BE UTILIZING SOME SPACE IN THE OLD 1949 ADMIN BUILDING FOR SOME OF THESE TENANTS THAT ARE BEING DISPLACED
IS THE USO LOUNGE AFFECTED BY THIS PROJECT? NO
OKAY
ALL RIGHT
THEY'RE GETTING SOME NEW NEIGHBORS, BUT NO
GREAT
ALL RIGHT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS HEARING? NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION? IN A SECOND
SO MOVED
SECOND
GREAT
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
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
GREAT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TEAM, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ANSWERING ALL THE QUESTIONS
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN D
CLERK HART, PLEASE INTRODUCE THE ITEM, AND STEVE CAN SPEAK TO IT AFTERWARDS
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN D INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 30 812, A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN EQUITY DIRECTIVE TO GUIDE THE INTEGRATION OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING INTO THE PORT'S PRACTICES AND POLICIES AND TO MOVE OUR WORK BEYOND COMPLIANCE AND MANDATES TOWARD LONG TERM COMMITMENT AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS CHANGE
COMMISSIONER, FOUR YEARS AGO, THE PORT CREATED THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, MAKING US ONE OF THE FIRST PORT AUTHORITIES IN THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE OR TO CREATE SUCH AN OFFICE
SINCE THAT TIME, OEDI'S IMPACT HAS BEEN CRITICAL IN OUR EFFORTS TO ADVANCE EQUITY
UNDER THE COMMISSION'S LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE HAD MANY ACHIEVEMENTS, AND WE CONTINUE TO CENTER ANTIRACISM AND EQUITY AS A CORE VALUE TO GUIDE OUR WORK AND CULTURE
THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE WILL CODIFY MUCH OF THIS WORK AND PROVIDE CLARITY ON OUR EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD
TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF BECOMING A MODEL OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, WE MUST COMMIT TO WORK EVERY DAY TO COMBAT SYSTEMIC RACISM IN ALL ITS FORMS A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE OEDI TEAM AND THE CHANGE TEAM MEMBERS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THEIR FANTASTIC EFFORTS EVERY DAY TO HELP US GET CLOSER TO THAT AVIATION AND THEN CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WORK AS WELL
SO, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS TODAY
WE'LL BEGIN WITH BOOKDA GHEISAR, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY
DIVERSITY INCLUSION
TARA MINSKI FROM THE COMMISSION OFFICE STRATEGIC ADVISOR
WE HAVE BETH BRITS, SENIOR MANAGER FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
KENNETH LYLES, A DIRECTOR OF MARITIME OPERATIONS AND SECURITY
ELISE AIDAN, INTERIM SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT
AND WE ALSO HAVE FROM CPO, FROM CONTRACTING SOPHIA MALE SENIOR MANAGING SERVICE AGREEMENTS
AND ALSO CAROL HASARD CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR FROM THE CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL
SO, BOOKED AT THIS POINT, I THINK
I BELIEVE I'M TURNING IT OVER TO YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS BOOKDA GHEISAR
I USE SHE HER PRONOUNS, AND I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
JUST A LITTLE CORRECTION
I'M SORRY, STEVE, IN YOUR INTRODUCTIONS IS THAT ONLY FOUR OF US PRESENTING ADDITIONAL STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT COME UP ABOUT ELEMENTS OF THE DIRECTIVE
ALL RIGHT, SO I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS DAY
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A HISTORIC DAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS FOR YEARS
AS YOU REMEMBER, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN JUNE OF 2019
IN JANUARY OF 2020
OUR WORK WAS INCREDIBLY ACCELERATED BECAUSE OF THE COVID CRISIS, THE ECONOMIC CRISIS THAT OUR COMMUNITIES FACED IN KING COUNTY, THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, AND THE UPRISINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY DEMANDING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
COMMISSIONER CHO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
YOU PROPOSED THE EQUITY MOTION THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE FULL COMMISSIONER
THAT MOTION REALLY ALLOWED US TO DO MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK, AND NOW THIS DIRECTIVE REALLY PICKS UP FROM WHERE THE EQUITY MOTION STARTED AND HAS PLACED FOR US
THE DIRECTIVE, IN MULTIPLE NAYS, ALLOWS US TO REALLY CEMENT AND INSTITUTIONALIZE EQUITY INTO THE LIFE OF THIS ORGANIZATION SO THAT THE GENERATIONS AFTER US, MANY PEOPLE WHO WILL COME INTO THE ORGANIZATION CAN BENEFIT AND KNOW THAT EQUITY IS INFUSED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THE POLICY DIRECTIVE ACCOMPLISHES A NUMBER OF THINGS
ONE IS THAT IT ACTUALLY CENTERS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF THE DIRECTIVE
WHERE WE ARE MANDATED TO DO PUBLIC REPORTING WITHIN THE PORT OR TO OUR COMMUNITIES, WE'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THAT
IT'S ALSO REALLY A SIGNIFICANT WAY TO PUT OUR VALUES INTO ACTION
THERE ARE MULTIPLE ELEMENTS OF THE DIRECTIVE ALSO, THAT TYLER AND I WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THAT ARE BASED ON BEST PRACTICES OF GOVERNMENTS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH AROUND THE COUNTRY
AND SOME ARE ABSOLUTELY UNCHARTED TERRITORY AND ARE INNOVATIVE, LIKE THE EQUITY SPENDING ELEMENT THAT WE HAVE SO FAR NOT FOUND A SINGLE OTHER GOVERNMENT THAT'S TACKLED THIS
SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING WORK AND TRULY REVOLUTIONARY, IN MY OPINION, FOR US TO BE TACKLING SUCH DIRECTIVES
AND AS YOU'VE HEARD, MANY PEOPLE SPEAK TODAY ABOUT US BEING THE FIRST PORT IN THE COUNTRY THAT ESTABLISHED THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, AND WE CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN PORTS, REACHING OUT TO US AND ASKING ABOUT OUR WORK AND ASKING US TO PARTNER WITH THEM
SO TYLER IS GOING TO WALK US THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE LAST FEW YEARS AND WHAT'S BROUGHT US TO HERE
KENNY AND BETH AND I ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF THE DIRECTIVE, AND THEN TYLER IS GOING TO AGAIN TACKLE SOME OF THE PIECES OF THE DIRECTIVE, AND THEN WE'LL BE OPEN FOR SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, THOUGH I SAY THE OFFICE OF EQUITY STARTED IN JUNE OF 2019, A LOT OF CHAMPIONS IN THIS ORGANIZATION HAVE WORKED FOR EQUITY FOR DECADES
AND TODAY I AM HONORED TO BE SITTING NEXT TO TWO OF THEM WHO WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR YEARS TO GET US TO THIS POINT
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TYLER
THANK YOU SO MUCH
BOOKDA
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS TYLER EMSKY, AND I AM A STRATEGIC ADVISOR IN YOUR COMMISSION OFFICE
THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF NEARLY FIVE YEARS OF WORK
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND INPUT ON THIS DIRECTIVE OVER THE YEAR, PLUS THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED IN THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE LAST YEAR AND COMMISSIONERS HASAGAWA AND CALKINS OF THE COMMITTEE THIS YEAR HAVE PRIORITIZED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS POLICY
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR AYE
ENGAGEMENT ON THE DIRECTIVE AND AYE
VALUABLE INPUT GIVEN DURING MULTIPLE BRIEFINGS AND UPDATES
I'M PROUD TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION WHERE LEADERSHIP TAKES EQUITY AS SERIOUSLY AS ALL OF YOU DO
SO HERE'S A RECAP OF THAT FIVE YEARS OF WORK
LET'S GET THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
COMMISSIONER AVIATION STARTED IN 2018 WITH AN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT AN EQUITY PILOT PROGRAM WHICH LED TO THE CREATION OF OEDI IN 2019 AND INITIATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE
NEXT
COMMISSIONER CHO'S MOTION IN 2020 REQUIRED RACIAL EQUITY TRAININGS FOR ALL PORT EMPLOYEES AND ESTABLISHED THE CHANGE TEAMS WHOSE REPRESENTATIVES YOU'LL HEAR FROM IN A MINUTE
THEN WE WENT AHEAD AND DRAFTED THE DIRECTIVE WITH SEVERAL CYCLES OF EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FEEDBACK AND DIALOGUE WITH EXECUTIVE STAFF
WE ALSO HELD MULTIPLE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND PORT STAFF, ENGAGING SEVERAL HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS
WE WERE HAPPY FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT AS IT WAS CRUCIAL FOR US TO REACH OUT PROACTIVELY TO COMMUNITY AND STAFF TO GET THEIR INPUT ON THE FUTURE OF EQUITY AT THE PORT
FINALLY, WE MADE THE LAST FEW EDITS TO THIS DIRECTIVE TO RESPOND TO THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED IN THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS AND NOW WE'RE HERE TODAY
I'LL GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OVER TO BOOKDA, KENNETH AND BETH
THANK YOU
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ALL RIGHT, SO JUST THREE SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS OF THE POLICY DIRECTIVE IS THAT STRUCTURALLY, REALLY, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY WILL BE IS PROPOSED TO BE IN CENTRAL SERVICES
AND AS YOU'VE SEEN, I KNOW THAT VISUAL IMAGE OF CUTTING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS LINES OF BUSINESS AND DIVISIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION AND THAT THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY IS AT THIS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THESE ARE REALLY ABSOLUTELY BASED ON BEST PRACTICES THAT WE'VE SEEN AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THE OFFICES OF EQUITY TO NOT BE MARGINALIZED AND HAVE VOICE AND BE AT THE TABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS AND ISSUES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND TO ESTABLISH A CHANGE TEAM
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A CHANGE TEAM IN PLACE THAT WE PUT IN PLACE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO
BUT THE POLICY DIRECTIVE PROPOSES THAT THE CHANGE TEAM ARE REALLY SIGNIFICANT AMBASSADORS OF THIS WORK BY DOING THE BUDGETING AND EQUITY WORK BY SUPPORTING THE ANNUAL GOAL SETTING IN EVERY DEPARTMENT SO THAT EVERY DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE EQUITY GOALS
AND THAT WE ADD THEM TO A DASHBOARD AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY SHARED AND WE HOLD ALL LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE IN THE ORGANIZATION AND THEN OPERATIONALLY, THESE GOALS ARE REALLY A PART OF OUR BUSINESS PRACTICES ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIORITIES
AND ALL DEPARTMENTS USE THE EQUITY AND BUDGETING TOOL
AND THAT WE I KNOW YOU'RE AWARE THAT WE ARE WORKING ON MULTIPLE HR POLICIES TO UPDATE SO THAT WE ARE REALLY CREATING A CULTURAL BELONGING FOR NEW PEOPLE JOINING THE ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS EFFORTS LIKE ANTIRACISM TRAINING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AN ANTIRACIST ORGANIZATION
AND EXTERNALLY, WE HAVE SEVERAL ELEMENTS IN THE DIRECTIVE, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY BOARD
I THINK YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT ORIGINALLY WE PROPOSED THAT THERE WOULD BE ONE ADVISORY BOARD, BUT WITH TIME WE CHANGED THAT AND IT'S NOW KIND OF AN ISSUE SPECIFIC AND TIME LIMITED ADVISORY BOARD, STARTING WITH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
HIRING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEADER FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND THEN THE EQUITY SPENDING SEGMENT OF THE POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT I KNOW WE BRIEFED ALL OF YOU ABOUT IN THE LAST WEEK
SO I JUST WANTED TO PAUSE HERE FOR A MOMENT AND ASK BETH BRITS AND KENNY LYLES TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN OPERATIONALIZING EQUITY IN THE ORGANIZATION AND BEING MEMBERS OF THE CHANGE TEAM
KENNY
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I WAS HONORED WHEN ASKED TO JOIN BOOKDA FOR THIS PRESENTATION, AS WELL AS THE TEAM FOR THE FIRST READING OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
MY APPRECIATION IS A RESULT OF OVER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE PORT PARTICIPATING IN AND PROMOTING THE VIRTUES OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
IN 1990, I SERVED ON THE FIRST EVER AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE ETHNIC AWARENESS COMMITTEE
AND IN 1993 I SERVED ON THE FIRST AT THE PORT STRATEGIC DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
I AM AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S CHAPTER OF BLACKS AND GOVERNMENT AND A FORMER TWO TERM PRESIDENT
I'M A FORMER RECIPIENT OF THE CHARLES BLOOD CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY AWARD IN 2006, AND I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A SPONSOR ON THE CHANGE TEAM
AS I MENTIONED, MY INVOLVEMENT PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT THE PORT BEGAN IN 1990, WHEN AS A MEMBER OF THE NEWLY CREATED ETHNIC AWARENESS COMMITTEE WAS CREATED
THE GOAL OF THAT COMMITTEE WAS TO EDUCATE, UPLIFT AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN, ASIAN, HISPANIC AND NATIVE EMPLOYEES
THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE GATEWAYS FOR EMPLOYEES OF COLOR FOR ADVANCEMENT AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
ONLY BLACK HISTORY MONTH WAS RECOGNIZED THAT YEAR
UNFORTUNATELY, 13 YEARS LATER, IN 2003, I WAS ASKED TO PARTICIPATE ON A COMMITTEE TO CREATE THE PORT OF SEATTLE STRATEGIC DIVERSITY PLAN
THE FOCUS OF THE TEAM WAS TO DESIGN GOALS AND BRINGING DIVERSITY TO THE PORT
A FEW OF THE GOALS OF THAT PLAN CONSISTED OF PROMOTING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ACKNOWLEDGED AND RESPECTED A DIVERSE WORKPLACE OR WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT, HIRING, PROMOTING AND PROMOTING DIVERSE EMPLOYEES IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT THE PORT ENSURING ALL EMPLOYEES ACHIEVE DIVERSITY, GOALS TO IDENTIFY AND CELEBRATE A CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY AT THE PORT
AND THOSE ARE JUST TO NAME A FEW FROM THAT PLAN
ONLY THE CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY CHARLES BLOOD CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY AWARD PROVED TO BE SUSTAINABLE
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIRECTIVE TODAY? AS YOU CAN SEE, ATTEMPTS AT CREATING AND ACHIEVING EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION HAS NOT BEEN SUSTAINABLE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SINCE THE CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION FOUR YEARS AGO, THE PORT HAS TAKEN POSITIVE STEPS TO ESTABLISH AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE AND EMBED IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY ITS COMMITMENT TO THE VIRTUES OF EDI
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, THE DIRECTOR OF DIRECTOR GHEISAR, AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, KATIE GERARD, THE PORT BECAME THE FIRST PUBLIC AGENCY IN THE STATE TO OBSERVE JUNETEENTH AS A DAY OF REFLECTION WITH A PORT HOLIDAY THE COMPLETION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE USE OF FORCE REVIEW EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING FOR ALL SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AS BOOKED
HAMDI MENTIONED PAY EQUITY FOR WOMEN OF COLOR, CONVENING THE SECOND COHORT OF THE CHANGE TEAM AND ADOPTING PORT WIDE THE MARITIME MODEL OF EMPLOYEE DIVERSE HIRING PANELS AND THE TOWN HALLS THAT BOOK THE CHAIRS WHERE UP TO 200 EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY FOR THE PRESENTATIONS
OEDI HAS ALSO LAUNCHED PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR EMPLOYEES AND PARTNERS WITH THE NOW 13 EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS
RECALL THAT WHEN WE STARTED THIS EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP PROGRAM, THERE WAS ONLY FOUR, NOW WE HAVE 13
SO I HAVE SHARED WITH COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER ON A FEW OCCASIONS THAT THE PORT IS IN A BETTER PLACE THAN IT HAS BEEN IN MY CAREER AS IT RELATES TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
THE WORK THAT IS UNDERWAY AFFIRMS THAT THE WORK THAT I HAVE COMMITTED TO OVER THE YEARS WILL BE EMBEDDED AND SUSTAINABLE AS PART OF THE BUSINESS CULTURE HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THAT IS MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THIS CONVERSATION, IN THIS SPACE
SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND BETH, THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK
MY NAME IS BETH BRITS AND MY PREFERRED PRONOUNS ARE SHE, HER, THEY, THEM
I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT FROM KENNY AND I'M HUMBLED TO HAVE A SEAT HERE AT THE TABLE FOR THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION
TO BE PART OF AN ACTUAL POLICY CODIFYING EQUITY INTO THE PORT OF SEATTLE GOALS CULTURE IS AN HONOR
SO I'VE BEEN AT THE PORT NOW A LITTLE OVER 17 YEARS
I STARTED AT THE PORT AS A CONTRACTOR, COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIAN AND THEN TOOK A JOB AT MARINE MAINTENANCE WORKING IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP THERE AS AN ELECTRICIAN WORKING UNDER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ADVANCED MY CAREER THROUGH THE PORT
HAD A WONDERFUL LEADER, WHICH SOME OF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AND LINDSAY PAULSAVER, WHO WAS AT THE FOREFRONT ALONGSIDE WITH KENNY ON MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT KENNY JUST MENTIONED, IF NOT ALL OF THEM
BUT SHE WAS A LEADER THAT BELIEVED IN OPPORTUNITIES AND EQUITY AND UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET DEVELOPMENT, TRANSITIONED INTO A STAFF POSITION, EVENTUALLY LEFT PRE-MAINENANCE AND CAME TO THE AVIATION DIVISION AND WORKED FOR AVIATION MAINTENANCE IN A MANAGEMENT ROLE
I NOW WORK FOR PCS PORT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
SO NOW PART OF CENTRAL SERVICES
SO I'VE WORKED MY WAY AROUND IN THREE DIFFERENT MAJOR DEPARTMENTS HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND IN EACH ONE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW MYSELF AND MY CAREER
AND ALL BECAUSE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN OFFERED, BUT NOT WITHOUT A LOT OF EFFORT ON MY OWN PART, BUT BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT I HAMDI
LIKE I SAID, I CAME TO WORK UNDER THE CBA, A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, AND HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO WORK FOR LINDSAY
BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT SHE PROVIDED FOR ME, I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, I THINK IT WAS IN THE THIRD COHORT OF THE PORT DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY COUNCIL
WHICH NOW WE'VE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE INCLUSIVITY IN THAT LEADERSHIP ROLE, WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY AFFECT POLICIES AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL FROM A BOOTS ON THE GROUND PERSPECTIVE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN FROM THAT PLATFORM FOR INCLUSION, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER OF WHAT WE USED TO CALL THE AFFINITY GROUPS AND NOW EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS
BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST COHORTS OF THE CPI LEAN INITIATIVES
LEAN SPECIALIST, PROGRAM AND PORT WIDE PRIDE
BACK IN THE DAY WHEN WE HAD THREE MEMBERS MARCHING IN THE PARADE WHEN OUR POSTERS WOULD GET TORN DOWN OUT OF THE ELEVATORS AND OFF THE WALLS, BUT WE STILL WEATHERED THROUGH AND WE GOT GREATER AND GREATER PARTICIPATION AND VISIBILITY
I'M PART OF THE TRANS INCLUSIVE NETWORK WHERE WE'VE LOOKED AT THE ORIGINAL FOCUS WAS TO LOOK AT ALL THE PORT POLICIES AND GO THROUGH THEM
AND AGAIN, I WAS JUST A VERY SMALL PART OF A LARGER TEAM THAT WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED THROUGH EVERY PORT POLICY TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THERE WERE GENDER BIASES IN THOSE POLICIES, TO BASICALLY DEGENENDER THOSE POLICIES
SO THERE'S BEEN OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE THERE
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL CORE CHANGE TEAM MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE AVIATION DIVISION AND NOW HAVE MOVED INTO THE NEXT ROUND REPRESENTING THE CENTRAL SERVICE DIVISION WITH PORT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ON THE CHANGE TEAM
I'M A PREVIOUS WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, WHICH IS A VERY HIGH HONOR FOR ME, AND I'M THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE ALL GENDER RESTROOMS INITIATIVE, WHICH I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OF YOU ABOUT
AND IN THAT EFFORT TO TRY TO MOVE FORWARD IN A MORE OF A UNIVERSAL DESIGN APPROACH THAT WOULD ACTUALLY PROVIDE AN EQUITABLE SOLUTION FOR MANY PEOPLE AND ALL USERS
WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE PORT OF SEATTLE, I MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO PROMISE MY TRUE AUTHENTIC SELF THIS IS WHO I AM, THIS IS THE WAY I LOOK, THIS IS HOW I PRESENT
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ONE TO STAND UP, STEP UP AND SPEAK UP
IT'S NOT ALWAYS BEEN EASY AND I HAVEN'T ALWAYS HAD PEOPLE WILLING TO LISTEN
THE CULTURE AND SENTIMENT AROUND CHANGE FRIGHTENS PEOPLE
THERE SEEMS TO BE THIS NOTION THAT PROVIDING EQUITY, WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING THINGS AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE
BUT TO COVID A VARIABLE USE STATEMENT, IT'S NOT PIE
THERE ARE PLENTY OF PIECES TO GO AROUND
WE'RE NOT TAKING AWAY, WE'RE JUST BRINGING MORE EQUITY, GIVING EVERYBODY OPPORTUNITIES
SO NOW IN MY ROLE AT PARK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY THE PLEASURE TO LEAD A GROUP OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS REPRESENT SEVEN DIFFERENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS
THESE ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT, UP UNTIL VERY RECENTLY, AND WITH THE EFFORTS THAT WAS VERY MUCH SUPPORTED WITH CPI PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, HELPED PORT CONSTRUCTION SERVICE TRANSITION ALL OF THEIR TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HIRES, OF WHICH SOME HAVE WORKED HERE FOR 22 YEARS INTO FULL EMPLOYEE, FULL REGULAR EMPLOYEES AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THEY'VE CONVERTED THEIR CONTRACTS AS REGULAR EMPLOYEES
THEY'RE STILL WORKING UNDER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, BUT IN AN EFFORT TO BRING EQUITY, THEY NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, GET PAID FOR HOLIDAYS, THINGS THAT WE JUST TAKE FOR GRANTED
PRESIDENT'S DAY WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT IN MY ENTIRE CREW PER ALL THAT HAVE THE CBAS THAT ALIGN, GOT PAID TO NOT COME TO WORK
AND THAT'S A HUGE THING
AND FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, LIKE I SAID, WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
BUT THESE ARE HUGE STEPS IN TERMS OF BRINGING EQUITY, BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO THE REPRESENTED WORKERS
THESE ARE AREAS THAT, AGAIN, ARE BRINGING EQUITY
NOW THAT THEY ARE REGULAR EMPLOYEES, THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THINGS LIKE, I HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE NOW THAT SITS ON THE DND COUNCIL
WE HAVE THREE CORE CHANGE TEAM MEMBERS THIS YEAR
LAST YEAR, WHEN WE WERE DOING THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR REPRESENTED WORKERS AND OFFSHIFT AS A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE CHANGE TEAM, I LOOKED AROUND THE ROOM AND I WENT, THERE IS NOBODY HERE THAT IS CURRENTLY WORKING UNDER A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
SO WE WENT BACK TO OUR RESPECTIVE GROUPS AND MARINE MAINTENANCE AND DELMAS BROUGHT FORTH WORKERS
AVIATION RATES MAINTENANCE BROUGHT ONE WORKER
PCS BROUGHT FORTH THREE WORKERS TO BE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE
THOSE THREE WORKERS NOW ARE PART OF THE CORE CHANGE TEAMWORK
SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO
BECAUSE OF THIS, ALMOST HALF OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE WORKFORCE IS REPRESENTED UNDER SOME KIND OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT WORKING OFF SHIFT, ALSO WORKING OFF SHIFT
THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PART IN SOME OF THE TRAININGS AND DEVELOPMENT THAT THE NORMAL NINE TO FIVE DAY SHIFT WORKERS DO
THROUGH THIS, AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET SUPPORT, WE NOW HAVE BUDGET RESOURCES DEDICATED SO THAT WE CAN MAKE OPPORTUNITIES
SO WE MIGHT HAVE TO INCREASE STAFF TO OFFSET THAT BUDGET, BUT TO MAKE OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT WE CAN ALLOW OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EQUITABLE WAY, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT, GROW THEIR CAREERS, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVE A VOICE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT
AGAIN, IT'S ALMOST HALF THE PORT OF SEATTLE WORKFORCE
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS JUST ISN'T A BOX THAT WE CHECK
KENNY TALKED ABOUT THE HISTORY AND HOW ONE THING THAT WAS SUSTAINABLE TO CHARLES BLOOD AWARD, WHICH IS A VERY HONORED AWARD
THIS CANNOT BE
THIS POLICY CANNOT BE
WE'VE CHECKED A BOX AND NOW WE'VE DONE
EDI, WE HAVE TO EMBED IT
WE HAVE TO LIVE IT
WE HAVE TO BREATHE IT
IT HAS TO BE HOW WE COMMUNICATE
IT HAS TO BE THE FILTER WITH WHICH WE LOOK AT EVERY DECISION WE MAKE
DESIGN DECISIONS
ARE WE DESIGNING IN A UNIVERSAL DESIGN SO THAT IT WILL PROVIDE EQUITY FOR ALL USERS, ALL ABLEISMS, ALL PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE? THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND IN EVERY DECISION WE MAKE IN OUR HIRING PRACTICES
THESE ARE REAL LIFE THINGS THAT I'M LIVING AND BREATHING EVERY DAY WITH MY AMAZING GROUP OF WORKERS THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME REALIZE THAT THEY ACTUALLY ARE PART OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND WE CAN'T JUST SAY IT, WE HAVE TO SHOW IT AND WE HAVE TO DO IT
THE COALITION BETWEEN EDI AND CPI PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND HOW THIS WHOLE EFFORT IN BRINGING EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION TO THE COURT IS A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT EFFORT AND EMBEDDING THOSE AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH THAT IS SO ESSENTIAL
AND I JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS AND ALLOWING ME A SEAT AT THE TABLE
AND THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH, KENNETH AND BETH, FOR YOUR DECADES OF WORK ON EQUITY
WE HOPE THAT THIS DIRECTIVE WILL MAKE PERMANENT PATHS FOR FOLKS TO FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS AS PART OF CHANGE TEAMS AND ANOTHER INITIATIVES TO HELP BRING THAT CHANGE TO THE PORT GOING FORWARD HERE
SO, AS BETH WAS SAYING, TWO OF OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT I CAN ACTUALLY GET NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU
OKAY, SO TWO OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES WE USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE ARE CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND ACCOUNTABILITY
EVERYTHING IN THIS DIRECTIVE IS INTENDED TO STEADILY AND INEXORABLY MOVE THE PORT TOWARDS A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE WITH TRANSPARENCY AND HOW WE ARE DOING SO
THIS DIRECTIVE CALLS FOR PORT DEPARTMENTS TO SET ANNUAL EQUITY GOALS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR BUDGET PLANNING PROCESS
WE DID THIS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE EACH DEPARTMENT'S CHANCE OF SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS
THESE ANNUAL GOALS AND OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THESE GOALS WILL BE REPORTED TO THE COMMISSION EVERY YEAR AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
PROGRESS TOWARDS SETTING AND ACHIEVING EQUITY GOALS WILL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF PORT EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
AND FINALLY, THE AUDIT TEAM WILL EXAMINE HOW WELL THE PORT IS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE ON A PERIODIC BASIS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE WILL ALSO HELP MOVE THE PORT TOWARDS BETTER ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY BY BUILDING ON AND EXPANDING SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES IN THE PORT'S HISTORY, SUCH AS THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND AND THE DUWAMISH VALLEY PORT COMMUNITY AVIATION TEAM
THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE IS A JUMPING OFF POINT FOR SOME SIGNIFICANT BODIES OF NEW WORK, INCLUDING A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PORT'S PAST EQUITY RELATED SPENDING AND A PROPOSAL OF A FORMALIZED STRUCTURE FOR THIS SPENDING IN THE FUTURE
THIS DIRECTIVE ALSO CALLS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH NEARPORT COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP A SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO IT WAS CRITICAL FOR US TO USE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DIRECTIVE
PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS WE CONDUCTED WERE APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THAT THE PORT WAS PROACTIVELY REACHING OUT TO THEM TO GET THEIR INPUT REGARDING OUR EQUITY POLICY
THE NUMBER ONE AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT WE HEARD IN THESE SESSIONS WAS REGARDING OUR CONTRACTING PROCESSES WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
THEREFORE, WE ADDED A REPORTING ELEMENT TO THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT REQUIRES THE PORT TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO DETERMINE CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR CONTRACTING WITH THESE CBOS
BEFORE WE GET TO THE FINAL SLIDE, I LIKE TO THANK BOOKDA AND SOME OF THE STAFF WHO ARE NOT UP HERE TODAY FOR THEIR BRILLIANT COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMISSION OFFICE IN THE DRAFTING OF THIS DIRECTIVE
IN PARTICULAR, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF J
DORAN OF OEDI AND V
WEN, NOW OF THE COMMISSION OFFICE, TO THIS DIRECTIVE
AND FINALLY, I LIKE TO THANK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND THE MEMBERS OF THE ELT FOR THEIR ATTENTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DIRECTIVE
IT IS MUCH STRONGER THANKS TO THEIR INPUT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THANKS AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS
THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF THIS DIRECTIVE
WE WILL BE BACK FOR A SECOND READING ON APRIL 11
WE WILL BE AVAILABLE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO RECEIVE YOUR INPUT
YEAH
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR LEADERSHIP
I THINK THAT NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE COMMISSION'S LEADING WITH EQUITY AND COMMITMENT TO CENSORING EQUITY EVERY DAY
AND THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT
I THINK WE'RE NOW CONCLUDING OUR PRESENTATION AND OPEN FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, PLEASE
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO BUDDHA, TO TYLER, TO KENNY AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S WORKED ON THIS
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INPUT THAT YOU PROVIDED
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? I'LL GO FIRST
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
WOW
IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND WITNESS THIS MOMENT AND TO BE A PART OF IT
I NEED TO OPEN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE LEGWORK TO CREATE A CULTURE OF INCLUSION AND AN INSTITUTION OF FAIRNESS AND OPPORTUNITIES BEGAN BY SO MANY OF YOU WHILE I WAS STILL IN GRADE SCHOOL 17 YEARS IS A TREMENDOUS CAREER
FOLKS LIKE DIRECTOR LYLE DELMAS, WHITTAKER
RUDY KALUZA, LUIS NAVARRO, SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONING THIS SO THAT WE COULD BE HERE TODAY
IT'S LIKE A RELAY RACE
AND AS THE CURRENT MEMBER OF THE EQUITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE THAT GETS TO CARRY A LITTLE BIT THROUGH THE VERY LAST LEG OF THIS RACE, I AM SO HONORED TO BE A PART OF YOUR TEAM
DIRECTOR GHEISAR, YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL
AND THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST MANY YEARS LEADING THE OFFICE OF EQUITY WITH YOUR PHENOMENAL TEAM, WITH INPUT AND COLLABORATION FROM MANY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE PORT, INCLUDING THE CHANGE TEAM AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION OFFICE, IS MONUMENTAL
PAY EQUITY, INCLUSIVE FACILITIES, USING QUANTITATIVE DATA TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES, CREATING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION, USING THE BUDGET AS A VALUE STATEMENT AND A TRANSPARENCY TOOL, AND BEING A BETTER STEWARD BY THE PUBLIC AT LARGE
THIS IS AN AMAZING NEXT STEP THAT'S BUILT UPON SO MUCH WORK LED BY MY COLLEAGUES HERE
IF I COULD TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER, AND I KNOW WE HAVE MORE TO BUILD UPON, IT WOULD JUST TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A WAY TO COMPENSATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS WORK FOR THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE AND THEIR TIME
I AM SO PROUD AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS BODY OF WORK AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TO SHARE IT WITH US TODAY
IN JAPANESE CULTURE, WE HAVE A PHRASE, IT MEANS I AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF YOU
IT'S A RECOGNITION THAT WE ARE ALL A PART OF SOMETHING MUCH GREATER THAN OURSELVES
AND THIS IS GOING TO LIFT THE BAR FOR EVERYONE
THAT PHRASES
OK, SAMADE
THANK YOU ALL
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA FOR YOUR WORDS
THAT'S VERY HARD TO FOLLOW
FIRST, I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THE MANY PORT STAFF MEMBERS WHO PROVIDED THEIR FEEDBACK AND CONTRIBUTED TO THIS WORK AND ALSO WANT TO HOLD SPACE TO RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR US TO BE SITTING HERE TODAY IN THESE SEATS
AND JUST LOTS OF GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION THERE
MR KENNY, LYLES AND BETH, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TODAY
DIRECTOR GHEISAR, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING AS WELL AS TYLER, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
I'VE BEEN, FOR THE LAST YEAR, BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH COMMISSIONER CHO ON THIS DIRECTIVE THAT I ALMOST SOMETIMES FORGET WHEN YOU'RE IN THE WORK, THE IMPACT AND HOW PEOPLE REACT TO IT, BECAUSE YOU ARE THINKING, HOW DO YOU IMPROVE IT, HOW DO YOU MAKE IT BETTER? THAT I HAVEN'T REALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH IT
AND I THINK THE WAY COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA DESCRIBED IT WAS REALLY POWERFUL
AND I WAS LOOKING AT COMMISSIONER CHO, YOU WERE SPEAKING, I'M LIKE, WOW, THIS IS HUGE
AND ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WAS PROVIDED TODAY WAS VERY MOVING
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE AS A COUNTRY, AS A PORT, AND I ALSO A LOT OF THE TIME, SIT WITH WHERE WE NEED TO GO
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS EQUITY ISSUES, I'M OFTEN THINKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME AS WE DO THIS WORK
WHILE I WANT TO CELEBRATE AND FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAKING VICTORY AND MOVING FORWARD, I DEFINITELY DO FEEL LIKE AT TIMES WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND IT IS INITIATIVES LIKE THIS THAT I THINK MOVE US IN THE RIGHT SORT OF DIRECTION
COMMISSIONER CHILL, THANK YOU FOR SERVING WITH ME ON THAT COMMITTEE AND FOR THE GROUNDWORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND ALL THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS THAT CAME BEFORE US WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THIS INITIATIVE AS WELL
I JUST WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO POINT OUT BEING ABLE TO MEASURE OUR EQUITY INVESTMENTS AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS
WE MEASURE THE THINGS THAT WE VALUE AND IT ALLOWS US TO SHOW A COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, BUT ALSO IT ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY DISPARITIES RIGHT, TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE GAPS ARE AND THEN DECIDE WHERE DO WE WANT TO MAKE IMPACT
AND I THINK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK HAS SAID OFTEN THAT WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT OUR INVESTMENTS ARE ACTUALLY DOING AND WHAT THAT IMPACT LOOKS LIKE
AND I THINK BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS FIRST, THEN BEING ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, SO WE'VE MADE THE INVESTMENTS, NOW WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES? WHO ARE WE IMPACTING AND HOW DO WE MEASURE THAT? AND THOSE ARE THE PORT THAT I FEEL VERY CLOSELY TO IN THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE
AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR FINANCE TEAM DIRECTOR, DAN THOMAS
THEY SPENT SO MUCH TIME IN FIGURING OUT DEVELOPING AN ACTUAL DASHBOARD THAT DEFINES OUR EQUITY INVESTMENTS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE WE CAN THROW SO MUCH MONEY AT SO MANY ISSUES
BUT IF WE'RE NOT REALLY ABLE TO MEASURE THAT STUFF AND ASSESS IT, IT COULD JUST BE THAT THROWING MONEY AT PROBLEMS AND THINKING IT'S RESOLVING IT
I THINK SOME OF THE PIECES IN THIS EQUITY DIRECTIVE GETS TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT
AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AROUND THAT
I DID HAVE A QUESTION THAT IS NOT CHANGING THE POLICY DIRECTIVE
I DID MENTION THIS EARLY ON YESTERDAY TO SOME OF THE COMMISSION STAFF MEMBERS AROUND OUR CONTRACTING PIECES, THE COMMUNITY
SO WHEN WE DID THE LISTENING SESSIONS, WE HEARD A LOT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I OFTEN HEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN FROM OUR GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IS THE STRUGGLE WITH BEING ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE PORT AND THAT THERE'S LIKE A LOT OF LIMITATIONS
AND WHEN THEY CONTRACT WITH THE PORT, THERE IS JUST SO MANY HURDLES THAT THEY HAVE TO GET OVER IN ORDER TO CONTRACT WITH THE PORT
AND THAT GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, MAYBE FROM THE PROCUREMENT OFFICE, ARE BEING SEEN SIMILAR TO CONTRACTS THAT WE DO WITH CONSTRUCTION AND BIG BUSINESSES
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAMDI SAID IS, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PUT IN THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE TO HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THAT? AND THAT WASN'T CLEAR
SO I WAS WONDERING IF SOMEONE COVID SPEAK TO THAT TODAY
YEAH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS OR DO YOU WANT ME TO START? SURE, I COULD JUST START BY SAYING THAT THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, FOR THOSE THOUGHTS AND TALKING ABOUT THAT
I THINK FOR US, THAT IS A FOCUS
OF COURSE, FOR US, IT BEGINS WITH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOR US, OUR ROLE AS A SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT AND THEN LOOKING AT, WELL, HOW CAN WE DO THIS WITHIN THAT CONSTRUCT OF OUR STANDARD SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT
BUT I THINK THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING A LOT ON THIS
I THINK THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON IMPROVING HOW TO RIGHT SIZE THIS, IF THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT WORD, BUT HOW TO RIGHT SIZE THIS ACCORDING TO THAT INTERACTION
AND I'LL BE GLAD I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD MORE TO THAT, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS OF MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS
AND I KNOW WITHIN OUR CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE HAS BEEN LOOKING AT IMPROVING THOSE AS WELL
SO BOOKDA I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING, BUT I KNOW SOPHIA MAYO IS ON THE LINE AS WELL, I BELIEVE, TO TALK ABOUT THAT IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THOSE SPECIFICALLY
BUT COMMISSIONER, OR WE CAN BRIEF YOU SEPARATELY ON THOSE SEEKING AND DO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AND CONTINUE LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT EASIER TO ENGAGE WITH THOSE CBOS
YEAH
I WOULD JUST ADD THAT, AS YOU SAID, COMMISSIONER, DURING THE LISTENING SESSIONS, WE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF NONPROFITS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'VE HAD IN THEIR CONTRACTING PROCUREMENT INVOICING WITH THE PORT AND HOW VERY COMPLICATED THAT PROCESS IS, AND THAT THE AMOUNT OF WORK FOR CONTRACTING FOR A GIGANTIC BUSINESS OR A SMALL NONPROFIT IS ABOUT THE SAME
AND THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THAT WORK
AND I KNOW THAT THE CPO TEAM, I THINK, ARE ONLINE, AND I WOULD LIKE THEM TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS, BUT A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE PROCESS OF SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE APPLIED
AND I KNOW THAT THE TEAM IS COMMITTED TO FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS
BUT SOFIA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOME SPECIFIC MEASURES THAT YOUR OFFICE IS PLANNING TO TAKE? HI
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'M SOPHIA MEDIO, SENIOR MANAGER OF THE CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF CAROL HAZARD IS ON THE LINE IN CASE IF SHE IS ABLE TO SPEAK, SINCE SHE IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR SHE HELPS CONTRIBUTE TO AND LEAD THE FORCE IN THIS
AS STEVE MENTIONED, WE HAVE HAD IMPROVEMENTS
WE HAVE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY CBOS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMENT THAT WAS MADE THAT SOME OF OUR PROCESSES ARE VERY MUCH RELATED, THE PORT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN, AND WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS UP TO THERE
IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOT MORE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AFTER EACH CYCLE THAT WE HAVE, EITHER FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS OR FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY
WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND WE LOOK TO SEE WHERE ELSE WE CAN FURTHER MAKE OTHER CHANGES, MEANINGFUL CHANGES
NOT JUST CHECKING OFF CERTAIN BOXES
BUT WITH THAT, SHOULD WE GO INTO SOME OF THOSE DETAILS OR SHOULD WE RESERVE THAT FOR LATER? BECAUSE I WOULD NEED CAROL TO SPEAK FOR THAT
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW
COMMISSIONERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS? I'M SORRY, I'M NOT IN A ROOM, SO I CAN'T SEE MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH YOU TO SEE IF THAT'S COMMISSIONERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR THAT NOW? OR WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
I CAN RESPOND TO THAT
WE CAN HOLD
AND I THINK MAYBE IT'S A DEEPER CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE AROUND THIS
I KNOW, LIKE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE ASIAN COUNCIL AND REFERRING SERVICES, ACRS IN PARTICULAR, HAD A BIG GRANT WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND HAS REALLY STRUGGLED I'VE TALKED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THERE, MICHAEL, AROUND THESE ISSUES
AND SO IF THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE AND WE'RE MAKING PROCEDURAL CHANGES, I JUST WOULD WANT THAT TO BE COMMUNICATED TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THAT
AND WHEN THE POLICY DIRECTIVE COMES BACK TO US, IF THERE IS SPECIFIC LANGUAGE AROUND SOME OF THOSE CHANGES THAT WE CAN EMBED IN THIS DIRECTIVE, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT AS WELL
SO COMMISSIONER, I THOUGHT I'D JUST REALLY QUICKLY DESCRIBE THE WAY THAT THE POLICY DIRECTIVE IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AND BASICALLY WE BECAME AWARE OF THE EFFORTS BY CBO TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS
THE POLICY DIRECTIVE BASICALLY CALLS FOR US TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THIS AND TO CHECK IN ON THIS GOING FORWARD WITH THE CBOS
SO GOING OUT EVERY YEAR DOING A LISTING SESSION, HOW ARE WE DOING, HOW CAN WE IMPROVE AND BRINGING THAT UP TO THE COMMISSION LEVEL EVERY YEAR
SO BASICALLY DOUBLE CHECKING OUR WORK AND WE'VE GOT THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN PLACE BUT JUST IDENTIFYING THIS GOING FORWARD ALL OUT INTO THE FUTURE, FAR OUT INTO THE FUTURE OF MAKING SURE WE'RE STILL MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT INTENT AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION
GREAT
ANYONE ELSE? COMMISSIONER CALKINS? SO HAVING PARTICIPATED BOTH ON THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE THIS YEAR AND IN PREVIOUS ITERATIONS OF THE DRAFT AND INITIALLY WORKING WITH BOOKDA AS SHE CAME ON BOARD AS THE DIRECTOR, I THINK THE REASON WHY I'M SO SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PARTICULAR POLICY DIRECTIVE IS BECAUSE OF HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE
THAT PART OF WHY I THINK IT'S, TO BORROW LANCE'S PHRASE FROM EARLIER, IT MAY NOT BE THE PERFECT POLICY, BUT I THINK IT'S THE BEST ONE AROUND, WHICH MEANS THAT WE STILL HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
WE'RE GOING TO WORK THIS THING FOR A WHILE ONCE IT PASSES AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN WHERE WE NEED TO TWEAK IT
BUT I THINK WE AVOIDED TWO OF THE SERIOUS PITFALLS THAT COME IN THIS KIND OF WORK AND ONE IS THAT WE PUT OUT SOMETHING THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY VIRTUE SIGNALING
WE'RE GOING TO BE THE MOST EQUITABLE ORGANIZATION AND WE DON'T PUT ANY MEAT BEHIND IT
IT'S REALLY JUST WAVING THE FLAG AND THEN THERE'S NOTHING THAT ACTUALLY INTERNALLY CHANGES IN OUR ORGANIZATION
THE OTHER IS THAT WE FAIL TO DO AN OUTCOMES BASED APPROACH AND WE PUT A HUGE BURDEN ON STAFF AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND WE DO ALL SORTS OF FLASHY SHOWY THINGS IN TERMS OF EQUITY, BUT THEY DON'T ACTUALLY RESULT IN OUTCOMES THAT BENEFIT THOSE WHO HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN UNDERSERVED
AND I THINK THE FOLKS, THE REAL ARCHITECTS BEHIND THIS AND ALL OF THE LEGACY WORK THAT WAS DONE TO GET HERE DEMONSTRATES THAT WE'RE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS
NOW, WE ALSO GET SOME CRITICISM FROM OUTSIDE THAT WHY ARE YOU GUYS WASTING SO MUCH ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES OR TAXPAYER DOLLARS AS A PUBLIC AGENCY ON THIS KIND OF WORK? AND I WOULD SAY THAT WE CAN MAKE A STRONG CASE FOR, AND I'LL BORROW COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN'S TERM HERE, ENLIGHTENED SELF INTEREST HERE THAT WE ARE REALLY ATTEMPTING TO ACHIEVE NOT JUST THE EQUITY GOAL IN OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOALS, BUT ALSO THE EXECUTING ON THE GOAL OF BEING AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC AGENCY
AND A BIG PART OF THAT IS TO CREATE AN ORGANIZATION WHERE EVERYONE WHO ENGAGES WITH US STAFF, OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS, PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH THE AIRPORT, HAS THE KIND OF EXPERIENCE THAT MEANS THAT THEY WANT TO STAY
AND THAT MEANS THAT WE GET TO ATTRACT THE VERY BEST TALENT REGARDLESS OF SKIN COLOR OR ABLEISM OR PERSONAL HISTORY WITH TRAUMA OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE
SO THAT WE ARE DRAWING FROM THE LARGEST POOL OF APPLICANTS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND SAYING WE WANT TALENT FROM EVERYWHERE
AND THEN THE BENEFIT OF THAT NOT ONLY HAVING THE MOST TALENTED, BUT THEN ALSO HAVING A DIVERSE SET OF PERSPECTIVES WITHIN OUR EMPLOYEE BASE AND CONTRACTOR BASE AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS THAT WE CAN SEE AROUND CORNERS BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE WE AREN'T JUST ONE SMALL DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP TRYING TO UNDERSTAND OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY FROM OUR LIMITED PERSPECTIVE, BUT INSTEAD THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION BAKED INTO WHO WE ARE, THE KIND OF DIVERSE REPRESENTATION THAT IS OUR COMMUNITY
AND I THINK THAT MAKES US MORE EFFECTIVE AS A PUBLIC AGENCY IN A SENSE OF ENLIGHTENED SELF INTEREST
WE WANT TO DO THIS TOO
SO I'M STRONGLY SUPPORTING THIS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS AND THE HISTORY THAT WAS BEING RETOLD
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND THE SUSTAINED EFFORT IS WHAT MAKES IT HAPPEN
BUT I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE NEED TO FEEL LIKE IT'S DURABLE, THAT YOU CAN LEAVE AND YOU KNOW, IT LASTS BEYOND YOU
AND I FIND IT IN EVERYTHING THAT I TRY TO DO
IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING IS HAMDI, BUT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT LASTS
IF IT'S GOING TO GET IT DONE, LET'S JUST REALLY GET IT DONE
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING YOUR STORIES TO MAKE THAT REMIND US OF THAT
I THINK ULTIMATELY THE MOST IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT OF HOW WE'RE DOING IS THE PRIDE WITH WHICH YOU ARTICULATE THIS AND THAT WE HEAR THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO TELL THAT STORY AND IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE, THEN IT'S NOT REAL
SO IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT TO FEEL THAT
SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LET US KNOW IT'S WORKING RIGHT
AND SO THAT TO ME IS THE THAT MEANS WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK
NOW, I ALSO APPRECIATE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF RETELLING HISTORY THAT I LOOK AT THIS CURRENT MOTION AND WE HAVE THE SIGNATURES OF ALL THE COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE
BUT I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT I THINK THE FIRST ORDER WAS WHAT WAS IT? AND I DON'T SEE ANY SIGNATURES ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE
BUT THAT WAS TWO COMMISSIONER AGO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
I THINK WE'RE HERE BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE YOU GOT US HERE, BUT THE ORGANIZATION HAS A MOMENTUM THAT WE KEEP ON BUILDING ON
AND SO I THINK THE TRAJECTORY IS GOOD
WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET THERE
BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR HISTORY HAS BEEN A LONG TERM COMMITMENT
SO THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NOW I GET THE LAST WORD
FIRST OF ALL, I APOLOGIZE WHEN I THANK THE STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION, I ACCIDENTALLY ADMITTED BETH
SO, BETH, I THANK YOU AS WELL FOR BEING HERE TODAY
I SO MUCH APPRECIATE THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT THAT WAS PROVIDED HERE TODAY
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS IS RIGHT, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING
DEPENDING ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE, IT IS OVERDUE IN TERMS OF WHEN THIS HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO US
BUT I THINK IT'S I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF, I ACTUALLY HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT BECAUSE NOT ONLY WAS THIS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR MANY OF US, BUT ALSO BECAUSE I TEND TO THINK THAT THERE'S A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN HOW LONG SOMETHING TAKES AND HOW LONG IT STICKS AROUND AS WELL
IF YOU DO SOMETHING QUICKLY AND FAST, IT TENDS TO ALSO DROP OFF QUICKLY AND FAST
AND THE FACT THAT IT TOOK SO LONG IS NOT AN INDICATION THAT WE SLOW ROLLED THIS OR WERE LAZY ABOUT IT
WHAT IT TELLS ME IS THAT WE WERE VERY THOROUGH, RIGHT? WE HAD LISTENING SESSIONS, WE HAD THE ENGAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS
WE HAD THE INPUT OF COMMISSIONERS AS WELL AS ELT
AND SO THIS HAS BEEN, LIKE I SAID, A TRUE LABOR OF LOVE
I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS
IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO THANK THE ELT AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE FEEDBACK, BUT ALSO ARE OKAY WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IN HERE
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HAVING PERFORMANCE GOALS AND SETTING METRICS OF THE LT ON EDI CAN MAKE PEOPLE A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE
AND I KNOW WHEN WE FIRST PROPOSED IT, WE GOT A LITTLE PUSHBACK, RIGHT? AND WE'RE LIKE, WAIT, DOES THIS MEAN THE COMMISSION IS GOING TO START REVIEWING US ON EDI STUFF? HOW DOES THIS PLAY INTO OUR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND WHATNOT? BUT THE FACT THAT WE'VE COME TO THE PORT NOW WHERE THE LANGUAGE IS NOT JUST PERFORMATIVE, IT'S NOT VIRTUAL SIGNALING, BUT THERE'S TRUE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THIS, AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT I THINK WILL GET US TO A POINT OF BEING AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRULY PROMOTES EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, RIGHT
IT'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE, RIGHT? IT'S THE BUY IN FROM EXECUTIVE LEADERS
AND SO THAT'S WHY IT TOOK SO LONG
I'M GLAD IT TOOK THIS LONG
I'M GLAD WE'RE HERE WHERE IT IS
AND TODAY IS JUST THE FIRST READING, AND WE WILL BE CONSIDERING THIS AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING FOR FULL PASSAGE
AND WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT PASSAGE
THERE
COULD BE SOME TWEAKS IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON THE PRESENTATION
AND SO WE WILL TAKE THOSE IN STRIDE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE COME UP WITH THE BEST PRODUCT BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH
TO BOOKDA, TO TYLER, MY SPECIALIST WHO HAS BEEN WORKING SO HARD ON THIS, AND AN EQUITY COMMITTEE, TO KENNY, TO BETH, AND ALL THOSE WHO ARE INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN THIS
I HOPE YOU ALL ARE PROUD OF THE PRODUCT THAT IS BEFORE US AND THE PRODUCT THAT WE WILL ULTIMATELY END UP PASSING
SO, WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTION 38? ONE, TWO
SO MOVED
SECOND
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU ALL
GREAT
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN, PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
BEFORE YOU DO THAT, THOUGH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT
WE HAVE SOME COLLEAGUES WHO NEED TO EXIT THE MEETING DUE TO SOME FAMILY AND CHILDCARE MATTERS
SO I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONERS WHO MAY NEED TO LEAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PRESENTATION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THAT
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A
THE SEA STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY ROUNDTABLE
THIS IS START 2022 ANNUAL REPORT AND I WILL NOTE THAT IF WE FOR SOME REASON LOSE A THIRD, THEN WE'LL BE UNDER QUORUM
COMMISSIONERS, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE SCA STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY ROUNDTABLE, OR START
STARTCONTINUES TO PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE TO ENHANCE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PORT, THE HIGHLINE FORUM MEMBER CITIES OF SEATAC, BURIEN, DES MOINES, NORMANDY PARK, TUKWILLA AND FEDERAL WAY
ALASKA AIRLINES AND DELTA AIRLINES ALSO SERVE ON START AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES AGENCY EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
OVER THE LAST YEAR, START HAS BEEN FULLY FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS AIRCRAFT, NOISE AND EMISSIONS ISSUES
TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL COVER SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2022 AND OFFER SOME COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES
THE PRESENTERS ARE TODAY INCLUDE LANCE LITTLE, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, JEFF HARBAUGH, START, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE ERIC SCHINFIELD, SENIOR MANAGER, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, MARCO MILANESE, SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND BRIAN SCOTT
START FACILITATOR
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LANCE, I BELIEVE
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE 2022 ANNUAL START REPORT
AS STEVE SAID, START IS THE STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY ROUNDTABLE
ERIC SCHINFELD
MARCO MELANIE JEFF HARBOR
BRIAN WILL JOIN ME TODAY
ERIC, MARCO AND BRIAN ARE HERE TO ASSIST WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THE END
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SO I'LL BEGIN THE PRESENTATION WITH A QUICK REFRESHER AND START ITS ORIGINS, PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE
I THEN WILL OFFER SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EFFORTS, PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT THE AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP AND THE FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP WERE ENGAGED IN 2022 AND ALSO IN 2023
AFTER MY REMARKS, JEFF HARBOR WILL SHARE AYE
PERSPECTIVE AS ONE OF BURIEN'S COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES SERVING ON START
SO I WANT TO THANK JEFF FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE WITH US TODAY
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SO HOW DID THIS ALL BEGAN? BACK IN 2016 WHEN I STARTED, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS VERY NOTICEABLE, WE HAD MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WOULD COME TO THE COMMISSIONER MEETING AND THEY WOULD VOICE THEIR CONCERNS, COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISE AND EMISSIONS TAKING PLACE IN AND AROUND THE AIRPORT
HOWEVER, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT WAS BEING DONE AND IT WAS JUST LIKE A REPETITIVE CYCLE
SO WE GOT TOGETHER AT THE PORT AND WE'RE LIKE, HOW CAN WE ACTUALLY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? HOW CAN WE COME UP WITH PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY COMPLAINT? IRONIC, AT THE SAME TIME, WE GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF THE CITY MANAGERS AND WITHIN THE SAME TIME FRAME, WE GOT A CALL FROM THE FAA WHICH SAYS, HEY, WE REALLY NEED TO PUT A GROUP TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THIS
AND THAT WAS THE GENESIS
THAT'S HOW START ACTUALLY BEGAN
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SO, WORKING IN REALLY CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE LEADERSHIP FROM THE HIGHLINE FORUM MEMBER CITIES OF SEATAC, BURIEN, DES MOINES, NORMANDY PARK, YAKIMA AND FEDERAL WAY AND OTHER REPRESENTATIONAL ENTITIES, THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND ITS PARTNERS DEVELOP START TO ENHANCE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE SIX CITIES
START PROVIDES THE PORT OF SEATTLE WITH A DEDICATED FORUM INTENDED SPECIFICALLY FOR DISCUSSING AND TACKLING AIRPORT AND AVIATION INDUSTRIAL IMPACTS ON THE NEIGHBORING HIGHLINE FORUM MEMBER CITIES
WITH THE PORT, THE FAA, THE PRIMARY AIR CARRIERS, AND THE AIRPORT'S NEIGHBORING CITIES ALL REPRESENTED AROUND THE TABLE, START BRINGS TOGETHER ALL THE RELEVANT PARTIES WITH A COMMON PURPOSE TO SHARE INFORMATION, COLLABORATE, AND ACHIEVE RESULTS
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAD IN THE PAST WAS THAT WE NEVER HAD ALL THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE
AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WOULD BE A MEETING BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE FAA, THE PORT AND THE CITY, THE FAA AND THE CITY
BUT WE NEVER HAD THE ENTIRE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE
WE'LL START BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE
SO WHY ARE THEY HIGHLAND FOUR MEMBER CITIES OF SEATAC, BUREAU AND DES MOINES, NORMANDY, PARTICLE AND FEDERAL WAY APART OF START, WHILE OTHER CITIES ARE NOT? WE HAVE BEEN ASKED THAT QUESTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS
SO IT IS TRUE THAT NUMEROUS CITIES THROUGHOUT THE PUGET ZONE EXPERIENCE OVERFLIGHT
HOWEVER, THE SIX HIGHLINE FORUM MEMBER CITIES THAT ENCIRCLE SCA EXPERIENCE IMPACT ON MULTIPLE FRONTS IN ADDITION TO AIRCRAFT OVERFLIGHT
THEY EXPERIENCE IMPACT ON SORRY TO THEIR CITIES FROM THE NOISE AND EMISSION GENERATED BY AIRFIELD OPERATION, FROM THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION, NOISE AND EMISSION GENERATED BY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC COMING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT, AND FROM THE NOISE AND EMISSION GENERATED BY ARRIVING AND DEPARTING AIRCRAFT THAT ARE AT THEIR LOWEST ALTITUDES OVER THE CITY
SO THESE CITIES ALSO HAVE THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM THE AIRPORT'S OPERATIONS, SUCH AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM PROMOTION, THE SOUTH KING COUNTY IMPACT FUND, AND SOME OF THE AIRPORT'S OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
AND SO START IS PURPOSELY DESIGNATED OR SORRY, DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THESE IMPACTS AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS THAT ARE UNIQUELY EXPERIENCED BY THE SIX HIGHLAND FORUM MEMBER CITIES
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SO EACH CITY JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF HOW WE'RE STRUCTURED
EACH CITY DESIGNATES THREE MEMBERS TO START WHO ARE JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVE FROM ALASKA AIRLINES, DELTA AIRLINES AND PORT STAFF
THE FAA OR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATOR ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES AGENCY EXPERTISE
AS THE AIRPORT MANAGING DIRECTOR, I SERVE AS A CHAIR, AND I DEDICATE THE NECESSARY STAFF, CONSULTANT, SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO ASSIST IN THE WORK
MEETINGS WHICH ARE EVERY OTHER MONTH ARE FACILITATED BY A BRAND, SCOTT, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED EARLIER
BRANDED WITH BDS
URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN START ALSO CREATED TWO WORKING GROUP
OUR THOUGHT WAS, BECAUSE OF THE TIME FRAME BETWEEN THE MEETINGS, WE REALLY NEED TO GET MORE WORK DONE IN BETWEEN MEETINGS
SO WE CREATED THE NOISE WORKING GROUP AND THE POLICY WORKING GROUP THAT MEET ON A FREQUENT BASIS, AND I'LL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT
THE NOISE WORKING GROUP WERE CREATED BACK IN 2018 AND THE POLICY WORKING GROUP IN 2019
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SO AT START MEETING, THE FULL MEETING THAT WE HAVE EVERY OTHER MONTH, WE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF HEARING FROM SEVERAL OUTSIDE SPEAKERS, EACH OF WHICH HAS HELPED EXPAND OR SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF SEVERAL AVIATION TOPICS
IN 2022, WE HEARD FROM CONGRESSWOMAN JAYA PAUL, WHO PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON AVIATION RELATED LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION
WE HEARD FROM CHRIS RYLES WITH THE AIRLINE PILOT ASSOCIATION, WHO SPOKE ABOUT FUEL JETTISONING
THAT'S DUMPING FUEL COMMUNITY HAD CONCERNS OVER THAT
SO WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON THAT
WE HAD ERIC SAGANISH WITH THE PUGET ZONE CLEAR AIR AGENCY ON REGIONAL AIR QUALITY EFFORTS
WE ALSO HAD DAVID FLECKENSTEIN WITH WSDOT ON THE PROCESS TO RECOMMEND THE NEXT COMMERCIAL AIRPORT LOCATION IN THE PUGET ZONE
I HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT AS WELL
AND WE HAD CAROL SIM WITH WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, DR JIM HALIMAN WITH THE FAA, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM DELTA AND ALASKA ON WHAT'S NEXT FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
WE ALSO HAD A LOT OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT AS WELL
AND IN 2023, IT REALLY STARTED OFF STRONG WITH DON SCOTTA, THE HEAD OF THE FAA NOISE DIVISION, JOINING US ON FEBRUARY 22 FROM WASHINGTON DC
AND I'M SURE WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE SUCCESS BRINGING MANY MORE EXCEPTIONAL SPEAKERS TO START IN 2023
IN 2022, THE START AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP, WITH A MISSION TO PRIORITIZE AND EXPLORE POTENTIAL NEAR TERM ACTIONS TO REDUCE AND PREVENT AVIATION NOISE, CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON EFFORTS ON ITS AVIATION NEAR TERM NOISE ACTION AGENDA
THIS INCLUDES REVIEWING AND REFINING WORK ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERAL OF THE AGENCY'S INITIATIVES AND EXPLORING NEW POTENTIAL INITIATIVES TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE AGENDA
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL FOCUS SOLELY ON THE 2022 EFFORTS AND NOT THE ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE PAST WHICH I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT PREVIOUSLY
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SO FIRST, THE GROUND NOISE STUDY, WHICH STUDIED AIRFIELD NOISE, GROUND NOISE SOURCES AND IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL MITIGATION MEASURES, WAS COMPLETED IN MID 2022
THE GROUND NOISE STUDY WAS THE DIRECT RESULT OF A REQUEST FROM THE WORKING GROUP MEMBERS THAT WE ADDRESS THE NOISE SOURCES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY FELT AND HEARD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WEST AND EAST OF THE AIRPORT
THE STUDY INCLUDED SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPLORED SINCE THE STUDY'S COMPLETION OR WILL BE IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH
REVERSE THRUST, A METHOD USED TO DECELERATE AIRCRAFT, WAS IDENTIFIED AS A SOURCE OF NOISE IN THE GROUND NOISE STUDY AND REPRESENTS THE WORKING GROUP'S SECOND MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT IN 2022
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ALASKA DELTA AND THE FAA, THE AIRPORT'S VOLUNTARY LANGUAGE DISCOURAGING THE USE OF REVERSE THRUST BEYOND WHAT IS NECESSARY, WAS STRENGTHENED AND IS NOW A 24-7 ASK OF THE AIR CARRIERS, AS OPPOSED TO ONLY A ASK DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS AS PREVIOUSLY
ROLLING TAKEOFF, THE THIRD NEARLY COMPLETE ACHIEVEMENT, WAS ALSO IDENTIFIED IN THE GROUND NOISE STUDY AS RESULTING IN LESS NOISE EXPERIENCED BY THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY
ROLLING TAKEOFFS ARE TYPICALLY QUIETER WITH TRADITIONAL THAN TRADITIONAL TAKEOFFS, WHICH REQUIRE THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE POWERING UP
VOLUNTARY SEA LANGUAGE ENCOURAGING ROLLING TAKEOFF IS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT AND WE HOPE TO HAVE IT FINALIZED VERY SOON
AND I HAVE A NEWS FLASH HERE THAT WE PLAN TO MOVE AWAY FROM REFERRING TO THE OPERATION AS ROLLING TAKEOFF
A NEW, MORE DESCRIPTIVE TERM IS BEING DEVELOPED, MARCO, AS WE SPEAK
SO WE WON'T USE ROLLING TAKEOFFS ANYMORE
SORRY
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IN 2023, EXPECT THE NOISE WORKING GROUP TO CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE AND EXPLORE POTENTIAL NEAR TERM ACTIONS TO REDUCE AND PREVENT AVIATION NOISE
AND AS ALWAYS, BASED ON MEMBER AND STAFF INPUT, EXPECT ADDITIONAL TOPICS AND EFFORTS CONNECTED TO AVIATION NOISE TO BE ADDED TO THE MEETING AGENDAS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
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SO THE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AT FEDERAL NEXT SLIDE
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LET'S BE IN THE FEDERAL POLICY ONE, I THINK ONE SLIDE FORWARD
THANK YOU
SO THE START FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP IS FOCUSED ON CHANGING FEDERAL POLICIES AND REGULATION THAT CAN GIVE THE FAA, THE PORT AND THE COMMUNITIES MORE TOOLS, RESOURCES, FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS AIRCRAFT NOISE AND EMISSION
COMMISSIONER
THE AIRPORT IS EXTREMELY REGULATED AND THERE IS JUST SO MUCH THAT WE CAN DO AND THERE ARE JUST A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO
SO THE NOISE WORKING GROUP THAT I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER REALLY FOCUSED ON THE SHORT TERM THINGS THAT WE CAN GET DONE, MORE OR LESS LIKE LOW HANGING FRUIT
THE FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP REALLY LOOK AT THE LONG TERM CHANGE IN LEGISLATION, ET CETERA, THE LONGER TERM THINGS THAT WE CAN GET DONE
SO OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE FOCUSED ON DOING SO THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A SHARED PORT CITY FEDERAL POLICY PRIOR TO THE AGENDA
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, SEA IS ONE OF THE ONLY AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS COLLABORATED WITH ITS OWN JURISDICTION AND ASSURED FEDERAL ADVOCACY AGENDA
AND SO WHAT MAKES THIS JOINT EFFORT PARTICULARLY POWERFUL IS THAT IT ALLOWS US TO BRING FOCUS ASKED OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER FOR OUR FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PRIORITIZE THEIR ENGAGEMENT ON THESE ISSUES
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SO, AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THE PORT AND THE AIRPORT CITIES SENT A JOINT LETTER TO THE WASHINGTON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION HIGHLIGHTING SEVEN KEY AIRPORT NOISE AND EMISSION POLICY PRIORITIES FOR PROPOSED INCLUSION IN THE 2023 FAA REAUTHORIZATION ACT
WE BELIEVE THAT THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION ACT REPRESENTS THE BEST NEAR TERM OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THESE PRIORITIES INTO LAW, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE OF HOW WELL POSITIONED OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IS IN TERMS OF CRAFTING THE LEGISLATION
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THOSE SEVEN PRIORITIES FALL INTO THREE MAIN CATEGORIES
ONE, REDUCING THE IMPACT OF OVERFLIGHT NOISE ON NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, TWO, REDUCING AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS AND THREE, ADDRESSING REGIONAL AIR CAPACITY NEEDS BY ENSURING FAA SUPPORT
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SO, ONE OF THE EXCITING WAYS THAT WE ARE GOING TO WORK TOWARDS THE GOAL OF INCLUDING THESE POLICIES IN THE 2023 FAA REAUTHORIZATION IS THROUGH THE JOINT PORT CITIES DC FLYING AT THE END OF APRIL
AND I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT THE RESPONSE TO THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN AVIATION
TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AND MYSELF, WE HAVE RIGHT NOW NINE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TWO STATE REPRESENTATIVES SIGNED UP TO JOIN US, PLUS ADDITIONAL PORT STAFF
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
SO I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOW OF SOLIDARITY AND COMMITMENT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO ENCOURAGE OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO PRIORITIZE OUR PROPOSED NOISE AND EMISSION POLICIES
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO REPORTING BACK TO YOU AFTER THIS FLYING
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SO, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PLAYED A ROLE ON START IN 2022 AND MADE WHAT I JUST SUMMARIZED POSSIBLE
I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICULARLY CALL OUT THE COMMUNITY AND CITY REPRESENTATIVES WHO REPRESENTED THEIR CITIES AND THEIR FELLOW RESIDENTS INTEREST AND START
THEY SERVE AND START BECAUSE OF THEIR DEEP COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND BECAUSE THEY GENUINELY WANT TO TACKLE THE ISSUES FACING THEIR CITIES
SO TODAY WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE OF STAR'S COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE WITH US TO SHARE HIS PERSPECTIVE
SO LET ME WELCOME JEFF HARBOR FROM BURIEN TO SAY A FEW WORDS
JEFF? THANK YOU LANCE, FOR THE INTRODUCTION
I'M A FIVE YEAR RESIDENT OF BURIEN
I FINISHED MY SECOND TERM ON THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE, OR I'M ABOUT TO
AND I'M IN MY FIRST START TERM
MY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IS IN FINANCE AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
I'VE LIVED IN A COUPLE OF COUNTRIES, LEARNED ANOTHER LANGUAGE, WORKED IN INTERNATIONAL BANKING, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, AND DONE A BUNCH OF TURNAROUND WORK
THE FIRST AMENDMENT GIVES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES
EVEN IN LINCOLN'S TIME, YOU COULD WALK IN AND SEE THE PRESIDENT
HE WAS KIND OF BUSY
AND THAT ENDED SOMETIME AROUND THEN WHEN THE FAA IMPLEMENTED THE BURIEN TURN
THE CITY OF BURIEN TRIED TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT BY TALKING TO THE FAA
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT
AND THE ONLY WAY THE CITY OF BURIEN COULD GET THEIR ATTENTION WAS BY SUING THEM
THE CITY WON, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING, RIGHT? THINGS SHOULD CHANGE
BUT NOTHING CHANGED
WE DIDN'T SUE BECAUSE OF THE BURY IN TURN
WE SUED BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY HAD IMPLEMENTED IT, VIOLATING, WE THOUGHT, THE NEPA REGULATIONS
BUT NOTHING CHANGED AND IT WAS OVER
AND OUR ONLY CHOICE WAS TO SUE THEM AGAIN
I WONDER WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FAA IN THE CITY OF BURIEN HAD SAT DOWN IN A ROOM SOMEWHERE AND TALKED ABOUT THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE CHANGE HAD OCCURRED? MAYBE NOTHING
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT CONVERSATIONS ARE BETTER THAN LAWSUITS
AND EVEN WHEN THERE'S NO AGREEMENT TO HAVE, AND MAYBE A LOT OF TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED, BURIEN IS NOT A RICH CITY
IT DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SUE, AND IT CERTAINLY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SUE AGAIN, WHICH WAS ITS ONLY CHOICE
THE START COMMITTEE IS A PLACE WHERE THOSE KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN, WHERE CITIZENS, IN A SMALL WAY, CAN TRY AND PETITION THEIR GOVERNMENT
WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T ALWAYS GET SOLVED, BUT AT LEAST THE CONVERSATION GIVES US A BASIS FOR SOME COMMON KNOWLEDGE, AND WE KNOW WHAT WE AGREE ON AND WHAT WE DON'T AGREE ON
I KNOW THE AIRPORT AND THE ASSOCIATED NOISE AND POLLUTION ISN'T GOING AWAY AND IT'S LIKELY TO GROW
AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, NONE OF US WANT TO GET RID OF THE AIRPORT
WE KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT
I KNOW THE PORT'S INFLUENCE ON THE FAA IS LIMITED, AND I'M PRETTY SURE AS MUCH TRAFFIC AS THE AIRSPACE CAN CONTAIN IS GOING TO BE ENCOURAGED
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LIMIT IS, BUT IT WORRIES ME
THERE ARE A LOT OF GENERALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE WHO LIVE TOO CLOSE TO OR RIGHT UNDER THE FLIGHT PATHS
THEY'RE NEGATIVE IMPACTED BY THE NOISE AND THE PARTICLE POLLUTIONS IN TERMS OF BOTH HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE
THE IMPACTS ARE GETTING WORSE
WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE STUDIES
WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LIMIT IS
THOSE PEOPLE ARE MY FOCUS AS A MEMBER OF START
I WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THEM, AND THAT'S WHY I'M ON THE START COMMITTEE
A NEW AIRPORT MAY HELP, BUT THAT'S DECADES AWAY
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL MAY HELP, BUT THAT'S A LONG TERM PROGRESS PROCESS AS WELL
WE HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE ELIMINATION OF OLDER AIRCRAFT AND SOME TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THAT'S NOT UNDER ANY OF OUR CONTROL
AND AGAIN, IT'S A LONG TERM THING
SO WE TRY AND WORK AROUND THE EDGES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS
THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM IS GOING TO REACH EVERYBODY IT CAN REACH AND WHO IS WILLING TO BE REACHED
BUT THERE'S NO PROVISION TO ADDRESS THE PEOPLE WHOSE INSULATION HAS FAILED
THOUGH, AS YOU'VE SEEN IN THE START ANNUAL REPORT AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS, THERE ARE ATTEMPTS BEING MADE TO ADDRESS THAT
BUT IT REQUIRES LEGISLATION AND FAA ACTION, AND THE CALCULATION OF WHO IS ELIGIBLE BASED ON THE 65 DECIBEL LIMIT MISSES PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE
IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING INTERESTING, GO TO THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND SPEND A LITTLE TIME ON THE DISCUSSION OF HOW THEY CALCULATE NOISE, WHAT THE MEASURES OF NOISE ARE, HOW THEY'RE RELATED AND HOW THEY USE THEM
AND IF YOU DON'T WALK AWAY FROM THAT CONFUSED, DISMAYED, AND A LITTLE WORRIED, THEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION
DIRECTOR LITTLE'S REPORT OUTLINES ALL THE OTHER WAYS WE'RE NIBBLING AROUND THE EDGES
THOSE INITIATIVES ARE WORTHWHILE AND WE'RE MAKING SOME GRADUAL PROGRESS, BUT NONE OF IT IS GOING TO CHANGE THE FUNDAMENTAL SITUATION
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IS LAST MEETING, THE MEETING BEFORE, I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE
WE WERE LOOKING AT THE EXCEEDANCES OF NOISE LEVELS AS WE TRY AND KEEP THE SPACE QUIETER AT NIGHT WHILE PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING
AND I SAW THAT BASICALLY TWO AIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF PLANES ARE CAUSING ALL THE NOISE, OR MOST OF IT
SO WE HAD A PLACE TO FOCUS
THAT'S THE KIND OF THING WE CAN TRY AND DO
NOW, THE PORT CAN'T MAKE THOSE AIRLINES CHANGE, BUT THEY CAN AT LEAST TALK TO THEM
WE SIT AND WE TALK AND WE DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF CAPABILITIES, POSSIBILITIES AND PERSPECTIVES
WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE
I GET FRUSTRATED, ANNOYED AND SOMETIMES UNHAPPY, AND I THINK MOST OF THE MEMBERS KNOW WHEN THAT IS
BUT WE KEEP TALKING AND LISTENING AND OCCASIONALLY GOOD IDEA COMES OUT OF THAT
THE PORT IS A BUREAUCRACY WITH ITS OWN STAKEHOLDERS AND AGENDA, AND THAT'S JUST A FACT
IT'S NOT A CRITICISM
IF I, FROM TIME TO TIME, CAN ASK A QUESTION THAT'S A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE OR CAN MAKE THEM THINK IN A WAY THEY DIDN'T THINK BEFORE, GREAT
THAT'S HOW WE DEVELOP THIS COMMON KNOWLEDGE, AND IT'S A GOOD THING
SO AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES IS TO RAISE UNCOMFORTABLE ISSUES AND PROVIDE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND NOT HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS IN ANY WAY ABOUT WHAT WE SAY OR HOW WE SAY IT
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT AS WE USED TO, THAT'S WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN
I LEARNED THE MOST FROM TALKING TO PEOPLE I DISAGREE WITH, AND I THINK WE NEED MORE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE START
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
IF I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY
THANK YOU FOR BEING CANDID
THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK
I APPRECIATE IT
COMMISSIONER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR THOUGHTS AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE TODAY
WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, LANCE AND JEFF, FOR THAT PRESENTATION
I'LL OPEN UP COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FOR COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED? FIRST, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LYTTLE, FOR LEADING THE PRESENTATION AND FOR CALL THE ROLL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND YOUR TEAM HAS DONE TO ESTABLISH START AS A SOUTH KING COUNTY RESIDENT
THIS GROUP IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME FROM A PERSONAL STANDPOINT AND FROM A PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT AS A COMMISSIONER
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING THE START MEMBERS IN THE DC TRIP TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF SOUTH KING COUNTY RESIDENTS AND JOINING OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS TO HELP ELEVATE THE CONCERNS THAT WE SHARE
THAT SAID, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
ONE, I REMEMBER DIRECTOR LITTLE, WE HEARD FROM MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT PART OF THE SIX CITIES WHO ARE PART OF THE START COMMITTEE, WHO RAISED SOME CONCERNS AROUND THE PLATFORM THAT START IS USING AS FAR AS MOVING AWAY FROM ZOOM TO A DIFFERENT WEB CONFERENCE PLATFORM
DID THAT CHANGE? I HAVE MARCO ADDRESS
MARCO MILLINE IS A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER AT SEATAC AIRPORT
SCA AND I CAN ADDRESS THAT
AND MAYBE BRIAN SCOTT, WHO IS OUR START FACILITATOR, CAN ASSIST AS WELL TOO
WE DID DO A FORMAT CHANGE USING ZOOM AT THOSE START MEETINGS
WE WENT FROM KIND OF A REGULAR, KIND OF FULLY, KIND OF EVERYONE'S ENGAGED TYPE ZOOM MEETING FORMAT TO A
AND BRIAN WILL REMIND ME OF THE NAME
I THINK IT'S CALLED A
BRIAN, DO YOU REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE ACTUAL FORMAT? ZOOM WEBINAR FORMAT
SO IT'S A WEBINAR FORMAT
SO THE START MEMBERS ARE THE ONES WHO YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN
ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO AND BE IN THE AUDIENCE CAN LISTEN IN AND FOLLOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE START MEETINGS
BUT WHO YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN AND WHO'S ABLE TO TALK ARE THE ACTUAL MEMBERS OF START THEMSELVES
AND THEN AT THE END OF THE MEETING, WE DO OPEN IT UP TO A PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN WE DO ALLOW ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PROVIDE ANYTHING VERBALLY, THEIR SCREEN IS TURNED ON, AND THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT COMMENT AT THAT MEETING
BURIEN, ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT FORMAT PROCESS? WELL, BEFORE BRIAN MISS THAT, THERE WAS ONE PARTICULAR MEETING THAT WE HAD A TECHNICAL ISSUE WHERE IT DID NOT WORK THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK
WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY ADDRESSED THAT
BRIAN, SORRY, GO AHEAD
THE FORM THAT WE USE, ZOOM AS OPPOSED TO MICROSOFT TEAMS, BUT THE EFFECT FOR THE PRESENTER IS VERY MUCH LIKE THE MEETING I'M IN RIGHT NOW WITH ALL OF YOU IS I CAN SEE THE PRESENTER AND I CAN SEE MR METRUCK AND I COULD SEE THE SLIDES, BUT I CAN'T SEE THE PORT COMMISSIONER, AND I CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY ELSE AT THE MEETING
SO IT'S VERY MUCH LIKE THIS FORMAT, THE FORMAT WE HAD BEFORE, WHICH WAS JUST A PLAIN OLD ZOOM MEETING, HAD EVERYBODY THAT WERE BOTH START MEMBERS AND ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE BASICALLY IN THE SAME PLACE ON THE SCREEN
AND THERE ISN'T A WAY TO ORGANIZE THE FOLKS THAT ARE THE FORMAL PART OF THE MEETING TO THE TOP OF THE SCREEN OR ANYTHING
SO AS THE FACILITATOR, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT WHO THE START MEMBERS WERE
SO WE MADE IT MORE LIKE THE PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT MOST OF THE CITY COUNCILS IN THE START SERVICE AREA USE AND AS THE PORT USES
I'M SORRY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
YOU CAN'T SEE US RIGHT NOW? YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THE PARTICIPANTS ARE? BRIAN, I CAN SEE A LIST
I CAN SEE A LIST
OKAY, SO YOU SEE THE PERSON ON MY SCREEN
I SEE A LIST OF WHO'S THERE
I'M IN GALLERY VIEW, AND RIGHT NOW ON MY SCREEN, I CAN SEE MR LITTLE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE, AND I CAN SEE MR METRUCK, AND I CAN SEE A BUNCH OF LITTLE CIRCLES WITH INITIAL ZIP
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS VERY CLEAR ABOUT AND NOT CONFLATE HOW OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE RIGHT NOW AND HOW YOU'RE RUNNING START
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW ON THE SCREEN IS BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T PINNED SOMEONE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THEM
YOU CAN SEE THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS MEETING RIGHT NOW
AND THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO US RIGHT NOW
SO IT'S NOT THE SAME, FIRST OF ALL, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN ACCURATE COMPARISON
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR FOR THE RECORD
THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE IF EVERYONE WHO'S PARTICIPATING CHOSE TO TURN THEIR CAMERAS ON, WE WOULD GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ALSO BE VISIBLE
THAT'S CORRECT
I THINK THAT THE DISTINCTION IS THAT HE'S A PRESENTER RIGHT NOW
YES, THAT'S RIGHT
WELL, ANYWAYS, THAT IS HELPFUL INFORMATION TO HEAR WHERE THAT HAS ENDED
THAT MAKES ME WONDER
SO AFTER THE START MEETING IS OVER, YOU THEN OPEN IT UP FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE IN THE ROOM TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH I IMAGINE AT THAT POINT, THEIR CAMERA IS TURNED ON AND YOU CAN SEE WHO'S TALKING TO YOU
SO WHEN THEY PROVIDE THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND? OR IS IT JUST SIMILAR TO THE COMMISSION MEETING WHERE YOU NOTE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU GO ON WITH THE AGENDA? WE'VE MODELED THAT AFTER THE COMMISSION MEETING SO THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN THEIR CAMERA ON, PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN THAT IS CAPTURED IN THE MEETING NOTES
OKAY, THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW
THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD IS, DO YOU GUYS SEE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS THAT INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE REGION IS SUBMITTING TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND WHAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM START COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ARE THEY SOMEWHAT ALIGNED? ARE THERE ANY COMPARISONS THAT ARE DONE THERE? MARCO SO SOME OF THEM ARE THE SAME, LIKE OVERFLIGHT NOISE
BUT WHEN THE COMPLAINTS FROM THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY, THERE'S SOME UNIQUE COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS, FOR EXAMPLE, GROUND NOISE
AND THAT'S WHY WE DID THE GROUND NOISE STUDY THAT I JUST SPOKE ABOUT, BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED THAT IF YOU ARE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EXPERIENCE THAT TRAFFIC
AS AN EXAMPLE, PARKING ISSUES EVEN BEFORE WHEN WE JUST STARTED THE TNCS, AND THERE'S VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES THAT'S REALLY UNIQUE TO THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES THAT COMMUNITIES FAR AWAY WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE
SO THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES, AND JUST LET ME JUST GO BACK TO THE QUESTION FIRST
IN TERMS OF THE FORMAT AND HOW THE MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED, THE PORT DOESN'T MAKE THAT DECISION BY THEMSELVES
WE HAVE A STEERING COMMITTEE WHICH CONSISTS OF THE SIX CITIES THAT DETERMINE HOW OUR MEETINGS ARE FORMATTED
SO THE STEERING COMMITTEE MAKES THAT DECISION
SO THE STEERING COMMITTEE WAS THE ONE THAT DECIDED TO GO TOWARDS WEBEX AND NOT ZOOM? YEAH, WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION AS PART OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE, AND WE DECIDED THAT'S THE FORMAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING, WE ARE USING ZOOM
WE'RE JUST USING THE ZOOM WEBINAR FORMAT, WHICH LIMITS WHO CAN SPEAK, EVEN THE AGENDAS, ET CETERA, ALL OF THOSE THINGS
WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION THAT THE STEERING COMMITTEE DECIDES
WE DON'T DECIDE ANYMORE BY OURSELVES
AND WE WENT WITH ZOOM BECAUSE THE PUBLIC'S MORE FAMILIAR WITH ZOOM
AND SO IT SEEMED LIKE AN EASIER TYPE FORMAT THAT PEOPLE CAN USE ON THEIR COMPUTERS
OKAY, I THOUGHT I HEARD WEBEX EARLIER, BUT IT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE USING ZOOM, THE WEBINAR SORT OF VERSION OF THAT
SO EARLIER IT WAS MENTIONED THAT TWO AIRLINES SEEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE NOISE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE HEARING, OR START MEMBERS SEEM TO BE ELEVATING
I WANTED TO KNOW
SO WHEN THAT COMPLAINT COMES IN, OR YOU GUYS MAKE THAT CONNECTION AND THEY'RE SAYING IT'S ABOUT TWO AIRLINES, WHAT'S THE PROTOCOL THAT'S IN PLACE FOR THE PORT STAFF TO REACH OUT TO THOSE AIRLINES? WHERE DOES IT END? IF I CAN CLARIFY THAT, THAT WAS ONLY REFERRING TO NIGHTTIME NOISE BETWEEN, I THINK MIDNIGHT AND 05:00 A.M.
SO NOT NOISE IN A GENERAL WAY IN THE AIRPORT
THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, BUT EVEN IN THAT CASE, WHAT HAPPENS? WHAT'S THE PROTOCOL WHEN THAT NIGHTTIME NOISE THERE'S AIRLINES IDENTIFIED? HOW DO WE THEN REACH OUT TO THOSE AIRLINES WHILE WE DON'T HAVE DIRECT CONTROL OVER WHAT THEY'RE DOING? BUT WHAT'S THE PROTOCOL? YES, WE HAVE START DEVELOPED WHAT'S CALLED THE LATE NIGHT NOISE LIMITATION PROGRAM
SO WE DO TRACK ALL FLIGHTS, THE LATE NIGHT HOURS BETWEEN TWELVE AND FIVE, AS JEFF MENTIONED, AND WE PROVIDE THOSE RESULTS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS
AND SO TYPICALLY THERE'S TWO CARRIERS
THAT HAVE THE MOST NOISE COMPLAINTS, WELL, NOT THE MOST NOISE EXCEEDANCES DURING THOSE HOURS
SO WE HAVE NOISE MONITORING THAT'S DONE AND IT CAPTURES THE NOISE LEVELS AND WE'VE SET SOME THRESHOLDS
AND SO TYPICALLY TWO FERRIES ARE THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO WHEN IT COMES TO NOISE
SO WE REPORT OUT THOSE RESULTS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO START ON OUR WEBSITE AND THAT'S EXTERNALLY FACING
AND THEN WE DO SET UP MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH SOME OF THESE CARRIERS THAT ARE HAVING REGULAR HIGH LEVELS OF EXCEEDANCES EACH QUARTER WE MEET WITH THEM, WE TALK ABOUT THEIR LATE NIGHT NOISE EXCEEDANCES, RUN THROUGH THE NUMBERS WITH THEM AND WE TALK AND SUGGEST POSSIBLE SCHEDULE CHANGES OR CHANGES TO AIRCRAFT
AGAIN, IT'S A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM, SO IT'S A DISCUSSION AT THAT LEVEL
AND WE'VE HAD ONE BIG SUCCESS SO FAR
EVA AIRLINES, WHICH WAS FLEW TYPICALLY AT THE LATE NIGHT HOURS, WAS ONE OF OUR TOP FERRIES WHEN IT CAME TO LATE NIGHT NOISE EXCEEDANCES
AND BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD WITH THEM, THEY MADE A CHOICE AND UP GAUGE TO A MUCH MORE MODERN, QUIETER AIRCRAFT
SO WE'RE HOPING OTHER CARRIERS FOLLOW THAT PATTERN AND TAKE THAT ADVICE AND WHEN THEY BRING NEW AIRCRAFT INTO THEIR FLEET, THAT THEY THINK ABOUT SEA
JUST TELL THE COMMISSIONER ABOUT THE DISCUSSIONS WE'RE HAVING WITH THE OTHER CARRIERS AS WELL
WE'RE HOPING TO GET SIMILAR RESULTS, BUT WE CAN'T MANDATE THAT THEY FLY A CERTAIN TYPE OF AIRPLANE OR FLY A CERTAIN TIME, WE JUST CAN'T DO THAT
SO WE TRY TO INFLUENCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL SUCCESS LIKE WE HAD WITH KUDOS TO EVA AIR
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT, THEY'VE DONE IT
AND WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE NOISE WITH THE NEWER AIRPLANES THAT THEY HAVE
AND WE'RE HOPING THE OTHER AIRLINES AS MARCUS NAYS WILL FOLLOW SUIT
IS THAT INFORMATION PUBLIC TO PEOPLE, THE AIRLINES THAT ARE YES, ALL THOSE RESULTS ARE ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE WHEN YOU GO TO THE NOISE PROGRAMS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT AIRLINES AND THE AIRLINES THAT ARE, AND I THINK IT EVEN BREAKS IT DOWN BY INDIVIDUAL FLIGHTS AS WELL TOO
SO WHAT KIND OF AIRCRAFT AND AT WHAT TIME OF NIGHT? SO IT'S ALL AVAILABLE
GREAT, THAT'S HELPFUL
THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS JUST AROUND THE MAKEUP OF THE START COMMITTEE MEMBERS
IF SOMEONE ENDS UP BEING DECIDING TO GET OFF START OR THEY CHOOSE TO DEPART, IS THERE SORT OF A FORM THAT THEY FILL OUT? DO WE DO AN EXIT SORT OF DISCUSSION WITH THEM? GREAT ADVICE
WE DON'T DO AN EXIT INTERVIEW WITH MEMBERS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT AT THE STEERING COMMITTEE LEVEL
AND COMMISSIONER, JUST TO CLARIFY, WHEN YOU SAY SOMEONE REPRESENTING LIKE A CITY OR THE CITY ITSELF WANTS TO SOMEONE REPRESENTING THE CITY ACTUALLY IS WHAT I WAS IMPLYING
WE HAVE NEVER DONE AN EXIT INTERVIEW AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE CITIES APPOINT THE REPRESENTATIVES, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THEY DO AN EXIT INTERVIEW WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WHEN THEIR TERM IS
AND THE REASON WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION IS BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SERVED ON START WHO'VE SHARED THEIR CONCERNS, AND THEY SHARE THOSE CONCERNS WITH ME, MAYBE AT A GROCERY STORE OR SOMEWHERE ALONG THOSE LINES
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO BE ABLE TO CHECK IN AND HEAR FROM THEM DIRECTLY AND IF THERE WAS A PROCESS FOR THEM TO SHARE ANY MAYBE GRIEVANCES THAT THEY MAY HAVE HAD IF THEY WERE ON START
THEY'RE USUALLY NOT SHY, SO WE TYPICALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT AS YOU SAW FROM JEFF YEAH, WE TYPICALLY KNOW EXACTLY HOW THEY FEEL
THEY DON'T TYPICALLY HIDE IT FROM US
WELL, THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION
THANK YOU
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING THE START MEMBERS ON THAT DC TRIP AND HOPE TO ELEVATE OUR JOINT CONCERNS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS AND FOR YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY PROCESS
I THINK THIS ZOOM THING MIGHT HAVE BEEN, LIKE, ONE OF THE GREAT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS I'VE HEARD MOST OF THE COMMUNITY WAS THE OPAQUENESS OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH START
SO THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST TIME FOLKS CAN EVEN WATCH
IS THAT TRUE? NO
START HAS BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM DAY ONE
EVEN WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY IN PERSON, WE ALWAYS ADVERTISED A WEEK OUT, AND ANYONE WHO WANTED TO COME COULD COME AND SIT AND LISTEN AND ALWAYS HAD THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL, TOO
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE REFERRING TO THE WORKING GROUPS, THE NOISE WORKING GROUP, AND THE POLICY WORKING GROUP, WHICH IS NOT AN OPEN WORKING GROUP
SO THAT MAY BE WHY YOU'RE GETTING THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
RIGHT
SO WE HAD OUR COLLEAGUES ON WSDOT ISLAND WERE CONTINUING CONCERNED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO BRING THEIR EXPERTISE TO THIS SPECIFIC WORKING GROUP
BUT THE FACT THAT THE OVERALL DELIBERATIONS WERE OPEN, I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY KIND OF ONE OF THE UPSIDES OF COVID HAS BEEN THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO MONITOR WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE PHYSICALLY THERE OR NOT
BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST NOTICED ABOUT THIS REPORT, AND IN CONTRAST TO WHAT YOU PRESENTED, IS THE LACK OF DATA
HERE'S AN ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT
WE KNOW WHAT IS IT? AIR CHINA AND FEDEX ARE THE OTHER TWO FOLKS THAT FLY AIR CARGO AT NIGHT CHINA AIR OR AIR CHINA
I NEVER GET THAT RIGHT
AND THE FACT THAT THE EVA AIR I MEAN, YOU HAVE THESE DATA
I MEAN, IF YOU'RE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT BACK IN THE DAY WAS, LIKE, FEDEX IS WHAT IN TENNESSEE, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GOING TO TENNESSEE AND MEETING WITH THE EXECS INSTEAD OF TALKING TO SOME LOCAL REPS I KNOW THE SAME THING WE DID WITH BNSF
I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING TO DO BIKE PATHS IN T 91, BUT UNTIL WE BECAUSE WE DEAL WITH THIS AT THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE, WE FOUND THE BOSS AT BNSF, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING CHANGES
SO I JUST THINK WHEN YOU HAVE THE DATA AND GETTING IT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE IS PART OF IT, AND THEN I HAVE TO COMPLIMENT YOU SO MUCH ABOUT ALIGNING
YOU HAVE FIVE CITIES AND THE PORT ALL BEING ON THE SAME PIECE OF PAPER, NO LESS, GOING TO DC
TOGETHER, IT'S A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT
AND WHILE THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO WITH THE FAA, PERHAPS HAVING CONGRESS HELPING WITH THAT IS A HUGE THING
AND I THINK, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF START IS FINDING THOSE PLACES OF COMMONALITY
BUT WHEN YOU DO IDENTIFY SOMETHING LIKE REVERSE THRUST, ARE THERE METRICS IN TERMS OF GETTING LIKE, WHAT IS VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE LOOK LIKE? HOW WOULD YOU MONITOR THAT? WHAT IS THE METRUCK? DO YOU MONITOR IT? ARE WE MAKING PROGRESS? I MEAN, I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS PARAGRAPH, BUT THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS, WE DO HAVE METRICS ATTACHED TO THEM
SO THE LATE NIGHT NOISE LIMITATION PROGRAM IS A GOOD EXAMPLE, BUT OTHERS, LIKE REVERSE THRUST, ARE REALLY TRICKY, AND WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT A GREAT WAY TO REALLY TRACK PROGRESS ON THAT
AND SO WE'VE KIND OF TAKEN A DIFFERENT APPROACH WITH THEM
AND SO WE SEE SUCCESS COMING THROUGH THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TIED TO THAT WORK
SO THERE'S SOME OTHER LANGUAGE WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW CONNECTED TO ROLLING TAKEOFF
SO WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE NAME
AND ONCE WE HAVE THAT LANGUAGE DONE, WITH THE LANGUAGE ATTACHED TO REVERSE THRUST, I THINK WHAT WILL BE KEY IS GOING TO THE AIRLINES AND REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AND JUST TRYING TO BUILD AWARENESS AND AN APPRECIATION
THAT THE HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN CHANGE HERE
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A CAMPAIGN AND SEE HOW THAT GOES, AND THEN MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN LOOK AT MORE CREATIVE WAYS TO POTENTIALLY MONITOR WHETHER THEY'RE BEING ABIDED BY OR NOT
MARCO, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THEN MAYBE THE RUNWAY USE? BECAUSE THAT'S VOLUNTARY, BUT THAT'S VERY MEASURABLE
RUNWAY USE, PLEASE
SO, YEAH, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES I MENTIONED THAT ARE MEASURABLE
SO THE RUNWAY USE PLAN, WHERE WE TRACK HOW RUNWAYS ARE USED DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS, WE CAN TRACK THAT, AND WE GO TO THE FAA AND WE REPORT ON THOSE RESULTS AND ASK IF THERE'S CHANGES AND DISCREPANCIES
AND THE LATE NIGHT NOISE LIMITATION PROGRAM, SAME THING ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, WE KNOW WHO'S CREATING HIGHER LEVELS OF NOISE, THE LATE NIGHT HOURS
SO THERE ARE SOME INITIATIVES WHERE YOU CAN TRACK, AND WE CONTINUE TO TRACK AND REPORT OUT AT START MEETINGS ON THE RESULTS, BUT OTHERS ARE KIND OF IN A DIFFERENT CATEGORY
WELL, I MEAN, AS A COMMISSIONER WHO WANTS TO BE ABLE TO HELP FURTHER THE RESULTS, AND YOU PROVIDE US A VERY GLOSSY, PRETTY PICTURE BOOK, BUT YOU'RE NOT SHARING THE DATA THAT YOU'RE COLLECTING FOR THOSE METRICS
YOU HAVE THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO BRING THEM FORWARD
WELL, AND AS MARKHAM POINTED OUT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON OUR WEBSITE, AND WE UPDATE IT EVERY QUARTER
I UNDERSTAND, BUT THEN I'M OR THE COMMUNITY IS SUPPOSED TO GO AND DO TABULATIONS ANYWAY, I JUST THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS WHAT AN ANNUAL REPORT WOULD ENTAIL
THAT'S ALL I WOULD ASK
IN FUTURE ANNUAL REPORTS, YOU PROVIDE DATA SUMMARIES AND NOT JUST PARAGRAPHS
THANKS FOR THAT FEEDBACK
THAT WOULD BE, I THINK, MAKE IT MUCH MORE VALUABLE AND ALSO GIVE US TOOLS TO HELP YOU WITH TO FURTHER YOUR GOALS
THANKS FOR THAT FEEDBACK
YEAH
AND NOW I KNOW THAT THIS FAA IS DOING THIS ANNOYANCE STUDY
I HEAR MYSELF TALKING, IT'S GETTING LATE
ANNOYANCE STUDY? SO THOSE ARE DATA, RIGHT? AND DIDN'T THEY JUST EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD ON THAT? DO WE HAVE AN IDEA? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A DATABASE THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE USE OF, THE PUBLIC CAN STILL PARTICIPATE
I GUESS THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I'M BRINGING IT UP
ISN'T THAT THE CASE NOW? THAT STUDY WAS COMPLETED ALREADY
THEY DID EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD, I THINK, FOR ACCEPTING PUBLIC PUT ON
BUT ERIC SCHINFIELD IS ON AS WELL, TOO
HE MIGHT KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT
YEAH, SO I SAW THAT IN A NOTE THAT WENT TO COMMISSION, BUT NO, IT WAS EXTENDED LAST YEAR, BUT IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, DONE A LONG TIME AGO
OH, THAT'S REALLY GOOD
I LIKE THEIR MEMOS
THAT WAS A FRIDAY MEMO
ALL RIGHT
I THOUGHT I WAS BEING CLEVER
FINALLY, WE CLEARLY HAVE LIMITED IMPACT ON THE FAA, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ALTHOUGH THE POLITICS IS A GOOD THING, WE DO HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER LAND USE
AND I'M WONDERING, GIVEN THAT ONE OF THE WAYS TO MITIGATE SOME OF THESE NOISES, IF WE CAN'T STOP THEM, ARE WITH BUFFERS AND SO TREE PLANTING, MITIGATE NOISE, AND POLLUTION
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMMUNITIES WOULD HAVE GREAT SAY ABOUT
WHERE MIGHT BE THE GOOD PLACES FOR THINGS LIKE THIS
IF THERE WERE START MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE LAND USE AS BEING A SUBJECT FOR START, WOULD THAT BE WITHIN THE BALLPARK, OR IS IT REALLY PLAIN OPERATIONS ONLY? SO WE TYPICALLY SUGGEST ITEMS TO GO ON THE AGENDA FOR WHETHER IT'S A WORKING GROUP OR POLICY GROUP
AND THEN THE STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE SIX CITIES, DECIDE IF THAT'S A TOPIC THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE FURTHER STUDY ON
SO WE CAN PUT THAT AS A SUGGESTION IN OUR NEXT MEETING AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY
IT WOULDN'T BE, LIKE, CATEGORICALLY EXCLUDED
IT WOULD BE IF THE STEERING COMMITTEE WAS INTERESTED, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU COULD ENTERTAIN
YEAH, WHATEVER THE STEERING GROUP DECIDES THAT WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE, THAT'S WHAT WE END UP PRIORITIZING AND FOCUSING ON
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GREAT
I HAVE JUST TWO QUESTIONS HERE AND I HATE TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE, BUT I WANT TO GO BACK TO THIS WEBINAR FORMAT THING, AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE CLEARLY WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED AS COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THIS
I NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE STEERING COMMITTEE MADE A DECISION TO CHANGE THE FORMAT OF THE MEETING
I COULD JUMP IN AND BURIEN YOU COULD CERTAINLY PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
SO, AS BRIAN MENTIONED EARLIER, IT WAS DIFFICULT AS A FACILITATOR OF A MEETING TO MANAGE WHEN YOU HAD SO MANY HEADS ON THE SCREEN AND SO MANY KIND OF PEOPLE IN AN EQUAL POSITION
AND SO WE WANTED TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT REALLY ELEVATED THE START MEMBERSHIP ON THE SCREEN AND THEN HAD AN AUDIENCE THAT WAS ACTUALLY WATCHING IT
AND SO WE GOT SOME ADVICE THAT THE WEBINAR FORMAT WOULD BE A MORE APPROPRIATE WAY TO MANAGE A MEETING AND WE GAVE IT A TRY
THERE WERE SOME HICCUPS WITH IT AND SO WE WENT BACK, EXPLORED IT, BUT WE DID TALK WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A MORE APPROPRIATE WAY TO RUN A START MEETING
AS LANCE MENTIONED, THE PORT DOESN'T MAKE UNILATERAL DECISIONS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT START DOES
AND SO WE ALWAYS TAKE IT BACK TO OUR STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS REPRESENTATION FROM THE SIX CITIES TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS
ALSO, IF WE COULD ADD TO THAT, THE CHAT WAS ALSO A PART OF IT BECAUSE EVERYBODY WHO WAS ON THE CALL COULD BE IN THE CHAT, NOT JUST THE START MEMBERS
AND PRIOR TO US GOING ONLINE, WHERE THE MEETING WAS SET UP, THE START COMMITTEE MEMBERS WOULD BE AT A TABLE, ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE IN THE AUDIENCE, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK OR ANSWER QUESTIONS OR PARTICIPATE IN THE CHAT
ONCE WE WENT ONLINE, THAT REALLY CHANGED
EVERYBODY WAS A PART OF THE GROUP, EVERYBODY COULD CHAT, ET CETERA
AND AS MARCUS SAID, WE TOOK THIS BACK TO THE STERN COMMITTEE AND THE STERN COMMITTEE SAID THIS IS WHAT THEY WANTED
THIS IS WHAT THEY WANTED
BRIAN, IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT
NO, I THINK YOU AYE
THE MAIN POINTS
I'LL JUST REITERATE THAT USING THE SIMPLEST ZOOM FORMAT, YOU'RE EITHER IN THE MEETING OR YOU'RE NOT IN THE MEETING
AND THERE ISN'T A WAY TO GIVE SOME PEOPLE A DIFFERENT KIND OF STATUS THAN OTHERS
AND YOU CAN'T EVEN PIN THERE'S LIKE 25, 30 MEMBERS OF START AND WE WERE GETTING 30 OR 40 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THE START MEMBERS TO BE ON THE PRIMARY SCREEN
AND IT WAS JUST VERY HARD TO MANAGE
AND THERE'S THIS CHAT STREAM GOING LIKE MAD AND THEN YOU GET START MEMBERS SOMETIMES UNPREDICTABLY RESPONDING TO THINGS AND PEOPLE CHOOSING
IT WAS VERY HARD TO MANAGE
AND START MEMBERS WERE KIND OF TUNING OUT
SO WE MADE A MODIFICATION IN WHICH ALL THE START MEMBERS AND THE KEY PORT STAFF AND THE FACILITATORS COULD BE IN WHAT WAS BASICALLY WHAT WOULD APPEAR TO ALL OF YOU AS A REGULAR ZOOM MEETING
AND THEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COULD WATCH THAT
AND THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE WAS THAT WE COULD ONLY SEE THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS NAMES IN A LIST, AND WE COULD NOT SEE THEIR FACES ON THEIR CAMERAS
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE CHANGE
AND AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND IT, A COMMUNITY MEMBER, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, CAN SEE ALL THE START MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE A SCREEN THAT IS BIG ENOUGH TO SHOW ALL OF THOSE PACES
SO IT SEEMED TO ME THAT IT WAS A MORE FUNCTIONAL MEETING WITHOUT LIMITING THE INTENDED PUBLIC INPUT
OKAY
YEAH
AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS, AND THE REASON I'M TRYING TO BRING IT HOME IS BECAUSE THE PUBLIC WANTED AN EXPLANATION
SO I APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION
YES, YOU'RE RIGHT, COMMISSIONER
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS
YEAH
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PUBLIC QUESTION HERE
AND THEN LASTLY, I'LL JUST ASK, AND I APOLOGIZE IF YOU'VE ALREADY COVERED THIS WHO DETERMINES MEMBERS OF START AND HOW DOES THE MEMBERSHIP BECOME WHAT IT IS? THE STEERING COMMITTEE WOULD DETERMINE THE MEMBERSHIP OF START
LIKE ALL INSTANCES RELATED TO HOW START IS MANAGED, IT IS DETERMINED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE
AND IS THERE A PROCESS BY WHICH A NEIGHBORING CITY WHO HAS AN INTEREST IN BEING A START CAN APPLY FORMALLY TO BE A MEMBER? I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A FORMAL PROCESS, BUT MEMBERSHIP, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR BYLAWS, MEMBERSHIP IS RESERVED FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE
AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION AS A STEERING COMMITTEE ABOUT ANY CHANGES TO MEMBERSHIP
OKAY
AND SINCE THE INCEPTION OF START, HAS THE STEERING COMMITTEE MADE DETERMINATIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE MORE OR NOT INCLUDE MORE? WE HAVE HAMDI NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE ON THAT
OKAY
OH, YEAH
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, PLEASE JUST PIGGYBACKING OFF OF WHAT COMMISSIONER CHO SAID
SPECIFICALLY FOR VASHON ISLAND FOLKS WHO HAVE RAISED SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS
I AM WONDERING, IS THERE A SOLUTION TO MAKE THEIR CONCERNS FOR START, LIKE THIS MODEL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BUILT WHERE FAA IS ANSWERING QUESTIONS, THE PORT IS ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY, IS THERE ANY WAY TO COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS SPACE FOR FOLKS WHO LIVE ON WSDOT ISLAND, FOR INSTANCE, TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS? IF THERE TO BE A SPACE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S LIKE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS OR IF THEY SUBMIT QUESTIONS DURING THE START COMMITTEE MEETINGS, IS THERE A WAY TO SUBMIT ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY'VE ASKED? I UNDERSTAND THAT INDIVIDUALLY, PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO THE PORT ALL THE TIME
THEY COULD FOIA US, THEY COULD DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS
BUT IF THEY ARE AN ORGANIZED COLLECTIVE WHO HAVE SOME SHARED CONCERNS, AND THEY'RE ELEVATING THOSE CONCERNS
WHAT IS AN ACTUAL PATHWAY FOR THEM TO ENGAGE WITH US AND ESPECIALLY ENGAGE AROUND THIS MODEL? THAT THEY'RE THE START MODEL THAT THEY FEEL LIKE IS THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO HELP ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS IS THAT WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH VASHON ISLAND
THE CHALLENGES THAT VASHON ISLAND IS EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW, AND THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE
THE PORT CANNOT PROVIDE THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS
IT'S THE FAA THAT HAS TO PROVIDE THE ANSWER
SO WE MET WITH VASHON ISLAND RECENTLY
WE HAD INVITED THE FAA TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT MEETING
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING
WE WENT AHEAD AND WE HAD THE MEETING WITH VASHON ISLAND ANYWAY
BUT THERE'S A CERTAIN QUESTIONS THAT WE THE PORT, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
BUT THE FAA SHOWS UP TO THE START MEETINGS, RIGHT? SO IF THE FAA IS SHOWING UP TO THE START MEETINGS, IS THAT THE TIME WHERE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DURING START? MAYBE IT'S AFTER START, MAYBE IT'S EVERY SIX MONTHS OR QUARTERLY OR WHATEVER MAKES SENSE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE WSDOT ISLAND RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECTLY HEAR FROM THE FAA? BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE WHEN IT'S HAPPENING ON JUST A RANDOM CALENDAR DAY, THE FAA IS NOT SHOWING UP
WELL, IT WASN'T A RANDOM CALENDAR DAY
WE SET SEVERAL DAYS
WE TRIED FOR A WHILE TO GET THAT MEETING
MARCO TRIED FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS, MONTHS AND MONTHS, BUT LEFE WAS JUST NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE DATES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TRYING
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS THIS FIRSTHAND
I'M LIVING ON VASHON ISLAND AND HAVE BEEN FOR A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING SOME REMODELING DONE
I'VE BEEN GOING OVER THERE FOR A LONG TIME
WE HAVE FRIENDS THERE, AND I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE MORE NOISE
BUT WHEN YOU WATCH THE FAA AT THE START MEETINGS, THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY UNLESS THEY'RE A FEATURED PRESENTER
AND MAYBE I'M A LITTLE TOO SUSPICIOUS, BUT I THINK IF WE SAID, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THE NOISE ON VASHON? THAT WE WOULDN'T GET MUCH OF AN ANSWER
AND BURIEN TRIED THAT, AND YOU SAW WHAT THEY HAD TO DO TO GET ANY KIND OF ATTENTION, AND NOTHING CHANGED ANYWAY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE FAA'S MOTIVATIONS AND WAY THEY WORK, BUT THEY ARE A LITTLE OBTUSE IN TERMS OF GETTING TO THEM AND TALKING TO THEM
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS OR ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY MUCH
I APPRECIATE THOSE THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS
SO THEN THE THING I WILL SAY, DIRECTOR LITTLE, AND THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER AS WELL, IS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE COMMISSION WRITE A LETTER TO THE FAA ASKING THAT THEY MEET WITH THE VASHON COMMUNITY
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY THOUGHTS
AND MARGARET, I DID WANT TO MENTION, THOUGH, THAT YES, THE FAA IS NOT A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR AT MEETINGS, BUT BEHIND THE SCENES THEY'VE REALLY BEEN OF HELP WITH US IN TERMS OF WORKING ON SOME OF THAT LANGUAGE I'VE TALKED ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO REVERSE THRUST, WHEN IT COMES TO ROLLING TAKEOFFS, THAT WE'RE GOING TO RENAME IT
WE HAVE GOTTEN GREAT INPUT FROM THEM AND INVOLVEMENT TO PUT LANGUAGE IN PLACE THAT WE THINK WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF REDUCING NOISE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND TO ADD SOME BALANCE TO WHAT MARCUS SAID
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE HAD IS ACTUALLY THE THIRD RUNWAY LATE NIGHT USE, AND THAT'S ALL DUE TO THE FAA
SO WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT SUCCESSES WITH THEM AS WELL
ABSOLUTELY
AND I DON'T TAKE AWAY ANY CREDIT FROM THEM AND THE WORK, THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE
AND THEY SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER MEETING WITH THE VASHON ISLAND RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CONSISTENTLY ELEVATED CONCERNS TO US
AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM IS IMPORTANT AS WELL
AND DON'T TAKE ANY CREDIT AWAY FROM THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM AND HOW THEY PARTNER WITH THE AVIATION TEAM
GREAT
I'D LIKE TO APPLAUD THE VASHON FOLKS FOR THEIR CONSISTENT TURNING UP AT THE START MEETINGS AND MAKING VERY CLEAR WHAT THEIR FRUSTRATIONS ARE
AND I'M SURE JEFF WILL ATTEST TO THIS
THERE'S NOBODY ON START, INCLUDING THE FAA, THAT ISN'T CLEAR THAT THE WSDOT FOLKS AREN'T HAPPY ABOUT AIRPLANE NOISE ON BASH ON ISLAND
AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT IT, VERY CONSISTENT
AND THE FAA HAS BEEN IN THE ROOM WHEN THAT WAS HAPPENING
YEAH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WSDOT ISLANDERS, THOUGH, IS THEY'RE NOT JUST COMPLAINING, THEY ARE DOCUMENTING
THEY ARE THE MOST COMPUTATIVE GROUP OF COMPLAINERS WE'VE GOT
AND SO I'M GLAD THE FAA IS IN THE ROOM, BUT MY EXPERIENCE IS IN THE MARITIME REALM, THE COAST GUARD ATTENDS A LOT OF MEETINGS IN AN EX OFFICIO CAPACITY
THEY ARE NOT HERE TO PARTICIPATE
I MEAN, THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE FAA IN THE ROOM, BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT
THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND YOU HAD THEM MAKE A PRESENTATION, SO IT'S NOT A TRIVIAL UNDERTAKING
THE ISSUE HERE IS OFFLINE
YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO BE PONTIFICATING IN PUBLIC, BUT JUST TO HEAR EACH OTHER OUT IS REALLY, I THINK, WHAT AND IF WE COULD FACILITATE THAT, MAYBE PUTTING IT IN WRITING MAY NOT BE THE WAY TO DO IT, BUT, I MEAN, THOSE GUYS BRING THE DATA TO THE TABLE
THEIR CONCERNS ARE NOT UNFOUNDED
YOU NOW HAVE A GOOD COMPARISON DIRECTLY
LIVING SO FAR AFIELD NOW, AND STILL YOU'RE HEARING THE IMPACT
SO I GUESS IT'S A UNIQUE SITUATION IN DEALING WITH A FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCY WHO IS SOMEBODY WE WORK WITH ALL THE TIME
SO I EMPATHIZE WITH THAT
AND TO THE POINT THAT VASHON IS CONSISTENT AND QUANTITATIVE, THEY DESERVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION
YEAH, I AGREE WITH THOSE SENTIMENTS
AND LET ME JUST ALSO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT THE EXISTENCE OF START IS A NET POSITIVE AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE OUTLINED HERE IS TREMENDOUS
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THAT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MEMBERS OF START, AS WELL AS OUR STAFF, AND INCLUDING YOU, BRIAN, YOU ALL ARE DOING GREAT WORK THAT DIDN'T PREVIOUSLY EXIST
AND WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS
BUT AS THE OLD SAYING GOES, BEYOND MOUNTAINS, THERE ARE MOUNTAINS, AND THERE'S ALWAYS WAYS TO IMPROVE
AND SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AS COMMISSIONERS THAT THERE ARE CONSTITUENCY GROUPS OUT THERE WHO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE NOT BEING HEARD AS MUCH, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HEAR MORE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SHED LIGHT AND MAKE SURE YOU ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITIES AS COMMISSIONERS
SO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE CLARITY IN HOW MEETINGS ARE BEING CONDUCTED, WHY THEY'RE BEING CONDUCTED THAT WAY, AND HOPEFULLY THOSE
I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME VASHON ISLAND PEOPLE LISTENING RIGHT NOW
AND THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY YOU ALL SWITCHED TO THE WEBINAR MODE
TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE MEETINGS ARE RUN MORE SMOOTHLY
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
I APPRECIATE IT
AND GREAT WORK ON ALL THIS STUFF
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING AGENDA, BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMUNITY REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONER? YEAH, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, JUST A QUICK CLOSING COMMENT
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE WISHES TO THOSE WHO ARE OBSERVING RAMADAN PASSOVER, LINT, EASTER, AND HOPE THAT THIS IS A GREAT TIME OF REFLECTION AND GRATITUDE
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT WHEN IT'S LENT OR RAMADAN THAT YOU'RE FASTING AND YOU'RE DISCIPLINING YOUR BODY AND TRYING TO NOT EAT, BUT IT'S REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO FEED YOUR SOUL AND TO BE GROUNDED IN GRATITUDE AND FORGIVENESS, IN PEACE AND HOPE
AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THOSE WHO ARE OBSERVING CELEBRATIONS AND RAMADAN PASSOVER AND EASTER INLAND, BUT MAY THIS BE A BEAUTIFUL TIME FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER? I HAVE NOTHING NEARLY THAT POETIC, BUT I GUESS IN SPEAKING TO OUR CRITICS ON THE MARITIME SIDE, THE ONLY FOLKS THAT SPEAK AS CONSISTENTLY AS THE AVIATION FOLKS ARE THE CRUISE SHIP FOLKS
AND TO THEIR CREDIT, IT REMINDS ME OF ME AND WHEN I WAS ON THE OUTSIDE
SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE BEING HEARD
AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'RE PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO MAKE ALL OUR CONSTITUENTS HAPPY, BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT
ON THE 5 APRIL, THERE IS THE CRUISE MOU MEETING THAT DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY HOSTS ON THE 6TH
WE'RE DOING THE WEBINAR ON A GREEN CORRIDOR
AND TO THE FACT THAT PEOPLE THINK THAT WE'RE EXPANDING CRUISE
OBVIOUSLY, THIS COMMISSION DID NOT EXPAND CRUISE ONTO 46
SO WE'RE NEVER GOING TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY, BUT WE ARE NOT IGNORING THEM
AND IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE OBLIVIOUS TO THE ISSUES
AND THEN FINALLY, MY ENTHUSIASM FOR KNOCKING DOWN THAT BUILDING OVER AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, THE GATEWAY BUILDING
IT WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE FOR A PROPELLER ANYWAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND IN CLOSING, I WANT TO GIVE ONE LAST SHOUT OUT TO LANCE LITTLE AND THE AVIATION TEAM
CONGRATULATIONS ON BACK TO BACK, TWO YEARS IN A ROW, BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA
EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU AND EVERYONE THAT MADE THAT POSSIBLE
I THINK I'M FEELING A THREE PEAT HERE, SO LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, ANY CLOSING COMMENTS FOR US TODAY? EXECUTIVE METRUCK HAD DELETED
OKAY
THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
NO NEW BUSINESS THAT I KNOW
GREAT
HEARING
NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 04:00 ON THE DOT
THANK YOU,

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