The Special Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-05-09 at Pier 69

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The Special Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-05-09 at Pier 69

UM, ALL RIGHT
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO CONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2023
THE TIME IS 10:03 A.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, COMMISSION CHAMBERS AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONER CALKINS, FELLEMAN AND MOHAMMED, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED IS RECUSED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE SECOND ITEM FOR DISCUSSION TODAY
WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS TWO ITEMS REGARDING LITIGATION AND OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK
PIER RCW 42.30.110, SUB ONE, SUB I FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES, AND WE WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON
THANK YOU
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO RECONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2023
THE TIME IS 12:05 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, COMMISSION CHAMBERS AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS? HERE
THANK YOU
IS IT WORKING NOW? I THINK IT IS
OKAY
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO? PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED? PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND WE DO EXPECT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN TO BE JOINING US SHORTLY
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA IS ABSENT AND EXCUSED FROM THIS MEETING
GREAT, THANK YOU
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 ARE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY OR ARE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION INTERACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK AND WILL TURN THEM BACK OFF AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 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 WAIT TO SPEAK UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED
YOU WILL TURN YOUR MICROPHONES ON AND OFF AS NEEDED
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING
THANK YOU
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD, SO IT'S CLEAR THAT FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST? COMMISSIONER WILL SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCENSTORAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST-SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE
ALL RIGHT, FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AS A REMINDER, IF A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT'S 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 COMMISSIONER 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
I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT ITEM EIGHT C ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DELEGATION APPROVALS MEMO
THERE IS NO ACTION FOR THE COMMISSION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MEMO AND THE MEMO WILL BE PROVIDED MONTHLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY MOTIONS TO ARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY? SEEING NONE
COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED
SECOND
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? EXCELLENT
HEARING NONE
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
PRESIDENT CHO
COMMISSIONERS, GOOD AFTERNOON
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY REPORT BY WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE, HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
DURING MAY, WE TAKE TIME TO HONOR, RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE INNUMERABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, VIBRANT CULTURES AND RICH HERITAGE OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES
OUR HOME OF ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP KNOWN AS HAPPY IS HOSTING SEVERAL EVENTS THIS MONTH AND DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR COMPASS WEBSITE
OUR ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER EMPLOYEES ARE IMPORTANT VOICES HERE AT THE PORT
AND THAT INCLUDES OUR COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT CHO AND VICE PRESIDENT HASAGAWA
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE ADOPTION OF A PROCLAMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AT OUR NEXT COMMISSIONER MEETING
IN ADDITION, THIS WEEK WE JOINED PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN CELEBRATING NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK
EVERY DAY, PUBLIC SERVANTS ACROSS GOVERNMENT WORK TO SOLVE BIG CHALLENGES AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES
FOR ME, PUBLIC SERVICE IS MORE THAN A JOB
IT'S A CALKINS, AND I CONSIDER IT A TRUE VOCATION
THIS WEEK IS TIME TO CELEBRATE AND THANK DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS FROM FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A SPIRIT WEEK WITH EACH DAY FEATURING A UNIQUE THEME
WE'LL ALSO WORK TO GET MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM OUT INTO THE VARIOUS PORT SITES TO VISIT WITH AND THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR WORK
I ENCOURAGE ALL EMPLOYEES TO CELEBRATE IN ANY WAY YOU CAN WHETHER YOU'RE WORKING IN PERSON OR REMOTELY
AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, OUR EMPLOYEES ARE WHAT MAKE THE PORT GREAT, AND I THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE EVERY DAY
IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE BY OUR PORT EMPLOYEES THAT OUR FIRST QUARTER PERFORMANCE FOR 2023 WAS VERY STRONG
WE HAVE TRANSMITTED TO YOU COMMISSIONERS LAST WEEK THE DETAILED FINANCIAL REPORT, BUT I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS HERE
SEA PASSENGER VOLUMES CONTINUE TO REBOUND AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6.4% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR AND JUST 5.7% LOWER THAN 2019
NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUES ARE ANTICIPATED TO EXCEED THE BUDGET DUE TO HIGHER REVENUES IN MOST LINES OF BUSINESSES ON THE SEAPORT SIDE, A TOTAL OF 289 CRUISE SAILINGS WITH 1.4 MILLION REVENUE PASSENGERS ARE EXPECTED IN 2023, AND FISHING, COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL MARINAS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED REVENUE TARGETS
HOWEVER, GRAIN VOLUME IS PROJECTED TO BE DOWN 35% DUE TO LOWER DEMAND FROM CHINA, AND THE CONFERENCE CENTER VOLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE DOWN BY 12% DUE TO EVENTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER CANCELLATIONS EARLIER THIS YEAR, OVERALL OPERATING EXPENSES WERE 13.9 MILLION, OR 10.4% FAVORABLE TO THE BUDGET IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2023
FOR THE FULL YEAR, WE ARE PROJECTING OPERATING EXPENSES TO BE 5.3 MILLION OVER THE PUGET AND OPERATING EXPENSES, REVENUES TO BE 5.3 MILLION OVER THE BUDGET AND OPERATING EXPENSES TO BE 4.1 MILLION FAVORABLE TO THE BUDGET
WE ARE ALSO FORECASTING TO SPEND OVER $500 MILLION ON CAPITAL SPENDING IN 2023
WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK OUR PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO OUR BUDGET AND LOOK FORWARD TO REPORTING TO YOU TRENDS AT THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER
FOLLOWING TURNING TO ANOTHER SUBJECT, WHICH IS ELECTRIFICATION OF OUR WATERFRONT FOLLOWING THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL TERMINAL FIVE VESSEL SHORE POWER PLUGIN ON APRIL 10, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR SECOND SUCCESSFUL SCROLL POWER CONNECTION ON APRIL 25
AS WE KNOW, HAVING CARGO SHIPS PLUG IN AT BERTH IS A KEY TO OUR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE OUR NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY THROUGH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
THE SECOND SUCCESSFUL PLUGIN IS ANOTHER MILESTONE IN MAKING THIS PROCESS MORE STANDARDIZED AND STRAIGHTFORWARD AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO A MORE PUBLIC NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE CELEBRATION OF TERMINAL FIVE NEXT MONTH TO CELEBRATE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT, WORKING TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SURETY OF OUR WORKFORCE IN THE COMMUNITY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US
THEREFORE, THE PORT CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD ON OUR EFFORTS TO BE A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE TRANSITION TO NONFLUORINATED FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND IS POSITIONED TO BE AMONG THE FIRST US
AIRPORTS TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM THE USE OF POLYFLOORAL ALKALI SUBSTANCES OR PFAS CONTAINING IN THE FOAM THAT CONTAINS THEM
THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH THE AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF AND OUR CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE, ARE FINALIZING REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF FLUORINE FREE FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND THE VEHICLE CLEANING OF THE AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
IN ADDITION, THE AVIATION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF HAVE PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE ADVISORY GROUP MEETINGS WITH THE FAA TO INCLUDE TO PROVIDE INPUT AND RECOMMENDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED FAA TRANSITION PLAN DOCUMENT
CURRENTLY, THE EPA AND WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY ARE PURSUING RULEMAKING FOR THE REGULATION OF PFAS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN CLOSELY MONITORING THESE DEVELOPING ISSUES
AND I HOPE TO HAVE POSITIVE NEWS TO REPORT AS WE GO FORWARD IN THIS EFFORT
LASTLY, I WANTED TO REGARDING THE OPERATIONS HERE AT THE PORT, I WANTED TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT CHANGES HERE AT MY EXECUTIVE OFFICE
AS YOU KNOW, OUR DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DAVE SOYKI IS RETIRING AFTER A STORIED CAREER HERE AT THE PORT
DAVE'S LAST FULL DAY AT THE PORT WILL BE THIS FRIDAY, MAY 12
DAVE WILL STILL OCCASIONALLY COME INTO THE OFFICE THROUGH JUNE, SO WE'LL STILL SEE AYE
AROUND TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND CLOSE OUT A FEW ITEMS HE HAS REMAINING
THE PROCESS TO SELECT A NEW DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS ADVANCING, BUT WILL NOT BE COMPLETED BY THE TIME DAVE DEPARTS
THEREFORE, TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY ON CRITICAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES
I'VE ASKED STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS, OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MARITIME, TO SERVE AS THE INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
HER INTERIM ROLE WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, MAY 15
SO I THANK STEPHANIE FOR STEPPING IN AND FILLING THOSE BIG SHOES AT DAVE
I HOPE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE DAVE AND AYE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PORT AT A FUTURE COMMISSION MEETING, WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIAL
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING
AND I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ONE ITEM NEW ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY IS AN ITEM EIGHT C
AS PRESIDENT CHO HAS NOTED, THIS ITEM IS OUR MONTHLY REPORT OUT ON APPROVALS UNDER THE NEW DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
I APPROVED ONE ITEM AUTHORIZING FUNDING TO REHABILITATE PILE CAPS UNDER A BUILDING AT PIER 90
THE PROJECT WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE 19 CURRENTLY DETERIORATED TIMBER CAPS SUPPORTING THE FLOOR OF THE BUILDING C 173
AS PART OF OUR COMMISSION MEETING LOOK AT MEETINGS, WE WILL TYPICALLY KEEP THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT APPRISED OF THESE ITEMS TWICE A MONTH, IN ADDITION TO THIS OFFICIAL REPORTING AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MONTH
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE ONES THAT I THOUGHT WILL BE OF INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION
AND LASTLY, APRIL 30 THROUGH MAY 6, LAST BUT NOT LEAST THROUGH APRIL 30 THROUGH MAY 6, WAS THE 54TH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN INCREDIBLE COMMISSIONER PUBLIC RECORDS TEAM LED BY COMMISSION CLERK MICHELLE HART AND SUPPORTED BY DEPUTY CLERK AUBREE PAYNE AND COMMISSION STAFF ASSISTANT MARYCRUZ TALAVERA CHAVEZ
SO I LIKE TO GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL THAT THEY DO
FROM MIGRATING COMPLEX RECORD KEEPING SYSTEMS, SHIFTING TO A HYBRID MEETING ENVIRONMENT, REVISING OUR BYLAWS, OR WORKING ON OUR NEW DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY, OUR COMMISSION'S RECORDS TEAMS IS TOP NOTCH AND THAT WE ARE GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE OF ALL YOU DO
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MICHELLE, AUBREE AND MARY CRUISE, FOR ALL YOU DO IN PREPARING FOR AND FACILITATING OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS, AND THEN FOR ALL THE WHOLE TEAM FOR OVERCOMING ANY TECHNICAL GLITCHES WE MAY HAVE
SO WITH THAT, COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND LET ME JUST NOTE THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE DAVE SOYKI COME BACK AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR AYE
VERY LONG CAREER HERE
SO AS MUCH AS I'M SURE HE WOULD LOVE TO REMAIN ELUSIVE, I, AS THE PRESIDENT, AM FORMALLY REQUESTING AYE
TO COME BACK SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE AYE.
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
ERICA CHUNG, COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR, WILL PROVIDE THE PORT
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONERS
I HAVE THREE REPORTS FOR YOU TODAY
ON MAY 3, COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA AND FELLEMAN CONVENED THE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE, WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN, THE MCAP 2022 IMPLEMENTATION, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHALLENGES, AND AREAS OF FOCUS FOR 2023
COMMISSIONERS ALSO REVIEW THE DRAFT AGENDA AND OFFER FEEDBACK ON THE UPCOMING JUNE 13 STUDY SESSION FOCUSED ON AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL CARBON REDUCTION STRATEGIES, INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA OFFERED AN UPDATE ON THE OFFSHORE WIND STUDY MISSION TO EUROPE, HER TAKEAWAYS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PORT
ON MAY 3, COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND CHO CONVENED THE PORT WIDE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD, WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT, ART POOL FUNDS FOR PROJECTS, AND 2023 ART PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT AND AT MARITIME
BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSED ART POOL FUNDING FOR AVIATION AND REQUESTED A BRIEFING
AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWED POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE PUBLIC MEMBER POSITION VACANCY AND DIRECTED THE ART MANAGER TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE RECOMMENDED CANDIDATE
AS A FOLLOW UP TO THE MARCH 21 AVIATION COMMITTEE MEETING, COMMISSIONERS MOHAMMED AND CALKINS RECOMMENDED TO THE AVIATION DIRECTOR TO PROCEED WITH A TAXI CONTRACT, WHICH INCLUDES THE MEANING OF A LEGITIMATE TRANSFER THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE PROCESS AND APPROVAL
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, ERICA
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ERICA OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FROM THE COMMISSIONER? YEAH
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS, FOR THE UPDATE ON THE WORK GROUP PROGRESS
AND I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE REPORT OUT ON THE MCAP, I THINK, COULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM NOT JUST A RECOGNITION OF THE MEETING OF OUR WORK GOALS FOR THAT COMPLETING WHATEVER ELECTRIFICATION OR SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE SET OUT FOR THE YEAR, BUT WHAT THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTS IN GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS
SO WE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE JUST MEASURING OUR WORK PLAN, BUT OUR NET PROGRESS
AND I'M HOPING THAT WE WILL SEE YET ANOTHER COLUMN ON THE TABLE SO THAT WE COULD TRACK OUR AMBITIOUS GOALS
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
THE PORT COMMISSION WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENT AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS THAT'S A LOT OF P'S COMMENTS ARE PERCEIVED AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION IN ITS DELIBERATIONS
BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
I WANT TO REVIEW OUR RULES FOR IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT
EACH COMMENTATOR WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND SHOULD STAY WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME
A TIMER WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN AND A BUZZER WILL SOUND AT THE END OF THE TWO MINUTE PERIOD
FOR EACH SPEAKER, YOU MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
THESE RULES APPLY TO THE INTRODUCTORY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS
ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSIONER AS A BODY, NOT TO INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS
DISRUPTIONS OF COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE PROHIBITED
DISRUPTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO LIMIT REMARKS TO THE 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 COMMISSION 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 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 MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
WE ARE TAKING COMMENTS FROM ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY, AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO HAS JOINED US IN THE CHAMBERS
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE IF YOU ARE JOINING VIRTUALLY, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF, THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND 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 PORT BUSINESS
SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON WILL BE PATRICK MCGEE
PATRICK, GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS
MY NAME IS PAT MCKEE
I WANT TO PUT THE MIC CLOSER TO YOUR START THERE
SORRY FOR YOU
THERE YOU GO
YEAH, MY NAME IS PAT MCKEE AND I GUESS I'M BRINGING GREETINGS FROM BARCELONA, SO GOOD AFTERNOON
I KNOW THE COMMISSION HEARD LAST MONTH FROM ALASKA RESIDENTS TALKING ABOUT HOW THE GROWTH IN MEGACRUISE TOURISM IS AFFECTING DAILY LIFE IN THEIR SMALL CITIES
AND I THOUGHT OF THEM WHEN I READ THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BARCELONA AND YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE ME
IT'S AN AMENDED GOOGLE TRANSLATION FROM CATALAN
THE STOP CREW CATALUNIA CAMPAIGN IS HOLDING A DEMONSTRATION SUNDAY, MAY 7, TO CALL OUT THE CRUISE SECTOR
ACROSS THE MEDITERRANEAN, MANY CITIES ARE UNITED AND COORDINATED AGAINST THIS PREDATORY INDUSTRY
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY HAS UNACCEPTABLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
IT IS THE MOST POLLUTING FORM OF TRANSPORT PER PERSON AND KILOMETER GENERATES AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF GHG EMISSIONS AND WASTE AT SEA AND ON LAND USES THE FUELS MOST HARMFUL TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH
THE INSATIABLE GROWTH SPIRAL OF THE CRUISE TOURISM INDUSTRY, WHICH ENJOYS UNJUSTIFIED PRIVILEGES, RELIES ON PUBLIC FUNDING TO EXPAND PORTS AND AIRPORTS TO ACCOMMODATE MORE AND MORE PASSENGERS ON GIANT SHIPS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF GREAT PROFITS BY A FEW
THE INDISCRIMINATE USE OF FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE BY MULTINATIONAL SHIPPING COMPANIES ALLOWS ABUSIVE WORK REGIMES, WORSE WAGES, MINIMAL TECHNICAL CONTROLS ON SHIPS LACKS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND TAX EVASION
THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IN THE CRUISE SECTOR AND OPACITY IN THE OPERATION OF THE PORT PORTS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO INFLUENCE OR EVEN MONITOR THEIR ACTIONS
THEY'RE A FAR CRY FROM GOVERNANCE MODELS THAT ARE TRULY DEMOCRATIC AND PARTICIPATORY THE ONLY USEFUL MEASURE FOR THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE
AND PLANET WOULD CALL FOR THE RADICAL REDUCTION OF CRUISE TRAFFIC UNTIL ITS TOTAL DISAPPEARANCE
SUSTAINABLE CRUISE IS AN OXYMORON
THE CONVERSATION AROUND IT IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SMOKESCREEN AND THE PARTIES PARTICIPATING ARE INSIDERS
THERE'S A REFUSAL TO ADDRESS THE SCIENCE OR LEVEL WITH THE PUBLIC
POLICIES FOR THE EXPANSION OF TOURIST NUMBERS TO GREATER THAN PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE CURRENT CLIMATE EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE ENERGY CRISIS, THE DROUGHT, AND WITH THE GENERALIZED CRISIS WE EXPERIENCE
FOR ALL THIS, WE ARE GOING OUT ON THE STREETS SUNDAY TO DEMAND A RADICAL REDUCTION IN THE ACTIVITY OF THE CRUISES AND A PROGRESSIVE REDUCTION PLAN UNTIL THEY'RE DISAPPEARED THROUGHOUT THE CATALAN TERRITORY IN 2025
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, PATRICK
ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL IRIS
IRIS ANTMAN, ARE YOU WITH US? IRIS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I AM
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU
GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS AND THEN WE'LL START THE CLOCK
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN
MY SUBJECT IS THE INCREASING HARMS OF CRUISE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF
IN A RECENT BLOG POST, A PORT COMMISSIONER REDUCED THE COMPLEXITY OF ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS TO A SIMPLISTIC EITHER OR EQUATION, USING PHRASES THAT TEND TO SCARE AND ANGER PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED UPON TO CHANGE SOME OF THEIR BEHAVIORS AND AT THE SAME TIME SUGGEST PEOPLE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY CHOICES RESIDENTS IN THE US MAKE TO LIVE IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY
THE CURRENT PARADIGM OF INCREASING CRUISE, ALONG WITH MORE FLIGHTS AND TOURISTS, AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC ORTHODOXY OF CAPITALISM TOUTING INFINITE GROWTH AND EXPANSION, FLIES IN THE FACE OF THE REALITY THAT WE LIVE ON A FINITE PLANET
NOW WITH 8 BILLION PEOPLE CONTINUING THE PRESENT BUSINESS AS USUAL COURSE IS HASTENING AND HERALDING THE DEMISE OF OUR SPECIES AND SO MANY OTHERS AND BELIEVING THAT THE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT ARE THE SAME ONES THAT WILL HELP TO MITIGATE THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS HUBRIS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER
YES, OF COURSE
WE NEED TECHNOLOGY AND BRIGHT CREATIVE MINDS TO DEVELOP, DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE CLEAN ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS
BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, WE NEED A NEW WAY OF THINKING AND UNDERSTANDING OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD
WE ARE CONNECTED WITH ALL OTHER BEINGS
ON A FINITE PLANET WITH FINITE RESOURCES
THERE CANNOT BE FOREVER GROWTH AND EXPANSION
THIS IS COMMON SENSE
IT'S TIME TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CRUISES UNTIL WE HAVE A CRUISE FREE SAILOR SEA
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THIS CONCEPT, DREAM ABOUT IT AND SET YOUR SIGHTS ON CREATING SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES AND JOBS HERE AT THE PORT
CRUISING IS NO LONGER AN ETHICAL OR VIABLE OPTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, IRIS
ALL RIGHT, OUR LAST SPEAKER IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN
THANK YOU, ALEX
IF YOU WANT TO STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND THE TOPIC OF RELATE TO CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS
YES
BOTH
NO PROBLEM
DISABLED MAN? YEAH, ALL DISABLED MEN
I'M SO SORRY, MY NAME ALEX
IT'LL START AFTER YOU SAY YOUR NAME ALEX
NOT WHILE YOU'RE SAYING IT
SO JUST SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR TOPIC
START TIME
YEAH, START
OKAY
MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN, AND I CAN DO THAT FOR SHIP
ALEX, IT IS INAPPROPRIATE TO CAMPAIGN ON PUBLIC PROPERTY USING PUBLIC RESOURCES
I DON'T CAMPAIGN
YOU JUST TOASTED YOUR CANDIDATE
MY NAME IN SHIP TO THE MOON RIGHT NOW
PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GO TO THE MOON, AMAZON OR ALEX, YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS
WHAT IS YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS? OKAY, I WILL GO FOR CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN? IT'S EXACTLY WHAT IS I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS
I DON'T KNOW
YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT NOTHING BUT RITUAL
SO NOTHING RITUAL RIGHT NOW IS A CRIME
IT'S A FELONY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU ONLY ONE MAN WHO INTERRUPT ME EVERY MEETING I HAVE RIGHT TALK TO YOU
SO YOU ARE PURE CRIMINAL AND PROBABLY FELONY IS EXACTLY WHAT IS
ALEX, YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO CONDUCT EXACTLY
I DON'T WANT WHAT IS YOU INTERRUPT ME ALL TIME FOR TWO MINUTES BECAUSE IT'S NOT LOOK FOR EVERYBODY
ONLY IDIOT CAN RESPECT ALEX, THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING
BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS ONLY FOR ME ALONE
YOU KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN ONLY ONE MAN WHO DOING THIS
YOU'RE DOING THIS ONLY TO ME
PEOPLE SPEAK ABOUT EVERYTHING
I NEVER INTERRUPT THIS
WHY YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES, ALEX, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC COMMISSIONERS
EXACTLY
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WHAT IS YOU DOING RIGHT NOW IS A PURE CRIME, A FELONY
IS THIS NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR EVERYTHING
ETHICAL STANDARD SHOWS ARE YOU VERY PRIMITIVE IT TO ME YOU LOOK LIKE A PIG NOW
ALL RIGHT, I'M CUTTING YOU OFF
YOUR TIME IS UP, ALEX, YOU'RE DONE ALL RIGHT
SAYING THAT THERE ARE NO FURTHER EXCUSE ME, THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGN UPS TODAY
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT ON THE TEAM'S CALL OR PRESENT IN THE ROOM TODAY WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP OR WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONER? IF SO, PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME AND STATE A TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT FOR THE RECORD
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT IRIS ANTMAN SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS TO SUPPORT HER SPOKEN COMMENTS
AND WE RECEIVED NO OTHER WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR THE MEETING TODAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CASSETTE 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 THE ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A, EIGHT B, EIGHT C
SO MOVED
DO I HAVE A SECOND 2ND? EXCELLENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
ALL RIGHT
EXCUSE ME HERE WHILE I LOOK THROUGH THE PAGES
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE TWO NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN A, ORDER NUMBER 2023
SEVEN
AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER
THE PORT HAS STEADILY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESSES OVER THE YEARS
THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER THOSE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR, THE PUBLIC MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY AND THE COMMUNITY BUSINESS CONNECTORS PROGRAM
PRESENTING TODAY IS COMMISSION'S STRATEGIC ADVISOR V NGWIN V GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
V NGUYEN SHE HER PRONOUNS FOR THE RECORD
COMMISSION OFFICE STAFF
SO, AS NEW STAFF, I'VE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE SMALL BUSINESS AD HOC COMMITTEE
JUST HERE TO PRESENT AUBREE
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OKAY
SO THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE CAME TOGETHER TO HAVE SPACE FOR COMMISSIONERS AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION TO DISCUSS SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVES
PRIOR COMMISSION ACTION REGARDING COMMITTEES ARE COVERED BY RESOLUTIONS 3770 AND 3613
RESOLUTION 3613 IS SPECIFIC TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION 3770 CREATED CHARTERS FOR COMMISSION STANDING COMMITTEES WHICH ARE THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AVIATION, WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS AND ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
BECAUSE COMMITTEE CHARTERS DETAIL THE SPECIFIC TOPICS AND PURVIEW OF EACH COMMITTEE, AND BECAUSE OF THE LAUNCH OF SEVERAL INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS TO ADVANCE THE PORT'S MISSION AND VISION OF ROBUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THERE WAS A DESIRE BY COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED TO FORM AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVES THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LIAISON IS DRIVING ON BEHALF OF THE PORT
THIS ORDER FORMALIZES THE CREATION OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AS A GOOD GOVERNANCE PRACTICE
IT'S QUITE ROUTINE, AND WHILE THE ORDER MAY READ AS PERFUNCTORY, THE TOPICS THAT WILL BE COVERED IN COMMITTEE ARE DEFINITELY EXCITING
SOME OF WHAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING IN THIS COMMITTEE INCLUDES THE INTERNATIONAL SOUTH KING COUNTY PUBLIC MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY, COMMUNITY BUSINESS CONNECTORS, PORT, ACCELERATORS AND INCUBATORS
THE WORK PLAN AND SCOPE FOR THIS COMMITTEE WAS DEVELOPED BY DIRECTOR MCFADDEN
AS A NOTE, THIS COMMITTEE WILL FOCUS ON PORT SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVES SUPPORTING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MISSION
ADJACENT BODIES OF WORK SUCH AS OUR AIRPORT, DINING AND RETAILER OR WMBE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING WILL STAY WITH THE AVIATION AND EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES, RESPECTIVELY
THE SMALL BUSINESS AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL HAVE AGENDAS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND ACTIONS WILL BE REPORTED OUT AT COMMISSION MEETINGS
SIMILAR TO THE OTHER COMMITTEES, MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THIS COMMITTEE IS SET TO MEET THROUGH 2023
CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO LANGUAGE IN THIS ORDER TO FORMALLY SUNSET THE COMMITTEE
COMMISSIONERS WILL REVISIT COMMITTEE NEEDS IN RELATION TO PORT BUSINESS AND INITIATIVES AT THE END OF THE YEAR
I WILL NOW READ A PORTION OF THE TEXT OF THE ORDER INTO THE RECORD
THE PORT COMMISSION HEREBY ESTABLISHES THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION FOR 2023
THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP SHALL INCLUDE COMMISSIONER HAMDI MOHAMMED AND COMMISSIONER SAM CHO
THE COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT FULFILLING THE PORT'S CENTURY AGENDA GOAL THROUGH THE PORT'S WORK TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES
AS PART OF OUR MISSION TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE COMMITTEE SHALL FOCUS ON INITIATIVES LED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I WILL TURN THIS BACK OVER TO COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
VI, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED IF YOU WANTED TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKE ANY REMARKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT CHO
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, DIRECTOR MCFADDEN, AND EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN HELPING ESTABLISH THIS SMALL BUSINESS AD HOC COMMITTEE
WE'VE ALREADY MET AND HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT TO OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE PORT'S ACTIVITIES
AND YEAH, IT'S AN HONOR TO ESTABLISH THIS COMMITTEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING SOME WINS OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE AND PARTNERING WITH MY PORT COMMISSION COLLEAGUES AROUND THE WORK THAT COMES OUT OF THE COMMITTEE
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
GREAT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS
AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL
I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SUPPORT MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TAKING ON MORE WORK AND YOU GUYS WILL DEFINITELY BE TAKING ON AN ADDITIONAL BIT OF WORK FOR YOURSELVES
BUT I THINK EACH OF YOU HAS BROUGHT A PASSION TO THIS TOPIC AREA AND SO THIS IN SOME WAYS JUST CREATE SOME ORGANIZATION AROUND WORK THAT YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING AND I THINK IT'S GREAT
I ALSO THINK JUST GENERALLY OUR COMMITTEE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY WELL EVER SINCE WE FORMALIZED A PORT OF SEATTLE OF COMMITTEES THAT ALLOWS US TO REALLY DIG IN ON CERTAIN TOPICS AND SUPPORT STAFF IN A MORE READILY AVAILABLE BASIS
AS TWO COMMISSIONERS AT A TIME SO STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
THIS I JUST WANT TO SHARE AN ANECDOTE ABOUT A SMALL BUSINESS THAT I LEARNED ABOUT THIS WEEKEND THAT WAS, I THINK, EMBLEMATIC OF THE KIND OF WORK WE CAN DO AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND THAT IS THIS WEEKEND
I WAS TOURING ONE OF THE CRUISE VESSELS THAT IS ABLE TO TAKE SHORE POWER
AND AS A PART OF THAT, I MET WITH A FELLA NAMED MIKE WATTS WHO RUNS A COMPANY THAT AT THIS POINT HAS INSTALLED OVER HALF OF ALL CRUISE SHORE POWER IN THE WORLD
AND THE HISTORY OF THAT SMALL BUSINESS IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE EFFORTS THAT THE COMMISSION MADE 20 SOME YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE DEVELOPING PIER 30 FOR CRUISE AND THE COMMISSIONER AND LEADERSHIP SAID IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WITH SHORE POWER
AND A LOCAL, VERY ENTREPRENEURIAL INDIVIDUAL WORKING FOR A LOCAL BUSINESS AT THE TIME WORKED TO BRING SHORE POWER TO TERMINAL 30 IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY QUICK PERIOD OF TIME
AND AS A RESULT OF THAT INNOVATIVE STEP BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE SAY, WE WANT THESE CRUISE SHIPS TO BE ABLE TO PLUG IN AND THE INNOVATION OF A LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS
WE NOW HAVE A GLOBAL BUSINESS BASED HERE IN SHORE POWER DOING NOT ONLY GREAT WORK, BUT ALSO POWERING THE GREENING OF A PORT OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
SO THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT I HOPE WE CAN WORK HAND IN GLOVE WITH SMALL BUSINESS TO CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND IN THE BEST SCENARIOS TO CREATE GLOBAL BUSINESSES OUT OF THEM
SO FULLY SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS ON THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE
GREAT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
I THINK IT'S SO FOUNDATIONAL THAT THE PORT WOULD WANT TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS THAT CREATING A COMMITTEE LIKE THIS IS SORT OF A NO BRAINER
BUT I TOOK A COUPLE OF GOOD BRAINS TO DO IT AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE
I DO APPRECIATE ALSO THE FACT THAT AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME IT DOESN'T SUNSET PER SE, BUT I THINK THE LANGUAGE OF THE TEXT OF THE ORDER COULD BE MORE CLEAR IN THAT REGARD
IT SAYS THAT THE COMMITTEE, AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR 2023 AND THAT HAS SOMEWHAT OF A SENSE OF FINALITY TO IT IN MY MIND
IT SEEMS TO BE AS OF THIS DATE SORT OF THING
AND THEN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT I WOULD HOPE THIS BECOMES A PERMANENT COMMITTEE
IT SEEMS ONLY APPROPRIATE, BUT THE LAST SENTENCE SAYS THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP SHALL INCLUDE COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AND CHO BEGINNING IN 2023
SO, LIKE, ENVISIONING THAT THERE WILL BE FUTURE COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS THAT WILL HAVE NEW MEMBERSHIP
SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA THAT IT WOULD BECOME DURABLE AND NOT AD HOC AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND THAT SEEMS TO BE YOUR INTENT
AND I THINK THE LANGUAGE COULD POTENTIALLY BETTER REFLECT THAT
DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND V OR I CAN RESPOND AS WELL
OR OUR CHIEF OF STAFF, AARON PRITCHARD
YEAH, I THINK IF WE WERE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS EITHER AS AD HOC OFTEN WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, WE DID AD HOC TWO YEARS IN A ROW TO SORT OF SEE WHAT OTHER ITEMS MIGHT COME UP
WE WOULD REDO THIS ORDER AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR
I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE INTENT
SO WE'LL GO THROUGH 2023, SEE HOW WE STAND ON THESE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY PROJECT BASED
IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S INCLUDED IN HERE, THERE'S SEVERAL DISTINCT PROJECTS THEY'RE WORKING ON
IF THOSE ARE STILL ONGOING, WHICH LIKELY THEY WILL BE, WE'LL RECHARTER THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND THEN LOOK AT MEMBERSHIP AT THAT TIME AS WELL
THAT SATISFIES YOUR QUESTIONS
THAT SOUNDS GOOD
I WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO THESE PROJECTS BUT AS NEW PROJECTS COME UP, THAT WOULD BE FOR EXAMPLE, THE WORK DISCUSSED OF THE COMMITTEE IS SO IT DOES NOT LIMIT IT IN THE TEXT OF THE ORDER OR THE INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER
BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT WE CAN AND HOPEFULLY THE NEXT ONE, WE WON'T BE MAKING ANOTHER INTERIM COMMITTEE AND AD HOC COMMITTEE
WE'LL JUST BE ESTABLISHING IT AS SUCH
I THINK THERE IS ONE CLARIFICATION, THOUGH, IN TERMS OF A COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND STATEMENT
I BELIEVE WE ALREADY HAD ONE SHORE POWER AT 91 AND THEN WE MOVED 30
IT WAS OUR SECOND ONE
I BELIEVE THAT WE STARTED IN 91 BECAUSE I WAS THERE WHEN WE DID I WAS THERE WHEN WE DID BOTH
BUT I'M NOT SURE IN TERMS OF THE ORIGINAL ONE WAS BASICALLY FUNDED WITH HOLLAND
AMERICA STARTED THAT ONE
DIRECTOR JONES STEVENS TO WRITE A BLOG POST ABOUT THE HISTORY BECAUSE IT'S FASCINATING NO MATTER WHAT
BUT I THINK YEAH, BUT I WAS WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD THE SAME GUY
I THINK IT'S REALLY A GREAT STORY ABOUT A SINGLE ENTREPRENEUR
BUT I THINK THEY WERE TWO SEPARATE T 30 ONLY HAD ONE BERTH
THEN THAT WAS MOVED THEN THE CONNECTION THAT ONE CONNECTION WAS MOVED OVER AND IT WAS ALWAYS VIEWED AS THE TEMPORARY BERTH
WE WERE GOING TO MOVE THE BUILDING ITSELF, BUT IT WAS BUILT TO BE FABRICATED THAT WAY
BUT WE MOVED ONE TERMINAL, ONE COLD IRONING SOURCE TO WHERE THE OTHER ONE WAS, I BELIEVE IS THE FOR WHAT BUT DO WE KNOW IF THE SAME CONTRACTOR DID THE FIRST ONE? WAS THE QUESTION, AND HERE SHE IS
SO, YES, IT WAS THE SAME CONTRACTOR
ALTHOUGH MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE BUSINESSES HAS GROWN AND CHANGED FORM, BUT IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME FOLKS
AND THIS IS NOW CURRENTLY AN OFFSHOOT
BUT IT HAS BEEN THIS COMPANY THAT THEN, AS COMMISSIONER CALKINS SAID, HAS REALLY SPREAD THIS TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
AND HOW MANY YEARS APART WERE THE TWO? SO THERE WAS ACTUALLY TWO BERTHS AT 30 AS WELL
AND THEN WE MOVED THEM BOTH FIRST
THEY WENT ONLINE IN 2004 AND THEY WERE MOVED IN 2009 TO TERMINAL 91
I SWEAR I DID NOT RECALL THOSE TWO BERTHS, BUT THEN AGAIN, IT WAS SO LONG AGO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CLARIFICATION
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT HEARING, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND? SO MOVED
SECOND
AM I ALLOWED TO SECOND MY MR COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT, WE SHOULD DO IT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE
YEAH
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECOND
AND CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL VOTE
WONDERFUL
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, I JUST BOTCHED THAT COMPLETELY, SO LET'S JUST BACK UP
I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
WE'LL GIVE YOU A BREAK GIVEN THAT IT'S YOUR DAY FOR RIGHT? YEAH
SHINING STAR
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ALL RIGHT, CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN B
COMMISSION DETERMINATION THAT A COMPETITIVE PROCESS IS NOT APPROPRIATE OR COST EFFECTIVE AND EXEMPTION OR COST EFFECTIVE AND EXEMPT
SO THIS IS EXEMPTING THE CONTRACT FROM THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS CONSISTENT WITH RCW 50 319 20 AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A NEW PROJECT SPECIFIC FIVE YEAR PERIOD CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES INCORPORATED TO PERFORM THE FERRIES
OF HOSTING, MAINTAINING UPDATING AND OTHER SERVICES RELATED TO THE EQUITY INDEX IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $750,000 AS PART OF THE PORT CENTURY AGENDA
GOALS TO BE A RESOURCE AS A NATIONAL PORT INDUSTRY LEADER ON EQUITY COMMISSIONERS
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE PORT WORKED WITH COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES TO CREATE OUR GROUNDBREAKING EQUITY INDEX, WHICH HAS BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR ANALYZING HOW WE MAKE EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
WE'RE SEEKING A COMPETITION WAIVER TO RETAIN COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES TO HOST, MAINTAIN AND UPDATE THE EQUITY INDEX GIVEN THEIR UNIQUE EXPERTISE IN DATA VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS
AS OUR METRICS AND EVALUATION OF EQUITY IMPACTS EVOLVES WITH EACH NEW PROGRAM, INITIATIVE, OR ASSESSMENT, KEEPING THE EQUITY INDEX UPDATED WILL ADD TO OUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY FOR THE PORT TO BE A NATIONAL LEADER ON EQUITY
AND TO PRESENT THIS IS OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, BOOKDA GHEISAR, AND SHE'S AVAILABLE TO SHARE SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT WORK
BOOKDA? GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
AND THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU HERE AGAIN
AND TODAY I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR THE EQUITY INDEX MOVING FORWARD
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
TODAY I'M SPECIFICALLY ASKING YOUR PERMISSION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES, WHICH FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS, AND THE VALUE OF $750,000, THOUGH WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT WE'LL BUDGET EVERY YEAR, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE THAT AMOUNT AVAILABLE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP ON COMING BACK TO YOU AND TAKE YOUR TIME
BUT THE INDEX REALLY ADVANCES OUR EQUITY EFFORTS AND SENTRY AGENDA GOALS IN A LOT OF WAYS
AND I'LL BE GOING INTO SOME OF THE REASONS WHY WE DID THE INDEX FROM THE VERY BEGINNING FOR SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS WHO MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH IT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE EQUITY INDEX IS REALLY A TOOL THAT ACTUALLY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IN 2019, WHEN I ARRIVED HERE, WAS STILL INCREDIBLY UNIQUE
TODAY, THIS ROLE OF MAPPING AND DATA TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT EQUITIES BECOME A VERY, VERY POPULAR ONE
AND MULTIPLE EQUITY INDEXES AND MAPS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MAPPING TOOLS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED OVER THE LAST YEAR
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT REASONS THAT I WANTED TO HAVE THE EQUITY AND INDEX AVAILABLE FOR US WAS THAT IT WOULD BE A TOOL FOR DECISION MAKING, FOR THE PORT, FOR US TO KNOW WHERE THE NEEDS ARE, THE GREATEST AND WHERE INVESTMENTS HAVE OCCURRED OR NOT OCCURRED, AND WHERE THE GAPS ARE AND WHERE WE COULD BE DRIVING OUR INVESTMENTS TO REALLY MEET THE GREATEST NEEDS
I STARTED IN WORKING WITH SOME STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, PHD STUDENTS WHO GATHERED DATA, AND BY 2020 WE CREATED THE EQUITY INDEX
WE USE THE CENSUS TRACK LEVEL BLOCK AT THE BLOCK LEVEL DATA AND HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT BUCKETS OF DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT WITH 21 INDICATORS BETWEEN THE FOUR
AND AGAIN, THE INTENT HERE IS TO ILLUSTRATE THE SORT OF INTERACTION OF POLLUTION BURDENS AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE FOUR BUCKETS THAT WE HAVE THAT INFORM THE DATA SO FAR ARE ACCESSIBILITY, ENVIRONMENT, LIVABILITY, AND ECONOMY
AND WHAT IS NOT SAID HERE IS, OF COURSE, RACE AND ALL OF THE DATA THAT THE CENSUS GATHERS, WHICH IS SORT OF THE UNDERLYING THEME THAT IS UPDATED BY KING COUNTY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS JUST FOR YOUR INTEREST
FOR EXAMPLE, THE EJ MAPPING TOOL THAT THE EPA HAS LAUNCHED DOES NOT USE RACE AS INDICATOR FOR INEQUITIES, BUT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN MY MIND
OF COURSE, WE REALLY ARE ABLE TO SHOW RACE, LANGUAGE, NATIONALITY, PLUS ALL OF THESE FOUR BUCKETS OF DATA
AND YOU CAN SEE WITHIN EACH OF THOSE FOUR THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER INDICATORS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY SEARCH AND BE ABLE TO ADD TO THE EQUITY INDEX
MUCH OF THIS INFORMATION WAS ALREADY AVAILABLE THROUGH UW OR FRONT END CENTERED OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE POVERTY RATE IN KING COUNTY, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, JOB DENSITY, TRAFFIC DENSITY
THIS WAS DATA THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND BE ABLE TO BRING INTO THE EQUITY INDEX
AND THEN WE LAUNCHED IT IN 2020 AND WE ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES, WHICH BASICALLY KEEPS THIS DATA UPDATED AND ALSO HOSTS THE MAP ON THEIR SERVER, WHICH IS THE PREFERENCE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
IT FRIENDS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE FOUR BUCKETS AND WHY WE ARRIVED AT IT
BASICALLY, OUR DECISION AS A TEAM EARLY ON WAS THAT THESE WERE THE FOUR THEMES THAT WERE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO OUR MISSION, TO OUR VISION, THE SENTRY AGENDA, AND ALL OF WHAT OUR ORGANIZATION IS DRIVING TOWARDS AND ALL OF THE DATA WITHIN EACH
AS I SAID, THIS IS THREE YEARS AGO
SOME DATA, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, TREE CANOPY, WAS NOT DATA THAT WAS AVAILABLE THEN, BUT IS NOW
AND SO WE CAN REALLY, WITH THIS CONTRACT, WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO ADD INDICATORS AND DATA TO MAKE THE MAP MUCH MORE ROBUST
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE MAP, BUT THE MAP IS ON THE PORT WEBSITE AND IT'S AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO USE
PEOPLE CONTACT US FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS, OTHER NONPROFITS, AND ASK IF THEY COULD HAVE THE ACTUAL RAW DATA
THE ANSWER IS ABSOLUTELY YES
AND YOU CAN SEE THIS PURPLE DOTS ON THE MAP
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU REALLY ASKED FOR EARLY ON, WHICH WAS THE CONCEPT OF STORY MAPPING, WHICH IS A NEW CONCEPT THAT IS GROWING AGAIN VERY QUICKLY AROUND THE COUNTRY
AND THOSE DOTS ARE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE FUNDED THROUGH SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
AND SO THE INTENT HERE IS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ONE DAY HAVE ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE FUND THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THE YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH, AND ALSO OTHER DEPARTMENTS, NOT JUST EDI, EXTERNAL RELATIONS, BE ABLE TO ADD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO THIS MAP AND BE ABLE TO SHOW THEIR IMPACT, THE POPULATIONS THEY'RE SERVING, THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING
SO THE MAP REALLY IS REALLY USEFUL TO THE PORT STAFF SO THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF ALL OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE IN PLACE
AND AGAIN, THE WHOLE ISSUE OF HOW WE CAN SEE WHERE OUR INVESTMENTS ARE DRIVEN, WHERE THE NEEDS ARE THE GREATEST, AND WHERE THERE ARE GAPS WITH WHERE WE ARE INVESTING
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ALL RIGHT, JUST SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT IN ANY ORDER HERE, BUT SOME OF WHAT WE HAVE IN MIND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IS TO DEVELOP SOME CASE STUDIES
AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THAT WE WORKED WITH OUR NOISE PROGRAM AND BASED ON THE INDEX, THEY DECIDED TO PLACE NOISE MONITORS IN PLACES WHERE THE NEEDS WERE THE GREATEST AND SO REALLY DO MORE CASE STUDIES ABOUT THIS
AND V NGUYEN, WHO WAS ON OUR TEAM BEFORE MOVING OVER TO THE COMMISSION OFFICE, STARTED DOING ONE OF THESE CASE STUDIES AND FOR US TO DO MORE OF THAT AND SHARE WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO ADD ADDITIONAL INDICATORS
AND SOME ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE, LIKE TREE CANOPY, FOR EXAMPLE, OR DATA THAT WE COULD BEGIN TO GATHER TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS MAP MUCH MORE RELEVANT FOR PORT STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITIES
MORE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PRESENTATIONS WORKING WITH TEAMS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM, THE MARITIME TEAM, SO THAT THEY HAVE DIRECT ACCESS AND CAN PULL THE DATA THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS
AND ALSO MUCH MORE STORY MAPPING
SO THIS IS THE WORK AHEAD FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS UNDER THIS CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES
AND I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE IS JUST WRAPPING IT UP
YEAH
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU THE STORY OF THE INDEX AND LOOK FORWARD TO OUR DISCUSSION
EXCELLENT, THANK YOU
BOOKDA
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS IT'S FUN TO HEAR ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE WORK THAT THIS IS GOING TO FUND
AND OF COURSE, I THINK WE'RE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF FINDING THE BEST AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY
OBVIOUSLY, YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A LITTLE BIT OF A PICKLE TRYING TO FIND A COMPETITIVE SET OF COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THIS WHEN IT'S SUCH A UNIQUE ELEMENT OF THE WORK
AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET VISIBILITY AS A COMMISSIONER INTO THESE SITUATIONS WHERE THERE ISN'T AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MULTIPLE BIDDERS THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THIS KIND OF WORK
ON THE OTHER HAND, I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE QUALITY OF THE WORK OF THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACTOR
AND SO, PROVIDED WE CONTINUE TO ASSURE GOOD OVERSIGHT OF THE ACTUAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CONTRACT, I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS
THANK YOU
TAKING A COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND I'M A BIG FAN OF MAPPING, CERTAINLY MAKES IT A LOT EASIER THAN READING THE DATA AND IT'S OF GREAT VALUE
AND IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE BENEFIT FROM THE VARIOUS OTHER MAPS THAT ARE ALREADY OUT THERE SO THAT THE DATA LAYERS THAT WE HAVE ARE AS COMPREHENSIVE AS THEY CAN BE
AND I APPRECIATE THE ONES THAT WE STARTED OUT WITH, BUT THERE'S ALL SORTS OF GRANULARITY FOR DIFFERENT AREAS AND THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I REALLY HAD IS HOW MUCH CAN YOU ZOOM IN? SO WHEN YOU SAY A CENSUS TRACT, I JUST LOOKED UP WHAT IS A CENSUS TRACT
SO IT SAYS THE BLOCK GROUP, WHICH IS A STATISTICAL DIFFERENT DIVISION WITHIN A CENSUS TRACT, WHICH EQUALS 600 TO 3000 PEOPLE
NOW, IF YOU HAVE A LOW DENSITY PLACE, SO YOU WOULD HAVE A LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND EVEN WITHIN THAT, THAT'S A HUGE RANGE
AND THEN THEY GO ON TO SAY 50%
THERE ARE 50% MORE CENSUS TRACTS THAN THERE ARE ZIP CODES
SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT IT'S SMALLER THAN A ZIP CODE
BUT I'M JUST WONDERING, IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO STATISTICALLY DISTINGUISH ONE PLACE FROM ANOTHER, IT SEEMS LIKE IT ALMOST SEEMS TO ME BETTER TO BE A GEOGRAPHIC SIZE THAN A POPULATION SIZE
AND THEN YOU COULD LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN EACH BLOCK, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BECAUSE IT'S THE CENSUS
THEY'RE INTERESTED IN PEOPLE, NOT GEOGRAPHY AS MUCH
I'M WONDERING HOW DO WE TRY TO MAYBE NOT YOUR QUESTION, BUT I REALLY WANT TO NORMALIZE THE COMPARISON BETWEEN BLOCKS
AND IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DISPARITY STUDY, I GUESS WITH THE DISPARITY STUDY, YOU CAN LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE ONE PLACE AND THE OTHER
SO FROM A HUMAN PERSPECTIVE, I COULD SEE HOW A CENSUS NUMBER MAKES MOST SENSE
YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, AND THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT
AND SOME OF IT I CAN ANSWER, AND SOME OF IT I THINK I CAN'T, BUT JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNICAL KIND OF ASPECTS OF THE WORK
BUT IT'S INTERESTING THAT SOME OF THE CITIES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY HAVE CONTACTED US AND ASKED THIS QUESTION CAN WE HAVE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION AT THE BLOCK LEVEL? AND HOW GRANULAR, HOW THIS AGGREGATED CAN THE DATA BE? AND IT SOUNDS LIKE FOR SOME YES, AND FOR SOME NO
AND ALSO THE INCONSISTENCY IN THE RESPONSE TO THE CENSUS DATA FROM COMMUNITIES
RIGHT
AND ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE IS A HIGHER RATE OF IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
BUT IN SOME CASES WE DO HAVE ACTUALLY DATA THAT COULD GO TO THE BLOCK LEVEL
AND IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT REALLY CONTINUING TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION
AND I THINK IN ALL OF THE OTHER MAPS THAT ARE INFORMING OUR MAP, BECAUSE COMMISSIONER CALKINS POINT ABOUT NOT DUPLICATING EFFORTS, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE
SOME DATA IS ALREADY AVAILABLE, AND THE UW HEALTH DISPARITIES MAP IS ONE THAT INFORMED A LOT OF OUR WORK AND THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE IT MUCH MORE GRANULAR
FOR EXAMPLE, FOR ASTHMA, WHICH IS AN INDICATOR THAT UW JUST ADDED TO THEIR MAPS, YOU CAN NOW GET INFORMATION ABOUT BLOCKS IN KING COUNTY, SO IT'S REALLY GROWING, THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT
YEAH, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT
ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT WAS THINKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE SOLE SOURCE NATURE OF IT, THERE ARE A LOT OF MAPS OUT THERE, SO I WOULD ASSUME COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES DIDN'T DO ALL OF THEM
UDELL PROBABLY DID IT ALL IN HALF
YES, THEY DID IT THEIR OWN, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF THAT ERROR
BUT YOUR POINT, THOUGH, IS VERY INTERESTING IN THAT IF WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, THEN THOSE ARE THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE UNDERCOUNTED
YES
SO THERE'S AN OLD SAYING THAT ALL MODELS ARE WRONG, SOME ARE USEFUL
RIGHT
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO SORT OF QUALIFY TO SAY IF YOU THINK YOU'RE OVERESTIMATING OR UNDERESTIMATING, IT'S LIKE SORT OF LIKE ARE WE LEANING TO A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH? SO I REALLY THINK WE'RE UNDERESTIMATING TO YOUR POINT
AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE DISPARITIES THAT WE POINT OUT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CENSUS, WE KNOW WHERE WE MOST LIKELY UNDERCOUNT
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE, DATA FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS ABOUT THE LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN SCHOOLS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY ARE SOME OF THE BEST WAYS, I THINK, TO KNOW ABOUT COMMUNITIES THAT RESIDE IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
ABSOLUTELY
SO LOOKING FOR MULTIPLE FACTORS TO GET THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE IN THE CENSUS WE HAVE SEEN THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN UNDERCOUNTED
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, ANY THOUGHTS, QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? NO, I'M IN SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ITEM TODAY AND I CONTINUE TO BE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THAT THE OFFICE OF OEDI DOES
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
I'LL CLOSE BY SAYING HOW SUPPORTIVE I AM OF THIS SPECIFIC INITIATIVE, WORKED ON THIS FOR YEARS AND I LIKE FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION TO BECOME A DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKER
AND THE FACT IS THAT THIS INDEX THAT WE CREATED THROUGH THE EQUITY MOTION SEVERAL YEARS AGO HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TOOL NOT JUST FOR US INTERNALLY, BUT ALSO, AS YOU STATED, FOR OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE REGION WHO RELY ON THIS DATA TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES
AND SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THIS IS A RESOURCE NOT JUST FOR US AS A PORT, BUT ALSO FOR OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE REGION
AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR OFFICE
THANK YOU TO COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES FOR TAKING THIS ON AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT THIS DASHBOARD WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED AS THE YEARS GO ALONG
I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE SEE WITH INITIATIVES LIKE THIS IS THAT WE ALWAYS START STRONG AND THEN IT KIND OF FIZZES OUT AND THE DATA BECOMES OBSOLETE OR OUTDATED
BUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE PUTTING IN THE RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN IT FOR THE SEVERAL YEARS TO COME I THINK WILL REALLY PAY A LOT OF DIVIDENDS IN THE FUTURE
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
YES, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THE AGENDA IS SHORT, SO I APPRECIATE IT
YEAH, ONE OF THE THINGS, WE SPENT MUCH OF SATURDAY ON A BOAT AND AROUND WITH EPA OFFICIALS FROM DC FOCUSING ON EJ ISSUES AND IT WAS FASCINATING
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY STRUCK ME WAS JUST THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS BEING PUT INTO THEIR PROGRAM
I BELIEVE IT WAS SAID THEIR BUDGET LAST YEAR WAS 6 MILLION AND THIS YEAR IS 6 BILLION
AND THEIR CONCERN IS ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO CUT ENOUGH CHECKS AND THAT THEY GET TO THE COMMUNITIES
FOR SOME OF THEM IT COMES TO THE STATE, THEN THE CITY, THEN THE COMMUNITY
FOR OTHERS OF THESE GRANTS IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE COMMUNITY
I'M JUST WONDERING SINCE THIS IS A TOOL FOR THE COMMUNITY
IT'S NOT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DO THE WORK, BUT WE NEED TO GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY
BUT IT IS TO THEN GUIDE THE WORK
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
EPA, LIKE ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY, IS REALLY CHALLENGED BY TRYING TO DO A COMMUNITY RESPONSIVE PROGRAM WHEN THEY'RE A BIG NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
AND EVEN WITH REGION TEN, IT'S LIKE A FOUR STATE REGION
SO WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEATTLE AND SPOKANE, FOUR STATE REGION IS NOT VERY REPRESENTATIVE
AND ONE OF THE PLACES WHICH WAS AND THEY USE AN EQUITY MAP TO DETERMINE WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE MONEY
AND SO ONE OF THE GREATEST DISPARITIES WAS INCOME, RIGHT? SO IT WAS LIKE COST OF LIVING
WELL, OBVIOUSLY IT COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE TO LIVE HERE THAN IDAHO
AND SO THIS IS A CHALLENGE FOR HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY GETS TO THE COMMUNITIES MOST IN NEED
AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER THE PORT CAN BE HELPFUL IN HAVING THE EPA SPEND THIS MONEY ON PROJECTS LIKE THIS
AND OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS A TIME BUDGET FOR THE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO EXPENSE THIS MONEY
SO I URGE THE OFFICE TO LOOK WITH THE EXECUTIVE AS WAYS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP REALLY DO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK HERE
AND I ACTUALLY FINALLY GOT TO SEE THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL BOAT, AND IT'S, LIKE, PERFECTLY SUITED FOR THE JOB
I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AND IT HAD CLASS
IT WAS WOODY, AND IT WAS A PONTOON BOAT, BUT WITH ALL THAT ROOM AND THAT THE LAYOUT OF IT WAS OF COURSE, BEATTY KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT BOATS, BUT THAT WAS JUST A FORTUITOUS THING TO HAVE A BOAT THAT SEEMED TO BE SO WELL SUITED FOR A CLASSROOM TYPE PROGRAM
AND I QUITE FRANKLY, THINK THAT THAT COULD ALSO BE ANOTHER BENEFICIARY OF THIS EFFORT, JUST LIKE DRCC IS POISED TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDING
AND IT SEEMS TO BE THAT PROGRAM COULD BE ANOTHER BENEFICIARY
BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
NAVIGATING BUREAUCRACY IS A DIFFICULT THING FOR MOST PEOPLE
I THINK WE'RE PRETTY GOOD AT IT, GIVEN WE'RE USED TO IT
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
SO, MR FELLEMAN
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION? IN A SECOND
SO MOVED SECOND
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU
SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
NOW BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
BOOKDA ALL RIGHT, SO THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS OR STAFF REPORTS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONER? ANY COMMENTS? CLOSING COMMENTS? OH, OF COURSE
WHAT DO YOU GIVE ME A CHANCE
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK
ALL RIGHT
SO ANYWAY, I GUESS I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING ON PFAS
I THINK THAT'S A HUGE UNDERTAKING, AND IT JUST STRUCK PRETTY CLOSE TO HOME WITH THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS, RURAL PLACE THAT FORTUNATELY NOT IN MY DRAINAGE AREA
BUT THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOING TO RETIRE IN THEIR LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE ALL OF A SUDDEN REALIZE THEY HAVE 600 TIMES MORE, AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLEAR THAT THE FIRE STATION IS THE PROBLEM
SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ADDRESS IN THE NEAR FUTURE
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS, WHO'S NOT EVEN HEARING ME RIGHT NOW, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TAKING ON THE WORK
STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS
ALL RIGHT
THERE YOU GO
ANYWAY, BUT I DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE LEGACY THAT DAVE SWIGGY SAID
I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW AYE
PRETTY WELL, AND WE'RE LOSING A TREASURE
BUT FOR THE MEANTIME, I WISH YOU GREAT LUCK FINDING ANYBODY TO SERVE IN THOSE SHOES, BUT STEPHANIE WILL DO AN ADMIRABLE JOB IN THE INTERIM
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, ANYTHING ELSE FROM COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS
SURE
I WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF COMMENT ON THE TRIP THAT COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND I JUST RETURNED FROM
WE WERE IN ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND AND DENMARK, VARIOUS PLACES IN DENMARK FOR NINE DAYS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO
GOT BACK ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO TO PRINCIPALLY TO STUDY EUROPEAN OFFSHORE WIND INITIATIVES
CAME BACK WITH KIND OF SOME HIGH LEVEL STUFF
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE IS THAT WE WILL BE DOING A MUCH MORE IN DEPTH STUDY OF THIS ON MAY 24 AT 09:30 A.M
THAT WILL BE STREAMED ONLINE
YOU CAN ALSO ATTEND IN PERSON AT THE FABULOUS CENTER IN THE PORT OF TACOMA, IN WHICH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME EXPERT PANELISTS OPPORTUNITY FOR MANAGING MEMBERS OF THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE TO DISCUSS AND TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
BUT A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO JUST SHARE AS KIND OF HEADLINES FROM THE TRIP
THE FIRST WAS THAT I THINK WE WERE ALL QUITE IMPRESSED
WELL, LET ME STATE THAT THE DELEGATION WAS A GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS AND ALSO TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES VISITING VARIOUS PLACES WHERE OFFSHORE WIND IS ALREADY A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE LOCAL ECONOMIES
AND THAT INCLUDED CHAIR FORZMAN, WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE AFFILIATED TRIBES OF NORTHWEST INDIANS, APRIL SIMS AND KATIE GARROW, WHO ARE THE TOP ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IN THE WASHINGTON STATE LABOR COUNCIL AND THE KING COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL, A NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND ALSO SOME COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND THE PORT OF EVERETT
AND THE BIG TAKEAWAYS ONE IS THAT WE SAW THAT A VERY MATURE INDUSTRY IN EUROPE ONSHORE WIND, OF COURSE, IS A COUPLE OF GENERATIONS OLD
OFFSHORE WIND IS OVER 25 YEARS OLD
AND AS A RESULT, THEY HAVE WORKED
OUT A LOT OF THE FIRST MOVER KIND OF DIFFICULTIES IN A NEW INDUSTRY LIKE THIS
WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT LOCATIONS THAT ARE ENGAGED IN FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND, WHICH IS A VERY NEW TECHNOLOGY
THERE ARE ABOUT A DOZEN PLATFORMS SO FAR IN THE WORLD, BUT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTED TURBINES THAT ARE IN SIGHTING OR PERMITTING RIGHT NOW IS TWO ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE HIGHER OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
SO WE'RE SEEING THAT THE SORT OF HOCKEY STICK GROWTH IN THAT AREA AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD SEE ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, WITH CALIFORNIA HAVING ALREADY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH FIVE DIFFERENT LEASE AREAS
THE OTHER THING WE SAW WAS A DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE REAL IMPACTS, BOTH IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, OTHER INDUSTRY CO USES, AND A CONCERTED EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO MITIGATE IMPACTS THAT CANNOT BE AVOIDED AND ALSO AVOID IMPACTS THAT CAN BE AVOIDED AND WHAT THE REMEDIES ARE WHEN THERE IS IMPACT TO EXISTING INDUSTRIES
AND SO BEING ABLE TO BRING BACK SOME OF THOSE BEST PRACTICES TO THE WEST COAST, WE LOOKED INTO A LITTLE BIT THE INTEGRATION OF OTHER TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH IS A REALLY KEY PART OF UNDERSTANDING THE WHY BEHIND THIS
IF WE ARE CONVINCED THAT WE DO NEED RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY ON THE ELECTRICAL GRID, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT NOT ONLY HOW TO INTEGRATE THIS MUCH POWER INTO THE WEST COAST GRID, WHETHER IT'S OFF CALIFORNIA, OREGON OR ELSEWHERE
BUT THEN ALSO TO THINK ABOUT WHERE ELSE THIS POWER MIGHT SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO ELECTRIFY EVERYTHING OR MOVE THINGS TO RENEWABLE, NON POLLUTING LIQUID FUELS LIKE HYDROGEN
AND I THINK WE ALL WALKED AWAY FEELING LIKE WE ARE IN EARLY DAYS IN THOSE AREAS, THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU CAN INTEGRATE SOMETHING LIKE AN OFFSHORE WIND PARK INTO THE ELECTROLYZING PROCESS TO MAKE HYDROGEN AND WHERE THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE
IT VERY MUCH FEELS LIKE A MOONSHOT
THIS IS A VERY TECHNOLOGICALLY BIG HILL TO CLIMB
AND YET, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK IN OUR LAST MEETING, OUR DEBRIEF, AS WE WERE HEADED HOME, I THINK THERE WAS A GREAT SENSE OF OPTIMISM ABOUT WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN FOR REAL CLIMATE ACTION, FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT THE FOCUS OF THE US
ENERGY INDUSTRY FROM HOUSTON, WHERE IT'S DOMINATED BY FOSSIL FUELS, TO THE WEST COAST, WHERE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD ON RENEWABLE ENERGY IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 24TH AND OPENING UP THAT CONVERSATION TO THE MANAGING MEMBERS AND UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR PORTS, WELL, MORE BROADLY, HOW WASHINGTON PORTS CAN SUPPORT THE PACIFIC COAST SUPPLY CHAIN FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN PLACES LIKE CALIFORNIA
THANKS FOR THE TIME
THANKS FOR THE SUMMARY, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
APPRECIATE IT
SOUNDS LIKE AN AWESOME TRIP
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, ANY CLOSING COMMENTS FROM YOU TODAY? THANKS, COMMISSIONER
I THINK JUST ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT AT A MEETING THIS WEEK WITH DEBORAH SMITH FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, WHICH JUST MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE ELECTRIFICATION
SHE'S MOVING ON, BUT PART OF THE MEETING WAS TO THANK HER FOR HER GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM ON THE EFFORTS THAT WE'RE DOING ON ELECTRIFICATION OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AND LOOKING AT THAT, BUT ALSO WITH THE STAFF ON CONTINUING THOSE CONNECTIONS IN OUR WORK ON THE MCAP AND OUR OTHER WATERFRONT ELECTRIFICATION PLAN
SO I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT IN MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT CONTINUITY THINKER FOR LEADERSHIP TO THIS POINT
WE ALSO DISCUSSED WIND, AND THAT'S WHAT REMINDED ME OF THAT COMMISSIONER, OFFSHORE WIND
AND IT'S THINKING BEYOND WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR NEEDS AND DEMAND FOR TODAY, BUT FOR THE FUTURE AS WELL, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ALL TIED INTO THAT
SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO MENTION, MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT CONTINUITY GOING
SURE, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS HAVING THE POWER, THEN GETTING THE POWER TO THE RIGHT PLACE IS THE OTHER PART OF THAT
AND THAT THE NAVY RIGHT NOW
I KNOW A LOT OF THE IN THE NDAA, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MAINTAINING THESE BASES AS AUTONOMOUS IN THE TIME OF CHAOS
AND I KNOW WHEN WE WERE GETTING THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION PILOT PROJECT IN PLACE, IT WAS HARD TO NAVIGATE AROUND HOW MUCH THAT FOCUS EXISTED
AND SO THESE MICRO GRIDS ARE SOMETHING THAT THE DOD IS INVESTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY
AND TO THE DEGREE THAT THE PORT ITSELF CAN LOOK AT ITSELF AS A MICRO GRID, I THINK THAT COULD BE VERY HELPFUL AS THE JUICE STARTS FLOWING
THANK YOU
GREAT
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT EXACTLY 1:13 P.M.
THANK YOU ALL.

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