The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-05-23 at Sea-Tac Airport

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-05-23 at Sea-Tac Airport

YOU
GOOD MORNING, THIS IS COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT TOSHIKO HASAGAWA CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 23, 2023
THE TIME IS 10:34 A.M
AND WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER, AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND MOHAMED, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
COMMISSIONER CHO AND FELLEMAN ARE ABSENT AND EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING
WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30.1101 I FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND WE WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT TWELVE NOON
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
WE ARE IN RECESS
GOOD AFTERNOON, THIS IS COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT TOSHIKO HASAGAWA RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 23, 2023
THE TIME IS TWELVE 02:00 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER, AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED PRESENT
THANK YOU
I UNDERSTAND THAT COMMISSIONER CHO MIGHT JOIN US HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR PROCLAMATIONS
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU
A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE BEGIN
FOR EVERYONE IN THE MEETING
PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONES TO SILENT
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
PLEASE ALSO KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION OR READING A PROCLAMATION AND ARE 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 AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR REMARKS
FOR ANYONE AT THE DIETS 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'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED
YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROPHONES ON AND OFF AS NEEDED
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD, SO IT IS CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONERS WILL SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
TODAY WE'RE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLES 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 REBROADCASTED BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AS A REMINDER, SHOULD A COMMISSIONER WISH TO COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO PULL IT FROM CONSENT AGENDA
RATHER, YOU MAY OFFER SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING COMMENTS ONCE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IS ON THE FLOOR AND BEFORE THE VOTE IS TAKEN
HOWEVER A COMMISSIONER WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR WISHES TO HAVE A DIALOGUE ON A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, IT'S APPROPRIATE TO REQUEST THE ITEM BE PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION
WITH THAT, DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TODAY? ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY? SO THE QUESTION IS NOW, ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY ITEMS AT THIS TIME? COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I DID WANT TO ASK THAT WE JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM REGARDING THE ILA WITH MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
AND I'M FORGETTING THE EXACT NUMBER THERE, BUT IS TIFFANY
SO YEAH
THANK YOU
SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD NEWS ITEM, AND I WAS HOPING THAT TIFFANY WOULD BE WILLING TO SHARE JUST MAYBE A COUPLE OF MINUTES ABOUT THE GIST OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO AUTHORIZE IF WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE DOING THAT? I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING? IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE US, LIKE, ONE TO TWO MINUTE SUMMARY OF THE ILA AND WHAT IT SUPPORTS SURE
ABOUT MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
THAT'D BE GREAT
THANK YOU
SO
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER
THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AUTHORIZES $250,000 FOR THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
THIS CONTINUES OUR LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL, DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION AND INTRODUCTIONS TO MARITIME OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH IN THE HIGH LINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
THE SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN DES MOINES
THERE ARE ABOUT 80 STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED, WITH 50% IDENTIFYING AS BIPOC
MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL CONTINUES TO DO VERY INTENTIONAL OUTREACH TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE HIGH LINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT YEAR PARTNERING WITH THEM AS THEY INTRODUCE
THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A FRESHMAN CLASS AND A SOPHOMORE CLASS, AND AS THOSE SOPHOMORES MATRICULATE INTO JUNIORS, THEY WILL BE SPENDING MORE TIME AT DIFFERENT WORK SITES AND CONTINUING THEIR CONNECTIONS WITH MARITIME INDUSTRY MENTORS
THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND IT'S MY INTENTION TO ENCOURAGE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO CONTINUE INCLUDING THAT AMOUNT IN THE NEXT AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF UPCOMING BUDGETS IS ONE OF THE IDEAS BEHIND THAT INITIAL SUPPORT WAS TO KIND OF FOLLOW THAT FIRST CLASS THROUGH THE FULL HIGH SCHOOL YEAR
SO WE KIND OF SAID WE WOULD HOPE TO PURSUE THAT FUNDING AND THEN SEE HOW THINGS GO AFTER THAT
NOW, I CAN CERTAINLY REPORT THAT HAVING GONE ON VARIOUS TOURS AND HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT THE HIGH SCHOOL
IT'S A TRULY INSPIRING PLACE WHERE KIDS ARE
THE SENSE THAT I GET COMING OUT OF IT IS BOTH INSPIRATION AND ALSO I'M JEALOUS
I WISH THAT I GOT TO GO TO A HIGH SCHOOL LIKE THAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TIFFANY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE, RYAN CALKINS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
YOU DID A LOT OF WORK TO HELP ESTABLISH THE SCHOOL
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE PRINCIPAL, CHARMAINE HOLLOWAY, WHO WILL BE DEPARTING FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL VERY SHORTLY AND WHO WAS RECENTLY NAMED THE SEATTLE PROPELLERS CLUB PUBLIC OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
HE'S DONE EXCEPTIONAL WORK IN OUR REGION, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS HE'S GOING TO GO BACK TO HARVARD TO COMPLETE A MASTER'S DEGREE
SO HUGE SHOUT OUT TO AYE
AND HUGE SHOUT OUT TO YOU
AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO HELP ESTABLISH THAT SCHOOL AND TO KEEP IT IN THE SOUTH KING COUNTY REGION
HE'S GOING FOR AYE
DOCTORATE, SO BY THE TIME WHEN HE COMES BACK, IT'S GOING TO BE DR HOLLOWAY
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WITH NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE
AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SEEING NONE, THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
COMMISSIONERS, WE DO HAVE TWO SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY TO BEGIN OUR MEETING
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONES EVANS TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FOR A PROCLAMATION SUPPORTING SEA WORKERS ACCESS TO QUALITY JOBS
COMMISSIONER, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFITS THAT THE PORT PROVIDES TO OUR REGION'S RESIDENTS IS THE CREATION OF QUALITY JOBS FOR WORKERS ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND SKILL SETS
WE HAVE INCREASED OUR INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR TENANTS AND VENDORS TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS
THIS PROCLAMATION AFFIRMS THE COMMISSION'S COMMITMENT TO THIS MISSION WITH A FOCUS ON HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AS A KEY CRITERIA TO QUALITY JOBS
AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE VIE WYNN FROM THE COMMISSION OFFICE STRATEGIC ADVISOR TO SPEAK MORE
WELCOME
VIE GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
VIE NGUYEN, COMMISSION OFFICE STAFF SO, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT ON THIS PROCLAMATION
SO THIS IS REALLY TO TEE UP
THIS PROCLAMATION WAS PAIRED WITH A CONVERSATION THAT WE WERE PLANNING TO HAVE TODAY
THIS AFTERNOON, LATER ON, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ABOUT WORKER RETENTION AND QUALITY JOBS
AND SO I WILL READ A LITTLE BIT OF THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD AND PASS IT BACK TO YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
SO, WHEREAS THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ESTABLISHED IN 1911 BY THE VOTERS OF KING COUNTY, HAS A MISSION OF PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGION THROUGH TRADE, COMMERCE AND JOB CREATION IN AN EQUITABLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER
AND WHEREAS THE PORT OF SEATTLE ENVISIONS A VIBRANT REGION THROUGH JOB CREATION, PARTNERING WITH OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS FOUNDATIONAL TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION AS A PUBLIC AGENCY
AND WHEREAS THE PORT SUPPORTS ACCESS TO QUALITY JOBS FOR EVERY WORKER WHO WORKS IN PORT OPERATIONS, A QUALITY JOB WITH A LIVING WAGE AND ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR WORKERS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE PORT'S SUCCESS
AND WHEREAS, THE PORT PROVIDES ALL PORT EMPLOYEES TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT, WITH ROBUST HEALTH CARE OPTIONS
AND WHEREAS, THE PORT FUNDS A SEA EMPLOYMENT CENTER OPERATED BY THE NONPROFIT PORT JOBS WITH THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING SE EMPLOYERS CONNECTING WITH QUALIFIED JOB SEEKERS FROM THE DIVERSE NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
WHEREAS ESSENTIAL WORKERS AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE A MAJORITY BLACK, BROWN, MULTIRACIAL AND IMMIGRANT WORKFORCE, THEY FILL IMPORTANT JOBS FOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING WORK AS CLEANERS, WHEELCHAIR AGENTS, BAGGAGE HANDLERS, CONCESSIONNAIRES AND SECURITY PERSONNEL
AND WHEREAS ESSENTIAL WORKERS WERE VITAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO KEEPING PORT OPERATIONS RUNNING SMOOTHLY, FACING THE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 SERVICE WORKERS AT SEA ENABLED THE CRITICAL DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES
AND YET, MANY EXPERIENCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HEALTH CARE TO KEEP THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES HEALTHY AND SAFE
AND WHEREAS ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE THE ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE REMAINS THE BACKBONE OF SEA OPERATIONS, OFTEN IN PHYSICALLY DEMANDING JOBS, AND CONTINUED TO SERVE AS FRONTLINE WORK AS A FRONTLINE WORKFORCE DURING THIS NEWEST AND UNCERTAIN PHASE OF POST PANDEMIC COVID-19 WITH INCREASINGLY BUSY TRAVEL AT SEA
AND WHEREAS A SAMPLE OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS WERE SURVEYED BY LABOR REPRESENTATIVES AND ONE THIRD REPORT RELYING ON MEDICAID TO MEET THEIR HEALTH CARE NEEDS, WHILE ONE THIRD FOREGO HEALTH CARE COVERAGE ALTOGETHER DUE TO INADEQUATE AND OR EXPENSIVE COVERAGE THAT DOES NOT WORK FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES
WHEREAS A PORT OF SEATTLE STUDY ON QUALITY JOBS COMPARING SEA AND AIRPORTS IN OAKLAND, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO AND ST
LOUIS FOUND THAT AIRPORT EMPLOYERS WHO OFFERED COMPETITIVE WAGE AND BENEFITS CITED POSITIVE IMPACTS THROUGH REDUCED EMPLOYEE TURNOVER, REDUCED EMPLOYEE ABSENTEEISM, FEWER DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS AND HIGHER MORALE
AND WHEREAS THE PORT OF SEATTLE RECOGNIZES THAT MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE INSURANCE IS AN IMPORTANT RECRUITMENT TOOL TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN A SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED FOR A SAFE AND SECURE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND SEA TENANTS ARE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF OUR DEDICATED WORKFORCE ENSURING ROBUST COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OPERATIONS AT OUR WORLD CLASS AND AWARD WINNING AIRPORT
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PORT OF SEATTLE HEREBY PROCLAIMS SUPPORT FOR EVERY SA WORKER TO HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY JOB THAT INCLUDES MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE INSURANCE AND URGES EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORT TO OFFER HEALTHCARE COVERAGE THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE WORKFORCE AT SEA
PROCLAIMED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE THIS 23RD DAY OF MAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH, STRATEGIC ADVISOR WYNN, FOR THAT READING
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE'VE BEEN JOINED ONLINE BY COMMISSIONER CHO FOR THE READING OF THIS PROCLAMATION
AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED THANK YOU VIE FOR READING THIS PROCLAMATION
JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, FOR ABOUT THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING REGULARLY WITH AIRPORT EMPLOYEES WHO REACHED OUT TO US CONSISTENTLY TO HELP ELEVATE THEIR ISSUES
AND TODAY WE WILL BE ORGANIZING A ROUNDTABLE MEETING WITH BOTH EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND COMMISSIONERS WILL BE PRESENT DURING THAT MEETING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ON HOW TO GET THE PORT, EMPLOYERS AND THE EMPLOYEES TO KIND OF FACILITATE SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND HOPEFULLY GET US ON THE SAME PAGE SO WE UNDERSTAND WHERE BOTH SIDES ARE COMING FROM
THE THING THAT I APPRECIATE THE MOST ABOUT TODAY'S PROCLAMATION IS THE PORT HAS DONE WHAT WE COULD UNDER OUR SORT OF JURISDICTION WITH OUR EMPLOYEES, DIRECT PORT EMPLOYEES
WE'VE LOOKED AT OUR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES, PERMANENT EMPLOYEES, TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE HAVING ADEQUATE BENEFITS, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, BOTH TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES AND PERMANENT EMPLOYEES DO
AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO EVERYONE WHO IS IN THIS COUNTRY WHO WORKS ON PORT FACILITIES, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE, RETIREMENT BENEFITS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL WORKERS, NOT JUST THOSE WHO ARE WORKING DIRECTLY FOR THE PORT, BUT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AND SO THAT IS THE MESSAGE THAT WE ARE SENDING TODAY WITH THIS PROCLAMATION
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE WORKED ON THIS PROCLAMATION, AND I THANK ALL OF THE CONSTITUENTS AND AIRPORT EMPLOYEES FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY
AND THANK YOU FOR CONSISTENTLY ELEVATING YOUR ISSUE AND MAKING SURE THAT AS COMMISSIONERS, WE KNOW WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
SO I WANT TO COMPLIMENT COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED'S BOTH COMPLIMENT GREAT AND ALSO COMPLEMENT
I WANT TO ADD TO IT ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT, WHICH IS THAT THIS IS IN THE INTEREST OF US AS AN INSTITUTION
AND THEN AND THE 350 OR SO BUSINESSES THAT EMPLOY PEOPLE AT THE AIRPORT
THERE ARE CERTAINLY MULTIPLE WAYS TO RUN SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, ONE OF WHICH IS, I GUESS, YOU INVEST LITTLE IN YOUR EMPLOYEES, KEEP THAT EXPENSE LINE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, CHURN THROUGH PEOPLE REALLY QUICKLY BECAUSE THEY'LL MOVE ON AS SOON AS THEY HAVE SOME BETTER OPPORTUNITY
BUT I THINK THAT'S SHORT SIGHTED
I THINK THE BETTER, MORE SUCCESSFUL WAY IN THE LONG TERM IS TO INVEST IN YOUR EMPLOYEES TO CREATE A TEAM TO BENEFIT FROM THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT COMES FROM A WORKFORCE THAT WANTS TO STAY WHERE THEY ARE BECAUSE THEY FEEL VALUED IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING
AND THE ADVANTAGE OF THAT ACCRUES TO THE ORGANIZATION IN TERMS OF MORALE AND CULTURE AND LONG TERM LEADERSHIP AND BEING ABLE TO DISCERN FROM A GROUP OF EMPLOYEES WHO RESPECT THE LEADERSHIP AND A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP IN THE PLACE AS WELL
AND I THINK THIS PROCLAMATION SPEAKS TO THAT MODEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE IS THE WAY WE OUGHT TO DO IT AT SEA
WELL, I'LL JUST SAY I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO CAME TO THE TABLE TO SUPPORT THE STAFF AND THE COMMISSION IN DRAFTING THIS PROCLAMATION TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL EDUCATED
ON THE ISSUES AS THEY IMPACT WORKERS AND DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RAISING THE BAR AND PROMOTING QUALITY JOBS, NOT JUST HERE AT HOME, BUT NATIONWIDE
AND I'M SO PLEASED TO SEE THIS PROCLAMATION INTRODUCED WITH THAT
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? 2ND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA COMMISSIONER CHO IS ON THE LINE
OH, COMMISSIONER CHO
WELCOME
DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS, PLEASE? YES, I'LL MAKE THEM VERY BRIEF
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING THERE IN PERSON
I'M CURRENTLY IN OSLO, NORWAY, ON A TRADE MISSION WITH A GREAT GROUP OF LEADERS FROM OUR REGION
BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT AND CRUCIAL FOR ME TO AT LEAST BE THERE VIRTUALLY TO SUPPORT THIS PROCLAMATION
ONE THING THAT I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN AS A COMMISSIONER AND AS A COMMISSION IS THAT WE LEAD WITH OUR VALUES AS A COMMISSION
AND THAT'S WHAT REALLY, THIS PROCLAMATION IS ABOUT, IS BASICALLY PUTTING OUR VALUES OUT THERE AS AN ORGANIZATION AND WHERE WE STAND ON CERTAIN ISSUES
AND ALTHOUGH THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WE ARE ADDRESSING IS WITH REGARDS TO FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT WE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH INFLUENCE OVER, I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT OUR VOTE TODAY AND THE PASSAGE OF THIS PROCLAMATION WILL MAKE IT VERY CLEAR HOW WE AS A PORT, AS AN ORGANIZATION, ARE ON THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS WHERE OUR VALUES LIE
AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO VIE WYNN, AS WELL AS AARON PRITCHARD AND STAFFERS WHO ALL WORKED FOR MONTHS TO GET THIS LANGUAGE RIGHT
THERE WERE MANY BACK AND FORTH, AND I KNOW THAT IT WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO HAVE BEEN PASSED SOONER, BUT I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE ARE AT A PLACE HERE WHERE WE HAVE THE RIGHT LANGUAGE AND THE RIGHT VALUES THAT WE'RE EXPRESSING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING IN FAVOR OF IT
SO THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
THIS MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU ALSO VERY MUCH, CLERK HART
PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD, AND WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONES SEVEN TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR B PROCLAMATION FOR MAY 2023
AS ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
THIS IS AANHPI HERITAGE MONTH, COMMISSIONER
SOME OF OUR FASTEST GROWING RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE NATION, ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES REPRESENT A MULTITUDE OF ETHNICITIES LANGUAGES AND EXPERIENCES THAT ENRICH AMERICA AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY
DURING MAY, WE TAKE TIME TO HONOR, RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE INNUMERABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, VIBRANT CULTURES AND RICH HERITAGE OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES
WE ARE PROUD OF ALL OF OUR ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER EMPLOYEES AT THE PORT, INCLUDING OUR COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT AND OUR VICE PRESIDENT
OUR HOME OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, ALSO KNOWN AS HAPPY, IS HOSTING SEVERAL EVENTS THIS MONTH AND DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON COMPASS
TODAY'S PROCLAMATION IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THESE EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AANHPI MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY
AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE BOOKDA GHEISAR, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, WHO IS HERE AND ALSO JOINED TODAY BY FOUR OTHER EMPLOYEES
FAYE SRINA PALATIN NAKUN, WHO IS ASSOCIATE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER IN OUR OFFICE
OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES NAOMI KALALAU, WHO IS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WITH AV PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP PE KE RYAN, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATION, AND ANDREW CO WITH OUR INDOOR WHO IS AN INDOOR NAVIGATION PROGRAM MANAGER WITH OUR AIRPORT INNOVATIONS TEAM
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE, BOOKDA
THANK YOU, INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOAN STEBBINS
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AND PROUD TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT HONORS SUCH MOMENTS AND CREATES SPACE TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITIES
FOR KING COUNTY, THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAII AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES ARE IMMEASURABLE IN OUR STATE, OUR COUNTY AND OUR CITY
FOR GENERATIONS, ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE, HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN CENTRAL TO ADVANCING CIVIL RIGHTS AND EQUITY
IN THE SEATTLE AREA, MANY OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE GANG OF FOUR, WHO, DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WERE A SHINING EXAMPLE OF HOW A MULTIRACIAL COALITION CAME TOGETHER TO FIGHT AGAINST ANTIBLACK RACISM AND ADVANCE EQUITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL IN OUR COMMUNITIES
THEY SHOWED US HOW TO EMBRACE OUR DIFFERENCE AND WORK TOGETHER
AND AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S COME TO COMMIT TO ADDRESSING ANTIBLACK RACISM AND ANTIRACISM, WE LEFT UP LEADERS SUCH AS BOB SANTOS, ALAN SUKAYAMA, CINDY DOMINGO AS MODELS AND EXAMPLES OF HOW WE CAN LIVE THESE COMMITMENTS OUT
FINALLY, WHILE WE TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AND HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE NOT A MONOLITH COMMUNITY
THERE ARE MANY, MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES, TRADITIONS, HISTORIES, AND PEOPLE AND CLASSES REPRESENTED WITHIN THE ACRONYM OF AAPHI
THERE IS A STRENGTH IN OUR DIFFERENCE, AND WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AND EMBRACE OUR DIVERSITY, WE ARE STRONGER FOR IT
THIS IS ALSO A HISTORIC MOMENT FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION, AS WE ARE LED BY TWO POWERFUL ASIAN AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR MORE ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF COLOR TO STEP INTO LEADERSHIP ROLE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, OUR COMMUNITIES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO AND COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THIS MOMENT AND TO HAND IT OVER TO OUR HAPPY EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP FAYE, NAOMI, HAN, ANDREW AND P-A-K WHO ACTUALLY FAYE IS JOINING ON TEAMS AND THE REST OF THE ERGS HERE IN PERSON
THANK YOU
I'M HANDING IT OVER TO YOU
GO AHEAD, FAY FAY
YOU'RE STILL MUTED
THANK YOU
MABUHAI MANAKA, BABAYAN AND MADAM SALAMA FOR THIS TIME
I AM A FIRST GENERATION FILIPINO AMERICAN, AND MY NAME IS FAYE SIPANA, LATINA KUN
WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH IS A TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE INNUMERABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN FURTHERANCE OF OUR CIVIL SOCIETY, AND WHEREAS THE CELEBRATION OF AANHPI HERITAGE MONTH STARTED AS AN IDEA OF GENIE JEW, A FOURTH GENERATION CHINESE AMERICAN AND AN AIDE TO THE US
REPRESENTATIVE FRANK HORTON
AND WHEREAS, IN 1978, PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER SIGNED A JOINT RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY US
REPRESENTATIVE FRANK HORTON AND NORMAN Y
MANETTA IN THE HOUSE AND A COMPANION BILL INTRODUCED BY US
SENATORS DANIEL ANNOY AND SPARK MATSUNAGA IN THE SENATE DESIGNATING THE FIRST TEN DAYS IN MAY AS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE WEEK
AND WHEREAS IN 1992, PRESIDENT GEORGE H
W
BUSH SIGNED A BILL DESIGNATED THE MONTH OF MAY AS ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE MONTH HONORING TWO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES ON MAY 7, 1843 AND THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD ON MAY 10, 1869, WHERE MORE THAN 20,000 CHINESE WORKERS CONTRIBUTED
AND WHEREAS IN 2000, THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE FOLLOWED SUIT BY DECLARING THE MONTH OF MAY AS ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
WHILE GOVERNOR LOCKE, OUR FIRST GOVERNOR OF ASIAN DESCENT, WAS IN OFFICE, THEN, IN 2022, GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF MAY TO BE ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH FOLLOWING THE LANGUAGE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
AND WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN WASHINGTON STATE SINCE BEFORE ITS FOUNDING AND HAVE PLAYED A PART IN THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THIS STATE
AND WHEREAS THE POPULATION OF ASIANS NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IS THE SECOND LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP IN WASHINGTON AT OVER 949,000 AND IN KING COUNTY AT APPROXIMATELY 465,000
AND WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS ARE DIVERSE WITH VERY DISTINCT CULTURES AND HISTORIES
REPRESENTATIVE OF 48 ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS
AANHPI HERITAGE MONTH IS A TIME TO ELEVATE AND CELEBRATE THE MANY LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THESE COMMUNITIES
AND WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ACTIVISM AND COLLABORATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, CIVIL RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES WERE BORN FROM DISCRIMINATION SUCH AS CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT AND MASS INCARCERATION OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II AND OPPRESSION OF FILIPINO CANNERY WORKERS
WHEREAS DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA, LOCALLY WE WITNESSED THE EMERGENCE OF AN HPI ALLYSHIP FOR ACCESS, REPRESENTATION AND OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE EARLY 1960S, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WAYNE LUKE AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN PHIL HAYASAKA WORKED FOR ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR ASIAN AMERICANS IN SEATTLE
IN THE WINTER OF 1971, THE ORIENTAL STUDENT UNION, LED BY ALAN TUGIAYAMA AND BLACK PANTHER MEMBER MIKE TAGAWA, HELD A SIT IN PROTEST AT SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO DEMAND HIRING OF ASIAN ADMINISTRATORS
WHEN THE KINGDOM STADIUM DEVELOPMENT PLANS WERE ANNOUNCED IN 1972, BOB SANTOS LED A PROTEST BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY AND PERCEIVED NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND SECURED MITIGATION FUNDS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN 1975
AND WHEREAS, FOUR LOCAL ACTIVISTS BOB SANTOS, ROBERTO MAESTAS, BERNIE WHITE BEAR AND LARRY GOSSIP, BETTER KNOWN AS A GANG OF FOUR WORK TO UNIFY THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY IN SOLIDARITY AND TOGETHER, ACHIEVE POLITICAL AND POLICY WINS AND SECURED RESOURCES FOR THE PROSPERITY OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
IN SEATTLE, THE LEGACY OF THE GANG OF FOUR CONTINUES TO INSPIRE, AND THE WORK AND THE IMPACT OF THE WOMEN WHO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEM STILL CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES, AND ADVANCING FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND OPPORTUNITIES
AND WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS ARE REPRESENTED AT EVERY LEVEL OF STAFFING AND LEADERSHIP, AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, THE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP HOME FOR ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS, WAS REVIVED BY FAYE SIPANA LATINA KUHN WITH THE HELP OF PETER CHO IN 2017 TO BE A VOICE FOR AND TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE AANHPI HERITAGE AT THE PORT
AND WHEREAS AS THE GATEWAY TO ASIA AND PACIFIC, THE PORT OF SEATTLE CELEBRATES ITS TOP NINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING PARTNERS CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, VIETNAM, TAIWAN, THAILAND, INDONESIA, PHILIPPINES AND MALAYSIA VIA THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE PORT OF TACOMA
AND WHEREAS THE PORT OF SEATTLE CELEBRATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS PRESIDENT SAM CHO, THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN AND FIRST KOREAN AMERICAN AND VICE PRESIDENT TOSHIKO GRACE HASEGAWA THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN WOMAN AND FIRST JAPANESE AMERICAN WOMAN TO SERVE IN LEADERSHIP IN OUR 111 YEAR HISTORY
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER HEREBY COMMEMORATES MAY 2023 AS ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, ENCOURAGES THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR PORT OF SEATTLE HAPPY ERG COMMITS TO BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE AND UNIFYING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL, AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCING LEADERS THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES
THIS IS PROCLAIMED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION THIS 23RD DAY OF MAY, 2023
THANK YOU, FAYE, NAOMI, PIKE AND ANDREW FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL READING OF THIS PROCLAMATION
I'M NOW GOING TO TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR COMMENTS FROM THE DAIS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND ONCE AGAIN REALLY GLAD THAT I CAN AT LEAST BE HERE VIRTUALLY TO BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROCLAMATION
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S PROCLAMATION, ACTUALLY IS HOW IT REALLY ADDRESSES AND ACKNOWLEDGES ALL OF THE API LEADERS THAT CAME THROUGHOUT HISTORY, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY
AND THE REASON I APPRECIATE THAT IS BECAUSE NO SAYING IS TRUE
WHEN WE SAY THAT WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
AND TODAY, IN TODAY'S PROCLAMATION, YOU HEARD SO MANY OF THE LEADERS THAT CAME BEFORE MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK POINT THAT I THINK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WE ARE TODAY IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD AN API WILLING CHAIR A HOME PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION MEETING
I PERSONALLY AM SO HONORED TO SERVE AS THE FIRST API PRESIDENT OF THE PORT COMMISSION
BUT AS ONE OF MY MENTORS, MARILYN STRICKLAND, ALWAYS TELLS ME AND REMINDS ME, IT'S GREAT TO BE THE FIRST, BUT YOU SHOULD NEVER BE THE LAST
AND SO AS WE CELEBRATE API HERITAGE MONTH AS WE CELEBRATE THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US I ALSO HOPE WE TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW THE PIPELINE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE TOSHIKO HASEGAWA AND THE SAM CHOSE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE ARE NOT THE LAST, BUT THAT WE CONTINUE TO BUILD LEADERS WHO CAN TAKE THIS PORT TO NEW HEIGHTS BEYOND OUR TENURE
SO I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO HAPPY FOR ALL YOU DO AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, FOR MAKING SURE THAT OUR VOICE IS REPRESENTED, THAT THE API VOICE IS REPRESENTED
AND IT'S BEEN A TOUGH SEVERAL YEARS FOR OUR COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC
BUT I MUST SAY THAT I WAS ESPECIALLY TOUCHED WHEN ALL THE ERGS CAME TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF BOTH THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT AND THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
AND SO I'M REALLY, REALLY PRIDE, I HAVE TREMENDOUS PRIDE IN ALL THE WORK THAT HAPPY DOES
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS AND CONTINUE TO BE EXCITED FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL WILL DO
SO THANK YOU
MR MOHAMED
WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR PORT EMPLOYEES FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD TODAY
THIS PROCLAMATION, FOR ME, EXEMPLIFIES OUR COMMITMENT TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND EMPOWERING ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES
AND YOU'VE HEARD US, I THINK ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS SAY, FOR US TO MAINTAIN A STRONG AND COMPETITIVE POSITION IN OUR GLOBAL MARKETPLACE, IT IS CRUCIAL THAT EVERY COMMUNITY IS ACKNOWLEDGED AND UPLIFTED WHO MAKE THIS PORT POSSIBLE, WHO CONTRIBUTE TO ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THIS PORT DOES
AND SO I RECOGNIZE THAT OUR DIVERSE VOICES, WHEN THEY'RE HEARD, THEY'RE HONORED AND RESPECTED IT IS TRULY WHEN WE CAN ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS TOGETHER
AND THIS PROCLAMATION EXEMPLIFIES THAT FOR ME
AND TO COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO'S POINT, I REALLY DID LOVE THE RICH HISTORICAL NARRATIVE THAT WAS PAINTED
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE WELCOME MOMENT, RIGHT? LIKE, YOU TAKE THIS, GO STUDY IT, AND RECOGNIZE WHAT IT IS THAT WE HAVE DONE
AND THAT WAS POWERFUL
AND VICE PRESIDENT, COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT HASEGAWA, YOU LAUGHED WHEN COMMISSIONER CHO SAID THAT TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY THAT A WOMAN OF COLOR IS LEADING THE COMMISSION AND THAT YOU HAVE THE GAVEL
THIS COMMISSION HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER
112 YEARS
AND IT IS A HISTORICAL MOMENT
IT'S A MOMENT WHERE THIS COMMUNITY SHOULD FEEL REALLY PROUD
YOU DID THAT
YOU DO THAT WITH US EVERY DAY, AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU
AND THERE ARE SO MANY YOUNG GIRLS OUT THERE WHO LOOK TO YOU AND YOU'RE GETTING TEARY EYED
I BETTER STOP TOO
BUT IT IS TRUE
THERE'S SO MANY LITTLE GIRLS OUT THERE TODAY THAT SEE MOMENTS LIKE THIS AND WHO CAN THEN SAY, I CAN DO IT TOO
FOR ME TO BE IN THE POSITION I AM TODAY, IT TOOK BEING ABLE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO LOOKS LIKE ME TO BELIEVE THAT I COULD GO TO COLLEGE AND DO THE THINGS THAT I DO TODAY
AND I KNOW THERE'S SO MANY LITTLE GIRLS OUT THERE WHO ARE LOOKING AT YOU TODAY AND THINKING, SHE CAN DO IT
I CAN TOO
AND YOU SHOULD FEEL SO PROUD OF YOURSELF AND YOUR COMMUNITY SHOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY
THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY, AND IT'S A MOMENT FOR US ALL TO CELEBRATE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I WANTED TO SHARE ABOUT TWO POINTS ON THIS PROCLAMATION THAT I THINK ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
THE FIRST IS THE POINT THAT COMMISSIONER MOHAMED MADE ABOUT THIS BEING AN INCREDIBLE SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE HISTORY
MAYBE WE TERM IT THE SORT OF FORGOTTEN HISTORY OR THE SUBJUGATED HISTORY OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE AS LONG AS THOSE WHOSE HISTORY REALLY MADE THE SORT OF HEADLINES
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S OUR HISTORY
AND I SAY THAT AS A PERSON OF EUROPEAN DESCENT WHO HAS ALWAYS CALLED THE NORTHWEST HOME, I DIDN'T GET TO LEARN BIG PARTS OF MY HISTORY AS A CHILD BECAUSE THEY WERE RELEGATED
AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE
I THINK NAYSAYERS WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DIVIDE PEOPLE THROUGH THIS, THROUGH CATEGORIES
AND INSTEAD, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GREATER INTEGRATE OUR SHARED HISTORY
AND SO I LOVE THAT OUR PROCLAMATIONS ARE BECOMING A HISTORY LESSON FOR US AT THESE EVENTS
AND THAT TO WHATEVER EXTENT WE HAVE A SOAPBOX TO SHARE, THAT WE CAN USE THAT
THE OTHER THING THAT I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE, AND WHY I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT WE DO THESE RIGHT NOW, IS BECAUSE WE'RE IN A MOMENT WHERE AT THE ROOT OF GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS AND OTHER THINGS UNRELATED TO INDIVIDUALS, THERE HAS BEEN A HEIGHTENED INCREASE IN ANTIASIAN HATE IN OUR REGION
AND I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER CHO AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA HAVE SPOKEN VERY BOLDLY ABOUT THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE NEED TO WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY WELCOMING
AND IT'S FOR FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN HERE 200 YEARS
IT'S FOR FOLKS WHO ARRIVE TODAY ON A PLANE FROM SOMEWHERE
AND BY PROCLAIMING THESE THINGS, WE'RE SAYING WE ARE A WELCOMING PLACE FOR WHEREVER YOU'RE FROM
AND THIS CAN BE YOUR HOME TOO
AND SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROCLAMATION AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO HELPED TO PUT TOGETHER THE HISTORY ON IT AND TO READ IT TODAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I MIGHT LOOK BACK ON THIS VIDEO AND SAY, WE LAUGHED, WE CRIED, AND IT'S BECAUSE I'M FILLED WITH SO MUCH, ULTIMATELY, EMOTION AND LOVE
YOU CAN'T SERVE THE PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE PEOPLE, AND YOU CAN'T KNOW THE PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T LOVE THE PEOPLE
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY INTRODUCING A PROCLAMATION IS SO IMPORTANT
AND THERE'S SO MUCH IN THIS PROCLAMATION THAT SPEAKS SO LOUDLY
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY STRATEGIC ADVISOR, ERICA CHUNG, FOR THE HOURS OF RESEARCH AND DRAFTING THAT SHE PUT INTO THIS DRAFT
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION FOR THE THOUGHT AND THE HEART THAT WENT INTO THE DRAFTING OF THIS PROCLAMATION
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HAPPY FOR ALWAYS BEING A THOUGHT PARTNER IN HOLDING US ACCOUNTABLE AND HELPING US PERFORM IN A WAY THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF AND REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR VOICE AND YOUR VALUES
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR SPEAKERS, FAYE, NAOMI, PIKA AND ANDREW FOR USING YOUR VOICE HERE TODAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS COLLECTIVE EFFORT
ONE THING THAT THIS PROCLAMATION DOES IS IT DOES ACKNOWLEDGE THE TERMINOLOGY
AND THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THE COVID OF UMBRELLA TERMS ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IS A TERM THAT CAME TO FRUITION OVER TIME, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY THROUGH A MOVEMENT LED BY PACIFIC ISLANDER WOMEN THAT ADVOCATED THAT THE TERM PACIFIC WAS ATTACHED TO THAT
SO THAT THERE WAS POLITICAL VOICE AND SOLIDARITY IN COMMON CAUSES, IN COMMON ISSUES IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
BECAUSE SO OFTEN THE NAPA HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AND KOFA COMMUNITIES ARE RELEGATED BECAUSE THEY'RE TOLD THEY ARE STATISTICALLY INSIGNIFICANT
SO WITH THAT, SOLIDARITY WAS COLLECTIVE POWER
BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS THAT IT CAN ALSO VEIL SOME OF THE NUANCE IN THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO OUR COMMUNITIES ARE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT A MONOLITH
THE WAY WE EXPERIENCE ISSUES IS NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME BY RACE AS ASIAN AMERICANS OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS OR EVEN AMONG ETHNICITIES
SO WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS BECAUSE AS DIRECTOR GHEISAR SO ELOQUENTLY PUT IS EXACTLY IN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT DIVERSITY THAT MAKES US STRONG AND ALSO PERFORM BETTER AS A PORT
I LOVE THAT THIS PROCLAMATION LIFTS UP AND CELEBRATES THAT SPIRIT OF ADVOCACY BECAUSE IT WAS THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TEAR DOWN BARRIERS ON EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
IT EVEN NODS TO SOME OF THE SYSTEMIC ISSUES IN PLACE WITHIN PORT INDUSTRIES THAT ASIAN AMERICANS AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS LED ON TO ADDRESS
AND YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY FROM THE DAIS BEFORE THAT A DROP IN THE POND RIPPLES TO THE OUTER EDGES, THE ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY'S ADVOCACY HERE AT HOME HAS EFFECTUATED GLOBAL CHANGE, AND THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AND THIS PROCLAMATION IS SUCH A POWERFUL TESTAMENT NOT JUST TO US, BUT OUR INHERENT CONNECTEDNESS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY
YOU SEE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE GANG OF FOUR WITH UNCLE BOB SANTOS, LARRY GOSSIP, WHO IS A FORMER KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, WITH ROBERTO MAESTAS, AND WITH BERNIE WHITE BEAR
LET US ALSO NAME THE TREMENDOUS WOMEN OF THE GANG OF FOUR WHO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TODAY THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE SHARON TOMICO SANTOS, AYE
WIFE, WHO IS CURRENTLY THE LONGEST SERVING STATE LEGISLATOR IN OLYMPIA, WITH 25 YEARS OF ADVOCACY AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO PUBLIC EDUCATION THANKS TO HER TENACIOUS ADVOCACY
WITH CINDY DOMINGO, THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF LARRY GOSSIP, WHO WAS THERE PUSHING THE LINE TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS FAIRNESS FOR FILIPINO CANNERY WORKERS, AND LED ON AN ANTIMARCOS MOVEMENT INTERNATIONALLY
WITH LAURA WHITEBEAR, WHO STOOD ALONG THE LINE ALONGSIDE BERNIE WHITEBEAR AND CONTINUES HER ADVOCACY TODAY
AND ESTELLA FORTERRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EL CENTRO DE LA RASA, THAT CONTINUES TO BE A CRITICAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN MAKING SURE THAT COMMUNITIES ARE UPLIFTED, EMPOWERED, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, RESOURCED
THIS PROGRAMMING FOR THIS YEAR, FOR AN HPI HERITAGE MONTH ALSO MAKES ME SO PROUD BECAUSE WE HAVE COUPLED THIS WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BROADER WORKFORCE IN UNDERSTANDING NOT JUST THE CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY, WHERE WE BROUGHT IN A PANEL WHERE WE UNDERSTOOD LABOR AND THE ROLE OF WOMEN, AND A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK OF OUR LOCAL LEGACY
BUT ALSO IMPORTANTLY, COMING UP LATER THIS WEEK, A FORUM ON UNDERSTANDING ANTI BLACKNESS WITHIN THE ASIAN AND PACIFICA COMMUNITIES BECAUSE IT DOES LIVE ON RACISM, COLORISM AND CLASSISM AND BIAS
THEY'RE ALL THERE
WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
WE WON'T TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN IN THE MONTH OF MAY
SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO IS GOING TO SHOW UP FOR THAT, COMING UP HERE, I BELIEVE, ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ONLINE
AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS CHO AND MOHAMED, FOR THE REMINDER OF WHAT THE IMPORTANCE IS OF THIS MOMENT THAT I AM THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO PRESIDE OVER A PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION MEETING
ASSUREDLY
ASSUREDLY THAT I WILL NOT BE THE LAST
THANK YOU
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONER AT THIS TIME? HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
WE MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES IS ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
WE CAN START THE MEETING NOW
INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
VICE PRESIDENT HASAGAWA SO GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'M FILLING IN TODAY FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WHILE HE IS AWAY ON BUSINESS TRAVEL, REPRESENTING THE PORT AT THE SEATTLE CHAMBER, GREATER SEATTLE PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP MISSION, ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER CHO, AND WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THEM ABOUT KEY LEARNINGS UPON THEIR RETURN
AND I DO HAVE A FEW QUICK COMMENTS BEFORE MOVING ON TO TODAY'S MEETINGS
FIRST, I WANT TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE ABOUT OUR STAFF'S RESPONSE
THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HANDLED AN INCIDENT ON OUR AIRPORT DRIVE LAST WEEK, A VEHICLE AYE
SEVERAL PEDESTRIANS ON THE CURBSIDE, INCLUDING A YOUNG CHILD, AND OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH ALL OF THEM FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT A CROSSPORT TEAM RESPONDED QUICKLY, PROFESSIONALLY, EFFECTIVELY TO TAKE CARE OF INJURED TRAVELERS, TO INTERVIEW THE DRIVER AND OTHER WITNESSES, TO MANAGE ROADWAY CONGESTION, AND TO ADDRESS DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE
INCIDENTS LIKE THESE ARE THANKFULLY VERY RARE
BUT THE TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS OF OUR STAFF REALLY SHOWN THROUGH SAFETY, IS A TOP PRIORITY, AND WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE ALL SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS
IN TERMS OF LAST WEEK'S INCIDENT, MEMORIAL DAY, I KNOW MANY OF US LOOK FORWARD TO MEMORIAL DAY AS THE UNOFFICIAL START OF THE SUMMER SEASON
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT ON THE SOLEMN MEANING OF THIS HOLIDAY
OBSERVED AS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY SINCE 1971, MEMORIAL DAY IS A TIME TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THOSE IN OUR MILITARY WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE SERVICE OF OUR NATION
THE PORT WILL MARK THIS OCCASION AT AN EMPLOYEE EVENT THIS THURSDAY AT THE AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER FROM NOON TO ONE
THIS EVENT IS FOR ALL PORT EMPLOYEES, NOT JUST VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS
HEIDI POPACOK POPCOCK CHALK
I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONERS, WE DON'T ALWAYS INTRODUCE NEW EMPLOYEES DURING A COMMISSION MEETING
BUT NOW RETIRED DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, FINANCE AND BUDGET, BOWMAN ANDERSON, WAS A REGULAR PRESENCE DURING OUR COMMISSION MEETING, AND I AM EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO AYE
REPLACEMENT, HEIDI PAPACHUK
HEIDI, IF YOU COULD TURN YOUR CAMERA ON
THANK YOU SO MUCH
HAMDI WELCOME
HEIDI JOINED SUPPORT WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF PROGRESSIVELY RESPONSIBLE EXPERIENCE IN COUNTY, MUNICIPAL AND UTILITY FINANCE AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS
HEIDI PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SECTION MANAGER FOR THE KING COUNTY WASTEWATER TREATMENT DIVISION AND AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THAT DIVISION
SHE DIRECTED ALL FINANCIAL, ACCOUNTING, AND BUDGETING FUNCTIONS, OVERSEEING THE ANNUAL COLLECTION OF OVER 500 MILLION IN OPERATING REVENUES, COMBINED OPERATING AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OF OVER 400 MILLION, AND MANAGEMENT OF A $3.6 BILLION DEBT PORTFOLIO
HEIDI IS A SEASONED PEOPLE LEADER WITH A STRONG COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
PLEASE WELCOME ME IN WELCOMING HEIDI TO THE PORT
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
THANK YOU, EVERYONE
COMMISSIONER INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTOR JOAN STEVENS
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE, AND I AM HONORED TO BE HERE ON A DAY WHERE SUCH IMPACTFUL AND POWERFUL PROCLAMATIONS WERE PRESENTED, AS WELL AS THE COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND THEIR COMMITMENT DEFINITELY RESONATED WITH ME
AND I AM JUST SO GLAD THAT I AM HERE TO SERVE YOU ALL AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMUNITY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION
THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING HERE AND WELCOME TO THE PORT
AND LASTLY, TOMORROW, MAY 24, IS AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN DAY
ON THIS DAY, WE HONOR THE MANY PROFESSIONAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS, ALSO CALLED AMTS, WHO KEEP AIRPLANES SAFE FOR TRANSPORT OF PEOPLE AND CARGO
SO EVERY TIME YOU STEP ON A PLANE, EVERY TIME YOU BUY A TICKET, EVERY TIME YOU ARRIVE SAFELY, YOU HAVE AN AVIATION TECHNICIAN TO THANK
THE PORT OF SEATTLE CREATED A CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM AT SEA TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS
AND WE PARTNER WITH PORT JOBS IN SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE TO FUND A FALL QUARTER AMT INTRODUCTORY COURSE AT SEA FOR AIRPORT EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WITH HANDS ON CLASSES AT THE COLLEGE, GRADUATES ARE AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTED INTO THE 18 MONTH FAA CERTIFIED PROGRAM AT SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
OUR FIRST INTRODUCTION TO AMT CLASS WAS IN THE WINTER OF 2020
SINCE THEN, WE HAVE STEADILY INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND PROGRAM COMPLETION RATES OVER THE YEARS
THAT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT GIVEN ALL THAT'S HAPPENED BETWEEN NOW AND THEN
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE REPORTS THAT 80 TO 90 STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR CERTIFICATES YEARLY
THE BOEING COMPANY PROJECTS THAT 610 HUNDRED THOUSAND NEW AMTS WILL BE NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THE GLOBAL COMMERCIAL AVIATION FLEET OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS
THIS PARTNERSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAY HELPED MEET THAT DEMAND
PLEASE JOIN ME IN PUBLICLY THANKING ALL THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS AT SEA AND OTHER AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
SO, COMMISSIONER, SHORT SUMMARY OF TODAY'S MEETING
WE HAVE HAD TWO VERY BEAUTIFUL AND MEANINGFUL PROCLAMATIONS, AND WE NOW LOOK FORWARD TO A RECAP OF THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT ENDED LAST MONTH
I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WITH YOU SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT AND TANGIBLE PROGRESS THAT THE STAFF MADE ON POLICIES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DO OUR WORK AND ACHIEVE OUR MISSION
WANT TO THANK ALL THE COMMISSIONERS WHO SPENT TIME IN OLYMPIA THIS SEASON HELPING US WITH PIECES OF LEGISLATION AND GETTING THESE OVER THE FINISH LINE
COMMISSIONERS, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT, STEPHANIE AND COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I GUESS I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION
ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOAN STEBBINS
WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE FOUR YEAR OLD THAT WAS STRUCK BY THE CAR? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SHE IS OUT OF CRITICAL CONDITION, EXPECTED TO SURVIVE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE INJURIES WILL BE RECOVERABLE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THAT HAS BEEN ON ALL OUR MINDS
THANK YOU FOR ASKING
OKAY, MOVING FORWARD TO COMMITTEE REPORTS, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME STRATEGIC ADVISOR ERICA CHUNG TO PROVIDE THE REPORT
GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE PRESIDENT HASAGAWA
AND COMMISSIONER, I HAVE THREE REPORT FOR YOU TODAY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND CAUCUS CONVENED THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE ON MAY 15
DURING THE MEETING, THEY RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S INDUSTRIAL LAND ZONING, WHICH IS UNDER CONSIDERATION AT THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND CALKINS PLAN TO TESTIFY AT CITY COUNCIL HEARING ON MAY 24
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM THE PORT'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICE REGARDING POTENTIAL FUTURE USES OF PIER 48 AND THE WASCA SITE, WHICH ARE OWNED BY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
THE LEGISLATURE TOOK NO ACTION ON EITHER SITE DURING THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
ON MAY 16, COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA AND FELLEMAN CONVENED THE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE
DURING THE MEETING, THEY RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON SEATTLE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGY THAT IS ANTICIPATED TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR
THE STRATEGY OFFERS A ROADMAP FOR CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS TO DEPLOY ZERO EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND AN INCREASING ENERGY RESILIENCE
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO SUSTAINABLE LIQUID FUEL STUDY AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY THE STUDY, WITH FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE END OF JUNE, AT WHICH TIME THE REPORT FINDINGS WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO PORT COMMISSION AND KING COUNTY COMMITTEES AND THE PUBLIC
THE JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 16 WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AND FELLEMAN PARTICIPATING
JC DISCUSSED AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT RECOMMENDATION FROM SEATAC MANAGER CARL COLE AND AVIATION MANAGING DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE
A MEMO OF THE ILA PROVISIONS AND FINANCIAL DETAILS WILL BE SENT TO COMMISSION IN SUPPORT OF THE DISCUSSION TO CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT TERMS OF THE ILA AND NOT OPEN FOR NEGOTIATIONS
MUCH OF THE MEETING DISCUSSION CENTERED ON NORTH SEATAC PARK
THE PORT EXPRESSED THE SUPPORT OF SEATAC DETERMINING ITS FEASIBILITY TO ACQUIRE ANY OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN ITS CURRENT LEASE WITH THE PORT
THE PORT SHARES SOME OF THE FACTORS DUE TO THE FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS ON THE PORT PROPERTY THAT WILL INFORM THE EVALUATION BY THE CITY
THE PORT AND SEATAC ARE WORKING ON JOINT STATEMENT TO COMMUNICATE NEXT STEPS TO THE PUBLIC
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, ERICA, ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMITTEE COMMISSIONERS? SURE
OKAY, MOVING FORWARD TO PUBLIC COMMENT? PERFECT
WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
THE PORT COMMISSION WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENT AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS
COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION IN ITS DELIBERATIONS
BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, I WANT TO REVIEW OUR RULES FOR IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT
EACH COMMENTER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND SHOULD STAY WITHIN THAT ALLOTTED TIME
HELPFULLY A TIMER WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN AND A BUZZER WILL SOUND AT THE END OF THE TWO MINUTE PERIOD FOR EACH SPEAKER
SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
THESE RULES APPLY TO INTRODUCTORY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS
ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION AS A BODY, NOT TO 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 TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS THREATS OR ABUSIVE OR HARASSING BEHAVIOR AND LANGUAGE OBSCENE LANGUAGE IN 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 COMMISSIONER OR STAFF DURING ONE'S PUBLIC COMMENT PROVIDED SPEAKERS MAY OFFER WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE 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 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 MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PEOPLE PREPARED TO SPEAK, AND WE ARE TAKING COMMENTS FROM ANYONE WHO'S SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY, AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO'S JOINED US HERE PHYSICALLY IN THE CHAMBERS
WHEN THE CLERK CALL ROLL NAME
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 PORT BUSINESS
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND AT THE SAME TIME STREAMING THE MEETING ON THE WEBSITE, PLEASE BE SURE TO MUTE THE WEBSITE STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
IF YOU'RE SPEAKING FROM THE ROOM, PLEASE COME TO THE TESTIMONY TABLE
REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD FOLLOWING WITH YOUR STATED TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS AND WITH THAT CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU, MADAM COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT
WE WILL ACTUALLY TAKE OUR VIRTUAL COMMENTERS FIRST
WE ONLY HAVE TWO, SO I'LL BEGIN WITH NICK JACKAL
NICK, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT
ABSOLUTELY
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS NICK JACQUELINE
I SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ORGANIZING AT THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION, AND I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND THEIR WORK WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, DSA IS A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING AND FOSTERING A HEALTHY AND VIBRANT DOWNTOWN THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE
OUR MEMBERSHIP ENCOMPASSES A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF 1700 BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, AND DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS WHO SHARE OUR VISION AND ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR MISSION
WE ARE UNITED IN THE BELIEF THAT WHEN IT COMES THE BELIEF THAT WHEN DOWNTOWN THRIVES, THE ENTIRE CITY PROSPERS
DOWNTOWN ESPECIALLY THRIVES WHEN CRUISE THRIVES
OUR AVIATION HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THE CRUISE SEASON HAS BENEFITED OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY AS WE WORK TOWARDS REVITALIZING A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN FOR ALL, THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
IN THE 2022 CRUISE SEASON, ALMOST 1.3 MILLION PASSENGERS EMBARKED ON CRUISES THROUGH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THIS YEAR, WE EXPECT EVEN MORE PASSENGERS, POTENTIALLY BREAKING RECORDS
AS THESE VISITORS EXPLORE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, DOWNTOWN SEATTLE SHINES, BECOMING MORE VIBRANT AND WELCOMING
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE CRUISE INDUSTRY INJECTS $900 MILLION INTO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY EACH TIME A SHIP DOCKS
IT REPRESENTS OVER $4 MILLION OF IMPACT BENEFITING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING RETAIL STORES, MUSEUMS, RESTAURANTS, HOSPITALITY ESTABLISHMENTS, AND HOTELS
BEYOND THOSE ECONOMIC GAINS, THE CRUISE INDUSTRY HAS A LASTING IMPACT
STUDIES SHOW THAT 60% OF CRUISE PASSENGERS RETURNED TO VISIT PORTS THEY FIRST EXPERIENCED DURING THEIR CRUISE THIS REPRESENTS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE TO MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION AND ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO EXPLORE MORE OF OUR CITY'S ATTRACTIONS
IN CONCLUSION, THE CRUISE INDUSTRY HAS PROFOUND AND DIVERSE BENEFITS FOR OUR DOWNTOWN
IT PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL REVENUE AND TAX DOLLARS, SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND ENHANCES THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE FOR OFFICE WORKERS, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
AS THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION, WE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE CONTINUED EMBRACE OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AS IT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN REVITALIZING OUR URBAN CORE AND UNDERSCORING THE FACT THAT SEATTLE IS A WORLD RENOWNED DESTINATION
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THESE REMARKS
THANK YOU, NICK
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRAD JONES
BRAD, PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT
GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS BRAD JONES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF VISIT BELLEVUE
I BELIEVE THAT FAR TOO OFTEN IT GOES UNDERSTATED THE INCREDIBLE IMPACT OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY ON OUR REGION AND OUR STATE'S TOURISM INDUSTRY
CRUISE TRAVEL HAS BEEN A STEADFAST SEGMENT FOR US ALL DURING THE PROLONGED INDUSTRY RECOVERY PERIOD
SEVERAL SEGMENTS, LIKE MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS AND OVERSEAS TRAVEL, HAVE BEEN SLOW TO RECOVER
BUT CRUISE TRAVEL HAS PROVIDED THE NEEDED BOOST IN A BRIGHT SPOT FOR OUR BUSINESS AND WORKFORCE
THIS YEAR'S CRUISE SEASON HAS JUST BEGUN AND PASSENGER VOLUMES ARE ROBUST WITH THESE 289 CRUISE SHIP TRIPS CARRYING APPROXIMATELY 700,000 TRAVELERS TO ALASKA AND BACK
THIS CRUISE SEASON WILL SUPPORT OVER 900 MILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, OVER 5000 JOBS, AND GENERATE 14 AND A HALF MILLION IN STATEWIDE TAXES
AMAZINGLY, EVERY VESSEL THAT DOCKS BRINGS IN OVER 4 MILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS ONE OF THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY PROGRESSIVE CRUISE HOME PORTS IN NORTH AMERICA
AND LET YOU KNOW HOW PROUD WE ARE THAT THE PORT IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH CRUISE LINES TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS FROM CRUISE SHIP OPERATIONS
LET'S CELEBRATE OUR SHORE POWER STRATEGY AND THE FACT THAT THE PORT JOINED TEN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN CREATING THE WORLD'S FIRST CRUISE FOCUSED GREEN CORRIDOR FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO ALASKA
VISIT BELVIE'S
DESTINATION SALES TEAM RECENTLY WENT TO FORT LAUDERDALE TO PARTICIPATE IN CRUISE 360 WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE, SEATTLE SOUTH SIDE AND VISIT SEATTLE
WE ARE COLLECTIVELY MARKETING AND SELLING ALASKA CRUISES TO OUR REGION ON BEHALF OF THE INDUSTRY AND VISIT BELLEVUE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIPS, CREATING A SPRINGBOARD FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY, AND YOUR DEDICATION TO BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE
THANK YOU, BRAD
OUR NEXT SPEAKER FROM THE ROOM IS MATT BREEMAN
MATT, PLEASE COME TO THE TABLE AND RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT, PLEASE
HELLO EVERYBODY
I'M MATT BREMERTON NATIONAL AMT DAY AND CAREER PATHWAYS
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND ACTING DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVENS
I AM MATT BREMERTON, MANAGER OF THE DELTA AIRLINES TECH OPS MAINTENANCE OPERATION HERE IN SEATTLE
JOINING ME TODAY IS TIAN NGUYEN, WHO RECENTLY COMPLETED DELTA'S AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY ORIENT APPRENTICE PROGRAM AND IS NOW A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE WITH US
WE ALSO HAVE KEVIN HEALEY, AYE
SUPERVISOR, IN THE ROOM WITH US TODAY
WE ARE HERE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT FOR AN ENCOURAGEMENT OF DELTA'S AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN APPRENTICE PROGRAM
AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, TOMORROW IS NATIONAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN DAY AND DELTA IS HONORED EACH YEAR TO CELEBRATE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AMTS HAVE MADE TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
TN IS NOW A PART OF MORE THAN 11,000 AMTS THAT MAKE UP THE DELTA TECH OPS, NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL GROUP
ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WAYS WE RECRUIT AMTS IS THROUGH DELTA'S TECH U PROGRAM, WHICH HAS PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 50 MAINTENANCE TRAINING SCHOOLS ACROSS THE US
INCLUDING EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SOUTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, WE OFFER CAREER GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS OF THOSE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INSTRUCTORS
BEST OF ALL, DELTA OFFERS TECHU STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THEIR TRAINING AND OBTAIN CONTINGENT EMPLOYMENT THROUGH DELTA TECH OP'S POTENTIAL FULL TIME EMPLOYEE OR PFE PROGRAM
OUR SEATTLE MAINTENANCE OPERATION HAS 149 AMTS
78 OF THESE EMPLOYEES STARTED AS PFES AND TRANSITIONED TO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AFTER THE APPRENTICESHIP WITH US
RECRUITING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE KEY IN ORDER TO TRAIN AND OBTAIN TOP AMTS IN THE COMING YEARS
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS HERE AT SEATTLE WITH CARRIERS LIKE DELTA
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SO NEXT, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS THAT WANT TO SPEAK FROM SEIU SIX
PLEASE FORGIVE ANY PRONUNCIATIONS THAT I MISPRONUNCIATE
I HAVE A ZENIA JAVELIN
WELCOME PRESIDENT
HAVALERA
THANK YOU FOR BENID
THANK YOU
BRUCE BHUTALI AND A
NANCY KIBUCHA
AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY MISPRONUNCIATIONS
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAMES FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT
ZENYA HAVALERA, AND I'M SPEAKING ON SUPPORT OF THE HEALTHCARE PROCLAMATION
MY NAME IS NANCY KIBOCHA
MY NAME IS BRUCE BATCHULI
DANIEL
SO GOOD AFTERNOON, PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS, MEMBERS OF THE PORT COMMUNITY AND SCIU
SIX MEMBERS
MY NAME IS SENIA HAVALETA AND I'M HERE TODAY AS PRESIDENT OF SCIU SIX, WHICH REPRESENTS THE PASSENGER SERVICE WORKERS WHO POWER SEATAC
WHEELCHAIR AGENTS, CABIN CLEANERS, BAGGAGE HANDLERS AND RAMP AGENTS ARE A LARGELY IMMIGRANT AND BIPOC WORKFORCE WHO PERFORM HANDS ON, ESSENTIAL WORK SCA
SIX MEMBERS WORK THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THE FRONT LINES OF THIS AIRPORT WITHOUT ADEQUATE HEALTHCARE INSURANCE THIS WHOLE TIME
THAT'S WHY SCI SIX MEMBERS ARE JOINING AIRPORT WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND DEMANDING HIGHER NATIONAL STANDARDS AS PART OF THE GOOD JOBS FOR GOOD AIRPORT ACT
AND THAT IS WHY HERE IN SEATAC, WE CAN'T WAIT
WE NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS NOW
AND SO I WANT TO EXTEND MY SINCERE THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS FOR ISSUING YOUR PROCLAMATION IN SUPPORT OF HEALTHCARE FOR ALL AIRPORT WORKERS
OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR A LONG TIME AND NOW THAT WE HAVE YOUR SUPPORT, WE SEE A PATH FORWARD
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
HI
MY NAME IS NANCY KIBOCHA
I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS A CABIN AGENT FOR SIX YEARS
GETTING HEALTHCARE AT THE AIRPORT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY FOR ME AS AN IMMIGRANT WORKER
MAGENTLY AT WORKS AT AIRPORT AND IMMIGRANTS TO OUR PROPERTY INTO THE PROVIDE OUR FAMILIES AND CREATE A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR OURSELVES TO BUILD A LIFE HERE
HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN THREATS OF FALLING SICK WITH NO INSURANCE IS LOOMING OVER OUR HEADS
THE COST OF GOING TO HOSPITAL WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE WOULD CAUSE OUR FAMILIES TO MOVE BACKWARDS AND BRING AN ADDITIONAL TENSE ON US
THAT IS WHY THE SEIU SIX WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR HEALTH CARE AT THE AIRPORT FOR A LONG TIME
IT'S BEEN JUST FOR US WORKERS
BUT OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE ALL HAVE HEALTH CARE
WE CAN FOCUS LITTLE, WE HAVE OTHER AREAS OF OUR FAMILIES
WE THANK THE PORT COMMISSIONERS FOR STANDING WITH US
TOGETHER WE CAN HELP WORKERS AT THE CTUC GET HEALTH AND IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE
HEY
MY NAME IS BRUCE BATCHULI
DANIEL I'VE BEEN WORKING AS CABIN CLEANER AT THE IRAPO FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS AND I'M HAPPY TO THE PORT COMMISSION RECOGNIZE THE NEED OF EUROPA WORKERS TO HAVE A HEALTH CARE
JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD A HEALTH CARE EMERGENCY
I GOT DIZZY AND I FELL ON THE ROAD AND I HAD TO CALL 911 AND I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ME THE CARE I NEEDED
I HAD TO GO BACK HOME AND MAKE HERBAL MEDICINE FOR MYSELF
WORKERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE HEAD AND THE PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILY
MY STORY IS THE REALITY OF MANY WORKERS AT THE IROPO WHO ARE ALSO IMMIGRANT LIKE ME
I AM GLAD THAT TODAY WE TOOK THE FIRST STEP IN THE ANSWERING THAT A SEATAC WORKER GET ACCESS TO THE HEALTH CARE
WE HAVE A TRAIN GETTING IT AT THE BEGGLING TABLE, BUT WE HAVE ONLY GOT A PUSHBACK FROM THE COMPANY AND THE AIRLINE
BY WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN WHEN EMPLOYERS PAY HEALTH CARE FOR HARD OR IRREPARABLE WORKER
THANK YOU FOR HEARING US ALL OUT, REALLY APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU
AND OUR FINAL SIGN UP HERE TODAY IS BERNARD KUNZ
BERNARD, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME TO THE TABLE, RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT, PLEASE
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS BERNARD KUNTS, I'M AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH HIGHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY REGARDING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HIGHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE ONGOING PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT AS WELL AS THE RELATIONSHIPS WE'VE BUILT TO CONNECT WITH DIFFERENT PORT
STAFF TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE AN ELEVATED ACCESS TO ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PORT AND BEYOND IN THE MARITIME WORLD
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THIS UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP AND THE OPPORTUNITIES IT AFFORDS OUR STUDENTS MOVING INTO OUR NEXT YEAR
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS, ABOUT THE, ABOUT THE AGREEMENT, BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE THIRD YEAR OF THE SCHOOL IN ITS OPERATION
WE'RE EXCITED TO INVITE A NEW 9TH GRADE CLASS THAT'S THE LARGEST ONE YET TO MOVE IN WITH A SIZABLE INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS OUR 1ST 11TH GRADE CLASS AS THEY MOVE INTO 11TH GRADE WITH EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIPS FOR NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
AND AS WE GET STUDENTS CLOSER TO THEIR COMPLETION AT 12TH GRADE TO LAUNCH INTO THE WORKFORCE, WE HAVE EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE 11TH GRADE FOR THEM TO BEGIN SEEKING THE CERTIFICATIONS THAT THEY'LL BE GETTING IN 11TH TO 12TH GRADE TO GET READY FOR A WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERENT JOB OPPORTUNITIES
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE SUPPORT FROM THE PORT TO BE ABLE TO HELP US DO ALL THAT IN A ROBUST WAY
AND IT'S A ROBUST WAY THAT ALLOWS OUR TEACHERS TO FOCUS ON TEACHING AND TO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES FROM AROUND THE REGION THAT HELP US DO THAT WORK IN A REALLY ROBUST WAY
YOU'RE ALSO AWARE THAT WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP CHANGE UNDERWAY AND THAT LEADERSHIP CHANGE, WELL, LEADERSHIP CHANGE CAN BE CHALLENGING
IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK AND REFLECT ON WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED AND GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL AND MAKE SURE WE'RE STILL ALIGNED WITH THAT AND DOING SOME COURSE CORRECTION AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO RUN A SCHOOL LIKE THIS
SO, AGAIN, REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE OUR ONGOING GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
BERNARD, YOU MENTIONED YOU'RE THINKING THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER THIS YEAR FOR THE THIRD ENTERING CLASS
WHERE ARE WE AT RIGHT NOW? YEAH, SO THE NUMBERS FOR THE INCOMING 9TH GRADE CLASS HAVE TICKED UP ABOUT TWELVE OR 13 BEYOND WHAT THEY WERE FOR THE CLASS FOR LAST YEAR
SO WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE, IT'S NOT A DOUBLING, WHICH WE EVENTUALLY HOPE TO GET TO
OUR GOAL IS TO GET THAT 9TH GRADE CLASS UP TO 100
THERE'S SOME SCALING AND SOME WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE SENSE TO GET TO THAT DOUBLING HERE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS THAT WE ANTICIPATE
BUT YEAH, RIGHT NOW AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR, WE'RE ABOUT 13 KIDS AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR
I THINK THAT'S PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE IN A TIME WHEN ENROLLMENT IS GOING DOWN IN VIRTUALLY EVERY SCHOOL AROUND THE REGION
THAT'S TRUE
YOU'RE FIGHTING A HEADWIND THERE, TOO
I WILL SAY
MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL HAS ATTRACTED PORT COMMISSIONERS, STATE LEGISLATORS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES, SENATORS, THE GOVERNOR
SO WE NEED TO GET AN ASK INTO THE PRESIDENT TO COME VISIT TOO
THERE WE GO
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN
THANK YOU
BACK TO YOU
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO HAS NOT SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE THAT'S IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BODY? GOING ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES
CLERK HART, CAN YOU GIVE US A SYNOPSIS OF THE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED? YES
THANK YOU
GIVE ME JUST 1 MINUTE TO STOP SHARING THIS MARY CRUISE
GO AHEAD
THANK YOU, MADAM
COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE WRITTEN COMMENT PRIOR TO OUR MEETING TODAY
THIS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND WILL BECOME A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD
THE WRITTEN COMMENT COMES FROM CHRISTINE LARSON, WHO WRITES IN SUPPORT OF CREATING A DIRECT AND SAFE DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT TRAIL ON THE WATER SIDE OF THE STREET THAT PROVIDES A CONVENIENT, SAFE AND INTUITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
AND HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, WE WILL MOVE ON 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 SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ABCDEFG AND H
SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER CHO DID DISCONNECT FROM THIS CALL AT 1255, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR A VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
THREE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
VERY GOOD
AND MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY, SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM ELEVEN PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
AND INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THAT CONSENT AGENDA DID PASS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
AND THIS IS ITEM ELEVEN A
THE 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION REPORT
STEPHANIE, MICROPHONE
IT'S ALMOST LIKE BEING ON MUTE
COMMISSIONER, THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER FOR THE PORT ON QUITE A LEWIS COUNTY
ON BEHALF OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS, PIERCE EDWARDS
THANK YOU, PIERCE
AND DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS CAPITAL PROJECT DELIVERY, CLAIRE GALLAGHER FOR STEPPING IN AS WE RECRUIT A NEW SENIOR STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO PIERCE, AND PIERCE WILL INTRODUCE SOME ADDITIONAL DISTINGUISHED GUESTS TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THE SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS ON PORT PRIORITIES
THANK YOU, PIERCE
GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JOAN STEBBINS
THAT'S A MOUTHFUL
AND COMMISSIONERS, IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU HERE TODAY
PIERCE EDWARDS, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS
I'M JOINED TODAY BY THE PORT PORTS CONTRACT LOBBYIST, TRENT HOUSE AND BROOKE DAVIES, AS WELL AS OUR FORMER STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER AND CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC PORTS ASSOCIATION, ERIC FITCH, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING ON WPPA'S, ACTUALLY AYE
FIRST FIVE MONTHS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM AYE
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS REPORT
BEFORE I BEGIN, I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONERS, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND THOSE THAT AREN'T HERE TODAY FOR PARTICIPATING AND HELPING OUT IN THIS YEAR'S SESSION VIA WRITTEN TESTIMONY, PUBLIC TESTIMONY, VIRTUAL TESTIMONY, WRITING LETTERS, ATTENDING BILL SIGNING CEREMONIES
YOUR SUPPORT WAS VERY WELCOMED AND IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSION
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO CLAIRE GALLAGHER, WHO'S NOT HERE TODAY IN PERSON, WHO HELPED ME MANAGE THIS YEAR'S
OH, SHE IS HERE
OKAY, SORRY, CLAIRE, WHO'S HERE IN PERSON, WHO HELPED ME MANAGE THIS YEAR'S SESSION
WE HAD THE UNIQUE SETUP THAT WORKED VERY WELL, BUT WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO HIRING A REPLACEMENT FOR MR FITCH AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
I ALSO WANT TO THANK A NUMBER OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ACROSS THE PORT WHO LENT THEIR SUPPORT TO ME AND CLAIRE AND OUR LOBBYISTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AND LEAN INTO SOME OF THE BILLS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE AND AMEND DURING THE PROCESS
SO THANK YOU ALL
AS DEPUTY INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JON STEVENS STATED IN HER INTRO IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL SESSION FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND FOR THE NWSA AND IN PORTS FOR GENERAL
I THINK YOU'LL HEAR THAT THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION AND THROUGH FITCH'S PRESENTATION FROM THE WPPA
JUST BY WAY OF NOTING, WE HAD OVER 2300 BILLS THAT WERE INTRODUCED THIS SESSION, ALMOST 500 OF WHICH BECAME LAW
SO ALMOST EACH AND EVERY BILL THAT WE HAD ON OUR POLICY AGENDA PASSED THE SESSION, EXCEPT FOR THREE
AND AS A REMINDER, THOSE BILLS STILL LIVE ON IN THE SHORT SESSION, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS FOR US
SO WE CAN REVISIT THOSE BILLS IN JANUARY OF 2024
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU
THOSE BIG BILLS THAT WE'LL COVER TODAY, AS WELL AS OTHERS INCLUDE THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS PASSAGE, THE TWO TO ONE MATCH BILL, DECARBONIZATION RESOURCE CENTERS FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING, CHILDCARE CENTERS, THE GATEWAY PROJECT GOT FUNDED, THE SECOND PHASE OF THE GATEWAY PROJECT, MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON
SOME OF THOSE THAT WE NEED TO REVISIT ARE THE WRAP ACT, WHICH WAS A RECYCLING BILL, TOURISM FUNDING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL FUNDS PUT IN NEXT YEAR, AS WELL AS A BILL THAT COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND I WORKED ON SO CLOSELY, WHICH RELATED TO ASSET, FORFEITURE WHICH I THINK WE'VE MADE GOOD PROGRESS ON ALREADY
IN THE SHORT INTERIM, WE WILL GET TO THE BUDGET
OF COURSE, THERE ARE BUDGET THREE BUDGETS THAT PASS THE OPERATING CAPITAL AND TRANSPORTATION BUDGETS
WHEN WE GET INTO DETAILS IN THOSE NUMBERS, I DO ASK YOUR PATIENCE BECAUSE WE'RE STILL COMBING THROUGH WHAT THOSE NUMBERS MEAN, ESPECIALLY AS IT COMES TO GRANT MAKING
ONE OF THE THINGS I'LL BE DOING IN THE INTERIM WITH FITCH AND AYE
STAFF AT WPPA IS GETTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE, FOR EXAMPLE, SHORE POWER AND DECARBONIZATION GRANTS BEING ADVANCED THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET BUT STILL NEED SOME CLARITY AS TO WHAT THOSE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR
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THE BIG THREE AND BUDGET AGENDA ITEMS RELATED TO CARBONIZATION THAT PASSED THE SESSION
OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AVIATION JET FUELS THAT PASSED
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE PASSAGE OF THIS BILL AS WELL AS THE PASSAGE OF THE CLEAN ENERGY SIDING BILL IS ALREADY BEARING RESULTS, AS WAS WITNESSED IN LAST WEEK'S NEWS WITH SKY ENERGY PREPARING TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A SAF PRODUCTION FACILITY IN WASHINGTON BY 2028 OR 2029 THAT WILL EMPLOY 600 EMPLOYEES
JUST ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC NEWS FOR WASHINGTON STATE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR ABILITY TO REACH OUR GOALS OF SAF USE AT SEA
OF COURSE, THE PORT WAS PART OF A COALITION OF OTHER INDUSTRY, UNIVERSITY AND SUPPLIERS THAT WORKED TO PASS THIS BILL WITH SENATE MAJORITY ANDY BILLIG AT THE HELM
BASICALLY, THE BILL INCENTIVIZES IN STATE PRODUCTION, WHICH IS NOTED AS ALREADY PAYING DIVIDENDS
THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS I'D LIKE TO NOTE IN THE BILL THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT OR TO MENTION TO YOU ALL
ONE IS AN AMENDMENT FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY TO CONVENE AN ALTERNATIVE JET FUELS WORKGROUP TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE JET FUELS
SO IT'LL INCLUDE THE R AND D DEVELOPMENT, SUPPLIERS, PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION COMMUNITY
AND THE SECOND AMENDMENT ACTUALLY DIRECTLY RELATES TO SEA, WHICH CALLS FOR THE UW AND WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY TO CALCULATE ULTRA FINE AND FINE PARTICULATE MATTER FROM USE OF SAF AT OUR AIRPORT, INCLUDING REGIONAL AIR QUALITY BENEFITS
AND THIS WILL COMMENCE IN 2025, HOPEFULLY AFTER WE HAVE SOME USE OF SAF HERE AT THE AIRPORT
ON A RELATED NOTE, THERE WAS A BUDGET PROVISO FOR $6.5 MILLION IN THE STATE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET FOR A SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS R AND D FACILITY AT WASHINGTON EXCUSE ME
WITH WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY AT PAYNE FIELD, WHICH IS ALSO GOOD NEWS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF SAF HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE
THE SECOND DECARBONIZATION MATTER THAT I'LL TOUCH ON IS SHORE POWER
THERE WAS A LOT OF SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN OLYMPIA ON THIS MATTER THIS SESSION, INCLUDING WSDOT RECEIVING $29 MILLION TO ALLOCATE AS GRANTS TO PORT DISTRICTS FOR SUPPORTIVE DECARBONIZATION WORK
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MONEY SENT DIRECTLY TO FOUR PORTS, INCLUDING SEATTLE, EVERETT, BREMERTON AND ANACORTES WITH DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS FOR SHORE POWER AT SEATTLE
THAT MONEY GOES TO THE NWSA TO TERMINAL 18 FOR SHORE POWER
BUT THERE'S ALSO THE GRANT MAKING THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING INTO
AS I NOTED WITH ERIC FITCH AND AYE
TEAM AT WPPA ABOUT WHAT THESE GRANTS MEAN AND WHAT DETAILS COME OUT OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS ON CLEAN TRUCKS
THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET INCLUDES $20 MILLION FOR AN EARLY ACTION GRANT PROGRAM FOR ZERO EMISSION COMMERCIAL TRUCKS, 6.3 MILLION FOR ZERO EMISSION DRAGE TRUCK DEMONSTRATION WORK WITH THE NWSA, WHICH IS GREAT FOR THE NORTH AND SOUTH HARBOR AND 33.7 MILLION FOR CHARGING AND REFUELING STATIONS ALONG WASHINGTON HIGHWAYS PRIORITY CORRIDORS WHICH, WHILE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TRUCKS, IT WILL BENEFIT TRUCKS BECAUSE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PLUG INTO THIS NETWORK OF RECHARGING STATIONS
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ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS SESSION IS A BILL THAT WE'VE LONG BEEN WORKING ON IN THE PAST TWO OR THREE SESSIONS, AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE TWO TO ONE MATCH BILL, WHICH FINALLY PASSED THE SESSION
AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT THANKS TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A BILL PUT FORWARD IN THE HOUSE PERTAINING TO CITIES AND COUNTIES USE OF GRANT DOLLARS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
ONE OF OUR CONTRACT LOBBIES, BROOKE DAVIES, ACTUALLY FOUND THIS BILL AND WAS ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THE BILL SPONSOR AND GET AN AMENDMENT ATTACHED TO THE BILL DIRECTLY RELATED TO PORT DISTRICTS AND LOWERING THE THREE TO ONE MATCH TO A TWO TO ONE MATCH
AS A REMINDER, THE CURRENT RCW REQUIRES THAT ANY NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT WE PARTNER WITH MUST SHOW THREE TIMES THE VALUE OF THE MONEY THAT WE DONATE TO THEM FOR THEIR WORK TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THAT GRANT, THAT LOWERS IT TO A TWO TO ONE MATCH, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING FOR OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW ALREADY AND GOES INTO EFFECT IN JULY, SO IT WILL BE READY FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF GRANTS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC NEWS FOR THE PORT AND OUR PARTNERS IN THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITIES
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QUICK REVIEW OF SOME OF THE OTHER BILLS THAT WE WORKED ON, THE SESSION THAT WERE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE
ONE
I'VE ALREADY REFERENCED THE CLEAN ENERGY SIDING BILL, WHICH WAS SPENCE, SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE FITZGIBBON
THIS WILL STREAMLINE PERMITTING AND SIDING OF CLEAN ENERGY FACILITIES IN WASHINGTON
ONE OF THE WAYS THE BILL PROPOSES TO DO THAT IS TO EXPEDITE THE EIS WORK DONE BY STATE AGENCIES UNDER CIPA TO COMPLETE THAT WORK WITHIN 24 MONTHS FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT MOVES FORWARD, ESPECIALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR NEW SAF OR PROPOSED SAF FACILITY IN WASHINGTON
STATE RESOURCE CENTERS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
ACTUALLY, THE CLEAN ENERGY BILL AND THE RESOURCE CENTERS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING WERE THE FIRST TWO BILLS THAT WE WEIGHED IN ON DURING SESSION
THE RESOURCE CENTERS PASSED NEARLY UNANIMOUSLY
AND THIS SESSION AND WE'LL CREATE ONE RESOURCE CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING, ONE CENTER IN WESTERN WASHINGTON, ONE CENTER IN EASTERN WASHINGTON THAT GOES INTO EFFECT IN JULY
AND THE BILL DID RECEIVE FUNDING IN THE STATE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR 5.7 MILLION, WHICH MEANS THIS PROJECT OR PROGRAM WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE COMING YEAR
CHILDCARE FACILITIES WAS AN AD TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, I BELIEVE IN JANUARY THAT WE PUT FORWARD AFTER THE REQUEST OR THROUGH THE REQUEST OF COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW RESOURCE OR CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN SHARED OR COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES
SO THOSE WOULD BE CONDOMINIUM COMPLEXES, APARTMENT BUILDINGS, OR THOSE AREAS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF HOA THAT ALLOW FOR CHILDCARE FACILITIES TO BE OPERATED ON THOSE PREMISES
THE BILL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF BOTH HOUSES AND BECAME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ON MAY 1 UPON THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT IDEA FORWARD AND FOR HELPING OUT WITH THAT BILL
MIDDLE HOUSING, A BILL THAT WE WEIGHED IN ON FOR TWO REASONS
ONE IS TO SUPPORT OBVIOUSLY DENSE HOUSING IN AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY ZONED RESIDENTIAL AND TO FURTHER THAT POINT AND NOT BUILDING THEM IN LANDS THAT ARE WORKING I E
THOSE LANDS OWNED INDUSTRIAL OR AS PARKS
THE BILL DID CALL THAT OUT SPECIFICALLY THAT THESE DENSE HOUSING WAS FOR THE AREAS ZONED RESIDENTIAL ALREADY
THE BILL THAT PASSED IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THAT WAS INTRODUCED, WHICH THE BILL THAT WAS INTRODUCED FOCUSED REALLY ON A WIDE VARIETY OF WASHINGTON COMMUNITIES
THE BILL THAT PASSED WAS AMENDED REALLY TO FOCUS ON THE GREATEST VARIETY OF DENSITY, THAT BEING FOURPLEXES AND THREE PLEXUS IN CITIES OF 75,000 OR MORE, WHICH AFFECT TWO COMMUNITIES IN KING COUNTY, SEATTLE AND BELLEVUE, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A VARIETY OF DENSITY IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS FOR SEATTLE AND BELLEVUE
AND THAT BILL PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN BOTH CHAMBERS, ALTHOUGH A FEW WE LOST SOME SUPPORT WITH THE AMENDMENTS AS THE BILL MOVED FORWARD ON WORKFORCE TRAINING
THE BIG BILL THIS YEAR ON WORKFORCE TRAINING WAS RELATING AND ANOTHER GREAT MOVE FOR THE CLIMATE RELATING TO THE CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR
SO WE SUPPORTED THIS LEGISLATION TO DEVELOP WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR
AND THIS BILL WILL CREATE, EXCUSE ME, THE WASHINGTON CLIMATE CORPS NETWORK AND DIRECTS THE STATE'S WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION BOARD TO ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE WORKFORCE NEEDS IN THE GREEN ECONOMY SO THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD
THOSE BILLS PASSED ON A PARTY LINE VOTE
ALSO IN ADDITION TO OUR AGENDA THIS YEAR UNDER THE REQUEST OF COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA WAS PUBLIC SAFETY
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS THAT WERE ADVANCED THIS YEAR
THE ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT WE PAID ATTENTION TO, AND THAT GAINED A LOT OF ATTENTION WAS THE PASSAGE OF A BILL PROHIBITING THE MANUFACTURER IMPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPONS SUCH AS THE AR 15
THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THAT BILL ON APRIL 25 IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT PASSED, AND IT IMMEDIATELY BECAME LAW UPON SIGNING THERE
OTHER WERE MEASURES, AS NOTED, THAT DIDN'T GET AS MUCH COVERAGE RELATING TO THE MARKETING OF FIREARMS AND HOW THOSE FIREARMS ARE MARKETED, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS YOUTH, AS WELL AS A POLICE PURSUIT BILL THAT PASSED EARLIER ON IN SESSION WITH PUBLIC CONTRACTING
THERE ACTUALLY WERE A NUMBER OF BILLS THAT PASSED IN REGARDS TO THIS BODY OF WORK
AND I WANT TO THANK JANICE ZON FOR HER HELP GUIDING THIS WORK THROUGH SESSION, GIVEN HER EXPERTISE THROUGH CPAR AND HER KNOWLEDGE AND THIS ISSUE
BUT THE ONE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WAS AN IMPRINTED SHIP UTILIZATION BILL THAT WILL REQUIRE PORT DISTRICTS WITH OVER $2 MILLION PROJECTS OVER $2 MILLION TO ACHIEVE A 15% USE OF APPRENTICESHIP WITH A PHASED IN APPROACH FROM 2024 UNTIL 2028
WPPA WORKED ON THE PORT'S BEHALF, ALL PORTS BEHALF THAT WHILE WE SUPPORTED APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION AS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO GROW, WE DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT THE LEGISLATION COULD BECOME A BARRIER TO SMALL BUSINESSES WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE THRESHOLDS
THUS, THE DELAY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ALSO THE BILL REQUIRING LNI TO STUDY SUCH IMPACT AS PART OF THE LAW
SO WE'LL BE WATCHING THAT CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS
LAST ON THIS LIST IS TOURISM
WE'VE STRONGLY SUPPORTED THIS BILL THROUGH SESSION
THIS WAS A BILL TO CHANGE THE TOURISM FINANCING LAW IN WASHINGTON FROM A TWO TO ONE MATCH TO A DIRECT ONE TO ONE STATE MATCH FOR TOURISM MARKETING
AS I STATED, THE BILL REQUESTED $26 MILLION
AND UNFORTUNATELY, EARLY ON IN THE SESSION, THE MANTRA IN OLYMPIA WAS THAT THE STATE ALREADY HAS ENOUGH TOURISTS AND WE DON'T NEED TO FULLY FUND THIS
PEOPLE COME HERE ALREADY AND THAT JUST COULD NOT BE BEATEN DOWN
SO THE BILL WOUND UP WITH ABOUT $9 MILLION IN FUNDING
SOME OTHER GOOD NEWS, THOUGH, FOR OTHER TOURIST PROGRAMS IS THE STATE BUDGET INCLUDED $150,000,000 FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AND CONSERVATION AND 81 MILLION FOR STATE PARKS
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THAT IS MISSPELLED
IT'S CACC, NOT CAAC, WHICH STANDS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AVIATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, WHICH I THINK WE'RE ALL AWARE OF, WHICH WAS A COMMISSIONER SETTLED OR FORMED A FEW YEARS AGO BY SENATOR KAISER TO IDENTIFY A PREFERRED SITE FOR THE NEXT COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIRPORT
AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT ANNOUNCEMENT OF PREFERRED SITE, THE PREFERRED SITES LED TO WIDESPREAD LOCAL OPPOSITION AND A PUSH BY HOUSE TRANSPORTATION CHAIR PHI, WHO INTRODUCED A BILL TO DECOMMISSION THE COMMISSION AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW BOARD THAT SUBMITS A PROGRESS REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
THE PORT WILL RETAIN ITS SEAT ON THAT COMMITTEE
MOSES, LAKE AND SPOKANE WILL ALSO BE ON THE COMMITTEE, AS WILL SEVEN COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES FROM EASTERN WESTERN WASHINGTON
THE CACC ONLY HAD TWO
THE BILL WAS PARTIALLY VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR
A COUPLE OF THOSE LINE OUT AND VETOES WERE TECHNICAL
ONE REQUIRES THE CACC TO MAKE AT LEAST ONE RECOMMENDATION BY JUNE 15
HOWEVER, I DON'T BELIEVE THE BOARD ACTUALLY DECIDED ON ANY ONE SITE, SO I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT AN AIRPORT PREFERRED SITE OR LOCATION PREFERRED SITE LOCATION ON JUNE 15, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT
DERELICT AQUATIC STRUCTURES IS WHAT IT IS
IT WAS A BILL TO SUPPORT ONGOING WORK TO REMOVE DERELICT STRUCTURES FROM WATERWAYS
WE DID HAVE TO WORK WITH THE BILL SPONSORS TO MAKE SOME SMALL CHANGES TO THE BILL, WHICH, SINCE I'VE LAPSED EXACTLY WHAT THOSE ARE
BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M SURE FITZ REMEMBER SINCE WPPA WAS DRIVING THAT WITH THE REQUEST FOR MANY PORTS IN ADDITION TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE REFORM, FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO WHAT FEMSIB IS, IT'S THE FREIGHT MOBILITY AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BOARD REFORM BILL WAS PUT FORWARD BY HOUSE TRANSPORTATION PHI TO REDIRECT ITS AUTHORITY
INSTEAD OF HAVING DIRECT GRANT MAKING AUTHORITY, THE BOARD WILL NOW PROVIDE STRATEGIC GUIDANCE TO THE GOVERNOR ON LEGISLATURE, ON PRIORITY PROJECTS, AS WELL AS ESTABLISH CRITERIA THAT PROJECTS MUST DEMONSTRATE ENGAGEMENT WITH IMPACTED OR OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE IMPACTED BY ANY PROJECT, AND PLANS TO EVALUATE PROJECT AND ALTERNATIVES AND MITIGATION FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES
THEY ALSO CHANGED THE STRUCTURAL MAKEUP OF THE BOARD TO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL FIVE MEMBERS, THREE OF WHICH I THINK ARE OF INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION IN THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WHICH IS ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEREST, ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING THE INTEREST OF OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES, AND ONE LABOR MEMBER REPRESENTING THE FREIGHT SECTOR
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IN ADDITION TO THESE AUTHORITY CHANGES, THE BOARD RECEIVED $30 MILLION IN FUNDING, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD RECEIVED FUNDING IN A NUMBER OF YEARS
SO THAT'S GREAT FOR THE PORT AS WE REALLY RELY ON THIS BOARD FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STATE'S FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
THE PORT ANTITRUST IS NOT AS GRAND AS IT SEEMS IT WAS A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW SMALLER PORTS HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND AUTHORITIES AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND TACOMA DO, FOR EXAMPLE, IN NWSA, THAT EXTENDS THE STATE'S ANTITRUST PROTECTIONS OF THESE PORTS RELATING TO HOW THEY CAN TALK ABOUT RATES AND FEES AND WHATNOT IN PRIVATE QUIET SOUND FUNDING
LET'S SKIP OVER PUBLIC CONTRACT AND WE ALREADY AYE
ON THAT ONE
PUGET SOUND
WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE $700,000 FOR PUGET SOUND IN THE STATE OPERATING BUDGET
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WRAPPING UP HERE
MORE WORK TO BE DONE AHEAD ON THIS
A COUPLE OF THESE ALREADY TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT WAS A BILL THAT WE PAID ATTENTION TO MAINLY FOR THE SAME REASON AS THE MIDDLE HOUSING, WHICH IS IMPACTS TO INDUSTRIAL AND WORKING LANDS
THE BILL ACTUALLY HAD WIDESPREAD SUPPORT, HOWEVER, WHEN IT MOVED TO THE HOUSE
THERE'S AN AMENDMENT PUT FORWARD ON AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CLAUSE THAT SPLIT THE COALITION, AND THE BILL DID NOT MAKE IT FORWARD, SO IT'LL BE REINTRODUCED NEXT YEAR
ASSET FORFEITURE OR FORFEITED PROPERTY REFORM IS A BILL THAT COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA WORKED CLOSELY ON
IN FACT, WE GOT AN AMENDMENT PUT FORWARD TO THE BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW THE PORT TO EXPAND ITS USE OF FORFEITED FUNDS BEYOND ITS CURRENT PURPOSES, WHICH IS LEGAL DRUG INTERDICTION
FOR EXAMPLE, WE CAN HIRE PORT POLICE TO WORK ON DRUG INTERDICTION ENFORCEMENT COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO EXPAND THAT TO BE ABLE TO HIRE OFFICERS RELATED TO WATCHING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND GUN CONTROL EFFORTS AT THE AIRPORT
THE BILL RAN INTO OPPOSITION OR JUST DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD OUT OF POLICY COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE COULDN'T FIND AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE THE TREASURER'S OFFICE OR ONE OF THE GOVERNOR'S AGENCIES TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE THE ACT
SO WE'LL BE WORKING IN THE INTERIM SESSION TO IDENTIFY AN EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT THAT MAY BE ABLE TO DO THAT
WE HAVE SOME EARLY LEADS ABOUT HOW THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAPPEN IN THE INTERIM SESSION
SO THAT BILL, HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE DAY OF LIGHT AGAIN
LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN IN JANUARY IN THE SHORT SESSION
THE LAST ONE TO NOTE IS A BILL THAT WE SUPPORTED CALLED THE WRAP ACT, WHICH WAS THE WASHINGTON RECYCLING AND PACKAGING ACT
IT IS A RECYCLING ACT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE PORT BECAUSE WE RELY ON THE RECYCLING SYSTEM IN THE STATE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL TO DIVERT 60% OF OUR WASTE FROM LANDFILLS THROUGH WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING
UNFORTUNATELY, THE BILL, SIMILAR TO TOD, DIED BECAUSE OF TOO MANY AMENDMENTS THAT WERE HUNG ON TO THE ACT AND IT RAN INTO WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION
BUT AGAIN, IT WILL BE BACK IN THE 2024 SHORT SESSION
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, BEFORE WE GO TO MR FITCH, IS THE THREE BUDGETS
THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED A $69 BILLION OPERATING BUDGET WITH NO NEW TAXES
SURPRISINGLY, ALTHOUGH THE BILL WAS HELPED BY THE ADDITION OF $1 BILLION FROM THE HECK, WHAT WAS IT? YES
NO, IT WASN'T THE CCA
IT WAS THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON CAPITAL GAINS TAX, PUT $1 BILLION INTO THE COFFERS
AND THEN ALSO WE HAD $300 MILLION PUT IN FROM THE SALE FROM THE FIRST AUCTION, STATE'S FIRST CARBON AUCTION
AND THERE ARE TWO MORE CARBON AUCTIONS COMING UP
SO THAT 300 MILLION EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD
SO THERE WERE NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE PUT INTO THE BUDGET, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE ANY NEW TAXES IN THE BUDGET
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THAT THAT I'VE ALREADY AYE
ON INCLUDE THE CLEAN ENERGY SIDING AND PERMITTING, WHICH IS 55 MILLION
THE CLIMATE CORE QUIET, SOUND MARINE CORPS PLUS PROGRAMS GOT A MILLION
THE SEX TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTERS AND TOURISM ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT
THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, $13.5 BILLION INCLUDED ELECTRIFICATION GRANTS FOR $29,000,000.00
EMISSION SHORE POWER INFRASTRUCTURE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AT NWSA FACILITIES, 14 MILLION
SR ONE, SIX, SEVEN, AND 509 ARE GATEWAY PROJECTS, 875,000,000
AND THE SR 18 WIDENING PROJECT GOT 57 MILLION
THIS WILL WIDEN SR 18 FROM ISSAQUAH HOBART ROAD TO THE WEST TOWARDS TIGER SUMMIT, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR FREIGHT MOBILITY AND PASSENGER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
$4 BILLION IN FUNDING, A LOT OF CLEAN ENERGY MONEY IN THERE, INCLUDING $60 MILLION FOR CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 60 MILLION FOR 60 FOR CLEAN ENERGY GRANT FUNDS
SOLAR INNOVATION GOT $39 MILLION AND ALSO $40 MILLION FOR GRANTS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND HARD TO DECARBONIZE SECTORS IN THE AVIATION AND MARITIME SECTORS, AND THOSE ARE EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THOSE MONIES WE WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CLARITY ON WHAT THOSE DOLLARS CAN BE USED FOR, BUT CERTAINLY WANT TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN TAP INTO THAT FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND FOR THE NWSA
AND LAST SLIDE, JUST NEXT STEPS, SPECIAL SESSION THAT ALREADY HAPPENED
THEY WERE IN FOR ONE DAY TO WORK ON A DRUG, DRUG ENFORCEMENT OR SENTENCING LAWS, CHANGING DRUG POSSESSION FROM A MISDEMEANOR TO A GROSS MISDEMEANOR
NOT IN HERE IS HIRING ERIC'S REPLACEMENT
ONCE WE HAVE THAT, WE'LL BE DOING INTERIM MEETINGS WITH LAWYERS, LAWMAKERS, THEN LOOKING AT TOURS WITH LEGISLATIVE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE FALL AND THEN THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, WHICH WILL COME TO YOU LATER THIS YEAR, HOPEFULLY WITH SOMEONE ELSE BUT ME
BUT IF IT'S NOT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO IT AGAIN
HAD A LOT OF FUN, BITCH
ERIC, IF I COULD, I NEGLECTED TO INTRODUCE YOU IN THE BEGINNING, AND I JUST WANT TO WELCOME YOU BACK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WPPA, ERIC FITCH, A MAN WHO NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION IN THIS HOUSE
THANKS FOR BEING HERE
THANK YOU
DIRECTOR JOAN STEBBINS
I'M GOING TO CUT TO THE CHASE AND JUST GO WITH DIRECTOR, COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYBODY UP HERE
OBVIOUSLY, I MISSED YOU GREATLY, AND I'M GLAD TO BE BACK SO SOON
I TOLD EVERYBODY WHEN I TOOK THIS NEW JOB, DON'T WORRY, IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYBODY
WE'LL STILL BE WORKING TOGETHER
AND THAT WAS NOT A WELL RECEIVED MESSAGE, BUT IT TURNS OUT WE DID DO SOME WORK TOGETHER
SO I'M HERE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE PARTNERED
I'LL INTRODUCE MYSELF
ERIC FITCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC PORTS ASSOCIATION
IT'S A POSITION I ASSUMED ON JANUARY 3
I LEFT MY OLD ROLE ON DECEMBER 28, AND I WAS VERY FOCUSED ON ENSURING A SMOOTH TRANSITION, NOT FOR MY NEW ORGANIZATION, BUT FOR MY OLD ORGANIZATION
SO I WANT TO TALK A BIT ABOUT HOW THAT HAPPENED, BUT I'LL BE BRIEF
NUMBER ONE, WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU, JUST FOR REFERENCE, ADVOCATING, EDUCATING, AND CONNECTING, THOSE ARE THE THREE PILLARS OF THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC PORTS ASSOCIATION
I'LL TALK PRIMARILY TODAY ABOUT THE ADVOCACY
WE ARE IMMEDIATELY TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO EDUCATION JUST AT OUR SPRING CONFERENCE, WHERE SOME OF THE ISSUES PIERCE RAISED WERE DISCUSSED IN THE NAME OF GETTING INFORMATION TO OUR MEMBERS
AND THEN CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY IS ANOTHER ELEMENT I HOPE YOU ALL COMMISSIONERS AND THE PORT STAFF TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, BECAUSE WE DO TRY TO PROVIDE A FORUM WHERE PORT FOLKS FROM VERY DIFFERENT PORTS FACING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES CAN WORK TOGETHER
I WANT TO START WITH A HUGE THANKS TO PIER AND CLERK HART TO BELIEVE I TOOK THE JOB FROM CLAIRE SEVEN YEARS AGO AND THEN SORT OF HANDED IT BACK TO HER SEVEN YEARS LATER
SO THANKS FOR STEPPING BACK IN
PIERCE REALLY DIDN'T BREAK STRIDE IN WORKING
OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
TRENT AND BROOKE WERE REALLY GOOD PARTNERS FOR ME AND OTHER WPPA ADVOCATES, AND I TOOK GREAT NOTE OF THE COMMISSIONER ENGAGEMENT IN OLYMPIA, WHICH, NOT JUST FOR PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONS BUT FOR ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS AT WPPA, REALLY HAS A BIG DIFFERENCE GIVEN THE RELATIONSHIPS YOU HAVE WITH LAWMAKERS
SO THE WPPA LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, MUCH LIKE THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, COMES TOGETHER OVER THE INTERIM AS ISSUES ARE RAISED BY OUR MEMBERS THAT NEED ADDRESSING IN OLYMPIA
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THE WPPA AGENDA THAT WE ADVOCATED ON THIS YEAR REFLECTED QUITE A FEW PORT OF SEATTLE PRIORITIES
IT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON DECEMBER 9, THE SAME DAY THAT NOT ONLY WAS MY HIRING APPROVED, BUT THE DAY THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS BECAME THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT
SO I'M LUCKY TO HAVE COMMISSIONER CALKINS AS OUR WPPA BOARD PRESIDENT IN MY FIRST YEAR
THE AGENDA DID REFLECT PORT PRIORITIES, BUT NOT BECAUSE OF ME OR RYAN OR ANYONE ELSE, REALLY
IT REFLECTED THE FOCUS OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICE THAT EXISTED AT THE ASSOCIATION BEFORE I ARRIVED
A FEW OF THOSE PRIORITIES PIERCE HAS ALREADY NOTED
PORTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE INTERESTED IN DECARBONIZING AND ELECTRIFYING, SO THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA
CLEAN ENERGY FACILITY SIDING WAS OF INTEREST BECAUSE A LOT OF PORTS HOST CLEAN ENERGY FACILITIES AND WANT TO DO MORE OF THAT SORT OF WORK
DERELICT STRUCTURE REMOVAL IS A BUSINESS LINE FOR SOME PORTS, NOT JUST THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BILL BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIDN'T DUPLICATE OR COMPETE, BUT INSTEAD COMPLEMENTED OUR AND OTHER PORTS WORK AND PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTING
AN ISSUE I WAS PROUD TO WORK ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN MY PORT OF SEATTLE ROLE, AND ONE THAT AFFECTS PORTS ACROSS THE STATE AS WELL
TOURISM IS AN EVERGREEN PORT ISSUE
IT WAS ADDED TO THE PORT PORTS BROADLY STATUTORY AUTHORITIES IN 2009, AND MANY OF YOUR COLLEAGUES AT OTHER PORTS AROUND THE STATE SIT ON TOURISM BOARDS AND DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION BOARDS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
I'M GOING TO FOCUS BRIEFLY HERE ON ONE OF THE BIG WINS
WE HAVE A FIRST OF ITS KIND PORT ELECTRIFICATION GRANT PROGRAM
PIERCE SAID 29
I SAY 26 AND A HALF
WHO'S COUNTING? WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT THE MONEY GETS SPENT
LEGISLATORS WITH WHOM WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, ALL OF US, WHEN I WAS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND NOW IN MY NEW ROLE, CAME TO US AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MONEY TO INVEST IN HEAVY INDUSTRY
WE WANT YOU TO HELP US SUGGEST WHERE IT WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IF INVESTED
AND ONE OF THE RESULTS WAS A REALLY ROBUST INVESTMENT IN PORT ELECTRIFICATION
AS PIERCE NOTED, THERE'S MONEY FOR EVERETT, NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE, BREMERTON AND ANACORTES
WE DID PUT FORWARD A FEW WHAT WE CALL EARLY ACTION PROJECTS, PROJECTS WE THINK CAN BE BUILT IN THE NEAR TERM TO DEMONSTRATE IMMEDIATE EMISSIONS REDUCTION IN AIR QUALITY IMPACT, BUT THERE'S 26 AND A HALF MILLION THERE THAT IS UNSUBSCRIBED
SO WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU AND WITH OUR OTHER MEMBERS TO HOPEFULLY GUIDE WASH, DOT AND THE STATE GOVERNMENT AS THEY PUT TOGETHER THE GRANT PROGRAM
IT'S BEEN MADE CLEAR TO US THAT IF WE SPEND THIS ALL, WE MIGHT GET MORE, AND IF WE DON'T SPEND IT, WE'RE NEVER GETTING ANOTHER CENT
SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT INVESTMENT
CLEAN ENERGY FACILITY SIDING GOES HAND IN HAND
WE'VE SET AGGRESSIVE GOALS FOR OUR STATE'S CARBON EMISSIONS AND GHG REDUCTIONS
WE CAN'T MEET THOSE WITH THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF ENERGY BEING PRODUCED IN THE STATE
SO THERE'S A REAL DEMAND FOR ATTRACTING NEW INDUSTRY
WE HAVE STATE ENTITIES LIKE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OUT THERE ACTIVELY RECRUITING, BUT OFTENTIMES COMPANIES MAKE IT TO WASHINGTON AND FIND IT CHALLENGING TO HAVE THEIR PROJECTS PERMITTED EFFICIENTLY
SO WE HAD A FEW PORT REPRESENTATIVES, A DIRECTOR FROM NAYS HARBOR, DIRECTOR FROM PORT OF BENTON, WHO SAT ON A PANEL FOR, I THINK, 18 MONTHS LOOKING AT POTENTIAL REFORMS THAT COULD BE MADE
HOUSE BILL 1216 CAME FORWARD, AND IT INCLUDED QUITE A FEW IDEAS TO MAKE IT SO THAT WITHOUT FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING OUR STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, HOW COULD WE MAKE IT CLEAR TO PROJECT PROPONENTS THAT WE WANTED THEIR PROJECTS HERE, THAT THEY WOULD BE BUILT IN THE STATE, AND THAT WE COULD PROVIDE SOME CERTAINTY? SO SIGN OF A GOOD COMPROMISE
THAT BILL DIDN'T REALLY SATISFY ANYBODY, SO THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE
WE WERE GLAD TO SUPPORT IT AND GLAD TO SEE THE PORT OF SEATTLE SUPPORTING IT AS WELL
BUT WE GO INTO NEXT SESSION WITH SOME REALLY CLEAR IDEAS OF THINGS THAT WERE LEFT ON THE TABLE AS THAT BILL WAS BEING WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT COULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD NEXT TIME AROUND
AND I WANT TO FOCUS HERE, MAYBE BEFORE JUST ALLOWING MORE TIME FOR QUESTIONS ON THE ANTITRUST BILL
THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO REFER TO AFFECTIONATELY AS THE TOM TANAKA MEMORIAL LEGISLATION
TOM TANAKA SPENT ABOUT 30 YEARS REALLY ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC PORTS, AVIATION
YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT HE WAS BUSY ENOUGH WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S BUSINESS, BUT HE WAS CHAIRING WPPA'S LEGAL COMMITTEE, HE WAS FAITHFULLY ATTENDING MEETINGS, AND THROUGH THAT HE WAS DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COLLABORATIVE ROLE OR THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE OF PORTS
THERE IS A SMALL, SLEEPY ENTITY CALLED THE NORTHWEST MARINE TERMINALS ASSOCIATION WHERE PORTS MEET AND TALK ABOUT THE REAL BASIC ASPECTS OF PORT OPERATIONS
HOW MUCH ARE YOU CHARGING FOR DOCKAGE ON COLUMBIA RIVER VERSUS ON PUGET SOUND? HOW DO YOU BUILD IN THE COST OF NEW STORMWATER REGULATIONS INTO YOUR TARIFF SO THAT THE SHIPPERS ARE PAYING THEIR SHARE? THOSE CONVERSATIONS WERE HAPPENING OUT OF THE LIGHT OF DAY, THANKS TO A FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION ANTITRUST EXEMPTION THAT WAS GRANTED 80 YEARS AGO UNDER FEDERAL LAW
A FEW YEARS AGO, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STARTED SENDING LETTERS TO OUR MEMBERS, SOME OF THE MARINE TERMINAL OPERATORS THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH, PORTS OF CALAMA, ANACORTES, LONGVIEW, STARTED RECEIVING LETTERS SAYING YOU NO LONGER HAVE FEDERAL ANTITRUST IMMUNITY
SO EVERYONE SORT OF THREW UP THEIR HANDS IN THE FACE OF THE GLACIAL FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY AND TAUNTANAKA SAID, WELL, ACTUALLY, THE STATE CAN STEP IN AND SOLVE THIS
SO THE STATE LENT ITS ANTITRUST IMMUNITY TO PORT DISTRICTS FOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES TO ALLOW PORTS TO CONTINUE MEETING, TO DISCUSS RATES AND CHARGES
LITERALLY WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE BILL BEING SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR, PORT OF KALAMA'S OPERATIONS DIRECTOR WENT BACK TO THE NORTHWEST MARINE TERMINALS ASSOCIATION, WHERE HE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO FOR TWO YEARS
THE REASON I SPEND SO MUCH TIME ON THIS IS BECAUSE I'M FOCUSED IN MY NEW ROLE ON IDENTIFYING AREAS OF MUTUAL INTEREST FOR ALL PORT DISTRICTS
THIS ONE, WHEN TOM FIRST BROUGHT IT TO ME 18 MONTHS AGO, SEEMED LIKE, WHY WOULD THE PORT OF SEATTLE CARE ABOUT THIS? WE STILL HAVE OUR FEDERALLY ANTITRUST IMMUNITY SEATTLE TACOMA EVER IN VANCOUVER
THE FOUR BIG PORTS MAINTAINED THEIR ANTITRUST IMMUNITY UNDER FEDERAL LAW, WHEREAS THESE OTHER EIGHT PORTS LOST IT
THE REASON THAT MATTERS IS BECAUSE PORT OF SEATTLE STILL BENEFITS IF THERE ARE TWELVE PORTS AT THE TABLE, COMPARED TO FOUR OR EVEN 16, BECAUSE SOME OREGON PORTS LOST IT AS WELL
SO THIS IS WHY TOM WAS PUSHING PORT OF SEATTLE TO ADVOCATE FOR IT
THIS IS WHY I WORKED ON IT BOTH IN MY OLD ROLE AND IN MY NEW ROLE
AND THIS IS WHY EVEN THOUGH IT DIRECTLY IMPACTS PORTS THAT ARE DOWN ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER OR, OR UP FURTHER NORTH IN THE SOUND, IT WILL HAVE BENEFIT TO THE PORTS IN PUTATIVE SOUND AS WELL
SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT
TWO OTHER QUICK MUTUAL BENEFIT EXAMPLES SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PORT OF SEATTLE
WE, YOU HAVE ALL BEEN A NATIONAL LEADER ON THAT FOR MORE THAN A DECADE
AND WHEN I GOT TO WPPA, I FOOLISHLY HELD IT UP AS AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING I HAD WORKED ON PREVIOUSLY THAT I WOULDN'T HA HA SPEND AS MUCH TIME ON NOW UNTIL MY MEMBERS SAID, WAIT A SECOND, PORT OF SEATTLE MIGHT WANT TO GAS UP THE PLANES WITH THE SAF
WE WANT TO DEVELOP IT AT OUR PORTS
SO THERE ARE ALREADY TWO PORTS, HOPEFULLY MORE, WHO ARE UNDER ACTIVE AGREEMENTS WITH SAF DEVELOPERS TO SITE THEIR FACILITIES AT PORT DISTRICTS IN WASHINGTON
SO THANKS IN PART TO THAT BILL THAT YOU ALL LED ON AND THAT WE SUPPORTED ON, WE'RE HOPING THAT PORTS WILL BOTH USE SAF AND ALSO DEVELOP SAF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND CLEAN ENERGY AND DERELICT STRUCTURES
BOTH THOSE BILLS ARE PART AND PARCEL OF THE SAME EXAMPLE WHEREIN A BILL WAS BROUGHT FORWARD WHICH INITIALLY CAUSED CONCERN TO PORTS ABOUT ITS UNINTENDED IMPACTS
THE PLASTIC POLLUTION BILL WAS INTENDED TO REDUCE SINGLE USE PLASTICS THINK HOTEL SHAMPOO BOTTLES, BUT THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE WOULD HAVE RENDERED THE DOCKS AT PORTS OF SEATTLE EVERETT ET CETERA, OUT OF COMPLIANCE BECAUSE OF THE HARDSHELLED PLASTIC
NOW, WE TALKED TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOLKS AND OTHER PORT OPERATORS, DISCOVERED THAT OUR MARINA MANAGERS FOLLOW INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO FOAM INTO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ESSENTIALLY
SO WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE NORTHWEST MARINE TRADE ASSOCIATION, LOTS OF DIFFERENT NMTAS TO GET LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT DIDN'T CHANGE
THE INITIAL INTENT OF THE BILL STILL WILL IMPROVE REDUCING PLASTICS IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, BUT DOESN'T HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES ON OUR MEMBERS
IT'S THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED WITH THE DERELICT STRUCTURES BILL
AND IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN YOU'LL HEAR FROM US WPPA SAYING, SEND US YOUR BRIGHTEST ENVIRONMENTAL MINDS
WE NEED TO HAVE A MEETING AND PROVIDE SOME REAL FEEDBACK TO LEGISLATORS SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THE BILLS DO WHAT THEY'RE INTENDED TO DO AND THAT WE CAN CONTINUE OPERATING
SO THAT'S MY STORY
I'M STICKING TO IT
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
I HOPE YOU'LL THROW SOME AT PIERCE AND AYE
LOBBY TEAM AND GLAD TO BE BACK
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT
THANK YOU
YES, IT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION
OPEN IT UP TO OUR COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
GO FOR IT, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
NO QUESTIONS, JUST COMMENTS
IT WAS DEFINITELY A VERY SUCCESSFUL SESSION, AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO PIERCE, CLAIRE AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR REPRESENTING US SO WELL AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND I WAS ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF THESE BILLS
THE TWO TO ONE MATCH BILL WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE CLEAN TRUCKS BILL, THE CHILDCARE FACILITY WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE AS WELL
A NUMBER OF THOSE CHILDCARE FACILITIES THAT WERE ADVOCATING FOR THIS BILL HAD KIDS WHOSE THEIR PARENTS ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE AIRPORT
AND SO IT WAS ONE THAT WAS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING
SO THANKS FOR ADDING THAT AT THE LAST MINUTE AND AMENDING OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
IT WAS ALSO GREAT TO ATTEND THE GOVERNOR'S BILL SIGNING THE SEVEN CLIMATE ACTION BILLS THAT WAS GROUNDBREAKING FOR OUR REGION
AND BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PASS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE AND THE BUSINESS LINE THAT WE'RE IN
SO I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT IN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
AND THANK YOU FOR GOING BACK AND FORTH IN TWO DAYS FOR BILL SIGNINGS TO CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND BACK TO OLYMPIA
ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CALKINS
SO, JUST A QUICK QUESTION
DO WE HAVE A MAP OF WHERE THE FUNDING FOR RECHARGING STATIONS? NO, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S COME OUT
I BELIEVE IT'S JUST THE FUNDING FOR IT
I'M SURE THEY HAVE SOME IDEA, BUT WE CAN TALK TO WSDOT AND ECOLOGY
I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE GATEWAY
IF THOSE ARE ALREADY INCLUDED, WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM ONE, SIX, SEVEN WOULD BE GREAT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY HAUL CORRIDOR IN SEATTLE COULD BE A CANDIDATE AS WELL
SINCE WE KNOW LOTS OF BIG TRUCKS ON IT, I'M GOING TO ADD TO THE KIND OF KUDOS TO ERIC AND AYE
TEAM
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ERIC IS NOW THE SORT OF PORT CZAR FOR THE STATE
SO THE FACT THAT HE WOULD DEIGN TO BE PRESENT HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ONE OF JUST 73 PORTS, I LIVE LIKE 3 MILES FROM HERE
IT'S A BIG DEAL
I ALSO WANT TO SAY SO LAST WEEK WE HAD THE WPPA SPRING MEETING WHICH IS VERY EDUCATION INTENSIVE AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK FOR THE WPPA STAFF AND IT WAS BY ALL ACCOUNTS, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT OTHER COMMISSIONER FROM AROUND THE STATE TELLING ME THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SPRING MEETING IN A LONG TIME
AND IT IS BECAUSE, AS ERIC MENTIONED, A GREAT LONG STANDING STAFF, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF, OF ERIC
HE HAS TAKEN THE REINS OF THE WPPA AND HE HAS DONE AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB
A YEAR AGO WE WERE IN A PERIOD OF REAL TURMOIL IN THE ORGANIZATION WHERE THE MORALE WAS VERY LOW
THERE WERE PORTS, THERE HAD BEEN ISSUES RELATED TO COVID AND BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES IN REVENUE AMONGST VARIOUS PORTS, IT HAD REALLY PUT A STRAIN ON THE KIND OF BUDGET AND FINANCES BOTH THE PORTS AND FOR THE ORGANIZATION
AND WE FOUND A GREAT LEADER AND HE HAS REALLY RIGHTED THE SHIP AND I HEARD IT
100% OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THE WPPA WAS POSITIVE AND VIRTUALLY EVERYONE ATTRIBUTED TO ERIC
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD JOB, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON FINDING THAT GUY
SECOND THING I WANTED TO SAY, THIS IS JUST A ROUND OF GRATITUDES
BASICALLY
AFTER SESSION, I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO SEAN AND LISA, AND I DON'T THINK I CAUGHT UP WITH YOU, TRENT
BUT EVERY TIME I ASKED SOMEBODY FROM OUR TEAM, EITHER HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE OR NWSA
JUST TO SAY, WOW, YOU GUYS REALLY CRUSHED IT THIS SESSION
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM POINTED TO SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE TEAM, SAID, NO, IT WAS REALLY HER
IT WAS REALLY AYE.
AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO WHAT A GREAT TEAM WE HAVE OVERALL THAT THEY REALLY DO
THEY SORT OF WORK TOGETHER REALLY WELL
THEY KNOW EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHS, THEY KIND OF COVID ALL THE BASES
AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PART OF WHY WE WERE SO SUCCESSFUL THIS SESSION BOTH AT THE PORT AND THE WPPA AND THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE
SO GREAT JOB
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE INTERIM BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF WE GET TO DO IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION BASED ON A COUPLE OF VERY SUCCESSFUL YEARS AND THAT'S A LOT OF THE WORK WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING RIGHT NOW
SO THANKS AGAIN
I MEANT TO MENTION ONE THING, JUST YOU BROUGHT IT UP THERE AS FAR AS INTERIM WORK
PIERCE MENTIONED TOURISM AND THIS STRANGE SENTIMENT IN OLYMPIA THAT PEOPLE WERE JUST COMING TO WASHINGTON BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A GREAT PLACE
AND I EVEN HEARD PORT OF SEATTLE'S SUCCESS IN CRUISE MENTIONED AS AN EXAMPLE
LOOK AT ALL THE CRUISE PASSENGERS
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE KNOW HOW MUCH WORK WENT INTO DEVELOPING THAT BUSINESS HERE
SO ONE EDUCATIONAL ITEM THAT WE'RE DOING THIS INTERIM NOT SPECIFIC TO CRUISE, IS MAKING SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW WE ATTRACT VISITORS TO WASHINGTON AND THE WORK THAT PORTS DO
SO THAT'S JUST ANOTHER ITEM OF FUTURE PARTNERSHIP, I THINK
WELL, I THINK WHEN FITCH LEFT AT THE END OF DECEMBER I'M SORRY, DIRECTOR FITCH LEFT AT THE END OF DECEMBER, A WEEK AND A HALF BEFORE LEGISLATIVE SESSION STARTED
I KNOW I WAS SORT OF HAVING A HOLY SMOKES MOMENT AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? AND JUST THE TEAM, AS YOU PUT IT, DIRECTOR FITCH, THAT YOU DID NOT MISS STRIDE AT ALL
IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL SESSION, AND IT WAS REALLY, I THINK, KIND OF A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO OBSERVE DIRECTOR EDWARDS IN ACTION, GOING PHYSICALLY DOWN TO OLYMPIA AND HANDLING BUSINESS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM AND THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT WINS, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE THAT I REALLY MADE A PRIORITY, WHICH IS FINE
AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE WERE CHALLENGES IN IDENTIFYING AN AGENCY
I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH REPRESENTATIVE HACKNEY WHO MENTIONED THAT LNI WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE AGENCY
POTENTIALLY, THEY ALREADY HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO TRACK THAT SORT OF INFORMATION, SO IT'S A STRONG LEAD TO FOLLOW UP ON
I SAW THAT WE DID HAVE CHIEF VIA IN THE ROOM
HE'S GONE NOW, BUT I WONDER IF THERE'S A ROLE FOR AYE
ALSO TO BE ABLE TO PLUG IN AN ADVOCACY IN CONCERT WITH THE WASHINGTON AVIATION POLICE CHIEFS AND SHERIFFS
WHEN I HEARD THEM IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY, I THINK IT CAUGHT THEM OFF GUARD
BUT BASED ON WHAT THEY HEARD IN THE TESTIMONY, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET ON BOARD WITH IT
I THINK WE CAN LEVERAGE THAT TOO, BECAUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST SAFEGUARDING FOR THE PROLIFERATION OF FIREARMS AND OTHER TRAFFICKING MOVEMENTS IN OUR SOCIETY, BUT JUST REALLY PROMOTING MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE LEVERAGING THE FUNDS IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY POSSIBLE
SO THAT'S EXCITING
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION
I'VE GOT TWO QUESTIONS
ONE OF THEM IS FOR PIERCE ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET
I SEE THAT WE'VE GOT 29 MILLION FOR PORT ELECTRIFICATION COMPETITIVE GRANTS
DOES THAT SATISFY US AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR? WE KNEW THAT WE NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO GET TO THE GRANULARITY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE DECARBONIZATION OF THE HEAVY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR
DOES THIS SATISFY THAT OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK? FITCH AND I HAVE BROKEN OFF A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT NUMBERS, BUT IT WAS 26 OR 29 MILLION
PROBABLY FITCH IS RIGHT, BUT IT'S A GOOD FIRST STEP
BUT AS WE WERE ALLUDING TO, WE NEED TO PROVE THAT WE CAN SPEND THOSE MONIES ON PROJECTS THAT WILL BRING BENEFIT
THERE'S A REAL STRUGGLE WITH THAT NUMBER AND THE FUNDING FOR THAT
BUT I THINK THERE IS A RECOGNITION THAT MORE MONEY IS NEEDED FOR PROJECTS SUCH AS SHORE POWER
IN FACT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, FITCH, THERE WERE SOME BUDGET BUT OUT YEAR MONIES THAT PROJECT THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY COULD BE SPENT ON PROJECTS LIKE SHORE POWER, AND IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN $26 MILLION
SO I THINK THIS IS A TEST FOR US TO SEE HOW WE CAN UTILIZE THAT MONEY
BUT, FITCH, YOU CAN JUMP IN, YOU KNOW, AS WELL
I THINK THE ANSWER IS, FIRST OFF, THAT THE 26 AND A HALF PLUS FOUR, FIVE, TWO AND A HALF, IT'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT CHUNKS IS NOT ENOUGH
IT'S ENOUGH FOR WHAT WAS PUT FORWARD BY PROJECT PROPONENTS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEAR WINDOW
THERE WAS, IN THE SENATE CAPITAL BUDGET, A LOOK AHEAD ITEM FOR 140,000,000 OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, WHICH I HAVE TO ASSUME IS BASED ON SEAPORT ALLIANCE DOES A GOOD JOB OF TRACKING ITS FUTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IN DECARB AT ITS FACILITIES
SO I THINK THAT MAY HAVE BEEN REFLECTED THERE
I'M NOT SURE
I'LL JUST SAY, AS A PLUG, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED
AND THERE ARE PROGRAMS OUT THERE
THE 185,000,000 THAT WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR MEDIUM HEAVY DUTY ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES ALLOWS FOR CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT, ON DOCK EQUIPMENT
SO YOUR RUBBER TIRE, GANTRY, CRANES, YOUR TOP PICKS, WHATEVER THEY MAY BE, COULD POTENTIALLY BE ELIGIBLE AS WELL
SO I THINK AT LEAST WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON IN THE NEAR TERM IS PUTTING FORWARD A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE BREADTH OF THE NEED, SO THAT WHEN WE GO BACK IN TWO YEARS, WE SAY, HERE'S THE SCALE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND HERE'S THE SCALE OF INVESTMENT THAT YOU SHOULD PUT FORWARD
SO THAT'S SORT OF THE IMMEDIATE CHALLENGE
BUT NO, IT'S NOT ENOUGH
MORE IS NEEDED, AND THERE WILL BE MORE ON THE TABLE IF WE SPEND THIS THE RIGHT WAY
OKAY, GOT IT
THANK YOU
AND THEN I SAW THAT WE ALSO HAVE, FOR NATURAL RESOURCES, 56.6 MILLION TOWARDS AIR QUALITY
I SAW SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT THERE'S FUNDS DEDICATED TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ULTRA FINE PARTICLES
ERIC, WE'RE UNIQUE IN THAT
WE HAVE THE AIRPORT
ARE THERE ANY THE PORT THAT ARE ADVOCATING FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCY GRANTS OR COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS TO MITIGATE IMPACTS FROM PORT OPERATIONS? AS FAR AS THAT SPECIFIC TYPE OF WORK, I CAN'T THINK OF A PORT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I WILL JUST SAY THAT A LOT OF PORTS ARE INVESTING IN CLIMATE ACTION PLANS
INCREASINGLY, THEIR CAPITAL PLANS INCLUDE A FOCUS ON, IF NOT RESILIENCY, ON JUST REDUCING EMISSIONS
SEATTLE AND TACOMA ARE AHEAD, AND SO ACTING AS AN EXAMPLE, BUT I'LL JUST SAY PORT OF CAMIS, WASH
GOOGLE JUST PUT OUT A GUIDE THAT WE'RE SHARING WITH OUR MEMBERS ABOUT BUILDING DECARBONIZATION
I VISITED PORT OF PONDERE
THE FURTHEST NORTHEAST PORT
THEY'RE PUTTING CLEANER BURNING TIER FOUR DIESEL ENGINES IN LOCOMOTIVES IN ORDER TO REDUCE EMISSIONS IN THAT COMMUNITY
BUT THEIR FOCUS IS TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION AS OPPOSED TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCY
SO I DON'T KNOW OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCY PROGRAMS THAT ARE AT THE SAME LEVEL, BUT I WILL TAKE THAT FOR THE RECORD
AND I JUST WONDER IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE OTHER PORTS I MEAN, IT'S SUCH A HUGE PIECE OF WHAT WE AND COMMISSIONERS HEAR ABOUT FROM THE PUBLIC THAT RIDE IN
AND I WONDER, DO THEY GET CONCENTRATED INQUIRIES FROM FOLKS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ADVERSE IMPACTS FROM PORT OPERATIONS? YEAH, I'LL JUST TELL YOU, THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES MAP IS NEWLY RELEVANT TO A LOT OF PORTS
THERE WAS AT ONE POINT OF DISCUSSION, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT HARD TO DECARBONIZE SECTOR FUNDING THAT PIERCE MENTIONED OF PORTS WOULD HAVE TO BE WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AREA IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING
A LOT OF PORTS WEREN'T ACTIVELY FOLLOWING THAT EPA DESIGNATION, AND SO I THINK THE AWARENESS IS GROWING EVERY DAY FOR SURE
AND THEN YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE TWO PORTS THAT WERE INTERESTED IN ACTUALLY DEVELOPING SAF
DO WE HAVE AN ACTIVE CONVERSATION GOING WITH THOSE PORTS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE? THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY QUIET SO FAR BECAUSE THE DEALS ARE NASCENT
SO I WAS EVEN GOING TO NAME ONE OF THE PORT AS I WAS GOING UP TO THE DIAS TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE SAF BILL
AND THEN THE AVIATION FUEL DEVELOPER SAID, JUST MENTION THE COUNTY, NOT THE PORT
RIGHT
SO I THINK THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL AND SHOULD DEVELOP
THE GOOD NEWS IS, STEPHANIE MINE ON YOUR STAFF AT LESLIE AND SARAH COX, THAT WHOLE TEAM ARE RECOGNIZED BY PEOPLE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW KNEW THEM
I HEAR THEIR NAMES MENTIONED BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT THERE
SO I THINK THEY'LL BE GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM FOLKS WHO WANT TO MOVE THEIR PRODUCT
WELL, I'LL JUST SAY IT'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO HAVE YOU BACK IN HERE
WE MISSED YOU, BUT APPARENTLY WE DIDN'T NEED TO MISS YOU THAT MUCH, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE KNOW THAT YOU REALLY JUST LEFT BECAUSE YOU LIKE RYAN BEST AND WANTED TO PARTNER WITH AYE
EVEN CLOSER
WE DO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER, ME AND THE COMMISSIONER
THAT BEING SAID, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING WHO YOUR REPLACEMENT WILL BE AND GETTING TO MAKE THEIR ACQUAINTANCE, PARTNERING WITH THEM, AND LOVE THE 30, 60, 90 THAT STAFF HAS SET OUT FOR THEM AS WE ONBOARD THEM AND GET READY FOR AN EFFECTIVE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM OTHER COMMISSIONERS? WELL THEN, WITH THAT BEING SAID OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS
THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS OR COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS I JUST WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO TOMORROW MORNING'S SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE REGARDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN FOR THE WEST COAST
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF EXPERT PANELS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INTERESTED IN THE INDUSTRY, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING AT THE FABULOUS CENTER IN PERSON, AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO STREAM IF THEY CAN'T MAKE IT IN PERSON
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE RECORDING AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T MAKE IT EITHER WAY
AVIATION MOHAMMED, JUST FOR CLOSING COMMENTS, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO EXTEND MY THOUGHT AND SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THE RECENT COLLISION ACCIDENT
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO HEAR THAT THAT FOUR YEAR OLD IS IN BETTER CONDITION RIGHT NOW
AND SO JUST PUBLIC SURETY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US
AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON TOP OF MIND FOR ME
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT
AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IS JUST A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS
I DON'T THINK THERE'S EVER BEEN IN HISTORY A CEO OR AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO IS A WOMAN AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND I HOPE TO SEE THAT ONE DAY
AND YEAH, YOU BEING IN THIS ROLE, EVEN IF FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, GIVES ME A SENSE OF HOPE AROUND THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
AS COMMISSIONER CHO SAID EARLIER, THE FIRST, BUT DEFINITELY NOT THE LAST
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE
I WANTED TO PUT IN A PLUG ALSO FOR THE NWSA FORUM ON WIND IN WASHINGTON STATE, AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL TO PLUG INTO THE SUPPLY CHAIN ON OFFSHORE WIND THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE TOMORROW IN TACOMA IN PERSON
I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND MYSELF WILL BE PROVIDING PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT THE CITY TOMORROW IN SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR'S PLAN TO PRESERVE THE HISTORICALLY INDUSTRIAL SPACES IN SOTO
THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE MIGHT BE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO THAT PLAN THAT WE HAVE WORKED ON FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MAYOR
WE LOVE THE PLAN AND HOPE THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL PASS IT AS IS
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING PUBLIC TESTIMONY TOMORROW
I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TOMORROW TO OUR ANTI BLACKNESS IN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY FORUM THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT I MISSED THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH BECAUSE I WAS ON AN EXCURSION TO SCOTLAND AND DENMARK ON OFFSHORE WIND ALONG WITH PORT STAFF MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS LABOR WHO WERE THERE
AND THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLY INFORMATIVE TOUR WHERE I WAS ABLE TO DO A LOT OF LEARNING AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAVE SHOWN TO BE ABLE TO RAISE OUR COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS AROUND THIS EMERGING AND MATURE ECONOMY THAT IS ASSUREDLY COMING TO WASHINGTON STATE I'M SORRY
WELL, TO THE WEST COAST AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WASHINGTON STATE TO BE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT
I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE INTERIM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS AND ACKNOWLEDGE HOW SIGNIFICANT IT IS THAT YOU'RE IN THIS LEADERSHIP ROLE
YOU GO, GIRL
AND I THINK THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS FOR TODAY
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED
AND THE TIME IS 213.

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