The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-06-27 at Sea-Tac Airport

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-06-27 at Sea-Tac Airport

YOU ALL RIGHT? THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 27, 2023
THE TIME IS NOW 10:30 A.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONER CALKINS, FELLEMAN, HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AWAITING FOR THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, DISCUSS TWO ITEMS REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, OR LITTLE LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30.110 SUB I, SUB ONE
SUB I WILL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AND WE'LL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON SHARP
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 27, 2023
THE TIME IS NOW TWELVE 04:00 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA
PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
PRESENT
THANK YOU
WE DO HAVE A FULL BOARD WITH US HERE TODAY
EXCELLENT
A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE BEGIN
FOR EVERYONE IN THE MEETING ROOM, PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONES TO SILENT
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS
WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING, PLEASE KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION AND ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK, AND WE'LL TURN THEM BACK OFF AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR REMARKS
FOR ANYONE AT THE DIAS HERE TODAY, PLEASE TURN OFF SPEAKERS ON ANY COMPUTERS AND SILENCE YOUR DEVICES
PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER TO ADDRESS YOUR QUEST TO BE RECOGNIZED, TO SPEAK THROUGH THE CHAIR AND WAIT TO SPEAK UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED
YOU'LL TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONES ON AND OFF AS NEEDED
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE TODAY WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING, SO I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD SO THAT IT'S CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONER WILL SAY I OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
WE ARE PRESIDING IN MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH, PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
AT THIS TIME, PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ALL RIGHT, FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AS A REMINDER, IF A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PULL THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
RATHER, A COMMISSIONER MAY OFFER SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING COMMENTS ONCE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ON THE FLOOR AND BEFORE THE VOTE IS TAKEN
HOWEVER, IF A COMMISSIONER WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR WISHES TO HAVE A DIALOGUE ON A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO REQUEST THE ITEM TO BE PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY MOTION TO RANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY? GREAT
COMMISSIONER, THE QUESTION IS NOW ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? HEARING NONE
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MOVING ON
COMMISSIONERS, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM FOR SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY TO BEGIN OUR MEETING
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
THIS IS ITEM FOUR, A PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF JUNE 2023 AS PRIDE MONTH
COMMISSIONERS, PRIDE MONTH REMINDS US TO LIVE PROUDLY AND AUTHENTICALLY AS OUR FULL SELVES, AND IS A CELEBRATION OF OUR LGBTQIA PLUS COMMUNITIES AND EVERYTHING THEY HAVE ENDURED AND OVERCOME
THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION REPORTS THAT THEY ARE MAKING AND TRACKING 491 ANTILBGTQ BILLS IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY, MAKING IT IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER TO BE ALLIES AND STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH LGBTQIA PLUS COMMUNITIES
THIS PAST SUNDAY, OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, PORTWIDE PRIDE, MARCHED IN THE SEATTLE PRIDE PARADE, AN EVENT THAT WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SINCE 2002
IN ATTENDANCE TODAY, WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS OF THE PORT WIDE PRIDE JOINING US TO READ TODAY'S PROCLAMATION BEFORE YOU
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM NOW, AND I THINK THEY'RE ALL WITH US, VIRTUALLY
I'M ASSUMING THEY ARE
I DON'T SEE THEM HERE
BUT WE HAVE MEGAN O'CONNOR
WE HAVE LEONA KAMATSU
AND WE HAVE TOM JOHNSON, RUTH PEREZ, STUTER AND JUDE BARRETT
AND SO I THINK AT THIS TIME, I THINK I'M TURNING IT OVER TO MEGAN
MEGAN? IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THERE
ALL RIGHT
I THINK SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO START
OKAY
ALL RIGHT
I THINK TOM MAYBE
IT MIGHT BE TOM
YEAH
THANKS, TOM
THANK YOU
HI, MEGAN
THANKS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THIS IS A PROCLAMATION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION
WHEREAS THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, AND BELONGING IS AN ASSET AND STRENGTH OF OUR PUBLIC AGENCY AS REFLECTED IN OUR CENTURY AGENDA, GOALS, AND OUR VALUES OF RESPECT, ANTIRACISM AND EQUITY, INTEGRITY, STEWARDSHIP AND EXCELLENCE
AND WHEREAS THE STONEWALL IN RIOTS IN JUNE OF 1969 AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE, WHICH TARGETED LESBIAN, GAY, AND TRANS COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK CITY, CONTINUES TO SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT OF US
HISTORY
INITIATED BY TWO TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR, MARCIA P
JOHNSON AND SYLVIA RIVERA, STONEWALL PROTESTS, LED BY THE GAY COMMUNITY FOR THE RIGHT OF LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO LIVE SAFELY, OPENLY, AND AUTHENTICALLY, BECAME A SEISMIC MOMENT IN THE FIGHT FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS
AND WHEREAS, THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF STONEWALL IN 1970 BECAME THE FIRST PRIDE CELEBRATION SPREADING TO SEVERAL CITIES BEFORE BECOMING A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER INTERSEX ASEXUAL TWO SPIRIT AND PLUS ABBREVIATED AS LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS COMMUNITIES
AND WHEREAS THE FIGHT FOR THE DIGNITY, RESPECT, EQUALITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING OF THE LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN HARD FOUGHT IN THE STREETS, COURTS AND LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS FOR DECADES AND CONTINUES TODAY FOR LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BE FREE FROM THE THREAT OF POLICE VIOLENCE, DISCRIMINATORY AND OR BIGOTED LAWS AND DE FACTO DISCRIMINATION
AND WHERE, DESPITE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS FOR LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS RIGHTS IN STONEWALL, THERE ARE A GROWING NUMBER OF LAWS AND LEGISLATION ROOTED IN BIGOTRY AND HOMOPHOBIA THAT SEEK TO DENY FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION OR FREE SPEECH
PROTECTED BY THE UFS CONSTITUTION OR TO DENY CRUCIAL GENDER AFFIRMING CARE OR OTHER LIFE SAVING FORM OF CARE, EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FOR LGBTQIA
TWO S PLUS INDIVIDUALS
THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION CITES 491 ANTILGBTQ BILLS ACROSS THE US
IN 2023 ALONE
AND WHEREAS RACISM, ABLEISM, MISOGYNY COLORISM AND ANTI BLACKNESS, XENOPHOBIA AND IMMIGRATION STATUS, HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA ARE INTERCONNECTED AND RESULT IN CONTINUED EXPERIENCES OF PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION, INVISIBILITY MARGINALIZATION PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL ATTACKS, AND LACK OF PROTECTION FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DIGNITY IN HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, AND OTHER PLACES
AND WHEREAS, A STUDY BY UCLA LAWS WILLIAMS INSTITUTE CITES 40% OF LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS ADULTS IDENTIFIED AS PEOPLE OF COLOR AND AN ESTIMATED 1.3 MILLION IMMIGRANT ADULTS AND ARE LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS, OF WHOM 23% ARE UNDOCUMENTED
THESE NUMBERS HIGHLIGHT THE INTERSECTIONALITY AND MULTIPLE IDENTITIES THAT COMPOUND THE LIVED EXPERIENCES BOTH OF LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS IMMIGRANTS AND OR LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO MAY HAVE FLED PERSECUTION, THE THREAT OF STATE SPONSORED VIOLENCE, OR OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES
FOR BEING CLEAR, LGBTQIA TWO S OR SURVIVED GENERATIONS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM AND VIOLENCE
AND WHEREAS, LGBTQIA S TWO PLUS FAMILIES AND THE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THEY ARE FORMED AND WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE CONTINUES TO BE ANOTHER ARENA IN THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS PARENTS
AND WHEREAS, PRIDE MONTH IS A TIME TO LEARN, REFLECT, AND HONOR THE TRIALS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS COMMUNITY IN THE FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS AS HUMAN BEINGS, PRIDE MONTH IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMIT TO SOLIDARITY AND ALLYSHIP, TO ERADICATE DISCRIMINATION AND INJUSTICES FOR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION
AND WHEREAS, THE PORT OF SEATTLE CELEBRATES AND VALUES ITS LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BOTH DURING PRIDE MONTH AND YEAR ROUND
THROUGH THE PORTWIDE PRIDE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP AND THE PORT'S TRANSGENDER, INCLUSIVITY
WORK GROUP
THE PORT IS COMMITTED TO LEARNING FROM AND UPLIFTING THE LEADERSHIP OF LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS EMPLOYEES AND WORKING TO MAKE THE PORT AN EMPLOYER THAT RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH CARE, EQUITY VIA GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, AND OTHER BENEFITS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS EMPLOYEES
AND WHEREAS THE PORT OF SEATTLE STANDS AGAINST THE DISCRIMINATION, VIOLENCE, AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS COMMUNITIES AND WITH ALL LGBTQIA TWO S PLUS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PORT VALUES AND THE BELIEF IN EQUITY, EQUALITY, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OUR READERS TODAY
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER CALKINS AS THE LEAD SPONSOR OF THE PROCLAMATION AND START COMMENTS WITH HIM
THANK YOU, COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO
SO I WANTED TO SHARE A FEW REASONS WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE THIS PROCLAMATION THIS YEAR AND WHY I'VE ASKED TO BE THE SPONSOR OF IT
FIRST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT JUNE IS A MONTH OF CELEBRATION
THAT OFTENTIMES
AS WE THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES STILL FACING THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON THE CONCERNS AROUND INCREASED BIGOTRY AND HOMOPHOBIA IN OUR SOCIETY AND THE EFFORTS BY CERTAIN FACTORS WITHIN SOCIETY TO LEGISLATE AWAY THE RIGHTS THAT WE'RE FINALLY HONORING IN MOST OF THE COUNTRY AND FIGHT AGAINST EFFORTS TO UNDO THAT
BUT I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT AN INCREDIBLE CELEBRATION IT IS
AND I THINK THAT STEMS FROM THE VERY FACT THAT LOVE IS NOT A ZERO SUM GAME
THAT WHEN WE FINALLY ALLOW PEOPLE TO LOVE WHO THEY WANT TO LOVE, THAT THAT ACTUALLY BUILDS LOVE FOR ALL OF US, THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM YOU IN ANY WAY
TO SEE PEOPLE WHO FOR DECADES, GENERATIONS, FOR REALLY THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY, HAVE BEEN PREVENTED FROM BEING ABLE TO HONOR THAT VERY BASIC THING
I WAS BORN THIS WAY
THIS IS WHO I WANT TO LOVE, AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE OTHER PERSON WHO I TRULY LOVE AND KNOW THAT THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM ME
SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING
THE SECOND THING IS I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CELEBRATE THIS PUBLICLY AND OPENLY AND LOUDLY BECAUSE OF THE POINT THAT WAS MADE IN THE PROCLAMATION IS THAT THIS INTERSECTS WITH OTHER AREAS OF VULNERABILITY, WHETHER IT'S AS A FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN OR AS A PERSON OF COLOR OR FOR SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME, FOR YOUTH
THINK ABOUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO DID NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH NON HETERONORMATIVE GENDER STEREOTYPES PLACED ON US WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN
THINK ABOUT WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE TO GO THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE WHO YOU WERE AS A PERSON WAS QUESTIONED ON A FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL
IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT THESE CHILDREN FACE SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF SUICIDE, SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF DEPRESSION
AND WHEN WE SAY IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, WE CELEBRATE WHO YOU ARE AS ADULTS, AS LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, IT TELLS THOSE KIDS THAT THEY ARE WELCOME AND THAT THEY ARE LOVED
AND SO FOR ME, I WILL CONTINUE TO GO TO EVERY PRIDE PARADE I CAN GO TO
I WILL WEAR RAINBOWS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE AND AROUND THE YEAR, WHENEVER I'M ASKED TO
I WANT TO DEMONSTRATE TO THOSE KIDS THAT THEY HAVE A STRONG ALLY IN ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND US AS LEADERS, AND ALSO AS THE INSTITUTION OF THE PORT, AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS PLACE A PLACE THAT THEY FEEL SAFE AND THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE TRULY A PART OF THIS PLACE IN THIS REGION
SO I'M TRULY EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS PROCLAMATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE SUPPORT OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, FOR INTRODUCING THIS
AND I MUST SAY THAT MAKING THIS AS MAINSTREAM CELEBRATION AS POSSIBLE IS REALLY WHAT'S CRITICAL
AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THE COMMISSION TAKE THIS UP
I WAS ALSO DELIGHTED THE FACT THAT THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM HAD A PRIDE NIGHT THAT I WAS HONORED AND ENJOYED VERY MUCH GOING OUT WITH OUR COMMISSIONER OFFICE PERSON, PRESTON TUCKER
AND IT WAS PARTICULARLY FUN BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO GIVE A TOUR OF THE AQUARIUM
BUT THE FACT THAT THE WHOLE AQUARIUM WAS A JOYOUS PLACE TO CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH, I THOUGHT WAS SOMETHING GREAT
AND PART OF THE ONGOING EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE, PERHAPS IN OUR MOU WITH THE AQUARIUM COULD BE A JOINT EFFORT WITH A GREAT VENUE TO HAVE A PARTY AS WELL
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS UP, AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT UNEXPECTED VENUES LIKE THAT WILL BE PART OF THIS CELEBRATION
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY PRIDE MONTH
AND I DO THINK OF ALL THE THINGS THAT PRIDE REPRESENTS AS A MOMENT TO BE ABLE TO RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO OUR VALUES, TO BE ABLE TO COMMIT OURSELVES TO EQUALITY AND FAIRNESS FOR THE LGBTQIA TWO PLUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO INDEED CELEBRATE THE IRREPRESSIBLE JOY OF OUR BELOVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS
I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT I'VE SEEN TAKE PLACE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE SINCE I ARRIVED HERE
IN TRYING TO EMBRACE AND TAKE STEPS TOWARDS MORE INCLUSIVE FACILITIES, TOWARDS CREATING SPACES FOR MEMBERS OF OUR OWN PORT STAFF, TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TO BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING, TO SPECIFICALLY STAKEHOLDER WITH YOUTH SHELTERS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, KNOWING THAT LGBTQIA TO PLUS YOUTH FACE HIGHER HOMELESSNESS AS WELL
AND AS AN ENTITY THAT'S COMMITTED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE IN THAT WAY, I JUST THINK IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE CONVERSATION
AND SO I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROCLAMATION
I'D LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER CAUKINS FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD AND ALL THE PORT STAFF WHO PUT SO MUCH TOWARDS IT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
I ECHO THE WORDS OF MY COLLEAGUES, AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD
I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY WARM WISHES TO THOSE WHO ATTENDED SEATTLE'S PRIDE PARADE THIS SUNDAY
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PORT WIDE PRIDE ERG GROUP
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
RECOGNIZING, CELEBRATING, AND SUPPORTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS FOR LGBTIA PLUS COMMUNITIES ENSURES EQUAL TREATMENT OF PROTECTION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR EXPRESSION
I AM SO PROUD TO LIVE IN SEATTLE AND TO BE PART OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WHERE WE RECOGNIZE WHERE WE RECOGNIZE AND WE PRIORITIZE THE SAFEGUARDING OF THOSE RIGHTS AND PROMOTING INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, AND A SOCIETY WHERE INDIVIDUALS COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, YOUR CAMERA HAS FROZEN
COMMISSIONER, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LEAVE THE MEETING AND REJOIN
I DON'T THINK SHE CAN HEAR YOU
LET'S GO AHEAD
ALL RIGHT, IF SHE CAN GET BACK ON, I WILL RECOGNIZE HER AGAIN
BUT LET ME JUST ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THANK COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR LEADING ON THIS, AS WELL AS THE STAFF WHO HAVE HELPED DRAFT AND PUT THIS FORWARD
I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF ALL OF OUR ERGS, BUT ESPECIALLY POOR WHITE PRIDE
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON IS BEING A GATEWAY TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION, RIGHT, AS BOTH THE PORT AND AS A SEAPORT
AND I THINK PART OF WHAT WE STRIVE TO BE AS AN ORGANIZATION, AS AN INSTITUTION, AS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, IS ONE THAT IS A WELCOMING GATEWAY, A GATEWAY THAT WELCOMES PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
AND THAT COULD BE ANYONE FROM PEOPLE COMING IN HERE INTERNATIONALLY, TRAVELING, OR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT FAITH OR OF CIRCUMSTANCES, WHETHER YOU'RE REFUGEES, BUT ALSO IF YOU IDENTIFY WITHIN THE LGBTQI TO US PLUS COMMUNITY
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GIVE CREDIT TO ALL THOSE WHO WORK TOWARDS THAT GOAL OF MAKING THIS INSTITUTION AND THIS ORGANIZATION THAT WEALTH GIVING PLACE FOR ANYONE IN ANY WALK OF LIFE
IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AS AN ORGANIZATION
I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THOSE WHO COME THROUGH THIS GATEWAY, WHO COME THROUGH THIS AIRPORT WHERE WE'RE SITTING RIGHT NOW AND FEEL THAT WAY, AND THEY SEE US AS LEADERS WHEN IT COMES TO BEING INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE
AND SO I'M VERY MUCH SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
I'M VERY MUCH SUPPORTIVE OF OUR ERGS CONTINUING TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE GOOD WORKS THAT WILL COME OUT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING
SO WITH THAT, I SEE THAT COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED HAS COME BACK
I WONDER IF COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, YOU WANT TO FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED? I WONDER HOW FAR I GOT
START OVER
AND I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS FROZEN AND I WAS LOOKING GOOD, AND I HOPE I WAS
YOU ALWAYS LOOK GOOD
YOU DON'T WORRY THERE
GO AHEAD
ALL I WAS REALLY JUST SAYING IS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT THE COVID RIGHTS FOR OUR LGBTIA PLUS COMMUNITIES AND TO ENSURE THE EQUAL TREATMENT, PROTECTION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION
AND I WAS ALSO SAYING THAT I FEEL REALLY PROUD TO LIVE IN SEATTLE AND TO BE A PART OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE WHERE WE PRIORITIZE THE SAFEGUARDING OF THESE RIGHTS AND PROMOTING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO THRIVE AND TO CONTRIBUTE AND BE RESPECTED FOR THEIR TRUE SELVES
I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT
AND I WAS WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY PRIDE MONTH AND ALSO THANKED THE PORT WIDE PRIDE GRE GROUP FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AGAIN, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
EXCELLENT HEARING
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVED
SECOND
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR VOTE
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU ALL
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
AND I UNDERSTAND WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TODAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHO
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
WITH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AN OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER BEHIND US, WE ARE ENTERING THE HEART OF THE BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON THROUGH OUR GATEWAYS
IN FACT, EIGHT OF THE TEN BUSIEST DAYS OF 2023 HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS
WHILE WE DID NOT BREAK THE SINGLE DAY OUTBOUND PASSENGER RECORD THAT WAS FORECASTED THIS PAST WEEKEND AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WE ARE CONFIDENT WE WILL DO SO SOON AND WILL MOST LIKELY EXCEED THAT RECORD SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER
TO BE CLEAR, WE EXPECT TO AYE
AN ALL TIME HIGH, NOT JUST A POST COVID HIGH, BUT THIS WOULD BE IN OUR ENTIRE AIRPORT HISTORY
WHILE WE ARE DOING ALL WE CAN OPERATIONALLY TO ACCOMMODATE THIS INCREDIBLE TRAVEL DEMAND, WE ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY HARD AT WORK UPGRADING SCA, CONSTRUCTING NEW AMENITIES, AND ENHANCEMENTS TO IMPROVE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
YOU'LL HEAR UPDATES ON SEVERAL OF THOSE PROJECTS AS PART OF TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA
IN ANOTHER UPDATE
LAST WEEK, I TRAVELED TO LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA TO ATTEND THE PORT ELECTRIFICATION US CONFERENCE, WHERE I SPOKE DURING A SESSION ON ELECTRIFYING US
PORTS WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER WEST COAST PORTS
I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE OFFSHORE WIND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE AREA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR WORK AS WELL
IN CALIFORNIA, IT WAS INFORMATIVE ESPECIALLY TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES ARE UNDERWAY IN OTHER PORTS AND THE COMMON CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE AS WE WORK TO DECARBONIZE OUR MARITIME OPERATIONS IN RELATED TRAVEL
LATER THIS WEEK, COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO AND I WILL TRAVEL TO LONDON TO JOIN SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SANDRA KILROY AT THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE, THE MEPC, TO HELP ADVOCATE FOR AMBITIOUS GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GOALS BY THE GLOBAL MARITIME INDUSTRY
WE KNOW THAT WE CANNOT MEET OUR NORTHWEST CLEAN PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY OBJECTIVES WITHOUT SUPPORT OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES IN PLACE, AND THAT THE MEPC 80 MEETING IT WILL BE A KEY OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THAT OBJECTIVE, AND IT IS A PIVOTAL MEETING OF THIS GROUP
IN OTHER NEWS, I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED THAT IT HAS RECEIVED THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICER ASSOCIATION'S DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FOR THE 2023 BUDGET DOCUMENT
THIS AWARD IS CONSIDERED THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION IN GOVERNMENTAL BUDGETING
AS STATED IN THE GFOA'S AWARD LETTER, THE AWARD REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT BY THE ENTITY
IT REFLECTS THE COMMITMENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND STAFF TO MEET THE HIGHEST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENTAL BUDGETING
IMPRESSIVELY
THIS REPRESENTS THE 16TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR WE HAVE ACHIEVED THIS AWARD, AND IT DEMONSTRATES THE PORT'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF FISCAL STEWARDSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
KUDOS TO ALL OF THE PORT'S FINANCE AND BUDGET STAFF AS WELL AS TEAM MEMBERS IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR THE DEDICATION PROFESSIONALISM REFLECTED IN THIS RECOGNITION IN THEIR CONTINUING HIGH LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE FOR OVER 16 YEARS IN A ROW
I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING SOME OF THEIR WORK IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2024 BUDGET DURING THE COMMISSIONER BUDGET RETREAT LATER THIS WEEK
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ON A CONSENT AGENDA
WE HAVE SOME INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES ITEMS RELATED TO OUR HVAC AND AIR FILTRATION SYSTEMS AT THE AIRPORT
WE ALSO HAVE A CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SOUTH 188 STREET TUNNEL
UNDER NEW BUSINESS, WE HAVE SOME ACTION ITEMS RELATED TO BUDGET AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OUR SEA GATEWAY PROJECT, OUR CONCOURSE A EXPANSION, AND OUR SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
I WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THESE ITEMS DURING THEIR INTRODUCTION LATER TODAY
AND LASTLY, BEFORE I CONCLUDE MY REMARKS, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME GUESTS WITH US HERE TODAY, AND I'D LIKE THEM TO JOIN ME UP HERE
I HAVE CHIEF MIKE VIA AND COME ON UP
AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKS AROUND THE CALKINS KEEPING ALL OF OUR FACILITIES AND THOSE THAT USE THEM SAFE AND SECURE
AND WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE THAT AND WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP THAT CHIEF MIKE VIA HAS SHOWN
LATER THIS YEAR, CHIEF VIA WILL PROVIDE US AYE
ANNUAL REPORT
HOWEVER, TODAY I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME CHIEF VIA FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION
IN RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE INCLUDED THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND RECOGNITION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR DURING OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS
SO TODAY, I'M PLEASED TO INVITE CHIEF VIA TO JOIN US AND INTRODUCE THIS YEAR'S WINNER
CHIEF VIA
GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSION PRESIDENT, CHO COMMISSIONERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK, PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY THAT ARE HERE WITH US THIS AFTERNOON, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
MY NAME IS MIKE V OF CHIEF OF POLICE, AND WITH ME IS OFFICER NICK BLEVINS
THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR, AND IT IS AN AWARD WHERE EMPLOYEES NOMINATE OFFICERS BASED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP, SELF MOTIVATION, INITIATIVE, WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS, AND ET CETERA
THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR IS THEN SELECTED BY VOTE OF AYE
OR HER PEERS
THIS YEAR, THERE WERE SEVERAL OUTSTANDING NOMINEES, AND ONE OF THOSE NOMINEES WAS OFFICER NICK BLEVINS
NOW NICK SERVED WITH THE US
ARMY FOR 21 YEARS, AND HE RETIRED AS A FIRST SERGEANT BEFORE APPLYING WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND COMING TO US IN JANUARY OF 2020
AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT OFFICER BLEVINS STEPPED FOOT HERE AT THE PORT, HE HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL PERFORMER
HE HAS BEEN ONE THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO THE ORGANIZATION
HE'S ONE THAT MODELS OUR VALUES, AND IT REALLY IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE HERE AND TALK ABOUT AYE
A LITTLE BIT
THIS AFTERNOON, AYE
NOMINEE STATES IN PART, AND I'M GOING TO READ SOME OF WHAT THE PERSON WHO NOMINATED OFFICER BLEVINS SAID
OFFICER BLEVINS MAINTAINS AN EXTREMELY POSITIVE ATTITUDE, WHICH IS INSPIRING IN A STRUGGLING POLICE CULTURE
SO OVER THE LAST ALMOST FOUR YEARS NOW THAT HE'S BEEN HERE, THERE'S BEEN SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE PERCEPTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND OFFICER BLEVINS, I'VE WITNESSED SEVERAL TIMES WHERE HE HAS BEEN INSPIRING OTHERS, MOTIVATING, DOING THINGS TO LIFT UP OUR OFFICERS AND OUR STAFF HERE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL
THIS OFFICER OR THIS PERSON WHO NOMINATED AYE
SAYS, I'VE WITNESSED OFFICER BLEVINS PERFORM FLAWLESSLY UNDER PRESSURE AND PUSH HIMSELF TO THE LIMITS
OFFICER BLEVINS MAINTAINS THREE IMPORTANT SPECIALTY POSITIONS
HE'S ONE OF OUR BOAT OPERATORS
HE ALSO IS AN OPERATOR ON OUR CROWD MANAGEMENT UNIT AND ALSO A POLICE TRAINING OFFICER
OFFICER BLEVINS IS A FAIRLY YOUNG OFFICER, BUT MAINTAINS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE TO SHARE AND TEACH TO BOTH NEW AND LATERAL OFFICERS
IT'S NOT EASY TO BECOME A POLICE TRAINING OFFICER AND ESPECIALLY JUST HAVING ONLY A FEW YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
YET HE IS ONE WHO'S NOW TRAINING OTHER NEW OFFICERS THAT ARE COMING ON BOARD
OFFICER BLEVINS DEMONSTRATES EXTREME PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING, AND EMPATHY WITH ALL STUDENTS HE IS ASSIGNED TO
THIS PERSON SAYS, I BELIEVE OFFICER BLEVINS WORK ETHIC AND INITIATIVE TO BE SECOND TO NONE ON THIS DEPARTMENT, ON ANY GIVEN SHIFT, OFFICER BLEVINS CAN BE HEARD GOING OUT ON NUMEROUS CONTACTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS MORE SAFE AND SECURE
AND I'D SAY THAT APPLIES THE SAME WITH THE SEAPORT
LASTLY, PERHAPS THE MOST UNDERAPPRECIATED TASK OFFICER BLEVINS HAS TAKEN ON IS THE ROLE OF BEING ON THE RECRUITMENT TEAM
OFFICER BLEVINS ROUTINELY DEDICATES MULTIPLE HOURS PER WEEK TO RECRUITING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONSIDERING LEAVING THE US
MILITARY AT JBLM
AS AN ARMY VETERAN HIMSELF, HE IS ABLE TO CONNECT TO CURRENT SERVICE MEMBERS AND GIVE THEM INSIGHT TO A POTENTIAL LIFE CHANGING CAREER AT THE PORT
OFFICER BLEVINS, I WAS TALKING TO AYE
EARLIER AND HE WORKED LAST NIGHT
HE'S OFF TODAY
HE'S GOING BACK TO JBLM TOMORROW, I BELIEVE, ON HIS DAY OFF, TO CONTINUE TO HELP RECRUIT OFFICERS FOR THE DEPARTMENT
OFFICER BLEVIN'S DEDICATION TO THE OVERALL WELL BEING OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND ALL ITS OFFICERS IS UNDENIABLE AND SHOULD BE COMMENDED
AND I WOULD ECHO EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID IN THAT NOMINATION
SO, AGAIN, WE HAD OUTSTANDING OFFICERS NOMINATED, AND ONCE WE RECEIVED THOSE NOMINATIONS, THOSE GO OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT AND AYE
PEERS SELECTED OFFICER NICK LEVINS AS THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THAT TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND ALSO OFFICER BLEVINS TO GIVE YOU THIS PLAQUE PRESENTED TO OFFICER NICHOLAS BLEVINS, OFFICER OF THE YEAR
YOU'LL RECEIVE THAT, AND THEN WITH THAT, OFFICER BLEVINS, IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS YOU HAVE WITH US
AND THEN I'M SURE THAT THE COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A FEW WORDS FROM YOU'RE
DO I HAVE TO USE THE MICROPHONE? I'M A FORTERRA FIRST ART
SO JUST GETTING UP IN FRONT OF PEOPLE AND TALKING IN FRONT OF FORMATIONS IS A LOT EASIER
BUT I'LL GET IN FRONT OF THE MIC
YES, SIR
THE PORT OF SEATTLE
COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME TODAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING US DO THIS TODAY
I'D LIKE TO THANK CHIEF AND THE COMMAND TEAM FOR PROVIDING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THIS DEPARTMENT
BEFORE I FORGET, LIKE I USED TO ALWAYS IN THE PAST
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY WIFE KIM FROM NUREMBERG, GERMANY, MY SON TYLER, MY SON AARON, AND AYE
GIRLFRIEND LAUREN
WITHOUT THEM, I WOULD NEVER BE IN THIS POSITION
AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, YOUR FAMILY IS YOUR BACKBONE
AND I'VE DRUGGED THEM AROUND FOR 20 PLUS YEARS
MULTIPLE DUTY STATIONS
MY FAMILY HAS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER IN EVERYTHING I DO
AND THEY'VE SACRIFICED A LOT MORE THAN I COULD IMAGINE WITH SIX DEPLOYMENTS AND MULTIPLE PCS MOVES AND UPROOTING OUR LIVES AND GOING TO NEW PLACES
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE BEGINNING OF THIS JOURNEY AS A FORMER SERVICE MEMBER STARTS WITH THE TRANSITION
AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS, GETTING INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND IN PARTICULAR HERE IN THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WAS PROBABLY THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE
THE SCRUTINY AND THE INTENSE BACKGROUNDS IN THE HIRING PROCESS TO
BECOME A MEMBER OF THIS DEPARTMENT IS ABOVE AND BEYOND ANYTHING THAT I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED
AND I REALLY THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR TAKING A CHANCE ON A 21 YEAR VETERAN THAT JUST WANTED A CHANCE TO CONTINUE SERVING
I NEVER ENVISIONED MYSELF WORKING IN SOME SORT OF OFFICE OR JUST SITTING AROUND
I LOVE TO SERVE
I WANTED TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT'S THAT'S GREATER THAN ME
I WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND TO REACH OUT AND HELP PEOPLE
I WANT TO TELL A QUICK STORY
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE, BUT THIS REALLY SUMS UP KIND OF WHY I LOVE WORKING AT THIS DEPARTMENT
AND I TELL EVERY PERSON THAT I TALK TO ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS TO INCLUDE THE PEOPLE THAT I RECRUIT, THAT I AYE
THE JACKPOT COMING TO THIS DEPARTMENT
THIS PLACE ALLOWS YOU TO SERVE IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS
IT GIVES YOU MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAN ANY OTHER PLACE IN THIS REGION
A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AGO, I WAS DISPATCHED TO AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, SOMEBODY'S LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY, THEY'RE MISSING
SO THE CALL CAME OUT AROUND MIDNIGHT
I GO OUT TO ONE OF THE GATES
I SPEAK WITH THE ALASKA AIRLINES REPRESENTATIVE THAT WAS OUT THERE
THEY SAID THAT AN ELDERLY WOMAN, APPROXIMATELY 87 YEARS OLD, WAS LOOKING FOR HER HUSBAND AND SHE COULDN'T FIND HIM
SO I ASKED, WELL, HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN MISSING? WHEN DID HE LEAVE? SHE COULDN'T REMEMBER THE TIME
THERE WAS A LANGUAGE BARRIER
SO WE'VE GOT A TRANSLATOR TO HELP ASSIST WITH THE LANGUAGE AND SAID THAT THE LAST TIME SHAUN WAS DURING LUNCHTIME
WELL, THEY LANDED AT 11:40 A.M.
THAT MORNING
THIS WAS MIDNIGHT
SORROW WAS ALREADY AT A TWELVE HOUR TIME PERIOD
THE LAST TIME THAT SHE REMEMBERS WAS AROUND LUNCHTIME
SO LUCKILY I'M ALSO A BIKE MEMBER
SO I WAS ON MY BIKE
I WAS ABLE TO KIND OF CRUISE AROUND THE AIRPORT TO TRY TO FIND HER HUSBAND AND I COULDN'T FIND AYE.
SO I GO BACK OUT THERE, I TELL HER, HEY, I NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME
LET ME GET ON THE CAMERAS AND START WORKING IN
LET ME GET MY TEAMMATES INVOLVED TO SEE IF WE CAN DEFINE YOUR HUSBAND
WE ENDED UP WORKING EXTENSIVELY ON CAMERAS
EVERY SINGLE OFFICER IN THE AIRPORT TO INCLUDE THE ONES THAT WERE WORKING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT, ALL CONTRIBUTED INTO LOOKING FOR HER HUSBAND, WHO WE FOUND OUT LATER ALONG THAT HER HUSBAND SUFFERED FROM SEVERE DEMENTIA AND HE OFTEN GETS LOST, IS WHAT SHE TOLD US AFTER THE FACT
SO THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING, WE SUBMITTING A MISSING PERSON REPORT TO OUR DISPATCH TO BROADCAST IT OUT
WE CONTACTED HOSPITALS, OTHER POLICE AGENCIES, A VARIETY OF OTHER PLACES THAT WAS IN THE AREA
AND LUCKILY WE ENDED UP FINDING THIS PERSON AROUND 06:00 IN THE MORNING THE NEXT DAY
THE PERSON ENDED UP GOING ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE TACOMA LIGHT RAIL STATION AND WAS SLEEPING THERE
AND WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THEM, BRING THEM BACK HERE, REUNITE THEM, AND GET THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY
THEY DIDN'T LIVE HERE
THEY WERE FROM FLORIDA
THEY WERE JUST HERE ON A LAYOVER IN ROUTE TO HAWAII TO ATTEND A FAMILY WEDDING
AND THE REASON I TELL THE STORY IS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A VERY COMMON THING THAT HAPPENS IN OTHER PLACES, LIKE IN A CITY DEPARTMENT OR A COUNTY
HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, YOU HAVE TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PORTION OF OUR JOB IS VERY CRITICAL IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO
SO WHEN I TELL MY RECRUITS AND I TELL THE PEOPLE THAT I'M TRYING TO GET THEM TO JOIN AND TO FOLLOW IN A CAREER PATH LIKE THIS, IS THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY
AND WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING PATIENT, BEING MATURE, MAKING GOOD DECISIONS, UNDERSTANDING HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AT THE SAME TIME, KEEPING THIS PLACE SAFE AND SECURE FOR ALL THE PASSENGERS, THE EMPLOYEES, AND EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE INTERACTION WITH
AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT'S JUST A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL MY TEAMMATES FOR THE VOTE TO GIVE ME OFFICERS OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME
THIS IS ACTUALLY ABOUT EVERYBODY THAT'S BROUGHT ME TO THIS POINT, FROM MY LEADERSHIP TO MY TRAINING OFFICERS TO MY TEAMMATES WHO ARE ON MY SAME SQUAD WITH ME
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT I REPRESENT
SO THE WORD IS NOT NECESSARY ABOUT ME
I JUST TRY TO DO MY BEST AND MAKE MY TEAMMATES PROUD
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, MY NUMBER ONE GOAL WHEN I GOT HIRED HERE WAS JUST TO BE A GOOD TEAMMATE
AND SO I WANT TO CONTINUE ON AND KEEP PUSHING THAT OUT TO MY FELLOW PEERS AS WELL AS MY LEADERSHIP THAT WHEN I SHOW UP TO A CALL OR YOU ASK ME TO DO SOMETHING, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY NUMBER ONE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND SPEAK
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY FOR ATTENDING TODAY
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT
AND AGAIN, CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR TAKING A CHANCE ON ME
YEAH DOING
HEY, MAKE SURE WE'RE IN THE BACKGROUND ON THIS PHOTO
COMMISSIONER ALSO GOT YOU POSE
I POSE
I TRIED
YOU HAVE YOUR PIN ON? IT'S PERFECT
YOU'RE UNMUTED, JUST SO YOU KNOW
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRICS, CHIEF VIA AND OFFICER BLEVINS, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR BEING SELECTED BY YOUR PEERS FOR THIS HONOR AND RECOGNITION
THE COMMISSIONER CERTAINLY SHARES IN THIS RECOGNITION AND THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR DEDICATION
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT, AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
ERICA CHUNG, COMMISSIONER STRATEGIC ADVISOR WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO
COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I HAVE FIVE REPORTS FOR YOU TODAY
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AND CHO MET AS PART OF THE COMMISSIONER AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS ON JUNE 16
THE COMMITTEE HOSTED A ROUNDTABLE WITH SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE SBA BUSINESS IMPACT, NORTHWEST ONE
NEXT SLIDE SPARK AND TABOR 100
DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED BARRIERS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN ACCESSING OPPORTUNITIES, CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IMPACTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND POSSIBLY UNBUNDLING CONTRACTS INTO DISCRETE PARTS AS A MEANS TO BUILD CAPACITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE WMBE WCDBE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES
THE PORT WIDE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD MET ON JUNE 20 WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IN ATTENDANCE
THE BOARD RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ART POOL FUNDING PROJECTED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND IDEAS FOR DEVELOPING MARITIME EDDR PROGRAM
THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATING MARITIME EDDR PROGRAM TO THE EXISTING PORT WIDE ARTS PROGRAM AND THE NEED FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY TO MARITIME EDDR PROJECTS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE PORT WIDE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD
THE BOARD ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE NEXT STEP IN THE PUBLIC BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO FILL THE VACANCY
ON JUNE 20, COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA AND CALKINS CONVENED THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
THERE WERE TWO ITEMS FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION A HIGH LEVEL UPDATE ON THE ACDBE BARRIER STUDY AND AN UPDATE ON THE EQUITY SPENDING ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
BOARD STAFF AND LEADERSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THESE PROJECTS BASED ON INPUT FROM COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA FELLEMAN CONVENED THE SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 20, WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON TWO ITEMS THE FIRST IS THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK IN ADVANCING THE PORT'S SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY GOALS IN REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND NEXT STEPS BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED
THE SECOND ITEM WAS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO ALASKA
GREEN QUARTER PROJECT
PROGRESS TO DATE AND NEXT STEPS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND CALKINS CONVENED THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE MEETING ON JUNE 20
DURING THE MEETING, THEY RECEIVED UPDATES ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL LANDS REZONE AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW AND RENOVATED FISHING PIER AT PIER 86
THE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED OPTIONS TO DELVE INTO THE CLEAN TRUCKS PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NORTHWEST SEA FOR THE LINE
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ERICA
WE'VE BEEN BUSY
THAT'S GOOD
ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMITTEES? IF SO, PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
SEEING NONE, WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
THE PORT COMMISSIONER WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENT AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS
COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED BY COMMISSION IN ITS DELIBERATIONS
BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, I WANT TO REVIEW OUR RULES FOR IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT
EACH COMMENTATOR WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND SHOULD STAY WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME
A TIMER WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN AND A BUZZER WILL SOUND AT THE END OF THE TWO MINUTE PERIOD
FOR EACH SPEAKER, YOU MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
THESE RULES APPLY TO INTRODUCTORY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS
ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION AS A BODY, NOT TO INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER
DISRUPTIONS OF COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE PROHIBITED
DISRUPTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING REFUSALS OF A SPEAKER TO LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS THREATS AND ABUSIVE OR HARASSING BEHAVIOR AND LANGUAGE OBSCENE LANGUAGE AND GESTURES
REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO COMPLY WITH THE ALLOTTED TIME SET FOR INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS 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 COMMISSIONER CLERK AND ANY BEHAVIOR THAT DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE MEETING
ANY DISRUPTION WILL RESULT IN A SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE BEING IMMEDIATELY SHOT OFF IN A WARNING OR LOSS OF SPEAKING PRIVILEGES OR REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING AS PROVIDED IN THE COMMISSION'S BYLAWS WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLINIC WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
WE ARE TAKING COMMENTS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO HAS JOINED US IN CHAMBERS
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME
IF YOU ARE JOINING VIRTUAL, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF THE PORT, REPEAT FOR YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONTRACT OF BUSINESS
IF YOU'RE ON A TEAM'S MEETING AND AT THE SAME TIME STREAMING THE MEETING ON THE WEBSITE, PLEASE MEET THE WEBSITE STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
IF YOU ARE SPEAKING FROM THE ROOM, PLEASE COME TO THE TESTIMONY TABLE, REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO CONDUCT OF FORT BUSINESS
ALL RIGHT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOEL KUNSLER
JOEL, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE
JOE KUNSWICK HERE
I HAVE A FEW CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT ADMINISTRATION, AND ALSO I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE PORT FOR SOME OF THE GOOD WORK YOU'RE DOING AS WELL
THAT'S MY COMMENTS
GO AHEAD
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
I WANT TO START WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT ADMINISTRATION
I'M NOT GOING TO NAME THE TROUBLED INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE HE'S A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE, BUT THE TROUBLED INDIVIDUAL CAME TO YOUR LAST MEETING AND HURLED HATE AT THE INTERIM CHAIR
AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS CENSURED AND BANNED FROM YOUR MEETINGS FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME A PATTERN WITH HIM
AND I FOUND HIS
BEHAVIOR TO BE ANTI AMERICAN, RACIST, ET CETERA
AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO MS HASEGAWA FOR HAVING TO SIT THROUGH THAT AND I WASN'T THERE
MOVING ON, I WANT TO COMMEND THE PORT VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON BIOFUELS AND STUFF
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING A STUDY SESSION ON IT SO GUYS LIKE I, WHO ALSO REPORT ON THE PORT CAN LEARN FROM YOUR EXPERTS IN AN AVAILABLE FORMAT AND TAKE THE SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION
SORT OF LIKE HOW PUBLIC SERVANTS HAVE TO TAKE CONTINUING EDUCATION
WE WHO REPORT ON AIRPORT BUSINESS NEED TO HAVE THAT CONTINUING ED
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
AND OBVIOUSLY, AS SOMEONE WHO VERY MUCH WOULD LIKE TO FLY ON BIOFUEL FUELED FLIGHTS, AM OPTIMISTIC TO ONE DAY ACTUALLY KNOWINGLY DO SO, I UNDERSTAND IT HAS TO BE BLENDED IN ALL
AND FINALLY, IF I MAY, WITH ABOUT 30 SECONDS LEFT TO GO, I TRIED TO LOBBY ALASKA AIRPORTS TO GET A BOOM OVER TO YOUR SUPERSONIC JET SO WE COULD ALL GO SUPERSONIC THEATER, BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL AWESOME PEOPLE
AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE PORT OF SEATTLE AIRPORT
IT IS THE BEST AIRPORT IN THE WORLD, AND I WOULD GLADLY DEBATE ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE, BECAUSE GETTING TO WATCH YOU JUST FLY IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME
SO KEEP ME OFF SOME STAMPS OF THE BULLIES AND THAT'S ABOUT IT
MY COMMENTS ARE SMALL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOE
NEXT ON OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS IS IRIS ANTMAN
IRIS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU
THANK YOU
GREAT
IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD AND TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT REPORT BUSINESS, AND THEN WE'LL START THE CLOCK WHEN YOU START
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN
I'M A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL AND I'M ADDRESSING THE HARMS OF CRUISE
THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS HERE NOW
GLOBAL WARMING, CAUSED PRIMARILY BY FOSSIL FUEL BURNING, CONTINUES UNABATED
THE ACTIONS THAT GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS HAVE TAKEN TO LIMIT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TO DATE ARE POSITIVE, BUT SO LIMITED THEY HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT
THE CRITICAL AND BOLD STEPS NEEDED HAVE NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING BY THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE THEM
CASE IN POINT THE PORT IS WORKING TO INSTALL SHORE POWER AT T 66 BY 2024, ENABLING CRUISE SHIPS AT PORT TO RUN ON ELECTRICITY
THIS WILL BENEFIT LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AIR AND WATER QUALITY
AND IMPORTANT AS THIS IS, SHIP EMISSIONS, WHILE AT BERTH ACCOUNT FOR LESS THAN 4% OF TOTAL EMISSIONS
AND THEREFORE, USING SHORE POWER WILL SUBSTANTIVELY REDUCE OVER
CRITICAL AND BOLD STEPS BY THE PORT WOULD BE TO CAP THE NUMBER OF CRUISE SHIP SAILINGS TO 2019 LEVELS AND THEN REDUCE THOSE NUMBERS UNTIL SHIPS CAN SAIL WITHOUT POLLUTING THE OCEANS AND AIR AND WITHOUT EMITTING CLIMATE WARMING GREENHOUSE GASES
GREEN TECH AND A SUPPOSED GREEN CRUISE CORRIDOR, AS NICE AS THEY SOUND, WILL NOT ADDRESS THE CARBON POLLUTION PROBLEM WE FACE
AND SPENDING TIME AND MONEY OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES DEVELOPING CONCEPTS THAT MAY HAVE NEGLIGIBLE RESULTS WILL BE OUR UNDOING
IT IS TIME TO MAKE BOLD AND UNCOMFORTABLE DECISIONS
THESE DECISIONS ARE IN YOUR HANDS
THE PORT MUST TURN AWAY FROM THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, AS COMFORTABLE AND FAMILIAR AS IT HAS BECOME, AND RATHER USE ITS RESOURCES TO CREATIVELY DEVELOP ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND BUSINESSES
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
THE PRIDE PROCLAMATION IS BEAUTIFUL
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALL WELL MEANING AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE
AND I JUST IMPLORE YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE FACING AND HOW YOU CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT OUR DIFFICULTIES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, IRIS
THANK YOU SO MUCH
NEXT ON OUR LIST IS MARIA BATIOLA
MARIA, CAN YOU HEAR ME? THANK YOU
MY NAME IS MARIA BATIOLA AND I'M COMMENTING ON ITEM TEN C, THE SAMP ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
HONORABLE PRESIDENT CHO, VICE PRESIDENT HASEGAWA, SECRETARY OF FELLEMAN, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M MAKING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT AND SENT A DETAILED LETTER ON BEHALF OF THE BEACON HILL COUNCIL
SENT TO THE LA RASA KING COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMUNITY COALITION, WHITE SKY AND 350 SEATTLE AVENUE, THEY ARE RAISING THE VOICES OVER 400,000 RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR THE SEATAC AIRPORT AND OTHERS FLIGHT PATH OR 64% PEOPLE OF COLOR, MIXED RACE AND 29% IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
OUR COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE INEQUITABLE ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND CLIMATE HARMS FROM SEATAC FLIGHT OPERATIONS THAT ARE ALMOST BACK TO 450,000 FLIGHT OPERATIONS PRE COVID LEVELS
THE SAMP OR SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN WOULD FURTHER HARM OUR RESIDENTS
THEREFORE, WE RESPECTIVELY REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION GO BEYOND THE PROPOSED SAMP EA AND APPROVE A SAMP ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR BOTH NEAR TERM AND LONG TERM PROJECTS AND FUND IT ACCORDINGLY TO ENSURE A CUMULATIVE IMPACT
ANALYSIS IS CONDUCTED ON ALL AIR, NOISE AND CLIMATE POLLUTION PRODUCED BY AND FACILITATED BY DETACHED AIRPORT FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS
FOUR YEARS AGO WE SHARED THESE CONCERNS WITH PORT COMMISSIONERS CHO AND BOWMAN WROTE TO YOU ON JANUARY 17 OF 2020 THAT LED TO THE MARCH 15, 2023 CONVENING HOSTED BY VICE PRESIDENT HASEGAWA, WHERE WE MADE THIS VERY SAME REQUEST TO HER AND TO SECRETARY FELLEMAN
I KNOW THAT WE BOTH SHARE THE SAME CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THE PLANET AND OUR JOINT FUTURES
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT OUR HEALTH AND OUR LIVES MATTER AND THEY'RE NOT EXPENDABLE
WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER DIALOGUE AND LOOK FORWARD TO A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO OUR REQUEST FOR AN EIS FOR BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM
THANK YOU
THANK YOU MARIA
NEXT ON OUR LIST IS DAVID GOEBBEL
DAVID, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
IF YOU COULD RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND TALK
DAVID GOEBBEL, PRESIDENT OF VASHON
FAIR SKIES
A FIVE, ONE C THREE
I'M SPEAKING TODAY REGARDING ALSO ITEM TEN C, THE VERY LONG RUNNING STAMP FIRST AUTHORIZED IN 2015
ON APRIL 25, 2017, OVER SIX YEARS AGO, DAVID SUMI, THE FA'S NORFOLK MOUNTAIN REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, SAT RIGHT THERE
IF I WAS THERE TODAY, SITTING AT THE PODIUM, I'D BE POINTING THE BANK OF SEATS TO MY LEFT
BUT THE FAIR GODS WERE NOT COOPERATING TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, AND DESCRIBED THE NEXT GEN FOCUSING OF HALF OF SOUTHWEST ARRIVED SOUTH FLOW ARRIVALS OVER A 100 YARD WIDE STRIP OF VASHON ISLAND AS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF CIVILIAN RADAR AFTER WORLD WAR II
THIS RADICAL CHANGE WITH ZERO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY MOST IMPACTED BY IT VASHON ISLAND WAS REVIEWED UNDER THE GREENER SKIES EA
ITS FONZIE ROD, WHICH IS FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RECORD OR DECISION IN NEPA SPEAK, WAS EXECUTED IN LATE 2012
BUT THE CHANGES OVER VASHON ISLAND DESCRIBED IN IT WEREN'T ACTUALLY SUBSTANTIALLY IMPLEMENTED UNTIL MID 2015
YET IN A DRAFT OF THE SAMPA EA SENT TO THE FAA IN EARLY 21 2021, THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT CHAPTER INCLUDED A HOST OF MUNDANE PROJECTS SUCH AS WIDENING OF SOUTH 144TH WAY, YET EXPLICITLY EXCLUDED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE PUGET SOUND AIRSPACE IN THE LAST 70 YEARS
THE TWO NEW NEXT GEN NAYS, THE RMPS WERE NEVER FULLY IMPLEMENTED OVER ELLIOTT BAY
THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER ISSUE
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE
THE CURRENT SAMPA NEPA EA CUMULATIVE IMPACT MUST INCLUDE A FULL CONSIDERATION OF THE GREENER SKIES EA AS IMPLEMENTED
I REPEAT, AS IMPLEMENTED FULL CONSIDERATION OF THE NEXT GEN IMPACTS AS IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAMP EA IS A BRIGHT RED LINE FOR VASHON FAIR SKIES
INCLUSION IN THE CIPA EIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE, IT MUST BE IN THE FEDERAL NEPA AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T MAKE IT THERE TODAY
I WAS REALLY HOPING TO ALL SEE YOU IN PERSON AGAIN AND SOME OF YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME, BUT I'LL MAKE IT AGAIN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE
FERRIES WERE HALF AN HOUR LATE TODAY AND I WOULD HAVE MISSED IT
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
THANKS DAVID
NEXT IS PEGGY PRINCE
PEGGY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M TOLD THAT PEGGY HAS LEFT THE MEETING
OKAY
ALL RIGHT, SO IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGN UPS FOR TODAY
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT ON THE TEAM'S CALL OR PRESENT IN THE ROOM TODAY WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP, WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? IF SO, PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME AND STATE THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT FOR THE RECORD
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE US A SYNOPSIS OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK
WE'VE RECEIVED FOUR WRITTEN COMMENTS PRIOR TO OUR MEETING TODAY
THESE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND WILL BECOME A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD
WRITTEN COMMENTS TODAY COME FROM LAURA GIBBONS WHO WRITES REGARDING ITEM TEN C ON THE AGENDA, STATING THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NEPA AND SIPA STUDIES SHOULD BE UNNECESSARY
CITING EXISTING STUDIES SHOWING HARMFUL EFFECTS OF AVIATION ON THE CLIMATE AND COMMUNITIES, SHE STATED THE FUNDING SHOULD BE USED FOR ADDITIONAL MITIGATION FOR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY AIRPORT EMISSIONS AND NOISE
THE NEXT WRITTEN COMMENT RECEIVED IS FROM ROSEMARY MOORE WHO WRITES REGARDING ITEM TEN C, STATING THAT THERE ARE EXISTING REPORTS, INCLUDING THE IPCC REPORT REGARDING AVIATION'S CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL WARMING
SHE STATES THAT FLIGHTS SHOULD BE REDUCED AND THE FUNDING FOR ITEM TEN C SHOULD GO TO FUNDING ALTERNATE CLEANER FORMS OF TRANSPORT SUCH AS LONG HAUL ELECTRIC RAIL FOR ADDITIONAL MITIGATION AND FOR ADDITIONAL MITIGATION FOR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY AIRPORT EMISSIONS AND NOISE
AND THEN WE RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENTS TO SUPPORT THE SPOKEN COMMENTS HERE TODAY FROM BOTH JOE KENSLER AND MARIA BATIOLA
SO THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
EXCELLENT
ALL RIGHT
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WOULD BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEM EIGHT A
EIGHT B
EIGHT C
IS THERE A MOTION? SO COVID SECOND
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS
GREAT
AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THREE NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN A AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AUTHORIZE $46 MILLION OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO MEET CURRENT BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETE PHASE B CONSTRUCTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $546,000,000 FOR THE OVERALL PROGRAM AND TO EXECUTE A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALASKA AIRLINES FOR THIS PORTION OF THE WORK OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
COMMISSIONERS, THE MODERNIZATION OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SEA GATEWAY PROJECT, IS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THE TRAVELER EXPERIENCE
IT INCLUDES RECONFIGURING THE 40 YEAR OLD TERMINAL NORTH END TICKETING AREA, EXPANDING THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT, AND CREATING AN UPDATED LIGHT FILLED SPACE
LIGHT FILLED OPEN SPACE WHICH WILL FACILITATE NEW TECHNOLOGY AND BUILDING STANDARDS TO HELP PASSENGERS MOVE QUICKLY AND EASILY THROUGH THE TERMINAL
THE PROJECT IS BEING DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALASKA AIRLINES
THE $46 MILLION PROJECT AUTHORIZATION INCREASE WAS FORESHADOWED IN THE LAST PRESENTATION ON THIS TOPIC AS AN EXPECTED CHANGE
HOWEVER, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THESE INVESTMENTS, WHICH ARE MAINLY AROUND THE CORE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT PART OF THE AIRPORT, WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE EVENTUALLY AND WERE INITIALLY PART OF A FUTURE PROJECT
SO WHILE THE BUDGET WILL INCREASE FOR THIS PROJECT, THERE WILL BE A CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN COST FOR A FUTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT
SO THE PRESENTERS TODAY ARE ALAN OLSEN, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER IN AVIATION, RICK DUNCAN, DIRECTOR, AVIATION BUSINESS PROPERTIES, AND RANDY FRITZ, DIRECTOR, AIRPORT AFFAIRS, ALASKA AIR GROUP
AND ALSO WE HAVE OTHER STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS SHOULD THEY COME UP
SO I GUESS, ALAN, I'M TURNING OVER TO YOU
I'LL KICK IT OFF REAL QUICKLY
OKAY? GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AS MENTIONED, THIS IS FOR AN ADDITIONAL $46 MILLION FOR THE FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM AT 546,000,000
YOU LAST SAW THIS TRA COME THROUGH ON MARCH 28
WE HAVE SOME NEW EYE CANDY TO SHOW YOU FOR THIS PROJECT
HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME WE NEED ANYTHING FROM THE COMMISSION UNTIL THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
ULTIMATELY, THE PROJECT WILL NET AN ADDITIONAL 11,000 IN RENTABLE SQUARE FEET
AT TODAY'S RATE, THAT SHOULD BE ABOUT 2.3 MILLION ADDITIONAL RENT
AND THIS WAS ALSO APPROVED BY THE MII WITH AN AFFIRMED VOTE
20 SIGNATORY AIRLINES ALL VOTED
NOT A SINGLE NO ON THIS
SO THERE'S A LOT OF PARTNERSHIP HERE
A LOT OF FOLKS REALLY DO SEE THE BENEFIT TO THIS LOBBY
AND AS MENTIONED, I'M JOINED WITH ALAN OLSEN FROM THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP AND RANDY KURTZ FROM ALASKA AIRLINES JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXCITEMENT AND THE COLLABORATION FOR THIS PROJECT
ALAN, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS GIVES US A PRETTY GOOD OVERVIEW OF WHAT RICK JUST SAID
NEXT SLIDE
CAN I GET YOU TO PULL THAT MIC A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO YOU, PLEASE? THANK YOU
THANK YOU
YES, WE HAVE AN ANIMATION TO SHARE
YES, THERE'S BAGGAGE CLAIM IN HERE
MY FAVORITE
YES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, THIS PROJECT IS PART OF THE SCA GATEWAY PROGRAM
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH OUR EXTERNAL RELATIONS PARTNERS AND ALASKA'S COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO GET THE WORD OUT ON THIS WORK
AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THAT EFFORT UP TO THIS POINT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE COMMUNICATIONS TACTICS THAT HAVE BEEN USED BY THE TEAM TO GET THE WORD OUT TO FOLKS NOT ONLY ABOUT THE IMPACTS THAT ARE BEING CAUSED BY THIS WORK, BUT ALSO WHAT GREAT THINGS THERE ARE IN STORE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, AS WE DISCUSSED, THE PORT IN ALASKA HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SINCE EARLY 2019
AND ALASKA IS TAKING THE LEAD ON DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING THE WORK THROUGH A PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD PROJECT DELIVERY
AND WE HAVE A MULTI PHASE TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALASKA AIRLINES TO COVER THIS WORK
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AT THE NORTH END OF THE MAIN TERMINAL IS GOING TO BE PICKED UP BY FUTURE PROJECTS, MOST NOTABLY NORTH EXCUSE ME, THE MAIN TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, WHICH IS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, AS WE DISCUSSED, ALSO IN 1968, THE MAIN TERMINAL WAS DESIGNED FOR 25 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS
AND NOW WE ARE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO EXCEEDING THAT
AND DURING PEAK TRAVEL PERIODS, WE'RE SEEING SIGNIFICANT CONGESTION IN THE ALASKA TICKETING AREA AND IN SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT FIVE AND ALL THE OTHER CHECKPOINTS AS WELL
AND IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT 50% OF THE PASSENGERS THAT ARE COMING TO THE AIRPORT ARE TRANSITING THROUGH THIS AREA
SO THE KEY BENEFITS OF THIS WORK ARE WE ARE BRINGING THESE AREAS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT BUILDING AND FIRE CODE
WE'RE ADDRESSING EXISTING AND ANTICIPATING NEAR TERM PASSENGER GROWTH PROJECTIONS
WE ARE INCORPORATING SOME OF THE LATEST ADVANCES IN PASSENGER PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, SOME OF WHICH ARE ACTUALLY IN OPERATION RIGHT NOW, AND WE ALSO ARE UPDATING THE BUILDING FINISHES AND UPGRADING THE OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AT THE AIRPORT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE DID COME TO THE SEA ACT COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR TO PRESENT OUR SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK
WE HAD HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE SPARK COMMITTEE AND WE DID THEN ARRIVE AT A SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGY
AND JUST SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS HERE
WE DID LOOK AT 45 DIFFERENT STRATEGIES AND SETTLED ON 20
THERE'S AN ESTIMATED 19 TONS OF CARBON THAT IS GOING TO BE REDUCED ANNUALLY
IT WILL COST $4 MILLION TO IMPLEMENT THESE CARBON REDUCING STRATEGIES OVER THE LIFE OF THE FACILITY, WHICH EQUATES TO $165 TO $1,000 PER TON OF CARBON REDUCED
WE'RE ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE LEAD SILVER FOR COMMERCIAL INTERIOR
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
HERE'S A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE THE WORK IS TAKING PLACE
WE'RE TOUCHING PRETTY MUCH EVERY PART OF THE MAIN TERMINAL ON ONE LEVEL OR ANOTHER
WE'RE CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN PHASE A WORK WHICH, IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE BAGGAGE CLAIM OR ON THE BRIDGE LEVEL OR EVEN ON THE DEPARTURES DRIVE, YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE SEEN EVIDENCE OF THAT
WE'RE CREATING 24,000 TENANT AND OPERATIONAL SPACE ON THE BRIDGE PROMENADE, WHICH REQUIRES A FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK ON THE BAGGAGE CLAIM LEVEL BELOW, WHICH IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW
AND WE ARE BEGINNING TO DO ENTRY DOOR RELOCATIONS ON THE DEPARTURES DRIVE AND CONSTRUCT BUMP OUTS AT THE CURTAIN WALL TO ACCOMMODATE EXISTING TICKETING AND BACKDROP
PHASE B WORK, WHICH WE ARE HOPING TO BEGIN IN THIRD QUARTER THIS YEAR, IS GOING TO PRIMARILY BE ON THE TICKETING AND MEZZANINE LEVEL, AS WELL AS SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE
AND WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS, COMPLETELY RENOVATING THE RESTROOMS ADJACENT TO SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
PHASE B CONSTRUCTION
EXCUSE ME
PHASE A CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY AT 100% DESIGN AND PHASE B IS AT 90% DESIGN, AND WE'RE EXPECTING FULL BUILDING PERMITS TO BE RECEIVED BY THE END OF THIRD QUARTER, EARLY FOURTH QUARTER THIS YEAR
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HERE'S AN OVERALL HIGH LEVEL COST BREAKDOWN OF OUR PREVIOUS REQUESTS, PLUS THIS REQUEST, WHICH IS A BIT OF A SUMMARY
AS RICK SAID EARLIER, WE HOPE THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO SEE YOU GUYS TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING
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AS WE DISCUSSED, WHEN WE CAME HERE ON THE 28 MARCH, WE WERE ANTICIPATING SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS, UP TO 50 MILLION, AND THIS GIVES A BREAKDOWN OF THE 46 MILLION THAT WE ARE REQUESTING
THE TWO BIG AREAS ARE ADDRESSING CODE COMPLIANCE AND THEN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
NEXT SLIDE, OUR CURRENT SCHEDULE SUMMARY
AND YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER WE HAVE INSERTED A SOCCER BALL FOR OUR EXPECTED PASSENGER SPIKE FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP
AND WE ARE CURRENTLY ON TRACK TO BE AT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THE PROJECT BY THE END OF MAY 2026
AND WE'RE
CONTINUING TO WORK TO BETTER THAT SCHEDULE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SOME KEY PROGRAM RISKS AND MITIGATION
OPERATIONAL IMPACTS ARE THE NUMBER ONE WITH THE HIGHEST IMPACT, AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CEASELESSLY WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PORT AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO MITIGATE THOSE IMPACTS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE
THERE ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTS TO THIS WORK, AND WE'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT FROM THE BEGINNING
BUT I BELIEVE THROUGH THE COOPERATION THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR ORAT PARTNERS, EXTERNAL RELATIONS, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL, AND OF COURSE, ALASKA AIR GROUP, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MINIMIZE THOSE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE
AND THEN THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE SAME FOOTPRINT THAT WE ARE REGULARLY COORDINATING WITH, MOST RECENTLY WITH TERMINAL SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS, BUT ALSO WITH THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION AND SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS
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HERE'S A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONAL READINESS PLANS THAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL THAT HAVE BEEN EXECUTED UP TO THIS POINT, AND THERE WILL BE SEVERAL MORE BEFORE THE PROJECT IS OVER
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AND HERE ARE SOME PROGRESS PHOTOS OF THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON THE BAGGAGE CLAIM AND THE PROMENADE LEVEL, EXTENDING THAT FLOOR TO CREATE MORE SPACE ON THE BRIDGE PROMENADE
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HERE IS THE DOOR 33 RELOCATION, THE FIRST OF THE DOOR RELOCATIONS WE'RE DOING ON THE DEPARTURES DRIVE THAT WILL BE HOPEFULLY OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF AUGUST THIS YEAR
WE'RE ON TRACK FOR THAT
AND THEN NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND HERE'S WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON THE DEPARTURES CURBSIDE TO CREATE A WATERTIGHT ENVELOPE FOR THE BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL DOWN ON THE LEVEL BELOW
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HERE'S SOME SHOTS OF SOME OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT ALASKA HAS PUT IN PLACE DURING THE WORK AT ZONE AT THE FAR NORTH END OF THE TICKETING AREA
AND THERE IS MORE OF THIS TYPE OF WORK TO COME ON THE TICKETING LEVEL, AND IT'S ALL BEING PHASED
NEXT SLIDE, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO RANDY FIERCE
OKAY
THANK YOU, ALAN
THANK YOU, RICK
JUST ALL I TESTIFIED A FEW MONTHS AGO ON THE SAME PROJECT
I JUST WANT TO REPEAT HOW MUCH WE AT ALASKA REALLY APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE WITH LANCE AND AYE
ENTIRE TEAM
IT'S HARD WORK, AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO SORT OF GO FIRST, BUT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE SETTING THE STANDARD FOR THE REST OF THE TERMINAL, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE PIECES FIT TOGETHER, AS I KNOW THE PORT DOES, TOO
AND WE'RE JUST VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
VERY EXCITING TO SEE THE VIDEO AND THE RENDERING AND THE PICTURES OF THE WORK
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS? I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE GOT TOO MANY QUESTIONS, BUT WANTED TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT AND WHY I CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT IN SPITE OF THE ADDITIONAL COST
ON THE ONE HAND, I UNDERSTAND THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY CAPITAL PROJECT RIGHT NOW IS EXPERIENCING THESE COST OVERRUNS BECAUSE OF THE INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO FIND CONTRACTORS AND LABORS AND ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HEAR ACROSS THE SEAPORT AND THE AIRPORT AND EVERYWHERE
AND SO I'M SYMPATHETIC, CERTAINLY I ALSO WANT TO JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROJECT FOR THE PORT AS A WHOLE AND FRAME WHY I THINK IT'S IT'S SO ESSENTIAL THAT WE FUND IT
ONE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY WE'RE WORKING WITH A SHELL THAT WAS BUILT FOR AN AVIATION CONCEPT THAT IS QUITE OUT OF DATE, THAT IT WAS PRIOR TO 911, PRIOR TO THE ANTICIPATED CROWDS THAT WE'RE NOW RECEIVING AT SEA
AND SO WHAT WE HAVE ASKED DESIGNERS TO DO IS TO TAKE THAT EXISTING SHELL AND MAXIMIZE IT FOR THE NEW AVIATION REALITY
AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SUCH INTERESTING INNOVATIONS, THE BUMP OUTS TO THE DRIVE THAT ALLOW FOR ESSENTIALLY SOME OF THE PROCESSING WORK THAT WOULD BE DONE FURTHER INTO THE AIRPORT IN SPACES THAT WERE EXTERIOR PRIOR TO THIS OR TAKING THE PROMENADE LEVEL AND USING THAT FOR SPACES THAT ARE MAYBE NOT AS MUCH CUSTOMER FACING, BUT WHERE SOME OF THE BACK OFFICE ASPECTS OF AN AIRPORT OPERATIONS HAVE TO HAPPEN
WE'RE ALSO DOING A FEW THINGS TO MAKE OUR USE OF SPACE MORE EFFICIENT
AND ALASKA HAS BEEN TRULY INNOVATIVE ON THAT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT IN A LOT OF WAYS, BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OF THE SMALLEST FOOTPRINTS PER PASSENGER OPERATIONS
WE NEED TO DO IT HERE
WE NEED TO INNOVATE ON THESE THINGS BECAUSE A DENVER TYPE AIRPORT WITH 17,000 ACRES, THEY'VE GOT THE LUXURY OF SPREADING OUT OF 52
WE DON'T
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE USE OF THE SPACE REALLY EFFICIENTLY
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE OF THAT IS WE'RE PUSHING ACTIVITIES OFF SITE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE HAPPEN HERE
AND OUR CARRIER PARTNERS ARE LEADING ON THAT AS WELL, USING TECHNOLOGY TO ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO DO PARTS OF THE CHECK IN PROCESS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE TO BE DONE ON THE AIRPORT
AND SO BY DOING SO, YOU MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT CUSTOMERS ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS OR AT TSA OR ELSEWHERE, AND AGAIN, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF SORT OF FRICTION BETWEEN CURB AND GATE
AND THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT IN THESE THINGS
WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO WORK TO REDUCE REDUNDANCIES
I THINK ALL OF US AS TRAVELERS UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU GET TO THE AIRPORT AND HOW MANY TIMES YOU HAVE TO PULL OUT YOUR I'D OR YOUR TICKET OR THE QR CODE FROM YOUR PHONE
IF WE CAN REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO DO THAT
IT MAY SOUND SIMPLE, BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 90 SECONDS IN FRONT OF TICKET COUNTER VERSUS 45 SECONDS DOESN'T MAKE A BIG DEAL FOR YOU
BUT IF THERE'S 1000 PEOPLE TRYING TO GET ON FIVE FLIGHTS IN AN HOUR, THOSE 45 EXTRA SECONDS CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEBODY MAKING A FLIGHT OR NOT, OR HAVING TIME TO GO AND PATRONIZE ONE OF OUR RESTAURANTS OR NOT, WHICH IS ALSO IMPORTANT
AND SO THIS PROJECT AS A SORT OF FIRST IN KIND FOR US AT SEA IS EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT TO GET RIGHT
AND IT ALSO IS DONE IN SUCH A WAY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BUILD OUT THE REST OF THE AIRPORT WITH SOME OF THE LEARNINGS FROM THIS
AND ALSO IN A SIMILAR DESIGN SO THAT WE'RE NOT CREATING A PATCHWORK QUILT OF DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES BASED ON WHICH CARRIER YOU'RE COMING TO FLY WITH ON ANY GIVEN DAY
THE FINAL THING I WOULD SAY IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADVANCED WARNING ABOUT WHAT WE ANTICIPATE TO COME, WHICH IS WE ARE SOLVING THAT FIRST ENGAGEMENT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PORT AS YOU CHECK IN YOUR BAG OR IF YOU NEED TO CHECK IN TO GET TICKETED OR WHATEVER
BUT WHAT COMES NEXT IS AIRPORT SECURITY IS GETTING THROUGH A TSA CHECKPOINT
AND THAT'S SOMETHING WHERE I THINK THE AIRPORT AND OUR CARRIERS ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS
BECAUSE IF YOU'VE BEEN AT THE AIRPORT THIS WEEK, YOU KNOW THAT'S WHERE THE REAL LONG LINES ARE
AND NO MATTER HOW MANY STAFF WE THROW AT IT, HOW MANY ADDITIONAL TSA AGENTS WE'RE ABLE TO GET COMMITTED TO THE AIRPORT, IF THAT PROCESS STILL TAKES A REALLY LONG TIME ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THAT KIND OF BACKUP
AND SO ONE THING THAT I'M REALLY ENCOURAGING US AS A COLLECTIVE, NOT JUST THE PORT OR OUR CARRIER AIRLINES, BUT ALL OF US TOGETHER, IS TO WORK WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON FIGURING OUT WAYS WHERE WE CAN ENSURE SAFETY AND SECURITY, BUT ALSO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT FOLKS SPEND IN THE SECURITY PROCESS SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET THEM TO THE GATES QUICKLY
FOR ME, IT'S GETTING THEM TO THE FUN SIDE OF THE AIRPORT WHERE THE DINING AND RETAIL IS, WHERE THEY GET TO RELAX AND READ THE PAPER OR THEIR BOOK OR LISTEN TO A PODCAST AS THEY'RE WAITING FOR THEIR FLIGHT TO ARRIVE WHERE THEY CAN SPEND SOME MONEY AT OUR TENANTS
SO FOR THAT, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THAT REALLY CONSCIENTIOUSLY NOW AS WE THINK ABOUT THE NEXT STEP FOR CONTINUING TO MAKE SEA THE BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS MADE THAT THIS PROJECT IS REALLY MORE SO ABOUT ENHANCING SAFETY AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN GO IN AND OUT OF OUR AIRPORT IN THE SMOOTHEST WAY
AND SO LESS ABOUT BEAUTIFICATION AND MORE ABOUT SURETY
I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE SEE THESE ANIMATIONS AND THESE CHANGES, THEY DO GET IN THE MINDSET OF WE'RE TRYING TO JUST MAKE THE AIRPORT LOOK BETTER AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO BOTH
AND I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT MY QUESTION TO STAFF IS COULD YOU JUST PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE SPECIFIC BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT IS REQUIRING THESE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS? WERE YOU GUYS NOT AWARE OF THAT BEFORE THE PROJECT BEGAN? WHEN DID THAT CHANGE HAPPEN? I'M HAVING A HARD TIME FOLLOWING THAT
SO WE WERE AWARE OF AT A HIGH LEVEL OF WHAT THE BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS WERE, ESPECIALLY AS REGARDS LIFE SAFETY
BUT WE WEREN'T REALLY CLEAR ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO GO WITH SOME OF THESE ITEMS UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE AIRPORT BUILDING
DEPARTMENT AND REALLY GET DEEP INTO THE CODE AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE AREAS WERE THAT NEEDED TO HAVE ATTENTION IN ORDER FOR THIS SCOPE OF WORK TO BE OCCUPIED BY THE TIME WE WERE DONE CONSTRUCTING IT
THAT WAS NOT VERY CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD AT THE BEGINNING
IT'S BEEN A LEARNING PROCESS
OKAY, GREAT
AND WAS THERE ANY SORT OF NEW INFORMATION THAT DAYLIGHTED SOME OF THAT THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE PANDEMIC CHANGES OR ANY SORT OF OUTSIDE ISSUES? WERE WE NOT ABLE TO MAKE SOME PREDICTIONS BASED OFF OF WHAT OTHER AIRPORTS HAVE DONE OR OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED? NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO
IT WAS MORE OF A DISCOVERY PROCESS
WE HAD A VERY GOOD IDEA FROM THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT WHAT THE AREAS WERE THAT REQUIRED ATTENTION
BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GOT DEEP INTO THE DESIGN THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THE EXTENT OF SOME OF THE ISSUES LIKE THE FIREPROOFING OF THE VERTICAL UTILITY SHAFTS AND HOW EXTENSIVE THAT WORK WAS, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
MY LAST QUESTION IS AROUND I KNOW YOU'VE SHARED SOME OF THIS IN OTHER PRESENTATIONS, BUT MAYBE YOU COULD REMIND US AROUND THE SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT FIVE, WHAT ARE THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING MADE THERE TO ENHANCE SECURITY AND SAFETY? YOU MEAN TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT? CORRECT
INSTEAD OF HAVING THE STAGGERED LANES IN THE LAYOUT THAT THEY ARE IN RIGHT NOW, THE SPACE THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED ADJACENT TO SECURITY SCREENING CHECKPOINT FIVE THAT WAS FORMER BACKUP HOUSE OFFICES IS GOING TO BE TAKEN OVER
AND THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO PUT SIX ABREAST SCREENING LANES AND A MUCH LARGER QUEUING AREA THAT BEGINS BACK IN ZONE SIX
THAT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF OF THE AREA IN THE ESPLANADE THAT IS CURRENTLY OVERFLOWING AND THE PORT SECURITY
THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ACTUAL RECOMPOSE AREA WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET THEIR LUGGAGE TOGETHER, GET THEIR BELT AND SHOES ON
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE THAN THREE BENCHES AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE THINGS A LOT EASIER AND HOPEFULLY MOVE MUCH MORE SMOOTHLY
AND THERE IS A PROVISION FOR A 7TH SCREENING LANE TO BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE
GREAT
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE STAGNATING THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE AT DIFFERENT TIMES
WHEN IS THAT CHECKPOINT FIVE CHANGES COMING ONLINE? WHEN WILL THAT BE DONE? OR IS IT ALL AROUND THE SAME EXACT TIME? IT WILL BE FINISHED BY THE END OF MAY 2026, PER THE CURRENT SCHEDULE
OKAY, GREAT
THANK YOU
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANKS AGAIN
I'VE SAID BEFORE, BUT I THINK THIS IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST TRANSFORMATION OF THE ENTRY TO THE AIRPORT WE'RE GOING TO SEE YET, AND REALLY WILL SET THE TONE FOR ALL THE GREAT STUFF THAT'S GOING ON BEHIND IT
AND SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THIS HAPPEN
AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO THE ALASKA AIRLINES AVIATION DAY TO PLAY WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY, WHICH I GUESS HAS BEEN IN EUROPE FOR A WHILE, BUT IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE R
IT'S PRETTY SPACE AGE, AND I THINK PEOPLE WILL LEARN HOW TO USE IT PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT WE KNOW IT WORKS, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING
WITH REGARDS TO THE TSA STUFF, THOUGH, I THINK THOSE NEW SCANNERS ARE ACTUALLY SLOWER, WHICH IS DISCONCERTING THAT WE HAVE BETTER, PERHAPS BETTER TECHNOLOGY TO SCAN, BUT IT TAKES LONGER TO GET THROUGH
AND I'M REALLY WONDERING ABOUT THAT DECISION, BUT THAT'S NOT YOUR DIRECT PROBLEM
BUT IT DOES SEEM TO UNDERMINE THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING
BUT JUST FOR CLARITY, IN TERMS OF TODAY'S VOTE, THIS ISN'T ABOUT LABOR SHORTAGES AND INFLATION AND STUFF
THIS IS ABOUT DOING ADDITIONAL WORK
RIGHT
AND SO WE ARE GETTING MORE FOR THE WE'RE PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE GAINING
RIGHT
AND IT WAS JUST A MISCALCULATION IN TERMS OF QUITE HOW MUCH THAT WAS GOING TO ADD TO THE BILL
CORRECT
ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT'S LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
THE ONLY CHALLENGE I SEE HERE IS, OF COURSE, DOING IT WHILE YOU'RE OPERATING
SO, AGAIN, MY BEST VIEW ON THAT, JUST FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, I WAS JOKING WITH THE TEAM THAT I WAS IN FIFTH GRADE WHEN THE MAIN TERMINAL OPENED IN 1970
YEAH, NO, IT'S DEFINITELY IN NEED OF I WON'T START BY TELLING YOU HOW OLD I WAS IN 1970, BUT I WILL TWINKLE IN THE EYE, BUT I WILL ALSO PILE ON AND THANK YOU AND OUR PARTNERS AT ALASKA AIRLINES FOR THIS PROJECT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND ZAI AND I HAD RECENTLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ALASKA AIRLINES LEADERSHIP AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORLD CLASS HUB THAT YOU ALL ARE TRYING TO BUILD HERE AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AND I WILL SAY THAT IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE THE INITIATIVE AND THE THE AMBITION
AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR GOAL IS TO BECOME A FIVE STAR AIRPORT
AND THIS PROJECT IS ONE OF MANY PROJECTS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY GET US TO THAT POINT
OBVIOUSLY, THIS PROJECT IS A PART OF A LARGER ECOSYSTEM WITHIN THIS AIRPORT
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT AIRPORT OPERATIONS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS IS THAT AIRPORT OPERATIONS IS A LOT LIKE A BALLOON
WHEN YOU SQUEEZE IT, SOMETHING POPS OUT SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND WE CAN SOLVE A PROBLEM ON THE FRONT END OF OUR AIRPORT, BUT THEN THAT COULD CREATE CONGESTION OR PROBLEMS ELSEWHERE, LIKE AT TSA OR WITH BAGGAGE HANDLING
AND SO, AS EXCITED AS I AM ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND ALL THE AMAZING TECHNOLOGY WE'LL BE BRINGING HERE, I HOPE THAT WE ARE ALSO SKIING TO WHERE THE PUCK IS GOING AND THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BROADER ECOSYSTEM AT OUR AIRPORT
AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE REST OF THE TERMINAL AND AREAS OF THE AIRPORT
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK, AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THIS DONE FOR THE WORLD CUP
ALL RIGHT, HEARING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVE
SECOND
GREAT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECOND
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE NAYS ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
AND I'M SORRY, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE LOST OUR CAMERA A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THIS MEETING
WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY, OKAY? BUT IT WILL COME BACK ON
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, PLEASE
THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU, JIM
APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN B
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE CONCOURSE A BUILDING EXPANSION FOR LOUNGES PROJECT BY $21,507,000 AND TO INCREASE THE TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BUDGET FROM EIGHTY NINE MILLION
NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $126,507,000
COMMISSIONERS, THIS BUDGET AUTHORIZATION INCREASE REQUEST FOR THE CONCOURSE A LOUNGE EXPANSION WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED IN MAY 2022
HOWEVER, THE PORT OF SEATTLE WAS NOT ABLE TO VALIDATE THE ADDITIONAL 3 MILLION PRIOR TO THE MAY 2022 COMMISSION REQUEST TO ADVANCE THE PROJECT
THE PORT HELD THE $3 MILLION UNTIL THE COST VALIDATIONS WERE FINALIZED
WE NOW ARE READY TO PROCEED WITH THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS BEING DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DELTA AIRLINES
TO PRESENT
WE HAVE AGAIN RICK DUNCAN, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION BUSINESS PROPERTIES AND AARON GORA CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER, AVIATION
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GOOD AFTERNOON ONCE AGAIN
SO THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY HAS SHIFTED A BIT, AND AIRPORT LOUNGES ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT
THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH CREDIT CARDS, WITH THIRD PARTY VENDORS LIKE PRIORITY PASS AIRLINE ALLIANCES, REALLY ALLOW JUST THE NORMAL TRAVELER AND THE FAMILY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE LOUNGES
IT'S NO LONGER JUST THE FIRST CLASS EXECUTIVES
AND IT ALSO PROVIDES A SECONDARY BENEFIT OF WHEN YOU HAVE OVERCROWDED HOLD ROOMS IT'S ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF HANG OUT, HAVE SOME SNACKS AND WAIT FOR THEIR FLIGHT
THIS ALSO LUCRATIVE BENEFIT OF BRINGING IN MORE NON AERO REVENUE, WHICH HELPS THE PORT IMMENSELY
SO UPON THE COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT, THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS AN ADDITIONAL 35,000 RENTABLE SPACE FOR TWO NEW LOUNGES
ONE WILL BE FOR DELTA AND THE SECOND WILL BE AN EXPANDED COMMON USE LOUNGE OWNED BY SEATTLE
THE REVENUES FROM THIS EXPANDED LOUNGE WE ANTICIPATE TO BREAK EVEN IN 2030 AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION IN NET CASH FLOW BY 2035
WE ARE JOINED HERE, AS MENTIONED BY THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP AND ALSO THREE EXECUTIVES FROM DELTA HAVE FLOWN IN FROM ATLANTA TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT
BRIAN MILLER, SCOTT METER AND JEFF BLACKSTOCK ARE HERE AS WELL TO ANSWER ANY KIND OF QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
AARON HI
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS AARON GORA AND I'M THE PROGRAM LEADER FOR THE TENANT PROGRAM HERE AT THE AIRPORT
AS RICK MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL BUDGET INCREASE FOR THE CONCOURSE BUILDING EXPANSION FOR LOUNGES
IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION, I'LL BE PROVIDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION JUSTIFICATION FOR THE REQUEST AND ALSO A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF ALL OF THE COST INCREASES TO DATE IN SUPPORT OF OUR REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL $21.5 MILLION
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DELTA HAS DESIGNED AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION OF THE APPROXIMATE 52,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING EXPANSION AT THE END OF CONCOURSE A
THIS PROJECT IS BEING DEVELOPED BY A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO INCORPORATE A NEW PASSENGER LOUNGE FOR DELTA AND PROVIDE A NEW BUILDOUT SPACE FOR THE FUTURE CLUB AT SEA
NEXT SLIDE DELTA HAS NOTIFIED THE PORT OF ADDITIONAL PROJECT INCREASES AND ESCALATIONS DURING THEIR EFFORTS TO EXECUTE THE FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE WITH THEIR CONTRACTOR
THESE COST INCREASES ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF ONE, A DELAYED CONSTRUCTION START AND SUBSEQUENT INCREASES IN THE OVERALL PROJECT DURATION AND TWO, ESCALATION IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR MATERIALS AND LABOR
THERE'S ALSO AN EXTREMELY HIGH DEGREE OF VOLATILITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION MARKET WHICH HAS IMPACTED THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
OF THE IMPACTS THAT I'VE JUST LISTED, ONLY ONE OF THOSE WAS WITHIN THE PROJECT CONTROL AND THAT WAS THE DELAYED CONSTRUCTION START
THOSE DELAYS WERE ATTRIBUTED TO AN EXTENDED PERMITTING REVIEW PERIOD WHICH REQUIRED MULTIPLE DESIGN PACKAGES TO ACHIEVE A PERMIT
ADDITIONALLY, THE PORT HAD TO OUTSOURCE THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S CODE COMPLIANCE REVIEW TO A THIRD PARTY DUE TO THE STAFF'S LIMITED CAPACITY TO CONDUCT THAT REVIEW IN HOUSE
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DELINEATED IN BLUE IS THE PROJECT AVIATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF CONCOURSE A ACROSS FROM GATE A ELEVEN AND DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE IAF
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WHEN COMPLETE, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A NEW PASSENGER LOUNGE FOR DELTA ON THE TOP FLOOR AND PROVIDE A NEW BUILDOUT SPACE FOR THE PORT'S FUTURE COMMON USE LOUNGE OR CLUB AT SEA ON THE BOTTOM
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I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT COST INCREASES REQUESTED THUS FAR
IN DECEMBER OF 2021, THE PROJECT RECEIVED COMMISSIONER AUTHORIZATION FOR A TOTAL PROJECT VALUE OF $78.5 MILLION, WITH 66 MILLION ALLOCATED TO THE TRA
PROJECT COSTS AT THAT TIME WERE BASED OFF THE 60% DESIGN PACKAGE
STAFF RETURNED IN MAY OF 2022 TO REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE OF 26.5 MILLION, BRINGING THE NEW TOTAL PROJECT VALUE TO 105,000,090 OF THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO THE TRA
THE MAJOR COST DRIVERS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR MAY 2022 COMMISSION REQUEST INCORPORATED THE ADDITIONAL COST BASED ON THE DESIGN PROGRESSION FROM THE 60% DESIGN PACKAGE TO THE 100% DESIGN PACKAGE, AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AS A RESULT OF THAT ESCALATION
BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I ELABORATE ON A FEW ELEMENTS CONCERNING THE FIXED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE
WITHOUT AN FGMP TO CONTRACTUALLY LOCK IN THE CONSTRUCTION PRICING, ALL PARTIES WERE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INCREASES IN ESCALATION AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS, DELTA FOR THEIR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR LOUNGE BUILDOUT, AND THEN THE PORT FOR OUR REIMBURSABLE SCOPED ITEM
AS OUTLINED IN THE COMMISSION MEMO, THE FGMP WAS NOT EXECUTED AFTER OUR MAY 2022 PUGET INCREASE BECAUSE THE PORT WAS NOT ABLE TO VALIDATE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCREASES
TO ADVANCE THE PROJECT AND AVOID FURTHER CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, BOTH DELTA AND THE PORT COLLABORATIVELY AGREED TO START THE ENABLING WORK FOR THE CONCOURSE EXPANSION WHILE ALL OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS TOOK PLACE TO RESOLVE THOSE $3 MILLION IN DISPUTE
AS SUCH, DELTA AND THEIR SELECTED CONTRACTOR EXECUTED A PARTIAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE SO THAT THEY COULD BEGIN THE WORK
THIS PARTIAL AGREEMENT, HOWEVER, DID NOT PROTECT DELTA OR THE PORT FROM ADDITIONAL COST INCREASES ATTRIBUTED TO ESCALATION
OUR JUNE REQUEST TODAY IS TO INCREASE THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET BY APPROXIMATELY 21 MILLION
THIS BUDGET INCREASE INCORPORATES ALL PROJECT INCREASES AS A RESULT OF ESCALATION SINCE MAY OF 2022 AND THE DESIGN PROGRESSION THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST OF 2022
SINCE THEN, ALL NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN DELTA AND THE PORT HAVE CONCLUDED, AND ALL PROJECT COSTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY VALIDATED
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TODAY, WE ARE REQUESTING TO INCREASE THE OVERALL TRA BUDGET EXCUSE ME
FROM ROUGHLY 90 MILLION TO APPROXIMATELY 111,000,000
THIS WOULD BRING THE TOTAL PROJECT VALUE TO APPROXIMATELY 126.5 MILLION
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
SORRY, I COULDN'T FIND MY MUTE BUTTON THERE FOR A SECOND
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE SHARED
I JUST WANTED TO ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT, HOW WILL THE FUNDS BE SOURCED? SPECIFICALLY, WILL ALL OF THE FUNDS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT COME FROM THE TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AND NOT FROM TAXPAYERS DOLLARS OR TAX LEVY FUNDS? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OF THAT
YEAH, IT'LL COME FROM THE AIRLINE RATES AND CHARGES 77% OF IT AND THEN THE REMAINDER WILL BE FROM AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL, ALL RECOVERED THROUGH RENT AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE EVENTUAL INCOME FROM THE COMMON USE LOUNGE
THANK YOU
THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION
GREAT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, JUST A COUPLE OF KIND OF TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND I THINK THIS PROBABLY APPLIES TO BOTH PROJECTS HERE
SO FORGIVE ME EARLIER FOR AS COMMISSIONER FELON POINTED OUT, I USED SECOND ACTION ITEM TALKING POINTS ON THE FIRST ACTION ITEM, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE IN INFLATION, ET CETERA, ET CETERA
MY QUESTION IS WE'RE DOING A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT HERE
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TENANT IS FINANCING THE INITIAL COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND THEN WE REIMBURSE THEM
SUPPOSE THEY ISSUE US INVOICES AND WE SELL CHECK AND THEN WE WRITE THEM A CHECK
I DON'T KNOW IF DAN THOMAS IS ON, BUT I'M CURIOUS
FOR THESE BIG CAPITAL PROJECTS, WE OFTEN WILL USE BONDS TO COVER THE COSTS OF THEM AND WHETHER IT'S GEO BONDS OR REVENUE BONDS OF SOME SORT
BUT I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW, ARE WE STILL ABLE TO USE THAT KIND OF BONDING CAPACITY FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE BUILT OUT BY TENANTS LIKE THIS PROJECT? AND IF THE CURRENT RATE ENVIRONMENT IS INCREASING THE ANTICIPATED COST OF THE PORT OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT BECAUSE WE'RE IN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER RATE ENVIRONMENT
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A QUESTION FOR DAN THOMAS OR HEIDI, IF SHE'S ON THE LINE
I'M NOT SURE IF SHE IS
OR IN THE COMMISSIONER, THIS IS DAN THOMAS, I'M ON THE LINE
SO YES, TO THE EXTENT THAT PORT FUNDS ARE ULTIMATELY USED FOR THE PROJECT, EVEN IF IT'S A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT PROJECT, WE CAN ISSUE BONDS FOR THAT
IN THIS CASE, THERE WOULD BE AIRPORT REVENUE BONDS
AND WE DON'T HAVE A BOND ISSUE SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDS
BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING LIKELY ISSUING BONDS NEXT YEAR
SO WHILE THE FACT THAT INTEREST RATES ARE HIGHER NOW, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER YEAR TO GO AND HOPEFULLY RATES WILL EASE UP A BIT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT
BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS FACE FLUCTUATING INTEREST COSTS
INTEREST RATES
OKAY, THANKS, THAT'S HELPFUL
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS I KNOW THAT OFTEN, MAYBE NOT IN THIS TYPE OF PROJECT, BUT OFTEN AS A PART OF FINANCING ANY BIG PROJECT, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, EVEN STATE GOVERNMENT, CERTAINLY ON THE SEAPORT SIDE WHERE OFTEN PROJECTS PENCIL OUT BECAUSE OF SUPPORT FROM GRANTS
WHEN WE USE A TRA MODEL, DO WE LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO PURSUE GRANTS FOR THIS? AND ARE THERE ANY THAT COULD SUPPORT A PROJECT LIKE THIS? SO I'M BY NO MEANS FAA GRANT ASSURANCE EXPERT, BUT I BELLEVUE BECAUSE THIS IS A REVENUE GENERATING CONCEPT
YOU CAN'T USE FAA GRANTS FOR IT IF THERE ARE OTHER GRANTS
I'M NOT SURE
I'M SEEING A LOT OF ASCENDING NODS IN THE AUDIENCE, TOO, FROM OTHER EXPERTS, SO OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT
I FIGURED, YEAH, THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS KIND OF THING VERSUS REPAVING THE RUNWAY OR SOMETHING
OKAY, THANK YOU
AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I HAVE ONE VERY APPRECIATIVE STATEMENT HERE THAT THE TRANSPARENCY IN WHICH YOU SHOW THE CHANGES FROM THE BEGINNING THROUGH THE PROCESS, THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I WOULD SO WE KNOW WHERE WE STARTED AND WHY THINGS CHANGED ALONG THE WAY
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GREAT COMMUNICATION TOOL
THE ONE THING I SAW WAS THIS SUBJECT TO ANY OF THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK
ARE THERE ANY THINGS ADDED TO THIS BUILDING DESIGN THAT WOULD BE ABOVE AND BEYOND CODE FOR ENERGY REDUCTION, WATER SAVINGS, ANYTHING OF THAT SORT? DELTA IS DOING THEIR OWN VERSION OF DESIGN FOR THEIR LOUNGE, SO THEY DO HAVE ELEMENTS PERTAINING TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THEIR TI SIDE
FOR THE CLUB AT SEA, WE'RE ABOUT 60% DESIGN, AND SO WE ARE STILL DEVELOPING WHAT THAT DESIGN LOOKS LIKE
SO I DON'T HAVE A FINALIZED ANSWER FOR YOU JUST YET IN TERMS OF ANY OF THOSE SUSTAINABLE ITEMS LIKE I SAID, WE'RE ABOUT 60% RIGHT NOW
USUALLY IT COMES BEFORE THE CC COMMITTEE
WE CHANGE THE NAME OF IT
I'LL NEVER REMEMBER IT AT ABOUT 30% DESIGN
THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT ENGINEERING, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS IS THAT THE EARLIER START THOSE CONVERSATIONS, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO BUILD THEM INTO THE DESIGN THAN TRYING TO TACK SOMETHING ON LATER ON ANYWAY
AND I WOULD ASSUME, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT SOME OF THOSE SORT OF THINGS, IF YOU'RE PUTTING SOLAR CELLS OR WHATEVER ON A PROJECT, THOSE MIGHT BE GRANT ELIGIBLE
I WOULD IMAGINE THOSE ARE PLACES WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT COULD ACTUALLY UNDERWRITE SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL COSTS
SO TO THE DEGREE WE THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS EARLIER THAN LATER, THAT'S GREAT
I KNOW C CONCOURSE
WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF STUFF IN THE MAKING FOR THAT
SO, ANYWAY, THANKS AGAIN FOR THE TRANSPARENCY
MY PLEASURE
GREAT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION? IN A SECOND
SO COVID SECOND
GREAT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN
C
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, PERSONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LANDRUM AND BROWN FOR AN INCREASE OF $2,350,000 AND A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $8,750,000
COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU KNOW, THE PORT IS IN THE
MIDST OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS FOR 30 PROJECTS AT SEA, WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY PART OF A SUSTAINABLE AVIATION MASTER PLAN, OR SAMP
DUE TO IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC AND OUR DESIRE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, WE ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR THAT OUR TIMELINE TO RELEASE A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN PUSHED TO THE END OF NEXT YEAR
THIS REQUESTED BUDGET AUTHORIZATION WILL INCREASE WILL COVER THE ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES TO DELIVER ON THAT UPDATED TIMELINE
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO A ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AS PART OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
AND SO YOUR APPROVAL OF THESE FUNDS WILL GET US TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN FULLY ENGAGE OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSTITUENTS IN SOLICITING THEIR FEEDBACK ON THESE 30 PROJECTS
I KNOW THAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT OPPORTUNITY AND WE ARE LOOKING WORKING HARD TO MEET THIS TIMELINE
I WILL EMPHASIZE THAT COMPLETING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS ONLY ONE STEP AND A LONGER PROCESS FOR YOU AS COMMISSIONER CHO ULTIMATELY DECIDE WHETHER AND WHEN TO AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION ON ANY INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
SO THE PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE SARAH COX, DIRECTOR, AVIATION ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
STEVE REIBOLT, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER, AND ARF GAUSS, AVIATION CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
SO I DON'T KNOW IF ARF, ARE YOU BEGINNING OR SARAH
SARAH
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'M SARAH COX, THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY
TODAY WE ARE HERE REQUESTING TO INCREASE THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN NEAR TERM PROJECTS ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CONTRACT BUDGET BY 2.35 MILLION FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE OF 8.75 MILLION
THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS ANALYSIS AND SCHEDULE IMPACTS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
ARIF GAUSS, OUR AVIATION CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, WILL START BY DISCUSSING THE PURPOSE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN NEAR TERM PROJECTS
AND THEN STEVE RIBOLT, OUR SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN NEAR TERM PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE VARIOUS NEAR TERM PROJECTS, THE RECENTLY UPDATED AVIATION DEMAND FORECAST, OUR SCHEDULE UPDATE AND RATIONALE FOR TODAY'S BUDGET INCREASE REQUEST, AND I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO ERIC
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, SARAH
COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE TODAY'S ITEM
BEFORE WE GO INTO THE SPECIFICS OF TODAY'S PUGET REQUEST, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME OVERALL BACKGROUND ON WHY THE PORT IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
AN AIRPORT MASTER PLAN IS A STANDARD PROCESS THAT AIRPORTS UNDERGO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FAA ON A REGULAR BASIS
THE FOCUS OF THESE PLANNING EFFORTS IS TO ACCOMMODATE PROJECTED PASSENGER DEMAND IN A WAY THAT MEETS FEDERAL STANDARDS RELATED TO SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
THIS PLANNING PROCESS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN OUR REGION, GIVEN THAT SEA SERVES AS A PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND AIR CARGO FACILITY IN OUR REGION, AND GIVEN THE STATE LEGISLATURE'S RECENT DECISION TO SUNSET THE COMMERCIAL AVIATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE
WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO PLAY THAT ROLE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
AT SEA, WE CALL OUR PLANNING PROCESS SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, OR SAM, TO DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUDING SUSTAINABILITY IN ALL OUR THINKING ABOUT THESE PROJECTS
IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF 30 PROJECTS THAT RANGE ALL THE WAY FROM AIRFIELD IMPROVEMENTS TO ROADWAY ENHANCEMENTS TO PROPOSED 19 GATE NORTH TERMINAL FACILITY
AGAIN, THESE PROJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TOWARDS ACCOMMODATING DEMAND THAT WE BELIEVE IS COMING TO THE REGION, SO THAT SEA DOES NOT SERVE AS A CHOKE POINT TO FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK JUST STATED, THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED TODAY ARE REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE WORK TO UPDATE OUR DEMAND FORECAST AND PLAN FOR A NEW OPENING YEAR FOR THE NEW OPENING YEAR OF 2032 FOR THE PROJECTS INSTEAD OF 2027
WE KNOW THE PUBLIC EXPECTS US TO BE AS ACCURATE AND COMPREHENSIVE AS POSSIBLE IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW EFFORTS, AND SO THIS ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT WILL HELP US TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCT FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AS A REMINDER, ONCE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS COMPLETED, ALL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL WHETHER AND WHEN THESE PROJECTS ARE APPROVED AND CONSTRUCTED
SEA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE FUTURE DEMAND FOR PASSENGER AND CARGO GROWTH
THE QUESTION IS HOW WELL WILL WE SERVE IT AND HOW WILL WE SIMULTANEOUSLY MEET OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE GOALS? I'M PLEASED NOW TO TURN THINGS OVER TO STEVE RIBEL TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE PRESENTATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
THESE PROJECTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS REASONABLE AND FORESEEABLE
THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY WHAT IS IN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN ALSO IDENTIFIED A SUITE OF PROJECTS KNOWN AS THE LONG TERM VISION PROJECTS THAT ARE WELL INTO THE FUTURE AND WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT REVIEW
WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN ARE THE FIVE PURPOSE AND NEEDS OF THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN NEAR TERM PROJECTS ENVIRONMENT REVIEW ONE, A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL GATES AND PROCESSING FACILITIES
TWO, A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL CARGO FACILITIES
THREE, UPDATE OF AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET FA STANDARDS
FOUR, UPDATES TO THE AIRFIELD TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND FIVE, A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL STORAGE THAT SUPPORT THE PORT'S SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL INITIATIVE
NEXT SLIDE
THIS IS AN AERIAL OF SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEPICTING THE PROPOSED NEAR TERM PROJECTS
THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN IS NORTH NEAR TERM PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A NEW TERMINAL WITH 19 NEW GATES
THESE ARE IDENTIFIED IN BLUE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN
ADDITIONAL PASSENGER AND EMPLOYEE PARKING
THESE SITES ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE NEW GATES NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN AND THE BLUE BOX ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING NORTH EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN
ADDITIONAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD ALIGN THE ROADWAY PARALLEL TO THE LINK LIGHT RAIL, WHICH IS SHOWN IN LIGHT BLUE, AGAIN NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN
AN AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER WITH THREE STATIONS TO CONNECT THE RENTAL CAR FACILITY, NEW TERMINAL AND MAIN TERMINAL
THIS IS SHOWN AT THE BLACK DOTTED LINE, AGAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, A NEW AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING FACILITY, OR ARP
THIS IS SHOWN AT THE BLUE POLYGON AT THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY
THIS IS NOW ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN
VARIOUS AIRFIELD IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY
THESE ARE IDENTIFIED AS RED AND ORANGE ON THE RUNWAY AREA
A WEST SIDE MAINTENANCE CAMPUS
A PROJECT TO ACCOMMODATE DISPLACEMENT OF FACILITIES FROM THE NEW TERMINAL, SHOWN AS ORANGE BROWN AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, ADDITIONAL JET FUEL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE PORT SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL INITIATIVE
THESE ARE SHOWN AS THE GREEN POLYGONS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT AND TO THE LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN
NEXT SLIDE THIS SLIDE IS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE UPDATED AVIATION DEMAND FORECAST AND THE CONSTRAINED OPERATING GROWTH SCENARIOS THAT WERE RECENTLY COMPLETED
THIS WAS LAST UPDATED AND PRESENTED TO COMMISSION IN EARLY 2020
IT WAS RECENTLY UPDATED AT THE REQUEST OF FAA AS GROWTH AT SEATAC HAS CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THIS DIAGRAM
THE BLUE LINE REPRESENTS THE UPDATED AVIATION DEMAND FORECAST WHERE SEATAC HAS NO CONSTRAINTS
THE GRAY TO ORANGE LINE SHOWS A NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE OR WITHOUT THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS
IF THE AIRPORT DOES NOT BUILD THE SAMP NEAR TERM PROJECTS, SEATAC WILL BE LIMITED BY GATES AND PLACES TO PARK AIRCRAFT, NOT BUILDING GATES OR ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT
PARKING WILL LIMIT GROWTH AT SEATAC
HOWEVER, THE AIRPORT WOULD STILL SEE MINOR GROWTH SINCE AIRLINES WILL FIND NAYS TO SQUEEZE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS INTO THE FACILITY
THE CONTINUOUS GRAY LINE SHOWS THE PROPOSED ACTION OR WITH THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS AROUND 2031
YOU SEE AN INCREASE IN GROWTH WHEN GATES AND OTHER PROJECTS COME ONLINE
HOWEVER, NOT LONG AFTER THE SECOND TERMINAL IN NORTH GATES OPEN, THE AIRPORT WILL BE IN A CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT WITH MINIMAL GROWTH
THE KEY TAKEAWAY IS RELATED TO THE UPDATED DEMAND FORECAST
PASSENGER AND OPERATIONS AT SEATAC ARE RECOVERING SLOWER THAN ANTICIPATED
THE NEW FORECAST IS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS OR LESS IN 2032 THAN WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2019 CONSTRAINED OPERATING GROWTH SCENARIO
WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE CONSTRAINED OPERATING GROWTH SCENARIO AS THESE NEW NUMBERS MORE ADEQUATELY REFLECT CURRENT AND FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
ALL OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS ENSURE THAT WE ARE USING THE MOST ACCURATE AND UPTODATE INFORMATION TO COMPLETE A THOROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS THE CURRENT SCHEDULE FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT DOCUMENTATION
THIS INCLUDES THE RELEASE OF DRAFT DOCUMENTS, AGENCY AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS, AND ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATES
THE GREEN DOTS REPRESENT KEY MILESTONES
THE BLUE DOTS REPRESENT MILESTONES WHERE AGENCY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OCCURS
LOOKING FORWARD KEY UPDATES TO THE SCHEDULE INCLUDE AGENCY AND PUBLIC REVIEW OF THE NEPA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT THAT'S ANTICIPATED IN LATE 2024
A DECISION FROM THE FA ON THE NEPA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT THAT'S ANTICIPATED IN EARLY TO MID 2025
THE RELEASE OF THE SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR AGENCY AND PUBLIC REVIEW THAT IS ANTICIPATED IN MID 2025
A DECISION FROM THE PORT ON THE SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT THAT'S ANTICIPATED AT THE END OF 2025, AND THAT WOULD CONCLUDE THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE SAMP NEAR TERM PROJECTS
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE COMPLETION OF THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN NEAR TERM PROJECT ENVIRONMENT REVIEW DOES NOT APPROVE PROJECTS
TO MOVE FORWARD, CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM MUST COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE PROJECTS
THIS IS THE SAME APPROVAL PROCESS THAT OCCURS TODAY FOR OTHER PROJECTS
THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT AN OBJECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW WITH A THOROUGH ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE NTPS OR NEAR TERM PROJECTS
IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL IMPACTS TO THE SCHEDULE, WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST $2.35 MILLION
THIS REQUEST IS FOR A CONTRACT BUDGET INCREASE DUE TO IMPACTS AND DELAYS RESULTING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
THIS FUNDING REQUEST CONTINUES TO RESERVE FUNDS FOR A ROBUST OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD TO CHANGE THE YEAR THE PORT ANTICIPATED HAVING SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN NEAR TERM PROJECTS TO BE OPERATIONAL OR SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE
ORIGINALLY, THIS WAS 2027 IS NOW 2032
AT THE REQUEST OF THE FAA, WE HAVE UPDATED THE AVIATION DEMAND FORECASTS TO REFLECT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AT SEATAC AS WE RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS IDENTIFIED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE
AND WHILE THIS TOOK TIME TO UPDATE, IT ENSURES THAT WE ARE USING THE MOST UP TO DATE FORECAST NUMBERS THAT ARE THE BASIS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
WITH THE UPDATE OF THE OPENING YEAR TO 2032 AND A NEW AVIATION DEMAND FORECAST, THIS HAS RESULTED IN A NEED TO UPDATE THE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
THIS IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING
WILL TAKE MONTHS TO COMPLETE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE REQUESTING COMMISSION'S AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACT BY $2.35 MILLION, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE OF $8.75 MILLION
THANK YOU
AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION
GREAT
THANKS, TIM
APPRECIATE IT
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
IT'S A LONG PROCESS, AND I'M JUST CONFUSED BY ONE OF THE STATEMENTS THAT WAS MADE BY ON THE GRAPHIC BEFORE
THE STATEMENT I THOUGHT I HEARD WAS THAT THE GROWTH WAS SLOWER THAN EXPECTED AND SO THAT YOU'RE USING THIS CONSTRAINED MODEL
BUT WE JUST HEARD IN THE MORNING THAT WE'RE EXCEEDING ANY NUMBERS THAT WE HAD BEFORE
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE UPDATING THE NUMBERS TO REFLECT THE CURRENT GROWTH, BUT I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE EXPECTATION, BECAUSE I KNOW INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IS SLOWER THAN WE EXPECTED, BUT OVERALL NUMBERS ARE UP, RIGHT? YES
I CAN BRIEFLY DISCUSS THAT
I AM NOT A FORECAST EXPERT
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THOSE ARE VERY TECHNICAL INDIVIDUALS
WHAT YOU'RE HEARING, THE INDIVIDUAL DAYS ARE PEAK FORECASTS OR DAYS THAT WE'RE GETTING RIGHT NOW
THIS FORECAST ARE DEFLECTIVE OF THE ANNUAL GROWTH
WHAT WE SAW PREVIOUSLY IN 2019, WE HAD A HIGHER ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OVER TIME
WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW WITH AN UPDATED FORECAST IS NOW A LOWER ANNUAL GROWTH OVER TIME
PEAK VERSUS TOTAL
THANK YOU
ANSWERS THE QUESTION
APPRECIATE IT
ONE OTHER THING
SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS IS MONEY FOR ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT, GIVEN THE DELAYS AND MAYBE BETTER SPECIFICITY ON WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE
THAT'S CORRECT
WE COMPLETED A MAJORITY OF OUR ANALYSIS INITIALLY BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
WITH THE UPDATED FORECAST AND THE NEW CONSTRUCTION YEARS, WE HAVE TO ESSENTIALLY START OVER
SO WE'RE UPDATING ALL OR STARTING EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH AT THIS POINT
SO IT'S ALL FOR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS RESERVES MONEY FOR A ROBUST PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY AS WELL
SO WE WERE SPENDING MONEY THAT NOW WE PRESERVE THAT MONEY SO WE CAN DO THE PUBLIC OUTREACH WITH THIS MONEY IN THE BANK
BASICALLY, IT'S BACKFILLING A LITTLE BIT, CORRECT? YES
ALL RIGHT
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE WILL THEN HAVE THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION AS COMMISSIONER CHO MAKE DECISIONS ON A PER PROJECT BASIS, WHETHER THEY MOVE FORWARD
YES
WHILE THERE'S A DELAY, THERE'S ALSO POSITIVE HAVING MORE ACCURATE AND UPDATED NUMBERS FOR OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GREAT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS? JUST TO ECHO, I THINK, A SENTIMENT THAT I THINK IS PROBABLY REFLECTED ACROSS THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH IS, WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE MOST ROBUST, COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS POSSIBLE FOR THESE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE HUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR INSTITUTION AND FOR THE COMMUNITIES AROUND US
WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF GOING OVER AND ABOVE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND WHEN A MATTER LIKE THIS COMES, OF COURSE, WHERE THESE THINGS COST MONEY AND WE NEED ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO ENSURE THAT GETS DONE, I HAPPILY SUPPORT THAT
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
I ECHO THE WORDS OF MY COLLEAGUES
I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION REGARDING JUST WHEN WE WILL RECEIVE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE WORK SCOPE AROUND THE OUTREACH PLAN
SO MAYBE I'LL START WITH MY QUESTION
WHEN WILL WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WORK SCOPE, AND WHEN WILL THAT BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC? SO, THE GREAT QUESTION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
WE ANTICIPATE THE RELEASE OF THE DRAFT NEPA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN LATE 2024
WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATED ENGAGEMENT PLAN PROBABLY IN MID 2024
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU
OKAY, GREAT
I'M PLANNING TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM TODAY, AND I WILL SAY I JUST RECENTLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
IT WAS A GROUP
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY SAID WAS THAT THEY HOPE THAT THE START COMMITTEE SHOULD NOT BE THE SOLE GROUP CONSULTING THE PORT WHEN IT COMES TO STAMP PROJECTS
AND I THINK THIS ACTION TODAY, I BELIEVE, SHOWS OUR COMMITMENT TO THOROUGHLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY PROVIDE AN OUTREACH PLAN
AND NOT ONLY DO THE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECTS, BUT REALLY, IT GIVES THE COMMISSIONERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO SUPPORT THAT ROBUST, COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH PLAN SO THAT EVERYONE'S VOICE COULD BE HEARD AND THAT WE ALL PRIORITIZE OUR ENGAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
AND THAT IS OUR INTENT HERE
AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WILL NOT TAKE PLACE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONER
IT TAKES A COMMISSION VOTE TO APPROVE THOSE THINGS
AND WE INTEND TO DO THIS WORK IN A WAY THAT'S DILIGENT AND DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AS WELL AS PREPARED TO EXERCISE OUR POWER WHEN NEEDED
THANK YOU FOR THE TIMING
ANY OTHERS? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? THANK YOU
PRESIDENT SHOW
SO, JUST TO CLARIFY THE TIMELINE, THE NEPA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DRAFT DOCUMENT WILL BE READY BY Q FOUR OF 2024
YES
WE ARE CURRENTLY ON SCHEDULE TO RELEASE THE DRAFT NEPA EA IN LATE 2024
AND THEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER THAT WILL HAPPEN IN Q ONE OF 2025
IT WILL HAPPEN AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE OF THE DOCUMENT
SO WHEN WE RELEASE IT, THERE WILL BE AN EXTENDED PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WHERE WE'LL RELEASE THE DOCUMENT TO BOTH THE AGENCY AND THE PUBLIC
THERE'LL BE A VARIETY OF AT WHICH POINT WE WILL MOVE INTO THE SEPA PROCESS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
YES
THE NEPA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ACTOR SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
AND THE SEPA EIS PROCESS WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF 2025
THAT'S CORRECT
AND THERE WILL BE A TIME FOR AND THE PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE THOSE RESULTS WITH FULL TRANSPARENCY AND ALL THE SAME INFORMATION THAT THE COMMISSIONER WILL ALSO RECEIVE
AND THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO YOU FROZE ON US
YEAH, I WAS WONDERING IF IT'S ME
I THINK IT'S JUST CURRENT
YEAH
INPUT ON THAT TOSHIKO YOU FROZE ON US
CAN YOU ASK THAT LAST QUESTION? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THERE YOU GO
CAN YOU ASK THAT LAST QUESTION AGAIN? YEAH
I'M GOING TO TURN MY CAMERA OFF SO I DON'T GET FROZEN ON A FUNNY FACE, BECAUSE A GOOD PHOTO OF ME
PUBLIC SPEAKING DOES NOT EXIST
AFTER THE SEPA EIS, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO THEY WILL RECEIVE THE RESULTS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE COMMISSION
THEY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INPUT
YES
SO THE WAY THE PROCESS WILL WORK IS THAT WE'LL RELEASE THE DRAFT NEPA EA
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
ALL THOSE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED AS PART OF THE NEPA PROCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW
ONCE NEPA IS FINALIZED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WILL START THE CIPA EIS, THERE'LL BE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE OUTCOME OF ALL THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE THE PORT ISSUES A FINAL DOCUMENT AND DECISION ON THE CIPA PROCESS
AND THEN IN 2026, THAT'S WHEN THE COMMISSIONER BEGINS TO RECEIVE PROJECTS ON A PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONSIDER THEM
THAT'S CORRECT
OKAY, THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE CLARITY ON THE PROCESS TO COME
GREAT
AND I THINK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAD ONE LAST COMMENT TO MAKE
YEAH
TWO THINGS
ONE IS WE'RE SO USED TO THIS STUFF, THE JARGON IS PERHAPS HARD FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND AND JUST THE PROCESS OF SIPA AND NEPA
SO STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT HAS ITS PROCESS
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT THEIR PROCESS
THE PORT IS FOLLOWING THE STATE PROCESS THAT THE ARMY ARMY CORPS FAA IS USING, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS, WHICH IS UNDER THE FEDERAL LAW
HOWEVER, ONCE THE ARMY CORPS COMPLETES THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, THEY ARE ABLE I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS, BUT I'M MUCH MORE USED TO DEALING WITH THE CORE THAN THE PROBLEMS LIKE THE FEDERAL AGENCY
RIGHT
SO ONCE THE FAA COMPLETES THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, THEY MAY DETERMINE AT THAT TIME THAT IT TRIGGERS A FULLER EIS, THAT'S WITHIN THE NORMAL FEDERAL PROCESS, IT MAY NOT BE THE CASE
AND AGAIN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS MORE OF A PLANNING DOCUMENT, THAT IT'S NOT A CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT
SO THEY'RE EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THIS OVERALL PLAN
WHETHER OR NOT THEY THINK IT TRIGGERS THE FULL EIS OR NOT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED, BECAUSE WE HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKERS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE THEM DO THIS, THAT OR THE OTHER THING
I JUST THINK THAT AS FAR AS STARTING AT THE EA, THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT PRECLUDES THEM FROM CONTINUING ON
THEY MAY OR MAY NOT, BUT IT'S NOT A FINAL DECISION AT THIS POINT
YEAH
SO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
THEY HAVE REQUESTED AT THIS TIME THAT WE START THE ANALYSIS WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ONCE WE SEE THE RESULTS OF THAT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, THE FAA MAY DECIDE THAT WE NEED TO DO AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, AN EIS
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE EA AND TRYING TO GET ALL THAT DOCUMENTATION TO THE FAA
IT'S EXTREMELY ROBUST WHETHER WE DO AN EA OR AN EIS, WE WILL STILL DO AN IN DEPTH AND DETAIL ANALYSIS FOR THE EA OR AN EIS SHOULD IT ARISE
AND JUST AGAIN, FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, THEY RELEASE A DRAFT
THERE'S A 30, 60, 90 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
THEN A FEDERAL COMES OUT AND THEN A RECORD OF DECISION WITH THE ACTION
SO THERE ARE PLACES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT, STARTING WITH ACTUALLY SCOPING, OR DID WE BASICALLY SCOPE THIS PROJECT BACK IN THE DAY? ARE WE GOING TO REVISIT SCOPING? WE WILL NOT REVISIT SCOPING AT THIS TIME
THE PROJECT STILL REMAIN THE SAME BACK IN 2020, WHEN WE CAME TO COMMISSION IS WHEN WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE DO BOTH A NEPA SEPARATE OF SEPA
WHAT THAT ALSO ALLOWS IS TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AGENCIES AND PUBLIC TO COMMENT, WHICH I THINK IS A BENEFIT TO INCREASE OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AS WELL
SO ONE CAN INFORM THE OTHER AS THEY STAGGER THROUGH THE PROCESS? YES
SO WE WILL USE A LOT OF THE ANALYSIS FOR CIPA THAT WE'VE UNDERGONE UNDER THE NEPA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
THANK YOU
I HOPE THAT CLARIFIES STUFF FOR THE PUBLIC
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
OH, COMMISSIONER, HOW'S IT GOING ON? CAN WE RETURN TO SLIDE FOUR, PLEASE? THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ANALYSIS BASED ON CONSTRAINED GROWTH SCENARIO
IT'S ONE MORE SLIDE BACK
SLIDE FOUR
PAGE FOUR IS LISTED IN THE POWERPOINT
SO WHAT ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS WITH THE RED LINE, THE GRAY LINE, AND THE DOTTED BLUE LINE? SO THE BLUE LINE REPRESENTS AN UNCONSTRAINED FORECAST
THAT MEANS THAT SEATAC COULD GROW AT ANY AMOUNT IN ANY PERCENTAGE WITHOUT ANY CONSTRAINTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRPORT
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, SIZE, THE AMOUNT OF GATES, WE WOULD HAVE AMPLE UNLIMITED SUPPLY
AS YOU'VE HEARD PREVIOUSLY, SEATAC HAS A VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT
WE HAD TO UNDERGO WHAT'S CALLED A CONSTRAINED OPERATING GROWTH SCENARIO
IT'S KIND OF AN ALTERNATIVE FORECAST TO LOOK AT WHEN AN AIRPORT DOES HAVE CONSTRAINTS ASSOCIATED
WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS TO FUTURE GROWTH? FOR SEATAC, WE IDENTIFIED ONE PRIMARY CONSTRAINT, AND THAT'S AIRCRAFT GATES AND HOLD POSITIONS ON THE GROUND
WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PLACES TO PARK AIRCRAFT
SO WHAT THE ORANGE LINE SHOWS IS IF WE CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING AT SEATAC AIRPORT, WE WILL OPERATE IN A VERY LIMITED CAPACITY AS SOON AS 2027
WHAT YOU SEE IS THE GRAY LINE, WHICH IS THE INCREASE OR THE BUMP THAT'S WHEN WE PUSH
IF THE PROPOSED NEAR TERM PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD, THAT ALLOWS US TO BRING IN MORE CAPACITY AT THE AIRPORT, BOTH OPERATIONS AND PASSENGERS
ARE THESE PROJECTIONS BASED UPON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE A SECOND AIRPORT IN WASHINGTON STATE TO SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC TRAVEL NEEDS? THAT STUDY ACTUALLY ANTICIPATED THAT THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS WOULD HAPPEN, SO IT ASSUMED THAT THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS WOULD MOVE FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE
I'M REFERRING TO THE PROSPECT THAT'S HAPPENING BEYOND THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY ABOUT ESTABLISHING A SECOND AIRPORT THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO ABSORB SOME OF THE TRAVEL DEMANDS AND NEEDS OF WASHINGTONIANS WHO ARE CURRENTLY TRAVELING INTO SEA IN ORDER TO TRAVEL FROM THERE ON OUT
DOES THIS ASSUME THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE OPTION TO SERVICE DEMAND AND THAT WE WOULD ABSORB THE BULK OF THE PUBLIC DEMAND FOR TRAVEL? SO THE CACC STUDY PARDON ME, I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE ACRONYM STANDS FOR WAS THE INITIAL AIRPORT SIDING STUDY THAT WAS COMPLETED OR ESSENTIALLY STOPPED
THAT STUDY ANTICIPATED THAT NEAR TERM PROJECTS WOULD OCCUR
SO WHAT IT DID IT LOOKED AT IS HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL CAPACITY WOULD BE NEEDED IN THE REGION IF SEATAC WAS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS
THE STUDY HAS SINCE STOPPED, AS YOU KNOW, AND IS REEVALUATING WHAT IT NEEDS TO ASSESS FUTURE GROWTH IN THE REGION
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, TOO, THAT THE CHART WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE CONTEMPLATES A PERIOD THROUGH 2037, WHICH ISN'T EVEN TO THE POINT WHERE A SECOND AIRPORT COULD HAVE BEEN CITED HAD THAT BEEN SUCCESSFUL
SO IT CONTEMPLATES AIR TRAFFIC REGARDLESS WHETHER IN THE FUTURE THERE WERE A SECOND AIRPORT
THAT'S CORRECT
ALL RIGHT
HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND? YES
SO MOVED
SECOND
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 FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
GREAT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU, TEAM
SO WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS TODAY, SO THAT MEANS THAT THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATED TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT
SEEING NONE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, ANY CLOSING COMMENTS FOR US TODAY? NO
COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON REVIEWING THESE IMPORTANT ITEMS TODAY
THANK YOU
GREAT
HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER REGULAR BUSINESS
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE COMMISSIONER WILL TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK AND WILL THEN RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PER RCW 42.30.110, SUB ONE, SUB F, AND SUB ONE, SUB I, FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THIS TIME, AND THE MEETING WILL TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE SESSION
WE ARE IN RECESS AT TWO, EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 02:20 P.M.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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