The Special Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-07-25 at Sea-Tac Airport

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The Special Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-07-25 at Sea-Tac Airport

YOU
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO CONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 25, 2023
THE TIME IS NOW 9:00 A.M.
WE ARE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS, FELLEMAN AND MOHAMMED, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AWAITING THE OPENING OF PUBLIC MEETING
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA IS RECUSED FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WILL JOIN FOR THE TWELVE AT NOON BUSINESS MEETING
WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION AND OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30, SUB ONE, SUB I, AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT PUBLIC OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES PER RCW 42.30, SUB ONE, SUB F FOR APPROXIMATELY 145 MINUTES
WE WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT 12:00 P.M.
NOON
THANK YOU
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO RECONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 25, 2023
THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 12:13 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
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, JOINING VIRTUALLY AND WELCOME BACK
COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
DO WE SEE AYE.? NO
OKAY, SO WE DO HAVE FOUR IN ATTENDANCE AND WE EXPECT COMMISSIONER CALKINS TO BE JOINING
ALL RIGHT, A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE BEGIN TODAY
FOR EVERYONE IN THE MEETING ROOM, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES TO SILENT OR PUT THEM ON SILENT
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS
WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING, PLEASE KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR YOU ARE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION OR ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK AND WILL TURN THEM BACK OFF AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR REMARKS
FOR EVERYONE AT THE DIOCESE TODAY, PLEASE TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS ON ANY COMPUTERS AND SILENCE YOUR DEVICES
PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER TO ADDRESS YOUR REQUEST TO RECOGNIZE, TO SPEAK THROUGH THE CHAIR AND WAIT TO SPEAK UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED
YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROSOFT'S ON AND OFF MICROPHONES ON AND OFF AS NEEDED
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING, SO I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL METHODS, SO IT'S CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONERS WILL SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLE, WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE
IT MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE NOW STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
[recital 00:04:07] RIGHT, THE 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
YOU MAY JUST OFFER SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING COMMENTS AT THE TIME OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VOTE IS TAKEN
IF A COMMISSIONER WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF, HOWEVER, OR WISHES TO HAVE A DIALOGUE ON AN 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 MOTIONS TO ARRANGE THE ORDER OF THE DAY? SEEING NONE, THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED
SECOND
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? HEARING NONE
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
THERE ARE NO SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR TODAY'S MEETING, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY REMARKS BY EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMMISSIONER BUDGET RETREAT
YESTERDAY, IN A RELATIVELY SHORT SESSION, WE WERE ABLE TO DO A DEEP DIVE INTO AIRPORT FINANCES, TAX LEVY OPTIONS, AND BOTH COMMISSIONER AND BUDGET DIVISION PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US UNTIL WE PRESENT THE 2024 BUDGET IN NOVEMBER
HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT OUR COMMISSION BUDGET RETREATS FROM LAST MONTH AND YESTERDAY HAVE POSITIONED US VERY WELL FOR SUCCESS AND LAID A STRONG FOUNDATION
I HOPE YOU FEEL THE SAME LATER DURING TODAY'S MEETING, WE'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT THE 2024 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION AS WE MOVE INTO THE DIVISION SPECIFIC BUDGET PRESENTATIONS IN THE FALL
BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH TODAY'S AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
FIRST, AS OF THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE ARE OFFICIALLY HALFWAY THROUGH OUR SCHEDULED CRUISE CALLS FOR THE SEASON
A HUGE THANKS AND JOB WELL DONE TO THE MARITIME STAFF, WHO'VE BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE RECORD LEVELS OF TRAVEL WITH MINIMAL ISSUES
OF COURSE, OUR GOALS FOR OUR CRUISE BUSINESS ARE BOTH ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL, AND WE ARE LEADERS IN BOTH
WE ACHIEVED A MAJOR MILESTONE IN FURTHERING THIS WITH THE ARRIVAL OF OUR SUBMARINE CABLE THAT WILL CARRY POWER FROM TERMINAL 46 TO PIER 66
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING PIER 66 SHORE POWER READY TO GO NEXT CRUISE SEASON, WHICH WILL MAKE US THE FIRST BERTH IN THE ENTIRE WORLD TO HAVE THREE SHORE POWER CAPABLE BERTHS FOR CRUISE OPERATIONS
SECOND, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SHARE ANOTHER MILESTONE YESTERDAY WAS THE ALL TIME RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS PROCESSED THROUGH TSA CHECKPOINTS AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ACCORDING TO TSA FIGURES, THEY SCREENED 73 651 PASSENGERS OVER 100 OVER 1000, MORE THAN THE OLD RECORD OF 72,154
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN THE REGION'S AIR TRAVEL RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC, AND ALSO A STARK REMINDER OF HOW CRITICAL OUR SUITE OF UPGRADE SEA PROJECTS ARE SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE PASSENGER DEMAND AND PROVIDE A GREATER LEVEL OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE AT THE AIRPORT UNDER MANAGING DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE'S LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING OPERATIONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS AT TSA, THE AIRLINES AND OTHERS FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO TO HELP ENSURE THE SMOOTHEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR AIR TRAVELERS DURING THIS EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY TIME
LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO REITERATE A MESSAGE I HIGHLIGHTED DURING MY RECENT TOWN HALL REGARDING THE RECENT DECISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
LIKE MANY, I AM DISHEARTENED AND CONCERNED WITH THE IMPACTS OF THE DECISIONS REGARDING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND LGBTQ PLUS RIGHTS
WE JOIN IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES REELING FROM THESE DECISIONS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ADVANCE EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INSIDE OUR ORGANIZATION AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
I WANT TO REAFFIRM THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS FULLY COMMITTED TO ADVANCING EQUITY DIVERSITY AND CREATING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION AND BELONGING
IN THIS MOMENT, IT FEELS LIKE THIS WORK IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER, ESPECIALLY WITHIN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIKE THE PORT, WHICH HAS BOTH A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL IMPACT
WE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES AND WORK THAT WE BELIEVE WILL HELP US CREATE MEANINGFUL, LASTING CHANGE
IT IS NOT ONLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT IT MAKES US A MORE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IN ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ON OUR ACTION AGENDA
YOU WILL RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS RELATED TO THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM
I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER ARE VERY FOCUSED ON DELIVERING THESE PROGRAMS TO NEAR AIRPORT RESIDENTS, AND I AM EXCITED FOR YOU TO HEAR ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING NOT ONLY IN DIRECT SOUND INSULATION, BUT ALSO AT THE FEDERAL POLICY LEVEL AS WELL
FINALLY, YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON EFFORTS TO REVITALIZE THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH FRIENDS OF THE WATERFRONT, IN THE WATERFRONT SEATTLE AND WATERFRONT SEATTLE TO STAY COORDINATED ON THEIR INCREDIBLY EXCITING AND AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR SEATTLE'S WATERFRONT
WE WANT TO BE PART OF THIS MAJOR NEW AMENITY FOR THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENSURING THAT OUR WATERFRONT OPERATIONS CAN CONTINUE EFFECTIVELY
TODAY'S BRIEFING IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT IS COMING AND TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUED COORDINATION COLLABORATION
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WE'RE GOING TO GO ON AND GO ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR ERICA CHUNG WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT
ERICA
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I HAVE THREE REPORTS FOR YOU TODAY
ON JULY 18, COMMISSIONERS MOHAMMED AND CALKINS CONVENED THE AVIATION COMMITTEE, WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON FOUR ITEMS ACCESSIBLE INITIATIVES AT THE AIRPORT, PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND AN ORDER OUTLINING
FUTURE ACCESSIBILITY GOALS AN UPDATE ON THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE AND THEIR PROGRESS
CONCOURSE C RETAIL SPACE LEASE OPPORTUNITY AND TIMELINE TNC VIRTUAL QUEUE PROCESS ON HOW TNC DRIVERS COULD WAIT AT LOT 160 AND DRIVE OVER ONCE REQUESTED BY CUSTOMERS AND COMMISSIONERS
ALSO DISCUSS PUBLIC MEMBERS BOARD TERM ON PORTS ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE AND SUPPORT THE TWO YEAR BOARD TERM AND ROTATION TO MAKE IT MORE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE TO BROADER ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEES
ALSO ON JULY 18, COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA AND CALKINS CONVENED THE EQUITABLE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
THERE WERE TWO ITEMS FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION
FIRST WAS A HIGH LEVEL UPDATE ON PORT'S ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE, AND SECOND WAS ON RECENT RULING BY THE US
SUPREME COURT ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND FREE SPEECH LGBTQ RIGHTS AND HOW IT MAY AFFECT THE PORT
COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA REQUESTED STAFF TO FURTHER EXAMINE OPTIONS TO BOLSTER THE PORT'S ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE, AND STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK AND MONITOR IMPACT ON RECENT US
SUPREME COURT RULINGS
THE JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING WITH THE CITY OF SEATAC WAS HELD ON JULY 18, ALSO WITH COMMISSIONERS MOHAMMED AND FELLEMAN IN ATTENDANCE
JC RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE PORT PORTS COMMISSION'S ADOPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PRINCIPLE, ORDER AND SEA LAND STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS
JC ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM PORTS SENIOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER ERIC SCHINFIELD, WHO GAVE A RUNDOWN ON THE NORTH SEATAC PARK RELATED PROVISION AND THE FOUR SHARED START PRIORITIES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REPORT
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMITTEES SEEING NONE? WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
THE PORT COMMISSION WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENT AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS
COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ITS DELIBERATIONS
AND BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, LET'S REVIEW OUR RULES FOR IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL COMMENT
CLERK HART, PLEASE PLAY THE RECORDED RULES
SEATTLE COMMISSIONER WELCOMES YOU TO OUR MEETING TODAY
AS NOTED, PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS, AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION THANKS YOU FOR JOINING US
THE COMMISSION ACCEPTS IN PERSON, VIRTUAL AND WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
BEFORE WE PROCEED, HERE ARE THE COMMISSION'S PUBLIC COMMENT RULES OF PROCEDURE
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, EACH COMMENTER 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, THE COMMISSION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE COMMENTS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
IF COMMENTS ARE NOT RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL STOP THE SPEAKER AND ASK THAT COMMENTS BE KEPT TO MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
THIS RULE APPLIES TO BOTH INTRODUCTORY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS
ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION AS A BODY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS
DISRUPTIONS OF COMMISSIONER PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE PROHIBITED
DISRUPTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
THREATS AND ABUSIVE OR HARASSING BEHAVIOR AND LANGUAGE, OBSCENE LANGUAGE AND GESTURES
REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO COMPLY WITH THE ALLOTTED TIME SET FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER'S PUBLIC COMMENT LEAVING THE PODIUM OR TESTIMONY TABLE TO PHYSICALLY APPROACH COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF DURING ONE'S PUBLIC COMMENT PROVIDED SPEAKERS MAY AUTHOR WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE COMMISSION CLERK AND ANY BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS, OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE MEETING
ANY DISRUPTION WILL RESULT IN A SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE BEING IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND A WARNING OR LOSS OF SPEAKING PRIVILEGES OR REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING ROOM
MAY ALL RIGHT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE PATRICK DUGAN
HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
MY NAME IS PATRICK DUGAN
I'M THE PORT CAPTAIN FOR VAIN BROTHERS IN SEATTLE, AND WE ARE A SMALL BUNKER FLEET
AND WHAT I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR VAINLINE BUNKERING
SO WE HAVE 42 EMPLOYEES, FULL TIME EMPLOYEES
90% OF THEM ARE ALL LOCAL TO THE PUGET SOUND
WE WON THREE TUGS, THREE BARGES, AND WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CARGOES ON THERE
SO WHEN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS THE SEASON IS ON FOR THOSE SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR, THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, THE PIER, 92 THIRDS OF THE FLEET IS EMPLOYED
SO THE CRUISE SHIPS BEING HERE DEFINITELY UTILIZES OUR BUNKER SERVICE
SO IT KEEPS OUR WATERFRONT WORKERS BUSY
IT KEEPS OUR WATERFRONT WORKERS EMPLOYEES, AND LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE ALL LOCAL
ALSO THINK ABOUT THE LOCAL VENDORS THAT WE SUPPORT FROM THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO THE LAUNCH SERVICES
ALSO THE SHIPYARD
RIGHT
WE EMPLOY ALL THE SHIPYARDS IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION
SO, YEAH, OUR ROBUST CRUISE INDUSTRY IS VITAL TO VAIN BROTHERS
AND EVER SINCE THE 18 HUNDREDS IN THE GOLD RUSH, RIGHT
SEATTLE IS THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, AND THE CRUISE INDUSTRY HAS STILL PROVEN THAT TO BE TRUE
SO WE JUST LIKE TO THANK THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE COMMISSION FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY
THANKS
THANK YOU, PATRICK
APPRECIATE IT
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID BLANFORD
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO AND PORT COMMISSIONER
I'M DAVE BLANFORD
I'M CEO OF STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM, AND I'M SPEAKING AS WELL ON THE 2023 CRUISE SEASON TODAY
OUR ONGOING STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE SUPPORTS STATEWIDE TRAVEL AND TOURISM, INCLUDING BUSINESS RECOVERY PROGRAMS, STATEWIDE TOURISM ASSISTANCE, INTERNATIONAL TOURISM PROMOTION, RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND STEWARDSHIP, AND DEI AT THE PEAK OF THE 2023 CRUISE SEASON, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PORT'S SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN STIMULATING TOURISM DEMAND
THIS CRUISE SEASON CRUISE BUSINESS SUPPORTS $900 MILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, 500 JOBS, AND $14.5 MILLION IN STATE TAXES
WE KNOW THAT CRUISE BUSINESS DOES GREAT THINGS FOR THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMIES, BUT ITS GROWTH POTENTIAL EXTENDS THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE
AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO EXPAND PRE AND POST CRUISE TOURS AND EXCURSIONS
THIS BUSINESS MATTERS TO RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY MANY OF THEM RELYING ON TOURISM AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER AS MUCH AS 15 TIMES THAT OF URBAN COMMUNITIES
BEYOND THE IMPACT NUMBERS, THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM HAVE ALIGNED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND TOURISM STEWARDSHIP
AS SUCH, WE ARE PROUD OF THE PORT'S LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING ITS AGGRESSIVE CRUISE SHIP SHORE POWER GOALS, AND ITS NOTEWORTHY COMMITMENT TO THE WORLD'S FIRST CRUISE THEMED GREEN CORRIDOR
CONGRATULATIONS ON A STELLAR CRUISE SEASON AND ON BEHALF OF THE STATEWIDE TOURISM INDUSTRY, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGNUPS 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 REPORT BUSINESS THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT FOR THE RECORD
ALL RIGHT
HEARING NONE AT THIS TIME
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE US SYNOPSIS OF WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE'VE RECEIVED 35 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
ALL WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS TODAY COME FROM CITIZENS WHO WRITE TO ASK THE PORT COMMISSIONER CHO CAP THE NUMBER OF 2024 SEASON SAILINGS AND PASSENGERS AT OR BELOW 2019 LEVELS, REDUCING THE NUMBERS EVERY YEAR UNTIL THE INDUSTRY NO LONGER POLLUTES THE OCEANS AND AIR AND NO LONGER EMITS CLIMATE CHANGING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
THE SUBMITTERS ARE WENDY ASHMAN AUNT BLASSIE, ROBIN BRIGGS BETH BRENTON, VALERIE COSTA, GREGORY DENTON, ARUN GANTI, DEREK JENVILLE, ANGELA GERMANO BURIEN, GLEN GLENCLID, BECKY HALL, JARED HOWE, ESTHER JOHN, SOPHIA KELLER, DAVID KIPNIS, JASON LEE, LAURIE LUCKY, SCOTT MCCLAY, ROSEMARY MOORE, BARBARA OSTEEN, SARAH SANFORD, PHILIP SINGER, JANIE STARR, LAUREN WILSON, LINDA CARROLL, KEVIN GALLAGHER, MARY HANSEN, ANDREA FARRELL, KAREN CALGILL, ERICA BERG, ANNE ROBERTSON, LINDA GOLLY, GORDON ADAMS, KATHY PENDRESS, CYNTHIA IRVIN, STACEY OAKES AND IRENE SVETT
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN COMMENTS WE'VE RECEIVED TODAY
ALL RIGHT, GREAT
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONCERNING EIGHT A EIGHT B AND EIGHT C
SO MOVED
SECONDED
GREAT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE PASSAGE OF THE NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE COLLEGE'S CABLE TELEVISION SCCTV
WITH PASSAGE OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY, WE WANT TO THANK SCCTV FOR THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT AND FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US BRING ACCESS, VISIBILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY OF OUR GOVERNING PROCESS TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
WITH THAT, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
THANK YOU
YES
I'M ON
I DON'T BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS JOINED THIS MEETING, SO WE'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE MOVING ALONG IN THE AGENDA
WE HAVE TWO NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN, A AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AUTHORIZE $20 MILLION OF THE PROGRAM BUDGET FOR LONG LEAD ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND CURTAIN WALL EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER LONG LEAD MATERIALS FOR THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROGRAM
COMMISSIONER, THE TEAM FOR THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROGRAM ARE WORKING TO ACCELERATE DELIVERY OF THIS TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECT BY 2026
THIS AUTHORIZATION IS TO PROCURE LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS SUCH AS AIR HANDLING UNITS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, AND CURTAIN WALL MATERIALS
IT IS CRITICAL TO MEETING THIS DEADLINE
ONCE COMPLETE, THE EXPANSION WILL ADDRESS SHORTFALLS IN AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL CAPACITY, OFFICE SPACE, AND PREMIUM LOUNGE SPACE, AS WELL AS OTHER PUBLIC AMENITIES TO ELEVATE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND UPGRADE
SEA PRESENTERS ARE RICK DUNCAN, DIRECTOR, AVIATION, BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES, AND JANET SHER, CAPITAL PROGRAM LEADER
SO I GUESS I'M GOING TO TURN I'LL KICK IT OFF REAL QUICK
OKAY
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AS YOU MENTIONED, MY NAME IS RICK DUNCAN, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES, AND I'M THE SPONSOR OF THE SEACONG FORCE EXPANSION PROJECT
IT'S NO SECRET HOW SPACE CONSTRAINED OUR AIRPORT IS
YOU COULD JUST WALK DOWN THERE RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S VERY TIGHT
AND AS BEEN MENTIONED MANY TIMES BEFORE, WE CAN'T GO OUT, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO UP
SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE
WE'RE ESSENTIALLY BUILDING A HIGH RISE BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OPERATING TERMINAL, WHICH IS JUST CRAZY AND AMAZING TO WATCH AND REALLY EXCITING
AND THIS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUILDING WILL PUT IN NEW ADR SPACES, BEAUTIFUL CIRCULATION AREA, TWO STORY AS LOUNGE, AND TOPPED OFF WITH A SOLAR ROOF
AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION
AND AS JANET WILL GET MORE INTO THE DETAILS AND GIVE YOU GUYS SOME EYE CANDY ABOUT IT, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
RICK ALREADY COVERED
OH, IS THIS ONE? CAN YOU TAP? YEP
RICK ALREADY COVERED A LOT OF WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE SEA CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROGRAM IS
WE ARE GOING TO INCREASE AIRPORT REVENUE BY ADDING SOME AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL SPACES, A LEASABLE OFFICE SPACE AND A LOUNGE
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE C THREE HOLD ROOM SO MORE FOLKS WILL BE ABLE TO WAIT FOR THEIR PLANE IN THAT HOLD ROOM AND ADD SEVERAL MUCH NEEDED PASSENGERS AMENITY, INCLUDING SOME RESTROOMS, A NURSING ROOM, AN INTERFAITH PRAYER AND MEDITATION ROOM, AND SOME PASSENGER LOOKOUTS OVER THE AIRFIELD
THAT I'LL SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT LATER
OF COURSE, THIS OVERALL INCREASES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REGION
NEXT SLIDE
SO IN ADDITION TO ALL THESE REVENUE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE GOALS, THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES SEVERAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AT PREVIOUS BRIEFINGS, BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THESE ARE ALL STILL IN THE PROJECT
WE'RE NOW AT 100% DESIGN AND THE SEA CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROGRAM HAS ROOFTOP FOLDOVOLTAICS
THE FIRST AT THE AIRPORT
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL FOSSIL FEE THIS IS HARD TO SAY, FOSSIL FREE FUEL HEATING IN THIS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HEAT PUMPS ON THE ROOF AND THIS IS ALL DEVELOPED THROUGH THE SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK
AND WE HAVE BRIEFED THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION THAT'S PART OF THE PORT COMMISSIONER ON THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT
ONE OTHER NICE FEATURE IS THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE 90% OF THE CARBON THAT'S GENERATED FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT ALSO
AND LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROJECT IS PART OF THE UPGRADE SEA CAMPAIGN THAT EVERYONE HAS HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THIS MEANS THAT WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROJECT PAGE ON THE WEBSITE INCLUDES ALL OF THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT AND IMPORTANT MILESTONES AND WHATEVER INFORMATION THE PUBLIC MIGHT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT
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SO FOR THE AVIATION ON THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE THERE
AND IT IS LOCATED IN AN EXTREMELY BUSY PART OF THE AIRPORT RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE INTERSECTION OF CONCOURSE C AND CONCOURSE D
THIS BUILDING IS PRIMARILY BEING USED BY THE TSA RIGHT NOW
SO WE ARE VERY BUSY BUILDING OTHER SPACES FOR THEM IN THE TERMINAL AND THEN WE'LL MOVE THEM OUT
WHEN WE GET STARTED ON THE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION, IT'S GOING TO ADD FOUR FLOORS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING, WHICH RIGHT NOW ENDS AT CONCOURSE LEVEL
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PROJECT STATUS
SO THIS PROJECT CONTAINS SEVERAL DIFFERENT DESIGN PACKAGES, SOME OF WHICH WE HAVE ACCELERATED TO BE ABLE TO START BUILDING THEM THE SAME TIME WE'RE FINISHING DESIGN ON SOME OF THE OTHER PACKAGES
SO RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT A CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION PACKAGE AND A TENANT RELOCATION PACKAGE, WHICH IS ALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
WE ALSO HAVE VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION THAT'S ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS AND A STRUCTURAL STEEL PACKAGE THAT ARE UNDER CONTRACT AND THEY'RE STARTING ON SHOP DRAWINGS FOR THOSE
THE MAIN PACKAGE, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S AT 100% DESIGN AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE GETTING THAT PERMITTED
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SO I LIKE TO SAY THAT CCE IS IN A NOT VERY GLAMOROUS PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW
BUT THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE WORK THAT'S UNDERWAY
THE FIRST PHOTO THERE ON THE LEFT SHOWS KIND OF THE CLOSE QUARTERS THAT WE HAVE
THIS IS INSIDE THE SEA CONCOURSE EXPANSION EXISTING BUILDING
THE C ONE BUILDING, IT'S CALLED
AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO REINFORCE THE FOUNDATION INSIDE THE BUILDING AND THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF KIND OF WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THAT WORK DONE IN THE EXISTING BUILDING
AND THE OTHER TWO ARE JUST SOME DEMOLITION THAT WAS REQUIRED OF THE EXISTING CONCRETE PAVING ON THE AIR SIDE AND THE RIGHT SIDE SHOWS THAT WE'RE USING A TRENCH BOX THERE TO KEEP THAT SAFE AS WE DIG
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OKAY, SO THIS IS A REALLY QUICK VIDEO OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE BILLET THING
LET'S GO AHEAD AND START THAT
HOPEFULLY IT'LL WORK
YAY
SO IT STARTS OFF, YOU CAN SEE THE PV PANELS UP ON THE ROOF
AND AS IT GOES AROUND, YOU GET A GOOD LOOK AT HOW THE GLAZING AND THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT WE'RE BRINGING INTO THE SPACE
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW THE SCALE OF THE BUILDING COMPARED TO THE ADJACENT TERMINAL
AS WE GO AROUND, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S PUBLIC LOOKOUTS
YOU CAN SEE THE PEOPLE OUT THERE ON THE CORNER
THE TOP FLOOR IS PART OF THE ALASKA LOUNGE AND THE KIND OF MID LOOK OUT THERE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
IF YOU'RE IN THE CONCOURSE, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE OUTSIDE, BUT IT IS MOSTLY ENCLOSED WITH GLASS
IT'S NOT CONDITIONED, SO YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE OUTSIDE
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THERE WE GO
SO AS THE VIDEO ENDED, YOU SAW THAT KIND OF LANDED ON THIS FACADE RIGHT HERE
THIS IS THE ELECTROCHROMIC GLAZING THAT YOU SEE ON WHAT WE CALL OUR FOLDED FACADE
BECAUSE IT HAS KIND OF A SERRATED APPEARANCE
THE ELECTROCHROMIC GLAZING IS GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY TINT DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH LIGHT HITS IT TO ELIMINATE OUR ABILITY TO HAVE ANY KIND OF MECHANICAL SHADING ON THIS FACADE
AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE DAYS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE BRIGHT, GLARING SUN
WE'RE ABLE TO GET AS MUCH SUN INTO THE BUILDING AS POSSIBLE, BUT IT'S GOING TO REDUCE ON SOME OF OUR LIGHTING COSTS AS WELL
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IT'S AN INTERIOR RENDERING, GIVES YOU A NICE VIEW OF THE ACOUSTICAL WOOD CEILING
THAT IS A PRIMARY ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE ARCHITECTURAL TREE, WE'RE CALLING IT, THAT IS GOING TO BE KIND OF A WAYFINDING FEATURE AS WELL
ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE, YOU CAN JUST BARELY SEE ONE OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS KIOSKS
THERE'LL BE A HANDFUL OF THOSE SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING
AND FAR OFF IN THE BACKGROUND, YOU CAN GET A LOOK AT AN L SHAPED VIDEO WALL THAT FIVE DIFFERENT ARTISTS HAVE PUT TOGETHER, SOME SHORT FORMAT ART VIDEOS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SHOWED ON THAT IN A CONTINUOUS LOOP
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THIS IS A SHOT OF WHAT WE CALL OUR PERFORMANCE STAIR
THESE STAIRS AFFORD A REALLY KIND OF UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO REST, EAT, RECHARGE THEIR DEVICES, GREAT PEOPLE WATCHING FROM HERE AND WATCH PERFORMANCES AS WE'RE SHOWING IN THE RENDERING
THERE'S GOING TO BE ART ON THESE AS WELL
THREE DIFFERENT ARTISTS ARE GOING TO PROVIDE FACES FOR THE TABLES THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE RENDERING
AND THERE'S ALSO AN ESCALATOR THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE HERE THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE UP TO THE MEZZANINE LEVEL AS WELL
ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS, YOU CAN SEE THE STAIRS THAT GO UP TO THOSE PUBLIC LOOKOUTS
AND THERE IS AN ESCALATOR AND ELEVATOR THAT WILL TAKE YOU UP THERE AS WELL
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OKAY, SO HERE ARE A FEW KEY MILESTONES FOR THE PROJECT SCHEDULE
IF TODAY'S AUTHORIZATION IS APPROVED, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET THE LONG LEAD EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS ON ORDER RIGHT AWAY
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH TURNER TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE THOSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'RE SHOOTING FOR THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WHICH I GUESS IS QUARTER THREE, NOT FOUR
WE'LL BE BACK HERE TO REQUEST OUR MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONSTRUCTION COST
WE CALL IT A MAG THAT'S GOING TO SET OUR FINAL SCHEDULE AND BUDGET FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT
AND THEN EARLY NEXT YEAR, QUARTER ONE, WE'RE GOING TO HEAD AND START WHAT WE CALL PHASE TWO, WHICH IS CONSTRUCTION OF A TOWER CRANE, DEMO OF SOME OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, AND START OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL
WE'RE CURRENTLY TARGETING QUARTER TWO OF 2026 FOR AN EARLY COMPLETION DATE
WE DO NOT YET HAVE A CONTRACT SCHEDULE YET WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION, OUR GCCM PARTNER
SO WE STILL ARE CARRYING A RANGE OF ABOUT A YEAR FOR THAT COMPLETION DATE, BUT BY THE TIME WE COME BACK HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'LL NAIL THAT DOWN TO ONE FINAL COMPLETION
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN GETTING THE SPACE AS COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE MEN'S WORLD CUP IN 2026
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH TO TURNER TO TRY TO DEFINE WHAT WILL BE DONE, HOW MUCH CAN WE GET DONE, AND CAN WE RETURN ALL THE GATES TO SERVICE THAT WE'VE BEEN USING
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SO FOR TODAY'S AUTHORIZATION, WE'VE BEEN BEFORE YOU FOR PREVIOUS AUTHORIZATIONS FOR SOME OF OUR ENABLING WORK, THE AFOREMENTIONED STRUCTURAL STEEL PACKAGES AND VERTICAL CIRCULATION PACKAGES
ALSO FOR EXTERIOR WALL, MAINLY THAT WE PERFORMED A MOCKUP OF THAT FOLDED FACADE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKED AS DESIGNED
JUST A SECOND
AND WE'RE TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN'T REALLY EXECUTE ANY MORE EARLY WORK PACKAGES WITHOUT EXCEEDING OUR CURRENT AUTHORIZATION
SO TODAY WHAT WE WANT TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR COVERS SOME REALLY LONG LEAD ELECTRICAL
AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND SOME OF THE EXTERIOR WALL MATERIALS
SO THINGS LIKE DISTRIBUTION GEAR, ELECTRICAL PANELS, SWITCH GEAR, AIR HANDLING UNITS, THE HEAT PUMPS, THOSE SORT OF THINGS
THIS IS GOING TO HELP US ACCELERATE OUR PROJECT DELIVERY, TRY TO DRIVE TOWARDS THAT EARLIER COMPLETION DATE AND REALLY LOCK IN PRICING WITH THESE VENDORS BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF STILL SEEING A LOT OF REALLY VOLATILE PRICES AND REALLY LONG LEAD TIMES ON JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT USES A COMPUTER CHIP
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OKAY, SO HERE IS A QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR CURRENT PROJECT BUDGET
OUR MII APPROVED BUDGET IS $340,000,000
AND LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE WERE PROJECTING THAT OUR RANGE TO COMPLETE WAS GOING TO BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 340,000,000 TO 420,000,000
NOW AT 100% DESIGN AND WORKING WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO NARROW THAT RANGE
AND RIGHT NOW THAT RANGE IS BETWEEN 405 AND 420,000,000
THE BUDGET TRENDS THAT BROUGHT US FROM THE 340 TO THE 405,000,000 ARE KIND OF CATEGORIZED IN THOSE FOUR CATEGORIES THAT YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE
THE DISCRETIONARY SCOPE CHANGES
WE HAVE ONLY HAD ONE AND IT WAS TO ADD SOME INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR MAIN RESTROOMS THAT WOULD SUPPORT A FUTURE SMART RESTROOMS PROJECT THAT ANOTHER PROJECT IS WORKING ON HERE AT THE AIRPORT
AND WE'VE HAD A FEW NONDISCRETIONARY SCOPE CHANGES AS WELL
SOME EXAMPLE OF THOSE INCLUDE THOSE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES THAT WE IDENTIFIED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT
JUST BECAUSE THE MARKETS ARE UP
WE'VE HAD THIS NICE 52 WEEKS HIGH
THANK YOU
WE'VE HAD, IN ADDITION, SOME OTHER NONDISCRETIONARY SCOPE CHANGES SUCH AS ADDING SOME CAMERAS FOR THE RAMP TOWER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD SAFE VIEWS WHILE THE BUILDING WAS BEING BUILT AND ESCALATION AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
THIS REFLECTS THE CHANGE THAT IS SOMEWHAT ANTICIPATED AS A PROJECT GETS REFINED AND DESIGNED
BUT WE HAD IDENTIFIED $53.8 MILLION THAT WERE BEYOND WHAT WE WOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED IN INFLATION AND ESCALATION COST FOR RISK CONTINGENCY
WE'RE STILL CARRYING $10 MILLION IN RISK CONTINGENCY BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT COMPLETED OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION ON THAT FINAL MAG
AND WE THINK THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF VOLATILITY OUT THERE
WE'VE GOT A HANDFUL OF BID PACKAGES THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE ON THE STREET AND WE WANT TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY BIDS THAT MIGHT COME IN HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED
SO OUR CURRENT RANGE IS NOW 405 TO 420,000,000
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SO A LOT OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY ARE REALLY ABOUT TRYING TO MITIGATE SOME OF THESE RISKS
AND IN PARTICULAR, THE AUTHORIZATION THAT I'M REQUESTING TODAY FOR THE LONG LEAD ITEMS SPEAKS TO REALLY THE FIRST TWO ITEMS THAT ARE ON THIS LIST
ONE OF THE PLAN MITIGATION STRATEGIES WAS TO IDENTIFY SOME LONG LEAD ITEMS AND GO AHEAD AND LOCK THOSE IN AND ACCELERATE THAT DESIGN SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM ON ORDER WHEN THEY NEED TO BE ORDERED
INFLATION AND ESCALATION
AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE STILL SEEING A LOT OF PRICE INSTABILITY, AND IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE SOME OF THESE PACKAGES THAT WE'VE GOT INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT
BUT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SOME OF THESE EARLY WORK PACKAGES SO WE CAN GET THE VENDOR ON BOARD AND REALLY START TALKING TO THEM AND VETTING THEIR PRICING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT REFLECTS WHAT WE REALLY NEED
COMPLEX PHASING SHOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE, REALLY
WE ARE BUILDING THIS BUILDING AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION BETWEEN CONCOURSE C AND CONCOURSE D, AND WE NEED TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT IT IS SAFE
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK CAN GET DONE AND OBVIOUSLY THAT AIRPORT OPERATIONS CAN CONTINUE THE WHOLE TIME WE'RE BUILDING THIS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS
SO BRINGING A GCCM CONTRACTOR ON BOARD WAS THE KEY AND THEN MAKING GOOD USE OF OUR TIME WITH THEM THE WHOLE TIME WE'VE HAD THEM ON BOARD DURING DESIGN IS REALLY THE MITIGATION STRATEGY TO PUGET THAT COMPLEX PHASING UNDER CONTROL
THAT IS MY LAST SLIDE
THANK YOU SO MUCH
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ON THE AUTHORIZATION OR THE PROJECT BRIEFING? AWESOME
THANK YOU SO MUCH
QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
OKAY, SO I GUESS JUST ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL, IS THIS PROJECT A PART OF SAMP? THIS PROJECT IS NOT PART OF SAMP
THIS PROJECT IS NOT A PART OF SAMP, NO
OKAY
AND DOES IT EXPAND OUR AIRPORT'S FOOTPRINT AT ALL, OR IS THIS ALL WITHIN AN EXISTING FOOTPRINT? SO IT BUILDS UP
SO IT DOES ADD SQUARE FOOTAGE, BUT THE WAY THIS HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME IS IT ADDS SQUARE FOOTAGE, BUT IT IS ADDRESSING AN UNDERSERVED NEED THAT WE HAVE AT THE AIRPORT
LIKE WE'RE WOEFULLY YOU HELP ME, RICK? BECAUSE YOU MIGHT KNOW THIS BETTER THAN I DO
I GET IT
YOU'RE GOING UP, NOT OUT
WE'RE GOING UP, NOT OUT
BUT WE ARE ADDING 17 OR 18 ADR SPACES TO ADDRESS A DEFICIENCY AS OPPOSED TO JUST ADDING THEM BECAUSE WE THINK SOMEDAY WE MIGHT NEED IT
OKAY
AND THEN GOING TO SLIDE TEN FOR THE VISUAL, PLEASE, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PERFORMANCE STAIRS AND SOME OF THE AMENITIES THAT ARE THERE
I'M JUST MEAN THIS IS VERY AMAZON
I LIKE IT
RIGHT
BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE THOUGHT ABOUT HANDRAIL DOWN THE MIDDLE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE, BECAUSE AMAZON'S EMPLOYEES, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO AVERAGE YOUNGER TO MIDDLE AGED AND WE ARE SERVICING PEOPLE
YEAH
SPECTRUM
YEAH
WE DO HAVE ONE ALONG, LIKE, THE ENTRY SIDE ON THE I'M GOING TO JUST CALL IT THE RIGHT SIDE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SLIDE
SO WE HAVE ONE RAIL ALONG THERE AND THEN THERE'S A GLASS KIND OF WALL ON THE OTHER SIDE
BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF WE WANT TO PUT ANY INTERIM RAILINGS IN THERE
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE BLEACHERS
YEAH, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT
I'M JUST WONDERING BECAUSE SAFETY HAS JUST GOT TO BE PARAMOUNT
ABSOLUTELY
AND WE MADE THEM NICE AND WIDE
IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THIS DETAIL, BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY AN AREA WHERE IF SOMEBODY NEEDED TO WALK WITH A ROLLER BAG, THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO BEHIND SOMEONE THAT'S SITTING
YEAH, I'M THINKING OF PEOPLE MOMS THEY'VE GOT A BACKPACK OVER ONE THING AND THEY GOT SOMETHING AROUND THEIR WAIST AND THEY'RE HOLDING ON TO KIDS
AND A RAIL WOULD BE IMPORTANT THAT SOMEBODY COULD BE ABLE TO HOLD ON TO
YEAH, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT
I'M ALSO WONDERING IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE SMART BATHROOM PROJECT IS
NOT A LOT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT MY PROJECT, BUT THEY'RE PUTTING A LOT OF, BASICALLY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THERE TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHEN THEY NEED TO BE CLEANED AND HOW OFTEN THEY'RE BEING USED
IT KIND OF TRACKS SOME OF THE USE
AND THERE'S A PASSENGER FACING COMPONENT AS WELL THAT WILL TELL PEOPLE THAT THE RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT SYSTEM, I THINK THERE'S SOME OF THAT, BUT IT'S MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN THAT, BUT HAPPY TO GET SOME MORE DETAILS
IS THAT HAPPENING HERE? THEY'RE DOING A DEMO OF IT HERE TO TEST IT OUT, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE ONLY DOING OPEN CONDUIT IN OUR PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL TESTING IT OUT AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TOO FAR
IS THAT A PART OF THIS PROJECT? JUST THE CONDUIT FOR IT, NOT THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE OR NOT THE ACTUAL TECHNOLOGY
THEY'RE VETTING THAT OUT WITH A PROJECT RIGHT NOW IN THE AIRPORT, AND THEN IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO MOVE FORWARD, THEN THEY'LL GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE OUR PROJECT AS ONE OF THE ONES THAT THEY WOULD IMPROVE
AND THEN I'M WONDERING IF THIS FACILITY OR THE RESTROOM FACILITIES ARE GOING TO BE GENDER NEUTRAL, AS WE'VE SEEN
WE JUST OPENED OUR FIRST YEAH, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL
WE DESIGNED OURS TO BE GENDERED, BUT THEY HAVE THE MAIN SET OF THEM THAT'S ON CONCOURSE LEVEL
THEY ARE GENDERED, BUT THEY CAN BE EASILY CONVERTED TO ALL GENDER IF THEY NEED TO BE BY REMOVING A WALL IN BETWEEN THEM
SO WE STARTED OUT AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT, INTENTIONALLY SAYING, OKAY, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE PORT IS GOING TO BE ON THIS BY THE TIME THIS PROJECT IS DONE
SO LET'S PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE SO THAT IF THESE ARE GOING TO BE ALL GENDER, AT SOME POINT, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS TAKE A WALL DOWN IN BETWEEN THEM SO THEY HAVE THE FULL LENGTH STALLS ALREADY IN THEM
WHAT DOES THE FAMILY STALL FEATURE? OH, BOY
THE FAMILY STALL SHOULD HAVE I SAY SHOULD BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THEY SHOULD INCLUDE A CHANGING TABLE AND ENOUGH ROOM FOR A FAMILY TO BE IN THERE
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE THOSE IN BOTH THE GENDER MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ROOM RIGHT NOW
WHEN PARENTS GO IN THERE WITH A BABY, WHAT'S THE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY DO WITH THE BABY WHILE THEY'RE IN THERE USING FACILITIES? I'M SORRY
WELL, I WONDER BECAUSE I'M INTERESTED IN AS WE'RE BUILDING, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A FUNCTIONAL AIRPORT
OF COURSE NOT JUST A BEAUTIFUL AIRPORT WHEN PART OF THE BENEFIT OF GETTING TO TRAVEL AS COMMISSIONER IS SEEING BEST PRACTICES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT JAPAN FEATURES IS AN INFANT DOCKING STATION
IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE A HIGH CHAIR WHERE YOU CAN JUST PHYSICALLY PLACE A BABY WHILE YOU'RE USING THE FACILITIES
IT'S COMMON SENSE, IT'S NOT A BUDGET BREAKER
AND A LITTLE GOES A REALLY LONG WAY
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE INFANT DOCKING STATIONS
AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF OUR FAMILY I DON'T THINK YEAH, THAT'S IN OUR RESTROOM STANDARDS RIGHT NOW
YEAH, WE SHOULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT
I THINK I'VE SEEN THOSE AT IKEA I WANT TO
SO YEAH, THEY'RE NOT BUDGET BREAKERS AND THEY'RE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL
ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL PIECES ABOUT TRAVEL AS A FAMILY AND THAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE RIBBON IS TRAVELING WITH KIDS INFORMS EVERYTHING ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO TRAVEL, WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO TRAVEL, HOW YOU'RE GOING TO TRAVEL, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING, AND YOU JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HANDS
AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO MODELS ACROSS THE WORLD, BUT WE STILL JUST DON'T OFFER THOSE BASIC AMENITIES FOR TRAVELING PARENTS HERE AT SEA
AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT
I'M HEARING YOU SAY THAT YOU CAN LOOK INTO HANDRAILS AND INTO INFANT DOCKING STATIONS
CAN YOU TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ADA ACCESSIBILITY AND HOW THAT'S BEEN IN CONSIDERATION IN THE SCOPING OF THIS PROJECT? YEAH, IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WORKED FOR THAT PERFORMANCE THERE
FOR AN EXAMPLE, I DON'T THINK IT PROBABLY IS REALLY WELL REPRESENTED IN THE RENDERINGS, BUT THERE IS A RAMP THAT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO ACCESS THAT FIRST ROW OF THAT PERFORMANCE STAIR BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A SARAH FOR SERVICE ANIMALS AND THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE FACILITY AS WELL
ALL OF THE SPACES ARE INTENDED TO BE EASY TO NAVIGATE THAT DON'T NECESSITATE A TON OF WAYFINDING
ALSO, WE HAVE A SENSORY ROOM IN THE PROJECT FOR THOSE WITH SENSORY ISSUES
IT'S CLOSE TO THE LOOKOUT ON THE THIRD FLOOR AND ADJACENT TO THE INTERFAITH PRAYER AND MEDITATION ROOM
SO WE'VE GOT KIND OF A BLOCK OF AMENITIES THAT ARE REALLY SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE NEEDS THAT A PASSENGER MIGHT HAVE
THAT'S GREAT
AND THEN ARE THERE ANY MOVING WALKWAYS ON THE GROUND TO HELP FOLKS GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B EXPEDITIOUSLY? THERE AREN'T IN THIS? NO, THERE ARE NOT
WAS THAT A PART OF THE CONSIDERATION JUST DECIDED AGAINST? IS IT A SPACE ISSUE? I THINK THE THINKING IS THAT WE WANTED TO CREATE AN AREA THAT PEOPLE WOULD NOT MOVE IMMEDIATELY THROUGH
IT'S INTENDED TO BE A SPACE THAT WE ARE DESIGNING IT SO THAT IT WILL BRING FOLKS THROUGH THIS AREA AS THEY'RE GOING DOWN THE CONCOURSE
SO WE REALLY WERE FOCUSED ON CREATING SPACES WHERE SOMEBODY MIGHT WANT TO LINGER FOR A LITTLE WHILE, HAVE A BITE, AND JUST KIND OF EXPERIENCE IT AS OPPOSED TO JUST MOVING RIGHT THROUGH IT IN A REALLY FAST FASHION AND THEN BACK TO TRAVELING PARENTS WITH SMALL CHILDREN
WHERE DO WOMEN HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM TO BREASTFEED? WE DO HAVE A NURSING ROOM IN THIS AS WELL
YES, A NURSING ROOM
WHAT IS THAT FEATURE? SO THE NURSING ROOM HAS COMFORTABLE SEATING
IT HAS A CHANGING TABLE IN IT AS WELL
IT ALSO HAS A SINK SO SOMEONE CAN WASH UP IN THERE
IT'S IN ONE OF THE QUIETER AREAS OF THE PROJECT, SO IT'S NOT AN OVERLY LARGE SPACE, BUT IT IS A SPACE WHERE THERE'S ENOUGH ROOM FOR YOU IF IT'S YOU AND A COUPLE KIDS SO THAT YOU CAN SIT DOWN, RELAX, AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY
OKAY, EXCELLENT
DOES IT FEEL INDUSTRIAL IN THERE? IS IT A PLACE WHERE WOMEN CAN COMFORTABLY NO, IT'S PRETTY COZY IN THERE
AND WE'RE ALSO TALKING TO TOMMY GREGORY IN OUR ART PROGRAM ABOUT LOCATING SOME ART IN THERE AS WELL TO BRING JUST AN EXTRA TO ELEVATE THAT SPACE A LITTLE BIT MORE
OKAY
AND THEN BACK TO THE GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOMS YOU SAID THAT IF THEY NEEDED TO BE CONVERTED IN THE FUTURE, THEN THEY COULD BE
YES
OKAY
HOW DOES THAT ASSESSMENT HAPPEN ON THE PORT OF SEATTLE SIDE? I MIGHT BE THE BEST PERSON TO SAY THAT I THINK PART OF THAT HAS TO DO COMPLIANCE
RIGHT? FIRST THERE'S COMPLIANCE, AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOMS IS YOUR MIC ON
AND THE SMART RESTROOMS WAS FUTURE PROOFING
SO THIS WAS DESIGNED YEARS AGO
COMMISSIONERS CHANGE, PORT POLICIES CHANGE, AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THOUGHT AHEAD OF TIME TO HOW THINGS MIGHT SHIFT AND OUR VALUES MIGHT SHIFT OR OUR DIRECTIONS MIGHT SHIFT
AND THEN WE COULD EASILY KNOCK DOWN A WALL AND DO IT, OR WE COULD EASILY WE HAVE THE CONDUIT IN, SO IT'S JUST PLUG AND PLAY
THEN YOU COULD HAVE THE RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT SYSTEMS OR WHATEVER
SO IT WAS REALLY TRYING TO THINK AHEAD TO HOW THINGS MIGHT CHANGE SO WE COULD QUICKLY ANSWER TO WHAT THE DIRECTION OF THE PORT WANTS TO BE
OKAY
AND THEN ABOUT THE ENERGY SAVING COMPONENT, DOES THAT INCLUDE WATER SAVING WITH THE FACILITIES? WITH THE RESTROOM FACILITIES? WE DO HAVE LOW FLOW TOILETS IN THE PROJECT
WE'RE TARGETING FOR LEAD, VERSION FOUR SILVER, AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF PREREQUISITES SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS WATER USE
SO WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO ADDRESS THOSE AND HAVE A WATER SAVING PROJECT IN ORDER TO GET LEAD CERTIFICATION
AND THEN YOU ALSO USE THE I THINK YOU USE THE TERM FOSSIL FUEL FREE
FORGIVE ME IF THAT YOU SAID IT FASTER THAN I DID
I'M WONDERING IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING NATURAL GAS TO BE A FOSSIL FUEL NO
OKAY, WE'RE NOT
AND OUR TENANTS ARE ALSO GOING TO BE USING ALL ELECTRIC FOR THEIR HEATING AND THEIR FOOD COOKING
I'M SORRY, CLARIFICATION, DO YOU DO NOT CONSIDER NATURAL GAS A FOSSIL FUEL OR YOU DO? WELL, WHETHER OR NOT I CONSIDER IT, BUT WE'RE NOT USING IT IN THE PROJECT
SO YOU'RE NOT USING NATURAL GAS CORRECT AS THIS PROJECT
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION
OF COURSE
OKAY, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER? YEAH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND PARDON MY VOICE, BUT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF REMODELING THREE HOUSES AND KNOCKING DOWN WALLS AND FEELING LIKE I'M BEING CLEVER, BUT THIS TRANSFORMATION IS EXTRAORDINARY AND TO SEE THIS KIND OF SPACE JUST COME OUT OF NOWHERE, IT'S REALLY BRILLIANT
AND I HAD A COUPLE OF FRIENDS RECENTLY GO THROUGH THE AIRPORT AND HADN'T BEEN THERE A WHILE AND JUST THE EXPERIENCE THEY SAID IS LIKE NIGHT AND DAY AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS REALLY INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE
SO I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THAT AND ALL THE THOUGHTFULNESS THAT WENT INTO IT
ONE OF THE THINGS OF COURSE THAT'S OF GREAT INTEREST TO ME IS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS FRAMEWORK THAT I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE STAFF HAVE JUST EMBRACED THIS IDEA OF WHAT'S THE NEXT MORE CLEVER THING WE CAN DO
AND I WAS TRYING FOR MANY YEARS TO TRY TO GET SOLAR CELLS ON THE ROOF OF AN AIRPORT BUILDING AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THE REFLECTIVENESS WOULD MAKE IT NOT SAFE
AND SO SOMETHING CLEVER HAPPENED AND I WAS JUST WONDERING DO YOU KNOW HOW WE WERE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THIS TIME? YEAH, WELL, LUCKILY, WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT DESIGN TEAM IN MILLER HOLE AND WOODS BAGGETT
AND WHAT WE DID WAS THAT'S PART OF THE REASONS YOU SEE KIND OF THAT ANGLE TO THE ROOF, SO IT WAS ABOUT CREATING IT AT A PROPER ANGLE AND TILTING IT AND HAVING JUST THE RIGHT LOCATION SO THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FAA
IT IS ALSO UP HIGH ENOUGH SO THAT PLANES GOING THROUGH WON'T GET THAT RIGHT IN THEIR FACES, SO TO SPEAK
SO IT WAS A LOT OF REALLY CAREFUL DETAILING ON THE DESIGNS THAT ALLOWED IT TO HAPPEN
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE
AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD TO WORK OUT IN DETAIL AND THERE'S A LOT OF MAINTENANCE THAT'S GOING TO ULTIMATELY NEED TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND TAKE ON
BUT WE'RE PRETTY STOKED THAT IT'S IN THE PROJECT, TOO
DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY IT WILL GENERATE? THE WAY WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT IS A PERCENTAGE
SO THIS IS GOING TO GENERATE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN TWELVE AND 13% OF THE ENERGY THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE BUILDING
AND WHEN WE EVALUATED THAT AND WHEN WE TALKED TO THE COMMISSION'S COMMITTEE ON THIS, IT WAS MORE ABOUT WE'RE TAKING THAT LOAD OFF OF THE AIRPORT'S GRID
EVEN IF IT'S NOT ALL OF IT, THERE IS VALUE IN HAVING A RENEWABLE SOURCE FOR THE PROJECT, EVEN IF IT'S NOT ABLE TO DO EVERY SINGLE BIT OF ENERGY THAT THE PROJECT NEEDS
BUT IT'S A TREMENDOUS BUILDING
I MEAN, 1213 PERCENT IS NOT TRIVIAL
YEAH
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN
APPRECIATE IT
YOU'RE WELCOME
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
ONE, I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE CURRENT TENANT PACKAGES, AND IF THERE WERE ANY SORT OF CHALLENGES IN THE RELOCATION AND DESIGN PROCESS FOR THOSE TENANTS AND WHAT IS IN THOSE PACKAGES, WHAT DOES THAT SUPPORT? YEAH, SO THERE'S RELOCATING THE TSA AS THE MAIN TENANT OF THE BUILDING
SO THEY'VE GOT SEVERAL DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS IN THE BUILDING, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS TO IDENTIFY EXISTING SPACES IN THE TERMINAL ELSEWHERE WHERE WE CAN TUCK THEM IN
ONE OF THE MAJOR ONES WE'RE MOVING IS CALLED THE OSR ROOM, WHICH IS WHERE THEY DO THE REMOTE SCREENING FOR OUR BAGGAGE
SO THAT'S A HIGHLY COMPLEX SYSTEM THAT'S KIND OF THE BRAINS OF OUR BAGGAGE SYSTEM
SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY RELOCATIONS THAT WE'RE TAKING ON
BUT THE ADR TENANTS, A LOT OF THEM HAVE STORAGE CAGES IN THE BOWELS OF THE EXISTING C ONE BUILDING
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM REALLY CLOSELY TO KIND OF HOPSCOTCH THEM AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FOR THEIR STORAGE AS WE'RE DRIVING WHAT ARE CALLED MICROPILES INTO THE FOUNDATION
SO WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TEAMWORK INVOLVED IN MOVING THEIR STORED ITEMS, THEIR INVENTORY, SO THAT WE CAN GO DO SOME WORK AND THEN MOVE IT BACK
AND THAT'LL GO ON FOR SEVERAL MORE MONTHS WHILE WE'RE FINISHING UP THAT FIRST STRUCTURAL PACKAGE OF WORK
AND THEN THERE ARE A FEW TENANTS ON THE CONCOURSE LEVEL
THAT ONE IS BEING RELOCATED, AND A FEW OF THEM THAT ARE RIGHT ALONG THAT PERIMETER WHERE THE FACE OF THE EXISTING C ONE BUILDING IS
THOSE ARE GOING TO CLOSE
WE'RE TRYING TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE MINUTE TO NEED TO CLOSE THOSE, BUT EARLY NEXT YEAR, THOSE WILL NEED TO CLOSE
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID ON THE NEW FACILITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT IT'S A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS AND THAT THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS PRETTY IMPACTFUL FOR FOLKS THAT ARE JUST TRYING TO HAVE A BUSINESS OUT HERE, AND WE GO IN AND SAY THAT WE NEED TO BUILD A STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION IN THEIR STORAGE AREA
THANK YOU
YEAH, THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, I THINK THIS IS BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC
IS THERE A TRANSPARENT BREAKDOWN OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET, WHERE THESE FUNDINGS ARE COMING FROM? HOW MUCH OF IT IS FROM OPERATIONAL FUNDS
IS THERE A BREAKDOWN OF THAT OUT THERE? I THINK THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE PUBLIC PAGE, BUT WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE MORE OF THAT INFORMATION ONCE WE DO FINALIZE THAT CONTRACT NUMBER WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS
THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRULY SAY THESE ARE THE TRUE COSTS, THIS IS THE TRUE SCHEDULE
THIS IS WHAT OUR CONTRACT SAYS WITH THEM
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
THANK YOU
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS
GREAT, THANK YOU
JUST HAVE QUICK QUESTIONS FOR YOU
I SEE HERE AND NOTICE THAT THE MII VOTE ON THIS PROJECT WAS CAPPED AT 340
SO GIVEN THE DELTA BETWEEN WHAT WE EXPECTED TO COST AND WHAT THE MII VOTE HAS AUTHORIZED, DO WE NEED TO GO BACK FOR ANOTHER MIA VOTE? YEAH, I BELIEVE SO
WE WILL
AND AT WHAT POINT DO WE DO THAT? AT WHAT POINT DOES THAT HAPPEN? THAT WOULD GO AFTER INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
I COULD GET THAT DATE FOR YOU OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I CAN'T TELL YOU
OKAY
AND THEN SECONDLY, ARE THERE POWER PACKS INVOLVED WITH THE SOLAR ROOF? I'M SORRY, ARE THERE WHAT? POWER PACKS, STORAGE BATTERIES
THERE IS SOME STORAGE INVOLVED, YEAH
IT'S NOT BEING STORED TO BE USED ELSEWHERE IN THE TERMINAL
IT'S MORE THAT THERE'S STORAGE FOR A DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE JUST COLLECTING THAT POWER AND THEN JUST HANGING ONTO IT FOR WHEN WE NEEDED IT
IT'S MEANT TO BE USED
AND WHY AREN'T WE DOING THAT? THE PROJECT IS SCOPE WAS TO BUILD THE PV PANELS AND USE IT FOR THE BUILDING
SO I WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO SOME OTHER FOLKS TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROJECT THAT WOULD BE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE REST OF THE AIRPORT
WELL, IT'S NOT EVEN JUST THE REST OF THE AIRPORT, BUT PEAK USAGE OF ELECTRICITY IS IN THE EVENINGS WHEN THERE'S NO SUN
RIGHT
SO HAVING THAT STORAGE CAPACITY TO USE AT PEAK HOURS WOULD ACTUALLY, I THINK, HELP INCREASE THE UTILIZATION OF THOSE PANELS BEYOND THE 10% THAT WAS JUST CITED
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THAT
YEAH, WE COULD CERTAINLY DO THOSE STUDIES
AT ONLY 13% TO 15% OF THE POWER THE BUILDING NEEDS, I WOULDN'T THINK THERE WOULD BE TOO OFTEN EXCESS ELECTRICITY TO BANK ANYWHERE, BUT IT'S WORTH THE STUDIES, AND THEY MAY HAVE DONE THAT
WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT
10% IS GREAT, BUT IF WE COULD PUSH IT HIGHER BY PUTTING IN SOME BATTERY PACKS AND STORING IT FOR PEAK HOURS, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL
SO WOULD BE GREAT
AND THAT ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED FOR WHAT PURPOSE? HEATING EVERYTHING IN THE BUILDING
EVERYTHING? YEAH
WE DON'T HAVE ANY NATURAL GAS SERVICING PROJECT
OKAY, YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT
I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER
I GOT A SECOND
SO NOW YOU HAVE TO DO OH, OKAY
I'M JUST JOKING
ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES QUESTIONS
OH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS ONE HAS LOST BECAUSE HE BROUGHT UP THE WASN'T THIS BUILDING ORIGINALLY PART OF THE RNG PROJECT? ISN'T THIS PLUMBED FOR NATURAL GAS? I THINK THE EXISTING C ONE BUILDING
SO THE BUILDING THAT'S THERE UTILIZED THE NATURAL GAS
WELL, WE HAVE A LONG TERM CONTRACT FOR RNG, SO THIS BUILDING WON'T BE USING THAT AT ALL
NOT AS PART OF THE C CONCOURSE EXPANSION PROJECT
IT'S NOT SET UP FOR IT
GREAT
THANKS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION? IN A SECOND
SO MOVED
SECOND
ALL RIGHT
THERE WAS A MOTION MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY IRON A WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION PASSES
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN B
SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM BRIEFING AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE, AWARD, AND EXECUTE A MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT
INCLUDE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE TWO OF THE APARTMENT PROGRAM WITH PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FUNDS AND A TOTAL PROGRAM COST OF $133,515,000
COMMISSIONERS TODAY WILL PRESENT AN UPDATE ON THE SEA SOUND INSULATION PROGRAMS GREAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TO COMPLETE THE COMMISSION REQUESTED IN AUTHORIZED ACCELERATION OF OUR INSTALLATION PROGRAMS BY THE END OF 2026
STAFF ARE HERE TODAY TO BRIEF YOU ON THOSE EFFORTS AND THE STATUS OF EACH PROGRAM THAT IS UNDERWAY
WE ARE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE DEADLINES ARE BEING MET AND THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN TO DELIVER NOISE REDUCTION BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITIES
STAFF WILL ALSO SHARE UPDATES ON OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THROUGH THE 2023 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION BILL AND OTHER VEHICLES ON PRIORITY AIRCRAFT NOISE AND EMISSIONS POLICIES
AND FINALLY, WE'RE GETTING READY TO PROCURE THE CONTRACTING FOR THE SOUND INSTALLATION OF THE SECOND PHASE OF OUR APARTMENT BUILDING INSTALLATION PROGRAM
STAFF ARE HERE TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE, AWARD, AND EXECUTE A PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT, INCLUDING A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT, TO BEGIN WORK ON FOUR DIFFERENT ELIGIBLE APARTMENT COMPLEXES TOTALING OF 105 UNITS
STEVE ST
LOUIS SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM MANAGER AND JULIE KINSEY NOISE PROGRAM SOUND INSTALLATION MANAGER WILL BE OUR PRESENTERS TODAY, ALONG WITH ERIC SHINFIELD, SENIOR MANAGER OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
TO TALK ABOUT THE FEDERAL POLICY SIDE OF THINGS, SO I THINK I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO STEVE
I THINK JULIE IS THAT WE'LL START THERE
YEAH, STEVE IS WITH US
THANKS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'M STEVE ST
LOUIS, PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM
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TODAY, OUR TEAM WILL BE PROVIDING A STATUS UPDATE ON THE ENTIRE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE FUNDING RISKS AND NEXT STEPS
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IN 2020, THE COMMISSIONER PASSED A MOTION TO ACCELERATE THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SOUND INSULATION TO ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE FAA NOISE REMEDY BOUNDARY
THE GOAL OF THE MOTION IS TO COMPLETE THE CURRENT PROGRAM BY THE END OF 2026
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED, WE ARE ON TARGET TO MEET THIS GOAL
THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF SOUND TRANSMISSION, CLASS RATED WINDOWS, SOLID CORE DOORS, STORM DOORS, POSITIVE AIR VENTILATION, AND ANY ANCILLARY WORK NEEDED TO REDUCE NOISE OR MEET CODE
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THIS SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM LOCATION SLIDE MAP REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE BREADTH OF THE SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM, SHOWING ALL THE PROPERTIES WHERE SOUND INSULATION WORK IS OCCURRING WITHIN THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY
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OUR PROJECT TEAM IS ABOUT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE HISTORY OF THE SOUND INSTALLATION AT SEA, THE PROGRESS BEING MADE WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BEING INCORPORATED INTO OUR PROGRAM
UPDATES ON EACH
OF THE PROGRAMS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, THE CONDOMINIUMS, THE APARTMENTS, PLACES OF WORSHIP AND THE SOUTH APPROACH TRANSITION ZONE AND THE IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE TO THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT PROCESS
AND NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE JULIE KINSEY TO KICK OFF THE STATUS UPDATE
JULIE? THANK YOU, STEVE
THERE WE GO
YOU'RE RIGHT, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY
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SO, COMMISSIONERS, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM
SEA HAS ONE OF THE LONGEST ESTABLISHED SOUND INSULATION PROGRAMS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN STRONGLY SUPPORTED SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1985
WE'VE INVESTED OVER $300 MILLION IN THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SOUND INSULATION OF FIVE CONDOMINIUM COMPLEXES WITH OVER 246 UNITS
AND WE'VE PARTNERED WITH EDUCATION, WE'VE PROVIDED OVER $14 MILLION FOR HIGHLINE COLLEGE TO SOUND INSULATE 14 BUILDINGS
AND THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FAA OF $100 MILLION FOR SOUND INSULATION OF THE HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE'VE CURRENTLY COMPLETED TEN OF 15
AND WITH THE MOST RECENT BOND MEASURE PASSING, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN EARLY DESIGN FOR THE 11TH SCHOOL, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE PACIFIC MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT IS SLATED TO OPEN FOR THE SCHOOL TERM OF 2027
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AS PART OF OUR PROGRAM DESIGN, WE'VE WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, AND THIS INCLUDES THE EQUITY INDEX
THIS WORK WAS RECENTLY HIGHLIGHTED IN A BLOG POST BY OEDI AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM
SO ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'VE DONE AS PART OF THE ACCELERATION IS WE DID A REFRESH OF OUR WEBSITE, AND THAT QR CODE TAKES YOU TO THE WEBSITE
AND REALLY WHAT THIS IS DESIGNED TO DO IS CREATE A CENTRAL HUB OF INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC ON ALL THINGS SOUND INSULATION SO YOU CAN FIND OUR BLOGS, OUR VIDEOS, AND ALL INFORMATION REGARDING SOUND INSULATION
SO ONE OF THE CRITICAL PARTS OF OUR WEBSITE IS ACTUALLY THE USE OF THE GOOGLE TRANSLATE FEATURE
AND SO WHAT THIS PROJECT DID WAS IT ACTUALLY MADE OUR INFORMATION
AVAILABLE TO OVER 109 LANGUAGES, REALLY MAKING THE PROGRAM THAT MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE
AND SO OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE ALSO WORKED WITH THE CITY OF BURIEN TO BE A PART OF THEIR BURIEN BLOCK PARTY, WHICH WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL
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SO, FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT IN THE PROGRAM SINCE 1985
AND AS WE ENTERED INTO THE ACCELERATION PHASE, THERE WERE IDENTIFIED 140 POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE HOMES
AND IN 2020, WHEN THE COMMISSION PASSED THE ACCELERATION MOTION, THERE WERE 38 OF THOSE THAT HAD APPLIED
SINCE THEN, WITH OUR EXPANDED OUTREACH EFFORTS, WE'VE GROWN THIS TO 77
WHAT THAT ENTAILED WAS WE'VE EXPANDED TO A QUARTERLY OUTREACH STRATEGY
WE UTILIZE A VARIETY OF LETTERS, MULTILANGUAGE LETTERS, MULTILANGUAGE POSTCARDS, TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM
SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE COMPLETED SOUND INSULATION OF 23 HOMES
WE HAD TWO HOMES THAT PREVIOUSLY WENT THROUGH ACOUSTIC TESTING, AND WE ANTICIPATE CONTINUING TO COMPLETE ROUGHLY TEN HOMES PER YEAR BASED UPON PARTICIPATION
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 26 OWNERS THAT HAVE PLACED THEIR PROJECTS ON HOLD, AND THAT'S FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS
SOME OWNERS THAT HAVE LIVED THERE FOR A LONG TIME ARE SELLING THEIR HOMES
OTHERS HAVE REPAIR WORK THAT THEY NEED TO DO, OR THEY HAVE PERSONAL HEALTH REASONS THAT THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO HAVE US COME INTO THEIR HOME
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STAFF DOES IS WE REGULARLY MONITOR OUR ON HOLD LIST TO SEE IF WHEN THE HOMES SELL SO THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE NEW OWNER
IT'S GENERALLY NEW OWNERS THAT ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM
AND WE DO REGULAR OUTREACH EVEN TO ALL OF THE OWNERS ON THAT ON HOLD LIST JUST TO SEE IF THEIR SITUATION HAS CHANGED
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CONDOMINIUMS SO WE HAVE SOME KIND OF FRESH SLIDES HERE FOR YOU
SO WE AT LONG LAST ARE VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT IN Q, TWO OF THIS YEAR, WE DID COMPLETE THE 28 CONDOMINIUMS AT THE VILLA ENZIAN COMPLEX IN DES MOINES
WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR PICTURES HERE IS THE AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUILDING
NOW WITH HAVING THE NEW WINDOWS, THE LOVELY TRIM, AND THERE ON THE LIFT, THAT WAS ONE OF THE LAST FEW WINDOWS THAT WAS GOING INTO AN OWNER'S HOME
NOT ONLY HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE JUST A BEAUTIFUL AESTHETIC FOR THE HOMEOWNERS, MORE IMPORTANTLY IS THE ACOUSTIC BENEFIT
AND WHAT WE REALIZED ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WAS ANYWHERE FROM A NINE TO A 13 DECIBEL IMPROVEMENT BASED ON OUR POST TESTING RESULTS
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FOR APARTMENTS, OF THE 18 POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE COMPLEXES, 14 OF THE 18 HAVE APPLIED
TWO ACTUALLY DID DECLINE ACOUSTIC TESTING AFTER THEIR BRIEFING
SO ELEVEN OF THE TWELVE THAT WERE TESTED WERE FOUND TO BE ELIGIBLE
ONE DID DECLINE AFTER ACOUSTIC TESTING, AND WE HAVE TEN THAT ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING
SO OUR PROJECT PLAN CALLS FOR WE HAVE TWO PHASES
PHASE ONE IS CURRENTLY IN A PRE AWARD STATUS, AND STEVE WILL PROVIDE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON THAT
THE DESIGN FOR PHASE TWO, WHICH IS FOUR BUILDINGS WITH 105 UNITS, IS ACTIVELY UNDERWAY
WHAT YOU'LL SEE UP ON THE SCREEN, THESE ARE ACTUALLY PHOTOS FROM TWO OF THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT ARE IN PHASE TWO THAT ARE IN THE CITY OF BURIEN
AND WHAT WE ALSO INCLUDED FOR YOU IS A PICTURE OF THE DIGITAL DESIGN TOOL THAT OUR DESIGN TEAM IS LEVERAGING
WHAT THIS ALLOWS US TO DO IS TAKE A THREE DIMENSIONAL SCAN BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE APARTMENTS, AND THAT PROVIDES THE DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION THAT'S NEEDED
SO WHAT THIS TOOL HAS ENABLED US TO DO IS NOT ONLY ACCELERATE THE PACE OF THE DESIGN, IT HAS ALSO MADE THEM INCREDIBLY ACCURATE THAT YOU CAN VERIFY TRUE LENGTH AND WIDTH FOR YOUR DESIGNS
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FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP
SO WE STARTED WITH SEVEN PROPERTIES THAT WE DID OUTREACH TO
THERE WERE FIVE OF SEVEN THAT APPLIED, FOUR DID TEST ELIGIBLE, ONE WAS NOT
AND WE HAVE THREE THAT ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM
DESIGNS ARE ACTIVELY UNDERWAY, AND WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO COMMISSION AT A LATER DATE FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION ON PLACES OF WORSHIP
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AND NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO STEVE
HE IS GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR PROGRAM SCHEDULE
THANKS, JULIE
SO, AS JULIE MENTIONED, THIS IS OUR ACCELERATED PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR THE ENTIRE PROGRAM
PHASE ONE, CONSTRUCTION OF THE APARTMENT PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO COMMENCE
PHASE TWO DESIGN IS APPROACHING 90% COMPLETION, WITH AN ANTICIPATED BID OPENING IN QUARTER ONE, 2024
AND THERE WILL BE A PHASE LIKELY BE A PHASE THREE TO THE APARTMENT PROGRAM, AND THAT'S ANTICIPATED TO COMMENCE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024
THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM IS CONTINUOUS
AS JULIE MENTIONED, IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1985, AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH ONGOING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION BEING COMPLETED CONCURRENTLY EACH YEAR
SO THAT'S WHY THIS SCHEDULE SLIDE REALLY SHOWS THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES GOING FROM START TO BASICALLY START TO THE END OF THIS DURATION AND THEN THE PLACES OF WORSHIP PROGRAM
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE APPROACHING 60% DESIGN AND ANTICIPATING A BID OPENING IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024
ALL THE PROGRAMS ARE CURRENTLY ON TARGET TO COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2026 OR SOONER
AND I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO JULIE FOR THE NEXT SLIDE
THANK YOU, STEVE, FOR OUR APPROACH TRANSITION ZONE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE APARTMENT BUILDING AND ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME THAT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE
WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE APARTMENT BUILDING
THEY ACTUALLY ARE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR BOTH PROGRAMS, AND AFTER BRIEFING, THEY HAVE OPTED NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OF THE SOUND INSTALLATION OR THE ACQUISITION PROGRAM AT THIS TIME
AS THE SITUATION CHANGES, WE WOULD BE COMING BACK TO COMMISSION AT A LATER DATE FOR THAT
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NOW WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEF UPDATE ON SUBORDINATIONS
SO AS PART OF THE SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM, ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO GET IS THE AVIATION EASEMENT
AND THIS IS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WASHINGTON STATE LAW AND THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS
AND SO WHEN A HOME HAS A LOAN ON IT, WE HAVE TO THEN CREATE A SUBORDINATION WITH THE LENDER
AND WHAT THAT ENABLES IS FOR THE NAVIGATION EASEMENT TO REMAIN IN PLACE ON THE HOME
SO THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF OUR PROCESS
AND AS COMMISSION IS WELL AWARE, THIS BECAME MUCH MORE CHALLENGING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND IT DID CREATE QUITE A BACKLOG
SO THROUGH THE EXTENSIVE WORK OF OUR CONSULTANTS AND PORT STAFF, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THAT DOWN TO AN AVERAGE OF ONLY FOUR MONTHS
AND I'M ACTUALLY VERY PLEASED TODAY TO LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE NO HOMES THAT HAVE OUTSTANDING SUBORDINATIONS ON EITHER OUR SINGLE FAMILY, OUR CONDO, OUR APARTMENT, OR OUR PLACES OF WORSHIP
SO WE HAVE BROUGHT THAT NUMBER DOWN TO ZERO
ONE OF THE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE OUT OF THIS THAT WE CONTINUE THAT HAS BEEN A DELIGHT FOR HOMEOWNERS, IS AS PART OF THAT NAVIGATION EASEMENT PROCESS, SOMETIMES IT CAN BE VERY HARD TO FIND A NOTARY AND THE PORT HAS NOTARIES
AND SO WE HAVE CONTINUED THE PRACTICE FOR OWNERS THAT ARE WITHIN THE LOCAL AREA THAT WE WILL CREATE AN APPOINTMENT AND HAVE THE NAVIGATION EASEMENT SIGNED BY THE PORT NOTARY
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SO THESE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU BY ERIC SCHINFELD
HE'S THE SENIOR MANAGER OF FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS REGARDING THE FAA AUTHORIZATION AND OUR ADVOCACY WORK
NEVER HEARD OF AYE.
THAT'S RIGHT
WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
AGAIN
ERIC SCHINFELD, SENIOR MANAGER OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
WE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF TODAY'S BRIEFING BECAUSE THE SOUND PROGRAM IS DOING SUCH GREAT WORK
BUT OF COURSE IT IS BOUND BY CURRENT FEDERAL LAW THAT INSULATION CAN ONLY TAKE PLACE WITHIN THAT 65 DNL NOISE CONTOUR THAT INSULATION CAN ONLY HAPPEN ONE TIME
AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD WITH OUR PARTNERS, BOTH IN CONGRESS AND ALSO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE SOME OF THOSE POLICIES TO CREATE EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THIS IMPORTANT SOUND INSULATION WORK
THE MAIN VEHICLE FOR THAT RIGHT NOW IS THE 2023 FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL
THIS IS A BILL THAT HAPPENS ONCE ABOUT EVERY FIVE YEARS OR SO
IT SETS ALL OF THE FAA POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND FUNDING
AND SO THIS IS THE YEAR WHERE IF WE WANT TO MAKE MAJOR CHANGES IN FAA NOISE POLICY, THIS IS THE YEAR TO DO THAT
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS NOW WHERE THE HOUSE HAS ACTUALLY FINISHED PASSING ITS BILL
SO THE HOUSE HAS DRAFTED AND VOTED SUCCESSFULLY WITH A HUGE MARGIN, 351 TO 69 IN FAVOR OF THEIR BILL
THE SENATE, UNFORTUNATELY, IS IN AN INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OVER A CONTROVERSY RELATED TO PILOT TRAINING HOURS, COMMERCIAL PILOT TRAINING HOURS, WHICH IS VERY UNFORTUNATE, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY WILL RESOLVE THAT AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE
THE HOUSE AND SENATE MUST BOTH PASS THEIR BILLS, COMPROMISE VERSION OF THOSE BILLS, AND THEN PASS IT BY SEPTEMBER 30 OF THIS YEAR, OR ELSE THEY WILL NEED TO PASS AN EXTENSION
AND THAT EXTENSION HOPEFULLY WOULD BE A SHORT EXTENSION
BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT, THE LAST FAA BILL HAD SIX EXTENSIONS BEFORE IT WAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED
SO WE WILL SEE HOW IT GOES
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SO I MENTIONED OUR ADVOCACY WORK
WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE START FEDERAL POLICY WORKING GROUP, OUR COMMITTEE WITH THE SIX AIRPORT CITIES TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE IDENTIFIED AS SEVEN POLICIES TO ADVOCATE FOR, TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES RELATED NOT ONLY TO AIRCRAFT NOISE, BUT ALSO AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED WAS ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO TRAVELED WITH US AT THE END OF APRIL TO ADVOCATE COLLECTIVELY WITH OUR CITY PARTNERS FOR THE INCLUSION OF THESE SEVEN POLICIES IN THE FAA BILL
AND I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SAY THAT FOUR OF THOSE SEVEN POLICIES ARE IN EITHER THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE BILL
SO OBVIOUSLY THAT TRIP TO DC WAS WORTH IT
REALLY PLEASED ABOUT THAT
YOU'LL SEE THOSE BOLDED THERE ON THE LIST OF SEVEN? THE BOLD ONES ARE THE ONES IN THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE BILL
AND THE ONES THAT ARE BOLDED, THE ONE THAT IS BOLDED AND IN ITALICS IS IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE BILL
AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THAT ONE IS THE DEADLINE FOR FA ACTION
THE WAY WE WROTE THIS POLICY WAS THAT THE FAA WILL HAVE TO CREATE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP WITH AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES TO ADVISE ON POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THAT 65 DNL NOISE METRUCK
WITHIN ONE YEAR, THEY MUST COMPLETE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS
AND THEN SIX MONTHS AFTER THAT ONE YEAR, THE FA WILL HAVE TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION AFTER CONSULTING WITH CONGRESS
SO REALLY EXCITING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT POLICY INTO BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE BILLS
OBVIOUSLY, THAT MEANS IT HAS A GREAT CHANCE OF SUCCESS ONCE THE FAA BILL HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY DOES PASS
YOU'LL SEE OTHERS THERE OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE AS WELL AS WE CONTINUE WORK, INCLUDING A STUDY AUTHORED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH ON ULTRA FINE PARTICULATES FROM AIRCRAFT
SO WE ARE STILL WORKING
OF COURSE, FOUR IS GREAT, BUT SEVEN IS BETTER
AND SO WE ARE WORKING TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL POLICIES IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE BILLS
WE FEEL VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT THAT SECONDARY INSTALLATION LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL FAA AND AIRPORT INVESTMENT IN PACKAGES, NOISE PACKAGES, THAT HAVE, QUOTE UNQUOTE, FAILED
WE DO FEEL OPTIMISTIC THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SENATE BILL UPON SENATE COMMITTEE MARKUP, SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE MARKUP IF AND WHEN THAT DOES HAPPEN
SO WE THINK THAT FIVE AND MAYBE EVEN SIX OF THESE POLICIES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FINAL BILL
NEXT SLIDE, REALLY QUICKLY, THREE OTHER SLIDES I'LL RUN THROUGH
NUMBER ONE, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER GREAT NOISE AND EMISSIONS POLICIES IN THE FAA BILL IN EITHER THE HOUSE OR SENATE BILL
JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THOSE NOW
BUT THIS IS A TOPIC OF GREAT INTEREST TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND I THINK WE'LL SEE A LOT OF PROGRESS ONCE THIS FAA BILL GETS PASSED
WE ALSO HEARD MENTION EARLIER FROM ERICA THAT BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE VERSIONS INCLUDE LANGUAGE TO INCREASE FLEXIBILITY AROUND THE FUTURE OF NORTH SEATAC PARK
SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO SENATOR CANTWELL, REPRESENTATIVE LARSON, AND REPRESENTATIVE SMITH FOR THAT LANGUAGE IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE BILLS
NEXT SLIDE BEYOND THE FAA BILL, I WANT TO CALL OUT REALLY QUICKLY APPROPRIATIONS AND GRANTS
THANKS TO SENATOR MURRAY, THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE JUST PASSED THEIR TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FY 24, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BEGIN ON OCTOBER 1 OF THIS YEAR
AND THAT BILL, THANKS TO SENATOR MURRAY, INCLUDES LANGUAGE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR FAA FUNDING TO BE USED FOR A STUDY OF FAILED INSULATION
NOW, THIS WOULD NOT FUND SECONDARY INSULATION, WHICH IS THE LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THE FAA BILL, BUT IT WOULD ALLOW US TO USE FEDERAL DOLLARS TO GET A BETTER SENSE OF THE ACTUAL SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM
GO OUT, SURVEY PEOPLE DO WORK TO REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW MANY HOMES AND BUILDINGS MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE FAILED INSULATION
SO WE APPRECIATE SENATOR MURRAY'S SUPPORT ON THAT
AND THEN I WANT TO CALL OUT AVIATION FINANCE FOR THE AMAZING WORK THEY'RE DOING TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDS
MOST RECENTLY IN JUNE, $5 MILLION FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP
ROBERT GIACOPETTI HERE, ALL NICE AND TAN, BACK FROM AYE
VACATION
WE ACTUALLY HAVE STARTED CALLING AYE
THE BAKER BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH DOUGH HE'S BRINGING TO THE AIRPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM
SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AND I KNOW GETTING THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS AND MORE FEDERAL GRANTS IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR COMMISSIONERS
SO WE'RE REALLY DELIVERING ON THAT WORK AND REALLY ALL THE CREDIT TO ROBERT
AND THEN FINALLY, LAST SLIDE, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS ON POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THAT 65 DNL METRUCK
WE MET WITH THE FAA WHEN WE WERE WITH OUR START FLY IN IN APRIL, AND WE SAID, HEY, WE REALLY WANT YOU TO DO A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ABOUT THE 65 DNL METRUCK
THEY SAID, WELL, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IT
WE'RE NOT SURE
AND THEN TWO DAYS LATER, THEY ANNOUNCED THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE METRUCK
SO ALL CREDIT TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMED FOR THAT
SO YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT
IT'S AT FAA GOV NOISE POLICY REVIEW
AND THEY ARE REALLY EXPLICITLY ASKING FOR HOW SHOULD THE 65 DNL METRUCK CHANGE? THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS THEY'RE LOOKING AT
IS THAT KEEPING THE 65 DNL BUT CHANGING THE ALGORITHM WEIGHTING DIFFERENT THINGS DIFFERENTLY? IS THAT SWITCHING TO A DIFFERENT METRUCK OR METRICS? IS THAT USING THE 65 DNL IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER METRICS? SO THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS
AND OF COURSE, THIS HAS IMPLICATIONS NOT ONLY FOR WHO'S ELIGIBLE FOR SOUND INSTALLATION, BUT ALSO FOR NEPA REVIEW AND LAND USE COMPATIBILITY PLANNING AND OTHER THINGS
SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING
AND AGAIN, I THINK THIS PROCESS THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS VERY COMPLEMENTARY WITH AN E TO THE POLICIES THAT WE'RE PUSHING WITH THE FAA BILL TO ACTUALLY HAVE A DEADLINE ONCE THIS WORK IS COMPLETE, A DEADLINE FOR ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS WORK
THIS WAS GOING TO BE DUE ON JULY 31, THE END OF THIS COMMENT PERIOD
A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS, NOT US, ADVOCATED FOR THE DEADLINE TO BE EXTENDED
SO THE NEW DEADLINE IS ACTUALLY SEPTEMBER 29, NOT SEPTEMBER 30
WE HAVE A FIRST DRAFT ALREADY OF A JOINT LETTER WITH OUR SIX AIRPORT CITIES
WE'RE WORKING THAT THROUGH THE PROCESS
OBVIOUSLY, YOU'LL SEE THAT VERY SOON, AND WE EXPECT TO BE READY PROBABLY NEXT MONTH WITH A DRAFT FOR YOU TO LOOK AT OF WHAT WE WILL COMMENT ON IN TERMS OF WHAT WE THINK THE FA SHOULD DO RELATED TO THE 65 DNL
SO THAT'S MY QUICK UPDATE THERE, AND THANKS FOR THE TIME
THANK YOU, ERIC
SO FOR OUR LOCAL SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM, AS IT RELATES TO THE FAILED PACKAGES, AS WE'VE PREVIOUSLY SHARED, WE DO PLAN TO INCORPORATE INTO OUR UPCOMING PART 150 A FAILED PACKAGES STUDY
WHETHER THAT WILL BE PART OF GRANT FUNDING OR PRIVATE OR FUNDED BY THE PORT ITSELF REMAINS TO BE SEEN
THE STATE LAW DID ALLOW FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE REINSULATION, AND AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, THERE ARE NOT YET GRANT FUNDS ALLOWABLE FOR THIS
AND OUR GOAL OF DOING THIS STUDY THROUGH THE PART 150 IS TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF CREATE A SYNCHRONY WITH MANY OF THESE OTHER EFFORTS THAT ARE ONGOING, NOT ONLY FOR THOSE HOMES THAT ARE PRE 93, BUT ALSO POTENTIALLY FOR POST 93
AND AS STATED, WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THAT
AND SO THAT DOES BECOME ONE OF THE THINGS AS PART OF OUR PART 150 STUDY THAT WE HOPE TO IDENTIFY
I CAN ALSO SHARE THAT WE DO HAVE OUR CONSULTANT ON BOARD FOR THE PART 150, AND WE WILL BE HOLDING AN INTERNAL KICKOFF MEETING WITH THEM STARTING NEXT MONTH WITH TECHNICAL DATA ANALYSIS BEGINNING LATER IN THE YEAR AND THEN PUBLIC OUTREACH TO BEGIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER
SO MUCH MORE TO COME WITH OUR PART 150 STUDY AND REINSULATION
SO NEXT WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
I'D LIKE TO HAND IT BACK OVER TO STEVE AND ROBERT
THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROGRAM FUNDING ESTIMATES AND RISKS
STEVE, ARE YOU TALKING TO THIS SLIDE? GO AHEAD, ROBERT, IF YOU JUST WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THAT
SURE
YEAH
ROBERT GIACOPETTI, THE AVIATION GRANTS PROGRAM MANAGER, AND I WANT TO PUT SOME NUMBERS TO WHAT YOU'VE SEEN THAT JULIE'S PRESENTED
SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED, JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT PRIOR PRACTICE WAS THAT THIS PROGRAM WAS PERFORMED BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS AND WITH YOUR INITIATIVE THAT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, GRANTS OR NO GRANTS, WITH THE COMMITMENT FROM THE AIRLINES TO FUND WHAT HAS NOT BEEN GRANT FUNDED
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THAT BEING SAID, WE'VE GOTTEN PLENTY OF GRANTS SINCE THE COMMISSION'S INITIATIVE WAS KICKED OFF TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE TO DATE OR EVERYTHING THAT'S ELIGIBLE TO DATE
SO THERE'S TWO CHARTS HERE
THE TOP IS THE CASH FLOW, AND THE FUNDING PLAN IS BENEATH THAT
SINCE WE PRESENTED LAST, I THINK PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE ON THE CASH FLOW IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE APARTMENT SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM, WHAT WAS PRESENTED BY STEVE AND JULIE EARLIER WAS THAT TEN OF THE APARTMENTS WOULD BE PARTICIPATING, WHICH WOULD LEAVE 18 THAT ARE NOT, AT LEAST NOT CURRENTLY
AND SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE BEYOND 2028, THE $50 MILLION THAT IS KIND OF PUSHED FORWARD OUTSIDE OF THE FIVE YEAR HORIZON, THOSE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE ELIGIBLE, SO THEY MAY COME BACK INTO THE PROGRAM, BUT FOR NOW, THEY'RE NOT
AND SO I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE YOU'RE SEEING ON THE CASH FLOW PLAN
GOING BELOW, WE'RE TRANSLATING THAT INTO THE FUNDING PLAN
TO DATE, SINCE 2020, WE HAVE RECEIVED $35 MILLION IN GRANTS
SO WE'RE AVERAGING $7 MILLION A YEAR ON GRANTS
WE'RE ASSUMING 10 MILLION A YEAR
BASED ON THIS PLAN OF FINANCE
GIVEN THE PROGRAMMING THE FAA HAS DONE, THOSE FIGURES COULD GO AS HIGH AS 20 PIER YEAR
SO IT FLUCTUATES BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS, WITH THE EXISTING GRANTS, PLUS OUR ESTIMATED FUTURE GRANTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 85
$86 MILLION IS IN GRANTS
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION IN REINVESTED FUNDS TO USE FOR THE PROGRAM
THOSE ARE FUNDS THAT WERE GAINED THROUGH THE SALE OF ASSETS OF PREVIOUSLY FUNDED PROPERTIES
AND SO THAT LEAVES $93 MILLION FOR THE AIRLINE RATE BASE THAT WE WOULD BOND
AND SO THE LAST TIME WE PRESENTED THIS FUNDING PLAN TO YOU, WE WERE CONCERNED THAT, AGAIN, WITHOUT THE GRANT, THAT WE WOULD HAVE A FUNDING CONCERN
AND WE ARE PREPARED TO USE COMMERCIAL PAPER FOR INTERIM FINANCING
SO FOR THE TIME BEING, WE DO NOT NEED TO USE COMMERCIAL PAPER
BUT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE BEYOND 2025, SHOULD WE NEED IT
BUT I THINK THROUGH 2024, WE HAVE SUFFICIENT GRANTS TO FUND EVERYTHING THAT'S ELIGIBLE
NEXT SLIDE
HAND IT BACK TO STEVE
THANKS, ROBERT
THANKS FOR THAT UPDATE ON THIS SLIDE
I'M GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON A COUPLE OF OUR PROGRAM RISKS, ONE OF THEM BEING THE CONTRACTOR AVAILABILITY, ESPECIALLY LOCALLY, TO DO THIS SPECIALTY TYPE OF WORK, CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR THE PROGRAM
PHASE ONE BID OPENING
WE JUST COMPLETED THAT A SHORT WHILE AGO
WE HAD THREE BIDDERS, TWO OF WHICH WERE OUT OF STATE CONTRACTORS
SO PART OF OUR MITIGATION PLAN IS TO CONTINUE DOING EXTENSIVE OUTREACH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS FOR THE CONTRACTORS TO COME HEAR ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND REALLY PROMOTE THE PROGRAM HERE LOCALLY AND ALSO NATIONALLY
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING A GOOD, SOLID BIDDING POOL
ANOTHER ONE IS THE LEAD TIMES FOR THESE SPECIALTY TYPE OF PRODUCTS SUCH AS THE SOUND TRANSMISSION, CLASS RATED WINDOWS
IT CONTINUES TO BE UNPREDICTABLE
IT'S A VOLATILE MARKET RIGHT NOW, VARYING ANYWHERE FROM EIGHT TO 16 WEEKS ON DELIVERY TIMES
SO FOR THAT, WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO PLACE WINDOW ORDERS EARLY AND MONITOR THE DELIVERY SCHEDULE CLOSELY AS TIME COMES TO EXPECT THOSE DELIVERIES ON SITE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND FOR NEXT STEPS, PROGRAM
NEXT STEPS HERE, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TESTING AND PLANNING ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES FOR THE PROGRAM
WE'LL CONTINUE WITH EXTENSIVE OWNER OUTREACH
I'LL CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AT AN ACCELERATED PACE TO GET COMPLETED
AND ALSO AS PART OF THIS BRIEFING, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PHASE TWO ON THE APARTMENT PROGRAM
I AM REQUESTING CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION FOR PHASE TWO OF THE APARTMENT PROGRAM, WHICH CONSISTS OF FOUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITH 105 UNITS
NEXT SLIDE
AND AS PART OF THIS BRIEFING, IS THIS AUTHORIZATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I AM SEEKING CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION FOR PHASE TWO
THE APARTMENT PROGRAM IS THE CRITICAL PATH TO THE ENTIRE OF ALL THE PROGRAMS I ANTICIPATE PHASE TWO TO BE COMPLETED IN QUARTER THREE OF 2025
AND THEN I'LL BE RETURNING TO COMMISSIONER FOR A PHASE THREE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION AT A LATER DATE, SHOULD THAT COME TO FRUITION
AND NEXT SLIDE
THAT WILL DO IT FOR OUR PRESENTATION TODAY
GOING TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR I KNOW I ALSO REQUESTED AN ACTION THERE AS WELL
GREAT
JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION HERE
I NOTICED THAT THERE'S NO DOLLAR AMOUNT ATTACHED TO THIS VOTING ITEM
SO WHAT ARE WE VOTING ON? JUST AN AUTHORIZATION? YEAH, IT'S JUST AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT, THE LABOR AGREEMENT, ET CETERA
THE PREVIOUS AUTHORIZATION FOR PHASE ONE PROVIDED ENOUGH SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO FUND PHASE TWO
GOT IT? OKAY
GOT IT
THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME
I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION, AND I'LL KICK IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEAR REGULARLY, I WOULD SAY, ABOUT THE SOUND MITIGATION PROGRAM IS THIS ISSUE OF FAILED PACKAGES
AND QUITE FRANKLY, TAKING AN INVENTORY OF FAILED PACKAGES POTENTIALLY, RIGHT
THOSE THAT MAY HAVE RECEIVED REINFORCEMENT MANY YEARS AGO, 2030 YEARS AGO, BUT HAVE FAILED
I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE IS THE FACT THAT THERE ISN'T A DOCUMENTATION OF THOSE SAID PACKAGES
THERE ARE PARTIES WHO CLAIM TO HAVE THOSE NUMBERS BUT WON'T SHARE THEM WITH US
BUT I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT IS PROPOSED HERE IN YOUR PRESENTATION WITH REGARDS TO THAT ISSUE IN PARTICULAR, IS WHO'S GOING TO FUND IT? RIGHT? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, AT LEAST FOR NOW, IS PERMISSIBLE FOR FAA FUNDING
I THINK WE HAVE, AS COMMISSIONERS, HAVE CONTEMPLATED, JUST FUNDING IT ON OUR OWN
BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH STATE LEGISLATORS LIKE TINA ORWELL AND SENATOR KAREN KAISER ABOUT POTENTIALLY GETTING THE STATE TO FUND A STUDY ON FAILED MITIGATION PACKAGES
I'M WONDERING, AND I REALIZE THAT OUR STATE LEAD IS NOT WITH US ANYMORE
AND WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF HIRING THIS
AND I DON'T KNOW IF PIERCE IS HERE, BUT I'M WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN SPEAK TO WHAT PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING OR HAVE MADE OR INTEND TO MAKE ON THIS FRONT IN TERMS OF PARTNERING WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE ON THIS
SO, JUST VERY BRIEFLY, I'LL SAY FIRST OF ALL HELLO
JUST BRIEFLY, I'LL SAY FIRST OF ALL, AGAIN TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE ORWAL FOR HER GREAT PARTNERSHIP
SHE ACTUALLY FLEW WITH US TO DC, WHICH WAS AMAZING TO HAVE HER PERSPECTIVE
AND SHE'S REALLY BEEN WORKING VERY COLLABORATIVELY WITH US TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE MAKE PROGRESS ON A LOT OF THESE FRONTS
WE HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT GETTING THE STATE TO DO A COST SHARE
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BOTH THE SECONDARY ISSUE AS WELL AS I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DESIRE FOR THE STATE TO FUND OUTSIDE OF THE 65 DNL, AND ONE OF OUR POSITIONS HAS BEEN, IS THERE STATE FUNDING TO DO THAT IF THAT WAS SOMETHING WE WANTED TO DO
SO NO PROGRESS THERE
WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS AND LIKE YOU SAID, EXCITED TO GET OUR NEW STATE ER PERSON ON BOARD, HOPEFULLY AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH TO START TO WORK ON THESE ISSUES
GREAT
THANKS FOR THAT
OPEN UP TO MY COLLEAGUES
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION
AND THIS ISSUE IS ONE ISSUE THAT REQUIRES REALLY BOTH STATE PARTICIPATION, FEDERAL PARTICIPATION, AND PORT PARTICIPATION
AND IT REALLY DOES TAKE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE SOUND INSTALLATION ISSUES, RELATED ISSUES RELATED TO COMMUNITIES NEAR THE AIRPORT
AND I WILL SAY I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING AND HAS HAPPENED EVEN BEFORE I'VE JOINED THE COMMISSION
AND IT CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE
AND I THINK WE'VE MADE GREAT PROGRESS IN THIS LAST YEAR
I REALLY APPRECIATED BEING ABLE TO GO ON THAT DC TRIP
THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT CONVERSATIONS THAT CAME OUT OF IT AND ACTIONS AS WELL WITH THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL TO HAVE SEVEN OF OUR PRIORITY AREAS
HAVING FOUR OF THEM INCLUDED IN THAT BILL IS GREAT FOR ALL OF US
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, AND I LIKE HOW ERIC, YOU DEFINED ROBERT AS OUR WHAT DID YOU CALL AYE.? THE DOUGH
BRINGING IN THE DOUGH THE BAKER IS NECESSARY
I HAVE TO GET YOU A TAG THAT SAYS THAT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES
A HAT THAT SAYS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT
IT'S REALLY AN EXPENSIVE PROGRAM
I KNOW THAT
I APPRECIATED COMMISSIONER CHO'S QUESTION ON WHAT'S THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY? THAT WAS A GREAT QUESTION
I WAS GOING TO ASK A SIMILAR SORT OF QUESTION, TOO
AND EVEN OUT OF THE $30 MILLION THAT WE'VE $300 MILLION THAT WE'VE ALLOCATED TO THIS PROGRAM, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE HOW MUCH OF THAT MONEY HAVE WE SPENT SINCE 1985? WHAT IS LEFT? HOW MUCH OF IT? ARE WE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL GRANTS? ROBERT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU YEAH, WELL, WHAT'S ON THIS CASH FLOW ON THIS SLIDE THAT WAS PRESENTED EARLIER? IS YOUR MIC ON? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YEAH
OKAY
WHAT'S ON THE SLIDE SINCE 2020, WHICH IS THE 13.8? AND I'D HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE HISTORY GOING BACK TO 1985, WE CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP, BUT YOUR QUESTION WAS REGARDING YEAH, THAT'S HELPFUL
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL
AND THIS IS THE OTHER THING
ON PAGE ELEVEN, YOU GUYS MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE FOLKS WHO OPT OUT OF THIS PROGRAM
MY FIRST QUESTION IS, ARE THERE REASONS WHY FOLKS ARE OPTING OUT? DO WE CAPTURE THAT? DO WE ASK THAT QUESTION? AND THEN TWO, I'M SURE IN OUR PROJECTIONS, WE ARE INCLUDING HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO INSULATE THEIR HOMES
IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE $30 MILLION? BUT IF YOU CAN ANSWER MY FIRST QUESTION, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL
WHAT'S THE REASON THEY'RE OPTING OUT? YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION
REAL ESTATE, IT'S INTERESTING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT OUR PROGRAM AS A WHOLE
SO OFTENTIMES I EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE, EVERYONE WITHIN SPECIFICALLY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES HAS BEEN TELLING US NO FOR 30 YEARS BECAUSE THE HOMES THAT REMAIN ELIGIBLE WERE ELIGIBLE IN 1985
AND SO YOU HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE THERE'S HEALTH ISSUES
AND SO CERTAINLY DURING COVID WE RAN INTO THAT
WE STILL HAVE SOME HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE JUST THEY MAYBE HAVE ELDERLY FOLKS
THEY ARE IMMUNE COMPROMISED
THEY DON'T WANT US IN
SO YOU ALSO HAVE IN SOME INSTANCES, IT'S LANDLORDS THAT ACTUALLY, IRONICALLY, THEIR TENANTS DON'T WANT TO HAVE US IN
AND SO WE'VE HAD RENTAL PROPERTIES THAT HAVE PUSHED US BACK FOR THAT REASON
WE'VE HAD INSTANCES IN WHICH JUST OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, THERE WAS INTEREST, BUT ONE PARTICULAR HOME HAD A TREE FALL ON IT, AND THEY HAVE TO FIX THE ROOF AND A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS BEFORE THE HOME WOULD ACTUALLY BE ELIGIBLE AGAIN FOR SOUND INSULATION
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRY NOT TO DO IS SORT OF PUT OUR SPIN ON WHY SOMEBODY DOESN'T
OUR GOAL IS JUST TO BE THE BEST EDUCATORS THAT WE CAN BE AND TRY TO MAKE THE PROGRAM AS EASY AND ACCESSIBLE TO ACCESS AS POSSIBLE
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION
SOMETIMES WITH REAL ESTATE, PEOPLE HAVE OTHER PLANS THAT THEY JUST HAVEN'T INCLUDED US IN, AND THAT OFTENTIMES GOES INTO WHY THEY'RE DECLINING THE PROGRAM IN THE MOMENT, BUT THEN CAN COME BACK IN SEVERAL YEARS LATER
AND THEN SO IF IT'S CONDOMINIUMS OR APARTMENTS, I'M ASSUMING THAT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY PUTTING ASIDE A LOT OF CHUNK OF MONEY TO INSULATE THAT TO BEGIN WITH
SO THEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT CONDOMINIUM OR APARTMENT OWNER DECIDES THEY DON'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD? THEN DO WE MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME
OF THE PLACES OF WORSHIP OR THE SCHOOLS, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION
IN ALL HONESTY, THAT WAS REALLY FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT, THE BENEFIT OF THE ACCELERATION IS YOU'VE GIVEN US THE ACCESS TO THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO IT
SO WHOEVER WANTS TO PARTICIPATE, ESSENTIALLY WE CAN GO FOR IT
WE DON'T HAVE TO PRIORITIZE
SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE BOTH SINGLE FAMILY AND CONDOMINIUMS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP
SO IT'S REALLY JUST AS WE'RE ABLE TO GET INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES TO APPLY, WE GET THEM ACOUSTICALLY TESTED, WE GET DOCUMENTS IN ORDER AND THEN WE PROCEED TO THE DESIGN
SO FUNDING IS CERTAINLY NOT AN ISSUE
WHY ANYONE IS MAYBE ON THE BACK BURNER, IF THAT'S YOUR QUESTION
EVERYTHING IS MOVING FORWARD EXPEDITIOUSLY, SO THERE'S NO INTERNAL HOLDS THERE BECAUSE OF FUNDING
AND THAT'S REALLY LARGELY TO THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION AND ALSO FROM ROBERT AND FINANCE TEAM OF JUST NOT HAVING THAT CONSTRAINT ON US
YEAH, THANK YOU, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
AND COMMISSIONER CHO ASKED THIS EARLIER
IT IS TRUE ONE OF THE BIGGEST SORT OF CONCERNS THAT WE HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS IS PREVIOUSLY INSULATED HOMES HAVING ISSUES TODAY AND THEM WANTING TO BE ASSESSED
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR INCLUDING THAT ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND BEING THOROUGH TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE PORT 150 STUDY
I THINK THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS TO HAVE AN ACTUAL STRATEGY AND A PLAN TO IDENTIFY WHO THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE AND WHAT OUR RESPONSE WILL LOOK LIKE
MY QUESTION IS, NOW THAT WE HAVE SECURED A CONSULTANT AND I THINK THERE'S A COORDINATOR THAT'S BEEN HIRED FOR THAT POSITION, IS THERE ANY TIMELINES THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH US AS A COMMISSION AS TO WHEN SOME OF THAT STRATEGY WILL BE DAYLIGHTED? YEAH, SO ONE OF THE NEXT STEPS NOW THAT WE HAVE THEM ON BOARD IS TO FINALIZE THE SCOPE FOR THE FAA APPROVAL
AND AS PART OF THAT, AND THAT'S WHERE OUT OF THIS KICKOFF MEETING, THEY WOULD START WORKING THEN AROUND THE TIMING OF DIFFERENT ITEMS SO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE OF THE THINGS AND THIS IS WHY WE WANTED ERIC TO PRESENT ALL OF THE ADVOCACY WORK THAT'S GOING ON, IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO ALSO DO IS MAKE SURE, COMING OUT OF THE STUDY THAT WE ARE AWARE OF ANY DIRECTION THAT THE FAA MIGHT BE GOING IN TERMS OF WHAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
SO THAT THAT WAY WE'RE CAPTURING IT HOLISTICALLY SO THAT WE'RE NOT MAYBE HAVING TO GO BACK TO PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES
AND SO WE WANT TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IT AND UNDERSTANDING THAT BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OF THE LONGEST STANDING PROGRAMS, DATING BACK TO 85, MANY OF THE CONCERNS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THAN IN OTHER AIRPORTS
AND THAT IS CERTAINLY WHY WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING MUCH MORE AT SEA, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THE MORE LONGER STANDING PACKAGES THAN MAYBE OTHER AIRPORTS THAT HAVE NEWER PROGRAMS MY LAST QUESTION IS JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP AND THEN I'LL PASS IT
SO THE PORT 150 STUDY CAN TAKE A LONG TIME TO DO
IS THERE A PLAN TO ACCELERATE THAT PART OF THE WORK? THAT IS A DIFFICULT ONE TO ANSWER, SO I WOULD SAY IT IS NOT NECESSARILY DEPENDENT UPON THE FULL COMPLETION OF THE PART 150
AND CERTAINLY SARAH CAN ANSWER MORE AROUND THE TIMING, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S KIND OF THE DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN SYNC WITH THE FAA
SARAH, GOOD AFTERNOON
SARAH COX AVIATION, ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR
IS YOUR MIC ON? THAT MIC IS NOT WORKING VERY WELL
QUITE
GO AHEAD
WITH RESPECT TO THE SCHEDULE, A LOT OF THE SCHEDULE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND AS WE RESOLVE WHAT THE SCOPING IS FOR THAT
SO DEPENDING ON THE AVIATION OF THAT, IT REALLY DEFINES THE LENGTH OF THE PART 150 STUDY
SO IT COULD TAKE FOUR YEARS? IT COULD TAKE FOUR OR LONGER
SO THAT IS ONE OF THE ELEMENTS
BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING ALL OF THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND WE'RE RESPONDING TO THAT, INCLUDING THAT IN THE PROGRAM
EXCUSE ME, SARAH
I'M SORRY
SO YOU'RE SAYING IT COULD TAKE FOUR YEARS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE WHO HAVE HAD INSTALLATION ISSUES? OH, NO, I MEANT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PART OF THE PORT 150 AS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE TECHNICAL ELEMENTS OF THE DNL, OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM
SO THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT HAPPENS THROUGH EACH OF THE PROCESS
FOLLOWING THE KICKOFF MEETING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, WE WILL HAVE A BETTER IT WON'T BE FIRM, BUT WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF THE TIMELINE AND SOME OF THE SCOPE
SO LATER, PROBABLY IN SEPTEMBER OR SO, WE CAN COME BACK WITH JUST VERY HIGH LEVEL
BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN THAT PROCESS
I APPRECIATE THAT
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT SCOPE AND THAT TIMELINE AND FOR US TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AT THAT POINT
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
GREAT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? OH, SORRY
YEAH, COMMISSIONER, LET'S GO WITH SOME
I WANT TO GO BACK
I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF
SO THIS 9% TO 13% NOISE REDUCTION IS WHAT YOU SAY YOU CAN ACHIEVE
IS THERE AN OBLIGATION TO ACHIEVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT? WAS THAT LIKE SORT OF LIKE A GOAL? YES
SO WHAT THE FAA REQUIRES WHEN YOU'RE DOING A SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM IS A FIVE DECIBEL IMPROVEMENT
SO NINE TO 13, YOU'RE DOING GOOD
QUITE A BIT, YEAH
THAT'S GREAT
AND I WOULD ASSUME THERE'S CONCOMITANT GHG REDUCTION BENEFITS AS WELL
WHAT'S THAT? YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE FUEL IN HEATING THE HOUSE JUST BY INSULATING IT BETTER, RIGHT? YES
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF IS BECAUSE IT'S A SOUND PROGRAM, SO WE ADVERTISE THAT WE'VE NEVER DONE ANY HOLISTIC STUDIES AROUND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
HOWEVER, WE DID HAVE IN ONE OF OUR OWNER TESTIMONIALS, HE ACTUALLY DID AYE
OWN TRACKING
AND SO YOU COULD READ THE ARTICLE, AND HE DID FIND THAT NOT ONLY WAS IT QUIETER AND HE COULD GO BACK TO SLEEP AT 04:00 A.M., BUT AYE
ENERGY BILLS HAD GONE DOWN
AND WE DO HEAR THAT CONSISTENTLY FROM OWNERS THAT THE HOME FEELS WARMER, THAT IT'S MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT
WE JUST DON'T ADVOCATE THE PROGRAM THAT WAY BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S BEEN STUDIED
SO WE CAN'T MAKE A CLAIM, BUT IT COULD OPEN UP ANOTHER SOURCE OF GRANT FUNDING IF WE DID START MEASURING THAT AS WELL
YOU CAN'T GET THE PACKAGE TO SAVE ENERGY, BUT IF GETTING THE PACKAGE SAVES ENERGY, THEN AT CITYLIGHT OR PSE, THEY'LL GIVE YOU MONEY, RIGHT? THEY'LL GIVE YOU REBATES ON YOUR WINDOWS JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE HEATING YOUR HOME MORE EFFICIENTLY? YEAH, POTENTIALLY
I'M NOT FULLY AWARE OF THEIR PROGRAMS, BUT CERTAINLY WELL, MR PILLSBURY, YOU CAN MAYBE LOOK AT IT
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER
WELL, ANYWAY, I THINK IF YOU'RE GOING IN THERE TO MEASURE NOISE, HAVING SOME ABILITY TO MEASURE HEAT WOULD BE KIND OF AN INTERESTING THING JUST TO DOCUMENT
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER WE INVESTIGATED EARLY ON, MAYBE LIKE, FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO, KING COUNTY WAS DOING A CONCURRENT PROGRAM FOR INSULATION, FOR MAKING MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ALIGN THE PROGRAMS DIRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE OTHER TWO
BUT KING COUNTY IS DOING THAT PROGRAM IN THE SAME AREAS, I BELIEVE
SO WHEN YOU GET THE BENEFIT, THOUGH, IF WE'RE CONTRIBUTING TO MAKING THE AND BY THE WAY, CONTRIBUTING, IT'S LIKE WE SPEND 20% AND FAA PAYS 80%
ISN'T THAT THE WAY IT WORKS? YES
RIGHT
SO ARE THESE NUMBERS REFLECTING THE TOTAL COST OR OUR COST ON PAGE 24? TOTAL COST
THESE ARE THE TOTAL COST
THOSE ARE REPRESENTING TOTAL COST
THESE ARE THE TOTAL COST
SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE THERE ARE SOME COSTS THAT AREN'T FAA ELIGIBLE AND PRIMARILY STAFF TIME, THAT IS, CAPITALIZED
BUT THE FAA DOES PAY FOR DESIGN
THEY PAY FOR ACOUSTIC TESTING
THEY PAY FOR THE IS, THEY PAY FOR MORE THAN THEY WOULD NORMAL CAPITAL PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT
IT WOULD BE JUST INTERESTING TO SEE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S REALLY COMING OUT OF OUR POCKET VERSUS THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT, AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, IT'S THE ONLY PART THAT MATTERS
WE COULD BREAK THAT OUT
STEVE, WAS IT ABOUT 10%? APPROXIMATELY, YEAH
OKAY
AND THEN FINALLY, I KNOW THIS IS BROUGHT UP IN THE PAST, BUT DOESN'T THIS PROVIDE A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR A WORKFORCE APPRENTICESHIP TYPE PROGRAM? IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING FOR BRINGING THOSE FOLKS OUT THERE, COULDN'T WE BE HAVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER FOLKS TO JOIN THEM TO LEARN ABOUT SETTING A WINDOW AND FRAMING AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF? ACTUALLY, STEVE, IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT, TIE IN WITH THE PLA FOR THE APARTMENT PROGRAM
YEAH, THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO OUR MAJOR WORKS CONTRACT, THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE THE PHASE ONE APARTMENTS, WHICH WERE IN THE AWARD PHASE OF THAT PROCUREMENT
THAT ONE DOES HAVE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT, WHICH HAS APPRENTICESHIP GOALS AND REQUIREMENTS
AND ALSO THE AUTHORIZATION THAT I'M SEEKING TODAY FOR PHASE TWO WILL ALSO HAVE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT, WILL ALSO HAVE APPRENTICESHIP LABOR REQUIREMENTS AND GOALS AS WELL
THE PROGRAM DOES SUPPORT THE APPRENTICESHIP
SO WE GET A TWOFER OUT OF IT
THAT'S GREAT
AND DO YOU HAVE A BALLPARK ESTIMATE IN TERMS OF HOW FAR ARE WE IN THAT WHOLE PICTURE? OF ALL THE ELIGIBLE HOMES, HOW MANY HAVE WE DONE VERSUS ARE IN FRONT OF US? YEAH, SO WE'VE DONE WELL IN EXCESS OF 9400, AND WE HAVE ONLY 63 THAT HAVEN'T APPLIED TO THE PROGRAM
WE'VE DONE 9400
WE HAVE 63 LEFT THAT HAVEN'T APPLIED
AND THEN WE HAVE 77 THAT HAVE
SO WE'RE BASICALLY WITHIN ABOUT 50, 60 HOMES AFTER HAVING DONE OVER 9400
SO WE'RE AT THE FINISH LINE
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU
WELL, THIS IS EXCITING
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
ON PAGE ELEVEN, IT NOTES THAT 14 OUT OF 18 ELIGIBLE APARTMENT COMPLEXES APPLIED AND TWO DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE IN TESTING
WHY DO THEY DECLINE TO PARTICIPATE IN TESTING? YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION
COMMISSIONER HAS GONE
SO ONE OF THE PROPERTIES WAS ALSO THAT I HAD NOTED IS IN THE ATZ, AND THEY DECLINED BOTH TO BE TESTED
THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED IN SOUND INSULATION OR IN VOLUNTARY ACQUISITION
THE OTHER PROPERTY IS A CARE FACILITY
AND AFTER HEARING WHAT WE HAD TO SAY, THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED
IT COULD VERY WELL BE THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DISTURB THEIR RESIDENTS FOR ACOUSTIC TESTING
BUT AGAIN, THAT KIND OF FELL INTO A LITTLE BIT WITH AS I WAS EXPLAINING TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED PERSONALLY, I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD APPLY
EVERYONE WOULD WANT TO PARTICIPATE, BUT THEY DON'T
AND SO REALLY, WHAT WE JUST TRY TO DO IS MAKE THE PROGRAM AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE AND THAT EVERYONE HAS EASY ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION
SO WHEN YOU SAY THAT THOSE TWO DECLINED, THAT ACCOUNTS FOR SOME OF THE FOUR THAT DIDN'T APPLY
NO
AND THEN THERE'S FOUR
THAT HOW COME THOSE FOUR DIDN'T APPLY
AGAIN, IT'S A HYPOTHESIS
RIGHT
THINGS THAT WE DO, WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE
THESE ARE LLCS
SOME OF THEM ARE MULTI MEMBER LLCS
AND SO THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF RESEARCH THAT WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET TO THEM
I WILL SAY THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FOUR THAT HAVEN'T APPLIED ON THE MAP, THEY ARE RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF OUR NOISE REMEDY BOUNDARY
AND I THINK THEY ARE LIKELY NOT HEARING COMPLAINTS FROM THEIR RESIDENTS WITH APARTMENT OWNERS
THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE PROPERTIES, AND SO IF THEY AREN'T HEARING COMPLAINTS, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE INTERESTED
AND THEN FOR THE PLACES OF WORSHIP, IT SAID SEVEN PLACES OF WORSHIP WERE ELIGIBLE, FIVE OUT OF SEVEN APPLIED
AND THEN AS I'M READING IT, WE'RE ON SLIDE TWELVE
OF THOSE FIVE THAT APPLIED, THAT FOUR TESTED ELIGIBLE
SO WHAT WAS THE THRESHOLD FOR ELIGIBILITY AT THE INITIAL SCREENING VERSUS ONCE THEY WERE TESTED? YEAH, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
SO FOR ALL STRUCTURES, WHETHER IT'S AN APARTMENT, A PLACE OF WORSHIP, OR A RESIDENCE, IT'S THE SAME
THEY HAVE TO TEST AT OR ABOVE A 45 DECIBEL TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SOUND INSULATION
AND SO ONE OF THE FIVE TESTED ABOVE THAT THRESHOLD, AND SO THEY WERE NOT ELIGIBLE
WE HAVE SIMILAR SITUATIONS
WE HAD ONE OF THE APARTMENTS THAT DIDN'T TEST ELIGIBLE, AND WE DO HAVE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT DON'T ALWAYS TEST ELIGIBLE THAT ARE IN THE BOUNDARY AS WELL
SO IT'S NOT SUFFICIENT TO EXIST WITHIN THE DNL BOUNDARY
YOU ALSO HAVE TO DO A SUBSEQUENT DECIBEL TESTING SPECIFIC TO YOUR LOCATION AND PASS THAT TEST
THAT IS CORRECT
THAT IS CORRECT
OKAY, THAT'S HELPFUL FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS, I THINK, IN JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL
AND COMMISSIONER, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THOSE ARE FEDERAL GUIDELINES AND IT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FEDERAL FUNDING PORTION, SO I WOULDN'T APPLY TO OTHER FUNDS POTENTIALLY
OKAY, I'M GOING TO SWITCH GEARS, THOUGH
IT STILL LENDS ITSELF TOWARDS ACCESSIBILITY
I'M LOOKING FOR MY PAGE HERE
MY COLLEAGUES KNOW WHAT'S COMING
HOLD ON
PAGE EIGHT, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE
SLIDE EIGHT
SO THE EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING AN ENHANCEMENT OF THE WEBSITE, VIDEOS, PRESS RELEASES, BLOGGED AND VIRTUAL HANDBOOK, AND PROMOTING GOOGLE TRANSLATE TOOL UTILIZED ON THE PORT WEBSITE
SO GOOGLE TRANSLATE IS A MINIMUM
I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE OFFER BECAUSE IT IS A RESOURCE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR FREE AND IT'S ALSO NOTORIOUSLY INSUFFICIENT AND INACCURATE
AND SO WE CALL IT THE MINIMUM EFFORT
AND SO I AM CALLING FORTH OUR LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN THAT WE RECENTLY PASSED AND THE TIMELINE THAT COMES WITH THAT, FOR US TO DO A PORT WIDE ANALYSIS OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH EXTERNAL RELATIONS TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THOSE VITAL RESOURCES AND WHAT INCLUDING ON THE WEB BASED SERVER SHOULD BE TRANSLATED
I'M OF THE OPINION THAT THIS IS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR FOLKS THAT SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY TRANSLATED
I WILL EVEN ADMIT AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT WE HAVE USED GOOGLE TRANSLATE AS A MINIMUM UNTIL THE STATE LEGISLATURE FUNDS US TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR PROFESSIONAL AND ACCURATE TRANSLATION SERVICES, WHICH ACTUALLY FUNCTIONS THE SAME ON THE BACK END THROUGH A WIDGET, THROUGH A TOGGLE FEATURE
BUT IT'S ACCURATE AND FROM THE USER EXPERIENCE, IT'S INTUITIVE AND IT IS INCREDIBLY SIMPLE
SO INSTEAD OF GOING INTO QUESTIONS FOR MICHELLE AND OTHERS ABOUT WHO OUR HOSTING SITE IS AND WHAT IT CAN ACCOMMODATE, I THINK IT'S MORE OF A BUDGET QUESTION FOR US
WHICH IS WHY I'M GLAD THAT COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AND COMMISSIONER CHO ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION ON THIS, BECAUSE AUTHORIZING RENEWAL IS ONE THING
IT'S A GRANDSON OF $133.5 MILLION, WHICH IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO INCLUDE A NOMINAL EXPENSE, LIKE PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION, PARTICULARLY OF SOMETHING LIKE A HANDBOOK THAT IS ALMOST STATIC
IT WILL BE UPDATED HERE AND THERE, BUT IT'S WORD FOR WORD CAN BE TRANSLATED BY A PROFESSIONAL AND THEN EASILY UPLOADED SO THAT IT CAN BE ACCESSED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND THEN I'M LOOKING AT OUR SUMMARY OF EXPENSES AT THE BACK THAT YOU PROVIDED AND THAT WE SORT OF WENT OVER BY PROJECT
BUT IT'D BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS SPECIFICALLY BUILT INTO THIS STRATEGY AND INTO THIS BUDGET BECAUSE THAT LANGUAGE ACCESS ASPECT IS SO, I THINK, IMPORTANT HERE, GIVEN WHO THE CONSTITUENCY IS WITHIN THE DNL BOUNDARY
SO WITH THAT SAID, IT'S A NOMINAL AMOUNT THAT DOES FALL UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE
IT'S NOT GOING TO REQUIRE ANY SORT OF SPECIAL ACTION FOR US AT ALL
BUT IT IS THE WILL OF THIS COMMISSIONER THAT FOR THIS PROJECT THAT ALL OF OUR OUTWARDS FACING OUR WEBSITE AND THAT IN PARTICULAR, THE HANDBOOK BE PROFESSIONALLY TRANSLATED INTO THE TOP SPOKEN LANGUAGES WITHIN THE DNL BOUNDARY
SO ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO CLARIFY, SO FOR THE ACTUAL HANDBOOKS, WHEN THEY GO TO THE OWNERS, THEY ARE PROFESSIONALLY TRANSLATED
VERY GOOD
AND WE HAVE, AS PART OF OUR PROGRAM, WE HAVE SERVICE DIRECTIVES FOR LANGUAGE SERVICES
AND I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU, THE GOOGLE TRANSLATE, WE'RE NOT CALLING IT THE GOLD STANDARD, IT'S THE CONVERSATION STARTER
AND SO ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE WE JUST WANT IT TO BE ACCESSIBLE
AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE THE DIALOGUE, WE DO HAVE PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS THAT WE USE TO ENGAGE WITH STAFF
WE'VE DONE MULTILANGUAGE BRIEFINGS WITH HOMEOWNERS
AND SO I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE COMPLETELY THERE, BUT WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LANGUAGE BARRIER IS NOT A REASON FOR SOMEONE NOT TO PARTICIPATE
VERY GOOD
AND I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE MULTILANGUAGE POSTCARDS AND LETTERS
AGAIN, THESE ARE ALSO PROFESSIONALLY TRANSLATED
SO IT'S NOT A WORD DOCUMENT THAT WE RUN THROUGH
WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT GO TO SPECIFIC LANGUAGE CONSULTANTS
THEY DO THE TRANSLATION SO THAT IT DOES BECAUSE WE COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU THAT THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT TO JUST HAVE IT BE THAT WE'VE TAKEN A CHEAP APPROACH
AND SO WE DO TRY TO BE VERY INCLUSIVE
RIGHT, THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE THAT
AND GIVEN THAT THE PRIMARY AUDIENCE FOR THIS WEB PAGE IN PARTICULAR IS FOR POTENTIAL ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR ENTITIES, I THINK IT'S PRUDENT THAT PORT STAFF TAKE NOTE THAT IT SHOULD BE A PARTICULAR POINT OF INQUIRY WHEN CONDUCTING THAT ASSESSMENT FOR OUR LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN AND COMING BACK TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS PART OF THEIR RECOMMENDATION WHEN THEY'RE READY TO REPORT ON THOSE FINDINGS
SO, COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANTED TO ADD REALLY QUICKLY, THIS IS PERFECT TIMING
OFFICE OF EQUITY AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE INITIAL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN ORDER AND ACTUALLY SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFYING WHICH DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS WE SHOULD START WITH
SO THANK YOU
WE WILL MAKE SURE THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT'S ON OUR LIST
I LOVE THIS TEAM
I REALLY DO
OKAY
AND THEN I THINK THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY IT FOR MY LINE OF QUESTIONING
THANK YOU
AWESOME
THANK YOU
AND I SECOND
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA SENTIMENTS AROUND THE LANGUAGE ACCESS
SO NOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT
I THINK THAT'S IT FOR QUESTIONS HEARING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
IS THERE A MOTION? IN A SECOND
SO MOVED
SECOND
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
I'M SORRY, I WASN'T LOOKING WITH THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
APPRECIATE THAT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
AWESOME
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND GREAT WORK ON THE PROJECT
THIS IS UNDERAPPRECIATED BUT VERY IMPORTANT STUFF
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE MOVING ALONG ONTO ITEM ELEVEN, PRESENTATION AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN
A FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT SEATTLE AND CITY OF SEATTLE WATERFRONT BRIEFING COMMISSIONER, THE SEATTLE CENTRAL WATERFRONT IS UNDERGOING A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION
THESE INVESTMENTS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREDIBLE NEW SET OF AMENITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
THE PORT IS ENGAGING WITH FRIENDS OF THE WATERFRONT IN WATERFRONT SEATTLE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO REDUCE IMPACTS ON OUR OPERATIONS AND TO COLLABORATE AND ENHANCE SOME OF OUR SHARED INTERESTS
TO TALK ABOUT THIS EXCITING WORK, WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE WITH US THE LEADERSHIP OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WITH US TODAY
AND SO WE HAVE JOY SHIGAKI WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, FRIENDS OF THE WATERFRONT, AND ANGELA BRADY FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT AND CIVIC PROJECT
THANK YOU
WELCOME
THANK YOU
WE'LL START WITH YOU
YEAH, GREAT
YEAH
SO I'M ANGIE BRADY
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT
I WORK FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
BEEN WORKING ON THE WATERFRONT FOR ABOUT TWELVE YEARS NOW
REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE
THANKS FOR HAVING US
SO I'LL JUST DIVE IN
I HAVE A LOT OF SLIDES
I HAVE A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK TO THEM
SO I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE TO DATE, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY, A LOT ABOUT THE PROGRESS, AND THEN HAND IT OFF TO JOY
AND SHE'S GOING TO COVER ALL OF THE AMAZING WORK THAT FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT SEATTLE DOES IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAMMING, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND OF COURSE, FUNDRAISING FOR THE PROGRAM
BEFORE WE DIVE IN, I WANT TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PORT FOR YOUR ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE STATE'S ALASKAN WAVE VIADUCT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND THE CITY'S WATERFRONT PROGRAM FOR OVER 20 YEARS
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROGRAM FOR A VERY LONG TIME TOGETHER, AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT ON THIS PROGRAM HAS REALLY HELPED US GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY
CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? SEATTLE WATERFRONT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HARD WORKING WATERFRONT CENTERED IN MARITIME HISTORY
THIS IS A PHOTO FROM THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS SHOWING OUR WATERFRONT ENTIRELY BUILT ON WOOD, STILTS, OVER WATER, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON PROVIDING RAILROAD ACCESS TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS BEING SHIPPED INTO AND OUT OF SEATTLE AT THE TIME
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THESE ARE KIND OF FUN, HISTORIC SLIDES
AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE INTO A VEHICLE BASED SOCIETY, WE STARTED TO SEE MORE ROADS AND FREEWAYS BEING BUILT
IN THE EARLY 1950S, THE STATE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALASKA WAY VIADUCT SR 99, AND THAT VIADUCT STOOD FOR APPROXIMATELY 70 YEARS
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AND AS WE ALL KNOW THE STORY, THE OLD VIADUCT HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY A NEW SR 99 TUNNEL, WHICH OPENED IN FEBRUARY OF 2019, PART OF WHICH THE PORT HELPED TO FUND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND THE VIADUCT WAS DEMOLISHED SOON THEREAFTER
THIS IS EXCITING BECAUSE IT'S ALLOWED US AS A CITY TO FOCUS ON BUILDING A NEW ALASKAN WAY AND ELLIOTT WAY
VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PORT BECAUSE IT SERVES AS ONE OF TWO NORTH SOUTH FREIGHT ROUTES THROUGH DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING KEY ACCESS TO AND FROM THE CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL DOWN AT PIER 66
THE REMOVAL OF THE VIADUCT ALSO ALLOWS US THIS HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A NEW 20 ACRE WATERFRONT PARK, ALONG WITH ENHANCING KEY EAST WEST CONNECTIONS INTO DOWNTOWN, WHICH ULTIMATELY ALLOWS THE CITY TO RECONNECT ITS INCREDIBLE DOWNTOWN TO OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW WATERFRONT
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I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND MUCH TIME ON THIS SLIDE
YOU KNOW THE HISTORY
I WILL SAY IN 2012, AFTER MUCH BROAD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE CITY'S COUNCIL ADOPTED A CONCEPT, DESIGN AND A FRAMEWORK PLAN THAT ALLOWED US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR NEW WATERFRONT PROGRAM
IN 2013, THE CITY CREATED THE OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT, WHICH I AM NOW THE DIRECTOR OF, AND WE BEGAN ADVANCING PERMITTING AND DESIGN EFFORTS FOR OUR NEW WATERFRONT
WE'VE SECURED FUNDING FROM THE STATE AND THE CITY AT THAT POINT TO ADVANCE OUR WORK EFFORTS
AND THAT SAME YEAR, WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF OUR NEW SEA WALL, AND THE WATERFRONT HAS LITERALLY BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION EVER SINCE
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IN TERMS OF THE CITY'S OVERALL WATERFRONT PROGRAM CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, OUR NEW SEAWALL, WHICH FORMS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE WATERFRONT, WAS COMPLETED IN 2017
ALL PROJECTS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN IN GREEN ARE PART OF THE WATERFRONT PROGRAM
THOSE THAT ARE SHOWN IN BLUE ARE WHAT WE CALL OUR PARTNER PROJECTS
AND THE KEY TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT THE BULK OF THE CITY'S WATERFRONT PARK IMPROVEMENTS COULD NOT BEGIN CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE TUNNEL WAS OPEN
THE VIADUCT WAS DOWN IN THE FALL OF 2019
ONCE MOST OF THE VIADUCT WAS DOWN, WE WERE ABLE TO START CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ALASKAN WAY ELLIOTT WAY STREET AND THE WATERFRONT PARK, WHICH WE'VE BUILT WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE OLD VIADUCT
I'LL SHARE MORE ON THAT IN JUST A MOMENT
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS GRAPHIC, WE PLAN TO BE COMPLETE WITH CONSTRUCTION OF OUR NEW WATERFRONT IN 2025, JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS FROM NOW
SO PRETTY EXCITING
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I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE
WE HAD A LITTLE MIX UP ON THE SLIDE ON OUR END IN TERMS OF THE COST AND FUNDING SLIDE
THIS IS AN OLDER SLIDE
WE'RE GOING TO SEND AN UPDATED SLIDE FOR THE PORT AND WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THAT
FOR THE RECORD, THE TOTAL COST OF THIS PROGRAM IS 781,000,000, WITH CITY FUNDING AT 295 AND STATE FUNDING AT 216,000,000
THE DIFFERENCE IN THAT FUNDING RELATES TO SOME OF THE CITY PROJECTS ON THE OVERLOOK WALK AND SOME EAST WEST CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY AND STATE FUNDING
THE WATERFRONT INCORPORATES UNIQUE FUNDING SOURCES, INCLUDING THE WATERFRONT LID, WHICH UTILIZES A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE EXPECTED PROPERTY VALUE INCREASES FROM DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OWNERS TO HELP PAY FOR THE NEW WATERFRONT PARK AND PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING, WHICH COMES FROM FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT SEATTLE AND THEIR STRONG EFFORTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THIS PROGRAM
$110,000,000 WHICH IS AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
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WE'RE MAKING A TON OF PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION OF OUR NEW WATERFRONT, AND A FEW OF OUR 2023 MILESTONES ARE LISTED HERE
I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE IN DETAIL, BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN THE NEW ALASKAN WAY AND ELLIOTT WAY ROADWAY IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR
AND THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR BEING A PART OF THAT EVENT
AND HE SPOKE AT THE EVENT VERY ELOQUENTLY, AND WE SAW A COUPLE OF OTHER COMMISSIONERS THERE AS WELL
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT
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WE RECOGNIZE WE'RE ON INDIGENOUS LAND AND HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT TRIBAL CULTURE AND PRIORITIES ARE REFLECTED IN THE WATERFRONT PROGRAM
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE TRIBES THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN AND PLANNING PROCESS
WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR INDIGENOUS PARTNERS AS WE BUILD OUT THE NEW WATERFRONT PARK
EARLY ON, WE CONVENED LISTENING SESSIONS WITH THE TRIBES, AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY PRIORITIES THAT CAME OUT OF THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS
FIRST AND FOREMOST, PROTECTING SALMON HABITAT AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
CREATING A DESIGN THAT REFLECTS TRIBAL HISTORY, ART, AND CULTURE
COORDINATING ON PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THAT CELEBRATES TRIBAL HISTORY AND CULTURE
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT FRIENDS WORKS REALLY, REALLY HARD AT AND DOES A SUPERIOR JOB AT
WHY DON'T WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? JUST A QUICK NOTE THAT WE COMPLETED THE RECONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE OF THE LA BAY SEAWALL IN 2017
THE NEW SEAWALL EXTENDS FROM WASHINGTON STREET JUST UP TO THE NORTH END OF PIER 62 NEAR VIRGINIA, AND IT FORMS THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR NEW WATERFRONT HABITAT
RESTORATION AND PROTECTION HAVE BEEN KEY IN THE DESIGN OF THE SEAWALL AND THE HABITAT BEACH AT THE SOUTH END OF COLEMAN DOCK
AND WE'VE INCLUDED ELEMENTS THAT ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT SALMON MIGRATION, SUCH AS LIGHT PENETRATING SURFACES, WHICH YOU CAN KIND OF SEE UP IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THIS SLIDE, AND A TEXTURED SEA WALL THAT PROMOTES HABITAT OF SPECIES ON WHICH THE SALMON FEED, WHICH IN TURN ULTIMATELY HELPS SUSTAIN TRIBAL FISHING IN ELLIOTT BAY
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AND THIS IS JUST A CROSS SECTION SHOWING THE SEA WALL WITH THE HABITAT BENCH ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THE LIGHT PENETRATING SURFACE AND GLASS FLOOR UP ABOVE THAT LETS LIGHT THROUGH TO THE SALMON MIGRATION CORRIDOR
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ANOTHER COOL PHOTO FROM DOWN BELOW JUST SHOWING THE SEAWALL IN ALL ITS GLORY
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THIS SLIDE SHOWS AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE WATERFRONT PROGRAM
OUR WORK SPANS FROM KING STREET AT THE SOUTH END IN THE STADIUM DISTRICT ALL THE WAY UP TO BELL STREET AND BELLTOWN AT THE NORTH END
AND AS YOU KNOW, THE SPINE OF OUR PROGRAM INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ALASKAN WAYNE ELLIOTT WAY ALONG THE FORMER FOOTPRINT OF THE OLD VIADUCT AND A NEW LINEAR PARK ALONG THE WATER'S EDGE WEST OF THE NEW STREET
WE'RE ALSO DELIVERING A MIX OF PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE EAST WEST CONNECTIONS INTO DOWNTOWN TO THE WATERFRONT, INCLUDING FOUR PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES, A HOST OF PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG KEY CORRIDORS DOWNTOWN, TWO NEW OVERWATER PIERS, AND SEVERAL KEY PARTNER PROJECTS, INCLUDING A NEW MARKET FRONT AT PIKE PLACE MARKET AND A NEW AQUARIUM EXPANSION AT OCEAN PAVILION
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THIS IS A TYPICAL CROSS SECTION OF OUR WATERFRONT
IT JUST HIGHLIGHTS THE FACT THAT THE ALASKAN WAY ROADWAY HAS BEEN BUILT WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE FORMER VIADUCT
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE GHOST OF THE VIADUCT IN THIS VISUAL
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION ARE PROVIDED
ON ALASKAN WAY, WE'RE CONSTRUCTING A TWO WAY DEDICATED BIKE PATH THAT SPANS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WATERFRONT, SEPARATED FROM VEHICLES, SEPARATED FROM PEDESTRIANS
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE ARE BUILDING A NEW WATERFRONT PARK PROMENADE, WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN HERE, WHICH DEDICATES PLENTY OF SPACE FOR PEDESTRIANS WITH SEATING, LANDSCAPING, GARDENS, A BOARDWALK, AND A UNIQUE MIX OF ART AND CULTURAL WAYFINDING
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ONE OF THE CITY'S KEY PRIORITIES FOR THE DESIGN OF OUR NEW WATERFRONT IS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE PROTECTION OF ELLIOTT BAY AND PUGET SOUND
AND A KEY PART OF THIS WORK WAS TO FOCUS ON THE NATURAL TREATMENT OF POLLUTED STORMWATER PRIOR TO ITS ENTRY INTO OUR WATERS
AND WE'VE DONE THAT THROUGH AN ARRAY OF WHAT WE CALL GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES THAT SPAN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WATERFRONT
SO WE'RE ABLE TO TREAT AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF OVER 10 MILLION GALLONS OF STORMWATER RUNOFF EVERY YEAR
PRETTY PROUD OF THAT
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AND THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF IMAGES
WHY DON'T WE SKIP THROUGH? WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THE NEXT ONE? ANOTHER
IMAGE SHOWING SOME OF THE GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREET
NEXT, WE ALSO HAVE ON THE PROMENADE SOME TIDE LIGHT AND WHAT WE CALL TIDELINE TERRACES THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STORMWATER CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER QUALITY
THEY GO BEYOND THE STORMWATER CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER QUALITY AND SOME OF THE TREATMENT THAT WE'RE DOING ON THE PROMENADE SIDE
NEXT, IN TERMS OF STREET FUNCTION FOR ALASKAN WAY, THEY VARY DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE IN THE CORRIDOR
THE SOUTH END DEMAND IS VERY HIGH
WE'RE ACCOMMODATING FULL TIME DEDICATED TRANSIT LANES IN EACH DIRECTION FOR KING COUNTY METRO THAT SERVES ALL OF SOUTHWEST KING COUNTY TO GET FOLKS TO AND FROM DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING TWO QUEUE LANES BETWEEN MAINE AND YESLER WAY TO SUPPORT FELLEMAN DOCKS OPERATIONS
ONE OF THE LARGEST FERRY TERMINALS IN THE ENTIRE NATION FOR THE MOST PART
WE HAVE TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION FROM YESLER ALL THE WAY UP NORTH INTO BELLTOWN
AND I MIGHT JUST POINT OUT ONE KEY COMPONENT OF THE NEW STREET IS A NEW CONNECTION THAT IS GOING TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS IN OCTOBER
THAT TAKES YOU FROM THE NEW ALASKAN WAY BACK DOWN TO THE OLD ALASKAN WAY
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT REPRESENTED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS GRAPHIC WITH THAT RED ARROW
THAT CONNECTION WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE PORT AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AS IT PROVIDES ACCESS TO PIER 66 AND ALL OF THE PORT'S FACILITIES UP NORTH THERE
NEXT, JUST RUNNING THROUGH A COUPLE OF GRAPHICS SHOWING SOME OF THE PROJECTS AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OFF TO JOY HERE
THIS IS A HABITAT BEACH THAT WE BUILT AS PART OF THE SEA WALL PROJECT
WE JUST RECENTLY OPENED THIS TO THE PUBLIC
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF IT
IT'S OPENED ON JULY 1 AND WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW WITH THE STATE
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AN ART PROJECT TO INSTALL SOME INDIGENOUS ART ON THIS BEACH
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE CLOSING IT BACK UP IN THE FALL, ALLOWING THEM TO INSTALL THAT ADDITIONAL ART AND THEN DOING A GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION WITH FRIENDS NEXT SPRING AS THEY HAVE A PLAN TO PUT A TENANT IN THE OLD WASHINGTON STREET BOAT LANDING
THAT'S SHOWN THERE KIND OF IN THE BLACK COLOR ON THE RIGHT HAND SCREEN THERE
YOU CAN ALSO SEE ALASKAN WAY AND THE FACT THAT WE'VE CONSTRUCTED MOST OF THE ROADWAY IN THE SOUTH END, SO WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF THAT
NEXT, WE HAVE A PROJECT IN PIONEER SQUARE THAT IS AN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS AND IT'S ONE OF OUR KEY EAST WEST CONNECTION PROJECTS THAT CONNECTS PIONEER SQUARE TO THE NEW WATERFRONT
THAT PROJECT STARTS IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR
TAKE US ABOUT A YEAR TO BUILD THAT AND WE'LL BE DONE NEXT FALL WITH THAT ONE
NEXT, WE HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN AT PIKE PINE
THESE ARE STREETSCAPE AND BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW TO RECONNECT THE WATERFRONT TO OUR DOWNTOWN UP TO CAPITOL HILL, 22 BLOCKS OF IMPROVEMENTS
WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION IN FEBRUARY
WILL BE DONE SOMETIME NEXT SPRING
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WE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION RECENTLY OF THE UNION STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
THIS WAS OPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2022
THIS IS A CONNECTION FROM WESTERN AVENUE DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT
WE HAVE A LOT OF HILLS IN SEATTLE
IT'S DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO TRAVERSE TO AND FROM THE WATERFRONT INTO DOWNTOWN
SO WE HAVE THIS PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WITH A NEW ELEVATOR
IT PROVIDES ACCESSIBILITY TO THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH THOSE HILLS
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HERE'S ANOTHER PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT MARION STREET
THIS IS A KEY CONNECTION BETWEEN FIRST AVENUE DOWNTOWN AND THE NEW COLEMAN DOCK FACILITY
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES IN COORDINATION WITH THEM TO GET THIS BUILT
WE PLAN TO OPEN MARION STREET PUGET BRIDGE IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR AND HOPE TO HAVE A BIG CELEBRATION WITH WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES TO CELEBRATE THE TERMINAL AND THE BRIDGE OPENING AS WELL
AND THEN WE PLAN TO REMOVE THE TEMPORARY BRIDGE THAT'S IN PLACE DOWN ON COLUMBIA
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AND JUST A VIEW OF THE FUTURE PARK PROMENADE FROM THE MARION STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL SPACE
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WE'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW WITH A NEW PIER 58
THIS IS A PIER THAT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE GREAT WHEEL PIER 57 AT MINERS LANDING AND THE AQUARIUM
THIS PROJECT STARTED IN FALL OF LAST YEAR, 2022, AND WE PLAN TO BE COMPLETE WITH THIS IN EARLY 25
SO THIS WILL INCLUDE A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, SOME GRASSY AREAS, NICE WIDE OPEN, FLEXIBLE SPACES FOR FRIENDS OF SEATTLE TO PROGRAM
PLENTY OF FUN ACTIVITIES ON THE PIER
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ONE OF OUR CROWN JEWELS OF THE OVERALL WATERFRONT IS CALLED THE OVERLOOK WALK
THIS IS A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE STRUCTURE THAT EXTENDS FROM PIKE PLACE MARKET, SPANS UP AND OVER THE NEW ROADWAY OF ALASKAN WAY AND DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT
THIS IS A PROJECT WE ARE BUILDING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FRIENDS OVER AT THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM
YOU GUYS ARE WELL FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT, I'M CERTAIN
SO BOTH PROJECTS, BOTH THE AQUARIUM AND THE OVERLOOK WALK, HAVE BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY ANOTHER YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION FOR BOTH OF THOSE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT
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AND A REALLY FUN CONSTRUCTION PHOTO
ARIEL, JUST LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE ON BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS AS WELL AS ON ALASKAN WAY
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A RENDERING OF SEATTLE AQUARIUM OCEAN PAVILION
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JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT PIER 62 WAS ONE OF WHAT WE CALLED OUR EARLY WIND PROJECTS
SO THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD BEFORE THE VIDICT CAME DOWN, AND IT ACTUALLY OPENED IN SEPTEMBER
2020 WAS A TOUGH YEAR TO OPEN A NEW PARK, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE LANDED
AND FRIENDS HAS BEEN DOING SOME INCREDIBLE PROGRAMMING OF THAT PIER EVER SINCE
CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT ONE? THEY'VE JUST BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE AN AMAZING SPACE TO COME DOWN TO AND VISIT
AND I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY LET JOY TAKE IT FROM HERE AND TALK MORE ABOUT ALL OF HER GREAT WORK DOWN THERE
THANKS, ANGIE
THANKS SO MUCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK AND COMMISSIONER FOR THE INVITATION TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR WORK WITH FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT SEATTLE AND WHAT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW URBAN DOWNTOWN PARK THAT THE CITY REALLY DESERVES? LET'S SEE
I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT POWERPOINT
YEAH, THE SECOND DECK
YEAH
GIVE US A MOMENT
WE'LL GET THAT SECOND DECK UP
GREAT, THANKS
THANK YOU, AUBREE WATERFRONT PARK WILL BE OUR NEW FRONT PORCH FOR SEATTLE IN THE WORLD
AND I THINK THIS IS KIND OF AN APT MOMENT
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF EFFORTS FOR DOWNTOWN PARKS, AND SOMETIMES IT ACTUALLY TAKES PERHAPS AN EARTHQUAKE AND A LOT OF PERSEVERANCE AND VISION FOR THIS TO TAKE PLACE
SO, AS THE NONPROFIT PARTNER TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WE ARE REALLY THRILLED TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE
BUT THEN WHAT IT MEANS TO ACTUALLY PROGRAM IT, CREATE BELONGING AND SAFETY IN IT, TO CREATE A REAL SENSE OF JOY IN A PARK, IN A DOWNTOWN PARK THAT'S MEANT FOR EVERYONE IN A PUBLIC SPACE AND THEN TO STEWARD IT IN PERPETUITY, WHICH IS REALLY OUR ROLE
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SO, AS A REMINDER, WE'RE ON THE LAND OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLE AND THE COAST SALISH WATERFRONT
FOR US, IT'S A REAL REMINDER ABOUT THE FACT THAT THOSE PEOPLE HAVE RESIDED HERE SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL AND CONTINUE TO THRIVE
MUCH OF OUR WORK ALSO IS CENTERED IN LISTENING TO INDIGENOUS VOICES AND TO COMMUNITIES AND EMBEDDING THAT IN OUR PROGRAMS AND IN HOW WE ACTIVATE THE WATERFRONT
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THERE ARE NOT MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY CREATE KIND OF ICONIC MOMENTS, AND I THINK WE'RE REALLY THERE WITH WATERFRONT PARK AND THIS NEW FRONT PORCH
THIS IS THE LARGEST CIVIC PROJECT IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY
AND WHAT THIS NEW 20 ACRE CIVIC INVESTMENT WILL BE WILL BE AN AMAZING CATALYST
IT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR CATALYST FOR REINVESTMENT AND REVITALIZATION OF OUR DOWNTOWN AND OUR REGION
IT'S GOING TO ATTRACT AN ANTICIPATED 8 MILLION PEOPLE, NEW VISITORS A YEAR, WHICH IS EXTRAORDINARY
I THINK THAT COULD BE A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BRING PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY LOCALS
THIS IS GOING TO BE A PARK THAT REALLY PEOPLE FEEL THAT SENSE OF CONNECTION BACK TO THE WATERFRONT AND A NEW REMINDER OF THE HISTORY OF THIS NEW GENERATION OF THE DYNAMIC WATERFRONT, INCLUDING A WORKING WATERFRONT
A LOT
OF RICH HISTORY AND BUSINESS AND CONNECTION TO CULTURAL GEMS AND INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE PIKE PLACE MARKET, THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM'S NEW OCEAN PAVILION, WHICH THE PORT I KNOW HAS SUPPORTED AND IS A REAL PARTNER FOR US WITH FRIENDS
AND IT WILL OPEN IN 2025 AND BE AN INCREDIBLE PLACE FOR A NEW WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCE
FOR EVERYONE
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SO A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT SEATTLE
WE ARE A 501 AND WE'RE SPECIFICALLY A PARTNER TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND WE'RE RESPONSIBLE, AS ANGIE MENTIONED, TO FUNDRAISING AND PROGRAMMING AND STEWARDING WATERFRONT PARK NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME THROUGH PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
AND IT'S JUST TO REMIND US THAT WE NEED GOVERNMENT TO BRING THESE MASSIVE PROJECTS TO SCALE
BUT YOU ALSO NEED THE NIMBLENESS AND THE ABILITY FOR NONPROFITS TO BRING IN PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT, BUSINESS SUPPORT, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS TO BE ABLE TO HELP SUSTAIN AND MAINTAIN SOME OF THIS INCREDIBLE WORK
SO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF LEADING A COMPREHENSIVE 200 MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN OF WHICH THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO CONSTRUCTION AND PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, LONGTIME ADVOCACY, PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS AND FUNDRAISING
BUT WE DO THAT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND FUNDAMENTALLY THAT IS OUR WORK
WE'RE A LEAN NONPROFIT OF BASICALLY 33 FULL TIME STAFF AND SEASONAL STAFF THAT HAVE REALLY BROUGHT OUR PROGRAMMING WORK TO A WHOLE NEW SCALE
AND I THINK ALSO THEN ENERGY DOWN ON THE WATERFRONT THAT'S BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT TO PLACE MAKING
BUT THAT PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT, OBVIOUSLY, AND AN INVITATION INTO THAT DEEPER WORK AS WE THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND OUR ALIGNMENT AND OUR GOALS AND THE WORK AND REALLY THE CONNECTIONS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO VISITORS AND TOURISTS AND TO MANY OF THE OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT YOU HAVE IN OUR REGION
BUT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT CREATING A PARK FOR ALL
YOU CAN BUILD A PLACE, BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU CREATE THAT SENSE OF BELONGING AND PLACE MAKING IN THE PROCESS? WHICH IS WHY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE US ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO CREATE THAT CONNECTION BACK TO COMMUNITY, TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT THERE REALLY IS THAT SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC SPACE
THAT'S THE SHIFT FROM THE DAYS OF CREATING PARKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS OR CARTS IN PLACES WHERE NOT EVERYONE FELT THAT SENSE OF SAFETY AND CONNECTION
WE ARE PART OF THE HIGHLINE NETWORK, WHICH IS A NETWORK OF LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PARKS, KIND OF RECLAIMED INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE HIGHWAY 99, THE HIGH LINE, OLD RAILWAYS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO CREATE NEW OPEN SPACE BUT ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO REALLY ASK THE QUESTION HOW DO WE CREATE EQUITABLE SPACES IN OUR CITIES? AND WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF TRANSITION SINCE YOU'VE SEEN THE HIGH LINE COME ONLINE IN 2007
BUT MANY OTHER PARKS, THE UNDERLINE IN MIAMI, THE BELTWAY IN ATLANTA, THERE ARE NEARLY 100 URBAN PARK PROJECTS HAPPENING IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY ONE OF OUR OWN NEXT SLIDE
SO EQUITY IS A LARGE PART OF OUR WORK
AND AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THAT QUESTION OF IF YOU'RE PLACE MAKING, HOW DO YOU ENSURE THAT IT'S A PLACE THAT REALLY PEOPLE SEE THEMSELVES IN AND ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE'S REALLY DEMOCRATIC ACCESS TO THESE SPACES? WE ACKNOWLEDGE AS AN ORGANIZATION THE HISTORIC AND EXISTING RACISM EMBEDDED IN OUR CITY AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO BECOMING AN ANTIRACIST ORGANIZATION AND PRIORITIZING RACIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND FUNDAMENTALLY WITHIN THIS PUBLIC SPACE THAT WE ARE CARETAKERS OF ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS AND OUR PARTNERS WITH THE CITY
AND SO IT'S THAT QUESTION OF HOW DO YOU CULTIVATE AND REALLY INVEST IN INCLUSIVE SPACES WHERE PEOPLE BOTH SEE THEMSELVES, FEEL THAT SENSE OF SAFETY AND CONNECTION
SO WE ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON BIPOC COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT PEOPLE FEEL THAT SENSE OF WELCOME AND INVITATION
SO WE'RE DOING THAT A FEW WAYS
OUR WORK IN PEOPLE AND CULTURE IN THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN VERY CENTRAL TO THAT IN TERMS OF HOW WE HIRE AND THINK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO BRING THAT VALUE SET TO OUR WORK
THE OTHER PIECE THAT I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IS OUR COMMUNITY CENTERED PROGRAMMING
WE COULD DESIGN OUR OWN PROGRAMS, BUT OUR REAL APPROACH IS THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND CO DESIGN OUR WORK TOGETHER
AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS JUST REALLY AN INCREDIBLE OFFERING OF WHAT IS A DEMONSTRATION OF OUR VALUES HERE IN THE NORTHWEST
AND THE THIRD EXAMPLE IS WE HAVE TWO COMMUNITY COMMITTEES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO REALLY GET COMMUNITY INPUT
THE FIRST IS A PULLING TOGETHER COMMITTEE, AND THAT IS SPECIFICALLY OF INDIGENOUS VOICES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE CONTEXT TO THIS EXPERIENCE
HOW ARE WE SHARING AND CONSIDERING HOW WE'RE ELEVATING INDIGENOUS VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES AS WE BUILD THIS PARK? THE SECOND IS A COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A COMMITTEE OF ALL PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO REALLY, AGAIN, HELP TO REFLECT ON QUESTIONS OF SAFETY, HELP TO REFLECT ON QUESTIONS OF ARE WE DOING SORT OF COMMUNITY CENTRIC FUNDRAISING? WHAT DOES MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS LOOK LIKE SO THAT WE'RE REALLY DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE OF THIS EVOLVING PRACTICE IN BRINGING THIS NEW PUBLIC SPACE TO LIFE? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF OUR 2022 PROGRAMMING ON PURE
62, AS ANGIE MENTIONED, OPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID NOT REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF FANFARE AROUND THAT SPACE
BUT I THINK WHAT WE KNOW DURING THE TIME OF PANDEMIC IS PUBLIC SPACES BECAME SOME OF THE MOST PRIZED PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER NOT JUST SAFELY, BUT ALSO SEE THEMSELVES IN IT
SO WE'VE BEEN PROGRAMMING REALLY SINCE ACTUALLY SINCE 2016 ALONG THE WATERFRONT
BUT WITH THE OPENING OF THIS FIRST PUBLIC PART OF WATERFRONT PARK, WE'VE SEEN OVER 81,000 PEOPLE COME FOR OUR IN PERSON PROGRAMMING ON THE PIER, AND THAT'S ABOUT 373,000 VISITORS
THAT GIVEN YEAR
IN TOTAL, WE'VE SEEN ABOUT 875,000 PEOPLE ACTUALLY COME TO THE PIER SINCE IT OPENED
WE'VE HAD 163 TOTAL EVENTS AND ACTIVATIONS
177 ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS BE PART OF THAT, FROM ZUMBA TO LARGE CONCERTS TO BLOCK PARTY TO WABA KOREAN FESTIVAL
PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING ALSO INCLUDES BRINGING SMALL BUSINESS
AND SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS A REPRESENTATION OF VENDORS WHO COME DOWN
IT COULD BE A FOOD TRUCK, IT COULD BE SOMEONE WHO ALSO HAS A SMALL BUSINESS TO MAKE OFFERINGS TO THE COMMUNITY
OF THAT, 56% WERE WOMEN OWNED AND 95% WERE BIPOC OWNED
AND AS I MENTIONED, COMMUNITY CENTERED AND CO DESIGNED PROGRAMS REALLY HAPPEN THROUGH OUR PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS
SO WE WOULD WORK HAND IN GLOVE WITH OUR PARTNERS FROM ACROSS THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO DESIGN REALLY EXCEPTIONAL, DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE FOR FREE
AND PART OF OUR EXPERIENCE HAS ALSO BEEN ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A VISITOR EXPERIENCE SURVEY TO THOSE THAT ARE COMING DOWN TO THE PIER THE LAST FEW YEARS
IT'S ABOUT AN EIGHT TO TEN MINUTE SURETY THAT REALLY HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY OR EVEN OUTSIDE OF KING COUNTY, AS WELL AS WHAT THE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN LIKE
AND OVERALL, 80% OF THE GUESTS HAVE INDICATED FEELING SATISFIED AND FEELING THAT SENSE OF SURETY IN THIS PLACE, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPERATE AND OPEN IN OUR ENTIRETY, BUT ALSO TO MAKE THE NECESSARY PIVOTS THAT ARE NECESSARY IN THIS PROCESS
80% OVERALL OF OUR ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS AND PROGRAM PARTNERS HAVE BEEN BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
I THINK ASKING THE QUESTION OF HOW DO WE MAKE THAT A NORM IN OUR PUBLIC SPACE, I THINK IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY AND A SENSE OF PRIDE THAT WE SHOULD ALL HAVE IN WHAT WE'RE BUILDING TOGETHER
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SO IN 2023, OUR SUMMER PROGRAM HAS BEGUN, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN DOING PROGRAMMING IN THE WINTER, SO IF ANY OF YOU HAPPENED TO COME DOWN TO PIER 62 IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD OUR FIRE PITS WITH S'MORES
WE THOUGHT WE MAYBE WOULD GET 200 PEOPLE
WE HAD 950 PEOPLE ON A VERY RAINY DAY IN SEATTLE, AND FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR IN JANUARY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE THOUGHT MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE 500 PEOPLE
WE HAD 2400 PEOPLE
SO AGAIN, THIS PLACE IS BEING BUILT
IT'S BEING IDENTIFIED AS A PLACE OF GREAT BELONGING AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY, WHICH I THINK IS A REMINDER WE'RE NOT ONLY RECONNECTING DOWNTOWN AND THE WATERFRONT TO COMMUNITY, WE'RE RECONNECTING PEOPLE TO EACH OTHER IN AN EXTRAORDINARY WAY
SUMMER IS REALLY THE HEIGHT OF A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMMING, AGAIN, AS A LEAD UP TO GRAND OPENING
AND SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE ARE SOME OF OUR LARGE MAJOR EVENTS HAPPENING ON THE WATERFRONT
WE HAD A MASSIVE MONKEY TODAY, WHICH ACTUALLY WAS AN OLYMPICS QUALIFIER FOR BREAKDANCING, WHICH IS I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A QUALIFYING AND IT WAS AN EVENT
JUNETEENTH ON THE WATERFRONT HAPPENED IN JUNE
WE HAD INDIGQUEER FESTIVAL IN JUNE AS PART OF PRIDE MONTH
AND THIS COMING WEEKEND, PUGET SOUND WILL BE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING, SO PLEASE JOIN US
YOU ALSO SEE A WABA KOREAN FESTIVAL, A REALLY DYNAMIC BLOCK PARTY, AND WELCOME
THE PORT TO BE PART OF THAT IS ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS VERY EMBEDDED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE WATERFRONT AND SALMON HOMECOMING, WHICH HOSTED ITS FIRST SALMON HOMECOMING EVENT SINCE PRE PANDEMIC LAST YEAR AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING
BUT WE ALSO HAVE SMALL AND LARGE RECREATION EVENTS FROM BOLLYWOOD TO YOGA, QIGONG AND ZUMBA
WE SEE THAT ON SUNDAYS
I THINK ONE OF OUR FIRST ZUMBA CLASSES AT 11:00 BROUGHT IN ABOUT 120 PEOPLE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PEOPLE CALKINS BY ALSO PROBABLY PEOPLE COMING OFF OF CRUISE SHIPS JUST NORTH OF PIER 62 TO SORT OF JOIN IN THE FUN
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ANGIE HAD SPOKEN TO THIS EARLIER
WE HAVE A MODIFIED OBVIOUSLY A TOTAL NUMBER IN THE BUDGET, WHICH IS 781,000,000 IN TERMS OF THE SPEND OF WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD THIS EXTRAORDINARY NEW PLACE OF WHICH, AS WAS MENTIONED, FRIENDS IS BRINGING IN PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY OF 110,000,000 AS PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN
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BUT PART OF THE WORK OF FRIENDS IN THIS COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN A CONTRIBUTION TO CONSTRUCTION, BUT IT ALSO HAS BEEN TO INVEST IN OUR ONGOING WORK OF PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WHAT IT REALLY TAKES TO BRING A NONPROFIT FROM THE GROUND
TO BE ENSURING THAT THIS COMPLEX NEW URBAN PARK BECOMES A PLACE THAT'S WELL MANAGED, WELL CARED FOR AND REALLY CONNECTED BACK INTO COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY
SO WE'VE RAISED 108,000,000 TO DATE AND WE ARE LOOKING TO CLOSE THE GAP OF 90 MILLION BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF 2025
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SO WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A MASSIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT
THIS IS ACTUALLY SHARED WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN TERMS OF THE ONE TIME CONSTRUCTION IMPACT FROM THIS LONG TERM PROJECT OF LOOKING AT $1.1 BILLION IN OVERALL IMPACT, NEARLY 6200 FULL TIME JOBS, $376,000,000 IN WAGES AND SIGNIFICANT LOCAL TAXES OF 30 MILLION
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'LL BE ONGOING ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THOSE COMING TO THE WATERFRONT BETWEEN PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS AND REALLY VISITOR SPENDING
SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE 8 MILLION NEW PEOPLE WHO WILL BE COMING DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT, AS WELL AS ABOUT 6 MILLION PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY VISIT THE WATERFRONT, BASED ON THE SEATTLE HISTORIC WATERFRONT ASSOCIATION'S DATA WE'RE ANTICIPATING, BASED ON A REPORT BACK IN 2019 WITH HRNA, ABOUT 288,000,000 OVERALL ANNUAL ONGOING SPENDING, 2300 PERMANENT JOBS, 103,000,000 IN WAGES AND 10 MILLION IN TAXES, WE ALSO KNOW THERE'LL BE MANY OTHER IMPACTS FROM THE PROGRAMS IN OPERATION AND VISITOR SPENDING
WE KNOW THERE'LL BE LOTS OF WALKABILITY AND CONNECTION
THIS REAL PROJECT IS ABOUT IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN PASSAGEWAY TO THE WATERFRONT
INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN CHALLENGING RICKETY STAIRCASES, YOU'LL BE COMING DOWN KIND OF THE WORLD CLASS ONE ACRE PART OF THE PARK OR DOWN UNION STREET TO MAKE A MUCH EASIER PASSAGE DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT, BUT ALSO AN INVITATION BACK INTO THE REST OF DOWNTOWN AND TO REDISCOVER NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T DO THAT WHEN THE HIGHWAY WAS ONCE THERE
MONEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT DOING SOME INCUBATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG WITH A LOT OF THE PROGRAMMING OF BRINGING IN SMALL AND NORDION BUSINESSES TO THE PIER AND TO THE PARK AND TALENT AND ATTRACTION OF KEEPING PEOPLE IN THIS CITY AND OUR DOWNTOWN VIBRANT AND ALIVE
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SO THIS IS ANOTHER SNAPSHOT OF LOOKING AT TOURISM IMPACT
AND REALLY, I KNOW THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, TOO, HAS BEEN A MAJOR PART OF THE FABRIC OF THIS CITY AND CERTAINLY OF THE COMMITMENT THAT THE PORT HAS TO BRINGING TOURISTS INTO THE NORTHWEST AND OBVIOUSLY UP TO ALASKA
THE STATISTICS IN 2022, AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, WE HAD ABOUT 33.3 MILLION TOURISTS IN SEATTLE
ABOUT 5.6 MILLION CAME TO THE WATERFRONT AND A MILLION CRUISE PASSENGERS AT THAT TIME IN 2023
AND THIS YEAR, WE'RE ESTIMATING, BASED ON VISIT SEATTLE'S NUMBER, ABOUT 34 MILLION TOURISTS COMING TO THE CITY, 6.5 TO 6.8 MILLION VISITORS TO THE WATERFRONT, AND ABOUT 1.4 MILLION CRUISE VISITORS AND CRUISE PASSENGERS
SO WE KNOW THAT THAT NUMBER IS ON THE UPSWING
SO IF WE LOOK AT OPENING SEASON OF THE PARK IN 2025, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THIS IS AN ANTICIPATION
34 TO 35 MILLION TOURISTS COMING TO SEATTLE
WE KNOW ABOUT 6.8 WILL BE COMING TO THE WATERFRONT
BUT WHAT WE ANTICIPATE IS THIS 8 MILLION NEW ANNUAL VISITORS COMING TO WATERFRONT PARK, AND THAT IS LOCALS COMING TO HAVE EXPERIENCE DOWN IN THE WATERFRONT AND TO DOWNTOWN, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF TOURISTS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, INTERNATIONALLY, WHO WILL WANT TO COME AND REALLY HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE ALONG WITH THE 1.4 MILLION CRUISE PASSENGERS
SO WE EXPECT ANOTHER 15 MILLION PEOPLE IN TOTAL WHEN WATERFRONT PARK OPENS IN 2025, WHICH IS AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY SHOWCASE OUR CITY AND BRING THE BEST FORWARD
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PUBLIC SAFETY HAS BEEN A REAL IMPORTANT ASPECT TO OUR WORK
WE'RE SOLVING FOR A LOT OF ISSUES THAT COVID HAS IMPACTED IN MANY OF OUR CITIES
BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE DO IT IN A HUMANE AND A REALLY INTEGRATED WAY? WE'VE BEEN PILOTING AN INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY APPROACH ON PIER 62 FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS
IT'S BEEN HOLISTIC AND HUMANE, IN PART BECAUSE WHAT WE KNOW IS POLICING PEOPLE IN PUBLIC SPACE IS NOT THE WAY YOU ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY
WE, AS FRIENDS, HAVE HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES REACH PROGRAM WITH OUTREACH WORKERS WHO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES AND ARE ABLE TO MAKE THAT POINT OF CONNECTION WHEN THERE'S A NEED
THE SECOND LAYER OUR OPERATIONS TEAM
FOR FRIENDS, WE ARE THE CUSTOMER FACING FACE ON THE PIER AND GREEN CHURCH TO PROVIDE DIRECTIONS AND HELP WHERE NEEDED
WE RECENTLY WALKED INTO A REALLY IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE CENTER, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE, AND THEIR EMERGENCY SERVICE OFFICERS WHO ARE ABLE TO ENFORCE THE PARK RULES, REMIND YOU YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO SMOKE ON THE PIER
AND A FEW OTHER THINGS
AGAIN, VERY CUSTOMER FACING
THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT WORK IN SEATTLE CENTER FOR MANY, MANY DECADES AND ARE AN INCREDIBLE ASSET IN OUR CITY
AND THEN THE LAST LAYER OF THAT IS CALLING SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THERE'S A SITUATION WHERE THE PUBLIC IS UNSAFE
BUT WE'VE MADE INVESTMENTS TO DATE ABOUT 2.5 MILLION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AS THE NONPROFIT RECOGNIZING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL SAFE IN THIS PUBLIC SPACE
AND THEN WE'LL SPEND ANOTHER 650,000 THIS YEAR
PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE CENTER WAS AN ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION IN PUBLIC DOLLARS BEING MATCHED BY THE CITY'S METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
AND THAT WAS A CRITICAL PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND WITH SEATTLE CENTER TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE PARK HAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
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SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT, THOUGH MANY OF YOU, I'M SURE, ARE WALKING THROUGH IT AND AROUND IT, SEATTLE CENTER OFFICIALLY TOOK LEAD ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE AS OF JULY 1
AND BRINGING THEIR INCREDIBLE EXPERTISE OF URBAN PUBLIC SPACE MANAGEMENT THAT REALLY ALIGN WITH OUR GOALS AS WATERFRONT PARK, SEATTLE OF SAFETY AND WELCOMING AND A SENSE OF REAL INCLUSION FOR EVERYONE IN THIS NEW PUBLIC SPACE
SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME ALLOWING US TO BE HERE AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS COMING UP IN OUR CITY AND REALLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO ALIGN WITH MUCH OF THE WORK OF THE PORT AND OUR VALUES AND GOALS
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION TO BOTH OF YOU
I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ANY THOUGHTS
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
THAT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE
I'M SORRY I HAD TO STEP OUT FOR A SECOND FOR CALL, BUT I DID WANT TO JUST EXPRESS GRATITUDE, ESPECIALLY BEING A PORT THAT IS FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM, SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
IT'S REALLY GREAT HEARING THE PROJECTS THAT YOU ALL ARE WORKING ON AND HOW COLLABORATIVE YOUR APPROACH IS AND THE SENSITIVITY EVEN AROUND THE TRIBES, THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO HEAR TODAY
AND SO JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE THERE
I HAD ONE QUESTION REGARDING THE BUDGETING YOU GUYS OUTLINED
THERE'S FUNDING THAT YOU RECEIVED FROM THE CITY, STATE, ARE THERE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT YOU GUYS ARE SEEKING? I'M KIND OF THINKING ABOUT THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
I KNOW THE PORT
WE'RE SEEKING A LOT OF THOSE DOLLARS
AND I'M THINKING OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
AND WHAT YOUR STRATEGY IS AROUND THAT? I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION
WE HAVE ZERO FEDERAL DOLLARS IN THE WATERFRONT PROGRAM, AND WE ARE CONSIDERED FULLY FUNDED AT THIS POINT
I'M SURE YOU KNOW THIS WELL
ONCE YOU'VE STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR PROJECT OR ANY MEGAPROJECT, FEDERAL FUNDS ARE HARD TO COME BY
YOU CAN'T REALLY USE FEDERAL FUNDING ONCE YOU'VE STARTED CONSTRUCTION
SO WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR FEDERAL FUNDING MOVING FORWARD AT THIS POINT
THAT'S A GREAT THING
YEAH, IT'S TOUGH TO COME BY
IT'S VERY RARE TO HEAR
WELL, ANYWAYS, THANK YOU BOTH FOR THE PRESENTATION WAS VERY INFORMATIVE
THANK YOU
ANY OTHERS? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? THANK YOU BOTH
EVERY TIME I SEE THIS PRESENTATION, IT GETS MORE AND MORE EXCITING TO SEE HOW IT'S MATURING ALONG THE WAY
WITHOUT SOUNDING TOO PROVINCIAL, THOUGH, OUR FORMER PORT COMMISSIONER, PAUL SHELL AND MAYOR REALLY HAD A JUMP ON ALL OF US
WE DEVELOPED THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS WATERFRONT WELL BEFOREHAND, AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO HAVING SOME CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THESE TWO PROJECTS
I JUST WOULD THINK THAT IN THESE PRESENTATIONS TO SHOW HOW THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THIS PLACE HAS BEEN REVITALIZED, IT STRENGTHENS THE PARTNERSHIP, STRENGTHENS THE OVERALL ACCOMPLISHMENT
AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH THE BIKE PATH BY THE CRUISE TERMINAL, BUT THE RAILROAD TRACKS ALONG GEORGE BENSON, ALL THOSE TRACKS, I MEAN, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THOSE THINGS STILL EXIST, RIGHT
OF WAYS LIKE THAT
YOU DON'T COME BY TOO OFTEN, BUT I DON'T KNOW, IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT YOUR PROJECT, BUT THE PORT IS HERE TO BE A PARTNER ON THE WATERFRONT, AND I JUST THINK WE COULD BE EMBRACED A LITTLE BIT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS
NOT THAT WE CAN TAKE IT
I CAN'T TAKE ANY EMBRACE
YOU CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR, FRED
NO, HONESTLY, THE TRANSFORMATION IS THROUGHOUT
BUT I JUST WOULD SEE WHEN THESE MAPS YOU'RE MAKING THESE MAPS LIKE YOU CAN, YOU'RE ASKING TO EXTEND ART OR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, PIER 66, THE HARBOR
YOU BASICALLY STOP AT BELL HARBOR, VIRGINIA
YEAH
ANYWAY, HONESTLY, I THINK IT ONLY STRENGTHENS ALL THIS GREAT STUFF THAT YOU'RE DOING
THAT WAS JUST MY POINT
AND IT'S VERY BRILLIANT TO BE A PARTNER IN SUCH A FANTASTIC THING
AND WE'RE WORKING NOW TO TRY TO HELP INTERPRET SOME OF THIS STUFF THROUGH THE SIGNAGE WORK THAT'S GOING ON
YEAH, I'VE GOT SOME PROPELLERS IF LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GO
NO, BUT ANYWAY, I AM DELIGHTED TO SEE THIS WORK CONTINUE TO MATURE AND WE'RE ALL PART OF THE WATERFRONT
NO, ABSOLUTELY
I THINK FOR US, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE POINT, WE HAVE A PRETTY HEAVY LIFT TO KEEP WITH FUNDRAISING
RIGHT
AND I THINK IT'S ALSO TRYING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
AFTER TWELVE YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, WHAT IS THIS FINAL SORT OF ICING ON THE CAKE, AS IT WERE, AFTER ALL OF THIS WORK AND REALLY TRYING TO RAISE THE AWARENESS ABOUT A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND SO APPRECIATE WANTING TO ALSO GIVE A LARGER CONTEXT OF WHO ELSE IS CONNECTED DOWN HERE
ABSOLUTELY
YEAH
I DO SEE THE SCULPTURE GARDEN BASICALLY ANCHORS THE NORTH END
IT DOES
WHICH IS IN FACT IT'S IN BLESS YOU
EXCUSE ME
THE SWITCHBACK COMING DOWN OFF TO THE AQUARIUM FROM THE PIKE PLACE MARKET IS SIMILAR, I THINK, OF THE CROSSOVER FROM OVER THE SCULPTURE GARDEN
AND IT'S A FANTASTIC PAIRING OF THESE TWO ARTISTIC THINGS
ANYWAY, I JUST SEE IT ALL IN ONE SO GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE AND SEEING THIS SORT OF THING HAPPEN
THANK YOU
YEAH, THANK
YOU
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY ENTHUSIASM FOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS WORK
IT'S REALLY AMAZING
SOME, I DON'T KNOW, EIGHT YEARS AGO, SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF SEATTLE JACL AT THE TIME, AND A GROUP CALLED G, THREE ASSOCIATES WAS DOING STAKEHOLDERING AND INITIAL VISIONING FOR THIS PROJECT
AND THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WERE SO IMPORTANT TO US AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCALS, YOU SEE, DELIBERATELY INCORPORATED INTO THE FRUITS OF THIS WORK AND THE PROGRESS
AND IT IS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL FRAMEWORK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT YOU SAID WAS THERE'S SOMETHING TO MAKING A PROJECT THAT FEELS BOTH SAFE AND INCLUSIVE
IS THAT HOW YOU FRAMED IT? BOTH SAFE AND INCLUSIVE? AND I GET TO RAISE MY FAMILY KNOWING THIS
AND AS MUCH AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS FROM SEATTLE AND LOVED THE DRIVE ON THE VIADUCT, EVERY SINGLE DAY YOU SEE THAT CONVERGENCE OF DIFFERENT EVENTS TO BRING US TO THIS, WHICH IS SUCH A TREMENDOUS PUBLIC BENEFIT
AND, YEAH, MY FAVORITE ASPECT IS THE PIKE PLACE OVERPASS TO THE BRAND NEW AQUARIUM THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR, WHICH FEATURES A SHARK TANK OCULUS IN THE ENTRYWAY AS PEOPLE ARE BUYING THEIR TICKETS
AND I JUST GOT TO SEE THIS AMAZING CUSTOM PIECE OF PLEXIGLASS THAT WAS MANUFACTURED SOMEWHERE AND THEN DRIVEN OVER BY TRUCK AND INSTALLED
AND I GOT TO SEE IT AS SOON AS IT WAS INSTALLED
I MEAN, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE
THEY TOOK US UP TO THE ROOFTOP, AND THE ONE DETAIL THAT YOU DIDN'T MENTION, I'M HOPING YOU CONFIRM THIS WAS NOT JUST MY AVIATION
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A GIANT SLIDE THAT WILL TAKE PEOPLE FROM THE TOP THE PLAZA THERE ON TOP OF THE AQUARIUM DOWN TO THE STREET ON THE RIGHT
I HOPE THEY THERE ARE SETS OF STAIRS THAT TAKE PEOPLE DOWN
THERE ARE STAIRS
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES ON THE OVERLOOK WALK
ON THE VERY TOP OF THE OVERLOOK WALK
WE HAVE A CHILDREN'S KIND OF PLAY
I WAS GOING TO HAVE YOU DOWN LINE OF QUESTIONING AROUND A GIANT SLIDE
NO, THEY SAID THAT'S WHERE THE SLIDE IS
OH, MY GOSH
THAT WAS A JOKE
I AM CERTAIN OF IT
YEAH
NO, WE DON'T HAVE A SLIDE
A GIANT SLIDE
I'M DONE
BUT I WILL SAY, IT'S JUST SO EXCITING
AND TO SEE IN THE PRESENTATION WHERE IT STARTED, TO WHERE IT IS NOW, AND TO GET THE PREVIEW FOR THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE
I'M SO EXCITED HOW THIS IS GOING TO PRESENT TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE WHEN THE WORLD CUP COMES HERE
AND JUST WE ARE SO READY TO PUT SEATTLE BACK ON THE MAP
AND JUST TO QUOTE YOU AGAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THIS IS REALLY A WATERFRONT THAT SEATTLE DESERVES
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA WELL, LET ME JUST ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS REAL QUICKLY AND JUST EXPRESS HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT ALL THIS
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT THE WATERFRONT
THIS IS A GENERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION
IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NOT JUST GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS, BUT ALSO WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR HOW WE ARE PERCEIVED AS A REGION
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE PANDEMIC WAS VERY TOUGH FOR US AS A REGION
I THINK IT'S VERY SERENDIPITOUS THAT ALL THIS STUFF WILL COME TO COMPLETION JUST AS WE ARE COMING OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC AND GETTING BACK TO FULL SWING, AS YOU MENTIONED, AND AS WE KNOW, WE'RE HAVING RECORD CREW SEASONS SUMMER AFTER SUMMER
WE'LL SEE HOW LONG WE CAN HOLD THAT UP
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THE MORE POSITIVE OF AN IMPRESSION THAT WE GIVE TO THOSE WHO VISIT US, THE MORE LIKELIHOOD MORE PEOPLE WILL COME AND THE MORE LIKELIHOOD PEOPLE WILL COME BACK
AND AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE
RIGHT
I THINK PEOPLE CAN UNDERESTIMATE HOW MUCH ECONOMIC ACTIVITY THIS GENERATES
YOU HAD SOME NUMBERS TOWARDS THE END OF YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT ALSO JUST THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL HAVING SO MANY, IS IT 1.4 MILLION PASSENGERS A SUMMER? ALL THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT FEED INTO THOSE OPERATIONS, WHETHER IT'S THE FOOD, THE SUPPLIES THAT GO ON THOSE VESSELS
RIGHT
ALL THE MONEY THAT'S SPENT IN AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY WHEN PEOPLE FLY IN TO TAKE THOSE CRUISES THE DAY BEFORE, THE DAYS AFTER TO STICK AROUND
AND SO I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED, AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR IT ALL TO COME TOGETHER
IT MIGHT EVEN CONVINCE ME TO MOVE FROM THE EAST SIDE TO SEATTLE
WE'LL SEE
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, BUT I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION
PIER 62, RIGHT NOW, THERE'S THE FUNCTIONING PIER 62, AND THEN THERE'S THE WEIRD PIER, THE WOOD PIER, RIGHT NEXT TO ADJACENT TO IT IS THAT IT'S BEEN DEMOLISHED
RIGHT
BECAUSE I SAW IT IN THE RENDERING, I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THERE ANYMORE
AND WAS THAT THE OLD 62 OR WHAT WAS THAT? YEAH, WELL, THE PIER ORIGINALLY WAS PIER 62 AND 63
IT WAS A GOT IT
THERE WAS A DOUBLE PIER SITUATION
YEAH
SO WE BUILT THE NEW PIER 62, AND WE DEMOLISHED 63 JUST BECAUSE SEISMICALLY, PLENTY OF SPACE
OKAY
AND SO THAT'S NOT PLANNING TO BE REPLACED
WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO REBUILD THAT
OKAY
I'M JUST CURIOUS
YEAH
OKAY, GREAT
AWESOME
WELL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LAST WORDS? AWESOME
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
OH, YEAH
COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DR MITCH
YEAH
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THE COORDINATION AND THE COLLABORATION WITH YOUR STAFFS AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON THAT
I THINK JUST ONE OF THE GREAT VIEWS WILL BE FROM THE CONFERENCE CENTER LOOKING BACK AT PIER 66, FROM THE TOP VIEW OF THE CONFERENCE CENTER, LOOKING BACK OVER AT ALL THE PROJECTS
AND I ENJOY JUST SEEING THE PROGRESS DAILY, GOING UP ALL THE TIME, AND IT'S IN AN EXCITING PHASE
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONTINUED COORDINATION
COLLABORATION
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU BOTH
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
WE'LL MOVE ON
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN
B 2024
PUGET DEVELOPMENT BRIEFING
COMMISSIONERS, WITH YESTERDAY'S SECOND BUDGET RETREAT, YOU HAVE NOW BEEN HARD AT WORK ON THE 2024 BUDGET FOR OVER A MONTH
WHILE WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE THE FINAL BUDGET APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER
WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS TO BALANCE OUR NEED TO BE CONSERVATIVE IN THE FACE, TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN THE FACE OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IN THE FUTURE, AND WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO INVEST IN OUR CORE PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL
WE'RE PLEASED TO PRESENT AN UPDATE ON OUR BUDGET PLANNING WORK TODAY
AND FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT, I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY RUN THROUGH THE SLIDES HERE
DAN THOMAS IS AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY IF THERE'S SOME ISSUE HERE, BUT I THOUGHT THERE WAS RELATIVELY SHORT AND IT'S KIND OF A RECAP FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD COVER THESE SLIDES
COMMISSIONER
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE JUST GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN AND THEN LOOK AT THE BUDGETING PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES AND THEN FINALLY WE'LL END ON THE 2024 BUDGET CALENDAR AS WELL
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OF COURSE, COMMISSIONERS, YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF THOSE THINGS
IF WE LOOK BOTH NATIONALLY, INTERNATIONALLY, AND THEN LOCALLY AT THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR US, WE ARE TRACKING TO A FULL RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT CHO WAS JUST MENTIONING THAT COMING OUT OF THAT AND WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS A FULL RECOVERY FROM THAT
AND AS WE KNOW, WE JUST SENT A NEW RECORD FOR SEA FOR SINGLE PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH THE TSA CHECKPOINTS YESTERDAY, AND WE'RE TRANSITIONING TOWARDS THAT NEW NORMAL
AND WHATEVER IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SCENARIO HERE, AS WE KNOW, INFLATION HAS MODERATED, BUT IT'S WELL ABOVE HISTORICAL AVERAGE, AT LEAST FOR THE LAST DECADE
AND LOOKING AT THAT AND THEN WE KNOW THAT IN CERTAIN SECTORS, ECONOMIC GROWTH IS STILL STRONG, BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL IN OTHER AREAS FOR SHORTAGE OF WORKERS AND OTHER THINGS FOR RECESSIONS IS OUT THERE AS WELL
AS I SAID, WE'RE SAYING SHORTAGE OF WORKERS, BUT THERE'S A COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET THAT'S BOTH FOR US AND THEN FOR OUR TENANTS AS WELL, LOOKING FOR THE WORKFORCE THAT WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH OUR WORK
OF COURSE, YOU HEARD IN THE BUDGET RETREAT WE HAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION LIABILITIES THAT ARE EMERGING ON THE PLANNING HORIZON OUT TEN YEARS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT
AND AS WE LOOK AT OUR PLANNING FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEAR AND THEN TEN YEAR PERIOD TO KEEP IN MIND, AND THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WE'RE SEEING THAT, ESPECIALLY THIS SUMMER, WHETHER IT CAN BE MANIFESTED IN DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO YIELD FOR US
BUT THERE'S ALSO THE FOCUS OF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, THOSE CLIMATE IMPACTS FOR US GOING FORWARD AND THAT INDUCES UNCERTAINTY AS WELL
AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER EQUITY ISSUES THROUGHOUT BOTH THE AREAS WE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE NATION WRIT LARGE
SO IT KIND OF GIVES THAT VIEW OF THE WORLD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN IS THINGS ARE TRENDING UP BETTER THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT THERE'S STILL UNCERTAINTY GOING FORWARD
SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
AND THIS JUST VALIDATES SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE SAYING ABOUT THAT RECOVERY BOTH FOR THIS IS THE RECOVERING OF THE PASSENGER FORECAST FOR WHERE WE ARE AT SEA, WHICH IS A BIG DRIVER OF OUR REVENUES HERE AT THE AIRPORT, OBVIOUSLY, AND SHOWS THAT WE EXPECT TO BE RECOVERED ALMOST TO THE 2019 LEVEL BY 2024 GOING FORWARD
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ANOTHER BIG DRIVER OF REVENUE IS THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND AS PRESIDENT CHO WAS ALSO SAYING IS THAT WE WILL SET A NEW RECORD FOR NUMBER OF PASSENGERS WITH THE 289 VESSEL CALLS THIS YEAR THAT'LL HAVE OVER 1.4 MILLION PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH SEATTLE AND THIS WILL BE SETTING NEW RECORDS IN THAT
BUT ALSO AS PART OF THIS TOO IS THE USING DIFFERENT DAYS OF THE WEEK
SO WE HAVE NOT INCREASED THE NUMBER OF BURSTS THAT WE'VE HAD HERE, WHICH WAS OUR ORIGINAL PLAN FIVE YEARS AGO, BUT WE'VE DONE IT THROUGH OPTIMIZATION THE USE OF OUR FACILITY
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SO THESE ARE JUST THE BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT I'VE ISSUED TO THE STAFF
WE MUST TAKE A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO BUDGETING DUE TO THESE UNCERTAINTIES THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT
WE WANT TO ENSURE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF OUR BUSINESS GATEWAYS AND LOOKING AT THAT, LOOK AT WAYS TO MAKE THEM, KEEPING THEM MORE COMPETITIVE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING AND JUST INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THEM
WE WANT TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH A BALANCED APPROACH TO BOTH OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CONTINUED INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WE KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU ON BOTH THOSE EFFORTS AS WELL
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT OUR MOST VIABLE ASSET IS OUR WORKFORCE AND FOR US CONTINUING IT'S
NOW REACHED YOU HEARD THE OTHER DAY IN THE BUDGET RETREAT, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE REPLACED 45% OF OUR WORKFORCE
AND SO THAT'S A TURNOVER, THAT VARIOUS FACTORS IN THAT, BUT THAT'S JUST WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS
WE'RE GREAT, WE BROUGHT ON A LOT OF GREAT NEW TALENT, BUT THAT'LL CONTINUE TO BE A FOCUS FOR US INVESTMENT IN OUR WORKFORCE GOING FORWARD AS WELL
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY AND ACHIEVING OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS MOVING FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE AS WELL
SO THOSE ARE OUR BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT ARE ISSUED TO STAFF AND I THINK THEY REFLECT A LOT OF YOUR FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE HAD IN THOSE PRINCIPLES EARLY ON IN THE FIRST BUDGET RETREAT AS WELL BEFORE WE FINALIZE THOSE
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AND THESE ARE THE STRATEGIES
WE'LL CONTINUE TO INCORPORATE SUSTAINABLE EXPENSE GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS INTO OUR BUDGETS, INTO OUR BUSINESS PLANS
AND THAT'LL BE, AGAIN, LOOKING AT WAYS TO INCREASE REVENUES, BUT DO IT IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY GOING FORWARD, CAREFULLY EVALUATE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FTES FOR NEW POSITIONS
SO WE WANT TO MANAGE THAT GROWTH AND MITIGATE OUR RECRUITING BACKLOG
LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE, WE WERE RELUCTANT TO BRING ON A LARGE NUMBER OF NEW POSITIONS BECAUSE WE HADN'T FILLED THE POSITIONS THAT WE HAD ALREADY
AND WE'RE WORKING HARD
KATIE GERARD IN THE HR DEPARTMENT IS WORKING HARD ON FILLING THOSE
AND MATTER OF FACT, IN THE WEEKLY UPDATES THAT I GIVE, YOU CAN SEE WE'RE WORKING HARD ON HOW MANY VACANCIES WE HAVE AND HOW MANY WE'VE FILLED
WE FILLED OVER 300 POSITIONS ALREADY AT THE PORT IN 2023
WE OUGHT TO INCORPORATE IN OUR PLANNING, CONTINUE TO HIGH INFLATION INTO OPERATING AND THEN CAPITAL PLANS
OF COURSE, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INFLATION RELATED TO CAPITAL BECAUSE THAT HAS IMPACT ON PROJECT COSTS MOVING FORWARD
AND THEN WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT CAPITAL DELIVERY
I HEARD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT CAPITAL DELIVERY FROM THE COMMISSIONERS AS WELL
AND THAT INCLUDES ALL ASPECTS OF THAT
NOT JUST THE FUNDING LEVEL, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE ENGINEERING, THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
IT'S HAVING THE RESOURCES IN A CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE, IN LEGAL STAFF AND EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE RAMPING UP FOR THAT LARGE DELIVERY OF THAT ESTIMATED 5.2 BILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
TO DO THAT, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE THAT A BETTER, MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO USE AN EQUITY LENS IN DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING THE BUDGETS IN OUR OPERATIONAL PLANS GOING FORWARD
AND AGAIN, WE'VE LOOKED INTO THE EXPENDITURES IN THE EQUITY LENSES THAT AS WELL
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE TOOLS AND THEN I THINK YOU'LL SEE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU OF HOW THOSE TOOLS ARE BEING APPLIED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2024 BUDGET
AND WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON RESILIENCY
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS AS WELL, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT NOT JUST IT'S ALL RISKS AND ALL HAZARDS AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DID ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
WE STARTED TO REVIEW A RESILIENCY ASSESSMENT AND NOW I'VE ASKED THE STAFF TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE ASSESSMENT AS WE DEVELOP THE BUDGET GOING TO FUTURE
SO WE KNOW FOR THE BUDGET FOR 2024, WE CAN REFLECT, WELL, HOW DOES THIS INVESTMENT HELP US AS REGARDS TO RESILIENCY AS WELL
SO THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY AND RESILIENCY WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE INVESTMENTS WE PRESENT TO YOU IN THE 2024 BUDGET
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AND HERE'S JUST THE CALENDAR TO SHOW WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS
AND EACH STEP, WE'LL PROBABLY COME BACK TO YOU AND SHOW WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS
WE JUST COMPLETED THE WELL, RIGHT TODAY
WE'RE COMPLETING THE BRIEFING ON THE CALENDAR RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ALSO YESTERDAY HAD THE BUDGET RETREAT ON THAT, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO PUT TOGETHER THE ITEMS AND THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM YOU THERE
YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER ITEMS THAT COME BACK
AND THE NEXT TIME WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU IS IN SEPTEMBER WITH THE CENTRAL SERVICES BUDGET AND PORT WIDE BUDGET OVERVIEW AND COMMISSION BRIEFING
BUT YOU CAN EXPECT TO GET FEEDBACK BEFORE THAT ON A REVIEW OF OTHER ITEMS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED FOR PRIORITY AND TO GET FEEDBACK ON
SO WE HAVE AN ITERATIVE PROCESS IN THERE, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE COMMISSIONERS
AND ACTUALLY, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS CONTINUES ON WITH THE CALENDAR
YOU CAN SEE HERE
WE COME BACK TO YOU WITH THE TAX LEVY ON OCTOBER 24
TAX LEVY AND PLAN TO FINANCE WITH THAT BEFORE WE COME AND BRING BACK TO YOU IN NOVEMBER THE FINAL VOTE ON THE BUDGET THERE
SO LOTS OF WORK AHEAD OF US HERE, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ENGAGEMENT AS WE GO FORWARD IN THE PROCESS AS WELL
SO, COMMISSIONERS, THAT'S ALL I HAD ON THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATION
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
GREAT
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEVE ON BUDGET? HOW'D YOU GET YESTERDAY'S RETREAT DOWN TO HAVE MORE? WE GOT A LOT MORE FEEDBACK, BUT THAT WAS APPRECIATED, THE FEEDBACK, AND WE'LL TAKE THAT ACTUALLY, THAT'LL BE USEFUL
AGAIN, I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE TIME WE HAD YESTERDAY BECAUSE I THINK THESE TWO BUDGET RETREATS HAVE REALLY HELPED US MUCH EARLIER IN THE PROCESS TO HAVE ALL THE PIECES WE NEED IN ORDER TO BRING THEM FORWARD TO YOU WITH A BUDGET THAT WILL REFLECT WHERE WE SHOULD BE GOING IN 2024 AND BEYOND
AWESOME
ALL RIGHT, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS THANK YOU, STEVE
THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
THERE ARE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONERS
YEAH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN CREATED A NATIONAL MONUMENT TODAY NAMED AFTER EMMETT TILL AND AYE
MOTHER, WHO WAS MASSACRED IN 1955 IN MISSISSIPPI
AND THERE'S ALSO BEEN MANY SIGNS THAT WERE ACKNOWLEDGING THE PLACE OF AYE
DEATH THAT HAMDI BEEN DESECRATED AND REMOVED OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME, AND THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THESE THINGS
IT WAS REALLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CATALYZED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN THAT INITIATIVE
THANK YOU, FRED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN, ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THIS MORNING I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING, ON BEHALF OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE, A SIGNING OF THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS POLICY BY MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL, ALONGSIDE COUNCIL MEMBER DAN STRAUSS AND A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS WHO LEANED INTO THIS YEARS LONG PROCESS
IT REQUIRED A LOT OF PERSEVERANCE NOT ONLY TO GET IT OVER THE FINISH LINE AND TO WORK ON IT, BUT IT TOOK COURAGE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN THE FIRST PLACE THAT WE NEED A DEDICATED STRATEGY TO PROTECT OUR INDUSTRIAL LANDS
I WOULD LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE OF COURT STAFF OVER THE YEARS TO GET US OVER THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT JUNCTURES TO THIS FINISH LINE, AS WELL AS ALL OF MY COMMISSIONERS, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE THAT WAS RECUSED
FOR SHOWING UP, TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE CITY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS, AND THEN WITH STAKEHOLDERS OUT IN PUBLIC
THIS IS A TREMENDOUS WIN FOR BUSINESSES AND ALSO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROMISE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO OUR MARITIME INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRY AND ITS ESTIMATED OVER $8 BILLION IMPACT STATEWIDE
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY ON THAT MOMENTOUS ACHIEVEMENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA
I SECOND THOSE SENTIMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM THAT WORKED ON THAT REALLY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE FOR THE PORT AS WELL AS THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
SO WITH THAT HEARING, NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED
03:17 P.M.
THANK YOU ALL.

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