The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-09-12 at Pier 69

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-09-12 at Pier 69

YOU
THIS IS COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT TOSHIKO HASEGAWA CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
THE TIME IS 10:29 A.M
AND 46 SECONDS
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
COMMISSION CHAMBERS AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY VIA MICRO SOFT TEAM COUSIN
WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CAULKINS, FELLEMAN AND MOHAMED, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
COMMISSIONER CHO WILL BE JOINING THE MEETING LATER THIS MORNING
WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS TWO ITEMS REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK FOR RCW 42.30.1101 I FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AND WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT TWELVE NOON
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AND SHOW ARE RECUSED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE SECOND DISCUSSION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
WE ARE IN RECESS
THIS IS COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT TOSHIKO HASEGAWA RECONVENE THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
THE TIME IS TWELVE 07:00 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING AT THE COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ALL COMMISSIONER IN ATTENDANCE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
VICE PRESIDENT BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS JOINING US VIRTUALLY HERE
AND JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA IS REALLY FAINT ON THE AUDIO
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COMMISSIONER CHO WILL BE JOINING US HERE SHORTLY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
PRESENT
THANK YOU
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM HERE TODAY
THANK YOU
CLERK HART
A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE BEGIN
FOR EVERYONE IN THE MEETING ROOM
PLEASE DO TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES OR TURN THEM ON TO SILENT
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS, PRETTY PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING
PLEASE KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR YOU ARE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION AND ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK, AND WILL TURN THEM BACK OFF AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR REMARKS
FOR ANYONE AT THE DAIS HERE TODAY, PLEASE TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS AND ANY COMPUTERS AND SILENCE YOUR DEVICES
PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER TO ADDRESS YOUR REQUEST TO BE RECOGNIZED, TO SPEAK TO THE CHAIR, AND TO WAIT TO SPEAK UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED
YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROPHONES ON AND OFF AS NEEDED
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTH MEETING
THANK YOU
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD, SO IT'S CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONERS WILL SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
WE'RE MEETING TODAY ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH, PEOPLES WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCASTED BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
NOW PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
GOOD AFTERNOON
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A LITTLE LATE
THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT HASEGAWA, FOR SUBBING IN FOR A SECOND THERE
THE FIRST ITEM OF TODAY'S BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AS A REMINDER, IF A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PULL THE ITEM FROM CONSENT AGENDA
RATHER, A COMMISSIONER MAY OFFER SUPPORTING OPPOSING COMMENTS LATER IN THE MEETING
ONCE WE GET TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ON THE FLOOR FOR THESE COMMENTS, IF ANY
HOWEVER, IT IS APPROPRIATE THIS TIME IF A COMMISSIONER WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR WISHES TO HAVE A DIALOGUE ON A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, TO REQUEST THE ITEM BE PULLED FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDER OF THE DAY? ALL RIGHT
SEEING NONE THE COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW APPROVAL ON THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SO MOVED
SECOND
GREAT
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? HEARING NONE
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPECIAL ORDERS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, SO WE WILL GO ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
YOU HAVE A FLOOR
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE RECESS IN THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY AND WERE ABLE TO RECHARGE FOR THE UPCOMING FULL ON SPRINT TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR
SEEMS ALREADY HERE
WE ARE IN THE SECOND WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE STAFF THAT WORK DURING THIS BUSY TRAVEL PERIOD TO KEEP OUR GATEWAYS OPEN AND OPERATING
BEFORE I GIVE SOME UPDATES, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YESTERDAY WAS THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF THIS SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS ON OUR NATION
FOR ALL OF US, IT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT
AND THAT DAY IS BURNED INTO THE MEMORIES OF ALL OF US
AND FOR MYSELF, I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THAT DAY, BECAUSE I FOUND MYSELF I WAS SERVING IN THE US
COAST GUARD AT THE TIME I WAS ASSIGNED AS CAPTAIN OF THE PORT IN SAN DIEGO
AND ON SEPTEMBER 11, I WAS ACTUALLY IN WASHINGTON, DC
AT FAA HEADQUARTERS THAT MORNING
I REMEMBER HEARING THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CANCELING THE CONFERENCE I WAS AT AND HEADING INTO THE LOBBY WHERE THE TELEVISION PORTRAYED THE EVENTS HAPPENING
WALKING OUTSIDE ON THE NATIONAL MALL, I COULD SEE THE SMOKE RISING THE DISTANCE AND LATER LEARNED THAT WAS FROM THE PENTAGON
THE ATTACKS GOING ON AT THE PENTAGON THAT WEEK WAS A LOT OF CHAOS AS THE THINGS THAT UNFOLDED THERE AND I NEEDED TO GET BACK TO THE WEST COAST
AND I SUBSEQUENTLY I REMEMBER FLYING BACK CROSS COUNTRY LATER THAT WEEK IN THE BACK OF A C 130, BACK TO MY COMMAND IN SAN DIEGO, REALIZING THAT EVERYTHING WAS ABOUT THE CHANGE IN THE WORLD OF SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THOSE THAT DO THAT
AND FOR ME, THE ANNIVERSARY OF 911 EVERY YEAR IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS AND CIVILIAN HEROES THAT TOOK ACTION TO PROTECT OTHERS ON THAT FATEFUL DAY THAT RAN INTO DANGER INSTEAD OF AWAY, WITH MANY MAKING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, AS WE KNOW
AND IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE MADE OURSELVES MORE RESILIENT AS A PORT AND AS A NATION THAN WE WERE IN THE PAST, AND THAT WE'RE BETTER PREPARED TO ANTICIPATE RISKS AND THREATS TO US ACROSS THE BOARD
AND I THINK HERE AT THE PORT, THAT IS SOMETHING WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY, AND THAT A WAY TO HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF THE HEROES WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON THAT DAY IS TO BE BETTER PREPARED AND TO STAY VIGILANT IN ALL THAT WE DO HERE AT THE PORT
ESPECIALLY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ON OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE TO KEEP FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SECURITY OF EVERYONE WHO USES OUR FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SO THAT WHAT HAPPENED 22 YEARS AGO AS IT CONTINUES TO TOUCH OUR DAILY LIVES AND THAT WE ARE REMINDED NEVER TO FORGET THAT DAY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR US AND OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO SAFELY AND SECURELY OPERATE OUR FACILITIES
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THAT
SPEAKING OF FIRST RESPONDERS, I'M PLEASED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO GREAT STORIES RELATED TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
FIRST, OUR SEA CARES PROGRAM, WHICH COORDINATES A NON LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR CRISIS AT SEA, WAS FEATURED IN AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT MAGAZINE
IN PARTICULAR, THE ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS THE AMAZING WORK OF VICTORIA ROSETTA SEVA AND OFFICER MICHELLE BRAGEL, WHO LEAD THAT EFFORT
BETWEEN MAY 2021 AND APRIL 2023, THE DUO TALLIED 494 AIRPORT ENCOUNTERS, 239 OF WHICH WERE WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
NO ARRESTS WERE MADE IN 204 OF THE 239 ENCOUNTERS, AND 159 OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED ACCEPTED SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE OR REFERRAL FROM SEA CARES
THIS ARTICLE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING WITH KING COUNTY MOBILE CRISIS TEAM AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, TO FACILITATE CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
SECOND, OUR PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO DO AMAZING WORK TO COORDINATE RELIEF EFFORTS IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVASTATING FIRES ON MAUI
SO FAR, MORE THAN 14,600 POUNDS OF DONATED RELIEF SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE RESIDENTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS OF MAUI IN JUST THREE WEEKS
THEIR WORK CONTINUES, AND THEIR LIST OF PARTNER AGENCIES CONTINUES TO GROW
SPECIAL KUDOS TO SERGEANT TONY KELAHUI FOR CREATING THIS AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THESE MUCH NEEDED AND DEEPLY APPRECIATED EFFORTS
SPEAKING OF HAWAII, I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER FRED FELLEMAN REPRESENTED THE PORT IN WELCOMING THE HOKALEA SORRY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HOKALEA AND ITS CREW TO PIER 62 IN THE BELL HARBOR MARINA LAST MONTH
OVER 400 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT IN PERSON, AND MANY MORE WERE TUNING IN
BACK IN HAWAII AND ACROSS THE WORLD, THE SUQUAMISH AND MUCKLESHOOT TRIBES, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE PORT
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, OFFICIALS WELCOMED THE VESSEL AND HER CREW
THE TRIBAL NATION'S PROTOCOL OPENED THE WAY FOR A FLOTILLA OF OUTRIGGER PADDLING CANOES, THE CITY'S FIREBOAT, AND OTHER VESSELS THAT GAVE THE HOKILEA AND HER CREW A CAPTIVATING WATER WELCOME
THE EVENT WAS A MOMENTOUS OPPORTUNITY TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF NATIVE PEOPLE ACROSS THE PACIFIC AND HERE AT HOME
ON BEHALF OF THE POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY, MASTER NAVIGATOR AND CEO NAINOA THOMPSON HELPED SPREAD AWARENESS ON HOW WE CAN SAVE THE OCEAN, WORK THROUGH KINDNESS AND COMPASSION, AND SHARE AND PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY
OH, GREAT, THEY HAVE THE PHOTO THERE TO SHOW THAT
THANK YOU TO THE MANY PORT STAFF WHO SUPPORTED THE EVENT, INCLUDING NATE CAMINOS, ROSIE COURTNEY, AND DARYL DARE
COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME AND THE PORT MARITIME STAFF OUTSIDE THE BUILDING RIGHT BEFORE TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING TO SEE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF HOW WE'RE TRANSITIONING OUR PORT VEHICLES TO LOW AND ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES
WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO DISPLAY NOT ONLY ELECTRIC CARS AND TRUCKS, BUT ALSO THE BRAND NEW ELECTRIC SKIFF THAT'S BEEN DEVELOPED AS AN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MARINE MAINTENANCE AND THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL STAFF
EVEN MORE EXCITING, THE SKIFF WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE MARITIME BLUE INNOVATION ACCELERATOR THAT THE PORT IS A FUNDER OF
IT HAD A GREAT VIEW
I CAN'T WAIT
I'D LIKE TO RIDE AROUND ON THE BOAT MYSELF
I HEAR IT HAS GREAT ACCELERATION AND ALL THE VEHICLES HAVE GREAT TORQUE AT THE LINE, WHICH IS EXCITING TO DRIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND TO SEE THEM IN ACTION
AND THE USE OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL INFORM FUTURE MARITIME ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS AND PROJECTS AS WE GO FORWARD
AND THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONERS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT OF ELECTRIFICATION OF THESE VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY THE SKIFF, GETTING THE SKIFF INTO OPERATION
AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF WHO HELPED MAKE TODAY'S SHOWCASE HAPPEN
I JUST WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO SPEND WITH THEM BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT
EACH ONE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THEIR OWN VEHICLE AND THEIR OWN VESSEL AND DOING THAT, SO I HOPE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEM
AND LASTLY, BEFORE I HIGHLIGHT ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT THE FINAL LABOR DAY HOLIDAY AIR TRAFFIC NUMBERS ARE IN, AND IT APPEARS THAT WE'RE ONLY 2% SHORT OF THE 2019 BASED LEVELS BASED ON TSA SECURITY CHECKPOINT DATA
WHILE WE'VE NOT REACHED 219 LEVELS YET, THE TREND SUGGESTS THAT TRAVEL AND PASSENGER VOLUMES ARE REBOUNDING VERY QUICKLY, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR US IN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY
SPEAKING OF COAST COVID RECOVERY, I HOPE THAT YOU'VE ALL SEEN THE NEWS THAT LUFTHANSA IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING ITS SERVICE FROM SEA TO MUNICH
ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, THE START OF THIS NEW DIRECT INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION TO ANOTHER CITY IN GERMANY IS YET ANOTHER SIGN OF THE ROBUST AIR TRAVEL REBOUND
AND THEN, MOVING ON TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A COUPLE ITEMS UNDER NEW BUSINESS TODAY, WE'LL ACT ON TWO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME AND ARE FINALLY COMING FOR YOUR APPROVAL, THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF THE PORT STAFF
FIRST, WE WILL FINALLY APPROVE PROCEEDING WITH THE DESIGN AGREEMENT FOR THE WEST WATERWAY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR OUR EFFORT TO MODERNIZE TERMINAL FIVE
SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN DEEPENING THE WATERWAY TO 57FT TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE LARGER CONTAINER VESSELS
SECOND, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPROVING THE T 91 BIKE PATH, SPECIFICALLY REMOVING THE OVERPASS BRIDGE THAT SERVES AS A MAJOR CHOKE POINT FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS COMING FROM NORTH SEATTLE TOWARD THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT, AND VICE VERSA
IT'LL BE A GREAT DAY WHEN BIKERS NO LONGER HAVE TO IGNORE THE IT'S WRITTEN THIS WAY THAT BICYCLISTS WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO IGNORE THE PLEASE DISMOUNT AND WALK YOUR BIKE
I'M SURE EVERYBODY DOES DISMOUNT TO WALK THEIR BIKE SIGNS CURRENTLY POSTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE
AND FINALLY, YOU'LL RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON OUR POST INTERNATIONAL RIVALS FACILITY AIRLINE REALIGNMENT, WHICH WILL BETTER SITUATE OUR AIRLINE TENANTS THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT
AND I'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT EACH OF THESE WHEN THEY COME BEFORE YOU COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU FOR THOSE UPDATES, STEVE
WE ARE NOW ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
ERICA CHUNG, COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR, WILL PROVIDE THE UPDATES
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO
COMMISSIONER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I HAVE TWO COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR YOU TODAY
ON SEPTEMBER 7, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED CONVENED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH COMMISSIONER CHO AND PUBLIC MEMBER SARAH HOLMSTEIN ATTENDANCE
THE COMMITTEE APPROVED TWO MOTIONS ONE TO APPROVE THE LAST SET OF MEETING MINUTES, AND ONE TO APPROVE THE 2024 PROPOSED INTERNAL AUDIT BUDGET
THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED THE ENTRANCE AUDIT OPENING FROM THE OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON STATE AUDITOR, WHICH IS THE 2022 ACCOUNTABILITY AUDIT OF THE PORT
THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE WILL SHARE THE SPECIFIC AREAS OF REVIEW UPON COMPLETING THEIR PLANNING PROCEDURES IN AVIATION
OPEN ISSUES FOR THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT WERE OVERVIEWED, AS WAS THE STATUS OF THE 2023 AUDIT PLAN
TWO PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORTS AND ONE LIMITED CONTRACT COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT WERE SHARED WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WITH MANAGEMENT TEAMS PROVIDING THEIR RESPONSES TO THE AUDITS
THREE INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AUDITS WERE LATER PRESENTED IN NONPUBLIC SESSION DUE TO THE SECURITY SENSITIVE NATURE OF THE ITEMS THE NEXT AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN DECEMBER
ON JULY 26, THE HIGHLINE FORUM MET WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN CHAIRING THE MEETING AND THEY RECEIVED SEVERAL UPDATES
HIGHLINE FORUM RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM MEETING SITE HOST HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT DR EVAN DURAN, WHO SPOKE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO CULTURE OF BELONGING, INNOVATIVE LEARNING, BILINGUAL AND BILATERAL LEARNING, AND HELPING STUDENTS BECOME FUTURE READY
PRESENTERS FROM THE PORT TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE, ANEW AND THE CITY OF BURIEN SPOKE TO THEIR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERING
FORUM MEMBERS WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE MANY OFFERING AND SPOKE TO THE NEED TO FIND BETTER WAYS TO CONSOLIDATE ALL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION AND SHARE IT WITH THE PUBLIC
AVIATION DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE PROVIDED THE START UPDATE FROM THE JUNE 28TH MEETING, WHICH INCLUDED A PRESENTATION BY THEN COMMERCIAL AVIATION COORDINATING COMMISSION CHAIR AND FEDERAL POLICY UPDATE AND THE PROGRESS BEING MADE ON INCLUDING START PRIORITIES IN THE UPCOMING 2023 FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL
AS PART OF THE ROUND THE TABLE SHARING, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN SHARED THE PORT COMMISSION'S ADOPTION OF THE 2023 TEN ON LAND STEWARDSHIP AND THE COMMISSION'S RECENT ADOPTION OF THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SOUND INSTALLATION PHASE TWO APARTMENT PROGRAM
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ERICA, FOR THOSE UPDATES
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER REGARDING COMMITTEES? ALL RIGHT, SAYING NONE
WE WILL MOVE ON
WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
THE PORT COMMISSION WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENT AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS
COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION IN ITS DELIBERATIONS
BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, LET'S REVIEW OUR RULES FOR IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT
CLERK HART, PLEASE PLAY THE RECORDED RULES
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 PIER 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 COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE PROHIBITED
DISRUPTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS THREATS 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 COMMISSIONER OR STAFF DURING ONE'S PUBLIC COMMENT PROVIDED SPEAKERS MAY AUTHOR WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE COMMISSIONER CLERK AND ANY BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE MEETING
ANY DISRUPTION WILL RESULT IN A SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE BEING IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND A WARNING OR LOSS OF SPEAKING PRIVILEGES OR REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING ROOM MAY OCCUR AS PROVIDED IN THE COMMISSION'S BYLAWS
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
WE ARE TAKING COMMENTS FROM ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY AS WELL AS FROM ANYONE WHO HAS JOINED US TODAY HERE IN THE MEETING ROOM WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, IF YOU ARE JOINING VIRTUALLY, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
YOU MAY TURN ON YOUR CAMERA AT THIS TIME
THE TWO MINUTE TIMER WILL THEN BEGIN
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND AT THE SAME TIME STREAMING THE MEETING ON THE WEBSITE, PLEASE MUTED THE WEBSITE STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
WHEN YOU HAVE CONCLUDED YOUR REMARKS, YOU MAY AGAIN TURN OFF YOUR CAMERA AND MUTE YOUR SPEAKER
IF YOU ARE SPEAKING FROM THE MEETING ROOM, PLEASE COME TO THE TESTIMONY TABLE, REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL NOW COMMENCE
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JOINING US TODAY
AWESOME
THANK YOU SO MUCH
AS A REMINDER, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND THE TOPIC RELATED TO PORT BUSINESS FOR THE RECORD
OUR FIRST SPEAKER TODAY IN PERSON WILL BE ALEX ZIMMERMAN
ALEX, PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO PORT BUSINESS AND THEN WE'LL START THE CLOCK
HELLO
MY NAME IS ALEX
I WANT TO SPEAK SOMETHING ABOUT VERY IMPORTANT
I SAY WE HAVE TOO MANY SHIPS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH 911
SO I THINK CONVENIENT RIGHT NOW BE MORE CAREFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE A WAR WITH IRANIAN MUSLIM AND RUSSIAN TERRORIST
IRANIAN SIDER IN SEATTLE INDIAN COUNTRY SUPPORT THEM
SO NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THIS IN THIS SITUATION
I HAVE A SMALL PROPOSITION
WHAT IS I THINK ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT FOR KEEP THIS SITUATION IN QUIET? I DEMAND IMPEACH COMMISSIONER CHO BECAUSE HE'S FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, ACTING LIKE A CRIMINAL IS MY OPINION
IN IMPEACHMENT CAN BE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE A PEOPLE WHO TOTALLY DESERVE THIS
BECAUSE THEY STOPPING PEOPLE LIKE ME FOR EXAMPLE AND ANOTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION MAKE THIS TRICK
YOU KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN IN TOTALLY STOPPING US SITUATION VERY CRITICAL BECAUSE WE NEED STOPPING THIS BECAUSE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DEMOCRATIC MAFIOSI DOING THIS IN EVERY MEETING
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? I HAVE A DOZEN AND DOZEN TRESPASSES
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION
SO RIGHT NOW I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IMPEACH COMMISSIONER CHO CIVILIAN UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS HAPPENED RIGHT NOW
WE IMPEACH A PRESIDENT
WHY WE CANNOT IMPEACH A COMMISSIONER
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? WHAT IS I THINKING FOR MANY TIMES INTERRUPT ME WITH OUR ABSOLUTELY REASON
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN IT TO ME LOOK LIKE A HATE CRIME
SO RIGHT NOW I SPEAK TO EVERYBODY WHO LISTEN TO ME
STAND UP AMERICA
WE NEED STOP AND DEMOCRATIC MAFIA WHO CONTROL US FOR LAST 30 YEARS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, ALEX
I'M FLATTERED
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL VICKI CLARK
VICKY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
GREAT
EXCELLENT
IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR TOPIC AND THEN WE'LL START THE CLOCK
SURE
MY NAME IS VICKY CLARK
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB AND COMMENTING TODAY ON ITEM 10:00 ET 91 TRAIL BRIDGE REMOVAL AND WIDENING
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY
COMMISSIONERS, CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB ADVOCATES FOR THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO OR NEED TO BIKE ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND ESPECIALLY HERE IN SEATTLE
MY COMMENT SPECIFICALLY
THANK YOU
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE PLANS TO REMOVE THE T 91 TRAIL BRIDGE ON THE ELLIOTT BAY TRAIL
THE BRIDGE IS A CHALLENGING PINCH POINT, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, BUT RATHER DWELL ON ITS SHORTCOMINGS
I'D RATHER FOCUS ON WHAT REMOVING THE BRIDGE AND WIDENING THE TRAIL MEANS
A SAFER, MORE CONSISTENT AND COMFORTABLE RIDE OR STROLL
SINCE THE PROJECT WASN'T ANNOUNCED, I'VE HEARD GREAT EXCITEMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO BIKE ABOUT HOW THIS WILL IMPROVE THEIR BIKING EXPERIENCE
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG IMPROVEMENT TO THE BIKING COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE
AND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS FURTHER SOUTH ON ALASKA WAY AND ALONG THE WATERFRONT TRAIL, REMOVING THIS PINCH POINT FROM THE BIKE NETWORK WILL HAVE RIPPLE EFFECTS ON ACCESS TO, ACCESS TO AND EXPERIENCE OF THE TRAIL
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK ADVANCING THIS PROJECT, BOTH STAFF AND COMMISSION
ONE NOTE GIVEN THE MONTH LONG CONSTRUCTION WINDOW, WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PLANS FOR A SAFE AND CONVENIENT DETOUR AROUND THE TRAIL BRIDGE WHILE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR PEOPLE WHO RELY ON THE TRAIL TODAY TO GET AROUND
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
HAVE THE AFTERNOON
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING YOUR TESTIMONY, VICKI
NEXT ON OUR LIST IS IN PERSON
SANDY OLSEN AND THE REMAINING TESTIFIERS ARE ALL IN PERSON
SO MY NAME IS SANDY OLSEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AT CARNIVAL CORPORATION AND I'M SPEAKING ABOUT CRUISING
SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT TODAY
AND MAY I ALSO RECOGNIZE MR METRUCK AND PORT STAFF FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND HARD WORK
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE WITH FOUR OF OUR CRUISE LINES HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, PRINCESS CRUISES, SEABORNE AND CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
SAILING FROM THE CITY OR CALLING AT THIS PORT, WE'RE VERY MUCH PART OF THE FABRIC OF SEATTLE
WE'RE ESTABLISHED AS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE WEST TOURS IN 1983 WITH WEST TOURS IN SEATTLE WAY BEFORE THAT DATE
AND TODAY WE'VE GOT MORE THAN 750 TEAM MEMBERS LIVING AND WORKING IN SEATTLE TO SUPPORT OUR OPERATIONS
I WANTED TO REFLECT ON CARNIVAL CORPORATION'S SHARED LEADERSHIP WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE ON SUSTAINABILITY BUT PARTICULARLY USING SHORE POWER AS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT
SO TOGETHER WE'VE HELPED PIONEER THIS TECHNOLOGY ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOW ACCEPTED AROUND THE WORLD AS AN IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
ONLY LAST WEEK IN HAMBURG, OUR INDUSTRY BODY CLEAR REPORTED THAT 32 PORTS WORLDWIDE HAVE AT LEAST ONE CRUISE BERTH WITH PLUGIN CAPABILITY
AND IMPRESSIVELY TWO OF THOSE BERTHS ARE RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE AT TERMINAL 19, TERMINAL 91 WHERE ALL OF OUR SHIPS HOME PORT DURING THE SEASON
WE INSTALLED SHORE POWER AT THE FORMER CRUISE BERTH, T 30, ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO
AT THE TIME, IT WAS THE SECOND ENABLED BERTH IN THE WORLD AFTER JUNEAU WHICH WAS ALSO PIONEERED BY OUR CRUISE LINE, PRINCESS CRUISES
AND JUST TWO YEARS LATER WE INVESTED IN ELECTRIFYING A SECOND BERTH AT T 91 FOR HOLLAND AMERICA LINE
SO 20 YEARS AGO, IT WAS A TRULY NOVEL WAY TO BEGIN REDUCING EMISSIONS AND BENEFITING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND IT REMAINS SO TODAY
WE'RE PROUD OF THE IMPACT OUR SHORE POWER COLLABORATION WITH THE PORT HAS ALSO MADE ON THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY INCLUDING PROVIDING A CATALYST FOR A HOMEGROWN SUCCESS STORY IN THE LOCAL FIRM, WATTS MARINE WHO'S NOW RECOGNIZED AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN THIS FIELD
SO, IN CONCLUSION, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH THE PORT ON PROJECTS SUCH AS THE GREEN CORRIDOR OF WHICH WE ARE BOTH FIRST MOVERS AND COMMEND THE COMMISSION FOR ESTABLISHING THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUSTAINABILITY TECHNOLOGY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, NEXT ON OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS IS RENEE
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS RENEE LIMOGE REEVE, AND I SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
WE'RE A GLOBAL TRADE ASSOCIATION FOCUSED ON CRUISING AND WE REPRESENT MORE THAN 50 CRUISE LINES MORE THAN 250 SHIPS AND 30 MILLION CRUISERS WHO VISIT OVER 1000 PORTS EVERY YEAR
WHILE I'M BASED IN ALASKA, I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS ENTIRE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS MY REGION AND I AM PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY
I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE PORT COMMISSION WHO HAVE JOINED US ON BOARD MEMBER CRUISE LINES THIS SEASON
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AND THE PORT STAFF TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN
WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LEARN ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT PUT THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AT THE FOREFRONT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MARITIME SECTOR
OUR DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS THAT OUR INDUSTRY IS MAKING
FOR EXAMPLE, CRUISE LINES HAVE COMMITTED TO NOT DISCHARGING UNTREATED SEWAGE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS ACROSS THE CLIA CRUISE LINE MEMBER FLEET 202 SHIPS REPRESENTING 80% OF THE GLOBAL PASSENGER CAPACITY ARE EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS THESE SYSTEMS OPERATE TO A HIGHER STANDARD THAN SHORESIDE TREATMENT PLANTS IN MANY COASTAL CITIES
ALL CLIA MEMBER CRUISE LINE NEW BUILD SHIPS ARE SPECIFIED FOR ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS, WHICH WILL BRING THE TOTAL TO 242 SHIPS, REPRESENTING 80% OF THE FLEET AND 84% OF GLOBAL CAPACITY
THESE AND OTHER FACTS ABOUT CRUISE SUSTAINABILITY CAN BE FOUND IN CLIA'S RECENTLY RELEASED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES REPORT, WHICH I SHARED WITH EACH OF YOU VIA EMAIL LAST WEEK
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT OR CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE
CLEA REMAINS COMMITTED TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT AND THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA, AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE HERE TODAY
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, RENEE
AND THEN LASTLY, OUR LAST SPEAKER OF THE DAY IS GLENN STOCKWELL
COMMISSIONER
MY NAME IS GLENN STOCKWELL
I'M FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON
I'VE MET WITH COMMISSIONER JOE ON FEBRUARY 7, 2018
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SUBJECT I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY
I'VE BEEN ON THE SUBJECT
I'VE SPENT A LIFETIME ON IT
THIS IS ABOUT BRINGING IN FRANKLIN FELLEMAN OR ROOSEVELT'S COMPLETE COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT
I'M FOR THE TOTAL COMPLETION OF IT
THIS BOOK I GAVE TO GARY LOCKE YEARS AGO, AND YOU'LL SEE IT ALSO ON MY WEB WITH MARIA CANTWELL, AND I'M HOLDING THE BOOK
THIS EXPLAINS HOW TO FUND THE PROJECT
IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP SOCIAL SECURITY BY USING THIS PROJECT AS A TEST CASE
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INCLUDE MY FRIEND, SENATOR BOB HASEGAWA
HE WANTS TO PUT IN A BANKING SYSTEM
I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW WE COULD DO THAT
HE'S BEEN AT THIS FOR 1314 YEARS
I HOLD A RECORD
I'VE BEEN THERE LONGER
BUT ANYWAY, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I PUT TOGETHER VERY LARGE PROJECTS BEFORE
I WAS IN BUSINESS WITH A MAN THAT WENT AROUND TO 50 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES PUTTING IN CANAL PROJECTS
I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS I'M TALKING ABOUT
OKAY
THE OTHER THING IS THAT YEARS AGO, WHEN SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY GOT INTO IT, THEY NEEDED A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL
I'M THE PERSON THAT GAVE THE LANDFILL TO THEM
AND SO I'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR A LOT OF YEARS
AND SO I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT I'VE TAKEN THIS TO TWO GOVERNORS
THREE GOVERNORS GARY LOTT, CHRISTINE, GREGOIRE, AND ALSO JAY INSLEE
AND OUT OF THE THREE, CHRISTINE REALLY WORKED THE HARDEST ON IT, IN MY OPINION
MY PROPOSAL HAS MADE IT TO TWO PRESIDENTS, AND I STARTED THIS IN 1986
SO I REALLY DON'T CARE IF ALIENS DON'T COME IN AND PUT THE PROJECT
AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT
THANKS, GLENN
YOUR TIME IS UP
I'M SORRY
HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE, THOUGH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU
ALL RIGHT, THAT ACTUALLY 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 COMMISSIONER? IF SO, PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME AND STATE THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT FOR THE RECORD
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT
WE HAVE RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENTS TODAY FROM BOTH MR STOCKWELL AND MR ZIMMERMAN, AND THESE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU PRIOR TO THE MEETING
ACTUALLY, LET ME CORRECT THAT
MR ZIMMERMAN GAVE ME HIS
COMMENT PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, SO WE WILL GET THAT DISTRIBUTED AS SOON AS THE MEETING CONCLUDES
THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
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 ITEM
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A, EIGHT B, EIGHT C AF AND EIGHT G
SO MOVED
SECONDED
GREAT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ALONG ON THE AGENDA HERE, WE HAVE THREE NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT, ITEMS TEN A AND B ARE BOTH NUMBER NOT USED
SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH ITEM NUMBER TEN C TODAY
THIS IS ORDER NUMBER 2020 313, AN ORDER ESTABLISHING THE AIRPORT WORKFORCE CONDITIONS COMMITTEE AS THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER AD HOC COMMITTEE COMMISSIONERS, MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE WORK AT OR AROUND SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST JOB SITES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
THE PORT RELIES DEEPLY ON THE ABILITY OF OUR PARTNERS, VENDORS AND TENANTS TO BE ABLE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN A HIGH QUALITY WORKFORCE IN ORDER FOR OUR AIRPORT TO OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY AND EFFICIENTLY
TODAY'S ORDER WILL INCREASE COMMISSION OVERSIGHT OVER SOME OF THE POLICY ISSUES THAT ARE KEY TO THAT GOAL
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE ONCE IT'S ESTABLISHED
SO, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN OVER TO PRESENTER ERICA CHUNG
THERE YOU ARE, ERICA
AND STRATEGIC ADVISOR FOR THE COMMISSION OFFICE TO PRESENT
ERICA
GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN
PRESIDENT CHO, COMMISSIONER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
IT IS THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP AND VISION OF COMMISSIONER HASAGAWA THAT I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TO PRESENT THE ORDER FORMALIZING THE CREATION OF THE AIRPORT WORKFORCE CONDITIONS AD HOC COMMITTEE
SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WORKERS ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT
IS ONE OF THE LARGEST JOB SITES IN KING COUNTY, WITH MORE THAN 250 DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS OPERATING ON SITE AND OFFER MANY QUALITY JOBS FOR WORKERS IN OUR REGION WITH VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND SKILL SET
DURING THE WORKER RECRUITMENT RETENTION ROUNDTABLE CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS ON MAY 23, 2023, THEY HEARD COMMENTS FROM SEA BUSINESS PARTNERS, LABOR REPRESENTATIVES, AND WORKERS WHO SHARE SOME BARRIERS TO RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, INCLUDING IMPROVED ACCESS TO CHILDCARE AND HEALTH CARE FOR SEA WORKERS
BY ESTABLISHING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONER WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MORE DEEPLY EXPLORE THE BARRIERS TO RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
COMMISSIONERS HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED WILL SERVE ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE
THE COMMITTEE WILL OFFER OVERSIGHT, INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND RECOMMENDATION ABOUT PORT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SEA WORKERS
AS PART OF OUR MISSION TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IN FULFILLMENT OF THE PORT CENTURY AGENDA GOALS, THE COMMITTEE WILL PRIORITIZE INITIATIVES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND NOT UNDER THE PURVIEW OF STANDING COMMITTEES, INCLUDING EXPLORATION OF AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE CHILDCARE FOR WORKERS
ESTABLISHMENT OF A PORT WIDE THIRD PARTY CODE OF CONDUCT THAT OUTLINES THE PORT'S EXPECTATION FOR ITS VENDORS RELATED TO TOPICS LIKE RESPECTABLE WORK SITE CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
PROVISION FOR THE FREE HYGIENE PRODUCTS
PROVISION FOR FREE
HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO WORKERS, TRAVELERS AND VISITORS AND ADVOCACY FOR AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE OPTIONS FOR NON PORT WORKERS AT SEA, BOTH THROUGH DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH EMPLOYERS AS WELL AS ADVOCACY AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION
GREAT
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT, HEARING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? WE'LL DO DISCUSSION AFTER THE MOTION AND SECOND
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR TO COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA FIRST
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHO
I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE
AND I THINK I FIRST AND FOREMOST NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISTORY OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO SO MANY OF THESE DIFFERENT ITEMS, BECAUSE A LOT OF IT IS NOT NEW
WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM AIRPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM AIRPORT WORKERS, WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM THE LABOR UNIONS ABOUT THE WORKFORCE CONDITIONS, WHAT IT MEANS TO THE WORKERS, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS A COMPETITIVE EMPLOYER
AND AFTER ROBUST CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AFTER ROBUST CONVERSATIONS INTERNALLY AMONG STAFF WITH A CULMINATION OF SOME REALLY HARD THOUGHT WORK BY A LOT OF DIFFERENT PARTIES, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF POLITICAL WILL AND A LOT OF MOMENTUM TO MAKE SOME GREAT PROGRESS ON A PLETHORA OF ISSUES
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ERICA CHO, WHO PRESENTED THE ITEM TODAY FOR BRINGING TOGETHER SO MANY DIFFERENT PIECES
I'M SORRY, ERICA CHUNG
WE ARE FAMILY, BUT I LIKE THAT FOR BRINGING TOGETHER SO MANY DIFFERENT PIECES FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER IN A LINEAR FASHION AS A BODY TODAY, AND ACTUALLY IN A LOT OF THE THOUGHT PROCESSES THAT I HAD WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
WHO CARES? ALL MY COLLEAGUES CARE DEEPLY ABOUT ALL OF THESE ITEMS BUT IT WAS WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED WHERE I WAS ON A PHONE CALL AND SAID, I WISH THERE WAS JUST MORE STRUCTURE AROUND THESE DIFFERENT ISSUES SO THAT WE COULD MAKE LINEAR PROGRESS ON ALL OF THEM
AND SHE SAID, THERE'S A COMMON THEME HERE AND HOW ABOUT WE DO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE? AND SO I THINK THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS REALLY CRUCIAL HERE
I AM SO EXCITED TO PUT FORTH THIS ORDER AND TO BE JOINED ON THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AND BE ABLE TO RECEIVE TIMELY, REGULAR UPDATES ON THESE SEPARATE BODIES OF WORK, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCESSIBLE CHILDCARE AT SEATAC AIRPORT, INCLUDING MAKING HYGIENE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO WORKERS AND TRAVELERS AND VISITORS AT SEA AIRPORT, INCLUDING ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY CODE OF CONDUCT
WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS, THE WAY VENDORS ARE TREATING WORKERS AND ALSO THE ADVOCACY FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL WORKERS AT SEATAC AIRPORT
THERE ARE DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE THIS WORK HAS LIVED ON, LIKE AVIATION AND THROUGH WORKFORCE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SO I APPRECIATE THAT BOTH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE GOING TO BE COMING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE
AND I'M SO PLEASED THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO AYE
THE GROUND RUNNING AND WE'RE GOING TO CONVENE FOR THE FIRST TIME LATER ON THIS MONTH
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE THOUGHT AND THE QUESTIONS AND THE INPUT THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS ORDER, GETTING IT OVER THE FINISH LINE TODAY
THE FINISH LINE IS REALLY JUST A NEW STARTING POINT
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
SURE, YEAH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS ORDER AS WELL TODAY
WE HAD HELD A ROUNDTABLE MEETING EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH A LOT OF THE AIRPORT WORKERS, UNION REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER FOLKS AND THEY SHARED A LOT OF CONCERNS
AND AS COMMISSIONERS WHO ALL HAVE ALSO FULL TIME JOBS, IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO TRACK ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS
AND I THINK THE AD HOC COMMITTEES GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS AND TRACK SOME OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND FOR US TO HAVE AN AVENUE TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEING MADE AND FOR US TO GIVE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND SO FORTH TO STAFF MEMBERS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
YOU WORKED ON THIS REALLY HARD AND FOLLOWED UP, FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH IT
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SPEARHEADING THAT AND BRINGING IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE CHILDCARE OPPORTUNITY, THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT AT SEA
WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION TODAY
SO I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT
WE KNOW THAT CHILDCARE FACILITIES ARE LIMITED IN OUR STATE RIGHT NOW
THE COMMISSION AMENDED ITS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THIS YEAR TO INCLUDE INCREASING INCLUDED HOUSE BILL 1199, WHICH ADDRESSED SOME OF THOSE BARRIERS FOR CERTAIN CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, REDUCING BURDENS ON THOSE CRITICAL SERVICE WORKERS
AND THAT BILL ACTUALLY PASSED
SO THAT WAS REALLY GREAT
AND SO I THINK THIS BUILDS ON THAT MOMENTUM
IT ALLOWS OUR WORKERS AT THE AIRPORT AND ACROSS THE PORT TO KNOW THAT WE PRIORITIZE THESE TYPES OF THINGS AND NOW WE HAVE A PLATFORM TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT AND SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF IT
SO, YEAH, I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER FELON
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LEND MY SUPPORT AND THE AMAZING THING THAT I SAW DURING COVID ESPECIALLY, WAS EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD CHILDCARE WAS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
BUT DURING COVID IT JUST MADE IT SO INCREDIBLY APPARENT THAT THIS WAS KEY TO OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY
AND ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF COLOR WERE PARTICULARLY HARD AYE., WHICH HAD TRICKLE DOWN EFFECTS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION
SO CLEARLY, IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO AT THE AIRPORT WHERE THE 24/7 OPERATION MAKES THAT CHALLENGE EVEN GREATER, I FULLY SUPPORT THAT EFFORT
SO THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING IT
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE
SORRY, SAM
JUST TO SAY I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE
MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS HAS BEEN INFORMED, I THINK, BY PARTICIPATION ON THE AVIATION COMMITTEE WHERE WE ALWAYS HAVE A FULL AGENDA
AND WE HAD TRIED, I THINK OFTEN TO KIND OF SHOEHORN IN OTHER VERY IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT WERE CLOSELY ENOUGH RELATED TO THE AIRPORT THAT IT MADE SENSE, BUT WE COULD NEVER QUITE GET TO EVERYTHING
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED HAVE TAKEN THIS INITIATIVE TO ADD EVEN MORE WORK TO THEIR OWN PLATES AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO CARRY THIS BURDEN AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE RESULTS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
LET ME JUST CONCLUDE ALSO, AND CLOSE THIS UP BY THANKING YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND MOHAMMED, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON KNOW
I THINK THAT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING COVERED BY THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE ARE CRUCIAL TO US
WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WORK, A POST PANDEMIC REALITY, AND I THINK THAT A LOT OF THE TOPICS THAT ARE ENTAILED IN THIS NEW AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL COVER A LOT OF THOSE
AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT OVERSIGHT, THE ADVICE AND THE GUIDELINES THAT YOU DEVELOP THROUGH THIS WORK
I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE I THINK IT REALLY PUTS US ON THE FOREFRONT AS A PUBLIC AGENCY
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE LIKE TO BE SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE AND QUITE FRANKLY, ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AND SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT YOU ALL CONJURE UP, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD AND NOT EASY, BUT VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ONE LAST TIME
SO WITH THAT, CLERK CARR, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY OUR NAME WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHOSE
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
YES
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN D AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A DESIGN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE US
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR THE PRECONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PHASE OF THE WEST WATERWAY CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PRECONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PHASE OF THE WEST WATERWAY CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT, INCLUDING EXECUTION OF OUTSIDE SERVICES, CONTRACTS AND SERVICE DIRECTIVES IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION AND A TOTAL AUTHORIZED PROJECT AMOUNT OF $5,650,000
COMMISSIONERS, THIS ACTION IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR OUR EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE OUR GATEWAY AT TERMINAL FIVE, TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER CONTAINER SHIPS, AND TO ENHANCE THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
THIS PROJECT WILL DEEPEN THE WEST WATERWAY TO 57FT, REDUCING OPERATIONAL DELAYS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCED BY SHIPS THAT HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE TIDE BEFORE UNLOADING
AS PART OF THIS ACTION, THE PORT WILL CONDUCT SEDIMENT CHARACTERIZATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER DREDGED MATERIAL WILL BE SUITABLE FOR OPEN WATER DISPOSAL
I WANT TO THANK THE MANY STAFF AND PARTNERS THAT HAVE WORKED VERY HARD FOR MANY YEARS TO GET US TO THIS POINT AND SHARE MY APPRECIATION FOR THE US
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR THEIR COLLABORATION
THE CORPS IS THE LEAD AGENCY TO PERFORM THE WORK, AND THE PORT PARTICIPATES IN THE PROJECT AS A LOCAL SPONSOR
BY CONTRIBUTING FUNDING AND STAFF TIME, WE EXPECT DESIGN TO BE COMPLETE IN 2026
AND WE HAVE PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE STEPHANIE JONES, STEBBINS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MARITIME DIVISION, AND ARTHUR KIM, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER AND WATERFRONT PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN OVER TO YOU, STEPHANIE, FIRST
YES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANKS, STEVE
AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS FOR THE OVERALL HEALTH OF OUR HARBOR
AND REALLY, THE ESSENCE OF WHAT I THINK A PUBLIC PORT IS HERE FOR IS TO MAKE OUR HARBOR ACCESSIBLE FOR COMMERCE AND THE VESSELS THAT DELIVER THAT
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF MAKING OUR HARBOR READY FOR THE SHIPS THAT ARE CARRYING CARGO TODAY
AND WE'VE JUST SPENT A LOT OF RESOURCES MAKING TERMINAL FIVE BIG SHIP READY
AND THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PARTNER TO THAT AND PART OF WHAT THE HOMEPORT DOES, REALLY, TO SUPPORT THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND MAKE SURE OUR HARBOR IS READY
SO I DO STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN
WE'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES, YET SUPER COMPLICATED PROJECT
I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO ARTHUR KIM, WHO IS OUR PROJECT MANAGER IN CHARGE OF THIS
BUT I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT THAT SARAH OGE IS IN THE AUDIENCE IN CASE THERE'S ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS THAT ARE DIFFICULT
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ARTHUR
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSIONERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK AND COMMISSION STAFF
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE WEST WATERWAY DEEPENING PROJECT TODAY
AGAIN
MY NAME IS ARTHUR KIM
I'M A CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER WITH THE WATERFRONT PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM
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TODAY WE ARE REQUESTING COMMISSIONER AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A DESIGN AGREEMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS WITH THE US
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR THE PRE CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PHASE OF THE WEST WATERWAY DEEPENING PROJECT
AND ALSO NUMBER TWO AUTHORIZED THE PRECONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PHASE OF THE WEST WATERWAY CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT, INCLUDING EXECUTION OF OUTSIDE SERVICES, CONTRACTS AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR AN ESTIMATED PORT TOTAL COST OF $4 MILLION, WITH THE TOTAL AUTHORIZED AMOUNT FOR THE PROJECT TO BE $5,650,000
TO KIND OF QUICKLY SUMMARIZE THOSE TWO
THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ARMY CORPS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO SIGN
AND THE SECOND REQUEST IS FOR THE FUNDING TO HELP SUPPORT THAT DESIGN AGREEMENT
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THIS MAP RIGHT HERE SHOWS HARBOR ISLAND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A T 18
THE WEST WATERWAY IS ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE THAT ACTUALLY IS GOING TO BE SUPPORTING TERMINAL FIVE
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THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED AREA OF THE FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNEL THAT THE WEST WATERWAY DEEPENING PROJECT WILL AFFECT
YOU CAN SEE WITHIN THE BLACK BOX THERE THE RED AND BLUE AREAS SHOWING WHERE THE FULL FEDERAL CHANNEL THAT'S GOING TO BE DEEPENED FOR THIS PROJECT
THE RED AREAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST POINTS ARE ACTUALLY AT -37FT THIS PROJECT'S GOAL IS TO GO TO -57FT AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE DIMENSIONS HERE AND THE SIZE AND THE BERTH OR THE DEPTH OF HOW LARGE THE AREA THE DEEPENING CHANNEL WILL BE
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GIVE A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND
IN 2014, MANAGING MEMBERS APPROVED THE JOINT FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH THE ARMY CORPS TO DEEPEN THAT CHANNEL FOR THE EAST AND WEST WATERWAYS
IN 2017, THAT FEASIBILITY REPORT WAS COMPLETED
IN 2018, CONGRESS ACTUALLY AUTHORIZED THE DEEPENING OF THE CHANNEL TO -57FT IN 2020 US ARMY CORPS RECEIVED FUNDING FOR PRECONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FOR THE WEST WATERWAY
BUT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY WITHIN THE PROCESSES AND THEN THE US
ARMY CORPS ESTIMATES ABOUT 700,000 CUBIC YARDS WILL BE DREDGED FOR THIS OVERALL PROJECT
AND THEY HAVE REENGAGED US EARLIER THIS YEAR TO CONTINUE ON WITH THIS PROJECT
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE PRESENTING HERE TODAY
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A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PARTNERSHIP
THE DESIGN AGREEMENT THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TODAY COMMITS THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AS NON FEDERAL SPONSORS, TO SHARE 50% OF THE DESIGN COSTS WITH CASH OR WORK IN KIND
THE ARMY CORPS WILL MANAGE THE PED PHASE, WHICH IS THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PHASE, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL, PERMITTING, ENGINEERING AND LEAD OVERALL DESIGN
THE PORT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEDIMENT CHARACTERIZATION, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, AND PARTICIPATION IN SHIP SIMULATIONS
THAT BUNDLE RIGHT THERE IS CONSIDERED THE WORKING KIND
PAYMENT WILL BE MADE UP OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WORKING KIND AND THE 50 50 SPLIT
IN CASE THE WORKING KIND DOES NOT REACH 50% OF THE TOTAL DESIGN COST
SOME OF THE PORT COSTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WORKING KIND CREDIT THOUGH
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LIKE TO DISCUSS WHY WE NEED TO DEEPEN THE WEST WATERWAY
SEATTLE HARBOR IS A MAJOR GATEWAY FOR REGIONAL NATIONAL EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
IF WE DON'T DEEPEN, WE COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE MARKET SHARE TO OTHER PORTS, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST COAST
CONTAINER SHIPS ARE INCREASING IN SIZE EVERY YEAR AND WE NEED DEEPER NAVIGATION CHANNELS OR RISK CAUSING OPERATIONAL DELAYS
WITHOUT THE DEEPENING
RIGHT NOW, THE LARGEST SHIPS WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE HIGHEST TIDE TO EITHER COME IN AND OUT OF THE FEDERAL CHANNEL
WE ALSO HAVE CURRENTLY THE TERMINAL FIVE BERTH MODERNIZATION PROJECT
IT IS CURRENTLY DEEPENING THE BERTH FOR THE LARGEST SHIPS, BUT OUR FEDERAL CHANNELS ARE NOT READY FOR THOSE LARGER SHIPS CURRENTLY
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THIS GRAPHIC KIND OF SHOWS YOU A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DEEPENING CHANNEL
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, SOME OF OUR HIGHEST POINTS IN THE FEDERAL CHANNEL ARE -37FT THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT EVEN LARGE ENOUGH TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THE 5000 TEU SHIPS CURRENTLY
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THIS IS A BASIC SCHEDULE OF THE DESIGN THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TODAY
I'M ASKING FOR THE AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER THE DESIGN AGREEMENT
WE WILL ACTUALLY EXECUTE THE DESIGN AGREEMENT UPON APPROVAL TODAY ON THIS WEEK, AND SO WE WANT TO GET THE DESIGN KICKED OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
SO WE WILL START THE DESIGN IN THE Q FOUR OF THIS YEAR, AND ALSO WE WILL PROCURE A WORK IN KIND CONSULTANT WHO WILL HANDLE THE THREE BUNDLES THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE
WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT IN Q TWO OF NEXT YEAR KICKING OFF, AND THEN DESIGN IS EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 MONTHS, AND SO WE ANTICIPATE Q THREE OF 2026 FOR THE COMPLETION OF DESIGN
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ON THIS ONE, WE HAVE THE BUDGETS AND AUTHORIZATIONS
WE DID HAVE PREVIOUS AUTHORIZATIONS
$150,000 WAS OF EXECUTIVE AUTHORIZATION IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY'S MEETING, AS WELL AS WE HAD AN EXPENSE PROJECT THROUGH THE ALLIANCE FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHICH WAS $1.5 MILLION
TODAY WE'RE ASKING FOR ANOTHER $4 MILLION TO COMPLETE THROUGH TO DESIGN FOR A TOTAL ASK OF ORIGINAL ITS ESTIMATE OF BACK IN 2017, ANTICIPATES THE REST OF THE COST AT $23 MILLION IN 850,000
BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS AN ESTIMATE FROM 2017 AND WILL NEED TO BE REVISED UPON THE EXECUTION OF THE DESIGN AGREEMENT
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HERE ON THE CONE OF CERTAINTY WE HAVE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY DONE AND SO WE ARE JUST PAST THE PLANNING STAGE, BUT WE HAVE NOT YET AYE
THE DESIGN PHASE YET
SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE RED AREA ARROW WHERE WE HAVE PLACED IT ON THE GRAPHIC
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IN CONCLUSION, WE HAVE AN AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
TOTAL AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST IS FOR $4 MILLION
OUR NEXT STEPS ARE GOING TO BE TO EXECUTE THE DESIGN AGREEMENT AND ASSOCIATE DOCUMENTS
WE WILL BEGIN DESIGN WITH THE US
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND THEN WE WILL ADVERTISE AND AWARD A PROJECT SPECIFIC SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR OUR PORTION OF THE WORKING KIND IN THE DESIGN PROCESS
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I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME YOUR TIME TODAY
GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS? YES, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT IMPORTANT QUESTION
AND OF COURSE, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MARINE TERMINALS, THEY HAVE TO BE FUNCTIONAL
SO IT'S AMAZING, THOUGH, IT TAKES, WHAT, A YEAR AND A HALF TO DESIGN SOMETHING, NO LESS, TO CONSTRUCT IT? IT IS A MAJOR UNDERTAKING
MAYBE I EVEN UNDERESTIMATED THAT
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THOUGH
ONE, I SEE THAT THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE HAS A SHARE IN THIS
IS THAT BECAUSE IN THAT GRAPHIC ON THAT, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF THE BERTH DEEPENING ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHANNEL DEEPENING AS SHOWN IN FIGURE, NOT NUMBERED OH FOUR
IS THAT THE CASE? IT'S PART OF THAT HATCHED
THAT IS CORRECT
THERE IS A SMALL SLIVER OF THAT CROSS HATCH AREA THAT IS WITHIN THIS PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE BERTH DEEPENING OR THE BERTH T FIVE
BUT THE REASON THAT THEY PAID FOR SOME IS JUST IN THE WAY THE CHARTER WAS SET UP
THE HOME PORTS PAID FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, BUT I'M SORRY, THE NWSA PAID FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, BUT THE HOME PORTS PAY FROM THERE ON OUT
IT'S JUST WHAT WE AGREED TO AS WE STARTED, BECAUSE I KNOW THE ALLIANCE IS INVOLVED WITH THE DREDGING OF THE BERTH, RIGHT? SO THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT DREDGING, BUT DESIGN FOR THE CHANNEL
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT DESIGN THE CHANNEL CORRECT FOR ITS CHANNEL DESIGN
AND DUE TO THE VAGARIES OF THE ALLOCATION, THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE TAKES A MILLION AND A HALF OR WHATEVER OF THAT
THEY DID THE FEASIBILITY STUDY PORTION, AND FROM THERE ON OUT, THE HOME PORTS PAY
YES
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
AND THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT THE BECAUSE THIS AREA HAS BEEN DREDGED BEFORE, SO ARE THE BLUE AREAS LIKE NATIVE SOILS? ARE WE DOWN TO THE BOTTOM THERE IN TERMS OF SO ALL THOSE TYPES OF INFORMATION WILL BE COMING OUT IN THE SEDIMENT CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES, AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED THE AUTHORIZATION TODAY
UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T BE READY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU AT THIS MOMENT
OKAY, BUT THIS ISN'T THE FIRST GO AROUND IN DREDGING
THIS TERMINAL, I'M ALMOST FOR SURE
WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE CHANNEL HERE, NOT THE TERMINAL
CORRECT? I'M SORRY, I MISSPOKE, BUT I SEEM TO RECALL THOUGH, THAT ANYWAY, IT IS INTERESTING HOW THERE'S THIS GREAT DISPARITY FROM IN FRONT OF THE TERMINAL TO THE ENTRY AREA, WHICH IS WHERE MOST OF THE DREDGING HAS TO OCCUR
SO I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT THAT'S THE AREA WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE LIKELY HIGHER POLLUTION LEVELS, AND THAT WHEN WE'RE JUST IN A DESIGN PHASE RIGHT NOW
THE ACTUAL REAL EXPENSE IS GOING TO BE HOW HOT THOSE SEDIMENTS ARE GOING TO BE FOR UPLAND DISPOSAL
WHEREAS I WOULD EXPECT WHERE IT'S DEEPER, IT'S BEEN DREDGED BEFORE AND LIKELY CLEANER
AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A LARGE AREA OF UNDEDGED MATERIAL, SO FEARFUL OF PERHAPS WHAT THE OVERALL AND WE HAVE LOCKHEED, RIGHT, WAS UP AT THAT CORNER
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST A FLAG FOR THAT CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
BUT ANYWAY, I THINK THAT COVERS MY YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT POINT, COMMISSIONER
GREAT
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE PORTION OF THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO PAY
ARE WE GOING AFTER ANY FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR OUR PORTION? DOES THIS QUALIFY FOR THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX? SO WHEN I LAST SPOKE WITH THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX FOLKS, THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS FOR MAINTENANCE STRETCHING ONLY, NOT FOR CHANNEL DEEPENING
AND SO THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR HMT ABOUT OTHER FEDERAL DOLLARS
SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE PAYING FOR HALF OF THIS PROJECT ALREADY, AND I THINK WHETHER WE COULD GET DIFFERENT FUNDING FOR THE OTHER HALF
I KNOW WHEN I GO SHOPPING, I CAN ONLY USE ONE COUPON SOMETIMES, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE I TRY TO USE TWO SOMETIMES
YEAH
SO I THINK EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY GET, WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT 50% WOULD BE OUR LIMIT
BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT TO CONFIRM THAT WE'VE LEFT NO STONE UNTURNED
THAT'S RIGHT
I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF FEDERAL DOLLARS RIGHT NOW
WE'RE IN A VERY UNIQUE PLACE, AND I THINK WE SHOULD GO AFTER ANY DOLLARS, GOOD STEWARDS OF THOSE PUBLIC DOLLARS, THE LOCAL ONE, WE'LL BE SURE TO ADD THE TWO AGENDA POINTS FOR OUR MEETINGS
AND I KNOW YOU SAID WITH THE DREDGING, YOU WON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THINGS WILL LOOK UNTIL THE PROJECT ACTUALLY GOES UNDERWAY, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE NEXT TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS WILL COME IN FRONT OF US WHERE ADDITIONAL DREDGING WILL BE REQUIRED, OR WILL WE GET THOSE ESTIMATES AFTER THE FACT? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE WOULD GET THE ESTIMATES FOR HOW VERY I KNOW ARTHUR AND THE TEAM HAVE BEEN VERY CONSERVATIVE IN TERMS OF ESTIMATING HOW MUCH WILL REQUIRE UPLAND DISPOSAL OF THE SEDIMENTS, AND WE WILL DO THOSE ESTIMATES AND THEN WE WOULD COME BACK HERE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION WAS AUTHORIZED
SO YOU WOULD SEE THOSE NUMBERS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GOT INTO CONSTRUCTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THOSE ANSWERS
GREAT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM? NO, NO
THIS ONE
THANK YOU
GREAT HEARING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION IN THE SECOND? SO MOVED? SECOND
GREAT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO AND NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU, ARTHUR
THANK YOU, STEPHANIE
THANK YOU, EVERYONE
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, LET'S SEE HERE
I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
GO AHEAD, PLEASE
AND THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN E AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO PROCEED WITH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE T 91 TRAIL BRIDGE REMOVAL AND SEGMENT WIDENING IN THE REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $1,475,000 AND A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $1,525,000
COMMISSIONERS, ALTHOUGH THE REQUESTED AMOUNT FOR THIS ITEM IS WITHIN MY DELEGATED AUTHORITY, WE DECIDED TO BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION IN PUBLIC SESSION DUE TO BOTH COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY INTEREST IN THE ITEM
AS A CYCLIST MYSELF, I'VE EXPERIENCED RIDING ALONG THE T 91 TRAIL BRIDGE, AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE CONGESTION AND PINCH POINTS AT THE SITE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING
REMOVING THE TRAIL BRIDGE AND WIDENING THE SEGMENT WILL PROVIDE BENEFITS TO BOTH CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS ALIKE AND SERVE AS AN EXCELLENT COMPLEMENT TO OTHER EFFORTS HAPPENING ALONG THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT
THIS PROJECT HAS LONG BEEN DISCUSSED AND IS VERY EXCITING TO SEE IT FINALLY COMING TO FRUITION
AND WE HAVE PRESENTERS TODAY ARE KARA LEASE, DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND STEFAN NGUYEN, CAPITAL, PROJECT MANAGER, WATERFRONT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SO, KARA, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
STEFAN AND I ARE HAPPY TO BRING THIS SMALL BUT MIGHTY PROJECT FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY
A LITTLE CONTEXT BEFORE STEFAN GETS INTO THE PARTICULARS
WE HAVE HEARD FROM, IN FACT, MANY OF OUR DIRECTORS WHO COMMUTE TO PIER 69 THROUGH THIS TRAIL, BUT CERTAINLY FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR DECADES
THE IMPINGED AREAS IN THIS PART OF THE TRAIL ARE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD, AND WE TAKE SAFETY VERY SERIOUSLY HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO OUR MAIN DESIGN OBJECTIVE IS REALLY TO IMPROVE SAFETY
PEOPLE DON'T DISMOUNT
PEOPLE HURTLE DOWN THIS BRIDGE AND AYE
PEDESTRIANS
WE EVEN HAD SOME OF THIS HAPPEN TO US WHEN WE WERE DOING SITE INVESTIGATION
WE HAVE A CRITICAL PARTNER IN THIS AREA
IT'S BNSF RAILWAY
THE PINCH POINTS ARE THERE IN PART IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF OPERATIONAL INTERESTS THEY HAVE IN THE AREA
SO WE'LL BE WORKING AND COORDINATING WITH THEM AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS DESIGN
WE ANTICIPATED THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND WE WILL WORK WITH OUR COMPS TEAM AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON OUR DESIGN TO JUST
SHOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND TO WORK ON THE REROUTING THAT WILL BE NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION
WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS FOR THE PERIOD OF OUR CONSTRUCTION
SO WITH ALL OF THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO STEFAN TO TALK ABOUT THE PARTICULARS, AND I'LL BE HERE FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST
GREAT
THANK YOU, KIRA
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, DIRECTOR, METRUCK AND STAFF
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THIS REQUEST BOTH AS A DAILY USER OF THIS TRAIL, AS MY BIKE COMMUTE TO WORK, AND NOW TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AS A STEWARD OF THE TRAIL
SO THANK YOU
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SO, TODAY'S REQUEST OF COMMISSION IS FOR FULL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN IDIQ DESIGN SERVICE DIRECTIVE, ADVERTISE AWARD, AND EXECUTE A MAJOR WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, AND TO COMPLETE THE BRIDGE REMOVAL SEGMENT WIDENING OF THE TERMINAL 91 TRAIL
THIS AUTHORIZATION TODAY IS FOR $1,475,000 FOR A PROJECT TOTAL ESTIMATE COST OF $1,525,000
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I PUT A LITTLE CONTEXT AND PROJECT LOCATION
THE SLIDE ON THE LEFT SIDE KIND OF SHOWS THE EXTENT OF WHAT'S SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS ELLIOTT BAY TRAIL
IT BEGINS JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM US HERE AT THE SCULPTURE PARK
GOES THROUGH MYRTLE EDWARDS CENTENNIAL PARK BY THE EXPEDIA CAMPUS
AND THEN THERE'S A CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF TERMINAL 91
THE SLIDE ON THE RIGHT IS BASICALLY THE LITTLE RED SQUARE ON THE LEFT ONE
THAT'S OUR WORK AREA WITHIN IT
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE TWO SEGMENTS
SO THESE ARE TWO NON CONTIGUOUS SEGMENTS AS PART OF THIS MUCH LARGER TRAIL
AND REALLY, I THINK WE'RE CATEGORIZING THIS AS REALLY MORE OF A KIND OF REPAIR AND REPLACE TYPE OF PROJECT
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SO, STARTING FROM THE NORTH PINCH POINT, WORKING OUR WAY BACK TOWARDS DOWNTOWN, HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE CURRENT NORTH PINCHPOINT BRIDGE TAKEN FROM WITHIN THE TERMINAL
IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED SO THAT WHEN THEY WERE OFFLOADING CARS FROM TERMINAL 91 OR ONLOADING ONTO THE TRAINS, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH THIS AND NOT INTERRUPT THE TRAIL
BEFORE THIS BRIDGE WENT IN, THERE WAS GATES AND FENCES THAT THEY WOULD CLOSE DOWN TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH IT, JUST BECAUSE THE SLIDE IS REALLY KIND OF HELPFUL FOR THIS
SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THIS LOCATION IS THIS WILL BE REMOVED DOWN TO THE GROUND, AND WE'RE REPLACED WITH AN ON GRADE TRAIL
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AND THIS IS PROBABLY EVERYONE'S FAVORITE MOMENT ON THE TRAIL
PINCHES DOWN TO IF I REALLY STRETCH MY TAPE ABOUT 5FT BETWEEN KIND OF FENCE POST TO FENCE POST, EVEN WITH THE WEEDS AND OTHER STUFF, IT REALLY RIDES A LOT SMALLER THAN THAT
SO IN THIS LOCATION, THROUGH AN EASEMENT WITH BNSF RAILROAD, WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GAIN AN ADDITIONAL 3FT OF WIDTH IN THIS LOCATION, WHICH WILL EFFECTIVELY PLUS OR MINUS END OF ABOUT EIGHT FOOT SIX, TOTAL WIDTH ABOUT 8FT OF CONCRETE
WHEN WE TAKE THE POST OUT
AND SO THEY'LL BE VASTLY IMPROVE THE CIRCULATION THROUGH THIS AREA
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SO THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, UPGRADE THESE TRAIL SEGMENTS TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIAL DESIGN STANDARDS WHERE APPLICABLE TO ALLOW FOR TWO WAY TRAFFIC AND REDUCE RISK OF COLLISION
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING AT NACTO STANDARDS IN COLLABORATION WITH A SUSTAINABILITY TEAM
AND WHERE THOSE OFFER ANY STANDARDS THAT ARE GREATER KIND OF MORE STRINGENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY THAN AASHTO, WE WILL ADOPT THOSE
THE NEXT THING, THE IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY AND PAUSE HERE JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT EVERYWHERE
WE'RE CALLING THIS A TRAIL PROJECT
AND I KNOW CASCADE BIKE COMPANIES TALK ABOUT IT
PEOPLE CALL IT THE BIKE TRAIL
BUT THIS IS A TRAIL THAT IS USED BY SO MANY PEOPLE
AND WE KNOW BIKERS AND PEOPLE OVERCOMEMENT BIKES
THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP
BUT WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE ON STROLLERS, WALKERS, ROLLERBLADES, ROLLER SKATES, ALL KINDS OF MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
AND EVEN SOME CASES, THERE'S PEOPLE COMING TO THE CRUISE TERMINAL WITH LUGGAGE
AND SO THIS REALLY IS A TRAIL ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT THAT IS A HUGE BENEFIT TO BIKERS
BUT THE IMPETUS ABOUT IT IS REALLY TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF USERS WHO CAN ENJOY THAT
AND SO I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT POINT THAT THIS ISN'T JUST FOR BIKERS
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SO THIS JUST RESTATES WHAT I TALKED ABOUT ON THE PHOTOS PROJECTS WHERE WE MOVE THE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN BIKE BRIDGE REPLACED WITH THE ON GRADE PATH
AND ACTUALLY, THIS PHOTO IS AS YOU APPROACH THE BRIDGE COMING FROM THE NORTH
AND YOU CAN SEE BOTH THE PITCH OF IT IS DIFFICULT EVEN FOR WALKERS, AND IT'S VERY NARROW FOR TWO WAY TRAFFIC
AND THEN THE OTHER ELEMENTS ARE THE WIDEN EXISTING PINCH POINT SOUTH OF THE PEDESTRIAN BIKE BRIDGE AND THEN UPGRADE TO THE EXISTING RAIL CROSSING
AND THERE WAS A LITTLE PHOTO IN THAT LAST SLIDE OF THE RAIL CROSSING, WHICH WE WANT TO BRING UP TO BETTER STANDARDS AGAIN FOR ALL PRINCIPAL USERS
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SO GOING THROUGH THE PROJECT RISK, MANY OF THE ONES THAT YOU I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON IT
YOU KIND OF SEE WITH MOST PROJECTS PERMIT ISSUANCE
THAT ALWAYS IS A WE HAVE MINIMAL CONTROL OVER THE DURATION OF THAT, BUT I THINK WE'VE BUILT ENOUGH TIME INTO THE SCHEDULE TO GET IT IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME
AND WE CAN MITIGATE THAT WITH POTENTIALLY WHEN WE ADVERTISE, WHEN WE'RE CONVINCED THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE ANY OTHER REVISIONS
THE UNFORESEEN HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN THE BUILDING SITE
THIS SITE DOES HAVE SOIL CHARACTERISTICS WE'VE TESTED
IT DOES HAVE CONTAMINATIONS IN VARIOUS DEGREES IN DIFFERENT SPOTS
AND THERE IS A DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY STATUE DOWN WHERE THE TANK FARM USED TO BE
SO WE'VE REALLY KIND OF FOCUSED ON HOW WE CAN DO THIS BASICALLY DISTURBING AND REMOVING AS LITTLE SOIL AS POSSIBLE
AND SO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SOIL, WE'LL HAVE TO REMOVE ON THE VENUS F RAIL TO EXPAND IT
THE GOAL IS TRY TO LEAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE, REMOVE THE FOUNDATIONS, SLEEP THEM IN PLACE AND STUFF, AND REALLY TRY DISTURB AS MUCH AND BUILD UP TO REALLY MITIGATE OPENING UP THOSE HAZARDS
WEATHER DELAY IS ALWAYS JUST A PLAY IN PAVING PROJECTS
BIG ONE RISK IS INCREASED PUBLIC RESPONSE TO DETOUR FROM EXTENDED TRAIL CLOSURE
AND THAT'S THE ONE I THINK WE'RE TAKING REALLY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
THERE WAS A ONE DAY CLOSURE EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR A MAINTENANCE PROJECT WHERE THEY PAVED KIND OF FROM THE BRIDGE PHOTO I SHOWED YOU ALL THE WAY UP TO THE NORTH END OF THE TERMINAL
AND THAT ONE DAY CLOSURE WAS SHORT, HAD ADEQUATE DETAIL DETOUR, BUT REALLY GOT A LOT OF RESPONSE TO IT
AND SO WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS THAT
IS THAT THE BEST DETOUR? HOW CAN WE BETTER MESSAGE IT, REALLY GET BUY IN AND REALLY KIND OF EDUCATE PEOPLE? WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF THIS PROJECT
ALSO IN THE FUNDING AUTHORIZATION WE'VE ASKED FOR, WE'VE BUILT SOME SPACE INTO THAT, THAT IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING EXTRA SHIFTS TO REALLY TRY TO DECREASE THE DURATION OF CONSTRUCTION TO REALLY MINIMIZE THAT IMPACT
AND WE'RE SCHEDULING TO START THE PROJECT AFTER LABOR DAY, WHERE WE DO TEND TO SEE A DECREASE IN TRAIL USAGE TO UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE LEFT ARE THE HARDCORE USERS THAT USE IT FOR WORK, BUT A LITTLE BIT OF MITIGATION TO THE PUBLIC
SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT
AND THE LAST RISK, WHICH ALSO IS JUST A CONSTANT ONE YOU GUYS HEAR, IS ALWAYS THE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT OVERESTIMATE
BUT I THINK WE'VE IMPROVED IN OUR CONTINGENCY AND WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING TODAY
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THERE'S A TRAIL SCHEDULE
IF WE RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION TODAY, WE'D REALLY KIND OF WORK ON COMPLETING THE DESIGN THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER
WE DO OUR PERMITTING AND BID DOCS AND THEN REALLY ADVERTISE IN THE APRIL MAY PERIOD, HOPEFULLY AWARDING THE CONTRACT IN AROUND JULY
AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, BEGIN THE PROJECT HOPEFULLY IN THE EARLY FALL MONTHS WHEN USAGE GOES DOWN, BUT WEATHER STILL HOLDS ON TO SOME DEGREE
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SO STATED IN THE INTRO
CURRENT PROJECT ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $1.5 MILLION
WE DID A PREVIOUS AUTHORIZATION OF 50,000 TO BRING US TO THIS POINT
THE CURRENT REQUEST IS FOR 1,475,000 FOR A TOTAL OF $1,525,000
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ANY QUESTIONS? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
KIRA AND STEFAN
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH
IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS COMING TO FRUITION
AND THANK YOU EXECUTIVE METRUCK FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, EVEN THOUGH IT'S WITHIN YOUR DELEGATED AUTHORITY BECAUSE IT HAS A BROAD PUBLIC INTEREST AS WELL AS PERSONAL INTEREST
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF TENURE IS TO GET TO SEE THINGS LIKE THIS COME TO FRUITION
AND SO IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A BIG GOAL OF MINE
AND I ACTUALLY REALLY APPRECIATE THE IDEA THAT I FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHY THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE EXISTS IN THE FIRST PLACE
NOW, THE FACT THAT THE CARS HAD TO DRIVE UNDER IT, I HAD NO IDEA
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ALONE
WE'RE FEELING FURTHER EDUCATED, BUT THERE WAS TWO THINGS
ONE WAS THE I GUESS KNOWING THE I THINK THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS, GIVEN THAT IT'S BEEN ALWAYS AN OBVIOUS THING TO ANYBODY WHO WROTE IT, AND I JUST RECENTLY WROTE IT WITH THE PAVING, IT'S SO MUCH NICER ALREADY AND ACTUALLY MAKES THE OTHER IMPEDIMENTS STAND OUT EVEN WORSE, BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT'S SO LOVELY
BUT WITH THE PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT IN OUR WATERFRONT TRAIL AS IT IS, THIS ONLY TAKES ON EVEN GREATER PRIORITY THAT WE HAVE THIS CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE WATERFRONT
SO IT'S REALLY, I THINK, OPPORTUNE MOMENT, AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT CONNECTIVITY
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE THAT JOHN WOLF PLAYED IN THIS EFFORT AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LONG TIME BACK AND FORTH WITH LOCAL BNSF STAFF
AND THAT BECAUSE THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE DOES A LOT OF WORK WITH BNSF, AND I RAISED CONCERN TO AYE
THAT WE WERE HAVING SOME DISAGREEMENTS WITH WHOSE PROPERTY IS WHOSE
AND KIRA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT DUE DILIGENCE AND FINDING OUT THAT IT'S ACTUALLY OUR PROPERTY
BUT STILL, JOHN'S CONTACT WITH HEADQUARTERS, I THINK, DEFINITELY HELPED FACILITATE THE LOCAL CONVERSATION
AND SO GREAT TEAM EFFORT
ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE THE ALLIANCE AND THE PORT WORKING WELL TOGETHER AND SEEING THIS COME TO FRUITION
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR INAUGURAL RIDE THROUGH THE GROUP SEGMENT
GREAT
YES
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
YEAH
I ECHO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN'S SENTIMENTS, AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
I REALLY APPRECIATED WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT TRAIL ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT, THAT IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT BIKERS, BUT THERE'S SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO END UP USING THAT SPACE
AND SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE BRINGING BEFORE US
AND THEN YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME CHALLENGES WITH PERMITTING
AND I DO WONDER, WITH THE WATERFRONT PROJECT THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS UNDERTAKING, IS THERE SOME LEVEL OF COORDINATION? DO THESE TIMELINES OVERLAP? YEAH, WELL, SO I WANT TO RESTATE I WOULDN'T SAY PROBLEMS WITH PROBLEMS YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO
YEAH, THERE'S ALWAYS A LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY
IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOUR MONTHS? IS IT GOING TO TAKE SIX MONTHS? AND SO REALLY JUST WANTING TO BE SORT OF CANDID ABOUT SOME OF THOSE TIMELINE DELIVERABLES WORKING WITH THE CITY, THE PERMITTING THIS INCLUDES IS REALLY BE TWO PART
THERE'S A DEMO PERMIT, WHICH IS THE REMOVAL OF THE BRIDGE, AND A GRADING PERMIT IS REALLY THE EXTENT OF IT IN THE GRADING, SPEAKING TO AND DIRECTING THE DRAINAGE TO THE EXISTING STORMWATER SYSTEM
SO THEY'RE VERY KIND OF IN PLACE, DISTINCT PERMITTING, NOT REALLY KIND OF CONNECTED WITH THESE LARGER EFFORTS
THIS IS ALL ON PORT PROPERTY
SO THERE'S NO RIGHT OF WAY ISSUES
WE'RE NOT TOUCHING ANY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY
SO S DOT AND THINGS LIKE THAT
SO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA HAS VERY LITTLE OUTRIGHT SORT OF CONNECTION TO RIGHT OF WAY AS OTHER AGENCIES
NOW, THE DETOUR THAT DOES VERY MUCH INVOLVE SDOT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY MOVE PEOPLE ONTO CITY ROADS FOR PORTIONS OF IT
I THINK THE TIE IN I SEE IS REALLY THE COMMUNICATION PIECE, AND I THINK REALLY, AS WE MESSAGE THIS AND HOPEFULLY AS THE PROJECT IS COMING UP, WE PUT BILLBOARDS ON SHOWING WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO
THE ATTENTION THIS IS GETTING BECAUSE OF THIS PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP COMING
IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TIMING WHEN I SAW THAT
GREAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THOSE ANSWERS
YEAH
EXCELLENT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS, ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU? NONE FOR ME
AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS OCCASIONALLY RIDDEN OVER THIS WITH MY KIDS, I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO HAVE IT BE EASIER FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE GEARS ON THEIR LITTLE BIKES
EXCELLENT HEARING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO PLEASANTLY MOVED
SECOND
GREAT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
THANK YOU SO MUCH
YEAH
THANK YOU, EVERYONE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TEAM
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM ELEVEN A PRESENTATION TO STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A, THE POST INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY AIRLINE REALIGNMENT PROGRAM STATUS BRIEFING COMMISSIONERS, THE OPENING OF OUR INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY CREATED A NEED FOR US TO REVIEW THE RELOCATION OF AIRLINES AT SEA TO BALANCE AIRPORT FACILITIES
THE PROPOSED AIRLINE REALIGNMENT PLAN TOOK OVER TWO YEARS TO NEGOTIATE AND IS SUPPORTED BY OUR AIRLINE TENANTS
EARLIER THIS YEAR, YOU AUTHORIZED ADDITIONAL DESIGN FUNDS TO ENSURE CODE COMPLIANCE FOR REPLACING HVAC AND AIR HANDLING UNITS
THIS BRIEFING WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT, THE SCOPE OF THE WORK, AND THE ESTIMATED PROJECT SCHEDULE IN ADVANCE OF CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
SO THE PRESENTERS I HAVE LISTED ARE JASON JOHNSON, SENIOR MANAGER, AIRLINE AFFAIRS AND AVIATION PROPERTIES SEAN ANDERSON, CAPITAL PROGRAM LEADER, AND LETTY POWELL, CONTRACTOR, AVIATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JASON
JASON
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO, EXECUTIVE METRUCK COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS ONGOING EFFORT
WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE IAF, A MAJORITY OF GATES ON CONCOURSE A WERE CONVERTED FROM DOMESTIC OPERATIONS ONLY TO GATES CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
UNITED IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED PREFERENTIAL GATES IN THESE CONVERTED GATES, BUT THEY NO LONGER OPERATE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
FROM SEATAC
THIS PUTS THEIR DOMESTIC ONLY OPERATIONS AT RISK OF BEING RELOCATED WHEN AN INTERNATIONAL OPERATION NEEDS THESE RESOURCES
AS SUCH, WE'VE ELECTED TO USE OUR LEASE AUTHORITY TO RELOCATE UNITED OFF OF THESE INTERNATIONAL GATES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IN THIS BRIEFING, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL GIVE YOU UPDATES ON OUR DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESS, THE BUDGET RISKS SCHEDULE, AND OUR ESTIMATE OF FUTURE COMMISSION ACTIONS AND BRIEFINGS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IN THIS PROJECT, WE PROPOSE TO RELOCATE UNITED OFF OF THE INTERNATIONAL GATES ON CONCOURSE A, INCLUDING THEIR SUPPORT SPACES
THE PORT WILL CONSTRUCT THE MAJORITY OF THE REPLACEMENT PREMISES FOR UNITED
HOWEVER, UNITED ELECTED TO CONSTRUCT THE REPLACEMENT PREMISES FOR THEIR LOUNGE UNDER A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH US FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THOSE COSTS
IN ADDITION, THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO REPURPOSE THE PORTION OF UNDERUTILIZED TICKET COUNTERS IN THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT FOR COMMON USE
AND WITH THAT, SEAN ANDERSON AND LETTY POWELL WILL DISCUSS THE REST OF THE PROJECT
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MR METRUCK
THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES IN A GRAPHICAL MODE BOTH THE WORK THAT WE'LL BE DOING AS WELL AS THE MOVEMENT OF AIRLINES AT THE AIRPORT
CONCOURSE A IS SHOWN ON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE GRAPHIC, AND CONCOURSE B ON THE UPPER RIGHT, WITH THE MAIN TERMINAL TOWARD THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIGHT
THE NUMBER ONE ON THE SLIDE INDICATES THE MOVEMENT OF UNITED AIRLINES FROM A TO B
AND OUR GREATEST AMOUNT OF WORK IS ON CONCOURSE B ITSELF, WHERE WE ARE REMODELING SPACE TO MAKE ROOM FOR UNITED, AND THAT'S REPRESENTED BY THE BLUE SHAPES, AND THIS IS ON THE RAMP LEVEL, WHICH IS BELOW THE PUBLIC LEVEL WHERE THE GATES ARE LOCATED
THE RED SHAPES INDICATE SPACE THAT WE ARE REMODELING PRIMARILY AS PART OF OUR ENABLING PACKAGE WITH OTHER AIRLINES MOVING THEM ON CONCOURSE B TO MAKE SPACE FOR UNITED, AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES CODE UPGRADES TO THE SPACES, ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND REMODELED RESTROOMS THE NUMBER TWO IS JUST AN ARROW SHOWING THE MOVEMENT AT DELTA AIRLINES FROM B TO A, INCLUDING SOME WORK ON SPACES FOR THEM, REPRESENTED BY THE HASHED RED SQUARES
AND THEN THERE'S SOME SPACES AT THE END OF CONCOURSE A WHICH WE WILL BE LIGHTLY TOUCHING, MAKING THEM READY FOR FUTURE LEASES WITH FUTURE TENANTS
THE NUMBER THREE HIGHLIGHTS, REALLY, SOME OF OUR MAJOR WORK AS WELL, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE VENTILATION AIR TO THE NEW SPACES WE ARE BUILDING ON CONCOURSE B
AND IT INCLUDES THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO AIR HANDLERS, WHICH WILL BE LARGER, BUT ALSO MORE EFFICIENT
THESE AIR HANDLERS ARE BEING DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS A FUTURE PROJECT THAT WILL BE COMING INTO CONCOURSE B TO CONNECT TO THEM AND MAKE FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE VENTILATION THROUGHOUT THE CONCOURSE IN THE FUTURE
THE LAST PIECE OF WORK THAT THE PORT WILL BE UNDERTAKING IS REPRESENTED BY THE NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS THE TICKET COUNTERS TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE MAIN TERMINAL
THESE ARE ADJACENT TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE CONVERTING THEM INTO A MORE FLOW THROUGH CONDITION AND CREATING MORE IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF THOSE TICKET COUNTERS
AND THEN THE NUMBER FIVE REPRESENTS THE WORK BY UNITED AIRLINES, WHO WILL BE REMODELING A VACATED LOUNGE INTO THEIR NEW LOUNGE ON CONCOURSE B
THIS WILL BE WORK UNDERTAKEN BY UNITED, COMPLETED BY THEM, BUT PAID FOR BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS PART OF THIS PROJECT
AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PROJECT MANAGER LETTY POWELL FOR THE NEXT FEW SLIDES
ALL RIGHT
THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO SUPPORT THE AIRLINE RELOCATION IN FOUR PACKAGES
SINCE WE SAW YOU LAST IN FEBRUARY, THE ENABLING PACKAGE THAT DELIVERS INITIAL TENANT RELOCATIONS AND CODE UPGRADES HAS BEEN PROGRESSED TO 100% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
THE REMAINING BASE SCOPE FOR THE AIRLINE REALIGNMENT IS AT APPROXIMATELY 60% DESIGN RIGHT NOW
AS WE MENTIONED, THE UNITED AIRLINE LOUNGE IS BEING COORDINATED UNDER A SEPARATE MOA WITH UNITED
WE ARE EXPECTING 30% DESIGN COMPLETE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR
OUR PROJECT TEAM IS COORDINATING VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM, AS WE ALL HAVE KEY INTERESTS TO ALIGN THE DELIVERY OF BOTH OF OUR SPACES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AIRLINE REALIGNMENT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A TIER TWO PROJECT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
OUR PROJECT TEAM HAS BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THE SPARK COMMITTEE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO IDENTIFY SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES
I'M HIGHLIGHTING THREE KEY STRATEGIES HERE FOR YOU TODAY
I AM PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT THE EQUITY STRATEGIES AND MATERIAL THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED
GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOMS, IMPROVED INTERIOR ACCESSIBILITY, AND NONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS WILL HAVE A DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE EFFECT TO ALL THE AIRLINE AND PORT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE WORKING ON THE RAMP LEVEL BACK OF HOUSE SPACE IN CONCOURSE B
THIS IS A VINTAGE BUILDING, AND SO IMPROVEMENTS ARE MUCH NEEDED
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WE ARE WORKING IN AND AROUND WILL MAYBE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING OF US DISRUPTING THEIR OPERATIONS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER SOMETHING THAT REALLY IMPROVES THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE
WE WILL BE RETURNING WITH THE SEAC COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER AS PART OF THEIR OVERALL UPDATE TO THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABILITY TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS OF WHERE WE'RE AT HERE
NEXT SLIDE TO SEAN
I BELIEVE SO
OUR PROJECT ESTIMATES ARE CONTINUING TO BE REFINED AS WE PROGRESS THE DESIGN
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR DESIGNERS AND OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, OR GCCM, PARTNERS, ALONG WITH OUR PROJECT CONTROL STAFF
WE HAVE NOW BROUGHT US TO A TOTAL PROJECT COST IN A RANGE OF THAT IS LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED, WHICH WAS IN THE $98 MILLION TO $172,000,000
WHILE WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE, WE ARE EVALUATING MEANS TO SHORTEN THE PROJECT SCHEDULE
WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT, AND THAT WILL HAVE A COROLLARY IMPACT ON REDUCING COSTS AS WELL
IF WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, TALKING ABOUT SCHEDULE, WE ARE REPRESENTING WHAT WE'RE CALLING OUR ENABLING WORK IN THE FIRST BAR AND THE REMAINING PORT WORK IN THE SECOND BAR
AND THE THIRD BAR REPRESENTS AGAIN THAT SEPARATE WORK BEING COMPLETED BY UNITED AIRLINES UNDER A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE IN THE BLUE BOX WHERE WE'RE PROJECTING THAT UNITED WOULD BE OPERATING OUT OF CONCOURSE B IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2025
WE ARE EVALUATING OPTIONS ON HOW TO BRING THAT BACK AND ACTUALLY GET UNITED OPERATING ON CONCOURSE B SOONER THAN THAT, BOTH WITH REDUCING CONSTRUCTION DURATIONS BUT ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES OF HOW WE CAN GET UNITED INTO THAT SPACE SOONER
AND SO THAT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON SOME OF THE WORK WE NEED TO DO WITH THEIR SPACE
THERE MAY BE FOR INSTANCE, A NEED FOR SOME TEMPORARY AIR HANDLERS, THINGS OF THAT SORT
BUT WE ARE CONTINUING TO EVALUATE HOW CAN WE GET UNITED COVID OVER SOONER THAN WHAT WE HAVE DEPICTED IN THIS SLIDE TODAY
AND SO I WILL TURN IT BACK TO LETTY FOR THE NEXT FEW SLIDES
GREAT PROJECT RISK CONTINUES TO BE MITIGATED AS WE GAIN COST AND SCHEDULE CERTAINTY AS DESIGN IS PROGRESSED
THERE ARE THREE KEY AREAS THAT WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED TODAY THAT ARE AMONG OUR HIGHEST RISKS THAT WE'RE TRACKING
A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE PROJECT TEAM HAS BEEN THE SITE VERIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
AS I MENTIONED ALLUDED TO EARLIER, OUR VINTAGE BUILDING, LASER SCANNING AND 3D MODELING EFFORTS HAVE UNDERGONE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND THIS HAS BEEN A KEY COMPONENT TO INFORMING THE DESIGN AND ALSO ABLE TO REDUCE THE OVERALL PUGET THAT SEAN ALLUDED TO EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION
COMPLEX PHASING IS A CHALLENGE THAT OUR TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO TACKLE HEAD ON
BRINGING IN THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL TRADE PARTNERS DURING PRECONSTRUCTION HAS PROVED INVALUABLE TO DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING THE COMPLEX PHASING THAT IS NEEDED
SO AS WE CONTINUE AGAIN TO GET TOWARDS 100% DESIGN FOR THE BASE SCOPE, I EXPECT TO SEE SOME A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA AS WELL
AND FINALLY, WE ARE WORKING IN A 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAY A WEEK FACILITY
ENSURING OUR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ARE PERFORMED SAFELY WITHOUT INTERRUPTION TO AIRLINE AND PORT OPERATIONS IS OUR TOP PRIORITY
THE PROJECT IS CONTINUING TO COLLABORATE WITH PORT STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT WE IDENTIFY THE OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS AND INCLUDE THOSE PROVISIONS WITHIN OUR CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
NEXT SLIDE
AND AS YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CONE OF CERTAINTY, AS YOU CAN SEE, SINCE WE WERE HERE BACK IN FEBRUARY, WE'VE CONTINUED TO PROGRESS TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT CONE
WE ARE APPROXIMATELY IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE RED NARROWS IS INDICATING RIGHT NOW
AS WE CONTINUE TO FINISH THE DESIGN BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER A BUDGET AND SCHEDULE THAT WE CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN
AND STAND BY
AND NEXT SLIDE
AND THIS IS OUR LAST SLIDE FOR TODAY
REALLY JUST HIGHLIGHTING WHEN WE WILL BE RETURNING TO YOU FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
FIRST UP IN SEPTEMBER, THE NEXT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER WE'LL BE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR OUR FIRST PACKAGE OF ENABLING WORK, APPROXIMATELY $14 MILLION
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO RETURN IN DECEMBER FOR THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION FOR THE REMAINING PORT WORK, AND THEN AT THAT TIME, ALSO PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE UNITED AIRLINES LOUNGE PROJECT
AND SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING AND WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
JUST TO NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER CHO HAS LEFT THE MEETING
SO AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONERS, I'LL LOOK TO MY COLLEAGUES WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU
FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE THOROUGH PRESENTATION
I HAD A QUICK QUESTION AROUND SLIDE NUMBER FOUR
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT HOW THE DECISIONS ARE MADE AROUND THIS
IT'S OBVIOUSLY REALLY IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE MAKING
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT AIRLINE GOES WHERE AND WHO'S PART OF THAT DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND WHAT INPUTS ARE TAKEN FROM EMPLOYEES AND SO FORTH? CERTAINLY SO THE PROJECT DID GO THROUGH A VERY THOROUGH PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT INCLUDED THE MOVEMENT OF DIFFERENT AIRLINES TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
WE EVALUATED THE PRIMARY PURPOSE WAS TO GET UNITED OFF OF THOSE INTERNATIONAL GATES WHERE THEY COULD BE EVENTUALLY BUMPED TO MORE STABLE GATES, IF YOU WILL, DOMESTIC OPERATIONAL GATES
AND SO WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, INCLUDING CONCOURSES C AND D, AND EVEN THE S CONCOURSE, THE SOUTH SATELLITE AS WELL
AND PART OF THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THIS PARTICULAR CHOSEN OPTION WAS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF OTHER AIRLINES THAT WOULD GET MOVED
AND REALLY TRYING TO LIMIT THAT PART OF THE ATTRACTIVENESS TOO, WAS JUST, IN ESSENCE, IF YOU WILL, SWAPPING GATES WITH DELTA AIRLINES, WHO HAS INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND WOULD BE MOVING INTO THE GATES, ESSENTIALLY, THAT UNITED IS OPERATING OUT OF NOW, WAS WORKING THEN WITH SOMEBODY WHO'S MOTIVATED TO MOVE
AND UNITED HAS BOTH UNITED AND DELTA HAVE BEEN VERY STRONG PARTNERS WITH US IN ADVANCING THIS PROJECT
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS SOME CONSENSUS AROUND THAT
INDEED
OKAY, GREAT
THAT WAS MY QUESTION
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I GOT TO TELL YOU, THIS IS LIKE JUST ONE OF THE OTHER PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT
IT JUST AMAZES ME THE CREATIVITY THAT GOES INTO THIS, AND THEY CALL IT REALIGNMENT
IT COULD BE LIKE THE MUSICAL CHAIRS
I MEAN, IT IS EXTRAORDINARY WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO JUST ENVISION, NO LESS IMPLEMENT, AS YOU SAY, WHILE CONDUCTING BUSINESS
IT REALLY IS VISIONARY, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
AND I ALSO APPRECIATE, OBVIOUSLY, THE COLLABORATION THAT THE AIRLINES HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO LIVE THROUGH SUCH A PROCESS
AND SO I'M REALLY DELIGHTED TO SEE THIS MOVING FORWARD
AND I THINK THERE'S ALSO IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESS TO GATES FOR WIDE BODIES AS ALSO ANOTHER BENEFIT OF DOING THIS
SO IT'S LIKE, WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE? AND THEN ALSO THE CREATIVITY THAT UNITED CAN THEN GO AND DO THEIR OWN CONSTRUCTION
SO THERE'S ALL THESE MULTIPLE WAYS IN WHICH YOU'RE COMPLETING THIS, ALL OF WHICH SHOWS TREMENDOUS FLEXIBILITY AND INGENUITY
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH, THANKS
THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION
THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE MORE CHALLENGING ASPECTS OF RUNNING AN AIRPORT IS MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS IN AN OPTIMAL LOCATION BASED ON TICKETING BAGGAGE HANDLING AND THEN WEIGHING THAT AGAINST THE SIZE OF THE PRESENCE OF A PARTICULAR CARRIER IN THE AIRPORT
AND HOW DO WE ACCOMMODATE THE BIG, MEDIUM AND SMALL IN AN EQUITABLE WAY? AND SO I DON'T ENVY THE WORK TO GET CONSENSUS AMONG OUR CARRIERS, BUT I CERTAINLY APPLAUD EVERYBODY THAT HAS PARTICIPATED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS
WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE BIG PROJECTS, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS FORCED TO BALANCE TWO VERY IMPORTANT FACTORS BUDGET AND SCHEDULE
AND OFTEN I THINK OUR INCLINATION IS TO SACRIFICE A LITTLE BIT OF SCHEDULE TO MAKE UP SOME IN BUDGET
WHEN I LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE OVERVIEW AND I CAN'T SEE THE PAGE NUMBER ON IT, BUT MAYBE WE COULD BRING THAT UP, THAT PARTICULAR SLIDE UP
THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF THAT SCHEDULE OVERVIEW THAT GIVES ME REAL CONCERN, WHICH IS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MAJOR MOMENTS COMING UP HERE IN AIRPORT USE WHERE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO SLIP AT ALL ON THIS SCHEDULE
FIRST IS THE INCREASED OPENING OF TRANS PACIFIC TRAFFIC AT THE AIRPORT
SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING FLIGHTS THAT HAD BEEN MOTHBALLED DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC FROM CHINA AND FROM ELSEWHERE IN ASIA TO BE REINSTITUTED
THOSE ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR OUR REGION ECONOMICALLY
AND IN A TIME WHEN THE TENSION BETWEEN US AND CHINA IS WHERE IT IS, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT KIND OF BILATERAL MOVEMENT
AND SO AS AN AIRPORT, WE WANT TO ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET FOR FOLKS VISITING FROM CHINA AND ELSEWHERE IN ASIA
AND THEN THE SECOND IS RIGHT AT THE END OF THE CHART
WE'RE ONE OF THE HOST CITIES FOR FIFA 2026
THIS IS AN ENORMOUS WORLD EVENT
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHOWCASE OUR REGION
MORE PEOPLE WATCH THE WORLD CUP THAN WATCH THE OLYMPICS
AND WHILE SOCCER MAY NOT BE THE MOST POPULAR SPORT HERE, IT CERTAINLY IS IN MOST OF THE WORLD
AND WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN FOLKS WHO HAVE NEVER SPENT TIME IN SEATTLE COME AND GET THEIR FIRST IMPRESSION HERE, THAT IT'S THROUGH AN AIRPORT THAT WORKS SMOOTHLY, THAT IS LOGICAL, IN WHICH THE IAF WELCOME MAT IS AMAZING, BUT THAT ALSO, UPON RETURN, THAT THEIR FLIGHTS ARE SENSICAL
SO THAT IT APPEARS AS IF WE WILL MAKE IT JUST IN TIME BASED ON THOSE SCHEDULING CONCERNS
HOWEVER, IF PAST IS PROLOGUE, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL THAT COULD IMPACT SCHEDULE
AND SO I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO USE MY COMMENT TODAY TO SAY THAT AS WE CONTINUE FORWARD IN THIS PROJECT, PLEASE DO NOT DELAY IN BRINGING FORWARD TO US OPPORTUNITIES TO EITHER ACCELERATE SCHEDULE OR KEEP IT ON PACE, EVEN IF IT MIGHT REQUIRE A
LITTLE BIT MORE INVESTMENT UPFRONT
I THINK IT WOULD BE UNWISE FOR US TO TRY TO BE PENNYWISE AND POUND FOOLISH IN THIS SITUATION IN PARTICULAR
AND SO IN THAT BALANCE BETWEEN SCHEDULE AND BUDGET, PLEASE KNOW WHERE I'M INCLINED ON THIS ONE THAT WE REALLY DO NEED TO MAKE SCHEDULE ON THIS
TOTALLY UNDERSTOOD, COMMISSIONER
AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO MAKE EFFORTS TOWARDS COMPLETING THIS PROJECT SOONER THAN WHAT WE'RE DEPICTING
I THINK WE'VE GOT OPTIONS THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING, INCLUDING WHAT TEMPORARY FACILITIES WE COULD MOVE AIRLINES INTO TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE WORKING WITH OUR GENERAL GCCM AND DESIGN PARTNERS, AS WELL AS WITH OUR AIRPORT STAKEHOLDERS TO SEE WHAT STEPS WE CAN TAKE TOWARD THAT END AND REALLY TRYING TO GET THE PROJECT AND GET UNITED MOVED CLOSER TO THE BEGINNING OF 2025 AS OPPOSED TO WHERE WE'RE SHOWING IT NOW
I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, I THINK, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS YOU MADE
I THINK IT WAS REALLY GREAT
WHAT DO THEY SAY? ABOUT 100 MILLION TUNE IN TO THE SUPER BOWL AND 3.5 BILLION TUNE IN TO FIFA, THE WORLD CUP? AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT POINTS THAT YOU'VE MADE
AND I DO WONDER, JUST AS PART OF THAT RISK MANAGEMENT AND ARE YOU GUYS TAKING THESE LARGE EVENTS INTO ACCOUNT? AND HOW IS THAT INFORMATION GOING TO COME BACK TO US AS COMMISSIONERS IF THAT TIMELINE IS GOING TO CHANGE OR IF WE'RE AT RISK OF THAT CHANGING AT ANY POINT SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME EARLY DECISIONS? AND CERTAINLY WE CAN RELAY THAT INFORMATION BACK TO YOU AS WE GET IT DEVELOPED
WE WILL, OF COURSE, BE RETURNING TO THE COMMISSION AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT ALSO IN DECEMBER, AND WE SHOULD HAVE SOME DEVELOPMENTS BY THAT POINT THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU AT THE DECEMBER MEETING, IF NOT SOONER AS THEY OCCUR
GREAT
CAN WE TURN TO SLIDE SIX FOR ME, PLEASE? TAKING A LOOK AT THE EQUITY STRATEGIES THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED
SO FOR THE RESTROOMS THAT ARE THERE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOMS, JUST ONE AREA THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE OF ALL IDENTITIES
OKAY
AND THEN DO THOSE ALSO FEATURE FAMILY STALLS? DO YOU MIND IF I PLEASE, YEAH
THIS IS A BACK OF HOUSE RAMP LEVEL ONLY, JUST FOR THE PORT AND AIRLINE WORKERS
GOT IT
YEAH
SO NO FAMILY PROVISIONS
WE ACTUALLY EXPLORED THAT AND EVEN LIKE A NURSING ROOM, BUT BECAUSE OF SAFETY DANGERS DOWN THERE, JUST WITH 24/7 OPERATIONS AND NOT HAVING ALWAYS 100% PEOPLE AROUND ALL THE TIME WITH THE MAINTENANCE FOLKS, THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT
ABOUT SECURITY SPECIFICALLY, JUST ABOUT HAVING THE USE OF THE ROOM NOT BEING MUTED FOR WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE USED AND BEING DAMAGED AND TRASHED
AND THEN THE PEOPLE WHO WERE USING THAT JUST NOT FEELING SAFE ABOUT BEING IN A ROOM
THAT LOCKS
AND SO IT'S OUR GENDER NEUTRAL
WE WERE KEEPING AN OPEN FLOOR SETTING AND THEN WORKING WITH MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE MORE REGULAR ROUNDS DURING THE OFF HOURS
OKAY
SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COLLABORATION JUST TO MAKE SURE THE FUNCTION OF THE SPACE ALSO MEETS THE OPERATION AND THE FOLKS THAT WERE THERE
OKAY
AND THEN FOR EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOMS, WHERE ARE THOSE GOING TO BE LOCATED? ON OUR MAP? THOSE ARE PART OF THE AIRLINE
SO WE'RE PROVIDING TENANT AND AIRLINE SPACE
AND SO AS PART OF THEIR FUNCTION TO SUPPORT THEIR RAMP OPERATIONS, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT BREAK ROOMS SO THAT'S WITHIN OUR CONCOURSE B RAMP LEVEL, WE'LL BE PROVIDING FOR UNITED AIRLINES, DELTA AIRLINES, AND THEN SOME SKYWEST AIRLINES FACILITIES
OKAY, THANK YOU
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION THAT IT'S NOT FOR THE PUBLIC
BUT IT JUST REMINDED ME THAT WE LEARNED SOME TIME AGO THAT IN THE PUSH FOR GENDER NEUTRAL, THAT THERE WAS SOME POTENTIAL UNANTICIPATED CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING
THAT THE TRAFFICKER COULD FOLLOW THE PERSON INTO THE ROOM
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING, ONE OF THESE THINGS LIKE NO GOOD DEED SHOULD GO, RIGHT? I'M JUST WONDERING, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TO BALANCE THAT CHALLENGE IN THIS PARTICULAR NO, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT PERTINENT HERE, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO DO GENDER NEUTRALITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SO HAS THERE BEEN SOME DESIGN THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TO CONTEND WITH THESE POTENTIALLY OPPOSING GOALS? THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION
IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THAT BACK TO REALLY, OUR RESTROOM TEAM AND HAVE THEM ADDRESS THAT QUESTION FOR YOU, GIVEN IT'S NOT PERTINENT TO THIS CONVERSATION
CERTAINLY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
YEAH
OKAY
THANK YOU FOR THAT
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT ITEM
CLAIRE CLARK, PLEASE READ IT INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN B THE 2023 PORT OF SEATTLE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM BRIEFING
COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS OUR ANNUAL BRIEFING OF OUR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
BOTTOM LINE UPFRONT
WE CONTINUE TO SEE NO UNDERREPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES IN ANY EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TO OUR EEO JOB GROUPS AT THE PORT
WHILE WE DO HAVE TWO UNDERREPRESENTED EEO JOB GROUPS FOR WOMEN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH TALENT ACQUISITION AND TALENT CONNECTIONS TO CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT FOR THESE EEO JOB GROUPS
WHILE THESE RESULTS ARE STRONG, I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE STILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT IN THIS REGARD
AND YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES LED BY HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE TRULY REALIZING OUR EQUITY GOALS ACROSS THE PORT
SO THE PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE CYNTHIA ALVAREZ, SENIOR MANAGER EMPLOYEE RELATIONS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES, AND GEORGE JENNAKAKIS, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM MANAGER, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES AS WELL
SO CYNTHIA, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON
I'M CYNTHIA ALVAREZ, SENIOR MANAGER, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS WITH HR
I'M JOINED TODAY WITH GEORGE JENNAKAKIS, OUR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM MANAGER, TO PRESENT THE 2023 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BRIEFING
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THE PORT OF SEATTLE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO MEET OUR COMPLIANCE REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES, AS WELL AS REFLECTS THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
OUR FIRST SLIDE HERE IS A QUICK REFRESHER OF OUR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM PURPOSE AND REQUIREMENT
WE ARE REQUIRED AS A FEDERAL CONTRACTOR TO CREATE THREE ANNUAL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS ONE FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES, ONE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND ONE FOR VEVRAA PROTECTIVE VETERANS
OUR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM ALSO ENSURES THAT WE TAKE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO RECRUIT, HIRE, AND RETAIN QUALIFIED WOMEN, MINORITIES, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND VEVRAA PROTECTED VETERANS
OUR PROGRAM ALSO ENSURES THAT THE REPRESENTATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THESE GROUPS MEETS THE STANDARDS SET OUT FOR US BY THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS OR OFCCP NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO GEORGE, WHO IS GOING TO JUMP INTO OUR 2023 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
THANK YOU
THANKS, NYTHIA
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS GEORGE CHINCAKIS
I'M THE PORT PORTS BURIEN OF ACTION PROGRAM MANAGER
I'M JUST GOING TO COVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR 2023 PERMIT ACTION PLAN YEAR
SO THIS FIRST SLIDE IS THE KEY POINTS FROM THE PLAN YEAR
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POINTED OUT, WE HAD NO UNDERUTILIZATIONS FOR MINORITIES IN ANY OF OUR 17 EEO JOB GROUPS
WE DID HAVE TWO UNDERUTILIZATIONS FOR WOMEN AND JOB GROUPS 21, OUR TECHNICIANS JOB GROUP AND JOB GROUP 28, OUR NON COMMISSION PROTECTIVE SERVICES JOB GROUP
WE CONDUCTED OUR 2023 EEO COMPENSATION ANALYSIS AND CONTINUED TO FIND THAT THERE ARE DISPARITIES OF 7.5% AND GREATER IN PAY FOR PEOPLE PORN AND SAME WORK
HOWEVER, THAT'S REGARDLESS OF RACE AND GENDER, HR IS ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF A COMPENSATION PROJECT THAT IS ADDRESSING PAY DISPARITIES THROUGH OUR PAY EQUITY ANALYSIS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR OUR PROGRESS WITH OUR ANNUAL EU COMPENSATION ANALYSIS
THIS PAST PLAN YEAR, WE CONDUCTED A FULL AUDIT OF THE PORT'S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
WE HAVE TAKEN A NUMBER OF STEPS TO IMPROVE OUR DATA COLLECTION, EEO JOB REACH ASSIGNMENTS, AND OUR APPLICANT FLOW CONSIDERATIONS FOR MORE ACCURATE ANALYSIS GOING FORWARD INTO THE 2024 PLAN YEAR AND BEYOND
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THIS SLIDE LOOKS AT OUR OTHER TWO PLANS FOR THIS SLIDE LOOKS AT OUR OTHER TWO PLANS FOR SECTION 503 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY AND OUR BEVERAGE PROTECTED VETS
THE FIRST BOX THERE IS THE ASPIRATIONAL GOAL THAT LFCCP SET FOR 2023 FOR 7% FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY AND 5.5% FOR BEVERLY PROTECTIVE VETERANS
THIS LAST PLAN YEAR, WE HAD AN INCREASE FOR INDIVIDUAL DISABILITIES OR THOSE IDENTIFYING AS SUCH 9%, WHICH IS INCREASE OF 1.6% AND THEN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN VERTICA VETS DOWN TO 8.86%
BOTH OF THESE ARE STILL WELL ABOVE THE ASPIRATIONAL GOAL SET BY OC
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THIS IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE UNREALIZATION THAT WE FOUND FOR OUR TWO JOB GROUPS FOR WOMEN
SO FOR TECHNICIANS
JOB GROUP 21
THESE POSITIONS CONSIST MOSTLY OF ICT SURVEY AND MAPPING, AVIATION, MAINTENANCE, LOGISTICS AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
AND THEN FOR THE NON COMMISSION PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMAND
THOSE ARE UPPER LEVEL FIRE COMMAND POSITIONS, CAPTAIN, SIGN, CHIEFS, ASSISTANT CHIEF POSITIONS
JUST QUICKLY GOING OVER THESE BOXES HERE YOU HAVE THE FIRST ONE
THERE IS TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THE POSITIONS, NUMBER OF FEMALE IN THOSE FEMALES IN THE JOB GROUP AND THEN AN AVAILABILITY BENCHMARK IS THE WEIGHTED AVAILABILITY BASED ON EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL APPLICANTS AND THE DIFFERENCE IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHORT OF MEETING THAT BENCHMARK
FOR TECHNICIANS, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 36% FOR THAT PLAN YEAR AND WE HIRED 49 POSITIONS AND ONLY 18 OF THEM WERE FOR FEMALES
PLACEMENT RATES ABOUT 37%, SO SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN OUR CURRENT RATE
AND THE PORT METRUCK GROUP 28, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 3.9%, SO WELL BELOW THE 20.68% YOU SEE THERE
WE ONLY HAD ONE POSITION UP FROM LAST YEAR
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THIS IS A LOOK AT OUR NONREPRESENTED PAY BY GRADE
THIS ONE IS GENDER
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS IS THE NON REP
ONLY NON REP MAKES UP JUST OVER HALF OF OUR EMPLOYEE WORKFORCE
SO WE'RE ONLY SEEING ABOUT HALF THE PICTURE HERE
SO WOMAN REPRESENTATION OVERALL IS AT 33%
THIS IS AS OF AUGUST 15
WE ARE SEEING THAT FEMALE REPRESENTATION STARTS VERY HIGH IN ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS AND THEN WE SEE DIP AS WE GET TO GRADES 25 TO 29TH AND NEVER FALLING BELOW OUR REPRESENTATION
AND ONCE WE GET INTO HIGHER GRADE, WOMEN REPRESENTATION GROWS
THE PORT IS DOING WELL AT ADVANCING FROM WOMEN AT THE TOP LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION
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THIS IS THE SAME CHART, BUT FOR MINORITY REPRESENTATION
WE SEE THE SAME KIND OF STARTING HERE WHERE MINORITY REPRESENTATION IS STRONG IN ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS, GRADES 15 THROUGH 19
BUT THEN WE SEE A STEADY DROP IN PROGRESS AS WE PROGRESS INTO HIGHER GRADES
THIS REFLECTS THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE OUR RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITY EMPLOYEES AS THEY ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS
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THIS IS A GENERAL LOOK AT OUR REPRESENTATION OF THE PORT COMPARED TO OUR THREE MAJOR SURROUNDING AREAS
SO THIS DATA FOR KING, PIERCE, AND SNOHOMISH REPRESENTS STRAIGHT POPULATION, SO THAT'S ALL JUVENILES, RETIRED, ELDERLY AND NON WORKING ADULTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE OF NOTE IS THAT OUR MINORITY REPRESENTATION DOES WELL REFLECT PIERCE AND SNOHOMISH AND SLIGHTLY LESS THAN NEXT SLIDE
SO MOVING FORWARD INTO OUR 2024 PLAN YEAR, AS STATED EARLIER, CONTINUING TO PARTNER TALENT, EXISTING AND EMERGING TALENT TO IDENTIFY RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR UNDERUTILIZATIONS
AS A REACTION TO THIS PAST PLAN YEAR, WE HAVE PUT IN A FLAGGER INTO TALENT, JUST WORKFLOW TO AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGER WHENEVER A POSITION FOR ONE OF OUR UNUTILIZATIONS APPEARS SO THAT WE CAN CREATE MORE TARGETED OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN THOSE POSITIONS
WORKPLACE RESPONSIBILITY, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
CONTINUING IN OUR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WORK, HR IS CONTINUING IN ITS CODE OF CONDUCT POLICIES, REVIEW AND UPDATES
AND WE'VE ESTABLISHED A TEAM IN HR TO REVIEW ALL POLICY UPDATES AND RENEWS THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS BEFORE FINALIZING
AND WE ARE ALSO PREPARING TO EVALUATE OUR EEO JOB GROUPS FOLLOWING HR'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS NEW PAY RATE STRUCTURE
THAT IS ALL THE SLIDES I HAVE AND WELCOME
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I'M GOING TO TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR QUESTIONS
IT'S JUST ONE OBSERVATION THAT IT JUST SEEMS THAT OUR SCORE REGARDING RACE VERSUS GENDER IS FAR WORSE WITH REGARDS TO OPPORTUNITIES AS THE GRADES GET HIGHER
CORRECT? YOU ARE CORRECT, SIR
DO YOU SEE THIS AS DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS EACH ONE, OR IS IT BASICALLY THE SAME APPROACH? WELL, I THINK THAT WE WILL BE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR TALENT ACQUISITION TEAM TO WORK ON CREATING SUCH A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE NUMBERS FOR MINORITIES AND TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES MOVING FORWARD
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL BEEN WATCHING CAREFULLY AFTER A COUPLE OF KEY SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ABOUT BOTH LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVEL, THE ABILITY TO USE SOME OF THESE METRICS TO HELP TO ENCOURAGE DIVERSITY IN WORKPLACES, OBVIOUSLY IN SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT
I'M WONDERING IF YOU ALL EXPERTS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN PART OF CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING AMONGST PROFESSIONALS LIKE YOU ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE, AFTER THOSE DECISIONS TO STILL WORK TOWARDS THE SAME OUTCOME, WHICH IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR WORKFORCE REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY SUFFICIENTLY
YES, WE WERE FAMILIAR, OF COURSE, WITH THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION WHICH, AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, IMPACTS COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
IT DID NOT IMPACT THE EMPLOYMENT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN THE EMPLOYMENT ARENA
IT DID NOT CHANGE OR IN ANY WAY ALTER THE PORT'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO COMPLY WITH OFCCP AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
BUT WE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE
I AM FAMILIAR WITH COLLEAGUES IN THE FIELD WHO HAVE READ ARTICLES ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING AT THEIR EDI EFFORTS AND REVISITING THEIR EDI EFFORTS
OF COURSE, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE PORT OR I WOULD SUPPORT PERSONALLY
AND AGAIN, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WITH OUR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM, THERE'S NO PLUS ONE PREFERENCE FOR RACE
THERE'S NO QUOTAS
WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO RECRUIT, HIRE AND RETAIN QUALIFIED WOMEN AND MINORITIES, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, FEVER, PROTECTIVE VETERANS
THAT HASN'T CHANGED
BUT CONTINUE TO BE VERY INVOLVED IN PROFESSIONAL GROUPS THAT CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION
TO STRATEGIZE FOR WHAT THE FUTURE MAY HOLD, WE DON'T KNOW
WELL, PLEASE LET US KNOW AS YOU EXPERTS CONTINUE TO FACE UNCERTAIN WATERS AND YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE FINDING WAYS TO ACHIEVE THE ULTIMATE GOAL, WHICH IS, AS I SAID, TO HAVE TRUE REPRESENTATION IN OUR WORKFORCE AND CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS
PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO SHARE THOSE FINDINGS WITH US TOO
ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU, GEORGE
IS THAT A MICHIGAN SURETY YOU'RE DOES? IT IS
I HOPE THAT MICHIGAN AND WASHINGTON CAN MEET IN THE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR AND THAT MICHIGAN GOES DOWN TO WASHINGTON
BUT ANYWAY, YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT THIS YEAR
VICE VERSA
DIRECTOR GERARD
YEAH
THANK YOU
KATIE GERARD, SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR HUMAN RESOURCES I JUST WANT TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT TO SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING
SO, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, IN REGARDS TO THE EQUITY IN OUR SALARIES, THAT IS A PROJECT THAT WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO BEING READY TO IMPLEMENT
WITH THE NEW PAY EQUITY METHODOLOGY FOR OUR NON REPRESENTED PAY GRADES, THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, AND IT WILL GET US MUCH MORE CONSISTENT IN HOW WE ADDRESS SALARY ACROSS THE BOARD
AND SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE IMPLEMENT IN 2024 THAT NEW STRUCTURE
AND IN TERMS OF THE OUTREACH, RIGHT
THOSE ARE THE TOOLS THAT WE'VE HAD
WE'RE IN WASHINGTON STATE, I 200 HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS
SO OUR PROACTIVE OUTREACH IS REALLY THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN DO
AND WE HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP OUR EFFORTS IN THAT SPACE, NOT ONLY FROM BUILDING OUR PIPELINE THROUGH OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, OUR VET FELLOW PROGRAMS, BUT JUST WE HAVE MORE STAFF IN THAT AREA
CERTAINLY WE'VE BROUGHT IN LOTS OF NEW EMPLOYEES INTO THE PORT
AND SO EVERY HIRE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A DIVERSE POOL
WE'VE ALSO BEEN PARTNERING WITH OEDI TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PANELS ARE FULL OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
AND SO AS PEOPLE ARE INTERVIEWING AND BEING CONSIDERED, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT THOSE INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES
SO I FEEL CONFIDENT
I MEAN, WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT HAVE REALLY IMPROVED
WE HAVE BETTER DATA
TODAY, WHEN I CAME IN THE DOOR, THERE WAS 18% TO 20% THAT DIDN'T EVEN IDENTIFY THEIR RACE
IN OUR SYSTEM, WE'RE DOWN TO 13%
THAT'S SIGNIFICANT IN MY MIND THAT PEOPLE ARE NOW WILLING TO SHARE THEIR RACE INFORMATION WITH US SO WE HAVE BETTER INFORMATION TO ANALYZE
GEORGE HAS COME IN
IT'S A NEW POSITION AS OF LAST YEAR AS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM MANAGER, SO A DEDICATED RESOURCE TO REALLY AUDIT OUR PROGRAM
HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB PUT IN SOME NEW TOOLS TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING WHERE OUR UNDERREPRESENTATION EXISTS
AND FOR US, THAT'S FOR WOMEN
IT'S NOT FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR
BUT CERTAINLY ON THE EQUITY FOCUS ON SALARY
WITH OUR COMP PROJECT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS AND HAVE REALLY A LOT BETTER DATA TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE NOT BASED ON RACE AND GENDER
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
I'LL SAY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE DAYLIGHT THE REALITY OF OUR POSITION RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE CAN STRATEGIZE TOGETHER ON HOW WE CAN BEGIN TO CLOSE SOME OF THESE EQUITY GAPS
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S VERY DISCONCERTING TO LOOK AT THE GAPS THAT CLEARLY CONTINUE TO EXIST RIGHT HERE WITHIN THE PORT OF SEATTLE BETWEEN STAFF WHO HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS AND DOING SIMILAR FUNCTIONS
AND SO I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE DIRECTOR GERARD'S ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ABOUT ACTIONS THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE TAKING
I MEAN, THE KEYWORD AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS ACTION
WELL, THEY'RE BOTH KEYWORDS, I'M HOPING
CAN YOU TALK TO ME JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT AN ANTICIPATED TIMELINE FOR AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO GIVE PAY RAISES TO MEMBERS OF OUR WORKFORCE? BECAUSE HIRING IS IMPORTANT, RETENTION IS IMPORTANT
BUT A KEY PIECE OF THAT IS NOT JUST THAT PEOPLE ARE HERE, IT'S THAT THEY'RE ALSO BEING FAIRLY TREATED IN EARNINGS AND APPRECIATED
SO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AND A POTENTIAL TIMELINE WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US, FOR SURE
SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE
I AM VERY UPFRONT ABOUT THAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT A 2024 IMPLEMENTATION
PART OF OUR PAY EQUITY STRATEGY IS TO LOOK AT BOTH EXPERIENCE THAT EVERYONE BRINGS TO THE TABLE
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAD READILY AVAILABLE
SO OVER THE SUMMER, WE'VE ASKED EVERY NON REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE TO SUBMIT THEIR SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING TODAY
SO WE CAN START TO ANALYZE, OKAY, IF I HAVE NINE YEARS AS A KIND OF SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HR AND SOMEBODY ELSE HAS THREE YEARS AS AN HR CONSULTANT, THAT THAT'S A FACTOR THAT WILL ACTUALLY GO INTO WHERE THEIR SALARY SHOULD BE SET
SO WE NEED TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION, AND WE'RE ABOUT 85% COMPLETE OF ANALYZING IT
THERE WILL BE A PROCESS WHERE WE SHARE THE EXPERIENCE FACTOR WITH EACH OF THOSE EMPLOYEES
AND SO WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR THE FIRST PART OF 2024, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO TWO TWO ONE TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING AND WHAT THE NEW KIND OF DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES ARE GOING FORWARD
I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW IN ANTICIPATION OF, BECAUSE YOU WILL RECEIVE THE SALARY AND BENEFITS RESOLUTION THAT WILL HAVE ALL OF THAT NEW INFORMATION AND PROCESS IN IT
SO AS SOON AS WE'RE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, MAYBE LATER THIS YEAR, WE CAN START THOSE TWO TWO ONES SO THAT CAN GET YOU ALL UP TO SPEED ON WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING
SO IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING THE FUNDING SOURCES NECESSARY IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THAT, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE UPCOMING BUDGET CYCLE? YEAH, COMMISSIONER, YOU'LL SEE THOSE THAT'S PART OF THE DISCUSSION IS HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT IT WITHIN THE BUDGET
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT PROPOSED, ESPECIALLY THE SALARY AND BENEFITS RESOLUTION COMING FORWARD, BUT AS A PART OF THE OVERALL BUDGET
AND THAT ACTUALLY KNOW
THERE'S TWO PARTS OF THAT, AS KATIE HAS TALKED ABOUT, WHICH IS THE COMPENSATION STUDY, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE OTHER SIDE OF LOOKING AT JUST PAY EQUITY AS WELL
SO THE TWO ELEMENTS OF THAT WILL BE REFLECTED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
YEAH
AND THEN IN TERMS OF STRATEGIES AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE CORRECTIVE ACTION
RIGHT? SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE'S A PLAN FOR THAT
WHAT HAS THIS STUDY REVEALED OR WHAT HAS THE WOMAN OF COLOR ASSESSMENT REVEALED ABOUT CAUSATION? THAT THERE'S SUCH STARK DISPARITY BETWEEN PEOPLE HOLDING SIMILAR POSITIONS DOING SIMILAR WORK BUT IN WHAT THEY'RE EARNING? PART OF IT'S STRUCTURAL
IN MY MIND, IF WE LOOK AT WHAT OUR CURRENT PAY BANDS LOOK LIKE TODAY, THEY'RE PRETTY BROAD
SO SOMEONE THAT IS BRAND NEW TO A FIELD AND AT THE LOWER END OF THAT IT'S A 50% GAP TO THE TOP
AND SO CERTAINLY DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE AT ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THAT BAND
WE ARE GOING TO NARROWS THE BANDS A LITTLE BIT BUT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THEM MORE COMPETITIVE
WE ARE LOOKING AT MARKET BUT CERTAINLY JUST SOME INCONSISTENCIES
SOME MANAGERS WILL REALLY FIGHT HARD THAT THIS PERSON NEEDS TO START HIGHER IN THE RANGE
OTHERS ARE LIKE OH, I WANT TO START EVERYONE AT THE BEGINNING
SO THERE'S JUST BEEN SOME INCONSISTENCIES
WE'VE ALWAYS ALLOWED PEOPLE TO BRING PEOPLE IN BELOW THE MIDPOINT AND REQUIRE JUSTIFICATION TO BRING IN SOMEONE ABOVE THE MIDPOINT
THAT'S BEEN A REGULAR PROCESS
BUT THAT KIND OF BELOW THE MIDPOINT CAN BE VERY VARIABLE AND OVER TIME CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON HOW SOMEONE'S SALARY PROGRESSES
AND SO I THINK SOME OF IT WAS STRUCTURAL BUT ALSO JUST HOW DIFFERENT MANAGERS WOULD ADVOCATE AND HOW THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS WENT
WHAT WE'RE MOVING TO IS A MORE PREDICTIVE PAY ANALYSIS WHERE WE WOULD LOOK AT WHAT SIMILAR EXPERIENCE SOMEBODY HAS TO THEN PLACE THEM IN THE BAND AND THEN PERFORMANCE AND COLA WOULD BE THE WAYS THAT THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THAT BAND DOING THE SAME WORK
SO IT'S A MORE CONSISTENT APPROACH TO ADMINISTERING PAY FOR THE PEOPLE DOING SIMILAR JOBS
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT YOU'VE INVESTED TO UNDERSTAND THIS AS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO STRATEGIZE AROUND IT
AND IT'S INTERESTING THE POINT OF ENTRY AND HIRE OF WHAT THEY'RE RECEIVING IN PAY WHEN THEY FIRST COME ON BOARD IS ASSESSED BASED UPON WHAT? THEIR EXPERTISE OR WHAT EXPERIENCE THEIR EXPERIENCE
BUT WHY THERE'D BE SUCH STARK DIFFERENCE AT THE POINT OF ENTRY THEN BETWEEN MALES OR WHITES, BETWEEN NON MALES AND NON WHITES AT THE POINT OF ENTRY THAT LISA STARTS DISPARITIES RAISES OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME
HOW ARE WE CONSIDERING THE TOTALITY OF WHAT MAKES SOMEBODY QUALIFIED? ARE THERE PAY NEGOTIATIONS THAT WE ALLOW FOR OR ARE THERE OTHER FACTORS THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY TODAY? BUT WE'RE CHANGING THAT
SO WE WILL START TO SEE ON OUR JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT OUR PAY BAND IS THIS WE ALREADY, AS REQUIRED, WE ALREADY PUT THE FULL BAND THAT'S AVAILABLE ASSIGNED TO THAT JOB
BUT WE'LL SAY IF YOU BRING SIX YEARS OF EXPERIENCE YOU CAN EXPECT YOUR SALARY TO BE IN THIS MUCH SMALLER SPACE BECAUSE IT'S RELATIVE TO THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
SO WE'LL START PROMOTING THAT ON OUR JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS
ONCE WE HAVE THE FULL METHODOLOGY IMPLEMENTED, THERE ARE SOME KIND OF VARIABLES THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH TO KIND OF FIND OUT WHAT THAT RIGHT MIX OF EXPERIENCE
CREDIT SHOULD BE AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE A PAY FOR PERFORMANCE SYSTEM HERE AT THE PORT, WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THAT
THEN THERE WILL BE ONCE YOU'RE IN THE PORT, THE PROGRESSION CAN BE MADE BASED ON PERFORMANCE
SO THAT WILL BE THE SECOND FACTOR FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES
EXCELLENT
SO THIS POOL, THIS ASSESSMENT IS BASED UPON PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES, CORRECT? YEP
THE SALARY IS ALL JUST OUR NON REP, SO IT DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR REPRESENTATIVES
AND CAN YOU TAKE SNAPSHOTS BY DEPARTMENT AS WELL TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY? AND THEN IS PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE ALSO A PART OF THIS STUDY AS WELL? THEY ARE REPRESENTED, SO WAGES AND SALARIES ARE SET THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS
SO THAT'S A SEPARATE PROCESS
BUT WE LOOK AT MARKET DATA AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS AS WE NEGOTIATE UNDER MIKHAIL O'BRIEN
OKAY
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTIONS
ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BODY? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE AMAZING WORK
APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU
I'M CHEERING NOW
OKAY
SO I GUESS THAT ACTUALLY CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
AND AT THIS TIME WE CAN MOVE TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONER
IS THERE ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS? SINCE COMMISSIONER MOHAMED HAS A HAPPY NOTE TO END ON, I THINK I'D RATHER GO FIRST
GO FOR IT
ABSOLUTELY
WELL, ACTUALLY, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF ACKNOWLEDGING 911, HAVING MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS GROWING UP FROM THAT ON FROM NEW YORK
AND IT IS A SOLEMN TIME FOR ME, AND ONE THAT I THINK THE REFLECTION ON OUR VULNERABILITY AS A COUNTRY AND CERTAINLY OUR VULNERABILITY AND DEMOCRACY RIGHT NOW, IT'S A GREAT MOMENT TO REFLECT AND I DO APPRECIATE EXECUTIVE METRUCK'S CHANCE TO BRING IT TO OUR ATTENTION
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH, SURE
SO I THINK THE THING I WOULD REFLECT ON TODAY IS BACK TO SCHOOL
SOMEBODY WHO IS SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE A GOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO SEND MY THREE KIDS OFF TO AND KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND COME BACK A LITTLE BIT SMARTER AT THE END OF EACH
FOR I'M SURE ALL PARENTS CAN AGREE WITH ME IN SAYING IT REALLY IS A WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR TO GET THEM BACK ON THE SCHOOL BUS EACH MORNING
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING PRESSURED INTO MY COMMENTS
I JUST WANT TO ECHO YOUR WORDS ABOUT 911
I HAVE TO START THERE
AND I REALLY APPRECIATED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRICS COMMENTS, AND THAT WAS A CHANGING MOMENT FOR SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY, SO MANY AMERICANS IN THE COUNTRY
AND I WAS SO GRATEFUL TO SEEING ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS FIRST RESPONDERS
I WAS PRETTY YOUNG WHEN 911 HAPPENED, AND TO ME, IT WASN'T REALLY CLEAR WHAT THAT MOMENT WAS AND HOW LIFE CHANGING IT WOULD BE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SO MANY PEOPLE FROM THE SIKH COMMUNITY, THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
I THOUGHT IT WAS A MOMENT OF UNIFICATION FOR SO MANY AMERICANS IN THIS COUNTRY
TO SAY THAT SOMETHING SO TERRIBLE HAPPENED TO THE UNITED STATES, AND THEN TO FEEL LIKE YOU, CLERK HART, OF THAT PROBLEM IS PAINFUL
SEE, I SHOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT IT UP
I SHOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT IT UP
BUT I DO REFLECT IT'S A MOMENT OF REFLECTION AND IT STILL MAKES ME VERY PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN AND VERY PROUD TO HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE COME TOGETHER AND FIGHT FOR THE COUNTRY AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE IMPACTED BY IT INDIRECTLY
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PAIN BECAUSE IT'S REAL
THAT SAID, THURSDAY I'LL END IN MORE KIND OF AN EXCITING NOTE FOR OUR CITY
THURSDAY IS BEYONCE KNOWLES CONCERT
AND IF YOU GUYS KNOW ME, YOU KNOW I'M A HUGE BEYONCE FAN AND I DIDN'T DO IT
ACTUALLY, OUR COMMISSION STAFF, I CALLED THEM EARLIER, JOKING AROUND AND SAYING THAT THIS IS THE BEST WEEK OF THE SUMMER BECAUSE BEYONCE KNOWLES IS COMING TO OUR CITY AND THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLE CONCERT AND THAT WE SHOULD DO A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT
WHEN I CAME INTO THE OFFICE, CREATED THE PROCLAMATION AND WE SHARED IT AROUND, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST I'M UPLIFTING
I WOULD VOTE FOR THAT, HONDI, YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR HER? PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED
IT'S LIKE A REAL SORT OF INTERNAL THING
BUT YEAH, I WAS UPLIFTING IT BECAUSE I THINK COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC WHERE WE WERE SEPARATED FOR SO LONG, I THINK THESE CONCERTS THAT COME TO OUR REGION IS SO IMPORTANT
WE SAW THE TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT AND HAVING BEYONCE COME HERE, SHE'S GOING TO DRAW, I THINK, LIKE 80,000 PEOPLE THAT'S GOING TO FILL UP THAT STADIUM
AND I THINK IT REALLY DOES ALIGN WITH THE PORT'S VISION
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TOURISM AND TRAVEL, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE COMING THROUGH OUR AIRPORT TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THE SHOW
AND SO IT ADDS TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND SUPPORTS SO MANY OF OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES
AND SO EVERYONE WHO IS PART OF THE BEEHIVE, I WILL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY, ENJOY THE CONCERT AND SUPPORT LOCAL RESTAURANTS IN THE CID
I JUST WANTED TO ECHO MY GRATITUDE TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR THAT PERSONAL ANECDOTE ABOUT WHERE YOU WERE JUST A JUXTAPOSE SORT OF THE GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCE
THREE OUT OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION WERE WALKING THE HALLS OF THEIR SCHOOL, THEIR GRADE SCHOOL, IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
AND I JUST REMEMBER MY OWN
IT WAS, FOR ME, A MOMENT TO, I THINK, ONE OF THOSE FIRST MOMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING, JUST BEING SO CONFUSED, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED SO FAR AWAY HAS A VERY REAL IMPACT RIGHT HERE AT HOME
THE FEAR THAT FOLKS FELT, THE CONFUSION THAT FOLKS FELT, AND THEN THE IMPACT THAT IT HAD ON OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
I REMEMBER THAT WAS A TEACHABLE MOMENT WITHIN MY FAMILY ABOUT WHAT IT WAS TO BE TARGETED NOT FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, BUT FOR WHO YOU WERE
AND IN THE JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II EXPERIENCE, AND KNOWING THAT RACISM VERY MUCH EXISTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND KNOWING THAT MEMBERS OF THE SIKH AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY WERE GOING TO BE PRESENT DAY TARGETS OF THAT RACISM, THAT BIGOTRY AND THAT XENOPHOBIA, AND IT JUST STILL SHOWS UP IN SO MANY WAYS AGAINST SO MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE
FOR AGAIN, NOTHING MORE THAN WHO WE ARE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE IT'S TEACHABLE TO US ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND DEMONSTRATE THAT UNITED WE ARE STRONGER AS THE SUM OF MANY PARTS
THANK YOU
AND I'M LOOKING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I PROMISE IT'S NOT ABOUT 911, BUT I WANT TO BOUNCE OFF OF BEYONCE BECAUSE IT'S VERY INTERESTING THAT THERE ARE THESE HUGE STORIES ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY THESE FEW GIANT EVENTS OCCUR
AND THEN THERE WAS A STORY IN THE TIMES ABOUT THE SMALL VENUES THAT ARE STRUGGLING AND THAT THE ART COMMUNITY AND HOW MUCH THE ART COMMUNITY IS HAVING A CHALLENGE FILLING THEIR THEATERS
AND THAT HOW IMPORTANT ART IS TO OUR CULTURE
AND NOW THAT I'M ON THE ART COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE THIS FANTASTIC VITALITY IN OUR ART BUSINESS THAT WE'RE CREATING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS IS FANTASTIC
BUT IT WAS REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS AND TRYING TO GET PEOPLE INTO THEATERS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY NOW WITH THE RESURGENCE OF COVID THE CHALLENGES THAT POSES
SO I DON'T WANT TO BELITTLE THAT IMPORTANT ECONOMIC INJECTION THAT ONE DAY BRINGS, BUT WE HAVE ALL THESE FOLKS THAT ARE STRUGGLING ON A REGULAR BASIS
AND SO THAT SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT, I THINK WE STILL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT REVITALIZING THE REGION
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
SO ANYWAY, I JUST DIDN'T BECAUSE I THINK IT OVERSHADOWS IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT ALL THE POWER TO HER AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE PLACE GET PUMPED UP
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? THOSE ARE HARD TO FOLLOW, COMMISSIONERS, BUT THANKS
COMMISSIONERS
I APPRECIATE THE THINGS WE PASSED TODAY AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD AND YOUR FEEDBACK ON THOSE IMPORTANT ISSUES
AND LET ME JUST REFLECT, I MEAN, THAT TIME, 911, IT DID BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER
AND I THINK THE SUPPORT THAT CAME OUT, OF COURSE, WHEN YOU HAD THOSE ATTACKS, PERHAPS ON MOSQUES AND OTHER THINGS THAT PEOPLE REALIZED, I THINK THERE WAS A FEELING OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER BACK THEN
AND I THINK THAT'S THE THING WE HAVE TO DO NOW IS THAT TO REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN OR YOUR RELIGION THAT DRIVES THOSE THINGS, BUT EXTREMISM OR THOSE THREATS THAT DO THAT
SO I THINK THERE'S SOME LESSONS LEARNED IN THAT TOO, THAT UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TO RELEARN FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT I THINK IT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE MORE RESILIENT AND MORE PREPARED AS WE GO INTO THE FUTURE FOR THOSE THINGS
SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE THOUGHTS AND ALL YOUR WORK TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
AND HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED
AND AT 02:25 P.M.
THANK YOU
THANK YOU,

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