The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-10-24 at Sea-Tac Airport

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-10-24 at Sea-Tac Airport

COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT TOSHIKO HASEGAWA CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 24, 2023
THE TIME IS 10:31 A.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONER CALKINS, FELLEMAN AND MOHAMMED, WHO CURRENTLY GATHERED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
COMMISSIONER CHO IS ABSENT AND EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING
WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PIER RCW 42 31 10, SECTION ONE A AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PER RCW 42.34 FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND SEPARATELY
ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30.110, SECTION ONE A FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT TWELVE NOON
THANK YOU
AND THEN MADAM COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT, JUST ONE CORRECTION
I UNDERSTAND JUST FROM AARON PRITCHARD JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO THAT COMMISSIONER CHO MAY BE JOINING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION VIRTUALLY
YES
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
WE ARE IN RECESS
THIS IS COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT TOSHIKO HASAGAWA RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 24, 2023
THE TIME IS TWELVE 06:00 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ALL THE COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE
THANK YOU
MADAM COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IS IN THE BUILDING AND I AM ASSUMING WILL BE JOINING US SHORTLY
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED? PRESENT
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM
THANK YOU
A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE BEGIN
FOR EVERYONE IN THE MEETING ROOM, PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONES ONTO SILENT
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON TEAMS, PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING
PLEASE ALSO KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION AND ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSIONER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK AND WE'LL TURN THEM BACK OFF AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR REMARKS
FOR ANYONE AT THE DIVES HERE TODAY, PLEASE TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS ON ANY COMPUTERS AND SILENCE YOUR DEVICES
PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER TO ADDRESS YOUR REQUEST TO BE RECOGNIZED, TO SPEAK THROUGH THE CHAIR AND WAIT TO SPEAK UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED
YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROPHONES ON AND OFF AS NEEDED
ALL OF THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COOPERATION
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD, SO IT'S CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONER WILL SAY AYE OR NAME WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE THE COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME AT THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US NOW 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
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AS A REMINDER, IF A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PULL THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
RATHER, YOU MAY OFFER SUPPORT OR OPPOSING COMMENTS LATER IN THIS MEETING
ONCE WE GET TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IN ORDER TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS
HOWEVER, IT IS APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME IF A COMMISSIONER WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR WISH TO HAVE A DIALOGUE ON A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, TO REQUEST THAT THE ITEM BE PULLED FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION
SO WITH THAT, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT OR ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY? YES, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO HAVE ITEM TEN, EIGHT H
ANY ITEM THAT HAS A COST OF $200 MILLION SEEMS TO NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST SOME PUBLIC AIRING
THIS CURRENT REQUEST IS $50 MILLION
THERE'S TALKING ABOUT PAVING, BUT THERE'S ASSOCIATED UTILITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT
I JUST THINK IT'S TOO BIG A NUMBER NOT TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION
VERY WELL
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS PULLED ITEM EIGHT H FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DAY? SO NOW THE QUESTION IS, ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONERS MOHAMMED AND CALKINS
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? I'M SEEING NONE
IT IS APPROVED
SO WE HAVE NO SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY, WHICH MEANS THAT WE CAN MOVE INTO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
TAKE IT AWAY, VICE PRESIDENT
THANK YOU
HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
IN BETWEEN MEETINGS, I SPENT THE LAST WEEK AT THE GLOBAL MARITIME FORUM SUMMIT IN ATHENS, GREECE, AND I'D LIKE TO JUST TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND
THE SUMMIT WAS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH LIKE MINDED INDUSTRY LEADERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE MARITIME INDUSTRIES, ESPECIALLY OUR SISTER PORTS IN SINGAPORE AND ROTTERDAM
IN THE WAKE OF THIS SUMMER'S INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENTS TO MARITIME DECARBONIZATION, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION AT THE GMF OF WHAT WILL BE NEEDED TO ADVANCE ZERO EMISSION FUELS FROM A POLICY, TECHNOLOGY AND PARTNERSHIP LEVEL
IN PARTICULAR, THERE WAS GREAT DISCUSSION OF GREEN CORRIDORS, AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS ARE PURSUING THEIR PARALLEL EFFORTS
AND LOOK FOR LESSONS LEARNED BETWEEN US
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE ABOUT THE DETAILED TAKEAWAYS ABOUT THIS WITH YOU ALL AT A LATER DATE
IN OTHER MARITIME NEWS, WHILE OUR 2023 CRUISE SEASON IS NOT YET OVER, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SHARE THAT IT WAS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER, WITH AN ESTIMATED 1.7 MILLION REVENUE PASSENGERS
CONSIDERING THAT THE SEASON, WHICH ENDS ON OCTOBER 30, WAS PROJECTED TO SEE 1.4 MILLION PASSENGERS, THIS IS QUITE A MILESTONE
THERE'LL BE MUCH MORE IN OUR END OF SEASON RECAP, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE INCREDIBLE MARITIME AND AVIATION STAFF AND PARTNERS WHO HELP FACILITATE THIS RECORD BREAKING YEAR
OF COURSE, WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESS IN CRUISE NOT ONLY ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, BUT HOW WE CONTINUE TO LEAN INTO SUSTAINABILITY AND DECARBONIZATION
TO THAT END, WE CAN ALL CELEBRATE THE GREAT NEWS FROM THE LAST WEEK THAT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WAS SELECTED BY THE US
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO BE A REGIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN HUB ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE $1 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO PURSUE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN HYDROGEN AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE WHO HAVE FUNDED PROJECTS AS PART OF THIS HUB
AND SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PORT'S SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER, DAVID FUJIMOTO FOR AYE
EFFORTS TO REPRESENT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN THIS IMPORTANT WORK
MOVING IN TODAY'S COMMISSIONER MEETING AND I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT WILL REPLACE TWO OUTDATED FLAT CONFIGURATION BAGGAGE CAROUSELS WITH MORE MODERN SLANTED CONFIGURATION UNITS
THIS REPLACEMENT WILL FREE UP ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IN OUR CONSTRAINED AIRPORT THAT CAN BE USED FOR TENANT SPACE BUILDOUT
WE ALSO HAVE PHASE FOUR OF OUR PASSENGER LOADING BRIDGES
THESE ARE CRITICAL AND ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OPERATING AN AIRPORT AND THE PORT OF OUR CONTINUING EFFORT AT RENEWAL AND UPGRADING OUR FACILITIES
AND ALSO I'M GOING TO COMMENT HERE, THIS IS PULLED FROM THE AGENDA, BUT WE HAD ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, NOW PULLED INTO THE AGENDA
IT'S OUR NEXT PHASE OF OUR AVIATION PAVEMENT PROGRAM
THESE MULTIYEAR PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO ENSURE AIRFIELD, PAVEMENT AND UTILITY ASSETS ARE MANAGED IN A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FASHION
MAINTAINING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS CRITICAL AND ESSENTIAL FOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS
AND I WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO THE GREAT WORK OF THE AVIATION FINANCE TEAM WHO HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING FEDERAL GRANTS FOR THESE PROJECTS
IN DEVELOPING THIS PROPOSED PLAN OF FINANCE, MOVING TO THE NEXT SUBJECT THERE, WHICH IS OUR PROPOSED TAX LEVY AND PLAN OF FINANCE
AND IN DEVELOPING THIS PROPOSED PLAN OF FINANCE, WHICH WE'LL BE DISCUSSING LATER IN THE PROGRAM, WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON HOW TO MAKE HISTORIC AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS IN OUR WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITIES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENSURING THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR ORGANIZATION
AFTER TODAY'S BRIEFING, THE FULL PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ON THURSDAY WITH A PRESS RELEASE AND INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST READING AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
SO, COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE COMMITTEE REPORT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR ERICA CHUNG TO PROVIDE THE REPORT
SHE'S ONLINE
GOOD AFTERNOON
HELLO
GOOD AFTERNOON
VICE PRESIDENT HASEGAWA COMMISSIONERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I HAVE THREE COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR YOU TODAY
ON OCTOBER 17, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AND CALKINS CONVENED THE AVIATION COMMITTEE
THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED AVIATION, DINING AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES COMING AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR TERM AND THE TIMELINE FOR OPPORTUNITIES INTO THE FUTURE
ALSO ON OCTOBER 17, COMMISSIONERS, HASEGAWA CALKINS CONVENED THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
COMMISSIONERS HEARD AN UPDATE ON THE YOUTH MARITIME CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM AND GAVE THEIR INPUT AS TO WAYS TO FURTHER DIVERSIFY THE APPLICANT POOL AND KEEP EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM
OEDI AND BUDGET STAFF ALSO PRESENTED TO COMMISSIONERS ON THE PORT'S EQUITY AND BUDGETING EFFORTS
COMMISSIONERS CHECKED IN ON STAFF'S CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM AND HEARD THAT WORK DONE IN PRIOR YEARS HAS STREAMLINED THE EFFORTS THIS YEAR
ALSO ON OCTOBER 17, THE PORT PORTWIDE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD MET WITH COMMISSIONER CHO ATTENDING
THE BOARD WAS INTRODUCED TO TAMARI BENZIRI, THE NEWEST PUBLIC MEMBER TO THE PORT, AND DISCUSSED THE TERMS AND PROCESS OF ONBOARDING NEW MEMBERS
THE BOARD ALSO RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON AV ART FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR 2024, DISCUSSED THE BOARD'S WORK PLAN FOR 2024, AND AN UPDATE OF REMAINING PROJECTS FOR 2023
A COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP INCLUDE A ONE NIGHT EVENT FEATURING NEON BY KELSEY FERN KOFF IN COLLABORATION WITH PILCHUCK SCHOOL OF GLASS AT THE SEA SELL, LOT HILL, TEN ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, FROM FIVE TO 09:00 P.M.
AND NEW ICONS PORTRAITS OF BURIEN SURVIVORS ART BY GRACE ATHENA FLOAT AND RECEPTION AT PIER 69 ON DECEMBER 19, 2023, AT 04:00 P.M.
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ERICA? ALL RIGHT, MOVING FORWARD, 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, WE'D LIKE TO REVIEW OUR RULES FOR IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL COMMENT
CLERK HART, PLEASE PLAY THE RECORDED RULES
THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER WELCOMES YOU TO OUR MEETING TODAY
AS NOTED, PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS, AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION THANKS YOU FOR JOINING US
THE COMMISSION ACCEPTS IN PERSON, VIRTUAL AND WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
BEFORE WE PROCEED, HERE ARE THE COMMISSION'S PUBLIC COMMENT RULES OF PROCEDURE
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, EACH COMMENTER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND SHOULD STAY WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME
A TIMER WILL THINK THAT VIDEO JUST TIED UP 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 COURT BUSINESS
IF COMMENTS ARE NOT RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF COURT 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 COMMISSIONER AS A BODY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS
DISRUPTIONS OF COMMISSIONER PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE PROHIBITED
DISRUPTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS THREATS AND ABUSIVE OR HARASSING BEHAVIOR AND LANGUAGE OBSCENE LANGUAGE AND GESTURES
REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO COMPLY WITH THE ALLOTTED TIME SET FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER'S PUBLIC COMMENT LEAVING THE PODIUM OR TESTIMONY TABLE TO PHYSICALLY APPROACH COMMISSIONER OR STAFF DURING ONE'S PUBLIC COMMENTS PROVIDED SPEAKERS MAY AUTHOR WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE COMMISSION CLERK AND ANY BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE MEETING
ANY DISRUPTION WILL RESULT IN THE 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 BYLAW
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 MUTE 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
WONDERFUL
SO WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS SIGNED UP TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
CLERK HART WILL GUIDE US THROUGH
THANK YOU
GIVE ME JUST ONE MOMENT HERE
THANK YOU, MADAM COMMISSIONER VICE PRESIDENT
I WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN OUR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS AND OUR IN ROOM SPEAKERS TODAY
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE IN ROOM SPEAKER, ANDREW SCHIFFER
AND ANDREW, IF YOU WOULD REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS FOR US, PLEASE
THANK YOU
SURE
HELLO
MY NAME IS ANDREW SCHIFFER AND I'M HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM TEN B
8TH AVENUE SOUTH, GATEWAY PARK NORTH
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF SEATTLE
I'M A RESIDENT OF GEORGETOWN AND A MEMBER OF THE PORT COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM
THE RESIDENTS OF THE GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THIS SPACE, KNOWN AS GATEWAY PARK NORTH, TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO AN ACCESSIBLE SHORELINE PARK SPACE FOR OVER 40 YEARS
THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE CITY HAS BEEN BUILT OVER MANY YEARS, AND THIS NEXT STEP FORWARD WITH THE CITY LEADING AND THE PORT CONTRIBUTING FUNDS FOR DESIGN AND PERMITTING, IS A CRUCIAL ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY COMING TO FRUITION
SO WE, THE COMMUNITY, ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROPOSAL
I WANT TO THANK THE PORT FOR FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THIS NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING AN ACCESSIBLE SHORELINE PARK IN GEORGETOWN A REALITY, AS WAS ORIGINALLY AGREED UPON IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN INTERMEDIATE STEP FOR DESIGN AND PERMITTING AND THAT TO FULFILL ITS COMMITMENT, THE PORT WILL NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH THIS PROJECT ALL THE WAY TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASES CURRENTLY PROJECTED FOR 2026
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PORT STAFF, JOHN SLOAN, DANIEL BUTZICK AND GEORGE BLOMBERG, FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS ON THIS PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE GEORGETOWN YOUTH COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY AND THE PORT INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, ANDREW
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL, AND IT IS JAKE BOOKWALTER
JAKE, IF YOU COULD REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
HELLO
MY NAME IS JAKE BOOKWALTER
I WILL BE SPEAKING ON ITEM TEN B RELATED TO EIGHTH AVENUE SOUTH FUNDING AND A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE
I AM A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF GEORGETOWN, AND I'VE BEEN GOING TO GATEWAY PARK NORTH SINCE I WAS A KID
EVEN AS A KID, I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT WITH THE PARK
IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE OTHER PARKS THAT I VISITED WITH MY FAMILY
IT FRANKLY LOOKED LIKE IT HADN'T BEEN INVESTED IN, AND THERE WAS NEVER ANYONE THERE, WHICH IS NOT RIGHT, BECAUSE, AS YOU MAY KNOW, THAT IS CURRENTLY GEORGETOWN'S ONLY RIVER ACCESS, ONLY PUBLIC GREEN RIVER ACCESS
AND AS SUCH, WE DESERVE A SORRY, I GOT SIDETRACKED APOLOGIES
AS A COMMUNITY, WE DESERVE RIVER ACCESS
AND CURRENTLY MUCH OF THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T KNOW THAT GATEWAY PARK NORTH EXISTS WITH THE GEORGETOWN YOUTH COUNCIL
I HAVE ORGANIZED CLEANUPS AT THE PARK, AND WE HAVE HAD COMMUNITY COME OUT AND THEY'VE SEEN THE PARK AND THEY'VE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SPACE AND THAT AS A COMMUNITY, WE DESERVE TO HAVE THAT SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR US TO ACCESS AND RECREATE ON THE RIVER
THIS IS A CRITICAL NEXT STEP FORWARD FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO COMMIT TO WORKING WITH THE CITY
AND AS SUCH, AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, I SUPPORT IT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, JAKE
OUR NEXT IN HOUSE SPEAKER IS IRIS ANTMAN
IRIS, PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
THANK YOU
IT IS
YES
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN, AND I'M A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL, HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE HARMS OF CRUISE
CRUISE SHIPS POLLUTE OUR WATERS AND AIR, ENDANGER COMMUNITY HEALTH, JEOPARDIZE OUR CLIMATE, OVERWHELM DESTINATION COMMUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EXPLOIT ONBOARD WORKERS
IT'S TIME
THE PORT OF SEATTLE ACTS NOW TO REDUCE THESE HARMS THE WORLD IS CHANGING ALL AROUND US
WE ARE EXPERIENCING GLOBAL WARMING, RESULTING IN INCREASED WILDFIRES, DROUGHTS, FLOODING, AND SO MUCH MORE
AND WHAT IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE DOING PROMOTING MORE CRUISES? THIS IS NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE GLOBE WHERE CITIZENS AND THEIR CITIES ARE PUSHING BACK
THEY ARE SAYING NO
VENICE, ITALY, PLACED A BAN ON LARGE CRUISE SHIPS IN 2021
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO BAN CRUISE SHIPS
HOUSTON, TEXAS, IN 2016 STOPPED WELCOMING CRUISE SHIPS INTO ITS HARBOR
KEY WEST, FLORIDA, VOTED IN 2022 TO ALLOW ONLY ONE CRUISE SHIP PER DAY
AMSTERDAM CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO BAN CRUISE SHIPS
BARCELONA'S REGIONAL GOVERNMENT LAST YEAR SAID IT WILL LIMIT CRUISE LINERS ARRIVING AT WHAT WAS ONCE EUROPE'S BUSIEST CRUISE TERMINAL
IN MARSEILLE, ONE OF EUROPE'S BIGGEST CRUISE PORTS, MORE THAN 52,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A PETITION TO BAN POLLUTING CRUISE SHIPS FROM THE CITY
BAR HARBOR, MAINE, SUCCESSFULLY PASSED CITIZEN INITIATIVES TO LIMIT DISEMBARKING PASSENGERS TO 1000 PER DAY
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA OUSTED REPEATED ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENDER CARNIVAL, THE LARGEST CRUISE SHIP COMPANY IN THE WORLD, FROM USING IT AS A HOME PORT
AND LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE, IS REDUCING CRUISE SHIP SAILINGS TO MEET THEIR CLIMATE GOALS
CITIES AND CITIZENS ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE HARMS OF CRUISE
THEY ARE SAYING NO
AND WHAT IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE DOING PROMOTING MORE CRUISES? THERE'S SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE, AND ONLY YOU CAN FIX IT
PLEASE STOP PROMOTING MORE CRUISES
IT'S TIME TO CAP AND REDUCE CRUISE SAILINGS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, IRIS
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS JC
HARRIS
JC
IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
MY NAME IS JC
HARRIS, AND THE TOPIC IS TAX LEVY COMMISSIONERS
IT'S WITH A HEAVY HEART
EVERY YEAR I HEAR THE ANNUAL DISCUSSION OF YOUR TAX LEVY, DESPITE YOUR CLAIMS TO BE THE MOST PROGRESSIVE COMMISSION IN SO MANY YEARS
IN FACT, THE TAX LEVY IS EVIDENCE THAT THINGS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING LESS EQUITABLE
FOR CITIES LIKE DES MOINES, THE OPTICS ON PROJECTS LIKE THE WIND FARM SOUND FABULOUS
BUT FOR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, THEY ARE A DISTRACTION
YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE MORE REVENUE, BUT THE AMOUNT COMING BACK TO COMMUNITIES LIKE DES MOINES ACTUALLY DECLINES
THE TAX LEVY IS PARTICULARLY ONEROUS TO DES MOINES FOR TWO REASONS
AS YOU WELL KNOW, YOU TAKE THE LION'S SHARE OF THAT MONEY TO PAY OFF YOUR BONDS
WE LITERALLY PAY YOU TO EXPAND THE AIRPORT AND INCREASE THE NOISE AND POLLUTION
AND THEN THE TINY PERCENTAGE OF THAT LEVY, WHICH PROVIDES GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENT IS SIMPLY A REDISTRIBUTION OF OUR OWN MONEY
AND MUCH OF IT IS LEFT ON THE TABLE BECAUSE THERE ARE OFTEN NOT GROUPS TO EVEN APPLY
THE BIGGEST MITIGATION YOU COULD MAKE IN A STROKE OF A PEN FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE DES MOINES WOULD BE EITHER, A SIMPLY GIVE US THE SAME DEAL THAT YOU GIVE THE CITY OF SEATAC, OR B JUST REBATE OUR SHARE OF THAT TAX LEVY
OKAY? JUST DON'T TAKE THE MONEY IN THE FIRST PLACE
FIRST OF ALL, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE INSULT OF PUNCHING OURSELVES IN THE FACE WITH YOUR DEVELOPMENT
AND SECOND OF ALL, IT WOULD COMPLETELY REMOVE THE WHOLE RUBE GOLDBERG OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
THE LIFEBLOOD OF ANY COMMUNITY LIKE DES MOINES IS STRUCTURAL REVENUE, NOT GRANTS
YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT TO US PREDICTABILITY
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE KNOW THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY BETTER THAN YOU EVER WILL
SO ONE WONDERS WHY YOU JUST CAN'T STOP TRYING TO DO THAT
PLEASE HELP US WITH THAT
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU, JC
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IN HOUSE IS MICHAEL CARTER
MICHAEL CARTER
OKAY, WE'LL COME BACK TO MICHAEL
GOING BACK TO OUR VIRTUAL LIST, THE SPEAKER IS IAN BRIGHT
IAN, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS, PLEASE
HELLO, I'M IAN BRIGHT
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ITEM TEN, B EIGHTH AVENUE SOUTH, OR AS WE CALL IT, GATEWAY PARK NORTH
I'M THE CO FOUNDER WITH JAKE AND THE CURRENT PROGRAM COORDINATOR, SO I FIRST WANTED TO RE HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING ACCESS TO WATER IN GEORGETOWN
SINCE GEORGETOWN IS SUCH AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN SPACES IS ELEVATED
THE GEORGETOWN YOUTH COUNCIL HAS BEEN WORKING ON GATEWAY PARK NORTH FOR YEARS, BUT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE PARK FOR 40 YEARS
THIS AMOUNT OF TIME SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THE COMMUNITY
JAKE AND I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SPEND THEIR WEEKENDS CLEANING UP THE PARK FOR HOURS
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PORT FOR SUPPORTING GATEWAY PARK NORTH
YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, IAN
AND CALLING ONE LAST TIME FOR MICHAEL CARTER
OKAY
AND NO MICHAEL CARTER IN THE ROOM
MADAM COMMISSION
VICE PRESIDENT
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGNUPS FOR TODAY
WE'LL SCAN THE ROOM TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE IN PERSON WHO'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND WE'LL CHECK TO SEE THE VIRTUAL SPACE IF THERE'S ANYBODY ONLINE WHO'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE
ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
COMMISSION
VICE PRESIDENT
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE WRITTEN COMMENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING
THIS HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO YOU AND WILL BECOME A PART OF THE MEETING RECORD
HERE TODAY
THE COMMENT COMES FROM NICK REYNOLDS, WHO WRITES IN SUPPORT OF ITEM TEN B AND TO EXPRESS AYE
HOPE FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME RELATED TO IMPROVEMENTS AND ONGOING WORK AT GATEWAY PARK NORTH, NOTING THAT A GATHERING SPACE WOULD BE APPRECIATED BY THE COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
VERY GOOD
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, WE WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
THE ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN DID REMOVE ITEM EIGHT H
SO AT THIS TIME, I'M ENTERTAINING A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH G
SO COVID
THANK YOU
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONERS MOHAMMED AND FELLEMAN
AT THIS TIME, 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
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
THE ITEM THE MOTION CARRIES
THANK YOU
SO AT THIS TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE ITEM EIGHT H? LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THAT INTO THE RECORD
SURE
THIS IS ITEM EIGHT H
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AND EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR 2024 AIRFIELDS PROJECT
CONTRACT ONE TO TRANSFER BUDGET AUTHORIZATION AS NECESSARY BETWEEN THE 2024 AIRFIELD PROJECTS TO TRANSFER BUDGET AND AUTHORIZATION FOR GATE B ELEVEN PASSENGER LOADING BRIDGE CIVIL FOUNDATION FROM THE PLB PHASE THREE PROJECT TO THE 2021 THROUGH 2025
AIRFIELD PAVEMENT AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM TO PROCURE LONG LEAD ITEMS TO INCLUDE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT FOR THE CONTRACT
AND TO AUTHORIZE USE OF PORT CREWS FOR ABATEMENT WORK FOR A TOTAL REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $50,500,000 AND A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $200,300,000
COMMISSIONERS, MAINTAINING OUR AIRFIELD IS ESSENTIAL FOR SAFE OPERATIONS OF AIRCRAFT AT OUR AIRPORT
THIS ACTION REPLACES DISTRESSED AIRFIELD PAVEMENT, JOINT SEALANT, AS WELL AS CONDUCT SOME DRAINAGE WORK ON OUR TAXI LANES
WE ANTICIPATE A FEDERAL GRANT REIMBURSEMENT OF $8 MILLION FOR 2024 AND 50 MILLION OVER THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE PROGRAM
SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS HERE
I'M NOT SURE
SO ROBERT KAKILIS, AIRPORT OPERATIONS, DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AIRFIELD OPERATIONS
AND ISA AND GUBA CAPITAL, PROJECT MANAGER FROM PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
SO I GUESS TURN OVER TO ROBERT FIRST
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE PAUL SHEN FROM OUR FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE PHONE
I BELIEVE
YEAH, I'M ONLINE
I'D JUST LIKE TO APOLOGIZE AHEAD OF TIME FOR NOT GIVING YOU THE HEADS UP BEFOREHAND, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THIS ON THE FLY
WE WERE GOING TO BE HERE ANYWAY, SO NO WORRIES, I'M SURE
YEAH
ACTUALLY RELISH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS WORK
THIS IS GREAT WORK
DO YOU WANT US TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OR JUST ASK QUESTIONS OR COMMISSIONER, THERE IS A SHORT PRESENTATION
WE CAN GO THROUGH THOSE
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GO
AND THEN WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS
SO EVERYTHING THE CLERK READ INTO THE RECORD IS CORRECT ON A HIGH LEVEL, JUST TO SET THE STAGE
SEATAC IS A VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT
AND AS COOL AS IT IS TO BUILD ALL THESE NEW FACILITIES ON THE AIRFIELD, LIKE THE IF NORTH STAR AND SOON TO BE CCE PROJECT CONCOURSE EXPANSION, WE HAVE A LOT OF OLD STUFF OUT THERE, TOO, THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND MAINTAINED
SO THIS PROJECT IS TO THIS CONTRACT, I SHOULD SAY, BECAUSE THERE'S MORE THAN ONE CAPITAL PROJECT IS TO REPLACE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OLD PAVEMENT THAT'S OUT IN FRONT OF MAINLY CONCOURSE B FOR NEXT YEAR, MAINLY
IN ADDITION TO THAT, REPLACE SOME OF THE IN GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITIES THAT ARE ALL UNDERSIZED OR OVER CAPACITY AT THE SAME TIME
ALSO TRANSFER SOME AUTHORIZATION FROM THE PASSENGER LOADING BRIDGE CIP TO THIS PROJECT
AGAIN, THE IDEA BEING WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE IN A VERY CONFINED FOOTPRINT, AND BY BRINGING THEM ALL INTO ONE CONTRACT, IT MAKES IT MUCH MORE EFFICIENT DOLLAR WISE AND TIME WISE, BUT ALSO A LOT LESS IMPACTFUL TO OUR PASSENGERS AND TO OUR AIRLINE CUSTOMERS
SO THE AMOUNT OF THE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST IS FOR $50,500,000 FOR THIS, FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATE OF 200
GOT TO START WEARING THESE NOW, $200,300,000
AND IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO MORE DETAILS, ESSAY IS HERE TO KEEP GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION
VERY GOOD
SURE
I WOULD CONTINUE ON THE PRESENTATION
THERE'S JUST A FEW
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
SO, AS ROB MENTIONED, THIS IS PART OF OUR PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH OF REPLACING DAMAGED PAVEMENT AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
TODAY WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR THE 2024 PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT SCOPE AS WELL AS THE FL UTILITY REPLACEMENT SCOPE
IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT THE PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT SCOPE IS THE YEAR FOUR OF A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN 2021 AND WILL BE CONCLUDED IN 2025
WE ARE ALSO RECEIVING GRANT FOR A PORTION OF THE SCOPE
SO CALL THE ROLL THAT WILL BE PERFORMED WILL BE GRANT ELIGIBLE
WE ARE SLATED TO RECEIVE $8 MILLION
THE WORK IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO BE ADVERTISED NEXT MONTH AND WE ARE PLANNING TO BE DONE WITH THE WORK BY THE END OF 2024, IN DECEMBER
UM, SO THE FIRST PART OF THIS PROJECT, AS I MENTIONED, IS THE PAVEMENT AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH FOCUSES ON REPLACING DISTRESS PAVEMENT
2024 SCOPE WILL BE FOCUSING ON TAXI LANE WHISKEY, WHICH IS JUST LOCATED WEST OF CONCOURSE B
AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE REPLACING THE APRON ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TERMINAL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THE FL UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOCUSES ON REPLACING DISTRESSED UTILITIES AS WELL AS UPGRADING THOSE UTILITIES TO MEET OUR PROJECTED GROWTH
AND WE ARE GOING TO BE COMBINING BOTH PROJECTS INTO ONE CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS TO THE AIRPORT OPERATION
NEXT
SO ON THIS EXHIBIT, YOU CAN SEE THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE WORK
AS I MENTIONED, THE TAXI LANE WHISKEY THERE YOU SEE IN THE BIG RECTANGLE IS JUST WEST OF THE CONCOURSE B AND CENTRAL TERMINAL
BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE REPLACING THE APRON AREAS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING
SO, AS I MENTIONED, CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN 2024 SECOND QUARTER, AND WE ARE PLANNING TO BE DONE WITH THE WORK BY THE END OF 2024
SO THE TWO PROGRAMS THAT I JUST COVERED, THE 2021 TO 2025 AIRFIELD PAYMENT AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE
THE AMOUNT WE'RE ASKING FOR UNDER THIS CONTRACT IS FOR YEAR FOUR, WHICH IS 32,620,000 OF THE 160,000,000 PROGRAM BUDGET
AND THEN THE SECOND PORTION OF THE PROJECT IS THE FL UTILITY IMPROVEMENT
AND WE ARE REQUESTING 17,880,000 OF THE 40,272,000 PROJECT COST FOR A COMBINED OF 50,500,000
AND THE TOTAL PROGRAM COST IS 200,300,000
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
PERFECT
SO, COMMISSIONER, THE ITEM BEFORE US IS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AND EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE 2024 AIRFIELD PROJECTS
CONTRACT ONE TO TRANSFER BUDGET AND AUTHORIZATION IS NECESSARY BETWEEN THE 2024 AIRFIELD PROJECTS TO TRANSFER BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR GATE B ELEVEN PASSENGER LOADING BRIDGE PLB CIVIL FOUNDATION FROM THE PLB PHASE THREE PROJECT TO THE 2021 TO 2025 AIRFIELD
PAVEMENT AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM TO PROCURE LONG LEAD ITEMS, TO INCLUDE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT FOR THE CONTRACT AND TO AUTHORIZE USE OF PORT CREWS FOR ABATEMENT WORK FOR A TOTAL REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $50,500,000 AND A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $200,300,000
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED
DO I HAVE A SECOND? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONER CALKINS? SO IF WE GO BACK TO SLIDE SIX, THAT HAS GOT TO BE SOME OF THE BUSIEST REAL ESTATE ON OUR RAMP
SO HOW DO WE DO THIS WHILE WE'VE GOT PLANES AND TRUCKS AND EVERYBODY TAXIING AROUND THIS AND STILL STAY ON THAT SIX MONTH TIMELINE? THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION
SO A LOT OF PLANNING HAS CONDUCTED A VERY ROBUST WE DEVELOPED A VERY ROBUST COMMUNICATION PLAN
AND FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF, WE'VE BEEN EXECUTING THAT PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES LOTS OF COORDINATION WITH AIRLINES OPERATIONS
WE CONDUCTED A SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT PANEL WHICH INVOLVED THE FAA TOWER
BUT TO MAKE IT SIMPLE, WE'VE DEVELOPED ALL THIS WORK INTO NINE CONSTRUCTION PHASES, AND EACH PHASE WILL BE CLOSING APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE GATES PER PHASE TO REDUCE THE IMPACT THAT WAY
AND ALSO BASED ON FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS, WE'VE ALSO PHASED THE WORK SO THAT THE MOST IMPACTFUL PORTION OF THE WORK, WHICH IS THAT TAXI LANE WHISKEY WILL BE FULLY RESTORED DURING THE SUMMER PEAK SEASON, THREE MONTHS
SO FOR SIX WEEKS, WE'RE NOW GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE TAXI LANE RECONSTRUCTION
DURING THAT PERIOD, WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON THE APRON AREAS ADJACENT TO THE TERMINAL
SO LOTS OF COORDINATION
WE'VE MET WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS ON A BI WEEKLY BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING INPUTS FROM ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS
THANK YOU
MR FELLEMAN, THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE
I JUST SAW JUST I GUESS IT'S IN THE APPENDIX, THE LAST PAGE OF THE PRESENTATION, WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT RISKS AND MITIGATIONS
AND SO THIS IS A HUGE PROJECT THAT'S UNDER A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT, BUT YOU'RE PUTTING AS A PROBABILITY OR AN IMPACT OF MEDIUM ASSOCIATED WITH LABOR AND SUPPLIER AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS THAT MIGHT IMPACT CONSTRUCTION IF THERE'S A STRIKE
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STRIKE BEING WITH THE SUPPLIERS, NOT WITH US
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING
AND DO YOU HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT THIS? WELL, WE ARE PLANNING TO INCLUDE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT TO HELP MITIGATE THAT RISK
BUT WE ALSO, AS FAR AS THE LONG LEAD ITEMS, WE'RE PLANNING TO PROCURE THOSE MATERIALS AHEAD OF TIME
THE LONG LEAD ITEMS SO I'M JUST CLARIFYING THAT YOU'RE A RISK OF STRIKE? OH, NO, NOT AT THE MOMENT
BASED ON ALL THE LABOR CONTRACTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE EXPIRING, WE THINK THE RISK IS MEDIUM
ALL RIGHT
SO AGAIN, JUST TO CLARITY, THAT'S BETWEEN THE SUPPLIER AND THEM, NOT BETWEEN IT WOULD BE KIND OF HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IF WE HAVE A PLA THAT WE'D BE CONCERNED ABOUT STRIKES, IT'S BETWEEN THE SUPPLIER AND THE CONTRACTOR
RIGHT
THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING WAS THE 8% DBE GOAL
RIGHT
AND THAT WAS DETERMINED BASED ON WHAT WE THINK IS AVAILABLE FOR SUCH A BIG JOB? THAT'S CORRECT
THE DBE GOAL WAS ESTABLISHED BY OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE AT 8%, AND IT'S BASED ON THE TYPE OF WORK AND THE ACDBE AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS THAT WAS PERFORMED
THAT'S HOW THE GOAL WAS ESTABLISHED
I THANK YOU, AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN THE SCHEDULING OF THIS GREATLY CHALLENGING AND EXPENSIVE PROJECT
BUT THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING THAT WITH US
YOU'RE WELCOME
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES
ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
AND THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR PRESENTING THE MOTION PASSES
FOR THE RECORD, THE MOTION PASSES
WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS TODAY LISTED UNDER NEW BUSINESS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
VICE PRESIDENT, THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN, A AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY TO JOIN THE COALITION FOR CLIMATE CAREERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000
COMMISSIONERS, WHILE I HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, UNDER THE NEW DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, WE ARE BRINGING IT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION IN PUBLIC SESSION
SINCE THE COMMISSION HAS DIRECTED THE PORT TO IMPLEMENT A GREEN CAREERS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, THROUGH RESOLUTION 37 76
THIS ACTION PROVIDES SEED FUNDING FOR A NEW COLLABORATIVE THAT WILL BRING TOGETHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL APPROACH TO GREEN JOBS
WE'RE EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS INNOVATIVE NEW EFFORT TO HELP BREAK DOWN REGIONAL SILOS FOR GREEN JOB CREATION
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS EFFORT WILL BE A GREAT COMPLEMENT TO OUR EXISTING PORT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THE PRESENTER THIS AFTERNOON IS TIFFANY SEVILLA
TIFFANY, THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS, FOR CARRYING OUT THIS INVITATION TODAY
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAID, I'M SPEAKING ABOUT A PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY FOR THE PORT TO JOIN THE COALITION FOR CLIMATE CAREERS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I'LL START BY TALKING ABOUT HOW WE GOT HERE
SO, THIS BUILDS UPON A LONG HISTORY OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION AND OTHER REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN JOBS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT OUR REGION
IN JUNE OF 2020 IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE, THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION DIRECTED THE PORT TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES FOR GREEN CAREERS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUES TO URGE US TO BREAK DOWN SILOS, WHICH LED US IN 2021 TO BEGIN MEETING WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS AT KING COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN RAMPING UP THEIR GREEN JOBS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
WE STARTED MEETING MONTHLY TO TALK ABOUT OUR SHARED PRIORITIES
THEN LAST YEAR, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE SEATTLE JOBS INITIATIVE TO PUBLISH A MARITIME AND GREEN CAREERS PATHWAYS REPORT, WHICH IDENTIFIED SOME OF THE TOP GREEN CAREER PATHWAYS IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES THAT INCLUDED ELECTRICIANS AND HVAC INSTALLERS, AMONG OTHER CLEAN ENERGY CONSTRUCTION TRADES CAREERS
AND THEN AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, COMMISSION APPROVED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY TO SHARE THE COST OF A FUSE EXECUTIVE FELLOW WHO WOULD HELP COORDINATE A REGIONAL GREEN JOBS COALITION
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, KING COUNTY PUBLISHED THEIR OWN GREEN JOBS STRATEGY WITH GOALS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WHICH INCLUDED SUPPORTING THIS REGIONAL GREEN JOBS COALITION
AND THEN IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, A SMALL STEERING COMMITTEE PUT TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS REGIONAL COALITION COULD LOOK LIKE, STARTED TO MEET
SO, WHO WAS PART OF THAT STEERING COMMITTEE? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS WAS A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TASK FORCE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIFFERENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS
IT'S NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT THE ENTIRE COALITION WILL BE, IT'LL BE A MUCH BROADER COALITION
THIS WAS JUST A GROUP OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WHO CAME TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT THE VISION FOR THIS REGIONAL COALITION
FIGURE OUT THE FRAMEWORK
SO THERE WERE 16 OF US, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS, LABOR UNIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, WHO WERE TASKED WITH FIGURING OUT A GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK FOR THIS COALITION
REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WERE AT THE STAFF LEVEL, I REPRESENTED THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE REPRESENTED INCLUDED THE WHITE CENTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE IBEW LOCAL 46 ELECTRICIANS UNION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS SMALL STEERING COMMITTEE OR THIS TASK FORCE CAME TOGETHER AND DETERMINED THAT THIS COALITION IS NECESSARY BEYOND WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF SEATTLE, KING COUNTY CAN DO
THE SCOPE EXTENDS BEYOND THAT TO INCLUDE ONE DAY MULTIPLE COUNTIES
SO NOT JUST KING COUNTY, BUT PIERCE, SNOHOMISH AND KITSAP COUNTY, AS WELL AS NOT BEING RESTRICTED BY WIOA FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS ON HOW TO USE FUNDING
THE WAY WDC IS, AND IN FACT, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE WDC PARTICIPATED IN THIS STEERING COMMITTEE
AND WHAT THIS STEERING COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE COALITION FOR CLIMATE CAREERS, OR C THREE
AND THE MISSION STATEMENT, AS CAN BE SEEN HERE, IS TO BE A STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES DEDICATED TO ESTABLISHING AN INCLUSIVE AND PROSPEROUS GREEN WORKFORCE IN KING COUNTY
AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE, AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MENTIONED, THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR EXISTING GREEN CAREERS PRIORITIES
THE CAREERS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE ARE INCLUSIVE OF PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES LIKE AVIATION AND MARITIME AND CONSTRUCTION
AND SO SOME OF THE GOALS IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR THIS COALITION INCLUDE FOCUSES ON FUNDING, COALITION BUILDING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH AROUND THE GREEN ECONOMY, REALLY POSITIONING OURSELVES TO BE LEADERS ACROSS THE REGION IN DEVELOPING A GREEN WORKFORCE
IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, COALITION MEMBERS, AS I SAID, ARE GOING TO BE MUCH BROADER THAN THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO PARTICIPATED IN FIGURING OUT WHAT THIS MIGHT LOOK LIKE
IT'LL BE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
SO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE MANY STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED HERE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, LABOR UNIONS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EMPLOYERS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THERE IS A SEVEN PAGE GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT THAT DETAILS WHAT THE STRUCTURE OF THIS COALITION WILL LOOK LIKE
BUT JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW IS THAT IT WILL BE LED BY AN EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT WILL SET FUNDING PRIORITIES AND MAKE SURE THE COALITION ALIGNS WITH ITS STATED GOALS
THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE WILL INCLUDE A SEAT FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND WILL DIRECT A CONTRACTED CONSULTANT TO BE A COORDINATOR TO EXECUTE COALITION PRIORITIES
I'LL GO INTO THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS COORDINATOR IN A COUPLE OF MOMENTS
ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT IN ORDER TO BE NIMBLE ENOUGH TO RESPOND TO CURRENT EMERGING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO GREEN JOBS, RATHER THAN SETTING THIS UP AS A 501 RIGHT NOW, WHICH TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME, ONE OF THE FIRST TASKS OF THIS COALITION IS GOING TO BE IDENTIFYING A FISCAL SPONSOR
SO AN EXISTING 501 THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING FUNDS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WHY SHOULD THE PORT JOIN THIS? AS I REFERENCED THE PORT OF SEATTLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE EARLIER, WE ARE TASKED WITH FOSTERING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MANY STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED HERE, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR, INDUSTRY TO MAXIMIZE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO IT'S NATURAL AND I THINK IMPORTANT THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN THIS KIND OF COALITION
ADDITIONALLY, THOSE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES I MENTIONED, SUCH AS THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND THE DIFFERENT FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREEN JOBS, MANY OF THESE REQUIRE COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER TO BE COMPETITIVE
SO FOR OUR REGION TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THESE OPPORTUNITIES, WE HAVE TO FORM THESE PARTNERSHIPS NOW
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE FOR THE PORT RIGHT NOW IS A $100,000 CONTRIBUTION PAID BY THE PORT TO KING COUNTY OUT OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BUDGET AS PART OF THE SHARED COST OF THIS CONTRACTED FACILITATOR WHO WILL CARRY OUT THE COALITION'S PRIORITIES
THE FUNDING STRATEGY OF C THREE IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT
IT DOES INCLUDE SECURING ONE TIME SEED FUNDING FROM THE PORT AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND EVENTUALLY WILL INCLUDE BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING SOURCES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE FULL SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE CONTRACTED COORDINATOR IS ATTACHED TO THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BUT BROADLY, THE OVERARCHING TASKS OF THE COORDINATOR ARE LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE, COMMUNICATION, PROMOTION OF THE COALITION, AND MANAGING THE COALITION'S RESOURCES
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION ON THE COALITION FOR CLIMATE CAREERS, AND I WELCOME YOUR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TIFFANY, FOR THE PRESENTATION
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? MR FELLEMAN, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT
IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE US FINDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD ON THE GREEN JOBS INITIATIVES
AND THANK YOU FOR FINDING THAT AND LEVERAGING THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT IJA AND OTHER SOURCES
THERE WAS THAT WHOLE GREEN I FORGET THE CLIMATE CORE SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA
AND C THREE, S AND K FOUR
WE HAVE THIS WHOLE COALITION OF ACRONYMS BUT WHAT I DON'T SEE IS WHAT IS THE TOTAL BUDGET AND WHAT ARE THE OTHER AGENCIES WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING? SO THIS IS RIGHT NOW JUST PAYING FOR A CONSULTANT
ARE THERE OTHER KNOWN EXPENSES? SO JUST LIKE, WHAT IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S 100,000 IN THE BIGGER MIX? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I CAN'T SPEAK RIGHT NOW ON THE COMMITMENTS OF THE OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WHO ARE BEING ASKED FOR SEED FUNDING
THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE LIKELY TO COME OUT OF THEIR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR
AND PART OF WHY I'M MAKING THIS PROPOSAL NOW IS THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDING FOR IT THIS YEAR
HOWEVER, I DO EXPECT IT TO BE A SIMILAR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION
AND THERE'S ALSO A REPORT THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE NEXT WEEK THAT HAS MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW THE FUNDING STRATEGY FOR C THREE IS BEING PUT TOGETHER
BUT IT WILL INCLUDE NOT JUST PUBLIC GOVERNMENT AGENCY FUNDING, BUT ALSO PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL
THANKS FOR THAT
I JUST SOMETIMES LIKE TO SEE, LIKE, YOU MAKE IT LIKE A CHALLENGE GRANT
THIS MONEY IS AVAILABLE CONTINGENT ON A MATCH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT JUST TO LEVERAGE OTHER PARTICIPATION, BUT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT INVESTMENT FOR THE PORT
MR MOHAMMED WELL, I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE THAT WE ARE PARTICIPATING AS A REGION TO RESPOND TO THIS AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE COMING TO THE TABLE WITH THE COUNTY AND OTHER AGENCIES, THAT COORDINATED RESPONSE IS WHAT IS NEEDED WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING PATHWAYS TO GREEN JOBS
AND SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT
AND I THINK IT'S STRATEGIC TO LOOK AT UNDERSPEND AND COME TO THE TABLE QUICKLY
BY ALLOCATING SOME DOLLARS TO THAT, I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND ASKING WHAT THE OTHER AGENCIES ARE PAYING
I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT
AND IF WE ARE CONTRIBUTING MORE, I WOULD SAY I HOPE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A SAY IN SOME OF THE OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
BUT AGAIN, JUST GRATITUDE ON THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING
I GUESS MY QUESTIONS ARE, I SEE THAT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WORK, THIS GROUP WILL MAKE BUDGETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COALITION SPENDING
TO WHOM DO THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WHAT'S THE FEEDBACK LOOP TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE? SO THE PORT OF SEATTLE, BEING PART OF THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, WILL HELP SET DIRECTION FOR HOW THE COALITION SPENDS THE FUNDING IT RECEIVES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE
I GUESS RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE CONTRACTED COORDINATOR TO THE COALITION, THE BROADER COALITION, AND THAT INCLUDES A DIVERSITY OF ENTITIES
AND WHAT WE'RE AUTHORIZING NOW IS TO SHARE IN THE COST OF A CONSULTANT
BUT AFTER THE CONSULTANT DOES THEIR WORK WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IDENTIFY PRIORITIES AND NEEDS AND THEN MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COALITION SPENDING, WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER
AND THE FUNDING STRATEGY IS STILL TO BE DEVELOPED PARTLY BY THAT CONSULTANT
A LOT OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR BY THE TASK FORCE HAS JUST BEEN TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD THE FRAMEWORK FOR THIS COALITION BE
BUT THE FULL FUNDING STRATEGY IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT
IS THERE ANOTHER PUBLIC PARTNER BESIDES KING COUNTY AS A PART OF THIS COALITION? YES, THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AS WELL
AND I CAN ASSUME THAT THEY'RE ALSO CONTRIBUTING FINANCIALLY
THEY WILL BE ASKED TO
THEY'LL BE ASKED, YES
SO, GIVEN THE WORK THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS DONE IN CAREER PATHWAYS AND DEVELOPING GREEN JOBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE SUMMITS THAT WE FACILITATE TO BREAK DOWN THOSE SILOS AMONG PARTNERS AND SHARED LESSONS LEARNED AND STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS MAJOR PLAYERS WITHIN THE PORT OF SEATTLE TOWARDS DEVELOPING PATHWAYS TO GREEN JOBS WILL THEY BE INVOLVED ALSO IN THIS EFFORT? YES
AS MEMBERS IN THE COALITION? YES
I HEAR A LOT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING FROM ONE EXISTING INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY BASED WORK GROUP THAT WE HAVE CALLED PCAT ABOUT THIS CONCEPT OF VOLUNTEER FATIGUE
SO WHAT MAKES THIS SPECIAL THAT KING COUNTY IS ASKING US TO CONTRIBUTE $100,000 INSTEAD OF REINVENTING THE WHEEL AND PUTTING EXTRA WORKLOAD ON OUR EXISTING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER
IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, SOME OF THE QUESTION IS ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE INPUT INTO THIS KIND OF WORK, THEY'RE OFTEN ASKED TO DO IT ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS
AND THAT IS A CONCERN THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP BY OUR STEERING COMMITTEE
AND THERE IS EXPECTATION IN THE FULL GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT THAT COALITION MEMBERS OR THAT FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COALITION MEMBERS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR TIME WHEN THEY'RE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY
SO NOT STAFF LIKE MYSELF PARTICIPATING AS PART OF MY WORK
OKAY
AND FOR A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, IS THERE SOMEBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO COME AND PRESENT? YEAH, I WOULD LOVE I'M SORRY
I'M SO SORRY
THE PERFECT TIME FOR THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DURING PUBLIC COMMENT
NO, I APPRECIATE IT
WE'LL THANK YOU FOR THAT
PLEASE DO FEEL FREE TO WRITE IN AND FORMALLY SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT
I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT THAT'S
OKAY, THANK YOU
THAT'S VERY INFORMATIVE
HAS NWSA, GIVEN THEIR WORK IN THE MARITIME SPACE, BEEN CONSIDERED TO BE A PART OF THIS OR HELPED THINK TAKE AROUND CAREERS AND PATHWAYS TOWARDS GREEN JOBS? I WOULD LOVE TO INCLUDE NWSA AS PART OF THE COALITION
WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO THEM ABOUT IT YET, BUT ALSO THIS IS BRAND NEW AND I GUESS I SHOULD EMPHASIZE THAT THIS WOULD BE THE PORT'S OPPORTUNITY TO POSITION US AS A LEADER IN SUPPORTING THIS
HAVE SORRY
SO WE HAVE OUR EQUITY INDEX, RIGHT? AND WE HAVE STRATEGIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING SPECIFIC TARGETED ENGAGEMENT IN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED BUT ALSO DISPARATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE, FOR ENVIRONMENTALISM
HOW DOES THIS CENTER OUR GOALS AROUND OUR TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE, WHICH IS NOT JUST PROMOTING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND NOT JUST PROMOTING A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY? FOR ME, I THINK HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND BRING ALONG OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, IN PARTICULAR THE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE PORT ALREADY WORKS SO CLOSELY WITH AND SHINE A LIGHT ON OUR PARTNERS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT SOUTH SEATTLE
THAT'S HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE OUR POSITION IN BEING PART OF THIS WORK
HOW WILL THIS WORK CENTER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR? COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ARE EXPLICITLY WRITTEN INTO THE VISION FOR THIS COALITION
AND HAVING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATE IN THE BROADER COALITION AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO FUNDING AND RESOURCES AS PART OF THIS COALITION IS ALL PART OF THE BROADER GOALS
AND WHAT DIVISION OR OFFICE WITHIN KING COUNTY WILL BE OVERSEEING THIS TASK FORCE? SO THE TASK FORCE I'VE TALKED ABOUT SO FAR HAS BEEN OPERATING THIS YEAR
BUT GOING FORWARD, THE COALITION ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE NECESSARILY OVERSEEN BY KING COUNTY
OUR CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE MADE TO KING COUNTY RIGHT NOW SO THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL TOGETHER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM, WELL, THEIR OWN CONTRIBUTION AND POTENTIAL OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROCURE A CONSULTANT COORDINATOR FOR THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS WORK OF THE COALITION SO THAT'S THE SUPPORT KING COUNTY WOULD BE PROVIDING
BUT THIS COALITION WOULD BE A SEPARATE ENTITY, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ACTUALLY FUND OR RESOURCE THE WORK OF THIS BLOOMING TASK FORCE
THEY WOULD HAVE THIS AGREEMENT WITH US, AND THEY WOULD ALSO BE PARTICIPATING IN THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE
I WISH I HAD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND ITS SCOPE OF WORK BEYOND THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE COORDINATOR ITSELF, SO THAT I KNEW WHAT ITS GOALS AND OUTCOMES WERE
TO ME, IT'S JUST STILL NOT CLEAR AND HOW WE'RE EXPECTING TO CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR LONG TERM GAINS
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT VOLUNTEER FATIGUE
WE'VE JUST HEARD IT SO MUCH
AND $100,000
I'LL BE VOTING TO APPROVE THIS BECAUSE IT'S WORTH THE INVESTMENT
BUT I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTUAL SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS TASK FORCE, INCLUDING A FEEDBACK LOOP AND THEIR PLAN FOR CONTINUED FUNDING TO ACT FOR IMPLEMENTATION
SO, WITH THAT, DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? CLERK HART, PLEASE
NO, I NEED A MOTION, SO MOVE SECOND
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AND COMMISSIONER, SAY AYE WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONERS, IF I MAY JUST ADD ONE COMMENT
LUIS NAVARRO, DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THOSE WERE VERY GOOD QUESTIONS
THERE ARE TWO PLACES THAT WE COME BACK TO YOU WITH DETAILED INFORMATION
ONE IS OUR ANNUAL REPORT TO COMMISSION ON THE INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THE RESULTS, AND HOW THAT MONEY IS BENEFITING COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR BIPOC COMMUNITIES, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES
SO WE COME TO YOU IN THE FIRST QUARTER WITH A DETAILED REPORT EVERY YEAR, AS WE ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT
THERE IS ANOTHER PARALLEL THAT WE CURRENTLY OPERATE UNDER, AND THAT'S IN THE CONSTRUCTION ARENA, WE HAVE A REGIONAL PUBLIC OWNERS COLLABORATION WHERE WE BRING THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S EQUITY IDEAS AND GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS
AND OUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT IN THAT CONSTRUCTION RELATED PROCESS
THIS WILL BE SIMILAR, BUT YOUR QUESTIONS FOR MORE INFORMATION ARE IMPORTANT, AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING THOSE AS NECESSARY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR FOR THE VOTE, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
THE MOTION CARRIES
THANK YOU, TIFFANY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
I UNDERSTAND COMMISSIONER MOHAMED NEEDS TO RECUSE HERSELF FOR AGENDA ITEM TEN B
IS THAT CORRECT, COMMISSIONER? YES
THANK YOU
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM ITEM TEN B DUE TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR A POTENTIAL APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
THIS ITEM ADDRESSES AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
SINCE I'M AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH COMMISSION COUNCIL AND OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I WOULD LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF AT THIS TIME FROM CONSIDERING THIS MATTER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND LEAVE THE MEETING AT THIS TIME AND DO NOT REJOIN UNTIL STAFF LETS YOU KNOW THE ITEM HAS CONCLUDED
AND CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD IN JUST A MOMENT, AND THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN B
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE ENABLING THE PORT TO PROVIDE FUNDING UP TO $500,000 AND APPROXIMATELY $50,000 IN KIND SUPPORT FOR SITE CHARACTERIZATION
DESIGN AND PERMITTING OF THE 8TH AVENUE SOUTH GATEWAY PARK NORTH PROJECT AND TO AUTHORIZE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $317,128 TO SUPPORT CITY LED SITE CHARACTERIZATION, DESIGN AND PERMITTING TASKS FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF $2,600,000
COMMISSIONERS SIMILAR TO THE LAST ITEM
WHILE I HAVE AUTHORITY TO SIGN THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, UNDER THE NEW DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD TO YOU TODAY, SINCE IT FULFILLS A REQUIREMENT OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT
THIS PROJECT LOCATION WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN ACTION AREA TO IMPROVE PUBLIC PARKS AND GREEN SPACE UNDER THE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES GOAL
WITHIN THE POLICY DIRECTIVE, THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE PRIORITIZED THIS PROJECT
I'M VERY PLEASED TO BRING IT FORWARD TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS HERE
WE HAVE SARAH OJET, DIRECTOR OF MARITIME ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY
I SEE JOHN SLOAN THERE
HE'S LISTED HERE
JOHN SLOAN, SENIOR MANAGER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS DANIELLE BOOTSICK, ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER, AND JULIE EWAN, MANAGER, WATERFRONT CAPITAL PROJECTS
SO WITH THAT, I BELIEVE I'M TURNING OVER TO YOU, SARAH
YES
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
YES
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THE EIGHTH AVENUE SOUTH AND GATEWAY PARK NORTH SITE
REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS PROPOSAL
THIS SITE HAS BEEN AN INFORMAL PUBLIC RIVER ACCESS FOR DECADES
OKAY
CAN YOU HEAR ME? MAYBE I NEED TO BE A LITTLE CLOSER
I NEED BIGGER EARS
HOW'S THIS? ALL RIGHT, I'LL LEAN IN
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE 8TH AVENUE SOUTH AND GATEWAY PARK NORTH
I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE
THIS SITE HAS BEEN AN INFORMAL PUBLIC RIVER ACCESS SITE FOR DECADES
THE GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ORGANIZING AND ADVOCATING FOR THIS SITE TO BECOME A PUBLIC PARK FOR DECADES
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS NOW ALLOCATED 1.75 MILLION TOWARDS ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE 8TH AVENUE SOUTH CORRIDOR, ENABLING THIS PARK PROJECT TO PROCEED
AND THEN IN 2019, AS PART OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT, THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMITTED TO HELP THE COMMUNITY ACHIEVE THEIR VISION FOR A PARK IN THIS LOCATION
THE PORT INITIALLY BEGAN TO PLAN A BANK LINE STABILIZATION PROJECT AT THE SITE, BUT IT SOON BECAME CLEAR THAT IT'D BE MORE EFFECTIVE FOR THE PORT TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S PROJECT FINANCIALLY AND WITH OUR STAFF EXPERTISE
TODAY, WE HAVE BEFORE THE COMMISSION A REQUEST THAT HAS TWO ELEMENTS
FIRST IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO FORMALIZE THE PARTNERSHIP AND PROVIDE A MECHANISM FOR TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO THE CITY TO SUPPORT A PORTION OF THE PROJECT WORK
AND SECONDLY, AS A REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE A SPECIFIC EXPENDITURE OF PORT FUNDS FOR DESIGN AND PERMITTING OF THE PROJECT
THIS PROJECT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY
IT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE PORT COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM, OUR PCAT, AS A PRIORITY, AND AGAIN, IT'S PART OF OUR FORMAL SET OF COMMITMENTS IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT
I'M GOING TO NOW HAND IT OVER TO DANIELLE BUTZICK, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER, TO PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION
THANK YOU
THANKS, SARAH
MY NAME IS DANIELLE BUTZICK
I AM, AS SARAH SAID, AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER IN OUR MARITIME ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT
I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE SHARING THIS PROPOSAL WITH YOU
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, AND IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP FOR THE COMMUNITY IN GETTING SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A REALLY LONG TIME
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, JUST SOME INITIAL CONTEXT
SARAH PROVIDED A LITTLE BIT IN HER OPENING REMARKS
THIS IS A SITE THAT IS THE GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY'S ONLY RIVER ACCESS
THEY'VE REALLY BEEN ACTIVELY ADVOCATING FOR THIS TO BE A PUBLIC PARK FOR OVER 40 YEARS
A PORTION OF THE SITE IS OWNED BY SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
IT ACTUALLY HAS LANDMARK STATUS DUE TO THE PUMP HOUSES ASSOCIATION WITH THE HISTORIC GEORGE PLANT OR THE GEORGETOWN STEAM PLANT
IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO PARKS AND RECREATION IN 2010 FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AS PART OF THAT LANDMARKING PROCESS
SO THE PORT INITIALLY AUTHORIZED FUNDING FOR THE BANK LINE STABILIZATION PROJECT, WHICH WAS INTENDED TO KIND OF KICK START THIS PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAD BEEN ADVOCATING FOR SO LONG
BUT REALLY, THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF PARTNERING WITH THE CITY, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT A BETTER STRATEGY WOULD BE FOR US TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S DESIGN PROCESS RATHER THAN GOING ON PARALLEL TRACKS
SO THAT APPROACH, WE REALLY FOUND, WOULD REDUCE PERMITTING REDUNDANCIES AND WOULD ENABLE THE DESIGNS TO REALLY BE INTEGRATED
SO, AS SARAH SAID, THIS IS ACTUALLY TWO SEPARATE REQUESTS
ONE IS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, AND THE OTHER IS A FUNDING AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR DESIGN AND PERMITTING
SO YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE TIMELINE THAT WE'VE PROVIDED IN THE MEMO, IT PUTS THE COMPLETION DATE AT ABOUT 2028, THE END OF 2028 TO BE SPECIFIC, AND THERE'S CONSIDERABLE TIME ALLOWED FOR PERMITTING
THIS IS BECAUSE THIS PROJECT IS LIKELY TO
BE PRETTY COMPLEX AS FAR AS PERMITTING BECAUSE IT IS IN WATER AS WELL AS THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE DESIGN, AND IT IS REALLY COMPLEX WITH THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP AND PROPERTIES ON SITE
WE DO THINK THAT THE INITIAL SCHEDULE IS REFLECTING THAT THE PERMITTING WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2026 AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETE BY Q FOUR OF 2028, AND THAT IS DEPENDENT ON THE CITY'S RESOURCING AND SCHEDULING AS WELL
SO TO COVER THIS SLIDE, THE MOA, THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, IS IT COMMITS US TO PROVIDING 500,000 UP TO 500,000 FOR DESIGN AND PERMITTING SUPPORT
THE CITY WILL INVOICE US FOR ACTUAL COSTS, AND THEN IT ALSO PROVIDES IN KIND SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF STAFF EXPERTISE IN PERMITTING AND DESIGN, HABITAT DESIGN AND POTENTIALLY HABITAT MATERIALS, AND POTENTIAL USE OF OUR DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY HUB FOR MEETING SPACES
THE PROJECT IS AS SARAH MENTIONED THE PROJECT, OR MAYBE IT WAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED
THIS PROJECT IS CALLED OUT IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT IN SECTION FIVE PUBLIC PARKS AND OPEN AND GREEN SPACE
SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN REALLY ADVOCATING FOR THE PORT TO SUPPORT FOR A LONG TIME
SO THIS IS JUST A REALLY EXCITING PROCESS FOR US TO BE KICKING OFF
AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JULIE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING REQUEST
DANIELLE GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS JULIE YOON, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER
LIKE SARAH AND DANIELLE SAID, I JUST WANTED TO ELABORATE ON THE FACT THAT GOING HAND IN HAND WITH THE MOA APPROVAL REQUEST, WE'RE ALSO COMING HERE WITH A REQUEST FOR DESIGN AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $317,128, AS YOU SEE IN THE SLIDE THERE, WHICH BRINGS THE CURRENT AUTHORIZATION TO DATE TO $550,000
AND AS DANIELLE SAID, THAT WILL ALLOW THE PORT OF SEATTLE TEAM TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS AS WELL AS IN KIND STAFF SUPPORT THROUGHOUT DESIGN AND PERMITTING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AND LOOKING AHEAD, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HEADS UP AS WELL THAT AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PERMITTING AND DESIGN, THE TEAM DOES ANTICIPATE RETURNING TO COMMISSION WITH A SIMILARLY KIND OF COUPLED REQUEST THAT'LL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION MOA, AS WELL AS A CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION AT THAT TIME IN THE AMOUNT OF AROUND $2050,000
HAND IT BACK OVER TO YOU
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE NOW
SO THIS SLIDE IS REALLY JUST TO ORIENT YOU TO THE PROJECT SITE
AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE RED LINES, THOSE ARE THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES
THERE ARE FOUR SEPARATE PROPERTIES ON OR ADJACENT TO THIS PROJECT SITE, WHICH MAKES IT REALLY COMPLICATED
THERE'S A CITY RIGHT OF WAY SITE THAT IS OWNED BY SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CITY PARKS PROPERTY, AND THEN THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE FORMER COMMERCIAL WATERWAY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE
AND THEN WHERE THE NUMBER TWO IS THAT SITE IS THE CROWLEY PARCEL, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AN ECOLOGY MANDATED CLEANUP
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVING PARTS HERE ON THIS SITE
AND WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE RED CIRCLE WHERE IT SAYS PROJECT SITE, THAT'S KIND OF THE HEART OF THE SITE
BUT IDEALLY THAT WHOLE CORRIDOR WILL EVENTUALLY BE IMPROVED WHERE YOU SEE THE FOUR INDICATING THE EIGHTH AVENUE SOUTH CORRIDOR AS WELL AS THE WHOLE WATERFRONT SECTION OF THIS PROPERTY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THIS SLIDE IS TO ORIENT YOU TO THE COMMUNITY'S VISION FOR THE SITE
SO THIS IS THE CONCEPT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY BY THE CITY AND THEIR DESIGN TEAM IN 2022
THIS DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED COLLABORATIVELY WITH MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND A COMMUNITY ORIENTED DESIGN FIRM
THE DESIGN WAS FUNDED BY A DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT AWARDED BY THE CITY AND MANAGED BY THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION
THEY WERE THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE GRANT
THE DESIGN WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY WHEN THE CITY ALLOCATED 1.7 MILLION FOR THE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS ON THE 8TH AVENUE SOUTH STREET CORRIDOR
THIS IS THE CONCEPT FROM WHICH THE DESIGN IS GOING TO START
AND SINCE THERE HAS BEEN FUNDING FOR THE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS ALONG EIGHTH AVENUE SOUTH, THE YELLOW BOX OR HASHED MARKS INDICATE WHAT WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE THE POTENTIAL PHASE ONE AREA, WHICH WOULD BE THE BANK LINE STABILIZATION OR RESTORATION PROJECT
BUT NOW THAT THERE IS FUNDING FOR THAT CORRIDOR, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME EARLY STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT CORRIDOR
SO REALLY, THE 8TH AVENUE SOUTH SECTION OF THE SITE IS THE PHASE ONE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE SCOPE FOR THE CITY INCLUDES REALLY LEADING THE SITE CHARACTERIZATION, THE DESIGN, THE CONTRACT FOR DESIGN, AS WELL AS THE PERMITTING TASKS
SO THE CITY WILL BE THE LEAD ON THE PROJECT
THEY WILL BE THE APPLICANT FOR ANY PERMITS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LEADING ANY OUTREACH WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY'LL ALSO BE, AS I SAID, MANAGING ANY CONTRACTS FOR THE DESIGN AND THE PORT
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE BECAUSE THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO DETAIL OUR ROLE
THE PORT IS GOING TO BE A PARTNER IN THIS
WE WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT, WE WILL PROVIDE FUNDING AND IN KIND SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF MATERIALS AND STAFF EXPERTISE, BUT WE WILL NOT BE LEADING THIS PROJECT
WE WILL BE JUST REALLY PLAYING A SUPPORTING ROLE
AS JULIE MENTIONED, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT THERE WILL BE A FUTURE REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
WE EXPECT THAT TO BE A SEPARATE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT OR AN ADDENDUM OR AMENDMENT TO THIS MOA
SO THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING, CONSTRUCTION WORK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CURRENT AUTHORIZATION, BUT WE DO EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN SOMETIME IN 2026 OR SO WHEN PERMITTING AND DESIGN HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
AND NEXT SLIDE, I WILL LET JULIE TALK TO THE DESIGN AUTHORIZATION COMPONENT
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SLIDE TO DISTINGUISH THE SECOND REQUEST ON THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR DESIGN AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING
NO NEW INFORMATION, BUT AGAIN, IN SUPPORT OF THE MOA, THE TEAM IS REQUESTING DESIGN AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING, AGAIN IN THE AMOUNT OF $317,128
THAT'LL BRING THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION UP TO $550,000 OUT OF AN ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $2.6 MILLION
AND AS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDES, THAT'LL ALLOW FOR THE PORT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE IN KIND STAFF SUPPORT AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING PHASE LEADING UP TO THE NEXT TIME WE RETURN TO COMMISSION FOR THE NEXT CONSTRUCTION PHASE
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO HEAR THE DESCRIPTION
WHEN READING THROUGH THE MATERIALS AHEAD OF TIME, I WAS REFLECTING ON WELL, ANDREW, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO PRESENT
I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER IN PERSON SINCE PRE COVID, BUT I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE DOGGED ADVOCACY OF GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICIPANTS IN PCAT AND OTHERS
AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES WHERE WHEN THE COMMUNITY SPEAKS, WE OUGHT TO LISTEN
AND THIS HAS BEEN A REAL PRIORITY
AND SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS TAKING THIS PROJECT ON AND THAT WE GET TO PARTNER WITH THEM AS THEY LEAD THIS PROJECT
THE OTHER THOUGHT I HAD WAS THIS IS PROBABLY THREE MONTHS AGO NOW, BUT THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW EVEN SORT OF POSTAGE STAMP SIZE, REINTRODUCTION OF NATURAL SPACES CAN HAVE A HUGE BENEFIT TO THE ECOLOGY OF AN AREA
AND AS SOMEBODY WHO WORKED IN GEORGETOWN FOR TWELVE YEARS, IT ALWAYS FELT LIKE THAT WAS SOMETHING IN DIRE NEED
I REMEMBER AT ONE POINT WE PURCHASED JUST A SET OF BIKES THAT ANYBODY IN OUR BUSINESS COULD USE TO GO AROUND AND GET FOOD FOR LUNCH OR JUST RIDE SOMEWHERE TO SIT AND HAVE A PICNIC
AND THEY JUST DIDN'T GET THAT USED THAT MUCH BECAUSE AT 6TH AND MICHIGAN, WHERE WE WERE LOCATED, IT WAS HARD TO FIND GOOD GREEN SPACE AND THIS WOULD BE EASILY BIKEABLE FOR THOSE FOLKS
SO NICE PLACE TO SIT ON THE WATERFRONT AND WATCH HERONS FLY IN AND HAVE YOUR SANDWICH
SO I'M GLAD WE CAN HELP SUPPORT THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN THIS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION WHEN WE GET TO THAT PHASE
THANKS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO SEE CONCRETE TURNED INTO GREENERY
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING
AND I GUESS I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
THIS PIECEMEAL LAND OWNERSHIP IS PRETTY CRAZY, BUT WE HAVE NO DIRT IN THE GAME, RIGHT? WE'RE HELPING BEAUTIFY OTHER PEOPLE'S LAND
RIGHT
WE ARE DOING THIS WORK AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT UNDER THE I KNOW, BUT WE HAVE NO OWNERSHIP IN THE LAND
RIGHT? I MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION TO YOUR QUESTION
THERE IS SOME COMMERCIAL WATERWAY DISTRICT PROPERTY INVOLVED WHICH THE PORT HAS A LIMITED INTEREST IN AS A SUCCESSOR, BUT IT'S NOT TRUE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
YEAH, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT HOW YOU WERE GOING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION
THANK YOU FOR THAT
BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS SO THIS IS GOING TO INCLUDE SHORELINE RESTORATION AS WELL
RIGHT
AND SO WHAT I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE, AND I'M SURE WE'LL GET TO SEE IN THE KNOW, AS COMMISSIONER CALKINS TALKED ABOUT POSTAGE STAMPS, THE FACT IS THAT THERE'S A BUNCH OF POSTAGE STAMPS ALONG THE RIVER
AND TO SEE THE PROXIMITY OF THIS TO THE OTHERS, WHERE REFUGE CAN BE CREATED ALONG THE ROUTE OF A MIGRATORY FISH, IT WOULD BE JUST KIND OF FUN TO SEE HOW THE STRING OF PEARLS CONTINUE TO BOTH IN TERMS OF FOR THE PARK SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOR THE MIGRATORY SPECIES USING IT
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY NICE ENHANCEMENT
THE ONLY OTHER THING IS, AGAIN, THE OVERALL BUDGET, HOW MUCH IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE? WE'RE NOT PUTTING PROPERTY IN THE GAME, BUT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DO DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
IS THERE AN ESTIMATE? LIKE YOU SAID, DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS GAVE A GRANT TO DO THIS INITIAL DESIGN
HOW BIG WAS THAT? I'M ACTUALLY NOT AWARE OF THE SIZE OF THAT GRANT
I DON'T THINK THAT IT WAS SIGNIFICANT
IT HELPED GET TO CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
BUT THE CITY HAS ADDITIONAL FUNDING ALLOCATED TO FURTHER THE DESIGN BEYOND CONCEPT
WE KNOW THAT THE INITIAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY IS ABOUT 15 MILLION TO 20 MILLION
THAT'S REALLY ROUGH THAT'S IN THIS CONCEPTUAL PHASE
THEY'LL REFINE THAT AS THEY MOVE THROUGH DESIGN AND PERMITTING
ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S THE BALLPARK ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT
CORRECT
AND SO WE'RE BEING ASKED RIGHT NOW THIS AUTHORIZATION OF UP TO WHAT, 550? CORRECT
BUT THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE'RE LIKELY TO BE COME BACK TO ASK SOMETHING AROUND 2 MILLION IN THE FUTURE YES
OF A 15 MILLION SOMEWHAT
ALL RIGHT, JUST TO GET US THE SCOPE OF WORK
BUT THE ONLY OTHER FOLKS THAT HAVE ACTUAL FINANCIAL SKIN IN THE GAME WOULD BE THE CITY, CORRECT? YES
AT THIS POINT
ALL RIGHT
LAST THING, WHEN YOU SAY CROWLEY PROPERTY, I MEAN YOU'RE SAYING IT'S A REMEDIATION SITE, BUT DOES CROWLEY STILL OWN IT? I AM NOT SURE WHO THE CURRENT OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY IS
THE CROWLEY SITE IS WHEN THAT'S WHO OWNED IT
WHEN ECOLOGY DESIGNATED AS A CLEANUP SITE
I DON'T KNOW WHO THE CURRENT OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY IS, BUT TYPICALLY WHOEVER OWNED IT STILL OWNS THE POLLUTION
OH, ABSOLUTELY
YEAH
SO I MEAN, I'M JUST WONDERING IN TERMS OF WHEN YOU SEE A PRIVATE PIECE OF LAND IN AVIATION TO THE SMORGASBORD OF ALL THIS PUBLIC LAND, IT SEEMS TO BE YEAH, AND TO BE CLEAR, THE CROWLEY SITE IS NOT PART OF THE SITE THAT'S PROPOSED FOR THE PARK DEVELOPMENT
IT'S ADJACENT TO JUST KIND OF A FACT TO CONSIDER THAT THERE'S A CLEANUP SITE ADJACENT TO THIS
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
SO I GUESS I'M WONDERING, CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE ENGAGEMENT WITH PCAT HAS BEEN AROUND THIS TO DATE AND GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS REALLY LEADING ON THIS AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT
WHAT WILL THE CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK LOOP BE WITH PCAT, WHICH IS THE PORT STAKEHOLDER GROUP FOR THE AREA? YEAH, SO AS YOU KNOW, THIS SITE IS A PCAT PRIORITY
THEY'VE COMMUNICATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS ONE OF THEIR PRIORITIES FOR THIS YEAR
UP UNTIL EARLY THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A OR MAYBE IT WAS LATE LAST YEAR, WE WERE MEETING MONTHLY WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THE DESIGN AS THIS DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED, AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY LED BY THE PORT
WE FACILITATED THAT EFFORT BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE MIDST OF SCOPING AND WORKING ON OUR BANK LINE STABILIZATION PROJECT AND IT REALLY JUST BECAME CLEAR THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE BETTER COORDINATION WITH THE CITY AND WITH THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS ON THE SAME PAGE
AND SO WE MET MONTHLY AND WE'VE BEEN REALLY ENGAGED
THE PCAT HAS BEEN SUPER ENGAGED AND GEORGETOWN YOUTH COUNCIL HAS BEEN REALLY INVOLVED IN THIS, AS WAS THERE WAS A LOT OF COORDINATION
AND THEN WHEN WE KIND OF DECIDED TO MOVE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND THE PORT WAS WE WERE NO LONGER PURSUING THAT BANK LINE STABILIZATION WORK AND MOVED INTO KIND OF A PARTNERSHIP ROLE WITH THE CITY
THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN ON THE CITY'S SIDE AS FAR AS GETTING A CONTRACTOR AND FIGURING OUT HOW THEY WERE GOING TO SCOPE THE PROJECT AND GET FUNDING
SO IT SLOWED DOWN A BIT
THERE WAS STILL COORDINATION ON THE CITY'S END, LIKE SUBSTANTIAL COORDINATION THAT THE CITY WAS DOING, WORKING WITH BUSINESSES ON NOT ONLY THIS PROJECT, BUT ON JUST A LOT OF KIND OF IMPROVEMENT WORK THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IN THE GEORGETOWN AREA WITH JUST ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE, PARTICULARLY THIS 8TH AVENUE SOUTH CORRIDOR, THOUGH
SO I HAD REQUESTED THE BUDGET AND ASSESSMENT OF DUWAMISH VALLEY PARKS, WHICH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SECOND
AND I'M WONDERING, IS THIS PARK STILL GOING TO BE CONSIDERED AN ASSESSMENT OF DUWAMISH VALLEY? I BELIEVE THE ASSESSMENT OF DUWAMISH VALLEY PARKS WERE PORT OF SEATTLE PARKS, SO AS SUCH, THIS WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED
IT'S NOT ONE OF OUR PARKS
YEAH, GREAT
PERFECT
OKAY, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AGAIN, I THINK IT'S USEFUL TO SEE WHERE THOSE OTHER PARKS KNOW WHETHER IT'S OUR PROPERTY OR NOT
THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS DUE TO THIS PROXIMITY AND WHEN WE START THINKING ABOUT OTHER STREET ENDS OR WHATEVER, HOW THEY ARE SPACED RELATIVE TO THE OTHER
AND WE'RE GOING TO INVEST IN HABITAT RESTORATION
SO WHILE IT MAY NOT BE PART OF OUR ASSESSMENT, IT'S STILL PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND ECOLOGICAL ASSET WOULD BE JUST GOOD TO SEE THE BEST PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY THAT IS USEFUL
RIGHT
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
YEAH
I LIKE TO SEE THE PORT OF SEATTLE MAXIMIZING ITS FOOTPRINT OF INFLUENCE WHEN IT COMES TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, PARTICULARLY FOR BELOVED COMMUNITIES LIKE GEORGETOWN AND SOUTH PARK
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION? IN A SECOND
SO MOVED
SECOND
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND FELLEMAN AND CLERK HART
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AND COMMISSIONERS SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
THREE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
THANK YOU
THE MOTION PASSES
SO LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO LET COMMISSIONER MOHAMED KNOW THAT WE'RE READY FOR HER TO REJOIN
YES, I'VE JUST SENT THAT REQUEST
OKAY
SO AS COMMISSIONER MOHAMED REJOINS THE MEETING, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER ELEVEN, PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A
THE TAX LEVY DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE FOR THE 2024 2028
I'M SORRY? FOR 2024
2028
AND IT'S BRIEFING COMMISSIONERS
I CAN WAIT
SHOULD I WAIT FOR COMMISSIONER? I WOULD SAY GO AHEAD AND PROCEED
COMMISSIONERS, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, YOU HAVE ENGAGED IN A THOUGHTFUL STRATEGIC REVIEW OF OUR SPENDING PRIORITIES FOR THE 2024 BUDGET
KEY TO IMPLEMENTING YOUR VISION FOR THOSE INVESTMENTS IS HOW WE PAY FOR THEM
THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE LOOKS AT A MIX OF REVENUE SOURCES, INCLUDING OUR OPERATING INCOME AND THE PORT'S PROPERTY TAX AUTHORITY
IN DEVELOPING THIS PROPOSED PLAN OF FINANCE, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR ORGANIZATION
IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE ABOUT TO SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $1 BILLION A YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AND PLANNING TO MAKE MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AS WELL
THIS YEAR, IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THOSE MAJOR EXPENDITURES, WE ARE ALIGNING OUR FINANCING STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THAT WE STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN OUR CURRENT CAPACITY AND THE UNCERTAIN FISCAL OUTLOOK AHEAD
WE ARE ALSO VERY SENSITIVE TO THE IMPACT ON THE KING COUNTY TAXPAYER
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIVE ASPECTS OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION, BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR STAFF PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE PORT'S PROPERTY TAX LEVY BY 4.8%
THIS INCREASE MEETS THOSE CRITERIA THAT I LAID OUT ABOVE, AND PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION IN LEVY CASH IN 2024
I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER WILL BE CONSIDERING POLICIES AT FUTURE MEETINGS TO ENSURE THAT THESE ADDITIONAL REVENUES ARE TARGETED TO FUND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES, WHICH I STRONGLY SUPPORT
I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT UNDER THIS PLAN, THE LEVY INCREASE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN A $10 PIER YEAR INCREASE TO THE MEDIAN HOMEOWNER IN KING COUNTY
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR FEEDBACK DURING TODAY'S DISCUSSION
SO FINALLY, I WANT TO MENTION THAT THE FULL PROPOSED PUGET WILL BE RELEASED THIS THURSDAY WITH A PRESS RELEASE AND AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FIRST READING OF OUR PROPOSED BUDGET AT YOUR NEXT MEETING IN NOVEMBER
SO, THE PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON, I'M GOING TO KICK US OFF AND GO OVER A FEW SLIDES, AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OVER TO ELIZABETH MORRISON, A DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE FINANCE, AND SCOTT BERTRAM, MANAGER OF CORPORATE FINANCE
SO CAN WE GO TO THE SLIDESHOW, PLEASE? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, COMMISSIONERS
HERE'S JUST THE ITEMS WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH
I'M GOING TO TOUCH REAL QUICKLY ON THE BUDGET PROCESS TIMELINE
I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'LL GO OVER THAT IN DETAIL
THEN WE'LL HAVE THE TAX LEVY BACKGROUND AND UPDATE
ELIZABETH WILL GO THROUGH THAT
AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE FOR 2024 TO 2028, AND WE'LL LOOK BEYOND 2028
AND THEN WE'LL FINALIZE OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE TAX LEVY
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'LL LOOK AT OTHER FINANCE INITIATIVES
AND THEN THERE'S SOME APPENDIX IN YOUR MATERIALS
THERE'S AN APPENDIX WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, COMMISSIONERS
THERE WE ARE
YOU'RE WELL FAMILIAR WITH THIS OF WHERE WE ARE IN THIS PROCESS, BUT HERE WE ARE AT THE PLAN OF FINANCE AND TAX LEVY BRIEFING
AND NEXT WILL BE THE FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2024 BUDGET ON NOVEMBER 14, WITH THE FINAL READING AND FINAL PASSAGE ON THE 21 NOVEMBER
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT THE BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THE JUNE AND JULY BUDGET RETREATS AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD WITH YOU
WE'LL CONTINUE TO STEWARD RESOURCES TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE, TO MEET OUR GROWING OPERATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEEDS WITH A CONTINUED FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND POTENTIAL ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY THAT'S OUT THERE
AND THIS INCLUDES GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL THAT MAY HAVE INTRODUCED UNCERTAINTY INTO OUR ECONOMIC WORLD GOING FORWARD, WE'LL CONSIDER BEGINNING TO EARMARK FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE PORT'S ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I SUPPORT, THAT WE'RE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMISSION ON THAT
AND THEN OUR ANNUAL LEVY PROPOSED AT 75% OF THE PORT'S MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LEVY, SOMETHING WE DISCUSSED BEFORE WITH YOU
AND SO THE 2024 TAX LEVY WILL BE 86.7 MILLION
IT REPRESENTS A 4.8% INCREASE FROM 2023 AND PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION IN LEVY CASH IN 2024
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND SO AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ELIZABETH MORRISON TO WALK THROUGH THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION
ELIZABETH, THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON
I'LL BEGIN WITH THE TAX LEVY AND THEN ASK SCOTT BERTRAM TO PRESENT THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE
WE'LL BEGIN WITH SOME BACKGROUND
THE PORT CAN ASSESS A LEVY ON PROPERTY WITHIN KING COUNTY PER STATE LAW, AND THE LEVY IS APPROVED EACH YEAR BY THE COMMISSION
THE COMMISSION APPROVES AN AMOUNT OF THE LEVY, AND THAT AMOUNT CAN BE ANYTHING UP TO THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM FOR 2024
THAT MAXIMUM AMOUNT IS JUST OVER 115,000,000
THE LEVY CAN ALSO BE LEVERAGED BY ISSUING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, WHICH ARE THEN PAID FOR FROM THE TAX LEVY
ALL OF THE PORT'S EXISTING GENERAL AVIATION BONDS HAVE BEEN USED FOR NONAIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SR 99 TUNNEL AND FOR CONTAINER TERMINALS OPERATED BY THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
THE DEBT SERVICE ON THOSE BONDS IS THE FIRST CLAIM ON THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY
IN ADDITION, THE PORT USES THE TAX LEVY TO PAY FOR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES, THE REMEDIATION THAT WE DO ON OUR LEGACY PROPERTIES
WE ALSO HAVE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDED BY THE TAX LEVY AND A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT THE COMMISSION HAS INITIATED OVER THE YEARS
AND ANYTHING LEFT OVER AFTER ALL THOSE THINGS ARE PAID FOR IS AVAILABLE TO CASH FUND VARIOUS NON AIRPORT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS THE HISTORY OF THE TAX LEVY
BEGINNING IN 1990, STATE LAW CHANGED SO THAT THE PORT COULD TAX LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM AND STILL BE ABLE TO BUMP UP TO THAT MAXIMUM IF NEEDED
OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PERIOD, THE PORT HAS LEVIED APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE MAXIMUM ON AVERAGE
BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT IT HAS VARIED OVER TIME, WITH 50% IN SOME YEARS AND UP TO 90% IN OTHER YEARS AS NEEDED
BUT OVER THE AVERAGE OVER THIS PERIOD IS ABOUT 75%, AND THAT HAS ROUGHLY KEPT UP WITH INFLATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS SUMMER, THE COMMISSION HAD TWO BUDGET RETREATS DURING WHICH WE DISCUSSED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE TAX LEVY
BASED ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS, STAFF HAS WORKED OUT THE FOLLOWING APPROACH TO BOTH THE 2024 BUDGET FOR THE TAX LEVY AND FOR OUR FIVE YEAR DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE
SO THE APPROACH INCLUDES CONTINUING AT THIS 75% OF THE MAXIMUM, WHICH PRESERVES A CUSHION THAT THE PORT CAN TAP INTO DURING TIMES OF ADVERSITY
AND IT ALSO IS A SUPPORT OF OUR GOOD CREDIT RATING
WHEN INVESTORS LOOK AT THE PORT WHEN CREDIT RATING AGENCIES LOOK AT THE PORT AND THEY SEE THAT WE HAVE A PATTERN OF TAXING BELOW OUR MAXIMUM, THEY VIEW THAT VERY POSITIVELY BECAUSE IT DOES GIVE US FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS ADVERSITY
THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARY OF THOSE STRONG CREDIT RATINGS IS THE AIRPORT AND HELPS KEEP THE COST TO THE AIRPORT AND THE AIRLINES LOW
THE PLAN INCLUDES THE PORT CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION PROJECTS
WHAT WILL BE CHANGING IS THE EXPECTATION OF THE AMOUNT THAT WE WILL PAY FOR THOSE PROJECTS AS A NUMBER OF THEM BEGIN TO KICK IN IN TERMS OF THE SPENDING, WE EXPECT THAT SPENDING TO INCREASE AND TO PAY FOR THOSE PROJECTS WE ANTICIPATE USING A COMBINATION OF LEVY, CASH AND GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
THE FUNDING APPROACH ALSO INCLUDES THE CONTINUATION OF FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AT APPROXIMATELY THE CURRENT LEVEL OF 13 MILLION OUT OF THE TAX LEVY
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS ALSO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES BEYOND THE TAX LEVY AND THE REMAINING FUNDS TO BE USED FOR NONAPORT CAPITAL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE PORT ALWAYS CONSIDERS THE IMPACT ON TAXPAYERS, SO THE PROPOSED LEVY INCREASE OF ABOUT 4 MILLION TO 86.7 MILLION ALSO LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN THE LEVY RATE
TO BE CLEAR, THAT RATE IS INCREASING BECAUSE OF A COMBINATION OF THE INCREASE IN THE TAX LEVY AND A DECREASE IN ASSESSED VALUE
THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSED VALUE FOR 2024 IS ACTUALLY LOWER THAN THE ASSESSED VALUE FOR 2023
SO THAT LEADS TO THE CALCULATION OF WHAT'S CALLED THE MILLAGE RATE, THE CENTS PER THOUSAND OF ASSESSED VALUE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS PAY
IN 2023, THE MEDIAN HOME VALUE WAS 853,000
WE DON'T HAVE THE 2024 NUMBER YET
THE COUNTY WILL PROVIDE THAT IN 2024
SO APPLYING THAT NEW RATE TO THAT SAME 2023 MEDIAN HOME VALUE, WE CALCULATE AN INCREASE OF ROUGHLY $10 TO THE MEDIAN HOMEOWNER
AND JUST TO PUT THIS IN CONTEXT, IN 2023, THE PORT PORTS LEVY REPRESENTED A LITTLE OVER 1% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT HOMEOWNERS PAY IN VARIOUS TAXES TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT, CITY, COUNTY, ET CETERA
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF HOW THE TAX LEVY USES ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
SO LOOKING AT THE LAST FIVE YEARS COMPARED TO THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE STILL HAVE THE PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND DEBT SERVICE AS THE PRIMARY USE OF THE TAX LEVY, AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL GEO BONDS DURING THIS PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 350,000,000
WHAT'S CHANGING IS THE INCREASE IN THE USE OF THE LEVY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION PAYMENTS
SO THAT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 25% OF THE TAX LEVY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEAR PERIOD
WE'LL ALSO SEE A SMALL INCREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE THAT GOES TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUNDING HAS GROWN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WHOLE PAST FIVE YEAR PERIOD, WE'RE PICKING UP SOME YEARS WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH FUNDING OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SO WHAT'S DECREASING IS THE USE OF THE TAX LEVY FOR CAPITAL
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE WILL BE RELYING MORE ON GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO HELP PAY FOR SOME OF THE CAPITAL THAT WON'T BE PAID FOR FROM THE TAX LEVY
THE LITTLE SLIVER OF OTHER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, MOST OF THAT WAS THE PORT'S MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
THE LAST PAYMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THAT OTHER INCLUDES THE GATEWAY PARK SOUTH, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER SMALL ITEMS ALL RIGHT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TAX LEVY BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE PLAN OF FINANCE? COMMISSIONER CALKINS, CAN YOU REMIND US WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE STATUTORILY ALLOWED MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LEVY, WHY COULDN'T WE JUST SAY WE WANT A BILLION DOLLARS NEXT YEAR? WHAT PREVENTS US FROM SENDING IT THROUGH THE ROOF? YES, THERE ARE TWO STATUTES THAT DICTATE THE MAXIMUM
ONE IS SPECIFIC TO PORTS
THE OTHER IS GENERAL TO PROPERTY TAX
AT THIS POINT, IT'S THAT GENERAL LIMITATION THAT RESTRICTS IT
AND THAT GENERAL LIMITATION IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE 1% LIMIT
SO EVERY YEAR, THE MAXIMUM LEVY INCREASES BY 1% PLUS A FACTOR FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, WHICH, WHEN WE'VE LOOKED AT IT OVER TIME
ON AVERAGE, THAT'S ABOUT A 2% INCREASE EACH YEAR
SO EACH YEAR THAT MAXIMUM INCREASES BY 2%
IF THE PORT WANTED TO GO ABOVE THE MAXIMUM, IT WOULD REQUIRE A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE
SO WITHIN THAT MAXIMUM, THE COMMISSION HAS FULL AUTHORITY TO VOTE, BUT BEYOND THAT REQUIRES A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S A NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE CONSIDERING ASKING THE LEGISLATURE TO CHANGE THAT
HAVE YOU HEARD ANY? BECAUSE THIS 1% HAS NOT MEANT FOR A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES REAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AS THEY FACE INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES, A HIGH INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT, ET CETERA
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AROUND THAT THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH? YES, I THINK THAT DISCUSSION HAS HEATED UP RECENTLY AS INFLATION HAS OUTSTRIPPED THAT 1%
THE LIMIT FACTOR USED TO BE 6%
AND THEN THERE WAS A TIM EYMAN INITIATIVE I'VE FORGOTTEN THE YEAR
I THINK IT WAS BACK IN THE 1990S THAT REDUCED THAT 6% LIMIT TO 1%
AND AT THE TIME THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MUNICIPALITIES BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T KEEP UP WITH INFLATION
BUT THEN WE'VE GONE THROUGH A PERIOD OF VERY LOW INFLATION, AND SO IT HASN'T BEEN AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM AS ANTICIPATED
PLUS, SOME MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE EXTRA LEVIES FOR VARIOUS THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR GENERAL LEVY TO GET AROUND THAT
BUT NOW, WITH INFLATION AS HIGH AS IT IS, I THINK THERE IS MORE INTEREST IN RAISING THAT LEVY LIMIT
AND WHAT IS THE BARRING THAT 1%? WHAT IS THE PORT SPECIFIC STATUTORY LIMIT? FORTY FIVE CENTS PER YEAR INCREASE
SORRY? FORTY FIVE CENTS PER THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE
SO I BELIEVE THAT WOULD TRANSLATE INTO A MAXIMUM LEVY OF OVER 300 MILLION IF WE WERE ABLE TO BE WITHIN THAT LIMIT
BUT BECAUSE THE 1% LIMIT IS LOWER, WE'RE BOUND BY THE FORGIVE ME IF YOU JUST SAID DOLLAR SIGN, 300 MILLION PER YEAR, THAT WOULD FUND A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS
BUT I APPRECIATE THE BACKGROUND ON THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM
THAT KIND OF HELPS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT RED LINE COMES FROM ON THAT PAGE SEVEN
APPRECIATE IT
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THANK YOU
ON SLIDE TEN
I KNOW THAT IN SLIDE 27 YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK DOWN SOME OF THIS NUMBERS, BUT IT DOESN'T FURTHER EXPLAIN WHERE SOME OF THESE DOLLARS ARE GOING IN PARTICULAR
ONCE THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS PUBLISHED ONLINE, WILL YOU FURTHER BREAK DOWN THESE NUMBERS ON SLIDE TEN AROUND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PIECE AND THEN ALSO THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS I'M LOOKING AT LIKE FOR INSTANCE, THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CITIES THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING, AND THE SEATAC COMMUNITY RELIEF IS CALLED OUT ON 27
BUT I AM WONDERING, ARE WE GOING TO SEE THIS FURTHER BROKEN DOWN? YES
ACTUALLY IN THE APPENDIX ON SLIDE 27 AND 28 GIVES DETAIL OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OKAY
AND 29 GIVES DETAIL OF THE
CAPITAL PLAN
THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPENDING WE DO NOT BREAK DOWN BECAUSE THAT INFORMATION IS PROTECTED, RIGHT? CORRECT
AND THEN I JUST HAD ONE LAST QUICK QUESTION ON THAT SLIDE
ON THE CAPITAL SECTION, IT GOES FROM 28% TO 15%
HOW DO YOU BALANCE OUT THE BUDGET? WHERE IS THAT OTHER 13% COMING FROM? IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM SOLVING EXERCISE, BUT WE START WITH THE PRIORITIES OF USE OF THE LEVY
AND THE CAPITAL SPENDING IS THE LAST PRIORITY IN THE WAY WE'VE APPROACHED THIS FUNDING PLAN
SO WHATEVER ISN'T FUNDED WITH THE TAX LEVY, WE EITHER LOOK AT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS WITHIN OUR POLICY LIMITS OR WE MOVE IT TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR FUNDING
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
I'M SORRY, VICE PRESIDENT
DO WE WANT TO GO TO THOSE SLIDES? DID YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE SLIDES OR ARE YOU GOOD? IT'S GOOD
I WILL LOOK AT THE APPENDIX
THAT WAS HELPFUL
COMMISSIONER THOMPSON
THANKS SO MUCH
ONCE AGAIN
I WAS JUST WONDERING, JUST GENERALLY, DON'T WE USUALLY PASS THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE BUDGET FIRST BEFORE WE GET INTO THIS? OR WAS IT BECAUSE OF MY MESSING WITH THE SCHEDULE THROUGH MY TRAVEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT FRIDAY? THE ALLIANCE BUDGET IS TYPICALLY RIGHT AROUND THE TIME OF THIS PRESENTATION AND I CAN'T RECALL WHICH IS FIRST OR WHICH IS SECOND, TYPICALLY
BUT OUR PASSING OF THE PORT BUDGET WILL OCCUR AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE ALLIANCE BUDGET
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE SEQUENCE
SO IT'S JUST THIS BRIEFING THAT'S COMING BEFORE
RIGHT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE BRIEFING ISN'T THE ISSUE
IT'S THE FACT THAT WE'RE PUBLISHING OUR DRAFT BUDGET THIS WEEK BEFORE
RIGHT
SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW
I DON'T THINK THIS IS TYPICALLY THE WAY IT'S DONE
USUALLY WE HAVE THE ALLIANCE REVENUE AND DEBT IS TAKEN RIGHT OFF THE TOP AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT THE REST
ISN'T THAT TRADITIONALLY THE WAY WE'VE DONE THIS? WE DO HAVE A VERY ITERATIVE PROCESS WITH THE ALLIANCE SO WE RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THEM AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THEM THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE BUDGET PROCESS
SO IT IS INCORPORATED
AS SCOTT WILL DISCUSS, THE EXPECTED CAPITAL PLAN FOR THE ALLIANCE IS INCORPORATED IN OUR DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE
IF YOU ALL CHANGE THE CAPITAL PLAN AT THE ALLIANCE MEETING, THEN WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH WHEN WE DO THE FINAL BUDGET
THANK YOU
IT'S A PRETTY DYNAMIC PROCESS THESE DAYS
I ALSO APPRECIATE IN FOLLOWING UP ON COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED'S QUESTION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT 25% JUMP FROM 8%
NOW, I KNOW WE HAD THE CONVERSATION LAST TIME THAT WE WERE JUST GOING TO SORT OF PUT ASIDE WHATEVER WAS I THINK IT WAS $25 MILLION
I THINK THAT WAS THE NUMBER THAT WAS THROWN OUT THERE, KNOWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BANK IT FOR FUTURE EXPENSE
IS THIS AN ASSUMED LIABILITY OR IS THIS JUST ASSUMING WE'RE BANKING SOME MONEY? SO THAT 25% NUMBER REPRESENTS AN ESTIMATE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SPENDING THAT WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEAR PERIOD
AND AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED IN AYE
COMMENTS
WE ARE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU, INCLUDING TODAY ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING SOME OF THE LEVY FUNDS AND SETTING THEM ASIDE TO FUND SOME OF THESE EXPENSES
RIGHT
I MEAN, IT JUST STRIKES ME AT SOME POINT, GIVEN THE STATUS OF THE INCREASE IN SALARIES, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THERE'S NEW LARGE EXPENSES AND OTHER NEGATIVE TRENDS, THAT JUST KNOWING WHEN THOSE EXPENSES COME UP, IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD BE SPENDING THE MONEY AT THE TIME
IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE HAD THE LUXURY JUST TO PUT IT IN THE PIGGY BANK
BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE AT THIS MOMENT THAT'S NOT GREAT IN MY OPINION
BUT I ALSO SEE, LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT GOING BACK TO APPENDIX 28 ON PAGE 28, I'M SORRY, THE ENVIRONMENT CATEGORY IS NOT JUST THIS LIABILITY
THERE'S SMALLER THINGS THAT ARE IN THERE, LIKE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL AIR EMISSION PROGRAM
THERE'S LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
THERE'S THE AIRPORT, COMMUNITY ECOLOGY FUNDS AND THE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY FUND
WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT SOME OF THOSE IS THAT THEY'RE ZEROED OUT
AND SO I SEE THAT THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL AND AIR EMISSION PROGRAM IS ZEROED OUT FOR 2024
BUT WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS AT OUR LAST BUDGET BRIEFING, WE WERE TOLD THERE'S LIKE A MILLION SOMETHING TO DO, THIS CONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS PROGRAM
SO WHILE IT SAYS ZERO HERE, WE WERE TOLD AT THE LAST MEETING THERE'S OVER A MILLION DOLLARS TO DO THAT AND THAT'S IN THE PORT PUGET
SO IT'S NOT PART OF THE TAX LEVY IN THE BUDGET
VERY GOOD
I GUESS I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD INITIATIVE WHEN WE'VE PASSED THE INITIATIVE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE PUTTING MONEY INTO
I GUESS IT WOULD JUST BE GOOD TO GET MAYBE A MORE DETAILED BRIEFING ON WHAT SOME OF THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEYOND JUST CLEANUP LIABILITY ISSUES
I THOUGHT I HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION WAS CAN YOU JUST GET A POINT OF REFERENCE? SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION FOR THE PROPOSED INCREASE, WHICH BASICALLY COMES OUT TO ADDITIONAL $10 PER $850,000 HOUSEHOLD
WHAT IS OVERALL EXECUTIVE METRUCK? WHAT IS THE ESTIMATE INCREASE IN SALARY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO THIS YEAR? WE'LL BE PROPOSING 5% FOR CPI PLUS 2% PAPER
DO YOU HAVE LIKE A BALLPARK LIKE THAT NUMBER OVERALL OF THE OVERALL NUMBER OF THAT OF THE TOTAL INCREASE? I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BECAUSE THAT'S AN INCREASE OVER OUR TOTAL HUMAN CAPITAL
IT'S JUST PERCENTAGE INCREASE
YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO BE, I THINK, A LOT BIGGER NUMBER THAN WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INCREASING HERE AND ASSOCIATED WITH INFLATION
THIS IS A SMALL INCREASE GIVEN INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES, INCREASING SALARIES AND INCREASING INFLATION
AND JUST IN TERMS OF WHEN PEOPLE SAY WHY ARE YOU RAISING THE LEVY, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON HERE THAT'S NOT IN THE BRIGHTEST PICTURE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THE FACTORS YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT, INCLUDING INFLATION AGAINST THAT THE 4.8% WE BALANCE A LOT OF THOSE THINGS WHEN WE COME UP WITH A PROPOSED TAX LEVY INCREASE
ALL RIGHT, GREAT
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT
ONE MORE QUESTION
YES, OF COURSE
I THINK I MENTIONED THIS EVERY YEAR, AND I CONTINUE TO I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE ON SLIDE ON SLIDE NINE, ELIZABETH, WE HAD A UNIQUE THING HAPPEN IN THAT THE OVERALL PROPERTY VALUES DECREASED FROM 23 TO 24
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE HEARING? THAT'S CORRECT
THAT'S BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSED VALUE FROM THE COUNTY
OKAY
SO WHEN WE SAY, BASED ON THAT, THE ESTIMATED MEDIUM HOME PORT TAX IS GOING FROM $80 TO $90, THAT ASSUMES THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS REMAINS THE SAME
CORRECT
BECAUSE THE WAY WE SAY WE NEED X AMOUNT OF MONEY, WE'RE GOING TO DIVIDE THAT PRORATA AMONGST ALL OF THE HOUSES, PROPERTIES, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, ET CETERA, IN THE COUNTY
SO IF THE MEDIAN IS STATIC, LET'S SAY, THEN IF WE ADD MORE HOUSES, MORE BUILDINGS, MORE TAXABLE ITEMS, THEN THAT NUMBER WOULD BE SPREAD OVER A GREATER NUMBER OF TOTAL UNITS
CORRECT
SO THE CALCULATION IS THE LEVY THAT THE COMMISSION SETS DIVIDED BY THE AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE, THAT SETS THE LEVY RATE, THAT RATE IS APPLIED TO THE VALUE OF HOUSES
SO THEN IF MORE HOUSES ARE ADDED, MORE BUILDINGS ARE ADDED IN A GIVEN YEAR, THEN THAT AMOUNT IS SPREAD OVER
THEY ARE THEN ADDED TO THOSE WHO ARE TAXED
CORRECT
IT'S NOT DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF HOUSES
IT DEPENDS ON THE CALCULATED RATE APPLIED TO THE VALUE OF EACH HOUSE
AND SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, IF MORE PROPERTIES WERE ADDED, ASSESSED VALUE WOULD INCREASE AND THE RATE WOULD DECREASE
AND SO EACH HOMEOWNER, ASSUMING THAT VALUE OF THE MEDIAN HOME STAYS THE SAME, WOULD PAY LESS THAN THE $90
ESSENTIALLY WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IF MORE PEOPLE ARE NOW BEARING THE BURIEN OF THIS, THEN ANY INDIVIDUAL PERSON WOULD, AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERALL, WOULD TAKE ON A LOWER BURDEN
IS THAT CORRECT? YES
INDIRECTLY? YES
OKAY
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S SO PROVIDED KING COUNTY IS GROWING, THEN WE'RE SPREADING THE BURDEN OVER A LARGER NUMBER OF BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS THAT ARE PAYING THAT
APPRECIATE THAT
THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I THINK, JUST TO ADD TO THAT DISCUSSION, IT'S IMPORTANT
I THINK, AS ELIZABETH SAID, WE SET THE AMOUNT
IT'S NOT LIKE THEN IF THE NUMBERS CHANGE, WE DON'T BRING IN MORE BECAUSE WE SET THE PERCENTAGE, WE SET THE AMOUNT, AND WE WORK WITH THE ASSESSOR ON HOW TO DO THAT
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT THAT WE DON'T WE SET VERY TARGETED AND WE'RE STRATEGIC ABOUT IT, AND IF THINGS CHANGE, WE DON'T BRING IN EXTRA FUNDS
POINT OF REFERENCE
I KEEP ON SAYING THIS, BUT YOU KEEP ON USING THAT SAME PICTURE ON PAGE NINE OF THE HOUSE
THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
IT'S AN $850,000 MEDIAN HOUSE, BUT CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE MINE, BUT IT TOOK AN INCREDIBLE AYE
ON THE EVALUATION
I'M HAPPY THAT I'M NOT SELLING ANYTIME SOON
SO MY TAX RATE IS DOWN, BUT A REMARKABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY, LIKE ALMOST $100,000
AND SO THAT'S A PRETTY RADICAL CHANGE OVER ONE YEAR
THANKS FOR THAT
SO I GUESS I'M WONDERING, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SO IT'S NOT AS IF WE COULD IS THE TAX LEVIED EQUALLY ACROSS KING COUNTY CITIES? BY LAW IT HAS TO BE APPLIED EQUALLY
OKAY
THE RATE APPLIED TO THE ASSESSED VALUE
IT'S NOT AS IF WE COULD EXEMPT COVINGTON, WHICH IS FAR AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT AND NOT ON THE FLIGHT PATH
AND IT'S NOT AS IF WE COULD EXEMPT DES MOINES, WHICH IS DISPARATELY IMPACTED BY AIRPORT OPERATIONS
NO, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT
BETWEEN STATE LAW AND THE COUNTY ASSESSOR, THEY WOULD DETERMINE THAT THE EXCEPTIONS ARE FOR LOW INCOME ELDERLY
THEY CAN BE EXEMPT FROM TAXES
THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE FOR LOW INCOME FOLKS OR FOR THE ELDERLY, NOT FOR RESIDENTS OF A SPECIFIC CITY
CORRECT
ARE WE ALLOWED TO DEDICATE A SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE OF LEVY RESOURCES TO A CITY? THE COMMISSION HAS WIDE LATITUDE IN HOW THE LEVY IS USED WITHIN OUR STATUTORY AUTHORITY OF HOW WE SPEND MONEY
SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY LIMITATION
AND I SEE THAT 25% IS PROJECTED TO GO TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES AND 12% TOWARDS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EQUITY IS PART OF OUR ASSESSMENT WHEN SPENDING TAX LEVY FUNDS? THE TAX LEVY SPENDING IN THOSE AREAS, WELL, FOR THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IS TERMINAL BY THE COMMISSIONER AND THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION
AND SO THE USE OF THE TAX LEVY IN THAT AREA IS REALLY VERY DISCRETIONARY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPENDING IS DICTATED BY THE LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH LEGACY PROJECTS OR LEGACY PROPERTIES AND MOST OF THAT IS IN THE SOUTH KING COUNTY DUWAMISH RIVER AREA
JUST THIS YEAR THE COMMISSION ROLLED OUT A TOOL TO BE ABLE TO ASSESS EQUITY SPEND THROUGH OUR OVERALL PUGET
IS THERE A WAY TO CHOP THAT UP? TO TAKE A LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT TAX LEVY FUNDS, WE CAN LOOK AT THE EQUITY SPENDING AND WHAT PART OF THAT IS LEVY FUNDED? THAT'S PRIMARILY OPERATING EXPENSES WHICH WOULD BE PAID FROM OPERATING REVENUES, BUT SOME OF THE EXPENSES ARE LEVY FUNDED, SO WE CAN BREAK THAT OUT
COMMISSIONER, IF I CAN JUST TALK ABOUT OVERALL APPROACH TO THIS AS WELL
YOU LOOK AT ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE FOR THE USES OF THE TAX LEVY AND YOU LOOK AT FOR GEO, BOND, DEBT SERVICE AND THEN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
AS WE LOOK AT THOSE, THOSE ARE NOT BROKEN DOWN INTO
WE OPERATE TWO PRIMARY GATEWAYS, MARITIME AND AIRPORT
OF COURSE, AVIATION STANDS BY ITSELF AND WE LOOK AT THOSE INVESTMENTS IN THOSE THAT ARE BENEFITED THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY
SO EVEN THOUGH THAT SPEND ON THE CAPITAL IS WITHIN THERE, IT'S ALL THE BENEFITS
WE KNOW THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR ALL OF THOSE BENEFIT EVERYONE WITHIN KING COUNTY AND THOSE ARE THE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
OPERATING OF THOSE GATEWAYS IS THE BIGGEST WAY WE IMPACT THE ECONOMY HERE IN KING COUNTY AND ACTUALLY REST OF THE STATE AS WELL
SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A LOT OF THE TAX LEVY FUNDS GOING TOWARDS CAPITAL, WHICH KEEPS THOSE IMPORTANT GATEWAYS OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THOSE, AS WE HEARD TODAY
SO I'M JUST SAYING IS THERE'S DIFFERENT NAYS ON THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND THE SPEND? WE DO USE EQUITY AS WE LOOK AT THOSE, THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ADJOINING AND MAKING SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS IN THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUPS ARE IMPORTANT PART OF THAT
INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THAT TOO
I'M JUST SAYING WE APPLY AN OVERALL APPROACH TO A BALANCED APPROACH TO HOW WE SPEND THE TAX LEVY
IN DOING THOSE
I THINK WE CAN BREAK DOWN WHERE SOME OF THOSE TAX LEVY USES IN THE SPEND GO TO, BUT IT DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY, I GUESS IS WHAT I'M SAYING
RIGHT? AND THAT'S PART OF WHY HAVING AN EQUITY INDEX WITH A MAP AVAILABLE THAT SHOWS DISPARATELY IMPACTED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES AND HOW THAT OVERLAYS WITH THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING AND THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT WE'RE DEDICATING BACK INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES COULD BE REALLY USEFUL FOR ALL OF US
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT EXPLANATION
ANYTHING ELSE FROM COMMISSIONERS BEFORE WE MOVE ON IN THE PRESENTATION? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON
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SO THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE PLAN OF FINANCE
AS YOU KNOW, IT'S THE FUNDING PLAN FOR THE PORT'S FIVE YEAR CIP
AND AS STEVE NOTED TO BEGIN, WE ALSO KNOW, OBVIOUSLY BEYOND THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD AT SOME OF THE RAMIFICATIONS AND THINGS SORT OF IN THE PIPELINE, AND WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT ON A LATER SLIDE
THIS PLAN IS PROVIDED EACH YEAR TO THE COMMISSION AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND IS BASED ON DETAILED OPERATING AND CAPITAL FORECASTS FROM OUR AIRPORT AND NON AIRPORT LINES OF BUSINESS, INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
FROM A FUNDING PERSPECTIVE, WE DO BIFURCATE THIS OUT BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND THE NON AIRPORT BUSINESSES, AS YOU KNOW, DUE TO FAA RULES ON REVENUE DIVERSION
AND LIKE ANY FORECAST, THERE WILL BE CHANGES
AND THE PLAN WAS CREATED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND REALLY HELP ENSURE THAT THE PORT CONTINUES DOWN A FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE PATH
THIS PLAN ALSO PROVIDES USEFUL INFORMATION TO EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS INVESTORS, RATING AGENCIES, AND PROVIDES SOME GOOD INFORMATION ON THE WELL BEING AND THE PORT'S APPROACH TO FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
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SO THIS SLIDE COVERS THE COMPREHENSIVE NON AIRPORT CAPITAL PLAN OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WHICH TOTALS 913,000,000
JUST AS A REMINDER, THE NON AIRPORT CIP INCLUDES THE CIP FROM MARITIME AND EDD, AS WELL AS THE PORT'S 50% SHARE OF THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
YOU WERE BRIEFED BY STEPHANIE JONES DEBBINS AND KELLY ZUPAN AND DAVE MCFADDEN AT THE LAST COMMISSION BRIEFING ON THE MARITIME AND EDD CIP, AND SLIDE 38 IN THE APPENDIX PROVIDE SOME OF THE BACKGROUND AT A PROJECT LEVEL
FOR YOUR REFERENCE, THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE BUDGET BRIEFING IS THIS FRIDAY
AND YOU'LL BE BRIEFED ON THEIR $420,000,000 CIP
SO OUR FUNDING PLAN COVERS THE 210,000,000, WHICH IS OUR 50% SHARE
THE CHART ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE ANNUAL NON AIRPORT CAPITAL SPENDING DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FORECASTED SPENDING EACH YEAR IS GREATER THAN OUR PRIOR YEAR MAXIMUM ANNUAL SPENDING FOR OUR NON AIRPORT BUSINESSES, WHICH WAS BACK IN 2009
SO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CIP IN THE PIPELINE
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SO THIS SLIDE COVERS THE FUNDING PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT NON AIRPORT CIP THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED
OPERATING SOURCES ACCOUNT FOR 44% OF THE FUNDING IN THIS PLAN
THAT INCLUDES OPERATING CASH, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH EXISTING NON AIRPORT GENERAL FUND BALANCES AND FUTURE NON AIRPORT REVENUES
IN TOTAL, THOSE WILL FUND APPROXIMATELY 305,000,000
MOST OF THE OPERATING CASH FLOW FOR THE NON AIRPORT BUSINESSES IS DERIVED FROM THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE, AND SLIDE 39 IN THE APPENDIX PROVIDES SOME OF THAT BREAKOUT
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING SOME OF THE DETAIL, THE PORT IS ALSO ABLE TO LEVERAGE SOME OF THE NONAIRPORT OPERATING REVENUES IN THE FORM OF FUTURE REVENUE BONDS, WHICH ARE ASSUMED TO FUND 95 MILLION OF THIS CIP
THE REVENUE BOND CAPACITY IS DUE IN PART BECAUSE OF A DECREASE IN EXISTING REVENUE BOND DEBT SERVICE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD BEGINNING IN 2027
THE TAX LEVY IS EXPECTED TO FUND APPROXIMATELY 52% OF THE CIP
THIS INCLUDES LEVY CASH, EXISTING GEO BONDS, AND FUTURE GEO BONDS
AS YOU KNOW, GEO BOND DEBT SERVICE IS PAID FROM TAX LEVY FUNDS
AND LOOKING AT THE GRAPH, YOU'LL SEE 78 MILLION OF LEVY FUNDING HERE
THAT REPRESENTS THE LEVY CASH FUNDING OF THE CIP
WE'VE GOT 45 MILLION OF REMAINING GEO BOND PROCEEDS FROM OUR PRIOR GEO BOND ISSUANCE BACK IN 2022, AND WE HAVE FORECASTED THE NEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 351,000,000 OF ADDITIONAL GEO BONDS DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD
SOME OF THIS ISSUANCE MAY COME AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR
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SO AVIATION STAFF BRIEF YOU ON THE AIRPORT CIP BACK ON OCTOBER 10
SLIDE 36 IN THE APPENDIX HAS SOME INFORMATION ON THEIR $5 BILLION CIP
NOT GOING TO SPEND MUCH TIME ON THE CIP ITSELF, BUT THIS SLIDE HERE WILL HELP COVER THE FUNDING
LOOKING AT THE CHART, REVENUE BONDS ARE EXPECTED TO FUND OVER 80% OF THE AIRPORT CIP
THIS INCLUDES EXISTING REVENUE BONDS OF ABOUT 400 MILLION FROM OUR PRIOR TWO BOND ISSUANCES THAT OCCURRED IN 2021 AND 2022
WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING NEARLY 3.6 BILLION OF FUTURE REVENUE BONDS TO FUND THE AIRPORT CIP, A PORTION OF WHICH LIKELY TO COME AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR
OPERATING CASH AT THE AIRPORT IS EXPECTED TO FUND OVER 630,000,000 OF THEIR CIP
THIS INCLUDES BOTH EXISTING CASH AND FUTURE AIRPORT CASH FLOWS
THE AIRPORT HAS BEEN BUILDING UP THEIR CASH BALANCES TOWARDS 18 MONTHS ON M LIQUIDITY TARGET, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE REACHED BY 2025
THE AIRPORT DOES HAVE SOME OTHER UNIQUE FUNDING SOURCES FOR ITS CAPITAL PLAN, THE BIGGEST OF WHICH IS CAPITAL GRANTS
WE'VE GOT NEARLY 360,000,000 OF CAPITAL GRANTS GRANT FUNDING FOR THE AIRPORT CIP
THESE ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY ENTITLEMENT GRANTS FROM THE FAA, SO THEY'RE AIP GRANTS OR THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
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SO THIS IS, I THINK, AN IMPORTANT SLIDE, AND GOING BACK TO WHAT WE TOUCHED ON PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING BEYOND JUST THE FIVE YEAR HORIZON
THIS HELPS US AVOID MAKING FINANCIAL DECISIONS NOW THAT MAY BENEFIT US NOW BUT HAVE ADVERSE IMPACTS IN THE FUTURE
THIS SLIDE OUTLINES SOME OF THE KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND OUTCOMES AS IT RELATES MORE SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS THAT LONGER TERM VIEW
SO, LOOKING AT THE LEFT, TOUCHING ON A FEW OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL
AS WE DISCUSSED WITH YOU AT THE JULY RETREAT, THE PORT IS ANTICIPATING AND PLANNING FOR KNOWN LEGACY ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS THAT WILL REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY IN THAT SECOND FIVE YEAR PERIOD
IN TERMS OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, WE EXPECT TO HAVE A CONTINUED NEED FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AT BOTH OUR AIRPORT AND NON AIRPORT PROPERTIES
AS MENTIONED AT THE LAST COMMISSIONER BRIEFING, MARITIME AND EDD HAVE IDENTIFIED OVER 400 MILLION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE POSTPONED OR DEFERRED DURING THE CURRENT FIVE YEAR FORECAST PERIOD THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE MINDFUL OF AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WE ARE ASSUMING A CONTINUATION OF FUNDING NEEDED FOR THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AT ABOUT THE LEVEL WE'RE FUNDING THEM NOW, AND WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THAT
DETAIL CAN BE FOUND IN THE APPENDIX, PARTICULARLY PAGES 27 AND 28
SHIFTING TO THE RIGHT, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE RESULTS, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT BASED ON THIS PLAN, WE COULD FUND ALMOST 700 MILLION OF NON AIRPORT CIP IN THAT SECOND FIVE YEAR PERIOD
SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE FUNDING CAPACITY FOR MOST OF THE 400 MILLION OF POSTPONED OR DEFERRED MARITIME AND EDD PROJECTS
ONE OF THE POTENTIAL RISKS, HOWEVER, IS THE NEED TO MAXIMIZE DEBT FUNDING BOTH GEO BONDS AND REVENUE BONDS TO SUPPORT THESE HIGHER COSTS
SO MEANING THE PORT WOULD BE FULLY LEVERAGED WITHIN OUR ESTABLISHED FINANCIAL TARGETS
SO WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN? IT MEANS THE PORT'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO ADVERSE OR UNINTENDED OR UNANTICIPATED EVENTS MAY REQUIRE REDUCING SPENDING OR INCREASING THE TAX LEVY ABOVE THE 75% THAT ELIZABETH MENTIONED
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SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE A REITERATION OF THE BOTTOM LINE UPFRONT THAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK REVIEWED
WE RECOMMEND CONTINUING TO MANAGE THE TAX LEVY IN A BALANCED WAY THAT PROVIDES FOR FINANCIAL RESILIENCE AND SUPPORTS THE PORT'S GOOD CREDIT RATING OVER THE LONG TERM
WE RECOMMEND PRESERVING SOME LEVY CAPACITY SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS HIGHER ENVIRONMENTAL SPENDING OR ADVERSE CHANGES TO INCOME THAT MIGHT REQUIRE INCREASES IN THE TAX LEVY ABOVE THAT 75% OF THE MAXIMUM TARGET
AND WE RECOMMEND CONSIDERING SETTING ASIDE SOME FUNDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
THIS WOULD LIKELY BE A GRADUAL APPROACH, SETTING SOME FUNDS ASIDE OVER TIME TO ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS IN THE FUTURE
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SO, SLIDE 18 COVERS SOME OF THE FINANCE INITIATIVES THAT MAY BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO
AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE AIRPORT CIP IS EXPECTED TO BE FUNDED WITH FUTURE REVENUE BONDS, AND WE EXPECT THE PORTION OF THAT FUNDING TO COME FROM A NEW BOND ISSUANCE NEXT YEAR
STAFF WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE NON AIRPORT CIP AND ASSESS WHETHER GEO BONDS WILL BE NEEDED IN 2024 AS WELL
THE PORT DOES HAVE OUTSTANDING DEBT
OUTSTANDING REVENUE BOND DEBT IS ACTUALLY CALLABLE AND CALLABLE NEXT YEAR THAT MAY BE ABLE TO BE REFUNDED FOR INTEREST SAVINGS DEPENDING ON MARKET CONDITIONS
THE STAFF CONTINUOUSLY MONITORS ITS OUTSTANDING DEBT FOR SUCH OPPORTUNITIES TO REFINANCE AT LOWER COSTS
FINANCE STAFF WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MANAGE THE PORT'S VARIABLE RATE DEBT, CREDIT AGREEMENTS AND RENEWALS OVER THE NEXT YEAR
AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO COMPLETE OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR PROCUREMENT LATER THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR
FINALLY, THE FINANCE STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE ANY FUNDING ALTERNATIVES THAT MAY BE APPLICABLE, INCLUDING TIFIA LOANS
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
COMMISSIONER, QUESTIONS FOR STAFF
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION
I HAVE A QUESTION AROUND THE CITY OF SEATAC'S COMMUNITY RELIEF
IS THERE SOMEONE THAT COULD SPEAK TO THAT SPECIFIC INVESTMENT? I CAN TAKE THAT ON
THAT'S THE ILA, RIGHT? YES
IT'S A 1.4 MILLION PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF SEATAC EACH YEAR AS PART OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY THAT ALLOWED FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO DO ITS OWN PERMITTING
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CITY OF SEATAC IN ORDER TO GET CONSTRUCTION PERMITS WHICH GREATLY EXPEDITES OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER CAPITAL
SO THIS IS PERMITTING, NOT PROGRAMS OR JUST DOLLARS FOR SAFETY, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATAC
SO THE USE ISN'T RELATED TO PERMITTING
BUT THE GENESIS OF THE PAYMENT WAS IN THIS ILA THAT INCLUDED THEY GAVE US THE PERMITTING AUTHORITY AND WE GAVE THEM 1.4 MILLION A YEAR FOR SAFETY
COMMISSIONER, YOU MAY BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH IT THROUGH YOUR JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
I THINK YOU GUYS MAY HAVE SOME SORT OF APPROVAL COMING THROUGH THEIR RECOMMENDATION
YEAH, AND I ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S COMING UP IN THE PUBLIC
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LOCAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF SEATAC WHO'S INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT IS AND HOW COME THEIR CITY IS NOT RECEIVING THE SAME SORT OF CONTRIBUTION
SO IT'S HELPFUL TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THESE DOLLARS ARE GOING TOWARDS
I DID MENTION TOO MANY OF THEM THAT I SERVE ON JC AND EXACTLY WHAT THOSE DOLLARS IS, BUT IT'S GOOD FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES AND FOR US TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC
I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION THAT'S SOMEWHAT SIMILAR IS THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THOSE DOLLARS GO TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SERVING SOUTH KING COUNTY CITIES LIKE DES MOINES, BURIEN, FEDERAL WAY, SEATAC AS WELL
THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE AROUND THAT INVESTMENT, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMEONE HERE OR ONLINE THAT COULD JUST BRIEFLY SPEAK TO IT WHEN WE'RE MAKING THAT INVESTMENT IN THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUNDS, ARE THE LOCAL CITIES BEING CONSULTED? MY UNDERSTANDING IS YES, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GOVERNMENT RELATIONS QUESTION, BUT THAT'S ALSO ANOTHER THING THAT I'VE HEARD, AND I THINK SINCE THESE DOLLARS ARE COMING OUT OF THE TAX LEVY DOLLARS AND THEIR COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE
AND IF THEY'RE NOT BEING CONSULTED, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER INCLUDING CONSULTING THOSE CITIES AND SEEING IF THAT IS AN AREA OF INVESTMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
I THINK THAT'S NOT WE CAN GET YOU MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IT'S DONE THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS, SO I HAVE TO LOOK TO SEE I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S A REVIEW OF THE RFPS AND I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S OTHER PROCESSES IN THAT WHERE THE CITY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO CONSULT WITH THEM AS PART OF THAT PROCESS
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING DEFINITELY WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT
YEAH
NOT SO MUCH OF WHEN THE RFP GOES OUT AND WE'RE TRYING TO CONTRACT WITH ORGANIZATIONS, BUT IT'S THE PRE WORK THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
DO WE CONSULT THE LOCAL CITIES BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO THE STEP OF PUTTING OUT AN RFP AND THINKING ABOUT CONTRACTING? MY UNDERSTANDING IS YES, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE TAX LEVY DOLLARS AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON SOME OF THESE ACTIONS
IF SOMEONE CAN COME BACK TO ME WITH THAT INFORMATION, WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT
COMMISSIONER
PERFECT
THANK YOU
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION
COMMISSIONER CALKINS NO I THINK WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FROM THE BUDGET RETREATS THROUGH THE SUMMER TO THIS, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVE TOWARD A LITTLE BIT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FUND MOVING FORWARD THAT WILL ALLOW US TO QUICKLY MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUPS IN PARTICULAR
SO I JUST WANT TO CALL THAT OUT
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT, I USE THE METAPHOR OF MY OWN EXPERIENCE AS A DAD OF THREE KIDS SAVING FOR COLLEGE
I KNOW THAT THAT'S OUT THERE AND I KNOW I WANT TO BE READY FOR IT
AND ALTHOUGH MY KIDS WON'T GET THE BENEFIT OF THE COLLEGE EDUCATION UNTIL THEY TAKE IT, I AM GOING TO START SAVING NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM
AND SO IN MUCH THE SAME WAY WHAT DAMAGE WAS DONE IN THE PAST AND WILL BE CLEANED UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, WE WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT FINANCES ARE NOT THE ISSUE THAT PREVENTS US FROM DOING THAT
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN BUT THE ALTERNATE WAY THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS LIABILITY THAT ALWAYS HANGS OVER AHEAD IS KEEPING THAT BUFFER OF THE LEVY TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE IT WHEN NEEDED
RIGHT
SO WE CAN HEDGE OUR BETS DEPENDING ON WHEN WE KNOW THAT THESE EXPENSES ARE COMING UP
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A VERY WIDE RANGE OF WHAT OUR LIABILITY IS RIGHT NOW
AND SO, AS THAT IS WORKED OUT, I CERTAINLY AGREE THAT WE CAN'T WELCH ON OUR RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT I JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS OF APPROACHING BANKING THAT CAPACITY
AND SO THAT, TO ME, IS VERY IMPORTANT
THE THING THAT I MENTIONED THAT THE LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LEVY, THE CHART THAT SHOWS VERSUS MAXIMUM VERSUS THE YOU PROVIDE US WITH YOUR BEST JUDGMENT
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE REASON TO QUESTION IT, BUT IT'S ONE LINE, RIGHT? SO YOU DON'T PROVIDE US WITH AND IF WE DID THIS, WE WOULD BE SHORT THAT, OR IF WE DID THIS, WE WOULD HAVE GREATER RISK OF DEFAULT
WHATEVER
WHAT I WAS ASKING PREVIOUSLY, YOU'RE USING BEST JUDGMENT BASED ON ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION WE'LL NEVER HAVE ACCESS TO
BUT THE QUESTION IN TERMS OF ARE THERE SOME PLACES WHERE YOU'RE BEING MORE CONSERVATIVE AND OTHER PLACES WHERE YOU'RE BEING MORE BULLISH? I MEAN, IS THERE, IN THE COURSE OF TRYING TO EVALUATE THIS NET JUDGMENT OF YOURS, WHAT'S THE INFLATION RATE GOING TO BE? YOU DON'T REALLY GIVE US KIND OF THE RATIONALE BEHIND WHERE YOU DREW THAT LINE
AND BY NOT PROVIDING A RANGE, A BOUNDS TO LOOK AT, WE'VE TRUSTED YOU ALONG
WE'RE VERY GOOD AT DOING OUR BUDGETING
AND SO I JUST THINK FROM A TRANSPARENCY PERSPECTIVE, THOUGH, IT WOULD BE JUST KIND OF GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SAY, BASED ON X, Y OR Z, THIS IS WHY WE'RE PUTTING THIS FORWARD AND HAVING A RANGE OF CHOICES
RIGHT? SURE
THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT
I BELIEVE AT THE BUDGET RETREAT, WE SHOWED YOU WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE INCREASE THE LEVY BY 5% EACH YEAR, AND WITHIN TEN YEARS WE AYE
THE MAXIMUM
SO THAT WOULD BE ONE OPTION TO ASSUME A HIGHER INCREASE EACH YEAR TO TAP INTO THOSE FUNDS
NOW, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO LEAVE SOME OF THAT GAP BETWEEN THE MAXIMUM AND THE ACTUAL LEVY SO THAT WHEN WE AYE
SOMETHING, EITHER A REMEDIATION PAYMENT THAT'S COMING SOONER THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED OR A DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, WE HAVE THAT CUSHION
SO WE DO TRY TO BALANCE REALISM AND CONSERVATISM IN THIS PLANNING
I WOULD NOT SAY IT'S OVERLY CONSERVATIVE, BUT IT'S RESILIENT
AND HAVING THINGS LIKE OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES AND THAT CUSHION, THAT 75% OF MAXIMUM FOR PLANNING PURPOSES PROVIDES A RESILIENCY THAT ALLOWS US TO NOT BE OVERLY CONSERVATIVE IN OTHER AREAS
SO IF WE COULD LOOK AT SLIDE SEVEN OF THE LEVY PORTION
SORRY, ELIZABETH, GOING BACK, HOW MUCH OF THE GAP BETWEEN THE ACTUAL LEVY AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LEVY? CAN WE GO BACK AND THEN ASK FOR FROM A 2010 OR 2015 PROPERTY OWNER SO WE CAN'T GO BACK AND GET LEVY THAT WE DIDN'T ASSESS IN PRIOR YEARS? IT ISN'T BANKABLE THEN IF WE DON'T ASK FOR IT NOW
WE CAN'T GO BACK AND ASK FOR IT LATER
AND SO MY POINT IS, WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE BETWEEN AT A TIME WHEN THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE AND TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE, BANK IT NOW FOR THAT FUTURE LIABILITY
IF WE DON'T DIVERT THOSE DOLLARS, THEY'RE GONE FOR GOOD
AND I THINK THIS IS THE BALANCE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE RECOMMENDATION IS, SURE, YOU COULD TAKE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AND PUT THAT IN A BANK, AND THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR SOME FUTURE COMMISSION BECAUSE YOU'D HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
BUT INSTEAD OF GOING THAT FAR, LET'S DO A REASONABLE AMOUNT TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE STAFF EFFORT OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROCESS TO SAY, IN FACT, WE DON'T NEED TO INCREASE IT THAT MUCH BECAUSE THERE IS SOME CASH FLOW THAT WE CAN ACCESS FROM THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AND TRANSFER OVER
SO INSTEAD OF TAKING AN ENORMOUS NEW JUMP IN THE LEVY TO BEGIN THIS FUND, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE CASH FLOW TO BE ABLE TO DO IT NOW
AND I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE BALANCE BETWEEN A MARGINAL INCREASE IN THE LEVY TO SUPPORT THIS AND ALSO BANKING SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL CASH FLOW THAT WE HAVE GENERATED THIS YEAR TO GET THIS THING STARTED
AND I THINK THAT'S, AS YOU SAID, A REASONABLY CONSERVATIVE WAY TO START THIS PROCESS OF CREATING A KIND OF RAINY DAY FUND OR WHATEVER WE END UP CALLING IT
THANKS
WELL, I LIKE TO THINK OF MYSELF AS THE PRIMARY TARGET FOR CONSUMING THIS DOCUMENT THAT YOU'VE PRODUCED, AND I AM PLEASED TO HAVE RECEIVED IT
THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS BOOK OF GOODNESS AND FOR THE VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION
THE COMMISSIONER, A VERY SMALL PIECE OF THIS, ARE REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER ASKS
THOSE COMMISSION ASKS ARE BASED UPON WHAT WE HEAR ALL YEAR AND ALL TERM LONG FROM THE CONSTITUENCY
SO AS A PRIMARY TARGETED AUDIENCE OF THIS DOCUMENT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO EASILY SEE AND CONVEY IS HOW COMMISSION ASKS HAVE BEEN PITCHED OR CONSIDERED OR APPROVED
IF THIS IS THE FINAL DOCUMENT, I'D JUST LIKE TO RECOMMEND A SECTION EITHER IN THE INDEX OR THE APPENDICES THAT SUMMARIZES COMMISSIONER ASKS AND TOTALS THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR US IN THAT CONTINUED EFFORT FOR THIS DOCUMENT TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW WE'RE HONORING OUR TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE WITH THAT WITHOUT ANY YES
ALL RIGHT
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY HEAD AROUND THAT QUESTION TOO
SURE
SO IF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE 19,000,728 OFFHAND, BUT THE LEVY IS GENERATING 86.7 MILLION, SO IF YOU JUST LOOK AT IT'S, LIKE 23% OF THE OVERALL LEVY REVENUE GOES TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS
AS EXECUTIVE METRUCK POINTED OUT, THOUGH, THE HEALTHY ORGANIZATION IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE THAT WE HAVE COMMUNITIES BENEFITING FROM THE REVENUES THAT WE GENERATE AS WELL
BUT IF WE LOOK AT THE LEVY, OR ACTUALLY, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT OUR $19 MILLION AS COMPARED TO THE $1.4 BILLION BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO YOUR POINT, IT'S A VERY SMALL NUMBER
SO SOMETIMES I KIND OF THINK THAT WE'RE NEVER GOING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACK OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS I MEAN, WE CAN TRIPLE THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND IT STILL IS PRETTY CLOSE TO IRRELEVANT TO THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THINGS
I DON'T WANT TO SAY IRRELEVANT, BUT IT'S JUST, I THINK IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THE CONTEXT, THE RELATIVE ISSUE OF THESE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS RELATIVE TO A $1.4 BILLION BUDGET
AND I THINK THAT'S SORT OF WHERE YOU WERE GETTING AT
IT'S JUST GOOD TO BE ABLE TO FRAME IT AS BEST
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU
YEAH
AND I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY TO THAT POINT, THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM ALL OF THE OPERATIONS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON
WE ARE A PUBLIC AGENCY
SO WHETHER THAT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OUR WATERFRONT TO THE AIRPORT, THEY ARE BENEFITING FROM THAT
BUT I THINK THEY ARE MOST INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT THE TAX LEVY DOLLARS WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE
I KNOW THAT DAVE KAPLAN IS HERE, WHO IS OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER
I THINK DAVE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED EARLIER
AND I DID CHECK IN BEFORE I CALLED AYE
UP HERE SO EVERYONE CAN RELAX
I HAPPENED TO BE UPSTAIRS BUT OVERHEARD THE QUESTION, SO I RACED DOWN HERE IN CASE THERE WAS NOBODY HERE TO ANSWER IT
COVID KAPLAN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER FOR THE PORT
YOUR QUESTION REGARDING THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND, THE STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS FOR THE FUNDING OF PROGRAMS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IS A VERY NARROW, FOCUSED ONE AND REQUIRES THOSE PROJECTS TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN ON PUBLIC LAND
CITIES TYPICALLY TEND TO BE THE PRIMARY LANDHOLDER IN A JURISDICTION, BUT SO ARE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE PROJECTS AND IN FACT, I THINK SOME OF THE GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT HAVE BEEN FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN ON SCHOOL DISTRICT GROUNDS
SO AS LONG AS IT'S ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, THOSE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SO THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH THE CITY, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE THE CITY GIVES THE APPROVAL ON THAT BEING LOCATED ON THEIR PROPERTY IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD IF IT WAS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY
SO THEN ARE YOU SAYING YES TO US OR YOUR TEAM CONSULTING WITH THE LOCAL CITIES, THE SOUTH KING COUNTY CITIES, BEFORE THOSE PROJECTS GO INTO ACTION, BEFORE WE EVEN TALK ABOUT AN RFP PROCESS, ARE THE LOCAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR DEPARTMENTS AWARE OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AND OUR INTENTION OF WHERE THE INVESTMENTS ARE GOING TO GO? AJ
MCCLURE AND ELISE AIDAN COULD ANSWER THAT BETTER, BUT THEY DO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS BECAUSE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT'S POSED IS, HAVE YOU ACTUALLY HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH WHOSE PROPERTY YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE WORK ON THE APPLICATION? GREAT
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER
AND I THINK AS WE TALK ABOUT RENEWING THAT FUND AND COMING OUT OF THE TAX BUFFY DOLLARS
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT
SO IF AJ AND ELISE ARE LISTENING, PLEASE NOTE THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, DAVE, BEFORE YOU LEAVE? SO IT DOES HELP ME HERE FOR 1 SECOND, BECAUSE THE AIRPORT, THE FLIGHT SAFETY CORRIDOR WHERE WE CAN CUT TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, WE'RE ALSO AUTHORIZED TO BE ABLE TO PLANT TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
SO I'M JUST WONDERING THIS MAY BE JUST APPLES AND ORANGES HERE, BUT IT'S PUBLIC MONEY GOING INTO PRIVATE PROPERTY
BUT ONE GIVETH, ONE TAKETH AWAY
I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT MAY BE PERTINENT
REGARDING FLIGHT QUARTER SAFETY PROGRAM, WE FOLLOW THE LOCAL JURISDICTION'S REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF TREE REPLACEMENT AND WHAT THE PROPERTY OWNER WANTS
IN TERMS OF THAT, IN TERMS OF THE OBVIOUSLY ON OUR OWN PROPERTY, WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE COMMISSION'S GUIDANCE ON THE FOUR TO ONE REPLACEMENT AND THE MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY FROM THERE
MY POINT WAS JUST IN TERMS OF OUR ABILITY TO SPEND OUR DOLLARS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, THAT WAS THE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO IT'S RELATED TO MITIGATION FOR THE FACT THAT WE'RE HAVING TO REMOVE THE TREES FOR SURETY
THIS PETE RAMOS FOR GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE PORT I THINK IF I'M TRACKING RIGHT, OUR ACE FUND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS DOES HAPPEN ON PUBLIC LANDS UNDER THE STATE STATUTE
SO THERE'S A LIMITATION FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM
FLIGHT CORRIDOR PROGRAM IS DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES COMPLETELY
THEY'RE TWO SEPARATE STATUTORY SCHEMES
DOES THAT GO TO YOUR QUESTION? I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER IT WAS AN OVERALL LANGUAGE
YES, AND IT'S ALSO SUPPORTED THROUGH STATE LAW, BUT YEAH
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM STAFF? IS THERE A SPECIAL PART THREE TO THE PRESENTATION WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT? ALL RIGHT, LET'S BRING THAT ON YOU
WELL, VERY THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS FROM AT ALL? ANY EXCITING TRAVELS COMING UP THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? THINK WE JUST SENT SAM FOR ALL THAT STUFF
JUST OUR GLOBE'S DAUGHTER
WELL, I DID HAVE THE PLEASURE OF JUST COMING BACK FROM PORTUGAL WHERE WE ATTENDED THE GREEN PORTS CONFERENCE, WHERE WE LEARNED WITH SANDY KRILROY AS WELL, THAT A LOT ABOUT ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND THINGS THAT PORTS CAN DO TO SERVICE THAT
ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO MEET WITH THE FOLKS AT PRINCIPAL POWER LEARNING ABOUT THEIR INTERESTS IN OFFSHORE WIND IN OUR AREA
AND OVERALL IT WAS A REALLY KIND OF A GREAT COLLECTION OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES THAT MADE FOR A VERY PRODUCTIVE THING
AND I'M HOPING THAT SANDY AND I WILL BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A BETTER SUMMARY OF DETAILS FOR YOU AT ANOTHER TIME
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I THINK YOU ALSO HAVE A KEYNOTE AT AN ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE THAT YOU HELPED KICKSTART LAST YEAR THAT'S CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN YAKIMA, THAT YOU'RE DRIVING YEAH, BECAUSE I JUST CAME BACK FROM ONE PLACE
I HAVE TO GO RUN AND SNOQUALMIE'S GOT SNOW IN IT RIGHT NOW
SO, YEAH, TONIGHT I LEAVE TO GO TO YAKIMA ON THURSDAY THERE'S
THE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM COMPONENT OF THE STATEWIDE TOURISM CONFERENCE THAT WE CREATED LAST YEAR IS NOW BEING CARRIED ON BY THE WASHINGTON STATE TOURISM OFFICE
AND SO THEY ASKED ME TO KICK OFF THE CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS VERY NICE OF DAVE LAMFORD
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US
WELL, SINCE YOU ASKED, I AM ALSO LEAVING ON FRIDAY TO ABU DHABI TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORLD PORTS CONFERENCE
IAPH I DID PARTICIPATE IN IT LAST YEAR WAS DOWN THE STREET, THOUGH
IT WAS IN VANCOUVER
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONGER TRIP
AND IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING THERE, GAINING NEW KNOWLEDGE AND BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, DO YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS FOR US TODAY? NO
THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
AND THANKS FOR THE ITEMS YOU PASSED TODAY
AND THANKS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK, ESPECIALLY HERE ON THE BUDGET AS WE COME TO THE CONCLUSION OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS ON THAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, SIR
AND HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 02:44 P.M..

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