Commission-Public-Records
From:            Jim Schmitz 
Sent:               Tuesday, March 24, 2020 8:55 AM
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Cc:                 Eunice Lee
Subject:            [EXTERNAL] Commission Special Meeting
Categories:         Public Comment

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Esteemed Commissioners, 
As you can imagine, the Covid19 pandemic has taken an unforeseen toll on the entire airport community. At Stellar 
Retail, a concessionaire operating several Retail establishments in Seattle International Airport, the health and well
being of our associates, as well as our viability as a company moving forward is tantamount. 
As a result of continued decreases in airport traffic and subsequent losses in revenue, we have had to take the 
unfortunate action of furloughing an overwhelming number of associates.
So far, the airport has been a tremendous partner, allowing us to adjust store hours and, in some cases, close locations 
down. However, this, coupled with corporate pay cuts and furloughs, is not enough to offset the cost of maintaining 
associate benefits and keeping the minimum amount of viable locations open. 
We are now requesting that certain measures be taken, retroactively effective on March 1, 2020, in order for us to 
remain solvent as a business: 
1.   Suspension of Minimum Annual Guarantees 
2.   Suspension of Variable Rents 
3.   Suspension of Operating Costs related to store openings (utilities, CAM, Marketing fees, etc.) 
You may already know that other airports have taken similar actions.
We understand these are temporary and look forward to the day when we can resume business as usual. 

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