Item No. 10b
Meeting Date: February 9, 2021
South King County Fund
Environmental Grants Program
Pearse Edwards, Senior Director, External Relations
Andy Gregory, Senior Program Manager, External Relations
Alison Beason, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of EDI
Ilays Aden, Program Coordinator, External Relations
Providence Kamana, Community Liaison
Anahi Sanchez-Sandoval, Community Advisor

Action Requested
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director
to execute up to fourteen (14) contracts through the South
King County Fund Environmental Grants Program, for a
combined total not to exceed $217,585.


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Airport Community Ecology Fund
Small Matching Grants Program
Launched in 2016 and available to
community groups in Burien, Des Moines
and SeaTac
Port has funded 42 projects for a total of
$364,092
ACE Small Matching Grants Program
sunset in 2020
The balance of $185,908 will remain
available to Burien, Des Moines and
SeaTac through the new SKCF
Environmental Grants Program
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South King County Fund
Created in 2018 to address airport noise,
environmental health and sustainability
Eight Guiding Principles passed in June 2019
In 2020, due to impacts of Covid-19,
economic development was added
The 2020 programs are:
Small Business Development - $250,000
Economic Recovery Grants Program - $1
Million
Environmental Grants Program - $250,000

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SKCF Environmental Grants Program
Authority comes from RCW 35.21.278
Allows for park or habitat improvement,
neighborhood stewardship project, or
installation of public art or equipment.
Requires 3:1 match
Contract cap $20,000
Eligible cities: Burien, Des Moines,
Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac,
Tukwila
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South King County Fund Eight Principles
The Fund will:
Be used to fund projects in near-airport communities,
with other locations considered on a case-by-case basis
Prioritize community input to inform Port decision
making
Support Port equity policies and practices
Provide added benefit to current Port programs
Prioritize projects that are ready to proceed
Build on established programs and commitments to
fulfill current obligations
Promote innovation and encourage matching funds
where possible
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Community Engagement
After three years of conducting outreach
and receiving community feedback
regarding the ACE program, several
common barriers emerged:
Three to one match from RCW
35.21.278.
Application process technical
challenges
Language accessibility
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Community Liaison Model
AV Consulting built an
equity-based outreach plan
to increase the diversity of
applicants
Ten liaisons pre-COVID, and
eight continued
Representing Latinx, African-
American, Somali, Congolese,
Korean, Bhutanese, Filipino,
and Pacific Islander
communities
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Community Engagement
The community liaisons:
Engaged 10 BIPOC communities
Conducted 57 project brainstorm interviews
Identified 35 potential project locations
Provided cultural and language-specific
recommendations to make info session
content more accessible
Helped drive 32 participants to grant
informational sessions (5x increase)
Supported six applications from diverse
communities
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Community     Providence Kamana,
Congolese Integration
Liaison      Network

Application Process
Written Application Process
Led by the Service Agreements team in the Central Procurement Office
(CPO)
Mirrored what was developed for the Economic Recovery grant process
Included sample applications, translated materials, technical assistance
support, and a list of fiscal sponsor agencies
Applicant Interviews
Interviewed 15 of 16 applicants
Committee consisted of three Port reviewers and two community
advisors
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Community
Anahi Sanchez-Sandoval
Advisor

Recommended (Liaison-Generated Projects)
Organization Name   Project Name             Cities Served      Requested
Amount
Federal Way Korean    Federal Way Korean Garden   Federal Way        $20,000
American Association
Multicultural Self-       Community Garden             Federal Way          $9,000
Sufficiency Movement
Bridging Cultural Gaps  Raising an Environmentally     Tukwila              $20,000
Conscious Generation
Bhutanese Community Engaging and empowering    Tukwila           $14,000
Resource Center        Bhutanese community to
local public spaces
Congolese Basketball   Park Improvement and        Tukwila             $20,000
Immigrant Inclusion Project

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Recommended (Previous Port Partners)
Organization Name    Project Name              Cities Served      Requested
Amount
New Start Community   Art for New Start Community    Burien             $15,000
Garden               Garden Fence
Partner in Employment  Youth-Led Park Restoration &    SeaTac and Tukwila   $20,000
Community Clean-Up
EarthCorps              Hill Top Park Restoration &      Burien              $15,000
Community Engagement
Highline Botanical        Seike Japanese Garden          SeaTac               $20,000
Garden Foundation      Expansion
Environmental Science   Beach Heroes: Fostering        Burien              $10,000
Center                 Stewardship for Nearshore
Habitat

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Recommended (New Organizational Partners)
Organization Name   Project Name            Cities Served         Requested
Amount
Friends of Normandy   Marine View Park Forest     Normandy Park         $8,683
Park Foundation       Restoration
Summer Search       Expanding Environmental    Tukwila               $20,000
Justice Education and
Service Learning
Puget Soundkeeper    South KC Community        Tukwila, Burien, Des    $10,902
Alliance                 Stewardship Project          Moines, and Federal
Way
Tilth Alliance             Soil and Water Stewardship   Federal Way, Burien      $15,000
Training                      and Tukwila
Total                                                                 $217,585
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Green City Partnership Coordination
ACE investment in Forterra for
GCP program startup in Burien,
Des Moines and SeaTac
Tukwila part of the Green City
network
Several projects are actively
implementing stewardship goals
Direct coordination between
community and cities
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Next Steps
Contracting and project kickoffs in February and March
External Communications
City Council presentations to the Highline Forum cities
Video and Blog series to capture the projects and impact
Internal Communications
IDT presentations to further equity-based partnerships with Port staff
Present policy recommendations for the second round of SKCF in an April
Commission meeting
Continuation of community liaison outreach model through fall of 2021
Technical Assistance workshops in English, Spanish and Somali
Next round of funding Fall 2021
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Questions?

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