Minutes
P.O. Box 1209 Seattle, Washington 98111 www.portseattle.org 206.787.3000 APPROVED MINUTES COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 27, 2021 The Port of Seattle Commission met in a special meeting Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The meeting was held remotely in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution 8402 and the Governor's Proclamation 20-28. Commissioners Bowman, Calkins, Cho, Felleman, and Steinbrueck were present. 1. CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to RCW 42.30 and Article IV, Section 8, of the commission bylaws, the meeting convened at 9 a.m. to conduct a study session on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). 2. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION Presenters Stephanie Meyn, Port Senior Environmental Program Manager Kirk Myers, Sustainability Director, Alaska Airlines Keith Taylor, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Quality General Manager, Delta Airlines Tom Michels, Government Relations Senior Manager, United Airlines Julia Fidler, Senior Sustainability Program Manager, Microsoft Jay Dessy, Strategy & Operations Manager, Breakthrough Energy Port of Seattle Director of Governmental Relations, External Relations, Nate Caminos Presentation Materials SAF 101 Port Presentation Alaska Airlines Presentation Delta Airlines Presentation United Airlines Presentation Microsoft Presentation Breakthrough Energy Presentation Municipal Solid Waste to SAF Efforts Port Presentation Members of the Commission received presentations from Port staff; from Alaska, Delta, and United Airlines; and from Microsoft and Breakthrough Energy, representing private sector SAF efforts. Members of the Commission, staff, and external presenters discussed: a gap between market price and conventional fuel, noting that not all SAF is the same price; Digital recordings of the meeting proceedings and meeting materials are available online www.portseattle.org. PORT COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Page 2 of 2 TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2021 auxiliary power units on aircraft; areas where the Port should be advocating on a federal level with respect to SAF; each SAF process having its own economic drivers; looking at all ways and means of achieving the use of SAF; novel propulsion; increasing SAF efforts during the next Signatory Lease and Operating Agreement negotiation; incentivizing SAF production in Washington State; skepticism regarding the use of carbon offsets; people's desire to purchase SAF; possible increase to the Passenger Facility Charge to assist in the SAF effort; United Airline's EcoSkies Alliance program; the future of electrical power for short flights; Microsoft's timeline for commitments to SAF; Electric zero emissions trucks; Northwest feedstock's potential to meet the Port's SAF goals; and the Municipal Solid Waste Partnership Study with King County. The Commission closed by receiving a legislative update from Port of Seattle Director of Governmental Relations, External Relations, Nate Caminos. Members of the Co mmission thanked Mr. Eric ffitch and the External Relations team for a successful legislative session, noting that the goal is production of SAF in Washington State. Executive Director Metruck provided closing comments and the Commission President Felleman adjourned the meeting without objection. 3. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:09 a.m. Prepared: Attest: Michelle M. Hart, Commission Clerk Sam H. Cho, Commission Secretary Minutes approved: May 11, 2021 Minutes of November 17, 2020, submitted for review on December 3, 2020, and proposed for approval on December 8, 2020. Minutes of October 27, 2020, submitted for review on November 5, 2020, and proposed for approval on November 10, 2020.
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