Item No.        11a_supp_1
Date of Meeting    May 25, 2021



Equitable Recovery Briefing

Equitable Recovery
Updates on Recovery Plans and Initiatives
Greater Seattle Partners, Workforce Development Council, Tourism Alliance
Port recovery investments and listening sessions
Panel presentation from government partners on how they
are using their resources to support equitable recovery
Pamela Banks, City of Seattle Director of Recovery and Equitable Investment and Interim
Director of Office of Economic Development
Ashton Allison, Director of Economic Development and Recovery, King County Executive's
Office
Kate Becker, Creative Economy Director, King County Executive's Office
Chris Green, Assistant Director, WA Department of Commerce

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HIGH STAKES
The decisions made over the next year will determine
whether regions merely enjoy a brief stimulus or seed a
new trajectory of inclusive economic growth
The stakes are high. The money needs to move fast and
be deployed smartly and equitably
In 10 years, we may look back at this time and ask:
Which places merely spent their money, and
which places invested it*

*Joe Padilla, Brookings Institute
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Greater Seattle Partners
Have developed framework and compelling case for Equitable Recovery
THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGE
Not enough good jobs or                     Failure to realize potential of
successful new businesses                    increasingly diverse talent pool
Covid revealed a pre-existing crisis in Greater Seattle:
860,000 people out of work or in low-wage jobs           Only 39%
Over 30% had at least a 2-year degree                                                 of women of color with a college degree
had a good job (vs. 65% of white men)
30% higher rate than Minneapolis-St. Paul
Bottom third
13% decline in jobs in new businesses                   of large metros for representation of Black
Denver and Austin:                                                                       workers in management or technical jobs
gains of 12% and 35%                                                     Huge gap in firm ownership
people of color are 35% of workforce,
own 8% of high-growth firms

Covid revealed a pre-existin g crisis in Greater Seattle              4

Recovery Plan: Possible Initiatives and Next Steps
Now forming "Partners for Prosperity"
Possible Equitable Recovery Initiatives               group to play backbone function guiding
Minority Business Accelerator                                development of specific projects/initiatives.
Equity Loan Fund                                          Would include:
Emerging Industry Business Attraction                          Research expertise
Earn and Learn Job Training Initiatives                            Key industry organizations/leadership tables
Project Managers of Initiatives
Expansion of Youth and Preapprenticeships
Community organizations
Corporate Racial Equity Coalitions
Core Partners include Urban League,
Apprenticeship Consultants for Mid-Sized Firms
Seattle Chamber, Industry associations,
Evidence Based Hiring Cohort                               Ports, PSRC, WDC, etc.
Job Hubs                                            Group would track metrics, identify/align
Childcare Expansion                                        funding, identify gaps and opportunities,
coordinate communications, etc.

Initiatives Designed t o Address Job Creation, Talent, Bu siness Practices, Geographic Equity             5

Tourism Recovery Updates
Destination Development:
Grant programs
Technical assistance
Tourism workshops
Regional partnerships
Heritage area development
Industry pandemic recovery
POS Contribution $200,000
WTA Contribution $200,000

Tourism Recovery Updates
Travel Publicity Program
Stimulate earned media that bolsters travel from
U.S./Canada air markets
POS Contribution $200,000
WTA Contribution $200,000
Travel Trade Development
Expansion of Sales and Development Initiatives
POS Contribution  $120,000
WTA Contribution $120,000
Regenerate North American Air Markets
On hold until further improvement in enplanements
POS Contribution  $1,080,000
WTA Contribution $ 600,000

Workforce Development Council
Update on regional plan for equitable economic recovery
Disaster recovery placements support health care providers, community-based organizations, and
food banks with wages and benefits reimbursements
Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Summit, May 26, 2021: sharing of regional plan and framework for
I&R workforce equity, and feedback and input on COVID relief and recovery efforts to advance I&R
workforce strategies
$1 million JP Morgan Chase grant to support implementation of regional plan
Summit on "Taking Action: Realizing Racial Equity in Washington State's Technology Sector," Fall
2021: bringing together of IT corporations and BIPOC representatives to develop solutions in the IT
sector to achieve racial equity

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POS alignment with WDC and GSP Equitable Recovery
Goals and Metrics
Missing
Out of Work                Low Wage            Underemployed
Entrepreneurs
# of people of color connected to      # of people of color connected    # of people of color in better     # of new or larger businesses owned
promising jobs                   to living wage jobs                     jobs                    by people of color or women
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
1,100 job placements
Airport Employment Center        87% BIPOC
69% South King County residents
Airport University                                                       200 training completions
11 AMT training enrollments
AMT Career Pathway
90% BIPOC
123 job placements
Construction Worker Outreach,    (apprenticeships and trades related jobs)
Training, and Retention            71% BIPOC
58% Priority Hire ZIP Codes
30 internships
Youth Maritime Internships
90% BIPOC
POS DIVERSITY IN CONTRACTING
325 WMBE firms
WMBE                                                                           (2020 actual)
11% utilization rate (contract $)

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POS alignment with WDC and GSP Equitable Recovery
Goals and Metrics
Missing
Out of Work                Low Wage            Underemployed
Entrepreneurs
# of people of color connected to      # of people of color connected    # of people of color in better     # of new or larger businesses owned
promising jobs                   to living wage jobs                     jobs                    by people of color or women
POS CONSTRUCTION
5,882 labor hours worked by priority workers/33%   (3 projects)
Priority Hire                         9,768 labor hours worked by people of color/56%
3,387 labor hours worked by women/19%
376,898 labor hours worked by apprentices/23% (30 projects)
Apprenticeship Utilization          143,035 apprentice hours worked by people of color/38%
35,471 apprentice hours worked by women/9%
POS APPRENTICESHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS
Apprenticeships                  12 apprentices
58 high school interns
Internships
17 college interns
196 youth interns
Opportunity Youth Initiative
93% BIPOC
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POS alignment with WDC and GSP Equitable Recovery
Goals and Metrics
Guiding questions
How can the Port's         How can the Port's         What more can the Port
existing workforce          existing efforts be           be doing to contribute to
development efforts be     improved upon or          equitable economic
expanded or increased to   enhanced?                 recovery?
make more of a            (e.g., enhance apprenticeship and    (e.g., collaborate with other
contribution to regional     internship opportunities, consistent    regional partners to create a job
with the focus of one possible GSP      hub, another possible GSP initiative,
equitable economic        initiative on earn and learn         targeting port impacted
recovery?                  strategies)                    communities and port related
(e.g., increase goals and targets for                                               sectors)
career pathways, apprenticeships,
internships, WMBE contracts, etc.)

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