8a. 6/8 Study Session Draft Minutes
P.O. Box 1209 Seattle, Washington 98111 www.portseattle.org 206.787.3000 APPROVED MINUTES COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 8, 2021 The Port of Seattle Commission met in a special meeting Tuesday, June 8, 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 regarding on ground transportation. 2. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION Presenters Steve Metruck, Executive Director Lance Lyttle, Managing Director, Aviation Arlyn Purcell, Director, Aviation Environment & Sustainability Peter Lindsay, Airport Ops Development Manager, Landside Operations Adrian Down, Environmental Program Manager, AV Environmental Programs Group Tom Hooper, Program Manager, Aviation Planning Keri Pravitz, East King County Community Government Relations Manager, External Relations Presentation Materials Ground Transportation Presentation Members of the Commission received a presentation from Executive Director Metruck and staff. The presentation addressed: Ground transportation framework; o Guiding principles o Resolution goals o Strategies and tactics Ground transportation accomplishments; Impacts from Covid-19; Mode share and program emphasis; Ground transportation revenue; Greenhouse gas emissions and program emphasis; Digital recordings of the meeting proceedings and meeting materials are available online www.portseattle.org. PORT COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Page 2 of 3 TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021 Regional transit services to SEA; Promoting transit; Status update: 2020 work program; o evaluate Express Bus service and remote baggage check o form a Transportation Management Association o restructure Airport Tenant Employee Parking o explore and implement Airport Access Fees o establish incentives for ride share and transit use express bus and remote baggage check service; SEA Eastside engagement; Restructure airport tenant employee parking; Transportation Management Association; o key features o 2020 workplan o Covid-19 impacts o progress in 2021 o looking forward airport access fees partners; incentives for rideshare and transit use; 2018 SEA passenger ground transportation emissions; options to "green-up" ground transportation providers; options to incentivize behavior change; options to incentivize long-term parking; upcoming milestones; and key takeaways o there are competing priorities across ground transportation programs o substantial effects from COVID on program implementation and our partners o transit and electrification are a key part of our long-term strategy o seek solutions that balance our needs and minimize unintended consequences o engage and assess new opportunities to meet ground transportation goals. Members of the Commission, Executive Director Metruck, and staff discussed: employee trip reduction (data collected and specific numbers); how often collected?; the number of employee parking stalls currently provided; employee parking in the main garage; promoting transit; making a difference in greenhouse gas emissions and addressing low barriers to transit for passengers, lowering passenger single-car trips; possible incentivization for TNCs, like taxis; creating a high level, measurable goal for social equity; improvements needed to bus service to and from the airport; restarting conversations regarding remote baggage check-in at the convention center; making it clearer where in the process of SAMP the Port is; the use of partnerships in ground transportation; alignment in ranking transportation modes and incentives; addressing externalized costs access fee; 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. PORT COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Page 3 of 3 TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021 incentivizing tenant employee parking, such as including it as part of a compensation package; the number of employers required to produce trip reduction plans at SEA; moving forward with a budget request in 2022 for a Transportation Management Association; attaining consistency in tracking change based on the implementation of different strategies to lower passenger greenhouse gas emissions; and coordinating with other for-profit parking lots. Executive Director Metruck and Members of the Commission appreciated the work of staff in bringing forward the study session information. Executive Director Metruck also thanked everyone who participated in relevant focus groups in 2020, keeping the conversations going in spite of the pandemic. 3. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:01 a.m. Prepared: Attest: Michelle M. Hart, Commission Clerk Sam H. Cho, Commission Secretary Minutes approved: July 13, 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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