The Special meeting scheduled for 2020-06-09 at Remote

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The Special meeting scheduled for 2020-06-09 at Remote

GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS IS THE COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 9TH
2025
THE TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 12:15
WE'RE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE WITH OUR EARLIER MEETING
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA SKYPE TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO, AND FELLEMAN
I WILL ASK THAT WE DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL THE COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? PRESENT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? HERE
COMMISSIONER CHO? PRESENT
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? PRESENT
VERY GOOD
TODAY'S MEETING IS ORGANIZED THE SAME AS OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER WE WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY SKYPE AND WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALSO NOTE THAT AGAIN ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL METHODS AND ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY-- SOMEBODY'S MAKING SOME NOISE THERE WITH PAPER
SO MAYBE YOU COULD MUTE
SO AS I MENTIONED, THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE I WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONERS NAME, COMMISSIONERS ON THE SKYPE CALL WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES AND ANSWER YES OR NO
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ON THE LINE ARE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF THEIR SOUND, WE WILL TAKE ALL VOTES TODAY IN THIS MATTER INCLUDING OUR CONSENT AGENDA
TO BE EQUITABLE WE WILL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE DUWAMISH AND COASTAL SALISH WHO HAVE STEWARDED THESE BEAUTIFUL LANDS AND WATER SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL
WE WILL COMMIT TO DOING THE SAME FOR THE PLANET AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND THEN BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION ALTHOUGH IT MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAT WOULD BE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
COUNTY
ALTHOUGH IT MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
LISTENERS WE ARE NOW AT THE ORDER OF APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
CLERK PLEASE UNMUTE THE COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTION TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND IF IT'S NEEDED
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN I CALL YOU
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES JUST SAY NONE
CLERK? COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? NO CHANGES
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? NONE
COMMISSIONER CHO? NONE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? NO CHANGES
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK? NO CHANGES
COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
CLERK? OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN I'M SORRY
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
AYE
THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND 0 NAYS
IT IS APPROVED
BEFORE WE CONTINUE THE MEETING, I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE TODAY THE TRAGIC KILLINGS OF GEORGE FLOYD, BREONNA TAYLOR, AND AHMAD ARBERY VERY RECENTLY
AND TODAY GEORGE FLOYD IS BEING LAID TO REST IN HIS HOME CITY OF HOUSTON SO IT'S ESPECIALLY POIGNANT
THEIR DEATHS ARE ONLY THE MOST RECENT IN A LONG HISTORY OF UNJUST KILLINGS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN OUR HISTORY REFLECTING A CHECKERED HISTORY OF SYSTEMIC RACISM THAT CONTINUES TO IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES AND ESSENTIAL INSTITUTIONS
OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, THOUSANDS ACROSS OUR NATION APPROPRIATELY GATHERED TO PROTEST AND DEMAND FOR JUSTICE AND CHANGE
THESE DEMONSTRATIONS OFFER PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER IN COMMUNITY TO SHARE THEIR PAIN, TO HEAL, TO ORGANIZE, AND DEMAND REAL ACTION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
AS DISHEARTENING AS IT WAS TO SEE THE VIOLENCE AND DISRUPTION ERUPT DISTRACTING FROM THE CALL TO ACTION TO ADDRESS RACISM, IT WAS REAFFIRMING TO SEE MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TURN OUT TO HELP CLEAN UP AND RESTORE OUR DOWNTOWN CORE
CREWS FROM OUR MARINE AND AVIATION DIVISIONS AND MAINTENANCE HAVE HELPED WITH THE CLEANUP ALONG WITH OTHER PORT STAFF
AND EVEN OUR VERY OWN COMMISSIONER CALKINS WAS OUT THERE THE DAY AFTER THE EARLY PROTESTS IN DOWNTOWN
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AIRPORT POLICE HAVE PROVIDED MUTUAL AID TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND SOUTH KING COUNTY CITIES TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY
WE APPRECIATE THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, THEIR DEDICATION, AND THE DAILY SACRIFICES THEY MAKE FOR THE BENEFIT OF US ALL IN ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD PEOPLE OF COLOR BUILT THE PORT OF SEATTLE INTO THE ORGANIZATION WE ARE TODAY
WE RELY ON A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE TO ACCOMPLISH OUR WORK AND TO MAKE US BETTER IN THE FUTURE
RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER IS IMPORTANT CORE VALUE AND TODAY WE WILL BE ADOPTING THE CENTURY AGENDA POLICY DIRECTIVE WHICH NOW PUTS EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AS A KEY GOAL FOR THE PORT
THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR MISSION, GOALS, AND VALUES WHICH IS WHY NOW, AS MUCH AS EVER, IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT THE PORT CELEBRATES THE UPCOMING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY
JUNETEENTH IS THE DAY THAT COMMEMORATES THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE YEAR 1865 AND WAS JUNE 19 WHEN THE EMPANCIPATION PROCLAMATION WAS READ TO ENSLAVED AFRICAN-AMERICANS BY A UNION GENERAL GRANGER
PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN HAD ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION TWO AND A HALF YEARS EARLIER, BUT ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS IN TEXAS A STATE THAT WAS THEN A RURAL FRONTIER WOULDN'T LEARN OF THE NEWS UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF THE UNION ARMY
JUNETEENTH WAS PIVOTAL THROUGHOUT THE FORMER CONFEDERATE STATES IN ENDING SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THESE WERE STATES WHERE THE LARGER POPULATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE BEEN ENSLAVED
AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE THE CELEBRATION IS SPONSORED BY BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AKA BIG AND KENNY, TOO, AS ONE OF THE LEADERS, AN EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993 WITH GOALS OF PROMOTING EQUITY, EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS
IT WILL BE CELEBRATED DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR THAN PREVIOUS YEARS SINCE WE CANNOT COME TOGETHER, UNFORTUNATELY, IN PERSON BUT WE HOPE THAT THE PORT'S EMPLOYEES ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY
ANOTHER TOPIC I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE COMMISSION BUDGET RETREAT THAT WE HELD ON JUNE 4TH
WE HAD A FEW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CALL INTO OUR RETREAT
SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING IN
WE HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THE 2020 BUDGET AND RECOVERY PLANNING
AS YOU KNOW, THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN DUE TO COVID-19 HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY SEVERE ON TRAVEL, TRADE, AND TOURISM
IT'S THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE HAVE HEARD PAINFUL STORIES FROM OUR TENANTS AND PARTNERS AT THE PORT
ITS OWN BUDGET IS SEEING THE LOSS OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROJECTED REVENUES
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE FEDERAL SUPPORT THAT SEATAC AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED TO KEEP OUR OPERATIONS FUNDED IN THE NEAR FUTURE
WE HAVE A DIFFICULT TASK AHEAD OF US AND MANY CHALLENGES
WE MUST BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE PORT'S ASSETS AND TAXPAYERS' MONEY WHILE WE TRY TO HELP DRIVE REGIONAL RECOVERY EFFORTS
I WANT TO COMMEND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM WHO'VE ALREADY TAKEN DECISIVE ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE BOTH IMPLEMENTING A SHORT-TERM COST-SAVING MEASURES WHILE MOVING FORWARD ON MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND OFFERING ECONOMIC RELIEF TO TENANTS ACROSS THE PORT
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE REASON THE PORT HAS BEEN ABLE TO WEATHER THE STORM AS WELL AS IT HAS TO THIS POINT IS THROUGH THE YEARS OF FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE BUDGETING AND STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT THAT HELPED US BUILD SUBSTANTIAL RESERVES
THE COMMISSION INTENDS TO VOTE ON A REVISED 2020 BUDGET MOST LIKELY EARLY NEXT MONTH IN LIGHT OF THE NEW ECONOMIC REALITY
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR HIS REPORT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY REMARKS BY AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGING THE EVENTS THAT SPARKED OUTPOURINGS OF EMOTION AND PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
BLACK LIVES DO MATTER
THE TRAGIC KILLINGS OF GEORGE FLOYD, BREONNA TAYLOR, AND AHMED ARBERY, AND MANY OTHERS THAT PRECEDED THEM ARE THE RESULT OF GENERATIONAL SYSTEMIC RACISM IN OUR COUNTRY
I KNOW THAT MANY IN THE PORT FAMILY ARE IN PAIN, EXPERIENCING LOSS AND ANGER
IN THIS ENVIRONMENT IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND FORM A STRONGER COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS OUR GOALS OF BEING AN EQUITABLE ORGANIZATION AND FOR DEVELOPING MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY AND HERE AT THE PORT
THIS PAST FRIDAY OUR OFFICE FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION FACILITATED A DISCUSSION ON BLACK LIVES MATTER TO BEGIN THESE CONVERSATIONS
WHILE THIS ENERGY FOR CHANGE GIVES ME HOPE, I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A FIRST STEP, THAT WE HAVE MUCH MORE WORK TO DO
AN ADDITIONAL STEP WE'RE TAKING TODAY IS PASSING ITEM SIX ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
UPON PASSAGE THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE FORMALIZES OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY BY ADDING A NEW GOAL TO BECOME A MODEL FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR CENTURY AGENDA
IT'S A SMALL STEP TO TAKE BUT AN IMPORTANT ONE TO ALIGN OUR EFFORTS AND TO DO OUR PART TO DISMANTLE INSTITUTIONAL AND SYSTEMIC RACISM
WE TAKE THESE MATTERS SERIOUSLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT FREE OF DISCRIMINATION
WITH OUR ACTIONS AS AN INSTITUTION AND INDIVIDUALLY WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IT IS TIME FOR ACTION
I'M COMMITTING TO LOOKING AT WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PORT OF SEATTLE HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORTS EIGHT CASES UNDER QUARANTINE WITH SEVEN POSITIVE CASES
THAT NUMBER NUMBER HAS BEEN STABLE FOR SOME TIME
SO THIS IS GOOD NEWS INDEED
AIRPORT ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO SHOW UPWARD RECOVERY
LAST WEEK FOR THE PERIOD MAY 29TH THROUGH JUNE 4TH, WE SAW FIFTY SIX THOUSAND AND NINETY THREE PASSENGERS AT OUR CHECKPOINTS
I ALSO HAVE GOOD NEWS ON THE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL FRONT
WITH THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS INCREASING, A NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE RECENTLY OPENED OR WILL OPEN SOON
AT OUR MAY 12TH COMMISSION MEETING YOU RECEIVED A BRIEFING ABOUT THE AIRPORT'S MULTI-LAYERED PLAN CALLED FLY HEALTHY AT SEA
THE PURPOSE WAS TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE AROUND HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE AIRPORT
AT THAT TIME THE COMMISSION APPROVED A MOTION DIRECTING STAFF TO DEVELOP AN INTERIM TEMPERATURE CHECK PROGRAM FOR DEPARTING DOMESTIC AND ARRIVING INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS
WE BELIEVE HEALTH SCREENING COULD BE A PART OF A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS HOWEVER SCREENING SHOULD BE A FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY CONSISTENT ACROSS THE NATION AND WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR SUCH A SYSTEM WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
THAT COULD TAKE SOME TIME
AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE PURSUING OUR OWN SYSTEM
AS YOU DIRECTED, HERE'S AN UPDATE ON OUR ACTION SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE MOTION
SINCE MAY 12 STAFF HAS SECURED TEMPERATURE CHECKING EQUIPMENT
ONE MACHINE IS ON LOAN FROM PAIN FIELD AND WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE PURCHASED, AND WE HAVE ONE HERE AT PIER 69
WE HAVE GATHERED FEEDBACK FROM OUR AIRPORT WIDE STAKEHOLDERS GROUP AND IDENTIFIED SCREENING LOCATIONS
WE'VE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL MEDICAL CONSULTING STAFFING COMPANIES, AND WE'VE ALSO ENGAGED WITH HEALTH AGENCIES, INCLUDING LOCAL AND STATE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS STAFF PLANS TO LOOK AT CONDUCTING A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT TEST OF THE EQUIPMENT ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS FOR INTERNATIONAL ARRIVING PASSENGERS
WE'LL ALSO EXPLORE FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HEALTH AGENCIES AND THEN REVIEW OPTIONS FOR MEDICAL STAFFING CONSULTING SERVICES
BY EARLY JULY, STAFF LOOKS FORWARD TO PROVIDING YOU A REPORT ON THE OPTIONS FOR HEALTH SCREENING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
TURNING TO THE ENVIRONMENT
YESTERDAY WAS WORLD OCEANS DAY AND I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS JOINED THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE TO COMBAT OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
STARTED HERE IN THE NORTHWEST, THIS ALLIANCE IS A NETWORK OF GOVERNMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND OTHER THREATS FROM CHANGING OCEAN CONDITIONS
JOINING THE ALLIANCE FURTHER DEMONSTRATES OUR COMMITMENT TO REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASES, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS BUILDING SUSTAINED SUPPORT FOR TACKLING THIS GLOBAL PROBLEM
OUR WORK ON HABITAT RESTORATION, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, AND EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ALL SUPPORT THIS EFFORT
I'M PROUD TO SHARE THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS THE FIRST PORT TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE TO COMBAT OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
AT OUR LAST REGULAR MEETING, COMMISSIONERS APPROVED AN OPPORTUNITY MOTION AIMED AT CREATING SUMMER JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY
WE ALL KNOW THAT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IS VERY HIGH, ESPECIALLY IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
WE'RE WORKING WITH A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF EMPLOYING YOUNG PEOPLE
STAFF IS FOCUSED ON FINDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH DIVERSE YOUTH AND CAN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES
WE WILL BE IN TOUCH AND REPORT BACK WITH UPDATES AS WE MOVE AHEAD
THANK YOU FOR LEADERSHIP IN ADDRESSING THIS CRITICAL PROBLEM IN OUR COMMUNITY
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEMS 6I IS APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE CENTURY AGENDA
ONCE PASSED THIS DIRECTIVE WILL SIMPLIFY AND ALIGN OUR EFFORTS AROUND COVID RECOVERY
IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE NEEDED TRANSPARENCY INTO PORT PLANNING AND BUDGET PROCESSES, AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OR KPIS
ITEM 8A IS A MOTION THAT WILL PROVIDE SOME RELIEF TO OUR DINING AND RETAIL TENANTS
THIS MOTION IS THE CULMINATION OF EFFORTS BETWEEN AIRPORT STAFF AND REPRESENTATIVES OF A SMALL BUSINESS AIRPORT ACTION COMMITTEE, WHICH REPRESENTS A NUMBER OF WOMEN OWNED AND MINORITY BUSINESSES AT THE AIRPORT
ITEM 8B IS A MOTION CREATING THE SECOND ITERATION OF THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY ECOLOGY FUND UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK
AT THIS POINT
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR ANY COMMENTS OR REFLECTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? WE'RE LIVING IN AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME
THERE'S ENORMOUS STRESS HERE, OUR COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE
THERE'S ANGER, ANXIETY, FEAR, AND ENORMOUS UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE FUTURE
I JUST WANTED TO OPEN THE MIC STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLMAN AND REVERSE ORDER JUSTTO OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A COMMENT OR TWO WITH ANY THOUGHTS OR REFLECTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I WOULD HAVE PREPARED COMMENTS HAD I THOUGHT WE'D BE AFFORDED THIS OPPORTUNITY
MY HEART AND CONCERNS TO ALL FOLKS IN OUR COUNTRY, IN THIS COMMUNITY
JUST REALLY A CHANCE TO REFLECT ON OUR CHALLENGES AS A SOCIETY AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN FEEL UNTOUCHED BY THIS
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TRULY HAS TROUBLED ME AND I THINK HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE A NATIONWIDE SITUATION AND THAT THE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL, BUT THE DISRUPTIONS HAVE REALLY CAUSED A LOT OF THE NEWS AND THAT IN FACT THE DEMONSTRATORS, SORRY THE DISRUPTORS, ARE REALLY NOT PART OF THE DEMONSTRATION
ALTHOUGH THEY BROUGHT ATTENTION TO IT, THEY'VE DONE IT IN A LOT OF WAYS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO THE CAUSE
CERTAINLY IT'S MADE THE NEWS BUT I FIND IT TRULY UNFORTUNATE THAT FOLKS SEEM TO WANT TO SEE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES
BUT I'M VERY MUCH BEHIND THE THE DEMONSTRATIONS AND HOPE THE PORT WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THE WAY OF SHOWING A CONSIDERATION FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMISSIONER CHO, ANY COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE? YEAH, I MEAN I THINK I WANT TO THANK STEVE FOR BEING SO COGNIZANT AND CONSCIOUS OF WHAT'S GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS AN INSTITUTION, AS A PORT, TO LOOK INWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR PART IN STAMPING OUT ANY INSTITUTIONALIZED BIASES THAT WE HAVE
I THINK THAT THE PORT IS IN MANY WAYS AHEAD OF THE GAME GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE CREATED AN OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, THAT WE HAVE A TEAM THAT IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS IMPORTANT THROUGH THE LENS OF EQUITY
AND SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO APPLAUD THAT TEAM, BOODKHA AND HER TEAM ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB ENSURING THAT WE ARE BEING AS EQUITABLE AS POSSIBLE AS A PORT
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT I THINK THIS IS A HUGE TURNING POINT IN OUR SOCIETY AND IN OUR COUNTRY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TO CONTRIBUTING TO THAT TURNING POINT ALONG WITH ALL MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMISSION
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONERS CALKINS? WELL COMMISSIONER CHO TOOK SOME OF THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH IN TERMS OF HOW TIMELY IT WAS FOR US TO HAVE AN OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION STAND UP AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS THEY HAVE BEEN AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR US IN THIS TIME OF STRIKING SOCIETAL CHANGE WHILE ALSO AS WE ALL EXPERIENCE A PANDEMIC
AND I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE PARTICULAR SHOUT OUT TO BOOKDHA ON HER BIRTHDAY TODAY SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY
I WAS GOING TO ASK AT THE END OF THE MEETING THAT WE ALL SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY
[LAUGHTER] THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS LEADER ON THAT INITIATIVE AND I THINK WE CAN ALL SEE HOW HAVING THAT DEPARTMENT BUILT INTO THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF OUR ORGANIZATION HAS REALLY HELPED TO RAISE PERSPECTIVES THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PRIVILEGE, IT'S BEEN HELPFUL TO POINT OUT OUR BLIND SPOTS AS WELL
I ALSO DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE POLICE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD HAS PROMPTED THESE DEMONSTRATIONS THAT WE'RE SEEING NOT JUST IN BIG CITIES LIKE SEATTLE, BUT IN SMALL TOWNS AND EVEN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL CAPITALS AND THEY'RE UNITED IN DEMANDING A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN THE WAY POLICING IS CONDUCTED, PARTICULARLY ENCOUNTERS WITH BLACK MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
SINCE THE DEATH OF MICHAEL BROWN IN 2014 AT THE HANDS OF POLICE IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS AND ACADEMICS HAVE STUDIED POLICE USE OF FORCE AND DETERMINED THAT BLACK AMERICANS ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE INJURED OR KILLED
THEY ARE TWO AND A HALF TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY POLICE THAN WHITE AMERICANS
MORE HOPEFULLY, HOWEVER, THEY ALSO IDENTIFIED REFORMS AND POLICIES THAT WHEN TAKEN TOGETHER CAN REDUCE FATAL ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE BY OVER 70% I THINK IT'S ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE REFORMS ALSO RESULT IN FEWER POLICE INJURIES AS WELL
SO AS THESE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE SWELLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON EVERY GOVERNMENT WITH A POLICE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO PROACTIVELY ASSESS ITS USE OF FORCE POLICIES, ANY OVERT MILITARIZATION, THE ROLE OF PUBLIC OVERSIGHT, THE SCOPE OF POLICE FUNCTIONS AND WHETHER THOSE CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY OTHER PROFESSIONALS BETTER SUITED TO THE PURPOSE, AND THE USE OF MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS
WE HAD A RETREAT LAST WEEK IN WHICH WE DISCUSSED MANY OF THESE ISSUES AND I THINK THE STAFF HAS SINCE THEN ALREADY TAKEN SIGNIFICANT STEPS TOWARDS PRODUCING THAT AND I THINK IN OUR NEXT PUBLIC MEETING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A GOOD CHUNK OF TIME DISCUSSING WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO, THANK YOU MR STEINBREUCK FOR THAT MOMENT
THANKS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A FEW WORDS? MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID ALL OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS
SO I JUST WOULD I JUST WANTED TO ADD PERHAPS ONE THING
I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF FOR BEING BRAVE ENOUGH TO BRING FORWARD INSTANCES OF DISCRIMINATION
WHETHER IT'S OVERT OR COVERT
I THINK WE ALL NEED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LOOK AT OUR OWN BIAS, AS COMMISSION CALKINS STARTED TO SAY, AT EVERY INSTANCE OF OUR LIVES AND WHILE I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, IT DOESN'T STOP THERE
THIS NEEDS TO BE THE TIME FOR ACTION AND NO LONGER JUST TALK BUT AT EVERY DEPARTMENT, AT EVERY DEPARTMENT LEVEL THROUGHOUT THE PORT
LET'S QUESTION OUR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HOW WE OPERATE AND MAKE SURE MOVING FORWARD WE ARE BEING AS INCLUSIVE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND AWARE OF OUR OWN PERSONAL BIAS
AND I REALLY I DO WANT TO ADD ONE THING IN TERMS OF OUR POLICE FORCE
IT'S BEEN A VERY VERY CHALLENGING WEEK, PAINFUL WEEK FOR THE NATION
I'M UNAWARE AT THE MOMENT OF ANY INSTANCES OF EXCESSIVE OR INAPPROPRIATE USE OF FORCE BY PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE
THEY HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN MY SEVEN YEARS ON THE PORT COMMISSION
I WILL SAY ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW IS A POLICE OFFICER WITH THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK OF PUBLIC SERVANTS, OF POLICE OFFICERS, AND FIREFIGHTERS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING OUT THE BAD ONES AND COMMENDING THE GOOD ONES
AND WITH THAT I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AGENDA TODAY
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
AND WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5 WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO SIGNED UP
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
AS THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, WE WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU WERE ON THE SKYPE MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
PLEASE NOTE
THERE IS NEARLY A 3-MINUTE LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
I THINK WE HAVE IN THE RANGE OF 14 OR SO COMMENTERS WHO SIGNED UP
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
YES, THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER
STEINBREUCK
FIRST I HAVE STEVE CLAGGETT
YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND LET ME KNOW YOU'RE ON THE LINE
HI, THIS IS STEVE CLAGGETT
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN YOU MAY BEGIN
OKAY, HERE WE GO
MY NAME IS STEVE CLAGGETT AND I'M INVOLVED WITH FAITH ACTION NETWORK AND WHAT'S CALLED THE SEATAC COMMUNITY COALITION WHICH SUPPORTS BUSINESSES WHO ARE DISPLACED BY THE TRANSIT ORIENT REDEVELOPMENT AT COMMERCIAL MALL NEXT TO THE TUKWILA LIGHT RAIL STATION
THIS IS A MALL THAT THESE IMMIGRANT BUSINESSES BUILT UP OVER 20 YEARS AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M REFERRING TO A POWERPOINT THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE
I'M GOING TO KIND OF WALK QUICKLY DOWN THROUGH THESE PAGES
NOW THESE MERCHANTS HAVE GOT THEIR MERCHANDISE AND COSTLY STORAGE AND THEY NEED FINANCIAL HELP TO REOPEN SOON AND KEEP TOGETHER THE TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL POWER THAT THEY HAVE BY WORKING TOGETHER
THE GROUP IS ALSO REACHING OUT IN ADDITION TO THE EAST AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, TO THE LATINX COMMUNITY, AND OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS
AND OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS WE HOPEFULLY GET AN INTERNATIONAL MARKET IN SOUTH KING COUNTY THAT'S VITALLY NEEDED TO SERVE LIKE INCUBATOR SPACE
JUST AS YEARS AGO THE PIKE PLACE MARKET DID THE SAME FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
THE DYNAMICS ARE THAT THE PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE BEING FORCED SOUTH OUT OF SEATTLE TO GENTRIFICATION INTO THE SOUTH END
THESE PEOPLE NEED THE HELP OF CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND ECONOMICAL PLACES TO RUN BUSINESS AND TO SHOP
SO WE WELCOME ANY HELP WHEN YOU GET FINANCIALLY FROM THE PORT THROUGH THE INITIATIVE, MOTION 2020-14, THAT WE SPEAK IN FAVOR OF AND AS WELL AS JOINING IN THE LEADERSHIP IS GOING TO BE NEEDED TO PULL SOMETHING LIKE THIS OFF
NEXT IN MY POWERPOINT PRESENTATION I HAVE A NUMBER OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE DONE
PORTLAND HAS A MERCADO, NEW YORK HAS AN ESSEX MARKET, CLEVELAND HAS THE WEST SIDE MARKET, MINNEAPOLIS HAS A MIDTOWN MARKET, NAPA CALIFORNIA AS AN OXBOW, AND THERE ARE MANY MORE
HERE IN OUR LOCAL AREA IN THE RAINIER VALLEY HOME SITE ORGANIZATION IS PRODUCING THE FELLOW CROSSING PROJECT AND I HAVE A GRAPHIC IN THE POWERPOINT
IT SHOWS HOW YOU CAN TAKE A BUILDING AND CONDO
HAVE THE FIRST ONE OR TWO FLOORS SERVE AS THE COMMERCIAL SPACE AND UP TOP HAVE RESIDENTIAL
FINALLY IN THE POWERPOINT THERE IS A VIDEO LINK AND I THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN IT OTHER WAYS THAT IN CASE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THE THREE OTHER IMMIGRANT MERCHANTS ON THE I MEETING TODAY
YOU'LL FIND THEIR TESTIMONY THERE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK
THIS REPRESENTS VOICES WITHIN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY OF IMMIGRANT MERCHANTS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT
I DON'T KNOW
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, THIS IS RYAN
I JUST THE TOPIC IS SO APROPOS I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STEVEN HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR THE NEAR PORT COMMUNITIES THAT THE AIRPORT COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR
HE HAS BEEN APPRISED OF THE RECENT CHANGE IN DIRECTION ON THE KING COUNTY COMMUNITY FUND EXPANDING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR GRANT MAKING PURPOSES, BUT CAN I GIVE SOME CLARITY ON HOW ARE WE GOING TO RUN THE POWERPOINT? NO
THAT IS NOT PART OF OUR PROCEDURE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT
I BELIEVE IT WAS DISTRIBUTED AND IT WILL BE ATTACHED IN THE MINUTES WHEN THOSE ARE PUBLISHED
ALL RIGHT
FINE
THANKS FOR THAT ARRANGEMENT
SO ALL COMMISSIONER SSHOULD HAVE THE POWERPOINT THAT JUST BEEN SUBMITTED AS PART OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY
SO WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT
THANK YOU
YES, THANK YOU
THE NEXT ON MY LIST IS FROM THE GROUP THAT STEVE WAS MENTIONING ABDUL HAKIM HAJI
YOU BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US ON THE PHONE? IF SO, YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
OKAY, I WILL GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER I HAVE REGISTERED WHICH IS ABSHER ALI MOHAMMED
WE MAYBE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL CHALLENGES HERE
WELL, STEVE HAD MENTIONED THAT SOME OF THEM ARE WORKING
AND SO IT'S A MATTER OF IF THEY'LL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US AND I WILL CALL THEIR NAMES AGAIN AT THE END ONCE WE'VE GONE THROUGH COMMENTS
OKAY, I WILL GO BACK TO THOSE ONCE WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THE REST OF OUR COMMENTERS AND THE NEXT PERSON I HAVE IS NAT STRATTON CLARK
NAT, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? I AM
GREAT
THANK YOU
THIS IS NAT AT CAFE FLORA AT GATE A1 AT SEA
BOTH PERSONALLY AND BEHALF OF THE 23 MEMBERS OF THE SBAAC, WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS OF SUPPORTS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS AND WOMEN OWNED CONCESSIONS AT SEA
THIS HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY HELPFUL AS WE NAVIGATE THROUGH THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE COVID CRISIS
WE APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU TOOK PERSONALLY TO MEET WITH US AND DISCUSS THE CONCERNS AND ISSUES WE FACE
YOUR OVERALL LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT PROVIDE THE CONTEXT FOR RELIEF PACKAGE THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BENEFIT ALL CONCESSIONS BIG AND SMALL
AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH LANCE LYTTLE AND DAWN HUNTER TO COLLABORATE AND WORK THROUGH THE ELEMENTS OF THE OVERALL PLAN WE PROPOSED
THEIR STRONG LEADERSHIP AND CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION WAS APPRECIATED BY ALL
THESE MEETINGS RESULTED IN THE AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE VOTED ON TODAY BY COMMISSION
ADDITIONALLY THIS DISCUSSION HOLDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES CONFRONTING ALL PARTIES AND THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT WE MAY NEED TO REVISIT ISSUES AS NEW INFORMATION [INAUDIBLE[ LATER RECOVERY BECOME AVAILABLE
THE AGREEMENT WE REACHED IS A COMPROMISE AND OUR HOPE IS THAT THE EXTENDED LEASE TERM ELEMENT WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ULTIMATELY RECOVER FROM THE CASH FLOW SHORTAGES THAT WILL BE INCURRED UNTIL TRAFFIC RESUMES TO 2019 LEVELS
THE ELIMINATION OF MAG FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2020 WILL RESULT IN REDUCED COSTS IN THESE CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES WITH SUCH A MASSIVE DROP IN ENPLANEMENT
IT WAS AGREED THAT MAG FOR 2021 AND BEYOND WILL BE REVIEWED TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR
WHEN THAT REVIEW OF MAG OCCURS, THE SBAAC WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSION
WE BELIEVE WE CAN OFFER MEANINGFUL INSIGHT FROM THE CONCESSIONAIRES PERSPECTIVE TO HELP CRAFT AN AGREEMENT THAT ACCOMPLISHES WHAT WE BELIEVE WAS THE INTENTION ALL ALONG WITH RESPECT TO MAG AND THE REWARDED CLAUSES
WE'RE ALL HOPEFUL THAT DESPITE DIER FORECASTS, TRAFFIC WILL RETURN MORE QUICKLY AND WE'LL MONITOR THE SITUATION ONCE MORE LOCATIONS ARE OPEN AND WE RETURN TO WHATEVER BECOMES THE NEW NORMAL
IN CLOSING
I JUST LIKE TO REITERATE OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE LEADERSHIP OF LITTLE AND HUNTER
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE DIALOGUE AND THE COLLABORATION THIS PROCESS THAT STARTED
THANK YOU
ALRIGHT NEXT I HAVE RANDY SAVOONGA
RANDY ARE YOU THERE? REMEMBER YOU NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
ONE MORE TIME RANDY
ARE YOU ON THE LINE? CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY
YES
THERE WE GO, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR I'M RANDY SAVOONGA PRESIDENT OF MCSB INCORPORATED
I'M AN ACDB AND MY COMPANY IS PARTNERS WITH THE HUDSON GROUP AND DUTY FREE IN THE NEWS AND GIFT SPECIALTY RETAIL, DUTY-FREE STORES, AND THE ALKI CAFES HERE AT SEA-TAC
IN MANY YEARS OF OPERATION I'VE EXPERIENCED MAJOR LUMPS AND BUMPS, THE WORST UNTIL RECENTLY WAS IN 2001 WHEN WE WERE SLAMMED WITH BOTH THE NISQUALLY EARTHQUAKE AND THEN 9/11
BUT THE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN A LIVING NIGHTMARE BEYOND IMAGINATION FOR THOSE OF US IN AIRPORT CONVENTIONS
OUR BUSTLING AIRPORT HAS BEEN A GHOST TOWN AND LOSSES HAVE BEEN STAGGERING
IN APRIL ALONE SALES DIPPED TO AN ALL-TIME LOW OF 95%
WE FURLOUGHED MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT WE CONTINUE TO COVER THEIR HEALTH PLANS UNTIL WE CAN BRING THEM BACK
THIS BUSINESS I'VE SPENT DECADES BUILDING HAS BEEN DEVASTATED AND ALTHOUGH I'M IN JOINT VENTURES AS A SEPARATE COMPANY, MY LIABILITIES ARE WHOLLY MY OWN
SO WHAT'S AT STAKE IS NOT JUST MY LIVELY HOOD, BUT THE LIVELIHOODS OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
IN TERMS OF RECOVERY THE AIRPORT RESTAURANT AND RETAIL ASSOCIATION REPORTED RECENTLY THAT AFTER 9/11 PASSENGER VOLUMES TOOK THREE YEARS TO REBOUND AND SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE 2007 TO 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS
THOSE IMPACTS CAN'T BEGIN TO COMPARE WITH THE PANDEMIC SO WE KNOW HOW ROUGH ECOVERY WILL BE
THE PROPOSED RELIEF PROGRAM CONTAINED IN ITEM 8A IS STUNNING AND IT'S SHOWING A REAL SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT IN SEATAC BUSINESSES
I APPLAUD THE PORT FOR TAKING THE LEAD AND BEING AT THE FOREFRONT OF AIRPORT BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS, AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF ITS TENANT'S THAN ANY OTHER PORT
SEA WILL SERVE AS A MODEL AROUND THE COUNTRY [ALARM SOUNDS] AS A PROGRAM FOR TRULY SUPPORTING SMALL AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES
PLEASE APPLAUD ALSO DAWN HUNTER AND HER TEAM FOR THEIR FIERCE ADVOCACY FOR US
NO DOUBT AND I'VE WITNESSED THE COUNTLESS HOURS THEY SPENT FIGHTING FOR A WAY TO SEE US ALL THROUGH THE NEXT FEW YEARS OF UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES
BY APPROVING THIS MOTION YOU'RE MAKING CONTINUING INVESTMENT IN ME AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS THE FAMILIES OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS WE EMPLOY SEATAC AND IN TURN WE PROMISE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE TO THOSE WHO COME TO SEATAC AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF OUR REGION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
RANDY
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
NEXT IS LAURA GIBBONS
WHY IT'S ME AGAIN
GREAT
THANK YOU I'M A MEMBER FOR 360 SEATTLE AVIATION TEAM AND AND YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE ROLE OF AVIATION IN EXACERBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
I'M WONDERING IF A FEW MORE FACTS WOULD HELP YOU DECIDE TO ACT
WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT FLATTENING THE CURVE AS IT APPLIES TO COVID-19 AND WE NEED TO DO THE SAME FOR CARBON EMISSIONS
I'M SUBMITTING A WRITTEN COPY OF THIS TESTIMONY THAT INCLUDES SUCH A FIGURE AS WELL AS REFERENCES FOR ALL THE FACTS I CITE HERE
KING COUNTY HAS CREATED A CAREFULLY DOCUMENTED WEDGE ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OVER TIME TO MEET EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE AVIATION EMISSIONS
WERE AVIATION INCLUDED THEN MAYBE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PORT COMMISSIONERS WOULD BECOME CLEAR TO YOU
AVIATION EMISSIONS MAKE UP 22 PERCENT OF SEATTLE AREA CARBON EMISSIONS
FURTHERMORE, THE WARMING IMPACT OF AVIATION EMISSIONS IS NEARLY THREE TIMES THAT OF GROUND-LEVEL EMISSIONS
SO, PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY
DO YOUR OWN CALCULATIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE FUEL UPLOADED AT SEA-TAC
YOU'LL FIND THAT THERE'S NO WAY TO FLATTEN THE CURB WITHOUT CURBING AVIATION
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT NEXT I HAVE SARAH SHIPLEY
YEP
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN
MY NAME IS SARAH SHIPLEY I AM ALSO A VOLUNTEER WITH THE 360 SEATTLE AVIATION TEAM AND I WANT TO COMMENT BRIEFLY ON AGENDA ITEM 6I, ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A CENTURY AGENDA POLICY DIRECTIVE AND CODIFIED GOALS WHEREBY THE PORT WILL ENSURE EQUITY IN ALL OF ITS WORK
IT SEEMS LIKE THE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD TAKE THIS WORK SERIOUSLY
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND DIRECTOR METRUCK HIGHLIGHTED THIS GOAL IN THEIR OPENING COMMENTS AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS ALL ECHOED HOW IMPORTANT THEY THINK EQUITY IS
YET AGAIN THE PORT HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT POLLUTION FROM SEATAC AIR TRAFFIC DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS OUR REGION'S COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES CAUSING SERIOUS HEALTH AND ECONOMIC HARM TO THESE COMMUNITIES
THE PORT SHOULD NO LONGER TURNED A BLIND EYE TO THE SYSTEMIC ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE SERVICE OF CORPORATE PROFIT
IT CAN BE CALLED NOTHING OTHER THAN HYPOCRITICAL
GOAL FOUR STATES THAT THE PORT WILL ENSURE THEY WILL BE DEDICATED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN ALL OF ITS PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES, EFFORTS, AND PROJECTS
HOWEVER, THE PORT HAS STILL NOT ADDRESSED AND ACCOUNTED FOR THE TREMENDOUS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SEATAC AIRPORT OPERATIONS
ACCORDING TO KING COUNTY, 2017 GHG EMISSION INVENTORY THAT YEAR'S EMISSIONS FROM AVIATION BASED ON TOTAL FUEL USED ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY A QUARTER OF THE COUNTY'S EMISSIONS AND AS NOTED, CLIMATE IMPACT OF AVIATION EMISSIONS IS DOUBLE TO QUADRUPLE THAT OF MEASURED CARBON DIOXIDE MAKING THEM VASTLY MORE HARMFUL THAN OTHER TYPES OF EMISSIONS
TO HONESTLY MEET THIS GOAL THE PORT MUST FULLY AND HONESTLY ACCOUNT FOR ALL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SEATAC OPERATIONS AND WORK DIRECTLY TO REBUKE THEM
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THIS COMMENT
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE JORDAN VAN VOHST
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, SUPPORT STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
MY NAME IS JORDAN VAN VOHST
IN THE PAST WEEK AND A HALF OUR NATION HAS BEEN SHAKEN BY A MASS UPRISING DEMANDING LONG-OVERDUE JUSTICE FOR BLACK LIVES
THIS NEEDS TO BE FULLY ACKNOWLEDGED NOT MERELY WITH STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT BUT DEEP POLICY ANALYSIS AND CHANGE
POLICE VIOLENCE IS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG WHEN IT COMES TO RACISM
SYSTEMIC RACISM IS DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SYSTEM OF CAPITALISM AND NEOLIBERALISM
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY CREATES ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND BRINGS DESIRED SERVICES TO SOME BUT CREATES HARM AND LESS ACCESSIBLE SERVICES FOR MANY OTHERS
IN THE CRUISE CONNECTIONS PRESENTATIONS LAST FALL, THERE WERE A SERIES OF POWERPOINTS PRODUCED BY THE PORT
I COUNTED EIGHT IMAGES OF GROUPS OF SMILING CRUISE PASSENGERS ACCOMPANYING THIS EMOTIONAL PRESENTATION, ALMOST ALL APPEAR TO BE PEOPLE WITH WHITE SKIN AND NOBODY WHO WAS CLEARLY BLACK
I COULD FIND NO PUBLIC INFORMATION ON THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHIC OF CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS
HOWEVER, I THINK IT IS A LOGICAL ASSUMPTION THAT CRUISING IS DISPROPORTIONATELY A WHITE ACTIVITY
ACCORDING TO THE PORT ZONE STATISTICS, THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF CRUISE PASSENGERS IS A HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR
IN AMERICA
MEDIAN BLACK HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $41,000 A YEAR
MEDIUM WHITE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $68,000 A YEAR
WHO CAN MORE EASILY AFFORD TO TAKE A CRUISE? WHILE STATISTICS CAN MISLEAD AND CRUISE BENEFITS ARE DEBATABLE, THE HARM IS MORE OBVIOUS
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY POLLUTES THE WATER, THE AIR, AND ACCELERATES THE CLIMATE CRISIS
PEOPLE OF COLOR LOCALLY AND WORLDWIDE ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF CRUISE POLLUTION AND CLIMATE DISASTERS
THERE IS NO TECHNOLOGY TO POWER A GIGANTIC CRUISE SHIP OR AN AIRPLANE WITHOUT A HUGE CARBON FOOTPRINT AND MAKING CLAIMS ABOUT ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM CRUISE WITHOUT FACTORING IN THESE UNDERLYING HARMS IS A FORM OF RACISM
[ALARM SOUNDS]
THE PORT SHOULD CANCEL THE T46 PROJECT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
OKAY NEXT I HAVE IRIS ANTMAN
ALL RIGHT, IRIS, ARE YOU STILL WITH US THEN? OKAY, IRIS? HELLO? GREAT
WE HEAR YOU
YES
GOOD AFTERNOON
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY COMMENTS
IN A RECENT LETTER I RECEIVED FROM PETE MILLS IN RESPONSE TO RECEIVING MY SIGNED PETITION OPPOSING THE THIRD CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL PROJECT, HE CITED THE PRECEDENT SETTING ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE PORT HAS ACHIEVED AT TERMINAL 66 AND 91
HE ALSO SAID THE WORK ON THE THIRD CRUISE TERMINAL IS PAUSED AND THE EIS PROCESS IS STOPPED
THAT WAS WELCOME NEWS
HOWEVER, I'M ASKING YOU TO GO FURTHER AND SCRAP THE PROJECT COMPLETELY
BY ALL MEASURES SEATTLE IS NOT ON TRACK TO MEET THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS GOAL SET FORTH IN EITHER OUR CITIES CLIMATE ACTION PLAN NOR IN THE GOAL SET FORTH BY THE UN IPPC
SO HOW CAN YOU CONSIDER A PROJECT THAT WILL GREATLY INCREASE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AT THIS UNIQUE TIME IN OUR HISTORY WITH THE CONVERGENCE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF ONGOING SYSTEMIC RACISM, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
INCREASING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DISPARITIES
WE CANNOT FORGET THAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS NOT ONLY WORSENING BUT IT IS THE GREATEST THREAT WE FACE AND ONE THAT INTERSECTS WITH AND EXACERBATES ALL OF THE OTHER CRISES
IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE TO CONTINUE TO CONTEMPLATE THIS PROJECT
NOT ONLY FOR THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS RELATED TO AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, ECOLOGICAL DESTRUCTION, ENDANGERMENT OF SEA LIFE, AND HASTENING THE MELTING OF ALASKAN GLACIERS, BUT FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT AN INDUSTRY THAT HAS PROVEN ITSELF TO BE A BAD PLAYER
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY NOT ONLY NEGLECTED THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ITS PASSENGERS, BUT EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT ITS OWN CREW
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CREW MEMBERS CONTINUE TO BE STRANDED ON SHIPS UNABLE TO DOCK, WITH CREW MEMBERS UNABLE TO RETURN HOME
THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS FORCED US TO SEE THE PROFOUND INTERSECTION OF ALL OF US AND GIVEN US A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PAUSE AND RE-EVALUATE OUR PRIORITIES
WE CANNOT RETURN TO BUSINESS AS USUAL
THAT TIME IS PAST
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE DEBBIE WAGNER
HELLO, THIS IS DEBBIE WAGNER
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
HELLO COMMISSIONERS
EARLY IN THE SAM PROCESS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN ASKED STAFF ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF TWO SEPARATE PROCESSES BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE FAA IN EVALUATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SAM
CLEARLY THERE SEEMS TO BE A WONKY PROCESS THAT WOULD DIVIDE AND CONFUSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY
CITY'S CITIZENS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHERS HAVE REPEATEDLY REQUESTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT FROM THE FAA RATHER THAN THEIR VERY LIMITED IN SCOPE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WAS CORRECT AND NEPA AFFIRMS AND NEPA REQUIRES ONE DOCUMENT AND CO-LEAD AGENCIES
I REMIND YOU AGAIN THAT THE PORT HAS AFFIRMED THE FAA IS IN VIOLATION OF NEPA ON THE BURIEN TURN AND I MAINTAIN THAT SEPARATING THE SIMILAR CONSEQUENCES OF NSTAFF IAS, HARD STANDS, 509, AND OTHER ATTENDANT PROJECTS FROM THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS BY FAA IS ALSO A VIOLATION OF NEPA 5008.7, NEPA 5006.2 STATES AGENCIES SHALL COOPERATE WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE TO REDUCE DUPLICATION BETWEEN NEPA AND COMPARABLE STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS UNLESS THE AGENCIES ARE SPECIFICALLY BARRED FROM DOING SO BY SOME OTHER LAW EXCEPT FOR CASES COVERED BY PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SECTION
SUCH COOPERATION SHALL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE INCLUDE JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
IN SUCH CASES ONE OR MORE FEDERAL AGENCIES AND ONE OR MORE STATE OR LOCAL AGENCIES SHALL BE JOINT LEAD
FEDERAL AGENCIES SHALL COOPERATE IN FULFILLING THESE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THOSE OF FEDERAL LAWS SO THAT ONE DOCUMENT WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS
FAA WILL FIND SIGNIFICANCE AND HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED SIGNIFICANCE IN THE BURIEN TERM [INAUDIBLE] TO DISMISS IT AND WRITE A LIMITED EA UP ALREADY ADMITTING SIGNIFICANCE WOULD BE ILLEGAL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
DEBBIE
NEXT SPEAKER NEXT I HAVE CARRIE AGNEW
HELLO
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK
MY NAME IS CARRIE AGNEW AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHARLESTON COMMUNITY FOR CRUISE CONTROL IN CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVE FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN TRYING TO CONVINCE OUR STATE PORT AUTHORITY THAT THEY DO NOT NEED A NEW, MUCH LARGER, CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE ON THE HISTORIC PENINSULA OF CHARLESTON
OBVIOUSLY
I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO THE THIRD TERMINAL PROPOSED FOR STATION 46
LIKE STATION 46, CHARLESTON IS EXTREMELY HISTORICAL
IN FACT WE'RE UNDER THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS, HAVE MANY PROPERTIES ALSO REGISTERED, AND ARE CONSIDERED BY INNUMERABLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS TO BE THE NUMBER ONE TOURIST DESTINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
WE WERE PROMISED YEARS AGO BY OUR STATE'S PORT AUTHORITY THAT THIS NEW TERMINAL WOULD BRING AN ADDITIONAL 35 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR TO CHARLESTON
WE HAVE SEEN NO SUCH MONEY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY'VE BEEN BRINGING IN A HUNDRED AND FOUR SHIPS ANNUALLY
WE ARE THE HOME PORT OF A CARNIVAL VESSEL, CURRENTLY THE SUNSHINE, AND WE KNOW THAT CRUISE SHIPS ARE NOT BEING MADE SMALLER
I'M PLEASED TO SPEAK TO A PLACE THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT ITS HISTORIC AREA BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WHILE JOBS ARE IMPORTANT, HISTORIC AREAS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ITSELF CANNOT BE REPLACED
THEY'RE BOTH IRREPLACEABLE AND NEED TO BE TREATED AS SUCH
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR CAN ONLY GET YOU SO FAR AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, ULTIMATELY, WE WILL BE THE ONES LIVING IN WHAT REMAINS
AND I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO RECONSIDER A THIRD TERMINAL WITH THE COVID CRISIS
WE DON'T KNOW HOW THE CRUISE INDUSTRY WILL COME BACK LET ALONE IF IT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND I QUESTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING EXPANSION, ESPECIALLY NOW IN LIGHT OF THIS PANDEMIC
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
LAUREN, DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? GOT A HANDFUL MORE
THE NEXT SPEAKER I HAVE IS MARG GARDNER AND MARG IS JOINING US ON DESKTOP
SO MARG, I'M GOING TO SEND YOU THE UNMUTE PROMPT
MARG WERE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE ON YOUR DESKTOP? LOOKS LIKE NOT
I'M GOING TO TRY MUTING AND THEN SENDING THE PROMPT AGAIN
MARGARET YOU ABLE? ARE YOU THERE? ALL RIGHT
IT WAS WORKING EARLIER WHEN WE CALLED ROLL
I MIGHT SUGGEST MARG THAT YOU USE THE CALL-IN LINE
THAT INFORMATION IS IN THE EMAIL YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND THEN I CAN CALL AGAIN, BUT I WILL CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER NOW AS WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET AUDIO
NEXT I HAVE STACY OAKS
HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS STACY OAKS AND I'M AN ORGANIZER WITH 360 SEATTLE
THE PORT OF SEATTLE INCLUDES WORDS LIKE EQUITY IN ITS GOALS AND AGENDAS BUT I THINK IT'S TIME WE START PUTTING REAL MEANING BEHIND THOSE BUZZWORDS IN BOTH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF EMPTY WORDS AROUND JUSTICE AND EQUITY ESPECIALLY IN TALKING POINTS ABOUT INVESTMENTS AND POLICIES
IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE AND VERY TELLING THAT THE PORT COMMISSIONERS PLAN TO ONLY LOOK AT THE ALASKA CRUISE MARKET BEFORE DECIDING TO KEEP PURSUING AN ADDITIONAL NEW CRUISE TERMINAL
CRUISE IS A NON-ESSENTIAL LEISURE LUXURY TRAVEL INDUSTRY THAT LEAVES IN ITS WAKE ENVIRONMENTAL COLLAPSE, SMOKESTACKS FULL OF CANCER AND ASTHMA, SMALL COMMUNITIES OVERRUN AND BULLIED, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LOW PAID MISTREATED ONBOARD WORKERS
WHERE IS THE DISCUSSION BY THE PORT COMMISSION THAT DIGS THE QUESTION HOW DOES BUILDING A NEW CRUISE TERMINAL IMPACT LOCAL HEALTH? IMPACT THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY? AND HOW MIGHT THESE IMPACTS FALL WITH A BIGGER BURDEN ON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND BLACK COMMUNITIES? IS THE CREATION OF THESE JOBS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NEW CRUISE TERMINAL EQUITABLE OR DO THE LOW PAYING LESS THAN TWO DOLLARS AN HOUR JOBS ON BOARD FAR MORE HEAVILY ON PEOPLE OF COLOR FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WHILE CRUISE EXECS MAKE MILLIONS
CRUISE IS NOT AN EQUITABLE INDUSTRY
PERIOD
YOU CAN'T PUT LIPSTICK ON THAT PIG AND YOU CAN'T POLISH THAT TURD
PORT COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE EITHER TAKE EQUITY OFF OF YOUR STATED GOALS AND TALKING POINTS OR ACTUALLY COMMIT TO EQUITY AND HAVE THESE TRANSPARENT DISCUSSIONS BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS ON THE T46 EXPANSION AND OTHER FUTURE PROJECTS
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
I WILL GO BACK TO MARG GARDNER
WERE YOU ABLE TO JOIN US ON THE PHONE? I THINK SHE'S SUBMITTED A WRITTEN COMMENT
YES
THAT IS CORRECT
LOOKS LIKE SHE'S BACK ON DESKTOP MARG, I JUST SENT THE UNMUTE PROMPT
YOU RECEIVE IT? CAN I TRY ONE MORE TIME? I WILL GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER THEN BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE I STILL CANNOT GET MARG
I WOULD RECOMMEND TRYING TO CALL IN USING THE PHONE NUMBER VERSUS THE DESKTOP
WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE AUDIO ISSUES
SO NEXT I HAVE ADAM ARMSTRONG
ADAM ARMSTRONG
ARE YOU ON THE PHONE? YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
OKAY, I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE FEW WE HAD SIGNED UP WITH STEVE AS WELL AND CALL THEIR NAMES TO SEE IF ANYBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US
ABDUL HAKIM TUSHI? HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US ON THE PHONE? PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
NEXT IS ABSHEER ALI MUHAMMAD? AND THEN ASIA ALI
OKAY, AND THEN I WILL ONE MORE TIME CALL FOR MARG
GARDENER
IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN
MY NAME IS ASIA ALI AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW USED TO OWN A MALL AT THE SEATAC CENTER A ND THEY NO LONGER HAVE THOSE BUSINESSES AND ALL THE STUFF IS IN THE PACKAGE
I'M ASKING FOR HELP FOR THEM TO REOPEN AND GET SOME SPACE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BEEVICTED FROM
SOMEWHERE THAT THEY CAN BE ABLE TO MAKE MONEY AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY
THE [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR EVERY BUSINESS THAT'S MISPLACED
THE SECOND IS [INAUDIBLE] NOT GOING TO START THE PROJECT FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS AND OUR COMMUNITY IS DEVASTATED NOT ONLY BY LOSING THEIR BUSINESS ALSO BY COVID-19 AND THERE'S NO WAY OF THEM MAKING MONEY
I'M ASKING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY
I'M ASKING YOU PLEASE TO HELP US TO GET THE COMMUNITY PLACE THAT THEY DON'T BE EVICTED FROM
OKAY, THANK YOU
I'M GOING TO TRY MARG
I SEE SHE'S ON BACK ON DESKTOP
I'M GOING TO TRY ONE MORE TIME
I'M SENDING THE UNMUTE PROMPT NOW, IT SHOULD SHOW UP AS A BANNER BY YOUR MICROPHONE BUTTON IN THE SKYPE MEETING
HI
I'M ON THE PHONE
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE GREAT
THAT'S PERFECT
WE CAN HEAR YOU ON THE PHONE
SO THAT WORKS GREAT
OKAY
GREAT
THANK YOU FOR PERMITTING ME TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY
I'M FROM JAMES DAY IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA CANADA
I PROVIDED YOU WITH AN EMAIL WHICH PROVIDES BACKGROUND TO MY COMMENTS AND QUESTION
I HOPE YOU HAVE IT
RESIDENTS IN MY SMALL, BUT DENSELY POPULATED NEIGHBORHOOD WELCOME TOURISM, BUT EXPECT GOOD BEHAVIOR AND RESPECT
THE SEATTLE-BASED INDUSTRY NEEDS TO BEHAVE AS A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
IT HAS NOT BEEN AND IT IS NOT
OVER-TOURISM IS HERE
HERE WE CAN EXPECT 15 THOUSAND PASSENGERS IN A DAY, 300 VISITS IN HIS SEASON
WE ARE OVERWHELMED
WHEN THE SO2 PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES PREDICT A PREMATURE DEATH IN MY LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE INDUSTRY TRIED TO DEFLECT AND MISSPOKE THE TRUTH
ALTHOUGH THE SO2 SITUATION HAS BEEN SOLVED, OTHER POLLUTION FROM EMISSIONS AND LAND TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS CONTINUE WITH THEIR POWERFUL INFLUENCE ON MEDIA AND SPECIFIC SMALL NUMBER OF REGIONALLY BASED BUSINESS BENEFIT GREATLY FROM EXCURSIONS
THE INDUSTRY HAS ESCAPED CONSIDERED AND OBJECTIVE POCKET SCRUTINY
SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION MAY NOT BE AWARE OF IS THAT OGDEN POINT, WHICH HOSTS THE CRUISE SHIPS ON ITS BERTH IS NOT PUBLIC PROPERTY
IT IS OWNED BY A SOCIETY
IT IS NOT UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP OF ANY GOVERNMENT OR AUTHORITY IN CANADA AS ARE THE MAJOR PARTS OF CANADA
IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT SITUATION IN HERE
WHAT I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS A SITUATION OF GARBAGE
THE TONS OF WASTE AND GOODSSUPERFLUOUS TO CRUISE SHIPS ARE BEING UNLOADED IN MY SMALL COMMUNITY
THE REASON PROVIDED BY THE INDUSTRIES IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE THEY SAY, IS NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE GARBAGE FROM THE SEATTLE-BASED BUSINESS
SO MY REAL QUESTION TO YOU TODAY IS IS IT TRUE THAT SEATTLE DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE SEATTLE-BASED CRUISE INDUSTRY THAT MAKES BILLIONS FROM OUR LANDING ON OUR SHORES? SO I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD TAKE CARE OF GREENING YOUR INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU MARGARET
THANK YOU
AND I'M GOING TO CALL ONE MORE TIME FOR THE THREE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YET THAT WERE SIGNED UP
ADAM ARMSTRONG? REMEMBER IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
ALL RIGHT
I'M NOT IN ONE MORE TIME ABDUL HAKIM TUSHI? OR ABSHEAR ALI MOHAMMED? OKAY, THAT IS THE REST OF THE SPEAKERS I HAD
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU LAUREN
THANK YOU SPEAKERS
I KNOW IT'S AN EFFORT THAT TAKES TIME AWAY FROM WORK AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO CALL IN AND VOICE YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND PROACTIVE EFFORTS TO SHARE WITH US YOUR VIEWS
SO THANK YOU ALL
WE DID I THINK TWO OR THREE WRITTEN COMMENTS
ONE OF THEM WAS ALSO PROVIDED ORALLY BY MARG IN REGARD TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND THE CRUISE SHIPS AND JAMES BAY
THE OTHER WAS A SUBMITTAL BY THE EAST AFRICAN IMMIGRANT MERCHANTS INTEREST IN SEEING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A OF A MARKET, AN INTERNATIONAL MARKET OR BAZAAR, IN SOUTH KENT COUNTY
THEY'RE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN OUR KING COUNTY COMMUNITY FUND SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITY FUND EXPANSION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
I THINK THAT WAS IT
IS THAT RIGHT LAUREN? IS THAT WHAT WE RECEIVED IN WRITTEN? THAT'S WHAT WE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE MEETING
YES
AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR VIEWS WITH US TODAY
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY WE NOW ADVANCE THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 6 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS ALREADY REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AS A SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
THERE WERE NO ITEMS CALLED FOR REMOVAL TO MY KNOWLEDGE
AT THIS TIME THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR COVERING ITEM 6 A B C D 6E, AND 6I
SO MOVED
OKAY, IT'S BEEN MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? I PROMISE YOU'RE UNMUTED
I HAVE TO SHOW UP IN PERSON IN ORDER TO SPEAK
[LAUGHTER]
AYE
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK? AYE
THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND 0 NAYS
THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED
THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS ITEM 7
THERE ARE NONE
SPECIAL ORDERS
ITEM 8: AUTHORIZATION AND FINAL ACTIONS
SO WE HAVE ITEM 8A, MOTION 2020- 13 A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO AUTHORIZE ADJUSTMENTS TO LEASES AND OTHER FINANCIAL TERMS FOR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL TENANTS
COMMISSIONERS, MANY OF OUR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL TENANTS HAVE BEEN HIT ESPECIALLY HARD DURING THIS PANDEMIC
THIS MOTION AUTHORIZES ECONOMIC RELIEF THROUGH LEASE AND FINANCIAL TERM CHANGES TO HELP OFFSET LOSSES FROM COVID-19 AND IS THE RESULT OF SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN TENANTS AND STAFF
I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF LANCE, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, LANCE LYTTLE AND DAWN HUNTER, SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND WORK WITH ALL THE TENANTS WITH THAT
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LANCE TO TALK ABOUT THIS
LANCE? I BELIEVE I SENT THE UNMUTE PROMPT
I CAN SEND AGAIN IF THAT'S NEEDED
ONE MORE TIME
OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW
OKAY
THANK YOU STEVE
SO ON APRIL 28 SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC AND TENANTS OPERATING AT SEA ADDRESSED IMPACTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
THE COMMISSION ALSO AUTHORIZED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPROVE FOR RELIEF DEPENDING ON THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FACING BUSINESSES HERE AT THE PORT AND NON AIRPORT PROPERTIES
ON APRIL 24 AND MAY 12 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GRANTED FURTHER ASSISTANCE FOR AIRLINES AND AIPORT DINING AND RETAIL CONCESSIONAIRES SO THAT BUSINESSES AT THE AIRPORT SINCE THEN
IN RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FACED BY OUR AID OUR TENANTS AIRPORT STAFF CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FURTHER FINANCIAL RELIEF WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SMALL BUSINESS AIRPORT ACTION COMMITTEE, SBAAC,WHICH REPRESENT A NUMBER OF WOMEN OWNED AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES
BASED ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS WE CONCLUDED THAT ADDITIONAL RELIEF IS JUSTIFIED FOR ADR TENANTS DUE TO THE CONTINUED DRAMATIC DECLINE IN AIRPORT ENPLANMENTS AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT MANY OF THEM WERE FORCED CLOSED BY THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS IN MARCH
SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO EXTEND THE LEASES AND ELIMINATE THE MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEE FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2020
THESE RELIEF [INAUDIBLE] ARE JUSTIFIED DUE TO OUR STRONG INTEREST IN TAKING ACTIONS TO PRESERVE THOSE BUSINESSES WHO SERVE TRAVELERS
WHEN THE ECONOMY RECOVERS THE TERM EXTENSION WILL PROVIDE A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR ADR TENANTS TO OFFSET LOSSES FROM COVID-19 ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY BENEFIT THE PORT BY PROMOTING LONGER-TERM TENANT STABILITY AND POSTPONING THE NEED TO INCUR THE SUBSTANTIAL COST OF PROCURING NEW TENANTS AND LEASES FOR THE ADR SPACES
BACK TO YOU STEVE
WE'VE GOT TO GET STEVEN UNMUTED
THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK
DID YOU RECEIVE THE UNMUTE PROMPTS? YES
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT
I HAD A TECHNICAL GLITCH THERE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO LANCE'S PRESENTATION
NO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT GLITCH
IT'S APPRECIATED, ALL THE EFFORT THAT'S GONE INTO THIS AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING THESE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF TO THE TENANTS
SHALL WE MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? NOTHING MUCH TO SAY EXCEPT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE STAFF FOR YOUR REALLY HARD WORK IN NEGOTIATING WITH THE TENANTS AND I KNOW THIS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD
THERE'S MORE TO BE DONE I'M SURE AND I KNOW THAT AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES I APPRECIATE YOUR FLEXIBILITY AND LOOKING FOR OPTIONS
OUR TENANTS ARE JUST INCREDIBLY VALUABLE SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THEY PROVIDE A GREAT RESOURCE TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM
AND LANCE AGAIN COMPLIMENTS TO YOU AND DAWN AND THE LEGAL TEAM FOR WORKING OUT SOME GOOD NEGOTIATION
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? NOTHING TO ADD TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S REALLY ELOQUENT REMARKS
COMMISSIONER CHO? UM YEAH I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT AND ALSO ADD ON TO THE PRAISE THAT I HAVE WITH THE STAFF
I WAS THINKING BACK TO WHEN I FIRST MET WITH THE SBAAC AND IT WAS ACTUALLY IN MARCH AND SO THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND I KNOW OUR TENANTS HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT IN WORKING WITH US
THERE'S BEEN MANY BACK AND FORTHS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION AND THE COOP MISSION THAT I'VE SEEN BETWEEN THE STAFF AS WELL AS OUR TENANTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS
I THINK THAT WE'RE ALL IN A HARD PLACE AND THE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR TENTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED IS REALLY APPRECIATED
AND TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS IN THE FUTURE AS A FOLLOW-UP TO WHAT HAPPENS WHETHER WE HAVE A SECOND WAVE OR WHATEVER WE SHOULD BE OPEN TO THAT AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE STAFF, TO LANCE, DAWN HUNTER FOR ALL THEIR WORK
I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY
THESE ARE UNCERTAIN TIMES SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WORK
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? I JUST LIKE TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE STAFF AND ALSO THE RESILIENCE AND TENACITY OF THE TENANTS FOR WEATHERING THIS INCREDIBLE STORM AND WE STAND READY TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SUCCESS AND SURVIVAL BECAUSE WE NEED YOU AS WE RECOVER SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND I'M BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
THANK YOU
AND I JUST WANT TO SUPPORT AND AGREE WITH ALL THE PRECEDING COMMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND LANCE, AND SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO DAWNS HARD WORK AND THE WORK OF THE ADA TENANTS
THEY ORGANIZE THEMSELVES, THEY IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE THEY ASK FOR PORT SYSTEMS IN TERMS OF RESPONDING TO THE EXTREME ECONOMIC HARDSHIP THAT HAS BEEN CREATED BY THE NINETY-FIVE PERCENT DROP IN AIR TRAVEL AT SEA-TAC AIRPORT AND LET ME SAY THAT SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THESE BUSINESSES AT SEA-TAC AIRPORT THEY ARE BASICALLY CONTAINED THERE
THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOESN'T PASS THROUGH EXCEPT ALONG WITH TRAVELERS AND FAMILY SO THEY REALLY RELY ENTIRELY ON THE FOOT TRAFFIC THAT GOES THROUGH SEA-TAC AIRPORT AND THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM MOST ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC REALM IN OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND ELSEWHERE WHERE BUSINESSES CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED EXTREMELY ALL OVER BUT THEY ARE NOT HELD CAPTIVE IF YOU WILL
THEY DON'T HOLD THE AIRPORT CONSTRAINTS AND SO THAT HAS MADE IT A PARTICULARLY ACUTE HARDSHIP AND I'M PERSONALLY VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK OF STAFF THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT WENT INTO THIS
WITH REGARD TO THE TENANTS AND HAVING THEIR VOICE HEARD AND COMING TO TERMS WITH WHAT WE COULD DO AND AS FAR AS WE COULD GO WITH THE RELIEF THAT WE HAVE WORKED OUT WITH REGARD TO THOSE TENETS, I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS
WITH THAT I THINK WE CAN CALL FOR A VOTE
WE DO NEED A MOTION AND SECOND
SO MOVED
SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THE ROLE, YES OR NO
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? AYE
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK? AYE
YOU HAVE FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS
OKAY THE MOTION PASSES
AGAIN THANKS
NEXT, PLEASE CALL ITEM 8B
ITEM 8B IS MOTION 2020-14 A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY GRANTS PROGRAM UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND/ OKAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
COMMISSIONERS, IN 2016 THE COMMISSION CREATED THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY ECOLOGY FUND
THIS MOTION BEFORE YOU IN ESSENCE CREATES THE SECOND ITERATION OF THIS PROGRAM UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
PRESENTERS ARE COMMISSION POLICY MANAGER AARON PRITCHARD AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION BOOKDHA GHASAR
THEY'LL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE GO TO THE PRESENTERS I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE TITLE OF THIS MOTION IS NOT CORRECT
WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT REFERS TO THREE PROGRAM AREAS WHICH YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES
SO UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T MAKE THOSE CHANGES TO THE TITLE WHEN THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION WAS DRAFTED RECENTLY
WE LEAVE IT AT THAT
MR STEINBERG WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DISPLAY THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE SCREEN FOR OUR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? IF YOU COULD DO THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT
SO PROCEDURALLY WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DO IS MAKE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THIS MOTION AND THEN A MOTION AND SECOND TO PROPOSE THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION
WELL WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT SUBSTITUTE MOTIONS I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT ITEM 8B MOTION 2020-14 AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE UP TO 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN CONTRACTS UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THE MOTION IS ON THE TABLE, THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FOR THE PRESENTERS NOW BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE
WE ALL CLEAR AMY? YES GREAT
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
THIS IS AARON PRITCHARD COMMISSION POLICY MANAGER
I WANT TO YOU KNOW START OFF JUST WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY THAT WILL CLARIFY HOW WE GOT TO A SUBSTITUTE MOTION BUT AT THE VERY MOST BASIC LEVEL THIS IS OUR FIRST TRANCHE OF MONEY UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND GETTING OUT THE DOOR
IN 2018 THE COMMISSION SET ASIDE TEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
IN 2019 THE COMMISSION FOLLOWED ON AND PASSED A SET OF PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
SO HERE WE ARE IN 2020 DURING THE PANDEMIC GETTING THIS FIRST CHARGE OUT THE DOOR
IT HAS BEEN A VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE GOT US TO THIS POINT REALLY HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HOW THE PORT OPERATES AND WE BROUGHT IN AN ENTIRE NEW GROUP OF EMPLOYEES AT THE PORT WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS TO THIS POINT
AND SO RIGHT UP FRONT I WANT TO THANK A FEW FOLKS WHO HAD SOME REALLY GREAT IMPACT AT THE PORT AND MAKE ME REALLY PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION
AMY GREGORY WITH EXTERNAL RELATIONS HAS BEEN HELPING GUIDE THE PROCESS AND MARIE CAUTIOUS WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM HAS BEEN JUST A FANTASTIC ASSISTANCE GETTING US TO THIS POINT
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK A NEWCOMER ALLISON DECENT OVER IN OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
AND OF COURSE PIERCE EDWARDS AND BOOKDHA GASAHR PROVIDED TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP GETTING US HERE
I'M REALLY HONORED TO WORK WITH SUCH SMART, DEDICATED PEOPLE
I WANTED FIRST TO GO INTO A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW WE GOT TO A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TODAY
BACK ON APRIL 28 THE COMMISSION ADDED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE PERMISSIBLE USES OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
AT THAT TIME THE COMMISSION DISCUSSED THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE TO ADD AN ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM MODELED ON THE ACE PROGRAM AS ANOTHER AVENUE FOR DISTRIBUTING SOUTH KING COUNTY FUNDS
THEN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN ASKED IF AT TIME THAT THE COMMISSION EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZE THAT SORT OF GRANT-MAKING PROCESS IN THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AND WHILE WE WERE DOING THAT AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE MEETING WITH CPOE AND LEGAL AROUND THE VARIOUS EXPENDITURES THAT ARE PLANNED UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
CPOE REQUESTED THAT THE COMMISSION EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN CONTRACTS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE A CLEAR AND FAIR PROCESS FOR GETTING FUNDING UNDER THE RFP
WITH THAT AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ADDED AS AN AMENDMENT TO THAT ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM IT BECAME CLEAR, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK SAID, WE HAVE TO HAVE A MUCH MORE CLEAR MOTION THAT LAYS OUT EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY
SO WE REWROTE THE MOTION SO THAT WE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THE 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS WAS GOING TOWARDS INCLUDES, AS ONE PART, THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS
WITH THAT IN MIND, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND FELLEMAN REVIEWED THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT WE'VE OFFERED TODAY
SO FIRST I WANT TO GO TO THE TEXT OF THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION
THAT'S WHERE THE BINDING PART OF THE MOTION IS
AND I'LL READ THAT EXPLICITLY
THE COMMISSION HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE UP TO 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN CONTRACTS UNDER THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM AND THE WMBE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
THIS AUTHORIZATION EXPLICITLY GIVES THE EXECUTIVE THE AUTHORITY TO PROCEED TO ISSUE RFPS, SELECT RESPONDENTS, AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS
THIS PROCESS DESERVES THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONTRACTING PROCESS
COMMISSIONERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROCESSES AND WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PROCESS AND OFFER SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AFTER THE PROCESS IS COMPLETE
YOU WILL GET NOTIFICATION OF WHO HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THESE VARIOUS GRANTS BUT, LIKE WE DO IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF AN RFP PROCESS, WE'VE GOT TO GET TO THE END, SELECT RESPONDENTS, AND REVIEW WITH COMMISSION
WE CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE PROCESS AFTER THAT IS COMPLETE
I'LL NOTE THAT WE KEPT THE GRANT OF AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE BROAD VERSUS SPECIFICALLY CONSTRAINING
DOLLARS IN EACH CATEGORY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE GRANTS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND WMBE
THIS ALLOWS FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO MEET THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT WE'RE OPERATING IN
TODAY I WILL NOTE THAT IN PREVIOUS MEMOS WE HAVE SEEN THAT THE EXECUTIVE PROPOSES 1 MILLION DOLLARS OF THIS 1.5 TO BE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, AROUND $250,000 FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS, AND 250,000 FOR WMBE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
THESE AMOUNTS ESSENTIALLY CONSTITUTE THE FIRST ROUND OF FUNDING FROM THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
I HAVE WITH ME TODAY BOOKDHA TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, AMY GREGORY ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS, AND ALSO ME AND RICE ON ANY OF THE WMBE FUNDING
WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE COMMISSION
ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS AND FOR NAVIGATING ALL THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES HERE GETTING THIS TO THIS POINT
I WANT TO HAVE A CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE CALL-OUTS OF SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SPECIFIC SUB FUND CATEGORIES
I THINK THAT THIS SUBSTITUTE MOTION WAS INTENDED NOT TO SPECIFY PRECISE DOLLAR AMOUNTS BUT SIMPLY ALLOW FOR THE FIRST ROUND HERE OF RFPS 15 MILLION INCLUSIVE OF ALL OF THOSE AREAS WE'VE CALLED OUT
IS THAT CORRECT? THERE IS NOTHING THAT REQUIRES OR OBLIGATES A SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT TO A SPECIFIC SUB FUND PROGRAM
THAT IS CORRECT
COMMISSION YOU'LL SEE IN THE TEXT OF THE MOTION IT SAYS 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THESE GENERAL CATEGORIES
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE ABOUT HOW STAFF BELIEVES THEY WILL BE USING THIS GOING FORWARD BUT FOR RIGHT NOW IT PRESERVES THE FLEXIBILITY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THAT' PRECISELY THE INTENT AND WHY WE OFFER THE SUBSTITUTE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS AS WELL AND ANY OTHERS
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
WE CAN GO IN REVERSE ORDER SINCE FRED WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS
OR THAT I OPERATE IN REVERSE
[LAUGHTER] I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN
THE ONE THING I NOTICED IS THAT WHILE THERE ARE THREE CATEGORIES THEY REALLY CAN BE-- ANY GIVEN PROJECT COULD ACTUALLY EMBRACE ALL OF THEM, RIGHT
SO WE COULD SEE A WMBE GROUP DOING ENVIRONMENTAL WORK THAT CONTRIBUTES TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THIS IS JUST SOMETHING IF I CAN TAKE A MINUTE
I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC THAT WE HAVE IF YOU JUST LOOK ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY, WE HAVE 25 MILLION DOLLARS BEING SET ASIDE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK THAT IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO EMPLOY A LOT OF PEOPLE AND SO WHY SHOULDN'T OUR COMMUNITIES BE PART OF THOSE RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION EFFORTS? IT JUST MAKES SENSE
THAT'S OVER A SIX-YEAR PERIOD 25 MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THIS WHOLE OPPORTUNITY FOR MAKING THIS RESTORATION ECONOMY I BELIEVE IS BEING EMBRACED IN OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MOTION AS IT'S TO BE HELD AS PART OF OUR OPPORTUNITY FUND AND JUST TO PUT A SLIGHT HEAD ON IT BUT CONGRESSMAN KILMER JUST INTRODUCED A COUPLE OF PIECES OF LEGISLATION AS PART OF THE PUGET SOUND RECOVERY EFFORTS
IT'S CALLED THE CREATING THE COASTAL RESTORATION CORP
PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORICAL
CONSERVATION CORPS
AND THEN THE COASTAL RESILIENCE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM/ BOTH OF WHICH ARE QUOTE UNQUOTE ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS BUT THEY GOING TO PUT PEOPLE TO WORK TO RESTORE THE REGION AND I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT COMMUNITIES AS DIVERSE AS POSSIBLE CAN BENEFIT IN THIS OPPORTUNITY
SO THANK YOU FOR NOT PARTITIONING THE ALLOCATION THAT THESE MONIES BECAUSE HOPEFULLY IT'LL GO AROUND TO EVERYBODY
GPPD
COMMISSIONER CHO? I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO ADD I'M JUST VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT THIS FUND IS OFFICIALLY GETTING KICKED OFF AND WE GOT THE BALL ROLLING SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK
COMMISSIONER CHO I KNOW THERE WAS INTEREST IN RELEASING THE FULL 10 MILLION ALL AT ONCE THIS YEAR
FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE, PRACTICAL, THE MONEY'S NOT THERE IN THE BANK
IT IS TIED TO OTHER FUNDING AND OTHER PROJECTS AND IT WAS INTENDED TO BE ISSUED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT'S JUST MY WAY OF AN EXPLANATION
I KNOW THAT YOU IN PARTICULAR HAD A STRONG INTEREST IN SEEING ALL THE MONEY OUT THE DOOR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
APPRECIATE THE INTENT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH THANK YOU
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS MOTION
I THINK IT NESTLES INTO A LARGER CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE ABOUT WHAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALLY MEANS AND AS WE CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION CLEARLY A PRINCIPAL PART OF IT, IF NOT ULTIMATELY THE GOAL BEHIND ALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IS IN FACT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIVING WAGE JOBS FOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY
ESSENTIALLY CREATING LIVELIHOOD SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO LIVE GOOD LIVES, FEEDING THEIR FAMILIES, PUTTING A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD, PROVIDING FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED ONES
AND I THINK THIS MOTION IS OF A PIECE WITH THAT SHIFT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS ONE IN WHICH WE'RE JUST SIMPLY LOOKING AT OVERALL GDP OR YOU KNOW TOP-LINE REVENUES AMONGST THE AGGREGATE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO ONE IN WHICH WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT DOES THIS CREATE THOSE KINDS OF QUALITY JOBS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DEVELOP AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREAS WHERE THE PORT HAS MOST INFLUENCE
SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS AND EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO PUSH TOWARDS THAT MORE HOLISTIC VIEW GROUND-BASED VIEW OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHARTER
OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
NOT TOO MUCH TO ADD JUST WANT TO SAY I SUPPORT THE SLIGHT EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM AND TO COMMISSIONER CALKIN'S POINT IT'S VERY MUCH WITHIN OUR MISSION AND I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR ALL OF HIS INTEREST AND HARD WORK IN MOVING THIS FORWARD
SO THANK YOU
HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT
OKAY THANK YOU
LAST WORD HERE
IT'S TAKEN A COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET GOING ON THIS TO GET US TO THIS POINT AND I THINK THERE WERE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE WOULD PUT THIS MONEY TO WORK SOONER OF COURSE THAT WAS EVERYONE'S INTENTION AND GOAL BUT THERE WERE A VARIETY OF OBSTACLES WE HAD TO OVERCOME
AND I THINK IN A WAY IT'S BEEN A BLESSING BECAUSE MONEY IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER IN TERMS OF THE RESTORATION ECONOMY ISSUES AROUND EQUITY, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RECOVERY, SMALL BUSINESSES
SO THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL HERE AND THE TIMING NOW COULDN'T BE BETTER TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RELEASE SOME OF THESE FUNDS NOW
AND I FOR ONE LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD TO SEEING RESPONSES TO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OUT THERE TO SEE WHAT KINDS OF IDEAS COME UP AND AN OPPORTUNITY
SO THANKS TO STAFF FOR STICKING IT OUT WORKING TO GET US TO THIS POINT
THANK YOU, AARON
COMMISSIONERS I THINK WE CAN CALL FOR A VOTE NOW
I ONLY HAVE ONE MORE PIECE OF PRIVILEGE JUST AS PART OF THAT HISTORY
SO THE ACE BOND WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED TO DEAL WITH THE FLIGHT SAFETY PROGRAM
WE WERE CUTTING LOTS OF TREES AND WE WERE LOOKING AT A WAY TO REPLANT TREES
I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE FORMER COMMISSIONER CREIGHTON FOR WE WERE PARTNERS IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN IN 2015 OR WHATEVER IT WAS AND THEN I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YOUR DESIRE TO REALLY SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITY
AND THEN BOOKDHA FOR TAKING THIS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
EXPANDING ITS REACH INTO THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND AS I WAS SAYING HOPEFULLY THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTEGRATE ALL OF THESE THINGS IS NOW BEFORE US SO JUST A LITTLE PIECE THAT I'D HISTORY
AND I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU MR FELLEMAN
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE SO THE CLERK CAN CALL THE ROLL AT THIS TIME ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION
OKAY THIS IS TO ADOPT THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSION FELLEMAN
AYE
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
AYE
YOU HAVE FIVE AYES AND ZERO ANYS
OKAY
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED AND APPROVED FIVE ZERO
AND NOW WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE ONCE AGAIN
BOOKDHA, ARE YOU STILL THERE? YES.HAPPY BIRTHDAY
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE IT
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO-- DOES ANYBODY CARE TO SING? [LAUGHTER] WE'LL DO THAT ANOTHER TIME
SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU IN THE PORT COMMUNITY AND GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK THUS FAR
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE GREAT THINGS TO COME
I APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU
THANK YOU FOR THAT
I THINK WE WERE NEAR THE END OF BUSINESS HERE
I THINK WE HAVE REFERRALS CALENDAR
IS THERE ANYTHING FOR THE REFERRALS CALENDAR? I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS, COMMENTS, UPDATES, COMMISSIONERS? I HAVE ONE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS OUR EXECUTIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING ABOUT WORLD'S OCEANS DAY AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOW BECOME A PART OF THIS NATIONAL EFFORT TO REDUCE OUR CARBON POLLUTION IN OUR OCEANS
THE OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IN TASK FORCE I HAD THE PLEASURE OF STAFFING THE MAKAH TRIBE OVER A DECADE AGO IN THE GOVERNOR'S BLUE RIBBON OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TASK FORCE SO SEEING THE PORT CONTINUE ON AND WE HAVE PROJECTS LIKE OUR SMITH COVE, BLUE CARBON PILOT PROJECT AND I THINK [INAUDIBLE] CUTTING EDGE OF THESE EFFORTS IS SOMETHING WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF SO THANK YOU FOR LEADING ON THIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT SUCH EFFORTS
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS LIKE TO OFFER ANY FINAL CLOSING COMMENTS? OKAY HEARING NONE IT'S NOW 1:50 APPROXIMATELY THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED
THANK YOU.

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