The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-06-23 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-06-23 at Remote

THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT PETER STEINBRUECK RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 23RD 2020
THE TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 12:10 P.M
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 THE CLERK TO DO THE ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
OKAY
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? PRESENT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? HERE
COMMISSIONER CHO? PRESENT
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? PRESENT
OKAY
TODAY'S MEETING IS ORGANIZED THE SAME AS OUR RECENT MEETINGS
WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL 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, PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL METHODS AS ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY
FOR EACH VOTE I WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONERS NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE SKYPE CALL WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES AND THEN 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 WAY
HANG ON COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YOU GOT MUTED SOMEHOW
THERE WE GO
BACK AGAIN
TO BE EQUITABLE, WE WILL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
THANK YOU
WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE DUWAMISH AND COASTAL SALISH WHO HAVE STEWARDED THESE BEAUTIFUL LANDS AND WATERS SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL
WE MUST COMMIT TO DOING THE SAME FOR THE PLANET AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION ALTHOUGH IT MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT
NOW PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I PLEDGE OF 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
AND NOW COMMISSIONERS WE ARE ON TO THE ORDER OF THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
CLERK, PLEASE UNMUTE COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
IF YOU DO, I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND AS REQUIRED
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN I CALL YOU
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES SAY NONE
CLERK? OKAY
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 6B, 6G, AND 6H OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
OKAY COMMISSIONER CALKINS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS I MUTED EARLIER
LET ME TRY AND SEND THE PROMPT AGAIN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS ARE YOU WITH US? JUST RESENT THE PROMPT
OKAY
THANK YOU
YEAH, NO CHANGES FOR ME
OKAY
COMMISSIONER CHO? I GUESS I UNMUTED TOO EARLY
NO CHANGES, THANK YOU
OKAY AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? DID YOU GET THE PROMPT? NO CHANGES
ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE REMOVAL OF ITEM 6B, 6G, AND 6H, FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION
WAS ALSO 6F CONSIDERED FOR REMOVAL? WE THOUGHT IT MAY BE BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN PROPOSED
OKAY SO FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THE REMOVAL OF THOSE ITEMS COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
SO PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
CLERK
OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? SHE RELOCATED BACK TO HER OFFICE
WE'LL LOOP BACK TO HER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK? YES
AND DO WE HAVE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? YOU DO
AYE
OKAY
WE HAVE FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS
AGENDA IS APPROVED
THANK YOU
CAN I JUST NOTE THAT RYAN APPEARS TWICE ON MY SCREEN
ONCE AS AMY, ONCE AS RYAN
I DON'T KNOW
MAYBE HE'S JUST AMPLIFYING HIS IMPORTANCE BUT I GOT TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE HERE
[LAUGHTER] FOR WHATEVER REASON
I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T SEE ME, I'M DELIGHTED TO HEAR IT
[LAUGHTER] OKAY, I'LL CONTINUE WITH MY OPENING COMMENTS HERE
I WANT TO MENTION THAT LAST FRIDAY THE PORT AND MANY AMERICANS ACROSS THE NATION CELEBRATED JUNETEENTH
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PORT'S BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT, AKA BIG, CHAPTER WHOSE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED A GREAT VIRTUAL EVENT FOR OUR PORT STAFF AND SOME OF OUR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMISSION AND OTHERS JOINED US
THANKS TO OUR OUTSTANDING HOST DELMAR WHITAKER AND LANCE LITTLE
OUR GUEST PANELISTS EDDIE RIDE
WE HAD OVER 450 EMPLOYEES WHO TUNED IN INCLUDING COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND CHO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND I
WE'RE HONORED TO BE PART OF THAT EVENT
AS IS BEING MUCH MORE WIDELY KNOWN, JUNETEENTH CELEBRATES THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE FORMER CONFEDERATE STATE OF TEXAS ON JUNE 19TH, 1865 WHERE THE NEWS CAME 2 AND 1/2 YEARS AFTER LINCOLN'S ORIGINAL EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION IN 1862
JUNETEENTH IS CELEBRATED WIDELY AS THE TRIUMPH FOR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OVER SLAVERY AND OPPRESSION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS
TODAY WE CELEBRATE THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL AND FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND AN END TO SYSTEMIC RACISM ACROSS AMERICA
WE'RE LIVING IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES
THIS YEAR'S TRAGIC KILLINGS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AT THE HANDS OF POLICE ARE A PAINFUL REMINDER THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM CONTINUES TO EXIST AT ALL LEVELS AND THERE IS MUCH MORE WORK WE MUST DO TO OVERCOME IT
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT JUNETEENTH 2020 MARKS THE YEAR WE TOOK DECISIVE ACTION AS AN INSTITUTION, AS A NATION, TO END RACISM AND INJUSTICE EVERYWHERE
BLACK LIVES MATTER
AT THE PORT WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND WE'RE LOOKING VERY HARD AT OUR POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT THEY LIVE UP TO THOSE VALUES AND THAT WE LIVE UP TO THOSE VALUES
MANY MAY NOT KNOW BUT THE PORT HAS ITS OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
IT'S SEPARATE FROM THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 112 SWORN OFFICERS
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY DURING THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY TO ENSURE THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE HELD TO THE SAME HIGH STANDARDS THAT ARE BEING CALLED UPON ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AND LET ME ADD THAT WE HAVE A VERY PROFESSIONAL, DEDICATED STAFF WITHIN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE HAVE BEEN DOING, IN MANY RESPECTS, OUTSTANDING WORK TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND PEACE IN THEIR DUTIES, THEY ARE GUARDIANS OF THE PEACE NOT WARRIORS
AS SUCH, THAT IS WHY I'M PROPOSING TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TASK FORCE ON POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS TO LEAD A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PORT'S POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE HIGHEST NATIONAL STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES ON POLICING FROM RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING TO THE USE OF LESS LETHAL, AND LETHAL FORCE, AND DE-ESCALATION PRACTICES
WE WILL BE HOLDING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON JUNE 30TH ON POLICING
THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT CAN INFORM THE TASK FORCE'S WORK
THEN ON JULY 14TH, WE WILL BE VOTING ON ESTABLISHING THE TASK FORCE ON POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS TO GET THE WORK UNDER WAY
ON A DIFFERENT NOTE
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW COMMISSION CLERK MICHELLE HART
THE COMMISSION CLERK PLAYS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ROLE AS DOES HER STAFF, AS THEY'RE A TEAM, AT THE PORT IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSION
THEY ENSURE THAT PUBLIC MEETINGS LIKE THIS ONE OCCUR AND RUN SMOOTHLY AND IS DOCUMENTED APPROPRIATELY AND THEY'RE KEEPER OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS
WE DEPEND ON THEM GREATLY AND APPRECIATE THEIR HIGH DEGREE OF PROFESSIONALISM AND GOOD WORK
MICHELLE HART IS A MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK CREDENTIALED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS
SHE HAS WORKED IN BOTH COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENTS WITH A CAREER OF 19 YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE
IN FACT HER REPUTATION PRECEDED HER
I BELIEVE SHE'S ONLINE LISTENING AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION AND PORT OF SEATTLE WANT TO WELCOME HER AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
SHE IS AN EXPERT IN STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES
I HEARD A RUMOR THAT SHE HAS ALREADY BEEN DEEP DIVING INTO OUR BYLAWS AND DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
OH BOY, SHE WILL BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR TEAM AND I KNOW SHE WILL SERVE THE COMMISSION AND OUR COMMUNITY EXTREMELY WELL
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU MICHELLE
BEGINNING TODAY
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF BARB WILSON
SHE BRINGS 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE, PUBLIC, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS IN SEATTLE
RECENTLY SHE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AT VULCAN AND WAS PREVIOUSLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION WHERE SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERALL OPERATIONS, AND ADVISED CITY OFFICIALS ON COMPLEX URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
SHE'S A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE
IN HER FREE TIME, BARB ENJOYS COACHING HER SON'S SOCCER TEAM, KAYAKING, EXPLORING SEATTLE'S FOOD SCENE, AND SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU, BARB, ON OUR BOARD AS THIS IS A CRITICAL ROLE SUPPORTING THE COMMISSION AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM AND THERE WILL BE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMISSIONERS COMMENTING AFTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK'S REPORT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
MY REPORT IS A LITTLE BIT LONGER HERE THAN USUAL
SO INDULGE ME BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON HERE AT THE PORT
WE'VE ALL SEEN THE ANGUISH AND EMOTION EXPRESSED AROUND THE NATION AND IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY TOO RISING FROM THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD, BRIANNA TAYLOR, AHMAD ARBURY, AND TOO MANY OTHERS
THESE TRAGIC DEATHS COMPEL US TO ASK FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF OUR POLICE FORCES
THESE ARE NOT QUESTIONS THAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALONE CAN ANSWER
AS LEADERS OF THE PORT, WE MUST LOOK INWARD AND CHALLENGE MANY OF OUR OWN EXPECTATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE MISSION AND THE ROLE OF POLICE FORCES IN OUR COMMUNITY
IN LIGHT OF THESE OF EVENTS, I FULLY SUPPORT THE COMMISSION'S CALL FOR A MOTION TO INITIATE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
I BELIEVE THIS ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE BROAD-BASED AND THOROUGH INVOLVING STAKEHOLDERS, PORT EMPLOYEES, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND OUTSIDE EXPERTS
IN RECENT DAYS, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND I HAVE HAD DIFFICULT BUT ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
THEY EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE USE OF FORCE, OUR HIRING PRACTICES, COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, AND OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
WE MUST EXAMINE THESE ISSUES HONESTLY AND COMPLETELY
AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK INDICATED, THE DRAFT MOTION CREATING THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS BEING DEVELOPED WITH FULL AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE HERE AT THE PORT
WE'VE ALSO HAD POSITIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH ACTING CHIEF MIKE VIA AND OTHERS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
I AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT ACTING CHIEF VIA IS FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS EFFORT AND I PROMISE THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE ENGAGED WITH THIS ASSESSMENT
AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WITH SUPPORT STAFF AND ACTING POLICE CHIEF VIA I'M PREPARING TO ACT USING MY AUTHORITY TO DIRECT THE ACTING CHIEF TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING IMMEDIATE EARLY STEPS SINCE WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT TO TAKE THESE ACTIONS
THE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS ARE: AN IMMEDIATE BAN ON THE POTENTIALLY LETHAL VASCULAR OR AIRWAY NECK RESTRAINTS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS CHOKEHOLDS BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
THESE ARE STRAIN TECHNIQUES AND OTHER QUESTIONS OF USE OF FORCE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE BROADER DEPARTMENTAL ASSESSMENT
POLICE HIRING EVALUATION PANELS SHALL BE DIVERSE IN THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE PERSON OF COLOR
WE WILL INVOLVE OUR DIRECTOR FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION AND THE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP LEADERS TO REVIEW HIRING PRACTICES
IN RECRUITMENT AND EVALUATION OF POLICE OFFICER CANDIDATES, WE INSIST ON HIRING ONLY THE MOST QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WHO WILL ALIGN WITH OUR PRINCIPLES OF DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION
APPLICANTS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AUTOMATICALLY BASED ON SUBSTANTIATED FINDINGS OF THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC OR SUBSTANTIATED FINDING OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OR CORRUPT ACTS AGAINST ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
THE PORT IS TO REVIEW POLICE TRAINING AND ENSURE THAT THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL OFFICERS: DE-ESCALATION TRAINING, BYSTANDER INTERVENTION WHERE AN OFFICER OBSERVES ANOTHER OFFICER ACTING IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW OR PORT OF SEATTLE POLICIES, AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION TRAINING
THE PORT WILL ALSO REVIEW THE ISSUE OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY AS IT APPLIES TO POLICE OFFICER CONDUCT
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS A LEGAL PRINCIPLE THAT DERIVES FROM THE SUPREME COURT'S INTERPRETATION OF FEDERAL STATUTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND IS PURELY A FEDERAL MATTER AND APPLIES TO ALL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
WE WILL LOOK AT SITUATIONS WHERE QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS INVOKED AND LOOK AT APPROPRIATE ACTION AND CONSIDER SEEKING REGULATORY LEGAL REFORMS AS PART OF OUR LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY GOING FORWARD
IN ADDITION THE PORT WILL CONTINUE ITS MORATORIUM ON POLICE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICIES WILL ENSURE THAT THEY'RE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ENSURE OFFICERS' NAMES ARE CLEARLY IDENTIFIABLE ON ANY UNIFORM WORN ON DUTY
ALL THESE ITEMS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY AS WE CONTINUE OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS IN THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOTION
AND AS WE LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING THESE I EXPECT A REPORT BACK WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS ON THEIR IMPLEMENTATION
THESE ARE IMPORTANT ACTIONS TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH, BUT ARE ONLY THE INITIAL STEPS ON LONG JOURNEY
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS WORK WITH THE COMMISSION AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS
NOW I'D LIKE TO MENTION SOME OF THE OTHER PORT ACTIVITIES AND SOME KEY ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH
NORMALLY WE'D SEE NUMEROUS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH THAT CULMINATE IN A LARGE PARADE DOWNTOWN WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF PORT STAFF
THOSE CELEBRATIONS LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR
IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LGBTQ MOVEMENT AND TO CELEBRATE THE MONTH
I CONTINUE TO BE AMAZED BY THE ENERGY AROUND EQUITY WORK AT THE PORT
AT OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING, WE ADDED "BECOME A MODEL FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION" TO OUR CENTURY AGENDA
TODAY I'M HAPPY TO SHARE SEVERAL INITIATIVES MOVING US IN THAT DIRECTION
THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION LED BY SENIOR DIRECTOR BOOKDHA GAYSAR IS ESTABLISHING A CHANGE TEAM, WHICH IS PART OF OUR STRATEGY TO TRANSFORM THE PORT BY INFUSING EQUITY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES INTO ALL ASPECTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION
A CHANGE TEAM IS A STRATEGY FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, WHICH HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY
THE VISION BEHIND OUR CHANGE TEAM WILL BE A PORT WIDE COHORT OF EMPLOYEES REPRESENTING ALL DEPARTMENTS, TEAMS, AND LEADERSHIP LEVELS
THE MISSION OF THE CHANGE TEAM IS TO ENGAGE ALL LEVELS WITH THE PORT AND USING AN EQUITY FRAMEWORK IN THEIR DAILY WORK AND DECISIONS
IT WILL FUFILL THIS MISSION BY WORKING WITH LEADERSHIP TO DEVELOP PORT WIDE EQUITY GOALS AND BY WORKING WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE TEAMS TO DEVELOP DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC EQUITY GOALS AS WELL MEMBERS OF THE CHANGE TEAM WILL BE DIVERSE IN THEIR IDENTITIES, LEADERSHIP LEVELS, AND JOB FUNCTIONS
IT WILL TRULY BE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL
STAFF CAN EXPECT COMMUNICATIONS ON THE INITIATIVE SOON
LAST WEEK, AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK MENTIONED, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE ON A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION HOSTED BY THE BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK SAID
IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE
SINCE THAT DISCUSSION I'VE RECEIVED MANY EMAILS FROM STAFF REQUESTING THAT JUNE 19TH, JUNETEENTH, BE DESIGNATED AS AN OFFICIAL PORT HOLIDAY
I WANT TO LET STAFF KNOW THAT I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR AND I AM ENTIRELY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM IN THE COMMISSION TO ASSESS HOW TO MAKE THIS REALITY
AND IN FACT, I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONAL HOLIDAY AS WELL
AND I ALSO LIKE TO UPDATE YOU ON OUR WORK ON COVID AND LOOKING AT COVID
IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, WE'VE KEPT CONSTRUCTION GOING THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC TO PRESERVE JOBS, SPUR THE ECONOMY, AND KEEP ESSENTIAL, REGULATORY
AND OPERATING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS MOVING AHEAD
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, COVID-19 IS COMPLICATED
CONSTRUCTION RELATED ACTIVITIES INCREASED COSTS AND DELAYED SOME WORK IN THE COMPLETION DATES
IN APRIL, THE COMMISSION GAVE ME AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACT CHANGES TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF ALL PROJECT WORKERS
I'VE DONE THIS THROUGH CHANGE ORDERS AND EXISTING ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
COSTS ARE COMING IN AND WE ARE CONTINUING NEGOTIATING THOSE COSTS AS WORK PROGRESSES
AVIATION WIDE WE HAVE PROCESSED 3.2 MILLION DOLLARS OF CHANGES EQUATING TO 2/10 OF 1% OF THE TOTAL 1.7 BILLION DOLLAR VALUE OF CURRENT CONTRACTS, OR 1% OF THE REMAINING CONTRACT VALUE YET TO BE SPENT
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ANOTHER EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS SO FAR TO BE NEGOTIATED
THAT WILL BRING US UP TO ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PROGRAM AND UP TO 2.5 PERCENT OF REMAINING VALUE YET TO BE SPENT
MARITIME IS MUCH LESS MPACT DUE TO FAR FEWER CURRENT CONTRACTS
THERE ARE MORE COSTS TO COME AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK AND THE GOVERNOR DETERMINES WHEN WORKPLACE LIMITATIONS CAN BE LIFTED
I WILL BRIEF YOU AGAIN EACH MONTH WITH MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON THE IMPACTS OF COVID ON OUR COSTS
I PROVIDED A REPORT SUMMARY TO THE COMMISSION CLERK TO BE ADDED TO THE PUBLIC RECORD OF TODAY'S MEETING AS WELL
IN OTHER COVID RELATED NEWS, DISCOVERY HEALTH HAS TESTED 460 INDEPENDENT FISHER'S SINCE BEING AUTHORIZED TO UTILIZE THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL VENUE FOR PROCESSING
IN MAY THEY ANTICIPATE TESTING ANOTHER 300 FISHERS BEFORE WRAPPING UP THE SERVICE AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL ON JULY 31ST
OVER AT SEATAC AIRPORT, WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE AN INCREASE IN TRAVELER CONFIDENCE AND PASSENGER VOLUMES
LAST FRIDAY WE SAW FOURTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR PASSENGERS AT OUR CHECKPOINT
A NEW HIGH SINCE THE COVID PANDEMIC BEGAN
WITH KING COUNTY NOW IN PHASE TWO OF THE GOVERNOR'S SAFE START PROGRAM, TWO ADDITIONAL AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL OPTIONS BAMBOOZLE AND THE UPPER LOUNGE REOPEN FOR OPERATIONS THIS WEEK AT THE AIRPORT
ALTHOUGH INCREASING PASSENGER VOLUMES AND REOPENING OF BUSINESS IS WELCOME NEWS, WE REMAIN CAUTIOUS AND ATTENTIVE OF THE SOCIAL DISTANCING NEEDS AT THE AIRPORT
WE'RE EXPLORING INNOVATIONS SUCH AS VIRTUAL QUEUING TO PUT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC FIRST
AS PART OF THE PORT'S FLY SAFELY AT SEA PROGRAM AND IN RESPONSE TO YOUR MAY 12 MOTION, AIRPORT STAFF IS EXPLORING WHAT'S REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH AN INTERIM TEMPERATURE CHECK PROGRAM AT OUR AIRPORT
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, WE'VE BEEN TESTING TEMPERATURE SCREENING EQUIPMENT WHICH INCLUDES BOTH A PORT PURCHASED DEVICE AND ONE ON LOAN FROM PAIN FIELD WITH ARRIVING INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS
THIS IS A VOLUNTARY SCREENING PRACTICE WITH CLEAR SIGNAGE INDICATING PASSENGERS CAN OPT OUT AND THAT NO DATA IS BEING STORED
THE FOCUS IS ON ASSESSING PRODUCT ACCURACY, PASSENGER FLOW, LEVEL REQUIRED STAFFING, AND GENERAL PASSENGER RECEPTIVITY
THE INITIAL REACTION FOR PASSENGERS HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED, VERY FEW OPT OUTS
THE NEXT STEP IS A PROOF OF CONCEPT TESTING FOR DEPARTING DOMESTIC PASSENGERS
THIS TEST HAS A MORE COMPLEX UNDERTAKING AND STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO REGULARLY UPDATE YOU ON THE PROGRESS OF THIS WORK
TURNING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEM 6B WILL AUTHORIZE DESIGN FUNDS FOR SHARED KITCHEN FOOD TRUCK PROJECT, WHICH WILL ADD TO THE DIVERSITY OF FOOD OPTIONS AT THE AIRPORT
ITEM 6C ON TODAY'S AGENDA PROVIDES CONSULTING CAPACITY TO GO BEYOND COMPLIANCE AND MEASURING TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF OUR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
THIS CONTRACT ALLOWS US TO CONDUCT BUILDING SYSTEM TUNE-UPS WHICH ARE SHOWN TO REDUCE UP TO 15% OF BUILDINGS ENERGY USE
THIS CONTRACT WILL ALSO HELP US VERIFY OUR SOLAR PANELS AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, PIER 69, AND SOON SHILSHOAL BAY MARINA
IN FACT, OUR TWO SOLAR RAYS ARE EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS AND HAVE PRODUCED OVER A HUNDRED SIXTY TWO THOUSAND KILOWATT HOURS OF CLEAN ENERGY, ENOUGH TO POWER 11 AVERAGE HOMES FOR A YEAR
ITEM 7B IS A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT AND FINALLY ITEM 8A MOTION SUPPORTING MY RECOMMENDATION TO ADJUST THE 2020 PORT BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A NEW COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM TO SPUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY
IT'S WITHIN MY AUTHORITY TO ADJUST THE COMMISSION APPROVED 2020 BUDGET BUT THIS MOTION FORMALIZES THE ACTION AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
VERY GOOD, DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY INFORMATIVE REPORT AND THE GREAT ENCOURAGING NEWS ABOUT THE MEANINGFUL CHANGES THAT YOU ARE BRINGING TO THE PORT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AT THIS CRITICAL TIME
WE HAVE A SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST I THINK TO JOIN US FOR A COUPLE OF MOMENTS HERE
DELMAS WHITAKER
ARE YOU ONLINE, DELMAS? DELMAS IS THE PRESIDENT OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND I INVITED HIM TO SAY A FEW WORDS REGARDING RECENT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNDERWAY
SO I'M NOT SEEING DELMAS ON DESKTOP, BUT DELMAS IF YOU'VE JOINED US VIA THE PHONE, YOU'LL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
OKAY, WE CAN GO BACK TO DELMAS IF HE'S NOT YET READY? I'M HERE
DELMAS, YOU'RE ON
OKAY, WELL GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AGAIN, MY NAME IS DELMAS WHITAKER
I'M THE SENIOR MANAGER FOR FISHING AND COMMERCIAL VESSELS FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
BUT TODAY I'M SERVING IN MY ROLE AS THE PRESIDENT OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AND ALSO AS THE PSEUDO CHAIR FOR OUR BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT FOCUS GROUP
AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK POINTED OUT, WE AS A FOCUS GROUP HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK TO PUT TOGETHER AND, EXCUSE ME, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO DISCUSS THE CONTENT OF THE COMMISSION MOTION THAT SHOULD BE WORKING ITS WAY OUT TO TO ALL OF YOU TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND DISCUSS WHEN IT COMES TO POLICING PRACTICES WITH OUR PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE
AND I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THE FACT THAT WE DO FEEL THAT WE HAVE A VERY SKILLED POLICE FORCE AND WE RESPECT THE WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PRACTICES AND POLICIES THAT GOVERN THE WORK THAT THEY DO REFLECT ACCURATELY ON THE THE PORT VALUES THAT WE HOLD SO DEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE AN OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FOR AS MANY FOLKS HERE AT THE PORT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT DOCUMENT AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT
HENCE, WE HAVE SET UP THREE SESSIONS: ONE STARTING TOMORROW AND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
THOSE WILL ALSO BE ON COMPASS
SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING THE STAFF TO PLEASE JOIN US IN HAVING THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT MOTION THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK HAS PUT FORWARD AND WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO FOLKS PARTICIPATING IN THE JUNE 30TH SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING TO ALSO SHARE YOUR POSITION ON THIS MOTION
SO WITH THAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, AND THANK YOU TO THE FOCUS GROUP THAT HAS BEEN DOING SOME AMAZING WORK OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOUR DESIRE TO HELP US SEE THIS THROUGH
SO WITH THAT I SURRENDER THE BALANCE OF MY TIME
THANK YOU
DELAS, ENORMOUS THANKS TO YOU IN PARTICULAR
THESE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIMES IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND WE NEED INSPIRED LEADERSHIP SUCH AS YOURS AND WE NEED TO HEAR THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED BY UNJUST, UNFAIR, AND RACIST TREATMENT
SO YOUR WORK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A TURNING POINT FROM THIS DAY FORWARD
I'M GOING TO INVITE OUR COMMISSIONERS TO OFFER ANY WORDS OR COMMENTS THAT THEY'D LIKE AT THIS TIME BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
THE CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME ONE AT A TIME AND YOU CAN UNMUTE
ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS
CLEARLY IT'S CRITICAL WORK AND IT COULDN'T BE MORE TIMELY
TWO THINGS I WANTED TO ASK IS MR METRUCK, COULD YOU PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT TO THIS EFFORT? HAVE THERE, IN THE LAST 5-10 YEARS, BEEN ANY INCIDENTS OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE OR ANY OTHER DISCRIMINATORY PROCESSES? I FULLY SUPPORT THIS MOVING FORWARD
PLEASE DON'T GET ME WRONG
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER OUR POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO COMPLAINTS IN RECENT YEARS
IN MY SEVEN YEARS I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT IT MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE IT UP TO THE COMMISSION
AND THEN SECONDLY, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THIS INITIATIVE
WOULD ASK THAT THAT THE REST OF US BE KEPT UP TO SPEED ABOUT WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON
TO BE CANDID, TODAY WAS THE FIRST THAT I HEARD ABOUT THE MEETING ON JUNE 30TH AND THE OTHER EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD
SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MORE UP TO SPEED ON ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING WITH THE STAFF ON THIS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER, AS YOU SAID, THERE'S NO REPORTS THAT I KNOW AS OF NOW ABOUT THAT EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE OR ANYTHING IN THAT REGARD BUT OF COURSE WE CAN ALWAYS LOOK TO IMPROVE THINGS
THIS IS IN NO WAY A REFLECTION OF ANY PAST CONDUCT OR COMPLAINTS OR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS ON THE PART OF PORT POLICE
AS WE SAID, THIS IS A RESPONSE TO THE TIMES WE ARE LIVING THROUGH AND THE WAKE-UP CALL THAT I THINK WE'VE ALL FELT IN RECENT WEEKS TO A CALL TO ACTION
THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY BY DOING THE RIGHT THING HERE
SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND APOLOGIZE IF YOU HAD NOT GOTTEN SUFFICIENT NOTICE ON SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE DOUBLE DOWN AND DO A BETTER JOB IN THE WEEKS AHEAD
THANK YOU
OTHER COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER CALKINS, DID YOU GET THE UNMUTE PROMPT? NO, OKAY, LET ME DO IT AGAIN
HOW ABOUT NOW? THAT SEEMED TO WORK
CAN YOU HEAR ME? THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK FOR ORCHESTRATING SO MUCH OF THE WORK TO GET THIS GOING
SINCE OUR RETREAT ON THE THIRD I HAVE BEEN PRESSING FOR SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED
AND I THINK THE TENSION THAT WE HAVE FELT IS THE NEED TO ACT URGENTLY BECAUSE OF HOW IMPORTANT THESE ISSUES ARE
BUT ALSO THE PATIENCE TO REALLY LISTEN TO THOSE FOR WHOM THIS IS A LIVED EXPERIENCE AND TO NOT RUSH OUT AND DO SOMETHING THAT MAY BE STYLISTICALLY GOOD BUT SUBSTANTIVELY UNIMPORTANT AND INSTEAD TO REALLY TAKE THE TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK DONE BY STAFF
AND IN PARTICULAR, BY YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK TO TEE THIS UP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE MEETING ON THE 30TH AND THE ADDITIONAL INPUT
I THINK THAT WILL BE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO LISTEN
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO? YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE APPRECIATION AND SENTIMENT TOWARDS THIS REVISITING OF OUR POLICIES
I THINK IT'S WELL TIMED, THAT IT'S ABOUT TIME AND TO ALL THE ERG'S THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EFFORT
I ALSO JUST WANT TO POINT OUT HOWEVER THAT I THINK THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT IS FAR BEYOND POLICE BRUTALITY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND ERG'S ON PUTTING FORWARD A MOTION THAT LOOKS AT OUR INSTITUTION MORE HOLISTICALLY BEYOND JUST OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT OUR PRACTICES AND POLICIES SO THAT WE AS AN INSTITUTION OR NOT PERPETUATING ANY SYSTEMIC OR INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
SO I WANT TO AGAIN THANK YOU DELMAS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT EFFORT AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
HOW ABOUT NOW? ALL RIGHT, IT SEEMS LIKE I HAVE TO DISAPPEAR AND COME BACK AGAIN IN ORDER TO BE HEARD, BUT THAT MAYBE EVERYBODY'S WISH SO I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
[LAUGHTER] I FULLY APPRECIATE THE NEED TO DO THESE SORT OF INTERNAL AUDITS AS IT WERE
ONE THING I AM CAUTIONED BY AND I THINK THE CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH IS AN EXAMPLE OF IT, YOU KNOW, WE CHANGE A LAW BUT IT TAKES TWO YEARS BEFORE ACTION STARTS HAPPENING
SO TO ME, IT'S ONE THING
THE RULES AND POLICIES AND THE TRAININGS CAN ONLY GO SO FAR UNLESS WE REALLY CHANGE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE EMBODYING THEM
WE CAN MAKE IT, YOU KNOW PC TO COMMUNICATE CORRECTLY
BUT UNLESS YOU FEEL IT AND BELIEVE IT, IT'S NOT ENOUGH
IT IS GOOD AND IT'S IMPORTANT BUT UNTO ITSELF IS NOT SUFFICIENT
AND I THINK ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO TRY TO ADVANCE JUST THE BASIC CIVIL HUMANITY AMONGST OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE IS BY CELEBRATING PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS AND AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ALL RACES, CREEDS, AND COLORS THAT ARE MODELS OF SOCIETY THAT WE HOPE TO STRIVE TO ATTAIN
I MEAN, THE CANADIAN NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY HAS THIS LITTLE PROGRAM LIKE AT THE END OF THEIR HOUR-LONG NEWS PROGRAM LIKE ONLY IN CANADA
AND IT'S JUST SOME HUMANITARIAN PERSON WHO'S DOING THE RIGHT THING
ANYWAY, AN EXAMPLE THAT JUST CAME TO MY ATTENTION YESTERDAY WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUQUAMISH TRIBAL COUNCIL LEONARD FORSMAN WHO I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH A LONG TIME AND IS THE PORT'S TRIBAL LIAISON HAVE SOME DIRECT WORKING WITH HIM AND HE BRINGS TO MY ATTENTION THIS WOMAN'S NAME PAT KALARJIAN WHO JUST PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 13TH
NOW PAT SEEMS TO HAVE, I DON'T KNOW HER BUT SHE WAS A WHITE WOMAN THOUGH WHO WAS ASSISTANT TO ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AND TRAVELED THE WORLD ON BEHALF OF THE UN SPEAKING TO THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS
SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN EXECUTIVE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN 1967 AND BECAME THE PORT'S FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER EMPHASIZING WASHINGTON STATE EXPORTS WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT THESE DAYS AND SHE WAS ONLY ONE WOMAN OF THE FIVE FOUNDERS OF THE WASHINGTON STATE CHINA RELATIONS COUNCIL
BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER OF THE BURKE MUSEUM, THE ONLY NON-TRIBAL MEMBER OF THE SUQUAMISH TRIBAL MUSEUM, AND IN 1960 SHE VOLUNTEERED FOR THE SEATTLE HOUSING CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT DISCRIMINATION AMONGST LANDLORDS AGAINST MINORITIES, PARTICIPATING IN MARCHES RIGHT UP UNTIL HER 80'S
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE KIND OF HUMAN BEING THAT WE ALL SHOULD CELEBRATE AND OBVIOUSLY NEED TO CARRY ON THIS TORCH CONTINUING TO MARCH FOR JUSTICE, AND I JUST WOULD LOVE TO AND WELCOME OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM ALL OF OUR ERG'S TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE THAT WE REALLY SHOULD BE CELEBRATING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DIGGING DEEP INTO OUR ORGANIZATION TO FIND CHALLENGES AS WELL AS THINGS TO CELEBRATE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I DID KNOW PAT AND HER FAMILY AND I HADN'T HEARD THE NEWS
I'M VERY SADDENED TO HEAR THAT AND THAT WAS A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE THAT YOU JUST GAVE IN HER HONOR
THANK YOU FOR THAT
I WILL NOW CALL THE NEXT ITEM OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE 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 ARE ON A SKYPE MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
ALSO NOTE THERE IS A NEARLY A 3-MINUTE LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THE FIRST PERSON THAT I HAVE TODAY IS HEATHER WORTHLY
SO HEATHER HAS JOINED US VIA DESKTOP
SO HEATHER, I'M GOING TO SEND THE UNMUTE PROMPT
THANK YOU, LAUREN
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS HEATHER WORTHLY AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PORT JOBS
WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE PORT ECONOMY FOR ALL COMMUNITIES
PER STATE LAW, WE HAVE SUBMITTED OUR ANNUAL REPORT TO THE PORT FOR 2019 AND I HAVE SUBMITTED SAME FOR PUBLIC RECORD TODAY
A QUICK OVERVIEW: IN 2019 THROUGH OUR AIRPORT JOBS OFFICE AT SEA WE PLACED MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE IN JOBS WITH MORE THAN 90 EMPLOYERS INSIDE THE AIRPORT INCLUDING AIRLINES, DINING AND RETAIL, RAMP AND CARGO, AND PASSENGER SERVICE
MORE THAN HALF OF OUR CUSTOMERS SPEAK ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, 70% RESIDE IN SOUTH KING COUNTY, AND 20% IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
OUR AIRPORT UNIVERSITY PROGRAM WITH INVESTMENT FROM ALASKA AIRLINES SERVED MORE THAN 200 AIRPORT WORKERS IN FREE COLLEGE CLASSES OFFERED ON-SITE AT THE AIRPORT AND HELPED WORKERS PREPARE FOR THE SECURE IDENTIFICATION DISPLAY AREA TRAINING TEST REQUIRED FOR MOST AIRPORT EMPLOYEES
WE CLOSED 2019 BY RECRUITING THE FIRST AIRPORT WORKERS TO THE NEW AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY BRIDGE CLASS
WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $50,000 IN AIRPORT UNIVERSITY ALASKA AIRLINES SCHOLARSHIPS TO 60 AIRPORT WORKERS TO FURTHER ADVANCE THEIR CAREER PATHWAYS
FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF PORT FUNDING, PORT JOBS SECURED AN ADDITIONAL $1.50 IN LEVERAGED FUNDING
IN CLOSING, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING HARD RIGHT NOW TO CONNECT WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN LAID OFF FROM AIRPORT EMPLOYMENT WITH HEALTHCARE COVERAGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOOD FOLKS AT KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH ACCESS AND OUTREACH
WE HAD A SECOND WEBINAR THIS MORNING WITH AIRPORT EMPLOYERS AND ARE MOVING TO HOST AN IN-PERSON HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE EVENT AT OUR AIRPORT JOBS OFFICE IN JULY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU
NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER
YES
THE NEXT PERSON THAT I HAVE IS DAN JEFF
DAN, REMEMBER YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX ON YOUR DEVICE
HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY
OKAY
HI
MY NAME IS DAN JAFFE
I'M A PROFESSOR OF ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
I'VE BEEN A TEACHER AND A RESEARCHER FOR OVER 25 YEARS, HAVE MORE THAN A HUNDRED AND FIFTY SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND RESEARCH STUDIES FUNDED BY NASA NOAA, ETCETERA, ETCETERA
OKAY, SO I WANT TO ADDRESS THE PROPOSAL TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL CRUISE SHIP PORT AT TERMINAL 46 AND I'M GOING TO DO THAT BY JUST MAKING A SMALL NUMBER OF POINTS
FIRST
I WOULD SAY THE GLOBAL CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY I S REALLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER ON MANY FRONTS INCLUDING AIR POLLUTION, GREENHOUSE GASES, RESOURCE USE, WATER POLLUTION
AND NOW ADDING TO THAT LIST IS COVID ON CRUISE SHIPS
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW THE CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY CAN SUDDENLY BECOME A GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY SPECIFICALLY REGARDING AIR POLLUTION
I KNOW THE PORT HAS BEEN WORKING TO GET MORE SHIPS TO CONNECT TO SHORE POWER AND THIS IS A USEFUL DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHETHER IT'S BEING USED OR NOT AND AT PRESENT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY SHIPS ACTUALLY USE SHORE POWER
AND SO I WANT TO ASK IF THE PORT HAS THIS DATA BECAUSE I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT
BUT OF COURSE ONCE A SHIP LEAVES PORT, IT SWITCHES BACK TO DIESEL FUEL OF SOME TYPE OR BUNKER FUEL AND THE PUGET SOUND IS NOT AN OPEN OCEAN WHERE POLLUTION CAN DISPERSE AND MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN OUT ON THE SOUND AND YOU CAN LOOK OUT AND SEE A BROWN HAZE ACROSS THE SOUND THAT SITS RIGHT ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL NOW
THIS ISN'T FROM ANY ONE SHIP BUT IT'S FROM ALL OF THE TANKERS, THE CRUISE SHIPS, AND THE OTHER LARGE VESSELS IN THE SOUND
SO WHILE SHORE POWER IS A GOOD DEVELOPMENT, IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE GOOD AIR QUALITY IN PUGET SOUND
AND FINALLY, I WOULD NOTE THAT WE HAVE ALMOST NO DATA ON AIR QUALITY NEAR PIONEER SQUARE WHERE THIS TERMINAL'S PROPOSED
GIVEN THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST SPOTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND TRANSIT THROUGH THIS AREA, IT SEEMS LIKE A HUGE INFOMATION HOLE
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO IMPOSE THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN ON THE RESIDENCE AREA, IT IS CRITICAL TO GET SOME DATA ON THE CURRENT AIR QUALITY IN THAT AREA
SO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY COMMENTS
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER
NEXT WE HAVE HEATHER PRICE AND HEATHER HAS ALSO JOINED US VIA DESKTOP
SO HEATHER, I'M GOING TO SEND THE UNMUTE PROMPT
HEATHER ARE YOU ABLE TO JOIN US? OKAY
I'M GOING TO MUTE AND THEN TRY AGAIN
SENDING NOW
HOW WAS THAT? I CANNOT HEAR YOU
OKAY, WE WILL TRY ONE MORE TIME
AND THEN IF IT DOESN'T WORK CALLING IN SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA AND I WILL GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER
WHILE WE DO THAT BUT LET ME TRY ONE MORE TIME
OKAY, AND I'LL TIME MYSELF TOO
HI
I'M DOCTOR HEATHER PRICE
I'M AN ATMOSPHERIC CHEMIST
MY PHD FOCUS WAS ON AIR POLLUTION AND MY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FOCUSED ON CLIMATE SCIENCE WITH A U-DUB PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ALSO WITH A GROUP AT HARVARD
SO OUR PORT HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN ADDRESSING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND AIR POLLUTION BUT EVEN WITH THAT OUR PORT IS STILL NOT DOING ENOUGH TO MEET THE IPCC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LIMITING GLOBAL WARMING TO 1.5 CELSIUS OR 2.7 FAHRENHEIT THAT'S RECOMMENDED BY SCIENCE
TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS REQUIRES US TO COMPLETELY END OUR RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS BY 2050 AND THAT'S WITHIN THE TIME OF A 30-YEAR MORTGAGE
THE CURRENT CENTURY AGENDA GOALS WILL MAKE THE CLIMATE CRISIS WORSE
WE NEED TO BE INTENTIONAL AND WE REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT EQUITY FOR WHERE WE CHOOSE TO BURN OUR FOSSIL FUELS AND EMIT GREENHOUSE GASES
THE PORT RIGHT NOW IS CONSULTING WITH HEALTH EXPERTS FOR THE COVID CRISIS AND I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE PORT DOES THE SAME REGARDING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND IT'S REWRITING OF THE CENTURY AGENDA TO CONSULT WITH CLIMATE SCIENTISTS
THERE'S A NUMBER AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THAT I'M HAPPY TO RECOMMEND
THE OTHER THING IS WITH OUR INTENTIONALITY
THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AND ALREADY IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY HARMING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE
CRUISE SHIPS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL
CRUISE SHIPS ARE UNNECESSARY ADMISSIONS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY HARM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR BOTH LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE IS AN EQUITY AND JUSTICE ISSUE AT ITS ROOTS AND EQUITY OFTEN FEELS LIKE OPPRESSION TO THE PRIVILEGED
WE IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO CHOOSE WHERE WE WANT TO EMIT OUR GREENHOUSE GASES AND WHERE WE BURN OUR FOSSIL FUELS AND WE NEED TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS BASED ON SCIENCE
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE THINK ABOUT EQUITY AND TO CONSULT WITH SCIENCE WHEN YOU ARE MAKING THESE DECISIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT I HAVE DYLAN SLINGER DYLAN, IF IF YOU'RE ON YOUR PHONE, YOU'LL NEED A PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
GREAT
HI, DYLAN SLINGER
I'M THE DIRECTOR FOR AIRPORT AND LOUNGE BENEFITS AT AMERICAN EXPRESS
COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AMERICAN EXPRESS IS THRILLED TO BE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE PORT AND SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO EXPAND OUR CENTER AND LOUNGE AT SEATAC
WHILE SEATAC IS CURRENTLY OUR SMALLEST LOCATION IT'S BECOME ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR AND THIS NEW LOCATION WILL ALLOW US TO BETTER SERVE OUR BEST SHARED TRAVELERS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER TO BRING THIS EXPANDED CENTURION LOUNGE TO LIFE
THANK OKAY
THANK YOU
ALRIGHT NEXT WE HAVE DAVID KIPNIS
DAVID YOU'LL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS DAVID KIPNIS AND WE ARE AT A POTENTIALLY HISTORIC TIME
WE'RE AT A CROSSROADS WITH A NARRATIVE OF SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND IS NOW RECOGNIZED AS WHAT IS NEEDED MOST AND INSTITUTIONS ARE FINALLY ENGAGING IN LONG OVERDUE POLICY REVIEW AND CHANGE
THANK YOU PORT FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS
HOWEVER SIMILAR TO THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT, ENVIRONMENTALLY, WE ARE AT A TURNING POINT
POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE EVEN THOUGH BRAVE, CONCERNED CITIZENS CONTINUALLY SOUND THE ALARM BOTH SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE HAS KEEP PILING UP
REGARDING THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, IT PROVIDES RICHES TO A FEW CEOS AND INVESTORS, TEMPORARY PLEASURE TO CUSTOMERS BUT OFFERS MENIAL JOBS AND LEAVES ENVIRONMENTAL CARNAGE AND POOR AIR QUALITY FOR EVERYONE ELSE ON THE PLANET
THE INJUSTICES OF THIS INDUSTRY KEEP PILING UP AND THE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO BE SOUGHT AFTER BOTH FEDERALLY AND UNFORTUNATELY LOCALLY
WHY IS THE PORT COMMISSION SO SET ON EXPANDING THE CRUISE INDUSTRY? WHO DOES IT BENEFIT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHAT ARE THE DIRECTORS OF THE PORT'S MISSION AND CENTURY AGENDA THAT DRIVES YOU TOWARDS THE PURSUIT OF THE SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY UNJUST INDUSTRY? ISN'T THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN INEQUALITY AND THE PROMOTION OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY? THE PORT HAS MENTIONED THAT IT'S SERIOUSLY COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL EQUITY AND [INAUDIBLE] BUT NEEDS TO REWRITE ALL OUTDATED COLONIAL MANDATES THAT EXIST
THESE MANDATES LOOK, FEEL, AND SMELL LIKE POLICIES THAT PRIORITIZE AN ECONOMIC AGENDA WHICH DISPROPORTIONATELY PROFITS THE PREDOMINANTLY WHITE ELITE
APPARENTLY THIS IS WHAT WILL BE PRECISELY ADDRESSED BY YOUR CHANGE TEAM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TRACK THE OUTCOMES OF THE WORK PERSONALLY
I AM UNABLE TO SEE HOW THE PORT COMMISSION CAN MAKE SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND CONTINUE WITH T46
NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO CANCEL THE T46 CRUISE SHIP EXPANSION PROJECT AND RETHINK HOW THIS SPACE CAN BE USED AS AN INVESTMENT THAT CREATES SUCH GAINES AS CREATING JOBS AND TRAINING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, QUALITY HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE TO ALL PEOPLE IN SEATTLE
TO ME THAT'S INVOLVED WITH DEEP ANALYSIS OF THE PRIORITIES IN BOTH THE PORT'S MISSION AND CENTURY AGENDA, AND WE LOOK FORWARD FOR THE DIRECT CHANGES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE MUTED, BUT WE WILL MOVE TO THE LAST SPEAKER, WHICH IS ERNEST THOMPSON
SO EARNEST IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
MR THOMPSON, ARE YOU THERE? ERNEST THOMPSON? HELLO
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES WE CAN
OKAY THANK YOU
AND UNFORTUNATELY THE MORE I HEAR PLATITUDES UPON PLATITUDES THE MORE SUSPICIOUS I GET THAT ANYTHING ACTIONABLE WILL ACTUALLY BE DONE AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE SITUATION DOWN HERE PARTICULARL PEOPLE TALK ABOUT SOCIAL EQUITY FOR BLACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WELL THERE ARE A LOT OF POOR WHITE PEOPLE AND BROWN PEOPLE AND YELLOW PEOPLE AND FOR ALL I KNOW POOR MARTIANS LIVE DOWN HERE
ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR PORT AND OUR SYSTEM HERE THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE TALKING ABOUT CARBON AND TALKING ABOUT THE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF JET POLLUTION IS JUST COUNTERINTUITIVE
THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JUST COMPLETED A STUDY WHEREBY THEY FOUND, I'M SUMMARIZING HERE, THAT HYPERLOOP IN ITSELF IF THEY BUILD IT, THERE WOULD CUT AIRPLANE TICKETS BETWEEN THE CITIES THERE ARE TALKING ABOUT BY 50%
CHEAPER THAN AIRPLANES TO GO ON HYPERLOOP
AND OF COURSE HYPERLOOP AND TRANSPORTATION PODS HAVE NO POLLUTION, NO CARBON IMPRINT
THERE ARE THE ACTIONS THAT WE NEED TO BE TAKING
WE NEED SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY CONCRETE AND THE BEST WAY TO HELP THE POOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE DOWN IN THE SOUTH AND AROUND THE AIRPORT IS TO START THINKING ABOUT AND SERIOUSLY DOING LIKE OHIO HAS AND IMPLEMENTING STUDIES AND THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO PUSH THE AGENDA ALONG FOR BUILDING HYPER LOOP AND GETTING RID OF JETS PERIOD IN AND OF THEMSELVES AS TIME GOES ON
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT I ALSO READ DEBBIE WAGNER'S REPORT OR LETTER THAT SHE SENT TO THE COMMISSIONER AND I WANTED TO SUPPORT WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY IN TERMS OF HER COMMENTS ABOUT THE EIS VERSUS THE EA AND ALSO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS ALREADY POINTED THAT OUT AND I THINK THAT WE NEED I GET THE FEELING SOMETIMES THAT THE STAFF OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS NOT ACTUALLY LISTENING TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THEY NEED TO BE PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
OKAY
THAT IS ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS FOR TODAY
AND I THINK AT THIS TIME WE ARE READY TO MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
BEFORE WE VOTE ON TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CLARIFY THE VOTE ON THE JUNE 9TH CONSENT CALENDAR
ALTHOUGH THE LIST OF ITEMS WAS NOT ANNOUNCED CLEARLY, THE COMMISSION VOTED TO APPROVE THE PUBLISHED CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH WAS ITEM 6A, 6B, 6D, 6E, 6F, 6G, 6H AND 6I
WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY CONFUSION THERE AT THIS TIME
THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR JUNE THIRD COVERING ITEMS SIX A SIX C 6E AND 6I IS THAT CORRECT CLERK? ALSO ITEM 6F
SO 6A, 6C, 6F
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE WILL MOVE ON FROM THERE AND I'LL HAND IT OFF TO YOU
OKAY COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? I THINK I'M SENDING THE PROMTS TO YOU EARLY
HANG ON
AHEAD OF THE GAME
SO OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, JUST SENT THE PROMPT
MAYBE I'LL LOOP BACK TO HER
AYE
SORRY
OH, OKAY
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
YES
OKAY, THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS
MOTION PASSES AND THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED IS APPROVED
NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS
OKAY
OUR NEXT ITEM IS 7A, MOTION 2020-16 A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION APPOINTING A COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF
COMMISSIONERS, THE COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF AN ORGANIZATION
I'M VERY THANKFUL TO ERIC SHENFIELD FOR SERVING ON AN INTERIM BASIS DURING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, BUT I'M ALSO HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK AS NORMAL DUTY STATION AS FEDERAL RELATIONS MANAGER FOR THE AIRPORT
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE NEW COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF BARB WILSON AND LIKE TO END THERE
THANK YOU VERY GOOD
AND WE HAVE PRESENTERS ERIC SHENFIELD, OUR INTERIM CHIEF OF STAFF AND KIM OUR AWESOME HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST WHO HAS BEEN MISSING US THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS
GREAT
WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS ERIC SHINFELD
I AM THE INTERIM COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF
YOU HAVE BEEN = WITHOUT A PERMANENT COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF SINCE FEBRUARY AND I HAVE BEEN FILLING IN IN THAT ROLE AND DURING THAT TIME WE HAVE CONDUCTED A VERY ROBUST AND THOROUGH PROCESS TO FIND YOU A NEW COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF
FOR THOSE OF YOU UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS ROLE, THIS IS A ROLE THAT SUPPORTS THE COMMISSION OFFICE, SUPPORTS ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE GOVERNANCE AND DIRECTION TO THE PORT STAFF, RUNS THE COMMISSION OFFICE WHICH INCLUDES THE CLERK'S OFFICE, COMMISSION SPECIALISTS AND OTHERS, AND OF COURSE PLAYS A REALLY IMPORTANT LIAISON ROLE BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS
SO DURING THIS TIME WE HAVE SOUGHT THE BEST POSSIBLE COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF FOR YOU
WE HAVE CONDUCTED THREE ROUNDS OF INTERVIEWS WITH ALL FIVE COMMISSIONERS PARTICIPATING AND ONCE YOU IDENTIFIED YOUR TOP CANDIDATE, WE HAVE CONDUCTED 15 REFERENCE CHECKS TO ENSURE THAT THIS CANDIDATE TRULY IS THE BEST POSSIBLE FIT NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF FIT AND PERSONALITY
AND AS COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING, YOU ALL BELIEVE BARB WILSON THAT CANDIDATE AND WE'RE REALLY REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE BARB'S INTEREST IN THIS ROLE
BECAUSE YOU HAVE MET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONDUCT THESE INTERVIEWS, YOU CANNOT TAKE FORMAL ACTION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
AND SO TODAY WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO ENTER INTO AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH WILSON FOR THE COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF ROLE
IF YOU VOTE YES ON THIS MOTION, STAFF WILL THEN UNDERGO THE DISCUSSIONS WITH BARB TO SIGN THAT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND THEN BARB WILL HAVE A START DATE AND BECOME YOUR COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND BARB TO MAKE SURE SHE HAS A VERY SMOOTH TRANSITION AND THAT WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT FIRST MONTH AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS OF HER ROLE AS THE COMMISSION CHIEF OF STAFF
SO WITH THAT I WILL END MY REMARKS
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY
AND ALSO WE ARE JOINED BY BARB WILSON WHO IS HAPPY TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU WOULD LIKE
SO I'LL TURN THINGS BACK OVER YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
IS KIM THERE TO SPEAK ALSO? YEP KIM IS HERE AND SHE'S HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY
OKAY WELL I'M DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF HER FANTASTIC WORK AS WELL AS YOURS, ERIC, IN LEADING US EFFECTIVELY TO THIS GREAT OUTCOME AND WITH THAT LET'S SEE IF BARB WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A FEW WORDS UPON HER SELECTION AS CHIEF OF STAFF
YES
HELLO
GOOD AFTERNOON
THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK FOR THE WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION AND THE WARM WELCOME IN YOUR EARLIER COMMENTS AND A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS FOR PUTTING YOUR TRUST IN ME AND FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF
I HAVE GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER AND AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN OUR MANY CONVERSATIONS, THIS IS REALLY A TIME FILLED WITH A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
THE PORT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT DRIVER FOR THE REGION'S ECONOMY AND PARTICULARLY NOW THE PORT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP DRIVE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN THE REGION
THE COMMISSION CAN DRIVE DECISIONS THAT ENSURE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND STRONG COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS, AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BRING MY SKILLS AND MY EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE TO SERVE YOU IN ALL YOUR WORK AHEAD
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING YOUR TRUST IN ME, AND I'M EXCITED TO GET TO WORK
WELCOME ABOARD BARB
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU
CLERK, PLEASE UNMUTE COMMISSIONERS FOR ANY COMMENTS WITH THE PRESENTERS
OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
BARB, JUST SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD AND DON'T SAY I DIDN'T TELL YOU IT'S A BIG JOB A FEW MONTHS FROM NOW
SO GET SOME REST BEFORE YOU START
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU
YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GREAT MEMBER OF OUR TEAM AND I'M EXCITED FOR OUR COMMISSION STAFF TO BE ABLE TO WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH YOU
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE WONDERFUL WORKING TOGETHER
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ACCEPTING THE JOB
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH, THANK YOU
I'M GOING TO TURN ON MY VIDEO HERE IF I CAN AND NOT LOSE SOUND WITH MY NOTORIOUSLY BAD INTERNET, BUT I I WANT TO SAY WELCOME AS WELL TO BARB
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR SOME TIME AND I THINK IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY COUP FOR US TO WIN YOU OVER
SO I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU
I'M ALSO LAMENT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO START AT A TIME OF PANDEMIC WHEN SO MUCH OF THE JOB OF CHIEF OF STAFF IS WORKING IN THOSE INTERSTITIAL SPACES IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND CERTAINLY, IT'S SO HARD TO DO THAT AT A TIME WHEN YOU CAN'T GET TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE IN PERSON, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU CLOSELY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO ALL GATHER REGULARLY AND FREQUENTLY IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL SETTINGS
AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY YOU REALLY WERE AMONGST AN INCREDIBLE CROP OF CANDIDATES THAT KIM AND ERIC AND OTHERS PUT TOGETHER AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO THE REPUTATION THAT STEVE AND OTHER HAVE BUILT FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT GREAT PEOPLE WANT TO WORK HERE AND I'M EXCITED FOR THAT, TOO
SO, THANK YOU AGAIN BARB FOR JOINING US AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT
I THINK THAT WHAT SURPRISED ME THE MOST WAS HOW COMPETITIVE THIS PROCESS WAS AND HOW MANY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES THERE WERE BUT THAT ALSO SPEAKS TO HOW YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU AND HOW YOU WERE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB
I THINK BY THEN THE PROCESS WE ALL FELT PRETTY CONFIDENT AND WE'RE VERY CLEAR ABOUT MAKING THE DECISION AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
I THINK VULCAN'S LOSS IS OUR GAIN
I THINK THIS IS A STEAL AND REALLY REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
HI BARB, WELCOME ABOARD
WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO TAPPING INTO YOUR MANY TALENTS AND TO MAKE THIS ORGANIZATION CONTINUE TO SAIL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND PERHAPS WITH GREATER SPEED AND AGILITY
SO THANK YOU AND I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I'VE BEEN UNMOOTED
[LAUGHTER] UNMUTED
I JUST WANT TO ADD MY THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND TIME TO THIS PROCESS
IT REALLY WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY PROCESS
WELL PLANNED AND CONCEIVED
EVERYBODY DID THEIR WORK AND MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE WITH THE TIME AND ATTENTION THAT THEY CALL FOR AND I THINK THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES WITH THE SELECTION OF BARB WILSON AS OUR NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH WITH THAT
I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA
OH, I'M SORRY
WE NEED A VOTE
SORRY
SORRY
SORRY GOT TO DO THAT
YOU NEED A MOTION, A SECOND, AND A VOTE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED
OKAY SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK? AYE
YOU HAVE FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS
MOTION PASSES
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN AND THANK YOU
ITEM NUMBER 7, CLERK? OKAY ITEM 7B IS TO ONE, REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 3776 AT THE SAME MEETING AT WHICH IT IS FIRST INTRODUCED AND TWO, INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 3776, A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE TO GUIDE THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SKILLED EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE INDUSTRIES NECESSARY FOR PORT DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSIONERS THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WAS CHARTERED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WAS TASKED WITH DRAFTING A FORMAL POLICY DIRECTIVE AND UPDATING GUIDANCE ON THE PORT'S 2014 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MOTION
THAT EFFORT HAS CULMINATED IN THIS RESOLUTION WHICH AIMS TO FULFILL OUR CENTURY AGENDA OBJECTIVES BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATION THEY NEED AND INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR THESE WORKERS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN PORT RELATED ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
PRESENTERS ARE AARON PRICHARD, COMMISSION POLICY MANAGER AND LANCE JURADO, COMMISSION SPECIALIST
CLERK, PLEASE UNMUTE OUR PRESENTERS AND PRESENTERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I'LL START OFF A FEW OPENING REMARKS AND TURN IT OVER TO LEANNE SHRADO
THIS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY HAS BEEN ABOUT TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING
ABOUT THE AVERAGE TIME ACTUALLY MAKING GOOD POLICY TAKES
IN THAT TIME THE PORT IS CREATED AN ENTIRE NEW DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND SITUATED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT UNDER THAT DEPARTMENT
WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BOOKDHA GAYSAR LEADING THAT EFFORT
FOR THE PUBLIC I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT A POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT WE'RE INTRODUCING TODAY IS HOW COMMISSIONERS DELIVER POLICY TO THE EXECUTIVE THAT IS INTENDED TO ENDURE UNTIL REPEALED OR MODIFIED
POLICY DIRECTIVE IS ATTACHED TO A RESOLUTION, WHICH IS A LEGAL INSTRUMENT THAT THE COMMISSION PASSES IN ORDER TO DELIVER THE POLICY
OUR POLICY DIRECTIVES HAVE FIVE DISTINCT SECTIONS: A PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS, SCOPE, APPLICABILITY, RESPONSIBILITIES, POLICY, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION
ALL POLICY DIRECTIVES CAN BE FOUND ON THE PORT WEBSITE
AS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN POINTED OUT YESTERDAY WHEN WE WERE REVIEWING THE POLICY, THE DEFINITIONS OF THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE IS ALMOST FOUR PAGES LONG
THEY'RE PULLED FROM MANY TERMS OF ART IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WORLD THAT HAVE VERY SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS
FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEFINITION ON LINE 146 IS VERY IMPORTANT
IT SPECIFICALLY CITES THE RCW THAT UNDERPINS THE PORT'S AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THAT INCLUDES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SO IF YOU WANT TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THIS POLICY, START WITH THE DEFINITIONS
THIS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION OF POLICY CONFORMS TO THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS UNDER RCW 5308 TWO FOUR FIVE AND UNDERPINS A PORT AUTHORITY TO UPFORM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT POINT HERE AND WHY WE'RE DOING INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY SO THAT WE CAN GET UNDERWAY WITH OUR PROGRAMS THAT DEPEND ON THIS POLICY INCLUDING THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND, THE OPPORTUNITY MOTION, AND SOME OF THE GREEN JOBS INITIATIVES THAT WERE UNDERTAKING, AND THE DUWAMISH VALLEY POLICY DIRECTIVE
YOU REALLY SEE THE PAYOFF FOR THE HARD WORK OF ALL OF THESE POLICIES THAT I JUST MENTIONED
IN PARTICULAR AS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GETS UNDERWAY, MANY THANKS TO LEE ANN WHO LED THIS EFFORT IN DEVELOPING THIS POLICY AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO HER
EVERYONE, GOOD AFTERNOON
CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY GREAT
WE WILL PULL UP THE POWERPOINT NOW
YES PLEASE
THANK YOU
IS IT SHOWING? I DON'T SEE IT
SHOULD BE SEEING IT SHORTLY
OKAY, A LITTLE DELAYED
THANK YOU
ARE YOU SEEING IT NOW? I AM NOT
OKAY, OTHERS ARE SAYING THEY CAN SEE IT
LEE ANN, YOUR LITTLE ICON IS SHOWING YEAH THAT YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO SEE IT FOR SOME REASON
OKAY
WELL, LET'S WING IT
I HAVE MY SLIDES IN FRONT OF ME IF THAT WORKS
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRO AARON AND LAUREN
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND A GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS PROPOSED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE TO YOU TODAY
THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS WHO BEGAN THIS WORK UNDER THE 2019 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHARTER AND TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AGAIN AND COMMISSIONER CHO WHO CARRY THAT WORK FORWARD AND REALLY REFINED THE DRAFT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY THROUGH THE 2020 EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
THIS POLICY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND HAS BEEN INFORMED BY FEEDBACK RECEIVED DURING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM'S MULTIPLE STRATEGIC PLAN OUTREACH SESSIONS
YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN WHEN IT IS PRESENTED IN PUBLIC SESSION ON JULY 14TH
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WE'RE THERE
THANK YOU
THE STATEMENT ON THE SLIDE IS AN EXCERPT TAKEN FROM THE 2014 MOTION INCREASING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE THE CREATION OF A STRATEGIC PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES TO IMPROVE UPON AND EXPAND WORKFORCE EFFORTS IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES
THAT MOTION AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT FOLLOWED IN 2015 PROVIDED THE PORT WITH THE NECESSARY GUIDANCE TO CREATE NEW PROGRAMS LIKE THE PRIORITY FOR HIRE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS ACCESS TO GOOD FAMILY WAGE JOBS TO QUALIFIED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FROM ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS OF KING, PIERCE, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTY BY INCREASING ACCESS TO PORT OF SEATTLE PROJECTS
THE YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE, WHICH WORKS TO CREATE CAREER PATHS FOR YOUTH PURSUING CAREERS IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS
AND AS YOU KNOW THE PORT'S OWN INTERN PROGRAM THAT HAS INCREASED ITS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BY MORE THAN 12 TIMES OVER AND DOUBLED IT'S COLLEGE INTERN PROGRAM WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
BUT WE ARE NOW MORE THAN FIVE YEARS INTO THE GUIDANCE OF THE 2014 MOTION AND THE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IS SET TO EXPIRE THIS YEAR WHICH IS WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THOUGH THE PORT HAS BEEN DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND INITIATIVES FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, TODAY'S BRIEFING IS THE FIRST STEP IN CREATING THE FIRST FORMAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
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ARE WE THERE? YES, WE ARE
THANK YOU
SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHY I STILL CAN'T SEE IT
ONE MAJOR IMPACT OF THE POLICY DIRECTIVE IS HOW IT EXPANDS THE DEFINITION OF PORT RELATED SECTORS
THE ADDITION OF THE WORD "TRADES" BROADENS THE SCOPE OF CONSTRUCTION SKILLS AND ALIGNS WITH THE PORT'S LONG HISTORY OF SUPPORTING THE TRADES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A THRIVING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
WE'RE RECOMMENDING RETAINING AVIATION AND MARITIME WHILE BROADENING "CONSTRUCTION" TO "CONSTRUCTION TRADES" AND ADDING "GREEN CAREERS"
THE ADDITION OF THE GREEN CAREERS GREEN JOBS SECTOR ALLIANCE WITH THE PORT'S GOAL TO BE THE GREENEST PORT IN NORTH AMERICA WHICH INCLUDES THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT THAT CALLS FOR BUILDING AN INCREASINGLY GREEN ECONOMY AND CREATING GREEN JOBS PATHWAYS
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AND WE'RE ON IT
THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
LAST YEAR WE BECAME THE FIRST PORT AUTHORITY IN THE NATION TO CREATE A STANDALONE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
BOOKDHA GAYSAR'S LEADERSHIP OF THAT DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DRAFTING A POLICY AND DEVELOPING A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL GUIDE THE PORT'S EQUITY DRIVEN INITIATIVES TO MEET THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF THE PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES AND THE COMMUNITY
THIS POLICY IS DRAFTED WITH TWO OVERARCHING GOALS IN MIND
THE FIRST GOAL IS TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
WE'LL DO THIS BY FOCUSING ON WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES WHERE THE GREATEST GAPS AND DISPARITIES AND EQUITIES AND DIVERSITY EXISTS
PROMOTING ACCESS TO WRAP AROUND SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ARE NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO THOSE WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND JOB RETENTION
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THE SECOND GOAL IS TO LEVERAGE THE PORT'S IMPACT & INNOVATION
THIS MEANS MAKING STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN THE MARITIME, AVIATION, CONSTRUCTION TRADES, AND GREEN CAREER SECTORS WHERE THE PORT IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO LEVERAGE THE GREATEST COMMUNITY IMPACT AND DEVELOP METRICS TO DEMONSTRATE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP, INFLUENCE, AND INVESTMENT
IT ALSO MEANS FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, LABOR INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO MAXIMIZE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND STRONG PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY TO EFFORTS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PRIORITY HIGHER CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
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WE'RE THERE
TO UNDERSTAND OUR PROGRESS AND HOW WE'RE ACHIEVING THESE GOALS WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT AN ANNUAL REPORT BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION IN APRIL OF EVERY YEAR
THE REPORT WILL TELL US HOW WE ARE APPLYING CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING BEST PRACTICES, IT WILL SHOW HOW THE PORT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES ARE UTILIZED TO LEVERAGE INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT, AND TELL US HOW OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE HELPING US TO ADDRESS EVOLVING WORKFORCE TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND RETENTION DEMAND PROJECTIONS AS NECESSARY
IT WILL TELL US HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE PLACED IN INTERNSHIPS, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAINED, RECRUITED, PLACED IN JOBS, AND RETAIN WHAT TYPES OF JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE BEING PLACED IN, THE RANGE OF COMPENSATION FOR THOSE JOBS, AND HOW MANY AND WHAT KIND OF BUSINESSES OUR PROGRAMS ARE SERVING
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AS AARON PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, ADOPTION OF A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE IS BOTH CRITICAL AND TIMELY AND THOUGH IT MAY APPEAR THAT THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN RUSHED BECAUSE WE ARE HERE WITH THE INTRODUCTION AND A REQUEST FOR ADOPTION, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE FOR OVER A YEAR
OUR INTENDED TIMELINE HAD BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 AND THEN EXPEDITED TO SUPPORT THE PORT'S COVID-19 RECOVERY AND RELIEF EFFORTS
STAFF IS PREPARED TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN WORKING TOWARDS PORT'S COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS AS THAT'S WINDING UP AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE GOALS OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND, DUWAMMISH RIVER GREEN JOBS PROGRAM, AND ALL OTHER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE ASK FOR INTRODUCTION ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 3 7 7 6 AND ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE
AND I'M SORRY MY SCREEN IS COMPLETELY FROZEN SO I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AT ALL BUT I CAN HEAR
ALL RIGHT WELL I WILL CLOSE THE PRESENTATION THEN AND GO BACK OVER TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK WHO I'M UNMUTING NOW
I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT WE HAVE BOOKDHA AVAILABLE TO HELP US ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL
THANK YOU LEON FOR THAT DETAILED BRIEFING
PLEASE UNMUTE COMMISSIONERS FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS THEY MAY HAVE AND PRESENTERS PLEASE REMAIN AUDIBLE
OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
GREAT THANK YOU
ACTUALLY WHY DON'T WE START WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? I BELIEVE HE HAS A AMENDMENT HE WANTED TO OFFER SO THERE'S A PROCESS YOU'LL NEED TO GO THROUGH TO VOTE ON THIS MOTION BECAUSE YOU NEED TO VOTE THREE TIMES
SO WE NEED A MOTION FIRST TO WAIVE THE RULE SO BEFORE WE GET INTO AMENDMENTS SO LET'S JUST STICK TO THE PRINCIPAL SUBJECT HERE WHICH WAS THE PRESENTATION AND ANY QUESTIONS ON THE OVERALL PLANS AND DETAILS HERE
OKAY SOUNDS GOOD
WELL THEN I'LL JUST WANT TO OFFER MY THANKS TO LEE ANN AND THE REST OF THE STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR REALLY HARD WORK OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS IN PULLING THIS TOGETHER
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING BUT I THINK THAT WE'VE ENDED UP WITH A REALLY GOOD WORK PRODUCT THAT IS I HOPE A NEW ERA FOR THE PORT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES FOR ALL OF THE SEVEN YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ON THE PORT COMMISSION
IT STARTED OFF AS A SMALLER PROGRAM SEVEN YEARS AGO AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S BOTH ROBUST AND YET MORE TARGETED THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN BEFORE AND LEANNE WITH YOUR GOOD WORK AND THAT OF BOOKDHA AND THE REST OF THE TEAM
AARON YOU'VE BEEN A PHENOMENAL RESOURCE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COMMISSION OFFICE
I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO FINALLY TO REALLY ACHIEVE OUTCOMES AND START FOCUSING MORE ON THAT
IN ADDITION TO THE MANY MANY OUTPUTS THAT WE HAVE, I THINK THIS IS THE WAY THAT WE CAN VERY MUCH SHOW THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S IMPACTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THE WORKING AND MIDDLE CLASS IN OUR CITY AND OUR REGION
WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND YET MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THEM
THESE ARE CAREERS THAT ARE AMAZING FAMILY WAGE JOBS
THEY'RE CAREERS THAT ARE VERY HEARTFELT AND VERY SATISFYING IN A WAY THAT SOME OF THE HIGH-TECH CAREERS AREN'T AND SO OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STARTING WITH OUR STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CAREER REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES I THINK IS ONE OF THE MOST ROBUST PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY
LEE ANNE I KNOW THAT YOU AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE CONSUELO OVER IN THE OED OFFICE FOR HER LONG WORK ON THIS
SHE'S FREQUENTLY IN THE BACKGROUND BUT HAS DONE HUNDREDS OF HOURS ON THIS AS WELL
SO COMPLIMENTS TO ALL OF YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORTING THIS
COMMISSIONERS WISHING TO COMMENT? SO NEXT WE WOULD GO TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU
YEAH THIS MOTION I THINK IS IN MANY WAYS USED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO OUR MISSION AS WE COULD COME
IT IS A AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MOTION AND IT'S HARD AND I SAY THAT IN THAT I MEAN THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND VICE VERSA AND SO I'M PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WHO HAS BEEN AT THIS FOR HER ENTIRE TIME ON THE COMMISSION AND IT SHOWS WITH HER DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND CONTINUED EDITS AND REVISIONS TO THE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT IT'S FOCUSED ON THAT AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT FULFILLS THE GOAL OF SHARED PROSPERITY THAT WE HAVE PUSHED VERY HARD TO ENSURE, THAT WE ARE BUILDING AN ECONOMY THAT PERCOLATES UP RATHER THAN TRICKLES DOWN AND I THINK THE EFFORTS IN THIS MOTION ARE TARGETED TOWARD FULFILLING THAT MISSION
ALSO ONE LITTLE SIDE NOTE
I'M ESPECIALLY APPRECIATIVE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO GETS CREDIT FOR THIS BUT THE INCLUSION OF GREEN JOBS INTO THIS MOTION AND INTO THE WORK OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN PARTICULAR IS ONE OF THOSE IDEAS THAT YOU JUST KICK YOURSELF WHEN YOU HEAR IT BECAUSE YOU THINK WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT? IT'S SO SMART AND IT'S SUCH A GOOD ADDITION AND SO GREAT WORK TO THE STAFF AND TWO COMMISSIONERS CHO AND BOWMAN FOR ADVANCING THIS
IF I COULD JUST MENTION SPECIAL PROPS TO THE ADDITION OF GREEN JOBS GREEN CAREERS TO KRISTINA BILLINGSLEY AND ELIZABETH LOVETT
YEAH I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR ALL THEIR WORK
OBVIOUSLY THE WORK ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRECEDED ME AS A COMMISSIONER AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M RIDING ON THE COATTAILS OF SOME EXCELLENT WORK THAT WAS LAID DOWN BEFORE I GOT HERE SO I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK STEPHANIE AND RYAN FOR THAT
I THINK THAT THIS MOTION IS COMING AT THE PERFECT TIME AS WE DEAL WITH COVID-19 AND THE ONGOING RECESSION
YOU KNOW RE-EVALUATING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE VERY CLEAR ABOUT OUR OBJECTIVES ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WILL HELP US BE AN EFFECTIVE LEADER IN THE COMING RECOVERY ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE SEEN HOW COVID-19 HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN SOUTH KING COUNTY AND SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE FRUITS OF ALL THE LABOR OF NOT JUST PASSING THE MOTION BUT ALSO PUTTING IT ACTION THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY MOTION
SO JUST AGAIN WANT TO THANK STEPHANIE, RYAN, LEE ANN, BOOKDHA AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THIS MOTION
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE RESULTS
OKAY
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
HI
WELL, I DEFINITELY THINK THIS IS A GREAT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN FULFILLING THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE AS A ORGANIZATION TO LIFT THE BOAT FOR EVERYBODY TO FLOAT IN
I DEFINITELY HAD A DIRECT ROLE IN GREEN JOBS INSERTION INTO THIS THING THE WORKING WITH CHRISTINA AND BIZ AND ESPECIALLY IN GETTING IT IN THIS CURRENT OPPORTUNITY FUND MEASURE
WE IN A RESTORATION ECONOMY
WE HAVE SPENT MANY YEARS DAMAGING THAT WHICH WE RELY ON
SOME SAY THAT THE ECONOMY IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE ABLE TO PUT HUMPTY DUMPTY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN AND WE SPEND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE SPECIFICALLY DOING THAT AND WE OFTEN REPORT ON THESE THINGS AS FINANCIAL LIABILITIES WHEREAS MANY OF THE OTHER THINGS WE DO WE TALK ABOUT IT JOBS CREATION
THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF THE FUNCTIONING AS THE PORT AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOW THE ABILITY TO MAKE THIS A CAREER PATHWAY
IN THE EYES OF I KNOW SOME OF OUR LAWYERS ARE THINKING THIS IS SOMETHING NOVEL
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BASIC TO WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AND CLEARLY ARE JOBS OF THE FUTURE SO I'M GLAD THAT THAT'S BEEN INCORPORATED AND I APPRECIATE THIS MOVING FORWARD
I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO THE NEXT RELATED ITEM, WHICH IS A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES TO ALLOW ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 3 7 7 3 ON THE SAME DAY AS INTRODUCTION
SO MOVED
SECONDED
OKAY IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES, YOU HAVE FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS
MOTION PASSES
NEXT
IS THERE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION THREE SEVEN SEVEN SIX AND WE WILL GET TO THE AMENDMENT
SO MOVED
SECONDED
AND NOW WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND
NOW IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT ONE? CAN WE JUST GO OVER WHAT THE AMENDMENT IS FIRST? YEAH THAT'S A GOOD IDEA
SO IF I COULD SPEAK TO THIS
AS IT STATES VERY CLEARLY IN THE MOTION THAT ONE OF THE REAL FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES HERE IS THE TO FULFILL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IS THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN
THE PORT ITSELF ISN'T THE EMPLOYER AT LARGE AND THAT IT'S OUR CONNECTIVITY TO THE INDUSTRIES, COMMUNITIES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, LABOR UNIONS, ALL OF WHICH ARE WELL ARTICULATED UNDER THE SECTION B2, FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MEASURING THE METRICS OF HOW WE KNOW THAT WE ARE ACHIEVING THE JOB I DID NOT SEE THAT ARTICULATED IN A WAY THAT I THINK IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT METRIC FOR US TO, ON THESE ANNUAL REPORTS, TO COME BACK AND SAY IT'S NOT JUST A WE CREATED A HUNDRED JOBS BUT HOW MANY AND WHAT INSTITUTIONS WERE THE PLACEMENTS MADE AND THINGS LIKE THAT
SO IT'S A VERY SIMPLE ADDITION ON LINE 348
IT'S ONE MORE LINE
WE DISCUSS DOING THIS AT ANOTHER PLACE YESTERDAY BUT IF WE JUST ADDED ONE MORE LINE ON 348 AND JUST SAY LIST THE PARTNERSHIPS IDENTIFIED UNDER SECTION 5 B 2 THAT WOULD JUST BE THE INCLUSION OF THIS ONE OTHER PARAMETER IN THE ANNUAL REPORT
OKAY DID I HEAR A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT AS STATED BY COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT? SO MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
OKAY LET'S TAKE A VOTE AND REQUIRES AT LEAST FOUR AYES
SO THIS IS A MOTION FOR THE AMENDMENT
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN ONE SECOND
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN SAYS SHE'S STILL MUTED
I'M GOING TO SEND THE PROMPT AGAIN
THANK YOU
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
YOU HAVE FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS
AMENDMENT PASSES
WE CAN MOVE ON TO ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED
RESOLUTION THREE SEVEN SEVEN THREE
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY RESOLUTION 3776
I BELIEVE THERE WAS A TYPO
SORRY ABOUT THAT
CAN I JUST INQUIRE? DID WE CORRECT THE ADOPTION DATE? IT'S CURRENTLY LISTED AS 14TH JULY
YES SO THAT THAT'S A DRAFT RESOLUTION SO WE WILL CORRECT THE ADOPTION DATE WHEN WE GET THE SIGNATURE FINAL VERSION OUT
AYE
GREAT
OKAY SO MOTION THREE SEVEN SEVEN SIX
OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS
MOTION PASSES
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
ITEM NUMBER 8
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
SO YOUR FIRST ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM 6B AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ONE, EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR DESIGN; TWO, PAY AN HONORARIUM TO SHORTLISTED DESIGN FIRMS WHO DO NOT WIN THE AWARD TO DEVELOP CONCEPT PROPOSALS; THREE, UTILIZE PORT CREWS FOR PRELIMINARY WORK; FOUR AND COMPLETE THE DESIGN FOR THE AIRPORT KITCHEN FOOD TRUCKS PROJECT AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR AN ESTIMATED COST OF 1 MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
THE TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS TO THE PORT IS $5,500,000
COMMISSIONERS THIS ACTION WILL AUTHORIZE FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN OF A SHARED KITCHEN FOOD TRUCK PROJECT AT THE PORT
ONCE COMPLETE THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND ADD TO THE DIVERSITY OF FOOD OPTIONS AT THE AIRPORT
THE PRESENTERS ARE DAWN HUNTER, SENIOR MANAGER FOR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL AND ALSO AVAILABLE IS JJ JORDAN, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
DO WE HAVE THEM UNMUTED? YES BOTH JOHN AND JJ SHOULD BE UNMUTED
OKAY SO I AS I UNDERSTAND IT THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS FOLLOWING THIS
THEY ARE JUST AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS
IS THAT RIGHT? THERE ARE PRESENTATIONS
THERE IS A POWERPOINT YES
LET'S DO THAT WHEN THEY'RE READY
DAWN AND JJ ARE YOU ABLE TO JOIN US? I'M ON
YES
OKAY
LET ME TRY AND SEND THE PROMPT AGAIN
DAWN, ARE YOU WITH US? DID YOU RECEIVE THE UNMUTE PROMPT? OKAY I'M NOT SURE IF I HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM HER IN THE CHAT BOX EITHER
SHE SAID SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PROMPT
LET ME SEND IT AGAIN
IS THIS BETTER? YES
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PULL UP THE PRESENTATION? YES PLEASE
ALL RIGHT DAWN ARE YOU SEEING THE PRESENTATION? I AM
DO YOU WANT ME TO REQUEST CONTROL? YOU'RE GOING TO CONTROL IT? NOPE I'M GOING TO CONTROL IT
PERFECT
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AS WAS STATED MY NAME IS DAWN HUNTER, I'M THE SENIOR MANAGER FOR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL AND MY CO-PRESENTER TODAY IS JJ JORDAN WHO WAS WITH A PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL TEAM
AS STATED, WE'RE HERE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, A CONTRACT FOR DESIGN, UTILIZE PORT CREWS FOR PRELIMINARY WORK, COMPLETE THE DESIGN FOR THE AIRPORT SHARED KITCHEN FOOD TRUCK PROJECT WHICH WILL INCLUDE AN HONORARIUM TO SHORTLISTED DESIGN FIRMS WHO DO NOT WIN AT THE AWARD AND CURRENTLY WE ARE ASKING FOR 1.15 MILLION
IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THE SCOPE OVERVIEW
THIS WILL BE LIKE OUR RETAIL INTRODUCTORY KIOSK WHERE THE PORT BUILDS, MAINTAINS, AND IT BECOMES PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
OUR THOUGHT WAS AS WE WORK WITH RETAIL THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE INTRODUCTORY SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROVIDERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE AIRPORT BUSINESS
WHEN I GOT HERE THREE YEARS AGO I REMEMBER THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WENT TO PORTLAND AND SAW THESE FOOD TRUCKS AND THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSED BY THEM AND SO WE STARTED THE WORK ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT
THEY'LL BE FAUX FOOD TRUCK EXTERIORS WITH SOME DIGITAL SIGNAGE TO MAKE THE TRANSITION BETWEEN TENANTS EASY
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED HERE SEVERAL TIMES IS OUR LACK OF DIVERSITY IN OUR FOOD OPTIONS
WE'VE HAD PEOPLE ASK FOR HALAL AND DIFFERENT OTHER TYPES OF ETHNIC FOODS
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO HAVE THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESSES IN THE AIRPORT AND OF COURSE WE REALLY WANT TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR WMBE BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE AIRPORT
IF YOU CAN GO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THIS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO OUR SMALL BUSINESS KIOSK PROGRAM
WE CURRENTLY HAVE INTRODUCTORY AND INTERMEDIATE FOR THE RETAIL SIDE
THIS WOULD BE INTRODUCTORY FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SIDE AND OUR HOPE IS THAT WE GIVE PEOPLE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE OF WHEN WE DO HAVE AT LEAST GROUP THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE AND BE VIABLE
IT REDUCED THE COST OF ENTRY
AS YOU KNOW OUR TENANTS HAVE TALKED ABOUT OUR COSTS FOR CONSTRUCTION HERE AT THE AIRPORT AND IT JUST TAKES AWAY THAT INITIAL COST
IT PROVIDES THEM WITH FLEXIBILITY AND THEY'RE LEASING AND ABLE TO TEST OFFERINGS AT THE AIRPORT THAT YOU KNOW DURING A NORMAL LEASE WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO
BUT PROVIDES DIVERSITY FOR OUR DINING OPTIONS AND OF COURSE IT CREATES A NEW STREAM OF NON-AERONAUTICAL REVENUE
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT TOO IS I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT BRINGING NEW BUSINESS AND CANNIBALIZING CURRENT BUSINESS IN THIS COVID ENVIRONMENT AND WE'RE LOOKING OUT TO 2023 FOR THIS PROJECT AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO PLAN AHEAD INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT HERE IN THE COVID ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO IF YOU REMEMBER WE DID A 2017 DEMAND ANALYSIS STUDY THAT SAID WE WERE ALREADY UNDERSERVED IN FOOD AND SO EVEN IF WE'RE BACK TO AROUND 75 PERCENT OF THE 2019 LEVELS, WE WERE STILL BE UNDERSERVED AND I THINK THAT THIS WILL BRING IN NEW OPTIONS FOR FOOD THAT WE OTHERWISE WOULD NOT GET IN A NORMAL LEASE GROUPS
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INNOVATIVE AND PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SMALL BUSINESSES HERE AT THE AIRPORT
I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO JJ
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU DAWN
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MY NAME IS JJ JORDAN I'M A CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER WITH THE AVIATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
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SO WE HAVE SELECTED TWO LOCATIONS WHICH ARE SUITABLE FOR THESE CONCEPTS
THE FIRST IS ON CONCOURSE B
THIS LOCATION FORMERLY SERVED AS A COMMISSARY KITCHEN FOR TEMPORARY FOOD SERVICE IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL BUT IS NOW VACATED
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THE SECOND LOCATION WITHIN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL IS WITHIN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE FORTHCOMING [INAUDIBLE] THIS LOCATION WAS FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY ANTHONY'S WALK UP FISH BAR AND IS ALSO OUTDATED
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THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PLANNING PHASE AND ACCORDINGLY THE BUDGET AND SCHEDULE CONTAINED A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY
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AND WE'VE FOCUSED ON SEVERAL RISKS AND CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PLANNING OF THIS PROJECT
THE FIRST IS UTILITY CAPACITY
WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ADEQUATE UTILITIES IN THESE LOCATIONS
BOTH WERE PRIOR FOOD SERVICE LOCATIONS BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PERFORM CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS DUE TO ONGOING CONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL
SECONDLY A LARGE CONSIDERATION FOR US IS THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE DURING CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICALLY
THERE WILL BE A BARRICADE NEEDED IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD
AND THIRD WE WANT TO PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AFTER CONSTRUCTION
PRIMARILY THE APPEARANCE OF THE FOOD TRUCK FACADE IS A KEY FEATURE AND KEY COMPONENT ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL AND WILL REALLY BE A HIGHLIGHTED FEATURE
WE'VE INCLUDED AN HONORARIUM TO ENCOURAGE COMPETITION IN THE DESIGN OF THESE HIGHLY IMPACTFUL FEATURES
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SO IN TERMS OF SCHEDULE AND BUDGET, AS STATED EARLIER WE ARE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST 1.15 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE DESIGN AUTHORIZATION
WE WILL RETURN IN QUARTER 2 OF 2022 TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT AN ADDITIONAL FOUR POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS
THE TOTAL PROJECT ESTIMATE IS CURRENTLY FIVE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WITH A NESTED ESTIMATED OPENING DATE OF QUARTER TWO IN 2023
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ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES
I'LL START WITH A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HERE UNLESS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WOULD LIKE TO START SINCE THIS WAS SOMETHING I THINK THAT SHE AND FORMER COMMISSIONER GREGOIRE INITIATED
YEAH I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T MIND
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
THIS WAS A CONCEPT THAT WE HAD ASKED SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR THE STAFF TO LOOK INTO AND SO FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT
SO I WAS A LITTLE PERPLEXED BY THIS PROPOSAL IN READING THROUGH THE MEMO IN THAT I'M CONFUSED ON THE IDEA THAT IT'S BEING CALLED BOTH A SHARED KITCHEN / FOOD TRUCKS WHEN I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW THE KITCHEN IS SHARED
SO IF I READ THE MEMO CORRECTLY DAWN IT SAYS THAT THIS SPACE WOULD BE LEASED FOR 6 TO POTENTIALLY UP TO 18 MONTHS FOR A TENANT
SO WHEN A TENANT IS IN THERE WOULD THEY BE SHARING THE KITCHEN WITH ANYONE ELSE? NO WE USE A TERM SHARE KITCHEN BECAUSE IT WILL BE USED BY MULTIPLE TENANTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE SHARING THAT KITCHEN AND I THINK THE LOCATION ON B WAS INITIALLY CALLED A SHARED KITCHEN BECAUSE THAT WAS WHERE THE LOCATION IVAR'S BUILT FOR US AND IT WAS SHARED BY ALL THE CENTRAL TERMINAL TENETS KIOSKS
RIGHT YEAH
IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE CONCOURSE B THAT IT WAS CALLED THAT BUT THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY WHAT THIS PROPOSAL IS
IT'S NOT FOR A SHARED KITCHEN AND IF I'M READING THE MEMO PROPERLY IS NEITHER ACTUALLY FOR FOOD TRUCKS
IT'S JUST A FACADE OF A FOOD TRUCK IN FRONT OF THOSE LOCATIONS
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT
SO THAT LEADS ME TO SOME CONCERN
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO IT WAS IN FACT ABOUT BRINGING FOOD TRUCKS INTO THE AIRPORT THE WAY THAT OTHER AIRPORTS HAVE FOOD TRUCKS IN THEIR AIRPORT AND SO THIS IS A DIFFERENT CONCEPT THAN THAT IF THIS IS JUST SIMPLY A FACADE OF THE FOOD TRUCK
THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT
AND THAT'S OKAY I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IT IS
IT'S JUST A FACADE AND SO THAT LEADS ME TO MY SECOND POINT WHICH IS NUMBER ONE I JUST I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHY A TENANT WOULD COME IN FOR UNDER A YEAR? FOR EVEN 12 MONTHS WITH THE COST OF COMING INTO THE AIRPORT AND RUNNING IT
AND THEN IF YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO LEASE GROUP 5
WHAT OTHER LEASING OPPORTUNITIES, SIGNIFICANTLY SEEN OPPORTUNITIES, ARE THERE IN THE COMING YEARS? SO IF THIS IS DONE IN 2023 IN THE FIRST TENANT MOVES IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2024
WHEN WILL THEY BE ABLE TO BID ON A LOCATION AT THE AIRPORT? SO JUST A COUPLE THINGS
SO THE FAUX FOOD TRUCK IDEA COMES IN BECAUSE I MEAN BECAUSE OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SOME FIRE ISSUES
WE CAN'T ACTUALLY BRING AN ACTUAL TRUCK AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE WITH THE FAUX FOOD TRUCK AND SINCE WE JUST GAVE EXTENSIONS DUE TO RELIEF, A LOT OF LEASES ARE SET TO EXPIRE UNTIL 2026 WOULD BE OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITIES
SO IF THEY WENT IN AND 2024 AND THEY SPENT A YEAR OR 18 MONTHS THERE, THEIR NEXT BIDDING OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE IN 2026
OKAY SO A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER
SO IF THEY HAVE IF THEY GO IN FOR A YEAR AND THEN IT'LL BE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS BEFORE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO BID ON AN OPENING AND AGAIN MOST PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WAY THAT LEASING WORKS BUT IT'S A ROLLING LEASING
BUT I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE AND PERHAPS MAYBE YOU PROVIDE IT AS BACKGROUND TO THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT WHEN THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WOULD ACTUALLY BE COMING FORWARD FOR THEM TO TRANSITION INTO A MORE PERMANENT SPACE
MY THIRD QUESTION WAS THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN OUR OTHER CONCEPTS IN THAT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE TENANTS HAVE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT TENANT IMPROVEMENT COSTS WHEN THEY SIGN UP FOR A LONG-TERM LEASE AND IT APPEARS FROM THIS CONCEPT THAT THE PORT IS ESSENTIALLY PICKING UP ALMOST ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS AND I WOULD BE BE CONCERNED IF THAT PUTS OUR LONGER TERM TENANTS AT A DISADVANTAGE TO FOLKS THAT WOULD GET A SHORT-TERM LEASE AND NOT HAVE THE SAME TI COST
IF YOU COULD MAYBE WALK ME THROUGH THAT AND THEN ALSO IN ADDITION TO THAT IF A TENANT IS IN THIS ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS FOR A YEAR AND THEN IT SWITCHES TO A NEW TENANT, I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU'RE JUST GOING TO CHANGE IT FROM STEPHANIE'S TACO TRUCK TO PETER'S MILKSHAKES AND CHANGE THE SIGN
RIGHT LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO THERE'S BRANDING INVOLVED AND SO THEN WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THE UPDATED BRANDING OR WERE YOU ANTICIPATING IT WOULD JUST ALWAYS LOOK LIKE A FOOD TRUCK AND WE JUST CHANGED THE NAME OF IT? SO I'LL GO BACK TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION
WE WANTED TO MODEL THIS LIKE THE RETAIL KIOSK THAT WE HAVE THAT WAS HERE BEFORE I CAME
IN THE INTRODUCTORY KIOSK WE BUILD ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND A TENT COMES IN AND SELLS THEIR WARES AND THE THOUGHT BEHIND THAT IS WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCTORY LEARN HOW TO GET A BADGE, LEARN HOW TO BRING PRODUCT IN, LEARN REALLY HOW TO OPERATE
AS WE SAW IN A LOT OF THE LEASE GROUPS THAT WE HAD REALLY SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE BIDDING BUT THEY CLEARLY COULDN'T COMPETE ON THAT LEVEL AND WE'RE REALLY THINKING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO WORK WITH SOME OF THESE SMALLER BUSINESS ON THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SIDE AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY AND WHY WE'RE TAKING ON THE COST COMPARED TO GIVING A 10-YEAR LEASE, IN A 10-YEAR LEASE YOU HAVE TIME TO AMORITIZE YOUR INVESTMENT
IN A ONE-YEAR LEASE YOU DON'T AND SO THAT'S THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE
THEIR COSTS ARE MORE BUT THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME TO AMORTIZE IT AND NOW WE'VE GIVEN THEM 13 YEARS TO DO THAT WITH OUR RELIEF EXTENSIONS WHEREAS A PERSON COMING IN AND SPENDING A MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD THIS FOOD FOR FOOD TRUCK WOULD ONLY GET A YEAR WHICH WOULDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE
HOW WE DID IT AT LAX, THE TRANSITION BETWEEN TENANTS, WE ACTUALLY WRAPPED
THERE WAS A WRAP THAT WENT ON THERE SO WE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE ALL OF THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE DESIGN, HOW WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THAT
AND WE ARE TAKING ON THAT COST BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS BRING SOMEONE IN, GIVE THEM A SHORT-TERM LEASE, AND THEN PUT THEM AT AN ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE COMING IN RIGHT OFF THE BAT
SO WE WOULD TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING SURE THAT THE SPACE IS CLEAN AND TRANSITIONED OVER
WHETHER THAT IS A WRAP OR IT'S JUST THE MENU WE HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN THAT FAR
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO START EXPLORING THAT AS WE MOVE DOWN THE DESIGN ROAD WITH THIS 1.15 MILLION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING
SO THEN DAWN HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW MANY OF OUR
I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR KIOSKS PROGRAM AND I'VE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF IT BUT I'VE ALSO HEARD FROM TENANTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN UNABLE TO GRADUATE AS IT WERE TO A PERMANENT LOCATION AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
SO KIOSK WHERE THEY'RE SELLING CHOCOLATES OR CANDLES OR SPICES HAS A MUCH LOWER INFRASTRUCTURE COST THAN THIS APPEARS TO HAVE WITH IT FOR THE PORT
IT'S NOT A TURNKEY OPERATION UNLESS OF COURSE THAT GOES BACK TO MY EARLIER POINT
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CHANGE OUT THE FACADE SO THAT THE BRANDING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BUSINESS THAT WOULD BE COMING IN
I JUST I WANT IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL
I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHAT MARKET DATA WE HAVE, WHO WOULD WANT TO COME INTO THE AIRPORT FOR A YEAR BECAUSE FOR A FOOD AND BEVERAGE IT'S A MUCH DIFFERENT SITUATION THAN SOMEBODY SELLING A RETAIL PRODUCT THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS
AS FOOD SERVICE DOES
AGREED
THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS
OUR RETAIL KIOSKS
I JUST WANT TO MENTION WHEN [INAUDIBLE] FIGHT WAS GOING ON, WE WENT TO ALL OF OUR INTERMEDIATE KIOSK VENDORS
THEY CHOSE NOT TO BID
SO WE WERE DISAPPOINTED IN THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE FEW OPPORTUNITIES BUT WE DID HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY CHOSE NOT TO BID
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THAT WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK
ME AND RICE, THE DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY IN CONTRACTING, WE HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PORT GENS
WE EVEN HAD A SMALL BUSINESS VENDOR FAIR WHERE PEOPLE COMING BRINGING THEIR FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND WE HAD A TREMENDOUS RESPONSE
WE GET, ON A WEEKLY BASIS, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED AND COMING IN
THEY JUST WANT THAT EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY ON THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SIDE AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST AND THIS IS WHAT WAS KIND OF PROPELLING US FORWARD
PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO GET IN
THEY WANT TO SEE IF THEY WILL BE VIABLE IN THE AIRPORT AND THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THIS STYLE OF FOOD WOULD BE VIABLE ALSO IN THE AIRPORT WITHOUT OBLIGATING THEM TO A 10-YEAR LEASE IF THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THE TRAVELING PUBLIC ACTUALLY WANTS
OKAY THAT'S HELPFUL
THANK YOU
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO HAVE BEEN REFERENCED IN THE MEMO
THAT THERE HAD BEEN THAT OUTREACH AND THAT YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF DATABASE EXPRESSING DEMANDS FOR THIS
AGAIN I'M ALWAYS ALWAYS FOR TRYING TO BRING IN SMALLER LOCAL FIRMS INTO THE AIRPORT BUT I'M JUST SO HIGHLY COGNIZANT RIGHT NOW OF THE BURDEN THAT OUR ADR TENANTS ARE FACING RIGHT NOW POST COVID AND IT'S NOT READILY APPARENT TO ME THAT THAT NECESSARILY HAS BEEN CONSIDERED IN MOVING THIS CONCEPT FORWARD I KNOW SEVERAL FOLKS THAT HAD BID ON THE LAST LEASE GROUP PACKAGE AND CONTACTED ME AND SAID THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET INTO THE AIRPORT GIVEN WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH COVID AND SO I HOPE THE DEMAND IS STILL OUT THERE
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THAT
BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY
MY LAST QUESTION WAS REALLY ABOUT THE HONORARIUM
IN MY EXPERIENCE I DON'T RECALL I THINK I ONLY RECALL ONE OTHER INSTANCE WHERE WE'VE OFFERED AN HONORARIUM TO FIRMS THAT DIDN'T WIN AND SO I'M GETTING A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT OVING WITH THAT CONCEPT OF OFFERING HONORARIUMS JJ? YES I CAN SAY THAT WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE IN THAT EFFORT AND SO I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE DONE ALL OF OUR HOMEWORK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS FEASIBLE TO DO AND I WOULD SAY THAT WE JUST SEE IT AS WE WANT THESE STOREFRONT FACADES TO REALLY REPRESENT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, REPRESENT A CONCEPT WELL AND OUR TENANTS DO SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB PUTTING UP THEIR OWN STOREFRONTS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LIVE UP TO THAT SAME STANDARD SO I REALLY THINK THAT AN HONORARIUM ENCOURAGES COMPETITION FOR THAT FACADE DESIGN IS GOING TO GIVE US THE BEST STOREFRONT POSSIBLE
OKAY WELL THEN MAYBE MY LAST QUESTION FOR STAFF JUST AS A FOLLOW-UP WOULD BE CAN SOMEBODY PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION WRIT LARGE HOW MANY HONORARIES WE OFFER TO FIRMS THAT BID ON PROJECTS
IT'S BECAUSE AGAIN I'M CONCERNED IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WITH THIS PROJECT IT'S THAT WE'RE GOING DOWN A PATH OF OFFERING HONORARIUMS FOR BIDDING ON WORK AND NOT BEING SUCCESSFUL
AND IT'S AND WE'VE DONE IT ONCE BEFORE IN MY RECOLLECTION AND IT WAS WARRANTED
I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS IS STARTING TO BECOME
I WOULD HATE TO SEE IT BECOME THE NEW NORMAL YOU KNOW AS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM OUR AIRPORT DIRECTOR IS THAT WE HAVE EXTREME BUDGET CHALLENGES AT THE AIRPORT SO I WOULD JUST ASK AGAIN IF WE COULD JUST QUESTION ALL OF OUR ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE HAD PRIOR TO COVID AND REALLY THINK ABOUT IS THIS THE SAME WAY THAT WE INTEND TO DO BUSINESS MOVING FORWARD
AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION I HAD WAS MORE IN TERMS OF THE UTILITIES
YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR POWERPOINT SLIDE THAT THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY
ONE OF THE RISKS WAS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE UTILITIES
WHEN YOU SAY UTILITIES, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE AVAILABILITY OF ENOUGH
ARE ENOUGH CONDITIONED AIR? IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO IN THE MEMO OR IS IT IN ADDITION TO? THAT'S PRIMARILY WHAT I'M REFERRING TO IS THE CONDITIONED AIR
ONLY REASON I ASK IS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WE HAD AN ADR TENANT AND WE GOT INTO THE BUILDING WITH THE TI AND WE HAD NOT PLANNED THAT THEY NEEDED I THINK IT WAS GREASE DUCTS AND IT ENDED UP COSTING SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS
SO IT'S JUST BEEN THAT WE ARE AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESENTATION STILL VERY MUCH HIGH IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND SO TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH A DESIGN WHILE WE STILL HAVE VERY HIGH IN CERTAINTY I'D JUST BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE FINAL FINAL COST IS GOING TO BE TO THE PORT SINCE WE'RE NOT ASKING THE TENANTS- IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT WE'RE ASKING THE TENANTS TO CONTRIBUTE MUCH IF ANYTHING
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT
ARE YOU THROUGH? YEP
I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS MYSELF
I THINK COMMISSIONER BOWMAN RAISED SOME EXCELLENT QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
I HAVE NUMEROUS QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS SOME OF WHICH ARE ECHOED BY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S QUESTIONS BUT FIRST OF ALL WE'RE AT A TIME AT THE AIRPORT WHERE WE NEED TO CONTAIN COST
WE ARE ALSO HEARING ABOUT THE EXTREME DIFFICULTIES THAT OUR CURRENT RESTAURANTS AND CONCESSIONS ARE EXPERIENCING
WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHEN DEMAND IS GOING TO RESUME
NOBODY REALLY HAS THAT IN THEIR CRYSTAL BALL PRECISELY
NOT EVEN THE AIRLINES
I ASKED THEM THE OTHER DAY AND THEY COULDN'T TELL ME SO I THINK THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE POSTPONED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: ONE, COST CONTAINMENT SHOULD BE DRIVING MUCH OF WHAT WE DO RIGHT NOW, TWO, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT OF THE SPLITTING OF THE PIE OF ALREADY LOW DEMAND, A MUCH LOWER DEMAND FOR RESTAURANTS AND CONCESSIONS AND THERE'S NO CLEAR SIGN THAT THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE REAL SOON
THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PROJECT AT FIVE AND A HALF MILLION FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE TWO LOCATIONS
OR A FAUX DESIGN OF SOMETHING
I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE SOMETHING AUTHENTIC THAN A FAUX FOOD TRUCK
I LIKE THE CONCEPT IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND IT'S VERY APPEALING AS A BRANDING BUT IT'S FAKE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE COST OF IT IS REALLY A DIRECT SUBSIDY THAT I THINK IS AT THE DISADVANTAGE OF THE OTHER CONCESSIONS THAT HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO BE IN BUSINESS AND AMORTIZE OVER 10 TO THIRTEEN YEARS WHEREAS THESE TENANTS PRESUMABLY WOULD NOT BE BEARING THE COST OF THAT CAPITAL INVESTMENT
AND I DO LIKE THE IDEA AND THE GOAL HERE OF PROVIDING MORE DIVERSITY OF CHOICES AND SUPPORTING MICRO BUSINESS AND STARTUPS
I THINK THOSE ARE WONDERFUL CONCEPTS I DON'T THINK THIS IS REALLY THE WAY TO DO IT NOR DO I THINK WE NEED IT AT THIS TIME NOR DO I THINK WE CAN AFFORD IT
WITH REGARD TO THE HONORARIUM, THAT'S USUALLY RESERVED FOR LARGE SIGNATURE TYPE PROJECT THAT WARRANT DRAWING THE VERY BEST CREATIVE TALENT OUT THERE AND SUPPORTING THAT THROUGH A COMPETITIVE DESIGN PROCESS
IN THIS CASE WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT THROUGH THE DETERMINATION THAT THESE WOULD BE FULL FOOD TRUCKS
WHAT IS THERE THAT WE'RE NOW SEEKING IN TERMS OF COMPETITIVE ARTISTIC DESIGN WITHIN THOSE RESTRICTIONS? I COULD GO ON BUT I REALLY THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT HERE THAT IS JUST NOT READY FOR MOVING FORWARD AND I WOULD INVITE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS PROPOSAL
IF NOT THEN I WILL VOTE AGAINST IT
I'M UNHAPPY TO HEAR OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER, LANCE LITTLE, AIRPORT MANAGING DIRECTOR WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ABOUT AFFORDABILITY
OF COURSE
DIRECTOR LITTLE
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
STEVE, THANK YOU
JUST A COUPLE OF POINT TO RE-EMPHASIZE WHAT DAWN SAID
I'VE HEARD THE COMMENT THAT TENANTS RIGHT NOW ARE CONCERNED THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PASSENGERS IN THE AIRPORT
WE'RE IN 2020 RIGHT
THIS FACILITY WOULD NOT BE IN PLACE UNTIL 2023, THREE YEARS FROM NOW
I KNOW WHAT DAWN SAID, IF WE GET UP TO 75 PERCENT
IF WE GET BACK TO 50 PERCENT OF THE TRAFFIC THAT WE HAD, WE WILL STILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONCESSIONS IN THIS AIRPORT TO SUPPORT THE PASSENGER COUNT THAT'S COMING TO THE AIRPORT
ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE ABOUT NOT JUST US BUT IN THE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL IS THAT ANYTIME WE HAVE AN INCIDENT, A DOWN TURN IN THE ECONOMY, WE STOP EVERYTHING AND THEN WHEN WE START BACK WHEN ALL THE TRAFFIC RETURNS, WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO RETURN BUT WE KNOW IT WILL RETURN JUST LIKE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THIS DON'T TURN WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT WE KNOW IT WOULD HAPPEN
THAT'S THE CYCLE OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2023 RIGHT
AND I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WAY BEHIND THE CURVE AS WELL
BUT I'M ALSO EVEN MORE CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE SOME VERY SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES, OR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE OF BIDDING ON ANYTHING AT THIS AIRPORT BECAUSE THOSE PACKAGES ARE TOO LARGE AND THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GET A FOOTHOLD INTO THIS AIRPORT
EVEN IF IT'S FOR ONE YEAR, IF IT'S FOR 18 MONTHS
I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO THAT
AND WE'RE SAYING OKAY IT'S EXPENSIVE
IT'S IT'S FIVE MILLION DOLLARS BUT THOSE FACILITIES, DAWN, ARE GOING TO BE IN PLACE FOR HOW MANY YEARS? LIFE CYCLE OF RESTAURANTS 10 YEARS
BEFORE WE NEED TO REVAMP
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 10 YEARS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAYBE 10, OR, IT'S GOING TO BE TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
A BUNCH OF SMALL COMPANIES OVER THAT TIME PERIOD
AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT IT THROUGH THAT LENS I THINK IT'S AN INVESTMENT THAT FOR ME IT'S WORTH DOING
WE'RE IN 2020 RIGHT NOW
WE'RE TALKING 2023
THREE YEARS FROM NOW
SO I UNDERSTAND THE COMPANIES THAT ARE ON BOARD AND THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT BE BRINGING IN TOO MANY COMPANIES RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS COMING TO THE AIRPORT AND I AGREE WITH THAT
IF WE WERE BRINGING IN ANOTHER UNIT RIGHT NOW
BUT WE'RE NOT
WE'RE BRINGING IN THE UNIT IN 2023.THREE YEARS FROM NOW
AND ANYBODY WHO THINKS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO RECOVER, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOK AT HISTORY WE
HAVE ALWAYS RECOVERED
SO I JUST REALLY THINK WE SHOULD RETHINK THIS AND WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS
AGAIN
THERE MANY SMALL BUSINESSES
YOU SAW THEM AT THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD
THEY'RE SHOWING THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY'VE SHOWN WHAT THEY CAN DO
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID ON ANYTHING AT THIS AIRPORT BECAUSE IT'S TOO BIG AND I THINK THE COMPANIES THAT ARE HERE AT THE AIRPORT RIGHT KNOW AND THEY SHOULD ACTUALLY BE ENCOURAGING OTHER ESPECIALLY VERY SMALL BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE
THE PIE MIGHT BE VERY SMALL RIGHT NOW BUT AS ENPLANEMENT GROWS, THAT PIE WILL GET BIGGER AND BIGGER
AND AGAIN LET ME REITERATE THAT EVEN IF WE GET BACK TO ABOUT 50% OF THE TRAFFIC THAT WE HAD, WE STILL WERE EXTREMELY LOW IN THE AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE NEEDED FOR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL AT THIS AIRPORT
LANCE, DO YOU THINK THAT THE COST OF THIS AT 5.5 MILLION AMORTIZED OVER 10 YEARS CAN SUPPORT THE RENT LEVEL THAT WOULD BE DETERMINED ON A MONTHLY BASIS? IT'S ABOUT 46,000 A MONTH JUST TO COVER THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT BETWEEN TWO OUTLETS
SO IS THE RENT GOING TO SUPPORT AND PAY THAT BACK OR IS IT SIMPLY A SUBSIDY? I'D HAVE TO HAVE DAWN ANSWER THAT QUESTION
THEY DO DECENT
I THINK IT WOULD COVER THE COST
I KNOW WE'VE DONE SOME ANALYSIS THAT WENT INTO THIS WITH OUR FINANCING BUDGET TEAM
I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION BUT OUR KIOSKS
[INAUDIBLE] YES THE SUBWAY KIOSK THAT WE HAD IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL
IN ONE MONTH THEY DID WELL OVER 400,000
I THINK IN AUGUST THEIR HIGHEST MONTH THEY DID OVER $500,000
SO THE FOOD KIOSKS DO VERY WELL BECAUSE THEY'RE QUICK
IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FOOD THAN WHAT'S OFFERED IN THE AIRPORT AND THE PASSENGERS SEEM TO RESPOND REALLY WELL TO THEM
AND I WANTED TO JUST ALSO ADDRESS
I KNOW THERE'S SOME ANGST ABOUT THE FAUX BUT WHAT IS ALLOWED BASED ON BUILDING, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DIFFERENT BASED ON THE STATE IN WHICH YOU'RE IN
SO A LOT OF THESE UNITS THAT YOU SEE LOOK LIKE ACTUAL FOOD TRUCKS BUT THEIR FAUX BECAUSE YOU CANNOT BRING IN A NATURAL FOOD TRUCK INTO AN AIRPORT
SO THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT A FAUX FOOD TRUCK BUT WE CAN MAKE IT LOOK HOWEVER WE LIKE IF THAT IS PART OF THE ANGST IN THAT
OKAY OTHER COMMISSIONERS
LET'S OPEN IT UP FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
YES YOU KNOW I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BROUGHT UP
FIRST AND FOREMOST WITH REGARDS TO THE HONORARIUM
THE MEMO SAYS THAT IT'S $10,000 PER DESIGN FOR OR A TOTAL AGGREGATE OF $40,000
I MEAN $40,000 WERE TALKING ABOUT
AND IF THERE'S ANYONE WE SHOULD BE PROVIDING HONORARIUMS TO, IT'S TO REALLY SMALL BUSINESSES
LIKE MICRO BUSINESSES
NOT TO HUGE GENERAL CONTRACTORS WHO CAN AFFORD TO DO THESE DESIGNS
SO I HAVE NO CONCERNS AS FAR AS PROVIDING AN HONORARIUM TO MICRO-BUSINESSES
SECONDLY I AGREE WITH LANCE THAT THE FACT THAT THIS AREA WILL OPEN IN 2023
I DON'T THINK IN 2023 THAT HAVING ENOUGH TRAFFIC TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXTRA FOOD STANDS WILL BE AN ISSUE
AND SO I AGREE WITH THE TIMELINE AND MAKING SURE THAT THE CAPACITY FOR THIS THE SUPPLY IS THERE
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES
THIS IS JUST A DESIGN AUTHORIZATION.
WE'RE NOT AUTHORIZING THE ENTIRE PROJECT
SO YOU KNOW IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE VOTING ON THE ENTIRE PROJECT HERE
WE'RE REALLY JUST LOOKING AT DESIGN AND CONCEPTS AND SO YOU KNOW I UNDERSTAND ALL THE CONCERNS THAT FOLKS MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS BUT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IF YOU JUST LOOK AT IT FOR WHAT IT IS, WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON, I DON'T SEE ANY TREMENDOUS RISK
I MEAN THE DESIGN COST IS FAR LESS THAN THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT
THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS? MAY I ASK ANOTHER QUESTION RELATED? COMMISSIONER CALKINS FIRST
I THINK I AGREE WITH SAM IN THAT THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO TRY TO KNOCK DOWN SOME OF THE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT HISTORICALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR ADR PROGRAM
AND MY READ ON THIS IS THAT IT IS INFORMED BY THE EFFORTS WE'VE MADE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, SOME SUCCESSFUL SOME NOT, TO TRY TO DO THAT VERY WORK
I SEE THAT WE'VE INTEGRATED THINGS LIKE HONORARIUM IN ORDER TO OPEN JUST THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO SMALL MICRO FIRMS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
WE'VE CREATED A PROGRAM THAT IS SMALLER SO THAT THE UPFRONT CAPITAL COST WOULD BE WITHIN REACH OF A MICRO BUSINESS THAT WOULDN'T OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO DO IT INDIVIDUALLY
THEY'D EITHER HAVE TO PARTNER WITH ANOTHER GROUP AND THAT MAY NOT PENCIL OUT FOR THEM OR MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE OR MAY NOT BE IN THEIR INTEREST IN TERMS OF PROTECTING THEIR OWN BRAND
I THINK BOTH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK AND BOWMAN RAISED SOME REALLY INTERESTING QUESTIONS
I WOULD SUPPORT PAUSING THIS DISCUSSION IN ORDER TO GET SOME ANSWERS THOSE QUESTIONS
BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD TABLE IT INDEFINITELY
I THINK THIS IS A VALID PROGRAM TO PURSUE AND I, LIKE COMMISSIONER CHO, BELIEVE THAT IT IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT TO ENSURE THAT BY 2023 WE DO HAVE THE RETAIL OFFERINGS NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE EVEN A CONSERVATIVE RETURN TURN TO NORMAL FLOWS AT THE AIRPORT
COMMISSIONER FELLMAN
YOU HAVEN'T SPOKEN WHICH IS A RARE THING
[LAUGHTER] WHY THANK YOU PETER FOR THAT GENEROUS INTRODUCTION
I KNOW THAT STEPHANIE HAS BEEN ON THIS FOR VERY LONG TIME AND THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF VERY THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS THAT SHE HAD POSED THAT I THINK COULD HAVE BEEN THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ARTICULATED IN THE MEMO
CONCEPTUALLY I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE
THE FACT THAT IT DOES FILL A NICHE AND THAT IT HAS I THINK IT'S SOMETHING CREATIVE WAY OF APPEARING LIKE A FOOD TRUCK BUT CLEARLY IS NOT
I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF GETTING SOME OF THESE THINGS MORE FLESHED-OUT
PUT A PAUSE ON IT BUT TAKING IT UP AT THE NEXT MEETING ONCE SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE RUN DOWN WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL
BUT I MEAN CONCEPTUALLY I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT
BUT I DO THINK THAT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING SO WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST MAKE SURE IT'S RIGHT
OKAY WELL IF THERE IS A MOTION TO POSTPONE OR TABLE TO THE NEXT MEETING I WOULD WELCOME THAT
IF NOT WE'LL TAKE A VOTE TO MOVE IT FORWARD
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO POSTPONE BUT I ALSO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION IF I MIGHT BEFORE THAT AND IT WAS JUST REGARDING I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED
I'M READING THE MEMO AND I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE COMMISSIONERS CHO AND CALKINS ARE ARE GETTING THE INFORMATION
I DON'T SEE IT IN A MEMO
SO I APOLOGIZE IF I'VE MISSED IT BUT ABOUT THAT THE HONORARIUM WOULD GO TO INCENTIVIZE MICRO BUSINESSES TO BID ON THE DESIGN
WHERE I READ IT ON PAGE 3 IT SAYS THE HONORARIUM IS INTENDED TO INCENTIVIZE DESIGN COMPETITION TO RECEIVE THE BEST AESTHETIC STOREFRONT CONCEPTS FOR PANEL REVIEW AND SELECTION
IF YOU READ PAGE ONE, AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE ONE IT SAYS AN HONORARIUM WILL BE PROVIDED TO SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WHO PREPARED A DESIGN AS PART OF THE COMPETITION BUT DID NOT WIN
THIS WOULD NOT EXCEED 10,000 FOR DESIGN-- THERE'S NOTHING IN THE MEMO THAT SAYS THAT THE FIRM'S THAT WILL BE SUBMITTING THE DESIGN OUR MICRO BUSINESSES
BUT AREN'T THE FIRMS BIDDING ON THIS MICRO BUSINESS? I MEAN DO WE HAVE HUGE CORPORATIONS BIDDING ON THIS DAWN? I SHOULD SAY I'VE UNMUTED DAWN HUNTER SO SHE'S ABLE TO ANSWER AS THE MEMO AUTHOR
LET ME TRY AND UNMUTE DAWN
YEAH SORRY IT WAS MUTED
I AM GOING TO ASK JJ JORDAN TO SPEAK TO THE HONORARIUM
THAT PARTICULAR ITEM I CAN'T SPEAK TO AT THIS POINT
I KNOW THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED AS THEY WERE PUTTING TOGETHER THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUPS
IF JJ'S BACK ON, IF YOU CAN UNMUTE HIM
I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK TO THAT DAWN
AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION
THE HONORARIUM IS NOT, AS IT'S WRITTEN AND AS WE CONSIDERED IT, RESTRICTED TO MICRO BUSINESSES IN TERMS OF DESIGNERS
NOR WAS THE ADVERTISEMENT I THINK INTENDED TO BE RESTRICTIVE
I WILL SAY THAT THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 WOULD ALLOW A MICRO BUSINESS WHO WITHIN THIS ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY IF THEIR BUSINESS HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY A COVID-19, THEY COULD NOT AFFORD TO PUT OUT A DESIGN EXPENDITURE OR ESSENTIALLY A COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL WITHOUT THE ASSURANCE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOME KIND OF FUNDING TO COVER THAT PROPOSAL
THROUGH THAT MECHANISM IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THOSE SMALLER BUSINESSES TO CONSIDER THAT FINANCIAL RISK AND PUTTING THEIR PROPOSAL TOGETHER WHEN REALLY LARGER COMPANIES WOULD BE LESS RISK-AVERSE KNOWING WHAT THEY'VE GOT THE LARGER BANK ROLLED PAPER
SOMETHING LIK.E THAT OKAY SO IN THAT CASE I AGREE WITH STEPHANIE
I THINK THAT AGAIN WE SHOULD BE INCENTIVIZING SMALL BUSINESSES OR MICRO BUSINESSES TO BID ON THIS PROJECT AND I DON'T SEE WHY A 10,000 DOLLAR EXPENSE FOR A LARGE CORPORATION IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE SUBSIDIZING SO PERHAPS IT'S MY MISUNDERSTANDING BUT ARE WE REIMBURSING THE DESIGN COMPANIES THEMSELVES OR THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ACTUALLY BIDDING ON THIS PROJECT? THESE WOULD PAY THE DESIGN COMPANY THEMSELVES
WHY ARE WE PAYING THE DESIGN COMPANIES? WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST PAY THE BIDDERS WHO PAID FOR THE DESIGNS? SO THE WAY THIS IS WORKING IS THAT THIS IS THE PORT THAT IS GOING TO PUT OUT FOR THE DESIGN FIRM
SO THE SMALL COMPANIES COMING IN, THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY HIRING DESIGNERS
WE ARE
SO I THINK THE WAY THIS WAS THOUGHT ABOUT IS IF PEOPLE, WHOEVER BID FOR THE PORT'S DESIGN, THEY WOULD GIVE THEM AN HONORARIUM BASED ON THAT
IT'S NOT THE INDIVIDUAL MICRO BUSINESSES
I SEE
OKAY
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRMS THAT DON'T WIN THE BIDDING PROCESS, YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE DESIGN FIRMS WHO SUBMIT DESIGNS AND DON'T GET IT
CORRECT
THE IDEA BEHIND THE HONORARIUM WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD SHORT LIST FIVE DESIGN FIRMS FROM AN INITIAL PROPOSAL, HAVE THEM COME IN AND PROPOSE CONCEPTS OF WHAT THE FACADE AND WHAT THE FOOD TRUCK WOULD REALLY LOOK LIKE, AND THEN FOR THAT EFFORT REIMBURSE THE FIRMS THAT WERE NOT AWARDED
OKAY SO THEN EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THAT HELPS SMALL BUSINESSES
I THINK THE PRIMARY THOUGHT WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD ENCOURAGE GETTING A STRONG DESIGN OF THE FACADE
I DO STILL BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD ALLOW FOR SMALLER DESIGN FIRMS TO TAKE THE RISK OF PROPOSING AND SPENDING MONEY UP FRONT WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE SO
OKAY SO THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I INITIALLY UNDERSTOOD
I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE REIMBURSING THE ACTUAL POTENTIAL TENANTS OF THE AREA WHO MAY BE SUBMITTING DESIGNS THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO THE PORT IF THEY WERE TO BECOME TENANTS
BUT WHAT OU'RE SAYING IS THAT WE ARE REIMBURSING DESIGNERS IRREGARDLESS OF WHO THE TENANT IS
EXACTLY
COMMISSIONER FELLOWMEN? COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS INDICATED HE WOULD LIKE TO CHIME IN, AND THEN COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, AS WELL AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
SO IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND IF WE CAN GO IN THAT ORDER AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD CLARIFICATION ALTHOUGH I DON'T THINK IT MATERIALLY CHANGES MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS
I THINK IT OPENS UP TO DESIGN FIRMS THAT ARE WMBE OR OTHER HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DESIGN PORTION OF THIS
THE SECOND QUESTION IS HOW THEN DO WE ENCOURAGE WITH WMBE FIRMS TO BECOME TENANTS AS WELL
SO YOU KNOW I'D WANT US TO DO OUR HOMEWORK ON THAT
BUT AGAIN I THINK THE USE OF AN HONORARIA TO LOWER THE BARRIER TO FIRMS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
AND I COME TO THIS FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF WORKING REGULARLY WITH SMALL BUSINESSES WHO WALK AWAY FROM OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE UPFRONT CAPITAL OR THEY DON'T HAVE THE UPFRONT TIME
IF THEY DEVOTE THEMSELVES, THEIR OWN TIME, TO A HUNDRED HOURS OF WORK TO PUT TOGETHER THE BID DOCUMENTS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT'S FOREGONE REVENUE FROM OTHER SOURCES AND SO THIS IS A REAL BARRIER TO SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES AND SO I THINK IN TERMS OF VALUES, I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERN ABOUT IT PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE OVERALL COST STRUCTURE OF THE LONG TERM
ONCE THIS IS BUILT OUT AND GENERATING REVENUE FOR US IT'S A PRETTY NOMINAL PORTION OF THE OVERALL COST
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT YOU KNOW WE ARE WORKING TO ACHIEVE THOSE DIVERSITY IN CONTRACTING AND DIVERSITY IN LEASING AND DIVERSITY IN HIRING GOALS BOTH THROUGH THE DESIGN AND THE EVENTUAL TENANT STRUCTURE AS WELL
ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I THINK SHE STILL MUTED
I JUST GO BACK TO MY EARLIER MOTION
I JUST WANT TO REITERATE
I REALLY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS
I DO SUPPORT THE CONCEPT AND LANCE VERY VERY MUCH SUPPORT GETTING AS MANY SMALL LOCAL AND PARTICULARLY MINORITY BUSINESSES INTO THE AIRPORT AS POSSIBLE
I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL WAY TO DO IT SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR STAFF BEING OPEN TO CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION
I DON'T WANT TO DELAY IT TOO MUCH LONGER BUT APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD WORK WITH US ON ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS
SO AGAIN
REALLY
THE WORK IS GOOD AND APPRECIATE THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES BUT I THINK THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
AND WITH THAT I HAVE A MOTION TO DELAY
OR IS IT POSTPONE? POSTPONE
WOULD YOU LIKE TO POSTPONE TO THE JULY 14TH MEETING? COMMISSIONER BOWMAN OR TO INDEFINITELY? MAY I JUST SAY INDEFINITELY? I THINK WE HAVE A LOT ON THE JULY 14TH AGENDA AT THIS POINT SO MAYBE GIVE THE STAFF A MONTH? AM I ABLE TO ASK MY QUESTION BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? SORRY FRED
SORRY COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PLEASE GO
SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR
ARE THESE ONLY FOR SHORT-TERM LEASES? COULD A SMALL BUSINESS WANT TO BE IN A KIOSK FOR MORE THAN A YEAR OR SO? I GUESS I'LL ANSWER THAT
THIS IS DAWN
I'M SURE THEY WOULD WANT TO BE IN FOR MORE THAN A YEAR
THIS IS SOMETHING NEW
WE ARE DEVELOPING ALL THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE UP TO 18 MONTHS BECAUSE IT'S STRUCTURING JUST LIKE OUR RETAIL KIOSK PROGRAM
HOWEVER WE CAN BE AS FLEXIBLE AS WE NEED TO BE WITH THIS AND THAT'S THE WHOLE BEAUTY OF THE KIOSK PROGRAM IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT TIED TO AT LEASE GROUP, WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN HOW WE STRUCTURE IT AND SO MOVING FORWARD WE WOULD BE OPEN TO HEAR WHAT YOU LIKE TO SAY BUT WE USE THE TERM, WE DO AN 18 MONTHS INTO THE MEMO BECAUSE IT FALLS IN LINE CURRENTLY WITH OUR INTRODUCTORY KIOSK PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE ON THE RETAIL SIDE
IT JUST STRIKES ME THAT IF THIS IS REALLY SORT OF LIKE A STEPPING STONE KIND OF AN OPPORTUNITY THAT A YEAR TO 18 MONTHS IS LIKE YOU'RE JUST GETTING YOUR YOUR LEGS UNDER YOU
IT'S LIKE AT THAT POINT IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE HARD TO IMAGINE THAT YOU'RE FULLY FLEDGED AND READY TO GET INTO A FULL SIZED FACILITY
I COULD SEE SMALL BUSINESS WANTING TO HAVE LIKE A FOOD TRUCK BUSINESS FOR A WHILE
WHATEVER
SOME SMALL COMPANY LIKE A TACO BELL
I'M KIDDING SO BUT THE IDEA BEING THAT IF I WAS GOING TO BE WANTING TO SEE MYSELF IN THAT KIND OF A NICHE BUSINESS I MIGHT WANT TO TAKE ON THE INVESTMENT IN THE DESIGN
RIGHT SO THE IDEA THAT A SMALL COMPANY WOULD WANT TO ACTUALLY BID ON BOTH THE DESIGN AS WELL AS THE-- NOT LEAST BUT WHATEVER YOU'RE CALLING THIS
IT SEEMS TO BE KIND OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY MAYBE FURTHER THE A OPPORTUNITIES IF INDEED THEY COULD BE BID ON TOGETHER
BUT YOU'RE LOOKING TO HAVE ONE DESIGN FIRM DO ALL OF YOUR FOOD TRUCKS, WOULD IT NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR A POTENTIAL TENANT TO DO THEIR OWN DESIGN? THEY COULD BUT IT WOULD BE TAKING THEM OUT OF THE MICRO BUSINESS SPHERE AND THEN WE'LL BE GOING TO THE SAME COMPANIES WHO ARE ABLE TO BID AS LEASE GROUPS AND ABLE TO AFFORD THE DESIGN
THE DESIGN PORTION OF A BID IS RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE FOR THESE COMPANIES AND THAT'S WHAT WE SAW IN OUR LEASE GROUPS THAT WE HAD A LOT OF COMPANIES WHO BID AND THEY JUST COULD NOT COMPETE ESPECIALLY ON THE DESIGN SIDE OF THAT
WE HAD ONE GENTLEMAN MR RICHARD, GOD BLESS HIS SOUL HE BID IN EVERY SINGLE LEASE GROUP BUT HE'S ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WE REALLY WANT TO TARGET BECAUSE HE DID, HE TRIED
BUT BASED ON HIS LIMITED FUNDING HE COULD NOT COMPETE WITH THE HOST AND THE SSPS OF THE WORLD OR EVEN WITH THE POLLINOSE OF THE WORLD
I MEAN THAT'S JUST HOW LIMITED HIS SCOPE WAS BECAUSE HE'S TRULY WE A MICRO BUSINESS
AND SO I'M NOT AGAINST PUTTING THEM TOGETHER BUT I SEE WHEN WE DO THAT WE'LL TAKE AWAY FROM THE MICRO BUSINESS REALM AND PUT IT BACK TO THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE GROUPS
IF I COULD ADD THIS
IF THERE'S LIKE A DESIGN FIRM GOING TO COME UP WITH LIKE JUST LIKE A GENERIC TRUCK AND THEN IT WILL BE FOR THE THE BUSINESS TO SAY OKAY I WANT THIS TO BE AN ICE CREAM TRUCK VERSUS A TACO TRUCK OR SOMETHING ELSE
YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE ROOM FOR THE
UNLESS ARE WE JUST GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY WANTS TO BID ON THE ICE CREAM TRUCK CONTRACT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW SPECIFIC IS THIS DESIGN THAT YOU'RE ASKING TO HAVE DONE? SO IT'S TWOFOLD
THE WAY THESE THINGS WORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS YOU HAVE STANDARDIZED EQUIPMENT THAT'S IN THERE
SO WHETHER IT'S CHINESE FOOD, ITALIAN FOOD, OR ITS AFRICAN FOOD, THEIR STANDARDIZED EQUIPMENT THAT HAS TO GO IN THERE SO WE CAN GET THE HEALTH PERMIT TO OPERATE
IT SO A BUSINESS WOULD IN THEORY COME IN AND HAVE TO UTILIZE WHAT'S ALREADY IN THERE
AND THE WAY IT WORKS AT OTHER AIRPORTS IT'S EITHER IT'S WRAPPED OR THERE'S A CHANGE OF SIGNAGE OR HOWEVER WE WOULD WANT THAT TO GO
BUT THERE HAS TO BE SOME STANDARDIZED EQUIPMENT PLACED IN THERE THAT, NO MATTER WHAT THE BUSINESS, THEY BE ABLE TO OPERATE IN THAT SPACE
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IF I COULD JUST GO BACK AND JUST ANOTHER QUESTION THAT YOU ASKED
SO THE INTENTION WAS NEVER FOR SOMEONE TO GO FROM THIS INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT TO A FULL-BLOWN UNIT
THE CONCEPT WAS YOU MOVE EQUITY FROM THE INTRODUCTORY TO WHAT'S CALLED AN INTERMEDIATE
SO WE HAVE AN INTERMEDIATE KIOSKS THAT SITS BETWEEN THE INTRODUCTORY AND THE FULL-BLOWN UNIT
SO WHEN WE SAY SOMEBODY WOULD BE IN HERE DAWN IS SAYING FOR 12 MONTHS ,18 MONTHS, THAT'S PART OF THE INTRODUCTORY
NOW AT THAT POINT THE INDIVIDUAL CAN MAKE A DECISION
YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING GOOD FOR ME
I REALLY WANT TO CONTEMPLATE CONTINUING IN THE AIRPORT
OR MIGHT SAY YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT FOR ME
I'M OUT OF HERE
AND AS DAWN SAID THAT THERE'S SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM THAT HAS DECIDED WE'RE NOT GONNA BID ON ANYTHING FURTHER BECAUSE THIS IS JUST NOT FOR ME
BUT THE INTENTION IS TO GO FROM INTRODUCTORY TO INTERMEDIATE AND THEN FROM THE INTERMEDIATE THEN YOU'D PROBABLY GO AFTER ONE OF THE BIGGER UNITS
THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION
THIS IS STEVE
IF I CAN JUST ADD THAT LANCE IS DESCRIBING AN ECHO SYSTEM HERE OF THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES WITHIN THAT AND I THINK THIS IS IN MY MIND, WHEN I ENDORSED THIS, THIS IS THAT ECHO SYSTEM OF LEADING UP THOSE STEPS TO DO THAT
AND IF I CAN JUST ADDRESS A COUPLE THINGS
THAT I DO HEAR THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THIS USE OF
THERE'S A BIGGER ISSUE HERE JUST NOT ON THIS ONE PROJECT BUT I DID HEAR FROM COMMISSIONERS SPECIFICALLY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO GET BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE USE OF HONORARIUMS AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF HONORARIUMS AND THE OBJECTIVES WITH THAT SO I THINK WE CAN GET BACK TO COMMISSIONERS ON THAT
AND THE OTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT I DID HEAR SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT AFFORDABILITY AND I THINK LOOKING TO LANCE TO HEAR ABOUT AFFORDABILITY OF THIS IS IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD
WHETHER WE TALK ABOUT THAT NOW WE'RE TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE
BUT I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT COME BEFORE US THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON THAT AND AS WE AS WE LOOK FORWARD, WE CAN'T THINK OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY BUT WE HAVE TO PLAN OUT A PLAN OUT THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS, AND SEVEN YEARS, EVEN FARTHER BEYOND THAT ON SOME THINGS DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT ON WHAT IT TAKES TO HAVE THEM COME TO FRUITION
SO JUST AS LANCE POINTED OUT I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE BEING SHORT-SIGHTED BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS SO WE'RE CAUGHT SHORT OF WHERE WE NEED TO BE IN THE FUTURE
SO I WILL STOP THERE
OKAY ARE THERE ANY FURTHER FINAL COMMENTS QUESTIONS? I HAVEN'T HEARD A SECOND ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK? AMY IS TRYING TO CLARIFY THE MOTION TO POSTPONE
I AM ASKING FOR A SECOND ON THAT MOTION WHICH I DID NOT HEAR
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS POSTPONING SOMETHING INDEFINITELY
CORRECT
COMMISSIONER CHO IS CORRECT
SO AMY WAS GOING TO CLARIFY THAT BEFORE WE HAVE A MOTION OR A SECOND
JUST A MOTION TO POSTPONE PLEASE
I'M MAKING A MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM 6B
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND
I THOUGHT IT HAD TO BE TO THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO MEETINGS FROM NOW, NO? NO
YOU CAN YOU CAN JUST POSTPONE
I'LL SECOND
OKAY IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENT ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE? OKAY HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENT, CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM
OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NAY
OKAY COMMISSIONER CHO
I WILL VOTE AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
OKAY SO YOU HAVE FOUR AYES AND ONE NAY
THE MOTION CARRIES
OKAY YOUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 6 G AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE WITH MAD ANTHONY'S INCORPORATED SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE ATTACHED DRAFT AMENDMENT AND ON THE FOLLOWING TERMS EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST 2020
ONE, REMOVE MINIMUM RENT REQUIREMENT FOR TWO YEARS; TWO, INCREASE PERCENTAGE RENT FROM 6% TO SIX AND A HALF PERCENT FOR 2 YEARS; THREE, EFFECTIVE JUNE FIRST 2022 INCREASE PERCENTAGE RENT PERMANENTLY FROM 6% TO SIX AND A QUARTER PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LEASE TERM
OKAY GOOD
DIRECTOR METRUCK
COMMISSIONERS, AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL TENANTS AREN'T THE ONLY PORT TENANTS HIT HARD BY THE PANDEMIC
MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION TENANTS HAVE BEEN HIT ESPECIALLY HARD AS WELL
THIS AUTHORIZATION REFLECTS NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN PORT STAFF AND MATT ANTHONY'S INC AND PROVIDES THEM WITH SOME RELIEF
THE DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT MELINDA MILLER WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION IF THAT'S THE DESIRE
OKAY
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE FOR COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS
THIS IS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
THANK YOU MELINDA FOR BEING HERE TO ANSWER
REALLY APPRECIATE IT
FIRST QUESTION, IS CHINOOK INCLUDED IN THIS? THANKS FOR ASKING MR BOWMAN
NO
ANTHONY'S MANAGEMENT IS ASKING FOR JUST WHAT THEY NEED
THEY'RE VERY BULLISH ON CHINOOKS BECAUSE OF FISHMAN'S TERMINAL, BECAUSE OF THE EMBEDDED CUSTOMER BASE THERE, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP LITTLE CHINOOKS OPEN DURING THE PANDEMIC SO THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR CHINOOKS
THIS IS JUST ANTHONY'S AT PIER 66 WHICH HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY THE CRUISE UNCERTAINTY AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
THE REASON I WAS ASKING, I WAS JUST CONFUSED
IN THE MEMO ON PAGE 3 THE DETAILS ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDED TERMS SAYS THE CURRENT LEASE IS 22,000 SQUARE FEET AND THREE RESTAURANTS
OH
GOT IT
IT'S THREE RESTAURANTS WITHIN ONE, BUILDING
THERE'S THE WHITE TABLECLOTH RESTAURANT UPSTAIRS, THERE'S THE DINER, AND THEN THERE'S THE FISH BAR
OH OKAY
GOT IT
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE RESTAURANT UPSTAIRS WAS CONSIDERED A SEPARATE RESTAURANT
YES, THEY'RE ALL THREE
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT OPERATING HOURS, DIFFERENT MENUS SEPARATE KITCHENS EVEN
WHICH IS A BENEFIT FOR THEM MOVING INTO THE POST COVID TIME WHERE THEY HAVE A DIVERSITY OF PRODUCT
BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT'S A HUGE FACILITY
AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION WAS ON THE SAME PAGE THERE WAS A NOTE THAT THEY HAVE REGULARLY PAID THEIR PERCENTAGE RENTS ANNUALLY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS
WHAT HAVE BEEN THEIR GROSS SALES PER MONTH? SO AM I READING THAT CORRECTLY? SO THEY'VE BEEN PAYING 6% OF GROSS SALES? WELL THEIR RENT IS BASED
THEY HAVE A MINIMUM RIGHT WHICH IS AROUND THIRTY ONE THOUSAND
OR SIX PERCENT OF SALES WHICHEVER IS GREATER
IT'S PAID ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND THEN RECONCILED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
THAT COMMENT WAS SOLELY TO SHOW YOU THAT THEY'VE BEEN GOOD OPERATORS AND THEY'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL UNTIL MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND SO
THEY'VE BEEN AROUND SIX MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN GROSS SALES
IF THAT'S PART OF THE QUESTION THAT YOU'RE ASKING
IT IS
OKAY
SO IF THEY GET BACK TO THAT LEVEL, WHICH WE CERTAINLY HOPE THEY WILL IN THE NEXT YEAR, TWO YEARS OR SO, THEN HAVING THE INCREASED PERCENTAGE RENT MEANING THE EXTRA HALF A PERCENT AND THE EXTRA QUARTER PERCENT GOING OUT TO THE END OF THE TERM WE MAY ULTIMATELY BE IN A BETTER PLACE THAN WE ARE WITH THE EXISTING TERMS BUT AT LEAST IT WILL MITIGATE THAT IN SOME WAY
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT DOES
AND THEN AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION WAS, CANDIDLY, IT WAS JUST IN TERMS OF THE MEMO AND THE ALTERNATIVES AND THE IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED
I JUST WANTED TO TO CALL OUT ON ALTERNATIVE NUMBER TWO WHERE THEY AGREE TO THE TERMS AS INITIALLY PROPOSED BY ANTHONY'S
AND THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE NEXT ITEM
THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WE'RE GIVEN IS REJECT THE TENANTS PROPOSAL, AGREE TO THEIR PROPOSAL, OR HAVE THEM AGREE TO OUR PROPOSAL
I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY MORE ALTERNATIVES THERE BUT I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT ALTERNATIVE TWO AND ONE OF THE PROS THAT IF WE WERE TO ACCEPT THE TENANTS PROPOSAL, WE WOULD THUS STRENGTHENED OUR RELATIONSHIP
I TAKE A LITTLE UMBRAGE TO THAT
I THINK WE HAVE HAD A VERY STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH ANTHONY'S AND JUST BY WRIT LARGE ACCEPTING THEIR PROPOSAL, I DON'T SEE HOW, I HOPE IT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO STRENGTHEN A RELATIONSHIP WITH ANTHONY'S CONSIDERING THAT WE BUILT THIS BUILDING AND THEY HAVE A LEASE THROUGH 2041
SO I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WE WERE ON GOOD TERMS WITH THEM
SO I DON'T NECESSARILY CONSIDER THAT A REASON BY WHICH WE SHOULD ACCEPT SOMEBODY'S PROPOSAL IF THAT MAKES SENSE
YES IT DOES MAKE SENSE
AND YOU KNOW I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU WE HAVE EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM
THEY'VE BEEN A FANTASTIC CUSTOMER
THIS IS A VERY DRAMATIC MOMENT FOR THEM
IT'S AN INFLECTION POINT IN THEIR WHOLE OPERATION
THAT WAS JUST AN ALTERNATIVE
THEY MADE A PROPOSAL TO US AND THEN I FEEL THAT WE MADE THEIR PROPOSAL BETTER FOR THE PORT
AND MORE REASONABLE IN OUR STAFFS ESTIMATION SO
SORRY ABOUT THAT
NO NO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS
JUST TO BE FAIR AND THIS IS NO REFLECTION ON ANTHONY SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY BUT HAS THIS BEEN AUDITED AT ALL THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF? WE DO REGULAR AUDITS OF OUR TENANTS AND SO I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO LAST TIME THAT THIS LEASE AND THE GROSS RECEIPTS WERE AUDITED
THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IT HAS A CONCESSION OF ERCENTAGE RENT IT IS AUDITED ON A REGULAR BASIS
OH GREAT
IT WAS A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I'D SAY
BUT I'VE BEEN AT THE PORT FOR A WHILE BUT AND I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL AUDITS OF ANTHONY'S LEASES
BOTH OF THEM ACTUALLY
MY LAST QUESTION WAS SO IF THEY'VE BEEN GROSSING APPROXIMATELY SIX MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY THAT WOULD BE ABOUT IT WOULD BE $30,000 A MONTH? BALLPARK YEAH
BALLPARK
AND SO YOU HAVE RECORDS THAT SHOW THAT WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING AT LEAST THE 31,000 CORRECT? YES BECAUSE OUR MINIMUM RENT IS MORE THAN THAT
IT'S ABOUT 31,000 RIGHT NOW
YES
WE HAVE WE TRACK ALL GROSS SALES, WE TRACK THEIR RENT THEIR PERCENTAGE RENT, WE TRACK THEIR PAYMENT THROUGH ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
IT'S A HIGHLY SUPERVISED AGREEMENT
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? OKAY WE'LL GO IN ORDER BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ARE CURRENTLY MUTED HOWEVER IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY HAVE LOST COMMISSIONER CALKINS UNLESS HE HAS JOINED US VIA PHONE
I KNOW HE MENTIONED HIS SPOTTY WI-FI BUT WE WE'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT
THIS IS BASICALLY THE SIMILAR SORT OF CONSIDERATION WE'RE GIVING OTHER TENANTS RIGHT? EXTENDING THEIR LEASE AND DEFERRING PAYMENT
THIS ISN'T A GIFT
THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT TENANT AND HOLD A FUNDAMENTAL PLACE ON THE WATERFRONT SO I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESS AND THEIR SUCCESS IS OUR SUCCESS
AND JUST TO RESPOND TO THAT
WE AREN'T EXTENDING THEIR LEASE TERM
THEIR CURRENT LEASE REQUIRES THEM TO BE THERE UNTIL 2041 BUT WE ARE PROVIDING THIS DEFERRAL PERIOD UNDER WHICH THEY'RE PAYING ONLY PERCENTAGE RENT
THANKS
I'M SORRY CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? SO WE'RE EXTENDING THEIR LEASE? NO WE'RE NOT EXTENDING
WE'RE NOT
OKAY I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT
YEAH OKAY
THANK YOU
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6G
OKAY IT'S BEEN MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND
I'LL SECOND
THIS IS REALLY A GREAT LOCAL BUSINESS, LOCALLY OWNED, AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THEM AND I THINK GIVEN THE TIMES WE'RE IN THAT IT'S
I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE SOME ACCOMMODATION HERE AND KEEP THIS BUSINESS ALIVE AND KEEP THE JOBS IN PLACE THERE AND TO CONTINUE THE GREAT SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDED
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK IF YOU DON'T MIND IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT RYAN BACK
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK A QUESTION IF HE'D LIKE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ANTHONY'S LEASE? LET ME TRY ON MUTING HIM ONE MORE TIME
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? OKAY
ALRIGHT MAYBE WE DIDN'T GET HIM BACK
WE NEED TO CONFIRM HE IS CONNECTED FOR THE ROLL CALL
OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? LET'S TRY AGAIN
IT LOOKS LIKE HE WENT AWAY AGAIN
SO I'M WONDERING IF HE'S HAVING TROUBLE CONNECTING
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
SO YOU HAVE FOUR YAYS AND 0 NAYS
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
GREAT
I JUST CALLED IN
I'M AN AYE ON THAT
YOU HAVE FIVE AYES ZERO NAYS
OKAY THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO AND IT'S ADOPTED
NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS
OKAY YOUR NEXT ITEM IS 6H AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE GROUND LEASE WITH DUKES SHILSHOAL BAY CHOWDER HOUSE LLC SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE ATTACHED DRAFT AMENDMENT AND ON THE FOLLOWING TERMS EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST 2020: REDUCE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE AMENDED GROUND LEASE TO 4,500 SQUARE FEET; TWO, REDUCE THE BASE MONTHLY RENT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE FROM FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT DOLLARS A MONTH TO $2048 DOLLARS A MONTH AND DURING THE POST CONSTRUCTION PHASE FROM FOURTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE DOLLARS A MONTH TO SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN DOLLARS A MONTH; THREE, TO DEFER PAYMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE RENT FROM APRIL FIRST 2020 THROUGH MARCH 31ST 2023; AND FOUR DUKES TO REPAY THE PORT FOR THE DEFERRED RUN OVER 10 YEARS BEGINNING APRIL 1ST 2023 THROUGH MARCH 31ST 2023
COMMISSIONERS THIS IS IN THE SAME LINE AS THE PREVIOUS ITEM TO LOOK AT THE RELIEF REQUESTED BY A TENANT
IN THIS CASE IT'S DUKE SHILSHOAL BAY CHOWDER HOUSE WHICH IS REQUESTING RELIEF AND THIS AUTHORIZATION REFLECTS NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE PORT STAFF AND DUKES
I SHOULD ADD IN THIS CASE I THINK BELINDA MILLER IS AGAIN THE PRESENTER
I'LL ASK HER TO DO THE PRESENTATION SINCE IT INVOLVES A PROJECT MODIFICATION OF THE PROJECT THAT YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY BRIEFED ON
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN THIS CASE
MELINDA
THANK YOU
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION AND NOT JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS? YEAH I BELIEVE THAT'S APPROPRIATE MELINDA BECAUSE IT'S A PROJECT
SURE SO I'LL WAIT FOR THAT TO APPEAR
IT TAKES A MINUTE FOR THOSE TO APPEAR
IT'LL BE ONE MINUTE
OKAY YOU SHOULD BE SEEING THE PRESENTATION MOMENTARILY
OKAY
MELINDA YOUR SCREEN IS SHOWING THAT IT IS NOT DISPLAYING ON YOUR SCREEN OR SOMETHING
I'M NOT SEEING IT
HOW ABOUT NOW? LET'S SEE
OKAY THERE WE GO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I AM SEEING IT NOW SO IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THANK YOU
AGAIN THIS IS A TENANT
IT'S A DIFFERENT STRUCTURE OF A LEASE BECAUSE IT'S A GROUND LEASE
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFIC TERMS IN A MOMENT BUT I DID WANT TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE OVERALL TENANT RELIEF PROGRAM THAT WE'VE PURSUED AVIDLY FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS
MY BELIEF IS THAT THIS REQUEST IS WITHIN THOSE GUIDELINES THAT WERE GUIDANCE FROM COMMISSION POLICY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE TO THE DETAIL HERE BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE AWARE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR VIRTUALLY ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR MARITIME LANDSLIDE CUSTOMER THAT HAS ASKED US
THOSE ARE THE TERMS OF DEFERRAL FOR FOUR MONTHS, REPAYMENT OVER UP TO A YEAR NOT STARTING UNTIL OCTOBER
WE HAD BETWEEN OCTOBER AND JANUARY 1 TO START REPAYMENT
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROGRAM RIGHT NOW AND DUKES IS PARTICIPATING IN THAT DEFERRAL PROGRAM WITH THE HOPE THAT BECAUSE OF THE LONG-TERM NATURE AND THE HUGE INVESTMENT THAT THEY'LL BE MAKING THAT THEY CAN GET SOME UNIQUE, NOT UNIQUE TO OUR PROGRAM BUT SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE, THEY NEED
ACROSS THE PORT WE HAVE EXTENDED LEASE TERMS, WE'VE DEFERRED RENT WITH FREE PAYMENT PLANS, IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT WE'VE WAIVED MAG YOU KNOW, THE MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEE
GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE LAUREN
DUKES HAS A GROUND LEASE SO THEY'RE MAKING ALL THE INVESTMENT IN THIS FACILITY AND I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN TO YOU TWICE BEFORE ASKING TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THIS SPACE BUT DUE TO ESCALATING CONSTRUCTION COSTS PRE-COVID THAT WE ALL EXPERIENCED AND THEN THE IMPACT OF COVID, THEY HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE MODEL AS THE PORT AND DUKES HAD VISUALIZED IS IS NOT FEASIBLE
SO THEY HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY
WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM BACK THAT MONEY BUT WE ARE PROPOSING A DEFERRAL THAT WILL ADDRESS THIS
YOU WANT TO MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE? SO CURRENTLY AFTER TWO AMENDMENTS TO THE GROUND LEASE PAD AND THAT'S WHAT THE 9,200 SQUARE FEET IS, IT'S A DEVELOPMENT PAD, THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO LEASE AND THEN THEY BUILD THEIR BUILDING ON TOP OF THAT
OBVIOUSLY SET BACK FROM THE PREMISES LINE
THEY HAD BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND THROUGH DESIGN CHANGES AND THE RELATED ENGINEERING CHANGES AS THEY TRIED TO DEVELOP THIS INTO A FLAGSHIP FACILITY AND THEN THE ESCALATING CONSTRUCTION COST REALLY DROVE THIS OUT OF THE REALM OF FEASIBILITY
THEY WENT FROM 4.3 MILLION TO OVER 8 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS
COVID 19 HITS, ALL OF THEIR SEVEN OTHER RESTAURANTS CLOSE
WHICH MEANS THEIR CASH FLOW AS WELL
THEY'RE WORKING WITH EIGHT LANDLORDS TO MITIGATE THIS SITUATION
THEY ARE STILL VERY COMMITTED TO THE LOCATION AND THEY'RE VERY COMMITTED TO THE FACILITY
BUT IT NEEDS, IN THEIR MIND, TO BE A SMALLER MORE FLEXIBLE FACILITY
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THE NEW BUSINESS MODEL WHICH HAS YET TO BE FULLY DEVELOPED BUT THEY ARE WORKING WITH AN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT, ARCHITECTURE AND BUSINESS AND DESIGN CONSULTANT, TO DEVELOP THIS NEW MODEL WHICH IS A MUCH SMALLER, 4,500 SQUARE FEET INSTEAD OF 9200, WHAT I'M CALLING MULTIMODAL SERVICE
WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEMPORARY AND WAY MORE FLEXIBLE AND I THINK RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE
YOU CAN GET YOUR FOOD IN MANY MANY WAYS
YOU CAN MOBILE IN AND TAKE IT OUT, YOU CAN MOBILE IN AND SIT DOWN, OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SIT AND BE SERVED
SO IT'S AN EXCITING PROPOSAL AND I'VE SEEN, AGAIN WE DON'T HAVE THE DRAWINGS FOR DUKES SPECIFICALLY, BUT I'VE SEEN THIS MODEL
IN THE STATES IT'S ONLY IN LA
IT'S ALL OVER ASIA AND EUROPE SO IT'S KIND OF A TESTED THING NOW AND I THINK IT COULD BE USEFUL
BUT I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SHOW YOU TODAY ON THAT
BUT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THEY NEED TO COMPLETELY REDESIGN, RE-ENGINEER PERMIT, AND BUILD THEY'RE ASKING FOR
IT'S GOING TO TAKE THEM ABOUT PROBABLY TWO PLUS YEARS TO DO ALL THAT
WE'VE ASKED FOR THREE YEARS SO THAT IF THE ECONOMY GOES SIDEWAYS, IF OTHER THINGS HAPPEN TO PREVENT THEM FROM MOVING FORWARD POSTHASTE AS THEY ARE NOW, THEY WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND BUG YOU AGAIN
SO NEXT NEXT SLIDE PLEASE LAUREN
SO THE GENERAL TERMS ARE TO REDUCE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, TO DEFER THE CONSTRUCTION RENT FOR THREE YEARS, AND THEN THEY WOULD PAY BACK EVERY PENNY OF THAT OVER 10 YEARS
THE RESTAURANT WOULD START PAYING THEIR FULL RENT EITHER AT THE END OF THAT THREE YEARS OR AT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION WHICHEVER IS EARLIER
SO THE RESTAURANT, IF THEY HAVE NO PROBLEMS IN PERMITTING, THEY HAVE NO PROBLEMS IN CONSTRUCTION, AND IT OPENS EARLIER, THAT'S WHEN THEIR FULL RENT WILL START
EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE LEASE IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME
WE'RE NOT EXTENDING THE TERM
WE'RE NOT NOT CHANGING ANY OTHER MATERIAL TERMS NEXT SLIDE
AS FAR AS RISKS AND BENEFITS
I DON'T THINK THE RISK IS GOING TO BE A SURPRISE TO ANYONE
BUT THE BENEFITS I'M NOT SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE THE STRONG DESIRE FOR A RESTAURANT AT SHILSHOAL MARINA
IT'S HUGE
IT'S BEEN OVER YEARS
IT'S THE NUMBER ONE COMMENT ON ALMOST EVERY SURVEY THAT WE'VE DONE UP THERE AND SO WE'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO TRYING TO PROVIDE THAT AMENITY
I WILL SAY UNLESS THE PORT CHOOSES TO BUILD SOMETHING, WHICH I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO DO, THIS REALLY IS OUR ONLY VIABLE RESTAURANT OPTION OUT THERE
I THINK EVERYONE WILL REMEMBER THAT WE DID A NATIONAL RFP FOR THIS SELECTION THAT DUKES WAS SELECTED FOR AND THEY WERE THE ONLY PROPOSER SO THAT HAS THAT CONCEPT OF A RESTAURANT OPERATOR DEVELOPING A GROUND-UP RESTAURANT
IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING
SO THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN
THE POSITIVE IS IT'S VERY LITTLE TO NO RISK TO US BECAUSE DUKES IS FINANCING ALL OF THE DESIGN, PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION AND THIS WOULD RETAIN A REASONABLE REVENUE STREAM FOR US
NOT AS MUCH AS WE WOULD GET WITH THE EXISTING LEASE BUT THOSE EXISTING TERMS ARE NOT FEASIBLE AT THIS POINT
I'M VERY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THIS
THIS IS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS MELINDA I'VE GOT TO BE CANDID
I'M REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THIS ONE
FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS
DUKES JUST CAME TO US AND THE AND THE STAFF IN SEPTEMBER
SO LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, NINE MONTHS AG,O WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THIS LEASE
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE THIRD AMENDMENT IN UNDER TWO YEARS
I CAN'T RECALL ANOTHER TIME WHEN WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT LEASE AMENDMENTS LIKE THIS IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WITH A NEW TENAN.T BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT WHEN THE PROPOSAL THAT WE HAD FOR THE SECOND LEASE AMENDMENT WAS TO EXPAND
AND WE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU HAD NEGOTIATED THE LEASE AND YOU HAD MORE LAND AND WE WERE GOING TO GET A HIGHER RETURN AND NOW WE'RE GOING IN THE COMPLETELY OPPOSITE DIRECTION
AND SO I UNDERSTAND THE REASONS WHY BUT IT'S CONCERNING THAT IN NINE MONTHS, EVEN BEFORE COVID THAT NOW THIS PROJECT IS GONE FROM 9,200 SQUARE FEET DOWN TO 4500 SQUARE FEET AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WELL THOUGHT OUT IT TRULY IS
AND THEN WHAT'S NOT MENTIONED IN THE MEMO AND MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ENLIGHTEN ME
WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR THE REMAINING SQUARE FEET THAT WE WOULD NOW NOT BE LEASING TO DUKE'S? RIGHT BECAUSE WHEN YOU BROUGHT THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO US YOU SAID I HAD THIS UNUSABLE LAND I WAS ABLE TO RENEGOTIATE IT
NOW THEY'RE TAKING ON MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE
THIS IS GREAT FOR THE PORT
SO NOW WE'RE DOING THE OPPOSITE
WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE EXTRA SQUARE FOOTAGE NOW THAT THEY WILL NOT BE LEASING? RIGHT THAT'S A EXCELLENT QUESTION AND QUESTION THAT OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAD ASKED AS WELL
AND AS WE THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO WITH THAT BUT OUR INTENT IS TO, IF THIS GOES FORWARD, TO WORK VERY TIGHTLY WITH THEM TO CITE THE NEW SMALLER RESTAURANT IN A LOCATION THAT LEAVES US AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BEHIND FOR US TO USE
IT IS NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF AREA, EVEN AT THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, FOR ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY BUT IT MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AND WE'VE JUST BEEN BRAINSTORMING ABOUT THIS RECENTLY MAYBE WE BUILD A PAD AND BRING IN CARTS OR NOT FOOD TRUCKS, PER SE, BUT MAKE IT EASIER FOR KIOSKS TO BE CREATED
IF NOT FOR FOOD, FOR OTHER USES
I KNOW THAT OUR KAYAK RENTAL PLACE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED
WE HAVEN'T PURSUED ANY OF THOSE BUT IT IS ON OUR RADAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESTAURANT JUST DOESN'T POP DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT DEVELOPMENT PAD, THAT IT'S LOCATED APPROPRIATELY SO THAT WE CAN GET AS MUCH USEFUL AREA BACK
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION
I APPRECIATE IT
VERY HELPFUL HERE TO HEAR, MELINDA, THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT CREATIVELY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BUT I REALLY FOR A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS UNTIL THERE'S A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT WE WOULD REALLY DO WITH THE OTHER 4,500 SQUARE FEET
IT'S REALLY CHALLENGING TO ASK US TO AMEND THIS LEASE, AT LEAST FOR ME, AND GIVE UP THE REVENUE AND THEN IN FACT GIVE THEM
I MEAN THIS IS A BIG DEFERRAL
THIS IS MUCH MORE
THIS IS NOT IN LINE WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH OTHER TENANTS
IT'S A THREE YEAR DEFERRAL, NOT A THREE-MONTH DEFERRAL
IT'S A PAYBACK NOT AT THE END OF THE YEAR BUT OVER 10 YEARS
THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT GIVE BACK
AND T IT'S NOT A GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS BUT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CONCESSION AND I DO WANT US TO BE FLEXIBLE BUT I REALLY, FOR ME, I NEED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE MORE CONCRETE PROPOSALS FOR THE OTHER 4,500 SQUARE FEET
AND I THINK A FOOD TRUCK CONCEPT, SURE, THAT'S INTERESTING
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS TENANT WOULD THINK ABOUT THAT, RIGHT? THAT WOULD BE A DIRECT COMPETITION
I WOULD IMAGINE THEY WOULD VIEW IT THAT WAY WITH THEIR FOOD SERVICE
SO MY STRONG PREFERENCE WOULD BE FOR THE STAFF TO GO BACK AND FLESH OUT SOME REAL DETAILS ABOUT A WHERE YOU WOULD LOCATE THEM AND WHAT SQUARE FOOTAGE WOULD BE LEFT FOR YOU TO UTILIZE AND START LOOKING AT SOME REAL PROPOSALS ABOUT WHAT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE OTHER THAN THAT WE'RE JUST GIVING UP REVENUE
THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS
I AM NOT SURPRISED
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM
I WILL SAY THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS IN CHARACTER OF OUR OTHERS BUT BECAUSE OF OUR OTHER DEFERRAL PROGRAMS BUT BECAUSE OF THE LONG-TERM COMMITMENT AND OBLIGATION THIS TENANT HAS TO US, IT DOES, IN MY MIND, IT'S PROPORTIONAL TO THAT
SO I AM NOT BEING ARGUMENTATIVE AT ALL
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT NO NO I KNOW YOU'RE NOT, MELINDA, AT ALL
IT'S JUST A TOUGH SITUATION
I THINK THE DIFFERENCE WITH ANTHONY'S IS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TWO, THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY SIMILAR .THE PORT BUILT ANOTHONY'S IN 1995
I VERY VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU NEGOTIATED IT THAT THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY WOULD UNDERTAKE ALL OF THE DEVELOP, DESIGN, AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND THAT IS RARELY DONE ANYMORE AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT BUT I HAD CONCERNS AT THE VERY BEGINNING THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUSTAINABLE AND I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE NOW A YEAR TO TWO YEARS INTO THIS LEASE AND THIS IS THE THIRD CHANGE IN CONCEPT FOR THE SPACE
AND SO I'M LOSING FAITH IN TERMS OF OF THE VIABILITY OF THIS MOVING FORWARD AND SO I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF I KNEW THAT WE HAD STRONGER PLANS FOR THE REMAINING SQUARE FOOTAGE AND JUST ASK FOR YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT THAT
STEVE, I MEAN WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN FOR THE REST OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND I THINK THERE COULD BE MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES BESIDES OTHER CONCESSIONS LIKE SAID KAYAKING, STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING, OTHER BUSINESS WATER RELATED BUSINESSES
BUT I WOULD FEEL MUCH BETTER IF WE WERE FURTHER ALONG WITH THAT ANALYSIS
I THINK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS A COMMENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK ALSO I THINK HAS A RESPONSE
WELL NO JUST I WAS GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE I THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THAT
I KNOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE THE REST OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES GOING FORWARD BUT CONSIDERING THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN WITH COVID AND THE IMPACT ON THE INDUSTRY, THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING FORWARD WITH THIS AS THE BEST WAY FORWARD FOR THE PART OF THIS ON THAT
BUT I DO HEAR YOU ON THE REST OF THAT AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THAT AND I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST FOR FOOD RELATED BUT FOR OTHER PURPOSES OF THAT
BUT I DO HEAR YOU ON THAT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN DID YOU GET THE UNMUTE PROMPT? OKAY LET ME DO IT AGAIN
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE AVAILABLE SPACE AND I WOULD HOPE AND EXPECT THAT WHATEVER THE FOOTPRINT THAT'S DECIDED ON IS SET IN THAT THERE' RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE PORT CAN DO WITH THE BALANCE OF OUR PROPERTY AND THAT IF THERE WAS ANY CONDITIONING PUT ON THAT, THAT THAT WOULD HAVE AN IMMEDIATE CONSTRAINT ON OUR FINANCIAL RETURN ON THAT LAND THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN USED
I HAD ASKED PREVIOUSLY WHETHER THIS WAS GOING TO BE DESIGNED IN A MODULAR FASHION
THAT IN FACT IF THEY DID PROVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL THAT THEY CAN JUST SORT OF ADD ANOTHER WING AND IT WASN'T CLEAR TO ME
I THOUGHT THAT WAS BEING CONSIDERED./ QUITE FRANKLY CHARLIE'S WAS THERE BACK IN THE DAY WHEN RIGHT AROUND 2008 OR SOMETHING
THIS USED TO HAVE A RESTAURANT WHOLE BAR SCENE WAS A BIT OF A MESS BUT SHILSHOAL WAS A BIT OF A DESTINATION BACK IN THE DAY AND AND AS SUCH IT IS A KIND OF A REMOTE LOCATION FOR A LOT OF FOLKS
NOT SO MUCH IF YOU'RE A LIVE ABOARD AS I WAS BUT CLEARLY THERE'S A TREMENDOUS NEED FOR SUCH A FACILITY AND THE FACT IS THAT THERE'S BEEN NOBODY INTERESTED IN DOING IT
SO THE IDEA THAT WE ARE FOREGOING SOMETHING IS REALLY KIND OF THEORETICAL IN THAT NOBODY ELSE WANTED TO VENTURE INTO THIS OPPORTUNITY
SO I CERTAINLY WAS ENCOURAGED THAT THEY WERE GETTING MORE AND MORE BULLISH ON THEIR PLANS BUT THAT WAS IN THE ABSENCE OF ANYBODY ELSE DOING ANYTHING AND IT'S ALSO A DIFFICULT PLACE TO BUILD ON
AGAIN IT'S INSIDE THE WATERFRONT
SO THE SETBACKS AND ALL THAT ARE AN ISSUE
SO IT WAS ALWAYS A CHALLENGING SPOT TO DEVELOP
IT WAS AN ECONOMICALLY RISKY SPOT TO DEVELOP AND NOW WE HAVE JUST A SMALL PANDEMIC ON TOP OF IT
SO I AM SYMPATHETIC TO THE CHANGING OF THE PLANS
BUT AT THE SAME TIME I RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE A BUNCH OF FOLKS WAITING IN THE WINGS FOR ALTERNATIVE PLANS
I WOULD VERY MUCH SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD ON THIS BUT I WOULD ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONSTRAINTS BEING PUT ON WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO WITH OUR OTHER PROPERTY
AND IF THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE FOOD TRUCKS NEXT TO THEM, THAT'S THE PROBLEM
SO IF I MAY COMMENT ON THAT
THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS
THERE ARE NO EXCLUSIONS WITH ANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS
THIS IS A DESTINATION LOCATION
PEOPLE AREN'T JUST WALKING BY HERE
AND IT'S ALSO SEASONAL
SO SOMETIMES HAVING RESTAURANT NEIGHBORS CREATES AN ECONOMY
IT CREATES MORE INTEREST IN A LOCATION
BUT I AGREE THAT IT'S LIKELY NOT ADDITIONAL FOOD OPERATIONS
BUT THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS ON THE LEASE THAT PREVENT US FROM DOING ANYTHING, OTHER THAN APPROPRIATE SEPARATION BETWEEN THEIR PREMISES AND WHATEVER THE NEW USE WILL BE
IF THERE IS A NEW USE
SO AGAIN WE'RE SO PRELIMINARY IN THAT THINKING
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE REALLY WELL-THOUGHT-OUT PLAN FOR THE REST OF THAT SPACE
ARE THEY ASKING FOR ANY RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OF TRYING FOR EXPANSION? ARE THEY SHOWING ANY INTEREST IN HAVING THE OPTION TO DEVELOP FURTHER? NO
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND RESPONDING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S COMMENT, BELIEVE ME NO ONE MORE THAN YOU AND I ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHO THIS NEW PLAYER IN THIS DEVELOPMENT IS
AND I REALLY WISH THEY HAD BEEN INVOLVED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN
SO THIS IS A VERY SPECIFIC MODEL
IT'S IT'S LOW COST, BUT THE MENU STAYS, THE SAME THE WAY YOU GET FOOD IS DIFFERENT, AND IT WILL ALSO STILL HAVE A BIG DECK, AND A BAR AND A RESTAURANT
IT'S JUST A LOT SMALLER AND IN SOME WAYS THE DESIGNS THAT I'VE SEEN ARE A LITTLE BIT COOLER, IF I MAY SAY, THAN A LOT OF DUKE'S CURRENT RESTAURANTS
SO THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN THINKING LONG-TERM ABOUT IT BEING LARGER
ALL RIGHT, WELL I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THIS THIS MOTION UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING FURTHER TO GO
SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR
IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND IT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO CHIME IN? YEAH AND DID YOU GET MY SECOND ON THE MOTION? YES
GREAT
I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE REALLY CHALLENGING DECISIONS FOR ALL THE REASONS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN MENTIONED
AT THE SAME TIME I'M REMINDED OF THE APHORISM THAT A BIRD IN HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH AND I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE TO BE ABLE TO SHORE UP SOME LONG-TERM REVENUE FOR THE PORT IS PRETTY IMPORTANT
AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU KNOW IN OUR BRIEFING PRIOR TO THIS I ASKED ABOUT THAT AUXILIARY SPACE, TO FILL THAT SPACE AND IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF SHRINKING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE LEASE BASED ON THE NEW AMENDMENT AND APPRECIATE THAT STAFF HAS DONE SOME WORK TO ENSURE THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON IT
I THINK THERE'S A POSSIBILITY PARTICULARLY AS THE ECONOMY RECOVERS FOR A COMPLEMENTARY TENANT TO GO IN THAT SPACE
AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO PURSUE REVENUE IN THAT LOCATION AS WELL
BUT THEY DO THINK IT'S WISE TO PROCEED WITH AN AMENDED LEASE WITH DUKES
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND
IS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENT REGARDING THE MOTION? I'M GOING TO ADD MY SUPPORT
I THINK DUKES IS AN INSTITUTION, GREAT CLAIM, THEY HAVE A GREAT PRODUCT, PEOPLE LOVE DUKES AND I THINK THIS IS AN ISOLATED AREA THAT IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST TO RETAIN AND OPERATE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IN THIS LOCATION AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS I THINK THIS IS NOT UNLIKE
DOWNSIZING DURING THIS ERA IS WHAT IS CALLED FOR SOME BUSINESS PLANS AND I THINK THAT THIS REPRESENTS A GOOD LONG-TERM BENEFIT NOT ONLY TO THE PORT TO HAVE A STABLE SUCCESSFUL TENANT THERE BUT TO THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY THEIR OFFERINGS
AND PETER TO YOUR POINT, FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, THIS IS A TINY FOOTPRINT
IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS GOING TO LOOK SMALL ON A BIG PAD
THE SPACE THERE ON THE WATERFRONT IS TREMENDOUSLY CONSTRAINED
IT ALMOST MAY LOOK MORE PROPORTIONAL
YEAH IT IS
AND MAYBE WE CAN FIND ONE OF THOSE MICRO BUSINESSES THAT CAN, OR STARTUPS, FOR THE REST OF THE SITE AT SOUTH SWIPES
THIS IS STEPHANIE
JUST ONE LAST COMMENT
SO I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE
I HOPE THAT, STEVE I'M JUST ASKING YOU DIRECTLY, TO PLEASE JUMP ON HAVING THE STAFF START TO RESEARCH WHAT ELSE CAN GO IN
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT OF THIS LEASE THEN MY HOPE WOULD BE WE WOULD START IMMEDIATELY ON THINKING ABOUT WHAT OTHER TENANTS COULD GO IN
PARTICULARLY IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN A DESIGN PHASE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW
I MEAN IT'S JUST
THAT SPACE CONTINUES TO SIT EMPTY AND SO IF IT'S NOT GOING TO BE 9,200 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT IT'S GOING TO BE A 4500 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, LET'S GET IT THE REMAINING PAD UNDER LEASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING I'D ASK IS THAT IF YOU COULD PROVIDE, MELINDA, NOT NOW BUT HOPEFULLY JUST VIA EMAIL A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RETURN TO THE PORT
I WAS SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NO MORE DETAILED FINANCIAL ANALYSIS WITH THE MEMO
OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS AN IMPACT AND I'D LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS
WILL DO
WE HAVE A FULL FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
WHAT FINANCE PUT INTO THE AGREEMENT IS IT'S ABOUT 2 MILLION DOLLARS IN NOMINAL CASH FLOW OVER THE INITIAL TERM
BUT YES
COMMISSIONER, I ALSO HEAR YOU ABOUT THE NEED TO REPORT BACK ON WHAT DEVELOPING PLANS ARE FOR THE REST OF THAT THAT'S NOT USED NOW ON THE WATERFRONT
YEP OKAY
THANK YOU ALRIGHT
VERY GOOD
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I AGREE WITH YOU
WITH THAT, LET'S CALL THE ROLL ON THE THE MOTION TO APPROVE
ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
I'M SEEING COMMISSIONER CHOW
AND IT SHOWS HIM AS UNMUTED
THERE WE GO
I VOTE AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS
MOTION PASSES
ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
OKAY ITEM 8A IS MOTION 2020-17 A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION SUPPORTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION TO ADJUST THE COMMISSION APPROVED 2020 PORT BUDGET AND TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF 3 MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS TO SPUR REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
COMMISSIONERS WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS AT SEVERAL MEETINGS WHICH IS REVIEWING OUR BUDGET AND OUR REDUCTIONS THAT WE'VE UNDERTAKEN IN FACE OF THE PANDEMIC GOING FORWARD AND SO WE'VE BEEN BRIEFING ON THOSE WHICH WILL TOTAL TO A 70 MILLION DOLLARS IN REDUCTIONS TO THAT AND THEN ALSO DISCUSSING OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN FOR THE REST OF 2020 GOING FORWARD AND HOW THIS BUDGET WITH YOUR APPROVAL RECOGNIZES THOSE REDUCTIONS AND HELP US PLAN GOING FORWARD FOR THE REST OF 2020
BUT IT ALSO LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR US FOR THE BUDGET FOR 2021 AS WELL
AND I WILL ALSO MENTION THIS ALSO WOULD APPROVE THOSE AREAS WHERE I WANT TO MAKE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS WHICH IS BOTH IN TOURISM AND THEN FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GOING FORWARD AND SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO AARON PRITCHARD TO DISCUSS FURTHER
THANKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
COMMISSIONER THIS MOTION ACHIEVES THREE THINGS: FIRST IT SUPPORTS THE CHANGES MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REDUCE THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S BUDGET BY 70 MILLION FOR 2020
SECOND IT AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ONE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE IMPLEMENATION OF THE OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE AND A MOTION AND 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT TOURISM WASHINGTON STATE
THE 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE WILL CREATE 220 JOBS FOR YOUTH IN THE HARDEST-HIT COMMUNITIES IN KING COUNTY
I'M PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THE RESULTS HERE AS WE HAVE SEEN THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION BEHIND TARGETING THOSE YOUTH HARDEST HIT BY THE PANDEMIC WHILE USING OUR PORT EQUITY LENS TO ENSURE THAT YOUTH OF COLOR ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS EFFORT
REALLY TREMENDOUS WORK
IT SHOWCASES WHAT THE PORT IS CAPABLE OF AND WHERE OUR VALUES LIE THE PORT WILL HOST A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY AT 10:00 A.M
TO INTRODUCE THE ORGANIZATIONS THE PORT IS WORKING WITH ON THE OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE
I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THE OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE THEN I'LL MOVE ON TO THE TOURISM ELEMENT HERE
COMMISSIONERS IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS
WE CAN GO ROUND ROBIN SO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? THANK YOU FOR UNMUTING ME
APPRECIATE IT
I JUST WANT TO SAY I'VE SAID THIS TO STAFF MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY PUBLICLY AGAIN JUST HUGE KUDOS AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK OVER THE LAST REALLY SIX WEEKS IN PULLING THIS TOGETHER
I THINK I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE'VE MOVED FROM AN OPPORTUNITY MOTION TO AN OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE FOR A CLASS OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE VERY MUCH AT THE GREATEST DISADVANTAGE AFTER COVID WHICH ARE YOUTH 16 TO 24
THEY'VE BEEN AT A DISADVANTAGE FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BUT EVEN MORE SO NOW AND I'M JUST SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THE PORT STAFF IS DONE IN REACHING OUT TO LOCAL NONPROFITS TO FIND A WAY TO GET THESE KIDS EMPLOYED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THESE ARE ALL IN SUPPORT OF JOBS THAT HELP THE PORT AND MARITIME AND AVIATION INDUSTRIES
SO REALLY HAPPY
STEVE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FINDING THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET
YOU'VE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB OF SCRAPING THE BUDGET OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS REALLY RAINING THINGS IN, LOOKING FOR COST CUTTING MEASURES, BUT THERE'S A TIME FOR AUSTERITY AND THERE'S A TIME FOR INVESTMENT AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS SMALL INVESTMENT OF 1.5 MILLION WILL YIELD GREAT RETURNS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND SO I URGE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS? TO ADD TO THAT I WOULD SAY WHEN THIS CONVERSATION FIRST STARTED SIX WEEKS AGO THE FOCUS WAS ON DOING SOMETHING QUICKLY, DOING IT WITHIN OUR STATUTORY AUTHORITY, AND FOCUSING ON THOSE HARDEST HIT
AND AS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN JUST MENTIONED THE PARTICULAR COMMUNITIES AND AGE BRACKET THAT THIS TARGETS ARE THOSE THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN ALL SORTS OF DATA COMING OUT OF RESEARCH AROUND THE IMPACTS OF COVID AS THE ONES MOST HARDEST HIT AND WHO WOULD MOST BENEFIT FROM A PROGRAM LIKE THIS
SO A BIG THANK YOU TO STAFF AND TO THE PARTNERING AGENCIES FOR ENSURING THAT WE CAN HELP TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF COVID DURING THIS REALLY URGENT TIME
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WOULD URGE PASSAGE AS WELL
OKAY COMMISSIONER CHO
YES JUST REAL QUICKLY WANT TO THANK STEPHANIE FOR REALLY PLEDGING ESTEEM AND PUSHING THIS FORWARD
I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA WHEN I FIRST STARTED
I'M REALLY GLAD WE GOT THIS DONE WITHIN THE TIME FRAME THAT WE DID
I THINK IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE GIVEN WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PANDEMIC AND AGAIN WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER
THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROGRAM TO FRUITION
THANKS
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO THANK YOU
I DEFINITELY ALSO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE ABILITY TO PUT MONEY TOWARDS THIS ECONOMIC EFFORT BUT THAT THERE HAS TO BE WAYS IN WHICH THESE FUNDS CAN BE SPENT IN THIS TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO THAT THERE'S SPECIFIC FOCUS ON OUTDOOR RELATED ACTIVITIES WHETHER IT BE IN THE RESTORATION OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER OR IN THE OUTDOOR RECREATION ASSOCIATED WITH OUR TOURISM EFFORTS
AND IT WAS JUST REALLY INTERESTING
THERE WAS JUST AN UPDATE TO THE STATE, SOME ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE STATE JUST CAME OUT JUNE 23RD AND IT SHOWS THAT FROM FOLKS PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR REC IN 2015 SPENT FOUR HUNDRED FORTY SIX MILLION DAYS IN 2015
IN 2020, IT'S 600 MILLION AND CONSUMER SPENDING GOING WENT FROM TWENTY ONE POINT SIX BILLION TO TWENTY SIX POINT FIVE BILLION DOLLARS
CREATING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF JOBS AND TAXES AND ALL THAT
SO OUTDOOR REC IS BIG BUSINESS IN WASHINGTON STATE AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HELP FACILITATE THAT IN THIS TIME WHEN PEOPLE CAN REALLY CAPITALIZE ON THE OPPORTUNITY SO THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK DID YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENT? MR STEINREUCK YOU ARE MUTED
[INAUDIBLE] SERVE COMMUNITIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN AREAS WHERE THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE MISSION OF THE PORT AND THE TYPES OF JOBS THAT THE PORT IS ENGAGED IN THROUGH ITS PARTNERS
SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY ALL A LOT OF GOOD NEWS THERE AS ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN OUR OWN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM INTERNALLY HAD TO BE PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE OF THE SOCIAL ISOLATION ISSUES AND CHALLENGES AND THAT'S ALSO ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS STORY
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS I INTERESTED IN HERE AND ONE IS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REPORT BACK ON THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT
I THINK IT CERTAINLY MERITS LOOKING AT IN THE LONGER TERM AS A PERMANENT PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE PORT'S MISSION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
AND THEN THIRDLY I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK OF PORT JOBS IN THIS CONTEXT
I DON'T KNOW ALL THE HISTORY OF PORT JOB BUT I KNOW THAT IT IS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INTERMEDIARY THAT SUPPORTS OPPORTUNITY TRAINING AND PARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY FOR JOBS IN GENERAL, NOT SPECIFIC TO ONE AGE GROUP
BUT IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THERE MAY BE SOME NEXUS THERE SINCE THEY HAVE AN ORGANIZATIONAL APPARATUS THAT HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING SINCE 1990
MAYBE THEY HAVE CAPACITY TO FORM SOME KIND OF A LONGER-TERM APPROACH HERE THROUGH OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
QUICK NOTE ON THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK REGARDING THE REPORTING BACK ON OUTCOMES
ACTUALLY WITHIN THE RCW TO RUN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS THESE THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS TO REPORT BACK
WE DO HAVE INCLUDED IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY
BUT WHAT WE'LL HEAR BACK IS THE NUMBER OF YOUTH PLACED IN INTERNSHIPS AND OF PERSONS TRAINED, RECRUITED, PLACED IN JOBS AND RETAINED, THE TYPES OF INTERN JOBS AND RANGE OF COMPENSATION, THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE SERVED, AND ANY OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS REALIZED BY THE PORT, THE WORKERS, THE BUSINESSES, AND THE PUBLIC AND SO THOSE ARE WRITTEN IN THE RCW FOR ANY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR
KUDOS TO OUR SUPPORT STAFF FOR HELPING LAUNCH THIS
COMMISSIONERS I HAVE TO SAY I TURNED IT OVER A LITTLE TOO EARLY
I SHOULD HAVE FINISHED A QUICK NOTE ABOUT THE TOURISM PORTION OF THIS WHICH IS ALSO ONE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS AND HAS AN INTERESTING TIE
YOU KNOW THE LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR IS ONE OF THE HARDEST-HIT INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE REPRESENTING 42% OF THE JOB LOSSES ACROSS THE STATE
AND NOTABLY MANY OF THE YOUTH WE'RE SEEKING TO EMPLOY IN THIS OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE ALSO WORK IN THIS INDUSTRY
THE PORT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF INVESTMENT IN TOURISM AS IT SUPPORTS OUR AIRPORT, CRUISE TERMINALS, AND MANY OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT HELPED THE PORT THRIVE
COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND FELLMAN STARTED AN INTERNAL AD HOC COMMITTEE TO GUIDE HOW THE PORT ENGAGES AROUND TOURISM AND THEY'RE BOTH PARTICIPANTS ON THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE
THIS IS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT IS DRAFTING THE PLAN ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT TOURISM RECOVERY STATEWIDE
THE PORT'S DIRECTOR OF TOURISM RON PACK IS ALSO ON THE EXECUTIVE TEAM FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE WTA
IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WTA WILL PROPOSE A RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE STATE AND BY THE END OF JULY THE PORT WILL LIKELY ABLE TO IDENTIFY HOW THE PORT'S 1.5 MILLION WILL SUPPORT RECOVERY FOR TOURISM
THAT'S THE END OF MY STATEMENT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
I BELIEVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE THE VOTE
OKAY EXACTLY
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS
WHEN I THINK BACK WE SAY SIX WEEKS IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS NON-STOP SINCE THAT SIX WEEKS
BUT I DO HAVE TO SAY ONE THING FIRST IS THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK YOU SAID THE OUR INTERN PROGRAM
OUR INTERN PROGRAM, WE WERE THINKING ABOUT REDUCING IT COMPLETELY BUT WE DID NOT
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN CHAMPIONED THAT
WE REDUCED IT AND REDUCED THE SCOPE TO THE SITUATION BUT THAT STILL DOES EXIST AS ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS EVEN THOUGH IN A REDUCED SCALE CAPACITY IN THAT SITUATION
BUT I WILL HAVE TO SAY THAT THE STAFF REALLY WORKED HARD WITH THE DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION ON THIS INCLUDING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STAFF, THE COMMISSION STAFF, CONTRACTING LEGAL, EXTERNAL RELATIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HAVE WORKED NON-STOP BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW
AS AARON WAS TALKING ABOUT, POLICIES TAKE A LONG TIME AND THIS HAS BEEN BEEN AT A VERY HIGH SPEED IN ORDER TO TRY TO MEET THE NEED OF THE COMMUNITY ACROSS THE BOARD SO APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMISSION'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND TRYING TO GET THIS WHERE WE ARE TODAY
THANK YOU
OKAY ALL GOO.D AND GOOD TO HEAR THAT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS STILL ALIVE THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT TIMES
SO IS THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, YOU WANT TO CLOSE THIS OR? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
SORRY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I BELIEVE I SENT YOU AN UNMUTE PROMPT
LET ME DO IT AGAIN
ANY SECOND ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
ONE THING WASN'T MENTIONED IN THE PURSUIT OF LOOKING AT THESE SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT THAT THERE WAS AN EQUITY FILTER PUT THROUGH THE ENTIRE ANALYSIS THAT VERY MUCH TARGETED NOT JUST THE AGE GROUP BUT THE NEEDS WITHIN THAT AGE GROUP AND SO THAT WAS A BIG EFFORT BY BOOKDHA AND THE EQUITY PROGRAM THERE
SO I THINK THE MONEY SPENT WILL HAVE A PARTICULARLY BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK AS IT WERE
AND ALSO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ON THE TOURISM SIDE OF THINGS, HOW THOSE MONIES ARE BE SPENT WILL BE YOU KNOW FLESHED-OUT IN TIME TO COME SO WE'LL HAVE MORE TO REPORT ON THAT AS TIME PERMITS BUT
AND I GUESS THE FINAL THING THING WAS ON THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM I'M VERY PROUD TO SUGGEST THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TRIBAL PARTNERS IN THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BOTH FROM THE SUQUAMISH AND THE MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE
WE'LL HAVE AT LEAST FOUR TRIBAL YOUTH IN OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHICH WAS ALSO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR FOLKS FOR ACCOMMODATING THAT AND FOR THE TRIBES WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE
SO WE'RE MAKING SOME GOOD PROGRESS IN EVEN IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES
OKAY CLERK WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? OKAY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? OH WE NEED A MOTION
WE NEED A MOTION
I'LL MAKE A MOTION
SECOND
ALL RIGHT NOW COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
ALL RIGHT
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
YOU HAVE A 5 AYES AND 0 NAYS
THE MOTION IS APPROVED AND THE ACTION IS ADOPTED
WE MOVE TO ITEM 9
I DON'T KNOW OF ANY PRESENTATIONS, REPORTS, OR STAFF BRIEFINGS
ITEM 10 ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS OR REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES? OKAY LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY TO CALL IT A DAY AND A DAY OF GOOD WORK AND A LOT OF REALLY POSITIVE EFFORTS I THINK ARE WITNESSED TODAY BY ACTION SO THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED
THANK YOU
THE TIME IS 3:43 P.M
THANK YOU.

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