The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-11-17 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2020-11-17 at Remote

THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT PETER STEINBRUECK RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 2020
THE TIME IS 12:02 P.M
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S SAFE START STAY HEALTHY ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND FELLEMAN
DO WE HAVE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND CHO? PRESENT
INDEED YOU DO
LET'S DO THE ROLL CALL ON COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE AND AUDIBLE
CLERK
THANK YOU MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YOU DO HAVE A FULL BOARD HERE TODAY
EXCELLENT
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER WE WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL METHOD SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY
THAT MEANS FOR VOTE THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONER'S NAME
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW
COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YAY NAY OR YES OR NO
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ARE ON THE LINE AND NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF SOUND WE WILL TAKE ALL VOTES TODAY IN THIS MANNER INCLUDING OUR CONSENT AGENDA
TO BE EQUITABLE, WE WILL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE DUWAMISH AND COASTAL SALISH WHO HAVE STEWARDED THESE BEAUTIFUL LANDS AND WATER SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL
WE MUST COMMIT TO DOING THE SAME FOR THE PLANET AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
THE MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD IT ANYTIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
NOW, LET'S STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CLERK? MY COMPUTER IS BEING SLOW WITH THE FLAG TODAY
IT'S WORKING ON IT
OKAY
I CAN GIVE YOU A NICE HAWAII SUNSE
MY DESKTOP BACKGROUND
I'LL TAKE THE HAWAIIAN SUNSET
GIVE IT A MOMENT
WELL, I GUESS THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT
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
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY
WE HAVE A PACKED AND EXCITING AGENDA BEFORE US AND I THINK THERE'S A NEED TO MAKE A SPECIAL NOTE OF THE GOVERNOR'S LATEST ORDERS WHICH HAVE
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT SEEING THE KIND OF RESULTS IN THE COVID RECOVERY THAT WE WOULD HAVE HOPED BY NOW AND WE'RE NOW REVERTING BACK TO ADDITIONAL, THE RESUMPTION OF RESTRICTIONS AND WE KNOW THAT THAT'S A TREMENDOUS HARDSHIP ON EVERYONE
FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, OUR PORT CUSTOMERS AND TENANTS, AND WE WILL DO ALL WE CAN HERE AT THE PORT TO TRY TO OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES AND EASE THE DIFFICULT TIME THAT WE'RE IN
I THINK OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY LATER ON THAT
THIS IS GOING TO BE A LENGTHY MEETING SO BRACE YOURSELVES AND WE'LL TAKE A BREAK AT A CONVENIENT STOPPING POINT AFTER A FEW HOURS HAVE PASSED AND I WILL CALL FOR A 10 MINUTE BREAK TO GIVE EVERYONE A LITTLE STRETCH
WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE NOW TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
WITHOUT DELAY, WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY, AND IF YOU DO I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND IF IT'S NEEDED
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN I CALL YOU
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES JUST SAY NONE AND I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
NOT FOR ME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NOT FOR ME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
THE QUESTION IS NOW AN APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
APPROVED
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK.AYE
ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE FIVE YESES FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
OKAY GOOD
COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE NOW AT THE SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US TODAY WE'LL BE HEARING FROM SHORTLY AND CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE WILL THEN HEAR FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE METRUCK WITH A FEW WORDS TO START US OFF
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
THIS IS ITEM 4A, THE JUNETEENTH PROCLAMATION
DIRECTOR METRUCK? COMMISSIONERS, GOOD AFTERNOON
JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST NATIONALLY CELEBRATED COMMEMORATION OF THE ENDING OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES
I'M SORRY
I'M HEARING A LOT OF FEEDBACK
OKAY, OKAY DATING BACK TO 1865, IT WAS ON JUNE 19 THAT THE UNION SOLDIERS LED BY MAJOR GENERAL GORDON GRANGER LANDED AT GALVESTON, TEXAS WITH NEWS THAT THE WAR HAD ENDED AND SLAVES WERE NOW FREE
THIS WAS TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, WHICH HAD BECOME OFFICIAL ON JANUARY 1ST, 1863
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION HAD LITTLE IMPACT ON THE TEXANS DUE TO THE MINIMAL NUMBER OF UNION TROOPS TO ENFORCE THE NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER
HOWEVER, WITH THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE IN APRIL OF 1865 AND THE ARRIVAL OF GENERAL GRANGERS BENJAMIN, THE FORCES WERE FINALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE
I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT WE'RE ADDING THIS HOLIDAY AS PART OF A SALARY AND BENEFITS RESOLUTION THAT YOU WERE SCHEDULED TO VOTE ON TODAY
DESIGNATED THIS AS A PORT HOLIDAY ADVANCE THEIR GOAL [INAUDIBLE] MORE EQUITABLE
IT'S MY HOPE THAT THIS HOLIDAY GIVES OUR PORT EMPLOYEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY THAT UNDERPINS SYSTEMIC RACISM THAT WE STILL SEE TODAY AND TO REFLECT ON THAT PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE AND THE WORK THAT REMAINS
THIS RECOMMENDATION HAS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FROM OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL
IN PARTICULAR OUR BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP
PATRICIA, [INAUDIBLE] BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT [MICROPHONE MALFUNCTION] GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE COMMISSION STAFF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE METRUCK, AND OUR GUESTS
I AM PATRICIA LEE, A NATIONAL BOARD MEMBER AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT OR AS WE KINDLY CALL IT, BIG
IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF JUNETEENTH, A DAY WE CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE INFLUENCE AND HISTORY OF BLACK AMERICANS AND RECOGNIZE THEIR RESILIENCE, INTELLECT AND MANY CONTRIBUTIONS
TODAY BIG'S EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN ANOTHER PIVOTAL MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS THE COMMISSION VOTES TO ADOPT SALARY AND BENEFITS RESOLUTION 3781 TO FORMALLY MAKE JUNETEENTH THE 11TH PAID HOLIDAY FOR ALL NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
THE ADDITION OF JUNETEENTH AS AN OFFICIAL PORT HOLIDAY IS ONE WAY THAT, WE, AS AN ORGANIZATION CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENT AND CULTURE OF BLACK AMERICANS, ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARMFUL LEGACY OF SLAVERY AND GENERATIONAL INEQUITIES OF SYSTEMIC RACISM, AND SHOW THAT WE BELIEVE THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER
IT IS ONE WAY WE SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WE ARE CENTERING RACIAL JUSTICE IN OUR WORK
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR EARLY ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP AROUND THIS CALL TO ACTION
THE PORT CONTINUES TO BE A BEACON IN THIS REGION MODELING EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN ITS POLICIES AND PRACTICES
I AM DEEPLY HONORED TO SHARE THIS MOMENT WITH MY PORT COLLEAGUES AND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE CHAPTER OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, YOU ARE MUTED
OKAY, I GUESS THE CHAIR SHOULD KEEP UNMUTED HERE
THANK YOU PATRICIA
THOSE ARE WONDERFUL WORDS, AND I'VE SO BEEN PLEASED AND DELIGHTED TO GET TO KNOW YOU PERSONALLY HERE AT THE PORT AMONGST OUR PORT FAMILY AND YOUR WORDS ARE JUST INSPIRING AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED AGAIN THAT YOU'RE ALSO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, THE RESOURCE GROUP WHO IS WHO'S PRESIDENT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY DAMAS WHITAKER AND I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHERS LISTENING HERE
I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO MYSELF
I CONSIDER THIS A VERY SIGNIFICANT EVENT HERE, OCCASION AND I THINK WE'RE MOVING VERY MUCH IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION HERE AND PERHAPS LEADING IN THIS REGARD WITH IDENTIFYING JUNETEENTH FOR THE SIGNIFICANCE IT DESERVES AFTER MORE THAN A HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS
AND AS AN INFORMAL DAY OF CELEBRATION, PRIMARILY AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS, BUT INCREASINGLY AMONG ALL AMERICANS, AS IT SHOULD BE
RACIAL OPPRESSION AS WE KNOW IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN OUR NATION'S EARLY BEGINNINGS FROM THE MASS EXPLOITATION OF NATIVE POPULATIONS, HUMAN CRUELTY, TO THE ENSLAVEMENT OF BLACK AMERICANS
AND ACKNOWLEDGING THIS CHECKERED PAST IS ESSENTIAL TO HEALING AND CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL
IT'S BOTH MY PRIVILEGE AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND CO-SPONSOR OF THIS PROCLAMATION, MY HONOR AS A PERSON, TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY AT THE COMMITTEE AS THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHES JUNETEENTH AS AN OFFICIAL PAID PORT HOLIDAY
JUNE 19TH, FREEDOM DAY, EMANCIPATION DAY ALL THOSE THINGS
AND AS WE'VE HEARD FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, IT'S THE OLDEST NATIONALLY CELEBRATED COMMEMORATION OF THE ENDING OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES
IT HAS BEEN CELEBRATED BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE SINCE 2003
JUNETEENTH IS A DAY FOR US TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE INFLUENCE AND THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAS MADE TO WASHINGTON STATE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
WE ARE NOW MOVING BEYOND CELEBRATION INTO POLICY AND RECOGNITION BY ESTABLISHING JUNETEENTH AS THE OFFICIAL PORT DESIGNATED HOLIDAY
ON THE HEELS OF THE RACIAL BIAS AND EQUITY MOTION WAS PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR, LEAD SPONSOR COMMISSIONER SAM CHO, THE PORT IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO CREATING POLICY THAT IS ROOTED IN EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
THE PORT'S VISION FOR EQUITY IS TO DEVELOP AN ORGANIZATION THAT MIRRORS THROUGHOUT ITS BREADTH OF OPERATIONS AND SERVICES AND WITHIN ITS LEADERSHIP HIERARCHY THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, INSTILL PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY IN ITS CULTURE, AND ENSURE A FAIR AND INTENTIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL
THE PORT ALSO BELIEVES IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE NAME AND RECOGNIZE EXISTING AND HISTORICAL AND EQUITIES SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS AND OVERCOME THEM TOGETHER
WHEN I THINK OF WHO WORKS TO INSTILL PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY AND FAIRNESS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, WHO HAS WORKED, AND WHO CONTINUES TO DO SO, I'M QUICK TO THINK OF MY FRIEND AND FORMER UNITED STATES DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, FORMER KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE WHO'S HAD AN INCREDIBLY ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER HERE AND WE'RE SO BLESSED TO HAVE HAD HIS WORK OVER THE YEARS AND COMMITMENTS IN SO MANY WAYS
MR SIMMS CURRENTLY SERVES AS CHAIR OF THE WASHINGTON HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE BOARD
HE SUPPOSED TO BE IN RETIREMENT, BUT YOU WOULDN'T THINK SO FROM ALL HE'S DOING AND I LOVE HIS COMMENTARIES ON KING 5 THESE DAYS
HE'S ALSO ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WASHINGTON HEALTH ALLIANCE
I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE HIM HERE WITH US TODAY TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS PROCLAMATION
SECRETARY SIMS THANK YOU
MR CHAIRMAN
IT'S GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN
I WANT TO THANK THE PORT
YOU KNOW, THERE HAS TO BE AN INSTITUTION THAT UNDERSTANDS THE WORLD AND UNDERSTANDS THE DYNAMICS IN THE WORLD AND THE PORT ACTUALLY BY ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND INCREASING TRADE AND ATTRACTING BUSINESSES AND YOU KNOW THE AIRPORT, YOU ARE THE INTERNATIONAL OF OUR COMMUNITY
AND I APPRECIATE THE PORT COMMISSIONERS AND THE STAFF THAT HAVE, OVER ALL THESE DECADES, CONTINUED TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THE WORLD IS VERY VERY LARGE, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN IT, AND THAT WE NEED TO HONOR THEM AND AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE OUR FRIENDS AND OUR ALLIES
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERY DAY YOU WAKING UP AND EVERY DAY MOVING US FORWARD SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF A GLOBAL COMMUNITY
WHEN I WAS A KID, WE USED TO HAVE JUNETEENTH DINNERS AND EVERYBODY GATHERED
AND I NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD THEM
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE A KID, WHEN THE ELDERS GATHER, YOU JUST KIND OF SAY, OH, WELL, THIS IS ONE MORE MEAL, BUT THERE WERE TEARS
THEY HAD BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH THAT THEY WERE NOW BEGINNING TO APPRECIATE WHAT FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY LOOKED LIKE
SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT JUNETEENTH, I THINK ABOUT THE ELDERS THAT SAT THERE AT BOTH THE LUNCHES AND THE DINNERS AND THE SUPPERS THAT CAME A LITTLE LATER AND REMINDED US THAT THE WORLD THAT I SAW THEN WASN'T THE WORLD THAT THEY GREW UP IN AND THAT THEY STILL BELIEVED IN NEED TO ASPIRE FOR MORE EQUITY AND MORE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE
SO I CELEBRATE JUNE 10TH, AS A REMINDER OF THE FACT THAT MUCH HAS BEEN DONE, BUT THERE IS STILL MUCH TO DO
BUT I NEED TO SAY THIS ABOUT THE PORT
WHEN I WAS A COUNTY EXECUTIVE, I USED TO SAY TO MYSELF, WOW, THEY HAVE THE HARDEST JOB IN THE STATE
THE HARDEST JOB
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO RESPECT EVERYONE
NO MATTER THEIR COLOR, THEIR LANGUAGE, OR THEIR FAITH
AND YOU REMINDED US THAT OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IS DEPENDENT UPON IT
SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE LEADING, ONCE AGAIN, BY SAYING TO YOUR EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO BE A PAID HOLIDAY
FOR ME, AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THERE IS A PLACE IT SAID AND PUT THE FLAG DOWN THAT WE'RE GOING TO REMEMBER FROM WENCE MANY OF US CAME FROM AND WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE OUR FREEDOM THAT THEY WERE GRANTED
BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A LEADER .EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE BEEN
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, PORT OF SEATTLE, FOR MAKING THE WORLD SEEM SMALLER AND THEN TAKING THE TIME TO ADDRESS THE KINDS OF PASSIONS THAT OLD PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE
I HOPE THAT THIS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE A DOMINO EFFECT AND THAT THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS NOT ONLY IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE WEST COAST, BUT PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR HONORING JUNETEENTH DAY, THE DAY THAT MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS FREE FOR THE FIRST TIME
THANK YOU
JUST A SECOND, FRED
RON
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE INSPIRING AND HEARTFELT WORDS
CHOKED ME ME UP A LITTLE BIT THERE
THE MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS IS PROFOUND
AND I HOPE THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP ON KICKING FOR A WHILE, RON, YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT YOU.
I JUST HEARD SOME TIME ABOUT YOUR ROLE AS THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AND WHEN YOU WERE FIGHTING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, AND WERE SPIT ON AND HORRIBLE THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU
AND YOUR SATIRICAL ARTICLE THAT I THINK MAY BE LAUNCHED YOUR MORE PUBLIC FACE AT THE TIME CALLED THE EMANCIPATOR
OH, THAT'S UNDER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE GOING TO TURN NOW TO CO-SPONSOR OF THE PROCLAMATION COMMISSIONER CHO FOR HIS COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER CHO? THANK YOU PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK
FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL AS SECRETARY SIMS IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
AND ALSO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE METRUCK
WHEN I FIRST PROPOSED THIS BACK IN WHAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER AGO, WHEN I FIRST GOT SWORN IN, I DID NOT REALIZE HOW BIG OF A LIFT IT WAS TO ACTUALLY MAKE THIS OFFICIAL
SO I SINCERELY APPRECIATE PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK'S SUPPORT AS WELL AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK'S EFFORTS GIVEN THE CHALLENGES THAT THIS MIGHT PROPOSE ON A FISCAL AND BUDGETARY LEVEL
I'LL KEEP MY REMARKS SHORT
BACK IN JULY AS YOU'LL ALL RECALL WE PASSED A POLICE MOTION, A MOTION THAT LOOKED AT ALL OF OUR POLICING POLICIES AND REVIEW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE NOT PERPETUATING ANY INSTANCES OF POLICE BRUTALITY OR SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION
LAST MONTH IN OCTOBER WE PASSED AN EQUITY AND ANTI-RACISM MOTION WHICH BASICALLY LOOKED AT OUR INSTITUTION IN THE MIRROR AND SAID, HOW ARE WE DOING AS AN INSTITUTION TO TACKLE THE SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE? AND I WAS EXTREMELY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN THE SPONSOR OF THAT
I BELIEVE THAT TODAY'S MOTION TO MAKE JUNETEENTH A HOLIDAY IS THE CONTINUATION OF OUR EFFORTS TO TACKLE THE INSTITUTIONAL RACISM THAT EXISTS IN OUR SYSTEM AND I THINK AND I HOPE THAT EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD THAT THE PORT COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE LEADER,S AND ALL PORT STAFF TAKE THIS DAY TO REFLECT ON THIS NATION'S HISTORY OF SYSTEMIC RACISM, BUT AS THE SECRETARY MENTIONED, ALSO REMIND OURSELVES THAT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
WHEN I SERVED IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, PRESIDENT OBAMA USED TO QUOTE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
A LOT AND HE USED TO SAY THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE IS LONG, BUT IT BENDS TOWARDS JUSTICE
THIS IS A QUOTE THAT MANY OF OBAMA'S OFFICIALS USED TO GUIDE THEM WHEN IT CAME TO GOVERNING THIS COUNTRY
I HOPE THAT CONTINUES
BUT IN OUR SMALL CORNER OF THE COUNTRY, I BELIEVE THAT OUR EFFORTS THIS YEAR HAVE HELPED BEND THAT ARC A LITTLE MORE TOWARDS JUSTICE
AND SO I WANT TO THANK ONCE AGAIN MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMISSION, SECRETARY SIMS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER
AND I HOPE THAT THIS IS A STARTING POINT, QUITE FRANKLY, AND JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND BEFORE I END I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT FROM THE PROCLAMATION
NOW THEREFORE THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION HEREBY HONORS AND RECOGNIZES JUNETEENTH, THE 19TH OF JUNE EACH YEAR, AS AN OFFICIAL PORT HOLIDAY FOR NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
AND ONE OF THE MANY WAYS TO CELEBRATE OUR RICH AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACKNOWLEDGE OUR OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM SLATE AND SLAVERY AND DEMONSTRATE THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER AND ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY
PROCLAIMED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020
THANK YOU, SECRETARY SIMS, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, PATRICIA, AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS HAPPEN
AND COMMISSIONER
STEINBREUCK, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT COMMENTS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
I WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COMMISSION SPECIALIST, LEANNE SHIRATO, REGARDING THIS PROCLAMATION
SHE'S PUT A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT INTO IT AND FOR HER WORK IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
LEANNE, WE APPLAUD YOU
BUT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO NOW ASK COMMISSIONERS TO UNMUTE AND ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU COMMISSION PRESIDENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
ARE WE VOTING ON THIS OR COMMENTS COMMISSIONERS? COMMENTS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A MOTION AND A VOTE
OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD
WELL, I'LL BE REALLY BRIEF BECAUSE COMMISSIONER CHO IS SO ELOQUENT
I DO WANT TO SAY, RON, WHENEVER YOU SPEAK I'M ALWAYS GLAD THAT I WORE WATERPROOF MASCARA BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE THAT ALMOST EVERY TIME I HEAR YOU SPEAK, YOU BRING TEARS TO MY EYES
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS
IT WAS REALLY TOUCHING
I REALLY WANT TO ACTUALLY GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER CHO'S LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING IT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
BUT, YOU KNOW TRUE LEADERSHIP REALLY DEPENDS ON STAFF BRINGING THINGS UP TO US TO MOVE IT FORWARD AND WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF DELMAS AND PATRICIA AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED
SO THANK YOU AND I WANT YOU
I HOPE YOU ALL FEEL INSPIRED BY THIS ACTION TODAY AND THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BRING US IDEAS THAT WILL INCREASE EQUITY WITHIN THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE NEED TO START FIRST WITH OUR STAFF AND HOPEFULLY THAT'LL CAUSE RIPPLE EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING WORKED ON THIS AND I'M SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR YOUR COMMENTS
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
THANK YOU SECRETARY SIMS FOR YOUR WORDS TODAY
TRULY INSPIRATIONAL .THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONERS CHO AND STEINBREUCK FOR ADVANCING THIS
THE ONLY TWO POINTS I'D ADD IS THAT FIRST I THINK THESE PROCLAMATIONS ARE NOT JUST, THEY'RE NOT MERE WORDS, THEY REALLY DO CARRY POWER AND AT A TIME WHEN REALLY IMPORTANT MESSAGES THAT NEED TO BE CONVEYED BY LEADERS ARE OFTEN GETTING MUDDLED BY MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION, I THINK MAKING CLEAR STATEMENTS ABOUT OUR VALUES SUCH AS THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY COMING FROM THE TOP
AND THE SECOND POINT I WOULD MAKE IS THAT FOR ME THE VALUE OF THIS KIND OF PROCLAMATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLIDAY BY THE PORT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO HISTORY EDUCATION
I'VE THREE CHILDREN AND FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND IN DEPTH THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY, THE GOOD AND THE BAD PARTS, IS REALLY ESSENTIAL
I MENTIONED IN OUR FIRST CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS THAT ADAGE THAT WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION KNOWS THEIR HISTORY SO THAT THEY AREN'T DOOMED TO REPEAT IT
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK ON THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING IN FAVOR
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD AT THIS TIME? I DON'T, THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR YOUR COMMENTS
THANK YOU CLERK HART
AND I DO GREATLY APPRECIATE RON FOR YOU BEING HERE EMBODYING SO MUCH OF THIS STRUGGLE AND ARTICULATING IT BETTER THAN ANYBODY WE COULD HAVE HOPED FOR
I DON'T NEED TO PILE ON FOR THE APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE STAFF AND LEADERSHIP THAT'S BEEN REALLY DRIVING BEHIND THIS ORGANIZATION
BUT WHILE REVEREND KING IS OFTEN QUOTED FOR INSPIRATION AND THE PARTICULAR ONE THAT COMMISSIONER CHO BROUGHT UP, ONE OF THE ONES THAT I'VE HEARD YOU SAY QUITE A LONG TIME REPEATEDLY, ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S ORIGINAL, IS YOU GOT TO WALK THE TALK
AND I THINK YOU KNOW RESOLUTIONS ARE ONE THING, BUT I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE WE REALLY ARE STANDING BEHIND WHAT WE SAY
AND THIS IS REALLY A GREAT REFLECTION ON OUR EXECUTIVE METRUCK AND HIS HEARTFELT COMPASSION FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HE SEES ARE DEDICATED TO OUR JOINT COMMITMENT
YOU KNOW MONEY TALKS, BUT IT'S REALLY THIS IS MORE THAN SYMBOLIC AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE REALLY OFFICIATED SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALL FELT
SO, THANK YOU AGAIN
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER
STEINBREUCK,IT'S BACK TO YOU
I AM GOOD WITH MY COMMENTS
I WILL NOW ASK THAT THE MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT
FOR THE MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THIS PROCLAMATION
I WILL MOVE THE PROCLAMATION
COMMISSIONER CHO? I WILL SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
AND NOW WE'LL TAKE A VOTE
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED COMMISSIONERS
CLERK? THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS.
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND 0 NO'S
MOTION PASSES
THE PROCLAMATION IS AFFIRMED
THANK YOU
HATS OFF TO OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL
WITH THAT WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOUR B AND C
PROCEEDING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, THESE ARE CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON RESOLUTIONS 3779 AND 3780 FROM THE NOVEMBER 10TH MEETING REGARDING THE 2021 PORT OF SEATTLE BUDGET AND LEVY ADOPTION
FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND AS THESE ITEMS ARE RELATED, WE WILL COMBINE THESE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY AND WILL TAKE SPEAKERS FOR BOTH RESOLUTIONS AT ONCE
PLEASE SPEAK TO THE THOSE RELATED BUDGET ITEMS WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST AND ISSUE IN THE AGENDA LATER
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON THESE ITEMS WILL OCCUR LATER IN THE AGENDA, AS I MENTIONED
THE RESOLUTIONS AND PACKAGE OF ASSOCIATED AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN THE PUBLIC PACKET AND IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING
I WILL NOW CONTINUE THE HEARING AND TAKE TESTIMONY
THE DEPUTY CLERK HAS MAINTAINED SIGN IN SHEETS FOR SPEAKER TESTIMONY
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
THANK YOU
THE FIRST SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS STACY OAKS
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS STACY OAKS
I'M AN ORGANIZER WITH 350 SEATTLE AND A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL
MY THOUGHTS ON THE BUDGET ARE THIS: A BUDGET IS A MORAL DOCUMENT
PRIORITIES AND CONCERNS GIVEN A PIECE OF THE PIE, A PERCENTAGE OF OUR TIME AND RESOURCES, WHAT WE DECIDE TO SPEND OUR MONEY ON, AND WHAT WE DECIDE NOT TO FUND
THESE THINGS TELL US IN CERTIFIED WRITING WHAT AN AGENCY, A FAMILY, A BUSINESS, OR GOVERNMENT'S REAL PRIORITIES ARE
IT PUTS OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS SO TO SPEAK
IT'S EASY TO SAY WE CARE ABOUT SOMETHING BUT IF THERE'S NO ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TO BACK IT UP, HOW DEEPLY DO WE REALLY CARE? HOW HARD ARE WE REALLY TRYING? THE CENTURY AGENDA STATES PRIORITIES OF REDUCING EMISSIONS AND ASPIRATIONS OF BEING THE GREENEST PORT IN NORTH AMERICA
BUT DOES THIS BUDGET BACK THAT UP? WHEN WE FUND THE EXPANSION OF FOSSIL FUEL INTENSIVE ACTIVITIES AT THIS CRITICAL TIME, WE ARE SPITTING IN THE FACE OF SCIENCE CAUSING IRREPARABLE HARM TO OUR YOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND SHOWING OUR TRUE COLORS
A BUDGET IS A MORAL DOCUMENT AND COMMERCE WITHOUT MORALITY WILL HARM THE HOUSE IT RESIDES IN
[INAUDIBLE] EQUITY IS A PRIORITY HOW MUCH IS IN THE BUDGET FOR CORRECTING THE POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACT DISPARITIES THAT EXIST IN COMMUNITIES CLOSEST TO THE PORT? IS THAT AMOUNT ANYWHERE NEAR EQUAL TO THE DAMAGE INFLICTED? AND IF NOT, MAYBE WE'RE LACKING AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE WORD EQUITY ACTUALLY MEANS
WE HAVE MONEY TO EXPAND BUT NOT SO MUCH TO RESTORE? WHAT DOES THAT TELL US? YOU KNOW CLEANING UP A MESS USUALLY TAKE MORE ENERGY THAN IT DOES TO MAKE IT AND SO MEANINGFUL STEPS TOWARDS EQUITY CAN ACTUALLY CREATE THOSE JOBS AND A HEALTHY PORT COMMUNITY
HIDING BEHIND JOBS JOBS JOBS AS THE REASON WE NEED TO EXPAND INDUSTRIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LITERALLY KILLING US AS IF THERE ISN'T PLENTY OF WORK INVOLVED IN CLEANING UP OUR WATERS AND INCREASING THE HEALTH AND POPULATIONS OF MARINE LIFE
THIS IS A DANGEROUS LIE
IT'S A LIE THAT WE CAN'T HAVE JOBS AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND ADDRESS THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
WE'RE JUST NOT FUNDING THEM
A BUDGET IS A MORAL DOCUMENT
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE CLERK
YES, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JEFF WEST
JEFF? MY NAME IS JEFF WEST, RESIDEN T OF SEATTLE AND A VOLUNTEER FOR SEATTLE 350
I UNDERSTAND
I HAVE TWO POINTS TO MAKE
FIRST POINT IS I UNDERSTAND THE PORT IS PLANNING ON PASSING ON OPERATIONAL COST SAVINGS TO AIRLINES AND USING FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY TO CUT AIRLINE USAGE FEES
BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE PORT IS ASKING TAXPAYERS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 78 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2021 WON AND EVEN MORE IN 2022 AND 2023
I THINK IT'S WORTH ASKING IF IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE PORT TO USE STIMULUS FUNDS TO CUT COSTS FOR HUGE CORPORATIONS WHILE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY FROM LOCAL TAXPAYERS
SO THAT'S THE FIRST POINT
SECOND POINT IS THAT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING IN THE BUDGET THAT WILL IN ANY MEANINGFUL WAY REDUCE ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS FROM THE FUEL BURNED AT SEA-TAC WHICH IS BY FAR AND AWAY THE LARGEST SOURCE OF ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS FROM PORT OPERATIONS AND A HUGE PORTION OF THE WASHINGTON STATE'S CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE WARMING
THE PORT CONTINUES TO RELY ON THE USE OF BIOFUELS AS A SINGLE METHOD BY WHICH IT WILL ACHIEVE ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
HOWEVER, USING BIOFUELS DOES NOT REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURN
WITH THE GROWTH THE PORT IS PUSHING FOR, ANY REDUCTION IN POLLUTANTS OR CLIMATE WARMING FROM BIOFUELS WILL BE OVERWHELMED BY AN INCREASED EMISSIONS DUE TO INCREASED FUEL BURNING
MEANINGFUL REDUCTIONS IN EMISSIONS WILL ONLY COME FROM A MEANINGFUL REDUCTION IN FUEL BURNING
IT WILL BE GOOD TO SEE A PORT BUDGET THAT TAKES THIS APPROACH TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO AN ACCOUNT
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE THAT WILL RESULT FROM A FAILURE TO BRING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS UNDER CONTROL WILL COMPLETELY CANCEL OUT ANY SHORT-TERM GAIN THE PORT EXPECTS TO SEE FROM INCREASED AIR TRAFFIC AND THE RESULT OF INCREASING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
JEFF
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
THAT IS ALL OF THE SPEAKERS THAT I HAVE UNDER OUR PUBLIC HEARING UMBRELLA TODAY
HEY, WELL, OKAY
IN THAT CASE AND DID WE RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENT ON THE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING PORTION? WE DO HAVE WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT, WRITTEN TESTIMONY FOR THIS ITEM, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
THERE ARE FOUR COMING IN FROM LAURA GIBBONS, CHARLA DODD, TYRELL HEADLAND, SARAH SHIVELY
THEY ALL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO INCREASED TAXES FOR RESIDENTS AND DECREASED FEES AND CHARGES TO AIRLINES AND ALSO REGARDING CLIMATE IMPACTS FROM AIRPORT NOISE AND IN SUPPORT OF REDUCTION OF PORT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
ALL OF THESE WRITTEN COMMENTS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND WILL BECOME A PART OF THE MEETING RECORD
OKAY, VERY GOOD
I THINK FOR GENERAL INFORMATION IT SHOULD PROBABLY BE NOTED THAT WE DO NOT USE TAX LEVY FUNDS TO SUBSIDIZE OR SUPPORT SEA-TAC AIRPORT OR ITS OPERATIONS OR THE BUSINESSES THERE
THE FUNDS ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND THE AIRPORT IS SELF-SUSTAINING
THANK YOU SPEAKERS FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
THAT CONCLUDES AND CLOSES THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THESE RESOLUTIONS
NOW, WE'LL MOVE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M SORRY COMMISSIONER
STEINBREUCK
THERE WAS JUST ONE THING THAT WAS SAID THAT WE ARE INCREASING THE TAX LEVY BY 78 MILLION DOLLARS AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLARIFIED
OKAY
THAT'S NOT THE CASE
RIGHT? WE ARE INCREASING IT BY ONE POINT FIVE DOLLARS PER HOUSEHOLD FOR THE COURSE OF THE YEAR
AND WE'LL HAVE MORE TO DISCUSS THAT ABOUT THAT LATER
BUT THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT
OKAY, LET'S CONTINUE WITH DIRECTOR METRUCK'S REPORT
COMMISSIONERS, I KNOW IT'S BEEN ONLY A WEEK SINCE OUR LAST MEETING BUT THERE'S MUCH GOING ON AT THE PORT
YOU KNOW, SINCE WE LAST MET, IT APPEARS THAT 2020 IS NOT DONE WITH US YET
I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A FEW BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SOME HIGHLIGHTS
FIRST AND FOREMOST OVER THE WEEKEND WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ANNOUNCED NEW REGULATIONS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS AS AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS AND TO REVERSE RELATED TRENDS
THE NEW REGULATIONS APPEAR TO BRING RELATIVELY FEW LIMITATIONS TO THE PORT AS AN EMPLOYER, BUT THEY WILL IMPACT OUR FACILITIES AND OUR WORK
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE GOVERNOR'S REGULATIONS IMPACTED THE DINING RETAIL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT PORT FACILITIES
A MAJOR PIECE OF OUR WORK IS TO SUPPORT OUR TENANTS AND THE COMMUNITY AMID THE ONGOING ECONOMIC CRISIS
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE STATE WILL COMMIT FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IN AID TO HELP MITIGATE FINANCIAL IMPACTS ON BUSINESSES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING INTO ADDITIONAL RELIEF STRATEGIES TO HELP OUR BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY SURVIVE THIS CRISIS
OUR STAFF IS REACHING OUT TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO LEARN MORE DETAILS ABOUT AID TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN ARE DRAFTING A LIST OF ASSISTANCE IDEAS OUTSIDE OF LOANS OR GRANTS
THESE EFFORTS ARE CORE TO OUR MISSION TO HELP LEAD AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY
DAWN HUNTER, OUR DIRECTOR OF AVIATION COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT SPEAKS LATER ON ON THE AGENDA AND I WILL HAVE HER MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT TO OUR TENANTS
OUR COMMUNITY IN THE PORT DEPEND UPON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO MAINTAIN JOBS
STOPPING THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS NOT ONLY BENEFITS OUR HEALTH, IT SAVES JOBS AS WELL
FOR SEVERAL DAYS I'VE EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT MORE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS COULD ENDANGER THE EARLIEST SIGNS OF OF A RECOVERY WE BEGAN TO SEE AT THE PORT
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M CONFIDENT IN THE CONTINGENCIES THAT WE'VE BUILT INTO OUR PROPOSED BUDGET BEFORE YOU TODAY AND I FEEL THAT THEY'RE SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS THE UNCERTAINTY THAT LIES AHEAD
I WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THESE CONTINGENCIES DURING THE BUDGET PRESENTATION
IT'S MY BELIEVE WITH THIS BUDGET WE WILL COME OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT, AND MORE AWARE OF HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THE INEQUITY IN OUR REGION TOGETHER
I'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS DURING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITEM RELATED TO THE BUDGET
A LOT OF CREDIT GOES TO OUR FINANCE AND BUDGET STAFF FOR PREPARING THIS BUDGET IN WHAT HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR
ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, LANCE LITTLE
THE AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL NORTH AMERICA RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT LANCE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE EXCELLENCE IN VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR 2020
THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZED LANCE FOR PROMINENT POSITIVE IMPACT THAT HE HAS HAD ON THE AVIATION INDUSTRY, SPECIFICALLY NOTING HIS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING AN INDUSTRY JOBS AND EMPHASIZING DIVERSITY WITHIN THE AVIATION SECTOR
LANCE HAS MADE MANY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS HERE AT THE PORT AND I APPRECIATE ALL HE'S DONE TO MAKE SEA A WORLD-CLASS AIRPORT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
CONGRATULATIONS LANCE
SPEAKING OF AWARD-WINNING ACTIONS, THE PORT AWARDED TWO OF ITS ANNUAL AWARDS RECENTLY ,THE LINDSAY PULSIPHER COMMUNITY CHAMPION AND THE CHARLES BLOOD CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY INCLUSION AWARDS
CARLTON WILLIAMS, WHO MANY OF YOU MAY RECOGNIZE AS THE MAN BEHIND THE INCREDIBLE VOICE THAT SINGS AT MANY OF OUR EVENTS WAS AWARDED THE LINDSAY PULSIPHER COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD EARLIER THIS MONTH
THE AWARD IS NAMED FOR A DISTINGUISHED PORT LEADER WHO WAS A CHAMPION FOR DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND PUBLIC SERVICE, THE AWARD RECOGNIZES SOMEONE WHO EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY AND CARING BOTH AS THEY ENGAGE IN PORT BUSINESS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY
CARLTON RETIRED FROM THE PORT THIS YEAR AFTER OVER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
HIS ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN A FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL MANNER IS A SKILL THAT ONLY CAN BE SURPASSED BY HIS BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND HIS DEEP SPIRITUALITY
CARLTON HAS MADE ME SMILE AT SO MANY EVENTS AT THE PORT FROM VETERANS DAY AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS AND AS WELL AS CUSTOMER APPRECIATION EVENTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO CARLTON
ALSO RECENTLY AWARDED WAS THE CHARLES BLOOD CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY AWARD
THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED THE CHARLES BLOOD CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY AWARD IN SEPTEMBER 2000
IT IS NAMED FOR A LEADER WHO WAS DEVOTED TO ISSUES OF INCLUSION THROUGH HIS TENURE OF MORE THAN 30 YEARS WITH THE PORT
THE AWARD IS GIVEN ANNUALLY TO A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OR TEAM THAT EMBODIES THE PORT'S DIVERSITY, COMMITMENTS, AND VALUES
THIS YEAR'S WINNER IS PENNY SONG, PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER WITH THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TEAM
PENNY HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A SOCIAL JUSTICE NINJA
SHE'S BEEN AT THE FRONT DOOR THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT HERE AT THE PORT, HELPED ADVOCATE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF JUNETEENTH AS A PORT HOLIDAY, AND FACILITATES SUPPORT WIDE COMMUNITY CONNECTION TWICE A WEEK IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR HUMAN INTERACTION AS WE NAVIGATE THE FEELINGS OF ISOLATION DURING THE PANDEMIC
PENNY HAS UNIQUE ABILITY TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE THEIR VOICES AT HOME, IN THE WORKPLACE, AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES
THERE WILL BE A VIRTUAL CELEBRATION FOR THIS AWARD TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 18TH FROM 3 TO 4 P.M
CONGRATULATIONS PENNY
ALSO HAPPENING THIS WEEK IS THE TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE ON NOVEMBER 20TH
AS SUCH COMMISSIONERS WILL BE PLEASED TO LEARN ABOUT THE PORT'S NEW GENDER IDENTITY POLICY AND PROCEDURE, HR 33
THERE ARE REPORTS OF AN ESTIMATED 1.4 MILLION TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FACE SEVERE DISCRIMINATION, STIGMA, SYSTEMIC INEQUITY, AND VIOLENCE
THIS POLICY IS INTENDED TO SET FORTH GUIDELINES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF TRANSGENDER, GENDER NON-CONFORMING, AND IN OTHER GENDER DIVERSE EMPLOYEES IN SITUATIONS WHERE QUESTIONS MAY ARISE ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT THE LEGAL RIGHTS OR SAFETY OF SUCH EMPLOYEES
THE POLICY IS A RESULT OF THE EFFORT OF A CROSS PORT WORK GROUP CONVENED BY HUMAN RESOURCES, THE TRANSGENDER INCLUSION WORK GROUP
THIS WORKGROUP DRAFTED THE POLICY AND DESIGNED IT TO ENSURE A SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
THE GENDER IDENTITY POLICY ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE PORT'S CENTURY AGENDA GOAL TO BECOME A MODEL FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
THE TRANSGENDER INCLUSION WORK GROUP WILL BE HOSTING A VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSION ON THIS POLICY THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, AT 11 A.M
I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO THE WORK GROUP FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK ON THIS EFFORT
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, THE MOST NOTABLE ACTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 BUDGET AND APPROVAL OF OUR PROPOSED TAX LEVY
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OTHER ITEMS TODAY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE ASK YOU TO APPROVE TO LITIGATION SETTLEMENTS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT MATTERS
IN MEMOS TO THE COMMISSION, THE PORT EXPLAINS WHAT THAT SETTLEMENTS DO NOT CONSTITUTE ANY ADMISSION OF WRONGDOING OR LIABILITY ON THE PART OF THE PORT
THE POTENTIAL HIGH COST OF LITIGATION AND DISRUPTION TO PRODUCTIVITY LEAD US TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE THESE SETTLEMENTS
ITEM 8I ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
ON OCTOBER 27TH YOU RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON OUR 2021 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FROM ERIC FITCH, OUR STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER AND TRENT HOUSE, OUR CONTRACT LOBBYIST
THAT AGENDA IS NOW ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY WITH NO CHANGES REQUESTED FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 27TH BRIEFING.AS YOU WILL RECALL, THE PORT IS PRIORITIZING STATEWIDE COVID-19 RECOVERY AND LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH OTHER ENTITIES IN OLYMPIA WHO ARE WORKING ON THE SAME
SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE, ESPECIALLY WITH STATE SUPPORT FOR A WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE SOLUTION, IS A TOP PRIORITY
PROGRESSIVE ACTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IS ANOTHER
BOTH WILL CREATE JOBS AND KEEP US COMPETITIVE INTO THE FUTURE
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS JANUARY 11TH AND ERIC AND TRENT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING MEETINGS WITH KEY LAWMAKERS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN
I WILL JOIN COMMISSIONERS FOR THOSE MEETINGS, WHICH WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS SHARED PRIORITIES WITH SOME OF THE PORT'S CONSISTENT LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS
ITEM 8J IS A COMPETITION WAIVER FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE
THIS PARTNERSHIP ADVANCES THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE GOAL OF LEVERAGING OUR DOLLARS TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT BY DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND MANAGING THE PROGRAM THAT WILL ADVANCE EQUITY IN CONSTRUCTION FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, AND RESIDENTS OF ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED ZIP CODES
AS YOU MAY RECALL, IN 2018 WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY ON A SIMILAR AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKER TRAINING AND PLACEMENT
SOME OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE COLLABORATION ARE PORT FUNDED CONTRACTS WITH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PLACED A HUNDRED NINETY INDIVIDUALS TO LIVING WAGE CONSTRUCTION TRADES CAREERS, FUNDING FOR RETENTION SERVICES, AND THE DESIGN AND PILOT OF A NEW ACCEPTABLE WORKSITE PROGRAM, AND PLACEMENT OF 25 INDIVIDUALS INTO THE TRADES AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES
AND FINALLY 11A IS A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE POLICING ASSESSMENT
I'M SORRY THOSE WHO ARE EXTENDED REMARKS COMMISSIONERS BUT THERE'S A LOT GOING ON HERE AT THE PORT AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU AND THE PUBLIC NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THOSE
THANK YOU
WELL, THANKS AND THANKS FOR THAT GREAT NEWS ABOUT THE AWESOME WORK OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND LANCE LITTLE'S RECOGNITION THAT CONTINUES AS AN OUTSTANDING LEADER IN AVIATION INDUSTRY
WITH THAT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS COMMITTEE REPORTS
MR PRITCHARD, YOU'RE UP
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AARON PRITCHARD, POLICY MANAGER FOR THE COMMISSION OFFICE
LAST THURSDAY, THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND FELLEMAN
TO START IT OFF THE COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED BY JOHN PLAZA WHO MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, NOW WITH SKY ENERGY, ON THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 MILLION GALLONS OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS BY 2040 IN NORTH AMERICA
AND SKY ENERGY IS LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE 5 MILLION TONS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ANNUALLY LANDFILLED IN THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON AS POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK
WE ALSO DISCUSSED NEXT STEPS AROUND THAT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STUDY THAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WILL BE INTRODUCING AN AMENDMENT IN SUPPORT OF TODAY, THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTED THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF TO DEVELOP A SCOPE AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR THAT MSW STUDY BY THE END OF Q2 2021
I WOULD EXPECT THAT WOULD BE IN THE CLOSE TIME WHEN WE WOULD BRING FORWARD A BRIEFING ON WHERE WE STAND WITH SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS, ALSO A RECOMMENDATION BY THE COMMITTEE TO BRING FORWARD SOME BRIEFING AROUND SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
THE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED THE CLOSE OUT OF THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY FUND, IT WAS A 1 MILLION DOLLAR FUND AND THE EVOLUTION OF HOW THOSE FUNDS WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED
AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FIRST REQUEST FROM THE STAINABLE AVIATION FUEL FUND, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT WE DEVELOP A MOTION TO SET PARAMETERS AROUND THAT SAF FUND
FINALLY, WE ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULING VITAL MEETINGS OF THE YEAR FOR THE AVIATION, EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEES
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU AARON PRITCHARD
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM 7, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT
THE COMMISSION WILL ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S RECORD
THE DEPUTY CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
AS THE DEPUTY 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 THE TEAMS MEETING AND ARE STREAMING TO MEETING, YOU MUST MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
NOTE THAT THERE MAY BE A SHORT TIME LAG ON THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
ALRIGHT THE FIRST PERSON THAT I HAVE SIGNED UP UNDER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS JALISA HORTON
JALISA HORTON SPEAKING YEAH
OKAY
HELLO
MY NAME IS JALISA HORTON
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK IN SEATTLE, FOOD AND BEVERAGE AIRPORT KIOSKS PROGRAM
ONE OF THE CORE AREAS THAT WE FOCUS IN ON THE FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK IS OUR FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR PROGRAM
SUPPORTING ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS FROM THE SEATAC AND TUKWILLA KING COUNTY AREA
THEY PRIMARILY COME FROM LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT REFUGEE COMMUNITIES
THROUGH BUSINESS COACHING AND PEER NETWORK, ENTREPRENEURS ARE SUPPORTED IN OBTAINING PERMITS, OFFERED SUBSIDIZED KITCHEN RENT, AND PROVIDED A CONNECTION TO MARKET CHANNELS [INAUDIBLE] THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED AS WELL AS OTHER ENTREPRENEURS IN OUR PROGRAM
HAVING A KIOSK WITHIN THE AIRPORT WOULD AGAIN HAVE SOME OF THE SAME BENEFITS INCREASED VISIBILITY, INCREASED SALES, NEW TARGET MARKET AND SO ON
THE SEATTLE FOOD AND BEVERAGE KIOSK PROGRAM IS MUCH NEEDED AMONGST OUR SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES WHERE BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HAVING TO PIVOT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU JALISA
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
NEXT IS KARA MARTIN
HI, I'M KARA MARTIN, DIRECTOR OF THE FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK, WHICH IS A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TO LOCAL
IT'S A NONPROFIT THAT IS BASED HERE IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
WE ARE FOUNDED IN 2010 TO HELP IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
AND ONE OF OUR KEY STRATEGIES IS LOOKING AT HOW ELSE IMPROVEMENTS IS IMPROVED THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND OVER THE YEARS, LOCAL IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS HAVE DEMONSTRATED A REALLY STRONG INTEREST IN FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUT FACE BARRIERS TO ENTERING THE MARKET
SO I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE AIRPORT AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE INTRODUCTORY KIOSK PROJECT AT THE AIRPORT AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT AS WELL
SO FIN, AS WE FONDLY CALL IT, LAUNCHED A FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND 2017 WITH OUR CAPSTONE PROJECT OF OPENING SPICE BRIDGE, A GLOBAL FOOD HALL THAT JUST OPENED IN TUKWILA THIS PAST SEPTEMBER
THE SPICE BRIDGE IS HOME TO OUR FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR WHICH INCLUDES THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN RETAIL KIOSK AND DINING SPACE THAT HAS AFFORDABLE RENTAL RATES FOR INCUBATOR PARTICIPANTS
YOU CAN ENJOY FOOD FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD SUCH AS AFGHANI FOOD, FILIPINO, SENEGALESE, TANZANIAN, ARGENTINIAN, CONGOLESE, JUST TO NAME A FEW
AND WE'RE SEEING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE SEEING THEIR NATIVE, AUTHENTIC CUISINES REPRESENTED IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND THAT THERE'S MUCH EXCITEMENT ACROSS THE BROADER COMMUNITY
AND CUSTOMERS ARE TRAVELING FROM ALL OVER, FROM EVERETT, TACOMA JUST TO COME AND EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES
WE RECENTLY WERE FEATURED IN SEATTLE REFINED AND THEY SAID, "IT'S A DELICIOUS CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EACH OF THESE WOMEN SHARING A PIECE OF THEMSELVES THROUGH THE DISHES THEY SERVE." SO THIS EFFORT IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING BIPOC AND IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FOOD ENTREPRENEURS HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE KITCHENS, FACILITIES, AND NAVIGATING PERMITTING BARRIERS, AND CAN CONNECT TO RETAIL MARKET CHANNELS
AS A RESULT, THESE BUSINESSES ARE EMPOWERED TO GROW AND MANAGE THEIR OWN AFFORDABLE AND STABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE
IN THE FUTURE, THE INTRODUCTORY KIOSK PROJECT WOULD AMPLIFY THESE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THERE ARE PATHWAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE BUSINESSES TO GROW AND SCALE FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY
WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE AIRPORT FOOD AND BEVERAGE INTRODUCTORY KIOSK PROJECT PROPOSAL SHARED TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ADAMA JAME
ADAMA, YOU WILL NEED TO UNMUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE JOINED VIA DESKTOP
HELLO EVERYBODY
MY NAME IS ADAMA
I'M A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER UNDER THE FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK CATERING
I'M HERE TO GIVE MY VOICE OUT TO BE HEARD AS AN IMMIGRANT AND HOW I DID START FROM NOWHERE
BY JOINING THE FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK NOW I FEEL THAT GAINING INDEPENDENCE FOR [MICROPHONE MALFUNCTION] IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE CUTTING OUT QUITE A BIT
YEAH
I SAW THAT I'M A MUTING
THAT'S WHAT I'M SEEING
AM I? YEAH, I'M SHOWING THAT YOU'RE UNMUTED BUT
I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
AM I ON NOW? WE CAN HEAR YOU, IT'S JUST A LITTLE CHOPPY
OKAY
CAN I MOVE FORWARD? YES
MY SITUATION I WANT PEOPLE LIKE US AND A SIMILAR PROGRAM AT THE AIRPORT WILL BE ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE IN MY POSITION AND OTHERS THAT DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO BE
LIKE WE GET EMPOWERED HAVING THESE [MICROPHONE MALFUNCTION] AND AFFORDABLE RENT THAT WE NEVER THOUGHT OF
INITIALLY WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR BUSINESSES WITH THERE'S NO CHANCE UNTIL WE MAKE THE FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK AND KNOWING THAT PORT OF SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE PARTNERS IN SPONSORSHIP MAKES IT VERY EXCITING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE UNITY FOR MORE PEOPLE IN A DO
[MICROPHONE MALFUNCTION] YEAH
HELLO
YEP
DID YOU HAVE FURTHER COMMENT? SORRY, I THINK IT CUT OUT A LITTLE BIT THERE AT THE END
YEAH
RIGHT
NOW WE DO PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND THE MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS
IT'S ALL WORKING OUT GREAT PEOPLE
LIKE THEIR FOOD
AND THE BECAUSE WE DO AUTHENTIC FOODS THAT LOCAL FOOD BUSINESSES IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
SO PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE CULTURES OUT THERE THAT DO MAKE QUALITY FOOD WITH AND DO PROMOTIONS THAT WE HAVE IN AS WELL
SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET SOMETHING SIMILAR AT THE AIRPORT, ESPECIALLY WHERE PEOPLE TRAVEL THEN YOU HAVE THE REVERSE PEOPLE
SO GETTING THIS PROGRAM APPROVED WILL BE VERY VERY HELPFUL AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, YOU'RE MUTED
YOU HAD A LITTLE BACKGROUND NOISE
THANK YOU FOR THOSE INSIGHTFUL COMMENTS
DEPUTY CLERK SMITH, PLEASE CONTINUE WITH THE SPEAKERS
YES
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS NAT STRATTON CLARK
HI, THIS IS NAT STRATTON CLARK
WE CAN HEAR YOU
I OWN CAFE FLORA
WE'RE LOCATED AT GATE A1 AT SEA
I'M ALSO A STEWARD OF THE FBACC
FIRST I JUST LIKE TO THANK DAWMN HUNTER AND LANCE LITTLE FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SMALL AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES AND FOR CONTINUALLY MEETING WITH US TO OFFER SUPPORT AND TO FIND SOLUTIONS
I'LL BE READING A LETTER SENT TO THE COMMISSION, LANCE, AND DAWN THIS MORNING BY THE SBAAC
WE'RE WRITING TO FOLLOW UP TO OUR SEPTEMBER 22ND LETTER AND IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT WASHINGTON STATE COVID MANDATES THAT WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE CONDITIONS FOR RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS AT THE AIRPORT
IN OUR SEPTEMBER OUTREACH WE WERE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE AND GET AHEAD OF A CRISIS
UNFORTUNATELY THAT CRISIS IS HERE AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THE PORT COMMISSION CAN PROVIDE THE REQUESTED EXTENSION OF RELIEF EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
AND IF NOT, PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES THAT WILL HELP OUR MEMBERS GET THROUGH THIS CRISIS
THE FOUR ITEMS WE'RE REQUESTING EXTENSION OF OUR AN EXTENT THE DEFERRAL PROGRAM PERIOD, APPLY THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PREVIOUS DEFERRAL PROGRAM TO EXPENSES FROM OCTOBER 2020 THROUGH TO MARCH OF 2021
THIS WILL ELIMINATE SOME OF THE ANXIETY SMALL OPERATORS HAVE WITH RESPECT TO CASH FLOW AND PROVIDE A WINDOW CERTAINTY FOR WHICH TO MAKE A PLAN, TO EXTEND THE ELIMINATION OF MAG THROUGH 2021, REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS, AND EXTEND THE ELIMINATION OF THE MARKETING FUNDS THROUGH 2021
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE GOVERNOR'S RECENT ORDERS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT THE RETAIL AND RESTAURANT OPERATORS AT THE AIRPORT
THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN FORCE A NUMBER OF OUR MEMBERS TO SHUT DOWN RESULTING IN THE LAYOFFS OF MANY EMPLOYEES FOR A SECOND TIME
THE IMPACT TO OUR MEMBERS BUSINESS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS CATASTROPHIC
LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP MOVE THIS FORWARD
WITHOUT IMMEDIATE AND MEANINGFUL ACTION, THE VIABILITY OF MANY OF OUR OPERATIONS WILL BE IN JEOPARDY CAUSING FURTHER HARDSHIP TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES
NEXT IS DAVID MONTANARO
HELLO? WE CAN HEAR YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, PORT EXECUTIVES AND GUESTS
MY NAME IS DAVID MONTANARO
WE HAVE PALLINO IN THE SEATAC CENTRAL TERMINAL
AND I'M ALSO ONE OF THE FOUR STEWARDS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS AIRPORT ACTION COMMITTEE
THESE ARE CHALLENGING TIMES AND OUR GROUP HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION AND PORT STAFF SINCE THE OUTBREAK TO MITIGATE THE DEVASTATION IT'S HAD TO OUR OPERATIONS
I PERSONALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ACCESSIBILITY AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO COLLABORATE WITH US ON THESE ISSUES
THE SBAAC HAS BEEN CONCERNED THAT THE HOPED-FOR RECOVERY AND TRAVEL JUST HASN'T MATERIALIZED AND WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING NOW IS LIKELY TO EXIST WELL INTO 2021 AND BEYOND
WE MAY NOT SEE 2019 HIGH WATER MARKS FOR YEARS TO COME
THE RECENT GOVERNOR'S ORDERS ANOTHER GUT-PUNCH TO OUR SURVIVAL EFFORTS AND IS PARTICULARLY DEVASTATING TO THE RETAIL AND FOOD OPERATIONS AND EMPLOYEES AT THE AIRPORT
WE MET WITH SOME OF YOU IN SEPTEMBER AND SUGGESTED SEVERAL STEPS THAT COULD BE TAKEN INTO IMMEDIATELY TO HELP US SMALL BUSINESSES WEATHER THE STORM UNTIL EITHER BUSINESS RETURNS OR MORE MEANINGFUL RELIEF IS AVAILABLE
WE SENT A LETTER TO YOU THIS MORNING, WHICH, NAT, MY COLLEAGUE JUST READ TO YOU, AND IT WOULD BE A HUGE HELP IF THE FOUR ITEMS INCLUDED IN THAT COULD BE REVIEWED AND IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENTED
FINALLY, WHILE IT'S CURRENTLY ALL HANDS ON DECK FIGURING OUT HOW TO SURVIVE WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US, WE'LL ONE DAY TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE FUTURE
WHEN WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE SHOULD ALL LEARN FROM OUR RECENT EXPERIENCES
COVID EXPOSED SOME CRACKS IN THE PORT CONCESSION ARRANGEMENTS THAT HAVE MORPHED AND EVOLVED OVER TIME
ITEMS LIKE MAG, EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES CLAUSE, TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS, CAPACITY PLANNING NEED TO BE REVISITED IN LIGHT OF THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER TO CREATE A CONTEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT THAT IS BETTER SUITED TO HANDLE A COVID LIKE CRISIS SWIFTLY AND FAIRLY
THE SBAAC BELIEVES WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THESE DISCUSSIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COLLABORATION
THANK YOU, DAVID
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
YES, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JEAN THOMPSON
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
MY NAME IS JEAN THOMPSON
I'M THE OWNER OF SEATTLE CHOCOLATE COMPANY AND WE HAVE A STORE ON THE C CONCOURSE AND I AM HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE SMALL BUSINESS AIRPORT ACTION COMMITTEE
AND I JUST WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE CONCESSIONS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US TO DATE
THEY'VE BEEN UNBELIEVABLY HELPFUL
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP OUR STAFF AND YOU KNOW, KEEP OPERATING AND OTHERWISE, I DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SO I JUST WANT TO ADD TO BOTH NAT AND DAVID'S PLEA TO EXTEND THESE PROGRAMS AND CONTINUE TO EXTEND THE ELIMINATION OF THE MAG AND THE NOT HAVING TO PARTICIPATE IN A MARKETING FUNDS
THOSE THINGS WILL REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS WE WAIT FOR THE SLOW RECOVERY OF THE AIRPORT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP
THANK YOU, JEAN
CAN'T PASS YOUR SHOP WITHOUT STOPPING FOR SOME CHOCOLATES OUT THERE
THANK YOU
[LAUGHTER] NEXT SPEAKER? THAT IS ALL OF THE SPEAKERS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE DAY
I UNDERSTAND WE MAY HAVE SOME WRITTEN COMMENT
I'D LIKE THE CLERK TO SUMMARIZE THE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED
WE DO
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
WE HAVE RECEIVED 10 WRITTEN GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY
THREE ALL SPEAK ON SAME TOPIC
SO THESE ARE FROM TYRELL HEADLAND, SARA SHIVELY, AND CHARLOTTE DODD
THEY SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 10D ON TODAY'S AGENDA REGARDING SEATAC PARKING GARAGE UPGRADES
BERNADINE LUND WRITES REGARDING HER CONCERNS ABOUT BIOMASS AND IT'S USE FOR BIOFUELS
AISHIA STYLES AND RUSTY WEST BOTH SPEAK TO SUPPORTING CLIMATE RECOVERY AND REDUCTION OF AIRLINE TRAFFIC AT SEA-TAC
CHERYL CARTER WRITES SUPPORTING PORT JOBS AND AIRPORT UNIVERSITY
ROD O'NEILL AND VARAN KEOKITVAUGHN WRITE SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF AGENDA ITEM 10E REGARDING AIRPORT FOOD AND BEVERAGE KIOSKS
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN GENERAL COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
THANKS FOR THAT SUMMARY, CLERK
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA, THIS IS ITEM 8, ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THERE ARE NO ITEMS PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL FOR TODAY'S MEETING
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR COVERING ITEMS 8 B C D E F G H I AND J
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A WAS REMOVED PRIOR TO PUBLICATION
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVED, BUT I'LL HAVE A COMMENT AFTER THE MOTION IS SECONDED
OKAY
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF STAFF, I APPRECIATE THE EARLIER PUBLIC TESTIMONY REGARDING THE FOOD INNOVATION WORK WITH GLOBAL TO LOCAL, AND I'M HAPPY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSED KIOSK EXPANSION
I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IF, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE HADN'T MADE ANY DECISIONS ABOUT WHO MIGHT BE IN THE SPACES AND THAT WE HAD A PROCESS IN PLACE
AND SO IF SOMEBODY COULD ENLIGHTEN US
AND IT CAN JUST BE IN AN E-MAIL, THAT'S FINE
BUT I GUESS I JUST WAS UNDER A DIFFERENT IMPRESSION ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT WE WERE AUTHORIZING TODAY
OKAY
WELL, WE'LL SEEK SOME FOLLOW-UP ON THAT
THANK YOU FOR THAT
WITH THAT, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND 0 NO'S
MOTION PASSES, CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED
MOVING ALONG HERE
JUST A SECOND HERE
PAGE 19
YEAH, THANK YOU
WE'VE GOT HOW MANY PAGES IN TODAY'S SCRIPT? 45
[LAUGHTER] GIVES YOU SOME IDEA OF THE EXTENT OF THINGS HERE
SO WE ARE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 9, WHICH IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND THERE IS NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS THAT I'M AWARE OF
WE'RE NOW ON NEW BUSINESS SEGMENT OF OUR MEETING
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
JUST FOR A NOTE, ITEM 10A WAS REORDERED EARLIER ON THE AGENDA
SO THIS IS ITEM 10B AND IT'S FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3779, A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT COMMISSION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR THE YEAR 2021
MAKING, DETERMINING, AND DECIDING THE AMOUNT OF TAXES TO BE LEVIED UPON THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT ROLE
PROVIDING PAYMENT OF BOND REDEMPTIONs AND INTERESTS
COST OF FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS AND FOR SUCH GENERAL PURPOSES ALLOWED BY LAW WHICH SUPPORT DEEMS NECESSARY
AND DIRECTING THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL ASKED A SPECIFIC SUMS TO BE LEVIED ON ALL OF THE ASSESSED PROPERTIES OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE DISTRICT IN THE YEAR 2021
OKAY, LET'S HEAR FROM DIRECTOR METRUCK
COMMISSIONERS, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE 2021 BUDGET
WE'RE AT THE END OF A LONG ROAD THAT REALLY BEGAN IN MARCH WHEN THE COVID PANDEMIC STRUCK
WE TOOK IMMEDIATE STEPS TO CURTAIL SPENDING AS OUR LINES OF BUSINESS SAW SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN REVENUE
EVEN IN THE FACE OF THE FINANCIAL SETBACKS WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND KEEP MOST OF OUR ESSENTIAL CAPITAL PROGRAMS MOVING FORWARD
IT IS TO THE CREDIT OF THE PORT STAFF THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MANAGE THROUGH THIS CRISIS ENSURING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES, WORKERS, AND THE PUBLIC, MAINTAINING ESSENTIAL SERVICES, AND KEEPING OUR CRITICAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS MOVING
THANKS ESPECIALLY TO OUR BUDGET AND FINANCE TEAMS BUILDING ON A HISTORY OF GOOD FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP FOR HELPING US NAVIGATE THESE CHALLENGING TIMES
THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER YESTERDAY WILL CLEARLY HAVE AN EFFECT ON MANY OF OUR TENANTS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS
THE ORDER AFFECTING BARS AND RESTAURANTS WILL BE YET ANOTHER BLOW TO THOSE BUSINESSES AS YOU'VE HEARD
OUR ADR TEAM HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITH THOSE BUSINESSES
WE WILL EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR FURTHER PORT ASSISTANCE AND ASSISTANCE WE CAN SEEK FROM LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE WILL HEAR MORE ON THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE AGENDA FROM DAWN HUNTER AND I'LL ASK HER TO SPEAK SOME ABOUT THIS
I'VE DESCRIBED MY APPROACH FOR THE BUDGET AND LEVY FOR 2021 AS CONSERVATIVE
WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING AND PERSONEL COSTS ACROSS THE PORT
SO FAR WE'VE AVOIDED FURLOUGHS AND LAYOFFS
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE FOCUSED ON MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR KEY CAPITAL PROJECTS
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING THE PORT CAN DO FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS TO DELIVER THESE AVIATION, MARITIME, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION PROJECTS ON TIME AND ON BUDGET
LET ME ADDRESS A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
AT THE AIRPORT, WE'RE WORKING ON THE COMPLETION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY
WE ARE STARTING WORK ON DESIGN OF MAIN TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS IN ADVANCING WORK ON BAGGAGE UPGRADES, DEVELOPING NEW OFFICE RETAIL SPACE ON CONCOURSE C, ADVANCING RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION
FOR MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISIONS, WE'RE COMPLETING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE TERMINAL 5 EXPANSION, WE'RE UPDATING BERTHS FOR FISHING VESSELS AT TERMINAL 91, PROGRESSING ON THE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, AND THE TERMINAL 117 PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT DEVELOPMENT, NOW NAMED THE DUWAMISH RIVER PEOPLE'S PARK AND SHORELINE HABITAT
I'LL HAVE MORE DETAIL ON THESE MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHEN WE DISCUSS THE TAX LEVY
WE'RE FULFILLING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES BRINGING AN EQUITY LENS TO ALL THE WORK WE DO
WE CONTINUE TO INVEST AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL STUDENTS
WE HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED A PORT WIDE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE SOURCES OF RACIAL BIAS IN THE WORKPLACE AND ARE CONDUCTING AN EQUITY ASSESSMENT OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
OUR APPROACH, I BELIEVE, POSITIONS US WELL FOR WHATEVER WE MAY SEE IN 2021
I'M OPTIMISTIC WE'LL SEE A MORE EFFECTIVE NATIONAL POLICY NEXT YEAR TO BRING THE PANDEMIC UNDER CONTROL INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THE SERIOUS ISSUE OF REBUILDING OUR BUSINESSES
IF RECOVERY IS DELAYED, WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN SPENDING
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND MEASURES WE CAN EMPLOY IF NECESSARY
SPECIFIC RESOURCES FOR UNANTICIPATED NEEDS INCLUDE NON AVIATION'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM RESERVE OF 27 MILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS, THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN 2021
GENERAL FUND MINIMUM BALANCE INCREASED FROM SIX TO TWELVE MONTHS OF O&M COSTS, APPROXIMATELY 35 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF 80 MILLION
THESE FUNDS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE AND HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE NON-AVIATION FUNDING PLAN
AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT FUND BALANCE BEING INCREASED FROM 10 MONTHS TO 18 MONTHS BY 2025
CONTINUING WITH THE 3% TAX LEVY INCREASE ADDING 2.3 MILLION IN 2021 AND INCREASING GEO BONDING CAPACITY BY 22 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS
NEW $150,000,000 LINE OF CREDIT PROCURED THIS YEAR BACKED BY THE TAX LEVY AND AVAILABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE, AND SHORT-TERM BORROWING WITH COMMERCIAL PAPER $150,000,000 RECENTLY ADDED COULD BE ACTIVATED FOR USE IF NEEDED
LIKE THIS YEAR, IF REVENUE FALLS SHORT, WE CAN TAKE FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
WE CAN FURTHER REDUCE DISCRETIONARY EXPENSES AND LOOK AT OTHER STEPS SUCH AS FURLOUGHS AND POTENTIAL STAFF REDUCTIONS IF NECESSARY
UNTIL THE PANDEMIC IS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL, I EXPECTED RECOVERY IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME
WE'LL BE LIVING UNDER CONDITIONS OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT AS THE AIRLINE, CRUISE AND OTHER INDUSTRIES RESET
TAKING THE LONG VIEW, SINCE OUR LAST MEETING I'VE BEEN REFLECTING ON THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE ABOUT OUR SPENDING PRIORITIES AND THE USE OF THE TAX LEVY
I BELIEVE OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION AND THE CHANGING BUSINESS CONDITIONS REQUIRES THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE BEST DEPLOY OUR LIMITED RESOURCES WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING OUR FOCUS ON THE KEY COMPETENCIES OF THE PORT
MORE THAN ANYTHING, I BELIEVE THE PORT EXPECTS THE PORT TO DELIVER OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WE DO THIS BETTER THAN ANYONE
THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES REQUIRES TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT HOW WE INVEST OUR LIMITED RESOURCES
WE COULD ALL USE CLARITY IN HOW WE BALANCE OUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH A BROADER RANGE OF PRIORITIES
NEXT YEAR
I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING THE COMMISSION ON A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE USE OUR DOLLARS MOST EFFECTIVELY TO CREATE THE MOST VALUE FOR THE COMMUNITY
THAT COMPLETES, I'M NEXT GOING TO TURN OVER TO DAN THOMAS WHO'S GOING TO SUMMARIZE
WE'LL JUST TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON FROM THERE
OKAY
THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR THAT UPDATE
IMPORTANT DAY TODAY
LET'S TURN NOW TO THE PRESENTERS
THANK YOU STEVE AND GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
WE PROVIDED A FULL BRIEFING LAST WEEK DURING INTRODUCTION OF THE BUDGET SO WE ARE NOT PLANNING A PRESENTATION
I DID WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION HOWEVER TO ONE CHANGE THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE LAST WEEK AND THAT IS A MINOR REVISION IN THE AMOUNT OF NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTABLE REVENUES
THAT APPEARS ON SLIDE SEVEN OF THE PRESENTATION MATERIALS
AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE TRANSPOSED A NUMBER
SLIDE 7 SHOWS A CHANGE OF $145,000 THAT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT ERROR
AND THAT IS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 6
SO THAT NUMBER WILL NEED TO BE CHANGED AS WELL
SO WITH THAT WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS
OKAY, GOOD MOVING ALONG HERE
WANT TO JUST ADD MY TREMENDOUS THANKS TO OUR ENTIRE FINANCIAL TEAM AND DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN GETTING US TO THIS POINT
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP FOR COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND THESE ARE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS SPECIFICALLY TO THE PRESENTATION TO THE BUDGET IN GENERAL
SO WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
NO, I'LL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR WHEN WE TURN TO THE AMENDMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO COMMENTS RIGHT NOW
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
NO COMMENTS
JUST THANKS TO DAN AND THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR ALL THEIR EFFORT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE INSIGHTS AND EFFORTS THAT WERE MADE
I WANT ALSO EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGED ELIZABETH MORRISON'S FORTHOUGHT IN CREATING THAT LINE OF CREDIT, BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT MY BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT I AM WITHDRAWING TODAY, I WILL BE PROVIDING SOME COMMENTS THAT I THINK SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THE STATEMENT THAT EXECUTIVE METRUCK MADE ABOUT BUDGET PRIORITIES AND SO THIS IS WAS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND MY AMENDMENT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS ONGOING DIALOGUE
AND THEN COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I HAVE NO COMMENT OR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME AND WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION ON THE MAIN MOTION, THAT IS, FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 3779 BEFORE WE BEGIN A DISCUSSION OF AMENDMENTS AND DEBATE
SO IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED
AND A SECOND? SECOND
AND THAT'S ON RESOLUTION 3779
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
SO WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE FIRST TO AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM AARON ON THIS AMENDMENT
I WILL INTRODUCE EACH OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN TURN AND HEAR FROM THE SPONSORS OF EACH AMENDMENT TO PRESENT THEIR AMENDMENT AND NOT TO DEBATE IT THAT TIME BUT TO JUST INTRODUCE IT
AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK SO THAT WE HAVE THE COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR
MR PRITCHARD, PLEASE INTRODUCE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
AARON PRITCHARD, PORT OF SEATTLE POLICY MANAGER
FOR SALE COMMISSION, THAT IS
THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS A SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANT 2021 BUDGET INCREASE
IN 2018 THE PORT OF SEATTLE SET ASIDE 10 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND TO DEVELOP EQUITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS AND PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
IN 2020 THE PORT'S BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS WAS 1 MILLION DOLLARS
THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANT OUT PERFORMED EXPECTATIONS RESULTING IN PROPOSALS TOTALING NEARLY 2.4 MILLION DOLLARS FROM OVER 20 HIGHLY QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, EXCEEDING OUR 1 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET
IT'S WITH THAT IN MIND THAT STAFF REQUESTED AN AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE BUDGET FOR 2021 FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THIS AMENDMENT WILL NOT INCREASE THE TOTAL OF THE TEN MILLION DOLLARS THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THIS FUND
IT WILL ADVANCE THE PORT SPENDING IN 2021 BY INCREASING THE BUDGET FROM 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS TO TWO MILLION DOLLARS
THIS INCREASE IN THE 2021 BUDGET IS IN RESPONSE TO THE OVERWHELMING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND FURTHER DEMONSTRATES THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL, ESPECIALLY TO THE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
YOU CAN SEE THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT ON YOUR SCREEN
I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ IT FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T
TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT: ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL 500,000 IN THE 2021 BUDGET FROM THE TAX LEVY FUND TO SUPPORT DIRECT INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ECONOMIC STIMULUS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
JUST ONE QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION, AARON
YOU DID INDICATE THAT THIS WAS NOT INCREASING THE ORIGINAL COMMISSION AUTHORIZED AMOUNT FOR THIS FUND, WHICH IS 10 MILLION
DOES THE 500,000 ADD AN ADDITIONAL INCREMENT IN THE 2021 BUDGET? SO IS THERE AN AGGREGATE NUMBER FOR 2021? TWO MILLION FOR 2021
UP FROM 1.5 MILLION
OKAY, PERFECT
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK THIS IS BEGINNING TO REALLY BEAR FRUIT
IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME TO GET US THERE AND IN SOME WAYS THERE WAS A SILVER LINING IN DELAYED GETTING THESE FUNDS OUT THE DOOR AS WE REWORKED SOME OF THE GOALS AND INTENTIONS THERE AND APPROACHED IT WITH A VERY STRONG EQUITY LENS AS WELL
AND THE TIMING HAS AND HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL WITH REGARD TO THE CHALLENGES OF COVID AND THE DOWNTURN THAT WE'VE SEEN ECONOMICALLY THAT IS ESPECIALLY HIT HARD SMALL BUSINESSES
SO I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT WE CAN BRING THIS BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT
I WISH THAT WE HAD MORE TIME TO SHARE SOME OF THE GREAT PROPOSALS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND MAYBE COMMISSIONERS CAN INDIVIDUALLY TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE AND SEE HOW INSPIRING THE WORK AND THE AMBITIONS OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS FUNDING, HOW MUCH WE'RE ACTUALLY YOU KNOW LEVERAGING THESE FUNDS IN THAT REGARD
SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO MOVE THE MOTION AND ASK FOR A SECOND
I'LL SECOND
YEAH, WE'LL TAKE DIRECTOR METRUCK'S COMMENTS FOLLOWING MY COMMENT HERE
SO LET'S DO THAT FIRST
DIRECTOR METRUCK AND THEN I'LL MOVE TO
COMMISSIONERS, I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TO STEP UP THE PORT'S EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HIT HARD BY THE COVID PANDEMIC
WE RECEIVED MANY WORTHY REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND CITIES
I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK'S EFFORT TO BRING THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD
THIS ADDITIONAL 500,000 WILL PROVIDE NEEDED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA
AS DISCUSSED THE AMENDMENT WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED IN 2021 BUT WILL NOT INCREASE THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT WITH THAT, THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK
AS SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT I WILL MOVE THE AMENDMENT AND ASK FOR A SECOND
SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
AND SO COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF FOR ANY QUESTION COMMENTS
PRESENTERS AND DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE AND SPEAK FIRST
SO WE'LL DO THAT NEXT AND I DON'T NEED TO ASK ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
OKAY, THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR COMMENTS ON THIS AMENDMENT
SURE
THANK YOU
I WILL GO AHEAD AND SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT
BUT JUST IN TERMS OF PROCESS, I DID WANT TO CALL OUT, I HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE TO EVEN HAVE SCHEDULED YET A PRESENTATION ON THESE PROPOSALS FOR USE OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND THIS YEAR
AND SO IT SOME MAKES IT CHALLENGING FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE ADDING MONEY TO THIS PROGRAM HAVING NOT SEEN WITH THE RESPONSES ARE
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S BEEN
IT WAS OVERWHELMING RESPONSE AND MANY MANY GREAT PROGRAMS SO I'M NOT QUESTIONING THAT
BUT I JUST WOULD HAVE PREFERRED IN TERMS OF PROCESS THAT WE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO BE BRIEFED ON IT BEFORE WE WOULD MOVE MORE MONEY THIS YEAR FOR THAT PROGRAM
SO THAT'S ON PROCESS
THE SECOND THING I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT IS SOMETHING THAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK JUST MENTIONED IN HIS OPENING REMARKS AND I WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THAT POINT
AND SOMETHING I SAID LAST WEEK IN THE MEETING AS WELL
I WOULD REALLY ASK ALL OF US TO THINK AS WE GO INTO 2021 ABOUT REALLY REFINING THE MISSION OF THE PORT
AND THESE ARE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FUND, BUT I'D ASK US TO THINK ABOUT THE LONG-TERM CAPACITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO SO
AND I'M GETTING CONCERNED THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND BEYOND, IN WAYS THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE
I'M EAGER TO LEAN INTO NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE EXPEND RESOURCES ARE HIGHLY LEVERAGED WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
JUST, QUITE FRANKLY, CONTINUING TO EXPEND FUNDS ON MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WE COULD DO THAT YEAR AFTER YEAR, BUT WE'VE HAD AN EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN FUNDING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WITH THE TAX LEVY IN JUST THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS
AND SO I JUST AM ASKING THAT NEXT YEAR TO UNDERSCORE EXECUTIVE METRUCK'S COMMENTS THAT WE TAKE A HARD LOOK A WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO FUND AND MAYBE PUT SOME HARDER WALLS AROUND THOSE PROGRAMS AGAIN, THERE'S THERE'S NO LACK OF NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF THE STAFF'S WORK TO INVESTIGATE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND FIND WAYS FOR US TO HELP
I I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HELP THAT WE'RE PROVIDING SUCH AS THE AMENDMENT THAT'S BEFORE US TODAY IS ACTUALLY SUSTAINABLE AND THAT IT'S NOT JUST A ONE-TIME SHOT IN THE ARM OF A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CONSIDER A GOOD INVESTMENT THAT WE WOULD MAKE A MULTI-YEAR INVESTMENT
I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT ON THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, BUT I GUESS I JUST SORT OF LIKE THAT ANALYSIS
OTHERWISE, IT APPEARS THAT WE'RE SORT OF PEANUT BUTTERING FUNDS AROUND
AND THAT TO ME CAN BE CONCERNING AND IN THE SENSE THAT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SAME IMPACT THAT WE COULD HAVE IF WE WERE MORE FOCUSED ON PROGRAMS THAT REALLY RELATE TO THE PORT'S CORE MISSION
BUT WITH THAT I WILL SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS ON THE AMENDMENT
YEAH, THANK YOU
I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS ADDITIONAL HALF MILLION DOLLAR ALLOCATION
ONE, BECAUSE I THINK IT FALLS SQUARELY WITHIN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHARTER PARTICULARLY AT A TIME WHEN WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A NEED TO PRESERVE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THESE SMALL BUSINESSES WHO WOULD STAND TO BENEFIT FROM THIS ARE GENERATING JOBS FOR THE WORKFORCE, THEY ARE SUSTAINING THE LIVELIHOODS OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES
AND BECAUSE THE THE MONEY THAT IS SPENT IN THESE BUSINESSES TENDS TO BOUNCE AROUND IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT IN A MUCH GREATER DEGREE THAN IN OTHER FORMS OF INVESTMENT THAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER
AND SO I'M REALLY PLEASED TO HEAR OF THE STRONG RESPONSE TO THIS
I'M SURE IT REFLECTS THE EXTRAORDINARY NEED THAT THE COVID RELATED RECESSION HAS PUT UPON OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL MEASURE OF SUPPORT THIS YEAR
SO I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS AMENDMENT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO, TO THE AMENDMENT
YES
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ALSO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE AMENDMENT AND THANK COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK FOR PUTTING IT FORWARD
I THINK THAT THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE MOVE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS
I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S SUGGESTION THAT WE LOOK TOWARDS MORE OF A LONG-TERM PLAN AS WE ENTER THIS RECOVERY POST COVID, AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT AS WELL
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN TO THE AMENDMENT
THANK YOU, AND I TOO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT AND FIND THAT WE REALLY DO HAVE A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO SOUTH KING COUNTY
NOT JUST THAT IT HAS SOME OF THE GREATEST DISPARITIES IN ECONOMY, HEALTH, AND DIVERSITY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO THE NEIGHBORS TO AN AIRPORT THAT HAS THIS REGION-WIDE BENEFIT, BUT HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT
AND SO I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO BE RESPONSIBLE, MAINTAINING OUR SOCIAL LICENSE, AND SERVING REALLY THE ENTIRE REGION THAT THIS SORT OF INVESTMENT IS NOT ONLY APPROPRIATE BUT REALLY I THINK PART OF AN OBLIGATION
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
OKAY
THERE WE GO
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORTIVE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES AND STAFF SUPPORT FOR THIS
IT IS SO IMPORTANT AND SO TIMELY
AND I WOULD POINT OUT TO A COUPLE OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S REMARKS
THIS IS NOT SPREADING PEANUT BUTTER AROUND
THIS IS A MAJOR FUND THAT WE ESTABLISHED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO TO ASSIST LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
I THINK ALL OF THOSE AREAS ARE SQUARELY ALIGNED WITH THE PORT'S CENTRAL MISSION, JUST AS THE OPPORTUNITY FUND IS AND THE TOURISM FUND THAT SUPPORTED ADDING AN ADDITIONAL MILLION AND A HALF TO TOURISM STATEWIDE IN A YEAR THAT HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HARD HIT
SO I REALLY DO TAKE EXCEPTION TO THAT CHARACTERIZATION THAT THIS IS MISSION DRIFT
IT IS NOT
IT IS SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EQUITY
WITH THAT I WILL END MY COMMENTS AND CALL FOR A VOTE UNLESS THERE ARE FURTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, I DO HAVE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S HAND RAISED
I'M SORRY
I DIDN'T SEE THAT ON MY SCREEN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO PROBLEM
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, I WANT TO BE CLEAR
I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND IS MISSION DRIFT
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THAT WAS NOT MY INTENTION TO IMPLY THAT
I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT WE HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY IN JUST TWO YEARS THE EXPENDITURES OF THE TAX LEVY ON COMMUNITY FUND.S I CAN POINT TO THE SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT
I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE OR IT'S CERTAINLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
I'M JUST ASKING THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEW YEAR, THAT WE TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHAT OUR INVESTMENTS ARE GOING FORWARD
I'VE SUPPORTED THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND WHEN YOU PROPOSED IT TWO YEARS AGO
I THINK IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT, BUT I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT IF WE WE'RE ABLE TO MAYBE TAKE SOME OF THAT FUNDING AND REALLY POUR INTO ONE OR TWO PROGRAMS AS OPPOSED TO MULTIPLE
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS
I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THEM AT SOME POINT SOON
IT WAS REALLY JUST A MATTER OF PROCESS
THAT SAID I DO HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT PROGRAMS THAT IN ADDITION TO HELPING THE MOST NEEDY IN SOUTH KING COUNTY CAN ALSO CONSIDER OUR CONSTITUENTS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE COUNTY
AS I LOOK AT SOME OF OUR EXPENDITURES OF THE TAX LEVY, I WONDER IF FOLKS IN DUVALL OR CARNATION OR SNOQUALMIE OR NORTH BEND FEEL THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE SAME LEVEL OF ATTENTION
AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING TRULY EQUITABLE WHEN WE ARE PROPOSING SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS BUT AGAIN, PLEASE DON'T MISUNDERSTAND MY INTENT
I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT
I'M SURE THE PROGRAMS ARE GREAT
AND I THINK THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND IS A A VERY WORTHY EFFORT AND I'M EXCITED THAT THE STAFF IS MOVED FORWARD WITH IT
OH, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
AND I THINK YOUR SUGGESTION IS WELL TAKEN THAT WE DISCUSS AS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AT PERHAPS OUR COMMISSION RETREAT AND IN JANUARY
THE OVERALL KIND OF CONSIDERATIONS WITH REGARD TO HOW WE SPEND OUR TAX DOLLARS THAT WE RAISE THROUGH THE LEVY AND OUR PROGRAMS AND AS YOU KNOW, WE WE DID ASK FOR A REVIEW OF ALL OF OUR GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE IDEA TO MAYBE CONSOLIDATE AS WE HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT FRAGMENTED AS YOU POINT OUT
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATUS OF THAT GRANT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT IS BUT MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH LATER
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'M NOT SHOWING ANYBODY
I CAN RUN THROUGH THE LIST AGAIN, OR WE CAN PROCEED
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP
LET'S PROCEED WITH THE VOTE AS WE HAVE A LOT MORE ON OUR PLATE HERE
THANK YOU
SO I WILL CALL FOR THE ROLE AT THIS TIME
THIS IS A VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND 0 NO'S
MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
MR PRITCHARD? THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
SECOND AMENDMENT IS SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS FUND ALLOCATION FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STUDY IN 2017 THE COMMISSION AS PART OF THE CENTURY AGENDA SET A 10-YEAR GOAL OF HAVING TEN PERCENT OF THE FUEL USED AT SEA-TAC TO BE FROM SUSTAINABLE SOURCES FOUND IN THE REGION
THIS WOULD ELIMINATE APPROXIMATELY 70 MILLION GALLONS OF FOSSIL FUEL, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO 682,000 MEGATONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
IN 2019, THE PORT FUNDED WSU, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, STUDY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCKS TO PRODUCE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
THE WSU STUDY FOUND THAT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO BE THE MOST READILY AVAILABLE, SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCK IN THE REGION
THE ENERGY STAINABILITY COMMITTEE SUBMITTED A BUDGET REQUEST TO SUPPORT THIS STUDY AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESPONDED WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE STUDY WOULD BE FUNDED AND ALLOCATED WHEN THE PORT SECURED RUNNING FROM OUR PARTNERS
KING COUNTY, IN RESPONSE, HAS SET ASIDE $250,000 FOR A STUDY SPECIFICALLY TO PARTNER WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE ON A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STUDY
THIS AMENDMENT FULFILLS THE PORT OF SEATTLE SIDE OF THAT PARTNERSHIP
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR COMMENTS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AARON, FOR THAT GREAT REVIEW OF THE AMENDMENT AND I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE KING COUNTY AMENDMENT TO THEIR BUDGET OF $250,000 WAS PASSED A COMMITTEE AT 9 TO 0 AND SO THERE'S NO CHANCE OF IT BEING WITHDRAWN AND THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY, AS WE ARE, IN THEIR FINAL DISCUSSIONS ON THEIR BUDGET
SO I WAS KIND OF HOPING THAT I WAS GOING TO GET THE FINAL WORD HERE JUST IN TIME
BUT WITH A 9-0 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, WE CAN SAY IT'S QUITE SECURE
AND I'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THEY ARE ALSO VOTING ON A JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY AMENDMENT AS WELL FOR THE ENTIRE PORT
SO I THINK WE ARE WELL ALIGNED WITH OUR COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE THE SAME CONSTITUENT JURISDICTION AND LIKE-MINDEDNESS
SO I'M VERY PROUD TO FORM THIS PARTNERSHIP AND IN SUPPORT TO WHAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN SAID, I THINK IN ALL OF THESE GRANT PROGRAMS, THE MORE THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE MONEY TO HAVE MATCHING FUNDS TO MAGNIFY OUR IMPACT AND TO REALLY SHOW THAT EVERYBODY'S GOT SKIN IN THE GAME
THIS IS A MUTUALLY DESIRABLE THING
AND AND THAT COULD ALSO INCLUDE IN KIND
I'M OF THE BELIEF THAT WE SHOULD REALLY STRIVE FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND THIS IS A 50-50 MATCH THAT I WORKED HARD ON AND I'M HAPPY HOW WELL KING COUNTY CAME BACK WITH ENTHUSIASM
AND IF I COULD JUST READ THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT BEFORE WE GO TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
TEXT OF AMENDMENT SAYS "ALLOCATE UP TO $250,000 IN 2021 FROM THE STAINABLE AVIATION FUELS AND AIR EMISSIONS REDUCTION FUND, CONTINGENT ON THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION TO EVALUATE THE TECHNICAL, LOGISTICAL, AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF PARTNERING WITH KING COUNTY AND OTHER POTENTIAL REGIONAL PARTNERS A CONVERTING REGIONAL MSW TO SUSTAINABLE LIQUID FUELS INCLUDING ON ROAD, MARITIME, AND AVIATION." THANKS
DIRECTOR METRUCK, YOUR RESPONSE? COMMISSIONERS, I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AS REPRESENTING PROGRESS IN OUR EFFORTS TO SUPPLY SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS FOR SEA
IT WOULD DESIGNATE, AS WE'VE HEARD, UP TO TWO AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF USING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AS A SOURCE OF LIQUID FUEL FOR AVIATION AND OTHER USES
AND I DO APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN EFFORTS TO BRING THE PORT AND KING COUNTY TOGETHER ALONG WITH OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS IN THIS EFFORT TO INVESTIGATING THE FEASIBILITY OF COMMUTING MSW TO LIQUID FUELS
IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING OUR GOALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
THANK YOU
OKAY WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION
WOULD THE SPONSOR LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO POSE A SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL FUND ALLOCATION FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STUDY
I SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE AND WE WILL NOW TAKE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
GO AHEAD
THANK YOU
MR PRESIDENT
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AS THE MAKER OF THE MOTION, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? NO, I THINK IT'S BEEN WELL DESCRIBED AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF KING COUNTY, I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES CAN FIND THAT IS A GREAT SIGN OF SUPPORT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND WANT TO COMMEND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR DOING EXACTLY THAT, FINDING THE PARTNERSHIPS TO AMPLIFY THE IMPACT AND I THINK THIS IS A REALLY COOL POTENTIAL FOR THE PORT
IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC IF WE COULD GET SOME TRACTION ON THIS
AND FRED I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
SO, WELL DONE AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS TO THE THE AMENDMENT
YEAH, THANK YOU
I THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT HISTORY OF THE WORK THAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS BEEN DOING
BACK PRIOR TO MY JOINING THE COMMISSION, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WORKED WITH COMMISSIONER GREGOIRE TO ESTABLISH THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WHICH BECAME A VEHICLE FOR PURSUING REALLY GOOD IDEAS LIKE THIS
ONE OF WHICH WAS THIS IDEA TO LOOK INTO WHAT WOULD THE FEEDSTOCKS BE FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
AND CONCURRENT WITH THAT A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AND KING COUNTY COUNTY WERE CONSIDERING WHAT THEIR RESPONSE TO A BURGEONING LANDFILL COULD BE AND I RECALL EARLY ON, SHORTLY AFTER I JOINED THE COMMISSION IN 2018, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH COUNCILMEMBER LAMBERT WHO REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT WHERE THE CEDAR HILLS LANDFILL IS AND SHE MENTIONED THIS IDEA OF FIGURING OUT A WAY TO CREATE A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO SOME SORT OF ENERGY FACILITY
WHICH MEANT THAT WHEN I JOINED THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE SHORTLY THEREAFTER, SHE HAD ALREADY SORT OF PLANTED THE SEED
FRED HAD ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT WITH OTHER COLLEAGUES ON THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL
AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SIX MONTHS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN HAS WORKED DOGGEDLY TO COORDINATE THESE EFFORTS
AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN WE'VE RECEIVED BACK THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY AND WE CAN REALLY BEGIN TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS TOWARDS DEVELOPING WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A REALLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN HOW WE MANAGE OUR SOLID WASTE AROUND HERE AND HOPEFULLY TURN IT INTO A LOOP IN A LOT OF WAYS
SO REALLY KUDOS TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO TO THE AMENDMENT
YEAH
I JUST WANT TO ALSO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT AND THANK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE A STEADFAST HAND AND A STEADY HAND IN THESE EFFORTS AND I THINK YOU KNOW THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A PARTNER IN THIS AND THAT THIS ISN'T JUST A UNILATERAL MOVE IS EXCELLENT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FRUITS OF THIS LABOR
SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I HAD MY THANKS
IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF DRIVING AND DETERMINED LEADERSHIP, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AND NOT GIVING UP ON THESE THINGS EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES FOREVER
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK, YOUR HARD WORK, THAT BROUGHT THIS TO THIS POINT
IT MAY HAVE BEEN A QUESTION OF TIMING
THE TIMING WAS RIGHT
THE COUNTY IS FACING A HUGE CHALLENGE OF THE LANDFILL SITUATION AND ON WHETHER TO EXPAND THE DUMPING OF MUNICIPAL WASTE SOMETHING LIKE A MILE-LONG TRAIN EVERYDAY LEAVES SEATTLE TO BEND, OREGON TO DUMP OUR MUNICIPAL GARBAGE DESPITE OUR RECYCLING EFFORTS
SO THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM OUT THERE
THERE ARE COUNTRIES IN PARTICULARLY NORTHERN EUROPE THAT HAVE FIGURED OUT WAYS TO ELIMINATE MUNICIPAL WASTE ALL TOGETHER
AND I HAVE TOURED SOME OF THOSE COUNTRIES AND HAVE SEEN THEIR WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS THAT ARE TRULY REMARKABLE
SO I THINK THIS IS CLEARLY A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
IT SUPPORTS OUR GOALS FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BEAR FRUIT AT SOME POINT WORKING WITH THE COUNTY
I DO SEE THE COUNTY IN THE LEAD ON THIS THOUGH WE ARE LEVERAGING OUR FUNDS TO GET THE ATTENTION AND FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER LAMBERT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE MY FIRST YEARS AT THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
IN 1997 I HEARD ABOUT IT FIRST FROM HER
SO IT GOES WAY BACK AND SHE'S BEEN STALWART THERE
AND SO IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE THIS EFFORT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
IF WE MATCH 1 FOR 1, THAT'S A $500,000 STUDY WHICH SEEMS A LOT TO ME
I THINK THERE'S BEEN PREVIOUS STUDIES
I THINK THE SCIENCE IS ALREADY AVAILABLE REGARDING THE CONVERSION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE TO BIOFUELS AND ETHANOL
BUT I QUESTION THE AMOUNT OF MONEY
AND I WANT TO BE SURE THAT OUR SHARE OF IT IS GOING TOWARD OUR GOAL WHICH IS SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL DEVELOPMENT AND NOT SOME OTHER TANGENT THAT THE COUNTY MAY DECIDE TO PURSUE AND THAT WE'RE NOT OVER LEVERAGING
THAT WE AT LEAST HAVE, WE MAXIMIZE OUR CONTRIBUTION IN THE FORM OF 1 FOR 1 AND NO MORE THAN THAT IN THIS REGARD
SO I ALSO THINK IT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO REVIEW THE SCOPE OF WORK AND TIMING FOR THIS EFFORT AND HOPEFULLY IT WON'T GET DRAGGED OUT
THAT WE WILL GET STARTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE TIME WON'T WAIT NOR WILL THE PLANET
IF ANYBODY CAN ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO START OFF BY NOTING THAT EVER SINCE YOU GOT ON THE COMMISSION, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SOMEWHAT SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THESE ALTERNATIVE FUELS
AND I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED YOUR CHALLENGE TO US ABOUT YOU KNOW, PROVE TO ME THAT IT TRULY SUSTAINABLE
AND AFTER WE DID THE STUDY WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY AND WE SAW THAT YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE UNFORTUNATELY SUSTAINABLE SOURCES OF FUEL IS OUR TRASH THAT THIS BECOMES A TWO-FER, RIGHT
WE ARE BENEFITING BY REDUCING THE LANDFILL WASTE AND AT THE SAME TIME KNOWING THAT WE'RE NOT DISPLACING CROPLANDS OR YOU KNOW, USING THINGS INAPPROPRIATELY
SO I REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR CHALLENGE AND I THINK IT'S VERY FORTUITOUS THAT WE HAVE THIS REALLY SUSTAINABLE SOURCE
WE ALSO GOT
WE KNOW THAT ALL THESE JET FUEL PRODUCTIONS HAVE ALSO, YOU KNOW PRODUCTIONS OF DIESEL AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT
THAT YOU CAN'T JUST PRODUCE ALL JET FUEL, BUT WE WERE JUST BRIEFED ON AT THE ENS COMMITTEE A TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD GO 90% JET FUEL, WHICH IS REMARKABLE
FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, WHICH IS A REMARKABLY HIGH PROPORTION
AND SO IN TERMS OF YOUR QUESTION ABOUT DOES IT MEET OUR PRIORITIES, I HAD NO IDEA WE COULD ACHIEVE SOMETHING THAT HIGH
BUT TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE OVERALL EXPENSE OF THE PROJECT, IT REALLY DOES COME DOWN TO HOW WE SCOPE IT
AND I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE ENTIRE COMISSION WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE CHOOSE ULTIMATELY AS A COLLECTIVE BODY AND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND IT ALL, RIGHT
AND IT'S ALSO
WE'RE LOOKING HOPEFULLY TO SEE OTHER REGIONAL INTERESTS THAT HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WEIGH IN
BUT IN THIS WAY THAT WE ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOVING FORWARD, BUT BY NO MEANS DO I SEE THIS AS A REQUIREMENT TO BE FULLY EXPENDED
ALL RIGHT
THANKS FOR THAT
AND I THANK COMMISSIONER BOWMAN HAS HER HAND UP
I THINK? NOPE
I DON'T
COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THIS IS AARON PRITCHARD
I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO YOUR QUESTIONS AROUND TIMING AND PROCESS REGARDING THE SCOPE
THE SCOPE OF THIS WILL BE EXPECTED TO BE READY AROUND THE END OF Q2 OF 2021
ANY REQUEST TO FUND THIS SCOPE HAS TO, WILL FIRST GO THROUGH THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE BECAUSE THIS IS PART OF THAT SAF FUND THAT WAS SET UP
SO THEY'LL GET THEIR FIRST REVIEW OF THE SCOPE AND THEN FINAL REVIEW OF THAT SCOPE WILL COME UP TO THE COMMISSION TO REVIEW FOR FINAL APPROVAL
SO THERE WILL BE TWO BITES BY COMMISSION AND THIS WILL HAPPEN BEFORE Q2 OF 2021
IS IT CLEAR THAT THE COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT IS TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PRODUCTION? YES
WELL, THIS IS AN INTERESTING THING
SINCE COMMISSIONER LAMBERT HAS BEEN, AS YOU POINTED OUT, THE ONE THAT'S BEEN THE STALWART ON THIS ISSUE LONGER THAN ANYONE
SHE HAS OFTEN LOOKED TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY THROUGH AN INCINERATION PROCESS
SO THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME THAT KING COUNTY HAS TAKEN ON A LIQUID FUELS APPROACH
AND I TOLD HER QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S CONTINGENT ON OUR PARTICIPATION
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR
AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE IT USED FOR OTHER TYPES OF ENERGY PRODUCTION, JUST NOT HAVE OUR MONEY SPENT ON THAT
SO LET'S LET'S KEEP IT MOVING HERE
THE ONLY OTHER THING IS CLEARLY KING COUNTY NEEDS TO BE PART OF THAT SCOPING DEVELOPMENT AND JUST THE ENS COMMITTEE, RIGHT? OF COURSE, OF COURSE
DO WE NEED ANOTHER ROUND OF COMMENT QUESTIONS WITH COMMISSIONERS? EVERYBODY GOOD AND READY TO VOTE? OR DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER ROUND? OKAY
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP
SO WHY DON'T WE CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2
THAT IS CORRECT
THIS IS THE VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 2
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
MR STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND 0 NO'S
SO WE'RE KIND OF GOING A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER WITH REGARD TO THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE NORMALLY YOU HAVE, WHEN YOU HAVE AN AMOUNT YOU HOLD OFF ON DISCUSSION AND DEBATE, BUT WE KIND OF RESTRUCTURED IT IN THIS MEETING TO ALLOW THE PRESENTERS TO GO FIRST KNOWING THAT THESE AMENDMENTS HAVE HAD A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THEM
SO THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE AMENDMENT IS APPROVED
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE WAS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN'S
HE HAS INDICATED, I THINK HE HAS INTEREST TO WITHDRAW THIS AMENDMENT, BUT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR ANY COMMENTS ON THE ONE-TIME 2021 COVID RESERVE THAT HE HAD PROPOSED
AS A COURTESY, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
THANK YOU PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY ON MY PROPOSED AMENDMENT WHICH I AM WITHDRAWING AT THIS TIME
TO SAY THAT THESE ARE UNCERTAIN TIMES, IT'S NOT ONLY AN UNDERSTATEMENT BUT CLEARLY INACCURATE GIVEN THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACTS ALREADY DEVASTATING SECTORS OUR COMMUNITIES, NO LESS PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
AND OF COURSE IT HITS PARTICULARLY HARD ON THOSE ALREADY STRUGGLING TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS
THE COVID CRISIS HAS REBOUNDED IN FORCE
BASED ON THE EXISTING INFECTION RATE AND APPROACHING HOLIDAY SEASON, IT'S GUARANTEED TO GET FAR WORSE BEFORE GETTING BETTER
CLEARLY THE GOVERNOR'S REINSTATEMENT TO RESTRICTIONS ON GATHERINGS REFLECT THIS REALITY
DESPITE THESE FACTS, I'M WITHDRAWING MY AMENDMENT 3 TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL RESERVE IN THE 2021 BUDGET
MY DECISION IS BASED ON ASSURANCES I'VE RECEIVED FROM EXECUTIVE METRUCK AND THE PORT'S FINANCIAL EXPERTS THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES IN THE BUDGET THAT THE PORT IS ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE STORM WITHOUT COMPROMISING OUR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS ALTHOUGH WE HEARD THIS IS SOMETHING FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION
THIS IS IN LARGE PART THAT THE FISCAL MANAGEMENT EXERCISE THIS YEAR AS WELL AS THE FORETHOUGHT OF ELIZABETH MORRISON TO SECURE A HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLAR LINE OF CREDIT IN APRIL, JUST AS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE IMPACT ON OUR LINES OF BUSINESS WAS BECOMING PAINFULLY APPARENT
HOWEVER I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR TENANTS AND ALL OTHER LINES OF BUSINESS IS DEPENDENT ON OUR ECONOMIC INFLUENCE TO WEATHER THE STORM AND THE NEAR TERM AS WE FACE INCREASING HEADWINDS
I ALSO WANT TO BE ASSURED THAT WILL PRIORITIZE MAINTAINING OUR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS RATHER THAN CUTTING BACK ON THEM TO BALANCE THE BOOKS
BEFORE RELINQUISHING THE FLOOR, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW MORE POINTS THAT ARE STILL PERTINENT TO OUR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS
TO BEGIN WITH, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO FRONTLINE WORKERS, TEACHERS, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE CARING FOR OUR SICK AND DYING
THEIR REMARKABLE EMPATHY AND EXPERTISE SO MANY ARE TAKING FOR GRANTED BY PUTTING THEM AT AN INCREASING RISK ARE NEAR COMPLETE EXHAUSTION
WE HAVE TO LOOK CRITICALLY AT THE ASSUMPTIONS BEHIND OUR REVENUE AND EXPENSES BASED ON REALISTIC IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON OUR VARIOUS LINES OF BUSINESS
WHAT IF OUR TENANTS ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE RENT AT THE AIRPORT AND SEAPORT? AS WELL AS ALL THOSE IN THE SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES CRITICAL TO OUR SIGNIFICANT TOURISM BUSINESS? MANY BUSINESSES HAVE ALREADY SOUGHT AND RECEIVED RENT DEFERMENTS AND ARE INCREASINGLY SEEKING RENT FORGIVENESS, WHICH IS UNLIKELY TO ABATE
OTHERS HAVE BEGUN TO QUESTION THEIR PREVIOUS LONG-TERM INVESTMENT PLANS, THE COMPLETIONS OF WHICH ARE BUILT INTO OUR ASSUMPTIONS
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC DIVERSITY AND CHARACTER OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE HAD TO NAVIGATE WAYS TO OPERATE WITH REDUCED CUSTOMERS WHILE SHOULDERING ADDITIONAL EXPENSES TO KEEP THEIR REMAINING STAFF SAFE
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FOR LARGE BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN SHAKEN AS COUNTRIES LIKE CANADA KEEP THEIR DOORS CLOSED TO ALL BUT ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND THIS POSES ADDITIONAL RISKS TO THE 2021 CRUISE SEASON AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO COUNTER WHAT HAS BEEN INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN AIR TRAVEL
THEN THERE ARE THE ONGOING NEEDS OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS SURE TO BE ONE OF THE FEW PIECES OF NON COVID RELATED LEGISLATION DISCUSSED THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION
THESE ARE NOT UNKNOWNS
AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM STAFF HOW THEY'VE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES IN OUR 2021 BUDGET WE'RE HERE TO PASS TODAY
I'M GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE AND STAFF'S PROPOSED NAVIGATION OF THESE ROUGH WATERS, BUT ANY EXPECTATION OF THEM COMING QUICKLY THROUGH THE WIDESPREAD APPLICATION OF THE VACCINE NEEDS TO BE TEMPERED BY THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION CHALLENGES THAT EXIST, THOUGH I'M ENCOURAGED BY PROGRESS BEING MADE OF LATE
DESPITE DIFFICULT FINANCIAL DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE THAT IMPACT THE PORT'S 2000 EMPLOYEES AND REDUCE CONTINGENCIES FOR INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS, THE AFOREMENTIONED DEMANDS ARE LIKELY TO QUICKLY DEPLETE THE PROPOSED SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS
OF WITHIN OUR EXISTING BUDGET
IT'S THE PORT'S ABILITY TO DRAW ON ITS LINE OF CREDIT I'M TOLD IS THE RIPCORD WE CAN PULL WHILE NOT IMPACTING OUR BOND RATING
HOWEVER, I REMAIN CONCERNED THAT AS WE ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT KNOWNS, NO LESS CHALLENGES UNFORESEEN, THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF OR DE- PRIORITIZE OUR BROADER COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BEYOND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FOR EXAMPLE, THE ENTIRE REGION BENEFITS FROM HAVING ACCESS TO THE STATE'S LARGEST AIRPORT AND THE BROAD ECONOMIC INFLUENCE ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AS WELL AS SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT AND SEAPORT
HOWEVER, NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THESE OPERATIONS AND DESERVE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION GIVEN THOSE BROADLY FELT BENEFITS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
CAN YOU WRAP THIS UP? WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO GO HERE
I'M SORRY
I'M ALMOST THERE
THESE ARE THE STATE'S POOREST AND MOST ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH INCIDENCE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS IN AMONGST THE LEAST ABLE TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE RESOURCES
THE PANDEMIC AND ETHNIC STRIFE HAS PERMEATED OUR REGION ONLY MAKES MATTERS WORSE
SO MAINTAINING THE SOCIAL LICENCE TO BE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE BY MINIMIZING OUR IMPACTS AND IMPROVING THE NEIGHBORS QUALITY OF LIFE IS AMONG THE PRIORITY USES OF THE LEVY
IT'S INCLUDED AS WE'VE HEARD THAT ACE FUND, THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND TO BENEFIT THESE AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, TO PAY FOR NOISE AND AIR QUALITY MONITORING AROUND THE AIRPORT, ENABLES US TO DO OUTREACH TO THE DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITIES AND ENHANCES OUR PARKS AS WELL AS GIVING THEM THE TRAINING TO DO IT THEMSELVES
THOSE BROADLY FELT BENEFITS IN THE DUWAMISH CLEANUP, 30 MILLION DOLLARS OF WHICH ARE BUDGETED FOR THIS SEASON, NOT ONLY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FISH AND REDUCE THE POLLUTION BOTH FOR NEIGHBORS AS WELL AS TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AS WELL AS KILLER WHALES
SO THIS RECOVERY OF SPECIES LIKE ENDANGERED SPECIES, LIKE KILLER WHALES THAT OUR BELOVED BUT ALSO HAVE IMPLICATIONS ON OUR OPERATIONS ARE, AGAIN, NOT NICE TO HAVES AND LIKE ARE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM, A SMALL AMOUNT OF TAX LEVY MONEY CAN GO A LONG WAY TO HELP THESE THINGS
LAST BUT NOT LEAST AMONGST THE TAX LEVY USES IS THE HELP OF PORT TO FULFILL ITS SOCIETAL COMMITMENTS IS OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS AT SEA-TAC
NOW, WE JUST PAID A PREMIUM TO BRING THAT RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS TO RUN THE ENTIRE AIRPORT'S OPERATIONS AND OUR GOAL IS TO GET THIS 10% BIOFUEL INTO THE AIR INTO JET IN 10 YEARS IS STILL GOING TO BE A LIFT
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR AND TO SEE HOW MY COLLEAGUES RESPOND TO THIS THAT THESE ACTIVITIES ARE NOT NICE TO HAVES
TO BE AMONGST THE FIRST TO BE SUBJECT TO CUTS WHEN THE PANDEMICS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN IMPACTS CONTINUE TO BE FELT BUT RATHER THEY'RE ESSENTIAL TO OUR BROADER COMMITMENT TO THE HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES IN URGENT NEED OF ARE SUSTAINED STEWARDSHIP
THANK YOU
THERE'S A LOT PACKED IN THERE AND I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS A TIME FOR LENGTHY SPEECHES
GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A LENGTHY AGENDA
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON BUT I FEEL THE NEED TO GIVE COMMISSIONERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND NOW IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO
SO I'D ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ANY RESPONSES
THANK YOU COMMISSION PRESIDENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO BE CANDID
I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M RESPONDING TO? TO THE AMENDMENT? TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN COMMENTS THAT PRECEDED
YES
GREAT COMMENT
OKAY
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO FURTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK IN PRINCIPLE MANY OF US AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO KIND OF DISSECTING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE SAID TODAY GOING FORWARD FOR FUTURE BUDGET CONVERSATIONS
SO, THANK YOU
AND IF I COULD JUST CONCLUDE THE FACT THAT PERHAPS RATHER THAN TALKING ABOUT THIS THROUGH ADDITIONAL LEVY REVENUE YOU THAT THE ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT'S PART OF THE OUR RATING, OF OUR BONDING, OF THIS CAPACITY, OUR LINE OF CREDIT
PERHAPS EARMARKING THAT FOR SOME OF THESE FUNDS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MORE APPROPRIATE APPROACH TO TAKE AND UM, BUT I WANTED TO AT LEAST ARTICULATE THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THE IDEA THAT THIS IS NOT IRRELEVANT TO OUR LINE OF BUSINESS, BUT BASIC TO BEING A PUBLIC PORT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
MR PRITCHARD, PLEASE INTRODUCE AMENDMENT NUMBER 4
AMENDMENT FOUR IS THE 2021 EMERGENCY RESERVE
SIMILAR TO SOME OF WHAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN SAID, THE PORT OF SEATTLE FACED EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES FROM THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC
LOOKING INTO 2021, THE FINANCIAL PICTURE IS NOT CLEAR
THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSION, TO USE FUNDS FROM THE RESERVE AS AN EMERGENCY FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED CIRCUMSTANCES IN 2021
I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT AND TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
TEXT OF AMENDMENT: "THE DIRECTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL SET ASIDE 7 MILLION OF THE 2021 GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO BE DESIGNATED AS AN EMERGENCY RESERVE FOR UNFORESEEN OR ADVERSE ECONOMIC IMPACTS
IN PARTICULAR FOR IMPACTS ON PORT OPERATIONS RELATED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL CONSULT WITH THE COMMISSION ON THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY RESERVE AND SHALL PROVIDE THE AMOUNT, TIMELINE, AND REASON FOR THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY RESERVE TO THE COMMISSION
THE EMERGENCY RESERVE SHALL BE LIMITED TO SUPPORTING OPERATIONAL NEEDS." COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I BELIEVE THAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WAS GOING TO COMMENT FIRST
YOU'RE FREE TO TALK NOW AS THE SPONSOR
THAT'S THE ORDER WE'VE BEEN GOING IN
BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESERVE YOUR COMMENTS, THAT'S FINE, TOO
NO, THAT'S FINE
TO BACKTRACK I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I SPOKE IN DEPTH WITH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND I WANTED TO GIVE A PARTICULAR CALL OUT TO ELIZABETH MORRISON FOR HER ASSISTANCE AND DAN THOMAS AS WELL
I THINK AMENDMENT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
IT'S REALLY ABOUT HAVING SOME FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WHICH I KNOW THAT WE ALL SHARE THAT VALUE
WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET BY ANY MEANS ON COVID
WHILE THERE'S POTENTIALLY GOOD NEWS IN THE WORKS IN TERMS OF A VACCINE, THE INCREASES IN THE CASES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS ARE UNPRECEDENTED AND AS WE'VE HEARD FROM JUST SOME OF OUR TENANTS THIS MORNING, THEY ARE FACING SOME FINANCIAL COLLAPSE
AND SO JUST TO BE FISCALLY PRUDENT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD RESERVE SOME OF OUR GENERAL FUND IN 2021 TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE OVERALL BUDGET
IT JUST SETS ASIDE THAT MONEY AND DOES KEEP IT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE COMMISSION
SO IT'S NOT MONEY THAT INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS COULD NECESSARILY TAP INTO
IT REALLY DOES NEED TO BE SOMETHING THAT COMES FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION
AND JUST CALLING OUT AS WELL THE FOCUS ON OPERATIONAL FUNDS AS OPPOSED TO CIP
AS COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IS POINTED OUT IN THE PAST, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN ALL OF OUR PROJECTS, THERE IS ALREADY CONTINGENCY
SO THIS IS NOT TO BACKFILL ANY CAPITAL PROJECTS BUT IS RESERVED FOR PORT OPERATIONS
AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR THAT CLARIFICATION AND DETAIL
DIRECTOR METRUCK, WE'D LIKE TO HEAR RESPONSE AND THEN PARTICULARLY, WHAT DOES THIS MONEY COME FROM? WHERE DOES IT COME FROM IF IT'S NOT ALREADY PROGRAMMED? AND WHAT IS THE NEED? IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT AS WELL AS YOUR RESPONSE IN GENERAL? SURE, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
WE CAN BRING DAN THOMAS INTO THIS DISCUSSION TOO
BUT I DO SUPPORT
WELL FIRST OFF LET ME SAY I SUPPORT THE CONCEPT OF WHAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WAS TALKING ABOUT IN HIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S AMENDMENT SHE'S BROUGHT FORWARD
BOTH ADDRESS UNCERTAINTY THAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD
SO I DO SUPPORT THIS SPECIFIC AMENDMENT TO PRESERVE SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND AS A CONTINGENCY TO BE UTILIZED IN 2021 ONLY IN THE CASE OF UNSEEN OR ADVERSE ECONOMIC IMPACTS, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE COVID-19 IMPACT ON PORT OPERATIONS
I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN AT LENGTH ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY MOVING INTO 2021 WITH THAT AND THIS CONTINGENCY WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR OUR OPERATIONS IN THE CASE OF A FURTHER ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
AND SO I THINK I'LL TURN TO DAN
THIS REALLY HAS TO DO WITH OUR CASH RESERVES AND HOW WE'RE ALOTTING CASH RESERVES TO BE USED ABOUT THAT RELATED TO OUR OPERATING RESERVES OF INCREASING FROM SIX TO TWELVE MONTHS
SO DAN, IF I CAN CALL ON OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DAN THOMAS? HOW THIS WOULD WORK
YEAH
SURE
AS STEVE REFERENCED EARLIER AND JUST REPEATED, YOU KNOW, AS COMMISSIONERS RECALL, WE DID INCREASE THE MINIMUM GENERAL FUND BALANCE FOR PLANNING PURPOSES FROM 6 MONTHS TO 12 MONTHS
SO THAT RESULTS IN THE BALANCE OF ROUGHLY 85 MILLION DOLLARS WHICH OUR CURRENT PROJECTIONS IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET WOULD NOT REACH THAT MINIMUM LEVEL BY YEAR-END 2021
SO WE WOULD STILL HAVE SURPLUS GENERAL FUND BALANCES ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT NEW MINIMUM BALANCE
SO THIS RESERVE WOULD BE SET ASIDE OUT OF THOSE SURPLUS FUNDS THAT WERE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MINIMUM BALANCE
SO IN PRACTICE FOR 21, IT WOULD GIVE US MORE FUNDS BEYOND THAT 80 MILLION THAT WE WOULD HAVE SET ASIDE
CORRECT
OKAY, ANYTHING MORE BEFORE WE TAKE COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? OKAY, I THINK WE'LL TAKE A MOTION
LET'S SEE
YEAH SPONSOR, PLEASE MOVE THE AMENDMENT
I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 4
AND IS THERE A SECOND I'LL SECOND
OKAY
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN UP FOR COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT AT THIS POINT FURTHER? I THINK I'VE SAID PLENTY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
SO HOW DID WE DECIDE ON THE 7 MILLION DOLLAR NUMBER? I CAN SPEAK TO THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS
IT WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF OF WHAT THE STAFF WAS ANTICIPATING FOR THE BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND
IT ALSO HAPPENS TO COINCIDE WITH APPROXIMATELY WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT IF WE WERE TO NOT HAVE ANY CRUISE BUSINESS IN 2021
SO AS WE'VE SEEN IN PRIOR BUDGET PRESENTATIONS, WE'RE ANTICIPATING APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILLION IN CRUISE REVENUES IN 2021
SO THIS NUMBER IS CLOSELY TIED TO THAT AS WELL ON THE OFF CHANCE THAT WE HAVE NO CRUISE REVENUES, THIS WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE US THAT BACK FILL
SO THAT'S WHERE THE NUMBER CAME FROM
OKAY, AND IF WE DON'T DO THIS AND MAYBE THIS QUESTION IS FOR DAN, FUNCTIONALLY FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE BIGGEST IMPACT WOULD BE? DID YOU SAY IF WE DON'T DO THIS? YES
WELL, I THINK GENERALLY WITHOUT IT WE WOULD STILL BE OKAY, BUT I THINK THERE WOULD BE A RISK FOR POTENTIALLY OTHER NEEDS COULD TAP INTO THAT FUNDING
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS CLEAR
SHE DOES NOT WANT THAT USED FOR CAPITAL
SO FOR EXAMPLE, UNFORESEEN CAPITAL PROJECT COULD ARISE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY TAP INTO THAT FUNDING
SO THIS PROHIBITS THAT FROM OCCURRING
SO IT JUST I THINK PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF PROTECTION THAT PRESERVES THAT ADDITIONAL 7 MILLION
THIS ISN'T GENERATING NEW CASH IN ANY WAY
IT'S SIMPLY SAYING WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PART OF THE CASH THAT WE HAVE AND WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT ITS USE TO JUST OPERATIONS AND REQUIRE THAT STEVE REPORT ABOUT IT
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION THAN HE WOULD HAVE ALREADY HAD TO ASK RIGHT? HE JUST HAS TO REPORT MORE
HE HAS TO CONSULT IS THE TERM, CORRECT? THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
YES
I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A SCENARIO IN WHICH YOU KNOW, OUR
THE WAY THINGS ARE CURRENTLY
I JUST DON'T SEE THAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES MUCH EXCEPT POSSIBLY, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, PREVENT US FROM USING IT FOR AN EMERGENT CAPITAL CONCERN
AND WITH THE LINE OF CREDIT THAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN SPOKE TO ON THE WITHDRAWN AMENDMENT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE SUFFICIENT BACKSTOP FOR CASH FLOW SHOULD WE NEED IT IN 2021 CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT
WE DO HAVE OTHER SOURCES
BUT OF COURSE THOSE ARE BORROWING ALSO, AS OPPOSED TO JUST USING CASH
BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER SOURCES
OKAY
YEAH, MAY I SPEAK TO THE COMMISSIONER CALKINS? MAYBE A POINT THAT I COULD MAKE TO ILLUSTRATE IT AS I TRIED TO DO WITH STAFF
I LOOK AT THE WAY THAT THE PLAN OF FINANCE THAT ARE OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF HAS PUT TOGETHER ALLOWS US THE ABILITY TO PLAN AHEAD
AND SO IT WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER AND YOU KNOW THAT IN TWO YEARS FROM NOW YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO REPLACE YOUR ROOF
AND SO YOU START SAVING UP SOME MONEY TO DO THAT
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT THIS YEAR, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT THE YEAR AFTER
BECAUSE IT'S A LARGE EXPENSE $20,000
WELL, AS YOU PUT THAT MONEY ASIDE TO REPAIR YOUR ROOF YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN AND IT'S A $5,000 IMMEDIATE EXPENSE THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF
SO YOU NOW HAVE TO MOVE SOME MONEY THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SAVED FOR THE ROOF TO MAKE YOUR CAR REPAIR
IT GIVES THE ABILITY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, OBVIOUSLY IN CONSULT WITH THE COMMISSION
IT'S NOT SOLELY JUST AT HIS DISCRETION
I KNOW THAT, STEVE, WE HAVE GREAT COMMUNICATION WITH STEVE AND HE WOULD NO DOUBT DO MORE THAN JUST CONSULT WITH US
I KNOW THAT HE WOULD ASK FOR OUR FEEDBACK
BUT I THINK TO THE BROADER POINT IS THAT JUST AS A REGULAR PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGETS AND THINK AHEAD ABOUT THEIR EXPENDITURES, THINGS HAPPEN AND I THINK WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED THE ROUGHEST YEAR THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS HAD CERTAINLY IN ANY OUR HISTORIES AND I WOULD ADD TO THAT ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR 30 PLUS YEARS
WE'RE DEFINITELY AN UNCHARTED WATERS
AND SO WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE APPARENT ON THE SURFACE THAT THIS WOULD QUOTE UNQUOTE NOT DO A LOT
I THINK THAT FROM THE PUBLIC'S PERSPECTIVE, AND CERTAINLY FROM MINE, HAVING MONEY SET ASIDE THAT THE COMMISSION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAN DRAFT FOR THOSE UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES IS PRETTY IMPORTANT
IT'S JUST AN EXTRA SAVINGS ACCOUNT
I THINK MOST PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND AND USUALLY SUPPORT THAT CONCEPT OF HAVING A LITTLE EXTRA SET ASIDE IN REALLY UNCERTAIN TIMES
AND AND I GUESS THAT'S WHERE I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T IN FACT SET ASIDE NEW MONEY
IT SAYS WE'RE GOING TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT ONLY BE USED FOR OPERATIONS AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE'S JUST AS MUCH LIKELIHOOD THAT WE WOULD HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT WOULD REQUIRE A CAPITAL INFUSION AS OPPOSED TO A NEW EXPENSE
AND SO I'M A LITTLE
I GUESS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK'S WILLING THIS TO SUPPORT THIS INDICATES THAT HE DOES NOT FEEL IT TIES HIS HANDS IN THE ABILITY TO USE THESE AS NEEDED SHOULD AN EMERGENT SITUATION ARISE
I GUESS
I'M JUST I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROVIDES MORE FLEXIBILITY
IT SEEMS TO ME IT ACTUALLY REDUCES FLEXIBILITY IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENT SITUATION
SO I ALSO YOU KNOW TRUST THAT YOU AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK HAVE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH
AND SO I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT IT IF THE TWO OF YOU FEEL THAT IT WILL NOT IMPINGE UPON HIS ABILITY TO DEAL WITH A CRISIS
WE HAVE DISCUSSED IT AT LENGTH
WE HAVE COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YES
OKAY
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ALONG
COMMISSIONER CHO
YOU KNOW, I I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR KIND OF COMING UP WITH THIS IDEA
I THINK THIS WAS MAYBE A COMPROMISE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY COMMISSION FELLEMAN HAVE WITHDRAWN HIS AMENDMENTS
I DO THINK THAT THE IDEA OF JUST YOU KNOW, MAKING IT CLEAR FOR BOTH THE PORT STAFF BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE THINKING OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IS GOOD
AND SO I'LL BE VOTING IN FAVOR
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S WORK ON THIS
I WOULD JUST WANT TO WONDER IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER SOME OF THE YOU KNOW, SOCIETAL RELATED EXPENSES AS BEING OPERATIONAL
YOU KNOW THINGS THAT ARE NOT DIRECTLY THE PORT'S OPERATIONS, BUT HOW WE AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE PORT
OR TENANTS AT THE PORT
WOULD YOU SEE THAT AS OPERATIONAL MORE SPECIFIC TO WHAT WE CONSIDER MORE TRADITIONALLY OPERATIONS? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A RESPONSE FROM COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? YEAH
I WAS JUST CHECKING THE EXTENT OF WHICH THE TERM OPERATIONS EXTENDS BEYOND JUST THE ACTUAL PORT OPERATIONS OR THE WAY WE OPERATE IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, IF A TENANT GOES, YOU KNOW, BANKRUPT OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW HOW WE DEAL WITH THOSE SORT OF OPERATIONS? I APOLOGIZE
I GOT PUSHED OFF LINE
I THOUGHT SOMEBODY WAS MESSING WITH ME THERE
SO I ONLY HEARD THE LAST PART OF YOUR YOUR QUESTION BUT MY INTENT IS THAT IT WOULD REALLY BE UP TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO BRING FORWARD THAT AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE WOULD BE FLEXIBILITY THAT I DO CONSIDER OPERATIONS OF OUR TENANTS PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE KEY TO DRIVING REVENUE FOR THE PORT AS A WHOLE AS PART OF OUR OPERATIONS
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY AND I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK TO YOU ON THE AMENDMENT
YEAH, I WANT TO FIRST SAY VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE INTENT
GOVERNMENTS DON'T SAVE MONEY VERY WELL
THEY SPEND
THEY'RE GOOD AT SPENDING BUT NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD AT SAVING IT
AND I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT THERE'S A NEED TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY FUND, A RAINY DAY FUNDM IF YOU WILL
AND I APPRECIATE THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN RETITLED THIS AS AN EMERGENCY FUND AND PUT GREATER EMPHASIS ON THE PURPOSE BEHIND IT AND NOT JUST A BACKFILL AS A CONVENIENT, YOU KNOW, DIPPING POT FOR SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT BE AN EMERGENCY
SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND ALSO THAT IT IS RESTRICTED AND THIS WAS A LATE COMING CHANGE TO THE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO OPERATIONAL NEEDS
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR BURN RATE IS AROUND 50 MILLION A MONTH
IN GENERAL AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG
SO WE HAVE A PRETTY BIG BURN RATE AND IF OUR REVENUES DIP, WE'RE ONLY LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT LEVY FUNDED
WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM
WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE A HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLAR CREDIT LINE AND CASH RESERVES ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THOSE KINDS OF CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WE'RE IN A TIME OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY
THE YEAR AHEAD IS GREATLY UNCERTAIN ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HOPE AND OPTIMISM THAT WE'RE GOING TO PULL OURSELVES OUT OF THIS
BUT NEVERTHELESS, THAT SAID, I THINK IT IS PRUDENT TO HAVE A RESERVE ACCOUNT FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AND THIS COMBINES WITH A LOT MORE RESERVES
AND FROM WHAT MY DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTOR METRUCK HAS BEEN, IT'S NOT NECESSARY
BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY HURT ANYTHING IF I CHARACTERIZE THAT CORRECTLY
DOESN'T REALLY SEE THAT WE NEED THIS
I WOULD BE CONCERNED IF IT TIED THE HANDS OF MANAGEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE PORT BY RESTRICTING THESE FUNDS FOR MORE LIMITED PURPOSES, BUT I HAVE BEEN REASSURED THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE THE CASE
THE LAST POINT THAT I WOULD MAKE IS THAT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A BROADER DISCUSSION AROUND OUR FISCAL POLICY WHEN IT COMES TO EMERGENCY FUNDS AND RESERVES AND HOW WELL WE ARE PREPARED AND WHAT REALLY SHOULD WE BE DOING AND WHAT CAN WE DO WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS WE HAVE WITH REGARD TO A SAVINGS ACCOUNT, BASICALLY, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS
IT'S A KIND OF A SAVINGS ACCOUNT
THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS
SO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, IF I CAN JUST ADD TO THAT JUST TO CLARIFY
I AM, YOU KNOW, AFTER MY EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS AS I SAID IN THE BEGINNING
THAT THIS ADDS TO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR OWN CALCULATIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES AND THINGS AND I KNOW THIS ADDS, JUST WITHIN THAT STRUCTURE, IT ADDS SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THAT AND WHY SETS ASIDE THAT
SO I AM IN FAVOR
WHAT SURPRISES ME HERE, THOUGH, IF I MAY IS THAT IT CAME LATE HERE
I ONLY HEARD ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO
AND THE BUDGET HAD ALREADY BEEN CRAFTED AND YET AT THIS POINT, WE'RE BEING TOLD IT DOESN'T TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM ANYTHING
SO IF WE HAD A BALANCED BUDGET THAT EXPANDED OUR AVAILABLE FUNDS BASED ON PROJECTED REVENUES AND OTHER SOURCES, DID WE ALREADY HAVE THIS AMOUNT IN RESERVE AND ARE WE SIMPLY RETITLING IT? COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT
AND SO OKAY, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TWO THINGS TO REMEMBER IS THAT THE PORT DOESN'T HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET
WE ARE CARRYING FUNDS FORWARD
SO UNLIKE THE CITY, WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE THE BALANCED BUDGET
WHAT THIS DOES IS, OUR FINANCE STAFF, IT'S A CASH FLOW ISSUE
SO IF WE WERE TO CONTINUE ON THE PLAN OF FINANCE THAT THEY HAVE PRESENTED US MOVING FORWARD, WE WOULD EXPAND THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES AT THE END OF 2022
THAT SAID, SO PUTTING ASIDE 7 MILLION NOW GIVES US AN EXTRA CUSHION
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WHERE WE NEED TO EXPEND THOSE FUNDS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE 2022 PLAN OF FINANCE AS WELL
SO IF WE HAVE NO CRUISE REVENUE, IF THINGS ARE CONTINUE TO BE DIRE AT THE AIRPORT AND WE DECIDE TO USE GENERAL FUND MONEY TO SUPPORT THE AIRPORT, ANY NUMBER OF THINGS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE THE PLAN OF FINANCE REGARDLESS TO ADJUST FOR THAT
BUT FOR THIS YEAR FOR 2021, IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE THAT THE RESERVE THAT WE HAVE THAT WAS GOING TO BE CARRIED OVER TO 2022 AND EXPENDED FULLY THEN AND PUTS IT ASIDE FOR 2021
IT'S JUST IT'S AN EXTRA CUSHION
AND YET IT DOESN'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE OVERALL BUDGET
YEAH
OKAY
THANK YOU
AND NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR NEXT YEAR
I TOLD YOU SO IF YOU KNOW IF WE HAPPEN TO NEED THIS MONEY, SO WE WILL BE THANKING YOU FOR YOUR PRUDENCE HERE
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE AREN'T REQUIRED BY LAW TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET AND WE CAN BORROW MONEY ANYTIME WE NEED IT
BUT MY POINT THERE WAS THAT THE BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED AND PACKAGED BEFORE THIS LATE COMING AMENDMENT, WHICH DID NOT REALLY TAKE IT INTO ACCOUNT AND THEREFORE IT DIDN'T RELY ON BORROWING SOME MONEY TO PROVIDE A BUDGET THAT BALANCES REVENUES WITH EXPENDITURES AND OTHER SOURCES
SO THAT'S ALL
BUT WE DON'T NEED TO BELABOR IT
I'M PREPARED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AT THIS POINT
OKAY, ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS POINT? I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP
CLERK WOULD YOU RUN THE ROLL CALL ONCE MORE SINCE WE'VE CARRIED THIS OUT A LITTLE BIT? IT CERTAINLY WILL
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO THE AMENDMENT? NO COMMENTS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
JUST TO SIMPLY
I WANT TO TRY TO PUT IT IN SIMPLE TERMS FOR THOSE FOLLOWING IT HOME
THIS IS NEITHER AN INFUSION OF NEW CASH NOR A REDUCTION IN EXPENSES
IT IS SIMPLY WE ARE ALLOCATING A CERTAIN PORTION OF EFFECTIVELY OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT TO BE USED ONLY FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF EXPENSE RELATED TO THE 2021 BUDGET
AND IF WE FELT THERE WAS A NEED FOR 7 MILLION ADDITIONAL DOLLARS, WE WOULD HAVE EITHER TAKEN UP SOMETHING LIKE FRED'S WITHDRAWN AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD HAVE GENERATED NEW CASH INTO THE PORT OR WE WOULD HAVE SAID WE NEED TO REDUCE OUR PLANNED EXPENSES IN 2021 BY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS
I AM CONFIDENT IN THE BUDGET THAT STEVE AND HIS TEAM HAVE PUT TOGETHER AND I, AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK SHARED, THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO TIE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK'S HANDS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENT SITUATION WHERE HE NEEDS TO ACT QUICKLY AND SO I'M WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO TO THE AMENDMENT
I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH MORE TO ADD
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN TO THE AMENDMENT
NO FURTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I BELIEVE WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE
NO COMMENT
SO HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE LET'S GO TO THE VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR
I'LL GO THROUGH THE ROLE FOR THAT VOTE
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND 0 NO'S FOR THIS
AMENDMENT PASSES
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS AND EXPLANATIONS
MR PRITCHARD, PLEASE INTRODUCE AMENDMENT NUMBER 5
AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE IS THE PAUSE ON A NEW CRUISE TERMINAL, T 46
CRUISE OPERATIONS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY REACHING INDUSTRIES FAR BEYOND WHAT MIGHT BE ON THE WATERFRONT
SHIPS HOMEPORTED IN SEATTLE PROVISION BY LOCAL PROVIDERS AND STRENGTHEN OUR NETWORK OF MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES
WITH THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CRUISE OPERATIONS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE COME TO A HALT
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SAFETY MEASURES AND A CAP ON CAPACITY PROVIDE A PATH FORWARD
HOWEVER, IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN THE INDUSTRY WILL RECOVER AND HOW CUSTOMERS WILL REACT TO THE RESUMPTION OF CRUISE
AS THERE'S NO CERTAINTY OF A RECOVERY RETURN TO THE NORMAL CRUISE SEASON IN 2021, IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT TO BE FISCALLY PRUDENT AND SAFEGUARD AGAINST FUTURE UNCERTAINTY TO PROVIDE THE PORT MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY AND ABILITY TO CONSIDER ALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE ASSETS
THIS AMENDMENT SUPPORTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PAUSE ON CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AT TERMINAL 46 FOR A NEW CRUISE BERTH UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMISSION
I'LL READ THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT
"THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION SUPPORTS AND AFFIRMS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PAUSE ON CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE NEW TERMINAL 46 CRUISE TERMINAL
THAT PAUSE SHALL CONTINUE AT LEAST UNTIL SUCH TIME STAFF CAN PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF A COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND A RE-EVALUATION OF THE TERMINAL 46 SITE THAT INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, AN ANALYSIS OF COST, RETURN ON INVESTMENT, AND DEMAND." I'LL TURN OVER COMMISSION BOWMAN FOR A DISCUSSION OF THIS AMENDMENT
I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK MAY HAVE PUZZLE TO ADJUST THIS AMENDMENT
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
THANK YO,U AARON FOR PROVIDING THAT BACKGROUND AS WELL
I'VE MENTIONED THIS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF BUDGET MEETINGS
AND FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I THINK THE FIRST LINE IN THIS AMENDMENT IS MOST LIKELY THE MOST IMPORTANT
THAT WE ARE, THE COMMISSION, IS REAFFIRMING WHAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS ALREADY INITIATED WHICH IS A PAUSE ON A CAPITAL INVESTMENT AT T46 FOR CRUISE AT THIS TIME
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, VERY UNCHARTERED WATERS AND COMPLETELY UNSURE OF HOW THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS GOING TO COME BACK
I THINK THAT OUR STAFF AND THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS HAVE PROVIDED GREAT CONFIDENCE IN THE FACT THAT CRUISE WILL COME BACK TO SEATTLE GIVEN WHAT SEEMS TO BE IN INSATIABLE DEMAND FOR THE ALASKA CRUISE MARKET
THAT SAID, THIS PROJECT, A NEW CRUISE TERMINAL AT TERMINAL 46 HAS CHANGED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE LAST YEAR, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE JUST VERY UNSURE ABOUT WHAT THE DEMAND IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE
SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO REAFFIRM THE PAUSE AT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS ALREADY AGREED TO AND WOULD DIRECT THE STAFF TO DO AN ANALYSIS OF DEMAND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AND OF COST, AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT BEFORE ANY DOLLARS ARE SPENT
I REALIZED THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT WE DON'T APPRECIATE OUR CUSTOMERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ONLINE AT PIER 66 AND TERMINAL 91 AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THAT WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT OUR MARITIME STAFF HAS DONE TO SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY
IT IS SOMEWHAT IRONIC THAT WE HAVE JUST CELEBRATED THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CRUISE IN SEATTLE LAST YEAR
BUT GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THIS PANDEMIC NOT KNOWING WHERE THINGS ARE GOING TO GO, IT SEEMS PRUDENT TO REAFFIRM THE PAUSE ON THIS TERMINAL UNTIL WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION
THE PURPOSE REALLY OF THE AMENDMENT IS TO PUT THE COMMISSION STAMP ON THIS AGAIN
WHILE I APPRECIATE THE STAFF'S ENTHUSIASM FOR TRYING TO GET BACK AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THIS PROJECT AND WHETHER IT'S GOING TO FIT INTO OUR LONG TERM CAPITAL PLANS
THERE ARE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY COSTS WITH THIS PROJECT
IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT
AND SO BEFORE WE START SPENDING ANY MORE MONEY ON DESIGN, I BELIEVE THAT WE REALLY SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS GOING AND WHAT THE DEMAND IS
WELL WITH THAT I THINK WE SHOULD HEAR FROM DIRECTOR METRUCK AND THEN WE'LL TAKE
MAYBE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK? MAYBE IF WE COULD? I THINK IT'LL HELP METRUCK'S RESPONSE IF WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENT THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE? IT WAS A REQUEST THAT CAME FROM FROM METRUCK AND STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS, I BELIEVE
OKAY
I'M TRYING TO RECALL THE SPECIFIC WORK
I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT
I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS REALLY JUST REAFFIRMING WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DECIDED WITH REGARD TO THE FUTURE OF THE PROPOSED THIRD TERMINAL
THERE ARE SOME LANGUAGE ISSUES HERE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAN UP A LITTLE BIT AND HAVE CLARIFIED AND WOULD OFFER UP SOME PROPOSED, IF YOU WILL, FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS TO THE LANGUAGE
BUT WHY DON'T YOU SHARE WHAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, AARON, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE WITH METRUCK'S RESPONSE
THAT'D BE GREAT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
THE PROPOSED CHANGE SIMPLY ADDS BASICALLY A PERIOD AND A QUICK CLAUSE AFTER THE WORD IN SECOND SENTENTENCE OF
THAT PAUSE SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL SUCH TIME STAFF CAN PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
THEN WE ADDED THE WORD ADDITIONALLY
PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION STAFF SHALL PROVIDE A RE-EVALUATION OF THE 46 SITE THAT AT A MINIMUM INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF COST, RETURN ON INVESTMENT, AND DEMAND
ESSENTIALLY THIS CREATES LIKE A TWO-STEP PROCESS WHEREBY THAT YOU'LL GET AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND SORT OF WHERE WE STAND WITH SORT OF A HOLISTIC VIEW AT THE OF THE T-46 TERMINAL WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ACCORDING, TO STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS, LOOKING AT THE PRINCIPLES AND SOME OF OUR BASIC APPROACHES TO HOW WE APPROACH T46
THE NEED FOR THE SECOND CLAUSE WAS CREATED BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM ANALYSIS OF COST, RETURN ON INVESTMENT, AND DEMAND DEMAND THERE WILL BE SOME NEED FOR SOME CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ON DESIGN BECAUSE IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND COST WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND DESIGN, PARTICULARLY IF WE TAKE A HOLISTIC NEW APPROACH TO HOW 46 IS HANDLED
SO THAT WAS WHAT CAME FROM THE MARITIME DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS AND I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU MR STEINBREUCK
ALL RIGHT, AND AGAIN, I WANT TO SAVE MY TIME FOR WHEN WE GET TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE TEXT HERE AFTER WE'VE HEARD FROM METRUCK AND WE MOVE TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
COMMISSION STEINBREUCK, MAY I RESPOND BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO? I'D ASK FOR A CLARIFICATION IF I MIGHT
BECAUSE IT'S FAIRLY UNUSUAL FOR THIS STAFF TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE TO A COMMISSIONERS AMENDMENT
I MEAN, I GOT THE LANGUAGE AT 10:30 THIS MORNING
SO MAYBE STAFF CAN CLARIFY FOR ME WHETHER THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION AND IF THEY DO AT WHAT LEVEL? OKAY, AND THIS IS NOT A PARTICULARLY GERMANE TO THE BUDGET ITSELF, AS I SEE IT
SO THIS IS LATE COMING, VERY LITTLE VETTING OF IT AND STAFF HAS HARDLY HAD TIME TO RESPOND
SO I THINK YOU KNOW AS A MATTER OF PROCESS A LITTLE MORE TIME AND A LITTLE MORE VETTING MIGHT HAVE IMPROVED THE LANGUAGE HERE AND THE HAD ADDED CLARITY AND UNDERSTANDING SO
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I SUBMITTED THIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS
SO I
YOU KNOW, IF I, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS IT'S MORE OF A STATEMENT THAN ANYTHING AGAIN REAFFIRMING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PAUSE
AND WHEN YOU SAY THAT, WELL, WE'VE ALREADY AGREED TO THAT
THAT'S ACTUALLY
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE COMMISSION HAS AGREED TO A PAUSE
IT'S SORT OF A TACTICAL AGREEMENT [CROSSTALK] AND HAD COMMUNICATED THAT QUITE PUBLICLY AND THERE WAS NO DISAGREEMENT WITH FROM THE COMMISSION
BUT THAT'S FINE
IF YOU WANT TO, THAT'S FINE
LET'S GO AHEAD WITH IT
LET'S HEAR FROM METRUCK AND I'M GOING TO PROPOSE A COUPLE OF LANGUAGE CHANGES
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, THIS IS CLERK HART, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR WHICH AMENDMENT LANGUAGE WE'RE SPEAKING TO AS WE PROCEED WITH THIS
THERE WAS THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE AND THEN THE REVISED LANGUAGE IS ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF US
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR WHEN WE START MAKING AMENDMENTS TO AMENDMENTS THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
I THINK THAT'S UP TO THE SPONSOR THERE
SO, YOU KNOW, I I MOVED MY AMENDMENT SO I DON'T THINK
I THINK THIS WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO NUMBER 5 BUT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK I WOULD LOVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR COMMENTS ARE
SO I GUESS WHAT I'D ASKED IS IF YOU WOULD MAKE YOUR AMENDMENTS TO MY ORIGINAL THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS HAD ALREADY BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
WE HAVE NOT TAKEN A VOTE
OKAY, YOU'RE RIGHT
WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING
THAT MEANS THAT THE LANGUAGE IS NOT NAILED DOWN
GOOD POINT
SO WE HAD EARLIER AMENDMENTS THAT HAD BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, BUT THIS ONE HAS NOT BEEN
SO IF THIS IS YOUR PROPOSED LANGUAGE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL WORK OFF OF
I DON'T WANT YOU TO
I WANT YOU TO HAVE THE YOU KNOW THE ABILITY TO ADVANCE YOUR LANGUAGE
AND I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS SO BUT I'D LIKE TO ALSO, I THINK WE NEED TO HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK.I CAN WAIT OR I CAN OFFER THEM UP NOW
SO EITHER WAY IT'S NOT TO EARTH-SHAKING
SO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE MY AMENDMENT THEN AND THEN WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND THE REST OF OUR COLLEAGUES
SURE, OF COURSE
DIRECTOR METRUCK? I MADE A MOTION
THANK YOU
A MOTION AND IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY, I'M NOT HEARING A SECOND AT THIS POINT
I WILL SECOND IT THOUGH I INTEND TO MAKE SOME TWEAKS TO IT
SO WAIT, I'M SORRY
CAN WE JUST CLARIFY WHAT WE ARE MOTIONING? ACTUALLY WHAT WE HAVE ON THE FLOOR IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 AND THEN COMMISSION STEINBREUCK WILL BE OFFERING REVISIONS TO THAT AMENDMENT
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, DO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FIRST? I REALLY WOULD
SO THANKS
THANKS
THANKS COMMISSIONERS AND I'M GLAD WE'RE TURNING TO THE ORIGINAL TEXT
WAS GLAD TO WORK FROM THAT
SO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT
I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT
AS WE WERE DISCUSSING, IT AFFIRMS AND FORMALIZES THE PAUSING OF THE TERMINAL 46 CRUISE TERMINAL CAPITAL PROJECT
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CERTAINLY WILL BRING ABOUT CHANGES IN THE MANNER IN WHICH CRUISE LINES OPERATE AND IT'S ONLY PRUDENT FOR THE PORT TO UNDERSTAND THOSE CHANGES BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH A MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT AND THIS AMENDMENT AFFIRMS THAT
THIS WILL GIVE US TIME TO ANALYZE THE CRUISE BUSINESS IN LIGHT OF COVID-19, MORE THOROUGHLY CONSIDER THE PROPOSED TERMINAL AS IT SAYS HERE
WE CAN GIVE AN EVALUATION OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY MOVING FORWARD
AND PRIOR TO INITIATING A COUPLE PROJECT WE'LL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION ON THOSE IMPACTS TO THE CRUISE INDUSTRY MOVING FORWARD
I THINK JUST THE ONE THING IS, WE DISCUSSED ,AND I THINK AARON MENTIONED IT, IS THAT I THINK TRYING TO MAKE SURE WITHIN THIS IS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THAT DUE DILIGENCE AND OUR WORK IN ORDER TO REPORT ON SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE ASKING HERE
AND I THINK THAT'S
OUR HEAD OF MARITIME, STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS AND MYSELF, HOW DO WE GIVE COMMISSION THAT FEEDBACK? I KNOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW THE ANALYSIS OF COST, OF COURSE, AS YOU MOVE ON WHEN YOU HAVE 0% DESIGN, THE RANGE OF THOSE COSTS, THE RANGE OF THOSE IS MUCH LARGER AS YOU MOVE AHEAD
SO I THINK
BUT AGAIN WE'RE TALKING IN THE OUT-YEARS MOVING AHEAD WITH THIS
ND CERTAINLY ON THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND WHERE WE HAVE, WE HAVE NONE PLANNED FOR 21 AND THINGS WILL START TO CLEAR UP IN 21 MOVING FORWARD
SO AS I SAID, I THINK THAT
I JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY HOW THIS AMENDMENT, YOU KNOW, THIS PROCESS THAT WE WANT TO SET UP TO IN ORDER TO REPORT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AFTER WE DO A DUE DILIGENCE IN LIGHT OF THE CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR CRUISE
I'M IN FAVOR OF THESE AND REPORTING BACK ON THE COMMISSION BEFORE WE MAKE MAJOR INVESTMENTS ALONG THIS LINE
SO IN GENERAL, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
AND STEVE IF I MIGHT RESPOND, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE CLARIFYING COMMENTS, AND I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR
I DON'T NECESSARILY
I UNDERSTAND FULLY THAT THE STAFF IS GOING TO NEED TO EXPEND SOME FUNDS, WHEN WE GET TO THE RIGHT POINT, TO DO AT LEAST SOME INITIAL DESIGN AGAIN
CLEARLY THERE WAS MONEY SPENT PREVIOUSLY ON A DESIGN FOR A TERMINAL, JUST SOME SOME ROUGH NUMBERS AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WOULD ABSOLUTELY NEED TO BE PART OF THE ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT MOVING FORWARD
SO I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT AT ALL
BUT I DO THINK JUST GETTING FIRST, BEFORE WE EXPEND ANY FUNDS ON DESIGN, WE HAVE A REALLY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS GOING AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY WHAT A POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WOULD LOOK LIKE
THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THE TERMINAL 46 CRUISE TERMINAL WAS ALWAYS PROMISED ON THE IDEA THAT IT WOULD BE A 50-50 COST SHARE WITH A CRUISE COMPANY
AND JUST OBVIOUSLY GIVEN WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, IT'S I THINK IT'S PRUDENT TO SEE WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS AT
NOT JUST IN TERMS OF DEMAND FOR ALASKA BUT THEIR APPETITE FOR INVESTING IN A TERMINAL
AND SO AS LONG AS THAT WORK IS DONE PRIOR TO US EXPENDING CAPITAL FUNDS ON A DESIGN, WHERE WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE EITHER, YOU KNOW, AN UNDERSTANDING YES, THE INDUSTRY WANTS TO PARTNER AGAIN OR NO, THEY DON'T AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO IT ALONE
THAT MIGHT CHANGE THE DESIGN OF WHAT THE TERMINAL MIGHT LOOK LIKE
BUT I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE HERE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
COMMISSIONER, I THINK WE ARE IN AGREEMENT HERE
CAN I JUST
AND I'M SORRY
[CROSSTALK] BECAUSE THAT'S OUT OF ORDER
THE ORDER IS TO HEAR FROM COMMISSIONERS AND IF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS COMPLETED HIS COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE TO COMMISSIONERS
AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, DIRECTOR METRUCK
OKAY
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
SO CLERK, COMMISSIONERS
SO THE MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR FOR THE AMENDMENT AND IT HAS BEEN SECONDED
WE'LL GO THROUGH BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? NOPE
SORRY, IF I SPOKE OUT OF ORDER
I'M TRYING HARD TO FOLLOW ALONG
THANK YOU
MR STEINBREUCK
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, SO I MIGHT HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR A PATH FORWARD ON THIS
READING THROUGH THIS, I'M QUESTIONING WHETHER THIS AMENDMENT IS GERMANE TO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION IN PARTICULAR AND I THINK THE CHAIR HAS DISCRETION TO RULE ON THAT
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, CLERK HART
BUT THAT MAY PROVIDE US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
OKAY, SINCE THIS IS NOT AN URGENT AMENDMENT, THE PROJECT IS PAUSED
THAT HAS HAPPENED
AND WHAT THE ACTION ITEM HERE IS WHAT CONSTITUTES SUFFICIENT ACTION BY THE STAFF IN ORDER TO RECOMMENCE THE PROJECT AFTER THE PAUSE? I THINK THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF TIME BEFORE THAT WOULD EVEN BE CONSIDERED AND SO WHAT I MIGHT SUGGEST IS THAT WE CONSIDER MAKING THIS A STANDALONE RESOLUTION THAT WE COULD ADDRESS AT A FUTURE MEETING AFTER SUCH TIME AS WE'VE CONSIDERED THE LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY STAFF THIS MORNING
CLEARLY THERE'S SOME CONCERN THAT THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE MAY BE FINANCIAL OR LEGAL OR CREATE NEW FINANCIAL OR LEGAL HURDLES THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO IMPOSE UPON THE PROJECT
AND SO THAT WOULD BE MY
SO I WOULD REQUEST THE CHAIR CONSIDER WHETHER THIS IS GERMANE AND THEREFORE THAT MAY PROVIDE US WITH SUFFICIENT TIME AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION AND THEREFORE WE COULD CONSIDER SEPARATE POLICY
IF THAT QUESTION IS TO ME, I'LL RESPOND TO IT DIRECTLY
I DON'T THINK IT IS GERMANE TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE NO FUNDS IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR TO BE EXPENDED ON THE USE OF A PORTION OF TERMINAL 46 AS A CRUISE TERMINAL
SO IF WE ALREADY DO NOT HAVE
IF WE'RE NOT CHANGING ANYTHING IN THE BUDGET, THEN IT IS NOT RELEVANT TO THE BUDGET
I DON'T HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THAT
IT'S AN ISSUE THAT HAS REARED UP NOW, BUT I DO THINK THIS IS MORE OF A STANDALONE KIND OF POLICY DECISION, FINANCIAL POLICY AND PROGRAM DECISION
OKAY
SO IN THAT CASE, CLERK HART WHAT HOW DO WE PROCEED? I MEAN I AM FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THE INTENT OF THE AMENDMENT
I DOUBT THERE'S MUCH CONTROVERSY THERE, I THINK WE ALL REALLY LIKE THE IDEA
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT IN THE CORRECT POLICY MECHANISM
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER, MAY I ASK A QUESTION? I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT
WHILE THERE MIGHT NOT BE ANY FUNDS IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET IDENTIFIED, I'M UNCLEAR ABOUT WHETHER THERE'S ANY WORK PLAN DOLLARS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MARITIME DIVISION OF ADVANCING A CRUISE TERMINAL AT PIER 46
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH EXPOSURE TO ANY OF THOSE PLANS
SO AGAIN, I DO ACTUALLY THINK IT'S GERMANE TO THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT'S PROVIDING COMMISSION DIRECTION TO THIS STAFF REAFFIRMING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS INTENT
SO, I DON'T KNOW
I'VE BEEN ASKING ACTUALLY FOR QUITE A WHILE, ARE WE SPENDING ANY MONEY ON CRUISE? I HAVEN'T GOT A CLEAR ANSWER, JUST KNOW THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET, BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY FUNDS IN THE OPERATING BUDGET THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS
SO THE IDEA AGAIN IS JUST TO GIVE US A PAUSE AND REAFFIRM WHERE THE EXECUTIVE IS
WELL, LET'S CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT NOW
I DON'T I THINK IT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD ARGUE THIS BOTH WAYS AND I DON'T THINK IT'S PURPOSEFUL
SO I HEAR YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, ABOUT IS IT IN THE WORK PROGRAM AND I SUSPECT THAT ELEMENTS OF IT MIGHT LIKELY WOULD BE IN THE WORK PROGRAM AND WE WOULD LIKE CERTAIN THINGS DONE BEFORE WE DO EXPEND FUNDS IN THAT REGARD
SO I THINK YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH SPENDING A LOT OF DEBATE OVER WHETHER IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE BUDGET OR NOT
SO I'M ACCEPTING OF IT AND I WAS THE MAKER OF THE SECOND
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MOVE TO POSTPONE THEN CERTAINLY CAN ENTERTAIN THAT TOO
WERE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING CLERK HART? I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU HAD ANY FOLLOW-UPS COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I GUESS I WOULD ASK WHAT IS THE URGENCY? WHY DO WE NEED TO PASS THIS TODAY? IF THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT WE MAY HAVE LANGUAGE THAT CREATES ADDITIONAL UNNECESSARY HURDLES? I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT WHEN MY TIME COMES
OKAY
I GUESS FOR ME, YOU KNOW WITH THE PROPOSED REVISED LANGUAGE THAT IS A SIGNAL TO ME THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS AMONG STAFF THAT WE MAY BE INTRODUCING SOMETHING THAT MAY MAY MAKE OUR LIVES MORE DIFFICULT IN THE FUTURE AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TIME TO REVIEW THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO TO THE AMENDMENT
SORRY, IT TOOK ME A SECOND TO FIND THE MUTE BUTTON
YEAH, I MEAN MY THOUGHTS ARE THAT IT'S LIKE, EITHER WAY IT'S INCONSEQUENTIAL
SO QUITE FRANKLY
I JUST RATHER JUST
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS
I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD RATHER JUST GET THIS DONE AND OVER WITH
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE POLICY QUESTION HERE IS WHETHER THE MARKET SUPPORTS DOING ANY ADDITIONAL WORK
AND SO WE'VE HAD CONSULTANTS LIKE MERCATOR LOOK AT THESE QUESTIONS AND BASED ON, WHEN THINGS ARE VERY ROSY IT SEEMED LIKE THE DEMAND FOR CRUISE WAS INSATIABLE AND IT'S STILL A VERY GOOD DEAL SHALL WE SAY FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
BUT TO THE DEGREE THAT THAT RAMP IS AS STEEP AS IT IS OR HOW FAST IT WOULD RETURN TO THAT IS WHAT THE UNCERTAINTY IS
SO IT STRIKES ME THAT WE ALREADY KIND OF HAD A GOOD IDEA WHEN THE MARKET WAS SMOKING HOT HOW MUCH, WE DID SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON WHAT A BASIC TERMINAL WOULD COST AND WE ALSO GOT AN INDICATION ABOUT THE LEVEL OF INTEREST POTENTIAL PARTNERS HAD IN DOING IT
SO THAT WAS WHEN IT WAS REALLY GOOD
SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE SORT OF HAVE AN IDEA OF THAT LEVEL OF INTEREST
I ALSO AM AWARE THAT WE DON'T HAVE LEASES WITH CRUISE LINES OTHER THAN NCL
AND SO THERE IS NO MAG THAT WE ARE NOW COLLECTING ON THOSE TERMINALS THAT WE MAINTAIN FOR OPERATION AND INCREASE THE GANGWAYS FOR BIGGER SHIPS AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF
SO IT ALSO JUST SEEMS TO BE THAT OUR EXISTING REVENUE STREAMS WITH CRUISE ARE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT, CONTINUE TO LOOK AT
AND I KNOW WE'RE RAISING THE RATES BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE COMMITMENTS LIKE WE DO WITH ANY OTHER TYPE OF SHIPPING LINE
SO I'M AT THE BELIEVE THAT THIS AMENDMENT DOESN'T REALLY SPEAK TO, IT SPEAKS TO CAPITAL SPENDING
AND I WOULD LIKE TO TO SEE US GET AN UPDATE ON THE MARKET BEFORE WE'RE DOING ANY MORE PLANNING
I MEAN, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER TO ME HOW MUCH THE TERMINAL COSTS IF THE DEMAND ISN'T THERE
AND LIKE I SAID, WE ALREADY HAVE A BALLPARK NUMBER
SO FOR ME, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPEND MONEY ON A UPDATED MARKET ANALYSIS AND NOT ON DESIGN AND PLANNING FOR A TERMINAL THAT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED IS NEEDED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
AARON, COULD YOU PUT THE THE OTHER LANGUAGE BACK UP THAT WAS THE REVISED AND AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING OFF OF AMENDMENT 5 WHICH HAS A MOTION AND A SECOND BUT LET'S LOOK AT
WHAT'S DIFFERENT HERE, AARON? COULD YOU CLARIFY?THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS IN THE FINAL SENTENCE
IT ADDED A PERIOD THERE RIGHT BEFORE THE WORD ADDITIONALLY
SO IT CREATED WHAT ESSENTIALLY LOOKS LIKE A TWO-STEP PROCESS
THE PAUSE SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL SUCH TIME THE COMMISSION RECEIVES AN UPDATE ON THE INDUSTRY
AND THEN ADDITIONALLY PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS SORT OF A NEXT STEP, STAFF WILL PROVIDE A RE-EVALUATION THAT INCLUDES THESE ELEMENTS
OKAY, SO I DON'T SEE ANYTHING TOO CONSEQUENTIAL THERE
I WANT TO SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF ISSUES HERE AND SOME OF THE WORDING BECAUSE WORDS DO MATTER
AND AT A FUTURE DATE, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK BACK AT THESE THINGS AND LOOK AT THE WORDS YOU MORE OR LESS APPLY LITERALLY WHAT THEY SAY AND WITHOUT A WHOLE LOT OF HISTORY AND THAT SORT OF THING
SO, I THINK THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES HERE WITH REGARD TO THE FUTURE OF A THIRD CRUISE TERMINAL THAT WE'RE PAYING FOUR MILLION A YEAR RIGHT NOW TO THE SEAPORT IN ORDER TO RESERVE THAT SPACE
THAT IS SOMETHING WE CERTAINLY CAN'T LET GO ON FOREVER WITH NO RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT
THE WORD PAUSE IS TROUBLESOME TO ME AND I THINK IT'S A WEAK WORD THAT SUGGESTS HESITATION LIKE A CAT'S PAW
WE SHOULD SAY AN INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT
THAT IS MY PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE, WHERE PAUSE APPEARS SUBSTITUTE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT ON THE NEW CRUISE TERMINAL PERIOD
NOW THE ISSUES AS TO WHY WE'RE DOING THAT OR WANT TO HAVE TO DO NOT JUST WITH THE DOWNTURN IN COVID
THAT IS CERTAINLY A VERY COMPELLING FACTOR AND THE FACT THAT CRUISE SEASON WAS CANCELED THIS YEAR AND WE DON'T KNOW THE FUTURE OF CRUISE NEXT YEAR
THAT POSES AN UNCERTAINTY AND POTENTIAL DELAY
I THINK THAT WE ACTUALLY GO BEYOND THAT WITH SOME OF THE COMMISSION CONCERNS WHICH HAS TO DO WITH REVISED NUMBERS THAT PUSH THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT UP BY ALMOST 25% WHILE WE'RE STILL AT ZERO DESIGN
IN OTHER WORDS, THE A HUNDRED MILLION HAS ALREADY ESCALATED I BELIEVE IF I RECALL CORRECTLY RECENT FIGURES AT A HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE OR THIRTY MILLION NOW
ALSO PROJECTIONS TO THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT I CAN SAY WE'RE REALLY NOT VERY CONFIDENCE BUILDING FOR THAT LEVEL OF INVESTMENT
SO THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AT LEAST AND I ALSO FEEL THAT YOU KNOW THAT STAFF HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN HERE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET THAT BEFORE AND THAT'S HOW WE WORK HERE
AND THIS CAME AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF AND WE ASK FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION WHETHER IT'S STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS OR DIRECTOR METRUCK
BUT WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT THIS PROPOSED PROJECT OR PROPOSAL IS ON FIRM FINANCIAL GROUND THAT IS SUPPORTABLE WITH OUR BEST UP-TO-DATE ANALYSIS
COVID AND THE CRUISE CESSATION HAS ERODED THAT CONFIDENCE AT LEAST FOR NOW
SO LET'S GO BACK AND RE-EVALUATE AS WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEMAND
THE INVESTMENT AND THE COST OF OUR PORT INVESTMENT WHICH HAS I SAID ESCALATED AT 0 DESIGN AND HOW THAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS JUSTIFIED
SO THAT'S WHY I PROPOSED AN INDEFINITE AND MAKE THIS CLEAR, LET'S CUT THE WISHY-WASHY LANGUAGE OUT OF THIS ,AND MAKE IT A DEFINITIVE STATEMENT THAT WE CANNOT COMMIT TO RESTARTING THE CRUISE TERMINAL AT T46 UNTIL WE HAVE THAT BETTER LEVEL OF INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND CLARITY ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THIS
THE OTHER COMPLICATION IS WITH T46 AND THE FUTURE OF T46 AS IT RELATES TO THE SEAPORT, WHICH CANNOT BE DISREGARDED HERE AND THE COST THAT THE EXPENDITURE THAT WE'RE MAKING TO HOLD THAT THAT PLACEHOLDER FOR 22 OR 25 ACRES
SO I WOULD ADD ALSO THAT THE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT INCLUDES DESIGN AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT BECAUSE DESIGN CAN PROCEED, AND OFTEN DOES, IN ADVANCE OF A MAJOR CAPITAL COMMITMENT
SO I WOULD ADD THAT DIRECTOR'S INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT ON DESIGN AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND THE REST OF IT MORE OR LESS I'M ACCEPTING
BUT WE REMOVE THE WORD PAUSE
THE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT SHALL CONTINUE AT LEAST UNTIL AND REMOVE "AT LEAST UNTIL" SUCH TIME
STRIKE THE WORDS "AT LEAST UNTIL" SUCH TIME STAFF CAN PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH A REASSESSMENT OR AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT ON THE IMPACT OF COVID ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND IN ADDITION PRIOR TO AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD, TO RESTART THIS PROJECT, WE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THIS RE-EVALUATION OF THAT PORTION OF TERMINAL 46 THAT HAS BEEN LEASED BACK FROM THE SEAPORT
I THINK THERE'S POTENTIAL CONFUSION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE TERMINAL THERE
SO THOSE ARE THE ISSUES THAT I SEE WITH THIS
AND THE REASON WHY THIS KIND OF THING THAT HAS FAIRLY FAR REACHING IMPLICATIONS REALLY NEEDS TO BE WORKED WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE FEW DAYS PRIOR TO A BUDGET VOTE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, I NEED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THIS AMENDMENT
AGAIN
WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF LANGUAGE
THE ORIGINAL SET OF LANGUAGE WHICH I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN MOVED
THERE IS AN AMENDMENT TO IT AS MR PRITCHARD NOTED FOR THE SECOND SENTENCE
I NEED TO GET SOME CLARITY ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I WOULD ACTUALLY ACCEPT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK'S LANGUAGE AS HE JUST OUTLINED
OKAY
THANK YOU
ITS ENTIRETY TO YOUR ORIGINAL AMENDMENT? YEP
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION
MR STEINBREUCK, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE AMENDING
AARON CAN YOU HELP HERE WITH THE REPHRASING THAT I HAVE RECOMMENDED? YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN ACCEPTED AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 REVISED
LAUREN CAN YOU FORWARD? I ACCEPTED COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK'S AMENDMENT TO MY AMENDMENT
I THINK PETER YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO RUN THROUGH IT ONE MORE TIME SO THE STAFF CAN GET IT DOWN LINE BY LINE
SO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAVE STRIKE PAUSE, INSERT INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT, AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT
THAT'S CORRECT
AND THEN I HAD I LOST YOU AT THE ASSESSMENT .AND STRIKE THE WORD NEW, AND PROPOSED TERMINAL 46 CRUISE TERMINAL
THE POSTPONEMENT AND THEN STRIKE IN THE NEXT SENTENCE THAT DEEP POSTPONEMENT SHALL CONTINUE
SO STRIKE THE WORD PAUSE REPLACE WITH POSTPONEMENT
SHALL CONTINUE, STRIKE AT LEAST AND SIMPLY SAY UNTIL STAFF CAN PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND A RE-EVALUATION
AND I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE WORDS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY STAFF ON THIS AS WELL
I THINK THEY'RE FAIRLY CLOSE
I THINK IT'S ALL THEY'RE ALMOST THE SAME
BUT BASICALLY WE'RE LOOKING FOR UPDATED ANALYSIS OF COST OF CONSTRUCTION, RETURN ON THE VENT INVESTMENT AND DEMAND
I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE REFERRING TO THAT PORTION OF TERMINAL 46 AND NOT ANY OTHER PORTION WITH REGARD TO SEAPORT PROPERTIES
IS IT 22 ACRES? I CAN'T REMEMBER BUT THE LEASE BACK PORTION
AND WE COULD TAKE A QUICK RECESS IF IF THIS WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME AND HAVE OUR POLICY DIRECTOR PRITCHARD RICHARD RE DRAFT THAT
EVERYONE COULD TAKE A QUICK BREAK AND A BREATHER
CAN I ASK FOR MY HAND UP? YEAH, PLEASE
SO IN TERMS OF THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT, I MEAN, DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE QUESTION REALLY IS TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF COVID-19
I THINK QUESTION IS A REASSESSMENT OF THE THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN CRUISE AT 46 IN GENERAL
THE MARKET CAN HAVE REASONS, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT COVID-19
NO, BUT THE NEXUS THERE IS THAT THE CRUISE SEASON WAS TERMINATED THIS YEAR AND THAT'S THE IMPACT PART OF COVID-19 IS THAT IT HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
THERE'S NO DENYING THAT
AND THE SERVICE OKAY, BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS LIKE THE CANADIANS SHUTTING DOWN VICTORIA, THE FOLKS IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA ASKING FOR A CAP ON THE NUMBER OF CRUISES, THE POLLUTION VIOLATIONS, THERE COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WILL AFFECT THE GROWTH OF CRUISE IN ADDITION TO WHATEVER WILLIE'S THAT THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS SO I THINK CERTAINLY COVID IS THE DRAMATIC IMPLICATION BUT IN TERMS OF CREATING A THIRD TERMINAL, DOES THE MARKET RETURN NEEDING A THIRD TERMINAL IS NOT JUST A QUESTION OF COVID
NO, I DON'T THINK ANYONE DISAGREES BUT COVID HAS HAD A MAJOR IMPACT
MAY I SUGGEST THAT EITHER WE DO ONE OF TWO THINGS :THAT WE RECESS FOR A QUICK REDRAFT OF THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS I'VE PROPOSED OR WE REFER TO THE WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE FOR ANOTHER FUTURE DATE
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RUN THROUGH THE ROLE COMMISSIONER TO SEE WHAT THE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO DO? LET'S JUST GET DIRECTION HERE
I'M LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM COLLEAGUES
THANK YOU BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? I THINK A QUICK BREAK
I THINK THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF SUMMARIZING THOSE POINTS WE PROBABLY JUST NEED A MINUTE OR TWO TO LET THE STAFF CATCH UP AND RE-TYPE THAT AND SHOW IT TO THE REST OF US
AND THEN I THINK WE'RE DONE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS YOUR FEELINGS ON THIS MATTER
SO I WANTED TO MENTION ONE OTHER CHANGE THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK HAD SUGGESTED WHICH IS AN INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT ON CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND DESIGN
HE VERY SPECIFICALLY SAID WHICH THEN RAISES THE QUESTION FOR ME IS THIS IN FACT AN AFFIRMATION ANY LONGER OR US TAKING IT A STEP FURTHER IN WHICH CASE AGAIN, I THINK BASED ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CONVERSATION TODAY, THIS MERITS MUCH MORE THOUGHT AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE TIME TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE IMPLICATIONS AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN,
I THINK IT IS
SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS WERE BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT BECAUSE OF COVID-19, BUT THEY MAY HAVE INDELIBLY CHANGED THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND IT MAY CAUSE US TO RECONSIDER THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT, THE LOCATION
THERE'S A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS THAT OUGHT TO BE CONSIDERED AND I THINK REFERRING IT TO THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA AND I WOULD FULLY SUPPORT THAT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO
I THINK A BREATHER IS A GOOD IDEA
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I THINK GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CRUISE TO THE REVENUE OF THE SEAPORT THAT IT WOULD BEHOOVE US TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE, DO A COUPLE MORE ROUNDS OF EDITS BEFORE WE SOLIDIFY THIS
AND I LIKE I THINK IT'S BEEN MENTIONED THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE PORT'S BUDGET, BUT I CERTAINLY THINK STAFF HAS HEARD PRETTY CLEARLY THAT WE'RE ON HOLD ON ALL COMPONENTS HERE UNTIL
IF A COUPLE WEEKS GO BY, SHOULDN'T MATTER THAT MUCH
SO I WOULD AGREE, THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO HASH OUT THE NEXT VERSION
IF I MAY OFFER A SUGGESTION IF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC REFERENCE IS GIVING PEOPLE HEARTBURN
CAN WE JUST CHANGE IT SO THAT IT SAYS WITH AN ASSESSMENT ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND TAKE OUT THE COVID PANDEMIC REFERENCE? THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? ABSOLUTELY
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION
OKAY, AND THEN COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I THINK WE SHOULD HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK OR STAFF TO REALLY KNOW WHAT THE IMPACTS OF THIS ARE ON THE QUESTION BEFORE US TODAY, WHICH IS ADOPTION OF THIS BUDGET
COULD WE GET YOU GUYS TO WRITE IT UP FIRST SO THAT WE ARE SPEAKING OFF THE SAME PAGE? I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH POSTPONING THIS AND REFERRING IT TO COMMITTEE TO GET THE LANGUAGE PERFECT AND TO THE POINT THAT PEOPLE CAN SUPPORT IT
AND I ALWAYS WANT TO HEAR FROM STAFF AND DON'T LIKE TO SPRING THINGS ON OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND WHO HAVE INVESTED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT HERE, BUT WE SOMETIMES HAVE TO LEAD SAME AS WELL
SO AND THEY'RE JUST SO MANY ISSUES HERE THAT ARE GIVING US A LOT OF CHALLENGE AND HEARTBURN
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, IF I MAY
A COUPLE OF THINGS
WE CAN GO TO RECESS, WHICH I'M HEARING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO TO KIND OF REDRAFT THIS LANGUAGE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN COME BACK AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THE AMENDMENT THROUGH
CLERK HART, I HEARD INTEREST IN POSTPONING THIS AND REFERRING IT TO COMMITTEE
SO UNLESS THERE'S A MOTION TO POSTPONE THEN THEN WE'LL RECESS AND REWORK THE LANGUAGE
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS, NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT SO THAT WE MOVE ON TO OTHER ITEMS IF NOT, THEN WE NEED TO TAKE A RECESS
COMMISSIONER, IF I COULD JUST CLARIFY
WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS IS THAT THIS AMENDMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT IS BEFORE US TODAY
SO WE CAN'T JUST POSTPONE THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT IS CARRYING WITH THE BUDGET RESOLUTION
SO IF WE TRY TO SEPARATE THIS OUT AND SEND THIS MATTER TO COMMITTEE WE REALLY SHOULD WITHDRAW THIS AMENDMENT
AS A MATTER OF PROCEDURE, WITHDRAWAL WOULD BE THE REASONABLE APPROACH THEN
WE SHOULD TURN TO THE SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT AND THEN FOR HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THAT
GOOD IDEA
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? THANK YOU
WELL ONE OF OUR
LET ME JUST START BY SAYING THAT ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS EARLIER TODAY THAT TESTIFIED AND I APOLOGIZE THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAUREN, COMMENTED THAT BUDGETS ARE AN ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AND THOSE BUDGETS ARE A REFLECTION OF AN ORGANIZATION'S VALUES
AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THA.T I WILL WITHDRAW THIS AMENDMENT BUT I APPRECIATE THE ROBUST CONVERSATION THAT IT IS INITIATED AND WOULD URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO WORK WITH ME
I DON'T QUESTION THAT ANYBODY WOUL,D BUT TO BRING THIS FORWARD AGAIN AS A RESOLUTION OR MOTION QUICKLY
BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT BOTH THE STAFF DESERVES AND THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO HEAR WHERE THE PORT COMMISSION STANDS ON THIS PROJECT
AND MY OVERARCHING CONCERN IS THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE CONFLICT WITH STAFF, QUITE FRANKLY, ABOUT WHETHER THEY'RE EXPENDING FUNDS IN 2021 ON THIS PROJECT AND THEN HAVE AN ISSUE MOVING FORWARD
SO THE INTENT OF MY AMENDMENT WAS TO PROVIDE THAT CLARITY SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT THIS PROJECT BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE COMMISSION AND THE STAFF NECESSARILY ARE
THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE AMENDMENT
BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE'VE HAD ROBUST CONVERSATIONS AND I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY HAS HEARD THE CONCERNS FROM THE COMMISSION AND I'M HAPPY TO REWORK THIS IN ANOTHER FORM, WHETHER IT'S TO THE MARITIME AND WATERFRONT COMMITTEE, WHICH I SERVE ON WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT THIS TO GET DELAYED TOO MUCH FURTHER BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THE STAFF VERY MUCH DESERVES TO HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION MOVING FORWARD
I'M IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN ON THAT PRECEDING STATEMENT
THERE'S TOO MUCH AT ISSUE HERE
AND I THINK IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT
WE DON'T SIGNAL THAT WE'RE ANTI-CRUISE OR ANTI TOURISM
THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT LINES OF BUSINESS HERE TO TO US, TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY, AND STATEWIDE ECONOMY, AND THAT SHOULD BE THE INFERENCE HERE
BUT WE NEED TO DO A RESET ON THIS AND WE NEED TIME TO DO IT
SO I WOULD SUPPORT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S WITHDRAWAL AS THE SECONDER
I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE AT A SUBJECT THAT WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A POLICY HERE ON AND DIRECTION FOR STAFF SOON
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, THIS CLERK HART AGAIN
IF I COULD
IF THIS AMENDMENT IS GOING TO BE WITHDRAWN AT THIS TIME, I COULD RECOMMEND THAT AT THE END OF THIS AGENDA THERE IS A SECTION FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE AND PERHAPS IF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WANTED TO REFER THIS MATTER AT THAT TIME, THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
OKAY
ANYONE DISAGREE WITH DIRECTION AT THIS POINT? WELL, IT'S ALREADY WITHDRAWN SO WE'RE DONE WITH IT
[LAUGHTER] SO WE CAN PROCEED? LET'S TAKE A 10-MINUTE RECESS WHICH WOULD PUT US BACK HERE AT APPROXIMATELY 3:19
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
WE ARE IN RECESS
THANK YOU ALL
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, WE ARE AT AMENDMENT NUMBER 6 WHEN YOU RECONVENE THIS, SIR
THAT'S FANTASTIC
I HAD TO GET A LITTLE BREAK THERE FROM THE VOLLEYBALL GAME OF THE FIRST SESSION [LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT FUN, SIR
REALLY GUYS? I FEEL LIKE WE'RE HAVING FUN
[LAUGHTER] LET'S MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX
DO WE HAVE A QUORUM RETURN? DO WE NEED? WE CAN CERTAINLY CALL THE ROLL
BEFORE WE DO THAT COMMISSIONER, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE ARE ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR BEHIND NOW ON OUR TIME ESTIMATE FOR THIS MEETING
I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO THE ROLE STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I'M PRESENT AND WOULD MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 6
OKAY
THANK YOU
HOLD ON A SECOND FOR THAT
OKAY
COMMISSIONER CAULKINS FOR THE ROLE
I SEE YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ALL HERE, THANK YOU AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
IT'S BACK TO YOU
HERE
SO WE HAVE A QUORUM OF RETURN OF COMMISSIONERS
THIS IS A FAIRLY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT'S COMING UP HERE AND I WOULD CALL FOR A MOTION AT THIS TIME
ONE QUICK MOMENT, THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT SHOULD READ ADD 415,000 TO THE END OF DISTRIBUTABLE REVENU,E NOT A HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE THAT WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MISTAKE THAT CAME DOWN
415 NOT 145
THANK YOU
OKAY
AND THEN I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS TRYING TO MOVE THAT
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT MOTION? I WILL MOVE THAT
THANK YOU
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WE'LL GO THROUGH THE ROLL ONCE MORE BEFORE TAKING A VOTE
THANK YOU, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS AMENDMENT? OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT
NO
SINCE IT'S EVEN LESS CASH, I'M ALL GOOD WITH IT
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THIS AMENDMENT? I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
TO THE AMENDMENT NUMBER 6, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SIR? NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
LET'S CALL THE ROLL
AND THAT IS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES FOR ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER 6
MOTION PASSES
THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED
COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY MORE DEBATE ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 3779? CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO COMMENTS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, SIR, YOU'RE MUTED
MY BAD, NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED
YEAH, JUST TO SAY THANKS TO OUR INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THIS REPRESENTS AND FOR THE ATTENTION THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THE TENSION FROM COMMISSIONERS AND THE GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WE'VE HAD
I WANT TO JUST EXPRESS MY THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THAT
OKAY, WE CAN NOW TAKE THE ROLE ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 3779
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES
THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED PASSES
ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, CLERK
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM 10C, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3780, A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT COMMISSION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE SPECIFYING THE DOLLAR AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE REGULAR PROPERTY LEVY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR PER RCW 8455120 PROVIDING FOR 3% INCREASE OF THE LEVY FROM 76 MILLION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS TO SEVENTY EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR DOLLARS
OKAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK? COMMISSIONERS, I'M REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S TAX LEVY FOR 2021
AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, I'M RECOMMENDING THAT WE CONTINUE OUR EARLIER DIRECTION TO THE LEVY BY INCREASING 3% A YEAR AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR CRITICAL MARITIME AND WATERFRONT FACILITIES
AS WE BRING THE 2021 BUDGET TO YOU, WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS DUE TO THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF COVID ON OUR OPERATIONS
SO WHILE WE WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON OUR CRUISE TERMINAL AT 46, IN THE GATEWAY BUILDING AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISION AND THE PROGRAM FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WE'RE CONTINUING ON WITH PROJECTS INCLUDING THE T-91 BERTH SIX AND EIGHT REDEVELOPMENT, THE T-91 UPLANDS DEVELOPMENT PHASE ONE, T-91 NORTHWEST FENDER PROGRAM, THE PIER 66 SHORE POWER PROGRAM, FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL MARITIME INNOVATION CENTER, THE T-117 RESTORATION OF PUBLIC ACCESS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, REPLACEMENT OF THE NORTH PIER STRUCTURE AT T46, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING ASSESSED AT THIS TIME
ALSO PIER 66 INTERIOR MODERNIZATION IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AND THE FACILITIES BACK IN USE
THE LEVY IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE TO SUPPORT OUR INVESTMENTS IN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND PROGRAMS HAVE BENEFIT COMMUNITIES NEAR PORT FACILITIES AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
THIS INCREASE PUTS OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM ON A FIRM FINANCIAL FOOTING AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO CHALLENGING AND UNCERTAIN TIMES
WE CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OF ANY TAX INCREASE ON PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE CURRENT SITUATION AND WE WILL WORK HARD TO PUT THOSE DOLLARS TO PRODUCTIVE USE IN SUPPORT OF OUR REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
FOR THE HOME OWNER OF A HOME IN KING COUNTY OF THE MEDIAN VALUE, THE INCREASE WILL BE A DOLLAR FIFTY EIGHT NEXT YEAR
FROM SEVENTY ONE DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS TO SEVENTY THREE DOLLARS AND TWENTY FOUR CENTS
PRESENTER TODAY IS DAN THOMAS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WHO WILL HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION AND THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
DAN? YEAH
THANKS STEVE
ACTUALLY, WE'VE I THINK SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THIS, SO I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FORMAL PRESENTATION PLANNED BUT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
OKAY
WELL, LET'S TURN TO COMMISSIONERS THEN IN THAT CASE AND OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? UM, NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YES, I DO HAVE A QUESTION, DAN
THIS IS SOMETHING I WAS TRYING TO GET AT THE LAST CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT THE LEVY AND I'M HOPING YOU CAN CLARIFY FOR ME IF I'M UNDERSTANDING IT CORRECTLY
SO LET'S SAY KING COUNTY HAD A HUNDRED HOMES OR PROPERTIES THAT WERE TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY
AND THE PORT SAID WE NEED A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
THE COUNTY WOULD THEN ASSESS ON THOSE HUNDRED PROPERTIES $10 A PIECE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT
THEY TAKE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE LEVY AND THEY SPREAD THAT ACROSS ALL THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE COUNTY
OKAY, AND SO WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE EVEN, IT WOULD BE BASED ON OF THOSE HUNDRED EACH WAS WORTH
THEY WOULD SUM THAT UP AND THEY'D FIGURE OUT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE REQUESTED THOUSAND DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THE PORT HAD REQUESTED
CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT
SO, LET'S SAY LAST YEAR THE NUMBER WAS 78 MILLION? IS OUR TOTAL LEVY AMOUNT? I THINK THAT'S CORRECT
76.IT'S GOING FROM 76 TO 78
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE NUMBER OF HOMES MOVES FOR OUR PROPERTIES TO BE ASSESSED MOVES FROM A HUNDRED TO A HUNDRED AND TEN
WELL, IT'S REALLY BASED ON
IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE NUMBER
IT'S BASED ON THE ASSESSED VALUE
SO THE COUNTY BASICALLY LOOKS AT ALL THE ASSESSED VALUE TO DETERMINE A RATE BASED ON THE ASSESSED VALUE
AND THEN FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL HOME THAT RATE IS APPLIED TO THEIR PROPERTY VALUE
I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS
IF WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE BEING ASSESSED THEN IT'S NOT SIMPLY THE MEDIAN CORRECT? IS THAT 80 MILLION DOLLAR ASK OR 78 MILLION DOLLAR ASK IS BEING SPREAD OVER MORE PROPERTIES WHOSE VALUE HAS INCREASED OVER TIME
SO THAT DOES CHANGE
IT MAY VERY WELL BE FOR INSTANCE THAT IN A YEAR WHERE THERE ARE A NEVER GET NUMBER OF NEW HOMES AND BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED, THAT EVEN THOUGH THE MEDIAN MAY GO UP THE ACTUAL IMPACT FOR A HOMEOWNER MIGHT BE THE SAME DOLLAR VALUE AS THE PRIOR YEAR
THAT'S RIGHT
IT'S REALLY HARD TO PREDICT WHAT THE IMPACT ON IT SPECIFIC HOMEOWNER WOULD BE
SO I MEAN IF THEY'RE ASSESSED VALUE INCREASES BUT NOT AS MUCH AS THE OVERALL INCREASE IN THE COUNTY, THEY WOULD SEE LESS
RIGHT
IF THERE'S SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS THEN THAT WOULD PROBABLY DECREASE THE AMOUNT PER UNIT
IN OTHER WORDS PER HOME
SO SOMETIMES I SORT OF QUESTION OUR USE OF THAT MEDIAN BECAUSE IT MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT WHAT THE ACTUAL IMPACT IS PER FAMILY IN THE COUNTY
THAT IS TRUE
IT'S REALLY JUST AN AVERAGE
IT JUST TRIES TO GIVES A GIVE US A GENERAL SENSE OF WHAT THE IMPACT ON A TYPICAL HOMEOWNER
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FOR EVERY SINGLE HOMEOWNER DEPENDING ON THE ASSESSED VALUE CHANGE IN THEIR PROPERTY
GREAT
THANKS
SO A DOLLAR FIFTY EIGHT PER UNIT
MAY IN FACT EVEN BE LESS THAN THAT
BUT I SAY ALL THIS AND SORT OF REASON THROUGH ALL THIS BECAUSE I THINK WE ARE ALL REALLY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC RECESSION, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR IMPACT IS IS INSIGNIFICANT ON FOLKS WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET RIGHT
THANK YOU DAN
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE JOINING IN ON THIS PARTICULAR SUBJECT AND CLARIFY THAT WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL 70 SOME MILLION ON TOP OF WHAT WE HAD ALREADY PLANNED FOR
I KNOW THAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IN THIS MEETING UNDERSTANDS THAT
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT WE HAD PLANNED TO DO THIS WAY BEFORE COVID HAPPENED AND THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY NOT, WE CAN RAISE IT ABOVE WHAT WE HAD ORIGINAL PLANNED BUT WE ARE JUST KEEPING IT WHERE IT IS
SO REALLY NOTHING HAS CHANGED
IS THAT ACCURATE DAN? WELL AGAIN, JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE RAISING IT FROM 76 SOME ODD MILLION TO 78
IT'S ACTUALLY INCREASING BY 2.3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE YEAR
THAT'S THREE PERCENT
YEAH, BUT THAT WAS THE PLAN
THAT'S BEEN PLANNED FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, ANNUAL INCREASES TO HELP SUPPORT THE OVERALL RIGHT CAPITAL PLAN
AND THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS WE'RE NOT INCREASING IT BECAUSE OF COVID
THAT'S CORRECT
IT WAS ALREADY, WAS ALWAYS PLANNED TO HAVE INCREASED BY 3% AND THIS WAS BEFORE EVEN I JOINED THE COMMISSION
RIGHT
WE HAD MADE THAT CHOICE, THE COMMISSION MADE THAT CHOICE TWO YEARS AGO
OKAY, SO I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE
THIS IS NOT A RESPONSE TO COVID
THIS IS NOT AN INCREASE BECAUSE OF YOU KNOW, BUDGET SHORTFALLS WE EXPECT IN THE FUTURE
WE ARE JUST STICKING TO THE PLAN THAT WE'VE HAD ALL ALONG
RIGHT THAT'S IT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU
I THINK THE OTHER CLARIFICATION WHICH WAS BROUGHT UP BY ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WAS THEY WERE SUGGESTING THAT WE'RE RAISING IT 76 MILLION DOLLARS
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A SENSE OF IN ADDITION TO
SO IT'S A TWO MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE WHICH IS THE THREE PERCENT RATE
AND SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CLEAR
ANYWAY, THE ONLY THING I WAS
THE WHOLE REASON FOR MY LONG-WINDED SPEECH WAS TOO
I SEE CLARITY, WHETHER THAT GIVEN THAT THESE FUNDS ARE THE PUBLIC'S MONEY THAT WE SEE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AS BEING FUNDAMENTAL TO PART OF OUR BUSINESS LINE AND NOT JUST NICE TO HAVES AND THAT TO ME IS REALLY, WHEN WE COME TO IT, IS REALLY A VALUE STATEMENT, BUT IT'S ALSO I THINK THE DIFFERENCE OF BEING A BUSINESS VERSUS A PUBLIC ENTITY AND I THINK IT'S NOT ONLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO, I THINK IT'S ELEVATED SELF-INTEREST TO HAVE A POSITIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS
AND SO I HAVE GREAT FAITH IN THE PUBLIC MINDED SPIRIT OF OUR EXECUTIVE AND OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM, BUT I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED SOME OF THE DISCUSSION WAS I CERTAINLY THINK WE NEED TO KEEP IT, YOU KNOW, IN LINE WITH OUR CORE VALUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE A MISSION DRIFT BUT OUR BENEFITS ARE FELT REGION-WIDE BUT A LOT OF OUR IMPACTS ARE NARROWLY FOCUSED
AND IF WE LOSE TRACK OF THAT WE'RE MISSING A BIG OPPORTUNITY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YOU'RE MUTED SIR
THANK YOU
SORRY ABOUT THAT
I THINK THAT WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE ALSO IS THAT THIS LEVY LIFT HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED, UNTIL LAST YEAR, FOR OVER A DECADE
AND THE PURCHASING POWER DUE TO INFLATION OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME HAS SIGNIFICANTLY ERODED THE VALUE OF THIS LEVY
AND I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE THAT IN THE CONTEXT OF TOTAL KING COUNTY WIDE TAXES, PROPERTY TAXES, THIS IS A TINY FRACTION
I THINK IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF TWO PERCENT
I'M NOT SURE
BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING UP TAXES IN THIS REGION
IN FACT, WE'VE BEEN DOING THE OPPOSITE BY SUPPORTING INCOMES AND BUSINESSES AND JOBS
AND SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT, IF YOU WILL, TO THE CURRENT LEVY RATE
AND IT WAS PART OF OUR KIND OF OUR FINANCIAL PLAN TO DO THIS SYSTEMATICALLY OVER 5 YEARS
AND I THINK WE STICK TO THAT
AND WE HAVE TO HAVE DISCIPLINE AS WELL
BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE IMPORTANT PURPOSES THAT THESE LEVY FUNDS GO TOWARD THAT I THINK THERE NEEDS CONTINUES TO NEED MORE PUBLIC AWARENESS IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION ARE THE PRIMARY AREAS THAT WE SUPPORT
AND WE DO IT THROUGH ALSO A BONDING MECHANISM THAT THE LEVY ALLOWS US TO DO BECAUSE OF THE RELIABILITY OF IT
AND SO
BUT AT THE SAME TIME PORT OPERATIONS OPERATE ALMOST FULLY, OVER 95% OF WHAT WE DO IS WITHOUT TAX DOLLARS
AND THAT INCLUDES THE AIRPORT AND ALL OF OUR OTHER OPERATIONS
WHAT A RETURN WE GET, WHATEVER, RETURN TO TAXPAYERS THAT WE DELIVER ON AND CONTINUE TO
SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM DEFENDING THIS AND SUPPORTING IT
AND JUST TO CONFIRM SOME OF YOUR POINTS, COMMISSIONER
YES, THE LEVY WAS HELD FLAT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS FROM 2008 THROUGH 2018 AND OVER THAT PERIOD WE CALCULATE WE LOST OVER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF PURCHASING POWER DUE TO INFLATION
AND THEN TO YOUR OTHER POINT ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE, THE PORT'S TAX IS ABOUT 1.2 PERCENT OF TOTAL TAXES COLLECTED
1.2 PERCENT
[CROSSTALK] THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY AT THIS POINT, BUT I I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF AND OUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
ALL RIGHT, I BELIEVE, CLERK HART, YOU BACK? I AM
I'M SORRY
MR MEREDITH HERE SPEAKING WITH ME
ARE WE TAKING THE VOTE ON THIS AT THIS TIME? IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? I BELIEVE WE DO
IF WE DON'T ALL MAKE IT
[LAUGHTER] OKAY
SECOND
THANK YOU THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 3780
AND I'LL SECOND IT
AND IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THANK YOU
I'LL GO TO THE ROLE NOW FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND 0 NOES
EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, CAN I JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT, PLEASE? THANK YOU
I'VE STRUGGLED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO, AS I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR IN ALL OF OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS ABOUT THE INCREASE IN THE LEVY AND I'M SUPPORTING IT TODAY
I DO WANT TO ASK THE STAFF UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, HOWEVER, TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT OUR BUDGET MOVING FORWARD
WHILE I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE, WE'VE GOT GREAT BUYING POWER AND WE'RE MAKING GREAT INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH ANY OF THOSE COMMENTS
BUT WE DO HAVE, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE BUDGET, THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING THE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IN OUR MARITIME DIVISIONS THAT I BELIEVE WE SHOULD IN TERMS OF WE'RE MAKING INVESTMENTS IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND WE'RE NOT GETTING QUITE THE RETURNS AND WE'RE HAVING TO USE A TAX LEVY DOLLARS TO SUPPORT SOME OF THOSE INVESTMENTS
SO AS I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE LEVY INCREASE TODAY, I WOULD ASK THAT AS WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET IN 2022 THAT WE TRULY TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THOSE DIVISIONS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND THEM MOVING FORWARD
AND IT MIGHT MEAN THAT WE TAKE A MORE SURGICAL APPROACH AS I SAID EARLIER TO SOME OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OR WE TAKE A MORE SURGICAL APPROACH TO SOME OF OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLANS
BUT YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT'S READ THROUGH THE DOCUMENT AS WAS PRODUCED A FEW WEEKS AGO BY THE STAFF, WHEN YOU GET TO READ IT COVER TO COVER, PAGE BY PAGE, AND SEE IT ALL TOGETHER
YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE ISSUES IN SOME OF THESE DIVISIONS
THE AIRPORT AS WE ALL KNOW IS ESSENTIALLY SELF-SUSTAINING WITH THE HELP OF GRANTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WE DON'T SPEND PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS AT THE AIRPORT
HOWEVER, WE DO SPEND IT SIGNIFICANTLY IN OUR OTHER DIVISIONS AND AGAIN, I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN GIVE SOME DIRECTION TO STAFF TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE POLICIES, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, THAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER
THANK YOU
WELL SAID
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS WISH TO SPEAK BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM? OKAY, NOT HEARING ANY, LET'S CLERK, PLEASE READ INTO THE RECORD THE NEXT ITEM AGENDA ITEM
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
THAT IS ITEM 10D, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD A MAJOR WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE PARKING REVENUE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THE AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST IS 11 MILLION, SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST OF 22 MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS
DIRECTOR METRUCK
COMMISSIONERS, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF NEW INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL MODERNIZE OUR PARKING GARAGE, ENHANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE, CUT DOWN ON THE TIME IT TAKES TO FIND A PARKING SPOT, AND ADD ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
MANY OF OUR PEER AIRPORTS HAVE THIS TECHNOLOGY AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IT TO OUR CUSTOMERS AT SEA
THE PRESENTERS ARE DAWN HUNTER, DIRECTOR AVIATION COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT AND SCOTT BERGSTROM, PROJECT MANAGER, OKAY
LET'S HEAR FROM THE PRESENTERS
YEAH, THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK, AND COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE
MY NAME IS SCOTT BERGSTROM
I'M A PROJECT MANAGER ON THE AVIATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP AND PRESENTING WITH ME TODAY IS DAWN HUNTER
DAWN IS THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT
WE PRESENTED THIS PARKING REVENUE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO YOU BACK IN 2018, JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO, WHERE WE RECEIVE YOUR APPROVAL OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DESIGN PHASE FUNDING
WE'RE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSTRUCTION FUNDING
AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DAWN TO BEGIN OUR PRESENTATION
THANK YOU SCOTT
THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH PROJECT
I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS PROJECT TODAY
THE PARKING REVENUE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IS PART OF THE OVERALL AVIATION VISION THAT PROVIDES THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND REALIZES SEA'S GOAL TO PROVIDE A SEAMLESS TRAVEL EXPERIENCE GETTING PASSENGERS FROM THE CLOCK TOWER TO THE GATE IN 45 MINUTES
THE PROJECT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE TIME REQUIRED TO FIND VACANT PARKING STALLS AS WELL AS LESSEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM VEHICLES DRIVING AROUND OUR GARAGE SEARCHING FOR A SPOT
THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO IMPROVE OUR NON-AERONAUTICAL REVENUE FOR THE THE AIRPORT, MAXIMIZING OUR AVAILABLE GARAGE CAPACITY, AND FULLY LEVERAGING OUR DEMAND-BASED, VARIABLE RATE, ONLINE PRE-BOOKING SYSTEM
CAN YOU CHANGE THE SLIDE PLEASE? THANK YOU
IN 2019, THE GARAGE PRODUCED MORE THAN SEVEN EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE
STAFF DEVELOPED A BUSINESS STRATEGY TO SAFEGUARD THE LARGEST SOURCE OF NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUE FOR THE AIRPORT, TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS TO THE GARAGE
THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE LAUNCH OF THE ONLINE PARKING PRE-BOOK SYSTEM, WHICH IS WORKING VERY WELL
WHEN THE PRE-BOOKED SYSTEM IS INTEGRATED WITH THIS PROJECT'S AUTOMATED SYSTEM, THE CUSTOMER WILL NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO PRE-BOOK THEIR PARKING IN ADVANCE, BUT BE ABLE TO FIND AN OPEN STALL QUICKLY UPON ENTERING THE GARAGE
CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE? 2019 SAW A YEAR OF GREAT GROWTH AND WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH ALL OF THAT GROWTH
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW US TO ADDRESS THESE 2019 ISSUES WHEN TRAFFIC RETURNS
AS WE KNOW AVIATION IS RESILIENT AND WE EVENTUALLY WILL RETURN TO THOSE NUMBERS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? AS SEA STRIVES TO BE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN INSTALLATION OF CAMERA-BASED AUTOMATED SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE
WE'LL BE INSTALLING APGS THROUGHOUT A PARKING GARAGE, A LITTLE OVER 12,000 STALLS
WE'LL BE INSTALLING 94 ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS FROM THE 48 THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
WE'LL ALSO UPGRADE THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY, PROVIDE LEVEL 2 CHARGING CAPABILITIES, AND SUPPORT FUTURE PROJECT EXPANSION IN THAT AREA
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS PROJECT WILL INSTALL AUTOMATED PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEMS THROUGH OUR GARAGE, ABOUT 12,000 STALLS
THE SYSTEM IS TYPICALLY A SERIES OF CAMERAS AND LIGHTS, AS YOU SEE, THAT GO DOWN EACH ROW OF PARKING STALLS INDICATING VACANCY AND UNOCCUPIED SPACES
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE BENEFITS
THE AUTOMATED PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEMS HAVE A NUMBER OF BENEFITS
FIRST OF ALL, TO IMPROVE OVERALL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN THE GARAGE, REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, REDUCE THE TIME REQUIRED TO FIND A STALL
THE STUDY SHOWED ABOUT WE REDUCED TIME ABOUT 50% AND WE ALSO REDUCED CO2 EMISSIONS BY 17 TO 20 METRIC TONS PER YEAR
WE PROVIDE SOME OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES AND INCREASE OPERATIONAL INCREMENTAL REVENUE TO THE AIRPORT
SO THERE'S SOME DEFINITE BENEFITS TO THE SYSTEM
AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE ELECTRICAL AND NETWORK REQUIREMENTS OF THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE ELECTRICAL CHARGING CAPACITY IN THE GARAGE AND EXPAND THE NUMBER OF CHARGING STATIONS IN THE GARAGE IS SOMETHING THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED
AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER NOW TO MY PARTNER SCOTT AND HE WILL FINISH UP
GREAT
THANKS, DAWN
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO IT'S JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT BUDGET
WE RECEIVED YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE ORIGINAL BUDGET OF 22.9 MILLION BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2018
AND AT THAT TIME, YOU AUTHORIZED THE DESIGN PHASE BUDGET OF 11.2 MILLION
AND WE'RE HERE TODAY REQUESTING YOUR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET OF ELEVEN POINT SEVEN MILLION, WHICH IS WHAT WE IDENTIFIED BACK IN 2018
SO TODAY'S AUTHORIZATION WILL BRING THE TOTAL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION TO OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET AMOUNT OF THE 22.9 MILLION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO JUST OUR REMAINING SCHEDULE
THE DESIGN HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS OF LAST FRIDAY
WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING AUTHORIZATION INDICATED THERE, THE 11.7 AGAIN
AND BASED ON YOUR AUTHORIZATION TODAY, WE WILL ADVERTISE NEXT MONTH AND WE EXPECT TO GIVE OUR LOW BIDDER A NOTICE TO PROCEED BY THE SECOND QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR WITH A CONSTRUCTION SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022
AND WHAT I WOULD ADD TO THAT LAST ITEM ON OUR PROJECT COMPLETION IS IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE OUR SCHEDULE, WE ARE PHASING THE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN TURNING OVER A COMPLETED FLOORS OVER TO OPERATIONS AS EARLY AS THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022
SO NEXT SLIDE
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE
THANK YOU GOOD
PRETTY CLEAR AND DIRECT
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING COMMISSION BOWMAN HAS BEEN SEAKING FOR A LONG TIME
LET'S GO THROUGH THE ROLL CALL ON COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
BEGINNING WITH COMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK SAID I'M VERY VERY VERY EXCITED WE'RE FINALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS
JUST A QUICK QUESTION, IS THERE I ALSO REALLY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF ADDING MORE ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS
DAWN OR ANYBODY ELSE, IS THERE A REASON WHY OR COULD YOU TELL ME IF YOU NEED MORE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE BETTER SIGNAGE NOW SO PEOPLE CAN FIND THE CHARGING STATIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE? SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THOSE MORE APPARENT TO CUSTOMERS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT
DO WE NEED TO INCREASE THIS AUTHORIZATION SO YOU COULD DO THAT SOONER? COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A SEPARATE EFFORT UNDERWAY TO ADDRESS THE SIGNAGE IN THE GARAGE WITH OUR FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP, THE SIGNAGE SHOP
SO I KNOW THAT THAT EFFORT IS UNDERWAY AS A SEPARATE EFFORT FROM THIS ONE
I CAN EXPAND ON THAT
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WAYFINDING IN THIS OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET PEOPLE TO A PARKING STALL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND EFFICIENTLY
AND REALLY BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST SIGN THAT THEY SEE WHICH IS A MONUMENT SIGN JUST ON THE OUTSIDE ON THE SOUTH ENTRY AND ALSO ON THE NORTH ENTRY IS A LISTING OF THE AMOUNT OF STALLS PER FLOOR
BUT ALSO, IF THAT LISTING BY FLOOR, YOU'LL HAVE A SYMBOL THAT WILL IDENTIFY THE FLOORS THAT HAVE ADA PARKING AND THE FLOORS THAT HAVE EV CHARGING
ONE OF THE THINGS, TOO, THAT WE'VE DONE IS IS KIND OF BRING THE CHARGING IN A SOMEWHAT CENTRALIZED LOCATION
FOURTH FLOOR CERTAINLY AND THEN 7TH FLOOR FOR THE OVERALL GENERAL PARKING
I THINK IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IT, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FIND IT
ALSO ON THE INDIVIDUAL FLOORS WHERE YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE AISLE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN EV STALL, THE SIGNS ON THE AISLEWAYS WILL LEAD YOU DOWN AN AISLE THAT HAS EV PARKING AS WELL AS ADA
GREAT SCOTT, THANK YOU
AND SO THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN? THAT IS PART OF THIS PROJECT
WHAT DAWN WAS REFERRING TO WAS A AN OVERALL WAYFINDING PROJECT THAT IS REALLY PORT WIDE, OR AIRPORT WIDE
WHAT I JUST DESCRIBED IS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS PROJECT
RIGHT, SO, I'M SORRY, MAYBE I'M NOT CLEAR ABOUT MY MY QUESTION AND I APOLOGIZE
MY QUESTION IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WITHIN THE PARKING GARAGE CURRENTLY, DO YOU NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO MORE QUICKLY PROVIDE SIGNAGE FOR CUSTOMERS NOW? I UNDERSTAND
IT'S PART OF THIS PROJECT, BUT COULD WE ADVANCE THAT SO IT'S AT THE FRONT END? WE CURRENTLY HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT COME IN TO THE AIRPORT GARAGE AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THEIR EV CHARGING STATIONS AND IT'S NOT EASY TO FIND THEM CURRENTLY
SO EVEN IF IT'S JUST, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WHAT TO DO
I COULD BUT I WON'T BUT
I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD ADVANCE THAT EFFORT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER? SO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WILL TAKE THAT BACK AS AN ACTION ITEM
I'LL TALK INTERNALLY TO THE TEAM BECAUSE I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE THEY ARE WITH THAT
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME EFFORTS UNDERWAY
SO CAN I TAKE THAT BACK AND AS AN ACTION ITEM TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME INFORMATION? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT
AND I ASKED ABOUT THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO
SO YEAH, I'D REALLY
THAT WOULD BE SO GREAT DAWN
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR A RESPONSE JEFFREY BROWN IS HERE TO RESPOND TO THAT
THANK YOU, JEFFREY
THANKS DAWN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I HEARD YOUR REQUEST
THERE'S A COUPLE REASONS I THINK IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW
FIRST, IF WE DO THAT NOW THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO COME UP WITH MOST OF THOSE SIGNS
SO YOU BETTER THROW AWAY AND AND MOST LIKELY, PROBABLY CONSTRUCTING PHASE, WILL BLOCK ACCESS TO THOSE CURRENT STALLS
ADDITIONALLY, FUNDING INTO THIS PROJECT WILL NOT HELP US, IF THERE'S A NEED IT WILL BE BEST TO DO THAT USING OTHER RESOURCES THAT LIKE PORT CRUISE OR MAINTENANCE STAFF BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OPERATING EXPENSE NOT THE CAPITAL EXPENSE
BUT WE WILL WORK WITH DAWN, LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE WHAT IS THE NEED IS AND IF IT'S NECESSARY, WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU TO INDICATE IF WE SHOULD DO THAT NOW
BUT I DON'T THINK HONESTLY MY RECOMMENDATION IS NOT TO DO IT RIGHT NOW
AND JEFFREY MY ONLY POINT, I WON'T BELABOR IT ANYMORE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO PUSH ANYTHING ON TO THIS PROJECT
I THINK HONESTLY JUST A LOW-TECH SOLUTION WHERE IF YOU COME UP ON A FLOOR THAT HAS EV STATIONS, THERE'S A SANDWICH BOARD SIGN THAT SAYS EV STATION LEFT OR RIGHT, YOU KNOW, REALLY SIMPLE
BUT THEY'RE NOT EASY TO FIND AT ALL RIGHT NOW
SO NOT ASKING FOR HUGE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS OR STUDY
I THINK JUST, YOU KNOW, NORMAL WAYFINDING WOULD BE AWESOME
YEAH, BUT THIS ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, ADDING ANY COST TO THIS BUDGET WON'T HELP US
I THINK WE PREFER USE ANOTHER MECHANISM TO GET THAT DONE
OKAY, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU, JEFFREY
MY ONLY COMMENT IS SAY HOW PLEASED I AM TO SEE HOW INTEGRATED THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE GOALS ARE IN THIS PROJECT
REALLY TAKING SUBSTANTIAL STEPS IN ADDRESSING THE EMISSIONS, SOME OF THE IKPI'S THAT WE PUT IN PLACE FOR OTHER MEANS OF PEOPLE COMING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT
AND AS SOMEBODY WHO SERVED ON THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AND THE AVIATION COMMITTEE, I'VE SEEN THAT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WHEN ONE OF US COMES TO STAFF WITH AN IDEA ABOUT SOME WAY WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS, IT'S ALREADY BEEN CONTEMPLATED AND THEY'RE READY TO PRESENT US WITH GREAT OPTIONS IN SEEKING THAT AND SO I THINK SOME A PROJECT LIKE THIS DEMONSTRATES THAT
SO I HOPE THAT AS THE PROJECT UNFOLDS AND WE CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT CREATIVE WAYS TO GET PEOPLE TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT THAT THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES CONTINUE TO BE AT THE FRONT OF MIND
ABSOLUTELY, AND JUST I WANT TO MAKE SURE I THINK LESLIE STANTON AND MIKE TASKER FROM OUR FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP FOR REALLY BRINGING ME UP TO SPEED ON THIS PROJECT AND ALL THE ADDITIONAL IDEAS THEY HAVE BROUGHT FORTH TO ME FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY REGARDING THE GARAGE
SO I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO
OH, I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO ADD I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THIS
ESPECIALLY THE LIGHT SYSTEM
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE BURN A LOT OF GAS DRIVING AROUND THE PARKING LOT
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I LOVE THAT WE'RE ADDING MORE EV INFRASTRUCTURE
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK, DAWN AND JEFF AND ALL OTHERS WHO ARE INVOLVED
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THE CHORUS OF THANKING YOU SO MUCH AND I THINK IT HELPS OUR TRUSTWORTHINESS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK, THOSE NUMBERS REALLY ARE TRUE
THOSE REALLY THERE REALLY AREN'T PARKING PLACES THERE
IT'S LIKE IF THE SIGNAGE UP THERE RIGHT NOW, IT'S SORT OF LIKE SHOULD I BELIEVE IT? I DON'T KNOW
SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING AND IT SHOWS US WE ARE STILL CAN STAND BEHIND OUR WORD
AND TO RYAN'S, COMMISSIONER CALKIN'S POINT, UM, I THINK OFTEN TIMES THE STAFF ARE DOING THE GOOD THING, DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL THINGS THAT LIKE THAT BUT THIS IS LIKE, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TOUT THEM, TO SHOW HOW THEY'RE BEING BUILT INTO THE THINKING AND CERTAINLY HAVING SOMEBODY WITH LESLIE TO WORK WITH IS GREAT TALENT
BUT OFTEN TIMES THESE PROJECTS END UP DOING THAT, BUT WE DON'T LET THE PUBLIC KNOW
SO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT ACCOUNTING AND IT ONLY FURTHERS OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS
SO I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES, I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S A PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ADA COMPONENT TO THIS AND IF IT'S BEEN INFORMED BY THE OPEN DOORS CONSULTANT RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESPONSIVE TO THEM? SCOTT, I'LL LET YOU ANSWER THAT ONE
THE PROJECT IS NOT ADDRESSING ANY OF THE CURRENT ADA STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE
HOWEVER IN THE EV PARKING, WE ARE PROVIDING SOME SPECIFIC ADA EV STALLS BOTH ON FOURTH FLOOR AND SEVENTH FLOOR
AND HOW ABOUT THE WAY FINDING AND SIGNAGE ASSOCIATED? YEAH AND SO EARLY I WAS DESCRIBING WHEN YOU FIRST START, WHEN YOU FIRST COME IN, IT WILL IDENTIFY WHAT FLOORS HAVE ADA PARKING
AND THEN ALSO AFTER YOU GET UP ONTO A FLOOR, THE AISLE WAYS THAT DO HAVE ADA WILL BE IDENTIFIED AS SUCH WITH A SYMBOL ON THE SIGN
YEAH, SO IT WILL BE MUCH EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO FIND AN ADA STALL
OKAY, AND I WANTED TO BE ASSURED THAT THE SIGNAGE ITSELF WOULD BE DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT ADDRESSES, YOU KNOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FOR ALL THE KNOWN REASONS
THAT'S ALL
OKAY
WITH THAT, UNLESS THERE ARE NO MORE COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND
SO MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND IT
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE
EXCUSE ME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK AREN'T THEY
[LAUGHTER] BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES
AND THE MOTION IS APPROVED
ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
CLERK HART? THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM 10E, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR DESIGN TO UTILIZE PORT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND OTHER RELATED PORT CREWS FOR PRELIMINARY WORK AND COMPLETE THE DESIGN FOR THE AIRPORT FOOD AND INTRODUCTORY KIOSK PROJECT AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,150,000
THE TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS TO THE PORT IS $5,500,000
DIRECTOR METRUCK
COMMISSIONERS, STAFF HAS TAKEN YOUR FEEDBACK INTO CONSIDERATION AND ARE BRINGING THIS REVISED CONCEPT TO SUPPORT OUR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL INTRODUCTORY KIOSK PROGRAM
THESE CONCEPTS ARE INTENDED TO REACH FUTURE CONCESSION NEEDS AND DEMAND THAT WILL NOT BE IN USE UNTIL A THIRD QUARTER OF 2023
THIS ITEM ALSO SUPPORTS THE COMMISSION'S GOAL TO INCREASE SMALL, LOCAL, DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN THE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL PROGRAM TO FORTY PERCENT OF GROSS SALES
THE PRESENTERS ARE DWWN HUNTER, DIRECTOR AVIATION COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT AND JJ JORDAN, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER
AND DAWN BEFORE YOU KICK OFF INTO THIS, WOULD YOU MIND JUST GIVING A MINUTE OR TWO I THINK TO TAKE ADVANTAGE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE JUST TO TALK ABOUT ADR AND THE IMPACT ON ADR BEFORE YOU MOVE INTO THE KIOSK PRESENTATION? SURE
SO THE CURRENT STATE OF ADR, WE WERE JUST RECOVERING FROM OR TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE IMPACTS OF THE COMPLETE SHUTDOWN THAT APRIL MAY AND JUNE JUST REALLY DEVASTATED THE PROGRAM
AND SO WE ARE FINALLY SEEING A SLOW RECOVERY
EVERYONE WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING 30,000 COMING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
WE WERE OPENING NEW SPACES, PEOPLE WERE BRINGING BACK EMPLOYEES AND REALLY KIND OF EXCITED
AND THEN THE RESTRICTIONS CAME
AND SO RETAIL, WE'RE REDUCED TO 25 PERCENT CAPACITY
SO STAFF LITERALLY HAD TO GO OUT WITH EACH ONE OF OUR RETAIL TENANTS, LOOK AT THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN BE IN A SPACE, AND REDUCE THOSE
THAT WORK HAPPEN YESTERDAY, AND THEN THEY ALSO WORKED WITH OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PEOPLE
NO ALCOHOL SERVICE WILL BE ALLOWED UNTIL DECEMBER 14TH
AND HOPEFULLY THAT IS THE LAST DAY BECAUSE THE AIRPORT, NO INDOOR DINING AND BAR SERVICE IS ALLOWED
SO THE ENTIRE AIRPORT IS CONSIDERED TO BE QUOTE UNQUOTE INDOORS
AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, IN 2019 ALCOHOL SALES ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 40 TO 60 PERCENT OF SALES
2019, ABOUT 30 TO 45 PERCENT OF SALES
SO JUST SHOWS YOU WHAT KIND OF IMPACT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO REVENUE
AND AND A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE PURCHASE ALCOHOL, THAT'S INCREMENTAL FOOD SALES
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPACTED AS WELL
WE'RE AT GRAB-AND-GO ONLY
SOME OF OUR UNITS DO NOT HAVE GRAB-AND-GO AND SO THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REMAIN OPEN AND SOME OF THEM WILL HAVE TO SHUTTER UNTIL DECEMBER 14TH
WHAT WAS HELPFUL AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ERIC FITCH, HE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LOBBY OLYMPIA
THEY WANTED TO FORCE A CLOSE LIKE THE CENTRAL TERMINAL FOOD SEATING AREA, NORTH SATELLITE, SOUTH SATELLITE, AND JUST HAVE ALL THOSE SHUTTERED
AND HE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE THAT WE HAVE AN EXEMPTION FOR THAT
AND SO THAT'S HELPFUL BECAUSE IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO PUSH EVERYONE INTO A WHOLE ROOM TO EAT BECAUSE THAT JUST DEFEATED THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIAL DISTANCING
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW
WE HAVEN'T SEEN REALLY THE FULL IMPACT BECAUSE FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW
SO WE'LL HAVE SOME BETTER INFORMATION FOR YOU PROBABLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE IMPACTS
AND IT'S AN IMPACTING ABOUT A HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE EMPLOYEES
THAT'S THE OTHER HEARTBREAKER IN THIS, IS THAT WE WERE STARTING TO OPEN SPACES AND BRING PEOPLE BACK AND BEFORE SOME PEOPLE COULD EVEN COME BACK TO THE AIRPORT TO WORK, THEY WERE ALREADY BEING TOLD THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHUTTER AND THEY COULD NOT WORK
SO WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE IMPACTED EMPLOYEES
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE STATE OF THE UNION OF ADR RIGHT NOW
THANK YOU
DAWN
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? YES, PLEASE
I'M JUST MISUNDERSTOOD SOMETHING
DAWN, I'M SORRY
I THINK I MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU JUST SAID
YOU DIDN'T JUST SAY THAT THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER CONSIDERS ALL AIRPORT DINING TO BE INDOORS? YES
BUT
OKAY, WELL THAT'S A CHANGE THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF, OR A VARIATION
SO, THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS BACK IN MID MARCH EARLY APRIL CAME DOWN, THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO DO QUOTE-UNQUOTE TAKE OUT, CORRECT? SO LIKE A MCDONALD'S? YES, BUT MCDONALD'S WILL REMAIN OPEN AND THE PALINOS AND CONCEPTS LIKE THAT WILL REMAIN OPEN WHERE THEY CAN TAKE IT AND LEAVE
THE PROBLEM IS THE ALCOHOL
THAT'S WHERE THE INDOOR QUOTE UNQUOTE CLASSIFICATION HURTS US BECAUSE IF WE COULD HAVE ANY PORTION LIKE A LITTLE PATIO, SAY, THEY CAN CONSIDER AN OUTDOOR THEN PEOPLE COULD TAKE YOU KNOW, THE ALCOHOL WITH THEM AND CONSUME
AND SO IT'S NOT REALLY THE FOOD ASPECT OF IT UNLESS YOU HAVE A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE GRAB-AND-GO CAPACITY
IT'S THE ALCOHOL PORTION THAT KIND OF HURTS US
BECAUSE ON THE STREET YOU CAN THEY CAN SELL ALCOHOL TO GO, OR YOU CAN HAVE ALCOHOL CONSUMED AND OUTDOOR AREA
WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE
I MEAN, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY WANTING TO LEAVE THE AIRPORT JUST TO HAVE THEIR BEER
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE STRUGGLING TO GET BY WITH THAT ONE
GOT IT
SO IT'S JUST ON THE ALCOHOL AFFECTING ALCOHOL SALES ,NOT AFFECTING THE PALINOS AND THE MCDONALD'S OF THE AIRPORT
RIGHT
YEAH, OKAY
I JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION
THANK YOU
THANKS, DAWN
AND PLEASE PROCEED
YEAH, NO PROBLEM
STAFF WILL HAVE, THE STAFF IS PREPARING KALIA MOORE WHO IS OUR INTERIM
SHE'S PREPARING A FULL REPORT OF THE ITEM, STEVE, THAT I TOLD YOU WE'RE TRACKING
SO WE MAKE SURE THAT YOU'LL GET THAT
OKAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
WE'RE BACK AT THIS AGAIN
YOU GET ME TWICE
SO IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE AIRPORT DINING RETAIL PROGRAM CURRENTLY HAS A SMALL BUSINESS KIOSK PROGRAM
AND BEFORE I GET STARTED, I'M SORRY
MY CO-PRESENTER TODAY IS JJ JORDAN, WITH PMG AND HE'S A PROJECT MANAGER THAT WORKS SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL TENANTS
AND SO HE'S VERY VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE ADR TEAM
JJ, ARE YOU HERE? YEP, I'M HERE
THANKS DAWN
NO PROBLEM
SO THE ATR PROGRAM CURRENTLY HAS A SMALL BUSINESS KIOSK PROGRAM ON THE RETAIL SIDE AND THE PROGRAM IS TWOFOLD: THERE'S INTRODUCTORY AND INTERMEDIATE
THE INTRODUCTORY PART OF THE KIOSK PROGRAM, IT TEACHES BASIC AIRPORT SKILLS SUCH AS HOW TO GET A BADGE, HOW TO DELIVER, HOW TO TAKE OUT TRASH, HOW TO HIRE AN EMPLOYEES, HOW TO SUBMIT A SALES REPORT TO THE PORT, AND JUST REALLY HOW TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF INTERACTION AND STAFF IS ABLE TO MENTOR
AND THEN THERE'S AT THE INTERMEDIATE WHICH SOME OF OUR INTRODUCTORY TENANTS HAVE MOVED INTO
AND THEN THAT BUILDS ON THE SKILLS THAT WE TAUGHT THEM AND IT ADDS TO THAT
THEY'LL LEARN DIFFERENT SKILLS: HOW TO GO THROUGH OUR DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS IN THE INTERMEDIATE, HOW TO GET CAPITAL FUNDING TO FUND SOME OF THAT
AND SO IT REALLY IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM THAT WE'VE SEEN GROWN OUT OF THIS
OUT OF THE 11 PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE RETAIL PORTION OF THE KIOSK PROGRAM, FIVE OF THEM HAVE GONE ON TO THE INTERMEDIATE AND THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING UNITS
AND THEN TWO OF THEM HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO BE IN A LEASE GROUP AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND HAVE IN MIND STORE WITH AN EIGHT-YEAR CONTRACT
SO IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WHAT WE SAW IN OUR PROCESS FROM THESE GROUPS 2 THROUGH 5 IS THAT WE HAD A LOT OF MICRO BUSINESSES THAT JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPETE IN THE PROCESS
IN ADDITION, WORKING WITH DAVE MCFADDEN'S GROUP, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO OUR PORT GENS, WE'VE HAD A SMALL BUSINESS VENDOR FORUMS, AND DAVE MCFADDEN HAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY TIES IN HIS GROUP AND HE'S BEEN TAKING US AROUND SO THAT WE CAN REALLY SEE WHAT THESE INCUBATOR PROGRAMS REALLY LOOK LIKE
SOME OF THEM EVEN CAME TODAY TO TESTIFY BECAUSE THEY WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND EVEN POSSIBLY PARTICIPATING
SO WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO DO, IT WOULD BE AN INTRODUCTORY FOOD AND BEVERAGE KIOSK
WE WANT TO HAVE THIS REALLY ROBUST DESIGN COMPETITION WHERE WE CAN GET THE BEST AESTHETIC FOR THE AIRPORT AND IT WILL FALL IN LINE WITH OUR ARCHITECTURAL VISION FOR THE AIRPORT
ALSO IT WOULD BE PLEASING TO THE LOCATIONS THAT ARE NEXT TO IT THAT ARE BEING BUILT OUT
THE DESIGN COMPETITION WILL INCORPORATE INNOVATIONS THAT WILL HELP US BE ABLE TO ROTATE OUT TENANTS SUCH, AS YOU KNOW, ELECTRIC MENU BOARDS AND DIFFERENT OTHER INNOVATIONS
THE IDEA JUST LIKE OUR INTRODUCTORY RETAIL KIOSK, THE PORT WILL CONSTRUCTED IT, THE PORT WILL MAINTAIN IT AND WE WOULD ROTATE TENANTS OUT OF IT
AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO WITH OUR RETAIL KIOSK
AND JUST A NOTE THAT OUR RETAIL KIOSK PAID FOR THEMSELVES WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF GOING THROUGH THAT
THEY AVERAGE IN 2018 AND 2019 ABOUT NINE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN SALES
AND WE'RE RIGHT AROUND 2.5 MILLION RIGHT NOW FOR THE RETAIL
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MARGINS ARE HIGHER AND SO WE DEFINITELY SEE THIS PAYING FOR ITSELF WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS
AND THEN INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD BE UTILIZED BY ROTATING TENANTS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE WOULD INCORPORATE THIS INTO OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE KIOSK PROGRAM
MY STAFF AND I ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR PROGRAM IS DIVERSE AS POSSIBLE
HAVING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW PEOPLE TO COME IN AND BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT
AND BY US PUTTING IN THIS INFRASTRUCTURE, REDUCES THE BARRIER OF COST TO PUTTING IN A TRADITIONAL SPACE
IT'LL PROVIDE US MORE DIVERSE, LOCAL OPTIONS
AS WE LOOKED AT A PROGRAM, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF DIVERSITY IN THERE
IT CREATES NEW STREAMS FOR NON-AERONAUTICAL REVENUE AND AS WE SAID, YOU KNOW ,RIGHT NOW AS I TALKED ABOUT THE STATE OF ADR WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, WHEN THIS ITEM IS ONLINE, WE DON'T EXPECT TO BE IN THIS PLACE
IF WE'RE HERE Q1 2024, THEN WE HAVE A WHOLE OTHER SET OF PROBLEMS THAN JUST PUTTING THIS KIOSKS ONLINE
AND WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL MINORITY BUSINESSES FOR MENTORING AND ADVANCEMENT
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WARM MY HEART WITH THIS IS WHEN I WENT TO SOME OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES AND SAID, HEY WE WANT TO DO THIS, WOULD YOU MENTOR THEM? THEY WERE LIKE, ABSOLUTELY BECAUSE I KNOW HOW BENEFICIAL IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR ME TO HAVE A MENTOR
AND WHAT WOULD THEY MENTOR THEM IN? YOU KNOW, HOW TO PUT TOGETHER YOUR MENU, HOW TO DO PRICING
THESE ARE INVALUABLE SKILLS THAT YOU WOULD NOT LEARN WITHOUT THAT MENTORING PROCESS
CAN I GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE? SO THE LOCATIONS ARE ON CONCOURSE B WHERE WE CURRENTLY HAVE OUR SHARED KITCHEN THAT WAS USED FOR THE CENTRAL TERMINAL KIOSKS
AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THEN THE SECOND LOCATION USED TO BE THE FORMER ANTHONY'S GRAB AND GO
SO IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE SALTY'S IS BEING BUILT IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL AREA
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY FABULOUS COLLEAGUE JJ JORDAN WITH OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND THANK YOU DAWN
SO THIS IS OUR CONE OF CERTAINTY SHOWING THAT WE'RE IN THE PLANNING PHASE OF THIS PROJECT CURRENTLY MEANING THAT THE THE BUDGET AND SCHEDULE ARE STILL, THEY HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY
GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AND AS WE STARTED WITH, WE'RE HERE TODAY SEEKING DESIGN AUTHORIZATION FOR 1.15 MILLION DOLLARS
WE PLAN ON RETURNING IN Q3 OF 2022 TO REQUEST THE REMAINING AMOUNT FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION
AND THE ASSET AND USE STATE, CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATE, WE'RE LOOKING AT QUARTER THREE OF 2023 AND AS A DAWN AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED, WE BELIEVE THAT WE'LL SEE A RETURN OF PASSENGER TRAVEL BY THAT DATE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE PROJECT RISKS HAVEN'T CHANGED SINCE WE PRESENTED THIS PROJECT LAST
REALLY, THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS REMAIN MOSTLY THE SAME
THE ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGED ABOUT THEIR PROCUREMENT OF THIS PROJECT IS THAT WE HAVE REMOVED THE HONORARIUM
SO IN TERMS OF RISKS, OUR TO TOP RISKS ARE STILL THAT WE'RE UNABLE TO ASSESS THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE CONDITIONED AIR IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL
THERE ARE STILL ONGOING PROJECTS IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL PREVENTING US FROM DOING THAT
AND THEN SECONDLY, WE JUST REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NAIL THIS FACADE
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT LOOKS GOOD, THAT WE HAVE THE BEST IDEAS PRESENTED TO US, AND THAT IT REALLY IS A FACADE THAT IS WELCOMING TO PEOPLE AND WORKS WELL FOR ROTATING TENANTS AND ROTATING MENUS AND SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACED WITH THIS TYPE OF INCUBATOR
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND JJ BEFORE WE GET TO THE QUESTION PHASE, I JUST WANTED TO WRAP THIS UP BY SAYING, YOU KNOW, I HAVE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER IN THE COMMISSION MEETING, THIS YEAR I HAD THE DISTINCT HONOR AND PLEASURE OF BEING PART OF THE EVALUATING PANEL FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND WITH ALLISON BEASON FROM OEDI, ANDY GREGORY FROM ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT AND CARA ASSAD FROM CPO
AMAZING PEOPLE TO WORK WITH, HARD WORKERS AND WE SPENT THREE WEEKS REALLY LOOKING AT ALL THESE PROPOSALS AND TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR THE PORT
BUT WHAT WORKING ON THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND REALLY SPOKE TO ME WAS HOW MUCH, HOW IMPORTANT TO PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE ROLE THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE PLAYS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY AND THE ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT IT IS FOR SOUTH KING COUNTY
AND IT CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS PROJECT
BECAUSE I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT AS THIS IS SOMETHING TO ADD TO ADR AND I LOOKED AT THIS MORE AS SOMETHING TO HELP SOUTH KING COUNTY
THERE ARE SO MANY IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED IN SOUTH KING COUNTY AND JUST MEETING THE SPICE MARKET
AND I WANT TO THANK CARA MARTIN FROM THE PROJECT PROGRAM MANAGER FROM SPICE MARKET THIS MORNING FOR SPEAKING
AMAZING PROJECTS THAT ARE REALLY WORKING WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THEM, YOU KNOW UP AND RUNNING AND TEACH THEM SKILLS AND WE SAW A LOT OF SYNERGIES THERE
ADAMA, WHO IS OVER AT GELATA CAFE
WE COULDN'T REALLY HEAR IT TODAY, BUT WE MET HER IN OUR SMALL BUSINESS EVENT FORUM
SHE'S ACTUALLY CATERED FOR US A COUPLE TIMES, EVEN CATERING THE CHARLES BLOOD DIVERSITY AWARD WHEN I WON LAST YEAR
AMAZING FOOD, AND THEN WE MEET PEOPLE LIKE VERON WHO WAS A WINNER OF OUR FIRST ANNUAL TASTE OF THE REGION EVENT
WE HAVE THIS AMAZING CHOPPED EVENT WHERE KATHY, CASEY, AND LANCE AND OTHER NOTABLE PEOPLE JUDGE THE EVENT AND YOU KNOW, VERON EXPRESSED TO ME HE WAS AN IMMIGRANT FROM LAOS, RAISED IN RAINIER BEACH, AND YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY LIFE-CHANGING
AND I SEE THIS MORE OF A LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND SOUTH KING COUNTY AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE AUTHORIZATION TO START THE DESIGN ON THIS
AND WHAT THAT, JJ AND I ARE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS
LET'S MOVE TO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS AND LET'S TRY TO KEEP MOVING ALONG AS WE DO HAVE ONE MORE IMPORTANT ITEM BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN TODAY
CLERK HART, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I'LL BE REALLY BRIEF BECAUSE I HAD A GOOD PRESENTATION ON THIS FROM THE STAFF ABOUT A WEEK AGO
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, DAWN WHERE ARE THE CURRENT ADR TENANTS OR I SHOULD SAY DINING TENANTS? HOW DO THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS? YOU KNOW, WE'D HEARD SOME CONSTERNATION IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS
SO LANCE AND I STARTED CALLING TENANTS AND ASKING THEM ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE HEARD THAT
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S THE MIX
THERE ARE A FEW TENANTS WHO SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT, THEY DON'T WANT THE ADDITIONAL COMPETITION, BUT THEN THEY WERE ALSO TENANTS WHO TOLD US THAT THEY WELCOMED IT, THEY DIDN'T SEE THIS AS COMPETITION AND THEY WELCOME THE FACT THAT THEY COULD MENTOR A MICRO BUSINESS SO THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GROW IN THE SAME MANNER THAT THEY WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE AIRPORT
AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO CAN, YOU KNOW BE ON THE SAME LEVEL WITH OUR TENANTS
THESE ARE REALLY MICRO BUSINESSES THAT REALLY NEED HELP TO BE MENTORED
SO ITS A MIX
WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO SAID I DON'T THINK IT'S PRUDENT AT ALL AND NOT AT THIS TIME
AND I KEEP REINSTATING THAT IT'S NOT UNTIL 2024 WHEN WE'D POPULATING THIS
AND THEN WE HAD A LARGE GROUP OF TENANTS WHO WERE HAPPY THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MENTOR OTHER PEOPLE
AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION, IF I MIGHT, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION
WHEN I GOT THE BRIEFING FROM THE STAFF, I THINK I UNDERSTOOD YOUR STAFF AND JEFFREY TO SAY THAT, OR IT WAS LANCE, TO SAY THAT IF WE GET TO 2023 EARLY 2024 AND CONDITIONS HAVEN'T IMPROVED IN TERMS FOR OUR DINING TENANTS IN PARTICULAR THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY OPEN THESE AT THAT TIME
ABSOLUTELY
ABSOLUTELY WE CAN CONTROL WHEN THIS OPENS
AND SO IF WE SEE THAT IT'S FINISHED AT THE Q3 2023, 2024 AND WE'RE NOT BACK AT NUMBERS OR WE'VE GONE IN ANOTHER PANDEMIC OR WHATEVER HAPPENS, WE DON'T HAVE TO OPEN IT AT ALL
WE CAN LEAVE THAT BARRICADE RIGHT ON UP UNTIL WE'RE READY FOR IT
SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS CREATED WITH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
BUT IF WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE DON'T WANT TO OPEN THIS, WE CONTROL THAT
THANK YOU
YOU'RE WELCOME
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU DAWN AND JJ FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE COMMENTS FROM THE LAST TIME YOU PRESENTED AND INCORPORATING THOSE SUGGESTIONS INTO THE PROPOSAL
I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF THIS
I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA
AS WE HEARD IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY FROM A COUPLE OF FOLKS WHO'VE EXPERIENCED BOTH SIMILAR INCUBATOR FOR PROGRAMS THAT ARE RUNNING IN TUKWILA SUCH AS SPICE BRIDGE, THESE ARE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO OVERCOME SOME OF THE HIGH BARRIERS THERE ARE TWO ENTRY INTO AN ADR PROGRAM AT A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY TO DO THE WORK THAT WE WANT TO DO IN DIVERSIFYING ACCESS TO SMALL BUSINESSES
AND I SPEAK WITH SOME EXPERIENCE IN THIS IN THAT ONE OF THE CURRENT PROPRIETORS THAT SPICE BRIDGE IS ALSO SOMEBODY WHO I'VE WORKED WITH THROUGH MY OTHER JOB AT VENTURES, MONICA WHO RUNS THE ARGENTINEAN FOOD STALL IS SOMEBODY I'VE WORKED WITH AS A CONSULTANT, SO IT'S FUN FOR ME TO SEE US OPEN A SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY AT THE AIRPORT FOR SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISE
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT
I THINK THIS IS A TERRIFIC PROGRAM THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCESS FOR MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO CREATE AN ON-RAMP TO THE BIGGER SPACES AND YOU KNOW, DAWN, YOU AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS WE HAVE NOW THAT MAYBE AREN'T FULFILLING THAT GOAL
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD SOLUTION
WITH THAT SAID, I ALSO WANT TO BE COGNIZANT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONCERNS THAT CURRENT TENANTS HAVE WITH REGARDS TO MARKET SHARE AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS JUST GOING TO EAT UP SALES FOR OTHER TENANTS, YOU KNOW
BUT I WOULD ALSO WANT TO REMIND OUR CURRENT TENANTS THAT PRE COVID, THINGS WERE PRETTY GOOD AND YOU KNOW WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW GIVEN THE PANDEMIC AND SLOW DOWN THE AIRPORT, HOPEFULLY BY 2023 WE WILL HAVE A RECOVERY AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A MORE TRAFFIC
WITH IAF OPENING AND WITH NORTH SATELLITE AND WORK GOING ON ALL OVER THE AIRPORT, MY HOPE IS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO GROW
AND SO LIKE YOU SAID, I HOPE YOU KNOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS WITH IT IN MIND THAT MAYBE IN 2023 THINGS NOT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT WE EXPECT AND WE'LL ADJUST ACCORDINGLY, BUT I JUST WANT OUR CURRENT TIMES TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE NOT BEING DISMISSED
SO, THANK YOU
ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU, DAWN, FOR ONCE AGAIN PURSUING THESE PROGRAMS IN THE MOST CAPABLE AND EQUITABLE FASHION
I DO GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT NOT JUST PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT TO TAP INTO THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITY WHERE I WAS SUGGESTING THAT WE REALLY HAVE THIS SPECIAL OBLIGATION TO
AND ITS PROGRAMS LIKE YOURS THAT REALLY DELIVER THE GOODS AND I'M, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID WITH RON, YOU KNOW, TALK IS CHEAP
WE'RE DOING THE REAL THING
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN CARRY THROUGH ON THAT
AND TO THE POINT THAT COMMISSIONER CHO WAS MAKING THE THING THAT I THINK WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, START THIS CONVERSATION WITH A LITTLE BIT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE OTHER TENANTS' CONCERNS IS THE DATE, RIGHT? WE HAVE THIS LONG RUN UP TIME
AND WE ALWAYS KNOW NOTHING HAPPENS QUICK AT THE PORT, RIGHT
[LAUGHTER] SO EVEN WHEN WE SET THAT DATE, WHO KNOWS SO I JUST THINK THAT WHILE I AM PERHAPS MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN SOME IN THE NEAR TERM, I'M BULLISH ON THE FUTURE AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE
AND SO GIVEN THAT LAG, IT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE REALLY JUST NEED TO REINFORCE, REAFFIRM TO OUR TENANTS AND THANK YOU IN THE MEANTIME FOR A REALLY PAVING THE PATH FOR THIS DIVERSE COMMUNITY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK ,AFTER YOU MAKE YOUR COMMENTS I SEE JEFFREY BROWN WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT AS WELL
COMMENDATIONS TO DAWN AND THE TEAM ON THIS
JJ AND AIRPORT TEAM
I THINK THIS IS MUCH IMPROVED WITH THE REFINEMENTS AND THE ATTENTION THAT HAS GOT INTO THIS AND I'M PARTICULARLY PLEASED, DAWN, YOU EXPRESSED INSPIRATION FROM THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITY FUND AND THE RECOGNITION ABOUT THOSE DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND HOW THIS CAN SUPPORT SOME OF THOSE BROADER GOALS
THAT'S REALLY REALLY GREAT TO HEAR
I ALSO JUST WANT TO MENTION, AS HAS BEEN, THE MANY BENEFITS THAT I SEE IN THIS EFFORT FROM MORE DINING OPTIONS FOR TRAVELERS IN MORE PLACES
LOCATION DOES MATTER WHEN YOU'RE IN A HURRY
I HOPE IT WILL RESULT IN MORE DIVERSITY OF PRICE POINT SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE DINING OPTIONS THAT INCLUDE HEALTHY CHOICES THAT ARE MORE AFFORDABLE BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, AIRPORT TRAVEL IS VERY EXPENSIVE
SERVICES AND AMENITIES ARE COSTLY AT AIRPORTS
THAT'S ALMOST A UNIVERSAL AND NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE POCKETBOOK TO SPEND AND A FAMILY OF FIVE OR MORE TRAVELING THROUGH, YOU KNOW, IT CAN GET PRETTY EXPENSIVE
SO THAT AVAILABILITY ACCESS, THE SMALL BUSINESS STARTUP INCUBATOR, DIVERSITY AND EQUITY GOALS, THE GRAB AND GO, ALL THESE THINGS ARE REALLY I THINK SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT IMPLEMENTED AND I LIKE THE DESIGN CHALLENGE ALSO
I WAS NOT IN INSPIRED BY THE PREVIOUS PROPOSAL WITH THE KIND OF FAUX FOOD TRUCK THING
AND I THINK WE CAN OPEN THAT UP AND GET SOME BETTER KIND OF KOOKY CRAZY WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, INTERESTING FUNKY DIFFERENT KIND OF KIOSK SETUPS BY OPENING IT UP AND SUPPORTING MORE DESIGN CREATIVITY
SO ALL GOOD
THANK YOU
YOU GOT MY SUPPORT
THANK YOU
APPRECIATE IT
AND THEN COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, MR BROWN HAD A COMMENT
MR BROWN? OKAY, SO GOOD AFTERNOON
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT COMMISSIONERS
JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO THE COMMENT FROM COMMISSIONER CHO AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN ON THE EXISTING BUSINESS
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IF IN 2023 THE DEMAND IS NOT BACK IN TERMS OF PASSENGERS, NOT ONLY WILL WE BE AFFECTING THE EXISTING TENANTS AND CONCESSIONERS, WE WILL BE SETTING UP THE MARKET BUSINESS FOR FAILURE
WE CAN'T DO THAT
SO IF THE DEMAND DOESN'T COME BACK, THEN WE WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION, THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR BOTH SIDES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU JEFFREY, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE LAST THING, YOU KNOW, I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD PUT OUR AIRPORT DINING RETAIL TENANTS AT PERIL
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND SO IF I SAW THIS IN ANYWAY TO BE SOMETHING HARMFUL FOR THEM, I WOULD NOT EVEN BE SITTING HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY
OKAY
WELL WITH THAT, MAYBE WE CAN MOVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THERE A MOTION? OR DID WE ALREADY DO A MOTION? IT IS NOT ON THE FLOOR YET
SO, WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE
I WOULD INVITE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO DO SO? OR ANYONE? SURE SO MOVED
IT'S BEEN MOVED
YEAH, HAPPY TO SECOND
SECONDED
LET'S CALL THE ROLL ON THE VOTE
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE.COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE.COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
ITEM 10E HAS FIVE YESES AND 0 NOES
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
PROGRESS
THANK YOU
WE ARE NEARING THE END OF THE AGENDA
DO COMMISSIONERS HAVE THE ENERGY STILL TO TAKE THIS NEXT VERY IMPORTANT PRESENTATION, WHICH IS THE EARLY FINDINGS OF THE POLICING TASK FORCE AND THE WORK OF THE CONSULTANT? I WOULD SUPPORT CONTINUING IF YOU HAVE THE ENERGY, BUT IF OTHERS HAVE TIME CONSTRAINTS, MENTAL FATIGUE, WE COULD CONSIDER POSTPONING IT
AND WE PROBABLY KEPT SOME PEOPLE WAITING, A FAIR NUMBER OF PEOPLE
SO JUST BEAR THAT IN MIND AS WELL
LET'S CONTINUE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
THUMBS UP
I'M ALL FOR IT
HECK YEAH, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO INTRODUCE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL FOLLOW
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
THIS IS ITEM 11A, THE PORT POLICING ASSESSMENT PROGRESS REPORT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS
THE STAFF WILL REPORT ON INITIAL PROGRESS AND NEXT STEPS FOR THE TASK FORCE ON PORT POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS
PRESENTING TODAY ARE BOOKDA GAYSAR, SENIOR DIRECTOR OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, TASK FORCE CO-CHAIRS, WHICH ARE DALMAS WHITAKER, PRESIDENT OF THE BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AND SENIOR MANAGER OF FISHING AND COMMERCIAL VESSELS AS WELL AND AND I'LL LET THEM INTRODUCE THE REST OF THE PRESENTERS
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BOOKDA, I BELIEVE
YES, THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, PRESIDENT STEINBREUCK, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS BOODKA GHEISAR, I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY AS STEVE MENTIONED, I'M HERE WITH DELMAS WHITAKER, WHO IS MY PARTNER AND CO-CHAIR OF THE TASK FORCE IN THE POLICING ASSESSMENT
WE ALSO HAVE SAM PELCOT WHO IS AVAILABLE TODAY AND IS JOINED THE TASK FORCE AS AN EXTERNAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER AND VOLUNTEER WORKING ON THE TASK FORCE, AND OUR TWO CONSULTANTS FROM 21 CP
DELMAS AND I WILL BE MOVING THROUGH A PRESENTATION, SAM WILL MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND THEN WE'LL PAUSE AND RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE WITH THE HELP OF OUR CONSULTANTS
IF YOU COULD PLEASE MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE
BEFORE I START A REVIEW OF THE THE MOTION, I WANTED TO THANK OUR THREE STAFF MEMBERS MIRON BURNETT, VERONICA VALDEZ, AND ERIC SHINFIELD WHO HAVE REALLY WORKED REALLY VERY HARD ALONG WITH DELMAS, MYSELF, AND OUR CONSULTANTS TO MOVE THE PROCESS FORWARD
WE'VE ALSO BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND CALKINS ARE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE
SO THANK YOU COMMISSION STEINBREUCK FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS MOTION AND FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK
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JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE MOTION AS A REMINDER FOR ALL OF US IS THAT THE MOTION DID THREE THINGS: NUMBER ONE WAS IMMEDIATELY SUPPORTING OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO BAN CHOKEHOLDES AND ENSURING OFFICERS TO RECEIVE REGULAR DESCALATION TRAINING, BYSTANDER INTERVENTION, AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION TRAINING
THESE PRACTICES WERE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN EFFECT, AND THEN DIRECTING A COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT OF PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND LOOK AT THE HIGHEST NATIONAL STANDARDS POSSIBLE FOR US TO INCORPORATE INTO OUR WORK, AND ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE BY FORMING A NEW TASK FORCE THAT OVERSEES AND SUPPORTS THE PROCESS
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THE AREAS IN THE MOTION FOR THE ASSESSMENT ARE, AS YOU SEE HERE, THEY WERE DIVERSITY IN RECRUITMENT AND HIRING, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, EQUITY, USE OF FORCE, OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, POLICE UNION PARTICIPATION, BUDGET, ROLES AND EQUIPMENT, MUTUAL AID AND ADVOCACY
I WANT TO PAUSE HERE TO SAY THAT WHEN WE STARTED WORKING WE WERE REALLY CLEAR THAT ACTUALLY EQUITY WILL NOT BE ONE AREA OF ASSESSMENT BUT THAT WE'RE WORKING AT INFUSING RACIAL EQUITY IN ALL AREAS OF THE ASSESSMENT SO THAT AS POLICIES AND SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS ARE LOOKED AT IN ALL OF THESE AREAS, WE LOOK FOR BEST RACIAL EQUITY PRACTICES AND AN ANALYSIS THAT REALLY CENTERS EQUITY IN THE ENTIRE WORK
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THE KEY DATES ARE THIS PRESENTATION TODAY IS JUST THREE MONTHS INTO THE WORK
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND IMPRESSIONS TO SHARE WITH YOU
AND WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH THE TASK FORCE AND INFORMING OUR TWO COMMISSIONERS OF THE WORK SO FAR ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS
WE WILL DELIVER FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION JULY 31ST OF 2021
AND THE TASK FORCE WILL COLLECT AND REVIEW EXISTING RESEARCH, DATA, AND BEST PRACTICES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS WORK WITH KING COUNTY, CITY OF SEATTLE, AND OTHER LOCAL PARTNERS
AND THE TASK FORCE WILL ALSO ESTABLISH KEY METRICS FOR EVALUATION OF THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROCESS FOR FUTURE WORK
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AS I SHARED, THE LEADERSHIP THAT THE TASK FORCE IS DELMAS AND MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND CALKINS WHO HAVE MET WITH THE TASK FORCE TWO TIMES ALREADY IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS
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THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS YOU'LL SEE THE INCREDIBLE EXPERTISE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING TOGETHER
THE 16 MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE ARE MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR POLICE UNION, COMMISSION OFFICE, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE, AND ALSO FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES BUT ALSO YOU'LL SEE HERE THE INCREDIBLE EXPERTISE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING TOGETHER BY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS THAT DO THIS WORK FOR MANY OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS
SO WE HAVE JESSICA SULLIVAN, WHO IS A RETIRED CAPTAIN OF KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
WE HAVE SAM PAILCA, WILL BE SPEAKING TODAY AND IS ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL WITH MICROSOFT
WE HAVE ANNE LEVINSON WHO'S A RETIRED JUDGE AND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY OVERSIGHT AUDITOR, DEBORAH JACOBS, DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT FOR KING COUNTY
JOHN HAYES, A CAPTAIN WITH SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MANISHA HARRELL WITH EQUAL RIGHTS WASHINGTON, AND THE REST OF US WHO ARE PORT EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN THIS WORK
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THANK YOU
THE WAY THAT WE'VE DESIGNED THIS WORK IS THAT THE 16 MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE ARE CO-CHAIRS OF SUBCOMMITTEES
EACH SUBCOMMITTEE THEN HAS MORE PORT EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS WHO ARE LOOKING IN THE AREAS OF THE WORK
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ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS THAT WE TOOK WAS TO RELEASE THE RFP AND THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE 21 CP WHO ARE NATIONALLY KNOWN AS EXPERTS WHO SUPPORT THIS WORK WITH MANY OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY
THE ROLE IS TO CONDUCT ANALYSIS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS AND TO FACILITATE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS, TO PREPARE REPORTS, TO BRING TOGETHER ISSUES FOR SUBCOMMITTEES TO BE ABLE TO DO A DEEP DIVE, AND TO RESULT IN RECOMMENDATIONS BY JULY OF NEXT YEAR
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SO THIS SLIDE IS JUST MEANT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF HOW VERY COMPLEX, HOW INTENSIVE THIS WORK IS GOING TO BE IN THE NEXT YEAR
WE HAVE DIVIDED THE AREAS OF FOR THE ASSESSMENT INTO SEVEN SUBCOMMITTEES
THREE SUBCOMMITTEES HAD STARTED RIGHT AWAY IN SEPTEMBER
THOSE SUBCOMMITTEES ARE USE OF FORCE, OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MUTUAL AID
THOSE THREE SUBCOMMITTEES HAVE BEEN MEETING EVERY TWO WEEKS AND HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT TOGETHER SOME PRELIMINARY FINDINGS THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING IN JUST A FEW MINUTES
AND THEN THE DIVERSITY AND HIRING, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ARE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WILL START IN DECEMBER
SO THEY'RE REALLY STAGGERED JUST FOR OUR CAPACITY, TO BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF THIS WORK DONE
BUDGET, ROLLS AND EQUIPMENT WILL START AGAIN IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH AND ADVOCACY TO LOOK AT POLICY ISSUES
ALL OF THIS TO PULL A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS TOGETHER AND TO COMPILE THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION THAT WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU IN JULY
I WILL NOW TURN THIS OVER TO DELMAS WHO'S GOING TO REVIEW SOME OF OUR PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THE THREE SUBCOMMITTEES
DELMAS? ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, PORT STAFF
I'LL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK AS BOOKDHA POINTED OUT, THE FINDINGS OR OBSERVATIONS BY OUR CONSULTANT OVER THE THREE FOCUS GROUPS THAT WE KIND OF HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW BEING THE USE OF FORCE, OUR OVERSIGHT ACCOUNTABILITY, EQUITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS, AND ALSO MUTUAL AID
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND ONE MORE
FIRST OFF, WE'LL START OFF WITH USE OF FORCE
AND KIND OF JUST TO GIVE YOU JUST AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE FACTS AND INFORMATION THAT FOLKS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, THAT OUR CONSULTANT HAS BEEN ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
THERE'S ONE WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 30 USES OF FORCE ANNUALLY
MOST OF THOSE ENGAGEMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH OUR WEAPON LISTS FORCE TECHNIQUES, TAKEDOWNS, PUNCHES, AND SO FORTH
FROM 2017 TO 2019 WE HAD ABOUT SEVEN TASER DEPLOYMENTS
NO FORTY MILLIMETER LESS LETHAL FORCE LAUNCHES, ONE BATON AND 1 OC SPRAY ENGAGEMENT
WE DID HAVE ONE OFFICER THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING AS A THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE VALLEY SWAT IN AUBURN
BUT A MAJORITY, ACTUALLY ABOUT SIX TO ELEVEN OF THE USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS INVOLVE THE POINTING OF A FIREARM AND THE APPLICATION OF LEG RESTRAINTS
SO THAT MADE UP A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SIZE OF THE USE OF FORCE AND EVENTS ANNUALLY
THE VASCULAR NECK RESTRAINTS, SOMETHING THAT WAS INTRODUCED TO OUR DEPARTMENT IN 2018 AND WE'VE HAD ABOUT TWO APPLICATIONS OCCURED IN 2018, SEVEN IN 2019, AND FOUR OF WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS BY THE SUSPECT
BUT AS WE KNOW, AS WE STARTED THIS PROCESS IS THAT PARTICULAR TECHNIQUE HAS BEEN PROHIBITED FOR OUR DEPARTMENT
SO WE SHOULDN'T SEE ANY MORE OF THOSE AT THIS TIME
THE WE'VE ALSO COMPILED A USE FORCE OF INCIDENCE BY RACE OF THE SUSPECT AND THAT IS IDENTIFIED HERE IN THIS GRAPH
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OKAY, THE INITIAL IMPRESSIONS THAT WE HAVE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OUR CONSULTANT, AND BEFORE I START HERE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED
WE'RE KIND OF WORKING IN UNISON WITH THE WORK THAT OUR DEPARTMENT'S DOING AND WE DO ANTICIPATE WE'LL HAVE THIS AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THIS PROCESS
THERE WAS IDENTIFIED A NEED FOR SOME CLARITY THAT MANDATES THE DE-ESCALATION AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR POLICIES ARE CLEAR ABOUT THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THOSE WHO DO NOT ESCALATE WHEN THEY SHOULD AND THOSE THAT MAY ACTUALLY ELEVATE THE SITUATION AS A RESULT OF NOT UTILIZING THOSE DESCALATION TECHNIQUES
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICIES MORE CLEARLY COMMIT TO THE VALUES OF UPHOLDING THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE AND THE CONNECTION WITH OUR USE OF FORCE POLICY
ALSO OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS INSIDE OF OUR USE OF FORCE POLICIES IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE REASONABLE, NECESSARY, AND PROPORTIONATE FORCE IDENTIFIED
AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE REQUIRED THAT WARNINGS WHEN FEASIBLE BEFORE USING LETHAL FORCE
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SO FOR OUR OVERSIGHT ACCOUNTABILITY EQUITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS SUBCOMMITTEE, WE NOTICED THAT WE HAD ABOUT THIRTY ONE INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS PER YEAR
THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BETWEEN 2015 AND 2019
TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE 31 OF THOSE INQUIRIES WHICH ARE ALLEGATIONS
IF WERE TRUE, THEY WERE CONSIDERED BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE A VIOLATION OF POLICY
SO AGAIN SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT DEEP DIVE INTO
BOOKDHA ALSO TALKED ABOUT, THIS PARTICULAR GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING US DEVELOP THE FRAMEWORK FOR OUR RACIAL EQUITY WORK
BUT AGAIN, ALL OF THE GROUPS ARE RESPONSIBLE OR MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT EQUITY
SO THIS IS A HOLISTIC APPROACH
THIS GROUP JUST HAS A FRAMEWORK
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OKAY, THE COMPLAINT CLASSIFICATION SCHEME WAS IDENTIFIED AS KIND OF UNNECESSARILY TECHNICAL AND SO SOME WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE THERE AND IT WAS IN A CASE WHERE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MET SOME OF OUR QUALITY CONTROL GOALS
AND SO WE NEEDED SOME WORK THERE
OUR TIMELINES SHOULD BE SET SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR HOW WE'RE STEPPING THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS
ALSO AS FAR AS OUR STANDARD OF CONDUCT, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ALIGNED WITH THE PORT'S CODE OF CONDUCT
THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF THOSE
AND AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR PROTOCOL FOR HANDLING CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS AND ISSUES WHERE WE HAVE MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT PROCESSING
SO AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL PRELIMINARY AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE IN A MORE DEEPER CONTEXT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR HOW WHAT THE EXISTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SAY
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FOR MUTUAL AID, SO WE ALL HAVE A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS
MUTUALLY AID GENERALLY REFERS TO AGREEMENTS UNDER THE STATE LAW
THE WASHINGTON MUTUAL AID POLICE POWERS ACT AND THE INNER LOCAL COOPERATIVE ACT, BROADLY AND IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE ARE INVOLVED WITH A SEVERAL DIFFERENT MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH OUR SOUTH KING COUNTY PARTNERS
SPECIFICALLY OUR INTER LOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE VALLEY SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM, THE VALLEY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM, AND THE VALLEY CIVIL DISTURBANCE UNIT, AND THEIR PURPOSES RANGE FROM YOU KNOW, HIGH-RISK INCIDENTS SUCH AS HOSTAGES AND HIGH-RISK FELONY ARRESTS
NOW WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES WHERE WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS, AD HOC RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS
SO A LOT TO TAKE A LOOK AT AS WE CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH OF REVIEWING MUTUALLY AID
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OKAY, AND ALSO AS FAR AS THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE KIND OF FELT THAT WE NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY WITH REGARDS TO THE TERM OF MUTUAL AID AS IT'S USED IN OUR POLICIES AND ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES
JUST AGAIN, MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND ALSO THAT WHEN DEALING WITH THINGS INSIDE THE PORT OR IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAKING SURE THAT INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS OUR AFTER-ACTION REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTATIONS REALLY PROVIDE US WITH THE FULL PICTURE AND ASSESSMENT OF THOSE EVENTS
ALSO MAKING SURE THAT OUR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS CLEARLY INDICATE THE BOUNDS OF OUR PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE AND THEN WITHIN OUR POLICIES
AND LASTLY IS THAT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR AGREEMENTS OR THE REQUESTS THAT ARE PROVIDED FOR US, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY ADDRESS LIMITATIONS ON LESS-LETHAL TOOLS AND HOW WE USE TACTICS IN THOSE RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS AND WHETHER THEY BE ON OUR PROPERTY OR WORKING WITH OTHERS
SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION
I'LL TURN IT BACK TO BOOKDHA
THANK YOU DELMAS
WE'RE NOW GOING TO INVITE SAM PAILCA WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE AND CO-CHAIR OF THE USE OF FORCE COMMITTEE TO SPEAK FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES SO FAR, OBSERVATIONS AND LEARNINGS FROM THIS PROCESS
SAM
ARE YOU ONLINE? AND YEAH, I'M HERE
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
SORRY
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LISTEN OVER THE SUDDEN STORM THAT JUST PICKED UP AGAIN
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL CAN HEAR IT
THANK YOU BOOKDA AND DELMAS AND HELLO TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PORT COMMISSION
REALLY GREAT TO BE TALKING TO YOU AND I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF
I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A REALLY LONG HEARING
FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW BOOKDA SHARED MY CURRENT ROLE WHICH IS ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL AT MICROSOFT
I LEAD OUR OFFICE OF LEGAL COMPLIANCE, WHICH IS OUR BUSINESS CONDUCT, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS TEAM
AND THAT MIGHT SEEM AN ODD OR MAY BE INSUFFICIENT BACKGROUND TO BE ENGAGING IN THIS WORK FOR THE TASK FORCE BUT I DO HAVE A HISTORY OF ENGAGING WITH POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS ISSUES AND BOTH, YOU KNOW, IN SERVING FORMERLY AS THE LEAD OF THE CITY'S OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND FORMER MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL BOARD THAT OVERSEES CITIZEN OVERSIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH SERVICE AS A COMMISSION MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND ALSO FOR THE COUNTY, AND THEN FINALLY SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE ACLU WASHINGTON BOARD AND THEN AD-HOC SERVICE FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT STINT WORKING WITH THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S, CO-CHAIRING HIS TASK FORCE ON INQUEST TWO YEARS AGO
SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO JUST SAY A FEW THINGS
FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY APPLAUD THE FORWARD-THINKING AND THE INITIATIVE THAT THE PORT HAS TAKEN ON THIS ISSUE
YOU KNOW, I PROMISE YOU THAT THE SIGNAL THAT YOU ARE SENDING ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION OF YOUR VALUES, ABOUT YOUR CONSENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY WILL PAY REALLY BIG DIVIDENDS FOR THE PORT AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE
SO I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THAT
ALSO, IT'S SUCH A TREAT TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOUR SUPER TALENTED AND COMMITTED STAFF
TO A MEMBER, THEY'RE JUST FANTASTIC AND I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THAT BIT OF ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING CO-CHAIRING ALONG WITH THE VERY WONDERFUL AND TALENTED VERONICA VALDEZ ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR USE OF FORCE
SO LET ME JUST GIVE YOU THREE HIGH-LEVEL OBSERVATIONS
FIRST THIS HAS BEEN A THOUGHTFUL PROCESS
I AM REALLY HEARTENED BY THE GOOD PARTICIPATION, OPEN-MINDED, TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PORT WHO SERVE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S BUT ALSO WE HAVE WORKED, I THINK MY CO-CHAIR AND I, PARTICULARLY ON THE USE OF FORCE SUBCOMMITTEE HAVE ALSO WORKED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VOICES OF THE OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE ARE REALLY FULLY HEARD AND THAT THEY'RE PARTICIPATING
WE WANT THAT PROCESS TO BE NOT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE SORT OF PASSIVE, YOU KNOW, RECIPIENTS OF THE FANTASTIC INFORMATION THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE IS SHARING, THAT OUR CONSULTANTS ARE SHARING WITH THE COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO THAT WE ARE ACTIVE CONSUMERS AND SOMEWHAT CRITICAL CONSUMERS OF THAT INFORMATION AS WELL
SO I THINK THE PROCESS TO DATE HAS SHOWN THAT
THE SECOND THING I'D SAY IS THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS
WE REALLY ARE
YOU HEARD SOME OF THE INITIAL OBSERVATIONS AND IMPRESSIONS THAT 21 CP WAS HELPFUL IN HELPING US TO GET TO THAT PLACE FAIRLY EARLY IN THE WORK OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THAT REALLY HELPED SET THE STAGE FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO ADD TO THE THINKING AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KIND OF BROUGHT ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS TO THE WORK PLAN
AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE YOU KNOW, RECEPTIVITY TO THE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS ALONG THE WAY TO LOOKING WITH A BROADER LENS WHERE WE THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE AND ALWAYS TO BOTH DELMAS AND BOOKDA'S POINT WITH THAT RACE EQUITY LENSE AS WELL
USE TO FORCE IS NOT A TOPIC THAT CONFINES ITSELF TO JUST ONE NARROW SWIM LANE AND THAT'S REALLY MY THIRD OBSERVATION, WHICH IS IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT THERE IS, YOU KNOW, TERRIFIC INTERSECTIONALITY BETWEEN USE-OF-FORCE WORK AND HOW WE THINK ABOUT OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GENERAL
HOW WE THINK ABOUT HIRING AND COMPLAINT SYSTEMS AND TRAINING AND EQUITY AT LARGE
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT WE SEE THOSE CONNECTIONS AND WITH THAT LINE OF SIGHT INTO THE CONNECTIONS, WE ALSO SEE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY INFUSE THE WORK OF ONE COMMITTEE INTO THE OTHERS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO IT SO THAT YOU HAVE A WORK PRODUCT AND A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE COHERENT, THAT HOLD TOGETHER AND THAT REALLY WILL ACCELERATE THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S PROGRESS TOWARD, YOU KNOW, THE TASK THAT THE TASK FORCE SET FOR ITSELF
SO THOSE ARE THE PRIMARY COMMENTS I WANT TO MAKE AND WANT TO GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE USE OF FORCE SUBCOMMITTEE
WE ARE ALLOWING OUR
WE'VE ASKED AND ARE EXCITED THAT OUR CONSULTANTS ARE GOING TO TAKE A DEEPER LOOK INTO THOSE 30 USES OF FORCE INCIDENTS THAT WERE DESCRIBED
WHILE THAT NUMBER MAY NOT BE LARGE RELATIVE TO THE SIZE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY THAT IT SERVES, IT'S STILL REALLY AN IMPORTANT BODY OF INFORMATION BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, YOU WILL GET A REALLY GOOD SENSE NOT JUST OF YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS REPORTED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, BUT ALSO JUST ABOUT YOU KNOW, THE QUALITY OF THE OVERSIGHT, THE QUALITY AND COMPREHENSIVENESS OF THOSE REPORTS, WHAT PEOPLE DID WITH THE REPORTS ,WHETHER THERE WAS AN EFFORT TO KIND OF LEARN FROM THEM
SO WE THINK THAT WILL BE REALLY PRODUCTIVE AND WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP OUR WORK AFTER A THANKSGIVING BREAK
WE'LL MEET AGAIN IN DECEMBER TO CONSIDER THAT WORK AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THE MARCHING TOWARD THE AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE SET BY THE TASK FORCE WORK
SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
[MICROPHONE MALFUNCTION] AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND THEN WE'LL PAUSE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE KATHERINE AND BRIAN? ARE YOU THERE? YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
OKAY GOOD
HI, I'M CATHERINE OLSON AND WORKING WITH THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS FROM 21 CP ON THE PROJECT AND FEEL VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
I'M BRIAN MAXY, I'M THE OTHER CO-LEAD FOR THIS PROJECT WITH 21 CP
THANK YOU, BRIAN
AND WITH THAT WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE COMMISSIONERS
JUST TO GET THINGS STARTED HERE, I KNOW COMMISSIONERS ARE PROBABLY A LITTLE TIRED AND I'M GLAD WE COULD DO THIS TODAY
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT AND IT'S SUCH PHENOMENAL WORK THAT IS GOING ON HERE
IT JUST AMAZES ME
THE NOBLE EFFORT THAT IS BEING PUT INTO THIS
THE TIME, THE VOLUNTEERISM, THE EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THIS AND COMMITMENT, REALLY, WITH A VERY POSITIVE APPROACH THAT IS FORWARD THINKING AND NOT REACTIVE, PROACTIVE
AS I SAID BEFORE ,WE WANT OUR POLICE FORCE DIVISION TO BE THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY
WE STRIVE FOR THE BEST HERE WITH THE MOST MODERN UP-TO-DATE PRACTICES THAT ENSURE THAT THE PRACTICE OF POLICING WHICH WE NEED DELIVERS ON ALL OF THE AREAS THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED FROM THE USE OF FORCE TO OVERSIGHT TO MUTUAL AID AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START HERE WHICH IS WONDERFUL AND INSPIRING AND AGAIN, I CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH
I KNOW A NUMBER OF YOU FROM PAST WORK TOGETHER AND I JUST FIND THAT THIS MIX OF PEOPLE INVOLVED HERE IS EXTRAORDINARY IN ITSELF, ALONG WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AND OUR PORT STAFF
ALL THIS CAN ONLY BODE WELL FOR WHERE THIS TAKES US
I'D LIKE TO NOW ASK THAT WE GO THROUGH ROLL CALL IN ORDER SO THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, ASK QUESTIONS, AND WE'LL SEE WHERE THIS GOES
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
OH, THANK YOU
FIRST OF ALL, GOSH, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVING ON THIS TASK FORCE STARTING WITH DELMAS WHO REALLY BROUGHT THIS ISSUE FORWARD ON BEHALF OF THE BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT AND I'M JUST QUITE FRANKLY INCREDULOUS AT THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS INVOLVED IN ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES
SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
I KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST A FIRST STEP INTERIM REPORT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK YOU SCHEDULING THIS THE MEETING TODAY AND ALLOWING THE REST OF US TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INSIGHT AS TO HOW MUCH WORK HAS BEEN DONE
CLEARLY IT'S VERY VERY COMPREHENSIVE
I THINK WOULD BE GREAT IN OUR NEXT REPORT TO MAYBE HEAR FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL
I KNOW THAT OUR ACTING CHIEF HAD BEEN, I UNDERSTAND, VERY OPEN TO THESE CONVERSATIONS AND EVALUATION OF THE DEPARTMENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING BUT GOSH
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYBODY FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SERVE
I KNOW IT IS A LOT OF OUT OF YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE
WE'RE GRATEFUL
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH, JUST TO QUICKLY SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN A REAL PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE CALIBER OF FOLKS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS TASK FORCE ECHOING SAM'S COMMENTS EARLIER
BOTH INTERNALLY AT THE PORT WITH EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE BUT WE'VE ALSO RECRUITED A GREAT GROUP OF EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AND YOU'LL HEAR MY DAUGHTER CHATTERING IN BACKGROUND
ONE SECOND JANE
BUT I SMILE AS I GET MY SECOND COMMENT IS THERE ARE VERY FEW THINGS THAT I'VE DONE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS KIND OF GRAVITY AND I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WE ASK TO PUT THEMSELVES AT GREAT RISK, BUT WE ALSO CONFER ON THEM A GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY IN THOSE QUESTIONS OF USE OF FORCE AND DEADLY FORCE IN PARTICULAR
AND SO WHEN WE UNDERTAKE THIS KIND OF EVALUATION, I THINK WE ARE ALL TAKING IT VERY VERY SERIOUSLY
AND SO I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE DEGREE OF EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS GROUP AS WELL
SO, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH, YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING AT THIS LIST OF TASK FORCE MEMBERS AND IT'S TRULY IMPRESSIVE THIS ROSTER
I'M CURIOUS
WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO DO
HOW DID YOU GET ALL THESE FOLKS ON BOARD? THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE
I GUESS MORE NEUTRAL QUESTION IS HOW DO WE GO ABOUT RECRUITING? WELL, ONE THING I WOULD SAY TO THAT IS THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK'S VERY PERSUASIVE AND ALSO I WOULD SAY THAT ALONG WITH YOU KNOW, RYAN, I'M SORRY COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I'M SORRY LOOKING AT YOUR SCREEN THERE
RYAN
THAT'S JUST FINE
THANK YOU
I THINK ALL OF THE, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE, BUT YOU KNOW YOU COULDN'T GET THROUGH ANY BIT ANY SINGLE DAY THIS SUMMER WITHOUT HAVING THIS ISSUE BE TOP OF MIND
AND THE REAL QUESTION IS WHY IT WASN'T TOP-OF-MIND PRIOR TO THIS IN THAT SAME WAY
AND I THINK THAT WE ALL FEEL THAT PRESSING WEIGHT OF YOU KNOW, THE SERIOUSNESS OF IT, OF THE CHALLENGE, OF THE RESPONSIBILITY, AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THAT'S A HARD THING TO STEP AWAY FROM AND SAY NO TO
TO THAT POINT, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I THINK THIS EFFORT, THIS VERY IMPRESSIVE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WALKING THE WALK AND NOT JUST TALKING THE TALK AND AND I WOULD ALMOST GO AS FAR AS TO SAY THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OTHER PUBLIC AGENCY DO THIS EXTENSIVE WORK ON THEIR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
I'M NOT TRYING TO CALL ANYONE OUT, BUT I'M EXTREMELY EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, NOW
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU ALL COME UP WITH AND I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT WE SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO FOLLOW
SO AGAIN, I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AS WE COME TO THE END OF A LONG DAY, I'M SO DELIGHTED TO HAVE SUCH A POSITIVE THING TO END ON AND HOW IMPORTANT THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IS
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THOSE TRULY POLARIZING ASPECTS OF OUR POLITICS RIGHT NOW
AND SO THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HAVING A SOBER CONVERSATION ON SOMETHING THAT IS SO INCREDIBLY DIVISIVE AND THE TERMINOLOGY THAT'S BEING USED, YOU KNOW TO DEFUND THE POLICE OR YOU KNOW TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT BEING WELL UNDERSTOOD BY ANYBODY AND IT JUST ADDS TO A RHETORIC THAT THAT IS TRULY POLARIZING
SO IT IS REALLY, I'M HOPING THROUGH A PROCESS LIKE THIS THAT IT'S NOT JUST AN INTERNALLY THING BUT WHEN YOU COME OUT WITH YOUR FINDINGS THAT THIS IS A WAY TO REALLY HELP DEMYSTIFY SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE ENGAGEMENT OF REALLY ALL THESE PARTIES TRULY GIVES ME HOPE THAT THE COMMUNICATION THAT YOU CAN COME OUT WITH IS REALLY GOT THE CRED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO ALL THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT INTERESTS THAT REALLY ARE PROBABLY CLOSER THAN THEY'RE FARTHER, BUT THE RHETORIC WOULD NEVER LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE THAT
SO, THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
BACK TO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY ECHO EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID
I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION AND A SPECIFIC AREA BUT FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT INCREDIBLY COMPLEX, ORGANIC COMPOUND CHART THAT BOOKDA SHOWED US EARLIER, THE FLOWCHART OF THIS EFFORT, IT WAS OUR VERY OWN MARIN BURNETT I THINK WHO DEVELOPED THAT
BUT IT SHOWS YOU THE INCREDIBLE INTENSITY OF THIS
NO OTHER BETTER WORD FOR THIS
INTENSITY
AND I WANT TO JUST ASK QUICKLY AND I DON'T WANT TO TRY MY COLLEAGUES AND OUR VOLUNTEERS' PATIENTS HERE BY DRAGGING THIS OUT ANY BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING OUT ON THE TABLE REGARDING THE RECENT WORK THAT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN AND THE EARLY KIND OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AS OPPOSED TO RECOMMENDATIONS
IT HAS TO DO WITH ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT
THERE'S NO MENTION WHATSOEVER OF EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT THERE AND SPECIFICALLY CIVILIAN WHICH HAS BEEN A DEBATED TOPIC AND HAS BEEN EXPERIMENTED WITH FOR YEARS WITH POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
RIGHT NOW IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, FROM WHAT I KNOW, THAT ALL INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS ARE HANDLED AND DECIDED INTERNALLY AND THERE ARE, OTHER THAN REQUIREMENTS OF THE FBI FOR USE OF FORCE, THERE ARE NO THERE'S NO OUTSIDE REPORTING EVEN ABOUT THAT
SO THE CHIEF HANDLES ALL INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS
IS THAT CORRECT? CATHERINE OR BRIAN WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS FOR A BIT, PLEASE? I THINK YOU'RE MUTED CATHERINE
YEAH, I WAS HAVING TROUBLE UNMUTING
IT JUST WASN'T RESPONDING
I'M SORRY
YES, THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT YOU'RE RAISING, COMMISSIONER
AND WE LITERALLY ARE MOVING, IN OUR NEXT MEETING, IS A REVIEW OF WHAT HAPPENS BOTH WITH REGARD TO THE INTERNAL REVIEW PROCESS WHEN A COMPLAINT IS FILED AND DECIDED AND THEN WHAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HUMAN SOURCES AND WORKPLACE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
UNDERSTANDING ALL OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS
RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOT ANY SORT OF REGULAR REVIEW
YEAH, AND I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE COMMISSION I DON'T THINK HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN REPORTED TO ON SUCH TOPICS OF USE OF FORCE AND COMPLAINTS AND ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO SEE GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN THE AREAS OF OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH BUT I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT AREA
I EXPERIENCED QUITE A BIT OF WORK THERE AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR 10 YEARS AS I SERVED ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THE ENTIRE CITY WAS ENGAGED THERE IN THOSE TOPICS
AND I KNOW THEY'RE HIGHLY SENSITIVE AND RAISED A LOT OF IMPLICATIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ONE OUT THERE AS AN IMPORTANT AREA
WELL WITH THAT I WOULD ASK IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER COMMISSION COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ,ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM OUR INCREDIBLE TASK FORCE MEMBERS IN CLOSING? THERE'S A TERRIBLE STORM OUT THERE RIGHT NOW
SO I HOPE EVERYBODY GETS HOME SAFELY IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY HOME
OKAY, AND WHEN IS THE NEXT REPORT BACK DO YOU EXPECT? WHEN WILL WE HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN? COMMISSIONER, THE FINAL REPORT IS DUE TO COMMISSION IN JULY OF 2021
MAYBE WE COULD ASK FOR AN INTERIM UPDATE NEXT SPRING? EARLY SPRING
AND I WANT TO THANK ESPECIALLY COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR HIS ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND THE SUPPORT OF ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AS WELL
AND YOU AND DELMAS ARE ON AWESOME DUO
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBECK, I UNDERSTAND THAT MR WHITAKER HAS HIS HAND UP
GREAT
YES GOOD
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WE'RE ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THE REPRESENTATION FROM THE CIVIL COMMISSION THAT ALSO IS TAKING PART IN THIS PROCESS WITH US
AND SO I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME EXPERTISE AND SOME EXPERIENCE THERE THAT WILL ALSO HELP US TO KIND OF BETTER THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION
AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU LATER
I DID WANT TO TAKE JUST A QUICK MINUTE TO SAY A HUGE THANKS TO OUR TASK FORCE MEMBERS
AND THAT'S ALL OF THEM THAT BIG OL LIST THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE
FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING REALLY HARD AND THEY ARE VERY COMMITTED TO THIS BODY OF WORK AND BOOKDA AND I BOTH ARE ABLE TO SIT THOSE MEETINGS AND LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON
SAM ALLUDED TO IT, IT REALLY IS THAT YOU KNOW, THEY'RE COMMITTED TO THE CONVERSATION AND COMMITTED TO DOING SOME REAL STORAGE WORK AND MOVING THIS ASSESSMENT
AGAIN, THIS IS THE ASSESSMENT
THE BODY OF WORK ACTUALLY FOLLOWS THIS
BUT THIS IS THE ASSESSMENT BUT THEY'RE COMMITTED TO GETTING IT DONE
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND YOU
WITH THAT I'LL JUST SUGGEST THAT WE CLOSE THIS NOW
GREAT WORK AND MORE TO COME
THIS IS SO RESPONSIVE TO I THINK THE TIMES WE'RE LIVING IN AND WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY WITH AN AWAKENING LIKE I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN MY LIFE OVER ISSUES OF RACE AND JUSTICE, EQUITY, POLICING, CIVIL RIGHTS, ETC
AND I'M REALLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHERE THIS PROCESS AND EFFORT IS GOING TO TAKE US/ I'LL END THERE/ WITH THAT, THANK YOU ALL
HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND WONDERFUL HOLIDAY, IF YOU CAN POSSIBLY MANAGE THAT SAFELY
I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON TURKEY DAY MYSELF
BUT I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE HOLIDAY AND AND HAS SOME OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY FAMILY AND AND ALL THOSE THE GOOD THINGS
DID WE DO COMMITTEE REFERRALS? DON'T WE NEED TO REFER? YOU'RE RIGHT
THANK YOU
I'M SORRY
I MISSED ONE MORE THING
WE'LL LET THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS AND CONSULTANTS GO AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO FINAL BUSINESS
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME COMMISSIONER CHO
OKAY
SO WITH THAT CLERK, WHAT'S NEXT ON THE AGENDA HERE? OUR LAST ITEM FOR COMMITTEE REFERRALS, MOTIONS FOR ANY COMMITTEE REFERRALS, AND CLOSING COMMENTS
I THINK THIS IS OPEN TO ANY COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME WHO WISH TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR COMMITTEE REFERRAL? I CAN RUN THROUGH A ROLE FOR REFERRALS AND CLOSING COMMENTS
SURE
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I THINK IT WAS ALREADY STATED, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY THAT REFERRING TO THE MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE A STATEMENT FROM THE COMMISSION ON CRUISE AT TERMINAL 46
AND THEN WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO REFER TO COMMITTEE
I'LL MAKE A MOTION
I'LL SECOND
THANK YOU
I'LL RUN THROUGH THE ROLL BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
THAT MATTER HAS BEEN REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU
LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE ROLL CALL
ANY OTHER ITEMS? MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
OH, I'M SORRY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? I DON'T
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
JUST TWO THINGS
I THINK OF REMINDER TO EVERYBODY TO MASK UP, SOCIAL DISTANCE, DON'T GATHER IF YOU CAN AVOID IT
WE'RE IN A DEEP DARK PLACE HERE FOR THE NEXT PERIOD OF TIME IN WASHINGTON STATE AND WE REALLY NEED EVERYONE PARTICIPATING IN THAT
AND YOU KNOW THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND WE ARE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS WITH VERY PROMISING VACCINES
AND THEN THE OTHER IS JUST TO CONGRATULATE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ON WHAT I THINK IS A RECORD-BREAKING DAY OF WORK FOR US
WE CAN DO IT
FINALLY JUSTIFYING OUR EXORBITANT SALARIES
[LAUGHTER] I THINK WE STARTED AT 7:30 A.M
THIS MORNING WITH THE CHAMBER EVENT AND WE'RE WRAPPING UP NOW AT 5:30
GOOD JOB EVERYBODY
NAILED IT
BUT AND WELL DONE, ESPECIALLY TO YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK FOR GUIDANCE THROUGH ALL THIS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO
NOTHING FURTHER
JUST TO ECHO RYAN'S COMMENTS ABOUT MASKING UP AND STAYING SAFE OUT THERE DURING THE HOLIDAYS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I GUESS IT'S A MARATHON NOT A SPRINT, DAYS LIKE TODAY, AND I JUST HOPE SOMEBODY CAN COME UP WITH SOME VIRTUAL DRUM STICKS SO THAT WE COULD ALL CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING TOGETHER NOT SO MUCH TOGETHER
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
THAT'S A WRAP
THANK YOU ALL AND A SPECIAL SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR OUR PORT CLERK, MICHELLE HART AND DEPUTY CLERK LAUREN AND THE REST OF OUR STAFF FOR SEEING US THROUGH THIS DAY
WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT
WE COVERED A LOT OF GROUND AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR OUR ENGAGEMENT AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY
WE ARE NEARING THE END OF THE YEAR
SO WE'RE WILL BE WRAPPING UP SOON AND YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF DOWN TIME
I'M SURE
WITH THAT, I WILL CONCLUDE THIS MEETING ON OUR SCHEDULE BUSINESSES
I'M SORRY COMMISSIONER
WE DO NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT WE PASSED THE BUDGET TODAY
THIS IS A HUGE MOMUMENTAL MOMENT THAT TOOK A REMARKABLE AMOUNT OF WORK BY A LOT OF PEOPLE AND A GREAT REFLECTION OF BOTH OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL AS OUR YOU KNOW, PRIORITIES IN WHAT WE DO HERE
AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THIS TONS AMOUNT OF WORK IN THESE CRAZY UNCERTAIN TIMES
YEAH, GREAT WORDS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR
WE'RE ALL A LITTLE DELIRIOUS NOW, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT
WE MOVED A MOUNTAIN TODAY I THINK THAT REPRESENTS MONTHS AND MONTHS OF WORK
WE'RE AHEAD OF THE SCHEDULE I THINK FOR MOST GOVERNMENTS WHICH HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR
BUT I THINK DIRECTOR METRUCK'S LEADERSHIP AND HIS FINANCIAL TEAM HAVE BEEN JUST OUTSTANDING AND RESPONSIVE TO THE WHOLE PROCESS OF WHAT WE UNDERTAKE THIS YEAR AND I THINK IT CONTINUES TO GET BETTER UNDER THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE
THANK YOU
JUST DON'T SPEND IT ALL IN ONE PLACE
YEAH
[LAUGHTER] THANKS
THANKS COMMISSIONERS
OKAY
THANK YOU
ANY FINAL WORDS? OKAY WITH THAT WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17TH A 5:20
ENJOY THE EVENING
GET SOME REST
SEE YOU LATER
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR NEXT TIME.

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