The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-01-12 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-01-12 at Remote

GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT PETER STEINBRUECK RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 12, 2021
THE TIME IS 12:05 P.M
WE ARE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S SAFE START STAY HEALTHY ORDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCLAMATION 2028
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO, AND FELLEMAN
I WILL ASK THAT WE DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL THE COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
AND THEN COMMISSIONER STEINBERUCK
HERE
WE HAVE A FULL BOARD TODAY SIR
THANK YOU CLERK
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER WE WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WHO 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 EACH VOTE THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSIONER'S NAME
COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM'S CALL WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER YES OR NO
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ON THE LINE ARE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF THEIR SOUND WE WILL TAKE ALL VOTES TODAY IN THIS 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
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
NOW PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
BEAR WITH ME WHILE I GET THE FLAG
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE FLAG
OLD GLORY
[LAUGHTER] OKAY
APOLOGIES
FOR SOME REASON IT DIDN'T SHARE
LET ME TRY THAT AGAIN
IT'S STREAMING
OKAY
WELL SO I'M TOLD THAT ALL GLORY IS THERE SOMEWHERE
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE
IT'S A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION TODAY
NOT ONLY IS IT THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR AND WE ALL HOPE A MUCH BETTER YEAR THAN WHAT WE'VE JUST SEEN
I WILL BE HANDING OVER THE GAVEL TO THE NEXT COMMISSION PRESIDENT BUT BEFORE I DO I WANT TO SHARE SOME REFLECTIONS AS WE BEGIN THE NEW YEAR
FIRST LET ME SAY TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS: THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME TO YOUR COMMISSION PRESIDENT THROUGHOUT 2020
NO ONEEXPECTED ALL OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD THERE BUT BOY DID WE TAKE THEM ON AND BOY DID WE OVERCOME THEM FOR THE MOST PART
SERVING NOT JUST THE COMMISSION BUT OUR ENTIRE PORT COMMISSION OR ORGANIZATION
IT'S BEEN MY GREAT HONOR TO SERVE AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT IN 2020, A TRULY ENRICHING EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER FORGET
WORKING WITH OUR ENTIRE PORT TEAM I'M SO PROUD OF WHAT WE ACHIEVED TOGETHER AS A COMMISSION, AS A PORT, AND AS A COMMUNITY
I'VE ALREADY ENUMERATED THE MANY PORT COMMISSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2020 SO I WON'T TAKE TIME NOW TO REPEAT THAT
VERONICA VALDEZ, OUR COMMISSION SPECIALISTS AND HER STAFF HAVE PREPARED A FULL LIST OF OUR MEETINGS EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2020 WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED WITH COMMISSIONERS AND I WILL ASK TO HAVE THEM POSTED ON THE WEBSITE
SUFFICIENT TO SAY EACH OF US HAS MADE VERY IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY AND WHAT WE ACHIEVED WAS ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH WORKING TOGETHER
THAT REQUIRED REAL TEAMWORK, COLLABORATION, AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
THE EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS OF LAST YEAR AND THE MOST RECENT HORRIFIC EVENTS AT THE U.S
CAPITAL LAST WEEK WERE A WAKE UP CALLED AND REALLY MADE ME REFLECT ON THE MEANING OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND WHAT LEADERSHIP DEMANDS OF US THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST TRYING TIMES IN RECENT HISTORY
FIRST I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION AND PORT STAFF TO THE MANY DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AND EVERY DAY THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF OUR DEMOCRACY I CAN'T SEE VERY REAL THREATS TO OUR FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND DEMOCRACY
SORRY ABOUT THAT BACKGROUND NOISE
TODAY AND EVERY DAY WE WILL STAND WITH AND SUPPORT THOSE IN PUBLIC SERVICE HOLDING THE LINE AGAINST THOSE WHO WOULD DO HARM THROUGH WILLFUL AND MALICIOUS ACTS OF VIOLENCE, THUGGERY, AND YES, BIGOTRY
THE PORT OF SEATTLE STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE SENSELESS VIOLENT ACT OF IN AT THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDING AND THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON D.C
THAT WE WITNESSED IN HORROR LAST WEEK
THE PORT OF SEATTLE WILL NEVER TOLERATE OR CONDONE SUCH ACTS OF VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT, OR INTIMIDATION AGAINST OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
LIKEWISE, IT WAS HEARTBREAKING TO SEE THESE LAWLESS THUGS EXPLOIT OUR CHERISHED FREE AND FAIR ELECTORAL PROCESS AS A JUSTIFICATION TO CAUSE POLITICAL DISRUPTION, PROPERTY DAMAGE TO OUR NATIONAL CAPITOL, AND PHYSICAL HARM TO ELECTED OFFICIALS
THIS IS NOT WHAT AMERICA STANDS FOR
TOGETHER AS ONE NATION WE STAND FOR SO MUCH MORE THAT IS GOOD AND COMPASSIONATE
I WAS REMINDED THAT WHEN I LOOK BACK ON WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE LAST YEAR, DESPITE THE MANY CHALLENGES WE FACED, IT SHOWED THAT WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND WORK TOGETHER WE CAN ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH MORE
WHETHER IT WAS GETTING OUT OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMS RESOURCED AND IMPLEMENTED, TO BRING TENANT RELIEF, OR TO MAKE SURE TRAVELERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES WERE HEALTHY AND SAFE
LASTLY I WANT TO SAY A PERSONAL THANKS THE ENTIRE COMMISSION STAFF, THE CLERKS TEAM LED BY MICHELLE, VIRTUAL MEETING MASTER LAUREN, WHO IS NOW WITH ALASKA AIRLINES, AND OUR SCHEDULER TYLER ,AND OUR AWESOME ADMINISTRATOR PATTY, THE SPECIALIST PETE LEANNE AND VERONICA, AND OUR BRILLIANT POLICY MANAGER AARON, AND EXTRAORDINARY CHIEF OF STAFF BARB
WE WELCOME ALSO OUR NEW COMMISSION STAFF, ERICA DAVID
I HAVE A FEW MORE COMMENTS THAT I WILL RESERVE LATER DURING OUR SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
BUT FOR NOW WE CAN NOW MOVE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER THREE, CLERK? APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER TURN IF HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDER OF THE DAY AND IF YOU DO I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND IF NEEDED
PLEASE RESPOND WHEN I CALL ON YOU
IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES JUST SAY NONE
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR CHANGES? NO CHANGES
THANK YOU, SIR
COMMISSIONER CHO FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? NONE FOR ME, THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO CHANGES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
NO CHANGES, THANK YOU
NO CHANGES NOTED, SIR
COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YOU'RE MUTED SIR
APPROVED
THANK YOU
COMMISSIOMER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
OH, YOU ARE MUTED
SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO UNMUTE MYSELF
APPROVED
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
APPROVED, YES
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
WE HAVE AS OUR FIRST SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY FOR THE YEAR, THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2021
AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND TO READ ORDER NUMBER 2021-01
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM FOUR A, ORDER 2021-01, AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION ELECTING A SLATE OF COMMISSION OFFICERS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2021
AND I'LL READ THAT ORDER
TEXT OF THE ORDER
THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION HEREBY ELECTS THE FOLLOWING SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2021
ALL TERMS EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2021 PURSUANT TO COMMISSION BYLAWS
PRESIDENT, FRED FELLEMAN
VICE PRESIDENT, RYAN CALKINS
SECRETARY, SAM CHO
AT THE FIRST MEETING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR THE COMMISSION ELECTS A PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY WHOSE TERMS RUN FROM THE DATE OF ELECTION UNTIL THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR
BYLAWS ARTICLE THREE SECTION TWO AND THREE
THE DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY ARE DESCRIBED IN THE COMMISSIONS BYLAWS IN ARTICLE THREE SECTION 5, 6, AND 7 RESPECTIVELY
THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED ABOVE HAVE AGREED TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPOSED OFFICES IN 2021, HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PRINCIPAL THAT PUBLIC SERVICE IS A PUBLIC TRUST, HAVE EXECUTED ANNUAL TRANSPARENCY PLEDGES, AND RECOGNIZE THAT ALL OFFICERS SERVE AS A PLEASURE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION
THAT IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE MOTION BEFORE YOU AND I WILL ALSO NOTE HERE, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED EXECUTED TRANSPARENCY PLEDGES FROM ALL MEMBERS
EXCELLENT
OKAY, VERY GOOD
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
AND AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT ORDER NUMBER 2021-01
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
SO MOVED
AND I WILL SECOND IT
MOTION IS MOVED AND SECONDED
CLARK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLE FOR COMMISSIONER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND LET ME NOTE THIS IS THE TIME TO OFFER ANY COMMENTS COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE REGARDING THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GREATEST APPRECIATION FOR THE COLLEGIALITY, AND COMPETENCE, EXPERTISE, AND DEDICATION OF MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES
IT'S REALLY BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CONTINUED EFFORT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE SUCH A BREATH OF STRENGTH WITH ALIGNED COMMON INTERESTS
THANK YOU, SIR
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES' CONFIDENCE IN MY CAPACITY TO CARRY OUT THE SECRETARY JOB
I ALSO WANT TO JUST SAY HOW EXCITED I AM TO WORK WITH, I GUESS TO-BE PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN ON THE COMMISSION
THANK YOU, SIR
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I WOULD ECHO WHAT PRESIDENT-ELECT FELLEMAN SHARED ABOUT THE COLLEGIALITY
IT IS TRULY A JOY TO WORK WITH THE FOUR OF YOU AND WE BRING UNIQUE TALENTS TO THIS AND I'M EXCITED FOR SUPPORTING FRED AS VICE PRESIDENT THIS YEAR TO THE EXTENT HE NEEDS ME
HE'S EXTRAORDINARILY CAPABLE BUT AT SOME POINT HE'LL PROBABLY WANT TO TAKE A BREATHER FOR A MEETING OR SOMETHING AND THEN I'LL BE GLAD TO STEP IN AND SUPPORT IN THAT WAY
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I JUST WANT TO AGAIN THANK COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK FOR HIS YEAR OF SERVICE IN AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR AND FRED, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR
I APPRECIATE THAT THE TWO OF YOU AND THE STAFF HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON A SMOOTH TRANSITION OF POWER
WE HAVE A LOT AHEAD OF US THIS YEAR SO GO FORTH
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
OKAY
THERE WE GO
THIS IS VERY EXCITING
WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START WITH THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES
I FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF HERE BUT AT THE SAME TIME GRATIFICATION AS TO THE YEAR BEHIND US
BUT NOT TO BELABOR TOO MUCH HERE
I WANT TO SAY THAT THESE COMMISSION OFFICER ROLES ARE IMPORTANT NOT JUST INTERNALLY
SOME MAY THINK WELL THAT'S THE COMMISSION'S OWN INTERNAL STUFF BUT IT REALLY MATTERS ON THE PUBLIC FACE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE COMMISSION, THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE DEMONSTRATE PUBLICLY AND WE'RE HERE FOR A REASON
THAT WE STAND FOR SOMETHING
WE'RE NOT JUST HERE TO MANAGE AND OVERSEE, WE'RE HERE TO LEAD TO DEVELOP GOOD POLICIES, INITIATIVES, INNOVATIONS TO TAKE US INTO THE FUTURE TO MEET THE MANY CHALLENGES
SO I SEE EACH OF THESE ROLES AS VERY IMPORTANT AND SUPPORTIVE AND MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE
AND WE'RE ONLY A COMMISSION OF FIVE MEMBERS WHICH IS FEW IN NUMBER FOR A LEADERSHIP BODY SUCH AS OUR ELECTED BODY AND FOR THAT REASON ALONE WE DEPEND ON EACH OTHER GREATLY
WE'RE ONLY AS EFFECTIVE INDIVIDUALLY AS WE ARE COLLECTIVELY AND THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND
SO WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN I FEEL YOU'RE IN VERY GOOD HANDS WITH THE HIGHLY DEDICATED SUPPORT STAFF AND THE FULL SUPPORT OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMISSION BEHIND YOU AS WE MOVE FORWARD
YOU WILL HAVE PLENTY OF SUPPORT
SO THAT'S THAT
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OFFICERS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, CALKINS, AND COMMISSIONER CHO AS OUR OFFICERS FOR 2021
I WANT TO MENTION HERE NEXT MONDAY WE ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WILL BE THE 26TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY OF SERVICE THAT CELEBRATES DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S LIFE AND LEGACY AND HIS WORDS RING TRUE TODAY AS IT DID ON AUGUST 16, 1967 AT THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHERE HE SAID, "WE MUST WALK ON IN THE DAYS OF HEAD WITH AUDACIOUS FAITH IN THE FUTURE." A GOOD WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR
I'M CERTAIN THAT UNDER THE NEW COMMISSION LEADERSHIP WE'RE GOING TO FACE NEW AND UNFORESEEN CHALLENGES BUT WE WILL BE STRONGER WORKING TOGETHER AS I'VE SAID
WE ARE DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER AND BY WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH MORE
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR ADOPTION OF THE 2021 SLATE OF COMMISSION OFFICERS
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CHO? SORRY, AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
AYE
YES
THANK YO,U YOU HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES FOR APPROVAL OF THE SLATE OF OFFICERS
[APPLAUSE] [CROSSTALK] I WAS JUST GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO YOU PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
I BELIEVE HE'D LIKE TO HAVE A PHOTO OP AT THIS TIME IN THE VIRTUAL SENSE
I'LL HAND IT OFF TO YOU THERE
ALRIGHT WELL I THOUGHT- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A TILE SHOT SO ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS CAN BE SEEN ON ONE FRAME SO WE CAN POST THAT AS THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS RIGHT NOW AND MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT COMMISSIONED COULD BE OFF THAT WOULD BE GREAT
WOULD IT WORK WELL TO HAVE THE GALLERY COMPOSITION? YEAH, I THINK
BUT RYAN YOU'RE GOING TO DO A LOT MORE THAN JUST SIT IN MY CHAIR WHEN I'M NOT HERE .SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AND TO SEE SAM AT THE SAME TIME
ALL RIGHT IF WE'RE JUST GOING TO PIN THE GROUP OF US
I DON'T KNOW, MICHELLE, SHOULD YOU BE ON THE FRAME? NO, DEFINITELY NOT
THIS IS YOUR GROUP PHOTO
THAT BEING SAID I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT PETE HAS EVERYBODY PINNED AND EVERYONE IS READY
PETE, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YEAH WE'RE GOOD TO GO
WONDERFUL
ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY SMILE
COMMISSIONER STEINBERUCK, LOOK UP
WE NEED TO SMILE
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU MICHELLE
NOW WE'RE GOING TO PASS THE GAVEL
PETE, ARE YOU READY? I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT PETE MILLS HAS GOT THE PHOTO
IT IS WHAT IT IS
WE TRIED
GOOD
OKAY, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU
I JUST- BEFORE WE PASS THE GAVEL- THE CEREMONIAL GAVEL, THAT IS
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE OFFICERS AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE COMMISSIONER CALKINS OR CHO WITH ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE BEFORE PASSING THE GAVEL ONTO THE NEW INCOMING PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A WORD OR TWO? FOLLOWED BY COMMISSIONER CHO
WELL I GOT TO RAVE ABOUT FRED EARLIER SO PETER I'LL RAVE ABOUT YOU A LITTLE BIT
YOU HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS LEADER THIS PAST YEAR IN QUITE HONESTLY THE MOST TUMULTUOUS TIME FOR THE PORT IN A LONG LONG TIME AND YOU STOOD UP THAT LEADERSHIP PROUDLY AND CARRIED US THROUGH A CHALLENGING TIME
I PERSONALLY, REFLECTING ON THE YEAR, I'M AMAZED THAT WE NEVER HAD ANY DISRUPTION TO OPERATIONS, ANY MAJOR OUTBREAK WITHIN STAFF OR CONTRACTORS OR TENANTS
IT TRULY WAS A TESTAMENT TO THE LEADERSHIP ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT LINE EMPLOYEES
SO WELL DONE
COMMISSIONER CHO? WELL I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT ANY BETTER MYSELF
I THINK PETER, YOU HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE IN A TIME OF SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AND YOU MET THE OCCASION WITH SUCH POISE AND I HONESTLY THINK THAT YOU ARE THE PERFECT PERSON FOR THE JOB IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES
AND SO I REALLY WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ESPECIALLY
PERSONALLY HAVING BEEN MY FIRST YEAR, IT WAS A STEEP LEARNING CURVE BUT AN ACCELERATED LEARNING CURVE FOR ME SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT YOU PROVIDED FOR ME TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED DURING THESE TIMES
SO THANK YOU AGAIN
THANK YOU
OKAY
WHAT ABOUT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? YEAH
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, YOU'RE MUTED
SORRY ABOUT THAT
I KEEP MUTING MYSELF
WELL AGAIN I JUST WANT TO, PETER, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH
AS OTHERS HAVE SAID IT WAS A TREMENDOUS YEAR AND I AM SURPRISED AS WELL THAT WE'VE MANAGED- I'M NOT SURPRISED, ACTUALLY
GIVEN THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM WITH OUR STAFF AND THE WAY THAT YOU LED THEM ALONG WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THE PORT COMMISSION ALMOST WITHOUT A HITCH
SO KUDOS TO YOU
YOU'VE LED A REALLY GREAT PATH FOR COMMISSIONER FELLOWMEN TO FOLLOW
FRED, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP AND AGAIN IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG YEAR AHEAD OF US AND THANKS AGAIN SO MUCH TO EVERYBODY THAT MAKES ALL OF THESE MEETINGS POSSIBLE .THE STAFF HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB BUT WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU
THANK YOU
THAT'S TRUE
THAT IS SO TRUE
OKAY WE ARE GETTING ONTO THE NEXT PART OF THIS CEREMONIAL PASSING OF THE GAVEL IF YOU WILL AND I JUST WANT TO ONCE AGAIN SAY I'M GRATEFUL FOR COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE
I'M EXCITED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP
HE BRINGS A GREAT DEAL OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND EXPERTISE TO THE WORK OF THE PORT AND NOW IS HIS TIME TO REALLY SHINE IN THE SUN HERE AS WE GET INTO THIS YEAR AS OUR NEW PRESIDENT
SO BEING AWAY FROM THE OFFICE FOR THIS SYMBOLIC AND I MIGHT ADD PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER I HAVE HAD TO FIND A SUITABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR THE TRADITIONAL WOODEN GAVEL WHICH I HAD LEFT ON MY DESK BACK AT THE OFFICE
SO WHAT I HAVE HERE WHICH I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, CLOSELY UNDER THE CAMERA, YOU CAN ALL SEE THAT
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THAT IS? IT'S AN ORNATE CEREMONIAL STAFF FROM THE MASAI PEOPLE OF EAST AFRICA
IT'S CALLED AN ORINKA
AND RATHER THAN USED TO POUND ON A BLOCK OF WOOD, IT WAS ACTUALLY USED TO THROW A RAIDER, AT THE HEADS OF RAIDERS
NOW, FRED, I AM NOT SUGGESTING THAT YOU USE THE GAVEL TO THROW AT THE HEADS OF YOUR COLLEAGUES TO QUIET US BUT IN TRIBUTE TO YOUR NEW LEADERSHIP ROLE, I OFFER THIS IN PEACE AND HONOR, THE HONOR THAT IT PRESENTS, AND WISH YOU ALL THE SUCCESS IN THE COMING YEAR
I HAND IT OFF
AND IT TURNS- REMARKABLE, IT CHANGES FORM
I SO APPRECIATE THAT, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
I ACTUALLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPENDING A MONTH IN AFRICA DOING SOME WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WORK AND I JUST WILL ASSURE YOU MY GAVEL WILL ONLY BE USED TO KEEP THE PEACE
[LAUGHTER] SO I APPRECIATE THAT
I'VE PREPARED SOME COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO SHARE
I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS
IT'S REALLY AN HONOR AND OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU AS PRESIDENT IN WHAT HAS ALREADY PROVEN A VERY CONSEQUENTIAL YEAR FOR OUR NATION, THE PUBLIC, AND THE PORT
AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER IN REALLY FOR YOUR STEADFAST LEADERSHIP DURING WHAT IS IN AN EXCEPTIONALLY CHALLENGING PERIOD
IT'S BEEN PUNCTUATED BY A HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISIS AS WELL AS THE ONGOING SOCIAL JUSTICE CRISIS WHICH HAS SPOTLIGHTED JUST HOW THREAD BEAR OUR ECONOMIC FABRIC IS FOR SO MANY COMMUNITIES
DESPITE THOSE CHALLENGES, WE'VE HAD GOOD SUCCESS IN 2020 TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES IN GREATEST NEED
AND THERE WAS JUST A GREAT SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE QUOTING YOU, MR STEINBREUCK, FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK WE'VE DONE ON THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THAT SUCCESS WAS A TESTAMENT TO THE COMMITMENT AND CAPABILITIES OF PORT STAFF WHO KEPT OUR SHIP AT THE RIGHT ATTITUDES OF THE STORMY SEAS IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
IN PARTICULAR, STEVE METRUCK, DAVE SWANKY, LANCE LITTLE, STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS, DAN THOMAS, AND ELIZABETH LEVETT WERE KEY TO KEEPING US ON COURSE
PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM AND THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE A VIRTUAL ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEIR WORK AND DEDICATION
[APPLAUSE] WHILE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO KEPT US AFLOAT LAST YEAR, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO BIZ, WHO IS RETIRING AFTER 31 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE PORT, THE PUBLIC, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
SHE WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE
AND COMMISSIONERS RELIED MORE HEAVILY ON OUR OWN STAFF LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE WERE BUSIER THAN EVER, WITH TRAVEL TIME REPLACED BY MORE MEETINGS
SOUNDS LIKE WE GOT SOME BACKGROUND NOISE? ANYBODY DRIVING? I'M GOING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN MUTE
HANG ON
THERE WE GO
GOT IT
I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO PETE MILLS, MY TRUSTED STAFF FOR FOUR OF MY FIVE YEARS AT THE PORT
I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DAVID AND ERICA, TWO VERY CAPABLE ADDITIONS TO THE COMMISSION OFFICE
SADLY THE VIOLENCE IN THE U.S
CAPITOL LAST WEEK AND CIVIL UNREST ACROSS THE COUNTRY UNDERSCORES THE WORK WE ALL NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO TO PRESERVE OUR DEMOCRACY AND FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND ANTI SEMITISM
WHILE SOCIAL, HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES WILL REMAIN WELL INTO 2021 AND BEYOND IT'S TIME TO TAKE STOCK IN THE PORT STRENGTHS AND FOCUS ON ITS MISSION
THE PORT'S A PUBLIC ENTITY CREATED BY A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE IN 1911 TO SERVE THE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES OF OUR REGION
AND TODAY PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ARE HURTING
SO EVEN WHEN FACED WITH ALL OUR LINES OF BUSINESS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED, WE'RE STILL COMMITTED TO SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY CONTINUING TO INVEST IN CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
LOOKING AHEAD, IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE AIM BEYOND JUST RECOVERY, THOUGH, BECAUSE WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THE PAST
KEY TO ADDRESSING ECONOMIC INEQUITIES WILL BE THE CREATION OF LIVING WAGE JOBS THROUGH INNOVATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
WE ALSO NEED TO ASSURE THAT COMMUNITIES CAN BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL GROW AT THE AIRPORT AND SEAPORT AS THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY AND TERMINAL FIVE COME ONLINE AND OTHERS GET UNDERWAY IN 2021
HOWEVER, 2020 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD WITH CATASTROPHIC WILD FIRES MAKING THE AIR TOXIC TO BREATHE
THEREFORE IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE MANAGE OUR GROWTH SO THAT ECONOMIC BENEFITS ARE WIDESPREAD WHILE DOUBLING DOWN ON EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF OUR OPERATIONS ON COMMUNITIES AND THE CLIMATE
SO AS THE SECOND ROUND OF FEDERAL STIMULUS CHECKS ARE FINALLY IN THE MAIL ,A NEW ADMINISTRATION IS ABOUT TO TAKE OFFICE, COVID VACCINES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED, AND ECONOMIC FORECASTS ARE LOOKING UP, WE'RE ALL POISED TO GET A SHOT IN THE ARM ,BOTH LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY
AND AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND CHO ON THEIR APPOINTMENTS AS COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY FOR 2021
I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE PUBLIC WITH BOTH OF YOU
IN CLOSING, TO REITERATE HOW HONORED AND EXCITED I AM TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AS OUR NEXT PRESIDENT
TO QUOTE ANOTHER PRESIDENT, "HERE'S THE HELPING THIS REGION BUILD BACK BETTER." THANK YOU
AND NOW I'D LIKE TO RETURN THE MEETING TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO PROVIDE HIS REPORT
EXECUTIVE METRUCK? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALREADY OFF AND RUNNING, I'D LIKE TO START BY WISHING YOU AND EVERYONE LISTENING A HAPPY NEW YEAR SINCE THIS IS OUR FIRST COMMISSION MEETING OF THE YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A NOTE OF APPRECIATION FOR COMMISSIONER PETER STEINBREUCK FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PORT AS PRESIDENT OVER THE PAST YEAR
I KNOW HE PROBABLY DIDN'T EXPECT A YEAR WE JUST EXPERIENCED WHEN HE TOOK THE JOB BUT WE'RE GLAD HE DID TAKE THE JOB AND THANK HIM FOR HIS HARD WORK
COMMISSIONER, YOUR LEADERSHIP, ADVICE, AND COUNCIL WERE INVALUABLE TO NAVIGATING THE YEAR THAT WAS 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN, CALKINS, AND CHO, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP TO SERVE AS COMMISSION PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS WELL AS COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK AND BOWMAN DURING AN IMPORTANT YEAR FOR THE PORT AND THE REGION AS WE EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC
I SHARED SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT 2020 AT OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING SO I WON'T REPEAT MYSELF BUT I WILL JUST SAY THAT LAST YEAR WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR ALL OF US
WE CONTINUE TO WEATHER THE STORM BROUGHT ON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT 2021 WILL BE A BETTER YEAR FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE
TO BE HONEST, THERE ARE MANY UNKNOWNS AND DIFFICULT DAYS STILL IN FRONT OF US SO WE HAVE TO REMAIN VIGILANT AND FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING OUR OWN HEALTH AND SAFETY AS WELL AS THAT OF THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND UPON OUR FACILITIES
WE ALL WISH THE GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE COVID VACCINE COULD BE FASTER BUT I'M IMPRESSED BY THE ACTIONS OF OUR LOCAL AND STATE LEADERS TO DELIVER VACCINES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
THEY'RE USING THE BEST PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE IN MAKING PUBLIC POLICIES INCLUDING DECIDING HOW TO PRIORITIZE WHO GETS THE VACCINES FIRST AND WHEN TO REOPEN SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES
WITH THE ACTIONS OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION LAST YEAR AND OUR FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE BUDGET APPROACH, WE'RE WELL POSITIONED TO CONTINUE TO EFFICIENTLY OPERATE AND ENHANCE OUR CRITICAL AVIATION AND MARITIME GATEWAYS
OUR SUCCESS IN OPERATING THOSE GATEWAYS IS VITAL TO THE REGION'S SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
AS WE NAVIGATE 2021 I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR WORK UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WE DO OUR PART, AS PRESIDENT FELLEMAN SAID, TO BUILD BACK BETTER
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW OF THE MANY SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR
AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WE WILL COMPETE TWO MAJOR FACILITIES, THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY LATER THIS SUMMER, AND THE NORTH SATELLITE IN AUGUST .THESE PROJECTS ARE A MAJOR COMPONENT OF BUILDING THE AIRPORT WE KNOW OUR REGION NEEDS AND OUR CUSTOMERS WANT
I'M PLEASED THAT WORK HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE ON THESE FACILITIES SO THAT WHEN AIR TRAVELS RETURN AN EARNEST WE WILL BE READY TO WELCOME AND PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE TO THEM
WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO TERMINAL FIVE IN THE SPRING, OUR REGION ,THROUGH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANC,E WILL HAVE A STATE OF THE ART SHIPPING FACILITY ABLE TO HANDLE THE LARGEST SHIPS AT SEA
THIS TRANSLATES INTO MORE JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
WE WILL ALSO MAKE PROGRESS ON A NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
AN UPDATE OF THE NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY IN A BRIEFING THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED SHORTLY FOR THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND COMMISSION APPROVAL
WE WILL ALSO COMPLETE THE MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN .WE WILL CONTINUE OUR LEGISLATIVE PUSH FOR ADOPTION OF LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD AND RESEARCH INTO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION MASTER PLAN WILL ALSO HIT A MAJOR MILESTONE THIS YEAR .THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DRAFT FOR THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS WILL BE PUBLISHED LATER THIS YEAR
2020 WAS YEAR TWO FOR THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
THE OFFICES OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THEIR EFFORTS ACROSS THE PORT AND OUR COMMUNITIES
FIRST WITH A FOCUS ON NORMALIZING EQUITY
THE PORT IS COMMITTING TO INFUSING EQUITY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES INTO ALL ASPECTS OF ALL THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND PROCESSES HERE AT THE PORT
IN MARCH WE WILL PUBLISH THE EQUITY INDEX USING THE INDICATORS TO INFORM PORT DECISIONS IN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND INVESTMENTS
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MILESTONES AHEAD OF US
TURNING TO DEVELOPMENTS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED INTO LAW ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COVID RELIEF AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2021
WHILE THE 5,500 PAGE LEGISLATION CONTAINED A WIDE VARIETY OF PROVISIONS THAT ARE TOO MANY TO LIST, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL THAT SPECIFICALLY IMPACT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
FIRST , THE LEGISLATION ALLOCATED 2,000,000,000 DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL RELIEF FOR AIRPORTS AND AIRPORT CONCESSIONAIRES ABOVE THE 192,000,000 THAT THE PORT RECEIVED LAST SPRING FROM THE CARES ACT
WE ARE AWAITING ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FROM THE FAA AND ALLOCATION FORMULAS AND FUNDING AMOUNTS
I LOOK FORWARD TO UPDATING YOU WHEN WE KNOW MORE
SECOND, THE LEGISLATION INCLUDED THE PASSAGE OF THE 2020 WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT WHICH MAKES MAJOR CHANGES TO THE HARBOUR MAINTENANCE TAX THAT THE PORT SEATTLE HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK RYAN MCFARLAND AND MANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE STAFF FOR THEIR FOCUS, DETERMINATION, AND HEROIC EFFORTS TO FINALLY ACHIEVE THIS MAJOR MILESTONE THAT WILL HELP OUR GATEWAY INCREASE IT'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS FOR CARGO SHIPPING
FINALLY, WE WELCOME MANY OTHER FUNDING PROVISIONS IN THE RELIEF AND APPROPRIATIONS MEASURES INCLUDING 325,000,000,000 FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
THE LEGISLATION ALSO EXPANDS THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE ELIGIBILITY FOR LOCAL AGENCIES THAT PROMOTE TOURISM
WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE INCLUSION OF MANY OF THESE PROVISIONS, PARTICULARLY THE AIRPORT RELIEF AND HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX REFORM
WITH A NEW ADMINISTRATION AND A NEW CONGRESS, WE HAVE NEW HOPE AND ADDITIONAL MEASURES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO AID IN THE RECOVERY
TURNING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT, ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021, THE PORT OF SEATTLE WAS AWARDED THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC PORT ASSOCIATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD FOR OUR LEADERSHIP ON DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE UNDERWATER NOISE FROM LARGE VESSELS
WITH LEADERSHIP FROM PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT OF TACOMA AND THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE PARTNERED WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND TRIBAL ENTITIES TO PROPOSE A PROGRAM CALLED QUIET SOUND THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN COORDINATION WITH OUR CANADIAN COUNTERPARTS TO HELP REDUCE UNDERWATER NOISE IN ORDER TO HELP THE RECOVERY OF THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE POPULATION
STRONG COLLABORATION LED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE WAS THE KEY ELEMENT OF THE SUCCESS
WITH OUR PARTNERS WE HOPE TO FULLY STAND UP THE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM IN 2021
TURNING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE AIRPORT, I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION TEAM IS OFFERING WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATORS A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR 2021
UNDER A PILOT PROGRAM THE, GT TEAM IS PROMOTING AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE AIRPORT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR CUSTOMERS WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGE.S WITH A PILOT PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR 2021, PREARRANGED WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DISCOUNTED ANNUAL PERMIT
THE AIRPORT WILL STILL HAVE ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES AVAILABLE IN OUR ON DEMAND FLEET FOR CUSTOMERS THAT CHOOSE A TAXI OR FLAT RATE RIDE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE PARKING GARAGE
TURNING TO INTERNAL MATTERS, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT JANUARY IS EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT MONTH AT THE PORT
HOSTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY COUNCIL, A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON TOPICS RELATED TO EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER GROWTH ARE OFFERED
OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO GIVE EMPLOYEES RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND MOTIVATION TO HELP DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS AND GROW INTO NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
I'M PROUD TO OFFER THESE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT THEY DO IN SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC
SPEAKING OF SERVICE, AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, MONDAY IS DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY
THIS HOLIDAY MARKS THE CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR KING WHO WAS A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, RACIAL JUSTICE, UNITY, NONVIOLENCE, AND PEACEFUL PROTEST
IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND IN OUR NATION'S CAPITOL, HIS MESSAGES NEED TO REVERBERATE LOUDER MORE THAN EVER
I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL BE REMINDED OF HIS VALUES AND ARE ABLE TO HONOR HIS LEGACY AND IMPACT DURING THIS VOLATILE TIME IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY BY COMMITTING TO JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND NONVIOLENCE
SWITCHING SUBJECTS, AS YOU'RE AWARE WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT LEGISLATION GIVEN THE PORT'S AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE FLIGHT KITCHEN OPERATORS TO PAY A WAGE EQUAL TO THE CITY OF SEATAC'S MINIMUM WAGE
THE LEGISLATURE SET AN EMPLOYMENT THRESHOLD OF 20,000,000 PASSENGERS WHICH WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MEET DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
WE KNOW THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR THE FLIGHT KITCHEN WORKERS AND FOR THE PORT
I'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE EXPLORING THE IDEA OF A LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED THIS SESSION TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE
I PLAN TO REPORT BACK TO YOU IN MORE DETAIL AT OUR NEXT MEETING
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEM EIGHT G ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO COVER COSTS OF THE PORT STAFF TIME FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR WHILE CLARK CONSTRUCTION COMPLETES ITS CONSTRUCTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY
THIS AMOUNT REQUESTED REPRESENTS 1.9% OF THE TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS
ON AVERAGE, THE PROGRAM HAS 215 PORT STAFF FROM MANY DEPARTMENTS AND 25 SUPPORT CONSULTANTS CHARGING THEIR TIME TO THE IAF AS THEY HELP ENSURE QUALITY AS THE MEGA PROJECT COMES TO A COMPLETION
CLARK'S SCHEDULE SHOWED THE LAST ELEMENT OF THE PROJECT WILL COMPLETE APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED, HENCE THE NEED FOR THE CONTINUED STAFF TIME
THE STAFF ON THE PROJECT ENSURE QUALITY IS BUILT AND COMPLETED ON THE BUILDING AND SYSTEM SO THE AVIATION OPERATIONAL READINESS AND ACTIVATION TESTING CAN BEGIN AND COMPLETE PRIOR TO OPENING
WHILE THE CONTRACT IS STILL HAS CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME, WE EXPECT THE MAIN BUILDING TO BE READY FOR USE BY NO LATER THAN THE END OF JULY
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS WE NEAR THE NEXT PHASE FOR THE PORT ORAT AND OF COURSE WELL IN ADVANCE OF ANY PUBLIC OPENING CEREMONIES WHICH WILL MARK THIS IMPORTANT MILESTONE
LASTLY, TWO OTHER NOTABLE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS A BRIEFING ON THE NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND A COMMISSION MOTION REGARDING CRUISE
I'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ON BOTH ITEMS DURING THE INTRODUCTION
COMMISSIONERS THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT
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[CROSSTALK] SO THANK YOU EXECUTIVE METRUCK AND ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? [CROSSTALK] I'M SO SORRY COMMISSIONER, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD A COMMENT YOU WANTED TO MAKE
I'M SORRY
A BRIEF COMMENT AND QUESTION REGARDING THE IAF PROJECT WHICH I KNOW IS UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEREFORE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO RAISE MY QUESTION HERE
I THINK DIRECTOR METRUCK HAS MORE OR LESS ANSWERED THE QUESTION ABOUT WHEN THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED
I SHOULD MENTION THERE ARE AT LEAST 20 AIRLINES OR MORE INTERNATIONALLY THAT WILL DEPEND ON THE OPENING OF THIS FACILITY, THE MODERNIZATION THAT IS LONG OVERDUE FOR A 50 YEAR OLD FACILITY THAT IS INADEQUATE AND POORLY EQUIPPED FOR THE VOLUME OF PASSENGERS TRAVELING FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD FROM AFRICA TO ASIA TO INDIA AND CHINA THAT WILL PASS THROUGH THIS GLOBAL PORTAL OF OUR REGION TO THE WORLD
SO I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THIS JOB DONE
IT IS 12 MONTHS PAST DUE AND THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF CHALLENGES
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX CAPITAL PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN RECENT TIMES AND I UNDERSTAND ALL THE CHALLENGES AND COMPLEXITIES BUT MANY MANY AIRLINE CARRIERS ARE WAITING ON THE FINAL COMPLETION IN ORDER TO BEGIN TO SCHEDULE
IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL RETURN TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND OUR REGION DEPENDS ON IT ECONOMICALLY
SO WHILE WE ARE ALLOWING SOME ADDITIONAL STAFF SUPPORT HERE AT AN ADDITIONAL COST I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING HERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE NOW IS THAT WE HAVE GOT TO GET THIS PROJECT COMPLETED AND WE CAN'T HAVE ANY MORE SLIPPAGE IN THE DELIVERY DATE
THE DELIVERY DATE HAS BEEN STATED MOST RECENTLY BY DIRECTOR METRUCK AS THE IAF BUILDING ITSELF WILL OPEN AT THE END OF JULY OR SOONER AND I UNDERSTAND THE SKY BRIDGE THAT WILL CARRY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE MAJESTY OF MOUNT RAINIER AND THE ARTWORK AND THE NORTHWEST FOREST THAT WILL BE SOMEWHAT FURTHER DELAYED THROUGH POSSIBLY THE END OF AUGUST
BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO JUST STICK WITH IT AND KEEP BEARING DOWN TO GET THIS WORK DONE AND ON TIME AS THE SCHEDULE HAS SLIPPED AGAIN
BUT WE'VE GOT TO STICK TO THIS COMMITMENT AND GET IT DONE
THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY
IF THERE'S ANYTHING MORE- I UNDERSTAND THAT DAVE SWANKY HAS REAFFIRMED THE EXPECTED SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION AND ALL OF THE OPERATIONAL TESTING THAT HAS TO GO ON BEFORE IT CAN BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE BUILDING COMMISSIONING AND THE LIKE
SO EVEN THOUGH THE CONSTRUCTION MAY GET COMPLETED THERE STILL HAS TO BE THAT OPERATIONAL ACTIVATION
BUT I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS AND THAT IT NOT GET LOST IN THE CONSENT AGENDA
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
WE ALL SHARE THAT
I KNOW WE DO
AND IT'S VERY MUCH- BETWEEN COVID AND EVERYTHING ELSE IT'S BEEN A REMARKABLE TWO TO FORCE OF ENERGY AND REALLY HATS OFF TO DAVE SWANKY IN PARTICULAR AND TRYING TO STEWARD THIS PROCESS WITH LANCE AND OTHERS
ANYWAY WE'RE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS, ITEM SIX
ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS, MR RICHARD? YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
THE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY WAS CONVENED ON DECEMBER 16TH BY COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND CALKINS AND THEY WERE GIVEN AN ADVANCED BRIEFING ON THE CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN THAT COMMISSIONERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON TODAY
THE COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THIS PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY THAT COVERS ONLY THE MARITIME EDD AND HALF OF CORPORATE OPERATIONS
ALSO HERE TODAY IN FEBRUARY MARCH THE END OF A WILL BE BACK TO ADOPT THE NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND TWO READINGS THEN BACK TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN APRIL DURING THE FINAL CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN TO COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS REALLY FOCUSED ON THE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WAS UNDERSTOOD IN CONTEXT
YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT TODAY FROM THE MARITIME TEAM
ALSO ON DECEMBER 18TH THE WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND STEINBREUCK TO DISCUSS THE CRUISE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT ORDER THAT IS ALSO ON FOR ACTION TODAY
COMMISSIONERS AGREED TO BRING THE ORDER FORWARD WITH A FEW UPDATES INCLUDED A STATEMENT ABOUT THE NEED FOR CLEAR COORDINATION WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE TO ENSURE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY ON THE LEASING OF TERMINAL 46
COMMISSIONERS ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE AND THE PORT'S FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN THAT PROCESS
ALL COMMISSIONERS HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED 2 2 1'S ON THAT BRIEFING
AND FINALLY THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON THE MAYOR'S INDUSTRIAL LANDS TASK FORCE AND HOW THAT IS EXPECTED COME TO A CLOSE AND THE FAVORABLE OUTCOMES WE EXPECT THAT INCLUDE NO UP ZONES OR RE ZONES AND AN UNDERSTANDING THAT HOUSING IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH INDUSTRIAL LANDS
STAFF IS SEEKING A FINAL HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON THIS TOPIC TO CONCLUDE THE TASK FORCE
FINALLY COMMISSION FELLEMAN ASKED ME TO ANNOUNCE 2021 COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT
THOSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE THE AVIATION COMMITTEE FOR 2021 WILL BE COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND CHO
THE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WILL BE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK AND BOWMAN
EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE COMMISSIONER CHO AND CALKINS
WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND STEINBREUCK
THE ART BOARD WILL BE COMPRISED OF COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND STEINBREUCK AND FINALLY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL BE CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND CHO
A QUICK NOTE, WE EXPECT BIOMETRICS COMMITTEE TO CONCLUDE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO WHICH HAS BEEN LED BY COMMISSIONERS CHO AND CALKINS
AND THE POLICING TASK FORCE LED BY THE EXECUTIVE WITH PARTICIPATION WITH STEINBREUCK AND CALKINS TO CONCLUDE SOMETIME AROUND JULY THIS YEAR
CURRENTLY I'M FINALIZING PROPOSED WORK PLANS FOR THE 2021 COMMITTEES THAT I'LL REVIEW WITH THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND PRESENT IN PUBLIC SESSION ON FEBRUARY 6TH ALONG WITH A 2020 COMMITTEES SUMMARY
THE PRESENTATION OF THE WORK PLANS IN URI AND SUMMARY ARE NEW REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE COMMISSION BYLAWS
IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO THANK OUTGOING PRESIDENT COMMISSION STEINBREUCK FOR ADDING THESE ELEMENTS TO THE BYLAWS THAT WILL MAKE COMMITTEES MORE TRANSPARENT FOR THE PUBLIC INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS REPORT OUT AT EACH COMMITTEE MEETING, REQUIREMENTS TO BRIEF A COMMITTEE SUMMARY AND COMMITTEE WORK PLAN IN PUBLIC
STAFF IS GOING TO CONTINUE THIS EFFORT WITH A PUBLIC WEBSITE THAT WILL HOUSE THE AGENDAS AND MATERIALS AS APPROPRIATE AND I WANT TO FINALLY THANK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WHO HAS LED OUR LONGEST STANDING COMMITTEE, THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE, FOR FIVE YEARS
WE HAD A GREAT RUN AND WE DID JUST REALLY TREMENDOUS OUTCOMES
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THE DAY
AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
THANK YOU, MR PRITCHARD
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND REALLY FORMALIZING THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AND STEWARDING THROUGH ALL THAT PROCESS AND VERY MUCH THE ATTENTION YOU'VE GIVEN THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AS WELL
ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR AARON REGARDING THE COMMITTEES? I'LL RUN THROUGH THAT ROLE, COMMISSION PRESIDENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
NO I HAVE NO COMMENTS OTHER THAN I'M EXCITED TO DIG DEEPER AS A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THIS YEAR
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME
REALLY EXCITED TO SERVE ON THESE COMMITTEES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO COMMENTS, THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
JUST A QUESTION REGARDING THE COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
IS IT ASSUMED THAT EVERYBODY'S A CO-CHAIR OR DO THE COMMITTEES HAVE A CHAIR AND A MEMBER? WE DON'T NECESSARILY DESIGNATE A SPECIFIC CHAIR ALTHOUGH I DO DO SORT OF AN INFORMAL CHAIR JUST BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS
IT ALLOWS US TO GET THE AGENDA FINALIZED AND OVER TO THE OTHER COMMISSIONER
I THINK GENERALLY WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED IT FOR A COUPLE OF THE COMMITTEES
OKAY, JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ASK ONCE AGAIN AARON ABOUT THE WORK PROGRAMS AND SCHEDULE FOR THE STANDING COMMITTEES AT THE EARLIEST DATE POSSIBLE
IS THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WILL BE PROVIDING US SOON? YES I DO HOPE SO
I'M WORKING WITH TYLER TO SORT OF COORDINATE THE YEAR LONG SCHEDULE WHICH INCLUDES SOME EXECUTIVE MEMBERS AS WELL
SO THEY PARTICIPATE
I HOPE TO HAVE THAT BEFORE AT LEAST THE FEBRUARY SORT OF REVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE WORK PLANS
[CROSSTALK] START THEN WITH THE SCHEDULE LAID OUT AND INTEGRATED WITH THE PORT STAFF'S EXPECTED TIMELINES FOR MATTERS THAT REQUIRE A COMMISSION ROLE FOR REVIEW AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT
OKAY THAT'S GOOD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
ALRIGHT, SO I THINK THAT TAKES EVERYBODY
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS
FIRST OFF THIS IS JUST IN ADDITION TO WHAT COMMISSIONERS DO FOR THEIR DAY JOB
IN ADDITION WE ALL SERVE ON EXTERNAL COMMITTEES AND AS YOU MIGHT NOTICE I WAS ASSUMING THE PRESIDENTIAL ROLE I SPARED MYSELF TOO MANY IMPORT COMMITTEES BUT WE ARE ALSO SERVING ON THE BOARDS OF MARITIME BLUE AS WELL AS KING COUNTY COLLABORATIVE AND PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP EFFORT
SO THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF SERVICE THAT COMMISSIONERS DO BOTH INSIDE THE OFFICE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND I WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD TO OUR COLLEAGUES THE POTENTIAL OF CREATING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF IT TO OUR PORTFOLIO AND THE PARTICULAR ATTENTION IT NEEDS AT THIS TIME GIVEN HOW HARD HIT THOSE INDUSTRIES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AT THIS POINT
SO ANYWAY
IF WE CAN NOW CALL A VOTE FOR THE- WELL ACTUALLY WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO CALL FOR A VOTE OF THE COMMITTEES
WE'VE ALREADY SELF SELECTED I BELIEVE AT THIS TIME.SO NO FOR THE COMMENTS? ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? JUST TO MENTION THAT THERE WAS DISCUSSION PREVIOUSLY ABOUT A GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT STANDS
A QUICK UPDATE
YOU KNOW I KNOW THAT YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, HAVE SAID THAT YOU'D BE WILLING TO WORK ON
THERE'S ONE LARGE BODY OF WORK THAT WOULD REQUIRE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS IS YEAR AROUND THE DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF- THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
AND AS PRESIDENT I WOULD REQUEST A COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I THINK HE HAS AGREED TO PARTICIPATE
AND HAVING YOU TWO VERY DETAIL ORIENTED FOLKS ON THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL
AND I THINK THAT THIS YEAR WE WOULD PROPOSE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THAT AS WELL AND JUST SEE SEE HOW THAT WORKFLOW PANS OUT
BUT I IMAGINE THAT WILL HAVE MAYBE TWO TO 3 MEETINGS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR
ALRIGHT THANK YOU
YES AND COMMISSIONER STEINBERUCK I THINK WE'VE ALSO DISCUSSED POTENTIALLY SOME OTHER MATTERS IN TERMS OF INTERNAL FUNCTIONING OF OUR OFFICE THAT MIGHT BE SUITABLE FOR THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL
OKAY THEN
IF NO FURTHER ADO, ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF ALL COMMISSION MEETINGS IS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ,AT ITEM SEVEN
AND I BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE OUR CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE FIRST NAME
WELL, I SHOULD TELL YOU ABOUT THE PROCEDURE FIRST
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEMS RELATED TO THE PORT
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME WE WILL OPEN THE LINE AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU'RE ON TEAMS MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE A SHORT TIME LAG IN THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE ELIMINATED TO TWO MINUTES
PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ABOUT 15 OF THEM
THANK YOU
THANK YOU MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS CALL WITH OUR MEETING ID
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS THAT REQUESTED TO SPEAK TODAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE THAT I CAN'T VISUALLY IDENTIFY ON OUR PARTICIPANTS LIST
THEY MAY ACTUALLY BE THERE
SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO DOWN THIS LIST BEGINNING WITH CHARLES COSTANZO
HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN
GREAT
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY
CHARLES COSTANZA, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS, NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR THE TUG BOAT AND BARGE INDUSTRY
MEMBERS OF AWO OPERATE A VARIETY OF COASTWISE VESSELS AND HARBOR CRAFT ENGAGED IN MARINE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE
WE'RE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE GREENEST AND SAFEST MODE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION AND WE RECOGNIZE THE ROLE THAT WE PLAY AS AN INDUSTRY THAT USES FOSSIL FUELS TO DO OUR WORK
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE PART OF A PORT INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY THAT HAS TO FURTHER REDUCE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT AND WE WORK EVERY DAY TOWARDS THAT GOAL
AWO APPRECIATES THE REGIONAL APPROACH OF THE NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND WE BELIEVE THAT SEVERAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO INFORM THIS IMPORTANT WORK
FIRST, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT VESSEL OPERATORS MUST COMPLY WITH MULTIPLE REGULATORY REGIMES
IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR BUSINESS AND WE WELCOME MORE CONSISTENT REGULATION ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS
AWO MEMBERS SEEK A PRACTICABLE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CONTINUED SAFE AND EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF CRITICAL MARITIME COMMERCE ACROSS STATE AND INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES
TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, COMMERCIAL VESSELS MUST BE GOVERNED BY CLEAR AND PRACTICAL FEDERAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS CONSISTENTLY AND UNIFORMLY APPLIED AND ADMINISTERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WHEN NEIGHBORS SEEK TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR THEIR BACKYARD- WHEN REGULATORS SEEK TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR THEIR BACKYARD THE PROBLEM MIGRATES INTO THEIR NEIGHBORS' YARDS
DIRECTING ADVOCACY TOWARDS FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES LIKE EPA AND IMO WILL CREATE GREATER CONSISTENCY FARTHER UP THE CHAIN
SECOND, PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THE OPERATING PROFILE OF OUR COASTWISE FLEET
THERE ARE VERY FEW VESSELS THAT SPEND THEIR ENTIRE SERVICE LIFE IN ONE PLACE
EVEN THOUGH A VESSEL MIGHT BE WORKING IN PUGET SOUND TODAY IT MAY WELL BE WORKING FAR FROM OUR SHORES SOMEDAY SOON SO IN ADDITION TO CONSIDERING THE CROSS JURISDICTIONAL IMPACTS OF REGULATORY ACTION CONSIDER AS WELL TO CROSS OPERATIONAL IMPACTS
SOME VESSELS THAT LOOK LIKE HARBOR VESSELS ARE WORKING IN DIRECT COMPETITION WITH OCEAN GOING VESSELS
WE ASK THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE BE MINDFUL OF THE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE AND ESTABLISH A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
FINALLY AND THIRD, MARINE REGULATORS SHOULD ENCOURAGE MARITIME ACTIVITY AND POLICIES THAT SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO GROW MARITIME FREIGHT OPERATION
IT'S WELL UNDERSTOOD THAT MARITIME IS THE CLEANEST MODE BUT TOO OFTEN REGULATORS ENACT POLICY AND THAT DISINCENTIVIZES MARITIME FREIGHT AND UNWITTINGLY PUSHES CARGO TOWARDS OTHER MODES OR LESS GREEN GATEWAYS
REGULATORS MUST CONSIDER COSTS, REGULATORY BURDENS, VIABILITY OF ALTERNATIVES, AND LONG TERM GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE CONSIDERING FURTHER ACTION
AS I SEE THAT I'M OUT OF TIME I'LL SUBMIT MY COMMENTS IN WRITING
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I APPRECIATE THAT
ALRIGHT CLERK, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
THANKS
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LEAH MISSICK
HI THERE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY
MY NAME IS LEAH MISSICK
I'M THE WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION POLICY MANAGER WITH [INAUDIBLE] SOLUTIONS HERE TO COMMENT ON OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH [INAUDIBLE] WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING INPUT ON THE STRATEGY FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND WOULD LIKE TO PARTICULARLY THANK STAFF
YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS EFFORT INVITING US TO PARTICIPATE
WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT SOME OF OUR FEEDBACK WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE STRATEGY
FOR EXAMPLE, THE OVERARCHING VISION OF THE STRATEGY WAS UPDATED TO LINE WITH THE MOST RECENT CLIMATE SCIENCE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC
WE HAVE EXPRESSED THOUGH THAT WE FEEL SOME OF THE TIMELINES FOR ZERO EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT ARE INADEQUATE
BOLD ACTION IS AN IMPERATIVE FOR MEETING YOUR CLIMATE GOALS
IT'S NOT A NICE TO HAVE AS WE'RE EXPERIENCING CLIMATE IMPACT ALREADY
SO ALONG THESE LINES WE URGE THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO VIEW THE STRATEGY AS SOMETHING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND
IN PARTICULAR, WE SUGGEST ALIGNMENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS [INAUDIBLE] THAT DESCRIBES THE ACTION NEEDED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE WASHINGTON STATE'S STATUTORY CLIMATE GOALS
WHILE THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT'S STRATEGY DOES GO BEYOND OUR STATE BORDERS, WE URGE THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO DO WHAT IS AMBITIOUS BUT NECESSARY IN ITS OWN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
IN PARTICULAR, WE URGE THE PORT TO EXCEED THE TIMELINES FOR ZERO EMMISSIONS AND IN THE MEANTIME COMMIT TO NO NEW FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE
WE ALSO URGE THE PORT TO IDENTIFY ACTIONS THAT CAN TAKE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS ALONG THESE LINES
SO FOR EXAMPLE WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE COMMITMENT TO SHORE POWER AT MAJOR BERTH'S BY 2023, THERE ARE OTHER SECTORS WHERE ZERO EMMISSION TECHNOLOGIES FURTHER ALONG AND IN LINE TO BE ACCELERATED
FOR EXAMPLE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ZERO EMMISSIONS [INAUDIBLE] THE STATE ENERGY CHARGE SHOWS THE LOWEST COST PATHWAY TO DECARBONIZE INCLUDE 75% OF CLASS FOUR TO 8 STREET TRUCK SALES ARE ZERO EMISSIONS BY MODEL YEAR 2035
SO YOU WOULD NEED INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE BEFORE THEN AT THE TRANSITION
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PORT FOR ITS ADVOCACY ON THE CLEAN FUEL STANDARD AT THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL WHICH WILL HELP US CREATE INVESTMENTS IN THESE PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP US MEET THESE GOALS .SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THIS STRATEGY
AND WE URGE AMBITION
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU LEAH
NEXT UP
THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ADRIENNE HAMPTON
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
MY NAME IS ADRIAN HAMPTON
I USE HER SHE PRONOUNS AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER CLEAN UP COALITION AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP COMMENTING ON THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT CLEAN AIR STRATEGY
JUST LIKE LEAH SAID, WE CHAMPION THE INPUT THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REFLECTS AND WE ARE THRILLED TO SEE THAT ENGAGING THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY AND SO MANY OTHER WORDS ARE LISTED AS A NEAR TERM ACTION, AN ASSET TO REMAIN ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAN
NEVERTHELES,S OUR DUWAMISH VALLEY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS REMIND US THAT ABOUT WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT
WE ASK THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INCREASE THE STRINGENCY OF TARGETS AS WELL AS DEFINE MORE CLEARLY HOW METRICS AND TARGETS WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY BE PAIRED WITH THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH EQUITY AND HOW METRICS WILL ALSO WORK TO ELIMINATE HEALTH HAZARDS AND IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
IN ADDITION WE ASK THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ROLL OUT AIR QUALITY PRIORITIES ALREADY IDENTIFIED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN THAT ONE TO 3 YEAR TIME RANGE ESPECIALLY IN REGARD TO TRUCKS
WE CANNOT WAIT FIVE MORE YEARS WHILE TRUCKS RELEASE HAZARDS ADMISSIONS AT THE DOORSTEPS OF DUWAMISH VALLEY NEIGHBORS AND WE CHALLENGE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER TRUCKS UNDER THAT ONE TO 3 YEAR PRIORITY ACTION
AND JUST AS MR COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT FELLEMAN SAID ADDRESS THIS AND DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO REDUCE THESE EMISSIONS
FOR MANY MANY YEARS, COMMUNITY HAS ADVOCATED FOR POLICIES AND BUSINESS MODELS THAT MAKE ZERO EMMISSION TRUCKS MORE COMPETITIVE
PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMETIME WITHIN THE NEXT YEARS
JOIN US NOW
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER
WE ALSO JUST ASK THAT METRICS AND REPORTS ARE REPORTED BACK TO COMMUNITY TO SHARE THOSE LARGE AND BIG VICTORIES IN ORDER TO BUILD COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, AND FURTHER INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES OF MARITIME FOR OUR YOUTH
SO JUST AS IMPORTANT AS SUSTAINABLE FUNDING IS THAT THE BENEFITS OF THE PLAN ARE FELT BY THE NEARBY COMMUNITY
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR COMMUNITY SAY THAT THIS PLAN IS HELPING HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU, ADRIAN
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IRIS ANTMAN
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN AS A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL I AM URGING YOU TO PERMANENTLY CANCEL THE T-46 CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL PROJECT AND ECHO MY COLLEAGUE JORDAN VAN VOST, ALSO OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL, WHO SUBMITTED HIS WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER ALL POSSIBILITIES FOR IMMEDIATELY REDUCING THE PORT'S RELIANCE ON THE CRUISE BUSINESS AS A REVENUE STREAM
SCIENCE IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY AWARE OF CLIMATE FEEDBACK LOOPS WHICH ARE NOT CURRENTLY FACTORED INTO CLIMATE WARMING TARGETS
THESE FEEDBACK LOOPS CAUSED BY CONTINUING GLOBAL WARMING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MOVE US TOWARDS IRREPARABLE DAMAGE AND UNSUSTAINABILITY FOR LIFE AS WE KNOW IT OVER THE COMING YEARS UNLESS AND IF WE TAKE SERIOUSLY THE NEED TO END FOSSIL FUEL USE AND REFOREST OUR PLANET
AGAIN TAKING WORDS FROM JORDAN'S WRITTEN COMMENTS I AND MANY OTHERS HAVE REPEATEDLY POINTED OUT THE MASSIVE HARMFUL IMPACTS THAT CRUISE SHIPS HAVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND THE REALITY THAT REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER IMPROVEMENTS TO SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE OR REDUCING PLASTIC UTENSILS ON SHIPS ETC
THESE IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE UNABATED GIVEN THE LIMITATIONS OF FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION ENGINES INCLUDING LIQUID NATURAL GAS AND THE MASSIVE IMPACTS FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TAKING ELECTIVE TRAVEL HOLIDAYS
MY CLOSING WORDS- YOU ARE IN A POSITION OF POWER TO FACE THE CURRENT REALITY AND TO PUT PEOPLE IN OUR WORLD OVER PROFITS AND TO TRANSFORM WHAT DOING BUSINESS AT THE PORT SHOULD AND CAN LOOK LIKE IN 2021 AND BEYOND
YOU MUST CHANGE COURSE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, IRIS
NEXT UP
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BERNER WILSON
BERNER IS OUR SPEAKER THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM
BURNER ARE YOU ON THE LINE WITH US? OKAY PERHAPS I WILL TRY TO DOUBLE BACK TO BERNER
BERNADINE LUND? YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I'M SORRY
LET ME RESET THE TIMER
I'M BERNARDINE LUND, RESIDENT OF FEDERAL WAY, MEMBER OF QUIET SKIES PUGET SOUND, AND VOLUNTEER FOR 360 SEATTLE
I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS AT SEATAC USING THE NOISE MONITOR DATA THAT THE PORT HAS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND I FOUND THIS WEEKEND THE DATE FROM THE END OF YEAR 2020 AND I ATTACHED THE TABLE FOR 2020 AND FOR 2019
UNFORTUNATELY I JUST DISCOVERED WHEN THE MEETING STARTED IT I GAVE YOU TWO TABLE 2019 NOT ONE FOR 2020 SO I SENT THAT TO YOU LATER FOR YOU TO LOOK AT
ANYWAY ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT YOU NOTICE ABOUT EITHER TABLE IS THAT FLIGHTS VARY DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE NOISE MONITOR
FOR 2020 ,TABLE THERE WERE 12 NOISE MONITORS THAT REPORT OVER 20 JETS A DAY WITH BEACON HILL REPORTING 512 PER DAY
512 MAY SEEM LIKE A SMALLER THAN USUAL NUMBER BUT IT'S STILL A JET EVERY FIVE MINUTES FOR 16 HOURS A DAY
YET 2020 IS CONSIDERED A SLOW YEAR FOR FLIGHTS
IN 2019 THERE WERE 13 MONITORS REPORTING OVER 20 JETS A DAY AND NINE OF THEM HAD OVER 400 A DAY WHICH IS ONE YET EVERY TWO MINUTES FOR 16 HOURS A DAY
AND TO ME THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE TORTURE
HAVING A GOAL TO RETURN TO THE PAST NUMBER OF FLIGHT SEEMS UNREASONABLE
WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SAY WAS UNCONSCIONABLE BUT I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPELL IT
SO IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE GIVEN THE KNOWN HARM DONE TO POPULATIONS ON THE GROUND IN THE WORLD IN GENERAL
RATHER THAN STRIVING TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS NUMBER OF FLIGHTS IT SEEMS PRUDENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE AREA COMMUNITIES WE HAVE AND BY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DECREASE THE GROWTH OF AVIATION IN THE AREA
THERE'S ONE GROUP CALLED STAY GROUNDED THAT HAD AUTHORED THIS ARTICLE I ATTACHED
SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR THE DE- GROWTH OF AVIATION
IT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SEVEN STRATEGIES: END TAX EXEMPTIONS, TARGET FREQUENT FLYERS, END SHORT HALL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHTS, FOSTER ALTERNATIVES TO FLIGHTS, LIMIT AIRPORT GROWTH, CHANGE TOURISM, AND CHANGE TRAVEL POLICIES
AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN HOW WE LIVE IN TRAVEL
IT'S NOT JUST ONE ITEM THAT ONE ROOF OR ONE ENTITY CAN DO
IT INVOLVES THE WHOLE -RELOOKING AT HOW WE LIVE IN LIVE AND WORK
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THE ARTICLE AND CONSIDER HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION ON ONE OF THE ITEMS AND THAT IS BY NOT INCREASING THE CAPACITY AT THE AIRPORT
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, BERNADINE
ARE YOU FINISHED? YES, I'M DONE
THANK YOU
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
OUR NEXT SPEAKER
AM GOING TO CALL FOR STEPHEN MORRIS
HE HAD A ONE O'CLOCK DEADLINE
I'M JUST WONDERING IF HE'S STILL ON THE LINE? STEPHEN, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? I THINK HE WILL COME BACK
OKAY THANK YOU
I WILL DOUBLE BACK
I APPRECIATE THAT
MOVING TO REVEREND SELA EGTARA
APOLOGIES FOR THE PRONUNCIATION
THAT'S FINE
THANKS FOR ATTEMPTING
THAT'S FINE
THANKS ALL
I AM A MINISTER IN THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
I'VE VISITED YOU ALL IN PERSON PRE-COVID OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS JUST TO SHOW MY SOLIDARITY WITH OTHER CLERGY LEADERS AND WORKERS TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR AIRLINE CATERING EMPLOYEES
REVEREND DR KING, ANOTHER CLERGY PERSON, HAS ALREADY BEEN INVOKED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MEETING SO FAR AND EVEN THE SCLC, AN ORGANIZING INSTITUTION
AND SO I JUST COME BACK HERE AGAIN TO SAY GOOD WORK
I'M GLAD THAT WE PASSED SB 6217 BACK IN MARCH ALLOWING THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS TO THE SAME LEVEL AS A CITY OF SEATAC MINIMUM
BUT AS OF DECEMBER LAST MONTH, THE LOWEST CURRENT WAGE OF AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS IS STILL AT 13.50 AND THEY ARE ABOUT A THOUSAND FOLKS WHO FOLLOW INTO THIS AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS DESIGNATION
SO THEY WOULD DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THIS LEGISLATION
SO I'M URGING YOU ALL TO ACT NOW TO IMPLEMENT SB 6217
AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS, SO MANY OF THEM COME FROM HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY COVID 19
STRESS ON THE HOME, STRESS ON STUDENTS, STRESS ON WORKERS, AND THAT CAN'T BE GOOD FOR A CITY AND A PORT
COMMUNITIES THAT SAY ANTIRACISM, FULL INCLUSION, AND MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES ARE THE WAY FOR THE FUTURE
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO IMPLEMENT IT NOW AND MAKE IT SO THOSE THOUSAND AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS CAN TRY- JUST TRY TO KEEP THEIR HEADS ABOVE WATER IN THIS PANDEMIC
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU
ALRIGHT WE'LL MOVE TO KUFA BENTA
ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU
YES
EXCUSE ME, IF YOU TURNED OFF YOUR PICTURE YOUR AUDIO WOULD BE BETTER PROBABLY
IT'S A LITTLE CHOPPY ON THIS END
IF YOU JUST TURN OFF YOUR VIDEO? OKAY
PLEASE GO AHEAD
[INAUDIBLE] IF YOU COULD WRITE JUST A COUPLE SENTENCES I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT
JUST MAKING SURE YOUR- THE MEETING OF YOUR TESTIMONY IS WELL RECORDED BECAUSE YOUR AUDIO WASN'T VERY GOOD
BUT THANK YOU FOR TESTIFYING
YEAH YOU CAN AS WELL SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS IN WRITING AND WE'LL DISTRIBUTE THAT OUT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
I'M GOING TO CALL FOR DOW DOANGARA
I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND REMOVED THEIR NAME FROM THE LIST BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THAT INFORMATION IS COMING TO US NOT FROM THAT PERSON
YEAH HE'S OUT OF THE LIST
AND WE CAN SEND ALL OVER TO SOMEONE VIA EMAIL
WONDERFUL, THANK YOU FOR THAT CONFIRMATION
MOVING TO RONNIE LAMINO
RONNIE, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? OKAY WE WILL COME BACK TO RONNIE
I'M HERE
I HEAR YOU
PLEASE GO AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ONCE MORE HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU HERE AGAIN IN FRONT OF YOU
I HOPE EVERYONE'S HEALTHY AND SAFE
MY NAME IS RONNI ALIMO
THESE WORKERS OF MINE MAX IS 13 15 HOURS 28,000 A YEAR
I KNOW YOU KNOW THESE PEOPLE MONTHS AND MONTHS WE COME TO YOU TO TELL OUR STORIES
FOR OVER THREE YEARS I HAVE BEEN HERE TO DO THIS
A HARD WAY OF EVERYONE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THOSE AROUND THE WORLD WATCHING
WE WATCH THE VIDEOS OF PEOPLE BREAKING INTO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDINGS IS PROTECTING IT MAKING VIOLENCE
I REMEMBER POINT REMEMBER POINT WITH MY CO VOTERS TO OLYMPIA TO THE STATE CAPITAL OF WASHINGTON
WE FOUGHT TO GET OUR LEGISLATION PASSED THAT WOULD KEEP YOU TO BORROW MAKE MY CO WORKER EQUAL TO OTHER WORKERS
I WAS SO PROUD TO BE THERE TO ME, THE CAPITAL WAS POWERFUL PLACE TO BE
A PLACE OF HONOR
I HAVE TO MUST WITH MY CO WORKERS TO RESPECTFULLY SHOW YOU THE PAIN WE'RE IN
WE CANNOT ABLE TO AFFORD TO WAIT
WE ARE HURTING THE [INAUDIBLE] THE PAIN WE FEEL AS IMMIGRANTS AND OBVIOUSLY AT THIS AIRPORT
YOU ALL THIS TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND GET ELECTED FOR THE REASON
PLEASE LET ME AND MY WORKERS TO BE NO REASON
PLEASE USE YOUR POWER TO MAKE US IMPORTANT
BRING YOU SHALL VOW TO STAND WITH US
THANK YOU
YOU'RE MUTED COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU, MR LIMINO
PLEASE, THE NEXT SPEAKER
THANK YOU
MOVING TO DEBBIE KATKA
YES GOOD AFTERNOON, PORT COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS DEBBIE KATKA
I WORK AT GE GOMAE FOR FIVE YEARS START AT COLD FOOD AND NOW COORDINATOR, FLIGHT COORDINATOR
I JUST SAID FOR ME BECAUSE WE ARE NOT EXPECTING THAT THIS PANDEMIC AFFECTED AS BADLY
WE ARE THE FIRST ONE WE GET LAID OFF FROM WORK
RIGHT NOW I'M LAID OFF FROM WORK
MOST OF MY COWORKER BEEN LAID OFF FOR ALMOST A YEAR
WE ARE CATERING WORKING INFECTED HARD BECAUSE MOST OF OUR LEAD TO PAYCHECK WITH AN HOURLY RATE OF 13.50 FOR MOST OF MY COWORKERS
NO ONE CAN SAVE FROM THAT WAGES BECAUSE WE ARE JUST BARELY SURVIVED
IT IS REALLY SCARY FOR US GETTING BY ONE MONTH TO NEXT
WE ARE HERE AGAIN ASKING YOU ALL TO IMPLEMENTING THE LAW THAT WILL INCLUDE US ON SEATAC MINIMUM WAGES THE AIRLINE CATERING WORKING WORKERS WAS SO FAR BEHIND THE FROM OTHER AIRPORT WORKERS AND FROM ALL SEATAC WORK FOR A LONG TIME
NOW WE HAVE THESE BILLS THAT GIVE YOU THE POWER TO MAKE SOMETHING RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING HOPING FOR JUST
IT CAN BE DONE BY YOUR HAND
SHOW US NOW THAT YOU REALLY WORK FOR THE PEOPLE NOT FOR THE COMMISSION
RIGHT NOW IT IS A SCARY TIME TO BE IMMIGRANT IN THE UNITED STATES
WE FEEL ALONE, ATTACKED AND LIKE WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
IT IS HARD BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING I WANT TO FEEL IT WELL
I WANT TO FEEL AND I WANT MY FAMILY TO FEEL LIKE WE ARE NOT HATED HERE
PLEASE SUPPORT US
YOU CAN DO IT WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU
THANK YOU
YOU'RE MUTED, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I PROMISE I'M NOT THE ONE DOING IT TO YOU
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, MS KATKA, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE NEXT NAME
THANK YOU THAT IS MARYBETH CLOTARIO DORTY
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON PORT COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS MARABETH CATARIA DOROTHY AND I AM AN ORGANIZER [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS I HAVE BEEN THE UNION REPRESENTATIVE FOR AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS AT SEATAC AIRPORT
AS YOU WELL KNOW WE HAVE COME BEFORE US TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH SIMPLE MESSAGE: MAKE US EQUAL, THESE WORKERS HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD YOU THEIR STORIES AND HAVE SHARED HEART PAINFUL TRUTHS WHO THAT YOU, OUR ELECTED LEADERS, UNDERSTAND THE HURT THEY GO THROUGH EVERY DAY
OVER THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN TO THE HOMES OF THESE WORKERS AND MEET THEIR FAMILIES
I HAVE SEEN EMPTY BRIDGES AND TABLES FOR THE BILLS THAT CANNOT BE PAID
PARENTS OF FEAR TAKING THEIR KIDS TO THE DOCTORS
WE SEE EACH OTHER ALL BUT A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE THE OTHER GOES TO WORK
THERE ARE HOMELESS WORKERS WHO SLEEP IN THE CAFETERIA HOPING THEIR MANAGER WON'T SAY ANYTHING TO THEM
THERE ARE WORKERS WHO BEFORE THE PANDEMIC WORK THREE JOBS WHO SLEEP IN THE PARKING LOT IN BETWEEN SHIFTS JUST SO YOU CAN PAY THE RENT
AT THAT POINT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK UNDER YOUR AIRPORT BARELY SURVIVE
WE HAVE HOPE AND AMBITIONS JUST LIKE ME
BUT NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU WORK THEY SIMPLY CANNOT PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES
THEY CANNOT STILL FEELS KNOWING HE WILL BE OKAY
EVERY MOMENT IS WORRY
AIRLINE WORKERS HAVE LONG BEEN A STRUGGLE BEFORE THIS PANDEMIC
IMAGINE IT IS LIKE NOW
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO MAKE THIS WORKERS STILL RESPECTED
BILL HEARD OUR COUNTRY IS RIGHTLY TALKING ABOUT RACIAL JUSTICE AND ABOUT INCOME EQUALITY IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS AND HERE IT IS RIGHT NOW IN FRONT OF YOU
THIS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WORKER WORKFORCE THAT HAS BEEN LEFT INVISIBLE STRUGGLING BEHIND AND BELOW THE ESTABLISHED MINIMUM FOR THE WORKERS AT SEATAC
YOU PORT COMMISSIONERS HAVE THE DIRECT POWER TO CHANGE THE LIFE OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IN YOUR AIRPORT
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO FIX THE WRONG
WHAT WE'RE ASKING TO YOU NOW IS A GENUINE RESPECT FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD AND SERVE THIS IS LIVE IN AIRPORT
WE SENSELY HOPE THAT YOU NEXT TIME WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE CELEBRATING THE COURAGE IT TOOK FROM ALL OF US TO TO RIGHT A WRONG AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE [BACKGROUND NOISE] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
WELL, THANK YOU MARY BETH AND THANK YOU
BE ASSURED THAT UNITE HERE HAS MADE SURE THAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE A VOICE, WE PASSED THE LEGISLATION, AND WE ARE WORKING VERY MUCH TO GET IT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
IT'S NOT FOR OUR OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF IT AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB MAKING SURE IT'S NOT GONE OFF OUR RADAR SCREEN
SO THANK YOU
COULD WE HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ELENA PEREZ
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS ELENA PEREZ, SHE/HER PRONOUNS, ORGANIZING DIRECTOR WITH PUGET SOUND SAGE
WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING A PEOPLE-CENTERED LIVING ECONOMY WHERE EVERYONE THRIVES
WE APPRECIATE THE STEPS THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TO ACKNOWLEDGE SYSTEMIC RACISM AT THE PORT INCLUDING PARTNERING WITH DCC AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO ADDRESS THE PORT'S LOCAL IMPACTS, HIRING AN EDI DIRECTOR AT THE PORT, AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH WORKERS LAST YEAR IN APPROACHING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS
THESE ARE IMPORTANT STEPS BUT THEY'RE NOT ENOUGH
WE URGENTLY NEED YOU TO CONTINUE THIS WORK
AFTER WINNING A LEGISLATIVE FIX TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE DISPARITIES AND PAY FOR SEATAC'S LOWEST PAID WORKERS IT IS NOW TIME TO IMPLEMENT AN EQUAL WAGE POLICY FOR AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS WHO ARE OVERWHELMINGLY IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
EVERY DAY OF DELAY HAS A MASSIVE IMPACT ON THESE WORKERS AT SEATAC AIRPORT
THEY HAVE ALREADY STRUGGLED WITH LOW WAGES AND DIFFICULT WORKING CONDITIONS AND NOW FACE THE MULTIPLIER THREAT OF A DEADLY PANDEMIC
EVERY DAY A GROUP OF BIPOC WORKERS, IMMIGRANT WORKERS, AND REFUGEES IS PAID LESS THAN ANY OTHER GROUP OF WORKERS FOR DOING THE SAME KIND OF WORK
THIS IS SYSTEMIC RACISM
DO NOT LET IT STAND AT SEATAC AIRPORT
BY RAISING WAGES FOR AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ONE SIGNIFICANT STEP [MALFUNCTION] A LEGISLATIVE TECHNICALITY IS NOT GROUNDS TO DELAY
THESE WORKERS CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT WAIT ANY LONGER
PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY TO IMPLEMENT THIS WAGE POLICY
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ELENA
CAN WE HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NICOLE GRANT
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, NICOLE GRANT, THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASURER OF MLK LABOR REPRESENTING UNIONS IN KING COUNTY
AND I WANT TO SAY HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO THE WORKERS AND THEIR UNION UNITE THAT HAVE JUST TAKEN THE TIME TO SHARE THEIR STORIES ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AN AIRLINE CATER AND ESPECIALLY TO BE AN AIRLINE CATER RIGHT NOW
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY COMMISSIONERS, TO IMPLEMENT A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO THAT REALLY DOES ALL THE THINGS THAT THE LABOR MOVEMENT WANTS TO SEE HAPPEN WRIT LARGE FOR RECOVERY FROM THIS PANDEMIC AND THIS ECONOMIC CRISIS
WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE PUT WOMEN WORKERS FIRST, WHEN WE PUT IMMIGRANT WORKERS FIRST, BLACK WORKERS FIRST, PEOPLE OF COLOR WORKERS FIRST, LOW WAGE WORKERS FIRST, THAT WE'RE MOVING POLICIES THAT REALLY ARE GOING TO MAKE KING COUNTY AND OUR REGION A BETTER PLACE
AND IF WE COULD DO THIS IN EVERY PART OF THE ECONOMY WE COULD
IT'S WHAT WE WANT
BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE RIGHT NOW RIGHT HERE TO DO IT FOR AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEIZE ON THAT AND IMPLEMENT RIGHT AWAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
YOU'RE MUTED COMMISSIONER
I TRY TO KEEP IT FROM BEING DISRUPTIVE BUT -THANK YOU, NICOLE
DO WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER? THANK YOU
I'M SORRY I'M JUST HAVING FITS WITH OUR TIMER TODAY
I WILL SORT THAT OUT EVENTUALLY
MOVING TO STEPHEN MORRIS
STEPHEN, ARE YOU BACK ON THE LINE WITH US? STEPHEN? I DON'T BELIEVE HE HAS
WE'LL GO TO VERNER WILSON
VERNER, WERE YOU ABLE TO JOIN US? OKAY MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION VERNER WILSON IS THE ONLY PUBLIC SPEAKER THAT SIGNED UP THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO RECONFIRM
SO WE WILL REACH OUT TO HIM TO ASK IF HE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS
AND IF HE DOES THEN WE'LL DISTRIBUTE THOSE
SO THAT CONCLUDES THE NAMES OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY
THANK YOU
SO AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED AND THANK YOU MISS HART
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, SIX WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR RECEIVED TODAY
ALL OF THEM PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO YOU VIA EMAIL THIS MORNING
BERNADINE LUND WHO SPOKE SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS SUPPORTING HER ORAL TESTIMONY
CHARLA DODD SPEAKS TO THE 2020 NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND THE PORT'S GOAL OF DECREASING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2050 STATING THAT THE STRATEGY FOCUSES LARGELY ON EMISSIONS FROM THE PORT'S BRICK AND MORTAR FACILITIES AS OPPOSED TO EMISSIONS GENERATED BY AIRPLANE BURNING FUEL AND NOTING THAT A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN AVIATION IS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE 2050 EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOALS OF THE PORT
MISS LAURA GIBBONS SPEAKS TO ITEM 11B ALSO THE NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND THE PORT'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN URGING THE PORT TO THINK BEYOND EMISSIONS GENERATED BY PORT FACILITIES THEMSELVES TO THE EMISSIONS GENERATED BY THE PLANES AND SHIPS USING THE PORT
TYROL HEADLAND ALSO SPEAKS TO ITEM 11B ON TODAY'S AGENDA URGING THE SAME WITH NINE YEARS LEFT TO CUT OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN HALF TO AVOID A CLIMATE CRISIS
SARAH SHIVLEY ALSO SPEAKS TO ITEM 11B REMINDING THE PORT THAT ALMOST ALL EMISSIONS FROM SEATAC ARE CAUSED BY FUEL BURNED BY AIRPLANES NOT FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND THEREFORE FROM A CLIMATE PERSPECTIVE EFFORTS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM FACILITIES OPERATIONS ARE CLOSE TO MEANINGLESS UNLESS THE PORT ALSO TAKE STEPS TO STOP OR REVERSE GROWTH AT SEATAC
AND THEN JORDAN VAN VHOST CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS AND HE WRITES TO URGE THE PORT'S COMMISSION TO PERMANENTLY CANCEL THE T-46 CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL PROJECT AND TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITIES FOR IMMEDIATELY REDUCING THE PORT'S RELIANCE ON THE CRUISE BUSINESS REVENUE STREAM NOTING MASSIVE HARMFUL IMPACTS THAT CRUISE SHIPS HAVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN REPORTS- WRITTEN COMMENTS TODAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CLERK HART
IF VERNA WILSON ISN'T ABLE TO JOIN US HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY WE CAN MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEM EIGHT, THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING ITEMS THERE ARE NO ITEMS PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL AT TODAY'S MEETING
AT THIS TIME THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH G
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED
AND IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
OKAY SO THE MOTION IS MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED AND CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
OKAY SO THE MOTION PASSES AND SO NOTHING IS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA SO WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE EXECUTIVE PLEASE
WE ARE ON THE BEGINNING OF PAGE 19
OKAY SO WE'RE PASSING THROUGH THOSE
NOBODY PULLED ANYTHING SO GREAT
SO THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS SECTION OF ITEM NINE, THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS SECTION OF THE AGENDA IS TO ADDRESS ANY ITEMS PREVIOUSLY POSTPONED TIME
THERE ARE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS AGENDA ITEMS TODAY BUT WE ARE NOW AT THE BUSINESS SEGMENT OF THE MEETING WHERE WE HAVE THREE ITEMS IN WHICH TO VOTE
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM 10A, INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3784, A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SELL AND CONVEY PORT PERSONAL PROPERTY IN 2021 IN ACCORDANCE WITH WITH RCW 5308090 WITH A VALUE NOT GREATER THAN 20,000 DOLLARS AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 3769 DEALING WITH THE SAME SUBJECT
COMMISSIONERS THIS RESOLUTION ENABLES US TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY WITH A VALUE OF UNDER 20,000 DOLLARS
THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS THE SAME AS 2018 AND IS SET BY STATE LAW
IN RECENT YEARS AT THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND OTHERS WE HAVE DONATED TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT TO SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED
PORT STAFF CONTINUES TO PROACTIVELY REACH OUT TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP BRIDGE THE TECHNOLOGY GAP FOR COMMUNITIES IN NEED
PRESENTING TODAY'S RUDY KALUZA, DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
IF I COULD JUST PREEMPT YOU FOR A MOMENT I MEAN IT'S ALWAYS BEEN GREAT THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS AND I THANK COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR PUSHING FOR THIS EFFORT BUT THE DIGITAL DIVIDE HAS BECOME A DIGITAL CHASM AND IT MAKES THE DEDICATED WORK THAT YOU AND OUR STEP DO ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT
VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION
THANK YOU, COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS AFTERNOON
I ALSO EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO THE COMMISSION CLERK STAFF WHO WILL SUPPORT ME A LITTLE BIT LATER ON I QUEUE FOR ASSISTANCE TO QUICKLY COVER THIS IMPORTANT CONCLUDING ASPECT REFERENCED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND THANK YOU FOR DESCRIBING THE ACTION
IN SUMMARY THE PORT OF SEATTLE READILY DETERMINES THAT PERSONAL PROPERTY IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PORT DISTRICT PURPOSES AND PREPARES IT ACCORDINGLY FOR ITS DISPOSAL OR CONVEYANCE
PERSONAL PROPERTY COMPLIES OF EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, COMPUTERS, MOBILITY DEVICES, ROLLING STOCK
AND ALL OF THESE APPS HAVE BEEN WELL UTILIZED OVER THE YEARS AND MANY HAVING REACHED THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE FOR PORT PURPOSES
PURSUANT TO CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 53 ANNUAL ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE PORT COMMISSION AND THE PURPOSE IS TO GRANT THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUAL AUTHORITY AS IN TODAY'S REQUEST FOR THE YEAR OF 2021 TO SELL, CONVEY, DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND ESTABLISH THE FAIR MARKET VALUE THRESHOLD OF A MAXIMUM OF 20,000 DOLLARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMULA ESTABLISHED IN STATE STATUTE AND ANY SURPLUS PROPERTY IN EXCESS OF THAT FAIR MARKET VALUE THRESHOLD IS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR SPECIFIC SURPLUS ACTION
AT THIS TIME IF I COULD PLEASE ASK SUPPORT FROM COMMISSION CLERK STAFF TO SLIDE TO THE THE DECK AND MAYBE ABOUT A FIVE SECOND INTERVAL BETWEEN THOSE
THAT WILL PRETTY MUCH TIME WITH MY PRESENTATION
THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DISPLAY THE PHOTOS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PRESENTATION
THANK YOU
SO A PRIORITY ESTABLISHED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION AND AGAIN IS REFERENCED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK INITIATED BY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AS WELL AS SUPPORTED BY COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AT THE TIME, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN NOW, IS TO TRANSFER A SURPLUS TECHNOLOGY MOBILITY DEVICES TO DISTRICTS AND PLACE THEM INTO THE HANDS OF A DIVERSE POPULATION OF STUDENTS IN NEED TO EDUCATE ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
AND IMPORTANTLY HELPS BRIDGE THE TECHNOLOGY GAP FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN ESPECIALLY ANY IMPACT NOW DURING THE PANDEMIC
AS IN RECENT YEARS WE PARTNERED WITH STAFF IN THE PORT INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, ICT DEPARTMENT, AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO HAROLD [INAUDIBLE] GEARING FOR THEIR ROLE AND THEY PROACTIVELY REACHED OUT DURING 2020 SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVEYING CERTAIN PORT SURPLUS MOBILITY DEVICES
YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND SLIDE TO THE PHOTOS PLEASE ON THE SIDE
THERE WE GO
SO HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOTH EXPRESSED CONTINUED INTEREST AND COMBINED THEY RECEIVE A NUMBER OF MOBILITY DEVICES
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED OVER 100 IPHONES OVER 25 IPADS AND MINI ANDROID AND MAC AIR DEVICES
HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED ABOUT 130 IPHONES, 41 IPADS, AND SEVERAL ANDROID PHONES AND TABLETS AS WELL AS SEVERAL MAC AIRS AS WELL
AND THESE DEVICES STILL FUNCTION VERY WELL AS STAND ALONE DEVICES .AND THEY'RE ABOUT THREE YEARS PLUS OLD WHERE THE OPERATING SYSTEMS ARE NO LONGER UP TO DATE TO MEET THE PORT OF SEATTLE STRINGENT NETWORK SECURITY STANDARDS
SO IT'S HIGHLIGHTED VISUALLY THROUGH THE SLIDES PRESENTED THIS AFTERNOON
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE THE DEVICES FOR THE YOUNGER GRADES TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE AND PERHAPS BECOME LEADERS IN TECHNOLOGY- ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE COMMISSION, CLERK STAFF IN RUNNING THROUGH THE SLIDES
WE CAN COME OFF THE SLIDE DECK RIGHT NOW AND- THROUGH THE PORT COMMISSION'S DIRECTION, PORT OF SEATTLE IS MAKING A DIRECT POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIVERSE POPULATION OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITIES HERE WITHIN KING COUNTY INTRODUCING THEM EARLY ON TO THE PRODUCTIVE USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN EVER AT A TIME WHEN OUR SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS AND FAMILIES IN OUR REGION FACE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FROM THE FAR REACHING SEVERE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS ACTION BEFORE THE PORT COMMISSION
WE RESPECTFULLY REEQUEST COMMISSION CONSIDERATION TO INTRODUCE THE RESOLUTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH RUDY
AND THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR METRUCK FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY HERE TO CONSIDER THIS WONDERFUL MOTION
WE WILL ASK PRESENTERS TO PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
COMMISSIONERS ARE MUTED UNTIL THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETED
WE JUST DID THIS
SO NOW WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM SO YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF AND QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME THAT CLERK HEART WILL GO THROUGH THE ORDER FOR YOUR QUESTIONS
THANK YOU AND WE'LL BE AGAIN WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
OKAY YOU'RE MUTED SIR
NO I'M JUST THRILLED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
IT'S A BIG THING TO THOSE WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES AND PARTICULARLY UNDER SOURCED COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS
I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE AND I WANT TO GIVE MY THANKS TO RUDY AND HIS TEAM FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN AN ENTIRE YEAR RUDY SINCE YOU PRESENTED TO US LAST AND I REMEMBER BEING EXTREMELY IMPRESSED BY THIS PROGRAM AND VERY EXCITED THAT WE DO THIS AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY NOW
SO I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF GRATITUDE TOWARDS YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT PORT COMMUNITIES IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
GREAT PROGRAM
I'M GLAD WE'RE STILL DOING IT
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
HI RUDY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS OVER THE YEARS
IT'S JUST WONDERFUL
A QUICK QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD A ROUGH NUMBER OF HOW MANY OF THESE DEVICES WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DONATE SINCE WE STARTED THIS ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO IF I RECALL CORRECTLY? YES COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I WOULD SAY WE'VE DONATED CLOSE TO 500 IPHONES AND AND ADDITIONAL MOBILITY DEVICES ON ANDROID SIDE AS WELL
SO THE SCHOOL JUST HAVE BENEFITED SIGNIFICANTLY, MORE IMPORTANTLY THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING PORT STAFF BUT IT IS THROUGH FROM THE COMMISSION'S PRIORITY ESTABLISHED FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND STAFF THAT WE EXECUTED YOUR PRIORITIES
SO IT'S CREDIT GOES TO THE PORT COMMISSION'S POLICY PERIOD
IT DOES
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO EMBRACE THAT IT MAKE IT HAPPEN TO THE EXTENT IT IS AND WE ARE VERY PROUD THAT HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED, I WOULD SAY CLOSE TO 500 PLUS, TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND IMPORTANTLY I WANT TO SAY THAT NOT THE SCHOOL BUT THE CHILDREN THAT ARE IN NEED IN DIVERSE POPULATIONS AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU
RUDY THAT'S AWESOME I REMEMBER REALLY ALMOST LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY THAT MEETING WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SURPLUS AND SAID HEY WE EVER THOUGHT OF GIVING THIS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND YOU JUST JUMPED ON IT
SO YOU REALLY DESERVE ALL THE CREDIT
NEXT ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS I BELIEVE THAT SOME OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DO SOMETHING SIMILAR BUT ARE YOU AWARE IF THERE'S OTHERS THAT AREN'T MAYBE WE CAN ASK THEM TO LEAN ON YOUR EXPERTISE ABOUT HOW TO REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND GET THEIR UNUSED DEVICES OR SURPLUS DEVICES OUT TO THEM AS WELL? EXCELLENT IDEA
WE GET IT
WE UNDERSTAND THE BOTTOM LINE YOU'RE DIRECTING US TO AND AGAIN IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MAKE THIS WORK A LOT OF CREDIT TO THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
WE'LL PARTNER WITH THEM TO REACH OUT TO PROBABLY SHOW US A MODEL WHAT WE'RE DOING AND EXPAND THE GOOD WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE WITHIN OUR REGION AND HOPEFULLY THE REGION CAN BENEFIT WITH GOOD OR ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OUR WORK THROUGH YOUR DIRECTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU RUDY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, BACK TO YOU
WELL RUDY I CAN'T HELP BUT WANT IT TO CONTINUE TO SING YOUR PRAISES AND THAT OF ALL THE STAFF THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS
I REMEMBER VERY CLEARLY YOUR HEART FELT EXPLANATION LAST PRESENTATION ABOUT HOW YOU PERSONALLY BENEFITED FROM THIS SORT OF PROGRAM IN YOUR YOUTH AND I UNDERSTAND THIS COMES FROM THE HEART AND IT'S ON YOUR SLEEVE AND IT MAKES US ALL FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 10 A? SO MOVED
SECONDED
ALRIGHT SO THE MOTION WAS MOVED AND SECONDED
THIRD
AND THIRD [LAUGHTER] IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY IF THERE IS NONE, CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES
OKAY SO HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT'S IT
SO NOW CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
I THINK THE DIRECTOR WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND PRESENTERS
THANK YOU THAT IS ITEM 10 D, INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3-7-8-3, A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT COMMISSION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE ADOPTING THE 2018 ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL BUILDING MECHANICAL FIRE CODE AND FUEL GAS CODE
THE 2018 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE AND THE 2018 WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY CODE AND THE EDITORIAL CHANGES MADE BY THE STATE BUILDING CODE BY THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE, REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE AIRPORT BUILDING CODE, ADOPTING THESE SECTIONS OF THE AIRPORT BUILDING CODE, AND REPEALING RESOLUTION 3-7-4-5 AS AMENDED
COMMISSIONERS, WASHINGTON STATE BUILDING CODE IS UPDATED IN THREE YEAR CYCLES
THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION WILL UPDATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING CODE TO FIT WITH THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT
IN ADDITION, SEVERAL BUILDING CODE AMENDMENTS WILL HELP STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING PROCESS
STAFF WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS OF THE SPECIFIC CHANGES AND ELEMENTS THAT RELATE TO THE PORT DURING THIS PRESENTATION
THE PRESENTER IS CASEY ELLIS, SENIOR MANAGER AIRPORT BUILDING DEPARTMENT
CASEY? GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS CASEY ELLIS AND I'M THE SENIOR MANAGER AT THE AIRPORT BUILDING DEPARTMENT OR ABD AS WE REFERRED TO IT
I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE THE ADOPTION OF THE 2018 BUILDING CODES, AMENDMENTS, AND FEE SCHEDULE RESOLUTION
I CAME BEFORE COMMISSION TWO YEARS AGO AND PRESENTED A SIMILAR RESOLUTION
I ANTICIPATE THIS TO BE AN ONGOING ITEM WITH A FREQUENCY EVERY THIRD YEAR
CAN WE LOAD UP THE POWERPOINT? CERTAINLY, GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT TO SHARE MY SCREEN AND GET THAT ONLINE
EXCELLENT
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
WE'LL BRIEFLY TOUCH ON A SUMMARY OF THE STATE BUILDING CODE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE BUILDING CODE, CHANGES TO OUR EXISTING RESOLUTION, AND AFTER INCORPORATING ANY COMMISSION COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK, FUTURE ACTION FOR APPROVAL AT THE JANUARY 26TH MEETING
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
THE STATE BUILDING CODE SPRINGS FROM RCW 19.27 AND IS THE CODE THAT ENSURES BUILDINGS ARE SAFE FOR OCCUPANTS, STAFF, AND THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
IT'S THE MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION STANDARD FOR THE STATE
TO NAME A FEW REFERENCES CONTAINED WITHIN, IT INCLUDES THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, AND THE 2020 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
THE STATE BUILDING CODE IS UPDATED ON THE THREE YEAR CYCLE AND IS FORMULATED BY RULEMAKING FROM THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS OR TAGS
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OPEN MEETINGS GATHER STAKEHOLDER INPUT AND PROVIDE THE PROCESS FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CODES
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO OUR AIRPORT BUILDING CODE CONTAINS A STATE BUILDING CODE AS A BASIS AND THEN CUSTOMIZING AMENDMENTS TO BETTER PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SAFETY OF UNIQUE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT WE HAVE
THE AMENDMENTS EDITS AND CHANGES ARE LARGELY ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE
WE ADDED CODE LANGUAGE TO ALIGN WITH THE CITY OF SEATAC ILA
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SOME OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS CYCLE ARE ONE, WE ADDED A GRADING AND CLEARING PERMIT THAT WILL STREAMLINE THE PERMIT PROCESS; TWO, THE 2018 IBC NOW SCOPING FOR ALL GENDER RESTROOMS WHICH GIVES THE PORT FLEXIBILITY TO ASSIGN AS MANY RESTROOMS AS DESIRED SINCE IT'S BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FIXTURES; AND THREE, WE ADDED PROCEDURES TO THE BOARD OF DEAL AS A CLARIFICATION THAT WILL ASSIST OTHER AV GROUPS AND ADR IN THE FUTURE
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
AND WITH THAT WE CAN OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ALRIGHT THANK YOU VERY MUCH PRESENTERS
PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES AND COMMISSIONERS WILL REMAIN MUTED UNTIL THE PRESENTATION
I'M SORRY I KEEP ON DOING THAT RUNNING THE BACKWARDS
BUT I CAN-- NOW UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS OF THE STAFF
PLEASE LIMIT THE DISCUSSION TO STAFF QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME AND WE'LL DEBATE THE MERITS OF THE MOTION ONCE IT IS BEFORE US
PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE OF STAFF FOR QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF
THANK YOU AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I THINK I HEARD MY NAME THERE
IT WAS BREAKING A LITTLE BIT
YES HANG ON
I'M SORRY, WAS MY NAME CALLED? YES
OKAY
THE ORDER HAS BEEN CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THE NEW YEAR SO I AM INTERESTED IN KNOWING TO WHAT EXTENT OUR PORT STAFF OUR AIRPORT BUILDING DEPARTMENT WHICH I'M PLEASED TO HEAR WE HAVE A BUILDING DEPARTMENT OF OUR OWN AND I THINK WE DO SOME SELF PERMITTING THERE, WHAT EXTENT WE INFORM THIS PROCESS EVERY THREE YEARS? I KNOW THAT THERE ARE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT SERVE ON THESE VARIOUS CODE GROUPS THAT WORK TO DEVELOP THESE CHANGES BUT I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE AND HEAR THAT THE PORT IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CODE
AND CERTAINLY IT'S NEEDED AND CODES ARE ALWAYS BEING UPDATED AND WE HAVE A LOT TO CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY IN PARTICULAR AND ENERGY CONSERVATION AND GREENHOUSE GASES AND OTHER IMPORTANT CODE RELATED ISSUES THAT ARE IMPACTFUL TO HOW WE BUILD
SO AS AN ARCHITECT IN PARTICULAR I'M VERY INTERESTED IN CLOSELY FOLLOWING CODE DEVELOPMENT AS A SUBJECT MATTER AND THAT I WOULD EXPECT OUR STAFF TO BE ENGAGED IN AND I JUST WANTED TO HEAR IF WE ARE IN FACT ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CODE UPDATES
YEAH GOOD QUESTION COMMISSIONER AND WE ARE ACTIVE IN THE CODE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STATE LEVEL FOR THOSE CODES
GOOD
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBECK
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO QUESTIONS FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO QUESTIONS, THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK'S QUESTION, WERE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ENERGY CODE IN THIS ROUND OF REVIEW? GOOD QUESTION COMMISSIONER AND THE ANSWER IS YES
THEY UPDATED IT FOR FRESH AIR INTAKES AND THEY TIGHTENED UP THE INSTALLATION VALUES FOR ALL THE BUILDINGS
SO MEANING THAT IT'S GOTTEN MORE STRINGENT? YES SIR, THAT'S CORRECT
VERY GOOD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
OKAY SO IS THERE A MOTION AND THE SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM? I MOVE TO APPROVE
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
ALRIGHT SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
SO THIS IS THE ROLE, I'M NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THIS IS THE ROLE FOR THE VOTE
AND BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES FOR THIS ITEM
VERY GOOD THEN CLERK HART
SO THIS WAS JUST FOR THE ROLE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE COULDN'T JUST- THAT WASN'T FOR THE VOTE? I WAS MOVING TO THE VOTE BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AFTER WE HAD GONE THROUGH
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK THROUGH? WELL IF THERE WERE NO OPPOSITION-- WELL SHE WANTS TO DO WITH THE ROLE BEFOREHAND BUT THIS IS FINE
I THINK THAT WAS THE VOTE
IT SHOULD BE NORMALLY- THERE IS A NEW PROCESS THAT WAS INSTITUTED FOR THIS YEAR
BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT THE VOTE AT THIS POINT, THERE'S BEEN NO OPPOSITION
THAT'S CORRECT COMMISSION PRESIDENT
WE DID HAVE DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS AND THEN WE WENT TO THE VOTE
ALRIGHT THEN SO CLERK HART PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THIS IS THE LAST ITEM NEEDING A VOTE FOR TODAY BEFORE BRIEFINGS
THANK YOU
AND BEFORE I MOVE ON I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT ITEM 10B WAS APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTION
MOVING TO ITEM 10 C, THIS IS ORDER 2021-02, AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO CONTINUE THE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION OF A CRUISE TERMINAL PROPOSED ON TERMINAL 46 UNTIL A REASSESSMENT OF THE INDUSTRY IS DELIVERED TO COMMISSION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS BEFORE CONSTRUCTION IS AUTHORIZED
COMMISSIONERS, AS MENTIONED IN MY OPENING REMARKS THIS ITEM IS A PROPOSED COMMISSION OF ORDER TO CONTINUE THE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF THE PROPOSED NEW CRUISE FACILITY AT TERMINAL 46
IN OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS I SUPPORT THIS ACTION
AFTER WE CANCELED THE ALASKA CRUISE SEASON LAST YEAR DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE STOPPED THE FURTHER WORK ON THE PROPOSED NEW CRUISE TERMINAL INCLUDING HALTING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
THOSE WERE PRUDENT STEPS GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE CRUISE INDUSTRY'S FUTURE AROUND THE WORLD AND IN THE ALASKA MARKET
OUR FOCUS AT THIS TIME IS THE RESTART OF OPERATIONS AT OUR EXISTING TERMINALS WHEN IT'S SAFE TO DO SO
WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE COMMISSION ON DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS FRONT AS WE APPROACH THE SEASON
THE LOSS OF THE 2020 CRUISE SEASON OBVIOUSLY IS A TERRIFIC BLOW TO THE REGIONAL TOURISM AND THE PORT
CRUISE ACTIVITY SUPPORTS 5,500 LOCAL JOBS AND GENERATES 900,000,000,000 DOLLARS IN BUSINESS REVENUE
WE LOOK VERY MUCH FORWARD TO THE RESTORATION- THE SAFE RESTORATION- OF THE ALASKA CRUISE OPERATIONS WITH THE COMMITMENT THAT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR PASSENGERS, CREW, MARITIME WORKERS, AND COMMUNITY IS OUR TOP PRIORITY
PRESENTING IS AARON PRITCHARD, COMMISSION POLICY MANAGER
WELL THANK YOU EXECUTIVE METRUCK
PRESENTERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
COMMISSIONERS WILL REMAIN MUTED UNTIL THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE AND AT THAT TIME THE CLERK HART WILL CALL ON EACH OF YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND STEINBREUCK, RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSION
THE ORDER BEFORE YOU WILL REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO CONTINUE THE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION OF A CRUISE TERMINAL ON TERMINAL 46 UNTIL A REASSESSMENT OF THE INDUSTRY IT'S DELIVERED TO THE COMMISSION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND BEFORE CONSTRUCTION IS AUTHORIZED
I'LL REVIEW THE TEXT OF THE MOTION THAT GIVES DIRECTION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE COMMISSION HEREBY DIRECTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO CONTINUE THE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF DESIGN AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT ON A PROPOSED NEW CRUISE TERMINAL ON THE 29 ACRES OF TERMINAL 46 THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE UNDER AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL ALSO DEMONSTRATE CLEAR COORDINATION WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY ON FUTURE USES FOR TERMINAL 46
PRIOR TO COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION OF DESIGN OF A NEW CRUISE TERMINAL, STAFF SHALL PROVIDE A COMMISSION WITH AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND A REEVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJEC.T ADDITIONALLY, PRIOR TO COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CRUISE TERMINAL, STAFF SHALL PROVIDE A COMMISSION AN ASSESSMENT THAT INCLUDES AT A MINIMUM PROJECT COST ESTIMATES, RETURN ON INVESTMENT, AND PROJECTED MARKET DEMAND
COMMISSIONERS, THIS ORDER IS WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT REQUIRES A MINIMUM TWO STEP PROCESS BEFORE CRUISE CAN RESUME AND FIRST WAS THE UPDATED ASSESSMENT ON THE STATUS OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY BEFORE DESIGN AUTHORIZATION AND SECOND WAS A BROADER MARKET DEMAND ASSESSMENT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION
I'LL TURN THIS BACK OVER TO COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN AND THE SPONSORS TO SPEAK ABOUT ANY OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, AARON
ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US YOU HELP US DEVELOP THESE MOTIONS EVERY TIME
THANK YOU FOR THIS ONE AS WELL
AND SO COMMISSIONERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS OF STAFF
PLEASE LIMIT THE DISCUSSION TO STAFF QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
WE'LL DEBATE THE MERITS OF THE MOTION ONCE IT'S BEFORE US
PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE AND CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
I WANT TO RESERVE SOME COMMENT AFTER WE MOVE THE ORDER AS A CO SPONSOR ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN THROUGH OUR COMMITTEE WORK
BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS- WHAT ARE WE CALLING IT NOW- POSTPONEMENT YEAH WHICH I THINK IS A BETTER CHOICE OF WORDS-- COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT
THIS IS FOR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF
YEAH AND I WAS GOING TO PUT A QUESTION TO STAFF WHICH IS TO CLARIFY WHEN I WAS JUST OPENING MY COMMENT AND PREFACING A QUESTION WHICH IS- WHAT ELEMENTS NEED TO COME TOGETHER FOR STAFF TO RECOMMEND RESTARTING WORK ON THIS PROPOSED TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT? IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT NEEDS TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS WOULD POTENTIALLY COME BACK AND THAT'S PROBABLY AN OPEN ENDED QUESTION
CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION ON THAT COMMISSIONER? IF WE'RE REFERRING TO THE ORDER ITSELF, WHAT IS IT REQUIRING OF STAFF IN ADVANCE? I BELIEVE THAT BEFORE STAFF COMES BACK FOR ANY DESIGN ON ANY NEW CRUISE TERMINAL THAT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND A REEVALUATION OF PROPOSED PROJECTS
WE DON'T HAVE THAT EXPLICITLY WRITTEN OUT IN WHAT THOSE ELEMENTS OF THE RE EVALUATION WOULD INCLUDE BUT THAT IS THE FIRST STEP BEFORE ANY DESIGN WOULD CONTINUE
YEAH AND IS IT CORRECT ALSO THAT THIS WILL HAVE TO RECEIVE COMMISSION REAPPROVAL IF YOU WILL TO MOVE THEN TO RESTART THE PROJECT? THAT IS CORRECT
PRIOR TO COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION OF DESIGN OF A NEW CRUISE TERMINAL
NOTHING CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF DESIGN
THAT'S FINE
THAT'S JUST WHAT I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR
YES THANKS COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION PERHAPS I DON'T KNOW IF STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS IS ON THE LINE? DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHEN CRUISE MIGHT RESTART IN THE 2021 SEASON? THERE WERE A FEW ARTICLES OUT RECENTLY DUE TO A SENSE OF- I KNOW IT'S NOT OUR NORMAL APRIL ONE
SO THIS WEEK WE DID SEE HOLLAND AMERICA LINE DELAY THEIR ALASKA CALLS UNTIL JUNE
THAT'S ONLY A FRACTION OF OUR CALLS OF COURSE
WE DON'T HAVE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE OTHER LINES
I THINK IT IS UNLIKELY TO BE APRIL BUT WE DON'T HAVE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WATCH CLOSELY AND THERE'S A SEVERAL MONTH LEAD TIME BETWEEN THAT CRUISE LINES WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH WITH SIMULATED VOYAGES SO I'M GOING TO GUESS IT WOULD BE DELAYED AT LEAST A FEW MONTHS
BUT DO RECALL THAT OUR CRUISE SEASON ALTHOUGH IT DOES START TYPICALLY IN APRIL, IT RAMPS UP RATHER SLOWLY SO REALLY IT IS UNTIL JUNE UNTIL WE GET TO THE HEIGHT OF THE MESSAGE
BUT WE WILL BE COMING TO COMMISSION WITH MORE INFORMATION ON THAT
SO I DON'T HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER FOR YOU BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A CLEAR ANSWER TO BE HAD RIGHT NOW
NO PROBLEM
THAT'S GREAT
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION UPDATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND THEIR RESTRICTIONS
SO RIGHT NOW THE RESTRICTION STILL LAST UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY AND I KNOW THERE IS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER EVEN WITH THE RESTRICTIONS THEY WOULD ALLOW VESSELS TO TRANSIT THROUGH AND PERHAPS MAKE PROVISIONING STOPS
SO THERE ARE SOME OTHER ELEMENTS BEING DISCUSSED BUT RIGHT NOW IT IS IN PLACE UNTIL FEBRUARY 28TH
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS WHAT HAS BEEN THE CONVERSATION WITH THE ALASKAN GOVERNMENT AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO HAVE VESSELS? I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN SOMEWHAT OF A DIVIDED PUBLIC OPINION UP THERE
SO I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN TALKING WITH OFFICIALS IN ALASKAN COMMUNITIES, SO THESE ARE LOCAL OFFICIALS NOT THE FEDERAL
AND WHAT I'M HEARING IS A COUPLE OF THINGS: ONE, THEIR ECONOMY HAS REALLY BEEN DEVASTATED AND FOR CRUISE TO COME BACK THEY WANT TO BOTH OF COURSE WELCOME THAT AND WANT TO STAY SAFE
SO JUST LIKE US THEY'RE LOOKING AT HOW YOU DO BOTH THOSE THINGS
I DO KNOW THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT TESTING, LOOKING AT VACCINATIONS AND EACH COMMUNITY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
I HAVE HEARD THOUGH THAT THE LACK OF CRUISE HAS MADE PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATE CRUISE THAT MUCH MORE
ONE PERSPECTIVE THAT WAS SHARED
WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME THAT SMALL MINORITY THAT HAVE SAID THERE'S TOO MANY FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE LACK OF ANY CRUISE SEASON HAS REALLY BROUGHT HOME HOW CRITICAL THIS IS FOR THE ECONOMY
ALRIGHT THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND FOR THE RECORD THAT WAS STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS THAT WAS JUST SPEAKING
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WE'RE MOVING TO YOU
I GUESS THANK YOU
PERHAPS STEPHANIE AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK, COULD YOU SPEAK TO- I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A DESIRE TO CREATE SOME SORT OF A PRIORITY CRITERIA THAT THE PORT WOULD HAVE BEFORE WE WOULD ACCEPT CRUISE
AND SO I UNDERSTAND THAT CLEAR AND THE CDC ARE ESTABLISHING SORT OF NATIONAL AND CORPORATE STANDARDS AND THEN AS A HOME PORT I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CERTAIN HURDLES WE EXPECT TO BE CLEARED AND THEN IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR FOLKS AT KING COUNTY
I THINK THAT'S WORK IN PROGRESS BUT IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN SHARE WITH US ON THIS? STEPHANIE, I'LL LET YOU ANSWER THAT BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT THE CDC FRAMEWORK CORRECT? AND THE ELEMENTS WITHIN THAT
STEPHANIE? SURE
AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO SEE IN PLACE BEFORE WE HAVE A RESTART OF THE CRUISE SEASON CERTAINLY THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY CERTAINLY THINGS LIKE MEDICAL AGREEMENTS, HOUSING AGREEMENTS WOULD BE IMPORTANT
ADDITIONALLY AS WE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES THINKING ABOUT WHAT DOES IT NEED TO LOOK LIKE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IT IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS
WE ARE THINKING AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT THAT OUGHT TO LOOK LIKE
WE'LL BE COVERING THAT IN FUTURE BRIEFINGS WITH THE COMMISSION
ADDITIONALLY WE ARE WAITING ON ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC AND THAT GUIDANCE WE WERE EXPECTING OUT AROUND THE AROUND THE END OF LAST YEAR AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD
WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE GUIDANCE
WE SUSPECT THAT WE WILL NOT BE SEEING IT AT LEAST IN THE NEXT EIGHT DAYS
BUT THAT GUIDANCE IS A REALLY CRITICAL PIECE
OKAY AND THEN FINALLY I WOULD ASSUME YOU KNOW BEFORE WE SEEK TO HAVE THIS EVALUATION YOU WOULD GIVE US SOME OF THE THE BUSINESS FORECAST AND THINGS LIKE THAT? BECAUSE I'M AN AVID READER OF MARITIME EXECUTIVE AS YOU KNOW AND SO I JUST WENT BACK TO THE JANUARY 9, 2020 ISSUE WHERE THEY WERE PREDICTING 32,000,000 PASSENGERS GLOBALLY FOR THIS YEAR, 14,000,000 OF WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES OR IN NORTH AMERICA
AND SO THESE FOUR CATS OBVIOUSLY ARE USUALLY EASIER TO PREDICT THAN THEY WERE THIS YEAR
BUT I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT YOU WOULD KEEP THE WHOLE COMMISSION APPRISED OF THESE SORT OF CHANGES IN THE CORPORATE WORLD AS WE CAN THEN EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT TO INITIATE SUCH- TAKE ON THOSE STUDIES MORE THOROUGHLY
YES
THANK YOU
ABSOLUTELY
ALRIGHT THEN
IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE TEN C? SO MOVED
I WILL SECOND IT
OKAY IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AND IF NOT- OKAY YES
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING
I DON'T KNOW IF THE CLERK WANTS TO GO THROUGH THE ROLE
YES AND WE ARE STARTING WITH YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBERUCK
THIS IS FOR THE SESSION DEBATE
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR INITIATING THIS EFFORT
IT'S BEEN A LONG KIND OF SIMMERING ISSUE OF UNCERTAINTY AND FUTURE DIRECTION AND THERE'S NO ONE PARTICULAR ISSUE DRIVING THE NEED TO- WELL THERE IS PERHAPS BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE FACTORS GOING INTO THIS THAT WARRENT THIS KIND OF PRUDENT DUE DILIGENCE AND IF YOU WILL DELAY OR POSTPONEMENT BECAUSE THIS IS A PRETTY LARGE PROJECT INVOLVING A MAJOR COMMITMENT OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND A LOT OF MONEY AND GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES OUT THERE WORLDWIDE IN THE CRUISE AND TRAVEL INDUSTRY THIS IS A VERY PRUDENT THING TO DO AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE TOOK THIS BACK AND DID SOME ADDITIONAL WORK AND SOME ADDITIONAL DUE DILIGENCE WORKING WITH OUR DIRECTOR STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR BEST ADVICE ON HOW WE SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
AND SO I THINK WE DID EVERYTHING RIGHT THIS TIME AROUND THROUGH THAT REVIEW, COMMITTEE REVIEW, VETTING, DUE DILIGENCE AND WITH THE RIGHT ISSUES I THINK SPELLED OUT IN THE FORM OF THE ORDER THAT WE'VE JUST HEARD
AND I WANT TO JUST SAY ALSO THIS IN NO WAY SIGNALS THE PORT'S RETREAT FROM TRAVEL AND CRUISE
AND IT SHOULDN'T BE INTERPRETED THAT WAY
WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST AND VALUED CRUISE PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY HERE THAT IS AN ENORMOUS BENEFIT TO SEATTLE, THE REGION, AND THE STATE IN TERMS OF JOBS AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT
THOUSANDS OF JOBS 5,000,000 OR SO LOCALLY EACH CRUISE SEASON
THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE TO EXPAND THIS IN THE LONGER TERM AND SEEMINGLY UNLIMITED DEMAND
WE DON'T KNOW THOUGH AT THIS POINT
WE'LL HAVE A MUCH BETTER IDEA PERHAPS A YEAR FROM NOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS VERY PRUDENT AND WISE TO TAKE THIS COURSE AND THAT WE CAN REVIEW UNDER ALL THESE TERMS IN THE ORDER WHAT'S THE BEST COURSE DOWN THE LINE HERE AND WE'LL HAVE MADE GOOD, SOUND, WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS AS TIME CONTINUES
AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I WANT TO SAY
GREAT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION
YEAH I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD OTHER THAN THAT I SUPPORT THE MOTION
I DO THINK THAT THERE'S VALUE IN MAKING IT CRYSTAL CLEAR WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT OUR PLANS ARE WITH CRUISE GIVEN HOW MUCH INTEREST WE GET ON THIS ISSUE FROM THE PUBLIC AND SO I APPRECIATE STEPHANIE AND PETER BRINGING THIS UP AND MAKING IT CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO FURTHER COMMENT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, TO THE MERITS OF THE MOTION
GREAT
I JUST WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND STEPHANIE JONES STEBBINS AND ALL OF YOUR TEAM STEPHANIE
I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING YEAR WHERE WE'VE HAD OTHER LINES OF BUSINESS THAT SAW INCREDIBLE DECLINES PARTICULARLY THE AIRPORT AND THE SEAPORT EARLY ON
NONE OF THEM EXPERIENCED WHAT YOU ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF A BUSINESS LINE
AND I KNOW THAT YOUR STAFF'S HEART AND SOUL HAS BEEN POURED INTO TRYING TO MAKE THIS A GREAT HOME PORT FOR THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND YOU HAVE GREAT PROFESSIONAL TIES WITH ALASKA AND SO I JUST DON'T WANT ANYBODY ON THE STAFF TO THINK THAT WE ARE WALKING AWAY FROM YOUR GOOD EFFORTS
I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN REALLY CHALLENGING TO SEE A PROJECT THAT YOU'VE BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT PUT ON HOLD INDEFINITELY BUT AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK SO ELOQUENTLY PUT IT I DO THINK IT'S THE FISCALLY PRUDENT THING TO DO
WE HAVE A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE HAD PLANS IN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET TO PUT TOWARDS THIS
I THINK THAT AS WE SEE THE RESTART OF CRUISE IN 2021 LATER IN THE YEAR WE WILL HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF WHERE THE FUTURE MIGHT BE AND THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO TALK WITH INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES MOST IMPORTANTLY SEE WHERE THE HEALTH PROTOCOLS ARE GOING
WHAT WE ALL WANT IS TO SEE A SAFE CRUISE SEASON
AS YOU MENTIONED STEPHANIE NOT JUST THE PASSENGERS BUT FOR ME IN PARTICULAR FOR THE RESIDENTS OF KING COUNTY
BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE PASSENGERS COME THROUGH OUR AIRPORT, TRAVEL THROUGH DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TO BOARD VESSELS
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS OF KING COUNTY ARE SAFE AS THIS VACCINE ROLLS OUT
SO AGAIN VERY VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR STAFF'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT THIS NEW COURSE
AGAIN I THINK IT'S JUST A CHANGE OF COURSE AND WE WILL LEAVE IT UP TO OUR GREAT LEADER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO LET US KNOW WHEN HE IS WILLING TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS PROJECT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL I'D LIKE TO ECHO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S COMMENTS AND POINT OUT OBVIOUSLY WITH 46 IT'S ONE THING BUT WE STILL HAVE QUITE A BIG CRUISE BUSINESS HERE AND THEN ONE OF THE POTENTIAL UPSIDE OF THIS RATHER DOWNSIDE MOMENT WAS THE FACT THAT STEPHANIE WAS VISITING THESE ALASKAN PORTS AND IN THE COURSE OF TRYING TO GET SOME ALIGNMENT BETWEEN OUR WORK, THERE MAY BE SOME UPSIDE THAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT TRYING TO ALIGN SOME OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTOCOLS AND SO IN OPENING THOSE DIALOGUES I THINK THERE MAY BE FOR OUR BUSINESS WHETHER IT INCLUDES 46 OR NOT IS A POSITIVE THING AND THEN OTHERWISE DISAPPOINTING YEAR
SO MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU STEPHANIE FOR TRYING TO MAKE THIS A PROFITABLE YEAR BUT WILL BE RESOURCEFUL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER
SO IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE FOR THE VOTE
AND PLEASE SAY YAY OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK YES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
YES
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOES
OKAY SO THIS CONCLUDES OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR THE DAY
WE DO HAVE TWO BRIEFINGS OF PRETTY SERIOUS IMPORTANCE AND WE ARE ABOUT 15 MINUTES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
IF IT WAS THE PLEASURE OF THE COMMISSION TO TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK I'D BE OPEN TO FORWARDING YOU THAT TIME WITHOUT PUTTING US BEHIND SCHEDULE
IF NOT WE'LL JUST PLOW ALONG, A 10 MINUTE BREAK WOULD BE WONDERFUL, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ANYBODY ELSE? COME ON GUYS, GET OFF MUTE, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, BEFORE WE CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION OF A DISCUSSION FOR THE BREAK I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THE LAST ITEM PASSED WITHOUT OBJECTION
THANK YOU
I'VE ALSO BEEN ASKED TO CLARIFY IN THIS SECTION BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS SECTION FOR ITEM 10 B ,THIS IS INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3-7-8-3 THAT THAT INTRODUCTION PASSED
IT'S A RESOLUTION SO IT WILL HAVE ITS SECOND READING I BELIEVE THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT MEETING
SO I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD
GREAT
I WILL TAKE THE CHAIR'S PEROGATIVE HERE AND WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND GET TO STAND UP FOR A MOMENT
BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO FEEL FRESH FOR THE NEXT TWO PRESENTATIONS
THANK YOU WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK IN FIVE
THANK YOU
WE ARE AT RECESS
CLERK HART, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLE SEE IF WE'RE ALL BACK IN ATTENDANCE? I SURE WILL
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
HERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HERE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO.COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM
OKAY I'LL GIVE IT ONE MORE MINUTE TO SEE IF COMMISSIONER CHO CAN MAKE IT
IF NOT WE WILL START AT 2 25
IT WILL STILL MAKE US FIVE MINUTES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE I'LL NOTE
WELL ACTUALLY LET'S JUST GET GOING
SO HE WILL JOIN US AND THEY'RE PRESENTATIONS AND NOT ACTION ITEMS SO LET US PROCEED
SO ITEM 11, PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
MOVING ON TO 11 PRESENTATION STAFF REPORTS, CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE WILL THEN HEAR FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM 11 A, BRIEFING ON THE 2021 LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT POLICY PRIORITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS
COMMISSIONER,S PORT GOVERNMENT RELATION STAFF HAVE WORKED WITH YOU, EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS, INTERNAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP LOCAL AND REGIONAL POLICY PRIORITIES TO GUIDE PORT ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN THE COMING YEAR
SOME OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES INCLUDE CLIMATE, ENERGY, AND SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, NEAR TERM PROJECTS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, 38 CITIES OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, REGION MOBILITY, AND RESTART OF CRUISE OPERATIONS
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS TODAY FROM GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STAFF AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH LINDSEY WILBA, IS THAT TRUE OR IS IT DAVE KAPLAN? YOU ARE CORRECT, IT'S LINDSEY WILBA
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, LINDSEY, SENIOR MANAGER WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FROM EXTERNAL RELATIONS
LINDSEY? THANK YOU SO MUCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CLERK HART
ALONG WITH ME I HAVE DAVE CAPLIN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER WHO'S IN OUR SOUTH KING COUNTY AND KERRY PRAVITZ, OUR EAST SIDE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
ALSO BEFORE WE GET STARTED HERE TODAY WE WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM WHO JUST STARTED YESTERDAY, SABRINA BOLIO, WELCOME
AS YOU ALL KNOW, I HAVE SHIFTED OVER TO A NEW ROLE TO SUPPORT THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS WORK AROUND OUR WATERFRONT CAPITAL PROJECTS
MY OLD ROLE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER HAS BEEN COVERED BY MULTIPLE FOLKS FOR FAR TOO LONG BEYOND KEEPING A TOE IN THE WATER MYSELF
THANKS TO OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR NICK CAMINO, JERRY POUR, AND ERIC FITCH AMONG OTHERS FOR TAKING ON THE EXTRA LOAD FOR A LONG TIME
SABRINA IS JOINING US HERE JUST ON DAY TWO AND I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO HER TO INTRODUCE HERSELF
SABRINA? SABRINA, BEFORE YOU GET GOING LET ME JUST SAY THAT PRESENTERS YOU'LL ALL UNMUTE YOURSELVES AND COMMISSIONERS WILL REMAIN MUTED UNTIL THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE AND AT THAT TIME CLERK HART WILL ASK EACH OF YOU TO TAKE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
SO SABRINA
THANKS COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU LINDSEY
AS LINDSEY SAID MY NAME IS SABRINA BOLIEU
TODAY IS MY SECOND DAY ON THE JOB AS OUR REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER AND I AM SO THRILLED TO BE HERE
COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, I WANT TO THANK YO.U I AM READY TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVES
AND I COME TO YOU FROM CITY HALL, FROM SEATTLE CITY HALL
I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND I HAVE TO REMARK THAT THIS IS MAYBE THE FIRST PORT MEETING I'VE WATCHED ALL THE WAY AND I AM COMPLETELY IMPRESSED BY HOW CORDIAL AND REASONABLE YOU ALL ARE
IT'S WONDERFUL TO WATCH YOU GUYS IN ACTION
AND THAT BEING SAID I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT CITY HALL
I SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS WORKING FOR MAYOR DURKIN
A LOT OF MY WORK CENTERED AROUND ECONOMIC RECOVERY
PRIOR TO THAT I WORKED FOR COUNCIL MEMBER DEBORAH JUAREZ WHERE I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET A NUMBER OF YOUR LOVELY EXTERNAL RELATIONS PORT TEAM MEMBERS AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BRING MY EXPERTISE TO THE PORT
I HAVE A REALLY STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WORKS AT CITY HALL
I THINK THERE'S A LOT THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR ALL OF US BUT I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IN 2021 THAT THE PORT IS AT THE HELM OF SOME REALLY INCREDIBLE PROJECTS AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHEPHERD THOSE ALONG
THERE'S MUCH WORK TO DO
I KNOW THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PRESENTATIONS AFTER ME BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE A FEW QUICK QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY
OTHERWISE I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE
THANK YOU
SO LINDSAY WILL YOU BE PROCEEDING? I WILL BE PROCEEDING
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
EXCUSE ME, COMMISSION PRESIDENT
CLERK, DO WE HAVE THE SLIDE DECK? YES, GIVE ME JUST ONE MOMENT TO GET THAT UP
NO PROBLEM
WELL I'LL JUMP IN
TODAY WE'RE HERE TO BRIEF YOU ON THE 2021 LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICY PRIORITIES
THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR IN WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL HAVE ADOPTED SPECIFIC PRIORITIES FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY
JUST AS WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, THESE WILL PROVIDE STAFF WITH GUIDANCE TO FURTHER THE PORT'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITH THE YEAR AHEAD
WE SPENT THE PAST THREE MONTHS MEETING WITH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE PORT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH WITH EACH OF YOU AS WELL AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THE DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE TODAY REFLECT TODAY'S CURRENT DRAFT
AS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ADDITION TO THE 2020 LOCAL POLICY PRIORITIES MOST NOTABLE DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE THE COMMISSION IS PAID ON COVID 19 RECOVERY IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY FOR ALL INCLUDING THOSE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES HIT HARDEST BY THE PANDEMIC
THE RECOVERY AND EQUITY FOCUS UNDERLINES OUR COMMITMENT TO DO MORE AND WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND SUPPORTING OUR GROWING COMMUNITIES
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
THE PRIORITY ITEMS RESIDE IN FOUR MAIN CATEGORIES: PORT WIDE REGIONAL, MARITIME SEATTLE- IS THIS- SORRY CAREY, IS THIS YOUR SLIDE? NOPE
OKAY
[LAUGHTER] SORRY
AVIATION AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP
ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES INCLUDE THOSE PRIORITIES IMPORTANT TO OUR EFFORTS TO THE CORE OF OUR OPERATIONS
AFTER TODAY'S MEETING WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK AND SEEK ADOPTION AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING ON JANUARY 26
CARY, DAVE, AND I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH EACH SECTION OF THESE DRAFT PRIORITIES
WE'LL BE LISTING AND HIGHLIGHTING EACH OF THE KEY POLICY PRIORITIES, AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT, MAJOR PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
WE WON'T SPEAK TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE ITEMS IN DETAIL BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO ELABORATE FURTHER AS YOU'RE INTERESTED AND TAKE QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY
NOW NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
THANK YOU LINDSAY AND GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND DIRECTOR METRUCK
AS WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY PRIORITIES THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, COVID 19 RECOVERY IS THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE PORT AT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS AS WELL
OTHER TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE PORT'S REGIONAL AND LOCAL WORK INCLUDE ECONOMIC RECOVERY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, AND A FOCUS ON CLIMATE, ENERGY, AND SUSTAINABILITY, REGIONAL MOBILITY, INDUSTRIAL LANDS, RESILIENCY, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND AN EMPHASIS ON TRIBAL RELATIONS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ALL REMAIN KEY PORT WIDE PRIORITIES INTO 2021
NEXT SIDE PLEASE
AND BACK TO ME
SABRINA AND I WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE PRIORITIES LISTED HERE IN THE COMING YEAR
OF COURSE THE RESTART OF CRUISE IS TOP OF MIND FOR ALL AS YOUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION HAS A CONNECTION TO
WE'RE CALLING THIS CRUISE 21
IT'S AN IMPORTANT CROSS DEPARTMENTAL EFFORT THAT HAS MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TENTACLES
OUR TEAMS WORK AROUND- EXCUSE ME- OUR TEAMS WORK AROUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE MANY MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISIONS CONTINUING PROJECTS AROUND THE SEATTLE WATER FRONT AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST SPORT ALLIANCE'S T FIVE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
AS YOU'RE ALL VERY WELL AWARE, OUR ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE SEATTLE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE PROGRAM WILL BE A CENTER FOCUS INTO 2021 AND BEYOND
FINALLY THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR SAFE AND SWIFT WORK BASED ON THE 2017 EXECUTED AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AS WELL AS SOUND TRANSIT THREE IMPLICATIONS FOR WEST SEATTLE AND BALLARD LINK EXTENSIONS REMAIN KEY PRIORITIES
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THANKS LINDSAY
TOP PRIORITY FOR THE AVIATION DIVISION OF COURSE IS THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, NEAR TERM PROJECTS, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
THE FEDERAL NEPA DOCUMENT IS EXPECTED IN MID 2021
FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AT THAT TIME WITH SEPA FOLLOWING IN 2022
THE COMMISSION HAS TAKEN A NUMBER OF STEPS IN THE PAST YEAR TO PRIORITIZE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, OPPORTUNITY MOTIONS, SMALL AND WMBE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, AND THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS APPLIED TO THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY GRANT PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CITY OF SEATAC IN WHICH THE AIRPORT ENTIRELY SITS AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE HIGHLINE FORM, SOUTHSIDE ALLIANCE, AND START REMAIN PRIORITIES AS WELL
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THIS CATEGORY OF ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS WAS ADDED IN 2020
IT HIGHLIGHTS THE PORT'S REGIONAL, COUNTYWIDE, AND LOCAL KEY RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT ENABLE US TO ACTUALIZE OUR MISSION TO NOT ONLY CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO OUR ROLE IN SPURRING AND SUPPORTING ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN THE REGION
THIS SECTION HAS BEEN REORGANIZED FROM LAST YEAR CONSOLIDATING THE RELATIONSHIPS INTO GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF OUR WORK SIMILAR TO HOW WE STAFF ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY ORGANIZED
THE 38 CITY SPEAKS TO OUR RELATIONSHIPS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY WHICH IS DAVE'S FOCU,S EASTEN COUNTY AS MY FOCUS ,AND THE UNIQUE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE VASHON ISLAND COMMUNITIES
IN SEATTLE YOU MET SABRINA WHO WE HAVE JOINING US TO HELP WITH THOSE RELATIONSHIPS
OUR ENGAGEMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN BEACON HILL, TO THE DUWAMISH VALLEY, MAGNOLIA, INTERBAY, BALLARD, AS WELL AS THOSE IN PIONEER SQUARE, AND THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT ARE ALL CALLED OUT
ALL OF THESE REFLECT IMPORTANCE THE COMMISSION HAS PLACED ON ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS KING COUNTY
I'LL HAND IT OVER TO LINDSEY NOW TO WRAP UP THE PRESENTATION
THANKS COMMISSIONERS
WE'RE WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
WE'LL INCORPORATE FEEDBACK FROM TODAY'S BRIEFING OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK AND THEN ASK FOR YOUR ADOPTION AT THE JANUARY 26 MEETING AS WE MENTIONED AT THE TOP HERE
AFTER ADOPTION OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM WILL SHARE THE ADOPTED PRIORITIES AND OUR ONGOING MEETINGS WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS OVER THE COMING WEEKS
THANKS
WELL THANKS LINDSAY, DAVE, CARY, AND WELCOME ABOARD SABRINA
THIS IS QUITE THE PORTFOLIO
YOU MAKE US PROUD AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING THOROUGHLY
GOOD THING WE HAVE FIVE COMMISSIONERS ALL VERY DEDICATED
THIS IS A LARGE PORTFOLIO TO WORK WITH
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
JUST A COMMENT THAT THIS IS A REALLY REMARKABLE SET OF POLICY PRIORITIES THAT I THINK REACH DEEPLY INTO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE IN VERY MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL WAYS
WE HAVE WORK AHEAD BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT A TERRIFIC TEAM WITH THOSE WE'VE HEARD FROM TODAY AND OUR EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM IN ITS ENTIRETY
FOR THE SMALL GOVERNMENT THAT WE ARE IN A WAY WE SURE DO A LOT AND I THINK WE EXTEND OUR RESOURCES AND EFFECTIVENESS VERY POSITIVELY IN THESE VARIOUS GOALS THAT WE ESTABLISH
SO THAT'S ALL
THANKS COMMISSIONER
CLERK HART, THE NEXT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO ADD OR ANY QUESTIONS .I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU ALL FOR YOUR TREMENDOUS WORK AND I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US GIVEN ALL THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE REGIONALLY SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOU GUYS ARE DOING
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M JUST GOING TO USE MINE TO GIVE A HEARTY WELCOME TO SABRINA
I AM SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF THE TEAM
WE ARE NOT ANYTHING BUT THE QUALITY OF OUR PEOPLE AND I THINK THE CITY'S GOING TO MISS YOU FOR SURE AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AND IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THE PORT IN THE CITY DO IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE STRENGTH OF OUR UNDERSTANDING MUTUALLY ACROSS INSTITUTIONS AND SO THE FACT THAT WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY IN HOUSE WHO REALLY UNDERSTANDS THAT PLACE AND CAN HELP US TO NAVIGATE A SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIP WILL MAKE A BIG BIG DIFFERENCE
SO WELCOME ABOARD
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO COMMENTS
I'VE ALREADY BEEN BRIEFED ON THE AGENDA AND FULLY SUPPORT THE ITEMS AND I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF IS GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF THEM
SABRINA REALLY GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE COMPLIMENTS
I WILL SAY IT IS A GOAL OF THIS COMMISSION AND MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE THE CURRENT COMMISSION TO ALWAYS BE CORDIAL TO ONE ANOTHER AND RESPECT THE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE PUBLIC
SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT
BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD
IT'S A POSITION THAT'S BEEN LONG NEEDED AT THE PORT
WE'VE HAD IT OPEN FOR QUITE A WHILE
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY ENJOY YOUR TEAMMATES OVER IN GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS .THANK YOU AND AGAIN LINDSEY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS
DAVE, APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR US IN SOUTH KING COUNTY AND CARY FOR BEING OUR VOICE OVER ON THE EAST SIDE .WE GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS CARY ABOUT YOUR WORK OVER IN BELLVIEW REDMOND AREA
I APPRECIATE IT AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP BACK YOU UP WHENEVER YOU NEED US.THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL THANK YOU AGAIN AND YOU KNOW I FEEL THAT THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHO WE ARE AND THAT WE ARE A KING COUNTY WIDE ORGANIZATION THAT I'M WORKING TO GET THE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE A RETREAT AND HOPE TO HAVE A LITTLE DEEPER DIVE AND HOW WE CAN REALLY DEPLOY OUR COMMISSION TO BE AS SUPPORTIVE AS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
ONE ISSUE OF COURSE NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART IS ABOUT TRIBAL RELATIONS AND I DID WANT TO HAVE A TRIBAL LIAISON THIS YEAR DUE TO FINANCIAL SITUATIONS UNFORESEEN I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE MADE SOME EFFORT TO CONSOLIDATE OUR STAFF'S VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH WE TOUCH THE TRIBES AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THAT GROUP AS A SORT OF INTERNAL QUASI COMMITTEE
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP I THINK WE'VE BEEN MAKING GREAT PROGRESS TO DEVELOP IT AND I KNOW THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WAS A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THAT
SO IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, IF NOT LET'S READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL HEAR FROM CLERK HART AND THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 11 B, IT'S A BRIEFING ON THE FINAL 2020 NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND DRAFT SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS
COMMISSIONERS, I'M VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE, PORT OF TACOMA, AND THE PORT OF VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA HAVE JUST COMPLETED THE 2020 UPDATE OF THE NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY
THIS BRIEFING WILL COVER THE 2020 STRATEGY WHICH BUILDS ON PAST PROGRESS AND SETS A BOLD NEW VISION AND DIRECTION FOR THE FOUR PORTS TO PHASE OUT AIR POLLUTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2050
IN FEBRUARY MARCH OF THIS YEAR THE NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE MANAGING MEMBERS THE TWO HOME PORTS TO CONSIDER THE STRATEGY FOR ADOPTION WHICH WILL FORMALIZE THE PORTS' COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE CLEAN AIR AND CLIMATE ACTION
THE PRESENTERS WITH US HERE TODAY OUR SANDRA KILROY, DIRECTOR MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY AND ALEX ADAMS, SENIOR MANAGER ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS ALRIGHT THANK YOU
THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE SEEMED TO HAVE ARRANGED THE SCHEDULE A LITTLE DIFFERENT
PRESENTERS LET ME REMIND YOU TO UNMUTE YOURSELVES AND COMMISSIONERS WILL REMAIN MUTED UNTIL THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE
AT THAT TIME I'LL CALL ON EACH OF YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS
I THINK WE HAVE A SLIDE DECK? WE DO
GIVE ME A MOMENT JUST TO GET THAT
THAT'S FINE
I CAN START THE INTRODUCTION WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
WE ARE EXCITED TO BRIEF YOU TODAY ON THE STATUS OF THE NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S SPECIFIC MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN AND BASED ON PUBLIC COMMENT EARLIER I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS SPECIFIC TO THE MARITIME SIDE OF THE PORT'S BUSINESS
THE AIRPORT WORK IS BEING ADDRESSED UNDER A SEPARATE
PLANNING PROCESS
SO THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION HAS SET AMBITIOUS TARGETS FOR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS AND STAFF ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO IDENTIFY THE PATHWAYS, STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ON THE MARITIME SIDE TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS
UP UNTIL TODAY YOU'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THE NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AT THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE MANAGING MEMBER MEETINGS BUT PRIOR TO THE UPCOMING DISCUSSIONS WE ARE UPDATING YOU ON THIS CRITICAL WORK INCLUDING AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
OUR PLAN TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE AIR QUALITY IS PARAMOUNT TO ADDRESS THE URGENCY OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND THE NEEDS AROUND THE AIRPORT COMMUNITIES
DECARBONIZING THE MARITIME INDUSTRY WON'T BE EASY AND WILL REQUIRE A LONG RANGE COMMITMENT
WE HAVE ALREADY LAID A SOLID FOUNDATION TO TAKE ACTION AND THIS NEW PLAN OUTLINES OUR SPECIFIC APPROACH TO CHARTING OUR COURSE TO ZERO
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL TODAY IN THE 15 MINUTES BUT WE WILL BE READY TO FOLLOW UP ON ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU NEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS
I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE ALEX ADAMS HE'S SENIOR MANAGER FOR OUR CLIMATE AND ENERGY TEAM AND HE HAS BEEN AT THE HEART OF THIS WORK FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND WILL DO THE PRESENTATION FOR YOU TODAY
THANK YOU SANDRA AND THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS
WE ARE REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT CHARTING THE COURSE TO ZERO, OUR 2020 NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND PORT OF SEATTLE'S CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN
SO COMMISSIONER CLERK, IF YOU COULD MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS BRIEFING ARE TO PRESENT A 2020 NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY, TO REVIEW PORT OF SEATTLE'S PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CALLED CHARTING THE COURSE OF ZERO, PORT OF SEATTLE'S MARITIME CLIMATE AND ACTION PLAN OR THE MCAP AS WE CALL IT, AND TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE ONGOING COMMITMENT OF THE PORT TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITABLE OUTCOMES THROUGHOUT IMPLEMENTATION
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THE PORT IS TAKING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION WITH SEVERAL KEY PLENTY INITIATIVES UNDERWAY OR IN DEVELOPMENT
THIS FIGURE SHOWS HOW EACH OF THE PLENTY ELEMENTS IS INTERCONNECTED
THE 2020 CLEAN AIR STRATEGY IS THE OVERARCHING STRATEGY GUIDING CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND AT THE PORTS OF TACOMA, VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
FIRST ADOPTED IN 2008, THE NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND OVER THE LAST DECADE TO FOUR PORTS HAVE ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS BY WORKING TOGETHER
PARTICIPATING PORTS COMBINED REDUCED DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER 80% AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 17% FROM 2005 LEVELS ON A PER TON OF CARGO BASIS AND ACHIEVED THE STRATEGIES 2020 EMISSIONS TARGETS SEVERAL YEARS EARLY
THE 2020 STRATEGY UNDER DISCUSSION TODAY TAKES THE PORT'S ACTIONS EVEN FURTHER AND SETS A VISION TO PHASE OUT EMISSIONS ENTIRELY BY 2050
PORT OF SEATTLE'S MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN REFERRED TO AS MCAP IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ACHIEVE A 2020 CLEAN AIR STRATEGY VISION
IT CONTAINS PORT SPECIFIC ACTIONS AND COMMITMENTS FOR HOW THE PORT CAN ADDRESS EMISSIONS FROM BOTH IT'S MARITIME ACTIVITIES AND IT'S ADMINISTRATION
THE OTHER THREE PORTS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING IMPLEMENTATION PLANS THAT ADDRESS THEIR PORT SPECIFIC EMISSIONS AND LINES OF BUSINESS AND THOSE WILL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NEAR TERM ACTIONS UNDER THE M CAP IS A SEATTLE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN
THIS PLANNING EFFORT IS JUST STARTING NOW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A SEAPORT ALLIANCEM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, AND OTHER MARITIME INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WILL IDENTIFY THE PATHWAYS TO DEPLOY CLEAN ENERGY ACROSS SEATTLE'S MARITIME WATERFRONT INCLUDING WAYS TO MAKE OUR ELECTRICITY GRID MORE MODERN AND RESILIENT
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE STRATEGIES WILL OCCUR IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENTS ON AN ONGOING BASIS
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COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIES COMPLETION TIME LINE
FOLLOWING TODAY'S BRIEFING WE WILL PRESENT THE FINAL STRATEGY TO THE COMMISSIONS OF BOTH HOME PORTS AND THE MANAGING MEMBERS OF THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE IN TWO READINGS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR
FOLLOWING DISCUSSION AND IF THE TWO COMMISSIONS APPROVE, THE STRATEGY WILL BE ADOPTED THROUGH A DUAL ACTION BY THE HOME PORTS IN ONE RESOLUTION
PORT OF VANCOUVER IS ON A SIMILAR SCHEDULE WITH THEIR GOVERNING BODY
PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF ALSO PLANS TO BRING OUR FINAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BACK TO COMMISSION IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR AND THEN BEGIN DILIGENTLY WORKING TOWARD THE COMMITMENTS WE'VE MADE
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OVER THE TWO PLUS YEARS IT TOOK TO DEVELOP THE FINAL 2920 CLEAN AIR STRATEGY THE US PORTS WORKED CLOSELY WITH A REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE OF OVER 25 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY AND NONPROFIT SECTORS WHO REVIEWED AND PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
THESE PERSPECTIVES WERE ESSENTIAL AND HELPED SHAPE THE STRATEGY WE ARE INTRODUCING TODAY
IN ADDITION TO THE EXTENSIVE FEEDBACK RECEIVED IN OUR THREE FORMAL ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS WE RECEIVED NINE COMMENT LETTERS, HELD NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS ISSUES AND CONCERNS, AND PROVIDED SEVERAL BRIEFINGS TO REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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THROUGHOUT ENGAGEMENT WE HEARD BROAD SUPPORT FOR THE VISION TO PHASE OUT EMISSIONS AND THE STRONG INTEREST IN COLLABORATION
WE HEARD THAT THE VISION MUST BE MEASURABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE LATEST CLIMATE SCIENCE AND THAT THE STRATEGY SHOULD TAKE A TECHNOLOGY AND FUEL AGNOSTIC APPROACH TO TRANSITIONING TO ZERO EMISSIONS AND THAT THE PORT'S TIMELINE SHOULD BALANCE URGENT ACTION AGAINST THE COSTS AND READINESS OF ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLOGY
WE ALSO HEARD THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN STRONG ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT IMPLEMENTATION
THESE PERSPECTIVES AND OTHERS LED TO A BOLD NEW VISION FOR 2050
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THE STRATEGY'S NEW VISION IS AMBITIOUS, RECOGNIZES URGENCY, AND ALIGNS WITH THE LATEST CLIMATE SCIENCE
IT CALLS FOR THE NORTHWEST PORTS TO PHASE OUT EMISSIONS FROM SEAPORT RELATED ACTIVITIES BY 2050 SUPPORTING CLEANER AIR FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND FULFILLING OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP LIMIT GLOBAL TEMPERATURE RISE TO 1.5 DEGREES
SINCE THE FIRST STRATEGY IN 2008 WE HAVE SHOWN THAT BY COLLABORATING WE CAN DO MORE
THIS NEW VISION CALLS FOR THE PORTS TO BUILD UPON THE SUCCESSES OF THE PAST STRATEGIES TO ELIMINATE BOTH DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS STARTING NOW
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CONSISTENT WITH THIS VISION, THE NORTHWEST PORTS SET JOINT OBJECTIVES FOR EACH SECTOR TO WORK TOWARDS ZERO EMISSION OPERATIONS BY 2050 WITH A 2030 INTERIM MILESTONE
THE JOINT OBJECTIVES ARE FOCUSED AROUND THREE THEMES: CONTINUE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND PHASE OUT OLD HIGHER EMITTING EQUIPMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS, INSTALL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADDRESS CONSTRAINTS THAT LIMIT ADOPTION OF ZERO EMISSION EQUIPMENT BY 2030, AND DEMONSTRATE AND ADOPT ZERO MISSION EQUIPMENT AT ALL OF OUR PORTS BY 2050
THE APPROACH FOR OCEANGOING VESSELS DIVERGES SLIGHTLY FROM THESE THEMES SINCE IT'S LIKELY TO BE THE HARDEST SECTOR TO DECARBONIZE
THEREFORE TO PHASE OUT EMISSIONS FROM THE SECTOR THE PORTS WILL WORK TOGETHER ON INTERNATIONAL AND COLLABORATIVE ACTIONS AIMED AT ADVANCING POLICY AND DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES AND FUELS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF ZERO EMISSION SHIPS
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SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR PORT OF SEATTLE TO GET TO ZERO? THIS FIGURE REPRESENTS THE SCOPE OF THE CHALLENGE FACING PORT OF SEATTLE AND ILLUSTRATES THE TOTAL CLIMATE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH OUR MARITIME ACTIVITY AND PORT ADMINISTRATION
MARITIME ACTIVITY INCLUDES EMISSION SOURCES LIKE CRUISE SHIPS AND GRAIN SHIPS, CARGO HANDLE EQUIPMENT, HARBOR VESSELS LIKE TUG BOATS, FISHING VESSELS, AND RECREATIONAL VESSELS AS WELL AS LOCOMOTIVES AND SOME ON TERMINAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION
MARITIME ACTIVITY REPRESENTS MOST OF THE PORTS CLIMATE EMISSIONS, 94% AND 74% OF THE TOTAL EMISSIONS COME FROM OCEAN GOING VESSELS
IN CONTRAST PORT ADMINISTRATION WHICH INCLUDES EMISSIONS FROM BUILDING ENERGY USE, FLEET VEHICLES, EMPLOYEE COMMUTING, AND SOLID WASTE GENERATION REPRESENTS ONLY 6% OF THE TOTAL
FOR DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS THIS FIGURE LOOKS VERY SIMILAR
MARITIME ACTIVITIES THE LARGEST SOURCE OF DIESEL EMISSIONS AND OCEAN GOING VESSEL REPRESENT 83% OF THE TOTAL
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I'D NOW LIKE TO PREVIEW SOME OF THE PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS IN PORT OF SEATTLE'S M CAP WHICH TAKES A HOLISTIC AND SECTOR SPECIFIC APPROACH TOWARD ACHIEVING THE JOINT CLEAN AIR STRATEGY VISION AND OBJECTIVES
THE M CAP LAYS OUT CROSS SECTOR STRATEGIES WHICH ADDRESS ALL SECTORS THROUGH ACTIONS LIKE ESTABLISHING GREEN LEASES, WATERFRONT ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND FUNDING ADVOCACY, AND ONGOING ENGAGEMENT, AS WELL AS SECTOR SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS PORT OF SEATTLE'S EMISSIONS FROM IT'S MARITIME ACTIVITY AND ADMINISTRATION SOURCES
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BOTH THE CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND THE PORT'S M CAP EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION
WE'LL USE A VARIETY OF TOOLS TO ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT EMISSION REDUCTIONS AND TO SUPPORT OUTCOMES THAT REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE IN NEAR PORT COMMUNITIES
TOOLS LIKE THE WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES MAP SHOWN HERE USE CENSUS TRACKED INFORMATION TO ILLUSTRATE WHERE CLEAN AIR AND CLIMATE ACTION IS NEEDED MOST AND IT WILL HELP THE PORT PRIORITIZE ITS IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS
SOCIAL EQUITY AND TRANSPARENCY ARE ALSO GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN A CLEAN AIR STRATEGY
THE FOUR PORTS HAVE COMMITTED TO REPORT ANNUALLY ON PROGRESS CONDUCTING EMISSIONS INVENTORIES AND TO EVALUATING THE STRATEGY AND OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLANS EVERY FIVE YEARS
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FOR PORT OF SEATTLE MARITIME ACTIVITY STRATEGIES ARE BROKEN INTO TWO CATEGORIES: WATER SIDE AND LAND SIDE
ON THE WATER SIDE PROPOSED SECTOR SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING CRUISE SHORE POWER AND SUPPORTING OUR LEADING RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO PHASE OUT EMISSIONS FROM BOTH OCEANGOING VESSELS LIKE CRUISE SHIPS AND GAIN SHIPS AND HARBOR VESSELS LIKE TUGS, FISHING, COMMERCIAL, AND RECREATIONAL VESSELS
WE PLAN TO INSTALL SHORE POWER AT PIER 66 AND WE'RE ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE THE CLEAN OUR STRATEGIES JOINT SHORE POWER INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTIVE SEVEN YEARS EARLY
PROPOSED RESEARCH INCLUDES CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AN AT BERTH CRUISE EMISSIONS REPORTING PROGRAM AND RESEARCH ON THE POTENTIAL EMISSION REDUCTION BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH SLOW STEAMING UNDER THE QUIET SOUND PROGRAM
WE ALSO INTEND TO DEMONSTRATE ZERO MISSION OUTBOARD ENGINES IN OUR PORT OWNED VESSEL FLEETS AND COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS
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ON THE LAND SIDE, OUR FOCUS IS AGAIN ON RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION BUT ALSO ON ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY
A LOT OF THIS ENGAGEMENT WILL OCCUR AS PART OF THE CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AS WE WORK WITH TENANTS AND PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ENERGY AND EQUIPMENT NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES AND DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM PATHWAY TO DECARBONIZE MARITIME INDUSTRY AND TO PROVIDE POLICY SUPPORT OR PARTNERSHIPS NEEDED TO SECURE CRITICAL FUNDING
STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS EMISSIONS FROM DRAYAGE TRUCKS ARE COVERED IN THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND PORT OF TACOMA'S IMPLEMENTATION PLANS BUT PORT OF SEATTLE REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THEIR EFFORTS TO PHASE OUT EMISSIONS FROM DRAYAGE TRUCKS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE INCLUDING EVALUATING NEW STRATEGIES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM OUR OWN PROVISIONING AND SUPPLY TRUCKS SERVING OUR CRUISE AND FISHING INDUSTRIES
ACROSS THE FOUR PORTS THE CLEAN AIR STRATEGY SETS A JOINT OBJECTIVE FOR THE TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSION DREDGE STRUCTURES TO BE COMPLETE BY 2050
HOWEVER THE PORTS UNDERSTAND THAT ACTION IS NEEDED NOW TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND EFFORTS WILL BE ONGOING AND INVOLVE CLOSE COLLABORATION ACROSS INDUSTRY, COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT
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SWITCHING NOW TO OUR OWN PORT ADMINISTRATION STRATEGIES, WE'RE PROPOSING A COMMITMENT TO ELIMINATE FOSSIL NATURAL GAS USED IN BUILDING HEATING BY 2030 AND TO TRANSITION OUR VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT FLEETS TO ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLES OR USE RENEWABLE FUELS BY 2030 AND TO ENCOURAGE AND SUSTAIN FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM EMPLOYEE COMMUTING AND WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE PORT'S MARITIME HABITAT RESTORATION WORK IN THE M CAP IN RECOGNITION OF THE FUTURE POTENTIAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION OPPORTUNITIES
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLEAN AIR STRATEGY IN THE PORTS M CAP WILL REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP AND ONGOING INVESTMENT INCLUDING CONSISTENT ANNUAL FUNDING AND CAPITAL PLANNING
WE'VE INCLUDED A SELECTION OF ESTIMATED DIRECT COSTS OVER FIVE YEARS FOR BUDGETED PROJECTS AND POTENTIAL PROJECTS UNDER THE M CAP BUT THESE ESTIMATES DON'T ACCOUNT FOR THE FULL SCOPE OF COSTS SUCH AS STAFF TIME, COST SHARED BY THE PORT AND INDUSTRY, AND THOSE COST BORN BY INDUSTRY ALONE
THOSE AND OTHER COST ESTIMATES WILL EMERGE AS PART OF AN ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION AND PLANNING
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE THREE OTHER NORTHWEST PORTS WILL REPORT ON PROGRESS USING PERFORMANCE METRICS AND DATA GATHERED THROUGH EMISSIONS INVENTORIES AND OTHER WORK
THE PORTS ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT TECHNOLOGY IS MOVING QUICKLY, THAT SOME OF THE PATHWAYS TO DECARBONIZATION ARE CURRENTLY UNKNOWN
THEREFORE THE PORTS HAVE INCLUDED AN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT IN THE STRATEGY THAT ALLOWS FOR CHANGES TO TIMELINES AND ACTIONS AS NEEDED
THE PORT WILL REEVALUATE THE STRATEGY NO LESS THAN EVERY FIVE YEARS TO ENSURE THE APPROACHES ALIGNED WITH STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND THE LATEST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
WITH THAT, WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME COMMISSIONERS AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND TO DISCUSS PORT OF SEATTLE'S ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING THE SHARED VISION TO PHASE OUT SEAPORT RELATED EMISSIONS BY 2050
THANK YOU
WELL THANK YOU
SANDRA DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? NO I THINK WE WOULD JUST BE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS WE DO HAVE AND
WE'LL BE MAKING AVAILABLE THE COMPLETE WRITTEN COPY OF THE NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY WHICH IS 30 TO 50 PAGE DOCUMENT AS WELL AS RELATIVELY SOON WE'LL HAVE THE 50 PAGE DOCUMENT OF THE MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN WHICH LIKELY WILL GET INTO SOME OF THE DETAILS OF QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS NOW
OKAY THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE ON MUTE YOURSELF FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
WELL YES
THANK YOU FOR AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION SO I CAN REVIEW IT MORE CAREFULLY
THERE'S A LOT TO DIGEST THERE AND I THINK WE'VE SET A COURSE THAT'S VERY AMBITIOUS BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE RIGHT COURSE FOR THE FUTURE
SORRY ABOUT THE BACKGROUND NOISE
I CAN'T CONTROL A LITTLE OSCARITO
I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS HERE THOUGH
I WAS STRUCK BY THE FIGURE AND I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE TOP LINES HERE WHAT GETS MEASURED MATTERS AS THEY SAY
AND THE TOP LINE 94% OF THE PORT'S EMISSIONS IS FROM MARITIME
I'M NOT CLEAR HOW WE'RE MEASURING THOSE EMISSIONS BETWEEN WHETHER AN OCEAN GOING VESSEL BEING 74% OF THAT
IS THAT WHILE THEY'RE AT BERTH IN THE HARBOR
JUST LIKE THE AIRPORT WE HEAR STAGGERING FIGURES ABOUT THE TOTAL AIRPORT EMISSIONS BUT IT'S HOW IT'S MEASURED
IS I TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS? IT'S NOT THE FULL JOURNEY WE KNOW THAT AND I SUSPECT THAT NEITHER IS THE OCEAN GOING VESSELS
BUT I'D LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A CLARIFICATION ABOUT THAT AS TO HOW WE MEASURE THESE PERCENTAGES
SURE COMMISSIONER
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION
SO THIS INFORMATION THAT WE PRESENTED TODAY IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT PUGET SOUND MARITIME AIR EMISSIONS INVENTORY WHICH WAS COMPLETED FOR THE YEAR 2016 AND IT MEASURES SHIP EMISSIONS WITHIN OUR AIR SHED
AND SO THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR AIR SHED INCLUDE AN INVISIBLE LINE UP THE ENTRANCE TO THE STREETS OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THEN SOUTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER DOWN TO THE SOUTH PART OF PUGET SOUND
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EMISSIONS FROM A CRUISE SHIP IN PUGET SOUND THAT MEASUREMENT BEGINS WHEN THE SHIP ENTERS THE STRAITS OF JUAN DE FUCA AND REALLY WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN ITS ENGINES NEXT TO SHORE POWER
OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW
I'M ALSO STRUCK BY THE FIGURE THE TOP LINE THERE AGAIN
THE 94% FIGURE INCLUDES AIRPORT
IS THAT NOT RIGHT? AND AIRPORT SOMEWHERE 5,000,000 METRIC TONS A YEAR
THOSE ARE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS THAT ARE THE PRIMARY SHARE OF AIRPORT GENERATED EMISSION
IS THAT NOT RIGHT
SO TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR THE EMISSIONS INFORMATION THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TODAY AND THE NORTHWEST PORT'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY IS SPECIFIC TO THE MARITIME SIDE OF THE PORT'S OPERATIONS AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE INFORMATION.THEN MAYBE THAT STATEMENT OUGHT TO BE CLARIFIED BECAUSE IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE ENTIRE PORT PORT WIDE CLIMATE EMISSIONS FOR ALL ACTIVITY AND I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS OFF ABOUT THAT
A FOLLOW UP QUESTION HERE IS TO WHAT EXTENT ARE WE SYNCED UP WITH THE SEAPORT SINCE THE PRIMARY OCEANGOING OPERATIONS THAT CONSTITUTE THE LION SHARE ARE SEAPORT LINES OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
HOW ARE WE WORKING WITH THE SEAPORT? ARE WE SYNCED? AND I SHOULD KNOW THIS MYSELF AS A MANAGING MEMBER BUT MAYBE YOU COULD CLARIFY THAT
CERTAINLY
SO WE'RE PERFECTLY SYNCED
SO WHAT I'VE PRESENTED TODAY IS PORT OF SEATTLE'S SLICE OF THE PUGET SOUND AIR EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MARITIME SOURCES
SO THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE HAS A SEPARATE GRAPH THAT SHOWS THEIR PORTION OF EMISSIONS THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THEIR CARGO SHIPS AND CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND WITHIN THE NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY WE DISCUSS THE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL THE FOUR PORTS IN BOTH IN SPECIFIC TERMS RELATED BOTH TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER
SO WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TODAY IS PORT OF SEATTLE'S ROLE IN REDUCING OF THE EMISSIONS THAT WE CONTROL WITHIN OUR SPECIFIC LINES OF BUSINESS
OKAY ALRIGHT
THANK YOU
CLERK HART? PERHAPS WE CAN JUST MOVE DOWN THE LINE
COMMISSIONER CHO? SORRY I COULDN'T GET TO MY MUTE FAST ENOUGH
I SAW THAT COMMISSIONER CHO HAD JOINED US AT THE EARLIER PART OF THE MEETING
ARE YOU STILL WITH US COMMISSIONER CHO? OKAY WE'LL COME BACK
HE'S HAVING SOME TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
HE TEXTED US RECENTLY ABOUT SOME TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
OKAY WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
THANK YOU
YEAH THANKS
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH PRESIDENT FELLEMAN ON THESE QUESTIONS FOR SOME TIME NOW AND SO I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS PRESENTATION A COUPLE OF TIMES
CONTINUE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THE GREAT WORK WE'RE DOING RECOGNIZING THAT WE'RE IN A LARGER ALLIANCE HERE THAT'S WORKING TO NEGOTIATE THESE THINGS
I KNOW THAT THAT MAKES IT- CONSTRAINS US A LITTLE BIT BUT THE ONLY TO HAVE THE BONE TO PICK I HAVE WITH THE WHOLE THING IS I FEEL LIKE SOME OF OUR GOALS ARE - THEY'RE ACHIEVABLE AND NOT QUITE ASPIRATIONAL ENOUGH
AND SO I THINK WHAT WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER IS IN SOME OF THE AREAS PARTICULARLY AROUND THE AREAS MENTIONED IN PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF UNILATERALLY AS A PORT MOVE TO 2040 AS OUR TARGET INSTEAD OF 2050
I THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD BE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR INSTANCE AND I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO KIND OF SAY INTERNALLY WE'RE GOING TO SET THE GOAL FOR OURSELVES EVEN THOUGH AS A PART OF THIS LARGER NORTHWEST PORTS' CLEAN AIR STRATEGY WE'VE SAID BY 2050
SO WITH THAT JUST A COMMENT NOT A QUESTION AND THANKS AGAIN TO SANDY AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
I WILL JUST MENTION THAT I KNOW ELIZABETH LEVITT AND ARLIN PURCELL ON THE AIRPORT AND MYSELF AND OUR STAFF HAVE HEARD YOUR REQUEST FOR THAT AND HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOME IDEAS FOR WHAT WE COULD DO THAT I THINK IS SITTING WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AT THIS TIME AND SO WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU ON THAT
I CAN SEE STEVE GRINNING THERE SO I APPRECIATE IT IT'S IN PROGRESS
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I DON'T REALLY I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I MEAN I APPRECIATE THE REVIEW OF THIS
YOU GUYS DO AN EXCELLENT JOB
IT IS IS I THINK YOU ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE BEGINNING BOTH COMPREHENSIVE AND INCREDIBLY AMBITIOUS
SO MANY OF THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS DECADES EVEN OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT BUT AS PUBLIC PORT AUTHORITIES I THINK WE HAVE A UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAN INTO THIS EFFORT TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND OFFER BOTH INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES TO OUR CUSTOMERS TO CLEAN UP THEIR FLEETS
THERE'S ONLY SO MANY PUBLIC DOLLARS TO GO AROUND
THERE IS A FINITE NUMBER OF RESOURCES FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THIS
WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE
SO APPRECIATE WHAT THE INDUSTRY HAS DONE AND IN PARTICULAR THE STAFF FOR REALLY HONING IN ON THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST IMPACT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CHO DID GIVE US A NOTIFICATION THAT HIS COMPUTER WAS UPDATING AND RESTARTING ON HIM
SO COMMISSIONER CHO HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO REJOIN US? COMMISSION PRESIDENT I DON'T THINK SO AT THIS TIME
SO WE'LL MOVE BACK TO YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR YOUR COMMENTS
WELL UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE SEVERAL TO MAKE SO MAYBE I'LL GIVE HIM ENOUGH TIME TO GET BACK ON IT SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE I'M VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE WORK THE STUFF IS DONE ON THIS
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED SINCE THE FIRST INVENTORY AND SO THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT WORK AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK SAYS YOU KNOW IT'S WHAT YOU MEASURE AND MAYBE I'LL START AT THAT FIRST QUESTION THOUGH
BECAUSE WE START AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA THE EPA MEASURES- HEALTH EXPOSURE IS ONE OF THE THINGS FOR TOXICS
AND SO REALLY IT'S NOT UNTIL YOU GET TO THE HIGHER POPULATION DENSITIES WHERE THAT HEALTH EXPOSURE REALLY STARTS GETTING HIGH
NOT THAT I DON'T LOVE THE FOLKS IN PORT ANGELES AND IN COUPVILLE BUT ACTUALLY IT SEEMS TO ME YOU KNOW THAT WE SHOULD BASICALLY DO AN ANALYSIS AT LEAST MAYBE A MULTI INLET SELF AND TAKE THE 90 PLUS MILES OF THE STRAIGHT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND NOT LET IT DWARF THE IMPACTS OF OUR MORE LOCALIZED HIGHER POPULATION DENSITIES
AND I WAS VERY MUCH ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO A BIT MORE OF THAT WITH LOOKING AT HOW THE TRAJECTORIES OF THE AIR EMISSIONS BLOW INTO OUR HARBOR COMMUNITIES MORE SPECIFICALLY AND I KNOW THIS STUDY HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR HEALTH REASONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT I THINK THAT KIND OF REGIONAL EXPOSURE TO OUR COMMUNITIES IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO AT LEAST GET A HANDLE ON AND MAYBE BE ABLE TO USE THAT TO SET OUR OWN INTERNAL INTERNAL GOALS
IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE OVERALL AIR SHED BUT AS KING COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH OUR EXPOSURE BEING MOST AFFECTED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES IT WOULD JUST BE GOOD TO KNOW HOW THAT SUBSET APPLIES TO OUR SPECIFIC REGION
AND THEN THAT ALSO COMES TO THIS YOU KNOW BIFURCATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND US
YOU KNOW AGAIN IT'S THE SAME COMMUNITIES EXPOSED TO THE EMISSIONS SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AGAIN AN ABILITY TO YOU KNOW LEVERAGE EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BENEFITING THE OVERALL AIR SHADE OF ELLIOTT BAY AND NOT TO HAVE ONE OF US BE LAGGARDS
IN FACT ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER SHALL WE SAY TO RAISE THE BAR
AND AGAIN IT'S REALLY I THINK YOU HAVE ALL THESE DATA IT'S JUST A MATTER OF YOU SUBSETTING THIS SO WE CAN SORT OF LOOK AT OUR RELATIVE IMPLICATIONS
AND IN YOUR- IN THE BRIEFING DOCUMENT YOU NOTE THAT WELL MOST OF THE METRICS ARE PER- WAS IT PER- EMISSIONS PER TON OF CARGO MOVED SO IT'S A RELATIVE MEASURE BUT OBVIOUSLY THE PLANET RESPONDS TO ABSOLUTE NUMBERS
AND WHEN YOU SAY HERE IS THAT DURING THIS PERIOD OF THE DPM OR THE DIESEL PARTICULAR MATTER WAS DECLINED 75% IS THAT PER THE TOTAL OR IS THAT PER THE CARGO- PER A TON OF CARGO? THAT'S FOR TON OF CARGO
OKAY BUT THEN YOU SAY THAT OVERALL FOR THE FOUR PORTS THAT THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INCREASED BY ALMOST 5% AND AGAIN PORT OF VANCOUVER IS A VERY BUSY PORT SOMEWHAT TO OUR CHAGRIN
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW AGAIN WHAT IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE- HOW ARE WE DOING AND THEN MAYBE HOW ARE WE DOING IN CONCERT WITH THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE? AND AGAIN SO WE COULD SEE HOW MUCH WE CAN MOVE THE BAR
AND THEN I THINK I'LL END ON MAYBE THE POINT THAT WE DO THESE AIR INVENTORIES EVERY FIVE YEARS RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT
YEAH FOR THE PUGET SOUND MARITIME AIR EMISSION
RIGHT, SO THAT'S WHY WE TAKE STOCK OF HOW WE'VE IMPROVED AND OTHERWISE
BUT AND YOU BREAK IT OUT BY PORT BUT YOU THEN LUMP IT ALL TOGETHER
HOWEVER WE MAKE THESE FIVE YEAR ANALYSIS BUT WE MAKE 10 YEAR PLANS
SO IT STRIKES ME THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD THAT WE HAVE FIVE YEAR PLANS- JUST LIKE HOW ARE YOU- I APPRECIATE THAT THE 10 YEAR PLAN IS INCREMENTAL TO THE 20 YEAR GOAL- TO 20 WHATEVER 30 GOAL BUT I MEAN IN ORDER TO GET THERE IT'S REALLY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PROCEED
AND AGAIN TO BE STRATEGIC ABOUT THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK I THINK PROVINCIALLY PAROCHIALLY AT HOW WE CAN DO THE BEST IN OUR ELLIOTT BAY AREA IN PARTICULAR
AND THEN TO CONCLUDE AND FOR ME TO FEEL THAT WE'RE REALLY COMMITTED TO DOING THAT I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED TO SEE AGAIN ON THE BRIEFING DOCUMENT ON PAGE SEVEN OF 8 WHEN I SEE THAT THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN EARLY IMPLEMENTATION PILOTS THAT WAS A LOW ESTIMATE OF 100,000 DOLLARS FOR FIVE YEARS AND A HIGH ESTIMATE OF 500,000 DOLLARS AND THAT THE THE OVERALL ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN COMPLETION WAS 150 TO 300,000
THAT'S OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD
IT DOESN'T STRIKE ME AS A LOT OF MONEY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION SIDE AND IF WE'RE ONLY GOING TO HAVE A PLAN DONE IN FIVE YEARS IT STRIKES ME THAT WE COULD PERHAPS AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, IF YOU PUT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE NOW RIGHT WE CAN THEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ELECTRIFICATIONS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE ROAD
SO THESE ARE THE SORT OF THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW WE COULD POTENTIALLY BUILD IN FIVE YEAR GOALS TO SEE HOW WE'RE PROCEEDING DOWN THE ROAD
AND BECAUSE THERE ARE THESE LIKE THREE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES GOING ON- THE THREE FOUR PORT STRATEGY AND THEN THE THE REGIONAL STRATEGY AND THEN OUR STRATEGY, I THINK MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR THE COMMISSION IF NOT THE PUBLIC TO KIND OF HAVE A TIMELINE HOW THE THREE OF THOSE THINGS ALIGN JUST FOR A BETTER VISUALIZATION OF THIS INTERACTION
SO HOPEFULLY COMMISSIONER CHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET ON SINCE THEN BUT PERHAPS YOU CAN ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS OR WE JUST TAKE IT UP LATER
THANKS
A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS IN THERE COMMISSIONER
SO I THINK YOU TOUCHED ON OUR WORKED WITH SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE ARE WORKING AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE WITH THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE IN THE NORTH HARBOR BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT PORT OF SEATTLE SPECIFICALLY MAKES INVESTMENT DECISIONS AND THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE SEPARATELY MAKES INVESTMENT DECISIONS AND SO WE'RE KIND OF WEIGHING THAT ALONG WITH WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER AND WE WILL ABSOLUTELY STRIVE AND WORK HARD TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY AS SEAMLESSLY AS POSSIBLE
YOU RAISE A NUMBER OF GREAT QUESTIONS AROUND METRICS AND I THINK PROBABLY AFTER THIS MEETING WE CAN GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT METRICS WE HAVE
ALEX PROBABLY WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME
AND ALSO ALTHOUGH THE OFFICIAL PUGET SOUND WIDE INVENTORY IS DONE ON ONLY A FIVE YEAR BASIS, THE PORT DOES DO ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ACCOUNTING SO WE CAN HELP GET THE DATA ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS TO TRACK OUR WORK
SO I MIGHT PASS IT TO ALEX A COUPLE OF YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS
THANKS ANDY
YEAH GOOD QUESTIONS COMMISSIONER
TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR BUDGET ESTIMATES
SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ALREADY 250,000 DOLLARS APPROVED IN THAT PLANNING BUDGET TO COMPLETE THE PLAN AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT IT'S GOING TO OCCUR IN VERY CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH A VARIETY OF OTHER ENTITIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENTS AND INDUSTRY AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO ESTIMATE THE COST OF POTENTIAL PILOT PROJECTS WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE A VERY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THOSE COULD BE
SO FORGIVE THE VAGUE ESTIMATE AND PERHAPS LOW ESTIMATE
YOU KNOW IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE SPLIT THE COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT OR WITH ANOTHER TENANT AND THAT COULD COST MUCH MORE MONEY THAN WE KNOW OF TODAY
OR NCL FOR EXAMPLE
CORRECT
CORRECT
AND TO YOUR OTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE TIMELINE OF THE STRATEGY SO AS I MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION THIS ROUND HAS SOUGHT TO INCLUDE THAT ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT TO ALLOW US TO ADJUST THE STRATEGY ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS THAN EVERY 10 YEARS AND WE'LL REEVALUATE THAT ON A FIVE YEAR BASIS IN FACT TO ALIGN WITH CHANGES IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW FUELS ON THE MARKET, TRUCKS MAY BECOME MORE AFFORDABLE
A VARIETY OF THINGS COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AND WE WANTED TO CREATE A STRATEGY WAS NIMBLE AND ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE CHANGES WHEN THEY HAPPEN
SO CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE ON- ON FOR OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION JUST FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE? WE SAID WITH 5% INCREASE FROM THE FOUR PORT REGION
HOW DID WE DO SINCE THE LAST UPDATE? SO OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS READILY AVAILABLE TO TELL YOU TODAY
WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU
HOWEVER I CAN SAY THAT IN TERMS OF RAW SUBMISSIONS NOT NORMALIZED OUR EMISSIONS ARE DOWN FROM THE LAST INVENTORY AND THE BASELINE YEAR
AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND THE NORMALIZATION FACTORS YOU SEE HAVE MORE TO DO WITH CHANGES IN CARGO THROUGHPUT THAN THEY DO IN EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE
KNOW THAT OUR EMISSIONS FROM OCEANGOING VESSELS WHICH IS A PRIMARY SOURCE HAVE GONE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND THAT'S IMPORTANT DUE TO THE PORTS WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL ENTITIES TO ESTABLISH THAT NORTH AMERICAN EMISSIONS CONTROL AREA WHICH HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFICIAL IN REDUCING AIR POLLUTION AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER EFFICIENCIES TO USE CLEANER FUELS AND EQUIPMENT- MORE MODERN EQUIPMENT
JUST TO CONCLUDE
OBVIOUSLY TO BE ABLE TO DO A PER TON CARGO MEASUREMENT YOU'RE GETTING PER TON ANALYSES SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ALSO SEE THE ABSOLUTE TONNAGE
WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE THAT AND WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU
I JUST DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS FRESH AT THE TOP OF MY MIND
I MEAN IT WOULD JUST BE GOOD TO SEE THAT PLOTTED FOR THE ALLIANCE, TACOMA, FOR US AND AGAIN WE CAN WORK ON THE PER CAPITA ISSUE AS WELL
IT'S JUST THE VISIBILITY
I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AT IT THIS LONG
WE ARE LEADERS IN THIS PACK
WE'RE MEASURING THE IMPORTANT THINGS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE
HAVE I BOUGHT SAM ENOUGH TIME NOW TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK OR NOT? I DON'T SEE THAT HE HAS REJOINED US AS OF YET
I DO SEE THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK'S HAND IS UP HOWEVER
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S LEFT OVER OR IF HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YEAH I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SPEAK IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS HAVING HEARD MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS AND PRESIDENT FELLEMAN'S
I DO AGREE THAT WE NEED TO REEXAMINE OUR TARGETS TO SET EARLIER INCREMENTAL TARGETS WAY BEFORE 2050
I'M ALWAYS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE 2050 GOAL
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE LONG TERM GOALS BUT IN SOME WAYS I FEEL LIKE IT RELIEVES US OF MORE IMMEDIATE MORE AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS AND IT'S NOT WITHIN OUR SITE LINES PARTICULARLY ALL OF US
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US IS GOING TO BE HERE IN THESE ROLES BY 2050
SO THERE'S A CONTINUITY OF PRACTICE HERE THAT I THINK I WOULD BE MUCH MORE INTERESTED RIGHT NOW IN FOCUSING OUR SIGHTS ON 2030 WHICH IS YES ATTAINABLE BUT AGGRESSIVE GOALS FOR 2030
I DIDN'T SEE MUCH IN THE PRESENTATION AROUND WHAT GOALS OTHER THAN SOME IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR 20 30 BUT WHAT SPECIFIC GOALS FOR EMISSION REDUCTIONS BY 2030 MARITIME, PORT WIDE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AND THE COLLABORATIVE
AND I RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER AND WE'RE GOING TO DO MORE IF WE WORK TOGETHER IN A COALITION SENSE WHICH TAKES ME TO ANOTHER POINT HERE WITH REGARD TO THE SEAPORT
I DON'T HAVE THE SENSE IN MY LIMITED TIME ON THE SEAPORT THAT THESE EFFORTS ARE BEING MATCHED EQUALLY AT THE SEAPORT WHEN THE SEAPORT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT SHARE OF THE MARITIME EMISSIONS
AND SO I THINK THERE'S A ROLE FOR LEADERSHIP THERE
OUR MANAGING MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR WORKING BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH HARBORS AND OUR ALLIANCE LEADERS MANAGEMENT TO HAVE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF PARITY, NORTH AND SOUTH HARBORS, AND COMMONALITY OF PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN PRACTICE THROUGH THE SEAPORT
IT IS OUR PRIMARY ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTION THERE THAT ADDRESSES THE MARITIME OCEAN GOING WHICH IS AS WE'VE HEARD IS 74% OF THE EMISSIONS
THE OTHER THING I'M NOT CLEAR ABOUT AND I'LL STOP SOON HERE AND MAYBE COMMISSION CHO'S REJOINED US IS THE RED LINE OR THE DANGER LINE OF 1.5 TEMPERATURE INCREASE WORLDWIDE- THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE INCREASE WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY ATTEMPTING TO RESPOND TO AND ALL OF THIS IS TO KEEP THOSE TEMPERATURES FROM RISING IN THE WAYS THAT WE CAN CONTRIBUTE
AND I SUSPECT THAT 2050 IS GOING TO BE WAY TOO LATE WITH REGARD TO THAT RED LINE WHERE BILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED, ECONOMIES, HEALTH, WELFARE, EVERY- ONCE WE START TO- THE WORLD'S GLOBAL WARMING TEMPERATURES EXCEED THAT 1.5 RED LINE
I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON THAT RIGHT NOW BUT THAT'S WHAT GIVES ME A SENSE OF URGENCY HERE THAT WE JUST CAN'T WAIT TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS BY 2050
I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE THOUGHT OF THESE THINGS MANY TIMES AND HAVE GOOD ANSWERS BUT THOSE ARE MY SORT OF GENERAL POLICY LEVEL COMMENTS AT THIS POINT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
I MEAN I THINK IF THE COMMISSION AND THE PORT IS INTERESTED IN MOVING FASTER I MEAN WE CERTAINLY WOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ACTIONS AND INVESTMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
WE ARE- SOME OF THE ACTIONS BY 2030 WOULD INCLUDE SHORE POWER AT OUR TERMINALS WHICH WE ACTUALLY WILL ACHIEVE BY 2023 AS WELL AS ON THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE
YOU KNOW MOVING A NUMBER OF OUR ADMINISTRATION EMISSIONS BEFORE 2030
SANDY, ISN'T THE OCEAN GOING THERE REALLY THE TOUGH NUT TO CRACK? YEAH AND [MALFUNCTION] THESE ARE ACHIEVABLE AS FOR 2030, WHAT YOU LAID OUT
I HAVE LITTLE DOUBT ABOUT THAT
BUT I DON'T SEE THE PARALLEL RESULT IN TERMS OF EMISSIONS BY 2030
HOW MUCH WILL WE IMPACT EMISSIONS THROUGH THESE STRATEGIES BY 2030 AND WHAT IS LEFT TO DO, AND WHAT MORE CAN WE DO? AND I IN NO WAY WANT TO DISPARAGE THE EFFORTS UNDERWAY NOW
I THINK IT'S LAUDABLE WHAT WE'RE DOING BUT TO SAY WE NEED TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IS NOT TO DIMINISH WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING AND I DON'T WANT TO SEND THAT MESSAGE
NO I HEAR YOU
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CHART THAT KIND OF SHOWS THE REDUCTIONS WE GET FOR EACH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIFFERENT ACTIONS THAT WE CAN SHARE
BUT I THINK YOUR POINT IS REAL AND CHARLIE CASTANZA COMMENTED ON THIS AT THE BEGINNING
FOR US TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR SCOPE THREE WHICH IS THE OCEAN GOING VESSEL WE WILL NEED TO BE WORKING ON A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
WE DON'T CONTROL THAT ELEMENT BUT WE DO FEEL WE CAN BE STRONG ADVOCATES
WE'VE HAD SUCCESS IN THAT IN THE PAST AND THAT VERY WELL COULD BE A BIG FOCUS AREA FOR THE PORT IS TO MORE FULLY ENGAGE IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO CREATE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE CURRENT FUELS
GOOD
WE CERTAINLY CAN'T DO IT ALONE
SO THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT YOU MAKE
AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AT THE HELM FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA AND THE IMO AND IS MORE THAN FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IT TAKES TO DO SUCH THINGS
DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING TO THAT MATTER STEVE? IF I COULD JUST COMMENT THAT CHARLIE WAS TALKING ABOUT
THAT APPROACH TO ALL POLLUTION FROM SHIPS IS ONE THAT'S BEEN USED IN THE PAST WHICH IS INTERNATIONAL REGIMES YOU KNOW TO ELIMINATE A POLLUTION FROM CHEMICALS AND FROM GARBAGE AND PLASTICS AND ALL OF THOSE REGIMES
SO IT FOLLOWS A MODEL THERE
THAT'S HOW YOU GET THE OVERALL EFFECT OF THOSE IS THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS TO IMO ADOPTED BY OTHER NATION STATES
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN- AND WE'VE TALKED I MEAN COMMISSIONER BOWMAN MYSELF AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOU KNOW MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DRIVING THAT FROM OUR STANDPOINT
WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THOSE EFFORTS AS WELL BUT IT'S HOW YOU'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE THOSE THINGS ON THE OCEAN GOING VESSEL WHICH IS THE MOST DIFFICULT ONE TO UNDERTAKE
I APPRECIATE THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT
THE ONE THING I BROUGHT UP AGAIN AND I DON'T WANT TO ALL OF A SUDDEN SAY WE'VE MADE GREAT PROGRESS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO LOP OFF THE STRAIGHT OF JUAN DE FUCA FROM THIS ANALYSIS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BURDEN IS MORE ON THOSE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER .I THINK IT'S A LITTLE TOO EASY TO SUGGEST THAT THAT WELL THOSE ARE UNOBTAINABLE OR THE IMO MOVES THAT GLACIER PACE I USED TO SAY BUT THE GLACIERS ARE MELTING KIND OF QUICKLY
MY POINT IS THAT I'D LIKE TO REALLY FOCUS ON THOSE THINGS MOST OBTAINABLE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME WORKING FOR THE LONG VIEW AND I THINK BY DOING- SPLICING THE DATA WILL HELP US FOCUS THOSE EFFORTS
OKAY I HAVE CERTAINLY SPOKEN MORE THAN I INTEND TO AT MOST OF THESE MEETINGS BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART
I ASSUME WE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COMMISSIONER CHO
WE HAVE
HE HAS ACTUALLY REJOINED
SORRY GUYS
MY COMPUTER DECIDED TO RESTART AND UPDATE FOR ME
I ACTUALLY MISSED MOST OF THE PRESENTATION SO I APOLOGIZE ALEX AND SANDRA BUT I WILL MENTION TO FOLLOW UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS I MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING
YEAH WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO OFFER YOU A SEPARATE BRIEFING TO CATCH YOU UP
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THAT CONCLUDES OUR ROUND OF QUESTIONS FOR THIS PRESENTATION UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO BACK THROUGH ONE MORE TIME
I THINK WE'VE ADDRESSED THIS UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS A BURNING QUESTION
MR STEINBREUCK YOU STILL HAVE YOUR HAND UP? I THINK WE'RE REACHING THE END OF THE DAY HERE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF MEETING FATIGUE
THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT MEETING AND YOU'VE GOT A GREAT JOB OF PRESIDENT FELLEMAN RUNNING THE MEETING
WE STILL HAVE ITEM 12 TO COVER AND IT'S ONLY 3:57
[LAUGHTER] SO REFERRALS TO THE COMMITTEE AND CLOSING COMMENTS
COMMISSIONERS THAT CONCLUDES OUR SCHEDULED BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS RELATED TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS OR ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
HAPPILY
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK FOR CLOSING COMMENTS OR REFERRALS
I WISH EVERYONE GOOD EVENING AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK AHEAD
THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH I JUST WANTED TO REALLY QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT THAT WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13TH WHICH IS TOMORROW IS KOREAN AMERICAN DAY
EVERY YEAR ON JANUARY 13TH WE CELEBRATE THE FIRST ARRIVAL OF KOREAN IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1903
IT WAS 102 IMMIGRANTS THAT ARRIVED IN HAWAII
THE US HOUSES AND IS HOME TO THE LARGEST KOREAN AMERICA DIASPORA IN THE WORLD, MYSELF INCLUDED
AND WE ARE THE FIFTH LARGEST API GROUP IN THE COUNTRY AND SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTION THAT KOREAN AMERICANS HAVE MADE TO THIS COUNTRY AND SOCIETY ESPECIALLY IN THE TIME OF COVID WHEN MANY OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WERE TARGETED BY SOME HATRED AND BIGOTRY BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC
AND ALSO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED ADVERSELY DURING THESE TIMES AND SO I REALLY HOPE THAT AS WE RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC THAT WE KEEP MY COMMUNITY IN MIND AS WELL
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
I'M GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO GET BACK ONLINE
IT'S THE ONLY REASON I CAME BACK
[LAUGHTER] JUST KIDDING
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH THANKS FOR THE MOMENT
I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE OPENING OF MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL WHICH WILL START IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021 WITH ITS FIRST FRESHMAN CLASS AND COHORT OF BETWEEN 35 AND 45 STUDENTS DRAWING ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM AROUND SEATTLE
SO ANY EIGHTH GRADER AT A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL NOW WHO'S INTERESTED IN MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
YOU CAN FIND THE APPLICATION ON HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEBSITE UNDER THEIR CHOICE SCHOOLS LINK
WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPAL THIS WEEK
A GENTLEMAN NAMED TREMAINE HALLOWAY WHO HAS BEEN AN ADMINISTRATOR IN HIGHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND MOST RECENTLY AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
SO HE HAS LOTS OF EXPERIENCE IN BOTH ONE OF THESE INDUSTRY ORIENTED SCHOOLS BUT ALSO WITH THE TYPE OF CURRICULUM WHERE THE LEARNING IS PROJECT BASED INSTEAD OF CLASSROOM BASED IN A LOT OF INSTANCES
SO WE'RE EXTRAORDINARILY EXCITED AND REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE SO MUCH OUTREACH ALREADY DONE IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY TO ATTRACT KIDS FROM THAT AROUND THAT AREA AND THE DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31ST SO PLEASE GET THE WORD OUT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
H,I I WAS JUST REFLECTING
JUST SOME BRIEF COMMENTS THAT BY OUR NEXT PUBLIC MEETING WE WILL HAVE A NEW ADMINISTRATION IN DC AND IT'S BEEN A VERY VERY ROUGH COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR EVERYONE
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT AND EXTRAORDINARY THANKS TO GRATITUDE TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF AT THE AIRPORT IN PARTICULAR FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK IN KEEPING PASSENGERS SAFE AND THOSE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH
WE ALL ANTICIPATE IT COULD BE A ROUGH COUPLE OF DAYS MOVING FORWARD AND ASK EVERYBODY TO REMAIN CALM AND REMEMBER THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND AGAIN THANKS TO OUR STAFF FOR KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE
THAT'S ALL
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
RETURNING TO YOU COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
WELL I WILL NOT DELAY THIS MEETING ANY LONGER BUT I DO WANT TO REITERATE HOW MUCH I REALLY APPRECIATE AND TAKE ON THIS RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY, SOLEMNLY, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE REPRESENT AS PUBLIC SERVANTS
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW ENCOURAGED I AM BY THE TALENT AND STRENGTH OF MY COMMISSION AND OF OUR STAFF WHICH IS REALLY FLESHED OUT BEAUTIFULLY
I THINK OUR SYSTEMS ARE RUNNING WELL AT THE PORT WIDE AND WHEN WE HAVE THESE EMERGENCIES LIKE THIS HORRIBLE SITUATION THAT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN REFERS TO THAT WILL IMPACT OUR AIRPORT, WE RESPOND PROACTIVELY
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET CAUGHT WITH OUR FEET FLAT AND SO I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO COMMISSION CALKINS FOR THAT INCREDIBLE DEDICATION TO ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR MARITIME HIGH
THAT'S A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIM.E SO HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVE ANY NO FURTHER BUSINESS IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 3:32
THANK YOU.

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