The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-02-09 at Remote

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The Regular meeting scheduled for 2021-02-09 at Remote

THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 9TH 2021 THE TIME CURRENTLY IS 12:03 WE ARE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S SAFE START, STAY HEALTHY ORDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCLAMATION 2028 PRESENT WITH ME TODAY
OUR COMMISSIONERS, BOWMAN CALKINS CHO AND STEINBRUEK ALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
CLAIRE CART, PLEASE
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION
PRESIDENT BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS PRESENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO PRESENT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBRUEK
YEAH, THANK YOU
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE COMMISSIONER FELLEMEN
WE DO HAVE A FULL COMMISSION HERE TODAY
THANK YOU TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TOO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS LATER WE'LL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD SINCE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY THAT MEANS EACH VOTE
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE COMMISSIONERS
NAME COMMISSIONERS ON THE TEAM'S CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARE UNMUTED AND THEN ANSWER, YAY OR NAY OR YES OR NO
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ON THE LINE ARE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF THEIR SOUND WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE VOTES TODAY IN THIS MANNER, INCLUDING OUR CONSENT AGENDA
TO BE EQUITABLE WE'LL BE ASKING ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE'RE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORTS WEBSITE AND MAY BE BROADCAST BY KING COUNTY
TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, 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
WE ARE MEETING HERE TODAY AND JOINING WITH ME AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK IN HIS UPCOMING COMMENTS BEFORE
SO I'D LIKE TO START BY RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN RECOGNIZED THAT THE RIGHT TIME TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN OUR COUNTRY AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS TRULY A SPECIAL TIME, ESPECIALLY AT THIS MOMENT IN A MOMENT TO PAUSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE MANY PEOPLE IN GROWING WAYS THAT BLACK PEOPLE HAVE LED OUR COUNTRY'S EFFORTS TO PERFECT OUR DEMOCRACY
FROM THE EMANCIPATION TO VOTING RIGHTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS TO LGBTQ RIGHTS
AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE FOUGHT FOR GENERATIONS TO STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE OUR NATION
WE AT THE PORT WORK TO BUILD UPON THESE IMMEASURABLE SACRIFICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY
THIS ORGANIZATIONS LEADERSHIP AND COMMISSION ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND I'M PROUD FOR SO MANY OF THE EFFORTS WE'VE DONE
OUR CURRENT WORK WITH THE POLICING AND CIVIL RIGHTS TASK FORCE, THE PASSAGE OF OUR RACIAL BIAS AND EQUITY MOTION LAST FALL, THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR EQUITY INDEX AND THE USE OF DATA TO DIRECT FUNDING TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND THE USE OF AN EQUITY LENS IN OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORK ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF HOW WE'RE WORKING TO PROGRESS AS AN ORGANIZATION
WELL I'M HOPEFUL THAT OUR CONTINUED WORK WILL BRING TOGETHER US GRATEFUL FOR OUR WORK AND OUR STAFF IN OUR COMMUNITY
WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUALITY
CLEARLY IT'S A TWO WAY STREET WHILE TODAY'S MEETING MAY SEEM LIGHT
IT SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT OUR COMMITMENT FOR AN INCLUSIVE RECOVERY AND NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY
SO THIS IS THE FIRST LINE OF THE BUSINESSES
OUR APPROVAL OF OUR AGENDA AND WE SHOULD ASK NOW FOR COMMISSIONERS TO PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN, IF YOU HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
AND IF YOU DO I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND, PLEASE RESPOND WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME, IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES, JUST SAY NONE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
THANK YOU BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUK
NO CHANGES, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CHO, NO CHANGES, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN, NO CHANGES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NO CHANGES
COMMISSIONERS
THE QUESTION IS NOW ON THE APPROVAL AGENDA
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO
WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUK YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CHO AYE, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CAULKIN, AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY
WERE YOU GOING TO PULL ITEM 8-H? I HAD PLANNED TO WHEN WE GOT TO APPROVAL THE CONSENT AGENDA
OKAY, WE CAN DO THAT THEN TOO
THANK YOU
FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED, THEN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED
ALRIGHT, SO SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY HAVING NO SPECIAL ORDERS WE'LL MOVE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS
FIRST OFF I'D LIKE TO START BY WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH
DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, OUR COMMUNITY IN THE NATION TAKE TIME TO REFLECT ON THE MORE THAN 400 YEARS OF BLACK HISTORY AND HERITAGE
TO UPLIFT HISTORIC MOMENTS
OF BLACK ACHIEVEMENTS AND MILESTONES,AND TO FOCUS ON BLACK REPRESENTATION IDENTITY AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND DRESSING IN AN UNDOING ANT-IBLACK RACISM
THIS YEAR'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH THEME IS THE BLACK FAMILY, REPRESENTATION IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S CHAPTER OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS PLANNED A MONTH FULL OF EVENTS, CELEBRATIONS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY IN RECOGNITION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RACISM HURTS US ALL
FOR TOO LONG
OUR NATION AND OUR ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THE LINGERING AND ONGOING EFFECTS OF CENTURIES OF SYSTEMIC RACISM
WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT BLACK LIVES HAVE BEEN UNDERVALUED IN OUR COUNTRY IN A SOCIETY THAT VALUES BLACK LIVES, WILL LEAD TO CREATING A CULTURE THAT VALUES ALL LIVES
WE PEOPLE OF ALL RACES GENDERS, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, RELIGIONS AND IDENTITIES MUST WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE OF OUR SUCCESS AND WELLBEING ARE ALL CONNECTED
IN THE WORDS OF THE GREAT DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, JUSTICE DENIED ANYWHERE DIMINISHES JUSTICE EVERYWHERE
WE ALL BENEFIT FROM THE ERADICATION OF RACISM AND IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US
NOT JUST PEOPLE OF COLOR DOING THIS HARD WORK TO MAKE MEANINGFUL LASTING CHANGE IN REGARDS TO OUR BATTLE AGAINST THE COVID 19 VIRUS THESE INEQUITIES ARE FURTHER HIGHLIGHTED WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DISPARITIES REPORTED IN THE VACCINATION RATES, AROUND THE COUNTRY WE ARE SEEING THAT THOSE WHO HAVE THE TIME, TECHNOLOGY, AND KNOW HOW HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS ACCESS VACCINE DISTRIBUTION WHILE OUR VULNERABLE ELDERS HAVE BEEN SHUT OUT OF MANY VENUES
WHETHER IT IS DRIVE UP SITES OR ONLINE REGISTRATION
WE ARE COMMITTED TO AN EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND THAT RECOVERY MUST BUILD UPON EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE VACCINE
WE REMAIN ENGAGED WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ON HOW THE PORT OF SEATTLE CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT
WASHINGTON STATE AND KING COUNTY TRENDS ARE DECREASING FOR POSITIVE CASES, HOSPITALIZATIONS AND FATALITIES
IN KING COUNTY
THE R-NOT NUMBER IS BELOW 1 CURRENTLY .7 WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE SLOWING OF THE COMMUNITY SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
WE'RE KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON THE VARIANCE FOR A POSSIBLE INCREASE IN INFECTION RATES
WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A VACCINATION RATE HIGH ENOUGH TO REACH HERD IMMUNITY TO DEFEAT THE VIRUS
TURNING YOUR ATTENTION TO FEDERAL EFFORTS, LAST WEEK, THE SENATE VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT SETS IN MOTION TO BUDGET RECONCILIATION PROCESS FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN'S 1.9 TRILLION DOLLAR COVID 19 RELIEF PACKAGE
THE PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION IS START OF A 4 TO 6 WEEK PROCESS OF ACTUALLY DRAFTING A BILL AND PASSING IT THROUGH CONGRESS
CURRENTLY AIRPORTS ARE ASKING FOR 17 BILLION IN THE NEW FEDERAL RELIEF
SEAPORTS ARE REQUESTING 3.5 BILLION AND AIRPORT CONCESSIONS ARE REQUESTING 3.64 BILLION
THE BUDGET RESOLUTION PROVIDES MONEY FOR TRANSPORTATION, BUT IT'S UP TO THE VARIOUS HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES TO DECIDE HOW TO PRIORITIZE
THOSE DOLLARS WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR STATE DELEGATION AND KEEP YOU POSTED ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS ON ADDITIONAL RELIEF
OTHER NEWS COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SINCE OUR LAST MEETING INCLUDES NEW GUIDANCE LAST WEEK FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL PREVENTION iN TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
MAKING IT A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT FOR PASSENGERS AND EMPLOYEES TO WHERE FACIAL COVERINGS AT US AIRPORTS
FOR SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THE NEW MANDATE BROADENS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACIAL COVERINGS AND OFFICES, CUBICLES, WORKSTATIONS AND WORK AREAS IN ALL PUBLIC AREAS
RENTAL CAR FACILITIES, BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACES AND ANY OUTDOOR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PERIMETER OF SEATAC
I'M PROUD OF THE WORK BY OUR POLICE, SECURITY, FACILITIES ,OPERATIONS, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNICATION TEAMS IMPLEMENT THIS NEW GUIDANCE QUICKLY AND SEAMLESSLY
FACIAL COVERINGS HAVE BEEN REQUIRED AT SEATAC SINCE MAY 2020
HOWEVER, THE PORT TEAMS ACTED QUICKLY TO ENSURE PASSENGERS EMPLOYEES SEE THROUGH NEW SIGNAGE AND HERE THROUGH NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THIS NEW FEDERAL REQUIREMENT
THE AIRPORT STAFF CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATIONAL-FRIENDLY INTERACTIONS WITH TRAVELERS
AND WE'VE ALREADY HANDED OVER OUT
WE'VE ALREADY HANDED OVER 38,000 FREE MASKS IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS TO TRAVELERS
IN OTHER NEWS I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT
THE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING DEPARTMENT EFFECTUALLY KNOWN AS AFR RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATION OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FOR THE FOURTH COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT PUBLISHED IN 2020
THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT WAS LED BY THE AFR FINANCIAL REPORTING TEAM IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION IN GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
IN ADDITION AFT RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING EXCELLENCE
I'M SURE YOU'RE REALLY SHOCKED BY THIS REPORT
I'M JUST KIDDING THEY'RE LIKE THE TOM BRADY
I GUESS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
THIS IS THE 15TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR FOR BOTH THESE AWARDS
A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT
CONGRATULATIONS TO RUDY KALUZA FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN THE ENTIRE AFR TEAM FOR THE CONSISTENTLY OUTSTANDING WORK, PROFESSIONALISM AND WELLEARNED AWARDS
THAT INDICATES THE AMOUNT OF TRUST THAT WE'RE BUILDING ON OUR FINANCIALS
I'M ALSO PLEASED TO SHARE THAT
AFTER A COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND SALMON BAY MARINA WERE RECERTIFIED AS CLEAN MARINA SITES
THIS RECERTIFICATION PLACES FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND SALMON BAY MARINA AMONG 73 OTHER STATEWIDE MARINAS THAT PROMOTE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PROVIDE BOATERS WITH FREE RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
THIS IS SIGNIFICANT AS FISHERMAN TERMINAL IS A COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL HARBOR AND IS CONSIDERED A MID LEVEL WASTE PRODUCER WHICH MAKES QUALIFYING FOR THIS DESIGNATION THAT MUCH MORE UNIQUE
THE CLEAN MARINA PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PUG
THE PUGET SOUND KEEPERS
THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY WASHINGTON STATE PARKS, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, WASHINGTON SEA GRANT AND THE NORTHWEST MARINE TRADE ASSOCIATION IN THE EVIROSTARS
COOPERATIVE STAFF WORKED DIRECTLY WITH MARINAS ACROSS THE STATE TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT POLLUTION
OTHER PORT OF SEATTLE MARINAS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED THIS DESIGNATION HARBOR ISLAND MARINA BELL HARBOR MARINA AND SOCIAL BAY MARINAS
THESE DESIGNATIONS REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT AND EFFORT TO BECOMING THE GREENEST PORT IN NORTH AMERICA
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAMS OF HIS MARINES WERE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT
ANOTHER MARITIME DEVELOPMENT WORTH MENTIONING IS THAT THE MARITIME PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE TEAM RECEIVED THE FINAL PERMITS FOR DOUBLING THE SIZE OF THE ELLIOTT BAY NET PEN FACILITY WHICH IS JOINTLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE MUCKLESHOOT AND SQUAMISH TRIBES
CONSTRUCTION GETS UNDERWAY tHIS WEEK WILL BE COMPLETE BY FEBRUARY 15TH
IMMEDIATELY FALLING CONSTRUCTION
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WILL TRUCK 1 MILLION COHO SALMON SMOLTS FROM THE GREEN RIVER HATCHERY TO PIER 90 WHERE THE FISH WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO A BARGE AND DELIVERED TO THE NEW PENS
IN LATE MARCH, THEY'LL BE RELEASED TO MAKE THE PERILOUS JOURNEY OUT THE SEA
KELLY GOODWIN AND THE MARITIME OPERATIONS TEAMS ALSO SUPPORTED THE PROJECT MAKING SPACE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE AT TERMINAL 91
IN ADDITION, STAFF ALSO RECENTLY DELIVERED A COMMITMENT TO INSTALL FOUR NET TIE PILINGS OFF THE NORTH
END OF THERMAL
FIVE FURTHER DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT NAVIGATION TO THE TRIBES, THE PILING, WHICH INCLUDES SOLAR POWERED LIGHTING AND NAVIGATIONAL SIGNAGE WILL HELP FACILITATE BETTER FISHING ACCESS AND MORE EFFICIENT PRACTICES WHERE TRIBAL FISHERS IN THIS HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE FISHING AREA
THANKS TO JOHN SLOAN
CATHERINE CHU, ARTHUR KIM, DANIEL BOOTSICK AND TILA LAZLO FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS PROJECT
LASTLY I'D LIKE TO NOTE THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT SUSPENDING CRUISE OPERATIONS UNTIL FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR
WE RESPECT THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DECISION TO SUSPEND CRUISE VESSELS IN THEIR WATERS
AS YOU KNOW, THIS AFFECTS OUR HOME PORT CRUISE OPERATIONS AS UNDER FEDERAL LAW
CRUISE VESSELS MUST STOP A CANADIAN PORT ON THE ALASKA ITINERARIES
THERE REMAINS A POSSIBILITY OF A LIMITED CRUISE SEASON IN SEATTLE THIS YEAR, NONETHELESS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OUR COMMUNITY COMES FIRST AND WE AWAIT FURTHER GUIDANCE FROM THE U S CENTERS FOR DISEASE, PREVENTION AND CONTROL
DURING THIS TIME OF UNCERTAINTY, WE WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR SAFE RETURN APPROVES INCLUDING CRUISE LINES WHICH HAVE PROPOSED SOME OF THE MOST ROBUST HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES AMONG ANY TRAVEL INDUSTRY
WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS IN OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT THE LATEST HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT A SAFE RETURN OF CRUISE
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO CRUISE, SEATTLE WILL BE READY
MOVING TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE ABOUT TWO ECONOMIC RECOVERY INITIATIVES, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, AND THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM
THESE PROGRAMS ARE TWO COMPONENTS OF OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
ON THE CONSENT OF GENERAL I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 8-G, WHICH IS A REQUEST TO ENTER INTO REVISED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE SMITH COVE BLUE CARBON PILOT PROJECT, THIS PROJECT WAS INITIALLY AUTHORIZED LAST YEAR
HOWEVER, IT WAS DELAYED DUE TO COVID 19 AND RESULTED IN SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PLACEMENT OF OYSTERS AT SMITH COVE AND WE'LL
KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHEN THAT HAPPENS
COMMISSIONERS, THANKS FOR THE TIME, THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE METRUCK FOR YOUR UPDATE, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
YOU HAVE A QUICK QUESTION
YEAH, NOT A QUESTION
JUST A QUICK COMMENT
I THINK IT JUST MADE IT OUT OF STEVE'S COMMENTS
TO SEE THAT WAS REALLY COMPREHENSIVE
I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT THIS MORNING I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEDICATION OF TWO NEW FIRE TRUCKS FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE FIREHOUSE OVER AT THE AIRPORT AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT JUST TO MENTION TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE OUR FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO AN AVERAGE OF 7,000 CALLS A YEAR
THEY ARE FIREFIGHTERS NOT JUST FOR THE AIRPORT
BUT FOR SOUTH KING COUNTY, THEY HAVE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH MANY FIREHOUSES
AND SO THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVED OH, GOSH, ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF AGO
I THINK STEVE IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE
BUT THE NEW TRUCKS ARE BEAUTIFUL
THEY ARE STATE OF THE ART, THEY'RE EXACTLY WHAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS NEED AND I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT GREAT INVESTMENT AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN I'M SORRY, I WASN'T ABLE TO TAKE A RIDE WITH YOU TODAY
WE HAD OTHER BUSINESS, MR STEINBRUECK AND I THAT PRECLUDED THAT ABILITY
SO ANYWAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 6 NOW, ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? MR PRICHARD, THANK YOU
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN WE HAVE A FEW COMMITTEE REPORTS
COMMISSIONERS CHO AND CALKINS CONVENED THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 3D TO DISCUSS A POTENTIAL LABOR
WINDY CONSULTANT SCOPE OF WORK
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS ISSUE BE DISCUSSED MORE FULLY BETWEEN COMMISSIONERS AND THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL ENGAGE INTENDS TO ENGAGE IN A PROCESS TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM ACDBS AND WOMEN IN MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
AND LABOR IN ANTICIPATION OF ANY NEXT STEPS ON THAT PROCESS, THE WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUEK AND BOWMAN ON FEBRUARY 4TH AND THEY'RE BRIEFED ON THE NEXT STEP SPECIFICALLY BRIEFED ON THE NEXT STEPS OF THE MAYOR'S INDUSTRIAL LANDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
COMMISSIONERS ARE REVIEWING THE PROPOSED LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND THE PORTS POSITIONS AND WE'LL GIVE COMMENTS EARLY NEXT WEEK
THE PROCESS FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO CONCLUDE IN MARCH 2021 AND RESULT IN RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MAYOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL, PORT STAFF ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS WILL REINFORCE PROTECTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL LANDS
QUICK NOTE ON THE INTERNAL AUDIT COMMITTEE CONVENED IN LATE JANUARY AND DISCUSS THE THE DELEGATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AN AUTHORITY
A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS THAT SAM SAID BE SURE
COMMISSIONER CHO ASKED TO MAKE SURE WHEN REVIEWING THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY THAT WE LOOK CLOSELY AT FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY COST SAVINGS IN OUR SYSTEM
AND COMMISSIONER BOWMAN ASKED THE TEAM TO REALLY FOCUS CLOSELY ON STAFF EFFICIENCY SAVINGS AND REMINDED US THAT PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY IS A KEY VALUE IN OUR DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY
BOTH COMMISSIONERS STATED THEY WERE REFERRING THE MATTER TO THE AD HOC GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND STEINBRUECK FOR THEM TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
QUICK NOTE THAT THE INTERNAL AUDIT DID SAY THAT WE GAVE OUR DELEGATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY PROCESS A CLEAN AUDIT
STAFF ARE ADHERING CLOSELY TO THAT DELEGATION, BUT THEY DID IDENTIFY SEVERAL EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THAT PROCESS PROCESS
WITH COUPLE UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON FEBRUARY 10TH WE'LL HAVE OUR FIRST AVIATION COMMITTEE MEETING AT 1:00 PM WE'LL LOOK CLOSELY AT THE WORK PLAN AND BREAK THAT OUT FOR THE YEAR
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK AT ZONES
6 AND 7 PROJECT AND GET AN UPDATE ON THE AIRPORTS FLY HEALTHY PROGRAM
THE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON FEBRUARY 11TH TO LOOK AT THE WORK PLAN OVERVIEW TO GET SOME UPDATES ON THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD AROUND STRATEGY
AND TO DISCUSS THE STABLE AVIATION FUELS OVERVIEW IN A MARKETPLACE LOOK AHEAD
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
THANK YOU, MR PRICHARD, ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR AARON REGARDING THESE COMMITTEES? CLERK HART WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? SURE
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUK YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
YEAH, THANKS ALRIGHT I JUST IT IS A SLIGHT DELAY WHEN YOU TRY TO NO QUESTIONS
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NO QUESTIONS, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CALKIN NOT FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN NO QUESTIONS, BUT AGAIN
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AUDIT TEAM FOR THE CLEAN AUDIT
THANK YOU, AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NONE FOR ME
BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO CREATE A HIGHER LEVEL AWARD BEYOND PLATINUM FOR OUR AUDIT TEAM
GOING TO MAKE THEM JUMP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER
THEY'VE HIT THE GLASS CEILING
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT ONGOING EXCELLENCE WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT
WE'RE GOING ON TO NOW
ITEM 7 ,PUBLIC COMMENTS
THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON 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
AS THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME WE'LL OPEN THE LINE
AND COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
IF YOU ARE ON TEAMS MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE, THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A SHORT TIME LAG ON THE VIDEO
STREAM
COMMON TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK HART PLEASE HAVE THE FIRST SPEAKER I BELIEVE OF NINE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP, THANK YOU
I AM GOING TO GET OUR TIMERS SHARED FIRST AND THEN I WILL CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER
FROM THE GREAT CITY OF DES MOINES THAT IS CORRECT
WE HAVE CITY MANAGER MICHAEL MATHIAS WITH US TODAY
THANK YOU, MY CLOCK ISN'T WORKING BEAR WITH ME
I'M SORRY, I WE CAN STOPWATCH HIM, THERE WE GO? PLEASE, GO AHEAD
OKAY, THANK YOU
PRESIDENT FELLEMAN MEMBERS OF THE PORT COMMISSION
MICHAEL MATHIAS CITY MANAGER OF DES MOINE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY RELATIVE TO ITEM 8-H, WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THE PORT BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT WOULD ESTABLISH THE DES MOINE CREEK BUSINESS PARK, 89 ACRES, APPROXIMATELY 2,000,000 SQUARE FEET OF INDUSTRIAL OFFICE AND DISTRIBUTION
THAT WAS VERY POSITIVE, IT CREATED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 JOBS OR MORE
IT CATALYZED DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST OF THE BUSINESS PARK
21 ACRES OF NURSERY PROPERTY THAT PANATONE BUILT AN EXPANSION OF THE BUSINESS PARK, WHICH NOW INCLUDES BARTELS AND OUTDOOR RESEARCH AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE THE PORT MOVING FORWARD TO THE WEST
WE WERE INSTRUMENTAL WORKING WITH WITH THE PORT TO HAVE WASDOT E ABLE TO CHANGE ITS ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES
SO THAT SURPLUS LAND FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY COULD GO BACK INTO THE GATEWAY PROJECT
AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH CRAIG STONE WITH COURT STAFF IN THAT REGARD
I ALSO WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH WE'VE APPRECIATED OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND MR MCFADDEN ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THEY'VE BOTH BEEN GREAT
WE JUST WANT TO LET THE PORT KNOW WE SUPPORT YOUR DEVELOPMENT
WE APPRECIATE THE 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS OF FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WENT INTO OUR GATEWAY 216 TH ROADWAY, WHICH ENHANCES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS TO OUR DOWNTOWN AND MARINA REDEVELOPMENT
SO IN THAT REGARD, WE JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD LUCK WE'RE WILLING TO HELP THE PORT IN ANY MANNER THAT WE CAN AND THAT YOU HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL RFP
THAT BRINGS MORE BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT TO DES MOINE
THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MICHAEL
AND THIS WILL BE PULLED FROM THE AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION LATER
NEXT STEP CLERK HART, THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA MELINA
HI I'M GOING TO BE READING MARIA'S PREPARED COMMENTS IN ENGLISH AND SHE'LL BE SAYING THEM IN SPANISH
THANK YOU, THANK YOU
MY NAME IS MARIA MELINA
I WORK AT GATE GOURMET MAKING LESS THAN THE CTAC MINIMUM WAGE
I TESTIFIED TO YOU TWO MONTHS AGO
I TOLD YOU MY STORY AND HOW I STRUGGLE HOW MY FAMILY STRUGGLES, I AM HERE AGAIN BECAUSE I WANT TO SHOW THAT WE WILL NOT GIVE UP
YEAH, EVERY WEEK, WE MAKE LESS THAN OTHER AIRPORT WORKERS
WHO DO THE SAME JOB AS US IS A WEEK THAT WE HAVE TO GO HOME TO OUR FAMILIES AND EXPLAIN WHY WE ARE NOT VALUED AND WHY WE MUST STRUGGLE EXTRA HARD, WHY nO MATTER HOW HARD WE WORK, WE CAN NEVER GET OUT OF THE HOLE
WE ARE IN
THIS COUNTRY IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY A LAND OF THE BRAVE
I SEE THE BRAVERY IN MY COWORKERS
WHO ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES
DESPITE EVERYTHING THAT IS AGAINST THEM, WE PUSH OURSELVES AND OUR FAMILIES TO GET BY
WE NEED YOU TO SHOW US YOUR BRAVERY AND SHOW US YOU ARE SERIOUS
JUST THINK WHAT THAT WILL FEEL LIKE
TO SHOW IN YOUR ACTIONS THAT YOU COMPLETELY STAND WITH THE WORKERS, THE ONES WHO HURT
THE MOST PORT COMMISSIONERS, WE NEED YOUR ACTIONS
WE CANNOT WAIT, NO THAT'S FINE IT'S GOING, OKAY? OKAY, THANK YOU
THOSE ARE HER PREPARED COMMENTS, THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
NEXT, COMMISSIONER CLERK HART, THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RONNIE LIMO, RONNIE, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE? WE'LL COME BACK TO RONNIE
MOVING TO JOSEPH WALLACE
RONNIE'S HERE
OH, GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MOVING BACK TO RONNIE AND THEN WE'LL GO FORWARD TO JOSEPH
SORRY ABOUT THAT
GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS RONNIE TRAVERSCASIA IN TWO WEEKS, I WAS FOR US HERE I HAVE THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT WHAT DOES STILL NEED TO WIN EQUALITY
TIME AND TIME AGAIN
WE COME TO THIS MEETING AND TELL US OUR STORIES OF A HARD HEART AND BODIES ARE BREAKING WORKING WHERE WORK
WHERE MAKING WHAT WE MAKE
I KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW
I NOBODY WANTS TO THE RIGHT THINGS
WE NEED TO KNOW ARE SERIOUS SERIOUS ABOUT SUPPORTING LOW
WAGES WORKERS
SERIOUS ABOUT SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS, SUPPORTING PEOPLE OF COLOR
WE NEED YOU, ACTUALLY
WE CANNOT WAIT NOW
IS TIME THANK YOU, CLERK HART
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOSEPH WALLACE
JOSEPH, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US? YES I'M HERE, THANK YOU WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, SIR
OKAY, READY HI, MY NAME IS JOSEPH WALLACE
I WORK AT LS SKY CHEF AND I'M MAKING LESS THAN SEATAC'S MINIMUM WAGE
LAST WEEK
I WAS HERE TO PLEAD MY CASE
JUST I HAD BEEN HERE BEFORE HUNDREDS OF US IN THE SAME WAY
COME TO YOU OR ELECT FOR COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS TO PLEAD OUR CASE WHY WE DESERVE TO BE EQUAL
WE HAVE TO COME TO USE TO SHARE OUR PAINFUL STORY OF WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE WORKING FOR WORKERS AT YOUR AIRPORT
I DO NOT ENJOY THIS, BUT I DO IT BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS RIGHT
I HAVE TO LEARN THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE RISKS AND DO WHAT IS SCARY IN THE FACE
OF WHAT IS RIGHT I KNOW MAKING MAKE US EQUAL IS RIGHT
I ASKED YOU FOR TODAY TO MOVE FORWARD, TO PLAN
TO TAKE THE RISK FOR US
IT'S TIME WE NEED TO, WE NEED YOUR ACTION, WE CANNOT WAIT
THANK YOU FOR THE COMMISSION
THANK YOU, JOSEPH
NEXT, PLEASE
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA VALERIA
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS MARIA VALERA AND I'M A COOK FOR GIGERMET
ALMOST THREE YEARS
I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH TWO KIDS
WORKING GIGERMET IS NOT EASY
ENJOY WORKING HARD, BUT IT'S A LOT OF STRESS AND IT'S LOW WAGE
WE DON'T HAVE A MINIMUM WAGE IN SEATAC LIKE OTHER WORKERS OR THE PRIVILEGE TO HAVE A TICKET TO GO ON VACATION AFTER WORKING A WHOLE YEAR, WE DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE
WE ALL WORK HARD AND IT'S NOT EASY IT'S NOT EASY TO SEE AN OLD PERSON IT'S VERY OLD
THINK ABOUT YOUR MOTHER
THINK ABOUT YOUR SISTER
THINK ABOUT YOUR WIFE BEING THERE
PUSHING TO THE LIMIT
THE OLD LADIES IN GENERIC CAN BENT OVER THEY HAVE TO FIGHT
THEY HAVE TO WORK BECAUSE WE DON'T GOT NO CHOICE
WHAT I'M ASKING RIGHT HERE IT'S A LITTLE BIT HUMANITY AND TAKE ACTION FOR WHAT WE DESERVE
WE'RE HUMAN BEINGS
MY LIFE IS THE SAME AS YOUR LIFE
THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE TO SAY
THANK YOU, MARIA
I APPRECIATE THIS NEXT
CLERK HART OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANE MARCIA CALETA HI, MY NAME IS JAMES CALETA I WORK AT LSG SKY CHEFS AS AN ASSISTANT DRIVER
I'M A FATHER OF SIX YEARS OLD BY MIGRATING HERE IN US
IT IS NOT EASY THAT EVERYONE LOOKS AT US AS A SECOND CLASS CITIZEN
I SEE IT AND FEEL IT HERE IN CITY OF SEATAC, WE ARE THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY THAT GET MINIMUM WAGE
BUT WE IN AIRLINE CARRYING WERE EXCLUDED HAS BEEN SEVEN YEARS SINCE THEN
WORKERS IN AIRLINE CARRYING HAVE FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS LAW
YOU PASSED A MOTION TO PROMOTE RUSSIA EQUALITY
I DON'T SEE A MOTION TO MAKE US EQUAL, THE FIRST STEP SHOULD BE TO MAKE US EQUAL
WE NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE SERIOUS
THANK YOU, THANK YOU THUO CART, OUR NEXT SPEAKER, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STAN SHAKUMA
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
PRESIDENT FELLEMAN AND COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN CALKINS CHO STEINBRUEK AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS STANLEY SHAKUMA I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE CHAPTER OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE, THE OLDEST AND LARGEST ASIAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY
WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE WORKERS THAT YOU HAVE JUST HEARD FROM IN THEIR POWERFUL TESTIMONY THEY'RE LARGELY IMMIGRANTS
MANY ARE ASIAN AMERICANS
MANY ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THEY ARE ALL LOWER INCOME LIVING ON POVERTY WAGES
WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE LAST YEAR IN SUPPORT FOR THEM AND ONE JOB SHOULD BE ENOUGH CAMPAIGN
BECAUSE WE DO BELIEVE THAT ONE JOB SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PAY FOR YOUR RENT TO PAY FOR YOUR FOOD TO PAY FOR YOUR HEALTH CARE TO GET YOUR CHILDREN EDUCATED AND THAT IS NOT HAPPENING FOR MANY WORKERS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE THE POWER AFTER THE STATE PASSED LEGISLATION LAST YEAR TO CHANGE THAT SITUATION AND WE ASK THAT YOU DO SO URGENTLY
IT IS A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE'S A DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT ON PEOPLE OF COLOR IT'S A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS CHILDREN, HEALTH AND HUNGER IN THIS COUNTRY IT'S AN ECONOMIC ISSUE ABOUT LIVING WAGES AND ABOUT BUSINESS SURVIVAL AND WORKER SURVIVAL
AND IT'S A MORAL ISSUE DEALING WITH POVERTY IN THIS COUNTRY AND THE VALUES WE HAVE ESPOUSE WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THE LAND WE LIVE ON
AND WE RECOGNIZE THE HISTORY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I URGE YOU TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP THESE WORKERS
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STAN
NEXT CLERK HART, THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PASTOR DIA CONDA GURNING
GOOD AFTERNOON, PORT COMMISSIONERS, PEACE AND BLESSINGS TO ALL OF YOU
MY NAME IS THE REVEREND DIA CONDA GONING I'M AN ORDAINED MINISTER OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA I'M NOW SERVING AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN SHORELINE
TODAY, WE'RE HEARING THE CRY FROM WORKERS FOR HELP AND WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN HELP THEM
WE ALSO KNOW THAT 5TH AND 14TH AMENDMENT OF US CONSTITUTION EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT VIOLATIONS ON INDIVIDUALS RIGHTS TO PROPERTY
WORKERS WAGES IS THEIR PROPERTY, AND I THINK YOU WOULD AGREE THAT EVERY WORKER RECEIVE EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAW
SO, I AM ASKING YOU TO PROTECT THESE WORKERS RIGHTS FROM BEING DISCRIMINATED NOT ONLY THAT, IN CHRISTIAN FAITH, MY FAITH, WE, I AM CALLED TO THE SAME PROTECTION FOR WORKERS WAGE FOR WORKERS WAGE FROM UNFAIR PRACTICES
YOU CAN SEE IN THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW ON AND ON
AND YOU HAVE THE POWER TO PROTECT THEM
SO I AM ASKING YOU TO PROTECT THE WORKERS
WAGES FROM BEING DISCRIMINATED
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AND BLESSINGS TO ALL OF YOU
THANK YOU, PASTOR
GURNING CLERK HART YES, YES
OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS AMY LEONG
GOOD AFTERNOON, PORT COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS AMY LEON AND I'M WITH THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LABOR ALLIANCE
WE ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL AFL CIO, THE LARGEST FEDERATION MOMENT FROM THE UNITED STATES
WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT BRIDGES THE LABOR MOVEMENT TO THE ROBERT COMMUNITY WORKING WITH DIRECTLY WITH ASIAN AMERICAN WORKERS
SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF FIGURING OUT EVERY WAY TO IMPLEMENT SENATE BILL 6217 PASSED BACK IN MARCH 2,020 AS AN AGENT PACIFIC ISLANDER ORGANIZATION
A PAUSE SUPPORTS AIRLINE CARRIER WORKERS BECAUSE WE KNOW MANY OF THEM ARE FROM OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PEOPLE OF COLOR IMMIGRANTS REFUGEES
THIS IS A RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUE
THIS PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN THE INEQUITIES OF OUR SOCIETY AND HOW WORKERS CONTINUE BEING LEFT BEHIND
WORKERS LOST THEIR STABILITY AND NO CLEAR TIMELINE RETURNING WHAT WE CONSIDER NORMAL
WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE WAGES OF AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS SO PEOPLE ARE NOT CHOOSING BETWEEN BASIC NEEDS TO LIVE IN A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR BILLS
THIS WOULD IMPACT HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WHO DESERVE TO BE TREATED EQUAL TO OTHER WORKERS IN THE SEATAC AREA
THESE WORKERS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO SUPPLY FOOD FOR AIRLINE THAT CONTINUES TO FLY DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
THEY'RE WORKING UNDER EXTREME RISKS ALL AROUND THE AREA
GROCERY WORKERS ARE NOW RECEIVING HAZARD PAY, INCLUDING RIGHT BY THE AIRPORT IN THE CITY OF BURIEN
AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS ARE BEING TOLD THEY MAY TAKE A WHILE SINCE THE BEGINNING
I HAVE PLEDGED TO STAND AND FIGHT WITH AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS UNTIL THEY WIN
MEANS THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY DESERVE, WHICH IS THE SAME AS ALL OTHER SEATAC WORKERS
SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE MEANS BEING BOLD TAKING RISK AND NOT TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER NOW IT'S TIME TO TURN YOUR OWN WORDS INTO ACTIONS
THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AMY
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO'S TAKING THE TIME TO TESTIFY AT THIS POINT IN TIME
CLERK HART, DID WE GET ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUMMARIZE FOR US? WE DO AND I CERTAINLY CAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON
WE'VE RECEIVED NINE WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S MEETING
THESE EVOLVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND IN SUMMARY WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 10 A ON OUR AGENDA
TODAY, MAYOR GARY HARRIS AT THE CITY OF WOODINVILLE BREAKEVEN PRONUNCIATION
ASSOCIATE PLANNER OF THE CITY OF NORTH BEND JESSE CONDO CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF BELLEVIEW HAVE ALL SUBMITTED LETTERS AND SUPPORT OF ITEM 10 A ON OUR AGENDA TODAY FOR CONTRACT AGREEMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2021 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH KING COUNTY CITIES
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ERNEST THOMPSON FROM THE CITY OF NORMANDY PARK
WRITES REGARDING THE USE OF HYPER LOOPS TO REPLACE THE VAST MAJORITY OF JETS AND ENCOURAGE THE PORT TO INVITE REPRESENTATIVES FROM HYPERLOOP COMPANIES AND TUNNELING COMPANIES TO GIVE A PRESENTATION TO THE PORT OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF BUILDING HYPERLOOP
AMARI TEREK OF NOBLE TRANSPORT LLC RIGHTS TO INFORM THE PORT COMMISSION
THAT AS A SMALL LIMOUSINE COMPANY OWNER THAT THEIR BUSINESS IS CLOSING AND ASK THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER PARTIAL PERMIT REFUNDS FOR LIMOUSINE BUSINESSES THAT CLOSE AND INFORM THE PORT THAT THEY RELINQUISH THEIR AIRPORT
PERMITS
REGARDING ITEM 11 A SARAH CHIEFLY LAURA GIBBONS AND CHARLOTTE DODD
ALL WRITE REGARDING THIS ITEM NOTING THAT THE AVIATION COMMITTEE WORK PLAN MUST INCLUDE AN EFFECTIVE RED MAP FOR HOW THE PORT WILL MEET IT'S 2030 TARGETS AND REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
AND THEN OUR FINAL COMMENTER IN WRITING TODAY IS BERNARDINE LUNCH
SHE ASKED COMMISSIONERS TO RESPOND TO THE FAA'S DRAFT POLICY ON NOISE AND PROVIDES A COPY OF THE POLICY NOTING THAT THE PORT IS IN A GOOD POSITION TO KNOW ABOUT THE INCREASES IN PUBLIC COMPLAINTS, WHAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THEM AND THE EFFECTS OF ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
HEARING
NO FURTHER TESTIMONY WILL MOVE ON NOW TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 8
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE WILL BE ADOPTED BY A SINGLE MOTION IS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ADOPTION REMAINING OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA
COVERING ITEMS, EIGHT A-B-C-D-E-F AND G
ITEM H HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE ADDRESSED SEPARATELY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THAT HASN'T BEEN OFFICIALLY PULLED
IF WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
SORRY I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I FORGOT THAT WE DIDN'T DO IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AS WE NORMALLY WOULD
HAVE
ARE ANY ITEMS FROM THIS CONSENT AGENDA TO BE REMOVED? THANK YOU, THIS IS COMMISSIONER BOWMAN I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM 8-H
SO MOVED, DO WE HAVE A SECOND I'LL SECOND IT
SO
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YAY OR NAY
WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED
OKAY, SO JUST TO CLARIFY COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, THIS IS FOR WE'RE PULLING ITEM 8-H
AND THIS IS FOR ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ALL OTHER ITEMS CONTAINED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
AND THAT WILL CONSIDER 8-H SEPARATELY I'M SORRY, OF COURSE
OKAY LET'S GO BACK AND GET GO AHEAD, SIR
IT WAS MOVED AND SECONDED ON THE REMOVAL OF ITEM
EIGHT H FROM THE AGENDA
WE SHOULD CALL A VOTE FOR THAT SO
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE ON THAT
BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS TAKE ONE BIG VOTE ON REMOVAL OF 8H AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
AT ONE TIME, SHOULD WE START OVER WITH THAT MOTION COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
I THOUGHT, THAT'S WHAT WE DID THE FIRST TIME
AND WE NOW MOVE TO ADOPT THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH G WHILE REMOVING ITEM EIGHT H
DOES THAT REQUIRE A SECOND
MICHELLE SO WE'RE DOING THE FULL APPROVAL COMMISSIONER CALKINS INCLUDING REMOVAL OF, 8-H, ALL AT THE SAME TIME
SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION I'LL MOVE IT
THANK YOU, SECOND
THANK YOU, SO CLERK
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL WELL, DO BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CALKIN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN AYE, THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM EIGHT
OKAY, SO THIS ITEM WILL BE DISCUSSED AND ADDRESSED AT THIS TIME
AND THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES IN THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED
THANK YOU, OKAY
SO, ITEM EIGHT H WAS REMOVED FROM THE PRESENT AGENDA AND WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THIS TIME
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD
AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM EIGHT H AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE SR 509 SURPLUS PROPERTY IN DES MOINES WASHINGTON FOR $2,900,000
PLUS ASSOCIATED FEES, INCLUDING PRE DEVELOPMENT COST DUE DILIGENCE AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
THE PROPERTY WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADJACENT PORT OWNED PROPERTY AND ADD VALUE TO THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE
COMMISSIONERS ACQUISITION OF THIS PROPERTY WILL CONNECT TO OTHER PORT PROPERTIES ON ADJACENT SIDES OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL TO MAXIMIZE FUTURE INDUSTRIAL
USE STAFF HAVE DONE THEIR DUE DILIGENCE IN THE MARKET ANALYSIS IS INCLUDED IN NEAR MATERIALS
ONCE ACQUIRED
THIS PARCEL WILL BE PART OF A LONG TERM GROUND LEASE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY NEAR SEA
BRIEFERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE DAVE MCFADDEN MANAGING DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CAROL LEESE DIRECTOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
OKAY, SO PRESENTERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES
COMMISSIONERS WILL REMAIN MUTED UNTIL THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE
AT THAT TIME I'LL CALL ON EACH OF YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MICHELLE COULD YOU PULL UP THE PRESENTATION DECK FOR THIS ITEM, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY DAVE, AUBREY IS ACTUALLY DRIVING TODAY
SO I KNOW SHE'S QUEUING THAT UP RIGHT NOW
ALRIGHT, GOOD
APOLOGIES, ONE MOMENT
OKAY LET'S JUST GO TO SLIDE TWO
WE'RE REQUESTING COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO APPROVE A 3.5 MILLION DOLLARS PURCHASE OF A FORMER 509 RIGHT OF WAY IN THE CITY OF DES MOINE
WASHINGTON LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE
SO HERE'S A PICTURE OF DES MOINE CREEK WEST, IT SITS ADJACENT AND DOWN TO THE WEST OF OUR ESTABLISHED DES MOINE CREEK BUSINESS PARK
AND TO PUT THIS DEVELOPED IN PERSPECTIVE OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS OVER 2.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SPACE IN DES MOINE, BURIEN AND SEATAC
AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF THIS RIGHT OF WAY
WE WILL ASSEMBLE IT WITH OUR PORT PURCHASE PROPERTY NEXT TO IT AND BE ABLE TO GO TO MARKET AND DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, JUST A LITTLE CLOSER LOOK THERE
YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE THAT'S WHAT CITY MANAGER MATHIAS TALKED ABOUT EARLIER
YOU CAN LEAVE THE WAS DOC PARCEL LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND REALLY, THE REASON WE WANT TO GO TO MARKET IS TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY
SO IT ENHANCES SEATAC
BY SUPPORTING OUR AVIATION SUPPLY CHAIN AND BRINGING COMPANIES CLOSER TO OUR AIRPORT
THIS PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO GENERATE JOBS AND BENEFICIAL TAX REVENUES FOR THE CITY OF DES MOINES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IT'LL GENERATE INCOME TO SUPPORT AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS AS WE DEVELOP IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
AND FINALLY THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRIAL LAND PRESERVATION
IT REALLY TAKES THIS PROPERTY AND PUTS IT TO ITS HIGHEST USE
SO, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TURN IT OVER TO KIRA AT THIS POINT, WHO WILL GO INTO MORE DETAILS
THANKS, DAVE, AND THANKS, DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS, MICHELLE OR ABREE YOU COULD FORWARD TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME
THANK YOU AS DESCRIBED ONCE WE'VE ACQUIRED THE PARCEL
WE SEE A QUICK OPPORTUNITY IN THE MARKET WITH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
REALLY TOPPING THE CHARTS DURING COVID, WE THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO ISSUE AN RFP FOR AN EXPANSION AND EFFECT OF THE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL DES MOINES CREEK INDUSTRIAL PARK
ONCE THIS IS APPROVED, WE WOULD QUICKLY MOVE TO A CLOSING WITH WASH DOT IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES IN PARCELIZING THE PARCEL AND WORK TO DISTRIBUTE AN RFP LATER IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR
THAT WOULD ALLOW US IN EARLY 2022 TO APPROVE A GROUND LEASE WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THE BASIS OF THAT RFP AND THEN TO FURTHER BREAK GROUND AND DELIVER AN EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT SOMETIME IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024 IF YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD
AUBREY, AS I MENTIONED, AND HAS BEEN MENTIONED MANY SETTINGS BEFORE
THIS IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST MARKETS THAT THE PUGET SOUND HAS EVER SEEN FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SINCE THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THE ACQUISITION OF THIS PARCEL AS BEEN CONTEMPLATED FOR A LONG TIME
AND SOMEWHAT DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE COVID ISSUES WE'RE EAGER TO GET THIS OUT TO MARKET WE'VE GOT DEVELOPERS CALLING US ALL THE TIME
AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE TREND LINES, VERY POSITIVE FOR A GOOD OUTCOME FOR US, NOT ONLY IN THE RFP, BUT FROM AN INCOME STANDPOINT, GIVEN THE RENT WE CAN COMMAND OUT HERE
SO YOU GET TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THE PROPERTY AND IF YOU KIND OF LOOK AT THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF ALL THESE DEPICTIONS, WHERE WE SHOW JUST OUR ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS AND SCHEMATIC FORM OF WHAT COULD TAKE PLACE
THAT RIGHT HAND CORNER WHERE YOU SEE A LITTLE TRIANGLE IS WHAT WE'VE CONSIDERED THROUGH OUR EVALUATION ADDITIONAL USABLE PROPERTY FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES THAT WIDENS THE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM
IT GETS US ANY NUMBER OF COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OUT HERE THAT COULD SUPPORT THE AIRPORT EITHER WITH MANUFACTURING, OFFICE, DISTRIBUTION, SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATORS, OR ANY NUMBER OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE ZONING
CAN MOVE FORWARD
CAN I JUST ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION? SURE
SO OF THOSE DIFFERENT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IF WE PUT THIS OUT FOR AN RFP, THE OTHER THAN JUST THE MAXIMUM RETURN ON INVESTMENT
ARE WE ABLE TO SAY BASED ON OUR YOU KNOW GUIDANCE OR SOCIAL INTERESTS THAT WE WOULD TAKE A TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT OVER ANOTHER REGARDLESS OF IF IT'S COST CLOSE
BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE HIGHEST ONE
ABSOLUTELY WE'RE ON A MISSION BASED ORGANIZATION AND WE CAN DEPLOY OUR LAND AS A RESOURCE TO OUR MISSIONS ENDS
WHAT WE'RE INTENDING HERE IN DES MOINES IS TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF SEA, SO ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WOULD WANT TO SELECT THAT IS MORE SUPPORTIVE
GIVEN WHAT OUR STRATEGIC INTERESTS ARE AT THE TIME YOU CAN INCLUDE IN THE RFP, I SEE ANOTHER HAND UP
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK YES, THANK YOU
I WANTED TO ASK IF THERE'S A LOSS OF TREE CAN'T BE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AND IF THAT WILL BE MADE UP SOMEWHERE ELSE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SIGNIFICANT TREE CANOPY IN THAT AREA
IT'S BEEN APPROPRIATELY EVALUATED
NOT ONLY BY OUR OWN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS, BUT AT THE CITY OF DES MOINES
AND WHATEVER REQUIREMENTS THERE MAY BE WHEN A SUBSEQUENT FOOTPRINT IS PUT FORWARD BY THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED UNDER LAW AND OBLIGATION TO MAKE THAT IMPROVEMENT
OKAY, WELL, THAT SORT OF PARTIALLY ANSWERS IT
THERE WAS NOT ANY SIGNIFICANT TREE CANOPY THAT WE DID OUR EVALUATION I'D LIKE, TO JUST BUY A LITTLE TIME AND DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND GET YOU A BETTER ANSWER
OKAY, I JUST THINK WE'RE A LITTLE UNPREPARED TO DIVE DEEP ON THAT SIDE
OH, THANK YOU I'LL TAKE AN IOU, THANK YOU
I JUST LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON HIS POINT, THOUGH
THERE MAY BE, YOU KNOW, STATE OR CITY CODE FOR TWO TO 1 REPLACEMENT OR WHATEVER
IT DOES, NOT PRECLUDE US FROM EXCEEDING THAT AS WE'VE DONE IN OTHER SITES
SO IT'D BE GOOD TO KNOW WHAT THE CODE IS AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW MAYBE TO EXCEED THAT
YES WE'LL CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP ON A MORE DISCREET SET OF INFORMATION ABOUT THAT
SO MOVING FORWARD WE ANTICIPATE A TOTAL DEVELOPABLE SITE AREA OF ABOUT 19 ACRES WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR 300,000 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING AREA AND WE'RE PROJECTING GIVEN WHERE RENTS ARE TODAY, TO STABILIZE THE ANNUAL INCOME ON THE LAND LEASE OF ABOUT 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS
NOW, THIS IS ALL HAS TO DO WITH WHAT WE ACTUALLY GET IN THE DOOR, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE MARKET IS TELLING US RIGHT NOW
ON THE COST BASIS,WE REFLECT THE COST WE'VE ALREADY
BORN TO MAKE THE STREET IMPROVEMENT THAT WAS REFERRED TO EARLIER
PER 2.9 IS THE NEGOTIATED ACQUISITION PRICE WITH WASH DOT AND WE'RE INCORPORATING SOME FUNDS TO ALLOW FOR SOME PRE DEVELOPMENT COSTS THAT WE'VE HAD JUST GETTING THIS PRODUCT PARCELIZED IN MARKETING
SO QUITE A HEALTHY INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN PROJECTED AT 7.8% WITH THE PAYBACK PERIOD FROM THE PERIOD OF STABILIZATION FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS
MOVING FORWARD, SO HERE'S THE RECAP, OUR PARCEL TO THE WEST ADJOINED TO, THE PARCEL TO THE EAST WE'RE ALSO SHOWING THE POTENTIAL OF CONNECTING OUR PRIOR DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS
IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT USEFUL
AS WE SAW BEFORE, THIS PROPERTY CAN SUPPORT ANY NUMBER OF AVIATION SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT FOR POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND ADDITIONAL JOBS AND WE'RE EAGER TO GET THIS UNDER WAY SO WE CAN SEE THE REVENUE AND THE JOBS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
WELL, THANK YOU, KIRA AND DAVE
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS OF STAFF
PLEASE LIMIT THE DISCUSSION TO STAFF QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME WILL DEBATE THE MERITS OF THE MAIN MOTION
ONCE IT'S BEEN MOVED
PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE CLERK HART
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUEK
NOT AT THIS TIME
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CHO FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
NONE FOR ME, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CAULKIN
YEAH, I THINK SO I WAS FLIPPING THROUGH MY BINDER TO FIND THAT
I THINK YOU'RE ABOUT TO PULL UP IN THE APPENDIX SLIDE
THAT SAYS WITH OR WITHOUT WASH DOT OPTION, CAN YOU PULL THAT UP? I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL
AUBREY WILL HAVE TO RELAUNCH THE PRESENTATION
GIVE HER JUST A MOMENT
NO WORRIES
I GUESS
PART OF WHAT INTERESTS ME ABOUT THIS IS THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE SUM IS GREATER THAN THE PARTS, RIGHT? AM I ASSESSING THAT CORRECTLY? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY HERE, GO AHEAD
YEAH, I DO GET TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE
SO THE DEPICTION ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN IS A REPRESENTATION THAT OUR ARCHITECT CONSULTING ARCHITECTED ON THIS SET DEPICT WHAT CAN REASONABLY BE ASSUMED AS A FOOTPRINT ON THE WASH DOT PARCEL AND
THAT CORNER TO THE RIGHT ADDING
IT ACTUALLY ADDS MORE THAN JUST A MODEST IMPROVEMENT OF THE LEASABLE FOOTPRINT
ONE THING THAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL MARKET RIGHT NOW, THE ONE THAT'S SO HOT
IS IT FAVORS DEVELOPMENTS OVER 100,000 SQUARE FEET THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF THE LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN IS LOOKING FOR
AND THE JOINT PARCELS PRESENT A MUCH BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE MARKET WHERE IT IS TODAY
IN ADDITION, THERE IS SOME ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY TO THE WASH DOT PARCEL
WE THINK THAT WE ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LAND AND WORKING WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES, WE'RE ABLE TO RETAIN A TRAIL THAT MOVES THROUGH HERE
REPLACE SOME OF THE SENSITIVE AREAS IN KEEPING WITH OUR HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP STANDARDS, RATHER THAN LEAVE THIS PARCEL OPEN AND PRONE TO MISUSE
ORPHANED, IF YOU WILL
AND THE PROJECTED INCOME ON THE LARGER FOOTPRINT IS MEANINGFUL LONG INTO THE FUTURE FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE UNDER A LONG TERM LEASE
THANK YOU AND THE PORTION THAT WE SEE TO THE RIGHT OF THESE IMAGES OR EAST OF THESE IMAGES IS PART OF WHAT WE WOULD ACQUIRE IN IT AND WE COULD MAKE THE DECISION TO PUT THAT INTO GREEN BELT AND PERPETUITY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
OR WHY IS THAT NOT CONTEMPLATED AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT SENSITIVE WETLANDS AREA WHICH DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THE FOOTPRINT
NOW THAT BEING SAID IN THE RFP, IF THE DEVELOPER THAT IS MOST SUCCESSFUL WANTS TO PURSUE A MITIGATION WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES UNDER FEDERAL AND LOCAL REGULATION TO MITIGATE FURTHER FOR A LARGER FOOTPRINT
WE WOULD ENTERTAIN THAT POSSIBILITY YOU CAN SEE THE TOPOGRAPHIC LINES ON THE ONE ON THE LEFT BEING RATHER STEEP
EXACTLY
SO HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO PAY TO EXCAVATE? HOW AND MITIGATE VERSUS WHAT THE MARKET DEMANDS AND WHAT THE SITE IS BEST USED FOR
BUT WAS THAT REFLECTED IN THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY BEING THAT ITS, I WOULD CONSIDER THAT POTENTIALLY UNDEVELOPABLE WITHOUT HEROICS
YEAH IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE A DESTINY FOR THE WASH DOT PARCEL
THAT IS AN INCLUSIVE OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE LAND
IT IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE APPROACH TO THIS
I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHY WE'RE FEELING LIKE WE'RE THE BEST OWNERS
AND I THINK WASH DOT NEGOTIATED WITH US IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT IT WOULD BETTER TO CONJOIN THESE PARTIALS FOR ALL CONCERNED
OKAY, THANK YOU
KIRA, THANK YOU
ARE THERE ANY OTHER? OH YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE ROLL STILL
YES, WE ARE AT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
YEAH, GREAT NO REAL QUESTIONS
I JUST APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING FLEXIBLE AND BEING WILLING TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THIS ITEM FOR THE PUBLIC
I THINK IT'S REALLY A GOOD NEWS STORY
WE'VE HAD AN EXCELLENT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES OVER AT LEAST THE SEVEN YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION AND HUGE KUDOS TO THE CITY MANAGER
OBVIOUSLY TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT HE ALSO REPORTS TO BUT REALLY, THE CITY MANAGER HAS BEEN THE ONE WITH A LOT OF VISION
FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH THE PORT
SO THE REASON I PULLED THIS OFF, CONSENT WAS I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE DO OTHER THINGS BEYOND JUST THE AIRPORT AND THE SEAPORT
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT CAN REALLY LEAD TO JOBS IT'S THE ONLY THING I'D ADD TO THAT IS THAT I DO HOPE IS THIS PROJECT MOVES FORWARD, THERE IS A FOCUS ON CREATION OF NEW JOBS AND NOT JUST MOVING JOBS FROM ONE AREA OF THE REGION INTO DES MOINES
WHILE SOMETIMES WE CAN CAN BE A LITTLE TRIBAL IN OUR EFFORTS TO BRING NEW JOBS INTO A COMMUNITY I'M NOT SAYING THAT DES MOINES IS DOING THAT
BUT I THINK THAT THE FOCUS ON CREATING NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES I HOPE IS WHAT THE CITY WILL PURSUE, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SECOND THAT LAST MOTION OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND BUT NO FURTHER QUESTION, SO AT THIS TIME, IS THERE ANY? IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE ITEM EIGHT H SO MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
MOTION IS MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION? CLERK HART PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU FOR DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUEK ALRIGHT, NOT FOR THE VOTE, SIR
FOR ANY DEBATE ON THE MAIN MISSION, NO COMMENTS, THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CHO, NO DEBATE, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS NO, FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN NO FURTHER COMMENTS
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS
PLEASE SAY YES OR NO
WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR THE VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CHO AYE, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLOWMEN AYE, THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
THE MOTION PASSES, THANK YOU SO MUCH
ALRIGHT, ITEM NINE
THANK YOU
MOVING THIS ITEM
THERE ARE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS AT THIS TIME WHICH BRINGS US NOW TO NEW BUSINESS CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM ON THE RECORD
AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK
THANK YOU, THAT IS ITEM 10 A AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AGREEMENTS AND IMPLEMENT THE 2021 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH KING COUNTY CITIES AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $930,000 COMMISSIONERS
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 2016 TO ADVANCE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CITIES IN KING COUNTY
THE 2021 GRANT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCED COVID 19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY, DAVE MCFADDEN MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOE MEYER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE 2020 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS AND REQUESTING COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION FOR THE 2021 PROGRAM
OKAY, SO LET ME JUST REMIND THE COMMISSIONERS AND YOURSELF OF THE NEED TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND COMMISSIONERS WILL REMAIN MUTED UNTIL THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE
AT THE TIME I'LL CALL ON EACH OF YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS
AND IF I COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO LIBERTY THAT I JUST THINK THAT THESE THREE ITEMS THAT MR MARTIN IS PRESENTING ON US
IT REALLY JUST SHOWS THE PORTS COMMITMENT TO BOTH JOBS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
AND THAT THE THREE ITEMS LOOKED AT TOGETHER IS REALLY A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF PORT LEVERAGING ITS POSITION TO BENEFIT THESE TARGETED COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY
THANK YOU, PLEASE MAKE US PROUD
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS, CAN WE THROW THE SLIDE DECK UP, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
WE ARE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AGREEMENTS AND IMPLEMENT THE 2021 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH KING COUNTY CITIES
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $930,000
NEXT SLIDE
JUST TO GIVE YOU A RECAP
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN GOING SINCE 2016
WE PROVIDE FUNDING TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE TRENCHES IN EVERY CITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION
WE PROVIDE THE FUNDING ON A PER CAPITA BASIS
WE DID HAVE TO LOWER THE FUNDING FOR THE LARGEST CITIES BASED ON SOME BUDGET REDUCTIONS WE TOOK FOR THIS YEAR
WE'RE NOW CAPPING THAT AT 60,000 THE SMALLEST CITIES RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF $5,000
WE EVERY CITY TO MATCH OUR FUNDS AT A 50% LEVEL, BUT WE DO PROVIDE A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY
WE ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE SOME OF THAT IN KIND
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO REALLY, WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THE CONTINUING RELIEF AND RECOVERY THAT THIS PARTNERSHIP CAN PROVIDE IN 2021., AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE CITIES TO NARROW THEIR FOCUS FOR THESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND REALLY PROVIDE EITHER SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, HELPING COMPANIES ON MAIN STREET OR THE KEY INDUSTRIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY
TO REALLY SUPPORT THAT BY LOCAL OR MARKET PLACE DEVELOPMENT
THAT CALL TO HAVE PEOPLE COME OUT IN A HEALTHY, SAFE, MANNER AND SPEND MONEY AND PATRONIZE LOCAL BUSINESSES
TO REALLY SUPPORT THAT HYPER LOCAL TOURISM, NOT AGAIN
TALKING ABOUT ANY INTERNATIONAL VISITING
HOW DO WE JUST GET PEOPLE TO VISIT SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT THAT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY THAT COMES
AND FINALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON THE HEALTH OF OUR WORKFORCE
RETAINING IT FURTHER DEVELOPING IT FOR THE FUTURE
AND SO AGAIN, THE FOCUS VERY MUCH THIS YEAR WILL BE ON SUPPORTING IMPACTED BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS
NEXT SLIDE I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JOE MEYER AT THIS POINT HE'LL GIVE YOU A RECAP OF THE 2020 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO INTRODUCE THREE CITY REPRESENTATIVES THAT HAVE JOINED US ON THE CALL AND JOE WILL BE HANDING IT OFF TO THEM AND I WANT TO MAKE SOME INTRODUCTIONS AT THIS POINT
I'LL HAVE JEN DAVIS-HAYES FROM THE CITY OF ISSAQUAH TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'VE DONE WITH THEIR GRANT PROGRAM
I'LL HAVE NATHAN DOMB FROM SHORELINE
TALK ABOUT THEIR CITY'S EFFORTS
AND FINALLY I'VE ASKED MICHELLE WILMONT WITH THE CITY OF KENT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR WITH THEIR GRANT FUNDING
ALL OF THEM ARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS FOR THESE RESPECTIVE CITIES, AND AGAIN I'LL JUST TURN IT OVER TO JOE RIGHT NOW AND THEN HE WILL TURN IT OVER TO THEM FOR THEIR COMMENTS
JOE, THANK YOU, DICK SO 2020 WE HAD A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CITIES PARTICIPATE IN THE AIRPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM REPRESENTING OVER $800,000 IN PORT INVESTMENT ACROSS KING COUNTY, WITH STRONG MATCH FROM OUR CITY PARTNERS
AND WHILE CITIES STARTED THE YEAR FOCUSED ON A BROAD RANGE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, THEY QUICKLY PIVOTED FOCUS TO REALLY ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS FROM COVID 19 AND SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES
NEXT SLIDE
SO A NUMBER OF CITIES USE THE PORT OF SEATTLE FUNDING TO HELP GET STATE AND FEDERAL PANDEMIC AID TO SMALL BUSINESSES
IN TOTAL OVER $16,000,000 AND $3,400 AND GRANTS WERE GIVEN TO IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS KING COUNTY
AND AS YOU CAN SEE MANY OF THEM MORE WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES NEXT SLIDE
AND JUST IN ALL, THERE WAS OVER $1.4 MILLION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS ACROSS KING COUNTY THIS YEAR
AND OVER THE WHOLE LIFECYCLE OF THE PROGRAM THERE'S BEEN OVER $5 MILLION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING CITY MATCH
NEXT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE JEN DAVIS HAYES WHO'S GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CITY OF IS ISSAQUAH'S PROJECT
OKAY, GREAT
THANK YOU, JOE AND DAVE
AND GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCKS
THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PORT COMMISSIONERS FOR PAST SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM
I'VE WORKED IN MUNICIPAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THREE CITIES OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS AND TRULY RECOGNIZE THE SUCCESS OF THIS PORT'S EFFORT
I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE PORT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF TO BRING ALL THE CITIES TOGETHER TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES
THIS EFFORT HAS REALLY HELPED THE CITIES AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY DURING THE PANDEMIC AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HELP US COME OUT OF THIS RECOVERY WITH BETTER SERVICES FOR OUR BUSINESSES MOVING FORWARD
SO THE PORT GRANT IS AS INVESTED IN OUR BUSINESSES THROUGH SEVERAL EFFORTS
SOME THAT PIVOTED DURING THE PAST YEAR AND SOME THAT ARE NEW TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT NEEDS
ISSAQUAH'S PART OF A COLLABORATION OF FIVE EAST SIDE CITIES THAT START UP 425 TO PROVIDE BUSINESS TRAINING TO EAST SIDE ENTREPRENEURS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IN 2020, OUR PLAN WAS TO ADD AN INNOVATION LAB ACCELERATOR PROGRAM AND COLLABORATION WITH BELLEVIEW COLLEGE AND TO CONTINUE OUR BUSINESS WORKSHOPS THAT SERVES HUNDREDS OF ENTREPRENEURS FROM ISSAQUAH, BELLEVIEW, REDMOND, RENTON KIRKLAND AND BEYOND
IN ADDITION TO DOING THESE ITEMS IN 2020 WE QUICKLY PIVOTED TO MOVE THESE PROGRAMS ONLINE
AND WE CREATED WHAT WE BRANDED AS "RESTART UP 425" WHICH IS A WEB PORTAL OF COVID 19 RESOURCES FOR EAST SIDE BUSINESSES
WE ADDED 1 ON 1 BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES THROUGH BUSINESS, IMPACT NORTHWEST AND OVER 600 BUSINESSES WERE SERVED PROVIDING HELP TO APPLY FOR SBA LOANS, VARIOUS GRANTS ASSISTANCE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT AND OTHER RESOURCES
THESE SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE TO BUSINESSES IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES THROUGH STAFF OR INTERPRETER SERVICES
ONE OF THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT ISSAQUAH LAUNCHED WAS ISSAQUAH LOYAL A BY LOCAL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES
OUR COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS OUR CHAMBER, OUR DMO, OUR DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION AND OTHER BUSINESS DISTRICTS TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT WAYS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES
OUR INTENT IS NOT TO CREATE THIS PROGRAM TO HELP BUSINESSES SURVIVE AND RECOVER ONLY BUT TO CONTINUE TO SHOWCASE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE FUTURE
ALONG THE VALENTINE'S DAY THEME, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A LOVE YOUR CITY CAMPAIGN WE ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO POST PICTURES OF THEMSELVES, BUT WITH THEIR FAVORITE BUSINESS PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR BY THEIR BUSINESS
SO OVERALL, THIS GRANT PROGRAM WAS INTEGRAL TO NOT ONLY ALLOWING US TO PIVOT SERVICES TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES WHEN THEY NEEDED IT MOST, BUT CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES AS A HIGHLIGHT BY OUR PEER CITIES
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOVE YOUR CITY NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE OR WORK AND CONTINUE TO FUND THIS PROGRAM
THANK YOU
THANKS JIM AND NOW WE HAVE DATE AND DON FROM SHORELINE
GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SHORELINE I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS PROGRAM FOR THE SEATTLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IS TO OUR COMMUNITY
WE'VE BEEN AN ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM SINCE THE BEGINNING, LEVERAGING THE STRENGTHS OF OUR PARTNERS HERE IN SHORELINE IN FILM AND MUSIC, FARMERS MARKETS, ART, LOCAL BUSINESS TO ADVANCE KEY CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
OUR SHORELINE FILM OFFICE, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF SHORELINE
AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL DIGITAL FILMMAKING PROGRAM
HAVE TO GIVE A PLUG FOR THAT AND SHORELINE ART
IN 2020 WE WORKED TOGETHER TO PUT ON FOUR SOLD OUT DRIVE-IN EVENTS SHOWCASING FEATURE LENGTH FILMS AS WELL AS 15 LOCAL SHORT FILMS THAT RECEIVED FIVE EARNED MEDIA PLACEMENTS AND PAID OPPORTUNITIES FOR FILMMAKERS AND LOCAL VENDORS
AND OUR ATTENDEES REALLY ENJOYED SHOWING OFF THEIR LOCAL FOOD AND SNACKS THAT THEY BROUGHT TO THE EVENT FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PHONE CALLS CAME IN FROM AROUND THE REGION ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AS THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST EVENTS WITHIN DAYS FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS TO BE ABLE TO PIVOT TO A COVID SAFE TOURIST ATTRACTION
WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OUR FARMERS MARKET IN 2020 TO ADAPT
AS WELL, THEY RAN 17 MARKET DAYS AND ACTUALLY INCREASED THE AVERAGE SHOPPER SPENDING PER VISIT
AND I LIKE THE WAY MY COLLEAGUE JEN REFERRED TO FOLKS SHOWING THE LOVE FOR THEIR LOCAL BUSINESSES
WE DEFINITELY FELT OUR COMMUNITY WHEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY REALLY WANTED TO COME OUT AND EMBRACE OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND OUR LOCAL FARMERS, WHICH WAS A VERY PROMINENT FEATURE OF THAT PROGRAM
DESPITE THAT SMALLER FOOTPRINT AND THE CANCELED ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPONENTS
IT REALLY WAS A VERY STRONG ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE FOR THE MARKET THIS YEAR
AND AS FAR AS MUSIC IS CONCERNED BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WHEREVER YOU GO IN THIS COUNTRY YOU'RE LIKELY TO HEAR A RADIO STATION PLAYING MUSIC MADE IN ONE OF SHORELINE'S MANY RECORDING STUDIOS
IN 2020 WE PARTNERED WITH THE SHORELINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND LOCAL MUSIC INDUSTRY, NONPROFIT BLACK FRET SEATTLE TO HOST OUR SECOND ANNUAL SHORELINE MUSIC SUMMIT AND TWO EVENTS HELD ALL HELD ONLINE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ON ARTS MONETIZATION STRATEGIES AND TO HELP MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE BUSINESSES BOUNCE BACK AND BE PREPARED FOR THE POST PANDEMIC FUTURE
IN 2020 WE ALSO PROMOTED A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CENTER, RIDGE CREST, A BELOVED LOCAL SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION IN REFRACT 2020 OF THE SEATTLE GLASS EXPERIENCE
AND WE HAD LOCAL ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS
BROUGHT TOGETHER GLASS ARTS ENTHUSIASTS TO OUR AREA IN A SAFE AND CONTROLLED MANNER
BUT RESULTED ALSO IN AN EVERGREEN MARKETING PIECE LINKING OUR ARTS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS ONE UNIFIED MARKETING PIECE TO PROMOTE OUR AREA TO THE PUBLIC
SO WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL ARTISTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, WHICH HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PIVOTAL TO THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF OUR REGION AND OUR RISK, DUE TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC
WE AND OUR PARTNERS ARE GRATEFUL TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR ENABLING US TO START AND AND AMPLIFY THESE CREATIVE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND I ALSO WANT TO ECHO AGENT THAT I REALLY WANT TO GO FURTHER
AND THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CITIES WHO DO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
IT IS REALLY, WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS NETWORK THAT WE'RE A PART OF AND ALSO THE CONVENING IN ADDITION TO THE CONVENING EFFORT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF
THE COACHING, ADVISING, ENCOURAGEMENT IT AGAIN AS I HEARD SOMEONE SAY EARLIER THE SUM
THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THE PARTS
SO THANK YOU AND WE'VE REALLY BENEFITED FROM IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR CITIES IN THE NETWORK
AND WITH OUR SUPPORT AND COACHING FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE PORT AS WELL
THANK YOU, NATHAN
AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER AND FINAL SPEAKER WILL BE MICHELLE WILMONT WITH THE CITY OF KENT
THANKS, STEVE, GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN AND COMMISSIONER, AS WELL AS JUST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'M VERY HAPPY TO JOIN YOU TODAY TO REPORT ON THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH SUPPORT LAST YEAR
LIKE JEN AND NATE SAID WE ARE ALSO VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO WITH YOUR HELP THAT WE JUST COULDN'T DO ON OUR OWN, IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
GIVEN THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 LAST YEAR ON AEROSPACE IN PARTICULAR, YOU ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS A HUGELY PREDOMINANTLY VITAL SECTOR FOR KENT VALLEY AND KENT IN PARTICULAR
WE UTILIZE OUR PORT FUNDS TO REIMBURSE FIRST AND EXPAND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AIR
SAY JOINT APPRENTICE COMMITTEE
EXCUSE ME, MICHELLE THERE'S SOMEBODY TO MUTE THERE
MIKE
A RUSTLING EVERYONE IS MUTED
COMMISSIONER I'M WATCHING IT ON THIS, THEN? I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY COMING FROM MICHELLE
MIKE, ONE YOURSELF AND WE'LL READ YOUR LIPS I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD
I WISH THAT WOULD WORK
ALRIGHT, LET ME BACK UP
LET ME TRY NOT TO TOUCH MY NOTE
AS I WAS SAYING IT'S NO SECRET THAT THE AEROSPACE SECTOR IS A BIG INDUSTRY IN KENT VALLEY AND IN KENT IN PARTICULAR AND WHAT WE DID WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP FUNDS FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE LAST YEAR WAS TO TRY TO EXPAND OUR PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE AEROSPACE JOINT APPRENTICESHIP
COME AND WHAT WE DID WAS WE WERE TO RECONNECT THIS LOCATED AEROSPACE EMPLOYEES TO JOBS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
BY REHIRING, BY PROVIDING REHIRING INCENTIVES FOR AEROSPACE EMPLOYEES WHO LOST THEIR JOBS DUE TO COVID 19
OUR PRIORITY WAS OF COURSE, FOR KENT RESIDENTS AND KENT OF EMPLOYERS
BUT WE ALSO ALLOW THIS TO OPEN UP WITH VALLEY COMMUNITIES OF AUBURN, RENTON, AND TUKWILLA SINCE WE SHARE A COMMON ECONOMIC SUB MARKET
OF COURSE, WE ALSO SHARE A COMMON LABOR MARKET
IN CASE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW I'M PRETTY SURE MOST OF THE COMMISSIONERS ARE AWARE OF AJAC FOR THOSE LISTENING ONLINE AJAC AS ITS KNOWN AEROSPACE JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE IS AN INDUSTRY DRIVEN APPRENTICESHIP ORGANIZATION WHO UTILIZES APPRENTICESHIPS TO HELP PEOPLE CONNECT TO COMPETITIVE WAGES
FIND REALLY MEANINGFUL AND FULFILLING WORK AND PURSUE LIFELONG LEARNING, THEY ANNUALLY PROVIDE ABOUT 400 DIFFERENT, APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE WITH 300 DIFFERENT COMPANIES YEARS
AND I CAN TELL YOU, WE ARE IMMENSELY PROUD OF THEIR EFFORTS AND THE FACT THAT THEY CALL KENT PRIMARY OFFICES WITH FUNDING FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE ALSO INCLUDED SOME FUNDS THAT THE CITY WAS PROVIDED VIA THE CARES ACT WITH THOSE COMBINED DOLLARS
WE WERE ABLE TO HELP A ACCOMPLISH THREE DIFFERENT OBJECTIVE
ONE WAS TO DELIVER TUITION FREE TRAINING FOR 51 DISLOCATED WORKERS AND LOW INCOME JOB TEACHERS IN SOUTH KENT COUNTY, THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GREEN RIVER COLLEGE
THE OTHER OBJECTIVE WAS TO LAUNCH A BRAND NEW MAN MANUFACTURING EMPLOYEE RETENTION PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED WAGE REIMBURSEMENTS OF UP TO 2,200 DOLLARS PER EMPLOYEE AND STRUCTURED ON THE JOB TRAINING TO FALCON COMPANY WHO HIRED REHIRED OR RETAINED ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEES DURING THIS PANDEMIC CAUSED BY COVID 19
FINALLY THEY WERE ABLE TO ALSO ENGAGE WITH 26 DIFFERENT SOUTH KENT COUNTY EMPLOYERS TO PROMOTE THIS PROGRAM AND PROVIDE SHORT TERM SAFETY TRAINING OFFERED BY GREEN RIVER COLLEGE
THESE WERE TWO HOUR FREE SESSIONS WHICH ENABLED THOSE EMPLOYERS TO SAFELY REOPEN AS COVID CONTINUES TO IMPACT THEIR BUSINESSES
IN ALL 51 LOW INCOME JOB SEEKERS, DISLOCATED WORKERS, AND INCUMBENT WORKERS RECEIVE TUITION FREE TRAINING BY THE END OF THIS GRANT PROGRAM, INCLUDING 34 JOB SEEKERS
WHO RECEIVED PRE APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING FROM AJAC
AND 17 INCUMBENT WORKERS RECEIVED SHORT TERM SAFETY TRAINING THAT'S THOSE TWO HOUR SAFETY TRAINING THAT WERE REFERENCED EARLIER
THREE DIFFERENT KENT VALLEY EMPLOYERS RECEIVED WAGE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR 10 FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE HIRED TO RETAIN DURING THIS GRANT PERIOD
IN FACT, ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES NAMED CENTRIC INCORPORATED FOLLOWED UP WITH A NOTE TO US SAYING HOW APPRECIATIVE THEY WERE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO RETAIN THEIR APPRENTICESHIP LEVEL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE SO VITAL TO THE FUTURE MANUFACTURING NOT ONLY IN KENT
BUT IN WASHINGTON STATE
26 MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS WERE ENGAGED IN THE ROLLOUT OF THIS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT RETENTION INITIATIVES
AND WHAT THEY DID WAS PROVIDED INPUT TO OTHER COMPANIES ABOUT EMERGING TRAINING NEEDS RELATED TO HOW TO REOPEN AND RECOVER SAFELY GIVEN THIS COVID RECESSION
10 DIFFERENT FRONTLINE MANUFACTURING WORKERS FROM THREE DIFFERENT COMPANIES ARE HIRED TO RETAIN AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, TOO, THESE BUSINESSES ARE ALL VERY SMALL AND HAVE FEWER THAN 50 DIFFERENT EMPLOYEE BASE
AND AS FAR AS THE MAKEUP GOES, YOU'LL BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT OVER 60% OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE HELPED SUPPORT WITH YOUR OR SUPPORT
60% FOR WOMEN AND 70% WERE INDIVIDUALS OF COLOR
BESIDES THE BENEFITS THESE INDIVIDUALS PERSONALLY GAINED AND THE EMPLOYERS THEMSELVES
THE LONGER TERM BENEFITS AS WELL AJAC HAD TO GET THIS MANUFACTURING RETENTION PROGRAM AND SET UP IN A BIG HURRY
BUT NOW THAT IT IS IN PLACE THEY'RE BETTER ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE AND WORK WITH OTHER COMPANIES AS NEW RESOURCES COME ON BOARD WHO ARE INTERESTED IN WAGE REIMBURSEMENT AND OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
SO THIS HAS A LONGER TERM BENEFIT WHICH WE FOUND IS A GREAT THING, BESIDES JUST THIS GRANT PERIOD ITSELF
AS YOU KNOW, OUR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED AEROSPACE AND AVIATION SUPPLIERS IN PARTICULAR HAVE BEEN HIT PARTICULARLY HARD, SENDING TO FUNDING SUPPORT
GRANT WILL SUPPORT HELPS KEEP THESE COMPANIES COMPETITIVE AND ALLOWS THEM TO BE ABLE TO STILL HIRE AND TRAIN WORKERS TO FIGHT THE ONGOING UNCERTAINTY IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF KENT AND AJAC, THESE KENT VALLEY COMPANIES AND CERTAINLY THE EMPLOYEES THAT YOU ALL HELPED US WITH, WE ARE INCREDIBLY APPRECIATIVE OF SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP AND THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT YOU PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITIES
AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS AVERT
THAT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MICHELLE
DAVE, YOU WANT TO WRAP IT UP, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION
I HAND IT BACK TO MICHELLE AT THIS POINT
WELL, COMMISSIONERS, MICHELLE, ARE YOU NOT DONE? OKAY, SO PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS STAFF, PLEASE LIMIT THE DISCUSSION TO STAFF QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
WILL DEBATE THE MERITS OF THE MAIN MOTION
ONCE IT'S BEEN MOVED
OBVIOUSLY NOT JUST STAFF, BUT OUR EXTERNAL PRESENTERS AND PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE CLERK HART, PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL
THANK YOU WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK I'M INTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM
AND HOW LONG IT'S BEEN IN PLACE AND HOW MUCH MONEY HOW MUCH FUNDS HAVE BEEN IN TOTAL HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE COUNTY
MY SECOND QUESTION THAT'S THE FIRST ONE
THE SECOND ONE IS IS THERE AN EXPLANATION AS TO THE DISPARITY BETWEEN NORTH KING COUNTY AND EAST AND SOUTH? IN TERMS OF THE FOUR YEAR LOOK BACK THERE? COMMISSIONER STEINBRUEK WE STARTED THE PROGRAM IN 2016
WE'VE AUTHORIZED OVER 950,000 DOLLARS EACH YEAR TO SPEND
BECAUSE THE CITIES EITHER DON'T ALL PARTICIPATE OR DON'T SPEND ALL THE MONEY THEY HAVE IN THE CONTRACT
I WOULD ESTIMATE IS CLOSER TO ABOUT 800,000 DOLLARS A YEAR
SO AFTER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD, I THINK WE HAVE A SLIDE THAT REFLECTS
THIS IS ABOUT 3.2 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT
AND THE DISPARITY ON THE NORTH IS JUST SIMPLY HOW WE DREW THE MAP
I THINK IT ONLY SHOWS, JOE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IT'S A CITY OF SHORELINE AND MAYBE BOTHELL, OR IS IT JUST SHORELINE
SHORELINE AND KENT
THANK YOU
SO IT'S JUST THE WAY WE DREW THE MAP, IT JUST SHOWS ONLY THOSE TWO CITIES IN THAT NORTHERN
SO IT'S JUST A SMALLER PERCENTAGE OF YEAH
AND I ASSUME THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS NOT QUALIFIED, NOR
WHAT ABOUT BELLEVIEW, OTHER CITIES? WE CALLED THIS THE 38 CITIES PROGRAM WHEN WE STARTED BECAUSE WE HAD DEEP PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEATTLE ALREADY AND THIS WAS ABOUT BEING FAIR AND DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE REST OF THE CITIES ACROSS KING COUNTY
NO SEATTLE DOESN'T GET ANY FUNDING
BELLEVIEW DOES ALONG WITH THE LARGER CITIES
THEY'RE CAPPED AT $60,000 PER YEAR AT THIS POINT
OKAY, THANK YOU
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUEK MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I JUST WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE HERE
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
WE HAVE WITH OUR LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NO QUESTIONS FOR ME, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU, DAVE
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, BACK TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK'S QUESTION
I THINK IT'S ALSO HELPFUL TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THE GRANTS ARE GIVEN OUT BASED ON POPULATION THAT'S HOW THEY'RE TIERED
SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
WHEN WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PROGRAM IN 2016, ONE OF THE TENANTS WAS TO NOT HAVE
THE CITIES HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER FOR THE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THINKING THAT THE LARGER CITIES WOULD HAVE MORE STAFF RESOURCES TO PUT TOGETHER A REALLY SUBSTANTIAL GRANT PROGRAM
AND THE SMALLER CITIES WOULD NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THOSE SAME ABILITIES
TO BE EQUITABLE, THE GRANT PROGRAM WAS PUT TOGETHER AGAIN, BASED JUST ON POPULATION
AND I THINK IT'S BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL IN THAT SENSE
AND EVEN SOME OF THE SMALLER CITIES AND I'LL TAKE ISSAQUAH IN NORTH BEND, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE DONE JUST FABULOUS THINGS WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY
BUT ALL OF THE CITIES HAVE BEEN GREAT
BUT BACK TO MY QUESTION
DAVE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER NOW THAT'S FINE
BUT MAYBE WE COULD LOOK INTO WHAT THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT HAS BEEN OVER THE FIVE YEARS OF THE PROGRAM
WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS REALLY JUST HARD DOLLAR AMOUNTS
THE $8,000,000 ROUGHLY FROM THE PORT AND WHAT THE CITY SPENT, BUT CLEARLY THERE'S BEEN A LARGE MULTIPLIER EFFECT IN TERMS OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION
SO MAYBE BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE AUTHORIZE THIS PROGRAM NEXT YEAR, ASSUMING THAT WE DO WE COULD GET SOME OF THAT INFORMATION OUT? I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY REALLY USEFUL
AND THEN I JUST ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE PRESENTERS FROM THE CITIES AND IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO HEAR WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE FUNDS WE DID WHEN WE CREATED THIS PROGRAM WANTED TO KEEP IT AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE
AND REALLY HAVE THE CITIES COME FORWARD WITH THEIR OWN PLANS, NOT FOR THE PORT TO TELL THEM WHAT TO INVEST IN, BUT FOR THE CITY FOR US TO BE A SUPPORTER OF THEIR OWN EFFORTS KNOWING THAT THEY KNEW BEST WHAT THEIR CITIES NEEDED
AND I THINK OVER THE FIVE YEARS THAT'S REALLY PLAYED OUT WELL
SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S TIME AND COMING DOWN TODAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, I HEARD LET'S SEE, WAS IT JEN THAT MENTIONED THAT I THINK IT WAS MICHELLE, THAT MENTIONED THE FACT THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO USE THIS GRANT TO TO LEVERAGE SOME OF THE CARES ACT MONEY AND MY UNDERSTANDING WAS SEVERAL OF THE RECIPIENTS WERE ABLE TO DO THAT
I ALWAYS THINK THAT THE LEVERAGING OF THE MATCHES IS REALLY ONE OF THE MULTIPLIERS THAT A COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS SPEAKING TO AND I WAS JUST WONDERING HAS ANYBODY ELSE MANAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY
FRED, SEVERAL CITIES USED OUR FUNDS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND I THINK IT'S PART AND PARCEL OF THAT
THEY WERE USING CARES FUNDS THAT WERE COMING DOWN THROUGH FEDERAL AND STATE TO TRY AND PROVIDE GRANTS AND SUPPORT TO THEIR LOCAL BUSINESSES, SO I DON'T THINK EVERY CITY DID IT EXACTLY THE SAME WAY OR FOLLOWED THAT SUIT
BUT IT WAS A LOT OF GOOD EXAMPLES OF LEVERAGING THOSE FEDERAL STATE TO LOCAL RESOURCES
I ALWAYS THINK THAT THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS
AND I GOT TO SAY, JOE, YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED REFRACT BETTER, YOU KNOW THAT'S SORT OF A BUILDING ON THE BITE AND BUILD BACK BETTER
I THINK YOU GOT SOMETHING TO WORK WITH OVER HERE IN THE GLASS BUSINESS, I REALLY THINK THAT THAT'S A VERY CLEVER, CLEVER PROGRAM
AT LEAST THE NAME OF A PROGRAM AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE OF THAT
CLEARLY THE NORTHWEST IS KNOWN FOR OUR GLASS ART
AND NOT EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT FOR REFRACTION CAPABILITIES
BUT IS THERE ANYTHING YOU MAYBE FURTHER ELUCIDATE OR ILLUMINATE, PERHAPS ON THAT PROGRAM? I THINK
THANK YOU MUCH
JOE WHO WOULD FIELD THAT QUESTION
IS THAT A QUESTION FOR NATHAN? YES, I THINK SO, NATHAN, ARE YOU STILL ONLINE? YES, I HEARD JOE'S NAME, SO I WANTED TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE
BUT THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT FELLEMAN IT WAS VERY EXCITING TO GET TO BE A PART OF THAT
IT IS A REGIONAL DRAW, REALLY
AND I THINK REALLY SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE
SOMETHING LIKE 40% OF GUESTS THAT COME TO REFRACT COME FROM OUT OF THE CITY OUT OF THE SEATTLE AREA, SO, WE WERE ONE OF THE NON SEATTLE LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING THAT IN FUTURE YEARS WHEN IT'S EASIER TO COME IN FROM OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE
TO YOUR POINT, OUR REGION IS REALLY WELL KNOWN FOR GLASS AND IT ISN'T JUST LIMITED TO SEATTLE
SO THERE'S LOTS OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF US ALL AROUND THE REGION TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT
AND IT'S A PROJECT THAT'S PRIMARILY SUPPORTED BY VISIT SEATTLE AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH PUTTING THAT ON AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE RIDING THOSE COATTAILS
AND HAVING ONE OF OUR LOCAL ARTISTS WHO'S LUMMI TRIBE MEMBER IS A LOCAL RESIDENT OF SHORELINE WHOSE STUDIO WAS FEATURED IN THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR AND OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT THE BUSINESS DISTRICT NEARBY NEARBY HIS HOUSE AT THE SAME TIME
SO IT WAS JUST KIND OF A WIN-WIN OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE AND TO GROW SOME OF THE VISIBILITY FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I MUST SAY, I'M A BIG FAN OF NATIVE ART AND I'VE BEEN SEEING MORE AND MORE RECENTLY GETTING INTO THE GLASS ARTS AND THAT'S NOVEL OBVIOUSLY
BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PROGRAM IS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUEK YEAH, I WANTED TO ASK THE LEVERAGING
IS IT ONE FOR 1 IN THIS CASE, WITH THE CITIES IT'S A 50% MATCH
SO IF I GIVE THEM A DOLLAR, THEY NEED TO COME BACK WITH 50 CENTS
SO THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE COMMUNITY FUND
FOR EXAMPLE, THAT UNDER STATE RULES, IT HAS TO BE A THREE TO ONE
WHY DOES CITIES GET A BETTER DEAL THAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS? THEY USE LABOR AS WELL, PRESUMABLY
PETER I'M GOING TO SPECULATE AND I'M GOING TO GET YOU A MORE THOROUGH ANSWER HERE
BUT I THINK IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE USING THE FUNDS IN A VERY PARTICULAR MANNER THAT ENGENDERS THE THREE TO ONE MATCH WHERE WE'RE JUST GIVING OUT
WE HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POWERS UNDER THE STATE AND WE USE THAT TO PARTNER WITH THE CITIES
I MAY NEED TO CALL FOR ANSY OR SOMEBODY ELSE WITH THE A PROGRAM TO EXPLAIN WHY THERE'S A SPECIFIC MATCH ON THAT PROGRAM
GET BACK TO ME ON THAT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER BECAUSE IT SEEMS UNFAIR TO SAY THE LEAST THAT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE HELD TO A MUCH HIGHER REQUIREMENT
AND THEN ALSO ARE THESE PRIMARILY LEVY FUNDS THAT WERE ADMINISTERING THAT'S RIGHT, OKAY, SO THE QUESTION COMES TO MIND FOR ME
THESE ARE MICRO GRANTS IN MOST CASES AND I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE VALUE AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND THE TYPES OF OF RESULTS THAT WE'VE SEEN, I'M JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE THRESHOLD, THE LIMITS OF THESE GRANTS
AND IS THERE GREATER POTENTIAL IF THE LIMITS WERE A LITTLE HIGHER I'M SUGGESTING
HAVE YOU SEEN ANY INDICATIONS FROM THE TYPES OF APPLICATIONS, OR I GUESS THEY'RE TAILORED TO THE GRANT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PROPOSE MORE MONEY THAN THE GRANT TERMS ALLOW
BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY INSTINCT ABOUT THAT? I DON'T HAVE A LOT BECAUSE AGAIN, BECAUSE WE RECAP THE FUNDS, THE CITIES KNOW UP FRONT
WHAT THE RESOURCE LOOKS LIKE AND TEND TO DEFINE THEIR PROJECTS BASED ON WHAT WE ACTUALLY CAN GIVE THEM
BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION THAT SOME OF OUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS WE HAVE RAISED THE QUESTION ABOUT IF THERE WERE MORE RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY I HAVE SOME REGIONALLY COLLABORATIVE KINDS OF INITIATIVES
WHAT WOULD THEY LOOK LIKE? AND I THINK THE REALLY, THE TENOR OF THAT HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON BUILDING BROADER NETWORKS THAT CAN SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND KEY EMPLOYERS ACROSS KING COUNTY
AND THAT'S GREAT
I JUST WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE LONGER TERM OF REVISITING THAT QUESTION AND MAYBE THAT STRUCTURING IT AROUND A TIERED APPROACH AS OPPOSED TO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU COULD SEE WHAT KIND OF GRAPH PROPOSALS MIGHT COME IN AT HIGHER LEVELS
AND SEE WHAT KIND OF RESULTS THAT MIGHT GENERATE BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU
THANK YOU
OKAY, SO IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10 A? SO MOVED
SECOND
ALRIGHT, SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? CLERK HART, ONE TIME THROUGH QUICKLY
THANK YOU, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUEK NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CHO FOR DEBATE ON THE MAIN MOTION
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN
NO REAL DEBATE
JUST ONE FINAL COMMENT DAVE, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR ADMINISTERING THIS PROGRAM OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND I HEAR FREQUENTLY FROM THE CITIES ABOUT THE CONVENINGS AND I THINK A FEW OF THEM MENTIONED IT TODAY, HOW THAT'S ALMOST AS USEFUL AS THE GRANT FUNDS THEMSELVES
I'M KIND OF TAKING A LOOK BACK HERE I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION SINCE 2013 AND WHEN THIS FOOD IS LITERALLY ONE OF MY BACK OF THE ENVELOPE IDEAS, I SAY FREQUENTLY THAT I HAVE 100 IDEAS A DAY
ONLY ONE OF THEM MIGHT BE WORTH PURSUING I'M GLAD THIS ONE WAS PURSUED BECAUSE I THINK IT'S HAD SOME REALLY GREAT RESULTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS
AND AGAIN, DAVE
MANY KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN
I NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED THAT WHEN WE CAME UP WITH THIS PROPOSAL IN 2016 THAT WE'D BE FACING THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE FACING WITH COVID
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING FROM THE CITIES, PARTICULARLY FROM KENT AND ISSAQUAH ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO USE OUR FUNDS TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THIS REALLY ROUGH TIME
SO IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY, MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LOOK AT INCREASING THE GRANT PROGRAM, I CERTAINLY WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT
I HAVE BEEN MORE JUDICIOUS IN PUSHING THIS PROGRAM OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND BEEN COGNIZANT OF CAPPING IT AT ABOUT THE 1,000,000 DOLLARS RANGE
BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF GETTING THAT RANGE HIGHER WHEN WE GET IT INTO BUDGET SEASON
SO WITH THAT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT
VERY GOOD
WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITED AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOLKS SHOWING UP AND PUTTING SOME FLESH ON THE BONES
WE KNOW DAVID HAS A GREAT TEAM WORK AND SELECTING YOU FOLKS
BUT HEARING FROM YOU DIRECTLY DOES MATTER AND I APPRECIATE THAT
SO NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
FOR THE VOTE
YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CAULKIN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AYE, THANK YOU
WE DO HAVE FIVE YESES AND ZERO NOS FOR THIS ITEM
SO, THE MOTION PASSES
CONGRATULATIONS
THANK YOU, EVERYONE
THANK YOU, AND SO, FOR OUR NEXT ITEM, THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT BOTH JOBS IN THE ENVIRONMENT WORK HAND IN HAND AND JOBS IN THE ENVIRONMENT THEY'RE EVEN BETTER
SO CLERK HART PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THE PRESENTERS
THANK YOU, THAT IS ITEM 10-B THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE UP TO 14 CONTRACTS THROUGH THE SOUTH
KING COUNTY FUND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM FOR A COMBINED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $217,585
COMMISSIONERS AFTER ROBUST THREE YEAR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORT INVOLVING STAFF IN MULTIPLE DIVISIONS I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST ROUND OF FUNDING FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM
THE PROJECT'S PROPOSED RANGE FROM COMMUNITY GARDENS, ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP, STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS TO RESTORATION
I APPRECIATE THANK ALL THE STAFF INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS TODAY
IT INCLUDES PIERCE EDWARD SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS
ANDY GREGORY SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ALISON BEESON FROM THE OFFICE EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, SENIOR DATA AND POLICY ANALYST
ELISE ADEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM COORDINATOR
AND WE HAVE TWO EXTERNAL PRESENTERS, INCLUDING WHICH ARE PROVIDENCE COMONO, THE COMMUNITY LAISON, AND ANNA HE SANCHEZ SANDOVAL COMMUNITY ADVISOR, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PIERCE, I'LL STOP THERE
GREAT
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TODAY, AUBRY CAN WE PULL THE POWERPOINT UP? THANK YOU, GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
WE'RE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE SECOND ROUND OF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THIS TIME THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM
THESE GRANTS BUILD OFF THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AIRPORT COMMUNITY COLLEGES BE FUND OR ACE FUND IT'S COMMONLY BEEN KNOWN TO BE CALLED IN THE PORT AND FULFILLS
THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE SOUTH KANE COUNTY FUND AND THAT IS TO SUPPORT NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS
MANY OF THESE GRANT RECIPIENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTING REGIONAL PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE GREEN CITY PARTNERSHIP OR URBAN FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLANS
AS YOU MAY RECALL
SHORTLY AFTER THE ACE WAS AS ESTABLISHED, THE PORT INVESTED 450,000 DOLLARS WITH PORTERA TO START THE GREEN CITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
THIS TIME UNDER THE ACE WAS EXPANDED TO BURIEN DES MOINES AND SEATAC THROUGH THE ACE FUND
AND NOW THAT INVESTMENT IS PROVIDING A ROADMAP FOR RESTORATION AS YOU WILL SEE TODAY DURING THE PRESENTATION, MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES ARE LEADING THE EFFORTS BY REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES, BUILDING COMMUNITY GARDENS, AND PLANNING NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS
CREATING WELCOMING SPACES FOR THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
THAT WILL BE DONE VIA 14 PROJECTS WORTH 217,585 DOLLARS IN FUNDING BEING RECOMMENDED TO YOU TODAY
AND WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT OFF TO ANDY GREGORY
ANDY? OKAY, THANKS PIERCE AND THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS FOR HEARING US OUT TODAY
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO I'D LIKE TO START OFF TODAY WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE VARIOUS SOUTH KING COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS THAT THE PORTS MADE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH AN OVERVIEW HERE OF THE ACE FUND AND ITS ACCOMPLISHMENT
SO THE ACE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2016 TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES IN BURIEN
DES MOINES AND SEATAC
IT WAS DIVIDED INTO THE FORTERA GREEN CITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM CONTRACT, WHICH PIERCE JUST SPOKE ABOUT
AND THEN THERE WAS A SMALL MATCHING GRANTS PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL OF 550,000 DOLLARS THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO THE SAME COMMUNITIES
OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS AND SIX ROUNDS OF FUNDING
THE PORT FUNDED 42 PROJECTS FOR A TOTAL OF 364,000 DOLLARS TO THESE COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAMS IN 2020 WE MADE THE PROGRAMMATIC DECISION TO SUNSET ACE AS A DISTINCT PROGRAM AND ROLL THE BALANCE OF THE FUND INTO THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THE BALANCE OF ACE IS AROUND 185,000 DOLLARS AND THROUGH THE MAGIC OF INTERNAL ACCOUNTING WE'RE MAINTAINING THAT FUND SPECIFICALLY FOR BURIEN DES MOINES AND SEATAC
SO PROJECTS THAT COME TO US THROUGH THE SOUTH
KING COUNTY FUND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM FROM THOSE CITIES WILL DRAW DOWN UPON THE ACE FUND UNTIL IT'S EXPENDED AND THEN WE'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE BROADER SOUTH KING COUNTY FUNDS AFTER THAT
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND THEN A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THIS FUND WAS CREATED IN 2018 TO ADDRESS AIRPORT NOISE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WERE PASSED IN JUNE OF 2019 ON AN UPCOMING SLIDE
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT LAST YEAR IN THE WAKE OF COVID 19 AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS THAT COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AROUND THE AIRPORT WERE EXPERIENCING THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS ADDED AS AN APPROVED USE
SO IN 2020 THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE MAIN PROGRAMS ONE WAS A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR 250,000 DOLLARS
THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS PROGRAM WHICH LAUNCHED ITS FIRST ROUND AND WAS FUNDED IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR FOR 1,000,000 DOLLARS AND THEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM, WHICH WE'LL BE DISCUSSING HERE TODAY
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SOUTH KING COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM
THIS PROGRAM REALLY BUILDS OFF THE SUCCESS OF THE ACE PROGRAM AND WORKS TO IDENTIFY AND REMOVE SOME OF THE BARRIERS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE THREE YEARS PLUS OF RUNNING ACE SO THE PROGRAM IS BUILT OFF OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY THAT COMES TO THE PORT THROUGH RCW 35.21.278 WHICH ALLOWS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ENGAGE IN PARK, HABITAT IMPROVEMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS OR THE INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC ART AND EQUIPMENT
AND AS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUK NOTED IN THE LAST PRESENTATION, THIS STATUTE DOES REQUIRE THE COMMUNITY GROUP TO DEMONSTRATE 3 TO 1 MATCH
SO THIS IS REALLY VERIFYING THAT THE VALUE OF THE TOTAL PROJECT IS AT LEAST THREE TIMES THE VALUE OF THE CONTRIBUTION BY THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY
AND WHAT THE PORT HAS DONE TO TRY TO RELIEVE THIS BURDENSOME MATCH ON COMMUNITY GROUPS IS TO IDENTIFY VARIOUS NON MONETARY OR NON CASH OPTIONS WHICH INCLUDE VOLUNTEER TIME, IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS ,THE VALUE OF TREES OVER THEIR LIFETIME ET CETERA
WHILE WE DO STILL WANT TO SEE THAT MATCH ULTIMATELY REDUCED WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AT STAFF AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH LEVEL TO FIND WAYS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ALLEVIATE THAT BURDEN
THE CONTRACT CAP WAS RAISED FROM ACE, WHERE IT WAS 10,000 DOLLARS TO 20,000 DOLLARS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM
AND WE EXPANDED THE POOL OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FROM BURIEN
DES MOINES AND SEATAC TO ALSO INCLUDE FEDERAL WAY NORMANDY PARK AND TUQWILLA
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO
HERE ARE THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUNDS, EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND RUN THROUGH HOW WE WORK TO ADDRESS EACH OF THESE
SO WE HAVE DEFINED THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND DEFINED THE ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AS NEAR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES WITH OTHER LOCATIONS CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE SIX CITIES CLOSEST TO THE AIRPORT
OR AS THE COMMUNITIES TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THIS
WE HAVE PRIORITIZED COMMUNITY INPUT TO INFORM PORT DECISION MAKING
I'M GOING TO GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL ON THIS LATER
BUT REALLY THROUGH TWO PRIMARY VECTORS
ONE BY SETTING UP A COMMUNITY LIAISON MODEL TO INFORM THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUND
AND SECOND BY INCLUDING COMMUNITY REVIEWERS IN THE REVIEW OF APPLICATION MATERIALS
WE ARE SUPPORTING PORT EQUITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY REVIEWING THE PORTS EQUITY INDEX
THE SNAPSHOT OF WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE AS WE IDENTIFY PRIORITY LOCATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THESE FUNDS AND ADDITIONALLY BY IDENTIFYING THE COMMUNITY'S FARTHEST FROM JUSTICE TO CENTER THEIR NEEDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM
THE NEXT COUPLE OF BULLETS ARE SIMILAR
SO PROVIDING ADDED BENEFIT TO CURRENT PORT PROGRAMS AND BUILDING ON ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS AND COMMITMENTS TO FULFILL CURRENT OBLIGATIONS
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE BUILT OFF THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ACE MODEL TO IDENTIFY AND BUILD THE NEXT FORM OF ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY PRIORITIZING PROJECTS THAT ARE READY TO PROCEED
WE GOT 16 SUBMISSIONS FOR SUB SHOVEL READY, REALLY COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROJECTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REVIEW
AND FINALLY, I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT THESE PROJECTS BOTH PROMOTE INNOVATION BY PUTTING THE LEAD FOR RESTORATION AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS RIGHT IN THE HANDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE CLOSEST TO THE PARKS
AND WHILE THE THREE TO 1 MATCH IS CERTAINLY ONEROUS FOR MANY GROUPS YOU WILL SEE THAT IT DOES ENCOURAGE AND REALLY TRIPLE THE OVERALL PORTS INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF BROAD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY
SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO I WANT TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES HERE TALKING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODEL FOR THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE WE DID A COMBINATION OF BUILDING OFF OF THE EFFORTS THAT HAD BEEN STARTED BY CHRISTINA BILLINGSLEY AND OTHERS IN THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM TO GET ACE OFF THE GROUND AND BUILDING OFF OF THE SUCCESSES THAT WERE DONE THERE AS WELL AS COMMONLY IDENTIFIED BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION
AS WELL AS TAKING THE PROGRAM A STEP FARTHER TO REALLY ENGAGE, MULTICULTURAL, MULTILINGUAL COMMUNITIES
SO THERE WERE THREE REALLY COMMON BARRIERS THAT WE WERE HEARING FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS AND FOLKS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN APPLYING BUT WE'RE UNABLE TO PULL APPLICATIONS TOGETHER FOR ACE
AND THOSE INCLUDED THE THREE TO 1 MATCH, THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED FROM RCW 35.21.278
ADDITIONALLY WERE THE TECHNICAL AND LANGUAGE CHALLENGES OF APPLYING FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE PORTS PROCUREMENT PROCESS
SO THE PORTS PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS REALLY SET UP IN DESIGN TO SUPPORT LARGE SCALE CONTRACTING WITH EVERYTHING FROM CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS TO CONSULTANTS AND SMALL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SMALL NONPROFITS DON'T NECESSARILY SPEAK THE TECHNICAL PORT LANGUAGE THAT WE'VE BEEN USING IN THOSE CONTRACTING PROCESSES
SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS AS WELL
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO EARLY IN 2020 AND LATE IN 2019 WE CONTRACTED WITH ALMA VIEGAS CONSULTING TO BUILD A COMMUNITY LIAISON MODEL FOR CONDUCTING OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT ON THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND, ALMA AND HER STAFF ARE INCREDIBLY EXPERIENCED IN ESTABLISHING THESE VERY COMMUNITY CENTER LIAISON MODELS TO CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH MULTICULTURAL MULTILINGUAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THIS WORK STARTED OUT BEFORE COVID WITH 10 LIAISONS
AND WE ENDED UP WITH EIGHT AFTER A COUPLE DROPPED OFF DUE TO COMPETING INTERESTS AND PRIORITIES DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC
SO WE REALLY STARTED BY DOING EXTENSIVE TRAINING WITH THESE LIAISONS WHO WERE SELECTED BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES FROM SOUTH KINGE COUNTY INCLUDING LATINX AFRICAN AMERICANS, SOMALI, CONGOLESE, KOREAN BUTANEESE, FILIPINO AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES
SO WE STARTED BY TRAINING THESE FOLKS ABOUT THE WORK THAT THE PORT DOES THE MISSION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS WELL AS OUR ROLE AS A SPECIAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT
AND ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH, KING COUNTY FUND AND THE INTRICACIES OF THE ACE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS
SO WE CONDUCTED SOME BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS WHERE THEY CAME UP WITH POTENTIAL PROJECT IDEAS AND THEN WE'RE POISED TO GO OUT INTO COMMUNITY TO HOST LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY IN PERSON MEETINGS IN MARCH, JUST AS THE STAY AT HOME ORDER CAME THROUGH
AND SO WE REALLY HAD TO PIVOT THIS OUTREACH ACTIVITY TO INCLUDE MORE ONE ON 1 ACTIVITY CITIES AS WELL AS SMALL VIRTUAL EVENTS
AND SO, REALLY, WHAT WAS THE WORK THAT THESE FOLKS DID? CONSIDERING THE RESTRICTIONS THAT THEY HAD AND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE THIS YEAR THROUGH COVID AND THE RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT THAT WAS HAPPENING THIS SUMMER WERE REALLY NOTHING SHORT OF REMARKABLE SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO ON THIS SIDE I'D LIKE, TO JUST GO OVER A FEW OF THE METRICS THAT THESE COMMUNITY LIAISONS PUT UP THIS YEAR IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM
SO IN TOTAL OUR LIAISONS ENGAGED 10 BIPOC COMMUNITIES
CONDUCTED 57 PROJECT BRAINSTORM INTERVIEWS
IDENTIFIED 35 POTENTIAL PROJECT LOCATIONS
HELPED TO DRIVE 32 PARTICIPANTS TO GRANT INFORMATION SESSIONS, WHICH WAS A FIVE FOLD INCREASE OVER OUR OLD ACE INFORMATION SESSION NUMBERS, AND SUPPORTED SIX APPLICATIONS FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO END MY PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION BY GIVING A REALLY SPECIFIC EXAMPLE ABOUT JUST HOW USEFUL HELPFUL AND TRANSFORMATIVE THIS PROCESS WAS NOT ONLY TO THE PORT IN OUR WORK, BUT ALSO IN MAKING OUR OPPORTUNITIES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITIES
SO IN SUPPORT OF THESE GRANT APPLICATION AND PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, CPO, THEIR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR AND THE PROJECT MANAGER COHOST A GRANT INFORMATION SESSION SERIES DURING THE OPEN SOLICITATION PERIOD AND NORMALLY THIS IS A RELATIVELY SHORT PRESENTATION WHERE WE GO INTO THE DETAILS OF THE APPLICATION AND THEN KIND OF OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SO, CAROL HASSARD AND I WHO ARE THE CAROL'S THE LEAD CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR FOR THIS PROGRAM
PUT TOGETHER OUR PRESENTATION AND WE BRIEFED OUR PRESENTATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY LIAISONS
AND THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE FEEDBACK PROCESS THAT LASTED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THEY GAVE US REALLY IN SITU IN TIME REAL TIME, FEEDBACK ON HOW OUR PRESENTATION WAS RECEIVED BY THEM AND WOULD BE RECEIVED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES
AND WE GOT INFORMATION ON EVERYTHING FROM HOW TO BETTER INCORPORATE THE GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF INFORMATION, HOW TO USE SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD LANGUAGE THAT WAS EASY TO UNDERSTAND
AND COACHING FOR CAROL AND I TO SPEAK SLOWLY FOR FOLKS
WHO REQUIRED LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION
AT OUR SECOND INFO SESSION, WE HAD FOUR INTERPRETERS WORKING WITH THREE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES TO SUPPORT POTENTIALLY INTERESTED APPLICANTS
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAND THE MICM VIRTUAL MIC OVER TO PROVIDENCE COMANA FROM THE CONGOLESE INTEGRATION NETWORK WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AS A COMMUNITY LIAISON
SO PROVIDENCE, WHEN YOU'RE READY
AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ALRIGHT, HELLO, MY NAME IS PROVIDENCE CAMANA AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
AS I SAID, MY NAME IS PROVIDENCE CAMANA I AM FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BORN DURING THE 1994 GENOCIDE
MY MOM GAVE BIRTH WHILE SUFFERING FROM THE CHOLORA BREAKOUTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE EASTERN PART OF CONGO PRECISELY IN GOMA
NOW BY THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE, WHICH IS MY NAME LIVING IN WASHINGTON STATE AND WORKING AS A YOUTH PROGRAM
MANAGER TRUSTED MESSENGER AND COMMUNITY LIASON aND ORGANIZER AT THE CONGOLESE INTEGRATION NETWORK LOCATED IN SEATAC NEAR THE GREAT ANGLE LAKE PARK
I MEAN, IT HAS BEEN AND HONOR AS AN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ADVOCATES TO BE PART OF THIS FIRST EVER EXPERIENCE FOR ME, WHICH HAS BROUGHT ON THE TABLE
PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME TO BE PART OF THE MAKING OR DESIGN OF THIS GREAT EFFORT, WHICH PROMOTES INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY WITH THE PORT
I MEAN, FOR THE FIRST TIME I COULD SEE OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROCESS FROM THE START TO THE END
AND IN THE MIDST OF UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR THAT MY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, THIS HAS ALLOWED OUR COMMUNITY OR PEOPLE TO REALLY LIKE HAVE THE SAME
I MEAN, TO BUILD A SENSE OF BELONGING AND FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG AND THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD AND VALUED
I WANT TO APPLAUD ANDY WITH THIS AMAZING TEAM WHO WOULDN'T STOP REACHING OUT AND REGULARLY CHECKING IN ON OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH, WHICH HAS BOOSTED, EVEN I WOULD SAY OUR COMMUNITY SELF CONFIDENCE AND EVEN BROUGHT MORE EXCITEMENT TO THIS EXPERIENCE
IT HAS BEEN GREAT
YOU KNOW, CONNECTING ALSO WITH OTHER BY PARK LIES AND CENTERING EFFORTS TO A COMMON GOAL
ALSO LIKE AS WE OFTEN SAY, DESIGNED BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY, THESE EFFORTS ACTUALLY HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE IT WAS FULFILLING TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR YOUTH, YOUTH COACHES, MENTORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO TO JOIN THE INFO SESSIONS WITHOUT THE WORRY OF LIKE LANGUAGE, HAVING LANGUAGE BARRIER OR BEING IN THE PROCESS OF THIS WITHOUT REALLY WORRYING ABOUT
HEY, I CAN'T DO THIS
OR I AM AFRAID OF TRYING THIS
AND THAT ONE EXAMPLE, 1 OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARGUED WHEN I REACHED OUT TO HIM AS I HAD LISTEN, PROVIDENCE JUST GIVE ME A BREAK
I KNOW YOU LIKE BOOSTING MY CONFIDENCE, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING I'M NOT QUALIFIED FOR
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T DO, I DON'T SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH AND I DON'T WANT TO BE EMBARRASSED
I TOLD HIM STOP WORRYING, JUST JOIN THE INFO SESSION
AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF, LIKE, INCLUDING THE INTERPRETER
SO AFTER JOINING THE SESSION, HE REALLY CAME OUT OF IT
WITH GREAT JOY AND HIS PERCEPTION AND NARRATIVE HAD TOTALLY CHANGED
AND NOW EVEN THE PROJECTS THAT HE WORKED ON GOT AWARDED, SO HE'S REALLY EXCITED
AND HE'S NOW A STRONG ADVOCATE OF A CLEAN, ENVIRONMENT AND EVEN INVITING, NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO JOIN THE AIRPORTS OF KEEPING THE AIRPORT SURROUNDING CLEAN
YEAH, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE TYPE OF IMPACT THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN LONGING FOR
COMMUNITY AGENTS HAVE HELPED BRING THE PORTS EFFORTS NOT ONLY TO THE BY PARK HOUSE, BUT BY PARK HOUSES, BUT ALSO INTO THE HEART
REALLY CLOSE TO HOME
AS MY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER WAS USED TO SAY YOU DON'T CHANGE A TEAM THAT'S WINNING
SO I HOPE THIS AIRPORT WILL CONTINUE AND MAKE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF INCLUSION AND EQUITY AND DIVERSITY
A REALITY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME TO JUST CONCLUDE MYSELF, I AM
I AM AN ARTIST
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS SHORT PORTION THAT I THINK IT'S ALSO SPEAKING TO THIS ♫ THERE'S A PLACE IN YOUR HEART AND ♫ ♫ I KNOW THAT IT IS LOVE AND ♫ ♫ THIS PLACE COULD BE MUCH BRIGHTER ♫ ♫ TOMORROW.♫ ♫ AND IF YOU REALLY TRY, YOU KNOW ♫ ♫ THERE'S NO NEED TO CRY
IN THIS ♫ ♫ PLAC,
YOU KNOW THERE'S NO HURT OR ♫ ♫ SORROW.♫ ♫THERE ARE WAYS TO GET THERE♫ ♫ IF YOU CARE ENOUGH FOR THE LIVING♫ ♫ MAKE A LITTLE SPACE,♫ ♫ JUST A LITTLE SPACE
HEAL ♫ THE WORLD
MAKE ♫ ♫ IT A BETTER PLACE FOR ♫ ♫ YOU AND FOR ME AND THE ENTIRE ♫ ♫ HUMAN RACE♫ ♫ THERE ARE [INDISCERNABLE] ♫ ♫ IF YOU CARE ENOUGH FOR THE [INDISCERNABLE] ♫ ♫ MAKE A LITTLE SPACE FOR YOU AND YOU ♫ ♫ FOR ME.♫ ♫ FOR ME
♫ [APPLAUSE] SPECTAULAR, THANK YOU THAT'S GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF A HISTORIC FIRST FOR COMMISSION MEETING
NO? ACCTUALLY IS REALLY, FIRST TIME IN MY FIVE YEARS, FOR SURE, MAKING COMMISSION MEETINGS ALL THE BETTER ALL THE TIME
SO ANDY, DO WE HAVE SOME MORE TO GO? YEAH, WE DO THANK YOU, PROVIDENCE FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORDS AND YOU'RE JUST ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL VOICE I'D LIKE TO TRANSITION NOW OVER TO ALISON BEASON WHO'S GOING TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS
NEXT SLIDE AND ALISON, WHEN YOU'RE READY
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT FIRST WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE CPO
THEY WERE REALLY HELPFUL DURING THIS PROCESS, THEY LED THE SERVICE AGREEMENT
CAROL HASSARD AND AMIRA BEASLEY
AND WHAT WE'VE LEARNED HAVING THEM AS PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE ACE PROCESS DURING THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROCESS
AND NOW WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE LESSONS LEARNED
AND LEARNED FROM THAT THAT WE KEPT BUILDING FROM PROCESS FROM PROCESS, TO PROGRAM TO PROGRAM
ONE OF THE THINGS AS ANDY SAID IS THAT WE GOT INFORMATION FROM OUR LIAISON IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE FOUND OUT THAT VENDOR CONNECT WAS REALLY KIND OF DIFFICULT AND HAD BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS NEW FOR CPO AS A PROCESS AND REALLY BUILDING UPON, ACCESSIBILITY WAS HAVING ONE TO 2 TIMES A WEEK WHERE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND UNDERSTAND JUST VENDOR CONNECT ON ITS OWN
SO IT WASN'T ABOUT THE ACTUAL APPLICATION PROCESS, BUT UNDERSTANDING HOW TO GET AMENDMENTS, AND HOW TO GET NOTIFICATIONS
HOW TO INPUT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION
SO I THINK THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL AND IT'S SOMETHING NEW THAT WE ADDED TO THIS
AND SOMETHING THAT WE HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH CPO'S HELP
ANOTHER THING THAT WE ADDED TO THIS AFTER WE'VE HAD LOTS OF LESSONS LEARNED AND BUILDING UPON SUCCESS OF OTHER THINGS, IS LEARNING HOW TO MAKE THIS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND TRANSPARENT TO THE COMMUNITY
SO WE HAD A FIVE PERSON PANEL WITH THREE PORT EMPLOYEE STAFF, CONSISTING OF ME AND ANDY
AND THEN TIFFANY SAVILIA FROM AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL SHE WAS ON THERE TOO
AND WE THANK HER FOR HER PARTICIPATION
AND HAVING THE THREE PEOPLE FROM THE PORT
WE WANTED TO CENTER COMMUNITY
AND SO WE HAD TWO COMMUNITY REVIEWERS THAT WERE ABLE TO GIVE US ADVICE ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS
SO THEY REVIEWED THE TWO PAGE APPLICATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED AND ALSO SAT UPON THE PANEL ORAL PRESENTATION
AND THEY PROVIDED STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES DURING THAT PROCESS TO TELL US AND CENTER COMMUNITIES INVOLVEMENT AND NEEDS
RICH BROWN WAS ONE OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORS AND HE'S ALSO A PIAPP MEMBER AND I WILL PASS IT ON TO ANAHI SANCHEZ, WHO WILL SPEAK TO YOU RIGHT NOW TO TELL YOU ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE BEING A COMMUNITY REVIEWER
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, HELLO, EVERYONE AND GOOD AFTERNOON, THANKS, ALISON
THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME I'M ANAHI SANCHEZ-SANDOVAL I WAS ABLE TO BE A COMMUNITY ADVISOR DURING THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AND SITTING THROUGH THE INTERVIEWS
AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF CENTERING
COMMUNITY NEEDS STRENGTHS AND IDEAS, AND IDENTIFYING DEEPLY IMPACTFUL PROJECTS
WHICH TO FUND, AND THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORS CAN PLAY IN THAT PROCESS
IT'S TRUE THAT NO ONE WILL KNOW US AS INDIVIDUALS MORE THAN WE KNOW OURSELVES
AND THE SAME TRUTH EXTENDS TO COMMUNITY BUILT ENVIRONMENTS
AND FOR THE MOST PART SOCIAL ECONOMIC BACKGROUND
THIS KEY TRUTH HAS BEEN FROM MY EXPERIENCE REALLY DEEPLY UNDERSTOOD BY THE TEAM WITH WHICH I WORKED FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT EFFORT IN BEING MORE EQUITABLE
INCORPORATING THE VOICES OF PEOPLE WHO COME FROM SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES, AS THOSE WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE INTENDED PROJECTS SUPPORTS THE GRANT TEAM AND THEIR WORK TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT WOULD LEAD TO THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF THE FUNDS
AS MEMBERS OF THESE AND SIMILAR COMMUNITIES, WE AS COMMUNITY ADVISORS HOLD A UNIQUE IMPORTANT LENS, THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE CENTERED IN THE INTENT OF THE GROUND IS TO HAVE A FAR REACHING IMPACT
THAT WILL NOT ONLY IMPLEMENT SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS
BUT ALSO TAKE STEPS THAT ARE VITAL INTERESTING SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS IN THE COMMUNITY'S ENVIRONMENT
THIS IS ESPECIALLY NECESSARY
NOW, WHEN WE SEE THE IMPACT OF THE CURRENT PANDEMIC, AS THEY'RE ONLY FURTHERING THE ALREADY EXISTING INEQUITIES
I MYSELF IN MY LONG TIME
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND I'VE BEEN AWARE FOR A LONG TIME OF HOW GRANT PROCESSING CAN BE INACCESSIBLE AND ALIENATING IF YOU ARE NOT SOMEONE WHO CAN COUNT ON THE TRAINING NECESSARY TO WRITE WHAT IS CONSIDERED A STRONG GRANT
I BELIEVE THAT AT THAT TIME WHEN I WAS APPLYING FOR THESE GRANTS, I WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS VERY DEEPLY AWARE OF MY COMMUNITY AND OUR NEEDS, BUT JUST DID NOT HAVE THE TRAINING TO WRITE A STRONG GRANT
LATER ON IN LIFE, I WAS A PART OF AN ORGANIZATION AND THROUGH THEM, I RECEIVE TRAINING THAT I OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD AND I WAS ABLE TO GO ON TO APPLY AND WORK ON SOME REALLY EXCITING PROJECTS
AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A VERY NOBLE AND NECESSARY EFFORT TO REALLY LOOK AT THESE GRANT PROCESSES AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO BEST MAKE THEM MORE EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE
ESPECIALLY, I BELIEVE
LIKE PROVIDENCE WAS SAYING FOR US BY US FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO BEST
UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE AND HOW TO ADDRESS THEM
I REALLY DO STRONGLY COMMEND THE EFFORTS OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE TOWARDS BEING A MORE EQUITABLE ORGANIZATION IN THE GRANTING PROCESS
AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS EXCITING NEW EFFORT, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
THANK YOU SO MUCH
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION
AND AS I SAID, PREVIOUSLY, THIS IS A PRACTICE THAT WE PLAN ON BUILDING UPON AND INCORPORATING TO THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO PASS IT ON TO MY COLLEAGUE ELISE AND SHE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE WONDERFUL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO FUND
GREAT
THANK YOU, ALISON
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY
SO I'LL BE DISCUSSING THE 14 RECOMMENDED PROJECTS TODAY AND THESE PROJECTS PROPOSED DO COME FROM ALL OF OUR SIX PARTICIPATING
CITIES AND THE LIST IS A MIX OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, NEW ORGANIZATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND IN OUR AREA FOR SOME TIME NOW
AND THE FIRST FEW ARE THE LIAISON GENERATED PROJECTS THAT I'LL DISCUSS
AND THEY ARE FEDERAL WAY KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AND THEY WILL BE BUILDING A KOREAN GARDEN IN FEDERAL WAY'S BPA TRAIL AND CREATING A CULTURAL SPACE WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN NURTURE AND SUSTAIN THE GARDEN THROUGH INTERGENERATIONAL BONDING
THIS PROJECT IS ALSO A LARGER PART OF A FIVE YEAR PLAN WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S KOREAN SISTER CITY AND THEY ARE REQUESTING 20,000 DOLLARS
WE HAVE THE MULTICULTURAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY MOVEMENT AND THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS USE AN OLDER ADULTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE NATURAL SPACE
THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND HEALTHY FOOD WHERE THEY WILL GROW AND CULTIVATE THE GARDEN
AND THEY ARE REQUESTING 9,000 DOLLARS WE'VE GOT BRIDGING CULTURAL GAPS AND THEY WILL SUPPORT BLACK AND EAST AFRICAN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES OF USE TO ORGANIZE SMALL GROUP PART CLEANUP DAYS AND RECYCLING EDUCATION INITIATIVES THAT WILL BE IN MULTIPLE EAST AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND THEY WILL ALSO ACCEPT NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY SUBMISSIONS AND DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH THEIR PODCAST
THEIR PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE IN TUQKWILLA AND THEY'RE REQUESTING 20,000 DOLLARS
WE HAVE BUTANESE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER AND THEY AIM TO EDUCATE YOUNG ADULT AND YOUTH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN TUKWILLA TO LEARN ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS IN THE REGION AND HOW TO REDUCE WAYS THROUGH COMPOSTING, THEY WILL ALSO ADOPT AND CLEAN A CASCADE VIEW COMMUNITY PARK IN TUKWILLA AND THEY ARE REQUESTING 14,000 DOLLARS
WE HAVE THE CONGOESE BASKETBALL GROUP AND THEY WILL FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE CRYSTAL SPRING PARK IN TUKWILLA AND THE VOLUNTEERS WILL HOST SMALL GROUP
PARK CLEANUP DATES, INSTALL BASKETBALL AND TENNIS NETS, AND REDESIGN THE COURTS WITH ART INSTALLATIONS
THEY ARE REQUESTING 20,000 DOLLARS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IN THE NEXT FEW ORGANIZATIONS ARE PREVIOUS PORT PARTNERS
WE HAVE NEW START COMMUNITY GARDENS AND THEY WILL ADD CULTURALLY RELEVANT ART PIECES FOR THE GARDEN FENCING AT NEW START COMMUNITY GARDEN, WHICH IS HOME TO COMMUNITY GARDENERS AND NEW START HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT GARDENERS
THIS PROJECT AIMS TO COMMISSION THE ART FROM STUDENTS AND LOCAL SOUTH KING COUNTY ARTISTS TO CREATE A MORE WELCOMING GARDEN SPACE
THEY WILL BE OUT OF BURIEN AND ARE REQUESTING 15,000 DOLLARS
PARTNER UNEMPLOYMENT WILL WORK WITH FIVE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE YOUTH TO LEARN ABOUT AND WORK ON PARK RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE IN SEATAC AND TUKWILLA
THEY WILL BE IDENTIFYING NATIVE AND NONNATIVE PLANT SPECIES, RESTORING AND DESIGNING PLANTING SITES AND REACHING OUT TO A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL WORKERS TO BE MENTORS FOR THE YOUTH
AS THEY BUILD THEIR RESUMES
THEY ARE REQUESTING 20,000 DOLLARS
YOU'VE GOT EARTHCORE, THEY WILL BE A YOUNG ADULT CREW MEMBER
GROUP
THEY'LL BE CLEARING 60,000 SQUARE FEET OF INVASIVE BLACKBERRY BUSHES AT THE HILLTOP PARK IN BURIEN
AND THEY WILL ALSO WORK WITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO PLANT NATIVE TREES FOR SHADE HABITAT AND A SAFE PLACE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GATHER AND ENJOY THE PARK
THEY ARE REQUESTING 15,000 DOLLARS
HIGHLINE BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION SEEKS TO EXPAND THE HIGHLINE SEATAC BOTANICAL GARDEN BY MOVING 12 MATURE BONSAI TREES DONATED FROM THE SAKI FAMILY AND STACK AND THE ORIGINAL GARDEN WAS IMPACTED BY AIRPORT EXPANSION AND THE 12 TREES WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THEIR NEW GARDEN LOCATION
THEY ARE REQUESTING 20,000 DOLLARS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CENTER WILL SERVE 1,100 HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE WITH VIRTUAL BEACH HABITAT AND STEWARDSHIP CLASSES
LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED AT SEAHURST PART
THE NATURALIST TEACHERS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CENTER WILL ALSO CLEAN UP BEACHES DURING AND AFTER EACH OF THESE 50 CLASSES TAUGHT
SCHOOLS WITH AT LEAST 50% OF THEIR STUDENTS ON FREE REDUCED LUNCH WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY
THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE IN BURIEN AND THEY ARE REQUESTING 10,000 DOLLARS
NEXT, SLIDE PLEASE THANK YOU
AND THE NEXT FEW OR NEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPLY THROUGH JUST THE TRADITIONAL RFP YOU'VE GOT FRIENDS OF NORMANDY PARK FOUNDATION AND THEY WILL ENGAGE HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT FAMILIES AND FRIENDS TO REMOVE 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES OF MARINE VIEW PARK
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL THEN REPLACE THE AREA WITH NATIVE TREES SHRUBS, INNOVATIONS PLANTS
THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE IN NORMANDY PARK AND THEY ARE REQUESTING 8,683 DOLLARS
WE HAVE SUMMER SEARCH AND THEY WILL WORK WITH 80 YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR AND UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH TO EXPLORE LAND, WATER AND AIR ISSUES
THE YOUTH WILL DEVELOP AND RESEARCH FOR SMALL GROUPS OUTDOOR WORK SESSIONS AND THEY WILL INCLUDE PLANTING TREES AND MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS AROUND TUKWILLA'S PARKS
THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE IN YMCA SUMMER OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL WHICH WAS SUCCESSFULLY HELD LAST SUMMER DURING COVID
THEY ARE REQUESTING 20,000 DOLLARS
PUGET SOUND KEEPER ALLIANCE WILL EMPOWER YOUTH LEADERS TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT REFUGEE FAMILIES AS THEY DO DEBRIS CLEANUPS ON KAYAK PATROLS, WATER QUALITY MONITORING, AND MICROPLASTIC EDUCATION THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE IN TUKWILLA, BURIEN, DES MOINES, AND FEDERAL WAY AND THEY'RE REQUESTING 10,000 DOLLARS 902 AND THE LAST ONE WE HAVE IS TILT ALLIANCE AND THEY WILL TRAIN 20 VOLUNTEERS ON URBAN FARMING TECHNIQUES
THE VOLUNTEERS WILL THEN INSTALL RAIN GARDENS, HABITAT RESTORATION, AND CREATE AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY GARDENS
THEY WILL PARTNER WITH LOCAL IMMIGRANT REFUGEE ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVE FEDERAL WAY
BIRIEN AND TUKWILLA
THEY ARE REQUESTING 15,000 DOLLARS
SO
OUR GOAL FOR THIS GROUP IS TO BE A COHORT WHERE THEY CAN CONNECT AND SHARE RESOURCES BECAUSE THEY WILL BE NEEDING SIMILAR PROJECTS IN NEIGHBORING PARTS
AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD AS A TEAM TO ENGAGE THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY IN COVID THEY'VE BEEN VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT HOW TO DO THESE PROJECTS OUTSIDE AND KEEPING IN MIND
ALL THE SAFETY RESTRICTION IS NEEDED
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND BEFORE I PASS IT TO ANDY, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HOW THIS FUNDING HAS COME FULL CIRCLE FROM THE ACE INVESTMENT IN FORTERRA YOU HEARD ABOUT EARLIER IN THE GREEN CITY'S PROGRAM
AND WHAT WE SAW IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS WE'RE RECOMMENDING TODAY WILL BE ACTIVELY IMPLEMENTING THE CITY STEWARDSHIP GOALS FOR EXAMPLE HIGHLINE BOTANICAL GARDEN WILL BE WORKING IS SUPPORTED BY THE CITY OF SEAtAC
EARTHCORE HAS SUPPORT FROM CITY OF BURIEN
AND FORTERRA
AND BUTANESE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IN BRIDGING CULTURAL GAPS, HAVE TO SUPPORT A CITY OF TUQWILLA
AND THAT'S JUST A FEW THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
BUT WE'RE EXCITED THAT THIS FUND CAN HELP BUILD MORE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE CITY TO WORK DIRECTLY TOGETHER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
THANK YOU AND ANDY I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU FOR NEXT STEPS
SO WE CAN DO THE NEXT SLIDE
GREAT
THANKS SO MUCH ALISE
SO JUST REAL QUICKLY TO WRAP UP HERE
WE WILL BE CONDUCTING THE PROJECT KICKOFF MEETINGS AND FINALIZING CONTRACTS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, WE'LL ALSO BE EMBARKING ON A SERIES OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BOTH TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE HIGHLINE FORUM CITIES
THE CITY PARTICIPATING CITY, TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED BOTH THROUGH THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANTS AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS WE'RE
ALSO GOING TO BE DOING A VIDEO ON BLOG SERIES TO CAPTURE THE PROJECT IMPACTS
INTERNALLY, IN ORDER TO BETTER INCREASE THE EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE OTHER PORT TEAMS AND THE AWARD RECIPIENTS WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING TOGETHER AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM TO HELP TO INSTITUTIONALIZE SOME OF THE LEARNINGS THAT WE GAINED THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AND TO BETTER CONNECT THE ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE PORT
WE WILL BE BACK IN FRONT OF COMMISSION IN APRIL TO PRESENT OUR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF SOUTH KING COUNTY FUNDING
AND WE WILL BE CONTINUING THE LIAISON MODEL AT LEAST THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR AND GOING INTO SOME ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS THAT WE'LL BE DOING IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
THE NEXT ROUND OF FUNDING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM IS SLATED TO COMMENCE IN THE FALL OF 2021
SO, NEXT SLIDE AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TODAY, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS AND THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY IN MAKING THIS PROJECT
SUCH AN INCREDIBLE SUCCESS
AND WE'RE READY FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE? WELL, THANK YOU, ANDY
AND WHAT A TEAM YOU'VE GOT THERE AND APPRECIATE THE GOOD WISHES BEING AFFORDED YOUR TEAM AND THE PORT AT LARGE
WE ALWAYS LOVE TO GET SHOWERED IN SOME SOME HAPPINESS
I REALLY MUST SAY TO SEE THE ACE PROGRAM THAT COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND I, AND CREIGHTON INITIATED GROW INTO SUCH AN AMAZING IN DEPTH PROGRAM
THE OUTREACH THAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S EXTRAORDINARY AND WHO COULD SAY NO TO PROVIDENCE
I MEAN HE'S LIKE UNBELIEVABLE, SO ANYWAY WITHOUT FURTHER, ADO COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE MEET YOURSELF FOR QUESTIONS COMMENTS
IS THAT PLEASE LIMIT YOUR DISCUSSION TO STAFF QUESTIONS AT THE TIME? WE'LL, DEBATE THE MERITS OF THE MOTION ONCE IT'S BEEN MOVED, PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUEKL
WELL, I HAVE A LOT OF SHOUTOUTS I WANT TO MAKE HERE AS TO HOW INSPIRING THIS STORY EVOLVING STORY HAS BECOME AND HOW TRANSFORMATIONAL IT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED BY THE STORIES THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH US TODAY FROM THE COMMUNITY LIAISON AND ADVISORS TO THE DEEP AND THE EFFORT OF GOING DEEPLY INTO COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN VIRTUALLY UNDER SERVED FOR FOREVER AND ARE NOW GETTING A SHARE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN SUPPORT WITH PORT FUNDS HERE TO ENRICH COMMUNITIES THROUGH EQUITY INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
AND THE EXTRA EFFORT THAT HAS GONE INTO TRANSFORMING THIS FUND PROGRAM INTO SOMETHING THAT IS TRULY BEYOND ANYTHING THAT I THINK WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN UNHEARD OF A DECADE OR EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO
THE KIND OF OUTREACH EFFORT THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS AND IT'S ONLY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND THE VISION OF I THINK OUR PROGRAM MANAGERS HERE TO MAKE THE EXTRA EFFORT
THERE ARE TOO MANY TO NAME
I DID WANT TO ASK WAS THE ACE PROGRAM NOW ENVELOPED INTO THE COMMUNITY FUND, DID THAT ADD AN EQUITY COMPONENT AND I HAVE A GEOGRAPHIC COMPONENT TO IT
PREVIOUSLY? SO, THE GEOGRAPHIC DELINEATION OF ACE WAS SEATAC, BURIEN AND DES MOINES
AND I THINK THAT WE SAW CERTAINLY THROUGH THE WORK OF MY PREDECESSOR CHRISTINA BILLINGSLEY
WHO MANAGED THE ACE FUND FOR THE YEARS BEFORE I CAME ON BOARD AND IN THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE SINCE JUST AN INCREASE IN FOCUS ON COMMUNITY AND REDUCING PARTICIPATION BARRIERS AND TRYING TO PRIORITIZE COMMUNITIES FATHEST FROM JUSTICE
WELL, I THINK THAT IS A WONDERFUL MAYBE CASE STUDY TO BE WRITTEN HERE ABOUT BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICAL THAT I THINK IS TRULY REMARKABLE
SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW, BUT THANK YOU ALL
AND AND ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK
AND IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HEAR PROVIDENCE TELL HIS STORY AND SING THE SONG AS WELL THAT WAS SO INSPIRING
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
YEAH, I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PER SE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK OF STUFF FOR BEING SO INCLUSIVE IN THE PROCESS AND ALL THE EFFORTS THAT YOU ALL UNDER TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME TRADITIONALLY UNDERSTOOD COMMUNITIES OR COMMUNITIES THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE AWARENESS OF THESE PROGRAMS GOT THE LANGUAGE ACCESS THAT THEY NEED THE CULTURAL CONSCIOUS TRAININGS THAT THEY NEED
I THINK I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT KIND OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PROCESS AND WHAT BARRIERS THEY MEANT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AND OR LESSONS, BUT SOUNDS LIKE AND YOU WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH US ON THOSE LESSONS LEARN AND HOW THOSE CAN BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF FUNDING
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR REPORT AND YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THAT
AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT PREEMPTIVELY BEFORE WE ASK FOR IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
JUST A COMMENT TO SAY THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS IN WHICH WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS EQUITY QUESTIONS AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, BOTH IN TERMS OF OUR INTERNAL OPERATIONS
AND ALSO HOW WE ENGAGE EXTERNALLY AND IT'S RARE THAT WE ACTUALLY GET A SOME HARD AND FAST NUMBERS THAT WE CAN MEASURE OUR RESULTS AGAINST AND I THINK IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE SAW A REALLY CLEAR EXAMPLE OF HOW WHEN YOU DO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK IN A MANNER THAT REFLECTS THE THAT IS CULTURALLY COMPETENT, THAT, LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE, AND DOES THE GROUNDWORK, IT RESULTS IN A MUCH BETTER OUTCOME
AND SO I'M THRILLED WITH THE EFFORTS IN THIS PROJECT, I THINK THE BENEFITS NOT ONLY WERE DOWN TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT BUT WE'RE DOING INTERNAL CAPACITY BUILDING
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE LEARNING HOW TO DO THIS BETTER
AND WE ARE ABLE TO THEN TAKE LESSONS FROM THIS AND ADAPT THEM TO OTHER AREAS OF THE WORK WHERE WE'RE SEEKING TO FIND EQUITABLE OUTCOMES AS WELL
SO, KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SUCCESS IN THIS
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A YEAR FROM NOW, WE GET REPORT BACK ON HOW THINGS WENT AND INVARIABLY THERE WILL BE THINGS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE UPON
BUT THIS IS A GREAT START
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
YOU'RE MUTED
STEPHANIE
SORRY, THANK YOU
I WAS JUST SAYING A REALLY WIDE VARIETY OF PROJECTS
REALLY INTERESTING LIST
THANK YOU ANDY AND EVERYBODY, TWO QUICK QUESTIONS
ONE
I WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHO
DID THE REVIEW OF THE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS? WAS IT A GROUP OF STAFF AND COMMUNITY LEADERS? HOW THAT WAS RANKED, WHAT WAS THE PROCESS FOR DOING THAT? AND THEN I'M ASSUMING
BUT I SHOULD PROBABLY CLARIFY JUST FOR THE RECORD THAT EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE INDEED OF 5O1-C3, OR LEGALLY INCORPORATED WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
YEAH, SO I'LL ANSWER YOUR SECOND QUESTION FIRST AND THEN YOUR FIRST QUESTION SECOND
SO ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE EITHER A 501 C3 OR HAVE A FISCAL SPONSOR THAT THEY'RE DOING BUSINESS THROUGH
AND SO THAT WAS ACTUALLY A BIG PART OF THE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WORK THAT WE DID WAS TRYING TO AND IS A GROWTH POINT FOR THIS PROGRAM IS TO CONTINUE TO CONNECT COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH 501 C3 ORGANIZATIONS THERE WAS ONE ORGANIZATION THAT APPLIED AND HAD A GREAT APPLICATION BUT WAS UNABLE TO SECURE A FISCAL SPONSOR
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND NETWORKING THAT WE DO THIS SUMMER IS TO BETTER CONNECT MISSION RELEVANT, FISCAL SPONSORS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT HAVE GREAT PROJECT IDEAS
AND THEN THE FIRST QUESTION THAT YOU HAD REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE FINAL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED? WHAT WAS THAT REVIEW PROCESS? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SORT OF FORMATIVE REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION TO INFORM OUR PROCESS
OKAY, SO ONCE WE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE WERE EVALUATING THE APPLICATION AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS WE HAD OUR COMMUNITY LIAISONS OPT IN OR OPT OUT OF THAT ACTIVITY
BECAUSE IF THEY OPTED IN TO REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION, THEY WOULD HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THEMSELVES OR THEIR ORGANIZATION APPLYING GOING FORWARD
ONCE WE ELIMINATE OR HAD THEM SELF SELECT OUT, THEN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH REVIEW OF THE PHYSICAL APPLICATION MATERIALS WHICH ARE RELATIVELY SIMPLE IT'S A TWO PAGE APPLICATION
AND WE GOT SOME MOSTLY GOOD FEEDBACK ON THAT
BUT THEN WE GOT SOME EXCELLENT SUGGESTIONS SUCH AS INCLUDING AN EXAMPLE APPLICATION IN OUR OUTREACH MATERIALS WHICH WAS JUST A MOCK PROJECT WHERE THE APPLICATION WAS FILLED OUT
SO THEY COULD GET A SENSE OF THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT'S REQUIRED IN THE APPLICATION AND SO WE PUT THAT TOGETHER AS A TEAM
IT WAS TRANSLATED INTO MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND FOLKS WERE ABLE TO USE THAT
ALMOST AS A TEMPLATE TO CREATE THEIR APPLICATION
AND THEN GETTING TO THE REVIEW OF THE APPLICATIONS, IT WAS SORT OF A TWO STEP PROCESS WHERE EVERYONE SUBMITTED A TWO PAGE WRITTEN APPLICATION, AND THEN THEY WERE INVITED TO DO AN INTERVIEW PROCESS
AND OUR COMMUNITY REVIEWERS AND THE THREE PORT STAFF EVALUATION TEAM READ THROUGH ALL OF THE WRITTEN APPLICATION MATERIALS AND SAT THROUGH ALL OF THE INTERVIEWS, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY REVIEWERS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY
REVIEWERS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES TO THE PORT EVALUATORS, AND THEN THE PORT STAFF MADE THE FINAL SELECTION BASED ON THOSE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
OKAY, GREAT AND THEN FINAL QUESTION, I APPRECIATE
I THINK IT WAS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCKS POINT THAT IT'S BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO COMMUNITIES? I THINK IN HIS WORDS THAT WE HADN'T REACHED BEFORE, I THINK THAT WE HAVE REACHED SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES BEFORE
BUT THIS IS A NEW WAY OF DOING
SO COULD YOU OR THE STAFF LET ME KNOW WHEN WE WOULD BE DOING SOMETHING EXPANDING THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM OR ANY OF THE PORTS EFFORTS TO REACH COMMUNITIES THAT TRULY HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY PORT FUNDS OR SUPPORT, LIKE BEACON HILL? YEAH, SURE SO AS YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER FROM THE INITIAL MOTION, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY BOUNDARIES ARE THE NEAR AIRPORT
COMMUNITIES AND OTHER PROJECTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS WE SELECTED TO EXPAND THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM FROM THE THREE CITIES THAT WERE PART OF ACE INTO THE SIX CITIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN A HIGHLINE FORUM SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE INTENSE LEVEL OF CITY STAFF COORDINATION THAT ARE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE PERMITTING
AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THESE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO HAPPEN ON PUBLIC SPACE
AND SO WE WILL BE BACK AS I SAID IN APRIL WITH POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS GOING FORWARD AND CAN EVALUATE ANY PROGRAM EXPANSION BASED ON OUR VARIOUS EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES AS WELL AS SUPPORTS EQUITY INDEX
GREAT
THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE MY APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT WORK IT'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT HARDER TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE GET THE INFORMATION NOW THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
I THINK THERE'S ALSO THIS TODAY'S PRESENTATIONS BOTH WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AS WELL AS THIS GRANTED IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE, THOUGH
THAT'S NOT JUST THESE TWO THAT THIS IS PART OF A WHOLE LINEAGE OF PROJECTS THAT THE PORTS BEEN FUNDING
WE JUST HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FUND PROGRAM A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO
AND THAT THIS IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE OF THE OVERALL SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND AND THAT TO ACTUALLY AT SOME POINT TO DO A ROLL UP
THIS SHOW THAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO BUILD BACK BETTER AND BUILD BACK INCLUSIVELY
AND THAT EVEN IN THESE HARD TIMES MORE SO THAN EVER WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT
IT'S I THINK I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC REALIZE THESE AREN'T ONE OFFS
THIS IS REALLY A COMMITMENT
AND LIKE I SAID THE AGENDA WAS RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY, BUT WE DON'T TAKE THIS WORK LIGHTLY
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DEDICATION YOU'VE ALL SHOWN TO THAT
AND HONESTLY, AT SOME POINT IN TIME WE GOT TO ROLL IT UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SHOW THE WHOLE PACKAGE THAT WE'VE BEEN DELIVERING
SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING US ALL PROUD AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING SOME MORE AS TIME GOES ON
SO IF THERE'S COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU COULD UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO STAFF, WE ALREADY DID THIS AND I THINK WE CAN JUST MOVE ON RIGHT NOW
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE 10-B? SO MOVED
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION I'M SURE WE'VE DONE OUR JOB HERE, RIGHT? SO UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS A BURNING QUESTION THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO, IT'S BEEN A VERY THOROUGH CONVERSATION
SO HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, CLERK HART
WELL, DAVE, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
IS THIS VOTE OR COMMENT? THIS IS FOR THE VOTE UNLESS YOU STILL HAD ANOTHER QUESTION
NO, I DON'T THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR GREAT WORK, I VOTE
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
MOVING THE COMMISSIONER CHO FOR THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM
AYE, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CAULKIN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN? THE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN HAD HER COMPUTER RESTART AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD BE CALLING BACK IN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US AS OF YET? WELCOME BACK, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN FOR YOUR VOTE
YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN? COULD WE HOLD THE VOTE? GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE WHEN SHE GOES BACK ON? I WOULD PREFER JUST TO TAKE A RECESS INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MOVE HALFWAY THROUGH A VOTE, COMMISSIONER
COULD WE ADD THE VOTE AFTER WE CAN TAKE IT
I MEAN IT'S NOT CRITICAL, BUT I MEAN, TO HAVE A TECHNICAL FAILURE, DO THIS? OBVIOUSLY SHE WAS VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM
LET US VOTE
I'M JUST TRYING TO BUY SOME TIME HERE I AM AS WELL, COMMISSIONER
WE CAN TABLE THIS ITEM
WE CAN TABLE IT AND WE CAN COME BACK TO IT
COULD WE HAVE COME BACK AND SING ANOTHER SONG, THAT WAS AMAZING
THAT WOULD BE GOOD
WE'LL DO TWO PART HARMONIES
PROVINCE
WHERE ARE YOU? TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, WE NEED A MOTION TO
I MEAN WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A VOTE
OKAY, SO LET'S JUST OUR TECHNICAL CHALLENGES FROM TIME TO TIME
BUT, I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW SOME PROCEDURE TOO
ALL RIGHT, I WOULD ASK FOR THE CLERKS ADVICE ON PROCEDURE LAYOUT AS A MOTION REQUIRED THE TABLE THIS TO LATER IN THE MEETING
SO, THANK YOU
AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CBRIC COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLOWMEN WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS HERE
WE CAN JUST SIMPLY TAKE A RECESS AND WAIT FOR COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO JOIN US
WE COULD MOVE ANOTHER MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND PICK IT BACK UP AFTER THE REPORT SECTION
I WILL MOVE TO TABLE IT TO LATER IN THE MEETING AFTER THE COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAM REPORT OUT
THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO TABLE THIS TO COME BACK TO IT
I'LL SECOND IT
THAT MEANS THESE GUYS HAVE TO STAY ONLINE TO WATCH THE FINAL VOTE IN CASE YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT HERE
OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO TABLE THE ITEM, YES
SO WE'LL TAKE A ROLL
CALL VOTE ON THAT
AND WE WON'T HAVE
SO I SEE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
CAN WE JUST GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL OKAY, THANK YOU
SO, I AM JUST GOING TO REITERATE FOR THE RECORD
COMMISSIONER CHO MOVED THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 10B
COMMISSIONER FELLMAN SECONDED IT
AND WE WERE IN I FORGET WHERE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF CALLING
I THINK WE WERE AT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER .BOWMAN FOR THE VOTE ON ITEM 10-B
SO CLOSE, I DO SEE HER
I MUTED
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
IF YOU'VE JOINED US BY PHONE
START SIX TO UNMUTE
I THINK YOU'RE ON DESKTOP
IT WAS SO HELPFUL
ALRIGHT, CAN WE LET JUST DO THE VOTE AND I'M SURE IT'S NOT EARTH SHAKING TO HER WORK HERE
SO LET'S JUST CALL THE I SAY YES, AS WELL
SO THEN WE HAVE FOUR YESES AND ONE NON VOTE
ALRIGHT, SO THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU, SO
ONCE AGAIN, FOLKS
ALRIGHT, STEPHANIE, WE HAVE YOU THERE IN PRESENCE
ALRIGHT, SO ITEM 11 PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
MOVING NOW TO THIS, WE HAVE CLERK HART
PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE METRUCK FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY, THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM 11 A
AND THIS IS FOR THE 2021 COMMITTEE WORK PLANS AND 2020 SUMMARIES BRIEFING
COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US IN 2021
COMMITTEES HELP ORGANIZE SOME OF THIS WORK ACROSS OUR VAST PORTFOLIO
HERE TO PRESENT ON THE 2021 COMMITTEE WORK PLANS TO PROVIDE A SUMMARY ON 2020 COMMITTEE
WORK, IS COMMISSION POLICY MANAGER AARON PRICHARD
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND BRING SLIDES UP MICHELLE IT'LL BE READY TO GO
COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE DONE THIS IN PUBLIC
I'LL BE RECAPPING SOME OF THE AGENDAS AND ITEMS THAT WE COVERED LAST YEAR, OUR COMMITTEES, GIVE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE 2021 WORK PLANS FOR THE COMMITTEES
SO THE PUBLIC HAS A TRANSPARENCY ON THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND WE CONTINUE GOING FORWARD
ONE THING I DO WANT TO THANK IS ALL THAT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL FOLKS AT OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN BUILDING OUT THESE AGENDAS
I'VE WORKED WITH ELIZABETH LEVITT FOR A LONG TIME ON THE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AND BUILDING OUT WORK PLANS
EVERY YEAR
STEPHANIE JONES STEVENS AND DAVE MCFADDEN AND BODEGAS AR AND TOMMY GREGORY
BUT IN PARTICULAR I'D LIKE TO THINK AT THE LAST WE WERE HAVING A DISCUSSION ON THE WORK PLAN FOR AVIATION AND WE HAD LANCE SHOW UP TO REALLY PUT HIS IMPRINT ON THAT AGENDA
AND IT REALLY SHOWS HOW FAR WE'VE COME THAT THE TOP EXECUTIVES TAKE A VERY KEEN INTEREST ENSURING THESE WORK PLANS REALLY REFLECT WHAT THEY WANT TO GET THROUGH COMMISSION
AND THEY HAVE CLEAR COMMUNICATION WITH OUR COMMISSIONERS
AND SO THAT WAS EXCITING
JEFFREY BROWN HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER ON THE AVIATION COMMITTEE AS WELL
AND ON THE ARTS AND CULTURE BORDER
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SO THESE ARE OUR STANDING COMMITTEES, WHICH MEANS THESE ARE THE COMMITTEES WHERE WE HAVE A CHARTER THAT HAS BEEN PASSED
WE DID IT AS PART OF A RESOLUTION LAST YEAR
SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO RECHARTER THESE COMMITTEES EACH YEAR AS PART OF THEIR WORK PLANS
NOW, THE STANDING COMMITTEES HAVE A SET GROUP OF WORK FOR EACH COMMITTEE THAT DRIVES THE WORK PLANS THAT ARE NOW ALIGNED WITH THE BUSINESS PLANNING EFFORTS ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE
NEXT I'LL ALSO COVER AT THE END
I WILL COVER OUR TWO AD HOC COMMITTEES WHICH ARE GOVERNANCE AND TOURISM THIS YEAR
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SO WE'LL START OFF WITH THE AVIATION COMMITTEE
LAST YEAR, THIS COMMITTEE MET SEVEN TIMES
THESE ARE THE MAJOR AREAS IN THE CHARTER THAT SET UP THE WORK PLAN FOR THE COMMITTEE
THE BIG LIFT FOR THIS COMMITTEE IS AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF THE ITEMS THAT WE COVERED LAST YEAR ITEMS IN THE CIP
SATELLITE TRAINING CONTROL, BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION, AND ALASKA ZONE 6 AND 7
SOME OF THESE WERE STILL DEALING WITHIN THE UPCOMING YEAR, THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION POLICY DIRECTIVE
WE REALLY LOOK CLOSELY AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AT THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION IMPLEMENTATION THAT CAME OUT OF THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION POLICY
THAT WAS LARGELY PUT OFF LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE COVID 19, AND THE TMA POSITION HAS NOT BEEN FILLED
ALTHOUGH THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO ADVANCE THIS WORK THROUGH ENGAGING WITH OUR PARTNERS
THE PROGRESS OF THE COMMERCIAL AVIATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE
WE HAD ONE MEETING ON THAT LAST YEAR
THAT COMMITTEE DID SUBMIT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH THERE'S CURRENTLY A BILL THAT WOULD EXTEND THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR THAT COORDINATING COMMITTEE
I THINK OUT TO 2020 LET ME JUST LOOK AT MY NOTES HERE
OUT TO JANUARY 1ST 2021 FOR THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT GROUP
THE SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM AND ADR MASTER PLANNING ARE ALSO BOTH DELAYED LAST YEAR UNTIL 2021
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IN PARTICULAR AVIATION REALLY TURNED ITS FOCUS TO DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC
THE COMMISSIONERS CAULKIN AND CHO DUG DEEP INTO THE FLY HEALTHY AT SEA
GETTING REGULAR UPDATES AND STAYING CLOSE CONTACT WITH LANCE AND ENSURING THAT THE COMMISSIONERS GOT THE BEST INFORMATION POSSIBLE
THEY WEIGHED IN WITH A MOTION BACK IN, I THINK IT WAS BACK IN MAY OF LAST YEAR TO DIRECT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN FOR HEALTH SCREENING OF TRAVELERS AT SEATAC, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF AIRPORT HEALTH SCREENING
THAT CAME OUT WITH AN INTERESTING PILOT AROUND TEMPERATURE SCREENING
AND THE COMMITTEE CONTINUED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND COMMISSIONERS, I WELCOME QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME ON THESE ITEMS SO HEADING INTO 2021 THESE ARE WE HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING COMING TOMORROW FOR THE AVIATION COMMITTEE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT ZONE 6 AND 7 WHICH IS A BIG PROJECT FOR THE AIRPORT, AND IMPORTANT TO SOME OF OUR TOP CARRIERS
AND AGAIN WE'LL GO BACK TO A FLY HEALTHY AT SEA UPDATE
SO COMMISSIONERS CAN GET A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING
AND I'LL NOTE THAT IN PARTICULAR WITH THE AVIATION COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONERS HAVE RAISED THE CONCEPT THAT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE SORT OF OPERATIONS OF THE AIRPORT, WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S VISIBILITY FOR ALL COMMISSIONERS ON THINGS HAPPENING WITHIN THE AVIATION COMMITTEE
FOR EXAMPLE, AT A FLY HEALTHY SEA UPDATE
COMMISSIONERS ARE GOING TO GET THEIR WEEKLY UPDATE FROM LANCE, THAT WILL LARGELY REITERATE THAT
BUT IT'LL STILL GIVE A COUPLE COMMISSIONERS A CHANCE TO DIG IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPLY
BUT ALL THE WAY UP TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE NEED TO BE SURE THAT THERE'S CLEAR VISIBILITY FOR COMMISSIONERS ON THESE BIG ITEMS SURE, SPEAKING OF VISIBILITY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN IS ONLINE
SHE MAY NOT BE VISIBLE BUT SHE CAN AT LEAST HEAR
I CAN HEAR AGAIN
THANK YOU, SORRY
MY COMPUTER DIED BUT I'M ON THE PHONE
GREAT GOOD TO HAVE A COMMISSIONER
IN THAT VEIN, UNDER THE OPERATIONAL ITEMS, FRED AND I TALK CLOSELY ABOUT HOW WE WOULD HANDLE GROUND TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSIONER SAM CHO HAS AN APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST, POSSIBLY, AROUND GROUND TRANSPORTION ELEMENTS, AND SO WE CONSIDERED MOVING THAT TO ENS
BUT INSTEAD, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOOK AT A GROUND TRANSPORTATION STUDY SESSION SO WE CAN GET AN UPDATE ON WHERE THE POLICY IS
WE'LL BE BRINGING TOGETHER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND STEINBRUECK TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT ELEMENTS SHOULD BE IN THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION STUDY SESSION
THAT LIKELY WILL COME UP AROUND THAT STUDY SESSION LIKE WOULD BE AROUND JUNE WHEN THE REGULAR REPORT IS DUE
I THINK WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION COMING UP THIS WEEK AND THEN WE'LL ALSO REVIEW THAT WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THE ADR MASTER PLANNING PROGRAM REVIEW IS COMING UP THIS YEAR AND SO WE WILL HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA
AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR OTHER MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE REVIEWING THIS YEAR
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THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AVIATION WORK PLAN COMMISSIONERS BEFORE I ADVANCE? ALRIGHT, I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP CURRENTLY, OKAY I'LL REFER THAT TO YOU, MICHELLE
IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, SORRY ABOUT THAT
WATERFRONT INDUSTIAL LANDS 2020 WORK PLAN
THEY MET THREE TIMES LAST YEAR
ONE OF THE PRIMARY OUTCOMES WAS SOME STRATEGIC DIRECTION ON THE CRUISE TERMINAL AT T-46
THAT ORDER ACTUALLY CAME THROUGH IN JANUARY OF 2021 TO CONTINUE THE INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF AN EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A CRUISE TERMINAL 46 OTHER SORT OF INDUSTRIAL LANDS ITEMS THAT HAVE COME INTO THIS COMMITTEE
WE MET THREE TIMES TO DISCUSS WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE UPDATES
WE MAY HAVE SOME ISSUES FROM THE PSA AROUND THE MAYOR'S INDUSTRIAL LANDS
COMMISSIONERS ALREADY MET ON THAT LAST WEEK
I GAVE THAT MY UPDATE AND THOSE WERE THE TOP ISSUES THAT WE DEALT WITH LAST YEAR IN THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS
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WE DO HAVE A QUESTION FROM COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER FELLEWMAN, I'M SORRY
JUST A QUICK QUESTION
JUST TO ASK THAT AARON MENTIONED THE COMMISSIONERS INVOLVED WHO ARE PARTICIPATING ON THE COMMITTEES BOTH LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR, SO THAT THERE'S A PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WHICH COMMISSIONERS ARE SERVING ON THESE COMMITTEES AS WE GO THROUGH THE WORK PROGRAMS GREAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUEK
WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LAND LAST YEAR WHERE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK AND BOWMAN
AND FOR ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY IN 2020 IT WAS COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND CALKINS
GREAT CLARIFICATION, THANK YOU
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LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LANDS FOR 2021
AGAIN, WE HAVE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK AND BOWMAN WILL BE CONTINUING ON THIS COMMITTEE
WE'LL KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE SORT OF A LATE BREAKING AROUND THE PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE STATE LANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
HOW THAT BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE MAY PROGRESS, WE'LL KNOW WHAT TO CUT OFF ON FEBRUARY 15TH
WE'LL EXPECT THE COMPLETION OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S INDUSTRIAL LANDS PROCESS WITH SOME FINAL COMMUNICATION OF THE MAYOR THAT WILL BE DUE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO
I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO TRANSMIT A LETTER SOON
I THINK COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN WILL GET A FINAL REVIEW OF THAT LETTER
NEXT STEPS ON WITH SEATTLE BRIDGE
ALSO SOUND TRANSIT AND WE'LL
SEE HOW THE FUTURE OF CRUISE AROUND 46 CHECKS OUT FOR US AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE YEAR
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ANOTHER BIG COMMITTEE WITH A LARGE WORK PLAN, ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY, IN 2020 THAT WAS COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND FELLEMAN
THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK POLICY, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY PASSED, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IN JANUARY OF 2020
THAT IS ADDED AS VERY SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS COMMITTEE, WHERE PROJECTS THAT ARE ADDED TO WHAT WE CALL RECEIVE A SUSTAINABLE DESIGN APPROACH BY A COMMITTEE BROUGHT TOGETHER EITHER AT THE AIRPORT OR WITHIN MARITIME AT 30% DESIGN
THE COMMITTEE WILL GET A SORT OF PEEK AROUND THE CORNER AT THESE PROJECTS TO SEE WHAT SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED FOR A PROPOSAL IN THE DESIGN ELEMENTS
THE FIRST PROJECTS CAME FORWARD IN THAT FOR 2020
COMMISSIONER SAW OFFICIAL LIMITS GATEWAY, MARITIME INNOVATION, CENTER AND WORLD TRADE CENTER HVAC
WE ALSO FOCUSED REALLY HEAVILY ON SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS LAST YEAR, AND THE CLEAN FUEL STANDARD
WHICH COMMISSIONERS STAYED IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH ERIC FITCH AND SOME OF OUR OTHER CONSULTANTS WHO WERE LOOKING CLOSELY AT THIS ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
ONE OF THE BIG RESULTS OUT OF THAT EFFORT WAS A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STUDY FROM WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY THAT CAME OUT THAT IDENTIFIED SOME FEEDSTOCKS THAT COULD HELP DELIVER FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, MSW
IN PARTICULAR, THE THE ABILITY FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO POTENTIALLY BE CONVERTED INTO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND CALKINS SECURED 250,000 DOLLARS IN THE PORTS BUDGET
BUT, TO SUPPORT THE NEXT LEVEL STUDY, BUT IMPORTANTLY, KING COUNTY HELPED TAKE SOME INSPIRATION FROM THAT TO SECURE ABOUT 250,000 DOLLARS OF THEIR FUNDING AS WELL
THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT I KNOW THE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN ,IN PARTICULAR IS STAYING VERY CLOSE TO AND IS VERY INTERESTED IN AND HOPES TO HAVE REALLY KICK OFF THAT STUDY VERY SOON
AND SO THAT'S A GREAT NEW PARTNERSHIP THAT'S STILL HELPING TO CREATE THAT MARKET FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
THIS YEAR, THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED THE MARITIME CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
I KNOW COMMISSIONERS HAVE SEEN THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES IN PUBLIC NOW
WE RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THAT LAST MONTH IN PUBLIC AND THEN ALSO AT THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE AS PART OF THE NORTHWEST PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY
THEN THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN WAS DELAYED TO 2021
I KNOW THEY'VE JUST REQUESTED TIME WITH COMMISSIONERS WITH THIS COMMITTEE FOR Q2 OF 2021
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SO WE HAVE THAT PROPOSED 2021 WORK PLAN
AND ON THIS COMMITTEE, WE HAVE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK AND BOWMAN
YOU KNOW, THE WE'LL BE GETTING THEIR FIRST MEETING
I BELIEVE COMES UP ON THE THURSDAY THURSDAY
YES IT'S VERY SOON
I KNEW THAT IN TWO DAYS, RIGHT? EXACTLY ON THE 11TH I WROTE IT RIGHT THERE
SO AT THE BEGINNING WE'RE GOING TO GET AN UPDATE ON SORT OF WHERE WE STAND WITH OUR LOW CARBON FUEL LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY, WHERE THAT STANDS IN THE LEGISLATURE AND WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE COMING UP NEXT
WE'LL BEGIN PLANNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL STUDY SESSION
COME UP WITH AN INITIAL AGENDA THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE
COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUEK AND BOWMAN, YOU BOTH GET SORT OF A GOOD GROUNDING AND WHERE THAT STANDS
I KNOW THAT IN 2020 BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF VISIBILITY ON PROGRESS ON THAT AT THE PUBLIC COMMISSION LEVEL
AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADVANCE THAT IN THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE AROUND THAT
I THINK WE HAVE SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME INPUT FROM PRIVATE SECTOR PLAYERS
I KNOW COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND CALKINS WERE BOTH INSPIRED LAST YEAR BY JOHN PLAZA AND HIS WORK WITH SKY ENERGY AND THE POSSIBILITIES THAT THEY'RE SEEING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES, SORRY, MICHELLE
THE QUESTION ON THE SAF SUSTAINABLE FUELS STUDY
I KNOW THAT DELTA HAS INVESTED A MILLION DOLLARS OR SO INTO EXPLORATION OF THIS POTENTIAL FUEL SOURCE IN WASHINGTON STATE, AND I WONDER IF WE COULD GET SOME STATUS REPORT OR UPDATE ON THEIR WORK AND WHAT THEIR PRIMARY FOCUS IS AND HOW IT MIGHT INFORM WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE PORT
ABSOLUTELY, COMMISSIONER, I THINK I'LL TAKE THAT AS A TO DO AND WE'LL NOTE THAT WE'RE MOVING
ERICA CHUNG, IN ONE OF OUR NEW STAFF WITH THE COMMISSION OFFICE INTO A LEAD ROLE WITH THIS COMMITTEE
BUT I'LL BE PAYING A CLOSE
YOU KNOW, CLOSE SECOND WITH THAT
BUT I THINK THAT'S A GREAT ADD COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
I THINK, WE'LL GET SOME UPDATE ON THAT
SO WITH THE THIS YEAR SUSTAINABLE EVALUATE, ONE MORE THING, ONE MORE SORT OF ELEMENT THAT YOU ALSO GET A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
WE'RE TRYING TO DO A 10% IN 10 YEARS TO GET 10% SAF WITHIN 10 YEARS INTO OUR STREAM
AND THAT'S A VERY AMBITIOUS GOAL
IN LIGHT OF THAT, THE TEAM AT THE AIRPORT ALSO CAME TOGETHER TO TALK TO THE AIRLINES ABOUT IT LIKE SORT OF AIRLINES EMISSION EQUIVALENCY REDUCTION PLAN
TO LOOK AT
WHAT WOULD 10% GET US IN EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS? SO YOU'LL SEE A BRIEFING ON THAT AS WELL
COMMISSIONERS STEINBECK AND BOWMAN THIS YEAR
AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT COMES UP ALONG WITH ANY SAF UPDATE TO THE PUBLIC
SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THE AIRLINES ARE PROPOSING FOR COMMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
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SO I MENTIONED THE WATERFRONT CLEAN STRATEGIC PLAN
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY INSPIRATIONAL PIECE OF WORK AND VERY BROAD VISION OF HOW WE CAN ELECTRIFY THE WATERFRONT FOR OUR CRUISE AND IT'S BROAD, IT IS ALSO WORKING WITH OUR SEAPORT ALLIANCE PARTNERS ABOUT HOW SOME OF THE TERMINALS CAN SEE ELECTRIFICATION IN THE NEXT OVER THE NEXT DECADE
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THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 2020 WORK PLAN
THAT WAS COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND CHO, AND COMMISSIONER CHO
I MET FOUR TIMES LAST YEAR AND DELIVERED WHAT I WOULD SAY IS ONE OF THE MORE COMPLEX LEGAL POLICY DIRECTIVES THAT I'VE BEEN A PART OF THANKS TO LEANNE SHERATO, JUST REALLY DELIVERED A REALLY QUALITY PRODUCT WORKING WITH MULTIPLE OF OUR LAWYERS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE PORT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT REALM? WHAT CAN WE DO AND WHAT CAN'T WE DO
AND ONE OF THE IMPORTANT OUTCOMES OF THAT WAS INCLUDING SORT OF GREEN CAREERS
GREEN JOBS AS PART OF THE PORTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE PORT ENGAGES ON
FOR EXAMPLE, AT T-117 WITH HABITAT RESTORATION, SO REALLY EXPANDED AND DEFINE WHAT WE CAN DO AS A PORT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
THE OPPORTUNITY MOTION ALSO CAME THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE, LED BY COMMISSION BOWMAN
AND WE HAVE SOME OVERSIGHT ON THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND
THEN FINALLY WE ALSO DID AT LEAST ONE REVIEW OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY POLICY DIRECTIVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IS INCORPORATING INTO OUR WORK AROUND THE DUWAMISH
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LOOKING FORWARD IN 2021 WE'VE ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS OF THIS EQUITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 21ST AND ON FEBRUARY 5TH
IN PARTICULAR AROUND THE EQUITY MOTION THAT COMMISSIONER CHO PROPOSED LAST FALL
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AROUND THAT IT
WAS AN EXPANSIVE MOTION LOOK ASKING FOR BASICALLY A REVIEW OF PORT WIDE OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING AND BUKTAGASA AND HER TEAM ARE REALLY JUST TAKING THIS WORK TO HEART AND GETTING OUT THERE
AND SO WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF STRATEGIC SORT OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE LOOKING AT OUR WIN-B, AND AT OUR ACDB,E AND OUR LABOR PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN REALLY INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF BIPOC BUSINESSES BOTH AT THE AIRPORT AND IN OUR LARGE PROJECTS
BUT YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT COMMISSIONERS FROM RYAN AND SAM, BEFORE WE PROCEED, ONE THING I'M ALSO EXCITED ABOUT IS THE EQUITY INDEX LAUNCH IN MARCH
AND THE EQUITY IN FINAL REPORT TO COMMISSION WILL BE COMING UP IN OCTOBER, COINCIDING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
SO THAT'S THE BIG LIFT FOR THIS COMMITTEE THIS YEAR IS DEVELOPING THAT EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT STEMS FROM THE MOTION LAST YEAR
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I THINK THESE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR YOU'LL SEE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT IN APRIL
I KNOW HOW THOSE THINGS ARE WORKING WITH THAT PROGRAM AND I THINK YOU'LL ALSO BE RECEIVING AN UPDATE FROM THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING PROGRAM TO CHECK IN ON OUR STATUS IS GOING TOWARDS REACHING THAT 15% IN TRIPLING OF OUR NUMBERS FROM OUR BASELINE OF 2016 NEXT PAGE, THE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD 2020 WORK PLAN
THAT WAS COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN AND STEINBRUECK ON THIS PROGRAM
BIG DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS ONE WAS THAT IN 2019 WE PASSED AN ARTS AND CULTURAL POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT REALLY RESET US BACK AT 1% FOR ART FROM OUR MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT IS A BIG DEAL
WE'VE ALSO SET NEW GOALS AND REVIEWED A STATE PLAN LAST YEAR
REALLY LOOKED AT MORE AND MORE SORT OF LIKE TEMPORARY ART TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR VARIOUS ARTISTS AND WE REALLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIG INTO MAINTENANCE AND CONSERVATION
THESE WERE REALLY SOME GREAT COMMISSIONER DRIVEN INITIATIVES THAT WERE SOLIDIFIED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT POLICY DIRECTIVE
NEXT PAGE, THIS 2021 WORK PLAN IS A WORK IN PROGRESS
AS YOU KNOW, OUR ILLUSTRIOUS, PETE MILLS HAS GONE OVER ABOUT 40% TIME TO HELP IMPLEMENT THE POLICY
DIRECTIVE AND HAS BEEN UPDATING THIS WORK PLAN
THE FIRST MEETING OF THAT
THE ARTS AND CULTURE BOARD IS ON THE 18TH AND THEY WILL SEE SOME OF THE UPDATES TO THE WORK PLAN
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THIS JUST SORT OF CONTINUES
SOME OF THE WORKS THAT THEY MAY SEE TEMPORARY ART AGAIN IS STILL A GROWING PIECE OF THE WORK THEY'RE DOING
AND THERE ARE SOME GREAT NEW COMMISSIONS THAT THEY WILL GET TO DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER ON THAN THEY HAVE IN THE PAST TO LOOKING AT HOW THE ART IS SELECTED FOR THE AIRPORT
NEXT PAGE, OUR TWO AD HOC COMMITTEES
I GAVE A FAIRLY GOOD RUNDOWN
I THINK IN MY COMMITTEE REMARKS TODAY OF THE WORK OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONERS FELLEMAN AND STEINBRUEK
THE INTERNAL AUDIT DID A GREAT REVIEW OF OUR DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY, THE CLEAN AUDIT TEAM ACROSS THE BOARD HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING THAT FAITHFULLY
BUT THERE ARE DEFINITELY A ROOM FOR EFFICIENCIES ACROSS THE BOARD AND SOME UPDATES TO THAT DOCUMENT, REALLY A BEST PRACTICE FOR AN ORGANIZATION LIKE OURS
I THINK IT'S BEEN MAYBE ALMOST EIGHT OR 9 YEARS SINCE THAT DOCUMENT HAS BEEN UPDATED
THE TOURISM COMMITTEE IS ANOTHER AD HOC COMMITTEE EVEN BY AD HOC
I SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT THIS DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A CHARTER
NEITHER OF THESE HAVE A CHARTER AT THIS MOMENT THEY HAVE SOME ASSIGNMENTS THAT COMMISSIONERS HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE ON AND WHAT IT WILL HELP US DO IS INCREASE
THE VISIBILITY OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AROUND THESE BECAUSE I'LL REPORT OUT THEM IN PUBLIC SESSION AND COMMISSIONERS WILL BE ABLE TO COMMENT IN PUBLIC ON THAT
THE TOURISM COMMITTEE
LAST YEAR WE SECURED 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CONTRACT WITH THE WTA
I THINK THAT CONTRACT IS GETTING CLOSE TO BEING APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF THE WTA
BUT SPOKE TO MACFADDDEN TODAY AND, YOU KNOW, THERE IS DEFINITELY TIME TO BRING COMMISSIONERS AND BOWMAN AND FELLEMAN TOGETHER TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE ELEMENTS AND METRICS AND OUTCOMES FOR WHAT THAT WORK WOULD LOOK LIKE
OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, TOURISM IS ONE OF THE MOST DEPENDENT ON RECOVERY FROM OUR CURRENT PANDEMIC
AND SO THAT WORK WON'T REALLY BEGIN UNTIL WE CAN REALLY START BRINGING TOURISTS BACK TO WASHINGTON STATE
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SETTING UP A MEETING OF THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
LIKELY CLOSER TO THE END OF MARCH, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COORDINATED ON THAT, THOSE COMMUNICATIONS
I THINK LAST SLIDE
ON MY LAST SLIDE
YEP, THERE WE GO COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER
WELL, THANK YOU, AARON
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT
WE'LL HAVE THE CLERK? COMMISSIONERS UNMUTE THEMSELVES AND THE CLERK AND CALL THE ROLL FOR FOR QUESTIONS
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
I'D LIKE TO OFFER A COUPLE OF COMMENTS
AND FIRST OF ALL TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO AARON PRITCHARD IN PARTICULAR FOR ORGANIZING A MORE TRANSPARENT AND OPEN APPROACH TO OUR COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, THAT IS PUBLIC FACING
SOMETHING I WANTED TO SEE FOR A LONG TIME
SO THAT WE HAVE IT'S NOT AN INTERNAL THING THAT WE ONLY HEAR ABOUT THE END RESULTS
I THINK IT'S SHARING THE PROCESS OF GOVERNANCE AND POLICY MAKING AT THE BOARD IS A GREAT PUBLIC INTEREST AND I APPRECIATE THIS INCREASED LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY AND PLANNING AS WELL
SO THAT THERE'S SOME PREDICTABILITY
AND AND WE CAN ANTICIPATE WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT IN THE FUTURE COMMITTEES AND WORK PROGRAMS, I ALSO THINK IT HELPS IN A WAY FOR OUR STAFF AND AND PORT DIVISIONS TO GET BETTER ORGANIZED AND PREPARING COMMISSIONERS, FOR WHAT ATTENTION IS NEEDED ON OUR PART FOR OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT
WITH THAT IN MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST OR ASK ABOUT SOME AREAS THAT ACTUALLY HAVEN'T BEEN PUT INTO A COMMITTEE STRUCTURE THAT ARE IMPORTANT AREAS OF WORK
AND MY COLLEAGUES MAY HAVE OTHER AREAS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF
THAT HAVEN'T BEEN MENTIONED, BUT I THINK AGAIN FOR TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
I THINK WE OUGHT TO CONSIDER KEY AREAS OF WORK OF PORT WORK THAT MAYBE NEED TO BE ELEVATED OR REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
AND I WOULD POINT OUT TWO IN PARTICULAR
RESILIENCY PROJECT IS NOW WELL UNDERWAY AND IT'S GOING TO INVOLVE ALL THE DIVISIONS OF THE PORT AND THE KNOWLEDGE EXPERTS AROUND ASSESSING WHERE WE ARE WITH REGARD TO POTENTIAL HAZARDS, RISK ASSESSMENT
AND ULTIMATELY I THINK THIS WILL RESULT IN A MITIGATION PLAN IS PORT WIDE THAT WILL BE OF IMPORTANCE TO EVERYONE OF THE COMMISSION AS WELL AS PUBLICLY
ANOTHER AREA IS POLICING TASK FORCE HAS NOT BEEN ASSIGNED TO ANY PARTICULAR COMMITTEE, BUT AT SOME POINT THAT'S GOING TO BE A WORK PROGRAM FOR COMMISSIONERS TO ADDRESS AND RESPOND TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TASK FORCE
AND I THINK THAT THEY BE COMING UP IN THE THIRD QUARTER I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN
NOW WE CAN EITHER HANDLE THESE THROUGH STUDY GROUPS OR SOME OTHER WAY
BUT ULTIMATELY WHEN DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE THE FULL COMMISSION IN PUBLIC, I THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME RECOGNITION ABOUT IMPORTANT AREAS OF WORK THAT MAYBE HAVE NOT BEEN ASSIGNED TO ANY SPECIFIC COMMITTEE
THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR IS THAT THE CO CHAIRS, IF THEY'RE CALLED THAT, OF THE COMMITTEES ARE THAT THE AGENDAS BE SHARED BEFORE THEY'RE FINALIZED
BEFORE IT'S BECOME A CAST IN STONE
THIS IS THE COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR THIS DATE
I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME INVOLVEMENT ON THE PART OF COMMISSIONERS IN DETERMINING WHAT THE PRIORITY SHOULD BE AND MAYBE TO ADD THEIR OWN AREAS OF INTEREST OR PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED WITH TO HAVE THEM BROUGHT TO THE COMMITTEE AND BE PART OF THE COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION WITH STAFF
SO THOSE ARE SOME THOUGHTS AND IDEAS
BUT THEY ALL IN ALL I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY AND REPORT OUT ON BOTH LAST YEAR'S WORK IN THE COMING YEAR AHEAD
THANKS, COMMISSIONER I'LL JUST DO THE VERY LAST ITEM AT THIS FIRST COMMITTEES WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THESE WORK PLANS AND WE'LL BE BREAKING THEM DOWN AND DEFINITELY BE LOOKING FOR COMMISSIONER INPUT ON AREAS OF INTEREST AND WHAT I HOPE TO DO IS MOST OF THESE COMMITTEE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED OUT FOR THE YEAR
BE ABLE TO ASSIGN TOPICS TO EACH AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A PRETTY GOOD CONCEPT
AT LEAST THROUGH THE AUGUST TIME
FRAME OF WHAT WILL BE HANDLING IN EACH COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THE YEAR
SO YOU'LL GET THOSE AGENDAS DISCUSSED IN ADVANCE AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME FOR INPUT AND SHARE FOR VISIBILITY
SO THANKS FOR ASKING IT
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REQUIRED TO THE COMMITTEE
JUST PASS ON MY THANKS TO AARON FOR ALL THE WORK
HE DOES ALL THE COMMITTEES IT'S A HUGE UNDERTAKING
SO I APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS YEAH, THANKS
GREAT REPORT OUT AARON AND I'M
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GET SOME CONTINUITY IN MY WORK PLAN THIS YEAR AND I ALSO GET SOME NEW WORK TOPICS AND EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO DIG INTO
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO A REALLY GOOD YEAR
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO COMMENTS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK I'M REALLY GLAD WE GOT THE COMMITTEE SCHEDULED OUT THROUGH MOST OF THE YEAR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
WE CERTAINLY HAVE A FULL AGENDA FOR ALL OF US
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK
THANKS
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND IT'S
BACK TO YOU, COMMISSIONER
FELLEMAN
YOU'RE MUTED, SIR I'M SORRY, I SHOULD BE LIPS READERS BY NOW
BUT I DON'T ANYBODY GET THE WRONG IDEA THAT JUST BECAUSE THE COMMITTEES I SERVE ON ARE CALLED AD HOC THAT THEY'RE ANY LESS IMPORTANT
BUT WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO FORWARD THE REVIEW OF TWO VERY IMPORTANT THINGS AND I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO TOURISM BEING VERY CENTRAL AND WAS MENTIONED VERY MUCH IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC
THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO IN THE ENS COMMITTEE, ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY TO START THIS KICK OFF OF OUR QUIET SOUND PROGRAM
THE THE EFFORT TO REDUCE SHIP NOISE TO ALLOW OUR KILLER WHALES TO FIND THEIR FISH
AND THAT WAS A NICE BEGINNING OF A PROCESS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY HOPEFULLY GOING TO GET SOME STATE FUNDING TO ACTUALLY KICK OFF STARTING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FALL
THIS COMING FALL OTHER THAN THAT I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING AND REALLY DO WANT TO SAY BIG THANKS TO AARON FOR COORDINATING ALL THESE ALL THESE EFFORTS
AND THEY'VE ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW AS AN INDICATION OF HOW SUCCESSFUL THE THAT EFFORT IS IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FROM OUR COLLEAGUES
I MIGHT JUST MENTION
THERE WAS ONE OTHER AD HOC COMMITTEE SORT OF A BIG ONE
THAT WAS NOT IN THERE BUT THE PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE UPDATES HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO IS AROUND THE BIOMETRUCKS COMMITTEE
THAT'S HAD A LOT OF PUBLIC VISIBILITY 20 PLUS MEETINGS IN THE PUBLIC
AND SO THAT'S ONE THAT WILL EXPECT IT
SOME UPDATE IN THE FUTURE HERE AND THAT'S BEEN SAM CHO AND RYAN CALKINS JUST SO THE PUBLIC DOESN'T THINK WE DON'T DO ENOUGH, BUT THERE'S ALSO ALL THE COMMITTEE ON THE PORT ALLIANCE CHO
WE ALSO HAVE YET MORE THINGS WE DO IN OUR SPARE TIME IN CASE YOU THINK WE'RE SLOUCHING
ANYWAY, I THINK THAT NOW JUST BRINGS US TO ITEM 12 QUESTIONS ON REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE AND CLOSING COMMENTS
SO IF I CAN CALL THE RULE ONE MORE TIME
CERTAINLY THIS IS FOR ANY REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE OR CLOSING COMMENTS
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER TIMBROOK NOTHING MORE TO ADD
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CHO NOTHING MORE, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS NOTHING FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN, NOTHING TO ADD
THANK YOU, THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER FELLOWMEN PROVIDENCE INSPIRED ME IN MY STAFF
PETE MILLS ASKED ME TO SING US OUT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT
BUT TWO SONGS DID COME TO MIND TO END ON ONE BEING BY JIMMY HENDRIX
ACTUALLY THEY'RE BOTH BY BOB DYLAN
JIMMY HENDRICK STOOD THE VERSION
EVERYBODY KNOWS THERE MUST BE SOME WAY OUT OF HERE IS PART OF THE ALL IN THE WATCH SHOWER AND BOB DYLAN'S I SHALL BE RELEASED
SO WITH THAT NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AND THE TIME NOW IS 3:11 THANK YOU ALL GOOD MEETING
THANK YOU,.

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