The Special meeting scheduled for 2021-04-27 at Remote

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The Special meeting scheduled for 2021-04-27 at Remote

♫ PORT OF SEATTLE THEMED MUSIC ♫ THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN CONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 27 2021
THE TIME IS 11:30
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S SAFE START AND STAY HEALTHY ORDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCLAMATION 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY, OUR COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS, CHO AND STEINBREUCK, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION LINE AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE'LL IMMEDIATELY RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS TWO ITEMS REGARDING LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK
PER RCW 42.30.110 1 SUB I FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES FOR EACH TOPIC
WE'LL THEN RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION
WE'LL NOW GO OVER TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
THANK YOU
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN
RECONVENING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 27 TH 2021
THE TIME IS 12:33
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S SAFE START, STAY HEALTHY ORDER AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH PROCLAMATION 20-28
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY
OUR COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CHO AND STEINBREUCK
COMMISSIONER CALKINS IS PROBABLY VERY SHORTLY TO JOIN US
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE LINE
CLERK HART, THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN PRESENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER CHO, I THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK HERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I STILL DON'T SEE COMMISSIONER CALKINS, BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN HE COMES ON THE LINE
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM
TODAY'S MEETING IS STRUCTURED FOR OUR VIRTUAL FORMAT
WE'VE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS
LATER, WE'LL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS AND SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
I THINK WE ONLY HAVE TWO WRITTEN COMMENTS
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY PHONE CALL METHOD
SINCE ALL COMMISSION IS NOT PARTICIPATING REMOTELY, THAT MEANS FOR EACH VOTE THE CLERK WILL CALL EACH COMMISSION'S NAME
COMMISSION BY TEAMS CALL WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARE UNMUTED AND ANSWER YAY OR NAY
BECAUSE COMMISSIONERS ONLINE ARE NOT FULLY IN CONTROL OF THEIR SOUND WE'LL TAKE ALL VOTES TODAY IN THIS MANNER, INCLUDING OUR CONSENT AGENDA, TO BE EQUITABLE
WE'LL ASK ALL COMMISSIONERS TO SPEAK IN TURN AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE'RE MEETING TODAY ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE CO 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 PORT WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AND THE FLAG IS UP
THERE
WE ARE
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
I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO CONTINUE THE CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY THAN LAST WEEK'S END OF THIS HISTORIC LEGISLATIVE SESSION, ESPECIALLY REPRESENTATIVE, ITS GIVEN LEADERSHIP IN CREATING A LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ABLE TO JOIN OUR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS MEETING THIS MORNING, I HOPE YOU ARE AS EXCITED AS ME IN THE INCREASING LIKELIHOOD OF MEETING OUR AMBITIOUS GOAL OF HAVING 10% OF THE FUELS USED IN SEA BEING PRODUCED FROM REGIONALLY SOURCE SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS
BASED ON THE DISCUSSION, IT ALSO APPEARS LIKELY THAT STAFF WILL BE PRODUCED IN OUR STATE AS WELL
THIS WOULD RESULT IN INCREASING THE NUMBER OF GREEN JOBS WHILE REDUCING THE IMPACT ON THE CLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY ON OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR MAKING THE SESSION SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS
AND FOR THOSE WHO MISSED IT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO WATCH IT ON THE COMMISSION WEBSITE
AND SPEAKING OF APPRECIATION FOR HIS STAFF SUPPORT, I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT APRIL 21ST WAS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU OF OUR STAFF AND FOR THOSE IN THESE CRITICAL ROLES, A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO PATTY WARD AND JAMES RALPH, WHO SUPPORT US IN THE COMMISSION OFFICE
AND THANKS FOR ALL OF THAT YOU DO
WE'RE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED
SO MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE BUSINESS OF TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK HAS ASKED THAT ITEM EIGHT C BE REMOVED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH COMMISSIONER IN TURN, IF THEY HAVE ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDER 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 OF THE AGENDA
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT, BEFORE I DO THAT, JUST TO NOTE THAT 8C IS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, NOT FROM THE AGENDA COMPLETELY
AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH FOR APPROVAL
I'M SORRY FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
SO DO I NEED A MOTION OR IS THAT ALREADY DONE? HE HAS ALREADY NOTED IT FOR THE RECORD, SIR
OKAY
AND THERE'S NO OBJECTION, SO I DON'T NEED TO MAKE A MOTION
CORRECT
OKAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NEVER CHANGES
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
NONE FOR ME
SO THE AGENDA IS NOW APPROVED
THAT WAS FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
NOW WE NEED TO DO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
ALWAYS DO THAT, COMMISSIONERS
THE QUESTION IS NOW BEFORE ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
SO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER CHO FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE THANK YOU
THAT IS APPROVED 4-0 WITH COMMISSIONER CHO NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE
OH, SORRY
THANK YOU
5-0 THE AGENDA IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THERE ARE NO SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY, SO WE'LL MOVE DIRECTLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, PLEASE
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY MARKS BY ECHOING PRESIDENT FELLEMAN SUPPORT CALLING OUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK LAST WEEK
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF ARE WHAT KEEPS THE PORT OPERATIONAL, AND THESE TRUE PROFESSIONALS HELP US GET ALL THE WORK DONE OF THE PORT
IN NORMAL TIMES
WE'D HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITION EVENTS PLANNED FOR THEM THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
FOR THIS VALUED GROUP, HOWEVER, WE'RE STILL LIMITED TO WHAT WE COULD DO BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT NONETHELESS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH OF THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE APPRECIATED AND CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS HERE AT THE PORT
ANOTHER RECOGNITION EVENT
I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE HAD TO SHIFT DUE THE CURRENT WORKPLACE DISRUPTION AS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK, WHICH WILL BE RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED NATIONALLY DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 2ND
FOR MANY LIFE, DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICES ARE CALLING IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE THAT PUBLIC SERVANTS PAY IN BUILDING PLAY IN BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY, REGION AND WORLD HERE AT THE PORT
THERE'S A LOT OF PRIDE IN SERVING THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGE ALL IMPORTANT EMPLOYEES TO TAKE PART IN THE EVENT SCHEDULE FOR NEXT MONTH
TURNING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PANDEMIC CURRENT VIRAL ACTIVITY IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND KING COUNTY CONTINUE TO RISE AS DEMONSTRATED BY AN INCREASE IN POSITIVE COVID CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS
I'M MOST CONCERNED FOR THE PORT AND AIRPORT RETAIL AND DINING IS THE POSSIBILITY OF SLIPPING BACK INTO PHASE TWO UNDER GOVERNOR INSLEE ROADMAP TO RECOVERY
THE ASSESSMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR KING COUNTY WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 3RD
CURRENT KEY METRICS FOR KING COUNTY INDICATES THAT A RETURN TO THE MOTO STRUCTOR PHASE TO HIS IMMINENT
AS A REMINDER, CURRENT PHASE THREE GUIDANCE ALLOWS FOR INDOOR DINING UP TO 50% CAPACITY, AMONG OTHER ALLOWANCES
PHASE TWO WILL REDUCE THE CAPACITY TO INDOOR DINING TO 25% CAPACITY
THIS REDUCTION MAY HAVE IMPACTS TO OUR AIRPORT, RETAIL AND DINING ESTABLISHMENTS, THEIR STAFFING LEVELS AND AVAILABLE TRAVELER SERVICES
AT SEA, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO OUR PART TO ENSURE OUR ACTIONS DO NOT GIVE THE VIRUS ANY OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE
AT THE SEA VACCINE CLINIC OVER 7,000 IMMUNIZATIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF OPERATION
EACH VACCINE BRINGS US ONE STEP CLOSER TO A SAFER AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITY, THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS SAFEWAY AND ALBERTSONS, AS WELL AS THE COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL HELP MAKE THIS CLINIC POSSIBLE
INCREASED VACCINATION RATES HAVE LED TO INCREASE TRAVELER CONFIDENCE, WHICH IS EVIDENT IN THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRAVELING THROUGH OUR TERMINAL
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DAYS THIS MONTH WITH MORE THAN WERE MORE THAN 30,000 PASSENGERS PER DAY TRAVEL THROUGH THE TSA QUEUES
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER A LOW POINT OF ROUGHLY 2,500 A DAY THIS TIME LAST YEAR
INCREASED TRAVEL VOLUMES, ALONG WITH PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND STAFFING CHALLENGES, HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERAL DAYS OF UNACCEPTABLE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AT SEA
AVIATION MANAGING DIRECTOR LANCE LEVEL AND IS A LEADERSHIP TEAM HAVE WORKED WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE TSA, TO SECURE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO THESE CHALLENGES AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THOSE EFFORTS
LASTLY, BEFORE WE GET TODAY'S AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE PORT STAFF TO CONTRIBUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHICH ADJOURNED THIS PAST SUNDAY
OUR COMBINED EFFORTS ADVANCED VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO CLOSE ECONOMIC INEQUITIES IN ADVANCED SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
AMONG THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE SESSION ARE PASSAGE OF THE LOW COVERED FUEL STANDARD, TOURISM PROMOTION FUNDING, QUIET SOUND FUNDING PARTNERSHIP AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATION SUPPORTING AIRLINE CATERING WORKERS
I LOOK FORWARD TO COMMISSION ACTION TO ENACT THESE STANDARDS AND BEGIN THE RULEMAKING PROCESS AT A FUTURE MEETING
IT WAS A MONUMENTAL AND HISTORIC LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON MANY FRONTS AND WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF
YOU WILL RECEIVE A FULL REPORT ON THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AFTER MAY 25 TH COMMISSION MEETING
THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF AND YOUR LEADERSHIP COMMISSIONERS TO HELP MAKE THIS SESSION SO SUCCESSFUL FOR MANY OF OUR PRIORITIES
MOVING TO THE DAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS THE SPECIFIC ONE IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ACTION TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE SOUTH 188 STREET TUNNEL AS WELL AS ENTERING TO TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR THE DESIGN THE CONCOURSE, A BUILDING EXPANSION FOR LOUNGES AT SEA
BOTH OF THIS ACTION NEEDS SEVERAL CENTURY AGENDA OBJECTIVES RELATED TO SAFETY AND IMPROVING OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND OUR IMPORTANT PROJECTS ON OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN CAN WE ADDRESS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE
I ALWAYS, ALWAYS COMMISSIONERS, I'M SORRY
I'M SORRY
HI, STEVE IS DONE
COULD SOMEBODY UNDER PHONE PROBLEM? I BELIEVE THE ECHO IS COMING FROM COMMISSIONER BOWMAN END
DO YOU HAVE YOUR PHONE ON? ALRIGHT, SO I'M SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION
EXECUTIVE METRUCK, PLEASE GO ON
I'M ALMOST DONE HERE
SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THE OTHER
WE HAVE THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT UNDER NEW BUSINESS TODAY, THIS PROJECT WITH ALASKA AIRLINES WILL REDEVELOP A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL TO IMPROVE PROCESSING THROUGHPUT AN OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
FULL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR
WE WILL CLOSE THE MEETING WITH A SECOND POLICING ASSESSMENT
UPDATE
MORE TO SAY ABOUT THAT ITEM DURING THE MEETING
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT
EXECUTIVE METRUCK, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? YEAH, THANK YOU
JUST ONE THING
REALLY
BRIEFLY, STEVE TALKED ABOUT SAFETY AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CALL OUT
I THINK A FEW OF US WERE AWARE, BUT I REALLY WANT TO GIVE CREDIT
ON APRIL 18 TH AROUND PORT OF SEATTLE, FIREFIGHTERS DID A SIGNIFICANT CPR SAVE WITH A GENTLEMAN TRAVELING THROUGH AIRPORT AND LITERALLY SAVED HIS LIFE AND TRAVELED WITH HIM PERFORM CPR FOR OVER 30 MINUTES UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE TO TRANSPORT HIM TO THE HOSPITAL, AND I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY WORTH CALLING OUT
THERE WERE SEVERAL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT, BATTALION CHIEF DAVID JEWETT, CAPTAIN JOHN COLE, CAPTAIN COLIN ROSE, AND THEN FIREFIGHTERS CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM, KERRY SHARAD, JOSEPH PRATI, MATT CHENEY, AUSTIN ANGELS AND ROBERT ATTEBERRY
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT WE WE HAVE OUR OWN FIREFIGHTING FORCE
THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF ATTENTION, BUT THEY ARE THERE TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS AND ALSO TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN ADDITION TO THE MLS THAT THEY HAVE WITH SURROUNDING CITIES
SO JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT THEIR GOOD WORK
THANKS FOR THAT RECOGNITION
SURE
THEY DO THOSE THINGS DAY IN AND DAY OUT
SO THANKS FOR THAT RECOGNITION
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT TAKES A VILLAGE
SO THANK YOU, MR PRICHARD
ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR I'M SORRY
ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS, MR PRICHARD HERE? THANK YOU
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND CHO ON APRIL 20 TH
THE COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED A PREVIEW OF OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE AND THE UPCOMING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION
THE COMMISSIONERS ALSO DISCUSSED THE WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS ASSESSMENT PROPOSED AS PART OF THE EQUITY MOTION TO ADVANCE THE ASSESSMENT
COMMISSIONER CHO PROPOSED THAT HE MEET WITH SOME EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS
THOSE MEETINGS ARE BEING SCHEDULED
COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND CHO ALSO CONVENED THE AVIATION COMMITTEE ON APRIL 22 ND AND RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE FLIGHT HEALTHY PROGRESS AND A NEW PROGRAM TO REDUCE PRE CROWDING THAT THAT WOULD CREATE PREREGISTERED SPOTS IN A TSA QUEUE THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND INTEREST IN THAT PROGRAM
THE COMMISSIONERS ALSO HEARD ABOUT THE LEGAL RISK AROUND THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL PROJECT, FORMERLY ZONE 6 AND 7, AND THEY REVIEWED THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION ATION STUDY SESSION IS AGENDA AND HIGHLIGHTED IMPORTANT ELEMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR INTEREST TO DISCUSS AIRPORT EMPLOYEE PARKING, THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND OTHER FEES ASSOCIATED IN SOUND TRANSIT
COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK AND FELLEMAN WILL HAVE A FINAL REVIEW OF THAT GROUND TRANSPORTATION STUDY SESSION PROPOSAL
FINALLY, THE TOURISM COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE ON APRIL 29 TH TO DISCUSS THE WASHINGTON TOURISM ALLIANCE WITH DAVID BLANFORD
I BELIEVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DAVID BLANFORD, AND DISCUSS THE IDEAS AROUND 2022 ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR PRICHARD
THE TOURISM COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN AND MYSELF, BUT ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS? CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK FOR FOLLOW UP
ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NO, NO FOR ME
THINGS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AND NONE FOR ME
SO THE COMMISSION WILL NOW ACCEPT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS RELATED SUPPORT RELATED MATTER
ROUTE 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 BE OPEN, WE'LL OPEN THE LINE AND ALL COMMENTERS WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU'RE ON TEAMS MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING, PLEASE MUTE THE VIDEO STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A SHORT TIME LAG IN THE VIDEO STREAM
COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK HART, I FEEL THAT THAT WAS UNNECESSARY TO EVEN I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS
BUT OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL WE JUST GOT INTO THIS MEETING
SO THANK YOU, SIR
WE DO HAVE TO WRITTEN THAT I CAN SUMMARIZE TODAY
THANK YOU
THE FIRST IS FROM LAURA GIBBONS
SHE WRITES TO ADVISE THAT THE AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS FROM SAF TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS ARE JUST AS BAD AS REGULAR FUEL
PORT STAFF AGREE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SCALE SAF TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY COULD COMPOSE A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE PORT TARGET OF A 50% REDUCTION IN SCOPE THREE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2030
SHE ASKS, WHAT ELSE IS SUPPORT PLANNING TO DO? OUR NEXT WRITTEN COMMENT IS FROM CHARLA DAD, WHO WRITES TO ADVISE THAT SUSTAINABLE AVIATION ARE NOT THE SOLUTION TO THE PORT GOAL OF ELIMINATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO BE AT LEAST AS HARMFUL TO THE ATMOSPHERE AS CONVENTIONAL JET FUEL
AND THEY AREN'T SCALABLE
AND NOTES THAT FOCUSING ON SAF ALSO DELETES INCENTIVES FOR OTHER, MORE IMPACTFUL METHODS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS, SUCH AS LIMITING DEMAND FOR FLYING AND FUEL EFFICIENCY
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN REMARKS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED TODAY
THANK YOU
CLERK HART HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY
WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, THOUGH I DO HOPE OUR SPEAKERS OR PUBLIC COMMENTERS HAVE A CHANCE TO VIEW THE VIDEO BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAINLY MANY OTHER THINGS WERE BROUGHT UP IN ADDITION TO SOUTH
SO I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO MISSED THE SESSION
IT WAS REALLY QUITE REMARKABLE
SO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT ITEMS THERE ARE NO ITEMS EXCEPT FOR ONE ITEM 8 C TO BE REMOVED FROM TODAY'S MEETING
IT'S NOT REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT, A-B-D-E AND F
SO MOVED DO I HAVE A SECOND, A SECOND
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY YES OR NO WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, AYE THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS
THE MOTION PASSES
SO NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM EIGHT C ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I CAN READ THAT INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE
THIS IS ITEM 8-C, THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY TO ANALYZE ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVES FOR BOTH AVIATION AND MARITIME FACILITIES TO HELP MEET CENTURY AGENDA, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY GOALS
COMMISSIONERS, YOU AUTHORIZE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT
IN DECEMBER
THIS INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB WILL FACILITATE THE ANALYSIS OF ENERGY AND TECH TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVES TO MEET OUR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
SIMILAR AGREEMENTS HAVE HELPED OTHER MAJOR PORT AUTHORITIES MEET THEIRS
THE NREL STUDY IN 2021 IS AN EARLY ACTION UNDER THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN IN NORTHWEST PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY
THIS AFTERNOON, WE HAVE OUR SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER FOR AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS STEPHANIE MEYN
THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR HER
AND WE ALSO HAVE SCOTT CARRY, ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER, APPLIED ENGINEERING TEAM
NREL IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STEPHANIE
WE HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT
GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS PRESENTATION BRIEF IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, AND ALSO BECAUSE YOU HEARD A LOT FROM ME TODAY
AGAIN, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE MEYN, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER IN THE AVIATION DIVISION
AND I AM JOINED TODAY BY SCOTT KERRY FROM THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY, ALSO KNOWN AS NREL
AND WE ALSO HAVE DAVID FUJIMOTO FROM MY MARITIME DIVISION AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL
NEXT SLIDE, SO AS YOU HEARD IN THE SUMMARY, THE REQUESTED ACTION TODAY IS FOR COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OR AN ILA WITH NREL TO ANALYZE ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVES FOR THE PORT TO MEET ITS CENTURY AGENDA GOALS
AND JUST ANOTHER REMINDER THAT THIS ACTION REQUEST TODAY DOES NOT INCLUDE A BUDGET REQUEST AS THIS WAS ALREADY PASSED IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR
NEXT SLIDE, SO I'LL NOW HAND IT OVER TO SCOTT KERRY, WHO IS THE TECHNICAL LEAD FOR PORTS AND AIRPORT PROGRAMS AT NREL
AND HE'LL DESCRIBE A BIT MORE ABOUT THE UNIQUE EXPERTISE THAT THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT AND NREL PROVIDES
THANKS, STEPHANIE
NEXT SLIDE, MY NAME IS SCOTT KERRY AT THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LEFT
SO YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF AN INTRODUCTION ON NREL
WE ARE ONE OF 17 NATIONAL LABORATORIES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON ADVANCED ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
OUR PRIMARY ROLE HERE IS, IN MOST CASES, IS WE WORK AHEAD OF WHEN YOU GO TO CONSULTING TO DE-RISK NEW TECHNOLOGIES
SO WE HAVE THE RESEARCHERS THAT START WITH BASIC RESEARCH AND GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH WHAT WE CALL DEPLOYMENT, WHICH IS WHERE WE INTERACT WITH PORTS AND AIRPORTS
NEXT SLIDE, SO WITH ALL THAT RESEARCH AND ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ON ANYTHING FROM BASIC SCIENCES OF BATTERIES AND BIOFUELS ALL THE WAY TO COMPLEX SYSTEMS, WHEN WE GET TO THE PORT AND AIRPORTS, ALL THOSE TECHNOLOGIES COMBINE AND WHERE WE'VE BEEN SEEING INTEREST FROM A LOT OF LARGE HUBS AND PORTS HAS BEEN ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ALSO SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
SOME OF OUR CURRENT CLIENTS ARE THE PORT OF NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PORT, LONG BEACH, DALLAS, FORT WORTH, THE MY AIRPORTS AND OTHERS
WHAT WE END UP DOING IS THAT BEFORE YOU GO OUT TO GET YOUR CONSULTANT TO REALLY DIVE DEEP INTO A NEW TECHNOLOGIES, WE LOOK AT THE RISKING THAT LOOK AT THE COST, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THAT TECHNOLOGY FOR YOU AT A MUCH MORE ECONOMICAL SCALE BEFORE YOU REALLY HAVE TO DIVE IN DEEPER
NEXT SLIDE, ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT WE'LL BE USING ON THIS EFFORT IS A SOFTWARE EFFORT THAT WE PUT TOGETHER IS CALLED TECHNOECONOMIC TOOL THAT LOOKS AT DIFFERENT ENERGY MIXES AND ITEMS FOR DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES
SO THE BASIC CONCEPT HERE IS IF YOU DECIDE YOU'RE GOING TO OPTIMIZE, SAY, YOUR ESSENTIAL UTILITY PLANT, AND RIGHT NOW YOU'RE OPERATING BASED ON MIX OF NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY THAT GOES INTO THAT SYSTEM
THIS TOOL LOOKS AT THAT OVER A YEAR OR TWO YEARS AND WORKS TO QUICKLY OPTIMIZE THAT TO SAY, OKAY, IF YOU LOOKED AT THIS AND YOU COULD GENERATE A PORTION OF YOUR ENERGY LOCALLY OR YOU SAY ADDED THERMAL STORAGE OR BATTERY STORAGE, THAT SYSTEM, YOU COULD OPTIMIZE YOUR ENERGY REQUESTS
AND THAT ROUTE IS ONE OF OUR TOOLS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER, THE LAB PUT TOGETHER THAT IS HELPING EVERYONE ACROSS THE NATION
WE VIEW THIS ALL OVER THE NATION, ALL OVER THE WORLD
NEXT SLIDE, I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE
SO THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WE'RE ENTERING INTO WITH NREL HAS BOTH AN AVIATION AND MARITIME FOCUS AND HAS A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BUDGET OF 150,000 DOLLARS
I'LL QUICKLY WALK THROUGH THE GENERAL SCOPE OF THE AVIATION AND MARITIME WORK NOW, AND IF THERE ARE ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS, WE COULD ADDRESS THOSE DURING THE QUESTION PERIOD
NEXT SLIDE, SO BOTH THE AVIATION AND MARITIME SCOPES WILL FOLLOW A SIMILAR PROCESS, BUT THEY'LL BE APPLIED TO DIFFERENT FACILITIES
FOR THE AVIATION SCOPE, NREL WILL BE FOCUSING ON FEASIBLE OPTIONS FOR DECARBONIZING, OUR CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT THAT SERVES THE TERMINAL AT THE AIRPORT, AND WHILE
WE HAVE PURCHASED THE RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS FOR THIS FACILITY FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS
WE DO NEED TO FIND A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO MEET OUR 2050 CARBON GOALS AND TO COORDINATE THE TIMING OF THAT WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE AIRPORT
SO NREL WILL WORK WITH THE PORT STAFF TO IDENTIFY FUTURE ALTERNATIVES THAT ALSO MATCH OUR SPACE CONSTRAINT ISSUES AND NARROW THOSE DOWN WITH THEIR TECHNOECONOMIC ANALYSIS TOOL
AND THIS WILL BE DONE AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE UTILITY MASTER PLAN WORK THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
NEXT SLIDE SIMILARLY, FOR THE MARITIME SCOPE, THE FOCUS IS ON DECARBONIZATION OF TERMINAL 91 AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIC WORK
THE SCOPE OF THE MARITIME WORK WILL EXAMINE THE OVERALL MIX OF ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY STORAGE AND THE FUTURE REQUIREMENTS AT T-91 AND OPTIMIZE IT FOR EMISSION REDUCTIONS AND ENERGY DEMAND
AND AS COMMISSIONERS ARE AWARE, GIVEN OUR EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION THIS MORNING WITH THE PASSING OF THE LOW CARBON AND FUEL STANDARD IN THIS STATE, IT IS LIKELY TO ACCELERATE THE DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION CREDIT GENERATION FROM OUR WATERFRONT PARTNERS
SO WE REALLY NEED TO ENSURE THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS ARE DONE WITH THE STRATEGIC EYE TOWARD THAT FUTURE
AND SO, SIMILAR TO THE AVIATION SCOPE, NREL IS GOING TO IDENTIFY A LARGE RANGE OF ENERGY MIX ENERGY ALTERNATIVES AND NARROW THOSE DOWN TO FIND THE MOST FEASIBLE OPTIONS FOR T 91 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THIS SPACE
EXCUSE ME, STEPHANIE, I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO 66
IS THAT NOT THE CASE? TERMINAL 66 AND NOT 91? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS 91, AND I DON'T KNOW IF DAVID FUJIMOTO CAN BE UNMUTED TO JUST QUICKLY ADDRESS THAT
SURE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
I'M DAVID FUJIMOTO
I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO MEET ALL OF YOU YET, SO I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF
I'M A SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER WITH MARITIME ENVIRONMENT WITH THE NREL STUDY
WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON TERMINAL 91 TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF THAT SITE
THIS IMAGE IS SHOWING 66, BUT WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON 91
YES, THE SOURCE OF THE CONFUSION
YEAH
I'M ACTUALLY STILL CONFUSED IF I COULD ACTUALLY INTERRUPT A SECOND
I JUST THOUGHT THAT WATERFRONT PLANT WAS REALLY KIND OF FOCUSED ON THE SOUTH PART OF THE HARBOR, IF ALL THE OTHER COMPETING ELECTRICAL INTEREST THERE
AND WE ALREADY HAVE TWO COLD IRON BERTHS UP THERE
SO WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE FOR THE DECISION TO FOCUS ON 91? SURE
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION
YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THE WATERFRONT CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN IS TAKING A HOLISTIC LOOK
WE'RE LOOKING ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARITIME PORTFOLIO, SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SEATTLE HARBOR, BUT ALSO THE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE UNDER THE MARITIME SIDES CARE
AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PIECES THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THE SOUTH HARBOR AREA OR SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SEATTLE HARBOR AREAS, INCLUDING SOME OTHER STUDIES WITH PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABS
WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING VERY CLOSELY WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ON THE ENTIRE STUDY
WE KNOW THAT FOR TERMINAL 91 SPECIFICALLY, THERE ARE SOME ENERGY CONSTRAINTS ON SITE THAT WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
AND THERE ARE ALSO SOME FUTURE ELECTRIFICATION LOADS THAT ARE IMPORTANT AT THAT LOCATION AS WELL
SO WE WILL BE LOOKING AT MULTIPLE SITES
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING BOTH THE CONFUSIONS OF THE PHOTOGRAPH AND THE GEOGRAPHIC DECISIONS
STEPHANIE SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION
PLEASE PROCEED
NO PROBLEM
I'M HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THAT CLARIFICATION FINAL SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE SCHEDULE FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO DO THE BULK OF THE DATA GATHERING AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION IN 2021 FOR BOTH SCOPES AND THEN HAVE THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN EARLY 2022
AND WITH THAT, I OR MY COLLEAGUES WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU FOR QUESTIONS BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
OH, BOY
I GET TO GO FIRST
TODAY
I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS HERE, AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED TO HAVE THIS TAKEN OFF OF THE CONSENT
THIS IS JUST FAR TOO IMPORTANT A TOPIC FOR ME, IN PARTICULAR THAT WE APPROACH THIS COMPREHENSIVELY AND THOROUGHLY
AND BY THAT, I MEAN
WHILE, I WAS LOOKING AT THE SCOPE
WHAT I THINK IS NEEDED IS AN ENERGY AUDIT
NUMBER ONE OF ALL BUILDINGS WITH HVAC SYSTEMS AIRPORT, SEAPORT, THAT INCLUDES WORLD TRADE CENTER, 69 66 FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, WHERE WE HAVE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, HEATING AND COOLING
WHAT TYPES OF ENERGIES ARE THEY USING? WHAT IS THE ENERGY PER SQUARE FOOT COST SO THAT WE CAN MEASURE IT AGAINST STANDARDS FOR THE TYPES OF BUILDINGS AND SEE EFFICIENCY AND TYPE OF FUEL ARE THE TWO ISSUES THERE, AND THE TYPE OF FUEL IS SOMETHING WE KNOW WE NEED TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS
SO THE QUESTION IS WHICH BUILDINGS SHOULD BE IN THE FIRST IN LINE PRIORITIZED, MAYBE OLDER EQUIPMENT, MAYBE MORE INEFFICIENT FOSSIL FUEL BURNING
AND THAT'S WHERE THE AUDIT COMES IN
AND THEN RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN TRANSITION AND WHAT OTHER FUEL OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE
SO THAT'S HOW I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS APPROACH
SO, WHILE, I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE EMPLOYED THE NATIONAL OR WE ARE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGIES LABS
SEEMS LIKE A GREAT PLACE TO START WITH THE EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE AND ATTENTION TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES
SOME OF THESE ARE NOT NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN BE EMPLOYED
AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE WE DO THIS THOROUGHLY AND COMPLETELY TO ADDRESS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND FOSSIL FUELS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS FOR ALL FACILITIES
THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CENTURY AGENDA
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION
AND I THINK WE ARE A LARGE PORTION OF THE WAY THERE IN TERMS OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ENERGY USE FROM OUR CLIMATE OR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION INVENTORIES
AND WHAT THAT IS SHOWN IS THAT WE ARE PICKING THE LARGEST PIECE OF FRUIT, YOU COULD SAY, BY ADDRESSING THE MECHANICAL PLANT AT THE AIRPORT, WHICH IN TERMS OF OVERALL CARBON FOOTPRINT AND NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION IS OVER 80% OF THE ENERGY OF THE ENTIRE PORT OF SEATTLE PORTFOLIO OF BUILDINGS
SO WE ARE TRYING TO TACKLE THAT
AND I THINK YOUR SUGGESTION IS EXCELLENT FOR FIGURING OUT THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS AFTER WE'VE ADDRESSED THAT
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND JUST TO ADD THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A BASELINE SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT IS TODAY AND THEN WORK TOWARD ACHIEVING A MUCH MORE STRINGENT GOAL FOR REDUCING THAT CARBON FOOTPRINT
AND I WOULD THROW IN LIGHTING AND EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS HVAC SYSTEMS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY BUILDINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE STILL USING TOXIC FLUORESCENCE THAT ARE INEFFICIENT WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO INCREASE TO REDUCE THOSE TYPES OF IMPACTS AND I'LL END THERE, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS DIRE MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO THANKS
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME, EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, FOR QUESTIONS
YEAH, ACTUALLY, NO QUESTIONS
I JUST WANTED TO ECHO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK POINT ABOUT THE AUDIT
SO I GUESS MAYBE AN ACTION ITEM
STEVE, COULD YOU BRING BACK OR MAYBE THIS COME BEFORE THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE FOR US TO CONSIDER THE AUDIT
AND, STEPHANIE, THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO DO IT
AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
THE AIRPORT IS BY FAR AND AWAY THE BIGGEST FOOTPRINT
AND SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE TACKLING THAT
BUT THAT SAID, WE DO HAVE OLDER BUILDINGS, AND SO A LOT HAS BEEN DONE OVER THE YEARS, BUT THAT OUT
IT'S A GREAT BASELINE
SO STEVE WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE A BUDGET ITEM AND KNOW WHEN WE CAN GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED
SO REALLY GOOD POINT, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
THANKS FOR BRINGING UP
THANKS
THE BODY JUST TIME
AND THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
I'VE GOT THAT
AND WE'LL TAKE THAT FOR ACTION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE FUNDING FOR THIS WAS THE LAST APPROPRIATION FROM THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
SO THE MILLION DOLLAR FUND IS NOW DEPLETED, AND IT WAS A MODEST INVESTMENT, I BELIEVE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BEAR A LARGE AMOUNT OF FRUIT
SO I DO BELIEVE THAT THE REQUEST THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO TAKE A BROADER LOOK AT THE BUILDING STOCK WOULD BE PROBABLY A VERY PRUDENT PATH FORWARD
I ASSUME THAT THE FOCUS TO THE NORTH HARBOR HAS TO DO WITH THE LARGER CRUISE SHIPS
IS THEY JUST GREATER DEMAND ON THE EXISTING COLD IRONING? IS THAT THE PRIMARY FOCUS HERE, COMMISSIONER? YOU MEAN FOR TERMINAL 91? IS THAT WHERE YOUR FLOWS? THERE'S A VARIETY OF USES OUT OF THAT LOCATION
THE COLD STORAGE IS ALSO A VERY LARGE DEMAND AT THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION
AND THEN THERE ARE, TO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCKS POINT, THERE IS A FOSSIL GAS USE AT THAT SITE
I BELIEVE IT'S THE SECOND FROM THE MARITIME PROPERTY SIDE
IT'S THE SECOND HIGHEST USE LOCATION BEHIND PIER 66
ACTUALLY, I RECALL THAT THAT BUILDING IS QUITE ANCIENT, ISN'T IT? THE COLD STORAGE THERE IS TALKING ABOUT LOW HANGING FRUIT, RIGHT
THAT IS I FORGOT HAVING THAT BRIEFING ON THAT
I MEAN, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO AN ANALYSIS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND
SO ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE TAKING THAT ON, HOWEVER COST EFFECTIVELY AS YOU CAN IDENTIFY, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY MONEY VERY WELL SPENT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND
OKAY
SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, COMMISSIONER, IF I CAN
SORRY, COMMISSIONER
CAN I RECOGNIZE SANDRA KILROY BECAUSE SHE MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TO THIS FROM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF
YEAH, THANKS
JUST TO GIVE A QUICK RESPONSE, AND THEN WE CAN FOLLOW UP LATER TO COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECKS REQUEST
BUT WE DO CURRENTLY CONSIDER ENERGY AUDITS AS A KEY PART OF OUR BUILDING ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS AND REDUCING OUR FUEL CONSUMPTION AND CARBON FOOTPRINT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE ALSO REQUIRES ENERGY AUDITS ON LARGE BUILDINGS
I THINK IT'S BUILDINGS OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET
IT'S A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ELEMENT
SO WE DO THOSE REQUIRED ONES
AND THEN WE DO HAVE THE BASELINE INFORMATION AND TOTALLY SUPPORT YOUR IDEA OF PRIORITIZING THOSE ADDITIONAL BUILDING AUDITS
AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU ON WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING
AND THAT INFORMATION AND WILL ALSO BE A KEY PART OF OUR MARITIME CLIMATE AND AIR ACTION PLAN THAT YOU WILL ADOPT LATER THIS YEAR
THANK YOU, SANDY
I'VE ASKED SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE ANS COMMITTEE SOME SIX YEARS AGO THAT WE GET AN ANNUAL UPDATE ON OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION INVENTORY
AND I KNOW YOU COLLECT IT, BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT
I BELIEVE THE PLAN NOW IS FOR JUNE IS THAT YOU HAVE TO COLLECT ALL OUR UTILITY BILLS
AND THEN ARE WE GOING TO SORT OF SEE THE HISTORY? AND THEN BECAUSE I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT ONCE WE SEE HOW THE TRENDS ARE, IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT, PERHAPS ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT, LIKE WITH THE RNG, WE WOULD KNOW WHETHER WE NEED A COURSE CORRECTION OR NOT
BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN THAT ANNUAL PERSPECTIVE THAT I THINK COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK WAS CALLING FOR
YEAH, WE DO DO AN ANNUAL INVENTORY ON THE MARITIME SIDE, SO WE CAN GET YOU THOSE
IT DOES TAKE A WHILE TO GET THEM DONE AFTER THE YEAR COMPLETES, BUT
WELL, FOR THE MOST RECENT ONE, WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SEE IS THE TIME SERIES
SO WE WANT TO TRACK THE TREND
I MEAN, THE NORTHWEST PORTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY DOES LIKE FIVE YEAR CHUNKS
IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD TO SEE AN ANNUAL TIMELINE
SO AS WE PROCEED INTO THE FUTURE WITH OUR INCREASING AMBITIONS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
AND I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION
WE NEED A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM 8-C
SO I MOVED
A SECOND
WAS THAT COMMISSIONER CHO SECOND? DID IT? IT WAS YES
AND I CAN CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
YEP
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, AYE
THANK YOU
YOU HAVE FIVE
YESSES AND ZERO NOS
VERY GOOD
SO MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, THERE ARE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS NOT YES
JUST AT THE ITEM EIGHT C PASSES, THEN
THANK YOU
ITEM 8-C PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, IN FACT
SO MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, THERE ARE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS IN CLERK HART, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST NEW BUSINESS ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, WILL YOU INTRODUCE THEM AND THE PRESENTERS? THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM 10-B INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3-7-8-6
THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE IN SALE OF INTERMEDIATE LIEN REVENUE AND REFUNDING BONDS AND ONE OR MORE SERIES IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 950,000 DOLLARS, 950,000 OR 950,000,000
I NEED SOME CLARITY ON THIS BASED ON THE WAY THAT THIS IS 950,000,000
THANK YOU
IT DID NOT APPEAR IN OUR AGENDA PROPERLY
I APPRECIATE THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING OR REFINANCING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO AVIATION FACILITIES AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING REVENUE BONDS OF THE PORT, SETTING FORTH CERTAIN BOND TERMS AND EVIDENCE AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO APPROVE FINAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE SALE OF THE BOND COMMISSIONERS
THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE IN SALE OF INTERMEDIATE LIEN REVENUE AND REFUNDING BONDS TO HELP FUND AIRPORT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
PRESENTERS ARE OR PRESENTER IS ELIZABETH MORRISON, DIRECTOR, CORPORATE FINANCE IN BUDGET
THANK YOU
OK, GOOD AFTERNOON
I'M HERE TO REQUEST INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION 3786 FOR THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF INTERMEDIATE LIEN REVENUE BONDS
THE PURPOSE OF THE BONDS IS TWOFOLD
ONE IS TO PROVIDE REFUNDING OF CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING BONDS FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS, AND THE OTHER IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR AIRPORT PROJECTS
AND MICHELLE, WOULD YOU MIND PRESENT PUTTING THE PRESENTATION UP OR AUBREE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THESE BONDS WILL BE ISSUED IN FOUR SERIES
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT LIKE THE PORT, PRIMARILY USE TAX EXEMPT BONDS, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TAX EXEMPT BONDS, AND WE CAN ALSO ISSUE TAXABLE BONDS
SO THE FIRST TYPE IS GOVERNMENTAL, AND THE INTEREST ON THESE BONDS IS NOT TAXED FOR INVESTORS
THEY PAY NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON THE INTEREST ON GOVERNMENTAL BONDS
THE OTHER TYPE IS PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS
THESE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REGULAR FEDERAL INCOME TAX, BUT ARE SUBJECT TO THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX, WHICH IS A SPECIAL TAX CODE PROVISION TO ENSURE THAT TAXPAYERS PAY AT LEAST A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TAX
MOST OF THE PORT DEBT IS IN THIS CATEGORY BECAUSE SO MANY OF OUR FACILITIES ARE LEASED TO PRIVATE COMPANIES FOR THEIR ECONOMIC BENEFIT
SO PARTICULARLY LEASING TO AIRLINES AT THE AIRPORT
SO IT FALLS INTO THIS CATEGORY
BACK IN 2010, IN THE WAKE OF THE FINANCIAL POTENTIAL CRISIS, CONGRESS AUTHORIZED A HOLIDAY ON AMT PAYMENTS, AND THEY ALLOWED US TO ISSUE PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS THAT WERE NOT SUBJECT TO THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX
THIS WAS UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OR AURA, AND IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
BUT WE DID ISSUE SOME BONDS UNDER THIS SPECIAL STATUS
AND THEN FINALLY, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THE USE OF A LITTLE BIT OF TAXABLE DEBT
EVEN THOUGH THE TAX EXEMPT DEBT IS WHAT GOVERNMENTS PRIMARILY USE, SOMETIMES TAXABLE IS ACTUALLY PREFERABLE BECAUSE IT GIVES US A GREAT DEAL OF FLEXIBILITY
IT'S NOT SUBJECT TO THE SAME RESTRICTIONS AS TAX EXEMPT DEBT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE FIRST PURPOSE OF THE BONDS IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ONGOING AIRPORT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
WE'RE ANTICIPATING ABOUT 600,000,000 OF BOND PROCEEDS WILL BE USED FOR PROJECTS
MUCH OF THAT WILL BE USED FOR FOUR ONGOING PROJECTS, COMPLETION OF THE INTERNATIONAL RIVALS FACILITY AND THE NORTH SATELLITE TERMINAL, AND THEN ALSO CONTINUATION OF BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION AND THE AIRFIELD PAYMENT AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
THE BONDS CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED, AND MOST OF THE PROJECTS HAVE RECEIVED COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION AT THIS POINT, AND MOST OF THE PROJECTS WILL BE IN THIS TYPICAL TAX STATUS OF PRIVATE ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE AMT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE'RE ALSO PLANNING TO REFUND SOME CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING BONDS FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS
WE ISSUED BONDS ORIGINALLY BACK IN 1998 AS A SPECIAL PFC REVENUE BOND
WE REFUNDED THOSE IN 2010
WHEN THESE BONDS WERE FIRST ISSUED, THE PFC PROGRAM WAS ACTUALLY QUITE NEW AND THE FAA DID NOT ALLOW US TO USE PFCS TO PAY DEBT SERVICE ON OUR REGULAR REVENUE BONDS
WE HAD TO TO CREATE THIS SPECIAL TYPE OF BOND THAT IS BACKED SOLELY BY PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES
WE'RE NOW PLANNING TO REFUND THOSE INTO OUR REGULAR INTERMEDIATE LIEN REVENUE BONDS, WHICH IS A MORE COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO USE THE PFCS
WE CAN STILL USE PFCS TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE, BUT THEY WOULD BE REGULAR INTERMEDIATE LIEN REVENUE BONDS IN 2010
WE ISSUED INTERMEDIATELY IN REVENUE BONDS IN TWO CATEGORIES
WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT SPECIAL AMT HOLIDAY AND AN ISSUED BONDS SUBJECT TO THAT, AND WE WILL BE REFUNDING THOSE BONDS IN THAT SPECIAL CATEGORY
AND THEN WE HAD OTHER REVENUE INTERMEDIATELY REVENUE BONDS THAT WERE JUST THE REGULAR PRIVATE ACTIVITY SUBJECT TO THE AMT WILL BE REFUNDING THOSE AS WELL
AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE ABOUT 21,000,000 OF COMMERCIAL PAPER WE HAD ANTICIPATING EXECUTING THIS REFUNDING LAST YEAR, BUT WITH THE PANDEMIC WE THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO POSTPONED
AT THE SAME TIME, WE DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THE VALUE OF BEING ABLE TO REFUND MATURITIES THAT WERE COMING DUE BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO EXECUTE ON THIS BOND
AND SO WE REFUNDED WITH COMMERCIAL PAPER AS A TEMPORARY REFUNDING, AND THEN WE CAN REFUND THOSE FURTHER WITH THIS PARTICULAR BOND ISSUE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO RESOLUTION 3786 IS SIMILAR TO OTHER SERIES ROUTE RESOLUTIONS
LAY OUT THE MECHANICS OF EACH PARTICULAR BOND ISSUE AND IS PURSUANT TO THE MASTER RESOLUTION, WHICH APPLIES TO ALL INTERMEDIATE LIEN BONDS AND PROVIDES THAT THE SECURITY OVERLAY THAT ALL INTERMEDIATE LIEN BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO THE SERIES RESOLUTION PROVIDES FOR DELEGATION OF APPROVAL OF THE BONDS, AND WE SET PARAMETERS UNDER WHICH WE CAN ISSUE THE BONDS, AND THEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAN APPROVE THE SALE IF WE SELL WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS
THE PARAMETERS WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS A MAXIMUM PIER AMOUNT OF 950,000,000, MAXIMUM INTEREST RATES OF 4% FOR TAX EXEMPT BONDS AND 5% FOR TAXABLE BONDS, AND WE MUST EXECUTE THE SALE WITHIN SIX MONTHS
IF WE ARE OUTSIDE OF ANY OF THESE PARAMETERS, THEN WE NEED TO COME BACK AND GET FURTHER COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION
THIS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR RELATED COSTS AS WELL, INCLUDING FUNDING A DEBT IN THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND AND PAYING VARIOUS COST OF ISSUANCE, LIKE GETTING CREDIT RATINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT
AND THE BONDS WILL BE SOLD BY THE PORT UNDERWRITING TEAM
WE SELECT THIS TEAM THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS EVERY FIVE TO 7 YEARS
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, ELIZABETH
CLERK HART PLEASE CALL ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK FOR QUESTIONS
NO QUESTIONS
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NO QUESTIONS
THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK ELIZABETH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
NONE FOR ME EITHER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, NO QUESTIONS
ELIZABETH, THANKS FOR THE EXPLANATION
AND THANKS FOR TEACHING ME SOMETHING NEW AGAIN ABOUT THE PFC
AND I HADN'T REALIZED THAT BEFORE, SO ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW YOU LEARN EVERY DAY AT THE PORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU, ELIZABETH, FOR HAVING SUCH PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY THAT WE CAN DEFER TO YOUR GOOD JUDGMENT
AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE DON'T FEEL THAT WE'RE BEING LED ASTRAY BUT NOT REALLY IN A POSITION TO QUESTION IT
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
SO THEN WITH COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR STAFF
PRESENTERS REMAIN AUDIBLE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
I THINK WE'RE TO THE MOTION
AND SECOND COMMISSIONER, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, PLEASE
ONE SECOND
THIS IS FOR ITEM 10 B, CORRECT? YES
ALL RIGHT
SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? PLEASE USE YOUR HAND RAISED HAND TOOL TO RAISE YOUR HAND OR SO THE CLERK WILL CALL ON YOU RATHER THAN HAVING TO DO THE ROLL
AND I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED SO WE CAN MOVE TO THE VOTE
SO NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, HI
YES
YOU HAVE FIVE
YESSES AND ZERO NOS
THANK YOU
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND PRESENTERS AND JUST NOTING THAT THAT LAST ITEM PASSED
SO THIS AS ITEM 10-C INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3787
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE IN SALE OF FIRST LIEN REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2021 IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 60,000,000 DOLLARS THE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING THE PORT FIRST LIEN REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2011 B, THE 2011 BONDS SETTING FORTH CERTAIN BOND TERMS AND EVIDENCE AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO APPROVE FINAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE SALE OF THE BONDS
COMMISSIONERS, THIS RESOLUTION PROVIDES ME THE DELEGATION TO APPROVE A BOND SALE FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS
AGAIN, THE PRESENTER IS ELIZABETH MORRISON, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE FINANCE
ELIZABETH, THANK YOU
THIS BOND ISSUE IS MUCH SIMPLER THAN THE INTERMEDIATE LIEN BONDS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
RESOLUTION 3787 PROVIDES FOR THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF FIRST LIEN REVENUE BONDS
IT WILL HAVE A SINGLE SERIES BUT OF AMT PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS, AND THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS BOND ISSUE IS TO REFUND BONDS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN 2011 AND WE EXPECT SAVINGS OF ABOUT 5,000,000 FROM THIS REFUNDING
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
RESOLUTION 3787 IS A SERIES RESOLUTION SIMILAR TO OTHER FIRST LIEN SERIES RESOLUTIONS AND SUBJECT TO THE FIRST LIEN MASTER RESOLUTION
AND IT PROVIDES FOR DELEGATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPROVE THE BOND SALE AS LONG AS THE BOND SALE IS LESS THAN 50,000,000 AND THE INTEREST RATE IS NO MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF PERCENT AND THE SALE MUST OCCUR WITHIN SIX MONTHS OR WE'LL NEED TO RECEIVE FURTHER OFF AUTHORIZATION, PROVIDES FOR RELATED COSTS AND WILL BE SOLD BY THE PORT UNDERWRITING TEAM
IS THAT THE END OF YOUR PRESENTATION? THAT'S IT FOR THESE BONDS? YES
VERY GOOD, THEN
THANK YOU
PLEASE
COMMISSIONERS, UNMUTE YOURSELF FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENT OF STAFF
PRESENTERS WILL REMAIN AUDIBLE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK
NO QUESTIONS
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
NO QUESTION, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, NONE FOR ME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NO QUESTION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, NONE
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY OR THE QUESTIONS ARE COMPLETE
SO IS THERE ANY MOTION OR SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10-C NEED A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, PLEASE
IS THERE ANY MOTION TO SECOND SECOND? ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE STAYING AWAY, GUYS
RIGHT
SO THE MOTION IS MADE AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? PLEASE USE YOUR HAND TO RAISE
IF NOT SO THE COMMISSION CLERK CAN CALL ON YOU, BUT WE DO NOT NEED TO GO THROUGH THEM TO THE CALL
CALL NOT OTHERWISE NEEDED
YEAH
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED FOR QUESTIONS
WE CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE VOTE
OKAY
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE FOR THE VOTE BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO THE MOTION PASSES? YES
5-0
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THE PRESENTERS
THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM 10-D AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT NOT TO EXCEED 14,000,000 DOLLARS TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT NOT TO EXCEED 15,000,000 DOLLARS TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTING
NOT TO EXCEED 1,000,000 DOLLARS TO AUTHORIZE THE REMAINDER OF THE DESIGN BUDGET TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE C-1 BUILDING EXPANSION
DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF 180,000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW CONTRACT TOTAL OF 24,080,000 DOLLARS
TO EXECUTE A CHANGE ORDER TO CONTRACT MC 0-3-2-0-161 GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR THE REMAINING PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES PORTION OF THE CONTRACT WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THE AMOUNT OF THE CHANGE ORDER IS 1,000,000 DOLLARS FOR A REVISED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 3,500,000 DOLLARS AND TO AUTHORIZE ENABLING CONSTRUCTION WORK AND EARLY WORK PACKAGES
COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL BRIEFINGS ON THIS ITEM IN THE PAST
WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS IN THE DESIGN OF THE C-1 BUILDING EXPANSION AND ARE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO REQUEST THE REMAINING DESIGN FUNDS AS WELL AS OTHER PROCUREMENTS AND CONTRACTS TO ACCELERATE PROJECT DELIVERY
THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED C-1 BUILDING IS ONE OF THE FEW LOCATIONS FOR THE AIRPORT TO EXPAND ITS FOOTPRINT WITHOUT FURTHER ENCROACHING ON LIMITED REAL ESTATE AND WILL UTILIZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
THIS PRESENTATION WILL COVER PROJECT SCOPE AND ARTIST RENDERINGS FOR THE SPACE
PRESENTERS ARE JAMES JENNY'S, DIRECTOR, AVIATION BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES, ADAM OLSON, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER, AND DON HUNTER, DIRECTOR, AVIATION COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS
A GREAT, GOOD AFTERNOON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS JAMES JENNINGS OR JJ, AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION PROPERTIES
AS IS STEVE SAID
LET'S GO AHEAD AND BRING UP THE SLIDE PRESENTATION IF WE CAN
THANK YOU
GREAT
SO FOR THOSE OF YOU UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT
THE C-1 BUILDING IS AN EXISTING THREE STORY BUILDING AT SEA
GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THANKS
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT TO HOUSE BAGGAGE SYSTEMS FOR SOME TSA SPACES, THE BAGGAGE SYSTEMS FOR THE AIRPORT, AS WELL AS SOME TSA SPACES, AS WELL AS SOME MODEST CONCESSION PROGRAMS IT RESIDES AT THE CROSSROADS OF CONCOURSE C AND D, THE PROPOSED C-1 BUILDING PROJECT, WHICH, BY THE WAY, WE'RE ACTUALLY EXPECTING TO RENAME PRIOR TO OPENING ONCE IT'S CONSTRUCTED
BASICALLY, WE'LL ADD FOUR FLOORS ON THE EXISTING BUILDING TO MEET SOME NEEDED CONCESSION AND AMENITIES FOR PASSENGERS, AS WELL AS SOME POST SECURITY OFFICE SPACE AND LOUNGE SPACES
IN MARCH OF 2020, DURING THE ONSET OF COVID 19, PANDEMIC, COMMISSION AUTHORIZED ACTUALLY 10.8 MILLION DOLLARS TO PROGRESS THE DESIGN OF THE C-1 BUILDING AND ALLOW US TO PROCURE BOTH THE DESIGNER AND A GCC CONTRACTOR
THIS WAS ONLY AN INCREMENTAL REQUEST BECAUSE WE WERE WORKING REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OUR PATH FORWARD DURING THE LARGE UNKNOWNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EMERGING COVID 19 OUTBREAK
AS PART OF THAT AUTHORIZATION, WE INDICATED THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO COMMISSION AT A LATER DATE TO CHECK IN TO SEE IF BOTH THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE AS WELL AS THE AIRLINE SUPPORT WAS THERE TO PROGRESS THIS PROJECT FURTHER
SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT WE HAVE BEGUN TO SEE PASSENGER LEVELS BEGINNING TO REBOUND AT SEA AND WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A POSITIVE MII SO SUPPORT FROM THE AIRLINES FOR THIS PROJECT
WE'RE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FURTHER RETURN OF PASSENGERS TO 2019 LEVELS IN THE COMING YEARS, BUT THAT WILL BE WELL IN ADVANCE OF OUR ABILITY TO CONSTRUCT THIS C-1 BUILDING PROJECT
AS THE PROJECT HAS PROGRESSED OVER THE YEAR THE PAST YEAR, THE SELECTED DESIGN TEAM IS IN A FANTASTIC JOB AND ADAM OLSON WILL BE SHARING SOME OF THE PROJECT SPECIFICS AND EARLY RENDERINGS FOR THIS PROJECT
ADAM, WITH THAT, GO AHEAD AND SPEAK TO THE PROJECTS NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, MY NAME IS ADAM OLSON AND I'M A PROJECT MANAGER ON THE C-1 BUILDING PROJECT
THE SLIDE YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS A CROSS SECTION OF WHAT THE NEW BUILDING WILL HOPEFULLY LOOK LIKE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE DESIGN
THIS CROSS SECTION DIFFERS IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU'VE SEEN PREVIOUSLY
ART FROM PREVIOUS ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS THAT WE HAD CREATED WITH THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT SO THAT WE COULD PROGRAM THE BUILDING
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY IS THE DESIGN PRODUCT ADDRESS MADE BY OUR PROJECT DESIGNER, MILLER-HULL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH WOODS BAGGET
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE REPROGRAMMING THE CONCOURSE LEVEL TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WE'RE CREATING A MEZZANINE LEVEL THAT WILL ALSO SERVE TRAVELERS
AND AS WE MOVE UP THROUGH THE BUILDING, THE PROJECT CREATES A LEVEL WITH OFFICE SPACE AND THEN TWO LEVELS FOR LOUNGES
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE C-1 BUILDING IS TO EXPAND, AS JJ NOTED, MUCH NEEDED SERVICES
IN ADDITION TO ADDING THE SERVICES, THE BUILDING WILL ARCHITECTURALLY ENHANCE A VERY CLOSED IN AREA THAT HAS LOW CEILINGS AND LIMITED NATURAL LIGHT WILL BE CREATING A DESTINATION FOR TRAVELERS AND AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL ENHANCE THE TRIP THROUGH SEA
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
THE WAY WE'LL ENHANCE THIS AREA IS THROUGH ADDITIONAL AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL ADR SPACES, ADDITIONAL LOUNGE SPACE, HOLD ROOM SEATING, AND SOME BACK OF HOUSE OFFICE SPACE THAT WILL HELP NEW CONCESSIONAIRES AND THE AIRLINES
SLIDE NUMBER OR NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO I GRABBED THIS RENDERING
IT'S KIND OF A MOMENT IN TIME
IT'S CHANGED QUITE A BIT AS WE'VE MOVED THROUGH
WE ARE MASSAGING WITH AD SHOW
THE SPACES ARE ULTIMATELY GOT TO LOOK, BUT THIS IS THE OVERALL LAYOUT
I ADDED IT TO HELP DEMONSTRATE HOW WE'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THE C-1 TEAM HAS HAD FROM THE GET GO IS HOW TO GET PEOPLE INTO C-1 BECAUSE IT SETS OFF FROM CONCOURS TO C AND D
IN ORDER FOR THE BUSINESSES TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO MOVE PASSENGERS INTO IT
OUR DESIGNER, MILLER-HULL, CAME UP WITH AN INGENIOUS SOLUTION THAT MOST PEOPLE INTO THE BUILDING MAKING THE BUILDING
MILLER HALL IS ALSO USED THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RELIEVE CONGESTED AREAS THAT ARE CONTIGUOUS TO C-1, THEY'RE USING THEIR DESIGN TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE SURROUNDING SPACE, THE SURROUNDING SPACES
WITH THE NEW LAYOUT YOU SEE HERE, C-1 BECOMES ONE OF THE PRIMARY CIRCULATION ROUTES IN THE CONCOURSE
WE'RE MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF THE LOW CEILING AND THE DARK CONCOURS INTO THE NEW BRIGHT AND OPEN BUILDING
WE'RE ALSO RELIEVING HOLD ROOM CONGESTION THAT GATE C-2 AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RE COMPOSURE AREA FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING THROUGH
CHECK POINT FOUR
THESE ARE BOTH LOCATIONS
IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO THE AIRPORT THAT ARE VERY TIGHT IN GENERAL TODAY
ALL THESE CHANGES MAKE THE ENTIRE AREA WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF C-1, FOR THE TRAVELERS AND FOR THE FUTURE
BUSINESS WILL BE HOUSED IN THE BUILDING
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THIS SLIDE IS JUST A RENDERING OF WHAT IT MIGHT FEEL LIKE TO BE IN C-1 AS YOU MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL TERMINAL AND HEAD TOWARDS THE END OF THE CONCOURSE
AGAIN, FINISHES AND DETAILS ARE BEING WORKED OUT THROUGH DESIGN AND THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF OUR CONCEPT, WHICH WE'RE NEARING IN JUNE
THIS JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A FEEL OF BRIGHT HOW OPEN IT IS, HOW MUCH MORE OF AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE IT IS, THE KIND OF WALKING TO SEE RIGHT NOW WITH CEILINGS THAT ARE ABOUT EIGHT FOOT 10 AND NOT A LOT OF NATURAL LIGHT FROM THERE
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, I'M GOING TO ALLOW DON HUNTER TO TALK ABOUT THE C-1 PROGRAM, SO DON, I'M GOING TO KICK IT TO YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS DAWN HUNTER, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT
I AM EXCITED TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE CAN REALLY PUT AN ARCHITECTURAL STAMP ON AN AREA WHERE WE CAN REALLY DESIGN IT WITH THE WAY WE WANTED TO LOOK AND FEEL
AS ADAM MENTIONED, THE DESIGN HAS CHANGED A BIT AND THE LAYOUT HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT
WE WANTED TO CREATE AN OPEN MARKET LOOK AND FEEL
THEY GIVE THE PASSENGERS A SOOTHING EXPERIENCE AS THEY'RE WALKING THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT
WHAT WE CHANGED IS WE HAVE MORE INSTEAD OF THOSE BRICK AND MORTAR KIND OF STORES
YOU HAVE THESE LITTLE SMALL KIOSK THAT YOU CAN WALK THROUGH THAT HAS, LIKE, A MARKET OPEN MARKET FEEL WITH THAT OPENNESS IN THE BUILDING, SOME GREENERY
AND I SAY QUOTE-UNQUOTE GREENERY
WE HAVEN'T WORKED OUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE YET, BUT WE REALLY WANT WHEN PEOPLE COME THROUGH THAT CHECKPOINT TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, GOING THROUGH A MARKETPLACE, FINDING UNIQUE ITEMS, HAVING A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE, AND REALLY BRINGING THAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST SEATTLE FEEL INTO THE AIRPORT
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT
WE WANT TO EXPLORE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCIES
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE COULD DO, MAKING MORE ELECTRIC THAN GAS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE EXPLORING TO MAKE THIS BUILDING MORE EFFICIENT
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THAT ALONG WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COWORKERS
AND THEN WE REALLY WANT TO LOOK BEYOND THE REVENUE
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS, BUT WE REALLY DO WANT TO LOOK BEYOND THE REVENUE
THE DESIGN AN UPPER LEVEL COMMUNITY KIND OF FEEL WILL INCLUDE FAMILY SEATINGS AND MEDITATION
WHEN MY MOTHER'S NURSING ROOM, ADDITIONAL RESTROOMS AND PASSENGER AMENITIES FOR CALM, ELEVATED EXPERIENCE FOR PASSENGERS
WHEN THEY GET IN THERE, THEY'RE GOING TO FLOW THROUGH
THEY HEAR THE MUSIC, THEY GO UPSTAIRS, AND THIS IS JUST A COMPLETE PACKAGE
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT US MAKING MONEY, BUT IT'S THE EXPERIENCE AND THE FEEL THAT WE WANT TO BRING INTO THE BUILDING NEXT SLIDE
AND THEN WE JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW C-1 ALIGNS WITH IT
PROGRAM PHILOSOPHIES AND VALUES, THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO CREATE MORE QUALITY JOBS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING MORE BUSINESSES IN
WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL MINORITY BUSINESSES
WITH OUR KIOSK GARDEN AREA DESIGN, WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A DEDICATED STAGE BASE FOR OUR MUSICAL PARTNERS AND SPOTLIGHT THE BEST OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, AND THEN WE WANT TO PROVIDE PASSENGERS WITH A VARIETY OF OPTIONS
WHILE PROVIDING MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS AS WELL
I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR CURRENT TENANTS AND WHERE THEY STAND AND BUILDING MORE CAPACITY, BUT I WANT TO REALLY FOCUS ON IF WE LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE ON THIS BY THE TIMING OF THIS
IF WE LOOKED AT OUR PRE PANDEMIC NUMBERS IN THE C AND D AREA, WE WERE NOT UP TO PAR, AND WE HAD A LOT OF WALKWAYS
AND IF YOU WALK THROUGH THE C AND D IT'S JUST SO CONGESTED AND YOU SEE A LOT OF PASSENGERS FRUSTRATED, AND WE GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM PASSENGERS AND FROM AIRLINES, BUT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TO SERVE THEIR PASSENGERS AND GIVE THEM THAT GREAT EXPERIENCE
AND SO WE WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT SIZE OUR PROGRAM AND TO BRING IN SOME MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS AND VARIETY OF OPTIONS IN THE AIRPORT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE ADAM OLSON
THANKS
OH, SO THIS IS A GRAPHIC I'M SURE EVERYONE'S SEEN BEFORE
IT JUST REPRESENTS WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS PROCESS
EXCUSE ME, AND IT'S JUST AN ILLUSTRATION UNCERTAINTY OF THE SCOPE AND BUDGET AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE PROJECT STATUS, THE DESIGN CONTRACT, AS I MENTIONED, HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE MILLER-HULL PARTNERSHIP
A GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER PRECONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO TURNER CONSTRUCTION THEIR ONBOARD AND HELPING US WITH THE DESIGN
TODAY, A FINAL CONCEPT IS BEING DEVELOPED AND IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE IN JUNE 2021, AND THE SUSTAINABILITY APPROACH IS BEING DEVELOPED, AND IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT WE'RE READY FOR A PRESENTATION, AT LEAST INTERIM PRESENTATION TO THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE IN JUNE 2021
WE'RE THE FIRST TIER THREE PROJECT AND THE FIRST PROJECT TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
SO WE'RE TAKING IT A LITTLE SLOWER AND WE MAY PRESENT MORE THAN ONCE TO THE ENS COMMITTEE JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND HONORING THE INTENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO TODAY'S AUTHORIZATION OF 81,000,000 WILL ALLOW THE PROJECT TO ACCELERATE DELIVERY BY UTILIZING THE GCC FOR ENABLING WORK AND EARLY WORK PACKAGES
WE BROUGHT THE GCC ON CONCURRENTLY WITH THE DESIGNER SO THEY COULD PROVIDE DESIGN INPUT AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO DELIVER THE PROJECT MORE QUICKLY
THE AUTHORIZATION WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO FIND THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE DESIGN CONTRACT BECAUSE, AS JJ MENTIONED, BECAUSE OF THE COVID ECONOMIC SITUATION AND UNCERTAINTIES THE PREVIOUS TO AUTHORIZATION ONLY PARTIALLY FUNDED DESIGN
LASTLY, THE REQUEST IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO ROUTE SOME MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT FOR STAFF FOR BOTH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
THE SUPPORT STAFF WILL INCLUDE SCHEDULERS ESTIMATORS, ASSET MANAGERS AND PROJECT MANAGERS
THE STAFF IS CRITICAL TO US MANAGING A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE AND COMPLEXITY, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES AND QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF
COMMISSIONER HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
SO WE'LL BEGIN THE ROLE WITH COMMISSIONERS
STEINBRUECK
WELL, GREAT
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND THE DESIGN
IT LOOKS COOL, AND I THINK IT WILL SET A NEW STANDARD FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND FUNCTION AT THE AIRPORT
AS YOU MENTIONED DAWN
HOWEVER, I THINK IF CAME BEFORE THIS, WHICH WAS A COMPLETELY NEW FACILITY AS WELL, WITH LOTS OF ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION
BUT I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU'RE BREAKING UP THE RECTILINEAR PATTERN OF OUR CORRIDORS AND CREATING MORE RICH AND VARIED TRAVELER EXPERIENCE AND MORE COMFORT ZONES
THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
I'M GOING TO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS MORE IN MORE DETAIL IN THE COMMITTEE SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY COMMITTEE
AND I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW YOU'RE APPROACHING THE GOALS OF GREEN BUILDING DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY AND ALSO THE ENERGY SYSTEM THAT YOU INTEND TO EMPLOY
BUT ALL THAT SAID, I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT
I HAD ORIGINALLY HOPED THAT IT MIGHT BE BUILT OUT OF MASS TIMBER FOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT, WHICH WOULD HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL NORTHWEST EXPRESSION
BUT I SEE YOU'VE GOT SOME ARCHITECTURAL WOOD TREATMENT EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT, WHICH IS REALLY NICE
I THINK THAT'S KIND OF AN AESTHETIC THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT THAT SPEAKS TO OUR NORTHWEST FOREST LANDS AND HISTORY
GREAT WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO PROGRESS ON THIS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR QUESTIONS OF STAFF
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK ON THIS PROJECT
I'M ALSO VERY, VERY EXCITED
I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE KIND OF THE THE LENS WE'RE PUTTING THROUGH
EQUID LENS WITH ACCESSIBILITY LENS
ALL THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IN FACILITY AS A RESULT OF EVERY EXTRA CAPACITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT CONSIDERATION
DAWN AND TEAM
SO THANKS SO MUCH, ADAM
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
TIME MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YEAH
COMMENT MORE THAN A QUESTION
JUST TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION OF THE COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK STARTED ABOUT THE OVERALL AESTHETIC AND FEELING LIKE IF YOU'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION OVER THE LAST TWO COMMISSION MEETINGS, YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR AIRPORT IS UNDERGOING AN ENORMOUS OVERHAUL TO TAKE IT FROM WHAT WAS TECHNICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE IN 19, 50? S AND 70? S WHEN WE STARTED TO BUILD THIS THING TO TODAY, WHERE THE AESTHETIC IN THE PREMIER AIRPORTS AROUND THE WORLD, NOT JUST IN THE COUNTRY, IS A MUCH MORE OPEN, NATURAL, LIGHTED, BEAUTIFUL SPACES THAT MAKE A TRAVELER FEEL LIKE THEIR JOURNEY IS REALLY BEGINNING OR ENDING IN A BEAUTIFUL SPACE
AND SO I'M REALLY PLEASED
AND AS PETER MENTIONED, TOO, IT'S NICE THAT THERE'S AN AESTHETIC THAT'S CARRYING THROUGH ALL OF THESE BUILDINGS, WHETHER IT'S NORTH SATELLITE OR IF THIS PROJECT OR THE ONE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN A FEW MINUTES, THERE SEEMS TO BE A COHESION TO IT THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE
SO THANK YOU
DAWN AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CALKINS MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
NOT MUCH ELSE TO ADD
I'M EXCITED
I LOVE SEEING THE NEW POTENTIAL DESIGN
IT'S JUST STUNNING, QUITE FRANKLY
AND OBVIOUSLY ANY PASSENGERS, I JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT
SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S PROBABLY NOT EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BUT CERTAINLY YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF GIVING US A PREVIEW OF THAT OPEN AND LIGHT FEEL, WHICH WE HADN'T REALLY SEEN BEFORE BEFORE
IT FELT MORE WE WERE LOOKING AT
IT WAS MORE INTERNAL AS OPPOSED TO EXTERNAL
SO REALLY WONDERFUL JOB
AND OBVIOUSLY, ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN THROUGH SEATAC IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT ON C AND D ARE SO CROWDED
IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE IN A TUNNEL
I'M SURE THAT OUR PASSENGERS, RESIDENCE IN KING COUNTY, WILL BE THRILLED WITH THIS, SO GO FORTH
JUST GREAT JOB
THANK YOU, MR BOWMAN
BACK TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WELL, THANK YOU
AS I SAID, IT'S NICE TO BE MOVING FROM GEORGE JETSON CHECK INTO THE CURRENT WORLD, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUTURISTIC
I ACTUALLY HAD ONE QUESTION
IT SEEMS TO ME AND I WOULD TOTALLY AGREE THAT THIS LIGHT AND AIRY FEEL, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU'RE GETTING ON AN AIRPLANE
NICE CONTRAST, BUT IT JUST STRIKES ME THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE NEED TO HAVE REALLY PARTICULAR INTENTIONALITY WITH REGARDS TO THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, LIKE THE GLASS AND THE AIR CIRCULATION JUST SEEMS TO BE WE'RE ADDING CHALLENGES, I WOULD THINK
AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING, WE DID THE SAME THING WITH THE BRIDGE
RIGHT
LET'S PUT MORE GLASS IN
AND OF COURSE, IT'S A NICER FEELING
BUT HOW IS IT THAT YOU ARE CALCULATING THE NET GHG ASPECT OF DOING THIS? SO I THINK I'M A LITTLE TOO IGNORANT TO ANSWER THE NET GHG, BUT I CAN TELL YOU TALK TO SOME OF OUR STRATEGIES SO FAR, I WAS A LITTLE HESITANT TO PUT THEM IN THE POWERPOINT BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH IT
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE BIG SIDE WINDOW HAVING PHOTOVOLTAIC AND POSSIBLY ALSO SOLAR IN IT
WE'RE LOOKING AT ACTUALLY MAKING THE ENTIRE ROOF OF SOLAR FARM AGAIN, THAT WE'RE VERY EARLY
I'M BEING VERY CAUTIOUS BECAUSE WE'RE IN VERY EARLY STAGES
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT BLINDING PILOTS
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO INTO IT, BUT THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS WE'RE HOPING TO BRING TO THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
I'VE ALREADY DONE SOME EARLY ESTIMATES, AND THOSE ARE WITHIN OUR BUDGET
SO I'M EXCITED THAT IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE BREAKING THE BANK TO DO THESE THINGS
WE HAVE SOME REALLY COOL IDEAS, SOME REALLY GOOD WAYS TO MITIGATE THIS
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THE HVAC
I THINK ONE OF THE OF THE THINGS THAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS BUILDING IS IT'S NOT ALL ONE USE
SO IT MAY BE IN THE CONCOURSE LEVEL, WE USE OUR STANDARD HVAC, BUT WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO ALTERNATIVES IN THE OFFICE SPACE TO THE LOUNGE SPACE
BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT NEED THAN THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
SO THAT REALLY ALLOWS US TO MAYBE MAKE THE BUILDING NOT A MONOLITH, BUT REALLY WORK THROUGH DIFFERENT EXAMPLES AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE IT MORE SUSTAINABLE
SO I HOPE THAT ADDRESSES YOUR QUESTION
THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR
AND I THINK WE SPOKE BEFORE
THIS WILL ALL BE PIPED BY THE RNG SYSTEM
ARE WE LOOKING AT THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT ASSET AND DO WE LOOK FOR HEAT PUMPS? ARE IS IT PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE RNG SYSTEM? SO I BELIEVE SO
I THINK IN TWO ASPECTS
SO ANY OF THE CHILLED WATER OR HOT WATER WE GET COMES FROM OUR CENTRAL PLANT, SO THAT'LL BY ITS NATURE, IT USE THE RNG AS DAWN KIND OF HINTED TO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING OR WE'RE JUST CHECKING AGAIN, WE'RE CHECKING ENERGY LOADS IS ACTUALLY MAKING ALL THE ADRS IS NOT PUTTING ANY NATURAL GAS IN THE BUILDING
SO TELLING THE TENANTS WHEN WE GO OUT TO BED, HEY, ALL YOUR EQUIPMENT HAS TO BE ELECTRIC
YOUR WATER HEATER HAS TO BE ELECTRIC
YOUR OVENS HAVE TO BE ELECTRIC
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT TRYING TO MAKE IT INDEPENDENT
AND THEN AS THOSE OTHER PROJECTS COME IN TO UPGRADE, LIKE OUR CENTRAL TERMINAL OR NOT CENTRAL TERMINAL CENTRAL PLANT, WE'LL BE THEN USING LESS GAS AS WELL
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO TO VET ENERGY AVAILABILITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT
AND THE OTHER THING WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE IT FUTURE READY
SO MAYBE THERE'S SOME THINGS WE CAN'T DO TODAY, BUT WE CAN MAKE THE BUILDING READY FOR 2030 GOAL OR 2035 GOAL
SO WE'RE RUNNING THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE EXERCISES WITH MILLER-HULL
THEY HAVE EXCELLENT SUSTAINABILITY TEAM, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HELP US WITH PROS AND COSTS, CONS, TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP, CARBON REDUCTION AND OTHER ITEMS LIKE THAT
WELL, I'M DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT
AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT WHEN WE HAVE ALL THIS CONSTRUCTION AND FLAT ROOFS AND NO TREE OBSTRUCTION, THAT IT SEEMS KIND OF IDEALLY SUITED FOR SOLAR GAIN
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AT LEAST ANALYZING THAT
COMMISSIONER STINBRUECK, IF YOU HAD ANOTHER QUESTION, JUST TO ADD THAT THE TOTAL ENERGY PERFORMANCE IS TIGHTLY CONTROLLED BY THE ENERGY CODE, SO IT HAS TO BE MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS FUNDAMENTALLY
BUT THE BALANCE BETWEEN NATURAL DAYLIGHT AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING ACTUALLY IS A STRATEGY PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGY TO REDUCE THE ENERGY LOAD THROUGH NATURAL DAYLIGHT, WHICH IS HEALTHIER AND MORE PLEASANT AN ENVIRONMENT
SO I THINK THAT I TRUST THAT THE DESIGNERS WE'LL USE THAT JUDICIOUSLY, BUT WELL, AND CREATING A BEAUTIFUL, ATTRACTIVE PLACE
WE SUFFER FROM LOSS OF DAYLIGHT GREATLY IN THIS REGION AS IT IS
AND ALSO THE GLASS SYSTEMS TODAY ARE FAR SUPERIOR THAN WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE WITH INTELLIGENT GLASS WALL SYSTEMS THAT ACTUALLY ARE MUCH BETTER PERFORMING IN TERMS OF HEAT LOSS, HEAT GAIN
THANK YOU, MR STEINBRUECK
CAUSE I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO EXCEED STANDARDS AND OF COURSE, ALL I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT JUST DO THE CALCULATION, SHOW US THAT
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY LUCKY WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS AT THE 30% STAGE AND ASK ALL THOSE HARD QUESTIONS
VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT THAN WANTED TO HEAR THAT
THEY JUST LOOK TO ME LIKE MORE GLASSES
THE ANSWER
I JUST WANT TO HEAR HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING IT
BUT WERE YOU ABOUT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION BEFORE I INTERRUPTED? NO, I APOLOGIZE
I INTERRUPTED YOU
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY OUR EARLY CALCULATIONS SHOW WE CAN DO ABOUT OF THE BUILDINGS TOTAL POWER, EVEN IN OUR CLIMATE, WITH OUR SOLAR PANELS
IT'S EXCITING
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY REDUCE CARBON SINCE WE'RE HYDRO ELECTRIC, BUT IT DOES TAKE SOME SOME OF THE ONUS OFF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND NOT THE EXISTING BUILDING
IT MAY BE A STRATEGY TO KEEP US FROM HAVING TO BUILD MORE POWER CENTERS AT A LATER DATE AS IT BECOMES CUMULATIVE
SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT A HOLISTIC PICTURE, NOT JUST THIS BUILDING
I THANK YOU AGAIN
I JUST REALLY HOPE IN THE FUTURE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A SOLAR ANALYSIS OF OUR OVERALL PROJECT IN THE PORT
WE FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR HYDRO SYSTEM IS NOT UNLIMITED
AND SO WHILE, WE HAVE A GREEN GRID RIGHT NOW
CITY LIGHT IS RELICENSING THOSE HYDRO PLANTS, THEY'RE ALLOCATING HOW MUCH IS GOING TO FISH? HOW MUCH IS GOING TO FARMING? IT'S NOT ALL FOR POWER
AND SO THE LESS WE NEED TO USE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MAYBE NOT A HUGE NET GHG CHANGE THERE'S EVALUATED THERE
AND AS YOU SAID, YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO PUT IT IN ANOTHER TRANSFORMER SORT OF THING, BUT ANYWAY, IT'S NOT JUST THE RIGHT IS ALL I WANT TO POINT TO
WE STILL HAVE TO FLOAT A FISH
SO WITHOUT THE COMMISSIONER CHO, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO
SO COMMISSIONS PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, THAT'S IT
UNLESS WE'RE WE'RE DONE WITH THAT
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? A SECOND PROVE ITEM 10-D, THEN
SO SECOND
OKAY, SO THE MOTION WAS MOVED
AND SECONDED, IF THERE'S NO FOR THE DISCUSSION, SHOULD PLEASE SHOW YOUR HANDS IF THERE ARE
OKAY SEEING NONE
CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE? THANK YOU
THIS IS FOR THE VOTE, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE YESSES AND ZERO NOS
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
CLERK HART
PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE METRUCK
PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKERS
THE FOOD ITEM 10 E AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AUTHORIZE UP TO 10,000,000 DOLLARS IN SUPPORT OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ALASKA AIRLINES TO COMPLETE A PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT AND TO PROGRESS THE OVERALL PROGRAM DESIGN AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO FUND ASSOCIATED PORT SOFT COSTS, TO EXECUTE A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALASKA AIRLINES AND TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONSULTANT SERVICES SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 16 5,000,000, AS WELL AS A DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACT FOR AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 4,500,000
COMMISSIONERS, AS I MENTIONED IN MY OPENING REMARKS, THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A MAJOR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT AND ALASKA AIRLINES
TO REDEVELOP A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL TODAY, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR FUNDING, TO BETTER DEFINE THE PROJECT AND TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS IN DESIGN
SOME OF THE GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE IMPROVING PASSENGER PROCESSING, SECURITY SCREENING THROUGHPUT AND TO ELEVATE THE OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE IN THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL
SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE OF CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AT SEA
AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH THE FULL PROGRAM IS EXPECTED IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR
ONCE THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT IS COMPLETE
THE PRESENTER INCLUDES JAMES JENNING, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION BUSINESS PROPERTIES, CHRIS CASTLEMAN, SENIOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AVIATION COUPLE PROGRAMS AND I THINK LANCE LITTLE, OUR AVIATION MANAGING DIRECTOR, IS GOING TO DO AN INTRO
LANCE, IS THAT TRUE, OR DO I GO TO JJ? YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO JJ
I'M SORRY
THANKS, LANCE
ALRIGHT
WELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND COMMISSIONERS, GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN
WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER EXCITING PROJECT, THIS ONE BEING WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, WHICH IS A PROJECT THAT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALASKA AIRLINES GOING TO IMPROVE THE TICKETING AREA IN THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL, WHICH REALLY WE COMMONLY REFER TO AS ZONES 6 AND 7, WHICH ARE THE TWO NORTHERN MOST BLOCKS OF THE AIRPORT
SO OUR JOINT GOAL REALLY IS TO CREATE A BEST IN CLASS PASSENGER PROCESSING EXPERIENCE THROUGH THIS PROJECT WHICH WILL MOVE SEA ONE STEP CLOSER TO OUR OPTIMUM LEVEL OF SERVICE GOAL, SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING TO ACHIEVE THROUGH A MULTITUDE OF PROJECTS AS WELL AS SERVICES LIKE TO SEE ONE PROJECT
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL SCOPE AND AGREEMENT DETAILS STILL TO BE WORKED THROUGH WITH ALASKA AIRLINES, IT'S EXPECTED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY ALASKA THROUGH A MULTIPHASE TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
THANK YOU
SO THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE AREAS IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS IN THE MAIN TERMINAL ON THE TICKETING LEVEL, INCLUDING THE CURB SIDE, THE MEZZANINE, WHICH IS ABOVE TICKETING, THE PROMENADE LEVEL, WHICH IS THE SKY BRIDGE LEVEL BELOW TICKETING, AND WILL ALSO INCLUDE ULTIMATELY SOME RELOCATION OF TENANTS
TODAY'S REQUEST IS FOR 10,000,000 DOLLARS TO SUPPORT BOTH ALASKA AND THE PORT EFFORTS TO PROGRESS THIS PROJECT DESIGNED TO APPROXIMATELY A 30% DESIGN LEVEL
AND AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK INDICATED, FUTURE COMMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROGRESS BEYOND THAT NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE
SO SOME KEY ISSUES, ALASKA IS DEVELOPING A PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT WHICH IS REALLY WHAT THE PORT WAS REQUESTING TO ENSURE THAT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE OUR IMPORTANT BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION PROJECT AND SOME OF OUR LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS LIKE SMOKE CONTROL ARE INTEGRATED INTO ALASKA'S
PROJECT SCOPE WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM TO ENSURE THAT ALASKA WE CAN AUTHORIZE ALASKA TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THIS AS PART OF OUR TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
AV TWO POLICY
WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF NEGOTIATING THE MULTIPHASE TRA, WHICH ULTIMATELY WILL INCLUDE THE FINAL PROJECT COST VALUE IN THE SPLIT OF COST BETWEEN THE PORT AND ALASKA
BUT WE ARE ESSENTIALLY TODAY JUST ASKING FOR THE INITIAL PHASE OF THAT TENANT REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT
THE PORT ALASKA ALSO JOINTLY DEVELOPING A PROJECT TEAM, GOVERNANCE AND DECISION MAKING STRUCTURE
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT OUR TRADITIONAL TENANT REIMBURSEMENT PROJECT
WE REALLY ARE APPROACHING THIS AS A TEAM WITH ALASKA, AND WE WILL HAVE JOINT ALTHOUGH ALASKA WILL BE DELIVERING THE PROJECT FROM A CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A TEAM GOVERNANCE AND DECISION MAKING STRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES SUPPORT
SO AS WE FINALIZE OUR AGREEMENT WITH ALASKA, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD RIGHT NOW, AS WELL AS OUR PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ALASKA TO QUALIFY TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT ON OUR BEHALF
ULTIMATELY, WE'LL NEED THIS 10,000,000 DOLLARS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TOTAL PROJECT COST, THE SCHEDULE, CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS, AS WELL AS INFORM OUR FOLLOW ON WORK THAT ULTIMATELY WE EXPECT TO UPGRADE THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE MAIN TERMINAL TICKETING AREA BEYOND ZONE 6 AND 7
AND WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO CHRIS CASTLEMAN WITH OUR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP TO WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THE PROJECT SPECIFICS
CHRIS, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRUCK
I'M CHRISTOPHER CASTLE, THE AVIATION CAPITAL PROGRAMS GROUP
YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE PURPLE BOX THE AREA OF WORK HAPPENING ON THE NORTH SIDE THERE IN MY BOX GOES MAYBE A LITTLE OVER THE EDGE THERE, BUT IT GOES RIGHT UP TO ABOUT CONCOURSE D, DOWN OUT TO THE CURB SIDE AND THEN FURTHER SOUTH
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
PROGRAM SCOPE I HEARD JJ MENTIONED WE'RE GOING TO BE RECONFIGURING ALASKA'S TICKETING AREAS AND 6 AND 7 THE CURRENT PASS THROUGH CONFIGURATION THAT CURRENTLY IS THERE
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT SO IT REMAINS FAMILIAR WITH FOR OUR TRAVELERS
AND WITH THAT WORK, WITH THE TAKING OF THE PASSTHROUGH COMES SOME WORK IN CHECK POINT 5
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING FROM 5 TO 7 LANES AND BRINGING THAT TSA ON THE TSA EQUIPMENT UP TO TSA PRESENT TSA STANDARDS
WE'RE GOING TO BE REMOVING LARGE PORTIONS OF THE MEZZANINE, LEAVE A LITTLE SECTION OF IT IN THE MIDDLE, KIND OF TO WORK FOR SHAFTS TO RUN MECHANICAL STUFF FROM THE ROOF TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO DIFFERENT AREAS
BUT ALL IN ALL, WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A MUCH MORE I HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKE COMMENTS AT C-1 ABOUT HAVING MUCH LIGHTENEERING, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR HERE AS WELL, OPENING UP AND CREATING A MUCH MORE VOLUMONOUS SPACE
AND WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE DISPLACED AS A FUNCTION OF MOVING THE MEZZANINE DEMOLISHING, THE MEZZANINE WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING PEOPLE DOWN TO THE PROMENADE BUILDING OUT PROMENADE SPACE DOWN THERE
AND WE'VE GOT OTHER SPOTS AS WELL IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT THE TERMINAL TO PUT PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVED
MUCH OF THE BIG STUFF THE PORT IS GOING TO BE EMBRACING ON THIS IS A LOT OF ASBESTOS REMOVAL
WE'VE GOT SPRINKLERS AND SMOKE CONTROL WORK AS WELL
THE CEILING LIGHTING PUBLIC FINISHED, GENERALLY STUFF THAT ALIGNS WITH THE ONE CONSIDERABLE ARCHITECTURAL VISIONING WORK THAT THE F AND I GROUP IS RECENTLY FINISHED
AND WE'VE GOT SOME MAIN TERMINAL LEVELS OF STUFF AS WELL
NEXT SLIDE
HERE
YOU SEE THE EXISTING CONDITION IN THE GREEN
THAT GREEN BOX UP THERE IS THAT'S CURRENTLY THE CHECKPOINT
THE LARGER BLUE AREAS REPRESENT THE TICKETING YOU CAN SEE KIND OF IN THE VIEWERS MIDDLE LEFT IN THAT BLUE BOX, IT'S TICKETING RIGHT ABOVE ZONE SIX
THAT KIND OF VERY SIMILAR CONFIGURATION IS REMAINING
HOWEVER, THAT MIDDLE BAY IS BEING REMOVED WITH A MUCH LARGER, MUCH MORE LARGE OR KIND OF OPEN AREA AND EXPERIENCE
IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS IS THE NEW CONFIGURATION
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE SEVEN LANES THAT I WAS DISCUSSING
YOU CAN SEE THERE WOULD BE ON THE KIND OF VIEWERS RIGHT
AND THEN THE GREEN AREA WORKS IS WHAT WOULD BE HOW TO SEE FULL SELF SERVICE USE, WHERE THE DARKER BLUE AREA THAT YOU SEE IN THERE AROUND GRID LINES OUR SEVEN, AND OUR 11 ARE FULL SERVICE
JUST IS KIND OF A FRAME OF REFERENCE
THE MEZZANINE REMOVAL AREA IS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE KIND OF APPROXIMATE GRID LINES J-ISH TO G-ISH HEADING SOUTH DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 14 R 14 ISSUE, WHICH OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE THOSE KEYS IN THE GRAPHIC HERE, AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE LITTLE SPOT THAT'S GOING TO REMAIN
IT'S GONNA THEN THE MEZZANINE REMOVAL IS GOING TO PICK UP AGAIN IN ABOUT R 11 GREEN LINE R 11
AND AGAIN, CONTINUE SOUTH
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OH, QUICKLY
ONE MORE THING
WELL, THAT'S OKAY
THANK YOU
THIS IS NEXT VISUAL YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS FROM THE ENTRY BETWEEN THE CURB SIDE, POD AND POD B RIGHT THERE TO THE SOUTH OF WE SEE THE KEYNOTE NUMBER ONE
WHAT WOULD BE JUST THE VIEWER DOWN FROM THE VIEWER
SO THAT WOULD BE TO THE EAST
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU
THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIER RENDERINGS THAT WE HAVE OF THE ACTUAL OF THE AREA BEING REMOVED, MINUS A MEZZANINE
THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE CONSIDERED AS WELL OVER ON THE SEVEN SIDE FACING WEST
AGAIN, VOLUME, MUCH MORE VOLUMINOUS SPACE, MUCH BRIGHTER EXPERIENCE FOR THE TRAVELER
AND OF COURSE, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS OUR EARLY WORK WITH IT
THESE KIND OF FINISHES, THIS EXPERIENCE, IT'S GOING TO ALIGN MUCH WITH WHAT WE'RE DEVELOPING OR WHAT THE F AND I TEAM IS DEVELOPED IN THE ARCHITECTURAL VISIONING DOCUMENTS
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WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PROJECT STARTING IN ABOUT Q 1 2022 AND FINISHING UP AROUND Q 2 2025
I DON'T HAVE A LOT FOR YOU IN TERMS OF SCHEDULE DETAIL RIGHT NOW
PART OF THAT IS GETTING OUR ARMS DEVELOPING A LOT OF THIS AS WE KIND OF COME OUT OF GETTING OUR BOUNDARIES AROUND WHAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON WITH THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT
NEXT SLIDE, THE PDD THAT WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A PDD
IT'S CURRENTLY AT BEING REVIEWED BY 70 OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS
AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND GREATER COST AND SCHEDULE CERTAINTY
A LOT OF THIS, AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING THE LIMITS OF THE WORK
IT'S NICE TO THINK THAT WE CAN JUST KIND OF DRAW A BUNCH OF STRAIGHT LINES AND CREATE A BIG BOX
AND THIS IS WHERE THIS WORK STARTS
THIS IS WHERE THAT WORKS BEGINS
IT'S NOT QUITE THAT EASY, KIND OF FIGURING OUT REALLY INTELLIGENT WAYS TO KIND OF ALIGN FINISHES, ALIGN SYSTEMS SO THAT IT LOOKS AS IF IT'S BEEN METHODICALLY, THOUGHT THROUGH AND PLANNED IS GOING TO BE KEY TO THIS
SO THAT'S MUCH A BIG PART OF IT
A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FOR TENANT RELOCATIONS AS WELL
AS MUCH A BIG PART OF IT
AND CERTAINLY THE PROPERTIES TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY HARD AT THIS
THEY'VE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB IN FINDING SPACES FOR THESE PEOPLE, FOR THESE, SORRY, TENANTS, HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM JUST PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO IT
AND THAT CURRENTLY VERSION OF THAT IS REFLECTING THE PDD
AND, AGAIN, GREAT WORK ON THEIR BEHALF IS THEY'VE REALLY WORKED HARD TO KIND OF SOLVE THIS KIND OF MOVING PARTS, THE MOVING PIECES OF THIS PUZZLE
PART OF IT AS WELL IS ALSO UNDERSTANDING IN THIS PDD THE OPERATIONAL, LOGISTICAL IMPACTS
HOW IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT THE MAIN TERMINAL? ON GETTING INPUT FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS ON KIND OF WHAT THIS MEANS IN TERMS OF OPERATIONAL IMPACTS AS WE MOVE PASSENGERS THROUGH
AND THEN, OF COURSE, SO MUCH THAT GOES ON AT THE AIRPORT, SPACE IS ALWAYS TIGHT
SO FIGURING OUT LOGISTICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME CRANE SPACE
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT SOME UNITS ON THE ROOF
THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME STEEL
SO, AGAIN, MAKING THIS ALL WORK, THINKING THROUGH THIS AND MAKING SURE WE CAPTURE THE BOUNDARY OF ALL THIS STUFF IS KEY TO WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH OUR PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT
THERE'S ALSO AN ELEMENT OF THIS IS THAT WE'VE WORKED EXTENSIVELY TO KIND OF WORK WITH OTHER PROJECTS AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHOSE SCOPE, IF ANY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ON WHERE WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE ON OTHER PEOPLE'S SCOPE, ET CETERA
PART OF THIS IS TO BASICALLY ENSURE THAT WE GET AT LEAST FOR THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT, WE GET OUR ARMS AROUND THE FULL BOUNDARY OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND HAVE PRETTY CLEAR LINES WITH OUR OTHER PROJECT PARTNERS AND FIGURING OUT HOW WE'RE ALL WORK TOGETHER AGAIN, WITH THE VERY LIMITED SPACE
AND PART OF THAT AS WELL IS ALSO UNDERSTANDING ANY COST THAT WE DEAL WITH AS WE KIND OF INTERFACE OTHER PROJECTS WHEN YOU SHOW UP AND YOU KIND OF HAVE TO WORK WITH ANOTHER PROJECT
A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE COST IMPACTS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY HITTING YOUR PROJECT, BUT MAKE IT THEIRS AS WELL
SO WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THOSE
WE NEED TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THOSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
NEXT SLIDE
AND THIS IS WHERE I HAND IT BACK TO JJ
YEAH, GREAT
THANKS, CHRIS
SO NEXT STEPS, WE'RE FINALIZING OUR LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS AND WORKING THROUGH THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
SOME KEY ELEMENTS OF THAT, THE CAR SHARING PRINCIPLES AND DECISION MAKING STRUCTURES
AS I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, ALASKA PENDING COMMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH A PROCUREMENT FOR DESIGN, BUILD AND OTHER SUPPORTING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE PORT'S POTENTIAL NEED FOR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AS WELL
WE EXPECT ALASKA WOULD COMPLETE THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT AND THEN OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF MONTHS, PROGRESS THE DESIGN TO A 30% MILESTONE
AND ONCE WE HAVE THAT 30% MILESTONE, WE EXPECT TO HAVE GOOD COST ESTIMATES WHERE WE CAN NEGOTIATE THAT COST SHARING AGREEMENT AND BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TIMELINE AND SCHEDULE IS
AND WITH THAT INFORMATION, WE WILL PUT THAT OUT TO THE OTHER AIRLINES FOR A MAJORITY AND INTEREST BOAT ON THIS PROJECT
AND PRESUMING COMMISSION SUPPORT AND SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS
WE WOULD ANTICIPATE RETURNING TO COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE, PROBABLY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR FOR FURTHER DESIGN AUTHORIZATION AND PROBABLY SOME EARLY WORK CONSTRUCTION PACKAGES
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SO THE SPECIFIC COMMISSION REQUEST IS FOR 10,000,000 DOLLARS TO COMPLETE THE PDD AND PROGRESSIVE DESIGN TO 30%, ALSO FOR AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR CONSULTANT SUPPORT, PROCUREMENTS AND AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A PHASED TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALASKA AIRLINES
AND WITH THAT I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS
WELL, THANK YOU, JJ
AND CHRIS
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELVES FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF
GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
WELL, JUST TO COMMENT AND A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I THINK CALL FOR SOME EXPLANATION
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT IN A NUMBER OF RESPECTS, BUT IT IS OUR PUBLIC FACING FRONT DOOR OR FRONT PORCH, IF YOU WILL
AND WHERE VISITORS
MANY WHO MAY BE THE FIRST POINT OF ARRIVAL WILL EXPERIENCE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF TICKETING AND BAGGAGE, MORE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT, ARCHITECTURALLY BETTER LIGHTING, HIGHER CEILINGS, ETC
AND WE'LL GET US A BIT OUT OF THE 1970S ERA GLOOM THAT SURVEYS THE CENTRAL TERMINAL
SO I'M VERY PLEASED ABOUT THAT WITH REGARD TO THIS UNUSUAL PROCUREMENT APPROACH
JJ, MAYBE YOU COULD SPEAK OR CHRIS, TO THIS APPROACH WHEREBY IT'S BEING MANAGED BY THE TENANT ENTIRELY
I BELIEVE WE HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE, HAVE WE NOT? WHAT PROJECTS DOES THIS COMPARE WITH IN THAT REGARD? AND WILL THEY MEET AND COMPLETELY FULFILL ALL OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS AND OUR PLA OUR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT TERMS HOW CAN WE BE CONFIDENT THAT UNDER THIS APPROACH, ALL OF THOSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE MET? SURE
LET ME START WITH YOUR FIRST QUESTION
AND COMMISSIONER STEIN BROOK, WE HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF FAIRLY SIZABLE TENANT REIMBURSEMENT PROJECTS, REALLY EVEN EXPANDING OUR AIRPORT TERMINAL
A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, DELTA AIRLINES EXPANDED THE AB TERMINAL AREA AND CREATED THEIR NEW SIGNATURE LOUNGE, THEIR SKY CLUB LOUNGE BETWEEN CONCOURSES A AND B
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE WORKED A NUMBER OF LARGE TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH DELTA AIRLINES OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A PROGRESSION OF THAT PROGRAM WHERE ALASKA WILL BE DOING SOME ADDITIONAL WORK IN THE PUBLIC AREAS
AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH OUR AUTHORITIES AND WHATNOT TO ENSURE ALL OF OUR DUCKS ARE IN A ROW THERE
AND AS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ALASKA AND PARTNERSHIP, NO DOUBT OUR INTERESTS IN TERMS OF COMPETITIVE PROCESSES, PREVAILING WAGES, LABOR HARMONY
WE HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR ON OUR EXPECTATIONS
AND WE WILL BE MEMORIALIZING OUR INTEREST IN AN AGREEMENT IN THE TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT DOCUMENT THAT WE ALLUDED TO
AND, YES, WE WILL BE FOLLOWING VERY CLOSELY TO THE PORT'S PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND REALLY, ALL THE ADDITIONAL ANCILLARY APPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENTS, PRIORITY HIRE
ALASKA HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER IN WORKING WITH US, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT INTERESTS THAT THEY NEED TO WORK WITH US IN US DELEGATING THIS RESPONSIBILITY OF DELIVERING THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT
SO, YES, WE'VE GOT A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH ALASKA AIRLINES, AND WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THOSE INTERESTS WILL BE REFLECTED
OKAY
WELL, GREAT
NO ADDITIONAL RISK TO SCHEDULE DELAYS OR COST ESCALATION
IS THAT RIGHT UNDER THIS PROCUREMENT? NO
IN FACT, WE ANTICIPATE PROBABLY THE REVERSE
AGAIN, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET IT TO THIS 30% MILESTONE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT SCOPE, SCHEDULE AND BUDGET
AND WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BETTER HANDLE ONCE THE PDD IS DONE ON WHAT THE REALISTIC SCENARIOS ARE
BUT, YEAH, WE ANTICIPATE ACTUALLY SOME IMPROVEMENT ON SCHEDULE
AND WHATNOT WITH ALASKA BEING ABLE TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT
RIGHT
THANKS VERY MUCH, JJ
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CHO
YEAH
THANK YOU
I FEEL LIKE IF THERE WAS A THEME TO TODAY'S MEETING, IT WOULD BE TRANSFORMATIONAL AIRPORT PROJECTS BECAUSE WE'VE GONE TO ALMOST ALL THE ONES GOING ON RIGHT NOW
JJ, COULD YOU SPEAK REAL QUICKLY TO THE NEED TO RELOCATE SOME OF OUR TENANTS IN THE UPPER LEVEL IN THE ZONE 6,7 AREA AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND TRYING TO REPLACE THOSE FOLKS? YEAH, YOU BET
I'LL TELL YOU, PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE'RE WRESTLING THROUGH AS WE CONCEPTUALIZE THIS PROJECT AND THE TRADE OFFS IS EVERYBODY KNOWS WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED FOOTPRINT
AND WITH CREATING AN IMPROVED CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE TRADE OFF IS DISPLACING SOME EXISTING SPACE THAT'S VALUABLE TODAY, AND THIS PROJECT WILL ACTUALLY CREATE SOME NEW OFFICE SPACE AREAS
COMMISSIONER CHO, ON THE PROMENADE LEVEL, WHICH IS THAT LEVEL BELOW THE TICKETING LEVEL
IT'S REALLY WHERE THE SKY BRIDGE COMES ACROSS
WE WILL EXPECT, ACTUALLY BOTH SOME TENANT RELOCATIONS IN THAT LOCATION, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT A COUPLE OF OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGH THE MAIN TERMINAL, WHERE WE HAVE SOME VACANCY
AND THAT'S ALSO WHERE ALASKA IS GOING TO BE MOVING SOME SOME OF THE DISPLACED TICKETING PROCESS IN ZONE 7, BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE SPACE, THE LUXURY OF JUST ELIMINATING CAPACITY
WE'RE HAVING TO RELOCATE IT AND REPLACE IT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THOSE TENANTS
THEY'RE AWARE OF IT IN GENERAL, NO DOUBT
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE, LIKE, FOR, LIKE, SPACES, AND THEY WON'T BE INCURRING SIGNIFICANT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MOVE
SO THIS PROJECT WILL BE PAYING FOR THOSE RELOCATIONS AND WILL BE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR OPERATIONS ARE MITIGATED
THAT'S GREAT
THANKS, JJ
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AT THE TIME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THERE WE GO
ACTUALLY, I THINK YOU COVERED MOST OF THEM
AND COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK BROUGHT UP A FEW THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ALASKA'S, PARTNERSHIP WITH LABOR AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND NOT JUST PREVAILING WAGE, BUT HAVING A PLA AND DOING THOSE PRIORITY HIGHER AN APPRENTICESHIP
SO, JJ, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT
AND THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED PROJECT
WHEN I LOOK AT IT, I SEE THAT ALASKA AS OUR HOMETOWN CARRIER
WHEN YOU COME INTO THE AIRPORT, THAT'S NOT PARTICULARLY APPARENT
THEY'RE THE FIRST SIGN THAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU'RE COMING UP THE DRIVE, BUT BEYOND THAT, THERE'S NO REAL FOOTPRINT FOR THEM
SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT
IT'S GOING TO DO A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE MEZZANINE
I DO APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER CHO'S POINT ABOUT THE RELOCATION
THAT IS GOING TO BE A BIT CHALLENGING IS MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT CERTAINLY NEEDED
SO I'M HAPPY TO MOVE FORWARD
AND I GUESS ONE QUESTION I MEANT TO ASK IS THIS GOING TO GO THROUGH THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK AS WELL? DID I MISS THAT? I MEAN, KNOWING THAT ALASKA IS GOING TO DO IT, BUT CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE PARTNER WITH THEM ON THE SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES? ABSOLUTELY
WE'VE ALREADY HAD OUR FIRST SPARK MEETING
WE'VE INCLUDED ALL THE DOCUMENTATION OF THOSE MULTIPLE MEETINGS IN OUR PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT THAT WILL CERTAINLY BE OWNER REQUIREMENTS
ABSOLUTELY
OKAY
THAT'S GREAT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY SHARE OUR SAME VALUES
BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT FRAMEWORK, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE TRY AND MAKE SURE ALL OF THE PROJECTS ARE ADHERING TO IT
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS CLEARLY A NEEDED PROJECT, AND THE DRAWINGS LOOK VERY EXCITING
AND I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN ARTICULATION FOR THE NEED TO RUN IT THROUGH THE SCREENING
THE MORE WE USE THE SCREENING, THE EASIER IT WILL BE TO BE ABLE TO BE USED
IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10-E
SO MOVED
SECOND
MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, IF THERE IS FURTHER DISCUSSION, JUST PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
I SEE NONE
SO CLERK
HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
AND COMMISSIONERS, JUST SAY YES OR NO
THANK YOU FOR THE VOTE, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, AYEI
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE,AYE
SO THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY
NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM 11
PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
THANK YOU
THAT IS ITEM 11 A, THE PORT POLICING ASSESSMENT PROGRESS REPORT
COMMISSIONERS, THEY WILL HEAR A SECOND UPDATE ON THE WORK OF OUR PORT POLICING, RACIAL EQUITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS TASK FORCE
HE LAST HEARD FROM OUR CO CHAIRS IN NOVEMBER
I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT TASK FORCE CONTINUES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS THE GOAL OF COMPLETING ITS WORK BY JULY AND THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGE A BROAD GROUP OF PORT EMPLOYEES, EXTERNAL EXPERTS AND PORT POLICE
AND THE WORK THE PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE OUR PORT OF WHILE DEPARTMENT, OUR LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
OUR PORT POLICE PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE SERVICE THROUGH PROTECTION OF OUR GATEWAYS WITH OPERATION SPANNING OUR SEAPORT AND AIRPORT
THESE OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM DIVE TEAMS TO EXPLOSIVE DETECTION, CANINE UNITS AND FROM SERVICES BUREAU TO TRAFFIC SPECIALISTS
WE'RE PROUD OF THE PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION OF ALL OF OUR UNITS WITHIN THE PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT
HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALWAYS WAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE AND THE TASK FORCES IDENTIFY SOME TANGIBLE AREAS THAT COULD HELP US GET EVEN CLOSER TO OUR GOAL OF ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE DETAILS FROM OUR TASK FORCE COCHAIRS BOOKDA GHEISAR AND DELMAS, WHITTAKER
AND THE PRESENTERS ARE DELMAS WHITTAKER, PRESIDENT OF BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT, AND ALSO OUR SENIOR MANAGER, PROFICIENT VESSEL SERVICES, AND ALSO BOOKDA GHEISAR SENIOR DIRECTOR EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, AND ALSO MARIN BURNETT, STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAM MANAGER OFFICER, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT
AND ALSO DEVORE JACOBS, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY EXPERT
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DELMAS WHITTAKER
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INCLUDE ON THAT LIST OF ATTENDANCE TODAY WITH US ARE KATHERINE OLSON AND BRIAN MAXI, WHO ARE OUR LOCAL CONSULTANTS FOR 21-CP
AND THEY'RE A VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T LEAVE THEM OUT
SO I BELIEVE YOU WERE GOING TO DISPLAY THE PRESENTATION FOR ME
THERE WE GO
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND
AND AS EXECUTOR DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED, THIS IS OUR SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU TO DISCUSS OUR PROGRESS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THESE ARE OUR AREAS OF ASSESSMENT RIGHT NOW TO CURRENT DATE
WE ARE CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO OF OUR OF OUR ASSESSMENT TEAMS, OUR SUBCOMMITTEES THAT ARE WORKING
THAT'S OUR DIVERSITY IN RECRUITMENT AND HIRING, AND ALSO OUR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
IN OUR LAST CONVERSATION, WE HAD SEVERAL OF OUR OTHER SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WERE WORKING THAT WAS OUR USE OF FORCE, OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND MUTUAL AID
THOSE PARTICULAR COMMITTEES HAVE COMPLETED THEIR WORK, BUT THEY'RE IN HOT STANDBY AS WE MAY NEED THEM TO BE ABLE TO AID IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING
NOW, THE LAST TWO SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WE WOULD HAVE WOULD BE ADVOCACY, BUDGET ROLES AND EQUIPMENT, THOSE WE'RE RESHAPING, HOW WE CONFIGURE THOSE PARTICULAR SUBCOMMITTEES RETHINKING HOW WE PROCEED WITH THOSE, AND ALSO BASED ON THE CURRENT LEGISLATION AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE NEEDED TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT HOW WE APPROACH THAT
SO WE'RE HOPING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT WHILE BEEN, I THINK, EXTREMELY USEFUL IN OUR ASSESSMENT, THAT'S OUTREACH WITH SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT ARE LISTED HERE
AND ALSO, MANY OF YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT WE HAD A, A SURVEY AND ENGAGEMENT SURVEY THAT WE DID WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THAT HELPED IN THIS PROCESS, AND ALSO OUR 21-CP PARTNERS AND MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT SAT DOWN FOR REMOTE LISTING SESSIONS
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE INFORMATION FROM THAT PARTICULAR ASSESSMENT
SO THERE'S SOME WORK TO DO THERE BEFORE WE PRESENT IT TO THE COMMISSION
SO MORE INFO TO FOLLOW
NEXT SLIDE
SO AREAS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED PROCESSES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE SUPPORTING OUR EQUITY GOALS, OBVIOUSLY, OUR DE ESCALATION POLICIES OR PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE RECOGNITION OF THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE BEING AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS WORK, ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE US WITH THOSE CHECKS AND BALANCES, AND ALSO THE EVER INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE BUILT IN THE VALUE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
NEXT SLIDE, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO A COUPLE OF PIECES OF INFORMATION FROM OUR USE OF FORCE
OUR USE OF FORCE COMMITTEE MET ABOUT FIVE TIMES BETWEEN OCTOBER AND THE MONTH OF JANUARY, AND THEY COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS THAT WERE RELATED TO USE OF FORCE
CRITICAL AREAS WERE ALSO EXAMINED THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS WHERE DEESCALATION, CROWD MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE AND OUR FORCE REVIEW WE'RE TAKING IN CONSIDERATION
THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE ALSO PROVIDES US WITH A FEW DATA POINTS WITH REGARDS TO, ESPECIALLY OUR OUR USE OF FORCE WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS AROUND RACE AND SO
BUT THAT WAS OUR USE OF FORCE PIECE
NEXT SLIDE AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COUNTERPART, MARIAN BURNETT WILL TAKE THE PRESENTATION FROM HERE
HELLO, EVERYONE
THANK YOU, DELMAS
I ACTUALLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS A CO CHAIR FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, ACCOUNTABILITY, EQUITY, AND CIVIL RIGHTS
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR TO EVERYONE IS THAT EQUITY IS THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS ASSESSMENT
THIS IS IN OUR TITLE, BUT IT IS LITERALLY SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR SUBCOMMITTEES AND ASK ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS TO WE'VE ASKED THEM ALL TO WEAR THEIR EQUITY LENSES WHEN CONDUCTING THIS WORK, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH THAT
DURING OUR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TENURE WITH THIS SUBCOMMITTEE, WE REVIEWED THE BEST PRACTICES FOR POLICE MISCONDUCT AND COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS, THE POS PD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS SOME REALLY GREAT BEST PRACTICES FROM THE INDUSTRY
FOR US PARTICULARLY, THAT MEANT REVIEWING OUR COMPLAINT FILING SYSTEMS AND WORKFLOWS BOTH FOR COMPLAINTS THAT WERE LODGED ON THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL TO THE DEPARTMENT
IT INVOLVES LOOKING AT THE INVESTIGATION PROCESSES FOR EEOC COMPLAINTS AND THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL OF THOSE ACTORS THAT ARE A PART OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY NETWORKS
THOSE BEING HR, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES GROUP, POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, LEGAL AS WELL AS WORKPLACE RESPONSIBILITY
ALL OF THEM HAVE ROLES IN OUR WORK AS FAR AS OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
WITH REGARD TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE TOOK A LOOK AT THAT AND ALSO THE GENERAL VIEW OF HOW WE'RE CREATING THOSE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT PROVIDE US WITH A GREAT AND THOROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY NETWORK
SO WHAT WE FOUND WITH THE HELP OF 21 CP IS THAT WE CAN INCREASE OUR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BY MAKING SOME TECHNICAL CHANGES TO OUR EXTERNAL COMPLAINT PROCESSES, CLARIFYING SOME PROTOCOLS FOR WHO IS INVOLVED WHEN IN PARTICULAR AS IT PERTAINS TO EEO ISSUES, AND EXPLORING THE BEST PATH FORWARD FOR HOW HR AND THE POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION CAN AND SHOULD BE ENGAGED ON DISCIPLINARY PROCESSES
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE SOME MANDATORY HR INVOLVEMENTS WHICH WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
MUTUAL AID
THIS SUB COMMITTEE WAS ESSENTIALLY REVIEWING OUR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
WE TECHNICALLY CURRENTLY HAVE MULTIPLE OF THESE AGREEMENTS ALREADY IN PLACE AND SET WITH SOUTH KING COUNTY CITIES AS WELL AS OTHER NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS
THE PURPOSE OF THE GROUP WAS TO ASSESS HOW WELL ALIGNED OUR PARTNERS ARE WITH THE PORT, APPROACHES TO USE OF FORCE, CROWD MANAGEMENT, AND JUST OUR GENERAL VALUE SYSTEMS HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND WITHIN THE POSPD, THE GROUP FOUND THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME THINGS LIKE FORMALIZE OUR MUTUAL AID PROCESS THAT WOULD HELP TO ENSURE THAT ALIGNMENT WHENEVER WE ARE PARTNERING WITH ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO CONDUCT SOME AFTER ACTION REVIEW OF OUR MUTUAL AID ENGAGEMENT SO THAT WE CAN USE THOSE TO INFORM OUR TRAINING AND POLICIES
AND ALSO TO CREATE OUR OWN CROWD MANAGEMENT POLICY JUST WITHIN THE PORT
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE IT IN THE CONTEXT OF MUTUAL AID, BUT NOT OUTSIDE OF IT
SO WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT WE SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED EARLIER, DEBORAH JACOBS IS HERE
SHE IS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND HAS BEEN VERY, VERY HELPFUL WITH MULTIPLE ONES OF OUR SUBGROUP
SHE IS HERE TO TAKE THE NEXT SLIDE, AS SHE HAS WORKED ON MULTIPLE ONES OF OUR SUBCOMMITTEES WITH US
DEBORAH, ARE YOU THERE? YES
HELLO
HI, EVERYBODY
THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME JUST FOR A LITTLE CONTEXT
I'VE DONE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY WORK FOR OVER 30 YEARS IN DESTINATIONS LIKE NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, IN ST LOUIS, MO, AND KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
I'VE BEEN HONORED TO VOLUNTEER MY TIME TO BE PART OF THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT, AND I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE PEOPLE AND THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT AT THE PORT ON DIVERSITY AND HIRING
I THINK ONE THING TO THINK ABOUT IS A NATIONWIDE CONTEXT
THERE IS A CRISIS IN RECRUITMENT FOR POLICING IN GENERAL, AND IT'S ONLY COMPOUNDED WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT PEOPLE OF COLOR AND WOMEN AND OTHERS WHO HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY SERVED IN THE PROFESSION
SO I THINK THE HARD NEWS IS IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO BUILD A MORE DIVERSE POLICE FORCE
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THIS
TWO THINGS THAT I GUESS I WOULD HIGHLIGHT FROM THIS SLIDE IS THAT 25% OF PEOPLE OF THE PATROL OFFICERS, I BELIEVE, CHOSE NOT TO SELF IDENTIFY
AND WHILE THAT'S PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE CHOICE TO MAKE, I THINK THE HIGH NUMBER SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT CONCERNS OR RELUCTANCE IN SOME WAYS THAT I THINK WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO TRY TO MAYBE UNPACK
AND THE OTHER THING I'LL SAY IS THAT THE WORK TO BUILD A MORE DIVERSE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE LONG, HARD WORK
SO IF I WERE GOING TO SAY THERE'S ONE THING YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR ACTUAL TIME AND PATIENCE INTO, IT WOULD BE THIS
AND THEN THE NEXT NEXT SLIDE IS WHERE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU TO TAKE YOUR MONEY
SO IF YOU COULD NEXT SLIDE, SEE, AND THAT'S TRAINING
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED THAT THERE WAS A FIVE YEAR TRAINING PLAN IN PLACE THAT PUTS YOU AHEAD OF PROBABLY THE VAST MAJORITY OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY
I THINK THAT AMONG THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THERE WAS A CRY FOR MORE ANTIBIAS TRAINING, MORE DEESCALATION TRAINING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TRAINING AND THAT KIND OF THING
SO THOSE ARE IMPORTANT PIECES
WE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF BEING ABLE TO SIT IN ON A DEESCALATION TRAINING
AND YOU HAVE A TERRIFIC, ENERGETIC TRAINER
I THINK THAT IT'S JUST MORE MORE OFTEN, MORE REPETITIVE
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO TRAIN EVERYBODY MORE ON SOME OF THESE KEY TOPICS, THEN I WOULD INVEST IN YOUR TRAINERS AND GIVING THEM EXPOSURE TO ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT TRAINING AND NOT JUST ONE YEAR OR EVEN TWO A YEAR
BUT LET THEM SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE
LET THEM LEARN THE CUTTING EDGE SO THAT THEY CAN BRING IT BACK AND PASS IT DOWN TO YOUR PERSONNEL
THE LAST THING I'D SAY IS THAT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO WORK WITH PORT PERSONNEL WHO ARE ALL REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS PROJECT
BUT I WANTED TO TELL YOU IN THE NATIONWIDE CONTEXT, THAT THESE TYPES OF REVIEWS ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER, AND THEY FEEL THREATENING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THREATENING TO THE ESTABLISHED WAYS WE'VE DONE THINGS
SO THERE WILL BE TENSION OVER CHANGES
THERE CAN BE TENSION OVER JUST DIALOGUE
THERE CAN BE TENSION OVER THINKING ABOUT IT
THAT IS A NATURAL PART OF CHANGE AND A NATURAL PART OF THE PROCESS
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LEAN INTO IT AND INVEST TIME IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PORT POLICE AND THE OTHER PARTS OF THE WHOLE PORT EMPIRE
AND I THINK YOU'LL GET A LOT OF VALUE OUT OF CONTINUING TO BUILD TRUST AND COMMUNITY IN THAT RESPECT AND INVESTING IN THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE IN TRAINING IN PARTICULAR
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I'M SORRY
I DIDN'T MEAN THANK YOU SO MUCH
I MEANT, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WOMAN WHO GAVE ME THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU BOOKDA, WHO IS GOING TO SPEAK ON THE NEXT SLIDE
SORRY
THANK YOU, DEBORAH
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
MY NAME IS BOOKDA GHEISAR
I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
I'M JUST CLOSING OUR PRESENTATION BY REPORTING TO YOU ON POLICING RELATED LEGISLATION IN OLYMPIA THIS YEAR
WE WANTED TO WAIT AS LATE AS POSSIBLE TO LOOK AT THE PROCESS OF A NUMBER OF BILLS THAT WERE PROPOSED IN OLYMPIA THIS YEAR, AS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, OF COURSE, HAS SEEN A HUGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF POLICING RELATED LEGISLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED
WE FORM THE KITCHEN CABINET OF EXPERTS FROM EXTERNAL COMMUNITIES AND ALSO INTERNAL POLICY STAFF TO FOLLOW THE LEGISLATION IN OLYMPIA
WE CONTINUE TO REALLY REFLECT ON THE CONTENT OF THESE BILLS AND HOW THEY WOULD RELATE TO AND IMPACT THE PORT
AND, OF COURSE, YOU WILL BE HAVING A DETAILED BRIEFING BY ERIC FITCH
I BELIEVE IN THE NEXT MONTH TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF ALL OF THE BILLS THAT MADE IT THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN OLYMPIA
BUT I KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED A LOT OF INTEREST IN THESE BILLS
SO I WANTED TO REVIEW JUST SEVEN BILLS THAT PASSED THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND GIVE YOU SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS
REVIEWING THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS PROPOSED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON, A BILL RELATING TO POLICE TACTICS AND EQUIPMENT THAT RESTRICTS CHOKEHOLDS MILITARY STYLE EQUIPMENT, ESTABLISHES GUIDELINES FOR USE OF TEAR GAS, AND OUTLINES PARAMETERS OF ENGAGING IN VEHICULAR PURSUIT
THE NEXT BILL AUTHORIZES STATE AUDITOR TO AUDIT INVESTIGATIONS OF DEADLY USE OF FORCE AND INCIDENTS BY OFFICERS
THE NEXT BILL CREATES OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION WITHIN GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO CONDUCT FAIR AND COMPETENT INVESTIGATIONS OF USE OF FORCE BY POLICE
THE NEXT BILL ESTABLISHES A CIVIL STANDARD FOR OFFICERS USE OF FORCE AND REQUIRES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO DEVELOP MODEL POLICIES FOR USE OF FORCE
THE NEXT BILL EXPANDS AUTHORITIES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION TO EXPAND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICERS APPLICATIONS AND OVERHAUL CERTIFICATION AND DE CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS
AND THE NEXT BILL REQUIRES OFFICERS WHO WITNESS OTHER POLICE OFFICERS USING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO RENDER AID TO THE OTHER PARTY
AND THE LAST BILL REQUIRES ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RECOMMEND DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR COLLECTING USER FORCE DATA
BECAUSE THESE BILLS REALLY JUST PASSED THIS LAST WEEKEND, WE WILL, OF COURSE, BE LOOKING OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS BEFORE WE WRAP UP OUR ASSESSMENT TO LOOK AT THEIR IMPACT ON OUR PORT POLICE AND TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW THEY APPLY TO THE PORT AND WHERE WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THESE CHANGES
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE POINT THAT DEBORAH JACOBS MADE THAT WE HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE UNIONS, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THEIR PARTICIPATION ON SUBCOMMITTEES ON THE TASK FORCE AND THIS DEEPLY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO BRING TO YOU OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH YOU WILL SEE ON AUGUST 10TH
WE HAVE ALREADY SCHEDULED THAT BRIEFING TO GIVE YOU OUR FINAL REPORT
I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE BEFORE I CLOSE FOR COMMISSIONER CALKINS
YOU HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE WOULD ALSO COME BACK WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMMISSION, COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY
AND SO WE ARE ADDING THAT TO THE ELEMENTS OF THE ASSESSMENTS
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE AND SUBCOMMITTEES, PORT EMPLOYEES, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND UNIONS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO'VE GIVEN A LOT OF THEIR TIME FOR THIS PROCESS
AND I WANT TO THANK 21 CP
BRIAN MAXI AND CATHERINE OLSEN WHO ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY ASKING FOR THIS ASSESSMENT, AND I'LL STOP THERE AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US
THANK YOU
BOOKDA AND OUR OTHER SPEAKERS, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT'S GONE INTO THIS EFFORT
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE AUGUST 10TH PRESENTATION
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE STAFF
AND CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I DO SEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK HAS HIS HANDS UP
I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT, MR METRUCK
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT ACT AND SHIVA IS ALSO ON THE LINE AS WELL ON THE LINE, BUT HE'S JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY POTENTIAL QUESTIONS
AND I WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE TASK FORCE AND EVERYONE WHO'S WORKING ON WELL, PERHAPS IF THAT'S THE CASE, MAYBE I COULD LEAD OFF THE THE QUESTION THERE
LET ME JUST SEE IF I WAS SEEING WE WERE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE PRESENTATION, BUT I JUST WANT TO GET A GENERAL SENSE VIDEO
HOW DO YOU THINK THE ASSESSMENT IS GOING? AND IF THERE ARE OTHER THOUGHTS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE GROUP? OH, YES
THANK YOU, COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, FOR THE QUESTION
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO JUST START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU TO THE 21-CP, THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS, THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS THAT WE'VE HAD BOTH INTERNALLY FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO EXTERNALLY FOR JUST THEIR TIRELESS WORK DURING THE ASSESSMENT
THE WORK HAS AND I EXPECT, WILL CONTINUE TO HELP HELP US IN IDENTIFYING AREAS OF POLICY AND PRACTICE THAT WE CAN IMPROVE
AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A LEARNING ORGANIZATION, AND WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME BETTER AT THE SAME TIME
I'M VERY HAPPY, EVEN AS WE LISTEN TO THIS UPDATE
BUT AS I'VE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH TASK FORCE MEMBERS AND 21-CP, THAT THUS FAR THE ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN VALIDATING MUCH OF THE WAY THAT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATES AND THE SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDING
AND AS THAT ASSESSMENT CONTINUES AND WRAPS UP IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS
I DID WANT TO JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT, TOO, JUST REGARDING THE LEGISLATIVE BILLS THAT BOOKDA HAD BROUGHT UP MENTIONED, JUST SO THAT THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WORKING WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE LEGAL TEAM, OUR TRAINING DEPARTMENT POLICY UNIT, REGARDING LOOKING AT THOSE BILLS, WHAT POLICY CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE, WHAT PRACTICE CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE, AND HOW WE TRAIN OUR PEOPLE
AS A MATTER OF FACT, MID, MAY I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE VALLEY CHIEFS, WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBORING POLICE AGENCY CHIEFS TO DISCUSS THOSE BILLS AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT
SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT, AND WE'LL WORK MORE AT THE TASK FORCE AS NEEDED REGARDING THAT
AND THEN FINALLY, MAYBE NOT
FINALLY, AT LEAST FOR THIS QUESTION, IS THAT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS PUBLIC SAFETY ON PORT PROPERTIES
IN ORDER FOR US TO COMPLETE THAT MISSION, WE MUST MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE PUBLIC TRUST
AND REALLY, WITHOUT LEGITIMACY, WE CANNOT EFFECTIVELY SERVE THE PORT AND THE PUBLIC
THIS PROCESS IS A PROCESS
AND AS DEBORAH JACOBS HAD MENTIONED, IT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE COMFORTABLE FOR US AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT PIER FOR ME AS AN ACTING CHIEF TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT I KNOW THAT IT WILL HELP US ACHIEVE THAT DESIRED END STATE THAT WE HAVE OF SUPERIOR PUBLIC SAFETY ON OUR PORT PROPERTIES
AND SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING THE ASSESSMENT
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, CHIEF
I'M SO PLEASED THAT YOU MAINTAIN THE REPRESENTATION OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND THAT YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PROCESS IS CRITICAL TO OUR FINAL REVIEW OF IT
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE PART OF IT
AND I JUST REAL QUICKLY, WE ALSO HAVE A CITY AND A COUNTY REVIEW GOING ON
THIS WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAD ABOUT HOW MUCH CONCURRENCE OR IS THERE SOME FUSE GOING THROUGH ALL THESE REVIEWS, OR AM I MISTAKEN ON THAT
WAS THAT A QUESTION FOR ME, SIR? SORRY, ARE YOU GETTING QUESTIONS? THESE WOULD BE SEPARATE POLICE DEPARTMENTS, BUT ARE YOU AWARE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES GOING TO A SIMILAR REVIEW PROCESS IN YOUR BRETHREN AGENCIES? YEAH, I'M NOT INTIMATELY FAMILIAR OTHER THAN WHAT I MIGHT SEE OR READ HERE OR THERE, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN IN INTIMATE DIALOGUE WITH EITHER SEATTLE OR KING COUNTY
I AM FAMILIAR IN SOME OF OUR OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES, JUST THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE AS FAR AS REFORMS THAT THEY'VE MADE WITHIN THEIR AGENCIES, BUT HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF DIALOGUE REGARDING THAT
THANK YOU
BUT BOOKDA, MAYBE YOU HAVE SOME INSIGHT ON THAT
I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT, OF COURSE, ON THE TASK FORCE, WE'VE BEEN VERY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY NATIONALLY KNOWN AS EXPERTS SUCH AS ANNE LEVINSON, WANISHA HAROLD, SAM CELICA, DEBORAH JACOBS
AND THESE ARE ALSO FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN CONNECTED TO REVIEWS AND ASSESSMENTS OF CITY AND COUNTY
AND, OF COURSE, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL
I DON'T KNOW IF DEBORAH WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT
I DON'T THINK I DO
WE'RE GOOD
ALRIGHT
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YEAH
WELL, I'M I MEAN, I'M LAUGHING IN MY HEAD
THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR JURISDICTIONS HAVE APPROACHED THIS VERY DIFFERENTLY FROM DEMANDS TO DEFUND THE POLICE AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE BY 50%
THAT IS NOT HOW WE'VE APPROACHED THIS
WE'VE APPROACHED THIS WITH THE BEST INTENTIONS TO DO WHAT DELMAS WHITTAKER SAID, WHICH TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF NATIONAL STANDARDS
I WOULD SAY TO SET NEW STANDARDS FOR PLACING WHILE, PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND ENSURING EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING
AND IT'S WITH FULL COOPERATION AND SUPPORT, I WOULD SAY ENTHUSIASTICALLY FROM THE DEPARTMENT, THE LEADERSHIP AND LABOR
THAT'S REMARKABLE
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A NATIONAL MODEL FOR EXCELLENCE IN POLICING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED, THE CO CHAIRS, MARIN, THE TASK FORCE AND CONSULTANTS, AND THE GREAT KNOWLEDGE EXPERTS THAT WE HAVE WHO ARE DEDICATING THEIR VOLUNTEER TIME
I DO WANT TO ASK, HOWEVER, A COUPLE OF THINGS
TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS POINT ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST INFORMALLY ESTABLISHED THAT THERE WILL BE ANNUAL REPORT OUT TO THE COMMISSION IN PUBLIC BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE WITH DATA THAT'S COLLECTED WITH USE OF FORCE
THEY WILL DETERMINE WHAT WILL BE IN THE CONTENT OF THAT
WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THAT THIS YEAR
THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AROUND ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT
I WOULD SUGGEST IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT COMMUNICATIONS, YOU MIGHT ALSO LOOK AT THE ORG CHART
THE CHIEF OF POLICE DOES NOT REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THERE MAY BE SOME VALID AND COMPELLING REASON TO RECONSIDER THAT REPORT OUT REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK OF PUBLIC SAFETY
AND I THINK IT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR AWARENESS OF POLICING NEEDS AND ACTIVITIES
IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION
I WANT TO ALSO SUGGEST THAT AS WE GET THE RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY'RE NOT ALL GOING TO JUST COME AT ONCE
THEY'RE STARTING TO COME OUT
I THINK WE CAN START TO WORK WITH THOSE AND GET A LEG UP AHEAD OF THE FINAL REPORT IN AUGUST SO THAT WE'RE NOT WAITING TO THE VERY END OF THE PROCESS TO TAKE UP, YOU KNOW, THIS AND THAT RECOMMENDATION, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO FRONT LOAD AND PRIORITIZE THAT
ALSO WITH THE 2022 BUDGET IN MIND, BECAUSE THERE MAY WELL BE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR A BUDGET NEEDS WITH REGARD TO THINGS LIKE TRAINING, WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE OTHER WORK THAT MAY BE ADDITIVE TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS INVOLVES
OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THIS IS GOING EXTREMELY WELL
AND I'M SO PROUD THAT WE ARE DOING THIS WORK AND TO HAVE SUCH POSITIVE SUPPORT COLLABORATION IN IT, I THINK IT CAN ONLY PRODUCE GREAT RESULTS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THE COMMISSIONER CHO THANK YOU
I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT I THINK TREMENDOUS WORK IS BEING DONE HERE
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE THE ENGAGEMENT (indiscernible) AND ALL THE OTHERS, INCLUDING MINE AND DEDICATING TO THIS
I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE CROWD MANAGEMENT POLICY IN PLACE
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY
DOES THAT MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CROWD MANAGEMENT POLICY, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, GATHERINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN ON AIRPORT PREMISES OR PORT PREMISES AND WHAT OUR POLICIES ARE ON ENGAGING WITH THEM? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE HAVE, LIKE, A PERMITTING PROCESS FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT WANT TO GATHER AT THE AIRPORT
SO CAN YOU PLEASE CLARIFY WHAT THIS MEANS? YEAH, I'LL ANSWER THAT UNLESS SOMEONE FROM THE TASK FORCE WANTS TO
BUT SO WE'RE PART OF THE REGIONAL TEAM, THE VALLEY CIVIL DISTURBANCE UNITS, AND THEY HAVE POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS THAT THEY WILL USE
OUR CONTINGENT FROM THE PORT IS THE CMU OR THE CROWD MANAGEMENT UNIT
AND SO, WHILE, WE WILL USE THE VERY SIMILAR PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES
WE DON'T HAVE A SEPARATE POLICY THAT WE WOULD JUST HAVE INTERNALLY FOR OUR TEAM
NOW IN SAYING THAT OUR TEAM, HOWEVER, OPERATES UNDER OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICIES
SO THEY OPERATE UNDERNEATH OUR USE OF FORCE POLICIES AND ALL THE OTHER POLICIES THAT GOVERN HOW OUR OFFICERS WORK
SO IT'S REALLY A MATTER OF THE RECOMMENDATION, WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT RECOMMENDATION, IS, HEY, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE SEPARATE OUT AND WE DEVELOP OUR OWN CMU POLICY THAT WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR POLICIES
SO THAT'S WHERE THE RECOMMENDATION CAME FROM
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT RECOMMENDATION
OKAY
THAT MAKES SENSE
I MEAN, I JUST THINK GIVEN THE UNIQUE SECURITY CONCERNS OF OUR AIRPORT, IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO HAVE OUR OWN CROWD MANAGEMENT POLICY
THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD WAS WITH REGARDS TO TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
THIS IS A BIT OFF TOPIC, BUT STILL RELEVANT
WE ROLLED OUT A HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL PORT EMPLOYEES, AND I THINK WE'RE UP AT 80%
I WAS ACTUALLY ON A PANEL THE OTHER DAY
AND ONE OF THE POINTS THAT WAS MADE ON HUMAN TRAFFIC IN THE OTHER DAY IS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL DOES NOT ACTUALLY GET ENOUGH TRAINING ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING
CHIEF, CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO WHETHER OR NOT OUR OFFICERS ARE GETTING THE SAME HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING THAT THE REST OF OUR PORT EMPLOYEES ARE GETTING
YEAH, I'LL ADD TO THAT, TOO, THAT WHEN THAT TRAINING WAS DEVELOPED, THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOLKS WHO DEVELOPED THAT INCLUDED OUR STAFF AS FAR AS DEVELOPING THAT TRAINING, AND SO WE ACTUALLY HELP PUT THAT TRAINING TOGETHER
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE TRAINING RECORDS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
THOSE THAT OUR OFFICERS HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING WHEN IT COMES TO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND LOOKS LIKE THE ALMOST HAS HIS HAND UP
AND SO HE MIGHT HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OH, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO I ACTUALLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF SITTING IN MANY OF THOSE INITIAL TRAINING SESSIONS AS THOSE WERE DEVELOPED
AND THEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS I WAS SITTING SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR CURRENT ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF, JOHN GILBO, WHO IS INVOLVED IN THAT CONVERSATION
SO I DO KNOW THAT HAS BEEN THEY WERE AT THE GRASSROOTS BEGINNING STAGE OF THIS PROCESS
AND SO I DON'T HAVE THE TRAINING RECORD ASPECT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS
AWESOME
AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO I THINK, BOOKDA IS YOUR HAND UP
NO, GO AHEAD, PLEASE
LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW I KNOW THAT PIER WENT OVER THE STATE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES FROM THE STATION FROM THE SESSION THAT (indiscernable) AND STUFF
I JUST WANT TO REMIND THOSE WHO ARE TUNING IN THAT THE PORT BANNED THESE THINGS A YEAR AGO AND THAT WE REALLY WERE AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL THIS
AND IN THE SAME WAY THAT I THINK WE SHOWED THAT JUNETEENTH SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY ANNUALLY
WE ALSO SHOW AS A DEPARTMENT THAT WE CAN BE PROACTIVE AND DO ALL THESE THINGS WITHOUT NECESSARILY GETTING THE NOD FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE
SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND EVERYONE FOR FOR BEING A CHANGEMAKER AND SETTING THE PRECEDENCE FOR STATEWIDE LEGISLATIVE FIX
IF I COULD JUST REAL BRIEFLY COME BACK TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING, I HAVE SOME OF MY STAFF THAT ARE ONLINE LISTENING AND STUFF
AND SO I GOT THE AFFIRMATIVE THUMBS UP THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING
GREAT TO HEAR
THANK YOU TO BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS BOOKDA, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF BRIAN MAXI AND CATHERINE OLSEN FROM 21-CP HAD ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
HI, THIS IS CATHERINE
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD AT THIS POINT, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF ANYTHING COMES UP
THANKS
LIKEWISE
I THINK THE PROCESS IS GOING VERY WELL
I THINK THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT SUMMARY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS
THANK YOU
LOOKS LIKE THOMAS HAS HIS HAND UP
YEAH
COMMISSIONER CHO, I JUST WANTED TO JUST QUICKLY SAY THAT ONE, AS I MENTIONED ON MY SLIDE, IS THAT, YES, WE HAVE TWO ACTIVE COMMITTEES THAT ARE ACTIVELY DOING THEIR WORK
BUT THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD SAY HAS BEEN EXTREMELY POSITIVE IS THAT AS WE'VE HAD TO REACH DOWN AND TALK TO FOLKS FROM THOSE OTHER GROUPS THAT HAVE COMPLETED THEIR WORK
AND WITH THE HELP OF BRIAN AND CATHERINE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE US SOME COURSE ADJUSTMENTS, REVIEW CERTAIN THINGS
AND I THINK AS WE GET DOWN TO THE ADVOCACY AND THE BUDGET AND EQUIPMENT PIECE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT WAS SENT TO BE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THOSE WHO ARE IMPORTANT AS WE KIND OF ROLL OUT OF THIS THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BECAUSE I THINK A FEW QUESTIONS ARE ALREADY ANSWERED FOR US AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME VERY WORTHWHILE RECOMMENDATIONS AS WE CLOSE OUT THE WORK OF THIS ASSESSMENT
COMMISSIONER CHO, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? NO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE RECS
THANK YOU
GREAT
LET'S MOVE TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
INITIALLY, A COMMENT KIND OF DOVETAILING WITH WHAT COMMISSIONER CHO SAID ABOUT THE ADVANCES WE CAN MAKE INDEPENDENTLY AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEN ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN STEPS THAT WE WHILE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOVERNED BY STATE LAW AND WE NEED TO REFORMS AT THE STATE LEVEL
THIS IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION THROUGHOUT THE TASK FORCE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHERE ARE THE AREAS WHERE WE CAN LEAN IN WITH SOME ADVOCACY, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE CLARITY ABOUT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO CHANGE AT STATE LEVEL
BUT THEN ALSO BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE BEING AHEAD OF OUR FINAL REPORT ON THIS, WE ALSO REALIZE THERE IS WHERE WE COULDN'T QUITE WEIGH IN, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO MAKE ADDITIONAL REFORMS AT THE STATE LEVEL AND WILL HELP SUPPORT OUR INTEREST
THERE'S AN INSTITUTION IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT, TOO
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I WANTED TO RAISE IS THE SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION AFTER THE (indiscernable) LAST WEEK ON OFFICIAL FORMS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN
AND THERE WAS A CONVERSATION AROUND REFORMS THAT WOULD NEED TO TAKE PLACE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL RELATED TO SOMETHING CALLED QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
I'D BE INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM OUR EXPERTS HERE TODAY WHETHER THAT'S SOMETHING YOU THINK THE PORT SHOULD LOOK INTO FURTHER, POTENTIALLY AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD ADVOCATE FOR REFORMS AND TO WHAT EXTENT THAT CONVERSATION HAPPEN OR WILL HAPPEN AS A PART OF THIS REVIEW, CAN I ASK AS CATHERINE OR BRIAN TO ADDRESS THAT, PLEASE? YES
THANK YOU
AND THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
ON MAY SEVEN TH, THERE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A BAR CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS QUALIFIED IMMUNITY WITH QUITE A DISTINGUISHED PANEL THAT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO
BUT THE CONCEPT OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS THAT POLICE OFFICERS AND ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RECEIVE LIMITED IMMUNITY IN CIVIL LITIGATION
SO IT HAS NO IMPACT UPON CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
IT HAS NO IMPACT UPON INTERNAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SOLELY AS CIVIL LIABILITY OR OFFICERS AND WHAT MAKES QUALIFIED IMMUNITY SO COMPLEX IS THAT IN THE FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS ARENA WHERE IT APPLIES, OFFICERS ARE SUBJECTED TO INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY
SO PORT POLICE OFFICER WERE TO GO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE, FOR EXAMPLE, ON SOMEONE AND BE SUED
AS A RESULT, THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER WOULD BE THE NAME DEFENDED
THE PORT MIGHT BE ADDED, BUT IT CAN ONLY BE ADDED UNDER VERY SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES IF THERE'S A FAILURE TO TRAIN, IF THERE IS A CUSTOM OR POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT CAUSED THE CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION, OR IF THE CHIEF AS THE PRIMARY POLICYMAKER CAME OUT AND APPROVED OR ENDORSED, OR WHAT THEY CALL RATIFY THE OFFICER'S BEHAVIOR
SO THAT'S WHERE QUALIFIED IMMUNITY COMES INTO PLAY TO PROTECT THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER, BECAUSE IN CIVIL LITIGATION, YOU CAN'T GET AT THE PORT EASILY AS THE GOVERNING UNLIKE IN OTHER CIVIL CASES, WHERE THE DOCTRINE OF RESPONDING OF SUPERIOR MEANS THAT THE PORT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS EMPLOYEES IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ARENA, IN THE FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS CONTEXT, THAT RELATIONSHIP IS SEVERED
SO THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE THAT TYPE OF PROTECTION IN CIVIL SUITS? AND IS THAT COMPROMISING POLICE REFORM NATIONALLY IN SOME WAY OR SOMEHOW DAMPENING THE PROGRESS TOWARDS CHANGE THAT CAN HAPPEN THROUGH LITIGATION? AND IT'S A VERY CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC
I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION
TO ANSWER THAT, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF POLICY CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE SHOULD GO INTO A LITTLE MORE DEEPLY TO SEE WHETHER THAT REALLY IS A CONCERN
AND I WILL JUST SAY, HAVING BEEN A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR POLICE OFFICERS FOR OVER 20 YEARS, THAT IN THE NINTH CIRCUIT, WHERE WE EXIST, THE ISSUE OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS MUCH LESS OF A CONCERN IN THE CIVIL CONTACT
IT TENDS NOT TO BE APPLIED BY COURTS
BUT I THINK THERE'S A BIG POLICY DISCUSSION AROUND THAT
AND, YES, THAT IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE INITIAL MOTION THAT CREATED THIS WHOLE TASK FORCE A RESOLUTION, RATHER, AND IT WILL BE PART OF THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
I HOPE THAT HELPED
YEAH
THANK YOU
THAT'S AN EXCELLENT INITIAL
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S MORE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AND MOVING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, I THINK COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK HAS ANOTHER QUESTION
PETER, YOU'RE MUTED, SIR
I'LL WAIT TILL YOU COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
OKAY, GREAT
THANKS
I'M NOT SURE I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
I GUESS I WANTED TO START OFF BY THANKING PARTICULARLY DELMAS AND MARIN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD ORIGINALLY
AND AGAIN, SHE'S, TO REALLY RECOGNIZE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BEING WILLING TO LEAN INTO THIS
I'M INTERESTED IS THERE WHEN WE GET THE FINAL REPORT, IS THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE SORT OF A BASELINE? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN OBVIOUSLY MOST INTERESTED IN IS THE USE OF FORCE
AND I'VE BEEN IN MY TIME ON THE PORT COMMISSION, I HAVEN'T BEEN AWARE OF TOO MANY INSTANCES
I THINK 1 OR 2 DURING THE PROTEST THAT WE HAD AT THE AIRPORT WHERE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT FOR TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION BAN, AND THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AROUND CROWD CONTROL AT THAT POINT, BUT ARE THE BASELINE NUMBER IS GOING TO BE IN THE FINAL REPORT AS WELL
SO WE KIND OF HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE STARTED AT AND THEN WHAT POLICIES WE'RE GOING TO USE TO BE ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH
SORRY
I WAS LOOKING FOR MY MUTE BUTTON
IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE
A GREAT QUESTION
OKAY
THE ANSWER IS YES
AND THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING
ONE IS WE HAVE ALL THE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, BOTH IN TERMS OF DEMOGRAPHICS
AND WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT USES FORCE APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES PER YEAR
THAT'S VERY CONSISTENT OVER TIME
WE HAVE REQUESTED THE LAST THREE YEARS WORTH OF CASES 90 OVERALL, AND WE ARE REVIEWING THEM TO ACTUALLY READ THEM AND SEE IF WE CAN DETECT PATTERNS OR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS COMING OUT OF THAT
SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE BOTH THE NUMERIC AND A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN FORCE
AND THEN SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE ON THE EARLIER SLIDES REALLY GO TO HOW FORCES REPORTED, HOW IT IS REVIEWED
AND ULTIMATELY, THE DATA THAT IS GATHERED AND SOME OF THE LEGISLATION THAT HAS JUST PASSED WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE THE DATA GATHERING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT SIGNIFICANTLY
SO WHAT YOU'LL END UP WITH IS A WHILE LOT OF DATA MOVING FORWARD THAT CAN ONLY BE COMPARED TO THE DEGREE YOU HAVE THE DATA IN THE PAST, THOUGH
SO AS YOU LOOK AT THE BASELINE, WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW
IT'LL BE EXPANDED MOVING FORWARD
OKAY
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
BRIAN, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP
AND THEN DEBRA'S EARLIER POINT ABOUT RECRUITMENT, LOOKING AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR FORCE AND RECRUITMENT AND HOW THAT'S A NATIONAL PROBLEM
I GUESS I'D ASK FOR SORT OF A SIMILAR BASELINE
HOW DO WE COMPARE WITH OTHER LOCAL DEPARTMENTS? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM
WHILE WE VERY MUCH I THINK WE ALL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICE FORCE REPRESENTS THE DIVERSITY OF KING COUNTY
IT'S CHALLENGING WHEN FOLKS ARE NOT WANTING TO COME INTO PUBLIC SAFETY
AND SO I GUESS I'D JUST BE INTERESTED IN WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, HOW WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE ITSELF GOING TO LOOK AT RECRUITMENT? ARE WE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OTHER POLICE FORCES OR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO TRY TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF CANDIDATES COMING IN THAT SORT OF THING? SO I'LL JUST BE LOOKING FOR THAT AND THEN BOOKDA
I THINK YOU HAD A QUESTION OR COMMENT
I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO BRIAN'S POINT, COMMISSIONER, THAT TO ENSURE RACIAL EQUITY, WE'RE ALSO USING WE'RE LOOKING AT DISAGGREGATED RACE DATA ON USE OF FORCE AS WELL
WE WILL HAVE THAT IN OUR FINAL REPORT
AND IT LOOKS LIKE CATHERINE MAYBE WANTS TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT HIRING
THANK YOU, BOOKDA
AND THANKS FOR THE QUESTION, COMMISSIONER
IS AN IMPORTANT AREA
FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR, THE PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ACTUALLY VERY DIVERSE AND MORE DIVERSITY THAN YOU SEE IN SOME OTHER SOME OTHER POLICE JURISDICTIONS
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO PARSE THAT OUT IN TERMS OF WHETHER THAT IS TRUE FOR ALL RANKS AND FOR BOTH COMMISSION AND NON COMMISSION
WE'VE HEARD FROM MANY, MANY PEOPLE INSIDE THAT THE PORT POLICE DEPARTMENT IS VERY MUCH SEEN AS A, YOU KNOW, GREAT PLACE TO COME TO WORK
PEOPLE LIKE TO WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT
EVEN FOLKS WHO HAVE INTERNAL FOLKS WHO HAVE CRITICISMS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT HAVE A LOT OF VERY POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY, BOTH BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGING THE DIVERSITY AND ALSO A LOT OF VERY GOOD THINGS THAT DO GO ON IN THE DEPARTMENT
NONETHELESS, WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON HOW FOLKS DO ACTUALLY NEW OFFICERS COME INTO THE DEPARTMENT AND WHETHER ANY SORTS OF TWEAKS AND CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE
SO YOU WILL GET A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS ON THAT FRONT
GREAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, YOU ARE NEXT IN THE LIST
HOWEVER, I DO KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK ALSO HAS HIS HAND UP
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THAT, SIR, AS WELL? I CAN WAIT, BECAUSE I TALKED FIRST
I THINK CAN I JUST JUMP IN TO ADD TO THE AFTER THE CONVERSATION OF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S QUESTION ABOUT FOR TRANSPARENT ON THE USE OF FORCE REPORTS? THIS IS PART OF THE ANALYSIS, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT
BUT COMMISSIONERS RECALL, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO POST THOSE FOR TRANSPARENCY GOING FORWARD
SO IT'S BOTH RIGHT
WE'RE GONNA DO THE USE OF FORCE BASELINE AND ANALYSIS AS PART OF THE ASSESSMENT
BUT IN OUR ONGOING TRANSPARENCY GOING FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT PROVIDING THOSE REPORTS AND POSTING THOSE FOR THE PUBLIC, LIKE WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW
SO CATHERINE DOESN'T NEED TO ADD TO THAT
NO, YOUR HAND IS STILL UP
AND I'M SORRY
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT I GUESS, AS I RECALL, THERE WAS SOME FEDERAL CERTIFICATION THAT OUR FORCE GOES THROUGH WHICH REQUIRED THAT WE ACTUALLY PROVIDE THESE LEVEL OF DATA THAT ARE NOT TYPICALLY PRESERVED BY A POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND SO I WOULD THINK THAT DOING AN ASSESSMENT RETROSPECTIVELY LIKE YOU HAVE EMBARKED UPON, YOU HAVE SOME RICHES TO TAP INTO, AND THAT MAYBE THIS WOULD BE A HELPFUL THING IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT A LONGITUDINAL STUDY AND AS TO SPEAKING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN POINT ABOUT HAVING SOME BASELINE
SO HOW FAR BACK DID THESE INTERNAL REPORT? THEY HAVE TO REPORT TO SOME FEDERAL AGENCY OR CERTIFICATION AGENCY
DO YOU KNOW HOW HOW HAVE YOU BEEN TAPPING INTO THAT WEALTH OF DATA? I GUESS I DON'T KNOW WHO'S THE DATA ANALYSIS IS
THIS, BRIAN
OR SO THE IDEA OF FEDERAL FORCE REPORTING IS ACTUALLY RELATIVELY NEW
THERE IS THE NATIONAL INCIDENT BASE REPORTING SYSTEM OR NIBRS, WHICH REQUIRES REPORTING OF EVENTS AND ARRESTS
BUT THAT DATA DOESN'T PROVIDE GOOD INFORMATION REGARDING USE OF FORCE, BUT IT DOES PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR ACTIVITIES
AND SO WE HAVE NOT DELVED DEEPLY INTO THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONE OF OUR FOCUS AREAS TO REALLY LOOK AT THE ARREST OR INVESTIGATIVE STOP ASPECTS OF THIS, EXCEPT AS IT INTERSECTS WITH TRAINING WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT IT
SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, NO, IF NIBRS DATE IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
WE HAVE NOT DELVED INTO THAT
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE TO QUALIFY WHAT THE DATA ADDRESSES, BUT I THOUGHT THIS WAS, LIKE OVER A DECADE WORTH OF INFORMATION, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER IT PROVIDES SOME INDICES THAT COULD PROVIDE YOU WITH AT LEAST SOME POINT OF CONTEXT BY WHICH YOUR FUTURE WORK IS GOING ON
CHIEF VIA, I MEAN, YOU PRESENTED US WITH SOME OF THIS INFORMATION
ARE YOU STILL ON? CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO THAT? YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, AND I BELIEVE I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT'S THROUGH THE FBI OR NOT, BUT THERE IS SOME FEDERAL DATA THAT WE REPORT, BUT THE INFORMATION AND I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR BACK WE GO ON THAT IT MAY ONLY BE A FEW YEARS
I KNOW THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE GIVEN TO BRIAN AND CATHERINE, THOUGH, IS MORE EXTENSIVE AND MORE DETAIL THAN WHAT WE WOULD HAVE PROVIDED FEDERALLY
THEY HAVE THE ACTUAL CASE REPORTS AND THE USE OF FORCE REPORTS
AND SO WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS MUCH MORE GRANULAR, AND WE'LL GIVE THEM A LOT MORE INFORMATION THAN WHAT WE MAY HAVE REPORTED IN THE PAST
BUT I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO THERE
ANYWAY, I WOULD ASSUME THAT YOU GUYS ARE THROUGH YOUR TRANSPARENCY AND YOU'RE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE, MAKING THIS A MUCH MORE VALUABLE THING THAN THERE'S MORE FEDERAL GENERIC STUDIES
BUT I JUST THOUGHT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THERE TO PLOT A TREND WITH
OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS ARE THE DATA PEOPLE
I JUST KNEW OF ONE INFORMATION SOURCE
COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THIS ON, AND I REALLY DO LOOK FORWARD SEEING THE FINAL PRODUCT
WELL COMMISSION STEINBRUECK, DID YOU WANT TO LOG CLOSE THAT'S SURE
THANKS
AND I JUST HAD ONE ADDITIONAL THOUGHT AND SUGGESTION HERE WITH REGARD TO THE WORK THAT REMAINS IN PUBLIC OUTREACH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH
I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THAT EFFORT GOING
TO SOLICIT COMMENT AND MAYBE REACTIONS OR RESPONSES TO SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
IT'S DIFFICULT TO DRAW PEOPLE TO THE COMMISSION MEETINGS
I GUESS WE TALK TOO MUCH AND ARE TOO BORING HERE OR SOMETHING
BUT JUST KIDDING
BUT I DO THINK THAT WE OUGHT TO PUT SOME ADDITIONAL EFFORT INTO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PARTICULARLY INTO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THAT MAY FEEL DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY POLICING PRACTICES, NOT NECESSARILY FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT IN GENERAL
BEFORE WE FINISH UP THIS WORK, THIS IS DEBORAH JACOB
WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I RESPONDED TO A COUPLE OF COMMENTS? WELL, THANKS
THANK YOU
SO ONE THING ABOUT COMMISSIONER BOWMAN QUESTION, I MENTIONED THAT THERE'S A CRISIS IN POLICE RECRUITMENT AROUND THE COUNTRY
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE'S BECOME SORT OF A MUSICAL CHAIRS SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE MOVE FROM DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENT
AND THAT ACTUALLY IS ONE WAY THAT SOME DEPARTMENTS ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE MORE DIVERSITY AS THEY BRING IN SIX NEW RECRUITS FROM DETROIT THERE ARE SOME ADVANTAGES TO HAVING WHAT ARE CALLED LATERALS PEOPLE COMING FROM ELSEWHERE, BUT YOU'RE VERY HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON IT
SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT
BUT IF A COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THIS, IT'S REALLY NOT OUTREACH RIGHT NOW OUTSIDE OF THE PORT COMMUNITY, IT'S MORE LIKE IN REACH
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A PLACE THAT'S HOSPITABLE TO THE DIVERSE PERSONNEL, HOW TO EDUCATE THE EXISTING PERSONNEL ON ISSUES, HOW TO BRING IN A FEW PEOPLE AT A TIME
SO THEY SORT OF HAVE A CLASS AND A SUPPORT SYSTEM
YOU CAN DO SO MUCH WORK ON THIS BEFORE A SINGLE PERSON OF COLOR CANDIDATE KNOCKS ON YOUR DOOR
AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOCUS INTERNALLY AND FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN DO
I ALWAYS SAY PEOPLE OF COLOR CAN'T STOP RACISM
IF THEY COULD, THEY ALREADY WOULD HAVE
ONLY WHITE PEOPLE CAN END RACISM
SO IT'S ON US TO TAKE THAT INITIATIVE AND MAKE THAT EFFORT EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT PRESSING
THOSE ARE MY LAST COMMENTS
THANKS FOR INDULGING THEM
SO DELMAS, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TO THIS? JUST DEBORAH JACOBS, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE FACT ADVOCATING INTERNALLY
I DID WANT TO ALSO MENTION FOR COMMISSIONER BOWMAN IS THAT OUR HR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING PRETTY DILIGENTLY SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE DEPARTMENT
AND WE DID TALK A LOT ABOUT WHERE WHAT THOSE RESOURCES LOOK LIKE AS THEY ARE LOOKING WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE LATERAL OPPORTUNITIES AND WHAT ASSOCIATIONS ARE THEY WORKING WITH
AND THERE WERE DEFINITELY SEVERAL RESOURCES THAT WERE OUT THERE AND A COUPLE THAT WE MAY HAVE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION
AND THAT WAS, I THINK, TO CHIEF VIA'S POINT IS THAT THIS IS THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE AWARE
AND I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE A COUPLE OF NUGGETS AWAY THERE OF OTHER RESOURCES TO HELP US TO LOOK AT THOSE OTHER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
SO THE PROCESS IS WORKING
AT LEAST I THINK IT'S GIVING US A LOT TO THINK ABOUT
I GOTTA SAY THAT HEARING THAT THERE IS THAT INTERNAL POLLING, THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A LEVEL OF JOB SATISFACTION FROM A DIVERSITY OF EMPLOYEES, THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING
AND I KNOW WHEN I WAS TRYING TO REACH OUT TO A VARIETY OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE AMBASSADORS TO BE DOING THAT KIND OF RECRUITMENT
AND SO IF YOU HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE PROUD COPS IN OUR WORKFORCE THAT REPRESENT A DIVERSE PART OF OUR COMMITTEE, OUR COMMUNITY, THEN TO THE DEGREE WE CAN DEPLOY THEM, AND OBVIOUSLY, BIG KNOWS HOW TO DO THIS
I'M SO DELIGHTED THAT WE'VE GOT ILLNESS THERE TO HELP
AND BUT IT'S ALSO FANTASTIC THAT YOU HAVE FOLKS TO TAP FROM WITHIN
AND I THINK NOTHING SPEAKS LOUDER THAN DIRECT EXPERIENCE
SO I'M REALLY ACTUALLY QUITE THRILLED TO HEAR THAT
WELL, COMMISSIONER, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I'M DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OF THE ALIGNMENT THAT
DEBORAH JACOBS, JUST SHARED WITH US HOW IMPORTANT IT WILL BE, BECAUSE I WILL SAY THAT IN ONE OF OUR CONVERSATIONS IS HOW DO WE BUILD INTERNALLY? HOW DO WE FIND THOSE FOLKS THAT REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT MAY EVEN RESIDE RIGHT WITH INSIDE OF OUR WALLS? AND SO HOW WE DO THAT REMINDED THAT THAT'S NOT AN EASY TASK BECAUSE THAT COULD ALSO TAKE US ABOUT A YEAR OR WHATEVER TO GO THROUGH THE TRAINING
BUT I DO THINK IT'S INCUMBENT ON US TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO ESTABLISH A TRAINING TRACK
AND THE ENTHUSIASM WHO WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK AND DO THIS WORK EFFECTIVELY IS ON US
AND HOPEFULLY, THROUGH THIS WORK, WE'LL HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL LEAD US IN THAT DIRECTION
FANTASTIC
DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS HAVING NO OTHER HANDS UP? COMMISSION PRESIDENT, I DO SEE MISS JACOB'S HAND IS STILL UP
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO ADD THERE
AGAIN, WE WERE GOING SORRY
THANK YOU
SORRY
APOLOGIES ON OUR END, WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
CAN'T TAKE ANYBODY'S HANDS DOWN TODAY
FOR SOME REASON, WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH EVERYONE FOR ROUND OF QUESTIONS
COMMISSION PRESIDENT, WELL, THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR LAST PRESENTATION
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS INTERIM REPORT
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FULL MEAL DEAL
AND THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS
ALONG THE WAY, WE'RE UP TO ITEM 12 QUESTIONS ON REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE AND CLOSING COMMENTS
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES OUR SCHEDULED BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
AND ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS OR ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
NO COMMENTS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO, NONE FROM ME EITHER
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, JUST TO SIMPLY SHARE THAT WE HAD OUR LAUNCH OF THE MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL EVENT
WE HAD OVER 150 ATTENDEES
ENROLLMENT REMAINS OPEN FOR CURRENT EIGHTH GRADERS
AND SO PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS
WE'RE INTERESTED IN A PREMIER PROJECT BASED LEARNING HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE THAT WILL PREPARE YOU FOR MARITIME CAREERS AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN IT
THERE'S A TRULY INSPIRING ANIMATED VIDEO THAT IS HELPING WITH RECRUITMENT AND AWARENESS BUILDING AND THAT'S AVAILABLE AT THE HIGHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHOICE SCHOOLS WEB PAGE
THANKS SO MUCH
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT'S HUNG IN HERE FOR THE SIX PLUS HOURS OF THIS MEETING
WELL DONE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN TO CLOSE OUR DAY
THANK YOU
I WAS JUST REFLECTING ON THE FACT MAYBE IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A STUDY SESSION ON NON COMMISSION DAYS
IT IS A BIT OF A MARATHON, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO END ON A HIGH NOTE WITH THE POLICE REPORT
I DID WANT TO EXPRESS MY APOLOGIES TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS THAT I WAS ON THE WRONG COAST FOR BEING ABLE TO ATTEND THE MARITIME HIGH OPENING
I WAS THREE HOURS LATE FOR THAT
BUT I DID GO TO THE VIDEO OF THE ANIMATION, AND HALFWAY THROUGH IT STOP SCROLLING
SO I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I HAVE GOOD INTERNET ACCESS, BUT I WAS SURPRISED VERY CUED UP INTO THE MID POINT, THOUGH
AND WITH THAT VERY MUCH, I THINK WE ENDED THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON SUCH A HIGH NOTE AND ON ALL FRONTS
SO LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE, AND WE ALSO HAVE A COMMISSIONER CHO'S 31ST
SO HERE'S THE YOUTH AND BRILLIANCE
LET US CALL THAT DONE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
BEYOND HIS YEARS, SHALL WE SAY, LET'S KNOW IF THE TIME FOR ADJOURNMENT.

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