The Study Session meeting scheduled for 2021-06-08 at Remote

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The Study Session meeting scheduled for 2021-06-08 at Remote

THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FRED FELLEMAN CALLING TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 8TH 2021
THE TIME IS 9:04
WE'RE MEETING REMOTELY TODAY VIA TEAMS TO COMPLY WITH THE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8402 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR INSLEE'S PROCLAMATION 2028
THIS IS A STUDY SESSION OF THE COMMISSION REGARDING AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION
PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS BOWMAN, CALKINS AND STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER CHO SHOULD BE JOINING US SHORTLY
I'LL ASK THAT WE DO A ROLL CALL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS ONLINE
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
GOOD MORNING
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HERE
THANK YOU
I'LL NOTE, FOR THE RECORD, WHEN COMMISSIONER CHO JOINS COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
YES, HERE
THANK YOU
AND THEN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT, AND COMMISSIONER CHO JUST ARRIVED IN THE OFFICE, SO HE SHOULD BE SIGNING ON SHORTLY
THANK YOU
HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S LOGGING IN NOW
THANK YOU, CLERK HART
AND THANK YOU
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF AND OUR LISTENING PUBLIC ON THE TEAM'S LINK AND ON OUR MEETINGS PORTAL FOR JOINING US TODAY
I ASKED, WELL, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF TO REMAIN MUTED WHEN NOT SPEAKING TO ALLEVIATE ANY BACKGROUND NOISE DURING THE MEETING
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA THIS MORNING AND LIMITED TIME TO MOVE THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS
WE HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS THROUGH THE PRESENTATION
HOWEVER, WE MUST BE DILIGENT IN ADHERING TO THE SCHEDULE AS THE COMMISSION ONLY HAS A SHORT 30 MINUTE BREAK BETWEEN THIS MEETING AND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 11:30
COMMISSIONERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE TEAM'S TOOL FOR HAND RAISING OR THE CHAT BOX WHEN NEEDED
ALSO, AS THIS IS A STUDY SESSION OF THE COMMISSION TODAY'S FORMAT DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE STUDY SESSION AT THIS TIME
I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE STUDY SESSION TOPIC AND OUR PRESENTERS
I'LL ASK CLERK HART TO CALL THE ROLL OF COMMISSIONERS FOR QUESTIONS AS WE PROCEED THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS WHEN NEEDED
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, PLEASE BEGIN
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING
TODAY YOU'LL HEAR A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE ON OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL ISSUES SURROUNDING GRAND TRANSPORTATION AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WE ALL KNOW THE ISSUES CONGESTION ON THE DRIVES, LACK OF SPACE FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING, AS WELL AS OUR COMMITMENT TO REDUCE EMISSIONS, PROMOTE TRANSIT USE, AND A SURETY EQUITY FOR ALL USERS
THE COMMISSION'S RESOLUTION 3759 OUTLINES COMMITMENTS TO MEETING CENTURY AGENDA GOALS RELATED TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, EQUITY AND CONGESTION RELIEF
WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT REVENUE TO SUPPORT PORT OPERATIONS, YOU'LL BE BRIEFED ON THE STATUS OF THE WORK TOWARD THE OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING EVALUATION OF EXPRESS BUS SERVICE AND REMOTE BAGGAGE CHECK
FORMATION OF A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, RESTRUCTURING AIRPORT TENANT EMPLOYEE PARKING, EXPLORING AIRPORT ACCESS FEES, ESTABLISHING INCENTIVES FOR RIDE SHARE AND TRANSIT USE
BUILDING ON THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION'S RESOLUTION
WE'VE MADE GOOD PROGRESS ON MANY OF THESE EFFORTS, BUT AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS SLOWED SOME OF OUR WORK
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY ANTICIPATE A ROBUST DISCUSSION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR INSIGHTS AND COMMENTS AT THIS TIME
I'LL TURN OVER TO THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, ARLYN PURCELL
ARLYN, THANK YOU, STEVE
AND GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION WITH YOU
AS YOU KNOW, GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS TO AN INTERFACE WITH THE AIRPORT OR INTEGRAL TO OUR SUCCESS FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FINANCIALLY
WE ALSO KNOW THAT ADDRESSING THE EMISSIONS OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION IS CRUCIAL TO TRYING TO MEET OUR CARBON REDUCTION GOALS
SO WE HAVE TWO MAIN PURPOSES FOR THE BRIEFING TODAY
WE'D LIKE TO REPORT ON PROGRESS PIER THE COMMISSION GROUND TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION THAT STEVE JUST MENTIONED, AND WE WANT TO REPORT ON ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR WORK AND NEW THINKING TO ADDRESS NEW INFORMATION AND GAPS WE'VE IDENTIFIED THIS TOPIC CROSSES MANY DEPARTMENTS AT THE AIRPORT, SO WE HAVE A CROSS DISCIPLINARY TEAM HERE TO CONTRIBUTE AS NEEDED
OUR TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES AIRPORT PLANNING, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MODELING, AIRPORT OPERATIONAL AND SUSTAINABILITY EXPERTISE, TRASH, TRACKS NATIONWIDE PROGRESS AT WORK, SUCH AS THE STUDIES OF THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
WE ALSO HAVE PLENTY OF ON THE GROUND EXPERTISE FROM OUR DAY TO DAY EXPERIENCE AT SEA
AGAIN, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR INPUT TODAY, AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO PETER LINDSEY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
ARLYN, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
WE DO HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR YOU THIS MORNING THAT WILL HELP GUIDE OUR WORK, AND IT'S COMING UP NOW
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO WE'VE STRUCTURED OUR TIME TOGETHER TO REVIEW, FIRST OFF, HOW WE CONCEIVE OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AT THE AIRPORT
THEN WE'LL GET INTO SOME LEVEL SETTING AROUND WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, THE IMPACTS OF COVID ON OUR WORK, AND SOME OF THE KEY METRICS AND INFORMATION THAT GUIDE OUR WORK DIRECTLY, INCLUDING A DISCUSSION OF TRANSIT AND ITS BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES
NEXT UP, WE'LL REVIEW THE WORK PROGRAM FROM 2020 AND UPDATE YOU ON THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
AND WE'LL FINISH OFF WITH AN EXPLORATION OF WHAT WE THINK ARE THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES AT THE AIRPORT TO ADDRESS MANY OF THESE GROUND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, WHETHER IT'S CONGESTION RELIEF REVENUE OR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
AND WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A SENSE OF OUR MILESTONES AND OUR WORK GOING FORWARD, AND THE THEMES WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND AT THE END OF THE SESSION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
I WILL WANT TO SAY ONE THING ON GROUND RULES FOR TODAY
THIS IS A DIALOGUE
THIS IS A STUDY SESSION, AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENGAGE WITH US
I WILL PAUSE AT THE END OF EACH SECTION TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GATHER YOUR THOUGHTS AND ASK QUESTIONS AT THE END OF EACH ROMAN NUMERAL THERE
SO THANK YOU
AND WE'LL PROCEED
SO THIS IS A FAMILIAR SLIDE TO MANY OF YOU
THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION FRAMEWORK IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RESOLUTION 3759, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT YOU ESTABLISHED IN THAT RESOLUTION
AND MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, WE START WITH THE PRINCIPLES RELATED TO AGAIN, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CONGESTION
WE WANT TO SUPPORT CUSTOMER CHOICE, THE DIFFERENT MODES AT THE AIRPORT, AND EACH ONE HAVING A FAIR PLAYING FIELD, WHICH GETS TO SOCIAL EQUITY AS WELL, AND THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF GOALS THAT INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION RELATED TO SCOPE THREE EMISSIONS, THE EMISSIONS FROM ACTIVITY AT THE AIRPORT, REDUCING PERSONAL PASSENGER VEHICLE USED AT THE AIRPORT, AND THEN DEVELOPING A METRIC OF 15 MINUTES FROM OUR CLOCK TOWER TO THE MAIN GARAGE AS A KEY METRIC FOR DETERMINING CONGESTION
AND FROM THAT, THERE'S A TOOLKIT THAT WE APPLY WHICH INCLUDES BOTH OUR PROGRAMMATIC WORK CAPITAL AND OUR OPERATIONAL CONCERNS THAT ALLOW US TO ADDRESS ALL OF THESE ISSUES
SO THIS ALL THREE COLUMNS HERE WORK TOGETHER AS OUR CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING GROUND TRANSPORTATION AT SEATAC
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO I DO WANT TO BRING UP A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS
WHAT HAVE WE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS? IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE ESTABLISHED THE RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS CONTRACT THAT HAS CLEANED AND CLEANED OUR RENTAL CAR AND EMPLOYEE BUS FLEET
WE HAVE CONDITIONAL GROUND APPROVAL FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NOW AT OUR UBER LYFT AND WINGS TNC LOT AT SOUTH 160 TH
APPROXIMATELY 10 CHARGES COULD BE AVAILABLE THERE
WE'VE INSTALLED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AT THE CELL PHONE LOT
WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE TARGETS
THAT'S THE SHARE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS PART OF EACH OF THESE FLEETS FOR UBER, LYFT AND WINGS AS PART OF THE RECENT CONTRACT THAT'S BEEN APPROVED
AND FINALLY, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD PASS AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHICH WILL END UP GREENING THE ENTIRE REGIONAL FLEET AND ALL THE VEHICLES THAT COME TO THE AIRPORT
SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
THERE ARE OTHERS, AND WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR WORK TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO IT'S NOT A WORLD WITHOUT CHALLENGES
WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE HAD INFLUENCE FROM THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND IT'S AFFECTED OUR ABILITY TO MAKE PROGRESS
I THINK ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES THAT WE FACED INITIALLY WAS WHAT HAPPENED TO TRANSIT
THE DECREASE IN APPEAL DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE WAY COVID IS SPREAD IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STATE AND COUNTY LEVELS, DECREASED TRANSIT CAPACITY, AND AS A RESULT, WE SAW LESS PASSENGERS USING THOSE MODES, AND WE SAW A DROP OFF INTO SERVICE LEVELS AS WELL
THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED OUR PARTNERS AND TENANTS AT THE AIRPORT
SO WE SAW A DECREASE IN OUR ACTIVE EMPLOYEE CARDS AND PARTICIPATION IN THE EMPLOYEE PARKING PROGRAMS, AND THAT'S GENERALLY RELATED TO THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS, ALONG WITH THAT CAME OUR TENANT ENGAGEMENT
A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS REQUIRE ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE AIRPORT, THE OTHER EMPLOYERS, THEIR CAPACITY, THEIR INTERNAL ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO LOOK AT THESE ISSUES WAS AFFECTED BY BIG PANDEMIC AS THEY WERE STARTING TO THINK ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MANAGE THEIR OPERATION AND KEEP THEIR ENTERPRISES AFLOAT DURING A SERIOUS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN WITH CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AND THEN PERSONAL AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL, WE'VE HAD AN EFFECTIVE DELAYING, A HIGHER OF A TMA MANAGER THAT WAS SOMETHING DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE HIRING FREEZE THAT WENT ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND WAS DELAYED UNTIL A FUTURE DATE
SO LOOKING FORWARD, WHAT DO WE SEE? AT LEAST ANECDOTALLY WE SEE MORE INTEREST IN RENTAL CARS AND THE POV MODES BECAUSE THOSE MODES ARE IN THE CONTROL OF INDIVIDUALS AND TRAVELERS
THEY SEEM SAFER IN SOME CONTEXT
AND THE QUESTION BECOMES, WHERE IS THAT EQUILIBRIUM? WHERE IS IT GOING TO CHANGE? AND WHEN WILL WE SEE A RETURN TO THE OTHER COMMERCIAL MODES? AND FINALLY, THE MARKET IMPACT? WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF RETURN OF LEISURE TRAVEL
BUT WHEN WILL BUSINESS TRAVEL RETURN? THERE'S STILL CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TELEWORKING GOING ON AND, WELL, BUSINESS TRAVEL THEN COME BACK AT A CERTAIN RATE, OR THIS GOING TO BE A LONG TERM ISSUE
AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN THAT WORD UNCERTAINTY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT AT EQUILIBRIUM WE THINK ARE IN A TRANSITION POINT RIGHT NOW AS WE SEE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE VACCINE AND INCREASE IN TRAFFIC AT THE AIRPORT
SO WE'RE LOOKING TO WHEN WE CAN GET TO A RELIABLE KIND OF STATE OF TRAVEL FOR THE AIRPORT
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO LEVEL SETTING HERE AND SOME CONTEXT IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT A GROUND TRANSPORTATION AT AN AIRPORT IS MODE SHIFT
AND BY MODE, I MEAN THE WAY THAT PASSENGERS GET TO AND FROM AN OUR AIRPORT ON A DAILY BASIS
AND THIS CHART SIMPLY DEMONSTRATES WHAT THE ORIGIN AND DESTINATION PASSENGER TRAFFIC LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU TAKE IT AND BREAK OUT THE SHARES FOR EACH MODE FOR 2018, WHICH IS THE LATEST INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LARGEST MODES ARE FOCUSED AROUND GROUND TRANSPORTATION AND THE POV PRIVATE VEHICLE ACTIVITY AND LESS AROUND TRANSIT AND LONG TERM PARKING
WHAT THAT TELLS US IS THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS AROUND THOSE GROUND TRANSPORTATION COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS AND HOW WE REDUCE THE THE POV SHARE, SINCE THOSE ARE THE MAIN POPULAR MODES OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT
THANK YOU
ANOTHER AND IMPORTANT ISSUE IS REVENUE
OF COURSE, A KEY CONSIDERATION ON AIRLINE REVENUE AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION
REVENUE IS PART OF THAT IS A CRITICAL, CRITICAL FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE AIRPORT
AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE WAS OVER 150,000,000 DOLLARS IN 2019, MUCH OF THAT RELATED TO RENTAL CARS AND LONG TERM PARKING
SO THOSE ARE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND
AND I THINK WHAT DIRECTOR LYTTLE WILL OFTEN SAY IS THE BALANCE HERE, THE BALANCING OF THE ISSUES OF REVENUE, EQUITY, CONGESTION AND GREEN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ARE REALLY KEY
BUT HERE YOU SEE THE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EACH MODE
AND ONE LAST THING IS THAT EMPLOYEE PARKING IS A COST RECOVERY PROGRAM
THAT IS THAT ALL THE FUNDING THAT WE GET FROM THAT PROGRAM GOES BACK INTO THE SERVICES PROVIDED
SO IT'S NOT A NET CASH OPERATION
AND I'LL PAUSE THERE BECAUSE I SEE A HAND UP
I HAVE A QUESTION FROM COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I'M SORRY
I WAS WONDERING WHETHER YOU ARE GOING TO PRESIDE COMMISSIONER
SIR, PLEASE
YEAH
PRESIDENT FELLEMAN, I WASN'T SURE IF YOU WANTED TO WAIT TILL THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT QUESTIONS COME UP AS INFORMATION IS BEING PRESENTED HERE IN THE EARLIER PRESENTATION WITH ERLYN EARLIER PART OF THIS POWERPOINT, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT EMPLOYEE TRIP REDUCTION GOALS
THERE'S 19 TO 21,000 EMPLOYEES IN A GIVEN DAY
AND WITH REGARD TO THE PASSENGER MODE SPLIT, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THAT DATA WAS COLLECTED AND THE SPECIFIC NUMBERS THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY THE BARS
I DON'T NEED THAT NOW, BUT WOULD LIKE THAT MORE SPECIFIC, DETAILED INFORMATION
BOTH THE DATA
WHEN WAS THE DATA COLLECTED? HOW OFTEN IS IT COLLECTED AND BECAUSE THOSE ARE IMPORTANT NUMBERS TO BE TRACKING
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS STEINBREUCK
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE A ROLL CALL OF THE REST OF THE MEMBERS AT THIS TIME? SURE
BUT, PETER, I KNOW YOU DID SAY YOU WOULD GIVE US MOMENTS TO DO IT AT BREAKS, BUT SINCE WE ARE AT THIS PAUSE, I'LL HAVE THEM GO AROUND, BUT WE'LL TRY TO, BUT WE'LL TRY TO ABIDE BY YOUR REQUEST
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
THANKS, MICHELLE
I JUST WANTED TO DISCLOSE BECAUSE OF MY POINT WITH THE TNC IN MY DAY JOB, I WON'T BE PARTICIPATING IN COMMISSION DISCUSSIONS ON GROUND TRANSPORTATION TODAY
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, THANK YOU
I HAVE SIMILAR TO COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK'S QUESTION, COULD SOMEBODY TELL ME EMPLOYEE PARKING, HOW MANY SLOTS DO WE PROVIDE CURRENTLY? AND WHO USE THIS TO EMPLOYEES? WE'VE GOT PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES
WE HAVE FOLKS THAT WORK AT THE AIRPORT THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES
THAT'S RIGHT, COMMISSIONER
WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE PARKING PRODUCT AND WE DO HAVE A SLIDE LATER, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 4,000 STALLS THAT WE PROVIDE
THE NORTH EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT NORTH OF THE AIRFIELD ALLOWS US TO HAVE ABOUT 12,000 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS IN THAT PROGRAM
IT IS DESIGNED FOR 10, AS YOU POINTED OUT, TENANT EMPLOYEES
THESE ARE NON PORT OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES, BUT TENANT EMPLOYEES
SO AIRLINE EMPLOYEES HOST, FIRSTLY, EVERYBODY ELSE WHO WORKS AT THE AIRPORT, IF YOU CAN THINK OF IT THAT WAY, ARE ALLOWED TO PARK THERE
AND THAT'S BEEN OUR OPERATION FOR AT LEAST MY TIME AT THE AIRPORT FOR OVER 20 YEARS
WE'VE OPERATED THAT BUS SERVICE THAT SERVICES THAT LOT
SO 4,000 PARKING SPACES AND THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 20,000 FOLKS THAT WORK AT THE AIRPORT COMBINED, 20,000 WHO WORK ON I'D SAY THE CAMPUS WIDE
SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE ALL THE CARGO FACILITIES, THE DIFFERENT HANGERS THERE AIR TERMINAL IN THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT ARE AROUND THE CAMPUS
SO IT SERVICES ANY OF THE TENANTS WHO DO BUSINESS WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE FOCUS IS ON MOVING PASSENGERS FROM THE SURFACE PARKING LOT TO THE MAIN TERMINAL
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE FUNCTION OF THE BUSING OPERATION
SO MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SOME SORT OF EMPLOYMENT AT THE MAIN TERMINAL
GREAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I'LL JUST HOLD MY QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE PRESENTATION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER, FELLEMAN, QUESTIONS FOR YOU? WELL, WHILE WE'RE HAVING THE EMPLOYEE PARKING CONVERSATION
SO FOR CLARITY, THE THE 4,000 SLOTS ARE FOR BOTH TENANTS AS WELL AS OUR OWN EMPLOYEES
THEY'RE REALLY FOR OUR TENANTS ONLY
IT'S REALLY A TENANT EMPLOYEE PARKING
SO THIS IS THE BUSINESSES AT THE AIRPORT
SO WHAT DO WE PROVIDE FOR OUR UNEMPLOYEES? AS I UNDERSTAND
SO TYPICALLY, PORT EMPLOYEES, WHICH I AM ONE, WE PARK IN THE MAIN GARAGE
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE MAIN GARAGE TO PARK FOR OUR BUSINESS DAY
OKAY
AND SO I DID SEE ON YOUR HISTOGRAM THAT YOU ENUMERATED THE REVENUE GENERATED BY EMPLOYEE PARKING, BUT NOT THE PERCENT USE
I MEAN, I'M SURE IT'S A SMALL PORTION OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM, BUT AM I CORRECT? DID I MISS THAT THAT WE HAVE HERE? REVENUE? YEAH
WHAT IS THE MODE SPLIT? SO THE EMPLOYEE PARKING ELEMENT OF REVENUE IS COMBINED WITH THESE OTHER REVENUE SOURCES, WHICH ARE CONSIDER THEM NET CASH
RIGHT
THESE ARE THE PORT SERVICES THAT GENERATE THE NON AERO REVENUE
EMPLOYEE PARKING IS REALLY JUST A SEGMENT OF THAT REVENUE THAT REALLY GOES BACK INTO THE PROGRAM
SO IT'S A COST RECOVERY PROGRAM, BUT IT'S IDENTIFIED AS GROUND TRANSPORTATION REVENUE
OKAY
BUT THIS IS DOLLARS IF YOU GO BACK A SLIDE OR TWO
SO HERE WE HAVE
CORRECT
THIS IS A DIFFERENT LOOK
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE EMPLOYEES
THIS IS FOCUSED ON PASSENGERS, AND WE HAVE ONE OR TWO MORE SIDES
WE'LL GET INTO WHY WE HAVE THAT DISTINCTION
RIGHT
WELL, LIKE I SAID, I WAS GOING TO TRY TO GIVE YOU THAT BREAK, BUT SINCE WE STARTED, WELL, NOT BE MORE PATIENT
NO
NO PROBLEM
SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE HELPFUL FOR THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EMPLOYEE TRACKING EMPLOYEE TRIPS AND PASSENGER GROUND TRANSPORTATION
AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ADRIENNE DOWN , OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM MANAGER, TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF MEASURING DIFFERENT POPULATIONS
GREAT
THANKS, VERY MUCH
PETER, AS PETER MENTIONED, MY NAME IS ADRIANNE DOWN, [inaudible 00:21:20] , AND I'M ON THE AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TEAM
SO THIS GRAPH THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS SHOWING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM GROUND TRANSPORTATION AT THE AIRPORT, INCLUDING BOTH PASSENGER EMISSIONS AS WELL AS EMISSIONS FROM EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION
IT ALSO SHOWS THE EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOAL ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION AND POLICY RESOLUTION 3759
AND AS YOU CAN SEE COMPARED TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY IS AN AMBITIOUS GOAL, AND MEETING IT IS GOING TO REQUIRE AMBITIOUS ACTION TO GET THERE
GROUND TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS ARE MORE THAN 90% FROM PASSENGER TRAVEL, SO TO BE AS EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE AT MEETING OUR GOAL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON PASSENGER TRAVEL
HOWEVER, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT REASONS, IN ADDITION TO GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION, TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON AIRPORT EMPLOYEE COMMUTING, SUCH AS ENSURING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR AIRPORT EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS INCREASING AIRPORT EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND RETENTION
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO TRANSIT IS AN IMPORTANT MODE FOR BOTH PASSENGERS AND EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT, AND THIS SLIDE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR TRANSIT ROUTES SERVING SEA
SOUND TRANSIT LINK LIGHT RAIL, SHOWN IN BLUE, CONNECTS THE AIRPORT TO SEATTLE AND IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION TO THE AIRPORT
HOWEVER, MANY AIRPORT EMPLOYEES LIVE IN SOUTH KING AND NORTH PIERCE COUNTIES IN AREAS NOT CURRENTLY SERVED BY THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM
SO AS A RESULT, SOME AIRPORT EMPLOYEES USE SOUND TRANSIT EXPRESS BUSES SHOWN IN GREEN TO GET TO WORK
THIS INCLUDES BOTH THE 574 FROM LAKEWOOD IN TACOMA, AS WELL AS THE 560 THAT CONNECTS BELLEVUE TO WEST SEATTLE WITH STOPS AT SEA
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE LOCAL BUS ROUTES THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR EMPLOYEE COMMUTING, SUCH AS KING COUNTY METRO RAPID RIDE A-LINE FROM FEDERAL WAY SHOWN IN GRAY, AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL ROUTE SERVING SOUTH KING COUNTY
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY THAT WILL EXTEND THE REACH OF THIS TRANSIT NETWORK SERVING THE AIRPORT, AND WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED A FEW OF THE NEAR TERM EXPANSION PROJECTS THAT WILL OPEN BETWEEN NOW AND 2024, SO THOSE INCLUDE EXPANSIONS TO THE SOUND TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM TO NORTH GATE OPENING LATER THIS YEAR, EACH TO BELLEVUE IN REDMOND IN 2023 AND SOUTH TO FEDERAL WAY IN 2024
WE ANTICIPATE THAT THIS LAST PROJECT, IN PARTICULAR, WILL GREATLY INCREASE TRANSIT ACCESS FOR AIRPORT EMPLOYEES
SOME TRANSIT WILL ALSO BE OPENING A NEW BUS RAPID TRANSIT OR BRT SYSTEM ALONG THE I-405 CORRIDOR, WHICH WILL CONNECT BELLEVUE TO BURIEN AND PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO SEA AS WELL
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO AGAIN, TRANSIT IS REALLY A KEY MODE FOR AIRPORT EMPLOYEES TO GET TO AND FROM WORK AT SEA
TRANSIT PROVIDES LOW COST ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES, AND PROVIDING CONVENIENT AND EFFICIENT TRANSIT ACCESS HELPS ENSURE THAT TRANSPORTATION COSTS AREN'T A BARRIER TO ACCESSING THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OF A JOB AT THE AIRPORT
AND AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, BUSES ARE REALLY AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THAT TRANSIT ACCESS FOR EMPLOYEES IN ADDITION TO LIGHT RAIL, HOWEVER, CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR SOME EMPLOYEES TO TAKE TRANSIT BECAUSE TRANSIT SYSTEMS DON'T CURRENTLY RUN DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN MANY AIRPORT EMPLOYEES ARE STARTING OR ENDING THEIR SHIFTS
THIS IS ONE OF THE BARRIERS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO ADDRESS TO OUR FUTURE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OR TMA, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN MORE DETAIL LATER IN THIS SESSION
THIS TEAM WILL HELP GATHER INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYEES, IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR EMPLOYEES TO TAKE TRANSIT AS WELL AS REPRESENT AIRPORT EMPLOYEES NEEDS TO REGIONAL TRANSIT AGENCIES
AND AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL PROVIDE A MORE IN DEPTH STATUS UPDATE ON THIS PROGRAM LATER IN THIS IN THIS PRESENTATION
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW TRANSIT RIDERSHIP AMONG AIRPORT PASSENGERS, WE CAN USE MODELING TO HELP IDENTIFY INCENTIVES LIKE REDUCED TRAVEL TIME OR LOWER PRICES THAT COULD HELP ENCOURAGE MORE PASSENGERS TO CHOOSE TO TAKE TRANSIT TO THE AIRPORT
WE'LL ALSO RETURN TO THIS IDEA OF MODELING AND INCENTIVES FOR TRANSIT AND OTHER SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION MODES LATER IN THE SESSION
AND WHILE WE CONTINUE TO WORK TO GROW THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND PASSENGERS THAT TAKE TRANSIT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE LIMITS TO WHAT WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE FOR TRANSIT RIDERSHIP, PARTICULARLY FOR PASSENGERS
SEA OBVIOUSLY SERVES PASSENGERS THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, MANY OF WHOM ARE COMING FROM AREAS WITHOUT EFFICIENT TRANSIT ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT
AND PAST RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT AIRPORT PASSENGERS ARE PARTICULARLY TIME-SENSITIVE, AND THERE ARE OTHER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS THAT PROVIDE A FASTER TRAVEL TIME TO THE AIRPORT IN MUCH OF THE PUGET SOUND REGION
MOREOVER, REGIONAL TRANSIT AGENCIES ALSO RESPOND TO THE MOBILITY NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND FOCUS ON DELIVERING VOTER APPROVED PROJECTS
THAT ALL SAID, WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW TRANSIT RIDERSHIP TO THE AIRPORT
AND AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO THE LIGHT RAIL WITH THE OPENING OF THE FEDERAL WAY EXTENSION IN 2024
AND WITH THAT PETER, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU FOR A STATUS UPDATE ON THE WORK PROGRAM
SO WE ARE A TRANSITION POINT
AS I ESTABLISHED EARLIER, WE WANTED TO PAUSE AND GIVE COMMISSIONERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO END OF EACH SECTION TO GATHER THEIR THOUGHTS AND ASK QUESTIONS
SO WE'RE AT THAT MOMENT HERE, AND I'LL ASK FOR MICHELLE'S HELP AND GET INTO THE QUESTIONS
SO CLERK HART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER
I'M BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU TO PUT SOME NUMBERS ON THIS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
HOW MANY PASSENGERS ON AN AVERAGE DAY DO WE HAVE AT SEATAC PASSENGERS? SO ON AN AVERAGE DAY, THAT'S A TRICKY QUESTION, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE WE LET'S SAY 40 TO 70,000, RIGHT? BETWEEN 2019, WE'RE GOING TO SAY 2020 NOT SO RELEVANT TO THAT DISCUSSION
RIGHT
OKAY
SO MAYBE WE COULD JUST SETTLE ON 50,000 FOR A MIDPOINT
SO IF YOU HAVE 50,000 EMPLOYEES ON AVERAGE OR I MEAN, PASSENGERS PER DAY, AND WE HAVE 20,000 EMPLOYEES COMING TO THE AIRPORT, AT LEAST WITH THE EMPLOYEES THEY'RE FIXED
RIGHT
SO WE KNOW THAT EVERY DAY THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT
I APPRECIATE THAT
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND THE INFLECTION POINTS OF WHERE WE CAN REALLY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE HAVE THIS FIXED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT COME TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT OR SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
WE KNOW WHAT THAT IS
AND SO FOR ME, IT FEELS LIKE THAT'S PROBABLY THE PLACE THAT WE NEED TO LEAN IN THE HARDEST
IN THE BEGINNING OF TRYING TO CHANGE MODES AND GET FOLKS TO USE TRANSIT, I'M EAGER TO HEAR
I'VE BEEN A PROMOTER OF TRANSIT TO THE AIRPORT SINCE THE FIRST MINUTE THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION, AND I'VE BEEN FRUSTRATED TO SEE THAT WE STILL HAVEN'T MADE AS MUCH PROGRESS WORKING WITH SOUND TRANSIT AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED
I MEAN, SIMPLE THINGS LIKE LUGGAGE RACKS ON METRO BUSES AND LIGHT RAIL MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR PASSENGERS COMING TO THE AIRPORT
IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET ON A CROWDED BUS OR A CROWDED TRAIN TRYING TO CUDDLE YOUR BIG BAG AND MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH CROWDS
AND SO I'D LOVE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE COMMISSION TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE'RE GOING TO START ATTACKING SOME OF THOSE SIMPLE PROBLEMS, THINGS THAT ARE LOW BARRIERS FOR FIXING THE RESISTANCE TO TAKING TRANSIT TO THE AIRPORT FOR PASSENGERS
SO I THINK JUST MOVING FORWARD, IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT TO SEE THIS GO ON TWO TRACKS
1, HOW DO WE REDUCE PASSENGER TRIP SINGLE OCCUPANCY PASSENGER TRIPS TO THE AIRPORT? AND HOW DO WE REDUCE EMPLOYEE PASSENGER TRIPS TO THE AIRPORT OR INCENTIVIZE THEM TO TAKE INCREASE, INCREASE TRANSIT RIDERSHIP IS PROBABLY THE BETTER WAY TO PUT IT
AND THEN THE OTHER THING I'D ADD TO THAT MAYBE WE'LL GET TO IT A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION IS OBVIOUSLY IT'S DIFFICULT WITH PRIVATE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP
WE HAVE NO INCENTIVE, NO WAY TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE USING HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES TO GET TO THE AIRPORT
BUT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE AN ABILITY TO INCENTIVIZE THE TNCS AS WE HAVE THE TAXIS TO USE VEHICLES SUCH AS PRIUSES TO REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT THAT WE BELIEVE THAT WE'VE DONE A LOT WITH THE TNCS, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE ON RECORD AS SAYING I THINK WE NEED TO DO QUITE A BIT MORE
OUR TAXI DRIVERS HAVE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO BUY THESE HIGH MILEAGE, LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT VEHICLES
AND GIVEN WHAT YOU SHOWED ON THE CHART ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE OF WELL, YOU DIDN'T SHOW THE PERCENTAGE OF TNCS VERSUS TAXIS, BUT WE KNOW WE'VE GOT A FIXED NUMBER OF TAXIS THAT ACCESS THE AIRPORT A LITTLE AROUND 400, AND ALL THE REST OF THOSE VEHICLES ARE TNCS
AND SO I GUESS WHERE I JUST ASKED THE STAFF TO CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD, SHOW US THE INFLECTION POINTS RATHER THAN THE SORT OF BROAD PICTURE, WHICH IS VERY HELPFUL
SO NO CRITICISM THERE, BUT SHOW US WHERE WE CAN REALLY LEAN IN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE
SO FOR ME, IT'S EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT AND THEN TNC ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT
I KNOW IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REGULATE AGAIN, PRIVATELY OWNED, SOVS THAT COME IN EXCEPT FOR DOING I KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO COME LATER IS LOOKING AT SOME SORT OF ACCESS FEE THAT COULD INCENTIVIZE FOLKS TO TAKE TRANSIT
BUT I JUST ASK YOU ALL TO BRING THAT FORWARD IN THE NEXT ITERATION OF THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR PLANNING
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
I WANT TO MAKE ONE CLARIFICATION SO 50,000 IMPLAINMENTS PER DAY CAN RESULT IN ABOUT 100,000 TRIPS PER DAY PER SE FOR PASSENGERS, JUST TO GIVE YOU THAT
I'M AWARE OF IT
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING
THANK YOU SO MUCH, PETER, FOR BRINGING THAT UP
THIS IS WHY FOR THE PUBLIC WHEN WE JUST SEE THESE HISTOGRAMS WITHOUT THE NUMBERS, I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO SEE THE NUMBERS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE TRUE IMPACT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING HAPPENING AT OUR AIRPORT
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
APPRECIATE IT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS
GOOD MORNING
THANK YOU, ARLYN AND PETER AND ADRIAN FOR THE PRESENTATION
I LOVE THIS STUFF
IT'S REALLY FUN WONKY STUFF
I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE YOUR JOB BECAUSE IT REALLY LOOKS FUN FROM THE OUTSIDE
IS A NON EXPERT
CAN WE LOOK AT GROUND TRANSPORTATION FRAMEWORK SLIDE AGAIN? I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS ON THEM, SO I KNOW IT'S EARLY
IT'S LIKE THE THIRD RIGHT AFTER THE AGENDA
SORRY
CLERK HART TO THAT ONE
SO MY QUESTION, I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED HAVING THIS AS WE GO FROM SORT OF THE HIGH LEVEL DOWN TO WHAT WE DO ON THE GROUND TO MAKE THINGS WORK ON THE MIDDLE SECTION, THE GT RESOLUTION GOALS, WE'VE GOT ONE THAT CORRESPONDS CLEARLY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, THE 50% SCOPE THROUGH REDUCTION
WE GOT THE REDUCED ROADWAY CONGESTION IN THE 30% PASSENGER, WHICH JUST IS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION FROM OUR CURRENT LEVEL AND ALSO A CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUS THERE
AND THEN THE THIRD ONE IS ALSO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CONGESTION ISSUES
BUT FOR SOCIAL EQUITY, WE DON'T HAVE A HIGH LEVEL MEASURABLE GOAL, OR AT LEAST THAT'S ON HERE
AND SO I'M WONDERING IF YOU ALL HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PUBLISH, OR IF YOU GUYS COULD WORK ON SOMETHING THAT WOULD REALLY LOOK AT, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE SOCIAL EQUITY IS SUCH A KEY PART OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION, BOTH IN TERMS OF ACCESS FOR EMPLOYEES AND ALSO THE WORKERS WHO DRIVE TNCS AND TAXIS AND SHUTTLE BUSES AND ALL THAT STUFF
SO HOW DO WE MEASURE IN TERMS OF EQUITY DIVERSITY, INCLUSION THERE? AND THE OTHER THING IS, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS LAST NIGHT
IT'S NOT JUST SIMPLY HOW MANY PEOPLE WORK IN IT, AND IS THAT REPRESENTATIVE, BUT ALSO THESE CAREERS REPRESENT A LOT OF DIFFERENT REALMS IN THE CAREER LADDER, FROM ENTRY LEVEL TO MANAGEMENT
AND HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT DEI IS REFLECTED ACROSS UP AND DOWN THE CAREER LADDER? AND SO I THINK THAT'S JUST SORT OF A COMMENT, UNLESS YOU ALREADY HAVE A READY ANSWER FOR THAT
AND THEN I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION
SO, PETER, MAYBE I'LL KICK IT TO YOU TO ADDRESS I THINK YOU POINTED TO AN AREA OF FUTURE WORK FOR US
WE DON'T HAVE A FIRM GOAL AROUND SOCIAL EQUITY OR EQUITY FOR THIS WORK
IT IS INCLUDED AS AN ELEMENT OF THE RESOLUTION, BUT IT'S NOT WELL DEFINED IN THE SAME WAY THAT THESE OTHER GOALS ARE SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AS STAFF AND HOW WE WOULD MEASURE THAT
I THINK WE'D HAVE TO WORK WITH BUTKA AND THE OED GROUP TO DEVELOP THAT KIND OF METRIC, IF YOU WILL, AND DEVELOP THE IDEAS BEHIND IT
I WILL SAY THAT THAT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT EQUITY IN OUR WORK AND HOW WE'VE TRIED TO WEAVE IT INTO OUR THINKING ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE POLICY PROPOSALS
SO I WOULD SAY IT'S DEFINITELY PART OF HOW WE STRUCTURE OUR THINKING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC GOAL
GREAT
THANKS
AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO HOLD MY OTHER QUESTION UNTIL AFTER THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION
BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF THE OLD I THINK IT'S PETER DRUCKER WHO IS IF YOU DON'T MEASURE, YOU CAN'T MANAGE MANAGE IT
I THINK HAVING A REALLY MEASURABLE TARGET THAT WOULD BE GREAT, TOO
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, YES, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS
1 IS DO TENANT EMPLOYEES PAY FOR PARKING IN THE NORTH LOT? THEY DO
THEY DO
YES, THEY DO PAY FOR PARKING
HAS THAT PARKING? HAS PARKING MANAGEMENT BEEN USED AS A MODE SPLIT TRIP PRODUCTION GOAL? WELL, WE ARE YEAH
WE'RE GETTING INTO THE NEXT SEGMENT OF OUR PRESENTATION, BUT WE DO DEMAND MANAGEMENT NOW AS PART OF OUR EMPLOYEE WORKING
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE NEPLE SLIDE AND THE TMA SLIDE AS WELL
AND AND I REALIZE THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT OUR EMPLOYEES, DID I LOSE YOU? OKAY
THE FACT THAT MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE TENANT EMPLOYEES, BUT THEY'RE USING OUR PARKING LOT, SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO USE PARKING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR TRIP REDUCTION
I WOULD LIKE TO SHIFT IN TO ANOTHER TOPIC, THE BUS SERVICE TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT, FROM REGIONAL CENTERS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN SEATTLE BELLEVUE, RECOGNIZING THE UNFORTUNATE LIMITATIONS OF SOUND TRANSIT LINK LIGHT RAIL SERVICE TO THE AIRPORT, I DO THINK AN AGREEMENT WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DIRECT EFFORT WORKING WITH SOUND TRANSIT TO IMPROVE SERVICE AND ACCOMMODATION
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THAT STATION IS A QUARTER MILE FROM THE CENTRAL TERMINAL
THAT WAS, IN MY OPINION, THE WORST PLANNED RESULT
IMAGINABLE WHAT CITY MAJOR CITY IN THE WORLD DOESN'T HAVE A DIRECT CURBSIDE SERVICE WITH EXPRESS SERVICE AND RAIL, AND THAT'S AN INHERENT PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO FIX IT
SO WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE TRANSIT SERVICE
VRT, AS YOU MENTIONED, EXPRESS TRANSIT
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AT SOME POINT WHAT EXTENT WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH METRO AND SOUND TRANSIT TO IMPROVE SERVICE, DIRECT SERVICE
AND WHAT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME IS WITH THOSE VARIOUS TRANSIT SERVICE ROUTES, WHICH ONES ARE ACTUALLY EXPRESSED AND FROM MAJOR CENTERS, EMPLOYMENT CENTERS, AND THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDE CURBSIDE DROP OFF AND PICK UP AT THE MAIN TERMINAL AS OPPOSED TO DOWNTOWN BURIEN OR SOMEWHERE IN SEATAC
AND IF WE HAVE ANY RIDERSHIP NUMBERS FOR THAT SERVICE, PROBABLY IT'S DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN ACCURATE DATA ON RIDERSHIP TO AND FROM SEATAC AIRPORT, THAT'S ALL
PETER, THANK YOU
OKAY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THANK YOU
I WAS JUST WONDERING REGARDING SINCE A LOT OF THESE GOALS HAVE SOME CONTRADICTORY INCENTIVES, THE ONE I DIDN'T SEE ON THE FIRST SLIDE WAS THE REVENUE GOAL
DID I MISS THAT? NO, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC REVENUE GOAL
I THINK AS WE BROUGHT UP, THAT PART OF THE FRAMEWORK IS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THESE CONSIDERATIONS
AS YOU POINTED OUT, THEIR INTENTION OFTEN
SO WHEN WE DEVELOP OUR PROGRAMS, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT THE EFFECTS ARE ON REVENUE
AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT REVENUE SLIDE IS TO IDENTIFY THAT MODES LIKE LONG TERM PARKING AND RENTAL CARS AND EVEN GT, THEY PROVIDE THIS FUNGIBLE VERY FUNGIBLE SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE AIRPORT THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE SOMEWHAT IN CONFLICT OR INTENTION
SO WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC GOALS AROUND REVENUE, BUT WE KEEP IT IN MIND AS WE DEVELOP THESE POLICIES
WELL, IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MAJOR CONFLICT, AND THAT IF WE HAVE A GOAL, SOMETHING LIKE JUST TO MAINTAIN REVENUE
SO IF WE WERE TO REDUCE THE MAIN TERMINAL PARKING, WHICH IS A VERY LARGE SOURCE OF REVENUE, BUT THEN IT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE COMMENSURATE WITH SOME SORT OF FEE FOR SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES
SO AS WE IF THE GOAL SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF GOAL THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAINTAIN REVENUE OR SOME SORT OF THING, JUST LIKE IT STRIKES ME THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO
AND I JUST FEAR THAT UNLESS WE REALLY KIND OF COMMIT TO DOING THAT, THEN WE COULD JUST GO ONE DIRECTION OR EMPHASIZE ONE PRIORITY OVER ANOTHER
AND SO I GUESS, GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PARKING REVENUE, I FEEL WE NEED TO CALL IT OUT
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN MR LYTTLE DOES HAVE HIS HAND UP
I'M NOT SURE IF HE HAS SOMETHING THAT MIGHT CHECK YOU WITH THE CONVERSATION
THAT'S SOMETHING
I GO WAIT UNTIL YOU FINISH THIS SECTION
I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE QUESTION THE COMMISSIONER CALLING AT ACCESS TO ADD A FEW COMMENTS, BUT I'LL WAIT UNTIL THE REVENUE DISCUSSION IS FINISHED
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TO THAT AS WELL, BUT I THINK I FLOGGED THAT SO WE CAN LET YOU FINISH
PETER, OKAY
LANCE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED NOW OR LATER? YEAH
LET ME JUST REALLY JUMP REAL QUICK TO THE QUESTION THAT COMMISSIONER, CALKIN ASKED ABOUT SOCIAL EQUITY? AND, PETER, I KNOW YOU WERE HERE AND THEN YOU LEFT, AND THEN YOU CAME BACK
SO THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD ABOUT THE SOCIAL EQUITY ASPECT
AND EVEN THOUGH ON THE CHART ITSELF THAT WE SHOWED
YOU DON'T SEE THE TARGET
THERE'S A LOT THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE YEARS SPECIFICALLY TO TRY TO MEET THOSE GOALS
AND IF YOU LOOK OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, OF THE FEES THAT WE CHARGE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, WERE TAXI DRIVERS AND WHAT THEY'RE CHARGED
NOW, YOU'VE SEEN A GRADUAL REDUCTION OVER THE YEARS
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY USE TO 95 DOLLAR PER WEEK CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT FEE THAT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED
AND FOR THE CONTRACT, WE WERE ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO INCREASE THE PICKUP FEES
ALL OF THAT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN REDUCED
SO THERE IS MORE UNTIL THE DOLLAR IS GOING INTO THE POCKETS OF THE TAX DRIVER
NO, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT MORE THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO DO
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE TREND OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN TERMS OF REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF FEES THAT THE TAX OPERATORS ACTUALLY PAY TO US HERE AT THE PORT
THANK YOU FOR THAT
I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION, AND WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE NOW ON OUR WORK PROGRAM, AND WE'LL REVIEW SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT CAME OUT OF OUR ORIGINAL WORK WITH RICONO TO DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERVENTIONS THAT WE THINK WOULD MOVE THE NEEDLE
SO WE DO HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS COMING ON
TOM HOOPER WITH OUR AVIATION PLANNING GROUP AND KERI PRAVITZ WITH OUR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND EAST SIDE AFFAIRS POSITION ARE GOING TO HELP US AS WELL THROUGH THIS SECTION
SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THEM AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO TOM HOOPER
THANK YOU, PETER
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS TOM HOOPER
I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR AVIATION PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED FURTHER STUDY OF EXPRESS BUS SERVICE, AND THAT FOLLOW ON STUDY INCLUDED REMOTE BAGGAGE CHECK SERVICE AS WE RECOGNIZE THE SPINARD AS A POTENTIAL BUS SERVICE AMENITY
THE STUDY INCLUDED BENCHMARKING OF BOTH EXPRESS BUS SERVICE AND REMOTE BAGGAGE CHECK AT COMPARABLE AIRPORTS
GIVEN THE STUDY THE PORT CURRENT LACK OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EXPRESS BUS SERVICE ON ITS OWN, THE STUDY WAS NOT LIMITED TO JUST DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL OF EXPRESS BUS SERVICE WITH THE GOAL IN RESOLUTION 3759, BUT ALSO TO DETERMINE FINANCIAL VIABILITY
AND WE EXPLORED OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATED POTENTIAL SITES FOR REMOTE BAGGAGE CHECK SERVICE AS WELL
UNDER THE EXPRESS BUS PORTION OF THE STUDY, PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SITES AND KEY MARKET AREAS CONCLUDED THAT OVER THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF OPERATION, EACH SITE WOULD LOSE BETWEEN 8 TO 12,000,000 DOLLARS
AND RIDERSHIP ESTIMATES ALSO INDICATED THAT EXPRESS BUS SERVICE A VERY LIMITED POTENTIAL TO REDUCE IN [inaudible 00:45:42] AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
GIVEN THE CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED WITH PROVIDING EXPRESS BUS SERVICE SUPPORT THAT HAVE PIVOTED TO ENGAGING EAST SIDE JURISDICTIONS AND BUSINESSES TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS AND INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE ACCESS FROM THE EAST SIDE TO THE AIRPORT
THE STUDY OF A REMOTE BAGGAGE CHECK DETERMINE THE FACTORS CRITICAL TO OPERATING AND EFFICIENT AND FINANCIALLY VIABLE REMOTE BAGGAGE TECH OPERATION POST SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES THAT EFFECTIVELY LIMIT ITS APPLICATION
THE MOST LIMITING FACTOR IS THE ADDITIONAL 45 MINUTES PROCESSING TIME REQUIRED FOR BAGGAGE INDUCTION ONCE THE BAGS ARRIVED AT THE TERMINAL FROM A REMOTE LOCATION
LOCATIONS WITH EVALUATED POORLY ALSO DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE AND PREDICTABLE VOLUME OF POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS MAINTAIN ASSISTANT AND FINANCIALLY VIABLE OPERATIONS
THE RCF WAS RECOMMENDED FOR FURTHER STUDY FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, INCLUDING THAT CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT AND CUSTOMERS ARRIVING EARLY TO DROP OFF VEHICLES INCREASES THE RELIABILITY AND REDUCES THE CUTOFF TIME FOR BAGGAGE ACCEPTED
DUE TO COVID
WE SUSPENDED, WE SUSPENDED EXPLORATION OF A REMOTE BAGGAGE CHECK AT THE RENTAL CAR FACILITY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS YEAR WE DEVELOPED A PLAN FOR EAST SIDE ACCESS BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT, WHICH CARRY PRIVATES WILL SPEAK TO ON THE NEXT SLIDE
WE ALSO PLAN TO EXPLORE BAGGAGE TECH SERVICE AT THE RCF NEXT YEAR, AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO CARRY NEXT ONE
YOU DO? KERI, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, THAT'S BETTER
WE CAN
THANK YOU
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK I'M KERI PRAVITZ
MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER, AND I SERVE AS THE EAST IN COUNTY COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER
AS TOM MENTIONED, OUR TEAM PIVOTED, WE REGROUP TO CREATE THE SEA ACCESS EAST SIDE BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT PLAN
THIS PLAN HAS THE FOLLOWING MULTI PRONG GOALS, TO COLLABORATE TO SUPPORT EAST SIDE TRAVELERS AND THEIR ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT, REDUCE VEHICLE CONGESTION AND ADMISSIONS, AND INCREASE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH KEY EAST SIDE BUSINESSES AND JURISDICTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS BEGAN AT THE END OF Q2 AND WILL EXTEND THROUGH Q3 AND Q4 THIS YEAR
THE TOPIC OF ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WAS IDENTIFIED IN TWO OF THE COMMISSIONERS EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY LISTENING SESSIONS, ONE THAT HAPPENED WITH EAST SIDE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS ONE WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS
AFTER THAT, I FOLLOWED UP AND HAD A MEETING WITH BRAD JONES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
VISIBOB WASHINGTON, WHO RAISE THIS TOPIC IN ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS TO GAIN FURTHER INSIGHT ON WHAT HIS ORGANIZATION IS HEARING FROM TRAVELERS IN AND OUT OF BELLEVUE
THE NEXT STEPS FOR ENGAGEMENTS OR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BELLEVUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE EARLY IN JULY, FOLLOWED THEN BY THE BELLEVUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE POLICY COUNCIL
WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COMMISSIONER PARTICIPATION AT THE POLICY COUNCIL BASED ON THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN THAT GROUP
THIS TOPIC WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE AGENDA
UPCOMING MEETINGS TO BE SCHEDULED WITH GOVERNMENT RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES FROM MAJOR BELLEVUE EMPLOYERS THAT IN A GROUP MEETING THAT'S WITH THE CITY OF BELLEVUE
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS WILL BE MADE TO SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH ONE REDMOND, AS WELL AS FOLLOWING UP BACK AGAIN WITH THE CITY OF BELLEVUE
THEIR STAFF, AS WELL AS WITH MEETINGS WITH THE STAFF IN THE CITIES OF KIRKLAND AND REDMOND AND POTENTIALLY IS A CLOCK IN THESE MEETINGS
LATER THIS YEAR, WE'LL BE LISTENING TO WHAT THE ISSUES NEEDS BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES? ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE'LL BE ASKING ARE, HOW WILL COVID CONTINUE TO IMPACT THEIR BUSINESS TRAVEL? WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF BUSINESS TRAVEL? AND NOW, WHEN TRAVELING FOR BUSINESS, WHERE ARE THEIR EMPLOYEES COMING FROM? IS IT HOME NOW? ARE THEY STILL WORKING FROM HOME? OR WILL THEY BE STARTING FROM THEIR OFFICES WITH SOUND TRANSIT COMING ONLINE ON THE EAST SIDE? ARE THEIR EMPLOYEES LIKELY TO TAKE LIGHT RAIL? WOULD THEY TAKE LIGHT RAIL FROM THE EAST SIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND THEN TRANSFER TO SEA? AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES TAKING TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT? AS THE BUSINESS TRAVEL LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY OVER THE PAST YEARS, COVID, THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE AND BELLEVUE ON THE EAST SIDE CITIES HAS CONTINUED TO CHANGE WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES WORKING ON THE EAST SIDE, THIS INTENTIONAL ENGAGEMENT PLAN INTO A DIALOGUE WITH STAKEHOLDERS WILL HELP US AT THE PORT MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON EAST SIDE TRENDS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AND I'LL PASS IT BACK OVER TO PETER
I'M SORRY, KERI
I THINK COMMISSIONER BOWMAN MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU
OKAY, COMMISSIONER FELT, GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER
SORRY
THANK YOU
IF WE COULD JUST GO BACK TO SIDE
SO, KERI, I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON THE WORK
I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FINDING SOME WAY TO INCREASE TRANSIT RIDERSHIP ON THE EAST SIDE FOR MANY YEARS, AND I APPRECIATE, I THINK THE PREVIOUS SLIDE ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WITH THE REMOTE BAGGAGE
I WANTED TO FOCUS ON THAT FOR JUST A MOMENT BECAUSE I KNOW KERI, AS YOU'VE MENTIONED, THERE IS GREAT INTEREST ON THE EAST SIDE OF BETTER ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT
ONE THING THAT I I'M NOT SURE THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF FROM THE STAFF ON IS WITH REMOTE BAGGAGE CHECK IN
I HAD FLOATED THE IDEA OF AT LEAST STARTING WITH A PILOT PROJECT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF SENSE
I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FOR DOING IT ON THE EAST SIDE AND WHY THAT IS A BIG THING TO BITE OFF
BUT WE COULD DO A PILOT PROJECT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE IT'S A FIXED LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO CONVENTIONS WITH BAGS, AND IT'S IN ALL OF OUR INTEREST TO HAVE FOLKS STAY DOWNTOWN, SPEND SOME MORE TIME SITE SEEN DOING THE TOURISM THING AND BE REMOVED FROM THEIR BAGS
WE HAVE A SIMILAR PROGRAM WITH CRUISE, WHERE WE DO REMOTE CHECKING FOR CRUISE BAGGAGE
SO I'M CURIOUS FOR THE STAFF
TO WHAT EXTENT HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE CONVENTION CENTER SINCE I FIRST BROUGHT THIS IDEA UP ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO? AND IF YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM AGAIN, UNDERSTAND? COVID, COULD WE PLEASE GET THOSE CONVERSATIONS GOING AGAIN? BECAUSE AGAIN, I KNOW THAT THE CONVENTION CENTER FOLKS WERE VERY INTERESTED
AND THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER IS GOING TO OPEN UP HERE IN ABOUT A YEAR
AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SITE, AND IT'S A BIG SELLING POINT FOR DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
SO I REALLY THINK WE'VE GOT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TEST SOMETHING OUT THERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
I CAN ANSWER THAT
WE ACTUALLY DID TALK TO HAPPY TO OPEN UP THESE CONVERSATIONS AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW
IT'S PROBABLY BEEN TWO YEARS
THAT CORRECT
WE DID TALK TO JOHN HOKE, WHO'S A VP OF OPERATIONS, AND HE SAID THAT THEY TRIED HE RELAYED HIS EXPERIENCE WITH KIOSKS
HE SAID THAT THEY TRIED KIOSK BEFORE AND REMOVE THEM BECAUSE IT DID NOT FIT THEIR OPERATIONS MODEL AND THEY WEREN'T USED
AND HE FELT THE SAME WOULD BE TRUE FOR BAGGAGE
AND HIS RATIONAL, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WAS THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF CONVENTION GOERS DEPART FROM THEIR HOTEL AND NOT THE CONVENTION CENTER
AND SO THEY DO NOT BRING THEIR BAGS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER
NOW, IF OFFERING REMOTE BAGGAGE CHECK SERVICE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER WOULD INCENTIVIZE MORE PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR BAGS, IT'S AN UNKNOWN
THAT WAS HIS IMPRESSION OF HOW THINGS WOULD GO
BUT WE COULD START THOSE CONVERSATIONS UP AGAIN AND CERTAINLY DO A PILOT PROGRAM IF YOU WANTED TO GO THAT ROUTE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT EXPLANATION
I'M SURE YOU CAN APPRECIATE A SINGLE CONVERSATION WITH AN OPERATIONS MANAGER
I HOPE WE CAN PUSH A LITTLE BIT MORE
I THINK IT'S WORTH INVESTING SOME DOLLARS TO AT LEAST TRY A PILOT PROJECT BEFORE WE DETERMINE DOESN'T REALLY SOUND LIKE IT'S GOING TO WORK
SO AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A BRAND NEW CONVENTION CENTER THAT PEOPLE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY TO PROMOTE
THIS COULD BE A GREAT AMENITY
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF VISIT SEATTLE, AND I KNOW THEY BOTH HAVE BEEN INTERESTED
I'M HAPPY TO HELP MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS FOR YOU FOR THE REST OF THE STAFF
SO LET'S DO THAT OFFLINE
BUT LET'S AT LEAST TRY IT BEFORE WE SAY WE DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK
VERY GOOD
YEAH
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WOULD WE LIKE TO ASK IF ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME JUST BY SHOW OF HANDS, OR SHOULD MR LINDSEY CONTINUE? LET'S CONTINUE ON THE PRESENTATION
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP
THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER
AND THANK YOU, MICHELLE
SO BEFORE THIS NEXT SLIDE IN SET OF SLIDES IS RELATED TO EMPLOYEE PARKING, THE TOPIC WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A FEW TIMES ALREADY TODAY
BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THE MEAT OF THAT TOPIC, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE COMMISSION TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A COMMUNITY PETITION CIRCULATING RELATED TO EMPLOYEE PARKING ON A SEPARATE NEARBY SITE, NOT THIS SITE
A PROPOSAL THAT IS PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, WHICH I IS CURRENTLY IN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
SO, SAM, WE OFTEN CALL SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN REGARDING SAM AND THE PROPOSED PARKING
THAT PETITION AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS CAN BE MADE AS PART OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW WHEN THE FEDERAL DRAFT DOCUMENT IS RELEASED LATER THIS YEAR
WHEN THE NEAR TERM PROJECTS DO COME FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION AFTER THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESSES OVER, THE COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF APPROVING OR REJECTING THESE PROJECTS WHEN YOU CAN ASSESS EACH PROJECT INDIVIDUALLY AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE PORT'S MISSION WHEN MAKING THOSE DECISIONS
FINALLY, THE WORK TO DATE ON THE NORTH EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT OR NIPPLE AND THE WORK THAT IS ACTUALLY ON THE COMMISSION AGENDA LATER TODAY IS AN EXISTING LOT, THE EXISTING OPERATION, AND IT'S NOT CONNECTED TO THAT PETITION
A LOT THAT I WILL EXPLAIN HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES IS ALREADY CAPPED, AND WE HAVE DEMAND MANAGEMENT IN PLACE, AND THERE'S NO SAM OR NEAR TERM PROJECTS BEING COVERED TODAY AS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION ON GROUND TRANSPORTATION
SO I WANTED TO SET THAT UP FRONT
AND BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT TENANT EMPLOYEE PARKING, AND JUST AGAIN TO LEVEL SET, THE AIRPORT OPERATES AT 4,000 STALL SURFACE PARKING LOT NORTH OF THE AIRFIELD, AND IT'S ACCESSED BY A BUS FLEET OF CNG COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, NOW POWERED BY RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS BUS FLEET TO MOVE EMPLOYEES TO AND FROM WORK, BASICALLY
AND THAT LOT HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
AND AS WE'VE WATCHED THE POPULARITY OF IT GROW, WE'VE HAD TO IMPLEMENT SOME POLICY CHANGES TO MANAGE DEMAND
AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE AS PART OF OUR WORK IS TO CAP EMPLOYEE CARDS AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 CARDS AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO MOST SEA WORKERS
THAT'S FLUCTUATED POPULATION IS FLUCTUATED DUE TO COVID
SO WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY AT THE CAP RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT IS OUR POLICY, AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP US PROVIDE PARKING SPACES TO THOSE WHO ARE PAYING FOR PARKING
ONE IMPORTANT FACET OF AIRPORT EMPLOYEES IS THAT THEY'RE SHIFT BASED WORKERS AND THEY WORK FROM 3AM IN THE MORNING ALL THE WAY TO 1AM THE NEXT DAY IN TERMS OF THE SHIFTS IN THE WAY IT VARIES
SO WE HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT COMMUTE PROFILE THAN I THINK THE TYPICAL REGIONAL COMMUTING INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS, AND THE TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE IT SUPPORTS OUR NEEDS ARE VERY DIFFERENT IN MANY CASES
THEN WHAT HAPPENS FOR DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE OR THESE OTHER EMPLOYMENT CENTERS? SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE IT'S OFTEN MISSED WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AIRPORT EMPLOYEES
FOR COVID IMPACTS
OUR BUS SYSTEM WAS DEFINITELY AFFECTED BY THE CAPACITY REDUCTIONS MANDATED BY THE STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES
AND SO WHAT WE DID IS MOVE NEPL PARKERS OR EMPLOYEE TENANTS INTO THE MAIN GARAGE AND TO USE PUBLIC PARKING SPACES THAT WERE UNDER UTILIZED TO THE PANDEMIC
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SO FOR 2021 OUR IDEAS TO MONITOR OUR PLAN PARTICIPATION RATE MANAGE TO OUR CAP
WE'RE GOING TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO SEATTLE BASED EMPLOYEES ONLY
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IN THE PAST IF YOU WORKED IN DENVER OR LOS ANGELES, OTHER PARTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, YOU COULD PARK YOUR VEHICLE AT SEATAC
THAT POLICY IS NO LONGER ALLOWED
IT'S NOT A PRACTICE WE'RE GOING TO PURSUE BECAUSE IT LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF PARKING AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WORKERS HERE AT SEA
SO WE'VE MADE THAT CHANGE AS PART OF OUR PRODUCT
LOOKING FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN MIGRATING OUR TENANT EMPLOYEES BACK INTO THE NORTH EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, FOR BUSINESS CONTINUITY PURPOSES AND MAJOR MAINTENANCE DESIGNED FOR THAT LOT
IT'S JUST TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING SURFACE LOT AND KEEP IT FUNCTIONING AND FINANCIALLY FLEXIBLE ENOUGH THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVICE AT LEAST THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CURRENTLY THERE
AND LAST AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, IS OUR LINKAGE TO THE TMA PROGRAM
SO TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN OF DEMAND MANAGEMENT
SO WE HAVE TO OFFER ALTERNATIVES TO EMPLOYEES FOR DRIVE ALONE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE AIRPORT
AND THE TMA IDEA IS THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO FACILITATE THOSE ALTERNATIVES OR ELEMENT
I'M SORRY, MR LINDSAY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I DO SEE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN'S HAND UP
I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT COMMISSION
BOWMAN, CAN YOU JUST WAIT TILL THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, OR YOU WANT TO DO IT RIGHT NOW? NO, I'LL WAIT
THANK YOU
SO, NEXT SLIDE, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO ADRIAN DOWN
IT'S GOING TO DISCUSS THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION TIME TO INTERRUPT IN THIS MOMENT
IF COMMISSIONER BOWMAN BEFORE WE GO OFF TO THE NEXT SUBJECT
YEAH, IT WAS ACTUALLY, IF WE CAN JUST GO BACK ONE SLIDE BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT, CAN SOMEBODY THANK YOU FOR THE BRIEF EXPLANATION YOU PROVIDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SECTION? IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT, THE EMPLOYEE PARKING PROJECT THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED THAT THE STAFF, NOT THE COMMISSION THE STAFF HAS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION
AND, SAM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY WE WOULD IF WE WERE TO EXPAND EMPLOYEE PARKING, WHY WE WOULDN'T EXPAND IT ON THIS SITE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE? WHAT AM I MISSING THERE, COMMISSIONER? UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SAM PROCESS OR PROJECTS
I'VE GOT THIS PRESENTATION
I'M ASKING ABOUT THIS LOT
IF THE GOAL IS, IF THE STAFF IS BRINGING FORWARD A GOAL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE PARKING SPOTS, WHY IS THIS LOT NOT BEING CONSIDERED? SO STAFF OR NOT AS PART OF THE I THINK YOU REFERRED TO THE IMPROVEMENTS TODAY LATER TODAY AS PART OF THE AGENDA FOR YOU FOR FULL COMMISSION
CAN YOU RESTATE THE QUESTION THEN? SURE
NO PROBLEM
PETER, SO WE'VE GOT THIS PARKING LOT NOW THAT'S BEING USED AS PART OF SAM, THERE IS A PROPOSAL FOR INCREASE FOR ADDING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT RATHER THAN ADDING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT
HAS THE STAFF LOOKED AT INCREASING CAPACITY AT THIS LOT? AND THAT'S THE PART THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, SAM
NOW, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SAM
AND SO PLEASE DON'T GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND I'M ASKING ABOUT THIS PARKING LOT
HAVE WE LOOKED AT INCREASING? WE LISTED IT INCREASING PARKING IN EXISTING LOTS RATHER THAN GO TO ANOTHER LOCATION
AND PETER, I WONDER IF TOM HOOPER WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION
TOM, ARE YOU ABLE TO ANSWER? AND IF NOT, THEN COMMISSIONER WE'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU WITH AN ANSWER
GOOD QUESTION
AND HAPPY TO GET BACK TO YOU IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW
OKAY
YEAH
THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS WE HAVE LOOKED AT EXPANDING THE THE EXISTING LOT, AND THAT IS THE PROJECT INTENT
IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE THAN BUILDING A SURFACE PLOT
I THINK THE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, MR BROWN HIS HAND UP
PLEASE, JEFFREY, YES, I COULD DO THIS
SO THANKS FOR THE QUESTION
THERE'S NO PROJECT, AS TOM SAID, THERE ARE NO PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF SAM THAT PROPOSED AN EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING LOT
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO A DISCUSSION, I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AND THE FULL CONTEXT OF SAM, BUT WE'RE WILLING TO DO THAT WITH YOU AT A LATER DATE
SO I THINK WE ARE WILLING TO DISCUSS IT LATER TODAY
SO NOTHING CURRENTLY IS BEING PROPOSED TO EXPAND
AND IF ANY OF THE PARKING LOTS ARE STRUCTURES OF THE AIRPORT, THE PROJECT THAT'S COME FORWARD THIS AFTERNOON IS JUST TO PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING FACILITY, NO EXPANSION AND THEN FUTURE EXPANSION
IT HAS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE FULL CONTEXT OF SAM
THANK YOU, JEFFREY
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, I APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION OFFERED REGARDING THE PLANNING FRAMEWORK UNDER SAM AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT
AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE THAT BETTER KNOWN
AND I THINK WE WE SHOULD MAYBE DO MORE WORK EXTERNALLY TO CLARIFY MISUNDERSTANDINGS, MISCONCEPTIONS AND FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT THE AIRPORTS INTENTIONS WITH REGARD TO OFF SITE PARKING FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE FUTURE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK, WE WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT
COMMISSIONER, THIS IS STEVE METRUCK
JUST TO ADD TO THAT, I THINK THAT COMMISSIONER TALKING ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WHERE WE ARE MAKING THAT MORE CLEAR WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC TO GO INTO THAT AS WELL
COMMISSION, ALSO, TWO ELECTRIC OFFICIALS IN THE AIRPORT AREA CITIES, I THINK, SHOULD BE FULLY INFORMED REGARDING THESE ISSUES THAT HAVE RISEN AS A KIND OF POLITICAL CONTROVERSY
COMMISSION BOWMAN, I JUST HAD ONE MORE THING
I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
I FEEL BACK TO THE EARLIEST PART OF THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE I SAID FINDING THE INFLECTION POINTS ABOUT WHERE WE CAN REALLY MAKE A REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, WHICH EVERYONE ON THE COMMISSION
AND I BELIEVE THE STAFF ALL AGREE THAT'S REALLY OUR GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT AT SEATAC, ADDING NEW PARKING STRUCTURES IS THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT WE SHOULD GO
AND SO WHETHER OR NOT IT'S IN SAM, I WILL THEN BE TALKING ABOUT THAT AS AN OVERALL ARCHING GOAL IS THAT EXPANDING STRUCTURES FOR PARKING IS A PROBLEM IF WE'RE GOING TO MEET OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION GOAL
SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THE RECORD ABOUT THAT'S WHERE I AM
AND I THINK A LOT OF US ARE WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
SO LET'S WORK ON THAT GOAL
I KNOW THAT THAT'S CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE DOING GREAT WORK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT
BUT WE NEED TO BE REALLY CONSCIOUS ABOUT AGAIN, IF WE KNOW WE'VE GOT X AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN EVERY DAY, HOW DO WE INCENTIVIZE THEM TO TAKE TRANSIT? BUILDING MORE PARKING IS NOT INCENTIVIZING THEM TO TAKE TRANSIT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THE ONE THING I JUST NOTED THAT WHEN THE EXECUTIVE METRUCK OPENED UP THE MEETING, HE DID NOTE THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF EXISTING LIMITATION WITH EMPLOYEE PARKING
IS THAT THE CASE, OR IS THIS A IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING IN A PROJECTED CONCERN? SO THE SURFACE PARKING LOT DOES HAVE A CAPACITY OF FINAL CAPACITY, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE OPERATING THEIR DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROCESS THROUGH CAPPING EMPLOYEE PARKING AT THE NORTH LOT
VERY GOOD, THEN
SO PLEASE CARRY ON, ALEX, COMMISSIONER CLAKINS HAS A QUESTION
THANKS, EVERYBODY
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR I KNOW YOU ARE WALKING A TIGHT ROPE BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE TO EVERYONE HERE OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THAT AT ARM'S LENGTH FROM ANY OF THESE CONVERSATIONS SO THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT INTERRUPTION AND WITHOUT UNDUE INFLUENCE
WHICH IS WHY IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR US AS COMMISSIONERS TO NOT BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT CLEARLY HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION, BUT ARE A PART OF SAM AND THEREFORE NEED TO BE OFF THE TABLE TODAY
SO JUST REFLECTING THAT AND ARLYN, I KNOW YOU PERSONALLY WORKED VERY HARD TO EDUCATE ME WHEN I CAME IN AS A COMMISSIONER ON THE CHALLENGES THERE
IT'S FRUSTRATING, BUT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT THAT THE COMMISSION REFRAINED FROM WEIGHING IN DURING THIS PROCESS
SO WITH THAT SAID, I HAVE ONE JUST CONCRETE QUESTION, WHICH IS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SEPL? SOUTH EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT
THAT IS AN AREA THAT CURRENTLY HAS MANY USES
AND LAST, I UNDERSTAND, AND I HAVE TO ASK SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR HELP ON THIS
IT WAS STILL BEING USED BY AMAZON FOR LOGISTICAL OPERATIONS
SO THEIR CARD OF BUSINESS
OKAY, GREAT
SO IT'S NOT JUST GROWING LEADS AND BIG ASPHALT WASTELAND, BUT AS WE YEAH, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE AMOUNT OF PLANT OR VEGETATION BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S BEING USED AS IT WAS MEANT FOR AMAZON LOGISTICS
AND IF THERE'S ANY COLLEAGUES ON THE CALL WHO CAN HELP, I APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL
PETER, IT LOOKS LIKE JEFF JOVETTE MAY WANT TO SPEAK
OKAY
YEAH
THANK YOU, ALAN
PETER, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, THAT SELF EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT
WE'VE BOOKED OWNERSHIP TO THE ENGINEERING GROUP BECAUSE IT'S LARGELY BEING USED FOR LABORER PARKING AND CONSTRUCTION LAY DOWN
AND THEN THERE'S A PART OF IT AFFECT A SMALL PART THAT IS USED, AS PETER INDICATES, FOR AMAZON LOGISTICS, BUT IT WAS AN AREA THAT WERE AVAILABLE SO THEY COULD STAGE TRUCKS DOWN THEIR TRUCKS AND TRAILERS DOWN THERE TO BE ABLE TO METER DELIVERIES INTO THE CARGO BUILDING
IT'S A LONGER CARGO ROAD, SO THE LOTS FULLY UTILIZED
A PORTION OF THE LOT IS ALSO USED FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION STAGING
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE CRUISE BUSES BACK THERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
AND SO WHATEVER PORTION OF IT IS BEING USED FOR CONSTRUCTION LAY DOWN AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION RELATED USES, WITH ALL OF THE PROJECTS COMING, I IMAGINE THAT'S NOT GOING TO FREE UP ANYTIME SOON
NO, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE GETTING THAT BACK FOR QUITE SOME TIME INTO THE LANDSLIDE PORTFOLIO
OKAY, I APPRECIATE IT
THANKS, GUYS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WHAT? SHALL WE? PROCEED
I JUST GUESS THE QUESTION OF EMPLOYEE PARKING AND THIS AVAILABLE ALTERNATE LOT, THAT SALAD IS A VERY MUCH FAIR GAME FOR THIS CONVERSATION
AS RYAN, YOU JUST POINTED OUT, THERE'S OTHER ALTERNATIVES
AND THE QUESTION IS, IS THERE OTHER PLACES FOR STAGING EQUIPMENT? POTENTIALLY
SO ANYWAY, JUST THE CONVERSATION ABOUT PARKING INDEPENDENTLY OF SAM IS VERY MUCH A APPROPRIATE CONVERSATION FOR TODAY'S DISCUSSION
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION
SO NEXT UP IS ADRIAN DOWN
HE'S GOING TO DESCRIBE THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION IDEA
GREAT
THANK YOU
THANKS, PETER
YEAH
SO AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE ARE PLANNING TO BUILD A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OR TMA FOR AIRPORT EMPLOYEES, AND THIS TMA WILL SERVE AS A HUB FOR INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR ALL OF THOSE 20,000 OR MORE AIRPORT EMPLOYEES TO CHOOSE SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS IF THEY WANT TO GET TO WORK
THE TMA WILL ALSO REPRESENT THE NEEDS OF THOSE EMPLOYEES TO TRANSIT AGENCIES AND OTHER PARTNERS IN THE REGION
IN 2020, WE HAD PLANNED TO ESTABLISH A STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THIS WORK, BEGIN CONDUCTING OUTREACH TO EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER MEET THOSE NEEDS, AS WELL AS TO START RECRUITING MEMBERS FOR THE TMA
HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID, SOME SUSTAINABLE COMMUTE OPTIONS WERE LESS AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES
FOR EXAMPLE, TRANSIT SERVICE WAS REDUCED THROUGHOUT THE REGION, AND CARPOOLING FELT LESS SAFE FOR MANY EMPLOYEES
THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF COMPETING PRIORITIES FOR OUR TENANTS THIS PAST YEAR, GIVEN THE UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FROM COVID
SO WHILE EMPLOYEE COMPUTING IS VERY IMPORTANT, IT WAS NOT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY ISSUE FOR OUR TENANTS AS THEY ADAPTED TO THE ONGOING CHALLENGES THAT COVID COST
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HOWEVER, IN 2021, WE WERE ABLE TO PURSUE SOME ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO THE LAUNCH OF THE FORMAL TMA
MORE SPECIFICALLY, WE'VE HELD INTERVIEWS WITH OVER 20 AIRPORT EMPLOYEES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR COMMUTING PATTERNS AND HOW A FUTURE TMA COULD BETTER SUPPORT THEM
WE'RE ALSO PLANNING THREE FOCUS GROUPS TO CONVENE AIRPORT EMPLOYERS AND MANAGERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE TMA COULD BETTER SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR BUSINESSES
COMMUTE PROGRAMS LOOKING FORWARD WILL CONTINUE TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM AIRPORT EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS PRIOR TO THE LAUNCH OF THE TMA, AND WE'LL COORDINATE WITH TRANSIT AGENCIES TO REPRESENT THE NEEDS OF THOSE EMPLOYEES
WE'LL CONTINUE TO ASSESS A READINESS TO STAND UP THE TMA MORE FORMALLY AND BEGIN OFFERING PROGRAMMING IN THE FUTURE
AND WE ANTICIPATE UPCOMING BUDGET REQUEST IN 2022 TO SUPPORT THIS WORK
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SO SHIFT NOW FROM EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION TO PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
ONE OF THE ITEMS IDENTIFIED IN THE DTAP REPORT THAT WE'VE BEEN PURSUING IS EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF IMPLEMENTING ACCESS FEES ON THE AIRPORT CURVES
THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NEEDS
EXCUSE ME, I'M GOING TO DROP MY CAMERA JUST FOR A MOMENT TO LET MY INTERNET CATCH UP HERE
THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE EVALUATING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NEEDS, INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS NECESSARY TO PURSUE THIS PROGRAM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW CUSTOMERS MIGHT RESPOND TO A CHANGE IN PRICING
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS IDEA OF DEVELOPING A MODE CHOICE MODEL THAT WOULD TELL US HOW CUSTOMERS MAY CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR AND THEIR GROUND TRANSPORTATION MODE CHOICES IN RESPONSES TO CHANGE IN OUR PRICING POLICIES OR IN RESPONSE TO OTHER FACTORS LIKE CHANGES IN TRAVEL TIME
WE ALSO PLAN TO STUDY THE LEGAL AND POLICY OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PORT TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM LIKE THIS
AND AS I MENTIONED, WE ALSO WANTED TO ASSESS THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT A PROGRAM LIKE THIS, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SENSORS AND GANTRIES NECESSARY TO MONITOR ACTIVITY IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT
DUE TO COVID, IT WAS MORE CHALLENGING TO CONDUCT PASSENGER SURVEYS
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE DEVELOPING THAT PASSENGER MODE CHOICE MODEL IS BASED ON PASSENGER SURVEY INFORMATION
AND SO IT WAS MORE CHALLENGING TO CONDUCT THESE SURVEYS JUST BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY MORE CHALLENGING TO APPROACH FOLKS AND GATHER INFORMATION, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THERE ARE CHANGES OVER THE PAST YEAR IN PASSENGER TRAVEL PATTERNS, AND IT'S UNCLEAR YET HOW MANY OF THOSE CHANGES ARE SHORT TERM CHANGES IN WHICH OF THOSE MAY BE MORE OF A LONG TERM TREND
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BUT I ALSO NOTE THAT WE HAVE A HAND AS WELL
I JUST HAD A QUESTION IF YOU'RE UTILIZING CONSULTANTS WITH EXPERTISE NATIONALLY AND BEST PRACTICES AROUND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES AND POTENTIAL TOOLS, AND COMMISSIONER, IS YOUR QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE TMA IN REGARDS TO THE ACCESS FEES CONVERSATION TO THE WHOLE QUESTION AROUND PASSENGER TRIP REDUCTION TO ASSESS THE BIG PIECE OF THE PIE? THERE'S SOME VERY GOOD NATIONAL EXPERTS, AND I IMAGINE OTHER AIRPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN CHALLENGED IN THIS AREA
MAYBE I COULD TAKE A KIND OF A BIG PICTURE APPROACH TO ANSWERING YOU
COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, TO COME UP WITH THE WORK PLAN THAT WE DEVELOPED FOR THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, WE DID USE THE EXPERTISE OF A CONSULTANT WITH NATIONWIDE EXPERIENCE
NOW, AS WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR THINKING, WE MAY SELECT INDIVIDUAL PIECES THAT REQUIRE SPECIALIZED CONSULTANT EXPERTISE TO HANDLE AND ADRIAN IS GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT JUST THAT DESIRE IN A SECOND, SO WE DEFINITELY
YEAH
OKAY
GREAT
I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU
THANKS VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER
THAT'S A WELL TIMED COMMENT
AS ALAN SAID, WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO GET TO THAT
SO IN 2021, FOR THIS ACCESS FEE WORK, WE DID COMPLETE THE LEGAL ANALYSIS AND DETERMINE THAT THE PORT DOES SEEM TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT AN ACCESS FEE IF WE CHOSE TO DO SO
WE ALSO BEGAN LOOKING AT POTENTIAL PARTNERS TO HELP BUILD THAT MODE CHOICE MODEL THAT I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY
LOOKING FORWARD, WE HOPE TO WORK TOWARDS COMPLETION OF THAT MODEL
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE COST AND BENEFITS AS WELL AS THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM LIKE THIS
WE KNOW THAT WE WILL NEED TO EVALUATE INCENTIVES THAT CAN BE PAIRED WITH A PROGRAM LIKE ACCESS FEES TO ENSURE THAT FOLKS HAVE PLENTY OF OPTIONS TO GET TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT AND FINALLY WORK TOWARDS A RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO PURSUE THIS PROGRAM
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AND SO, COMMISSIONER, TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS, ONE OF THE POTENTIAL PARTNERS THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IS THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY ATHENA TEAM
THIS IS A TEAM THAT'S DONE REALLY GROUNDBREAKING, EXCITING WORK WITH DFW ON THEIR GROUND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AND THIS IS A VERY BROAD COALITION THAT BRINGS IN EXPERTISE FROM A NUMBER OF AIRPORTS AS WELL AS PRIVATE INDUSTRY
SO WE'VE BEGUN CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT POTENTIALLY BRINGING SOME OF THEIR EXPERTISE TO BEAR ON THE CHALLENGES HERE AT SEATAC AIRPORT AS WELL
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AND ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN PURSUING IS OFFERING PASSENGERS DISCOUNTED DIGITAL TRANSIT PASSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR AIRLINE TICKET PURCHASE
SO THE WAY THIS WOULD WORK WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY WHEN YOU PURCHASE AN AIRLINE TICKET, YOU WOULD ALSO RECEIVE A TRANSIT PASS TO JUST REDUCE ONE STEP IN THE PROCESS AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO CHOOSE TRANSIT TO COME TO THE AIRPORT IF YOU WANT TO
IN 2020, WE HAD PLANNED TO ENGAGE THE AIRLINES VIA THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS MOU GROUP, AS WELL AS WORK WITH KING COUNTY METRO TO BUILD THE NECESSARY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM LIKE THIS
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO GO ON BEHIND THE SCENES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THIS KIND OF DIGITAL TICKETING PROGRAM
DUE TO COVID, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF COMPETING PRIORITIES FOR AIRLINES AS WELL AS FOR TRANSIT
IT WAS REALLY A RECORD SETTING, CHALLENGING YEAR FOR BOTH OF THOSE INDUSTRIES THIS PAST YEAR, AND THERE IS ALSO DECREASE INTEREST IN PASSENGERS TO TAKE TRANSIT
TRANSIT SERVICE WAS LESS ATTRACTIVE DUE TO COVID AND ALSO LESS AVAILABLE DUE TO REDUCTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY TRANSIT AGENCIES
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IN 2021, WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT KING COUNTY METRO GRANT APPLICATION THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL TO BUILD THE NECESSARY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM
AND LOOKING FORWARD, WE PLAN TO CONTINUE COORDINATING WITH METRO AND THE AIRLINES ON THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS USING THAT MODEL THAT I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT PRICING INCENTIVE OPTIONS
AND I JUST WANT WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IDEA OF OFFERING DIGITAL TRANSIT PASSES, WE'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS AREA
OTHER ENTITIES IN THE REGION LIKE THE SEATTLE KRAKEN AND ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION OF OFFERING FOLKS FREE TRANSIT TICKETS ALONG WITH A TICKET, IN OUR CASE, A FLIGHT AND IN THE CASE OF THE KRAKEN INTO A SPORTING EVENT
SO WE'RE IN A GOOD COMPANY AND PURSUING THIS INITIATIVE
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SO, ADRIAN, I DO WANT TO PAUSE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE AT THE TRANSITION POINT BETWEEN SECTIONS BEFORE WE ENTER THE FINAL PHASE OF OUR PRESENTATION TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU, SIR
YOU'RE GETTING WITH COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THE TRANSIT PASSES
I MENTIONED THAT
I DON'T KNOW
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THREE YEARS AGO BECAUSE I KNOW ON ALASKA AIRLINES, WHEN YOU PURCHASE A TICKET, YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF ALSO SCHEDULING A RENTAL CAR OR HOTEL
IT'S ALL ON THEIR WEBSITE BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
COULD YOU LET US KNOW WHAT YOU NEED FROM THE COMMISSION TO HELP OPEN THE DOORS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN? I THINK THAT WE NEED TO JUST BE LEANING IN IN AND PROVIDING REDUCING EVERY SINGLE BARRIER FOR PEOPLE TO USE TRANSIT FROM SEATAC AIRPORT
AND HAVING THAT TRANSIT PASS, RIGHT AS YOU PURCHASE A TICKET IS ONE EASY WAY
WE ALSO HAVE OBVIOUSLY GREAT CONNECTIONS WITH EXPEDIA
THESE ARE NOT NEW THINGS AND OTHER AIRPORTS
AS YOU'VE MENTIONED, THIS ISN'T A NEW PROGRAM
SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE AGAIN, OFFER TO HELP WITH THIS
I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
I UNDERSTAND 2020 WAS NOT THE TIME TO DO IT, BUT I I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE SAME PLACE A YEAR FROM NOW WHERE WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT
SO PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
MOVING TO COMMISSIONER CALKINS? YEAH
THANKS
SO, ON THE QUESTION OF THE TMA, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS, ARE WE FINDING THERE'S A RETICENCE AMONGST THE 350 EMPLOYERS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY ORGANIZE WITH EMPLOYEES AT SEATAC TO THAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER, I THINK WHEN WE'VE ENGAGED WITH EMPLOYERS INITIALLY AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND COMMUTING AND TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES, THE EMPLOYERS WE'VE CONNECTED WITH HAVE GENERALLY BEEN VERY EXCITED TO ENGAGE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS
THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A CHALLENGE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES
THEY RECOGNIZE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND RETENTION
SO I WOULD SAY THAT AS FAR THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN VERY POSITIVE
NO, WE'VE TALKED FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT HOW WE SORT OF WANT TO RANK OUR MODES, WHICH WERE EFFECTIVELY DONE, AND THEN WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES TO MODE USE ALIGN WITH THAT
AND I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE WE'VE GOT SOME OF THOSE OFF KILTER SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES THAT COME TO THE AIRPORT, THERE'S NO FEE
THEY GO RIGHT TO THE FRONT DOOR
AND SO WE'RE EFFECTIVELY TELLING THEM IN THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY THAT THERE ARE TOP PRIORITY
AND YET, IN TERMS OF OUR MODE SHARE SPLIT, AS COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK SAID EARLIER, LIGHT RAIL IS THE FURTHEST DROP OFF POINT
SO HOW DO WE INVERT THOSE UPSIDE DOWN INCENTIVES? AND THAT'S WHY I'M REALLY OPEN TO THIS IDEA OF AN ACCESS FEE AS A MEANS OF REALLY NOT ONLY INVERTING THAT, BUT ALSO ADDRESSING THE FACT THAT THERE IS A REAL COST TO MANAGING ALL OF THOSE, SOVS THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT PAID
AND SO FIGURING OUT HOW TO REALLY ADDRESS WHAT IS CURRENTLY AN EXTERNALIZED COST
SO THAT'S ONE THING
I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE OTHER EMPLOYER PARTNERS AT SEA ARE INTERESTED AND WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN A TMA
ONE OF THE OTHER INCENTIVES THAT I I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT UPSIDE DOWN IS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT SOME OF THE TENANT EMPLOYEE PARKING IS THAT THAT IS JUST INCLUDED AS PART OF THEIR COMPENSATION FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DRIVE
I DON'T KNOW IF MASS TRANSIT WOULD BE INCLUDED
AND CONCRETELY, WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF AN EMPLOYEE WANTS TO SIGN UP FOR PARKING AT NEPL, IT JUST GETS INCLUDED
AND THE AIRLINE WE CHARGE BASED ON COST RECOVERY
AND SO HOWEVER MUCH TAKES, WE DIVVY THAT UP AMONGST THE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
AND SO IF EMPLOYEE HAS 2,000 SUBSCRIPTIONS, THEY SAY 2,000 TIMES WHATEVER THE COST WAS FOR US
I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE, PARTICULARLY GERMAIN, TO OUR CONVERSATION IN PUBLIC MEETING TODAY AROUND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH UPGRADING THAT TO LOOK AT SOMETHING OTHER THAN A COST RECOVERY MODEL, POTENTIALLY A COST RECOVERY, PLUS MAYBE COVERING SOME OF THE EXTERNAL COSTS, LIKE THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PEOPLE COMING AND GOING BY SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE
AND THEN I THINK THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, HEY, WAIT A SECOND
IF YOU'RE OFFERING FREE PARKING TO YOUR EMPLOYEES, WHY AREN'T YOU OFFERING ORCA PASSES TO ALL YOUR EMPLOYEES OR JUST SAYING YOU CAN HAVE THE PARKING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DEDUCT IT FROM YOUR PAYCHECK EACH MONTH
ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN GET A FREE ORCA PASS AND USE METRO OR LIGHT RAIL OR OTHER MASS TRANSIT OPTIONS LIKE VAN POOLS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE EMPLOYEE PARKING FOR THOSE
SO, AGAIN, I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED AN ANSWER
I JUST HOPE WE ARE THROWING THOSE KIND OF NUTS AND BOLTS IDEAS INTO THE MIX
I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE KIND OF CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING TODAY, COMMISSIONER
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU
OKAY
AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE TMA? BECAUSE WE GOT TO GET EVERYBODY IN THE SAME ROOM TALKING ABOUT HOW TO EFFECTIVELY, AND PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE EMPLOYERS THAT MAY ONLY HAVE 50 OR 100 EMPLOYEES AT SEATAC, THEY DON'T HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH POOL TO BE ABLE TO GET THE DATA TO SAY, HEY, WE'VE GOT THREE EMPLOYEES IN FEDERAL WAY WHO HAPPENED TO LIVE ALONGSIDE TWO DOZEN EMPLOYEES IN ALL THE OTHER
AND THAT RIGHT
THERE IS A VAN FULL POTENTIAL
SO THANKS AGAIN, GUYS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, JUST DOING A QUICK TIME CHECK
WE HAVE A HALF HOUR LEFT FOR THIS SCHEDULED MEETING AND MOVING TO COMMISSIONERS STEINBECK FOR QUESTIONS YEAH
I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY EMPLOYERS SEA ARE REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW WHERE THERE ARE A HUNDRED EMPLOYEES OR MORE, I BELIEVE, TO PRODUCE TRIP REDUCTION PLANS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES
AND WHERE ARE THOSE TRIP REDUCTION PLANS? AND ARE THEY AVAILABLE PUBLICLY? SO MY UNDERSTANDING, COMMISSIONER, IS THAT THERE ARE FOUR EMPLOYERS AT THE AIRPORT THAT ARE CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE STATE'S COMMUTER PRODUCTION PROGRAM
THAT'S OURSELVES THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ALONG WITH THE LAST AIRLINES, DELTA AIRLINES AND HMS HOST, AS YOU NOTED, THERE'S A SIZE REQUIREMENT FOR THE STATE'S COMMUTER PRODUCTION PROGRAM
THERE'S ALSO A TIMING REQUIREMENT AS THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED, SO IT ONLY APPLIES TO COMPANIES THAT HAVE EMPLOYEES, A CERTAIN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT COMMUTE DURING THAT MORNING P PERIOD OF 6 TO 9 AM BECAUSE OF AIRPORT SHIFT TIMING
THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS LINE UP IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE AIRPORT
THOSE COMPANIES COVER ABOUT 20% OF OUR WORKFORCE
SO ABOUT 80% OF THE EMPLOYEES AT THE AIRPORT ARE NOT CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE STATE'S COMMUTER PRODUCTION PROGRAM, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOTIVATIONS FOR PURSUING THAT TMA TO EXTEND THE BENEFITS OF COMMUTER PRODUCTION TO THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE PROGRAM DEFINITELY SEEMS LIKE A VERY IMPORTANT AND URGENT NEED TO GET UP AND RUNNING THAT TMA
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THROUGH OUR TENANT LEASE AGREEMENTS ALSO TO ENFORCE STRONGER TRIP REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND PLANS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBREUCK
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, YES, THANK YOU
I JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE UNIQUE CHALLENGE ABOUT HAVING A 24X7 EMPLOYEE PROGRAM AND NOT A TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT OPERATES ON THE SAME SCHEDULE
BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING WHETHER THE INCENTIVE TYPE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE WITH PARKING AND STUFF WOULD BE A VARIABLE BASED ON THE DIURNAL SCHEDULE OF THE EMPLOYEE
AND SO IF THERE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE ON CERTAIN SHIPS THAT ARE NOT SERVED, THAT THEY WOULD GET PRIORITY ACCESS TO PARKING WHILE OTHERS WOULD BE CHARGED A HIGHER RATE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE
HAS THAT TIME SENSITIVE INCENTIVIZATION BEEN CONSIDERED? I REALLY LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT
WELL, AS IT RELATES TO THE EMPLOYEE PARKING PRODUCT CURRENTLY, IT'S A UNIFORM PRICE
SO THAT'S NOT PART OF THE PROGRAM
I THINK WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BALANCE THE EQUITY BETWEEN THE PARTNERS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE POPULATIONS THAT ARE USING THE LOT AND WHEN THEY COME TO WORK AND LEAVE WORK, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG CONSIDERATION, AS WE WOULD SOMETHING THAT'S VARIABLE IN NATURE
BUT THE POINTS WILL TAKE IN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THAT FOR THOSE AREAS WHERE TIMES THAT'S OUT OF THE TRANSIT PEAK
HOW DO YOU INCENTIVIZE ACCESS THERE AS OPPOSED TO WHEN THERE'S MORE AVAILABLE
AND THAT'S DEFINITELY AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
I MEAN, IT WOULD JUST BE LIKE THE ORCA PASS OR WHATEVER
IT WOULD BE COVID RATHER THAN THE DISINCENTIVES, MAKE IT EASIER FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE TRANSIT FACILITIES OR PROVIDE WHATEVER SHUTTLES OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE
SO ANYWAY, IT SEEMS LIKE A CHALLENGE THAT'S UNIQUE THAT YOU MENTIONED, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A KIND OF A UNIQUE SOLUTION
I APPRECIATE YOU THINKING OF IT
COMMISSION, YES, I'LL BE REALLY BRIEF
CAN SOMEBODY JUST TELL ME IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE TMA, THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUE FOR QUITE A WHILE
COULD YOU TELL ME WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT AND MADE THE DECISION TO FORM ONE AND WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GET FORMED? SO I KNOW THAT WE BEGIN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TEAM BEFORE THE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION 3759 AT I BELIEVE THAT WAS PASSED IN 2019, ALTHOUGH I REFER TO OTHERS ON THE CALL IF I'M INCORRECT THERE
AND AS I MENTIONED ON THE SLIDE, WE ANTICIPATE BUDGET REQUESTS IN 2022 TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THAT PROGRAM
OKAY
SO IF WE PROVIDED THE BUDGET NOW, SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND MAYBE THE FRUSTRATION I THINK YOU'RE HEARING EVERYBODY ON THE COMMISSION EXPRESSING STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE TMA, BUT THE GAP BETWEEN 2019 AND WAITING UNTIL 2022 TO FORM IT IS THREE YEARS, AND THEN IT WOULD TAKE QUITE A WHILE TO GET IT GOING
SO WE WOULD PROBABLY BE EVEN TALKING ABOUT 2023
SO I WOULD ASK THE STAFF TO COME TO US WITH WHAT YOU YOU NEED TO GET THIS THING FORMED THIS YEAR IN 2021
WHAT DO YOU NEED? AND IF WE NEED TO REARRANGE THE BUDGET TO DO SO, GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK
BUT I DON'T THINK ANY OF US, GIVEN HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO REDUCE SINGLE OCCUPANCY TRIPS TO THE AIRPORT, THIS SHOULD BE A PRIORITY NOT WAITING UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO START TO FORM IT
SO THAT'S MY REQUEST
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
I THINK I'M READY TO TRANSITION MICHELLE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ADRIAN, GREAT
THANK YOU, PETER
YEAH
SO WE'VE DISCUSSED THE NEED TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS QUITE A BIT ALREADY IN THIS PRESENTATION
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD FROM YOU COMMISSIONERS, IS THE DESIRE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AS EFFICIENTLY AND AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE
AND IN THE REMAINDER OF THIS PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME AREAS WHERE WE RECOMMEND ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION THAT WE BELIEVE COULD HOLD POTENTIAL TO REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS GOING FORWARDS
SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THIS GRAPH HERE IS THE PASSENGER GROUND TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS
THIS IS THE SAME BAR THAT YOU SAW ON A GRAPH TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, EXCEPT NOW IT'S BROKEN OUT BY DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION MODES
WE HAVE OUR GT SERVICE PROVIDERS, WHICH INCLUDES TMCS TAXES AND AIRPORTER AND ALL THOSE SERVICES WITH WHICH WE HAVE AN OPERATING AGREEMENT
WE'VE ALSO CALLED OUT LONG TERM PARKING
AND FINALLY, AT THE BOTTOM THERE'S PRIVATE VEHICLE CURBSIDE AND SHORT TERM PARKING
WE'VE GROUPED THOSE MODES BECAUSE IN PRACTICE, THEY OPERATE VERY SIMILARLY FROM A GREENHOUSE GAS STANDPOINT
AND THE MECHANISMS AND THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR ADDRESSING THOSE EMISSIONS ARE SIMILAR
AND SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THE COST AND BENEFIT OF CONTINUING TO GREEN UP OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FOR THOSE PRIVATE VEHICLE CURVE SIDE TRIPS, MODELING POTENTIAL INCENTIVES TO CHANGE THAT BEHAVIOR
AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, WE'LL WALK THROUGH THOSE AREAS FOR ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM WITH OUR TNCS THAT HAS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT MODE AND ALSO ESTABLISHED THE AIRPORT AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN GROUND TRANSPORTATION FOR TMC
AND THAT'S OUR ENVIRONMENTAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR OR EPI, AS WELL AS THE EV INCENTIVES THAT WE'VE RECENTLY INTRODUCED INTO THE OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH OUR TNCS
AND ONE OPTION THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US IS TO EXTEND SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF THAT PROGRAM TO SOME OF THE OTHER GROUND TRANSPORTATION OPERATORS AT THE PORT AND EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT
WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO INSTALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR THOSE GT OPERATORS AT THE AIRPORT TO CONVERT TO ELECTRIC OR OTHER RENEWABLE FUELS
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PORT RECENTLY RECEIVED CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR A GRANT TO INSTALL 10 DC FAST CHARGERS IN OUR TAXI AND AND HOLDING A LOT
EQUITY IS A KEY CONSIDERATION FOR THIS WORK
SWITCHING FROM A CONVENTIONALLY FUELED VEHICLE TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAN BE A BIG COST TO OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION OPERATORS, MANY OF WHOM ARE SMALL BUSINESSES OR INDEPENDENT OWNER OPERATORS
SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES LIKE GRANTS THAT CAN HELP EASE THAT TRANSITION FOR THOSE OPERATORS
EXCUSE ME, ADRIAN, REAL QUICKLY, I'VE HEARD ALL SORTS OF GOOD PRAISE FOR THE KPI, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN THE SORT OF LIKE TABULATION OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN
IT HAS REDUCED
HAVE WE DONE A TOTALING OF WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERSUS BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I MEANT TO ASK BEFORE IS LIKE, ALL OF THESE CRITERIA NEED TO HAVE A CONSISTENT MONITORING SYSTEM
AND I KNOW COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK AS, BUT IT WAS THE LATEST DATA THAT DOES DATA WERE COLLECTED
ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS KIND OF HOPING IS WHAT IS HOW CONFIDENT ARE WE IN THE ONGOING MONITORING OF IT TO TRACK CHANGE? SO AS WE IMPLEMENT THESE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, DO WE NEED TO INCREASE OUR MONITORING CAPABILITY? AND SO THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH TRACKING THINGS THAT ARE PRETTY CHALLENGING LIKE THIS, WE CAN COUNT CARS
BUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IS A MUCH MORE SUBTLE ISSUE
AND CAN YOU SHARE WITH US WHAT THE METHOD IS AND HOW SUCCESSFUL IT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN? YEAH
I THINK WE CAN GET BACK TO COMMISSIONER WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE KPI IS IS DETERMINED FOR OPERATORS
CALCULATING THE BENEFIT FROM THE KPI OBVIOUSLY REQUIRES US TO COMPARE TO KIND OF A HYPOTHETICAL BUSINESS AS USUAL REALITY, WHICH INVOLVES A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS
SO I'M NOT AWARE OF A CONCRETE NUMBER OFF HAND FOR THAT
BUT I WILL SAY THAT I THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AT COLLECTING THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO TRACK THE PROGRESS OF OUR TNC PARTNERS IN THIS AREA
SO I THINK TO YOUR POINT, THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL DATA RECORDING AND CALCULATION METRIC
AND SO AS WE LOOK AT CONSIDERING OTHER TYPES OF PROGRAMS FOR OTHER GT PROVIDERS, HOPEFULLY WE CAN TAKE THE LESSONS THAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE EPA DATA COLLECTION ASPECT
OKAY
SO I'M SORRY FOR BELABORING THIS, BUT I JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW DO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE CAR AND WHETHER THEY'RE DEAD HITTING? SO HOW DO WE VERIFY THAT? YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, COMMISSIONER
I THINK I WOULD PREFER TO GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THAT
SO I DON'T MISSPEAK UNLESS ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO PROVIDE THOSE DETAILS RIGHT NOW
YEAH
I DON'T THINK OUR EXPERT ON THIS IS ON THE CALL TODAY
SO COMMISSIONER WOULD BE HAPPY TO GET BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU, BECAUSE THAT IS THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION ABOUT HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT PROGRAM IS
SO IF WE HAVE A VERY GOOD MEASURE THAT I'D LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT, IT
GREAT
THANK YOU
I WILL SAY VERY BRIEFLY, COMMISSIONER, I THINK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT DEAD HEADING, THAT'S A PARAMETER THAT WE'RE ABLE TO COLLECT FAIRLY DIRECTLY FROM THE DIGITAL PLATFORM, SINCE THE PLATFORMS WOULD INDICATE WHEN THERE'S A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE OR NOT
AND THOSE DATA ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO YOU
THOSE DATA ARE FAIRLY SENSITIVE
AND SO I PERSONALLY DON'T HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE CONSIDERED TRADE SECRETS, BUT THEY DO GO INTO THE CALCULATION OF THE KPI
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN THROUGH COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DID
I WAS JUST I APPRECIATE THE FINAL BULLET ON THIS SLIDE, THAT EQUITY IS A CONSIDERATION
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? EXACTLY
SO WE KNOW THAT MOVING TOWARDS, FOR EXAMPLE, ELECTRIC VEHICLES CAN BE A LARGE EXPENSE SWITCHING FROM A CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND THAT CAN FALL ON OPERATORS, MANY OF WHOM ARE ALREADY LOW INCOME FOLKS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, RECENT IMMIGRANTS
AND SO WE WANT TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP SUPPORT THAT TRANSITION IN WHATEVER WAY WE CAN
SO THAT COST OF FUEL SWITCHING AND MOVING TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE OPTION DOESN'T FALL ENTIRELY ON THE OPERATOR, THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT
I HOPE THAT WHEN WE CONSIDER THAT EQUITY THAT WE'RE ALSO CONSIDERING, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT WE DID THAT FOR TAXI DRIVERS
DID WE DO THAT FOR TAXI DRIVERS? I WAS UNFORTUNATELY, I JOINED THE PORT AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TAXI PROGRAM SEVERAL YEARS AGO
SO I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO OTHERS ON THE CALL TO THAT
WE HAVE MISS CLAIRE GALLAGHER ON POINT
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, TO YOUR QUESTION WITH REGARD TO THE INITIAL TAXI PROGRAM
IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO WHEN WE FIRST WENT WITH KPI, WE WERE UNDER CONCESSIONS AGREEMENT
SO IT WAS NEGOTIATED WITH THE WITH THE PRIME CONTRACTOR, WHICH WAS THE DISPATCH COMPANY, AND WHEN AS PART OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, WHEN WE CARRIED FORWARD THE EMISSION TARGETS, WE ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT THE DIRECT FEES PAID BY THE OWNER OPERATORS WAS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY
SO THEY DON'T PAY THE CURRENT MANAGEMENT FEE, THEIR INSURANCE WAS LOWERED
THEY HAD A FEW OTHER PROVISIONS, AND WE DID NOT, OF COURSE, UPGRADE THE STANDARD
SO THEY WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO CHANGE THEIR VEHICLE
SO THE COST INITIALLY WAS BORN THROUGH A GROUP CONTRACTING ARRANGEMENT THROUGH THAT INITIAL CONCESSIONS CONTRACT
THANK YOU, CLARE
I APPRECIATE THAT
I WAS ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT, THOUGH, BEFORE TNCS, WHICH ACTUALLY WE ALL SORT OF FORGET THEY HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND FOREVER
BUT WE WERE ONE OF THE ONLY AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY FOR A WHILE
WE WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT REQUIRED OUR TAXI FLEET TO HAVE THAT
I THINK IT WAS 40 OR 44 MILES PER GALLON REQUIREMENT
AND THEREFORE ALL THE TAXI FLEET WENT TO PRIUS, WHICH IS LOVELY
AND IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY, THEY MADE THAT INVESTMENT ON THEIR OWN
INCORRECT IN THAT MEMORY, I THINK THAT I'M GOING TO ASK JEFF OVETT TO CHIME IN IF HE'S ON
BUT REMEMBER, EVEN BEFORE THE PRIUS, WE WENT TO THE CNG VEHICLES, RIGHT
MY POINT IS THAT UNLESS I'M WRONG, WE DIDN'T PROVIDE WE HAD A MANDATE AND THE TAXI FLEET STEPPED UP AND DID THAT
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EQUITY THAT WE TRULY ARE TALKING ABOUT EQUITY
THE TAXI DRIVERS, THIS IS THEIR SOLE SOURCE OF INCOME, AND WITH TNCS, THEY'RE OPERATING THROUGHOUT THE REGION
SO IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR TNC DRIVERS TO UPGRADE THEIR VEHICLES, I THINK WE NEED TO BE ALSO WORKING WITH KING COUNTY IN THE CITY OF SETTLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CHIPPING IN FOR THAT COST AND THAT THE DRIVERS ARE DOING THIS AS A FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT AS OPPOSED TO PART TIME EMPLOYMENT
AND I KNOW THAT'S REALLY THE CHALLENGING ISSUE IS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ORGANIZED, THEY'RE NOT REPRESENTED THAT THEY DON'T
THERE'S NOT REALLY A WAY TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY DRIVERS ARE WORKING FULL TIME AND HOW MANY ARE NOT
BUT I JUST WANT US TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION
THE INVESTMENT VERSUS THANK YOU
YEAH, I DO THINK THAT BIG PICTURE APPROACH IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AND WE DO LOOK AT THOSE TWO MODES AND HOW THEY BOTH ACT AT THE AIRPORT AND THROUGH THE COUNTY
I WILL JUST CLARIFY, UNLIKE SOME PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENTS, THINKING BACK WAY BACK TO STATE, OF COURSE, OUR TAXI FLEET ARE ON DEMAND, FLEET IS LICENSED AND CAN BE DISPATCHED AND WORK THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
THEY ARE NOT PROHIBITED FROM WORKING ELSEWHERE, EVEN AS THEY SERVE SEATAC
BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
LOOKING AT IT, HOLISTICALLY, AND HOW BOTH OF THOSE SECTORS PERFORM IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AND PART OF EQUITY, FRANKLY, THANK YOU
IF I COULD JUST CONTINUE ON THAT, THERE WAS A BIG EXPENSE GOING FROM CNG TO PRIUS
THAT WAS A HUGE INCURRING
BUT GOING FORWARD, THOUGH, AT THE END OF THIS PILOT PROJECT AND WHATEVER CHANGES WE PROPOSE, I THINK WHAT COMMISSION BOWMAN IS SAYING CLEARLY, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT WHATEVER CAB IN CURRENT, WHATEVER THEY WOULD ENCOURAGE WITH THAT SPECIFIC EQUITY FOCUS AS WELL
AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE'LL HAVE AT THE END OF THE PILOT PROJECT, AND WE SHOULD DEFINITELY TAKE IT UP AGAIN
I JUST WANT TO KNOW FOR FUTURE, WHO IS THE EXPERT ON EKPI AT THIS POINT? WHO SHOULD I FOLLOW UP WITH? STEPHANIE? MINE IS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THAT
BEHIND
AND, FRED, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO ME
AND I WILL REACH OUT TO STEPHANIE AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU WITH AN ANSWER
RIGHT
WELL, THE QUESTION WAS JUST HOW WE'RE MONITORING SURETY, OUR CONFIDENCE AND SUPPLY, SINCE IT IS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
HOW ARE WE GETTING THE DEAD HEADING INFORMATION? AND HOW ARE WE GETTING THE CAR POOLING INFORMATION? OKAY
AND I'VE TAKEN SOME NOTES
WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ALL RIGHT
CLERK HART
WHERE ARE WE? WE ARE ACTUALLY INTO THE LAST SEGMENT OF THIS STUDY SESSION, SO I THINK MR LINDSEY SHOULD CONTINUE AT THIS POINT
I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE'S HANDS AT THIS MOMENT
GREAT
ADRIAN, CAN YOU COVER THE NEXT TWO SLIDES AND THEN WE'LL FINISH UP? ABSOLUTELY
SO CONTINUING ON WITH THESE AREAS FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
WE'VE TALKED ALSO ABOUT INCENTIVIZING BEHAVIOR CHANGE
AND AGAIN, COMING BACK TO THAT IDEA OF USING A MODEL TO HELP GAUGE DIFFERENT PRICE, TIME AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE INCENTIVES THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPLORE TO POTENTIALLY CHANGE BEHAVIOR
THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE INCENTIVES FOR YOUR MISSION VEHICLE, TNCS OR OTHER THC OPERATORS, AS WELL AS INCENTIVES THAT WE CAN USE TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE TRANSIT IS TO PROMOTE LONG TERM PARKING, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN JUST A MOMENT
AGAIN, EQUITY REMAINS A KEY CONSIDERATION FOR THIS WORK THAT COMES UP BOTH IN TERMS OF PASSENGER TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT
WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME ABILITY TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR IN RESPONSE TO INCENTIVES
WE ALSO, AS WE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT ANY CHANGE IN POLICY HERE AT THE AIRPORT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE IMPACTS FOR OUR GT SERVICE PROVIDERS AS WELL
AND SO ANY CHANGE IN POLICY
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE COUPLED WITH PUBLIC OUTREACH AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO MAKE SURE THAT PASSENGERS HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED, ESPECIALLY THOSE PASSENGERS THAT ONLY TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT OCCASIONALLY TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT THE MOST APPROPRIATE MODE IS FOR THEM
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, ONE OF THE OPTIONS TO LOOK AT IS HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO INCENTIVIZE LONG TERM PARKING
LONG TERM PARKING, COMPARED TO SHORT TERM PARKING AND CURBSIDE DROPOFF INVOLVES FEWER TRIPS TO THE AIRPORT PER PASSENGER AND THUS LOWER CONGESTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS IMPACTS
AS WE HIGHLIGHTED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, LONG TERM PARKING IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE AIRPORT'S NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUE
SO HOW CAN WE DO THAT? WE CAN ALIGN OUR PARKING RATES AND LOOK AT OPTIONS TO BETTER PROMOTE LONG TERM PARKING
THIS WOULD INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF PARKING POLICIES AT THE AIRPORT AND EVALUATING THE BENEFITS OF CONTINUING TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM PARKING AND POTENTIALLY ASSESSING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS AS WELL
WE HAVE PROGRAMS UNDERWAY TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, AND SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THOSE PROGRAMS FOR EXAMPLE, THE EXISTING PARKING PREBOOKING PROGRAM THAT WE IMPLEMENTED, AS WELL AS CONTINUING TO EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF EV CHARGING AVAILABLE TO PASSENGER IN OUR GARAGE
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO PETER LINDSEY
YES, TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
NEXT SLIDE
SO JUST FINISHING UP, WE DID WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH SOME MILESTONES FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS AND INTO THE COMING YEAR THAT WE WILL BE DELIVERING A MORE DETAILED ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE RESOLUTION REQUIREMENT ON JUNE 30 TH OF THIS MONTH
WE DO START WORKING ON OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION WORK PLAN FOR 2022 AND FUTURE YEARS, LOOKING AT THESE CONSIDERATIONS THAT ADRIAN BROUGHT UP PREVIOUSLY, AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENTS ON THE EAST SIDE, AS KERI HAD BROUGHT UP WITH THE BALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND EMPLOYER GROUPS
WE'RE LOOKING FOR BUDGET APPROVAL AND CONTRACT ENGAGEMENT WITH NREL AND ATHENA TO BEGIN SOME OF THAT MODELING AND ASSESSMENT OF THESE DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, HIRING A TMA MANAGER AND LISTENING TO COMMISSIONER BOWMAN THE INTEREST IN ACCELERATING THAT BEYOND OUR EARLIER THAN 2022, AND THEN COMPLETING OUR INITIAL MODE PRICING ASSESSMENT KIND OF FOUNDATION SETTING FOR OUR REST OF OUR ACCESS FEE WORK AND A LOT OF THESE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES THAT WE DESCRIBED TODAY
SO WITH THAT NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM TODAY
BEFORE WE LEAVE YOU, WE WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE ARE COMPETING PRIORITIES ACROSS BRAND TRANSPORTATION, AND I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A BIT TODAY
OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THESE ISSUES ARE INTENTION AND THEY NEED TO BE CONSIDERED TOGETHER COMPREHENSIVELY
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS
WE'VE HAD SUBSTANTIAL EFFECTS FROM COVID ON OUR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND OUR PARTNERS ABILITY TO ENGAGE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE RECOVERING FROM
LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO STANDARD BUSINESS AND THEN TRANSIT ELECTRIFICATION
ALTHOUGH THERE'S CHALLENGES WITH TRANSIT ELECTRIFICATION ARE STILL KEY LONG TERM STRATEGIES FOR US, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH THOSE PARTNERS AND INSTALLING MORE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ON OUR CAMPUS
AND WE'LL NEED TO SEEK SOLUTIONS THAT BALANCE OUR NEEDS AND MINIMIZE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF SOME OF THESE DECISIONS
AND FINALLY, JUST TO ENGAGE AND ASSESS THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
WE'VE HEARD SOME IDEAS TODAY FROM THE COMMISSION
AND THOSE ARE INTERESTING IDEAS THAT WILL TAKE BACK AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED THAT KIND OF INNOVATION TO MEET OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION GOALS
AND THAT COMPLETES OUR FORMAL PRESENTATION TODAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER
WELL, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE HOW WELL ORGANIZED AND COMPREHENSIVE THE CONVERSATION WAS AND REALLY OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE ON SCHEDULE, NO LESS, EVEN BETTER YET
SO I WILL QUICKLY ALLOW MY COLLEAGUES TO MAKE ONE LAST ROUND OF QUESTIONS, RECOGNIZING WE HAVE SIX MINUTES TO THE TOP OF THE HOUR, I'M GOING TO FLIP IT ARRAY ON THE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONERS STEINBRUECK
WELL, I'D LIKE TO SAY, AS THE LEAD SPONSOR OF THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN IN 2019, I THINK THE TEAM IS DOING FANTASTIC WORK HERE
IT'S MULTI DIMENSIONAL, IT'S COMPREHENSIVE, IT'S SERIOUS AND IT'S INTENT, BUT IT'S NOT FAST ENOUGH
I SHARE COMMISSIONER BOWMAN INTEREST IN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE TMA IN PARTICULAR, 2022 IS STILL, YOU KNOW, SIX TO 9 MONTHS OFF
WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOME TIME FOR THAT
I REALIZED THAT COVID WAS A BIG DISRUPTION IN THE COURSE OF THINGS HERE IN THE PROGRESS
I ACCEPT THAT AS A PARTIAL EXPLANATION
THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH OR ASK FOR IS CONSIDERATION OF A PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD TRACKING METRICS SHEET THAT WE CAN TRACK AND THE PUBLIC CAN TRACK MORE CLOSELY PROGRESS IN THESE MULTIPLE AREAS AND NOT CLEAR IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT DATA THAT'S CURRENT AND UPDATED IN TERMS OF ESTABLISHING A NECESSARY BENCHMARKING GOING FORWARD
BUT I DO WANT TO EXTEND MY GREAT APPRECIATION AND THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, THANK YOU AS WELL FOR THE PRESENTATION
A COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, THERE WAS A QUESTION POST COMMISSIONER STEINBRUECK, ABOUT WHETHER THEY ARE ADEQUATE BENCHMARKS AS THAT YOU HAVE A QUESTION IF IT'S OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, WE'D LIKE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT
ALRIGHT
THANK YOU
WE HAVE A PARTIAL ANSWER THERE
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS A SPECIFIC QUESTION
I ACTUALLY SEE EXECUTIVE METRUCK
DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING QUICKLY HERE AT THE END? I'LL WAIT TILL COMMISSIONER SPEAK
COMMISSIONER, IF I CAN JUST SEE SOME WRAP UP THINGS AT THE END
SURE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, JUST ONE OTHER KIND OF CONCRETE INQUIRY TO BE ADDRESSED AT YOUR LEISURE
AND NOT TODAY
I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW WE COORDINATE OR COMMUNICATE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER PARKING FOR PROFIT PARKING LOTS IN AND AROUND US THAT MAKE UP THE LARGER ECOSYSTEM
WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THEM TODAY AND YET THEY PROBABLY PROVIDE AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF TOTAL PARKING UNITS
I KNOW AT ONE POINT ON THE AVIATION COMMITTEE WE TALKED ABOUT PRE PANDEMIC IS THINGS WERE REALLY GETTING CONSTRAINED
NEPL, WOULD THERE BE A WAY FOR OUR AIRLINE PARTNERS AND OTHERS TO COORDINATE WITH SOME OF THE LONG TERM PARKING LOTS ON INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD TO, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO EXPAND SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THOSE PARTNERS TO FIND SOLUTIONS OUTSIDE OF SEA
SO PLEASE TAKE THAT OFFLINE AND LET ME KNOW WHENEVER YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO ANSWER
THANKS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN, THANK YOU
I APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION TODAY
THE MORE SPECIFICS WE CAN GET INTO, THE BETTER
AND I THINK IT OCCURRED TO ME AS I'VE BEEN ASKING SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS, I APPRECIATE, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH OF AN INCENTIVE FOR STAFF TO PRIORITIZE THAT BECAUSE IN THEORY, THERE'S NO REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH IT
SO I'M GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ON THE COMMISSION TO HELP PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO GET THAT WORK DONE EARLIER
AGAIN, THE OVERARCHING GOAL I THINK THAT WE ALL SUPPORT IS REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT AT THE AIRPORT
AND SO MAYBE A LITTLE BIT IN CONTRARY, BUT AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW TO MAYBE WHAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS JUST SUGGESTED, EVEN PEOPLE DRIVING TO OFF SITE PARKING, THEY'RE STILL DRIVING SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES
AND SO THAT, FOR ME, ISN'T A SOLUTION
A SOLUTION IS, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY TIMES, FIGURING OUT A WAY TO LEVERAGE THE TRANSIT THAT WE HAVE IN THE REGION AND GET MORE PEOPLE TO TAKE THAT THE 54,000,000,000 DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN SOUND TRANSIT HAS TO BE LEVERAGED RAPID
THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT HAS TO BE LEVERAGED
SO I THINK I'LL BE WORKING ON THE COMMISSION SIDE OF THINGS TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN INCENTIVIZE THE STAFF TO WORK MORE ON THOSE THINGS, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
SO MAYBE JUST A LITTLE MORE PRIORITIZATION FROM A POLICY LEVEL FROM THE COMMISSION WOULD BE HELPFUL
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE JUST HAVE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE TRIPS TO THE AIRPORT
IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR FOCUS ON THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO WRAP UP
I'M JUST HAPPY TO DEFER TO OUR EXECUTIVE AND JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING
THANKS
THANKS, PRESIDENT
I'LL JUST JUMP IN HERE AND SAY THANKS, COMMISSIONERS, FOR ALL THAT FEEDBACK
BUT THANKS FOR THE STAFF TO PETER AND ADRIAN IN ARLYN AND CLAIRE IN MANAGING DIRECTOR LITTLE FOR EVERY BROWN EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NO I THINK IT WAS POINTED OUT
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC LAST YEAR AND SAYING, WELL, AND I THINK IT WAS ADMITTED THAT SOME OF THESE WE HAD A DIFFERENT FOCUS OF WHERE WE WERE WITH TRAVEL BEING DOWN OVERALL
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THESE ARE NOT ISSUES THAT ARE ON THE BACK BURNER FOR US AND THAT THE TEAM IS WORKING HARD ON THESE
I THINK YOU GAVE US SOME SOLID FEEDBACK ON SOME PRIORITY AREAS AND SOME IDEAS AND THINGS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT, COMMISSIONERS, AND LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR MY COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE TEAM ON THIS WHO IS COMMITTED TO THIS
SO THANK YOU
WELL, THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE NOW HAVE THE 25 MINUTES BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN CLOSE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
AND WE WILL RESUME AT 11:25 FOR THE CLOSE THE STUDY SESSION AND RESUME AT 11:25 FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
COMMISSION PRESIDENT FELLEMAN
JUST A NOTE THERE THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY 11:30 FOR THE REST OF THE MEMBERS
FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS 11:25 FOR US
MY BAD
I HAVE TO OPEN THE SESSION BEFORE I CLOSE
THAT ALL RIGHT
11:30 IT IS THEN
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THE TIME RIGHT NOW IS 11:01
STUDY SESSION IS NOW OVER
THANK YOU.

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